Denver Rocky Mountain Regional Sponsored by Unit 361 and District 17

Tomorrow is Goodwill Day

Today’s Schedule Tuesday’s Winners Pairs Blanca Peak Side Game 10 Pro/Am Pairs Series (1 of 5 horizontal) Gold Rush 0-100/300/750 10 & 3 Lutz Dohnert, Weston FL; Mark Cronshaw, Boulder Pairs

La Plata Peak 0-1500/3000/ 10 & 3 3000+ Pairs

Charity Open Pairs Mt Yale Side Game Series (1 of 3 Beverly Brilliant, Denver; Victor King, Littleton 5 horizontal) 199er Pairs, Single sessions 10 & 3

Torreys Peak Fast Pairs Series 7:30 Mt Massive Charity Pairs (1 of 5 horizontal) Teams Dolly Hauge, Englewood; Susan Grauer, Aurora Mt Elbert KO Rounds 2,3,4 10, 3, 7:30

Mt Antero KO Rounds 1 & 2 10 & 3 Today’s Speaker Mt Lincoln Stratified Swiss 3 Team—1 session

Mt Evans Stratified Swiss 7:30 Daily Bulletins and Teams, 1 of 2 sessions results are at

www.denverbridge.com and BridgeResults. net Charity Update: This year’s charity is Denver Hospice. Denver Hospice was founded in 1978. Today, it is Denver's leading "not-for-profit" hospice and Kitty Cooper the most frequently recommended facility of

Balancing Bids FREE PARKING its type. If you would like to make a personal donation, see Carol Levinson or any Unit Kitty Cooper learned to play at 12, The parking garage is free to bridge Board member. started competing in 1972, and has players this week. Enjoy! been teaching for the last 27 years. Cell phones Photos She was novice player of the year in Boston in the 1973-1974 season. The use of electronic devices is Winners & New Life Masters strictly forbidden in the playing area. Since then, she has won a Venice Please get your picture taken. Meet Vard Cup World Championship, the Com- Shuttle Service Nelson, our official photographer, at the mon Market Mixed Teams Champi- There is a free shuttle running every Partnership Desk. You can also send us a onship, and a number of National 15 minutes from the Renaissance selfie at carolynnewcomb @yahoo.com titles. Hotel to the Holiday Inn and the with winner’s names and ACBL numbers light rail, where you can get into from left to right and the event . Your pho- Come learn about balancing bids Denver for an evening on the town. tos will appear in the District 17 Score- and the art of not “selling out” to card and, if we can, in the Daily Bulletin. your opponents from Kitty! PRO-AM PAIRS

39.0 Tables 11.43 1 Lutz Dohnert, Weston FL; Mark Cronshaw, Boulder CO 633.50 8.57 2 Donald Boyarsky - Nancy Jones, Denver CO 632.00 6.43 3 Gregory Charlton, Denver CO; Mary Ann Rose, Erie CO 621.00 4.82 4 Joan Curran, Castle Pines CO; Robyn Leming, Fort Collins CO 607.00 3.62 5 Marilyn Ballon, Greenwood Vlg CO; Raymond Cole, Boulder CO 605.50 2.71 6 Susan Grauer, Aurora CO; Patricia Fernandes, Denver CO 589.50 2.03 7 Susan Marshall, Denver CO; Donald Hardcastle, Golden CO 584.00 2.68 8 Bonnie Smith, Littleton CO; Timothy Niebauer, Boulder CO 581.00 1.88 9 Alice Kinningham, Aurora CO; Mariwayne Scully, Denver CO 572.50 1.88 10 Harold Sanchez, Denver CO; Ying Zhang, Longmont CO 570.50 1.88 11 Nell Parnell, Boulder CO; Dennis Goldston, Colorado Spgs CO 564.50

PRO-AM PAIRS TUESDAY AFTERNOON-ONLY SESSION

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION I EAST-WEST 1 Lutz Dohnert, Weston FL; Mark 1 Donald Boyarsky - Nancy Jones, Cronshaw, Boulder CO 633.50 Denver CO 632.00 2 Frank Queen, Denver CO; Arjun 2 Nell Parnell, Boulder CO; Dennis Singh, Lakewood CO 558.00 Goldston, Colorado Spgs CO 564.50 3 Alice Perlmutter - Maryellen Green, 3 Robb Gordon, Sedona AZ; Ginger Denver CO 547.00 Stookesberry, Denver CO 538.00 4 Anita Heitler, Englewood CO; Diana 4/5 Donald Vancil, Aurora CO; Betsy Osborne, Parker CO 524.50 Ryan, Denver CO 534.50 5 Jan Janitschke, Littleton CO; 4/5 Bill Allegar, Denver CO; Joanne Priscilla Linsley, Denver CO 503.00 Groome, Littleton CO 534.50

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION J EAST-WEST 1 Joan Curran, Castle Pines CO; Robyn 1 Gregory Charlton, Denver CO; Mary Leming, Fort Collins CO 607.00 Ann Rose, Erie CO 621.00 2 Marilyn Ballon, Greenwood Vlg CO; 2 Alice Kinningham, Aurora CO; Raymond Cole, Boulder CO 605.50 Mariwayne Scully, Denver CO 572.50 3 Susan Marshall, Denver CO; Donald 3 Brad Moss, Denver CO; Monica Hardcastle, Golden CO 584.00 Quinlan, Tucson AZ 549.00 4 Daniel Williams, Henderson NV; 4 Lucy Franklin, Centennial CO; Wayne Eckerling, Denver CO 520.50 Charlie Drotar, Parker CO 541.50 5 Margaret Devere - Marilyn 5 Don Heitler, Englewood CO; Sally Jo Eckerling, Denver CO 509.50 Button, Denver CO 528.50

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION K EAST-WEST 1 Susan Grauer, Aurora CO; Patricia 1 Bonnie Smith, Littleton CO; Timothy Fernandes, Denver CO 589.50 Niebauer, Boulder CO 581.00 2 Belinda Rust, Denver CO; Linda 2 Harold Sanchez, Denver CO; Ying Langer, Estes Park CO 560.50 Zhang, Longmont CO 570.50 3 Dianne Bouquet, Santa Maria CA; 3 George Becker, Parker CO; Barbara Sharon Berglund, Anthem AZ 555.00 Hildebrand, Littleton CO 543.00 4 Jim Hoerlein, Boulder CO; Susan 4 William Brackett, Longmont CO; Siegel, Greenwood Vlg CO 541.50 Thomas Thomas, Louisville CO 533.50 5 Tom West, Shelby MI; Rosanne 5 Bob Martin, Lone Tree CO; Miriam Lobitz, Denver CO 533.50 Shrogin, Salida CO 530.50

TUESDAY AFTERNOON CHARITY PAIRS 21.5 Tables A B C 9.33 1 1 Beverly Brilliant, Denver CO; Victor King, Littleton CO 308.40 7.00 2 Dave Schouweiler, Bismarck ND; Valentin Kovachev, Las Vegas NV 293.90 5.25 3 2 Marilee Van Arsdale, Florissant CO; Nancy Teel, Colorado Spgs CO 286.75 3.94 4 Gary Greene, Longmont CO; Katelin Yates, Erie CO 286.36 2.95 5 Allen Kane - En Hay, Highlands Ranch CO 272.18 3.06 6 Harriet Berenbaum - Gail Gottlieb, Denver CO 267.59 2.14 7 Pierre Fougerouse, ; Jane Marland, Gy Switzerland Switzerland 264.17 2.14 8 James Melville, Springfield IL; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI 260.52 3.32 9 3 Rathin Basu, Highlands Ranch CO; John Bugay, Parker CO 258.02 2.76 4 1 Richard Crawford - Barbara Crawford, Lacey WA 255.23 1.87 5 Jeanette Roberts, Delta CO; Michael Thorpe, Montrose CO 249.77 1.46 6 Sally Ann Rhea - Clinton Heiple, Boulder CO 247.11 2.07 7 2 Joan Bornstein, Avon CO; Judy Yordi, Cordillera CO 246.63 1.55 3 Donna Morris - Roger Morris, Garden City KS 244.70 1.16 4 Pamela Williams, Albuquerque NM; Judith Pogge, Greenwood Vlg CO 227.97 1.00 5 Merrily Van Zevern, Aurora CO; DJ Vrooman, Denver CO 219.64

P a g e 2 PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS: These restaurants either are offering a discount with your convention card or have given us gift certificates for our drawing on Friday. See Registration for more details.

Texas de Brazil Berkshire Oblio’s Pizzeria

Fish Company (Bass Pro Shop) Casey’s Pub Jim & Nick’s Bar-B-Q

Salati Italia Texas Road House Red Lobster

I Hop Bar Louie

Buffalo Wild Wings LaSandia Cantina

Taste of Asia The Cherry Tomato

TUESDAY AFTERNOON CHARITY PAIRS ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION S EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Marilee Van Arsdale, 1 Harriet Berenbaum - Gail Florissant CO; Nancy Gottlieb, Denver CO 267.59 Teel, Colorado Spgs CO 286.75 2 James Melville, 2 Gary Greene, Longmont CO; Springfield IL; Jacob Katelin Yates, Erie CO 286.36 Morgan, Madison WI 260.52 3 Allen Kane - En Hay, 3 1 Rathin Basu, Highlands Highlands Ranch CO 272.18 Ranch CO; John Bugay, 4 2 Jeanette Roberts, Delta Parker CO 258.02 CO; Michael Thorpe, 4 2 Sally Ann Rhea - Clinton Montrose CO 249.77 Heiple, Boulder CO 247.11 3 Donna Barrow, Littleton 3 Marsha Shaw - William CO; Jennifer O'Neill, Shaw, Centennial CO 241.08 Greenwood Vlg CO 223.72 4 Joan Kushner - Paul 1 Merrily Van Zevern, Witonsky, Denver CO 226.98 Aurora CO; DJ Vrooman, 1 Barbara Rooney - Denver CO 219.64 Elizabeth Lipper, Denver CO 218.18

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION T EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Beverly Brilliant, Denver 1 Dave Schouweiler, CO; Victor King, Littleton CO 308.40 Bismarck ND; Valentin 2 2 1 Richard Crawford - Kovachev, Las Vegas NV 293.90 Barbara Crawford, Lacey WA 255.23 2 Pierre Fougerouse, ; Jane 3 Edwin Hagerman, Denver Marland, Gy Switzerland CO; Debra Dallas, Switzerland 264.17 Highlands Ranch CO 254.45 3 1 1 Joan Bornstein, Avon CO; 4 Flo Newlin - Cal Newlin Judy Yordi, Cordillera CO 246.63 Jr, Aurora CO 253.96 4 2 2 Donna Morris - Roger 3 Beth Todd, New Orleans Morris, Garden City KS 244.70 LA; Jim Parks, Atascadero CA 233.28 3 Alan Rauch, Fort Worth 4 2 Pamela Williams, TX; Carolyn Borus, Denver CO 223.55 Albuquerque NM; Judith Pogge, Greenwood Vlg CO 227.97

MT MASSIVE CHARITY PAIRS

32.5 Tables A B C 12.54 1 Dolly Hauge, Englewood CO; Susan Grauer, Aurora CO 435.72 9.41 2 1 Bill Allegar, Denver CO; Lian Monikowski, Centennial CO 415.91 7.05 3 Valentin Kovachev, Las Vegas NV; Dave Schouweiler, Bismarck ND 414.22 5.91 4 2 Marilee Van Arsdale, Florissant CO; Marilyn Ballon, Greenwood Vlg CO 414.03 3.97 5 Joan Kushner - Spencer Jones, Denver CO 411.05 3.79 6 James Masilamani, Topeka KS; Gary Morrison, Olathe KS 404.10 4.43 7 3 1 Elizabeth Cole - Raymond Cole, Boulder CO 399.14 3.32 8 4 Rathin Basu, Highlands Ranch CO; John Bugay, Parker CO 391.74 2.65 9 5 Judith Pogge, Greenwood Vlg CO; Carol Bertz, Cherry Hills CO 391.46 2.87 10 6 2 Kris Klamut, Aurora CO; Piotr Gawron, Lakewood CO 385.28 1.90 11 7 Robert Vetter, Aurora CO; Sheryl Siegel, Greenwood Vlg CO 381.56 1.33 12 Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR 379.88 1.38 8 Carol Levinson, Littleton CO; Judi Greene, Highlands Ranch CO 371.28 2.15 3 Wayne Caplan - Don Squires, Durango CO 368.72 1.90 4 Susan Fallon - Lloyd Parker, Estes Park CO 362.10 1.21 5 Cathy Graves - W Gordon Graves, Pagosa Springs CO 353.08 0.97 6 Walter Andress - Annaliese Ehlen, Denver CO 352.66

P a g e 3 MT MASSIVE CHARITY PAIRS TUESDAY EVENING-ONLY SESSION

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION I EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Valentin Kovachev, Las 1 James Masilamani, Topeka Vegas NV; Dave KS; Gary Morrison, Olathe KS 404.10 Schouweiler, Bismarck ND 414.22 2 1 1 Kris Klamut, Aurora CO; 2 1 Judith Pogge, Greenwood Piotr Gawron, Lakewood CO 385.28 Vlg CO; Carol Bertz, 3 2 Robert Vetter, Aurora CO; Cherry Hills CO 391.46 Sheryl Siegel, Greenwood 3 2 1 Susan Fallon - Lloyd Vlg CO 381.56 Parker, Estes Park CO 362.10 4 Joel Datloff, Vancouver 4 3 Martyn Cooper, Crested WA; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR 379.88 Butte CO; Beth Todd, New 5 Andrea Johnson, Longmont Orleans LA 360.98 CO; Fred Herring, Aurora CO 355.90 5 Joanne Titow - Kenneth 6 3 2 Cathy Graves - W Gordon Titow, Scottsdale AZ 354.70 Graves, Pagosa Springs CO 353.08 6 4 Daniel Zwonitzer - Perrie 4 Paula Warren, Centennial Kay Avery, Cheyenne WY 348.40 CO; Dianne Bouquet, Santa 5 Don Cohen, Oak Park IL; Maria CA 341.64 Bonnie Boyer, Morton Grove IL 337.28 5 3 Laura Manassa, Powderhorn 2 Robyn Leming, Fort CO; Annie Hauck, Montrose CO 339.02 Collins CO; Jane Martin, Boulder CO 288.16 3 Arjun Singh, Lakewood CO; Sharon Berglund, Anthem AZ 282.72

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION J EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Dolly Hauge, Englewood 1 Joan Kushner - Spencer CO; Susan Grauer, Aurora CO 435.72 Jones, Denver CO 411.05 2 1 Bill Allegar, Denver CO; 2 1 1 Elizabeth Cole - Raymond Lian Monikowski, Cole, Boulder CO 399.14 Centennial CO 415.91 3 2 Rathin Basu, Highlands 3 2 Marilee Van Arsdale, Ranch CO; John Bugay, Florissant CO; Marilyn Parker CO 391.74 Ballon, Greenwood Vlg CO 414.03 4 3 Bruce Gantner - Larry 4 3 Carol Levinson, Littleton Anderson, Farmington NM 360.56 CO; Judi Greene, 5 Donald Boyarsky - Highlands Ranch CO 371.28 Margaret Devere, Denver CO 359.51 5 Amit Chakrabarti - 6 William Curtis - Judy Elizabeth Jankord, Hummel, Colorado Spgs CO 350.76 Manhattan KS 371.04 7 4 Nancy Strohmer - Hans

P a g e 4 6 4 1 Wayne Caplan - Don Strohmer, Houston TX 326.65 Squires, Durango CO 368.72 5 Donna Givner, Golden CO; 7 Paul Darin, San Diego CA; Deana Liddy, Omaha NE 320.18 Harriet Smith, Solana 2 Gail Overgaard - Roberta Beach CA 353.26 Gill, Steamboat Spgs CO 291.46 5 2 Walter Andress - 3 Bonnie Bailey - Leslie Annaliese Ehlen, Denver CO 352.66 Hoffman, Denver CO 279.30 6 Egda Delaney - Michael Delaney, Placitas NM 320.99 3 Susan McIntire, Denver CO; Sandy Holmes, Basalt CO 318.81

MT ELBERT KO TEAMS-BRACKET 1 10 Tables Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Alain Schreiber - Ken Scholes, Bellevue WA; David Grainger, Etobicoke ON; Adam Grossack, Newton MA vs Cookie Potter, Boca Grande FL; Kevin Bathurst, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Justin Lall - Anam Tebha, Charlotte NC; Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL vs En Hay - Allen Kane, Highlands Ranch CO; Cristal Nell, Seattle WA; Peggy Ware, Denver CO ------Jerry Ranney - Jane Ranney, Morrison CO; Alice Kinningham, Aurora CO; Joan Curran, Castle Pines CO vs Donald Vancil, Aurora CO; Don Heitler - Anita Heitler, Englewood CO; Lutz Dohnert, Weston FL vs Lou Ann O'Rourke, Portola Valley CA; Huub Bertens, Bend OR; Marc Jacobus - Curtis Cheek - Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Mike Passell, Plano TX ------

MT ELBERT KO TEAMS-BRACKET 2 10 Tables James McRae - John Dukellis - John Ochsner - Eva Johnson, Colorado Spgs CO vs Kathy Bergman, Goodyear AZ; Sudhakar Divakaruni, Scottsdale AZ; Jeanette Roberts, Delta CO; Michael Thorpe, Montrose CO vs Patricia Miller - Roger Miller, Highlands Ranch CO; Edward Yosses - Jane Mondrow, Aurora CO ------Ann Parker - Jean Collins, Colorado Spgs CO; Paul La Crosse - Judith La Crosse, Larkspur CO vs Glen Woody Woodson - Frances Huber, Lakewood CO; Marietta Miller, Gothenburg NE; Polly Schoning, Wichita KS vs G Steve Wheeler - Susan Wheeler, Castle Rock CO; Kathleen Kelly - Robert Murphy, Englewood CO ------

MT ELBERT KO TEAMS-BRACKET 3

10 Tables Robert Dendinger - Courtney Price, Denver CO; Ravi Batra, Broomfield CO; Laura Thomson, Centennial CO vs Hurlon James Dulan, Denver CO; Sandy Bolton, Littleton CO; Diana Whitfield - Marcia Jameson, Austin TX vs Rita Parden - Wendy Leonard, Denver CO; Kathleen Porter, Aurora CO; Katie McCool, Castle Rock CO ------Therese Koller, Pueblo CO; Bill Longfellow, South Fork CO; Ellen Blum - Barbara Chadwick, Scottsdale AZ vs Jo Dee Bowen, Austin TX; Barbara Kelley, Avon CO; Pamela McKenney, Bluffton SC; Trish Fillo, Edwards CO vs Thomas McCalden - Marcia McCalden, Wolcott CO; Joan Bornstein, Avon CO; Judy Yordi, Cordillera CO ------

We are sorry there will be no book sales at this tournament.

P a g e 5 P a g e 6 Stratifications Wednesday, May 24, 2017

199ers: A: 100-200, B: 50-100, C: 0-50 Gold Rush: 7: 300-750, 3: 100-300, 1: 0-100 Thursday’s Games

Daylight Open Pairs w/Gold Rush Pairs: A: 3000+ B: 1500-3000 C: 0-1500 see flyer for more info Other Stratified Events: A: 3000+; B: 750-3000; C: 0-750 Pairs Bracketed Knockouts: Top brackets may be handicapped. Sunday Bracketed Teams: Bracketed by attendance. Blanca Peak Side Game 10 Series (2 of 5 horizontal) Monday A/X/Y Swiss: A: 5000+, X: 3500-5000, Y: 0-3500 Gold Rush 0-100/300/750 10 & 3 Trophies at the Denver Regional Pairs If you played in the Pro-Am game and placed first, second or Mt Belford 0-1500/3000/ 10 & 3 3000+ Pairs third, we have a trophy for the Amateur. We also have trophies for all Section Top Amateurs for the event. See Registration to Mt Yale Side Game Series (2 3 pick up your trophy. of 5 horizontal) 199er Pairs, Single Sessions 10 & 3 The Lou Neff Trophy goes to the Denver bridge unit player Torreys Peak Fast Pairs (2 of 7:30 winning the most masterpoints at this Denver Regional Tourna- 5 horizontal) ment. Teams The Frank Thorwald Trophy goes to the Denver Unit player Mt Antero KO, Rounds 3 & 4 10 & 3 beginning the regional tournament with fewer than 50 regis- tered masterpoints and winning the most masterpoints in the Longs Peak KO, Rounds 1 & 2 10 & 3 Stratified 199’er events. Grays Peak Stratified Swiss 3 Teams, 1 Session Good luck. . Mt Evans Stratified Swiss 7:30 Teams, 2 of 2

GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS Tournament Staff Make plans now to play in this year's District 17 Grand National Gary Zeiger Director in Charge Teams (GNT) finals, which will be held during the Denver Regional. Jerry Ranney Tournament Chair We are always pleased to host the GNTs in Denver. Wayne Eckerling Tournament Co-Chair Vard Nelson Partnership Chair & Photos All flights (Open, A, B, & C) will play on Friday and Saturday, May 26 & 27 at 10 am and 3 pm. In the Open and A flights only, finals Pam Root Hospitality & Registration will be held on Sunday, May 28, if required. Nancy Rassbach Caddy Chair & Pro Am Jennifer O’Neill Pro Am The winning teams in each flight will receive $2000 per team from Carolyn Newcomb Daily Bulletin Editor District 17 for participating in the GNT national finals at the Toron- Carol Levinson Charity Event to North American Bridge Championships. Dianne Vanoss Newer Player Chair Bob Stansbury Set up and Supplies Susan Marshall Speakers Rick Gardner Finance Jim Calhoun Posters Tom West Web Site Margaret Devere President Today’s Sudoku 2 5 7 9 3 8 7 2 1

3 6 9 4 Sunday’s Culebra Speaker’s Corner Peak Bracketed 1 7 3 Teams at 10 am and 3 pm Thursday, May 26 is an open event with no masterpoint limit. Each team 9 4 6 will be placed in a bracket containing teams with simi- 9 5 7 lar total team masterpoints. Teams in most brackets will play each of the teams in 7 3 4 8 their bracket. The top three teams in each bracket receive Flo Newlin 8 5 1 3 overall awards, a combina- tion of Gold and Red points. Hand evaluation— 3 5 6 8 4 Losing Trick Count