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Tuesday's Winners 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
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