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Chicago NABC July 23-August 2, 1998 70th Summer North American Bridge Championships Chicago Vol. 70, No. 11 Monday, August 3, 1998 Editors: Henry Francis and Paul Linxwiler DAILY BULLETINSpingold drama down to the wire NickellColossal drama in the wins Spingold! The by Nick Nickell1 team, leading by 2 IMPs with two boards to go, made four hearts on Board 63. In the other room, the de- fense got off to the best opening lead and beat four hearts -- 10 IMPs to Nickell, now up 12. On the last board, BAZE made four spades -- a most difficult contract. But BAZE had to double in the other room and beat the contract two tricks to win. They beat the contract two, but didn’t double, so the 11 IMPs they won fell 1 IMP short. Another single-IMP victory, NICKELL 112, BAZE 111. That’s five wins in the past six years for Nickell, Dick Freeman, Eric Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth and Bob Hamman. Paul Soloway was the sixth this time, but Bobby Wolff was on the other four championship teams. And BAZE just missed winning a second straight Spingold winners hold the Nate Spingold Trophy on high as they celebrate their victory. Left to right: Jeff Meckstroth, continued on page 4 Bob Hamman, Dick Freeman, Paul Soloway, Eric Rodwell and Nick Nickell. Berkowitz, Bjerkan win Mixed Board-a-Match The team of David and Lisa Berkowitz and Jim and Cheri Bjerkan won the Mixed Board-a-Match with a score of 38.16. This is the fourth time the Berkowitzes have won the event, formerly known as the Master Mixed Teams. David has 15 previous NABC victories, Lisa has 10 as well a win in last year’s Venice Cup. They live in Old Tappan NJ. For the Bjerkans, this is their first win in the Mixed. It is also the first NABC title for Jim who hasn’t played tournament bridge in more than six years. “Many of Jim’s Chicago-area friends were ex- cited to see him playing again,” said David. “His time off from bridge hasn’t hurt his game a bit. He and Cheri played great.” Cheri Bjerkan has nine previous NABC titles. Like Lisa, she also has a previous Venice Cup victory. continued on page 4 The champions! Jim and Cheri Bjerkan together with Lisa and David Berkowitz topped a strong field in the Mixed Board-A-Match Teams. Hurd team wins Junior Trials in upset The team captained by John Hurd of Charleston SC came from behind in the 32-board final of the U.S. Junior Team Trials to win the match by 5.5 IMPs. Hurd and his teammates (Alan Epley of Kent WA, Lisa Kow of Pleasant Hill CA, Brian Meyer of Buf- falo NY, Michael Kitces of Great Falls VA and Kevin Bathurst of Brentwood TN) thus become U.S. I, with the right to represent the U.S. in international com- petition as part of the national Junior team. They defeated the powerful and experienced squad of Thomas Carmichael of Iselin NJ, David Wiegand of Portland OR, Chris Carmichael of At- lanta GA and Joel Wooldridge of Buffalo NY. The Carmichael team led at the half by 16.5 IMPs, but the Hurd squad had a great set on the last 16 boards winning by 24 IMPs. Hurd, 19, is a geology student at the College of continued on page 4 Winners of the U.S. Junior Team Trials, left to right: John Hurd, Lisa Kow, Alan Epley, Kevin Bathurst, Mike Kitces and Brian Meyer. Page 2 Daily Bulletin Gordon - Linda Gordon, New York NY 29.72 19.05 16 Lloyd Arvedon, Medford MA; Bernard Miller - Susan 119 Teams SPINGOLD KNOCKOUT TEAMS Miller, Boca Raton FL; Carolyn Sessler, Brookline MA 29.07 200.00 1 Nick Nickell, New York NY; Richard Freeman, Atlanta GA; Bob 18.18 17 Gaylor Kasle - Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Nancy Hamman, Dallas TX; Paul Soloway, Mill Creek WA; Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL; Passell, Dallas TX; Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ 28.95 Eric Rodwell, Naperville IL 17.39 18 Richard Zucker, Sleepy Hollow NY; Rose Johnson-Meltzer, 150.00 2 Grant Baze, La Jolla CA; Michael Whitman, San Francisco CA; Adam Los Gatos CA; Rick Goldstein - Laura Brill, White Plains NY 28.62 Zmudzinski - Cezary Balicki - Marcin Lesniewski - Marek Szymanowski, Poland 16.34 19/20 Mike Levine, Ann Arbor MI; Dorthy Francis, Memphis 100.00 3/4 Richard Schwartz, Flushing NY; Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Ron Smith, TN; Zeke Jabbour, Boca Raton FL; Ron Smith - Linda Smith, Hixson TN; San Francisco CA; Robert Levin, Windermere FL; Steve Weinstein, Glen Ridge NJ Kay Schulle, Santa Monica CA 28.57 100.00 3/4 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Chris Compton, Oklahoma City OK; 16.34 19/20 Spike Lay, Ormond Beach FL; Marilyn Garcia, Daytona Ross Grabel, Huntington Beach CA; Jon Wittes, Claremont CA Beach; Susan Cooper - David Levy, Thornhill ON; Steve Altus, Campbell CA 28.57 60.00 5/8 Jeffrey Wolfson, Boca Raton FL; Neil Silverman, Fort Lauderdale FL; 15.10 21/22 Roy Welland - Brad Moss - Elizabeth Reich - Uday Michael Rosenberg, Tuckahoe NY; Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Chip Martel, Davis Ivatury - Christal Henner-Welland, New York NY 28.12 CA; Lew Stansby, Castro Valley CA 15.10 21/22 Marc Low - Sandra Low, Centerville OH; David Sachs - 60.00 5/8 Bart Bramley - Howard Weinstein - Tom Fox, Chicago IL; Sidney Sue Sachs, Baltimore MD 28.12 Lazard Sr, New Orleans LA; Steve Garner, Northfield IL; Walter Schafer Jr, 14.29 23 Roger Lord - Jacqueline Sincoff - Nancy Popkin - Alan Bloomingdale IL Popkin, Saint Louis MO 28.03 60.00 5/8 George Jacobs - Ralph Katz, Hinsdale IL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg 13.79 24 Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ; Maureen Sullivan, Cinnaminson MD; Peter Weichsel, Encinitas CA; Lorenzo Luria - Alfredo Versace, Italy NJ; David Better, Southampton PA; Daisy Goecker, Yardley PA 27.72 60.00 5/8 Rita Shugart, Pebble Beach CA; Andrew Robson, Carmel CA; Tony 13.33 25 Joan Eaton - Nader Hanna, Willowdale ON; Barbara Forrester, England; Geir G Helgemo, Trondheim, Norway Clinton - Vince Oddy, Aurora ON; Darren Wolpert, Thornhill ON; Gloria 40.00 9/16 James Cayne, New York NY; Chuck Burger, W Bloomfield MI; Larry Silverman, Toronto ON 27.12 Cohen, Boca Raton FL; David Berkowitz, Old Tappan NJ; Michael Seamon, Miami 12.70 26/27 William Pettis - Beth Palmer, Silver Spring MD; Mark Beach FL; Mike Passell, Dallas TX Cohen - Stasha Cohen, Glen Ridge NJ; William Pollack - Rozanne 40.00 9/16 Michael Lawrence, Berkeley CA; Hugh Ross, Oakland CA; Kit Pollack, Warren NJ 27.02 Woolsey, Kensington CA; Fred Stewart, West Hurley NY; Michael Becker, Boca Raton 12.70 26/27 Dorothy Truscott, Bronx NY; Alan Truscott, Riverdale FL; Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ NY; Michael Moss - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 27.02 40.00 9/16 Bobby Wolff, Dallas TX; Roger Bates, Mesa AZ; Dan Morse, Hous- 12.12 28 Bart Bramley - Judy Wadas, Chicago IL; Renee Mancuso, ton TX; George Rosenkranz, Mexico City; Jon Baldursson, Iceland; Magnus Redondo Beach CA; Sidney Lazard Sr, New Orleans LA; Rhoda Walsh, Magnusson, Sweden Los Angeles CA; John Sutherlin, Dallas TX 26.90 40.00 9/16 John Sutherlin, Dallas TX; Russell Ekeblad, Providence RI; Drew 11.76 29 Tobey Belmont, Glendale WI; Randee Machotka, Deerfield Casen, Coconut Creek FL; William Pollack, Warren NJ; Ron Sukoneck, Annandale IL; James O’Keefe, Blue Island IL; David Gilbert, Oak Lawn IL 26.72 VA; Mark Cohen, Glen Ridge NJ 11.43 30 Steve Garner, Northfield IL; Barbara Lehman, Glenview IL; 40.00 9/16 Eddie Wold - Robert Morris, Houston TX; Marc Jacobus - Harold Lilie, Candace Fowler - Larry Griffey, Jacksonville FL 26.45 Las Vegas NV; Dennis Clerkin, Bloomington IN; Jerry Clerkin, North Vernon IN 11.11 31 Jo Ann Sprung - Danny Sprung, Philadelphia PA; Ralph 40.00 9/16 Luella Slaner - Joel Friedberg, Scarsdale NY; Marty Bergen, Katz - Martha Katz, Hinsdale IL; Connie Goldberg, Merion Station PA; Farmingdale NY; Ethan Stein, Irvington NY; Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Kyle Larsen, San Francisco CA 26.40 Boyd, Silver Spring MD 10.81 32 Paul Trent - Sandra Trent, Katonah NY; Zerrene 40.00 9/16 Michael Polowan - Mark Feldman, New York NY; Larry Robbins, Brooks - Dorsey Brooks, Stanwood MI 26.24 Deerfield IL; Jerry Goldfein, Chicago IL 10.53 33 Ray Miller, Seattle WA; Shirley Edelson, Redmond WA; 40.00 9/16 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; George Steiner - John Schermer, Se- Barbara Odlin, Tacoma WA; Al Rosenthal, Silver Spring MD 26.22 attle WA; Robert Blanchard - Jim Krekorian, New York NY; Neil Chambers, 10.26 34 Cindy Bernstein - Robert Bernstein, Auburn AL; Alan Schenectady NY Le Bendig, Los Angeles CA; Judith Shulman, Albany NY 25.84 10.00 35 Kerry Smith, Milwaukee WI; Chris Benson, Le Roy IL; James Cunningham - Patricia Sundstrom, Indianapolis IN 25.57 9.76 36 Phil Warden - Mary Warden, Madison WI; Mary 4 Teams JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Gardner - Craig Gardner, Streamwood IL; Sangarapil Mohan, Hinsdale IL; 21.47 1 John Hurd, Charleston SC; Alan Epley, Kent WA; Lisa Kow, Pleasant Adrienne Cohen, Elmhurst IL 25.24 Hill CA; Brian Meyer, Buffalo NY; Michael Kitces, Great Falls VA; Kevin Bathurst, 9.52 37 Paul Kinney, Jamaica Plain MA; Sheila Gabay, Newton Brentwood TN MA; Victor King - Douglas Doub, Hartford CT; Margaret Williams, 16.10 2 Thomas Carmichael, Iselin NJ; David Wiegand, Portland OR; Chris Burlington NJ 25.17 Carmichael, Atlanta GA; Joel Wooldridge, Buffalo NY 9.30 38 Jeff Miller, Naperville IL; Nancy Wittwer, Falls City NE; 12.08 3 Samuel Ehrlichman, Flushing NY; Chris Lubesnik, Glendale CA; Kent Stanley Katz, Wheeling IL; Gloria Kessler, Glenview IL 24.76 Mignocchi, Bronx NY; Ari Greenberg, Malibu CA; John Kranyak, Bay Village OH; 9.09 39 Mark Bartusek, Manhattan Beach CA; Judy Pede, Samuel Hirschman, Southfield MI Cerritos CA; Carreen Hinds, Long Beach CA; Robert Schwartz, San Pedro CA 24.72 9.06 4 Brandon Carpenter, Whitehouse TX; Stephen Shuman - Matt Shuman, 8.89 40 Jim Burt - Kathleen Burt, Darien
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