Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Volume 87, Number 6 Daily Bulletin 87th Fall North American Bridge Championships [email protected] Editors: Paul Linxwiler and Brent Manley Canadians out front Two in a row: Gupta wins in Blue Ribbon Pairs Senior Knockout rematch Canadians Shan Huang and David Saborin Facing the same start play today in the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs squad they defeated in with a slim carryover lead – just 9.9 matchpoints last year’s Baze Senior with a top of 71 for the two semifinal sessions. Knockout Teams final, Huang, of Toronto, and Saborin, of Ottawa, the team captained scored 63.52% in the first qualifying session for a by Vinita Gupta took section top and followed that with 59.08% in the the lead in the first evening session. quarter of Sunday’s Their carryover score of 978.93 puts them just championship match ahead of Swedish players Ola Rimstedt and Johan and increased it with Saefsten. each set for a 155-74 Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA, and Stephen victory. McConnell, Evanston IL, are third, with John The win was Hurd, New York City, and Justin Lall, Plano TX, in the second in a row fourth. Continued on page 5 Senior KO winners: Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Billy Miller, Bart The field will be cut roughly in half on Bramley, captain Vinita Gupta and Lew Stansby. Wednesday for the two final sessions on Thursday. Hall of Fame announces 2015 nominee list Bragin, Laken lead

BarryMini-Blue Bragin and Mark Laken quals posted the best score in yesterday’s qualifying round of the 0-5000 Blue Ribbon Pairs. Bragin of Silver Spring MD and Laken of Glyndon MD scored 66% in the afternoon session and followed up with a 60% game in the evening. Bragin and Laken finished about a ahead of the runners-up, Gary Bernstein of Montreal QC and Steve Caplan of Hampstead QC. In third are Juan Castillo and Robert Ramos of Peter Boyd Bart Bramley Lynn Deas Beth Palmer Ft. Lauderdale FL. The qualifying round reduced the field of 96 pairs to 52 for today’s two-session final.

ACBL Live update The ACBL is pleased that ACBL Live has generated so much interest and that so many participants are using it. We thank you for your Judy Radin Michael Rosenberg Howard Weinstein Eddie Wold patience as we work through technical issues, some Eight of ACBL’s most accomplished players The candidates, all Grand Life Masters, are of which have been resolved due to your feedback. are on the list for election to the ACBL Bridge listed in alphabetical order: The ACBL appreciates your comments and will Hall of Fame for 2015. Ballots will go out early Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD – 14 NABC continue to make improvements based on them. next year to about 375 electors. Voting will end wins and a world title, the 1986 Open Teams for the in February. Induction for those elected will take , plus a silver medal in the d’Orsi place at the 2015 Summer NABC in Chicago. in 2011 ATTENDANCE continued on page 5 through Tuesday Always say, “Director please.” Sandy DeMartino, Goodwill Chair

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SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Wednesday, Dec. 3 Sunday, Dec. 7 9 am-Noon Club Director Refresher Course. Part 2. Continued from Peter Pender Memorial Theater presentation. Room:TBA. Tuesday. Must attend both sessions. Room 552B, 5th Floor, RICC.

CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss the following free lectures: Thursday, December 4 Wednesday, December 3 9:15 am Harriette Buckman Rights and Responsibilities 9:15 am Kevin Wilson Fitting Honors 6:45 pm Jeff Hand Play These Notrump Contracts 6:45 pm GS Jade Barrett The Power of Fits

ENTERTAINMENT and HOSPITALITY In general, morning/afternoon hospitality is on the 3rd Floor of the Rhode Wednesday, Dec. 3 Island Convention Center (RICC), Exhibition Hall A. Evening hospitality is 8:15 am Small-plate frittata. 3rd Floor, RICC. on the 5th Floor, outside of the “House of Cards” Players’ Lounge. 10:30 pm Paninis, cash bar. 5th Floor, RICC.

Restaurant specials Check cashing and The following restaurants are offering additional deals to the ones listed in the Providence Bridge Bucks Schedule & Restaurant Guide with the presentation Players will be able to cash checks and of a . purchase Bridge Bucks daily through Saturday, Shula’s 347 Grill, located in the Hilton, is Dec. 6, between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. outside Ball offering 10% off all salads and sandwiches from Room A on the fifth floor of the convention center. noon to 3 p.m. Also, players can enjoy a glass of You may use a credit card to purchase Bridge any varietal of Rhode Island’s Jamestown Vineyard Bucks. wine for just $4. The Dorrance (60 Dorrance St., Downtown) Registration and offers bridge players a special three-course dinner menu for $35. The offer is good for diners who Prize Desks arrive between 5 and 6 p.m. (The restaurant opens The following are the times for the promptly at 5 p.m.) The Dorrance promises quick Registration and Prize Desks. service, allowing players to finish dinner in less 8:15 am – 9:55 am than 90 minutes. 11:30 am – 12:55 pm The winner of last year’s Senior Mixed Pairs 6:30 pm – 7:25 pm. were Ginny Schuett and Jeff Schuett. Parking Information Senior Mixed Pairs Discounted parking is available at the RI Email us Got a hand you just have to share or a nice begins today Convention Center Garage. The discounted daily The Senior Mixed Pairs, an NABC+ event open story? We’d love to see it. rate for parking from 7 a.m. to midnight is just $8. to mixed partners born before January 1, 1959, The Daily Bulletin has its own email address: Players must obtain a parking discount voucher begins play today. This is a four-session event [email protected]. You’ll also find (worth $4) at the Registration Desk in the lobby consisting a two-session qualifier and two-session it on the front page under the “Daily Bulletin” or the NABC Shirt Sales Desk outside Exhibition final. between the date and the editors’ names. Hall C. This voucher must be used when exiting The event was first contested in 2011. This email address won’t be checked with any the garage and will reduce the parking fee from 1. Polly Dunn, Pat Dunn; 2. Doug Fraser, regularity when the NABC is not in session, so the normal event rate of $12 to the discounted Sandra Fraser please continue to use our office email addresses rate of $8. The overnight rate at the Convention 1. Kitty Cooper, Steve Cooper; 2. Sally for non-tournament–related correspondence. Center Garage is $18 per 24-hour period. Discount Meckstroth, Ed Schulte vouchers cannot be used for overnight parking. 1. Ginny Schuett, Jeff Schuett; 3. Sandra Fraser, Doug Fraser OrlandO UNIT 240 Make reservations Winter for the bridge rate of $139 regiOnal Buena Vista Palace Hotel and Spa • Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 • Toll Free: 866-397-6516 Chairperson: Jane Formet • 407-376-3691 • [email protected] Information: Barbara Jones • 407-341-3573 1/05/15 - 01/11/15 www.acblunit240.com Daily Bulletin Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS

So, you ask, how do you decide when to give Common errors and how count and when not to? In the previous column, Thinking bridge to avoid them you saw how important it is to give count when By Eddie Kantar dummy has a strong suit with no outside entries. By Brent Manley Dlr: North ♠ K Q 6 If one of you has the ace, the other must Vul: Both ♥ Q 10 8 2 count in the suit so that the ace is taken at just the This one came ♦ Q J 10 8 right moment in the play. That is the most common from the late ♣ K 3 situation, but count can be important in other d’Arcy Albertsen ♠ J 10 9 5 ♠ 8 4 2 scenarios. of Walnut Creek ♥ A J ♥ 9 5 Suppose the opponents have blasted in to a CA. ♦ K 2 ♦ A 9 7 6 slam and partner leads the ♣A. Dummy comes As we waited ♣ 10 9 6 4 2 ♣ Q 8 7 5 down with three clubs to the queen. If partner also for the elevator ♠ A 7 3 has the ♣K, he needs your help. Partner needs at a hotel that ♥ K 7 6 4 3 to know whether his ♣K will cash, defeating the was hosting a ♦ 6 4 3 contract, or be ruffed when declarer started with tournament, my ♣ A J a singleton. In the latter case, the establishment husband turned to West North East South of the ♣Q might give declarer an unmakeable the young couple 1♦ Pass 1 ♥ contract. next to us. “How did you make out last night?” Pass 2♥ Pass 4♥ Your job is to signal – in the clearest way he inquired. It was a perfectly normal question All Pass at a tournament. possible – how many clubs you hold. If you hold, say, ♣10 8 6 4, you must play the 10, clearly We quickly learned that the two were not : ♠J. indicating an even number of clubs. Partner may be bridge players when the young man glowered Bidding commentary: Looks sane. able to determine from his own hand whether your at my husband and exclaimed, “That is none of Lead commentary: Also looks sane. holding is two or four and make the right decision. your business!” Play commentary: After winning the spade If you play randomly in this situation, partner in dummy, lead a low heart, protecting against will have to guess what to do. When you can help Poor signaling, Part 4 all four hearts on your left and also giving you a partner avoid a guess, you should do it. I have already written a lot about count chance to the 10 if the king loses to the This situation isn’t confined to slam contracts. signals and how important they can be. A proper ace. You probably would not take that finesse, In a pairs game, trying to cash a second club signal often makes the difference between however, because a 2-2 division of the hearts is trick when declarer started with a singleton will defeating a contract and letting it make. more likely than West’s having A-J-x. unnecessarily give up an extra trick that could That said, it’s not a good idea to give Defensive commentary: After winning change an average into a zero. count religiously. If declarer knows you and the ♥A, West can see further defensive tricks Here’s a good rule of thumb for signaling your partner always give count, he will take will come from the minor suits – and he needs when partner leads the ace (ace from A-K): When advantage of the information. three tricks to defeat the contract. There are two dummy hits with low cards in the suit partner has Suppose, for example, that you hold possibilities: (1) Partner has the ♣A-Q and that led, signal attitude (high is encouraging, low is ♦J 9 8 6 and are looking at ♦Q 10 5 4 in dummy. plus your ♦K will give you the three needed discouraging); when there is a “stopper” in dummy, Declarer plays the ♦A and continues with the tricks; (2) Partner has the ♦A, in which case you usually three to queen, give a count signal to let king. Giving count by playing the 9 or 8 and can switch to the ♦K and score two tricks in partner know if a second trick will cash. This is then your lowest diamond would tell declarer diamonds followed by a diamond . Which especially useful if partner is leading a suit he you started with four diamonds. shall it be? has bid and you have raised. Based on your raise, If your partner followed low twice and If partner has the ♣A Q, declarer has jumped partner will know you have at least three cards. If declarer believes your signals, he will play low to 4♥ after partner’s single raise with 7-8 HCP: it’s four, you must let partner know so that he can from his hand and insert dummy’s 10. Your the ♠A, the ♥K and maybe the ♣J. Hardly. make an informed decision about how to proceed. signal has given away the show and made it Actually, if partner has the ♣A Q, you can exit Play a low card (odd number) with three, a high easy for declarer to take four diamond tricks with a spade or a heart and still beat the contract card (even number) with four. instead of the three he would have if he made by shifting to a club when in with the ♦K. With a doubleton, of course, you will start the routine play of going up with the queen. If partner just has the ♦A, declarer has the a count signal by playing high so that if a ruff is This may seem like a silly example, but if ♠A, the ♥K and the ♣A, plus possibly the ♣J or possible you will get it. you are playing against a declarer who watches ♣Q. That is a much more likely hand considering Tomorrow: Mistakes on opening lead. the spots and is adept at drawing inferences, the bidding. It’s clear your best chance is in the count signals can make life easy for the diamond suit, so shift to the king at trick three. opponents. If you are right, it will be the only card in your hand you can lead to defeat the contract and be partner’s hero... at least for this deal.

The I/N Scene Tip: As a defender, go back to the bidding. It often tells you how many points declarer has, which helps you plan the defense. Further, if you Among the many people playing in Tuesday evening’s 299er game were know how many points partner has, you will Bill Birkholz and Alan Ehrlich of know how many points declarer has. Westborough MA. Page 4 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Daily Bulletin

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING SIDE GAME, TUESDAY SESSION Roberts earns associate 19.0 Tables A B C national director rank 4.40 1 1 1 Roger David - Denis Piton, Longueuil QC 66.37% Mike Roberts, 3.30 2 2 James Carroll, Lyons NY; Jim Mulbrandon, Verona WI 63.99% tournament director from 2.17 3/4 3/4 2 Linda Ahrens, Lincoln RI; Robert Garfinkel, Pawtucket RI 60.12% Youngstown OH, has been 2.17 3/4 3/4 Brian Snell, Columbus OH; Patty Riffel, Pocahontas AR 60.12% promoted to associate 1.59 5/6 5/6 Phyllis Siegel, Ballwin MO; Gilda Singer, St Charles MO 55.65% national rank. 1.59 5/6 5/6 Lynn Stanley - Anne Mahoney, Moncton NB 55.65% Originally from 1.45 3 Susan Koster, Mahwah NJ; Donna Vaiano, Willits CA 52.98% Victoria BC, Roberts 1.09 4 Albert Muggia, Winchester MA; Bill Schlaepfer, Philadelphia PA 50.00% 0.72 5/6 Stephanie Williams, Delta BC; Blake Fleming, Calgary AB 49.11% now lives in Youngstown 0.72 5/6 Inez McLaughlin, N Scituate RI; Charlotte Dumas, East Greenwich RI 49.11% OH. He has been playing bridge about 30 years, AVIS MCCULLOCH MEMORIAL AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS starting at age 13. His interest in directing was 31.5 Tables developed at the bridge club in Victoria once A B C owned by National TD Matt Smith. He eventually 5.93 1 1 Sam Singhvi, Princeton NJ; Robert Bratzler, Concord MA 62.75% was hired to work at sectionals and later regionals. 4.45 2 2 Kenneth Roberts, Wllesley Hills MA; Robert Traylor, Needham MA 62.50% Roberts worked at his first NABC in his 3.34 3 3 Rosemary Chojnacki - Robert Chojnacki, Aurora CO 61.67% hometown in 1999. He is now a full-time ACBL 2.50 4 4 Carolyn Carter - Lori Black, New York NY 61.31% employee. He says he enjoys the variety of 1.88 5 Doris Lowry, Pocasset MA; Betsy Stegeman, Falmouth MA 61.01% 1.60 6 5 Roger Zessis, Westwood MA; Frank Jenkins, Sherbon MA 60.12% experiences TD work brings. “There are new 3.21 6 1 Michael Adelizzi, Allentown PA; Mary Ann Sharpless, Hellertown PA 59.82% challenges each time,” he says. 2.11 2/3 Judi Zucker, Boston MA; Ariela Verter, Somerville MA 58.63% 2.11 2/3 Ed Gould - Cornelia Gould, Incline Village NV 58.63% Hard to see 1.35 4 James Anderson, Mystic CT; Samuel Cuscovitch, Coventry CT 58.05% By Barry Rigal 1.02 5 Michael Hu - Qing Lu, San Jose CA 57.74% This deal was played on the third day of the 0.78 6 Desmond Heathwood, Palm Beach FL; Timothy Largay, Avon CT 57.63% Baze (hands rotated). Dlr: East ♠ Q 10 7 4 2 FRANK & SUE MASTROLA DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS 96.0 Tables Vul: None ♥ 8 4 A B C ♦ 8 3 28.98 1 John Solodar, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL 127.52% ♣ 10 8 4 2 21.74 2 Kenneth Chatzinoff, Cinnaminson NJ; Raymond Raskin, King of ♠ 8 Prussa PA 125.79% ♥ J 6 2 23.49 3 1 Alan Blachman - Evelyn Blachman, Virginia Beach VA 124.04% ♦ A 10 7 6 12.23 4 Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV; Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA 123.73% ♣ J 9 7 5 3 17.62 5 2 John Urciuoli, Fountain Hills AZ; Joan Beuchel, Scottsdale AZ 122.74% West North East South 8.28 6 Harry Gellis, Midlothian VA; Robert Pustilnik, Richmond VA 122.19% 1♠ 2♠ (1) 7.25 7 Craig Robinson, Lansdale PA; Jeffrey Taylor, Eugene OR 121.65% Pass 3♣ (2) 3♠ 4♥ 6.44 8 Joyce Regan, E Greenwich RI; Terry Byrne, Jamestown RI 121.54% 5.80 9 Lewis Finkel, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Kerri Sanborn, Delray Beach FL 121.50% Dbl All Pass 5.27 10 Joan Sherman, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Phyllis Chase, Providence RI 120.73% (1) Michaels cuebid: hearts and a minor 13.21 11 3 Thomas Knier, Burnsville MN; Daniel McIntyre, Saint Paul MN 120.49% (2) Pass or correct 6.32 12 Bill Parks, Macungie PA; Rich Rothwarf, Philadelphia PA 120.11% You doubled 4♥, expecting a promotion 6.86 13 Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; Victor King, Hartford CT 120.04% at trick two, and lead your spade to the 10 and jack, 5.22 14 Rebecca Rogers, Las Vegas NV; Mac Busby, San Diego CA 118.52% ruffed by declarer. The ♦K comes next. Do you 3.62 15 Tony Petronella, Boca Raton FL; Elaine Katzman, Boynton Beach FL 118.37% or win? 4.06 16 Steve Gross, Westlake Vilg CA; Ellen Anten, Encino CA 117.62% Let’s say you duck. Declarer leads the ♦Q and 3.88 17 Diana Schuld, Glen Head NY; Alan Kudisch, Farmingdale NY 117.35% you win, partner following in diamonds with the 2 5.61 18 Valerie Westheimer - Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 117.34% and 9. Take it from there. 6.42 19 Jonathan Levine, Jackson Heights NY; Tom Joyce, East Hartford CT 117.32% 9.91 4 Harold Merzon, Stoughton MA; Richard Simolari, South Easton MA 113.99% At both tables, West played a low club after 7.83 5 Chris Soares, Swansea MA; Gloria Golden, Cranston RI 110.57% winning the ♦A. This was the full deal: 6.71 6 Sheila Katz - Jeffrey Katz, Stamford CT 110.53% ♠ Q 10 7 4 2 5.87 7 Rich Stevens, Wakefield MA; Judie Muggia, Winchester MA 109.81% ♥ 8 4 5.22 8 Alan Blake - Marjorie Ehrenfreund, Madison CT 109.72% ♦ 8 3 4.70 9 Douglas McCormac, North Dartmouth MA; Paul Matheson, The Villages FL 109.29% ♣ 10 8 4 2 11.13 10 1 Eleonore Freihofer - Dennis Walsh, Osprey FL 109.11% ♠ 8 ♠ A K J 9 6 5 3 3.92 11 Shirley Derrah - Robert Derrah, Springfield MA 108.92% ♥ J 6 2 ♥ A 5 3.61 12 Robert Baum, Natick MA; Ellen Oasis, Sudbury MA 108.54% ♦ A 10 7 6 ♦ 9 2 3.94 13 Karen Barrett, Norwalk CT; Douglas Thompson, Ayer MA 108.40% ♣ J 9 7 5 3 ♣ K 6 3.13 14 Adrian Schwartz, Rishon Le Zion Israel; Kohava Schwartz, Tel Aviv Israel 108.18% 2.94 15 William Niemi, Wakefield RI; Timothy Yentsch, Jamestown RI 108.08% ♠ — 8.35 16 2 Lorenzo Migliorini, Seattle WA; Linzhi Hu, San Jose CA 107.04% ♥ K Q 10 9 7 3 6.26 17 3 Robert Orvis - Gayle Orvis, Burleson TX 106.81% ♦ K Q J 5 4 4.70 4 Ronald Talbot, Glastonbury CT; John Dinius, Canton CT 104.51% ♣ A Q 3.71 5 Marshall Thomas - Sarah Widhu, Nashua NH 104.28% After the club shift, Jeff Aker played the 3.18 6 Zita Samuels, Brookline MA; Lloyd Steger, Watertown MA 103.87% contract carefully. He ruffed a diamond with the 2.78 7 Scott Dunlop - Laura Colihan, Smiths Falls ON 103.55% ♥8, and when East overruffed to return a spade, he 2.52 8 John Burns, Indianapolis IN; Margaret Getman, St Paul MN 103.52% ruffed high to play the ♥Q and ♥10, followed by a 2.37 9 Paul DiCenso, Hampton Bays NY; A Ansari, Austin TX 103.31% claim. 2.02 10 Lawrence Kolkhorst, Yarmouth ME; Stephen Kolkhorst, Portland ME 101.49% The winning defense is not easy to spot. You must play a third diamond yourself to let partner ruff with the ace and play a spade. Declarer must ruff high, and now when he draws trumps, you can win the ♥J and exit in hearts. Partner will get a club trick at trick 13. Daily Bulletin Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Page 5

Marsh is originally from western TD Marsh promoted to Massachusetts, landing in San Antonio after being Senior KO stationed there while in the U.S. Army. He got into continued from page 1 national rank directing at the suggestion of Marie Bailey, who for Gupta. She played with Billy Miller, Jeff Tom Marsh, ran a bridge club in San Antonio. Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Lew Stansby and veteran tournament Directing, he says, “is a game of thinking on Bart Bramley. Carolyn Lynch, who captained director from San your feet. I don’t like it, I love it – and I love the the runners-up, played with Mike Passell, Garey Antonio TX, was people.” Hayden, Adam Zmudzinski, Cezary Balicki and promoted to national Marsh plays bridge only occasionally now. Marc Jacobus, an addition to last year’s team of rank on Oct. 23. He Most of the time when he plays cards it’s poker, five. will observe the 20th and mainly online. A lot of his free time is spent With the win, Rodwell achieved an unusual anniversary of his with his three grandchildren, who live in San milestone: At age 57, he now has 57 North first TD job in May Antonio. American championships to his credit, one more of next year. BULLS EYE SPIRAL PUZZLE than his longtime partner, Meckstroth. ACBL1 The win last year was Gupta’s first North By Alan Olschwang American title after just three years of playing In this puzzle, the answers form words going in both directions (inward and “serious tournament bridge.” She is the founder Bullsoutward). EyeThe numbers Spiral appearing in Puzzle the clues tell you ACBL1 where each word is entered. and was head of Digital Link Corp, retiring nine By Alan Olschwang years ago to try her hand at bridge. In the 2012 In this puzzle, the Senior KO, Gupta came in second with the same 19 answers form words going teammates except that Bob Hamman played with in both directions (inward 20 18 Meckstroth. and outward). The numbers 21 17 Gupta had a scare in the early rounds of the appearing in the clues tell you 22 16 2014 Senior KO, winning in the round of 16 by just where each word is entered. 15 IMPs after trailing by 37 at the half. Throughout 23 63 15 the event, Gupta was at least 30 IMPs behind in 24 64 62 14 every match except for the final, when they forged

25 65 61 13 a 30-IMP lead after 32 boards against Lynch and company. 26 66 60 12

27 67 91 59 11 Hall of Fame 28 68 92 90 58 10 continued from page 1

29 69 93 89 57 9 Bart Bramley, Dallas TX – 16 NABC wins,

30 70 94 88 56 8 including the Senior KO on Tuesday, and a gold

31 71 95 87 55 7 medal in the d’Orsi Senior Bowl in 2007, silver in the 2005 World Transnational Open Teams and a 32 72 96 86 54 6 bronze in the 1998 Open Teams. 33 73 97 85 53 5 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY – 26 NABC

34 74 98 100 84 52 4 win, including the Marsha May Sternberg Women’s Board-a-Match Teams at this tournament, and six 35 75 99 83 51 3 world championships, including three gold in the 36 76 82 50 2 . 37 77 81 49 1 Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD – 27 NABC

38 78 60 48 wins, including the Women’s BAM in Providence, eight Wagar Women’s Knockout Teams titles and 39 79 47 three world titles, including two Venice Cup gold INWARD 40 46 OUTWARD medals.

1-8 Relatively helpful practice? 41 45 100-97 Start the bidding, perhaps Judi Radin, New York City – 16 North 9-11 Oklahoma city 96-93 Military installation 42 44 American championships, four gold medals in 12-16 Split to unite? 92-89 Start a new hand world championships – three in women’s teams 43 17-21 Part of a hand, normally 88-86 Greek H and one in women’s pairs – and four silver medals. 22-25 Left on board? 85-82 The duck in “Peter and the Wolf” Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA – 14

26-29 Activity for the fleet 81-78 Oliver’s request NABC wins and a gold medal in the Open Teams 30-32 Mythical bird of play 77-74 Musical quality (Rosenblum Cup) in 1994, two silver medals in the

33-37 Goalie’s stat 73-68 Type of bid Open Teams and a bronze in 2000. 38-42 Part of a hand, normally 67-64 Like fine wines Howard Weinstein, Omaha NE – Nine NABC 43-45 Astronomical altar 63-61 ___ de guerre wins plus a silver medal in the 2007 Bermuda Bowl 46-48 Neptune’s realm 60-58 Subsidy and bronze medals in WBF teams competition in 49-52 Part of a hand, normally 57-55 Porter or stout 1998 and 2000. 53-57 Cub Scouts pack leader 54-50 Afghan capital Eddie Wold, Houston TX – 15 NABC wins 58-64 Part of a hand, normally 49-44 Salad choice and gold medals in the 2013 d’Orsi Senior 65-68 “Holy Toledo!” 43-40 Gillette razor brand Bowl and the 2001 World Transnational Open 69-72 Reputation 39-37 Quizzical utterances Teams. 73-78 Signify 36-34 Actress Mendes Players must be 60 years old to be on the ballot. 79-83 Rival of Paris 33-29 Finish a hand To be elected to the Hall of Fame, a player must be 84-89 Offshore accommodations 28-25 Online-shopping icon on at least 50% of the ballots cast. Electors can vote 90-94 Dreaded mosquito 24-20 Cordoned (off) for up to four players. 95-97 Crunch targets 19-16 Cathedral area 98-100 Gullible sort 15-12 Global extremity 11-8 Genesis man 7-5 Get ready for the first hand 4-1 Start the bidding, perhaps Answers on page 12 Page 6 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Daily Bulletin

Dlr: East ♠ K Just the right touch Weekend squeezes Vul: E-W ♥ J 9 8 7 6 3 Mark Itabashi of Murrieta CA submitted two By Barry Rigal Bd: 6 ♦ J 8 2 Matthew Granovetter brought home a delicate squeeze deals from the first weekend of the Fall ♣ K J 2 3NT on this deal from the Baze Senior Knockout NABC in Providence. Itabashi was playing with ♠ 10 8 2 ♠ A Q J 5 4 Teams. Steve Love of Laguna Niguel CA. ♥ K 5 4 ♥ — Dlr: South ♠ Q 8 5 The first deal comes from Saturday’s Daylight ♦ 10 6 4 3 ♦ Q 9 7 Vul: None ♥ Q 7 3 2 Open Pairs: ♣ Q 4 3 ♣ A 9 8 7 6 ♦ 7 2 Dlr: North ♠ K 9 6 ♠ 9 7 6 3 ♣ A J 4 2 Vul: Both ♥ A 8 3 ♥ A Q 10 2 ♠ A 10 6 4 2 ♠ 7 ♦ K J 9 8 5 2 ♦ A K 5 ♥ K 9 6 ♥ A 10 8 ♣ 5 ♣ 10 5 ♦ A 10 ♦ K 6 5 4 3 ♠ A 8 7 4 2 ♠ 10 5 3 West North East South ♣ Q 5 3 ♣ K 10 8 7 ♥ Q J 9 2 ♥ 6 4 Itabashi Love ♠ K J 9 3 ♦ 4 ♦ A 10 6 3 1♠ Pass ♥ J 5 4 ♣ K Q 2 ♣ 10 7 6 4 1NT (1) 2♥ Dbl 2♠ ♦ Q J 9 8 ♠ Q J Pass 3♥ Pass 4♥ ♣ 9 6 ♥ K 10 7 5 All Pass West North East South ♦ Q 7 An aggressive auction saw North-South arrive Pass ♣ A J 9 8 3 in 4♥ on the good lead of the ♠A. East continued 1♠ Pass 1NT Pass with the ♠Q, ruffed. The ♥9 went to West’s king 2♣ Pass 2NT Pass West North East South and a heart was returned. Dummy’s ace won. 3NT All Pass Itabashi Love The ♣10 was covered by the queen, king and Dan Morse, West, upgraded his 10s to raise to 1♦ Pass 2♣ ace, and the ♣9 came back. Itabashi won the ♣J, 3NT. Granovetter ducked the lead of a diamond Pass 2♦ Pass 2♥ ruffed a club in dummy, ruffed a spade in his hand honor, won the next and led a club to the 10, Pass 2NT Pass 3NT and ran trumps to squeeze East in diamonds and followed by a club to the queen. North ducked All Pass spades in the following ending: this and won the third club. South discarded an West won the opening spade lead and returned ♠ — encouraging low spade (a discouraging upside- a spade to dummy’s queen. The ♦Q was ducked, ♥ 8 down ♥5 might have been hard to read). Back but East won the second diamond by capturing the ♦ J 8 2 came a spade, ducked by Granovetter, and now king with the ace and then cleared spades. Declarer ♣ — South was caught in a three-way ending with no then put East back on lead with the ♦10. On the ♠ — ♠ J good choice. Playing a diamond or a spade would diamonds, West had discarded the ♥2, the ♣2 and ♥ — ♥ — let declarer build that suit for one more trick, and a spade, while a club and a heart had been pitched ♦ 10 6 4 3 ♦ Q 9 7 his choice of the ♥J let Granovetter win the ♥K, from dummy. This was the ending: ♣ — ♣ — cash the ♠A and finesse in hearts for his ninth trick. ♠ — ♠ 9 If South keeps the ♠3 and pitches a heart, he ♥ A 8 3 ♥ — can exit with a spade. Declarer ducks again and ♦ 8 5 ♦ A K 5 North wins cheaply to leave this ending: ♣ 5 ♣ — ♠ Q ♠ 8 ♠ — On the last trump, East has no good discard ♥ Q 7 3 2 ♥ Q J 9 ♥ 6 4 available. ♦ — ♦ — ♦ — ♣ 4 ♣ K Q ♣ 10 7 6 4 ♠ A 10 6 ♠ — ♠ — Monitoring ♥ K 9 6 ♥ A 10 8 ♥ K 10 7 At this and future North American ♦ — ♦ K 6 ♦ — Championships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+ ♣ — ♣ 8 ♣ A J 9 events with visible, real-time cameras. The images ♠ K 9 East would have done best by exiting with a will be recorded and will be available for later ♥ J 5 club, but he played a heart instead. Declarer won official inspection and review. ♦ Q 9 dummy’s ♥K, crossed to the ♥A and cashed the last By general monitoring of the session and ♣ — diamonds. West could not keep the good heart and participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source A third spade leaves declarer with only eight both club honors, so Itabashi scored the remaining of information that may be useful in determining tricks. tricks for plus 430 and a huge matchpoint score. facts and settling issues arising from some types of The next deal comes from the second ethical and behavioral complaints or actions. Please Smoking Policy qualifying session of the Mitchell Open BAM summon a director if a problem occurs at the table. Smoking is not permitted in the playing area Teams: This procedure is intended to assure everyone during any bridge playing event at an NABC. This that the playing field is level and that misbehavior includes electronic smoking devices. will not be tolerated. FEBRUARY 16-22 More team games than ever 5 days of Gold Rush Pairs and a Sunday Gold Rush Swiss http://web2.acbl.org/Tournaments/Ads/2015/02/1502034.pdf

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Sam Cohen 1950-2014 This squad was Sam Cohen, one of Chicago’s top players, second in the died Nov. 30 from Mitchell Open complications of lung Board-a-Match cancer. He was 64. Teams that Cohen, a Gold Life ended Monday Master, was second in the evening: Dror 2005 Vanderbilt Knockout Padon, Alon Teams. He and wife Birman, Gary Deborah were third in the Cohler, Stan Lebhar IMP Pairs in 2002. Tulin, captain Michael Kamil A successful attorney, and Billy Cohen. Cohen was lauded by many Chicago-area players attending the Fall NABC in Providence for his pleasant demeanor. AVIS MCCLULLOCH MEMORIAL AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS Expert Ralph Katz, a longtime friend of 8.0 Tables Cohen’s said, “Sam was a very good player, but I A B C remember him first as being a really nice guy. He 1.89 1 1 Ellen Thurmond, Westwood MA; Ruth Parr, Newton MA 64.50% was so well-grounded, and he was devoted to his 1.42 2 Linda Thomas - Louise McGinnes, Wellesley MA 63.75% family. He was a great friend.” 1.06 3 Daniel Konowalow - Marcy Rosenkrantz, Lansing NY 60.00% Ellen Kent, formerly of the Chicago area, said, 0.98 4 2 Joan Lager - Verne McArthur, Springfield MA 55.33% “Sam was such a sweet man. He will be terribly 0.94 5 3 1 Patricia Barrett, Needham MA; Leigh Denny, Boston MA 53.42% 0.71 4 2 Donna Urbach, W MA; Helen Jones, Boston MA 50.42% missed.” Cohen is survived by his wife Deborah, his REGAN HEATING & AIR AFTERNOON SIDE GAME daughter Lexie Cohen and his father Edward 30.0 Tables Cohen. He was preceded in death by his daughter A B C Kimberley Cohen and his mother Elizabeth Cohen. 6.07 1 Jean Lieberman, Tampa FL; Joan O’Connell, Wakefield RI 64.26% A memorial service will be held on Thursday, 4.55 2 Nancy Lowry, Virginia Beach VA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 63.30% Dec. 4, at the Beidelman-Kunsch Funeral Home in 5.16 3 1 Alice Hummel, Cheshire CT; Phyllis Bausher, West Haven CT 62.98% Naperville IL. 3.87 4 2 Patty Riffel, Pocahontas AR; Brian Snell, Columbus OH 62.50% 2.90 5 3 B Susan Crutchfield, Burnsville NC; Elliott Grosh, Bradenton FL 61.70% 1.63 6 Donna Parker - Ken Parker, Newnan GA 60.26% SUNDAY-TUESDAY MORNING KO TEAMS BRACKET I 2.18 4 Elaine Schwartz - Stuart Schwartz, West Palm Beach FL 59.29% 6 Tables 1.43 5/6 Stanley Richmond, Needham MA; William Gay, Framingham MA 56.09% 14.98 1 G S Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Donna Lombardini, Alcester SD; Anne Dawson, Delhi LA; Bjorgvin 1.43 5/6 Patricia Jardin, Endwell NY; Ray Noonan, Binghamton NY 56.09% Kristinsson, Boynton Beach FL; Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw 3.34 1 Stephen Fabian - Deborah Fabian, Sparta NJ 55.93% 0 Poland; Jacek Romanski, Lublin 20-532 Poland 2.51 2 Margaret Karbovanec, Fairfield CT; Helen McBrien, New Canaan CT 55.45% 7.94 2 Scott Nelson, Encinitas CA; David Abelow, La 1.88 3 Nora Miller, Grantham NH; Edith Nichols, Baltimore MD 55.29% Jolla CA; Paul Darin - Jim Andrews, San Diego CA 1.41 4 Jean Seaman, Portsmouth RI; Pam Seaman, Evanston IL 54.33% 1.06 5 Peter Carroll, Darien CT; Mark Moskovitz, Norwalk CT 53.53% MARY CARTER MORNING COMPACT KO BRACKET I 9 Tables 1.15 6 Ellen Alper, Weston MA; Ann Johnston, Wellesley MA 53.37% 13.17 1 Kay Enfield, Santa Fe NM; Cameron Doner, Richmond BC; Miguel Reygadas, Tlalpan Mexico; Ellis BRAD OXNARD MEMORIAL AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS Feigenbaum, Laguna Woods CA 6.0 Tables 9.22 2 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince A B C Albert SK; Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo 167-004 Japan; Yukiko 1.68 1 1 Jerome Starr, Worcester MA; Steven Kaufman, Shrewsbury MA 64.58% Tokunaga, 1800002 Japan 5.93 3 Serge Chouinard, Laval QC; Monroe Miller, 1.26 2 Michael Hajosy, Somers Point NJ; Brenda Koblick, Norwich CT 62.92% Cote Saint-Luc QC; Maxime Nault, Montreal QC; Paulin Nault, 0.91 3/4 2 Martha Hunnewell - Kim Herrlinger, Newport RI 52.50% Saint-Anicet QC 0.83 3/4 Suzanne Grossman, Riverside RI; Barbara Goldstein, Providence RI 52.50% 4.61 4 Pierre Choquette - Alain Dufour - Gerard 0.68 3 Robert King - Virginia King, Falmouth MA 48.75% Turcotte - Robert Tremblay, Quebec QC

MARY CARTER MORNING COMPACT KO BRACKET II BRAD OXNARD MEMORIAL AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS 10 Tables 32.0 Tables 7.47 1 Cliff Nebel, Hastings Huds NY; Pam Furtsch, A B C Armonk NY; Ross Driedger, London ON; David Wilson, Stratford 5.93 1 1 May Sakr, Bryn Mawr PA; Patrick Chalard, 67.86% ON 4.45 2 2 Sam Singhvi, Princeton NJ; Robert Bratzler, Concord MA 64.58% 5.23 2 Sue Hanneman - Mark Hanneman, Plainfield 3.34 3 3 Roger Zessis, Westwood MA; Frank Jenkins, Sherbon MA 62.80% IL; Dennis Sponholtz, Chantilly VA; Betty Schuler, Alexandria VA 3.36 3 Amy Blumenthal, Charlotte NC; Nancy 3.10 4 4 1 James Anderson, Mystic CT; Samuel Cuscovitch, Coventry CT 62.50% Newberry, Burnsville NC; Judith Inker, Wellesley Hls MA; 2.33 5 5 2 Byron Wyche, Norwood MA; Paul Butler, Wrentham MA 61.61% Barbara Glazerman, Newton MA 1.24 6/7 Bonnie Murphy - Jonathan Clark, Branford CT 61.01% 2.61 4 Sue Lan Ma, Kirtland Hills OH; Chang-Li Lu, 1.48 6/7 6 Susan Lawton - Rosslynn Shortt, Waterloo ON 61.01% Strongsville OH; Betsy Stanton, Hartsville SC; Doris Needham, 1.53 3/4 Elaine Capobianco - Carol Howland, Wakefield RI 56.55% Navarre FL 1.53 3/4 Lucy Sachs, Lincoln MA; Patricia Salem, Boston MA 56.55% MARY CARTER MORNING COMPACT KO BRACKET III 1.41 5 George Page, Rye NH; Paul Marquis, North Hampton NH 56.25% 9 Tables 0.72 6/8 Robert Cameron - Joe Watts, Grantham NH 54.76% 4.85 1 David Evans - Yvonne Evans, Greensboro NC; 0.72 6/8 Deborah Burwick - Jerald Burwick, Boston MA 54.76% Richard Ash, Crownsville MD; Edward Banta, Spruce Pine NC 0.57 6/8 Michael Hu - Qing Lu, San Jose CA 54.76% 3.40 2 Elliott Grosh, Bradenton FL; B Susan Crutchfield, Burnsville NC; Jo Ann Rauch - Vivian Reedy, Miami FL 2.18 3 Marianne Bechet, Chestnut Hl MA; Sabrina Slow Play Miles, Mansfield MA; Laurie Endsley, Clinton MA; Jeanne Slow play, as opposed to careful or thoughtful play, is discourteous to your opponents -- and to all Robillard, Marlborough MA other competitors as well. Players and pairs who take more than their allotted time are subject to penalty. 1.70 4 Elaine Daniels, Newtown PA; Marcia In general, pairs who are rarely late will be warned while pairs who are habitually tardy and/or pay no Tompkins, Surry ME; Mary Newman - Susan Radner, Montclair NJ attention to time limits will be penalized. Page 8 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Daily Bulletin

ANDREA AND LEW FINKEL 299ER SWISS TEAMS 6 Tables A B 2.26 1 1 Pam Campbell, Fairfield OH; Lisa Eisenstein, Loveland OH; Liz Lin, Cincinnati OH; Susan Stacy Vanstone, West Chester OH 47.00 1.70 2 2 Katrina Van Pelt, Smith’s Parish Bermuda; Kathleen Keane, Warwick Bermuda; Danielle Cloutier, Paget Bermuda; Michael Tait, Hamilton Bermuda 45.00

FRANK & SUE MASTROLA A/X SIDE SWISS TEAMS 13 Tables / Based on 42 Tables A X 7.89 1 Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam 3 Netherlands; Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan Den Netherlands; Kevin Bathurst, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL; Christina Madsen, Hellerup 2900 Denmark 69.00 5.92 2 Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Bielsk 09-230 Poland; Josef Blass, Chapel Hill NC; Krzysztof Buras, Warszawa Poland; Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Michal Nowosadzki, Wejherowo Poland 55.00 Second in the Super Senior Pairs this year 6.22 3 1 Paula Nataf, Beverly Hills CA; Benedicte Cronier, Paris 75018 France; were Leonard Melander and Bert Newman. Marcel Dadon, 92100 France; Sylvie Willard, Paris 45014 France 50.00 4.67 4 2 Diane Henson - Larry Henson, Minnetonka MN; Janice Trott, Devonshire Taking the max Bermuda; Eddie Cormier, Wellington PE 48.00 Jeff Taylor and Craig Robinson won the Super 2.50 5 Ken Parker - Donna Parker - Joan Braender, Newnan GA; Lillian Senior Pairs Monday evening, and on this deal from Johannessen, Honolulu HI 45.00 the second final session, Taylor took the maximum number of tricks as declarer to score 21.5 out of 25 FRANK & SUE MASTROLA B/C/D SIDE SWISS TEAMS matchpoints: 29 Tables Dlr: West ♠ Q B C D 5.92 1 1 1 Brian Fisk, Boxborough MA; Jonathan Hauke, Lexington MA; Carol Vul: Both ♥ J 9 8 2 Kamp, Plainview NY; Carol Fishman, Manhasset NY 63.00 Bd: 20 ♦ K 10 5 4 3 4.44 2 2 Frank Cole III, Apalachin NY; Eileen Schuchman, Chenango Bridge ♣ 10 5 2 NY; Patricia Jardin, Endwell NY; Ray Noonan, Binghamton NY 62.00 ♠ 10 9 7 6 2 ♠ K J 8 3.33 3 Stanley Richmond - Tsuneko Eustace, Needham MA; William Gay, ♥ A K 10 3 ♥ 6 Framingham MA; Richard Saval, Wayland MA 54.00 ♦ Q 7 ♦ A J 9 6 2.99 4 3 Betsy Stanton, Hartsville SC; Betty Schuler, Alexandria VA; Doris Needham, Navarre FL; Sonny Greene, Jr, Valdosta GA 53.00 ♣ Q 7 ♣ K 9 6 4 3 1.73 5/7 4/6 Charles Rossi, Northborough MA; Scott Nyman, Shrewsbury MA; John ♠ A 5 4 3 Pararas, Needham MA; Chuck Greenslit, Framingham MA 52.00 ♥ Q 7 5 4 1.73 5/7 4/6 Leander Magee - Barbara Berrigan, Greenfield MA; Joel Thomas, ♦ 8 2 Charleston SC; Gloria Krusemeyer, Northfield MN 52.00 ♣ A J 8 1.73 5/7 4/6 Jim Cohen, Mill Valley CA; Martha Keller, San Francisco CA; West North East South Barbara Rhoades - Melissa Jessup, Wilmington DE 52.00 2.05 2 Kenneth Geisler - Arlene Geisler, Clarkston MI; Roger Leemis - Taylor Robinson Terran Leemis, Bloomfield Hill MI 49.00 Pass Pass 1♣ Pass 1.54 3 Lois Frank - Suzy Seldin, Saint Louis MO; Mordecai Schwartz - 1♠ Pass 2♠ Pass Kathy Fisher, Bryn Mawr PA 42.00 4♠ All Pass North led the ♦4 which ran to declarer’s queen. FRANK & SUE MASTROLA STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS Taylor then played a diamond to the jack, and 41.0 Tables A B C when that held, he played a low club to his hand. 17.85 1 John Grantham, Bentonville AR; Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 63.80% South rose with the ace and exited with a low heart. 13.39 2 Joanne Weingold - Jack Weingold, Boca Raton FL 59.34% Taylor won the ♥A, cashed the ♣Q, ruffed a heart 10.04 3 Kerry Smith, Milwaukee WI; Chris Benson, Le Roy IL 58.66% and tried the ♦A. When South ruffed, declarer 10.71 4 1 David Tuttle - Nancy Tuttle, Reading MA 58.46% overruffed, cashed the ♥K and ruffed his last heart. 5.95 5 Andy Avery, Jamaica VT; Cecily Kohler, Washington DC 57.79% With nothing but trumps left in his hand, Taylor 5.10 6 Ellen Kent - Robert Kent, Marina Del Rey CA 57.58% 8.03 7 2 1 Niki Coons, York ON; Dominic Antonelli, Altoona IA 57.49% called for dummy’s last trump, the ♠K, and when 3.97 8 Harriette Buckman, University Park FL; Bill Cook Jr, Madison MS 56.91% the favorable layout in the trump suit was revealed, 4.55 9 Ellie Hanlon - Mary Savko, Tequesta FL 56.66% he claimed 11 tricks. 3.55 10 Lee Atkinson - Mark Yaeger, Hollywood FL 56.62% Can the defense do better by leading trumps 2.98 11 Victoria Muir - William Muir, Kansas City MO 56.34% at tricks one and two? No. With clubs 3-3 and the 6.02 3 Susan Ninyo - Avram Ninyo, Rancho Santa Fe CA 56.27% diamond honors all in the slot, declarer can always 4.52 4 Bari Boyer - Carol Seager, Worcester MA 54.62% 3.57 5 Peter Attwood, Sarnia ON; Carolyn Rowley, Evanston IL 54.60% come to 11 tricks in spades. 4.47 6 2 Ashok Rao, Cambridge MA; Simon Zimmerman, Hopkinton MA 54.49% 2.68 7 Barry Rogoff - Robert Eachus, Nashua NH 54.00% JOSEPHINE PESCE MORNING KO TEAMS BRACKET 1 7 Tables 2.64 3 Peter Grimwood - Marlene Grimwood, Rockwood ON 48.88% Won Yang, Clermont FL; Jim Easterling, Casselberry FL; Lynne 1.98 4 Sandra Larson, Durham NH; Susan Tester, Rochester NH 48.86% Kostopoulos, Lansing IL; Ruth Goodpasture, Bourbonnais IL 1.57 5 Sharon Reback, N Palm Beach FL; Sunny Koontz, Palm Beach FL 47.92% vs Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA; Mary Ann Kral, Reston VA; Marvin TUESDAY EVENING SIDE GAME Raines, Fort Washington MD; David Harris, Hopatcong NJ 16.5 Tables A B C Kirk Elyakin - Marilyn Elyakin, Monroe Twp NJ; John Berry, New 4.10 1 Michael Strong - Johanna Strong, Winfield IL 63.78% Hyde Park NY; Marion Yonke, Manhasset NY 3.08 2 Paul Meerschaert, Saint Paul MN; Carole Miner, Rochester MN 61.93% vs Kim Brinkman, Highland Villge TX; Dave Ticen, Victoria TX; 3.79 3 1 Donald Rankin, East Greenwich RI; Bruce Fischer, Rumford RI 61.86% Nancy Strohmer - Hans Strohmer, Houston TX 2.84 4 2 1 Joe DeCosta, North Andover MA; William Port, Geneva NY 59.78% 2.13 5 3 Phil Feldman, Los Angeles CA; David Feldman, New York NY 58.81% JOSEPHINE PESCE MORNING KO TEAMS BRACKET 2 0.97 6 Sophie Irene Ashton, Darling Point Australia; Anna Dosseva, 6 Tables Pickering ON 58.01% Giorgia Botta, Rome 00135 Italy; Peggyann Klein, New York 1.60 4 Lynnette Regan, Norfolk VA; Joan Warren, Bryn Mawr PA 56.73% NY; Glen Perry, Voorheesville NY; Dan Kelsey, Averill Park NY 2.33 5 Jacqueline DeRouin, Okemos MI; Abbie Cole, New York NY 56.41% vs 1.63 6 Virginia Bright, Nokomis FL; Katherine Grant, Riverview FL 56.25% Katherine Grant, Riverview FL; Virginia Bright, Nokomis FL; 1.71 2 John Demakes, Marblehead MA; Phyllis Bloom, Acton MA 51.91% Pamela Ziegel, Petoskey MI; Wilbur Argersinger, Ann Arbor MI 1.28 3 Carol Reiss, Albertson NY; Cindi Siegel, Bayside NY 46.96% 0.96 4 Michael Bird, Grand Rapids MI; Donna Bouman, Wyoming MI 45.14% Daily Bulletin Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Page 9 BAZE SENIOR KNOCKOUT TEAMS FINAL STANDINGS 28 Tables 61.60 3/4 Dan Morse, Houston TX; John Sutherlin, 39.60 5/8 Romain Zaleski, Paris France; Michel Bessis, 123.20 1 Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA; Billy Miller, Las Dallas TX; Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Fred Stewart, Paris 7 France; Philippe Cronier - Paul Chemla - Michel Vegas NV; Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL; Eric Rodwell, Bloomington NY; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA Abecassis, Paris 75018 France Clearwater FL; Lew Stansby, Dublin CA; Bart Bramley, Dallas 61.60 3/4 Victor Markowicz - Victor Melman, Boca 39.60 5/8 Gaylor Kasle - Larry Kozlove, Boca Raton FL; TX Raton FL; Julian Klukowski, Warsaw Poland; Shalom Zeligman, Neil Chambers, Schenectady NY; John Schermer, Seattle WA; 92.40 2 Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike Passell, Bat-Yam 5 Israel; Krzysztof Lasocki - Jerzy Russyan, Marek Witek, 41-300 Dabrowa Poland; Miroslaw Milaszewski, Plano TX; Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ; Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas 39.60 5/8 Hemant Lall, Dallas TX; Reese Milner, 59300 Lubin Poland NV; Adam Zmudzinski, Katowice Poland; Cezary Balicki, Smolec Sarasota FL; Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Roger Bates, US; 39.60 5/8 Barry Rigal, New York NY; Jeff Aker, Briarcliff Poland Krzysztof Martens, Rzeszow 35- Poland; Marcin Lesniewski, NY; Allan Falk, Okemos MI; John Lusky, Portland OR Zakopane Poland

1 Gupta 2 Lynch 26 48 101 130 37 58 114 136 16 Tromso 2015 15 Jacobs 27 83 115 115 10 38 46 82 1 Gupta 2 Lynch 31 59 104 145 164 40 86 118 180

7 Zaleski 8 Kasle 1 Gupta 5 49 541 86 36 90 123 145 159 36 60 110 171 9 DeMartino 10 (21) Cimon 19 44 54 98 4 Morse 17 17 w/d 8 Kasle 41 91 118 146 7 Zaleski 38 62 87 111 29 72 72

1 Gupta 37 64 100 155 2 Lynch 24 34 64 74

5 Levine 2 Lynch 6 Lall 60 80 100 134 11 28 66 128 43 44 64 96 12 Rigal 11 Barrett 28 70 85 137 3 (14) Markowicz 0 27 47 68 26 63 70 71 6 Lall 5 (12) Rigal 26 75 85 92 35 52 71 107 3 (14) Markowicz 4 Morse 39 73 89 101 32 92 147 183

13 (18) Silver 14 Markowicz 31 40 53 w/d 29 72 110 138 4 Morse 3 Meltzer 46 86 143 17 56 79 107

BARBARA KIRTLEY MEMORIAL 299ER PAIRS 14.68 3/4 David Rodney - Avril Rodney, Fairfax VA; 9.5 Tables Alan Tenenbaum - Mary Tenenbaum, Rockville MD A B C 14.68 3/4 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo 167-004 Japan; Yukiko 2.83 1 John Burns, Indianapolis IN; Margaret Getman, St Paul MN 58.28% Tokunaga, 1800002 Japan; Miguel Reygadas, Tlalpan Mexico; C. 2.53 2 1 1 Alan Ehrlich, Westboro MA; William Birkholz, Westborough MA 57.95% Valerie Gamio, Pls Vrds Pnsl CA 1.59 3 Joan Bergen - Meredith Dunne, Darien CT 55.58% 1.90 4 2 Roy Goodman, Melville NY; Roger Weaving Jr, Huntington NY 54.55% MONDAY-TUESDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 2 1.42 5 3 2 Michael Hajosy, Somers Point NJ; Brenda Koblick, Norwich CT 54.52% 12 Tables 1.07 6 4 Sam Singhvi, Princeton NJ; Robert Bratzler, Concord MA 54.25% 20.18 1 Vivian Wu, Cos Cob CT; Dick Majcher, Woburn MA; Benson Ho, North Andover MA; Terry Lubman, 0.83 5 3 Lawrence Steiner - Barb Steiner, Altamonte Sprgs FL 51.76% Riverside CT 14.13 2 Pierre Choquette - Robert Tremblay - Alain Dufour - Gerard Turcotte, Quebec QC Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY; Susan Calabro, Jericho NY; JOSEPHINE PESCE MORNING KO TEAMS BRACKET 4 8.07 3/4 Lucia Enica, Belmont MA; Ola Atriss, 6th Laurie Berlin, Lido Beach NY; Dominique Schneider, Old 6 Tables of October Egypt; Robert Hickey, East Sandwich MA; Mickey Brookville NY Diane Cohen, Clifton NJ; Sandra Samdperil, Lakewood Rch FL; MacMillan, Osterville MA vs Beverly Kostrinsky, Palm Desert CA; Susan Kahn, Providence RI 8.07 3/4 Gale Meyer - Paul Morrissette, Durham Steve Tynes, Truro NS; Ethan Macaulay, Bedford NS; Sandra vs NC; Judy McNeilly, Burlington On ON; Robert Walters, New Macpherson, Halifax NS; Carolyn Wood, Cobbs Creek VA Arnie Obler - Geri Obler, Great Neck NY; John Boshart, Westminster BC Mountain City GA; Melissa Cooke, Carrollton GA JOSEPHINE PESCE MORNING KO TEAMS BRACKET 3 MONDAY-TUESDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 3 6 Tables Susan Schnur, Port Chester NY; Jean Frankel, Cos Cob CT; Jane 13 Tables Michael Klemens - Nancy Klemens, Tarzana CA; Jerry Burwick - Hankin, Purchase NY; Robin Fuchs, Greenwich CT 14.78 1 Susan Mullin, Naples FL; Sheila Middleton, Debby Burwick, Boston MA vs Milton MA; Karen Largay, Avon CT; Priscilla Hostetter, Osterville vs Laura Orticelle, Amityville NY; Ruth Lessinger, Plainview NY; MA Celia Verrier - Patty Herlihy - Pam Wilton - Zibby Tozer, New Mark Krinsky, Great Neck NY; Gary Levine, Huntington NY 10.35 2 Cheryl Macintosh, Orleans ON; Sharon Perkins York NY MONDAY-TUESDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 1 - Patti McCabe - Maureen Murphy, Ottawa ON 5.91 3/4 Serge Lavallee - Nicole Drainville, Brossard Maureen Murphy, Ottawa ON; Howie Huynh, Lubbock TX; Dave 12 Tables QC; Diane Depatie - Claude Depatie, Saint-Mathias-R QC Johnson, San Antonio TX; John Burgoin, Brownsville TX 36.71 1 Gaylor Kasle - Larry Kozlove, Boca Raton FL; 5.91 3/4 Amy Blumenthal, Charlotte NC; Nancy vs Miroslaw Milaszewski, 59300 Lubin Poland; Marek Witek, 41- Newberry, Burnsville NC; Jane Champion, Naples NC; Katherine Kelly Pope - Mike Pope, Hamilton ON; Terry Avallon, Beverly 300 Dabrowa Poland; John Schermer, Seattle WA; Neil Chambers, Trubey, Spruce Pine NC MA; Penny Schwartz, Swampscott MA Schenectady NY 25.70 2 Hemant Lall, Dallas TX; Reese Milner, Sarasota FL; Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Roger Bates, US; Krzysztof Martens, Rzeszow 35- Poland; Marcin Lesniewski, Zakopane Poland Page 10 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Daily Bulletin Daily Bulletin Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Page 11

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QUALIFIERS IN THE 0-5000 BLUE RIBBON PAIRS Be Scent-sitive! 52.0 Tables Carryover Some people have an extreme sensitivity to 1 Barry Bragin, Silver Spring MD; Mark Laken, Glyndon MD 579.03 fragrances (colognes or perfumes). Many ACBL 2 Gary Bernstein, Montreal QC; Steve Caplan, Hampstead QC 565.80 3 Juan Castillo, Ft Lauderdale FL; Robert Ramos, Fort Lauderdale FL 558.28 clubs, units and districts have adopted policies 4 Paul Truesdale, Peabody MA; Leonard Selsky, Chestnut Hill MA 556.88 that prohibit players from wearing fragrances. 5 Jim Howie, Toronto ON; Fred Lerner, Unionville ON 553.71 The ACBL has not issued an official policy on the 6 Wayne Bardsley, McLean VA; Amanda Carter, Arlington VA 550.48 matter, preferring instead to appeal to the goodwill 7 Julian Wernick - Liam Johnstone, Birmingham England 544.95 of its members to refrain from using fragrances. 8 Jennifer Chalfan, Bellevue WA; David Brower, Portland OR 543.31 Because requires players to 9 James Andrews, San Diego CA; Scott Nelson, Encinitas CA 540.27 10 Richard Cobin, Sarasota FL; Leonard Aberbach, Wayland MA 535.60 be in close proximity to each other, individuals 11 Christopher Cowan - Debbie Feldman, Oakville ON 533.93 who suffer from fragrance-related reactions 12 Richard Smith, Spartanburg SC; Francine Moring, Columbia SC 527.47 cannot avoid those who are wearing them. Among 13 Muffie Gur - Reha Gur, Leonardo NJ 525.40 the commonly reported symptoms are intense 14 Jan Popiel, Lexington MA; Robin Hillyard, Carlisle MA 523.67 headaches (indeed, fragrances can frequently be a 15 Allan Wolf, North Haven CT; Russell Friedman, Wilton CT 522.28 trigger for migraine sufferers) or breathing-related 16 Barbara Murray, Caledon ON; Mary Lovrics, Don Mills ON 520.73 17 Monique Smith, Arlington VA; Linda Marshall, Bethesda MD 519.53 problems. For these individuals, the issue is much 18 Perry Poole, Maitland FL; Stanley Weiner, Las Vegas NV 519.51 more serious than simply disliking a particular 19 Robert Levey, Bethesda MD; Martin Graf, Chevy Chase MD 517.69 smell — it’s a real health problem. 20 Alix Taylor, Lincoln MA; Cecilla Borras, Waltham MA 517.44 The ACBL asks everyone to give this issue the 21 Tony Miller, Ridgecrest CA; Diane Miller, San Bernardino CA 517.27 consideration it deserves. Please, if you’re going to 22 John Herriot, Los Angeles CA; Malcolm Morris, Se1 4yx United Kingdom 516.67 23 Heidi Klein, Harrison NY; Lynn Condon, West Redding CT 516.48 play in a club or a tournament, don’t wear cologne, 24 Robert Sagor, Greenfield MA; Leo Sartori, Newton MA 515.19 perfume or scented lotions. 25 Bob Lafleur, Las Vegas NV; Allen McRae, Portland ME 515.02 26 Joseph Viola III, US; Hope Ellis, Beachwood OH 515.01 Masterpoint disclaimer 27 Marc Rabinowitz, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Lawrence Derito, Jupiter FL 514.60 Scores as reported in the Daily Bulletin are 28 Saul Agranoff, Newton MA; Stuart Whittle, Waltham MA 513.81 subject to change because of score changes or 29 Kirk Elyakin - Marilyn Elyakin, Monroe Twp NJ 513.29 corrections. The masterpoint awards as shown are, 30 Stuart Goodgold, San Jose CA; Allan Simon, Calgary AB 510.69 31 Ann Hudson - Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT 510.52 therefore, also subject to change. 32 David Venetianer, Chadds Ford PA; Richard Franklin, New Canaan CT 507.97

33 David Macrae - Christina van Leeuwen, Horn Lake MS 507.75 34 Natalie Bassil, Boston MA; Jori Grossack, Waban MA 507.06

Answers to puzzle on page 5 35 Philip Lam, North Berwick ME; Shekhar Sengupta, Marlborough MA 504.40

A 36 John Friedl, Signal Mtn TN; Donna Silver, Atlanta GA 502.86 19 D P 20 18 37 Bruce Neiger, Merrick NY; Doug Herron, US 502.20 E S 21 17 P E 38 Bernard Neuhart, Niskayuna NY; Robert Neuhart, Troy NY 500.46 22 16 O N P 39 Steven Shaye, Slingerlands NY; Larry Rosen, Albany NY 499.45 23 63 15 R D O O 24 64 62 14 40 Ina Demme, Maple ON; Bill Kertes, York ON 499.35 T E M L 25 65 61 13 R G A E 41 Barry Black, Clearwater FL; Vincent Messina, Wolfeboro NH 499.01 26 66 60 12 A A E I A 27 67 91 59 11 42 S Kolinski, Holland OH; Mary Ann Cooper, Maumee OH 498.26 C D D A D D 28 68 92 90 58 10 E N E L A A 43 Wendy Dewell - Fred Brown, San Jose CA 497.03 29 69 93 89 57 9 R A S E L M 30 70 94 88 56 8 44 Buddhadeb Biswas, San Jose CA; Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA 496.80 O M A T E S 31 71 95 87 55 7 45 Barbara Seagram - Alex Kornel, Toronto ON 496.68 C E B A K I 32 72 96 86 54 6 S D S O A T 46 Oleg Rubinchik - Igor Milman, Brooklyn NY 494.69 33 73 97 85 53 5 A E S P B B O 34 74 98 100 84 52 4 47 Charles Nauen, Saint Paul MN; Jonathan Cohen, Prior Lake MN 493.59 V N A O U P 35 75 99 83 51 3 E O E L E 48 Richard Hyken, Morristown NJ; Julie Cohan, Montville NJ 492.87 36 76 82 50 2 S T M C N 37 77 81 49 1 49 Dana Rossi, Westport CT; Adam Lally, Cold Spring NY 492.72 H E O A 38 78 80 48 50 Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; Suman Agarwal, Hilliard OH 492.70 E R E 39 79 47 A S 51 Eric Schwartz - Linda Robinson, Arlington MA 492.13 40 46 R A 41 45 52 Mark Shaiman, Centereach NY; Christine Woodring, Setauket NY 491.84 T R 42 44 A 53 Peter Cheung, Fremont CA; Leonard Helfgott, Teaneck NJ 491.13 43 54 Peter Van Zijl, Elkridge MD; Rose Berman, Laurel MD 490.98 INWARD OUTWARD 55 Michael Tallent, Groton MA; Lance Ribeiro, Hampstead NH 489.24 1-8 NEPOTISM 100-97 PASS 56 Nancy Kalow, New York NY; Maris Zilant, N Miami FL 488.72 9-11 ADA 96-93 BASE 57 Jack Alhale - Rozi Alhale, New York NY 486.64 58 Margaret Wynarchuk, Richmond Hill ON; Joy Shapiro, Thornhill ON 486.01 12-16 ELOPE 92-89 DEAL 59 John Jemmott, Narberth PA; Kenneth Shatoff, Broomall PA 485.95 17-21 SPADE 88-86 ETA 60 Greg Chang, Lexington MA; Paul Simon, Arlington MA 485.43 22-25 PORT 85-82 OBOE 61 Steven Ansell, Hopkinton MA; Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA 485.11 26-29 RACE 81-78 MORE 62 Alan Bronstein, Christiansted VI; Estelle Margolin, Rego Park NY 484.74 30-32 ROC 77-74 TONE 63 Charles Sheaff, Jacksonville IL; Charles Nemes, Longboat Key FL 484.05 33-37 SAVES 73-68 DEMAND 64 Ronald Kral, Reston VA; Mike Spooner, Glen Allen VA 483.36 65 Alvin Galland, Hastings Hdsn NY; Stanley Roth, New York NY 482.19 38-42 HEART 67-64 AGED 66 Paul Darin, San Diego CA; Harriet Smith, Solano Beach CA 481.80 43-45 ARA 63-61 NOM 67 Sigrid Price, Napa CA; Sara Rothmuller, Santa Rosa CA 480.65 46-48 SEA 60-58 AID 68 Ron Nelken, Clifton NJ; Rain Yu Han Lan, US 480.43 49-52 CLUB 57-55 ALE 69 Gary Helman, Syosset NY; Anna Bromberg, Brooklyn NY 480.07 53-57 AKELA 54-50 KABUL 70 Christina Parker, Newton Centre MA; Stewart Rubenstein, Newton MA 479.36 58-64 DIAMOND 49-44 CAESAR 71 Leigh Ives, Barrie ON; Irfan Ashraf, Ajax ON 478.75 72 David Ticen, Victoria TX; Kim Brinkman, Highland Villge TX 477.30 65-68 EGAD 43-40 ATRA 73 Ken Eisner, Truro NS; Ronald Mak, Manchester NH 472.98 69-72 NAME 39-37 EHS 74 Steven Groag, Warwick RI; Ann Baum, Newton MA 472.29 73-78 DENOTE 36-34 EVA 75 Gloria Tsoi, Somerville MA; Doug Anderson, Quincy MA 472.21 79-83 ROMEO 33-29 SCORE 76 Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY; Laurie Berlin, Lido Beach NY 471.42 84-89 BOATEL 28-25 CART 77 Dennis Kaye, Rosendale NY; John Gropp, Newburgh NY 471.20 78 Barbara Tarlin, Wellesley MA; Millie Garrison, Riverside CA 470.56 90-94 AEDES 24-20 ROPED 79 David Kunstler, Coconut Grove FL; Alan Walters, Naples FL 470.32 95-97 ABS 19-16 APSE 80 Richard Higgins - Greg Frank, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 469.37 98-100 SAP 15-12 POLE 81 Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT; Greta Pineles, Jackson NJ 469.14 11-8 ADAM 82 Colin Lafferty, Whitby ON; Edith Ferber, Waterloo ON 468.83 7-5 SIT 83 Joel Fuhrman, Kirkland WA; Joerg Schneider, Vancouver BC 468.13 4-1 OPEN 84 Richard Vatter - Jo Anne Vatter, Cadillac MI 468.00 Daily Bulletin Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Page 13

85 Arthur Crystal - Debbie Benner, Fairfield CT 467.13 86 Sidney Kanter, Clifton NJ; Ping Hu, Naperville IL 465.79 Convention card 87 Robert Gacicia, Weymouth MA; Paul Wacks, Peabody MA 465.37 88 Susan Bailey Carman, Plainwell MI; Joo-Hee Janicki, Markham ON 464.85 reminder 89 Glenda Calkins - R Barkley Calkins, Allendale NJ 463.81 Each player is required to have a convention 90 Robert Brady, McLean VA; Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ 463.40 card filled out legibly and on the table throughout a 91 Yeong-Long Shiue, Manchester CT; Hollis Barry, Old Lyme CT 462.94 session. The convention card must include the first 92 Jacqueline Chang, New York NY; Suresh Nayak, Brooklyn NY 461.22 and last name of each member of the partnership, 93 David Wilson, Stratford ON; Ross Driedger, London ON 459.83 and the cards must be identical. 94 Jennifer Ballantyne, Vancouver BC; David Binney, Seattle WA 459.14 If a director determines that neither player has 95 Lon Sunshine, Framingham MA; Ivanie Yeo, Brighton MA 458.10 96 Douglas Dye - Dale Dye, Wyndmoor PA 457.41 a substantially completed card, the partnership may 97 William Dinner, Port Washington NY; R David Walker, Radnor PA 457.30 play only the Yellow Card and 98 Sarah Corning - Helen Kobernusz, Madison CT 456.35 may use only standard carding. This restriction 99 Marie Anzilotti, Wilmington DE; Scott Hiller, Eden Prairie MN 454.12 may be lifted only at the beginning of a subsequent 100 Trisha Malazdrewicz, CD; Susan Hubley, Halifax NS 454.10 round after convention cards have been properly 101 Peter Tracy - Sherry Tracy, Longboat Key FL 453.08 102 Laurie Robbins, Windsor CT; Rachel Brown, Canton CT 452.69 prepared and approved by the director. Further, the 103 Glen Anderson - Tammy Moll, Raleigh NC 451.87 partnership will receive a 1/6-board matchpoint 104 Franklyn Caine, Weston MA; Peter Clay, Wellesley MA 451.53 penalty for each board played, commencing with the next round and continuing until the restriction is QUALIFIERS IN THE KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS lifted. In IMP team games, penalties shall be at the 72.0 Tables Carryover 1 Shan Huang, Toronto ON; David Sabourin, Ottawa ON 978.93 discretion of the director. 2 Ola Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden; Johan Saefsten, Uppsala Sweden 969.03 If the director determines the partnership has at 3 Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA; Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL 962.56 least one substantially completed convention card 4 John Hurd, New York NY; Justin Lall, Plano TX 959.01 but has not fully complied with ACBL regulations, 5 Agustin Madala - Adolfo Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina 958.51 the director may give warnings or assign such 6 Katie Thorpe, Kingsville ON; Martin Kirr, Toronto ON 954.99 penalties as he deems to be appropriate under the 7 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Jo Anna Stansby, US 951.48 8 Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA; Howard Weinstein, Omaha NE 951.23 circumstances. 9 Bartosz Chmurski, Lomianky 05-09 Poland; Piotr Tmczynski, Poznan Poland 945.31 The objective of these warnings and penalties is 10 Joe Grue, New York NY; Brad Moss, Denver CO 941.00 the encouragement of full compliance with ACBL 11 Wael Mohsen, 6th of October Egypt; Reda Wasfi Yaacoub, Cairo Egypt 940.67 regulations. 12 Abecassis Michel - Chemla Paul, 940.22 13 Brian Glubok - Glenn Robbins, New York NY 937.73 14 Victoria Gromova, Moscow Russia; Tatiana Ponomareva, Moscow Russia 933.96 Fees 15 Laurie Vogel, New York NY; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ 920.28 Players must be ACBL members whose service 16 Allan Falk, Okemos MI; John Lusky, Portland OR 918.93 fees or dues are current in order to compete in any 17 Dennis Bilde, Aarhus C 8000 Denmark; Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 917.81 18 Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Richard Coren, Highland Beach FL 916.15 of the following nationally ranked events: Baze 19 Thomas Bessis, Paris 75015 France; Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan France 913.59 Senior Knockouts, Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs, 20 Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Diego Brenner, L’Eixample Barc Spain 906.72 Keohane North American Swiss Teams, Marsha 21 Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA 905.99 May Sternberg Women’s Board-a-Match Teams, 22 Pierre Zimmermann - Franck Multon, 98000 Monaco 905.67 Mitchell Open Board-a-Match Teams, Nail Life 23 Danny Molenaar, 2592 Bz Netherlands; Bob Drijver, 3051 Eg, Rotter Netherlands 904.14 Master Open Pairs, Board-a-Match 24 Espen Lindqvist, 4838 Arendal Norway; Boye Brogeland, Norway 898.30 25 Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 896.28 Teams, Smith Life Master Women’s Pairs, Senior 26 Robert Cappelli, Birmingham MI; Robert Bitterman, Harbor Springs MI 896.14 Mixed Pairs and the Super Senior Pairs. The entry 27 Daniel Korbel, Waterloo ON; Darren Wolpert, Thornhill ON 893.48 fees for these contests are $20 per player per 28 Glenn Milgrim, Forest Hills NY; Barry Rigal, New York NY 891.96 session. 29 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Chip Martel, Davis CA 889.41 Note: Only ACBL members are eligible to play 30 Robert Kuz, St Andrews MB; Barry Senensky, Toronto ON 889.30 31 Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hts IL; Eldad Ginossar, Chicago IL 889.26 in NABC+ events. $1.50 per person per session 32 Shawn Drenning, New York NY; Zachary Madden, Philadelphia PA 886.88 benefits the International Fund. 33 Hakan Nilsson, West Palm Beach FL; Johan Upmark, 115 37 Stockho Sweden 885.53 Players must also be current ACBL members 34 Rune Brendeford Anderssen, Norway; Peter Marstrander, Tromso Norway 884.63 to play in the 0–5000 Mini Blue Ribbon Pairs and 35 Jing Liu, Minneapolis MN; Yinghao Liu, Stanford CA 882.30 the 0–10,000 Swiss Teams. The entry fee is $17 per 36 Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV 881.54 player per session. 37 Ismail Kandenir, Istanbul Turkey; Suleyman Kolata, Istanbul, Malte Turkey 881.51 38 Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Richard Zeckhauser, Cambridge MA 881.46 Regional championships are $16 per player 39 Dano De Falco, Rubano Italy; Gabriella Olivieri, Alessandria Italy 879.88 per session for ACBL members, and $20 for 40 Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands 879.25 nonmembers. All other events are $15 per player 41 Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel; Alon Birman, Tel Aviv 62267 Israel 879.15 per session for ACBL members, $19 for non- 42 William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Brian Ellis, Beachwood OH 876.06 members. 43 Daniel Gerstman, Buffalo NY; Ron Gerard, White Plains NY 875.12 44 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; Michael Mikyska, Los Angeles CA 874.22 *Notice to players who reside outside North 45 Michael Polowan - Jared Lilienstein, New York NY 873.83 America: Participation in the Kaplan Blue Ribbon 46 Jessica Piafsky, New York NY; Mikael Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden 872.82 or 0–5000 Life Master Pairs is limited to ACBL 47 Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; John Diamond, Boca Raton FL 871.09 members who have achieved the rank of Life 48 Per-Ola Cullin, Johanneshov Sweden; Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden 870.43 Master. Players who reside outside North America 49 Andrew Hoskins, Palo Alto CA; Robert Todd, Tallahassee FL 870.21 and who do not meet this criteria, but feel they are 50 Romain Zaleski, Paris France; Philippe Cronier, Paris 75018 France 869.60 51 Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC; John Potter, Panama City FL 868.83 otherwise eligible to participate, must receive a 52 Joseph Silver, Hampstead QC; John Carruthers, Kingsville ON 867.13 waiver prior to the commencement of the contest. 53 Tobi Sokolow - Louis Sachar, Austin TX 866.64 For waiver information, please see the 54 Ronald Tracy, Edmonds WA; Sun-O Ho, Redmond WA 866.59 Director-in-Charge at 55 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Leonard Melander, W Bloomfield MI 866.34 the selling site at least 56 Michael Ranis, New York NY; Cornelis Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep Netherlands 865.38 one hour prior to the 57 Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN; William Pollack, New York NY 864.03 58 Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL; Steve Zolotow, Las Vegas NV 862.78 commencement of the 59 Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Thorlakur Jonsson, 200 Kopavogur Iceland 861.31 event. Please note that 60 Theri Andino, Niceville FL; Peggy Ware, Denver CO 861.21 players who have been 61 Connie Goldberg, Merion Sta PA; Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA 861.12 waived into previous 62 Tom Hanlon, Dublin 6 Ireland; Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON 860.82 Life Master Pairs do not 63 Ahmed Rabie, Henderson NV; Ahmed Yousry, Manyal Cairo Egypt 859.27 have to re-apply. Page 14 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Daily Bulletin

64 Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Mark Cohen, West Orange NJ 857.78 Life Master news 65 Sam Dinkin, Austin TX; Cenk Tuncok, US 857.66 Mary Lovrics of Toronto became a Silver Life 66 Mustafa Cem Tokay, Istanbul Turkey; Antonio Sementa, Parma PR Italy 856.62 Master (1000+ ), playing and winning 67 Chris Willenken - Alison Wilson, New York NY 856.16 points in the Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs. She made 68 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Simon Kantor, Feeding Hills MA 854.27 69 Karen Yellin - Stanley Yellin, Bethlehem PA 853.23 the first cut and will be playing today with Barbara 70 James Krekorian, Pensacola FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 852.93 Murray of Caledon ON. 71 Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba 44 Israel; Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel 852.85 72 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 851.72 73 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; , New York NY 850.62 Helpful links at 74 James Melville, Springfield IL; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI 847.79 75 Roger Lee, Las Vegas NV; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX 847.10 the Fall NABC 76 Vesa Lauri Fagerlund, Tampere Finland; Kauko Koistinen, Espoo Finland 846.58 Baze Senior KO Teams Leader Board: 77 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Adam Wildavsky, Sarasota FL 845.01 www.acbl.org/nabcko 78 Kevin Wilson, Knoxville TN; David Walker, Salem VA 843.95 NABC schedule: 79 Fred Stewart, Bloomington NY; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA 842.53 www.acbl.org/nabcschedule 80 Jan Tore Berg, Norway; Austberg Per Erik, 842.46 81 Pamela Miller - James Rasmussen, Cambridge MA 842.05 Your personal NABC results: 82 Dori Cohen, Woodbury NY; Charles Sharf, North Baldwin NY 841.27 live.acbl.org 83 Richard Gertner, Ossining NY; Seth Cohen, Stamford CT 841.09 84 Stale Froyland, Narbo Norway; John Herland, Stavanger Norway 839.37 To sign up to get text messages of your results: 85 Ludmila Antonova, San Francisco CA; Daniel Neill, Beaverton OR 839.11 86 David Ruderman, Burtonsville MD; David Abelow, La Jolla CA 839.03 www.acbl.org/privacysettings 87 Michael Becker - Aubrey Strul, Boca Raton FL 837.83 Food locations in the area: 88 , New York NY; Alejandro Bianchedi, Buenos Aires Argentina 837.74 89 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Robert Lebi, Toronto ON 837.11 www.acbl.org/nabcdining 90 Kathy Newman - Bert Newman, West Bloomfield MI 836.83 For all NABC information: 91 Ida Groenkvist, Orebro Sweden; Meike Wortel, Amsterdam Netherlands 835.48 92 Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; John McAllister, Charlottesvle VA 835.22 www.acbl.org/home 93 Abe Pineles, Jackson NJ; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ 835.11 94 Richard Popper, Wilmington DE; John Miller, Vienna VA 834.54 95 Christophe Grosset, 92130 Issy-Les- France; Pierre Franceschetti, 834.44 How old is a Senior? 96 John Bowman - Bill Bowman, Ottawa ON 834.40 The definition of a Senior (for the purpose of 97 David Baker, Kitchener ON; John Moser, St Agatha ON 834.16 Senior events, tournaments, special games, etc.) 98 Adam Weisz-Margules, Thornhill ON; Andrew Tylman, Toronto ON 834.07 has matured — from 55 to 60 years old. Those 99 Eric Stoltz, Portland OR; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR 833.14 ‘tweeners who previously qualified as Seniors 100 Spike Lay, Daytona Beach FL; Larry Griffey, Vero Beach FL 831.98 and who have been magically rejuvenated are still 101 Allan Graves, St Johnsbury VT; Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL 830.49 102 Joseph Stokes, Chicago IL; Serdar Ogut, Darien IL 829.50 eligible. If you were born before Jan. 1, 1959, 103 Fu Zhong - Jie Li, Beijing People’s Republic of China 826.83 you’re still a Senior for the purposes of playing in 104 Jill Fouad, New Canaan CT; Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT 826.79 any ACBL Senior event. 105 Vonnie Lavender, Burke VA; Diane Walker, Gaithersburg MD 826.75 106 Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN; Keith Connolly, Minneapolis MN 826.74 107 Mark Thompson, Lexington MA; Robert Casey, Worcester MA 826.32 Use of the Bidding 108 Jovanka Smederevac, Vienna Austria; Alexander Wernle, Vienna Austria 825.05 109 Elliott Grubman - Ava Grubman, Brooklyn NY 825.01 Box ­— Alerts and 110 Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA; William Watson, Sunnyvale CA 825.00 111 Dick Melson, Chicago IL; David Lehman, Glenview IL 824.93 Announcements 112 John Koschik, Livonia MI; Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI 823.88 When using bidding boxes, the ACBL requires 113 Allan Sorensen - Paul Sorensen, Berwyn AB 823.21 that players tap the Alert strip and say “Alert” at the 114 Dale Johannesen - Lynn Johannesen, Saratoga CA 822.61 same time. 115 Jianfeng Luo - Peter Wong, North York ON 821.81 When making an Announcement, use the 116 Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Sheila Ekeblad, Providence RI 821.49 Announcement word (such as “transfer”) and tap 117 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 821.22 118 Robin Taylor, Gaithersburg MD; Mickie Kivel, Potomac Falls VA 820.74 the Alert strip at the same time. 119 Gregory Woods, Westport CT; John Rengstorff, New York NY 817.01 A player who Alerts or Announces a bid must 120 Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA; Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT 816.56 make sure his opponents are aware that an Alert or 121 Sartaj Hans - Peter Gill, Sydney Australia 815.99 Announcement has been made. 122 Bob Zeller, Kanata ON; Bruce Norman, Carthage TN 814.39 123 Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL; Scott Stearns, Elberta AL 814.31 124 Ron Haack - Amy Mitura, New York NY 813.56 Electronic Device Policy 125 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Leslie Paryzer, Bronx NY 813.09 The electronic device policy at NABCs allows 126 Veronique Bessis, Paris 75015 France; Marshall Lewis, Bloomington IN 812.24 players to bring electronic devices such as cell 127 Stephen Stewart, Overland Park KS; Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO 812.13 phones into the playing area 128 Gary Gottlieb, Brooklyn NY; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden 811.44 provided that such devices are 129 Ed Bissell, State College PA; Anthony Aukstikalnis, Harvey Cedars NJ 811.39 130 James Cayne, New York NY; Michael Seamon, Boca Raton FL 810.92 turned off. 131 Ron Bishop, Toronto ON; John Duquette, Oshawa ON 810.61 Further, any such 132 Corey Krantz - Bruce Lang, Philadelphia PA 809.13 equipment must not be visible 133 Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 808.26 during the session 134 Jordan Kaye, W Bloomfield MI; Xu Wang, Rego Park NY 808.02 The policy applies to all 135 Richard Wegman, Bethesda MD; Arnold Malasky, US 807.68 136 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Magnus Olafsson, New York NY 807.22 pairs, team members, captains, coaches, kibitzers 137 Adam Grossack - Zachary Grossack, Newton MA 807.20 and play recorders, except those designated by 138 Vikram Srimurthy, Brookline MA; Neil Kreuzer, Brighton MA 806.83 the ACBL and are in force throughout any actual 139 Scott Levine, New York NY; Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY 806.04 playing session or segment of play. 140 Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN; Sean Ganness, Miami FL 805.71 A violation of the policy will result in an 141 Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON; Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI 803.88 automatic disciplinary penalty of one full board 142 Malcolm Ewashkiw, Belleville ON; Robert Hollow, Madoc ON 803.03 143 Dick Yarington, Seattle WA; Ruth Nakano, Kirkland WA 802.17 (or 12 IMPs at that form of scoring) for the 144 Albert Shekhter, Brooklyn NY; George Krizel, Fstrvl Trvose PA 801.43 first offense. A second offense will result in disqualification from the event for the pair/team. Kibitzers violating this policy will be removed from the playing area for the remainder of the session. Daily Bulletin Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Page 15

TUESDAY EVENING SIDE GAME NORTH-SOUTH SECTION MM EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Paul Meerschaert, Saint Paul MN; Carole Miner, Rochester MN 61.93% 1 Michael Strong - Johanna Strong, Winfield IL 63.78% 2 1 Jacqueline DeRouin, Okemos MI; Abbie Cole, New York NY 56.41% 2 1 Donald Rankin, East Greenwich RI; Bruce Fischer, Rumford RI 61.86% 3 2 Virginia Bright, Nokomis FL; Katherine Grant, Riverview FL 56.25% 3 2 1 Joe DeCosta, North Andover MA; William Port, Geneva NY 59.78% 4/5 3 Joe Mundy - Nora Mundy, West Hill ON 56.08% 4 3 Phil Feldman, Los Angeles CA; David Feldman, New York NY 58.81% 4/5 Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL; Suzanne Dunn, Crystal Lake IL 56.08% 5 Sophie Irene Ashton, Darling Point Australia; Anna Dosseva, Pickering ON 58.01% 6 4 Helen Van Amburg - George Van Amburg, East Lansing MI 54.69% 6 4 Lynnette Regan, Norfolk VA; Joan Warren, Bryn Mawr PA 56.73% 7 5 Mark Brader - Catherine Brader, Toronto ON 54.34% 7 5 Alan Hierseman, Olathe KS; Ellen D’Amato, Kansas City MO 54.33% 6 Wilbur Argersinger, Ann Arbor MI; Pamela Ziegel, Petoskey MI 52.08% 6 Jeremy Lewis, Bristow VA; Eugene Kales, East Lansing MI 48.72% 1 John Demakes, Marblehead MA; Phyllis Bloom, Acton MA 51.91% 2 Paula Colwell - Tom Colwell, Deer Isle ME 43.59% 2 Carol Reiss, Albertson NY; Cindi Siegel, Bayside NY 46.96%

0-5000 MINI-BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 2ND QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS OO PP QQ RR EAST-WEST 1 Wayne Bardsley, McLean VA; Amanda Carter, Arlington VA 67.61% 1 Richard Smith, Spartanburg SC; Francine Moring, Columbia SC 63.73% 2 Kirk Elyakin - Marilyn Elyakin, Monroe Twp NJ 64.71% 2 Richard Cobin, Sarasota FL; Leonard Aberbach, Wayland MA 62.07% 3 Allan Wolf, North Haven CT; Russell Friedman, Wilton CT 61.73% 3 Muffie Gur - Reha Gur, Leonardo NJ 60.67% 4 James Andrews, San Diego CA; Scott Nelson, Encinitas CA 61.65% 4 Barry Bragin, Silver Spring MD; Mark Laken, Glyndon MD 60.22% 5 Julian Wernick - Liam Johnstone, Birmingham England 61.20% 5 Greg Chang, Lexington MA; Paul Simon, Arlington MA 58.97% 6 Alix Taylor, Lincoln MA; Cecilla Borras, Waltham MA 60.90% 6 David Macrae - Christina van Leeuwen, Horn Lake MS 57.58% 7 Paul Truesdale, Peabody MA; Leonard Selsky, Chestnut Hill MA 58.48% 7 Wendy Dewell - Fred Brown, San Jose CA 56.75% 8 Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY; Laurie Berlin, Lido Beach NY 58.11% 8 Bruce Neiger, Merrick NY; Doug Herron, US 56.49% 9 Mark Shaiman, Centereach NY; Christine Woodring, Setauket NY 57.84% 9 Saul Agranoff, Newton MA; Stuart Whittle, Waltham MA 55.54% 10 Susan Bailey Carman, Plainwell MI; Joo-Hee Janicki, Markham ON 56.64% 10 Perry Poole, Maitland FL; Stanley Weiner, Las Vegas NV 54.15% 11 Michael Tallent, Groton MA; Lance Ribeiro, Hampstead NH 55.13% 11 Stuart Goodgold, San Jose CA; Allan Simon, Calgary AB 53.92% 12 Barbara Seagram - Alex Kornel, Toronto ON 55.02% 12 William Dinner, Port Washington NY; R David Walker, Radnor PA 53.66% 13 Robert Sagor, Greenfield MA; Leo Sartori, Newton MA 54.56% 13 Tony Miller, Ridgecrest CA; Diane Miller, San Bernardino CA 53.47% 14 Steven Shaye, Slingerlands NY; Larry Rosen, Albany NY 54.49% 14 Glen Perry, Voorheesville NY; Richard Bobilin, Fonda NY 53.09% 15 Ronald Kral, Reston VA; Mike Spooner, Glen Allen VA 54.34% 15 Ann Hudson - Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT 53.05% 16 Marie Anzilotti, Wilmington DE; Scott Hiller, Eden Prairie MN 53.28% 16 Natalie Bassil, Boston MA; Jori Grossack, Waban MA 52.79% 17 Nancy Kalow, New York NY; Maris Zilant, N Miami FL 52.90% 17 Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; Suman Agarwal, Hilliard OH 52.49% 18 Ti Davis, Little Rock AR; Brian McGuire, United Kingdom Great Britain 52.68% 18 Joel Fuhrman, Kirkland WA; Joerg Schneider, Vancouver BC 52.38% 19 Diane Burger - Robert Donald, Troy NY 52.11% 19 Charles Sheaff, Jacksonville IL; Charles Nemes, Longboat Key FL 52.07% 20 John Jemmott, Narberth PA; Kenneth Shatoff, Broomall PA 51.81% 20 Joan Renzoni, Palm City FL; Leia Berla, Old Greenwich CT 52.04% 21 Glenda Calkins - R Barkley Calkins, Allendale NJ 51.47% 21 Barbara Tarlin, Wellesley MA; Millie Garrison, Riverside CA 51.70% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS SS TT UU EAST-WEST 1 Jennifer Chalfan, Bellevue WA; David Brower, Portland OR 67.92% 1 Gary Bernstein, Montreal QC; Steve Caplan, Hampstead QC 62.75% 2 Christopher Cowan - Debbie Feldman, Oakville ON 61.39% 2 Jim Howie, Toronto ON; Fred Lerner, Unionville ON 60.87% 3 Juan Castillo, Ft Lauderdale FL; Robert Ramos, Fort Lauderdale FL 60.47% 3 Barry Black, Clearwater FL; Vincent Messina, Wolfeboro NH 60.64% 4 Christina Parker, Newton Centre MA; Stewart Rubenstein, Newton MA 58.65% 4 Bernard Neuhart, Niskayuna NY; Robert Neuhart, Troy NY 60.27% 5 John Herriot, Los Angeles CA; Malcolm Morris, Se1 4yx United Kingdom 57.99% 5 Sidney Kanter, Clifton NJ; Ping Hu, Naperville IL 58.26% 6 Jack Alhale - Rozi Alhale, New York NY 57.76% 6 John Friedl, Signal Mtn TN; Donna Silver, Atlanta GA 58.14% 7 Dana Rossi, Westport CT; Adam Lally, Cold Spring NY 56.57% 7 Bob Lafleur, Las Vegas NV; Allen McRae, Portland ME 56.44% 8 S Kolinski, Holland OH; Mary Ann Cooper, Maumee OH 55.35% 8 Charles Nauen, Saint Paul MN; Jonathan Cohen, Prior Lake MN 54.41% 9 Alvin Galland, Hastings Hdsn NY; Stanley Roth, New York NY 55.33% 9 Joseph Viola III, US; Hope Ellis, Beachwood OH 52.88% 10 Robert Levey, Bethesda MD; Martin Graf, Chevy Chase MD 55.05% 10 Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT; Greta Pineles, Jackson NJ 52.67% 11 Ina Demme, Maple ON; Bill Kertes, York ON 54.67% 11 Eric Schwartz - Linda Robinson, Arlington MA 52.50% 12 Dennis Kaye, Rosendale NY; John Gropp, Newburgh NY 54.49% 12 Marc Rabinowitz, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Lawrence Derito, Jupiter FL 52.14% 13 Monique Smith, Arlington VA; Linda Marshall, Bethesda MD 54.31% 13 Kathy Rolfe, Lake Winnebago MO; Polly Schoning, Manhattan KS 51.58% 14 Robert Brady, McLean VA; Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ 54.26% 14 Margaret Wynarchuk, Richmond Hill ON; Joy Shapiro, Thornhill ON 51.42% 15 Heidi Klein, Harrison NY; Lynn Condon, West Redding CT 53.46% 15 Richard Vatter - Jo Anne Vatter, Cadillac MI 50.88% 16 Nancy Frank, Glencoe IL; Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO 52.62% 16 David Venetianer, Chadds Ford PA; Richard Franklin, New Canaan CT 50.80% 17 Jennifer Ballantyne, Vancouver BC; David Binney, Seattle WA 52.59% 17 Peter Van Zijl, Elkridge MD; Rose Berman, Laurel MD 50.74% 18/19 Peter Cheung, Fremont CA; Leonard Helfgott, Teaneck NJ 52.56% 18 Jacqueline Chang, New York NY; Suresh Nayak, Brooklyn NY 50.53% 18/19 Buddhadeb Biswas, San Jose CA; Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA 52.56%

KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 2ND QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS C D E O P EAST-WEST 1 Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV 61.31% 1 Wael Mohsen, 6th of October Egypt; Reda Wasfi Yaacoub, Cairo Egypt 59.28% 2 Abecassis Michel - Chemla Paul, 60.92% 2 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY 59.11% 3 Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hts IL; Eldad Ginossar, Chicago IL 59.70% 3 Shan Huang, Toronto ON; David Sabourin, Ottawa ON 59.08% 4 Agustin Madala - Adolfo Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina 59.64% 4/5 Brian Glubok - Glenn Robbins, New York NY 58.63% 5 Katie Thorpe, Kingsville ON; Martin Kirr, Toronto ON 59.62% 4/5 David Baker, Kitchener ON; John Moser, St Agatha ON 58.63% 6 Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA; Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL 59.22% 6 Jing Liu, Minneapolis MN; Yinghao Liu, Stanford CA 58.06% 7 Robin Taylor, Gaithersburg MD; Mickie Kivel, Potomac Falls VA 58.65% 7 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Robert Lebi, Toronto ON 57.38% 8 Mark Thompson, Lexington MA; Robert Casey, Worcester MA 58.43% 8 Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA 57.21% 9 Michael Polowan - Jared Lilienstein, New York NY 58.29% 9 Adam Weisz-Margules, Thornhill ON; Andrew Tylman, Toronto ON 57.18% 10 Thomas Bessis, Paris 75015 France; Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan 94230 France 57.92% 10 Dennis Bilde, Aarhus C 8000 Denmark; Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 56.87% 11 Kevin Wilson, Knoxville TN; David Walker, Salem VA 57.66% 11 Allison Howard, Cookeville TN; Julius Sigurjonsson, Iceland 56.73% 12 Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Richard Zeckhauser, Cambridge MA 56.99% 12 Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands 56.59% 13 Daniel Gerstman, Buffalo NY; Ron Gerard, White Plains NY 56.90% 13 Lisa Berkowitz - Sally Strul, Boca Raton FL 56.28% 14 Hakan Nilsson, West Palm Beach FL; Johan Upmark, 115 37 Stockho Sweden 56.73% 14 Ron Haack - Amy Mitura, New York NY 55.85% 15 William Ehlers, US; Stephannie Russo, New York NY 54.72% 15 Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL; Steve Zolotow, Las Vegas NV 55.57% 16 James Krekorian, Pensacola FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 54.67% 16 Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Alejandro Bianchedi, Buenos Aires Argentina 55.35% 17 Joe Grue, New York NY; Brad Moss, Denver CO 54.24% 17 Daniel Korbel, Waterloo ON; Darren Wolpert, Thornhill ON 55.18% 18 Gregory Woods, Westport CT; John Rengstorff, New York NY 53.90% 18 Isa Koogan Breitman, Rj 22441000 Brazil; Juliana De Oliveira, Rj 22240003 Brazil 54.72% 19/20 Abe Pineles, Jackson NJ; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ 53.00% 19 John Bowman - Bill Bowman, Ottawa ON 53.87% 19/20 Vesa Lauri Fagerlund, Tampere 33720 Finland; Kauko Koistinen, Espoo Finland 53.00% 20 Ida Groenkvist, Orebro 70360 Sweden; Meike Wortel, Amsterdam Netherlands 53.79% 21 Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; John McAllister, Charlottesvle VA 52.91% 21 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Simon Kantor, Feeding Hills MA 52.60% 22 Elliott Grubman - Ava Grubman, Brooklyn NY 52.80% 22 Pierre Zimmermann - Franck Multon, 98000 Monaco 52.57% 23 Bill Irvine, Quincy MA; Ken Bloom, Acton MA 52.38% 23 Richard Gertner, Ossining NY; Seth Cohen, Stamford CT 52.38% 24 Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN; Keith Connolly, Minneapolis MN 52.23% 24 Tom Hanlon, Dublin 6 Ireland; Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON 52.15% 25/26 Fu Zhong - Jie Li, Beijing People’s Republic of China 52.01% 25 Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba 44 Israel; Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel 51.98% 25/26 Jan Tore Berg, Norway; Austberg Per Erik, 52.01% 26 Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL; Scott Stearns, Elberta AL 51.95% 27 Jovanka Smederevac, Vienna Austria; Alexander Wernle, Vienna A-A090 Austria 51.64% 27/28 Ron Bishop, Toronto ON; John Duquette, Oshawa ON 51.92% 28 Jordan Kaye, W Bloomfield MI; Xu Wang, Rego Park NY 51.50% 27/28 Richard Popper, Wilmington DE; John Miller, Vienna VA 51.92% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS F G H I L M EAST-WEST 1 Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA; Howard Weinstein, Omaha NE 64.49% 1 Ola Rimstedt, Halmstad 30571 Sweden; Johan Saefsten, Uppsala Sweden 62.91% 2 Danny Molenaar, 2592 Bz Netherlands; Bob Drijver, 3051 Eg, Rotter Netherlands 63.11% 2 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Jo Anna Stansby, US 60.34% 3 John Hurd, New York NY; Justin Lall, Plano TX 62.84% 3 Robert Kuz, St Andrews MB; Barry Senensky, Toronto ON 60.21% 4 Bartosz Chmurski, Lomianky 05-09 Poland; Piotr Tmczynski, Poznan 60-433 Poland 62.34% 4 Romain Zaleski, Paris France; Philippe Cronier, Paris 75018 France 59.57% 5 Allan Falk, Okemos MI; John Lusky, Portland OR 61.29% 5 Robert Cappelli, Birmingham MI; Robert Bitterman, Harbor Springs MI 58.79% 6 Dori Cohen, Woodbury NY; Charles Sharf, North Baldwin NY 61.11% 6 Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Thorlakur Jonsson, 200 Kopavogur Iceland 58.49% 7 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Chip Martel, Davis CA 60.04% 7 Dick Yarington, Seattle WA; Ruth Nakano, Kirkland WA 58.14% 8 John Koschik, Livonia MI; Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI 59.12% 8 Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; John Diamond, Boca Raton FL 58.07% 9 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 57.79% 9 Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Diego Brenner, L’Eixample Barc Spain 57.97% 10 Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel; Alon Birman, Tel Aviv 62267 Israel 57.39% 10 Laurie Vogel, New York NY; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ 57.89% 11 Ronald Tracy, Edmonds WA; Sun-O Ho, Redmond WA 57.04% 11 Winthrop Allegaert, New York NY; Lynda Nitabach, N Plainfield NJ 57.37% 12 Spike Lay, Daytona Beach FL; Larry Griffey, Vero Beach FL 56.92% 12 Ahmed Rabie, Henderson NV; Ahmed Yousry, Manyal Cairo Egypt 57.12% 13 Stephen Mackay, Markham ON; Ray Jotcham, Scarborough ON 56.27% 13 Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 55.72% 14 Glenn Milgrim, Forest Hills NY; Barry Rigal, New York NY 56.22% 14 Gary Gottlieb, Brooklyn NY; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden 55.17% 15 Victoria Gromova, 119296, Moscow Russia; Tatiana Ponomareva, Moscow Russia 56.14% 15 Christophe Grosset, 92130 Issy-Les- France; Pierre Franceschetti, 55.09% 16 Rune Brendeford Anderssen, Norway; Peter Marstrander, Tromso Norway 56.07% 16 Tobi Sokolow - Louis Sachar, Austin TX 54.65% 17 Espen Lindqvist, 4838 Arendal Norway; Boye Brogeland, Norway 55.39% 17 Pamela Miller - James Rasmussen, Cambridge MA 54.62% 18 John Adams, Silver Spring MD; Sylvia Shi, Rockville MD 55.12% 18 Richard Wegman, Bethesda MD; Arnold Malasky, US 54.47% 19 Dale Johannesen - Lynn Johannesen, Saratoga CA 54.90% 19 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Magnus Olafsson, New York NY 54.37% 20 Shawn Drenning, New York NY; Zachary Madden, Philadelphia PA 54.87% 20 Chris Willenken - Alison Wilson, New York NY 54.07% 21 Kathy Newman - Bert Newman, West Bloomfield MI 54.85% 21 Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC; John Potter, Panama City FL 53.87% 22 Michael Becker - Aubrey Strul, Boca Raton FL 54.65% 22/23 Connie Goldberg, Merion Sta PA; Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA 52.47% 23 Jianfeng Luo - Peter Wong, North York ON 54.45% 22/23 David Gurvich, New York NY; Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY 52.47% 24 Cuneyt Solakoglu, 34797 - Istanbu Turkey; Hayri Goksu, Mugla Turkey 54.37% 24 Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON; Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI 52.25% 25 William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Brian Ellis, Beachwood OH 54.30% 25 Jessica Piafsky, New York NY; Mikael Rimstedt, Halmstad 30571 Sweden 51.77% 26 Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Richard Coren, Highland Beach FL 52.82% 26 Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; C Ganzer, Brooklyn NY 51.67% 27 Jill Fouad, New Canaan CT; Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT 52.12% 27 Arnold Berman, Rehoboth MA; Bob Cole, Bethlehem PA 51.60% 28 David Ruderman, Burtonsville MD; David Abelow, La Jolla CA 51.85% 28/29 Ed Bissell, State College PA; Anthony Aukstikalnis, Harvey Cedars NJ 51.47% 29 Michael Rosen, New York NY; Bob Gwirtzman, Brooklyn NY 51.62% 28/29 Vikram Srimurthy, Brookline MA; Neil Kreuzer, Brighton MA 51.47% 30 Lloyd Arvedon, Woburn MA; John McLaughlin, Melrose MA 51.45% 30 Hirsh Schnayer, Laval QC; Michael Efraim, Mont-Royal QC 51.42% 31 Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN; William Pollack, New York NY 51.15% 31 Michael Ranis, New York NY; Cornelis Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep Netherlands 51.37%

BARBARA KITRLEY MEMORIAL EVENING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 John Burns, Indianapolis IN; Margaret Getman, St Paul MN 58.28% 1 1 1 Alan Ehrlich, Westboro MA; William Birkholz, Westborough MA 57.95% 2 Joan Bergen - Meredith Dunne, Darien CT 55.58% 2 2 Roy Goodman, Melville NY; Roger Weaving Jr, Huntington NY 54.55% 3 1 1 Michael Hajosy, Somers Point NJ; Brenda Koblick, Norwich CT 54.52% 3 3 Joan Bang - Thomas Bang, Berwyn PA 50.98% 4 2 Sam Singhvi, Princeton NJ; Robert Bratzler, Concord MA 54.25% 4 4 Bayle Drubel, Hanover NH; Alice Eberhardt, Plainfield NH 49.23% 3 2 Lawrence Steiner, Altamonte Spgrs FL; Barb Steiner, Altamonte Sprgs FL 51.76% Page 16 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Daily Bulletin

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING SIDE GAE, TUESDAY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OOO EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Roger David - Denis Piton, Longueuil QC 66.37% 1/2 1/2 Phyllis Siegel, Ballwin MO; Gilda Singer, St Charles MO 55.65% 2 2 Dick Majcher, Woburn MA; Benson Ho, North Andover MA 55.06% 1/2 1/2 Lynn Stanley - Anne Mahoney, Moncton NB 55.65% 3 Ronald Kral, Reston VA; Mike Spooner, Glen Allen VA 54.17% 3 Ed Lazarus - Richard Baum, Baltimore MD 53.27% 4 3 Florence Mahony - Brian Mahony, Delray Beach FL 51.19% 4 3 1 Susan Koster, Mahwah NJ; Donna Vaiano, Willits CA 52.98% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION PPP EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 James Carroll, Lyons NY; Jim Mulbrandon, Verona WI 63.99% 1/2 1/2 1 Linda Ahrens, Lincoln RI; Robert Garfinkel, Pawtucket RI 60.12% 2 2 Buddhadeb Biswas - Madhusree Biswas, San Jose CA 53.27% 1/2 1/2 Brian Snell, Columbus OH; Patty Riffel, Pocahontas AR 60.12% 3 3 1 Albert Muggia, Winchester MA; Bill Schlaepfer, Philadelphia PA 50.00% 3 3 Susan Ninyo - Avram Ninyo, Rancho Santa Fe CA 52.98% 4 Inez McLaughlin, N Scituate RI; Charlotte Dumas, East Greenwich RI 49.11% 4 4 John Stutz, Jupiter FL; Mary Wolf, Singer Island FL 49.40% 2 R Shenkin, W Chester PA; Dianne Sax, Venice CA 48.51%

AVIS McCULLOCH MEMORIAL 299ER PAIRS, TUESDAY MORNING NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Kenneth Roberts, Wllesley Hills MA; Robert Traylor, Needham MA 62.50% 1 1 Carolyn Carter - Lori Black, New York NY 61.31% 2 2 1 Michael Adelizzi, Allentown PA; Mary Ann Sharpless, Hellertown PA 59.82% 2 2 Gail Kagan, Foxboro MA; Susan Moubayed, Providence RI 59.52% 3/4 3/4 2/3 Judi Zucker, Boston MA; Ariela Verter, Somerville MA 58.63% 3 3 1 Jayne Mundt - Marcy Glanz, Lincoln MA 56.85% 3/4 3/4 2/3 Ed Gould - Cornelia Gould, Incline Village NV 58.63% 4 4 2 Edward Stone, Cranston RI; Walter Vargas, E Greenwich RI 53.27% 3/4 Beth Schweitzer - Lawrence Schweitzer, Newtown CT 50.60% 3/4 Charleen Christy - Rita Barbone, Smithfield RI 50.60% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DDD EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Doris Lowry, Pocasset MA; Betsy Stegeman, Falmouth MA 61.01% 1 1 Janine Buss, Prt Washingtn NY; Debra LaMountain, Forrest Hills NY 58.04% 2 1 Roger Zessis, Westwood MA; Frank Jenkins, Sherbon MA 60.12% 2 2 1 Byron Wyche, Norwood MA; Paul Butler, Wrentham MA 57.44% 3 2 1 Michael Hu - Qing Lu, San Jose CA 57.74% 3 3 Mary Silky - Bill Silky, Syracuse NY 54.17% 4 3 George Page, Rye NH; Paul Marquis, North Hampton NH 52.98% 4/5 Judith Burnham - Bernice Krantz, Mystic CT 52.08% 4/5 2 Donald Beyer, Alexandria VA; Brian Detter, McLean VA 52.08% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION EEE EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Sam Singhvi, Princeton NJ; Robert Bratzler, Concord MA 62.75% 1 1 Rosemary Chojnacki - Robert Chojnacki, Aurora CO 61.67% 2 2 1 James Anderson, Mystic CT; Samuel Cuscovitch, Coventry CT 58.05% 2 Bill Teer - Pat Teer, Fairfax VA 57.88% 3 3 2 Desmond Heathwood, Palm Beach FL; Timothy Largay, Avon CT 57.63% 3 2 1 Paul Adler - Lois Barbour, Natick MA 55.83% 4 4 3 Danielle Cloutier, Paget Bermuda; Kathleen Keane, Warwick Bermuda 56.51% 4 Michael Tait, Hamilton Bermuda; Katrina Van Pelt, Smith’s Parish Bermuda 55.58% 5 5 Lucy Sachs, Lincoln MA; Patricia Salem, Boston MA 53.01% 5 Richard Tracy, Sharon VT; Margaret Fanning, Hartland VT 52.35% 3 Harry Scott, Naples FL; Steven Fortunato, Pocasset MA 48.22% 2 Beverly Keats - Cheryl Barenberg, Framingham MA 46.39%

AVIS McCULLOCH MEMORIAL 49ER PAIRS, TUESDAY MORNING NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Daniel Konowalow - Marcy Rosenkrantz, Lansing NY 60.00% 1 1 Ellen Thurmond, Westwood MA; Ruth Parr, Newton MA 64.50% 2 1 Joan Lager - Verne McArthur, Springfield MA 55.33% 2 Linda Thomas - Louise McGinnes, Wellesley MA 63.75% 3 Kathleen Parkins, Vienna VA; Theresa Raines, Fort Washington MD 53.00% 3 2 1 Patricia Barrett, Needham MA; Leigh Denny, Boston MA 53.42% 2 1 Donna Urbach, W MA; Helen Jones, Boston MA 50.42%

FRANK & SUE MASTROLA DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS S T EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Valerie Westheimer - Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 60.69% 1 Craig Robinson, Lansdale PA; Jeffrey Taylor, Eugene OR 61.62% 2 1 John Urciuoli, Fountain Hills AZ; Joan Beuchel, Scottsdale AZ 57.62% 2 Lillian Johannessen, Honolulu HI; Joan Braender, Newnan GA 57.54% 3 2 James Schneider, Melville NY; Peter Barbeosch Jr, Hauppauge NY 57.38% 3 1 Karen Barrett, Norwalk CT; Douglas Thompson, Ayer MA 57.38% 4/5 3 1 Timothy Pettus, Northborough MA; Richard Healy, Westborough MA 56.92% 4 Paul Fried, Monroe Twp NJ; Rosalind Elk, New Milford NJ 56.38% 4/5 J Alfred Letourneau, Waterville ME; Sharron Hinckley, East Winthrop ME 56.92% 5 Paul Benedict, Pikesville MD; Kathrine Loh, Walnut Creek CA 56.00% 6 4 Rolly Jacob, Bonita Springs FL; Steven Kruger, Framingham MA 54.69% 6 2 1 Lorenzo Migliorini, Seattle WA; Linzhi Hu, San Jose CA 55.46% 7 Rena Lieberman, North Easton MA; Melvin Marcus, Waltham MA 53.69% 7 3 Adrian Schwartz, Rishon Le Zion Israel; Kohava Schwartz, Tel Aviv Israel 54.77% 8 5 2 John Lombardo, Cranston RI; David Crossley, East Greenwich RI 53.38% 8 4 2 Joseph Pagerino, North Haven CT; Sheldon Rosenbaum, Rocky Hill CT 53.23% 9 Saundra Gotch, Framingham MA; Fizza Adamjee, Lexington MA 52.54% 9 Mary Lou Denison - Daniel Denison, Solana Beach CA 53.00% 10 6 Sharon Santow, Greenwich CT; Jay Force, Stamford CT 52.38% 10 5 William Niemi, Wakefield RI; Timothy Yentsch, Jamestown RI 52.46% 11 7 3 Virginia Iannini, Brewster MA; Phyllis Bloom, Acton MA 51.92% 11 6 3 Lawrence Kolkhorst, Yarmouth ME; Stephen Kolkhorst, Portland ME 51.62% 8 4 Ronald Klein - Joel Berman, Southborough MA 51.85% 7 4 Kenneth Wirkala, Hingham MA; Maureen Bitler, Boston MA 50.46% 9 William Cowdell, Cumberland RI; Pauline Mullins, Providence RI 51.38% 8 Sheila Katz - Jeffrey Katz, Stamford CT 50.38% 5 Karen Kupersmith, Warwick RI; Peter Buonfiglio, Cranston RI 49.69% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS U V EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 John Solodar, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL 64.82% 1 Lewis Finkel, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Kerri Sanborn, Delray Beach FL 63.51% 2 1 Nancy Flynn - John Flynn, Canton MA 61.24% 2 Joyce Regan, E Greenwich RI; Terry Byrne, Jamestown RI 59.33% 3 Allan Clamage, Stratford CT; Dean Montgomery, West Pittston PA 57.77% 3 1 Alan Blachman - Evelyn Blachman, Virginia Beach VA 58.66% 4 Steven Conrad, Manhasset NY; Ruth Stober, Great Neck NY 55.95% 4 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Peter Mosheim, Miami FL 58.51% 5 2 1 Scott Dunlop - Laura Colihan, Smiths Falls ON 55.73% 5 J Peter Tripp - Penny Lane, Williston VT 58.14% 6 3 Robert Baum, Natick MA; Ellen Oasis, Sudbury MA 55.04% 6 2 Alan Blake - Marjorie Ehrenfreund, Madison CT 57.96% 7 4 2 Ronald Talbot, Glastonbury CT; John Dinius, Canton CT 54.70% 7 Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV; Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA 57.57% 8 5 Julian Wachs - Elizabeth Wachs, Chapel Hill NC 54.19% 8 Lawrence Christianson, Thornwood NY; Doris Staubi, White Plains NY 56.46% 9 6 3 John Burns, Indianapolis IN; Margaret Getman, St Paul MN 51.65% 9 3 A Borod - Paula Najarian, East Greenwich RI 55.13% 10 John Malley, Pascoag RI; Nataly Goldin, Chestnut Hill MA 51.48% 10 Sylvia Zalkind, Providence RI; Gloria Manna, Johnston RI 53.10% 11 7 Barbara Braunstein - Judy Lewis, New York NY 51.22% 11 4 1 Sharon Stanfill, Lincoln MA; Curtis Barton, Chelmsford MA 51.86% 8 John Miller, Stillwater MN; Frank Knier, Fargo ND 51.11% 5 2 Gary Bloomstone - Jacob Bast, Newton MA 51.58% 4 Raymond Yue, Reno NV; Elizabeth Carlson, Summit NJ 48.14% 6 3 Paul DiCenso, Hampton Bays NY; A Ansari, Austin TX 50.43% 7 Thomas Knier, Burnsville MN; Daniel McIntyre, Saint Paul MN 50.04% 8 4 Nelson Burros - Marcie Burros, New York NY 48.73% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS W Y FFF EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Jonathan Levine, Jackson Heights NY; Tom Joyce, East Hartford CT 62.92% 1 Bill Parks, Macungie PA; Rich Rothwarf, Philadelphia PA 66.42% 2 Kenneth Chatzinoff, Cinnaminson NJ; Raymond Raskin, Kng of Prussa PA 60.96% 2 Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; Victor King, Hartford CT 60.69% 3 Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; Bernace De Young, Miami FL 59.86% 3 Myra Kolton - Carolyn Sessler, Boca Raton FL 59.80% 4 1 Rich Stevens, Wakefield MA; Judie Muggia, Winchester MA 59.70% 4 Steve Gross, Westlake Vilg CA; Ellen Anten, Encino CA 58.84% 5 Tony Petronella, Boca Raton FL; Elaine Katzman, Boynton Beach FL 58.85% 5 1 1 Eleonore Freihofer - Dennis Walsh, Osprey FL 58.50% 6 2 David Blackburn - Linda Green, Fairfield CT 57.76% 6 Joan Sherman, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Phyllis Chase, Providence RI 57.83% 7 3 Shirley Derrah - Robert Derrah, Springfield MA 56.94% 7 2 Jacqueline Kovacs, Andover MA; Lawrence Newman, Wellfleet MA 57.28% 8 Rebecca Rogers, Las Vegas NV; Mac Busby, San Diego CA 56.51% 8 Diana Schuld, Glen Head NY; Alan Kudisch, Farmingdale NY 57.02% 9 4 Harold Merzon, Stoughton MA; Richard Simolari, South Easton MA 55.13% 9 Katherine Love - Donald Smith, Mountain House CA 56.73% 10 5 Nancy Earel, Milford CT; Gail Carroll, Bethany CT 54.82% 10 3 2 Robert Orvis - Gayle Orvis, Burleson TX 55.70% 11 6 James Poitras - Patricia Poitras, Narcoossee FL 54.69% 11 Harry Gellis, Midlothian VA; Robert Pustilnik, Richmond VA 55.68% 12 David Meyer - Marlene Meyer, Scranton PA 53.95% 12 4 3 Marshall Thomas - Sarah Widhu, Nashua NH 54.99% 13 7 Helen Pawlowski, Westfield MA; Bernard Garbose, Mashpee MA 53.55% 13 5 Frederica Neff - Marcie Heymann, New York NY 54.57% 14 Walter Spiewak - Susan Winkler, Wake Forest NC 53.12% 14 6 William Wood, Norwalk CT; Barbara Moore, Darien CT 54.52% 15 8 1 Anne Lightburn, Pt Pleasant Bch NJ; Jane Carter, Brick NJ 52.78% 15 7 Chris Soares, Swansea MA; Gloria Golden, Cranston RI 52.82% 16 9 Louis DiOrio - Marilyn Ardente, Providence RI 52.55% 16 8 David Joseph, Forest Hills NY; Mary Jo Whitehead, Lisle NY 52.78% 10 2 Ron Noble, No Providence RI; Edmond Cabana, Blackstone MA 51.61% 9 Francis Minosh - Herbert Shanzer, Westford MA 50.41% 11 Leo Birmingham, Whitney Point NY; Carl Jones, Chicago IL 51.22% 10 4 Margie Wollam, Duxbury MA; Paul Manganello, Kingston MA 50.03% 3 Richard Walker - Barbara McNair, New York NY 49.31% 11 5 June Wood, Cumberland RI; Fredda Sharfstein, Pawtucket RI 49.74% 4 Joanne Chalifoux, Bay Shore NY; Beverly Lefkowitz, Mount Sinai NY 48.21% 12 6 Robert Lightburn, Pt Pleasant Bch NJ; Leslie Smith, Manasquan NJ 49.48% 5 William Everett, Providence RI; Dennis Martin, Pawtucket RI 47.13%

FRANK & SUE MASTROLA STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS 1ST OF 2 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS III JJJ HHH EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Joanne Weingold - Jack Weingold, Boca Raton FL 65.85% 1 John Grantham, Bentonville AR; Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 66.35% 2 Ellie Hanlon - Mary Savko, Tequesta FL 61.29% 2 Richard Morgen, Havertown PA; Barbara Kepple, West Chester PA 62.93% 3 Lee Atkinson - Mark Yaeger, Hollywood FL 60.50% 3 Andy Avery, Jamaica VT; Cecily Kohler, Washington DC 61.07% 4 John Morgan, Navan ON; J Mark Siegrist, Gloucester ON 58.91% 4 1 Susan Ninyo - Avram Ninyo, Rancho Santa Fe CA 60.27% 5 1 1 Ashok Rao, Cambridge MA; Simon Zimmerman, Hopkinton MA 58.73% 5 Jay Whipple III, Boca Grande FL; Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 57.05% 6 2 Carole Perla, Hudson MA; E Berk, Bedford MA 58.22% 6 Harriette Buckman, University Park FL; Bill Cook Jr, Madison MS 56.98% 7 Peter Morse, N-Vancouver BC; Jadwiga Polujan, Calgary AB 56.82% 7 2 David Tuttle - Nancy Tuttle, Reading MA 56.29% 8 3 Weiling Zhao, Brookfield CT; James Milam, Idaho Falls ID 55.41% 8 Victoria Muir - William Muir, Kansas City MO 55.79% 9 Petra Hamman, Dallas TX; Emily Harrell, Shoal Creek AL 55.09% 9 Jane Ball, Doylestown PA; Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ 55.54% 10 4 Judith Bussell, Devonshire Bermuda; Diana Diel, Warwick Bermuda 55.09% 10 3 1 Sandra Larson, Durham NH; Susan Tester, Rochester NH 54.07% 11 Kerry Smith, Milwaukee WI; Chris Benson, Le Roy IL 54.77% 11 Ellen Kozlove, Boca Raton FL; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 53.80% 12 Veronica McMurdie - John McMurdie, Sacramento CA 54.61% 12 Mary Oshlag - Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN 53.77% 13 Eileen Paley, Scarsdale NY; Mimi Bieber, Hartsdale NY 54.11% 13 4 2 Niki Coons, York ON; Dominic Antonelli, Altoona IA 53.41% 14 Ellen Kent - Robert Kent, Marina Del Rey CA 53.60% 14 Jan Assini, Aurora OH; Susan Stark, Cleveland OH 52.33% 15 5 Barry Rogoff - Robert Eachus, Nashua NH 52.96% 15 5 3 Sevil Kokturk - Uygur Kokturk, Poughkeepsie NY 52.18% 16 Fred King, Falls Church VA; Rebecca Duty, Richmond VA 52.26% 16 6 Jennifer Kuhn - Philip Kuhn, San Mateo CA 51.31% 6 Robert Bonazoli - Margaret Bonazoli, S Hamilton MA 52.10% 7 Peter Attwood, Sarnia ON; Carolyn Rowley, Evanston IL 50.55% 7 Marie Sengupta, Marlborough MA; Joe Handler, Toronto ON 52.05% 8 4 Amy Brisson, Arlington VA; Jane Siebecker, Amesbury MA 49.06% 8 Anne Fidelman, Houston TX; Janet Fidelman, Arlington MA 50.54% 9 Arlene Seguin - Albert Seguin Jr, Cranston RI 48.70% 9 Bari Boyer - Carol Seager, Worcester MA 50.40% 10 2 Sharon Reback, N Palm Beach FL; Sunny Koontz, Palm Beach FL 50.01% 3 Margi Dyer, Mayfield KY; Douglas Snow, Paducah KY 49.42% 4 Ronnie Fuchs, Cambridge MA; Susan Saponaro, Winchester MA 47.11% Daily Bulletin Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Page 17

0-5000 MINI-BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 1ST QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS SS TT UU EAST-WEST 1 Oleg Rubinchik - Igor Milman, Brooklyn NY 60.94% 1 Philip Lam, North Berwick ME; Shekhar Sengupta, Marlborough MA 65.93% 2 Gary Bernstein, Montreal QC; Steve Caplan, Hampstead QC 60.58% 2 Juan Castillo, Ft Lauderdale FL; Robert Ramos, Fort Lauderdale FL 61.22% 3 Marc Rabinowitz, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Lawrence Derito, Jupiter FL 60.02% 3 Gloria Tsoi, Somerville MA; Doug Anderson, Quincy MA 59.25% 4 David Venetianer, Chadds Ford PA; Richard Franklin, New Canaan CT 59.92% 4 Heidi Klein, Harrison NY; Lynn Condon, West Redding CT 59.11% 5 Jim Howie, Toronto ON; Fred Lerner, Unionville ON 59.82% 5 Monique Smith, Arlington VA; Linda Marshall, Bethesda MD 58.93% 6 Joseph Viola III, US; Hope Ellis, Beachwood OH 59.37% 6 Steven Ansell, Hopkinton MA; Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA 57.92% 7 Ron Nelken, Clifton NJ; Rain Yu Han Lan, US 57.97% 7 Robert Levey, Bethesda MD; Martin Graf, Chevy Chase MD 57.78% 8 Peter Van Zijl, Elkridge MD; Rose Berman, Laurel MD 56.27% 8 Buddhadeb Biswas, San Jose CA; Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA 55.72% 9 Bob Lafleur, Las Vegas NV; Allen McRae, Portland ME 55.82% 9/10 Arthur Crystal - Debbie Benner, Fairfield CT 55.36% 10 Sigrid Price, Napa CA; Sara Rothmuller, Santa Rosa CA 55.65% 9/10 David Kunstler, Coconut Grove FL; Alan Walters, Naples FL 55.36% 11 Eric Schwartz - Linda Robinson, Arlington MA 54.76% 11/12 Leigh Ives, Barrie ON; Irfan Ashraf, Ajax ON 54.99% 12 Trisha Malazdrewicz, CD; Susan Hubley, Halifax NS 54.58% 11/12 Christopher Cowan - Debbie Feldman, Oakville ON 54.99% 13 Richard Higgins - Greg Frank, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 54.53% 13 John Herriot, Los Angeles CA; Malcolm Morris, Se1 4yx United Kingdom 54.62% 14 Margaret Wynarchuk, Richmond Hill ON; Joy Shapiro, Thornhill ON 54.51% 14 Peter Cheung, Fremont CA; Leonard Helfgott, Teaneck NJ 54.49% 15 S Kolinski, Holland OH; Mary Ann Cooper, Maumee OH 53.25% 15 Ina Demme, Maple ON; Bill Kertes, York ON 54.17% 16 Charles Nauen, Saint Paul MN; Jonathan Cohen, Prior Lake MN 53.17% 16 Susan Rodricks, Milford CT; Susan Seckinger, Wethersfield CT 52.84% 17 Bruce Neiger, Merrick NY; Doug Herron, US 52.98% 17 Alice Weagle, Webster MA; Howard Canan, Holden MA 52.56% 18 Martin Gilbert, Glen Rock NJ; John Klaus, Upr Saddle Rv NJ 52.43% 18 Dana Rossi, Westport CT; Adam Lally, Cold Spring NY 50.82% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS OO PP QQ RR EAST-WEST 1 Barry Bragin, Silver Spring MD; Mark Laken, Glyndon MD 65.99% 1 Jan Popiel, Lexington MA; Robin Hillyard, Carlisle MA 65.84% 2 Tony Miller, Ridgecrest CA; Diane Miller, San Bernardino CA 59.28% 2 Paul Truesdale, Peabody MA; Leonard Selsky, Chestnut Hill MA 62.90% 3 Richard Hyken, Morristown NJ; Julie Cohan, Montville NJ 58.94% 3 Barbara Murray, Caledon ON; Mary Lovrics, Don Mills ON 62.25% 4 Paul Darin, San Diego CA; Harriet Smith, Solano Beach CA 57.84% 4 Perry Poole, Maitland FL; Stanley Weiner, Las Vegas NV 59.09% 5 Natalie Bassil, Boston MA; Jori Grossack, Waban MA 57.73% 5 Ann Hudson - Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT 58.22% 6 Stuart Goodgold, San Jose CA; Allan Simon, Calgary AB 57.39% 6 Robert Sagor, Greenfield MA; Leo Sartori, Newton MA 57.73% 7 Saul Agranoff, Newton MA; Stuart Whittle, Waltham MA 56.45% 7 Julian Wernick - Liam Johnstone, Birmingham England 57.58% 8 Alan Bronstein, Christiansted VI; Estelle Margolin, Rego Park NY 56.18% 8 David Ticen, Victoria TX; Kim Brinkman, Highland Villge TX 56.71% 9 Ken Eisner, Truro NS; Ronald Mak, Manchester NH 55.47% 9 James Andrews, San Diego CA; Scott Nelson, Encinitas CA 56.11% 10 Colin Lafferty, Whitby ON; Edith Ferber, Waterloo ON 55.13% 10 Douglas Dye - Dale Dye, Wyndmoor PA 55.77% 11 Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; Suman Agarwal, Hilliard OH 54.90% 11 Yeong-Long Shiue, Manchester CT; Hollis Barry, Old Lyme CT 55.05% 12 Richard Cobin, Sarasota FL; Leonard Aberbach, Wayland MA 54.68% 12 Steven Shaye, Slingerlands NY; Larry Rosen, Albany NY 54.37% 13 David Wilson, Stratford ON; Ross Driedger, London ON 54.03% 13 Peter Tracy - Sherry Tracy, Longboat Key FL 54.34% 14 Muffie Gur - Reha Gur, Leonardo NJ 53.85% 14 Janise Saul, San Antonio TX; Barbara Grantham, Houston TX 54.30% 15 Nancy Kalow, New York NY; Maris Zilant, N Miami FL 53.62% 15 John Jemmott, Narberth PA; Kenneth Shatoff, Broomall PA 54.11% 16 Charles Sheaff, Jacksonville IL; Charles Nemes, Longboat Key FL 53.43% 16 Glen Anderson - Tammy Moll, Raleigh NC 53.54% 17 Gary Helman, Syosset NY; Anna Bromberg, Brooklyn NY 53.21% 17 Barbara Seagram - Alex Kornel, Toronto ON 53.21% 18 David Macrae - Christina van Leeuwen, Horn Lake MS 53.09% 18 Wayne Bardsley, McLean VA; Amanda Carter, Arlington VA 52.38% 19 Robert Gacicia, Weymouth MA; Paul Wacks, Peabody MA 52.94% 19 Allan Wolf, North Haven CT; Russell Friedman, Wilton CT 52.11% 20 Steven Lockwood, Pleasantville NY; William Palmer, Brooklyn NY 52.49% 20/21 Leora Dubrovsky - Richard Dubrovsky, Howell NJ 51.89% 21 Linda Doucet - Dyane Maurice, Montreal QC 51.89% 20/21 Alix Taylor, Lincoln MA; Cecilla Borras, Waltham MA 51.89%

KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS, FIRST QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS C D E O P EAST-WEST 1 Shan Huang, Toronto ON; David Sabourin, Ottawa ON 63.52% 1 Joe Grue, New York NY; Brad Moss, Denver CO 63.61% 2 Pierre Zimmermann - Franck Multon, 98000 Monaco 60.85% 2 James Melville, Springfield IL; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI 62.37% 3 Brian Glubok - Glenn Robbins, New York NY 58.82% 3 Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA; Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL 61.33% 4 Wael Mohsen, 6th of October Egypt; Reda Wasfi Yaacoub, Cairo Egypt 58.53% 4 Liz Commins - David Stevenson, Wirral CH49 0TY United Kingdom 60.83% 5 Dennis Bilde, Aarhus C 8000 Denmark; Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 58.08% 5 Agustin Madala - Adolfo Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina 60.40% 6 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Adam Wildavsky, Sarasota FL 56.82% 6 Dano De Falco, 35030 Rubano (P Italy; Gabriella Olivieri, Alessandria Italy 60.37% 7 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 56.78% 7 Allan Sorensen - Paul Sorensen, Berwyn AB 60.00% 8 Daniel Korbel, Waterloo ON; Darren Wolpert, Thornhill ON 56.72% 8 Katie Thorpe, Kingsville ON; Martin Kirr, Toronto ON 59.99% 9 Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA 56.25% 9 Ismail Kandenir, Istanbul Turkey; Suleyman Kolata, Istanbul, Malte Turkey 59.16% 10 Stale Froyland, Narbo Norway; John Herland, Stavanger Norway 56.00% 10 Karen Yellin - Stanley Yellin, Bethlehem PA 59.01% 11 William Grant, San Diego CA; Andrew Loh, Solana Beach CA 55.68% 11 Abecassis Michel - Chemla Paul, 56.84% 12 Tom Hanlon, Dublin 6 Ireland; Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON 55.66% 12 Thomas Bessis, Paris 75015 France; Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan 94230 France 56.50% 13 Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba 44 Israel; Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel 54.83% 13 Ludmila Antonova, San Francisco CA; Daniel Neill, Beaverton OR 56.28% 14 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Simon Kantor, Feeding Hills MA 54.39% 14 Bob Zeller, Kanata ON; Bruce Norman, Carthage TN 55.45% 15 Jeffrey Rothstein - Linda Rothstein, New York NY 53.87% 15 Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Sheila Ekeblad, Providence RI 54.61% 16 Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands 53.53% 16 Hakan Nilsson, West Palm Beach FL; Johan Upmark, 115 37 Stockho Sweden 54.17% 17 Walter Lee, Sudbury MA; Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ 53.42% 17 Becky Simkins, Dothan AL; Bob Simkins, Decatur GA 53.77% 18 Richard Gertner, Ossining NY; Seth Cohen, Stamford CT 52.96% 18 Jan Tore Berg, Norway; Austberg Per Erik, 53.50% 19 Richard Popper, Wilmington DE; John Miller, Vienna VA 52.60% 19 Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Richard Zeckhauser, Cambridge MA 53.41% 20 Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL; Steve Zolotow, Las Vegas NV 52.48% 20 Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA 53.25% 21 Jing Liu, Minneapolis MN; Yinghao Liu, Stanford CA 52.44% 21 Vesa Lauri Fagerlund, Tampere 33720 Finland; Kauko Koistinen, Espoo Finland 53.03% 22 Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA; Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT 52.38% 22 Scott Levine, New York NY; Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY 52.90% 23 Albert Shekhter, Brooklyn NY; George Krizel, Fstrvl Trvose PA 52.24% 23 Daniel Gerstman, Buffalo NY; Ron Gerard, White Plains NY 52.70% 24 Rory Millson, Bronxville NY; Michael McNamara, White Plains NY 51.83% 24 Martin Hunter, Mississauga ON; Richard Chan, Markham ON 52.42% 25 John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 51.75% 25 James Krekorian, Pensacola FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 52.16% 26 Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; John McAllister, Charlottesvle VA 51.69% 26 Dale Murray, Elgin NB; Mark Golding, Lutes-Mountn NB 52.07% 27 Jovanka Smederevac, Vienna Austria; Alexander Wernle, Vienna A-A090 Austria 51.69% 27 Dick Melson, Chicago IL; David Lehman, Glenview IL 51.87% 28 Ida Groenkvist, Orebro 70360 Sweden; Meike Wortel, Amsterdam Netherlands 50.85% 28 Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hts IL; Eldad Ginossar, Chicago IL 51.67% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS F G H I L M EAST-WEST 1 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; Michael Mikyska, Los Angeles CA 64.61% 1 Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Richard Coren, Highland Beach FL 61.49% 2 Joseph Silver, Hampstead QC; John Carruthers, Kingsville ON 60.47% 2 Victoria Gromova, 119296, Moscow Russia; Tatiana Ponomareva, Moscow Russia 60.88% 3 Sam Dinkin, Austin TX; Cenk Tuncok, US 59.09% 3 Theri Andino, Niceville FL; Peggy Ware, Denver CO 59.36% 4 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Jo Anna Stansby, US 58.75% 4 Andrew Rosenthal - Aaron Silverstein, New York NY 58.39% 5 Nicolas Hammond, Marietta GA; Lindsey Weinger, New York NY 58.59% 5 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Leonard Melander, W Bloomfield MI 58.20% 6 Per-Ola Cullin, Johanneshov Sweden; Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden 58.41% 6 Andrew Hoskins, Palo Alto CA; Robert Todd, Tallahassee FL 58.19% 7 Ola Rimstedt, Halmstad 30571 Sweden; Johan Saefsten, Uppsala Sweden 58.40% 7 John Hurd, New York NY; Justin Lall, Plano TX 57.32% 8 Sartaj Hans - Peter Gill, Sydney Australia 58.09% 8 Xiaoqian Liu - Maxim Siline, Hudson MA 57.20% 9 Jessica Piafsky, New York NY; Mikael Rimstedt, Halmstad 30571 Sweden 57.49% 9 Espen Lindqvist, 4838 Arendal Norway; Boye Brogeland, Norway 57.16% 10 Laurie Vogel, New York NY; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ 57.29% 10 Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN; William Pollack, New York NY 57.14% 11 Michael Ranis, New York NY; Cornelis Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep Netherlands 56.93% 11 Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Mark Cohen, West Orange NJ 56.80% 12 Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 56.48% 12 Eric Stoltz, Portland OR; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR 56.69% 13 Roger Lee, Las Vegas NV; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX 55.79% 13 James Cayne, New York NY; Michael Seamon, Boca Raton FL 56.43% 14 Stephen Stewart, Overland Park KS; Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO 55.58% 14 Mustafa Cem Tokay, Istanbul Turkey; Antonio Sementa, Parma PR 43100 Italy 56.29% 15 Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Diego Brenner, L’Eixample Barc Spain 55.54% 15 Shawn Drenning, New York NY; Zachary Madden, Philadelphia PA 56.25% 16 William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Brian Ellis, Beachwood OH 55.47% 16 Bartosz Chmurski, Lomianky 05-09 Poland; Piotr Tmczynski, Poznan 60-433 Poland 56.10% 17 Fred Stewart, Bloomington NY; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA 55.44% 17 Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA; William Watson, Sunnyvale CA 55.60% 18 Vonnie Lavender, Burke VA; Diane Walker, Gaithersburg MD 55.37% 18 Glenn Milgrim, Forest Hills NY; Barry Rigal, New York NY 55.54% 19 Connie Goldberg, Merion Sta PA; Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA 55.32% 19 Rune Brendeford Anderssen, Norway; Peter Marstrander, Tromso Norway 54.80% 20 Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC; John Potter, Panama City FL 54.89% 20 Joseph Stokes, Chicago IL; Serdar Ogut, Darien IL 54.76% 21 Tobi Sokolow - Louis Sachar, Austin TX 53.84% 21 Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA; Howard Weinstein, Omaha NE 54.70% 22 Radu Nistor - Melanie Tucker, New York NY 53.84% 22 Allan Falk, Okemos MI; John Lusky, Portland OR 53.85% 23 Adam Grossack - Zachary Grossack, Newton MA 53.77% 23 David Ruderman, Burtonsville MD; David Abelow, La Jolla CA 53.28% 24 Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo 136 Japan; Russell Samuel, Coram NY 53.50% 24 Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel; Alon Birman, Tel Aviv 62267 Israel 52.79% 25 Robert Cappelli, Birmingham MI; Robert Bitterman, Harbor Springs MI 53.39% 25 Ana Vidigal, Rio de Janeiro Brazil; Maria Graca Poncioni, Rio De Janeiro Brazil 52.18% 26 Malcolm Ewashkiw, Belleville ON; Robert Hollow, Madoc ON 53.34% 26 Steve Shirey, Fort Worth TX; Don Lussky, Elmhurst IL 51.73% 27 Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN; Sean Ganness, Miami FL 53.23% 27 Robert VanEkeren - E Gail Vanekeren, Washington NJ 51.68% 28/29 Chris Willenken - Alison Wilson, New York NY 53.11% 28 Charles Schmidt - Dorothy Kraus, Albany NY 51.61% 28/29 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Leslie Paryzer, Bronx NY 53.11% 29 Ronald Tracy, Edmonds WA; Sun-O Ho, Redmond WA 51.54% 30 Elizabeth Smith - Andre Chartrand, Montreal QC 53.06% 30 Jill Fouad, New Canaan CT; Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT 51.47% 31 Allan Graves, St Johnsbury VT; Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL 53.01% 31 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Chip Martel, Davis CA 51.43% Page 18 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Daily Bulletin

REGAN HEATING & AIR SIDE GAME, TUESDAY AFTERNON SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OOO EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Jean Lieberman, Tampa FL; Joan O’Connell, Wakefield RI 64.26% 1 Nancy Lowry, Virginia Beach VA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 63.30% 2 Donna Parker - Ken Parker, Newnan GA 60.26% 2 1 B Susan Crutchfield, Burnsville NC; Elliott Grosh, Bradenton FL 61.70% 3 1 Florence Mahony - Brian Mahony, Delray Beach FL 55.61% 3 2 Elaine Schwartz - Stuart Schwartz, West Palm Beach FL 59.29% 4 Donald Caplin - Sondra Caplin, Waltham MA 54.81% 4 3 1 Stephen Fabian - Deborah Fabian, Sparta NJ 55.93% 5 2 Marion Yonke, Manhasset NY; John Berry, New Hyde Park NY 52.88% 5 4 2 Peter Carroll, Darien CT; Mark Moskovitz, Norwalk CT 53.53% 6 3 1 David Evans - Yvonne Evans, Greensboro NC 51.28% 6 5 Felice Carpenter - Rick Carpenter, West Palm Bch FL 52.72% 4 Carol Willner, Larchmont NY; Gloria Pilot, New York NY 50.80% 3 Gary Peterson, Marlboro MA; Dan Haggett, Framingham MA 51.12% 5 Amanda Jeger, Frankfurt Germany; Estera Lisker, Remsenburg NY 50.64% 2 Mordecai Schwartz - Kathy Fisher, Bryn Mawr PA 49.04% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION PPP EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Alice Hummel, Cheshire CT; Phyllis Bausher, West Haven CT 62.98% 1 1 Patty Riffel, Pocahontas AR; Brian Snell, Columbus OH 62.50% 2 Lynda Rosenblatt, Passaic NJ; Marvin Rosenblatt, Hartford CT 57.05% 2 2 1 Margaret Karbovanec, Fairfield CT; Helen McBrien, New Canaan CT 55.45% 3/4 2/3 Stanley Richmond, Needham MA; William Gay, Framingham MA 56.09% 3 3 2 Nora Miller, Grantham NH; Edith Nichols, Baltimore MD 55.29% 3/4 2/3 Patricia Jardin, Endwell NY; Ray Noonan, Binghamton NY 56.09% 4 Sam Litovsky, Los Angeles CA; Serge de Muller, Fribourg Switzerland 55.13% 5 Glenn McIntyre, Bedford MA; Peter Lieberman, Tampa FL 54.33% 5 4 3 Jean Seaman, Portsmouth RI; Pam Seaman, Evanston IL 54.33% 6 4 1 Ellen Alper, Weston MA; Ann Johnston, Wellesley MA 53.37% 6 5 Philip Nyman, Weston MA; Trevor Lumb, Atlanta GA 52.08% 2 Albert Muggia, Winchester MA; Bill Schlaepfer, Philadelphia PA 46.79%

FRANK & SUE MASTROLA DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS, SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS S T EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Douglas McCormac, North Dartmouth MA; Paul Matheson, The Villages FL 62.29% 1 1 John Urciuoli, Fountain Hills AZ; Joan Beuchel, Scottsdale AZ 65.12% 2 Ed Schulte, Tampa FL; Kyle Barrett, Middletown RI 60.69% 2 Sarah Budds, Niantic CT; Kathleen Frangione, Southington CT 64.74% 3 Craig Robinson, Lansdale PA; Jeffrey Taylor, Eugene OR 60.03% 3 2 Sheila Katz - Jeffrey Katz, Stamford CT 60.15% 4 Rena Lieberman, North Easton MA; Melvin Marcus, Waltham MA 57.00% 4 J Alfred Letourneau, Waterville ME; Sharron Hinckley, East Winthrop ME 57.91% 5 Valerie Westheimer - Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 56.65% 5 3 Ginny O’Toole, Yarmouth Port MA; Sarah Sykes, Brewster MA 56.70% 6 Paul Fried, Monroe Twp NJ; Rosalind Elk, New Milford NJ 56.08% 6 Paul Benedict, Pikesville MD; Kathrine Loh, Walnut Creek CA 56.03% 7 2 William Niemi, Wakefield RI; Timothy Yentsch, Jamestown RI 55.62% 7 Saundra Gotch, Framingham MA; Fizza Adamjee, Lexington MA 55.99% 8 3 1 Brian Fisk, Boxborough MA; Jonathan Hauke, Lexington MA 53.85% 8 4 1 Paul Kelly, West Newbury MA; Sheila Schofield, Salisbury MA 55.89% 9 4 Adrian Schwartz, Rishon Le Zion Israel; Kohava Schwartz, Tel Aviv Israel 53.41% 9 5 William Heess, Marlborough MA; Gregory Klinker, Tiverton RI 53.08% 10 5 Rolf Paul, Needham MA; Fredrick Magnus, Framingham MA 53.29% 10 6 Karen Barrett, Norwalk CT; Douglas Thompson, Ayer MA 51.02% 11 6 Sharon Santow, Greenwich CT; Jay Force, Stamford CT 53.00% 11 7 David Pimental, Dartmouth MA; Marcia White, Lakeville MA 50.81% 7 2 Lorenzo Migliorini, Seattle WA; Linzhi Hu, San Jose CA 51.57% 8 Michael Klemens - Nancy Klemens, Tarzana CA 50.35% 8 Jo Ann Kriger, Mashpee MA; Jody Foley, West Falmouth MA 50.53% 9 2 Norman Guivens Jr, Braintree MA; Kathleen Aubrey, Stoughton MA 49.89% 3 Lawrence Kolkhorst, Yarmouth ME; Stephen Kolkhorst, Portland ME 49.88% 3 Ronald Klein - Joel Berman, Southborough MA 49.08% 4 Richard Walker - Barbara McNair, New York NY 48.50% 4 John Lombardo, Cranston RI; David Crossley, East Greenwich RI 46.70% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS U V W EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Thomas Knier, Burnsville MN; Daniel McIntyre, Saint Paul MN 70.45% 1 Harry Gellis, Midlothian VA; Robert Pustilnik, Richmond VA 66.50% 2 Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV; Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA 66.16% 2 Kenneth Chatzinoff, Cinnaminson NJ; Raymond Raskin, Kng of Prussa PA 64.83% 3 Joan Sherman, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Phyllis Chase, Providence RI 62.90% 3 Diana Schuld, Glen Head NY; Alan Kudisch, Farmingdale NY 60.33% 4 John Solodar, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL 62.70% 4 Tony Petronella, Boca Raton FL; Elaine Katzman, Boynton Beach FL 59.52% 5 2 Melinda Maclean, Truro NS; James Praught, Summerside PE 61.44% 5 1 Harold Merzon, Stoughton MA; Richard Simolari, South Easton MA 58.86% 6 Sandra Nyman, Weston MA; Albert Votolato, Attleboro MA 60.31% 6 Howard Parker III, Clements CA; Libby Fernandez, Tuscaloosa AL 58.46% 7 Lewis Finkel, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Kerri Sanborn, Delray Beach FL 57.99% 7 David Daly, Fort Lee NJ; Bill Rosenbaum, New York NY 58.05% 8 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC 57.69% 8 Haven Sharaf, Danvers MA; Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL 56.08% 9 Allan Clamage, Stratford CT; Dean Montgomery, West Pittston PA 56.22% 9 2 1 William Nason, Andover MA; Robert Leese, Amherst NH 55.76% 10 3 1 Michael McDonald, N Dartmouth MA; Tom Floyd, N Stonington CT 55.96% 10 Bobbie Gomer, Willow Grove PA; Arnold Selig, Jenkintown PA 54.86% 11 Steve Mager, Hermosa Bch CA; Caroline Polo Traverso, Nichols NY 54.65% 11 Jonathan Levine, Jackson Heights NY; Tom Joyce, East Hartford CT 54.41% 12 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Peter Mosheim, Miami FL 54.04% 12 3 2 Kem Morgan, Atlanta GA; Patrick Thompson, New York NY 54.10% 13 Bill Parks, Macungie PA; Rich Rothwarf, Philadelphia PA 53.69% 13 Walter Spiewak - Susan Winkler, Wake Forest NC 54.05% 14 4 2 Paul DiCenso, Hampton Bays NY; A Ansari, Austin TX 52.88% 14 Marie Barbeosch, Hauppauge NY; Anthony Rizzuto, Miller Place NY 52.99% 15 5 Ann Gardner - Alan Gardner, Floral Park NY 52.17% 15 4 Ruthie Meyer - Muriel Zavidow, New York NY 52.28% 16 6 3 Katheryn McMullen - Gene Gousie, Seattle WA 51.41% 16 5 Kay Haun - William Hugh, N Charleston SC 52.08% 17 7 4 Janice Martinez, Southport CT; Lou Filippetti, Stamford CT 50.75% 17 6 Betty Fleischer, Ossining NY; Eric Richelson, Armonk NY 52.02% 8 5 Kathy George - Sheila O’Donnell, Rochester NY 50.20% 7 Shirley Derrah - Robert Derrah, Springfield MA 51.98% 9 6 Deborah Kelly, Hingham MA; Sally Edmonds, Cambridge MA 49.49% 8 Alan Korpi, Wellesley MA; Henry Gai Jr, Holliston MA 51.72% 10 Abraham Fisher, Concord MA; Franklin Fisher, Cambridge MA 49.29% 9 3 Robert Orvis - Gayle Orvis, Burleson TX 51.12% 11 Jacqueline Kovacs, Andover MA; Lawrence Newman, Wellfleet MA 49.03% 10 4 Eleonore Freihofer - Dennis Walsh, Osprey FL 50.61% 12 Nelson Burros - Marcie Burros, New York NY 48.39% 11 Gail Cannold, Rye NY; Linda Abrahamson, West Palm Bch FL 50.51% 12 Rich Stevens, Wakefield MA; Judie Muggia, Winchester MA 50.11% 5 Margie Wollam, Duxbury MA; Paul Manganello, Kingston MA 48.44% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS Y Z EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Rebecca Rogers, Las Vegas NV; Mac Busby, San Diego CA 62.00% 1 1 Alan Blachman - Evelyn Blachman, Virginia Beach VA 65.38% 2 Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; Victor King, Hartford CT 59.35% 2/3 John Malley, Pascoag RI; Nataly Goldin, Chestnut Hill MA 62.22% 3 Steve Gross, Westlake Vilg CA; Ellen Anten, Encino CA 58.78% 2/3 Joyce Regan, E Greenwich RI; Terry Byrne, Jamestown RI 62.22% 4 1 Chris Soares, Swansea MA; Gloria Golden, Cranston RI 57.76% 4 2 John Miller, Stillwater MN; Frank Knier, Fargo ND 54.57% 5 2 1 Zita Samuels, Brookline MA; Lloyd Steger, Watertown MA 57.30% 5 3 Robert Baum, Natick MA; Ellen Oasis, Sudbury MA 53.51% 6 Myra Kolton - Carolyn Sessler, Boca Raton FL 56.99% 6 Peter Cleaves, Sarasota FL; Janet Wickersham, Sierra Madre CA 52.68% 7 Katherine Love - Donald Smith, Mountain House CA 54.43% 7 4 Barbara Braunstein - Judy Lewis, New York NY 52.66% 8 3 David Joseph, Forest Hills NY; Mary Jo Whitehead, Lisle NY 53.77% 8 J Peter Tripp - Penny Lane, Williston VT 52.63% 9 4 2 Carole Feldman, Atlantic Beach NY; Harriet Chwatsky, New York NY 52.09% 9 Raymond Depew, Naples FL; Judith Argento, Kingston PA 52.46% 10 5 William Wood, Norwalk CT; Barbara Moore, Darien CT 51.89% 10 Albert Shrive, Dalton PA; Gudrun Wallace, Fort Myers FL 52.30% 6 3 Alain Bonnin - Jean-Pierre Longpre, Outremont QC 51.36% 5 Ross Bley - Martha Bley, Fort Washington MD 52.23% 7 4 June Wood, Cumberland RI; Fredda Sharfstein, Pawtucket RI 50.81% 6 1 John Burns, Indianapolis IN; Margaret Getman, St Paul MN 51.87% 8 Kathy Centorino, Chestnut Hill MA; Janice Smola, Arlington MA 49.80% 7 Alan Blake - Marjorie Ehrenfreund, Madison CT 51.77% 8 Julian Wachs - Elizabeth Wachs, Chapel Hill NC 49.95% 2 Ronald Talbot, Glastonbury CT; John Dinius, Canton CT 49.81% 3 Gary Bloomstone - Jacob Bast, Newton MA 49.73% 4 Raymond Yue, Reno NV; Elizabeth Carlson, Summit NJ 49.65%

BRAD OXNARD MEMORIAL 49ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Michael Hajosy, Somers Point NJ; Brenda Koblick, Norwich CT 62.92% 1 1 1 Jerome Starr, Worcester MA; Steven Kaufman, Shrewsbury MA 64.58% 2 1 Martha Hunnewell - Kim Herrlinger, Newport RI 52.50% 2 Suzanne Grossman, Riverside RI; Barbara Goldstein, Providence RI 52.50% 2 Robert King - Virginia King, Falmouth MA 48.75% 1 Carrie Murphy, Poestenkill NY; Eileen Grant, Rensselaer NY 42.92%

Memorials Josephine Pesce Oxnard for Daniel C. Colatosti Josephine’s life was many years. Dan recently passed away enhanced by the game of Her in July. He achieved the rank bridge. She played three to elegance and of Grand Life Master. four times a week, well in to great manner Dan won the Keohane her nineties. Bridge was an permeated North American Swiss Teams important part of her life. throughout in St. Louisin 1997. He placed She enjoyed entertaining the club second in the Truscott Senior her bridge friends and would where she Swiss Teams in 2010 and was routinely invite them to dine as guests of her son was admired and well liked. second in the Baze Senior Knockout Teams in 2002 Bob, at the finest restaurants in Providence! and 2003. He won these events with his longtime She always had a smile on her face and had Brad Oxnard bridge friend and partner, John Malley, also a a kind word for everyone. A vibrant, special and Brad Oxnard, like Madeline Arnold, ran the Grand Life Master. elegant lady who is deeply missed by all. Bridge Club of Rhode Island since the Forties. Dan’s tenacity, commitment and analytical He always encouraged a game mind enable him to become one of the most Madeline Arnold after the duplicate games had finished to keep the accomplished players in New England. With more Madeline Arnold was the grand dame of excitement going. than 13,000 masterpoints, Dan ranked No. 14 in bridge in Rhode Island since the Forties. She ran Brad was a very low-key person who was New England and 257 among Grand Life Masters the Bridge Club of Rhode Island along with Brad highly respected by everyone. in North America. Daily Bulletin Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Page 19

BRAD OXNARD MEMORIAL 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Roger Zessis, Westwood MA; Frank Jenkins, Sherbon MA 62.80% 1 1 May Sakr, Bryn Mawr PA; Patrick Chalard, 67.86% 2 2 1 James Anderson, Mystic CT; Samuel Cuscovitch, Coventry CT 62.50% 2 Bonnie Murphy - Jonathan Clark, Branford CT 61.01% 3 3 Juanita Allison - David Allison, Bethel Park PA 53.57% 3 2 1 Shirley McInnes, Halifax NS; Deedee Dyer, Chester NS 52.08% 4 4 Carolyn Carter - Lori Black, New York NY 53.27% 4 3 2 Wayne Sherman - Bunny Sherman, Cromwell CT 50.30% 2 Thomas Bang - Joan Bang, Berwyn PA 51.49% 4 Liana Vernon, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR; E Kristen Frederick, West Yarmouth MA 49.70% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DDD EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 George Page, Rye NH; Paul Marquis, North Hampton NH 56.25% 1 Marguerite Gousie, Woonsocket RI; Joan Papazian, Smithfield RI 58.04% 2 Doris Lowry, Pocasset MA; Betsy Stegeman, Falmouth MA 55.95% 2 1 1 Elaine Capobianco - Carol Howland, Wakefield RI 56.55% 3 2 Anne Farrington, Chestnut Hill MA; J Brooks Fenno, Boston MA 54.76% 3/4 2/3 2/3 Robert Cameron - Joe Watts, Grantham NH 54.76% 4 3 2 Judi Zucker, Boston MA; Ariela Verter, Somerville MA 52.08% 3/4 2/3 2/3 Deborah Burwick - Jerald Burwick, Boston MA 54.76% 4 Marcia Wilk, Framingham MA; Constance Lampert, Wayland MA 51.79% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION EEE EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Sam Singhvi, Princeton NJ; Robert Bratzler, Concord MA 64.58% 1 1 Susan Lawton - Rosslynn Shortt, Waterloo ON 61.01% 2 2 1 Byron Wyche, Norwood MA; Paul Butler, Wrentham MA 61.61% 2 2 Bill Silky - Mary Silky, Syracuse NY 55.65% 3 3 2 Lucy Sachs, Lincoln MA; Patricia Salem, Boston MA 56.55% 3 3 1 Guy Tanner - Joan Nardi Tanner, Crystal River FL 53.87% 4 4 Michael Hu - Qing Lu, San Jose CA 54.76% 4 4 2 Barry Daubenspeck - John Early, Lansdale PA 53.27% FRANK & SUE MASTROLA STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS 2ND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS HHH III JJJ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Kerry Smith, Milwaukee WI; Chris Benson, Le Roy IL 62.55% 1 Jeff Overby, Key West FL; James Watkins, Boston MA 62.96% 2/3 1 1 Niki Coons, York ON; Dominic Antonelli, Altoona IA 61.56% 2 1 Bari Boyer - Carol Seager, Worcester MA 58.83% 2/3 Ellen Kent - Robert Kent, Marina Del Rey CA 61.56% 3 2 Peter Attwood, Sarnia ON; Carolyn Rowley, Evanston IL 58.65% 4 John Grantham, Bentonville AR; Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 61.26% 4 Dave Swarthout - Donna Swarthout, San Antonio TX 58.48% 5 2 David Tuttle - Nancy Tuttle, Reading MA 60.63% 5 Victoria Muir - William Muir, Kansas City MO 56.88% 6 Anita Torrence, Bexley OH; Terry James, Upper Arlington OH 59.29% 6 Jane Ball, Doylestown PA; Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ 56.43% 7 Patrick Dunn - Polly Dunn, Bellevue WA 56.93% 7 3 Barry Rogoff - Robert Eachus, Nashua NH 55.04% 8 Harriette Buckman, University Park FL; Bill Cook Jr, Madison MS 56.83% 8 Peter Morse, N-Vancouver BC; Jadwiga Polujan, Calgary AB 54.40% 9 Stephen Shane, White Plains NY; Faye Marino, Greenwich CT 55.11% 9 Don Kern, Bay Minette AL; Terry Currie, Houston TX 54.00% 10 Andy Avery, Jamaica VT; Cecily Kohler, Washington DC 54.50% 10 Fred Hoffer, Montreal QC; Don Piafsky, Toronto ON 53.34% 11 3 David Harris, Hopatcong NJ; Marvin Raines, Fort Washington MD 54.10% 11 4 1 Bruce Young, Doylestown PA; Bill Kutrzyba, Philadelphia PA 52.76% 12 Veronica McMurdie - John McMurdie, Sacramento CA 53.52% 12 Lee Atkinson - Mark Yaeger, Hollywood FL 52.73% 13 John Morgan, Navan ON; J Mark Siegrist, Gloucester ON 53.29% 13 Stephen Kornegay - Nancy Kornegay, N Richlnd Hls TX 52.71% 14 Joanne Weingold - Jack Weingold, Boca Raton FL 52.83% 14 Petra Hamman, Dallas TX; Emily Harrell, Shoal Creek AL 52.58% 15 4 2 Peter Grimwood - Marlene Grimwood, Rockwood ON 52.51% 15 Ellie Hanlon - Mary Savko, Tequesta FL 52.02% 16 5 Susan Ninyo - Avram Ninyo, Rancho Santa Fe CA 52.28% 16 5 William Van Dame - Lesly Van Dame, Houston TX 51.47% 6 Amanda Chohfi, Jupiter FL; Esther Bean, Easthampton MA 51.37% 6 Hazel Schoenberg - Jules Schoenberg, Plano TX 50.56% 7 Weiling Zhao, Brookfield CT; James Milam, Idaho Falls ID 50.61% 7 Sid Brownstein - Monique Barbeau, Ottawa ON 50.51% 8 3 Ashok Rao, Cambridge MA; Simon Zimmerman, Hopkinton MA 50.25% 8 Richard Fronapfel - Susan Fronapfel, Danbury CT 49.77% 9 Betsy Hines, Marshfield Hls MA; Jenny Koenecke, Kingston MA 49.85% 9 Carole Perla, Hudson MA; E Berk, Bedford MA 49.54% 4 Donald Lurie - Linda Lurie, White Plains NY 48.38% 10 Marie Sengupta, Marlborough MA; Joe Handler, Toronto ON 49.34% 2 Judith Cavagnaro, Willimantic CT; Charlotte Dumas, East Greenwich RI 49.24% 3 Lois DeBlois, Warwick RI; Jane Clancy, Attleboro MA 48.96% 4 Mary Eldridge, Old Tappan NJ; Kathy Sibi, Woodcliff Lake NJ 46.94% Tomorrow’s Bridge Events Marvin Grabel Memorial Day Thursday, December 4, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Thursday-Saturday Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams 1st Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Wednesday-Thursday Morning Bracketed Compact Knockout Teams 3-4 Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Josephine Pesce Memorial Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams 3rd Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Part of the Tuesday-Thursday Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams Marvin Grabel Memorial Morning Side Game 1st single session Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Part of the Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series Thursday, December 4, 10 a.m. Warwick Bridge Club 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $19 Warwick Bridge Club 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $15 Note: Events NOT played at the Warwick Bridge Club Thursday, December 4, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Marvin Grabel Memorial Stratified Daylight Open Pairs 1-2 Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $16 $20 Thursday, December 4, 1 p.m. Ann and Hope Side Game 1st single session Exhibit Hall B, 3rd floor $16 $20 Part of the Thursday-Friday Side Game Series Thursday, December 4, 1 & 7:30 p.m. KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 F Exhibit Hall D, 3rd floor $20 — SENIOR MIXED PAIRS 1-2 F Ballroom A, 5th floor $20 — MINI-BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 F Ballroom A, 5th floor $17 — Pat McDevitt Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Exhibit Hall B, 3rd floor $16 $20 Two strata: 2500+ & 0-2500 Adele Zuckerman Memorial Gold Rush Pairs 1-2 Exhibit Hall B, 3rd floor $16 $20 Two strata: 300-750 & 0-300. Gold points for 0-750. Marvin Grabel Memorial Stratified Mixed Pairs 1-2 Exhibit Hall B, 3rd floor $16 $20 Thursday-Friday Bracketed Knockout Teams 1-2 Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Thursday Bracketed Compact Knockout Teams 1-4 Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Wednesday-Thursday Bracketed Knockout Teams 3-4 Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Thursday, December 4, 3 p.m. Pat McDevitt 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $19 Pat McDevitt 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $15 Thursday, December 4, 7:30 p.m. Franklin Fisher Strati-Flighted A/X & B/C/D Side Swiss Teams single Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $15 $19 Thursday-Friday Side Game Series 2nd single session Exhibit Hall B, 3rd floor $16 $20 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $19 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $15 Thursday, December 4, 11:30 p.m. Marvin Grabel Memorial Zip Knockout Teams single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $12/team/match

Note: Entry for the REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS required by 11 a.m. Friday.

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are:A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). For Strati-Flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1500-3000), C (500-1500) and D (0-500) play in their own game. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition. Today’s Bridge Events: all events played in the RI Convention Center Josephine Pesce Memorial Day Wednesday, December 3, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Wednesday-Thursday Morning Bracketed Compact Knockout Teams 1-2 Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Josephine Pesce Memorial Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams 2nd Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Part of the Tuesday-Thursday Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams Regan Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. Morning Side Game Series 3rd single session Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Part of the Monday-Wednesday Morning Side Game Series Wednesday, December 3, 10 a.m. Bart Buffington 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $19 Bart Buffington 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $15 Wednesday, December 3, 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. Russ and Sheila Ekeblad Stratified 1-2 Room 555, 3rd floor $16 $20 Wednesday, December 3, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Bridge Club of Rhode Island Stratified Daylight Swiss Teams 1-2 Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $16 $20 Note: Event NOT played at the Bridge Club of Rhode Island Wednesday, December 3, 1 p.m. Josephine Pesce Memorial Monday-Wednesday Side Game Series 5th single session Exhibit Hall B, 3rd floor $16 $20 Wednesday, December 3, 1 & 7:30 p.m. SENIOR MIXED PAIRS 1-2 Q Exhibit Hall B, 3rd floor $20 -- 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions. Contestants must have been born prior to Jan. 1, 1959. KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 SF Ballroom A, 5th floor $20 -- MINI-BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 SF Ballroom A, 5th floor $17 -- Dan Colatosti Memorial Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Exhibit Hall B, 3rd floor $16 $20 Josephine Pesce Memorial Strati-Flighted A/X Swiss Teams 1-2 Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Madeline Arnold Memorial Bracketed Flight B Swiss Teams 1-2 Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Brackets of eight teams by average MPs; three teams in each bracket win gold. No player over 3000 MP. Wednesday-Thursday Bracketed Knockout Teams 1-2 Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Tuesday-Wednesday Bracketed Knockout Teams 3-4 Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Wednesday, December 3, 3 p.m. Josephine Pesce Memorial 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $19 Josephine Pesce Memorial 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $15 Wednesday, December 3, 7:30 p.m. Margaret Hayward Memorial Stratified Side Board-a-Match Teams single Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $15 $19 Open to A/X Swiss drop-outs and new entrants Josephine Pesce Memorial Side Game 6th single session Exhibit Hall B, 3rd floor $16 $20 Part of the Monday-Wednesday Side Game Series Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $19 Brad Oxnard Memorial 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $19 Brad Oxnard Memorial 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $15 Wednesday, December 3, 11:30 p.m. Dan Colatosti Memorial Zip Knockout Teams single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $12/team/match Note: Entry for the REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS required by 11 a.m. Friday. Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are:A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). For Strati-Flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1500-3000), C (500-1500) and D (0- 500) play in their own game. BOLD, UPPER CASE = NABC+ events UPPER CASE = NABC events Green = Regional events Red = Intermediate/Newcomer events *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition.