Saturday, August 10, 2013 Volume 85, Number 9 Daily Bulletin 85th North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley and Paul Linxwiler Allegaert takes Mixed BAM The two teams leading the Freeman Mixed won by slightly less than a quarter of a board (.24). Board-a-Match Teams after the first final session For Allegaert, Petra Hamman and Judy Bianco, it switched places when the last board was played – was a repeat of their win in the event two years ago. good news for the Winthrop Allegaert squad, who Their teammate, David Grainger, won his first North American championship. His other significant win was in the Canadian National Teams Championship. Second place went to Robert Brady, Craig Ganzer, Dana Berkowitz and Mihaela Balint. In third, about one-third of a board behind second, were Louk Verhees, Anna Sarniak, Winners of the NABC+ Fast Pairs: Larry Sealy Josef Blass, Emma Sjoberg, and Jim Munday Ewa Harasimowicz and Marcin Lesniewski. Sealy–Munday are After the first final session, the Brady team had a score Fast Pairs champs of 22.13 to Allegaert’s 21.87. Winners of the Freeman Mixed BAM: Winthrop Allegaert, Petra Larry Sealy of Huntsville AL and Jim Munday Hamman, David Grainger and Judy Bianco. continued on page 4 of Southaven MS paired two strong sessions in the final of the NABC+ Fast Pairs to win the contest by two-thirds of a board. It was the first NABC title for both players, each of whom have previously finished Dhir wins Mini-Spin I in squeaker second in national-level contests. Arjun Dhir’s squad earned a small lead in the Dhir, of Alpharetta GA, played with teammates Sealy and Munday, who qualified 29th in the first quarter of the final of the Mini-Spingold I KO Josh Parks of Charlottesville VA, Alex Dezieck of opening round on Thursday, scored 61% in the Teams against Marc Sylvester’s team, and held on to Wilbraham MA and Max Aeschbacher of Salt Lake first final session and more than 67% in the second their narrow advantage throughout the match to win City UT. Sylvester, of Edinboro PA, played with to claim the win in the contest which requires the contest 131-123. Randall Rubinstein of Brooklyn NY, Bill Begert and participants to play two-board rounds in 11 minutes. Doug Herron of New York City, Their four-session total was 1756.94 (51 top). Lorraine Cable of Elmhurst NY In second with 1722.73 were Krzysztof Jassem and Doug Anderson of Quincy and Marcin Mazurkiewicz of Poland. MA. The winners also survived Spingold semis: an opening-round tie in which they won the eight-board Schwartz vs. Grue, playoff. The most significant occurrence in Dhir’s road to Gromov vs. Bridge24 the top, however, occurred The teams captained by Richard Schwartz and in the quarterfinal match in Joe Grue face off in one semifinal bracket of today’s which they trailed in the final Spingold KO Teams, while Andrew Gromov and quarter by 30 IMPs. The team company take on a quartet of strong Polish players in rallied and won the last set by the other. 35 IMPs to win the match. The Schwartz, playing with Allan Graves and key board was a deal in which Norwegians Boye Brogeland–Espen Lindqvist and Aeschbacher opened 1NT out Israelis Lotan Fisher–Ron Schwartz, will battle the They won the Mini-Spingold I Knockout Teams: Max Aeschbacher, of turn. This had the effect of multinational squad of Grue, Leslie Amoils (Canada), Josh parks, Arjun Dhir and Alex Dezieck. continued on page 4 Brad Moss, Thomas Bessis (France), Peter Bertheau (Sweden) and Jacob Morgan. In the round of eight, Schwartz beat Carolyn Lynch’s team 129-77, while Grue defeated John Felker team grabs Schermer’s team 164-118. In the other semifinal bracket, Gromov is playing 0-1500 Spingold with fellow Russian Aleksander Dubinin, Italy’s Norberto Bocchi, Agustin Madala of Argentina and The team captained by John Poles Krzysztof Buras and Grzegorz Narkiewicz. Felker survived two cell phone Their opponents are the Polish squad dubbed penalties on their first match “Bridge24”: Jacek Kalita, Michal Nowosadzki, Rafal of the 0-1500 Mini-Spingold Jagniewski and Wojciech Gawel. but had little trouble after that, In the semis, Gromov buried Bob Hamman’s marching into the championship team 200-103, as Bridge24 stayed in control against round and defeating the Barbara Nick Nickell’s squad to win 89-61. Newman squad 175-119. The winners, all from Tennessee, are Felker and his wife, Stephanie, of Signal Goodwill Message Mountain, plus Buddy Landis of Chattanooga and Rick Say “Thank you, partner!” Whitehead of Knoxville. Landis Sandy DeMartino, Goodwill Chair and John Felker are retired CPAs. Stephanie is an active ATTENDANCE CPA, and Whitehead, playing Winners of the 0-1500 Mini-Spingold: Buddy Landis, John Felker, with Landis for the first time, is 11,080 tables Stephanie Felker and Rick Whitehead. continued on page 4 Page 2 Saturday, August 10, 2013 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Sunday, August 11 TBA Peter Pender Memorial Vugraph Theater. Regency VII, LL1 CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Be sure to hear these expert lecturers at the Atlanta NABC by some of the best- Saturday, August 10 known players and teachers at 9:15 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. Hanover Hall, LL2. 9:15 am GS Jade Barrett Losing and Winning Trick Count 6:45 pm Marty Nathan Introduction to Signals ENTERTAINMENT and HOSPITALITY Location: Peach Pit on LL2, unless otherwise noted 2-2:45 p.m. Pianist Saturday, August 10 2:15-2:45 p.m. Ice cream 8:45-9:30 a.m. Dr. Shervin Oskouei is the Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic 6:30-8:30 p.m. Craig Gleason, Guitar and Vocals Surgery and Director of Orthopaedic Surgery Residency 8:30-till Texas Hold’em (See page 24) Program at Emory University. He is an expert in the 10:30 p.m.- Craig Gleason, Guitar and Vocals treatment of musculoskeletal tumors, total hip and total knee 12:30 a.m. replacements and revisions. Dr. Oskouei will speak on arthritis and treatment options, including stem cell implants. Room 222, Atrium Level NABC Slideshow Ask the Expert The Atlanta planning committee is putting Would you like to get an expert opinion on how Important notices for together a slideshow of the overall winners of you should have bid a hand, or how you should have players in national events played or defended a hand? Well, now you can! tournament events. We will take pictures of overall Notice to seeded pairs Every day of the Atlanta NABC, a bridge expert winners in the Prize Room located on the Exhibit If you expect to be seeded in an NABC+ will be available at the Ask the Expert booth on LL2 Level, two floors below the main lobby. The Prize event at this tournament, please purchase your from 1:30-2:15 p.m. and again at 6:30-7:15 p.m. The Room will be open each day between 9:15-9:50 entry at least 15 minutes before game time. Doing cost per question is $3, which goes to the charity a.m., 2-2:50 p.m. and 6:30-7:20 p.m. We need both so will help get the game started. partners from a pair and/or all members of a team to designated by the expert, as shown below. The time come to the prize room for the picture if they are the frame per question is about three minutes to allow overall winners of an event. The slideshow will be on for as many people as possible to get their questions Restaurant information display on the Exhibit Level and will include other answered. Bring your questions to the Ask the Expert Please note that two restaurants – White Oak tournament information and presentations you won’t booth and feel free to donate more than the $3 if you and Max Lager’s – do not accept the $5 restaurant want to miss. want to support the charity. coupons nor offer a discount with your convention Saturday, Aug. 10 card. Check cashing and 1:30 p.m. Jerry Helms American Cancer Society bridge bucks 6:30 p.m. David Berkowitz Parkinson’s Convention card reminder The check-cashing desk, located in the lobby Disease Foundation Each player is required to have a convention area on LL1, will be open between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. card filled out legibly and on the table throughout a today. This photo is part of session. Both cards of a partnership must be identical There is a limit of $500 per day for check the page-one shot of the and include the first and last names of each member cashing. Members must provide their ACBL winners of the Wagar of the partnership. numbers. Women’s Knockout If a director determines that neither player has Bridge bucks are available for purchase at the Teams in the Friday a substantially completed card, the partnership may check-cashing desk. Visa, MasterCard and Discover Daily Bulletin. As much play only the Standard American Yellow Card and can be used only to purchase bridge bucks. as the Sylvia Moss may use only standard carding. This restriction may team appreciates the be lifted only at the beginning of a subsequent round contributions of Beth after convention cards have been properly prepared Dis-Kennections 9 Palmer, there is only and approved by the director. Further, the partnership Dis-Kennections, with appropriate apologies to one of her on the squad.