Thursday, December 4, 2014 Volume 87, Number 7 Daily Bulletin 87th Fall North American Bridge Championships [email protected] Editors: Paul Linxwiler and Brent Manley New World Grand Master Hurd, Lall grab lead in Blue Ribbon Pairs still in learning mode John Hurd of New York City and of became a Plano TX will start play in the Kaplan Blue Ribbon World Grand Master in October Pairs final with a slim lead over Joe Grue and Brad when her six-member team Moss. Top today for the two 18-table sections is 35. won the McConnell Cup at the Hurd and Lall posted a 60.60% game in the 14th Red Bull World Bridge first semifinal session on Wednesday and followed Series in Sanya, China. Back in it with a 57.12% effort. Their carryover score is her home town of Austin TX, 67.95. Baker was congratulated by a Grue, New York City, and Moss, Denver, had friend who had the idea that their lesser game in the first set, scoring 53.85% Baker was probably going to but followed with 63.87% in the evening session to hang up her earn a carryover of 65.13. now that she had won a world The best game of the day – 68.62% – was championship. posted by Veronique Bessis of France and Marshall No way, says the highly Lewis of Bloomington IN. Their big game helped Lynn Baker, second from left, won her first world championship regarded law professor at them to seventh place with two final sessions to and became a World Grand Master in Sanya, China, winning the the University of Texas Law play. School. “It’s still fun, and I still Women’s Teams. Her squad: , Karen McCallum, npc Cenk Tuncok, , and . care to win. I have no illusions Photo by Francesca Canali. that I’m done learning.” Bragin, Laken maintain Karen McCallum, Baker’s she’s fearless.” regular partner, says that when they first starting Baker has been winning since her high school lead in Mini-Blues playing together Baker had desire but little natural days in Hudson OH, near Cleveland. She was Barry Bragin and Mark Laken stand atop the talent. One thing quickly became obvious to an athlete (softball, basketball and volleyball), a field of qualifiers in the 0-5000 Mini-Blue Ribbon McCallum, however: “The girl was born to win. straight-A student and valedictorian of the class of Pairs after yesterday’s semifinal round. Bragin and She can’t be defeated when she decides to win, and 1974. Laken, who won Tuesday’s qualifying game, added continued on page 5 to their carryover by posting a 64% game in the first semifinal session. Despite a mediocre second session (51%), the duo maintained the pole position National TD Grove stepping down for today’s final. Doug Grove, Washington DC-area tournaments for a couple of In second are Canadians Leigh Ives and Irfan whose career as an years before eventually getting an invitation from Ashraf. Fellow Ontarians and ACBL tournament TD Charlie MacCracken to work at the Fall 1983 Alex Kornel are close behind in third place. director spans NABC in Miami. three decades, has At the tournament, Grove said he received announced that a “battlefield promotion” to the rank of S1 Michelin, Rothwarf lead he will retire in tournament director, the lowest at that time, Senior Mixed Pairs late January of but he still had just part-time status. He didn’t Marjorie Michelin of Laguna Woods CA and 2015. Grove, of become a full-time employee until 1988, but by Rich Rothwarf of Philadelphia start play today in Silver Spring MD, then, he had already advanced to the highest rank the final of the Senior Mixed Pairs, leading with a has been fixture he could achieve, “R4,” one that was just below carryover of fewer than 10 matchpoints. Top today at Mid-Atlantic the rank of associate national director, a position is 51. tournaments since the early Eighties and the North that requires considerable talent and experience. Michelin and Rothwarf start play with 186.39 American championships since the late Nineties, Grove’s abilities as a TD were so strong that he to 176.96 for the second-place pair – Sheila Gabay and his departure will be felt throughout the bridge was promoted to that rank in the mid-Nineties. His of Newton MA and Victor King of Hartford CT. community in the U.S. For Grove, however, the final step up the ladder occurred in 2001 when he Jim Wakefield of Fairfax Station VA and Helen decision to depart is clear. became a national director. Bauman of Arlington VA used a 68.79% first “It’s been a fascinating career, but it’s time to Grove’s attraction to the game is the people semifinal session to move into third place after four move on.” Continued on page 6 qualifying sessions. In 1980, Grove began directing part time while he was in grad school. By the time he had finished his degree, he realized that he enjoyed the work Pre-registration required Smile often. and wanted to pursue it full time. He directed for Sandy DeMartino, Goodwill Chair Teams that wish to enter the Reisinger - a-Match Teams mus pre-register no later than 11 ATTENDANCE a.m. on Friday, Dec. 5. On Thursday, afternoon and evening, players through Wednesday should go to the 5th Floor Ballroom to pre-register. 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SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Sunday, Dec. 7 Peter Pender Memorial Theater presentation. Room:TBA. CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss the following free lectures: Friday, December 5 Thursday, December 4 9:15 am Emily Harrell How to Talk to Yourself 9:15 am Harriette Buckman Rights and Responsibilities 6:45 pm Lloyd Arvedon Getting in Sync with Your Partner 6:45 pm Jeff Hand Play These Notrump Contracts

ENTERTAINMENT and HOSPITALITY In general, morning/afternoon hospitality is on the 3rd Floor of the Rhode Thursday, Dec. 4 Island Convention Center (RICC), Exhibition Hall A. Evening hospitality is 4 pm Fruit and cheese kabobs. on the 5th Floor, outside of the “House of Cards” Players’ Lounge. 3rd Floor, RICC. 10:30 pm Assorted mini-snack boxes, cash bar. 5th Floor, RICC.

Parking Information Team work Registration and Discounted parking is available at the RI By Convention Center Garage. The discounted daily Dlr: East ♠ A 4 Prize Desks rate for parking from 7 a.m. to midnight is just $8. Vul: N-S ♥ 5 2 The following are the times for the Registration Players must obtain a parking discount voucher ♦ 10 9 8 6 and Prize Desks. (worth $4) at the Registration Desk in the lobby ♣ J 10 9 6 4 8:15 am – 9:55 am or the NABC Shirt Sales Desk outside Exhibition ♠ 8 7 ♠ K Q J 10 5 3 2 11:30 am – 12:55 pm Hall C. This voucher must be used when exiting ♥ K Q J 10 8 6 ♥ 9 7 6:30 pm – 7:25 pm. the garage and will reduce the parking fee from ♦ A 4 ♦ Q 5 3 the normal event rate of $12 to the discounted ♣ 8 7 3 ♣ K Vugraph operators rate of $8. The overnight rate at the Convention ♠ 9 6 Center Garage is $18 per 24-hour period. Discount ♥ A 4 3 needed vouchers cannot be used for overnight parking. ♦ K J 7 2 Volunteers for vugraph are needed this ♣ A Q 5 2 weekend. Please contact Jan Martel at marteljan@ Steve Zolotow and Anam Tebha found a nice gmail.com for details. Check cashing and partnership defense on this deal from the first Bridge Bucks qualifying session of the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs. Restaurant specials Players will be able to cash checks and West North East South The following restaurants are offering purchase Bridge Bucks daily through Saturday, 1♠ Dbl additional deals to the ones listed in the Providence Dec. 6, between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. outside Ball Redbl 2♣ 3♠ Pass Schedule & Restaurant Guide with the presentation Room A on the fifth floor of the convention center. 4♠ All Pass of a convention card. You may use a credit card to purchase Bridge Zolotow guessed well to lead a – but Shula’s 347 Grill, located in the Hilton, is Bucks. which one? He made the critical play when he led offering 10% off all salads and sandwiches from the ♠6. Tebha won the ♠A and resisted the knee- noon to 3 p.m. Also, players can enjoy a glass of jerk reaction to shift to the ♣J. Instead, she tried to any varietal of Rhode Island’s Jamestown Vineyard Email us knock out dummy’s by switching to the ♦10. Got a hand you just have to share or a nice wine for just $4. Declarer won with dummy’s ♦A and led a low The Dorrance (60 Dorrance St., Downtown) story? We’d love to see it. heart to his 9, ducked all around. The Daily Bulletin has its own email address: offers bridge players a special three-course dinner Zolotow won the next heart and played the ♠9, menu for $35. The offer is good for diners who [email protected]. You’ll also find resulting in two down. Note that on the lead of the it on the front page under the “Daily Bulletin” arrive between 5 and 6 p.m. (The restaurant opens ♠9, declarer has an extra entry to dummy. promptly at 5 p.m.) The Dorrance promises quick between the date and the editors’ names. Even as it was, he could have made nine tricks This email address won’t be checked with any service, allowing players to finish dinner in less by ducking the diamond. He could then have than 90 minutes. regularity when the NABC is not in session, so arranged to the third diamond, using one of his please continue to use our office email addresses hearts as the entry to hand because the defenders for non-tournament–related correspondence. would have to continue diamonds at trick three. Daily Bulletin Thursday, December 4, 2014 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS partner’s hand in another suit. Thinking bridge Common errors and Say this is the layout of the diamond suit By Eddie Kantar how to avoid them against a suit contract: Dlr: South ♠ J 10 6 4 3 By Brent Manley ♦6 5 Vul: Both ♥ K 4 2 ♦K 7 3 2 ♦A J 10 9 ♦ K 6 3 Al Beebe, ♦Q 8 4 ♣ 9 4 who now lives in Leading the ♦2 allows East to win the ace ♠ K 9 8 5 ♠ Q 7 La Palma CA, was and continue with the ♦J, trapping South’s queen. ♥ Q 10 6 3 ♥ J 8 7 running a game Declarer takes no tricks in diamonds. The lead of ♦ 9 8 4 ♦ 10 7 6 2 at the Duke City the king will establish the ♦Q for a trick declarer ♣ Q 6 ♣ K J 8 7 Bridge Center in should not take. ♠ A 2 Albuquerque NM As you gain experience, you will be able to ♥ A 9 5 back in 2001. recognize the rare occasion when it’s right to lead ♦ A Q J During the game, the king from three or more to the honor. For now, ♣ A 10 5 3 2 he penalized an content yourself with leading low. It will be the West North East South entire table two correct lead the vast majority of the time. 2NT matchpoints for Continuing with the topic of opening leads, Pass 3♥ Pass 3♠ starting a board after he had called the round. be sure to discuss with partner your Pass 3NT All Pass Three of the players, Beebe recalled, were style when he has overcalled or opened the bidding Opening lead: ♥3. Life Masters and should have known better. The and you are leading his suit (always good for Bidding commentary: South upgraded his fourth was a newcomer who didn’t play often. partnership harmony). hand one point based on his five-card suit headed “I had only 18 ,” she said to her Say your left-hand opponent opened 1♣, by two honors, not to mention holding . partner later, “and now I have only 16!” partner overcalled 1♥ and RHO bid 1♠, eventually North transferred to spades, showing five of Said Beebe, “I’m tough, but not that tough.” landing in 4♠. Here are two scenarios when you them, and then rebid 3NT to give partner a choice hold ♥8 6 3. of games. With only two spades, South elected Poor opening leads (1) You had enough high-card strength to boost to play in notrump. If South had three spades, You, West, are on lead against 3NT after partner to 2♥ over RHO’s 1♠ bid. 4♠would have been the final contract more often partner opened the bidding with 1♥. You hold (2) You didn’t have enough to raise partner’s than not. ♥Q 7 6. What is your choice? If you selected the . Play commentary: South starts with seven ♥6, you may wish to skip today’s article. Is there a difference in what you lead in the top tricks and must develop two tricks from one Unfortunately, I have seen many two situations? Absolutely. of the black suits. The spades are stronger than the inexperienced players start with the queen. This In the first situation, you should lead the ♥8, clubs, (three honors vs. two honors), so that’s the is disastrous when partner holds ♥A 10 9 8 7 alerting partner that you have a poor holding (no suit to attack, keeping at least two side entries to and declarer ♥K J 5. Declarer is entitled to one honor) because you would lead low with at least dummy. trick in the heart suit, but the lead of the queen one face card in the suit. Partner will use this Further play commentary: It appears from has given him a double stopper. If third hand information to help with the defensive game plan. the lead that hearts are 4-3, so it should be safe to plays low, declarer will win the king and later After all, if partner knows you have a poor heart win the first heart (you would not be happy with a lead up to the jack. It’s different if West starts holding but raised anyway, he will infer correctly club shift) and play the ace and a spade. Assuming with the ♥6. Partner can win the ace and return that you have high-card strength elsewhere in your West plays low on the second spade, play low the suit. Declarer will probably play the jack, hand. from dummy, the key play on the hand! If spades which will be taken by the queen. A third heart In the second situation, you must lead a low are 3-3, it doesn’t matter which spade you play, will establish two more tricks for East. diamond. If you start with the 8, partner may play but if spades are 4-2, the odds are that the player Even if declarer guesses to play the king, you for a doubleton and try to give you a ruff. That with a doubleton is more likely to have honor blocking the suit (opening leader cannot play the could be embarrassing if the defensive timing is doubleton than two low ones. ♥Q because the ♥J would then be good), West screwed up or declarer gets a ruff-sluff. If you the spade, East wins the queen. If may be able to get in, cash the ♥Q and reach Tomorrow: Basic card play technique. East returns a heart, win the king and drive out the ♠K, leading the ♠J. West wins, cashes two hearts, 14. Samuel Cuscovitch, Coventry CT 6.80 but school’s out. You have nine tricks. Masterpoint leaders 15. Sheila O’Donnell, Rochester NY 6.69 Had East returned a club upon winning the ♠Q, 16. Kathy George, Rochester NY 6.69 you had better go up with the ace, hoping clubs are from I/N events in 17. Robert Chojnacki, Aurora CO 6.66 3-3 or the suit is blocked when you knock out the Providence 18. Rosemary Chojnacki, Aurora CO 6.66 ♠K. If you duck the club, West can win and shift 1. Robert Bratzler, Concord MA 18.07 19. Merry Leblond, Mendham NJ 6.05 back to hearts, and now you wind up losing five 2. Sam Singhvi, Princeton NJ 18.07 20. Wayne Leblond, Mendham NJ 6.05 tricks: two hearts, two spades and one club. 3. Roger Zessis, Westwood MA 12.66 21. Lucy Sachs, Lincoln MA 5.97 Defensive commentary: A really great 4. Frank Jenkins, Sherbon MA 10.82 22. Lori Black, New York NY 5.70 defensive play by West would be to duck the 5. Aarati Mehta, South Glastonbu CT 9.80 23. Carolyn Carter, New York NY 5.70 second spade holding K-Q-x-x. A strong South 6. Mayank Mehta, South Glastonbu CT 9.80 24. John Dinius, Canton CT 5.51 player will make the and call for 7. May Sakr, Bryn Mawr PA 8.26 25. Dennis Jacobs, Glastonbury CT 5.51 a low card from dummy, and now the defenders 8. Patrick Chalard, 8.26 26. Beth Schweitzer, Newtown CT 5.41 take three spade tricks and easily defeat the 9. Ted Moore, Marblehead MA 7.85 27. Lawrence Schweitzer, Newtown CT 5.41 contract. 10. Richard Carlson, Marblehead MA 7.85 28. Ann Cook, Manchester MA 5.27 The key play is managing the spade suit by 11. Ed Gould, Incline Village NV 7.65 29. Henry Cook, Manchester MA 5.27 playing the ♠A, followed by a low spade from 12. Cornelia Gould, Incline Village NV 7.65 30. Tony Lamb, Summit NJ 4.89 hand and low from dummy. It’s the right play. If 13. James Anderson, Mystic CT 6.80 31. Dorid Lamb, Summit NJ 4.89 West is good enough to play low from four to the K-Q, you will just have to pay off. Page 4 Thursday, December 4, 2014 Daily Bulletin

Eye of the beholder By Barry Rigal This deal was played in the second qualifying session of the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs. Dlr: North ♠ J 9 6 4 3 2 Vul: None ♥ J 6 3 ♦ K 5 2 ♣ 5 ♠ 5 ♠ 10 8 7 ♥ 10 5 2 ♥ A K 8 4 ♦ J 7 3 ♦ A Q 10 8 6 ♣ Q 9 8 7 6 4 ♣ 2 ♠ A K Q ♥ Q 9 7 ♦ 9 4 ♣ A K J 10 3 At many tables North passed but drove to game in 4♠ after South doubled East’s 1♦ opening Second in the Baze : Cezary Balicki, Garey Hayden, Mike Passell, captain and then cuebid at his next turn. Carolyn Lynch, Marc Jacobus and Adam Zmudzinski. East led the ♥A. What happened next depended on the defenders’ signals. REGAN HEATING & AIR SIDE GAME At our table, after the ♥A, 7, 2 and 6, East 16.0 Tables decided he needed to cash out. Even after ♥K, A B C 9, 5, jack, it isn’t clear that West likes clubs, not 3.94 1 Constance Graham, New Britain CT; Margaret Mason, Madison CT 62.80% 3.49 2 1 1 Robert Garfinkel, Pawtucket RI; Linda Ahrens, Lincoln RI 62.20% diamonds – or is it? 2.62 3 2 Marcie Heymann - Frederica Neff, New York NY 60.12% East tried the ♦A, hoping West had the king, 1.68 4 Donald Caplin - Sondra Caplin, Waltham MA 58.63% but declarer claimed for plus 420. 1.25 5 Bernard Garbose, Mashpee MA; Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI 58.33% When Doug Doub was defending as West and 1.72 6/7 3/4 Calista Graham - Curtis Bare, Charlottesville VA 58.04% , Doub helped his partner out. He 1.72 6/7 3/4 Mark Stasiewski, Meriden CT; Lenny Russman, Madison CT 58.04% encouraged on the ♥A and after three rounds of 1.94 5 2 Margi Dyer, Mayfield KY; Douglas Snow, Paducah KY 56.85% hearts, the bad breaks in the black suits meant there 1.59 6/7 Esther Bean, Easthampton MA; Amanda Chohfi, Jupiter FL 55.36% were two inevitable diamond losers. 1.01 6/7 Susan Ninyo - Avram Ninyo, Rancho Santa Fe CA 55.36% Another board that deals with the simple issue 1.45 3 Michael Hu - Qing Lu, San Jose CA 53.87% of signaling was the first deal of the second set. 1.09 4 Linzhi Hu, San Jose CA; Lorenzo Migliorini, Seattle WA 53.57% 0.72 5/6 Deborah Fabian - Stephen Fabian, Sparta NJ 51.19% Dlr: North ♠ 10 0.72 5/6 Joe DeCosta, North Andover MA; William Port, Geneva NY 51.19% Vul: None ♥ Q 5 ♦ A K 10 5 MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING SIDE GAME SERIES ♣ A 10 9 6 4 3 42.00 Tables / Based on 18 Tables ♠ 6 4 3 ♠ A K J 9 8 5 6.86 1/2 Robert Garfinkel, Pawtucket RI 122.32% ♥ A K 7 2 ♥ 9 6.86 1/2 Linda Ahrens, Lincoln RI 122.32% ♦ 8 3 ♦ Q 7 4 2 4.40 3/4 Denis Piton, Longueuil QC 112.01% ♣ Q J 5 2 ♣ K 7 4.40 3/4 Roger David, Longueuil QC 112.01% ♠ Q 7 2 3.94 5 Kim Wang, Torrance CA 111.77% ♥ J 10 8 6 4 3 3.68 6 Stephanie Williams, Delta BC 111.04% ♦ J 9 6 BART BUFFINGTON 49ER PAIRS ♣ 8 9.0 Tables West North East South A B C 1♣ 1♠ Pass 2.00 1 Alan Ansello - Herman Van De Vaart, Plymouth MA 61.01% 2♣ 2♦ 4♠ All Pass 1.50 2 1 Martha Hunnewell - Joan Davis, Newport RI 55.06% You, North, defend against 4♠ and receive the 1.13 3 2 1 Rodney Thoomas, Cranston RI; Laura Yentsch, Jamestown RI 54.76% unreadable club lead, declarer following with the 0.84 4 3 Pat Bailey, Charlestown RI; Robert Ray, Westerly RI 53.87% king when you win the ♣A. Your move. 0.55 5/6 Stephen Baldwin - Kate Baldwin, Bethesda MD 52.08% The answer is simple: Cash the ♦K. When 0.58 5/6 4 Betsy Higgins - Suzanne Tibbetts, Dover MA 52.08% the opening leader has led a card that might be a 0.57 2 Holly Schenck, Providence RI; Maggie Chadwick, Tiverton RI 51.49% singleton or doubleton, his play to the second trick RUSS & SHEILA EKEBLAD should not be encouraging or discouraging in that 27.0 Tables suit. It says, “If I encourage, I led a doubleton. If I A B C discourage, it asks my partner to give me a ruff in 12.95 1 Lawrence Lau, Westport CT; Brett Adler, Norwalk CT 59.65% the suit I led to the first trick.” 9.71 2 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Peter Mosheim, Miami FL 59.55% On this deal, South plays his most discouraging 7.28 3 Alexander Ornstein, New York NY; Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY 58.64% diamond at trick two. Then he gets a club ruff and, 9.45 4 1 R. A. Muggia - Terri Struthers, Andover MA 58.22% after leading a diamond to North’s king, gets a 4.32 5 May Sakr, Bryn Mawr PA; Krzysztof Martens, Rzeszow 35- Poland 58.11% with the third round of clubs. 3.92 6 Tim Verbeek, 3971Ma Netherlands; Sharon Goldman, New York NY 57.97% 7.09 7 2 Andrew Hanes, Holliston MA; Pete Matthews Jr, Roslindale MA 57.41% 3.76 8 Marin Marinov - Lew Walter, New York NY 56.62% 5.32 3 Arthur Giovannangeli, Dublin NH; Lawrence Cheetham, Bedford NH 56.44% Smoking Policy 3.99 4 Robert Lurie, Wayland MA; John Hrones Jr, Needham MA 55.73% Smoking is not permitted in the playing area 3.15 5 Maureen Weiman - Magnus Weiman, Eden Prairie MN 54.12% during any bridge playing event at an NABC. This 3.51 6 Barbara Glazerman, Newton MA; Judith Inker, Wellesley Hls MA 53.38% includes electronic smoking devices. 4.20 1 Debra Gardner - Catherine Strauss, Richmond VA 50.63% 3.15 2 Sheila Fleming - Peggy Sciotto, Columbia TN 50.20% 2.36 3 John Dell’osso, Clifton NJ; Dominick D’Ascoli, Lake Hiawatha NJ 49.11% 1.77 4 Michael McDonald, N Dartmouth MA; Tom Floyd, N Stonington CT 48.75% 1.40 5 Sharon Reback, N Palm Beach FL; Sunny Koontz, Palm Beach FL 47.54% Daily Bulletin Thursday, December 4, 2014 Page 5

BART BUFFINGTON 299ER PAIRS 29.0 Tables Baker A B C continued from page 1 5.51 1 1 John Dinius, Canton CT; Dennis Jacobs, Glastonbury CT 64.29% 4.13 2 2 1 Lucy Sachs, Lincoln MA; Susan Lincoln, Boxford MA 63.99% 3.10 3 3 2 Cleo Senor, N Attleboro MA; Carol McGarry, Barington RI 63.10% 2.32 4 4 Peter Grimwood - Marlene Grimwood, Rockwood ON 58.33% 1.74 5 Kathy George - Sheila O’Donnell, Rochester NY 58.04% 1.74 6 5 3 Elaine Brooks, Needham MA; Betsy Snyder, Wellesley MA 57.74% 1.31 6 4 Carol Swartz - Judy Caccioli, Centerville MA 57.14% 0.98 5 Lawrence Steiner, Altamonte Spgrs FL; Barb Steiner, AltamonteSprgs FL 56.55% 0.88 6 Joan Lager, Springfield MA; Linda Erickson, Glastonbury CT 54.46%

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SIDE GAME 17.0 Tables A B C 4.10 1 Jonathan Shute - L. Anne Posch, Sackville NB 69.39% Lynn Baker and Karen McCallum. 3.79 2 1 Elliott Grosh, Bradenton FL; B Susan Crutchfield, Burnsville NC 63.46% On scholarship at Yale, she was a member of 3.19 3 2 1 Richard Tracy, Sharon VT; Margaret Fanning, Hartland VT 61.54% the varsity women’s crew team. In four years of 2.52 4 3 Esther Bean, Easthampton MA; Amanda Chohfi, Jupiter FL 58.33% rowing competition, her teams went 38-2. She was 2.39 5 4 2 Richard Roth, Brooklyn NY; Liz Brian, Jamestown RI 57.21% selected to try out for the U.S. Olympic rowing 1.79 6 5 3 Curtis Barton, Chelmsford MA; Rui Marques, Portugal 56.57% team but “never quite made it.” 1.35 6 4 Steven Zeliadt - William Fleming, Seattle WA 56.09% In her senior year at Yale, Baker wrote an 1.01 5 Thomas Greehan III, Southborough MA; Timothy Pettus, Northborough MA 55.45% essay on the East German athletic system and was 0.87 6 Marjorie Cameron - B L ‘Tink’ Tysor, Grantham NH 53.69% awarded a traveling fellowship to visit the former Soviet satellite to “see what I could find out.” BRIDGE CLUB OF RHODE ISLAND SWISS TEAMS Baker later earned a Marshall scholarship to 74 Tables study at Oxford University in England for two A B C years and was considering going for a doctorate in 26.61 1 1 Robert Carvin, North Easton MA; Fredrick Magnus, Framingham MA; psychology before changing her mind and entering Barbara McLagan, Sudbury MA; Audrey Frank, Newton Centre MA 99.00 Yale Law School. That career choice panned out 17.47 2/3 2/3 David Joseph, Forest Hills NY; Lawrence Stern - Gernot Reiners, spectacularly. Baker now holds the prestigious Branford CT; Alan Gardner, Floral Park NY 84.00 Frederick M. Baron Chair of Law at U.T. and is a 17.47 2/3 2/3 Stuart Schwartz - Elaine Schwartz, West Palm Beach FL; Rick Carpenter - Felice Carpenter, West Palm Bch FL 84.00 widely respected expert on the ethics of mass tort 10.05 4/5 4/5 Jane Formet - Chris Kindt, Orlando FL; Joan Soifert - John settlements. She was the ethics advisor on the $4.85 Marskell, Grimsby ON 82.00 billion settlement involving the drug Vioxx. 10.05 4/5 4/5 Martin Dickau - Ellen Dickau, Carlisle MA; Adi Chehna, Baker discovered “what I thought was bridge” Marlborough MA; Sam Shoushtarian, Natick MA 82.00 at Yale, learning more after getting a clerkship with 7.13 6/7 6/7 Ginny O’Toole, Yarmouth Port MA; Robert Hickey, East Sandwich Judge Amalya Kearse of the U.S. Court of Appeals MA; Mickey MacMillan, Osterville MA; Sarah Sykes, Brewster MA 81.00 in New York. “I knew she played bridge,” Baker 7.13 6/7 6/7 Saundra Gotch, Framingham MA; Robert Pagliarulo, Roslindale MA; says, “and I thought it must be a pretty interesting Michael Lattyak, Westchester IL; Brian Snell, Columbus OH 81.00 game if someone as smart as the judge liked it.” 5.91 8 8 Susan Mullin, Naples FL; Sheila Middleton, Milton MA; Karen Kearse is a world champion and six-time North Largay, Avon CT; Priscilla Hostetter, Osterville MA 79.00 5.32 9 9 Sandra Nyman, Weston MA; Susan Rutstein, Brookline MA; Nancy American champion. Clayman, Boston MA; Sarah Peeke, Wellesley MA 77.00 The judge’s accomplishments in bridge sparked 12.86 10 10 1 Judith Goranson, Weymouth MA; Annmarie Stanton - David Idell, Baker’s interest and it wasn’t long before she found Milton MA; Raymond Mathieu, Norton MA 76.00 herself at the Beverly Bridge Club taking lessons. 9.65 11 11 2 Alan Wilson - Lesley Wilson, Port Elgin ON; George Page, Rye NH; Burt Kniger, one of the teachers at the club, Paul Marquis, North Hampton NH 73.20 encouraged Baker to try a duplicate game. She 7.23 12 12 3 Tom Colwell - Paula Colwell - Dennis Chamberlin, Deer Isle ME; went with a friend, who was not comfortable William Taylor, Blue Hill ME 73.00 in the duplicate setting and quickly gave up the 5.43 13/14 13/14 4 John Twomey - James Ogrady, Wakefield RI; Suzanne Jennings, New game. “I thought it was great,” Baker says. “It was York City NY; Marilyn Kilcline, Warwick RI 72.00 competitive thought.” 3.68 13/14 13/14 Timothy Yentsch, Jamestown RI; William Niemi, Wakefield RI; Arlene Roberti, N Kingstown RI; A Borod, East Greenwich RI 72.00 Baker recalls playing her first duplicate game 4.29 15/17 15/16 5 Ashok Rao, Cambridge MA; Simon Zimmerman, Hopkinton MA; John with a more experienced player who told her, Zappala, Lynnfield MA; Fred Zappala, Methuen MA 71.00 “There’s only one rule: If I bid some number of 3.14 15/17 15/16 Mark Yesley - Marlene Yesley - Ellen Math-Shute, Newton MA; notrump, you pass.” When she and the woman Carole Goldberg, Stockbridge MA 71.00 scratched in their section, Baker’s mentor, Kniger, 3.14 15/17 John Urciuoli, Fountain Hills AZ; Nancy Rosenbaum - Gloria took the fractional masterpoint slip and had it Golden, Cranston RI; Joan Beuchel, Scottsdale AZ 71.00 autographed by Alan and Dorothy Truscott and Judi 3.67 18 17 6 Deborah Crisfield - Elizabeth Carlson, Summit NJ; Cyndi Sauvage, Radin, who were also playing that day. Baker still Englewood CO; Raymond Yue, Reno NV 70.00 has that slip. 3.04 7/8 Wendy Beizer, Scarsdale NY; Richard Barnes, Pelham NY; Marilyn Baker’s bridge career took a turn for the Wishnie, Briarcliff Mano NY; Roberta Kirshbaum, Hastings Hdsn NY 65.00 3.04 7/8 Sarah Widhu, Nashua NH; Janet Boys, Philadelphia PA; Phyllis better – although not immediately – when she met Roddy, San Diego CA; Phyllis Bloom, Acton MA 65.00 McCallum at the Beverly. “She kind of adopted 2.46 9/10 Elizabeth Nuki, Avon CT; Joseph Peled, W Hartford CT; Lucie me,” Baker says. Fradet, West Hartford CT; Michael Nader, Windsor CT 63.00 “I liked her,” says McCallum, recalling an 2.46 9/10 Peter Carroll, Darien CT; Margaret Karbovanec, Fairfield CT; occasion when Baker kibitzed her during a game Mark Moskovitz, Norwalk CT; Helen McBrien, New Canaan CT 63.00 at the Beverly. “She was in awe of and 1.99 11/13 Ann Bloomfield, Mashpee MA; Marilyn McGill, North Falmouth MA; everything.” Marcia Goldfinger, Rye Brook NY; Judy Gruenberger, White Plains NY 62.00 When her one-year clerkship with Kearse 1.99 11/13 Judith Grace - Zita Samuels, Brookline MA; Judy Pollack, ended, Baker took a job at the University of Chestnut Hill MA; Lloyd Steger, Watertown MA 62.00 Virginia, where she taught law from 1986 to 1992. 1.99 11/13 Deborah Kelly, Hingham MA; Sally Edmonds, Cambridge MA; Robin Worcester, Boston MA; C C Dyer, Marion MA 62.00 She later moved to Tucson AZ, where she met Sam Continued on page 7 Page 6 Thursday, December 4, 2014 Daily Bulletin

JOSEPHINE PESCE MEMORIAL 299ER PAIRS Grove 24.5 Tables continued from page 1 A B C who populate the world of bridge. 4.95 1 Kathy George - Sheila O’Donnell, Rochester NY 63.51% “I’ve often said that the bridge players have 4.53 2 1 1 Cornelia Gould - Ed Gould, Incline Village NV 62.89% above-average intelligence, so our customers are a 3.40 3 2 2 Jerald Burwick - Deborah Burwick, Boston MA 62.35% challenge to work with. And I mean ‘challenge’ in 2.55 4 3 Beth Mazer - Barbara Rosenbaum, Lexington MA 61.61% 1.91 5 4 3 Elvira Kudia, La Grange Park IL; Jon Hundertmark, W Berlin NJ 61.57% a positive context. Also, my colleagues, my fellow 1.43 6 5 4 Beatrice Martini, N Providence RI; Rose Gergel, Cranston RI 60.20% directors, are such a good group to work with. 1.09 6 5 Todd Kerekes - Patricia Kerekes, Manchester NH 60.12% The trust, the confidence and the respect that these 1.09 6 Jacqueline Martin, Centerville MA; Brenda Johnson, Hyannis MA 56.55% people have for each other is great to be a part of.” At the Summer NABCs, Grove served as the JOSEPHINE PESCE A/X SWISS TEAMS 2IC (“second in charge”) from San Antonio in 25 Tables / Based on 85 Tables A X 1998 to Toronto in 2011. 27.87 1 Mike Levine, Boca Raton FL; Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI; , “That was the most satisfying assignment I New York NY; Dennis McGarry, Palm City FL; Piotr Gawrys - Piotr had over the curse of my career. But each year, Tuszynski, Warsaw Poland 110.00 I still felt that I was learning ways do it better. 20.90 2 Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL; Michael Kamil, Santa Clara CA; Louk Understanding which combinations of TD staff Verhees, Jr., 2215 Sh Voorhou Netherlands; , London England 92.00 work best in various roles is a never-ending task.” 15.68 3 Jay Cherlow, Arlington VA; Kenneth Davis - Peter Hughes, Alexandria It is impossible to discuss Grove’s career VA; Hadi Abushakra, Kensington MD 91.00 without talking about Millard Nachtwey, Grove’s 11.76 4 Allen Kahn, New York NY; David Rosenberg, Jackson Heights NY; Carl life partner for some 40 years who was also a Berenbaum, Elkins Park PA; Dennis Thompson, Lake Hiawatha NJ 89.00 national director. Nachtwey, who had served as 15.18 5 1 Rachael Moller - David Gurvich, New York NY; Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY; Gabrielle Sherman, Santa Clara CA 87.00 director-in-charge of the Fall NABC for many 11.39 6 2 Stephannie Russo, New York NY; Anam Tebha, Las Vegas NV; Cristal years, died in August 2012. In the last year of Nell, Seattle WA; Sean Gannon, Decatur GA; Owen Lien, Hendersonville Nachtwey’s life, Grove spent a considerable NC; William Ehlers, US 86.00 amount of time caring for his ailing partner. 8.54 7 3 Lindsey Weinger, New York NY; , Marietta GA; Saul The duo had been the backbone of the Mid- Gross, Miami Beach FL; John Lewis, Wilton Manor FL 85.00 Atlantic directing staff for many years, and they 6.40 8 4 Gerard Turcotte - Pierre Choquette - Robert Tremblay - Alain Dufour, were highly regarded experts at the nationals as Quebec QC 82.00 well. 5.57 9 Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA; Mike Cappelletti, Winter Park FL; Hugh National TD Gary Zeiger said, “Doug Grove is Brown Jr, Mc Cormick SC; Olin Hubert, Atlanta GA 77.00 the second smartest director I know. The first was 5.06 5 Stephen Tynes, Truro NS; Ethan Macaulay, Bedford NS; Bill Wittmann, Colorado Spgs CO; Leo Weniger, Halifax NS 71.00 Millard.” But after such a long and successful career, and MARGARET HAYWARD SIDE BAM TEAMS following Nachtwey’s death, Grove, who will be 24 Tables 64 this month, has decided it’s time for a change. A B C “I’ve been far too busy for some time, and 5.67 1 Bill Canfield - Milton Zlatic, St Louis MO; Tom Oppenheimer, I need a little balance,” said Grove. “I enjoy Clayton MO; Jack Bryant, Saint Louis MO 18.50 swimming and theater, and I want to spend some 4.25 2 John Mohan - , Las Vegas NV; Rose Meltzer, Chapel Hill time with my father, who is 92. I haven’t exactly NC; Steve Garner, Chicago IL 17.50 mapped out what I’ll be doing next, but I won’t be 3.19 3 Christina Madsen, Hellerup 2900 Denmark; Kevin Bathurst, Palm a couch potato.” Beach Gdns FL; Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL; Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan Den Netherlands 17.00 2.39 4 Anthony Barre, El Dorado Hills CA; Jim O’Neil, Cupertino CA; Suresh Mahajan, Del Mar CA; Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA 16.50 Morse passes 25,000 1.79 5 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Valentin mark in masterpoints Kovachev, US; Vladislav Isporski, Sofia Bulgaria 15.50 Dan Morse, veteran 1.35 6 James Partridge, Birmingham AL; Barbara Mackay, Fredericton NB; player, former ACBL Jean Monette, Dania Beach FL; Jerry Jacobs, Stamford CT 15.00 president and winner of 4.17 1 Amy Blumenthal, Charlotte NC; Nancy Newberry, Burnsville NC; James Chan, San Jose CA; Jane Champion, Naples NC 13.50 every major ACBL team 3.13 2 Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA; Mary Ann Kral, Reston VA; Dennis event, surpassed the Sponholtz, Chantilly VA; George Parkins, Vienna VA 13.00 25,000 mark in lifetime 2.34 3/5 1 John Dell’osso, Clifton NJ; Dominick D’Ascoli, Lake Hiawatha NJ; masterpoints after Jim Clayton, Chandler AZ; Jitendra Agrawal, Chestertown MD 12.50 earning 61.60 platinum 1.81 3/5 Alice Weagle, Webster MA; Howard Canan, Holden MA; Joseph points in the Baze Cappannelli, Stoneham MA; Lucy Hulse, Natick MA 12.50 Senior Knockout Teams. 1.81 3/5 Maxime Nault, Montreal QC; Serge Chouinard, Laval QC; Monroe He has three wins and Miller, Cote Saint-Luc QC; Paulin Nault, Saint-Anicet QC 12.50 two seconds in that event. Morse, of Houston TX, has 12 North American MONDAY-WEDNESDAY SIDE GAME SERIES 104.50 Tables / Based on 26 Tables championships to his credit, has a gold medal in the 8.82 1/2 B Susan Crutchfield, Burnsville NC 125.16% 2000 Senior Teams in what was known at the time 8.82 1/2 Elliott Grosh, Bradenton FL 125.16% as the Olympiad Teams. His team earned a bronze 5.90 3/4 Jonathan Levine, Jackson Heights NY 121.76% medal in the in 2003. 5.90 3/4 Tom Joyce, East Hartford CT 121.76% Morse, who owned a pharmacy in Houston, 5.77 5/6 Brian Mahony, Delray Beach FL 117.42% sold the business and retired at the end of 2005. He 5.77 5/6 Florence Mahony, Delray Beach FL 117.42% was ACBL president in 2008 and chairman of the 3.68 7 Margot Hennings, 117.13% ACBL Board of Directors the following year. 3.40 8/9 William Fleming, Seattle WA 114.57% Morse’s best finish in a major pairs event was 3.40 8/9 Steven Zeliadt, Seattle WA 114.57% second in the 1980 Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs playing with the late Bobby Nail. He and Nail also had a second in the von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs in 1979. Daily Bulletin Thursday, December 4, 2014 Page 7

BRAD OXNARD 299ER PAIRS 4.5 Tables Baker A B C continued from page 5 2.12 1 May Sakr, Bryn Mawr PA; Patrick Chalarf, 72.21% Dinkin at a bridge club. They married in 1994 and 1.73 2 1 Lawrence Steiner, Altamonte Spgrs FL; Barb Steiner, Altamonte Sprgs FL 61.89% 1.30 3 2 Rubin Gruber, Concord MA; Bob Sanzo, Westford MA 54.76% moved to Austin in 1996, where Dinkin had taken a 0.89 4 Cheryl Travers, Melvin Village NH; Kitten Stearns, Bedford NH 54.22% job and Baker had learned of an opening at the U.T. Law School. DAN COLATOSTI MEMORIAL STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS Before they left Arizona, Dinkin was quizzing 29.0 Tables his wife one day about what she wanted for her A B C birthday. Baker’s choice was to play bridge with 13.65 1 Bernie Greenspan, Beachwood OH; Robert Hopkins Jr, Arlington VA 63.17% McCallum. A date was arranged for the two at the 10.24 2 1 1 Dominic Antonelli, Altoona IA; Niki Coons, York ON 62.73% Las Vegas Regional. 7.68 3 , Monterey CA; , Pebble Beach CA 62.29% “It was the first bridge I had played out in the 5.76 4 Vivian Wu, Cos Cob CT; Doris Greenwald, Stamford CT 61.12% real world in some time,” Baker says. “I don’t know 4.55 5 Lino D’Souza, Burlington ON; Jay Kelkar, Oak Hill VA 60.92% 3.90 6 Stephen Mackay, Markham ON; Ray Jotcham, Scarborough ON 60.62% anything, and what I did ‘know’ was probably 6.54 7 2 Charan Garg, Voorhees NJ; George Subt, Southampton NJ 59.46% wrong.” 3.03 8 Ken Bloom, Acton MA; Bill Irvine, Quincy MA 58.35% After Baker and Dinkin moved to Texas, 4.79 3 Kenneth Moss, Tillson NY; Roberto Azank, New Paltz NY 56.38% Baker continued lessons with McCallum, mostly 3.59 4 Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ; Joan Brody, Livingston NJ 55.62% online. Baker remembers her first North American 2.84 5 Steven Huhman, Larchmont NY; Joel Goren, Bedford NY 53.25% championship – the Machlin Women’s Swiss Teams 2.43 6 Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN; Marshall Thomas, Nashua NH 53.04% at the 1998 Spring NABC in Reno. At the time, 2.97 2 Donald Lurie - Linda Lurie, White Plains NY 53.00% she was four months pregnant with her daughter, 2.23 3 Elizabeth VonRiesenfelder, Manchester VT; Lorenzo Migliorini, Seattle WA 48.58% Mahria, now 16. Baker played with McCallum and 1.99 4 Catherine Bardsley, McLean VA; Fred Gramlich, Alexandria VA 48.04% teammates , Jo Morse and Rose WEDNESDAY EVENING SIDE GAME Meltzer. 23.5 Tables Baker has tacked on 13 more NABC victories A B C since then and learned a few things about herself 5.16 1 1 Carolyn Weiser, Woburn MA; Thomas Deady, Jr, Medford MA 64.29% and her role as a team leader. 3.87 2 Liz Commins - David Stevenson, Wirral CH49 0TY United Kingdom 64.11% “It’s important to be a captain who makes 3.41 3 2 1 Kenneth Smith, W Kingston RI; Steven Myerson, Portsmouth RI 59.41% everyone feel good about what’s going on,” Baker 2.56 4 3 Elise Luskin, Mamaroneck NY; Amy Frolick, Larchmont NY 58.70% says. “I want to play with people I like.” 2.05 5 4 2 Steven Zeliadt - William Fleming, Seattle WA 58.48% McCallum and Baker both recall the occasion 1.44 6 5 Paula Najarian, East Greenwich RI; Pauline Mullins, Providence RI 58.00% when the teacher had a serious talk with the student, 1.87 6 David Bogolub, Deerfield IL; Rick Schoenfield, Westchester IL 57.16% McCallum telling her friend and protégé that she 1.54 3 Diane Storey, Westport CT; Marvin Lerman, New York NY 54.86% 1.31 4 Sevil Kokturk - Uygur Kokturk, Poughkeepsie NY 54.04% had no natural ability. 1.24 5 Abbye Bosses, White Plains NY; Helen Nathan, New York NY 53.36% Baker’s response: “It’s not a problem. I’ll work as hard as I can and not worry about it. I liked the WEDNESDAY EVENING 299ER SWISS TEAMS team competition because it reminded me of my 6 Tables athletic teams. It’s not just having good players. The A B team is more than the sum of its parts.” 2.26 1 1 Victoria Billard, Kansas City MO; Robert Bratzler, Concord MA; Sam McCallum says Baker has improved a lot since Singhvi, Princeton NJ; Sarah Backhaus, Lenexa KS 68.00 their introduction. In Sanya, McCallum says, Baker 1.70 2 Charles Young - Marsha Girouard, Medway MA; Marylee MacDougall - rose to the occasion against China Red, a team that Robert MacDougall, Naples FL 60.00 included some players from the squad that defeated 1.50 2 Todd Kerekes - Patricia Kerekes, Manchester NH; Sandra Mulcahy, Brisbane Queen Australia; Doris Beaton, Oklahoma City OK 47.00 her teams in the final at the World Championships in Brazil in 2009. MADELINE ARNOLD FLIGHT B SWISS TEAMS BRACKET 1 “Lynn elevates her game under pressure,” says 8 Tables / Based on 39 Tables McCallum. “She was lights out in the semifinals in 15.44 1 Evan Markowitz, New York NY; Leslie Powell, Reston VA; Eva Katznelson - Sanya. We played the first two sets in the semifinal Alan Katznelson, Cote Saint-Luc QC 103.00 and final and were plus 40 on both. She is a pretty 11.58 2 Kathy Swaine - Rand Pinsky, Valencia CA; Michael Marcucci, San Gabriel amazing lady.” CA; Sohail Hasan, New York NY 94.00 and Baker won the Smith Life 8.69 3 Jay Friedenson, Morrisville VT; Alan Wertheimer, Burlington VT; James Master Women’s Pairs in 2003, and Sanborn has Easterling, Casselberry FL; Won Yang, Clermont FL 84.00 been her teammate in other major events. “I get a MADELINE ARNOLD FLIGHT B SWISS TEAMS BRACKET 2 kick out of her,” says Sanborn. “She is very strong 8 Tables / Based on 23 Tables and a good organizer.” 9.28 1 Betsy Stanton, Hartsville SC; Ruth Bruner, Gainesville GA; Doris Needham, Sanborn, Baker’s teammate in Brazil five years Navarre FL; Sonny Greene, Jr, Valdosta GA 95.00 ago, has been impressed with her friend’s work 6.96 2 Susan Fronapfel - Richard Fronapfel - George Holland - Carl Palmer, ethic. “She buckles down,” says Sanborn. “She has Danbury CT 90.00 plugged away at it a long time.” 5.22 3 Karen Barrett, Norwalk CT; Douglas Thompson, Ayer MA; Meredith Dunne - Baker says the victory in Sanya was satisfying Joan Bergen, Darien CT 85.00 on many levels, but mostly because she felt that she contributed significantly to the outcome. “I like MADELINE ARNOLD FLIGHT B SWISS TEAMS BRACKET 3 winning but it’s fun to help the team win instead of 8 Tables / Based on 20 Tables 7.88 1 Wilbur Argersinger, Ann Arbor MI; Virginia Bright, Nokomis FL; Katherine them winning in spite of you.” Grant, Riverview FL; Pamela Ziegel, Petoskey MI 98.00 Text messages exchanged between McCallum 5.91 2 Steven Hudson, Revere MA; Richard Hudson, Peabody MA; Frank Farrell, and Baker on the morning of the final two rounds of Methuen MA; Irene Bonner, Andover MA 85.00 the Marsha May Sternberg Women’s Board-a-Match 4.43 3 Janet Steig, South Orange NJ; Susan Goldberg, Livingston NJ; Joan Sherman, Teams at this tournament say a lot about Baker’s Morristown NJ; Jane Fuller, Summit NJ 83.00 mindset and her perspective on the sport she loves. McCallum texted, “Are you ready to win?” Baker’s reply: “I’m ready to play as well as I can.” Page 8 Thursday, December 4, 2014 Daily Bulletin

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West North East South to dummy with the ♠K Q and the ♣10, all of them Tough defender Rodwell Morse Meckstroth Granovetter good. By Barry Rigal Pass 1♦ Pass The result was a 12-IMP gain for Morse. On this deal from the final of the Baze Senior 1♠ Pass 2♦ Pass Knockout Teams, made a nice 2♥ Pass 2NT Pass defensive play to earn a swing for his team, 3NT All Pass Convention card captained by Dan Morse. reminder Granovetter started with the ♥Q (Rusinow), Each player is required to have a convention Dlr: North ♠ 9 8 taken by Meckstroth with the ace. He played a card filled out legibly and on the table throughout a Vul: E-W ♥ 9 3 2 low club from dummy at trick two, his ♣J losing session. The convention card must include the first ♦ K J 9 to Granovetter’s king. At trick three, Granovetter and last name of each member of the partnership, ♣ A 8 7 6 2 played the ♠J, pinning Meckstroth’s singleton 10 and the cards must be identical. ♠ A K Q 5 4 ♠ 10 and threatening communications between the East If a director determines ♥ A 10 8 ♥ J 5 4 and West hands. that neither player has a ♦ 4 ♦ A Q 10 7 6 5 Meckstroth took the ♠A and played another substantially completed card, ♣ 10 9 5 4 ♣ Q J 3 club, winning the queen when Morse played low. the partnership may play only ♠ J 7 6 3 2 Meckstroth exited with a club to dummy’s 9 and the Yellow ♥ K Q 7 6 Morse’s ace. The ♥9 came next. Meckstroth played Card and may use only standard ♦ 8 3 2 the jack and Granovetter ducked. Granovetter won carding. This restriction may be lifted only at the ♣ K the next heart with the king, cashed the ♥7 and got beginning of a subsequent round after convention out with a diamond. Meckstroth won the ♦K with cards have been properly prepared and approved by West North East South the ace and cashed the queen, but had to give up the director. Further, the partnership will receive a Woolsey Bramley Stewart Stansby the setting trick on the final play. North-South took 1/6-board matchpoint penalty for each board played, Pass 2♠ (1) Pass two clubs, two hearts and a diamond for one down. commencing with the next round and continuing 3♠ Pass 3NT All Pass Double-dummy, Meckstroth could have until the restriction is lifted. In IMP team games, survived the clever play by winning the spade and penalties shall be at the discretion of the director. (1) “Good” 3♦ . playing another club from dummy, unblocking the If the director determines the partnership has at Lew Stansby led the ♥K, ducked by Fred ♣Q if Morse rose with the ace. If Morse played least one substantially completed convention card Stewart. Declarer won the heart continuation with low, Meckstroth could win the ♣Q, exit with a low but has not fully complied with ACBL regulations, the 10 and played a club to his queen and Stansby’s heart. South would likely go up with the ♥K to the director may give warnings or assign such king. A heart to the ace, establishing Stansby’s long block the suit, putting Meckstroth back in his hand penalties as he deems to be appropriate under the trick in that suit, was followed by another low club with a third round of hearts. circumstances. to declarer’s jack. When that held, Stewart exited Now Meckstroth could play his last club to the The objective of these warnings and penalties is with a club to the 9 and North’s ace. The ♦9 went 9 and the ace, leaving Morse no choice but to exit the encouragement of full compliance with ACBL to Stewart’s queen and he was home with three with a diamond (all dummy’s black cards by then regulations. spades, two hearts, two club and two diamonds for were good). Meckstroth could in diamonds, plus 600. cash the ♦A and exit with a low diamond. With all Things went differently at the other table. black cards left, North would have to play a card Daily Bulletin Thursday, December 4, 2014 Page 9

WEDNESDAY MORNING COMPACT KO TEAMS BRACKET 1 9 Tables TOURNAMENT APPEALS Robert Donald - Diane Burger - Robert Neuhart, Troy NY; Bernard Neuhart, Niskayuna NY vs In order to keep the bridge public informed of appeal results in a timely fashion, the Gerard Turcotte - Alain Dufour - Pierre Choquette - Robert NABC Daily Bulletin staff publishes write-ups. Every effort is made to ensure that Tremblay, Quebec QC these reports are accurate and complete. Before they are published in the NABC vs Gale Meyer - Paul Morrissette, Durham NC; Tom Henson, Appeals Casebook, however, revisions may be made. Towanda PA; Hank Cortsen, New York NY

constructive bid. Kay Enfield, Santa Fe NM; Cameron Doner, Richmond BC; APPEAL CASE 1 Eight players were polled. Two bid 4♠ after the Veronica McMurdie - John McMurdie, Sacramento CA Event: Baze Senior KO Teams double. Six passed, although several felt it to be vs Session: Round 1 close. G S Jade Barrett - Karen Lee Barrett, Elk Point SD; Donna Subject: Unauthorized information Lombardini, Alcester SD; Anne Dawson, Delhi LA The Ruling: Per Law 16B, North chose vs Ron Aschbacher an auction demonstrably suggested by the James Praught, Summerside PE; Melinda Maclean, Truro NS; Board: 13 ♠ Q 8 4 unauthorized information (UI), and the opponents Anne Mahoney - Leo Mahoney, Moncton NB Vul: Both ♥ 5 were damaged. Accordingly the result was changed Stephanie Williams, Delta BC; Peter Morse, N-Vancouver BC; Dlr: North ♦ Q 10 9 8 2 to 4♥ doubled by East, making four, N-S minus Reid Fleming, Arlington MA; Blake Fleming, Calgary AB ♣ 10 9 8 3 790. vs Barry Rigal Jeff Aker Maxime Nault, Montreal QC; Serge Chouinard, Laval QC; Monroe The Appeal: N-S appealed the ruling. Miller, Cote Saint-Luc QC; Paulin Nault, Saint-Anicet QC ♠ 10 7 3 ♠ K North and West appeared at the hearing. vs ♥ 4 3 ♥ K Q J 9 8 7 6 2 Statements made by appealing side: N-S play Buddhadeb Biswas - Madhusree Biswas, San Jose CA; Barbara ♦ A K J 9 ♦ 5 3 transfer advances. North stated that 2♥ would have Fingerhut, Clifton NJ; Mary Giannella, Wayne NJ ♣ Q 7 5 2 ♣ K J been a stronger spade raise than 2♠ but not a limit WEDNESDAY MORNING COMPACT KO TEAMS John Grantham raise and, in fact, might be made with a hand with BRACKET II ♠ A J 9 6 5 2 6 HCP. North could not explain what bid he would 9 Tables ♥ A 10 Betsy Stanton, Hartsville SC; Sue Lan Ma, Kirtland Hills OH; make with a limit raise. North further stated that Chang-Li Lu, Strongsville OH; Doris Needham, Navarre FL ♦ 6 4 he was prepared to defend 4♥, but not 4♥ doubled vs ♣ A 6 4 which is why he did not bid 4♠ over 4♥ directly. 3♠ Curtis Barton, Chelmsford MA; Jeffrey Goldman, Norwalk CT; had been Alerted as not invitational to 4♠. North Rui Marques, Portugal; Glenn Hillis, London ON West North East South said he would always pull the double of 4♥. Elliott Grosh, Bradenton FL; B Susan Crutchfield, Burnsville NC; Pass 1♥ 1♠ Statements made by non-appealing side: Pass Vivian Reedy - Jo Ann Rauch, Miami FL Dbl 2♠ (1) 3♥ (2) 3♠ (3) was a logical alternative. North had already shown vs 4♥ Pass Pass Dbl (4) Audrey Egger - Nancy Robins - Patricia Taylor, Princeton NJ; a weak hand with 2♠ so he had a typical hand for Lynne Long, Skillman NJ Pass 4♠ Pass Pass the auction. West did not raise hearts immediately, Dbl All Pass so it is likely he had just two and that East had six WEDNESDAY MORNING COMPACT KO TEAMS (1) Not constructive. BRACKET III hearts instead of eight. South could have held 11 Tables (2) Invitational. ♥K J x x for his double. Peter Clay, Wellesley MA; Vivian Wine, Cranston RI; Nancy (3) Alerted and explained as not invitational. The Decision: There was UI stipulated by Newberry, Burnsville NC; Amy Blumenthal, Charlotte NC (4) Break in . the players. The UI demonstrably suggested that vs Final contract: 4♠ doubled by South Margaret Fanning, Hartland VT; Richard Tracy, Sharon VT; bidding 4♠ would be more successful than pass. Marjorie Cameron - B L ‘Tink’ Tysor, Grantham NH Opening lead: ♦A The director’s poll proved pass was a logical Table result: Down one, N-S minus 200 alternative even though the director who polled Robert Leese, Amherst NH; Marshall Thomas, Nashua NH; Director ruling: 4♥ doubled by East, making Timothy Pettus, Northborough MA; Thomas Greehan III, was not aware that North had shown a bad hand Southborough MA four, N-S minus 790 by bidding 2♠. Under Law 16, the contract must vs Committee ruling: 4♥ doubled by East, be adjusted to the 4♥ doubled, which clearly will Joy Oliver, Damascus MD; Garry Grossman, N Bethesda MD; making four, N-S minus 790 always make 10 tricks. Charles Dearolf, Silver Spring MD; Jim Walsh, Brookfield CT The Facts: The director was summoned The table ruling was upheld, 4♥ doubled by during the auction. There was a noticeable East, making four, N-S minus 790. How old is a Senior? hesitation prior to the double of 4♥ by South, and The Appeals Committee assigned an Appeal The definition of a Senior (for the purpose of North suggested that E-W might wish to call the Without Merit Warning (AWMW) to N-S. Senior events, tournaments, special games, etc.) director. North estimated this break in tempo was The Committee: Richard Popper (chair), has matured — from 55 to 60 years old. Those approximately 20 seconds, while East estimated Chris Moll, Scott Sterns, Michael Huston and Ed ‘tweeners who previously qualified as Seniors that it was between 20 and 30 seconds. After the Lazarus. and who have been magically rejuvenated are still ruling was made, South stated that 2♠ was not a eligible. If you were born before Jan. 1, 1959, you’re still a Senior for the purposes of playing in FRANK & SUE MASTROLA MIDNIGHT KO TEAMS Steve Tynes, Truro NS; Ethan Macaulay, Bedford NS; Sandra any ACBL Senior event. 8 Tables Macpherson, Halifax NS; Carolyn Wood, Cobbs Creek VA 2.73 1 Anam Tebha, Las Vegas NV; Owen Lien, Hendersonville NC; , Seattle WA; Sean Gannon, JOSEPHINE PESCE MORNING KO TEAMS Decatur GA; Tim Verbeek, 3971Ma Netherlands BRACKET 3 Monitoring 1.45 2 Meike Wortel, Amsterdam Netherlands; Ida 6 Tables At this and future North American Groenkvist, Orebro 70360 Sweden; Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Maureen Murphy, Ottawa ON; Howie Huynh, Lubbock TX; Championships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+ Hts IL; , Aarhus C 8000 Denmark Dave Johnson, San Antonio TX; John Burgoin, Brownsville events with visible, real-time cameras. The images TX will be recorded and will be available for later JOSEPHINE PESCE MORNING KO TEAMS BRACKET 1 vs 7 Tables Celia Verrier - Patty Herlihy - Pam Wilton - Zibby Tozer, New York official inspection and review. Kirk Elyakin - Marilyn Elyakin, Monroe Twp NJ; John Berry, NY By general monitoring of the session and New Hyde Park NY; Marion Yonke, Manhasset NY participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source vs JOSEPHINE PESCE MORNING KO TEAMS Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA; Mary Ann Kral, Reston VA; Marvin BRACKET 4 of information that may be useful in determining Raines, Fort Washington MD; David Harris, Hopatcong NJ 6 Tables facts and settling issues arising from some types of Diane Cohen, Clifton NJ; Sandra Samdperil, Lakewood ethical and behavioral complaints or actions. Please JOSEPHINE PESCE MORNING KO TEAMS BRACKET 2 Rch FL; Beverly Kostrinsky, Palm Desert CA; Susan Kahn, 6 Tables Providence RI summon a director if a problem occurs at the table. Giorgia Botta, Rome Italy; Peggyann Klein, New York NY; Glen vs This procedure is intended to assure everyone Perry, Voorheesville NY; Dan Kelsey, Averill Park NY Laura Orticelle, Amityville NY; Ruth Lessinger, Plainview NY; that the playing field is level and that misbehavior vs Mark Krinsky, Great Neck NY; Gary Levine, Huntington NY will not be tolerated. Page 10 Thursday, December 4, 2014 Daily Bulletin

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Season’s Greetings It’s that time of year again: to enjoy the holiday season and look forward to the coming year of bridge in the Mid-Atlantic featuring some great locations and the biggest and best regionals in the ACBL. In 2015, most regionals will have two sessions of regional-rated events starting on Day 1, and our schedules will take full advantage of expanded stratifications to give 750-3000 MP play ers as many options as possible. As always, you can count on great I/N programs, plenty of 0-750 Gold Rush games, and excellent hospitality at all 12 Mid-Atlantic regionals in 2015:

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—DEC. 29-JAN. 4, times to suit everyone, including 9 & 1, 1 & 7:30 regional ATLANTA, GA—SEPT. 1-7, Crowne Plaza at Ravinia, Embassy Suites, (843) 747-1882. Charleston hosts the largest events, 4:45 dinner bell, and 11:30 Zip KOs. Co-chairs: Julia (770) 395-7700. Come to the annual Labor Day regional with holiday regional. The host hotel is already sold out, but there & Pete Misslin, (423) 884-3550, [email protected]. scores of shops and restaurants in the popular Perimeter Mall are several nice and affordable hotels close by. Chair: Steve RICHMOND, VA—MAY 19-25, DoubleTree by Hilton, area. $109 room rate. Co-chair: Jack Feagin, (404) 252-9246, Donaldson, (843) 412-8097, [email protected]. (804) 379-3800. With the best hotel rate this year at just $88, [email protected]. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA—JAN. 12-18, DoubleTree come experience bridge with the best in Virginia’s capital over CHARLOTTE, NC—OCT. 26-NOV. 1, Hilton Charlotte Hotel, (434) 973-2121. Hospitality to the max with free coffee Memorial Day weekend. Co-chair: George Lewis, (804) 307- University Place, (704) 547-7444. This popular venue is every day and an open hospitality suite every night. Room 4304, [email protected]. situated near UNC Charlotte, with dozens of nice restaurants rates are $93 plus $10/extra person. Chair: Scott Tumperi, GREENVILLE, SC—JUNE 8-14, Hyatt Regency, (864) right outside the back door. Rooms are $99. Chair: David (678) 953-8867, [email protected]. 235-1234. One of our most popular regionals for a small Smith, (704) 987-1472, [email protected]. WILMINGTON, NC—JAN. 26-FEB. 1, Hilton Riverside, city, come enjoy vibrant and beautiful downtown Greenville, CAMBRIDGE, MD—NOV. 9-15, Hyatt Regency (910) 763-5900. $105 room rate. Situated in a beautiful $104 room rate. Co-chair: Jim Villanueva, (864) 414-0247, Chesapeake Bay, (888) 421-1442. Come enjoy our second location on the Cape Fear River, this could be a break from the [email protected]. regional at this beautiful resort on Maryland’s historic Eastern blistering winter. Chair: Larry Harding, (910) 270-9810, larry. RESTON, VA—JULY 6-12, Hyatt Regency at Reston Town Shore. Room rate of $114 makes this a venue not to be missed. [email protected]. Center, (800) 233-1234. Continue your July 4th celebration Chair: Shawn Stringer, (301) 275-6363, [email protected]. PINE MOUNTAIN, GA (CALLAWAY GARDENS)— near the nation’s capital—classy hotel with restaurants galore MYRTLE BEACH, SC—DEC. 28-JAN. 3, Marriott Resort MARCH 2-8, Mountain Creek Inn, (800) 225-5292. Nestled you can walk to—for $99 per night. Chair: Amanda Carter, at Grande Dunes, (800) 644-2881. Although the Atlantic in the wilderness of Callaway Gardens and only 70 miles from (703) 967-9844, [email protected]. Ocean will be too cold for most, Myrtle Beach is host to one of the largest New Year’s regionals. Chair: Evelyn Brandon, the Atlanta airport, this is the first regional there in 20 years HUNT VALLEY, MD—AUG. 17-23, The Hunt Valley (843) 222-7779, [email protected]. and is a great deal at $89/night. Co-chair: LenPerkins, (478) Inn, (866) 764-8359. Plan now to attend District 6’s largest 320-1194, [email protected]. regional at the completely renovated Hunt Valley Inn, ➤ MABC website: GATLINBURG, TN—APRIL 13-19, Gatlinburg Convention an elegant and upscale resort location in the Baltimore Center. The mother of all regionals, Gatlinburg continues to countryside. $109 room rate with free parking for all. Chair: www.mabcbridge.org top the ACBL in tournament attendance. There are playing Diane Jaworiwsky, (703) 395-7796, [email protected]. Page 12 Thursday, December 4, 2014 Daily Bulletin

Nice trump spots QUALIFIERS IN THE KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS Richard Reitman submitted the following deal 36.0 Tables Carryover from the first qualifying session of the Kaplan 1 John Hurd, New York NY; Justin Lall, Plano TX 67.95 2 Joe Grue, New York NY; Brad Moss, Denver CO 65.13 Blue Ribbon Pairs. Reitman was playing with 3 Ismail Kandenir, Istanbul Turkey; Suleyman Kolata, Istanbul, Malte Turkey 61.83 Steve McConnell against and Sabine 4 , Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY 55.82 Auken. 5 Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hts IL; , Chicago IL 53.26 Dlr: East ♠ 10 8 6 2 6 , 4838 Arendal Norway; Boye Brogeland, Norway 53.23 Vul: E-W ♥ 8 6 4 3 7 Veronique Bessis, Paris 75015 France; Marshall Lewis, Bloomington IN 50.36 Bd: 22 ♦ 7 5 2 8 Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; , Cambridge MA 48.25 ♣ K 2 9 Dennis Bilde, Aarhus C 8000 Denmark; Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 45.37 ♠ J 5 ♠ Q 9 7 3 10 Shan Huang, Toronto ON; David Sabourin, Ottawa ON 45.30 ♥ Q 2 ♥ 10 11 Michael Becker - Aubrey Strul, Boca Raton FL 44.72 ♦ Q J 9 8 4 ♦ A K 12 Pierre Zimmermann - Franck Multon, 98000 Monaco 41.30 13 Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba 44 Israel; Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel 40.58 ♣ Q J 7 3 ♣ A 9 8 6 5 4 14 Pamela Miller - James Rasmussen, Cambridge MA 39.02 ♠ A K 4 15 Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Richard Coren, Highland Beach FL 37.48 ♥ A K J 9 7 5 16 Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA 35.59 ♦ 10 6 3 17 Roger Lee, Las Vegas NV; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX 35.13 ♣ 10 18 , Bloomington NY; , Kensington CA 34.04 West North East South 19 Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC; John Potter, Panama City FL 32.11 Welland McConnell Auken Reitman 20 Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 30.26 1♣ (1) 2♥ (2) 21 Michael Polowan - Jared Lilienstein, New York NY 29.19 Pass Pass Dbl Redbl 22 Mustafa Cem Tokay, Istanbul Turkey; Antonio Sementa, Parma PR Italy 28.65 2NT (3) 3♥ All Pass 23 Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON; Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI 27.68 24 Michel Abecassis - Paul Chemla, 27.64 (1) Could be short. 25 William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Brian Ellis, Beachwood OH 27.22 (2) Intermediate: 12-15 HCP. 26 Agustin Madala - Adolfo Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina 27.20 (3) Scrambling. 27 Adam Grossack - Zachary Grossack, Newton MA 26.60 Welland led the ♠J. Auken encouraged with 28 Per-Ola Cullin, Johanneshov Sweden; , Taby Sweden 26.59 an upside-down 3, and Reitman won the ace. The 29 Stale Froyland, Narbo Norway; John Herland, Stavanger Norway 26.26 trump ace-king were next, followed by a diamond 30 Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Thorlakur Jonsson, Kopavogur Iceland 25.84 exit. Auken cashed the ♦A K, and not knowing the 31 Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA; Howard Weinstein, Omaha NE 25.30 club layout, got out with the ♠7. Declarer allowed 32 Katie Thorpe, Kingsville ON; Martin Kirr, Toronto ON 24.02 this to ride to dummy’s 8. A spade to the king 33 Daniel Gerstman, Buffalo NY; Ron Gerard, White Plains NY 23.84 was followed by the ♥7 to dummy’s ♥8, and the 34 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Jo Anna Stansby, US 23.63 35 Jianfeng Luo - Peter Wong, North York ON 21.22 ♠10 was played. Auken covered perforce with the 36 Fu Zhong - Jie Li, Beijing People’s Republic of China 20.79 queen as declarer shed his singleton club. 37 Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Mark Cohen, West Orange NJ 20.63 The East hand was reduced to all clubs, so 38 - Alison Wilson, New York NY 19.30 Auken tried the ♣A. Reitman ruffed, crossed 39/40 John Koschik, Livonia MI; Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI 18.53 to dummy’s ♥6 with the ♥5 and played the ♣K, 39/40 Ola Rimstedt, Halmstad 30571 Sweden; Johan Saefsten, Uppsala Sweden 18.53 discarding his remaining diamond. 41 Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; , Las Vegas NV 17.63 Making four was worth 58 out of 68 matchpoints. 42 Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands 17.58 43 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Chip Martel, Davis CA 17.43 TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 1 44 Laurie Vogel, New York NY; , Hackensack NJ 16.59 14 Tables 45 Wael Mohsen, 6th of October Egypt; Reda Wasfi Yaacoub, Cairo Egypt 16.02 46.89 1 Justine Cushing - Melih Ozdil, New York NY; 46 , Waterloo ON; Darren Wolpert, Thornhill ON 15.24 Gokhan Yilmaz, Uskudar/Instanb Turkey; Valerio Giubilo, Italy; 47 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 14.73 Leonardo Cima, 00199 Roma Italy 48 Brian Glubok - Glenn Robbins, New York NY 13.26 32.82 2 Victor Markowicz - Victor Melman, Boca Raton FL; Julian Klukowski - Jerzy Russyan - Krzysztof Lasocki, 49 Tom Hanlon, Dublin 6 Ireland; , Toronto ON 12.85 Warsaw Poland; Shalom Zeligman, Bat-Yam 5 Israel 50 Joseph Silver, Hampstead QC; John Carruthers, Kingsville ON 12.79 18.76 3/4 G S Jade Barrett - Karen Lee Barrett, Elk Point 51 Scott Levine, New York NY; Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY 12.21 SD; Anne Dawson, Delhi LA; Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Boynton 52 Victoria Gromova, Moscow Russia; Tatiana Ponomareva, Moscow Russia 8.52 Beach FL; Jacek Romanski, Lublin 20-532 Poland; Apolinary 53 Christophe Grosset, 92130 Issy-Les- France; Pierre Franceschetti, 8.33 Kowalski,Warsaw Poland 54 , St Johnsbury VT; Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL 8.32 18.76 3/4 Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Marc Bompis, Bourg La Reine France; 55 Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Alejandro Bianchedi, Buenos Aires Argentina 8.25 Jean Quantin, Paris France; Ishmael Delmonte - Curtis Cheek, Las 56 Dick Melson, Chicago IL; David Lehman, Glenview IL 7.72 Vegas NV 57 Rune Brendeford Anderssen, Norway; Peter Marstrander, Tromso Norway 6.89 58 - Louis Sachar, Austin TX 6.40 TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 2 59 Bartosz Chmurski, Lomianky Poland; Piotr Tmczynski, Poznan Poland 6.31 12 Tables 60 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; , Toronto ON 4.92 23.46 1 Brian Breckenridge - Irva Neyhart, Corvallis OR; Tom Ottley, Anchorage AK; Suzanne St Thomas, Salem OR 61 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Leslie Paryzer, Bronx NY 4.38 16.42 2 Gary Donner, Bluffton SC; Deborah Murphy, 62 Sartaj Hans - Peter Gill, Sydney Australia 3.75 San Francisco CA; Lawrence Diamond, Tacoma WA; Philip 63 Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN; Sean Ganness, Miami FL 3.16 Duterme, Bellaire TX 64 Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; John McAllister, Charlottesvle VA 3.15 9.38 3/4 Nicholas Hartung, Astoria NY; Peter Merker, 65 Adam Weisz-Margules, Thornhill ON; Andrew Tylman, Toronto ON 3.05 Mentor OH; Larry Jones, Pickerington OH; Judy Auer, Dublin OH 9.38 3/4 Jean Shufelt - John Shufelt, Naples FL; Sondra 66 , Paris 75015 France; Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan France 2.57 Schubiner, US; Rose Burke, Bloomfield Hill MI 67 Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL; Steve Zolotow, Las Vegas NV 2.31 68 Eric Stoltz, Portland OR; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR 2.20 TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 3 69 Jordan Kaye, W Bloomfield MI; Xu Wang, Rego Park NY 1.67 13 Tables 70 James Krekorian, Pensacola FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 1.21 17.47 1 John Simpson - Pat Simpson, Madera CA; 71 Shawn Drenning, New York NY; Zachary Madden, Philadelphia PA 0.37 Elinor Hood - Dawn Campbell, Portland OR 12.23 2 James Carroll, Lyons NY; Jim Mulbrandon, 72 Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN; William Pollack, New York NY 0.00 Verona WI; Carolyn Wood, Cobbs Creek VA; Sandra Macpherson, Halifax NS 6.99 3/4 George Parkins, Vienna VA; Dennis Sponholtz, Chantilly VA; Sue Hanneman - Mark Hanneman, Plainfield IL 6.99 3/4 Linda Tuff, Lwr-Sackville NS; Maureen Donovan, Halifax NS; Patricia Morrison, Wellington NS; Sheila Leard, Bedford NS Daily Bulletin Thursday, December 4, 2014 Page 13

QUALIFIERS IN THE 0-5000 BLUE RIBBON PAIRS TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 4 11 Tables 26.0 Tables Carryover 12.11 1 Thomas Danford, Bellaire OH; Brett Orban, 1 Barry Bragin, Silver Spring MD; Mark Laken, Glyndon MD 49.69 Martins Ferry OH; Sally Mallett - Gary Mallett, N Martinsvlle WV 2 Leigh Ives, Barrie ON; Irfan Ashraf, Ajax ON 34.68 8.48 2 Susan Woodrow, Waterford MI; Holly 3 Barbara Seagram - Alex Kornel, Toronto ON 34.33 Campbell, Stevensville MT; Dan Sutherland, Northville MI; Ronna 4 Robert Levey, Bethesda MD; Martin Graf, Chevy Chase MD 32.89 Galin, W Bloomfield MI 5 Sigrid Price, Napa CA; Sara Rothmuller, Santa Rosa CA 31.69 4.84 3/4 Giorgia Botta, Rome 00135 Italy; Peggyann Klein - Zibby Tozer - Pam Wilton - Patty Herlihy - Celia Verrier, 6 Juan Castillo, Ft Lauderdale FL; Robert Ramos, Fort Lauderdale FL 31.29 New York NY 7 Marie Anzilotti, Wilmington DE; Scott Hiller, Eden Prairie MN 29.99 4.84 3/4 Walter Mitchell Jr - Constance Mitchell, Bear 8 David Venetianer, Chadds Ford PA; Richard Franklin, New Canaan CT 29.54 Creek PA; Danielle Tremblay, Outremont QC; Pierrette Matteau, 9 Robert Brady, McLean VA; Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ 29.44 Mont-Royal QC 10 Richard Smith, Spartanburg SC; Francine Moring, Columbia SC 28.43 11 Charles Nauen, Saint Paul MN; Jonathan Cohen, Prior Lake MN 27.18 TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 5 14 Tables 12 Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT; Greta Pineles, Jackson NJ 25.23 10.79 1 Joy Oliver, Damascus MD; Garry Grossman, N 13 Joseph Viola III, US; Hope Ellis, Beachwood OH 24.95 Bethesda MD; Jim Walsh, Brookfield CT; Charles Dearolf, Silver 14 Glenda Calkins - R Barkley Calkins, Allendale NJ 24.83 Spring MD 15 Jim Howie, Toronto ON; Fred Lerner, Unionville ON 21.76 7.55 2 Dave Johnson, San Antonio TX; Howie 16 Ronald Kral, Reston VA; Mike Spooner, Glen Allen VA 20.93 Huynh, Lubbock TX; Alan Godes, Needham MA; John Burgoin, Brownsville TX 17 Bruce Neiger, Merrick NY; Doug Herron, US 20.74 4.32 3/4 Charles Young - Marsha Girouard, Medway 18 David Macrae - Christina van Leeuwen, Horn Lake MS 20.49 MA; Robert MacDougall - Marylee MacDougall, Naples FL 19 Bernard Neuhart, Niskayuna NY; Robert Neuhart, Troy NY 19.25 4.32 3/4 Susan Schnur, Port Chester NY; Jean Frankel, 20 Charles Sheaff, Jacksonville IL; Charles Nemes, Longboat Key FL 19.01 Cos Cob CT; Jane Hankin, Purchase NY; Robin Fuchs, Greenwich 21 Laurie Robbins, Windsor CT; Rachel Brown, Canton CT 16.99 CT 22 Gary Bernstein, Montreal QC; Steve Caplan, Hampstead QC 16.33 WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 1 23 Alix Taylor, Lincoln MA; Cecilla Borras, Waltham MA 15.25 16 Tables 24 Paul Darin, San Diego CA; Harriet Smith, Solano Beach CA 14.89 Danny Sprung - JoAnn Sprung - Jim Looby, Las Vegas NV; Chris 25 Steven Shaye, Slingerlands NY; Larry Rosen, Albany NY 14.74 Moll, Raleigh NC 26 Ina Demme, Maple ON; Bill Kertes, York ON 14.39 vs 27 Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; Suman Agarwal, Hilliard OH 13.85 Gaylor Kasle - Larry Kozlove, Boca Raton FL; , 28 Ken Eisner, Truro NS; Ronald Mak, Manchester NH 12.88 Seattle WA; Marek Witek, 41-300 Dabrowa Poland; Miroslaw Milaszewski, 59300 Lubin Poland; Neil Chambers, Schenectady 29 Jennifer Chalfan, Bellevue WA; David Brower, Portland OR 12.76 NY 30 Michael Tallent, Groton MA; Lance Ribeiro, Hampstead NH 12.75 31 Stuart Goodgold, San Jose CA; Allan Simon, Calgary AB 12.32 Josef Blass, Chapel Hill NC; , Warszawa Poland; 32 Marc Rabinowitz, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Lawrence Derito, Jupiter FL 12.05 Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Marcin Lesniewski, Zakopane 33 Barry Black, Clearwater FL; Vincent Messina, Wolfeboro NH 11.52 Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Bielsk 09-230 Poland; Michal Nowosadzki, 34 Steven Ansell, Hopkinton MA; Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA 11.46 Wejherowo Poland 35 Allan Wolf, North Haven CT; Russell Friedman, Wilton CT 11.06 vs 36 Ann Hudson - Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT 11.02 Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike Passell, Plano TX; Garey 37 Perry Poole, Maitland FL; Stanley Weiner, Las Vegas NV 10.08 Hayden, Tucson AZ; Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; Adam 38 Philip Lam, North Berwick ME; Shekhar Sengupta, Marlborough MA 9.89 Zmudzinski, Katowice Poland; Cezary Balicki, Smolec Poland 39 Muffie Gur - Reha Gur, Leonardo NJ 9.63 WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 2 40 Richard Vatter - Jo Anne Vatter, Cadillac MI 8.97 12 Tables 41 Dennis Kaye, Rosendale NY; John Gropp, Newburgh NY 8.92 Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI; Bradley Mampe, Somerville 42 Jan Popiel, Lexington MA; Robin Hillyard, Carlisle MA 8.66 MA; Steven Willner, Needham MA; Jill Wooldridge, Buffalo NY 43 Julian Wernick - Liam Johnstone, Birmingham England 7.43 vs 44 Jack Alhale - Rozi Alhale, New York NY 7.38 Hansa Narasimhan, Los Altos Hills CA; Jay Barron, Tulsa OK; 45 Trisha Malazdrewicz, CD; Susan Hubley, Halifax NS 6.61 , Kensington CA; Brenda Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; Maria Myllari, Kaarina 20760 Finland 46 Peter Cheung, Fremont CA; Leonard Helfgott, Teaneck NJ 6.27 47 Douglas Dye - Dale Dye, Wyndmoor PA 3.94 Paula Nataf, Beverly Hills CA; , Paris 45014 France; 48 Monique Smith, Arlington VA; Linda Marshall, Bethesda MD 2.69 Benedicte Cronier, Paris 75018 France; Marcel Dadon, 92100 49 Eric Schwartz - Linda Robinson, Arlington MA 0.92 France 50 Richard Higgins - Greg Frank, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 0.71 vs Monica Angus, RW-Vancouver BC; Rock Shi Yan, Richmond BC; 51 Jacqueline Chang, New York NY; Suresh Nayak, Brooklyn NY 0.68 Yan Wang, Scarborough ON; Nongyu Li, Palo Alto CA 52 Nancy Kalow, New York NY; Maris Zilant, N Miami FL 0.00 WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 3 12 Tables Kimberly Whipple, Boca Grande FL; Luz Ortega, Melbourne FL; The Past Comes Alive Electronic Device Policy Lisa Adelberg, Camden ME; Jodi Coren, Highland Beach FL Dutch players Frank van Wezel and Hans van The electronic device policy at NABCs allows vs de Konijnenberg collect books, magazines and players to bring electronic devices such as cell Brian Collins - Joan Fitzgerald, St John’s NL; Brian McGuire, Daily Bulletins about bridge. They especially enjoy phones into the playing area United Kingdom Great Britain; Ti Davis, Little Rock AR reading Daily Bulletins from the pre‑Internet era B provided that such devices are Frank Wharton, London Nw3 1en England; Paul Walker, London these periodicals are a treasure trove of wonderful turned off. W1U 1BT England; Vincent Wilmot Jr, Gaithersburg MD; Carole photographs, marvelous sketches, splendid deals Further, any such equipment Banks, Silver Spring MD and tremendous stories and anecdotes. must not be visible during the vs Barry Margolin, US; Meg Myers, Beaverton OR; Kevin Shiue, Van Wezel and van de Konijnenberg decided session Oakland CA; Bryan Morgan, Dallas TX that this material should be at the disposal of The policy applies to all all bridge players. At the same time, they want pairs, team members, captains, coaches, kibitzers WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 4 16 Tables to save the history of bridge from oblivion. and play recorders, except those designated by Weiling Zhao, Brookfield CT; James Milam - Beth Milam, Idaho Therefore they launched a free website: www. the ACBL and are in force throughout any actual Falls ID; Marilyn Hoskins, Lincoln NE bridgedailybulletins.nl playing session or segment of play. vs On this site you may find thousands of A violation of the policy will result in an Michael Hartnett, Greenbrae CA; Nancy Ferguson, US; Jim Cohen, Mill Valley CA; Martha Keller, San Francisco CA bulletins, both from the digital era and before. automatic disciplinary penalty of one full board WBF, EBL and ACBL championship bulletins (or 12 IMPs at that form of scoring) for the Serge Lavallee - Nicole Drainville, Brossard QC; Diane Depatie - are posted, as well as many from miscellaneous first offense. A second offense will result in Claude Depatie, Saint-Mathias-R QC vs tournaments around the world. disqualification from the event for the pair/team. Chantal Dube, Montreal QC; Johanne Sevigny, Bromont QC; Alain If you have bulletins that they are missing, Kibitzers violating this policy will be removed from Bonnin - Jean-Pierre Longpre, Outremont QC please contact them. Contact details can be found the playing area for the remainder of the session. on the website. Page 14 Thursday, December 4, 2014 Daily Bulletin

QUALIFIERS IN THE SENIOR MIXED PAIRS Entry Fees 52.0 Tables Carryover Players must be ACBL members whose service 1 Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA; Rich Rothwarf, Philadelphia PA 186.39 fees or dues are current in order to compete in any 2 Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; Victor King, Hartford CT 176.96 of the following nationally ranked events: Baze 3 Jim Wakefield, Fairfax Station VA; Helene Bauman, Arlington VA 162.75 Senior Knockouts, Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs, 4 Maurice De La Salle - Susan Culham, Edmonton AB 140.03 Keohane North American Swiss Teams, Marsha 5 Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo 136 Japan; Russell Samuel, Coram NY 139.73 May Sternberg Women’s Board-a-Match Teams, 6 Paul Meerschaert, Saint Paul MN; Carole Miner, Rochester MN 136.01 Mitchell Open Board-a-Match Teams, Nail Life 7 Rozanne Pollack, New York NY; Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT 132.27 Master Open Pairs, Reisinger Board-a-Match 8 Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV; Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA 129.96 9 Mary Tenenbaum - Alan Tenenbaum, Rockville MD 121.33 Teams, Smith Life Master Women’s Pairs, Senior 10 Anna Dosseva, Pickering ON; Ravi Bhalla, Berkeley CA 114.71 Mixed Pairs and the Super Senior Pairs. The entry 11 , Chevy Chase MD; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL 108.96 fees for these contests are $20 per player per 12 Petra Hamman, Dallas TX; George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL 107.96 session. 13 Sandy McCay, Naples FL; Dave Smith, Avon Park FL 98.61 Note: Only ACBL members are eligible to play 14 Phyllis Chase, Providence RI; Joe DeGaetano, Waltham MA 97.17 in NABC+ events. $1.50 per person per session 15 Haven Sharaf, Danvers MA; Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL 96.02 benefits the International Fund. 16 Art Brodsky - Patricia Brodsky, Huntingtn Sta NY 92.82 Players must also be current ACBL members 17 Raymond Depew, Naples FL; Judith Argento, Kingston PA 91.41 to play in the 0–5000 Mini Blue Ribbon Pairs and 18 P Drew Cannell, Dol-D-Ormeaux QC; Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL 89.60 the 0–10,000 Swiss Teams. The entry fee is $17 per 19 Ira Hessel - Ellen Hessel, San Antonio TX 89.14 20 Jeffrey Rothstein - Linda Rothstein, New York NY 88.57 player per session. 21 Samuel Baskinger, Totowa NJ; Judy Rothstein, Livingston NJ 84.88 Regional championships are $16 per player 22 Nancy Molesworth, White Plains NY; Arch McKellar, Dobbs Ferry NY 80.48 per session for ACBL members, and $20 for 23 Nataly Goldin, Chestnut Hill MA; Arkady Shifrin, Natick MA 79.62 nonmembers. All other events are $15 per player 24 Elaine Landow - Craig Robinson, Lansdale PA 78.18 per session for ACBL members, $19 for non- 25 Robert Munson - Nancy Munson, Danville CA 77.44 members. 26 Richard Morgen, Havertown PA; Barbara Kepple, West Chester PA 76.45 *Notice to players who reside outside North 27 Steve Mager, Hermosa Bch CA; Gerri Soffa Carlson, Rch Palos Vrd CA 75.05 America: Participation in the Kaplan Blue Ribbon 28 Ernest Napier, Brooklyn NY; Toni Bales, Pickerington OH 74.44 or 0–5000 Life Master Pairs is limited to ACBL 29 Jan Assini, Aurora OH; Frank Cymerman, Pittsburgh PA 73.81 members who have achieved the rank of Life 30 Bernard Schneider - Frances Schneider, Riverside CT 73.00 31 Malle Andrade - Erez Hendelman, New York NY 72.72 Master. Players who reside outside North America 32 Jeffrey Taylor, Eugene OR; Sharon Anderson, Eagan MN 72.42 and who do not meet this criteria, but feel they are 33 Patrick Dunn - Polly Dunn, Bellevue WA 71.23 otherwise eligible to participate, must receive a 34 Ellen Kozlove, Boca Raton FL; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 69.25 waiver prior to the commencement of the contest. 35 Jane Dillenberg - Jerry Goldberg, New York NY 69.00 For waiver information, please see the 36 Tania Reyes Hiller, Shrub Oak NY; Paul Lewis, White Plains NY 68.75 Director-in-Charge at 37 Tony Petronella, Boca Raton FL; Carole Weinstein, Waltham MA 68.58 the selling site at least 38 Bonnie Bagley, Colorado Spgs CO; Ken Monzingo, San Diego CA 66.27 one hour prior to the 39 Stephen Kornegay - Nancy Kornegay, N Richlnd Hls TX 65.52 commencement of the 40 Ann Borgschulte, Lexington MA; Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA 64.66 event. Please note that 41 John Grantham, Bentonville AR; Rebecca Rogers, Las Vegas NV 62.07 42 , Purchase NY; Byron Nimocks, Rye NY 61.59 players who have been 43 Wendy Krause, East York ON; Arnold Krause, Toronto ON 59.81 waived into previous 44 Jim Bachelder, Columbus OH; Jeanne Martin, Worcester MA 56.03 Life Master Pairs do not 45 Donna Morgen, Havertown PA; Bill Parks, Macungie PA 54.59 have to re-apply. 46 Rena Lieberman, North Easton MA; Melvin Marcus, Waltham MA 53.86 47 Jill Marshall, Port Chester NY; H Jay Sloofman, Ardsley NY 53.61 48 Lewis Finkel, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Kerri Sanborn, Delray Beach FL 53.15 Be Scent-sitive! 49/50 - , Dallas TX 52.86 Some people have an extreme sensitivity to 49/50 Leslie Strong, Santa Ynez CA; Ira Herman, New York NY 52.86 fragrances (colognes or perfumes). Many ACBL 51 Lewis Gamerman, Randolph MA; Myra Kolton, Boca Raton FL 52.58 clubs, units and districts have adopted policies 52 Lynda Rosenblatt, Passaic NJ; Marvin Rosenblatt, Hartford CT 51.87 53 Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL; Dennis Kasle, Bloomfield MI 51.71 that prohibit players from wearing fragrances. 54 Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Veronica McMurdie, Sacramento CA 51.13 The ACBL has not issued an official policy on the 55 Rebecca Duty, Richmond VA; Fred King, Falls Church VA 50.38 matter, preferring instead to appeal to the goodwill 56 Kerry Smith, Milwaukee WI; Chris Benson, Le Roy IL 47.90 of its members to refrain from using fragrances. 57 Lynn Jones, Timonium MD; Paul Benedict, Pikesville MD 44.43 Because requires players to 58 Lou Reich - Abby Heitner, Wheaton MD 43.66 be in close proximity to each other, individuals 59 Emily Harrell, Shoal Creek AL; Hemant Lall, Dallas TX 38.97 who suffer from fragrance-related reactions 60 Lee Atkinson - Mark Yaeger, Hollywood FL 37.23 cannot avoid those who are wearing them. Among 61 Ginny Schuett - Jeff Schuett, Riverwoods IL 37.04 the commonly reported symptoms are intense 62 Suzi Subeck, Glenview Nas IL; Stanton Subeck, Glenview IL 35.74 headaches (indeed, fragrances can frequently be a 63/64 Andy Avery, Jamaica VT; Cecily Kohler, Washington DC 34.99 63/64 Jeff Meckstroth - Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL 34.99 trigger for migraine sufferers) or breathing-related 65 Brenda Montague, Swampscott MA; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 34.75 problems. For these individuals, the issue is much 66 Cathy Nathan - Marc Nathan, New York NY 34.74 more serious than simply disliking a particular 67 Dan Morse - Barbara Grantham, Houston TX 34.25 smell — it’s a real health problem. 68 Libby Fernandez, Tuscaloosa AL; Howard Parker III, Clements CA 33.30 The ACBL asks everyone to give this issue the 69 Jean Barry, Livermore CA; Nick Wiebe, Oakland CA 32.76 consideration it deserves. Please, if you’re going to 70 Mary Gardner - Craig Gardner, Streamwood IL 32.73 play in a club or a tournament, don’t wear cologne, 71 Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA; John Malley, Pascoag RI 31.86 perfume or scented lotions. 72 Albert Shrive, Dalton PA; Gudrun Wallace, Fort Myers FL 28.98 73 Terry Byrne, Jamestown RI; Joyce Regan, E Greenwich RI 28.74 74 Peter Lindon - Dee Lindon, Buckinghamshire England 27.84 75 Carol McCully - Ed Barad, Pal Verdes Est CA 23.83 76 Don Kern, Bay Minette AL; Terry Currie, Houston TX 23.58 77 Stephen Rzewski, S Dennis MA; Margie Sullivan, Sagamore Beach MA 22.59 78 Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; , Houston TX 22.34 Daily Bulletin Thursday, December 4, 2014 Page 15

79 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK 21.51 80 Ellen Cherniavsky, Silver Spring MD; Eugene Kales, Arlington VA 21.10 De Young is Grand LM 81 Jeffrey Lehman, Newton Center MA; Arline Fulton, Wickatunk NJ 20.10 At the 2008 82 Alfred Duncker - Ann Lindley, Gaithersburg MD 19.78 Summer NABC in 83 Ron Smith - Linda Smith, Hixson TN 17.37 Las Vegas, Bernace 84 Jeff Hand - Cynthia Colin, New York NY 16.13 De Young, went over 85 Carlos Munoz - Kassie Munoz, White Plains NY 14.32 10,000 masterpoints, 86 Tadashi Yoshida, Tokyo Japan; Susan Picus, New York NY 13.65 one of the requirements 87 Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA 12.88 88 Donald Berman, Laurel MD; Annie Schwartz, Fairfax VA 12.16 for earning the rank of 89 Kenneth Chatzinoff, Cinnaminson NJ; Bobbie Gomer, Willow Grove PA 12.01 Grand Life Master. The 90 Daniel Takahashi - Kyungwon Yoo, Las Vegas NV 11.72 other qualification is a 91 Andrew Lohan, Mahwah NJ; Kathy Benjamin, Bedford MA 9.18 win in a North American 92 Margot Hennings, US; Paul Janicki, CD 7.69 championship with no 93 Bart Bramley - Judy Bramley, Dallas TX 6.95 upper masterpoint restrictions. 94/95 Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ; Jane Ball, Doylestown PA 6.70 De Young already had two seconds in NABC 94/95 Vicki Angus, Rutland MA; Bruce Emond, Holden MA 6.70 events – the Whitehead Women’s Pairs in 1994 and 96 Ellen Kent - Robert Kent, Marina Del Rey CA 6.55 the Levintritt Senior Pairs in 2003. Two times after 97 Boris Baran, Cote Saint-Luc QC; Riki Tulin, Boca Raton FL 5.71 passing 10,000 MPs, she came close again: runner- 98 Amal Dasgupta, Wilmington DE; Rosalind Elk, New Milford NJ 5.69 99 Steve Gross, Westlake Vilg CA; Ellen Anten, Encino CA 5.40 up in the in 2012 and in the 100 Bob Balderson Jr - Cynthia Balderson, Eden Prairie MN 2.81 2013 Marsha May Sternberg Women’s Board-a- 101 Joan Butts, Brisbane 4005 Australia; Joseph Machotka, Delray Beach FL 1.74 Match teams. 102 Joanne Weingold - Jack Weingold, Boca Raton FL 1.66 At the start of the Fall NABC, De Young’s 103/104 John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT; Sylvia Caley, Montreal QC 0.00 masterpoint total had climbed to 16,667.77. She 103/104 Harriette Buckman, University Park FL; Bill Cook Jr, Madison MS 0.00 finally struck gold, so to speak, with one of her teammates from the Women’s BAM last year. Playing with Bronia Jenkins in the Smith Life be used to determine its next opponents and its Master Women’s Pairs, De Young finally earned Tournament final standing. that second qualifier, winning the event by about 7 Terminology 101 Side Game Series: a series of single-session matchpoints. If you’re confused by the terms used to pair games that pay red points. These series include De Young, poster girl for the March of Dimes describe the different types of bridge events played at least three sessions and may have as many as in 1953, retired in October after practicing law for at clubs and tournaments, you’re not alone. Here’s six. You may play in as many sessions as you like, 35 years in the Miami FL area. She’s now playing a list of common bridge events with explanations. but only pairs who play in at least two sessions more bridge “and spending time with my two Knockout Teams: an event in which a team are eligible for overall gold points. Your best two grandkids.” (of four, five or six players, with four playing at a sessions are used for determining overall winners. time) plays another team. The losers are eliminated Flighted pairs: When flighting is used, the or “knocked out” while the winners play other field is divided by expertise or experience or both Slow Play winners until only one winning team remains. into several separate games. Flight A ( “unlimited Slow play, as opposed to careful or thoughtful The length of a KO match may vary from a masterpoints”) will be open to all players while the play, is discourteous to your opponents — and to single session to a full day (the Vanderbilt and remaining flights will be limited. Flight B might be all other competitors as well. Players and pairs who ) to a multi-day event (the Bermuda 0-500 MPs or 0-1000 MPs while Flight C might be take more than their allotted time are subject to Bowl). 0-300 or 0-500. penalty. Bracketed Knockout Teams: a KO event Each flight is scored individually, and In general, pairs who are rarely late will be in which teams are divided into groups, usually masterpoint awards are made for each flight. warned while pairs who are habitually tardy and/or of 8, 16 or 32 teams, based on their masterpoint The masterpoint holdings of the players pay no attention to time limits will be penalized. holdings. The top group (Bracket I) and all other determine their flight. If one player is quite expert groups compete in a separate event with their own while his partner is new to the game, the pair must Masterpoint disclaimer set of winners. compete in Flight A. Scores as reported in the Daily Bulletin are Compact Knockout Teams: a shorter version In flighted events, you may play up but not subject to change because of score changes or of Bracketed KO teams. down. That means you may play in Flight A or corrections. The masterpoint awards as shown are, Swiss Teams: an event in which a team (of Flight B even if your masterpoint holding qualifies therefore, also subject to change. four, five or six players, with four playing at a you for Flight C. Conversely, you may not play in time) plays other teams in seven-, eight- or nine- Flight B or Flight C if you are a Flight A player. all that uncommon for a Strat C pair to place first board matches. Team A sits North-South at Table 1 Stratified Pairs: The idea is to compete overall, and they receive the full masterpoint award and East-West at Table 2 while Team B sits East- against everyone but to be ranked only with your for that game. West at Table 1 and North-South at Table 2. The peers. Note: A pair is eligible for only one set of results are compared and scored by International Each pair is assigned a stratum or “strat” based masterpoint awards and automatically receives the Match Points (IMPs). on the masterpoint holding of the partner with highest award. Pairings for the first round are random. more masterpoints. The second ranking compares the scores of Pairings for succeeding rounds are determined by a Example: A = 1000+ masterpoints; B = 300- only the B and C pairs: The scores of the Strat A team’s win-loss record or Victory Point total. 1000; C = 0-300. pairs are eliminated. Once again, if a C pair does International Match Points (IMPs): the most Thus, the most experienced players are placed well, they receive points for their finishing position common method of scoring Swiss Team matches. in Strat A, intermediate players in Strat B and less in the Strat B results. Scoring example: if Team A scores plus 620 for experienced players in Strat C. Masterpoints are The third and final ranking compares the scores bidding and making 4♠ on a particular deal and awarded for placings in all strats but gold points of only the C pairs: All the scores of the Strat A and Team B scores only plus 170 (they didn’t bid the are awarded only in A and B. B pairs are eliminated. game), the difference is 450, which converts to The game proceeds normally; the difference Strati-Flighted Pairs: The top group plays in 10 IMPs. The IMP chart is shown on the inside of comes when the scores are tabulated and ranked. a game of their own — Flight A. The rest of the your convention card. In a three-strat game, the scores are ranked field in divided into strats and plays as in a regular Victory Points (VPs): a method of scoring three times. The first ranking is done as in a regular stratified pairs. Swiss Team matches. After the scores are open game. These are the Strat A results. There can even be stratification within Flight A. compared and converted to IMPs, the IMP total is If a B or C pair does well in this ranking, they Flight A may be listed as 3000+ MPs while Flight converted to Victory Points. A team’s VP total may receive full credit for that performance. It is not X may be listed as 0-3000 MPs. Page 16 Thursday, December 4, 2014 Daily Bulletin

SENIOR MIXED PAIRS 2ND QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS OO PP QQ RR EAST-WEST 1 Jeff Hand - Cynthia Colin, New York NY 67.04% 1 Paul Meerschaert, Saint Paul MN; Carole Miner, Rochester MN 63.73% 2 Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA; Rich Rothwarf, Philadelphia PA 64.03% 2 Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; Victor King, Hartford CT 62.59% 3 Samuel Baskinger, Totowa NJ; Judy Rothstein, Livingston NJ 63.84% 3 Bart Bramley - Judy Bramley, Dallas TX 58.67% 4 Tania Reyes Hiller, Shrub Oak NY; Paul Lewis, White Plains NY 61.12% 4 Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo 136 Japan; Russell Samuel, Coram NY 57.65% 5 Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL 59.13% 5 Elaine Landow - Craig Robinson, Lansdale PA 57.09% 6 P Drew Cannell, Dol-D-Ormeaux QC; Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL 58.79% 6 Kay Schulle, Purchase NY; Byron Nimocks, Rye NY 57.05% 7 Rebecca Duty, Richmond VA; Fred King, Falls Church VA 58.75% 7 Robert Munson - Nancy Munson, Danville CA 56.94% 8 Jean Barry, Livermore CA; Nick Wiebe, Oakland CA 56.33% 8 Jeffrey Rothstein - Linda Rothstein, New York NY 56.56% 9 Lynn Jones, Timonium MD; Paul Benedict, Pikesville MD 56.11% 9 Andy Avery, Jamaica VT; Cecily Kohler, Washington DC 56.49% 10 Lynda Rosenblatt, Passaic NJ; Marvin Rosenblatt, Hartford CT 55.81% 10 Art Brodsky - Patricia Brodsky, Huntingtn Sta NY 56.41% 11 Steve Mager, Hermosa Bch CA; Gerri Soffa Carlson, Rch Palos Vrd CA 55.73% 11 Stephen Rzewski, S Dennis MA; Margie Sullivan, Sagamore Beach MA 56.30% 12 Malle Andrade - Erez Hendelman, New York NY 55.24% 12 Petra Hamman, Dallas TX; George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL 56.00% 13 Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ; Jane Ball, Doylestown PA 54.52% 13 Suzi Subeck, Glenview Nas IL; Stanton Subeck, Glenview IL 55.88% 14 John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT; Sylvia Caley, Montreal QC 54.37% 14 Patrick Dunn - Polly Dunn, Bellevue WA 55.66% 15/16 Harriette Buckman, University Park FL; Bill Cook Jr, Madison MS 54.00% 15 Emily Harrell, Shoal Creek AL; Hemant Lall, Dallas TX 55.35% 15/16 Dan Morse - Barbara Grantham, Houston TX 54.00% 16 Terry Byrne, Jamestown RI; Joyce Regan, E Greenwich RI 54.64% 17 Kathy Centorino, Chestnut Hill MA; Dan Rice, Milton MA 53.77% 17 Rhoda Prager, Boca Raton FL; Michael Yuen, Vancouver BC 54.30% 18 Lee Atkinson - Mark Yaeger, Hollywood FL 53.21% 18 Andrew Lohan, Mahwah NJ; Kathy Benjamin, Bedford MA 54.00% 19 Becky Simkins, Dothan AL; Bob Simkins, Decatur GA 52.41% 19 Dan Hertz - Natalie Hertz, Harrison NY 53.28% 20/21 Eileen Easterling, Casselberry FL; John Cotty, McCormick SC 52.00% 20 Carol McCully - Ed Barad, Pal Verdes Est CA 53.02% 20/21 Rena Lieberman, North Easton MA; Melvin Marcus, Waltham MA 52.00% 21 Jeff Meckstroth - Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL 52.60% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS SS TT UU EAST-WEST 1 Anna Dosseva, Pickering ON; Ravi Bhalla, Berkeley CA 61.32% 1 Ann Borgschulte, Lexington MA; Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA 62.63% 2 Bernard Schneider - Frances Schneider, Riverside CT 59.40% 2 Maurice De La Salle - Susan Culham, Edmonton AB 61.19% 3 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK 59.35% 3 Haven Sharaf, Danvers MA; Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL 60.05% 4 Rozanne Pollack, New York NY; Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT 59.09% 4 Bob Balderson Jr - Cynthia Balderson, Eden Prairie MN 59.05% 5 Sandy McCay, Naples FL; Dave Smith, Avon Park FL 58.48% 5 Tony Petronella, Boca Raton FL; Carole Weinstein, Waltham MA 57.78% 6 Raymond Depew, Naples FL; Judith Argento, Kingston PA 58.35% 6 Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV; Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA 57.65% 7 Mary Tenenbaum - Alan Tenenbaum, Rockville MD 57.34% 7 Jeffrey Taylor, Eugene OR; Sharon Anderson, Eagan MN 57.25% 8 Stephen Shane, White Plains NY; Faye Marino, Greenwich CT 56.56% 8 Peter Lindon - Dee Lindon, Buckinghamshire England 56.91% 9 Phyllis Chase, Providence RI; Joe DeGaetano, Waltham MA 55.81% 9 Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA; John Malley, Pascoag RI 55.90% 10 Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA 55.33% 10 Jim Wakefield, Fairfax Station VA; Helene Bauman, Arlington VA 55.59% 11 Nataly Goldin, Chestnut Hill MA; Arkady Shifrin, Natick MA 54.81% 11 John Grantham, Bentonville AR; Rebecca Rogers, Las Vegas NV 54.98% 12/13 Ginny Schuett - Jeff Schuett, Riverwoods IL 54.59% 12 Lewis Gamerman, Randolph MA; Myra Kolton, Boca Raton FL 54.72% 12/13 Eli Schneider - Cynthia Schneider, East Brunswick NJ 54.59% 13 Susan Glasspiegel, Simsbury CT; Felix Springer, W Hartford CT 54.20% 14 Nancy Popkin, Saint Louis MO; Alan Popkin, St Louis MO 54.50% 14 Jim Bachelder, Columbus OH; Jeanne Martin, Worcester MA 53.58% 15 Richard Morgen, Havertown PA; Barbara Kepple, West Chester PA 53.89% 15 Leslie Strong, Santa Ynez CA; Ira Herman, New York NY 53.19% 16 Cathy Nathan - Marc Nathan, New York NY 53.28% 16 Steve Gross, Westlake Vilg CA; Ellen Anten, Encino CA 52.88% 17 Francisco Bernal, Miami FL; Bella Ionis-Sorren, Ft Lauderdale FL 52.75% 17 Mary Gardner - Craig Gardner, Streamwood IL 52.62% 18 Nancy Lowry, Virginia Beach VA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 52.71% 18/19 Carlos Munoz - Kassie Munoz, White Plains NY 52.14% 18/19 Alfred Duncker - Ann Lindley, Gaithersburg MD 52.14%

0-5000 MINI-BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 2ND SEMIFINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS C D E M EAST-WEST 1 Paul Darin, San Diego CA; Harriet Smith, Solano Beach CA 62.41% 1 Juan Castillo, Ft Lauderdale FL; Robert Ramos, Fort Lauderdale FL 61.46% 2 Sigrid Price, Napa CA; Sara Rothmuller, Santa Rosa CA 61.01% 2 Leigh Ives, Barrie ON; Irfan Ashraf, Ajax ON 60.52% 3 Barbara Seagram - Alex Kornel, Toronto ON 60.60% 3 Ken Eisner, Truro NS; Ronald Mak, Manchester NH 59.99% 4 Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT; Greta Pineles, Jackson NJ 57.62% 4 Ann Hudson - Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT 58.71% 5 Richard Smith, Spartanburg SC; Francine Moring, Columbia SC 56.75% 5 Marie Anzilotti, Wilmington DE; Scott Hiller, Eden Prairie MN 58.18% 6/7 Nancy Kalow, New York NY; Maris Zilant, N Miami FL 55.02% 6 Dennis Kaye, Rosendale NY; John Gropp, Newburgh NY 56.71% 6/7 Eric Schwartz - Linda Robinson, Arlington MA 55.02% 7 Peter Cheung, Fremont CA; Leonard Helfgott, Teaneck NJ 56.37% 8 Marc Rabinowitz, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Lawrence Derito, Jupiter FL 54.94% 8 Colin Lafferty, Whitby ON; Edith Ferber, Waterloo ON 55.43% 9/10 Trisha Malazdrewicz, CD; Susan Hubley, Halifax NS 54.90% 9 Laurie Robbins, Windsor CT; Rachel Brown, Canton CT 54.86% 9/10 Charles Sheaff, Jacksonville IL; Charles Nemes, Longboat Key FL 54.90% 10 Heidi Klein, Harrison NY; Lynn Condon, West Redding CT 54.56% 11 Michael Tallent, Groton MA; Lance Ribeiro, Hampstead NH 54.52% 11/12 David Wilson, Stratford ON; Ross Driedger, London ON 54.37% 12 Jennifer Chalfan, Bellevue WA; David Brower, Portland OR 53.77% 11/12 Steven Ansell, Hopkinton MA; Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA 54.37% 13 David Venetianer, Chadds Ford PA; Richard Franklin, New Canaan CT 53.73% 13 Robert Brady, McLean VA; Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ 53.58% 14/15 Wayne Bardsley, McLean VA; Amanda Carter, Arlington VA 53.70% 14 Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; Suman Agarwal, Hilliard OH 53.36% 14/15 Alvin Galland, Hastings Hdsn NY; Stanley Roth, New York NY 53.70% 15 Robert Levey, Bethesda MD; Martin Graf, Chevy Chase MD 52.30% 16 Perry Poole, Maitland FL; Stanley Weiner, Las Vegas NV 53.17% 16 Glenda Calkins - R Barkley Calkins, Allendale NJ 51.96% 17 Barry Black, Clearwater FL; Vincent Messina, Wolfeboro NH 52.71% 17 Buddhadeb Biswas, San Jose CA; Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA 51.77% 18 Philip Lam, North Berwick ME; Shekhar Sengupta, Marlborough MA 52.45% 18 Jim Howie, Toronto ON; Fred Lerner, Unionville ON 51.73% 19 Christina Parker, Newton Centre MA; Stewart Rubenstein, Newton MA 52.41% 19 Muffie Gur - Reha Gur, Leonardo NJ 51.43% 20 Jennifer Ballantyne, Vancouver BC; David Binney, Seattle WA 52.15% 20 Barry Bragin, Silver Spring MD; Mark Laken, Glyndon MD 51.21% 21 Jacqueline Chang, New York NY; Suresh Nayak, Brooklyn NY 51.73% 21 David Kunstler, Coconut Grove FL; Alan Walters, Naples FL 51.17%

KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 2ND SEMIFINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS F G H I EAST-WEST 1 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY 64.14% 1 Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON; Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI 62.65% 2 Joe Grue, New York NY; Brad Moss, Denver CO 63.87% 2 Ismail Kandenir, Istanbul Turkey; Suleyman Kolata, Istanbul, Malte Turkey 62.13% 3 Roger Lee, Las Vegas NV; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX 60.37% 3 Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Richard Zeckhauser, Cambridge MA 58.91% 4 Sartaj Hans - Peter Gill, Sydney Australia 59.56% 4 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Chip Martel, Davis CA 58.56% 5 Fu Zhong - Jie Li, Beijing People’s Republic of China 59.21% 5 Vesa Lauri Fagerlund, Tampere 33720 Finland; Kauko Koistinen, Espoo Finland 57.31% 6 Michael Becker - Aubrey Strul, Boca Raton FL 58.97% 6 Pierre Zimmermann - Franck Multon, 98000 Monaco 57.26% 7 James Krekorian, Pensacola FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 58.67% 7 Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba 44 Israel; Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel 57.18% 8 Tom Hanlon, Dublin 6 Ireland; Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON 58.37% 8 John Hurd, New York NY; Justin Lall, Plano TX 57.12% 9 Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA; Howard Weinstein, Omaha NE 57.39% 9 Michael Polowan - Jared Lilienstein, New York NY 56.45% 10 Espen Lindqvist, 4838 Arendal Norway; Boye Brogeland, Norway 57.26% 10 Jan Tore Berg, Norway; Austberg Per Erik, 56.37% 11 Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Richard Coren, Highland Beach FL 56.50% 11 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Simon Kantor, Feeding Hills MA 55.85% 12 Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Mark Cohen, West Orange NJ 56.07% 12 Fred Stewart, Bloomington NY; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA 55.69% 13 Daniel Korbel, Waterloo ON; Darren Wolpert, Thornhill ON 55.63% 13 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 55.09% 14 Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL; Steve Zolotow, Las Vegas NV 55.23% 14 Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC; John Potter, Panama City FL 54.82% 15 Jordan Kaye, W Bloomfield MI; Xu Wang, Rego Park NY 55.20% 15 Per-Ola Cullin, Johanneshov Sweden; Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden 54.58% 16 Robert Cappelli, Birmingham MI; Robert Bitterman, Harbor Springs MI 55.09% 16/17 John Koschik, Livonia MI; Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI 54.36% 17 Scott Levine, New York NY; Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY 55.04% 16/17 Dennis Bilde, Aarhus C 8000 Denmark; Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 54.36% 18 Gregory Woods, Westport CT; John Rengstorff, New York NY 54.82% 18 Wael Mohsen, 6th of October Egypt; Reda Wasfi Yaacoub, Cairo Egypt 53.87% 19 Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hts IL; Eldad Ginossar, Chicago IL 54.69% 19 Katie Thorpe, Kingsville ON; Martin Kirr, Toronto ON 53.47% 20 Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; John McAllister, Charlottesvle VA 53.85% 20 Daniel Gerstman, Buffalo NY; Ron Gerard, White Plains NY 53.44% 21 Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands 53.76% 21 Pamela Miller - James Rasmussen, Cambridge MA 53.41% 22 Shan Huang, Toronto ON; David Sabourin, Ottawa ON 53.52% 22 Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA 53.06% 23 William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Brian Ellis, Beachwood OH 52.95% 23 Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; John Diamond, Boca Raton FL 53.03% 24 Stale Froyland, Narbo Norway; John Herland, Stavanger Norway 52.60% 24 Danny Molenaar, 2592 Bz Netherlands; Bob Drijver, 3051 Eg, Rotter Netherlands 52.93% 25 Shawn Drenning, New York NY; Zachary Madden, Philadelphia PA 52.06% 25 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Robert Lebi, Toronto ON 52.84% 26 Robin Taylor, Gaithersburg MD; Mickie Kivel, Potomac Falls VA 51.98% 26 Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN; Keith Connolly, Minneapolis MN 52.41% 27 Christophe Grosset, 92130 Issy-Les- France; Pierre Franceschetti, 51.95% 27 Eric Stoltz, Portland OR; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR 51.84% 28 John Adams, Silver Spring MD; , Rockville MD 51.60% 28 Agustin Madala - Adolfo Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina 51.68% 29 Chris Willenken - Alison Wilson, New York NY 51.49% 29 Ludmila Antonova, San Francisco CA; Daniel Neill, Beaverton OR 51.38%

DAN COLATOSTI MEMORIAL OPEN PAIRS SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS XX WW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Bernie Greenspan, Beachwood OH; Robert Hopkins Jr, Arlington VA 66.00% 1 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Walter Lee, Sudbury MA 60.23% 2 Rita Shugart, Monterey CA; Andrew Robson, Pebble Beach CA 62.00% 2 Andrew Rosenthal - Aaron Silverstein, New York NY 59.69% 3 Lino D’Souza, Burlington ON; Jay Kelkar, Oak Hill VA 60.15% 3 James Slinger - Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA 59.23% 4 Vivian Wu, Cos Cob CT; Doris Greenwald, Stamford CT 60.00% 4 Stephen Mackay, Markham ON; Ray Jotcham, Scarborough ON 59.15% 5 1 1 Donald Lurie - Linda Lurie, White Plains NY 59.15% 5 1 1 Dominic Antonelli, Altoona IA; Niki Coons, York ON 58.85% 6 Ken Bloom, Acton MA; Bill Irvine, Quincy MA 57.46% 6/7 2/3 Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ; Joan Brody, Livingston NJ 57.08% 7 Melanie Tucker - Radu Nistor, New York NY 57.31% 6/7 2/3 Susan Duval, Irvington NY; Linda Otness, Greenwich CT 57.08% 8 Fran Posnick - , New York NY 57.15% 8 Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Nancy Keller, US 56.62% 9 2 Charan Garg, Voorhees NJ; George Subt, Southampton NJ 54.85% 9 4 Kenneth Moss, Tillson NY; Roberto Azank, New Paltz NY 56.54% 10 Larry Klein, Cincinnati OH; Martin Johnson Jr, Folly Beach SC 53.54% 10 5 Peter Cleaves, Sarasota FL; Paul Lord, Montreal West QC 54.00% 11 Hiroko Yanagisawa, Tokyo Japan; Kazuo K. Furuta, Kanagawa-Ken 21 Japan 53.23% 11 6 Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN; Marshall Thomas, Nashua NH 53.46% 12 Anita Torrence, Bexley OH; Terry James, Upper Arlington OH 52.77% 12 William Grant, San Diego CA; Andrew Loh, Solana Beach CA 52.23% 3 Steven Huhman, Larchmont NY; Joel Goren, Bedford NY 52.69% 7 2 William Nason, Andover MA; Robert Leese, Amherst NH 50.46% 4 Susan Marshall - Richard Gardner, Denver CO 48.08% 5 Suzanne Arsenault - Paul Andre Paquin, Saint-Bruno QC 47.85% 6 2 Beverly Lefkowitz, Mount Sinai NY; Joanne Chalifoux, Bay Shore NY 47.69% 7 Abbie Cole, New York NY; Jacqueline DeRouin, Okemos MI 46.92% Daily Bulletin Thursday, December 4, 2014 Page 17

WEDNESDAY EVENING SIDE GAME NORTH-SOUTH SECTION MM EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Carolyn Weiser, Woburn MA; Thomas Deady, Jr, Medford MA 64.29% 1 1 1 Kenneth Smith, W Kingston RI; Steven Myerson, Portsmouth RI 59.41% 2 Marion Michielsen, Stockholm Sweden; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 55.38% 2 2 2 Steven Zeliadt - William Fleming, Seattle WA 58.48% 3 Jonathan Levine, Jackson Heights NY; Tom Joyce, East Hartford CT 53.47% 3 Robert Donald - Diane Burger, Troy NY 56.83% 4/5 2/3 Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO; Nancy Frank, Glencoe IL 53.36% 4 3 Sheldon Werner - Roz Werner, Wappingers Fl NY 55.76% 4/5 2/3 1 Abbye Bosses, White Plains NY; Helen Nathan, New York NY 53.36% 5 4 Diane Storey, Westport CT; Marvin Lerman, New York NY 54.86% 4 Helen Van Amburg - George Van Amburg, East Lansing MI 52.81% 2 Deborah Crisfield, Summit NJ; Cyndi Sauvage, Englewood CO 50.90% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION NN EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Elise Luskin, Mamaroneck NY; Amy Frolick, Larchmont NY 58.70% 1 Liz Commins - David Stevenson, Wirral CH49 0TY United Kingdom 64.11% 2 2 Paula Najarian, East Greenwich RI; Pauline Mullins, Providence RI 58.00% 2 1 David Bogolub, Deerfield IL; Rick Schoenfield, Westchester IL 57.16% 3 Bob Drake, Wassenaa Netherlands; Jan Van Cleeff, The Hague Netherlands 53.92% 3 2 1 Sevil Kokturk - Uygur Kokturk, Poughkeepsie NY 54.04% 4 Tim Verbeek, 3971Ma Netherlands; Sharon Goldman, New York NY 51.63% 4 3 2 Alice Forry, Portsmouth RI; Barbara Cook, Mattapoisett MA 52.47% 5 3 James McKinney, Carol Stream IL; Marilyn Croft, St Charles IL 51.16% 5 4 Judy McNeilly, Burlington On ON; Jean Picone, Pittsburgh PA 50.42% 4 Maureen Weiman, Eden Prairie MN; Jill Hunter, Northborough MA 50.39% 1/2 Laura Guthrie, Georgetown KY; Laurie Herchenroeder, Harrodsburg KY 41.45% 1/2 Nese Ozcan - Fethiye Taga, Istanbul Turkey 41.45%

MARGARET HAYWARD SIDE BAM TEAMS EVENING SESSION SECTIONS III LLL A B C 1 Bill Canfield - Milton Zlatic, St Louis MO; Tom Oppenheimer, Clayton MO; Jack Bryant, Saint Louis MO 18.50 2 John Mohan - Ron Smith, Las Vegas NV; Rose Meltzer, Chapel Hill NC; Steve Garner, Chicago IL 17.50 3 Christina Madsen, Hellerup 2900 Denmark; Kevin Bathurst, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL; Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan Den Netherlands 17.00 4 Anthony Barre, El Dorado Hills CA; Jim O’Neil, Cupertino CA; Suresh Mahajan, Del Mar CA; Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA 16.50 5 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Mark Lair, Canyon TX; , US; Vladislav Isporski, Sofia Bulgaria 15.50 6 James Partridge, Birmingham AL; Barbara Mackay, Fredericton NB; Jean Monette, Dania Beach FL; Jerry Jacobs, Stamford CT 15.00 7 1 Amy Blumenthal, Charlotte NC; Nancy Newberry, Burnsville NC; James Chan, San Jose CA; Jane Champion, Naples NC 13.50 8 2 Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA; Mary Ann Kral, Reston VA; Dennis Sponholtz, Chantilly VA; George Parkins, Vienna VA 13.00 9/11 3/5 1 John Dell’osso, Clifton NJ; Dominick D’Ascoli, Lake Hiawatha NJ; Jim Clayton, Chandler AZ; Jitendra Agrawal, Chestertown MD 12.50 9/11 3/5 Alice Weagle, Webster MA; Howard Canan, Holden MA; Joseph Cappannelli, Stoneham MA; Lucy Hulse, Natick MA 12.50 9/11 3/5 Maxime Nault, Montreal QC; Serge Chouinard, Laval QC; Monroe Miller, Cote Saint-Luc QC; Paulin Nault, Saint-Anicet QC 12.50 6 2 Jerren Gould - Donna Heinsbroek, Savannah GA; Harry Potter - James Mosley, Herndon VA 12.00

BRAD OXNARD 299ER PAIRS SECTION BBB A B C 1 May Sakr, Bryn Mawr PA; Patrick Chalarf, 72.21% 2 1 1 Lawrence Steiner, Altamonte Spgrs FL; Barb Steiner, Altamonte Sprgs FL 61.89% 3 2 Rubin Gruber, Concord MA; Bob Sanzo, Westford MA 54.76% 4 Cheryl Travers, Melvin Village NH; Kitten Stearns, Bedford NH 54.22%

REGAN HEATING & AIR SIDE GAME WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OOO EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Donald Caplin - Sondra Caplin, Waltham MA 58.63% 1 1 1 Robert Garfinkel, Pawtucket RI; Linda Ahrens, Lincoln RI 62.20% 2 1 Calista Graham - Curtis Bare, Charlottesville VA 58.04% 2 2 Marcie Heymann - Frederica Neff, New York NY 60.12% 3 2 1 Margi Dyer, Mayfield KY; Douglas Snow, Paducah KY 56.85% 3 Bernard Garbose, Mashpee MA; Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI 58.33% 3 Lynda Flanger, Cohoes NY; Arnold Kritz, Bethlehem PA 51.79% 3 Frank Farrell, Methuen MA; Irene Bonner, Andover MA 52.98% 2 Richard Roth, Brooklyn NY; Liz Brian, Jamestown RI 47.92% 2 Christopher Gorton - Cynthia Gorton, Boston MA 48.81% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION PPP EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Constance Graham, New Britain CT; Margaret Mason, Madison CT 62.80% 1 1 Mark Stasiewski, Meriden CT; Lenny Russman, Madison CT 58.04% 2 1 Esther Bean, Easthampton MA; Amanda Chohfi, Jupiter FL 55.36% 2/3 2 Susan Ninyo - Avram Ninyo, Rancho Santa Fe CA 55.36% 3 2 1 Michael Hu - Qing Lu, San Jose CA 53.87% 2/3 Ed Lazarus - Richard Baum, Baltimore MD 55.36% 3/5 2/3 Deborah Fabian - Stephen Fabian, Sparta NJ 51.19% 3/5 2/3 Joe DeCosta, North Andover MA; William Port, Geneva NY 51.19% 3/5 Yeong-Long Shiue, Manchester CT; Kevin Shiue, Oakland CA 51.19%

BART BUFFINGTON 49ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Alan Ansello - Herman Van De Vaart, Plymouth MA 61.01% 1 1 1 Rodney Thoomas, Cranston RI; Laura Yentsch, Jamestown RI 54.76% 2 1 Martha Hunnewell - Joan Davis, Newport RI 55.06% 2 2 Pat Bailey, Charlestown RI; Robert Ray, Westerly RI 53.87% 3 Stephen Baldwin - Kate Baldwin, Bethesda MD 52.08% 3 3 Betsy Higgins - Suzanne Tibbetts, Dover MA 52.08% 4 William Everett, Mystic CT; E Kristen Frederick, West Yarmouth MA 50.89% 4 Holly Schenck, Providence RI; Maggie Chadwick, Tiverton RI 51.49% 2 1 Toby London - Robin Engle, Providence RI 48.51%

BART BUFFINGTON 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Cleo Senor, N Attleboro MA; Carol McGarry, Barington RI 63.10% 1 Kathy George - Sheila O’Donnell, Rochester NY 58.04% 2/3 2 2 Joan Lager, Springfield MA; Linda Erickson, Glastonbury CT 54.46% 2 1 Haroula Dobyns, Milford CT; Judi Zucker, Boston MA 56.25% 2/3 Katrina Van Pelt, Smith’s Parish Bermuda; Michael Tait, Hamilton Bermuda 54.46% 3 2 Roger Zessis, Westwood MA; Byron Wyche, Norwood MA 54.76% 4 3 Beth Mazer - Barbara Rosenbaum, Lexington MA 52.38% 4 3 1 Beth Schweitzer - Lawrence Schweitzer, Newtown CT 51.49% 4 Ann Gruber - Renee Grabiner, Lexington MA 50.89% 4 Cecilia Collopy - Tim Collopy, Millbrook NY 50.89% 2 David Daberko, Pepper Pike OH; Desmond Heathwood, Palm Beach FL 48.21% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DDD EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Lucy Sachs, Lincoln MA; Susan Lincoln, Boxford MA 63.99% 1 1 1 Elaine Brooks, Needham MA; Betsy Snyder, Wellesley MA 57.74% 2 2 2 Carol Swartz - Judy Caccioli, Centerville MA 57.14% 2 2 Jon Valbert, East Sandwich MA; Donald Latus, W Barnstble MA 55.36% 3 3 Lawrence Steiner, Altamonte Spgrs FL; Barb Steiner, Altamonte Sprgs FL 56.55% 3 3 Sheila Schofield, Salisbury MA; Paul Kelly, West Newbury MA 55.06% 4 Allyson Smith, Wellsley MA; Barry Reynolds, Scituate MA 54.17% 4 4 2 Mary Quickel, Stillwater MN; Peg Belden, Plymouth MA 50.89% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION EEE EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Robin Beddis, Calgary AB; Susan Pattillo, Chester NS 56.25% 1 1 John Dinius, Canton CT; Dennis Jacobs, Glastonbury CT 64.29% 2 Clark Vernon, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR; Donald Murray, Hampden ME 55.95% 2 2 Peter Grimwood - Marlene Grimwood, Rockwood ON 58.33% 3 1 1 Danielle Cloutier, Paget Bermuda; Kathleen Keane, Warwick Bermuda 54.17% 3 3 1 Patricia Bender, Woodbridge CT; Lucy Lacava, Hamden CT 54.17% 4 2 Sam Singhvi, Princeton NJ; Robert Bratzler, Concord MA 53.87% 4 4 2 Susan Morse, Flourtown PA; Alison Shoemaker, Wyndmoor PA 52.98% 3 2 Cheryl Travers, Melvin Village NH; Kitten Stearns, Bedford NH 51.19% 3 Harry Scott, Naples FL; Jon Hundertmark, W Berlin NJ 47.92%

RUSS & SHEILA EKEBLAD FAST OPEN PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS O P EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Gary Schwartz, Huntsville AL; Stuart Altschuler, Naples FL 62.82% 1 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC 65.05% 2 2 Barbara Glazerman, Newton MA; Judith Inker, Wellesley Hls MA 58.47% 2 Alexander Ornstein, New York NY; Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY 63.62% 3 Sarah Budds, Niantic CT; Kathleen Frangione, Southington CT 58.34% 3 Lawrence Lau, Westport CT; Brett Adler, Norwalk CT 60.47% 4 May Sakr, Bryn Mawr PA; Krzysztof Martens, Rzeszow 35- Poland 55.40% 4 1 Robert Boudreau, Edina MN; Rebecca Anspach, Minneapolis MN 57.36% 5 3 Arthur Giovannangeli, Dublin NH; Lawrence Cheetham, Bedford NH 54.55% 5 2 R. A. Muggia - Terri Struthers, Andover MA 57.29% 6 Mariann Farrelly, Mashpee MA; Sylvia Zalkind, Providence RI 54.09% 6 3 Gail Carroll, Bethany CT; Nancy Earel, Milford CT 56.50% 7 Tim Verbeek, 3971Ma Netherlands; Sharon Goldman, New York NY 53.98% 7 4 Andrew Hanes, Holliston MA; Pete Matthews Jr, Roslindale MA 56.21% 8 4 Betty Fleischer, Ossining NY; Eric Richelson, Armonk NY 52.70% 8 5 Merril Hirsh, Washington DC; William Heess, Marlborough MA 54.33% 9 5 Maureen Weiman - Magnus Weiman, Eden Prairie MN 52.63% 9 Marin Marinov - Lew Walter, New York NY 53.72% 10 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Peter Mosheim, Miami FL 52.53% 10 6 1 Sheila Fleming - Peggy Sciotto, Columbia TN 52.91% 11 6 Lynda Edson, South Easton MA; Jane Clancy, Attleboro MA 51.82% 11 7 Robert Lurie, Wayland MA; John Hrones Jr, Needham MA 52.17% 7 Richard Castellone, Hawthorne NY; Barbara Loprete, Cortlandt Mnr NY 51.34% 8 2 Judy Goff, Granby CT; Ida Coulter, Simsbury CT 52.16% 8 Claire Gardner, Newport NH; Peter Valiante, Grantham NH 50.88% 1 Lois DeBlois, Warwick RI; Mary Gagnon, N Kingstown RI 49.12% 2 Debra Gardner - Catherine Strauss, Richmond VA 48.98% 3 John Dell’osso, Clifton NJ; Dominick D’Ascoli, Lake Hiawatha NJ 46.97%

RUSS & SHEILA EKEBLAD FAST OPEN PAIRS SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS O P EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Harry Gellis, Midlothian VA; Robert Pustilnik, Richmond VA 60.96% 1 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Peter Mosheim, Miami FL 66.57% 2 Marin Marinov - Lew Walter, New York NY 59.52% 2 Tim Verbeek, 3971Ma Netherlands; Sharon Goldman, New York NY 61.95% 3 1 Robert Lurie, Wayland MA; John Hrones Jr, Needham MA 59.30% 3 May Sakr, Bryn Mawr PA; Krzysztof Martens, Rzeszow Poland 60.82% 4 2 R. A. Muggia - Terri Struthers, Andover MA 59.16% 4 1 Gregory Klinker, Tiverton RI; Kyle Barrett, Middletown RI 57.41% 5 Lawrence Lau, Westport CT; Brett Adler, Norwalk CT 58.84% 5 2 Arthur Haut, Guilford CT; W Kenneth Graebe, Northford CT 57.05% 6 3 Andrew Hanes, Holliston MA; Pete Matthews Jr, Roslindale MA 58.61% 6 3 Maureen Weiman - Magnus Weiman, Eden Prairie MN 55.61% 7 4 Arthur Giovannangeli, Dublin NH; Lawrence Cheetham, Bedford NH 58.33% 7 Alexander Ornstein, New York NY; Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY 53.66% 8 5 1 Michael McDonald, N Dartmouth MA; Tom Floyd, N Stonington CT 55.36% 8 Sachiko Ueno, Tokyo Japan; Hiroki Yokoi, Japan 53.62% 9 Deborah Cadora - Ronald Cadora, Gainesville GA 54.45% 9 4 Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO; Nancy Frank, Glencoe IL 53.44% 10 Rory Millson, Bronxville NY; Michael McNamara, White Plains NY 54.40% 10 5 1 Debra Gardner - Catherine Strauss, Richmond VA 52.28% 11 Sarah Budds, Niantic CT; Kathleen Frangione, Southington CT 52.84% 11 6 2 John Dell’osso, Clifton NJ; Dominick D’Ascoli, Lake Hiawatha NJ 51.24% 6 Steven Kipperman - Kimberly Fanady, San Francisco CA 49.91% 7 Lynda Edson, South Easton MA; Jane Clancy, Attleboro MA 50.72% 7 Barbara Glazerman, Newton MA; Judith Inker, Wellesley Hls MA 48.29% 8 3 Sharon Reback, N Palm Beach FL; Sunny Koontz, Palm Beach FL 49.76% 2 Joyce Ritchie, Newport RI; Ann Parker, Co Springs CO 43.71% 9 Stephen Emerson, Haverford PA; Burt Saxon, Milford CT 48.68% Page 18 Thursday, December 4, 2014 Daily Bulletin

0-5000 MINI-BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 1ST SEMIFINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS C D E M EAST-WEST 1 Barry Bragin, Silver Spring MD; Mark Laken, Glyndon MD 63.91% 1 Ronald Kral, Reston VA; Mike Spooner, Glen Allen VA 64.25% 2 Robert Brady, McLean VA; Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ 61.35% 2 David Macrae - Christina van Leeuwen, Horn Lake MS 58.22% 3 Glenda Calkins - R Barkley Calkins, Allendale NJ 60.90% 3/4 Douglas Dye - Dale Dye, Wyndmoor PA 58.11% 4 Charles Nauen, Saint Paul MN; Jonathan Cohen, Prior Lake MN 60.63% 3/4 Bruce Neiger, Merrick NY; Doug Herron, US 58.11% 5 Robert Levey, Bethesda MD; Martin Graf, Chevy Chase MD 59.99% 5 David Venetianer, Chadds Ford PA; Richard Franklin, New Canaan CT 57.88% 6 Joseph Viola III, US; Hope Ellis, Beachwood OH 57.99% 6 Jack Alhale - Rozi Alhale, New York NY 57.35% 7 Marie Anzilotti, Wilmington DE; Scott Hiller, Eden Prairie MN 57.69% 7 Bernard Neuhart, Niskayuna NY; Robert Neuhart, Troy NY 56.86% 8 Stuart Goodgold, San Jose CA; Allan Simon, Calgary AB 57.58% 8 John Herriot, Los Angeles CA; Malcolm Morris, Se1 4yx United Kingdom 56.71% 9 Allan Wolf, North Haven CT; Russell Friedman, Wilton CT 56.18% 9 Steven Shaye, Slingerlands NY; Larry Rosen, Albany NY 55.35% 10 Leigh Ives, Barrie ON; Irfan Ashraf, Ajax ON 55.58% 10 Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT; Greta Pineles, Jackson NJ 55.05% 11/12 Ina Demme, Maple ON; Bill Kertes, York ON 55.35% 11/12 William Dinner, Port Washington NY; R David Walker, Radnor PA 54.49% 11/12 Laurie Robbins, Windsor CT; Rachel Brown, Canton CT 55.35% 11/12 Yeong-Long Shiue, Manchester CT; Hollis Barry, Old Lyme CT 54.49% 13 Richard Vatter - Jo Anne Vatter, Cadillac MI 54.86% 13 Jan Popiel, Lexington MA; Robin Hillyard, Carlisle MA 54.45% 14 Mark Shaiman, Centereach NY; Christine Woodring, Setauket NY 54.11% 14 Barbara Seagram - Alex Kornel, Toronto ON 54.07% 15 Sidney Kanter, Clifton NJ; Ping Hu, Naperville IL 53.51% 15 Alix Taylor, Lincoln MA; Cecilla Borras, Waltham MA 53.92% 16 Jim Howie, Toronto ON; Fred Lerner, Unionville ON 52.94% 16 Charles Sheaff, Jacksonville IL; Charles Nemes, Longboat Key FL 53.85% 17/18 Gary Helman, Syosset NY; Anna Bromberg, Brooklyn NY 52.53% 17 Sigrid Price, Napa CA; Sara Rothmuller, Santa Rosa CA 53.62% 17/18 Tony Miller, Ridgecrest CA; Diane Miller, San Bernardino CA 52.53% 18 Richard Smith, Spartanburg SC; Francine Moring, Columbia SC 52.90% 19 Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; Suman Agarwal, Hilliard OH 52.45% 19 Dana Rossi, Westport CT; Adam Lally, Cold Spring NY 52.53% 20 Natalie Bassil, Boston MA; Jori Grossack, Waban MA 51.62% 20 Gloria Tsoi, Somerville MA; Doug Anderson, Quincy MA 52.49% 21 Richard Higgins - Greg Frank, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 51.28% 21 Barry Black, Clearwater FL; Vincent Messina, Wolfeboro NH 51.58%

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SIDE GAME NORTH-SOUTH SECTION MM EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Esther Bean, Easthampton MA; Amanda Chohfi, Jupiter FL 58.33% 1 Jonathan Shute - L. Anne Posch, Sackville NB 69.39% 2 2 1 Richard Roth, Brooklyn NY; Liz Brian, Jamestown RI 57.21% 2 1 Elliott Grosh, Bradenton FL; B Susan Crutchfield, Burnsville NC 63.46% 3 3 2 Curtis Barton, Chelmsford MA; Rui Marques, Portugal 56.57% 3 2 1 Richard Tracy, Sharon VT; Margaret Fanning, Hartland VT 61.54% 4 Jean Monette, Dania Beach FL; Bernard Garbose, Mashpee MA 56.41% 4 3 2 Steven Zeliadt - William Fleming, Seattle WA 56.09% 5 4 3 Marjorie Cameron - B L ‘Tink’ Tysor, Grantham NH 53.69% 5 4 3 Thomas Greehan III, Southborough MA; Timothy Pettus, Northborough MA 55.45% 6 Hayri Goksu, Mugla Turkey; Cuneyt Solakoglu, 34797 - Istanbu Turkey 53.21% 6 5 Marcie Heymann - Frederica Neff, New York NY 53.37% 7 5 4 Ronnie Fuchs, Cambridge MA; Susan Saponaro, Winchester MA 52.72% 7 6 Paula Najarian, East Greenwich RI; Pauline Mullins, Providence RI 52.08% 6 D. Lisa Jensen, Toronto ON; Dorothy Jensen-French, Cambridge MA 52.08% 4 Christopher Gorton - Cynthia Gorton, Boston MA 50.48%

DAN COLATOSTI MEMORIAL STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS III LLL EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Dominic Antonelli, Altoona IA; Niki Coons, York ON 66.62% 1 1 Charan Garg, Voorhees NJ; George Subt, Southampton NJ 64.08% 2 Tor Eivind Grude - Kristian Ellingsen, Norway 62.85% 2 Rita Shugart, Monterey CA; Andrew Robson, Pebble Beach CA 62.58% 3 Stephen Mackay, Markham ON; Ray Jotcham, Scarborough ON 62.08% 3 Vivian Wu, Cos Cob CT; Doris Greenwald, Stamford CT 62.23% 4 Lisa Berkowitz - Sally Strul, Boca Raton FL 59.31% 4 Lino D’Souza, Burlington ON; Jay Kelkar, Oak Hill VA 61.69% 5 Richard Meffley, Fresno CA; Bill Heid, Pacifica CA 57.90% 5 Bernie Greenspan, Beachwood OH; Robert Hopkins Jr, Arlington VA 60.33% 6 2 Kenneth Moss, Tillson NY; Roberto Azank, New Paltz NY 56.23% 6 Ken Bloom, Acton MA; Bill Irvine, Quincy MA 59.23% 7 James Slinger - Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA 56.04% 7 2 1 Catherine Bardsley, McLean VA; Fred Gramlich, Alexandria VA 56.77% 8/9 3 Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ; Joan Brody, Livingston NJ 54.15% 8 3 Susan Marshall - Richard Gardner, Denver CO 54.23% 8/9 David Hoffner, Galloway NJ; Ken Bercuson, Las Vega NV 54.15% 9 4 Steven Huhman, Larchmont NY; Joel Goren, Bedford NY 53.81% 10 4 Robert Barrington - Nancy Marcus, New York NY 54.08% 10/11 5 Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN; Marshall Thomas, Nashua NH 52.62% 11 5 Robert Dewey, Columbia MD; Robert Klipstein, Annapolis MD 53.60% 10/11 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Walter Lee, Sudbury MA 52.62% 12 Anita Torrence, Bexley OH; Terry James, Upper Arlington OH 52.85% 12 Gheorghe Chipail, Scara A Etaj 1 Romania; Sorina Negulescu, Ellicott City MD 52.46% 6 Jules Schoenberg - Hazel Schoenberg, Plano TX 52.24% 6 2 Elizabeth VonRiesenfelder, Manchester VT; Lorenzo Migliorini, Seattle WA 52.24% 7 Peter Cleaves, Sarasota FL; Paul Lord, Montreal West QC 50.67% 7 Suzanne Arsenault - Paul Andre Paquin, Saint-Bruno QC 50.23% 2 Marlene Levitt, West Orange NJ; Arnold Levitt, Las Vegas NV 43.19%

KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 1ST SEMIFINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS F G H I EAST-WEST 1 Veronique Bessis, Paris 75015 France; Marshall Lewis, Bloomington IN 68.62% 1 Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Thorlakur Jonsson, 200 Kopavogur Iceland 62.84% 2 Adam Grossack - Zachary Grossack, Newton MA 62.49% 2 Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hts IL; Eldad Ginossar, Chicago IL 61.81% 3 Mustafa Cem Tokay, Istanbul Turkey; Antonio Sementa, Parma PR 43100 Italy 62.41% 3 Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA 59.59% 4 Jianfeng Luo - Peter Wong, North York ON 61.31% 4 Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN; Sean Ganness, Miami FL 59.23% 5 Pamela Miller - James Rasmussen, Cambridge MA 60.80% 5 Espen Lindqvist, 4838 Arendal Norway; Boye Brogeland, Norway 58.74% 6 John Hurd, New York NY; Justin Lall, Plano TX 60.60% 6 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 57.65% 7 Jovanka Smederevac, Vienna Austria; Alexander Wernle, Vienna A-A090 Austria 60.10% 7 Michael Becker - Aubrey Strul, Boca Raton FL 57.44% 8 Dennis Bilde, Aarhus C 8000 Denmark; Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 57.91% 8 Stale Froyland, Narbo Norway; John Herland, Stavanger Norway 57.43% 9 Ismail Kandenir, Istanbul Turkey; Suleyman Kolata, Istanbul, Malte Turkey 57.69% 9 Richard Wegman, Bethesda MD; Arnold Malasky, US 56.88% 10 Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 57.64% 10 Rune Brendeford Anderssen, Norway; Peter Marstrander, Tromso Norway 56.01% 11 Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV 57.47% 11 Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 55.85% 12 Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba 44 Israel; Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel 56.99% 12 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Leslie Paryzer, Bronx NY 55.66% 13 Fred Stewart, Bloomington NY; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA 56.79% 13 Shan Huang, Toronto ON; David Sabourin, Ottawa ON 55.42% 14 Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA 56.53% 14 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY 55.32% 15/16 Allan Graves, St Johnsbury VT; Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL 56.50% 15 Chris Willenken - Alison Wilson, New York NY 55.25% 15/16 Ed Bissell, State College PA; Anthony Aukstikalnis, Harvey Cedars NJ 56.50% 16 Laurie Vogel, New York NY; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ 54.27% 17 Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Richard Zeckhauser, Cambridge MA 56.31% 17 Tobi Sokolow - Louis Sachar, Austin TX 54.09% 18 Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC; John Potter, Panama City FL 55.60% 18 Joe Grue, New York NY; Brad Moss, Denver CO 53.85% 19 William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Brian Ellis, Beachwood OH 55.43% 19 Adam Weisz-Margules, Thornhill ON; Andrew Tylman, Toronto ON 53.85% 20 Pierre Zimmermann - Franck Multon, 98000 Monaco 54.29% 20 Michel Abecassis - Paul Chemla, 53.66% 21 Dick Melson, Chicago IL; David Lehman, Glenview IL 54.25% 21 Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Richard Coren, Highland Beach FL 53.18% 22 Connie Goldberg, Merion Sta PA; Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA 54.12% 22 Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Alejandro Bianchedi, Buenos Aires Argentina 52.82% 23 Joseph Silver, Hampstead QC; John Carruthers, Kingsville ON 53.96% 23 Roger Lee, Las Vegas NV; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX 52.25% 24 John Koschik, Livonia MI; Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI 53.91% 24 Christophe Grosset, 92130 Issy-Les- France; Pierre Franceschetti, 52.24% 25 Per-Ola Cullin, Johanneshov Sweden; Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden 53.88% 25 Scott Levine, New York NY; Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY 52.03% 26 Victoria Gromova, 119296, Moscow Russia; Tatiana Ponomareva, Moscow Russia 53.87% 26 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Jo Anna Stansby, US 51.89% 27 Daniel Gerstman, Buffalo NY; Ron Gerard, White Plains NY 53.84% 27 Karen Yellin - Stanley Yellin, Bethlehem PA 51.68% 28 Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel; Alon Birman, Tel Aviv 62267 Israel 52.85% 28 Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN; William Pollack, New York NY 51.61% 29 Michael Polowan - Jared Lilienstein, New York NY 52.72% 29 Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands 51.16%

Memorials Marvin “Mickey” Josephine Pesce Adele Zuckerman Grabel Josephine’s life was Adele was an avid bridge Marvin was a familiar enhanced by the game of player who had achieved name in the Rhode Island bridge. She played three to the rank of Life Master. She bridge circles from the four times a week, well in to embodied the qualities of an Sixties. her nineties. Bridge was an excellent bridge player; she He moved to Florida in important part of her life. was confident, she had mental 1992. He enjoyed playing She enjoyed entertaining acuity, she had logic and duplicate bridge at the Starr her bridge friends and would reasoning and she was a team Bridge Club and the Bridge Club of Rhode Island. routinely invite them to dine as guests of her son player. He taught his son, Ross, how to play duplicate Bob, at the finest restaurants in Providence! Adele also took pleasure in the fact that her bridge and he enjoyed following his son’s many She always had a smile on her face and had a sisters played and continue to play duplicate successes on the tournament trail over the years. kind word for everyone. A vibrant, bridge. He took great pride in his son and his many special and elegant lady who is deeply missed accomplishments. by all. He was well liked and well respected in the community for his many philanthropic efforts. Daily Bulletin Thursday, December 4, 2014 Page 19

SENIOR MIXED PAIRS 1ST QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS OO PP QQ RR EAST-WEST 1 Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; Victor King, Hartford CT 63.95% 1 Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA; Rich Rothwarf, Philadelphia PA 63.95% 2 Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo 136 Japan; Russell Samuel, Coram NY 63.24% 2 Ira Hessel - Ellen Hessel, San Antonio TX 61.24% 3 Bonnie Bagley, Colorado Spgs CO; Ken Monzingo, San Diego CA 61.54% 3 Jane Dillenberg - Jerry Goldberg, New York NY 60.71% 4/5 John Hoffman, Mountain View CA; Ruth Stober, Great Neck NY 58.48% 4 Ellen Kozlove, Boca Raton FL; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 60.29% 4/5 Wendy Krause, East York ON; Arnold Krause, Toronto ON 58.48% 5 Petra Hamman, Dallas TX; George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL 60.07% 6 Hans Jacobs - Debbie Bennett, Brighton ON 58.45% 6 Donald Berman, Laurel MD; Annie Schwartz, Fairfax VA 59.77% 7 Kerry Smith, Milwaukee WI; Chris Benson, Le Roy IL 56.86% 7/8 Art Brodsky - Patricia Brodsky, Huntingtn Sta NY 57.35% 8 Paul Meerschaert, Saint Paul MN; Carole Miner, Rochester MN 56.60% 7/8 Peggy Sutherlin - John Sutherlin, Dallas TX 57.35% 9 Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL; Suzanne Dunn, Crystal Lake IL 56.15% 9 Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL 57.09% 10 Rena Lieberman, North Easton MA; Melvin Marcus, Waltham MA 55.84% 10 Malle Andrade - Erez Hendelman, New York NY 55.47% 11 Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Veronica McMurdie, Sacramento CA 55.43% 11/12 Jill Marshall, Port Chester NY; H Jay Sloofman, Ardsley NY 55.32% 12 Patrick Dunn - Polly Dunn, Bellevue WA 54.83% 11/12 Tadashi Yoshida, Tokyo Japan; Susan Picus, New York NY 55.32% 13 Elliot Sternlicht, New York NY; Bunny Lukas, Riverside CT 54.68% 13/14 Robert Munson - Nancy Munson, Danville CA 54.49% 14 Elaine Landow - Craig Robinson, Lansdale PA 54.45% 13/14 P Drew Cannell, Dol-D-Ormeaux QC; Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL 54.49% 15 Joan Butts, Brisbane 4005 Australia; Joseph Machotka, Delray Beach FL 53.88% 15 Ellen Cherniavsky, Silver Spring MD; Eugene Kales, Arlington VA 54.30% 16 Ron Smith - Linda Smith, Hixson TN 53.77% 16 Jeffrey Lehman, Newton Center MA; Arline Fulton, Wickatunk NJ 53.39% 17 Don Kern, Bay Minette AL; Terry Currie, Houston TX 52.68% 17 Brenda Montague, Swampscott MA; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 53.21% 18 Boris Baran, Cote Saint-Luc QC; Riki Tulin, Boca Raton FL 52.41% 18 Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Eddie Wold, Houston TX 52.53% 19 Jeff Meckstroth - Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL 52.38% 19 Lynda Rosenblatt, Passaic NJ; Marvin Rosenblatt, Hartford CT 51.73% 20 Tony Petronella, Boca Raton FL; Carole Weinstein, Waltham MA 52.30% 20 Raymond Raskin, Kng of Prussa PA; Daisy Goecker, Yardley PA 51.70% 21 Lee Atkinson - Mark Yaeger, Hollywood FL 52.11% 21 Margot Hennings, US; Paul Janicki, CD 51.28% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS SS TT UU EAST-WEST 1 Jim Wakefield, Fairfax Station VA; Helene Bauman, Arlington VA 68.79% 1 Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV; Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA 61.76% 2 Lewis Finkel, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Kerri Sanborn, Delray Beach FL 63.42% 2 Nancy Molesworth, White Plains NY; Arch McKellar, Dobbs Ferry NY 61.71% 3 Donna Morgen, Havertown PA; Bill Parks, Macungie PA 61.54% 3 Stephen Kornegay - Nancy Kornegay, N Richlnd Hls TX 61.32% 4 Ernest Napier, Brooklyn NY; Toni Bales, Pickerington OH 61.23% 4 Mary Tenenbaum - Alan Tenenbaum, Rockville MD 60.75% 5 Maurice De La Salle - Susan Culham, Edmonton AB 59.75% 5 Rozanne Pollack, New York NY; Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT 60.66% 6 Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL; Dennis Kasle, Bloomfield MI 59.62% 6 Phyllis Chase, Providence RI; Joe DeGaetano, Waltham MA 58.61% 7 Jan Assini, Aurora OH; Frank Cymerman, Pittsburgh PA 59.18% 7 Nataly Goldin, Chestnut Hill MA; Arkady Shifrin, Natick MA 56.95% 8 Richard Morgen, Havertown PA; Barbara Kepple, West Chester PA 57.39% 8 Jeffrey Rothstein - Linda Rothstein, New York NY 56.56% 9 Larry Bausher - Phyllis Bausher, West Haven CT 56.25% 9 Daniel Takahashi - Kyungwon Yoo, Las Vegas NV 56.38% 10 Raymond Depew, Naples FL; Judith Argento, Kingston PA 55.20% 10 Sandy McCay, Naples FL; Dave Smith, Avon Park FL 56.16% 11 Jim Bachelder, Columbus OH; Jeanne Martin, Worcester MA 54.59% 11 Anna Dosseva, Pickering ON; Ravi Bhalla, Berkeley CA 55.77% 12 Leslie Strong, Santa Ynez CA; Ira Herman, New York NY 54.50% 12 Steve Mager, Hermosa Bch CA; Gerri Soffa Carlson, Rch Palos Vrd CA 55.33% 13/14 Haven Sharaf, Danvers MA; Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL 54.20% 13 Libby Fernandez, Tuscaloosa AL; Howard Parker III, Clements CA 54.76% 13/14 Lou Reich - Abby Heitner, Wheaton MD 54.20% 14 Albert Shrive, Dalton PA; Gudrun Wallace, Fort Myers FL 54.50% 15 Robert McCaw, Sudbury MA; Carolyn Sessler, Boca Raton FL 53.15% 15/16 Barbara Besse - David Donald, Vineyard Haven MA 54.11% 16 Lewis Gamerman, Randolph MA; Myra Kolton, Boca Raton FL 52.93% 15/16 John Grantham, Bentonville AR; Rebecca Rogers, Las Vegas NV 54.11% 17 Joanne Weingold - Jack Weingold, Boca Raton FL 52.19% 17 Kenneth Chatzinoff, Cinnaminson NJ; Bobbie Gomer, Willow Grove PA 53.54% 18 Catherine Caplan - P Caplan, N Versailles PA 52.05% 18 Jeffrey Taylor, Eugene OR; Sharon Anderson, Eagan MN 53.41%

JO PESCE MEMORIAL 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Kathy George - Sheila O’Donnell, Rochester NY 63.51% 1 1 1 Cornelia Gould - Ed Gould, Incline Village NV 62.89% 2 1 1 Jerald Burwick - Deborah Burwick, Boston MA 62.35% 2 2 2 Elvira Kudia, La Grange Park IL; Jon Hundertmark, W Berlin NJ 61.57% 3 2 2 Beatrice Martini, N Providence RI; Rose Gergel, Cranston RI 60.20% 3 Donald Murray, Hampden ME; Clark Vernon, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 55.49% 4 3 Louise Perl, Bristol RI; Rosemary Cournoyer, Barrington RI 54.62% 4 3 Sarah Backhaus, Lenexa KS; Victoria Billard, Kansas City MO 54.93% 5 4 James Marino - Kathleen Marino, Newtown PA 54.59% 5 4 3 Joan Bang - Thomas Bang, Berwyn PA 50.86% 5 3 Daniel Konowalow - Marcy Rosenkrantz, Lansing NY 51.23% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DDD EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Beth Mazer - Barbara Rosenbaum, Lexington MA 61.61% 1 1 Cecilia Collopy - Tim Collopy, Millbrook NY 56.85% 2 2 1 Todd Kerekes - Patricia Kerekes, Manchester NH 60.12% 2 2 1 Jacqueline Martin, Centerville MA; Brenda Johnson, Hyannis MA 56.55% 3 3 Susan Stacy Vanstone, West Chester OH; Liz Lin, Cincinnati OH 56.25% 3 3 Sam Singhvi, Princeton NJ; Robert Bratzler, Concord MA 55.65% 4 4 2 Timothy Largay, Avon CT; Harry Scott, Naples FL 53.87% 4 4 Susan Radner - Mary Newman, Montclair NJ 53.87% 5 5 3 Lawrence Steiner, Altamonte Spgrs FL; Barb Steiner, Altamonte Sprgs FL 50.00% 5 5 2 Mary Quickel, Stillwater MN; Peg Belden, Plymouth MA 52.98% 3 Beth Schweitzer - Lawrence Schweitzer, Newtown CT 48.81%

Tomorrow’s Bridge Events FGX International (Foster Grant) Day Friday, December 5, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other EMBA Morning Bracketed Compact Knockout Teams 1-2 Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Continues Saturday Thursday-Saturday Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams 2nd Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Marvin Grabel Memorial Morning Side Game 2nd single session Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Part of the Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series Friday, December 5, 10 a.m. EMBA 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $19 EMBA 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $15 Friday, December 5, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Bob Simpson Memorial Stratified Daylight Open Pairs 1-2 Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $16 $20 Friday, December 5, 1 p.m. Thursday-Friday Side Game Series 3rd single session Exhibit Hall B, 3rd floor $16 $20 Friday, December 5, 1 & 7:30 p.m. REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 Q Room 555, 5th floor $20 — Two qualifying, two semifinal, two final sessions. Entry required by 11 a.m. KEOHANE NORTH AMERICAN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 Q Ballroom A, 5th floor $20 — Two qualifying, two semifinal, two final sessions Franklin Fisher Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Exhibit Hall B, 3rd floor $16 $20 Friday-Saturday Bracketed Knockout Teams 1-2 Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Thursday-Friday Bracketed Knockout Teams 3-4 Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Friday, December 5, 3 p.m. Bridgeworks 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $19 Bridgeworks 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $15 Friday, December 5, 7:30 p.m. Margaret Hayward Memorial Stratified Side Swiss Teams single Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $15 $19 Thursday-Friday Side Game Series 4th single session Exhibit Hall B, 3rd floor $16 $20 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $19 Bob Simpson Memorial 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $19 Bob Simpson Memorial 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $15 Friday, December 5, 11:30 p.m. Pat McDevitt Zip Knockout Teams single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $12/team/match

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 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. BOLD, UPPER CASE = NABC+ events UPPER CASE = NABC events Green = Regional events Blue = Gold Rush 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.