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Daily Bulletin Friday, December 3, 2010 Volume 83, Number 8 Daily Bulletin 83rd North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley and Dave Smith Caddies have new job description “Caddy, please!” For years, players’ call for a caddy has been heard at bridge tournaments. These days? Not as much. Caddies used to collect pickup slips with scores written on them and take them to the director. The director Jay Borker and Jan Jansma. would enter them into his computer, and eventually Caddies duties have changed. Working here are Troy Meeker, Corey Kay, Borker, Jansma win determine the winners. Caddy Director Pam Hughes, Mikey Wright, Laura Sterling, Emma Wright With wireless scoring and Diego Blel. Blue Ribbon Pairs devices, caddies aren’t Jay Borker and Jan Jansma, lying second after college students. needed to do that. The devices transfer the result for the first final session, had a solid 60.83% game in “The caddies here are an older group of kids,” each board immediately after it’s played. the last round of the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs to says Hughes. “They are a fantastic group and are “Caddies are still needed,” says Caddy Director win by more than a board. some of the best we’ve had -- very mature and Pam Hughes. “They don’t collect scoring slips, but Second went to Jansma’s countrymen from the focused.” they are still needed to do other things.” Netherlands, Bas Drijver and Sjoert Brink. In third There used to be a group of kids that traveled Hughes says that after the games, caddies clean were Brazilians Miguel Villas-Bois and Joaopaulo to each of the three NABCs. When asked what up and reset the room. When an event changes Campos, the leaders after the first final session. happened, Hughes says, “They grew up.” from a knockout to a Swiss Teams, only one-half Jansma and Borker finished with a score of The Caddy Chair at this tournament is local the boards are needed. Caddies also pack up the 1241.51 to 1201.22 (38 top) for second. coordinator Jim Radcliffe. “He recruited good pre-duplicated boards, rubber band them, put in The win was the first North American kids,” says Hughes. “He has jumped in and helped. a box and get them ready to send back to ACBL Championship for Borker, a semi-retired stock and I’m not used to getting so much involvement by Headquarters. Caddies are still needed, of course, continued on page 13 local coordinators at the work level. He’s a real to shuttle boards from one table to another in Swiss sweetheart.” Team games. Hughes has been attending NABCs since 2004. Hughes explains that the two head caddies, Jackie Matthews, Hughes’ mother, is usually the Tony and Trevor Ames of Minnetonka MN, are Caddy Director. She is at home recovering from National Head Caddies who’ve done this many surgery. Hughes says her mother has missed only times before. There are 16 other caddies who take three NABC tournaments since she started coming turns working, so that about eight of them will be in 1983. on duty each day. Most of them are local, some are BridgeTopics.com: bridge news agency It has been an exciting two months for Mark Jones and Doug Levene. BridgeTopics.com. Since its launch at the Warren Buffett Bridge Cup in September 2010, the new Jones and Levene web site has been extremely busy publishing bridge news from all over the world. Headlines such as Angelini: an unacceptable conflict of interest, win Mini-Blues A 25-year partnership put together six solid Chinese women heading for Grand Slam, The sessions to claim the 2010 Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs. Smirnov Selection and other provocative subjects The winners, Doug Levene and Mark Jones of promote traffic on the web site and suggest that Birmingham AL, were first after day one, slipped there could be a place for a CNN-type of bridge slightly to third after day two, but scored 63.65% in news service. the first final session to reclaim the lead, and scored The founding editor and publisher is Jan van 59.49% in the second final to win by nearly three Cleeff. This Dutchman is a true centipede in boards. Their final score of 1056.68 was 91.11 the world of bridge, as a player, as a journalist, Eric Rodwell and Jan van Cleeff. matchpoints ahead of second. Top on a board was as an organizer of events and as a World Bridge member. 31. Federation and European Bridge League staff Van Cleeff: “We publish at least one interesting Jones was second in the 0—5000 Spingold Reisinger deadline news item every 24 hours from somewhere in this Knockout Teams earlier this year in New Orleans. world. For that reason, we founded a worldwide To play in the Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams, The pair was tied for third-fourth in the same event network of correspondents. We get contributions you must enter by 11 a.m. today. See Bernie Gorkin the year before. from all continents. We work hard on the balance, continued on page 13 in Crystal Ballroom H to sign up. finding interesting stuff fit for publication and to be objective at the same time. Therefore, we aim to Goodwill Message Must-see entertainment show news not only from different places, but also Mark Stone’s Mentalmania from different angles.” Today’s opponent may be At 2 p.m. and 11 p.m. today, take in the Being an international bridge news agency tomorrow’s partner. This is a Mentalmania show, the funniest mind-reading is only part of the mission of BridgeTopics.com. good reason to treat opponents and ESP show in America today. In Crystal Each month, an in-depth article on bridge theory and partner with respect and Ballroom J. - a Topic - is added on the web site. These Topics courtesy — the way you expect continued on page 13 to be treated. Page 2 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Friday, Dec. 3 1:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Better Bridge Teacher accreditation Program. 10:30 a.m.-Noon Free Bridge Lesson with Audrey Grant. Grant is a well- known teacher and will presents a fun bridge lesson for Sunday, Dec. 5 intermediate and newer players. Audrey presents: “The 1-6:30 p.m. Vugraph. Room: Cypress 3 Lobby Oldest Bridge Maxim — and When NOT to Use It.” Room: 8 p.m. Vugraph. Room: Cypress 3 Lobby Anaheim. CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss these exciting speakers in Orlando: Saturday, Dec. 4 Friday, Dec. 3 9:15 am Bruce Greenspan Bruce’s Top Ten Tips! 9:15 am Harriette Buckman Rule of 14 6:45 pm Jeff Roman The Differences between Pairs 6:45 pm Shannon Cappelletti Slam Bidding and Teams ENTERTAINMENT / FOOD Jimmy Spoto Band. Friday, Nov. 26 through Saturday, Dec. 4, 10:30 p.m. Mark Stone, Mentalmania. Friday, Dec. 3, 1:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Live music for dancing and listening. All of your favorites that bring back The funniest mind-reading and esp shows in America today. Stone leaves memories of the good old days from the 50s, 60s, 70s, rock & roll. Requests audiences shaking their heads in disbelief with demonstrations of super gladly accepted. Crystal Ballroom J. memory, clairvoyance, and telekinesis. He also keeps them laughing throughout the show. Crystal Ballroom J Food: Pretzels at 10:30 in Cyrstal J. Life Master news Knockout Teams. Anzilotti’s teammates were Casen tops 15,000 Naples FL players Stephanie Lohri, her partner, and Frani Ridder of Hobe Sound FL and Jerry Drew Casen of Las Kathy Raney and Aimee Snyder. Pitman of North Palm Beach FL both needed 3 Vegas NV has passed Another new Life Master is Helen Frey of gold points and earned about 12 for finishing in the 15,000-masterpoint Oceanside CA, playing in the Bracket Knockout third place in the Strata-Flighted Daylight Swiss mark. He accomplished Teams with her husband, Alexander Frey. Their Teams. Ridder played with Phillip Alder of Hobe this by winning the Baze teammates were Jim and Liz Peterson of Lake Sound FL and Pitman played with Lee Getz of Senior Knockout Teams. Forest IL. Hobe Sound FL. Casen has three NABC Players who earn Life Master rank or advance Kathy Burt of Fort Meyers FL became a Gold titles: the Keohane North to Bronze Life Master or higher please report in to Life Master, a rank requiring 2500 masterponts. American Swiss Teams, the Daily Bulletin office in the Tampa Room. She won the Wednesday-Thursday Bracketed the Jacoby Open Swiss Knockouts with her husband Jim Burt. Krekorian earns Teams and the Richard Freeman Mixed Board-a- Lynne Humphrey of Moraga CA earned Life Match Teams. He has 14 second-place finishes. Master playing with Trisha O’Connor of Walnut 20,000th masterpoint Casen, playing with Jim Krekorian, won the Creek CA in the Thursday Compact Knockout Jim Krekorian Cavendish Pairs in 1987 and the teams in 2007. He Teams. Their teammates were Marj Russell of of Pensacola is a Grand Life Master. Walnut Creek and Randy Corr of Alamo CA. FL topped the Jean Frisino of Rockledge FL needed 1.7 gold 20,000-masterpoint Stewart column dumped points. She won 3.81 in the Orange Blossom Pairs plateau by winning playing with her son, Daryl Drew of Crystal River the Baze Senior by Los Angeles Times FL. Knockout Teams. His On Monday, Frank Stewart’s syndicated bridge Maureen Hendricks of Vero Beach FL helped partner was Drew column was discontinued in the Los Angeles Carol McCarthy, also of Vero Beach FL, earn her Casen of Las Vegas.
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