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 “, 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 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.” , and . 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 staff Van Cleeff: “We publish at least one interesting Jones was second in the 0—5000 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

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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 . 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. Times, where it has appeared for 50 years, counting Life Master card on Wednesday. On Thursday, Although they’ve had the 25 years that Sheinwold wrote it prior to his McCarthy returned the favor. Playing in the considerable success together, including winning collaboration with Stewart. The newspaper also Compact Knockout Teams, she needed a little more the Cavendish Pairs, this was the first NABC cancelled its chess column, citing a marketing than 3 gold points and won 6.7. Teammates were championship for them as a pair. It was also the study that indicated a low percentage of readership Jack Wilson of Sebastian FL and Mariangela Risso first Senior event that Krekorian has played in. for both features. of Vero Beach FL. Krekorian is a Grand Life Master with six By noon that day, The Times had received Karen Largay of Avon CT needed 1.2 gold NABC+ titles, including the Kaplan Blue Ribbon nearly 100 e-mail and phone complaints about the points and picked up 3.2 in the Thursday Compact Pairs and the Nail Life Master Pairs. He has six decision on the bridge column. Stewart contacted Knockout Teams. Her teammates were Priscilla second-place finishes, including the Vanderbilt friends Eddie Kantar and Danny Kleinman, who Hostetter of Osterville MA, Susan Mullin of Naples Knockout Teams twice. He is a full-time player helped assist with the campaign. FL and Sheila Middleton of Milton MA. Mullin who previously traded options on the AMEX. Stewart also contacted officers of District 23 became a Silver Life Master, a rank requiring 1000 Krekorian was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. and heard from Rand Pinsky, the ACBL Board . member. Judy Hasseld of Hoover AL advanced to Masterpoint disclaimer At last report, the newspaper’s management Life Master playing in the Wednesday-Thursday Scores as reported in the Daily Bulletin are was reconsidering the move but had not made a Knockout Teams. She was playing with her subject to change because of score changes or final decision. husband, Don Hasseld. corrections. The person to contact there is the assistant Sandy Anzilotti of Wilmington DE earned her The masterpoint awards as shown are, managing editor for arts/entertainment: gold card in the Wednesday-Thursday Bracketed therefore, also subject to change. [email protected]

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Call Alice Travel at 800 229-2542 to get onboard. Details at www.AliceTravel.com Daily Bulletin Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS Dear New Players— home of a lovely, gracious woman. During the course of the evening, I doubled the Get another opponents for penalty. There was a collective cup of coffee gasp from the two tables. Our hostess patted because, I’m sorry me on the arm and said, dripping honey, to say, today’s “Darlin’, we just don’t do that here, but column is no you’re from the North and we forgive you.” I laughing matter. I didn’t know what to say then, either. have received two And then there’s this second e-mail. e-mails (two!) that Dear Marti, have rendered me Here’s something that happened at speechless. It’s our table last night. My partner and I true. My Faithful were passing throughout the auction. One Readers, I know opponent made a bid and when it was his you’ve never seen this happen before, so I’ll let partner’s time to bid, she stared at her you read them yourselves. By the time you finish, partner for quite a few seconds as she pulled I may have myself together enough to comment. her card out of the box. It seems to me that Dear Marti, she passed an awful lot of information with My friends and I have played bridge only in that meaningful stare. Do you see anything our retirement community and this is our first wrong with that? Yes, no and why? Thanks time playing duplicate. We saw the ads for this for helping me. tournament and saw that there were special Signed, games for beginners, so we thought we’d try our Wondering in West luck. This one made me speechless because Everything has been wonderful! The people I hardly knew where to begin. There are have been so nice, the directors are so kind. And about 19 different Laws against drawing we’ve never seen anything like this! (I guess your partner’s attention to a specific bid. we’re ‘fresh off the farm.’) And we’re so excited! The player was obviously telling his partner Two of us came in fourth yesterday! that there was something special about the Here’s our problem. We’ve had the director bid. Who knows what, but it is egregious called a couple times because of our bidding, and behavior, and that player should be taken to we don’t know what to do. the woodshed for a good spanking. In our group at home, none of understand from all future games, and refuse them access to The way you handle this is very simple. notrump and we don’t like it, so we just decided the Oreos. He thought that was fitting, and didn’t Repeat after me: “Director, please.” Directors are never to bid it. Are there rules that say you have seem to get it that I was kidding. trained to handle this the best way; that’s why we to use notrump? We haven’t had a problem at And finally, one final tip to help you get those get the big bucks (and are all prematurely gray). our community and can’t understand why the tops. Be very nice to your opponents at the end I can remember one other time as a director opponents are upset with us. At home, no one of the round. Make them all happy, compliment that I was left (relatively) wordless. There was uses it. their play and personalities. That way, they’ll once a player who was incensed with me because Signed, be all zippy and confident as they face other I wouldn’t punish opponents who passed their Confused opponents, playing their best after they’ve played partner’s forcing bids. He couldn’t get it through Folks, you just can’t make this stuff up. I you. See? I told you I would help you. his head that my job wasn’t to punish people for haven’t the slightest idea how to answer this. I’d Please let me know what I should say to bad bids! He never got it that when they pass be very grateful if any of you out there could help our notrump-less friends. I really am at a loss. each other’s forcing bids, it’s almost a sure thing me. I’m desperate. And please keep those e-mails coming. You’re that he would get a top! He was more interested In the same vein, once I was visiting the the greatest, and I’d have nothing to write about in seeing them punished. I offered to bar them Deep South, and had been invited to play at the without you. [email protected] Thinking bridge most. East cannot have two jacks. Why? Because 8 14.68 Connie Bartlett, Riverview NB dummy has two jacks and West must have the ♠J. By Eddie Kantar 9 13.17 Lynn Leisy, Amelia Island FL The critical heart holdings in the West hand Not much time left at this tournament. I 10 12.48 C Grams, Dunnellon FL are the singleton and doubleton king. If West has hope you have been paying close attention to 11 12.48 Pat Grams, Dunnellon FL three hearts to the king, you cannot go wrong no these lessons about card combinations. This is 12 11.73 David Haskell, The Villages FL matter which heart you lead, and if West has four information that will help you take more tricks – 13 11.73 Marilyn Graham, The Villages FL to the king, you cannot go right as long as West as declarer and on defense. 14 11.08 Louis Fischer, Naples FL covers the queen. The way to cater to the stiff Dlr: West ♠ A 4 15 11.08 Mary Fischer, Naples FL king or the doubleton king is to start by leading a Vul: E-W ♥ A J 10 2 16 10.71 Mylene Encontro, Far Hills NJ low heart, not the queen! ♦ K 9 4 17 10.71 Angeles Quimson, New York NY If the king appears you have four heart tricks ♣ J 7 6 5 18 10.50 Anne Traven, Roetgen and if it does not stick in the 10 and a club, ♠ Q J 10 8 5 ♠ 9 5 3 19 10.50 Jurgen Rinderspacher, Roetgen which can’t hurt but might work out great if West ♥ K 4 ♥ 9 8 7 3 20 10.16 Bernadina Dufour, Weyburn SK has K-Q doubleton. Say nothing exciting happens ♦ J 3 2 ♦ Q 8 7 6 21 10.16 Donald Dufour, Weyburn SK in clubs, such as West winning the low club with ♣ K Q 10 ♣ 9 3 22 9.61 Morris Mitchem Jr, Columbia SC a high honor, and they knock out your ♠A. Play ♠ K 7 2 23 9.40 Ann Elisa Black, Vero Beach FL a club to the ace and continue with a low heart ♥ Q 6 5 24 9.40 Dwight Black, Vero Beach FL the second time. If the king appears, win the ace, ♦ A 10 5 25 9.20 Marilyn Ankenmann, Scarborough ON cross back to the queen and then cross to the ♣ A 8 4 2 26 9.20 Betty Lemon, Toronto ON dummy’s ♦K, to cash the ♥J, your ninth trick. West North East South 27 8.51 Jane Dulieu, The Villages FL Play hearts the same if the suit looked like J-x-x 1♠ Dbl Pass 3NT 28 8.51 Phyllis Hurst, The Villages FL facing A-Q-10-x. All Pass 29 8.45 Keith Dawson, Chatham ON : ♠Q. 30 8.43 Kenneth Lindholm, Lakewood Bidding commentary: Your jump to 3NT Intermediate-Newcomer Ranch FL Top 100 masterpoint race shows an opening bid, usually 12-16 high-card 31 8.43 Carol Lindholm, Lakewood Ranch FL 1 16.35 Jennifer Huntsman, Moncton NB points, with at least one stop in the opponent’s 32 8.41 Elizabeth Monroe, Amelia Island FL 2 16.34 Byron Southern, Little Rock AR suit. 33 8.18 Jack Canfield, Bluffton SC 3 16.34 Becky Bien, Maumelle AR Play commentary: When they are in the 34 8.18 Meg Canfield, Bluffton SC 4 15.68 Isha Thapa, Palo Alto CA bidding, it really helps to start by adding your 35 8.17 Mariann Berge, Sarasota FL 5 15.68 Mukund Thapa, Palo Alto CA HCP to partner’s (26) telling you how many they 36 8.17 Mary Evelyn Carlson, Sarasota FL 6 15.50 Judy Ripley, lac des Loups QC have (14). As the opening bidder figures to have 37 8.11 Milferd Jones, Clearwater FL 7 15.50 Robert Ripley, lac des Loups QC at least 12, East must be looking at a queen at continued on page 5 Page 4 Daily Bulletin

APPEAL CASE #: 4 TOURNAMENT APPEALS Event: Blue Ribbon Pairs In order to keep the bridge public informed of appeal results in a timely fashion, the Session: First Qualifying NABC Daily Bulletin staff publishes write-ups. Every effort is made to ensure that these ♠ reports are accurate and complete. Before they are published in the NABC Appeals Board #: 10 9 7 5 ♥ Casebook, however, revisions may be made. Vul: Both — Dlr: East ♦ K 6 5 3 APPEAL CASE #: 3 North freely bid 4♥ over the double, pass was a ♣ A Q J 8 7 3 logical alternative to the 5♣ bid. As it is, hearts is Event: Life Master Pairs John McLaughlin Lloyd Arvedon a quite attractive suit in which to play, and if North Session: Second Qualifying ♠ A K Q 6 3 2 ♠ J 10 8 4 did not have extra values (♦A and a singleton Steven Ashe ♥ Q 9 ♥ J 8 7 4 3 2 spade), North-South’s best contract would have Board #: 30 ♠ 5 ♦ 9 8 ♦ A J 7 been 4♥. Vul: None ♥ K J 10 8 7 ♣ 10 5 2 ♣ — The Decision: South possessed unauthorized Dlr: South ♦ A 6 2 Jessica Piafsky information that North treated the 3♠ bid as ♣ 9 8 7 2 ♠ — Michaels and bid 4♥ expecting South to have five Jan Martel Chip Martel ♥ A K 10 6 5 hearts. South is not allowed to use that UI, but must ♠ Q J 8 ♠ K 10 7 6 3 2 ♦ Q 10 4 2 instead bid as if he heard his partner explain the ♥ A 6 5 2 ♥ 4 3 ♣ K 9 6 4 3♠ bid as “he has a good hand with a long, solid ♦ K 10 7 5 4 ♦ 9 8 3 minor and wants me to bid 3NT if I have a spade ♣ 6 ♣ 4 3 West North East South stopper.” After the double of 3♠, North would have Jeff Edelstein Pass 1♥ no reason to bid an indifferent heart suit, so the 4♥ ♠ A 9 4 2♠ Pass 4♠ Pass bid should show good hearts, and South’s ♥ Q 9 Pass 5♣ 5♠ Pass (1) ♥Q 9 is quite adequate support. There is no ♦ Q J Pass 6♣ All Pass particular reason to think that North-South have a ♣ A K Q J 10 5 (1) Break in (BIT) of 8 to 10 seconds. slam, so pass is a logical alternative to the 5♣ bid. Facts: The final contract was ♣6 by North, Thus, the committee adjusted the table result to 4♥, West North East South making six after the lead of the ♦A. The score for making six. 2♠ 3♠ North-South was plus 1370. Both sides agreed that The committee discussed the merit of the Dbl (1) 4♥ Pass 5♣ there was a 8-10 second BIT after East’s 5♠ bid. appeal. Because all members of the committee pass 5♦ Pass 5NT The director’s ruling: The director quickly reached the same conclusion, they did not Dbl 6♣ Pass Pass determined that there was a 8—10 second BIT by consider there to be much merit to the appeal. The Dbl All Pass South after East’s 5♠ bid. The director decided director initially ruled that the table result of 6♣ (1) West asked North about the meaning of that South’s BIT suggested further action. The doubled making stood before changing the result South’s 3♠ call. North answered, “We have no director ruled that pass by North was not a logical to 4♥ making six, however, so it is understandable agreement. I’m taking it as Michaels.” alternative to bidding 6♣, but that double of that South thought he should be allowed to bid Facts: The contract was 6♣ doubled by South. 5♠ was. The director’s polling of other players his solid six-card suit. Therefore, the committee South made six for a score of plus 1090 after indicated that none passed but two players doubled did not assign an Appeal Without Merit Warning the lead of the ♠Q. As stated above, South was 5♠. Because doubling 5♠ was a logical alternative (AWMW). told by the director that North’s comment about to bidding 6♣, the director adjusted the result to The committee: Doug Doub, chairman, taking the 3♠ call as Michaels was Unauthorized 5♠ doubled, down one, for a final result of North- Dick Budd, , Ed Lazarus and Tom Information (UI). He was told to proceed with the South plus 200. Carmichael. auction. South’s intent of 3♠ was for partner to bid The appeal: North-South appealed the Dissenting Opinion by Tom Carmichael 3NT with a spade stopper so as to “right side” the director’s ruling and North-South attended the and Barry Rigal: We agree with the decision, but contract. If North did not bid 3NT, South planned hearing. North testified that as a result of his three not the failure to award an Appeal Without Merit to bid clubs. low spades and the opponent’s bidding, he was Warning (AWMW). It’s time to draw a line in the Director’s Ruling: If South’s bid had been able to visualize a spade in his partner’s hand. sand. The right to appeal, enshrined in the Laws, explained as South intended, North could have South testified that her tempo was reasonable and does not give carte blanche to appeal because you passed West’s double. By bidding 4♥, South should normal given that her partner first introduced clubs don’t like the decision. You must have a reason assume North had long hearts and was willing to at the five level. other than the subjective dissatisfaction with the play there. It is not clear how North would show The decision: In order to adjust the table result result. If the Tournament Director (TD) tells you long hearts and a good hand versus long hearts and pursuant to Law 16B1, the director must determine that there was a logical alternative to the action you a weak hand, however, and pass was considered a that unauthorized information was available. The took (one which was suggested by Unauthorized logical alternative to bidding over 4♥. LAW 16B1 key issue for the committee was whether South’s Information (UI)), and the committee unanimously and the unauthorized information made it more pause conveyed unauthorized information to upholds that view, you must expect to get an attractive to bid on. Score adjusted to 4♥, making partner. The committee found that South’s tempo AWMW. In our opinion, if we are dealing with six for a score of North-South plus 480. was normal for this auction. Therefore, there was an appeal by the offending side in a UI case, the The Appeal: no extraneous information and North was free obligation is especially strong not to bring an The Appealing Side: South’s intention when he to bid as he pleased. Accordingly, the committee appeal when the TDs have determined your action bid 3♠ was to play 3NT if his partner could bid it, allowed the table result to stand. was tainted by UI. Inexperience is not grounds for or else bid his clubs. He did not consider passing The committee: Richard Popper, chair, Gail avoiding an AWMW. If you know enough to play 4♥ to be a logical action versus showing his solid Greenberg, Tom Carmichael, David Stevenson and Life Master Pairs, or to appeal, then you can expect club suit. Gerry Marshall. to be treated like everyone else. The Non-Appealing Side: East stated that since Food discount Parking shuttle notice Snack bar hours Bridge players get a 20% discount at the food The parking shuttle takes people from the The cash concession stands have new hours. court if they mention they are bridge players. parking area to the hotel lobby. Bridge players Outside the Crystal Ballroom, the hours are: 11:30 can ask the shuttle driver do drop them off at the a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Outside the Cypress Ballroom, convention center instead to avoid the long walk. the hours are 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Daily Bulletin Page 5

North American Swiss Team action begins today IN Top 100 Play begins today in the six-session Keohane Mark Itabashi, Gaylor Kasle, Garey continued from page 3 North American Swiss Teams, with semifinal Hayden 38 8.11 Virginia Jones, Clearwater FL matches on Saturday and the final matches on 1987 1. Henry Bethe, Kitty Bethe, , 39 7.97 William Baum, Dubuque IA Sunday. Dorothy Hayden Truscott; 2. Jill Meyers, 40 7.97 Barry Rowles, Vero Beach FL Players will be Beverly Rosenberg, Stelios Touchtidis, 41 7.54 Prema Durairaj, Venice FL vying for the Keohane Steve Cohen, Pan Wittes, Carol Pincus 42 7.54 Mary Jean O'Connor, Trophy, donated by 1988 1. John Zilic, David Siebert, , 43 7.53 Suzanne Batt, Sun City Center FL Ethel Keohane in 1973 Sylvia Summers, Paul Munafo; 2. Rita 44 7.45 Kathleen Smith, Sun City Center FL in memory of her Rand, Gerald Caravelli, Joel Friedberg, 45 7.43 Robert Wagner, Orlando FL husband, William H. Ethan Stein, Jerry Goldfein 46 7.37 Joanne Dawson, Chatham ON Keohane, one of the 1989 1. Eugene Gardner, Kenneth Meyer, 47 7.18 Bradley Keller, South Lyon MI leading New Ed Shapiro, Bruce Silverstein; 2. Joel 48 7.03 Mary Ann Hudecki, Palm City FL bridge personalities. Friedberg, Rita Rand, Ethan Stein, Gerald 49 7.03 Richard Naber, Monroe OH Bill Keohane Caravelli, Jerry Goldfein 50 6.95 John McClenathan, Vero Beach FL (1896-1972) was a 1990 1‑2. Larry Mori, Kitty Bethe, Juanita 51 6.91 Jerry Gornowicz, Longboat Key FL consulting engineer, Chambers, Jim Robison; 1‑2. George 52 6.91 Carolyn Gornowicz, Longboat Key FL bridge teacher and Rosenkranz, Miguel Reygadas, Gaylor 53 6.87 Emiel Domis, Christiansted VI bridge administrator. He served as chairman of Kasle, Garey Hayden, Roger Bates, John 54 6.87 Sharon Amberg, St Croix VI the 1970 Summer NABC in Boston and, for many Grantham 55 6.78 Ann Sutherland, North York ON years, was chairman of the New England Individual 1991 1. Keith Wilson, Gary Peterson, Dennis 56 6.78 Will Sutherland, North York ON Championship. Hesthaven, Ralph Letizia, Benton Wheeler; 57 6.73 Charles Britney, Nepean ON Keohane was elected in 1972 to a one-year term 2. Jack Coleman, Judi Radin, Fred 58 6.71 Ellen Flenniken, Fernandina Beac FL as the first District Director of the newly created Hamilton, Dennis Sorensen, Mike Shuman 59 6.71 Victoria Lanier, Amelia Island FL District 25 (New England). He died later that year, 1992 1. Lewis Kaplan, Boris Baran, Geoff 60 6.64 Mitchell Jacobson, McQuon WI just before he was to attend his first Board meeting. Hampson, Mark Molson, Mark Stein; 2. 61 6.64 Linda Jacobson, Mequon WI The Keohane Trophy was presented for the Jack Coleman, Mike Shuman, Larry Cohen, 62 6.61 Cathy Jansen, White Bear Lake MN Open Individual Championship until it was re- Dan Rotman, Fred Hamilton 63 6.61 Jerry Masters, Shawnee Misson KS designated in 1995 by the ACBL Board of Directors 1993 1. Alan Le Bendig, Tom Clarke, Joe Quinn, 64 6.59 Bette Todd, Celebration FL for the North American Swiss Teams. Shawn Womack; 2. Lynn Blumenthal, 65 6.54 Peg Lindsay, Leesburg FL Previous winners and runners-up: Steve Bruno, Loren Hawkins, Darrell Keel, 66 6.54 Mary Bywater, Orlando FL 1977 1. Neil Chambers, Jim Donaldson, Sue Lyski 67 6.54 Denise Erwin, Leesburg FL Bruce Ferguson, Clarence Goppert, John 1994 1. Jack Coleman, Drew Cannell, Mark 68 6.29 D Abraham, Windsor ON Schermer; 2. Dennis Clerkin, Jerry Clerkin, Molson, Boris Baran, Mark Stein; 2. Barry 69 6.10 Janet Martin, Cleveland TN John Herrmann, Ken Schutze Rigal, JoAnn Manfield, Alan Truscott, 70 6.10 Sonja Luckie, Cleveland TN 1978 1. Barry Crane, Bob Kehoe, , Dorothy Truscott 71 6.05 Lucille Bearsch, Winter Park FL Charles Weed, Billy Cohen; 2. Ira Chorush, 1995 1. Jack Coleman, Drew Cannell, Mark 72 6.05 Diana Walker, Winter Park FL Thomas Peters, Ely Solomon, John Zilic, Molson, Boris Baran, Mark Stein; 2. Irina 73 5.94 Allan Thomas, Wallaceburg ON Virginia Zilic Levitina, Judy Tucker, Benito Garozzo, Lea 74 5.94 Olivia Ehmer, Jacksonville FL 1979 1. Hermine Baron, R. Jay Becker, Paul Dupont, Karen Allison, Mike Ledeen 75 5.70 Naresh Kapila, Rochester Hills MI Ivaska, Jim Robison; 2. Gerald Caravelli, 1996 1. Rita Rand, Gerald Caravelli, Arnie 76 5.64 Duane Hinrichs, Clearwater FL Mark Cohen, Ralph Katz, Harvey Miller, Fisher, Steve Garner, Richard Colker; 77 5.64 Janet Hinrichs, Marion IA Ken Schutze, Russell Shoup 2. John Begley, Mike Lawrence, John 78 5.59 Gerard Mueller, Stuart FL 1980 1‑2. Steve Becker, Philip Cowan, Rich Sutherlin, Dan Morse, Hugh Ross 79 5.44 Anthony Duthie, Clearwater FL DeMartino, Judy Rich; 1‑2. Dale Beers, 1997 1. John Malley, Dan Colatosti, Bill Hunter, 80 5.44 Christine McKenna, Issaquah WA William Epperson, Dave Furman, Dave Shome Mukherjee; 2. Jacob Podbilevich, 81 5.40 Josh Furman, Orlando FL Treitel Gonzalo Herrera, Jim Looby, Cameron 82 5.39 Craig Caldwell, San Diego CA 1981 1. Ron Beall, Bob Etter, Ann Jacobson, Bob Doner 83 5.39 Gigette Caldwell, San Diego CA Thomson; 2. Lea duPont, Benito Garozzo, 1998 1. Steve Beatty, John Onstott, Bobby 84 5.36 Cherry McLaughlin, Brooksville FL Glenn Lublin, Claire Tornay Goldman, Mark Lair ; 2. Jack Coleman, 85 5.34 Edmond Douville, Hobart IN 1982 1. Gaylor Kasle, Garey Hayden, Garnet Chris Compton, Boris Baran, Mike 86 5.32 Sharon Halsey, O Fallon IL Snyder, Martha Beecher, David Ashley, Shuman, Mark Molson Henry 87 5.32 George Halsey, O Fallon IL Dave Treadwell; 2. Andy Bernstein, Jim 1999 1. David Berkowitz, Larry Cohen, Jeff 88 5.13 Robert Pemble, Dundee Dd3 6hg Foster, Tom Sanders, Wolfson, Neil Silverman; 2. Billy Miller, 89 5.13 Margaret Pemble, Dundee Dd3 6hg 1983 1. Sylvia Summers, Harve Waken, Robert Curtis Cheek, Brian Gunnell, Kyle Larsen 90 5.07 Joe McCain, Birmingham AL Radwin, Gene Simpson, Steve Sturm; 2000 1. Steven Cooper, Kitty Munson‑Cooper, 91 5.07 Dottye McCain, Orlando FL 2‑3. Philip Cowan, Michael Kapera, Alan Mel Colchamiro, Janet Colchamiro, Betty 92 4.98 Nancy Davis, Madeira Beach FL Miller, John Heller, George Berger; 2‑3. Bloom, Steve Bloom; 2. Benito Garozzo, 93 4.86 David Denomy, Chatham ON Richard Capps, John Onstott, Dan Requard, Lea Dupont, Steve Levinson, Barnet 94 4.84 Joann Moore, St Simons Isl GA Syd Levey Shenkin 95 4.84 John Antonio, Davenport FL 1984 1. Grant Baze, , Lea duPont, 2001 1. Richard Coren, Billy Eisenberg, Larry 96 4.83 Patricia Furman, Orlando FL Benito Garozzo; 2. William Laubenheimer, Cohen, Drew Casen; 2. Richard Haplerin, 97 4.77 Henry Harman, North Haven CT Stephen Kanzee, Marc Renson, Hamish Colin Revell, Leonard Ernst, Paul Erb, 98 4.70 Don Tribus, Vero Beach FL 99 4.66 Ted Bywater, Orlando FL Bennett George Pisk 100 4.62 Nora Cushing, Newport RI 1985 1. Jack Coleman, Rhoda Walsh, Jim Jacoby, 2002 1. Mark Gordon, Richard Zucker, Winthrop Gaylor Kasle, Garey Hayden; 2. Nadine Allegaert, , Mark Molson, Einarsson, Sigurbjorn Haraldsson; 2. Wood, Jonathan Steinberg, Eric Hochman, Boris Baran; 2. Robert Hollman, Marc Carolyn Lynch, Dennis Dawson, Eddie Mike Cappelletti Jacobus, Gaylor Kasle, Eric Greco, Geoff Wold, Mike Passell, Larry Cohen, David 1986 1. Marc Jacobus, Joey Silver, Jim Hampson Berkowitz McDonough, George Mittelman, Allan 2003 1. David Siebert, Allan Siebert, Greg Hinze, 2007 1. Larry Mori, Rick Kaye, Kazuo Furuta, Graves; 2. Jack Coleman, Rhoda Walsh, Nagy Kamel; 2. Ron Feldman, B. Wayne Hiroki Yokoi, Kelley Hwang, Leonard Stuart, Steve Cohen, Drew Casen, Larry Melander; 2. William Watson, Ed Barlow, Cohen, Wafik Abdou Bill Harker, Ronald Powell, Yul Inn, Rob 2004 1. Larry Mori, Venkatrao Koneru, Marty Stevens Fleisher, Vincent Demuy, Barnet Shenkin, 2008 1. Carolyn Lynch, Mike Passell, Eddie ; 2. Piotr Tuszynski, Jaroslaw Wold, Bart Bramley, Joe Grue, Curtis Piasecki, Farid Assemi, Eduard Wojewoda, Cheek; 2. Jacek Kalita, Krzysztof Waldemar Frukacz, Apolinary Kowalski Kotorowicz, Ron Zambonini, Waldemar 2005 1. Barry Rigal, Pam Granovetter, Joe Frukacz Quinn, Shawn Quinn, Becky Rogers, Renee 2009 1. Carolyn Lynch, Mike Passell, Andrew Mancuso; 2. Dan Morse, Ira Hessel, Nagy Gromov, , Aleksander Winners of the 2009 Keohane NA Swiss Teams: Kamel, Greg Hinze Dubinin, Adam Zmudzinski; 2. Judith (front) Cezary Balicki, Mike Passell, Andrew 2006 1. Tony Kasday, Disa Eythorsdottir, Jon Bianco, , Winthrop Allegaert, Gromov, (back) Adam Zmudzinski, Carolyn Baldursson, Thorlakur Jonsson, Bjarni Lynch, Aleksander Dubinin) AND KEOHANE Hemant Lall, Jaggy Shivdisani, Lapt Chan

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WEDNESDAY ZIP KO 7 Teams Swiss Teams sparkler Blue Ribbon blues 2.58 1 Justin Lall, Dallas TX; Doug Couchman - By Barry Rigal By Barry Rigal Matthew Dyer, Chicago IL; Elizabeth Gompels, Newton MA ♠ A J 8 1.37 2 Susan Friedman - Rita Distenfeld - Linda Haft - Jack Greenberg, New York NY ♥ 8 7 5 4 On this deal from the second semifinal ♦ Q 8 5 3 session of the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs, declarer WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY MORNING COMPACT KO ♣ 7 6 had reason to wish he had opposed less-astute BRACKET I 16 Teams ♠ K Q 9 5 2 ♠ 10 6 3 defenders, in this case Brian Platnick and John 19.28 1 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince ♥ 2 ♥ J 6 Diamond. Albert SK; Rumen Trendafilov - , Varna Bulgaria ♦ A J 9 6 ♦ K 10 2 Dlr: South ♠ Q J 8 13.50 2 Burt O’Dell - Linda O’Dell, Jacksonville FL; ♣ ♣ ♥ Bob Trowbridge, Jacksonvillebch FL; Agnes Smith, Orange Park K 10 4 Q J 8 5 2 Vul: Both A Q J 9 FL ♠ 7 4 ♦ 8 7 4 2 8.68 3 Sandy DeMartino, Riverside CT; Sandy Kiesel, ♥ A K Q 10 9 3 ♣ Q 3 Bakersfield CA; Peter Attwood, Sarnia ON; Greta Pineles, Jackson ♦ 7 4 ♠ K 7 5 3 2 ♠ 9 6 4 NJ 6.75 4 Karen Lee Barrett, Elk Point SD; Anne ♣ A 9 3 ♥ 10 7 5 ♥ K 8 6 Dawson, Delhi LA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; Steve Robinson, Both tables in our A/X Swiss Teams match ♦ Q 9 ♦ A 10 6 Arlington VA overreached somewhat to 4♥. Both Wests led a ♣ 10 9 6 ♣ A K 4 2 ♠ ♠ W WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY MORNING COMPACT KO normal if unfortunate K, and declarer was left to A 10 BRACKET II make the best of it. ♥ 4 3 2 12 Teams At the table, South won the ♠A, drew trumps ♦ K J 5 3 8.91 1 Bob Hope, Provost AB; Nazir Ahmad, Red and led a spade to West’s queen and a thoughtful ♣ J 8 7 5 Deer AB; Lynda Flanger, Gainesville VA; Bryant Town, Edmonton AB 10 from East, Alex Ornstein. That persuaded Sue West North East South 6.24 2 Bob Benson - Bill Forde - Karen Countryman - Picus to shift to the ♦J, and now declarer was dead Diamond Platnick Phillip Cummins, Iowa City IA whatever he did. Pass 4.01 3 John Reeve, Neptune Beach FL; Janice Madsen, Atlantic Beach FL; Carl Wasserman, Jacksonville FL; At our table, declarer made the defense more Pass 1♣ (1) Pass 1NT Nancy Raley, Ponte Vedra Bch FL challenging by ducking the first trick. Now should All Pass 3.12 4 Arnie Summers - Henry Poe - Robert Buccino - East follow with the ♠10 as suit preference? I (1) : minimum or Bonnie Lamkin, Lakeland FL guess so, but East didn’t think of that, and left West any strong hand. WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY MORNING COMPACT KO to do the best she could. She tried the ♦A, but now Diamond led the ♠3: 8, 4, 10. Using normal BRACKET III the defense was dead. When West continued with count, Platnick had shown three spades, so the play 16 Teams the ♦J, South could duck, and even if the defenders continued with a heart to the jack, which held, then 7.44 1 Donna Benoy - Clyde Benoy III, Daytona Beach FL; Marianne Claysmith, St Augustine FL; Nancy shifted, declarer could use a spade and heart a diamond to the jack and Diamond’s queen. A Detweiler, The Villages FL to out the ♦K, so both club losers eventually second spade knocked out declarer’s ace, followed 5.21 2 Kathleen Mateyak, Apollo Beach FL; George went away on dummy’s winners. by a losing heart . Green, Sun City Ctr FL; Mary Doody, Bradenton FL; Winnie Wright, Sun City Center FL Now on the run of the spades, declarer was 3.35 3 David Begin, West Melborne FL; Greg Double dummy in real life squeezed down to ♦K 5 and ♣J 8 7. Platnick had Saunders, West Melbourne FL; Jim Toy, Fuquay Varina NC; Pete By Barry Rigal pitched his heart and an encouraging (he hoped) Adler, Raleigh NC ♣4. Diamond shifted to a club after cashing his 2.60 4 Suzie Moore, Greenwich CT; Simone Liebling, Any winner at the bridge table will tell you spades, and the defenders were able to Palm Beach Gdns FL; Pat Bassett, Hobe Sound FL; Sande that double-dummy problems have nothing to do Constantine, West Palm Bch FL declarer in clubs to lead away from the ♦K. Down with real life. In fact, as Martin Fleisher and Mike three WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY MORNING COMPACT KO Kamil demonstrated in the Kaplan Blue Ribbon BRACKET IV Pairs qualifier (see page 7), double-dummy themes 16 Teams 6.08 1 Ellie Schwartz, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Judy do occur at the table, albeit in simplified form. District 9 offers goodies Lakind, Palm Bch Garden FL; Elaine Lazarus, Palm Bch Grdns When I saw the Fleisher-Kamil deal, I Complimentary coffee, decaf coffee, hot FL; Judy Cohen, Toledo OH remembered that Hugh Darwen’s double-dummy tea and orange juice are available in these two 4.26 2 Barbara Newman - Syed Zamir, Nashville TN; site has a similar theme. I’m not good enough to Don Turner, Mt Juliet TN; Tom Cox, Mount Juliet TN places: The station in the foyer between the Grand 2.74 3 Glenn Eddy, Whittier CA; Bette Magee - remember precisely whose deal it was, but (slightly Ballroom and Crystal Salon G will offer orange Evelyn James, Houston TX; Tracy Boys, Sherman Oaks CA modifying the clubs in the actual ending), consider juice 10 a.m. to noon, 1 to 3 p.m. and coffee from 2.13 4 Phyllis Fountain - Nancy Raftery - Pat Lee, this position, which arose in a composed deal. It’s Vero Beach FL; Jackie Johnson, Indian Rvr Shrs FL 10 a.m. to noon, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. 10 almost identical to the six-card ending actually p.m. The station in the Cypress Ballroom Foyer WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY MORNING COMPACT KO reached by Fleisher and Kamil: offers orange juice at 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. BRACKET V ♠ – and coffee at the same hours plus 7:30 to 10 p.m. 16 Teams ♥ 4.14 1 June Vignati - Frank Vignati, Flagler Beach FL; 4 2 After the evening game, all players are invited Donna Drake - David Drake, Gainesville FL ♦ Q 9 to enjoy snacks and entertainment at 10:30 p.m. in 2.90 2 Marty Goodman - Bill Goodman, Troy MI; ♣ K 10 Crystal Salon J. Barbara Meach - Jerry Meach, Waterford MI ♠ – ♠ – 1.86 3 Lily Euwer, Boca Grande FL; Nora Cushing, ♥ ♥ Newport RI; Harriet Sherwin - Susan Wallace, Boynton Beach FL Q 10 4 – reminder 1.45 4 Liz Hopkins, Valrico FL; Nancy Heston, ♦ – ♦ J 8 Each player is required to have a convention Brandon FL; Walter Joyce - Dolores Joyce, Parrish FL ♣ Q J 6 ♣ 9 8 7 5 card filled out legibly and on the table throughout ♠ – SECOND THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING KO a session. Both cards of a partnership must be ♥ A J BRACKET I identical and include the first and last names of 8 Teams ♦ 3 each member of the partnership. Jay Whipple III, Boca Grande FL; Ed Schulte, Tampa FL; Joseph ♣ A 4 3 Godefrin, Sarasota FL; Kevin Dwyer, Fort Myers FL; If a director determines that neither player has When declarer plays the ♣K, East unblocks the Macura, 75301 Czech Republic; Michal Kopecky, Czech Republic a substantially completed card, the partnership may vs ♣7, West the ♣J. Now comes the ♣10 to the ace, play only the Yellow Card and Kristy Knight - Cynthia Morelli, Jacksonville FL; Richard Lesage, East playing the 8 and West the queen. On the ♥A, Montreal QC; Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI may use only standard carding. This restriction West follows and East completes the unblock by may be lifted only at the beginning of a subsequent Fay Teal, Mesa AZ; Steve Wallis, Tampa FL; Carol Mahoney, playing the ♣9 to let West win the ♣6 to avoid the round after convention cards have been properly Kokomo IN; Linda Green, Horn Lake MS endplay. vs prepared and approved by the director. Further, the Barry Harper, Regina SK; Sara Parks M.D., Owensboro KY; partnership will receive a 1/6-board matchpoint Yatindra Sahae, Carmel Valley CA; Lars Ritzman, Stockholm Bid Box Alerts and penalty for each board played, commencing with Sweden; Bob Carteaux, Fort Wayne IN Announcements the next round and continuing until the restriction SECOND THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING KO is lifted. In IMP team games, penalties shall be at When using bid boxes, the ACBL requires that BRACKET II the discretion of the director. players tap the Alert strip and say “Alert” at the 7 Teams If the director determines the partnership has at Marc Franklin, Portland OR; Charles Burns, Vancouver WA; same time. least one substantially completed convention card Cerona Stevens, Marquette MI; Dieter Stein, Harbourville NS When making an Announcement, use the vs but has not fully complied with ACBL regulations, Announcement word (such as “transfer”) and tap Garry Ramsden-Wood - Diane Campbell - Jean Ward - Nancy the director may give warnings or assign such Klym - David Johnson, Calgary AB the Alert strip at the same time. penalties as he deems to be appropriate under the A player who Alerts or Announces a bid must Jo Ann Hazel - Louis Poisson, Tampa FL; Thomas Poisson, Belle circumstances. make sure his opponents are aware that an Alert or River ON; Liz Ghrist, Houston TX The objective of these warnings and penalties vs Announcement has been made. Barry Capal - Hazel Capal, Longboat Key FL; Wynona Bonomi, is the encouragement of full compliance with Bradenton FL; Bridgett Pitt, Brookhaven PA ACBL regulations. Daily Bulletin Page 7

SECOND THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING KO Scots Wha Hae* It’s complicated BRACKET III By Barry Rigal By Brent Manley 8 Teams Dlr: East ♠ Q 10 On this deal from the second qualifying session Roseann Stice, East Alton IL; Hatchie Greene, Saint Louis MO; Donald Klingsick, Edwardsville IL; Veena Uberoi, St Louis MO Vul: None ♥ A K 7 6 5 of the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs, Martin Fleisher vs ♦ J 5 3 2 and Mike Kamil looked deeply into the deal and Charles Keltner - June Neier - Beverly Butler, Highland IL; Gail ♣ 9 2 came up with a sensational defensive plan. The Baughman, O’Fallon IL ♠ 8 6 4 3 2 ♠ A K 7 opponents were Jeff Hand and Gail Greenberg. Bill Carson, Ltl Switzrlnd NC; Katherine Trubey, Spruce Pine NC; ♥ — ♥ J 10 9 Dlr: North ♠ K 8 5 2 Guy Ross, Ltl Switzerland NC; Elliott Grosh, Bradenton FL ♦ A 10 6 4 ♦ Q 9 7 Vul: N-S ♥ 7 3 2 vs ♣ ♣ ♦ Juha Kokko - Nancy Kokko, Cashiers NC; Sam Murray - Cecil K J 8 4 10 7 6 5 A Q 9 6 Hines, Highlands NC ♠ J 9 5 ♣ K 10 ♥ Q 8 4 3 2 ♠ J 10 7 4 ♠ Q 6 SECOND THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING KO ♦ K 8 ♥ K Q 10 4 ♥ 9 8 6 BRACKET IV 8 Teams ♣ A Q 3 ♦ K 5 ♦ J 8 7 4 Bill Orth, Sugarloaf PA; Diana Ring - Patricia Tobin, Palm Coast In the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs second ♣ Q 9 5 ♣ J 8 6 2 FL; Judy Morin, Hendersonville NC semifinal, this board presented the opportunity ♠ A 9 3 vs ♥ Jim Whitmire - Nancy Whitmire, Jacksonville FL; Barbara for the Scots to score big. Barnet Shenkin was the A J 5 Ritchey - Chuck Ritchey, Fleming Island FL beneficiary. He opened 1♥ as South in second seat, ♦ 10 3 2 heard a Bergen 3♦ raise and bid 3♥ to play. The ♣ A 7 4 3 Nancy Fleming, Weston MA; Ann Montgomery, Beaumont TX; defenders led a spade, won by East, who shifted to Barbara Muller, Columbus OH; Jo Portie, Sulphur LA vs a club. Shenkin finessed, and West won to lead a West North East South Sandy Desilets, Port St Lucie FL; Rhoda Chickering, E Montpelier second club. Fleisher Hand Kamil Greenberg VT; Shirley Logan - Donald Logan, Pointe-Claire QC Shenkin won, drew three rounds of trumps, 1♦ Pass 2♥ (1) TUESDAY-THURSDAY MORNING KNOCKOUT then cashed the ♠J and ruffed his third club in Pass 3♠ Pass 3NT BRACKET I dummy. At this point, East knew South’s shape, All Pass 8 Teams and South had seen the ♠A K and the ♥J from a (1) Weak hand with spades or a game-forcing 28.26 1 Sun-O Ho, Redmond WA; James Melville, ♦ Springfield IL; Will Engel, Freeport IL; William McFall, New passed hand, so he advanced the J, and when East balanced hand. Berlin WI ducked, hoping not to give away the show in case Fleisher led the ♥Q, ducked all around as 14.98 2 Betty Bloom - Steve Bloom, Duanesburg NY; South had the ♦K 10, Shenkin let it run for plus Kamil gave count with the 6. Now the ♠10 went to Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT; John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT; 140. dummy’s king, followed by the ♠2: Q, A, 4. The Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA; Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT Gerald Haase as West passed over 1♥ and ♠9 put Fleisher back on lead (Kamil pitched the TUESDAY-THURSDAY MORNING KNOCKOUT heard a raise to 4♥. This came back to him, and he ♥9), and he exited with his fourth spade, taken in BRACKET II doubled. North redoubled. Haase could not stand dummy with the 8 as Kamil discarded the ♥8. 8 Teams ♠ ♦ 14.45 1 Catherine Miller - Hugh Miller, Spring TX; the heat, so he bid 4 , doubled by North. Greenberg played the 6 from dummy, putting James Bochsler, Davenport FL; Michael Lunn, Sutton England At a second table, Haase ruffed the heart lead in the 10 when Kamil followed with the 4. Fleisher 7.66 2 Marilyn Nesbit - James Siegel, Ketchum ID; and played a diamond to the 9 and king. When won the king and exited with the ♦5. Greenberg John Gignilliat, New Bern NC; Tudi Moldestad, Swansboro NC a came back, he won and led a club to the took the ace in dummy, leaving this position: 3.25 3/4 Kirk Elyakin - Marilyn Elyakin, Monroe Twp NJ; John Berry, New Hyde Park NY; Marion Yonke, Manhasset jack, which held. At this point, the play departed ♠ – NY from double dummy, though declarer ended up ♥ 7 3 with plus 590. ♦ Q 9 TUESDAY-THURSDAY MORNING KNOCKOUT BRACKET III As Haase pointed out, the early club play ♣ K 10 8 Teams marks South with the club length, thus North has ♠ – ♠ – 12.63 1 Lynda Thal, W Bloomfield MI; Gail Hanson, the diamond length. If you play a second trump, ♥ K 10 4 ♥ – Lake Orion MI; Starr Hagenmeyer, Titusville FL; Bonnie ♦ ♦ Weinstein, Farmington MI the defenders may play a third and cause you some – J 8 6.69 2 Richard Spear - Sherilynn Spear, Naperville IL; problems. If you don’t, there may be a club ruff ♣ Q 9 5 ♣ J 8 6 2 Jerome Kramer, North Miami FL; Darryle Forrest, Miami FL against you. ♠ – The winning line is to run the ♦10 after the ♣J ♥ A J TUESDAY-THURSDAY MORNING KNOCKOUT BRACKET IV wins. Whether North covers or not, declarer can ♦ 3 8 Teams simply draw the second round of trumps and play ♣ A 7 4 10.72 1 James Milam - Beth Milam, Idaho Falls ID; on clubs. The defenders can’t stop declarer’s taking Greenberg played the ♣K: 2, 4, 5. Then she Florence Schemer - Gerald Schemer, Jacksonville FL ♣ 5.68 2 Mary Fritz - Rosemarie Laursen - Janice Hazel, three tricks in each minor. played the 10 to her ace – and Fleisher unblocked Savannah GA; Maurine Kuiken, Traverse City MI his queen. Now Greenberg could not simply exit * “Scots Wha Hae” (Scottish Gaelic for “Scots with a club – Kamil could take the setting trick by TUESDAY-THURSDAY MORNING KNOCKOUT Who Have”) is a patriotic song of that overtaking Fleisher’s ♣9 with the jack to cash the BRACKET V 6 Teams served for a long time as an unofficial national ♣8. 6.51 1 Bob Marett - Susan Marett, St Simons Is GA; anthem of the country. It has been largely So Greenberg cashed the ♥A, and Kamil had Marguerite Crews, Richmond VA; Jane Ghegan, Atlanta GA supplanted by “Scotland the Brave” and “Flower of to pitch a club or dummy’s two diamonds would be 3.45 2 Irby Jones, Gonzales LA; Ann Hill, Daniels WV; Bruno Dellamea, Beckley WV; Martha Jo Jones, Baton Scotland. good. Seeing what was coming, he pitched the ♣J! Rouge LA Greenberg could have settled for eight tricks, but there was still a chance to make 3NT if Kamil TUESDAY-THURSDAY MORNING KNOCKOUT ♦ BRACKET VI had been dealt the J 9 6 2, so she exited with her 8 Teams low club, hoping that Kamil would have to win and 6.20 1 Peter Lenhart - Robert Thies - Arthur Jaffe, lead into dummy’s diamond tenace. When Fleisher Kissimmee FL; Charles Babcock, Davenport FL produced the ♣9, he was able to claim two down. 3.29 2 Elizabeth Becker, Evansville IN; Susan Kett, Placida FL; Lynne Rudolph, Pepper Pike OH; Sue Shane, Palm Beach Gdns FL Page 8 Daily Bulletin Nickell tries for Reisinger hat trick Nick Nickell led his squad to victories in the Morehead 2008 and 2009 Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams, 1936 1. Marge Anderson, Donald G. Farquharson, Mrs. and will attempt to make it three in a row in this J. A. Faulkner, Percy E. Sheardown; 2. Arthur year’s event. Playing with Nickell are Ralph Katz Glatt, Laura Heiner, John R. Smith, (who replaced the late Richard Freeman, a member 1937 1. John R. Crawford, Charles H. Goren, Charles J. Solomon, ; 2. Oscar J. Brotman, of the 2008 squad), Bob Hamman, , William Perry, Alvin Roth, S. S. Vorzimer Jeff Meckstroth and Eric Rodwell. 1938 1. John R. Crawford, Charles H. Goren, Charles The runners-up in 2009 were Michal Kwiecien, J. Solomon, Sally Young; 2. A. Mitchell Barnes, Alexander Smirnov, Rafal Jagniewski and Josek Mary Clement, Benedict Jarmel, Waldemar K. Piekarek. von Zedtwitz 2002 Reisinger Champs were Doug Doub, Dan The event 1939 1. B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford, Charles H. Morse, Bobby Wolff, , Pratap is contested for Goren, Charles J. Solomon, Sally Young; 2‑4. Jay Rajadhyksha and Steve Landen. the Reisinger Cushing, Seymour Kaplan, Al Leibowitz, Edward Trophy (the N. Marcus; 2‑4. Oswald Jacoby, Merwyn D. Chicago Trophy Maier, Robert A. McPherran, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz; 2‑4. Henry Auslander, Joseph Davis, until 1965). It is a Jacob D. Lindy, Catherine W. Samberg six-session open 1940 1. Henry Feinberg, Jeff Glick, Maury J. Glick, team-of-four event Louis Newman; 2. Alfred R. Dick, C. William scored by board- Potts, James Sheern, Edward R. Thomas a-match with 1941 1. Peter A. Leventritt, Simon Rossant, Helen two qualifying Sobel, ; 2. A. Mitchel Barnes, sessions, two S. Garton Churchill, Lee Hazen, Charles S. Lockridge, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz Curt Reisinger semifinal sessions and two 1942 1. B. Jay Becker, Charles H. Goren, Sidney final sessions. It was contested as a four-session Silodor, John R. Crawford; 2. S. Garton Churchill, Harry J. Fishbein, Lee Hazen, championship until 1966. Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz The event began in 1929 as the North 1943 1. B. Jay Becker, Charles H. Goren, Sidney American Open Team Championship and the prize Silodor, Helen Sobel; 2. Samuel Katz, Bertram 2003 Reisinger winners were Mike Passell, was the Chicago Trophy, donated by the Auction Lebhar, Jr., Peter A. Leventritt, Simon Rossant Eric Greco, , and Bridge Club of Chicago. (In 1928, the open team 1944 1. Simon Becker, Peggy Golder, , Malcolm Brachman. competition was for the Harold S. Vanderbilt Cup.) Charles J. Solomon; 2. B. Jay Becker, Charles H. The Chicago Trophy was replaced in 1965 by Goren, Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel the Reisinger Memorial Trophy, donated by the 1945 1. Lee Hazen, George Rapee, Samuel M. Greater New York Bridge Association in memory Stayman, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz; 2. Ambrose of Curt H. Reisinger. Casner, Harold J. Harkavy, Ralph Hirschberg, Harold A. Ogust, Jack Shore Reisinger (1891–1964), , 1946 1. A. Mitchel Barnes, John R. Crawford, Alvin was a principal patron of and the Roth, Edith Seligman; 2. Simon Becker, Stanley American Contract Bridge League in the early O. Fenkel, Fred D. Karpin, Louis Newman years of both. 1947 1‑3. Paula Bacher, Jane Jaeger, Kay Rhodes, Reisinger was a great-grandson of Anheuser Sally Young; 1‑3. John R. Crawford, Theodore and a grandson of Busch, co-founders of the A. Lightner, George Rapee, Samuel M. Stayman; brewery from which he inherited great wealth. 1‑3. Robert Appleyard, Morris Berliant, Malcolm That wealth enabled him to become a stalwart A. Lightman, Simon Rossant financial supporter of the game, as well as a noted 1948 1. George Boeckh, C. , Agnes 2004 Resinger champs Bob Hamman, Paul philanthropist on a far larger scale. Gordon, Charlotte Sidway; 2. John R. Crawford, Soloway, Eric Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric George Rapee, Sidney Silodor, Samuel M. Kokish, Richard Freeman and Nick Nickell. In the years when there was often a struggle to Stayman meet the League’s modest payroll, Reisinger was 1949 1. Lee Hazen, Larry Hirsch, Richard Kahn, Peter often called upon and never failed to help with a A. Leventritt, Jack Shore; 2‑3. Sidney Aronson, loan or an outright gift. His support made possible Emily Folline, Benjamin O. Johnson, Ludwig J. several early contract bridge tournaments, clubs Kabakjian, Edward N. Marcus; 2‑3. Jeff Glick, and books. Arthur S. Goldsmith, Alvin , Sol Mogal, Among the positions in which he served were Elmer I. Schwartz director of the United States Bridge Association, 1950 1. B. Jay Becker, Myron F. Field, Charles H. president of the Greater New York Bridge Goren, Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel; 2. John R. Association and chairman of the ACBL. In 1953, Crawford, George Rapee, Edward N. Marcus, , Samuel M. Stayman Reisinger was named ACBL Honorary Member. 1951 1. Corti Boland, C. Bruce Elliot, Micky M. Winners and runners-up: Miller, Percy E. Sheardown; 2. B. Jay Becker, 1929 1. Max M. Cohen, Louis J. Haddad, Robert W. Charles H. Goren, Myron F. Field, Sidney Halpin, Nils M. Wester; 2. Carlton R. Drake, Silodor, Helen Sobel 2005 winners Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, James Kelly, Paul D. Parcells, Charles Rilling 1952 1. Harold Harkavy, Edith Kemp, Alvin Roth, Paul Soloway, Coach Eric Kokish, Richard 1930 1. William K. Barrett, W. James Carpenter, Ely Tobias Stone; 2. Edward H. Cohen, Jeff Glick, Freeman, Bob Hamman, and ACBL President Culbertson, Johnny Rau; 2. Mary Clement, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Elmer I. Schwartz Bruce Reeve. Not show: Nick Nickell. , P. Hal Sims, Waldemar K. 1953 1. B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford, George von Zedtwitz Rapee, Samuel M. Stayman; 2. Harry J. Fishbein, 1931 1. Elizabeth Banfield, Cmdr. Winfield S. Liggett, Peter A. Leventritt, Ruth Sherman, Charles J. Jr., Frances Newman, George Unger; 2. David Solomon, Burnstine, Oswald Jacoby, Willard S. Karn, P. 1954 1. B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford, George Hal Sims Rapee, Sidney Silodor; 2. Cohen, Paul 1932 1. B. Jay Becker. S. Garton Churchill, George Kibler, Alvin Roth, William Seamon Reith, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz; 2. Ely 1955 1. Ben Fain, George Heath, Paul Hodge, James Culbertson, Michael T. Gottlieb, Oswald Jacoby, Jacoby, Oswald Jacoby; 2. William V. Lipton, Theodore A. Lightner Victor Mitchell, W. Miller Nelson, Joseph G. 1933 1. Charles A. Hall, Albert Steiner, Philip Steiner, Ripstra Richard M. Wildberg; 2. B. Jay Becker, S. 1956 1. B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford, George Garton Churchill, P. Hal Sims, Waldemar K. von Rapee, Sidney Silodor; 2. Ben Fain, Paul Hodge, Zedtwitz Oswald Jacoby, Dick Sutton 1934 1. Henry S. Dinkelspiel, Jr., Lewis Jaeger, 1957 1. Charles H. Goren, Harold A. Ogust, William S. 2006 ACBL President Harriette Buckman Bernard Rabinowitz, Maurice Seiler; 2. Theodore Root, Howard Schenken, Helen Sobel; 2. Robert presents the Reisinger Trophy to winners Gary A. Lightner, Merwyn D. Maier, Jean P. Mattheys, Y. Barrett, Ben Fain, Harry J. Fishbein, John Cohler, Joe Grue, Curtis Cheek and Jacek Gerber, Paul Hodge Pszczola. 1935 1. F. Roland Buck, Joseph E. Cain, Lawrence 1958 1. Leonard B. Harmon, Ralph Hirschberg, J. Welch, Edson T. Wood; 2. , Edgar Kaplan, Alfred Sheinwold, Ivar Stakgold; , Richard L. Frey, Albert H. 2. Arthur M. Miller, John H. Moran, David Daily Bulletin Page 9 Nickell tries for Reisinger hat trick Strasberg, Jay Wendt 1981 1. Chip Martel, Peter A. Pender, Hugh Ross, Lew 1959 1. Lewis L. Mathe, Donald A. Oakie, Meyer Stansby; 2‑3. Roger Bates, Chuck F. Burger, Schleifer, Edward O. Taylor; 2. Harry J. Fishbein, Jim Cayne, Bill Eisenberg, Alan Greenberg; 2‑3. John Gerber, Paul Hodge, Charles J. Solomon Evan Bailey, L. Andrew Campbell, Joel Hoersch, 1960 1. Ollie Adams, William Hanna, Sidney H. David J. Weiss Lazard, Lewis L. Mathe; 2. Oswald Jacoby, 1982 1. Bill Root, Richard Pavlicek, Edgar Kaplan, Mervin Key, G. Robert Nail, Curtis Smith Norman Kay; 2. Mark Molson, Eric Kokish, Paul 1961 1. John R. Crawford, Norman Kay, Alvin Roth, Lewis, , George Mittelman, Drew Sidney Silodor, Tobias Stone; 2‑3. Charles Coon, Cannell 2007 Reisinger winners , Alfredo Robert F. Jordan, Eric R. Murray, Arthur G. 1983 1. Oswald Jacoby, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, Versace, ACBL President Roger Smith, Claudio Robinson; 2‑3. Harold B. Guiver, , Bill Root, Richard Pavlicek; 2‑3 on Rubin, Mike Nunes and Lorenzo Lauria. Thomas K. Sanders, Michael Shuman Becker, Bill Eisenberg, Eddie Kantar, Mike 1962 1‑2. Paul Allinger, Harold B. Guiver, Lewis L. Lawrence, ; 2‑3. Chip Martel, Lew Mathe, Ron Von der Porten, Erik Paulsen, Stansby, Peter Pender, Hugh Ross Edward O. Taylor; 1‑2. Robert D. Hamman, 1984 1‑4. Bill Root, Richard Pavlicek, Edgar Kaplan, Eddie Kantar, Donald P. Krauss, Marshall Miles, Norman Kay; 1‑4. , Steve Weinstein, Bill Eisenberg , Mike Smolen; 1‑4. Sam Stayman, 1963 1. Charles H. Goren, Peter A. Leventritt, Harold Richard Reisig, George Tornay, Saul Bronstein; A. Ogust, Howard Schenken; 2. Donald R. 1‑4. Jim Robison, Jon Wittes, Ross Grabel, Faskow, William L. , Herbert Sachs, Stelios Touchtidis 1985 1‑2. Chip Martel, Peter Pender, Hugh Ross, Lew 1964 1. John Gerber, Paul Hodge, Mervin Key, Harold Stansby; 1‑2. George Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold, Rockaway; 2. Harold Harkavy, Edith Kemp, Cliff Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Marty Bergen, Russell, Curtis K. Smith, Bobby Wolff, Waldemar Larry N. Cohen K. von Zedtwitz 1986 1. Steve Robinson, Chip Martel, Hugh Ross, 1965 1. Eddie Kantar, Michael S. Lawrence, Marshall Peter Boyd, Peter Pender, Lew Stansby; 2. Bud Miles, Lew Stansby; 2. Michael Engel, Phil Reinhold, , Tom Sanders, Paul Feldesman, Richard Freeman, Ira S. Rubin Soloway, Bobby Goldman 2008 Reisinger Champs: (Front) Richard 1966 1. Robert F. Jordan, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, 1987 1. Zia Mahmood, Jaggy Shivdasani, Billy Cohen, Freeman, Bob Hamman, Zia Mahmood, (Back) Arthur G. Robinson; 2‑3. Gerald W. Bare, Harold ; 2. Walter Johnson, Mark Cohen, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell and Coach Eric B. Guiver, Lewis L. Mathe, Mike McMahan, Erik Ralph Katz, Bill Pollack, Dave Berkowitz, Kokish. Not shown: Nick Nickell. Paulsen, Hugh Ross; 2‑3. William S. Root, Alvin Howard Weinstein Roth, Bee Schenken, Howard Schenken 1988 1. Jimmy Cayne, Bob Hamman, Mike Passell, 1967 1. Robert F. Jordan, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, Mark Lair, Chuck Berger, Bobby Wolff; 2. Tom Arthur G. Robinson, William S. Root, Alvin Fox, Dick Melson, Jim Hall, David Lehman Roth; 2. Steve Altman, Michael M. Becker, 1989 1. Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg, Sam Charles Peres, Daniel Rotman Lev, Chris Compton, Mark Molson; 2. Jillian 1968 1. Kyle Larsen, Erik Paulsen, Peter A. Pender, Blanchard, Robert Blanchard, Jon Greenspan, Hugh Ross, Howard Schenken; 2. Bill Eisenberg, Kerri Shuman, Margie Gwozdzinsky, Glenn Bobby Goldman, Robert D. Hamman, Eddie Eisenstein Kantar, Sidney Lazard, George Rapee 1990 1. Richard Pavlicek, William Root, Edgar 1969 1. Philip Feldesman, William Grieve, Ira Rubin, Kaplan, Norman Kay, Brian Glubok; 2. Malcolm Jeff Westheimer; 2. Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, Brachman, Mike Passell, Paul Soloway, Bobby Sami R. Kehela, Sidney Lazard, Eric R. Murray, Goldman, Mark Lair, Eddie Wold George Rapee 1991 1. Cliff Russell, , Larry N. Cohen, David 1970 1‑2. Bill Eisenberg, Bobby Goldman, Robert D. Berkowitz, Marty Bergen, Bjorn Fallenius; 2. Hamman, James Jacoby, Michael S. Lawrence, Mike Cappelletti, Jr., Mike Cappelletti, Sr., 2009 Reisinger first-place team: Jeff Bobby Wolff; 1‑2. Grant S. Baze, Anthony H. Lawrence Hicks, Rob Crawford Meckstroth, Zia Mahmood, ACBL President Dionisi, William P. Grieve, Harlow S. Lewis, 1992 1. James Cayne, Mike Passell, Mark Lair, Chuck Jerry Fleming, Eric Rodwell, Coach Eric Kokish Peter A. Pender, George Rapee Burger, Gabriel Chagas, Marcelo Branco; 2. and Bob Hamman. Not shown: Nick Nickell. 1971 1. William Grieve, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, Jim Mahaffey, Alan Sontag, Eddie Kantar, Ron Donald P. Krauss, Lewis L. Mathe, George Andersen, 2002 1. Steve Landen, Dan Morse, Bobby Wolff, Rapee; 2. Grant S. Baze, Anthony H. Dionisi, 1993 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob Hamman, Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Adam Wildavsky, Doug Harlow S. Lewis, Peter A. Pender Bobby Wolff, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell; 2. Doub; 2. Richard Schwartz, Michael Becker, 1972 1. Lou Bluhm, Steve Goldberg, Steven J. Parker, Jimmy Cayne, Chuck Burger, Mike Passell, Paul Larry Cohen, David Berkowitz, Zia Mahmood, Stephen W. Robinson; 2. William Grieve, Sami Soloway, Bobby Goldman, Mark Lair Michael Rosenberg R. Kehela, Eric R. Murray, George Rapee 1994 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob Hamman, 2003 1. Malcolm Brachman, Mike Passell, Eddie 1973 1. Larry Cohen, Dr. Richard H. Katz, Bud Bobby Wolff, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell; 2. Wold, Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson; 2. Roy Reinhold, Alan Sontag, Peter Weichsel; 2. Jack James Cayne, Bobby Goldman, Mark Lair, Mike Welland, Bjorn Fallenius, Zia Mahmood, Blair, Byron L. Greenberg, Thomas K. Sanders, Passell, Chuck Burger, Paul Soloway Michael Rosenberg, Cezary Balicki, Adam Paul Swanson 1995 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob Hamman, Zmudzinski 1974 1. Fred Hamilton, Erik Paulsen, Hugh Ross, Ira Bobby Wolff, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell; 2. 2004 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob S. Rubin; 2. Stephen Goldstein, Marc S. Jacobus, Peter Nagy, Bruce Ferguson, Howard Weinstein, Hamman, Paul Soloway, Jeff Meckstroth, J. Merrill, , John Solodar Ralph Katz, Fred Stewart, Steve Weinstein Eric Rodwell; 2. Richard Schwartz, Massimo 1975 1. Fred Hamilton, Erik Paulsen, Hugh Ross, Ira S. 1996 1. Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg, Chip Lanzarotti, Andrea Buratti, Michael Becker, Rubin; 2. Richard E. Doughty, Frank M. Hoadley, Martel, Lew Stansby; 2. James Cayne, Mark Larry Cohen, David Berkowitz Jack LaNoue, Sidney H. Lazard Feldman, Chuck Burger, , Mike 2005 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob 1976 1. Malcolm K. Brachman, Bill Eisenberg, Bobby Passell, Alan Sontag Hamman, Paul Soloway, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Goldman, Eddie Kantar, Mike Passell, Paul 1997 1. Bart Bramley, Howard Weinstein, Sidney Rodwell; 2. George Jacobs, Alfredo Versace, Soloway; 2. Matt Granovetter, Robert H. Lipsitz, Lazard, Steve Garner; 2. George Rosenkranz, Lorenzo Lauria, Ralph Katz, Zia Mahmood, Steven J. Parker, Samuel M. Stayman Eddie Wold, Adam Zmudzinski, Marek Michael Rosenberg 1977 1. Jim Cayne, Alan Greenberg, James Jacoby, Szymanowski, Marcin Lesniewski, Cezary 2006 1. Jacek Pszczola, Gary Cohler, Curtis Cheek, Kyle Larsen, Michael S. Lawrence; 2. Matt Balicki Joe Grue; 2. Russ Ekeblad, Chip Martel, Lew Granovetter, Robert H. Lipsitz, Neil Silverman, 1998 1. , , , Stansby, Fred Gitelman, Brad Moss Samuel M. Stayman Tony Forrester; 2. George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, 2007 1. James Cayne, Michael Seamon, Alfredo 1978 1. Ira G. Corn, Jr., Fred Hamilton, Robert D. Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace, PeterWeichsel, Versace, Lorenzo Lauria, Fulvio Fantoni, Hamman, Ira S. Rubin, Bobby Wolff; 2. Allan Alan Sontag ; 2. Aubrey Strul, Michael Becker, Graves, Gaylor Kasle, Mark Lair, George 1999 1. Rita Shugart, Andrew Robson, Geir Helgemo, Larry Cohen, David Berkowitz, Lew Stansby, Mittelman, Barney OÕMalia, Ron Smith Tony Forrester; 2. Dano DeFalco, Giorgio Chip Martel 1979 1‑2. Russ Arnold, Robert Levin, Jeff Meckstroth, Duboin, Guido Ferraro, Norberto Bocchi 2008 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob Bud Reinhold, Eric Rodwell; 1‑2. Ira G. Corn, Jr., 2000 1. George Jacobs, Alfredo Versace, Lorenzo Hamman, Zia Mahmood, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Fred Hamilton, Robert D. Hamman, Ira S. Rubin, Lauria, Ralph Katz, Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Rodwell; 2. , Brian Glubok, Ron Bobby Wolff Duboin; 2. Mike Cappelletti Jr., Gary Cohler, Smith, Billy Cohen, Howard Weinstein, Steve 1980 1. Ron E. Andersen, Malcolm K. Brachman, Richard Finberg, Mark Lair, Jerry Goldfein Garner Bobby Goldman, Eddie Kantar, Michael S. 2001 1. Roy Welland, Bjorn Fallenius, Brad Moss, 2009 1. Nick Nickell, Ralph Katz, Bob Hamman, Zia Lawrence, Paul Soloway; 2‑3. Mark Lair, Jeff Fred Gitelman, Steve Garner, Howard Weinstein; Mahmood, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell; 2. Meckstroth, Mike Passell, Eric Rodwell, George 2. George Jacobs, Alfredo Versace, Lorenzo Michal Kwiecien, Alexander Smirnov, Rafal Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold; 2‑3. Roy Fox, Ed Lauria, Ralph Katz, Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Jagniewski, Josek Piekarek Manfield, Paul Swanson, Kit Woolsey Duboin Page 10 Daily Bulletin

1.50 3/4 Charles Dean, Lexington KY; Patricia Peck, Mt WEDNESDAY DAYLIGHT A/X SWISS Sterling KY; Eileen Wallis, Ottawa ON; Phyllis Landry, Orleans 16 Teams ON A X TUESDAY-THURSDAY MORNING KNOCKOUT 21.35 1 Ruth Stober, Great Neck NY; Mary Gorkin, Hallandale Bch FL; Merle BRACKET VII Stetser, Honolulu HI; Joerg Schneider, Vancouver BC 177.00 8 Teams 16.01 2 1 Laura Lipman, Augusta ME; Teri McRae - Allen McRae, Portland ME; 5.90 1 Cheri Zosel - Thomas Zosel - Dennis Hoffelt - Roland Miller, Bowdoin ME 131.00 Susan Hoffelt, Sun Lakes AZ 12.01 3 2 Frani Ridder - Phillip Alder - H. Leland Getz, Hobe Sound FL; Jerry 3.13 2 Janice Rich, Green Lake WI; Carol Konrad, Pittman, N Palm Beach FL 129.00 Neshkoro WI; Donna Taylor - Norene Laskowski, Venice FL 9.01 4 3 Bryan Morgan, Dallas TX; Robert Lynn, Salem VA; Barry Margolin, TUESDAY-THURSDAY MORNING KNOCKOUT Arlington MA; Rolf Paul, Needham MA 127.00 BRACKET VIII 7.12 5 4 Eric Levy - Susan Levy, Stuart FL; Donald Williams - Ann Harris, Port 8 Teams St Lucie FL 126.00 4.92 1 Paul Miller - Carol Miller, Livingston NJ; 4.82 5 William Alexander - Deborah Alexander, Clermont FL; Harvey Mandel, Linda Jacobson, Mequon WI; Mitchell Jacobson, McQuon WI 2.61 2 Mary Ann Bond - Lee Christoferson - Jane Nanuet NY; Enid Steinmark, Hackensack NJ 123.00 Christoferson, Fargo ND; Nancy Gaunt, Evansville IN WEDNESDAY DAYLIGHT B/C/D SWISS WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO 35 Teams BRACKET 1 13 Tables B C D 56.15 1 Johan Sylvan, 114 42 Stockhol Sweden; 13.77 1 Leon Arndt, Apollo Beach FL; Howard Schutzman - Ava Schutzman, Frederic Wrang, Stockholm Sweden; Kevin Bathurst, New York Delray Beach FL; Forrest Wardwell Jr, Bucksport ME 172.00 NY; Daniel Zagorin, Skokie IL 12.37 2 1 1 Bruce Gantner - Larry Anderson, Farmington NM; Marci Weisgold, 39.31 2 Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA; Hamish University Park FL; Zee Jay Greenspan, Palm Beach Gdns FL 167.00 Bennett, Menlo Park CA; Bruce Ferguson - Brenda Keller, Palm 9.28 3 2 Karma Zoss, Circleville OH; Nickie Leckrone, Lancaster OH; Mary Springs CA 22.46 3/4 John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT; Betty Bloom - Cordray - Steve Cordray, Sebring FL 148.00 Steve Bloom, Duanesburg NY; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT; 6.96 4 3 2 Pat Nelson - David Chittick - James Lambert - Jack Wetherson, Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT; James Griffin, Sausalito CA Venice FL 131.00 22.46 3/4 Hakan Straaf, 589 31 Linkopin Sweden; Mals 5.22 5 4 3 Ivor Philips - Marilyn Philips, Bellevue WA; Alan Tesler, Sjoberg - Olaf Bergstrom - Jan-Erik Thomasson, Mercer Island WA; Nancy Bass, Enumclaw WA 130.00 4.12 6 5 4 Richard Burgoon - Eric Errickson - John Atkinson, Ocala FL; WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO BRACKET 2 Patrick Squire, Birmingham AL 128.00 16 Tables 3.53 7 6 5 Byron Southern, Little Rock AR; Becky Bien, Maumelle AR; Robert 52.65 1 Joyce Hampton, Blythewood SC; Jenny Ripley - Judy Ripley, lac des Loups QC 127.00 Wolpert, Jupiter FL; Benedicte Cronier, Paris ; Sylvie 3.09 8 7 Calvin Fultz, Murfreesboro TN; Henry Arnold, Sewanee TN; Joan Willard, Paris France; , Warszawa Poland; Stuckey, Sarasota FL; Stephen Becker, Venice FL 125.00 Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Bielsk Poland 2.75 9 8 John Pringle - Susan Pringle, Rio Verde AZ; Virginia Swift - Joseph Barbary, New York NY 124.00 2.54 10 9 6 Lynn Leisy - Elizabeth Monroe - Victoria Lanier, Amelia Island The Insider FL; Ellen Flenniken, Fernandina Beac FL 117.00 The Insider has been writing his missives 2.25 10 7 Courtney Keller, Basalt CO; Susan Knox - Karen Kribs, Aspen CO; nightly for about 12 NABCs. He just noticed Dorothy Segel, Carbondale CO 116.00 this morning that there is a certain predictability 1.98 8 David Shafer, Kalamazoo MI; Joann Seagly, Venice FL; Connie to the Daily Bulletin. The front page has the Graff, Wyoming MI; Jane Holman, Delton MI 114.00 previous day’s news. The back cover has the bridge schedule. The inside back cover has tomorrow’s SECOND THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING SIDE schedule. Page two lists the meetings, I/N speakers, 33.0 Tables food and entertainment. There are usually a couple A B C of appeals cases, a whole lot of results, some ads 6.52 1 Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Marc Levine, Lubbock TX 72.35% 4.89 2 1 Paul Lindauer Jr, Varna IL; Linda Bush, Evans GA 66.48% and maybe a bracket sheet in the middle. The one 3.67 3 2 Peter Cheung, Fremont CA; Polly Schoning, Manhattan KS 62.88% thing that changes from day to day is the location 3.03 4 3 1 Joan Fitzgerald, St. John’s NL; Ashok Shingavi, Houston TX 62.50% of this masterpiece of literary majestic proportions. 2.06 5 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Buddhadeb Biswas, Lexington MA 60.61% The Bulletin Boys seem to play a game of hide-the- 2.52 6 4 Clay Dahl, Etobicoke ON; Rick Jenkins, Toronto ON 60.04% Insider. Even those six Insider fans who can’t start 2.27 5 2 Bari Boyer - Carol Seager, Worcester MA 59.28% their day without reading the Inside information 1.26 6/7 Meg Hughes, Bradenton FL; Robert Bishop, Holmes Beach FL 58.90% sometimes find it hard to find their peculiar 1.26 6/7 Jerry Tietz - Pam Tietz, Naperville IL 58.90% addiction. Page three, page six, page ten, page 1.70 3 Marc Seguin, Ottawa ON; Stephen Massicotte, Sarnia ON 54.55% thirteen — who knows where the Bulletin Boys 1.28 4 Maureen Sutton - Portia Craven, Ocala FL 51.70% are going to bury the Insider? Not that the Insider 0.96 5 Rosalie Corbett, Des Peres MO; Marcia McCalden, Wolcott CO 51.14% 0.87 6 Nathan Bodner, Miami FL; Angus MacIver, Surfside FL 49.43% is complaining. He is just happy that, day after day, the Boys are willing to include his attempts SECOND THURSDAY A.M. 49ER PAIRS at humor, irony and flights of fantasy anywhere in 4.0 Tables their tabloid — and the Insider means that in the A B C best way possible. 1.47 1 1 Jean Lee, Naples FL; Miriam Tobolowsky, Los Angeles CA 68.06% Another thing that amazes the Insider is 1.10 2 Ted Hauptman, Port Orange FL; Connie Lytle, Ormond Beach FL 57.64% how one day a top-notch super-star player can 0.83 3 Mohammad Yadegari - Priscilla Yadegari, Schenectady NY 56.94% be playing in the semi-finals of a major National 0.84 2 Michael Bigelow - Pam Bigelow, Savannah GA 52.78% Event and the next day the Insider spots them making that long, long walk down to the two- SECOND THURSDAY A.M. 299ER PAIRS 30.0 Tables session pairs game or even a side game. The days A B C of running up against a world champion in the 5.65 1 1 1 Barry Rowles, Vero Beach FL; William Baum, Dubuque IA 64.48% afternoon single session KO are not gone from the 4.24 2 Doris Jefferies, Bloomfield MI; Linda McDade, Bonita Springs FL 63.26% world of bridge. Enjoy those opportunities when 3.40 3 2 2 Denise Erwin - Peg Lindsay, Leesburg FL 61.59% they come your way. 2.55 4 3 3 Virginia Jones - Milferd Jones, Clearwater FL 60.59% And, most amazing of all is that the S.C. has 1.91 5 4 4 Christie Bendickson, Spring Hill FL; James Vail, Cleveland GA 59.28% left the building, relying on Boss Baum and the 1.34 6 Brenda Lord - Mary Gallagher, Winter Park FL 58.25% rest of the ACBL staff to run the final days of the 1.77 5/6 5/6 Lawrence Rogers, Winter Park FL; Ronald Boyers, Casselberry FL 57.95% 2010 Fall NABC without his sage advice, his 1.25 5/6 5/6 Marc Spellman, Satellite Beach FL; Dennis Scott, Melbourne Beach FL 57.95% rapier wit and his iron-fisted, head-strong control SECOND THURSDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS of everything ACBL. We’ll all try to muddle along 5.0 Tables without his guidance now that he has returned to A B C Metro Horn Lake. Hawk’s Landing has already 1.58 1 Sonja Luckie - Janet Martin, Cleveland TN 59.50% noticed the reduced steak and single malt revenue. 1.19 2 Jean Lee, Naples FL; Gaye Little, Dade City FL 57.00% The headquarters staff in anxious to wish the S.C. 1.12 3/4 1 1 Lyndall Fisher, Largo FL; Lakshmi Devi Rajkumar, Germantown MD 55.00% well as he departs on his 159-day twice around the 0.78 3/4 Ted Hauptman, Port Orange FL; Connie Lytle, Ormond Beach FL 55.00% world cruise sailing from Tunica MS on December 0.84 2 2 Karen Tampira - Marianne Choufani, Orlando FL 52.00% 12th. The Insider has been assigned seal clean- up duty until he leaves for Louisville in March. Hannah and her friends there hope you will all come and get lucky in Kentucky. Daily Bulletin Page 11

DAYLIGHT ORANGE BLOSSOM 36.86 2 Barry Harper, Regina SK; Sara Parks M.D., 77.0 Tables Owensboro KY; Yatindra Sahae, Carmel Valley CA; Lars Ritzman, 7 3 Stockholm Sweden; Bob Carteaux, Fort Wayne IN 21.06 3/4 Joann Glasson - Bob Glasson, Pennington NJ; 19.06 1 Paul Inman - Brenda Inman, Lakeland FL 63.69% Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ; Abe Pineles, Jackson NJ 14.30 2 Lesley Green - Hollie Fox, Sun City Center FL 63.65% 21.06 3/4 Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA; Neil 10.72 3 Paul Beyersdorf - Carlos Haupert, Merritt Island FL 62.35% Stern, Bermuda Dunes CA; Farid Assemi, Fresno CA; Edward 8.04 4 Abbie Feuer - Dennis Feuer, No Palm Beach FL 62.05% Wojewoda, Clovis CA 10.39 5 1 Jeff Jackson, White Bear Lake MN; Trella Bromley, Jacksonville FL 61.20% 7.79 6 2 Richard Dixon, Frontenac KS; Barbara Williford, Raleigh NC 61.16% WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO BRACKET 3 5.84 7 3 Gwendolyn Baker - James Baker, Dunnellon FL 60.86% 12 Tables 4.24 8 Morris Johnson - Gloria Johnson, Brooklyn NY 60.71% 33.64 1 Steven Love, Laguna Niguel CA; Steven 3.81 9 Jean Frisino, Rockledge FL; Daryl Drew, Homosassa FL 60.12% Reuschlein, Middleton WI; Mariko Kakimoto, Newport Beach 3.19 10/12 Nancy Frame, New Smyrna FL; Maureen Loeb, Lake Mary FL 59.67% CA; Andrew De Leon, Laguna Hills CA 3.19 10/12 David Graham - Jill Graham, Boca Raton FL 59.67% 23.55 2 Richard Ferrin, Washington DC; Eugene Kales, Arlington VA; Mickie Kivel, Potomac Falls VA; Diane Walker, 4.38 10/12 4 Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA; M. David Jackson, Alexandria VA 59.67% Gaithersburg MD 3.46 13 5 Victoria Lanier, Amelia Island FL; Ellen Flenniken, Fernandina Beac FL 59.23% 13.46 3/4 Lynda Nitabach, N Plainfield NJ; Pietro 2.54 14 R Schwartz - Barbara Schwartz, Deerfield Beach FL 58.48% Campanile - Erez Hendelman, New York NY; Victoria Gregory, 2.67 15 Benet Zupan - Rolf Svensson, Boynton Beach FL 58.33% Pittsburg KS 2.97 16 6 Ellen Schulman, Boca Raton FL; Robert Holdeman, Pocahontas IL 57.89% 13.46 3/4 Howard Liu, Naperville IL; Stephen Goldstein, 2.60 17 7 Kay Dierks - Robert Auvenshine, Wimberley TX 57.59% Anaheim CA; Mildred Harding, Henderson NV; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 2.81 18 Robert Raes, Apopka FL; Dilip Daphtary, Maitland FL 57.44% 2.31 8 Khalid AlDoori, Harrison NY; Byron Nimocks, Rye NY 55.95% WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO 2.22 9 Gary Goersch - Linda Goersch, Tolono IL 55.80% BRACKET 4 1.89 10 John Brake, Torbay NL; Sidney Greeley, Paradise NL 55.65% 16 Tables 2.64 11 Arthur McGrade - Betty McGrade, Ft Myers FL 55.51% 31.30 1 Jim Burt - Kathy Burt - Molly Tranovich, Ft Myers FL; Ed Tranovich, Naperville IL 21.91 2 Mark Olsky - Mary Olsky, Madison WI; Wayne HARRY ROSS DAYLIGHT OPEN Christensen, Jr, Laporte TX; Powhatan Wooldridge, Buffalo NY 60.0 Tables 12.52 3/4 Roland Laframboise - Don Domansky - Ross A X Cody - Dave McLellan, Thunder Bay ON 32.36 1 Jeff Aker, Briarcliff NY; Barry Rigal, New York NY 64.81% 12.52 3/4 Michael Strong, Winfield IL; W Harris Jr, 24.27 2 Mariusz Krasnicki, Pl-91-224 Lodz Poland; Jacek Ochijewicz, Warsaw Poland 62.05% Lombard IL; Elton Lipnick, Houston TX; Bob Reinman, Colorado Spgs CO 18.20 3 Jane Dillenberg, New York NY; Jerry Goldberg, Yonkers NY 60.42% 13.65 4 Alvin Galland, Hastings-On-Hud NY; Stanley Roth, New York NY 59.65% WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO 10.79 5 Diane Graese, Las Vegas NV; Martin Caley, Montreal QC 59.51% BRACKET 5 9.25 6 Molly O’Neill, Ft Lauderdale FL; Lisa Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 59.01% 16 Tables 8.09 7 Susan Kusler - Dane Kusler, Birmingham AL 58.24% 25.64 1 John Shufelt - Jean Shufelt, Naples FL; Marilyn 7.19 8 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Peter Mosheim, Miami FL 58.02% Lightner, Bonita Springs FL; Fran Wakely, Belleair FL 17.95 2 Stephen Apodaca, Santa Fe NM; Matthew 6.18 9/10 Marc Culberson - Andrea Culberson, Weston FL 57.43% Mallory, San Diego CA; Judy McDonald, Lavonia GA; Tammy 6.18 9/10 Michele Foran, Oconomowoc WI; William Malesevich, Mayville WI 57.43% Moll, Raleigh NC 5.39 11 Lawrence Lau, Westport CT; John Klayman, Haymarket VA 57.25% 10.26 3/4 Jason Dufault - Garry Karst, Edmonton AB; 4.98 12 Spike Lay, Daytona Beach FL; Debbie Ruch, Dallas GA 57.11% Helene Grace - Ray Grace, Sherwood Park AB 4.62 13 Lynne Tarnopol - Judi Radin, New York NY 56.93% 10.26 3/4 Marilyn Nesbit - James Siegel, Ketchum ID; 20.01 14 1 Lucy Tillman Jr, The Villages FL; G Mikel, Lady Lake FL 56.57% John Gignilliat, New Bern NC; Tudi Moldestad, Swansboro NC 4.05 15 Shannon Cappelletti - Rhoda Kratenstein, Delray Beach FL 56.07% WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO 3.71 16/17 Morton Glickman, Willowdale ON; Ranald Davidson, North York ON 55.80% BRACKET 6 4.36 16/17 Peggy Craig, El Paso TX; Chris Champion, Colorado Spgs CO 55.80% 16 Tables 15.01 18/19 2 Charles Young - Rich Pestien, Peoria IL 55.53% 23.27 1 Barbara Tate - J Phillips, Plantation FL; Roy 3.33 18/19 Clay Sundermeyer - Nada Sundermeyer, Bellevue WA 55.53% Boucvalt, Lighthouse Pt FL; Elizabeth Kros, Fort Lauderdale FL 16.29 2 James Bridges, Bradenton FL; Bill Gilmore, 11.26 20 3 Marcella Werblow, Miami Beach FL; Natalie Mackler, Highland Park IL 55.48% Jacksonville FL; Evelyn Gilliard, East Point GA; Josie Mitchell, 3.59 21 Charlotte Kartsonis, New Port Richey FL; Marion Ellingsen, Spring Hill FL 55.43% Decatur GA 2.76 22/23 Natalie Bassil, Boston MA; Melvin Marcus, Waltham MA 55.30% 9.31 3/4 Bonnie Wilke, Aspen CO; McKenzie Myers, 3.18 22/23 Riki Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA 55.30% Portland OR; Theresa Andino, Tallahassee FL; Greg Humphreys, 8.44 4 Michael Bodell, Santa Clara CA; Alan Malloy, San Francisco CA 54.94% Charlottesville VA; Dale Rands, Snowmass Vlg CO 6.67 5 Peter Manzon, Waltham MA; Robert Bertoni, Haverhill MA 54.57% 9.31 3/4 Sandra Stevens, Katy TX; Ann Brisbois, Toronto ON; Claudette Roush, Houston TX; Joan Renzoni, Palm 5.72 6 Leelyn Main, St Petersburg FL; William Atteberry, Clearwater FL 53.99% City FL 5.00 7 Raymond Jung, Hamilton ON; Ranjan Bhaduri, Chicago IL 53.76% 4.45 8 Thomas Mangold Jr - Joseph Glazar, Hernando FL 53.71% WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO 4.00 9 Donald Paterson - Carol Akers Paterson, Cordova TN 53.62% BRACKET 7 3.64 10 Alan Lechner, New York NY; Melvin Lechner, Boca Raton FL 52.99% 16 Tables 3.34 11 Peter Gray, Ketchum ID; April Uhlenburg, King of Prussia PA 51.99% 21.24 1 Catherine Miller - Hugh Miller, Spring TX; James Bochsler, Davenport FL; Michael Lunn, Sutton England 3.08 12 Gerald Lemieux, Clearwater FL; Peter Minogue, Callander ON 51.81% 14.87 2 Lynda Thal, W Bloomfield MI; Bjorgvin 2.86 13 Thomas Knier, Burnsville MN; Frank Knier, Fargo ND 51.36% Kristinsson, Minneapolis MN; Gail Hanson, Lake Orion MI; 2.67 14 John Miller, Stillwater MN; Daniel McIntyre, Saint Paul MN 51.09% Bonnie Weinstein, Farmington MI 2.50 15 Anna Lynn Wagner - Charles Gale, Cocoa Beach FL 50.95% 8.50 3/4 Patricia Prather - Ann Taylor, Port St Lucie FL; Elizabeth Stettler - Larry King, Orlando FL 8.50 3/4 John Reeve, Neptune Beach FL; Carl ST. PETE BRIDGE CLUB THURSDAY-FRIDAY SIDE Wasserman - Sandra Schenk, Jacksonville FL; Mary Ann Belden, 36.0 Tables Kosciusko MS A B C 6.98 1 Marietta Huggard, Sarasota FL; Carolyn Holcomb, Englewood FL 64.56% WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO 5.24 2 David Stevenson, Wirral England; Elizabeth Commins, Holywell BRACKET 8 C United Kingdom 62.27% 16 Tables 18.34 1 Harlan Barnard, Deland FL; John Dickenson, 5.46 3/4 1 Jack Grier - Alina Grier, Bridgman MI 61.57% North Wales PA; James Di Napoli, Wall NJ; Charles Hage, 3.44 3/4 Mary Vickers, Apex NC; Myra Abrams, Cote Saint-Luc QC 61.57% Monmouth Beach NJ 2.21 5 Jay Albright, Westerville OH; Charles MacCracken, Memphis TN 59.95% 12.84 2 John Simpson - Pat Simpson, Madera CA; John 4.10 6 2 1 Elliott Grosh, Bradenton FL; Bill Carson, Ltl Switzrlnd NC 59.49% Ide, Cape Canaveral FL; Starr Hagenmeyer, Titusville FL 3.07 3 Jeanne Land, Fort Myers FL; Barbara Moran, Tilghman MD 59.03% 7.34 3/4 Stuart Schwartz - Elaine Schwartz, West Palm 2.30 4 Marguerite Crews, Richmond VA; Bob Marett, St Simons Is GA 58.33% Beach FL; Rick Carpenter - Felice Carpenter, W Palm Beach FL 7.34 3/4 Amy Howells, Lakeville MN; Edie Siemens - 2.05 5 Michael Cornes, Shropshire England; Annette Lucas, Telford Marv Riedesel - Mary Johnson, Prior Lake MN Tf1 United Kingdom 57.96% 1.30 6 Bonnie Lamkin - Henry Poe, Lakeland FL 55.79% WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO 2.05 2 Linda Donahue - Ann Taylor, Satellite Beach FL 54.08% BRACKET 9 1.54 3 Betty Davis - Pamela Wolf, Jacksonville FL 53.88% 16 Tables 15.41 1 Juha Kokko - Nancy Kokko, Cashiers NC; 1.15 4 Jane Ghegan, Atlanta GA; Susan Marett, St Simons Is GA 53.47% Samuel Murray - Cecil Hines, Highlands NC 1.07 5 Lawrence Gelman, Boynton Beach FL; Bonnie Rosen, Boca Raton FL 53.24% 10.79 2 Gary Croland - Bonnie Schwartz, Delray Beach FL; Carol Penn, Great Neck NY; Jacqueline Levy, Boca Raton FL 6.16 3/4 James Woodman - Brenda Woodman, Mount Pearl NL; Donald Prior, Key Biscayne FL; Barbara Noble, Slow Play Basking Ridge NJ Slow play, as opposed to careful or thoughtful play, is discourteous to your opponents -- and to all other 6.16 3/4 Emily Myers - Richard Myers, Lake Placid FL; Caroline Duncan, Sebring FL; Don Dvorak, Jacksonville FL competitors as well. Players and pairs who take more than their allotted time are subject to penalty. In general, pairs who are rarely late will be warned while pairs who are habitually tardy and/or pay no attention to time limits will be penalized. Page 12 Daily Bulletin

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO SECOND THURSDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS BRACKET 10 23.0 Tables 16 Tables A B C 12.97 1 Alice Weagle, Shrewsbury MA; Millie Dabbs, Spring Hill FL; Tracy Boys, Sherman Oaks CA; Glenn Eddy, 4.66 1 1 1 Mary Bywater - Ted Bywater, Orlando FL 62.80% Whittier CA 3.50 2 Elizabeth Monroe - Lynn Leisy, Amelia Island FL 61.01% 9.08 2 Mary Ellen Vanzler - Tyll Vanzler, Brooksville 3.10 3 2 2 Carolyn Gornowicz - Jerry Gornowicz, Longboat Key FL 60.71% FL; Richard Talbott - Marjorie Talbott, Spring Hill FL 1.72 4/5 Sue Wagner - Larry Wagner, St Joseph MI 60.42% 5.19 3/4 Thomas McKay - Lucette Lafleur, Fort 2.32 4/5 3 3 Barry Rowles, Vero Beach FL; William Baum, Dubuque IA 60.42% Lauderdale FL; Yannis Karabelas - Bill Nussbaum, Pompano 1.74 6 4 4 Virginia Jones - Milferd Jones, Clearwater FL 59.52% Beach FL 5.19 3/4 Sandy Desilets, Port St Lucie FL; Rhoda 1.31 5 Romie Sachs, New Port Richey FL; Eleanor Tebbetts, Brooksville FL 59.23% Chickering, E Montpelier VT; Bette Magee - Evelyn James, 1.04 6 5 Dennis Scott, Melbourne Beach FL; Marc Spellman, Satellite Beach FL 58.93% Houston TX 0.78 6 Lawrence Rogers, Winter Park FL; Ronald Boyers, Casselberry FL 58.04%

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO STEVEN CLARK B/C/D SWISS BRACKET 11 69 Tables 17 Tables 11.99 1 Ronald Foreman, Tullahoma TN; John Bendick B C D - Judy Underhill - Walter Bogaerts, Leesburg FL 11.25 1 1 1 Arthur Goldman - Myra Goldman, Delray Beach FL; Sherry 8.39 2 James McCartney - Louise McCartney - Philip Hockemeyer - Patricia Coontz, Palm Desert CA 103.00 Kopala, Tarpon Springs FL; Rod Macdonald, Ottawa ON 8.44 2 2 Gail Levy, Melville NY; Anita Manes, Armonk NY; Patricia 5.40 3 Don Hasseld - Judy Hasseld, Hoover AL; Judy Greiff, Boca Raton FL; Reisha Berkowsky, Huntingtn Sta NY 100.00 Kaye, Estero FL; Eileen Hedrick, Alabaster AL 6.33 3 3 John Keyes, Palm Coast FL; Carleton Cunningham, Daytona Beach 3.60 4/6 Janice Barnes - Cindy Barbarisi, Lecanto FL; Diane Halloran - Shirley Elliott, Hernando FL FL; Patrick Heading, Ormond Beach FL; Henning Toensmann, St 3.60 4/6 Karen Rice - Wendy Dewell - Betty Rosa, San Augustine FL 94.00 Jose CA; Beverly Nuding, San Carlos CA 4.75 4 4 Julia Zucker, East Brunswick NJ; Nat Zucker, E Brunswick NJ; 3.60 4/6 Joy Falcon, Lake Worth FL; Joel Stieglitz, Henry Deutsch, Dobbs Ferry NY; Paulin Nault, Saint-Anicet QC 93.00 Wellington FL; Loretta Westler, Philadelphia PA; Jorie Malelo, 2.74 5/7 5/7 Clay Dahl, Etobicoke ON; Rick Jenkins, Toronto ON; Jacqueline Boca Raton FL Zwillinger, Longboat Key FL; Phyllis Prager, Sarasota FL 91.00 WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO 2.74 5/7 5/7 Harold Wood - Sandra Wood, Halifax NS; Marjorie Boldus, Tarpon BRACKET 12 Spgs FL; Diane Howard, N Sioux City SD 91.00 16 Tables 2.74 5/7 5/7 Lee Hargrave - Carol Hargrave, Brooksville FL; Linda Reeder - 11.27 1 Richard Teller - Alexandra Teller, Naples FL; David Miller, Spring Hill FL 91.00 Margot Welch - Norman Welch, Edwards CO 4.67 2 Polly Siegel, Los Altos CA; Daniel Harting, Mountain View CA; 7.89 2 Aimee Snyder - Kathleen Raney - Stephanie Lohri, Naples FL; Sandy Anzilotti, Wilmington DE William Golush, Denville NJ; Jerry Thorpe, Tacoma WA 87.00 4.51 3/4 Joel Rothenberg - Rosalie Rothenberg, Palm 3.50 3 Robert Manz, Odessa FL; Dennis Lytton, Tampa FL; Richard Shipp, Beach Gdns FL; Ron Goldman, Palm Bch Grdns FL; Shelley Oak Ridge TN; Judy Mathis, Ormond Beach FL 81.00 Goldman, Highland Park IL 2.62 4 Roy Larson, Wadsworth OH; Jim Mulbrandon, Verona WI; Jose 4.51 3/4 Christine Greenberg, Byron MN; Rhea Dickson Palmas, Olympia WA; Beverly McMullen, Vermilion OH 79.00 - Rita Bertsch - Judith Harris, Rochester MN 1.97 5 Jerry Parker, Crystal River FL; Mary Welch, Hernando FL; Craig WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO Keck, Beverly Hills FL; Lorraine Carrier, Lecanto FL 71.00 BRACKET 13 1.48 6 Joel Rothenberg - Rosalie Rothenberg, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Ron 16 Tables Goldman, Palm Bch Grdns FL; Shelley Goldman, Highland Park IL 67.00 8.64 1 Alexander Frey - Helen Frey, Oceanside CA; Jim Peterson - Liz Peterson, Lake Forest IL STEVEN CLARK A/X SWISS 6.05 2 Barbara Meach - Jerry Meach, Waterford MI; 51 Tables Bill Goodman - Marty Goodman, Troy MI 3.46 3/4 Charlotte Thompson, Marathon FL; Dorothy A X Bauman, Largo FL; Julie Thompson, Lake Mary FL; Won Yang, 13.44 1 Mark Liberman - Barbara Shnier, Toronto ON; Hans Jacobs, Downsview Clermont FL ON; Debbie Bennett, Scarborough ON 107.00 3.46 3/4 Liz Hopkins, Valrico FL; Nancy Heston, 10.08 2 Jenni Carmichael - Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Kathleen Sulgrove, Brandon FL; Walter Joyce - Dolores Joyce, Parrish FL Twinsburg OH; Warren Oberfield, Pittsburgh PA 97.00 7.56 3 Lorenzo Lauria - Alfredo Versace, Rome Italy; Patricia Cayne, New THURSDAY/FRIDAY KO BRACKET 1 15 Tables York NY; Dano De Falco, Rubano (P Italy; Antonio Sementa, Parma Italy 94.00 J Thomas Holzer, Hopkins MN; Richard Ekstrum, Crystal MN; 5.67 4 Paul Benedict, Pikesville MD; Lynn Jones, Timonium MD; Peter Filandro Mansoor Gowani, San Jose CA; Raymond Yuenger, Campbell CA - Marie Filandro, Wilmington DE 91.00 vs 4.25 5 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Rumen Trendafilov Donald Blum, Atlanta GA; Bob Jones, Acworth GA; Marshall - Kalin Karaivanov, Varna Bulgaria 84.00 Kerlin, Americus GA; Louis Gangarosa, Augusta GA 11.81 6 1 Herbert Jordan, Miami FL; Leslie Strong, Santa Ynez CA; Carlos Marian Howarth - Mary Rutledge, Sun City Center FL; Forrest Pellegrini - Clara Gaist Klein, Buenos Aires Argentina 83.00 Wardwell Jr, Bucksport ME; Leon Arndt, Apollo Beach FL 2.39 7 Jacob Morgan, Madison WI; Lynne Rosenbaum, Glencoe IL; John Russell, vs North Barringto IL; , Stony Brook NY 82.00 Daniel Jarboe - Lorraine Jarboe, Ft Walton Bch FL; Raymond 8.86 8 2 Werner Hackl, Brunn Austria; Werner Macho - Peter Zelnik, Vienna Hickey, Gulf Breeze FL; Carla Hickey, Pensacola FL Austria; Hubert Obermair, Linz Austria; Martin Rokyta, Wien Sweden; Arno Lindermann, Vienna A Austria 81.00 THURSDAY/FRIDAY KO BRACKET 2 16 Tables 1.49 9 Martin Bloom, Sydney Australia; Peter David Gill, Sydney Harold Phillips - Celia Phillips, Melbourne FL; Robert Ezell, Palm Australia; Sally Strul, Boca Raton FL; Jo Morse, Palm Bch Gdns FL 79.00 Bay FL; Georgeanne Bender, Cocoa Beach FL 6.64 10/11 3 Donald Florida - Annette Clark, Indianapolis IN; Nancy Wilson - Fred vs Wilson, Carmel IN 78.00 Lorna Johnson, Ridgeway ON; Jeremy Smee, St Catharines ON; 1.28 10/11 Scott Stearns - Joe Gottler, Elberta AL; James Tucker Jr, Alexander Diane K.M. Gordon, St Davids ON; Kathy Morrison, Welland ON City AL; Richard Logan, Diamondhead MS 78.00 James Gordon, Nokomis FL; Sherry Seward, The Villages FL; 1.12 12 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Sam Lev, New York NY; Fu Zhong, Hermi Hanlin, New York NY; Edith Moritz, Key West FL People’s Republic of China; Jie Zhao, Tianjin People’s Republic of China 75.00 vs 4.98 4 Marilyn Bennett - Brian Collins, St. John’s NL; Kathie Macnab - Bill Laura Lipman, Augusta ME; Allen McRae - Teri McRae, Portland Halliday, Halifax NS 73.00 ME; Roland Miller, Bowdoin ME 3.74 5 Scott Hiller, Marshall MN; Raymond Depew, Kingston PA; Robert Grover, THURSDAY/FRIDAY KO BRACKET 3 Fort Myers FL; Jim McKeown, State College PA 72.00 12 Tables 2.80 6 Walter Spiewak - Susan Winkler, Wake Forest NC; Frank Mastrola, Constance Sackville - Lisa Adelberg, Vero Beach FL; Joan Besley, Swansea MA; Barton Bloom, Clayton NC 71.00 Winter Park FL; Suzy O’Connor, Sanford FL 2.10 7 Mauricio Smid - Monica Rincon Gallardo - Adriana Salinas, Mexico vs Mexico; Miriam Rosenberg, Huixquilucan Mexico 69.00 Carolyn Sullivan - James Sullivan, Richfield OH; Katy Moyer - Donald Moyer, Silver Lake OH Josee Hammill - Jill Thompson, Toronto ON; Barbara Olsen, vs Pickering ON; Birte Ayer, Peterborough ON Richard Packard, Nokomis FL; Roger Dee, North Port FL; Joyce Robert Hope, Provost AB; Nazir Ahmad, Red Deer AB; Bryant vs Brito, Venice FL; Layne Plock, Rotonda West FL Town, Edmonton AB; Lynda Flanger, Gainesville VA Barry Capal - Hazel Capal, Longboat Key FL; Wynona Bonomi, vs Bradenton FL; Farald Riegel, Osprey FL THURSDAY/FRIDAY KO BRACKET 6 Jo Rogan - Judith Harrington, Naples FL; Sandy Sloan, Ipswich 16 Tables MA; Patricia Anderson, Melrose MA THURSDAY/FRIDAY KO BRACKET 5 Peggy Sciotto - Sheila Fleming, Columbia TN; Marcia McCalden, 16 Tables Wolcott CO; Rosalie Corbett, Des Peres MO THURSDAY/FRIDAY KO BRACKET 4 Don Dettmore - Alexander Vinokurov, Winter Springs FL; vs 12 Tables Satish Konduri, Sanford FL; Paul Lindauer Jr, Varna IL; Donald Roy Sandstrom, Clearwater FL; Karen Schmautz, Largo FL; Charles Burns, Vancouver WA; Joy McKenzie-Smith, Fort Worth Wadsworth, Orlando FL Susan Grever, Dunedin FL; Harry Weeks, Duneden FL TX; Hans Strohmer - Nancy Strohmer, Houston TX vs vs Gerry Vaughn, Fort Pierce FL; Carol Bedell, Williamsville NY; Nancy Paul - Erika Greenfield - Nancy Briggs - Julia Douglas, Carol Pinegar - Audrey Long, Springfield MO; Malca Flasterstein, Maissa Marei, Laval QC; Marie Duval, Montreal QC Vero Beach FL Miami FL; Ellie Bennett, Ozark MO vs Patricia Poitras - James Poitras, Narcoossee FL; Goeran Eklund - Beth Duncan - Patricia Whalen, Melbourne FL; Norine Kmett, Agneta Eklund, Poinciana FL Springfield OH; James Rash, Bellefontaine OH Daily Bulletin Page 13

0-5000 BLUE RIBBON Blue Ribbon Pairs 32.0 Tables 75.00 1 Doug Levene - Mark Jones, Birmingham AL 1056.68 continued from page 3 56.25 2 Dean Panagopoulos, Lynn MA; Yiji Starr, Wayland MA 965.57 bond trader who lives in Greenwich CT. Jansma, 42.19 3 John Miller, Vienna VA; Jay Kelkar, Oak Hill VA 956.56 34.62 4 Sally Meckstroth, Tampa FL; Linda Miller, Ormond Beach FL 948.58 a former math teacher who now plays bridge 32.14 5 Joseph Murray - Ricki Rogers, Mt Laurel NJ 948.50 and poker full time, lives in Spijkenisse, near 30.00 6 Dan Parish - Elise Parish, Omaha NE 947.22 Rotterdam. 28.13 7 Bob Friz, Leonard TX; Brady Allen, Dallas TX 946.37 Borker and Jansma were second after the first 26.47 8 Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA; Nick Wiebe, Oakland CA 939.56 final session of the Blue Ribbon last year in San 25.00 9 Ronald Andrews - William Poole, Vero Beach FL 926.28 Diego but ended up eighth. The partnership was 23.68 10 David Meyer - Marlene Meyer, Scranton PA 924.51 formed at the suggestion of New York player Chris 22.50 11 Donald Pearsons - Alex Bertrand, Winnipeg MB 922.32 Willenken. 21.43 12 Kenny Horneman, Charlottesville VA; Charles Jeffrey Jr, Safety Harbor FL 917.28 Jansma had high praise for Borker’s part in the 20.45 13 Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL; Tansu Aksu, Orlando FL 908.67 winning effort: “Jay played incredibly well.” 19.57 14 Mary Gerner, Sarasota FL; Anne Thain, Bradenton FL 899.78 18.75 15 Michael Diesel - Stephanie Hamilton-Diesel, Saugus MA 892.59 18.00 16 Randall Rubinstein, East Falmouth MA; Adam Parrish, Arlington MA 889.87 17.31 17 Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Barbara McLendon, New York NY 889.46 16.67 18 Pat Peterson, Hernando FL; Sharron Rosenberg, Lecanto FL 882.31 16.07 19 John Lewis, Wilton Manors FL; Saul Gross, Miami Beach FL 881.64 15.52 20 Richard Williams - Jody Williams, San Carlos CA 879.93 15.00 21 Susan Cressman - Ken Cressman, Lakeland FL 877.67 14.52 22 Andrew Firko, Oakville ON; Wendy Dooley, Mississauga ON 872.23 14.06 23 Alan Walters - Bruce Greenspan, Naples FL 870.17 13.64 24 Peter Tracy - Sherry Tracy, Longboat Key FL 859.41 13.24 25 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC 853.55 16.14 26 Jim Gaarder, Columbia MD; Jimmy Ritzenberg, Bethesda MD 846.84 12.50 27 Mark Teich - Gretchen Teich, Bluffton SC 844.25 12.16 28 Michael Blaher, Apopka FL; Mara Tuttle, Lake Mary FL 841.55 11.84 29 Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Michael McGuire, Hernando MS 837.97 11.54 30 Steven Cohn, Clearwater FL; Gerald Ungar, Pt Charlotte FL 832.86 19.78 31 Franklin Kasle, Flint MI; P Drew Cannell, Doll-Des-Ormeau QC 828.16 Second in the Blue Ribbon Pairs: Sjoert Brink 10.98 32 John Cagney - Edith Cagney, N Fort Myers FL 827.05 and Bas Drijver. 10.71 33 Jody Ledford - Theodore Spak, Miami FL 825.86 21.78 34 Mike Marlin - Sandra Marlin, Versailles KY 822.24 10.23 35 Peter Morse, North Vancouver BC; Buddhadeb Biswas, Lexington MA 815.54 Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs 10.00 36 Allison Howard, Cookeville TN; Samantha Nystrom, Port Moody BC 812.87 continued from page 3 22.17 37 Jeanne Hughes, Titusville FL; Toni Bales, Pickerington OH 805.45 Second place was claimed by Dean 14.74 38 Carol Rynders - Jill Flader, Saint Paul MN 805.17 9.38 39 James Clifford Jr, Miami FL; David Babcock, Coral Gables FL 803.23 Panagopoulos of Lynn MA and Yiji Starr of 9.18 40 Steve Clark, Carlsbad CA; V Everett Boyer, San Bruno CA 801.45 Wayland MA. The Boston-area pair were leading 9.00 41 Kenneth Allan - Paddy Allan, Kingston ON 793.87 going into the final two sessions. “Can we make 8.82 42 Kevin Dwyer, Fort Myers FL; Kimberly Whipple, Boca Grande FL 789.03 this a four-session event?” joked Starr. They had an 8.65 43 Joe Handler, Toronto ON; Ashok Shingavi, Houston TX 788.60 average game in the first final before rebounding 15.75 44 Keith Connolly, Minneapolis MN; Rebecca Anspach, Saint Paul MN 788.54 with 59.68% in the second final. Their score was 10.51 45 Kevin Young - Peter Worby, Regina SK 788.29 965.51. 8.18 46 James Tullis - Denise Zongas, Yarmouth Port MA 779.11 In third were John Millerof Vienna VA and Jay 8.04 47 Richard Goll - Norma Goll, Tekamah NE 776.29 Kelkar of Oak Hill VA. Their score was 956.56. 7.89 48 Keith White - Harish Hemrajani, Jacksonville FL 774.40 7.76 49 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN 774.24 7.63 50 Susan Fuller, Miami FL; Maris Zilant, North Miami FL 770.40 10.46 51 Jonathan Shute - L. Anne Posch, Sackville NB 769.56 7.38 52 Virginia Crump - Ian Harvey, The Villages FL 765.00 11.24 53 Michael McDonald, Rochester Hills MI; Grant Petersen, Taylor MI 764.57 7.14 54 Brenda Glaze, Anchorage AK; David Johnson, Calgary AB 752.13 7.03 55 Allen Selling, Boynton Beach FL; Charles Smith, Erie PA 750.80 12.50 56 Marsha Platnick, Bluefield WV; Tom Gilpin Jr, Princeton WV 736.22 9.45 57 Paul Frean, New York NY; Gary Helman, Syosset NY 735.06 6.72 58 Julia Bomalaski, Indialantic FL; Joanne Marten, Merritt Island FL 721.71 6.62 59 Andrew Wilkin, Winter Springs FL; George Hubmaier, Orlando FL 705.28 11.49 60 Paul Nason, Los Angeles CA; Joseph De Gaetano, Atkinson NH 705.15 6.43 61 leysuko Suyama, Tokyo Japan; Sachiho Ueda, Chiba-Ken Japan 704.86 6.34 62 James Mullen, Oak Island NC; Enrico Beretta, Martin GA 700.21 6.25 63 Millie Larkin, St Cloud FL; Elizabeth Harris, Fort Kent ME 669.51 6.16 64 Angela Fenton, North Vancouver BC; Janet Garthe, Suttons Bay MI 608.18

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THURSDAY/FRIDAY KO BRACKET 7 BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 16 Tables Chester Mott - Lois Mott, Linesville PA; Alan Koseff - Maureen 39.0 Tables Koseff, Erie PA 190.00 1 Jan Jansma, Malden Netherlands; Jay Borker, Greenwich CT 1241.51 vs 142.50 2 Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan Den Netherlands; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam Netherlands 1201.22 Robert Nevin - Mary Ellen Nevin - Virginia Acker - Donald Acker, 106.88 3 Miguel Villas-Boas, Sao Paulo Spain; Joaopaulo Campos, Sao Paulo Brazil 1183.33 Sun City Center FL 87.69 4 Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hts IL 1181.04 81.43 5 Chip Martel, Davis CA; Lew Stansby, Dublin CA 1175.20 James Mooney, Dade City FL; Daniel Bowdish, Thonotosassa FL; Jerry Lebo - Greg Lagos, Spring Hill FL 76.00 6 , London England; Tom Townsend, London England 1173.72 vs 71.25 7 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA 1173.37 Michael Pope - Kelly Pope, Hamilton ON; Sharon Weintrob, 67.06 8 Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 1172.79 Wayne PA; David Luzzatto, Richardson TX 63.33 9 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 1172.11 60.00 10 Michael Seamon, Dania FL; James Cayne, New York NY 1128.62 THURSDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 1 57.00 11 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV 1127.59 16 Tables 32.16 1 Neil Chambers, Schenectady NY; John 54.29 12 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 1127.48 Schermer, Seattle WA; Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD; Daniel 51.82 13 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL 1124.77 Gerstman, Buffalo NY 49.57 14 David Yang, Darien IL; Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX 1108.46 22.51 2 James Krekorian, Pensacola FL; Judith Bianco, 47.50 15 , Barnet VT; Jon Sveindal, Bergen Norway 1105.91 New York NY; Justin Lall - Hemant Lall, Dallas TX 45.60 16 Barnet Shenkin, Boca Raton FL; Rhoda Habert, Montreal QC 1099.52 14.47 3 Douglas Simson - Walter Johnson, Columbus OH; Marc Levine, Lubbock TX; Chris Compton, Dallas TX 43.85 17 , Los Angeles CA; Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 1098.73 11.26 4 Ellen Anten, Encino CA; Steve Gross, Westlake 42.22 18 Bjorn Fallenius - Michael Moss, New York NY 1095.67 Vlg CA; Steve Scott - Suzette Wynn, Phoenix AZ 40.71 19 Thomas Peters, Grapeland TX; John Zilic, Houston TX 1078.43 39.31 20 , Toronto ON; Ishmael Delmonte, Sydney Australia 1078.16 THURSDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 2 38.00 21 Roger Lee, Monrovia CA; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 1077.20 15 Tables 36.77 22 Beth Palmer - William Cole, Silver Spring MD 1073.03 25.09 1 James Scott, Wilton CT; Gary Gottlieb, Brooklyn NY; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden; , Taby 35.63 23 John Hurd - , New York NY 1069.96 Sweden 34.55 24 Ljudmila Kamenova, Stony Brook NY; Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA 1066.37 17.56 2 Jeffrey Miller, Naperville IL; Sangarapil 33.53 25 Erik Saelensminde, Jessheim Norway; Rune Hauge, St Petersport Great Britain 1061.54 Mohan, Oak Brook IL; Robert White, Raleigh NC; Brad 32.57 26 Samuel Marks, Atlanta GA; Michael Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA 1058.07 Carmichael, Kansas City MO 31.67 27 Merijn Groenenboom, Utrecht Netherlands; Danny Molenaar, Netherlands 1041.96 11.29 3 Charles Martineau, Brossard QC; Andre 30.81 28 Harry Gellis, Midlothian VA; Chester Johnson, Chicago IL 1039.74 Chartrand, Lery QC; Mary Savko - Ellie Hanlon, Tequesta FL 8.78 4 Nader Hanna, Willowdale ON; Mitch Dunitz, 30.00 29 David Grainger, Bend OR; Mike Cappelletti, Winter Park FL 1039.47 Sherman Oaks CA; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA; Robert Lebi, 29.23 30 Martin de Bruin, Egg Harbor Twp NJ; Steven Price, Scottsdale AZ 1034.79 Toronto ON 28.50 31 Laura Dekkers, Rotterdam; , 3024 AM Rotterd Netherlands 1031.08 27.80 32 Gail Greenberg - Jeff Hand, New York NY 1028.53 THURSDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 3 27.14 33 Steve Garner, Chicago IL; Michael Whitman, San Francisco CA 1026.90 16 Tables 19.42 1 Ray Jotcham, Scarborough ON; Lewis 26.51 34 Brad Moss, San Anselmo CA; Fred Gitelman, Las Vegas NV 1026.49 Richardson, Toronto ON; Stephen Mackay, Markham ON; Donald 25.91 35 Christopher Monsour, Hartford CT; Daniel Levin, Aurora IL 1022.76 Rumelhart, Ann Arbor MI 25.33 36 , Norway; Tonje Brogeland, Flekkefjord Norway 1022.53 13.59 2 Robert Klein, Santa Rosa CA; Mickie 24.78 37 David Caprera, Denver CO; Clement Jackson, Albuquerque NM 1022.32 Chambers, Atlanta GA; Alfred Steinberg, Potomac MD; David 24.26 38 James Hawkes, Charleston SC; Claudio Nunes, Roma Italy 1018.09 Ruderman, Burtonsville MD 25.11 39 Michael Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY; , Cambridge MA 1016.46 8.74 3 Gerald Laflamme - Linda Cobham, Grnd-Bay- Wfld NB; Betty Scull, Egg Harbor Twp NJ; Bill Parks, Macungie 23.27 40 Cindy Bernstein, Memphis TN; Buddy Hanby, Spring TX 1015.07 PA 22.80 41 David Kent, Lake Mary FL; Stephen Brown, Ottawa ON 1012.05 6.80 4 Jack Longman - Kathy Longman, Clearwater 22.35 42 Lawrence Harding, Hampstead NC; Kelley Hwang, New York NY 1011.18 FL; Joan Webb - Keith Harrison, Trinity FL 21.92 43 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; , Waterloo ON 1010.17 21.51 44 David Lindop, Toronto ON; Michael Cummings, Palm Beach Gdn FL 1008.30 THURSDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 4 21.11 45 Winthrop Allegaert, New York NY; Jaggy Shivdasani, Pleasantville NY 1007.65 16 Tables 14.91 1 David Reiter - Sedat Nassi, Hollywood FL; 20.73 46 , Charlottenlund ; , Hockenh Germany 1007.34 Eugene Davidson, Boynton Beach FL; Norman Schwartz, San 20.36 47 Bob Drijver, Tilburg Netherlands; Tim Verbeek, Driebergen Netherlands 1003.61 Marcos CA 20.00 48 Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Philadelphia PA 1002.58 10.44 2 Henry Caspar, Katy TX; Terry Richardson, 19.66 49 Jessica Piafsky, New York NY; Thomas Bessis, Issy-Les-Moulin France 1001.18 Austin TX; Lee De Simone, Paso Robles CA; Alan Hayman, New 19.32 50 Allan Falk, Okemos MI; Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC 998.94 York NY 6.71 3 Virginia Giza, Timberlea NS; Ted Withers, 19.00 51 Aaron Silverstein - Andrew Rosenthal, New York NY 987.38 Windsor NS; Myrtle Moulton - Lorna Stock, Halifax NS 18.69 52 Jared Lilienstein, New York NY; Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC 980.32 5.22 4 Ronald Kral, Reston VA; Sidney Golub, West 18.39 53 Pablo Lambardi, Buenos Aires 10 Argentina; Pablo Ravenna, Buenas Aires14 Argentina 977.63 Palm Beach FL; Helen Raleigh, Suffern NY; Betty Cox, Randolph 18.10 54 Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 975.78 NJ 17.81 55 R Jay Becker - , New York NY 975.72 17.54 56 Rita Shugart - Andrew Robson, Pebble Beach CA 975.02 THURSDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 5 16 Tables 17.27 57 Sheri Winestock, Las Vegas NV; Renee Mancuso, Los Angeles CA 973.71 12.22 1 John Berry, New Hyde Park NY; Marion 17.01 58 Alan Kleist, Cheverly MD; Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL 973.16 Yonke, Manhasset NY; Rick Holcomb, Malden MA; Fred Zappala, 16.76 59 Steve Shirey, Fort Worth TX; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 970.79 Methuen MA 16.52 60 Dick Bruno, Des Plaines IL; Robert Gardner, Glenview IL 962.05 8.55 2 Neil Timm, Lady Lake FL; Richard Chase, Ft 16.29 61 Glenn Robbins - Michael Rosen, New York NY 961.74 Mill SC; David Stentz, The Village FL; Jacqueline Rapp, Wilmette 16.06 62 Ira Chorush, Houston TX; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 940.39 IL 5.50 3 Sid Kreppel, West Palm Bch FL; Helen Miller, 15.83 63 Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC; John Potter, Panama City FL 938.20 Miller Place NY; Eugene Barrack, Washington Twp NJ; Gail 15.62 64 , Memphis TN; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 932.52 Kreppel, West Palm Beach FL 15.41 65 Robert Brady, McLean VA; Gordon Zind, Ottawa ON 924.85 4.28 4 Joseph Meyers - Beverly Pogoda, New York 15.20 66 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Adam Wildavsky, New York NY 924.42 NY; Kirk Elyakin - Marilyn Elyakin, Monroe Twp NJ 15.00 67 Larry Pocock, New Westminster BC; Michael Yuen, Vancouver BC 923.62 THURSDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 6 14.81 68 Jay Baum, Germantown TN; William Esberg, Long Branch NJ 921.54 16 Tables 14.62 69 Peter Weichsel, Carlsbad CA; Richard Schwartz, East Elmhurst NY 879.13 11.00 1 William Ju - Yuan Chen - Shan Huang, Toronto 14.43 70 Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA 872.12 ON; Guixiang Xu, Scarborough ON 14.25 71 Haven Sharaf, Danvers MA; Bill Irvine, Quincy MA 866.01 7.70 2 Wilbur Radcliffe - Rosalie Radcliffe, Orlando 14.07 72 Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona 080 Spain; George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL 861.75 FL; Lawton Hutchison, Austin TX; Lynn Brown, Palm Coast FL 13.90 73 Yan Wang, Scarborough ON; Jianfeng Luo, North York ON 859.45 4.95 3 Norman Cannon - Bee Hallett, Fort Myers FL; Fran Smith, Glen Ellyn IL; Miles Thomson, Cape Coral FL 13.73 74 Danny Sprung - JoAnn Sprung, Philadelphia PA 852.85 3.85 4 Emerita Hayward, Leonardtown MD; Janet 13.57 75 Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Zygmunt Marcinski, Westmount QC 836.20 Stevens, Reading PA; Stephen Faluszczak, Erie PA; Louis Jones, 13.41 76 Fran Weiss - Alexander Weiss, Jacksonville FL 820.87 Daytona Beach FL 13.26 77 Ava Grubman - Elliott Grubman, Brooklyn NY 790.23 13.10 78 Jay Cohodes, Sunrise FL; Howard Parker III, Clements CA 706.02 THURSDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 7 16 Tables 9.68 1 Carla Burke - Rowland Kneiding - Andrew Cavalier - Joshua Sablan, Pensacola FL 6.78 2 Maureen Hendricks - Mariangela Risso - Carol McCarthy, Vero Beach FL; Jack Wilson, Sebastian FL 4.36 3 Roger Miller - Patricia Miller, Aurora CO; Richard Gardner - Susan Marshall, Clark CO 3.39 4 Louis Marks - Richard Shiflett - Angela Shiflett, Ocala FL; Barbara Eberlin, Dunnellon FL ♠♥♦♣ Daily Bulletin Page 15

MCDANIEL OPEN PAIRS THURSDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 8 66.5 Tables 14 Tables A B C 6.70 1 Jean Ward - Nancy Klym - Diane Campbell - Garry Ramsden-Wood, Calgary AB 31.39 1 1 Peter Lit, Elk CA; Gary Robinson, Sebastopol CA 65.30% 4.69 2 David Begin, West Melborne FL; Greg 23.54 2 Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Louk Verhees, 2215 SH Voorhou Saunders, West Melbourne FL; Peter Adler, Raleigh NC; James Netherlands 64.83% Toy, Fuquay Varina NC 17.66 3 Bernace De Young - Sean Ganness, Miami FL 64.10% 3.02 3 Sheila Middleton, Milton MA; Susan Mullin, 13.24 4 William Bartley, Murrieta CA; Marvin French, San Diego CA 62.25% Naples FL; Karen Largay, Avon CT; Priscilla Hostetter, Osterville 10.46 5 Jonathan Green, Kingston NY; Norman Rubin, Monticello NY 61.10% MA 2.35 4 Marlene Falkner, Hawthorne FL; John Kelly - 8.97 6 Donald Kersey - Mark Donovan, Kingston ON 60.74% Marjorie Kelly, Dunnellon FL; Virginia Satterfield, Ocala FL 9.18 7 2 Andrew Hoskins, Burlingame CA; William Campbell, Pacific Grove CA 59.46% 6.98 8 Drew Becker, Chicago IL; Richard Popper, Wilmington DE 59.38% THURSDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 9 6.28 9 Jim Hoerlein - Scott Needham, Boulder CO 59.31% 16 Tables 5.71 10 Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Jo Anna Stansby, Dublin CA 59.09% 5.80 1 Cheri Zosel - Thomas Zosel - Dennis Hoffelt - Susan Hoffelt, Sun Lakes AZ 5.23 11 Lewis Gamerman, Westwood MA; Robert McCaw, Sudbury MA 59.07% 4.06 2 Barbara Newman - Syed Zamir, Nashville TN; 4.83 12 Chris Moll, Raleigh NC; Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA 58.57% Don Turner, Mt Juliet TN; Phyllis Bernstein, Boynton Beach FL 4.48 13 John McLaughlin, Melrose MA; Lloyd Arvedon, Bedford MA 57.06% 2.61 3 Janice Ghent - John Ghent, Oakville ON; Ken 6.89 14 3 Samuel Phillips, Largo FL; Lowell Phillips, North Potomac MD 56.79% Facer - Dorothy Facer, Mississauga ON 3.92 15 John Atlee Macgregor - Tony Kasday SJO2097, Miami FL 56.63% 2.03 4 Randy Corr, Alamo CA; Trisha Oconnor - 3.69 16 Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 56.57% Marjorie Russell, Walnut Creek CA; Lynne Humphrey, Moraga CA 3.49 17 Clay Hall - D Keith Henderson, Birmingham AL 56.49% 3.30 18 Cam Meyer, Bend OR; Lucy Tredennick, San Pedro CA 56.17% WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO 2.99 19/21 Michael McNamara, White Plains NY; Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY 55.45% BRACKET 1 2.99 19/21 Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA; Jack Waller, Ridgecrest CA 55.45% 13 Tables 5.16 19/21 4 Michael Myers, Ottawa ON; Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN 55.45% 56.15 1 Johan Sylvan, 114 42 Stockhol Sweden; 4.95 5 1 Mylene Encontro, Far Hills NJ; Angeles Quimson, New York NY 55.29% Frederic Wrang, Stockholm Sweden; Kevin Bathurst, New York NY; Daniel Zagorin, Skokie IL 3.50 6 Betty Berkman, Fernandina FL; Dottie King, Jacksonville FL 54.09% 39.31 2 Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA; Hamish 3.06 7 Gerald Nehra, Muskegon MI; William Granger, Bradenton FL 52.91% Bennett, Menlo Park CA; Bruce Ferguson - Brenda Keller, Palm 3.71 8 2 Justin Blanchard, New York NY; Sam Katz, Burr Ridge IL 52.32% Springs CA 2.45 9 Jim Dingwerth - William Hoge, Olathe KS 51.88% 22.46 3/4 John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT; Betty Bloom - 3.28 3 Edgar L’Heureux, White Rock BC; Jane Youngberg, Surrey BC 48.64% Steve Bloom, Duanesburg NY; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT; Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT; James Griffin, Sausalito CA 2.09 4 Richard McHale, Winter Haven FL; Martha Brown, Manchester MA 47.59% 22.46 3/4 Hakan Straaf, 589 31 Linkopin Sweden; Mals 1.65 5 Judith Arbus, Toronto ON; Patty Michael, San Mateo CA 47.28% Sjoberg - Olaf Bergstrom - Jan-Erik Thomasson, 1.41 6 Kathryn Shannon, North Vancouver BC; Benjamin Dickens, Fernandina Bch FL 46.99% WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO BRACKET 2 MURIEL & ARNOLD ROSEN MIXED 16 Tables 52.65 1 Joyce Hampton, Blythewood SC; Jenny 57.0 Tables Wolpert, Jupiter FL; Benedicte Cronier, Paris France; Sylvie A B C Willard, Paris France; Krzysztof Buras, Warszawa Poland; 19.04 1 Bert Newman - Kathy Newman, West Bloomfield MI 61.46% Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Bielsk Poland 14.28 2 Patricia Dovell - Adrian Dovell, Gainesville FL 61.38% 36.86 2 Barry Harper, Regina SK; Sara Parks M.D., 10.71 3 Suzanne Dunaway, Oak Park IL; Michael Kutska, River Forest IL 59.62% Owensboro KY; Yatindra Sahae, Carmel Valley CA; Lars Ritzman, 7.19 4/5 Rebecca Clough - Roger Clough, Culver City CA 59.21% Stockholm Sweden; Bob Carteaux, Fort Wayne IN 21.06 3/4 Joann Glasson - Bob Glasson, Pennington NJ; 7.19 4/5 Muriel Altus - Philip Altus, Tampa FL 59.21% Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ; Abe Pineles, Jackson NJ 5.44 6 Barbara Mackay, Fredericton NB; Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA 58.57% 21.06 3/4 Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA; Neil 4.76 7 Allen Hawkins Jr - Brenda Hawkins, Birmingham AL 58.41% Stern, Bermuda Dunes CA; Farid Assemi, Fresno CA; Edward 4.23 8 Andrea Hayman, New York NY; Jan Van Cleeff, Ah Den Haag Netherlands 58.40% Wojewoda, Clovis CA 3.81 9 Jerry Premo, Sacramento CA; Kay Beck, Noblesville IN 57.37% WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO 3.46 10 Donna Marshall - David Marshall, Reading MA 57.21% BRACKET 3 3.50 11 John Kranyak, Bay Village OH; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 57.13% 12 Tables 2.93 12 Caroline Pascoe, Sarasota FL; Steven Shaye, Slingerlands NY 57.05% 33.64 1 Steven Love, Laguna Niguel CA; Steven 2.72 13 Allan Mazer - Ruth-Anne Mazer, Towson MD 56.89% Reuschlein, Middleton WI; Mariko Kakimoto, Newport Beach 2.61 14/15 Robb Gordon - Linda Gordon, Sedona AZ 56.73% CA; Andrew De Leon, Laguna Hills CA 6.86 14/15 1 Chris Moore - Jennifer Chalfan, Bellevue WA 56.73% 23.55 2 Richard Ferrin, Washington DC; Eugene Kales, Arlington VA; Mickie Kivel, Potomac Falls VA; Diane Walker, 2.24 16 Leonard Doerksen - Marlene Pontifex, Winnipeg MB 56.12% Gaithersburg MD 4.51 2/3 Merrilee McKenna, Bradenton FL; Paul Wens, 2018 Antwerp Belgium 54.73% 13.46 3/4 Lynda Nitabach, N Plainfield NJ; Pietro 4.51 2/3 Jack Alhale - Rozi Alhale, New York NY 54.73% Campanile - Erez Hendelman, New York NY; Victoria Gregory, 2.89 4 James Weeks, Irvine CA; Ilene Grabel, Palm Desert CA 53.37% Pittsburg KS 2.29 5 Kathryn Callahan, Clive IA; Rod Halvorson, Saint Paul MN 51.12% 13.46 3/4 Howard Liu, Naperville IL; Stephen Goldstein, 1.96 6 Joyce Searcy, Wesley Chapel FL; James Plecas, St Petersburg FL 50.96% Anaheim CA; Mildred Harding, Henderson NV; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 2.97 1 Margarita Jaramillo, Miami FL; Alvaro Betancur, Medellin Colombia 48.00% 2.23 2 Scott Rappard, Dartmouth NS; Gundi Husain, Halifax NS 46.59% WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO 1.67 3 Valerie Vaughan - Martin Deneroff, New York NY 42.31% BRACKET 4 1.25 4 June Neier, Highland IL; Donald Klingsick, Edwardsville IL 41.19% 16 Tables 31.30 1 Jim Burt - Kathy Burt - Molly Tranovich, Ft Myers FL; Ed Tranovich, Naperville IL Electronic Device Policy 4. A violation of any of the restrictions in 21.91 2 Mark Olsky - Mary Olsky, Madison WI; Wayne numbers 1 and 2 above will result in a disciplinary Christensen, Jr, Laporte TX; Powhatan Wooldridge, Buffalo NY The electronic device policy is revised as 12.52 3/4 Roland Laframboise - Don Domansky - Ross penalty of one full board (12 IMPs at that form follows: Cody - Dave McLellan, Thunder Bay ON of scoring) for the first offense. A second offense 12.52 3/4 Michael Strong, Winfield IL; W Harris Jr, 1. For all NABC+ rated events at NABCs: will result in disqualification from the event for the Lombard IL; Elton Lipnick, Houston TX; Bob Reinman, Colorado Electronic devices, including but not limited to, Spgs CO pair/team. Kibitzers violating this policy will be phones, cameras, PDAs, and others capable of removed from the playing area for the remainder of WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO sending or receiving electronic communication are the session. BRACKET 5 excluded from the playing areas during any session 16 Tables of play. This does not apply to health-related 25.64 1 John Shufelt - Jean Shufelt, Naples FL; Marilyn equipment. Monitoring Lightner, Bonita Springs FL; Fran Wakely, Belleair FL At this and future North American 17.95 2 Stephen Apodaca, Santa Fe NM; Matthew 2. For all events at an NABC other Mallory, San Diego CA; Judy McDonald, Lavonia GA; Tammy than a NABC+ rated event: Except for Championships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+ Moll, Raleigh NC health‑related equipment, or by permission of the events with visible, real-time cameras. The images 10.26 3/4 Jason Dufault - Garry Karst, Edmonton AB; will be recorded and will be available for later Helene Grace - Ray Grace, Sherwood Park AB Director‑in‑Charge of the tournament, cell phones, 10.26 3/4 Marilyn Nesbit - James Siegel, Ketchum ID; audible pagers or similar equipment may not be official inspection and review. John Gignilliat, New Bern NC; Tudi Moldestad, Swansboro NC operated or operable in any manner in the playing By general monitoring of the session and participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO area during a session of play. Any such equipment BRACKET 6 must not be visible during the session. Sponsoring of information that may be useful in determining 16 Tables organizations of other ACBL‑sanctioned events are facts and settling issues arising from some types of 23.27 1 Barbara Tate - J Phillips, Plantation FL; Roy ethical and behavioral complaints or actions. Please Boucvalt, Lighthouse Pt FL; Elizabeth Kros, Fort Lauderdale FL encouraged to adopt a similar policy. 16.29 2 James Bridges, Bradenton FL; Bill Gilmore, 3. These restrictions in numbers 1 and 2 above summon a director if a problem occurs at the table. Jacksonville FL; Evelyn Gilliard, East Point GA; Josie Mitchell, apply to all pairs, team members, captains, coaches, This procedure is intended to assure everyone Decatur GA play recorders (except those designated by ACBL) that the playing field is level and that misbehavior 9.31 3/4 Bonnie Wilke, Aspen CO; McKenzie Myers, Portland OR; Theresa Andino, Tallahassee FL; Greg Humphreys, and kibitzers and are in force throughout any actual will not be tolerated. Charlottesville VA; Dale Rands, Snowmass Vlg CO playing session or segment of play. Page 16 Daily Bulletin

9.31 3/4 Sandra Stevens, Katy TX; Ann Brisbois, Toronto ON; Claudette Roush, Houston TX; Joan Renzoni, Palm City FL Disaster in Denmark

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO BRACKET 7 Part 2 16 Tables 21.24 1 Catherine Miller - Hugh Miller, Spring TX; By Steve Garner James Bochsler, Davenport FL; Michael Lunn, Sutton England Sixteen strong pairs convened the first making 3NT 14.87 2 Lynda Thal, W Bloomfield MI; Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Minneapolis MN; Gail Hanson, Lake Orion MI; week of November for the inauguration of the was worth 12 Bonnie Weinstein, Farmington MI 2010 Copenhagen Pairs Invitational. It drew an IMPs. Minus 8.50 3/4 Patricia Prather - Ann Taylor, Port St Lucie FL; international field consisting of 200 lost 4 IMPs, Elizabeth Stettler - Larry King, Orlando FL 8.50 3/4 John Reeve, Neptune Beach FL; Carl (in descending geographical order) Gromov- minus 300 lost 6 Wasserman - Sandra Schenk, Jacksonville FL; Mary Ann Belden, Shanurin, Russia; Helgemo-Helness and IMPs. Kosciusko MS Brogeland-Saelensminde, Norway; Bertheau- The players WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO Nystrom, Sweden; Wrang-Ventin enjoyed a BRACKET 8 Sweden/Spain; Askgard-Bjarnarson, Auken- brief lunch 16 Tables Christiansen and Blakset-Ron, Denmark; Auken- break before 18.34 1 Harlan Barnard, Deland FL; John Dickenson, North Wales PA; James Di Napoli, Wall NJ; Charles Hage, von Arnim, Denmark/Germany; Carroll-Hanlon, we continued Monmouth Beach NJ Ireland; Hallberg-Cronier, England/France; into round nine 12.84 2 John Simpson - Pat Simpson, Madera CA; John Jassem-Martens, Poland; Welland-Zia and Garner- against the Irish. Ide, Cape Canaveral FL; Starr Hagenmeyer, Titusville FL Weinstein, USA; We were lucky 7.34 3/4 Stuart Schwartz - Elaine Schwartz, West Palm Beach FL; Rick Carpenter - Felice Carpenter, W Palm Beach FL Assael-Zorlu, Turkey; Bocchi-Madala, Italy/ to win 3 IMPs 7.34 3/4 Amy Howells, Lakeville MN; Edie Siemens - Argentina. on this deal: Marv Riedesel - Mary Johnson, Prior Lake MN Scoring was based upon IMPs across the ♠A K J 10 8 6 ♥A Q J 7 ♦6 ♣10 4. WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO field for each 10-board match with the high and You open 1♠. Partner bids 2♣. The auction BRACKET 9 low result being thrown out. Forty IMPs would continues 2♥ – 2NT; 3♠ – 4♠. Do you invite slam 16 Tables be the average score each round. Eighty IMPs a or just drive it in? 15.41 1 Juha Kokko - Nancy Kokko, Cashiers NC; Samuel Murray - Cecil Hines, Highlands NC blitz. Cash prizes would be awarded the top three John Carroll simply bid Blackwood, found 10.79 2 Gary Croland - Bonnie Schwartz, Delray Beach finishers. This is the second part of the report. Part partner with an ace and the trump queen and ended FL; Carol Penn, Great Neck NY; Jacqueline Levy, Boca Raton FL one was in issue No. 5 in 6♠. Partner held 6.16 3/4 James Woodman - Brenda Woodman, Mount Pearl NL; Donald Prior, Key Biscayne FL; Barbara Noble, ♠Q 5 ♥6 2 ♦K Q 9 2 ♣A K J 9 3, so slam was very Basking Ridge NJ Round 8 presented two play problems. The first reasonable if the ♦A ace was onside and basically 6.16 3/4 Emily Myers - Richard Myers, Lake Placid FL; one: on a heart finesse if it wasn’t. Nothing worked, but Caroline Duncan, Sebring FL; Don Dvorak, Jacksonville FL ♠ Q 8 4 3 six of eight pairs bid the losing slam so it was only a WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO ♥ 8 4 2 small loss for the Irish. BRACKET 10 ♦ A 4 A pre-tournament favorite showed up for round 16 Tables 12.97 1 Alice Weagle, Shrewsbury MA; Millie Dabbs, ♣ A 6 3 2 10. Spring Hill FL; Tracy Boys, Sherman Oaks CA; Glenn Eddy, Dlr: East ♠ A K Q J 6 3 Whittier CA ♠ A K J 9 Vul: N-S ♥ 9 3 9.08 2 Mary Ellen Vanzler - Tyll Vanzler, Brooksville ♥ ♦ FL; Richard Talbott - Marjorie Talbott, Spring Hill FL K 9 7 6 8 4 2 5.19 3/4 Thomas McKay - Lucette Lafleur, Fort ♦ 8 2 ♣ 10 2 Lauderdale FL; Yannis Karabelas - Bill Nussbaum, Pompano ♣ K 10 8 ♠ 5 ♠ 10 8 7 2 Beach FL ♥ ♥ 5.19 3/4 Sandy Desilets, Port St Lucie FL; Rhoda Eight out of eight tables landed in a near – K 10 8 6 5 4 2 A Q Chickering, E Montpelier VT; Bette Magee - Evelyn James, hopeless 4♠ with the ♦K lead. Howie won the ♦ Q 7 6 ♦ K J 10 5 3 Houston TX diamond and led a heart to the king which held – ♣ 8 3 ♣ 6 5 the first bit of fortune. ♠ 9 4 WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO BRACKET 11 He then drew trumps, which split 3-2 (the ♥ J 7 17 Tables second bit of fortune) and exited with heart. East, ♦ A 9 11.99 1 Ronald Foreman, Tullahoma TN; John Bendick who started with ♥A J x, won the jack, cashed the ♣ A K Q J 9 7 4 - Judy Underhill - Walter Bogaerts, Leesburg FL 8.39 2 James McCartney - Louise McCartney - Philip ace and shifted to the ♣Q. The opponents could West North East South Kopala, Tarpon Springs FL; Rod Macdonald, Ottawa ON have arranged for either hand to win the third heart Garner Bocchi Weinstein Madala 5.40 3 Don Hasseld - Judy Hasseld, Hoover AL; Judy trick, so it was clear to Howie he needed to play Pass 1♣ Kaye, Estero FL; Eileen Hedrick, Alabaster AL 3.60 4/6 Janice Barnes - Cindy Barbarisi, Lecanto FL; RHO to have started with ♣Q 9 doubleton or four 3♥ 3♠ 4♦ 5♣ Diane Halloran - Shirley Elliott, Hernando FL to the queen. All Pass 3.60 4/6 Karen Rice - Wendy Dewell - Betty Rosa, San The latter was statistically more likely, so Would you bid 4♦ with Howie’s hand? You Jose CA; Beverly Nuding, San Carlos CA 3.60 4/6 Joy Falcon, Lake Worth FL; Joel Stieglitz, he won the king and led his 8, claiming when certainly prefer a heart lead against a club contract, Wellington FL; Loretta Westler, Philadelphia PA; Jorie Malelo, West’s now-singleton jack popped up. Just another but it may involve partner if you have a decent Boca Raton FL miracle, and well done. Five of eight declarers save. Looking at my hand and thinking ahead, I WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO managed a similar line of play to win 6 IMPs. was planning to bid 5♥ over Madala’s presumed BRACKET 12 Here’s play problem No. 2. raise to 4♠. I certainly didn’t want Bocchi to bid 16 Tables ♠ K Q 9 3 Blackwood. But Madala rebid 5♣ and I had second 11.27 1 Richard Teller - Alexandra Teller, Naples FL; Margot Welch - Norman Welch, Edwards CO ♥ A J 10 4 3 thoughts. 7.89 2 Aimee Snyder - Kathleen Raney - Stephanie ♦ A 3 Did I want to push them into slam? I hated the Lohri, Naples FL; Sandy Anzilotti, Wilmington DE ♣ K Q idea of having to save in 6♥ or 7♥ if the opponents 4.51 3/4 Joel Rothenberg - Rosalie Rothenberg, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Ron Goldman, Palm Bch Grdns FL; Shelley were about to play at the five level. I passed Goldman, Highland Park IL ♠ A 10 7 and soon lamented a missed opportunity. A 300 4.51 3/4 Christine Greenberg, Byron MN; Rhea Dickson ♥ 9 8 save would have been worth 6 IMPs and even a - Rita Bertsch - Judith Harris, Rochester MN ♦ J 8 7 6 phantom at the six level would have netted WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING KO ♣ 10 8 7 4 a few IMPs. If Bocchi had chosen to compete BRACKET 13 Do you fancy your chances in 3NT by South to 5♠, three rounds of hearts would promote a 16 Tables after a low diamond lead? RHO wins the queen trump trick for East and give us the only plus our 8.64 1 Alexander Frey - Helen Frey, Oceanside CA; Jim Peterson - Liz Peterson, Lake Forest IL and returns the 5: 7, 2, ace. You’d have been in direction. Instead, we lost 2 IMPs for minus 640. 6.05 2 Barbara Meach - Jerry Meach, Waterford MI; great shape had your diamond jack won the first Shortly after that, you pick up Bill Goodman - Marty Goodman, Troy MI trick, but it’s still not hopeless, assuming you can ♠6 ♥A Q 10 6 2 ♦A J 9 3 ♣10 9 3. 3.46 3/4 Charlotte Thompson, Marathon FL; Dorothy Bauman, Largo FL; Julie Thompson, Lake Mary FL; Won Yang, develop the heart suit. At favorable vulnerability, partner opens 1♦ Clermont FL What are the relevant holdings? Even if hearts and RHO 1♠. You bid 2♥, and LHO 3.46 3/4 Liz Hopkins, Valrico FL; Nancy Heston, are 3-3 with split honors, you will require two jumps to 4♠. Partner continues with 5♣. Brandon FL; Walter Joyce - Dolores Joyce, Parrish FL entries to your hand, so a low spade to the 10 at Do you or don’t you? You have fine support for trick two looks attractive to me. diamonds, but must be worried about a slow club However, you did notice the ♥9 8, didn’t you? loser. Half the field bid slam and found partner with It’s a huge holding because now you need not risk ♠K Q ♥— ♦K Q 8 5 4 2 ♣A J 8 7 6, so it had the spade finesse on most other layouts. Howie no play. rejected the spade finesse (correctly in my view), It was unlucky to find partner with the that but on this deal it was the only winning line. spade holding. Bocchi-Madala avoided the slam Only one out of five declarers found it and and we lost 6 IMPs for minus 400. Daily Bulletin Page 17

11th place with the cellar not that many IMPs Round 11 offered a sweet hand to declare: away. Day one leaders have extended their lead: Bertheau-Nystrom – 567, Bocchi-Madala – 517, Dlr: North ♠ A 7 5 3 Helgemo-Helness – 513. The bright spot of the Vul: N-S ♥ 10 9 6 4 3 2 day for us will undoubtedly be our dinner with the ♦ -- Wellands and Zia at a restaurant called Kokkeriet, ♣ A J 2 serving a modern style of French and Danish ♠ K 10 8 4 ♠ J 9 6 cuisine. We soon arrive and I spot a tuna mousse ♥ Q J 8 ♥ 5 and a Monkfish marinated in a pumpkin and mussel ♦ 10 6 3 ♦ K Q J 8 7 5 4 juice on the menu that sound delightful, as does the ♣ Q 7 4 ♣ 8 5 salted baked celery and truffle. We are all foodies, ♠ Q 2 and perhaps that is why we so enjoy the European ♥ A K 7 tournament schedule. Finishing bridge play by ♦ A 9 2 7:30 and following it with an interesting and ♣ K 10 9 6 3 relaxing dinner is truly the only civilized way to West North East South live. Typically, Zia will hold court at these dinners, Madala Nystrom Bocchi Bertheau and I always admonish him for being the ultimate 1♥ 3♦ 4♣ (1) result merchant at the bridge table. I do get a giggle Pass 4♦ (2) Pass 4NT or two when he accuses Howie of bidding like an Pass 5♥ Pass 6♥ old woman, and later I give him all due credit for All Pass remaining the best opening leader in the universe, (1) Good heart raise. second place existing on some distant planet, many (2) . light years away. It’s almost midnight as we finish North opened 1♥ (a common opener in their dinner and make our way back to the hotel. system) and soon found himself in 6♥ with the ♦K The plaza is far less lively than the previous lead. How should he play? A strong line of play night, but the air is clean and crisp with a slight is based upon West holding the ♠K. He played chill. I am certain I would have absolutely no the ♦A, pitching a club, diamond ruff, heart to problem living here. the ace and another diamond ruff. Now a second Day three arrives and the final hurrah is upon trump to dummy’s king. Assuming East shows us. The bridge has been a disappointment, but the out, club to the ace, club to the king and a club camaraderie among the players has been provided ruff establishing the suit. Now a trump to West true enjoyment. who will be endplayed in spades. This line does There are four matches to go. We start against not take into consideration 4-1 clubs or the fact our recent teammates, Brogeland-Saelensminde that the opponents don’t always have a seven-card and nothing too exiting happens until I am on lead suit for their . Nystrom took a simple against 6NT after this line, winning the opening lead and then taking an auction: immediate club finesse through the non-preemptor. 1♦ – 1♠ The Swedes gained 13 IMPs as they were the only 2♣ – 2♥ pair in slam. 3♣ – 3♦ 3NT – 5♣ We held these cards the last round of the day: 6NT – Pass What would you lead with: Dlr: West ♠ A 9 8 4 ♠9 x x x x ♥A x x ♦9 8 x ♣Q x? Vul: None ♥ Q If you believe that once your ♥A is dislodged ♦ K 9 8 5 4 the opponents will claim, then perhaps you should ♣ 8 6 3 attack with ♣Q, hoping partner has the king. If ♠ J 10 7 6 5 ♠ K Q you believe anything else, you should try a passive ♥ 10 9 8 6 ♥ A 7 4 3 2 spade. At the table I stupidly led a heart, presenting ♦ J 10 2 ♦ Q 6 declarer with his 12th trick. Anything but a heart ♣ K ♣ Q 9 7 5 would have worked. Where is Zia when I need ♠ 3 2 him? ♥ K J 5 We continue to do nothing else wrong and ♦ A 6 3 receive poor field protection on a couple of deals ♣ A J 10 4 2 (perhaps the field is getting tired also) for a dismal round score of 20. Three matches to go. West North East South I would be amiss, biased and a poor sport after Martens Weinstein Jassem Garner ragging on my poor partner throughout the confines Pass Pass 1♥ 2♣ of this report (especially since he normally makes 3♥ 4♣ All Pass far fewer mistakes than I do) if I neglected to It always feels like I’m about to enter No include a deal my dear old friend Gerald Caravelli Man’s Land when I compete to four of a minor. often referred to as “an unmitigated debacle:” Nothing good ever seems to happen and I seldom Round Thirteen vs. Gromov-Shanurin: have a hand that fits partner’s. Maybe that’s why In my own defense (and I make no pretenses I’ve heard Zia label it a “nothing bid.” to suggest it’s a good one) I will tell you my hand This deal is a case in point. Generally speaking, came perfectly sorted, just like every other round: I abhor overcalling at the two level with this type ♠A K ♥A K Q 9 ♦A K Q x ♣J 10 9. of hand: 5-3-3-2 with three-card length and slow For years I have made a habit of picking up high cards in an opponent’s suit. On the plus side, my hand, sorting it, counting it and then folding I’m non-vulnerable, so I decide to dip in. Martens it back up – retaining a mental image of it during makes a preemptive 3♥ raise and Howie elects to the bidding. It’s a bad habit, one I undoubtedly raise clubs. Disaster! Trumps break 4-1 and I end inherited from the depths of my spotty youth (hard minus 50 for 2 IMPs away. Bidding 4♣ with 3 low to break those). But on this occasion, for whatever trumps seems a bit misguided to me. Will Howie reason, be it the lingering jet lag, a few nights of have little sleep or perhaps general disinterest after being ♠x x x x ♥x x ♦x x x ♣K Q x x the next time? mired near the bottom of the heap throughout the Surely a responsive double gives partner better Tournament, I picked up my hand and thought options. We may backdoor our way into spades or I surveyed a very nice balanced 23 HCP. I opened notrump, and how bad can that be? In practice, I 2♣. Partner responded 2♦ (0-1 control) and I rebid think I have a fairly easy pass opposite a responsive 2NT (22-24), still not reviewing my hand. 3NT by double, and we’d have been happy with the result: partner, all pass. plus 300 on defense would have yielded 7 IMPs. LHO led the ♥4 and Howie put down It has been another disappointing day. After ♠x x ♥10 x ♦9 x x x x ♣K J 7 4. many losing decisions, a few clear errors and no Hmm. 6♦ looks like it depends upon the club gifts from the opposition, we have slumped to finesse. Wait a second. Crap! Now I have a 26 Page 18 Daily Bulletin count. Where did that extra king come from? I ran Dlr: East ♠ 5 he took a stab, hoping to talk the opponents out the diamonds and came to my hand with a heart, Vul: N-S ♥ K Q 10 8 4 3 of a vulnerable game. I would have bid 1♠ with preparing to run the ♣J. ♦ 8 3 2 Martens hand, but he passed the bidding around What? That isn’t the ♣J. It’s the ♠J! And the ♣ A J 9 to his partner who bid a conservative 2♦. Had ♠10. And the ♠9. Oy! I’ve just turned a 5-4-4-0 ♠ 6 4 ♠ K Q 10 9 Brogeland passed, Martens would surely have 26 HCP into a balanced 23. Three pairs bid 7♦, ♥ 9 6 5 ♥ A J 7 2 converted to 2♠ and Jassem might have raised. four pairs stop in six and of course, our result gets ♦ A K J 7 6 5 2 ♦ 4 Double by Brogeland! He was willing thrown out. I truly wish that was the end of the ♣ 2 ♣ K Q 4 3 to surrender 180 or 280 or 380 as long as the story. But for 15 years Howie has insisted we play ♠ A J 8 7 3 2 opponents had a vulnerable game. an insane bidding sequence: 2♣ - 2♦; 4♣ as some ♥ -- Martens removed 2♦ doubled to 2♥ – a choice huge 5-4-4-0 with club shortness. I’ve railed at him ♦ Q 8 for Jassem to pick either spades or clubs. Jassem constantly to take it out of the notes because I have ♣ 10 8 7 6 5 continued his conservative course with 2♠, which guaranteed it will never come up in our combined West North East South was passed around to Saelensminde, who competed lifetimes. And now this disappointment on so many Weinstein Nystrom Garner Bertheau with 3♣. Last chance for the Poles: Pass, pass to levels comes along. At least my competitors and 1♣ 1♠ Martens. That seems a little strange, doesn’t it? my good-natured partner get a good chuckle. I am 3♦ (1) 3♥ Dbl Redbl (2) Brogeland has made a penalty double of certain the bridge gods are still laughing. Pass 4♣ Dbl All Pass 2♦ and then passed 3♣? But it was too late ♠ 5 4 2 (1) Invitational. to reevaluate, and the Poles remained totally ♥ A K 9 7 4 (2) Rescue me. bamboozled. The sad news for the Norwegians ♦ 2 There I was on opening lead, visions of plus was that they only earned 5 IMPs. Three East-West ♣ A K 10 5 800 running through my head, but what to lead? A pairs reached a spade slam that was doomed by the trump is often indicated on these misfits because a 5-2 diamond split. Howie and I, of course, were ♠ A K Q 10 3 crossruff is usually the only viable option available treated to -650 from the girls and we lost 8 IMPs. ♥ Q J 10 to declarer. I was fairly certain the club ace was on Final standings: Bertheau-Nystrom 710, ♦ 8 7 6 my right so a club lead was certain to blow a trick, Bocchi-Madala 685, Jassem-Martens 677. ♣ Q 3 but would that trick come back? Not on this hand. Howie and I avoided the cellar, finishing in a Declarer won my ♣K, led ♥K and played ace stellar 14th place, but I honestly have no regrets. West North East South and ruffed a spade. Next came the ♥Q, followed Yes, we could have played better, but even our Zia Welland by the ♥10, pinning my partner’s 9. We achieved best would have left us far behind the leaders 1♥ Pass 1♠ only 200 and a very disappointing loss of 3 IMPs and results are not always of primary importance Pass 2♣ Pass 2♦ (1) because four pairs played the subpar 3NT, making. in these types of tournaments. The organizers Pass 3♠ Pass 4NT A diamond lead would have produced plus 500 for are trying to create a competition that promotes Pass 5♥ Pass 6♠ us and a gain of 7 IMPs. Then our opponents bid interest in bridge, and they did a fantastic job. As All Pass 1NT – 3NT and you get to lead from players, we are simply ambassadors to the bridge (1) Fourth-suit forcing. ♠J 4 3 ♥K 9 7 ♦9 8 5 4 ♣Q 7 5. community. The tournament received a lot of local Our opponents had an accident (too little, too This feels like the typical random lead problem press, was covered by BBO on the Internet and late, I’m afraid) and missed slam, but shockingly, from the Master Solver’s Club. Couldn’t a spade, given a favorable review by all the participants. so do four other pairs. Welland-Zia had what looks a heart or a diamond all be right on any given Kudos to everyone involved in this invitational to me a perfectly normal auction. 6♥ is almost occasion? Howie chose a heart. Minus 600. After tournament. And many thanks, Copenhagen! ironclad. Is it possible to raise to 6♥ over Zia’s the round we quickly consult the greatest opening 5♥? Could partner have: leader in the universe. You guessed it – he led the Barry Crane Top 500 ♠J x x ♥A K x x x ♦x ♣A x x x, ♠J! Partner had ♠K Q 9 6 and the ♦A. I told you missing the club king? I think with a minimum there’s nobody else in his league. leaders and 3-5-1-4 distribution, partner should raise 1♠ Last chance. We played the final round against (through Nov. 6) to 2♠, rather than rebidding 2♣. Zia’s jump to 3♠ our very dear friends Sabine and Daniela. Nothing 1. Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 2089 2. Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 1897 should imply extra high cards. Only Blakset-Ron too dramatic happens, Howie is a total handhog, 3. Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC 1662 get to the ironclad 6♥. Zia and one of the other declaring seven of the 10 deals and we lose by 4. Mike Passell, Las Vegas NV 1520 Danish pairs finish in 6♠. a reasonable margin. Meanwhile, the pairs in 5. Chris Compton, Dallas TX 1505 For the second time in the tournament the contention for second and third are creating some 6. Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ 1447 trumps split 4-1 with four to the jack onside. Again fireworks of their own, including this hand where 7. Eddie Wold, Houston TX 1426 8. Michael Seamon, Dania FL 1416 it was possible to engineer a trump with Boye Brogeland pens a brand new chapter on the 9. Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV 1363 careful play. 1430 was worth adventures of psychic redoubles: 10. Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV 1335 12 IMPs. Next, our only ghoulie of the Dlr: West ♠ J 2 11. Gary Cohler, Miami FL 1323 tournament: Vul: E-W ♥ K Q J 5 4 12. Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV 1320 ♠ A Q J 9 8 7 6 ♦ 8 5 13. Jacob Morgan, Madison WI 1273 ♥ ♣ 14. David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 1243 -- A K 5 3 15. Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA 1218 ♦ A 10 8 7 5 3 ♠ A Q 8 6 ♠ K 10 5 4 16. Valentin Kovachev, Stony Brook NY 1199 ♣ -- ♥ 10 8 7 6 ♥ A 3 17. Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 1194 ♦ -- ♦ A K Q J 9 3 18. G Gard Hays, Veradale WA 1182 ♠ 4 ♣ 9 8 7 6 2 ♣ Q 19. Les Bart, Bradenton FL 1148 ♥ ♠ 20. Adam Zmudzinski, Katowice, Poland 1119 A K 6 5 4 9 7 3 21. Reanette Frobouck, Vero Beach FL 1114 ♦ 9 6 4 ♥ 9 2 22. Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 1094 ♣ A 7 6 5 ♦ 10 7 6 4 2 23. David Caprera, Denver CO 1092 ♣ J 10 4 24. Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 1089 West North East South West North East South 25. Aaron Silverstein, New York NY 1085 26. Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL 1072 Weinstein Garner Martens S’minde Jassem Brogeland 27. Mark Lair, Canyon TX 1071 1♠ Pass 2♥ Pass 1♥ Dbl Redbl 28. David Siebert, Little Rock AR 1070 Pass 3♦ Pass 3NT Pass Pass 2♦ Dbl 29. Joe Grue, New York NY 1070 Pass 4♠ All Pass 2♥ Pass 2♠ Pass 30. Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 1056 A very conservative 4♠ rebid by Howie. Pass 3♣ All Pass 31. Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 1042 32. Robert Morris, Houston TX 1035 Couldn’t I have three diamonds to the king and Keep in mind this was the last round. Five 33. Robert Teel Jr., Birmingham AL 1032 some slow club cards? Slam is clearly poor – it pairs were within striking distance of second and 34. Bruce Ferguson, Palm Springs CA 1028 starts with 2-2 diamonds and then a spade guess. third place with a cash prize as incentive, so it is 35. Sheila Gabay, Newton MA 1023 Half the field rested in ♠4 , while the other half not shocking a few players would try to create 36. Ed Schulte, Tampa FL 1022 tried the diamond slam. Two pairs made it and two some swings. Having little experience (or success) 37. Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA 996 38. Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA 981 failed. with psyching, I usually attempt to remain in the 39. Ellen Anten, Encino CA 974 We finally face the leaders, Nystrom-Bertheau, mainstream (Howie may disagree) but recognize 40. Ken Gee, Regina SK 974 on the penultimate round. At that point they had an that some bridge players live to dance on the 41. Justin Lall, Dallas TX 967 insurmountable lead and there are five pairs about edge. Psyching requires tremendous table feel 42. Allan Graves, Barnet VT 943 100 IMPs behind them fighting it out for second and it doesn’t hurt to be able to play the spots 43. Kevin Dwyer, Fort Myers FL 925 44. Dan Morse, Houston TX 922 place. I had high hopes on this board: off the cards when forced to run for the exits. 45. G S Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD 902 Brogeland is a natural, having always struck me 46. John Russell, North Barringto IL 899 as someone who has command of the table, taking 47. Cameron Doner, Richmond BC 892 aggressive actions and not minding the possibility 48. Judith Bianco, New York NY 890 of looking bad if the results turn against him. Here 49. Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK 888 Daily Bulletin Page 19

50. Barry Harper, Regina SK 882 99. Suzette Wynn, Phoenix AZ 691 51. Joseph Godefrin, Sarasota FL 870 100. Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 689 Sectional YTD Leaders 52. Robert Levin, Lake Ariel PA 867 (through Nov. 6) 53. Chuck Said, Nashville TN 866 Richmond Trophy Leaders 1. Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA 422 54. Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ 863 (through Nov. 6) 2. Richard Brown, Easley SC 360 55. Sam Lev, New York NY 844 1. Allan Graves, Barnet VT 943 3. Warren Roberts III, Flat Rock NC 359 56. Kyle Larsen, San Francisco CA 842 2. Cameron Doner, Richmond BC 892 4. Hugh Brown Jr., Mc Cormick SC 326 57. Steve Gross, Westlake Vlg CA 840 3. Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK 888 5. Robert Heller, Decatur GA 304 58. Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 839 4. Barry Harper, Regina SK 882 6. Kay Joyce, Raleigh NC 283 59. John Zilic, Houston TX 832 5. Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON 758 7. Adrian Dovell, Gainesville FL 280 60. Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX 831 6. Daniel Korbel, Waterloo ON 680 8. Paolo Ranaldi, Eau Claire WI 278 61. Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ 823 7. David Grainger, Bend OR 553 9. John Brady, Jacksonville FL 272 62. Hamish Bennett, Menlo Park CA 818 8. Dennis Nelson, Saskatoon SK 510 10. Randy Joyce, Raleigh NC 269 63. Tom Rutledge, Charleston SC 815 9. Heather Peckett, Nepean ON 492 11. En Hay, Littleton CO 257 64. Andrew Rosenthal, New York NY 814 10. Gerry Marshall, Calgary AB 466 12. Patricia Dovell, Gainesville FL 257 65. James Melville, Springfield IL 811 11. Andy Anderson, Saskatoon SK 422 13. Mark McLaughlin, Charleston SC 245 66. John Onstott, New Orleans LA 805 12. John Morgan, Navan ON 407 14. Owen Lien, Hickory NC 242 67. Mike Levine, Boca Raton FL 805 13. Yan Wang, Scarborough ON 406 15. Allen Kane, Pueblo West CO 237 68. Lloyd Arvedon, Bedford MA 803 14. David Colbert, Etobicoke ON 404 16. Susanne McLaughlin, Charleston SC 236 69. Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Hills CA 799 15. Dwight Bender, London ON 398 17. Arthur Lowen, Nashville TN 235 70. Thomas Peters, Grapeland TX 796 16. Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 390 18. W. M. Sutton, Huntersville NC 231 71. Mike Cappelletti, Winter Park FL 782 17. Patrice Roy, Sherbrooke QC 389 19. Bill Wisdom, Salisbury NC 228 72. Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 781 18. Donald Pearsons, Winnipeg MB 381 20. Donna Watkins, San Antonio TX 220 73. Michael Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA 779 19. Peter Clark, Ottawa ON 375 74. Winthrop Allegaert, New York NY 777 20. Michael Cafferata, Scarborough ON 374 Seniors YTD Leaders 75. Richard Coren, Delray Beach FL 777 (through Nov. 6) 76. William Hunter, Peabody MA 774 Online YTD Leaders 1. Ed Weiss, Sun City Ctr FL 203 77. Rick Kaye, Bingham Farms MI 773 (through Nov. 6) 2. Ronda O'Farrell, Sun City Center FL 203 78. Jane Teel, Birmingham AL 772 1. Leo LaSota, Glen Burnie MD 1684 3. Les Bart, Bradenton FL 150 79. John Hurd, New York NY 771 2. Andrew Gofreed, La Plata MD 1168 4. Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 144 80. Melanie Tucker, New York NY 765 3. Claire Zeitoun, Gloucester ON 1154 5. Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA 141 81. Thomas Weik, Reading PA 760 4. Paul Mott, Charlottesville VA 1116 6. Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA 131 82. Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL 756 5. Jay Saks, Cote Saint-Luc QC 1072 7. Neal Satten, Wynnewood PA 131 83. Lewis Gamerman, Westwood MA 738 6. Len Charney, Winnipeg MB 978 8. Hamish Bennett, Menlo Park CA 129 84. Donald Stack, Overland Park KS 734 7. Bob Ayers, Covington GA 968 9. Keith Garber, Las Vegas NV 127 85. Kay Joyce, Raleigh NC 728 8. Mario Rodrigues, Mississauga ON 922 10. Thomas Weik, Reading PA 120 86. Jay Whipple III, Boca Grande FL 728 9. Larry Long, Canton OH 898 11. Diane Shannon, Saratoga CA 117 87. Leonard Melander, West Bloomfield MI 723 10. Timothy Flaherty, San Diego CA 897 12. Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 114 88. Dave Swarthout, San Antonio TX 720 11. Rita Duncan, Somerset IN 823 13. Richard Budd, Portland ME 109 89. James Krekorian, Pensacola FL 719 12. John Lindsey II, Cambridge MA 820 14. Michael Levy, Tucson AZ 106 90. Garth Yettick, Denver CO 714 13. William Sheryer, Abbotsford BC 785 15. Cameron Doner, Richmond BC 105 91. Lou Ann O'Rourke, Scottsdale AZ 713 14. Allen Golbert, Anaheim CA 784 16. Daniel Colatosti, Waltham MA 104 92. Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI 713 15. Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA 756 17. Larry Bausher, West Haven CT 101 93. George Bloomer, Pittsboro NC 711 16. Garnet De Merchant, Fredericton NB 740 18. Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA 100 94. Nicolas L'Ecuyer, Montreal QC 710 17. Patricia Harris, Head St Mar Bay NS 737 19. Rick Rowland, Wilmington DE 100 95. Linda Smith, Hixson TN 706 18. Andre Chartrand, Lery QC 735 20. John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT 95 96. John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT 705 19. Ingrid Lane, Kingsport TN 712 97. Owen Lien, Hickory NC 699 20. Anna Dosseva, Pickering ON 703 98. Jim Looby, Burbank CA 694

MCDANIEL OPEN PAIRS - SECOND/FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CC EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Andrew Hoskins, Burlingame CA; William Campbell, Pacific Grove CA 64.74% 1 Donald Kersey - Mark Donovan, Kingston ON 62.34% 2 Clay Hall - D Keith Henderson, Birmingham AL 60.58% 2 Michael McNamara, White Plains NY; Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY 60.26% 3 Jim Foster, Birmingham AL; Bernard Yomtov, Cambridge MA 57.85% 3 Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA; Jack Waller, Ridgecrest CA 58.17% 4 Lise Fischl, Maitland ON; Alice Blinn, Brockville ON 56.89% 4 Robert Kuz, St Andrews MB; Fred Lerner, Markham ON 55.13% 5 2 Carroll Frogge, Kansas City MO; Ram Hira, North Vancouver BC 54.97% 5 Marshall Lewis, Cleveland Hgts OH; Joan Kenny, Iran 54.65% 6 Jack Wolf, Houston TX; Douglas Wagner, Birmingham AL 54.81% 6 Antonia Okany, Etobicoke ON; Judy Singer, Toronto ON 54.33% 7 Ronald Burt, Hooksett NH; Wayne Burt, Pembroke NH 52.88% 7 Owen Lynch - Cindy Sealy, Huntsville AL 53.85% 3 1 Mylene Encontro, Far Hills NJ; Angeles Quimson, New York NY 52.56% 1 Jim Tully, Cocoa FL; Bill Ream, Burleson TX 51.44% 4 Ben Feinswog, Coconut Grove FL; Robert Lurie, Wayland MA 48.88% 2 Charles Showalter, Lady Lake FL; R Seidman, The Villages FL 50.80% 1 Maryanna Malone - Margo Maley, Ponte Vedra FL 38.46% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION RR EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Lewis Gamerman, Westwood MA; Robert McCaw, Sudbury MA 62.68% 1 Jim Hoerlein - Scott Needham, Boulder CO 64.13% 2 John McLaughlin, Melrose MA; Lloyd Arvedon, Bedford MA 58.98% 2 Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Louk Verhees, Voorhou Netherlands 61.71% 3 Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Mike Bandler, Alamo CA 58.09% 3 Marshall Kuschner, Reston VA; Gerald Goodale, Fairfax VA 61.06% 4 Sandra Gebhardt, The Villages FL; Thomas Weik, Reading PA 55.20% 4 Claudia Feagin - Jack Feagin Jr, Atlanta GA 54.39% 5 1 Carolyn Koch, Edwardsville IL; Lois Define, Saint Charles MO 55.04% 5 1 Gerald Nehra, Muskegon MI; William Granger, Bradenton FL 54.38% 6 Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Jo Anna Stansby, Dublin CA 53.91% 6 2 Stephen Bean, Leesburg FL; Alan Wertheimer, Burlington VT 53.36% 2 1 Richard McHale, Winter Haven FL; Martha Brown, Manchester MA 50.30% 3 Joan Stuckey - Jim Niemiec, Sarasota FL 51.01% 1 Perry Poole, Maitland FL; Stanley Weiner, Las Vegas NV 39.28% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION A EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Bernace De Young - Sean Ganness, Miami FL 71.96% 1 Chris Moll, Raleigh NC; Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA 68.43% 2 Drew Becker, Chicago IL; Richard Popper, Wilmington DE 63.78% 2 1 Peter Lit, Elk CA; Gary Robinson, Sebastopol CA 58.97% 3 David Walker, Salem VA; Kevin Wilson, Knoxville TN 58.97% 3 Jeffrey Taylor, Eugene OR; Bill Cook Jr, Madison MS 58.81% 4 1 David Pickering - John Mackay, St Catharines ON 54.49% 4 Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 57.85% 5 Jonathan Rivet, Wheaton IL; George Klemic, Bensenville IL 52.08% 5 2 Betty Berkman, Fernandina FL; Dottie King, Jacksonville FL 57.37% 6 2 Michael Myers, Ottawa ON; Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN 51.60% 6 Gudrun Wallace, Fort Myers FL; Judy Cardin, Chesterfield MO 56.09% 7 Sumner Steinfeldt, Lauderdale Sea FL; Vonnie Lavender, Burke VA 51.44% 7 Brenda Montague, Swampscott MA; Gail Bell, King of Prussia PA 55.45% 3 David Vendittis, Boca Raton FL; Ed Bernstein, Boynton Beach FL 50.64% 3 Janice Phillips, Gibsonia PA; Sharon Rohr, Pittsburgh PA 44.87% 1 Edgar L’Heureux, White Rock BC; Jane Youngberg, Surrey BC 39.74% 4 Patricia Estes - Lyn Shapiro, Maitland FL 44.23% 1 Pamela Page - Frank Page, Palm Bay FL 41.35% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION B EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Samuel Phillips, Largo FL; Lowell Phillips, North Potomac MD 60.22% 1 Jonathan Green, Kingston NY; Norman Rubin, Monticello NY 60.33% 2 William Bartley, Murrieta CA; Marvin French, San Diego CA 59.27% 2 Michael White, Atlanta GA; Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD 58.84% 3 Carreen Hinds, Bakersfield CA; Judy Pede, Grass Valley CA 58.23% 3 Martin Chaitt, West Palm Beach FL; Ellasue Chaitt, Palm Bch Gdns FL 56.77% 4 Ruth Gold, Pompano Beach FL; Charlene Predmest, Delray Beach FL 55.31% 4 Penelope Millar, Indianapolis IN; Sharon Austin, Bainbridge IN 55.53% 5 Marietta Andree, Hanworth, Middx Great Britain; Janet Cahm, Kt3 4jr United Kingdom 55.25% 5 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Anton Tsypkin, Ashland MA 55.13% 6 Don Kern, Bay Minette AL; Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC 54.25% 6 Zeke Letellier, Crofton MD; Rosanne Schabinger, Mount Prospect IL 54.11% 7 Russell Samuel, Glen Cove NY; Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo 136 Japan 52.27% 7 Suzan , University Park FL; Miriam Metz, Bradenton FL 53.57% 2 1 Larry Shell, Muscatine IA; Dale Wicks, Melbourne FL 51.28% 1 Helma Strauss, Hartford CT; Marjorie Lennon, Bradenton FL 53.50% 3 Ruth Ziff, West Palm Bch FL; Barbara Hass, Palm Beach Gdns FL 48.40% 2 1 Justin Blanchard, New York NY; Sam Katz, Burr Ridge IL 44.87%

ST. PETE BRIDGE CLUB THURSDAY-FRIDAY - SECOND OF FOUR SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XX EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Milton Zlatic - Jack Bryant, Saint Louis MO 67.15% 1 Ian Panto, Chlfnt St Giles England; Peter Lester, East Sussex Bn Great Britain 66.83% 2 Bruce Bedient - Sue Bedient, Charlotte NC 62.18% 2 Patricia Griffin - James Griffin, Sausalito CA 65.87% 3 Donna Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Peggy Higginbotham, Jacksonville FL 54.81% 3 1 Charles Gaeth, Benicia CA; E Hale, Rolla MO 59.46% 4 Linda Barson - Jerry Barson, West Palm Beach FL 54.65% 4 2 Marianne Aronovich - Serge Aronovich, Tuxedo Park NY 56.89% 5 1 Betty Casselman - Bernard Casselman, Sun City Center FL 52.24% 5 3 1 Sandy Desilets, Port St Lucie FL; Rhoda Chickering, E Montpelier VT 52.72% 6 2 Annette Lucas, Telford United Kingdom; Michael Cornes, Shropshire England 50.96% 6 4 Jennifer Gu, Sunnyvale CA; Adam Portley, San Francisco CA 51.60% 3 Dieter Stein, Harbourville NS; Pete Ekstrand, Crozet VA 48.40% 4 Sheryl McEwan, Reston VA; Livingston Johnson, Fairfax VA 47.92% 1 Lawrence Gelman, Boynton Beach FL; Bonnie Rosen, Boca Raton FL 45.99% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION YY EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT; Greta Pineles, Jackson NJ 58.97% 1 Laurence Rivkin - Charles Lipman, Dunwoody GA 60.90% 2 1 Raymond Adams Jr, Turlock CA; Sandra Wirtz, Lecanto FL 58.33% 2 June Pocock, New Westminster BC; Maarten Tjebbes, Vancouver BC 60.58% 3 Peggy Craig - Robert Craig, El Paso TX 57.53% 3 Carol Duren - Lura McKinney, Savannah GA 58.65% 4/5 2/3 1 Lesley Green - Hollie Fox, Sun City Center FL 54.65% 4 1 Henry Nelson, Zelienople PA; Frank Anshen, Setauket NY 58.49% 4/5 2/3 Phil Rizzuto, Toronto ON; Karen Kimes, Las Vegas NV 54.65% 5 2 Kristy Knight - Cynthia Morelli, Jacksonville FL 58.17% 6 Rebecca Rogers, Las Vegas NV; Nancy Phillips, Tulsa OK 54.49% 6 Marilyn Nesbit - Jim Siegel, Ketchum ID 56.25% 3 Linda Connell - Ken Connell, Saskatoon SK 52.40% 4 1 J Preston - Susan Butler, Edmonton AB 43.27% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION ZZ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Barbara Raynor, New York NY; Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ 64.65% 1 Jorgen Molberg, Trondheim Norway; Terje Aa, Heimdal Norway 67.38% 2 2 1 Ranjan Bhaduri, Chicago IL; Raymond Jung, Hamilton ON 58.64% 2 Jesus Arias, New York NY; Joan Millens, Kingston NY 57.21% 3 3 John McElroy - Jeanne Spletzer, Port Orange FL 56.69% 3 David Binney - William Fleming, Seattle WA 57.14% 4 4 2 Stephen Massicotte, Sarnia ON; Marc Seguin, Ottawa ON 54.55% 4 Saul Agranoff, Newton MA; Edward Scolnick, Wayland MA 55.29% 5 Ted Newman - Cordelia Menges, New York NY 54.42% 5 1 Elaine Misner - James Misner, Wilton CT 52.19% 6 Albert Fultz, Ft Mitchell KY; Christopher Cowan, Oakville ON 51.03% 6 2 David Pimental, Dartmouth MA; Marcia White, Lakeville MA 51.94% 3 Alfred Killian, Sebastian FL; Vivian Leshin, W Hartford CT 49.40% 1 Betty Davis - Pamela Wolf, Jacksonville FL 42.57% Page 20 Daily Bulletin

0-5000 BLUE RIBBON PAIRS - SECOND FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS X W EAST-WEST 1 Dan Parish - Elise Parish, Omaha NE 66.75% 1 Ronald Andrews - William Poole, Vero Beach FL 61.17% 2 Susan Cressman - Ken Cressman, Lakeland FL 62.03% 2 Dean Panagopoulos, Lynn MA; Yiji Starr, Wayland MA 59.68% 3 Michael Diesel - Stephanie Hamilton-Diesel, Saugus MA 61.72% 3 Doug Levene - Mark Jones, Birmingham AL 59.49% 4 Sally Meckstroth, Tampa FL; Linda Miller, Ormond Beach FL 59.68% 4 Alan Walters - Bruce Greenspan, Naples FL 58.06% 5 Mary Gerner, Sarasota FL; Anne Thain, Bradenton FL 53.97% 5 Joe Handler, Toronto ON; Ashok Shingavi, Houston TX 56.20% 6 Joseph Murray - Ricki Rogers, Mt Laurel NJ 53.85% 6 Donald Pearsons - Alex Bertrand, Winnipeg MB 56.02% 7 Carol Rynders - Jill Flader, Saint Paul MN 53.60% 7 Andrew Firko, Oakville ON; Wendy Dooley, Mississauga ON 55.33% 8 Jody Ledford - Theodore Spak, Miami FL 53.41% 8 Pat Peterson, Hernando FL; Sharron Rosenberg, Lecanto FL 54.90% 9 David Meyer - Marlene Meyer, Scranton PA 53.29% 9 Bob Friz, Leonard TX; Brady Allen, Dallas TX 53.78% 10 Peter Tracy - Sherry Tracy, Longboat Key FL 53.16% 10 Kevin Young - Peter Worby, Regina SK 52.30% 11 Keith Connolly, Minneapolis MN; Rebecca Anspach, Saint Paul MN 52.54% 11 Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Michael McGuire, Hernando MS 52.23% 12 Jim Gaarder, Columbia MD; Jimmy Ritzenberg, Bethesda MD 52.05% 12 John Cagney - Edith Cagney, N Fort Myers FL 51.99% 13 Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL; Tansu Aksu, Orlando FL 51.67% 13 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN 51.80%

WEDNESDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DDD EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Linda Monahan - Pat Monahan, Interlochen MI 61.01% 1 1 Sandra Palchanis - Roberta Sylvia, Nantucket MA 63.10% 2 1 Nancy Clayman, Boston MA; Susan Rutstein, Brookline MA 58.93% 2 2 Nancy Heston, Brandon FL; Elizabeth Hopkins, Valrico FL 61.61% 3 Victoria Lanier, Amelia Island FL; Ellen Flenniken, Fernandina Beac FL 58.63% 3 Nizar Esmail - Zainool Esmail, Burnaby BC 60.12% 4 2 1 Jurgen Rinderspacher - Ann Traven, Germany 58.33% 4 3 Naresh Kapila, Rochester Hills MI; Bradley Keller, South Lyon MI 57.74% 5 3 Dottye McCain, Orlando FL; Joe McCain, Birmingham AL 55.36% 5 4 Lawrence Haugh, Woodside CA; John Currie, Toronto ON 51.19% 4 Robert Mainord, Nederland TX; Patricia Bell, Silsbee TX 52.38% 1 Edward Greenhouse, Delray Beach FL; Burton Greenhouse, Montauk NY 43.15%

MURIEL & ARNOLD ROSEN M/X/D - SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OO EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Helen Hackner, Willowdale ON; David Horner, Carrollton TX 57.85% 1 Caroline Pascoe, Sarasota FL; Steven Shaye, Slingerlands NY 64.58% 2 Sheila Pies, Osprey FL; Roger Pies, Washington DC 57.53% 2 Bert Newman - Kathy Newman, West Bloomfield MI 63.14% 3 Sharon Jabbour - Zeke Jabbour, Boca Raton FL 55.93% 3 Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN 57.85% 4 Jerome Hurley - Christine Renner, Bradenton FL 54.17% 4 Patricia Dovell - Adrian Dovell, Gainesville FL 53.21% 5 Suzanne Dunaway, Oak Park IL; Michael Kutska, River Forest IL 54.01% 5 Andrew Tylman - Jennifer Swimmer, Toronto ON 52.72% 6 Donna Marshall - David Marshall, Reading MA 53.21% 6 Sharon Anderson - Roger Anderson, Eagan MN 51.12% 1 Eddie Bishop, Lacey WA; Kimberly Johnson, Olympia WA 49.04% 1 Benjamin Eisenberg - Susan Eisenberg, Boca Raton FL 49.84% 2 Florence Mahony - Brian Mahony, Delray Beach FL 47.12% 2 Mary Lawand - Rene Lawand, Etobicoke ON 48.88% 1 Margarita Jaramillo, Miami FL; Alvaro Betancur, Medellin Colombia 45.67% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION PP EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Robb Gordon - Linda Gordon, Sedona AZ 62.18% 1 Rebecca Clough - Roger Clough, Culver City CA 64.90% 2 Burrell Humphreys, Wayne NJ; Enid Steinmark, Hackensack NJ 54.33% 2 Jerry Premo, Sacramento CA; Kay Beck, Noblesville IN 61.54% 3 1 Merrilee McKenna, Bradenton FL; Paul Wens, 2018 Antwerp Belgium 54.17% 3 Muriel Altus - Philip Altus, Tampa FL 59.29% 4 2 Kathryn Callahan, Clive IA; Rod Halvorson, Saint Paul MN 51.76% 4 Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY; Ruth Grant, Tarrytown NY 56.89% 5 Pamela Barbee - Curtis Barbee, Newnan GA 51.44% 5 Bonnie Bagley, Colorado Spgs CO; Ken Monzingo, San Diego CA 54.33% 6 Natalie Hertz - Dan Hertz, Harrison NY 51.12% 6 Greg Caucutt - Genny Rice, Rochester MN 52.56% 1 Jack Alhale - Rozi Alhale, New York NY 50.16% 2 Wendy Margraff - Thomas Margraff, St Petersburg FL 49.84% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 John Kranyak, Bay Village OH; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 59.13% 1 Andrea Hayman, New York NY; Jan Van Cleeff, Ah Den Haag Netherlands 61.03% 2 Goldye Raphael - Harold Raphael, Montreal QC 55.93% 2 Douglas Dye - Dale Dye, Wyndmoor PA 59.99% 3 Gary Kessler, Springfield IL; Elaine Said, Nashville TN 54.33% 3 B Horiguchi - Chiye Horiguchi, Gardena CA 58.09% 4 Raymond Raskin, King of Prussia PA; Claire Kern, Voorhees NJ 53.85% 4 George Retek, Montreal QC; Jill Wooldridge, Buffalo NY 58.08% 5 Nie Lih Kalat, Sarasota FL; Jack Bonney, Venice FL 53.69% 5 Leonard Doerksen - Marlene Pontifex, Winnipeg MB 58.07% 6 Bill Harlan - Phyllis Harlan, Oklahoma City OK 52.56% 6 Glenn Eisenstein, New York NY; Nancy Katz, Carolina PR 54.38% 1 Terry Smith, Jacksonville FL; Linda Stuart, Gainesville FL 52.08% 1 Chris Moore - Jennifer Chalfan, Bellevue WA 50.80% 2 James Weeks, Irvine CA; Ilene Grabel, Palm Desert CA 50.32% 2 Lottie Sommer - K. Joel Sommer, Mamaroneck NY 45.41% 1 Roger Peterman, Fenelon Falls ON; Riet Haaksman, Kingston ON 34.95% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Sevequine Dissard - Gert-Jan Paulissen, Paris France 60.90% 1 Gay Grogan - Terry Grogan, Centerville OH 60.58% 2 Ron Ashbacher, Lead Hill AR; Breezy Salmon, Nashville TN 59.94% 2 Bonnie Britton, Staten Island NY; Peter Latkany, Brooklyn NY 59.46% 3 Evelyn Kirsh - David Kirsh, Roxboro QC 52.40% 3 Barbara Mackay, Fredericton NB; Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA 56.73% 4 Kaye Krebs, Virginia Beach VA; Howard Miller, Chesapeake VA 51.76% 4/5 J Fletcher Smoak - Linda Smoak, Roanoke VA 54.97% 5 Lynda Rosenblatt, Passaic NJ; Marvin Rosenblatt, Hartford CT 50.48% 4/5 Allan Mazer - Ruth-Anne Mazer, Towson MD 54.97% 6 Robert Cloutier - Helen Shanbrom, Tamarac FL 50.00% 6 Ledo Carvalho, Sao Paulo Brazil; Marsha Mitchell, Knoxville TN 52.88% 1 Esra Orhon, Wesley Chapel FL; Adel Eryan, Tampa FL 48.40% 1 Francine Feldman, Boca Raton FL; Aubrey Fein, Fort Lauderdale FL 50.16% 2 Joyce Searcy, Wesley Chapel FL; James Plecas, St Petersburg FL 47.12%

BLUE RIBBON PAIRS - SECOND FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS P Q R EAST-WEST 1 Barnet Shenkin, Boca Raton FL; Rhoda Habert, Montreal QC 62.10% 1 Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan Den Netherlands; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam 3 Netherlands 62.50% 2 Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hts IL 61.34% 2 David Bakhshi, London England; Tom Townsend, London W9 1sd England 59.72% 3 Jan Jansma, Malden Netherlands; Jay Borker, Greenwich CT 60.83% 3 Chip Martel, Davis CA; Lew Stansby, Dublin CA 58.96% 4 Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 59.01% 4 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 57.29% 5 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV 58.81% 5 Bjorn Fallenius - Michael Moss, New York NY 55.72% 6 Roger Lee, Monrovia CA; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 57.89% 6 Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON; Ishmael Delmonte, Sydney Australia 54.66% 7 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA 57.44% 7 Allan Graves, Barnet VT; Jon Sveindal, Bergen Norway 54.40% 8 Ljudmila Kamenova, Stony Brook NY; Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA 56.63% 8 Michael Seamon, Dania FL; James Cayne, New York NY 54.10% 9 John Hurd - Joel Wooldridge, New York NY 55.21% 9 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Daniel Korbel, Waterloo ON 53.69% 10 Beth Palmer - William Cole, Silver Spring MD 54.81% 10 Martin de Bruin, Egg Harbor Twp NJ; Steven Price, Scottsdale AZ 52.78% 11 Harry Gellis, Midlothian VA; Chester Johnson, Chicago IL 54.50% 11 David Caprera, Denver CO; Clement Jackson, Albuquerque NM 52.68% 12 Thomas Peters, Grapeland TX; John Zilic, Houston TX 54.15% 12 Christopher Monsour, Hartford CT; Daniel Levin, Aurora IL 52.07% 13 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 53.64% 13 Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona 080 Spain; George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL 51.57% 14 R Jay Becker - Chris Willenken, New York NY 52.94% 14 Reese Milner, Los Angeles CA; Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 51.47% 15 Larry Pocock, New Westminster BC; Michael Yuen, Vancouver BC 52.73% 15 Jessica Piafsky, New York NY; Thomas Bessis, Issy-Les-Moulin France 51.21% 16 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL 51.57% 16 David Kent, Lake Mary FL; Stephen Brown, Ottawa ON 50.96%

SECOND THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING SIDE THURSDAY MORNING — FIRST OF THREE SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Clay Dahl, Etobicoke ON; Rick Jenkins, Toronto ON 60.04% 1 Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Marc Levine, Lubbock TX 72.35% 2/3 Val Kovachev, Stony Brook NY; John Russell, North Barringto IL 59.28% 2 1 Peter Cheung, Fremont CA; Polly Schoning, Manhattan KS 62.88% 2/3 2 1 Bari Boyer - Carol Seager, Worcester MA 59.28% 3 Enrico Beretta, Martin GA; Jim Mullen, Oak Island NC 58.14% 4 Don Pearsons - Adrienne Pearsons, Winnipeg MB 57.39% 4 2 1 Marc Seguin, Ottawa ON; Stephen Massicotte, Sarnia ON 54.55% 5 3 Jean Blilie, Kerrville TX; Shirley Hoffert, Ottertail MN 57.01% 5 3 Patricia Estes, Maitland FL; Amy Bloom, Silver Spring MD 52.08% 6 Tania Reyes Hiller, Shrub Oak NY; Leia Berla, Old Greenwich CT 52.27% 6 Deborah Murphy, San Francisco CA; Bonnie Gellas, New York NY 51.89% 7 Harold Phillips, Melbourne FL; Bob Ezell, Palm Bay FL 51.52% 7 4 Steven Goodman, Upton MA; Susan Elwyn, Framingham MA 51.33% 4 Diana Strietelmeier, Columbus IN; Lois Herald, Venice FL 49.81% 2 Charles Allen, Kokomo IN; Jo Anne Nenni, West Palm Beach FL 46.97% 2 Nathan Bodner, Miami FL; Angus MacIver, Surfside FL 49.43% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XX EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Joan Fitzgerald, St. John’s NL; Ashok Shingavi, Houston TX 62.50% 1 1 Paul Lindauer Jr, Varna IL; Linda Bush, Evans GA 66.48% 2 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Buddhadeb Biswas, Lexington MA 60.61% 2/4 2/3 Meg Hughes, Bradenton FL; Robert Bishop, Holmes Beach FL 58.90% 3 Mike Strong, Winfield IL; Bill Harris, Lombard IL 57.20% 2/4 Les Bart, Bradenton FL; Martha Marsh, Chicago IL 58.90% 4 John Mackay - Jeremy Smee, St Catharines ON 55.11% 2/4 2/3 Jerry Tietz - Pam Tietz, Naperville IL 58.90% 5 2 Jerry Skellenger - Judith Skellenger, Rochester Hills MI 53.22% 5 4 Edie Siemens, Prior Lake MN; Amy Howells, Lakeville MN 55.87% 6 3 Jingsong Liu, Renton WA; John Aslin, Seattle WA 52.65% 6 Bob Luebkeman, Walnut Creek CA; Anita Burgis, Santee CA 55.11% 4 2 Rosalie Corbett, Des Peres MO; Marcia McCalden, Wolcott CO 51.14% 1 Maureen Sutton - Portia Craven, Ocala FL 51.70% 2 Ann Bottelli - Richard Bottelli, Vero Beach FL 48.48%

SECOND THURSDAY A.M. 49ER PAIRS - ONLY SESSION SECTION EEE A B C 1 1 Jean Lee, Naples FL; Miriam Tobolowsky, Los Angeles CA 68.06% 2 Ted Hauptman, Port Orange FL; Connie Lytle, Ormond Beach FL 57.64% 3 Mohammad Yadegari - Priscilla Yadegari, Schenectady NY 56.94% 2 Michael Bigelow - Pam Bigelow, Savannah GA 52.78% 1 Casey Holscher, Melbourne FL; Judith Cortese, Rome NY 45.14%

SECOND THURSDAY A.M. 299ER PAIRS - ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Lawrence Rogers, Winter Park FL; Ronald Boyers, Casselberry FL 57.95% 1 Doris Jefferies, Bloomfield MI; Linda McDade, Bonita Springs FL 63.26% 2 2 Joy Grossmann - David Grossmann, Highland Park IL 55.68% 2 1 1 Christie Bendickson, Spring Hill FL; James Vail, Cleveland GA 59.28% 3 3 2 Edward Greenhouse, Delray Beach FL; Burton Greenhouse, Montauk NY 53.60% 3 2 Naresh Kapila, Rochester Hills MI; Bradley Keller, South Lyon MI 56.25% 4 4 Joanne Chalifoux, Bay Shore NY; Louisa Delew, East Islip NY 53.22% 4 3 2 Patricia Gifford, Kingsland GA; Fred Stokes, St Marys GA 55.11% 5 5 3 Marsha Wicks, Longwood FL; Claire Chepenik, Winter Park FL 53.03% 5 Elizabeth Monroe - Lynn Leisy, Amelia Island FL 54.36% 6 Peter Yuen - Walter Jaworski, Toronto ON 52.08% 6 4 Terry Landry - Carol Landry, St Cloud FL 53.60% 5 Sheila Hildreth - Nelsom Hildreth, Dunnellon FL 51.14% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Denise Erwin - Peg Lindsay, Leesburg FL 61.59% 1 1 1 Barry Rowles, Vero Beach FL; William Baum, Dubuque IA 64.48% 2 2 2 Virginia Jones - Milferd Jones, Clearwater FL 60.59% 2 2 2 Marc Spellman, Satellite Beach FL; Dennis Scott, Melbourne Beach FL 57.95% 3 Brenda Lord - Mary Gallagher, Winter Park FL 58.25% 3 3 W Hayenga, West Melbourne FL; Thomas Ahlin, Melbourne FL 55.32% 4 Dena Anderton - Lenore Dillard, Winter Park FL 52.27% 4 4 Ann Van Dyke, Purchase NY; Cherry McLaughlin, Brooksville FL 55.27% 5 3 3 Dan Croom - Jill Croom, Lake Mary FL 51.46% 5 Katie Ogan - Randy Ogan, Jupiter FL 54.94% 6 4 Sue Blumenfeld - Richard Ryan, Sun City Center FL 50.78% 6 5 Constance Cleaton - Melvin Ellis, Portland OR 53.94%

SECOND THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING SIDE THURSDAY MORNING — FIRST OF THREE SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Clay Dahl, Etobicoke ON; Rick Jenkins, Toronto ON 60.04% 1 Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Marc Levine, Lubbock TX 72.35% 2/3 Val Kovachev, Stony Brook NY; John Russell, North Barringto IL 59.28% 2 1 Peter Cheung, Fremont CA; Polly Schoning, Manhattan KS 62.88% 2/3 2 1 Bari Boyer - Carol Seager, Worcester MA 59.28% 3 Enrico Beretta, Martin GA; Jim Mullen, Oak Island NC 58.14% 4 Don Pearsons - Adrienne Pearsons, Winnipeg MB 57.39% 4 2 1 Marc Seguin, Ottawa ON; Stephen Massicotte, Sarnia ON 54.55% 5 3 Jean Blilie, Kerrville TX; Shirley Hoffert, Ottertail MN 57.01% 5 3 Patricia Estes, Maitland FL; Amy Bloom, Silver Spring MD 52.08% 6 Tania Reyes Hiller, Shrub Oak NY; Leia Berla, Old Greenwich CT 52.27% 6 Deborah Murphy, San Francisco CA; Bonnie Gellas, New York NY 51.89% 7 Harold Phillips, Melbourne FL; Bob Ezell, Palm Bay FL 51.52% 7 4 Steven Goodman, Upton MA; Susan Elwyn, Framingham MA 51.33% 4 Diana Strietelmeier, Columbus IN; Lois Herald, Venice FL 49.81% 2 Charles Allen, Kokomo IN; Jo Anne Nenni, West Palm Beach FL 46.97% 2 Nathan Bodner, Miami FL; Angus MacIver, Surfside FL 49.43% Daily Bulletin Page 21

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XX EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Joan Fitzgerald, St. John’s NL; Ashok Shingavi, Houston TX 62.50% 1 1 Paul Lindauer Jr, Varna IL; Linda Bush, Evans GA 66.48% 2 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Buddhadeb Biswas, Lexington MA 60.61% 2/4 2/3 Meg Hughes, Bradenton FL; Robert Bishop, Holmes Beach FL 58.90% 3 Mike Strong, Winfield IL; Bill Harris, Lombard IL 57.20% 2/4 Les Bart, Bradenton FL; Martha Marsh, Chicago IL 58.90% 4 John Mackay - Jeremy Smee, St Catharines ON 55.11% 2/4 2/3 Jerry Tietz - Pam Tietz, Naperville IL 58.90% 5 2 Jerry Skellenger - Judith Skellenger, Rochester Hills MI 53.22% 5 4 Edie Siemens, Prior Lake MN; Amy Howells, Lakeville MN 55.87% 6 3 Jingsong Liu, Renton WA; John Aslin, Seattle WA 52.65% 6 Bob Luebkeman, Walnut Creek CA; Anita Burgis, Santee CA 55.11% 4 2 Rosalie Corbett, Des Peres MO; Marcia McCalden, Wolcott CO 51.14% 1 Maureen Sutton - Portia Craven, Ocala FL 51.70% 2 Ann Bottelli - Richard Bottelli, Vero Beach FL 48.48%

SECOND THURSDAY A.M. 49ER PAIRS - ONLY SESSION SECTION EEE A B C 1 1 Jean Lee, Naples FL; Miriam Tobolowsky, Los Angeles CA 68.06% 2 Ted Hauptman, Port Orange FL; Connie Lytle, Ormond Beach FL 57.64% 3 Mohammad Yadegari - Priscilla Yadegari, Schenectady NY 56.94% 2 Michael Bigelow - Pam Bigelow, Savannah GA 52.78% 1 Casey Holscher, Melbourne FL; Judith Cortese, Rome NY 45.14%

SECOND THURSDAY A.M. 299ER PAIRS - ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Lawrence Rogers, Winter Park FL; Ronald Boyers, Casselberry FL 57.95% 1 Doris Jefferies, Bloomfield MI; Linda McDade, Bonita Springs FL 63.26% 2 2 Joy Grossmann - David Grossmann, Highland Park IL 55.68% 2 1 1 Christie Bendickson, Spring Hill FL; James Vail, Cleveland GA 59.28% 3 3 2 Edward Greenhouse, Delray Beach FL; Burton Greenhouse, Montauk NY 53.60% 3 2 Naresh Kapila, Rochester Hills MI; Bradley Keller, South Lyon MI 56.25% 4 4 Joanne Chalifoux, Bay Shore NY; Louisa Delew, East Islip NY 53.22% 4 3 2 Patricia Gifford, Kingsland GA; Fred Stokes, St Marys GA 55.11% 5 5 3 Marsha Wicks, Longwood FL; Claire Chepenik, Winter Park FL 53.03% 5 Elizabeth Monroe - Lynn Leisy, Amelia Island FL 54.36% 6 Peter Yuen - Walter Jaworski, Toronto ON 52.08% 6 4 Terry Landry - Carol Landry, St Cloud FL 53.60% 5 Sheila Hildreth - Nelsom Hildreth, Dunnellon FL 51.14% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Denise Erwin - Peg Lindsay, Leesburg FL 61.59% 1 1 1 Barry Rowles, Vero Beach FL; William Baum, Dubuque IA 64.48% 2 2 2 Virginia Jones - Milferd Jones, Clearwater FL 60.59% 2 2 2 Marc Spellman, Satellite Beach FL; Dennis Scott, Melbourne Beach FL 57.95% 3 Brenda Lord - Mary Gallagher, Winter Park FL 58.25% 3 3 W Hayenga, West Melbourne FL; Thomas Ahlin, Melbourne FL 55.32% 4 Dena Anderton - Lenore Dillard, Winter Park FL 52.27% 4 4 Ann Van Dyke, Purchase NY; Cherry McLaughlin, Brooksville FL 55.27% 5 3 3 Dan Croom - Jill Croom, Lake Mary FL 51.46% 5 Katie Ogan - Randy Ogan, Jupiter FL 54.94% 6 4 Sue Blumenfeld - Richard Ryan, Sun City Center FL 50.78% 6 5 Constance Cleaton - Melvin Ellis, Portland OR 53.94%

DAYLIGHT ORANGE BLOSSOM PAIRS - SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION FFF EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Khalid AlDoori, Harrison NY; Byron Nimocks, Rye NY 62.20% 1 Paul Beyersdorf - Carlos Haupert, Merritt Island FL 68.45% 2 2 Colleen Mayers, Gulf Shores AL; Rebecca Cusick, Pensacola FL 58.33% 2 Robert Raes, Apopka FL; Dilip Daphtary, Maitland FL 54.46% 3 Letitia Stallard, Winter Park FL; Susan Woodman, Orlando FL 56.55% 3 1 Robert Pemble - Margaret Pemble, Dundee Dd3 6hg United Kingdom 53.57% 4 Helen Burns, Canning NS; Eva Wallace, Wolfville NS 53.27% 4 Marilyn Cohen, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Dee Korenbaum, West Palm Beach FL 53.27% 2 Sharon MacMorran - Kenneth MacMorran, Austin TX 44.05% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION GGG EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Nancy Frame, New Smyrna FL; Maureen Loeb, Lake Mary FL 63.69% 1 1 Susan Miklos - Audrey Baker, Jacksonville FL 59.23% 2 Marilyn Defilippo - Jill Ragatz, Lecanto FL 62.50% 2 2 Gary Goersch - Linda Goersch, Tolono IL 58.93% 3 Mona Watson - Cecilia Regan, Ocala FL 57.44% 3 James Muller - Nancy Muller, Orlando FL 55.65% 4 Ellen Alper, West Roxbury MA; Ann Johnston, Wellesley MA 51.79% 4 John Alderman, Roswell GA; Beryl Hedrick, Alabaster AL 53.27% 1 Herbert Cohen, Weston FL; Ralph Clifton, Crovet VA 46.73% 2 Gladys McMartin - Anita Kison, Titusville FL 44.05% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION HHH EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Gwendolyn Baker - James Baker, Dunnellon FL 61.01% 1 R Schwartz - Barbara Schwartz, Deerfield Beach FL 59.52% 2 Tom Wilson, Orlando FL; Laura Campbell, Oviedo FL 55.36% 2 Barbara Stone - Joel Stone, Glencoe IL 58.04% 3 Carol Mitchell, Panama City FL; Jane Shepard, Panama City Bch FL 55.06% 3 1 Olivia Ehmer, Jacksonville FL; Steven Frank, Ponte Vedra Bea FL 52.38% 4 2 Janet Hinrichs, Marion IA; Duane Hinrichs, Clearwater FL 54.76% 4 2 Mary Lynn Macdonald - Candace Flemming, Halifax NS 51.19% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION LLL EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 David Graham - Jill Graham, Boca Raton FL 71.43% 1 James Keegan, Cambridge MA; Jane Adams, Lexington MA 55.65% 2 Morris Johnson - Gloria Johnson, Brooklyn NY 64.58% 2 Marla Patterson, Arlington WA; Paula Olivares, Valencia CA 54.17% 3 Paul Heide - Marjorie Heide, Delray Beach FL 52.68% 3 Susan Whitney - Robert Whitney, Worcester MA 53.87% 4 1 Arthur McGrade - Betty McGrade, Ft Myers FL 50.89% 4 Jo Baillie, Marco Island FL; Leslie Phelps, Vero Beach FL 52.38% 2 Janet Parsons - Margaret Gibbons, St. John’s NL 48.81% 1 Sylvia Woodhouse - Frank Woodhouse, University Park FL 50.30% 2 Harriet Kutell - Michael Kutell, Miami Beach FL 49.70% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OOO EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Abbie Feuer - Dennis Feuer, No Palm Beach FL 61.90% 1 1 Kay Dierks - Robert Auvenshine, Wimberley TX 62.20% 2 1 Richard Dixon, Frontenac KS; Barbara Williford, Raleigh NC 57.74% 2 Marlene Tremblay - Patricia Parker, Hayward WI 57.74% 3 2 Ellen Schulman, Boca Raton FL; Robert Holdeman, Pocahontas IL 55.06% 3 Diane Kelsey - Bill Kelsey, Sebring FL 51.79% 4 Richard Banks - Ella Banks, Tampa FL 54.17% 4 Linda Schofield, Winter Park FL; Sharon Shaffer, Debary FL 50.30% 2 Ann Levine, West Palm Beach FL; Sandy Bascove, W Palm Beach FL 49.11% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DDD EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Lesley Green - Hollie Fox, Sun City Center FL 67.56% 1 Jean Frisino, Rockledge FL; Daryl Drew, Homosassa FL 62.50% 2 1 Robert Dolan - Linda Dolan, Etowah NC 53.87% 2 Ann Perez, Guelph ON; Patricia Draper-Peterson, Oakville ON 52.38% 3 2 John Steffan, Marco Island FL; Morris Mitchem Jr, Columbia SC 51.19% 3 Ruth Weber - Ellen Blais, St Augustine FL 51.49% 4 Margaret Bernstein, Boca Raton FL; Carol Kohn, Atlantis FL 48.51% 4 1 Patrick Sweeney, Tampa FL; Larry Lasher, Moffetville CA 51.19% 2 Karen Pollack, Westhampton NY; Risa Grossman, Mount Sinai NY 50.89% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION MMM EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Paul Inman - Brenda Inman, Lakeland FL 65.48% 1/2 1 Jackie Christiansen - Pamela McKenney, Bluffton SC 55.36% 2 Benet Zupan - Rolf Svensson, Boynton Beach FL 56.85% 1/2 John Nowell, Jr - Millie Nowell, Orlando FL 55.36% 3 Susan Mastrola, Swansea MA; Judy Pollack, North Dartmouth MA 54.17% 3 2 Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA; M. David Jackson, Alexandria VA 54.46% 4 1 Stephanie Wilks, Orlando FL; Margaret Bauerle, Winter Springs FL 52.68% 4 Bill Oates - Pat Oates, Brighton MI 52.98% 2 David Morreau, Ottawa ON; William Rance, Gloucester ON 52.38% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION NNN EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Victoria Lanier, Amelia Island FL; Ellen Flenniken, Fernandina Beac FL 61.61% 1 1 Jeff Jackson, White Bear Lake MN; Trella Bromley, Jacksonville FL 60.42% 2 2 Robert Mainord, Nederland TX; Patricia Bell, Silsbee TX 57.14% 2 Teri Dolci, Port St Lucie FL; Margaret Woodworth, Port St Lucie FL 54.17% 3 Patricia Heidrich, Winter Park FL; Fran Cowie, Maitland FL 56.25% 3 2 Joanne Klare, Ft Myers Beach FL; Christl Smith, Sanibel FL 51.49% 4 Bill Weisgerber, Lake Mary FL; Phil Reece, Winter Park FL 53.87% 4 David Moore, Tampa FL; Linda Kneeburg, St Petersburg FL 49.40%

HARRY ROSS DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS - SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS AAA PPP EAST-WEST A X A X 1 Alvin Galland, Hastings-On-Hud NY; Stanley Roth, New York NY 64.04% 1 Molly O’Neill, Ft Lauderdale FL; Lisa Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 67.84% 2 1 Charles Young - Rich Pestien, Peoria IL 59.96% 2 1 Lucy Tillman Jr, The Villages FL; G Mikel, Lady Lake FL 63.50% 3 2 Michael Bodell, Santa Clara CA; Alan Malloy, San Francisco CA 59.60% 3 Mariusz Krasnicki, Pl-91-224 Lodz Poland; Jacek Ochijewicz, Warsaw Poland 60.05% 4 Jane Dillenberg, New York NY; Jerry Goldberg, Yonkers NY 57.43% 4 Marlise Cusick - Linda Drake, Jacksonville FL 59.69% 5 3 Raymond Jung, Hamilton ON; Ranjan Bhaduri, Chicago IL 56.61% 5 2 John Miller, Stillwater MN; Daniel McIntyre, Saint Paul MN 57.43% 6 J Alfred Letourneau, Winslow ME; Lucille Theriault, Plant City FL 56.52% 6 Marc Culberson - Andrea Culberson, Weston FL 56.07% 7 Joan Delaney - Russell Delaney, Sarasota FL 56.07% 7 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Peter Mosheim, Miami FL 55.98% 8 Clay Sundermeyer - Nada Sundermeyer, Bellevue WA 54.62% 8 3 Thomas Mangold Jr - Joseph Glazar, Hernando FL 55.71% 9 Jeff Overby, Key West FL; Jayne Thomas, Lutz FL 53.89% 9 Natalie Bassil, Boston MA; Melvin Marcus, Waltham MA 55.53% 10 Morton Glickman, Willowdale ON; Ranald Davidson, North York ON 52.90% 10 Vernon Nelson, Waukesha WI; Vincent Messina, Wolfeboro NH 54.08% 11 Marilyn Mac Donald - Bill Mac Donald, Corpus Christi TX 51.81% 11 4 Peter Manzon, Waltham MA; Robert Bertoni, Haverhill MA 53.35% 12/13 Barbara Steffek, St Petersburg FL; John Stephen, Ellenton FL 51.36% 12 5 Eric Schulz - Mary Skavaril, Reynoldsburg OH 52.81% 12/13 Harriet Goldberg, No Palm Beach FL; Kari Nolletti, Palm Bch Gdns FL 51.36% 6 Jan Vandersluis - Helen Vandersluis, No Palm Beach FL 49.73% 4 Alan Lechner, New York NY; Melvin Lechner, Boca Raton FL 50.72% 5 Donald Paterson - Carol Akers Paterson, Cordova TN 50.36% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS QQQ RRR EAST-WEST A X A X 1/2 1 Leelyn Main, St Petersburg FL; William Atteberry, Clearwater FL 62.95% 1 Jeff Aker, Briarcliff NY; Barry Rigal, New York NY 66.76% 1/2 Peggy Craig, El Paso TX; Chris Champion, Colorado Spgs CO 62.95% 2 Charlotte Kartsonis, New Port Richey FL; Marion Ellingsen, Spring Hill FL 63.22% 3 Lawrence Lau, Westport CT; John Klayman, Haymarket VA 60.60% 3 1 Marcella Werblow, Miami Beach FL; Natalie Mackler, Highland Park IL 58.88% 4 Shannon Cappelletti - Rhoda Kratenstein, Delray Beach FL 59.96% 4 Michele Foran, Oconomowoc WI; William Malesevich, Mayville WI 57.16% 5 Susan Kusler - Dane Kusler, Birmingham AL 59.06% 5 2 Peter Gray, Ketchum ID; April Uhlenburg, King of Prussia PA 55.80% 6 2 Eiko Nomura, Tokyo Japan; Aiko Mizuuchi, Tokyo Japan Japan 56.70% 6 Diane Graese, Las Vegas NV; Martin Caley, Montreal QC 54.98% 7 3 Anna Lynn Wagner - Charles Gale, Cocoa Beach FL 55.25% 7 Harvey Mandel, Nanuet NY; Deborah Alexander, Clermont FL 54.71% 8 Joseph Sauro, Oakville ON; Martin Morris, Wheeling IL 54.80% 8 James Praught, Summerside PE; Wallace Macdonald, Albany PE 54.53% 9 Carol Desmitt - Penny Paikin, Delray Beach FL 53.35% 9 3 James Spandau - Sharlene Spandau, Plant City FL 54.44% 10 Riki Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA 52.54% 10 4 Kenneth McNary - Gavin Nevins, Omaha NE 53.99% 11 Heidi Klein, Harrison NY; Linda Otness, Greenwich CT 52.17% 11 Susi Ross, Winter Spgs FL; Barbara Docarmo, Casselberry FL 53.35% 12 4 J Howard Tate - F Ruth Tate, Toronto ON 51.36% 12 Alison Wilson, New York NY; Johan Upmark, Stockho Sweden 52.90% 5 John Caban, Ind Hbr Bch FL; Richard Robinson, Melbourne FL 49.82% 5 Melbourne Hamer - Joan Hamer, Westcott R England 52.72%

ST. PETE BRIDGE CLUB THURSDAY-FRIDAY SIDE - FIRST OF FOUR SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XX EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Jack Grier - Alina Grier, Bridgman MI 61.57% 1 Jay Albright, Westerville OH; Charles MacCracken, Memphis TN 59.95% 2 Judy Fiske, Sagamore Beach MA; Kathleen Kenney, South Yarmouth MA 56.71% 2 1 1 Elliott Grosh, Bradenton FL; Bill Carson, Ltl Switzrlnd NC 59.49% 3 James Fowlkes - Patricia Fowlkes, Garner NC 55.56% 3 Gerald Vaughan - Connie Vaughan, Knoxville TN 57.64% 4 2 Richard Oberwortmann, Tullahoma TN; Henry Arnold, Sewanee TN 53.70% 4 2 Dorene Thompson, Ponte Vedra Bch FL; John Garner, Fernandina Bch FL 54.86% 5 3 1 Lawrence Gelman, Boynton Beach FL; Bonnie Rosen, Boca Raton FL 53.24% 5 3 2 Jane Ghegan, Atlanta GA; Susan Marett, St Simons Is GA 53.47% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION YY EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Marietta Huggard, Sarasota FL; Carolyn Holcomb, Englewood FL 64.56% 1 1 Michael Cornes, Shropshire England; Annette Lucas, Telford UK 57.96% 2 Laurence Rivkin, Dunwoody GA; Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI 54.92% 2 Yoko Davis, Cardiff CA; Samuel Jordan, Spring Valley CA 55.06% 3 1 1 Linda Donahue - Ann Taylor, Satellite Beach FL 54.08% 3 2 1 Betty Davis - Pamela Wolf, Jacksonville FL 53.88% 4 2 Aaron Maryanow - Brenda Maryanow, Birmingham AL 52.93% 4 3 E Hale, Rolla MO; Charles Gaeth, Benicia CA 53.27% 5 3 Ellen Gordon - Sidney Gordon, Melrose Park PA 51.13% 5 Kevin Schoenfeld, Pleasanton CA; Gerard Laquerriere, Clovis CA 51.39% 4 Sheryl McEwan, Reston VA; Livingston Johnson, Fairfax VA 50.32% 4 Bobby Paul - Elaine Paul, Winnipeg MB 51.36% Page 22 Daily Bulletin

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION ZZ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 David Stevenson, Wirral England; Elizabeth Commins, Holywell C United Kingdom 62.27% 1 1 Jeanne Land, Fort Myers FL; Barbara Moran, Tilghman MD 59.03% 2 Mary Vickers, Apex NC; Myra Abrams, Cote Saint-Luc QC 61.57% 2 2 Marguerite Crews, Richmond VA; Bob Marett, St Simons Is GA 58.33% 3 Steve Salazar, De Forest WI; Walter Pease, Anchorage AK 58.56% 3 3 Bonnie Lamkin - Henry Poe, Lakeland FL 55.79% 4 1 Judith Skellenger - Jerry Skellenger, Rochester Hills MI 52.08% 4 4 Marianne Johnson - Mal Yurkowski, Winnipeg MB 54.17% 5 Anita Burgis, Santee CA; Bob Luebkeman, Walnut Creek CA 51.85% 5/6 Edward Rothman - Ilse Rothman, Dartmouth MA 52.31% 2 Charles Keltner - Beverly Butler, Highland IL 48.15% 5/6 Patricia Estes - Lyn Shapiro, Maitland FL 52.31% 3 Janice L Wild, Briarcliff NY; Jean Picone, Pittsburgh PA 47.45% 1 Stephen Massicotte, Sarnia ON; Marc Seguin, Ottawa ON 50.69% 1 Kevin Dunn, Centennial CO; John Stilwell, Longwood FL 42.59%

MURIEL & ARNOLD ROSEN MIXED NORTH-SOUTH SECTION A EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Michael Edwards, Rock Island IL; Cookie Hoberman, Omaha NE 56.73% 1 Patricia Dovell - Adrian Dovell, Gainesville FL 69.55% 2 Reba Cole, Boca Raton FL; William Epperson, Sarasota FL 55.77% 2 Natalie Hertz - Dan Hertz, Harrison NY 59.94% 3 1 Merrilee McKenna, Bradenton FL; Paul Wens, 2018 Antwerp Belgium 55.29% 3 Bert Newman - Kathy Newman, West Bloomfield MI 59.78% 4/5 Gerry McCully - Rhonda Foster, Victoria BC 53.53% 4 Marlene McFadden - John McFadden, Guelph ON 56.09% 4/5 Andrew Tylman - Jennifer Swimmer, Toronto ON 53.53% 5 Lowell Andrews, Huntington Bch CA; Maureen Barnes, Kelowna BC 52.88% 6 2 Roger Allen, Victoria BC; Mimi Staples, Toronto ON 51.12% 6 Robb Gordon - Linda Gordon, Sedona AZ 51.28% 1 Pamela Barbee - Curtis Barbee, Newnan GA 46.15% 2 Benjamin Eisenberg - Susan Eisenberg, Boca Raton FL 45.67% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION B EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Lynne Feldman, San Diego CA; Barry Schaffer, Frisco TX 59.94% 1 Allen Hawkins Jr - Brenda Hawkins, Birmingham AL 68.75% 2 Allan Mazer - Ruth-Anne Mazer, Towson MD 58.81% 2 Barbara Mackay, Fredericton NB; Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA 60.42% 3/4 1 James Weeks, Irvine CA; Ilene Grabel, Palm Desert CA 56.41% 3 John Kranyak, Bay Village OH; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 55.13% 3/4 Robert Cloutier - Helen Shanbrom, Tamarac FL 56.41% 4 1 Joyce Searcy, Wesley Chapel FL; James Plecas, St Petersburg FL 54.81% 5 Steve Mansfield, Seattle WA; Janet Daling, Peoria AZ 52.24% 5 Raymond Raskin, King of Prussia PA; Claire Kern, Voorhees NJ 54.49% 6 David Rogers, Pinehurst NC; Myriam Milgrom, Port St Lucie FL 51.28% 6 Ledo Carvalho, Sao Paulo Brazil; Marsha Mitchell, Knoxville TN 53.85% 2 Jon Lusk - Sally Lusk, Ypsilanti MI 46.96% 2 Francine Feldman, Boca Raton FL; Aubrey Fein, Fort Lauderdale FL 51.44% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION C EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Suzanne Dunaway, Oak Park IL; Michael Kutska, River Forest IL 65.22% 1 Christopher Pisarra, Lafayette CA; Arline Fulton, Englishtown NJ 60.42% 2 Donna Marshall - David Marshall, Reading MA 61.22% 2 1 Jack Alhale - Rozi Alhale, New York NY 59.29% 3 Sharon Jabbour - Zeke Jabbour, Boca Raton FL 55.93% 3 Muriel Altus - Philip Altus, Tampa FL 59.13% 4 Greg Caucutt - Genny Rice, Rochester MN 54.01% 4 Beatrice Kemp - Richard Burton, Dacula GA 53.69% 5 Jerry Premo, Sacramento CA; Kay Beck, Noblesville IN 53.21% 5 Rebecca Clough - Roger Clough, Culver City CA 53.53% 6 1 Richard Zalenski - Nancy Johnson, Santa Rosa CA 53.04% 6 Sheila Pies, Osprey FL; Roger Pies, Washington DC 52.40% 2 1 Margarita Jaramillo, Miami FL; Alvaro Betancur, Medellin Colombia 50.32% 2 Amanda Carter, Arlington VA; Arman Hartung, Marshall MI 51.92% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Chris Moore - Jennifer Chalfan, Bellevue WA 62.66% 1 1 Barbara Tysdahl - Dennis Ryan, Menomonie WI 60.10% 2 2 1 Scott Rappard, Dartmouth NS; Gundi Husain, Halifax NS 58.81% 2/3 Larry Rich, Cumming GA; Shirley Seals, Ponte Vedra FL 55.77% 3 Andrea Hayman, New York NY; Jan Van Cleeff, Ah Den Haag 250 Netherlands 55.77% 2/3 Lynda Rosenblatt, Passaic NJ; Marvin Rosenblatt, Hartford CT 55.77% 4 Ulker Mutlu - Bernard Bernstein, Clearwater FL 55.61% 4 Evelyn Kirsh - David Kirsh, Roxboro QC 55.13% 5 Leonard Doerksen - Marlene Pontifex, Winnipeg MB 54.17% 5 Kaye Krebs, Virginia Beach VA; Howard Miller, Chesapeake VA 54.97% 6 Catherine Teltscher, London United Kingdom; William Coyle, Glaasgow United Kingdom 53.69% 6 Shirley Presberg, Boca Raton FL; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 54.33%

BLUE RIBBON PAIRS - FIRST FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS P Q R EAST-WEST 1 David Yang, Darien IL; Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX 63.13% 1 Miguel Villas-Boas, Sao Paulo Spain; Joaopaulo Campos, Sao Paulo 01229 Brazil 63.28% 2 Reese Milner, Los Angeles CA; Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 58.43% 2 Boye Brogeland, Norway; Tonje Brogeland, Flekkefjord Norway 58.91% 3 David Bakhshi, London England; Tom Townsend, London W9 1sd England 56.25% 3 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL 58.00% 4 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 56.12% 4 Jan Jansma, Malden Netherlands; Jay Borker, Greenwich CT 57.06% 5 David Grainger, Bend OR; Mike Cappelletti, Winter Park FL 55.87% 5 Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 56.73% 6 Erik Saelensminde, Jessheim Norway; Rune Hauge, St Petersport Great Britain 55.74% 6 Merijn Groenenboom, Utrecht Netherlands; Danny Molenaar, Netherlands 56.43% 7 Michael Seamon, Dania FL; James Cayne, New York NY 55.72% 7 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA 56.07% 8 Chip Martel, Davis CA; Lew Stansby, Dublin CA 54.28% 8 Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hts IL 54.76% 9 Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan Den Netherlands; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam 3 Netherlands 54.18% 9 Pablo Lambardi, Buenos Aires 10 Argentina; Pablo Ravenna, Buenas Aires 14 Argentina 54.40% 10 Cindy Bernstein, Memphis TN; Buddy Hanby, Spring TX 53.87% 10 Gail Greenberg - Jeff Hand, New York NY 53.92% 11 Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA 53.24% 11/12 Thomas Peters, Grapeland TX; John Zilic, Houston TX 53.87% 12 Winthrop Allegaert, New York NY; Jaggy Shivdasani, Pleasantville NY 53.16% 11/12 Samuel Marks, Atlanta GA; Michael Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA 53.87% 13 James Hawkes, Charleston SC; Claudio Nunes, Roma Italy 53.04% 13 Bob Drijver, Tilburg Netherlands; Tim Verbeek, Driebergen Netherlands 53.80% 14 Allan Graves, Barnet VT; Jon Sveindal, Bergen Norway 52.53% 14 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 52.88% 15 David Lindop, Toronto ON; Michael Cummings, Palm Beach Gdn FL 52.18% 15 Beth Palmer - William Cole, Silver Spring MD 51.06% 16 Laura Dekkers, Rotterdam; Marion Michielsen, 3024 AM Rotterd Netherlands 52.07% 16 Lawrence Harding, Hampstead NC; Kelley Hwang, New York NY 50.86%

THURSDAY OPEN PAIRS - FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OO EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Louk Verhees, 2215 SH Voorhou Netherlands 67.95% 1 1 Michael Myers, Ottawa ON; Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN 59.29% 2 Cam Meyer, Bend OR; Lucy Tredennick, San Pedro CA 62.18% 2 2 1 Edgar L’Heureux, White Rock BC; Jane Youngberg, Surrey BC 57.53% 3 1 1 Mylene Encontro, Far Hills NJ; Angeles Quimson, New York NY 58.01% 3 Josh Feldstein, Gainesville FL; Alan Schwartz, Fairfax VA 56.25% 4 Bernace De Young - Sean Ganness, Miami FL 56.25% 4 Drew Becker, Chicago IL; Richard Popper, Wilmington DE 54.97% 5 Donna Wood - Paul Foster, Vista CA 53.21% 5 Jim Hoerlein - Scott Needham, Boulder CO 54.49% 6 2 2 Perry Poole, Maitland FL; Stanley Weiner, Las Vegas NV 52.40% 6 Malle Andrade - Lew Walter, New York NY 53.04% 7 3 David Vendittis, Boca Raton FL; Ed Bernstein, Boynton Beach FL 51.92% 7 3 Doug Couchman - Matthew Dyer, Chicago IL 52.72% 4 Stephen Bean, Leesburg FL; Alan Wertheimer, Burlington VT 49.52% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION PP EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Peter Lit, Elk CA; Gary Robinson, Sebastopol CA 71.63% 1 William Bartley, Murrieta CA; Marvin French, San Diego CA 65.22% 2 John Atlee Macgregor - Tony Kasday SJO2097, Miami FL 61.22% 2 Donna Watkins - Janise Saul, San Antonio TX 57.69% 3 2 Ralph Wilhelmi - Russell Johnson, Olympia WA 59.46% 3 Serge Chevalier, Laval QC; Paul Klarreich, Miami FL 54.01% 4 Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 55.29% 4 1 Linda Gross, Lafayette CA; Heidi Lippitt, Danville CA 53.69% 5/6 3 Janice Phillips, Gibsonia PA; Sharon Rohr, Pittsburgh PA 52.72% 5 2 Samuel Phillips, Largo FL; Lowell Phillips, North Potomac MD 53.37% 5/6 Brenda Montague, Swampscott MA; Gail Bell, King of Prussia PA 52.72% 6 Carreen Hinds, Bakersfield CA; Judy Pede, Grass Valley CA 52.08% 1 Patricia Bayer, Jacksonville FL; Jane Jamison, Orange Park FL 44.71% 3 Betty Berkman, Fernandina FL; Dottie King, Jacksonville FL 50.80% 1 Carol Blazer - Lynda Gillinov, Boca Raton FL 44.39% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Jonathan Green, Kingston NY; Norman Rubin, Monticello NY 61.86% 1 Tina Tessaro, Miami FL; Ersilia Valente, Lugano Switzerland 58.33% 2/3 1/2 1 Justin Blanchard, New York NY; Sam Katz, Burr Ridge IL 59.78% 2 Ronald Burt, Hooksett NH; Wayne Burt, Pembroke NH 57.85% 2/3 1/2 Jim Dingwerth - William Hoge, Olathe KS 59.78% 3 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Anton Tsypkin, Ashland MA 55.29% 4 3 Mary Petit, Hernando FL; Sally Swing, Palm City FL 56.25% 4 1 Andrew Hoskins, Burlingame CA; William Campbell, Pacific Grove CA 54.17% 5 Jack Wolf, Houston TX; Douglas Wagner, Birmingham AL 54.65% 5 Susan Jackowitz, Palm Bch Grdns FL; Nancy Turner, New York NY 54.01% 6 Zeke Letellier, Crofton MD; Rosanne Schabinger, Mount Prospect IL 53.37% 6 2 Carol Frank, Burbank CA; Margaret Ferguson, Bonita Springs FL 52.56% 3 Susan Elwyn, Framingham MA; Steven Goodman, Upton MA 52.24% 1 Judith Arbus, Toronto ON; Patty Michael, San Mateo CA 49.52% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION RR EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Beverly Brown, Fishers IN; Eleanor Grinslade, Indianapolis IN 59.78% 1 Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Jo Anna Stansby, Dublin CA 64.26% 2 Donald Kersey - Mark Donovan, Kingston ON 59.13% 2/3 1 Beverly Carter, Medina OH; Michael Creager, Brecksville OH 55.77% 3 Owen Lynch - Cindy Sealy, Huntsville AL 55.29% 2/3 Laurie Vogel, New York NY; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ 55.77% 4 1 J Zamierowski Jr - Barbara Zamierowski, Leesburg FL 53.85% 4 Lewis Gamerman, Westwood MA; Robert McCaw, Sudbury MA 55.45% 5 Robert Kuz, St Andrews MB; Fred Lerner, Markham ON 52.88% 5 John McLaughlin, Melrose MA; Lloyd Arvedon, Bedford MA 55.13% 6 Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA; Jack Waller, Ridgecrest CA 52.72% 6 2 Alka Kapur - Rahul Kapur, Carmel IN 51.60% 7 Linda Frank, New York NY; Anna Bromberg, Brooklyn NY 51.28% 7 Sandra Gebhardt, The Villages FL; Thomas Weik, Reading PA 50.96% 2 Jim Tully, Cocoa FL; Bill Ream, Burleson TX 48.88% 1 Kathryn Shannon, North Vancouver BC; Benjamin Dickens, Fernandina Bch FL 48.24% 1 Maryanna Malone - Margo Maley, Ponte Vedra FL 47.12%

MINI-BLUE RIBBON PAIRS - FIRST FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS W X EAST-WEST 1 Doug Levene - Mark Jones, Birmingham AL 63.65% 1 John Miller, Vienna VA; Jay Kelkar, Oak Hill VA 67.62% 2 Kenny Horneman, Charlottesville VA; Charles Jeffrey Jr, Safety Harbor FL 59.93% 2 Joseph Murray - Ricki Rogers, Mt Laurel NJ 62.47% 3 Mark Teich - Gretchen Teich, Bluffton SC 57.82% 3 Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA; Nick Wiebe, Oakland CA 61.66% 4 Bob Friz, Leonard TX; Brady Allen, Dallas TX 57.26% 4 Randall Rubinstein, East Falmouth MA; Adam Parrish, Arlington MA 60.48% 5 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC 56.51% 5 Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Barbara McLendon, New York NY 60.17% 6 Sally Meckstroth, Tampa FL; Linda Miller, Ormond Beach FL 56.33% 6 Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL; Tansu Aksu, Orlando FL 57.51% 7/8 Richard Williams - Jody Williams, San Carlos CA 55.58% 7/8 David Meyer - Marlene Meyer, Scranton PA 56.82% 7/8 James Clifford Jr, Miami FL; David Babcock, Coral Gables FL 55.58% 7/8 Mary Gerner, Sarasota FL; Anne Thain, Bradenton FL 56.82% 9 Michael Blaher, Apopka FL; Mara Tuttle, Lake Mary FL 54.59% 9 Kenneth Allan - Paddy Allan, Kingston ON 53.23% 10 Pat Peterson, Hernando FL; Sharron Rosenberg, Lecanto FL 53.16% 10 Steve Clark, Carlsbad CA; V Everett Boyer, San Bruno CA 51.67% 11 Donald Pearsons - Alex Bertrand, Winnipeg MB 53.04% 11 Kevin Dwyer, Fort Myers FL; Kimberly Whipple, Boca Grande FL 51.61% 12 Richard Goll - Norma Goll, Tekamah NE 51.55% 12 John Lewis, Wilton Manors FL; Saul Gross, Miami Beach FL 50.99% 13/14 Andrew Firko, Oakville ON; Wendy Dooley, Mississauga ON 51.24% 13 Michael McDonald, Rochester Hills MI; Grant Petersen, Taylor MI 50.87% 13/14 Steven Cohn, Clearwater FL; Gerald Ungar, Pt Charlotte FL 51.24%

SECOND THURSDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS - ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION EEE EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Sonja Luckie - Janet Martin, Cleveland TN 59.50% 1 Jean Lee, Naples FL; Gaye Little, Dade City FL 57.00% 2 1 1 Lyndall Fisher, Largo FL; Lakshmi Devi Rajkumar, Germantown MD 55.00% 2 Ted Hauptman, Port Orange FL; Connie Lytle, Ormond Beach FL 55.00% 1 1 Casey Holscher, Melbourne FL; Judith Cortese, Rome NY 49.00%

SECOND THURSDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS - ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Virginia Jones - Milferd Jones, Clearwater FL 59.52% 1 1 1 Mary Bywater - Ted Bywater, Orlando FL 62.80% 2 2 Terry Landry - Carol Landry, St Cloud FL 58.33% 2 Elizabeth Monroe - Lynn Leisy, Amelia Island FL 61.01% 3 3 2 Lawrence Rogers, Winter Park FL; Ronald Boyers, Casselberry FL 58.04% 3 2 Romie Sachs, New Port Richey FL; Eleanor Tebbetts, Brooksville FL 59.23% 4 4 3 Clare Bendeck - Maury Wolfe, Palm Beach FL 53.87% 4 3 Allan Thomas, Wallaceburg ON; Keith Dawson, Chatham ON 58.04% 5 5 Joellen Spencer - Sue Blumenfeld, Sun City Center FL 53.27% 5 4 2 Suzanne Batt - Patricia Christy, Sun City Center FL 52.08% 3 Burton Greenhouse, Montauk NY; Edward Greenhouse, Delray Beach FL 51.19% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Carolyn Gornowicz - Jerry Gornowicz, Longboat Key FL 60.71% 1 1 1 Barry Rowles, Vero Beach FL; William Baum, Dubuque IA 60.42% 2 Sue Wagner - Larry Wagner, St Joseph MI 60.42% 2 2 2 Dennis Scott, Melbourne Beach FL; Marc Spellman, Satellite Beach FL 58.93% 3 2 Bradley Keller, South Lyon MI; Naresh Kapila, Rochester Hills MI 54.17% 3/4 Jeff Edmunds - Evelyn Edmunds, Stevensville MI 58.33% 4 Thomas Fagan - Katie Fagan, Kailua HI 52.08% 3/4 3 Roberta Sylvia - Sandra Palchanis, Nantucket MA 58.33% 3 2 Kathleen Smith - Richard Ryan, Sun City Center FL 51.49% 4 Marie Swiston - Chuck Swiston, Tampa FL 57.44% 4 Fred Stokes, St Marys GA; Patricia Gifford, Kingsland GA 47.92% Daily Bulletin Page 23

Tomorrow’s Bridge Events Saturday, December 4, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members** Other Pat Janis Memorial Stratified Swiss Teams single Cypress 2 $15 $17 Friday-Saturday Morning Bracketed Compact Knockout Teams 3-4 Cypress 2 $16 $18 Thursday-Saturday Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams 3rd Cypress 2 $16 $18 Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series 3rd single session Cypress 1 $16 $18

Saturday, December 4, 10 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Crystal G $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Crystal G $15 $15

Saturday, December 4, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. SUPER SENIOR PAIRS 1-2 Grand 8A $20 Age 70+; 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions. Stratified Daylight Open Pairs 1-2 Crystal H $16 $18 Weekend Special Orange Blossom 750/300 Pairs 1-2 Crystal H $16 $18 Gold points for 0-750

Saturday, December 4, 1 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series 1st single session Cypress 1 $16 $18

Saturday, December 4, 1 & 7:30 p.m. REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 SF Cypress 3 $20 — KEOHANE NORTH AMERICAN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 SF Grand 8B $20 — Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Cypress 1 $16 $18 Martha McGhee Saturday-Sunday Bracketed Knockout Teams 1-2 Cypress 2 $16 $18 Continues Sunday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Friday-Saturday Bracketed Knockout Teams 3-4 Cypress 2 $16 $18

Saturday, December 4, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Crystal G $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Crystal G $15 $15

Saturday, December 4, 7:30 p.m. Strati-Flighted Side Swiss Teams single Cypress 2 $15 $17 Happy Birthday, Diane Schmetz Side Game 2nd single session Cypress 1 $16 $18 Part of the Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Cypress 2 $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Cypress 2 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Cypress 2 $15 $15

Saturday, December 4, 11:30 p.m. Zip Knockout Teams single Cypress 2 $12/team/match

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are:A (2500+), B (750-2500), C (0-750). For Strati-Flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1500-2500), C (750-1500) and D (0-750) play in their own game. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. Sponsored Games

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Today’s Bridge Events Friday, December 3, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members** Other Friday-Saturday Morning Bracketed Compact Knockout Teams 1-2 Cypress 2 $16 $18 Thursday-Saturday Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams 2nd Cypress 2 $16 $18 Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series 2nd single session Cypress 1 $16 $18

Friday, December 3, 10 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Crystal G $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Crystal G $15 $15

Friday, December 3, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Stratified Daylight Open Pairs 1-2 Crystal H $16 $18

Friday, December 3, 1 p.m. St. Petersburg Bridge Club Side Game 3rd single session Cypress 1 $16 $18 Part of the Thursday-Friday Side Game Series

Friday, December 3, 1 & 7:30 p.m. REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 Q Grand 9 $20 — Two qualifying, two semifinal, two final sessions. Entry required by 11 a.m. KEOHANE NORTH AMERICAN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 Q Grand 8 $20 — Two qualifying, two semifinal, two final sessions Boca Grande DBC Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Cypress 1 $16 $18 2500+; 0-2500 Orange Blossom 750/300 Pairs 1-2 Cypress 1 $16 $18 Gold points for 0-750 Friday-Saturday Bracketed Knockout Teams 1-2 Cypress 2 $16 $18 Thursday-Friday Bracketed Knockout Teams 3-4 Cypress 2 $16 $18

Friday, December 3, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Crystal G $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Crystal G $15 $15

Friday, December 3, 7:30 p.m. Ginny Schrade Memorial Strati-Flighted Side Swiss Teams single Cypress 2 $15 $17 St. Petersburg Bridge Club Side Game 4th single session Cypress 1 $16 $18 Part of the Thursday-Friday Side Game Series Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Crystal G $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Crystal G $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Crystal G $15 $15

Friday, December 3, 11:30 p.m. Zip Knockout Teams single Crystal G $12/team/match

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are:A (2500+), B (750-2500), C (0-750). For Strati-Flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1500-2500), C (750-1500) and D (0-750) play in their own game. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

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