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BTC 0609.Pub g the 188 in g counties id r B www.bridge-wcba.com Vol. LI No. 2 Published by Westchester Contract Bridge Association June 2009 SEE YOU THERE ! WCBA PETER KALAT SUMMER SECTIONAL § ¨ © ª § ¨ © ª § ¨ © ª § ¨ § AUGUST 7 - 9, 2008 ¨ ¨ IMPORTANT NOTE: © June © (NAP Qualifying Month) THE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AND ª ª THE SITE FOR THIS SECTIONAL HAVE NOT BEEN § § FINALIZED. PLEASE CHECK THE WEB SITE AT ¨ 5-6 WBF Worldwide ¨ Bridge Contests http://www.bridge-wcba.com © Bridge Deck © FOR DETAILS AND DIRECTIONS. ª 8-14 Sectional At The Clubs ª Friday, August 7 § Various Clubs § Stratified Open Pairs 9:30 AM ¨ 15-21 District 3 Regional ¨ Stratified Newplicate Pairs 9:30 AM © Saratoga Springs, NY © Stratified Open Pairs 1:30 PM 29-30 District 3 Regional Stratified Newplicate Pairs 1:30 PM ª Fairfield, NJ ª Stratified Open IMP Pairs 7:00 PM § § Stratified Newplicate Pairs 7:00 PM ¨ ¨ Saturday, August 8 © © International Fund Charity Stratiflighted A/X Pairs 10 AM, 3 PM July Play 1 or 2 sessions. Overall awards available for ª (NAP Qualifying Month) ª those playing both sessions. Stratiflighted B/C/D Pairs 10:00 AM § § Stratified Newplicate Pairs 10:00 AM ¨ 1-5 District 3 Regional ¨ Stratiflighted B/C/D Pairs 3:00 PM © Fairfield, NJ © Stratified Newplicate Pairs 3:00 PM ª 24 International Fund Game ª Sunday, August 9 § Various Clubs § 23-31 NABC Flight A/X Swiss Teams 11:00 AM Bracketed 0-2500 Round Robin Teams 11:00 AM ¨ Washington, DC ¨ Playthrough; Seven 7-board matches © © ª ª Open game strats are: A, infinity; B, 2500; C, 750 § August § Newplicate strats are: 0-50, 50-100, 100-300 Stratiflighted strats are: A, infinity; X, 5000; B, 2500; C, 1000; D, 500/NLM ¨ (NAP Qualifying Month) ¨ Tournament Chair: Mike McNamara (917) 882-7494 [email protected] © © Pairing Chair: Mike McNamara (917) 882-7494 [email protected] Caddies: Ed Zuckerberg (914) 693-6633 [email protected] ª 1-2 NABC ª § Washington, DC § 7-9 WCBA Peter Kalat ¨ Summer Sectional ¨ © Site TBA © ª ª § ¨ © ª § ¨ © ª § ¨ © ª § ¨ § g PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE in the g It was great to see so many of you at our Unit We’ve also heard all your Swiss event at the beginning of March. This complaints about the County Center. We are d counties i is a wonderful event where we honor our in the process of looking for a new venue for r Mini-McKenney and Ace of Clubs winners. the tournament. If you know of a place that B Many thanks to Michael McNamara for can accommodate us, please let me know. BRIDGING THE COUNTIES (ISSN 1059-3586) is running such a successful event, and Linda We need more than 6,400 square feet of published (quarterly) four times a year in March, June, September and December by the Westchester Otness and her committee for providing such space, adequate parking and bathrooms, and Contract Bridge Association, 2 Carriage Way, White a wonderful lunch. You’ve both really handicap access. In addition, it would be Plains, NY 10605. $1 of yearly membership fees shall be applied to yearly subscription for the publication. outdone yourselves. And congratulations to nice if the site was near a major highway and Periodicals postage is paid at White Plains, NY. all of our Mini-McKenney and Ace of Clubs public transportation. Not too much to ask. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Bridging the Counties, 2 Carriage Way, White Plains, NY winners. On November 15 we will again be 10605. Our unit runs a number of events every running our Charity Swiss team event at the year, including two sectional tournaments. Bridge Deck. This year we will be WESTCHESTER CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION As I write this, we are coming up on the Bob supporting two local and two national Robin Brown, President Katz Spring sectional. By the time you read charities to be announced at a later date. If this, we will be coming up on the Peter Kalat you would like to make donations to the Editor .............................. Jason Fuhrman Summer Sectional. I hope to see you at both auction or help with the event, please let me 21 Alkamont Avenue, Scarsdale, NY 10583 E-Mail: [email protected] tournaments. We run these sectional events know. You can reach me by email at www.bridge-wcba.com as a service to our members. Some of you [email protected] or by phone at www.bridge-district3.org are looking for Silver points, some of you are 914-478-1336. www.acbl.org looking for events where you can play in a STAFF Associate Editor ........................................................Bob Goldwater stronger field, and some of you are looking to Robin Brown Photographer ................................................................. Tom Simon only play against players at your own level. Robin Brown ........................................... Kassie Munoz Marshall Frank........................................Nancy Sahlein We have changed our schedule this year to Michelle Fuhrman ........................................ Judy Soley Joan Levy Gerard .................................... Joel Sommer accommodate all of these needs. Please let me know how you feel about the new format. Every bridge player at least once in a while Blackwood, Kaplan control asking bids, a has a “blind spot” at the table. You make relay jump to 4§, etc. - none of which were on the wrong play because you miss something the convention card I was playing. I finally so obvious that you wonder later how you gave up and just bid 6ª figuring the grand could have made such a mistake. It can slam wouldn’t be bid at the other table. Editor’s happen in any fashion - bidding, declarer Wrong! It cost us winning the match and 5 play or defense. Over the past three weeks, I VPs. Corner can recall succumbing to this problem three Right after the hand was over, my partner times - once in bidding, and twice in immediately gave me the simple solution to declarer play. the problem - nothing too fancy needed. Bid A hand came up in the Swiss teams at 4NT, RKC 1430. This would theoretically be the County Center where I had a blind spot asking about the ªK - I already know 1 ace, in the bidding. My hand was: and I’d be trying to pinpoint if it’s the ªK for ªAKJx a second keycard. Now I know it can’t be © that. But over 5§ I can then bid 5¨ to ask for ¨AQJxxx the ªQ and what outside king. When I hear §AKx ¨6 confirming the 2 critical cards, I have an I open a strong 2§. Partner responds easy 7ª bid. And this would work regardless with a control-showing bid of 2ª showing of if you’re playing 1430 or 3014. precisely 1 ace and 1 king. I bid 3¨, and my While I couldn’t figure it out at all, my partner surprises me with a natural 3ª bid. partner figured it out instantly. I just had a 6ª is clearly achievable, but I want to blind spot. explore for 7ª. How can I find out about Oh well. It happens to everyone. the ¨K, and maybe the ªQ? I ran through a list of gadgets in my head - exclusion Jason Fuhrman Page 2 Bridging the Counties - June 2009 This N’ That From Your District Director The Houston Spring NABC drew “paid through date” shall have their select two teams to represent the United 9,728.5 tables – somewhat under MP’s recorded free of charge and no States in the Bermuda Bowl, which will expectations. However, all those who break in membership recorded. Be sure be in Sao Paulo, Brazil at the end of were there enjoyed the lovely sleeping to tell your friends who may have let August. If you are interested in rooms, the super playing conditions, their membership lapse about this great volunteering some of your time, the the great Texas hospitality, and if you offer. It will definitely become event will start on June 5th and continue also won some masterpoints that made important when the number of points until June 16th. You can contact me at it perfect. Perhaps the smaller needed to make LM becomes 500 on [email protected]. Or you can just attendance was due to the economy and January 1, 2010. come over and watch the top players in perhaps a bit of it is because all the The GNT’s held in White Plains action. regionals offer great hospitality, less on April 4th were a bit of a For District 3, the summer rounds expensive entry fees and usually not as disappointment from last year, but they out with our Saratoga Spring Regional far to travel. In our case, we can even were equal to the years before that. We back on its normal dates — June 15- go back and forth to 3 of our regionals. had 34 teams in the 4 Flights. There June 21 — and our July 4th Regional The summer NABC is in were many successful Unit 188 players. from June 29th – July 5th. Loads of Washington, DC this year - only a few All flights have completed their KOs, Compact KOs, and a Bracketed hours by car so make your plans to matches. The Championship Flight Round Robin Swiss with a top flight attend. was won by Jeff Aker and Joshua that is run as a regular Swiss Team News from the Board meetings in Parker from this Unit . The Flight A event. For the first time, we will be Houston. ACBL Management is just winners included Rob Stayman and running a game for youth under the age about to buy a building in Horn Lake, John Boyer from this Unit.
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