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ATTENDANCE 7687 Tables Stop Card Hits Big Stop Sign Brodsky Takes Wednesday, July 26, 2017 Toronto, ON • July 20-30, 2017 Volume 89, Number 6 Daily Bulletin 89th North American Bridge Championships [email protected] | Editors: Paul Linxwiler and Brent Manley Team Glasson takes Senior Swiss title Cinderella story The squad captained by Bob Glasson topped the field of not over yet in finalists in the Truscott/USPC Swiss Teams, to win the two-day Spingold Knockout event by 8 victory points over While most of the favored teams prevailed in the runners-up led by Stephen Tuesday’s Spingold Knockout Teams matches, the Nellissen. team seeded No. 82 won again to advance to today’s Glasson, of Pennington NJ, round of 32. played with wife Joann Glasson The team captained by Eric Sieg led from the and teammates Rick Rowland start against No. 40 Hansa Narasimhan to advance of Wilmington DE and Martin with an 81-68 victory. Sieg, of Seattle WA, is playing Rabinowitz of Garnet Valley PA. It with Bryan Delfs, also of Seattle; Lee Ohliger, was the first NABC title for Bob, Ridgewood NJ and James Sundstrom, Wyckoff NJ. but the eighth for Joann, although Narasimhan’s teammates were Carlos Pellegrini of it was her first open NABC win; Argentina and two players from Finland – Kauko the previous seven were all earned Koistinen and Vesa Fagerlund. in Women’s events. The victory Sieg’s next opponent is the No. 8 seed captained was also the first NABC title for Winners of the Truscott/USPC Senior Swiss Teams: Rick Rowland, captain Bob Glasson, Joann Glasson and Martin Rabinowitz. by Jacek (“Pepsi”) Pszczola and Josef Blass, Chapel Rabinowitz. Rowland picked up Hill NC, plus Polish stars Jacek Kalita and Michal his second national win, for the same event. He was a teammates came to Toronto to represent District 4 Nowosadzki plus two of the Netherlands’ top players: member of the winning Senior Swiss squad in 2010. in the Championship Flight of the Grand National Sjoert Brink and Bas Drijver. The winners finished with a four-session total Teams. The No. 1 seed, captained by Nick Nickell, of 124.61 victory points. The Philadelphia-area continued on page 5 defeated the Chinese team captained by Jia Ping Hu but by an unexpectedly close margin, 101-75. Only one other match – No. 12 Sonsini versus Smith-Humphreys win revamped Wagar No. 53 Bessis – was close. Sonsini won 84-71. First-time partners Julie Smith and Susan Humphries are the winners of the Wagar Women’s Pairs. The newly reformatted contest was played as Mini-Spins a knockout team event for many years. Smith, of Vancouver BC, and Humphries, of New Zealand, won the two-day contest by 4.85 matchpoints over in Day 2 the Michigan-based duo of Linda Perlman and Debra The Mini-Spingold 0-6000 KO Teams attracted Eaves. Top was 19 in the final. 43 entries, and the opening-round action reduced This was the first NABC win for Smith and the field to 23 squads for today’s second round. A Humphries. Smith has many second and third- combination of three-way and head-to-head matches place finishes in Canadian Women’s Team events, will reduce the field to 16 for tomorrow’s play. while Humphries plays for New Zealand’s national In the Mini-Spingold 0-2500 KO Teams, there women’s team. She will represent her home country were 40 entries in yesterday’s opener. The field was at the upcoming world championships in Lyon, reduced to 24 squads for today’s second round. As in France. the 0-6000 contest, the field will be decreased to 16 After qualifying in the middle of the field, the teams in today’s action, allowing for straight head-to- winners posted a 63.26% in the first final session to head matches for the remainder of the event. move into second place. Their modest 52.63% score Wagar Women’s Pairs champions Julie Smith and Susan Humphries continued on page 5 Brodsky takes lead Online Stop card hits big Stop sign Mike Grodsky of St. Simons Island GA has taken After roughly two decades of use, the oft- the lead in the ACBL Online Individual contest after controversial Stop card found in most ACBL bidding three sessions of play. Grodsky, who was in second boxes will soon be missing from ACBL tournaments. place after yesterday’s session, has a three-day During meetings at this tournament, the ACBL average of 68.04%. Board of Directors voted 20-5 to eliminate the Stop Currently in second place is Jiang Gu of card for any sanctioned tournament that starts after Mountain Lakes NJ with 67.95% Jan. 1. The top score in the third session was posted by ACBL-affiliated clubs are not required to remove Oren Kriegel of Chicago who turned in a 75.77% the Stop card from bidding boxes but are encouraged game. to do so. Tomorrow is the final session of the four-day Players, meanwhile, are reminded of the event. obligation to pause in the direct seat after a skip bid The board’s vote came in response to a so as to avoid making unauthorized information recommendation from the Competition and Playing in an available to their partners. Fast action – any call or Conventions Committee to end the use of the Stop bid – is also covered in this admonition. Players card. NABC+ pairs game? should strive to maintain an even tempo during the Longtime National TD Sol Weinstein said the Buy your entry early! auction. continued on page 5 In an effort to speed up the start of all NABC+ pairs events – which requires additional time for Goodwill Message proper seeding – the ACBL ATTENDANCE Good players earn points. Great asks participants to please through Tuesday players earn respect and friends, too. buy their entries at least 15 Sandy DeMartino, Chair minutes before game time. Aileen Osofsky Goodwill Committee This is especially true if you 7687 tables expect to be a seeded pair. Page 2 Wednesday, July 26, 2017 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Wednesday, July 26 Thursday, July 27 9 am-Noon Club Director Refresher Course, session 2. A continuing 10 am-6:30 pm Youth NABC. (Room 201AF, Convention Centre) education course for club directors to increase their skills. Participants must attend both sessions. Fee: $15 covers both Friday, July 28 days. (Room 201C, Convention Centre) 10 am-6:30 pm Youth NABC. (Room 201AF, Convention Centre) CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the game! Talks will be held in Exhibit Hall C in the Convention Centre. Wednesday, July 26 Thursday, July 27 9:15 a.m. Josh Donn Avoiding the Guess 9:15 a.m. Harriette Buckman Rights and Responsibilities 6:45 p.m. Audrey Grant TBA 6:45 p.m. Robert Todd Problem Opening Bids HOSPITALITY Wednesday, July 26 Thursday July 27 Grilled Cheese Sandwiches Poutine: fries with gravy and cheese curds. For Samantha Nystrom Day, as it was her favorite food. (Convention Centre, Upper Level) (Convention Centre, Upper Level) Bridge Bucks and Buy your NABC Check Cashing entry online Bridge Bucks and check cashing services are Don’t wait in line! Buy your entries in advance available on the Lobby Level of the Convention for all national-level events at BridgeWinners.com. Centre daily from 9:30 to 10 a.m. and Noon to 1 Entries must be purchased by 10 a.m. the day p.m. of the event EXCEPT for events that require pre- Bridge Bucks will be sold for $20 USD and will registration, in which case the ACBL deadline, or the be valued at $25 CAD during the Toronto NABC. earlier of the two, applies. Note: Bridge Bucks are sold in USD. There are no A nice feature: You can fees if a U.S. credit card is used for purchases, but buy entries in advance and be fees may apply for those using non-U.S. cards. charged for the total number of Players may use VISA, sessions played after the event MasterCard, Discover and is over. American Express to purchase Bridge Bucks. There is a daily $500 limit on check cashing. Help speed up the entry line: No discount at Pay with CDN currency Players can help speed up the line for buying “The Loose Moose” entry fees by paying in Canadian currency. Players Attendees at the Toronto NABC should be who present U.S. currency at the selling desk slow aware that the NABC Restaurant Guide – which down the process by forcing the directors to first includes discount offers at various local restaurants exchange currency and then make change. – erroneously included a discount offer at The Loose There are many nearby places where currency Moose. The restaurant has made clear that it never may be exchanged. Help make the pre-game agreed to such an offer. There is no discount at The experience better by having your entry fees ready in Loose Moose. the proper amount and in Canadian currency. Players should check with the management at any dining establishment about the status of offers presented in the NABC Restaurant Guide in advance Email us to avoid misunderstandings. Got a hand you just have to share or a nice story? We’d love to see it. The Daily Bulletin has its own email address: Age requirement [email protected]. You’ll also find it on the front page under the “Daily Bulletin” between the for Senior events Smoking Policy date and the editors’ names. Smoking is not permitted in the playing area You must have been before January 1, 1959, to This email address won’t be checked with any during any bridge playing event at an NABC.
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