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Wednesday, December 2, 2015 Volume 88, Number 6 Daily Bulletin 88th Fall North American Bridge Championships [email protected] Editors: Brent Manley and Sue Munday Meltzer rallies for Senior KO victory The team captained by Rose Meltzer, trailing by 35 IMPs at the half, came through with a 37-3 third quarter on their way to a 99-94 win in the Baze Senior Knockout Teams. The runners-up were led by Gaylor Kasle. Meltzer played with John Mohan, John Sutherlin, Dan Morse, Ron Smith and Steve Garner. Kasle’s teammates were Larry Kozlove, Mike Passell, Neil Chambers, John Schermer and Marc Jacobus. The victory was the second in the event for Meltzer and her partner, Mohan. Morse has now won it Winners of the 0-10K IMP Pairs: Their Andino four times, Sutherlin three. and Spencer Jones After pulling to within 1 IMP with the big third quarter, the Meltzer team won a Andino, Jones win close fourth set 35-29 for the win. 0-10K IMP Pairs Winners of the Baze Senior Knockout Teams: front, Steve Garner, Rose Meltzer, Dan Morse; Theri Andino and Spencer Jones, whose previous rear, John Sutherlin, John Mohan and Ron Smith. playing experience was essentially a midnight game, had a strong final session in the 0-10K IMP Pairs to WBF President: Cheaters continued on page 7 face harsh punishment Chinese pair out front Ever since the bridge world was rocked three warranted. “We need months ago by Boye Brogeland’s accusation that two the support of the in Blue Ribbon Pairs of his teammates in winning efforts had been cheating, federations,” Rona Jian Wei Li and Boang Xiang Zhang, propelled World Bridge Federation President Gianarrigo Rona says. “If they don’t by a 73.22% game in the second qualifying session of has been in the vortex of the scandal and all that act against cheaters, the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs, will start today with a followed. we can act against lead of 63.83 matchpoints. Their carryover is 192.50. The fallout has included new attention to bridge them.” Ross Gravel and Howard Weinstein, lying second, in the media, especially in Italy, where Rona lives. As part of the continued on page 11 In Denver, two magazines – Vanity Fair and Rolling WBF’s plan to Stone – had reporters working on articles about bridge. address the issue Rona met with a Rolling Stone reporter on Tuesday. of cheating, Rona Heymann and Gilbert head There have been questions about the WBF’s travelled to Denver Mini-Blue Pairs commitment to ridding the game of cheaters, but Rona to meet with Michael Heymann from Fort Worth TX and John says the issue was on his agenda from the moment ACBL officials and Gilbert from Kitchener ON lead the charge into the he became WBF president in late 2010. One of his members of a committee of high-level players whose semifinals of the 0-5000 Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs. first acts as president, he says, was to institute a job it is to screen reports of unethical behavior with an They coupled a 58% afternoon and a 67% evening to disciplinary code and a method of adjudicating cases. eye to prosecuting those considered serious enough to continued on page 11 He has also been working to amend WBF regulations warrant suspension. to enhance the organization’s power to deal with For convicted cheaters, the first offense will result any other bridge entity – including national bridge in a 10-year suspension. A lifetime ban will be the Friedman, Lourie organizations – that fails to take action where it’s continued on page 5 lead Women’s Pairs Sandrea Friedman of Flushing NY and Ora Lourie of Hypoluxo FL take a slim lead into today’s 2016 Bridge Hall of Fame candidates two final sessions of the Whitehead Women’s Pairs. continued on page 11 Pre-registration required for Reisinger Teams that wish to enter the Reisinger Board-a- Match Teams must pre-register no later than 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 4. On Thursday, players can pre- register with TD Matt Koltnow, who will be in the Plaza Ballroom on the Concourse level of the Plaza Building. Bart Bramley Lynn Deas Beth Palmer Judi Radin On Friday morning, players should go to Plaza The ACBL Hall of Fame Committee has Ballroom F to pre-register. announced a six-pack of nominations for the class of 2016. The candidates, all Grand Life Masters, are Goodwill Message listed in alphabetical order: Equity and enjoyment are the benchmarks Bart Bramley, Dallas TX – 16 NABC wins of bridge. and a gold medal in the d’Orsi Senior Bowl in 2007, Sandy DeMartino, Chair silver in the 2005 World Transnational Open Teams Aileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill Committee and a bronze in the 1998 Open Teams. Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY – 26 NABC wins and six world championships, including three gold ATTENDANCE medals and one silver in the Venice Cup. through Tuesday tables Howard Weinstein Eddie Wold continued on page 5 4708 Page 2 Wednesday, December 2, 2015 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS The Sheraton has two buildings: Tower and Plaza. You can cross between the buildings on the concourse level and the second level. Wednesday, Dec. 2 Sunday, Dec. 6 9 am-Noon Club Director Refresher Course. Part 2. Continued from Peter Pender Memorial Vugraph Theater presentation. Room:TBA. Tuesday. Vail room, Tower Building, Majestic level. CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss the following free lectures. Friday, December 4 Wednesday, December 2 9:15 am Jennifer Jones Losing Trick Count 9:15 am Phillip Alder Cornerstones of Competitive Bidding 6:45 pm GS Jade Barrett The Power of Fits 6:45 pm Ginny Schuett Negative Doubles and Positive Saturday, December 5 Inferences 9:15 am Robert Todd Hand Evaluation and Thursday, December 3 Re-Evaluation 9:15 am Lisa Berkowitz Playing to Trick One 6:45 pm Kitty Cooper Opening Leads 6:45 pm Mike Flader Ruling the Game ENTERTAINMENT and HOSPITALITY Evening hospitality will be served in the Plaza Building, Concourse level. Friday, Dec. 4 Wednesday, Dec. 2 10:30 pm Haagan Daz ice cream bars. 10:30 pm Soft pretzels. Saturday, Dec. 5 Thursday, Dec. 3 10:30 pm Quesadillas 10:30 pm Chicken Vegetable Noodle Soup. Accurate reader Diamonds not necessarily On this deal from a regional knockout, Omer Ekinci did a good job of reading the cards to land a a girl’s best friend ACBL vulnerable game and earn 12 IMPs for his team. By Adam Wildavsky This is my favorite deal from the Nail Life member perks Dlr: West ♠ A Q 5 Master Pairs: Board 11 from the first qualifying Vul: Both ♥ Q 9 6 3 session. My partner, Michael Polowan, and I were ♦ J 10 6 playing against Cristal Nell and Andre Asbury. ♣ A K 8 ♠ 10 3 ♠ 9 8 7 6 Dlr: South ♠ Q J 7 4 2 ♥ A J 8 7 5 ♥ K 10 4 2 Vul: None ♥ K Q J 2 ♦ A Q 8 4 2 ♦ K 9 ♦ 6 3 ♣ 10 ♣ 7 4 2 ♣ J 9 ♠ K J 4 2 ♠ A ♠ K 10 8 6 3 ♥ — ♥ 9 ♥ 10 8 7 6 5 4 ♦ 7 5 3 ♦ K 9 8 5 4 ♦ Q ♣ Q J 9 6 5 3 ♣ A K 10 5 4 3 ♣ 8 West North East South ♠ 9 5 Your member benefi ts just got 1♥ 1NT 2♥ 3♣ ♥ A 3 better! The ACBL member perks 3♦ Pass 3♥ 3♠ ♦ A J 10 7 2 program, powered by Abenity, Pass 3NT Pass 5♣ ♣ Q 7 6 2 features local and nationwide All Pass West North East South discounts on popular brands. West started with the ♥A, ruffed by Ekinci. He Wildavsky Asbury Polowan Nell played a club at trick two, and when West followed 1♦ Popular o ers include: 2♣ Dbl 2♥ Pass with the 10, Ekinci accurately read it as a singleton 10% off at Baron Barclay (he did have clues from the bidding). Needing a 3♣ All Pass off Papa John’s Pizza diamond ruff in dummy, Ekinci stopped drawing 25% trumps, instead playing four rounds of spades, Andre led the ♦6 to the queen and ace. Cristal 15% off Jiffy Lube services discarding a diamond from dummy on the ♠K. switched to a trump, and I won the ♣A and ♣K, 10% off reservations at Motel 6 When Ekinci played a diamond from hand, West cashed the ♠A and exited with my heart. Andre won contributed the queen, which was overtaken by East the ♥J and exited with a low heart, which I ruffed. Up t o $100 to play a trump. Ekinci won in dummy and played Now I put Cristal in with the ♦9. When she won the off Southwest Airlines vacation the ♦J. He had figured West for at least the ♦A 10, she had no good counter. She tried the ♦2, but I packages considering the opening lead. won the 5 and now played a trump. After cashing her West won the trick with the ♦A but had no trump two club tricks Cristal had to either lead from her ♦J Log in to your MyACBL account and to play. He got out with a heart, but Ekinci ruffed, 7 into my ♦K 8 or give dummy a spade trick. take advantage of these great perks took a diamond ruff and got back to hand to draw Minus 50 was worth 62% of the matchpoints. today! Simply click on the orange trumps and claim plus 600. Minus 100 would have scored 45%.
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