Saturday, March 17, 2007 Volume 50, Number 9 Daily Bulletin 50th Spring North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley and Dave Smith

Defenses to 1NT Brogeland, Del Monte New partners take Ask a group of capture IMP Pairs Women’s Pairs experts about their favorite methods of Irina Ladyzhensky and Kamla Chawla, who competing when an had never played in person before the Whitehead opponent opens a Women’s Pairs, parlayed a 65% game in the first strong 1NT (15— final session to victory in the event. It was the first 17), and you will North American championship for each. receive a variety of They finished just ahead of answers. The Daily and Migry Zur-Campanile. Bulletin has featured Ladyzhensky is a math teacher in Ellenton FL, one method each day Continued on page 7 during the NABC. Boye Brogeland and Ishmael Delmonte. Note: Players should be aware that several of Boye Brogeland and Ishmael Delmonte, who the systems described in this series use Mid-Chart play together only at NABCs, are used to leading conventions and are not permited in events that in the late stages of ACBL pairs events, but until are restricted to the General Convention Chart. Friday they had not had the experience of The director in charge can provide the information winning. you need. That changed when they had a monster first Today’s expert is Jerry Helms from Charlotte final session in the Lebhar IMP Pairs and won the NC. event going away, more than 17 IMPs ahead of the Helms, like many top players, loves to runners-up, Jonathan Weinstein of Evanston IL compete over the opponents’ opening 1NT. Before and Robert Heitzman Jr. of Suffern NY. he created HELLO, he disliked having to double Continued on page 8 or bid 2♣ with one suit. After experimenting with Kamla Chawla and Irina Ladyzhensky. various methods, he, along with co-inventor Bill Lohmann, came up with HELLO (the name is Henner-WWelland, O’Rourke Arizona pair takes formed from the first initials of their surnames). face off in Vanderbilt final Red Ribbon Pairs “The weakness of many methods is that they can’t bid 2♥ or 2♠ directly,” said Helms. “This Teams captained by Lou Ann O’Rourke and gives the opponents free rein at the two level. Christal Henner-Welland will play 64 boards today They can bid Stayman or make a transfer bid. in the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams final. When we created HELLO, addressing this was our O’Rourke, originally seeded fourth, reached first priority. the championship round with a 133-102 win over “When you own a major, especially spades, the Piotr Tuszynski squad. Henner-Welland and you want to be able to bid it immediately for the company kayoed the James Cayne squad in a 120- preemptive effect,” Helms said. “We want to 114 nail-biter. interfere, but also bid accurately when it is our O’Rourke is playing with Marc Jacobus, hand. The whole idea is to be constructively , Eric Greco and Italian world obstructive. HELLO gets your partner involved.” champions Giorgio Duboin and Norberto Bocchi. The system can be used against either weak or Henner-Welland is playing with Antonio Sementa; Jack Hawthorne and Paul Spier. strong 1NT since the double is not needed to show her husband, , Bjorn Fallenius and one of the hand types. Paul Spier and Jack Hawthorne used four Polish stars Adam Zmudzinski and Cezary Helms points out other advantages of his solid sessions to capture the Bean Red Ribbon Balicki. Henner-Welland was seeded No. 7 at the Pairs. During the four sessions, two qualifying and Double = penalty or a strong hand. start. two final, their lowest score was 57% and their 2♣ = diamonds or a major- In both semifinal matches, the winners took highest was about 61%. minor two-suiter the lead early and never trailed, but Henner- The pair is from Phoenix AZ and have been ♦ 2 = transfer to hearts. Continued on page 7 Continued on page 7 2♥ = majors 2♠ = spades 2NT = clubs Former now working ‘dream job’ 3♣ = minors 3♦ = majors, stronger a squad car for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police than 2♥ Department. That’s right – the comely caddy who made such a good impression is now packing a 9mm pistol and chasing bad guys for a living. system. In certain HELLO auctions, the unknown It’s what she always wanted to do, she says. hand, the partner of the one who bid, will be the declarer. This happens when you bid 2♦ to From childhood, Beye says she was impressed transfer to hearts, for example. The partner accepts by people in uniform and drawn to the profession. the transfer and “He might have something crazy So when she graduated from high school in St. such as a low doubleton heart and a six-card club Louis in 2000, she enrolled at the University suit or just about anything,” said Helms. Continued on page 7 The strong hand is on lead and has no idea of Officer Ann Beye with her father Rick. the strength or distribution of the declarer. The It has been some time since Ann Beye worked Smoking notice Continued on page 7 as a caddy at a tournament, but for many years she All Marriott hotels, which was one of the regulars at NABCs, running all include Renaissance properties, over ballrooms and convention centers, picking up Attendance through Friday evening: are smoke–free. Smoking is not boards and score slips. permitted inside these hotels, These days, the 25-year-old daughter of including the guest rooms. 8695.5 Tables ACBL’s Chief Tournament Director Rick Beye is The 2007 Summer and Fall NABCs will also be still doing a lot of running around, but now it’s in hosted at Marriott hotels. Page 2 Daily Bulletin

SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Saturday, March 17 1 - 5:30 p.m. . Internet feed is available outside the main ballroom. 8 p.m. til Vugraph. There is no live commentary. CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Saturday, March 17 12:15 p.m. Barry Harper Opening Leads 6:45 p.m. Jeff Roman Game Tries

Note: No speakers on Sunday, April 9 LATE NIGHT / ENTERTAINMENT Saturday, March 17 Wear your green and show up in Landmark Ballroom 4 after the evening the Brett Stamps Jazz Quartet. Bret Stamps has a long and distinguished session for “St. Pat’s Night.” Yes, it’s St. Patrick’s Day (and you are Irish on resume. He has performed, recorded and arranged for famous music groups March 17). Come and you can enjoy the corned beef and cabbage. This will including the Stan Kenton Orchestra. His group has performed at numerous be a great ending to the super food and entertainment we have enjoyed at prestigious events and venues. We will all enjoy the jazz of the Brett Stamps this NABC! And while you’re enjoying the food, you’ll enjoy the music of Jazz Quartet. Golder NAP Flight B Renaissance dining Baron Barclay begins play today information Competition begins today in the Golder North Breakfast Buffet available from Bridge Supply American Pairs, Flight B ? a grassroots event 6:30 am ‘till 12:30 pm limited to players with 0—1500 . Capri Breakfast Buffet $15.95 featuring Visit our location in the America's The first stage is conducted at the local club omelets “prepared-to-order” Center, second level, level and qualifiers advance to unit competition. in the pre–function area. Those qualifiers then advance to the district finals Washington Avenue Bistro $13.95 serving ACBL members receive a where three pairs —- more, depending upon “the best Eggs Benedict in St. Louis” attendance —- qualify for the North American 10% discount. final. Capri Luncheon served 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Baron Barclay has the newest book titles Winners will have their names inscribed on Specialty Sandwiches available, including: the Golder Cup and will also receive a certificate Shaved Ham & Smoked Gouda Panini Three Notrump in Depth by August Boehm of recognition. with Pesto How You Can Play Like an Expert The trophy is presented in memory of Tuna Melt on Toasted English Muffin by Mel Colchamiro Benjamin M. Golder (1894—1946) of Chicken Salad Croissant Off–Road Declarer Play by Philadelphia, who died the day before the close of Roast Beef Po’ Boy Canada's Bridge Warriors: Eric Murray and his term as 1946 ACBL president. He was named Sami Kehela by ACBL Honorary Member of the Year for 1947. Washington Avenue Bistro My System: The Unbalanced Diamond Winners: Chef McFadden’s featured dishes by Marshall Miles 1992 Peter Worley, Kevin Young served 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Back Through the Pack by 1993 Robert Sewell, Paul Janicki Herb Roasted Chicken, Truffled Mashed 2006 World Championship Book: Verona 1994 Brendan Dempsey, Ian Crowe Potatoes Leading Questions in Bridge by 1995 Jay Levy, William Rushmore Beef Burgundy, Mashed Potatoes and Veggie 1996 Robert Johnson, David Rosenstein du jour 1997 Bill Drewett, Kirk Twiss Quiche Lorraine, Mixed Greens Salad, Plus a large selection of books 1998 Adam Beneschan, Brian Gilbert Champagne vinaigrette available at half price. 1999 Andy Kaufman, Greg Burch Spicy Ham Panini, Fries or Salad 2000 Hal Hindman, Mark Chen 2001 Walter Lee, Jonathan Weinstein Capri Dinner PLATED SPECIAL 2002 Wieslaw Kalita, Marian Krasowski serving from 4:30 pm 2003 Jordan Chodorow, Harvey Katz Smothered beef brisket with oven dried 2004 Jim Alison, Dayn Beam tomatoes, asparagus and soft cheddar 2005 Pete Whipple, Jamie Radcliffe polenta. $14 2006 Fletcher Thompson, Bruce Todd Lost and found Books have been turned into the lost and found at the Daily Bulletin office. One set had no name, while the other had a credit slip with Julian Wernick listed as the buyer. The Daily Bulletin office is on the mezzanine level of the Renaissance Hotel. Goodwill message Checkout time I’d like to issue an Check-out time Sunday is at 12 invitation —- and a challenge noon. All items need to be removed Fletcher Thompson and Bruce Todd took the —- to all of you. Join me and from the room at noon and items can 2006 NAP Flight B in Dallas. other members of the National be stored at the bell stand in the main

Goodwill Committee in lobby. Bell Stand can be reached for Visit our vendors! promoting better bridge. arrangements at 7202. For all of your bridge-related shopping, be Improved behavior toward partner and sure to check out the vendors here at the St. Louis opponents can produce better results and a Refrigerators NABC. more enjoyable game for everyone. Give The Renaissance hotel has no more Visit the America’s Center, second level, in it a try. refrigerators for guest rooms. They were given out the pre-function area next to where the regional , Chairman on a first come, first served basis and their games are being played. National Goodwill Committee inventory is depleted. Daily Bulletin Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS Slam bidding tools By Mark Ehret What’s more fun trumps, so 4♣ can’t be anything but first-round in bridge than getting control of the suit (a is a possibility, but to the right slam? Not most often it will be the ace). much! Usually, the Now it’s partner’s turn. 4♦ shows the ♦A. If first slam bidding partner bids 4♠, that denies the ♦A - he will bid convention we learn is his controls “up the line,” so skipping 4♦ denies Blackwood. Since it the ace of that suit. might be the only Here’s another. As South you hold: convention we have to find slams, it tends to be ♠A K J 8 3 ♥K 7 ♦J 3 ♣A 8 4 2 overused by newer players. Knowing when not West North East South to use Blackwood is important. For example: 1♠ — Don’t use Blackwood with a void. Pass 2♥ Pass 3♣ — Don’t use Blackwood with a worthless Pass 3♥ Pass ? doubleton. If you bid 4NT (Blackwood) at this point and Consider this South hand: partner shows only one ace, you could be off two ♠ – ♥A K J 9 8 6 4 3 ♦K Q 7 ♣AQ quick diamond losers - and guess what the West North East South opponents are going to lead. 1♠ Pass 2♥ Bid 5♥. A jump to the five level of the Pass 3♥ Pass ? agreed-on major asks partner to describe his What if we bid 4NT (Blackwood) and North holding in the unbid suit (or the opponents’ suit bids 5♦, showing one ace? Do we know what if they are in the auction). In this auction, partner ace it is? We can’t assume that partner’s ace is in has four choices. This cartoon is from Jude Goodwin's new book, Go ahead, Laugh, published by , and the spade suit just because he opened 1♠. Pass = No first- or second-round control in available from bridge suppliers and major bookstores. Partner’s hand could be diamonds, the unbid suit. contract is notrump. North might have ♠K J 10 7 2 ♥Q 10 5 2 ♦A 8 ♣K 3 5NT = Guarded ♦K. ⎯ ♠Q 2 ♥A Q J 9 6 4 ♦4 ♣K 9 6 3, That makes you ice cold for 7♥, but using 6♥ = Singleton diamond. in which case he will bid 6♥ over 5♥. Blackwood can’t help you get there. 6♦ = ♦A or void. What a great bidding sequence. Easley Try bidding 4♣. That shows the ♣A. You Note that the 5NT bid by partner will protect Blackwood would be proud you didn’t misuse and partner have already agreed on hearts as the ♦K from the if the final his convention. Thinking bridge North should even bother with Stayman given A-K-(x), take the trick with the king. After those “robust” spades. A direct 3NT is a viable winning the ♦K, South leads a club and, By Eddie Kantar Dlr: North ♠ 8 5 4 3 option. assuming East plays low, a second club. Vul: E-W ♥ K Q J Defensive commentary: When East plays Defensive commentary: On the second ♦ 4 2 the ♦10 at trick one, West knows South has club, East discards a low heart, not a high ♣ K J 10 9 the ♦A K Q 9. Why? (1) The play of the 10 spade. Keep winners, discard losers. Upon ♠ Q 6 ♠ A K 9 2 denies the 9. With the 10?9, the proper play is winning the ♣A, West counts declarer for nine ♥ ♥ 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 2 the 9, the lower equal. (2) When the opening tricks: three diamonds, three clubs and by ♦ J 8 7 6 5 ♦ 10 3 ♣ ♣ leader (West) has the card directly above the inference, three hearts. East must switch to the A 5 4 2 3 ♦ ♠ ♠ J 10 7 card partner has played ( J), this is a telltale Q. Risky? Not really. North is known to ♦ ♣ ♥ ♥ A3 sign that third hand has played his highest have the A K Q, the Q and the A for 15 ♦ A K Q 9 card. Two tips to tuck away. high-card points. Voila! Partner must have ♣ Q 8 7 6 Play commentary: As declarer, it is both top spades. When East leads the queen, West North East South usually most deceptive when holding three West plays low (can’t afford the 9 with the Pass Pass 1NT equals to take a trick with the middle equal ♠8 5 4 3 in dummy). Not to worry, partner ♣ ♦ Pass 2 Pass 2 (♦K). With two equals it is almost always will continue the suit. Pass 3NT All Pass right to take the trick with the higher equal. Opening lead: ♦6. One major exception: At notrump, holding the Bidding commentary: It’s not clear that Intermediate-NNewcomer masterpoint leaders Local players 1 17.66 Don Grider, Georgetown TX Barbara and Dolph 2 17.66 Inez Grider, Georgetown TX Bridgewater won the 3 16.52 Jay D Shah, St Louis MO IN Swiss Teams 4 16.45 James Carey, Clinton IA earlier. 5 15.86 Michael Smith, Des Moines IA 6 15.55 Marlene Beranek, Glenview IL 7 15.55 Mary Hilman, Mt Prospect IL 8 13.86 Mike Arnheim, St Louis MO 9 12.99 Daniel Spangler, Saint Peters MO 10 12.83 Vyrn Muir, Coon Rapids MN 11 12.71 Camilla Rabjohns, Peoria Heights IL 12 12.71 Doris Niemann, Charlotte NC 13 12.71 William Welborn, Waxhaw NC 14 12.39 Gayle Segar, Rochester MN Continued on page 9 Page 4 Daily Bulletin

Open Swiss Teams begin play today New Life Masters All new Life Masters please report into the The Open Swiss Teams begin play today with 1991 George Rosenkranz, , Daily Bulletin office to be recognized. Include you the Jacoby Trophy going to the winners. This is a , , and your partner’s names and hometowns, the four-session event with two qualifying sessions , Bobby Goldman event you were playing in and teammates if that and two final sessions. 1992 Richard Schwartz, Drew Casen, applies. The Daily Bulletin office is located in the The trophy is named for Oswald and Jim , Renaissance Hotel on the Mezzanine level in the Jacoby —- one of the premier father-son pairs in Richard Pavlicek, , Parkview Room. ACBL history, the first father-son to win a national Steve Weinstein championship together and the first father-son to 1993 Tony Kasday, Michael Seamon, Pollack is no fish be elected to the ACBL Bridge Hall of Fame. , Billy Cohen, By The senior Jacoby (1902-1984) won his first major title —- the National Team Championship 1994 Perry Johnson, , Billy Pollack demonstrated an elegant defense of the American Whist League —- in 1929 and his Chip Martel, last major title —- the -a-Match 1995 Ralph Cohen, Billy Cohen, on this deal from the first qualifying session of the Teams —- in 1983. Peter Nagy, George Mittelman, Lebhar IMP Pairs (hands rotated). Pollack was In between, he won the McKenney Trophy Marty Sklar, Hugh Ross West. (now the Barry Crane Top 500) four times. He was 1996 Jimmy Cayne, Bjorn Fallenius, the first player to win 1,000 masterpoints in a Brian Glubok, Chuck Burger, Dlr: North ♠ 9 4 single year and the first player to earn 10,000 Mats Nisland, Mike Passell Vul: N-S ♥ Q J 9 6 2 masterpoints. 1997 , Norman Kay, ♦ A 10 8 5 Jacoby won seven , seven Brian Glubok, Bart Bramley, ♣ 5 2 Vanderbilts, two and more than a dozen Walter Schafer, Geir Helgemo ♠ other major titles. He was named to the ACBL 1998 Edith Rosenkranz, Ralph Cohen, A Bridge Hall of Fame in 1965. Ron Smith, Bob Etter, Bob Morris ♥ A K 5 4 3 He and son Jim are the co-authors of Jacoby 1999 , Brian Glubok, ♦ Q J 9 7 Transfer Bids, Jacoby 2NT and other bidding Michael Polowan, , ♣ Q J 2 ideas. Together, they won the Reisinger in 1955 — Barnet Shenkin - when Jim was 22 —- and the Vanderbilt in 1965. 2000 Mike Cappelletti, Gary Cohler, West North East South Jim Jacoby (1933-1991), elected to the Hall of Mark Lair, Richard Finberg Pass 3♠ 4♣ Fame in 1997, won the in 1970 2001 George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, and 1971, the World Mixed Teams in 1972 and the Alfredo Versace, Lorenzo Lauria, Dbl All Pass in 1988. He won more than Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin Pollack led the ♥K. Dummy turned out to be 14 NABC titles and captured the Barry Crane Top 2002 Perry Johnson, Jeff Meckstroth, disgustingly good. East played the unhelpful 500 in 1988 —- the same year he won the Eric Rodwell, Paul Soloway “natural” ♥10 – consistent with one or two hearts. Olympiad title. 2003 , Fredrik Nystrom, Pollack then cashed the ♠A to get it out of the He is one of only three players to win the Christal Henner-Welland, way. Partner’s ♠5 was suit preference, neutral, as masterpoint title and a world championship in the Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes, declarer played the ♠7. How would you defend same year —- won the Bermuda Fred Gitelman Bowl and the McKenney in 1950 while Barry 2004 Jacek Pszczola, Michal Kwiecien, from there in Pollack’s position? Crane won the World Mixed Pairs and the Piotr Gawrys, Sam Lev, There is only one successful defense from that McKenney in 1978. Michael Polowan, point – the ♦9 or ♦7. The full deal: Winners: ♠ 9 4 1982 , Jan Janitschke, 2005 James Cayne, Michael Seamon, ♥ Q J 9 6 2 Ross Grabel, Geir Helgemo, Tor Helness, ♦ A 10 8 5 1983 Mike Albert, Ira Rubin, Grant Robert Levin, Steve Weinstein ♣ 5 2 Baze, Barry Crane 2006 , Robert Levin, ♠ A ♠ Q J 10 6 5 3 2 1984 Bart Bramley, Mark Cohen, Milt Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, ♥ ♥ Rosenberg, Ralph Katz Paul Soloway, Steve Weinstein A K 5 4 3 10 7 1985 John Devine, Alan Sontag, John ♦ Q J 9 7 ♦ 6 4 2 Mohan, Roger Bates ♣ Q J 2 ♣ 10 1986 Mark Cohen, Peter Boyd, Steve ♠ K 8 7 Robinson, ♥ 8 1987 Eddie Kantar, Alan Sontag, Roger ♦ K 3 Bates, John Mohan, John Devine ♣ A K 9 8 7 6 4 1988 Ron Sukoneck, Doug Fraser, ♦ ♦ Kamel Fergani, Bill Pettis The Q or J will not do – either allows 1989 Jim Mahaffey, , Paul declarer to win in hand with the king and later Soloway, Bobby Goldman, Jeff the ♦10 for his 10th trick. If you shift, for Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell example, to one of your high clubs, declarer can (became Open Swiss Teams) The 2006 Open Swiss Teams winners included: win, cash his other high club and put you in, and 1990 , Bart Bramley, Steve Weinstein, Jeff Meckstroth and Bob Levin. no matter what you do from there you will be Gerald Michaud, Larry Not pictured are: Bob Hamman, Eric Rodwell squeezed in the red suits. You have to break up the Richardson, Bob Hamman and Paul Soloway. squeeze, and the only way to do that is to play a diamond while you still have a second that Partnerships desk will allow you to play another diamond, severing All partnerships, including NABC+ events, for ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ communication with dummy. Declarer will lose the 1:00 p.m. games will be done at the America’s two spades, one club and one heart for down one. Center only. Daily Bulletin Page 5

Women’s Swiss Teams Cell phones The Women’s Swiss Teams competition 1995 Kathie Wei-Sender, Cell phones, audible pagers begins today with two qualifying sessions, , or any similar communication followed by two final sessions on Sunday. Betty Ann Kennedy, Sue Sachs, equipment may not be operated At stake: the Machlin Trophy, donated by the Lynn Deas, Beth Palmer or operable in the playing are Machlin family in memory of Sadie Machlin, 1996 Kathie Wei-Sender, Sue Sachs, during a session of play at longtime ACBL employee. She was the sister of Beth Palmer, Lynn Deas, NABCs except for health-related ACBL chief tournament director Al Sobel and the Juanita Chambers equipment or by permission of mother of Jerry Machlin, national tournament 1997 Pam Wittes, Shawn Quinn, the director-in-charge of the director. Cheri Bjerkan, Sue Weinstein, tournament or event. Winners: Stasha Cohen, Judy Wadas 1982 Dorothy Truscott, Stasha Cohen, 1998 Jo Morse, Karen McCallum, Edith (Kemp) Freilich, Rose Johnson-Meltzer, Nancy Gruver, Mary Jane Farell, Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Randi Montin, Mike Smolen (npc) 1999 Robin Klar, Joan Jackson, 1983 Kathie Wei-Sender, Judi Radin, Petra Hamman, , Gail Greenberg, Jacqui Mitchell, Shawn Quinn, Mildred Breed Betty Ann Kennedy, 2000 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Carol Sanders Valerie Westheimer, Judy Wadas, 1984 June Deutsch, Tobi Deutsch, Linda Lewis, Karen Barrett Cheri Bjerkan, 2001 Lynn Baker, Jill Meyers, Margie Gwozdzinsky, Randi Montin, Irina Levitina, Dorothy Truscott, Sue Halperin Karen McCallum, 1985 Sue Farino, Dianna Gordon, 2002 Kathie Wei-Sender, Bob Teel of Birmingham AL has topped the June Deutsch, Tobi Deutsch, Betty Ann Kennedy, 15,000 masterpoint level. Teel was a state judge Janice Seamon-Molson, for 26 years until he retired last year. He and wife 1986 Jan Martel, Rozanne Pollack, , Jill Levin, Jane were second in the Lynne Pollenz, Lynne Feldman, Sue Picus earlier this week. They also played in the Mixed Roberta Epstein, Sue Picus 2003 Valerie Westheimer, Judi Radin, Pairs in the 1978 World Olympiad. Teel was 1987 Cheri Bjerkan, Juanita Chambers, Mildred Breed, Shawn Quinn second in the 1986 Men’s B-A-M in Atlanta. Lynn Deas, Beth Palmer 2004 JoAnn Sprung, 1988 , Rhoda Walsh, Kathleen Sulgrove, Your chance to play in Carol Pincus, Beverly Rosenberg Peggy Sutherlin, Karen Allison 1989 Kerri Shuman, Kitty Bethe, 2005 Hansa Narasimhan, a world championship Margie Gwozdzinsky, JoAnna Stansby, Karen McCallum Debbie Rosenberg, Irina Levitina, For most world championships, it is necessary 1990 Kerri Shuman, Karen McCallum, Sue Picus, Jill Levin to qualify. This fall, at the World Bridge Edith Rosenkranz, Sabine Zenkel, 2006 Mildred Breed, Championships in Shanghai, China, you can play Pamela Granovetter, Sylvia Moss, in the 6th World Transnational Open Teams 1991 1-2. Jacqui Mitchell, Judy Radin, Shawn Quinn, without having to go through team trials. Joyce Lilie, Migry Zur-Campanile The event is open to players nominated by Amalya Kearse, Jo Morse their national bridge organizations – the ACBL for 1-2. Ron Andersen (npc), most players reading this – and approved by the , Jill Meyers, Credentials Committee. Randi Montin, There are no quotas. Each NBO may nominate as Pam Wittes, many players as they wish. Teams may be made Juanita Chambers, up of players from different countries. Cheri Bjerkan The Transnational Open Teams begins on Oct. 1992 Gail Greenberg, Judy Tucker, 8 and runs through Oct. 13. Dorothy Truscott, Lisa Berkowitz, The format will be Swiss teams, usually Sandra , Michele Handley played in 10-board matches for 15 qualifying 1993 Kay Schulle, Jill Meyers, rounds, with a quarterfinal knockout round Kerri Shuman, Karen McCallum starting Oct. 11, semifinals on Oct. 12 and the 1994 Juanita Chambers, Womens’ Swiss Teams winners last year are: final on Oct. 13. Rhoda Kratenstein, Sylvia Moss (front), Judy Radin, Mildred Breed, The world championships begin Sept. 29 and Shawn Womack, Jan Cohen, Pamela Granovetter (back row on left), Shawn continue through Oct. 13. Hjordis Eythorsdottir Quinn, Migry Zur-CCampanile. Shanghai is China’s largest industrial city with plentiful opportunities for sightseeing and shopping. For more information, visit You ‘must’ Tours termed successful http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Shanghai.07/Sh Director Susan Patricelli made this “The tour groups were exceptionally anghai.htm. announcement at the Washington NABC. successful,” said Tournament Co-chair Mike You must turn off your cell phones. Carmen. Both the Anheiser-Busch tour and BBO volunteers sought You must fill out a . the St. Louis City Tour were sell-outs. “Sue The ACBL has begin broadcasting selected You must have a good time George did a great job,” he said. Vanderbilt matches. Computer input operators are And you must smile at your opponents! needed for all segments. Please contact Kevin Perkins after 12 noon in the Vanderbilt playing area. Ah . . . Springtime in the Mid-Atlantic April means Gatlinburg ... but May means Richmond, and June means Greenville. We offer one great regional most months of the year, and here is where you can spend springtime in the Mid-Atlantic. Richmond, VA - May 22-28, Holiday Inn Koger Center (804) 379-3800. Regardless of the site, the Mid-Atlantic’s Memorial Day regional always is the ACBL’s largest. Great playing area, with all games in two big ballrooms and plenty of nearby restaurants. Tournament co-chair: Jacki Shuman (804) 307-4304, [email protected] Greenville, SC - June 11-17, Hyatt Regency Downtown (864) 235-1234. The more and more folks are catching on: This is one of Mid-Atlantic’s most impressive venues. Set in a revitalized uptown/downtown area but easily accessible by ground or air. Tournament co-chair: Jaime Villanueva (864) 322-6153, [email protected]. Fliers on the information table. As always, check for news and updates at www.mabcbridge.org Page 6 Daily Bulletin

NAOP-CC Pairs compete NABC Diary Well-eearned IMPs, version 2 for President’s Cup Super recruiter This is a new, more accurate version of the Players in the North American Open Pairs report published in the Friday edition of the Daily Flight C, a grassroots event limited to players who Bulletion. have not yet become Life Masters, will begin Donna Coker is a relatively new tournament director working in the competition today for the President=s Cup. It is rare to see a team score IMPs by The trophy was presented in 1942 by Morgan Intermediate/Newcomer games at the Spring NABC. She lives in St. Louis and is renowned for spectacular declarer play at one table and Howard, ACBL president that year. The trophy imaginative defense in the other room. But in was previously awarded to the winners of the her skill in recruiting new ACBL members – well more than 100 in a short period of time. Tuesday’s match between the Carolyn Lynch and President=s Pairs event, held at the Summer Peter Schneider squads in the Vanderbilt Knockout NABC. On Thursday, she was going down the list of top I/N masterpoint winners on the all of the Teams, Larry Cohen and Curtis Cheek (for Lynch) The competition began last summer at the were full value for a 14-IMP swing. Cohen, local club level and qualifiers then advanced to newcomer room. One after another, she pointed out players she has brought to the game, including playing with David Berkowitz, was South. unit competition. Those qualifiers advanced to the ♠ her veterinarian, Dr. Caroline Gilje. “I love seeing Dlr: South K 9 4 2 district finals and three pairs from each district —- ♥ my players up there,” Coker said. Vul: E-W K J 10 more, depending upon attendance —- qualified for ♦ As she was discussing her enthusiasm for 10 the North American final. ♣ A J 10 4 2 Winners: recruiting, up walked Dee Griffiths of Bermuda. “I see you are talking to the director of the year,” 1987 1-2. Bill Thomas, ♠ said Griffiths. A J 6 5 3 David Deaderick ♥ A7 4 1-2. Bernard Pollack, ♦ A J 9 4 2 Leo Austern Make mine a combo ♣ —- 1988 Brad Moss, Aaron Silverstein West North East South 1989 Warren King, Jeffrey Brown was in the Daily Bulletin office Berkowitz Cohen 1990 Philip Leung, Moske Harel on a friendly visit when she mentioned that she 1♠ 1991 Eric Greco, Philip Greco had been trying to determine the correct play for Pass 4♦ Pass 4♥ 1992 Gail Joelson, Alan Kasner one loser in the following situation: Pass 4♠ Pass 6♠ 1993 Mark Michele, Everett Boyer A 10 8 7 4 All Pass 1994 Weizhong Bao, Jingdong Guo On the lead of the ♣7, Cohen put up the ace, 1995 Edward Lee, Brett Roby Q 6 5 2 pitching a heart. Then he played the ♦A, ruffed a 1996 Yue Zuo, Ruoyu Fan The 6, 5, 4 and 2 could be any low spots. The diamond, ruffed a club (West following with the 1997 Thomas Franklin, Michael Corker crucial cards besides the ace and queen are the 10, 5), ruffed a diamond, cashed the ♥K, played a 1998 Tien-Chun Yang, Fang Wu 8 and 7. heart to the ace and ruffed another diamond (West 1999 James Gunn, Harry Shaffer Sabine said she polled a significant number of pitching a heart), reaching this position: 2000 Meredith Beck, John Johnson experts and none knew for sure, nor did she. The ♠ K 2001 Hailong Ao, Jian-Jian Wang Official Encyclopedia of Bridge did not have the 8 ♥ J 2002 Jacek Leznicki, Jerry Owczarek and 7 as spots in the section on suit combinations. ♦ —- 2003 John Christensen, So when Barry Rigal arrived for his daily ♣ J 10 4 Robert Wissman visit, he was asked about it. The problem set Barry 2004 Daniel Wilderman, Ryan Connors pacing the room, mumbling to himself, stuff like, ♠ A J 6 5 2005 Jiang Chen, Nongyu Li “If the eight loses to the nine. . .if the 10 loses to ♥ —- 2006 Stanislaw Kolesnik, the jack. . .” ♦ J Vladimir Reznik Ultimately, however, Barry came to the ♣ —- conclusion that the best chance is to cash the ace Cohen cashed dummy’s ♠K, and East showed and play low to the queen, which loses only when out! The key was that, in the four-card ending, RHO has a void in the suit or a singleton 9 or 3. West was known to have three spades and a plain So if you find yourself needing to get out for card left. Was it a heart or a club? There were two one loser with this combination, at least you have reasons to think it was a heart. West’s club lead the option of playing as Barry suggested – and if it was consistent with a doubleton – it would have goes wrong, you have someone to blame. been a falsecard from three. Also, there was perhaps an element of restricted choice: with a Pants on fire? club and a heart left, when West discarded on the third diamond he might have pitched a club. So Cohen ruffed a heart back to hand safely Tournament Director Priscilla Smith was (both opponents following suit), then exited with turning the dummy in one of the Vladimir Reznik and Stanislaw Kolesnik won the his diamond. West suffered the indignity of having Intermediate/Newcomer games for a player who 2006 Flight C in Dallas. to the trick to be endplayed in trumps. had to make visit to the restroom. When the The full deal: missing player was not back for the start of the ♠ K 9 4 2 Europe opens major next deal, Smith sorted the hand and was prepared ♥ K J 10 to start bidding. championship again ♦ 10 Just then, Dave Smith of the Daily Bulletin ♣ A J 10 4 2 staff walked by with his camera. Priscilla, hoping The 3rd European Open Bridge ♠ Q 10 8 7 ♠ —- to be able to get back to her directing duties, Championships will take place June 15-30 in ♥ 9 6 5 3 ♥ Q 8 2 greeted Dave and asked, “How many masterpoints Antalya, Turkey, a holiday resort in the ♦ K 8 2 ♦ Q 7 6 5 do you have?” She obviously hoped Dave would Mediterranean region. ♣ 7 5 ♣ K Q 9 8 63 say something noncommittal and fill in just for a The tournament is open to all players who are ♠ A J 6 5 3 minute. He disqualified himself for the I/N game, members in good standing of their respective ♥ A7 4 however, by telling the truth: “Ten thousand.” national bridge organizations. ♦ A J 9 4 2 With that, Dave went back to his Daily All events are transnational and there are no ♣ —- Bulletin activities and walked away. quotas. At the other table, the auction was the same, After Dave got out of earshot, the woman The championships are Mixed Teams and and Curtis Cheek, West, started proceedings whose partner still hadn’t returned from the ladies’ Pairs; Open, Women’s and Senior Teams, and against the slam with the ♦K. Declarer won the room, said to Priscilla: “He’s lying, isn’t he?” Open, Women’s and Senior Pairs. ♦A at trick one and played a spade to dummy’s There will be cash prizes for overall finishers. king at trick two, leaving him no play for 12 The tournament will be played at the World of Housekeeping Requests tricks. Wonders Resort, Kremlin Palace Hotel. For guests staying in the Renaissance: If you For more information, visit will be using a “Do Not Disturb sign,” please www.bentourevents.com or e-mail to remember to remove it for your room to be [email protected]. serviced during normal business hours. If you are requesting a special time for your room to be cleaned, please dial 5868. 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Defenses Two irreproachable Beye Continued from page 1 sources Continued from page 1 hand with hearts will be exposed as dummy, but By Barry Rigal Dayton with a major in criminal justice. Her the defenders already have an idea of that hand. studies included lots of hands-on activities, The same situation is true when the intervener When two people independently come to you including riding in police cruisers, visits to prisons bids 2♣ and passes the 2♦ response or when he with the same deal, you can assume it contains and lots of sociology studies. ♣ bids 2NT and the partner bids 3 . points of interest. It came from the Rose Meltzer “Dad’s plan was for me to go to law school,” There are other auctions in which the partner team’s defeat of the Dutch squad, Team Orange. she says with a smile, “but it didn’t work out.” may be the declarer. After a 2♥ bid for the majors, ♠ Dlr: East 5 Beye’s first caddy job was at the age of 8, and the partner will prefer spades roughly half the Vul: None ♥ A 6 4 3 time. After 3♣ for the minors, the partner will she says her long experience in that field helped ♦ Q J 8 4 2 sometimes bid 3♦. In these cases, the strong 1NT her prepare for life as a police officer. ♣ Q 7 4 hand is the opening leader and the unknown hand “You learn to deal with people, answer remains hidden. questions, smile even when you don’t want to,” ♠ A 4 3 2 In the passout seat the methods change she says, adding, “You also learn multi-tasking, slightly. Double is not as valuable as penalty since ♥ Q 10 8 5 and you’re always on your feet.” the doubler is not on lead against 1NT. Instead the ♦ 6 She started at the St. Louis Police Academy in double is a relay to 2♣. Over the 2♣ response: ♣ A K 6 3 March of 2006, graduating in November of last West North East South Pass = clubs 2♥ (1) Pass year. That was followed by three months of 2♦ = diamonds and a major 2♠ Pass Pass 2NT training, but she is now a full-time officer, riding ♥ 2 = hearts and clubs Pass 3NT Pass 4♣ alone in the squad car. ♠ 2 = spades and clubs Pass 4♦ Pass 4♥ “Radio calls can be anything,” she says, “from Dbl All Pass traffic accidents to domestic incidents.” If a situation looks like more than one officer is Will these bids, your minor is five cards or (1) Spades. longer, but the major is only four-cards long. Roger Bates bid 2NT to show a two-suiter, needed, she says, she can call for backup. Hands such as these are particularly hard to then started the escape until they reached a The job, she says, is just right for her. “I get to bid accurately, and this approach is an attempt to playable spot. be outside and on my feet a lot,” she says. “I’m address that. Players who don’t like to play a West led a top diamond and shifted to the ♠Q. not a desk person.” double as penalty in the direct seat could use this Bates won and ruffed a spade in dummy, then led Beye acknowledges that she is still getting her scheme instead. a heart to the 10. West won the ♥J and exited with feet wet and trying to gain experience, but she “I prefer the penalty double,” said Helms. “It a club. Bates won in hand, ran the ♥Q knows one thing: she loves what she’s doing. “It’s comes up more than you think, and is definitely successfully, collecting the ♥9 on his right and needed against the weak 1NT.” a good feeling,” she says, “to help somebody and Helms’ book, Helms to Hello, gives a more drew the last to reach this position: feel like you’re making a difference.” ♠ complete version of HELLO and is available from — There’s also the thrill of something new every Masterpoint Press. ♥ — day. “You can’t get bored,” she says. “There is ♦ Q J 8 4 never a dull moment. Many days I think I can’t ♣ Q 7 believe I’m getting paid to do this.” Wheels within wheels ♠ 4 3 By Barry Rigal ♥ 8 Red Ribbon ♦ — Continued from page 1 Peggy Kaplan played with Kyoko Shimamura ♣ A6 3 in the Lebhar IMP Pairs and got the better of partners for several years. Hawthorne is a project Bates knew that spades were 6-2, so he ran the declarer Robb Gordon on this deal. manager for American Express. Spier is a software Dlr: West ♠ K 10 ♦Q, discarding a spade. West could win and exit manager for a health care company Vul: N-S ♥ Q J 8 4 3 with a minor, but with clubs 3-3, he had 10 tricks. ♦ 4 The full deal: The pair play a version of ♣ A 9 6 5 2 ♠ 5 called Pattern Precision in which their response to ♣ ♠ A J 9 8 3 ♠ Q 7 6 ♥ A 6 4 3 1 shows their hand pattern. The system was ♥ ♥ A 10 9 7 K 6 2 ♦ Q J 8 4 2 devised mostly by Hawthorne. ♦ ♦ AJ 5 K 9 8 7 2 ♣ Q 7 4 “Jack’s gives us a big step ♣ K ♣ J 3 ♠ Q 10 ♠ K J 9 8 7 6 up,” said Spier. Spier also won the Red Ribbon ♠ 5 4 2 ♥ K J 7 ♥ 9 2 Pairs in Chicago in 1998. ♥ 5 ♦ ♦ Second place went to the Chicago-area pair ♦ Q 10 6 3 A K 9 5 3 10 7 ♣ ♣ ♣ Q 10 8 7 4 10 8 5 J 9 2 Jim Kehoe and Chuck Michalski. West North East South ♠ A 4 3 2 1♠ Pass 2♠ Pass ♥ Q 10 8 5 3♥ Pass 4♠ All Pass ♦ 6 Women’s Pairs Kaplan, North, stayed out of the auction ♣ A K 6 3 Continued from page 1 because of the vulnerability and elected to lead the ♣ A against the spade game. She continued with a Newest Life Masters a Sarasota suburb. She learned bridge in her native second club, ruffed by declarer, Gordon. He Russia. She and husband, Alexander, emigrated ♠ Mary Leach of St. Louis earned her gold card played the A and another spade. Kaplan, in from Russia 16 years ago. The two came in third again, realized her partner was very weak, so she Friday by placing in the Compact KO Teams. in the IMP Pairs at the World Bridge elected to give declarer a ruff and discard. Ruth Killen of Springfield need a little more that So how should Gordon have played? He knew one gold point to earn Life Master status. She Championships in Verona last year. North had shorter spades than South but had not earned it on Friday in the KO Teams. She formed the partnership with Chawla after come into the auction, so she surely was not meeting her at an NABC. Chawla is a retired holding a two-suiter with short diamonds. Right. Vanderbilt pediatrician who lives in Long Meadow MA. She At the table, Gordon elected to ruff in dummy, Continued from page 1 doesn’t play much bridge, only one or two days at pitching a heart from hand and leading a diamond local regionals and occasionally at NABCs. to his ace to draw the last trump. When he led the Welland had some nervous moments in the The winners played a couple of times online ♦J from hand and Kaplan showed out, he could final set. Leading 116-79, they saw their but had never played across the table from each not avoid a loser in each red suit. opponents win the final set 35-4 to close the gap. other before entering the Women’s Pairs. The semifinal round featured all six members of Italy’s Bermuda Bowl champion squad: Duboin ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ and Bocchi for O’Rourke and Lorenzo Lauria- Alfredo Versace, Fulvio Fantoni-Claudio Nunes for Cayne. Page 8 Daily Bulletin

TOURNAMENT APPEALS In order to keep alternative to bidding 5♥. The committee found The Appeal: East stated that she knew all her the bridge public that Pass was clearly a logical alternative, cards were high. She stated that she always especially since East could have more spades and intended to play the ♦Q. She then said that her informed of fewer hearts for the double. The committee found statement "I mean the queen" was simultaneous appeals results in that this issue was so clearly resolved that the with the play of the ♦J. a timely fashion, appeal had no merit. So, in upholding the North and South both stated that declarer said the NABC Daily Bulletin staff director's decision, the committee issued an appeal "play a diamond" and North played the ♦J before publishes write–ups. Every effort without merit warning (AWMW) to East-West. declarer said, "I mean the queen." The play in 4♠ doubled was discussed and the The Decision: The director provided the is made to ensure that these consensus of the committee was that nine tricks committee with the following instructions from the ACBL Laws Commission regarding Law reports are accurate and would be taken by North. 45.C.4(b): Committee Members: Gail Greenberg, chair, complete. Before they are 1. In determing "inadvertent," the burden of Ken Barbour, Ed Lazarus, Tom Peters and Bob published in the NABC Appeals proof is on the declarer. The standard of proof is Casebook, However, revisions Schwartz. "overwhelming." Unless there is such proof to the contrary, the director should assume that the card may be made. APPEAL CASE 6 called was the intended one. Subject: Card played 2. In judging "without pause for thought," APPEAL CASE 5 DIC: Henry Cukoff If declarer has made a play after making an Subject: Unauthorized Information - Event: Mixed Pairs inadvertent designation from dummy, a "pause for DIC: Olin Hubert Session: First Qualifying thought" has occurred. Making this interpretation Event: Silver Ribbon Pairs Joanne Antonicu has essentially put in a time limit without Session: Second Final Board #7 ♠ – rewriting the law. If declarer has made a play Steve Cooper Vul: Both ♥ J 10 8 (usually a play from hand but it can be a play from dummy to the next trick) after an alleged Board #19 ♠ A Q 10 9 8 6 Dlr: South ♦ A J 9 3 inadvertent call of a card from dummy's hand, we Vul: E-W ♥ 9 ♣ J 10 6 4 3 2 are to rule that there has been a pause for thought. Dlr: South ♦ K J 7 4 2 John Richards Joanne Yeager Therefore, we may not permit declarer to change ♣ 7 ♠ ♠ J 4 A Q 10 8 7 6 2 the play from dummy. Galano Glafkos Judith Eaton ♥ ♥ A K Q 3 9 5 If declarer's right-hand opponent (RHO) has ♠ 5 ♠ K J ♦ ♦ K Q 8 4 2 10 6 played and there is any reasonable possibility that ♥ ♥ A Q 10 8 7 5 4 K J ♣ 8 7 ♣ K Q information gained from RHO's play could suggest ♦ ♦ Q A 10 9 6 5 3 Jack Weingold that declarer's play from dummy was a mistake, a ♣ ♣ A Q 10 3 8 4 2 ♠ K 9 5 3 "pause for thought" has occurred. If we determine Kitty Cooper ♥ 7 6 4 2 that the play by declarer's RHO suggested to ♠ 7 4 3 2 ♦ 7 5 declarer that some type of mistake had been made, ♥ 6 3 2 ♣ A9 5 the Commission is saying that this constitutes ♦ 8 West North East South pause for thought. As in a. above, we cannot ♣ K J 9 6 5 Pass permit declarer to change the play from dummy. West North East South 1♦ Pass 1♠ Pass The committee discussed the relevant law and Pass 1NT 2♣ 4♠ All Pass the Laws Commission instructions, focusing on 1♥ 1♠ 2♦ 3♠ Facts: The defense started with the ♣A, and a Law 2.b.: "If right-hand opponent (RHO) has played and there is any reasonable possibility that 4♥ 4♠ Dbl (1) Pass shift to the ♦7, won by the ace. The ♣J return was information gained from RHO's play could suggest 5♥ All Pass won by declarer with the king. Declarer then led a (1) Agreed break in tempo. ♠ that declarer's play from dummy was a mistake, a heart to dummy and then the J was ducked 'pause for thought' has occurred". Facts: The final result was 5♥ making six for around. Another spade was won by South with the The committee made the point that the ♦J a score of East-West plus 680 after the lead of the king. South then returned the ♦5 and declarer ♠ ♠ play by North, even if simultaneous with declarer's A. The double of 4 was made by East after an called for a diamond and then said, "I mean the statement of "I mean the queen," suggests that ♥ agreed break in tempo (BIT). 5 was bid by West queen." The director was called at this point. some time elapsed before declarer made her after the tempo break. The ♦J was on the table when the director statement. North would not expect a low diamond Director's Ruling: There was a BIT. There arrived, but declarer and dummy claimed she from dummy, and would not play the ♦J quickly. are logical alternatives to bidding 5♥, including played it after declarer's statement. The defenders There had to be a finite length of time – an Pass. The BIT suggested the action taken over claimed she said it after the ♦J was played. interval of some time – to allow North to detach other less successful logical alternatives. The score Director's Ruling: Declarer's call of and play the ♦J. Thus the director's ruling of 4♠ was adjusted per Law 16.A.2 and Law 12.C.2 to "diamond" was careless, but not incontrovertibly down two by East and a score of East-West minus 4♠ doubled by North, down one, for a score of not her intention. She could have forgotten that the 200 was upheld. East-West plus 200. ♦J was out. As per Law 46.B.2, it was ruled that a No consideration was given to issuing an The Appeal: East stated that her double low diamond was played. The result assigned was appeal without merit warning. Committee Members: Dick Budd, chair, Ed simply showed values, and West stated that his 5♥ 4♠ down two (East-West minus 200), with a Lazarus, Chris Moll, Riggs Thayer and Jim bid was obvious. on a diamond return after the ♦J Thurtell. The Decision: The only UI issue before the won, establishing South's ♠9. committee was whether there was a logical

IMP Pairs His wife, Kim, is running it while he attends the Continued from page 1 NABC. Brogeland and Delmonte have been playing The IMP Pairs winners live worlds apart – together for a couple of years, mostly on the Rita Brogeland in Norway and Delmonte in – Shugart team. They play what Brogeland and they rarely practice, but somehow they described as Norwegian Standard: five-card spade manage to be in contention in most ACBL events openings, four-card heart openers and a lot of bids they have entered. showing shortness. It was the closing part they had not perfected until the IMP Pairs. Delmonte recalled leading one major pairs event by a substantial margin going into the final set only to finish with a 37% game. Brogeland is a full-time player and editor of Bridge In Norway magazine. Delmonte owns the Don’t Forget - Today is Kings and Queens Bridge Club outside . St. Patrick’s Day Daily Bulletin Page 9

What might have been ♠ 10 7 6 * * * * * ♥ — By Phillip Alder ♦ Q 9 ♣ I envisioned being able to tap out declarer, so — When you lose a Vanderbilt Knockout Teams ♠ — ♠ K 9 8 I doubled. match by 22 IMPs and one deal cost 20, you know ♥ — ♥ — What would you lead? you could have won. That was how the team of ♦ AJ ♦ 8 7 * * * * * ♣ ♣ Jeff Aker, Glenn Milgrim, Barry Rigal and you Q 6 2 — ♠ know who felt after losing to the No. 7 seed, 5 If you would have got this right at the table, ♥ J Christal Henner-Welland, Roy Welland, Bjorn you deserve to be playing in the Vanderbilt ♦ — Fallenius, Antonio Sementa, Cezary Balicki and ♣ semifinals. K 9 8 Adam Zmudzinski. It is little consolation that as I Sticking to my plan to try to force declarer to type, they are toiling in the semifinals. South led his winning ♥J, and I had no death, I led the ♦K (king from ace-king at the I will present the expensive deal as a movie. defense. When I ruffed and exited with the ♦A, five-level and higher). Cover up the page and decide on your next move Zmudzinski ruffed, cashed his ♣K and endplayed each time before reading the text below the line of me with a trump. This was the full deal: My spade discard was stupid, but declarer asterisks. Dlr: South ♠ 10 7 6 3 should still make the contract. After the heart ruff Vul: Both ♥ 5 2 at trick five, South trumps a diamond in his hand, With both sides vulnerable, you pick up in ruffs a heart (I pitch another diamond), and ruffs ♦ Q 9 6 2 second position: another diamond to give this position: ♣ A 10 5 ♠ J 2 ♥ 10 8 ♦ A K J 10 4 ♣ Q J 6 2 ♠ 10 7 6 3 ♠ J 2 ♠ K Q 9 8 4 Zmudzinski, the dealer on your right, opens ♥ — ♥ 10 8 ♥ K 9 7 4 ♦ 1♥. What would you do? Q ♦ A K J 10 4 ♦ 8 7 5 3 ♣ — ♣ Q J 6 2 ♣ — ♠ J 2 ♠ K Q 9 8 * * * * * ♥ ♥ ♠ A5 — — ♦ ♦ ♥ A Q J 6 3 — 8 It seemed a “normal” 2♦ to me, so ♣ Q 6 2 ♣ — ♦ — that’s what I did. ♠ A5 ♣ K 9 8 7 4 3 Balicki on my left passed, and partner Rigal ♥ J West North East South ♦ jumped to 3♠, a fit-showing jump, showing in — Alder Balicki Rigal Zmudzinski ♣ principle five spades, four or more diamonds and K 9 1♥ the values to raise diamonds to the four-level. 2♠ Declarer, who has yet to lose a trick, cashes 2♦ Pass 3♠ 4♣ would have been natural and forcing. his ♠A and exits with a spade. Even if my partner Pass 5♣ Pass Pass It’s not your turn yet. Righty is still there with overtakes and plays a high spade, South throws Dbl All Pass ♥ ♣ 4♣, which promises 5=6 or 6=5 in his two suits. his J. I must ruff and lead away from my Q-6 into declarer’s ♣ K-9. What would you do at this point? Declarer ruffed and led a low trump. Knowing To beat the contract, I had to lead the ♠J at he would insert dummy’s ♣10, I split my honors, trick one. Declarer would presumably win with his * * * * * ace, play a trump to the jack and ace, take a heart East discardng an encouraging ♠4. finesse, cash the ♥A, and play another heart, but I South played a heart to his queen, cashed the We had not discussed the difference between can discard anything. The timing is on our side to ♥A and led a low heart. Pass and 4♦, or whether a pass would even be get one spade and two clubs. I should have thrown a diamond - not that it forcing. And since things were suddenly looking At the other table, West surprisingly never bid. matters - but thinking partner had to have the ♠A My teammates had an uncontested auction of 1♥ - worse, presumably with bad splits everywhere, I for his pitch, I let go of the ♠2. 1NT - 2♣ - 2♥ - 3♣ - Pass, making 10 tricks. decided it was time to pass. Declarer played a spade to his ace, ruffed So we lost 12 IMPs and would have gained 8 Balicki, on my left, sat for a long time, then another heart on the board (I discarded a if I had found the winning opening lead. But raised to 5♣. maybe we could not have picked up a further 3 diamond), and ruffed a diamond in his hand to After two passes, what would you call? IMPs on any of the other 63 boards! give this end-position:

42 7.28 Dan Jaffe, Columbus OH 72 5.93 Walter Chang, Honolulu HI Intermediate / newcomer 43 7.28 Ky Jaffe, Columbus OH 73 5.88 Richard Butler, St Louis MO Continued from page 1 44 7.18 Doris Fairgrieve, University City MO 74 5.83 Caroline Gilje, St Louis MO 45 7.18 Mark Brightfield, Berkeley MO 75 5.82 Cathy Irving, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 15 12.39 Lawrence Segar, Rochester MN 46 7.16 Linda Mize, Florissant MO 76 5.82 Virginia Dethomas, Hot Springs Vil AR 16 12.06 Carol Duffy, Wilmette IL 47 7.09 Sanford Spitzer, Saint Louis MO 77 5.60 Mark Beckwith, Johnston IA 17 12.06 Marilyn Richards, Wilmette IL 48 7.07 Beverly Dixson, Kirkwood MO 78 5.45 David Sterneck, Chesterfield MO 18 11.74 Susan Seitz, Des Moines IA 49 7.00 Carole Fowler, Charlevoix MI 79 5.35 Sonja Slack, Florissant MO 19 11.40 Robert McDill, St Louis MO 50 7.00 Celine Fox, Saint Louis MO 80 5.31 Mark Behling, Fenton MO 20 11.12 Becky Lagouros, Peoria Heights IL 51 6.87 Mary Hawley, Florissant MO 81 5.30 Theresa Ann Brantley, Mabank TX 21 10.86 Alan Broddon, Saint Louis MO 52 6.87 Randall Brown, Cameron Park CA 82 5.30 Carol Sossamon, Kemp TX 22 10.39 Phyllis Siegel, Ballwin MO 53 6.87 Lisa Whitbeck, Little Rock AR 83 5.29 Susan Hall, Cleveland OH 23 9.97 Cheryl Ward, Florissant MO 54 6.78 Don McLean, Bonita Springs FL 84 5.29 Stephanie James, Chagrin Falls OH 24 9.64 Karen Engle, Dardenne Prairi MO 55 6.73 Ronald Tommasini, Louisville KY 85 5.25 Marcia Bondurant, 25 9.57 Eric Bardin, Nashville TN 56 6.73 Barbara Tommasini, Louisville KY 86 5.25 Ann Smith, Champaign IL 26 9.12 Janet Woodley, O Fallon MO 57 6.69 Frank Nick, Madison WI 87 5.20 Sharyn Powell, Rolla MO 27 9.09 Michael Voyles, Davenport IA 58 6.69 Yvonne Hunter, Madison WI 88 5.20 Marcia Ridley, Rolla MO 28 8.74 Suzanne Broddon, Saint Louis MO 59 6.63 William Lobdell, Des Peres MO 89 5.20 Thomas Brossard, St Louis MO 29 8.69 Jo-Ellyn Ryall, Saint Louis MO 60 6.53 Bob Pedrotti, Maryland Height MO 90 5.07 Jeff Kopolow, St Louis MO 30 8.67 Ann Gruver, Ballwin MO 61 6.49 Sandy Bigg, Saint Louis MO 91 4.98 Robert Larkin, Bedford NH 31 8.57 Terry Brown, Eddyville IA 62 6.49 Charles Parker, Saint Louis MO 92 4.85 Rob Kelly, Defiance MO 32 8.30 Aaron Krieser, Saint Louis MO 63 6.30 Philip Wilner, Tulsa OK 93 4.85 Diana Drisko, Saint Louis MO 33 8.23 Mary Hamlett, Nashville TN 64 6.30 Larry Gebbie, Vienna VA 94 4.77 Nancy Strohmer, Houston TX 34 8.23 Loretta Gibbens, Nashville TN 65 6.30 Wynn Wozobski, Tulsa OK 95 4.77 Hans Strohmer, Houston TX 35 8.07 Edmond Douville, Hobart IN 66 6.14 Michael Lattyak, Westchester IL 96 4.57 Mike Albers, St Louis MO 36 7.82 Helene Siegfried, St Louis MO 67 6.13 Karen Sarsfield, Hinsdale IL 97 4.57 Alan Lemley, Saint Louis MO 37 7.74 Daniel Rosenblatt, Winston Salem NC 68 6.07 Margaret Taylor, St Louis MO 98 4.55 Linda McHoney, Chesterfield MO 38 7.63 Ronald Stevenson, Sr, New Buffalo MI 69 6.07 Robert Adler, Creve Couer MO 99 4.55 Barbara Stewart, Chesterfield MO 39 7.62 Thomas Poppas, Kokomo IN 70 5.94 Nona Rathsack, Park Ridge IL 100 4.54 Molly Rogers, St Louis MO 40 7.47 Mary Ann Mitchell, Eureka MO 71 5.93 Nellie Chang, Honolulu HI 41 7.29 Sara Fabick, Des Peres MO Page 10 Daily Bulletin

TODAY’S PAIRING IN THE TEAMS 80.00 5/8 Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Mark Feldman - Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Lou Ann O’Rourke, Scottsdale AZ; Marc Jacobus Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ - Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, 50.00 9/16 George Jacobs - Ralph Katz, Philadelphia PA; Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Hinsdale IL; Robert Levin, Bronx NY; Steve Norberto Bocchi, Milano Italy Weinstein, Andes NY; Zia Mahmood, New York vs NY; Michael Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY Christal Henner-Welland - Roy Welland - Bjorn 50.00 9/16 Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Fallenius, New York NY; Antonio Sementa, Dennis Dawson, Santa Fe NM; Larry Cohen - Parma PR 43100 Italy; Adam Zmudzinski, David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Joe Grue, New Katowice 40-479 Poland; Cezary Balicki, York NY; Curtis Cheek, Huntsville AL Wroclaw Poland 50.00 9/16 Michael Moss - Chris Willenken, New York NY; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden; 125.00 3/4 James Cayne, New York NY; Agustin Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina Michael Seamon, Hollywood FL; Alfredo Versace 50.00 9/16 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; - Lorenzo Lauria - Fulvio Fantoni - Claudio Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Peter Bertheau, Taby Nunes, Rome Italy Sweden; Fredrik Nystrom, Stockholm 112 125.00 3/4 Piotr Tuszynski, Warsaw Poland; Sweden; Fu Zhong, Beijing People’s Republic of Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw 0 Poland; Farid China; Zhao Jie, Tianjin People’s Republic of Assemi, Fresno CA; Ed Wojewoda, Clovis CA; China Srikanth Kodayam, Fremont CA; Nick Bykov, 50.00 9/16 , Los Angeles CA; Stockton CA Sam Lev, New York NY; Jacek Pszczola, Chapel 80.00 5/8 Nick Nickell, New York NY; Hill NC; Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Andrew Richard Freeman, Atlanta GA; Paul Soloway, Mill Gromov - Aleksander Dubinin, Moscow Russia Creek WA; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; Jeff 50.00 9/16 Ton Bakkeren, Oisterwijk Meckstroth, Tampa FL; Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Netherlands; Huub Bertens, Tilburg Netherlands; Bch FL Bauke Muller, Hoorn Netherlands; Simon de Wijs, 80.00 5/8 Rose Meltzer, Los Gatos CA; Kyle Doorn Netherlands Larsen, San Francisco CA; Alan Sontag, 50.00 9/16 Bill Cole, Silver Spring MD; Alan Gaithersburg MD; Roger Bates, Mesa AZ; Geir Schwartz, Fairfax VA; Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; Helgemo, Trondheim Ca Norway; Tor Helness, Mark Dahl, Richmond VA; David Butler, Keswick Oslo Norway VA 80.00 5/8 Ron Rubin, Miami FL; Russ 50.00 9/16 Jason Feldman, San Diego CA; Ekeblad, Providence RI; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Steve De Roos, Brasschaat Belgium; Rutger Van Lew Stansby, Castro Valley CA; Brad Moss, New Mechelen, Heverlee Belgium; Eric Debus, Leuven York NY; Fred Gitelman, Las Vegas NV Belgium

1. Nickell 141 64. (65.) Blinder 77 1. Nickell 130 32.Westheimer 86 32.Westheimer 170 1. Nickell 33.Kovacich 141 19 35 100 132

16. Milner 164 16. Milner 49. Bryant 112 23 63 68 92 16. Milner 96 17. Strul 100 17. Strul 74 1. Nickell 48. Rogoff 46 36 69 95 134 8. Schwartz 206 8. (25.) Tuszynski 57. (72.) Cowan 81 8. Schwartz 85 83891146 25. Tuszynski 138 25. Tuszynski 163 1. (25.) Tuszynski 40. Mittelman 99 8. (25.) Tuszynski 7 51 92 102 25 65 104 140 9. Gordon 112 9. (73.) J. Feldman 56. (73.) J. Feldman 115 9. (73.) J. Feldman 142 33 47 59 74 24. Kasday 181 24. Kasday 114 41. Eisenberg 128 1. (4.) O’Rourke 5. Meltzer 124 60. Higgins 75 5. Meltzer 270 37. Roman 80 28. Maksymetz 126 5. Meltzer 37. Roman 206 26 70 103 139

12. Hollman 174 12. (21.) Team Orange 4. O'Rourke 53. (76.) Rajkumar 69 31 46 101 118 12. Hollman 142 29 70 117 133 21. Team Orange 174 21. Team Orange 159 5. Meltzer 44. Becker 66 27 59 74 95 13. Moss 139 4. O'Rourke 52. Christie 125 13. Moss 165 29 55 85 116 20. Onstott 173 20. Onstott 110 13. Moss 45. Miller 87 20 56 76 124

29. Colchamiro 136 4. O'Rourke 36. Allegaert 127 23 60 129 155 29. Colchamiro 144 4. O'Rourke 211 4. O'Rourke 156 61. Falgout 78 Daily Bulletin Page 11

E VANDERBILT KO TEAMS 25.00 17/32 Richard Schwartz, East Elmhurst Hayden, Tucson AZ; Thorlakur Jonsson, NY; Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Walid Kopavogur Iceland; Jon Baldursson, Elahmady - , Cairo Egypt; Drew Hafnarfjordur Iceland; Sigurbjorn Haraldsson, Casen, Las Vegas NV; Jim Krekorian, New Reykjvik Iceland; Bjarni Einarsson, Reykjavik York NY Iceland 25.00 17/32 Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Silver Spring MD; Dan Morse, Houston TX; Bobby Wolff, Las Vegas NV; Kit 25.00 17/32 James Rosenbloom, New York Woolsey, Kensington CA; Fred Stewart, NY; Richard Coren, Hollywood FL; Diego Bloomington NY Brenner, Barcelona Brazil; Marcelo Branco, Rio 25.00 17/32 Robert Hollman, Santa Barbara De Janeiro Brazil; Brian Glubok, San Rafael CA CA; Bruce Ferguson, Boise ID; Steve Garner - 25.00 17/32 Melanie Tucker - John Kranyak - Howard Weinstein, Sarasota FL; Ron Smith, San John Hurd, New York NY; , Francisco CA; Billy Cohen, Encinitas CA Buffalo NY; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdan 3 25.00 17/32 - , Netherlands; , Rotterdam Netherlands Pebble Beach CA; Boye Brogeland, Norway; 25.00 17/32 Mel Colchamiro - Janet Ishmael Delmonte, Double Bay NSW Australia Colchamiro, Merrick NY; Steve Bloom - Betty 25.00 17/32 Aubrey Strul, Delray Beach FL; Bloom, Duanesburg NY Bob Jones, Hypoluxo FL; , 25.00 17/32 Valerie Westheimer, New York Encinitas CA; Marcin Lesniewski, Zakopane NY; Migry Zur Campanile, Las Vegas NV; Eldad Poland; Jan Jansma, Malden Netherlands; Louk Ginossar, Moshav Zofit Israel; , Verhees, Voorhout Netherlands Palm Beach FL; Richard Reisig, Lantana FL; 25.00 17/32 Michael Polowan, New York NY; Melih Ozdil, Istanbul Turkey , England; Adam 25.00 17/32 Douglas Simson - Walter Johnson, Wildavsky, Jackson Heights NY; Doug Doub, W Columbus OH; Dennis Clerkin - Jerry Clerkin, Hartford CT Bloomington IN 25.00 17/32 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; 25.00 17/32 Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo 136 Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Terje Aa, Heimdal Japan; Tadashi Teramoto, Yokohama Japan; Norway; Joergen Molberg, Trondheim Norway Kazuo K. Furuta, Kanagawa-Ken 21 Japan; 25.00 17/32 Peter Schneider, La Canada CA; Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN Grant Baze, San Diego CA; , 25.00 17/32 Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA; John Chorzow Slask Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Fout, New York NY; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal Bielsk Poland QC; Zygmunt Marcinski, Westmount QC

25.00 17/32 Tony Kasday, Puyallup WA; Garey

2. Jacobs 202 63. Rice 58 2. Jacobs 106 2. Jacobs 34. Simson 79 23 52 72 122 31. (64.) Grace 104 34. Simson 190 15. (18.) Bramley 31 76 113 161 15. Shugart 138 50. (79.) Sjoberg 126 15. Shugart 78 18. Bramley 151 18. Bramley 176 2. (18.) Bramley 47. Lusky 125 23 49 75 116 10. Lynch 184 55. L. Feldman 133 2. (7.) Henner- 7. Henner-Welland 10. Lynch 207 Welland 15 63 92 130 10. Lynch 23. Schneider 109 26 62 116 120 23 53 68 80 23. Schneider 191 42. McLaughlin 73 7. Henner-Welland 32 63 98 150 26. Rosenbloom 184 39. (56.) Todd 97 26. Rosenbloom 95 7. Henner–Welland 129 7. Henner–Welland 189 2. (7.) Henner- 58. Rigal 168 Welland 6. Rubin 191 59. (70.) Roitman 112 6. Rubin 130 6. Rubin 27. Tucker 124 22 104 155 27. Tucker 171 38. Narasimhan 99 11. (43.) Cole 24 24 WD 11. Robinson 186 54. Stark 45 3. Cayne 11. Robinson 113 17 39 79 114 43. Cole 167 6. Rubin 22. Gerard 108 22 41 44 91 43. Cole 158

3. Cayne 14. Mahaffey 140 51. Scott 110 55 71 117 164 14. Mahaffey 14. Mahaffey 106 36 65 71 89 19. Polowan 94 19. Polowan 148 3. Cayne 46. Schultz 93 14 37 134 201 30. Schafer 126 35. Shimamura 145 35. Shimamura 74 3. Cayne 144 3. Cayne 222 62. Cappelli 66 Page 12 Daily Bulletin

WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY MORNING KO BRACKET I ROCKWELL MIXED PAIRS 12 Tables (CORRECTED after score changes) Tony Kasday, Puyallup WA; Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ; Jon 100.00 1 , Cambridge MA; Mildred Breed, Austin TX 3043.97 Baldursson, Hafnarfjordur Iceland; Sigurbjorn Haraldsson, Reykjvik Iceland; Bjarni Einarsson, Reykjavik Iceland; Thorlakur 75.00 2 Jane Teel - Robert Teel Jr, Birmingham AL 3041.88 Jonsson, 56.25 3 Janet Robertson, Timonium MD; Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA 2955.86 200 Kopavogur Iceland 44.44 4 Sharon Hait, Livingston NJ; Lester Sokolower, Verona NJ 2903.05 vs 40.00 5 Mickie Chambers, Atlanta GA; , Toronto ON 2853.68 Barry Lippitt, Southfield MI; Robert Cappelli, Bloomfield MI; 36.36 6 Marilyn Kivel - Joseph Kivel, Newport Coast CA 2843.36 Michael D Alioto, Birmingham MI; Frank Sensoli, St Clair Shrs 33.33 7 Petra Hamman - Hemant Lall, Dallas TX 2833.54 MI; William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Dave Swarthout, San Antonio TX 30.77 8 Cathy Strauch - Riggs Thayer Jr, San Diego CA 2828.83 28.57 9 Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Jill Wooldridge, Buffalo NY 2827.47 13.04 3/4 Bob Carteaux, Fort Wayne IN; Bert Newman, 26.67 10 Rhoda Walsh, Palm Desert CA; Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA 2814.20 West Bloomfield MI; Norman Coombs, Brookville IN; Larry 25.00 11 Elaine Landow - Craig Robinson, Lansdale PA 2803.27 Klein, Cincinnati OH 23.53 12 Bert Newman - Kathy Newman, West Bloomfield MI 2798.75 13.04 3/4 Joyce Hampton, Blythewood SC; Bill Wisdom, Salisbury NC; Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; Ed Schulte, 22.22 13 Debra Hyatt, Denver CO; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 2750.88 Tampa FL; Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD; Pratap 21.05 14 , Thornhill ON; , Toronto ON 2744.87 Rajadhyaksha, Powell OH 20.00 15 Rebecca Rogers, Las Vegas NV; Lowell Andrews, Huntington Bch CA 2729.96 19.05 16 Linda Perlman, Lake Park FL; Lewis Finkel, Jupiter FL 2729.27 WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY MORNING KO BRACKET II 18.18 17 Mary Savko, Tequesta FL; John Potter, Panama City FL 2727.34 16 Tables 17.39 18 Bernace De Young, Miami FL; Cameron Doner, Richmond BC 2727.32 Jeffrey Boak - Margaret Lindquist, Chapel Hill NC; Erby Satter, Incline Village NV; Hal Smith Jr, Hastings NE 16.67 19 , Cincinnati OH; JoAnna Stansby, Castro Valley CA 2723.80 vs 16.00 20 Linda Smith - Ron Smith, Hixson TN 2710.26 Hugh Miller - Catherine Miller, Houston TX; Michael Lunn, 15.38 21 Tom Kniest, University City MO; Karen Walker, Champaign IL 2702.06 Sutton England; James Bochsler, Davenport FL 14.81 22 Bob Balderson Jr - Cynthia Balderson, Eden Prairie MN 2690.09 14.29 23 Linda Hanson, Brentwood TN; Coley McGinnis, Nashville TN 2681.68 9.62 3/4 Mariko Kakimoto, Newport Beach CA; Gayle 13.79 24 Cathy Nathan - Marc Nathan, Thousand Oaks CA 2649.00 Andrews, Stanton CA; Jon King, Balboa Island CA; Michael Ventri, Fullerton CA 13.33 25 Sylwia McNamara - Michael McNamara, White Plains NY 2645.14 9.62 3/4 Serge Bondar, Wheeling IL; Kazi Farooqui, 12.90 26 Lawrence Lerner, Warren NJ; Barbara Sartorius, Lake Hiawatha NJ 2643.66 Grayslake IL; Robert Stackhouse, Indianapolis IN; Ruben 12.50 27 Mary Vickers, Apex NC; Jim Dick, Woodbridge VA 2639.49 Egeberg, Rock Island IL 12.12 28 Sandra Jenkins - Ken Scholes, Bellevue WA 2634.49 4.33 5/8 Elizabeth Zalar - Leah Newell - Ron Sholes, 11.76 29 Peggy Sutherlin - John Sutherlin, Dallas TX 2634.32 Springfield IL; Terry Goodykoontz, Champaign IL 11.43 30 Joann Glasson - Bob Glasson, Pennington NJ 2627.06 WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY MORNING KO BRACKET III 11.11 31 Anton Tsypkin, Sharon MA; Yiji Starr, Wayland MA 2623.32 13 Tables 10.81 32 Sue Weinstein - Jerry Weinstein, Las Vegas NV 2617.41 Robert Bertoni, Haverhill MA; William Nason, Groton MA; 10.53 33 Betty Ann Kennedy, Shreveport LA; Alan Stout, Jacksonville FL 2611.25 Peter Manzon, Waltham MA; Rick Holcomb, Malden MA 10.26 34 Kenneth Kranyak, Bay Village OH; Molly O’Neill, Ft Lauderdale FL 2611.23 vs 10.00 35 Steve Clark - Sally Clark, Carlsbad CA 2598.84 Marsha Helton - Darryl Helton - Jan Birkett - Karen Villa, Sedona AZ 9.76 36 Anne Leverone, Saint Paul MN; Milton Zlatic, Saint Louis MO 2592.36 9.52 37 Mike Develin, Berkeley CA; C. Valerie Gamio, Pls Vrds Pnsl CA 2590.36 6.04 3/4 Bobby Patton - Eleanor Patton - Judy Bevan, 9.30 38 Martin Chaitt, West Palm Beach FL; Ellasue Chaitt, Palm Bch Gdns FL 2588.96 Lawrence KS; Shari Krentzel, Oskaloosa KS 9.09 39 James Priebe - Joan Priebe, Mississauga ON 2586.40 6.04 3/4 Kathy Rolfe, Lake Winnebago MO; Mary 8.89 40 Andrew Vinock, Woodland Hills CA; Marjorie Michelin, Los Angeles CA 2584.49 Mertz, Overland Park KS; Rosemary Austin, Kenner LA; Cece 8.70 41 Ellie Hanlon, Tequesta FL; Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC 2583.43 Lichtenstein, Jacksonville FL 8.51 42 Sharon Jabbour - Zeke Jabbour, Boca Raton FL 2581.18 MORNING COMPACT KO BRACKET 1 9.77 43 Kathy Baum - Jay Baum, Germantown TN 2571.11 13 Tables 8.16 44 Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA; Jason Chiu, Piscataway NJ 2568.40 Mike Potoczak - Jaroslaw Piasecki, Buffalo Grove IL; Grzegorz 8.00 45 Beverly Perry, New York NY; , Thornhill ON 2565.49 Narkiewicz, Bielsk Poland; Krzysztof Buras, Chorzow Slask 7.84 46 Emma Sjoberg, Linkoping 58431 Sweden; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA 2563.90 Poland vs 9.09 47 Ellen Cherniavsky, Silver Spring MD; Eugene Kales, Arlington VA 2560.83 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Chester Johnson, Chicago IL; 7.55 48 Debbie Gailfus - Alan Gailfus, Carlsbad CA 2559.36 James Partridge, Birmingham AL; Chuck Said, Nashville TN 7.41 49 Bonnie Bagley, Colorado Spgs CO; Ken Monzingo, San Diego CA 2554.36 7.27 50 Merri-Jo Hillaker, Grand Prairie TX; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 2552.55 Marjorie Michelin, Los Angeles CA; Andrew Vinock, Woodland Hills CA; Veronica McMurdie - John McMurdie, Sacramento CA THURSDAY LATE NIGHT ZIP KO vs 14 Tables Ahmed Sorathia, Chino CA; Yas Takeda, Hacienda Hgts CA; B Horiguchi, Gardena CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA 3.64 1 Brian Duran - Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Lorraine Cable, Dorchester MA; Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA MORNING COMPACT KO BRACKET 2 2.73 2 Mitchell Snyder, Earlington PA; Thomas McDow, Rock Hill SC; Patty Riffel, Pocahontas AR; 16 Tables Larry Umphlet, North Wales PA Tommy Wynn - Maxine Wynn - Janet Brotherson - Ronald 1.82 3/4 Kevin Dwyer, Fort Myers FL; Joon Pahk, Cambridge MA; McKenzie Myers, Portland OR; Brotherson, Paducah KY Mike Develin, Berkeley CA vs Allan Curtis - Beth Curtis - Mark Ehret, Saint Louis MO; Rosalie 1.82 3/4 Bryan Morgan, Dallas TX; Christopher Gennick, Owens X Rds AL; Blair Brickman, New York NY; Corbett, St Louis MO Farley Mawyer, Plainview NY

E Hale - Daryl Fisher, Rolla MO; Bernie Weiss, New Orleans SECOND FRIDAY MORNING 100/200/300 PAIRS LA; Douglas De Montluzin, Kenner LA 10.5 Tables vs ABC Dian Petrov, Buffalo NY; Linda Luther, N Charleston SC; Kathy Stanford, Leesburg FL; Constance Sackville, Vero Beach FL 2.97 1 Jay Shah, St Louis MO; Mary Ann Mitchell, Eureka MO 66.12% 2.23 2 Larry Gebbie, Vienna VA; Murat Berk, Potomac MD 61.03% MORNING COMPACT KO BRACKET 3 2.66 3 1 1 Michael Smith - Susan Seitz, Des Moines IA 60.01% 16 Tables 2.00 4 2 2 Cameron Dalsto, Cathedral City CA; Daniel Hudson II, Palm Springs CA 59.63% Mary Fort - Susan Hall - Cookie Arneson, Saint Louis MO; 1.50 5 3 Phyllis Siegel, Ballwin MO; Helene Siegfried, St Louis MO 58.83% James Neville, St Louis MO vs 1.14 6 4 3 Sharyn Powell - Marcia Ridley, Rolla MO 56.64% Franklin Alan - Donna Eide, Indianapolis IN; Donna Frohm, 0.85 5 4 Ryan White - Elizabeth Jobe, Carmel IN 55.65% Burtchville MI; Judith Kilcher, Clinton Twp MI 0.95 6 5 Lois Dempsey, Oklahoma City OK; Julian Kornfeld, Edmond OK 55.38%

Scott Wansbrough, Dallas TX; Judith Ensor - Charles Ensor, FRIDAY/SATURDAY/SUNDAY SIDE SERIES Seabrook TX; Patrick Dutson, Cincinnati OH 15.0 Tables vs Nick Tallyn - Diane Black, Colorado Spgs CO; Susan Krassy, ABC Colorado Spring CO; Jo Santa, Colorado Sprgs CO 3.79 1 1 Sarah Paschal Robin - Donald Gardner, Winston Salem NC 63.07% 2.84 2 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Bud Biswas, Lexington MA 62.69% MORNING CONSOLATION KO BRACKET 1 2.13 3 Lynne Cook, Riverview MI; Donald Sondergeld, Hubbardton VT 57.20% 6 Tables 2.27 4 2 1 Adam Ruprecht, Austin TX; Jeff Ford, Redmond WA 56.25% Patty Metcalfe - James Metcalfe, Edmonton AB; Ray Grace - 1.70 5 3 Richard Gross, Las Vegas NV; Larry King, Grass Valley CA 55.87% Helene Grace, Sherwood Park AB vs 1.48 6 4 2 Dave Kuschel, Minot ND; Jeremy Gulley, Redmond WA 54.92% John Bronson, Lopez Island WA; Jay Armstrong, Albuquerque 0.96 5 Mary Hruby, Maryland Hts MO; John Weber, Watseka IL 54.55% NM; Elton Lipnick, Houston TX; Brian Kelly, Clive IA 1.11 6 Shirley Judy, Urbana IL; Jeremy Williams, Reynoldsburg OH 53.03%

Paul Janus, Lincolnshire IL; William Smith, Deerfield IL; Paul Hibbard - Diane Hibbard, Arlington Hts IL vs John Kinst, Batavia IL; Michael Strong - Johanna Strong, Winfield IL; W Harris Jr, Lombard IL Daily Bulletin Page 13

SECOND THURSDAY STRATIFIED OPEN MORNING CONSOLATION KO BRACKET 2 25.0 Tables 8 Tables ABC Diane Scott - Noreen Bryant - Tana Holt, Clinton IN; Nancy Hanley, Terre Haute IN 15.05 1 Barry Purrington - Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN 61.69% vs 11.29 2 Yauheni Siutsau, Loveland OH; William Higgins, Cincinnati OH 60.94% Joshua Kueker - Paul Holmes, Champaign IL; Dick Wilson - 8.47 3 1 1 T Sheagren, Glenview IL; Richard Spengler, Peoria IL 58.78% Marilyn Goldman, Rochester NY 6.35 4 Michael Huston, Joplin MO; Raymond Raskin, King of Prussia PA 57.81% 4.76 5 Dan Sershon, Duluth MN; Audrey Weikle, Hopkins MN 57.65% Thomas Racciatti, Minneapolis MN; Matthew Duffy, Edina MN; 5.09 6 2 Marie Ashton, Portland OR; Matt Smith, Victoria BC 57.23% Evelyn Kennedy, Ruidoso NM; Philip Duterme, Bellaire TX vs 3.82 3 2 Mark Ludwig - Stephen Zenk, Maryland Hts MO 56.63% Stephen Zenk - Mark Ludwig, Maryland Hts MO; Thomas 2.86 4 Marsh Bryan - Helen Bryan, Little Silver NJ 54.85% Shedlock, Danville IL; Robert Wheeler, Florissant MO 2.86 5 3 Alvaro Betancour, ; Margarita Jaramillo, Miami FL 54.19% 2.86 6 Joyce Richards, Rockwall TX; Irene Faletto, Heath TX 53.53% MORNING CONSOLATION KO BRACKET 3 1.67 4 Carl Armstrong, Bloomington IN; Gerald Olson, Hamilton OH 49.24% 8 Tables Julie Hubbard - Maryellen Nifong, Springfield IL; Lori Lerner, Narberth PA; Lynda Flanger, Gainesville VA SECOND FRIDAY SENIOR PAIRS vs 29.0 Tables Patricia Bradshaw, Charlotte NC; William Port, St Joseph MO; ABC Elizabeth Kunkleman - Louise Remley, Wyomissing PA 10.92 1 Genevieve Hewitt - Richard Hewitt, New York NY 65.46% 8.19 2 1 Carol Powell, El Dorado AR; Jeanne Lloyd, Little Rock AR 60.90% Philip MacFarlane, Parma OH; Nicholas Ogan, Moreland Hills OH; Chantal Whitney, Shaker Heights OH; Barbara Kotton, 5.38 3/4 Franklin Kasle, Flint MI; Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI 58.73% Beachwood OH 5.38 3/4 Randy Helmink - Noel Helmink, Avon IN 58.73% vs 4.79 5 2 Daniel Simon - Donna Simon, South Bend IN 58.65% Hans Strohmer - Nancy Strohmer, Houston TX; Jane Larkin - 3.36 6 Joan Stein, Milwaukee WI; Liz Kalb, Bloomfield MI 57.93% Robert Larkin, Lancaster PA 3.59 3 Joyce Stone - Jane Hopkins, Denton TX 55.85% 2.95 4/5 James Edmiston, Cincinnati OH; Rob Weidenfeld, Lebanon OH 55.37% 2.84 4/5 John Pringle - Susan Pringle, Rio Verde AZ 55.37% 1.77 6 Joseph Pospis, Saddle Brook NJ; Jaime Roitman, Clifton NJ 54.17% 3.56 1 Richard Smith, Saint Louis MO; Bob Berndt, Webster Groves MO 53.21% 2.67 2 Tony Ferroni - Ted Verhagen, Keswick VA 51.20% 2.00 3 Gordon Sawyer, Seattle WA; Michael Lattyak, Westchester IL 50.64% 1.50 4 Barbara LeVay, Glen Rock NJ; Edward Vadala, Fair Lawn NJ 48.08% 1.84 5 Kenneth Freeman, Marana AZ; David Rush, Oro Valley AZ 47.68%

SECOND FRIDAY-SUNDAY SIDE SERIES 20.0 Tables ABC 4.55 1 Susan Winkler, Wake Forest NC; Allen Reiter, Caesaria Israel 65.28% 3.41 2 Brenda Montague, Swampscott MA; Alexander Tangarov, Fort Lauderdale FL 59.95% 3.64 3 1 Jimmy Pelham, North Baldwin NY; Shmuel Greenberg, Israel 59.72% 2.73 4 2 Beryl Shapiro - Marie Sander, Saint Louis MO 59.44% 2.05 5 3 Rand Pinsky, Valencia CA; Richard Plotin, Northridge CA 59.09% Migry Zur-CCampanile and Valerie Westheimer 1.87 6 Robert Hampton, Blythewood SC; Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC 59.03% were second in the Whitehead Woman’s Pairs. 1.59 4 Nancy Benamati, Arvada CO; John Bortins, Louisville CO 58.80% 1.59 5 Derrick Niederman - Margaret Malaspina, Needham MA 55.00% 0.86 6 Paul Steffanni, Haslettt MI; Wes Burgar, Ann Arbor MI 52.61% 2.73 1 Patrick Dutson, Cincinnati OH; Scott Wansbrough, Dallas TX 51.85% 2.05 2 Susan Edwards - Allan Edwards, London ON 50.46% 1.54 3 Murat Azizoglu, Concord MA; Jan Popiel, Lexington MA 50.29% 1.15 4 Nora Burst - Sonni Mauze, Saint Louis MO 49.71% 0.86 5 William Johnson - Brian Gallagher, Farmington MO 49.33%

SECOND FRIDAY FAST PAIRS 19.0 Tables ABC 15.40 1 Henry Bethe, Ithaca NY; Allen Tan, Makati Philippines 61.25% 11.55 2 Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; Virginia Noelke, San Angelo TX 60.76% 8.66 3 Alice Brown, Midlothian VA; En Xie, Saint Louis MO 60.06% 6.50 4 Sumner Steinfeldt, Washington DC; Kent Hartman, San Diego CA 58.82% 4.87 5 Richard Anderson - Doug Rankin, Regina SK 57.36% 3.20 6/7 Corinne Lee, Virginia Beach VA; George Colter, Fredericton NB 55.00% 3.20 6/7 Gerald Gitles, Chicago IL; Michael Edwards, Rock Island IL 55.00% 5.61 1 Doug McQuaid, Lebanon IL; Christopher Shaw Jr, Carlinville IL 54.44% 4.21 2 Sondra Blank, Toronto ON; David Halasi, Waterloo ON 52.56% 3.16 3 Kay Jones, The Villages FL; Geoff Jones III, Orlando FL 49.59% 3.71 4 1 Bruce Lieberman - Gilbert Smith, Doylestown PA 49.36% 2.78 5 2 James Sakr, Pittsford NY; Camille Abboud, Rochester NY 48.40% 2.09 3 Peter Petillo, Lawrence KS; Brian Barrett, Adrian MI 47.99% 1.57 4 Jennifer Luner - Sue George, Saint Louis MO 47.08%

SECOND FRIDAY AFTERNOON 5/20/50 PAIRS Runners-uup in the Lebhar IMP Pairs: Jonathan 11.0 Tables Weinstein and Robert Heitzman Jr. ABC 2.21 1 1 1 Mary Ann Shepard - Dory Poholsky, Kirkwood MO 63.27% 1.66 2 2 2 Edward Schmidt, University City MO; Mark Jackson, Richmond Hghts MO 61.61% 1.24 3 3 3 Anne Dunning, St Louis MO; Patricia Lock, Webster Groves MO 60.29% 0.93 4 4 Ann Gruver, Ballwin MO; Sara Fabick, Des Peres MO 55.53% 0.70 5 Chuck Dollarhide - Patricia Dollarhide, Oklahoma City OK 54.42% 0.55 6 5 Jackie Baker - Susan Kilo, St Louis MO 54.21%

SECOND FRIDAY AFTERNOON 100/200/300 PAIRS 21.0 Tables ABC 4.38 1 1 Travis Roten - Judy Matlock, Richardson TX 68.45% 3.29 2 2 Doris Fairgrieve, University City MO; Mark Brightfield, Berkeley MO 62.50% 2.46 3 3 Barbara Tommasini - Ronald Tommasini, Louisville KY 61.61% 2.74 4 4 1 Bobby Patton - Eleanor Patton, Lawrence KS 61.01% 2.06 5 5 2 Charles Elliott - D Jackie Elliott, Saint Charles MO 59.52% 0.91 6/7 Kenneth Woodard - Anita Woodard, Lubbock TX 58.33% 1.54 6/7 6 3 Rhea Dickson - Rita Bertsch, Rochester MN 58.33% 1.16 4 Marcia Broddon, Saint Louis MO; Thelma Peskind, Olivette MO 56.55% They were second in the Bean Red Ribbon 0.87 5 Sue Greenberg, Byron MN; Judith Harris, Rochester MN 55.36% Pairs: Jim Kehoe and Chuck Michalski. 0.75 6 James Murvihill, Chicago Heights IL; Claire Murvihill, Chicago IL 54.76% Page 14 Daily Bulletin

FRIDAY COMPACT KO 1 LEBHAR IMP PAIRS 16 Tables 78.0 Tables 25.68 1 Tony Kasday, Puyallup WA; Garey Hayden, 125.00 1 Boye Brogeland, Norway; Ishmael Delmonte, Double Bay NSW Australia 124.46 Tucson AZ; Jon Baldursson, Hafnarfjordur Iceland; Thorlakur 93.75 2 Jonathan Weinstein, Evanston IL; Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY 107.41 Jonsson, 200 Kopavogur Iceland 19.26 2 Shawn Quinn, 30-218 Krakow Poland; Susan 70.31 3 Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden; Michael Moss, New York NY 99.53 Picus, New York NY; Rozanne Pollack, Basking Ridge NJ; 55.56 4 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Gary Cohler, Miami FL 93.96 Emma Sjoberg, Linkoping 58431 Sweden 50.00 5 Melih Ozdil, Istanbul Turkey; Ginossar Eldad, Moshav Zofit Israel 92.31 14.12 3 Carol Pincus - Pam Stratton, Las Vegas NV; 45.45 6 Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Mike Passell, Las Vegas NV 87.35 Veronica McMurdie - John McMurdie, Sacramento CA 41.67 7 David Berkowitz - Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 87.10 11.56 4 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; John Mohan, 38.46 8 John Hurd, New York NY; Joel Wooldridge, Buffalo NY 85.04 Huixquilucan Mexico; John Swanson Jr, Mission Viejo CA; John 35.71 9 Alan Kleist, Cheverly MD; Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL 77.65 Sutherlin, Dallas TX 33.33 10 Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA; Andy Kaufman, Smyrna DE 67.43 FRIDAY COMPACT KO, 2 31.25 11 David Bakhshi, London England; Michael Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY 65.73 12 Tables 29.41 12 Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Powell OH; Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD 64.95 20.32 1 Carl Sharp - Chester Johnson, Chicago IL; 27.78 13 Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; Fred Stewart, Bloomington NY 60.93 Will Engel, Freeport IL; Sheldon Margulis, Saint Louis MO 26.32 14 Jon Bakkeren, Oisterwijk Netherlands; Huub Bertens, Tilburg Netherlands 60.50 15.24 2 James Priebe - Joan Priebe, Mississauga ON; 25.00 15 , Dallas TX; Kevin Bathurst, New York NY 59.87 Heather Peckett - Mike Petras, Nepean ON 23.81 16 , Jackson Heights NY; Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT 59.85 11.18 3 Jan Assini, Aurora OH; Mary Paulone Carns, 22.73 17 Daniela von Arnim, D-68766 Hockenh Germany; Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark 56.67 Export PA; Allan Smith, Port Hope ON; Brian Johnston, Toronto ON 21.74 18 Fred Hamilton, Las Vegas NV; Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ 56.52 9.14 4 David Maidman - Marin Marinov, New York 20.83 19 Louk Verhees, Voorhout Netherlands; Jan Jansma, Malden Netherlands 52.36 NY; Ruman Nenov Trendafilov - , Varna 20.00 20 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 52.26 Bulgaria 19.23 21 Riggs Thayer Jr, San Diego CA; Dennis McGarry, Stuart FL 52.17 18.52 22 Jo Morse, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Martin Schiff Jr, Tucson AZ 51.88 FRIDAY COMPACT KO, 3 17.86 23 Geoffrey Brod - Stephen Earl, Avon CT 51.46 12 Tables 17.24 24 Jack Lacy, Round Rock TX; James Thurtell, Dallas TX 50.61 18.20 1 Robert Whitcher, Austin TX; Varis Carey, Fort 16.67 25 Ted Gibbs, Rncho Pls Vrd CA; Alan Myerson, Sherman Oaks CA 49.31 Collins CO; B Marshall, San Luis Potosi Mexico; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 16.13 26 Stephen Stewart, Overland Park KS; Larry Weatherholt, Shawnee Mission KS 48.55 13.65 2 Ruth-Anne Mazer - Allan Mazer, Towson MD; 15.63 27 Winthrop Allegaert - Judith Bianco, New York NY 48.25 Candace Kuschner - Marshall Kuschner, Reston VA 15.15 28 Simon Wijs, Doorn Netherlands; Bauke Muller, Moorn Netherlands 47.43 10.01 3 Toni Bales, Pickerington OH; Carole 14.71 29 Tarek Sadek - Walid Elahmady, Cairo Egypt 47.05 Weinstein, Acton MA; Bobbie Gomer, Willow Grove PA; Gail 14.29 30 Vish Viswanathan, West Windsor NJ; Bryan Maksymetz, Coquitlam BC 46.96 Bell, King of Prussia PA 13.89 31 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Martin Hunter, Mississauga ON 46.19 8.19 4 Vera Petty - Roman Smolski, Warwick 13.51 32 Josh Sinnett, Bellingham WA; Thomas Devine, Ferndale WA 46.18 Bermuda; Jay Cohodes, Sunrise FL; Robert Hollow, Madoc ON 13.16 33 Dan Morse, Houston TX; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 45.20 FRIDAY COMPACT KO 4 14.22 34 Alan Watson, Lexington MA; David Becher, Swampscott MA 45.02 12 Tables 12.50 35 Les Bart, Bradenton FL; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 44.05 15.86 1 Michael Cassel II, Roseville MN; Keith 16.58 36 Donald Stack, Overland Park KS; Alan Stout, Jacksonville FL 42.02 Connolly, Minneapolis MN; Paul Meerschaert, Tonka Bay MN; J 11.90 37 William Cole, Silver Spring MD; Mark Shaw, Hanover PA 41.77 Michael Andresen, St Paul MN 11.63 38 Marcia Dean - Robert Dean, San Jose CA 41.58 11.90 2 V Netherwood - Pamela Granovetter - A 11.36 39 Peter Boyd, Silver Spring MD; Steve Robinson, Arlington VA 39.09 Netherwood - Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 11.11 40 Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Robert Lebi, Toronto ON 36.48 8.72 3 James Bauer, Dallas TX; Roy Baughman, 15.70 41 Corinne Kirkham - Jim Kirkham, San Bernardino CA 35.90 Pantego TX; Mike Miller, Temple TX; Howard Tureff, Plano TX 7.14 4 Louis Sachar - Claudette Hartman, Austin TX; 10.79 42 Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA; John Fout, New York NY 35.47 Jack Leach, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR; Louallen Leach, US 10.42 43 Mike Potoczak, Buffalo Grove IL; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Bielsk Poland 35.35 10.20 44 Tadashi Teramoto, Yokohama Japan; Kazuo K. Furuta, Kanagawa-Ken 21 Japan 34.75 FRIDAY COMPACT KO 5 10.00 45 George Whitworth, Coarsegold CA; Shirley Blum, Fresno CA 33.66 16 Tables 9.80 46 Bert Newman - Kathy Newman, West Bloomfield MI 32.89 14.27 1 Carlos Pellegrini, Buenas Aires Argentina; C. 9.62 47 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Simon Bech, Stockholm Sweden 32.60 Valerie Gamio, Pls Vrds Pnsl CA; Jenny Wolpert, Thornhill ON; 9.43 48 Jay Baum, Germantown TN; Larry Griffey, Vero Beach FL 30.84 Sherry Jackson, New York NY 9.26 49 Zia Mahmood, New York NY; George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL 30.69 10.70 2 James La Fountain, Temple TX; Pam LaShelle, Round Rock TX; Josephine Grabow - Marilyn Arnold, 9.09 50 Ed Schulte, Tampa FL; Tom Kniest, University City MO 30.58 San Antonio TX Leading masterpoint winners through Thursday FRIDAY COMPACT KO 6 51 63.05 Eric Leong 16 Tables 1 146.03 Kalin Karaivanov 2 146.03 Ruman Nenov Trendafilov 52 62.98 Lynn Brown 12.84 1 Jadwiga Polujan, Port Coquitlam BC; 53 61.57 Amitabh Raturi Jonathan Ernest, Lindale TX; Richard Wieland, Falls Church VA; 3 146.03 Marin Marinov Charles Newton Jr, Rosenberg TX 4 146.03 David Maidman 54 61.57 Nancy Sachs 9.63 2 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Patricia 5 142.66 55 61.36 William Higgins Wright, Charlotte NC; Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC; Scott 6 130.00 Giorgio Duboin 56 61.36 Yauheni Siutsau Hiller, Marshall MN 7 130.00 Roy Welland 57 57.91 Edward White 7.06 3 Richard Whitsitt, Rockford IL; Douglas 8 121.83 Alan Stout 58 57.82 Steven Cooper Gugger, Freeport IL; Meyer Abarbanel, Belvidere IL; James 9 117.33 Richard Zeckhauser 59 57.82 Kitty Cooper Hudson, DeKalb IL 10 105.22 Robert Teel Jr 60 57.78 Jim Krekorian 5.78 4 David Hemmer, Toledo OH; Mark Leonard, 11 105.22 Jane Teel 61 57.66 Rahn Smith Ypsilanti MI; Kurt Dasher, Petersburg MI; 12 101.57 Martin Morris 62 57.53 Mark Itabashi Curt Soloff, Denver CO 13 101.13 Mildred Breed 63 56.96 Robert Heitzman Jr 14 100.56 Charles Nemes 64 56.58 Keith Garber FRIDAY COMPACT KO 7 15 98.43 Zia Mahmood 65 56.50 Michael Sherman 16 Tables 16 97.50 Richard Freeman 66 56.48 Jan Jansma 11.56 1 Richard Radtke, Plymouth MI; Kenneth 17 91.33 Richard DeMartino 67 56.43 Geoffrey Brod Smith, Lathrup Village MI; Farid Azzam, Chesterfield MO; 18 83.24 Ken Cohen 68 56.25 Janet Robertson Thomas O’Reilly-Pol, St Louis MO 19 79.29 Mike Cappelletti Sr 69 56.15 Cameron Doner 8.67 2 David Wakeman - Rita Wakeman, Irvine CA; 20 77.87 John Stiefel 70 55.18 Bill Eisenberg Benjamin Eisenberg - Susan Eisenberg, Boca Raton FL 21 77.10 Dennis Nelson 71 54.83 Trevor Lumb 6.36 3 Robin Brown - Lawrence Brown, Dobbs Ferry 22 76.40 David Abelow 72 54.79 Richard Helams Jr NY; David Huber, Tarrytown NY; Richard Kraner, White Plains 23 76.40 Richard Wegman 73 54.79 Anne Dawson NY 74 54.32 Jeremy Fournier 5.20 4 Bruce Gardner - Robin Lampley - Dean Stow 24 76.09 Winthrop Allegaert - Michael Eastburn, Paducah KY 25 75.76 Claire Jones 75 54.25 Connie Goldberg 26 75.13 Venkatrao Koneru 76 54.25 David Levy FRIDAY COMPACT KO 8 27 74.14 Clay Hall 77 53.92 Dan Jacob 16 Tables 28 74.14 Douglas Wagner 78 53.58 Jared Fournier 10.21 1 Robert Wheeler, Florissant MO; Mark Ludwig 29 73.13 79 53.51 Ken Scholes - Stephen Zenk, Maryland Hts MO; Thomas Shedlock, Danville 30 73.06 Ruth Stober 80 53.23 David Hoffner IL 31 72.21 Pamela Granovetter 81 53.13 Steve Robinson 7.66 2 Dian Petrov, Buffalo NY; Kathy Stanford, 32 71.13 Richard Katz 82 53.11 Gary Cohler Leesburg FL; Jeffrey Boak - Margaret Lindquist, Chapel Hill NC 33 70.48 Doug Rankin 83 52.43 Peter Friedland 5.62 3 David Bryant, San Francisco CA; Nancy 34 69.45 Sharon Hait 84 52.00 Mark Feldman Ferguson, Greenbrae CA; Christopher Galbraith, Concord CA; 35 69.25 Richard Gabriel 85 51.65 Peter Schneider Kenneth Dye, Morrisville NC 36 69.25 Joseph Machotka 86 51.58 John Zilic 4.59 4 Adam Kaplan - Todd Kaplan, New Port 37 69.17 Jill Wooldridge 87 51.45 Chris Willenken Richey FL; Elizabeth McGuffey - Michael McGuffey, Durham 38 68.52 Richard Anderson 88 51.45 Glenn Milgrim NC 39 68.36 Jason Chiu 89 51.06 Alex Perlin 40 68.10 David Siebert 90 51.04 FRIDAY COMPACT KOS 9 41 68.07 Jonathan Steinberg 91 50.11 Andy Avery 16 Tables 42 67.97 Lester Sokolower 92 49.91 Gavin Wolpert 8.34 1 Joyce McMonagle - Glen Okui, Memphis TN; 43 67.06 John Brady 93 49.89 Joe Grue Brian Cummins, Arlington TN; Lelvin Crowe, Cordova TN 94 49.84 Charlotte Blum 6.26 2 Susan Hermans - Tonette De Angelis, West 44 67.06 Brian Gunnell 45 66.88 Hemant Lall 95 49.63 Robert Lebi Chester OH; Phyllis Downey, Morrow OH; Jeanne Weyers, 96 49.54 Jason Clevenger Cincinnati OH 46 66.79 Todd Kaplan 4.59 3 Chris Kimmel - Toni Kimmel - Pamela 47 66.79 Adam Kaplan 97 49.54 Karen Lee Barrett Corrona - Becky Brockman, Vincennes IN 48 64.46 Kathy Stanford 98 49.20 Peter Boyd 3.75 4 Joanne Chadderdon - Ann Blohm, Houston 49 63.84 Eryk Gozdowski 99 49.00 Donald Stack TX; Patsy Pierce, Hardin TX; Sally Blewett, Beaumont TX 50 63.76 Stephen Earl 100 48.65 Randy Okubo Daily Bulletin Page 15

SECOND FRIDAY-SUNDAY SIDE SERIES FRIDAY COMPACT KOS 10 26.0 Tables 16 Tables ABC 6.93 1 Alan Colker - Lynne Colker, Pittsburgh PA; Pat Nieman, O Fallon MO; Mary Leach, Lake St Louis MO 5.46 1 Michael Shuman, Pasadena CA; Ethel Birnbach, Portland OR 64.77% 5.20 2 Diane Black, Colorado Spgs CO; Jo Santa, 4.10 2 1 1 Roger Haywood - J Chris Huus, Evansville IN 63.64% Colorado Sprgs CO; M Hubbard - J Craig Hubbard, Regina SK 3.07 3 2 Patricia Hindlin, Kinnelon NJ; Bob Zehm, Allendale NJ 63.07% 3.81 3 Jim Brown - Lauren Brown, Arlington TX; 2.30 4 Brenda Montague, Swampscott MA; Alexander Tangarov, Fort Tom Nute - Cynthia Benton, Fort Worth TX Lauderdale FL 62.88% 3.12 4 Bob Allard, Murfreesboro TN; Joseph Lebeau, Smyrna TN; Michael Ritchie - Patricia Rezabeck, Effingham IL 2.15 5 Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA; McKenzie Myers, Portland OR 62.69% 2.22 6 3 H John Edmonds, Gaithersburg MD; Larry Kahn, Vienna VA 60.98% FRIDAY COMPACT KOS 11 2.27 4 2 Xiangxiu Yang, Ntr-Dam-Ile-Per QC; Ying Hu, N-D-Ile-Perrrot QC 59.66% 16 Tables 1.70 5 3 Julia Price - Dixie Lee Birnie, Toronto ON 58.33% 5.78 1 James Potter, Farmingtn Hills MI; William 0.93 6 Rand Pinsky, Valencia CA; Marlene Warren-Gasper, Lancaster CA 55.68% Gregg, Livonia MI; Phil Horwich - Donald Power, Kalamazoo MI 1.28 4 Linda Thomas - Phyllis Savell, Dallas TX 54.17% 4.34 2 Jane Shapleigh - Nancy Keefer, Saint Louis 0.96 5 Barbara Kotton, Beachwood OH; Chantal Whitney, Shaker Heights OH 53.22% MO; Laura Barnett - Fay Wuest, Chesterfield MO 1.59 6 William Johnson - Brian Gallagher, Farmington MO 53.03% 3.18 3 Lu Hagen, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR; Barbara Bass, Princeton IL; Thomas Burger, Englewood CO; Lori Lerner, WHITEHEAD WOMEN’S PAIRS Narberth PA 2.60 4 Robert Larkin, Bedford NH; Robert Larkin, 26.0 Tables Lancaster PA; Nancy Strohmer - Hans Strohmer, Houston TX 100.00 1 Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA; Irina Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL 795.78 75.00 2 Valerie Westheimer, New York NY; Migry Zur Campanile, Las Vegas NV 783.83 FRIDAY COMPACT KO CONSOLATION 2 56.25 3 Sue Weinstein, Las Vegas NV; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL 753.38 6 Tables / Based on 25 Tables 44.44 4 Kathy Baum, Germantown TN; Peg Waller, Eden Prairie MN 737.85 8.72 1 Janet Robertson, Timonium MD; Susan Miller - Lisa Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ 40.00 5 Cecilia Rimstedt, Halmstad 30251 Sweden; Sara Sivelind, Ludvika Sweden 735.23 6.54 2 Richard Holmes, Wichita KS; Linda Spangler, 36.36 6 Jill Wooldridge, Buffalo NY; Jenni Carmichael, Kennesaw GA 728.70 Duncanville TX; Herbert Williams, Yukon OK; Tom Brown, 33.33 7 Barbara Sartorius, Lake Hiawatha NJ; Sharon Hait, Livingston NJ 726.31 Sunrise Beach MO 30.77 8 Gigi Weinstein, Sarasota FL; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL 723.66 4.80 3 Sun-O Ho, Brookfield WI; William 28.57 9 Lynne Tarnopol - Jacqui Mitchell, New York NY 723.24 Malesevich, Mayville WI; Jerry Jackson, Wood Dale IL; Jerry Poliquin, Gurnee IL 26.67 10 Betty Ann Kennedy, Shreveport LA; Peggy Sutherlin, Dallas TX 722.94 25.00 11 Kassie Munoz - Susan Kraner, White Plains NY 718.46 FRIDAY COMPACT KO CONSOLATION 3 23.53 12 Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA 716.48 6 Tables 22.22 13 Elaine Said, Nashville TN; Jacqueline Sincoff, Saint Louis MO 716.44 7.85 1 Paul McDaniels, Richmond CA; Stephen 21.05 14 Malle Andrade, New York NY; Jill Levin, Bronx NY 712.71 Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; Ljudmila Kamenova, Stony Brook NY; Ron Haack, New York NY 20.00 15 Sylvia Moss - Judi Radin, New York NY 711.11 5.89 2 Sanjoy Dasgupta, Castle Rock CO; Chuck 19.05 16 Linda Lewis, Sioux Falls SD; Pam Wittes, Venice CA 700.17 Henke - Donald Boyarsky, Aurora CO; Charles Reed, Denver CO 18.18 17 Cynthia Hinckley, Guayanabo PR; Diana Schuld, Glen Head NY 698.88 4.32 3 Raymond Raskin, King of Prussia PA; Claire 17.39 18 Claire Tornay, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Sanda Enciu, Givataim 53106 Israel 697.67 Kern, Voorhees NJ; Mary Poplawski - Harry Nuckols, Vestal NY 16.67 19 Beverly Brown, Fishers IN; Eleanor Grinslade, Indianapolis IN 696.00 FRIDAY COMPACT KO CONSOLATION 4 16.00 20 Bernace De Young, Miami FL; Ellasue Chaitt, Palm Bch Gdns FL 692.52 6 Tables / Based on 21 Tables 15.38 21 Polly Dunn, Bellevue WA; Helen Abbott, Mercer Island WA 690.35 7.07 1 Lynne Schaefer, Ellicott City MD; Martha 14.81 22 Candace Griffey, Vero Beach FL; Joan Eaton, North York ON 689.53 Katz, Hinsdale IL; Susan Wexler, New York NY; Abby Heitner, 14.29 23 Joanne Minken-Levy, Los Angeles CA; Rhoda Walsh, Palm Desert CA 683.08 Wheaton MD 13.79 24 Margaret Ferguson, Peoria IL; Elaine Morrison, Lake Bluff IL 681.50 5.30 2 Donald Sache - Doug Hansford, Delta BC; Peter Morse, North Vancouver BC; Dennis Groden, West 13.33 25 Leslie Strong, Santa Ynez CA; Jean Barry, Livermore CA 678.87 Vancouver BC 12.90 26 Carol Sanders, Nashville TN; Libby Fernandez, Tuscaloosa AL 673.46 3.89 3 Phil Hook, Atlanta GA; Phillip Kielpinski, 12.50 27 Gail Greenberg - Laurie Vogel, New York NY 670.75 Amarillo TX; Hans Wandel, Portland OR; Robert Frontczak, 12.12 28 Harriet Eaton, Miami FL; Gen Geiger, Sarasota FL 670.70 Mequon WI 11.76 29 Marinesa Letizia, Las Vegas NV; Carlyn Steiner, Seattle WA 669.30 \FRIDAY COMPACT KO CONSOLATION 5 11.43 30 Dee Berry, Arlington WA; Barbara Nist, Kent WA 667.88 8 Tables 11.11 31 June Deutsch, Aventura FL; Irma Willenborg, Miami Shores FL 661.04 6.36 1 Sardarsinh Gohel, Troy MI; Julia Bomalaski, 10.81 32 Jane Segal, Villanova PA; Judy Kay-Wolff, Las Vegas NV 656.57 Cocoa Beach FL; Elizabeth Ivey, Clarksville TN; Randy Okubo, 10.53 33 Sue Himel - Deana Liddy, Omaha NE 656.33 Saint Paul MN 10.26 34 Mary Savko - Ellie Hanlon, Tequesta FL 649.27 4.77 2 John Nesser, St Paul MN; Donna Nesser, Minneapolis MN; Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI; Yasuko Shrenzel, 10.00 35 Susan Fuller, Miami FL; Maris Zilant, North Miami FL 647.32 Kihei HI 9.76 36 Vonnie Lavender, Burke VA; Lee De Simone, Paso Robles CA 632.04 3.50 3 Kay Enfield - Dolores Brenner, Santa Fe NM; Lori Jacobs - Maggie Shenkin, Boca Raton FL

SECOND FRIDAY STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS FRIDAY COMPACT KO CONSOLATION 6 8 Tables 58.0 Tables 5.72 1 Brady Allen - Joseph Clark, Dallas TX; Kathy ABC Bye, Burnaby BC; John Stansbury, Saint Paul MN 26.61 1 Steven Barcus, Altamonte Spg FL; Daniel Boye, Syracuse NY 61.02% 4.29 2 Tony Viidik - Joan Viidik, Waterloo ON; Dick 19.96 2 Claire Alpert, New York NY; Valentin Kovachev, Sofia Bulgaria 59.91% Duff - Daniel Williams, Denver CO 14.97 3 Allan Stauber, Palm Bch Grdns FL; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 59.65% 3.15 3 Dennis Spencer, Saint Louis MO; Greg Loran, Lubbock TX; Peter Kyper, West Chester PA; Doug Moore, 11.23 4 Robert Cappelli, Bloomfield MI; Barry Lippitt, Southfield MI 59.54% Ballwin MO 8.42 5 Rita Ellington, Aventura FL; Robert Morris, Houston TX 59.21% 12.10 6 1 Michael Strong, Winfield IL; W Harris Jr, Lombard IL 59.05% FRIDAY COMPACT KO CONSOLATION 7 5.60 7 David Stark - Valerie Laing, Des Moines IA 58.65% 8 Tables 4.08 8 Shelly Dunietz - Erez Hendelman, New York NY 58.57% 5.15 1 Stephannie Russo, New York NY; Cristina Tita, Plymouth MI; Bob Rasmussen - Deborah De Witt, Ann 9.08 9 2 Vandana Vidwans, Mountain View CA; Rajeev Gupta, San Mateo CA 57.50% Arbor MI 5.96 3/4 Ralph Cox, Niwot CO; Karen Williams Cox, Littleton CO 55.28% 3.86 2 Tommy Wynn - Janet Brotherson - Ronald 5.96 3/4 Richard Dixon, Frontenac KS; Cleopatra Guastella, Red Bank NJ 55.28% Brotherson - Maxine Wynn, Paducah KY 3.83 5 Kathleen Horan - Charles Smith, Erie PA 54.61% 2.83 3 Mitchell Snyder, Earlington PA; Larry 5.93 6 1 Tamah Goad - Rick Goad, Lake Charles LA 54.33% Umphlet, North Wales PA; Barbara Miller, Bangor PA; Rajeev Bansal, Overland Park KS 4.45 2 Don Morgan - David Dyer, Houston TX 53.84% 3.34 3 Joshua Kueker - Paul Holmes, Champaign IL 53.37% FRIDAY COMPACT KO CONSOLATION 8 2.50 4 Gerald Olson, Hamilton OH; Carl Armstrong, Bloomington IN 52.99% 8 Tables 2.48 5 Alvaro Betancour, Medellin Colombia; Margarita Jaramillo, Miami FL 52.23% 4.64 1 Jim Dick - Linda Dick, Woodbridge VA; 1.41 6 Kim Caley, Bismarck ND; Dave Kuschel, Minot ND 50.80% Ronnie Frank - Rochelle Popkin, Saint Louis MO 3.48 2 Shirley Eide, Bakersfield CA; Cerona Stevens - Florence Bloukos, Marquette MI; Evelyn Kennedy, Ruidoso SECOND FRIDAY EVENING 100/200/300 SWISS TEAMS NM 10 Tables 2.55 3 Charles Hage, Monmouth Beach NJ; James Di ABC Napoli, Wall NJ; Ann Hamilton, Naples FL; Kathleen Corbin, 2.83 1 1 Jo-Ellyn Ryall, Saint Louis MO; Beverly Dixson, Kirkwood MO; Overland Park KS Cheryl Ward - Sonja Slack, Florissant MO 59.00 FRIDAY COMPACT KOS CONSOLATION 9 1.90 2/3 2 1 Franklin Alan - Donna Eide, Indianapolis IN; Doug Alton, Alton 8 Tables IL; Phil Potter, Gilford NH 52.00 4.18 1 Kenneth Dekker - Janis Waddle, Oklahoma 1.86 2/3 Teri Carpenter, Albuquerque NM; V’Anne Desch, Topeka KS; Dianne City OK; Shirley Shaddix, Edmond OK; Linda Volz, El Reno OK Aves - Helen MacDonald, Kitchener ON 52.00 3.14 2 Diane Scott - Noreen Bryant - Tana Holt, Clinton IN; Nancy Hanley, Terre Haute IN 1.42 4 3 Steve Palmer, Saint Louis MO; Karl Lovegreen, Ballwin MO; Tom Hanewinkle, Manchester MO; Jim Watson, St Louis MO 42.00 1.07 4 James Swanke - Jerry Hinds, Morton IL; Richard Spengler, Peoria IL; T Sheagren, Glenview IL 39.00 Page 16 Daily Bulletin

FRIDAY COMPACT KOS CONSOLATION 10 BEAN RED RIBBON PAIRS 8 Tables 52.0 Tabless 3.76 1 Stephen Schmetz - Diane Schmetz, Boca 70.00 1 Jack Hawthorne, Phoenix AZ; Paul Spear, Laveen AZ 1724.05 Raton FL; Kay Olness - Debbi Myers, Billings MT 2.82 2 T Bondus III, Carmel IN; Linda Biarkis - Bob 52.50 2 Charles Michalski - James Kehoe, Glen Ellyn IL 1699.01 Biarkis, Glen Carbon IL; William Gheen, Indianapolis IN 39.38 3 Robert Levey, Chevy Chase MD; Jimmy Ritzenberg, Bethesda MD 1696.90 2.07 3 Martin Wein - Nancy Wein, Richmond VA; 31.11 4 Adam Ruprecht, Austin TX; Jeff Ford, Redmond WA 1689.99 Ella Reff, Muncie IN; Robert Quintin, St Charles IL 28.00 5 , Atlanta GA; Jonathan Ferguson, Austin TX 1665.41 25.45 6 Andre Asbury, Atlanta GA; David Coberly, Spartanburg SC 1637.17 FRIDAY COMPACT KOS CONSOLATION 11 23.33 7 Saul Agranoff, Newton MA; Joyce Pearson, Framingham MA 1637.14 8 Tables 21.54 8 Ned Irving, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR; Denny Penticoff, Mountain Home AR 1626.80 3.38 1 Alan Lemley - Phyllis Tirmenstein, Saint Louis MO; Lucy Gargus, Winter Haven FL; William Lobdell, 20.00 9 Charles Nauen, Saint Paul MN; Jonathan Cohen, Prior Lake MN 1615.34 Des Peres MO 18.67 10 Robert Todd - Bob Soni, Tallahassee FL 1609.94 2.54 2 Vyrn Muir, Coon Rapids MN; Daniel 17.50 11 Matthew Mallory, San Diego CA; J Bachman Nabors III, Kempner TX 1595.25 Rosenblatt, Winston Salem NC; Avinash Lagu - Mary Lagu, 16.47 12 Ray Macdonald, Musquodoboit Hb NS; Bilgin Batman, Bridgewater NS 1593.71 Carmel IN 15.56 13 Sarah Paschal Robin - Donald Gardner, Winston Salem NC 1567.28 1.86 3 Jay D Shah, St Louis MO; Linda Evans, Saint 14.74 14 Wayne Mattern, Bismarck ND; Rolf Paul, Needham MA 1553.86 Louis MO; Mary Ann Mitchell, Eureka MO; Carole Benkelman, 14.00 15 Kathryn Dunlap, Oklahoma City OK; Linda Hughes, Edmond OK 1547.63 Ballwin MO 13.33 16 Serge Bondar, Wheeling IL; Kurt Schneider, Hudson NH 1541.87 ANHEUSER-BUSCH KO BRACKET 1 12.73 17 Matthew Dyer - Lorraine Cable, Dorchester MA 1539.31 16 Tables 12.17 18 Risa Campbell, Brownsville TN; Michael McGuire, Hernando MS 1532.30 40.63 1 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Mark Lair, 11.67 19 Jason Clevenger, Saint Louis MO; Eryk Gozdowski, Saint Louis United Kingdom 1518.35 Canyon TX; Fu Zhong, Beijing People’s Republic of China; 11.20 20 Leon McCarty - Chris Buck, Hurdland MO 1510.00 Zhao Jie, Tianjin People’s Republic of China; Peter Bertheau, 10.77 21 Jane Dickey, Little Rock AR; Langdon Jones, N Little Rock AR 1505.28 Taby Sweden; Fredrik Nystrom, Stockholm 112 Sweden 10.37 22 Martha Young - Bob Scallan, Dallas TX 1503.28 30.47 2 John Kranyak - Melanie Tucker, New York 10.00 23 Robert C.F. Wang, El Monte CA; Shiu-Ming Huang, San Marino CA 1494.83 NY; Bas Drijver, Rotterdam Netherlands; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdan 9.66 24 Janet Garthe, Suttons Bay MI; Kathy Pollock, Tonawanda NY 1494.38 3 Netherlands 9.33 25 Charles Young - Patrick Moos, Peoria IL 1493.81 20.32 3/4 G S Jade Barrett, Vancouver WA; Miguel 9.03 26 Debra Hyatt, Denver CO; Sally Clark, Carlsbad CA 1491.77 Reygadas, Polanco Mexico; Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; Ken 8.75 27 Sylwia McNamara - Michael McNamara, White Plains NY 1486.41 Gee - Barry Harper, Regina SK 8.48 28 Paul Linxwiler, Memphis TN; Harley Bress, Lakewood CO 1482.86 20.32 3/4 Yatindra Sahae, Carmel Valley CA; Yas Takeda, Hacienda Hgts CA; B Horiguchi, Gardena CA; Jon 8.24 29 Paul Wolf II, Shrewsbury MA; Kimberly Gilman, Carlisle MA 1472.88 King, Balboa Island CA 8.00 30 Jules Schoenberg - Hazel Schoenberg, Plano TX 1462.76 7.78 31 Bruce Bengtson, Park Ridge IL; Donald Schramek, Chicago IL 1458.39 ANHEUSER-BUSCH KO BRACKET 2 7.57 32 Karl Schabas - Paul Leventis, Toronto ON 1448.99 16 Tables 7.37 33 Karen Yellin - Stanley Yellin, Bethlehem PA 1437.98 29.09 1 Tony Petronella, North Kingstown RI; Jim 7.23 34 Allen Rew, Independence MO; Keith Smith, Lees Summit MO 1435.87 Leuker, San Francisco CA; Robert Rubinstein, New York NY; 7.00 35 Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA; Doug Anderson, Quincy MA 1435.65 Paul Bubendey, Chicago IL 21.82 2 George Russell, Moore SC; Johanna 6.83 36 William Lea Jr, Reynoldsburg OH; Chet Mody, Greenville PA 1425.42 Blackwell - Reece Blackwell, Greenville SC; William Norteman 6.67 37 Harvey Jaffe, Huntington Bh CA; Michael Kerr, Irvine CA 1422.04 Jr, Woodruff SC 6.51 38 Kevin Young - Peter Worby, Regina SK 1404.04 14.55 3/4 Debra Eaves, Northville MI; Lynne Cook, 8.24 39 Ben Feinswog, Coconut Grove FL; Robert Lurie, Wayland MA 1402.79 Riverview MI; Brenda Jaffe, Farmington MI; Charlotte 6.22 40 Zachary Brescoll, Mansfield TX; Eric Sieg, Norman OK 1395.54 Kartsonis, New Port Richey FL 6.09 41 Jacqueline Rapp, Arlington Hts IL; Fred Clayton, Carol Stream IL 1394.28 14.55 3/4 Peter McLaren, Prince Albert SK; Angela Fenton, North Vancouver BC; Donald Croysdale, Elm Grove WI; 5.96 42 Jared Fournier - Jeremy Fournier, Knoxville TN 1393.67 William McFall, New Berlin WI 5.83 43 Jesse Cecil, Weed CA; Bob Wierman, Anderson CA 1393.24 5.71 44 Jean Monette, Hallandale FL; Robert Hill, Anchorage AK 1389.34 ANHEUSER-BUSCH KO BRACKET 3 5.60 45 Christopher Cowan - Stephen Young, Mississauga ON 1389.20 16 Tables 5.49 46 Richard Butrovich, Claremore OK; Hal Smith Jr, Hastings NE 1388.99 23.41 1 Mike Bovarnick - Joel Castoriano, Mercer 5.38 47 Jeffrey Brown, Highlands Ranch CO; James Spurlin, Golden CO 1388.05 Island WA; Barton Buffington, North Kingstown RI; Robert 5.28 48 Neil Joseph Smyth - Donald Seldeen, Santa Cruz CA 1387.71 Richardson, Clinton WA 17.56 2 Jay Friedenson, Morrisville VT; Penny Lane, 5.19 49 Edward Nield, Westchester IL; Rachel Chittaro, Kildeer IL 1386.73 Williston VT; Sima Sadri, West Vancouver BC; Steven Picus, 5.09 50 Nick Tallyn, Colorado Spgs CO; Susan Krassy, Colorado Spring CO 1385.19 Mequon WI 11.71 3/4 John Bronson, Lopez Island WA; Jay Armstrong, Albuquerque NM; Brian Kelly, Clive IA; Elton SECOND FRIDAY EVENING 50/100/300 PAIRS Lipnick, Houston TX 13.0 Tables 11.71 3/4 Shirley Ashby, Dallas TX; John Mc Connell, Desoto TX; Eugene Joly, Palm Coast FL; Sherby Chernin, ABC Cincinnati OH 3.11 1 Dan Evers, Mt Vernon IL; Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ 64.20% 2.33 2 1 Gregory Sellgren, Las Vegas NV; Grant Petersen, Taylor MI 62.69% ANHEUSER-BUSCH KO BRACKET 4 1.75 3 Peggy Eastburn, Paducah KY; James Biss, Arlington VA 58.14% 16 Tables 1.52 4 2 Sharyn Powell - Marcia Ridley, Rolla MO 57.39% 17.45 1 Dennis O’Dowd, Burbank IL; Kevin 1.14 5 Allen Gordon - Patricia Bradshaw, Charlotte NC 55.87% O’Malley, Brookfield IL; John Finnegan, Downers Grove IL; 1.47 6 3 1 Phillip Helm - Linda Helm, Manchester MO 55.49% Bob Meixner, Hinsdale IL 13.09 2 Ralph Rotter Jr - David Drennan, Granite City 0.85 4 Frank Nick - Yvonne Hunter, Madison WI 53.60% IL; Margaret Bauman, Maryland Hts MO; Emil Strotheide, Saint 1.10 5 2 Sabrina Frean, New York NY; Roger Jespersen, Charleston MO 52.08% Louis MO 0.83 3 Anita Nunemaker, Elkhart IN; James Delaney, Dallas TX 51.89% 8.73 3/4 Ann Caparros - Ruth Killen - Maryellen Nifong - Janice Franz, Springfield IL SECOND FRIDAY STRATIFIED SWISS TEAMS 8.73 3/4 Robert Stackhouse - Margaret Mc Glashan, 68 Tables Indianapolis IN; Naomi Orsay - William Bunn, Brentwood MO ABC ANHEUSER-BUSCH KO BRACKET 5 9.80 1/2 - , Germantown TN; Thomas Peters - 16 Tables Carolyn Peters, Grapeland TX 102.00 14.04 1 Diane Henson - Larry Henson, Minnetonka 9.80 1/2 Kimberly Dawson - Joe Grue, New York NY; Carolyn Lynch, MN; Marv Riedesel - Mary Johnson, Prior Lake MN Scottsdale AZ; Fred Gitelman, Las Vegas NV 102.00 10.53 2 Frank Nelson II - Nancy Anderson - Theodore 6.30 3 Janyne Provencher - Sylvain Mayer, Montreal QC; Charles Flach, Louisville KY; Kenneth Gustafson, Crestwood KY 7.02 3/4 Thomas Thomas - Diana Thomas, Baton Martineau, Brossard QC; Marius Moldovan, Pointe-Claire QC 98.00 Rouge LA; Milton Goetz, Winston Salem NC; Helen Johnson, 6.67 4 1 Charles Peterson, Marshall MO; John Doussard - Sandra Doussard, Rumson NJ Warrensburg MO; Harry Satterwhite, Sedalia MO 95.00 7.02 3/4 Barbara Blaine - Nancy Tracy, Little Rock 3.10 5/6 Gerrie Owen - Preston Morrow - Peggy Duffey, Dallas TX; Carolyn AR; Mark Ambrose, Louisville KY; Mickey Tryon, Arlington TX Pinto, Fort Worth TX 89.00 5.00 5/6 2 Peter Petillo, Lawrence KS; Robert Shair, Champaign IL; Leonard ANHEUSER-BUSCH KO BRACKET 6 Gross, Carbondale IL; Brian Barrett, Adrian MI 89.00 13 Tables 9.47 1 Kathy Rolfe, Lake Winnebago MO; Mary 1.99 7 Steve Bloom - Betty Bloom, Duanesburg NY; Janet Colchamiro - Mertz, Overland Park KS; Penelope Messer - Mary Turner, Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY 88.00 Columbia MO 3.75 3 1 Robert Bertoni, Haverhill MA; William Nason, Groton MA; Peter 7.10 2 Cece Lichtenstein, Jacksonville FL; Larry Manzon, Waltham MA; Rick Holcomb, Malden MA 76.00 Gesoff - Sumant Lall, Pittsburgh PA; Rosemary Austin, Kenner 2.81 4 Jeremy Williams, Reynoldsburg OH; Jerome Williams, Westerville LA OH; Shirley Judy, Urbana IL; Margaret Hansell, Champaign IL 75.00 4.74 3/4 Robert Young - Shiaomay Young, Northfield IL; Cecilia Ip - Rosalind Juo, Walnut Creek CA 2.11 5 Rosalie Corbett, St Louis MO; Gayle McLean, Bonita Springs FL; 4.74 3/4 Norman Kahn Jr, Prairie Village KS; Max Pat Bradley - Elizabeth Freeman, Saint Louis MO 71.00 Kahn, Shawnee Mission KS; Priscilla Mitchell, Smithville MO; 2.20 6/7 2/3 Toby Kahn - Jean Donoho, Louisville KY; Charles Ensor, Seabrook James Gross, Lees Summit MO TX; Philip Duterme, Bellaire TX 66.00 2.20 6/7 2/3 Brandy Fish - Lynda Fish - Mitchell Fish, Belleville IL; Ben Englert, Edwardsville IL 66.00 1.41 4 Judith Lichter, Sparta WI; Kathy Harouche, Beverly Hills CA; Peter Kroeger - Ken Scott, Calgary AB 65.00 Daily Bulletin Page 17

SECOND FRIDAY-SUNDAY SIDE SERIES - SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OO EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Michael Shuman, Pasadena CA; Ethel Birnbach, Portland OR 64.77% 1 Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA; McKenzie Myers, Portland OR 62.69% 2 Corinne Lee, Virginia Beach VA; George Colter, Fredericton NB 58.33% 2 Lee Hastings, St Louis MO; Susan Perez, Maryland Hts MO 60.61% 3 Mike Sloan, Jeffersonville IN; Linda Harrison, Calgary AB 57.77% 3 1 Jaime Roitman, Clifton NJ; Joseph Pospis, Saddle Brook NJ 54.73% 4 1 1 William Johnson - Brian Gallagher, Farmington MO 53.03% 4 Nancy Phillips - Carol Pielsticker, Tulsa OK 54.55% 5 2 Constance Sackville, Vero Beach FL; Linda Luther, N Charleston SC 50.38% 5 2 1 Linda Thomas - Phyllis Savell, Dallas TX 54.17% 3 2 Mickey Tryon - Charles Gibson Jr, Arlington TX 49.24% 3 2 Barbara Kotton, Beachwood OH; Chantal Whitney, Shaker Heights OH 53.22% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Brenda Montague, Swampscott MA; Alexander Tangarov, Fort Lauderdale FL 62.88% 1 1 1 Roger Haywood - J Chris Huus, Evansville IN 63.64% 2 1 H John Edmonds, Gaithersburg MD; Larry Kahn, Vienna VA 60.98% 2 2 Patricia Hindlin, Kinnelon NJ; Bob Zehm, Allendale NJ 63.07% 3 2 1 Xiangxiu Yang, Ntr-Dam-Ile-Per QC; Ying Hu, N-D-Ile-Perrrot QC 59.66% 3 Alice Brown, Midlothian VA; En Xie, Saint Louis MO 58.90% 4 Audrey Ventura - Lance Shull, Raleigh NC 59.47% 4 3 Rand Pinsky, Valencia CA; Marlene Warren-Gasper, Lancaster CA 55.68% 5 3 2 Julia Price - Dixie Lee Birnie, Toronto ON 58.33% 5 Miguel Reygadas, Polanco Mexico; Chris Moll, Jefferson City TN 53.22% 4 2 John Heath - George Keiller, Houston TX 52.84%

WOMEN’S PAIRS FRIDAY EVENING FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS A B EAST-WEST 1 June Deutsch, Aventura FL; Irma Willenborg, Miami Shores FL 59.46% 1 Lynne Tarnopol - Jacqui Mitchell, New York NY 61.69% 2 Elaine Said, Nashville TN; Jacqueline Sincoff, Saint Louis MO 58.77% 2 Kathy Baum, Germantown TN; Peg Waller, Eden Prairie MN 58.00% 3 Joanne Minken-Levy, Los Angeles CA; Rhoda Walsh, Palm Desert CA 58.23% 3 Kassie Munoz - Susan Kraner, White Plains NY 56.46% 4/5 Claire Tornay, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Sanda Enciu, Givataim 53106 Israel 56.62% 4 Candace Griffey, Vero Beach FL; Joan Eaton, North York ON 55.46% 4/5 Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA 56.62% 5 Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA; Irina Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL 54.85% 6 Cynthia Hinckley, Guayanabo PR; Diana Schuld, Glen Head NY 55.77% 6 Sylvia Moss - Judi Radin, New York NY 54.15% 7 Bernace De Young, Miami FL; Ellasue Chaitt, Palm Bch Gdns FL 54.69% 7 Harriet Eaton, Miami FL; Gen Geiger, Sarasota FL 53.92% 8/9 Valerie Westheimer, New York NY; Migry Zur Campanile, Las Vegas NV 53.69% 8 Beverly Brown, Fishers IN; Eleanor Grinslade, Indianapolis IN 52.62% 8/9 Carol Sanders, Nashville TN; Libby Fernandez, Tuscaloosa AL 53.69% 9 Gail Greenberg - Laurie Vogel, New York NY 52.31% 10 Linda Lewis, Sioux Falls SD; Pam Wittes, Venice CA 53.15% 10 Ronnie Ferestien, Boynton Beach FL; Marina Polestra, Boston MA 52.15%

RED RIBBON PAIRS - SECOND FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS C D E F EAST-WEST 1 Ray Macdonald, Musquodoboit Hb NS; Bilgin Batman, Bridgewater NS 63.20% 1 Matthew Mallory, San Diego CA; J Bachman Nabors III, Kempner TX 65.35% 2 Andre Asbury, Atlanta GA; David Coberly, Spartanburg SC 60.78% 2 Matthew Dyer - Lorraine Cable, Dorchester MA 63.42% 3 Nicolas Hammond, Atlanta GA; Jonathan Ferguson, Austin TX 59.28% 3 Jane Dickey, Little Rock AR; Langdon Jones, N Little Rock AR 62.25% 4 Risa Campbell, Brownsville TN; Michael McGuire, Hernando MS 59.13% 4 Allen Rew, Independence MO; Keith Smith, Lees Summit MO 61.05% 5 Kathryn Dunlap, Oklahoma City OK; Linda Hughes, Edmond OK 57.50% 5 Robert Levey, Chevy Chase MD; Jimmy Ritzenberg, Bethesda MD 60.86% 6 Sylwia McNamara - Michael McNamara, White Plains NY 57.16% 6 Charles Nauen, Saint Paul MN; Jonathan Cohen, Prior Lake MN 60.67% 7 Martha Young - Bob Scallan, Dallas TX 56.67% 7 Jack Hawthorne, Phoenix AZ; Paul Spear, Laveen AZ 60.48% 8 Adam Ruprecht, Austin TX; Jeff Ford, Redmond WA 56.33% 8 Ned Irving, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR; Denny Penticoff, Mountain Home AR 60.07% 9 Robert Todd - Bob Soni, Tallahassee FL 55.84% 9 Leon McCarty - Chris Buck, Hurdland MO 59.95% 10 Harvey Jaffe, Huntington Bh CA; Michael Kerr, Irvine CA 55.77% 10 Charles Michalski - James Kehoe, Glen Ellyn IL 56.60% 11 Serge Bondar, Wheeling IL; Kurt Schneider, Hudson NH 55.62% 11 Wayne Mattern, Bismarck ND; Rolf Paul, Needham MA 55.54% 12 Steve Sperry, Mechanicsvlle VA; John Lien, Williamsburg VA 55.20% 12 Wendell Hays - Bonita Hays, Shreveport LA 55.47% 13 Bruce Bengtson, Park Ridge IL; Donald Schramek, Chicago IL 55.02% 13 Sarah Paschal Robin - Donald Gardner, Winston Salem NC 55.09% 14 Edward Nield, Westchester IL; Rachel Chittaro, Kildeer IL 53.92% 14 Michael Waters, Dunlap IL; Ronald Vogel, Peoria IL 54.60% 15 Debra Hyatt, Denver CO; Sally Clark, Carlsbad CA 53.70% 15 Paul Wolf II, Shrewsbury MA; Kimberly Gilman, Carlisle MA 54.41% 16 Jared Fournier - Jeremy Fournier, Knoxville TN 52.83% 16 Karen Yellin - Stanley Yellin, Bethlehem PA 53.32% 17 Saul Agranoff, Newton MA; Joyce Pearson, Framingham MA 52.49% 17 Weiming Hu, Portland OR; Alex Lo, Gresham OR 52.94% 18 Jeanie Pearson - J Ann Bouchard, Columbia MO 52.22% 18 Kevin Young - Peter Worby, Regina SK 52.34% 19 Paul Linxwiler, Memphis TN; Harley Bress, Lakewood CO 51.85% 19 Michael Sherman, Chickamauga GA; Trevor Lumb, Atlanta GA 51.43% 20 Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA; Doug Anderson, Quincy MA 51.77% 20 Jason Clevenger, Saint Louis MO; Eryk Gozdowski, Saint Louis United Kingdom 51.06% 21 Jacqueline Rapp, Arlington Hts IL; Fred Clayton, Carol Stream IL 51.70% 21 Charles Young - Patrick Moos, Peoria IL 50.23%

SECOND FRIDAY STRATIFIED OPEN SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UU EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 David Stark - Valerie Laing, Des Moines IA 58.17% 1 1 Ralph Cox, Niwot CO; Karen Williams Cox, Littleton CO 62.02% 2 Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA; Lydia Bearden, Lakeway TX 54.17% 2 Steven Groag, Rehoboth MA; Ann Baum, Newton MA 57.53% 3 Robert Whiting III, Pelham AL; James Partridge, Birmingham AL 53.04% 3 Yiji Starr, Wayland MA; Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA 56.73% 4 1 Linda Gallaher, Morehead KY; Marvin Kolodzik, Cincinnati OH 52.88% 4 Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC; John Potter, Panama City FL 55.93% 5 2 John Richardson - Frank Cook, Montgomery AL 52.56% 5 2 Kathleen Horan - Charles Smith, Erie PA 54.81% 6 3 Kerry Goldsmith - Dan Goldsmith, Jr, Weatherford TX 49.84% 6 Bob Bainter - L Greenman, Saint Louis MO 54.65% 1 Rosemary Thompson - Nanci Ruthen, London ON 49.36% 3 1 Jon Greiman, Monee IL; Tom Willson, Oak Park IL 48.56% 2 Sandra Anderson - Paul Weiland, Troy MO 48.72% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VV EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 Gerald Ungar, Pt Charlotte FL; Wayne Christensen, Jr, Laporte TX 61.06% 1 1 Paul Schommer - Robert Rouch Jr, Visalia CA 61.22% 2 Steven Barcus, Altamonte Spg FL; Daniel Boye, Syracuse NY 59.29% 2 Rita Ellington, Aventura FL; Robert Morris, Houston TX 60.58% 3 Ann Brinker Schwall, Houston TX; Donna Watkins, San Antonio TX 59.13% 3 2 1 Joshua Kueker - Paul Holmes, Champaign IL 57.85% 4 Yauheni Siutsau, Loveland OH; William Higgins, Cincinnati OH 55.45% 4 John Diamond - Jim Krekorian, New York NY 55.61% 5 Jeri Berger, Marina Del Rey CA; John Kuharetz, New Milford NJ 54.49% 5 William Ge - Gary Ge, Vancouver BC 54.01% 6 2 Richard Dixon, Frontenac KS; Cleopatra Guastella, Red Bank NJ 52.72% 6 Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA; James Bush, Metairie LA 53.21% 3 Jay Kelkar, Oak Hill VA; Shuba Dey, Fairfax VA 51.28% 3 Barbara Grzegorzewski - Steven Grzegorzewski, Meadville PA 50.00% 1 Craig De Almeida - James Cunningham, Durham NC 50.96% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XX EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 Michael Strong, Winfield IL; W Harris Jr, Lombard IL 65.06% 1 Allan Stauber, Palm Bch Grdns FL; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 62.98% 2 Shelly Dunietz - Erez Hendelman, New York NY 59.94% 2 John Derdall - Jan Derdall, Western Springs IL 55.29% 3 2 1 James Rash, Bellefontaine OH; Patricia Whalen, Melbourne FL 56.89% 3 1 Endre Tary, 63225 Langen Germany; Steve Vrooman, Pepper Pike OH 55.13% 4 Rod Beery, Lincoln NE; John Oxley, Saint Joseph MO 54.81% 4 2 Jane Shaw, Hanover PA; Rosemary Shaw, Silver Spring MD 54.49% 5 John Gustafson - Helen Gustafson, Des Moines IA 52.72% 5 3 1 Dennis Ryan - Barbara Tysdahl, Menomonie WI 53.21% 6 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Chuck Said, Nashville TN 51.28% 6 B Spector, Springfield VA; Randy Thompson, Albuquerque NM 52.88% 3 Ram Hira, North Vancouver BC; Nancy Kramer, Clarksville MD 50.80% 4 2 Mark Dean, Union City NJ; Kenneth Zuckerberg, Chicago IL 48.24% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION YY EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Elena Ziuleva, Walnut Creek CA; Ashraf El Sadi, Union City CA 57.85% 1 Robert Cappelli, Bloomfield MI; Barry Lippitt, Southfield MI 58.49% 2/3 1 1 Gerald Olson, Hamilton OH; Carl Armstrong, Bloomington IN 55.77% 2 Marvin French - Alice Leicht, San Diego CA 56.57% 2/3 Dot Blue - Arthur Lowen, Nashville TN 55.77% 3 1 Connie Leonard, Shawnee Mission KS; Jennifer Carrier, Olathe KS 55.13% 4 2 2 Alvaro Betancour, Medellin Colombia; Margarita Jaramillo, Miami FL 54.01% 4/5 2 Elaine Misner - James Misner, Wilton CT 53.85% 5 3 Joan Lewis, New York NY; Sylvia Stahl, Scarsdale NY 53.04% 4/5 Rosanne Schabinger, Mount Prospect IL; Sherry Wynn, Cumming GA 53.85% 6 William Wickham - Gene Freed, Los Angeles CA 52.72% 6 John McLaughlin, Melrose MA; Lloyd Arvedon, Bedford MA 53.53% 4 Vandana Vidwans, Mountain View CA; Rajeev Gupta, San Mateo CA 52.24% 3 1 Eleanor Seaman, New York NY; David Raitt, Madison WI 53.21% 2 Tamah Goad - Rick Goad, Lake Charles LA 50.64%

SECOND FRIDAY EVENING 50/100/300 PAIRS ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DDD EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 Gregory Sellgren, Las Vegas NV; Grant Petersen, Taylor MI 62.69% 1 Dan Evers, Mt Vernon IL; Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ 64.20% 2 Nancy Fraser, Halifax NS; Kristie Misener, NS 60.98% 2 Peggy Eastburn, Paducah KY; James Biss, Arlington VA 58.14% 2 Allen Gordon - Patricia Bradshaw, Charlotte NC 55.87% 3 1 Sharyn Powell - Marcia Ridley, Rolla MO 57.39% 3 2 Frank Nick - Yvonne Hunter, Madison WI 53.60% 4 2 1 Phillip Helm - Linda Helm, Manchester MO 55.49% 4 3 1 Anita Nunemaker, Elkhart IN; James Delaney, Dallas TX 51.89% 5 Norman Kahn Jr, Prairie Village KS; Max Kahn, Shawnee Mission KS 53.22% 5 Aaron Krieser, Saint Louis MO; Mike Albers, St Louis MO 51.33% 2 Sabrina Frean, New York NY; Roger Jespersen, Charleston MO 52.08% 2 Jackie Baker, St Louis MO; William Baker, St Louis MO 48.30%

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SECOND FRIDAY SENIOR PAIRS - FIRST OF TWO SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION S EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Genevieve Hewitt - Richard Hewitt, New York NY 62.82% 1 1 James Edmiston, Cincinnati OH; Rob Weidenfeld, Lebanon OH 63.14% 2 Randy Helmink - Noel Helmink, Avon IN 60.90% 2 2 John Jensen, Maysville KY; Suanne Blair, Morehead KY 59.13% 3 Frances Esposito, Fernandina FL; Joan Brod, Avon CT 59.46% 3 Joan Stein, Milwaukee WI; Liz Kalb, Bloomfield MI 58.81% 4 1 John Pringle - Susan Pringle, Rio Verde AZ 56.73% 4 3 Joseph Pospis, Saddle Brook NJ; Jaime Roitman, Clifton NJ 55.61% 5 2 1 Gail Everett, Wilmington DE; Melissa Jessup, Chadds Ford PA 52.56% 5 1 Kenneth Freeman, Marana AZ; David Rush, Oro Valley AZ 52.72% 6 Linda Stuart, Gainesville FL; Jeffrey Hand, New York NY 50.32% 6 Mike Sloan, Jeffersonville IN; Linda Harrison, Calgary AB 50.16% 3 2 Gordon Sawyer, Seattle WA; Michael Lattyak, Westchester IL 50.16% 2 Sue Holbert, Evanston IL; Leslie Prizant, Chicago IL 43.43% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION T EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Fay Teal, Mesa AZ; Rodney Wilton, Albuquerque NM 57.53% 1 Nancy Phillips - Carol Pielsticker, Tulsa OK 59.94% 2 Joan Vigdor - Charles Wolpert, Boynton Beach FL 56.41% 2 1 Daniel Simon - Donna Simon, South Bend IN 58.97% 3 1 Carol Powell, El Dorado AR; Jeanne Lloyd, Little Rock AR 55.61% 3 Franklin Kasle, Flint MI; Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI 58.65% 4 2 Joyce Stone - Jane Hopkins, Denton TX 54.81% 4 Ronald Coertse - Florence Labno, Palos Hills IL 54.65% 5 Robert Porter, Henderson NV; Dan Mathieson, Regina SK 54.65% 5 2 Maxine Revnes - George Jones, Saint Louis MO 53.04% 6 Nada Sundermeyer - Clay Sundermeyer, Bellevue WA 53.85% 6 Louise Ellebracht, Saint Ann MO; Dan McCaw, Toronto ON 52.72% 3 Regina Strauss, Cherry Hill NJ; Richard Stone, Princeton NJ 53.37% 3 Sue Gerard, Mexico Mexico; John Taylor, Lago Vista TX 51.92% 4 1 Tony Ferroni - Ted Verhagen, Keswick VA 51.76% 4 1 Fred Bode - Marilyn McDonald, San Diego CA 49.20% 2 Regina Ballard, Carlsbad NM; Patricia Plummer, Albuquerque NM 44.23% 2 T Sheagren, Glenview IL; Richard Spengler, Peoria IL 47.92%

SECOND FRIDAY SENIOR PAIRS – SECOND OF TWO SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION S EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Genevieve Hewitt - Richard Hewitt, New York NY 68.11% 1 1 Carol Powell, El Dorado AR; Jeanne Lloyd, Little Rock AR 66.19% 2 Nunzio Martorina, Chino CA; Berneice Anglea, Pasadena CA 63.62% 2 Lowell Andrews, Huntington Bch CA; Gene Takamine, Seal Beach CA 64.26% 3 1 Gail Moon - James Moon, Bloomington IL 62.02% 3 Ronald Coertse - Florence Labno, Palos Hills IL 60.42% 4 Joyce Stiefel, Wethersfield CT; Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT 59.13% 4 2 Joyce Stone - Jane Hopkins, Denton TX 56.89% 5 Richard Sternlieb, Milwaukee WI; , Oak Creek WI 54.65% 5 3 1 R Nichols - W Nichols, Hays KS 51.76% 6 2 Joseph Pospis, Saddle Brook NJ; Jaime Roitman, Clifton NJ 52.72% 6 4 2 Tony Ferroni - Ted Verhagen, Keswick VA 50.64% 3 James Edmiston, Cincinnati OH; Rob Weidenfeld, Lebanon OH 47.60% 1 Kenneth Freeman, Marana AZ; David Rush, Oro Valley AZ 42.63% 2 Beverly Cunningham, Rogers AR; Mary Cross, Lewis KS 41.51% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION T EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 1 Richard Smith, Saint Louis MO; Bob Berndt, Webster Groves MO 63.78% 1 Joan Stein, Milwaukee WI; Liz Kalb, Bloomfield MI 57.05% 2 Nick Wiebe - Susan Wiebe, Oakland CA 60.74% 2 Randy Helmink - Noel Helmink, Avon IN 56.57% 3 Franklin Kasle, Flint MI; Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI 58.81% 3 1 John Pringle - Susan Pringle, Rio Verde AZ 54.01% 4 2 Daniel Simon - Donna Simon, South Bend IN 58.33% 4 Frances Esposito, Fernandina FL; Joan Brod, Avon CT 53.21% 5 3 Maxine Revnes - George Jones, Saint Louis MO 54.01% 5 2 1 Barbara LeVay, Glen Rock NJ; Edward Vadala, Fair Lawn NJ 52.88% 6 Joan Vigdor - Charles Wolpert, Boynton Beach FL 53.04% 6/7 Mic Weiss, Chesterfield MO; Rose Morrison, Saint Louis MO 51.44% 4 Sue Gerard, Mexico Mexico; John Taylor, Lago Vista TX 47.60% 6/7 Linda Stuart, Gainesville FL; Jeffrey Hand, New York NY 51.44% 2 John Shealy - Lillian Shealy, Colorado Spgs CO 45.03% 3 2 Gordon Sawyer, Seattle WA; Michael Lattyak, Westchester IL 51.12%

SECOND FRIDAY-SUNDAY SIDE SERIES - FIRST OF SIX SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OO EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 Beryl Shapiro - Marie Sander, Saint Louis MO 59.44% 1 Susan Winkler, Wake Forest NC; Allen Reiter, Caesaria Israel 65.28% 2 2 Rand Pinsky, Valencia CA; Richard Plotin, Northridge CA 59.09% 2 Ed Howard, Lawrence KS; Irwin Klugler, Montclair NJ 58.51% 3 Patti Burriss, Clearwater FL; Bobby Maynard, Houston TX 57.81% 3 Scott Campbell, Sun City CA; Jean Molnar, Chula Vista CA 55.30% 4 3 Paul Steffanni, Haslettt MI; Wes Burgar, Ann Arbor MI 52.61% 4 1 Derrick Niederman - Margaret Malaspina, Needham MA 55.00% 1 Nora Burst - Sonni Mauze, Saint Louis MO 49.71% 2 1 Murat Azizoglu, Concord MA; Jan Popiel, Lexington MA 50.29% 2 William Johnson - Brian Gallagher, Farmington MO 49.33% 3 2 Carol Jablonow - Kay Cohen, Saint Louis MO 48.75% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Brenda Montague, Swampscott MA; Alexander Tangarov, Fort Lauderdale FL 59.95% 1 Robert Hampton, Blythewood SC; Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC 59.03% 2 1 Jimmy Pelham, North Baldwin NY; Shmuel Greenberg, Israel 59.72% 2 1 Nancy Benamati, Arvada CO; John Bortins, Louisville CO 58.80% 3 Woodruff Griffin, Charlotte NC; James Murphy, Concord NC 57.64% 3 Robert Hollman, Santa Barbara CA; Bruce Ferguson, Boise ID 52.78% 4 2 Joan Wieber, Ballwin MO; Virginia Eide, Bakersfield CA 51.39% 4 2 1 Patrick Dutson, Cincinnati OH; Scott Wansbrough, Dallas TX 51.85% 3 Patty Riffel, Pocahontas AR; Thomas McDow, Rock Hill SC 50.23% 3 2 Susan Edwards - Allan Edwards, London ON 50.46% 1 Jane Windham - Sherry Thaxton, Memphis TN 49.31%

SECOND FRIDAY FAST PAIRS - SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS Q R EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Alice Brown, Midlothian VA; En Xie, Saint Louis MO 62.48% 1 Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; Virginia Noelke, San Angelo TX 63.61% 2 Henry Bethe, Ithaca NY; Allen Tan, Makati Philippines 60.56% 2 Joe Harris - Cindy Harris, Albuquerque NM 59.31% 3 Lee Hastings, St Louis MO; Susan Perez, Maryland Hts MO 59.98% 3 Gerald Gitles, Chicago IL; Michael Edwards, Rock Island IL 57.64% 4 1 Sondra Blank, Toronto ON; David Halasi, Waterloo ON 58.18% 4 John Moffat, Bellingham WA; Dave Westfall, Spokane WA 54.88% 5 Bobbi Kauffman, Katy TX; Esta Van Zandt, Houston TX 55.97% 5 L Jean Troyer - Bryce Troyer, Highland Beach FL 54.05% 6 2 Doug McQuaid, Lebanon IL; Christopher Shaw Jr, Carlinville IL 54.86% 6 Audrey Ventura - Lance Shull, Raleigh NC 53.49% 7 Gary Sawyer, Alto NM; Rod Van Wyk, Alton IL 52.22% 7 Sharon Fairchild, Rocky River OH; Roni Atkins, Pittsburgh PA 52.78% 8 Corinne Lee, Virginia Beach VA; George Colter, Fredericton NB 51.94% 8 1 1 James Sakr, Pittsford NY; Camille Abboud, Rochester NY 52.08% 3 1 Abe Zanayed, Hoover AL; Joseph Primm, Birmingham AL 50.61% 2/3 2 Jennifer Luner - Sue George, Saint Louis MO 50.00% 2 Doug Alton, Alton IL; Phillip Potter, Gilford NH 42.36% 2/3 William Beall - Carl Lindros, Santa Barbara CA 50.00% 4 Bruce Lieberman - Gilbert Smith, Doylestown PA 49.54%

LEBHAR IMP PAIRS - FIRST FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS G H I J K L EAST-WEST 1 Corinne Kirkham - Jim Kirkham, San Bernardino CA 45.31 1 Jonathan Weinstein, Evanston IL; Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY 64.31 2 Justin Lall, Dallas TX; Kevin Bathurst, New York NY 43.34 2 Boye Brogeland, Norway; Ishmael Delmonte, Double Bay NSW Australia 58.38 3 Daniela von Arnim, D-68766 Hockenh Germany; Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark 42.42 3 Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden; Michael Moss, New York NY 56.82 4 Ira Ewen, New York NY; Frank Mastrola, Swansea MA 38.92 4 John Hurd, New York NY; Joel Wooldridge, Buffalo NY 56.69 5 Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA; John Morris, Atlanta GA 36.22 5 Melih Ozdil, Istanbul Turkey; Ginossar Eldad, Moshav Zofit Israel 51.73 6 Les Bart, Bradenton FL; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 34.87 6 Don Sulgrove, Twinsburg OH; Phillip Becker, Beachwood OH 44.87 7 David Bakhshi, London England; Michael Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY 34.61 7 Geoffrey Brod - Stephen Earl, Avon CT 44.77 8 Jo Morse, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Martin Schiff Jr, Tucson AZ 34.24 8 Vish Viswanathan, West Windsor NJ; Bryan Maksymetz, Coquitlam BC 38.07 9 Alan Kleist, Cheverly MD; Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL 33.22 9 Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA; Andy Kaufman, Smyrna DE 34.69 10 Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Mike Passell, Las Vegas NV 33.17 10 Robert Brady, McLean VA; Prahalad Rajkumar, Alexandria VA 27.36 11 Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA; John Fout, New York NY 29.99 11 Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Robert Lebi, Toronto ON 27.21 12 Simon Wijs, Doorn Netherlands; Bauke Muller, Moorn Netherlands 26.68 12 Josh Sinnett, Bellingham WA; Thomas Devine, Ferndale WA 24.39 13 Riggs Thayer Jr, San Diego CA; Dennis McGarry, Stuart FL 25.10 13 Tadashi Teramoto, Yokohama Japan; Kazuo K. Furuta, Kanagawa-Ken 21 Japan 23.90 14 Alan Watson, Lexington MA; David Becher, Swampscott MA 24.96 14 Joe Houde, St Augustine FL; Divakar Bhargava, Richmond VA 23.69 15 Jason Feldman, San Diego CA; Steve De Roos, Brasschaat Belgium 24.13 15 David Berkowitz - Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 23.13 16 Jon Bakkeren, Oisterwijk Netherlands; Huub Bertens, Tilburg Netherlands 22.39 16 Jay Baum, Germantown TN; Larry Griffey, Vero Beach FL 21.77 17 Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ; Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY 22.22 17 Louk Verhees, Voorhout Netherlands; Jan Jansma, Malden Netherlands 21.29 18 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Simon Bech, Stockholm Sweden 19.60 18 Simon Kantor, Agawam MA; Richard Budd, Portland ME 20.35 19 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Gary Cohler, Miami FL 19.10 19 Ed Schulte, Tampa FL; Tom Kniest, University City MO 19.32 20 David Lindop - Doug Baxter, Toronto ON 18.30 20 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 18.60 21 Mike Potoczak, Buffalo Grove IL; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Bielsk Poland 17.90 21 Ira Chorush, Houston TX; Hemant Lall, Dallas TX 17.78 22 Fred Hamilton, Las Vegas NV; Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ 17.74 22 William Cole, Silver Spring MD; Mark Shaw, Hanover PA 16.67 23 Julian Heicklen, Teaneck NJ; Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA 15.36 23 Andre Chartrand, Lery QC; Serge Chevalier, Montreal QC 16.51 24 Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA; Franklin Lowenthal, Pleasanton CA 12.22 24 William Esberg, Long Branch NJ; Murray Melton, Las Vegas NV 15.49 25 Stephen Stewart, Overland Park KS; Larry Weatherholt, Shawnee Mission KS 11.94 25 Bert Newman - Kathy Newman, West Bloomfield MI 13.18 26 Peter Boyd, Silver Spring MD; Steve Robinson, Arlington VA 11.17 26 Donald Mamula, Mill Creek WA; Peter Clark, Ottawa ON 10.76 27 Gregory Nowak - Wojciech Kurkowski, Las Vegas NV 9.37 27 Marc Nathan, Thousand Oaks CA; Dan Gerstman, Buffalo NY 8.16 28 Jerry Fong, Marianna AR; Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR 9.18 28 Richard Meffley - James Tritt, Fresno CA 8.12 29 William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Dave Swarthout, San Antonio TX 7.87 29 Linda Smith - Ron Smith, Hixson TN 7.97 30 Winthrop Allegaert - Judith Bianco, New York NY 6.35 30 Xiaodong Shi, Des Plaines IL; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ 6.68 31 Raghavendra Rajkumar - Rajeswaran Rajkumar, Arlington VA 5.88 31 Martin Caley, Montreal QC; Jeffrey Smith, Ottawa ON 4.55

WOMENS PAIRS - FIRST FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS A B EAST-WEST 1 Sue Weinstein, Las Vegas NV; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL 59.69% 1 Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA; Irina Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL 65.77% 2 Malle Andrade, New York NY; Jill Levin, Bronx NY 58.46% 2 Jill Wooldridge, Buffalo NY; Jenni Carmichael, Kennesaw GA 62.69% 3 Barbara Sartorius, Lake Hiawatha NJ; Sharon Hait, Livingston NJ 58.08% 3 Betty Ann Kennedy, Shreveport LA; Peggy Sutherlin, Dallas TX 60.54% 4 Gigi Weinstein, Sarasota FL; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL 57.77% 4 Cecilia Rimstedt, Halmstad 30251 Sweden; Sara Sivelind, Ludvika Sweden 56.62% 5 Vonnie Lavender, Burke VA; Lee De Simone, Paso Robles CA 55.08% 5 Sylvia Moss - Judi Radin, New York NY 55.15% 6 Dee Berry, Arlington WA; Barbara Nist, Kent WA 54.62% 6 Polly Dunn, Bellevue WA; Helen Abbott, Mercer Island WA 53.77% 7 Valerie Westheimer, New York NY; Migry Zur Campanile, Las Vegas NV 54.46% 7 Linda Lewis, Sioux Falls SD; Pam Wittes, Venice CA 53.31% 8 Shelba Parmley, Oklahoma City OK; J’Neane Huey, Fort Worth TX 53.46% 8 Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA 52.77% 9 Mary Savko - Ellie Hanlon, Tequesta FL 52.15% 9 Marinesa Letizia, Las Vegas NV; Carlyn Steiner, Seattle WA 52.62% 10 Beverly Brown, Fishers IN; Eleanor Grinslade, Indianapolis IN 52.08% 10 Margaret Ferguson, Peoria IL; Elaine Morrison, Lake Bluff IL 52.38%

RED RIBBON PAIRS - FIRST FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS C D E F EAST-WEST 1 Charles Michalski - James Kehoe, Glen Ellyn IL 63.50% 1 Nicolas Hammond, Atlanta GA; Jonathan Ferguson, Austin TX 60.90% 2 Jack Hawthorne, Phoenix AZ; Paul Spear, Laveen AZ 61.73% 2 Jules Schoenberg - Hazel Schoenberg, Plano TX 60.63% 3 Sarah Paschal Robin - Donald Gardner, Winston Salem NC 59.99% 3 Saul Agranoff, Newton MA; Joyce Pearson, Framingham MA 59.92% 4 Robert Levey, Chevy Chase MD; Jimmy Ritzenberg, Bethesda MD 59.01% 4 Adam Ruprecht, Austin TX; Jeff Ford, Redmond WA 59.65% 5 Mark Frueh - David Feldman, Naperville IL 58.56% 5 William Lea Jr, Reynoldsburg OH; Chet Mody, Greenville PA 59.24% 6 Wayne Mattern, Bismarck ND; Rolf Paul, Needham MA 58.03% 6/7 Serge Bondar, Wheeling IL; Kurt Schneider, Hudson NH 57.13% 7 Charles Young - Patrick Moos, Peoria IL 57.84% 6/7 Ben Feinswog, Coconut Grove FL; Robert Lurie, Wayland MA 57.13% 8 Jason Clevenger, Saint Louis MO; Eryk Gozdowski, Saint Louis United Kingdom 57.24% 8 Paul Linxwiler, Memphis TN; Harley Bress, Lakewood CO 56.37% 9 Karl Schabas - Paul Leventis, Toronto ON 56.18% 9 Mark Daily, Charleston IL; D Atteberry, Mattoon IL 56.00% 10 Richard Butrovich, Claremore OK; Hal Smith Jr, Hastings NE 55.96% 10 Robert C.F. Wang, El Monte CA; Shiu-Ming Huang, San Marino CA 55.43% 11/12 Debra Hyatt, Denver CO; Sally Clark, Carlsbad CA 55.84% 11/12 Neil Joseph Smyth - Donald Seldeen, Santa Cruz CA 55.17% 11/12 Helen Walz, Madison IN; Estelle Margolin, Rego Park NY 55.84% 11/12 Lawrence Gibbons, Independence MO; Gregory Jecker, Stilwell KS 55.17% 13 Charles Nauen, Saint Paul MN; Jonathan Cohen, Prior Lake MN 55.54% 13/14 Brian Zaugg, Burien WA; Jingsong Liu, Kirkland WA 54.60% 14 Robert Todd - Bob Soni, Tallahassee FL 55.43% 13/14 Andre Asbury, Atlanta GA; David Coberly, Spartanburg SC 54.60% 15 Paul Wolf II, Shrewsbury MA; Kimberly Gilman, Carlisle MA 55.39% 15 Jean Monette, Hallandale FL; Robert Hill, Anchorage AK 53.66% 16 Patrick White, Bothell WA; David Roselle, Kirkland WA 54.86% 16 Martha Young - Bob Scallan, Dallas TX 53.58% 17 Leon McCarty - Chris Buck, Hurdland MO 52.38% 17 Jeffrey Brown, Highlands Ranch CO; James Spurlin, Golden CO 53.54% 18 Lynne Rosenbaum, Glencoe IL; George Goewey, Chicago IL 51.28% 18 Risa Campbell, Brownsville TN; Michael McGuire, Hernando MS 52.45% 19 Matthew Diehl, Ballwin MO; Ronald Diehl, Effingham IL 51.13% 19 Ray Macdonald, Musquodoboit Hb NS; Bilgin Batman, Bridgewater NS 52.41% 20 Ned Irving, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR; Denny Penticoff, Mountain Home AR 50.98% 20 Larry Morrison - Cheryl Morrison, Edmond OK 52.34% 21 James Sullivan - Carolyn Sullivan, Richfield OH 50.64% 21 Janet Garthe, Suttons Bay MI; Kathy Pollock, Tonawanda NY 52.11% Daily Bulletin Page 19

SECOND FRIDAY AFTERNOON 5/20/50 PAIRS - AFTERNOON SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 1 Mary Ann Shepard - Dory Poholsky, Kirkwood MO 63.27% 1 1 1 Edward Schmidt, University City MO; Mark Jackson, Richmond Hghts MO 61.61% 2 2 2 Anne Dunning, St Louis MO; Patricia Lock, Webster Groves MO 60.29% 2 Wanda Van Ness, Lake St Louis MO; Donna Fill, 55.64% 3 3 Jackie Baker - Susan Kilo, St Louis MO 54.21% 2 2 Ann Gruver, Ballwin MO; Sara Fabick, Des Peres MO 55.53% 4 Janet Woodley, O Fallon MO; Janice Glenn, Chesterfield MO 51.15% 3 Chuck Dollarhide - Patricia Dollarhide, Oklahoma City OK 54.42% 4 3 Linda Silberg, Kensington MD; Karen Engle, Dardenne Prairi MO 53.27%

SECOND FRIDAY AFTERNOON 100/200/300 PAIRS - AFTERNOON SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 Doris Fairgrieve, University City MO; Mark Brightfield, Berkeley MO 62.50% 1 1 Barbara Tommasini - Ronald Tommasini, Louisville KY 61.61% 2 2 1 Bobby Patton - Eleanor Patton, Lawrence KS 61.01% 2 2 1 Marcia Broddon, Saint Louis MO; Thelma Peskind, Olivette MO 56.55% 3 Kenneth Woodard - Anita Woodard, Lubbock TX 58.33% 3 3 Richard Butler, St Louis MO; Don McLean, Bonita Springs FL 55.95% 4 3 2 Thomas Brossard - Frank Rassieur, St Louis MO 53.87% 4/5 4/5 2 Barbara Bridgewater - B A Bridgewater, Saint Louis MO 48.81% 4 Mary Fort - Susan Hall, Saint Louis MO 49.70% 4/5 4/5 Jilane Savignano, East Moline IL; Jessica Alger, Hampton IL 48.81% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DDD EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 1 Charles Elliott - D Jackie Elliott, Saint Charles MO 59.52% 1 1 Travis Roten - Judy Matlock, Richardson TX 68.45% 2 2 Arlene Klingsporn - Clifton Seago, Wichita KS 58.04% 2 2 1 Rhea Dickson - Rita Bertsch, Rochester MN 58.33% 3 3 2 James Murvihill, Chicago Heights IL; Claire Murvihill, Chicago IL 54.76% 3 3 2 Sue Greenberg, Byron MN; Judith Harris, Rochester MN 55.36% 4 4 3 Frank Nick - Yvonne Hunter, Madison WI 52.38% 4 4 3 Caroline Gilje, St Louis MO; Steven Schwartz, Chesterfield MO 51.79%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON OPEN STRATIFIED PAIRS - FIRST OF TWO SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UU EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Anne Leverone, Saint Paul MN; Nell Schneider, Chesterfield MO 58.01% 1 David Stark - Valerie Laing, Des Moines IA 59.13% 2 Rita Ellington, Aventura FL; Robert Morris, Houston TX 57.85% 2 Robert Whiting III, Pelham AL; James Partridge, Birmingham AL 57.37% 3 1 Robyn Hedly - Per Hedly, Denver CO 57.05% 3 Joseph Toce, La Crosse WI; Bruce Thiher, Minneapolis MN 57.21% 4 Lynne Feldman, Champaign IL; Ed Schultz, Chesterfield MO 54.97% 4 Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA; Lydia Bearden, Lakeway TX 54.97% 5 2 Barbara Grzegorzewski - Steven Grzegorzewski, Meadville PA 53.21% 5 William Ge - Gary Ge, Vancouver BC 54.81% 6 3 1 Paul McQuaid - Carolyn Wolin, Vancouver WA 52.24% 6 1 Thomas Swensen - Patricia Fleming, Saint Paul MN 54.65% 2 1 Betty Markey, Indianapolis IN; Janice Van Buren, Saint Louis MO 51.44% 3 2 Joshua Kueker - Paul Holmes, Champaign IL 48.88% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VV EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Karen McCallum, US; Lynn Baker, Austin TX 60.58% 1 Steven Barcus, Altamonte Spg FL; Daniel Boye, Syracuse NY 62.74% 2 1 P Cipriani, Joliet IL; Steven Brashler, Lockport IL 56.44% 2 1 Richard Dixon, Frontenac KS; Cleopatra Guastella, Red Bank NJ 57.83% 3 Chuck Malcolm - Marti Malcolm, Topeka KS 54.51% 3 2 Jay Kelkar, Oak Hill VA; Shuba Dey, Fairfax VA 56.29% 4 Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC; John Potter, Panama City FL 54.50% 4 Yiji Starr, Wayland MA; Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA 56.06% 5 2 Kathleen Horan - Charles Smith, Erie PA 54.41% 5 John Burgener, St Louis MO; Karen Erlanger, Saint Louis MO 54.71% 6 Donna Stack Magee, Prairie Village KS; Linda Eakes, Leawood KS 54.21% 6 Ann Brinker Schwall, Houston TX; Donna Watkins, San Antonio TX 54.45% 3 Jerry Miller, Silver Spring MD; Sandie Stern, Las Vegas NV 52.74% 3 Julie Tigges, Minneapolis MN; Jill Flader, Saint Paul MN 45.18% 1 Jon Greiman, Monee IL; Tom Willson, Oak Park IL 50.88% 1 Craig De Almeida - James Cunningham, Durham NC 45.13% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XX EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Robert Cappelli, Bloomfield MI; Barry Lippitt, Southfield MI 60.58% 1 John McLaughlin, Melrose MA; Lloyd Arvedon, Bedford MA 57.85% 2 1 1 Tamah Goad - Rick Goad, Lake Charles LA 58.01% 2 Shelly Dunietz - Erez Hendelman, New York NY 57.21% 3 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Chuck Said, Nashville TN 57.69% 3 Diane Shannon, Saratoga CA; Frances Dickman, San Jose CA 54.65% 4 2 2 Kim Caley, Bismarck ND; Dave Kuschel, Minot ND 51.76% 4 1 1 William Morgan - M Sharlene Morgan, Rolla MO 53.37% 5/6 3 Connie Leonard, Shawnee Mission KS; Jennifer Carrier, Olathe KS 51.44% 5 2 Michael Strong, Winfield IL; W Harris Jr, Lombard IL 53.04% 5/6 Rosanne Schabinger, Mount Prospect IL; Sherry Wynn, Cumming GA 51.44% 6 Robert Gish, El Monte CA; Manish Dixit, Naperville IL 50.48% 3 Ram Hira, North Vancouver BC; Nancy Kramer, Clarksville MD 50.32% 2 Mark Dean, Union City NJ; Kenneth Zuckerberg, Chicago IL 48.24% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION YY EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Claire Alpert, New York NY; Valentin Kovachev, Sofia Bulgaria 68.38% 1 1 Vandana Vidwans, Mountain View CA; Rajeev Gupta, San Mateo CA 62.75% 2 William Wickham - Gene Freed, Los Angeles CA 57.46% 2 Dot Blue - Arthur Lowen, Nashville TN 58.76% 3 Dennis Goldston, Colorado Spgs CO; Paul White, Edmond OK 56.56% 3 2 Bill Ream, Burleson TX; Michael Ventri, Fullerton CA 57.33% 4 Allan Stauber, Palm Bch Grdns FL; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 55.36% 4 Cheryl Gorman, Omaha NE; Carol Murray, South Bend NE 56.04% 5 James Flint, Zillah WA; Karen Snyder, Spicewood TX 53.87% 5 3 1 Don Morgan - David Dyer, Houston TX 55.92% 6 John Derdall - Jan Derdall, Western Springs IL 52.94% 6 4 Mel Dodd - Jane Dodd, Columbia MO 50.86% 1 1 Magnus Weiman, Nashua NH; Kazi Farooqui, Grayslake IL 50.80% 2 Alvaro Betancour, Medellin Colombia; Margarita Jaramillo, Miami FL 50.62% 3 Dennis Ryan - Barbara Tysdahl, Menomonie WI 47.89%

SECOND FRIDAY FAST PAIRS - FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS Q R EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Sumner Steinfeldt, Washington DC; Kent Hartman, San Diego CA 68.19% 1 Richard Anderson - Doug Rankin, Regina SK 64.03% 2 Laura Brill, White Plains NY; Nancy Molesworth, Croton Hdsn NY 60.83% 2 Henry Bethe, Ithaca NY; Allen Tan, Makati Philippines 61.94% 3 1 Kay Jones, The Villages FL; Geoff Jones III, Orlando FL 58.06% 3 Corinne Lee, Virginia Beach VA; George Colter, Fredericton NB 58.06% 4 Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; Virginia Noelke, San Angelo TX 57.92% 4 Alice Brown, Midlothian VA; En Xie, Saint Louis MO 57.64% 5 L Jean Troyer - Bryce Troyer, Highland Beach FL 54.72% 5 Elaine Ware, Vernon BC; Dudley Brown, Grandview WA 56.81% 6 2 Doug McQuaid, Lebanon IL; Christopher Shaw Jr, Carlinville IL 54.03% 6 Gary Sawyer, Alto NM; Rod Van Wyk, Alton IL 54.31% 7 Gerald Gitles, Chicago IL; Michael Edwards, Rock Island IL 52.36% 7 1 Linda Hall - David Hall, The Villages FL 50.00% 8 John Moffat, Bellingham WA; Dave Westfall, Spokane WA 49.31% 8 Audrey Ventura - Lance Shull, Raleigh NC 49.44% 3 1 Bruce Lieberman - Gilbert Smith, Doylestown PA 49.17% 2 1 Peter Petillo, Lawrence KS; Brian Barrett, Adrian MI 48.89% 2 Dixie Lee Birnie - Julia Price, Toronto ON 46.25% 3 Sondra Blank, Toronto ON; David Halasi, Waterloo ON 46.94% 4 Mark Churchman - John Pulles, Saskatoon SK 46.25% 2 Karen Land - Anne Schock, Keokuk IA 45.56%

SECOND FRIDAY MORNING 100/200/300 PAIRS - MORNING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OO EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Jay Shah, St Louis MO; Mary Ann Mitchell, Eureka MO 66.12% 1 1 1 Michael Smith - Susan Seitz, Des Moines IA 60.01% 2 Larry Gebbie, Vienna VA; Murat Berk, Potomac MD 61.03% 2 2 2 Cameron Dalsto, Cathedral City CA; Daniel Hudson II, Palm Springs CA 59.63% 3 1 Phyllis Siegel, Ballwin MO; Helene Siegfried, St Louis MO 58.83% 3 3 3 Sharyn Powell - Marcia Ridley, Rolla MO 56.64% 4 2 1 Lois Dempsey, Oklahoma City OK; Julian Kornfeld, Edmond OK 55.38% 4 4 Ryan White - Elizabeth Jobe, Carmel IN 55.65% 3 2 Judy Zimmermann, Fulton MO; Judy Niesing, De Pere WI 52.17% 4 Jilane Savignano, East Moline IL; Jessica Alger, Hampton IL 50.29%

FRIDAY/SATURDAY/SUNDAY SIDE SERIES - FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 Sarah Paschal Robin - Donald Gardner, Winston Salem NC 63.07% 1 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Bud Biswas, Lexington MA 62.69% 2 2 Richard Gross, Las Vegas NV; Larry King, Grass Valley CA 55.87% 2 Lynne Cook, Riverview MI; Donald Sondergeld, Hubbardton VT 57.20% 3 3 1 Dave Kuschel, Minot ND; Jeremy Gulley, Redmond WA 54.92% 3 1 1 Adam Ruprecht, Austin TX; Jeff Ford, Redmond WA 56.25% 4/5 4 Mary Hruby, Maryland Hts MO; John Weber, Watseka IL 54.55% 4 William Vinson, Boynton Beach FL; Steve Czecha, Potomac MD 54.55% 4/5 Jimmy Pelham, North Baldwin NY; Jesus Arias, New York NY 54.55% 5 Daniel Williams, Denver CO; Leslie Williams, Golden CO 53.60% 6 James La Fountain, Temple TX; Pam LaShelle, Round Rock TX 53.60% 6 Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Jerry Fong, Marianna AR 53.41% 5 Carol Umbach, Havana IL; Margaret France, Astoria IL 50.19% 2 Shirley Judy, Urbana IL; Jeremy Williams, Reynoldsburg OH 53.03% 2 Magnus Weiman, Nashua NH; Kurt Schneider, Hudson NH 47.16% 3 Kenneth Dye, Morrisville NC; Christopher Galbraith, Concord CA 50.38%

LEBHAR IMP PAIRS - SECOND FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS G H I J K L EAST-WEST 1 David Berkowitz - Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 51.83 1 Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; Fred Stewart, Bloomington NY 56.42 2/3 Tarek Sadek - Walid Elahmady, Cairo Egypt 44.01 2 Adam Wildavsky, Jackson Heights NY; Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT 53.74 2/3 Boye Brogeland, Norway; Ishmael Delmonte, Double Bay NSW Australia 44.01 3 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Gary Cohler, Miami FL 47.65 4 Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden; Michael Moss, New York NY 39.07 4 Jack Lacy, Round Rock TX; James Thurtell, Dallas TX 46.28 5 Donald Stack, Overland Park KS; Alan Stout, Jacksonville FL 36.92 5 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Martin Hunter, Mississauga ON 39.06 6 Ted Gibbs, Rncho Pls Vrd CA; Alan Myerson, Sherman Oaks CA 35.96 6 Alan Kleist, Cheverly MD; Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL 38.03 7 Arnie Frankel, Laurel MD; Richard Baum, Baltimore MD 35.45 7 Zia Mahmood, New York NY; George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL 35.86 8 Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Powell OH; Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD 34.93 8 Jonathan Weinstein, Evanston IL; Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY 35.33 9 George Whitworth, Coarsegold CA; Shirley Blum, Fresno CA 33.93 9 Fred Hamilton, Las Vegas NV; Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ 31.70 10 Robert Sartorius, Lake Hiawatha NJ; R Jay Becker, New York NY 30.93 10 Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Mike Passell, Las Vegas NV 31.25 11 David Weisman, Englewood NJ; Ronald Felton, New York NY 27.52 11 Stephen Stewart, Overland Park KS; Larry Weatherholt, Shawnee Mission KS 29.26 12 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 27.40 12 Marcia Dean - Robert Dean, San Jose CA 28.47 13 Winthrop Allegaert - Judith Bianco, New York NY 27.32 13 Martin Harris, Chicago IL; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI 27.76 14 Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 24.59 14 Louk Verhees, Voorhout Netherlands; Jan Jansma, Malden Netherlands 23.82 15 Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA; Andy Kaufman, Smyrna DE 23.93 15 Dan Morse, Houston TX; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 22.90 16 William Cole, Silver Spring MD; Mark Shaw, Hanover PA 21.10 16 Barry Schaffer, Frisco TX; Colby Vernay, Lacon IL 22.71 17 Melih Ozdil, Istanbul Turkey; Ginossar Eldad, Moshav Zofit Israel 18.79 17 Jon Bakkeren, Oisterwijk Netherlands; Huub Bertens, Tilburg Netherlands 22.69 18 David McLellan, Thunder Bay ON; William Treble, Winnipeg MB 18.02 18 Robb Gordon, Sedona AZ; Aaron Silverstein, New York NY 21.71 19 Sharon Meng-Horton, Dade City FL; Rahn Smith, Brandon FL 16.80 19 Peter Boyd, Silver Spring MD; Steve Robinson, Arlington VA 20.60 20 Xiaodong Shi, Des Plaines IL; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ 15.81 20 Riggs Thayer Jr, San Diego CA; Dennis McGarry, Stuart FL 18.60 21 Mike Develin, Berkeley CA; Joon Pahk, Cambridge MA 15.20 21 David Spicuzza, Shorewood WI; Colleen Simmons, Milwaukee WI 17.74 22 Jo Morse, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Martin Schiff Jr, Tucson AZ 14.28 22 David Bakhshi, London England; Michael Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY 17.42 23 Bert Newman - Kathy Newman, West Bloomfield MI 14.23 23 Phil Schaefer - Nell Schaefer, Los Angeles CA 15.52 24 John Hurd, New York NY; Joel Wooldridge, Buffalo NY 10.62 24 Darrell Keel - Steve Bruno, Peoria AZ 14.74 25 Josh Sinnett, Bellingham WA; Thomas Devine, Ferndale WA 10.05 25 John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 14.67 26 Ed Ulman, Portland OR; Jim Looby, Burbank CA 9.91 26 Mike Potoczak, Buffalo Grove IL; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Bielsk Poland 13.23 27 Richard Meffley - James Tritt, Fresno CA 9.83 27 Justin Lall, Dallas TX; Kevin Bathurst, New York NY 12.46 28 Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA; Allan Falk, Okemos MI 9.32 28 Raghavendra Rajkumar - Rajeswaran Rajkumar, Arlington VA 11.74 29 Leslie Brown, Huddersfield Great Britain; Karen Bradley, Huddersfield England 8.85 29 Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON; Rick Kaye, Bingham Farms MI 11.56 30 Jennifer Williams, Wilton CT; Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT 8.46 30 Gil Cohen, Ashburn VA; Marty Nelson, Annapolis MD 11.42 31 Christopher Pisarra, Lafayette CA; Mike Bandler, Alamo CA 8.03 31 George Tornay Jr, Palm Beach Gdns FL; John Zilic, Houston TX 11.38 Page 20 Daily Bulletin

TODAY’S BRIDGE EVENTS See page 2 for other events Saturday, March 17, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members** Other Wednesday—Saturday Morning Bracketed KO Teams 4th America’s Center 220 $15.50 $17.50 Friday—Saturday Morning Compact KO Teams 2nd America’s Center 220 $15.50 $17.50 Thursday—Saturday Morning Side Game Series* 3rd single session America’s Center 220 $15.50 $17.50 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single America’s Center 220 $14.50 $16.50 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single America’s Center 220 $14.50 $16.50 0—20, 0—5 Pairs single America’s Center 220 $14.50 $14.50 Saturday, March 17, 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. Stratified * 1—2 Renaissance Landmark 4 $15.50 $17.50

Saturday, March 17, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Stratified Senior Pairs* 1—2 Renaissance Landmark 5 $15.50 $17.50 Saturday, March 17, 1 & 7:30 p.m. Friday—Sunday Side Game Series* 3rd single session America’s Center 220 $15.50 $17.50 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single America’s Center 230 $14.50 $16.50 0—20, 0—5 Pairs single America’s Center 230 $14.50 $14.50

Saturday, March 17, 1 & 7:30 p.m. 1—2 Q Renaissance Majestic $18 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions Machlin Women’s Swiss Teams 1—2 Q Renaissance Majestic $18 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions Golder North American Pairs, Flight B 1—2 Q America’s Center 240 $16.50 Pre-qualification required. 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions President’s Cup North American Pairs, Flight C 1—2 Q America’s Center 240 $16.50 Pre-qualification required. 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions Strati-Flighted Open Pairs* 1—2 America’s Center 220 $15.50 $17.50 St. Louis Regional in August (Saturday—Sunday) Bracketed KO Teams 1—2 America’s Center 220 $15.50 $17.50

Saturday, March 17, 1 & 8 p.m. Vanderbilt KO Teams Round 7 Renaissance Majestic $18

Saturday, March 17, 7:30 p.m. One-session Stratified Swiss Teams* single America’s Center 220 $14.50 $16.50 Friday—Sunday Side Game Series* 4th single session America’s Center 220 $15.50 $17.50 299er Stratified Swiss Teams single America’s Center 230 $14.50 $16.50 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single America’s Center 230 $14.50 $16.50 0—20, 0—5 Pairs single America’s Center 230 $14.50 $14.50

Saturday, March 17, 11:30 p.m. Zip KO Teams single Renaissance Landmark 5 $12/team/match

*Unless otherwise noted, Strati-Flighted Open and Strati-Flighted Senior events are divided: A/X (3000+, 0—3000); separate from B/C/D (1000—2000, 500—1000, 0—500). Strata breaks for Stratified Open and Stratified Senior events are: A (2000+), B (750—2000), C (0—750). **Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

TOMORROW’S BRIDGE EVENTS Sunday, March 18, 10 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members** Other Strati-Flighted Swiss Teams 1—2 America’s Center 220 $15.50 $17.50 Stratified Senior Swiss Teams* 1—2 Renaissance Landmark 5 $15.50 $17.50 All: 7 rounds, 7 boards, play-through Friday—Sunday Side Game Series* 5th single session America’s Center 220 $15.50 $17.50 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single America’s Center 220 $14.50 $16.50 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single America’s Center 220 $14.50 $16.50 0—20, 0—5 Pairs single America’s Center 220 $14.50 $16.50 Sunday, March 18, 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. Stratified Fast Open Pairs* 1—2 Renaissance Landmark 4 $15.50 $17.50 Sunday, March 18, 10 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. St. Louis Regional in August (Saturday—Sunday) Bracketed KO Teams 3—4 America’s Center 220 $15.50 $17.50 Sunday, March 18, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Golder North American Pairs, Flight B 1—2 F Renaissance Majestic $16.50 President’s Cup North American Pairs, Flight C 1—2 F Renaissance Majestic $16.50 Sunday, March 18, 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. Jacoby Open Swiss Teams 1—2 F Renaissance Majestic $18 Sunday, March 18, 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Machlin Women’s Swiss Teams 1—2 F Renaissance Majestic $18 Sunday, March 18, 2:30 p.m. Friday—Sunday Side Game Series* 6th single session America’s Center 220 $15.50 $17.50 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single America’s Center 220 $14.50 $16.50 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single America’s Center 220 $14.50 $16.50 0—20, 0—5 Pairs single America’s Center 220 $14.50 $16.50

*Unless otherwise noted, Strati-Flighted Open and Strati-Flighted Senior events are divided: A/X (3000+, 0—3000); separate from B/C/D (1000—2000, 500—1000, 0—500). Strata breaks for Stratified Open and Stratified Senior events are: A (2000+), B (750—2000), C (0—750). **Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. See you at the Summer NABC July 19—29 in Nashville Today's sponsor sponsoring the Bracketed KO Team game being Intermediate-Newcomer players in their played yesterday and today. Their sponsorship registration pack. We appreciate the support from The Anheuser-Busch companies are took the form of bottle openers given to this fine brewery.