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The WBL is not responsible for the claims of its advertisers. 70th Annual Potomac Valley Tournament: July 30-August 2, 2015 . . . . 5 Ellen Cherniavsky, President — (301-649-1350), [email protected] Linda Marshall, Vice President — (301-320-6057), [email protected] WBL Non Life Master (<500)Sectional: September 10-12, 2015 ...... 6 Rose Berman, Treasurer — (301-776-3581), [email protected] Melissa Price, Secretary — (301-464-1261), [email protected] WBL Solvers’ Club ...... by Steve Robinson 7 Richard Ferrin, Past President — (202-265-0718), [email protected] Thursday Night Unit Game... UNIT DIRECTORS Carole Banks — (301-622-0923), [email protected] 2015 Trophy Race Standings ...... by Alex Gretsinger 14 Alex Gretsinger— (410-949-4834), [email protected] Clyde Kruskal — (301-927-1023), [email protected] 0-20 Game & Lesson Thursday Nights, Carpools ...... 14 Lloyd Rawley — (301-513-5338), [email protected] Bob Stearns — (301-657-2353), [email protected] Schedule, WBL Cell Phone, Map, Guaranteed Partner Program . . .15 SOME KEY VOLUNTEERS The Unit Game— Participation in the Common Game and Games Stratified Leslie Shafer & Julie Marquette — NLM Tournament Chairs , (301-642-9197), [email protected] Steve Schatzow — Sectional Tournament Chair , ( 202-332-3729), [email protected]. by Average ; Spare Brains or Muscles?; Upcoming Sectionals ...... 16 Shawn Stringer — Regional Tournament Chair , (301-275-6363), [email protected] Adrienne Kuehneman — WBL Ombudsman (301-229-2022) WBL Non Life Master Sectional: March 19-22, 2015—Results ...... 17 Don Berman, Webmaster — (301-776-3581), [email protected] Stepping Up to New Heights ...... 19 Alex Gretsinger, e-List Administrator — (410-949-4834), [email protected] Frances Burke — Membership Secretary (301-384-6103) 2014 Race Winners, 2015 Annual Meeting and Elections Report ...... 20 Peter Boyd — Historian [email protected] Chris Miller — Unit Game Chief Director & Club Manager (301-318-6083), [email protected] 68th Annual City of Washington Tournament—Results ...... 22 Clyde Kruskal — Unit Game Chair (301-395-0480) Barbara Doran — Unit Game & Tournament Partnerships (301-608-0347), [email protected] The WBL is on Facebook!; ...... 24 Kitty Gottfried — Unit Game and Sectional Hospitality Chair Emeritus Margarett Whilden — WBL School Bridge Coordinator, (301-641-4200), [email protected] NLMasterPointers ...... by I/N columnist, Vince Wilmot 28 Barry Bragin — Unit Recorder (301-598-6853) WBL WEBSITE: DISTRICT 6 SITE: WBL Educational Foundation; Bring a Friend to the 0-20 or NLM Unit www.WashingtonBridgeLeague.org www.districtsix.org Game!; The WBL Online ...... 29 To geT on an email lisT for Bridge neWs & Bridge proBLems , send a Need a Partner or a Ride to the Unit Game? ...... back cover noTe To sTeve robinson aT robinswr @erols .com requesTing such . 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2014-2015 WBL/nVBa n heLp Wanted! t pLayer of the year memBership secretary finaL standings assistant Congratulations to this year’s winners! The WBL is looking for an assistant Steve Robinson and Terry Klein to Frances Burke, our WBL Membership Secretary since 1987! The main thing she To be eligible, a player: (1) Must be a member does is send letters to new members, plus (or pending member) of either the NVBA or the WBL; (2) Must attend all but one NVBA send the occasional get well or sympathy sectional and all but one WBL sectional dur - card. She also prepares the ballots for the ing the contest period (August, 2014 through elections, prepares a list of eligible voters,

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...continued on p. 4 t - 2 - - 3 - Bits & Pieces, cont. from p. 2... caLL for nominations .'0 .$.,- Awards: Two trophies will be awarded at the for the machLin trophy July 4th Regional: Open and Non-Life Master. Take a Summer for sportsmanship Holiday in the Standings: Here are the final standings. In 2006, the WBL initiated a new an - Potomac Valley! The asterisk* indicates that the player nual award, the Machlin Trophy has met eligibility requirements. for Sports manship in honor of Open Winners Jerry Machlin, whom many of you will re - at the #),&)$-*)*/)!'' +(*+0 member as one of the greatest directors Player Points 3710 Mitchell St, Kensington, MD ~ (except where noted) 1 Steve Robinson . . . . .164.23 * the game has ever known. 2 Leo LaSota ...... 146.90 * To date, the recipients of the award %.+,"!0.'0 3 Kenneth Davis ...... 145.60 * are: Dr. Charles Stenger, Peter Boyd, th 4 Mark Shaw ...... 140.84 * James Geist, Rose Berman, Barbara StrataFlighted Open (unlim/2000) or 1000/500/300 Pairs ...... 11:15am Rockville Duplicate Bridge Club, 301-503-3348 (Mark Lavine) NO ENTRY nnual 5 Steven Schatzow ...... 136.50 * Doran, Millard Nachtwey, Paul Leopold, 0A St. James Episcopal Church, 11815 Seven Locks Rd., Rockville TILL 11AM 7 6 Robert Bell ...... 124.33 * Bob Bell, and Audrey Marbach. Each StrataFlighted Open Pairs (A/X unlim/3000, B/C/D Separate 2000/1000/500) 7 William Pettis ...... 119.41 * year, a committee of the most recent five (both sites); Stratified NLM Pairs (NLM/100/50) & 0-20 Pairs (Kensington

8 Barry Falgout ...... 115.43 * winners, (the longest standing to be the Armory only); Stratified 199er Swiss Teams (200/100/50/20) (Beth El only) 9 Alexander Prairie ...... 114.03 * Machlin Committee Chair — Rose 10 Linda Marshall ...... 113.20 * Berman ) plus the Unit Game Chief Di - Beth El Congregation, 3830 Seminary Rd, Alexandria ...... 7:00pm 11 Robert Hopkins Jr ...... 105.80 * Kensington Town Hall/Armory ...... 7:30pm rector is appointed to consider this year’s 12 William Cole ...... 104.68 * nominees. The criteria for awarding the +&"!0.'0 13 Jay Kelkar ...... 103.67 * trophy are as follows: *StrataFlighted A/X (unlim/3000) & B/C/D Pairs (2000/1000/500)(single sessions) 10:00am, 2:00pm 14 Sylvia Shi ...... 97.88

“The candidate should (1) demon - Stratified Triple Nickel Swiss Teams (unlim/2000/750) . . . Post-Game Party! . . . 7:15pm

15 Lloyd Rawley ...... 95.72 *

strate strong ethical standards and a —5 rounds, 5 boards a round, 5 minutes a board. with beer, wine & desserts

16 Peter Boyd ...... 92.78 * commitment to active ethics (i.e., full Intermediate/Novice Pairs (300/200/100/50/20) (single sessions) ...... 10:00am, 2:00pm, 7:15pm

17 Mark Chen ...... 90.59 * disclosure of systems and agreements to 18 Vincent Wilmot Jr ...... 88.94 * Win upgraded (more) masterpoints today!

opponents, etc.); (2) behave graciously !-.+"!0 .$.,- 19 Fred King ...... 82.44 $1 additional fee supports Grass Roots events. at the table after bad results or good re - th 20 Brad Theurer ...... 80.38 * 12 Annual: Washington Bridge League Trophy Pairs sults; (3) exhibit exemplary behavior at awarding the Steve Robinson Trophy ...... 10:00am & 3:00pm NonLM Winners all times toward partner and opponents; Two session Open Pairs (unlim/3000), qualifying and final. Single session entries available.

Player Points (4) demonstrate an ability to get along 1 Terry Klein ...... 55.69 * *StrataFlighted B/C/D Pairs (2000/1000/500) ...... 10:00am with multiple partners; and (5) demon - 2 Shiang Chen ...... 40.40 * *StrataFlighted A/X (unlim/3000) or B/C/D Pairs (2000/1000/500) ...... 3:00pm strate a willingness to help mentor other 3 Dean Baird ...... 38.10 Intermediate/Novice Pairs (300/200/100) or Newcomer Pairs (50/20/5)(single sessions) 10:00am, 3:00pm players in the game. A player wouldn’t 4 Mary Ourand ...... 26.68 * (A/X BAM and Flight B Bracketed Teams: 2-session playthru with .)"!0 .$.,- 5 Jane Dolkart ...... 26.43 * necessarily have to satisfy all five, but break—lunch available for purchase) 6 Donna Hickling ...... 23.53 these are the main the criteria that the A/X Board-A-Match Teams (unlim /5000, 2 session playthru w/short break) ...... 11:00am & TBA 7 Norman Kittrell ...... 22.80 * selection committee will consider.” Flight B (3000) Bracketed Teams: ...... 11:00am & TBA 8 Sheila Kaplan ...... 22.65 * We welcome nominations from the Brackets of 8 teams (by average MPs—no individual over 3000) play all of the other teams in its 9 Deborah Cobb ...... 21.91 membership of the WBL. Please send your bracket! The bottom bracket may hold 9-15 teams and play a Swiss format. N /

suggested candidate to Rose Berman at I 300/100/50 Swiss Teams, VPs (single sessions) ...... 11:00am, 3:00pm

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11 Margaret Cooke ...... 21.34 [email protected] or in person at the e

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12 Ed Krest ...... 20.67 unit game. It would be appreciated if you Separate I/N events & strata as advertised as attendance allows. (Director's discretion.) s t n

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l 14 Peter Isard ...... 19.84 why you think your nominee is a good can - l Chair: Steve Schatzow, 202-332-3729, [email protected]. Volunteer Coordinator: Barbara Summers, a

15 John Blodgett ...... 19.26 didate for the award. We would like to hear i 301-598-5838, [email protected]; Hospitality Chair: Mike Zane, 301-653-1215, [email protected]; d 16 Francesca Mazarella ...... 19.09 * from you by September 10, 2015. e

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d Directions to the Kensington Town Hall/Armory: 495 Beltway Exit 33, Connecticut Avenue North (Rt. Lay for aLf rice i 20 Sharon Sutten ...... 17.78 p h p M 185N—to Kensington). 1.5 miles, right at light—Knowles Ave. 1st right at stop—Armory Ave. 1st left at in aLL WBL eVents ...continued on p. 19, column 1, bottom stop—to 3710 Mitchell St. & parking lot on right. Additional parking in nearby lots—see website maps. - 4 - - 5 - # $ !$" WBL soLVers’ cLuB Moderated by Steve Robinson [email protected]

Unit Congratulations to Kent Goulding, Mark how many experts vote for it for its score. If 147 Chen and Robert Stone who tied for first with you submitted an answer that got 20 points, a score of 490. They win a free entry to the that bid would get a bad score at the table. A Unit Game. Fourth was Mitch Edelman with a good exercise would be to figure out why I score of 480. Tied for fifth were Ron Zucker gave your answer 20 points. You might have Non LifeMaster and Yi Zhong with a score of 470. Tied for sev - misread the problem.

Sectional enth were Prahalad Rajkumar, Chuck Williams, The book Washington Standard second Ed Maixner, Rick Eissenstat, Mark McEnearney, edition is out. If you are a serious bridge

Nigel Guthrie and Connie Smallwood with a player, this book is a must. You can purchase Saturday: NEWPORT MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL score of 460. Tied for fourteenth were Terry a copy from Steve for $25.00 whenever you Coates, Kevin Avery, Scott Foster, Daniel Kor- see him or can send him a check for $30.60

11311 Newport Mill Road, Kensington, MD 20895 bal, Molly Tinsley, Harry Gellis, Enid Hughes which includes $5.60 for priority mail. and Ed Milnar with a score of 450.The average Maryland Hospitality Play for Silver! 1) IMPs, Both Vulnerable

score of the 152 solvers was 396. The average Lunch & refreshments included Sat. & Sun.! NLMs with fewer than 500 MPs score of the experts was 463. ª-©J109654 ¨AK3 §AK32 All readers are encouraged to send an - SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST swers and/or new problems to Steve Robinson,

1ª Pass Pass hursday, September 10: OHR KODESH: 8300 Meadowbrook Ln., Silver Spring, MD 2891 S. Abingdon St. #A2 Arlington, VA, T ????? 22206-1329. In addition to the winner receiv -

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will play with anyone who gets a perfect score Double 100 9 77 4© 90 1 6 Friday, September 11: ROCKVILLE DBC: 11815 Seven Locks Rd., Potomac, MD or who exactly matches all five of his answers. If you send a self-addressed stamped enve - 2© 80 2 45

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problems to ensure that you can meet his next This is one of those —‘where do think this Saturday, September 12: Rest of tournament at: NEWPORT MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL deadline. You can pick up a copy of the prob - hand belongs?’ — hand. I thought 4 ©. 4 © lems at the WBL Unit Game in Maryland, and Free ½ hour lesson before each game today, by Leslie Shafer, ACBL Columnist! has play opposite as little as ªJ10xxx ©xx

can send answers or requests for problems to ¨xx §QJxx or ªJ10xxx ©8¨Qxx §QJxx and NLM StrataFlighted Pairs (500/200/100 and separate 50/20/10) . . .10:30 am [email protected] . You can also see and an - partner is not going to cooperate with what he

NLM StrataFlighted Pairs (500/200/100 and separate 50/20/10) . . . .3:00 pm swer the problems at the WBL web site. WBL thinks is no help. 4 © might be wrong but then Solvers Club uses Washington Standard as West could make the last mistake. Good bridge —All events are stratified by average masterpoints, but no individual’s masterpoint total published July 1996. I accept only the first is making the next to last mistake. Maybe you may exceed the event’s upper limit. Strata may be adjusted according to attendance.— answer from each solver unless it is clear that catch LHO with ªAKQxxxx ©AQx ¨x§xx the solver wants to correct his answer. and partner with ªJ10xxx ©x¨xxx §QJxx TOURNAMENT CHAIRS: I personally score all the problems. If a and get +800 against 4 ª doubled. majority of the solvers vote for an answer, and Nine experts double. I don’t like to double Leslie Shafer & Julie Marquette, 301-642-9197, [email protected] the answer is reasonable I will give that an - when I have a void in the opponent’s suit. True, PARTNERSHIPS: Jill Benson, [email protected] swer 100 points. I will not give 100 points to partner could have the rest of the spade suit an answer that I consider bad no matter how and you could bury them. But lots of the time many experts vote for it. There are times best defense is for you to lead at least one DIRECTIONS to Newport Mill Middle School: Take the Beltway (I-495) to the Georgia when I want to make a point. I will give that round of trumps. Ave exit (Exit 31A, MD 97) North (towards Wheaton). Go 1.6 miles then bear left onto Viers answer 100 points and will therefore give the Lublin: “Double—And jump in hearts Mill Rd. Go 1.0 miles then turn left onto Newport Mill Rd. Go 1/4 mile to school on left. majority answer 90 points. For the other an - swers I consider how good the answer is and ...continued on p. 9 - 6 - - 7 - WBL Solvers’ Club, cont. from p. 7... and diamonds - another reason for not commit - Great Game Products ting the hand to hearts with a 3 © balance.” 7825 Tuckerman Lane, Suite 206, Potomac, MD 20854 over partner’s response.” I agree that a jump to 3 © shows a better King: “Double—I don’t like holding a suit. Balancing jumps are intermediate and 1-800-GAMES-4-U or 301-299-9005 void as it makes defending harder if partner show a good suit. ª-©AKJ10xx ¨xxx §Axxx www.greatgameproducts.com • [email protected] leaves it in, but I have too many defensive would be a minimum 3 © jump. (Shipping/handling not included • All prices in US dollars) tricks in the minors not to double.” Shi: “Double—Planning to rebid hearts I can see partner passing the double and obviously. 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Hopefully the op - Introduction to Bridge — Play & Learn Richey: “Double—Suit’s not good enough ponents will compete in spades so I can show my playability in other suits with a double.” with Pat Harrington $34.95 for 3 ©, so it’s 2 © or a balancing double fol - lowed by 2 © or a club raise. Partner doesn’t Available on CD-Rom for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8 If you have any alternative, avoid mak - know I have this good a hand, so if he passes ing a takeout double with a void in the op - (English Only) we should set them a lot in spite of my void.” ponent’s suit. Miller: “Double—This could be a huge • Teaches both bidding and play • Paced appropri - 2) Matchpoints, Both Vulnerable ately for beginners • Lessons 1-3 teach the mechan - hand or a bad hand. It all depends on part - ner’s hearts, or, secondarily, a longer minor ªKQ43 ©A43 ÄQ765 §Q ics, trick taking, and provide the background for that was not suitable for a preemptive over - bidding • Lessons 4-6 teach opening bids and their responses • Quizzes to SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST call. The problem with bidding hearts is that 1¨ Pass 1© Pass reinforce your understanding • Provides an extensive glossary and reference no level is right. 2 © understates the hand, 1ª Pass 1NT Pass section • Includes 38 carefully crafted instructional deals, and 92 BONUS 3© is misdirected in that you should have a ????? practice hands • Presented in an easy-to-use, interactive format better suit and less outside, and 4 © is too unilateral. The danger with double is that Action Score Votes Solvers Learn and Practice partner will float it, and you would like to 2ª 100 2 1 2© 90 6 42 Bidding Conventions $29.95 lead your non-existent spade through at some point if that happens. So, I will adopt Al 3© 70 3 33 Available on CD-Rom for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8 2NT 60 1 26 (English only) Roth’s philosophy … if I get past this round.” Theurer: “Double—The hand is too strong 2¨ 40 0 10 • Learn Conventions allows you to practice each con - for a simple 2 ©- balance, and I would prefer 3NT 30 0 21 vention in Bridge Baron. LPBC teaches you six con - to have a better suit for a 3 © intermediate-bid. 3¨ 30 0 6 ventions in depth using the interactive Bridge Baron I plan to bid hearts over either minor or 1NT, Pass 30 0 6 showing a good hand with a fair heart suit. If 2§ 20 0 6 Teacher architecture, and allows you to practice 4© 20 0 1 these conventions as well. • LPBC teaches you and allows you to practice re - partner passes the double, my good quick tricks in the minors should compensate for the sponses and rebids for conventions, while Learn Conventions does not offer What do you do when you have three-card spade void. Not impossible that this hand be - heart support over responder’s 1NT advance? practice of responses and rebids for conventions. • LPBC 2 and 3 are also longs in a minor if partner is short in hearts and There are some experts who pass 1NT unless they availabe. They each contain seven convtions. has a five or six-card diamond or club suit, pos - have extras or distribution. I think this sequence sibly even slam if he has some fillers in clubs is like transferring over an opening 1NT. If you Paid Advertisement - 8 - Paid Advertisement - 9 - always transfer over an opening notrump with a ately. This also pinpoints my club shortness denying a five-card major.” Five experts jump to 3 ª 3ª allows the op - weak hand, which is what I do, you’ll never be in so that partner can evaluate better. If my club After responder’s 1NT rebid, opener needs ponents to get to 4 © or find their possible di - a position when you pass and transferring is best queen was in one of my other suits I might a way to show a good hand while keeping the amond fit at the four-level, and you transfer and passing is best. In this situ - jump to 3 © to show a stronger invite, but level low. Use 2 ª as that bid. Parker: “3 ª—Too big a discrepancy be - ation, I always bid 2 after one-of-a-minor — here I think 2 © is enough.” © tween the black suits to bid Michaels.” 1 — 1 — 1NT when holding three hearts King: “2 ©—While I am little heavy for © ª 3) Matchpoints, They’re Vulnerable Woolsey: “3 ª—It doesn’t pay to over-pre - using the same logic. Partner’s 1NT advance does this bid, it does show this shape with extra val - ªAKJ932 ©3¨5§109876 empt when I hold the boss suit. If I bid 4 ª not show or deny a balanced hand. Wouldn’t you ues. Even in matchpoints I expect to take an I’ll probably be wearing it, and that might not rebid 1NT holding x Jxxxx xx KJxxx? My extra trick or two in hearts if partner has five.” SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST ª © ¨ § be so good.” 2 -bid does not show extras. There are some ex - Miller: “2 ©—A problem hand in standard Pass 1© © Richey: “3 ª—I’m bidding three over three perts who raise hearts immediately with mini - that is easily solved if you are playing Gazilli ????? relative to The Law, but my good suit, extra mum hands holding four spades and three hearts. or Precision. Or you could have opened 1NT. Action Score Votes Solvers shape, and favorable vulnerability should pro - Therefore their 2 -bid does show extras. After It would be nice if 2 § were artificial, but that © 4ª 100 6 18 tect me. No reason to bother with Michaels.” 1 - 1 - 1 - 1NT, I’d bid 2 with just shows a 4=0=5=4 minimum. It doesn’t § © ª © 3ª 90 5 13 Theurer: “3 ª—Opposite a passed hand KQxx Axx Axx xxx. Therefore, I need a bid look as if this hand is likely to fit well, so at ª © ¨ § 1ª 70 0 36 partner I need to put the pressure on — it’s to show a very good hand with three hearts. 2 ! matchpoints I will settle for getting to a ª 2ª 70 0 39 even tempting at favorable vulnerability to Since I would have opened 1 with five spades playable part score and hope that if the ª 2© 60 1 43 shoot out 4 ª, but that could work badly if and six diamonds, my 2 -bid shows a very good higher-power methods get pairs to game in ª Pass 20 0 2 partner doesn’t have at least a moderate spade 2 -bid. Something like this hand. If partner has our direction it will fail from the communica - © 1NT 20 0 1 fit with me. If he does I expect he will bid 4 ª.” only four hearts, he could bid 3NT with ten HCP, tion problems. The spots are weak which Shi: “3 ª—”Just right” amount of pre - 2NT with six HCP or possibly pass 2 holding gives us a second way to win. Finally, partner How many spades do you bid? Usually ª emption.” a weak hand with three spades. Using 2 ª to may bid over 2 ©, which will give me a with six spades, you bid at the two-level. How - show three hearts allows you to play in 2NT if re - chance to reassess.” ever, six-five is not the normal six-card suit. One expert misuses Michaels. When using sponder has a weak hand with four bad hearts. If Shi: “2 ©—Shows some extras in standard Six-five come alive. The more spades you bid Michaels, the major should usually be shorter 2ª can be bid with five spades and six diamonds, and not a monster, which is what I have.” the more pressure you put on the opponents. or equal to in length to the minor. If partner you could use 2 ª as a two-way bid. Three experts jump to 3 ©. This would not be This could be a competitive hand and on good has two spades and three of each minor he’ll Six experts bid 2 ©. They all play that it good if partner held ªAx ©Jxxx ¨xxx §Jxxx. days the opponents will guess wrong. You choose the minor and you’ll miss your 6-2 might even steal the hand when the opponents spade fit. If you have six little spades you shows extras. Would you really pass 1NT, “3 —I am happy if he bids 4 Parker: © © belong in 5 ¨. could treat it as a five-card suit. holding ªKQxx ©Axx ¨Qxxxx §x? Some ex - or 3NT, I do have 17 HCP.” Five experts join me and jump to 4 ª. perts ignore the four-card spade suit and raise Woolsey: “3 ©—Too strong for a mere 2 ©. Lublin: “ 2 ©—I use the Michaels. Cue hearts when holding a weak opener with four If partner is minimal with a four-card heart King: “4 ª—Let them make the last guess” bid 2 © and probably save in 4 ª over 4 ©.” spades and three hearts. Therefore this se - suit, he’ll just have to play it well.” Bragin: “4 ª—Maximum pressure. An argu - Six-five hands have lots of playing quence shows a good hand. They will play in ment can be made for any number of spades from Partner doesn’t promise five hearts when strength. their seven-card heart fit when holding an one to four. If partner has a few spades I should he responds 1 ©. He also doesn’t promise more eight-card spade fit. However, this is not stan - be able to make between eight and ten tricks. If 4) Matchpoints, You’re Vulnerable than six HCP. dard. Most experts rebid 1 ª when holding he doesn’t have spades, it’s only matchpoints.” ªAK10 ©A¨J10952 §J543 four spades and three hearts. Lublin: “ 3 ©—I jump to 3 © showing my Miller: “4 ª—Yes, my proper save may be SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST hand.” in clubs, but I would rather take up the two+ Bragin: “2 ©—With my regular partners 1¨ 3© Dbl Pass extra levels of bidding compared to Michaels. we have the agreement that this sequence One expert will not play in hearts even if ????? shows extras. Change the spade queen to the partner has five. Also, if somehow partner ends up on lead, ad - mittedly unlikely, I don’t want to sweat him Action Score Votes Solvers deuce and we would raise to 2 © immediately. Schwartz: “2NT—I like to play 2 © in this choosing between a spade and a club.” 3ª 100 5 68 If partner has a weak hand with 4-4 in the ma - sequence shows extra values since I raise jors we would be in the wrong strain but on all Adams: “4 ª—Maximum pressure. 1 ª is 4§ 90 4 37 with three hearts the first time with fewer. 3NT 80 2 16 other patterns such as this we can explore for Lacking this, the hand probably won’t play the popular bid. I have found that pressure level and strain and stay low if necessary.” for pressure sake wins. Having a wide range 4© 80 1 4 well in a 4-3 if I bid 3 © and 2NT leaves room Pass 70 0 11 Richey: “2 ©—Shows extras since I didn’t for suit investigation if partner accepts.” for my 4 ª-call such that the opponents must bid 2 © last time. Let’s see if partner has a de - guess what I have done... wins. Partner is a 4ª 30 0 11 cent hand.” One expert joins me and makes the correct passed hand, which increases the chances 4¨ 30 0 4 Theurer: “2 ©—In my methods, this bid on this hand. that partner has some spades.” 5§ 20 0 1 shows extra values. If I have a minimum with Adams: “2 ª—Shows this hand. One of Schwartz:“4 ª—Seems clear at favorable with Partner has made a negative double and the same shape I can raise hearts immedi - the advantages of the one-of-a-minor opener partner a passed hand with this suit disparity.” you have no clear bid. You have only three - 10 - - 11 - spades and bidding 3 ª might get you to a 3- At this vulnerability I’ll take my chances on have three ugly choices. You could bid 3NT might survive. At matchpoints I might float 3 spade fit. You could bid 3NT, but you have West having a so-so suit. Don’t know what I’d and hope that partner has some spade help the double, but that is far too risky at IMPs.” no source of tricks and you can’t even hold up do if the vulnerability were reversed.” and has a source of tricks. You could pass the Theurer: “4 §—Yuck! I opened this trashy one round if the opponent leads a heart. Bragin: “3NT—Hamman’s Law. With no double and hope to take five tricks. The third hand even worse than most 11 counts due to Five experts hope their partner has at least raise on my right I will hope partner can come choice is to rebid your five-card club suit and having four overvalued Jacks, two of which are four spades. Partner is unlikely to have five up with at least Qxx in hearts or Jxx and LHO hope partner has support. Partner’s a passed unprotected, now I have to figure out “least of spades since he has strength, based on the op - has KQ10 or RHO has honor doubleton. All hand so his hand is limited. evils”. Just too risky to pass the double, espe - ponent’s failure to bid more and didn’t bid 3 ª. choices have flaws but this pays the best if Ten experts join me and rebid their clubs. cially at IMPs (would be more reasonable to it’s right.” pass at matchpoints) so I will escape to my I’d double 3 © with ªQJx ©xx ÄKx §KQxxx Lublin: “4 §—I bid 4 § and hope I’m right.” or ªxxxx ©xxx ÄK §AQxx. He’s really hop - One expert lets partner choose the strain. longest suit since I don’t have a four-card red King: “4 §—Serves you right for opening suit Hopefully partner is something like ing that you have two heart stoppers and can this piece of cheese. I bid 4 § confidently.” bid 3NT. Miller: “4 ©—This should offer partner a 1=4=4=4 and clubs will play well enough.” choice of games, from which his estimate of I would certainly open 1 § in third seat as Shi: “4 §—My partners is a passed hand Lublin: “3 ª—Looks like a 3 ª bid to me.” my likeliest distribution is an exact match. a lead director. The only negative to opening and doesn’t tend to possess hands where we Parker: “3 ª—Who knows, at least we I’m giving up on 3NT since partner will strain 1§ is that you have to find a rebid if respon - are beating 3 ª when I have about 1.5 defen - can take ruffs in the short hand.” to bid that if he thinks it is right. No, I am not der bids 1 ©. You can pass if responder bids sive tricks. Sorry if this was the hand we were Woolsey: “3 ª—Keeps 3NT in the picture, strong enough for this action, but a philoso - 1¨ or 1 ª. going to get +200.” and just might be where we belong.” phy I picked up somewhere was to worry less Bragin: “4 §—Yikes! Partner has less than Adams: “4 §—I’d like to bid “Undo” but Theurer: “3 ª—The preempt has made about the right level in a competitive auction I have but is suggesting a four-level contract. this is not BBO. Maybe they can make 4 ª me guess. I might choose pass if the oppo - and more about the right strain. If I guessed He must have an idea that we have a safe and I will get out for 300 undoubled.” nents were vulnerable, but here either they the right partscore to play and partner passed place to play if I don’t have hearts. That place Schwartz: “4 §—Partner is more likely to could make or they could be down one that could well be the winning action, but that should be clubs. Hopefully, he has something have a stiff spade to force to the four-level as against our partial or down two or three is a bit of a parley and I might either get like ªx©Axxx ¨Kxx §Qxxxx and we’ll steal a passed hand so pass is too dangerous. At against our game. Question is what do I do if lucky and score an extra trick in the layout 130 while our teammates chalk up 620.” least my suit is chunky. Hopefully partner I don’t pass? 4 § is possible though the suit or defense or beat the pairs that choose the Parker: “4 §—Hope this is a good save won’t bid five on hands that make four.” is weak. At matchpoints I’ll gamble on the wrong strain, whatever the level, because against 3 ª making and does not get doubled.” One expert passes and hopes to take five Moysian since my spades are strong and also those contracts go down multiple tricks.” Richey: “4 §—What else? Partner is a sometimes partner has five of them and not tricks on defense. At matchpoints this would Sometimes it’s right to make the normal passed hand with shape, so I doubt we’re quite enough to bid 3 over 3 .” make more sense since -730 (3 ª doubled ª © bid and save the ‘hero bids’ to when there is no beating 3 ª.” Shi: “3 ª—Most flexible call, and might making) would be the same matchpoint score reasonable choice. Miller: “4 §—Wow, I open virtually all for playing 4 § down two. play well in the 4-3 if partner has QJ.” 11’s and some 10’s, and here is a hand I Three experts join me and bid their second 5) IMPs Both Vulnerable would quickly pass in third seat. I see no up - Woolsey: “Pass—This is our most likely suit. This is a new concept. First bidding your ªJ84 ©J5 ÄJ6 §KJ982 side to this opening, and now I am in damage plus score. It would matter who West is. If control. My best hope is that partner, who is West is a very solid citizen, I would bid 4 §.” five-card suit and then bidding your four-carder. SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST understrength high cards for his action, will Bid 4 § confidently and hope the oppo - King: “4 §—I bid my second suit. It might Pass Pass be classically shaped … 1444. In that case I nents think that you have your bid be right to just pass and hope for a plus score. 1§ 3ª Dbl Pass ????? But partner must have his points in the minors soLVers’ scores and we could have a game or even slam.” Action Score Votes Solvers Adams: “4 §—Tempted to bid 3 ª, but ruff - 4§ 100 11 65 ing with these cards might be bad if partner does Pass 90 1 68 John Adams Dbl 2ª 4ª 4§ 4§ 490 not have the other honors. I don’t see the tricks 3NT 70 0 8 Barry Bragin Dbl 2© 4ª 3NT 4§ 470 in 3NT. We could have them if partner fills in 4¨ 50 0 8 Fred King Dbl 2© 4ª 4§ 4§ 480 my diamonds, but that is anti-percentage.” 4NT 20 0 1 Glenn Lublin Dbl 3© 2© 3ª 4§ 430 Schwartz: “4 §—Make my normal bid as 6§ 20 0 1 John Miller Dbl 2© 4ª 4© 4§ 470 I don’t like to play Moysians when there is a 5¨ 20 0 1 Steve Parker Dbl 3© 3ª 3ª 4§ 460 preempt as bad breaks are more likely.” Mike Richey Dbl 2© 3ª 3NT 4§ 460 You opened light in third seat and now Steve Robinson 4© 2ª 4ª 4§ 4§ 480 Two experts try to take nine tricks in have to make a high-level decision. Some ex - Alan Schwartz 2© 2NT 4ª 4§ 4§ 430 notrump. Maybe partner will have Jxx of perts complained about the opening bid but Sylvia Shi Dbl 2© 3ª 3ª 4§ 480 hearts and West will lead the king. you do want a club lead if the opponents buy Brad Theurer Dbl 2© 3ª 3ª 4§ 480 Richey: “3NT—The 4-3 spade fit might the hand. 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This column answers some frequently asked questions. top ten THURSDAY EVENING 0-20 PAIRS participation in “the common game” cumuLatiVe point Winners Stratum A, 7.5 Tables 1 Janet Page - Robbie Lloyd ...... 74.00 From July 1st on, we will be participating almost every week in a nation-wide net - All Players 2 Stephen Goldberg - Sunil Sikka . . . . .58.54 work of clubs all playing the same hands at the same time: The Common Game 1/2 9.21 ...... Margaret Cooke 3 Roslyn Eisner - William Eisner . . . . .56.65 (http://thecommongame.com /). This will give you an opportunity to see how players all 9.21 ...... Peter Isard 4 Peggy Bracewell - Joseph Bracewell .56.49 around the country did on the same deals, and will provide detailed results, rankings, 3/4 8.13 ...... Phyllis Morgan 5 Julie Glass - Beverly Stearns ...... 54.64 and occasional analysis of interesting boards by leading experts. Northern Virginia 8.13 ...... 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Reply by email, phone or in person if you are willing to help in any way. Stratum C, 6.5 Tables 2. Please indicate if you can offer any special skills (such as marketing or a strong back). SATURDAY MORNING PAIRS 1 Marc Zlotnik - David Narrow ...... 56.97 3. Someone will contact you shortly with a choice of assignments you can pick from. Stratum A, 37.0 Tables 2 Joel Greengard - Michele Greengard .56.15 1 Shiang Chen - Blake Schwartzbach . .66.86 Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide. 3 Carmen Fitchett - Fabiola Bishop . . .51.53 2 Margaret Cooke - Peter Isard ...... 64.39 Barbara Summers, Volun teer Coordinator, 301-598-5838, [email protected] , 4 Jeff Frank - Alicia Sosman ...... 51.08 3 Gail Klein - Anita Barretto ...... 64.20 5 Kenneth Jones - John Goon ...... 48.59 4 John Blodgett - Daniel Morgan ...... 61.55 - 16 - - 17 - 5 Barbara Gifford - Geri Elias ...... 60.72 3/4 Shiang Chen - Blake Schwartzbach . .63.99 6 Janet Cantone - Kathryn Arbogast . . .60.61 3/4 Phillip Shapiro - David Handwerker .63.99 stepping up to neW heights: As of June 1, 2015 7 Richard Wilson - Phyllis Morgan . . . .60.12 5 David Solomon - John Goon ...... 61.01 Stratum B, 25.5 Tables 6 Joseph Abita - David Abraham . . . . .59.52 Junior Masters: Club Masters: 20 MPs Lynn M Bennett 1 Gail Klein - Anita Barretto ...... 64.20 Stratum B, 21.0 Tables 5 Masterpoints Ms Ivy E Broder Dr Donald S Cohen 2 Barbara Gifford - Geri Elias ...... 60.72 1 Phyllis Morgan - Richard Wilson . . . .64.50 3 Janet Cantone - Kathryn Arbogast . . .60.61 2 Phillip Shapiro - David Handwerker .63.99 Bessie Bradford Dr Charles M Deutsch Carolin A Crabbe 4 Richard Wilson - Phyllis Morgan . . . .60.12 3 David Solomon - John Goon ...... 61.01 James R Couchenour Mr Julian Klazkin John Dorson 5 Jeffrey Kayden - Mark Eisenstadt . . .59.82 4 Dave Hall - John Woodhull ...... 59.31 John C Houghton Mrs Anita Barretto Mr John Goon 6 Bob Lawrence - John Dorson ...... 57.95 5 Linda Meade - Wendy Morrison . . . . .58.33 Gregory C Kenderdine Ms Ivy E Broder Ms Kristina Hamilton 6 Andrew Lazarus - Arthur Lazarus Jr .57.82 Stratum C, 16.0 Tables Marilyn Lowen Dr Charles M Deutsch Dr Kenneth A Jones 1 Gail Klein - Anita Barretto ...... 64.20 SATURDAY AFTERNOON PAIRS 2 Bob Lawrence - John Dorson ...... 57.95 Jessica Pollner Mr Julian Klazkin Gladys S Kehnemui Stratum C, 14.0 Tables Mr Hiram K Powers- 3 Johanna Weekley - Irene Brandt . . . .56.63 1 Phillip Shapiro - David Handwerker .63.99 Cathy C McIntyre Dave Marchal 4 David Coughlin - David Coughlin . . .55.11 2 David Solomon - John Goon ...... 61.01 Bruce L Reynolds Robert Mendelsohn David Matusow 5 Dave Marchal - Mohammed Moiduddin 54.92 3 Dave Hall - John Woodhull ...... 59.31 John Sarles Ms Theresa H Raines Ms Wendy W Morrison 6 John Peterson - Richard Poznanski . .54.76 4 Linda Meade - Wendy Morrison . . . . .58.33 Mr John S Beale Mr Jim H Rubin Marc Zlotnik SATURDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS 5 James McKinney - Judith McKinney .55.06 Bessie Bradford Mr Ed Smith 6 Gary Scavongelli - Janice Scavongelli 52.98 Regional Masters: 100 MPs Stratum A, 9.0 Tables James R Couchenour Mr Ferit Yegenoglu SUNDAY SWISS Jeff Frank Ms Deloris H Colick Ginny K Feldman Mr H Bruce Edkins Jr Stratum A, 19 Tables John C Houghton Cate T Frezza Gregory C Kenderdine Ms Deloris H Colick Dr Kenneth W Iobst Mr H Bruce Edkins Jr Marilyn Lowen Edith Kuhnle Jessica Pollner Cathy C McIntyre NABC Masters: 200 MPs Mr Hiram K Powers-Heaven Robert Mendelsohn Robert L Kerr Bruce L Reynolds Ms Theresa H Raines Ms Jacqueline C John Sarles Mr Jim H Rubin Mrs Sally Schlein 1 Norma Taquino - Jill Kolody ...... 61.61 Mrs Claire A Sherman Kim Schifrin Jane Dolkart 2/3 Michaele Battles - Carolyn Mooney . .56.25 Sunil Sikka Mr Ed Smith Robert L Kerr 2/3 Cate Frezza - Kim Gandy ...... 56.25 Linda K Wiesman 1 Mark Eisenstadt - Ettie Gordon - Rosemary Mr Brian K Sutton Ms Jacqueline C Leifer 4/6 Kyle Butts - Dan Jasnow ...... 55.65 Mr Robert D Bajefsky 4/6 Barbara Novak - Christina Heckard . .55.65 Kuntz - Joseph Abita ...... 86.00 Mr Ferit Yegenoglu Julie Marquette Mr John S Beale 4/6 Joyce Wainwright - Duncan Wainwright 55.65 2 Phyllis Morgan - Richard Wilson - Dom Eleanor D Young Stanley B Rosen Stratum B, 7.5 Tables Dorsett - Kenneth Miller Sr ...... 79.00 Jeff Frank Mrs Sally Schlein 1 Norma Taquino - Jill Kolody ...... 61.61 3 Terry Klein - Myron Goldstein - Margaret Judith D Fried Sectional Masters: 50 MPs Cooke - Peter Isard ...... 77.00 Mr Walter W Beckerman 2/3 Michaele Battles - Carolyn Mooney . .56.25 Robbie L Lloyd Dr David C Handwerker Jane Dolkart 2/3 Cate Frezza - Kim Gandy ...... 56.25 4 Barbara Levine - Neil Crane - Sally Schlein – Maxine Penn ...... 74.00 Linda C Miller Lynn M Bennett Julie Marquette 4/5 Kyle Butts - Dan Jasnow ...... 55.65 Mrs Claire A Sherman Carolin A Crabbe 4/5 Barbara Novak - Christina Heckard . .55.65 5 Alexander Gretsinger - Jane Dolkart - David Stanley B Rosen Dong - Judy Retchin ...... 73.00 Sunil Sikka Dr David C Handwerker SATURDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS 6 Geri Elias - Prabhakar Tamboli - Barbara Ms Eula Thomas Dr Kenneth A Jones Advanced NABC Masters: Stratum C, 4.5 Tables Gifford - Yaeko Perera ...... 66.00 1 Michaele Battles - Carolyn Mooney . .56.25 Linda K Wiesman David Matusow 300 MPs (incl. color) Stratum B, 12 Tables Mrs Anita Barretto Ms Wendy W Morrison Mr Terry M Klein 2 Barbara Novak - Christina Heckard . .55.65 1 Phyllis Morgan - Richard Wilson - Dom 3 Lee Galloway - Eileen McKenna . . . .52.08 Dorsett - Kenneth Miller Sr ...... 79.00 4 Marilyn Lowen - Harriet Vinner . . . . .49.70 2 Alexander Gretsinger - Jane Dolkart - David Denise L Staal, Mrs Barbara B Adderley, Ms Julie SATURDAY AFTERNOON PAIRS Dong - Judy Retchin ...... 73.00 Bits & Pieces, cont. from p. 4... Stratum A, 30.0 Tables 3 Geri Elias - Prabhakar Tamboli - Barbara Anderson, Sara E Beardsley, Mr Steven Binde- Gifford - Yaeko Perera ...... 66.00 WeLcome to the man, Alex K Clifford, Mr William W Davis, Ms Vir- 4/5 Richard Galleher - Carol Marks - Bruce ginia E Howard, Mr Robert C Ives, Mr Stephen G Harris - William Tallant ...... 65.00 Washington Bridge League 4/5 Michael Beaghen - Edward Rejuney - Debra Jung, Mr Leendert Staal, Dr John S Buckleton, Ms The WBL welcomes the following new Darlyn J Counihan, Ms Parva Fattahi, Ms Beverly Graham - Jonathan Holland - John Jordan 65.00 ACBL members: Ms Paula L Altman, Ms Bonnie Stratum C, 6 Tables A Gray, Pamela A Jenkinson, Mr Clay Kaufman, 1 Phyllis Morgan - Richard Wilson - Dom M Billings, Christine Bond, Brenda O Brice, Karen Mrs Audrey C Kramer, Fern M Lapidus, Ms Kath- Dorsett - Kenneth Miller Sr ...... 79.00 Cantor, Ms Susan L Gordon, Mr Donald L Gutman, leen F Patterson, Christine G Schiff, Mr Michael 2/3 Richard Galleher - Carol Marks - Bruce Mr Christopher R Husker, Daniel Jasnow, Ms Mar- Shapiro, Mr Sarath R Silva, and Mrs Laura S Wiltz. Harris - William Tallant ...... 65.00 ilyn E Kerst, Mrs Audur Ada V Kugajevsky, Judith 1 John Blodgett - Daniel Morgan ...... 64.58 2/3 Michael Beaghen - Edward Rejuney - Debra Nord, Dr Mark Nord, Francoise M O'Sullivan, Ms 2 Phyllis Morgan - Richard Wilson . . . .64.50 Graham - Jonathan Holland - John Jordan 65.00 ...continued on p. 20, column 1 - 18 - - 19 - Bits & Pieces, cont. from p. 19... - - - 2014 WinnersWinnersWinnersWinnersWinnersWinners In addition, we welcome the following trans - ...... may 14, 2015...... annuaL meeting & eLections report...... fers from other units: Mr Paul L Chassy, Member has Snowbird, Ms Reina L Chassy, Doreen Patron, Stanley B Rosen, Mrs Vivian M Rosenhauer, Mrs Marilyn S Rubinstein, Mr Mel Schloss, Betty minutes of the 2015 Thompson, Henry L Thompson, Dr Shihong You, Mrs Charlotte Zaret, Dale Abrahams, Mary C Washington Bridge League Boynton, Mr Larry G Carswell, Ms Shulamith annuaL meeting Cohen, Mr John Flynn, Mr Barry W Goulding, Mrs from Linda Marshall, Secretary Vice President, Melissa Price for Secre - Hillary Goulding, Mrs Annette Graubart, Steve J The 2015 WBL Annual Meeting was tary, and Rose Berman for Treasurer, was Graves, Nancy R Harris, Mr Ron Kappel, Ms called to order by President, Richard Ferrin elect ed by acclamation. Jim asked for Stephanie Kay, Ms Nancy S Macinnis, Della Morris, at 7:15 p.m. nominations from the floor for board Mr James L Rodgers, Dr Lee P Rosky, Mr Rolf members for the fiscal year 2014. Clyde The minutes of the 2014 WBL Annual Swenson, Ms Brenda J Thomas, Dr Brenda J Kruskal, Carole Banks, Alex Gretsinger, Meeting were approved without change. Williams, Mr Thomas W Conley, Mrs Diana B and Bob Stearns were nominated from Friedman, and Ms Lee Tanen. Treasurer’s Report the floor. No further nominations were Clyde Kruskal, Carole Banks, Alex Gretsinger, and Bob Please join us at our weekly Unit Game on Copies of financial reports are available Stearns were elected members of the Board of Directors by acclamation. online at washingtonbridgeleague.org Thursday evenings and frequent the local Jim turned the meeting back to Richard. Richard then presented the Ace of Clubs and Treasurer, Rose Berman announced that bridge clubs in the area. Information can be Mini-McKenney awards. found at www.WashingtonBridgeLeague.org. the year-to-date net income of WBL is $2112. This is a significant improvement The meeting was adjourned at 7:10 p.m. ...continued on p. 27, column 2 over last year's year-to-date net income at this time because of improved financial re - sults of the sectionals this year (the January ace of cLuBs Winners mini-mcKenney Winners sectional made a profit of $1116, and the 0 to 5 ...... David Handwerker 0 to 5 ...... David Handwerker Did You Know? NLM sectional in March made a profit of $1466. Copies of WBL’s profit and loss 5 to 20 ...... Jack Teller 5 to 20 ...... Kumar Sinha The Rockville Duplicate Bridge Club statement for 2014 were available at the 20 to 50 ...... Judy Retchin 20 to 50 ...... Blake Schwartzbach has a game almost every day! meeting. The Treasurer’s Report was ac - 50 to 100 ...... Michael Cooperman 50 to 100 ...... Jane Dolkart Join us often and spread the word! cepted without objection. 100 to 200 ...... Mary Ourand 100 to 200 ...... Charles Dearolf DAY TIME LOCATION Richard turned the meeting over to Jim 200 to 300 ...... Joy Oliver 200 to 300 ...... Joy Oliver Monday* 11 : 15 A M S t J a m e s Allen, Elections Chairman, who asked for 300 to 500 ...... Jill Benson 300 to 500 ...... Jill Benson nominations from the floor for officers for the 500 to 1000 ...... Patti Anschutz 500 to 1000 ...... Georgette Weiss Tuesday 7:00 PM Rockville S. C. fiscal year 2015. Ellen Cherniavsky was nom - 1000 to 2500 ...... Linda Smith 1000 to 2500 ...... Alexander Prairie Wednesday 10:30 AM Temple Beth Ami inated for president through the petition process and Linda Mar - 2500 to 5000 ...... Juline Glaz 2500 to 5000 ...... Barry Bragin Thursday* 11 : 15 A M S t J a m e s shall was nominated for 5000 to 7500 ...... Dalia Kende 5000 to 7500 ...... Richard Wegman Friday * 11 : 15 A M S t J a m e s Vice President through 7500 to 10,000 ...... Steven Schatzow 7500 to 10,000 ...... Paul Benedict Saturday* 1:00 PM St James the petition process. Over 10,000 ...... William Pettis Over 10,000 ...... Fred King Melissa Price was nom - *0-1000 game in addition to the open game inated from the floor for ——as attendance allows—— Secretary, and Rose www.rockvilledbc.com Berman was nominated from the floor for Treas - — t Need a Partner? Call Mark Lavine: 301-503-3348 n e urer. No further nomi -

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— dent , Linda Marshall for - 20 - - 21 - 7 Sylvia Shi - Steve Robinson ...... 58.11 Stratum C, 7.0 Tables 68 th annuaL 8 Mohsin Chandna - Jay Kelkar ...... 57.69 1 Kenneth Jones - John Goon ...... 59.32 ity of ashington ournament 9 Rebecca Duty - Fred King ...... 57.53 2 Jim Rubin - Ferit Yegenoglu ...... 57.05 c W t 10 Steven Schatzow - Andrew Gofreed . .56.58 3 Marc Zlotnik - David Narrow ...... 56.59 April 9-12, 2015 11 Joan Lewis - Robert Hopkins Jr . . . . .56.57 4 Julian Klazkin - Peter Iannicelli . . . .52.95 12/13 Brad Theurer - Lyle Poe Jr ...... 56.47 5/6 Sunil Sikka - Jeff Frank ...... 52.05 12/13 Lou Reich - Robert Bell ...... 56.47 5/6 Kate Baldwin - Stephen Baldwin . . . .52.05 14 Candace Kuschner - Marshall Kuschner 56.41 THU EVE 0-20 PAIRS op en umuLatiVe 4 Daniel Shankle Jr - Juline Glaz . . . . .58.49 15 Mita Banerjee - Hanna Schepps . . . . .56.14 t t c Stratum A, 5.0 Tables point Winners 5 Betty Bursey - David Loken ...... 57.69 16 Guillaume de Decker - Leon Masiewicki 55.59 6 William Zane - Bob Boyd ...... 55.77 17 Barry Falgout - Rusty Krauss ...... 54.33 1 Donald Gutman - Judith Fried ...... 62.50 All Players 7 Steven Schatzow - Kenneth Davis . . .54.65 Stratum X, 19.5 Tables 2 Kate Beardsley - Mary Mitchelson . . .60.83 1 47.52 ...... Steve Robinson 8/9 Neal Rosenthal - Ellen Rosenthal . . .54.49 1 Lloyd Rawley - Michael Richey . . . . .60.86 3 Farida Nazhar - Sudha Garg ...... 58.33 2 41.79 ...... William Pettis 8/9 Rosemary Kuntz - Roma Chandra . . .54.49 2 Robert Levey - Ted Ying ...... 58.66 4 Janet Page - Robbie Lloyd ...... 56.67 3 36.44 ...... Mark Chen Stratum X, 8.5 Tables / Based on 16 Tables 3 Guillaume de Decker - Leon Masiewicki 55.59 Stratum B, 4.0 Tables 4 31.39 ...... Robert Hopkins Jr 1 Lowell Phillips - Thomas Grahame . .62.02 4 Janet Dence - John Sedgewick ...... 54.17 1 Donald Gutman - Judith Fried ...... 62.50 5 28.84 ...... Sylvia Shi 2 Suzanne Abrams - Steven Rothman . .61.86 5 James Berry - Brad Libros ...... 53.84 2 Kate Beardsley - Mary Mitchelson . . .60.83 3 Farida Nazhar - Sudha Garg ...... 58.33 6 24.69 ...... Leo LaSota 3/4 Neal Rosenthal - Ellen Rosenthal . . .54.49 6 Daniela Tunsanu - Radu Tunsanu . . .53.62 7 24.10 ...... Mark Shaw 3/4 Rosemary Kuntz - Roma Chandra . . .54.49 THU EVE BCD PAIRS Stratum C, 3.0 Tables 5 Terry Vann - Art Hartstein ...... 53.85 1 Donald Gutman - Judith Fried ...... 62.50 8 24.01 ...... Lloyd Rawley Stratum B, 22.0 Tables / Based on 9 Tables 2 Kate Beardsley - Mary Mitchelson . . .60.83 9 21.49 ...... Alexander Prairie THUR AM BCD PRS @ RDBC 1 Mary Mudd - Barry Sparks ...... 66.03 10 20.63 ...... Michael Gill Stratum B, 13.5 Tables 2 Prem Garg - Michael Kuehl ...... 64.88 THU EVE 199ER SWISS @ NVBA 1 Jeffrey Kayden - Mark Eisenstadt . . .67.06 3 Barry Tash - James Wisman ...... 58.93 Stratum A, 6 Tables Players with fewer than 2000 masterpoints 2 Charla Lerman - Deidre Sacks ...... 65.18 4 Donald Beyer - Brian Detter ...... 55.77 1 21.49 ...... Alexander Prairie 3 Joel Goldberg - Marilyn Forrest . . . . .62.22 5 Stella Perry - Daniel Barthell ...... 55.45 2 14.22 ...... Michael Richey 4 Donna Hankey-Woods - Douglas Woods 59.78 Stratum C, 18.5 Tables / Based on 7 Tables 3/4 13.10 ...... Radu Tunsanu 5 Arthur Farbenbloom - Javed Hashmi .59.53 1 Prem Garg - Michael Kuehl ...... 64.88 13.10 ...... Daniela Tunsanu 6 Judy Retchin - Jane Dolkart ...... 57.81 2 Barry Tash - James Wisman ...... 58.93 5 12.00 ...... Terry Klein Stratum C, 12.0 Tables 3 Donald Beyer - Brian Detter ...... 55.77 6 11.07 ...... Shiang Chen 1 Jeffrey Kayden - Mark Eisenstadt . . .67.06 4 Stella Perry - Daniel Barthell ...... 55.45 7 11.00 ...... Suzanne Abrams 2 Charla Lerman - Deidre Sacks ...... 65.18 5 M David Jackson - Ann Atcheson . . .54.81 3 Arthur Farbenbloom - Javed Hashmi .59.53 8/9 10.88 ...... David Wampler Stratum D, 12.0 Tables / Based on 4 Tables 4 Judy Retchin - Jane Dolkart ...... 57.81 1 Prem Garg - Michael Kuehl ...... 64.88 10.88 ...... Michael Schuller 5 Barbara Teng - Brian McNamara . . . .54.94 1 Evelyn Reneer - Mary Frances Jetton - Kath - 10 10.47 ...... Thomas Grahame 2 Donald Beyer - Brian Detter ...... 55.77 6 John Arnett Sr - Arthur Keefe III . . . .51.71 3 Stella Perry - Daniel Barthell ...... 55.45 leen Parkins - Ellen Marcus (not pic) . .47.00 Stratum D, 10.5 Tables 2 John Peterson - Richard Poznanski - Players with fewer than 300 masterpoints THU EVE NLM PAIRS @ WBL Deanna Shuman - Lawrence Shuman . .46.00 1/2 13.10 ...... Radu Tunsanu 1 Jeffrey Kayden - Mark Eisenstadt . . .67.06 2 Charla Lerman - Deidre Sacks ...... 65.18 Stratum A, 14.0 Tables Stratum B, 6 Tables 13.10 ...... Daniela Tunsanu 3 Judy Retchin - Jane Dolkart ...... 57.81 1 Kathleen Parkins - Evelyn Reneer - Mary 3 11.07 ...... Shiang Chen 4 Barbara Teng - Brian Mc Namara . . .54.94 Frances Jetton - Ellen Marcus ...... 47.00 4 8.26 ...... Maxime Nault 5 John Arnett Sr - Arthur Keefe III . . . .51.71 2 John Peterson - Richard Poznanski - 5 6.02 ...... Richard McMillan Jr 6 Richard Haller - Marilyn Washington 50.69 Deanna Shuman - Lawrence Shuman .46.00 6 5.62 ...... Jane Dolkart THU EVE OPEN PAIRS THU EVE 199ER SWISS @ NVBA 7 5.48 ...... Peter Isard Stratum A, 33.0 Tables / Based on 80 Tables Stratum C, 3 Tables 8 3.95 ...... Jean Barquin 1 Kathleen Parkins - Evelyn Reneer - Mary 9/10 3.68 ...... Paul Elstein Frances Jetton - Ellen Marcus ...... 47.00 3.68 ...... Marsha Berman FRI AM OPEN PAIRS 1 Myron Goldstein - Terry Klein ...... 68.18 Stratum A, 7.0 Tables / —Results— 2 Ted Van Dyke - Franny Van Dyke . . .59.55 3 Kenneth Jones - John Goon ...... 59.32 Based on 25 Tables THURS AM PAIRS @ RDBC 4/5 Tina Brinsfield - Cheri Hayes ...... 58.64 1 Robert Hopkins Jr (pic) - John Miller . . .71.25 Stratum A, 16.0 Tables / 4/5 Michael Watts - Mary Ourand ...... 58.64 6 Joseph Lebaron - Norman Kittrell . . .57.27 2 Terry Klein - Richard Based on 30 Tables Stratum B, 8.5 Tables McMillan Jr . . . .60.42 1 Thomas Grahame (pic) 1 Donna Rogall - Mark Chen ...... 62.39 1 Kenneth Jones - John Goon ...... 59.32 3 James Beller - Law - - Lowell Phillip s 62.02 2 Lloyd Rawley - Michael Richey . . . . .60.86 2 Jim Rubin - Ferit Yegenoglu ...... 57.05 rence Heinen . .52.92 2 Suzanne Abrams - 3 Ellen Cherniavsky - Jason Meyer . . . .58.99 3 Marc Zlotnik - David Narrow ...... 56.59 4 Mark Tonnesen - Kenneth Davis . . . .51.67 Steven Rothma n 61.86 4 Robert Levey - Ted Ying ...... 58.66 4 Julian Klazkin - Peter Iannicelli . . . .52.95 5 Mel Yudkin - Hadi Abushakra ...... 50.00 3 Robert Hopkins Jr - 5 Stephen Drodge - John Miller ...... 58.65 5/6 Sunil Sikka - Jeff Frank ...... 52.05 Stratum X, 3.5 Tables Brad Theurer . .60.10 6 Bruce Houston - Kenneth Davis . . . . .58.33 5/6 Kate Baldwin - Stephen Baldwin . . . .52.05 1 Terry Klein - Richard McMillan Jr . . .60.42 - 22 - - 23 - 2 James Beller - Lawrence Heinen . . . .52.92 FRI AFT OPEN PAIRS FRI EVE 3-NICKEL SWISS 2 Margot Hennings - Robert Bell . . . . .61.89 3 Mel Yudkin - Hadi Abushakra ...... 50.00 Stratum A, 13.0 Tables / Based on 31 Tables Stratum A, 20 Tables / Based on 23 Tables 3 Barry Falgout - Rusty Krauss ...... 61.52 4 Lloyd Rawley - Martin Graf ...... 60.32 FRI AM BCD PAIRS 5 Vincent Wilmot Jr - Carole Banks . . .58.35 Stratum B, 10.0 Tables 6 Maxime Nault - Paulin Nault ...... 58.33 7 David Ruderman - Richard Wegman .58.01 8 Steven Rothman - Suzanne Abrams . .56.65 9 Bruce Houston - Kenneth Davis . . . . .55.95 10 Barry Bragin - Brad Theurer ...... 54.07 11 Robert Stearns - William Goldman . .53.51 Stratum X, 11.5 Tables 1 Vincent Wilmot Jr - Carole Banks . . .58.35 2 Maxime Nault - Paulin Nault ...... 58.33 1 Robert Hopkins Jr - Richard Wegman 57.01 1 Michael Gill - Mark Chen - Alexander Prairie - Sylvia Shi ...... 78.00 3 Steven Rothman - Suzanne Abrams . .56.65 2 Vincent Wilmot Jr - James Geist . . . .56.82 4 Robert Stearns - William Goldman . .53.51 3 Jim Gaarder - Jimmy Ritzenberg . . . .56.44 2 Leo LaSota - Benjamin Brill - Barry Bragin 1 Margaret Cooke - Peter Isard ...... 60.71 5 Sylvia Shi - Alexander Prairie ...... 52.82 4/5 Paul Benedict - Lynn Jones ...... 55.68 - Brad Theurer ...... 70.00 2 Ron Sutter - Yuen De Anda ...... 59.82 3 Raymond Gallucci - Sym Gallucci - 6 Dale Sanders - Shiang Chen ...... 52.21 4/5 Shiang Chen - John McCormick . . . . .55.68 3 Liz Ferraro - Alan Ferraro ...... 58.63 Nooreen Razi - Syed Khan ...... 67.00 6/7 Benjamin Brill - Leo LaSota ...... 55.11 SAT AM BCD PAIRS 4 Louis Coccodrilli - Stephen Weiner . .57.14 4 Ellen Cherniavsky - Shawn Stringer - 6/7 Mark Tonnesen - Kenneth Davis . . . .55.11 Stratum B, 22.0 Tables 5 Jerome Sikora - Lorraine Hegel . . . . .52.68 William Cole - Margot Hennings . . . .61.00 6 Susan Weiss - Bernice Felix ...... 52.38 Stratum X, 5.5 Tables 5/6 Vincent Wilmot Jr - Eugene Kales - 1 Vincent Wilmot Jr - James Geist . . . .56.82 Richard Ferrin - Helene Bauman . . . .58.00 Stratum C, 9.0 Tables 2 Jim Gaarder - Jimmy Ritzenberg . . . .56.44 5/6 Catherine Bardsley - Fred Gramlich - 1 Margaret Cooke - Peter Isard ...... 60.71 3 Shiang Chen - John McCormick . . . . .55.68 Amanda Carter - Wayne Bardsley . . .58.00 2 Ron Sutter - Yuen De Anda ...... 59.82 4 Alice Miller - Larry Wallace ...... 53.41 Stratum B, 9 Tables 3 Liz Ferraro - Alan Ferraro ...... 58.63 1 Raymond Gallucci - Sym Gallucci - 4 Louis Coccodrilli - Stephen Weiner . .57.14 FRI AFT BCD PAIRS Nooreen Razi - Syed Khan ...... 67.00 5 Susan Weiss - Bernice Felix ...... 52.38 Stratum B, 10.0 Tables 2 Catherine Bardsley - Fred Gramlich - Stratum D, 5.5 Tables 1 Douglas Fox - Larry Moran ...... 69.35 Amanda Carter - Wayne Bardsley . . .58.00 2 Andrew Jacknain - Annapurna Satpathy 59.23 3 Prem Garg - Michael Kuehl - Annapurna 1 Margaret Cooke - Peter Isard ...... 60.71 1 Michael Schuller - David Wampler . .63.10 3 George Parkins - Ann Atcheson . . . . .57.14 Satpathy - John Arnett Sr ...... 53.00 2 Louis Coccodrilli - Stephen Weiner . .57.14 2 Howard Bender - Aaron Navarro . . . .61.90 4 Lorne Ginn - Linda Wish ...... 56.25 4 Ann Atcheson - George Parkins - Mary Ann 3 Susan Weiss - Bernice Felix ...... 52.38 Kral - Ronald Kral ...... 43.00 3 Sym Gallucci - Bill Darden ...... 61.61 4 Lynne Groff - Dottie Terrell ...... 52.08 5 Ernie Schuler - Thomas Grahame . . .55.36 4 Barbara Sadick - Erik Kitagawa . . . . .60.71 6 Ron Sutter - Yuen De Anda ...... 53.87 Stratum C, 3 Tables FRI AM 299ER PAIRS 1 Prem Garg - Michael Kuehl - Annapurna 5 Martin Reed - Howard Tash ...... 58.33 Stratum C, 8.5 Tables Satpathy - John Arnett Sr ...... 53.00 6/7 Larry Wallace - Ernie Schuler ...... 58.04 Stratum A, 8.0 Tables 1 Douglas Fox - Larry Moran ...... 69.35 6/7 James Wisman - Howard Grunin . . . .58.04 FRI EVE 299ER PAIRS, Stratum A, 3.0 Tables 1 Nancy Kaden - Rebecca Mandir . . . .65.88 2 Andrew Jacknain - Annapurna Satpathy 59.23 Stratum C, 17.5 Tables 2 Hanna Wagner - Maree Webster . . . . .59.13 3 Lorne Ginn - Linda Wish ...... 56.25 1 Michael Schuller - David Wampler . .63.10 3 Bob Lawrence - John Dorson ...... 57.92 4 Ernie Schuler - Thomas Grahame . . .55.36 2 Howard Bender - Aaron Navarro . . . .61.90 4 Louise Deisseroth - Patti Kemmer . . .54.84 5 Ron Sutter - Yuen De Anda ...... 53.87 3 Barbara Sadick - Erik Kitagawa . . . . .60.71 5 Stephen Black - Mona Hanford . . . . .53.55 Stratum D, 4.0 Tables 4 Larry Wallace - Ernie Schuler ...... 58.04 Stratum B, 6.5 Tables 1 Lorne Ginn - Linda Wish ...... 56.25 5 Roslyn Weinstein - Deena Kaplan . . .57.44 1 Nancy Kaden - Rebecca Mandir . . . .65.88 2 Mary Ourand - Sheila Kaplan ...... 50.89 6 M David Jackson - Ann Atcheson . . .56.85 2 Hanna Wagner - Maree Webster . . . . .59.13 3 Nathalie Kaye - Mary Krenytzky . . . .49.11 Stratum D, 11.5 Tables 3 Bob Lawrence - John Dorson ...... 57.92 1 Michael Schuller - David Wampler . .63.10 4 Louise Deisseroth - Patti Kemmer . . .54.84 FRI AFT 299ER PAIRS 2 Barbara Sadick - Erik Kitagawa . . . . .60.71 5 Stephen Black - Mona Hanford . . . . .53.55 Stratum A, 8.0 Tables 3 Roslyn Weinstein - Deena Kaplan . . .57.44 1 John Dorson - Bob Lawrence ...... 59.63 1 Cynthia Harrison - Wilma Bonner . . .56.00 2/3 Pat Kibler - Donald Smith ...... 53.00 4 Terry Klein - Duncan Thompson . . . .55.95 Stratum C, 4.5 Tables 2 Donald Smith - Pat Kibler ...... 57.36 1 Nancy Kaden - Rebecca Mandir . . . .65.88 2/3 Pratt Bronaugh - Gayle Tomasetti . . .53.00 5 Barbara Teng - David Dong ...... 55.06 3 Jean Barquin - Sarah Watson ...... 56.63 6 Joan Anania - Edward Anania ...... 53.57 2 Bob Lawrence - John Dorson ...... 57.92 4 Nazan Kirdar - Gladys Kehnemui . . .55.70 SAT AM OPEN PAIRS 3 Louise Deisseroth - Patti Kemmer . . .54.84 5 Angela Prow - Marc Krenytzky . . . . .53.10 Stratum A, 21.0 Tables / Based on 61 Tables SAT AM 299ER PAIRS 4 Stephen Black - Mona Hanford . . . . .53.55 Stratum A, 18.0 Tables Stratum B, 6.5 Tables 1 Marsha Berman - Paul Elstein ...... 69.05 1 John Dorson - Bob Lawrence ...... 59.63 2 Diana Roberts - Janice Tucker ...... 63.18 the Washington Bridge 2 Nazan Kirdar - Gladys Kehnemui . . .55.70 3 Susan Bellis - Douglas Bellis ...... 61.43 League is on faceBooK! 3 Angela Prow - Marc Krenytzky . . . . .53.10 4 Timm Abendroth - Ewing Walker . . . .61.18 4 Sally Schlein - Arthur Keefe III . . . . .52.17 5 Kristina Hamilton - Edith Kuhnle . . .61.01 5 Judy Retchin - Jane Dolkart ...... 52.04 6 Alexander Gretsinger - Jane Dolkart .60.24 https://www.facebook.com/ Stratum C, 3.5 Tables Stratum B, 15.0 Tables 1 John Dorson - Bob Lawrence ...... 59.63 1 Marsha Berman - Paul Elstein ...... 69.05 washingtonbridgeleague 2 Nazan Kirdar - Gladys Kehnemui . . .55.70 2 Diana Roberts - Janice Tucker ...... 63.18 3 Angela Prow - Marc Krenytzky . . . . .53.10 1 Steve Robinson - William Pettis . . . .70.50 3 Susan Bellis - Douglas Bellis ...... 61.43 - 24 - - 25 - 4 Timm Abendroth - Ewing Walker . . . .61.18 4 Onorica Luculescu - Alina Galaszewska 53.87 BRACKETED TEAMS - BKT 3 Bits & Pieces, cont. from p. 20... 5 Kristina Hamilton - Edith Kuhnle . . .61.01 5 Thomas Reckford - Ted Proxmire . . . .53.57 8 Tables / Based on 11 Tables 6 Alexander Gretsinger - Jane Dolkart .60.24 6 Barbara Sadick - Erik Kitagawa . . . . .52.13 Stratum C, 10.0 Tables SAT AFT 299ER PAIRS WBL/nVBa memBers Win 1 Marsha Berman - Paul Elstein ...... 69.05 Big at the 2015 spring 2 Diana Roberts - Janice Tucker ...... 63.18 Stratum A, 10.5 Tables 3 Timm Abendroth - Ewing Walker . . . .61.18 1 Jean Barquin - Marsha Shiff ...... 61.47 naBc in neW orLeans 4 Kristina Hamilton - Edith Kuhnle . . .61.01 2 Dorothy Osterberger - Linda Dennis .61.19 5 Richard Galleher - 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SAT AFT OPEN PAIRS 6 Joseph Lebaron - Norman Kittrell . . .54.29 Stratum A, 19.5 Tables / Based on 48 Tables Stratum B, 9.0 Tables 1 David Dong - Joy Oliver - Paulin Nault- 1 Jean Barquin - Marsha Shiff ...... 61.47 Maxime Nault ...... 119.00 2 Dorothy Osterberger - Linda Dennis .61.19 2 Aaron Navarro - Sue Swift - Charles King - 3 Sandra Harding - Anita Lancaster . . .57.92 Donald Jacobs ...... 81.00 Sylvia Shi 4 Alexander Gretsinger - Jane Dolkart .55.70 3 Dave Tonnesen - Youssof Seraj - Carolyn in the 5 Joseph Lebaron - Norman Kittrell . . .54.29 Becraft - Donald Brown ...... 79.00 Stratum C, 4.0 Tables BRACKETED TEAMS - BKT 4, 8 Tables Lebhar IMP Pairs 1 Sarah Jenkins - Mary Ann Goldenson 53.07 ( 2 Donald Cohen - Doris Brott ...... 47.75 3 Richard Galleher - Carol Marks . . . . .43.93 1 Leo LaSota - Mark Shaw ...... 68.87 BRACKETED TEAMS - BKT 1 2 Steve Robinson - William Pettis . . . .64.35 12 Tables / Based on 43 Tables 3 Steven Schatzow - Alfred Duncker . . .63.43 Blake Schwartzbach 4 Daniela Tunsanu - Radu Tunsanu . . .60.48 5 Dale Sanders - Shiang Chen ...... 59.61 & Adam Gann 6 Vincent Wilmot Jr - James Geist . . . .58.97 in the 7 Alexander Prairie - Sylvia Shi ...... 57.75 President’s Cup 8 Peter Boyd - Ruth Potter ...... 57.58 1 Garry Grossman - David Marshall - Mar - ( 9 Daniel Feldman - Robert Rovner . . . .56.37 garet Cooke - Peter Isard ...... 97.00 Flight C North American Pairs 10 Mary Peters - Thomas Peters ...... 56.19 2 Terry Klein - Charles Dearolf - Judy Stratum X, 11.5 Tables Retchin - Jane Dolkart ...... 91.00 3 Andrew Jacknain - Isabelle Thabault - Alan 1 Daniela Tunsanu - Radu Tunsanu . . .60.48 Ferraro - Liz Ferraro ...... 85.00 2 Dale Sanders - Shiang Chen ...... 59.61 1 Alexander Prairie - Sylvia Shi - Michael Gill adVertise? 3 Vincent Wilmot Jr - James Geist . . . .58.97 - Mark Chen- Noble Shore (not pic) . .98.00 SUN AM 299ER SWISS, Stratum A, 7 Tables neW LoWer LoW rates! 4 Alexander Prairie - Sylvia Shi ...... 57.75 2 Steve Robinson - Peter Boyd - William Cole 5 Daniel Feldman - Robert Rovner . . . .56.37 - William Pettis - Ai-Tai Lo ...... 92.00 Advertisements are welcome in the 6 Mary Peters - Thomas Peters ...... 56.19 3/4 Martin Graf - Mohsin Chandna - Mark Shaw WBL Bulletin which is published every - Jay Kelkar ...... 89.00 other month. 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In recognition of this 6/7 Ron Sutter - Yuen De Anda ...... 55.36 2 Lynne Battle - Reina Lerner - Heide Blaker change, the WBL has reduced the already Stratum C, 16.5 Tables - Sharona Sapoznikow ...... 78.00 low advertising rates which have remained 1 M David Jackson - Ann Atcheson . . .68.33 3 Thayer Baine - Shaye Hester - Cheri Hayes the same since 2009. The new rates are: 2 Michael Schuller - David Wampler . .61.01 - Tina Brinsfield ...... 64.00 $90 $125 for a full page ad 3 John Blodgett - Daniel Morgan ...... 57.73 Stratum B, 6 Tables 4 Norman Sweed - Ronnie Sweed . . . . .57.14 1 Prabhakar Tamboli - Yaeko Perera - Bar - $50 $75 for a half page ad 5 Patrice Gordon - Arthur Olson ...... 55.45 1 Richard Ferrin - Joe Hertz - Paul Block - bara Gifford - Geri Elias ...... 79.00 $35 $50 for a quarter page ad 6 Ron Sutter - Yuen De Anda ...... 55.36 2 Lynne Battle - Reina Lerner - Heide Blaker James Geist ...... 88.00 $20 $25 for an eighth page ad Stratum D, 11.5 Tables 2 Daniela Tunsanu - Radu Tunsanu - Robert - Sharona Sapoznikow ...... 78.00 1 Michael Schuller - David Wampler . .61.01 Rovner - Daniel Feldman ...... 80.00 Stratum C, 4 Tables The sixth appearance of an ad in one 2 John Blodgett - Daniel Morgan ...... 57.73 3 Anne Derbes - Robert Schwab - Walter 1 Lynne Battle - Reina Lerner - Heide Blaker calendar year runs free. 3 Susan Weiss - Bernice Felix ...... 54.46 Smith Jr - Hadi Abushakra ...... 77.00 - Sharona Sapoznikow ...... 78.00 - 26 - - 27 - ªAKxx ©Qxx ¨Kx §KQxx. You expect to two. This should be a forcing response aimed at make game opposite a weak two, but don’t have learning more about partner’s hand. The most enough values to try for slam. Sign off in 4 ©. common way to play this response is asking for N Master Pointers ªxxxx ©Kxxx ¨x §xxxx. You probably a hand feature. Opener should show an outside L ace or king if they have one, and return to three won’t make four hearts, but the opponents are by I/N Columnist, Vince Wilmot, [email protected] surely cold for game, and possible slam in an - of the trump suit without an outside feature. other suit. Your raise to game will not go down Typically, this is a way to differentiate between many tricks, and will make it difficult for the a minimum weak two and a maximum weak opponents to bid accurately. two. Partner may be trying to understand how good your hand is, or may be trying to get to With this issue, we must bid farewell to our 3. Lead direction : If the opponents buy Bid a new suit : Sometimes, even though 3NT but needs help in one of the outside suits. columnists since the spring of 2011, Shawn the contract, I wish to suggest a lead. partner opened the bidding with a weak two, you Stringer and Ron Zucker. Both are volunteers For example, consider the following may wish to suggest your suit as trumps. This ªAQxx ©Kx ¨xxx §Axxx. Respond extraordinaire for the WBL, each former tour - auction: P, 2 ª, 4 ©, P, P, P. 2 ª may bid should be forcing for at least one round. Part - 2NT to an opening 2 © bid. If partner shows nament chairs in addition to Ron being a for - suggest to your passed partner an at - ner can raise, return to their own suit, or intro - a diamond feature, you may try 3NT rather mer board member and Shawn being our tacking lead. This may be in a suit that duce a second suit of their own. For example, than 4 © as your game contract. current regional tournament chair. Thanks for partner would not have led otherwise over a 2 © opening, if I held ªAKJxxxx ©x 3NT : This is a signoff. Never correct this to all of your contributions, Shawn and Ron and Standard textbooks for weak twos suggest ¨Axx §Kx, it is likely that spades is a better your suit. Partner may be running a suit of as they like to say — Have fun, and we’ll see very stringent guidelines. Each of the follow - trump suit then hearts. You can start your con - their own, or may have a strong balanced hand. you both at the table! ing hands would qualify for a weak two bid: structive auction with a forcing 2 ª bid. In our next article, we will explore exceptions The good news is that we get to welcome back ªAKxxxx ©xx ¨xxx §xx 2NT response : There are several conven - to the opening rules, and look at a more modern expert player, Vince Wilmot, last seen stepping up ªx ©KQTxxx ¨Qxx §xxx tional ways to play a 2NT response to a weak aggressive view on opening a weak two bid. to write on these pages ten years ago. He plans ªKx ©xx ¨AQTxxx §xxx to focus on responding to frequent questions of newer players, so feel free to send your questions Note the following things that these hands WBL educationaL Bring a friend to the 0-20 to him at [email protected] . —Ed. have in common foundation or nLm unit game! • No strong outside suit. Thanks to Dick Wegman and Barbara Bring a new player (who has not previ - the WeaK tWo Bid, part 1 • A six card suit headed by two of the top Ames, for bringing this project about! ously played at the WBL) to the Unit The first question I have received is one three honors The Washington Bridge League has estab - Game to play in the 0-20 or NLM game lished a new WBL Educational Foundation. The that is often asked of our 0-20 Unit Game Di - • Six to ten high card points. and you both will play free that evening. Foundation will promote bridge in the Washing - rectors, Bryan and Lois Geer. “When should I In my opinion, these guidelines are too ton area by developing teaching programs in D.C. open and how do you respond to a weak two strict. In deciding to bid, one needs to bal - and suburban Maryland schools, and expanding the WBL onLine bid?” Before giving you my thoughts on what ance safety against your ability to compete for opportunities for adults to learn bridge or improve an opening weak two bid looks like, we have the contract. How disciplined your bidding their bridge-playing skills. In September, the IRS The Washington Bridge League is pro - to consider the three reasons to open the bid - decisions are a matter of partnership style. approved the tax exempt status of the Founda - viding two online services: ding with a weak two bid. tion. All contributions are tax-deductible. Follow-up bidding to weak two bids 1. The WBL Online Bulletin Board 1. Constructive bidding : If this is our To support the Foundation, Dick Wegman is hand, I wish to offer a place to play. I When partner opens a weak two bid, and teaching six-session bridge workshops for WBL On an OPT IN basis only, this service will can define my hand with one bid within you have a good hand, you need a way to cre - players who are interested in improving their include an online directory of members. Send fairly specific guidelines – 5-10 HCP ate a forcing auction. My suggestion of how game. Participants have generously contributed any of the following information that you’re and a six card suit. Partner should be to follow up your weak two bids is as follows: the tuition for the workshops to the Foundation. If willing to have posted to the WBL webmaster, Don Berman, at [email protected] or a in a pretty good position to place the Single raise : Non forcing. This essentially you would like to participate in future workshops, call him at 301-776-3581. hand based on this information. raises the level of the preempt and can be please get in touch with Dick at [email protected] . Name, Email Address, up to two Phone 2. Destructive bidding : If you open a done on most hands with three card support. If you would like to contribute to the Foun - dation, please contact Rose Berman, WBL Treas - Numbers, ACBL Number weak two bid, this can have a preemp - Direct double raise : Over a major suit urer, at [email protected] . If you are tive effect on the opponents. For exam - weak two, this can either be a strong hand interested in the bridge-in-schools program, and 2. The WBL Online Partnership Desk ple, if you open 2 ª, they cannot bid with enough values for game. You might also would like to teach or help encourage schools to Check it out at washingtonbridgeleague.org anything on the one or two level. Your do this with a preemptive hand with four card participate, please contact Richard Ferrin, WBL Contact Clyde Kruskal at [email protected] bid makes it much harder for them to support and an outside singleton. 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Contact Barbara Doran [email protected] , (301-608-0347 between 9am and 10pm) to find a partner in advance. For a last minute partner, call the WBL cell phone (301-395-2760). To arrange a carpool, contact Melissa Price, Carpool Coor - dinator, at 301-464-1261 or [email protected] m. Good luck! We look forward to seeing you on Thurs - day evenings.