Thursday, March 15, 2018 Volume 61, Number 7 Daily Bulletin 61st Spring North American Bridge Championships [email protected] | Editors: Paul Linxwiler and Chip Dombrowski Hall of Fame adds two more The ACBL Hall of Fame’s 2018 inductee class Bowl in 1995 and a bronze expands to five. In addition to the three players medal in the Rosenblum elected – Ralph Katz, Robert Levin and Eric Knockout Teams in 1990. A Rodwell (see issue 6) – the Hall of Fame Committee native of Canada, Molson has made selections for the Blackwood and von won the Richmond Trophy Zedtwitz awards. (for the most Mark Molson is the recipient of the von earned in a calendar year Zedtwitz Award, which honors individuals who were by a Canadian) five times. top players in their time and are now either deceased He amassed almost 20,000 or inactive. The winner of the Blackwood Award, masterpoints before his death at 56. which recognizes long and outstanding contributions Molson won seven Canadian National Winners of the : to bridge outside of playing ability, is Bridge Base Team Championships, one Canadian Open Pairs Pat McDevitt and Sheila Gabay. Online – the first non- Championship and seven NABC titles: the McDevitt, Gabay human entity to be and Blue Ribbon Pairs in 1989, the 2002 Grand inducted into the hall. National Teams and four times the Keohane North dominate Mixed final Mark Molson American Swiss Teams. Boston-area players Pat McDevitt and Sheila Molson, who died in 2006, was a Grand Life At the time of Molson’s death, Gabay tore through the field of finalists in the Master with a distinguished record in high-level teammate Eric Kokish told the Bridge Bulletin, Rockwell Mixed Pairs to win the contest by almost competition. He had a silver medal in the Bermuda continued on page 5 three boards. McDevitt and Gabay qualified second in Tuesday’s opening round. The final saw them turn in 62.21% and 65.91% performances to Top players rally over cheating fears convincingly claim the victory. Their four-session Dozens of top-level players gathered for a would permit players to continued on page 5 public event Wednesday morning at the Philadelphia avoid participating NABC to raise awareness of what they describe as a in events in which High Vanderbilt seeds threat to “the very soul of the game.” those previously Although well-publicized disciplinary hearings convicted planned remain in control in North America and Europe have resulted in the to play. In yesterday’s Vanderbilt play, 10 of the top 11 permanent banning of several top pairs convicted of The group in seeds advanced to today’s round of 16. Most of the collusive cheating, some of the accused have turned Philadelphia created high seeds cruised to victory, with the exception of to civil courts to have their sentences overturned or buttons that read Hemant Lall’s No.10 seed, who needed a furious reduced. “Say No to Cheats,” and fourth-quarter rally to overcome a challenge by In January, for example, the European Union’s posted a petition that was available for anyone to Marty Seligman’s team (No. 23). Down 33 IMPs, Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the sign. More than a hundred players proudly sported Lall blasted into the lead with a 58-15 score in the ’s ban of Fulvio Fantoni the buttons throughout the day, and roughly an last set. and Claudio Nunes was invalid, a decision that sent equal number signed the petition, which read in Kevin Castner’s team acquired the No. 7 seed shock waves through bridge world. part, “We appreciate the efforts of the national and by upsetting Richie Coren’s squad in round two, but Recognizing that world, zonal and national international federations in dealing with this cancer. Castner and company were forced to relinquish it to bridge federations could be compelled by courts We have no doubt they share our common cause. Chen Zhao’s team, the 26 seed, 147-119. to allow the participation of players who had Yet we also see that there are times when their George Mittelman (No. 12) was shown the exit previously been banned, some players are trying hands are tied by the red tape of bureaucracy and continued on page 3 to take matters into their own hands by demanding the maze of legal interpretations. Bridge players that these bridge organizations announce in advance around the world have a right to decide where to Anikovich meets who would be invited to their tournaments. This continued on page 9 Shrive in 10K final In a reprise of last year’s final in the 0-10,000 Knockout Teams, the squads captained by Viktor Today is Dave Treadwell Day Anikovich and Albert Shrive will meet for the title. ACBL Hall of Famer Dave Treadwell slide, and is no more. Once again In the semifinal round, Shrive defeated the died in 2010. A two-time NABC proving that nothing is permanent. squad led by Mac Busby, 128-97. Shrive led Busby champion, Treadwell was a Grand He is missed by many. through all four quarters of the match. Life Master with more than 25,000 In 1850, Hawthorne used the Old In the other bracket, however, Anikovich won by masterpoints. This remembrance of Man as inspiration for his short story forfeit when Richard Gabriel’s team failed to appear Treadwell, masterfully written by fellow “The Great Stone Face,” in which he for the match within time period specified by the Hall of Famer Zeke Jabbour, appeared described the formation as “a work conditions of contest. Because the semifinal matches in the April 2010 issue of the Bridge of Nature in her mood of majestic were played behind screens, the start time for the Bulletin. playfulness.” event was noon instead of 1 p.m. as it had been Since 1945, the New Hampshire state Bridge has had its own “work in earlier rounds, but the Gabriel team missed the emblem has been The Old Man of the of Nature in her mood of majestic director’s announcements and postings in the Daily Mountains, a stone face carved from the playfulness.” What better description Bulletin. Anikovich advanced to the final. mountains of New Hampshire by glacier for David Treadwell, the Old Man of and erosion, perhaps a million years ago. The old guy the Pasteboards. We wondered if David might not, in Limerick Contest has been a nationally recognized icon, honored by a fact, be permanent. He seemed permanent. But, at age U.S. postage stamp and commemorated on the NH 97, he died prematurely. He, too, is missed by many. St. Patrick’s Day is Saturday, March 17, and state quarter. In 2003, he collapsed, became a rock Affectionately known as the “Old Fart,” an in honor of the event, the Daily Bulletin is holding a Limerick Contest. Submit your bridge-related continued on page 7 limericks to NABCDailyBulletin@acbl. org or the Daily Bulletin office, Goodwill Message Room 407 in the Marriott. ATTENDANCE The deadline is Friday, March It is your responsibility to insure that bridge through Wednesday 16, at 6:30 p.m. The top three remains the game you enjoy so much. submissions will be published Sandy DeMartino, Chair in Saturday’s issue. ACBL Goodwill Committee 7055.5 tables Page 2 Thursday, March 15, 2018 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Meetings are at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. Friday, March 16 Thursday, March 15 10 am-2 pm Room. Enjoy relaxed bridge, where you can 10 am-2 pm Rubber Bridge Room. Enjoy relaxed bridge, where you can come and go as you please. There are no game fees for ACBL come and go as you please. There are no game fees for ACBL members. Nonmembers can buy a temporary membership for members. Nonmembers can buy a temporary membership for $7.99 that will cover you for the entire month. Everyone is $7.99 that will cover you for the entire month. Everyone is welcome. Top experts from around the world will be on hand welcome. Top experts from around the world will be on hand between 10 a.m. and noon to play and discuss hands. (Room between 10 a.m. and noon to play and discuss hands. (Room 403) 403) CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the game! Friday, March 16 Room: Franklin 5-8, 4th floor. Speakers and topics are subject to change. 9:15 a.m. Bruce Lang Smith Echo 6:45 p.m. GS Jade Barrett Learning Curve Thursday, March 15 9:15 a.m. Lisa Berkowitz Playing to Trick One Saturday, March 17 6:45 p.m. Donna Compton Take a Look Into Your Opponents’ 9:15 a.m. David Legrow Hands

HOSPITALITY Late night snacks will be served nightly, following the evening session, in the pre-function space outside the Marriott ballroom on the fifth floor. Tonight, enjoy ice cream bars.

open to all bridge players. There is no reserved Parking Entertainment seating, but a ticket is required to guarantee a seat. Discounted parking tickets are available for two Philadelphia Tickets can be picked up at the Information Desk on nearby garages at the Information Desk. Sightseeing Tours the fifth floor of the Marriott, including on the day of 12th & Filbert – immediately across Filbert See Philadelphia the show. The Information Desk is open daily at the Street from the entrance to the Marriott – $16/day. – $20 discount tickets following times: 8:30–10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.to 1 p.m., 12th & Walnut – entrance (usually $32) – with 2–3 p.m., 4:45–6 p.m. and 6:30–7:30 p.m. on the west side of 12th at ACBL . Please note that the shows each day vary Sansom Street – $12/day. Get tickets at the Hotel somewhat, so you might enjoy a repeat performance. These discounts have been Tour Desk in the lobby of the Marriott. the Players are welcome to come to any and all shows, arranged through Parkway Philadelphia Sightseeing Tours on 12th Street outside but will need a separate, day-specific ticket for each Corporation. the front door of the Marriott at 10:15 and hourly show. The Information Desk is open daily at the thereafter. Shows are at 11 p.m. on the fourth floor of the following times: 8:30–10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Counterparts Marriott. 2–3 p.m., 4:45–6 p.m., 6:30–7:30 p.m. When you After the evening sessions tonight and Friday, arrive at the Marriott or the Convention Center, stop enjoy a 30-minute show by a cappella group by the desk and pick up a ticket. When you return Counterparts. They are from the University of Attention daylight players to the garage, first insert the ticket you received Pennsylvania and they are amazing! The show The coupons you receive at your games are good when you pulled into the garage, and then insert combines bridge parodies with other tunes to enjoy. only the day they are given. If you try to use them on our discounted ticket to get the correct rate. Then to the Counterparts shows are free and a later day, they will not be valid. you can pay. If you are playing in the Convention Center, parking tickets will be available at the Partnership Desk one hour before each session.

Check cashing and Bridge Bucks The check cashing and Bridge Bucks desk is located on the fifth floor of the Marriott across from Salon H. The desk hours are 9:30 to 10 a.m, and noon to 1 p.m. Player memo stations At the Philadelphia NABC, player memo stations may be found in the pre-function areas on the fourth and fifth floors of the Marriott. Players are asked to please keep these area free of clutter. Daily Bulletin Thursday, March 15, 2018 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS West North East South Defensive Thinking bridge 1♣ Pass 1♥ commentary: As By Eddie Kantar Pass 2♥ Pass 4♥ East, rise with the The at suit contracts, third- All Pass ♦A in case South has hand play, discarding, control Opening lead: ♦Q a singleton king. At Bidding commentary: North has an automatic trick two, looking at Dlr: North ♠ A Q 7 6 raise to 2♥. It is a major error to rebid 1♠ after this non-threatening Vul: Both ♥ K 9 7 6 the 1♥ response, intending to support hearts later. dummy, a passive ♦ 10 2 Delayed support shows three-card support. As defense seems best, ♣ A 10 3 South, even if North has three hearts for the raise so return the ♦6, ♠ K J ♠ 10 9 4 2 to 2♥, bidding 4♥ stands out given the strength of your original fourth- ♥ 8 5 4 2 ♥ 3 your hand and the strength of your hearts, not to highest diamond. ♦ Q J 8 4 ♦ A 9 7 6 3 mention a double fit. It is important to return the proper card. Some ♣ 7 6 2 ♣ K 5 4 Lead commentary: Only two adjacent honors partners watch! ♠ 8 5 3 (Q-J in this case) are needed to lead an honor Play commentary: As South, after winning ♥ A Q J 10 against a suit contract. At notrump, the lead of the the ♦K, play the ♥A and ♥Q, intending to draw ♦ K 5 queen shows a suit headed by the Q-J-10, Q-J-9 or, trumps before taking the club . When East ♣ Q J 9 8 exceptionally, the A-Q-J. discards on the second heart, switch to plan B. You dare not draw trumps and turn this into a notrump deal before taking the club finesse. If you Man-Li Morse, right, and Pat do and the finesse loses, their diamonds are all Fukunaga came from Toronto and winners. Finesse the club now. After it loses and a have been playing for a week at the likely club is returned, draw trumps, run the clubs NABC in the 49er games. Wednesday and take the spade finesse. It works! was their last day. They enjoyed the tournament, but to them, the most Defensive commentary #2: As East, when impressive part is the directors in the discarding on hearts, keep length parity with I/N room. “She’s fantastic,” Morse dummy’s spades. When dummy has a four-card said, gesturing toward Tournament side suit, a defender who has four cards in the Director Carolyn Pinto. “She’s the suit, at least one of them higher than dummy’s best director. She and the other lowest card, that defender should hang on to all lady [Tournament Director Judy four cards. For example, if dummy has the Cotterman] were absolutely working ♠A K Q 9 and you have the ♠10 7 6 2, hang on to hard. A bunch of people like us is not your spades, but with the ♠8 6 3 2, you can afford easy to manage.” to discard spades.

On opening lead, De Wijs made the most of it by Dutch treat cashing the ♣A K, then playing a diamond. Now Vanderbilt leaders By declarer pitched his club on the ♥ A K, ruffed a heart continued from page 1 Check out this deal from Sunday’s A/X Swiss low, ruffed a diamond in dummy, and ruffed a club when they fell to Mary Ann Berg’s team (No. 21), Teams in the match between Barbara Sonsini’s high, West pitching a diamond. 132-106. squad and the one captained by Ton van Overbeeke, Now came a diamond and a club ruff high Pierre Zimmermann (No. 13) is also out of featuring an all-Dutch cast. East-West were Bauke (West underruffing) to give this ending: the event after Richard Schwartz’s squad (No. 20) Muller and Simon De Wijs, while North-South were ♠ — defeated them, 100-77. Maarten Schollaardt and captain van Overbeeke. ♥ 9 8 Dlr: East ♠ 6 5 ♦ — Vul: N–S ♥ A K 9 8 5 3 ♣ 8 Credit cards accepted ♦ A ♠ J 9 7 ♠ 4 3 ♣ 8 6 3 2 ♥ — ♥ — for entry fees ♠ J 9 7 2 ♠ 4 3 ♦ — ♦ 10 Purchase your entries for all events at the ♥ 7 6 4 ♥ Q J 2 ♣ — ♣ — NABC via credit card! All major credit cards are ♦ K J 8 5 ♦ 10 5 4 2 ♠ Q 10 accepted wherever entries are sold. Charges will ♣ A K ♣ Q 9 5 4 ♥ — appear from PurplePass. (If you see PurplePass ♠ A K Q 10 8 ♦ Q on your credit card statement later, remember this ♥ 10 ♣ — is a charge for ACBL entry fees!) To use this option, ♦ Q 9 7 6 Van Overbeeke led the ♦Q, forcing West to ruff the entire pair or team entry must be charged to a ♣ J 10 7 and lead a trump into his tenace. single card. Bridge Bucks also remain available as West North East South Maybe West could have underruffed twice (and an alternative to cash. De Wijs Scholl. Muller van Over. unblocked the ♦K if he thought his partner had the Pass 1♠ ♦Q!), but as the cards lay, the defenders could not Pass 2♥ Pass 2♠ get out of their own way. (Give East the ♦K, and the Pass 2NT Pass 3♦ double underruff would set the game.) Pass 3♥ Pass 3♠ Because 3NT went down 300 in the other room, Pass 4♠ All Pass that was worth 14 IMPs as part of a 54-12 win for Declarer was lucky to find clubs blocked. van Overbeeke. Page 4 Thursday, March 15, 2018 Daily Bulletin

ROCKWELL MIXED PAIRS Getting to the 96.0 Tables / Based on 191 Tables 100.00 1 Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA 3419.97 Convention Center 75.00 2 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Veronica McMurdie, Sacramento CA 3149.80 The shortest route to the playing area in the 56.25 3 Karen Hoffner - David Hoffner, Galloway NJ 3093.29 Convention Center is to exit the Marriott through the 44.44 4 Rebecca Duty, Richmond VA; Fred King, McLean VA 2980.76 doors near the front desk. Make a left going west on 40.00 5 Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA; Jenni Carmichael, Mill Creek WA 2974.21 Filbert Street Convention Center 36.36 6 Muh-Sha Crawford, Virginia Beach VA; Andrew Gofreed, La Plata MD 2972.30 33.33 7 John Laufer, Toronto ON; Pamela Nisbet, Kanata ON 2970.74 and then a ARCH ST right onto 13th 30.77 8 Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN; Dick Bruno, Des Plaines IL 2960.36 Street and 28.57 9 Louis Sachar - , Austin TX 2954.43 go one block 26.67 10 Zachary Grossack, Newton MA; Gillian Miniter, New York NY 2946.74

N 13th ST 25.00 11 Dori Cohen, Woodbury NY; Rob Gordon, Northport NY 2942.48 north to Arch FILBERT ST 23.53 12 Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Rita Ellington, Charlotte NC 2923.58 Street. The best 22.22 13 Jacqueline Chang, New York NY; Ettore Bianchi, Dobbs Ferry NY 2920.34 Convention 25.78 14 Saleh Fetouh, Buffalo NY; Katherine Pollock, East Amherst NY 2887.82 Marriott Center 20.00 15 Lawrence Lau, Westport CT; Jill Marshall, Port Chester NY 2886.31 entrance to use 19.05 16 Libby Fernandez, Tuscaloosa AL; Howard Parker III, Clements CA 2882.40 is on the northwest corner of 13th and Arch. This is a 18.18 17 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 2880.09 short walk, less than a quarter of a mile. 17.39 18 Tatiana Dikhnova, Moscow Russia; Krzysztof Martens, Rzeszow Poland 2879.03 We strongly suggest that you do not use the 16.67 19 May Sakr, Ardmore PA; Vasileios Vroustis, Athens Greece 2871.41 skybridge from the Marriott to enter the Convention 16.00 20 Haven Sharaf, Danvers MA; Kimberly Gilman, Carlisle MA 2871.14 Center. This will take you to a part of the building 16.42 21 Cathy Nathan - Marc Nathan, New York NY 2858.16 17.74 22 Mary Tenenbaum - Alan Tenenbaum, Rockville MD 2852.71 that makes it difficult to find the bridge play. 14.29 23 Joe Quinn - Shawn Quinn, Sugar Land TX 2846.33 13.79 24 Marin Marinov, New York NY; K. Fung, Edmonton AB 2837.38 13.33 25 Nancy Molesworth - Ron Gerard, White Plains NY 2835.44 Smoking Policy 12.90 26 Uday Ivatury - Christal Henner, New York NY 2831.65 Smoking is not permitted in the playing area 12.50 27 Alan Schwartz - Annie Schwartz, Fairfax VA 2823.20 during any bridge playing event at an NABC. This 12.12 28 Lorraine Cable, Elmhurst NY; Kerry Kappell, Sunnyside NY 2811.70 includes electronic smoking devices. 11.76 29 Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo Japan; Russell Samuel, Coram NY 2811.55 11.43 30 Linda Marshall, Bethesda MD; David Ruderman, Burtonsville MD 2802.52 11.11 31 Joann Sprung - Danny Sprung, Las Vegas NV 2801.63 10.81 32 Claire Tornay, Palm Beach Gardens FL; , Memphis TN 2785.85 10.53 33 Lew Walter - Sandra Rimstedt, New York NY 2785.22 10.26 34 Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL; Jeffrey Miller, Naperville IL 2781.30 10.00 35 John Fout, Monticello NY; Stephannie Culbertson, New York NY 2780.44 9.76 36 Julie Arbit, Charlotte NC; Robert Katz, Ann Arbor MI 2775.97 9.52 37 Linda Friedman - Daniel Friedman, Orinda CA 2762.17 9.30 38 Arline Fulton, Neptune NJ; George Klemic, Bensenville IL 2759.75 11.21 39 Cheryl Mandala - Yul Inn, Cupertino CA 2748.81 8.89 40 Marina Seppius - Dmitri Stukalov, Palo Alto CA 2744.96 8.70 41 Glenn Robbins, New York NY; Rose Yan, Beijing People’s Republic of China 2740.71 8.51 42 Elena Prahin - Michael Prahin, Irvington NY 2732.90 8.33 43 Mark Cohen - Stasha Cohen, West Orange NJ 2724.59 8.16 44 Clay Hall, Vestavia AL; Barbara Heller, Knoxville TN 2721.52 14.02 45 Carreen Hinds, Bakersfield CA; Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA 2720.44 7.84 46 Ayako Miyakuni - Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo Japan 2716.53 7.69 47 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 2716.27 10.94 48 Barry Passer, Newfield NY; Elaine Kurasiewicz, North Tonawanda NY 2713.49 7.41 49 Ira Hessel - Ellen Hessel, San Antonio TX 2705.99 7.27 50 Elianna Meyerson - Adam Meyerson, Zurich Switzerland 2693.92 HUGH ROSS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS 16.0 Tables A B C 3.90 1 Mark Beifermanhaines, Woodbury NJ; Terry Schall, Glen Mills PA 65.14% 3.54 2 1 1 Leslie Heselton III - Mary Heselton, Marlton NJ 63.39% 2.66 3 2 Thomas McGlynn - Janet McGlynn, Catonsville MD 63.31% 1.99 4 3 Joan Bang - Thomas Bang, Berwyn PA 61.31% 1.49 5 4 Rose Hadidian - Cathy McIntyre, Silver Spring MD 58.33% 2.00 6 5 2 Bryan Snapp, Emmaus PA; David Sullivan, Easton PA 58.04% 1.50 6 3 Wanda Romano - Patricia Davis, Yardley PA 57.74% 1.13 4 Mary Beth Kineke, New Hope PA; Donna Meilinger, Holland PA 55.44% 0.74 5/6 Antony Colombet - William Carr, Philadelphia PA 53.87% 0.74 5/6 Bernadine David, Wayne NJ; Jill Feder, Roseland NJ 53.87%

Playing in an NABC+ pairs game? Buy your entry early! In an effort to speed up the start of all NABC+ pairs events – which require additional time for proper seeding – the ACBL asks participants to please buy their entries at least 15 minutes before game time. This is especially true if you expect to be a seeded pair. Daily Bulletin Thursday, March 15, 2018 Page 5

HUGH ROSS WEDNESDAY DAYLIGHT A/B/C SWISS TEAMS 70 Tables / Based on 158 Tables Hall of Fame A B C continued from page 1 38.32 1 Louis Glasthal, Berwyn PA; Martin Rabinowitz, Garnet Valley PA; “Over the course of his career he was able to bring Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ; Rick Rowland, Wilmington DE 95.00 28.74 2 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; P Drew Cannell, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC; out the best in a wide variety of partners of different Neil Chambers, Schenectady NY; , Seattle WA; Simon Hult, abilities. He was also excellent company, which Wastervik Sweden; Simon Ekenberg, Kalmar Sweden 94.00 can’t be said of all bridge experts, and a sort of Peter 21.56 3 Mike Rippey, Orinda CA; Benito Garozzo, Wilmington DE; Pan figure in his own way.” Leonardo Cima, Roma Italy; Kamil Nowak, Kielce Poland; Molson was married to Janice Seamon-Molson, Woaciech Strzemecki, Poland 86.00 who appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot this year. 16.17 4 Riki Tulin, Boca Raton FL; Bruce Tuttle, Berkeley CA; Tracey Bauer, San Rafael CA; Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 83.00 Bridge Base Online 12.77 5 Kenneth Chatzinoff, Cinnaminson NJ; Daisy Goecker, Yardley PA; Uday Ivatury, the chief executive of BBO, Paul Zebrowski, Naples FL; Patricia Civale, Chesterfield NJ 82.00 was surprised and confused to learn his company 10.95 6 Mark Feldman, Austin TX; Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA 77.00 would be inducted into the Hall of Fame. “The 20.53 7/8 1 Robert Guerard, Brossard QC; Jean Bellemarre - Michel Morin, corporation?” Of course, the Supreme Court has Montreal QC; Marius Moldovan, Pointe-Claire QC 76.00 ruled that corporations are people, too. 9.05 7/8 Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; Ed Schulte, Tampa FL; Jay Cohodes, Bridge Base Online offers free and premium Sunrise FL; Cameron Doner, Surrey BC 76.00 bridge services to bridge players of all levels. Using 7.66 9 Christopher Panos, Sacramento CA; Dennis Wick, Greencastle PA; their browser on any device, members can play Mac Raczkiewicz, Hilton Head SC; Lech Ekert, Bluffton SC 75.00 bridge at any time and for any length of time, with 15.40 10 2 1 Polly Arnold - Joanna Johnson - Bonnie Kress - Frances Barry, or without a partner. People can play with regular Raleigh NC 74.00 partners, strangers from around the world or by 6.15 11/12 Edward White, Grand Blanc MI; Ken Gee, Regina SK; themselves with robots. Gerald Lackner, Furstenfeld Austria; Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD 73.00 11.55 11/12 3 2 W. Burns III, East Stroudsburg PA; JoAnn Mauger, Effort PA; The member community is large (over 250,000) Wayne Weisler, New Orleans LA; Jacob Karno, Metairie LA 73.00 and active (often over 10,000 people online) and 4.97 13/16 Judith Auer, Dublin OH; Larry Jones, Pickerington OH; includes speakers of many languages. BBO’s ACBL- Peter Petruzzellis, Scarborough ON; Sue Lan Ma, Kirtland Hills OH 72.00 sanctioned club games hosted nearly a million tables 4.97 13/16 Joseph Rice, Winchester KY; Harry Sapienza, Minnetonka MN; in 2017: 961,776, a number that has grown steadily E. Bruce Neikirk, Louisville KY; Barry Purrington, Eagan MN 72.00 over the years. 4.97 13/16 Robert Priest - Linda Ivanoff, Harrisburg PA; Nick Straguzzi, A significant contribution to the game are the Mullica Hill NJ; Randy Okubo, St. Paul MN 72.00 broadcasts, which present live matches 4.97 13/16 Mark Peterson, Larkspur CA; Allison L. Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; from around the world and are enhanced by Jay Whipple III, Boca Grande FL; Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 72.00 expert commentary. BBO provides technical and 8.66 17 4 Margie Cole - Leonardo Fruscoloni, New York NY; Marilyn Fedak, Boca Raton FL; Raluca Dobrescu, Woodside NY 71.00 organizational support and maintains an archive 6.36 18/20 5/6 Sanford Robbins - Betty Triliegi, Pompano Beach FL; for public use and analysis. It also maintains busy Keith Kimball, Nashua NH; John Dunstan, Bloomington MN 68.00 discussion boards, often monitored by volunteers 3.84 18/20 Hiroki Yokoi, Shinjuku-Ku Tok Japan; Kazuo K. Furuta, who can help with questions and problems. Kanagawa-Ken Japan; Yasuko Shrenzel - Laurie Carr, Honolulu HI 68.00 A few districts use the BBO platform to hold 6.36 18/20 5/6 3 Larry Plotkin, Elkins Park PA; J. Brill, Voorhees NJ; Peter Schuchman, their and Grand National Chenango Bridge NY; Steve White, Broomall PA 68.00 Teams competitions. Particularly in the districts 4.85 7/8 Thomas Andrews, Utica NY; Ala Hamilton-Day, Philadelphia PA; covering geographically large areas, this enables Melody Henderson - Mark Henderson, Wilmington DE 67.00 players to compete without having to travel long 4.85 7/8 William Bauer III, Warminster PA; Thomas Salter, Hatfield PA; distances to a central location. Kenneth Salter, Norristown PA; Susan Morse, Flourtown PA 67.00 4.11 9 John Dickenson, North Wales PA; Shelley Burns, North Vancouver BC; BBO provides free tools for teachers and Dee Steil, New Westminster BC; Kelvin Raywood, Vancouver BC 66.00 students and tools for the developing player, and 4.29 10 4 Hollis Rosenthal, Ambler PA; Erma Waters - John Waters, opportunities to practice at various forms of scoring. Doylestown PA; Gina Bresler, Lansdale PA 65.00 It supports ACBL activities with labor and financial 3.29 11/12 5/6 Stephen Pope - Ornit Grossman - Edythe Krauss - Ellen Ryan, contributions. Ithaca NY 64.00 Although it is a for-profit business, BBO is 3.29 11/12 5/6 Cyndi Sauvage, Englewood CO; Maureen Sabo, Bedford Hills NY; primarily a labor of love, Ivatury says. “Our goal is Deborah Crisfield, Philadelphia PA; Barbara Gallagher, Littleton CO 64.00 to use BBO as a platform to promote the game of 2.93 13 7 Susan Kennedy - Patricia Grimek-Stover, York PA; Barrie bridge throughout the world.” Callahan, Dover PA; Ivan Hileman, Thomasville PA 63.00 2.15 8/9 Marjorie O’Malley - Charles O’Malley III, San Diego CA; Mixed winners Mordecai Schwartz - Kathy Fisher, Bryn Mawr PA 61.00 2.15 8/9 Debra Lamountain, Forest Hills NY; Allen Greenbaum, Old Bethpage NY; continued from page 1 Susan Calabro, New York NY; David Sloane, Glen Cove NY 61.00

BRIDGELADY DBC WEDNESDAY MORNING SIDE PAIRS 13.0 Tables A B C 4.98 1 1 1 Andrea Ventris, Tiburon CA; Jocelyn Startz, San Francisco CA 64.96% 3.74 2 2 2 Susan Bates - Ruthie Shor, Dallas TX 60.04% 2.80 3 Nicole Tremblay - Pierre Gaudreau, Sainte-Sophie QC 57.77% 2.10 4 Henry Nelson, Zelienople PA; , Seattle WA 56.25% 2.56 5 3 Dorothy Koernig, Summit NJ; Susan Robbins, Morristown NJ 55.68% 2.30 6 4 Leonid Fastovsky, Chevy Chase MD; Phillip Yorston, Albuquerque NM 54.17% 1.61 5 Jane Kirby - Kate Hopkins, Dallas TX 53.98% 1.58 6 3 Roy Goodman, South Huntington NY; Geraldine Macdonald, Los Altos CA 53.41% 1.18 4 Stanley Goodman, Winter Springs FL; Heather Wood, Maitland FL 51.52%

HUGH ROSS WEDNESDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS Runners-up in the Rockwell Mixed Pairs: Mark 19.5 Tables Itabashi and Veronica McMurdie. A B C total was 3419.97 on a 95 top. 4.50 1 1 1 Patricia Mueller, Dresher PA; Dale Scafuro, New Britain PA 63.10% In second place with 3149.80 were Mark 3.38 2 2 Janet McGlynn - Thomas McGlynn, Catonsville MD 60.89% Itabashi of Murietta CA and Veronica McMurdie of 2.53 3 3 2 Ann Basch - Michael Basch, Elkins Park PA 59.57% Sacramento. 1.90 4 4 3 Jeanne Thompson - Lori O’Connor, Devon PA 59.52% This was the second victory for McDevitt and 1.42 5 5 Joan Zylkin - Carol Greco, Philadelphia PA 58.68% 1.18 6 6 4 Monica Leid, Severna Park MD; William May, Shepherdstown WV 57.28% Gabay. The pair won the event in 2012. McDevitt 0.92 5 Grace Sutherland, Danielsville PA; Janet Morganthau, East Stroudsburg PA 56.85% now has five NABC titles, as well as world 0.66 6 Guy Veroli - Bernice Koplin, Philadelphia PA 54.42% championship (the 2010 World Senior Pairs, also played in Philadelphia). This is Gabay’s third NABC title. In 2017, McDevitt and Gabay were leading the Mixed Pairs after three sessions, but a poor last set dropped them to eighth place. Page 6 Thursday, March 15, 2018 Daily Bulletin

HUGH ROSS WEDNESDAY DAYLIGHT GOLD RUSH SWISS TEAMS 59 Tables 7 5 2 14.49 1 1 Barbara Berk, Macungie PA; Lois Fuini, Schnecksville PA; Kay Hays, Allentown PA; Judith Cary, Orefield PA 94.00 9.51 2/3 Joan Finsilver - Marcie Burros - Nelson Burros, New York NY; Ida Cardona, Delray Beach FL 86.00 9.75 2/3 2 Richard Godshall - Kay Garrity, Lansdale PA; Roger Milton - Beth Milton, Blue Bell PA 86.00 5.47 4/5 Marion Miller, Philadelphia PA; Richard Freedman, New Brunswick NJ; Theodore Brown - Kay Brown, Wilmington DE 82.00 7.31 4/5 3 1 Joyce Negrotti, Berwyn PA; Marianne McClennen, Devon PA; Patty Shaughnessy, Paoli PA; Mary Vitray, Malvern PA 82.00 5.48 6 4 William Neal, Cheswick PA; Daniele Panayotatos, Orangeburg NY; Richard Laird - Patricia Rambasek, Sewickley PA 80.00 4.33 7 5 Susie O’Neil, Wyndmoor PA; Anna Tyson, Glenside PA; Pamela Wilford, Villanova PA; Ella Mecray, Bryn Mawr PA 77.00 3.22 8 Eileen Feldman, Port Jefferson NY; Laura Orticelle, Amityville NY; Ruth Lessinger, Plainview NY; Sandie Sickle, Syosset NY 76.00 3.71 9 6 Edward Andrews Jr. - Stephen Riepenhoff - Kathleen Riepenhoff, Skillman NJ; Julie Grossman, Hopewell NJ 75.00 3.25 10 7 Eileen Zakuto, Feasterville PA; Rochelle Zager, Warwick PA; John Luebbe - Donna Dwaileebe, Laguna Woods CA 74.00 2.75 11/12 8/9 Jacqueline Granite - Nina Sadler - Rick Sadler - Michael Mendelson, Mechanicsburg PA 73.00 2.75 11/12 8/9 Michael Minoff - Glenn Fuhrman, Cherry Hill NJ; Margot Lebovitz, Gladwyne PA; Catherine Strauss, Wyndmoor PA 73.00 2.00 13/14 Gerry Jawer, Wyncote PA; Helena Tucker, Philadelphia PA; Richard Seideman, Rydal PA; Arthur Seidner, Huntingdon Valley PA 72.00 3.44 13/14 10 2 Carol Wilson - Debra Chavez - Betty Murdock - Erin Oblinger, Cincinnati OH 72.00 2.26 15/16 11/12 3/4 Suzanne Cutler, Beachwood OH; Joan Barzilai, Cleveland Heights OH; Teresa Spicer, Wilmington DE; Catherine Conaway, Kennett Square PA 71.00 2.26 15/16 11/12 3/4 Nancy Calomiris - Eva Steiner – J. Scherl - Audrey Meredith, New York NY 71.00 1.80 13/14 Judith Repp, Evergreen CO; Cheryl Stark Abrams, Villanova PA; Gail Ruth, Gladwyne PA; Rebecca Matthias, Philadelphia PA 70.00 1.80 13/14 Bruce Graham, Dunnellon FL; Beth Batastini, Newton NJ; Nancy Root - Sally Bertellotti, Sparta NJ 70.00 1.42 5/6 Paul Herron, Ponte Vedra FL; Fred Schantz, Ponte Vedra Beach FL; Lauren Dougherty, Jamison PA; Laura Breslin, Ewing NJ 69.00 1.42 5/6 Jill Dimitrief, Boston MA; Kim Smith, Fairfield CT; Deanna Heyser - Jeff Heyser, Penn Valley CA 69.00 Daily Bulletin Thursday, March 15, 2018 Page 7

HUGH ROSS WEDNESDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS 6.0 Tables Treadwell Day A B C continued from page 1 1.87 1 Bryan Snapp, Emmaus PA; David Sullivan, Easton PA 61.25% avuncular persona and a 1.60 2 1 Lynne Fiorelli - Lynne Miller, Yardley PA 56.67% 1.20 3 2 Paul Lotke, Gladwyne PA; Judy Novick, Bala Cynwyd PA 53.33% heart as “big as all outdoors” 0.90 4 3 Homa Parsia, Media PA; Jill Spiegel, Wynnewood PA 52.08% made Dave universally 0.68 4 Anita Ficken, Flourtown PA; Stephanie Ravett, Plymouth Meeting PA 51.67% liked, respected, and welcome anywhere – with BRIDGELADY DBC MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING SIDE SERIES the possible exception of 30.00 Tables / Based on 14 Tables some Atlantic City casinos 8.40 1 Jimmy Pelham, Conley GA 118.47% which, in deference to his 6.75 2/3 Buddhadeb Biswas, San Jose CA 117.16% uncanny ability to “count the 6.75 2/3 Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI 117.16% deck,” barred him from the 5.00 4/5 Ruthie Shor, Dallas TX 114.40% blackjack tables. 5.00 4/5 Susan Bates, Dallas TX 114.40% 5.42 6/7 Gerard Turcotte, Quebec QC 111.74% David had a repertoire 5.42 6/7 Robert Tremblay, Quebec QC 111.74% of groan-evoking jokes and puns that, regardless of HUGH ROSS WEDNESDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS age, he never forgot. If that was a downside, it may 61.0 Tables have been the only one. A player of championship A B C caliber, he was a good bridge citizen who served 35.50 1 Bill Cook Jr., Madison MS; Harriette Buckman, Sarasota FL 61.26% 26.63 2 Arnold Kohn, Monroe Township NJ; Ashok Agarwala, Edison NJ 60.70% willingly in an administrative capacity on the Board 19.97 3 Steve Albin, Plainsboro NJ; Dennis Thompson, Lake Hiawatha NJ 59.96% of Governors, the National Appeals and Hall of Fame 14.98 4 Deepak Khanna, Blandon PA; Kurt Engleman, Avondale PA 59.94% committees. He gave freely to the game he loved. 11.83 5 Peter Stein, Hillsborough NJ; Neil Jaffe, Belle Mead NJ 59.62% The quality of his jokes, notwithstanding, Dave 10.14 6 Charles Burns, Vancouver WA; Richard Carle, Longview WA 59.31% had a great sense of humor. And it was unfailingly 8.88 7 Corey Krantz - Rhoda Kratenstein, Delray Beach FL 58.52% deadpan. Once, some years ago I was playing with 16.50 8 1 Mike Giacaman, Saint Louis MO; Diana Votaw, Chesterfield MO 58.20% him and I had talked him into playing a convention 7.68 9 Harry Falk, Palm City FL; Scott Humphrey, Pflugerville TX 57.58% borrowed from the Italians, whereby if RHO were 6.45 10 Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 57.51% to bid a major-suit weak-two bid and we overcalled 5.92 11 Jack Alhale - Rozi Alhale, New York NY 57.42% 5.46 12 Bernie Greenspan, Beachwood OH; Kent Goulding, Germantown MD 57.39% three of the same major, it would show a source of 5.07 13 Linda Bryant - Jack Bryant, St. Louis MO 57.28% running tricks and ask partner to bid 3NT if he had a 4.73 14 Diana Schuld, Glen Head NY; Bruce Horiguchi, Gardena CA 57.12% stopper in that suit. 4.44 15 Peggy Craig - Robert Craig, El Paso TX 57.10% Well, it came up. My RHO opened 2♥, I bid 3♥, 4.26 16 Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN; Robert McClendon, Ponte Vedra FL 56.83% and David said, “Alert.” “Please explain,” said the 12.38 17 2 Thomas Ryder - Suzy Ryder, Boise ID 56.70% curious opponent. Deadpan, without even a hint of 4.23 18 Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL; Joseph Stokes, Chicago IL 56.55% a smile, Dave replied “It means that he has a heart 3.55 19 Patricia Jankovic, Alcoa TN; Jo Anne Newby, Knoxville TN 56.39% stopper, and if I’ve got a running suit, I should bid 5.03 20 Alexander Kolesnik, Los Angeles CA; Bob Etter, Elk Grove CA 56.33% 3.23 21 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC 56.15% 3NT.” 5.34 22 Donald Caplin - Sondra Caplin, Waltham MA 56.06% “You’re kidding!” exclaimed my RHO – out of 9.28 23 3 Thomas Rush, Houston TX; Christine Denny, Encinitas CA 56.00% turn. 2.84 24 Jill Fouad, New Canaan CT; Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT 55.81% LHO was a friend of Dave’s and laughingly 3.36 25 Milton Kalikman, Azusa CA; Jackie Thompson, Silver Spring MD 55.77% asked him “What’s that called?” 2.63 26 Paula Nataf, Beverly Hills CA; Romain Tembouret, France 55.70% “Treadwell,” David shot back. We laughed. 2.54 27 Sherry Spalding Fardie, Port Orange FL; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY 55.61% David deadpanned. 2.45 28 Philippe Galaski, Florence MA; Harold Weiner, Lafayette Hill PA 55.51% His friend turned to me, “Izzat what you play?” 2.67 29 Carol Reitz - Ed Bissell, State College PA 55.36% “No, I play Treadwell,” I replied. 2.29 30 Brian Ellis - Hope Ellis, Beachwood OH 54.27% 6.96 31 4 Joy McKenzie-Smith, Chapel Hill NC; James Keegan, Cambridge MA 53.61% And ever since in our circle of friends, that 5.50 5 Arthur Goldfarb, Wynnewood PA; Frances Abramson, Haverford PA 53.02% convention has been known as reverse Treadwell. 4.71 6 Michael Heins, Cocoa Beach FL; Terry Goodykoontz, Tolono IL 52.60% I first played with David in a Las Vegas 5.78 7 1 Kazi Farooqui, Grayslake IL; Karim Abdul, Naperville IL 52.58% tournament which we entered five minutes after 3.67 8 Bob Rebelein, Poughkeepsie NY; Jadwiga Polujan, Calgary AB 52.54% game time. We won. The next time I played with 3.30 9 Stephen Horwitz, Avalon NJ; Ralph Croskey, Jacksonville FL 52.47% him was early in my 1989 Barry Crane Top 500 4.27 10 Sarah Furlow - Richard Furlow, Ann Arbor MI 51.94% run. He, Arnie Fisher and Leon Lowe accompanied 4.34 11 2 Randy Pearson, Pittsburgh PA; Evan Marti, Houston TX 51.92% me to a tournament and they took turns playing 2.99 12 Robert Fukunaga, Thornhill ON; Angela Huang, Toronto ON 51.70% 2.36 13 Bob Muhlhauser - Barbara Muhlhauser, Ambler PA 51.56% with me, probably to relieve one another. We won 2.20 14 Dan Morgenstern - Jack Mahoney, Brunswick ME 51.54% everything, giving me a substantial early lead over 2.12 15 Paul Sitz, Ramsey MN; Bert Sheldon, Houston TX 51.47% my competitors. 1.94 16 Bharat Shah, Monroe NJ; Akshay Shah, Somerset NJ 50.62% After the Crane year, I increased my professional 1.83 17 Edward Rothenheber, Severn MD; Brian Sutton, Bethesda MD 50.54% activity and played only rarely with Dave. But we 3.25 3 Mark Bolotin - Stephen Vineberg, Philadelphia PA 50.04% often spent time together, if only for me to receive 2.67 4 George Liebermann, Mississauga ON; Paul Adler, Morganville NJ 49.67% the joke du jour. He called me the “Young Fart.” 1.93 5 Philip Lebovitz - Mark Hedson, Langhorne PA 48.54% I was honored. I was sometimes recruited for his 1.65 6 Thomas Koslovsky, Huntington NY; Bradley Leach, Oro Valley AZ 48.26% “Crates” game, a form of Crazy Eights. Dave WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SIDE PAIRS promoted the game at every opportunity. 12.0 Tables David’s 78th birthday occurred during the A B C Geneva World Championships in 1990. Some of us 4.77 1 Fred Hoffer, Montreal QC; Don Piafsky, Toronto ON 63.19% were staying at La Truite, a little hotel just across the 4.12 2 1 Bruce Scott, San Jose CA; Robena Foland, Grand Island FL 61.34% border in France. A huge crowd gathered for dinner at 2.68 3 Donald Faskow, Hollywood FL; John Albright, Plantation FL 60.19% our hotel to honor Dave on his birthday. The affection 3.09 4 2 Michael Hartnett - Nancy Ferguson, Greenbrae CA 57.18% was manifest. 2.32 5 3 Bruce Lieberman, Doylestown PA; Daniel Sonner, Redwood City CA 54.63% That affection now drives the sorrow surrounding 1.52 6/7 4/5 James Willson, Richardson TX; Margot Hirsch, Fort Worth TX 54.40% 1.52 6/7 4/5 Cris Shanks, Watkinsville GA; Dianne McLean, Athens GA 54.40% his death – a man who had lived a full life for nearly 2.28 1 Gregory Newcomb - Robin Elliott, Boulder CO 50.69% a century. But don’t weep for Dave. Blessed with an 1.71 2 Jose Mateo-Bermudez - Natalie Colvin, Philadelphia PA 46.76% adoring family, he spent much of that long life doing what he loved most, with those he loved most and HUGH ROSS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS that most loved him. 8.5 Tables Unless puns are sins, if there’s a heaven, David A B C is surely there attending that big tournament in the 2.10 1 Pam Bacher, Vienna VA; Marcia McMahon, Bethesda MD 64.05% sky. I can almost hear him addressing St. Peter as he 1.81 2 1 Gary Steele - Patricia Steele, McAllen TX 60.88% 1.53 3 2 1 Chris Terajewicz, Newton MA; Peggy Neubig, Monroe Township NJ 55.85% passed through those golden portals, “By the way, 1.02 4 3 Kathleen Lieberman - Henry Lieberman, Newtown PA 55.13% did I tell you about the butcher who backed into the 1.15 5 4 2 Grace Ashton - Johari Ajwang, Hanover NH 53.79% meat grinder and got a little behind in his work?” 0.57 5 Joyce Bentrim - William Bentrim, Perkasie PA 53.06% Rest in peace, Old Fart … old friend. You died 0.86 3 Natalie Morhun, Etna NH; Timothy Kurtz, Contoocook NH 51.24% with your boots on. 0.65 4 Aidan Samwick, Norwich VT; Ruddock Smith, Norwick VT 49.32% Page 8 Thursday, March 15, 2018 Daily Bulletin Vanderbilt KO Teams – Today’s Pairings 1. Nickell 188 77 Tables 64. (65) Trachuk 70 Frank Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Robert Levin, 1 Nickell 49 112 156 170 Henderson NV; Steve Weinstein, Montclair NJ; Eric Rodwell, Clearwater 32 (33) Doub 43 71 91 116 32. Kasle 114 FL; Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Beach FL 33. Doub 148 vs 1. Nickell Gary Cohler, Delray Beach FL; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; Russell 16. (17) Cohler Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI; Diego Brenner, Barcelona Spain 17. Cohler 151 48. Rippey 101 17 Cohler 41 76 95 137 Martin Fleisher - Joe Grue, New York NY; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Brad Moss, Denver CO; , Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Beverly 16 Street 22 46 74 104 16. Street 171 Hills CA 49. (54) LZSS 133 vs Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL; Louk Verhees Jr., Voorhout Netherlands; 9. Gupta 144 Cornelis Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep Netherlands; Alon Birman - Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel; , London England 56. Skorchev 95 9 Gupta 39 67 123 154 24 Paul Fireman 17 41 59 100 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; Boye 24. Paul Fireman 106 Brogeland, Flekkefjor Norway; , Arendal Norway 41. Collins 63 vs 9. Gupta Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL; John McAllister, Keswick VA; Jacob Roen, 8. Pszczola 25. O’Rourke 120 Copenhagen Denmark; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden; , Taby 40. Phyllis Fireman 117 Sweden 25 O’Rourke 1 2 29 w/d 8 Pszczola 58 116 129 129 Lavazza: Agustin Madala - Alejandro Bianchedi, Buenos Aires Argentina; 8. Pszczola 210 Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona Spain; Antonio Sementa, Parma Italy; Dennis 57. (72) Schireson 61 Bilde, Aarhus Denmark vs 5. Cayne 166 Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL; , London England; Jerry 60. (69) Wilderman 90 Stamatov - Diyan Danailov, Sofia Bulgaria; Michael Bell, London England 5 Cayne 44 57 94 125 28 Verbeek 23 39 51 65 James Cayne, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; Mustafa 28. Verbeek 155 Cem Tokay, Roma Italy; Giovanni Donati, Italy; Lorenzo Lauria - Alfredo 37. Fallenius 56 5. Cayne Versace, Rome Italy vs 12. (21) Berg 21. Berg 170 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Jason Feldman, San Diego CA; Krzysztof 44. Baker 99 Buras, Warszawa Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Chapel Hill NC; Michal 21 Berg 36 55 102 132 Kwiecien, Lublin Poland; Marcin Lesniewski, Zakopane 12 Mittelman 22 77 96 106 12. Mittelman 181 Poland 53. Harris 71 Andrew Rosenthal - Aaron Silverstein - , New York NY; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Eldad 13. Zimmerman 138 Ginossar, Chicago IL 52. Pavlicek 128 vs 13 Zimmerman 24 27 36 77 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; , New York NY; Piotr Gawrys, 20 Schwartz 19 39 63 100 20. Schwartz 132 Warsaw Poland; Michal Klukowski, Poland; Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino 45. Grossack 91 CA; Roger Lee, Las Vegas NV 13. (20) Schwartz 4. Lavazza Jacek Pszczola - Josef Blass, Chapel Hill NC; Jacek Kalita, Warsaw Poland; 29. PD Times 122 Michal Nowosadzki, Wroclaw Poland; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam Netherlands; 36. Aa 115 Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan Den Netherlands 29 PD Times 27 34 58 w/d vs 4 Lavazza 77 132 173 173 4. Lavazza 182 Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Zia Mahmood, 61. (68) Zhang 106 New York NY; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands; Fredrik Nystrom - Johan Upmark, Stockholm Sweden

2. Fleisher 180 Hemant Lall, Dallas TX; , Sarasota FL; , New 63. Sher 122 2 Fleisher 61 72 102 129 York NY; , Charlottenlund Denmark; Frederic Wrang - Johan Sylvan, Stockholm Sweden 31 Lilienstein 12 53 86 104 31. Lilienstein 89 vs 34. (43) Abdou 80 Chen Zhao, College Park MD; Jing Liu, Minneapolis MN; Hua Poon - 2. Fleisher Choon Chou Loo, Singapore Singapore 15. Tulin 18. Hill 155 25.00 17/32 George Mittelman, Thornhill ON; Ken Bercuson, Las 47. Barbosa 116 18 Hill 41 44 58 80 Vegas NV; Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba Israel; Piotr Pawel Zatorski, Gdansk 15 Tulin 54 100 108 147 Poland; Andrea Manno, Palermo Italy; Massimiliano Di Franco, Italy 15. Tulin 130 25.00 17/32 Pierre Zimmermann - Franck Multon - Tor Helness - 50. Hanna 85 Geir Helgemo, Monaco; Aleksander Dubinin - , Moscow Russia 10. Lall 155 25.00 17/32 Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, 55. (74) Smith 124 Montreal QC; - Jean Quantin, Paris France; Frederic Volcker, 10 Lall 25 54 76 134 Issy Les Moulin France; Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan France 23 Seligman 21 54 109 124 23. Seligman 124 25.00 17/32 Joyce Hill, St. Augustine FL; Kevin Dwyer - Shan Huang, Melbourne FL; , Charlotte NC; Kevin Bathurst, Palm 42. Jacob 123 10. Lall Beach Gardens FL 7. (26) Zhao 25.00 17/32 Marty Seligman, Wynnewood PA; Tom Hanlon, Dublin 26. Zhao 138 Ireland; , Toronto ON; Ishmael DelMonte, Las Vegas NV; Jay 39. (64) Madness 132 26 Zhao 20 59 104 147 Barron, Tulsa OK; Ashley Bach, Sydney Australia 25.00 17/32 Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; , Palm 7 (71) Castner 32 50 90 119 7. Coren 108 Beach Gardens FL; John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Vincent Demuy, Palm 58. (71) Castner 146 Beach Gardens FL; John Hurd, New York NY; , Astoria NY 25.00 17/32 Lou Ann O’Rourke, Portola Valley CA; Marc Jacobus 6. Rosenthal 123 - John Mohan - Joshua Donn, Las Vegas NV; Wojciech Gawel, Wroclaw Poland; Rafal Jagniewski, Legionowo Poland 59. Narasimhan 119 6 Rosenthal 42 67 96 143 25.00 17/32 Tim Verbeek, Utrecht Netherlands; Danny Molenaar, 27 (38) Moss 12 22 49 64 Den Haag Netherlands; Bob Drijver, Rotterdam Netherlands; Bart Nab, 27. Robinson 98 Tilburg Netherlands; Dano De Falco, Rubano Italy; Patricia Cayne, Boca 38. Moss 119 6. Rosenthal Raton FL 25.00 17/32 Ji Chen - Fu Zhong - Jie Li - Xu Hou, Beijing People’s 11. Mahaffey 22. Levine 148 Republic of China; Lidang Dong, Shaanxi People’s Republic of China 43. (60) Gipson 191 25.00 17/32 Jared Lilienstein - Michael Polowan, New York NY; 22 (60) Gipson 20 39 96 113 Drew Casen, Metarie LA; James Krekorian, Pensacola FL 11 Mahaffey 28 74 97 161 11. Mahaffey 188 25.00 17/32 Douglas Doub, West Hartford CT; John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT; , Dillon CO; Migry Zur Campanile, New 54. (75) Pajak 38 York NY 25.00 17/32 Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Heights IL; Rose Meltzer, 14. Sonsini 93 Chapel Hill NC; , Varna Bulgaria; Rosen Gunev, Sofia 51. Leong 112 14 (51) Leong 35 40 65 92 Bulgaria; Vladimir Marashev, Sofia Bulgaria; Ivan Tsonchev, Sofia Bulgaria 25.00 17/32 Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL; , 19 Zagorin 53 67 119 144 19. Zagorin 166 Hammonds Plains NS; Oren Kriegel - , Chicago IL; Maarten 46. (57) Texeira 83 Schollaardt, Netherlands; Tom Van Overbeeke, Utrecht Netherlands 14. (19) Zagorin 25.00 17/32 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; 3. Diamond 30. Woolsey 46 Peter Gill, Sydney Australia; Adam Stokka, Umea Sweden 25.00 17/32 Paul Gipson, Duns England; Alex Gipson, Orpington 35. Demirev 138 30 (35) Demirev 35 47 69 97 England; Aran Warszawski, Rehovot Israel; Dan Israeli, Tel Aviv Israel 3 Diamond 13 52 92 132 25.00 17/32 Kevin Castner, Kentfield CA; Thomas Paske, Hereford 3. Diamond 146 England; Artur Malinowski, Harrow England; Phillip King, Harrow 62. Cassel 132 Middlesex England Daily Bulletin Thursday, March 15, 2018 Page 9

Anti-cheating continued from page 1 play and against whom. It is for this reason that we ask the organizers of major tournaments for full transparency regarding participants. Concerned players can then make a decision as to whether they wish to withdraw from the event.” Zia Mahmood, one of the rally organizers, said, “With the expulsion of these players, the feeling at tournaments became so much better because we all knew we were having a fair game. But after the recent events in Europe, a sense of unease has returned. It would be as if someone who came to your home treated you and your family horribly, but after kicking them out, you were somehow forced to invite them back. So this is why we’re doing this: The federations’ hands may be tied, but ours aren’t.” Fellow rally organizer Boye Brogeland – who Some of the many top players that gathered for Wednesday’s anti-cheating rally. also led the initial charge against the collusive prove it to the smallest detail. do to help with possible cheating cases is to speak cheaters in 2015 – said, “We need a new approach “This is important for the players. I don’t think up. File those player memos! If you see something, when it comes to cheating. It’s so hard to prove the the organizers know much the players care about say something. One hand doesn’t prove anything, method by which someone might cheat, but the this.” but patterns can only appear if there’s enough statistical analysis of unusual results shows us the Howard Weinstein, chair of the ACBL’s Anti- evidence.” way. We have to take action early even if we can’t Cheating Commission, said, “The best thing you can

Once more, I had the opportunity to play both with In praise of rubber bridge and against a pro. While he had little voice due to a Mark Bolotin of Philadelphia played in the recent procedure, he made a strong effort to instruct rubber bridge room here at the NABC (Room 403) on and entertain. Tuesday, and he had such a good time that he wrote I was about to leave, when I found out that Bart to the Daily Bulletin about his experience. Bramley had come in. I knew Bart well from college, I want to commend you heartily on the rubber so I quickly took advantage of the first opportunity bridge room. It is a great ideal that is worth to sit in. I showed him my class ring to make a continuing at future nationals . . . and possibly at connection and challenged him to remember me regionals with local bridge stars. I encourage anyone after 50 years by giving him the name of my regular whose schedule permits to stop by. partner of the time. I was pleasantly surprised that Let me recount my experiences today. I was he was able to respond with my name. After the first there ahead of the pros who were advertised to be hand, he got a call that he was sitting out the first in attendance, but I played a round of Chicago with quarter of the Vanderbilt, so he stayed well past the three less-experience players, all local like me. It was time expected of the pros. As the room had mostly flattering to have them looking to me for advice; I’m emptied out and nobody was looking to cut in, there not at a level where I’m used to that. were four of us who played a half-dozen hands or David Berkowitz came in. I watched a hand or more. two, then cut in to play with them when my turn Bart and I reconnected and reminisced more at came. We defended a hand, and it was nice to hear lunch. him over-compliment me on a basic defense (reading The only thing that kept this from being perfect his suit-preference when he gave me a ruff). was that I made a bidding error on the last hand. I was in and out of that table for a while, playing a However, those who play with me know I am every hand, stepping out for another player, then cutting bit as capable of making a bone-headed bridge play back in when my turn came around. Between David’s as I am of making a good play. advice and his banter, it was an absolute delight. As I’m not playing any events on Thursday, I’ll About the time he left, Zia Mahmood came in. be back for more rubber bridge then. Page 10 Thursday, March 15, 2018 Daily Bulletin

If you become aware of one of the worst kinds C-h-e-a-t-i-n-g of cheating, privately take your information to a By Robb Gordon tournament official – the Recorder or director-in- charge. That way, an investigation can be done Cheat (verb): Act dishonestly or unfairly to gain without the accused being embarrassed, and without an advantage, especially in a game or examination. the accused knowing he is being investigated, which may make it easier to gather evidence. In bridge, the worst kind of cheating is collusive If one of the more mundane violations occurs cheating by a partnership – where partners agree at the table, whether you think it deliberate or not, to transmit information to each other by means simply call the director. Describe the irregularity, other than normal bidding and play. This has been but do not try to characterize the intent of your done through placement of cards, tapping of feet, opponent. That is for the director to investigate. coughing and many other means. Fortunately, this In this way, bridge “justice” will be achieved type of cheating is rare, but unfortunately it is most effectively without making you the bad guy. sometimes difficult to detect. Following closely behind are individual acts to try to gain information on a board – frequently called I don’t want to be a “wire.” This is accomplished by wandering around the playing area surreptitiously glancing at tables to a hero ... do you? see cards, deliberately listening for table talk from By Barry Rigal adjacent tables, or somehow gaining access to hand Dlr: South ♠ 9 8 4 records. Vul: None ♥ A 5 Lesser infractions usually involve the use of ♦ K Q 7 5 2 unauthorized information, whether it is accidentally ♣ A K Q hearing information from a different table and not ♠ A 10 7 6 5 3 2 reporting it to the director, or taking advantage of ♥ K 9 partners mannerisms, breaks in , or incorrect ♦ 10 explanations. Sometimes it involves concealing ♣ 8 6 4 an infraction, such as claiming in order to cover West North East South up a , or deliberately not correcting your or Pass partner’s mis-explanation when it is appropriate to 3♠ Dbl Pass 4♥ do so. All Pass Many, perhaps most of these latter infractions The first board of a Vanderbilt KO sees you may be unintentional. For this reason, there are two with a vicious problem after an unexpected dummy different laws written that involve unauthorized comes down in 4♥. information - Law 16, most frequently cited, is a You lead the ♦10: queen, ace, 8. Back comes the “civil” violation in the sense that it doesn’t suggest ♦6, declarer plays the 3 and you ruff. What now? intent on the part of the infract or, rather just a The missing diamonds are the jack, 9 and 4, so choice of action that is not available under the law a priori, the 6 might be more likely to be partner’s due to the unauthorized information. lowest from the remaining cards. But I think you Note here that breaking tempo in an can be safe to assume that partner has an original “irregularity” – it is not an infraction. We all need to two-card spade suit because otherwise he might have think sometimes. But partner is not supposed to be shifted to his singleton honor. So it looks 2:1 that able to gain advantage from that. he has the ♠K Q or ♠K J and you can put him in for The second law covering this issue is Law another diamond ruff. 73, which clearly states that a player may not There are additional complexities though. Say deliberately use unauthorized information to his partner has a slow trump trick, such as J-x-x-x or benefit – this is the “criminal” violation. How and 10-8-x-x. Now underleading spades might cost the when which of these laws is applied is a subject for a setting trick! different article, but suffice to say, if a player decides I can’t tell you what is right, but this was the full to use unauthorized information, he is in violation of deal: Law 73. ♠ 9 8 4 To avoid violating Law 16 and some others can ♥ A 5 be tricky. Here are a few pointers: ♦ K Q 7 5 2 1. If you or your partner give misinformation, as ♣ A K Q the declaring side, you must call the director ♠ A 10 7 6 5 3 2 ♠ K J and disclose this at the end of the auction. If ♥ K 9 ♥ 8 6 4 3 you are the defending side, you must bring the ♦ 10 ♦ A 6 4 misinformation to opponents’ attention at the ♣ 8 6 4 ♣ J 9 7 5 end of the hand, giving them the opportunity to ♠ Q seek redress if they feel they are damaged. ♥ Q J 10 7 2 2. If you receive unauthorized information from ♦ J 9 8 3 an outside source, you must call the director ♣ 10 3 2 and inform him away from the table of the When the second defensive ruff got away, information received. Sometimes he may be declarer led a low trump to the ace and brought able to adjust positions or take some other action home plus 420. which will make the board playable. 3. If you receive unauthorized information from partner by a break in tempo or otherwise, Appealing a ruling Players in NABC+ events who want to appeal know that you must choose from among a director’s ruling initiate the process by speaking logical alternatives one not suggested by the with the director who delivered the original ruling. unauthorized information. To do otherwise, The table director will fill out paperwork regarding even if you were “always” going to take that the appeal, and the appellants will explain what action creates a no-win situation for you. If they believe to be wrong with the initial ruling. unsuccessful, you keep your result. If successful, From there, the case may be handled by a variety the result will be adjusted. of means. When the appeals reviewer receives the What to do when you observe case, the circumstances of that particular case will cheating or other irregularities determine whether the case can be resolved by the One of the worst offenses in bridge is to publicly original staff (in the case of misapplication of Law accuse another player of cheating or of being or regulation, for instance), a panel of directors, or unethical. Do not ever do this! It can get you in even a committee-type hearing which could include big trouble – subject to discipline under our Code bridge experts. of Disciplinary Regulations, with up to 180 days probation and/or up to 180 days suspension. It can also get you sued! Daily Bulletin Thursday, March 15, 2018 Page 11

HUGH ROSS WEDNESDAY EVENING A/X/Y SIDE SWISS TEAMS NABC 10K KNOCKOUT – FINAL ROUND 18 Tables 18 Tables A B C 1. Viktor Anikovich - David Pelka - Alan Daniels, Los Angeles CA; 5.97 1 Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC; Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Robert Kent - Ellen Kent, Chicago IL vs Michael Gamble, Shawnigan Lake BC; Ranald Davidson, Montreal QC 59.00 2. (6) Albert Shrive, Naples FL; Michael Ranis, Miami FL; Donald 4.48 2 Suresh Mahajan, Del Mar CA; Norman Schwartz, Carlsbad CA; Dalpe, Fort Myers FL; Anthony Barre, Marco Island FL; Saul Jean Barry, Livermore CA; Paul Darin, San Diego CA 57.00 Gross, Miami Beach FL; Juan Castillo, Fort Lauderdale FL 4.69 3 1 Robin Fellus - Alessandro Gandoglia, Rome Italy; Giuseppe Delle Cave, Rome Italy; Giacomo Percario, Livorno Italy 53.00 29.00 3/4 Mac Busby, San Diego CA; Vladislav Isporski, 4.05 4 2 1 Andrew Jeng, Johns Creek GA; Zihan Tan, Chicago IL; Zhuo Wang, Sofia Bulgaria; Suman Agarwal, Columbus OH; Yatindra Sahae, Carmel Valley CA Forest Hills NY; Ovunc Yilmaz, South Bend IN 50.00 29.00 3/4 Richard Gabriel, Naples FL; Richard Strauss, 3.04 5 3 2 Pierre Gaudreau - Nicole Tremblay, Sainte-Sophie QC; Robert Tremblay - Northbrook IL; Larry Bass, Tamarac FL; Joseph Machotka, Delray Gerard Turcotte, Quebec QC 48.00 Beach FL 2.28 4 3 Kien Fong - Yukun Zhang, Singapore; Mingyang Zhou - Xinchen Zhu, 13.05 5/6 Donald Rumelhart, Ann Arbor MI; Ned Irving, Berkeley CA 45.00 Hot Springs Village AR; Stephen Mackay, Markham ON; David 1.50 4/5 David Fleischer, Alexandria VA; Seth Cohen, Brooklyn NY; Colbert, Etobicoke ON; Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Michael McGuire, Hernando MS Donald Joseph - Joyce Joseph, Glencoe IL 33.00 13.05 5/6 Teresa Boyd - Grant Robinson, Dublin CA; 1.50 4/5 Terry Richardson, Austin TX; Henry Caspar, Las Vegas NV; Chuck Wong, Danville CA; Todd Werby, Tiburon CA Peter Kyper, West Chester PA; Michael Myers, Ottawa ON 33.00

HUGH ROSS WEDNESDAY EVENING B/C/D SIDE SWISS TEAMS 19 Tables Convention card reminder B C D Each player is required to have a convention 5.80 1 1 Barry Dehlin, Dresher PA; Carl Perchonock, Jenkintown PA; card filled out legibly and on the table throughout a Milind Vaze, Churchville PA; Bruce Lieberman, Doylestown PA 77.00 session. The convention card must include the first 4.35 2 2 R. Shenkin - Susan Shenkin, West Chester PA; Karen Pollak, Exton PA; and last name of each member of the partnership, Geraldine Macdonald, Los Altos CA 50.00 and the cards must be identical. 2.23 3/6 Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA; George Parkins, Vienna VA; Hal Jones Jr., If a director determines that neither player has Lorton VA; Marvin Raines, Fort Washington MD 45.00 a substantially completed card, the partnership may 2.23 3/6 3/5 1 Judi Katz - Marcy Gookin, Chicago IL; Joyce Leary, Andover MA; play only the Yellow Card and Ulla Winkler, Somerville MA 45.00 2.23 3/6 3/5 Murali Nair, Phoenix AZ; Danielle Tremblay, Outremont QC; may use only standard carding. This restriction Pierrette Matteau, Mont-Royal QC; Bill Carstens, Anthem AZ 45.00 may be lifted only at the beginning of a subsequent 2.23 3/6 3/5 Ilona Ulmer - Larry Ulmer, Huntingdon Valley PA; Phillip Yorston, round after convention cards have been properly Albuquerque NM; Leonid Fastovsky, Chevy Chase MD 45.00 prepared and approved by the director. Further, the HUGH ROSS WEDNESDAY A/X PAIRS partnership will receive a 1/6-board matchpoint 35.0 Tables / Based on 84 Tables penalty for each board played, commencing with A X the next round and continuing until the restriction is 39.67 1 1 Stanislaw Pajak, Starachonice Poland; Janusz Gawecki, Kielce Poland 58.85% lifted. In IMP team games, penalties shall be at the 29.75 2 2 Michael Shuster, Collegeville PA; William Chen, Lafayette Hill PA 57.97% discretion of the director. 22.31 3 Michael Moss - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY 56.45% If the director determines the partnership has at 16.74 4 Andy Kaufman, Upper Gwynedd PA; Michael Cassel, Roseville MN 56.35% least one substantially completed convention card 13.22 5 3 Walter Lee, Sudbury MA; Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA 56.05% but has not fully complied with ACBL regulations, 11.33 6 , Toronto ON; Neil Silverman, Fort Lauderdale FL 55.94% the director may give warnings or assign such 9.92 7 4 Don Lussky, Elmhurst IL; Jerry Poliquin, Gurnee IL 55.69% penalties as he deems to be appropriate under the 8.82 8 Bill Parks, Phoenix AZ; Kelley Hwang, New York NY 55.09% 7.93 9 5 Maciej Klis, Krakow Poland; Piotr Kucharski, Krakow Poland 55.07% circumstances. 7.21 10 6 Martin Nathan - William Rittenberg, Atlanta GA 55.00% The objective of these warnings and penalties is 6.61 11 Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ; Larry Sunser, Syracuse NY 54.68% the encouragement of full compliance with ACBL 6.10 12 Cecilia Rimstedt, Onsala Sweden; Arthur Crystal, Fairfield CT 54.52% regulations. 5.67 13 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; Michael Mikyska, Los Angeles CA 54.28% 5.29 14 7 Sharon Goldman, Secaucus NJ; Justyna Zmuda, Skwaina Poland 53.87% 4.96 15 Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT; Jeffrey Juster, New York NY 53.67% 4.67 16 8 Dana Berkowitz, New York NY; Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ 53.48% 4.41 17 9 Eric Sieg, Seattle WA; Christopher Gibson, Tigard OR 53.43% 4.18 18 Weishu Wu, Irvine CA; Richard Chan, Markham ON 53.21% 3.71 10 Ashraf El Sadi, Union City CA; Pat Galligan, San Mateo CA 52.53%

HUGH ROSS WEDNESDAY B/C PAIRS 9.0 Tables B C 7.13 1 Sharon Dameron, Cedar Park TX; Jerry Barrett, Austin TX 57.41% 5.35 2 Marianne Aronovich - Serge Aronovich, Tuxedo Park NY 54.86% 4.50 3 1 Ke Zhao, Edison NJ; Qun Yang, Greenvale NY 54.51% 3.01 4 Jane Champion, Naples NC; Veronica Peacock, Vancouver BC 54.17% 2.38 5 Peter Clay, Wellesley MA; Don Doolittle, Irving TX 53.01% 3.38 2 Gary Mallett - Sally Mallett, New Martinsville WV 52.89% 2.53 3 Risa Grossman, Roslyn NY; Debra Katz, Woodmere NY 52.55% 2.53 4 Janine Buss - Erika Silver, Port Washington NY 51.74%

HUGH ROSS WEDNESDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS 12.0 Tables 7 3 5.78 1 1 Fran Madsen - Nels Madsen, Auburn AL 58.93% 4.34 2 2 Michael Schuller - Jared Schuller, Hillsborough NJ 58.48% 3.25 3 3 A. John Weymouth – S. Weymouth, Toronto ON 57.44% 2.44 4 Joseph Stockel - Jeanette Stockel, Derwood MD 56.10% 1.93 5 Danielle Cusson, New York NY; Jack Adams, Houston TX 55.80% 1.77 6 John Schachte, Cary NC; David Smith, Apex NC 55.36% 1.71 4 John Graf, Alexandria VA; Paul Mohler, Arlington VA 52.38% 1.35 5 Rose Savage - Shane Savage, Moncton NB 51.49%

HUGH ROSS WEDNESDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS 6.0 Tables A B C 2.40 1 Patricia Latshaw - Jill Greiner, Lancaster PA 67.08% 2.27 2 1 Ginny Mason - Bobby Willig, Princeton NJ 62.92% 1.73 3 2 1 Timothy Byrnes, Perpigna France; Joe Huddleston, Peoria AZ 56.67% 1.30 4/5 3/4 2 Jan Nettler, Florence MA; David Rosnick, Amherst MA 54.58% 1.12 4/5 3/4 Stanley Goodman, Winter Springs FL; James Sneed, Glendale AZ 54.58% Page 12 Thursday, March 15, 2018 Daily Bulletin

1970 1. Bette L. Cohn, Marietta Passell; 1994 1. Lynn Deas, Rhoda Kratenstein; 2. Louise Krauss, Betty Mangan 2. Cynthia Balderson, Peg Waller 1971 1. Ruth Bloomfield, Delle Levinson; 1995 1. Flo Rotman, Susan Miller; 2. Betty Ann Kennedy, 2. Lila Perlstein, Juanita Chambers 1972 1. Amalya Kearse, ; 1996 1. Suzy Burger, Barbara Sion; 2. Emma Jean Hawes, Dorothy Hayden 2. Judy Randel, Linda Lewis Truscott 1997 1. Janice Seamon, Sylvia Moss; 1973 1. Frieda Arst, June Deutsch; 2. Linda Perlman, Hjordis Eythorsdottir 2. Edith Kemp, Barbara Rappaport 1998 1. Sharon Hait, Barbara Sartorius; 1974 1. Bernice Larson, Joan Stein; 2. Shannon Lipscomb, Rhoda Walsh 2. Edith Kemp, Barbara Rappaport 1999 1. Mildred Breed, Shawn Quinn; 1975 1. Dorothy Moore, Marion Weed; 2. Nell Cahn, Ellen Siebert 2. Nancy Gruver, 2000 1. Mildred Breed, Shawn Quinn; 1976 1. Barbara Furbeck, Barbara Herr; 2. Joan Jackson, Robin Klar Pamela Granovetter and won the 2. Carol Crawford, Joan Remey 2001 1. Mildred Breed, Shawn Quinn; 2017 Smith Life Master Women’s Pairs. 1977 1. Edith Kemp, Barbara Rappaport; 2. Jayne Thomas, Barbara Nudelman 2. Bernadine Jenkins, Joan Remey 2002 1. Mildred Breed, Shawn Quinn; Play begins today in 1978 1. Emma Jean Hawes, Dorothy Hayden 2. Jan George, Roni Gitchel Smith LM Women’s Pairs Truscott; 2003 1. Lynn Baker, ; Play gets underway today in the four-session 2. Ann Economidy, Anne Leverone 2. Joan Jackson, Robin Klar Life Master Women’s Pairs with the Helen Sobel 1979 1. Nancy Gruver, Edith Kemp; 2004 1. Cynthia Hinckley, Diana Schuld; Smith Trophy honoring the winners. 2. June Deutsch, Sandi Leavitt 2. Pam Granovetter, Migry Zur-Campanile The Smith Trophy recognizes Helen Sobel 1980 1. Kathie Cappelletti, Claire Tornay; 2005 1. Jill Levin, Malle Andrade; Smith, the first woman elected to the Bridge Hall 2. Nancy Gruver, Edith Kemp 2. Mildred Breed, Claudette Hartman of Fame. Smith was an outstanding player and is 1981 1. Nancy Gruver, Edith Kemp; 2006 1. Sara Sivelind, Cecilia Rimstedt; universally considered the best woman player of 2. Betty Ann Kennedy, Carol Sanders 2. Janice Seamon-Molson, Gigi Simpson all time. She won 35 North American titles – the 1982 1. Dorothy Buchanan, Barbara Morris; 2007 1. Lynn Baker, Karen McCallum; Vanderbilt twice, the five times and the 2. Mary Albert, Rhoda Walsh 2. YouMei Zhou; Jian Wang Reisinger four times – and the McKenney Trophy 1983 1. Beth Palmer, Lynn Deas; 2008 1. Betty Ann Kennedy, Lynn Deas; (now the Barry Crane Top 500) three times: in 1941, 2. Sandra Low, Joan Stein 2. Janice Seamon-Molson, Gigi Simpson 1942 and 1944. 1984 1. Karen Singer, Sharon Soules; 2009 1. Sue Picus, Shawn Quinn; Past winners and runners-up: 2. Kathie Wei, Judi Radin 2. Victoria Gromova, Tatiana Ponomareva 1961 1. Dorothy Hayden, Helen Portugal; 1985 1. Lynn Deas, Beth Palmer; 2010 1. Disa Eythorsdottir, ; 2. Gratian Goldstein, Jane Mueller 2. Rama Linz, Kerri Shuman 2. Lynn Deas, Judith Shulman 1962 1. Barbara Kachmar, ; 1986 1. Mickie Kivel, Judi Cody; 2011 1. Cheri Bjerkan, Rozanne Pollack; 2. Anne Burnstein, Edith Kemp 2. Rama Linz, Kerri Shuman 2. Nancy Passell, 1963 1. Anne Burnstein, Hermine Baron; 1987 1. Jill Meyers, Gaye Herrington; 2012 1. Victoria Gromova, Tatiana Ponomareva; 2. Carrie Arnold, Neva L. Gray 2. Mary Ann Coyle, Jackie Hess 2. Migry Zur Campanile, Miriam Varenne 1964 1. Margaret Alcorn, Betty Kaplan; 1988 1. Nancy Passell, Nell Cahn; 2013 1. Patti Hartley, Barbara Nist; 2. , Sylvia Stein 2. Brenda Keller, Renee Mancuso 2. Cheri Bjerkan, Rozanne Pollack 1965 1. Ann Sheaber, Jan Stone; 1989 1. Rhoda Walsh, Sabine Zenkel; 2014 1. Bernace De Young, Bronia Jenkins; 2. Mary Jane Farell, 2. Lynn Deas, Beth Palmer 2. Victoria Gromova, Tatiana Ponomareva. 1966 1. Emma Jean Hawes, Dorothy Hayden; 1990 1. Carol Sanders, Betty Ann Kennedy; 2015 1. Yiji Starr, Pam Granovetter; 2. Mary Jane Farell, Peggy Solomon 2. Barbara Sartorius, Marla Chaikin 2. Gail Greenberg, Sue Picus 1967 1. Nancy Gruver, Edith Sachs; 1991 1. Sue Weinstein, Tobi Deutsch; 2016 1. Victoria Gromova, Tatiana Ponomareva; 2. Mary Jane Farell, Peggy Solomon 2. Janice Seamon, Cheri Bjerkan 2. Ellen Kozlove, Anne Brenner 1968 1. Dorothy Talmage, Rhoda Walsh; 1992 1. Shawn Womack, Jan Cohen; 2017 1. Sylvia Shi, Pamela Granovetter; 2. Katherine Blanchard, Mary Jane Farell 2. Sabine Zenkel, Joan Jackson 2. Georgiana Gates, Pat Levy 1969 1. Gratian Goldstein, Sylvia Stein; 1993 1. Janice Seamon, Sabine Zenkel; 2. Karen Allison, Gladys W. Collier 2. Sharon David, Trudi Nugit Daily Bulletin Thursday, March 15, 2018 Page 13

ARNIE FISHER TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO 1 ARNIE FISHER TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO 2 13 Tables 12 Tables 46.36 1 Douglas Simson, Columbus OH; Jeff Aker, 25.56 1 James Breihan - Anton (Tony) Haddad, Houston Briarcliff NY; John Lusky, Portland OR; Allan Falk, Okemos MI TX; Joe Yassi, Etobicoke ON; Marilyn Adams, Beaumont TX 32.45 2 Justine Cushing - Melih Ozdil, New York NY; 17.89 2 Maureen Beyrouti, St.-Laurent QC; Francoise St Kauko Koistinen, Espoo Finland; Vesa Fagerlund, Tampere Finland; Pierre, Beaconsfield QC; Michel Bertrand - Gary Hastings, Dorval QC Sadik Arf, Saratoga CA 10.22 3/4 Pierre Gaudreau - Nicole Tremblay, Sainte-Sophie 18.54 3/4 Caru Vidigal - Maria Lucia Menezes - Isa Koogan QC; Robert Tremblay - Gerard Turcotte, Quebec QC Breitman - Juliana De Oliveira, Rio De Janeiro Brazil 10.22 3/4 Barton Buffington, North Kingstown RI; Steven 18.54 3/4 Hilda Setton, New York NY; Pierre Franceschetti, Fine, Durham NC; Harold George, Wichita KS; David Binney, Seattle Montpellier France; Lionel Sebbane, Clichy France; Nicholas WA Lhuissier, Rueil Malmaison France; Christophe Grosset, Issy-Les- Moulin France; Quentin Robert, Paris France ARNIE FISHER TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO 3 11 Tables 17.54 1 David Dresher, North Wales PA; John Moser, Norristown PA; Bucky Sydnor, Royersford PA; Stephen Becker, New Life Masters Hatfield PA 12.28 2 David Waterman, South Harpswell ME; Stephen Players who become Life Masters in Kolkhorst, Portland ME; Mary Miller, Canandaigua NY; Lynn Philadelphia should come by the Daily Bulletin Ackerman, Pittsford NY office (Meeting Room 407 in the Marriott) after 7.02 3/4 Marv Norden, Peachland BC; Janet Matthews, The noon to have their photos taken. Other rank changes Villages FL; Lorenzo Migliorini, Seattle WA; William Belanich, Glen Allen VA (Bronze, Silver, etc.) are welcome, too. 7.02 3/4 Danielle Tremblay, Outremont QC; Pierrette Third time’s the charm? Marian Sussna of Matteau, Mont-Royal QC; Murali Nair, Phoenix AZ; Bill Carstens, New York City became a Bronze LM playing in the Anthem AZ Gold Rush Pairs on Monday, but the editors spelled ARNIE FISHER TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO 4 her last name wrong, so we 12 Tables corrected it in the next issue 11.94 1 Michael Wavada, Enfield CT; Kenneth and published her photo again. Leopold, Avon CT; Trevor Reeves, Farmington CT; Joseph Sackett, Winchendon MA We soon discovered, however, 8.36 2 Mel Volmert, Springfield MO; John Steffan, Marco that we had spelled her first Island FL; Thomas Suter, Street MD; Robert Suter, Bel Air MD name wrong in the correction. 4.78 3/4 Lucia Enica, Belmont MA; Marvin Waxman, Scottsdale AZ; Paul Weintraub - Marilyn Weintraub, Delray Beach FL This, therefore, is the 4.78 3/4 Patricia Vandrey, Havre De Grace MD; Katherine correction to the correction, Cook, Jarrettsville MD; Cynthia Veidt, Bel Air MD; Flora Bradley, and the editors are grateful the Aberdeen MD Ms. Sussna is a patient and HUGH ROSS WEDNESDAY COMPACT KO 1 forgiving lady. 16 Tables Myrna Shervin of 24.00 1 Laurence Lebowitz, Boston MA; Adam Grossack, Philadelphia is a new Life Newton MA; Tor Eivind Grude - Lars Arthur Johansen, Trondheim Norway Master and Bronze Life 16.80 2 Hansa Narasimhan, Mountain View CA; Carlos Master. Shervin needed 7.24 Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Sumit Mukherjee, Kolkata India; gold points to earn her gold Debabrata Majumder, Kolkata India 10.80 3 David Lindop - Doug Baxter, Toronto ON; Joseph card, and she picked up Byrnes, Long Beach NY; Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY 8.28 playing in Tuesday’s 8.40 4 Paul Lewis, White Plains NY; Mimi Bieber, Compact KO Teams. Her Hartsdale NY; Abby Heitner - Lou Reich, Wheaton MD partner was Rich Murray, HUGH ROSS WEDNESDAY COMPACT KO 2 and her teammates were Fred Holdsworth and Tom 9 Tables Woolham, all of whom are from the Philadelphia 11.29 1 Myra Kolton, Boca Raton FL; Jordan Kaye, area. West Bloomfield MI; Andrew Cavalier, Huntsville AL; Jonathan NABC Results Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI Robert Suter of Bel 7.90 2 John Early - Barry Daubenspeck, Lansdale PA; by Email/Text Air MD made Life Master John Hogan Jr, Wayne NJ; Susan Fulton, Maplewood NJ Want to be notified when results and the Daily on Wednesday playing in 5.08 3 John Chan - Mary Ose, Sacramento CA; Alfred Lee, San Mateo CA; Teri Smoot, Placerville CA Bulletins from the NABC are posted online? Want to the Arnie Fisher Tuesday- 3.95 4 Barry Margolin, Arlington MA; John Rothschild, see your results in the events you played in? ACBL Wednesday KO bracket four. Elkridge MD; Andy Antipin, Philadelphia PA; Farley Mawyer, Port Live does just that. He was playing with his Chester NY With the ACBL Live notification system, you father, Thomas Suter, and HUGH ROSS WEDNESDAY COMPACT KO 3 will receive emails and/or text messages after each Mel Volmert and John Stefan. 11 Tables session with links that go directly to the information Suter needed about 8 points 9.75 1 Alexander Frieden, Brookline MA; Thomas you’re looking for. The email/text message will of any color and got them by Scruggs, Berkeley CA; Kyle Rockoff, Buffalo Grove IL; Philip McPeek, Chicago IL contain your score for the session and a link to your getting to the final. 6.83 2 Ginny O’Toole, Yarmouth Port MA; Sol Hartman, results. (These results will also be available on your Ornit Grossman of Brewster MA; Barbara McLagan, Sudbury MA; Chuck Greenslit, MyResults page at MyACBL.) Players will also Ithaca NY made Life Master Framingham MA on Wednesday playing in the 4.39 3 Thomas Gerchman, Avon CT; Daniel Finn, receive a notification to indicate when the Daily Clarksville MD; Paul Burnham, Wilton CT; Sonja Smith, North Bulletin for that day is available. Hugh Ross Daylight Open Granby CT This service is automatic for members unless Swiss Teams. She was playing 3.41 4 Calvin Konner - Barbara Teng, Bethesda MD; they have specifically opted out. To receive text with Steve Pope, Edythe Richard Vatter, Cadillac MI; Alan Godes, Needham MA messages, go to MyACBL at acbl.org and select Krauss and Ellen Ryan. She HUGH ROSS WEDNESDAY COMPACT KO 4 Update My Information to enter your email address needed 21 points when she 11 Tables and/or cell phone number. arrived in Philadelphia but 6.19 1 Reinoldo Tiroteo - Miguel Teixeira - Paolo Sarrento, Rio de Janeiro Brazil; Joao Barbosa, Portugal Also at MyACBL, visit the Privacy Settings tab was down to less than 2 when 4.33 2 Kate Hopkins - Jane Kirby - Susan Bates - Ruthie to make sure you’ve selected the Subscribe setting she entered the Swiss, where her team placed 11th in Shor, Dallas TX for General Email Communication and Cell Phone B and fifth in C. 2.79 3 Edward Benda - Paul Stanko - Monique Thomas, Text Communication to receive these notifications. Los Angeles CA; Brian Reynolds, Canoga Park CA 2.17 4 David Hurst, Westminster MD; Loretta Westler, Coconut Creek FL; Bobbi Le Feuvre, Van Nuys CA; Patricia Stadelmaier, Pine City NY Page 14 Thursday, March 15, 2018 Daily Bulletin

♠ — 1967 Harvey Cohen, Maury Genud ♥ Q 9 1968 Ronald Balu, Richard Spero By Marcelo Caracci ♦ 9 1969 Robert Freedman, James Mathis I was playing in the Leventritt Silver Ribbon ♣ 10 1970 Barry Crane, John Fisher Pairs with my wife Loreto when I picked up ♠ — ♠ — 1971 1-2. Barry Crane, John Fisher the following hand on Board 3 as South (I was ♥ J 7 6 ♥ — 1-2. Joan Remey, Vincent Remey actually East, but I have changed the position for ♦ x ♦ x x x 1972 1-2. Barry Crane, John Fisher convenience): ♣ — ♣ Q 1-2. Matt Granovetter, Merle Tom ♠K J 9 8 4 3 ♥A K 10 ♦A Q ♣A K. ♠ — 1973 Michael Hoffman, Jack Rhatigan West was dealer (North-South were vulnerable), ♥ K 10 1974 Barry Crane, John Fisher and after two passes, East opened 3♣. I decided ♦ A Q 1975 Garey Hayden, Daniel Hyland to double. West passed, my pard bid 4♥, and over ♣ — 1976 Terry Hause, Ernest Ivey East’s pass, I bid 6NT to protect my tenace in Now was the moment for squeeze against East, 1977 Barry Crane, Peter Rank diamonds. The lead was the ♣J and this is what I because when I played my two heart tricks ending in 1978 Robert Levin, Mike Passell saw: dummy, he had to discard two diamonds. With each 1979 Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell ♠ Q defender reduced to a singleton diamond, I could 1980 Paul Lewis, Michael Schreiber ♥ Q 9 8 5 4 2 then show my hand to claim for a cold top. 1981 Dan Gerstman, Marc Nathan ♦ 9 8 4 1982 Gerald Caravelli, Craig Janitschke ♣ 10 8 4 1983 Barry Crane, Mike Passell 1984 Lou Bluhm, Bart Bramley ♠ K J 9 8 4 3 1985 Jim Robison, Joey Silver ♥ A K 10 1986 Lew Stansby, Ralph Katz ♦ A Q 1987 Ed Manfield, Kit Woolsey ♣ A K 1988 Ron Rubin, Michael Becker I took the trick with my ♣A, and it looked that, 1989 Kit Woolsey, Ed Manfield with a favorable position of the ♠10, I would have 1990 Don Campbell, Barry Harper my 12 tricks. 1991 Larry Mori, Henry Bethe I played a spade to the queen, and I was happy (became Open Pairs) to see West play the 10. The ♠Q won the trick, but 1992 Bernie Miller, Mike Lucas when I came back to my hand with a heart, I got 1993 Russ Ekeblad, some bad news when East discarded a club: Hearts 1994 Lloyd Arvedon, Allan Falk were 4-0, and the suit was blocked! The 2017 winners were 1995 John Strauch, Evan Bailey When I played a top spade, West won the trick Mikael Rimstedt and Zach Grossack. 1996 Ralph Katz, Howard Weinstein with the ace and played another club, which I won 1997 Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson with my king, discarding a diamond in dummy. Competitors vie for 1998 Geir Helgemo, The situation was now this: Silodor Open Pairs Trophy 1999 Mike Passell, ♠ — The Silodor Open Pairs is a four-session event 2000 Mike Cappelletti, Larry Hicks ♥ Q 9 8 5 4 consisting of two qualifying and two final sessions. 2001 Jim Tritt, Richard Meffley ♦ 9 8 The winners are honored by the Silodor Trophy, 2002 Joergen Molberg, Boerre Lund ♣ 10 presented in memory of Sidney Silodor, winner of 2003 Ralph Katz, Michael Rosenberg ♠ — ♠ 7 6 the Bermuda Bowl, the McKenney Trophy and more 2004 Larry Cohen, David Berkowitz ♥ J 7 6 ♥ — than 30 North American championships. 2005 Bob Morris, ♦ x x x x x ♦ x x x Silodor, a member of the team that won the first 2006 David Berkowitz, Larry Cohen ♣ — ♣ Q 7 6 Bermuda Bowl World Championship in 1950, won 2007 Giorgio Duboin, Roy Welland ♠ J 9 8 4 the Vanderbilt eight times, the Reisinger six times, 2008 Robert Lebi, Dan Jacob ♥ K 10 the Spingold, the Open Pairs and the Master Mixed 2009 David Berkowitz, Larry Cohen ♦ A Q Teams three times each and the Mixed Pairs five 2010 Nicholas L’Ecuyer, Stephen Landen ♣ — times. 2011 Joel Wooldridge, Gavin Wolpert The balance was four tricks for me and one for Silodor was an original member of the Bridge 2012 Hans Christian Graverson, the defense, and I had seven more sure tricks: four Hall of Fame, elected in the ’60s when the institution 2013 David Bakhshi, Billy Cohen spades, two hearts and the ♦A. But where was the was the province of its creator, 2014 John Diamond, Geoff Hampson 12th trick? Should I finesse in diamonds? Try to magazine. 2015 Steve Weinstein, Robert Levin squeeze West in the red suits? Known simply as the Open Pairs until 1992, this 2016 Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell The solution was a delayed squeeze against West event was renamed the Open Pairs I and was referred 2017 Mikael Rimstedt, Zach Grossack and East, first squeezing West in the red suits and to as such until 2003. The trophy was presented in later East the minors. 1963 in memory of Silodor and made retroactive to I cashed my four spade tricks, and West had to include winners of the event, which began in 1958. Email us discard four diamonds. The dummy also came under Barry Crane holds the record in the event with Got a hand you just have to share or a nice pressure, so after pitching a diamond and two hearts, seven victories. story? We’d love to see it. I also discarded the heart menace, and the position Previous winners: The Daily Bulletin has its own email address: had to be this: 1958 Leonard Harmon, Ivar Stakgold [email protected]. You’ll also find it on 1959 Lew Mathe, Edward Taylor the front page under the “Daily Bulletin” between Age requirement 1960 Robert Jordan, Alvin Roth the date and the editors’ names. 1961 Mark Hodges, Hampton Hume This email address won’t be checked with any for Senior events 1962 Robert Jordan, Arthur Robinson regularity when the NABC is not in session, so You must have been born before January 1, 1963 Norman Kay, Sidney Silodor please continue to use our office email addresses for 1959, to qualify to play in ACBL Senior events. 1964 Barry Crane, Oswald Jacoby non-tournament–related correspondence. 1965 John Biddle, James Wisemiller 1966 Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay Daily Bulletin Thursday, March 15, 2018 Page 15

Tomorrow’s Bridge Events Friday, March 16, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session Current members* Inactive members Friday-Saturday Morning Compact KO Teams 1-2 Franklin A, 4th floor Marriott $16 $20 Thursday-Saturday Morning Bracketed KO Teams 2nd Franklin A, 4th floor Marriott $16 $20 Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series 2nd single session Franklin A, 4th floor Marriott $16 $20 Friday, March 16, 10 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $15 $15 Friday, March 16, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Daylight A/B/C Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Grand Ballroom D, 5th floor $16 $20 Dorothy Coopey Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/500/200) 1-2 Liberty Ballroom, 3rd floor Headhouse Tower $16 $20 Gold points for 0–750. Take 3rd floor bridge over 12th St. Liberty is above Hard Rock Café. Daylight A/X/Y Swiss Teams (unlimited/6000/4000) 1-2 Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $16 $20 Bracketed Flight B Teams 1-2 Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $16 $20 No player over 3000 MPs. Brackets of eight teams by average MPs. Three teams in each bracket earn gold. Friday, March 16, Noon & 7 p.m. VANDERBILT KNOCKOUT TEAMS 1-2 QF Grand Ballroom I, 5th floor $25 — Friday, March 16, 1 p.m. Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 1st single session Room 302, 3rd floor Marriott $16 $20 Friday, March 16, 1 & 7:30 p.m. SILODOR OPEN PAIRS 1-2 F Grand Ballroom E, 5th floor $25 — SMITH LIFE MASTER WOMEN’S PAIRS 1-2 F Grand Ballroom H, 5th floor $25 ­­— Unit 168 Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Grand Ballroom B, 5th floor $16 $20 Gold Rush Pairs (750/500/200) 1-2 Grand Ballroom B, 5th floor $16 $20 Gold points for 0–750. Friday Compact KO Teams 1-4 Franklin A, 4th floor Marriott $16 $20 Unit 112 Thursday-Friday Bracketed KO Teams 3-4 Franklin A, 4th floor Marriott $16 $20 Friday, March 16, 3 p.m. Unit 168 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $15 $19 Unit 168 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $15 $15 Friday, March 16, 7:30 p.m. Flight A/X/Y Evening Swiss Teams (unlimited/6000/4000) single Franklin A, 4th floor Marriott $15 $19 Flight B/C/D Evening Swiss Teams (3000/1500/750) single Franklin A, 4th floor Marriott $15 $19 Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 2nd single session TBA $16 $20 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $15 $15 Friday, March 16, 11:30 p.m. Zip KO Teams single Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $12/team/match

Unless otherwise noted: The three-flight events (two-session) are divided: A/X (unlimited/6000) separate from B/C (3000/1500) and the Gold Rush (750/300). Two-flight events are divided: A/X/Y (Unlimited/6000/4000), B/C/D (3000/1500/500) if no Gold Rush; A/B/C (Unlimited/3000/1500), Gold Rush (750/500/200). Open events: A (Unlimited), B (750–3000) and C (0–750). In B/C and B/C/D events, no single player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no single player may be over 750. 299er and lower events are stratified at the discretion of the director. BOLD , UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition.

CHARLIE GRAY WEDNESDAY MIXED PAIRS Buy your NABC 21.0 Tables A B C entry online 12.40 1 Ruth Grant, Tarrytown NY; Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY 61.76% Don’t wait in line! Buy your entries in advance 9.30 2 Peggy Ware - Spencer Jones, Denver CO 60.84% for all national-level events at BridgeWinners.com. 6.98 3 1 Daniel Jablonski, Stoneham MA; Cecilla Borras, Waltham MA 57.63% Entries must be purchased by 10 a.m. the day 4.68 4/5 Joan Jackson - Norman Beck, Dallas TX 55.23% of the event EXCEPT for events that require pre- 4.68 4/5 Terry James, Upper Arlington OH; Tod Moses, St. Louis MO 55.23% 3.54 6 V. Jay Tipton - Linda Tipton, Irvine CA 54.58% registration, in which case 3.10 7 Lee Ohliger - Joyce Menezes, Ridgewood NJ 54.14% the ACBL deadline, or the 2.76 8 Kimberly Music, Lewis Center OH; Cenk Tuncok, Amesbury MA 53.32% earlier of the two, applies. 4.73 9 2 1 Thomas Foerster, Newtown Square PA; April Uhlenburg, A nice feature: You King of Prussia PA 53.21% can buy entries in advance 2.25 10 Jeff Hand - Cynthia Colin, New York NY 52.72% and be charged for the 2.07 11 Sigrid Price, Napa CA; Richard Gross, Owens Cross Roads AL 52.67% total number of sessions 3.54 3 Andrea Nazda; Serangeli Franca, Rome 51.58% played after the event is 2.66 4 Terry Lubman, Riverside CT; Jay Force, Stamford CT 50.98% over. 2.10 5 Ofra Blonder, New York NY; Todd Fisher, Chicago IL 50.76% 2.18 6 2 Karen Hudesman, Seattle WA; Bradley Rind, Mercer Island WA 50.54%

WEDNESDAY EVENING SIDE PAIRS Monitoring 21.0 Tables ACBL will be monitoring events at this and A B C future North American Bridge Championships 6.72 1 1 Dorin Toma, Mississauga ON; Gabriel Tatar, North York ON 64.60% with both visible and concealed real-time cameras 5.04 2 Liam Milne, Sidney Australia; Michael Whibley, Auckland New Zealand 63.73% in public spaces. The images will be recorded and 3.78 3 Brian Trent, Fullerton CA; Robert Kent, Chicago IL 62.31% available for later inspection and review by ACBL 4.07 4 2 Timothy Baird, White Plains NY; H Jay Sloofman, Ardsley NY 61.11% management and tournament officials, among 3.05 5 3 Susan Kestenbaum, Jenkintown PA; Shailesh Gupta, Aliso Viejo CA 61.00% others, including members of the Anti-Cheating 1.81 6 Sandra Weil, Boca Raton FL; Rhoda Paul, Englewood NJ 59.15% Commission. These recordings will also be uploaded 2.29 7 4 Thomas Dressing, Buffalo Grove IL; Kenneth Wolf, Libertyville IL 57.19% to the internet following the NABC. 1.71 5 Kerry Cotterell, Clifton Park NY; Jonathan Jankus, Wilton CT 56.64% 1.37 6 Donna Compton - Kay Moran, Dallas TX 55.01% By general monitoring of the session and 2.28 1 Eleanor Fashingbauer, Belvidere IL; Emma Miller, Reno NV 51.63% participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source 1.71 2 Mi Kyeong Ham, Williamsburg VA; David Wolfgang, Bowling Green KY 46.84% of information that may be useful in determining facts and settling issues or disputes arising from some types of ethical and behavioral complaints or actions. Please summon a director if a problem Masterpoint disclaimer Check out the vendors occurs at the table. This procedure is intended to Results reported in the Daily Bulletin are subject Looking for bridge books, bridge fashion, assure everyone that the playing field is level and to change because of score changes or corrections. dealing machines and more? Check out the bridge that misbehavior will not be tolerated.” The masterpoint awards as shown are, therefore, vendors on the fourth floor of the Marriott daily. also subject to change. Page 16 Thursday, March 15, 2018 Daily Bulletin

Today’s Bridge Events Dave Treadwell Day Thursday, March 15, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session Current members* Inactive members Thursday-Saturday Morning Bracketed KO Teams 1st Franklin A, 4th floor Marriott $16 $20 Wednesday-Thursday Morning Compact KO Teams 3-4 Franklin A, 4th floor Marriott $16 $20 Tuesday-Thursday Morning Bracketed KO Teams 3rd Franklin A, 4th floor Marriott $16 $20 Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game 1st single session Franklin A, 4th floor Marriott $16 $20 Thursday, March 15, 10 a.m. Diamond State 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $15 $19 Diamond State 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $15 $15 Thursday, March 15, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Delaware Daylight A/B/C Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $16 $20 Life is a Beach Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/500/200) 1-2 Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $16 $20 D’Avetre Adwell Daylight Compact KO Teams 1-4 Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $16 $20 Thursday, March 15, Noon & 7 p.m. VANDERBILT KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round of 16 Grand Ballroom I, 5th floor $25 — 0–10,000 KNOCKOUT TEAMS 1-2 F Grand Ballroom B, 5th floor $17 — Thursday, March 15, 1 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday Side Game Series 3rd single session Room 118, Convention Center $16 $20 Thursday, March 15, 1 & 7:30 p.m. SILODOR OPEN PAIRS 1-2 Q Grand Ballroom E, 5th floor $25 — 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions SMITH LIFE MASTER WOMEN’S PAIRS 1-2 Q Grand Ballroom H, 5th floor $25 — 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions Dave Treadwell Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Room 118, Convention Center $16 $20 Hall of Fame Open Swiss Teams (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Room 119, Convention Center $16 $20 Unit 112 Thursday-Friday Bracketed KO Teams 1-2 Franklin A, 4th floor Marriott $16 $20 Thursday, March 15, 3 p.m. Partner Leads Side Swiss Teams single Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $15 $19 Dave’s Bad Jokes 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $15 $19 Dave’s Bad Jokes 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $15 $15 Thursday, March 15, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday Evening Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 2nd Room 118, Convention Center $16 $20 Evelyn Levitt Evening Swiss Teams single Franklin A, 4th floor Marriott $15 $19 Wednesday-Thursday Side Game Series 4th single session Room 118, Convention Center $16 $20 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $15 $15 Peacock Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $15 $19 Thursday, March 15, 11:30 p.m. Creights Zip KO Teams single Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $12/team/match

Unless otherwise noted: The three-flight events (two-session) are divided: A/X (unlimited/6000) separate from B/C (3000/1500) and the Gold Rush (750/300). Two-flight events are divided: A/X/Y (Unlimited/6000/4000), B/C/D (3000/1500/500) if no Gold Rush; A/B/C (Unlimited/3000/1500), Gold Rush (750/500/200). Open events: A (Unlimited), B (750–3000) and C (0–750). In B/C and B/C/D events, no single player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no single player may be over 750. 299er and lower events are stratified at the discretion of the director. BOLD , UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition. Today’s Sponsors Dave Treadwell Day to Pennsylvania borders. Unit 112 is the largest the area. Visitors from all over the country come Sponsored by Unit 190 – geographical unit and has the second-largest ACBL to enjoy summers in the Finger Lakes region, Delaware State Bridge Association membership within District 4. where many fine vineyards line the lakes and offer ACBL Hall of Famer Dave Players in the unit are hearty souls as they travel incredible refreshments from the fruit of the vine. Treadwell, a Grand Life Master in the harshest winter weather – Syracuse, the center Enjoy the competition in this event and also from Wilmington DE, died in of the unit, is proclaimed to be the snowiest city in remember that District 4 and Unit 112 are committed 2010. The ACBL Honorary the U.S. to Zero Tolerance to enhance every player’s bridge Member of the Year in 1985, Unit 112 is home to many fine colleges and experience. Treadwell was notorious for his seemingly endless universities and travel and tourism is a highlight of store of puns and bad jokes that he managed to relate in perfectly deadpan fashion. He had two North American championships, the 1982 Keohane North American Swiss Teams and the 1985 Freeman Mixed BAM. See story, page 1.

Unit 112 Thursday-Friday Knockout Teams Sponsored by Unit 112 of District 4 Welcome to Unit 112’s two-day regional KO! Unit 112 Central New York is District 4’s northernmost unit – stretching from the Canadian