Volume 78, Number 9 78th Summer North American Bridge Championships DAILY BULLETIN Saturday, July 22, 2006 Editors: Brent Manley and Paul Linxwiler Canadians dash to Radin dominates Wagar final Fast Open title The team led by Judi Radin ran up an Nick L’Ecuyer and , who had 85-IMP lead after three quarters of play never played together before the Summer NABC in the final of the Wagar Women’s in Chicago, put together a solid final set to win the Knockouts, prompting the surrender of by about 11 matchpoints on an 11 their opponents captained by Betty Ann top. Kennedy. Radin won the match 135-53. Radin played with Sylvia Moss, Second place went to Doug Doub and Adam Pamela Granovetter, Migry Zur- Continued on page 12 Campanile, Shawn Quinn and Mildred Breed. The Radin squad is on a streak, having also won the Women’s Swiss at the Spring NABC in Dallas. Wagar Women’s Knockout Teams champs: Continued on page 12 Migry Zur-Campanile, Mildred Breed, Judi Radin, Sylvia Moss, Pamela Granovetter and Shawn Quinn. Palmer team tops Mixed BAM A five-member squad with lots of experience in collecting first place in the event ran away with the Chicago Mixed -a- Match Teams. Winners by more than four boards were NABC+ Fast Open Pairs winners: Robert Lebi and Nick L’Ecuyer. Beth Palmer, , Rozanne Pollack, William Pollack and William Pettis. Each has won the Mixed BAM at least three times. enters Second went to a team that rallied from well back in the pack heading into the two semifinal round final sessions: Richard Schwartz, Margie Four teams will face off today in the semifinal Winners in the Mixed Board-a-Match Teams: seated, Gwozdzinsky, Walid Elahmady, Daniela von round of the Spingold Knockout Teams. The Lynn Deas; standing, Rozanne Pollack, Beth Palmer, Arnim, Teri Casen and Drew Casen. matchups, by captain, will be Robert Hollman William Pollack, William Pettis and Julie Pettis, versus Charlie Weed (npc), versus daughter of Pettis and Palmer. Continued on page 13 George Jacobs. Only Hollman had any difficulty making it to Foran rallies to win the round of four. Their match against the four- man Hemant Lall squad was close most of the day Mini-Spin 1500 and ended at 165-147 for Hollman. In the final of the 0-1500 Mini-Spingold By contrast, the squad withdrew Knockouts, Edward Foran’s Atlanta-based squad against Jacobs after three quarters, trailing by 100 trailed the team captained by Eric Hendrickson by IMPs. Nickell’s match against Tony Kasday also 52 IMPs at the half. A surge by Foran’s team in lacked drama as the No. 2 seed pounded their the third quarter, however, tied them with their opponents 59-3 in the second quarter on their way opponents from Minneapolis. Foran outscored to a 121-65 win. Hendrickson in the last set by 14 IMPs, to win the Continued on page 13 contest 161-147. Winners of the Mini-Spingold 0-1500 KOs: Steve Callaham, John Hassett, Edward Foran Continued on page 13 and . Stern, Morgan in Meltzer aims high, and makes her mark

Mini-Spin 5000 final Rose Meltzer has come along way in her When her team won, Meltzer became the first The last day of the Mini-Spingold 0-5000 KO bridge career from her start as a casual high woman to win the Rosenblum and the first of her will feature an all-District 13 final as the squads school player in Bronxville NY. gender in the history of the World Bridge led by and Jacob Morgan will square Only last month, Federation to achieve open World Grand Master off. the Los Gatos CA status. Stern’s team includes Daniel Levin, James resident achieved O’Neil and Christopher Monsour. Morgan’s lineup three firsts – one of Continued on page 12 features James Melville, Will Engel and Marty them shared – at the Harris. World Bridge Goodwill message In the semifinal round, Stern defeated the Championships in Have you said “thank you” to a during defending champions in the event and the #1 seed Verona, Italy. this NABC? The caddies pick up slips each round led by Gayle Covey. Stern won 112-77. When she and during pair games and move boards during team In the other bracket, Morgan’s squad beat the fellow team captain games — despite players’ best efforts to hide the team captained by Kelley Hwang 158-110. Christal Henner- score slips and the boards. Welland made it to A word of thanks will the final of the brighten their day — and yours, NABC table count: in too. 11895 through Friday evening. Verona, they became the first women ever to make , Chairman it to that stage of the open event. National Goodwill Committee Page 2 Daily Bulletin

SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Sunday, July 23 11 a.m. - . Location: Columbus G-L. 3:30 p.m. 6 - 11:30 p.m. Vugraph. Location: Columbus G-L. CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Daily at 9:15 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. in Columbus Hall A-D. Saturday July 22 9:15 a.m. Jade Barrett The Learning Curve 6:45 p.m. Ellen Wallace The Value of Game Tries - To Go or Not To Go LATE NIGHT / ENTERTAINMENT All entertainment will be held between sessions at 6:45 p.m. on the stage outside the ballroom. For information on any of the Special Events below, visit the Tour Desk located in the Grand Ballroom Foyer. Saturday July 22 Chinese Dragon Dancers Special Events: Frank Lloyd Wright/Hemingway House tour, Restaurant bus to Chinatown Triple underlead Late night snack Chicago By Tonight’s late night snack will feature Blood Drive Bridge teachers usually tell us otherwise, but is it two items: fortune cookies (with real bridge okay to underlead a side-suit ace against a fortunes in them!) and egg rolls. Saturday,July 22 contract? Take a look at this deal from a bracketed knockout teams. Tonight’s ethnic 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dlr:West ♠ 5 2 Location: Vul: None ♥ K 7 2 ♦ J 10 6 entertainment LifeSource Bus ♣ J 10 7 6 4 2 Local junior bridge players will present an in front of Hyatt-Regency, ♠ K 10 9 ♠ AQ 7 3 authentic Dragon dance! East Tower ♥ 6 4 ♥ A Q 10 9 5 The performance will be at 6:45 p.m. Q 8 5 4 K ♦ ♦ LifeSource would like to invite the American Q 9 5 A8 3 ♣ ♣ Childcare League Tournament players to be J 8 6 4 ♠ Childcare is available at the Chicago NABC. a hero and donate! J 8 3 ♥ Times are noon-5 p.m. and 7 p.m.-midnight. Kids’ Everyday, over 1500 units of blood are needed A 9 7 3 2 ♦ bridge lessons are held daily from noon to 12:30 by Chicago area patients, yet only about 1,000 K ♣ p.m. and 7 to7:30. units are collected. To help increase collections, West North East South For information, contact Donna Compton in the ACBL has graciously offered to host a blood Pass Pass 1 Pass ♥ room 1055 in the Hyatt Regency. drive. Each unit of blood collected provides three 1NT Pass 2 Pass ♠ products: plasma, platelets and red blood cells that 3 Pass 4 Pass ♠ ♣ can help save the lives of “three” individuals! 4 All Pass ♥ Restaurant Bus To schedule an appointment, please stop by I did not like my options very much on opening the LifeSource Information table or call: lead against 4♥. It sounded as though East-West might be missing a diamond control or, if they did to Chinatown Tonight between 5 and 7:30 p.m., there will have one, it might be that there would be a K-J guess 1-847-803-7943 be buses doing “restaurant runs” back and forth in dummy. Accordingly, I led the ♦3, not being particularly happy when this went to the 4, 10 and between the Hyatt Regency and Chinatown. Walk-in’s Welcome! king. Your cost for Identification required. It is suggested that you Declarer was looking for dummy entries to take the bus service eat prior to donating. Drink plenty of fluids. trump , so he led a low club to my bare king. is $2 round trip. In , I led a second low diamond to the 8, jack Get your bus and a . Declarer could see two entries to dummy tickets at the Tours now, so he crossed to the ♠K to lead a heart to his 9. Special Events The Frank Lloyd Wright/Hemingway House Now he was in trouble as I scooped in the jack. The Desk, or at the Tour will take you out to Oak Park, one of only problem was that I was now endplayed. If I time of Chicago’s close western suburbs. Join us in exited with a heart or a spade, I would pick up the boarding. You visiting two of Chicago-land’s favorite sons, suit for declarer, while the ♦A would be ruffed, will be given a m ap of the area restaurants and Ernest Hemingway and Frank Lloyd Wright. We will take a bus out to Oak Park and tour the birth establishing dummy’s queen. Declarer could then a coupon to one of the listed establishments home of the Pulitzer Prize winning author. The play the ♥A and ♥Q, losing to the king but taking when you board. the rest for 10 tricks. home is a wonderful example of an upper middle So I led the ♦9, my third underlead of the ace, class, turn of the century lifestyle and has been and, sure enough, declarer played low from dummy. Spingold final lovingly restored. We will then travel a couple of Declarer ruffed in hand and tried to cash the ♠A blocks to the Frank Lloyd Wright home and and ♠Q – and the roof fell in. North, Paul Hackett, studio. Wright did some of his most important ruffed, gave me a club ruff, overruffed the fourth on vugraph architectural work here and incorporated many of spade and gave me a second club ruff. The defense The final of the Spingold Knockout Teams his ideas in to his own home. Perhaps more than never made a diamond trick, but came to five trump will be presented theater-style in the Columbus any other building, this showcases his genius. We tricks and the ♣K for down three. Hall (Senior playing space) on Sunday. Guest will head back to the Hyatt in time for afternoon I was endplayed at trick one. If I started with the commentators will include David Berkowitz and bridge. En route we will enjoy box lunches. ♦A,what would I lead to trick two? A second George Jacobs. The tour will meet at 8:15 a.m. on Saturday, diamond gives declarer an to in hearts, Several vugraph/BBO operators are still July 22 at the Hyatt West Tower Entrance on a club tips declarer off to the club position, and a needed. You may indicate your availability and Stetson. Your ticket will cover the entire cost of heart or a spade picks up that suit. Maybe it is okay contact information in the Tournament the trip, including lunch and tip to the bus driver. to underlead a side-suit ace after all? Operations office near the Press/Bullletin office. You will return to the hotel approximately 1 p.m. Daily Bulletin Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS Just in case, East overtakes the ♣J with Show some the ♣Q (always win from the bottom but lead from the top). If East had won with the attitude! ♣A instead, that would say to partner, “I don’t have the K.” By ♣ East cashes the ♣A and then the ♣K. Using standard signaling, we discard a high On the ♣K lead, West discards the ♦2. This card in a suit to suggest that partner lead that suit gives East some guidance. He knows that or a low card in a suit in which you have no he must not lead a diamond. He now must interest. Sometimes, particularly when defending cash the ♥A. West signals with the ♥2. against notrump, you cannot afford to discard a Declarer’s ♥K falls under the ace. high card or you may be throwing away a Why did West bother to show her winner, . e.g., from ♣A K Q 9. While the ♣9 attitude about these other suits with such a may not look so great, if clubs break 4-3-3-3 sorry little hand? The only worthwhile card around the table, against a notrump contract if in the West hand is the ♠J. It is a you discard a club you have thrown away a trick. potentially useful card only because It is therefore sometimes better to discard a low dummy’s trumps are crummy. West card to suggest that you don’t wish that suit led. fervently wants his partner to keep leading Now let’s look at a trump contract where clubs. poor West yawns as he picks up a very sad hand. East now leads a high club. Poor South. Dlr: South ♠ 7 6 Whatever she does now will be wrong. If Vul: None ♥ Q 8 6 3 she ruffs high on the club return, West will ♦ K Q J 5 later score the ♠J as it gets promoted. If ♣ 8 6 4 South instead pitches a diamond, West ruffs ♠ J 3 2 ♠ 9 5 immediately with the ♠J. ♥ 10 9 5 4 2 ♥ AJ 7 Take another look for a moment. Note ♦ 9 8 2 ♦ 7 6 3 that if East had led a diamond at trick five, June Goodwin’s Table Talk cartoons will ♣ J 2 ♣ A K Q 10 7 declarer would now win, draw trumps and be published in book form this fall by ♠ A K Q 10 8 4 claim. It was the brutal lead of another club by . ♥ K East that was declarer’s downfall. West gave ♦ A 10 4 East all the messages along the way that were IN Masterpoint leaders ♣ 9 5 3 necessary to guide the defense. It is also West North East South important to recognize that East must cash the Below are the leading mastepoint leaders in the Intermediate-Newcomer games after 1♠ ♥A before leading that final club, giving partner Pass 1NT 2♣ 3♠ the . If East does not cash the Friday afternoon’s play: 1 30.76 Leonard Dubin, Skokie IL All Pass ♥A, then declarer will sluff the ♥K on the fourth 2 26.06 Honor Mogul, Northfield IL : ♣J. round of ♣ and make her contract. 3 22.09 Sherry Gerdes, Griffith IN When East ♣, West shows respect Remember, no facial expressions, no body 4 22.09 David Gerdes, Griffith IN and leads partner’s suit. East concludes that the language at the table. But give your messages the 5 21.20 Ruth Watts, Chicago IL ♣J cannot be a sequence since East holds the legal way: by the cards that you play. ♣10. Thus West must hold either a singleton or a 6 20.43 Diane Pekow, Chicago IL doubleton club. 7 19.70 Ginger Griffin, Chicago IL 8 17.92 Theresa Schneider, Northbrook IL Though singleton trump leads are normally not 9 17.67 Jonathan Ullman, Princeton NJ Thinking bridge on the top of the recommended list of opening 10 17.67 Dan Recht, Mt Kisco NY By Eddie Kantar leads, nothing is written in stone. As it happens, 11 17.45 Kenn Thornton, Hernando FL only a trump lead defeats the contract. 12 17.45 Eric Errickson, Clear Lake MN Dlr: South K J 9 5 ♠ Play commentary: With a in each hand, 13 16.27 Jerry Campeau, Libertyville IL Vul: None K 9 7 5 ♥ a crossruff looms. Declarer can ruff four diamonds 14 14.95 William Clarke, Wilmette IL ♦ K 7 6 4 2 in dummy and four clubs in his hand for eight 15 13.84 Kahren Arbitman, Winter Park FL ♣ — trump tricks, and the ♥A and ♥K make 10. So 16 13.84 Laurie Pastrano, Winter Park FL ♠ 6 ♠ 8 7 3 2 what’s the problem? The problem is that before 17 13.61 Helen Galnick, Carlsbad CA ♥ Q 10 8 4 ♥ J 2 launching a straight crossruff, one should cash 18 13.61 Dean Wolfson, Chicago IL ♦ J 10 9 ♦ A Q 8 5 3 the necessary number of side suit winners first. 19 12.65 Loretta Sullivan, Elmhurst IL ♣ A Q 10 7 5 ♣ 8 4 Declarer should cash the top hearts early. Why? 20 12.65 D Kelly Sullivan, Elmhurst IL ♠ A Q 10 4 Look at the East hand. If a crossruff is started 21 12.59 Bonnie Clarke, Chicago IL ♥ A6 3 early, East can discard a heart when a third club is 22 12.44 Gail Shaps, Northbrook IL ♦ — ruffed. Now it is impossible to take two heart 23 12.37 Robert Smink, Berwyn PA ♣ K J 9 6 3 2 tricks. Also, when crossruffing, start by ruffing 24 12.37 Marjorie Smink, Ft Myers FL West North East South low in each hand, saving the higher trumps for the 25 12.13 Linda Rough, Lake Zurich IL 1♣ later ruffs. 26 11.75 Richard Spear, Naperville IL Pass 1♥ Pass 1♠ 27 11.68 David Copi, Ann Arbor MI Pass 3♠ Pass 4♠ 28 11.52 Jeannette Chase, Lake Barrington IL All Pass 29 11.39 Barbara Copi, Ann Arbor MI Opening lead: ♦J (see lead commentary). 30 11.30 Diane Kelley, Chicago IL Bidding commentary: North is not quite 31 11.25 Gale Shillington, Downers Grove IL strong enough to bid 1♦ holding five diamonds 32 10.75 Carol Jaegers, Bonita Springs FL along with one or two four-card majors (needs 33 10.75 Fran Smith, Glen Ellyn IL at least 11 HCP). North’s leap to 3♠ may seem 34 10.55 Bradley Shaps, Northbrook IL conservative (some would leap to 4♠), but a 35 10.55 Artie Cohen, Highland Park IL void in partner’s first bid suit is not all it’s 36 10.51 Michael Sears, Boyne City MI cracked up to be. If partner’s strength is in the 37 10.51 Debbie Sears, Boyne City MI void suit, the void is not worth that much. 38 10.32 Audrey Filar, Palos Park IL However, when partner is weak in the void 39 10.26 Trella Bromley, Jacksonville FL suit, the void is worth its weight in gold. 40 10.26 Jeff Jackson, White Bear Lake MN Lead commentary: The ♦J is certainly 41 10.01 Nancy Kelly, Grosse Pointe MI Playing in the IN game on Friday night were tempting. Another possibility is a trump lead 42 10.00 Ellie Clark, Vienna VA holding strong clubs, declarer’s first bid suit. Ed Bacher III of Columbus OH and Jin Hu of Johnston IA. Bacher and Hu were second in 43 10.00 Ednamae Trevey, Fairfax VA the 99er pairs. 44 9.97 Olivia Shapiro, Highland Park IL Page 4 Daily Bulletin

Lights, Camera . . . NAP/GNT CONDITIONS OF CONTEST A film company will be in Chicago July 13-23 for an The NAP/GNT events were created initially participants in this event. A player seeking upcoming documentary on with the expectation that players would play in and an exception must obtain permission in professional bridge players. Please represent the districtsin which they lived. They writing from the ACBL District Director extend your courtesy to director- were to be “grass roots” events. representing the district in which the member producer Kimberly Dawson and Over the past several years, implementation of has a principal residence and from the directors of photography Noah Bean and this original intent has become increasingly ACBL District Director representing the John Orebaugh. Most filming will be in difficult. This is especially true in the top flight of district in which the member wishes to play. the GNT and Spingold areas following the GNT as expert partnerships are established over Both District Directors must approve the the Lynch team. The producer is increasingly large geographical distances. request for the exception to be granted. The interested in hearing great stories (no Partnerships in all flights were also affected mostly player must begin this process by April 1 of hands please!) related to people’s where districts abut one another. the year prior to the National Final for the obsession with the game and the In an effort to restore the integrity of the NAP and by July 1 of the year prior to the extreme measures they take to be original intent to these two great events, the ACBL National Final for the GNT. able to play. Please feel free Board of Directors, after lengthy and extended to e-mail her at deliberations over two years, has approved for ! An ACBL Credentials Committee (CC), [email protected]. implementation* the following measures: composed of ACBL Board members, has We will make every effort to ensure that *Effective July 1, 2006 for the GNT 2006/2007 been established to clarify in which district a filming does not disturb play. If you have any event. player is allowed to participate when said concerns, speak to a tournament director or contact Effective April 1, 2007 for the NAP player’s eligibility is in question. When a 2007/2008 event. Linda Granell, director of marketing, in the Daily challenge to one’s eligibility from a unit final Bulletin office. Remember that these opportunities stage or later stage has been made, the CC ! help promote our game. You also should be aware GNT: A member’s principal physical may request documentary evidence from the that your entry blank includes the statement: “The residence as of Sept. 1 of the year prior member whose eligibility is in question. If a submission of this entry blank constitutes an to the National Final shall establish the member is unable to verify to the CC’s agreement binding on all players listed hereon: that district in which said member is eligible to satisfaction that he or she is playing in the this contest is governed by the rules, regulations participate beyond the club qualifying stage, district of principal residence, the CC shall and procedures of the ACBL…” Among those rules if any. and regulations is the following (adopted by the automatically disqualify the member and his or her partner and teammates (if the event is Board of Directors in 1983): “By participating in ! NAP: A member’s principal residence as of any ACBL sanctioned event, each contestant, June 1 of the year prior to the National Final the GNT). official, or observer of any such bridge contest shall establish the district in which the agrees that said event, or portions thereof, may be member is eligible to participate beyond the ! When a member is disqualified by the CC, filed, recorded or otherwise documented or club level, if any. the CC may refer the matter to the ACBL publicized at the discretion of the sponsoring President. Upon such referral, the ACBL organization.” ! In order to ensure that each participant at the President may make charges to the ACBL unit or district level understands that a Disciplinary Committee in accordance with participant is affirming his or her eligibility, section 2.2.3 (d) of the ACBL Code of Want to play entry forms for unit and district finals should Disciplinary Regulations. include the following statement: “By Mid-Chart entering this event, I hereby certify, subject The ACBL recognizes that implementation of to penalties provided in the Conditions of these measures may inconvenience some members Contest for the event and the ACBL Code of who were granted exceptions for previous events. conventions? Disciplinary Regulations, that I am eligible The general consensus, however, is that to play in this event in this district.” implementation and strict interpretation of these Read this first! measures is necessary to restore the initial intention Players who wish to use Mid-Chart methods ! It is expected that there will be virtually no (“grass roots”) and, therefore, integrity of (in events that permit them) must check the ACBL exceptions to the residence requirements for application of the conditions of these events. Defense Database for rules governing their use. If you choose to play a method permitted by the Mid-Chart, you are required to do the No phones following: Cell phones, audible 1. Pre-Alert the opponents about your method pagers or any similar prior to the auction on the first board. communication 2. Have a complete written description of the equipment may not be method available for your opponents. operated or operable in 3. For certain methods, you must provide your the playing area during a opponents with an approved defense from the session of play at database. Visit the ACBL web site at NABCs except for www.acbl.org for details. health-related equipment ACBL players: help players from outside or by permission of the director-in-charge of the North America who wish to use Mid-Chart tournament or event. methods to be aware of these rules. Bid Box Alerts and Open Swiss Announcements When using bid boxes, ACBL suggests that Teams begins players tap the Alert strip and say “Alert” at the same time. today When making an announcement, use the The Open Swiss Teams, a national-level announcement word - such as “transfer” - and tap contest, will begin today at 1 p.m. It is a the Alert strip at the same time. four-session event: a two-session qualifying A player who Alerts or announces a bid round and a two-session final should make sure his opponents are aware that an The inaugural Open Swiss was held last Alert or announcement has been made. summer at the Atlanta NABC. The winners were , Frederik Nystrom, Christal Henner-Welland, Fulvio Fantoni and Claudio Nunes. ♠♥♦♣ Daily Bulletin Page 5

you win the queen. The Warren Risk tolerance Decision time: were trumps 3-3 or 4-2 Mark Itabashi reported the following deal originally? If they were 3-3, you can simply knock from the second qualifying session of the NABC+ out the ♥A, ruff the club return and claim. If they It will be the USA versus Europe in Dublin, Fast Pairs. The theme of this declarer play were 4-2, however, another trump play will be Ireland, Sept. 19-22, touted as the bridge event of problem will be a familiar one, especially to very costly. West will win the ace, and play the year. Please log onto www.buffettcup.com and matchpoint aficionados: should you risk going another club, tapping you out of your last trump. register to get news of your favorite players before down multiple tricks in an effort to make your You’ll go down two or three depending on and during the event. It’s free, and your contract, or should you settle for a “safe” down whether West started with five or six clubs. registration helps maintain sponsors for the event. one? Another option, of course, is simply to run the Visit the web site to see the head-to-head matches, Try this problem as South: diamonds, allowing the defense to score the just like golf’s Ryder Cup. Dlr: East ♠ A K 4 3 remaining low trump which will defeat the Vul: Both ♥ 9 8 2 contract one, but only one, trick. It allows you to ♦ A K Q 10 9 keep control. Monitoring ♣ 8 So what’ll it be? Down one, or risk down two or three for a chance to make it? Here’s the full At this and future North American ♠ 10 deal: Championships, ♥ K J 10 7 ♠ A K 4 3 ACBL will be ♦ J 8 7 5 4 ♥ 9 8 2 monitoring ♣ K Q J ♦ A K Q 10 9 NABC+ events West North East South ♣ 8 with visible, real- Pass Pass ♠ Q 9 8 5 ♠ J 7 6 2 time cameras. The 1♣ Dbl Pass 2♥ ♥ AQ 6 ♥ 5 4 3 images will be Pass 4♥ All Pass ♦ 3 ♦ 6 2 recorded and will be available for later official West leads the ♣A (East playing a non- ♣ A 10 6 4 2 ♣ 9 7 5 3 inspection and review. descript 3, attitude), and you play the jack. West ♠ 10 By general monitoring of the session and continues with the ♣2, so you discard a low spade ♥ K J 10 7 participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source from dummy as you win the king. Now what? ♦ J 8 7 5 4 of information that may be useful in determining West, the opening bidder, is a heavy favorite ♣ K Q J facts and settling issues arising from some types to hold the ♥A Q, so crossing to dummy to take a Fortune favors the greedy: trumps were indeed of ethical and behavioral complaints or actions. trump finesse is probably pointless. Therefore, you 3-3, but Itabashi’s opponent (declarer on this deal) Please summon a director if a problem occurs at elect to play a low trump toward dummy: 7, 6, 2, took the safe approach for down one after the table. 5. Since that was such a success, you next play the Itabashi’s repeated club leads. This procedure is intended to assure everyone ♥10 to the queen, 8 and 4. that the playing field is level and that West plays a third club (East following) and misbehavior will not be tolerated. Morris becomes Notice to players Each player must have an ACBL convention card filled out and on the table. Please note that Grand LM other types of convention cards, such as the WBF reminder Bob Morris of Houston TX has joined the convention card or homemade cards that do not Each player is ranks of Grand Life Masters by surpassing 10,000 sufficiently resemble the ACBL convention card, required to have a at the Chicago NABC. are not acceptable substitutes. convention card filled out legibly and on the table Carteaux is new throughout a session. Both Grand LM cards of a Bob Carteaux of Fort Wayne IN is a Grand partnership must Life Master by virtue of earning his 10,000th be identical and include the first and last names of career masterpoint in Chicago. each member of the partnership. Carteaux was a member of the winning squad If a director determines that neither player has in the 1997 Senior Knockouts at the Fall NABC in a substantially completed card, the partnership St. Louis. may play only the ACBL Yellow Card and may Carteaux was a professional bowler in the use only standard carding. This restriction may be Fifties and Sixties. In 1955, he earned the lifted only at the beginning of a subsequent round distinction of being the first left-handed bowler to after convention cards have been properly prepared and approved by the director. Further, the Morris, a fulltime player, has two NABC score an 800 series. partnership will receive a 1/6-board matchpoint titles. The first is the 1998 Jacoby Open Swiss Carteaux was a wholesale consumer products penalty for each board played, commencing with Teams and the second is the 2005 Silodor Open distributor for 35 years. the next round and continuing until the restriction Pairs which he won with his life partner and is lifted. In IMP team games, penalties shall be at fellow Grand LM, . the discretion of the director. If the director determines the partnership has at least one substantially completed convention Masterpoint card but has not fully complied with ACBL regulations, the director may give warnings or assign such penalties as he deems to be disclaimer appropriate under the circumstances. Scores as reported in the Daily Bulletin are The objective of these warnings and penalties subject to change because of score changes or is the encouragement of full compliance with corrections. Therefore, the masterpoint awards as ACBL regulations. shown are also subject to change. Page 6 Daily Bulletin

Dlr: West ♠ 9 6 4 3 With neither side vulnerable, you pick up: Then and now Vul: E-W ♥ 9 6 5 ♠ K 10 9 7 ♥ K J 7 ♦ K 10 ♣ K 9 8 4 By Phillip Alder ♦ — Your right-hand opponent deals and opens ♣ K 9 8 7 6 5 1♥. What would you do, if anything? My first NABC was the 1971 Summer in ♠ 10 ♠ K Q J 7 5 2 The traditional answer is to pass because Chicago, at the Palmer House. I was a lad of 19 ♥ 10 8 3 2 ♥ Q you have only two diamonds. But I decided to over from England with my bridge partner. We ♦ A 10 9 6 ♦ Q 8 7 5 3 2 hope that if my partner, Finkel, insisted on stayed at the YMCA, and to pay my share of the ♣ A 10 4 3 ♣ — bidding that suit, he would have at least five. So bill, I got up every morning at six to help collate ♠ A8 I doubled. It went pass on my left, 3♦ from and staple the Daily Bulletins. How times change, ♥ A K J 7 4 partner, and pass on my right. What now? in more ways than one. K J 4 Again, pass is the “sane” action, but my I remember two things clearly from that ♦ Q J 2 heart holding was looking like two stoppers, and tournament. I played a one-day team event with ♣ West North East South I had such wonderful intermediate cards. So I two different partners. On one deal with the rebid 3NT, which was passed out. Goldston person I did not know beforehand, I was waiting This was the full deal: Pass Pass 3♠ Dbl for my left-hand opponent to bid. I said to myself Dlr: East ♠ 8 3 Pass 4♣ Pass 4♥ that if he bid 4♥ and my partner doubled, I would Vul: None ♥ 6 4 All Pass pass and lead a club. Almost immediately, it went, ♦ A Q 5 4 3 East’s actions would not meet with universal “Skip bid – four hearts.” ♣ Q J 7 5 approval, but if he had bid 4♦ over 4♣, we would Waiting nearer a tenth of a second than 10 ♠ A J 6 5 ♠ Q 4 2 not have heard this story. seconds, my partner doubled. Lefty boomed for ♥ 9 3 2 ♥ A Q 10 8 5 Against 4♥ West led the ♠10, taken by the director, who told us to play on. I passed and ♦ J 9 7 6 ♦ 8 2 declarer’s ace. A diamond ruff on the board was led a club, which was the only start to defeat the ♣ 6 2 ♣ A 10 3 followed by a trump to the queen and king. The contract. Back came the director and neither ♠ K 10 9 7 ♦J was ruffed and a club played to the queen, opponent would believe that I had decided what to ♥ K J 7 West ducking his ace. West ducked the ♣J, too, do even before LHO jumped to 4♥. They claimed ♦ K 10 took the third club, and cashed the ♦A to give this I had been influenced by my partner’s fast double, ♣ K 9 8 4 but the TD did not buy it. end-position: ♠ 9 6 West had made her first mistake in passing Then there was this auction when I was over my double. If I had passed, surely she ♥ — playing with an esteemed player. We were would have raised to 2 , so she should have ♦ — ♥ vulnerable and the opponents were not. done the same now. True, if North becomes the ♣ K 9 8 West North East South declarer, East might make a costly heart lead, ♠ — ♠ K Q Alder EP but you cannot afford to worry about these 10 8 3 — 1♣ ♥ ♥ things. It is more important to tell partner about 10 Q 8 7 3♥ 3♠ 5♥ 6♠ ♦ ♦ your support and modest values. Then, when my 10 — 7♥ ? ♣ ♣ partner bid 3♦, I would not have been confident I did not have a first-round heart control, so I ♠ 8 that he had so many high cards, and I surely doubled. The penalty was paltry compared to plus ♥ K J 7 4 would have passed it out. And you will note that 2210 in 7♠. My partner said that it was my fault ♦ — 3♦ will not make, losing two spades, one heart, because if I had passed, he would have bid 7♠. ♣ — one diamond and one club. Even when I pointed out to my partner that he had At this point West should have led the ♥10. Against 3NT, West made her second mistake denied first-round heart control by failing to bid South may win and play two more rounds of by leading the ♥9. When leading from three low 6♥ instead of 6♠, it was still my fault! hearts, but West has an exit card in his ♦10, and cards in partner’s suit, lead high only if you Back then, I played all the time; now I am declarer loses a spade at the end for down one. have supported, so that he knows you have busy writing newspaper columns. But I did play in However, West continued with the ♦10 length there. When you have not supported, lead three events, starting with the Sunday evening immediately. South ruffed and played three rounds the lowest one. one-session board-a-match teams. My partner was of trumps, throwing in West as his stepping stone To defeat 3NT, East had to this heart. Eddie Kantar and our teammates were Ann-Marie to dummy’s ♣K, which took the last trick. In the Then, if I play a club, he can win and lead a low Crabbe and Yvonne Snyder (Eddie’s wife). IMP Pairs, making 4♥ was worth 8 IMPs. heart, keeping communication with his partner. This was my first hand of the evening: Returning to my table, you can see that 3♠ As it was, he won with his ♥A and returned ♠ K Q J 7 5 2 ♥ Q ♦ Q 8 7 5 3 2 ♣ — doubled would have made unless South found a a heart to my jack. (Yes, a spade shift is feasible, Only our side was vulnerable. My partner diamond lead. If he does, North can ruff, put his but would not defeat me as long as I did not rise passed and my right-hand opponent opened 3♣, partner back in with a heart, get a second ruff, and with my ♠K.) I continued with a club, East showing six clubs and a four-card major. I decided then await a third diamond ruff when South gets winning and playing a third heart. Now I tested to settle for three spades and was promptly in with his ♠A. the diamonds, learning that West had started doubled on my left. After two passes, would you Believing that South knew I was in the wrong with four to the jack. I cashed my clubs ending sit or run to 4♦? contract, I ran to 4♦. South happily doubled this on the board, then threw West in with her ♦J. At The next day, Dennis Goldston of Colorado too, but he took only one spade, one heart and one trick 12, she could cash the ♠A, but I took the Springs came into the Daily Bulletin room with a diamond. Plus 710 was a win. last trick with my ♠K for plus 400 and 11 IMPs. story about this deal. Since I was holding the fort, If I may be permitted one more good board, I took down the details. This was the full layout, this was my favorite from the Wednesday Daylight rotated for convenience: Swiss Teams that my squad of Lew Finkel, David Becher and Alan Watson squeaked out. Daily Bulletin Page 7

Today’s Pairing in the Mini-Spingold 0-5000 KO Jacob Morgan, Madison WI; James 22.50 5/8 Roger Snowling, Hamilton ON; Robert Hollow, Madoc ON; Helen Keri - P Drew Melville, Springfield IL; Will Engel, Gary Westfall, Brampton ON; Ronald Sutherland, Cannell, Dol-D-Ormeaux QC Mississauga ON; Serge Chevalier, Montreal QC; 10.00 9/16 Renay Danto Weiner, Scottsdale Freeport IL; Martin Harris, Chicago IL Roman Klein, Oakville ON; Andre Chartrand, AZ; Jack Shartsis, Huntington Wds MI; Brenda vs Chateauguay QC Jaffe, Farmington MI; Jon Coffee, Northville MI; Paul Stern, Oak Creek WI; Daniel 22.50 5/8 Mark Smith, Lutz FL; Dave Rose Burke, Bloomfield Hill MI; Charlotte Levin, Aurora IL; James O’Neil, Oak Anderson, Tampa FL; Jay Cohodes, Sunrise FL; Kartsonis, New Port Richey FL Michael Wolf, Coral Springs FL; Keith Connolly, 10.00 9/16 Jim Howie - Deborah Thomas- Park IL; Christopher Monsour, Chicago Minneapolis MN Howie, Etobicoke ON; Ellen Gabriel, Chicago IL; IL 22.50 5/8 Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX; Ed Judy, Iowa City IA Alene Friedman - Jane Dillenberg, New York NY; 10.00 9/16 Dan Parish Jr - Elise Parish - Freda Robert Gordon - Peter Bisgeier, Northport NY; Thornbrough - Donald Sloter, Omaha NE Rajeev Gupta, San Mateo CA 10.00 9/16 David Zapatka - Jo Ann Zapatka, 50.00 3/4 Gayle Covey - Steven Devico - 22.50 5/8 Shaun Chooi - Joe Clark, Dallas Sun Lakes AZ; Jon Nance, Springfield MO; Paul Walt Murphy - Julie Murphy, Hendersonville NC; TX; Ian Friedland, Mountain View CA; John Ross, Fair Grove MO Ava Grubman - Elliott Grubman, Brooklyn NY Herriot, Los Angeles CA 10.00 9/16 Phil Moss, Wilmette IL; Jeanne 50.00 3/4 Kelley Hwang, New York NY; Rahmey - Albert Rahmey, Brooklyn NY; Henry Lawrence Harding, Hampstead NC; Michael D Moss, Glenview IL; Max Madsen, Naperville IL; Alioto, Birmingham MI; Robert Cappelli, 10.00 9/16 Brian Johnston, Toronto ON; K Newman, Chicago IL Bloomfield MI Bernard Fudor, Murrysville PA; Doug Levene - 10.00 9/16 Rob Meckstroth - Matt Meckstroth, Mark Jones, Birmingham AL Gainesville FL; Robert Glickman, Woodland Hills 10.00 9/16 Jay Whipple III, Chicago IL; Robert CA; Rich Regan, Lyman SC McPhee - Malcolm Ewashkiw, Belleville ON;

1. Covey 78 32. Ginsburg 17 1. Covey 138 1. Covey 16. Parish 147 16. Parish 110 17. Russell 101 47 81 106 152 1. Covey 8. M. Smith 138 81758 77 25. Maki 39 8. M. Smith 123 22 43 57 95 8. M. Smith 9. Danto-Weiner 151 9. Danto-Weiner 61 24. Abbott (42) 71 1. Stern (13) 4. Johnston 148 29. Sharp (49) 122 4. Johnston 70.5 4. Stern (13) 13. Stern 88 13. Stern 157 39 71 120 147 20. Paley (33) 43 31 73 88 112 4. Stern (13) 5. Einberg 137 28. Chooi (46) 152 5. Chooi (46) 125 19 43 60 110 5. Chooi (46) 12. Hoy (22) 79 12. Zapatka (21) 94 21. Zapatka 122

3. Snowling 147 30. Marino 61 3. Snowling 149 3. Snowling 14. Langer 102 14. Moss (39) 83 19. Moss (39) 135 42 55 74 92

6. Whipple 207 3. Morgan (11) 27. Spiro 76 6. Whipple 52 29 56 101 117 46 87 120 158 6. Morgan (11) 11. Morgan 200 11. Morgan 140 22. Jackson (40) 46 2. Morgan (11) 7. Hwang 136 26. Adkins (44) 77 7. Hwang 153 7. Hwang 10. Howie 127 10. Howie 111 29 77 116 153 29 60 88 110 23. Michalski (43) 95 2. Hwang (7)

15. Heymann 129 39 69 91 111 18. Fieler 69 15. Heymann 162 2. Heymann (15) 2. Findlay 111 2. Meckstroth (51) 127 31. Meckstroth (51) 113 Boca Raton Regional August 21-27 Embassy Suites Hotel 661 NW 53rd Street • (Yamato Road at I-95) • Boca Raton, Florida 33487 • 800-EMB-ASSY • 561-994-8200 The Unit 128 Fine Tradition of Hospitality includes coffee and juice daily, Strata Open and Senior Events, I/N Events, Senior and I/N Breakfast, Our Famous Dinner, Section Tops and Overall Prizes. Everyone Welcome. For tournament information, contact Hosts Bob Parlin 239-594-9059, Jayne Thomas 813-727-5796, [email protected] • Partnerships: Betty Grandoff 727-699-5283, [email protected] Page 8 Daily Bulletin Today’s Pairings in th 80.00 5/8 Rose Meltzer, Los Gatos CA; , San Francisco CA; Geir Helgemo, Trondheim Ca Norway; Tor Helness, Oslo Norway; , Gaithersburg MD; Roger Bates, Mesa AZ Frank Nickell, New York NY; Richard 80.00 5/8 Piotr Tuszynski, Warsaw Poland; Freeman, Atlanta GA; , Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw Poland; John Fout, New York NY; Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA; Farid Assemi, Dallas TX; , Mill Creek Fresno CA; Edward Wojewoda, Clovis CA WA; , Tampa FL; Eric 80.00 5/8 Tony Kasday, Puyallup WA; Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Thorlakur Jonsson, 200 Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL Kopavogur Iceland; Sigurbjorn Haraldsson, Reykjvik Iceland; Bjarni Einarsson, Reykjavik vs Iceland; Jon Baldursson, Hafnarfjordur George Jacobs - , Hinsdale Iceland 80.00 5/8 Hemant Lall - , Dallas TX; Ira IL; Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Chorush, Houston TX; David Grainger, Etobicoke ON 50.00 9/16 Russell Ekeblad, Providence RI; Ron , New Rochelle NY; Rubin, Miami FL; Brad Moss, New York NY; Fred Steve Weinstein, Andes NY; Robert Gitelman, Las Vegas NV; , Castro Valley CA; , Davis CA Levin, Bronx NY 50.00 9/16 Lou Ann O’Rourke, Portola Valley CA; Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; , La Quinta CA; Eric Greco, Philadelphia PA; Norberto Bocchi, Milano Italy; Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy 50.00 9/16 Michael Moss - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden; Jon Sveindal, James Cayne, New York NY; Michael Bergen Norway 50.00 9/16 , Santa Cruz CA; Boye Seamon, Aventura FL; Alfredo Versace Brogeland, Norway; , Pebble Beach CA; - Lorenzo Lauria - Fulvio Fantoni - Ishmael Delmonte, Double Bay NSW 2 Australia 50.00 9/16 Aubrey Strul, Delray Beach FL; Bob Claudio Nunes, Rome Italy Jones, Hypoluxo FL; Louk Verhees, Voorhout Netherlands; Jan Jansma, Malden Netherlands; , vs Encinitas CA; Marcin Lesniewski, Zakopane Poland Robert Hollman, Santa Barbara CA; 50.00 9/16 Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Mark Feldman, New York NY; - Howard Weinstein, Sarasota , San Francisco CA; Billy FL 50.00 9/16 , Los Angeles CA; Chris Cohen, Encinitas CA; Curtis Cheek, Compton, Dallas TX; Jacek Pszczola, Las Vegas NV; Sam Huntsville AL; Joe Grue, New York Lev, New York NY; - Aleksander Dubinin, Moscow Russia NY; Bruce Ferguson, Boise ID 50.00 9/16 Fu Zhong, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Jie Zhao, Tianjin People’s Republic of China; Ze Jun Zhuang, Shanghai 200125 People’s Republic of China; Shi Moojun, Shang Hai People’s Republic of China; Lixin Yang - Jian Ming Dai, Beijing

1. Ekeblad 187 64. Hindman (65) 96 1. Ekeblad 173

33. Kovacich 134 32. Piasecki 51 1. Ekeblad 127 32. Piasecki 143 1. Hollman (17) 16. Onstott 80 36 71 121 165 49. Kranyak 129 16. Kranyak (49) 92

17. Hollman 167 17. Hollman 135 16. Hollman (17) 133 48. Lusky (55) 94 1. Hollman (17) 8. Lynch 187 57. Klemic (72) 117 8. Lynch 114 8. Hu, npc (25) 123 25. Hu, npc 150 25. Hu, npc 149 40. Hauge (63) 104 28 56 87 147 8. Lall (41) 9. Robinson 157 56. Yang (73) 81 9. Robinson 134 9. Lall (41) 153 24. Wolpert 120 24. Lall (41) 191 41. Lall 138

5. O’Rourke 100 60. Rogoff 59 5. O’Rourke 205 5. O’Rourke 128 28. Bathurst 126 28. Bathurst 85 37. Cole 110 5. Tuszynski (21) 12. Welland 227 22 32 68 91 53. Rigal 73 12. Welland 118 12. Tuszynski (21) 153 21. Tuszynski 141 21. Tuszynski 123 44. De Botton 127 4. Weed, npc 13. Strul 142 52. Christiansen 113 13. Strul 111 13. Strul 119 20. Mahaffey 123 20. Team Texans (45) 66 31 82 118 196 45. Team Texans 157 4. Weed, npc

29. Kaminski 152 36. Kaplan 108 29. Kaminski 114 4. Weed, npc 170 4. Weed, npc 191 4. Weed, npc 152 61. Viswanathan (68) 92 Daily Bulletin Page 9 e Spingold Knockouts 25.00 17/32 Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Dennis 25.00 17/32 Kevin Bathurst - Judith Bianco - Aaron Dawson, Santa Fe NM; - Eddie Wold, Las Silverstein, New York NY; Lapt Chan, Forest Hills NY; Vegas NV; David Berkowitz - Larry Cohen, Boca , Jackson Heights NY; Douglas Doub, Raton FL W Hartford CT 25.00 17/32 Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter 25.00 17/32 Amos Kaminski, New York NY; Boyd, Silver Spring MD; , Bloomington Yeshayahu Levit, Tel-Aviv Israel; Melih Ozdil, Istanbul NY; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; , Las Turkey; George Mittelman - Robert Lebi, Toronto ON; Vegas NV; Dan Morse, Houston TX Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC 25.00 17/32 - Uday Ivatury - Christal 25.00 17/32 Zoltan Nagy, Woodville West Australia; Henner-Welland, New York NY; Antonio Sementa, Robert Richman, Double Bay 2028 Australia; Anthony Parma PR; Adam Zmudzinski, Katowice 40-479 Nunn, Artarmon Nsw Australia; Sartaj Hans, Bondi Poland; Cezary Balicki, Wroclaw Poland Nsw Australia 25.00 17/32 , Chorzow Slask 25.00 17/32 Melanie Tucker - John Kranyak - John Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Bielsk Poland; Peter Hurd, New York NY; , Buffalo NY; Schneider, La Canada CA; , San Diego CA Sjoert Brink, Rotterdan 30 Netherlands; Bas Dryver, 25.00 17/32 Mark Gordon, Purchase NY; Stephen Rotterdam Netherlands Landen, Ellicott City MD; Pratap Rajadhyaksha, 25.00 17/32 Jaroslaw Piasecki, Buffalo Grove IL; Powell OH; Boris Baran, Cote Saint-Luc QC; Winthrop Mike Potoczak, Mt Prospect IL; Grazyna Brewiak - Allegaert - , New York NY Rafal Jagniewski - Slawek Zawislak, Poland 25.00 17/32 Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA; Richard 25.00 17/32 G Venkatesh, Los Altos CA; Kanningat Coren, Hollywood FL; Lars Andersson, 168 75 Krishnakumar, Chennai India; S Sundarram, Chennai Bromma Sweden; Bryan Maksymetz, Coquitlam BC; Tamil Na India; P Sridhar, Chennai India; K Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Kerry Smith, Venkatraman, Chennal India; Jyotindra Madhukar, Milwaukee WI India 25.00 17/32 Ross Grabel, Huntington Bh CA; Jon 25.00 17/32 Kenneth Kranyak, Bay Village OH; Wittes, Palm Desert CA; William Pollack, Basking Gordon Parnes, Flint MI; Frank Cymerman, Pittsburgh Ridge NJ; Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Matt PA; Greg Michaels, San Diego CA Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Dennis McGarry, Stuart 25.00 17/32 Harry Apfel, New York NY; James FL Scott, Wilton CT; Thomas Smith, Stamford CT; Eugene 25.00 17/32 Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Daniel Nussbaum, Cambridge Jonathan Greenspan, New York NY; Thomas MA; Mark Ospeck, Memphis TN Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Dan Gerstman, Buffalo NY

2. Nickell 177 2. Nickell 181 63. Mohr (66) 131 2. Nickell 161 31. Tucker 84 31. Tucker 178 34. Beatty 120 2. Nickell 34 93 98 121 15. Milner 172 15. Milner 133 50. Rotman 110 15. Milner 127 18. Buras 91 18. Buras 156 47. Antoff (56) 102 2. Nickell 10. Moss 200 10. Moss 131 55. Teaford (74) 73 10. Moss 111 23. Grabel 91 23. Grabel 154 16 19 39 65 42. Weinstein (61) 96 7. Kasday (26) 26. Kasday 209 26. Kasday 175 39. Thurston (64) 92 7. Kasday (26) 159 7. Apfel (58) 130 7. Schwartz 156 58. Apfel 192

6. Meltzer 171 6. Meltzer 140 59. Gamble (70) 113 6. Meltzer 178 27. Koneru 97 27. Koneru 111 38. Goldstein (39) 106 6. Meltzer 17 34 79 w/d 11. Robson 130 11. Robson 189 54. Tuekolsky 104 11. Robson 114 22. Eisenberg 101 22. Eisenberg 109 43. Lewis 78 3. Jacobs 14. Bramley 159 14. Bramley 128 51. Arlinghaus 58 14. Bramley 138 19. Gordon 111 19. Gordon 163 80 133 179 46. Yeh 85 3. Jacobs 30. Nagy 180 35. Cappelletti 119 3. Jacobs 116 30. Nagy 144 3. Jacobs 165 3. Jacobs 212 62. Zubizaretta (67) 91 Page 10 Daily Bulletin FINAL STANDINGS IN THE WAGAR WOMEN’S KO TEAMS 28 Tables 60.00 3/4 Hansa Narasimhan, Los Altos Hills 120.00 1 Judi Radin - Sylvia CA; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ; Jill Levin, Bronx NY; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Debbie Rosenberg, Moss, New York NY; Pamela New Rochelle NY; JoAnna Stansby, Castro Valley CA Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Migry Zur 60.00 3/4 Kathy Baum, Germantown TN; Candace Griffey, Vero Beach FL; Peg Waller - Cynthia Campanile, Tel Aviv Israel; Shawn Balderson, Eden Prairie MN; Joan Eaton, North York Quinn, Richmond TX; Mildred Breed, ON; Carole Miner, Rochester MN Austin TX Second in the Wagar Women’s Knockouts were 38.57 5/8 Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA; Janice , Val Covalciuc, Linda Lewis, 90.00 2 Betty Ann Kennedy, Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; , Austin Betty Ann Kennedy, Pam Wittes and Becky TX; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL; Sue Weinstein, Las Rogers. Shreveport LA; Peggy Sutherlin, Dallas Vegas NV; JoAnn Sprung, Philadelphia PA TX; Val Covalciuc, Fort Myers FL; 38.57 5/8 Stacy Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Shannon Rebecca Rogers, Las Vegas NV; Linda Cappelletti, Aventura FL; Lisa Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ; Chris Benson, Le Lewis, Sioux Falls SD; Pam Wittes, Roy IL; Ginny Schuett, Riverwoods IL Venice CA 38.57 5/8 Miho Sekizawa, Tokyo, Japan; Ayako Amano - Kimi Makita - Keiko Matsuzaki, Tokyo Japan 38.57 5/8 Ellen Crawford, Henderson NV; Lynne Feldman, Champaign IL; Ora Lourie, Hypoluxo FL; Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL

1. Baker 117 1. Sekizawa (17) 16. Sekizawa (17) 129 30 56 72 w/d 1. Baum (9) 53 81 98 101 39 88 139 8. Vogel 109 8. Baum (9)

9. Baum 163

1. Radin (4) 49 82 135 4. Radin 114 4. Radin 13. Buckman 56 68 133 164 31 67 106 164 4. Radin

19 57 91 w/d 5. Hennings (26) 89 5. Crawford (19)

12. Crawford (19) 138 1. RADIN

3. Sonsini 136 3. Sonsini 14. Atkins (15) 81 17 27 54 100

3. Kennedy (6) 17 53 101 116 69 97 145 203 6. Kennedy 155 6. Kennedy

11. Shaefer (20) 124 22 35 53 w/d 2. Kennedy (6)

7. McGarry 116 7. Jacobs (10) 10. Jacobs 151 38 59 74 79 37 65 92 126 2. Narasimhan

26 54 82 95 2. Narasimhan 155 2. Narasimhan

15. Burger (16) 59 Daily Bulletin Page 11 FINAL STANDINGS IN THE MINI-SPINGOLD 0-1500 KO

37.26 3/4 Dennis O’Dowd, Burbank IL; John Finnegan, Downers Grove IL; Bob Meixner, Hinsdale IL; Kevin O’Malley, Brookfield IL 43 Tables 37.26 3/4 Sam Katz, Hinsdale IL; Daniel Goldfein, Lincolnwood IL; David Banh, Annandale VA; Owen Lien, 74.51 1 Edward Foran, Marietta Hickory NC; Kevin Dwyer, Lehigh Acres FL GA; Nicolas Hammond, Atlanta GA; John Hassett, Kennesaw GA; Steve 16.76 5/8 Sasanka Ramanadham - Jason Clevenger, Saint Louis MO; Andrew Carver, Edwardsville IL; Linda Second in the Mini-Spingold 0-1500 KOs were Callaham, Woodstock GA Lubeck, Troy IL Matthew Bribitzer-Stull, Jason Bribitzer-Stull, 16.76 5/8 Tim Luker, Green Bay WI; William Richard Lawson and Eric Hendrickson. Zimmerman, Sun Prairie WI; Denise Hoffman, Marquette MI; David Vaclavik, Appleton WI; Stephanie Schwingel, 55.88 2 Eric Hendrickson - Matthew Coloma WI; Nancy Ogreenc, Wautoma WI Bribitzer-Stull - Jason Bribitzer-Stull, 16.76 5/8 Marshall Baum - Robert Howard, Highland Park IL; Lynne Rosenbaum - Nancy Frank, Minneapolis MN; Richard Lawson, Glencoe IL Plymouth MN 16.76 5/8 Jack Bierig, Chicago IL; Charles Alexander, Northbrook IL; Sheldon Natenberg, Glenview IL; Leonard Nelson, Wilmette IL; Frank Redman, Highland Park IL; Nick Suciu IV, Lake Forest IL

1. Addis 104 1. Bierig (17) 16. Bierig (17) 144 23 31 73 111 1. O’Dowd 19 65 88 118 8. O’Dowd (25) 149 31 92 111 125 8. O’Dowd (25) 9. Cowan 131 1. Hendrickson (12) 35 102 120 146 4. Strong 127 4. Baum (13) 13. Baum 128 7567395 37 82 132 192 4. Hendrickson (12)

5. Sokol 102 41 81 122 152 5. Hendrickson (12) 12. Hendrickson 133 1. FORAN

3. Foran 144 3. Foran 14. Andino 141 60 82 126 157

3. Foran 51 73 105 143 6. Mitchell 156 19 46 59 81 6. Luker (11) 11. Luker 168 22 49 120 161 2. Foran (3)

7. Katz (26) 118 7. Katz (26) 10. Zukerberg (23) 35 51 64 93 135 40 62 102 139 2. Katz (26)

2. Ramanadahm 152 33 60 85 107 2. Ramanadahm 15. Delfs 99 Page 12 Daily Bulletin

TOURNAMENT APPEALS June Deutsch earns In order to keep the Therefore, the BIT was the only suggestion that Grand LM title bridge public informed of South was making an invitational bid, i.e., the bid June Deutsch of Aventura FL has attained the appeals results in a timely itself does not suggest that North reconsider her rank of Grand Life Master. Deutsch has won six fashion, the NABC Daily values for game purposes, but the BIT did. NABC titles including each of the five major Bulletin staff publishes North-South said that they do not play any national women’s titles at least once, and she has write-ups. Every effort is conventional calls in this sequence; double would now collected her 10,000th masterpoint at the made to ensure that these reports are accurate and be penalty oriented, and 3♦ would have shown a Chicago NABC. complete. However, before they are published in the forward-going hand with diamond values. North NABC Appeals Casebook revisions may be made. said that if South was willing to compete, or invite, she evaluated her hand as having extra APPEALS CASE 2 values. She felt that bidding the game was called Subject: Tempo – Unauthorized Information (UI) for at IMPs. Director-in-Charge: Roger Putnam Upon questioning by the Committee, North-South Event: Wagar KO Teams, First round revealed that a redouble of 1♥ by North would Amalya Kearse have shown a stronger high-card hand but Board: 13 ♠ 10 4 probably only three hearts. North said she could Vul: Both ♥ J 8 4 3 not remember the last time she redoubled in such Dlr: North ♦ A Q 9 4 2 a sequence. ♣ 9 6 The Decision: In order for a BIT to lead to an Sanda Enciu Jenni Hartsman adjustment, it must “demonstrably suggest” a line ♠ A 9 7 2 ♠ K 6 5 of action. In this case, with a pair playing ♥ 7 6 ♥ K 2 relatively few conventions, the BIT could have Deutsch, who needed just a fraction of a point ♦ K J 10 5 3 ♦ 8 6 been because South was considering passing, 10 2 K Q J 8 5 3 to go over, blasted over the top with a victory in a ♣ ♣ doubling, bidding 3♥, bidding 4♥, or bidding 3♦. regional compact KO. Rozanne Pollack In her methods, South took one of the aggressive Q J 8 3 ♠ calls available to her (considering that 3♦ was not ♥ A Q 10 9 5 appropriate). This is not a case in which South Meltzer ♦ 7 was considering a more aggressive action than she Continued from page 1 ♣ A7 4 took. The committee found that the BIT did not West North East South demonstrably suggest to North that she bid 4♥ Pass 1 1 Her other significant first came in Paris in ♣ ♥ any more than South’s 3♥ call itself did. The 2001, when she became the first woman to win Dbl 2♥ 3♣ 3♥ (1) decision might be different in cases where the Pass 4 All Pass the . ♥ North-South pair were playing that 3♦ would be a (1) After a break in tempo. She credits two other women players – Rita generic which would make South’s 3♥ Shugart and Lou Ann O’Rourke – with pushing Final contract: 4♥ by South. call merely competitive. her to play in open events rather than just Table Result: North-South plus 620. Dissenting Opinion by Mark Bartusek: North- Director Ruling: 4 by South, North-South plus women’s events. She met Shugart in the late ♥ South claimed that 3♥ was “forward-going” and 620. Seventies in New York before both of them moved that 3♦ would have been natural and game- to California. Meltzer moved with her husband, Committee Ruling: 4♥ by South, North-South invitational in their partnership of a couple of plus 620. Cliff, a senior executive with Cisco Systems. years. A double of 3♣ was undiscussed and The first time it was suggested to her – by The Facts: There was a break in tempo (BIT) presumably would have been for penalty since Shugart – that she try open events, Meltzer wasn’t before South bid 3♥ – all players agreed to it. they do not play maximal game-try doubles. keen on the idea. But Shugart kept pushing and Since a 2♣ bid would have shown a stronger hand South held precisely what I would expect for a with heart support, North’s 2 bid limited the top eventually introduced Meltzer to Peter Weichsel, ♥ BIT over 3♣, a game-try without diamond length who was her mentor for some time before leaving side of her values. North-South do not play (and North can figure this out after the negative “maximal” doubles. If, instead of bidding 3 , the team. ♥ double and the 3♣ rebid). The North-South pair’s South had bid 3 , it would have shown diamonds The other key to her success, Meltzer says, ♦ statement about 3♥ being “forward-going” was was her introduction to Kyle Larsen, her regular and been a game try. According to the testimony not backed-up by any system notes and must be partner. “That was the biggest break of my life,” of both North and South, the 3♥ bid was forward treated as self-serving by the committee. I find it she says. “There is no better partner on earth than going. hard to believe that a pair cannot bid three of a Kyle.” The two have played together for eight The Ruling: The director determined that the BIT major in competition without inviting game (this years. did not “demonstrably suggest” a line of action. would seem to result in a lot of part-score swings Meltzer is candid in saying she thought she Since it did not, there was no basis for an against them). The contract should be rolled back adjustment (in accordance with Law 16), and the had reached the pinnacle in Paris in 2001. “When to 3♥. we won the Bermuda Bowl,” she says, “I thought table result was allowed to stand. The Committee: Mark Bartusek (chairperson), that was it.” The Appeal: East-West contended that both 3♦ Jerry Gaer, Robb Gordon, Dr. E. Kales, and Mike As it happened, there was much more to and double were available to South as game tries. Kovacich. come, and she eagerly awaits future challenges. “I’m loving it,” she says. “This is my passion.” Fast Open Neither professes to be especially fast in the play (in the national Fast Open, rounds are Continued from page 1 11 minutes long and slow play penalties are Wagar final vigorously enforced), but they managed. Continued from page 1 “We survived,” said L’Ecuyer, who was Wildravsky, who suffered some back luck on the winning his first North American final round when the opponents bid to a pushy Playing with Kennedy were Peggy Sutherlin, championship. game that required a guess in a key suit. When Val Covalciuc, Becky Rogers, Linda Lewis and “We got only one slow play penalty,” said declarer got it right, Doub and Wildavsky Pam Wittes. Lebi, who won his second major title. He and Radin led the match all the way. They finished received a poor score instead of a near top had Mark Molson won the Blue Ribbon Pairs in the first quarter with a 27-IMP edge (49-22) and declarer gone wrong. Lancaster PA in 1989. increased it to 47 IMPs at the half (82-35). Radin L’Ecuyer, who lives in Montreal, and Lebi, The two played a 2/1 game forcing system continued to pile on the IMPs in the third set, of Toronto, have been adversaries many times with 12-14 1NT openers. where their lead ballooned to 85 IMPs. The in Canadian team events but never partners Kennedy team gave up before the fourth quarter of before Chicago. play. L’Ecuyer is marketing director for a private Radin and Moss both live in New York City. portfolio management firm, Giverny Capital Zur-Campanile is from Israel, where partner Pam Co. Lebi just retired in February as a systems Granovetter lived for many years until recently analyst for the IT department of the largest (she now lives in Cincinnati). Quinn and Breed brokerage company in Canada. are from Texas. Daily Bulletin Page 13

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The Weed team started slowly against Piotr MP winner in Chicago Tuszynski but led by 50 at halftime and finished more than 100 IMPs ahead. The player who earns the most number of 1968 Jim Jacoby 205 Of the original top four seeds, only No. 1 masterpoints at the Summer NABC is declared the 1969 Bob Hamman 180 Russ Ekeblad is gone. No. 2 Nickell, No. 3 Jacbos winner of the Fishbein Trophy, given in 1970 Dave Strasberg 155 and No. 4 Weed are still in the hunt. recognition of the accomplishment. Last year, the 1971 Barbara Rappaport 187 best performance at the Summer NABC in Atlanta 1972 B. Jay Becker 179 was turned in by Geoff Hampson who nabbed 1973 Richard Katz 199 Life Master news 348.09 points. 1974 Richard Shepherd 162 Joan Siavelis of Arlington Heights IL was on 1975 Grant Baze 176 the winning squad in the Thursday 299er Swiss 1976 Richard Katz 219 Teams. With that win she earned her gold card as 1977 Ken Cohen 198 a Life Master. She didn’t say who her partner was, 1978 Mike Passell 215 but the rest of the team was Jeannette Chase, Lake 1979 Bobby Wolff 179 Barrington IL; Linda Rough, Lake Zurich IL, and 1980 Peter Weichsel 194 Penny Carduff, also of Arlington Heights. 1981 Ralph Katz 236* 1982 221 The knockout teams produced big Life Master 1983 Bob Hamman 280* news as Nancy Hanley of Terre Haute IN earned 1984 271 her gold card and became a Bronze LM at the 1985 Bill Passell 225 same time. One of her teammates, Tana Holt of 1986 187 Clinton IN became a Life Master in the same 1987 Danny Rotman 188 event. They were playing with two other women 1988 168 from Clinton: Diane Scott and Noreen Bryant. 1989 198 1990 , Another player became a Life Master and Michael Becker 227 Bronze LM at the same time: Dorri Goldgehn of 1991 278 Chicago, playing with her husband, Mickey, in the 1992 Juanita Chambers 182 Wednesday Compact KO, Bracket 8. Their 1993 233 teammates were Myrna and Art Weiner of Marina 1994 Lynn Deas 238 del Rey CA. 1995 Nick Nickell, 253 David Hudson of Mount Prospect IL became 1996 Jeff Meckstroth 269 Fishbein a Gold Life Master (2500 masterpoints) in the Bob 1997 Steve Garner 247 Hirsch Knockout Teams, Bracket 4. His partner 1998 Paul Soloway 281* was Paul Hills of Evanston IL. Their teammates Hampson won 250 masterpoints for his win 1999 Eric Rodwell 348* were Dan Spindler and Jim Phillips of Park Ridge the Spingold Knockout Teams, 50 points for 2000 Rose Meltzer, IL. making it to the semifinal round of the Grand Kyle Larsen, National Teams, Championship Flight and 48.09 Lew Stansby, Earlier in this tournament, Nick Cordell of points for a second-place finish in the top bracket Chip Martel, Yorkville IL appeared on these pages for of a regional rated knockout event. Peter Weichsel 315 becoming a Life Master. Now he is a Bronze Life The Fishbein Trophy was donated by ACBL in 2001 Ralph Katz 384* Master, thanks to his team’s performance in the memory of Sally Fishbein and in recognition of 2002 Tobi Sokolow 304 Bob Hirsch Memorial KO, Bracket 6. He was the untiring efforts of , who served 2003 Michael Rosenberg 393* playing with Dave Booth of Aurora IL. Their as ACBL Treasurer and refused to accept the 2004 Jeff Meckstroth, teammates were Dan Driggett of Glendale Heights customary compensation. Eric Rodwell 350 IL and Elaine Bowers of University Park FL. The winners 1952–1963: 2005 Geoff Hampson 348 1952 John Crawford Jane McCoy of Pleasanton CA is now a 1953 Bronze Life Master, topping 500 masterpoints at 1954 David Carter the Summer NABC playing with Ernie Scosseria 1955 of Berkeley CA in knockout. Their teammates 1956 were Chris Galbraith of Antioch CA and Ken Dye 1957 John Crawford of Raleigh NC. 1958 Helen Sobel 1959 Mini-Spin 1500 1960 Boris Koytchou 1961 Continued from page 1 1962 Ira Rubin 1963 These are the Fishbein Trophy winners since Foran played with Nicolas Hammond, John 1964, together with their point totals. An asterisk Hassett and Steve Callaham. Foran is a CPA, and indicates the record was broken that year. partner Hammond is a stay-at-home dad. Hassett 1964 223* is a retired engineer. Callaham is a banker. 1965 Alvin Roth 210 Foran, Hammond and Hassett were second in 1966 Alvin Roth 186 the same event last year. (New team member 1967 177 Callaham jokingly took credit for the squad’s Hampson improvement this year.) Hendrickson’s roster included partner Richard Mixed BAM Lawson and teammates Matthew Bribitzer-Stull Continued from page 1 and Jason Bribitzer-Stull. The Bribitzer-Stull’s were also second in the Young Life Master Pairs earlier this week. Rozanne Pollack took first in the event for the fourth time and third time in a row, winning with all different teammates last year in Atlanta. The team led after the first two qualifying sessions and had another big round in the first ♠♥♦♣ final session, stretching their lead to more than three boards. The final score was 42.28 for the winners and 37.91. Page 14 Daily Bulletin Ruling the Game By Mike Flader Associate National Tournament Director

Assigning an adjusted Score – Part 3 Law 12C2 to help him. What that law says is obligated to continue the auction as though In this article, we will consider situations that when he needs to assign an adjusted his partner had explained his call as a weak where there has been an irregularity and score, he is to assign to the non-offending two and had then bid 2♠. If that is the case, possibly damage to a non-offending pair. side the most favorable result that was likely then, unless the partnership agreement Most of these types had the irregularity not occurred. For the regarding a new suit response is that it is non- of issues revolve offenders, they are to get the most forcing, West probably should have chosen to around violations unfavorable result that was at all probable had raise his partner’s response instead of passing. of Law 16, the infraction not occurred. As the law Perhaps he should even bid 4♠. If the director which deals implies, the director does not have to assign finds that to be the case, it is reasonable to with the same score to both parties. adjust the contract to some higher number of Unauthorized Let’s take a look at some examples. spades if the director believes that there has Information and 1. West holds been damage as a result of West’s action (or Law 75, which ♠K J 3 2 ♥A Q 9 7 ♦3 2 ♣AK 4. lack thereof). deals with North, on his right, opens 2♦, which is 3. South reaches 4♠. West leads the ♥2, Misinformation. Alerted and explained as . It goes and East wins the ace and king and then leads In order for the director to award an Pass-Pass to him, and he decides to balance a third round of the suit, which South ruffs adjusted score, there must both be a violation by bidding 2NT. (No laughing at the bidding. and West overruffs. South now discovers that and damage as a direct result of the violation. Everyone knows that directors cannot play). East-West have an agreement to lead low Thus, if a player forgets that he is playing His partner raises to 3NT with from a doubleton. ACBL regulations require Flannery and opens 2♦ with a good six -card ♠A Q 9 7 ♥K 4 2 ♦8 7 6 ♣Q 3 2, that such agreements be disclosed to the suit and 8 HCP, as long as the agreement to and the defense rattles off the first six opponents at the beginning of each round, and play Flannery is clearly marked on both his diamond tricks since the real agreement was East-West failed to do so. Thus, they are and his partner’s card and his partner has that 2♦ was weak. Director! guilty of misinformation. If south could have Alerted and given an accurate explanation of The director finds that both convention ruffed higher had he the correct information, the agreement, there has been no violation as cards for the opposition are marked weak the director should consider an adjusted score it is not illegal to make a mistaken bid. two-bids, so there is clearly misinformation. if there is damage. However, if West holds the Because there is no violation, there can be no It is also clear that the auction might have J-x-x of trumps and he was going to be able penalty. gone differently had West the correct to make a trick with the jack whether South Say that the partnership is actually information about the opening. He would ruffed high or low, then there should be no playing weak two-bids, but the partner, when probably have doubled 2♦, and his side would adjustment since there has been no damage. 2♦ is opened, Alerts and states that the have bid to 4♠, which would make five. That The director might still decide to penalize agreement is Flannery. Here, there has been a is the score the director should assign as it is East-West for their failure to fully disclose violation, but if the offending side as a result certainly the most favorable result that East- their agreements, but that is another issue. of this misunderstanding goes down 1100 West can achieve as well as the least 4. In order for the director to adjust the against a partscore, then, once again, there is favorable result that was at all probable for score, there must be damage and it must be no adjustment because although there has North-South. In this case, it seems very sure the direct result of an opponent’s infraction. been an infraction, there has been no damage. to happen, but, even if it is not obvious, the Say that North-South reach 4♠ after a Drury Say that the opening bid of 2♦ is Alerted non-offending side tends to get the benefit of auction. Drury is not Alerted and after what as Flannery, but the partnership has agreed to the doubt. would have been a signoff by his partner, the play weak two-bids. As a result of this 2. West holds player who bid Drury bids game anyway. This misunderstanding, the partnership gets to a ♠A 4 2 ♥5 ♦K Q 10 8 6 4 ♣9 3 2. is most likely an infraction since passing his ridiculous contract that gets doubled by the He is dealer and opens with 2♦. His partner’s signoff was probably an infraction. opponents. However, the opponents defend partner Alerts and in response to a question At any rate, 4♠ is successful. If it was always egregiously, letting them escape for minus says that the agreement is that 2♦ is Flannery. going to make, the director should adjust the 300 when they should have gotten 1100. Let’s North passes, and East responds 2♠. South score since the damage to the non-offending say further that the non-offending side can passes. West decides to pass, and the side was the direct result of one of the make a vulnerable game. In this case, there is opponents call the director when the dummy offender’s taking advantage of unauthorized both an infraction and damage, but, the is faced. information. However, if the defenders director might well rule that the damage was The possibility of several infractions here defended in a manner so horrible as to allow not the direct result of the infraction since the exists. First, if the agreement was that 2♦ was an impossible contract to make, that may non-offenders defended the hand badly. Once weak, then, East gave North-South sever the link between the infraction and the again, the director might not adjust the score. misinformation when he Alerted and said it damage. Thus, the director may choose to From the foregoing, you might well was Flannery. Additionally, if West said allow the table result to stand for the non- surmise that directors don’t like to give nothing to correct his partner’s offending side, although he may also choose adjusted scores. That is a reasonable misinformation, he has committed an to adjust the contract for the offenders or assumption. Whenever possible, we like to get irregularity as well. If the opponents have assign a procedural penalty. a table result on which to base the outcome of been damaged as a direct result of this There are many more examples that come the tournament. An adjusted score is an misinformation, the director should assign an to mind, but the idea for the director is to estimate of what might have happened had an adjusted score. Thus, if the opponents could restore equity when there is damage as a irregularity not occurred. It is not as good as make a heart contract and it is reasonable to direct result of an infraction. a real result. believe that they might be able to get there Nevertheless, it is sometimes necessary to with the correct information, the director adjust a score. There is both an irregularity should assign an adjusted score. and damage as a direct result of the What if the agreement was Flannery? irregularity. How does the director determine Now, West has probably made a call based on what score to assign? an inference drawn from unauthorized He uses the guidelines given to him by information when he passes 2♠. He is Daily Bulletin Page 15 Chicago 1998: A look back

Talk about wild hands! and declarer played a diamond. North had no touch clubs at all. After winning the second Ralph Cohen made a simple 2♠ response to answer to this and, so, conceded. Plus 590 for diamond, he could cash the ace of trumps and then Robb Gordon’s Michaels bid and a few seconds Greco and Hampson, was a good score, but not a continue with diamonds. Declarer could get rid of later found himself playing a grand slam in top since this result, with almost identical play, two clubs, no matter how West defended. spades. Just look at Gordon’s hand (North) — was reported by several other pairs. * * * have you ever held one like that? The deal was * * * Think first! played in the Spingold, so you can’t blame the That’ll teach him to open It pays to think a bit before playing to the first wildness on the computer. Brian Senior shared the following humorous trick. Look at this hand from one of the pair Dlr:West ♠ A K J 10 9 7 anecdote from the opening round in the Spingold games. Vul: E-W ♥ — Knockout Teams. Dlr: West ♠ 2 ♦ — Dlr: South ♠ Q J Vul: None ♥ A J 10 8 7 ♣ A K Q J 6 4 2 Vul:Both ♥ J 9 7 4 2 ♦ A J 8 7 6 ♠ Q ♠ 6 2 ♦ 7 5 3 ♣ Q 6 ♥ A K 8 7 6 4 2 ♥ 10 9 5 3 ♣ A9 4 ♠ K Q J 10 7 6 ♠ 4 ♦ A Q 10 8 2 ♦ J 7 6 4 ♠ 8 4 ♠ K 9 2 ♥ 9 6 4 ♥ Q 3 2 ♣ — ♣ 9 5 3 ♥ Q 8 6 5 3 ♥ K 10 ♦ 10 ♦ K Q 9 5 4 3 2 ♠ 8 5 4 3 ♦ K Q 10 8 2 ♦ A J 9 6 4 ♣ 10 8 4 ♣ 7 3 ♥ Q J ♣ 7 ♣ J 8 2 ♠ A 9 8 5 3 ♦ K 9 5 3 ♠ A 10 7 6 5 3 ♥ K 5 ♣ 10 8 7 ♥ A ♦ — West North East South ♦ — ♣ A K J 9 5 2 Gordon Cohen ♣ K Q 10 6 5 3 West North East South 1♥ 2♥(1) Pass 2♠ West North East South 2♠ Pass Pass 5♣ 3♦ 7♠ All Pass Senior All Pass (1) Spades and a minor. Pass (!) Declarer won the opening diamond lead with Because of the Michaels bid, it worked out Pass Pass 1♦ 4♣ the ace, led a spade to the ace and ruffed a spade that the slam was played from the impregnable 4♦ 5♣ Pass 6♣ with the queen. After trumps were drawn, side. If Gordon had bid spades first, North could All Pass however, there was no way to get rid of the losing set the hand by leading a club for partner to ruff. “I innocently opened the bidding in fourth spades because the heart suit didn’t set up. But there was no way to stop the grand when position with 1♦,” sighed Senior. “The next thing The declarer at another table at first was going played from Cohen’s side. I know, the opponents are in slam.” to win the opening trick with the ace, but then he This was the bidding at the other table: 6♣ made seven, and a stunned Senior paused. Finally he saw the solution. He ducked in West North East South recorded minus 1390 on his scorecard. dummy and ruffed. He cashed the high spade and 1♥ Dbl Pass 1♠ Senior explained that South thought he had ruffed a second spade with the queen. After 2♠ 4♠ Pass Pass opened 1♠, and intended his jump to 4♣ to show drawing trumps, he cashed the ♥K and finessed 5♦ 5♠ 6♥ All Pass a strong black two-suiter. the ♥10, not really caring whether it won or lost. We have no idea what the thinking was at this “We lost 12 IMPs on the board, since our South won with the queen, but was down to all table, but it sure didn’t work out well for North- teammates made 4♠ at the other table,” said red cards and had to put declarer back in dummy. South. The Gordon-Cohen team scored up plus Senior. The remaining spades were discarded on red cards 1510 in the Open Room and plus 1430 in the “By opening the bidding, I effectively lost 24 — 6♣ bid and made. Closed for plus 2940. Even Cohen had to consult IMPs for our team.” * * * his IMP table to learn the result — a gain of 21 * * * Cohen and Berkowitz at work IMPs. Two lines of play See how you do defending against 4♥ on this * * * Marshall Miles reported a hand that was well deal from the Spingold. Scoring big in the LM Pairs played against him by Michael Rosenberg. Miles (Dummy) Geoff Hampson and Eric Greco’s razor-thin carefully pointed out that he could have made a ♠ 9 6 4 victory in the six-session Life Master Pairs was play that would have set the contract, but once he ♥ AQ 7 made possible by results such as this deal from the missed the play, Rosenberg took full advantage. ♦ J 9 6 4 first qualifying session: Further analysis indicated that Rosenberg could ♣ A 10 4 Dlr: East ♠ K Q J 6 3 have avoided giving the defenders a chance to bet Vul: None ♥ A9 7 him. The deal comes from the Life Master Pairs. (You) ♦ 10 8 Dlr: North ♠ 10 9 8 ♠ A7 3 ♣ 8 5 4 Vul: E-W ♥ K 10 9 ♥ 5 2 ♠ A4 ♠ 10 9 8 7 5 ♦ K 7 5 ♦A K 7 3 ♥ K Q J 6 ♥ 8 ♣ Q 8 7 3 ♣ K 8 6 3 ♦ 4 3 2 ♦ Q 9 7 ♠ K 6 5 ♠ J 3 West North East South ♣ K 9 3 2 ♣ Q 10 7 6 ♥ A 7 6 2 ♥ Q J 8 5 4 3 Berkowitz Cohen ♠ 2 ♦ 9 8 6 ♦ A3 1♦ Pass Pass 1♥ ♥ 10 5 4 3 2 ♣ J 10 2 ♣ A5 4 Pass 2♦ Pass 2♠ ♦ A K J 6 5 ♠ A Q 7 4 2 Pass 4♥ All Pass ♣ AJ ♥ — You lead the ♦A and it goes 4-5-8. Partner’s 5 West North East South ♦ Q J 10 4 2 is consistent with Q-10-5 or 10-5 or Q-5. Over to Greco Hampson ♣ K 9 6 you! Pass 1♥ West North East South Since to beat the contract you need to find Pass 1♠ Pass 2♦ Pass 1♥ 1♠ partner with a club honor, and since the jack is Pass 3♥(1) Pass 4♥ 2♥ 2♠ 3♥ 4♠ much more likely than the queen, you need to Dbl All Pass All Pass worry about a squeeze declarer may (1) Invitational raise with three trumps. West led a trump to the jack and queen, and execute against you. You could try three rounds of West led the ♠A and was no doubt Rosenberg led a diamond to the king and Miles’ diamonds, but declarer is far more likely to have disappointed to discover the trump ace in dummy. ace. Miles continued a diamond and Rosenberg the doubleton (and you’ll set up the ♦J). He switched to a low club, which went to the won to lead the ♣K. Once again Miles won. “I Berkowitz played a low diamond at trick 2. queen and ace. could have beaten the contract at this point by Cohen won with the queen and played a third When Hampson tried a low heart to the returning a club,” he said, “but I actually led a diamond. Later Berkowitz got in with the ♠Ato dummy, North put in the jack which was taken by heart.” lead the fourth diamond. dummy’s ace. Declarer now cashed the ♠K, Declarer ruffed, cashed the ace of trumps and Declarer had: discarding the ♣J, and continued with the ♦10, began cashing diamonds. There was no way he ♠K Q 10 5 ♥K J 8 4 3 ♦10 5 ♣Q 7 East refusing to cover. Hampson won the ♦A, could be prevented from pitching two clubs from cashed the ♦K and ruffed a diamond, establishing dummy, so he scored up his game. the suit. A low club was ruffed in the closed hand But Rosenberg might have done better not to ♠♥♦♣ Page 16 Daily Bulletin

THURSDAY LATE ZIP KO I FRIDAY EVENING SIDE GAME 9 Tables 24.0 Tables 2.88 1 Steven Picus, Mequon WI; Nathan Glasser, ABC Somerville MA; Monica Mitchell - Sandy Hambrick, Hot Springs 5.16 1 Lynne O’Neill - William Grant, San Diego CA 67.13% AR 3.87 2 Michele Foran, Oconomowoc WI; William Malesevich, Mayville WI 62.96% 2.16 2 Kenneth Andino - Theresa Andino - Bob Soni, 3.64 3 1 Kathy Pollock, Tonawanda NY; Roberto Verthelyi, New York NY 61.81% Tallahassee FL; David Willmott, Folsom CA 2.18 4 Julie Tigges - Keith Connolly, Minneapolis MN 57.64% 1.44 3/4 Kathryn Ritterbush - Beverly Geurin, 2.73 5 2 1 Sandra Lippy - William Lippy, Warren OH 56.02% Albuquerque NM; Lynda Flanger, Gainesville VA; Marilyn 1.03 6/8 Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL; Ellis Feigenbaum, Petah Tikva 4937 Israel 55.79% Sharratt, Austin TX 1.44 3/4 Frank Stoffle - Georgina Little, London ON; 2.05 6/8 Douglas Bullock, Boise ID; Kris Miller, Reston VA 55.79% Gordon Mori - Ruth Mori, Markham ON 1.44 6/8 Terri Kies, Orland Park IL; Robert Butz, Kankakee IL 55.79% 2.05 3 Dede Flieder, Annapolis MD; Richard Pawlowski, Columbia MD 54.86% THURSDAY EVE ZIP KO II 1.54 4 Lee Ohliger, Ridgewood NJ; Stephannie Russo, New York NY 54.40% 9 Tables 1.15 5 Virginia Schuemann - Garry Schuemann, Darien IL 53.94% 2.88 1 Maria Restuccia - Julie Pehlke, Ann Arbor MI; 0.86 6 Glen Ashton - Karen Ashton, Nepean ON 53.01% Dale Fiebelkorn, Norfolk VA; Barbara Glazerman, Newton MA 1.94 2 Cameron Shunta - Renee Shunta, Grand Haven MI 50.93% 2.16 2 Stephannie Russo - Blair Brickman, New York 1.45 3 Abbie Margolies - Martin Margolies, Dothan AL 50.46% NY; Farley Mawyer, Plainview NY; Lee Ohliger, Ridgewood NJ 1.09 4 Laurie Due - Michael Kammermayer, Hamilton ON 48.15% 1.44 3/4 Debra Bellan - Ellen Greenfield - Betty 0.82 5 Christopher Panos - Barbara Wheeler, Sacramento CA 47.69% Starzec - Jane Armstrong, Sugar Land TX 1.44 3/4 Marlene Zinamon, Beachwood OH; Victor FRIDAY B/C/D PAIRS Vertes, Cleveland OH; Subramania Krishnamurthi, Naperville IL; 26.0 Tables Molly Fainer, University Heig OH BCD 10.63 1 1 1 Daniel Groves - Gregory Udell, Bloomington IN 69.13% THURSDAY-SATURDAY A.M. KO BRACKET 1 7.97 2 David Shanahan, St Ann MO; Carol Warner, Fairview Hgts IL 59.56% 8 Tables / Based on 24 Tables 5.98 3 Daniel Swartzman, Chicago IL; Rick Schoenfield, Westchester IL 59.47% Brian Kelly, Clive IA; Jerry Clerkin, New Albany IN; Dennis Clerkin, Bloomington IN; Brenda Jacobus, Las Vegas NV 5.49 4 2 Marcia White, Lakeville MA; David Pimental, South Dartmouth MA 57.77% vs 4.12 5 3 Sandi Park, Madison WI; John Schutz, Waterloo WI 56.25% Bob Carteaux, Fort Wayne IN; Warren Foss, Omaha NE; Barry 3.09 6 4 Peter Grenier, Dallas TX; Frank Bischoff, Wheeling IL 56.06% Harper, Regina SK; John Russell, North Barringto IL; G S Jade 2.32 5 Courtney Donovan, Sylvania OH; Robin Spriggle, Holland OH 55.30% Barrett, Vancouver WA; Blair Seidler, Fair Lawn NJ 2.04 6 Gerry Mirus - Patti English, Cincinnati OH 54.64% 3.07 2 Richard Darling - Judy Darling, Morrisburg ON 50.76% THURSDAY-SATURDAY A.M. KO BRACKET 2 2.30 3 Anantha Narayan - Sekharipuram Narayan, Fort Wayne IN 49.72% 7 Tables / Based on 18 Tables 1.73 4 David Raitt, Madison WI; Eleanor Seaman, New York NY 48.86% Adam Miller, Algonquin IL; Ari Greenberg, Malibu CA; Jeff 1.98 5 Gary Dell, Champaign IL; Steven Fox, Kensington MD 48.39% Fang, Arcadia CA; Howard Einberg, Los Angeles CA; David Sokolow, Austin TX; Peter Schneider, La Canada CA SECOND FRIDAY A/X PAIRS vs 34.0 Tables / Based on 89 Tables John Kinst, Batavia IL; Kristina Juk - Steven Juk, Shelbyville AX TN; Dale Fiebelkorn, Norfolk VA 28.29 1 Michael Mikyska - Catherine Podolsky, Los Angeles CA 60.10% 21.22 2 Ed Ulman, Portland OR; Jim Looby, Burbank CA 57.12% THURSDAY-SATURDAY A.M. KO BRACKET 3 15.91 3 Allan Jonas, Chicago IL; Don Lussky, Elmhurst IL 56.20% 8 Tables / Based on 16 Tables 11.93 4 1 Andrew Hidi - Suzanne Hidi, Toronto ON 56.14% Thomas Hyde, Willimantic CT; Edwin Lewis III, Bolton CT; Donald Sondergeld, Hubbardton VT; Scott Hiller, Marshall MN 8.95 5 Barbara Seagram - Alex Kornel, Toronto ON 55.68% vs 6.71 6 Patti Burriss, Clearwater FL; Robert Morris, Houston TX 55.47% Floyd McWilliams - Phyllis Peters, Terre Haute IN; Myra 5.04 7 Karen Lee Barrett, Vancouver WA; Susan Wexler, New York NY 55.45% Walters, Aventura FL; Richard Walowit, Hollywood FL 3.96 8 Alan Lechner - Elliot Sternlicht, New York NY 55.41% 3.86 9 Marie Filandro - Peter Filandro, Wilmington DE 55.15% Peg Herz, Williamsport PA; Alex McCrea, Shaker Heights OH; 8.37 10 2 Paul Cornelius, Redwood City CA; Stephen Castellino, Fremont CA 55.00% Subramania Krishnamurthi, Naperville IL; Cheryl Pehoushek, 6.28 3 Craig Zastera, Woodinville WA; Fred Chasalow, Millbrae CA 54.45% Lewisburg PA 4.71 4 Nancy Wilson - Fred Wilson, Carmel IN 54.18% vs 3.53 5 Earle Davis, Glenview IL; Michael Kolacki, Chicago IL 53.74% Kathy Stanford - Susan Fraser, Leesburg FL; Adam Kaplan - 2.65 6 Elaine Morrison, Lake Bluff IL; Margaret Ferguson, Peoria IL 53.69% Todd Kaplan, New Port Richey FL; Lynn Brown, Palm Coast FL CHICAGO MIXED B-A-M TEAMS THURSDAY-SATURDAY A.M. KO BRACKET 4 52 Tables / Based on 92 Tables 8 Tables / Based on 14 Tables 110.00 1 Beth Palmer - William Pettis, Silver Spring MD; William Pollack - Rozanne Carolyn Deyett - Joan Savage - Elaine Hall, Canton MI; Ann Pollack, Basking Ridge NJ; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY 42.28 Haycock, Novi MI 82.50 2 Richard Schwartz, East Elmhurst NY; G. Margie Gwozdzinsky, New York NY; vs Walid Elahmady, Cairo Egypt; , D-68766 Hockenhe Germany; Hugh Miller - Catherine Miller - Don Morgan, Houston TX; James Bochsler, Davenport FL Drew Casen - Teri Casen, Las Vegas NV 37.91 61.88 3 Kenneth Kranyak - Laurie Kranyak, Bay Village OH; Don Sulgrove - Kathleen THURSDAY-SATURDAY A.M. KO BRACKET 5 Sulgrove, Twinsburg OH 36.96 8 Tables / Based on 11 Tables 48.89 4 Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA; Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; John Sutherlin, Donald Freese - Sherry Freese, St Pete Beach FL; Heather Dallas TX; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Mark Lair, Canyon TX 34.96 Coburn, Waterloo ON; Rana Ghadaki, Don Mills ON 44.00 5 Jeffrey Hand, Casselberry FL; Gail Greenberg, New York NY; Danny Sprung - vs JoAnn Sprung, Philadelphia PA 34.87 Michael Pierce, Ostrander OH; Pat Bacher - Edward Bacher Jr - 40.00 6 Dano Defalco, Padova Italy; Gabriella Olivieri, Alessandria Italy; Edward Bacher III, Powell OH; Jin Hu, Johnston IA Patricia Cayne - Jacqui Mitchell, New York NY; Charles Weed, Shreveport LA 33.35 36.67 7 - Susan Picus, New York NY; Mark Cohen - Stasha Cohen, Glen Jack Alhale - Rozi Alhale - Joseph Meyers - Beverly Pogoda, Ridge NJ 33.20 New York NY 33.85 8 Stephen Goldstein, Santa Ana CA; Leslie Paryzer, Bronx NY; Linda Perlman, vs Lake Park FL; Lewis Finkel, Jupiter FL 32.26 Robert Webster - Wayne Larson, Ripon WI; Jerry Marchant, 31.43 9 Corinne Kirkham - Jim Kirkham, San Bernardino CA; George Bloomer - Judith Green Lake WI; A George Johnson, Oshkosh WI Bloomer, Pittsboro NC 31.78 29.33 10 Donald Rutstein, Scottsdale AZ; , Purchase NY; Claude Vogel, THURSDAY-SATURDAY A.M. KO BRACKET 6 9 Tables Chicago IL; Jan Horwitz, Butler PA 31.02 Donald Valiska - Patricia Valiska, Highland IN; George Roeper - 27.50 11 Adrian Dovell - Patricia Dovell, Gainesville FL; Spike Lay - Marilyn Margery Hedegard, Homewood IL Garcia, Daytona Beach FL 30.85 vs 25.88 12 Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI; Lynne Schaeffer, W Bloomfield MI; Susan Cathleen Otvos, Oakland CA; Lynne Bromley, Piedmont CA; Parnes - Gordon Parnes, Flint MI 30.35 Ernie Scosseria, Berkeley CA; Christopher Galbraith, Antioch CA 24.44 13 Joe Quinn, Richmond TX; Nell Cahn, Shreveport LA; Gene Simpson - Laura vs Kenney, San Rafael CA; David Lindop, Toronto ON; Ellen Wallace, Chicago IL 30.20 Mary Keen, Dexter MI; Judith Gessner - Shobhana Joshi - 23.16 14 Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN; Ron Smith - Sharad Joshi, Ann Arbor MI Linda Smith, Hixson TN; Chuck Said, Nashville TN; Petra Hamman, Dallas TX 30.07 22.00 15 John Carruthers, Toronto ON; Marc Nathan - Cathy Nathan, Thousand Oaks CA; Dan Gerstman, Buffalo NY; Bronia Jenkins, Vero Beach FL 29.98 20.95 16 Jan Martel, Davis CA; Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Kit Woolsey - , Kensington CA; Sheri Winestock, Las Vegas NV; Paul Lewis, Sioux Falls SD 29.89 20.00 17 C. Valerie Gamio, Pls Vrds Pnsl CA; John Jones, Hacienda Hgts CA; Elianna ♠♥♦♣ Ruppin - Adam Meyerson, Los Angeles CA 29.26 19.13 18 Ron Feldman, Redondo Beach CA; Beverly Rosenberg, Sherman Oaks CA; June Deutsch, Aventura FL; David Sokolow, Austin TX 28.89 Daily Bulletin Page 17

18.33 19 Irina Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL; Mike Grudsky, Upper Holland PA; Linda FRIDAY KO BRACKET 1 16 Tables / Based on 58 Tables Maloney, Rockville MD; Fred King, Falls Church VA 28.78 26.07 1 Mike Potoczak, Mt Prospect IL; Grzegorz 17.60 20 Gregory Potts, Portsmouth OH; Terry James - Charles Kopp, Columbus OH; Narkiewicz, Bielsk Poland; Krzysztof Buras, Chorzow Slask Poland; Sheryl Langner, Dublin OH 28.67 Grazyna Brewiak, Poland 16.61 21/22 James Polonsky - Harriet Polonsky, Basking Ridge NJ; Deborah Cohen - 19.55 2 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; , Charlottenlund 2 Denmark; Barnet Shenkin, Boca Raton FL; Sam Samuel Cohen, Lisle IL 28.20 Lev, New York NY 16.61 21/22 Richard Burton - Beatrice Kemp, Dacula GA; Elaine Said, Nashville TN; 14.34 3 Jan Svendsen, London England; Erik Herbert Wilton, Fredericksburg TX; Michael Kutska, River Forest IL; Saelensminde, Bergen Norway; Jon-Egil Furunes, Oslo Norway; Per Erik Austberg, Norway Suzanne Dunaway, Oak Park IL 28.20 11.73 4 Alan Applebaum, Brookline MA; William 15.71 23 Mike Cappelletti, Hixson TN; Brenda Bryant, Ferndale MI; Harry Tudor - Braucher, Billerica MA; Daniel Colatosti, Waltham MA; John Barbara Wallace, Miami FL 28.13 Malley, Pascoag RI 15.17 24 Donald Stack, Overland Park KS; Nancy Popkin, Saint Louis MO; Christine FRIDAY KO BRACKET 2 Urbanek, Tonawanda NY; Brian Johnston, Toronto ON 28.07 16 Tables / Based on 47 Tables 14.67 25 Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL; Shirley Blum, Fresno CA; John Gilbert, 21.44 1 Ann Schwartz - Alan Schwartz, Fairfax VA; Kitchener ON; Janet Daling, Seattle WA 27.85 Kenton Schoen, Falls Church VA; Diane Walker, Gaithersburg MD 16.08 2 Bob Balderson Jr - Cynthia Balderson - Peg 14.19 26 Jim Linhart, Raleigh NC; Lee De Simone, Paso Robles CA; Debra Hyatt, Waller, Eden Prairie MN; Carole Miner, Rochester MN Denver CO; Richard Finberg, Pittsburgh PA 27.83 11.79 3 Martin Hunter, Mississauga ON; Dwight Bender, 13.75 27 Ginny Schuett - Jeff Schuett, Riverwoods IL; Karen Walker, Champaign IL; London ON; Paul Janicki - Ian Findlay, Markham ON 9.65 4 Robert Oslin, Chicago IL; Muhammad Abedi, Tom Kniest, University City MO 27.76 Hanover Park IL; Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON; Rick Kaye, 13.14 28/29 David Reiter, Hollywood FL; Charlene Predmest, Delray Beach FL; Sharon Bingham Farms MI Meng, Lakeland FL; Rahn Smith, Brandon FL; Jay Wasserman, Highland Park IL 27.70 13.14 28/29 Kenneth Kadis - Elayne Kadis, Brookline MA; Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; FRIDAY KO BRACKET 3 16 Tables / Based on 42 Tables Ljudmila Kamenova, Cambridge MA 27.70 18.27 1 R Fieler, Boca Raton FL; Linda Epstein - Sally 12.57 30 Gigi Weinstein, Sarasota FL; Patricia Goldfein - Jerry Goldfein, Strul, Delray Beach FL; Lita Talus, Boynton Beach FL Lincolnwood IL; Gary Cohler, Miami FL 27.63 13.70 2 H Gordon - Susan Bullard, Lexington KY; Mike Marlin - Sandra Marlin, Versailles KY 12.22 31 David Rosenberg, Jackson Heights NY; Sandrea Friedman, Flushing NY; John 10.05 3 Jay Whipple III, Chicago IL; Robert McPhee, Lusky - Isolde Knaap, Portland OR 27.61 Belleville ON; P Drew Cannell - Helen Keri, Dol-D-Ormeaux QC 11.89 32 Hamish Bennett, Menlo Park CA; Frances Dickman, San Jose CA; Bruce Noda, 8.22 4 Jim Howie - Deborah Thomas-Howie, Etobicoke Corte Madera CA; Diane Shannon, Saratoga CA 27.41 ON; Ellen Gabriel, Chicago IL; Ed Judy, Iowa City IA FRIDAY KO BRACKET 4 2 FRIDAY EVENING 100/200/300 SWISS TEAMS 16 Tables / Based on 37 Tables 12 Tables 15.41 1 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Doug Anderson, Quincy MA; Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN; Serdar Ogut, Darien IL ABC 11.56 2 Ned Kohler - Sherryl Buchler, Scottsdale AZ; 3.11 1 1 1 Judy Niesing, De Pere WI; Judy Zimmermann, Fulton MO; Martha Barbara Levinson, Cincinnati OH; Janet Garthe, Suttons Bay MI Scofield, Naples FL; Elizabeth Anderson, Depere WI 56.00 8.48 3 Alfred Tuckman, Monroe Township NJ; Larry Freedman, East Brunswick NJ; Katherine Rabenstein, Washington 2.33 2 2 2 John Clarke - Bonnie Clarke - Diane Pekow - Ginger Griffin, DC; Reiko Raese, Boulder CO Chicago IL 55.00 6.93 4 James Kehoe - Charles Michalski, Glen Ellyn IL; 1.75 3 3 Mary Faires - Cathy Struck, Hattiesburg MS; Thomas Harris, Betsy Downs - Mike Jones, Chicago IL Garden Grove CA; Barbara Frischkorn, Long Beach CA 52.00 FRIDAY KO BRACKET 5 1.31 4 4 Melissa Parkin - Luke Dwyer - Jane Murray, Boston MA; Jeffrey 16 Tables / Based on 34 Tables Parkin, Fairfield CT 48.00 13.38 1 Ram Hira, North Vancouver BC; Ron 2 FRIDAY EVENING 50/100/300 PAIRS MacDonald, Toronto ON; Margaret Brennan, West Des Moines IA; Lamar Marutani, Vallejo CA 14.0 Tables 10.04 2 Billie Vickers, Montgomery AL; Martin Demko, ABC Cary NC; Christie Sellers, Mobile AL; Carla Burke, Lillian AL 3.39 1 1 1 David Gerdes - Sherry Gerdes, Griffith IN 62.69% 7.36 3 Peg Herz, Williamsport PA; Cheryl Pehoushek, 2.54 2 Elizabeth Goodwin - David Van Halteren, Toronto ON 61.93% Lewisburg PA; Alex McCrea, Shaker Heights OH; Subramania Krishnamurthi, Naperville IL 1.91 3 2 K Appel - David Props, Indianapolis IN 60.80% 6.02 4 Dick Wilson - Marilyn Goldman, Rochester NY; 1.43 4 3 Edward Bacher III, Powell OH; Jin Hu, Johnston IA 59.09% Barbara Subak, Northbrook IL; Lois Ingram, Arlington Hts IL 1.07 5 4 Charles Becker, Chicago IL; Richard Powers, Arlington Hts IL 56.82% FRIDAY KO BRACKET 6 0.73 6/7 5/6 Marva Anderson, Burr Ridge IL; Jane Norman, Indianhead Park IL 55.68% 16 Tables / Based on 30 Tables 1.10 6/7 5/6 2 Joan Jerpe - Elizabeth Fisher, Naperville IL 55.68% 11.41 1 Eric Tilton - Theresa Andino - Kenneth Andino - 0.83 3 Mary Staahl - Barbara Johnson, Fargo ND 53.22% Bob Soni, Tallahassee FL 8.56 2 Mary Skavaril - Wilhelmina Szabo, Columbus OH; Jamie Rubenstein, Scottsdale AZ; Robert Victor, Palm Springs FRIDAY EVENING SWISS TEAMS CA 75 Tables 6.28 3 Dennis Balfe, University City MO; Charles ABC Swart, Portland OR; Jeanne Dea, Sierra Madre CA; Genise Hasan, Claremont CA 11.58 1 David Maidman - Marin Marinov, New York NY; Ruman Nenov 5.13 4 Peter Bonfanti - Ryan Connors, New York NY; Trendafilov - , Varna Bulgaria 71.00 Jan Miyake - Josh Levy, Oberlin OH 8.19 2/3 1 Jason Rosenfeld, Brookline MA; Drew Becker - Kenneth Zuckerberg, FRIDAY KO BRACKET 7 Chicago IL; Angeliki Magklara, Bethesda MD 66.00 16 Tables / Based on 27 Tables 7.60 2/3 John Zilic, Houston TX; Cameron Doner, Richmond BC; Bob Etter, 10.03 1 Steven Towner, Salt Lake Cty UT; Mitch Towner, Sacramento CA; Howard Einberg, Los Angeles CA 66.00 Salt Lake City UT; Steven Schatzow, Washington DC; David 4.28 4/5 Bert Newman - Kathy Newman, West Bloomfield MI; Beth Armstrong, Willmott, Folsom CA 7.52 2 Milo Grummons - Mary Grummons, Warrenville Kalamazoo MI; Michael Zerbini, Clarkston MI 64.00 IL; Gerald Greene - Martha Noyes, Chicago IL 4.28 4/5 Robert Bernstein - Cindy Bernstein, Matthews NC; - 5.52 3 Jack Mayer - Laurence Mayer, Shawnee Mission , Germantown TN 64.00 KS; Paul Klaverkamp - Lloyd Graven, Minneapolis MN 4.51 4 Patricia Braun - David Juberien, Arlington Hts 2.12 6/8 Deborah Murphy, San Francisco CA; Gary Donner, Bluffton SC; IL; Michael Kelley - Martina Kelley, Lake Zurich IL Steve Kreiner, Chicago IL; Donna Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 57.00 2.12 6/8 Edgar Hurt Jr - Diane Hurt, Lk Havasu Cty AZ; Gayle Andrews, FRIDAY KO BRACKET 8 16 Tables / Based on 24 Tables Stanton CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA 57.00 8.62 1 Todd Kaplan - Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey 2.12 6/8 Bill Morrison - Susy Morrison, Bartlesville OK; Mansoor Gowani, FL; Elizabeth McGuffey - Michael McGuffey, Durham NC San Jose CA; Dale Fiebelkorn, Norfolk VA 57.00 6.47 2 Grace Michael, Grayslake IL; Thomas Jones - 6.14 2 Sara Foster - David Bryant, San Francisco CA; Noel Hanford, Marilyn Mathews, Lake Forest IL; William Clarke, Wilmette IL 4.74 3 Thomas Aldrich III, Palatine IL; Monica Jung - Rancho Mirage CA; Nancy Ferguson, Greenbrae CA 52.00 Donna Casey, Lake Barrington IL; Gordon Parks, Long Grove IL 4.61 3 Deanna Fox, Glencoe IL; Nancy Weil, Lake Forest IL; Joy Levee, 3.88 4 Karen Zuckerberg - Randi Zuckerberg - Donna Wilmette IL; Sandra Levin, Winnetka IL 50.00 Zuckerberg - Edward Zuckerberg, Dobbs Ferry NY 3.46 4 Jack Alhale - Rozi Alhale - Joseph Meyers - Beverly Pogoda, New FRIDAY KO BRACKET 9 York NY 49.00 16 Tables / Based on 21 Tables 1.77 5/8 Kaye McCardle - Lois Killinger - Marge Wendt, Eagle River WI; 7.28 1 Karen Lane - Phil Dowd - Louise Morel, Toronto June Harrison, Minocqua WI 47.00 ON; Xin Chen, Schaumburg IL 5.46 2 Robert Smink, Berwyn PA; Marjorie Smink, Ft 1.77 5/8 Christopher Cowan - Stephen Young, Mississauga ON; Ramarao Myers FL; Brigitte Smith, Havertown PA; Gayle Davis, Haverford Desiraju, Winter Springs FL; Christopher Yu, Naperville IL 47.00 PA 3.94 5/8 1 Robert Webster - Wayne Larson, Ripon WI; Jerry Marchant, Green 4.00 3 Susan Matthews - Marlene Weatherbee, Holland MI; Hester Wickstra, Muskegon MI; Donald Wickstra, Hamilton MI Lake WI; A George Johnson, Oshkosh WI 47.00 3.28 4 Marsha Sachs - Phyllis Crandall, Sugar Land TX; 1.77 5/8 John Glick, Hope IN; Rita Duncan, Somerset IN; Robert Ewigleben Jennifer Broekman, Fair Lawn NJ; Carla Heitzman, Suffern NY - Jayne Ewigleben, Albion MI 47.00 FRIDAY KO BRACKET 10 2.59 2/3 Scott Chupack - J C Chupack, Gurnee IL; Bryan Delfs, Pleasnt 12 Tables / Based on 13 Tables Prairie WI; Todd Fisher, Chicago IL 42.00 5.00 1 Holly London - Harland London, Woodridge IL; 2.59 2/3 Willi Williams - Richard Williams - Richard Pankopf - Susan Steve Oshen, Glen Ellyn IL; Bruce Derylo, Plainfield IL Pankopf, Roseville CA 42.00 3.75 2 George Roeper - Michael Devine, Homewood IL; Patricia Valiska - Donald Valiska, Highland IN 1.66 4 William Artz - Kevin Litz - Colette Novich - David Kuchar, 2.75 3 Terry Golden - Arleen Golden, Atlanta GA; Chicago IL 39.00 Dottie Fambrough, Gadsden AL; Diane Wright, Southside AL 1.25 5 Philip Fassett, Newburgh IN; Roger Haywood - Gary Gentry - J 2.25 4 Larry Spanier, San Clemente CA; Bob Levine, Aliso Viejo CA; Gayle Gerth, Dana Point CA; Pete Bruno, Laguna Chris Huus, Evansville IN 36.00 Niguel CA Page 18 Daily Bulletin

FRIDAY KO BRACKET 11 2ND FRIDAY A.M. SIDE GAME 12 Tables 32.0 Tables 4.47 1 Jane Huff, Columbus OH; Marcy Rowan, Topinabee MI; Pamela Ziegel, Ho Ho Kus NJ; Linda Roberts, Brutus ABC MI 6.37 1 1 Stephen Garreffa, Randolph NJ; Bruce Robbins, Antioch IL 68.94% 3.35 2 Mary Keen, Dexter MI; Judith Gessner - 4.78 2 G Frehse, Woodridge IL; Phillip Grothus, San Antonio TX 67.61% Shobhana Joshi - Sharad Joshi, Ann Arbor MI 2.46 3 Roger Koeppe II - Thomas Graff, Fayetteville 4.10 3 2 1 Roma Chandra, Silver Spring MD; Jeffrey Boak, Chapel Hill NC 62.83% AR; Jane Graydon - S Joan Dixon, Toronto ON 3.07 4 3 David Willmott, Folsom CA; George Krizel, Fstrvl Trvose PA 59.68% 2.01 4 Jerry Nolte - Elizabeth Nolte, Oak Hill VA; Allan 2.30 5 4 David Cordon, Warwick Bermuda; Julia Lunn, Hamilton Bermuda 58.45% Kobernick, Wynnewood PA; Linda DiLuco, Philadelphia PA 1.51 6 Mariko Kakimoto, Newport Beach CA; Ahmed Sorathia, Chino CA 58.00% FRIDAY CONSOLATION KO 1 1.73 5 John Liukkonen - Doris Liukkonen, Metairie LA 56.95% 8 Tables / Based on 35 Tables 1.46 6/7 Nancy O’Donnell, East Greenwich RI; Patricia Kent, Charlestown RI 56.82% 11.21 1 Arnie Frankel, Laurel MD; Helene Bauman, Arlington VA; Ed Lazarus - Diane Lazarus, Baltimore MD 2.84 6/7 2 Paul Lenoble, Freeport NY; Lew Kroll, Plainview NY 56.82% 8.41 2 Lynne Feldman, Champaign IL; Michael Katz, 2.13 3 Robert Graber - Sharon Louvier, Seabrook TX 56.73% San Ramon CA; Chris Lubesnik, Bronx NY; Gary Moore, Northridge 2.15 4 Mary Tilden - Syril Atherton, San Francisco CA 55.30% CA 6.17 3 Jeremi Stepinski - Jacek Romanski, ; John 1.51 5 Daniel Groves - Gregory Udell, Bloomington IN 53.98% Onstott, New Orleans LA; Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ 0.92 6 Joe Lisbon - Chandra Prakash, Saint Cloud MN 51.14% FRIDAY CONSOLATION KO 2 8 Tables / Based on 27 Tables 2 FRIDAY A.M. 5/20/50 PAIRS 9.22 1 George Wang - Janet Ju, El Monte CA; Nell 18.0 Tables Schaefer - Phil Schaefer, Los Angeles CA ABC 6.92 2 John Kelsey, Diboll TX; Mary Gorkin, Baldwinsville NY; Richard Wegman - Alice Wegman, Bethesda MD 2.94 1 David Gerdes - Sherry Gerdes, Griffith IN 63.39% 5.07 3 Roger Snowling, Hamilton ON; Roman Klein, 2.21 2 Kay Wing, Naples FL; Norma Sims, Chapel Hill NC 59.52% Oakville ON; Ronald Sutherland, Mississauga ON; Gary Westfall, 1.45 3/4 Jess Schessel, Highland Park IL; Edward Siegel, Northbrook IL 56.55% Brampton ON 1.47 3/4 1 1 Jayne Simonini, Elmhurst IL; M Joyce Blumenstock, St Clair FRIDAY CONSOLATION KO 3 Shores MI 56.55% 8 Tables / Based on 24 Tables 0.93 5 Sheila Botti, Burr Ridge IL; Julie Burke, Chicago IL 55.65% 8.30 1 Paul Foster - Donna Wood, Vista CA; Maritha Pottenger, San Diego CA; Virginia Hastings, Santee CA 0.70 6/7 Diane Patience, Winnetka IL; Ruth Watts, Chicago IL 55.06% 6.23 2 Doug Herron - Evan Markowitz, New York NY; 0.70 6/7 John Girard, Downers Grove IL; Wayne Palmquist, New Lenox IL 55.06% Richard Lesage, Montreal QC; James Marsh Sternberg, Chicago IL 1.10 2 2 Martha Scofield, Naples FL; Jim Jurik, Oak Forest IL 54.76% 4.57 3 Jay Cohodes, Sunrise FL; Michael Wolf, Coral Springs FL; Dave Anderson, Tampa FL; Mark Smith, Lutz FL 0.73 3/4 3/4 Catherine Westbrook, Winnetka IL; Wesley Whittington, Indian Head Prk IL 53.87% FRIDAY CONSOLATION KO 4 0.73 3/4 3/4 Mary Warren, Wheaton IL; Carolyn Satrum, Downers Grove IL 53.87% 8 Tables / Based on 22 Tables 7.47 1 Kerry Kappell, Woodside NY; Barbara Kimmel, 0.47 5 Dianne Kiehl, Muskego WI; Marlene Backus, Brookfield WI 51.49% New York NY; Lydia Betz, Great Neck NY; Carl Gueli, Malverne NY FRIDAY A.M. 100/200/300 PAIRS 5.60 2 Ronald Sholes - Carole Sholes - Elizabeth Zalar - Charles Zalar, Springfield IL 24.0 Tables 4.11 3 Alice Leicht - Marvin French, San Diego CA; ABC Mary Lou Denison - Daniel Denison, Solana Beach CA 4.80 1 1 1 Dennis Moll, Bloomington IL; Ramesh Chaudhari, Normal IL 65.18% FRIDAY CONSOLATION KO 5 3.15 2/3 2/3 2/3 Elizabeth Anderson, Depere WI; Judy Niesing, De Pere WI 64.88% 8 Tables / Based on 19 Tables 3.15 2/3 2/3 2/3 Benjamin Whitcomb - Nancy Pett, Ft Atkinson WI 64.88% 6.72 1 Thomas Hyde, Willimantic CT; Edwin Lewis III, 2.03 4 4 4 Hannah Davis - Shirley Mueller, Louisville KY 61.90% Bolton CT; Donald Sondergeld, Hubbardton VT; Scott Hiller, Marshall MN 1.52 5 5 5 Ginger Griffin - Trudy Schwartz, Chicago IL 60.12% 5.04 2 Myra Walters, Aventura FL; Lucy Hillestad, 1.14 6 6 Gordon Sawyer, Seattle WA; David Riddle, Indianapolis IN 58.93% Woodruff WI; Florence Erickson, Rhinelander WI; Richard Walowit, 1.55 6 Raymond Struck - Cathy Struck, Hattiesburg MS 58.71% Hollywood FL 3.70 3 Richard Olson - Mary Olson, Annandale MN; Donna Marks, Atlanta GA; Barton Buffington, North Kingstown RI 2ND FRIDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIS FRIDAY CONSOLATION KO 6 24.0 Tables / Based on 53 Tables 8 Tables / Based on 16 Tables ABC 6.05 1 Frank La Master - Nancy La Master, Munster IN; 22.05 1 Peter Weiden, Brooklyn NY; Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY 61.81% Gene Miley - Christine Miley, Hinsdale IL 16.54 2 Douglas Bullock, Boise ID; Kris Miller, Reston VA 59.25% 4.54 2 John Killeen - Patricia Killeen, Mishawaka IN; 12.40 3 Carolyn Pinto - Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 57.54% Joan Tobler, Niles MI; Ruth Minish, Granger IN 3.33 3 Hugh Miller - Catherine Miller, Houston TX; 9.30 4 1 Walt Cummins, Hudson NH; Mark Teich, Concord NH 57.52% Ivor McGloughlin, Pittsburgh PA; James Bochsler, Davenport FL 6.98 5 Jayne Thomas, Lutz FL; Jim Miller, Olive Branch MS 56.37% 5.23 6 William Dubay - Andrew Dubay, Voorheesville NY 56.24% FRIDAY CONSOLATION KO 7 3.92 7 Jerry Goldberg, Yonkers NY; Philip Silverstein, Bronx NY 56.02% 8 Tables / Based on 14 Tables 5.45 1 J Michael Andresen - Tina Andresen, Brooklyn 2.94 8 Mike Aliotta, Edmond OK; Raymond Zekauskas Jr, Tulsa OK 55.79% Park MN; Matthew Dyer - Lorraine Cable, Dorchester MA 4.87 2 Manish Dixit, Naperville IL; Jose Tharayil, Winnipeg MB 52.43% 4.09 2 Margot Hirsch, Arlington TX; Arlie Lamb, San 3.65 3 Matthew Kappel - M Nelson, Long Branch NJ 51.74% Mateo CA; Edward Frymoyer, Half Moon Bay CA; Edwina Corn, 2.40 4/5 Steve Clark, Chicago IL; Louise Clark, Glencoe IL 51.50% Hurst TX 3.21 4/5 1 Jack Willis - Sharon Willis, Blue Springs MO 51.50% 3.00 3 Farley Mawyer, Plainview NY; Leah Newell, Springfield IL; Eunice Patton, Bloomington IL; Blair Brickman, New 1.80 6 Karen Ashton - Glen Ashton, Nepean ON 50.58% York NY 2.56 2 Kelley Bremer - Janice Bremer, Kansas City MO 48.94%

FRIDAY CONSOLATION KO 8 FRIDAY STRATIFIED SENIOR PAIRS 8 Tables / Based on 12 Tables 4.91 1 John Parker - Thomas Peckham, Hamilton ON; 58.0 Tables / Based on 57 Tables Dan Perco, Stoney Creek ON; Mark Fairlamb, Ancaster ON ABC 3.68 2 Maurice Champagne, Chicago IL; Sue Ekman - 18.76 1 John Winter, Racine WI; George Urquhart, Kenosha WI 66.11% Barry Ekman - Joe Durlak, Evanston IL 14.07 2 Miguel Reygadas, Polanco Mexico; Lowell Andrews, Huntington Bch CA 65.27% 2.70 3 Roma Chandra - Shawn Stringer, Silver Spring 10.86 3 1 Jane Kennedy - Carole Greene, Chicago IL 62.58% MD; Shlomit Rind, Rockville MD; Jeffrey Boak, Chapel Hill NC 7.91 4 Natalie Bassil, Boston MA; Roger Johnson, Waltham MA 62.18% FRIDAY CONSOLATION KO 9 5.94 5 Martin Moltz, Chicago IL; M Miller, Skokie IL 62.17% 8 Tables / Based on 9 Tables 4.45 6 Sharon Fellars, Deerfield IL; Richard Fellars, Rockford IL 61.46% 4.36 1 Denise Kadleck, Chicago IL; Bonnie Franklin - 3.81 7 Susan Adams, Chicago IL; Kay Hathaway, Glenview IL 60.98% Paulette Swofford, Highland Park IL; Babette Brenner, Morton Grove IL 2.50 8 Gerald Gitles, Chicago IL; Michael Edwards, Rock Island IL 59.94% 3.27 2 Jill Randell - Marlene Benzuly, Highland Park 8.15 2 Emile Heredia - Jeanne Perkins, New York NY 56.73% IL; Camille Westergard, Lake Bluff IL; Adrienne Kamp, Skokie IL 6.11 3 Robert Shair, Champaign IL; Fred Crockett, Danville IL 55.13% 2.40 3 Robert Dolan, Oak Park IL; Candace Timson - 4.58 4 John McCormack - Janet McCormack, Dallas TX 54.33% Diane Laforte, Hinsdale IL; Joyce Schneiderbauer, Western Springs 3.44 5 James Edmiston, Cincinnati OH; Rob Weidenfeld, Lebanon OH 54.25% IL 5.54 6 1 Jan Ratliff - Lesley Anixter, Highland Park IL 53.69% FRIDAY CONSOLATION KO 10 2.10 7 Lynn Turner, Chicago IL; Joan Zavis, Northbrook IL 53.69% 6 Tables / Based on 7 Tables 4.16 2 Nicholas Ogan, Moreland Hills OH; Chantal Whitney, Shaker 3.69 1 Thomas Hurt - Mary Hurt, Lombard IL; Celeste Heights OH 53.35% Jacklin - Ann Witt, Aurora IL 2.77 2 Marilyn Johnston, Alliance OH; Barbara 3.12 3 Dahyabhai Patel - Meera Patel, Willow Springs IL 51.84% Kokenes, Hilton Head Isl SC; John Shealy - Lillian Shealy, Colorado 2.34 4 Linda Sweig, Chicago IL; Mitch Sweig, Evanston IL 50.56% Spgs CO 1.91 5 Scott Eller - Joseph Dixon, Minneapolis MN 50.32% 2.03 3 Kathy Rolfe, Lake Winnebago MO; Eric Rolfe, 1.74 6 Charles Berger, Citrus Heights CA; A Patrick McEachern, Lincoln CA 49.68% Kansas City MO; Robert Allison - Joan Allison, Waterford MI THURSDAY-FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SIDE GAME FRIDAY CONSOLATION KO 11 6 Tables 96.00 Tables / Based on 34 Tables 3.24 1 Diane Boger - Steve Boger, Buffalo Grove IL; J 10.78 1/2 Garry Schuemann, Darien IL 118.52% Thomas Johnson - Barbara Chasnoff, Park Ridge IL 10.78 1/2 Virginia Schuemann, Darien IL 118.52% 2.43 2 Jill Hunter, Northborough MA; Matthew 6.07 3/4 Robert Butz, Kankakee IL 117.46% Fienberg, North Borough MA; Nancy Strohmer - Hans Strohmer, Houston TX 6.07 3/4 Terri Kies, Orland Park IL 117.46% 1.78 3 Brian Newman - Fred Johnston - Cory Perkers, 5.27 5 George Krizel, Fstrvl Trvose PA 116.56% Chicago IL; Barbara Morgan, Park Ridge IL 4.80 6/7 Paul Foster, Vista CA 115.97% 4.80 6/7 Kathleen Martin, Hillsborough CA 115.97% Daily Bulletin Page 19

NABC+ FAST PAIRS BOB HIRSCH MEMORIAL KO #1 16 Tables / Based on 53 Tables 52.0 Tables / Based on 95 Tables 48.30 1 G Venkatesh, Los Altos CA; Kanningat 100.00 1 Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Robert Lebi, Toronto ON 1738.47 Krishnakumar, Chennai 6 India; K Venkatraman, Chennal India; Jyotindra Madhukar, India; P Sridhar, Chennai 600 India 75.00 2 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Adam Wildavsky, Jackson Heights NY 1727.06 36.23 2 Melanie Tucker - John Kranyak, New York NY; 56.25 3 Joseph Godefrin, Sarasota FL; Ed Schulte, Tampa FL 1674.30 Bas Drijver, Rotterdam Netherlands; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdan 30 44.44 4 , Cairo Egypt; Michael Polowan, New York NY 1658.47 Netherlands 24.15 3/4 Steven Barcus, Altamonte Spg FL; Susan Yates, 40.00 5 Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; Jim Krekorian, New York NY 1650.76 Victor NY; Daniel Boye, Syracuse NY; Douglas Ross, Rochester NY 36.36 6 John McLaughlin, Melrose MA; Lloyd Arvedon, Bedford MA 1614.48 24.15 3/4 Chey Yeh, Haohsiung Taiwan; Patrick Huang - 33.33 7 Bryan Maksymetz, Coquitlam BC; Lars Andersson, 168 75 Bromma Sweden 1572.31 Jui-Yiu Shih, Taipei Taiwan; Chi-Kuo Shen, Taipea Taiwan; James 30.77 8 Joshua Donn, Henderson NV; Jason Feldman, San Diego CA 1557.08 Tritt, Fresno CA; Gene Freed, Los Angeles CA 28.57 9 , Thornhill ON; , New York NY 1555.27 BOB HIRSCH MEMORIAL KO #2 26.67 10 G S Jade Barrett, Vancouver WA; Blair Seidler, Fair Lawn NJ 1551.76 16 Tables / Based on 42 Tables 36.63 1 Sidney Axelrod - Eileen Axelrod, Glenview IL; 25.00 11 Aaron Silverstein - Judith Bianco, New York NY 1547.58 Alan Resser, Chicago IL; Jack Forstadt, Evanston IL 23.53 12 Andrew McIntosh, London Wc1 England; , London England 1545.09 27.47 2 Al Levering - Sally Levering, Frankfort IL; John 22.22 13 Qing Yang, Cupertino CA; Junyi Zhu, Salt Lake Cty UT 1544.27 De Forest, Chicago IL; Larry Rabideau, Saint Anne IL 18.32 3/4 Burrell Humphreys, Wayne NJ; Bharat Rao, 21.05 14 Robert Glickman, Woodland Hills CA; Matt Meckstroth, Gainesville FL 1530.73 Berwyn PA; Eli Schneider - Cynthia Schneider, East Brunswick NJ 20.00 15 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 1527.19 18.32 3/4 David Zapatka - Jo Ann Zapatka, Sun Lakes AZ; 19.05 16 Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA; Keith Garber, Las Vegas NV 1523.49 Hal Knilans - Gerri Knilans, Thousand Oaks CA 18.18 17 Darren Wolpert, Thornhill ON; , Toronto ON 1517.07 BOB HIRSCH MEMORIAL KO #3 19.07 18 Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Powell OH; Boris Baran, Cote Saint-Luc QC 1517.03 16 Tables / Based on 37 Tables 16.67 19 Jacqueline Sincoff, Saint Louis MO; John Zilic, Houston TX 1516.52 30.34 1 Colleen Simmons, Milwaukee WI; David Spicuzza, Shorewood WI; Donald Croysdale, Elm Grove WI; 16.00 20 Ross Grabel, Huntington Bh CA; Jon Wittes, Palm Desert CA 1516.23 William McFall, New Berlin WI 15.38 21 Mark De Garcia - Marcus Rodhouse, Columbia MO 1508.35 22.76 2 John Kinst, Batavia IL; Curt Merrill, Montclair 14.81 22 James Ward, Champaign IL; William Doroshow, Skokie IL 1499.17 NJ; Steven Juk - Kristina Juk, Shelbyville TN; Cherrolyn Woolwine, Naperville IL 14.29 23 Peter Boyd, Silver Spring MD; Steve Robinson, Arlington VA 1489.09 15.17 3/4 Joyce Hampton, Blythewood SC; Mike Rice - 13.79 24 Joel Wooldridge, Buffalo NY; Kevin Bathurst, New York NY 1487.40 Jon Rice, Winston Salem NC; Lucas Lebioda, Columbia SC; Kenny 13.33 25 Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; David Chechelashvili, San Diego CA 1486.51 Horneman, Columbia MO 15.17 3/4 Sandra Hammer, Dorset VT; Courtney Nelson, 12.90 26 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Dan Morse, Houston TX 1482.10 Wells VT; Kirk Elyakin - Marilyn Elyakin, East Windsor NJ; Melissa 12.50 27 Abraham Pineles, Jackson NJ; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ 1478.06 Baker - Robert Baker, West Harrison NY 12.12 28 Kent Hartman, San Diego CA; Sumner Steinfeldt, Washington DC 1472.56 BOB HIRSCH MEMORIAL KO #4 11.76 29 Andrew De Sosa, Chatsworth CA; Yi Liu, Chicago IL 1471.22 16 Tables / Based on 32 Tables 11.43 30 Michael Mayer, Cherry Hill NJ; William Peters, Laurel MD 1469.41 25.23 1 Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Charles Halasi, 11.11 31 Rob Crawford, Henderson NV; Chester Johnson, Chicago IL 1466.46 Toronto ON; Barbara McLendon, New York NY; John Barth, Santa Cruz CA 10.81 32 Leonard Ernst, Las Vegas NV; Ken Gee, Regina SK 1463.14 18.92 2 David Hudson, Mt Prospect IL; Daniel Spindler - 10.53 33 Larry Cohen - James Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL 1462.08 James Phillips, Park Ridge IL; Paul Hills, Evanston IL 10.26 34 Joe Gottler, Elberta AL; Richard Logan, Diamondhead MS 1461.45 12.62 3/4 Bruce Scott, Des Plaines IL; James Abbott, Chicago IL; Teresa Ozias, Dallas OR; Dick Mc Cluer, Vancouver WA 10.00 35 Jay Korobow, Levittown PA; Tim Crank, Cincinnati OH 1460.84 12.62 3/4 Cecil Parsons, Plano TX; Gerrie Owen - Judy 9.76 36 John Diamond, New York NY; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL 1459.83 Corey Edmiston - George Roach, Dallas TX 9.52 37 Ulker Mutlu - Bernard Bernstein, Clearwater FL 1459.16 BOB HIRSCH MEMORIAL KO #5 11.11 38 Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA; Jerry Gaer, Scottsdale AZ 1456.89 16 Tables / Based on 28 Tables 9.09 39 Melvin Marcus, Waltham MA; Rena Lieberman, North Easton MA 1454.44 21.30 1 Carl Sharp, Chicago IL; Clifford Lopate, 8.89 40 Darrell Keel - Steve Bruno, Peoria AZ 1454.25 Newmarket NH; Amnon Harel, Batavia IL; Barak Engel, Vallejo CA 15.98 2 Shane Zeller - Michael Zeller, York PA; Kevin 8.70 41 Kerry Smith, Milwaukee WI; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA 1451.15 Sivaneri - Nithi Sivaneri, Morgantown WV 8.51 42 Marilyn Burali-Forti, Lake Forest IL; Barbara Saben, Northbrook IL 1442.60 10.65 3/4 Abbie Margolies - Martin Margolies, Dothan AL; 8.99 43 Nan Wang, Eatontown NJ; Reha Gur, Leonardo NJ 1439.00 Peter Attwood, Sarnia ON; Julien Levesque, Vancouver BC 10.65 3/4 Ramarao Desiraju, Winter Springs FL; 8.16 44 Blake Rundquist, Clovis CA; Paul McDaniels, Richmond CA 1435.38 Christopher Yu, Naperville IL; Christopher Cowan - Stephen Young, 9.73 45 Rod Caldwell, Snoqualmie WA; Stanford Christie, Federal Way WA 1430.29 Mississauga ON 7.84 46 Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 1428.78 BOB HIRSCH MEMORIAL KO #6 7.69 47 Donald Blum, Atlanta GA; Betsey Schneider, San Carlos CA 1425.96 16 Tables / Based on 25 Tables 11.66 48 Birger Holmquist, Kaneohe HI; Donald Foote, Red Hook NY 1425.90 18.32 1 Kurt Oelze, Phoenix AZ; Daniel Kraft, Cave 7.41 49 Jenni Hartsman, Kennesaw GA; Samuel Hirschman, Ann Arbor MI 1419.42 Creek AZ; Michael Strong - Johanna Strong, Winfield IL 13.74 2 Noreen Bryant - Diane Scott - Tana Holt, Clinton IN; Nancy Hanley, Terre Haute IN THURSDAY-FRIDAY SIDE GAME SERIES 9.16 3/4 Ann Haycock, Novi MI; Joan Savage - Carolyn 33.5 Tables Deyett - Elaine Hall, Canton MI 9.16 3/4 Nick Cordell, Yorkville IL; David Booth, Aurora ABC IL; Daniel Driggett, Glendale Hts IL; Elaine Bowers, University Park 6.67 1 Marshall Kuschner, Reston VA; Allan Mazer, Towson MD 116.67% FL 5.00 2 Bobby Wolff - Judy Kay-Wolff, Las Vegas NV 112.22% 4.12 5/8 Robert Stackhouse, Indianapolis IN; Sandra Andreen, Willowbrook IL; Elaine Everett, Clarendon Hills IL; Peter 5.01 3 1 Virginia Schuemann - Garry Schuemann, Darien IL 111.94% Galbraith, Bellingham WA 2.81 4 Robert Butz, Kankakee IL; Terri Kies, Orland Park IL 106.90% 2.52 5/6 Anna Carlson, Loudon NH; John Cook, Bow NH 100.00% BOB HIRSCH MEMORIAL KO #7 3.76 5/6 2 Dede Flieder, Annapolis MD; Richard Pawlowski, Columbia MD 100.00% 16 Tables / Based on 22 Tables 2.82 3 Rachel Chittaro, Kildeer IL; Edward Nield, Westchester IL 98.61% 15.83 1 Douglas Keller, San Francisco CA; Robert Rubinstein, New York NY; Barbara Walczak, Munster IN; Faye 2.11 4 Carol Pollock, Delray Beach FL; Marlene Hefter, Chicago IL 98.49% Anderson, Schererville IN 3.64 5 1 Matthew Cullen, Elk Grove Vlg IL; Ralph Warble, Naples FL 96.94% 11.87 2 Jon Greiman, Monee IL; Tom Willson - 2.73 6 2 Jack Meyers - Jane Shultz, Fort Wayne IN 95.32% Katherine Rehak, Oak Park IL; Julia Barsel, Burnaby BC 2.05 3 Carol Doll, San Francisco CA; Terry Helm, Mill Valley CA 92.50% 7.92 3/4 Loring Knoblauch - Michael Tarkoff - Richard 1.54 4 Michael Pratt, Naples FL; Fabienne Willocx, Bonita Springs FL 91.67% Joseph, Chicago IL; Richard Johnson, Sarasota FL 7.92 3/4 David Sarten - Susanne Sarten, Milsons Point, N 1.15 5 Ernie Scosseria, Berkeley CA; Kenneth Dye, Morrisville NC 88.89% Australia; Elizabeth Carson, Montreal QC; Darla Petersen, Ajax ON 0.86 6 Alan Cooper, Setauket NY; Gerald Marcovsky, Annapolis MD 85.83% 3.56 5/8 Genevieve Hardy, Mount Dora FL; Julie Miller- Garino, La Grange IL; Susan Dillon - Clifford Needham Jr, 2 FRIDAY AFTERNOON 5/20/50 PAIRS Pittsburgh PA; Carl Bonfiglio, La Grange Pk IL 15.0 Tables BOB HIRSCH MEMORIAL KO #8 ABC 16 Tables / Based on 19 Tables 2.63 1 Debbie Sears - Michael Sears, Boyne City MI 68.95% 13.76 1 Victor Breinberg - Bonnie Breinberg, Staten 1.97 2 1 1 Jim Jurik, Oak Forest IL; Martha Scofield, Naples FL 67.80% Island NY; Ami Elis - Nurit Elis, Pittsburgh PA 1.48 3 2 2 Pamela Hughes, Bend OR; Tony Ames II, Minnetonka MN 66.75% 10.32 2 Patricia Taylor - Dodi Larrick - Kathleen Gleason 1.11 4 Marilyn Steffan - John Steffan, Wilmette IL 58.28% - Jane Morrissey, Hinsdale IL 6.88 3/4 Barry Segal - Casey Sinatra, Boca Raton FL; 0.92 5 3 3 Ron Condon - Kit Condon, Wilmette IL 57.76% Charles Johnson - Demaris Johnson, Aurora IL 0.66 6 Elizabeth Anderson, Depere WI; Judy Zimmermann, Fulton MO 57.27% 6.88 3/4 Sheila Kaye - Bob Sommerhalder, Victoria BC; 0.66 4 4 Patricia Hart, Michigan City IN; David St John, Oak Park IL 55.64% Gordon Mori - Ruth Mori, Markham ON 0.49 5 Dianne Kiehl, Muskego WI; Marlene Backus, Brookfield WI 53.58% BOB HIRSCH MEMORIAL KO #9 14 Tables 2 FRIDAY AFTERNOON 100/200/300 PAIRS 10.68 1 Jon Schwestka - Jonathan Fry, Oak Park IL; 26.0 Tables Patricia McElligott, Orland Park IL; Kenneth Prouty, Geneva IL ABC 8.01 2 Sam Dodson, Houston TX; Thomas Racciatti - 5.09 1 1 1 Benjamin Whitcomb - Nancy Pett, Ft Atkinson WI 74.62% Wayne Gergen, Minneapolis MN; Matthew Duffy, Edina MN 3.82 2 2 2 Paddy Davies - Rosalyn Davies, Whitby ON 63.64% 5.34 3/4 Mary Riegel, Osprey FL; Susan Randall, Sarasota FL; Mary Walters, Oak Park IL; Betty Tilton, River Forest 2.51 3/4 3/4 3/4 Theresa Schneider, Northbrook IL; Phyllis Zubulake, Lincolnshire IL 62.50% IL 2.51 3/4 3/4 3/4 G Neary, Chesterfield MO; Gloria Brookter, Chicago IL 62.50% 5.34 3/4 Robert Young - Shiaomay Young, Northfield IL; 1.63 5 5 5 Jorie Malelo, Boca Raton FL; Gail Schimpf, Morrow OH 60.61% Cecilia Ip - Rosalind Juo, Walnut Creek CA 1.63 6 6 6 Bonnie Clarke - Ginger Griffin, Chicago IL 59.09% Page 20 Daily Bulletin

2ND THURSDAY SENIOR PAIRS (CORRECTED) A little nudge 75.0 Tables / Based on 74 Tables ABC By Barry Harper 21.29 1 Greg House, S San Fran CA; Sarita Mathiasen, Albany CA 60.58% Sometimes a good declarer just needs a small 15.97 2 William Braucher, Billerica MA; Richard Budd, Portland ME 59.62% push to take the wrong path. 11.98 3 Joseph Sauro, North Bay ON; Harold Baba, Ajax ON 59.13% Bulgarian national team players Rumen 8.98 4 Sonia Kaplan, Tinton Falls NJ; Phyllis Burstein, Cherry Hill NJ 59.10% 15.35 5 1 Manny Likou - Carolyn Kirk, Dundee IL 58.49% Trendafilov and Kalin Karaivanov arrived in 5 ♦ 5.05 6 William Allison, Decatur GA; Charles Galloway, Caledon ON 58.03% on these two hands from a knockout teams. 11.51 7 2 Jacqueline Carpenter - L Murphy, Chicago IL 58.01% Dlr: West ♠ 10 4 3 4.57 8 Sam Aldenderfer, Fort Lee NJ; Walter Farber, New York NY 57.87% Vul: Both ♥ Q J 7 6 3 2.37 9 Antonia Okany, Etobicoke ON; Dan McCaw, Toronto ON 57.29% ♦ 9 8 2 8.63 3 Marcia White, Lakeville MA; David Pimental, South Dartmouth MA 56.33% ♣ 10 5 6.48 4 Robert Frontczak, Mequon WI; Meredith Mattison, Brown Deer WI 56.22% 4.86 5 Isadore Sharp - Rosalie Sharp, Toronto ON 55.84% ♠ 7 7.32 6 1 Darlene Racker - Lester Racker, Wilmette IL 55.61% ♥ A5 2.88 7 P Cipriani, Joliet IL; Steven Brashler, Lockport IL 55.59% 5.49 8 2 Sally Lusk - Jon Lusk, Ypsilanti MI 55.45% ♦ A K J 7 4 4.12 3 Linda Sweig, Chicago IL; Mitch Sweig, Evanston IL 55.35% A K Q J 4 ♣ 3.09 4 Robert Dolan, Oak Park IL; Maureen Drain, Chicago IL 55.09% West North East South 2.32 5 Barry Little - Selma Perlmutter, Chicago IL 54.17% Pass Pass Pass 1♦ 1.95 6/7 Donald Schroeder, Carpinteria CA; Josh Kantor, Carmichael CA 53.93% 1♠ Pass 2♠ 3♠ 1.52 6/7 Onarita Pallanti, Palmdale CA; Patricia Al-Hakeem, Laguna Beach CA 53.93% Pass 4♦ Pass 5♣ Pass 5♦ All Pass West led the ♠A and continued with the ♠Q, ruffed by South. The ♦A was cashed, West contributing the 10. Take over for declarer. What do you do next? Don’t miss the The precious ♣10 can be used once. If diamonds are 4-1 and you finesse in hearts, the spade force kills you. Karaivanov decided to play diamonds. He could pick up four to the queen and Fall 2006 NABC not need the heart finesse. If a diamond finesse lost to the queen from a doubleton Q-10, a spade ruff could be followed by the ruff of a third club in dummy for the heart finesse. in Honolulu, Hawaii Accordingly, Karaivanov went to dummy with the ♣10 and ran the ♦9. One problem with that plan: John Kranyak won the ♦Q from three to the queen and returned a diamond. Karaivanov, down to ♦A K J, had to win in hand and could not take the heart finesse. Down one – and the ♥K was Nov. 16-26 onside all along. The deceptive play allowed the Melanie Tucker team to advance in their knockout match by 7 IMPs. The full deal: ♠ 10 4 3 ♥ Q J 7 6 3 All events will be ♦ 9 8 2 ♣ 10 5 ♠ A Q J 9 2 ♠ K 8 6 5 played at the ♥ 8 ♥ K 10 9 4 2 ♦ Q 10 6 ♦ 5 3 ♣ 9 7 6 3 ♣ 8 2 Hilton Hawaiian Village ♠ 7 ♥ A5 ♦ A K J 7 4 ♣ A K Q J 4 For housing information, call MegaHousing Management, ACBL’s official housing bureau, ♠♥♦♣ at 800-773-5069.

CHICAGO MIXED B-A-M TEAMS SECOND FINAL SESSION SECTIONS G I 1/2 Dano Defalco, Padova Italy; Gabriella Olivieri, Alessandria Italy; Patricia Cayne - Jacqui Mitchell, New York NY; Charles Weed, Shreveport LA 16.50 1/2 Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA; Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; John Sutherlin, Dallas TX; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Mark Lair, Canyon TX 16.50 3/6 Stephen Goldstein, Santa Ana CA; Leslie Paryzer, Bronx NY; Linda Perlman, Lake Park FL; Lewis Finkel, Jupiter FL 16.00 3/6 Adrian Dovell - Patricia Dovell, Gainesville FL; Spike Lay - Marilyn Garcia, Daytona Beach FL 16.00 3/6 Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI; Lynne Schaeffer, W Bloomfield MI; Susan Parnes - Gordon Parnes, Flint MI 16.00 3/6 Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN; Ron Smith - Linda Smith, Hixson TN; Chuck Said, Nashville TN; Petra Hamman, Dallas TX 16.00 7/9 Barry Rigal - Susan Picus, New York NY; Mark Cohen - Stasha Cohen, Glen Ridge NJ 15.50 7/9 Joe Quinn, Richmond TX; Nell Cahn, Shreveport LA; Gene Simpson - Laura Kenney, San Rafael CA; David Lindop, Toronto ON; Ellen Wallace, Chicago IL 15.50 7/9 C. Valerie Gamio, Pls Vrds Pnsl CA; John Jones, Hacienda Hgts CA; Elianna Ruppin - Adam Meyerson, Los Angeles CA 15.50 10 Gigi Weinstein, Sarasota FL; Patricia Goldfein - Jerry Goldfein, Lincolnwood IL; Gary Cohler, Miami FL 15.00 SECTIONS H J 1 Richard Schwartz, East Elmhurst NY; G. Margie Gwozdzinsky, New York NY; Walid Elahmady, Cairo Egypt; Daniela von Arnim, D-68766 Hockenhe Germany; Drew Casen - Teri Casen, Las Vegas NV 18.00 2 Beth Palmer - William Pettis, Silver Spring MD; William Pollack - Rozanne Pollack, Basking Ridge NJ; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY 17.50 3 Ron Feldman, Redondo Beach CA; Beverly Rosenberg, Sherman Oaks CA; June Deutsch, Aventura FL; David Sokolow, Austin TX 17.00 4 Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL; Shirley Blum, Fresno CA; John Gilbert, Kitchener ON; Janet Daling, Seattle WA 16.50 5 Kenneth Kranyak - Laurie Kranyak, Bay Village OH; Don Sulgrove - Kathleen Sulgrove, Twinsburg OH 15.50 6/8 Jim Linhart, Raleigh NC; Lee De Simone, Paso Robles CA; Debra Hyatt, Denver CO; Richard Finberg, Pittsburgh PA 15.00 6/8 Jeffrey Hand, Casselberry FL; Gail Greenberg, New York NY; Danny Sprung - JoAnn Sprung, Philadelphia PA 15.00 6/8 John Carruthers, Toronto ON; Marc Nathan - Cathy Nathan, Thousand Oaks CA; Dan Gerstman, Buffalo NY; Bronia Jenkins, Vero Beach FL 15.00 9/11 Irina Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL; Mike Grudsky, Upper Holland PA; Linda Maloney, Rockville MD; Fred King, Falls Church VA 14.00 9/11 Donald Stack, Overland Park KS; Nancy Popkin, Saint Louis MO; Christine Urbanek, Tonawanda NY; Brian Johnston, Toronto ON 14.00 9/11 Corinne Kirkham - Jim Kirkham, San Bernardino CA; George Bloomer - Judith Bloomer, Pittsboro NC 14.00

2 FRIDAY EVENING 50/100/300 PAIRS ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION HH EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Elizabeth Goodwin - David Van Halteren, Toronto ON 61.93 1 1 1 David Gerdes - Sherry Gerdes, Griffith IN 62.69 2 1 K Appel - David Props, Indianapolis IN 60.80 2 2 Edward Bacher III, Powell OH; Jin Hu, Johnston IA 59.09 3 2 Charles Becker, Chicago IL; Richard Powers, Arlington Hts IL 56.82 3/4 3/4 Marva Anderson, Burr Ridge IL; Jane Norman, Indianhead Park IL 55.68 4 3 1 Mary Staahl - Barbara Johnson, Fargo ND 53.22 3/4 3/4 2 Joan Jerpe - Elizabeth Fisher, Naperville IL 55.68 5/6 Jerry Porter, Dixon IL; Ernestine Wilson, Chicago IL 52.65 5 Britt Bedford-Jones, Toronto ON; Ellen Bero, Skokie IL 52.27 5/6 Theresa Schneider, Northbrook IL; Phyllis Zubulake, Lincolnshire IL 52.65 6 T Glendening - J Glendening, Cincinnati OH 51.70 Daily Bulletin Page 21

SECOND FRIDAY A/X PAIRS SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS FFF GGG HHH EAST-WEST AX AX 1 Ed Ulman, Portland OR; Jim Looby, Burbank CA 63.39 1 Michael Moss, New York NY; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden 60.68 2 Marie Filandro - Peter Filandro, Wilmington DE 58.55 2 Barbara Seagram - Alex Kornel, Toronto ON 60.54 3 Allan Jonas, Chicago IL; Don Lussky, Elmhurst IL 56.27 3 1 Andrew Hidi - Suzanne Hidi, Toronto ON 57.12 4 1 Elizabeth Wachowicz - Zenon Wachowicz, Buffalo Grove IL 56.20 4 Michael Mikyska - Catherine Podolsky, Los Angeles CA 56.91 5 Carolyne Fox - Edward Groner, Houston TX 55.63 5 2 Clint Vose III, Homewood IL; Wesley Suzuki, Oakbrook Terr IL 56.84 6 2 Nancy Wilson - Fred Wilson, Carmel IN 54.49 6 3 Elaine Morrison, Lake Bluff IL; Margaret Ferguson, Peoria IL 56.34 7 Patti Burriss, Clearwater FL; Robert Morris, Houston TX 53.63 7 Shelly Dunietz - Erez Hendelman, New York NY 55.48 8 Jill Richmond, Los Angeles CA; Gary King, Hermosa Beach CA 53.13 8 Karen Lee Barrett, Vancouver WA; Susan Wexler, New York NY 54.91 9 Dick Bruno, Chicago IL; Stanley Katz, Memphis TN 53.06 9 4 Kathy Bye, Burnaby BC; John Stansbury, Saint Paul MN 53.77 10 3 Paul Cornelius, Redwood City CA; Stephen Castellino, Fremont CA 52.99 10 5 Larry Weatherholt, Shawnee Mission KS; Stephen Stewart, Overland Park KS 52.07 11 John Maki, Bothell WA; Dan Romm, Seattle WA 52.78 11/12 6/7 Earle Davis, Glenview IL; Michael Kolacki, Chicago IL 51.64 12 4 Harold Baba, Ajax ON; Joseph Sauro, North Bay ON 52.49 11/12 6/7 Phil Moss, Wilmette IL; David Moss, New York NY 51.64 13 Les Bart - Gloria Silverman Bart, Bradenton FL 52.42 13 Rosanne Schabinger, Mount Prospect IL; Sherry Wynn, Carpentersvle IL 51.42 14 5 Craig Zastera, Woodinville WA; Fred Chasalow, Millbrae CA 50.36 14 Sarah Wiener, Fort Lee NJ; Eileen Cripps, Madison WI 51.28 6 Leonard Kaufman - Larry Seitzman, Peoria IL 49.72

2ND FRIDAY A/X PAIRS 1ST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS FFF GGG HHH EAST-WEST AX AX 1 Michael Mikyska - Catherine Podolsky, Los Angeles CA 63.28 1 Robert Gordon - Peter Bisgeier, Northport NY 60.68 2 Alan Lechner - Elliot Sternlicht, New York NY 62.04 2 1 Craig Zastera, Woodinville WA; Fred Chasalow, Millbrae CA 58.55 3 Patti Burriss, Clearwater FL; Robert Morris, Houston TX 57.30 3 2 Paul Cornelius, Redwood City CA; Stephen Castellino, Fremont CA 57.02 4 1 Thomas Dressing, Buffalo Grove IL; Kenneth Wolf, Libertyville IL 56.41 4 Allan Jonas, Chicago IL; Don Lussky, Elmhurst IL 56.13 5 Karen Lee Barrett, Vancouver WA; Susan Wexler, New York NY 55.98 5 Dick Bruno, Chicago IL; Stanley Katz, Memphis TN 55.70 6 2 Earle Davis, Glenview IL; Michael Kolacki, Chicago IL 55.84 6 Ray Miller, Seattle WA; Paul Schwaighart, Normandy Park WA 55.48 7 Henry Unglik, Ottawa ON; Cynthia Colin, New York NY 55.20 7 Les Bart - Gloria Silverman Bart, Bradenton FL 54.56 8 3 Andrew Hidi - Suzanne Hidi, Toronto ON 55.16 8 Lee Hastings, St Louis MO; Michael Huston, Joplin MO 54.49 9 Linda McGarry - Dennis McGarry, Stuart FL 53.77 9 3 Nancy Wilson - Fred Wilson, Carmel IN 53.88 10 4 Kathy Bye, Burnaby BC; John Stansbury, Saint Paul MN 52.99 10 Mizuko Tan Yamada, Tokyo Japan; Randy Corn, Mill Creek WA 52.74 11 5 Phil Moss, Wilmette IL; David Moss, New York NY 51.92 11 John Maki, Bothell WA; Dan Romm, Seattle WA 52.49 12 M Metz, Wilmette IL; Dean Cohler, Northbrook IL 51.67 12 David Ruderman, Burtonsville MD; Ellen Cherniavsky, Silver Spring MD 52.21 13 6 Elaine Morrison, Lake Bluff IL; Margaret Ferguson, Peoria IL 51.03 13 4 Carol Cox, Nashville TN; Rebecca Barnes, Franklin TN 51.92 14 Barbara Seagram - Alex Kornel, Toronto ON 50.82 14 5 Stephen Levine - Rona Levine, New York NY 51.85 6 Harold Baba, Ajax ON; Joseph Sauro, North Bay ON 49.15

THURSDAY-FRIDAY SIDE GAME SERIES FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION 3OF 4 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION MMM EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Anna Carlson, Loudon NH; John Cook, Bow NH 57.69 1 1 Virginia Schuemann - Garry Schuemann, Darien IL 64.58 2 1 Rachel Chittaro, Kildeer IL; Edward Nield, Westchester IL 56.89 2 Robert Butz, Kankakee IL; Terri Kies, Orland Park IL 61.67 3 Shirley Stanton - Wanda Meyer, Houston TX 56.40 3 William Vinson, Boynton Beach FL; Vincent Messina, Wolfeboro NH 57.19 4 Craig Hutton, Hamilton Bermuda; Keith Connolly, Minneapolis MN 55.32 4 2 Carol Pollock, Delray Beach FL; Marlene Hefter, Chicago IL 56.82 5 Dubra Bustard, Columbia MD; Shirley Wood, Owings Mills MD 54.15 5 3 1 Jack Meyers - Jane Shultz, Fort Wayne IN 54.99 6 2 David Cordon, Warwick Bermuda; Julia Lunn, Hamilton Bermuda 52.46 6 4 Ann Pollock, Sarasota FL; Ronna Kosack, Bradenton FL 53.39 7 Jess Stuart - Lois Stuart, West Chester PA 50.16 7 Edwin Glickman, Snowmass CO; Charlotte Anderson, Madison WI 52.08 3 1 Jerome Koss - Judith Koss, Manteno IL 48.81 2 Jerome Schneider - Ruth Schneider, Brookfield CT 46.89 4 2 Teresa Caplan, Pasadena MD; Arthur Stuckey, Temple Terrace FL 48.16 3 Mary Tilden - Syril Atherton, San Francisco CA 46.93 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION NNN EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Bobby Wolff - Judy Kay-Wolff, Las Vegas NV 64.74 1 Marshall Kuschner, Reston VA; Allan Mazer, Towson MD 67.31 2 1 Dede Flieder, Annapolis MD; Richard Pawlowski, Columbia MD 57.69 2 1 1 Matthew Cullen, Elk Grove Vlg IL; Ralph Warble, Naples FL 55.93 3 2 Rana Ghadaki, Don Mills ON; Robert Hampton, Blythewood SC 53.69 3/5 George Krizel, Fstrvl Trvose PA; Jeanne McKenzie, Medford MA 53.37 4 3 1 Michael Pratt, Naples FL; Fabienne Willocx, Bonita Springs FL 52.88 3/5 2/3 Janice Nakao - Thomas Quinlan, San Mateo CA 53.37 5 Michael Flader, Eagan MN; Jill Flader, Saint Paul MN 52.56 3/5 2/3 2 Carol Doll, San Francisco CA; Terry Helm, Mill Valley CA 53.37 6 4 2 Ernie Scosseria, Berkeley CA; Kenneth Dye, Morrisville NC 51.28 6 4 Betty Starzec - Jane Armstrong, Sugar Land TX 51.60 7 Stewart Mackeigan, Wilmington MA; Neil Montague, Swampscott MA 50.80 7 Lynne Cook, Riverview MI; Dolores Bright, Milford MI 51.28 5 Dale Abraham, Scottsdale AZ; Alice Bendheim, Phoenix AZ 49.04 5 Alden Senior, Winnetka IL; Jan Soule, Chicago IL 50.32 3 Susan Mullin, Naples FL; Sheila Middleton, Milton MA 48.56 3 Alan Cooper, Setauket NY; Gerald Marcovsky, Annapolis MD 49.52

2 FRIDAY AFTERNOON 5/20/50 PAIRS ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION AA EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Debbie Sears - Michael Sears, Boyne City MI 68.95 1 1 1 Pamela Hughes, Bend OR; Tony Ames II, Minnetonka MN 66.75 2 1 1 Jim Jurik, Oak Forest IL; Martha Scofield, Naples FL 67.80 2 2 2 Ron Condon - Kit Condon, Wilmette IL 57.76 3 Marilyn Steffan - John Steffan, Wilmette IL 58.28 3 Elizabeth Anderson, Depere WI; Judy Zimmermann, Fulton MO 57.27 4 2 2 Patricia Hart, Michigan City IN; David St John, Oak Park IL 55.64 4 Michael Kramer - Vicki Kramer, Addison IL 54.38 5 Luke Dwyer - Jane Murray, Boston MA 54.70 5 Joanne Chalifoux, Bay Shore NY; Beverly Lefkowitz, Babylon NY 52.52 6 3 Dianne Kiehl, Muskego WI; Marlene Backus, Brookfield WI 53.58 6 3 M Joyce Blumenstock, St Clair Shores MI; Jayne Simonini, Elmhurst IL 52.05 4 Mary Warren, Wheaton IL; Carolyn Satrum, Downers Grove IL 49.57

2 FRIDAY AFTERNOON 100/200/300 PAIRS FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION GG EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 1 Benjamin Whitcomb - Nancy Pett, Ft Atkinson WI 74.62 1/2 1/2 1/2 Theresa Schneider, Northbrook IL; Phyllis Zubulake, Lincolnshire IL 62.50 2 2 2 Paddy Davies - Rosalyn Davies, Whitby ON 63.64 1/2 1/2 1/2 G Neary, Chesterfield MO; Gloria Brookter, Chicago IL 62.50 3 3 3 Leonard Dubin, Skokie IL; Honor Mogul, Northfield IL 53.98 3 3 Shirley Robinson, Joliet IL; Valerie Williams, Cameron Park CA 58.90 4 4 Deborah Zelinsky, Northfield IL; Judy Cohen, Chicago IL 53.41 4 4 3 Trudy McKamey, Portage IN; Barbara Stroud, Chesterton IN 58.14 5 Alan Federl - Michael Meyer, Dana Point CA 50.76 5 Gordon Sawyer, Seattle WA; David Riddle, Indianapolis IN 51.70 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION HH EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 1 Jorie Malelo, Boca Raton FL; Gail Schimpf, Morrow OH 60.61 1 1 1 Bonnie Clarke - Ginger Griffin, Chicago IL 59.09 2 Fran Smith, Glen Ellyn IL; Carol Jaegers, Bonita Springs FL 58.52 2 2 2 David Gerdes - Sherry Gerdes, Griffith IN 56.82 3 2 2 Raymond Struck - Cathy Struck, Hattiesburg MS 56.63 3 3 3 Marva Anderson, Burr Ridge IL; Jane Norman, Indianhead Park IL 54.73 4 3 3 Gayle Oleff - Sheila Pickard, Highland Park IL 56.44 4 4 Roberta Busch - Marsha Weis, Chicago IL 53.79 5 4 Barbara Tommasini - Ronald Tommasini, Louisville KY 52.08 5 5 Joan Lubowe - Anthony Lubowe, Encinitas CA 53.60

2ND FRIDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION YY EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 William Corliss, Davis CA; George Brown, Sacramento CA 61.57 1 Carolyn Pinto - Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 63.69 2 1 Walt Cummins, Hudson NH; Mark Teich, Concord NH 58.80 2 Peter Weiden, Brooklyn NY; Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY 58.80 3 Mike Aliotta, Edmond OK; Raymond Zekauskas Jr, Tulsa OK 54.86 3 Douglas Bullock, Boise ID; Kris Miller, Reston VA 58.07 4 George Bleskachek - Frances Price, Eau Claire WI 52.55 4 Bob Fashingbauer, Elmhurst IL; Jeff David, Lisle IL 52.06 5 2 Matthew Kappel - M Nelson, Long Branch NJ 52.08 5 1 Charlyn Johnson - Steve Johnson, Henderson NV 50.60 2 Lynne Rosenbaum - Nancy Frank, Glencoe IL 50.14 1 Kelley Bremer - Janice Bremer, Kansas City MO 47.19 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION ZZ EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Jo Anne Newby, Knoxville TN; Patricia Jankovic, Alcoa TN 59.26 1 Jayne Thomas, Lutz FL; Jim Miller, Olive Branch MS 57.18 2 1 Karen Ashton - Glen Ashton, Nepean ON 58.10 2 Christopher Pisarra, Lafayette CA; Mike Bandler, Alamo CA 56.48 3 2 1 James Poitras - Patricia Poitras, Holliston MA 55.53 3 1 William High - William Brunk, Raleigh NC 55.09 4 William Dubay - Andrew Dubay, Voorheesville NY 52.75 4 2 Manish Dixit, Naperville IL; Jose Tharayil, Winnipeg MB 54.86 5 Bruce Culmer - Elkhalil Binebine, Washington DC 51.94 5 3 1 Jack Willis - Sharon Willis, Blue Springs MO 52.78

FRIDAY STRATIFIED SENIORS FRIDAY AFTERNOON SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION S EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Dan McCaw, Toronto ON; Antonia Okany, Etobicoke ON 63.46 1 Natalie Bassil, Boston MA; Roger Johnson, Waltham MA 70.83 2 1 John McCormack - Janet McCormack, Dallas TX 56.57 2 1 Jane Kennedy - Carole Greene, Chicago IL 60.10 3 2 Carol La Barge, Elmhurst IL; Audrey O’Connor, Naples FL 55.61 3 Barbara Steffek, St Petersburg FL; Adrienne Muslin, Tampa FL 54.97 4 Gladys Collier, East Hampton NY; Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA 54.65 4 2 1 Lois Killinger - Kaye McCardle, Eagle River WI 54.33 5 Patricia Chambers - Robin Chambers, Palo Alto CA 54.49 5/7 Karen Heath, Henderson NV; Ron Sukoneck, Wilmington NC 52.40 6 3 Jean Shufelt - John Shufelt, Newport RI 52.40 5/7 Jack Shartsis, Huntington Wds MI; Charlotte Kartsonis, New Port Richey FL 52.40 4 James Edmiston, Cincinnati OH; Rob Weidenfeld, Lebanon OH 52.24 5/7 Richard Gabriel, Chicago IL; Bill McKenna, Darien IL 52.40 1 Scott Eller - Joseph Dixon, Minneapolis MN 51.60 3 2 David Jenkins - L Jenkins, Rockford IL 51.44 2 Helen Johnson, Rumson NJ; Milton Goetz, Winston Salem NC 40.87 4 Richard Treu - Ruth Treu, Endicott NY 50.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION T EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 Jo Rogan, Naples FL; Rita Peterson, Oak Brook IL 61.54 1 John Winter, Racine WI; George Urquhart, Kenosha WI 69.87 2 Sharon Fellars, Deerfield IL; Richard Fellars, Rockford IL 59.78 2 Nele Rzad, Rexford NY; Gerald Szymski, Westmont IL 55.29 3 Gerald Gitles, Chicago IL; Michael Edwards, Rock Island IL 59.29 3 1 1 Colette Beckman, Holland MI; Barry Stagman, Chicago IL 54.01 4 Sarita Mathiasen, Albany CA; Greg House, S San Fran CA 55.77 4 2 Clarence Willging, Freeport IL; James Ryan, Janesville WI 53.85 5 2 Robert Scolnick - Doreen Scolnick, Toronto ON 54.97 5 William Allison, Decatur GA; Charles Galloway, Caledon ON 52.08 6 Roberta Caplan, Highland Park IL; Brian Greis, Boca Raton FL 52.72 6/7 Geraldine Chavez - Georgette King, Miami Beach FL 51.28 3 1 James Hutter, Ames IA; Corinne Moreau, Isla Verde PR 50.96 6/7 3 Gail Giffen, Lafayette CA; Barbara Hanson, Orinda CA 51.28 4 2 Mary Armacost - Kathleen Martin, Hillsborough CA 48.56 4 2 Dahyabhai Patel - Meera Patel, Willow Springs IL 50.80 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION V EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Ann Baum, Newton MA; Steven Groag, Rehoboth MA 60.74 1 1 Emile Heredia - Jeanne Perkins, New York NY 63.46 2 Robert Parlin, Naples FL; Leszek Baldys, Maple Ridge BC 57.05 2 Susan Adams, Chicago IL; Kay Hathaway, Glenview IL 59.29 3 1 Brayton Walters, N Miami Beach FL; Gerard Schimmel, San Diego CA 54.81 3 Judy Wirtenberg, East Brunswick NJ; Donna Addington, Bismarck ND 57.21 4 2 Carl Jones, Chicago IL; Lester Racker, Wilmette IL 54.49 4 2 Lynn Turner, Chicago IL; Joan Zavis, Northbrook IL 55.29 5 3 Arthur Ash, Bronxville NY; Eliot Minsker, White Plains NY 50.64 5 3 1 Linda Sweig, Chicago IL; Mitch Sweig, Evanston IL 54.97 6 4 1 Albert Brockelman, Menomonie WI; Ruth Ruyle, Roseville CA 50.32 6 4 Pennie Levin, Riverwoods IL; Arlene Karel, Highland Park IL 52.08 2 Mary Huttenlocher, Clarkson MI; Doris Jefferies, Bloomfield MI 49.36 2 Margaret Schorsch, Lincolnwood IL; Jo Terlato, Lake Forest IL 46.79 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION X EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Miguel Reygadas, Polanco Mexico; Lowell Andrews, Huntington Bch CA 60.84 1 Martin Moltz, Chicago IL; M Miller, Skokie IL 62.63 2 Michele Foran, Oconomowoc WI; William Malesevich, Mayville WI 57.29 2 1 Robert Shair, Champaign IL; Fred Crockett, Danville IL 56.54 3 Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT; Joyce Stiefel, Wethersfield CT 55.40 3 Mike Albert, Omaha NE; Gary Amundson, Minneapolis MN 56.47 4 1 1 Jan Ratliff - Lesley Anixter, Highland Park IL 55.29 4 2 Richard Whitsitt, Rockford IL; Douglas Gugger, Freeport IL 53.38 5 Hope Ellis - Brian Ellis, Beachwood OH 53.89 5 Robert Pustilnik - George Lewis, Richmond VA 52.21 6 2 2 Charles Berger, Citrus Heights CA; A Patrick McEachern, Lincoln CA 51.61 6 Mike Sloan, Jeffersonville IN; Linda Harrison, Calgary AB 51.93 3 Fay Teal, Kitchener ON; Donald Schroeder, Carpinteria CA 50.75 3 Nancy Kline, Chagrin Falls OH; McKinley Whittlesey, Bratenahl OH 49.44 4 Thelma Jones - Robert Thomas, Columbus IN 49.37 1 Leslie Desmond - Pamela Seevers, Ann Arbor MI 48.83 2 Linda Schnoll, West Palm Beach FL; Barbara Hanig, West Palm Bch FL 48.12 Page 22 Daily Bulletin

NABC+ FAST PAIRS FIRST FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS A B C D EAST-WEST 1 Mark De Garcia - Marcus Rodhouse, Columbia MO 61.54 1 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Adam Wildavsky, Jackson Heights NY 64.06 2 Kent Hartman, San Diego CA; Sumner Steinfeldt, Washington DC 61.31 2 Andrew De Sosa, Chatsworth CA; Yi Liu, Chicago IL 62.90 3 Andrew McIntosh, London Wc1 England; David Bakhshi, London England 60.56 3 Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Robert Lebi, Toronto ON 62.86 4 Birger Holmquist, Kaneohe HI; Donald Foote, Red Hook NY 58.37 4 John McLaughlin, Melrose MA; Lloyd Arvedon, Bedford MA 58.97 5 Bryan Maksymetz, Coquitlam BC; Lars Andersson, 168 75 Bromma Sweden 57.39 5 Brenda Montague, Swampscott MA; Jason Chiu, Piscataway NJ 58.18 6 Jay Korobow, Levittown PA; Tim Crank, Cincinnati OH 56.86 6/7 Michael Mayer, Cherry Hill NJ; William Peters, Laurel MD 57.28 7 George Klemic, Bensenville IL; Jonathan Rivet, Wheaton IL 56.18 6/7 Leonard Ernst, Las Vegas NV; Ken Gee, Regina SK 57.28 8 Peter Boyd, Silver Spring MD; Steve Robinson, Arlington VA 56.15 8 Joe Gottler, Elberta AL; Richard Logan, Diamondhead MS 55.92 9 Jacqueline Sincoff, Saint Louis MO; John Zilic, Houston TX 55.54 9 Gavin Wolpert, Thornhill ON; Chris Willenken, New York NY 55.84 10 Ulker Mutlu - Bernard Bernstein, Clearwater FL 55.51 10 Aaron Silverstein - Judith Bianco, New York NY 55.20 11 Darren Wolpert, Thornhill ON; Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON 54.60 11 Qing Yang, Cupertino CA; Junyi Zhu, Salt Lake Cty UT 55.13 12 Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; David Chechelashvili, San Diego CA 54.41 12 Charles McDonough, Carol Stream IL; Alex Balestrieri, Winfield IL 54.75 13 Joseph Godefrin, Sarasota FL; Ed Schulte, Tampa FL 54.30 13 Melvin Marcus, Waltham MA; Rena Lieberman, North Easton MA 54.41 14 Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; Jim Krekorian, New York NY 54.19 14 Tarek Sadek, Cairo Egypt; Michael Polowan, New York NY 54.26 15 William Wickham, Los Angeles CA; Sangarapil Mohan, Oak Brook IL 53.70 15 Gila Guttmann, Boca Raton FL; Gail Bell, King of Prussia PA 54.15 16 Kerry Smith, Milwaukee WI; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA 53.62 16 Andrew Vinock, Woodland Hills CA; Walter Fontaine, North Providenc RI 53.36 17 Darrell Keel - Steve Bruno, Peoria AZ 53.39 17/18 Shirley Presberg, Boca Raton FL; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 52.83 18 Larry Cohen - James Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL 53.02 17/18 Samuel Marks, Atlanta GA; Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA 52.83 19 Maris Zilant, North Miami FL; Susan Fuller, Miami FL 52.90 19 Marilyn Burali-Forti, Lake Forest IL; Barbara Saben, Northbrook IL 52.60 20 Zeke Jabbour, Boca Raton FL; Partha Mallela, Oak Brook IL 52.49 20 James Ward, Champaign IL; William Doroshow, Skokie IL 52.38 21 Jenni Hartsman, Kennesaw GA; Samuel Hirschman, Ann Arbor MI 52.38 21 Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 52.11

SECOND FRIDAY SENIOR PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION S EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 John Winter, Racine WI; George Urquhart, Kenosha WI 62.34 1 Judy Haffner - Harold Haffner, Pittsburgh PA 61.54 2 Nie Lih Kalat - Peter Kalat, Bedford NY 59.29 2 1 James Edmiston, Cincinnati OH; Rob Weidenfeld, Lebanon OH 56.25 3 1 Hal Judelson, Chicago IL; Howard Engle, Highland Park IL 55.29 3 William Allison, Decatur GA; Charles Galloway, Caledon ON 55.13 4 Geraldine Chavez - Georgette King, Miami Beach FL 53.69 4 2 Gail Giffen, Lafayette CA; Barbara Hanson, Orinda CA 53.85 5 Nele Rzad, Rexford NY; Gerald Szymski, Westmont IL 53.53 5/6 Dan McCaw, Toronto ON; Antonia Okany, Etobicoke ON 53.04 6 2 1 Dahyabhai Patel - Meera Patel, Willow Springs IL 52.88 5/6 Patricia Chambers - Robin Chambers, Palo Alto CA 53.04 3 John McCormack - Janet McCormack, Dallas TX 52.08 3 Jean Shufelt - John Shufelt, Newport RI 50.48 4 Clarence Willging, Freeport IL; James Ryan, Janesville WI 51.60 4 1 Scott Eller - Joseph Dixon, Minneapolis MN 49.04 2 Pat Emery - Kathy Emery, Monmouth Beach NJ 41.35 2 Thelma Jones - Robert Thomas, Columbus IN 47.12 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION T EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Susan Adams, Chicago IL; Kay Hathaway, Glenview IL 62.66 1 Sharon Fellars, Deerfield IL; Richard Fellars, Rockford IL 63.14 2 Judy Wirtenberg, East Brunswick NJ; Donna Addington, Bismarck ND 56.89 2 Ronald Coertse - Florence Labno, Palos Hills IL 62.98 3 J David King, Miami Beach FL; T Leavitt, Chicago IL 56.73 3 Gerald Gitles, Chicago IL; Michael Edwards, Rock Island IL 60.58 4 1 1 Selima Doull - Miriam Segal, Boynton Beach FL 53.53 4 Sarita Mathiasen, Albany CA; Greg House, S San Fran CA 53.04 5 Roberta Caplan, Highland Park IL; Brian Greis, Boca Raton FL 52.56 5 1 Jacqueline Carpenter, Chicago IL; Naoko De Witt, US 51.28 6 2 Lynn Turner, Chicago IL; Joan Zavis, Northbrook IL 52.08 6 2 1 Annette Stillerman, Chicago IL; Eydie Shapiro, Highland Park IL 49.68 3 Kay Opeka, Libertyville IL; Joseph Krage, Park Ridge IL 51.12 3 2 Mary Armacost - Kathleen Martin, Hillsborough CA 48.56 4 Emile Heredia - Jeanne Perkins, New York NY 50.00 4 Beverly Dupre, New Orleans LA; Rochelle Goldenberg, Chicago IL 45.83 2 Linda Sweig, Chicago IL; Mitch Sweig, Evanston IL 46.15 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION V EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Martin Moltz, Chicago IL; M Miller, Skokie IL 61.71 1 1 1 Nicholas Ogan, Moreland Hills OH; Chantal Whitney, Shaker Heights OH 58.79 2 Mike Sloan, Jeffersonville IN; Linda Harrison, Calgary AB 55.79 2 2 Andy Guschwan, New Lenox IL; P Cipriani, Joliet IL 57.14 3 1 Nancy Kline, Chagrin Falls OH; McKinley Whittlesey, Bratenahl OH 54.18 3 Nancy Molesworth, Croton Hdsn NY; Warren Rosner, White Plains NY 57.12 4 2 Robert Shair, Champaign IL; Fred Crockett, Danville IL 53.71 4 Constance Glube - John Currie, Halifax NS 55.60 5 3 Eleanor Pollock, Milwaukee WI; J Hanley, Glendale WI 53.15 5 3 Arthur Ash, Bronxville NY; Eliot Minsker, White Plains NY 53.69 6 Robert Pustilnik - George Lewis, Richmond VA 52.98 6 4 Richard Whitsitt, Rockford IL; Douglas Gugger, Freeport IL 52.39 4 Rosalie Campeau, Libertyville IL; Mary Kever, Grayslake IL 52.58 2 Sandi Schlueter, Chicago IL; Susan Dillon, Pittsburgh PA 49.09 1 Linda Schnoll, West Palm Beach FL; Barbara Hanig, West Palm Bch FL 46.65 2 Albert Brockelman, Menomonie WI; Ruth Ruyle, Roseville CA 45.58 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION X EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 Jane Kennedy - Carole Greene, Chicago IL 65.06 1 Miguel Reygadas, Polanco Mexico; Lowell Andrews, Huntington Bch CA 69.71 2 Karen Heath, Henderson NV; Ron Sukoneck, Wilmington NC 58.49 2 Michele Foran, Oconomowoc WI; William Malesevich, Mayville WI 61.70 3 Jack Shartsis, Huntington Wds MI; Charlotte Kartsonis, New Port Richey FL 55.77 3 Hope Ellis - Brian Ellis, Beachwood OH 56.57 4 Sonia Kaplan, Tinton Falls NJ; Rochelle Djmal, Neptune NJ 53.69 4 1 Manny Likou - Carolyn Kirk, Dundee IL 55.45 5 Natalie Bassil, Boston MA; Roger Johnson, Waltham MA 53.53 5 Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT; Joyce Stiefel, Wethersfield CT 52.56 6 2 1 Florence Grinell, Lincolnshire IL; Roz Supera, Chicago IL 52.56 6 2 1 Jan Ratliff - Lesley Anixter, Highland Park IL 52.24 3 Richard Treu - Ruth Treu, Endicott NY 49.04 3 2 Kathleen Srednicki - Marion Pearl, New York NY 49.04 2 Charles Berger, Citrus Heights CA; A Patrick McEachern, Lincoln CA 47.76 4 William Higbee - Colleen McCabe, Madison WI 47.60

2ND FRIDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION YY EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 Robert Ewigleben - Jayne Ewigleben, Albion MI 56.94 1 Jerry Goldberg, Yonkers NY; Philip Silverstein, Bronx NY 59.49 2 2 Walt Cummins, Hudson NH; Mark Teich, Concord NH 56.25 2/3 Mike Aliotta, Edmond OK; Raymond Zekauskas Jr, Tulsa OK 56.71 3 Jayne Thomas, Lutz FL; Jim Miller, Olive Branch MS 55.56 2/3 George Bleskachek - Frances Price, Eau Claire WI 56.71 4 Lesley Davis, Phoenix AZ; Frank Leonard, Tempe AZ 55.09 4 Richard Riezman - Roger Lord, Saint Louis MO 53.70 5 Samuel Miller, Glencoe IL; Marc Passman, Skokie IL 54.17 5 1 1 Kelley Bremer - Janice Bremer, Kansas City MO 50.69 3 Matthew Kappel - M Nelson, Long Branch NJ 51.39 2 Jack Willis - Sharon Willis, Blue Springs MO 50.23 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION ZZ EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Peter Weiden, Brooklyn NY; Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY 64.81 1 Douglas Bullock, Boise ID; Kris Miller, Reston VA 60.42 2 Bob Fashingbauer, Elmhurst IL; Jeff David, Lisle IL 56.71 2 William Dubay - Andrew Dubay, Voorheesville NY 59.72 3 John Gustafson - Helen Gustafson, Des Moines IA 56.02 3 Kassie Munoz - Carlos Munoz, White Plains NY 56.71 4 Ed Barad, Marina del Rey CA; Carol McCully, Manhattan Beach CA 54.86 4 1 Karen Jobe, Durango CO; Peter Gray, Ketchum ID 51.62 5 1 Steve Clark, Chicago IL; Louise Clark, Glencoe IL 52.08 5/6 2 Roald Hertzwig, Pawling NY; Judy Maravolo-Foote, Red Hook NY 48.84 2 Charlyn Johnson - Steve Johnson, Henderson NV 49.31 5/6 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC 48.84 1 Marilyn Levin - Veronica Hrdy, New York NY 47.92

NABC+ FAST PAIRS SECOND FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS A B C D EAST-WEST 1 Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Powell OH; Boris Baran, Cote Saint-Luc QC 67.99 1 Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA; Keith Garber, Las Vegas NV 64.37 2 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Adam Wildavsky, Jackson Heights NY 61.24 2 Robert Glickman, Woodland Hills CA; Matt Meckstroth, Gainesville FL 63.01 3 Tarek Sadek, Cairo Egypt; Michael Polowan, New York NY 60.90 3 Joseph Godefrin, Sarasota FL; Ed Schulte, Tampa FL 62.71 4 Cameron Shunta - Renee Shunta, Grand Haven MI 59.13 4 Nan Wang, Eatontown NJ; Reha Gur, Leonardo NJ 59.43 5 Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Robert Lebi, Toronto ON 58.67 5 Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; Jim Krekorian, New York NY 59.09 6 Joshua Donn, Henderson NV; Jason Feldman, San Diego CA 57.58 6 Darren Wolpert, Thornhill ON; Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON 58.71 7 James Ward, Champaign IL; William Doroshow, Skokie IL 57.47 7 Abraham Pineles, Jackson NJ; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ 58.33 8 Jean Talbot - Joan Van Geffen, Metairie LA 57.32 8 Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA; Jerry Gaer, Scottsdale AZ 56.98 9 John Diamond, New York NY; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL 57.13 9 Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; David Chechelashvili, San Diego CA 56.71 10 Jesus Arias, New York NY; Daniel Wilderman, Brooklyn NY 56.71 10 Lynne O’Neill - William Grant, San Diego CA 56.30 11 Blake Rundquist, Clovis CA; Paul McDaniels, Richmond CA 56.41 11 Larry Cohen - James Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL 55.17 12 John McLaughlin, Melrose MA; Lloyd Arvedon, Bedford MA 56.07 12/14 Andrew McIntosh, London Wc1 England; David Bakhshi, London England 54.83 13 Ross Grabel, Huntington Bh CA; Jon Wittes, Palm Desert CA 55.69 12/14 Richard Meffley, Fresno CA; Len Vishnevsky, San Francisco CA 54.83 14 Jeff Fang, Arcadia CA; Adam Miller, Algonquin IL 55.35 12/14 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Dan Morse, Houston TX 54.83 15 Ulker Mutlu - Bernard Bernstein, Clearwater FL 53.81 15 Bruce Roberts - Ken Hoy, Maryville TN 54.56 16 Kenneth Chatzinoff, Cinnaminson NJ; Richard Morgen, Havertown PA 53.17 16 Joel Wooldridge, Buffalo NY; Kevin Bathurst, New York NY 54.22 17 Lois Borok - Eli Borok, Los Angeles CA 53.09 17 Qing Yang, Cupertino CA; Junyi Zhu, Salt Lake Cty UT 54.07 18 Aaron Silverstein - Judith Bianco, New York NY 52.68 18 Jacqueline Sincoff, Saint Louis MO; John Zilic, Houston TX 53.96 19 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 52.53 19 Bryan Maksymetz, Coquitlam BC; Lars Andersson, 168 75 Bromma Sweden 53.85 20 Marilyn Burali-Forti, Lake Forest IL; Barbara Saben, Northbrook IL 52.15 20 Darrell Keel - Steve Bruno, Peoria AZ 52.90 21 Joe Gottler, Elberta AL; Richard Logan, Diamondhead MS 51.51 21 G S Jade Barrett, Vancouver WA; Blair Seidler, Fair Lawn NJ 52.45

CHICAGO MIXED B-A-M TEAMS FIRST FINAL SESSION SECTIONS G J 1 Beth Palmer - William Pettis, Silver Spring MD; William Pollack - Rozanne Pollack, Basking Ridge NJ; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY 18.00 2 Corinne Kirkham - Jim Kirkham, San Bernardino CA; George Bloomer - Judith Bloomer, Pittsboro NC 17.50 3/4 Barry Rigal - Susan Picus, New York NY; Mark Cohen - Stasha Cohen, Glen Ridge NJ 16.00 3/4 Dano Defalco, Padova Italy; Gabriella Olivieri, Alessandria Italy; Patricia Cayne - Jacqui Mitchell, New York NY; Charles Weed, Shreveport LA 16.00 5 Mike Cappelletti, Hixson TN; Brenda Bryant, Ferndale MI; Harry Tudor - Barbara Wallace, Miami FL 15.50 6 Hamish Bennett, Menlo Park CA; Frances Dickman, San Jose CA; Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA; Diane Shannon, Saratoga CA 14.50 7/11 Stephen Goldstein, Santa Ana CA; Leslie Paryzer, Bronx NY; Linda Perlman, Lake Park FL; Lewis Finkel, Jupiter FL 14.00 7/11 James Polonsky - Harriet Polonsky, Basking Ridge NJ; Deborah Cohen - Samuel Cohen, Lisle IL 14.00 7/11 Adrian Dovell - Patricia Dovell, Gainesville FL; Spike Lay - Marilyn Garcia, Daytona Beach FL 14.00 7/11 David Reiter, Hollywood FL; Charlene Predmest, Delray Beach FL; Sharon Meng, Lakeland FL; Rahn Smith, Brandon FL; Jay Wasserman, Highland Park IL 14.00 7/11 Jan Martel, Davis CA; Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Kit Woolsey - Sally Woolsey, Kensington CA; Sheri Winestock, Las Vegas NV; Paul Lewis, Sioux Falls SD 14.00 SECTIONS H I 1 Richard Schwartz, East Elmhurst NY; G. Margie Gwozdzinsky, New York NY; Walid Elahmady, Cairo Egypt; Daniela von Arnim, D-68766 Hockenhe Germany; Drew Casen - Teri Casen, Las Vegas NV 18.50 2 Kenneth Kranyak - Laurie Kranyak, Bay Village OH; Don Sulgrove - Kathleen Sulgrove, Twinsburg OH 17.50 3/5 Ragi El-Hoss - M-Christine El-Hoss, Willowdale ON; Ding-Hwa Hsieh - Lin-Huan Chen, Kirksville MO 15.50 3/5 Susan Cooper, Thornhill ON; Ranald Davidson, North York ON; David Gurvich - Rachael Moller, Brooklyn NY 15.50 3/5 Ginny Schuett - Jeff Schuett, Riverwoods IL; Karen Walker, Champaign IL; Craig Gardner, Streamwood IL; Tom Kniest, University City MO 15.50 6 Richard Burton - Beatrice Kemp, Dacula GA; Elaine Said, Nashville TN; Herbert Wilton, Fredericksburg TX; Michael Kutska, River Forest IL; Suzanne Dunaway, Oak Park IL 15.00 7/9 Irina Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL; Mike Grudsky, Upper Holland PA; Linda Maloney, Rockville MD; Fred King, Falls Church VA 14.50 7/9 Jeffrey Hand, Casselberry FL; Gail Greenberg, New York NY; Danny Sprung - JoAnn Sprung, Philadelphia PA 14.50 7/9 Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA; Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; John Sutherlin, Dallas TX; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Mark Lair, Canyon TX 14.50 10 Donald Rutstein, Scottsdale AZ; Kay Schulle, Purchase NY; Claude Vogel, Chicago IL; Jan Horwitz, Butler PA 14.00

2ND FRIDAY B/C/D PAIRS 1ST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST BC D BCD 1 Anne Marie Crabbe, London ON; Patrick Simpson, Sarnia ON 58.71 1 Ashley Szymski, Aurora IL; Donald Addis, Darien IL 64.02 2 David Shanahan, St Ann MO; Carol Warner, Fairview Hgts IL 58.52 2 1 1 Anantha Narayan - Sekharipuram Narayan, Fort Wayne IN 57.77 3 1 Robert Hormel, Portland OR; Barbara Wolf, Seattle WA 54.36 3 2 Mark Brader - Catherine Brader, Toronto ON 57.39 4 2 Faye Gilraine - Gary Gilraine, Vancouver BC 53.60 4 3 Alan Reinberg, Highland Park IL; Gerald , Chicago IL 56.44 5 3 Kathleen Kellen - Jean Friedrich, Des Moines IA 52.08 5 Maurice Hunke - Diana Hunke, Golden Valley MN 51.14 4 Jerry Palm, Homewood IL; Constance Stevens, Highland IN 50.95 1 Gary Dell, Champaign IL; Steven Fox, Kensington MD 49.05 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST BC D BCD 1 1 1 Daniel Groves - Gregory Udell, Bloomington IN 64.39 1 1 Marcia White, Lakeville MA; David Pimental, South Dartmouth MA 61.36 2 2 Courtney Donovan, Sylvania OH; Robin Spriggle, Holland OH 58.52 2 Nancy O’Donnell, East Greenwich RI; Patricia Kent, Charlestown RI 59.28 3 Daniel Swartzman, Chicago IL; Rick Schoenfield, Westchester IL 58.14 3 2 Peter Grenier, Dallas TX; Frank Bischoff, Wheeling IL 57.39 4 3 2 Lynn Chapin - Christopher Chapin, Manasquan NJ 54.55 4 Reisha Berkowsky, Huntingtn Sta NY; Gail Levy, Melville NY 52.65 5/6 4/5 Cynthia Hanson, Northborough MA; A Jean Fast, Holliston MA 54.17 5 Kevin Lane, Long Beach CA; Dennis Lane, Ponte Vedra FL 51.52 5/6 4/5 Gerry Mirus - Patti English, Cincinnati OH 54.17 3 1 James Berglund - Brian Schroeder, Pasadena CA 49.81 4 2 Richard Darling - Judy Darling, Morrisburg ON 48.48 Daily Bulletin Page 23

FRIDAY EVENING SIDE GAME FOURTH SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION MMM EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Lynne O’Neill - William Grant, San Diego CA 67.13 1 Michele Foran, Oconomowoc WI; William Malesevich, Mayville WI 62.96 2 Julie Tigges - Keith Connolly, Minneapolis MN 57.64 2 1 1 Sandra Lippy - William Lippy, Warren OH 56.02 3/5 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Mary Vickers, Apex NC 50.93 3 Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL; Ellis Feigenbaum, Petah Tikva 4937 Israel 55.79 3/5 1 Harvey Bernstein - Irene Bernstein, Solon OH 50.93 4 George Bleskachek - Frances Price, Eau Claire WI 54.86 3/5 Donna Johnson - Kim Corbin, Scottsdale AZ 50.93 5 2 Virginia Schuemann - Garry Schuemann, Darien IL 53.94 2 James Edmiston, Cincinnati OH; Rob Weidenfeld, Lebanon OH 50.46 3 2 Abbie Margolies - Martin Margolies, Dothan AL 50.46 3 Victor Vertes, Cleveland OH; Marlene Zinamon, Beachwood OH 48.38 1 Kazi Farooqui, Grayslake IL; Danna Dudnick, Northbrook IL 46.06 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION NNN EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Douglas Bullock, Boise ID; Kris Miller, Reston VA 55.79 1 1 Kathy Pollock, Tonawanda NY; Roberto Verthelyi, New York NY 61.81 2 1 Dede Flieder, Annapolis MD; Richard Pawlowski, Columbia MD 54.86 2 Terri Kies, Orland Park IL; Robert Butz, Kankakee IL 55.79 3 2 Lee Ohliger, Ridgewood NJ; Stephannie Russo, New York NY 54.40 3 William Dubay - Andrew Dubay, Voorheesville NY 53.01 4/5 3 Glen Ashton - Karen Ashton, Nepean ON 53.01 4 2 Fred Moen - Audhild Vistnes, Stavanger 4 Norway 51.85 4/5 Tina Gordon - David Daly, Fort Lee NJ 53.01 5/6 Despina Georgas - Brent Gibbs, Toronto ON 51.39 1 Cameron Shunta - Renee Shunta, Grand Haven MI 50.93 5/6 James Tanner, Highland CA; Philip Pearl, Fountain Valley CA 51.39 2 Jim Canty, Berkeley CA; Gretchen Smith, Piedmont CA 47.22 1 Laurie Due - Michael Kammermayer, Hamilton ON 48.15

FRIDAY B/C/D PAIRS SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST BC D BCD 1 1 Sandi Park, Madison WI; John Schutz, Waterloo WI 62.69 1 1 1 Daniel Groves - Gregory Udell, Bloomington IN 73.86 2 David Shanahan, St Ann MO; Carol Warner, Fairview Hgts IL 60.61 2 2 Gerry Mirus - Patti English, Cincinnati OH 55.11 3 J Morris Swiger - David Aderente, Ann Arbor MI 54.17 3 3 Peter Grenier, Dallas TX; Frank Bischoff, Wheeling IL 54.73 4 2 Eric Mayefsky, Stanford CA; Randall Rubinstein, New Haven CT 53.03 4 Kevin Lane, Long Beach CA; Dennis Lane, Ponte Vedra FL 53.03 5 3 Alan Reinberg, Highland Park IL; Gerald Landy, Chicago IL 52.65 5 4 2 V Sosnay, Milwaukee WI; Mary Persinger, Winfield IL 50.38 1 Susan Fox - Marvin Fox, Glenview IL 44.32 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST BC D BCD 1 1 Robert Howard - Marshall Baum, Highland Park IL 56.63 1 Daniel Swartzman, Chicago IL; Rick Schoenfield, Westchester IL 60.80 2 2 Marcia White, Lakeville MA; David Pimental, South Dartmouth MA 54.17 2 1 Kathleen Kellen - Jean Friedrich, Des Moines IA 55.49 3/4 3/4 1 Richard Darling - Judy Darling, Morrisburg ON 53.03 3 2 Jerry Palm, Homewood IL; Constance Stevens, Highland IN 53.41 3/4 3/4 Harriet Gilbert, Chicago IL; Carole Drew, Glen Ellyn IL 53.03 4 Anne Marie Crabbe, London ON; Patrick Simpson, Sarnia ON 53.22 5/7 Courtney Donovan, Sylvania OH; Robin Spriggle, Holland OH 52.08 5 3 Libby Steigmann - Michael Steigmann, Wilmette IL 52.84 5/7 2 David Raitt, Madison WI; Eleanor Seaman, New York NY 52.08 4 Faye Gilraine - Gary Gilraine, Vancouver BC 51.14 5/7 Elaine Misner - James Misner, Wilton CT 52.08 1 Gary Dell, Champaign IL; Steven Fox, Kensington MD 47.73

2ND FRIDAY A.M. SIDE GAME NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 G Frehse, Woodridge IL; Phillip Grothus, San Antonio TX 67.61 1 1 Stephen Garreffa, Randolph NJ; Bruce Robbins, Antioch IL 68.94 2 Edward White, Grand Blanc MI; Ken Gee, Regina SK 56.44 2/3 2/3 Nancy O’Donnell, East Greenwich RI; Patricia Kent, Charlestown RI 56.82 3 1 1 Mary Tilden - Syril Atherton, San Francisco CA 55.30 2/3 2/3 1 Paul Lenoble, Freeport NY; Lew Kroll, Plainview NY 56.82 4 2 2 Daniel Groves - Gregory Udell, Bloomington IN 53.98 4 4 Christopher Cowan - Stephen Young, Mississauga ON 54.55 5 3 Donna Cone - Robert Potvin, Providence RI 53.79 5 5 Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; R Bruce Martin, Paia HI 53.79 6 Shirley Stanton - Wanda Meyer, Houston TX 50.38 6 Diane Graese, Las Vegas NV; Martin Caley, Montreal QC 53.60 4 3 Magdalen Talbott - Richard Smith, Saint Louis MO 50.19 2 Joe Lisbon - Chandra Prakash, Saint Cloud MN 51.14 5 Martin Demko, Cary NC; Shawn Stringer, Silver Spring MD 49.24 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DDD EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 1 Roma Chandra, Silver Spring MD; Jeffrey Boak, Chapel Hill NC 62.83 1 1 David Willmott, Folsom CA; George Krizel, Fstrvl Trvose PA 59.68 2 Joseph Collins - Dan Mathieson, Regina SK 57.18 2 2 David Cordon, Warwick Bermuda; Julia Lunn, Hamilton Bermuda 58.45 3 2 2 Robert Graber - Sharon Louvier, Seabrook TX 56.73 3 Mariko Kakimoto, Newport Beach CA; Ahmed Sorathia, Chino CA 58.00 4 Barbara Boswell, Cincinnati OH; Stephen Czecha, Potomac MD 55.89 4 William Vinson, Boynton Beach FL; Vincent Messina, Wolfeboro NH 57.42 5 3 Donna Cole - Sharon Abrams, Highland Park IL 53.32 5 3 John Liukkonen - Doris Liukkonen, Metairie LA 56.95 6 R. Scott Laing, Ohio City OH; Daniel Williams, Denver CO 53.22 6 4 Nancy Lieberman - Barbara Volk, Mequon WI 51.88 4 3 David Gronbeck, Minneapolis MN; Matthew Huntington, Rochester MN 51.12 5 1 Steven Towner, Salt Lake Cty UT; Mitch Towner, Salt Lake City UT 50.98 5 Camille Westergard, Lake Bluff IL; Jill Randell, Highland Park IL 48.81 2 Richard Brown - Randi Brown, Kingston MI 50.40 3 Matthew Cullen, Elk Grove Vlg IL; Ralph Warble, Naples FL 46.03 4 Larry Spanier, San Clemente CA; Michael Waters, Dunlap IL 44.08

2 FRIDAY A.M. 5/20/50 PAIRS ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION AA EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Jess Schessel, Highland Park IL; Edward Siegel, Northbrook IL 56.55 1 David Gerdes - Sherry Gerdes, Griffith IN 63.39 2 Diane Patience, Winnetka IL; Ruth Watts, Chicago IL 55.06 2 John Girard, Downers Grove IL; Wayne Palmquist, New Lenox IL 55.06 3 Allan Trynz - Teri Trynz, Hawley PA 54.76 3 1 1 Catherine Westbrook, Winnetka IL; Wesley Whittington, Indian Head Prk IL 53.87 4 Judy Marcus, Highland Park IL; Marilyn Eisenberg, Chicago IL 53.57 4 Bunny Hultman - Judy Anderson, Chicago IL 52.38 1 Nicholas Mucia - Solomon Tam, Chicago IL 50.89 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BB EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Kay Wing, Naples FL; Norma Sims, Chapel Hill NC 59.52 1 1 1 Jayne Simonini, Elmhurst IL; M Joyce Blumenstock, St Clair Shores MI 56.55 2 1 1 Martha Scofield, Naples FL; Jim Jurik, Oak Forest IL 54.76 2 Sheila Botti, Burr Ridge IL; Julie Burke, Chicago IL 55.65 3 Sharon Weisenauer - Jerry Weisenauer, Estero FL 54.17 3 2 2 Mary Warren, Wheaton IL; Carolyn Satrum, Downers Grove IL 53.87 4/5 2 Dianne Kiehl, Muskego WI; Marlene Backus, Brookfield WI 51.49 4 Saundra Zessar - Judy Rolfe, Highland Park IL 52.98 4/5 Judi Rosenthal, Pepper Pike OH; Dee Kursh, Shaker Heights OH 51.49

FRIDAY A.M. 100/200/300 PAIRS ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DD EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 1 Hannah Davis - Shirley Mueller, Louisville KY 61.90 1 1 1 Dennis Moll, Bloomington IL; Ramesh Chaudhari, Normal IL 65.18 2 2 Sally Burris, Brooklyn NY; Len Burris, Las Vegas NV 55.06 2 2 2 Elizabeth Anderson, Depere WI; Judy Niesing, De Pere WI 64.88 3/4 3 Nancy Paul - Robert Paul, Lake Forest IL 54.76 3 3 Gordon Sawyer, Seattle WA; David Riddle, Indianapolis IN 58.93 3/4 Sandra Patack, Albany NY; Artie Cohen, Highland Park IL 54.76 4 4 3 Elizabeth Rosenberg - Carol Jansing, Louisville KY 53.57 5 4 2 Gayle Oleff - Sheila Pickard, Highland Park IL 54.46 5 5 Diana Drisko - Kay Cohen, Saint Louis MO 52.98 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION HH EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 1 Raymond Struck - Cathy Struck, Hattiesburg MS 58.71 1 1 1 Benjamin Whitcomb - Nancy Pett, Ft Atkinson WI 64.88 2 2 2 Barbara Tommasini - Ronald Tommasini, Louisville KY 56.52 2 2 2 Ginger Griffin - Trudy Schwartz, Chicago IL 60.12 3 3 3 Leonard Dubin, Skokie IL; Honor Mogul, Northfield IL 55.36 3 3 Richard Stern, Chicago IL; Elizabeth Vivas, Poughkeepsie NY 54.76 4 4 Lori Drazba, Lake Zurich IL; Diane Treslo, Rolling Meadows IL 53.87 4 4 Audrey Filar, Palos Park IL; Nancy Kelly, Grosse Pointe MI 54.17 5 Mary Dandurand, Glen Ellyn IL; Karen Grottke, Wheaton IL 53.10 5 James Hickenbottom - Faye Hickenbottom, Redding CA 53.06 TOMORROW’S BRIDGE EVENTS Fall 2006 NABC in Hawaii Day Sunday, July 23, 10 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members** Other Strati-Flighted A/X and B/C/D Swiss Teams* 1-2 Riverside West $15.50 $17.50 Stratified Senior Swiss Teams* 1-2 Riverside West $15.50 $17.50 All: 7 matches, 7 boards, play-through. 20-VP scale. Finish by approximately 5:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series* 3rd single session Riverside East $15.50 $17.50 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams 1-2 Columbus Hall A $15.50 $17.50 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $16.50 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $14.50 Sunday, July 23, 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. Dorman Trading Stratified Open Pairs* 1-2 Riverside East $15.50 $17.50 Saturday-Sunday Bracketed Knockout Teams 3-4 Riverside West $15.50 $17.50 Sunday, July 23, 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Stratified Fast Open Pairs* 1-2 Grand Ballroom B $15.50 $17.50 Sunday, July 23, 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. Open Swiss Teams 1-2 F Grand Ballroom D $18 — Sunday, July 23, 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Spingold Knockout Teams 1-2 F Skyway Rooms $18 — Sunday, July 23, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series* 4th single session TBA $15.50 $17.50 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $16.50 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $16.50 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $14.50 *Unless otherwise noted, strat breaks for all stratified events are: A (2000+), B (750-2000), C (0-750). For strati-flighted events, A/X are 3000+/0-3000 and play in their own game; B (1000-2000), C (500-1000) and D (0-500) play in their own game. **Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. Page 24 Daily Bulletin

TODAY’S BRIDGE EVENTS See page 2 for other events Windy City Limousine Day

Saturday, July 22, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members** Other Thursday-Saturday Morning Bracketed KO Teams 3rd Riverside West $15.50 $17.50 Life Source (Wednesday-Saturday) Morning Side Game Series* 4th single session Riverside East $15.50 $17.50 Saturday, July 22, 10 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $16.50 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $14.50

Saturday, July 22, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Stratified Senior Pairs* 1-2 Columbus Hall I-J $15.50 $17.50 Saturday, July 22, 1 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series* 1st single session Riverside East $15.50 $17.50 Saturday, July 22, 1 & 7:30 p.m. Open Swiss Teams 1-2 Q Grand Ballroom D $18 — 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions Spingold Knockout Teams 1-2 SF Skyway Rooms $18 — 0-5000 Mini-Spingold Knockout Teams 1-2 F Skyway Rooms $16.50 — Both : Second session at 8 p.m. Strati-Flighted A/X and B/C/D Pairs* 1-2 Riverside East $15.50 $17.50 Saturday-Sunday Bracketed Knockout Teams 1-2 Riverside West $15.50 $17.50 Saturday, July 22, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $16.50 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $14.50 Saturday, July 22, 7:30 p.m. Stratified Side Swiss Teams* single Riverside West $14.50 $16.50 Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series* 2nd single session Riverside East $15.50 $17.50 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $16.50 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $16.50 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $14.50 Saturday, July 22, 11:30 p.m. Zip Knockout Teams single Columbus Hall A $12/team/match

*Unless otherwise noted, strat breaks for all stratified events are: A (2000+), B (750-2000), C (0-750). For strati-flighted events, A/X are 3000+/0-3000 and play in their own game; B (1000-2000), C (500-1000) and D (0-500) play in their own game. **Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

Tomorrow’s schedule is on page 23. aBRIDGEd Sponsorship Windy City By Maureen Hiron Life Source is holding a Chicago blood drive in front of the Hyatt East Tower today between 8 Limousine Day ACBL President Harriette Buckman has a.m. and 2 p.m. Players willing to donate blood offered this endorsement for my new game: Windy City Limousine is the official need to have identification. Appointments may be limousine company of the 2006 Chicago Summer scheduled at the Life Source information desk. It “It is a brilliant pre-bridge game that could North American Bridge Championships. Among is recommended that you eat before donating and only have been invited by a bridge player. The its donations to this tournament, Windy City drink plenty of fluids. family will love it.” Limousine has provided us with subsidized bus service for tours, restaurant excursions and shuttle My sincere thanks to all of you who, with the service to and from the suburbs. Windy City is a interests of the future of bridge at heart, have new venture formed by well-known bridge bought sets of aBRIDGEd – and not for your own personality and limousine entrepreneur, George benefit, but to give to friends and family so that Jacobs, and a number of business associates and they too can experience the pleasures of playing bridge-playing friends. This exciting new business our great game. is the official limousine company of our World After its launch at this tournament, Champion Chicago White Sox. aBRIDGEd will go on general release to stores, Windy City provides a broad range of where it will retail at $15. At the Summer NABC, limousine and bus transportation throughout you can purchase sets for $12 each. Chicago and the suburbs. Call 1-866-94WINDY to Out of the Box, the company that has world arrange your airport transportation or for any other license for the game, have also brought along a limousine needs you may incur while visiting our few of their other games, including their best- fair city. You can relax knowing that Windy City seller, Apples to Apples. There is also Mix-Up, my will get you to your destination in comfort and on latest creation. time. See you at the Fall NABC in Hawaii!