Saturday, March 23, 2013 Volume 56, Number 9 Daily Bulletin 56th Spring North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley and Sue Munday Nickell, Amoils out as Vanderbilt enters semis Team Monaco. It was the second dramatic turn in the The top-seeded Nick Nickell team, winner of match, which saw Auken ( and Danish numerous matches in come-from-behind fashion, players Dennis and Morten Bilde) stage a huge could not find the dramatic rally against the No. 9 fourth-quarter rally to make the match close enough seed, Andrew Rosenthal, and will be watching the for the appeal to matter. Auken, originally seeded 45, Vanderbilt Knockout Teams from the sidelines today won the final set 71-10, falling short by 6 IMPs. as the event enters the semifinal round. The write-up of the appeal can be found on page Matchups, by captain, are Rosenthal versus 14. , and Martin Fleisher versus Ricco van In Friday’s play, Auken took on No. 5 Les winners: and Prooijen. Amoils, captain of the winning Vanderbilt team last Billy Cohen. Rosenthal (Aaron Silverstein, Bjorn Fallenius, year in Memphis. Auken jumped out to a 25-17 lead Peter Fredin, Fredrik Nystrom and Johan Upmark) in the first quarter and was never headed on the way Bakhshi, Cohen win held a 6-IMP lead halfway through the match against to a 139-124 victory, a fourth-quarter rally by Amoils Nickell (, Jeff Meckstroth, , falling short. and ). Rosenthal won The other two quarterfinal matches were routs. Silodor Open Pairs About 12:30 p.m. on Thursday morning, Billy the third quarter 43-12 and played about even in the No. 7 Fleisher ousted the David Grainger squad Cohen was sitting in his hotel room in pajamas, final set to win 124-91. 150-94, thanks mostly to a 65-2 second quarter for getting ready to watch basketball all day. Little did Rosenthal will play the team captained by Auken, Fleisher (Mike Kamil, , Chip Martel, he know that a different kind of March Madness was whose successful appeal of a director’s ruling during and Michael Rosenberg). coming his way. Thursday’s play changed the result against No. 4 continued on page 16 Cohen’s girlfriend, Bronia Jenkins, rousted him from bed, told him to clean up and get ready to Southern gentlemen claim Red Ribbon play with David Bakhshi in the Silodor Open Pairs. continued on page 15 Brian Cummins of Cordova TN and Blake to win the Bean Red Ribbon Pairs in a walk. Sanders from Jonesboro AR outdistanced the the field Sanders attributed the success to “sound partnership understanding,” while Cummins offered, “We play better when we sit East–West.” The pair was 39th entering play today. Their 57.44% afternoon followed by a 65.74% sitting North– South in the second final session took them to the top and a total of 1244.04 points. Top was 38. Sanders was ACBL’s 2011 King of Bridge. Jeff Dater, Dallas TX and Rich Brandenburg, Coppell TX finished Whitehead Women’s Pairs winners Joanne second with 1206.87 points. Less than Weingold and Jan Assini one point separated second, third, Jan and Joanne joyous First place in the Red Ribbon Pairs goes to Brian Cummins and fourth and fifth place. Blake Sanders with win in women’s pairs Going into the last round, fewer than 5 matchpoints separated the top three spots in the Veteran TD headed for retirement Whitehead Women’s Pairs. An excited exclamation It’s not easy to do 57 straight of anything, went up from Jan Assini and Joanne Weingold when so imagine what it’s been like for Martin Ware, the final listing was posted and they saw their names completing his 57th and last North American Bridge at the top. They finished with 800.11 (on a 25 top) Championship in St. Louis as part of the hard- “I just came up yesterday to play for the day with working Tournament Services team. Jan,” said Weingold, who is from Boca Raton FL. “I Members of the services crew are responsible had to cancel my ticket home to stay for today.” Her for a wide variety of behind-the-scenes activities partner, Assini, hails from Aurora OH. at the NABC, including many of a logistical The win is Weingold’s first NABC title; Assini nature. The crew unloads the big trucks that arrive had a second-place finish in the Wagar Women’s with equipment before the tournament starts, and continued on page 15 they reload it when the NABC ends. With two exceptions – Wendy Sullivan and Murry Hayes – the Tournament Services staff is made up of tournament Goodwill Message directors. As Ware describes his job, it’s “working like a Always be courteous toward your partner and dog for 15 straight days – and I love it.” opponent. On Friday, Ware’s friends and colleagues Sandy DeMartino, Goodwill Chair organized a party to recognize him for long and expert service, presenting him with a jersey with a ATTENDANCE big number 57 and toasting him with champagne. The jersey will be framed later. through Friday TD Martin Ware with the jersey signed by “It has been a pleasure,” said Ware, who colleagues and friends to commemorate his 57 continued on page 5 NABCs as part of the Tournament Services staff. 8383 tables Page 2 Saturday, March 23, 2013 Daily Bulletin

SPECIAL EVENTS CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM ENTERTAINMENT and HOSPITALITY — Don’t miss these free lectures in St. Louis from expert players. These talks will Landmark Ballrooms 1-4 be held in Room 230 at the America’s Center. Saturday, March 23 Saturday, March 23 Chili cookoff: Vegetarian chili, turkey chili 9:15 a.m. Mark Ehret How to Execute a Friendly Henry’s will keep your toes tapping with bluegrass, folk and a little 6:45 p.m. Michael Huston Convention Choices country.

Be considerate Grand Bar hours changing The Insider This will be the final St. Louis Insider column. Players, please be considerate of others in The Grand Bar at the Renaissance Grand Hotel Things get hectic as the Services guys try to close up wearing perfume, cologne or other fragrance at the will close at 1:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. table. Many people have extreme sensitivity to such bidding boxes, re-box leftover pencils, fold up tables scents. and get three semi trailers loaded before the next Smoking rules groups move into the hotel and center. (It is always Missing jacket Tournament directors have receive complaints appreciated if you help by closing your bidding about players smoking in the stairwells at the box at the end of play on Sunday. It is even more Steve Sturm reports that someone apparently Renaissance Hotel. Smoking is not permitted appreciated if you make sure the bottom clicks in took his black leather jacket by mistake, leaving anywhere on the hotel property and is a violation of place so that the cards don’t end up all over the floor.) him with a jacket that doesn’t fit. It was taken at the the law in St. Louis. Players found to be smoking Even with the cold wind, it has been a great America’s Center in the area where the Open Pairs in the hotel will be subject to a full penalty in tournament. The playing conditions were nearly was played on Tuesday. If the person who took the pairs games and a comparable penalty in team games. perfect. The hotel and the center workers were jacket realizes the mistake, the person can drop it genuinely happy we were here and made us feel off at the Daily Bulletin office or contact Marjorie welcome. The directing staff, the employees from Michelin (310-422-9330). The smaller jacket is in the Masterpoint disclaimer ACBL Headquarters in the greater Horn Lake Daily Bulletin office. Scores as reported in the Daily Bulletin are Metroplex and the local St. Louis volunteers all subject to change because of score changes or did a wonderful job. The players did their jobs, corrections. Registration too, by playing good bridge and running down the The masterpoint awards as shown are, therefore, The registration desk is located at the America’s masterpoint inventory. also subject to change. Center through the end of the tournament. The Atlanta NABC—August 1–11—is going to be yet another super tournament. The Daily Bulletin has had several articles about the youth bridge events scheduled there, and we’ll also have the full slate of other events including the and its two younger brothers, Mini I and Mini II. Make your reservations now to join the greatest bridge event of the summer. Thanks for coming to St Louis. We’ll see you in Atlanta! Monitoring At this and future North American Championships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+ events with visible, real-time cameras. The images will be recorded and will be available for later official inspection and review. By general monitoring of the session and participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source of information that may be useful in determining facts and settling issues arising from some types of ethical and behavioral complaints or actions. Please summon a director if a problem occurs at the table. This procedure is intended to assure everyone that the playing field is level and that misbehavior will not be tolerated. Free Parking NABC guests enjoy free parking at the Renaissance. The garages are located at 9th and St. Charles and 9th and Olive. Players must have a validated pass to exit each time. Passes are available at the information desk at the America’s Center and at the registration desk across from the Landmark Ballroom at the Renaissance. Daily Bulletin Saturday, March 23, 2013 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS right now – and nothing Common errors – and how else. to avoid them Shrugging off bad By Brent Manley results and keeping your head in the here and now Dwelling on the past is easier said than done, of course, but do you think In the women’s team trials one year, Carol you are going to give Sanders led the ♠A against 1NT doubled. Dummy your best effort on the followed with the contract you are playing ♠2, which was or defending if you are followed by the thinking about your silly ♠3 and ♠4. “It’s a error – or partner’s – on wish trick,” said the previous board? Sanders’ partner, There is no magic Betty Ann Kennedy. formula for adding this Said dummy, “I attribute to your repertoire wish I had a better as a player. It’s simply a hand.” matter of practice. You must work hard to consign In 1994, I all results – good and bad wrote a book with – to the past, and you must Bob Hamman, who at the time was ranked No. 1 do it immediately. by the and had been for a If the game in which decade. you are playing has hand In the opening chapter, he described a team records, you can go over trials from 1990 in which he and former partner all the boards when the Bobby Wolff were playing against Jeff Meckstroth game is over. Wait until and Eric Rodwell, whose team was ahead by 32 then to beat yourself up for IMPs going into the second half of their match. failing to spot the winning On the first board, Hamman and Wolff line of play or defense. misdefended a doubled contract that should have It will also help your more than 20 years, at national tournaments in the gone down but did not, putting them even farther game if you can avoid discussing the bidding U.S. and Canada and at world championships. If behind. and play with your partner during the session. the vast majority of these players have one thing in So what did Hamman and Wolff do? Do you If you have trouble concentrating and forgetting common, it’s that they don’t talk about the boards think they stewed about the poor result, or tried to about silly errors, how about your partner? After that have been played. assess blame? No – they went on to the next board a critical comment by you, he may spend his time You may not be able to play as well as Bob (and they won the match). considering whether your comments were accurate Hamman or Jeff Meckstroth – at least not yet – but One of Hamman’s great strengths as a – or he might be thinking of what he should have you can emulate them in one way. You can work on champion player is the ability to put every board he said when you broke your vow of silence. If any of controlling your emotions and concentrating on the has played into the past as soon as the last card is that is going on, he won’t be fully engaged in the task at hand. turned. He doesn’t get upset about a bad result or current deal and you are likely to have another poor Nothing can change what just happened, and mentally congratulate himself for being brilliant. score. the sooner you forget about it the better off you will Bob Hamman focuses on the board he is playing I have been watching top players at work for be. There are three possibilities: (1) long-suit 12. 9.05 Lale Broderson, Lee’s Summit MO Thinking bridge establishment, (2) ruffing losers and (3) neither. 13. 9.05 Sevinch Sokullu, Lee’s Summit MO By Eddie Kantar Dummy is balanced. On this deal, long-suit 14. 8.82 Melda Richardson, Orange CA Responding to an opening bid. Dummy establishment can be eliminated. You have the clubs 15. 8.82 Sheri Lindauer, Yorba Linda CA recognition. covered and partner appears to have the spades. 16. 8.72 Irene Hommert, Kirkwood MO Dlr: South ♠ K Q 4 2 However, there is a possibility that declarer can 17. 8.40 Frank Lemp, St. Louis MO Vul: E-W ♥ Q 8 5 a diamond or two in dummy. Your counter 18. 8.40 Ann Lemp, St. Louis MO ♦ 10 6 move is to shift to a low heart at trick two. As 19. 8.32 Conrad Larkin, Santa Rosa CA ♣ Q 6 3 2 West, if partner switches to a low heart and declarer 20. 8.26 Darlene Scott, Oakville ON ♠ J 10 9 8 ♠ A 7 5 ducks, win the king and follow partner’s defense 21. 8.26 Charlene Richardson, Moorefield ♥ K 4 3 ♥ 6 2 by continuing with a heart. When later on lead in ON ♦ K J 9 7 ♦ Q 8 5 3 diamonds, play a third heart, killing any possible 22. 8.17 David Dierkes, St. Louis MO ♣ 7 4 ♣ K J 10 9 diamond ruff in dummy. 23. 8.12 Jim Bowers, St. Louis MO ♠ 6 3 Play commentary: As South, if the defense 24. 7.65 Linda Langsdorf, St. Louis MO ♥ A J 10 9 7 plays a heart and a heart at tricks two and three, 25. 7.65 Edward Reese, San Antonio TX ♦ A 4 2 give up on trying to ruff a diamond. Try to set up 26. 7.43 Robert Street, Chesterfield MO ♣ A 8 5 clubs instead. Lead a club to the queen and later 27. 7.43 Bob Gulovsen, Alton IL play the ♣A and a club, hoping for a 3-3 break. 28. 7.32 Delaine Boyd, Manchester MO West North East South Sorry. Not this time. You gave it your best shot, but 29. 7.32 Mary Strebeck, St. Louis MO 1♥ you are slated to lose two clubs, two diamonds and 30. 7.32 Debbie Lane, St. Louis MO Pass 2♥ All Pass a trick in each major for one in the ashcan. 31. 7.13 Ken Schlueter, Ferguson MO : ♠J. 32. 7.13 Regina Schlueter, Ferguson MO Bidding commentary: As North, you have a Top IN leaders 33. 6.88 Judy Zimmermann, Fulton MO maximum raise to 2♥. It is not a good idea to start 1. 15.32 Joseph Butkiewicz, Chesterfield MO 34. 6.88 Linda Litton, Columbia MO with 1♠ when holding three hearts and fewer than 2. 12.66 William Lobdell, Des Peres MO 35. 6.87 Tim Collopy, Millbrook NY 10 HCP. If you do, and partner bids 2♣ or 2♦, you 3. 12.17 Jim Postudensek, Duluth MN 36. 6.84 Hope Wood, Clarkson Valley MO are not well placed. You aren’t strong enough to 4. 12.17 Norma Postudensek, Duluth MN 37. 6.69 Isabelle Montupet, St. Louis MO jump to 3♥ (11-12 support points) and if you return 5. 10.22 Beverly Ruth Ohman, Ames IA 38. 6.69 Ulrike Schlafly, St. Louis MO to 2♥, you show a doubleton heart! As East, a non- 6. 10.22 Daniel Ohman, Ames IA 39. 6.61 Joyce Lewin, Chesterfield MO passed hand, you are not strong enough to make a 7. 10.00 Marcia Pandjiris, Chesterfield MO 40. 6.45 Richard Krueger, Milwaukee WI of 2♥. If you were a passed hand, 8. 9.31 Mike Murphy, Kirkwood MO 41. 6.45 Thomas Krueger, Shorewood WI you might chance it, but the double would be flawed 9. 9.18 Aloys Faenger, St. Louis MO 42. 6.40 Martha Ludewig, St. Louis MO lacking four spades. 10. 9.14 Richard Messinger, Alton IL 43. 6.39 Raymond Laythe, St. Louis MO Defensive commentary: As East, ask yourself, 11. 9.14 Toni Messinger, Alton IL 44. 6.29 Marcia McClurg, Dallas TX “How can declarer use this dummy profitably?” 45. 6.29 Jerry McClurg, Dallas TX Page 4 Saturday, March 23, 2013 Daily Bulletin

Tell Me More Matthew Granovetter

City of residence Cincinnati OH Date of birth Dec. 12, 1950 Place of birth Jersey City NJ Favorite color Blue They won the , Flight C, in What kind of Golder North American Flight B champs from 2012: Jeffrey Tsang and Chase Bonnette, District last year: Joseph Rice and Bjorgvin Kristinsson, 5. food makes you happy? District 14. NAP-C Pairs compete for Spaghetti al denté Golder NAP Flight B President’s Cup And what drink? Absolut begins play today Players in the North American Pairs Flight C, a Competition begins today in the Golder North grassroots event limited to players who have not yet Who is your favorite author? American Pairs, Flight B — a grassroots event become Life Masters, will begin competition today Daniel Granovetter, my son. (Yes, I’m prejudiced.) limited to players with 0-1500 . for the President’s Cup. The first stage is conducted at the local club level The trophy was presented in 1942 by Morgan What is your all-time favorite movie? Casablanca and qualifiers advance to unit competition. Those Howard, ACBL president that year. The trophy was qualifiers then advance to the district finals where previously awarded to the winners of the President’s Favorite actor? three pairs — more, depending upon attendance — Pairs event, held at the Summer NABC. Humphrey Bogart qualify for the North American final. The competition began last summer at the local Favorite actress? Winners will have their names inscribed on the club level and qualifiers then advanced to unit Marilyn Monroe Golder Cup and will also receive a certificate of competition. Those qualifiers advanced to the district recognition. finals and three pairs from each district — more, What kind of music do you listen to? The trophy is presented in memory of Benjamin depending upon attendance — qualified for the North Broadway M. Golder (1894-1946) of Philadelphia, who died American final. What do you do when you’re not playing the day before the close of his term as 1946 ACBL Winners: bridge? president. He was named ACBL Honorary Member 1987 1-2. Bill Thomas, David Deaderick Eat, pray and study chassidus of the Year for 1947. 1-2. Bernard Pollack, Leo Austern Winners: 1988 Brad Moss, Aaron Silverstein What was your best-ever bridge result? 1992 Peter Worley, Kevin Young Winning the World Mixed Pairs with Karen 1993 Robert Sewell, Paul Janicki 1989 Warren King, Jeffrey Brown McCallum 1994 Brendan Dempsey, Ian Crowe 1990 Philip Leung, Moske Harel Who are your favorite bridge players? 1995 Jay Levy, William Rushmore 1991 Eric Greco, Philip Greco Pamela G. and Ronnie Rubin 1996 Robert Johnson, David Rosenstein 1992 Gail Joelson, Alan Kasner 1997 Bill Drewett, Kirk Twiss What is your favorite ? 1993 Mark Micheli, Everett Boyer 1998 Adam Beneschan, Brian Gilbert Strong club 1994 Weizhong Bao, Jingdong Guo 1999 Andy Kaufman, Greg Burch 1995 Edward Lee, Brett Roby Is there a bridge book that had a significant 2000 Hal Hindman, Mark Chen 1996 Yue Zuo, Ruoyu Fan influence on you? 2001 Walter Lee, Jonathan Weinstein 1997 Thomas Franklin, Michael Corker Love’s Bridge Squeezes 2002 Wieslaw Kalita, Marian Krasowski 1998 Tien-Chun Yang, Fang Wu What are bridge players good at (besides 2003 Jordan Chodorow, Harvey Katz 1999 James Gunn, Harry Shaffer 2004 Jim Alison, Dayn Beam 2000 Meredith Beck, John Johnson playing bridge)? Being friendly 2005 Pete Whipple, Jamie Radcliffe 2001 Hailong Ao, Jian-Jian Wang 2006 Fletcher Thompson, Bruce Todd 2002 Jacek Leznicki, Jerry Owczarek What jobs/occupations (not bridge-related) do 2007 Mark Golding, Rob Kitchen 2003 John Christensen, Robert Wissman you/have you had? 2008 Sidney Kanter, Ron Nelken 2004 Daniel Wilderman, Ryan Connors Acting; writing music, plays and novels 2009 Robert McCaw, Lewis Gamerman 2005 Jiang Chen, Nongyu Li 2010 Fred Schenker, Dian Petrov 2006 Stanislaw Kolesnik, Vladimir Reznik Do you have any superstitions concerning bridge? 2011 Roger Webb, Philippe Galaski 2007 Jon King, Dayou Zhou 2012 Joseph Rice, Bjorgvin Kristinsson 2008 Abraham Pallas, Dmitri Bourlikov If you can’t find the bid you want in the bidding 2009 Elenalani Lam, Michael Bodell box, bid something else 2010 Vladimir Oudalov, Stanley Weiss If you could invite any three people past or Notice to players 2011 Rajeev Bansal, Michael Hughes present to dinner, who would they be? Each player must have an ACBL convention 2012 Jeffrey Tsang, Chase Bonnette Pamela G., Jimmy Cayne and Patty Cayne card filled out and on the table. Please note that other types of convention cards, such as the WBF Is there something you’d love to learn? or homemade cards that do not Screenwriting sufficiently resemble the ACBL convention card, are not acceptable substitutes. Daily Bulletin Saturday, March 23, 2013 Page 5

Ware continued from page 1 noted that he always looked forward to the NABC experience, even knowing it would be a lot of hard work. “It’s been like a kid going to camp,” he said. Winners of the 2012 Machlin Senior Director Jeff Johnston’s first NABC was Women’s Swiss Teams: Lynn in San Diego in 1994, coincidentally Ware’s first. “I Deas, Barbara Sonsini, Kerri didn’t know anything from anything,” he said. Sanborn, Beth Palmer, Irina Ware learned bridge in 1974 and a year later Levitina. Not pictured: Judi Radin began directing at a club in Vernon BC, where he and his wife, Elaine, still live. The late Phil Wood was among those who influenced Ware to start directing at tournaments, and he did so for the first time in 1988. Throughout his directing career with the ACBL, Ware has been part-time. Until 2001, he had a full-time job in management at a government-owned liquor store. Ware credits Bill “Curly” Holt with encouraging him to sign up for the NABC team – a decision he is happy he made. Janice Seamon-Molson, , Jill “It’s immensely rewarding, facing various Women’s Swiss Teams Levin, Sue Picus challenges in assisting the chief director, to come The Machlin Women’s Swiss Teams competition 2003 , Judi Radin, Mildred up with solutions in a way that makes the bridge begins today with two qualifying sessions, followed Breed, Shawn Quinn experience better for everyone,” he said. by two final sessions on Sunday. 2004 JoAnn Sprung, Kathleen Sulgrove, Peggy Ware said his duties include everything that At stake: the Machlin Trophy, donated by Sutherlin, Karen Allison happens behind the scenes at an NABC the Machlin family in memory of Sadie Machlin, 2005 Hansa Narasimhan, JoAnna Stansby, Debbie “except for computers and printers.” longtime ACBL employee. She was the sister of Rosenberg, Irina Levitina, Sue Picus, Jill It’s important, he said, “to anticipate what can ACBL chief tournament director Al Sobel and Levin go wrong and having solutions prepared so no one the mother of Jerry Machlin, national tournament 2006 Mildred Breed, Pamela Granovetter, Sylvia knows a snafu has occurred.” director. Moss, Judy Radin, Shawn Quinn, Migry Zur- Johnston said Ware is “always looking for ways Winners: Campanile to make the experience better for the players. He can 1982 Dorothy Truscott, Stasha Cohen, Edith 2007 Lynn Baker, Lynn Deas, Irina Levitina, walk through a room and see 14 things that need to (Kemp) Freilich, Nancy Gruver, Mary Jane Karen McCallum, Beth Palmer, Kerri be done, and he’s a team leader.” Farell, Randi Montin, (npc) Sanborn Ware said the 2005 Fall NABC in Denver was his 1983 Kathie Wei-Sender, Judi Radin, Gail 2008 Lisa Berkowitz, Cheri Bjerkan, Joann most memorable, mainly because of what happened Greenberg, Jacqui Mitchell, Betty Ann Glasson, Sue Weinstein at the end. He and other TDs were loading the trailer Kennedy, 2009 Janice Seamon-Molson, Phyllis Fireman, for its return trip to Memphis when the front became 1984 June Deutsch, Tobi Deutsch, Cheri Bjerkan, Shannon Cappelletti, Jill Levin, Tobi too heavy, forcing the back end 12 feet into the air – Margie Gwozdzinsky, Dorothy Truscott, Sue Sokolow, Jill Meyers and into the roof of the loading dock. Halperin 2010 Phyllis Fireman, Martine Verbeek, Shannon Ware recalled that he used a pallet jack to lift 1985 Sue Farino, Dianna Gordon, June Deutsch, Cappelletti, Wietske van Zwol, Migry Zur the front of the trailer so the weight inside could be Tobi Deutsch, Campanile, Shawn Quinn distributed properly. 1986 Jan Martel, Rozanne Pollack, Lynne Pollenz, 2011 1-2. Geeske Joel, Jill Levin, Janice Ware said he never planned to work past 65, Lynne Feldman, Roberta Epstein, Sue Picus Seamon-Molson, Debbie Rosenberg, Tobi which he will attain this summer, and he plans to 1987 Cheri Bjerkan, Juanita Chambers, Lynn Sokolow, Jill Meyers travel with Elaine – including some visits to NABCs Deas, Beth Palmer 1-2. Joyce Hampton, , – play some bridge and relax in Vernon. 1988 , Rhoda Walsh, Carol Pincus, Benedicte Cronier, , Sabine “I will miss the job,” Ware said, “but it is going Beverly Rosenberg Auken, Daniella von Arnim continued on page 11 1989 Kerri Shuman, Kitty Bethe, Margie 2012: Barbara Sonsini, Lynn Deas, Irina Levitina, Gwozdzinsky, Karen McCallum , Beth Palmer, Judi Radin 1990 Kerri Shuman, Karen McCallum, Edith Hard to resist Rosenkranz, Sabine Zenkel, Daniela von By Arnim New Electronic Dlr: South ♠ K 6 2 1991 1-2. Jacqui Mitchell, Joyce Lilie, Amalya Vul: None ♥ 9 8 5 3 Kearse, Jo Morse Device Policy ♦ J 5 4 2 1-2. Ron Andersen (npc), , The electronic device policy ♣ Q 2 Jill Meyers, Randi Montin, Pam at NABCs has been revised to ♠ 10 8 7 5 4 ♠ A Q J 3 Wittes, Juanita Chambers, Cheri allow players to bring electronic ♥ A Q J 4 ♥ -- Bjerkan devices such as cell phones into ♦ Q 9 ♦ K 8 7 3 1992 , Judy Tucker, Dorothy the playing area provided that ♣ A 5 ♣ 10 8 7 4 3 Truscott, Lisa Berkowitz, Sandra , such devices are turned off. ♠ 9 Michele Handley Further, any such equipment ♥ K 10 7 6 2 1993 Kay Schulle, Jill Meyers, Kerri Shuman, must not be visible during the ♦ A 10 6 Karen McCallum session ♣ K J 9 6 1994 Juanita Chambers, Rhoda Kratenstein, The policy applies to all pairs, team members, The field played 4♠ on this deal after South Shawn Womack, Jan Cohen, Hjordis captains, coaches, kibitzers and play recorders, opened 1♥ and it was hard for North not to lead his Eythorsdottir except those designated by the ACBL and are in force partner’s suit. Those who led a low heart conceded 1995 Kathie Wei-Sender, Carol Sanders, Betty throughout any actual playing session or segment of minus 450 painlessly. Ann Kennedy, Sue Sachs, Lynn Deas, Beth play. On the ♥9 lead, South knew to as dummy Palmer A violation of the policy will result in an discarded a club and West won the ♥Q. What now? 1996 Kathie Wei-Sender, Sue Sachs, Beth Palmer, automatic disciplinary penalty of one full board (or Easiest now is to draw trumps in three rounds, Lynn Deas, Juanita Chambers 12 IMPs at that form of scoring) for the first offense. squeezing South on the third . South can pitch 1997 Pam Wittes, Shawn Quinn, Cheri Bjerkan, A second offense will result in disqualification from one heart, but the next discard is painful. A club lets Sue Weinstein, Stasha Cohen, Judy Wadas the event for the pair/team. Kibitzers violating this declarer play the ♣A and another club to the 1998 Jo Morse, Karen McCallum, Rose Johnson- policy will be removed from the playing area for the defenders again. A diamond pitch lets declarer play Meltzer, Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Lynn Baker remainder of the session. a diamond to the queen and duck the second round. 1999 Robin Klar, Joan Jackson, Petra Hamman, A heart pitch lets declarer establish a third heart trick , Shawn Quinn, Mildred with one ruff. Breed Also note that on a heart discard, if declarer 2000 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Valerie Westheimer, misreads the position after drawing trumps and plays Judy Wadas, Linda Lewis, Karen Barrett the ♣A and another club, North has to unblock the 2001 Lynn Baker, Jill Meyers, Randi Montin, Irina ♣Q to let South win the second club cheaply and play Levitina, Karen McCallum, Kerri Sanborn a third club. 2002 Kathie Wei-Sender, Betty Ann Kennedy, Page 6 Saturday, March 23, 2013 Daily Bulletin PAIRINGS IN TODAY’S VANDERBILT KO TEAMS 68 Tables 50.00 9/16 James Cayne, New York NY; Michael Nick Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Seamon, Dania FL; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY; Italy; Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Antonio Sementa, Parma Eric Rodwell - Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL PR 43100 Italy vs 50.00 9/16 Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike Passell, Andrew Rosenthal - Aaron Silverstein - Bjorn Fallenius, Las Vegas NV; Aleksander Dubinin - , New York NY; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden; Fredrik Moscow Russia; Cezary Balicki, Smolec Poland; Adam Nystrom, 11427 Stockholm Sweden; Johan Upmark, 115 58 Zmudzinski, Katowice 40-479 Poland Stockho Sweden 50.00 9/16 Lou Ann O’Rourke, Scottsdale AZ; Marc Jacobus - Roger Bates - Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV; Pierre Zimmermann - Franck Multon - Tor Helness - Geir , Houston TX; Ish Delmonte, New South Wales Helgemo - Fulvio Fantoni - Claudio Nunes, Monaco Monaco Australia vs 50.00 9/16 Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona Spain; Agustin Les Amoils, Toronto ON; Joe Grue - Fred Gitelman, Las Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina; Mustafa Cem Tokay - Gur Vegas NV; Brad Moss, Denver CO; , Paris Okay, Istanbul Turkey 75015 France; , Taby Sweden 50.00 9/16 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY; , Aarhus Ricco Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep Netherlands; Louk Denmark; Morten Bilde, Hovedgaard Denmark Verhees, 2215 Sh Voorhou Netherlands; Kevin Bathurst, 50.00 9/16 John Mohan, Las Vegas NV; Rose Meltzer, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Dan Zagorin, Chicago IL; Bas Drijver, Chapel Hill NC; Diego Brenner, L’Eixample Barc Spain; Capelle Aan Den Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Miguel Villas- Netherlands; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam 3 Netherlands Boas - Joao Paulo Campos, Sao Paulo Brazil vs 50.00 9/16 Mike Levine, Boca Raton FL; Dennis Shan Huang, Toronto ON; Yan Wang, Scarborough ON; McGarry, Stuart FL; Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI; Peter Jianfeng Luo, North York ON; Fu Zhong - Jie Li, Beijing Weichsel, Carlsbad CA; Jon Wittes - Ross Grabel, Palm People’s Republic of China Desert CA 50.00 9/16 , Waterloo ON; Jonathan Marty Fleisher - Zia Mahmood - Chris Willenken, New York Steinberg, Toronto ON; Bob Todd - Douglas Fisher, NY; Mike Kamil, Holmdel NJ; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Winnipeg MB; Tom Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Drew Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA Hoskins, Burlingame CA vs 25.00 17/32 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian David Grainger, Roseville CA; Roger Lee, Pasadena CA; Platnick, Evanston IL; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; Geoff Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; Josh Donn, Las Vegas NV Hampson, Las Vegas NV

1. Nickell 243 64. Ryan 97 1. Nickell 57 102 150 160 32 . Hadzhiev 33.Lall 55 1. Nickell 39 68 73 95 32. Hadzhier 180 1 66 119 132

16. Norby 17. Gupta 145 56 99 101 131 48. Tucker 17. Gupta 6 28 55 82 16. Norby 49. Brzuska 67 47 97 140 145 16. Norby 193 1. Nickell 25 51 63 91 9. Rosenthal 176 56. Gipson 25 9. Rosenthal 8. (9.) Rosenthal 26 95 135 189 41 57 100 12 24. Tulin 41. Saxe 59 64 80 93 121 9. Rosenthal 24. Tulin 175 26 89 129 171

8. Lynch 25. Kasle 132 25. Kasle 59 61 78 118 40. Joel 131 14 60 103 108 8. Lynch 38 61 113 172 57. Camberos 119 1. (9.) Rosenthal 8. Lynch 152

5. Amoils 234 5. Amoils 60. Shekhter 96 67 104 127 157 4. (45.) Auken 28. Moss 37. Barrett 95 31 54 83 107 5. Amoils 28. Moss 159 48 92 128 196

12. Mohan 21. Mohan 136 50 72 97 131 44. Goldstein 121 21. Mohan 32 71 74 115 12. Gordon 53. Krantz 132 6 45 90 139 12. Gordon 185 5. Amoils 17 30 54 124

4. (45.) Auken 13. Berg 177 13. Berg 25 45 106 52. De Falco 144 16 34 81 92 139 20. (45.) Auken 45. Auken 186 60 100 117 174 13. (45.) Auken 20. Lillevek 145 5 11 60 131

4. Monaco 29. Konkret 84 29.(36.) Cronier 37 94 127 137 36. Cronier 110 13 41 72 105 4. Monaco 61. Thompson 59 41 84 133 155 4. Monaco 179 Daily Bulletin Saturday, March 23, 2013 Page 7 PAIRINGS IN TODAY’S VANDERBILT KO TEAMS

25.00 17/32 Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL; Michael 25.00 17/32 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Larry Becker, Boca Raton FL; Steve Garner, Chicago IL; Howard Kozlove, Louisville KY; Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Weinstein, Omaha NE; Walid Elahmady - , Cairo Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; Egypt , Bloomington NY 25.00 17/32 Mark Gordon, Purchase NY; Pratap 25.00 17/32 Michael Moss, New York NY; Tom Hanlon - Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Adam Mesbur - Nicholas Fitzgibbon, Dublin Ireland Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill 25.00 17/32 Alexander Hadzhiev - , NC; Michal Kwiecien, Lublin Poland Varna Bulgaria; George Mittelman, Toronto ON; Jack Zhao, 25.00 17/32 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Mark Lair, Boca Raton FL; David Bakhshi, London England; John Canyon TX; Huub Bertens, Bend OR; Ton Bakkeren, McAllister, Charlottesville VA Oisterwijk Netherlands; Simon De Wijs, Doorn 304G 25.00 17/32 Barry Rigal, New York NY; Glenn Milgrim, Netherlands; Bauke Muller, Hoorn Netherlands Forest Hills NY; Joshua Parker, Briarcliff NY; Bruce Rogoff, 25.00 17/32 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Tony river vale NJ; John Lusky, Portland OR; Allan Falk, Okemos Forrester, Herefordshire England; , Hamburg MI Germany; Alexander Smirnov, Lubeck Germany; , 25.00 17/32 Philippe Cronier, Paris France; Adam New York NY; Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland Wildavsky - Michael Polowan, New York NY; , 25.00 17/32 Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA; Billy Miller, W Hartford CT; Frank Merblum, Bloomfield CT; Nik Las Vegas NV; Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Lew Stansby, Demirev, Arlington Hts IL Dublin CA; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands; Gert Jan 25.00 17/32 , Los Angeles CA; Lars Paulissen, Breda Netherlands Blakset, Denmark; Martin Schaltz, Odense Denmark; 25.00 17/32 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Garey Kasper Konow - Anders Hagen, Copenhagen Denmark; Hayden, Tucson AZ; Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Jacob , New York NY Morgan, Madison WI; Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV; Jim 25.00 17/32 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Ed Krekorian, Pensacola FL Davis, Seal Beach CA; Chris Larsen, Laguna Woods CA; 25.00 17/32 Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; George Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA; - David Lindop, Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Steve Landen, Ellicott City MD; Toronto ON Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Jurek Czyzowicz, Gatineau QC 25.00 17/32 Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Alon Birman - Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; , Las Vegas NV

7. Fleisher 180 7. Fleisher 58. Fu Zhong 81 40 99 142 142 26. (39.) Dunitz 7. Fleisher 19 34 43 WD 39. Dunitz 130 48 87 135 172 26. Street 126

10. O’Rourke 9 46 50 101 23. Beatty 132 23. Beatty 42. Brod 99 32 42 75 102 10. O’Rourke 37 65 102 145 55. Agica 105 7. Fleisher 10. O’Rourke 119 33 98 114 150 15. Mahaffey 153 2. (47.) Grainger 15. Mahaffey 50. Narasimhan 134 35 37 43 94 23 30 51 90 18.(47.) Grainger 15. (47.) Grainger 31 66 121 134 47. Grainger 155 35 116 128 146 18. Hamman 105

2. Cayne 31. Hollman 90 46 64 100 136 31.(34.) Rigal 34. Rigal 158 5 21 53 86 2. Cayne 27 68 95 2. (7.) Fleisher 121 63. Moorthy 97 2. Cayne 122

3. Diamond 167 3. Diamond 62. Hall 165 3. (6.) Van Proojen 29 81 101 119 30. (35.) Huang 64 72 88 128 35. Huang 124 3. (30.) Huang 30. Sutherlin 103 20 72 129 153

14. (51.) Korbel 19. Onstott 19. Onstott 244 55 74 100 130 36 62 93 137 46. Schaffer 132 14. (51.) Korbel 65 107 133 187 51. Korbel 102 3. (30.) Huang 14. Schwartz 92 22 45 56 84

6. Van Proojen 11. Spector 164 11. Spector 55 94 170 206 54. Parrish 43 41 58 90 118 22. Levine 31 80 95 137 43. Sprung 73 11. (22.) Levine 22. Levine 141 2 33 60 WD

6. Van Prooijen 27.(38.) Milner 27. Fireman 114 60 121 152 152 17 32 53 74 38. Milner 183 6. Van Prooijen 41 83 124 154 59. Vidigal 94 6. Van Prooijen 181 Page 8 Saturday, March 23, 2013 Daily Bulletin

THURSDAY MIDNIGHT KNOCKOUTS ST. LOUIS BRIDGE CENTER SIDE GAME 10 Tables 18.0 Tables 3.03 1 Yuan Shen - Fred Johnston - Cory Perkers, A B C Chicago IL; Jeffery Jacob, Vancouver WA 2.12 2 Lorraine Cable, New York NY; Randall 4.25 1 Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; Lucia Enica, Belmont MA 63.74% Rubinstein, Brooklyn NY; Matthew Dyer, Chicago IL; Marc 3.19 2 Lloyd Arvedon, Woburn MA; Nataly Goldin, Chestnut Hill MA 61.50% Sylvester, Edinboro PA 2.61 3 Carolyn Riely, San Antonio TX; Josephine Grabow, Grey Forest TX 60.42% 1.21 3/4 Michael Cochran, Oak Park IL; Jan Ratliff, 3.49 4 1 1 Mark Marty, Clayton CA; Donna Butcher, Winnipeg MB 59.30% Highland Park IL; Gregory Ward - Matthew Staman, Chicago IL 1.83 5 Jerry Helms - La McLeod, Charlotte NC 58.75% 1.21 3/4 Lawrence Cheetham, Bedford NH; Arthur 2.62 6 2 Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR; Ti Davis, Little Rock AR 58.34% Giovannangeli, Dublin NH; Denis Murphy, Port Williams NS; Brian De Long, Kingston NS 2.15 3 Kathy Twomey, Bloomfield Vlg MI; H Hunt, Charlotte NC 58.14% 2.27 4 2 Anne Knott - Patsy Howell, Houston TX 57.07% WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY MORNING KNOCKOUTS I 1.70 5 3 John Altman - John Altman, Mariemont OH 55.39% 6 Tables 1.65 6 4 Bruce Lang, Philadelphia PA; Joanne Smith, Westmont NJ 53.50% 14.83 1 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince 1.16 5 Dennis Schultz, Harrison OH; Lawrence Newman, Cincinnati OH 53.42% Albert SK; Diyan Danailov, Sofia 1799 Bulgaria; Jerry Stamatov, Sofia Bulgaria; Gerald Lackner, Graz Austria; Ed Lazarus, Baltimore 0.72 6 Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA; Sheryl McEwan, Reston VA 52.50% MD 7.86 2 Zizhuo Wang, Minneapolis MN; Erli Zhou, FRIDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS Arcadia CA; Qian Wang - Yi Cao, Shanghai Chad; Songhe Zhou, 10.5 Tables A B C WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY MORNING KNOCKOUTS II 2.21 1 1 Vicki Valley - Susan Pate, Edwardsville IL 67.40% 6 Tables 8.04 1 Keith Meyer - Marci Meyer, Long Beach IN; Ken 1.66 2 2 1 Irene Hommert, Kirkwood MO; Susan Lloyd, St Louis MO 66.14% Cornelius - Mary Cornelius, Portland OR 1.24 3 Carolyn Kolman, St. Louis MO; Nancy Labrier, Saint Louis MO 64.73% 4.26 2 Joseph Browan, Maplewood MN; Elaine 0.93 4 Judith Pifer - Roger Pifer, Glen Carbon IL 62.70% Prebonich, New Brighton MN; Carrie Kaplan, Hudson WI; Judith 0.77 5 Marc Oliff - Lori Oliff, Englewood Cliff NJ 58.76% Holderbach, Stillwater MN 0.88 6 3 2 Cathy Paulsmeyer, Chesterfield MO; Mary Joan Woods, St Louis MO 57.78% 0.66 4 Judy Neel - Anita Castagna, Belleville IL 54.20% WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY MORNING KNOCKOUTS III 7 Tables 0.50 5 3 Susan Davis - Jobeth Brown, St Louis MO 52.80% 6.48 1 Bernia Brandstaedter - Anne Bigelow - Larry 0.37 4 Sandra Hughes - Tom Hughes, St Louis MO 45.79% Phillips, Winnipeg MB; Eileen Tranquilla, Millville NB 3.43 2 Mary David, Clive IA; Dianne Swieskowski, Des FRIDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS Moines IA; Claudia Blackman - Marilyn Jones, West Des Moines IA 25.0 Tables THURSDAY/FRIDAY MORNING COMPACT KNOCKOUTS I A B C 9 Tables 4.95 1 1 1 Marcia Pandjiris, Chesterfield MO; Edward Reese, San Antonio TX 62.50% 12.41 1 Fay Teal, Mesa AZ; Barry Harper, Regina SK; 3.71 2 2 2 Linda Langsdorf, St Louis MO; Joyce Lewin, Chesterfield MO 61.01% Pamela Nisbet, Ottawa ON; Michael Gamble, Shawnigan Lake BC 2.78 3 3 Bill Orrick, House Springs MO; William Lobdell, Des Peres MO 60.71% 8.69 2 G S Jade Barrett - Karen Lee Barrett, Elk Point 2.09 4 4 3 Ballard Simmons, Jr - Marilyn Simmons, Fulton MO 59.23% SD; Anne Dawson, Delhi LA; Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw 0 1.37 5/6 5/6 4 Patricia Lazaroff - Richard Lazaroff, St Louis MO 58.33% Poland 5.58 3 William Cummings, Monticello MN; Greg 1.63 5/6 5/6 Richard Fernie - Janet Fernie, North Kingston RI 58.33% Caucutt - Carol Mahoney - Lance Chamberlain, Rochester MN 0.98 5 Tim Burgess - Margie Burgess, Winfield IL 58.04% 4.34 4 Brian De Long, Kingston NS; Lars Moquist - 1.14 6 Meredith Schainblatt, Clearwater FL; Joan Barzilai, Cleveland Anderson, Nybro Sweden; Denis Murphy, Port Williams NS Hgths OH 57.44%

THURSDAY/FRIDAY MORNING COMPACT KNOCKOUTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON SIDE GAME II FRIDAY-SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SIDE SERIES 9 Tables 6.37 1 Zachary Madden - Kevin Choi - Yan Zhang - 20.0 Tables Jared Bass, Chicago IL A B C 4.46 2 Robert Kruger, Elgin IL; Randall Roberts, 4.55 1 Pierre Zimmermann - Franck Multon, 98000 Monaco 64.81% Chicago IL; Margaret Hansell, Champaign IL; Won Yang, Clermont 3.79 2 1 1 Doug Darnley - Brenda Griffiths, Pickering ON 62.96% FL 2.80 3 Jack Waller, Ridgecrest CA; C. Buddy Carls, Huntington Bh CA 60.35% 2.87 3 Donald Power - Karen Allen, Kalamazoo MI; 1.96 4 William McFall, New Berlin WI; Jerry Poliquin, Gurnee IL 59.91% Anita Carlson, Hickory NC; Jane Champion, Naples NC 2.23 4 Paul Zatulove - Carl Spencer, Phoenix AZ; Gene 2.84 5 2 Arlyne Shockman, Philadelphia PA; Salle Martinis, Laguna Woods CA 59.69% Friedman, Scottsdale AZ; Joyce Richards, Skokie IL 2.13 6 3 Paul Amer - Samuel Amer, Newark DE 58.82% 1.40 4/5 Eric Schulz - Mary Schulz, Reynoldsburg OH 55.88% THURSDAY/FRIDAY MORNING COMPACT KNOCKOUTS 2.39 4/5 2 Deborah King, Creve Coeur MO; Linda McDaniel, Williamsburg VA 55.88% III 1.79 6 3 Steve Palmer - Melissa Weener, Saint Louis MO 55.01% 12 Tables 1.35 4 Bill Beaushaw, Pearl River LA; Bruno Dellamea, Beckley WV 54.03% 5.13 1 Kyle Olson - Eric Genheimer, Mustang OK; Donald Davis - Janet Davis, Norman OK 1.17 5 Rachel Valett - Ann Schneider, Great Falls MT 53.27% 0.83 6 Richard Booker, Columbia MO; Mark Rosenholz, Albany NY 52.29% The Longest Day will be here June 21st

The ACBL is the inaugural partner of The Longest Day, a sunrise-to-sunset team event to raise funds that fuel the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association. This event challenges participants to push their limits and complete approximately 16 hours of a consecutive activity. The theme for The Longest Day is “do something you love” – like play bridge! When you register to participate in The Longest Day at thelongestday.alz.org you will receive a registration kit with: • Flyers to advertise your event to the community • Publicity tools to maximize your exposure • Items to decorate your club/event on The Longest Day • Giveaways for your participating players/team members There is a whole host of online tools to help you recruit team members and fundraise virtually. Here are some ideas for your fundraising team’s activity on The Longest Day: • Play marathon bridge games. The ACBL is relaxing the rules so all sanctioned clubs can hold as many special games as desired on June 21, 2013. *Special game fees and upgraded masterpoints apply. All sanction fees collected will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association. • Teach free beginner bridge lessons all day. It’s a great way to find new players and meet social/former college bridge players in your community, all while supporting the Alzheimer’s Association. • Stage a bridge exhibition where members of your team play bridge in different public locations over the course of the day. You’ll get a lot of attention and even more donations for your team’s cause. Approximately 5 million people in the U.S. are living with Alzheimer’s, but by 2050, nearly 16 million people could be affected. There is no cure, but some research indicates that playing mentally challenging games such as bridge may help keep your brain healthy. So do something you love on The Longest Day that might actually slow the onset of Alzheimer’s – play bridge! Visit thelongestday.alz.org for more information. Daily Bulletin Saturday, March 23, 2013 Page 9

2ND FRIDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS 3.59 2 Kenneth Geisler - Arlene Geisler, Clarkston MI; P 45.0 Tables / Based on 47 Tables Oates - W Oates, Brighton MI A B C 2.31 3 Jim Goza - Kay Bickham, Edmond OK; Joan Bornstein, Avon CO; Judy Yordi, Cordillera CO 19.95 1 Jennie Legge - Winston Legge Jr, Pensacola FL 64.17% 1.80 4 Harry Alferink,Jr - Anne H.R. Alferink - Nancy 14.96 2 1 Linda Powers, Chesterfield MO; Egon Diekhoff, Maryland Hts MO 62.75% Golden, Richmond VA; William Belanich, Sandston VA 11.22 3 Albert Shrive, Dalton PA; William Esberg, Long Branch NJ 58.77% 8.42 4 Sadik Arf, Saratoga CA; Sharon Goldman, New York NY 58.23% FRIDAY/SATURDAY MORNING COMPACT KNOCKOUT I 9.30 5 2 Christine Halkiotis, Wellesley Hills MA; Diogo Teixeira, 16 Tables Wellesley MA 58.06% Craig Wakefield, Des Plaines IL; Lynne Marley, Downers Grove IL; Charles Johnson - Demaris Johnson, Aurora IL 5.70 6 Ray Johnson, Park City UT; Howard Piltch, South Bend IN 58.02% vs 4.99 7 Debra Eaves, Northville MI; Lynne Schaeffer, W Bloomfield MI 57.95% Richard Newell, West Des Moines IA; Toby White, Des Moines IA; 4.43 8 Mike Albert - Kathleen Owen, Omaha NE 57.44% Dominic Antonelli, Altoona IA; Kevin Jones, des Moines IA 3.99 9 Dorsey Brown - Frank Collecchia, Prospect KY 56.85% 4.32 10/11 Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA; Richard Wieland, Redding CT 56.32% Phyllis Siegel, Ballwin MO; Jay Shah, St Louis MO; Nancy Montague, La Porte TX; Ronald Montague, la Porte TX 6.98 10/11 3 Hall Whitaker - William Morgan, Rolla MO 56.32% vs 3.07 12 Maureen Brines - Tracy Brines, Cedar Rapids IA 56.01% Daniel Rosenblatt, Winston Salem NC; Jeffrey Goldman, Norwalk 2.85 13 Richard Ekstrum, Crystal MN; J Thomas Holzer, Plymouth MN 54.90% CT; David Dalrymple, Casper WY; Paul Irvine, Allentown PA 6.68 4 1 Stephanie Williams, Delta BC; Reid Fleming, Arlington MA 54.68% 4.13 5 Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Minneapolis MN; Marianne Claysmith, St Augustine FL 54.65% All of your eggs . . . 3.54 6 Michael Purcell, Loveland OH; Stephen Moese, West Chester OH 54.63% By Barry Rigal 3.10 7 Allison Hunt - Zachary Brescoll, Charlotte NC 54.34% Dlr: North ♠ 5 3 2.76 8 Alice Kerckhoff - Judy Putzel, Saint Louis MO 54.14% Vul: E-W ♥ K Q J 9 5 3 2.48 9 Jonathan Forde, Geneva NY; James Carroll, Lyons NY 53.54% ♦ K 5.01 2 Melissa Fitton, Urbana IL; John Maloney, Mahomet IL 53.05% ♣ 10 9 6 3 3.76 3 Michael Mitra, Lake St Louis MO; David Fricke, St Charles MO 52.25% ♠ K 9 6 2 ♠ A J 10 8 4 2.82 4 Betty Ponzar, Barnhart MO; Bob Borengasser, Tempe AZ 51.93% ♥ 6 4 ♥ 8 2 2.23 5 Becky Shugart - G. Eric Shugart, Lakewood OH 50.76% ♦ 10 9 8 5 3 ♦ A 7 6 4 1.91 6 Lincoln May, Glastonbury CT; Dinesh Gupta, South Windsor CT 50.55% ♣ J 5 ♣ Q 4 2ND FRIDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS ♠ Q 7 7.5 Tables ♥ A 10 7 A B C ♦ Q J 2 1.89 1 Michael Bobroff, St Louis MO; Jane Miller, Chesterfield MO 62.28% ♣ A K 8 7 2 1.42 2 1 1 Cathy Paulsmeyer, Chesterfield MO; Mary Joan Woods, St Louis MO 60.83% When you reach a normal game (one that figures 1.06 3 2 Vicki Valley - Susan Pate, Edwardsville IL 58.63% to get you a 55% score for making), how prepared 0.80 4 Nancy Gulick, Ladue MO; Jane Rouse, St Louis MO 58.18% should you be to risk your contract for an overtrick. 0.78 5 3 Judy Neel - Anita Castagna, Belleville IL 56.37% This was the auction at our table in the Silodor 0.58 4 Jana Dabney, Chickasha OK; Karen Birck, Wilton CT 55.91% Open Pairs: 0.57 2 Irene Hommert, Kirkwood MO; Susan Lloyd, St Louis MO 53.63% West North East South 2ND FRIDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS 2♥ Pass 2NT 25.0 Tables Pass 4♥ All Pass A B C Your partner mutters as he puts down the dummy 4.95 1 1 1 Regina Schlueter - Ken Schlueter, Ferguson MO 66.37% (2NT asked for a feature, and you didn’t show it) 3.71 2 2 Bill Orrick, House Springs MO; William Lobdell, Des Peres MO 62.80% but the trump lead gives you options. Do you draw 2.78 3 3 2 Tim Burgess - Margie Burgess, Winfield IL 62.50% trumps and settle for 10 tricks (knock out the ♦A, 2.09 4 4 3 Jack Hund - Cecile Hund, Mechanicsburg PA 62.20% which will surely be followed by spades from the 1.57 5 5 4 Michael Kelly, Ballwin MO; David Dierkes, St Louis MO 61.90% opponents) or do you cash the top clubs and play for 1.17 6 6 Robert Daniels, Lake St Louis MO; William Davis, Chesterfield MO 60.12% nine or 11 tricks? 1.33 5 Annette Fudemberg, Saint Louis MO; Robin Spaulding, Cascade CO 58.93% I think the right approach is to play one top club. 0.93 6 John Rice - Lauren Rice, St Louis MO 57.74% If both opponents follow with low cards, then ask FRIDAY EVENING SIDE GAME yourself, “What club holding did East choose not to FRIDAY-SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SIDE SERIES lead?” 26.0 Tables Wouldn’t he lead a singleton club or from A B C ♣Q J x? I think so! 5.46 1 1 Leroy Breimeier - Pamela Corrona, Vincennes IN 61.54% 4.10 2 Jane Dickey - Suzanne Siebert, Little Rock AR 60.92% So clubs are 2-2 and you should run clubs, of 3.36 3 Suzi Shymanski Moore, Ballwin MO; Barbara Whittlesey, Broken course pitching the ♦K so you can take a ruffing Arrow OK 59.85% for 12 tricks if West has the ♦A. Plus 450 was 2.35 4 Norman Athy, Saint Louis MO; Glenn Smith, Chesterfield MO 59.23% worth 58 out of 65 matchpoints. 3.41 5 2 1 D Byrkett - P Byrkett, Oxford OH 59.15% 2.56 6 3 Pamela Keim - Jason Larrivee, Regina SK 59.00% Bid Box Alerts and 2.51 4 2 Tori Dauphinot - Kiendl Gordon, New York NY 57.08% 2.80 5 3 Doug Darnley - Brenda Griffiths, Pickering ON 56.62% Announcements 1.96 6 Robert Trenary, Mendon MI; Beth Armstrong, Kalamazoo MI 56.54% When using bid boxes, the ACBL requires that 1.41 4 Tom Cadwell, Saint Louis MO; Robert McDill, St Louis MO 53.69% players tap the Alert strip and say “Alert” at the same 1.06 5 Judy Bappe - Pauline Longstaff, Bella Vista AR 52.54% time. 0.79 6 Margaret Baldwin - Ted Baldwin, Saint Louis MO 52.38% When making an Announcement, use the Announcement word (such as “transfer”) and tap the Alert strip at the same time. A player who Alerts or Announces a bid must make sure his opponents are aware that an Alert or Announcement has been made. Page 10 Saturday, March 23, 2013 Daily Bulletin

WHITEHEAD WOMENS PAIRS World championship play 26.0 Tables / Based on 46 Tables 96.00 1 Joanne Weingold, Boca Raton FL; Jan Assini, Aurora OH 800.11 without the team trials 72.00 2 Irina Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL; Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA 797.65 You can play in a world bridge championship 54.00 3 Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY; Rhoda Kratenstein, Delray Beach FL 787.84 this fall without having to compete for a spot in the 42.67 4 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Valerie Westheimer, New York NY 781.98 annual team trials. Your opportunity is called the 38.40 5 Gail Bell, King of Prussia PA; Rhoda Prager, Boca Raton FL 773.53 World Transnational Open Teams. 34.91 6 Barbara Sartorius, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL 770.44 The WTOT is open to teams composed of players 32.00 7 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Carlyn Steiner, Seattle WA 757.71 coming from different countries, nominated by their 29.54 8 Yiji Starr, Wayland MA; Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 753.50 national bridge organizations and approved by the 27.43 9 Carolyne Fox, Manvel TX; Georgiana Gates, Houston TX 740.02 WBF Credentials Committee. 25.60 10 JoAnn Sprung, Las Vegas NV; Betty Ann Kennedy, Shreveport LA 730.16 The World Bridge Federation touts the WTOT 24.00 11 Lynne Feldman, San Diego CA; Chris Benson, Le Roy IL 725.80 22.59 12 Cindy Bernstein, Matthews NC; Sally Wheeler, The Woodlands TX 725.72 as “a great opportunity for players to participate in 21.33 13 Carole Miner, Rochester MN; Cynthia Balderson, Eden Prairie MN 723.83 a wonderful bridge tournament while at the same 20.21 14 Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; Shawn Stringer, Silver Spring MD 717.00 time having a unique opportunity to experience all 19.20 15 Terry Currie, Houston TX; Shawn Quinn, Sugar Land TX 715.74 the atmosphere and excitement of the final stages of 18.29 16 Jo Anne Newby, Knoxville TN; Patricia Jankovic, Alcoa TN 710.17 the and and watch some 17.45 17 Rozanne Pollack, New York NY; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL 709.26 of the greatest players in the world on the first-class 16.70 18 Susan Picus - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 705.19 presentation.” 16.00 19 Debra Romero, Clarkson Valley MO; Peggy Wald, Chesterfield MO 705.05 Players eliminated from the Bermuda Bowl, 15.36 20 Nancy Passell, Plano TX; Peggy Sutherlin, Dallas TX 704.88 Venice Cup and d’Orsi often enter this 14.77 21 Heather Cutting, Portola Valley CA; Kathleen Harper, Woodside CA 699.86 event, which means that participants entering the 14.22 22 K Fung - Susan Culham, Edmonton AB 696.68 13.71 23 Anne Brenner, Denver CO; Kitty Cooper, Lakeside CA 694.59 WTOT have a unique opportunity to play against some of the world’s top players. 2ND FRIDAY A/X SIDE SWISS TEAMS Players wishing to compete in the WTOT should 43 Tables / Based on 79 Tables contact their NBOs and request nomination by the A X end of August 2013. There are no quotas, and NBOs 11.79 1 Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike Passell, Las Vegas NV; Andrew may nominate as many teams as they wish. Gromov - Aleksander Dubinin, Moscow Russia; Cezary Balicki, Smolec The 9th World Transnational Open Teams Poland; Adam Zmudzinski, Katowice 40-479 Poland 107.00 will take place during the second week, starting 8.84 2 , 0777 Oslo Norway; , Norway; Allan at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24. The format will Graves, Halifax NS; Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL; Jon Baldursson, be Swiss teams. It is normally played as 10-board Reykoavik 105 Iceland; Thorlakur Jonsson, 200 Kopavogur Iceland 106.00 6.63 3 Lew Gamerman, Westwood MA; Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY; Bob Feller, matches (five per day) for 15 qualifying rounds (150 Guilderland NY; Simon Kantor, Feeding Hills MA 93.00 boards). The knockout phase will commence with 4.97 4 Vinita Gupta - Naren Gupta, Woodside CA; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; quarterfinals on Friday, Sept. 27, and continue with Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands; Gert Jan Paulissen, Breda semifinals on Saturday, Sept. 28. The final will be Netherlands 86.00 played on Sunday, Sept. 29. 3.27 5/6 Joanna Hebermehl, Paris IL; Donald Florida - Annette Clark, If 120 teams or more enter the championship, the Indianapolis IN; Milt Van Reed, Terre Haute IN 84.00 knockout phase will commence with a round of 16. 3.27 5/6 Bill Staats, Southlake TX; Barry Schaffer, Frisco TX; Colby Vernay, For more information, visit www.worldbridge. Lacon IL; Hugh Hillaker, Grand Prairie TX 84.00 org. 1.66 7/9 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Jerry Stamatov, Sofia Bulgaria; Diyan Danailov, Sofia 1799 Bulgaria; Kenji Miyakuni, Entries Tokyo 167-004 Japan; Yukiko Tokunaga, 1800002 Japan 82.00 All North American championships with no 1.66 7/9 Miguel Reygadas, Tlalpan Mexico; C. Valerie Gamio, Pls Vrds Pnsl CA; upper masterpoint limitation...... $20 Adriana Salinas, Mexico Mexico; Miriam Rosenberg, Huixquilucan Mexico 82.00 9.50 7/9 1 H Jay Sloofman, Ardsley NY; Paul Lewis - Timothy Baird, White Plains (Note: only ACBL members are eligible to play in NY; William Hoffman, Irvington NY 82.00 NABC+ events. $1.50 per person per session benefits 7.13 2 Burke Snowden, Fort Collins CO; Joan Kushner, Conifer CO; Skip the International Fund.) Carson, Denver CO; Richard Friedman, Greenwood Vill CO 72.00 Other North American championships...... $17 5.34 3 Paul Irvine, Allentown PA; Gregory Kiddy - Albert Bingaman Jr, (Note: only ACBL members are eligible to play Reading PA; Michael Mullendore, Ellicott City MD 66.00 in these events.) 4.01 4 Peter Cleaves, Sarasota FL; Michael Bodell, Santa Clara CA; Peter Regional championships...... $16 Morse - Kathryn Shannon, North Vancouver BC 57.00 for ACBL members, $18 for all others 3.01 5 Michael Gladfelter - Mary Jane Gladfelter, Columbus OH; Peter All other events...... $15 Whipple, Mason OH; A J Stephani, Cincinnati OH 55.00 for ACBL members, $17 for all others. 2.25 6 John Cox, St Maries ID; Ursula Brzuska, Kelowna BC; Philip Duterme, Bellaire TX; Steven Wallis, L-5339, Moutfor Luxembourg 54.00 Check Cashing and Bridge Bucks 2ND FRIDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS Check-cashing services for ACBL members 16.0 Tables only will rotate between the Renaissance and the A B C 3.67 1 1 1 Ryan Daniels, Vernon Hills IL; Mark Maxwell, Bastrop TX 66.98% America’s Center. There is a limit of $500 per day. 2.75 2 2 2 Ruth Williford - Ike Williford, Chidester AR 58.90% Members must provide their ACBL number. 2.06 3 3 Judy Yordi, Cordillera CO; Joan Bornstein, Avon CO 58.33% Bridge bucks are available for purchase at the 1.55 4 4 Elizabeth Rice, Madison MS; Helen Taylor, Jackson MS 58.14% check-cashing desk. Visa, Mastercard and Discover 1.29 5 Terry Kee, Greenbrae CA; Pat Friesen, San Rafael CA 57.95% can be used only to purchase bridge bucks. 1.12 6 5 Laurie Caylen, Memphis TN; Jeri Cochran, Pinckney MI 57.82% The check-cashing desk will be open from noon 1.27 6 3 Debb Keniley - Joile Mackney, St Louis MO 57.27% to 1 p.m. 0.95 4 Bruce Kannenberg, St Louis Macedonia; Louisa Miller, 55.11% Saturday, March 23 at the Renaissance on the 0.72 5 Janet Chapman, Montreal QC; Deborah Wojtowicz, Pleasanton CA 54.92% Landmark Ballroom level Daily Bulletin Saturday, March 23, 2013 Page 11

RED RIBBON PAIRS 39.0 Tables / Based on 83 Tables Ware 60.00 1 Brian Cummins, Cordova TN; Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR 1244.04 continued from page 5 45.00 2 Jeff Dater, Dallas TX; Rich Brandenburg, Coppell TX 1206.87 to be in very good hands. There are very good people 33.75 3 David Loeb - Maureen Loeb, Heathrow FL 1206.76 on the crew.” 26.67 4 Jeroen Swinkels, Evanston IL; Charles Alexander, Northbrook IL 1206.41 Johnston said his years working with Ware have 24.00 5 Phil Michaelson - Denny Penticoff, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 1206.01 21.82 6 Brian Zaugg - Liliana Diaconescu, Burien WA 1201.08 been “a wild, fun ride.” 20.00 7 Michael Lieberman, Cambridge MA; Reid Barton, Arlington MA 1160.69 18.46 8 Kimberly Music, Lewis Center OH; Cenk Tuncok, Amesbury MA 1150.24 A pleasure to be 17.14 9 Jonathan Cohn, Omaha NE; Andrew Clements, La Vista NE 1149.91 of service 16.00 10 Carol Frank, Burbank CA; James Berglund, Okemos MI 1149.31 There’s a band of leprechauns hard at work 15.00 11 Justin Graver, Omaha NE; Jeffrey Buckwalter, Papillion NE 1143.00 behind the scenes at the NABCs—a party of wizards 14.12 12 Toni Kimmel - Chris Kimmel, Vincennes IN 1139.26 13.33 13 Allen Rew, Independence MO; Keith Smith, Lees Summit MO 1139.13 who, invisible to the players, see that supplies get 12.63 14 Pawel Hanus, Carrollton TX; Bogumil Knypinski, N Richland Hill TX 1138.33 where they need to be, rooms are set up for play, 12.00 15 David Dodgson, Lansdale PA; Thomas Salter, Hatfield PA 1120.97 rooms are broken down after play, trucks are loaded 11.43 16 Polly Siegel, Los Altos CA; Kevin Schoenfeld, Pleasanton CA 1103.54 and unloaded—then loaded and unloaded again, 10.91 17 Brian Weikle, Robbinsdale MN; William Cummings, Monticello MN 1101.71 machinery functions and crises are quelled. As a 10.43 18 John Krueger - Melvin Rueppel, Estes Park CO 1093.07 group, these indispensable, unheralded heroes are 10.00 19 Mary Allen, Peoria IL; Eunice Patton, Bloomington IL 1089.92 known simply as Tournament Services. 9.60 20 Vladimir Oudalov, Waukesha WI; Stanley Weiss, Livingston NJ 1085.02 The Services crew comprises five to nine men 11.13 21 Joanne Merry - John Jefferson, Davis CA 1076.27 and women who arrive in town the Monday before 9.88 22 Laurie Carr - Robert Liu, Honolulu HI 1075.57 the tournament. Some take vacation from their 8.57 23 Robert Fisk, Cincinnati OH; Steve Callaham, Woodstock GA 1051.35 8.28 24 William Howard, Green Valley AZ; Edward Helpert, Tucson AZ 1050.85 regular fulltime jobs to work the NABC. Except 8.00 25 Michael Creager, Brecksville OH; John Bacon, Shaker Heights OH 1046.55 for Ask Me Girl Wendy Sullivan and Murry Hayes 8.93 26 Robert Cundall, Collinsville IL; Barbara Simpson, Godfrey IL 1045.19 from ACBL Headquarters, everyone on the crew is a 7.50 27 Michael Shaw - Terry Visentin, Winnipeg MB 1044.76 tournament director. 7.27 28 Kerry Cotterell, Clifton Park NY; Bruce Williams, Medford Lakes NJ 1037.93 AMG Sullivan explains: “Three 27-foot tractor- 7.06 29 Martina Kelley - Michael Kelley, Lake Zurich IL 1035.19 trailers make the trek from Horn Lake MS carrying 6.86 30 Steve Ramos, Jr, Seal Beach CA; John Petrie, Long Beach CA 1030.55 bidding boxes, brackets, convention cards, pencils, 6.67 31 J Ann Bouchard - Jeanie Pearson, Columbia MO 1030.01 computers, printers, card tables (800 for St. Louis, 6.49 32 Ben McKown Jr - Stephen Kishner, Metairie LA 1027.35 1000 for the Summer), child-care supplies, timers, 6.32 33 Arthur Giovannangeli, Dublin NH; Lawrence Cheetham, Bedford NH 1026.59 extension cords and everything big and small needed 6.15 34 Aaron Mohrman, Seattle WA; Gregory Herman, Bellevue WA 1024.86 6.00 35 Joyce McMonagle - Lelvin Crowe, Cordova TN 1022.79 to roll out a smooth NABC.” 6.57 36 Michael Boreson, Missoula MT; Terry Wolfe, Clinton MT 1019.92 Services crew hours are 7 a.m. to 1 or 2 a.m., 5.71 37 Michael Saltzman, Naperville IL; Donald Prior, Key Biscayne FL 1019.28 according to Sullivan. “The hours are long. When the 5.67 38 Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY; Susan Scheinerman, Melville NY 1015.92 players are done for the night, we set the rooms to 5.45 39 Gloria Tsoi, Somerville MA; Kim Eng, Issaquah WA 1015.41 be ready for play in the morning. Our goal is that the 5.33 40 Stephen Birnbaum - Bob Butterfield, Dallas TX 1008.83 players never see a problem.” 5.22 41 Robert Hope, Honolulu HI; Bryant Town, Edmonton AB 1008.38 19.99 42 Andrea Kutscher - Paul Flanders, Longmont CO 1007.50 Wild thing By Barry Rigal 2ND FRIDAY B/C/D SIDE SWISS 36 Tables This deal occurred in the first qualifying session B C D of the Silodor Open Pairs. 6.98 1 1 Keith Meyer - Marci Meyer, Long Beach IN; Mary Cornelius - Ken Dlr: East ♠ Q 9 8 7 Cornelius, Portland OR 105.00 Vul: Both ♥ A K 9 5 4 2 5.24 2 2 1 Richard Edwards Jr, Wildwood MO; Patricia Berger - Carole Burt, ♦ Q Chesterfield MO; Elizabeth Stephen, Eastport MI 90.00 ♣ J 5 3.93 3 Irby Jones - Martha Jo Jones, Gonzales LA; Bruno Dellamea, ♠ -- ♠ K J 6 Beckley WV; Bill Beaushaw, Pearl River LA 83.00 ♥ Q 10 8 7 ♥ J 6 3 2.92 4/6 3/4 2 Kelly Skalicky - Gail Yap, Brooklyn NY; Yoshiko Prager, New ♦ A K 7 6 3 ♦ -- York NY; Nancy Marshall, Edgewater NJ 82.00 2.92 4/6 3/4 Jerry Drennan - Lora Adkins, Germantown TN; Beverly Parrish - ♣ Q 8 4 3 ♣ A K 10 9 7 6 2 Neil Brackley, Cordova TN 82.00 ♠ A 10 5 4 3 2 2.27 4/6 Richard Collette, Valleyfield QC; Marie Duval, Montreal QC; ♥ -- Christine Bourbeau - Normand Boulay, Laval QC 82.00 ♦ J 10 9 8 5 4 2 1.87 5 Donald Schramek, Chicago IL; Bruce Bengtson, Park Ridge IL; ♣ -- Darlene Scott, Oakville ON; Charlene Richardson, Moorefield ON 78.00 At our table, par was achieved. 2.13 6/7 3 Kathy Beranek, Mishicot WI; Michael Callahan, Minneapolis MN; West North East South Roman Rommelfanger, Manitowoc WI; Lee Stanhope, Concord CA 76.00 1♣ Pass (!) 1.23 6/7 Doug McQuaid, Lebanon IL; Mary File - Glenda Piek, Edwardsville 1♦ 1♥ 2♣ 2♠ IL; Susan Pensoneau, Collinsville IL 76.00 4♠ 5♠ 6♣ 6♠ 1.60 4 Betty Ponzar, Barnhart MO; Bob Borengasser, Tempe AZ; Sallie Dillian - Monika Senf, Scottsdale AZ 69.00 Pass Pass Dbl All Pass 1.20 5 Jo-Ellyn Ryall - Mary Dolan, Saint Louis MO; Linda Seibert, After the ♦K lead, I shifted to a club. Declarer Olivette MO; Ann Gruver, Ballwin MO 66.00 ruffed and cashed the ♠A – down 500. Just for the record, if you play 6♣ on a diamond lead, you ruff in hand, draw two rounds of trumps, ending in dummy, cash the high diamonds to pitch hearts and lead a heart. North can win a high heart, but you have a ruffing finesse against the other top heart for plus 1370. Page 12 Saturday, March 23, 2013 Daily Bulletin

SILODOR OPEN PAIRS 65.0 Tables / Based on 132 Tables 125.00 1 Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; David Bakhshi, London England 2119.66 93.75 2 Robert Giragosian, Bakersfield CA; Larry Robbins, Deerfield IL 2069.21 70.31 3 Michal Nowosadzki, Weyheriwi 84-20 Poland; Pawel Jassem, Poland 2056.11 55.56 4 John Zilic, Houston TX; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 2033.48 50.00 5 Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL; Jim Foster, Birmingham AL 2005.25 45.45 6 Alejandro Bianchedi, Buenos Aires Argentina; Joaquin Pacareu, Santiago Chile Chile 1993.76 41.67 7 Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL; , Memphis TN 1979.68 38.46 8 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL 1978.38 35.71 9 Weishu Wu, Irvine CA; Bo Liu, Santa Ana CA 1968.33 33.33 10 Marin Marinov, New York NY; David Yang, Darien IL 1943.52 31.25 11 John Hurd, New York NY; Spencer Hurd, Meigs GA 1937.05 29.41 12 Robert Morris, Houston TX; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 1934.27 27.78 13 Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 1921.89 26.32 14 Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 1921.81 Winners of the 2012 : 25.00 15 Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 1905.97 (front) Larry Kozlove, Gaylor Kasle, Peter 23.81 16 Robert Sartorius, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA 1891.57 Boyd; (rear) Steve Robinson, Fred Stewart, Kit 22.73 17 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Barry Rigal, New York NY 1890.48 Woolsey. 21.74 18 Helene Bauman, Arlington VA; Jacqueline Sincoff, Saint Louis MO 1884.79 20.83 19 Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Jessica Piafsky, New York NY 1881.30 Open Swiss Teams 20.00 20 Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA; Leo Bell, Long Beach CA 1879.77 19.23 21 , Glencoe IL; Henry Nelson, Zelienople PA 1876.54 begin play today 18.52 22 Dori Cohen, Woodbury NY; Robert Gordon, Northport NY 1872.06 The Open Swiss Teams begin play today with the 17.86 23 Hector Camberos, Charlotte NC; Pablo Lambardi, Buenos Aires 10 Argentina 1871.99 Jacoby Trophy going to the winners. This is a four- 17.24 24 Randall Rubinstein, Brooklyn NY; Marc Sylvester, Edinboro PA 1870.09 session event with two qualifying sessions and two 16.67 25 Don Stack, Overland Park KS; Mike Aliotta, Edmond OK 1868.58 final sessions. 16.13 26 John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC 1867.74 The trophy is 15.63 27 , 3024 AM Rotterd Netherlands; , Amsterdam Netherlands 1866.03 named for Oswald and 15.15 28 Scott Levine, New York NY; Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY 1858.75 Jim Jacoby --- one of 14.71 29 Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL 1856.87 14.29 30 , Puszczykoud Poland; Marcin Mazurkiewicz, Poland 1852.89 the premier father-son 13.89 31 , Las Vegas NV; John Diamond, Boca Raton FL 1851.46 pairs in ACBL history, 13.51 32 Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 1847.18 the first father-son 13.16 33 , Palm Bch Grdns FL; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 1844.25 to win a national 12.82 34 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Jay Borker, Greenwich CT 1839.90 championship together 12.50 35 Gabrielle Sherman, W Long Branch NJ; Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY 1839.25 and the first father-son 12.20 36 Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD 1839.19 to be elected to the 11.90 37 Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC; Robert Cappelli, Bloomfield MI 1838.93 ACBL Bridge Hall of 11.63 38 , Astoria NY; Ahmed Hussein, Cairo Egypt 1834.80 Fame. 15.53 39 Robert Lebi, Toronto ON; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA 1830.40 11.11 40 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 1827.01 10.87 41 Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA; Christopher Gibson, Beaverton OR 1826.02 The senior Jacoby 10.64 42 Toby White, Des Moines IA; Richard Newell, West Des Moines IA 1821.87 (1902-1984) won 20.39 43 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 1816.95 his first major title 10.20 44 Brad Carmichael, Kansas City MO; Jeffrey Miller, Naperville IL 1814.48 --- the National Team 10.00 45 Frank Bakkeren - Laura Dekkers, Netherlands 1808.48 Championship of 9.80 46 Alan Kleist, Cheverly MD; Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL 1806.99 the American Whist 14.90 47 Nicholas Fitzgibbon, Dublin 24 Ireland; Adam Mesbur, Dublin 14 Ireland 1803.06 League --- in 1929 9.43 48 Jean Barry, Livermore CA; Richard Meffley, Fresno CA 1802.40 and his last major 9.26 49 Daniel Neill, Lexington KY; Jason Rotenberg, Ridgefield CT 1793.67 title --- the 9.09 50 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 1791.89 Board-a-Match Teams 2ND FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING OPEN --- in 1983. 59.0 Tables / Based on 60 Tables In between, he A B C won the McKenney 24.50 1 Victoria Muir - William Muir, Kansas City MO 60.47% Trophy (now the Barry Crane Top 500) four times. 18.38 2 Jim Tully, Cocoa FL; Julia Bomalaski, Indialantic FL 60.44% He was the first player to win 1,000 masterpoints 13.78 3 Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT; Joe Degaetano, Atkinson NH 60.39% in a single year and the first player to earn 10,000 10.34 4 Corey Krantz, Philadelphia PA; Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ 58.76% masterpoints. 11.51 5 1 Becky Bien, Maumelle AR; Somers Collins, Roland AR 58.67% Jacoby won seven , seven Vanderbilts, 7.00 6 Li-Hsiang Kuo - Kun-Chieh Wang, Madison WI 58.23% two and more than a dozen other major 6.13 7 Joan Cremin, Paradise Valley AZ; , Scottsdale AZ 57.95% titles. He was named to the ACBL Bridge Hall of 8.63 8 2 1 Sean Casey, Atlantic Hlds NJ; Jason Tokuda, Livingston NJ 57.27% 4.90 9 Jim O’Neil, Cupertino CA; Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA 57.00% Fame in 1965. 4.45 10 Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ; Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL 56.67% He and son Jim are the co-authors of Jacoby 4.08 11 Will Engel, Freeport IL; James Melville, Springfield IL 56.64% Transfer Bids, Jacoby 2NT and other bidding ideas. 6.88 12 Ed Ulman, Portland OR; Jim Looby, Burbank CA 56.39% Together, they won the Reisinger in 1955 --- when 3.50 13 Judi Radin, New York NY; Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA 56.39% Jim was 22 --- and the Vanderbilt in 1965. 3.44 14 Ron Smith, Las Vegas NV; Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL 56.29% Jim Jacoby (1933-1991), elected to the Hall of 6.47 15 3 Allison Howard, Cookeville TN; Stefanie Scott, Holly MI 56.28% Fame in 1997, won the Bermuda Bowl in 1970 and 3.11 16 Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; Nancy Katz, Carolina PR 56.15% 1971, the World Mixed Teams in 1972 and the World 4.86 4 Mark Weiss - Stu Cohen, Southfield MI 56.14% Team Olympiad in 1988. He won more than 14 3.84 5 Daniel Jackson, Spring TX; Bill McCarty, San Antonio TX 54.95% NABC titles and captured the Barry Crane Top 500 in 4.03 6 Edwin (Ted) Bain III, Houston TX; Jeffrey Kroll, Conroe TX 54.03% 4.27 7 2 Iulian Christian, Bucharest Russia; Maria Tsoukalas, New York NY 54.01% 1988 --- the same year he won the Olympiad title. 2.56 8 David Neiman, Minneapolis MN; Carol Rynders, Saint Paul MN 53.97% Winners: 3.20 3 Dennis Schultz, Harrison OH; Lawrence Newman, Cincinnati OH 52.60% 1982 Allan Stauber, Jan Janitschke, Ross Grabel, 2.40 4 Andrew Dykes - Helene Dykes, Mission Viejo CA 51.39% Mike Smolen 1.90 5 Mark Gospodnetic, Richmond VA; Marc Warner, Crozier VA 51.26% 1983 Mike Albert, Ira Rubin, Grant Baze, Barry 1.82 6 Leah Boyer - Owen Byer, Harrisonburg VA 50.66% Crane 1984 Bart Bramley, Mark Cohen, Milt Rosenberg, 2ND FRIDAY EVENING 299ER SWSS Ralph Katz 10 Tables 1985 John Devine, Alan Sontag, John Mohan, A B C Roger Bates 2.83 1 1 1 Katheryn McMullen - Gene Gousie, Seattle WA; Wanda Mikhail, Ocean Springs MS; Betty Riley, Waukesha WI 95.00 1986 Mark Cohen, Peter Boyd, Steve Robinson, 2.12 2 2 David Dierkes, St Louis MO; Robert Daniels, Lake St Louis MO; Kit Woolsey Michael Kelly, Ballwin MO; William Davis, Chesterfield MO 81.00 1987 Eddie Kantar, Alan Sontag, Roger Bates, 1.59 3 3 Mary Tweedie - Julia Bruner, Bloomington IL; Marianne Thomas, John Mohan, John Devine Charlestown IN; Judy Geralds, Louisville KY 69.00 1.19 4 4 Delaine Boyd - Dennis Whitmore, Manchester MO; Patricia Ahrens - continued on page 13 Richard Ahrens, St Louis MO 65.00 Daily Bulletin Saturday, March 23, 2013 Page 13

THURSDAY/FRIDAY BRACKETED KNOCKOUT I 2ND FRIDAY COMPACT KNOCKOUT 2 13 Tables 16 Tables Open Swiss 55.83 1 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Larry Kozlove, 19.97 1 Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Shannon Louisville KY; Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Wietske van Zwol, Tilburg, 5032 continued from page 12 Darnestown MD; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; Fred Stewart, Netherlands; Martine Verbeek, Rotterdam 303 Netherlands Bloomington NY 13.98 2 Stephen Peterkin, Stirling United Kingdom; 1988 Ron Sukoneck, Doug Fraser, Kamel Fergani, 39.08 2 Kasper Konow, Copenhagen 2100 Denmark; Samantha Punch, Stirling Fk United Kingdom; Alex Gipson, Bill Pettis Anders Hagen, Copenhagen Denmark; Martin Schaltz, Odense 5000 Orpington England; Paul Gipson, Duns Td113pz United Kingdom Denmark; Jaggy Shivdasani, New York NY; Reese Milner, Los 8.99 3 Yatindra Sahae, Carmel Valley CA; Pam Stratton, 1989 Jim Mahaffey, Ron Andersen, , Angeles CA; Gigi Las Vegas NV; Suresh Mahajan, Del Mar CA; Edward Frymoyer, Bobby Goldman, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Simpson, Sarasota FL Half Moon Bay CA Rodwell 22.33 3/4 Jeffrey Juster - Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; John 6.99 4 La Quitta Talbot - Herbert Fallin Jr, Keller TX; (became Open Swiss Teams) Stiefel, Wethersfield CT; , Marietta GA; Steve Jill Wooldridge, Buffalo NY; Carol Mahoney, Rochester MN Bloom - Betty Bloom, Duanesburg NY 1990 , Bart Bramley, Gerald 22.33 3/4 , Halifax NS; Jon Baldursson, 2ND FRIDAY COMPACT KNOCKOUT 3 Michaud, Larry Richardson, Bob Hamman Reykoavik 105 Iceland; Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL; Thorlakur 16 Tables 1991 George Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold, Mark Lair, Jonsson, 200 Kopavogur Iceland; Boye Brogeland, Norway; Espen 14.93 1 Gerard Laquerriere, Clovis CA; Michael Strong - Lindqvist, 0777 Oslo Norway Johanna Strong, Winfield IL; Ping Hu, Naperville IL Mike Passell, Paul Soloway, Bobby Goldman 10.45 2 Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN; Keith Bach, 1992 Richard Schwartz, Drew Casen, Michael THURSDAY/FRIDAY BRACKETED KNOCKOUT II Bensenville IL; Patt Quinn, la Grange IL; Mark Krusemeyer, Seamon, Richard Pavlicek, Fred Stewart, 14 Tables Northfield MN Steve Weinstein 33.28 1 Barton Buffington, North Kingstown RI; David 6.72 3 Christoph Eick - John Du Bose Jr, Houston TX; Binney, Seattle WA; Raymond Depew - Norman Dressler, Kingston David Fleischer, Alexandria VA; Carole Banks, Silver Spring MD 1993 Tony Kasday, , , PA 5.23 4 Barbara Schultz, Shawnigan Lake BC; Walter Billy Cohen, Ron Smith 23.30 2 Hansa Narasimhan, Los Altos Hills CA; Sandip Pease - Carolyn Sprague, Anchorage AK; Elaine Ware, Vernon BC 1994 Perry Johnson, Jeff Meckstroth, Chip Martel, Datta - Bhabesh Saha - Sumit Mukherjee - Kaustabh Nandi - Debabrata Majumder, Kolkata India 2ND FRIDAY COMPACT KNOCKOUT 4 Eric Rodwell 14.98 3 Paul Trent - Sandra Trent, Port St Lucie FL; Bill 13 Tables 1995 Ralph Cohen, Billy Cohen, Peter Nagy, Eisenberg, Perris CA; Martin Scheinberg, Riviera Beach FL; Gary 11.32 1 Bruce Wick - Susan Stubinski, Houston TX; Lisa George Mittelman, Marty Sklar, Hugh Ross Hann, Ann Arbor MI; Dave Fred, Interlochen MI Ogut - Serdar Ogut, Darien IL 9.98 4/6 Stephen Weiner - Renay Danto Weiner, Scottsdale 7.92 2 Adam Parrish, Sandwich MA; Alexander Prairie, 1996 Jimmy Cayne, Bjorn Fallenius, Brian AZ; Jack Shartsis, Huntington Wds MI; Phebe Packer, Phoenix AZ Washington DC; Robert Brady, McLean VA; Greg Humphreys, Glubok, Chuck Burger, Mats Nisland, Mike 9.98 4/6 Adriana Salinas, Mexico Mexico; Miriam Charlottesvle VA Passell Rosenberg, Huixquilucan Mexico; C. Valerie Gamio, Pls Vrds Pnsl 5.09 3 Glenn Ponto - Melinda Ponto, Coquitlam BC; 1997 Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, Brian Glubok, CA; Miguel Reygadas, Tlalpan Mexico Elianor Kennie, Kentville NS; Kathy Bye, Burnaby BC 9.98 4/6 Cookie Potter - Kimberly Whipple, Boca Grande 3.96 4 Susan E G Slusky, Highland Park NJ; Ruth Bart Bramley, Walter Schafer, Geir Helgemo FL; Kevin Dwyer, Tampa FL; Tim Verbeek, 3971Ma Netherlands; Zowader, Madison NJ; Gail Levy, Melville NY; Reisha Berkowsky, 1998 Edith Rosenkranz, Ralph Cohen, Ron Smith, Danny Molenaar, 2592 Bz Netherlands Huntingtn Sta NY Bob Etter, Bob Morris THURSDAY/FRIDAY BRACKETED KNOCKOUT III 2ND FRIDAY COMPACT KNOCKOUT 5 1999 Sam Lev, Brian Glubok, Michael Polowan, 15 Tables 16 Tables John Mohan, Barnet Shenkin 22.89 1 Ted Boyd, Cambridge ON; Edith Ferber - Moira 10.38 1 Kyle Lueders - John Lai, Houston TX; Gordon 2000 Mike Cappelletti Jr., Gary Cohler, Mark Lair, Hollingsworth - Dianne Aves, Waterloo ON Yee, Stafford TX; Kitty Wong, Pearland TX Richard Finberg 16.02 2 Michael Clegg - Mary Lou Clegg - K Koorsen - 7.27 2 Bryan Delfs - Christina van Leeuwen, Horn Lake Jennifer Koorsen, Fort Wayne IN MS; Todd Fisher, Chicago IL; Bruce Lang, Philadelphia PA 2001 George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Alfredo Versace, 9.16 3/4 Geoff Bridges - Kendra Bridges, Carmel IN; John 4.67 3 Frank La Master - Nancy La Master - Martin Lorenzo Lauria, Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Cissel - Douglas Bullock, Boise ID Grossman - Audrey Grossman, Indianapolis IN Duboin 9.16 3/4 Mark Ehret - Pat Bradley - Nancy Keefer, Saint 3.63 4 Dan Osburn - Dana Osburn, Dacula GA; Becky Louis MO; Rosalie Corbett, Kirkwood MO Butler, Alpharetta GA; Nancy Motes, Kennesaw GA 2002 Perry Johnson, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Paul Soloway THURSDAY/FRIDAY BRACKETED KNOCKOUT IV 2ND FRIDAY COMPACT KNOCKOUT 6 2003 Peter Bertheau, Fredrik Nystrom, Christal 13 Tables 16 Tables 15.12 1 Zachary Madden - Robert Lass - Jared Bass - 8.10 1 David Goldfarb, Houston TX; George Fillis - Henner-Welland, Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Kevin Choi, Chicago IL Karen Fillis, San Antonio TX; Jonathan Goldberg, Saint Louis MO Nunes, Fred Gitelman 10.58 2 David Bilek - Sharon Bilek, Independence OH; 5.67 2 Judith Auer, Dublin OH; Theresa Schneider - 2004 Jacek Pszczola, Michal Kwiecien, Piotr Gay Roach, Nacogdoches TX; David Hurst, Sydney Australia Forrest Schneider, Northbrook IL; Janelle Courtright, Delaware OH Gawrys, Sam Lev, Michael Polowan, Chris 6.05 3/4 Toby Kahn - Madeline Pfeiffer - Barbara 3.65 3 Michael Cochran, Oak Park IL; Jan Ratliff, Hulsmeyer, Louisville KY; Jacqualyn James, E Stroudsburg PA Highland Park IL; Gregory Ward - Matthew Staman, Chicago IL Willenken 6.05 3/4 Camilla Rabjohns, Peoria Heights IL; Ann 2.84 4 Nancy Cadwell, Saint Louis MO; Gretchen Smith 2005 James Cayne, Michael Seamon, Geir Schuyler - Cindy Moore - Lori Moore, Bloomington IL - Helene Siegfried - Judy Pass, St Louis MO Helgemo, Tor Helness, Robert Levin, Steve THURSDAY/FRIDAY BRACKETED KNOCKOUT V 2ND FRIDAY COMPACT KNOCKOUT 7 Weinstein 12 Tables 16 Tables 2006 Bob Hamman, Robert Levin, Jeff 10.40 1 Eric Genheimer - Kyle Olson, Mustang OK; 6.87 1 Stephen Hawker - Katherine Hawker, Baltimore Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Paul Soloway, Donald Davis - Janet Davis, Norman OK MD; Randall Stephens - Philip Sticha, Columbia MD Steve Weinstein 7.28 2 Larry Phillips - Anne Bigelow - Keith Simm - W 4.81 2 Per Halvorsen, N - 5161 Laksev Norway; Linda Finlay Brown, Winnipeg MB Leaming, Rockford IL; Donna Traas, Kamloops BC; Chuck Irwin, 2007 David Maidman, Marin Marinov, Kalin 4.16 3/4 Annet Bonfanti, Redding CT; Carolyn Crabtree, Gilbert AZ Karaivanov, Ruman Trendafilov Coronado CA; Mary Warren, Wheaton IL; Carolyn Satrum, Downers 3.09 3 John Altman - John Altman, Mariemont OH; Ti 2008 Perry Johnson, Chris Compton, Jeff Grove IL Davis, Little Rock AR; Bryan Lee Williams, Centralia IL 4.16 3/4 Rodney Burnett - Marjorie Burnett, Ankeny IA; 2.40 4 Mark Marty, Clayton CA; Donna Butcher, Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell Ronald Nielsen - Carolyn Nielsen, Waukee IA Winnipeg MB; Ronald Montague, la Porte TX; Nancy Montague, La 2009 Bob Hamman, Zia Mahmood, Jeff Porte TX Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell 2ND FRIDAY COMPACT KNOCKOUT 1 16 Tables 2ND FRIDAY COMPACT KNOCKOUT 8 2010 John Diamond, , Brad Moss, 29.72 1 Dennis Dawson, Santa Fe NM; David Caprera, 16 Tables Fred Gitleman, Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson Denver CO; Leon Lowe, Fountain Hills AZ; Varis Carey, Austin TX 5.44 1 Michael Gritz - Etty Yenni, Santa Barbara CA; 2011 Greg Hinze, Dan Morse, Jacob Morgan, 20.80 2 Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Barnet Shenkin, Daniel AlbertRozenberg - Michael Albert, Cambridge MA Michael Polowan, Steve Shirey, David Yang Boca Raton FL; Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba 44 Israel; Eldad 3.81 2 Jerry Oswald, Bloomington IL; Lane O’Connor, Ginossar, Moshav Zofit Israel Towanda IL; Aravind Alwan, Champaign IL; Milt Epstein, Urbana IL 2012 Gaylor Kasle, Larry Kozlove, Peter Boyd, 13.37 3 G S Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Anne Dawson, 2.45 3 Amy Stabenow - Steve Reiss, Saint Louis MO; Steve Robinson, Fred Stewart, Kit Woolsey Delhi LA; Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA; Jacek Romanski, Goscinna Sandra Meinz - Marvin Meinz, Chesterfield MO 7/33 Poland 1.90 4 Charlie Besch - Veronica Besch, Overland Park 10.40 4 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL; Maurice De KS; Susan Levine - Irwin Levine, Leawood KS La Salle, Edmonton AB; Cameron Doner, Richmond BC

Kevin Haar Kevin wishes good luck and success to all of the players at the Spring NABC, especially to his client, Jacqueline Sincoff. Financial Advisor Kevin has been a leading investment Wells Fargo Investment Advisors advisor in the St. Louis area for more than 15 years. Brokers, like bridge players, are 2801 Market Street, St. Louis MO 63103 314-516-0525 • 800-456-9541 intellectual and make many winning plays! [email protected] Page 14 Saturday, March 23, 2013 Daily Bulletin

Sharpen your technique By Barry Rigal TOURNAMENT APPEALS On this board from the first qualifying session of In order to keep the bridge public informed of appeal results in a timely fashion, the the Silodor Open Pairs, the defenders to 3NT by West NABC Daily Bulletin staff publishes write-ups. Every effort is made to ensure that these generally did a very bad job. reports are accurate and complete. Before they are published in the NABC Appeals Dlr: South ♠ K 8 2 Casebook, however, revisions may be made. Vul: Both ♥ K Q 4 ♦ A 10 6 5 3 APPEAL CASE 6 have been defeated, and that both those plays would ♣ 7 4 have been substantially more attractive with correct Event: Vanderbilt ♠ A J 4 ♠ Q 7 6 5 information. Session: Afternoon, March 21, 2013 ♥ A 9 ♥ 6 3 2 East–West told the Committee that while they Subject: Misinformation ♦ K 7 2 ♦ Q 9 have no system notes, their agreement is in fact the Bd: 21 Sabine Auken ♣ A 9 8 5 2 ♣ K Q J 6 one East provided to North, that 3♦ asks only about Vul: N–S ♠ A 3 ♠ 10 9 3 heart support, and that West’s explanation to South Dlr: North ♥ K 10 4 ♥ J 10 8 7 5 was erroneous. East–West also asserted that North ♦ 9 8 7 4 3 2 ♦ J 8 4 ought to have known that her defense would prove ♣ J 10 ♣ 10 3 ineffective. She was playing declarer for three spades. Gier Helgemo Tor Helness A heart lead beats the game out of hand, but most East–West open 1♣ with 4–4 in the minors, so East’s ♠ 10 9 6 2 ♠ K Q J 7 defenders led a low diamond, giving declarer nine shape was by implication 3=2=5=3. South’s play of ♥ A Q 7 6 2 ♥ 9 8 tricks plus play for more in the spade suit. the ♦6 was thus likely to have been forced, and could ♦ — ♦ A K Q J As the cards lie, all roads lead to plus 630, but it not be relied on as a . East–West also noted that ♣ 9 8 5 2 ♣ K 7 6 strikes me that you should cash one top club in case covering the ♥9 could be dangerous, sparing declarer Roy Welland someone shows out. Then the right play in spades is a heart guess when he holds 10 9 doubleton and needs ♠ 8 5 4 to run the queen, not lead low to the jack. only a second heart trick for his contract. ♥ J 5 3 The suit might be 3-3 with the king in North–South countered that with ♠K Q J x, ♦ 10 6 5 the South hand, perhaps in this layout: declarer would almost certainly have unblocked ♣ A Q 4 3 ♠10 8 2 before leading a heart, and also that with ♥10 9, he West North East South ♠A J 4 ♠Q 7 6 5 would likely have started with the 10 to entice a Pass 1♦ Pass ♠K 9 3 cover. 1♥ Pass 2NT Pass In that case, running the ♠Q is likely to keep The decision: The committee had no reason to 3♦(1) Pass 3NT(2) All Pass South off play in the spade suit when leading low to doubt East–West’s testimony that East’s explanation the jack, won’t do the trick. was correct and West’s incorrect. (1) Shows five hearts and, according to East’s The facts of the case made it clear that the explanation, denies four spades; forcing. misinformation made a heart lead less attractive than St. Louis Bridge (2) West to South: No three hearts or four spades. it would have been with correct information, but the East to North: No three hearts. committee agreed with the TD that a heart lead was Center Contract: 3NT by East unlikely in any case. The St. Louis Opening lead: ♠5 The facts of the case also made it clear that the Bridge Center Table result: Making three, North–South minus winning defense would be more attractive had South was founded as 400 had correct information. In effect he was defending a not-for-profit Director ruling: Making three, North–South in “three spade world” and gave no consideration to organization minus 400 “four spade world.” dedicated to training Committee ruling: Down one, North–South plus The committee discussed whether the North– and educating the 50 South argument was timely, in that the argument bridge-playing The facts: The director was summoned at the end regarding South’s carding was advanced only after community. To of the hand. West told South that 3NT denied three the dinner break and that the initial basis for the achieve this goal, hearts or four spades. East said he may or may not appeal was only the possibility of a different opening the Center offers hold four spades. South said he might have led a heart lead. We found that North–South had no need to formal training with the correct information. make the basis for their appeal known to the TD, just programs for students at all levels by an experienced Five expert players were polled and all said that a the fact that they wish to appeal. North–South might group of teachers. heart lead was out of the question. indeed have only realized at dinner the implications The Center also offers daily bridge games for North won the opening lead with the ♠A and led of the correct information on South’s defense, but the players at all levels to continue to learn the game and the ♦8 (second highest, by agreement). East won the argument they made stands or falls on its own. master their skills. After each game, players have trick perforce and South played the ♦6. East then South might have a stronger case if he access to hand records and hand-by-hand results to led the ♥9 to the queen, losing to North’s ♥K. North immediately told the TD how and why he would have use in studying and improving their knowledge of the led another diamond. East led a second heart, South defended differently with different information, but game. played the ♥J and declarer ducked, making three. that is not what he is, or ought to be, concentrating We are located conveniently in the heart of St. After the dinner break, South said he would have on during the session or even before the short dinner Louis at 8616 Olive Blvd., just east of Interstate 170. played the ♦10 (upside-down carding) on the first break. Learn more about us at www.stlouisbridge.org or round of diamonds had he been given the correct East ought to have realized when he saw the phone 314-569-1430. information. dummy that South had likely received inaccurate We opened our brand new facility on Oct. 1, The ruling: The director ruled that South is information. At that point, he could have and 2012. This facility includes more than 7000 square unlikely to choose a heart opening lead. Despite probably should have informed South of the actual feet of playing space, up to 70 tables, a training and further discussion of the play and the director’s East–West agreement. Not many players would resource center, state-of-the-art electronics and media, attempt to discuss the hand at the session, South never realize this, and the committee judged that the failure including four flat-panel monitors, a kitchen, large mentioned the play of the ♦10. Therefore the ♦10 play to do so did not warrant a procedural penalty. and well-lit parking, accommodations for players with was ruled unlikely and the table result stands, 3NT, Neither North’s nor South’s defense may have physical disabilities, plenty of handicapped parking making three, East–West plus 400. been best, even given the information they had, and much more. The appeal: South explained that his defense but the Laws do not require perfect play in order We have regular games every day of the week and was predicated on the information that East had at to receive redress for damage. In particular, the many weekly opportunities for “special games.” most three spades. All his efforts were channeled into mistakes, if any, did not rise to the level of “serious Mondays: 10 a.m. Open; 10 a.m. 199er; making sure his partner not play a second spade. The error” per Law 12. 6:30 p.m. Open ♦8 promised a higher card, so he knew declarer could The committee found that MI was present and Tuesdays: 10 a.m. Open; 2 p.m. 49er; not come to nine tricks without help. North–South that it led to damage. We judged that given accurate 6:30 p.m. 299er give suit preference in the first suit declarer plays, so information, the most favorable result that was likely Wednesdays: 10 a.m. Open he was concerned that covering the ♥8 with the ♥J for North–South was plus 50, and that this was also Thursdays: 10 a.m. Open; 10 a.m. 199er; might be interpreted as suit preference for spades. He the most unfavorable result that was at all probable 6:30 p.m. Open was likewise concerned that discouraging with the for East–West. Accordingly, we adjusted the score per Fridays: 10 a.m. Fast Pairs; 10 a.m. Open; ♦10 might result in partner playing spades. He also Law 12, to 3NT by East, down one, East–West minus 6:30 p.m. Open asserted that although he understood that none of the 50. players polled chose a heart lead, he leads declarer’s Saturdays: 9 a.m. Open, 1 p.m. Open, DIC: Olin Hubert short suit much more often than most players. He 1 p.m. 299er Chairperson: noted that had he covered the ♥8 or discouraged Sundays: 2 p.m. (1st Sun) Swiss Teams; Committee members: Michael Huston, Craig with the ♦10, the contract would almost certainly 2 p.m. (2nd Sunday) Board-a-Match Allen, Craig Ganzer and Chris Moll Daily Bulletin Saturday, March 23, 2013 Page 15

APPEAL CASE 7 Silodor Event: Lebhar IMP Pairs Tell Me More continued from page 1 Session: First final Jenkins had run into Bakhshi, a top player from Subject: Misinformation England, in the lobby and learned that he was looking for a game. Bd: 13 Richard Chan City of residence The match-making couldn’t have worked out Vul: Both ♠ A Q 10 6 4 Baltimore MD better for Cohen and Bakhshi, who parlayed two Dlr: North ♥ 7 6 5 strong games in the final to win by 50 matchpoints on Place of birth ♦ A 8 a top of 77. Oakland CA ♣ Q 7 2 Cohen rushed to the game venue to briefly George Krizel Albert Shekhter Date of birth discuss system with his first-time partner. “We played ♠ 9 7 5 ♠ J 8 3 July 24, 1988 the two-minute system,” Cohen said. Translation: ♥ 10 9 2 ♥ K 3 Bakhshi agreed to play the mostly natural system What is your ♦ Q J 10 9 7 6 2 ♦ 4 Cohen plays with his regular partner, Ron Smith. favorite color? ♣ — ♣ A K J 10 9 4 3 The win was Bakhshi’s first in a North American Equal opportunity Shan Huang championship – he has a second in the 2011 ♠ K 2 What kind of Vanderbilt Knockout Teams. Cohen now has five ♥ A Q J 8 4 food makes you North American titles and eight seconds. ♦ K 5 3 happy? The winners were in 35th place after two ♣ 8 6 5 Raw fish, candy, fancy food qualifying session, but used a 59.13% first final to West North East South move into eighth with a session to go. Their 63.73% 1♠ 3♣(1) 3♥ And what drink? Rose bubble tea was more than enough for victory. Pass 4♥ All Pass Second place went to Larry Robbins, Deerfield Contract: 4♥ by South Who is your favorite author? Favorite book? IL, and Robert Giragosian, Bakersfield CA. Opening lead: ♠7 Christopher Pike/ Syrup by Max Barry Table result: Down one, North–South minus 100 Director ruling: Making six, North–South plus What is your all-time favorite movie? 680 Wall - E Committee ruling: Down one, North–South Do you have a favorite actor? Actress? minus 100 Colin Farell and Scarlett Johansen The Facts: When asked by South, West described What kind of music do you listen to? the 3♣ bid as preemptive. East–West’s convention Pop from all countries card showed it was intermediate. The director was summoned at the end of the hand. Declarer (South) Do you have a favorite painter or artist? stated that if he had known that the 3♣ bid was Michelle Hoefner “intermediate,” then East could easily have had the What do you do when you’re not playing ♥K. If he takes the hook, he makes 6♥. After winning bridge? the opening lead with the ♠K, he played the ♥A and Art, DDR, being lazy ♥J to guard against ruffs. The Ruling: Law 40.B.4 states that, “A side that What do you see as your best bridge result? is damaged as a consequence of its opponents’ failure Placing 14th in the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs to provide disclosure of the meaning of a call or play Who is your favorite bridge player? Second in the Silodor Open Pairs went to Larry as these Laws require is entitled to rectifications Alex Prairie Robbins and Robert Giragosian. through the award of an adjusted score.” Accordingly, the director adjusted the result to 4♥ by South, What is your favorite bridge convention? Women’s pairs TOSR (transfer-oriented strong club relay) making six, North–South plus 680. continued from page 1 The Appeal: East–West appealed the ruling Is there a book that had a significant influence Knockout Teams in 1999. and attended the hearing. They contended that on you? The runners-up, Irina Ladyzhensky, Ellenton South’s losing line of play was not the result of The Card Turner by Louis Sachar FL, and Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA, were misinformation. East and West both claimed that What are bridge players good at (besides third going into play on day two, and scored 59.08% the explanation that they played intermediate jump in the first final session. Their 797.65 fell just 2.46 vulnerable vs. non-vulnerable and weak playing bridge)? Claiming incorrect things in the post mortem matchpoints short. otherwise was accurate and consistent with their filled Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY, and Rhoda out convention card. They also stated that vulnerable What jobs/occupations do you/have you had? Kratenstein of Delray Beach FL came in third. they would not make “suicidal” jump bids and that Artist, student they had volunteered that information. The non-offending side was not present at the Do you have any bridge superstitions? hearing, but South claimed at the table that the Yes, but they constantly change explanation led him to believe the king of trump was Is there something you would love to learn? offside and he feared a ruff in both spades and clubs To fly an airplane were he to take the finesse and it lost. The Decision: The Appeals Committee felt that although East and West would have done Life Master news better to describe their vulnerable jump shifts as Unit 216 in Clive IA has added three new Life “heavy,” South’s line of play was inferior. A losing Masters to the ACBL fold at this tournament. heart finesse in IMPs would still allow North– On Tuesday, Gloria Ward of West Des Moines South to make their contract unless West had led earned her gold card playing with Marge Bledsoe in from a five-card spade suit. The ♠7 made that the Gold Rush Pairs. improbable. Therefore, South’s line of play— though Also become Life Masters were Rod and reasonable—in IMPs was inferior and did not entitle Margie Burnett of Ankeny IA. They earned their him to redress. promotions in the Thursday-Friday Knockout Teams Red Ribbon runners-up Rich Brandenburg and The recommended that East–West use the word playing with Ron and Carolyn Nielsen. Jeff Dater “heavy” in the future to describe their preemptive Another pair who earned their gold cards vulnerable jump overcalls in the future. together were Michael Gritz and Etty Yenni of The table result was restored to 4♥ by South, Santa Barbara CA. They did it by winning the 2nd down one, N–S minus 100. Friday Compact Knockout Teams. They were playing The Committee: Gail Greenberg with Daniel Albert-Rozenberg and Michael Albert of DIC: Su Doe Cambridge MA. Chairperson: Gail Greenberg Committee members: Jim Thurtell, Ray Miller, Josh Parker and E.J. Kales Page 16 Saturday, March 23, 2013 Daily Bulletin

be playing for the gold. Oh my, it would have been Vanderbilt Time marches on, as do so hard to pick against my Zia 20 years ago, but time continued from page 1 Vandy picks by F & F marches on. Flora: Rosenthal has really played their hearts In the semis, Fleisher will oppose original No. 6 The girls have shown they know quite a bit about out. Some of those Swedish boys make me all van Prooijen, 206-84 winners over the Shan Huang bridge and their men. They picked every match aflutter. But my precious Sabine is going where team, originally seeded No. 35. Huang followed their correctly, even to the halftime score. Let’s see what no man has gone before. After a huge comeback upset win over No. 3 John Diamond with a 153-130 they have for the semifinals. to spank those Italian hotties, surviving a late win over the Daniel Korbel team that defeated the Fauna: Van Pooijan versus Fleisher. Mercy me, committee, surviving a furious comeback by Amoils Richard Schwartz squad, No. 14, on the first full day this will be a long, hard match, if you know what I and that cutie Thomas, they have to be the team of of play. mean. Fleisher is steamrolling their opponents and treating them poorly. Fleisher and Kamil are going destiny. I cannot pull against you, Sabine, but my for a double-double with only those poor Dutch heart is heavy over your loss to the Sweethearts from teenagers standing in their way. I think that very cute Sweeten. Kevin boy and Mr. Eligible need to stand tall and will

WHITEHEAD WOMENS PAIRS 2ND FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS L M EAST-WEST 1 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Valerie Westheimer, New York NY 62.85% 1 Gail Bell, King of Prussia PA; Rhoda Prager, Boca Raton FL 60.23% 2 Cindy Bernstein, Matthews NC; Sally Wheeler, The Woodlands TX 59.15% 2 JoAnn Sprung, Las Vegas NV; Betty Ann Kennedy, Shreveport LA 58.54% 3 Cecilia Rimstedt, 43335 Partille Sweden; Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL 57.69% 3 Ljudmila Kamenova, South Setauket NY; Sylvia Caley, Montreal QC 56.77% 4 Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Lynn Baker, Austin TX 56.69% 4 Barbara Sartorius, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL 56.54% 5 Sylvia Shi, Baltimore MD; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY 55.15% 5 Gloria Spitzer - Linda Leinicke, Saint Louis MO 56.15% 6 Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY; Rhoda Kratenstein, Delray Beach FL 52.85% 6 Joanne Weingold, Boca Raton FL; Jan Assini, Aurora OH 54.92% 7 Linda Marshall, Bethesda MD; Pam LaShelle, Round Rock TX 52.69% 7 Carolyne Fox, Manvel TX; Georgiana Gates, Houston TX 54.08% 8 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Carlyn Steiner, Seattle WA 52.62% 8 Carole Miner, Rochester MN; Cynthia Balderson, Eden Prairie MN 53.92% 9 Rozanne Pollack, New York NY; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL 51.69% 9 Heather Cutting, Portola Valley CA; Kathleen Harper, Woodside CA 53.54% 10 K Fung - Susan Culham, Edmonton AB 51.46% 10 Irina Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL; Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA 53.38%

2ND FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING OPEN FRIDAY EVENING—2 OF 2 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS PP MM NN OO EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Andrew Hoskins, Burlingame CA; Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA 65.07% 1 Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT; Joe Degaetano, Atkinson NH 63.05% 2 Corey Krantz, Philadelphia PA; Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ 64.06% 2 Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA; Mike Cappelletti, Winter Park FL 61.01% 3 Ron Smith, Las Vegas NV; Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL 63.31% 3 Nancy Wittwer, Falls City NE; Elise Parish, Omaha NE 60.65% 4 1 Edwin (Ted) Bain III, Houston TX; Jeffrey Kroll, Conroe TX 62.03% 4 Chetan Mody, Greenville PA; Brenda Merkich, Cortland OH 60.41% 5 2 Becky Bien, Maumelle AR; Somers Collins, Roland AR 60.78% 5 Judi Radin, New York NY; Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA 60.21% 6 Li-Hsiang Kuo - Kun-Chieh Wang, Madison WI 60.33% 6 1 Kazi Farooqui, Round Lake IL; Serge Bondar, Wheeling IL 59.20% 7 3 Randall Roberts, Chicago IL; Robert Kruger, Elgin IL 60.08% 7 2 Daniel Jackson, Spring TX; Bill McCarty, San Antonio TX 58.72% 8 4 David Neiman, Minneapolis MN; Carol Rynders, Saint Paul MN 58.35% 8 Will Engel, Freeport IL; James Melville, Springfield IL 58.48% 9 Joan Cremin, Paradise Valley AZ; Haig Tchamitch, Scottsdale AZ 57.55% 9 James Geist, Olney MD; Michael Richey, Springfield VA 58.01% 10 Victoria Muir - William Muir, Kansas City MO 57.03% 10 Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ; Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL 57.34% 11 5 Ken McClenahan, Lone Tree CO; Caryn Villalon, Fallbrook CA 56.36% 11 3 Robert Raf, W Bloomfield MI; Steven Jacob, Birmingham MI 56.64% 12 Steve Shirey, Fort Worth TX; Don Lussky, Elmhurst IL 54.75% 12 Jim Tully, Cocoa FL; Julia Bomalaski, Indialantic FL 56.62% 13 Larry Chow, Abbotsford BC; Bryan Maksymetz, Vancouver BC 54.63% 13 Jim O’Neil, Cupertino CA; Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA 56.03% 14 Dee Adams - Alvin Stone, Memphis TN 54.27% 14 Ben Bomber, Vancouver WA; Paul McDaniels, Richmond CA 55.43% 15 6 1 Honore Allen, Saint Louis MO; Roberta Kauss, Kirkwood MO 54.20% 15 Peg Mitchell - Julie Tigges, Minneapolis MN 54.76% 16 Karen Coe - John Coe, Ewing IL 54.03% 16 4 1 Andrew Dykes - Helene Dykes, Mission Viejo CA 53.51% 17 John Burgener, St Louis MO; Michael Pitonak, Valley Park MO 53.62% 17 Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; Nancy Katz, Carolina PR 53.28% 18 Riki Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Andrew Garnett, Winterpark FL 52.97% 18 5 Allison Howard, Cookeville TN; Stefanie Scott, Holly MI 53.25% 19 7 2 Iulian Christian, Bucharest Russia; Maria Tsoukalas, New York NY 52.97% 19 Leon McCarty - Chris Buck, Hurdland MO 53.05% 20 Leah Newell, Springfield IL; Terry Goodykoontz, Champaign IL 52.85% 20 Joseph Browan, Maplewood MN; Elaine Prebonich, New Brighton MN 52.75% 21 8 Susan Rechter, Saint Louis MO; Carolyn Lewis, Louisville KY 52.79% 21 6 2 Dennis Schultz, Harrison OH; Lawrence Newman, Cincinnati OH 52.26% 22 9 Farid Azzam, Chesterfield MO; Marie Sander, Saint Louis MO 51.94% 22 Robert Lurie, Wayland MA; Richard Weiss, Swampscott MA 52.00% 23 10 James Tullos, Brandon MS; J Wesley Clements, Flowood MS 51.51% 23 7 Sue Himel - Marianne Johansson, Omaha NE 51.63% 24 11 3 Mark Gospodnetic, Richmond VA; Marc Warner, Crozier VA 51.29% 24 8 Mark Weiss - Stu Cohen, Southfield MI 51.58% 12 4 Sean Casey, Atlantic Hlds NJ; Jason Tokuda, Livingston NJ 50.98% 9 Richard Paxton, Paducah KY; Betsi Tunnell, Nashville TN 51.55% 13 Helen Pawlowski, Westfield MA; Sally Kirtley, North Granby CT 50.89% 10 3 Anant Rathi - Dennis Kriventsov, Austin TX 50.01% 5 Carol Foster - Gary Waldron, Laguna Beach CA 49.57% 4 Robert Freeman, Willowdale ON; Mohammad Uddin, Scarborough ON 47.71% 6 Donald Rogers, Mattoon IL; Tomoko Gragg, Springfiled IL 48.49%

ACBL Regionals at Sea Daily lectures, bridge entries, gratuities, awards ceremony and cocktail party are all included! 7-Night Cruises in 2013 Alaska Canada Caribbean Roundtrip from Seattle, Washington Roundtrip from New York City Roundtrip from Miami, Florida July 14–21 September 21–28 Nov. 30–Dec. 7

From just From just From just $1628* $1428* $1158* per person per person per person

Participation in this special bridge cruise offer is available only by booking with

Call 501-278-5353 or toll free 866-500-9900 * Prices do not include airfare, transfers or taxes. www.coolcruiseplanners.com Daily Bulletin Saturday, March 23, 2013 Page 17

October 21-25: Teams 21-22, Pairs 23-24-25 http://www.cavendishmonaco.com

FRIDAY-SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SIDE SERIES TWO OF SIX SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS QQ RR EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Suzi Shymanski Moore, Ballwin MO; Barbara Whittlesey, Broken Arrow OK 59.85% 1 1 Leroy Breimeier - Pamela Corrona, Vincennes IN 61.54% 2 Norman Athy, Saint Louis MO; Glenn Smith, Chesterfield MO 59.23% 2 Jane Dickey - Suzanne Siebert, Little Rock AR 60.92% 3 1 1 Doug Darnley - Brenda Griffiths, Pickering ON 56.62% 3 2 1 D Byrkett - P Byrkett, Oxford OH 59.15% 4 2 Robert Trenary, Mendon MI; Beth Armstrong, Kalamazoo MI 56.54% 4 3 Pamela Keim - Jason Larrivee, Regina SK 59.00% 5 3 Christopher Shaw Jr, Carlinville IL; Brian Malek, Jacksonville FL 55.54% 5 Maureen Brines - Tracy Brines, Cedar Rapids IA 58.62% 6 4 Hilda Fairweather, Niagara Falls ON; James Richman, Dallas TX 55.23% 6 4 2 Tori Dauphinot - Kiendl Gordon, New York NY 57.08% 7 5 Margaret Brennan, West Des Moines IA; Rita Kothari, Des Moines IA 54.62% 7 Atul Rai, Wichita KS; James Masilamani, Topeka KS 55.31% 8 6 Rahul Kapur - Alka Kapur, Carmel IN 54.00% 8 5 Gerald Lackner, Graz Austria; Senta Kurschellackner, Unterpremstätte Austria 53.00% 9 7 2 Tom Cadwell, Saint Louis MO; Robert McDill, St Louis MO 53.69% 9 Tim Hays - Chad Fisher, Kansas City MO 51.62% 10 Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Andre Amoedo, Sao Paulo Brasi Brazil 53.15% 10 6 Mary Schulz - Eric Schulz, Reynoldsburg OH 51.15% 8 3 Judy Bappe - Pauline Longstaff, Bella Vista AR 52.54% 7 3 Martin Glenz, La Crosse WI; David Melin, Onalaska WI 50.46% 4 Margaret Baldwin - Ted Baldwin, Saint Louis MO 52.38% 8 4 Julie Arbit, Ann Arbor MI; Jordan Kaye, West Bloomfield MI 49.77% 5 Robert Hartman - Shane Garner, Memphis TN 51.54%

RED RIBBON PAIRS SECOND FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS N O P EAST-WEST 1 Jonathan Cohn, Omaha NE; Andrew Clements, La Vista NE 63.82% 1 Brian Cummins, Cordova TN; Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR 65.74% 2 Toni Kimmel - Chris Kimmel, Vincennes IN 63.66% 2 Brian Zaugg - Liliana Diaconescu, Burien WA 62.80% 3 Jeff Dater, Dallas TX; Rich Brandenburg, Coppell TX 62.10% 3 Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY; Susan Scheinerman, Melville NY 59.36% 4 Kimberly Music, Lewis Center OH; Cenk Tuncok, Amesbury MA 59.77% 4 Laurie Carr - Robert Liu, Honolulu HI 56.58% 5 Michael Saltzman, Naperville IL; Donald Prior, Key Biscayne FL 55.82% 5 Michael Lieberman, Cambridge MA; Reid Barton, Arlington MA 56.43% 6 Phil Michaelson - Denny Penticoff, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 55.77% 6 Jeroen Swinkels, Evanston IL; Charles Alexander, Northbrook IL 56.33% 7 Pawel Hanus, Carrollton TX; Bogumil Knypinski, N Richland Hill TX 55.16% 7 Justin Graver, Omaha NE; Jeffrey Buckwalter, Papillion NE 55.47% 8 Polly Siegel, Los Altos CA; Kevin Schoenfeld, Pleasanton CA 53.64% 8 Carol Frank, Burbank CA; James Berglund, Okemos MI 55.36% 9 David Dodgson, Lansdale PA; Thomas Salter, Hatfield PA 53.29% 9 Joanne Merry - John Jefferson, Davis CA 54.86% 10 Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO; Douglas Dorland, Palmer AK 53.24% 10 Brian Weikle, Robbinsdale MN; William Cummings, Monticello MN 54.40% 11/12 Michael Creager, Brecksville OH; John Bacon, Shaker Heights OH 53.19% 11 Andrea Kutscher - Paul Flanders, Longmont CO 54.35% 11/12 Kerry Cotterell, Clifton Park NY; Bruce Williams, Medford Lakes NJ 53.19% 12 Allen Rew, Independence MO; Keith Smith, Lees Summit MO 53.90% 13 Michael Boreson, Missoula MT; Terry Wolfe, Clinton MT 53.09% 13 Gloria Tsoi, Somerville MA; Kim Eng, Issaquah WA 52.94% 14 David Loeb - Maureen Loeb, Heathrow FL 53.04% 14 Stephen Birnbaum - Bob Butterfield, Dallas TX 52.23% 15 Vladimir Oudalov, Waukesha WI; Stanley Weiss, Livingston NJ 51.82% 15 Ann Morin, Park City UT; Max Aeschbacher, Salt Lake City UT 52.18% 16 Yan Zhang, Chicago IL; Michael Thvedt, Minneapolis MN 51.77% 16 Regina Sooey - Bill Page, Jacksonville FL 52.07%

2ND FRIDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION EEE EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Ryan Daniels, Vernon Hills IL; Mark Maxwell, Bastrop TX 66.98% 1 1 1 Ruth Williford - Ike Williford, Chidester AR 58.90% 2 Terry Kee, Greenbrae CA; Pat Friesen, San Rafael CA 57.95% 2 2 Judy Yordi, Cordillera CO; Joan Bornstein, Avon CO 58.33% 3 2 Laurie Caylen, Memphis TN; Jeri Cochran, Pinckney MI 57.82% 3 3 Elizabeth Rice, Madison MS; Helen Taylor, Jackson MS 58.14% 4 3 2 Bruce Kannenberg, St Louis Macedonia; Louisa Miller, 55.11% 4 4 2 Debb Keniley - Joile Mackney, St Louis MO 57.27% 5 4 3 Janet Chapman, Montreal QC; Deborah Wojtowicz, Pleasanton CA 54.92% 5 5 Gloria Zupanci - James Zupanci, Edwardsville IL 54.55% 6 5 4 Ballard Simmons, Jr - Marilyn Simmons, Fulton MO 54.79% 6 Richard Ward - James Ziegert, Tulsa OK 54.49% 6 Aloys Faenger, St Louis MO; Jim Bowers, Saint Louis MO 51.64% 3 Cheryl Schaefer, St Louis MO; Patricia Clark, Villa Ridge MO 53.03%

SILODOR OPEN PAIRS SECOND FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS F G H I J EAST-WEST 1 Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; David Bakhshi, London England 63.67% 1 Helene Bauman, Arlington VA; Jacqueline Sincoff, Saint Louis MO 61.57% 2 Robert Morris, Houston TX; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 61.35% 2 Valentin Kovachev, Glencoe IL; Henry Nelson, Zelienople PA 59.68% 3 Randall Rubinstein, Brooklyn NY; Marc Sylvester, Edinboro PA 60.34% 3 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 59.25% 4 Weishu Wu, Irvine CA; Bo Liu, Santa Ana CA 59.65% 4 John Zilic, Houston TX; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 58.57% 5 Robert Sartorius, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA 59.26% 5 George Klemic, Bensenville IL; Danning Dong, Chicago IL 58.05% 6 Robert Giragosian, Bakersfield CA; Larry Robbins, Deerfield IL 58.57% 6 Michal Nowosadzki, Weyheriwi 84-20 Poland; Pawel Jassem, Poland 57.81% 7 Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 58.55% 7 Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Jessica Piafsky, New York NY 57.75% 8 Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL; Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN 58.35% 8 Hector Camberos, Charlotte NC; Pablo Lambardi, Buenos Aires 10 Argentina 57.24% 9 Dori Cohen, Woodbury NY; Robert Gordon, Northport NY 57.97% 9 John Hurd, New York NY; Spencer Hurd, Meigs GA 55.98% 10/11 Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC; Robert Cappelli, Bloomfield MI 57.70% 10 Krzysztof Jassem, Puszczykoud Poland; Marcin Mazurkiewicz, Poland 55.66% 10/11 Marin Marinov, New York NY; David Yang, Darien IL 57.70% 11 John Moser, St Agatha ON; David Baker, Kitchener ON 55.50% 12 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL 57.42% 12 Michael McNamara, White Plains NY; William Ehlers, Madison NJ 55.10% 13 Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA; Sidney Brownstein, Santa Monica CA 57.26% 13 Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; John Diamond, Boca Raton FL 54.93% 14 Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 56.75% 14 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Jay Borker, Greenwich CT 54.59% 15 Scott Levine, New York NY; Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY 56.30% 15 Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV; James Krekorian, Pensacola FL 54.56% 16 Allan Stauber, Palm Bch Grdns FL; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 56.19% 16 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Barry Rigal, New York NY 54.10% 17 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 55.94% 17 Daniel Neill, Lexington KY; Jason Rotenberg, Ridgefield CT 53.87% 18 Don Stack, Overland Park KS; Mike Aliotta, Edmond OK 55.55% 18 Nicholas Stock, North Vancouver BC; Les Fouks, Vancouver BC 53.84% 19 David Rosenberg, Jackson Heights NY; Allen Kahn, New York NY 54.75% 19 Gabrielle Sherman, W Long Branch NJ; Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY 53.62% 20 Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY; Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY 54.54% 20 Michael Moss, New York NY; Tom Hanlon, Dublin 6 Ireland 52.80% 21 Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 54.39% 21 Sabino Blujas, Buenos Aires Argentina; Pablo Ravenna, Buenos Aires 14 Argentina 52.61% 22 Victor King, Hartford CT; Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT 54.28% 22 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA 52.60% 23 Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA; Chris Larsen, Laguna Woods CA 54.18% 23/24 Alejandro Bianchedi, Buenos Aires Argentina; Joaquin Pacareu, Santiago Chile Chile 52.04% 24 John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC 54.10% 23/24 Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT; Adam Wildavsky, New York NY 52.04% 25 Rai Osborne, Anaheim CA; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 53.61% 25 Alan Kleist, Cheverly MD; Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL 51.86% 26 William Pollack, New York NY; Mark Feldman, Austin TX 53.43% 26 Danny Sprung - Paul Lewis, Las Vegas NV 51.83% Page 18 Saturday, March 23, 2013 Daily Bulletin

FRIDAY AFTERNOON SIDE GAME FRIDAY-SUNDAY AFT/EVE SIDE SERI ONE OF SIX SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS UUU VVV EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Pierre Zimmermann - Franck Multon, 98000 Monaco 64.81% 1 Jack Waller, Ridgecrest CA; C. Buddy Carls, Huntington Bh CA 60.35% 2 1 1 Doug Darnley - Brenda Griffiths, Pickering ON 62.96% 2 William McFall, New Berlin WI; Jerry Poliquin, Gurnee IL 59.91% 3 2 Paul Amer - Samuel Amer, Newark DE 58.82% 3 1 Arlyne Shockman, Philadelphia PA; Salle Martinis, Laguna Woods CA 59.69% 4 Paula Crabbs - Terry Crabbs, Kansas City MO 56.21% 4 2 1 Steve Palmer - Melissa Weener, Saint Louis MO 55.01% 5/6 3/4 Eric Schulz - Mary Schulz, Reynoldsburg OH 55.88% 5 Richard Brummer, Effingham IL; Thomas Cox, Mount Juliet TN 53.59% 5/6 3/4 2 Deborah King, Creve Coeur MO; Linda McDaniel, Williamsburg VA 55.88% 6 3 2 Rachel Valett - Ann Schneider, Great Falls MT 53.27% 7 5 William Evans, Bonne Terre MO; Clay Cuthbertson, Quincy IL 54.68% 7 4 3 Richard Booker, Columbia MO; Mark Rosenholz, Albany NY 52.29% 8 6 3 Bill Beaushaw, Pearl River LA; Bruno Dellamea, Beckley WV 54.03% 8/9 5 4 Ann Parker - Sudhir Shah, Dallas TX 51.63% 4 Barry Kalman, Olivette MO; John Antognoli, Clayton MO 48.37% 8/9 John Derdall - Jan Derdall, Western Springs IL 51.63% 6 Diane Carden - Shirley Wall, Tulsa OK 50.44%

2ND FRIDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS S T EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Jennie Legge - Winston Legge Jr, Pensacola FL 66.23% 1 1 Linda Powers, Chesterfield MO; Egon Diekhoff, Maryland Hts MO 64.38% 2 1 Allison Hunt - Zachary Brescoll, Charlotte NC 59.15% 2/3 Sadik Arf, Saratoga CA; Sharon Goldman, New York NY 61.22% 3 Ray Johnson, Park City UT; Howard Piltch, South Bend IN 59.04% 2/3 Dorsey Brown - Frank Collecchia, Prospect KY 61.22% 4 2 1 Michael Mitra, Lake St Louis MO; David Fricke, St Charles MO 56.43% 4 Maureen Brines - Tracy Brines, Cedar Rapids IA 56.32% 5 3 2 Lynn Smith - Lynn Vogel, Knoxville TN 55.88% 5 2 Polly Schoning, Manhattan KS; Dianne Childs, Wamego KS 55.45% 6 4 3 Dan Graham, Redfield AR; Kathy Gates, North Little Ro AR 54.79% 6 3 Lorrie Schramm, Anaheim CA; Renee Alpert, Orange CA 53.16% 7 Abe Jakob - Peter Jargowsky, Ft Lauderdale FL 52.51% 7 4 Lee Steinmeier - Dianne Carr, Duluth MN 51.63% 8 5 George Atherton - Susan Atherton, Baton Rouge LA 52.40% 8 5 1 Paul Burnham, Wilton CT; Sue Holbert, Evanston IL 51.31% 9 Mike Albert - Kathleen Owen, Omaha NE 51.85% 9 6 Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Minneapolis MN; Marianne Claysmith, St Augustine FL 51.09% 6 4 Lincoln May, Glastonbury CT; Dinesh Gupta, South Windsor CT 51.42% 2 Elaine Booker, Arnold MO; Navin Shah, Maryland Hghts MO 49.78% 3 D Abraham, Windsor ON; Edmond Douville, Hobart IN 48.47% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS U V EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Melissa Fitton, Urbana IL; John Maloney, Mahomet IL 59.59% 1 Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA; Richard Wieland, Redding CT 60.02% 2 Denny O’Connor, Saint Louis MO; Rod Beery, Saint Charles MO 56.86% 2 Tom Oppenheimer, Ballwin MO; Elizabeth Percich, Saint Louis MO 58.28% 3 2 2 Rosanne Reeve-Newson - Daniel Labrie, Halifax NS 56.54% 3 Richard Ekstrum, Crystal MN; J Thomas Holzer, Plymouth MN 56.10% 4 3 Christine Halkiotis, Wellesley Hills MA; Diogo Teixeira, Wellesley MA 55.01% 4 1 Jay Hitt, Goodlettsville TN; Anne Tanner, Nashville TN 55.77% 5 Debra Eaves, Northville MI; Lynne Schaeffer, W Bloomfield MI 53.59% 5 2 Jonathan Forde, Geneva NY; James Carroll, Lyons NY 55.34% 6 4 Francis Tseng - Jim Davis, Erie PA 51.96% 6 3 Bruce Greenspan, Naples FL; Judy Cardin, Bonita Springs FL 55.12% 7 5 Linda King, Fairfield Glade TN; Louise Fontecchio, Nashville TN 51.63% 7 John Hrones Jr, Needham MA; Bill Irvine, Quincy MA 55.01% 8 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC 51.42% 8 4 Hall Whitaker - William Morgan, Rolla MO 54.58% 9 6 Dolores Hill, Chesterfield MO; Ann Ruwitch, Saint Louis MO 51.20% 9/10 5 Alice Kerckhoff - Judy Putzel, Saint Louis MO 53.92% 3/4 Becky Shugart - G. Eric Shugart, Lakewood OH 50.22% 9/10 Milton Zlatic, Saint Louis MO; Rod Van Wyk, Alton IL 53.92% 3/4 Trella Bromley, Jacksonville FL; Jeff Jackson, White Bear Lake MN 50.22% 6 1 Stanley Berkowitz, Delray Beach FL; Diane Berkowitz, Hawley PA 52.51% 2 Jacques Beauregard - Louis Leroux, Montreal QC 48.04% 3 Danielle Tremblay, Outremont QC; Denise Roy-Letourneau, Lasalle QC 46.51%

WHITEHEAD WOMEN’S PAIRS FIRST FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS L M EAST-WEST 1 Joanne Weingold, Boca Raton FL; Jan Assini, Aurora OH 63.46% 1 Jo Anne Newby, Knoxville TN; Patricia Jankovic, Alcoa TN 59.69% 2 Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY; Rhoda Kratenstein, Delray Beach FL 63.08% 2 Lynne Feldman, San Diego CA; Chris Benson, Le Roy IL 58.31% 3 Irina Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL; Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA 59.08% 3 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Carlyn Steiner, Seattle WA 58.08% 4 Barbara Sartorius, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL 57.85% 4 Gerrianne Mason, Crossville TN; Dot Blue, Nashville TN 57.46% 5 Linda Spangler, Ft Worth TX; Carol Schoenhals, Lubbock TX 57.31% 5 Carolyne Fox, Manvel TX; Georgiana Gates, Houston TX 56.46% 6 Carol Schaffer, Saint Louis MO; Nell Schneider, Chesterfield MO 55.31% 6 Terry Currie, Houston TX; Shawn Quinn, Sugar Land TX 56.15% 7 Debra Romero, Clarkson Valley MO; Peggy Wald, Chesterfield MO 53.08% 7 Susan Picus - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 55.92% 8 Anne Brenner, Denver CO; Kitty Cooper, Lakeside CA 51.85% 8 Rozanne Pollack, New York NY; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL 55.31% 9 JoAnn Sprung, Las Vegas NV; Betty Ann Kennedy, Shreveport LA 51.62% 9 Dana Berkowitz, New York NY; Bronia Jenkins, Vero Beach FL 54.15% 10 Diane Shannon, Saratoga CA; Lynn Shannon, Los Gatos CA 51.38% 10 Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; Shawn Stringer, Silver Spring MD 53.69%

RED RIBBON PAIRS FIRST FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS N O P EAST-WEST 1 Jeroen Swinkels, Evanston IL; Charles Alexander, Northbrook IL 61.59% 1 David Loeb - Maureen Loeb, Heathrow FL 62.10% 2 Allen Rew, Independence MO; Keith Smith, Lees Summit MO 59.56% 2 Phil Michaelson - Denny Penticoff, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 60.58% 3 Michael Lieberman, Cambridge MA; Reid Barton, Arlington MA 57.89% 3 Mary Allen, Peoria IL; Eunice Patton, Bloomington IL 58.05% 4 Brian Cummins, Cordova TN; Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR 57.44% 4 Pawel Hanus, Carrollton TX; Bogumil Knypinski, N Richland Hill TX 57.79% 5 Carol Frank, Burbank CA; James Berglund, Okemos MI 57.29% 5 David Dodgson, Lansdale PA; Thomas Salter, Hatfield PA 56.73% 6 Martina Kelley - Michael Kelley, Lake Zurich IL 56.88% 6 Robert Fisk, Cincinnati OH; Steve Callaham, Woodstock GA 56.68% 7 John Krueger - Melvin Rueppel, Estes Park CO 55.82% 7 J Ann Bouchard - Jeanie Pearson, Columbia MO 56.43% 8 Brian Zaugg - Liliana Diaconescu, Burien WA 55.77% 8 Polly Siegel, Los Altos CA; Kevin Schoenfeld, Pleasanton CA 55.67% 9 Vladimir Oudalov, Waukesha WI; Stanley Weiss, Livingston NJ 55.01% 9 Michael Shaw - Terry Visentin, Winnipeg MB 55.36% 10 Kimberly Music, Lewis Center OH; Cenk Tuncok, Amesbury MA 54.86% 10 Jeff Dater, Dallas TX; Rich Brandenburg, Coppell TX 54.50% 11 Justin Graver, Omaha NE; Jeffrey Buckwalter, Papillion NE 54.61% 11 Arthur Giovannangeli, Dublin NH; Lawrence Cheetham, Bedford NH 54.10% 12 Steve Ramos, Jr, Seal Beach CA; John Petrie, Long Beach CA 54.55% 12 Joyce McMonagle - Lelvin Crowe, Cordova TN 53.24% 13 Francine Moring, Columbia SC; Betsy Stanton, Hartsville SC 54.25% 13 Michael Creager, Brecksville OH; John Bacon, Shaker Heights OH 51.47% 14 Brian Weikle, Robbinsdale MN; William Cummings, Monticello MN 54.15% 14 Grace Charron, Bradenton FL; Albert Votolato, Attleboro MA 51.21% 15 William Howard, Green Valley AZ; Edward Helpert, Tucson AZ 52.99% 15 Ben McKown Jr - Stephen Kishner, Metairie LA 51.11% 16/18 Julian Wachs - Elizabeth Wachs, Chapel Hill NC 51.47% 16 Kerry Cotterell, Clifton Park NY; Bruce Williams, Medford Lakes NJ 50.96% 16/18 Frank Amrine - Jo Ellen Amrine, Louisville KY 51.47% 16/18 Ryan Connors - Randi Adelman, New York NY 51.47%

SILODOR OPEN PAIRS FIRST FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS F G H I EAST-WEST 1 Alejandro Bianchedi, Buenos Aires Argentina; Joaquin Pacareu, Santiago Chile Chile 63.19% 1 Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL; Jim Foster, Birmingham AL 60.43% 2 John Zilic, Houston TX; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 60.85% 2 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL 60.04% 3 David Coles - Dan Parish, Omaha NE 58.92% 3 Robert Giragosian, Bakersfield CA; Larry Robbins, Deerfield IL 59.34% 4 Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA; Leo Bell, Long Beach CA 58.29% 4 Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; David Bakhshi, London England 59.13% 5 Michal Nowosadzki, Weyheriwi 84-20 Poland; Pawel Jassem, Poland 58.20% 5 Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 58.65% 6 Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD 57.99% 6 Weishu Wu, Irvine CA; Bo Liu, Santa Ana CA 58.32% 7 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Barry Rigal, New York NY 57.72% 7 Jim Johnsen - Paul Darin, San Diego CA 57.90% 8 Randy Corn, Kirkland WA; Donald Mamula, Mill Creek WA 57.57% 8 Jenny Wolpert, Jupiter FL; Jill Levin, Henderson NV 57.60% 9 Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 57.00% 9 Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA; Christopher Gibson, Beaverton OR 57.33% 10 Nicholas Fitzgibbon, Dublin 24 Ireland; Adam Mesbur, Dublin 14 Ireland 56.70% 10 Marion Michielsen, AM Rotterd Netherlands; Meike Wortel, Amsterdam Netherlands 57.15% 11 Toby White, Des Moines IA; Richard Newell, West Des Moines IA 56.28% 11 Robert Lebi, Toronto ON; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA 56.82% 12 Dan Morse, Houston TX; John Sutherlin, Dallas TX 55.80% 12 Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL; Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN 55.08% 13 Karl Zaman, Strongsville OH; Bernie Greenspan, Beachwood OH 55.38% 13 John Lusky, Portland OR; Allan Falk, Okemos MI 55.05% 14/15 Alan Kleist, Cheverly MD; Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL 55.26% 14 Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 55.02% 14/15 Hector Camberos, Charlotte NC; Pablo Lambardi, Buenos Aires 10 Argentina 55.26% 15 Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 54.60% 16 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Jay Borker, Greenwich CT 55.05% 16 Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL 54.18% 17 Susi Ross, Winter Spgs FL; David Rogers, Pinehurst NC 55.02% 17 John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC 54.00% 18 Gabrielle Sherman, W Long Branch NJ; Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY 54.57% 18 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 53.82% 19 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 54.45% 19 Dennis Newman, Scarsdale NY; Donald Spaulding, Mountain View CA 53.55% 20 Krzysztof Jassem, Puszczykoud Poland; Marcin Mazurkiewicz, Poland 54.27% 20 Jay Whipple III, Boca Grande FL; Ed Schulte, Tampa FL 53.22% 21 Jurek Czyzowicz, Gatineau QC; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 53.61% 21 Jean Barry, Livermore CA; Richard Meffley, Fresno CA 53.13% 22 Stephen Stewart, Overland Park KS; Jack Spear, Shawnee Mission KS 53.40% 22 Valentin Kovachev, Glencoe IL; Henry Nelson, Zelienople PA 52.94% 23 Daniel Neill, Lexington KY; Jason Rotenberg, Ridgefield CT 53.13% 23 Marin Marinov, New York NY; David Yang, Darien IL 52.31% 24 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA 52.37% 24 Ronald Powell, Santa Clara CA; Greg Loran, Lubbock TX 51.95% 25 Brad Carmichael, Kansas City MO; Jeffrey Miller, Naperville IL 52.28% 25/26 Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI; Norman Bolton, Beverly Hills MI 51.68% 26 Ray Miller, Seattle WA; Chris Moore, Bellevue WA 51.95% 25/26 Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY; Joan Brody, Morristown NJ 51.68%

2ND FRIDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS SECTION AAA A B C 1 Michael Bobroff, St Louis MO; Jane Miller, Chesterfield MO 62.28% 2 1 1 Cathy Paulsmeyer, Chesterfield MO; Mary Joan Woods, St Louis MO 60.83% 3 2 Vicki Valley - Susan Pate, Edwardsville IL 58.63% 4 Nancy Gulick, Ladue MO; Jane Rouse, St Louis MO 58.18% 5 3 Judy Neel - Anita Castagna, Belleville IL 56.37% 6 4 Jana Dabney, Chickasha OK; Karen Birck, Wilton CT 55.91% 2 Irene Hommert, Kirkwood MO; Susan Lloyd, St Louis MO 53.63%

2ND FRIDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DDD EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Jack Hund - Cecile Hund, Mechanicsburg PA 62.20% 1 Jim Postudensek - Norma Postudensek, Duluth MN 59.82% 2 2 2 Michael Kelly, Ballwin MO; David Dierkes, St Louis MO 61.90% 2 1 1 Annette Fudemberg, Saint Louis MO; Robin Spaulding, Cascade CO 58.93% 3 3 Robert Daniels, Lake St Louis MO; William Davis, Chesterfield MO 60.12% 3 2 2 John Rice - Lauren Rice, St Louis MO 57.74% 4 4 Rayanna Bramblett, Pebble Beach CA; Grace Fagin, Chesterfield MO 57.14% 4 3 Carolyn Bower, St Louis MO; Susan Davison, New York NY 56.55% 5 Charles Rhea - Louise Rhea, Indio CA 56.85% 5 Donna Morris - Roger Morris, Garden City KS 52.08% 3 Judith Lynch, Sarasota FL; Kathy Furgason, O’Fallon MO 50.89% 4 Susan Corley, Saint Louis MO; Missy Ramey, St Louis MO 51.19% 3 Sheila Baker - Peggy Kramer, Indianapolis IN 50.60% Daily Bulletin Saturday, March 23, 2013 Page 19

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION EEE EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Tim Burgess - Margie Burgess, Winfield IL 62.50% 1 1 1 Regina Schlueter - Ken Schlueter, Ferguson MO 66.37% 2 Cliff Barton, Springfield MO; Twyla Stewart, Bolivar MO 55.23% 2 2 Bill Orrick, House Springs MO; William Lobdell, Des Peres MO 62.80% 3 Richard Krueger, Milwaukee WI; Thomas Krueger, Shorewood WI 52.76% 3 Elizabeth Stephen, Eastport MI; Patricia Berger, Chesterfield MO 60.08% 4 Katherine Hartenberger, Creve Coeur MO; Hope Wood, Clarkson Valley MO 52.68% 4 Alan Wilson - Lesley Wilson, Port Elgin ON 54.80% 5 2 Joseph Butkiewicz - Robert Street, Chesterfield MO 52.04% 5 3 2 Marilyn Reznik, St. Louis MO; Gail Fischmann, Frontenac MO 50.30% 3 2 Beverly Wedel, Bartlesville OK; Richard Doss, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 50.30% 4 3 Mary Atherly - Alan Atherly, Ames IA 48.64% 4 Elizabeth Rice, Madison MS; Helen Taylor, Jackson MS 49.15% 3 Raymond Laythe, Saint Louis MO; Samuel McClarney, Fenton MO 48.81%

RON SMITH OPEN PAIRS 1 OF 2 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS MM NN OO PP EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Ed Ulman, Portland OR; Jim Looby, Burbank CA 62.69% 1 Jim Tully, Cocoa FL; Julia Bomalaski, Indialantic FL 64.25% 2 Lisa Berkowitz - Sally Strul, Boca Raton FL 62.12% 2 Victoria Muir - William Muir, Kansas City MO 63.92% 3 1 Mark Weiss - Stu Cohen, Southfield MI 60.69% 3 1 1 Sean Casey, Atlantic Hlds NJ; Jason Tokuda, Livingston N J 63.57% 4 Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; Nancy Katz, Carolina PR 59.02% 4 2 Allison Howard, Cookeville TN; Stefanie Scott, Holly MI 59.30% 5 Mike Giacaman - Jack Bryant, Saint Louis MO 58.67% 5 Joan Cremin, Paradise Valley AZ; Haig Tchamitch, Scottsdale AZ 58.35% 6 Jim O’Neil, Cupertino CA; Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA 57.97% 6 Janise Saul - Donna Swarthout, San Antonio TX 57.74% 7 Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT; Joe Degaetano, Atkinson NH 57.72% 7 3 Joanne Smith, Westmont NJ; David Macrae, Morrisville PA 57.48% 8 Rajan Mehta, Bloomington IN; Atsuko Nakamura, Pearland TX 57.35% 8 4 Becky Bien, Maumelle AR; Somers Collins, Roland AR 56.56% 9 Barbara Nist, Seatac WA; Polly Dunn, Bellevue WA 56.62% 9 Steve Shirey, Fort Worth TX; Don Lussky, Elmhurst IL 56.52% 10 2 Michael Stein, Highland Park IL; Norman Rosenstein, Winnetka IL 56.36% 10 Li-Hsiang Kuo - Kun-Chieh Wang, Madison WI 56.14% 11 3 1 Leah Boyer - Owen Byer, Harrisonburg VA 56.11% 11 Sharon Christenson, Sun City AZ; Barbara Lehman, Glenview IL 56.05% 12 4 Ron Combs, Ballwin MO; George Hawley, Florissant MO 56.02% 12 Jon Nance, Springfield MO; Paul Ross, Fair Grove MO 56.04% 13 Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ; Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL 56.01% 13 5 2 Ginny Dimond - Mike Dimond, Elmhurst IL 55.99% 14 Robert Lurie, Wayland MA; Richard Weiss, Swampscott MA 55.73% 14 Mike Sloan - Christopher Overpeck, Louisville KY 55.99% 15 Cheryl Ambach, Glasgow KY; Marsha Kyle, Louisville KY 55.46% 15 6 Farid Azzam, Chesterfield MO; Marie Sander, Saint Louis MO 55.21% 16 Charles Starovasnik, Ballwin MO; Michael Carmen, Saint Louis MO 55.14% 16 7 3 Iulian Christian, Bucharest Russia; Maria Tsoukalas, New York NY 55.05% 17 5 2 Herbert Rosen, Overland Park KS; Jules Moskowitz, Shawnee Mission KS 54.87% 17 8 Daniel Blaettler, Kettering OH; Greg Johnson, League City TX 54.89% 18 Will Engel, Freeport IL; James Melville, Springfield IL 54.80% 18 John Burgener, St Louis MO; Michael Pitonak, Valley Park MO 54.72% 19 Linda Green, Southaven MS; Linda Mamula, Mill Creek WA 54.78% 19 9 4 Robert Lechner - Randall Smith, Vincennes IN 53.43% 20 Carreen Hinds, Bakersfield CA; Judy Pede, Grass Valley CA 54.77% 20 Lance Chamberlain - Greg Caucutt, Rochester MN 52.62% 21 Jo Morse, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL 54.49% 21 Judi Radin, New York NY; Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA 52.58% 22 John Maki, Bothell WA; Amy DeShaw, Seattle WA 54.45% 22 10 Frederick Mason - Douglas Dyer, Beckley WV 51.68% 23 Corey Krantz, Philadelphia PA; Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ 53.46% 23 11 5 Mark Gospodnetic, Richmond VA; Marc Warner, Crozier VA 51.22% 24 6 3 Dennis Schultz, Harrison OH; Lawrence Newman, Cincinnati OH 52.94% 24 Karen Coe - John Coe, Ewing IL 51.13% 7 Daniel Jackson, Spring TX; Bill McCarty, San Antonio TX 51.17% 12 6 Anant Rathi - Dennis Kriventsov, Austin TX 50.45% 8 Marilyn Haggins - Murray Haggins, Calgary AB 50.50% 9 4 Andrew Dykes - Helene Dykes, Mission Viejo CA 49.28% 10 Jay Barron, Tulsa OK; Adam Hickman, Birmingham United Kingdom 49.17% 11 Sue Himel - Marianne Johansson, Omaha NE 48.71% ST. LOUIS BRIDGE CENTER SIDE GAME 2 OF 3 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS N O EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; Lucia Enica, Belmont MA 63.74% 1 Carolyn Riely, San Antonio TX; Josephine Grabow, Grey Forest TX 60.42% 2 Lloyd Arvedon, Woburn MA; Nataly Goldin, Chestnut Hill MA 61.50% 2 Jerry Helms - La McLeod, Charlotte NC 58.75% 3 1 1 Mark Marty, Clayton CA; Donna Butcher, Winnipeg MB 59.30% 3 1 Kathy Twomey, Bloomfield Vlg MI; H Hunt, Charlotte NC 58.14% 4 2 Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR; Ti Davis, Little Rock AR 58.34% 4 2 1 Bruce Lang, Philadelphia PA; Joanne Smith, Westmont NJ 53.50% 5 3 2 Anne Knott - Patsy Howell, Houston TX 57.07% 5 3 2 Dennis Schultz, Harrison OH; Lawrence Newman, Cincinnati OH 53.43% 6 Kathy Bye, Burnaby BC; Nicole Dupuis, Victoria BC 55.70% 6 Betty Cox - David Cox, Randolph NJ 52.61% 7 4 3 John Altman - John Altman, Mariemont OH 55.39% 7 4 Peter Whipple, Mason OH; Isaac Stephani, Cincinnati OH 52.53% 5 4 Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA; Sheryl McEwan, Reston VA 52.50% 5 3 Annet Bonfanti, Redding CT; Carolyn Crabtree, Coronado CA 52.23% 4 Alison Burkett, Kitchener ON; Adrian Record, Fergus ON 51.93%

2ND FRIDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION AAA EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Irene Hommert, Kirkwood MO; Susan Lloyd, St Louis MO 66.14% 1 1 Vicki Valley - Susan Pate, Edwardsville IL 67.40% 2 Carolyn Kolman, St. Louis MO; Nancy Labrier, Saint Louis MO 64.73% 2 Marc Oliff - Lori Oliff, Englewood Cliff NJ 58.76% 3 Judith Pifer - Roger Pifer, Glen Carbon IL 62.70% 3 2 Judy Neel - Anita Castagna, Belleville IL 54.20% 4 2 2 Cathy Paulsmeyer, Chesterfield MO; Mary Joan Woods, St Louis MO 57.78% 4 3 1 Susan Davis - Jobeth Brown, St Louis MO 52.80% 3 Marylee Beuerle, Town & Country MO; Courtney Wilderman, Florissant MO 49.76%

2ND FRIDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DDD EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Ballard Simmons, Jr - Marilyn Simmons, Fulton MO 59.23% 1 1 1 Marcia Pandjiris, Chesterfield MO; Edward Reese, San Antonio TX 62.50% 2 2 Thomas Brossard, Saint Louis MO; Edwin Thomas Jr, St Louis MO 55.95% 2 2 Bill Orrick, House Springs MO; William Lobdell, Des Peres MO 60.71% 3 3 Terran Leemis, Bloomfield Hill MI; Arlene Stec, Rochester MI 53.87% 3 3 2 Patricia Lazaroff - Richard Lazaroff, St Louis MO 58.33% 4 4 Robert Daniels, Lake St Louis MO; William Davis, Chesterfield MO 53.57% 4 4 3 Tim Burgess - Margie Burgess, Winfield IL 58.04% 5 5 2 Douglas Golden, Severna Park MD; Ruth Shilkret, Arnold MD 51.19% 5/6 4/5 Mary Tweedie - Julia Bruner, Bloomington IL 53.57% 3 Michael Kelly, Ballwin MO; David Dierkes, St Louis MO 50.89% 5/6 4/5 Jody Glatt - Diane Seely, Naples FL 53.57% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION EEE EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Linda Langsdorf, St Louis MO; Joyce Lewin, Chesterfield MO 61.01% 1 1 Richard Fernie - Janet Fernie, North Kingston RI 58.33% 2 2 2 Meredith Schainblatt, Clearwater FL; Joan Barzilai, Cleveland Hgths OH 57.44% 2 Norma Postudensek - Jim Postudensek, Duluth MN 56.55% 3 Katherine Hartenberger, Creve Coeur MO; Hope Wood, Clarkson Valley MO 54.76% 3 2 Carolyn Bower, St Louis MO; Susan Davison, New York NY 55.06% 4 3 Margaret Lichty - Judith Argue, Rochester MN 52.08% 4 3 Elizabeth Rice, Madison MS; Helen Taylor, Jackson MS 54.17% 5/6 4/5 3/4 Missy Ramey - Karen Crebs, St Louis MO 51.49% 5 4 1 Nadia Alul - Tom McClarren, St Louis MO 53.57% 5/6 4/5 3/4 Jayne Costanzo, Glen Carbon IL; Donna Docter, Edwardsville IL 51.49% 2 Pamela Ballard, Swansea IL; Judith Wagner, Belleville IL 52.38%

Tomorrow’s Bridge Events Sunday, March 24, 10 a.m. Event Session Sold /player/session ACBL members* Other A/X Swiss Teams 1-2 America’s Center, Room 224 $16 $18 B/C/D Swiss Teams 1-2 America’s Center, Room 224 $16 $18 Stratified Senior Swiss Teams 1-2 America’s Center, Room 223 $16 $18 All: Play-through Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 5th single session America’s Center, Room 221 $16 $18 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $15 Sunday, March 24, 10 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Stratified 1-2 Renaissance, Landmark 3 $16 $18 Sunday, March 24, 10 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. Don S. Hilleary Memorial Saturday-Sunday Bracketed KO Teams 3-4 America’s Center, Room 224 $16 $18 Sunday, March 24, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. GOLDER NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS, FLIGHT B 1-2 F Renaissance, Landmark 5 No fee PRESIDENT’S CUP NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS, FLIGHT C 1-2 F Renaissance, Landmark 5 No fee Sunday, March 24, 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. JACOBY OPEN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 F Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $20 Sunday, March 24, 11 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. MACHLIN WOMEN’S SWISS TEAMS 1-2 F Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $20 Sunday, March 24, 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. VANDERBILT KNOCKOUT TEAMS Final Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $20 Sunday, March 24, 2:30 p.m. Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 6th single session America’s Center, Room 220 $16 $18 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $17

Unless otherwise noted, Strati-Flighted and Strati-Flighted Senior events are divided: A/X (3000+, 0-3000); separate from B/C/D (1000-2000, 500-1000, 0-500). Strata breaks for Stratified and Stratified Senior events are: A (2000+), B (750-2000), C (0-750). *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition. Page 20 Saturday, March 23, 2013 Daily Bulletin

Today’s Bridge Events Saturday, March 23, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Friday-Saturday Morning Compact KO Teams 3-4 Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $16 $18 St. Louis Bridge Center Side Game 3rd single session Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $16 $18 Part of the Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $15 Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Stratified Daylight Open Pairs 1-2 Renaissance, Landmark 3 $16 $18 Saturday, March 23, Noon & 7 p.m. VANDERBILT KNOCKOUT TEAMS Semifinals Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $20 Saturday, March 23, 1 p.m. Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 3rd single session America’s Center, Room 220 $16 $18 Saturday, March 23, 1 & 7:30 p.m. JACOBY OPEN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 Q Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $20 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions MACHLIN WOMEN’S SWISS TEAMS 1-2 Q Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $20 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions GOLDER NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS, FLIGHT B 1-2 Q America’s Center, Room 240 No fee Pre-qualification required. 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions PRESIDENT’S CUP NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS, FLIGHT C 1-2 Q America’s Center, Room 240 No fee Pre-qualification required. 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 America’s Center, Room 222 $16 $18 (2500+; 0-2500) Gold Rush 750/300 Pairs 1-2 America’s Center, Room 221 $16 $18 Gold points for 0-750 Don S. Hilleary Memorial Saturday-Sunday Bracketed KO Teams 1-2 America’s Center, Room 224 $16 $18 Continues Sunday at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $15 Saturday, March 23, 7:30 p.m. Stratified Side Swiss Teams single America’s Center, Room 224 $15 $17 Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 4th single session America’s Center, Room 220 $16 $18 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $15 Saturday, March 23, 11:30 p.m. Zip KO Teams single Renaissance, Landmark 5 $12/team/match

Unless otherwise noted, Strati-Flighted and Strati-Flighted Senior events are divided: A/X (3000+, 0-3000); separate from B/C/D (1000-2000, 500-1000, 0-500). Strata breaks for Stratified and Stratified Senior events are: A (2000+), B (750-2000), C (0-750). *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition.

Remembering Don Hilleary Don S. Hilleary of St. Louis MO was a long-time Don loved to envision bridge challenge matches, He loved to tell stories of the early bridge social bridge player who took up duplicate late in setting up a St. Louis versus Kansas City challenge in pioneers. Don envisioned a charity game where the life. He died in 2004 after a short battle with cancer. the late Nineties. Don enjoyed playing social bridge results would be compared against a table of experts. Don was a member of the armed forces. After with friends, often joking that he and his partner He died before that ever came to fruition. he left the service, he graduated from St. Louis might “have to eat at McDonald’s for lunch all week” There are many in St. Louis that still miss seeing University in 1951, and became an attorney. He never after a particularly “costly” game, where he might Don at the bridge table. really retired from the practice of law. have lost $5 or so. Don, we hope you enjoy watching us today!

Only

27 days until the world's largest gathering of regional tournament bridge players.

Only

3 2 days until the world's largest gathering of regional tournament bridge players.