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ACBL Hires New Counsel the Final Round of All Four Flights of the Grand Linda Dunn, an Attorney with a Member of the ACBL and the National Teams Takes Place Today Sunday, July 24, 2016 Washington DC • July 21-31, 2016 Volume 88, Number 3 Daily Bulletin 88th North American Bridge Championships [email protected] | Editors: Paul Linxwiler and Brent Manley GNT finals today ACBL hires new counsel The final round of all four flights of the Grand Linda Dunn, an attorney with A member of the ACBL and the National Teams takes place today. extensive experience in the business American Bridge Association (ABA) In the Championship Flight, Martel (D21) meets world, has been hired to fill the since the mid-1980s, she did not play Merblum (D25). Martel won its semifinal match newly created role of ACBL in-house bridge while she pursued her legal against Stoltz (D20) 123-74, while Merblum won in counsel. As a full-time employee, career and only recently returned to two quarters by defeating Smith (D1) 121-37. Dunn is part of the executive the game. In Flight A, Prairie (D6) battles Gao (D19). management team at Headquarters A certified ABA bridge instructor, Prairie topped Pike (D23) 128-103 in the semifinal, in Horn Lake MS. Among other Dunn taught several beginning bridge and in the other bracket, Gao defeated Stein 143-46 responsibilities, she assumes the classes at Chicago public libraries, in three quarters. duties formerly performed by League community centers and her local club. The Flight B title will be decided in the all- Counsel Peter Rank, who is retiring One of her favorite bridge memories California match between Chokriwala (D23) and following the Summer NABC. is winning the ABA Silver Life Master Wilson (D22). Chokriwala came back from a 60-IMP Robert Hartman, ACBL’s chief Player of the Year and she looks halftime deficit against Beecher (D13) to advance executive officer, said he and the management team forward to advancing up the ACBL ranks. 135-127, while Wilson easily handled Anderson (D7) are pleased to have someone with Dunn’s experience What follows is a closer look at ACBL’s new 181-102. and knowledge helping the organization move counsel. The Flight C final features Chang (D22) vs. forward. “We are very pleased to have Linda on Dunn, 60, was born in West Helena AR, about Huang (D21). Chang narrowly defeated Thorstad board,” Hartman said. 75 miles southwest of Memphis, where she spent her (D7) in the semifinal, 92-84, and Huang stayed in Dunn’s experience encompasses large firm and in- teen years. She graduated from Hamilton High School control against Nitschelm (D25) to win 130-87. house legal practices, business planning and financial in 1974 and began an education odyssey that resulted analysis as well as business management. She is a in three degrees from Harvard, including one from the “triple Crimson”: She earned a bachelor’s degree Harvard Law School. Egyptians lead LM Pairs in psychology and social relations from Harvard Dunns started college at Radcliffe, a liberal Ahmed Hussein and Tarek Sadek, both of Cairo, University, a law degree from Harvard Law School arts college that functioned as a female coordinate Egypt, start play today on the final day of the von and an MBA from Harvard Business School. institution for the all-male Harvard. The school Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs with a lead of 4.63 She recently received her master of laws degree became coed in 1977. matchpoints on a top of 47. from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago. Ever busy, Dunn was active on the Radcliffe Right behind them are Jeff Meckstroth and Eric Dunn learned to play bridge during high school in campus, organizing events and social clubs. Her Rodwell, who dropped into the event after their team Memphis TN and continued to play during her college advisors told her she should go to business school. lost in the quarterfinal round of the Grand National years. continued on page 5 Teams Championship Flight. The Golden Touch Bernstein-Baron lead During the last week of June, Mitch Towner gave Bruce King Midas a run for his money – a million-dollar Robert Bernstein of Albuquerque NM and Jay run, to be exact – and topped it off by earning a Barron of Tulsa OK lead the Bruce LM-5000 Pairs boatload of masterpoints. Gold, of course. after yesterday’s semifinal round. In second are Bruce The 29-year-old Towner of Tucson AZ is an Luttrell and Barbara Luttrell of San Jose CA. up-and-comer in the world of top-level bridge. He’s notched two second-place finishes in limited NABC contests - the 2009 Red Ribbon Pairs playing with his Californians lead Young father, and the 2013 Grand National Teams, Flight A Charles Riffle of Emerald Hills CA and Douglas – and he was a member of the U.S. Junior Team from Grant of San Francisco lead the pack of semifinalists in 2010 to 2013. Towner is most proud, however, of his the Young 0-1500 Pairs. They are followed by Texans 13th-place finish in this year’s Platinum Pairs playing Robert Schmidt and Ari Sippola, while New Yorkers with John Ramos of West Hollywood CA. Sharon Ainspan and Jacqueline Chang are third. But Towner has been a fan of poker for many years, too, and has begun trying his luck at tournaments. Towner, an assistant professor of finance Gong, Wu lead at the University of Arizona, describes himself as 10K Pairs being very much an amateur at the game, and he Two California players, Xiao-Yan Gong and came up empty-handed in his first few forays into Weishu Wu, take a lead of .36 matchpoints into the money events. In late June, Towner entered the 2016 final day of the 0-10,000 NABC Pairs. Gong is from World Series of Poker’s Monster Stack No-Limit fairly early from the four-day WSOP event which Laguna Niguel, Wu from Irvine. In second with two Hold’em tournament in Las Vegas and stunned the began on a Friday, Towner figured he would have sessions to play are Robert Katz, Ann Arbor MI, and poker world by winning the contest that featured plenty of time to join his team for the knockout event Robert Cappelli, Sanibel FL. a field of almost 7,000 players. Towner took home which began on Tuesday. When Towner surprisingly a check for $1,120,196 and a coveted WSOP gold made it to the final of the poker tournament (a feat bracelet, given exclusively to winners. Not bad for a that guarantees a six-figure payout), his teammates Collegiate title: $1500 buy-in. were forced to find a substitute for the first two Towner’s win in Las Vegas was an exciting Act rounds of the Bracket 1 KO in Long Beach, and Berkeley vs. Illinois 1 to that week; Act 2 was waiting for him in Los they picked up Phil Clayton of Huntington Beach The University of California at Berkeley will Angeles where he had previously agreed to play in CA. They hoped to survive to the second day of the face the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the Long Beach Regional with Ramos and teammates contest on Wednesday when Towner could join them. in the final of the 2016 Collegiate Bridge Bowl Bob Etter of Sacramento CA and Alex Kolesnik of They succeeded in this task while excitedly watching Championship. Berkeley defeated Northwestern University in yesterday’s semifinal round129-86, Ventura CA. Believing he would likely be eliminated continued on page 5 while Illinois beat the University of Chicago 161-60. Northwestern will square off against Chicago in a Pre-registration required for Spingold playoff for third-fourth. and Mini-Spingold KOs Pre-registration for the Spingold, the Wagar and the Mini-Spingold KO Teams (5000 and 1500) is required before 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 24, in the Marriott Ballroom on the lobby level. Page 2 Sunday, July 24, 2016 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Meetings are at the Marriott Wardman Park. Monday, July 25 Sunday, July 24 9 am-Noon Teacher and Club Owner Roundtable with Patty Tucker. 8:30-10 am Audrey Grant’s Modern Techniques for Bridge Teachers. Need some ideas for expanding your club? Want some help Audrey Grant’s hands-on approach and creative use of the in managing lessons? The ABTA, the Educational Foundation table, cards and bid boxes keeps students engaged, excited and the ACBL are partnering to present an informal meeting and focused. She will share these teaching techniques in this where new and potential teachers and club owners can breakfast seminar. Fee: $20 covers breakfast and materials. brainstorm with veteran teachers and club owners. Coffee, (Thurgood South/West, mezzanine level) tea and breakfast pastries will be provided. (Delaware, lobby 10 am-Noon Free Bridge Lesson with Audrey Grant. followed by a level) special game for newer players. (Thurgood South/West, 10 am-Noon Competition and Conventions Committee. (Park Tower mezzanine level) 8226, lobby level) 10-11:30 am Board of Governors meeting and ACBL General 10 am-Noon USBF Board meeting. (Park Tower 8222, lobby level) Membership meeting. All members of the ACBL Board of 9 am-Noon Zero Tolerance workshop. The goal of this lively two- Governors are invited to attend the Summer NABC meeting. hour workshop is to make the club experience more inviting This meeting is also open to the general membership of the for new members and more pleasurable for everyone by ACBL. (Marriott Ballroom, lobby level) encouraging and empowering directors and managers to deal 1-6 pm Learn Bridge in a Day?™ This popular session is designed with unacceptable behavior. (McKinley, mezzanine level) especially for true beginners, those returning to bridge after 10 am-Noon Free Bridge Lesson with Jerry Helms followed by a special long absences and those merely wanting to “test the waters” game for newer players.
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