Saturday, December 3, 2016 Volume 89, Number 9 Daily Bulletin 89th Fall North American Bridge Championships [email protected] Editors: Paul Linxwiler and Brent Manley Becker leads Atkinson-Yaeger first in Senior Mixed Lee Atkinson and Mark Yaeger of Hollywood FL Reisinger quals turned in two strong sessions in the final of the Senior Michael Becker’s team posted 17.5 wins in both Mixed Pairs to win the four-session contest by 10 qualifying sessions of the Reisinger Board-a-Match matchpoints on a 51 top. In second were Bill Eason Teams to lead the field going into today’s semifinal and Jane Eason of Nesbit MS. round. Becker is playing with Aubrey Strul, Tarek Atkinson and Yaeger play once a week at the Fort Sadek, Walid Elahmady, Michael Kamil and Richard Lauderdale Bridge Club. This is the first NABC title Coren. for Atkinson. “I want to give credit to my mentor, In second is the squad captained by Paul Fireman Janice Seamon-Molson,” she said. Yaeger has one who scored a dead-average 13 in the first qualifying previous national title: the 0-5000 Mini-Spingold KO session but a huge 21 in the second session. Teams in 2003. Fireman’s team is Gavin Wolpert, Vincent Demuy, John Kranyak, Joel Wooldridge and John Hurd. continued on page 5 Twenty teams will play today. Winners of the Senior Mixed Pairs: Lee Atkinson and Mark Yaeger. Cushing squad leads North Gladfelters sprint to10K Fast Pairs win American Swiss Mary Jane and Michael Gladfelter started play The team captained by Justine Cushing will start on Friday in sixth place in the 0-10,000 Fast Pairs. play today in the Keohane North American Swiss A mediocre first final session dropped them to 10th teams with a carryover lead of 6.6 victory points. place, but they came back strong in the second final Cushing, of New York City, is playing with Melih session to win the event by 9.31 matchpoints on a top Ozdil, also of New York; Sadik Arf of Saratoga CA, of 17. and two Finnish players – Kauko Koistinen and Vesa The winners are a married couple who live in Fagerlund. Columbus OH. Second place went to Dori Cohen, Their carryover of 30 VPs puts them just ahead Woodbury NY, and Rob Gordon of Northport NY. of the Hemant Lall, Dallas; Reese Milner, Sarasota; After their 52.61% game in the first final session, Fredric Wrang and Johan Sylvan, Sweden; Jack the Gladfelters scored 65.47% in the final session to Zhao, Boca Raton, and Eladad Ginossar Chicago. take the title. In third for today’s two semifinal sessions are Jeff The two have been playing bridge for 30 years Wolfson, Ron Smith and Steve Garner, Chicago; Neil but took 18 years off when their only child, a Silverman, Fort Lauderdale; Gary Cohler, Delray daughter, was born. When she left for college five years ago, they resumed playing and have done well. Beach, and Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA. They won the 0-10K Fast Pairs: Mary Jane and continued on page 5 Michael Gladfelter ATTENDANCE Caddies honor through Friday their favorite TD When the late TD Jackie Matthews was 9125.5 tables the caddy master at NABCs, she arranged for the young workers in her charge to play in the midnight games for free. It was fitting, then, Goodwill Message continued on page 7 You’re on lead: Be nice, and Pam Hughes, standing at right, attended others will follow suit. the midnight game honoring her late Sandy DeMartino, Chair mother, Jackie Matthews. Among the Aileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill Committee players were several TDs who once caddied for Matthews. ACBL players medal in world championships Two U.S. teams and one Canadian pair earned medals at the World Bridge Games held in Wroclaw, Poland, in September, The U.S. took home the gold medal in the Women’s Teams and Senior Teams, while Canada captured a silver medal in the Senior Pairs. Gold medalists from the U.S. in the World Gold medals in the World Senior Teams went to the U.S.: Canadians Joey Silver and John Women’s Teams: (seated) Lynn Deas; Reese Milner, Jeff Meckstroth, non-playing captian Petra Carruthers took home the silver medal (standing) Kerri Sanborn, Tobi Sokolow, Janice Hamman, Hemant Lall, Bob Hamman, Chip Martel, coach in the World Senior Pairs. Seamon-Molson, Beth Palmer and Sylvia Shi. Jacek Pszczola and Zia Mahmood. Page 2 Saturday, December 3, 2016 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Saturday, December 3 Sunday, December 4 Noon & 7 p.m. Peter Pender Memorial Vugraph. (Australia 3, lobby level) 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. Peter Pender Memorial Vugraph. (Australia 3, lobby level) CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the Saturday, Dec. 3 game! Talks will be held in Southern Hemisphere 1. Speakers and topics are 9:15 a.m. Ron Kral Takeout Doubles subject to change. ENTERTAINMENT and HOSPITALITY The Orlando NABC Host Committee is delighted to serve orange juice daily Saturday, Dec. 3 beginning at 8:45 a.m. near the cash concessions on the first and fifth levels. 10:30 p.m. Ice cream sundaes. Convention foyer, lobby level. Vugraph operators needed Life Master news Vugraph operators are needed for the final of the Dee Dee Harris Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams on Sunday, Dec. became a Life Master 4. Interested parties should contact Jan Martel at on Thursday when [email protected]. Ten operators are needed. The her team made the first session begins at 11 a.m. and the second session semifinal round of begins at 5 p.m Vugraph operators are paid $50 per the Thursday-Friday session. Daylight Knockout Teams, Bracket 4. Her partner was Parking validation Marlene Harris. Their Parking validation tickets are available at the teammates were Jean Information Desk (see hours below) on the lobby Miller and Brenda level. Kefauver, who joined Please note: Exiting the parking gate requires a Harris in becoming a credit card to pay. Life Master. All four To save time exiting the parking lot, pay for players live in Naples parking before leaving the hotel at the Valet station FL. just outside the lobby. The Valet takes cash or credit. The Wednesday Gold Rush Swiss Information Desk Teams produced The daily hours of operation for the Information another Life Master. Desk are as follows: It’s Lynda Culley of St. Petersburg FL. She played 8:20-9:55 am with Mike Williamson of Belleair FL and Ginny and Noon-12;55 pm Milfred Jones of Clearwater FL. 4:15-5:00 pm Bonnie Phillips 6:30-7:25 pm of Stuart FL is now a Silver Life Master (1000+ masterpoints). Appealing a ruling She made the rank Players in NABC+ events who want to appeal a advancement playing director’s ruling initiate the process by speaking with in the Monday- the director who delivered the original ruling. The Tuesday Daylight table director will fill out paperwork regarding the Knockout Teams, appeal, and the appellants will explain what is wrong Bracket 2. Her partner with the initial ruling. From there, the case may be was Joan Renzoni of handled by a variety of means. When the appeals Buy your NABC Toronto. Their teammates were Jane and Ron Reifler reviewer receives the case, the circumstances of of Baltimore MD. that particular case will determine whether the case entry online Just prior to the Don’t wait in line! Buy your entries in can be resolved by the original staff (in the case of Fall NABC in Orlando, advance for all national-level events in Orlando at misapplication of Law or regulation, for instance), a Polly Dunn of BridgeWinners.com. panel of directors, or even a committee-type hearing Bellevue WA went past Entries must be purchased by 10 a.m. the day which could include bridge experts. the 15,000 threshold in of the event EXCEPT for events that require pre- masterpoints. She and registration, in which case the ACBL deadline, or the her husband, Pat, won earlier of the two, applies. the first Senior Mixed Vendors A nice feature: You can buy entries in advance Looking for books, jewelry, clothing, software or Pairs at the Fall NABC and be charged for the total number of sessions dealing machines? The vendors for the Fall NABC in Seattle in 2011. played after the event is over. are located on the first level, between the Atlantic and Note: Players may not redeem ACBL coupons, Pacific Ballrooms. free plays or Bridge Bucks to purchase entries online. Daily Bulletin Saturday, December 3, 2016 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS Do’s and Don’ts to help your game – Part 9 By Brent Manley DO Become a disciplined bidder. Remember that bridge is a partnership game. The two of you must be able to count on each other if you are to be effective. When you bid, especially in competition, your hand should reflect what your bid says it shows. Say you and your partner are playing a system that requires sound opening bids – maybe 2/1 game force. There will be times when you pick up a hand that just looks like an opener to you despite the fact that it doesn’t fit your requirements for an opener. Before you pull a bid rather than a Pass from the bidding box, consider whether partner will be happy when you put your shapely but high-card deficient hand down as dummy, especially if you’re in a notrump game because you couldn’t find a trump fit.