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6241 Larsen Wins Close Match in Baze Senior Knockout Blue Ribbon Field Trimmed Californians Lead Mini-Blue Ribbon Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Volume 84, Number 6 Daily Bulletin 84th North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley and Sue Munday Larsen wins close match in Blue Ribbon Baze Senior Knockout field trimmed The team captained by Kyle Larsen, trailing by toward the end were flat and Larsen prevailed. Day one of the Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs 2 IMPs with a quarter to play, won a tightly played Larsen, a 12-time North American champion saw the field reduced to 156 pairs. fourth set to emerge with a 112-107 victory over after winning his first Senior KO, played with Rose A big 71.85% first session propelled James the Lou Ann O’Rourke squad in the Baze Senior Meltzer, Neil Chambers, John Schermer, Bill Pollack Cayne, New York NY, and Michael Seamon, Dania Knockout Teams. and Mark Feldman. FL, to the top of the current crop of contenders; they The match was so close that a partscore swing O’Rourke’s teammates were Marc Jacobus, Drew enter the semifinals with a score of 783.66. could have changed the outcome, but the boards Casen, Eddie Wold, Roger Bates and Jim Krekorian. Almost a board behind are Larry Kozlove, In all, the winners Louisville KY, and Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL, have 37 North American with 765.88, then Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA, championships among and Brad MossSan Anselmo CA, with 754.78. The them. Larsen, Meltzer, event was scored on a 25 top; average was 325. Pollack and Feldman There will be another cut at the end of today won their first Senior before the event moves into two final sessions on KO. Chambers and Thursday. Schermer now have the The 190 platinum points available to the winner event twice. of the Blue Ribbon Pairs will be significant in O’Rourke jumped determining the Player of the Year. Zia Mahmood, out to a 20-IMP lead New York NY, currently third in the Player of the after one quarter, but Year race, is about three boards off the lead in the trailed at the half 66-57. Blue Ribbon Pairs going into the semifinal sessions. Winners of the Joel Wooldridge, New York NY, who currently leads Baze Senior KO: Zia in the Player of the Year race by 36 points, enters Bill Pollack, John day two of the Blue Ribbon not quite four boards Schermer, Rose behind Cayne and Seamon. Meltzer, Neil Chambers and Mark Feldman. Not pictured: Kyle Larsen. Californians lead continued on page 11 Mini-Blue Honorary Member list gains Ribbon a bridge-playing astronaut Two Los Angeles-area player will take a slim The list of ACBL Honorary members is nothing lead into the two semifinal sessions of the 0-5000 short of a who’s who of bridge – Charles Goren, Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs today. Edgar Kaplan, Oswald Jacoby and Bob Hamman The leaders are Jordan Chodorow of Los are just a few of the luminaries to receive one of the Angeles, and Gary King of Hermosa Beach. Their ACBL’s highest honors. score of 513.98 is 2.85 matchpoints clear of the pair As of the 2011 Fall NABC, the list includes right behind them: Craig Zastera of Woodinville WA an astronaut. It’s retired U.S. Air Force Col. Greg and John Stafford of Seattle. Johnson, best known in some circles as a NASA Top on a board in the first two qualifying shuttle pilot. In the world of tournament bridge, he sessions was 38. has built a reputation as an enthusiastic fan of the The Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs was inaugurated in best game on the planet. 2005 as a four-session event. This year, it becomes a “I’m just honored,” Johnson said in a telephone six-session event. It is limited to players with fewer interview on Tuesday. “The ACBL has been an than 5000 masterpoints. important part of my life.” The title of Honorary Member is awarded to an ACBL member for long and meritorious service to Super Seniors bridge. Johnson has been touting the virtues of the game at every opportunity since making Life Master Starts Saturday in 1999. He played duplicate for the first time 10 The Super Senior Pairs, limited to players 70 and years earlier. older, debuted last year in Orlando with 33 tables. The At the 2011 Summer NABC in Toronto, Johnson winners, Ed Lazarus and Jess Stuart, collected 28.22 made an appearance and spent a lot of time at the masterpoints. At their meetings in Seattle, the ACBL concurrent Youth NABC, thrilling the youngsters Board of Directors approved increasing the masterpoint with stories of space flight and letting them know award, elevating the payoff for first to 50 MPs. how much he enjoys bridge. The second Super Senior Pairs will be played in At the 2009 Spring NABC in Houston, Johnson Former Astronaut Greg Johnson talks about two qualifying sessions Saturday, Dec. 3, and two arrived with a framed certificate of authenticity and bridge and the NASA shuttle program to young final sessions Sunday, Dec. 4. The games are at 10:30 continued on page 5 players at the 2011 Youth NABC in Toronto. a.m. and 3 p.m. Pre-registration required Senior Mixed Pairs for Reisinger starts today Table count Teams that wish to enter the Reisinger Board- The new Senior Mixed Pairs starts today. The a-Match Teams event on Friday, Dec. 2 must pre- two-day event opens with two qualifying sessions, 6241 register no later than 11 a.m. on that date. See Steve followed by two final sessions tomorrow. The through Monday evening Bates in the Blue Ribbon Pairs selling area. winners will receive 80 platinum masterpoints. Page 2 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Wednesday, Nov. 30 10:30 a.m.-Noon Open Team Trials meeting. Room: Leschi (Sheraton). 10:30 a.m. ITTC. Room: Leschi. (Sheraton). CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss the following free lectures (Convention Center, Room 607): Wednesday, Nov. 30 Friday, Dec. 2 9:45 a.m. Patti McCallum New DONT (Rule of 8 and 2) 9:45 a.m. GS Jade Barrett Losing and Winning Trick Count 6:45 p.m. Ellen Kent Panic-ville: This Is Not a Zynga Game 6:45 p.m. Barry Harper A Short List of Conventions You Need Thursday, Dec. 1 Saturday, Dec. 3 9:45 a.m. Phillip Alder Listen to Place Opposing 9:45 a.m. Richard Yarington Uppercuts On Defense Honors 6:45 P.m. Jeff Roman Look Beyond Your High-Card 6:45 p.m. John Rayner Opener’s Rebids Points LATE NIGHT FOOD Wednesday, Nov. 30 Friday, Dec. 2 6:30–7:15 pm Music in the Atrium 6:30–7:15 pm Music in the Atrium 11 p.m. – Midnight Groove for Thought 11 p.m. – Midnight Convention Center Ballroom 6A Late night snack: Turkey wraps Late night snack: Mini beef burgers Convention Center Ballroom 6A Saturday, Dec. 3 Thursday, Dec. 1 6:30–7:15 pm Music in the Atrium 6:30–7:15 pm Music in the Atrium 11 p.m. – Midnight Convention Center Ballroom 6A 11 p.m. – Midnight Convention Center Ballroom 6A Late night snack: Clam chowder Late night snack Chili Unit Hospitality Sponsors Restaurant discounts New Life Master news Find a nice surprise at the unit host desk located Show your convention card at restaurants Another husband and wife partnership crossed next to the Walk of Fame on the sixth floor of the displaying the NABC logo in the front window to the Life Master threshold together. Tony and Gilda Convention Center. Units from Alaska, British receive a 10% discount. Joyce from Medina WA earned their gold card Columbia and Washington are providing volunteers playing in the Compact Knockout. Their teammates to help staff the needs of the NABC. Displays include were Lindsey Smith from Redmond WA and Leslie posters and some videos of their areas. Brochures Milstein from Bellevue WA. and other give-aways will be available in limited Rick Swanson of Bothell WA also made Life quantities. The unit host desk will be open for an Master playing in the Compact Knockout. He was hour before the afternoon and evening sessions. playing with his sister-in-law, Ann Swanson from Wednesday, Nov. 30 Renton WA, Dana Lawrence from Kirkland WA and Hospitality Sponsors: Olympic Peninsula Vivian Camandona, Mill Creek WA. Unit 443 and Olympia Unit 441 Congratulations to Fay Bronson, Tenino WA, who made Life Master playing in the semifinal Notice to Players Who Live of Seattle Underground Knockout on Tuesday. Congratulations, too, to Jose Palmas, Olympia WA, Outside North America who is from the same club as Fay, who had the same Participation in the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs teacher and who went over playing in the other semi- and the 0-5000 Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs is limited final match of the same event. The two will face off to those ACBL members who have earned a Blue against each other in the final. Fay was playing with Ribbon qualification (or for those members on the John Underwood, Kris Gupta and Suman Gupta of Lifetime Top 100 masterpoint list). Foreign players Olympia WA. Jose was playing with Don Cottam, who have not earned a Blue Ribbon qualification Puyallup WA, Barbara Cunliffe of Bentleyville OH but feel they are otherwise qualified must receive a and Beverly McMulllen, Vermilion OH. waiver prior to the commencement of these contests. Evelyn Payne, Friday Harbor WA, earned the Previously granted waivers will not be honored for gold she needed to pick up her gold card playing in a the Blue Ribbon and the Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs.
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