Sunday, November 30, 2014 Volume 87, Number 3 Daily Bulletin 87th Fall North American Bridge Championships [email protected] Editors: Paul Linxwiler and Brent Manley Gupta survives scare, Krekorian, Koneru in Senior KO quarters The team captained by Vinita Gupta, defending nail LM win champions in the Baze , Capitalizing on a 70% game in the first survived a scare against four Norwegians to final session of the Nail Life Master Pairs, Jim advance to the quarterfinal round of the event with Krekorian and Venkatrao Koneru claimed victory a 130-115 victory. in the contest by a margin of less than half a . Gupta is playing with Billy Miller, Jeff Krekorian, of Pensacola FL, and Koneru, of San Meckstroth, , and Bart Continued on page 5 Bramley. They defeated Jostein Sorvoll, Peter Marstrander, Eirik Bolviken and Rune Brendeford Winners of the Nail LM Pairs: Jim Krekorian Anderssen, playing as TROMSO-2015. The and Venkatrao Koneru. Norwegians led by 37 IMPs at the halfway point but Gupta pulled to within 4 IMPs with a quarter to go and won the final set 29-0. Jenkins, De Young Continued on page 7 winBronia JenkinsWomen’s and Bernace De Young,Pairs who Notice to Players Who Live formed a first-time partnership minutes before the start of the Smith Life Master Women’s Pairs, Outside North America led the event from start to finish, winning by 7.4 Participation in the Kaplan Blue Ribbon matchpoints on a 25 top. Pairs is limited to those ACBL members The runners-up, Russians Victoria Gromova who have earned a Blue Ribbon qualification and Tatiana Ponomareva, were in second place (or those members on the Lifetime Top 100 throughout the event. In the final, the winners masterpoint list). Foreign players who have not LM Women’s Pairs winners Bronia Jenkins and earned a Blue Ribbon qualification but feel they Bernace De Young. Continued on page 5 are otherwise qualified must receive a waiver prior to the commencement of these contests. surcharge Previously granted waivers will not be honored Oshlag is Grand LM , senior programmer and for the Blue Ribbon Pairs. analyst at the ACBL, became a Grand Life approved For waiver information, please arrive early Beginning with the Spring 2015 NABC in New Master on Friday when he earned 7.88 platinum and see the Director-in-Charge at the selling site. Orleans, a surcharge will be added to entries for all in the Nail Life Master Pairs. NABC+ events that use screens. A player earns The ACBL Board of Directors unanimously No more lines! Grand LM rank approved the motion which says, “ fees The ACBL and Bridge Winners have teamed by accumulating for NABC+ events that use screens shall incur a up to enable you to buy entries for national-level 10,000 masterpoints surcharge of $40 per team or $20 per pair for each events online in advance. to go along session that screens are in use.” You need not be a member with a win in a In New Orleans, the surcharge would be of the Bridge Winners North American applied to the final of the Kay Platinum Pairs, the community to use this championship latter rounds of the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams, service and you pay only with no upper and the finals of the and the cost of the entry – masterpoint the Machlin Women’s Swiss Teams. there is no service charge. restrictions. Oshlag, This regulation does not apply to national-rated, You may purchase playing with his masterpoint-restricted events (such as lower flights your entry online for any wife, Mary, Mark of the or Grand National national event. Dahl and Leonard Melander, won the Truscott/ Teams) or for NABC+ events if screens are not yet Entries may be purchased up to 10 a.m. the USPC Senior Swiss Teams in Toronto in 2011. in use (such as early rounds of the Vanderbilt KO). morning of the event. Your initial transaction Oshlag earned the points he needed to become a extends as long as your pair or team remains in the Grand LM playing with Dahl. event. Your credit card will not be charged until Oshlag started work for the ACBL in 1969, Get your results after the event is over. before Headquarters relocated to Memphis from by text message! A link at the top of the BridgeWinners.com Greenwich CT. ACBL Live - the new service that allows homepage will take you to the list of events. Click He learned bridge at home and honed his game members BUY AN ENTRY, fill out the form specifying who with better players. His first regular partner was to receive you are playing with (you’ll need partner’s ACBL Marty Bergen. He was part of the Bridge Bulletin their number). If you would like a seeded entry, check staff from 1969 to 1982, but has worked in IT since. results by text Continued on page 5 message - makes its debut at the Providence NABC. Simply text your name and ACBL player Play for the love of the game. number to 901-289-2094. As soon as results are Sandy DeMartino, Goodwill Chair available, you’ll receive your personal results by a Chief Sponsor of the Fall 2014 North American Bridge Championships reply text. Page 2 Sunday, November 30, 2014 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Sunday, Nov. 30 Monday, Dec. 1 8-10 am Continuing Teacher Education. Room 555, 5th Floor, 10 am-Noon Competition and Conventions Committee meeting. RICC. Room 558A, 5th Floor, RICC. 8:30 am-Noon Teacher Accreditation Program (TAP). Session three. 10 am-Noon Zero Tolerance Workshop. The lively two-hour Ballroom C, 5th Floor, RICC. workshop, developed for club managers and directors, goes 10-11:30 am Board of Governors/ACBL Membership Meeting. This well beyond the Laws to address how to communicate meeting is open to all members. Discussion will include with problem players. TD Dan Plato’s presentation recent actions of the Board of Directors, reports from the incorporates real-life experience dealing with club players, CEO and treasurer and new proposals from the Board of the differences between club and tournament situations Governors. Exhibit Hall B, 3rd Floor, RICC. and suggestions for how to be proactive. The goal is to 10 am Free Bridge Lesson with Audrey Grant, followed by make the club experience more inviting for new members BridgePlus + (special game for new players -14 boards, no and more pleasurable for everyone by encouraging card fee). Room 555, 5th Floor, RICC. and empowering directors and managers to deal with 1-6 pm Learn Bridge in a DAY? A seminar designed to move unacceptable behavior. Room 554B, 5th Floor, RICC. new bridge players quickly along the initial learning curve. 10 am Free Bridge Lesson with , followed by Typical participants include true beginners, those returning BridgePlus + (special game for new players -14 boards, no to bridge after long absences and those merely wanting to card fee). Exhibit Hall D, 3rd Floor, RICC. test the waters before committing to formal classes. The 10 am-Noon USBF Board meeting. Room 552B, 5th Floor, RICC. concentrated course includes class instruction and coached 5-7 pm Goodwill Reception. Reception for members of the ACBL play. No preregistration required. Fee: $20 covers textbooks Goodwill Committee. Waterplace Room, and door prizes. Room 555, 5th Floor, RICC. Omni. CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss the following free lectures: Tuesday, December 2 Sunday, November 30 9:15 am Ellen Kent Simple is Better 9:15 am Barbara Seagram Common Errors to Avoid 6:45 pm Ken Monzingo Aunt Lucy 6:45 pm Tom Carmichael Cuebids: More than a Slam Try Wednesday, December 3 Monday, December 1 9:15 am Kevin Wilson Fitting Honors 9:15 am Jeff Roman The Difference Between ... 6:45 pm GS Jade Barrett The Power of Fits 6:45 pm Robert Todd ENTERTAINMENT and HOSPITALITY In general, morning/afternoon hospitality is on the 3rd Floor of the Rhode Sunday, Nov. 30 Island Convention Center (RICC), outside Exhibition Hall A. Evening 8:15 am Mini-pancakes with syrup. 3rd Floor, hospitality is on the 5th Floor, outside of the “House of Cards” Players’ RICC. 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Attitude signals are divided into “like it” and “don’t like it.” Say partner leads an ace against a Thinking bridge Common errors and how By Eddie Kantar suit contract and you see low cards in that suit in Dlr: West ♠ A K 9 5 4 to avoid them dummy. With a holding of 8-7-2 in that suit, you By Brent Manley Vul: None ♥ 10 8 2 would play the 2. Playing low – the 2 – means ♦ J 4 your attitude about the continuation of that suit is At a regional ♣ A 9 5 negative (your holding in the suit is weak). in Vernon BC, ♠ Q 10 8 3 2 ♠ J 7 On the other hand, if your holding in the suit John Taylor and ♥ 3 ♥ Q J 9 partner is leading is K-9-4-3-2, your attitude is his partner waited ♦ Q 6 5 ♦ K 10 7 3 2 positive about a continuation. If partner is lead the for some time ♣ K Q 10 4 ♣ J 7 2 ace from a doubleton, you can win the king on the for their next ♠ 6 second round and give partner a . opponents. All ♥ A K 7 6 5 3 Say partner leads a low card against a suit was forgiven, ♦ A 9 8 contract and dummy comes down with the A-7-5 however, when ♣ 8 6 3 in that suit. You hold K-8-6-4 in the suit. Declarer two older (and West North East South plays the ace and you follow with the 8, indicating somewhat Pass 1♠ Pass 2♥ that if partner gets in first, he can safely play the embarrassed) Pass 3♥ Pass 4♥ suit again. If your holding were 7-6-5-3, you would women arrived. All Pass play the 3 under dummy’s ace to show you have They had become : ♣K. nothing good in that suit. confused as to where the next table was, so they Bidding and lead commentary: Normal. If declarer is pulling trumps and you are out asked a director where they should go. Play commentary: It is usually right to after the first round, your first discard should “Where did you come from?” the TD the first trick with A-x-x facing x-x-x. It is usually come from a suit in which you have some inquired. Said one of the women: “Seattle.” unlikely either defender has a singleton with the strength, provided you have the right cards for such suit not being bid, and if the suit is divided 5-2, a discard. For example, dummy might have K-x in Failing to on defense, Part 1 you have cut the communication between the two a side suit. If your holding is A-Q-9-5 in that suit, I play occasionally at the M.A. Lightman hands in that suit. discard the 9 to let partner know he should shift to Bridge Club in Memphis. It’s the largest club Defensive commentary: If the opening lead that suit should he get in first. in the city in terms of attendance, although the is ducked, East gives attitude, telling partner he Alert! Important point coming! If signaling games aren’t nearly as big as when I started have the jack, not a doubleton. This assumes an from your strong suit might be at the cost of a playing about 40 years ago. unbid suit that has not been supported. trick, it is far better to throw a low card from a Among the newer players I have Play commentary: After ducking the first weak suit to show no interest. This is more relevant encountered, I have noticed a couple of bad trick, win the club continuation, discard a club on at notrump than when you are defending a suit habits. The first is that many are wont to make a high spade, and lead the ♥8 to the ace. You are contract. For example, a discard from A-Q-10-9 so-called “off-shape” takeout doubles with leading the 8 to induce a defensive error. East may when dummy has K-J doubleton could be at the minimum values – that is, takeout doubles with cover with Q-J-9-3, Q-9-3 or J-9-3.The latter two cost of the setting trick. approximately opening-bid values but without at covers allow you to pick up the suit if you can When it’s a suit contract and dummy has least three-card support for the unbid suits. They believe such a defensive boo boo has been made. trumps left, you can signal with the 10 without land on their feet occasionally, but it’s losing Assuming none of this happens, lead a sacrificing a trick. Against notrump, if you can strategy to press one’s luck in these situations. diamond low diamond from hand. You want to throw low cards from other suits, partner might find If I comment, they invariably say, “But I had 13 do this before playing a second high . Your the killing switch by process of elimination based points!” aim is to ruff a diamond, and you don’t want the on your discards. The other bad habit can be identified as an player who wins the diamond to be able to cash a Good partnership defense can be very fulfilling, action of omission. They don’t signal on defense. high trump if hearts are 3-1. especially when the two of you are in tune and Signals, of course, come in two varieties: Defensive commentary: If West plays low on drawing the correct inferences from what’s going count and attitude. When signaling count, high- the diamond from your hand, East will win the ♦K on at the table. Bidding also requires being in tune low indicates an even number of cards in the and play the ♥Q, trying to stop diamond ruffs. As as partners, but I have always found the defensive suit being played. Low-high indicates an odd it happens, there is nothing the defense can do at part of the game to be more rewarding. number. this point. Tomorrow: When to give count and when not to. Play commentary: Win the heart shift and play the ace and ruff a diamond, conceding a heart. Three points: 1. When partner leads the king against a suit contract, play him for the K-Q if your agreement is to lead the ace from A-K. Third hand signals attitude with the ace or jack but not with a doubleton unless dummy has the jack. 2. As declarer with A-x-x facing x-x-x, it is usually right to duck the first round of the suit to possibly break communication between the defenders’ hands if the suit is divided 5-2. 3. As declarer, do not give the defenders a The I/N Scene chance to possibly draw dummy’s last trump Local players and visitors alike are playing in the Intermediate/Newcomer events in before you have used that trump to ruff a loser. On Providence. Among the attendees on Friday evening were (left) Pat Teer and Bill Teer of this deal, that meant giving up a diamond before Fairfax VA and (right) Anthony Chiocchi and Damon Suden of New York City. playing a second high heart. Page 4 Sunday, November 30, 2014 Daily Bulletin

1999 1. Lynn Baker, , Karen McCallum, Jill Meyers, Randi Montin, Janice Seamon‑Molson; 2. Susan Miller, Jo Morse, Barbara Sion, Suzy Berger 2000 1. Petra Hamman, , Joan Jackson, Robin Klar, Shawn Quinn, Mildred Breed; 2. Hjordis Eythorsdottir, , Libby Fernandez, Judy Wadas, 2001 1. Valerie Westheimer, Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Carol Simon, Rozanne Pollack; 2. Lynn Deas, Beth Palmer, Jill Meyers, Irina Levitina, Randi Montin, 2002 1. Valerie Westheimer, Hjordis Jim Sternberg with the winners of the 2013 Marsha May Sternberg Women’s BAM: Benedicte Eythorsdottir, Judi Radin, Mildred Breed, Cronier, captain Phyllis Fireman, Shannon Cappelletti, , and Shawn Quinn; 2. Lynn Baker, Debby . Rosenberg, Karen McCallum, Keri Rozanne Pollack, Roberta Epstein, Judy Sanborn, , Marsha May Sternberg Tucker, Stasha Cohen, Sue Picus, Karen 2003 1. Carlyn Steiner, Marinesa Letizia, Jill Allison Meyers, Randi Montin, Janice Seamon- Women’s B-A-M Molson, Tobi Sokolow; 2. Valerie Play in the Marsha May Sternberg Women’s 1987 1. Shirley Edelson, Donna Bailey, Lynn Westheimer, Judi Radin, Mildred Breed, Board-a-Match Teams gets underway today, with Blumenthal, Janice Randles; 2‑3. Rozanne Shawn Quinn two qualifying sessions followed by two final Pollack, Randi Montin, Stasha Cohen, Pam 2004 1. Hansa Narasimhan, Sue Picus, Irina sessions tomorrow. Wittes, Judy Tucker; 2‑3. Lynne Feldman, Levitina, JoAnna Stansby, Jill Levin, At stake: the Marsha Sternberg Memorial Ellasue Chaitt, Sharon Osberg, Judi Cody Debbie Rosenberg; 2. Kathy Sulgrove, Pam Trophy, honoring the player who died in 2001 after 1988 1. Lynne Feldman, Rozanne Pollack, Lisa Wittes, JoAnn Sprung, Renee Mancuso, a six-week battle with cancer. Berkowitz, Sharon Osberg; 2‑3. Mary Jane Karen Allison, Peggy Sutherlin Her husband, Dr. Jim Sternberg of West Palm Farell, Roberta Epstein, Dorothy Truscott, 2005 1. Lynn Baker, , Lynn Deas, Beach FL, donated the trophy. Gail Greenberg, Kitty Bethe, Susan Beth Palmer, Daniela von Arnim, Sabine Marsha Sternberg was a former National Green; 2‑3. Elspeth Moore, Andy O’Grady, Auken; 2. Jean Talbot, Joan Van Geffen, Enquirer associate editor and the first female Nancy Passell, Nell Cahn Sylvia S. Caley, Marjorie Michelin writer for the tabloid. Sternberg, once reported to 1989 1. Lynne Schaefer, Suzy Burger, Petra 2006 1. Lynn Baker, Karen McCallum, Beth be the highest paid female journalist in America, Hamman, Joan Jackson; 2. Beverly Palmer, Lynn Deas, Kerri Sanborn, Irina left the Enquirer in 1989 and married Sternberg, a Rosenberg, Linda Lewis, Mary Hardy, Levitina; 2. Hansa Narasimhan, JoAnna radiologist and bridge enthusiast. She joined ACBL Carol Pincus Stansby, Debbie Rosenberg, Jill Meyers, Jill in 1990 and became a Life Master in 1997. 1990 1‑2. Jacqui Mitchell, Amalya Kearse, Joyce Levin, Rozanne Pollack Sternberg was outstanding in many fields -- she Lilie, Nancy Alpaugh, Pamela Granovetter, 2007 1. Ping Wang, Shaohong Wu, Jian Wang, was an excellent pianist and a sailing instructor. Jo Morse; 1‑2. Judy Randel, , Yongmei Zhou; 2. Valerie Westheimer, She was also very successful in golf and tennis. Broma Lou Reed, Marcia Masterson 1991 1. Juanita Chambers, Cheri Bjerkan, Jill Migry Zur-Campanile, Hjordis Eythorsdottir, JoAnn Sprung Event history Meyers, Kay Schulle; 2. Kathie Wei, Helen 2008 1. Lynn Baker, Karen McCallum, Beth Previously this event was contested for the Utegaard, Betty Ann Kennedy, Carol Palmer, Lynn Deas, Kerri Sanborn, Irina Coffin Trophy, one of the oldest and most historic Sanders, Lynn Deas, Beth Palmer Levitina; 2. Hjordis Eyhtorsdottir, Valerie trophies in NABC competition. For years there was 1992 1. Kathie Wei, , Betty Ann Westheimer, Marion Michielsen, Meike only one “national” women’s team championship Kennedy, Carol Sanders, Beth Palmer, Wortel -- and that was a board-a-match event. Lynn Deas; 2. Sally Woolsey, Karen 2009 1. Joyce Hampton, Sabine Auken, Daniela Donated by Charles Emmet Coffin in 1933, the Singer, Dori Cohen, Karen Allison von Arnim, Benedicte Cronier, Sylvie trophy was in play at the “Winter Nationals” in the 1993 1. Juanita Chambers, Jan Cohen, Margie Willard, ; 2. Geeske Joel, days when there were only two NABCs — summer Gwozdzinsky, GerriAnne Klafter, Shawn Tobi Sokolow, Jill Meyers, Jill Levin, and winter. In 1963, the event was moved to the Womack; 2. Sharon Colson, Judy Pede, Debbie Rosenberg, Janice Seamon-Molson new Spring NABC where it was in play until the Jean Anderson, Carreen Hinds 2010 1. Joyce Hampton, Benedicte Cronier, format was changed to knockout teams in 1976. 1994 1. Dorothy Truscott, Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Sylvie Willard, Jenny Wolpert, Daniela von For the next decade, there was no national Mildred Breed, Tobi Deutsch; 2. June Arnim, Sabine Auken; 2. Geeske Joel, Tobi Women’s Board-a-Match championship. Swiss Deutsch, Beverly Rosenberg, Carol Pincus, Sokolow, Jill Levin, Jill Meyers, Debbie teams had become popular and a Women’s Swiss Lynne Feldman Rosenberg, Janice Seamon-Molson with NABC+ rating was established in the early 1995 1. Kathie Wei‑Sender, Sue Sachs, Carol 2011 1. Geeske Joel, Tobi Sokolow, Jill Levin, 1980s. Sanders, Betty Ann Kennedy, Lynn Jill Meyers, Debbie Rosenberg, Janice The Coffin Trophy was revived at the Fall Deas, Beth Palmer; 2. Judi Radin, Seamon-Molson; 2. Marion Michielsen, NABC in Atlanta in 1986 and new life was Jacqui Mitchell, Lynn Tarnopol, Rhoda Lynda Nitabach, Sandra Rimstedt, Emma breathed into women’s board-a-match play. Kratenstein Sjoberg, Meike Wortel Many experts consider board-a-match the 1996 1. Sherie Greenberg, Jyme Schmieder, 2012 1. Sylvia Moss, Meike Wortel, Cecilia most exacting form of the game. Equal weight is Fran Dickman, Diane Shannon; 2. Joann Rimstedt, Laura Dekkers, Marion accorded each deal and every trick is important Glasson, Jo Ann Spring, Sue Picus, JoAnna Michielsen, Joann Glasson; 2. Geeske when scoring is board-by-board. Stansby 1997 1. Sue Picus, Connie Goldberg, Rozanne Joel, Sylvie Willard, Benedicte Cronier, Jill Meyers, Janice Seamon-Molson, Tobi Winners and runners-up: Pollack, Lisa Berkowitz; 2. Tobi Sokolow, Sokolow 1986 1. Lisa Berkowitz, Dorothy Truscott, Mildred Breed, Shawn Quinn, Renee 2013 Phyllis Fireman, Benedicte Cronier, Joyce Lilie, Jan Martel; 2‑4. Eunice Mancuso Shannon Cappelletti, Sylvie Willard, Portnoy, Halina Jamner, Genevieve Geiger, 1998 1. Judi Radin, Sylvia Moss, Mildred Breed, Marion Michielsen and Meike Wortel; Madelynn Treitel; 2‑4. Kathie Wei, Judi Shawn Quinn, Petra Hamman, Peggy Bernace De Young, Gigi Simpson, Bronia Radin, Jacqui Mitchell, Gail Greenberg, Sutherlin; 2. Margie Gwozdzinsky, Linda Jenkins, Gen Geiger Carol Sanders, Betty Ann Kennedy; 2‑4. Lewis, Karen Barrett, Susan Wexler Daily Bulletin Sunday, November 30, 2014 Page 5

NEWTON BRIDGE CLUB SIDE GAME 12.0 Tables LM Pairs A B C continued from page 1 3.19 1/2 1 Buddhadeb Biswas - Madhusree Biswas, San Jose CA 63.26% Antonio TX, held off a late charge by the Egyptian 2.93 1/2 Charles Sheaff, Jacksonville IL; Charles Nemes, Longboat Key FL 63.26% 2.39 3 2 Stanley Rosenthal, S Burlington VT; Patty Riffel, Pocahontas AR 62.88% duo of Wael Mohsen and Reda Yaacoub, who were 1.44 4 G S Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Donna Lombardini, Alcester SD 60.04% playing in their first North American championship. 1.06 5 David Hoffner, Galloway NJ; Karen Hoffner, Smithville NJ 59.47% The winners’ four-session total was 2599.25, 1.79 6 3 Daniel AlbertRozenberg, Cambridge MA; Donald Caplin, Waltham MA 54.92% while the runners-up posted 2579.71 (77 top in the 1.35 4 George Parkins, Vienna VA; Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA 54.17% final). 1.01 5 Monroe Miller, Cote Saint-Luc QC; Serge Chouinard, Laval QC 52.84% This is the seventh NABC title for Krekorian 0.98 6 Peter Clay, Wellesley MA; Richard Saval, Wayland MA 52.46% (his second in this contest), and the second national 1.97 1 Mark Ambrose, Louisville KY; Michael Gritz, Santa Barbara CA 49.62% title for Koneru. 1.48 2 Joseph Brouillard - Linda Ahrens, Lincoln RI 48.48% Women’s Pairs JOSEPHINE PESCE 49ER PAIRS MORNING SESSION 4.0 Tables continued from page 1 A B C scored 59.80% in the first session and 59.31% in 1.47 1 1 Helen Corscadden, Wellesley Hills MA; Betsy Snyder, Wellesley MA 60.64% the second. 1.10 2 Fred Cordano - Susan Crowder, Charlottesvle VA 56.28% It was the first North American championship 0.84 3 2 Elliot Karlin - Nancy Keller, Southborough MA 53.87% for De Young, and the win makes her a Grand Life Master. JOSEPHINE PESCE 299ER PAIRS MORNING SESSION Jenkins had originally asked Gary Cohler to 10.0 Tables play in the Nail Life Master Pairs, but he declined, A B C 2.83 1 1 1 Mayank Mehta - Aarati Mehta, South Glastonbu CT 67.86% so the Jenkins-De Young partnership was formed. 2.12 2 2 Richard Moisan, Woodbury CT; Phyllis Crowley, Wethersfield CT 63.10% Cohler approached the winners after the final round 1.59 3 3 Maureen Fahey - Stanley Williams, Coventry RI 62.50% and said, “Do I get credit for this?” 1.19 4 4 Monique Goldwasser - Dan Goldwasser, New York NY 57.44% De Young, of Miami FL, retired last month 0.90 5 5 Dorid Lamb - Tony Lamb, Summit NJ 55.65% after 35 years of practicing law. Jenkins’s current 0.71 6 6 Ralph Lipe - Lynda Lipe, Bellevue WA 52.98% job is “taking care of my two kids.” The Vero 1.34 2 Diana Dozier, Edgartown MA; Joan Perrine, Oak Bluffs MA 51.49% Beach FL resident formerly worked in the foreign 1.01 3 Ed Gould - Cornelia Gould, Incline Village NV 49.11% exchange business as an options trader, “about a 0.67 4/5 Roger Zessis, Westwood MA; Paul Butler, Wrentham MA 47.62% thousand years ago.” 0.67 4/5 Jack Donaghue, E Longmeadow MA; Ben Wright, Nashville TN 47.62% Jenkins said her partner “was great on every SATURDAY YOUTH PAIRS hand.” De Young added, “We played solid – and we 4.0 Tables bid every slam.” A B The win for De Young ended 20 years of 1.21 1 Amit Vallabh - Jacob Teszler, Newton MA 71.30% frustration. Starting in 1994, she finished second 0.91 2 Hannah Liu - Jonathan Liu, Newton MA 65.74% in nationally rated events four times with four 0.68 3 Cal Miller, Newton Centre MA; Eric O’Gara, Newton MA 56.48% different partners before Saturday’s victory. She and Jenkins led after each of the four sessions, entering SATURDAY AFTERNOON SIDE GAME the final with a lead of about 10 matchpoints. 29.0 Tables A B C No more lines 5.92 1 1 Frederick Linnemeyer - Patricia Linnemeyer, Franklin Lakes NJ 68.15% 4.44 2 2 Sarah Corning, Madison CT; Dianne Elie, Southington CT 62.77% continued from page 1 3.33 3 , Jupiter FL; Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA 60.69% the box that says “Please seed me.” Bridge Winners 2.90 4 3 John Wason, Norfolk MA; George Gardos, Sharon MA 60.31% will provide you with a seeding number via email 2.19 5/6 Martha Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Lynne Schaefer, Ellicott City MD 59.69% prior to the event. When you’ve completed the form, 2.22 5/6 4 Jean Shufelt - John Shufelt, Naples FL 59.69% click REGISTER at the bottom of the screen. 1.63 5 Sue Becker, Canton OH; Robert Michaud, Sun City West AZ 59.54% Once you’ve purchased your entry, all you do is 1.59 6 Susan Taub - Kent Vandewater, Bayside NY 59.31% 3.19 1 Sean Casey, Atlantic Hlds NJ; Joan Casey, Naples FL 56.69% check your email for your table assignment, show 2.39 2 Jerome Wasserman, Boynton Bch FL; Sam Litovsky, Los Angeles CA 55.46% up at game time, sit down at your table and play 1.79 3 Patricia Morrison, Wellington NS; Sheila Leard, Bedford NS 54.08% cards! 1.35 4 Stephen Fabian - Deborah Fabian, Sparta NJ 51.62% For more information, please go to 1.10 5 Jim Culhane, Marlborough MA; Thomas Greehan III, Southborough MA 48.77% BridgeWinners.com. You can also access Bridge 0.76 6 Susan Koster, Mahwah NJ; Donna Vaiano, Willits CA 48.00% Winner’s entry purchase screen via the ACBL’s home page.

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BRIDGE-PLUS+ 8.0 Tables A B 1.56 1 1 Joanne Lilore, Fairfield CT; Anne Hebner, Southport CT 64.17% 1.17 2 2 Vicki Bey, N Reading MA; Neeraj Dalal, Maynard MA 62.50% 0.88 3 Theresa Raines - Svetlana Richter, Fort Washington MD 61.67% 0.66 4 Dorothy McCulloch - Denyse Rourke, Barrington RI 59.17% 0.56 5/6 3 Allison Ryan - Yan Drabek, Florence MA 56.67% 0.43 5/6 Kathleen Parkins, Vienna VA; Ross Fillin, Franklin MA 56.67% 0.37 4/5 Nichole Roles, Pulaski VA; Charlotte Bailey, Needham MA 54.17% 0.37 4/5 Daniel Candee, Lincoln MA; Beth Bankler, Cambridge MA 54.17%

LLOYD ARVEDON DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS 39.0 Tables / Based on 92 Tables A B 28.60 1 Bob Gorsey, Bedford MA; Neil Montague, Swampscott MA 62.73% The winners of the 2013 Super Senior Pairs 21.45 2 Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 60.45% were Mark Laken and Ed Lazarus. 16.09 3 Victor King, Hartford CT; Alexander Ornstein, New York NY 59.82% 12.07 4 Satya Rami, Morganville NJ; Jay Kelkar, Oak Hill VA 58.98% Super Senior Pairs 9.53 5 Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT; Richard Wieland, Redding CT 58.34% 16.36 6 1 Lee Weiner - Judy Weiner, Savannah GA 58.18% starts today 7.15 7 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; Jean Ann Dockray, Villanova PA 57.84% Play begins today in the Super Senior Pairs, 12.27 8 2 John Philbrook, Manchester MI; Walter Magee, Manitou Beach MI 57.74% open to players age 70 and older. 5.72 9 Shome Mukherjee, Randolph MA; Joe DeGaetano, Waltham MA 57.31% To date, Ed Lazarus of Baltimore MD owns the 5.20 10 Pete Matthews Jr, Roslindale MA; Gary Schwartz, Huntsville AL 57.17% Super Senior Pairs: He has won it all four times it 4.77 11 Paul Burleson, Cross River NY; Philip Silverstein, Bronx NY 56.81% has been contested. 9.20 12 3 Radu Nistor - Gillian Miniter, New York NY 56.45% The event begins with a two-session qualifying 6.90 13 4 Naresh Mehta, Shrewsbury MA; Suresh Patel, Clinton MA 55.43% 3.81 14 Harry Nuckols - Mary Poplawski, Vestal NY 55.43% round today and concludes with a two-session final 3.58 15 Andrew Hanes, Holliston MA; Jeff Overby, Key West FL 55.25% round tomorrow. Players should note that a win in 5.45 16 5 Robert Carvin, North Easton MA; Ruth Weston, Marshfield MA 55.00% this NABC contest does not count toward the rank 3.18 17 Joseph Cappannelli, Stoneham MA; Murthy Ayyagari, Wake Forest NC 54.59% of Grand Life Master. 4.67 18 6 Douglas McCormac, North Dartmouth MA; Paul Matheson, The Villages FL 54.45% Past winners and runners up: 2.86 19 Mario Mory - Phyllis Mory, Los Angeles CA 54.23% 2010 1. Ed Lazarus, Jess Stuart; 2. Dan Morse, 4.09 7 Leo Birmingham, Whitney Point NY; Carl Jones, Chicago IL 53.78% 3.64 8 Daniel Wilderman, New York NY; Barry Wilderman, Manhasset NY 53.59% 2011 1. Harry Gellis, Ed Lazarus; 2. Kay Afdahl, 3.27 9 Cecilla Borras, Waltham MA; Barbara Murphy, Newton MA 53.32% Gerald Fox 2.97 10 Karen Barrett, Norwalk CT; Douglas Thompson, Ayer MA 53.19% 2012 1. Ed Lazarus, Mark Laken; 2. Loretta 2.73 11 Louis DiOrio, Providence RI; Sandy Stowe, Westwood MA 52.77% 2.52 12 Magnus Weiman - Maureen Weiman, Eden Prairie MN 52.31% Bromberg, Don Friedman 2013 1. Ed Lazarus, Mark Laken; 2. Sonja BELLA BRICKLE GOLD RUSH PAIRS Shiner, Paula Cohen 54.0 Tables 7 3 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO TEAMS, BRACKET 1 15.58 1 Ronald Agel, Boston MA; Kenneth Bernstein, Belmont MA 68.01% 7 Tables 11.69 2 Steven Myerson, Portsmouth RI; Kenneth Smith, W Kingston RI 65.77% 24.77 1 Howard Parker III, Clements CA; Marjorie 8.76 3 1 David Cancian, Lincoln MA; Richard Giles, Concord MA 64.29% Michelin - Ellis Feigenbaum, Laguna Woods CA; Miguel 6.57 4 2 Mary Ryder Wright - Kay Lang, Loudonville NY 62.05% Reygadas, Tlalpan Mexico; Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA; 5.19 5 3 Bruce Bygate - Michael Bezdek, Duxbury MA 59.08% Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA 13.13 2 William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Mary 4.45 6 4 Charles Curley, Wakefield MA; Gene Flynn, Shrewsbury MA 58.48% Savko - Ellie Hanlon, Tequesta FL; Richard DeMartino, Riverside 3.90 7 Joanne Megna-Wallace, West Newbury MA; Judie Muggia, Winchester MA 57.89% CT; Stanton Subeck, Glenview IL; Suzi Subeck, Glenview Nas IL 3.46 8 Marguerite Gousie - Marshall Williams, Woonsocket RI 57.34% 3.12 9 5 Peter Figdor, Naples FL; Robert Sheinkopf, Boca Raton FL 57.29% EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO TEAMS, BRACKET 2 2.83 10 David Landsberg, Higganum CT; Felix Springer, W Hartford CT 57.27% 8 Tables 9.02 1 Michael Sattinger - Ulla Sattinger, Slingerlands 2.60 11 6 John Calderbank - Nancy Calderbank, Glastonbury CT 56.85% NY; Lew Millenbach - Linda Millenbach, Albany NY 2.40 12 7 Art Young, Hanover NH; Michael Morris, Norwich VT 56.40% 4.78 2 Frank Morgan, Williamstown MA; Kaiwen 2.44 13/14 8/9 Paul Caten Jr - Carol Caten, Windham NH 56.10% Wang, Framingham MA; Sharon Reback, N Palm Beach FL; 2.16 13/14 8/9 Marguerite Levin - David Levin, Belmont MA 56.10% Sunny Koontz, Palm Beach FL 2.03 3/4 Robert Williams - Annie Williams, Halifax NS; JOSEPHINE PESCE 49ER PAIRS AFTERNOON SESSION Sheila Leard, Bedford NS; Patricia Morrison, Wellington NS 4.0 Tables AILEEN OSOFSKY MORNING COMPACT KO TEAMS A B C 14 Tables 1.47 1 1 Frank Falvey, Franklin MA; Ginger Joyce, Media PA 59.90% 11.29 1 James Carroll, Lyons NY; Dick Wilson, Delray 1.10 2 2 George Ehrhorn, Wayland MA; Gerald Perlmutter, Needham MA 54.64% Beach FL; Sandra Macpherson, Halifax NS; Carolyn Wood, Cobbs 0.83 3 3 Daniel Candee, Lincoln MA; Beth Bankler, Cambridge MA 53.63% Creek VA 7.90 2 E Anne Mitchell - Margaret House - Lorne Cock - Shirley Cock, Truro NS JOSEPHINE PESCE 299ER PAIRS AFTERNOON SESSION 5.08 3 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince 9.0 Tables Albert SK; Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo 167-004 Japan; Yukiko A B C Tokunaga, 1800002 Japan 2.68 1 1 1 Anthony Chiocchi - Damon Suden, New York NY 66.96% 3.95 4 Ken Parker - Donna Parker - Joan Braender, 2.01 2 2 2 Mayank Mehta - Aarati Mehta, South Glastonbu CT 60.42% Newnan GA; Lillian Johannessen, Honolulu HI 1.51 3 3 3 Leonard Doucette - John Hall, Plymouth MA 58.04% FRIDAY EVENING ZIP KO TEAMS 1.13 4 4 Tony Lamb - Dorid Lamb, Summit NJ 57.44% 6 Tables 0.85 5 5 Susan Montgomery - Susan Weaver, New York NY 55.36% 2.43 1 Michael Berkowitz - David Gurvich - Andrew 0.80 4 Roger Zessis, Westwood MA; Paul Butler, Wrentham MA 54.46% Rosenthal - Rachael Moller - Justin Blanchard, New York NY 1.29 2 Barry Margolin, US; Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Jake Olsen, Portland OR; Amber Lin, Edison NJ Smoking Policy Smoking is not permitted in the playing area during any bridge playing event at an NABC. 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SMITH LIFE MASTER WOMEN’S PAIRS 26.0 Tables / Based on 42 Tables Senior KO 88.00 1 Bronia Jenkins, Vero Beach FL; Bernace De Young, Miami FL 873.70 continued from page 1 66.00 2 Victoria Gromova, 119296, Moscow Russia; Tatiana Ponomareva, Moscow Russia 866.30 Quarterfinal matchups, by captain, are Gupta 49.50 3 Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV; Ljudmila Kamenova, South Setauket NY 812.78 – Gaylor Kasle, - Dan Morse, Carolyn 39.11 4 Joyce Regan, E Greenwich RI; Phyllis Chase, Providence RI 794.71 35.20 5 Theri Andino, Niceville FL; Peggy Ware, Denver CO 765.94 Lynch – Romain Zaleski and Hemant Lall – Victor 32.00 6 Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Yiji Starr, Wayland MA 764.76 Markowicz. 29.33 7 Agatha Pidal - Maria Panadero, Spain 758.89 27.08 8 Hansa Narasimhan, Los Altos Hills CA; Jill Levin, Henderson NV 735.84 25.14 9 Cecilia Rimstedt, Vastra, Sweden; Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL 726.60 Bid high, play well 23.47 10 Juanita Chambers, Garland TX; Shawn Quinn, Sugar Land TX 724.44 By Barry Rigal 22.00 11 Trisha Malazdrewicz, CD; Susan Hubley, Halifax NS 723.06 Steve Beatty showed me this deal from the 20.71 12 Mildred Breed, Tomball TX; Claudette Hartman, Austin TX 719.76 Baze Senior Knockout Teams. 19.56 13 Brenda Bryant, Ferndale MI; Sylvia Caley, Montreal QC 714.36 The easy part is bidding to the grand slam. The 18.53 14 Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL 712.50 hard part is making it. 17.60 15 Sylwia McNamara, White Plains NY; Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ 707.15 Dlr: North ♠ A Q 7 3 16.76 16 Sharon Anderson, Eagan MN; Barbara Heller, Knoxville TN 706.44 Vul: Both ♥ Q 8 2 16.00 17 Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA; Toni Bales, Pickerington OH 706.21 15.30 18 Leslie Paryzer, Bronx NY; Alene Friedman, New York NY 705.16 ♦ 5 14.67 19 Ellen Kozlove, Boca Raton FL; Jo Morse, Palm Bch Gdns FL 702.93 ♣ A Q 10 6 4 14.08 20 Ginny Schuett, Riverwoods IL; Chris Benson, Le Roy IL 702.53 13.54 21 Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Kerri Sanborn, Delray Beach FL 694.27 ♠ J ♥ A K 10 9 7 2 SATURDAY EVENING SIDE GAME SERIES ♦ A Q 10 9 6 4 28.0 Tables ♣ — A B C West North East South 5.76 1 1 Susan Taub - Kent Vandewater, Bayside NY 62.23% 1♣ Pass 1♥ 4.32 2 2 1 Jolyon Bloomfield - Sebastian Yuen, Cambridge MA 61.62% Pass 1♠ Pass 2♦ 3.55 3 3 John Sears - Karen Renne, Bozeman MT 60.62% 2.43 4 4 Joe Mundy - Nora Mundy, West Hill ON 59.69% Pass 2♥ Pass 3♥ 1.94 5 5 2 Robert James - Susan James, Sandwich MA 59.54% Pass 3♠ Pass 4♣ 2.49 6 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 59.46% Pass 4♦ Pass 7♥ 1.12 6 Richard Gardner - Susan Marshall, Denver CO 59.23% All Pass 1.50 3 Hubert Howe Jr, Westhampton NY; Jonathan Howe, Wainscott NY 56.77% You receive a low club lead. Should you play 1.09 4 Peter Clay - Andrew Clay, Wellesley MA 50.23% the ace or ? What is your plan after that? 0.98 5 Alice Forry, Portsmouth RI; Barbara Cook, Mattapoisett MA 50.15% Steve suggested that it is not safe to finesse at trick one. You might run out of trumps if you aren’t SATURDAY EVENING A/X SIDE SWISS TEAMS careful. 34 Tables / Based on 66 Tables Win the ♣A, then play the ♦A and ruff a A X 11.08 1 Fred Chang, Flushing NY; Ethan Stein, Irvington NY; George Mittelman, diamond. If West discards you will need the spade Toronto ON; Adrian Schwartz, Rishon Le Zion Israel; Yeshayahu Levit, finesse (four plain winners and nine trump tricks). Tel-Aviv 67064 Israel; Amos Kaminski, New York NY 77.00 If West follows – as he does, with the jack – then 7.27 2/3 Charles Polay, Chelmsford MA; Amnon Gabay, Newton MA; Stephen crossruff diamonds and spades, and after eight Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; Ann Borgschulte, Lexington MA 58.00 tricks you will be down to the ♥A K 10 in hand plus 7.27 2/3 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Ton Bakkeren, Oisterwijk Netherlands; two established diamond winners. You make the , US; Vladislav Isporski, Sofia Bulgaria; Huub grand slam when trumps are 2-2, but also with a Bertens, Bend OR; Mark Lair, Canyon TX 58.00 singleton jack, as in the actual case. The full deal: 6.69 4 1 Andy Avery, Jamaica VT; David Rodney - Avril Rodney, Fairfax VA; ♠ A Q 7 3 Cecily Kohler, Washington DC 57.00 ♥ Q 8 2 3.51 5 Mike Cailean, Santa Clara CA; Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA; Nick Wiebe, Oakland CA; Jean Barry, Livermore CA 51.00 ♦ 5 4.39 6/7 2/3 Shawn Abernethy - David Binney, Seattle WA; Jennifer Ballantyne, ♣ A Q 10 6 4 Vancouver BC; Barton Buffington, North Kingstown RI 48.00 ♠ 10 8 6 5 4 2 ♠ K 9 4.39 6/7 2/3 Dennis Carman - Susan Bailey Carman, Plainwell MI; Lynn Larson - Paul ♥ J ♥ 6 5 4 Christ, Traverse City MI 48.00 ♦ J 3 ♦ K 8 7 2 2.47 4/5 Sachiko Ueno - Hiroko Yanagisawa, Tokyo Japan; Kazuo K. Furuta, ♣ 9 8 7 2 ♣ K J 5 3 Kanagawa-Ken 21 Japan; Hiroki Yokoi, Japan 45.00 ♠ J 2.47 4/5 R David Walker, Radnor PA; Dara Dinner, Wayne PA; Donna Snyder - ♥ A K 10 9 7 2 Mitchell Snyder, Earlington PA 45.00 ♦ A Q 10 9 6 4 1.59 6 Paul Lord, Montreal West QC; Sam Mehta, Dewitt NY; Shmuel Greenberg, ♣ ­— Israel; Deepak Khanna, Blandon PA 43.00 Learn Bridge in A Day?® Join the Fun! A fun, concise, interactive introductory bridge class. Where: Rhode Island Convention Center Check Daily Bulletin or information desk for location When: Sunday, November 30 • 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. • No pre-registration required. Cost: $20 includes door prizes, textbooks and refreshments! For more information, email or call : [email protected] • (404) 735-4779 Page 8 Sunday, November 30, 2014 Daily Bulletin

David should be fantasizing about ducking the ♠K other three players comment (Lucy in the Sky with Bridge: The Musical when Bill takes the finesse. Only Sally, recalling Diamonds). She is extremely fortunate that her By Simon Cocheme that hat, is blameless; following the play as dummy partner, Francisco, puts down an excellent dummy Chess (music by Björn and Benny of Abba, can be very tiring when thoughts of millinery are and Regina and Jacques eye it jealously (I Wanna lyrics by Sir Tim Rice) was a big hit in London’s intruding. Hold Your Hand). Lucy plays poorly. With three West End in 1986, although it was less of a success It gets worse. I found a performance on tricks left, she realises she has cut herself off from on Broadway in 1988. Bridge’s response is long YouTube where the bidding starts while the dealing a winner in dummy (I Left My Heart in the Hand overdue!” is still in progress. There are frequent bids out of of Francisco), while Regina and Jacques console “What about A Hand of Bridge?” I hear you turn, and dummy goes down before the opening Francisco (Your Tiny Hand is Frozen). cry. Yes, but it isn’t exactly a musical. Composed lead, which then comes from the player sitting over Act II. A new member, Roy, has joined the by Samuel Barber in 1959, A Hand of Bridge is the dummy. A perfect case-study for an ACBL class of bridge club and Regina wonders whether he could shortest opera that is regularly performed, lasting novice tournament directors! be right for her (From a Jack to a King). She is less than 10 minutes. Two couples play a hand Now on to my own creation, Bridge: The partnering Lucy. Regina makes a trial bid (Help), of bridge, during which each character sings an Musical. I have gone for the Mamma Mia! but Lucy thinks it shows a control (Stupid Cuebid) arietta. formula, taking well-known songs and weaving and they end up in a slam, going down. On the next The synopsis reads: The contract is 5♥, played them into a story. Chess had some risqué lyrics (“I deal, Regina, sitting over declarer, plays a high by Bill, after the opponents competed in clubs. Bill, don’t see you guys rating/ the kind of mate I’m card to prevent her partner being endplayed and the a lawyer, recalls a former lover and wonders where contemplating”) and I am sure I can match them by players at the table burst into a chorus of approval she is now. Geraldine, his wife, laments not loving altering a couple of the songs to include squeeze (Second Hand Rose). The other tables take over her dying mother while she was still well. David and protecting her honor. and celebrate her coup (Crocodile Rock). Roy is fantasizes about what he would do if he were as This is the synopsis: Overture (Bridge over impressed and says he will give Regina a ring. She rich as his boss. Finally, Sally (dummy) recalls a Troubled Water). Act I. The scene is a bridge interprets the word optimistically (Diamonds Are hat she saw in a shop window earlier in the day. club, run by Red Pepper, a Vietnam vet. One of Forever). The whole company then extol the virtues What on earth is going on here? It seems that the members, Regina, is in a troubled relationship of bridge while the proprietor sings of a hand with the librettist was not a bridge player. Surely Bill with Jacques and believes he doesn’t really love 0-7-0-6 distribution (Sgt. Pepper’s Lovely Heart- should be recalling the bidding and wondering her (Wooden Heart). Lucy, a free spirit, picks up a Club Hand). where the ♠K is. Geraldine should be lamenting wonderful hand with eight diamonds (Diamonds Sounds good, eh? Has anyone got Stephen not having re-called her six-card diamond suit. Are a Girl’s Best Friend). She overbids and the Sondheim’s phone number?

SATURDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET I The 2015 edition is scheduled for June 27 to 16 Tables July 11 for the Open Championships and July 18 to 27.87 1 Mark Liberman - Barbara Shnier - Linda Wynston, Toronto ON; Lesley Thomson, North York ON July 26 for the Youth Championships. 19.51 2 Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; Robert Bitterman, Brinchmann, secretary general of the Harbor Springs MI; Cindy Bernstein, Matthews NC; Jim Gobert, Norwegian Bridge Federation, says he expects high New York NY 12.54 3 Simon Kantor, Feeding Hills MA; Glenn participation in the Open Championships by players McIntyre, Bedford MA; Abe Pineles, Jackson NJ; Alexander Allen, from around the world, especially Europe. He Annandale NJ visited Providence during the NABC to encourage 9.75 4 Karen Willenken, Brooklyn NY; John Adams, Silver Spring MD; Lynn Johannesen - Dale Johannesen, Saratoga North Americans to attend. CA “There is shopping and culture,” he notes. “Tromsø is a lively city – a fun place to be.” SATURDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET II It’s easy to get to Tromsø, Brinchmann says. 12 Tables 14.50 1 Sally Strul - Lisa Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; There daily, on-the-hour flights from Oslo, with Joseph Machotka, Delray Beach FL; Joan Butts, Brisbane 4005 direct flights from London, Paris, Stockholm, Australia Munich and Murmansk. 10.15 2 Charles Nemes, Longboat Key FL; Charles Sheaff, Jacksonville IL; Donna Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Tromsø is in the far north of Norway and has Donna Chambers, Schenectady NY many tourist attractions, including daily cruises and 6.53 3 Gary Donner, Bluffton SC; Deborah Murphy, mini-cruises along the coast of the country, as far San Francisco CA; Lawrence Diamond, Tacoma WA; Mark as the North Cape, the point where the Norwegian Krusemeyer, Northfield MN 5.08 4 Robert McKinnon - Catherine Ferguson, Sea, part of the Atlantic Ocean, meets the Barents Killearn Scotland; Ian Patrick, Wishaw Scotland; Paul Maiolani, Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean. Renfrewshire United Kingdom Knut Brinchmann at the Tromsø display on the The midnight sun can be seen from mid-May SATURDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET III third floor of the convention center. to July 31. The sun reaches its lowest point from 12 Tables 12:14 – 12:24 a.m. during those days. 11.45 1 Thomas Gerchman, Avon CT; Ausra Geaski, Bridge as an arctic There are other activities for those who might Manchester CT; Bunny Kliman, West Simsbury CT; John Berry, want to take a day off from bridge, including New Hyde Park NY experience 8.02 2 Donald Caplin, Waltham MA; Daniel It’s a long way from Oslo, Norway, to fishing, golf and cable-car rides. Car rentals are not AlbertRozenberg, Cambridge MA; Kimberly Gilman - Robin Providence, but Knut Brinchmann was happy to expensive for those who like to explore on their Hillyard, Carlisle MA own time schedules. 5.15 3 Maria Myllari, Kaarina 20760 Finland; Ola make the trip this week. His mission is to encourage Rimstedt, Halmstad 30571 Sweden; Johan Saefsten, Uppsala participation in next year’s Open & Youth Bridge Brinchmann says his federation has negotiated Sweden; Jay Barron, Tulsa OK Championships in the Norwegian city of Tromsø , good rates for hotels in Tromsø because it’s the low 4.01 4 Ida Groenkvist, Orebro 70360 Sweden; known to many as the “Paris of the North.” tourist season as most Norwegians go south for Daniel Gullberg, Stockholm 12942 Sweden; Lindsey Weinger - Stephannie Russo, New York NY Brinchmann’s message: “Welcome to Tromsø vacation. and the Arctic Bridge Experience next summer. In The weather, he notes, will be pleasant – in the SATURDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET IV addition to playing bridge, visiting one of the most high 70s to low 80s most of the time. 16 Tables For more information about the tournament and 10.90 1 Debbie Benner - Arthur Crystal, Fairfield CT; beautiful regions in the world will be a once-in-a- Brian Collins - Joan Fitzgerald, St John’s NL lifetime adventure.” activities in the area, visit www.tromso2015.no and 7.63 2 Jane Ball, Doylestown PA; Katherine The opened its www.eurobridge.org. Rabenstein, Washington DC; Howard Sloan - Linda Rothstein, summer championships to all comers for the first While at the NABC, stop by the tournament New York NY 4.91 3 Rebecca Wernis, San Mateo CA; Marianna Linz time in 2003 and has continued in odd-numbered display outside Exhibition Hall C on the third floor - Peter Zoogman, Cambridge MA; D Wolkowitz, Brooklyn NY years ever since. Previous Open Championships at the convention center. You will find information 3.82 4 John Stutz - Amanda Chohfi, Jupiter FL; Mary have featured teams and pairs competitions in and videos about the location. Wolf, Singer Island FL; Esther Bean, Easthampton MA Mixed, Open, Women’s and Senior events. Daily Bulletin Sunday, November 30, 2014 Page 9 PAIRINGS IN TODAY’S BAZE SENIOR KNOCKOUT TEAMS 28 Tables NV; Adam Zmudzinski, Katowice Poland; Cezary Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA; Billy Miller, Las Vegas Balicki, Smolec Poland Hemant Lall, Dallas TX; , Sarasota FL; NV; , Clearwater Bch FL; Eric Rodwell, vs , Houston TX; Roger Bates, US; Krzysztof Clearwater FL; Lew Stansby, Dublin CA; , Romain Zaleski, Paris France; Michel Bessis, Paris, Martens, Rzeszow 35- Poland; Marcin Lesniewski, Dallas TX France; Philippe Cronier, Paris France; Paul Chemla - Zakopane Poland vs Michel Abecassis, France vs Gaylor Kasle - Larry Kozlove, Boca Raton FL; Neil Victor Markowicz - Victor Melman, Boca Raton FL; Chambers, Schenectady NY; , Seattle Dan Morse, Houston TX; John Sutherlin, Dallas Julian Klukowski, Warsaw Poland; Shalom Zeligman, WA; Marek Witek, 41-300 Dabrowa Poland; Miroslaw TX; Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; , Bat-Yam 5 Israel; Krzysztof Lasocki - Jerzy Russyan, Milaszewski, Lubin Poland Bloomington NY; , Kensington CA vs Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; , Plano TX; Barry Rigal, New York NY; Jeff Aker, Briarcliff NY; Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ; Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas Allan Falk, Okemos MI; John Lusky, Portland OR

1 Gupta 2 Lynch 26 48 101 130 37 58 114 136 16 Tromso 2015 15 Jacobs 27 83 115 115 10 38 46 82 1 Gupta 2 Lynch

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5 Levine 6 Lall 60 80 100 134 43 44 64 96 12 Rigal 11 Barrett 28 70 85 137 0 27 47 68 6 Lall 5 (12) Rigal

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13 (18) Silver 14 Markowicz 31 40 53 w/d 29 72 110 138 4 Morse 3 Meltzer 46 86 143 17 56 79 107

SATURDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET V FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO BRACKET II FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO BRACKET IV 16 Tables 9 Tables 12 Tables 8.33 1 Bruce Neiger, Merrick NY; Warren Chang, 16.86 1 Laura Tolkow - David Feldman, New York NY; 10.28 1 Richard Valpey, Rockaway NJ; Larry Murray, Flushing NY; Leonard Abbot, Ossining NY; Andrew Skolnick, Estera Lisker, Remsenburg NY; Amanda Jeger, Frankfurt Germany; Windsor ON; James Scheirer - Mary Ann Scheirer, Princeton NJ Bedford Hills NY Phil Feldman, Los Angeles CA 7.20 2 Richard Eisenman Jr, Milford NJ; Susan Katz, 5.83 2 Ronald Briggs - James Osten, Lexington MA; 11.80 2 Stephen Tynes, Truro NS; Ethan Macaulay, U Saddle Riv NJ; Donna Heinsbroek - Jerren Gould, Savannah GA Benson Ho, North Andover MA; Dick Majcher, Woburn MA Bedford NS; L. Anne Posch - Jonathan Shute, Sackville NB 4.11 3/4 Louis Lacasse - Louise Pellerin-Lacass, 3.75 3 Giorgia Botta, Rome 00135 Italy; Peggyann 6.74 3/4 Dennis Wick, Greencastle PA; Marian Lynn Montreal QC; Christine Bourbeau - Normand Boulay, Laval QC Klein - Ilana Seror - Celia Verrier, New York NY Coveney - Anna Fokes - Elizabeth Booth, London ON 4.11 3/4 Linzhi Hu - Michael Hu - Qing Lu, San Jose 2.92 4 Stanley Richmond, Needham MA; William 6.74 3/4 Paul Truesdale - Richard Hudson, Peabody MA; CA; Lorenzo Migliorini, Seattle WA Gay, Framingham MA; Richard Tracy, Sharon VT; Simon Steven Hudson, Revere MA; Paul Simon, Arlington MA Zimmerman, Hopkinton MA SATURDAY-SUNDAY KO BRACKET 1 FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO BRACKET III 11 Tables FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO BRACKET I 12 Tables Dori Cohen, Woodbury NY; Rob Gordon, Northport NY; Ira Ewen, 12 Tables 15.34 1 Charles Pierce - Wesley Albinger, New York New York NY; Bob Gwirtzman, Brooklyn NY 41.73 1 Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL; , NY; Linda Doucet - Dyane Maurice, Montreal QC vs St Johnsbury VT; , Ramat-Gan 525 Israel; Lotan 10.74 2 Michael Sattinger - Ulla Sattinger, Slingerlands Suzi Subeck, Glenview Nas IL; Stanton Subeck, Glenview IL; Fisher, Rishon Le Zion Israel NY; Lew Millenbach - Linda Millenbach, Albany NY Robert Kent - Ellen Kent, Marina Del Rey CA 29.21 2 Justine Cushing - Melih Ozdil, New York NY; 6.14 3/4 Peter Clay, Wellesley MA; Richard Saval, Gokhan Yilmaz, Uskudar/Instanb Turkey; Valerio Giubilo, Italy; Wayland MA; Steven Diamond, Shrewsbury MA; Harvey Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Miguel Leonardo Cima, 00199 Roma Italy Rosenthal, Boston MA Reygadas, Tlalpan Mexico; C. Valerie Gamio, Pls Vrds Pnsl 16.69 3/4 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Huub Bertens, 6.14 3/4 Martin Deneroff, US; Valerie Deneroff - Robin CA; Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo 167-004 Japan; Yukiko Tokunaga, Bend OR; Ton Bakkeren, Oisterwijk Netherlands; Vladislav Sanders, New York NY; Thomas Hunter, Milburn NJ 1800002 Japan Isporski, Sofia Bulgaria; Valentin Kovachev, US; Mark Lair, vs Canyon TX Gerard Turcotte - Robert Tremblay - Pierre Choquette - Alain 16.69 3/4 Hiroko Yanagisawa - Sachiko Ueno, Tokyo Dufour, Quebec QC Japan; Kazuo K. Furuta, Kanagawa-Ken 21 Japan; Hiroki Yokoi, Japan Page 10 Sunday, November 30, 2014 Daily Bulletin Daily Bulletin Sunday, November 30, 2014 Page 11

A scene from Saturday evening’s WaterFire.

At last evening’s WaterFire show, the ACBL Charity Foundation presented a check for $5000 to Edesia Global Nutrition (EDS). EDS supports severely malnourished children worldwide with This “living statue” greeted players as therapeutic ready-to-feed products. Founded in 2009, EDS has assisted 2.4 million children in 44 they were lining up in the lobby of the RI countries. Convention Center to attend yesterday EDS Chief Development Officer Karen Cooper (second from left) accepted the check from evening’s WaterFire presentation. ACBL Chief Executive Officer Robert Hartman, Charity Foundation Board member Jim Sternberg This particular statue – the White Marble and ACBL President Phyllis Harlan. Muse – also handed out free gifts to the participants.

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Roet, Howard Schenken 1964 1. Ivan Erdos, Harold B. Guiver, Michael S. 2. Joseph Cohan, Herbert J. Gerst, Jack L. Lawrence, Alfred Sheinwold Ankus, William Joseph, Dr. H. Russ Storr 2. Charles Coon, G. Robert Nail, Robert 1950 1. Edward Burns, John F. Carlin, David Stucker, Frank T. Westcott Carter, A. Richard Revell 1965 1. Harry J. Fishbein, Jeff Rubens, Charles J. 2. Robert Appleyard, Ned Drucker, Fred Solomon, Roger D. Stern Hirsch, Milton Moss, Milton Vernoff 2. Phil Feldesman, Sidney H. Lazard, 1951 1. J. Van Brooks, Eugene Dautell, Jack Victor Mitchell, Daniel Rotman, Samuel M. Denny, Ace Gutowsky, Edwin J. Smith Stayman 2. Fred L. Bickel, Joseph J. Foreacre, 1966 1. Philip Feldesman, Richard Freeman, Robert Lattomus, Ronald Rosenberg , 1952 1. Charles H. Goren, , 2. Anthony Dionisi, Jeremy Flint, Harlow S. Sidney Silodor, Charles Solomon, Samuel Lewis, Peter A. Pender M. Stayman 1967 1. Thomas E. Bussey, Jim R. Dunlap, 2013 Open BAM champs: Captain Jim Mahaffey 2‑3. Samuel Katz, Charles Kuhn, William Lawrence Jolma, Robert P. Patterson, Gary (seated), Alexander Smirnov, Marc Bompis, Tony Seamon, Stark Forrester, Jean Quantin and . 2‑3. Harry J. Fishbein, Harold Harkavy, 2. Edward J. Barlow, Phil Read, Robert Mitchell Open BAM Alvin Roth, Tobias Stone, Waldemar K. Spotts, John C. Sutherlin von Zedtwitz 1968 1. Ira G. Corn, Jr., Bill Eisenberg, Bobby begins today 1953 1. Ben Fain, John Gerber, George Heath, Goldman, James Jacoby, Michael S. Play begins today in the Mitchell Open Board- Paul Hodge, Harold Rockaway Lawrence, a-Match Teams. Players will be competing for 2. Clifford W. Bishop, Harry J. Fishbein, 2. Michael M. Becker, Charles Coon, the Victor Mitchell Trophy, which honors one of Arnold Kauder, John H. Moran, Douglas Joel H. Stuart, , Richard J. bridge’s most colorful characters —­ a champion Steen Zeckhauser player, philosopher and mentor to the stars. 1954 1. Aaron J. Frank, Jeff Glick, Arthur S. 1969 1. Chuck F. Burger, , Alvin Mitchell, a Grand Life Master, won five North Goldsmith, Alvin , Sol Mogal Roth, Paul Trent American championships, including the 2. Henry Chanin, Dr. John W. Fisher, James 2‑3. Bill Eisenberg, , in 1956 and 1959, the Life Master Men’s Pairs in Jacoby, Oswald Jacoby, Sidney H. Lazard Robert D. Hamman, James Jacoby, Michael 1962 and the Men’s Teams in 1962 and 1963. He 1955 1. Richard Freeman, Edgar Kaplan, Ralph S. Lawrence, Bobby Wolff was named ACBL Honorary Member in 1988 and Hirschberg, Norman Kay, Alvin Roth 2‑3. Martin J. Cohn, Norman H. Fischer, inducted into the Bridge Hall of Fame in 1996. 2. Charles H. Goren, Peter A. Leventritt, Charles M. MacCracken, Bill Reister Charles J. Solomon, Samuel M. Stayman 1970 1. Bernie Bergovoy, Donald P. Krauss, The game 1956 1. John R. Crawford, Ben Fain, Paul H. Lewis L. Mathe, Don Pearson, John The Open Board-a-Match Teams is a four- Hodge, Sidney Silodor Swanson, Richard Walsh session event that consists of two qualifying and 2‑3. Paul Allinger, Dr. John W. Fisher, 2. Eddie Kantar, Kyle Larsen, Paul two final sessions. It was a men’s event until 1990, Emanuel Hochfeld, Oswald Jacoby, Sidney Soloway, Ron Von der Porten when it became an open event. H. Lazard 1971 1. Bernie Chazen, Alvin Roth, , Perhaps the event’s high point occurred in 2‑3. , Harold Rockaway, Paul Trent 1977 when there were only three winners: Richard Clarence A. Strouse, John H. Toledano 2. Gerald Caravelli, Larry Cohen, Barry Doughty, and Lou Bluhm (plus these 1957 1. Lewis L. Mathe, Donald A. Oakie, Crane, Dr. John Fisher players eligible for session awards only: Bruce , Edward O. Taylor 1972 1. Jack Blair, James Jacoby, John Simon, Ferguson, Sidney Lazard, Leslie West and Irv 2. Israel Cohen, Richard Freeman, John C. , Bobby Wolff Kostal). Kunkel, Alvin Roth, Ivar Stakgold 2. Grant S. Baze, William Grieve, Donald P. Lazard was supposed to play with Doughty but 1958 1. Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Alvin Krauss, Lewis L. Mathe, Peter A. Pender, after a good first set, Lazard became ill and Kostal Landy, Elmer I. Schwartz, Vic D. Zeve George Rapee took his place for the evening session. 2. Richard Freeman, Edgar Kaplan, 1973 1. Garey Hayden, James Jacoby, Gaylor Lazard was better the next day and in his seat Norman Kay, Ralph Hirschberg Kasle, John Simon, Bobby Wolff for the first final session. Suddenly he toppled over 1959 1. Ollie Adams, Ivan Erdos, Oswald 2‑3. Lou Bluhm, Steve Goldberg, Lawrence and a call went out for paramedics. They arrived Jacoby, Robert G. Sharp Gould, Stephen Robinson quickly and rushed Lazard to a hospital. 2. B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford, Sidney 2‑3. John R. Crawford, Norm Kurlander, Meanwhile, Doughty had to find another Silodor, Tobias Stone Alvin Roth, Clifford Russell, William partner and Ferguson was pressed into service. 1960 1. Charles Denby, Burrell I. Humphreys, Seamon Ferguson, whose team had not qualified the Alan W. Messer, Marty Scheinberg, Robert 1974 1. Ron E. Andersen, Mark Feldman, previous day, was technically ineligible but was P. Wakeman Stephen Goldstein, Hugh C. MacLean, allowed to play only in the afternoon. 2‑4. Harry J. Fishbein, John Gerber, Paul Merle Tom In the evening, Doughty recruited West — his H. Hodge, Charles J. Solomon 2‑3. Eric Kokish, Stephen Robinson, Mike fourth partner in four sessions — and the team went 2‑4 Wilfred Dumas, Donald McGee, John Shuman, Joseph Silver on to victory by a margin of two full boards. Siverts, Jerzy Zawisza 2‑3. Harold B. Guiver, Marty Shallon, The winners: 2‑4. James R. Hughes, Marvin Paulshock, William Sides, 1946 1. Maynard Adams, Julius Bank, Arthur Eli Reich, David R. Treadwell 1975 1. Matt Granovetter, William Grieve, Glatt, William McGhee, Albert Weiss 1961 1. John R. Crawford, Norman Kay, Alvin George Rapee, Ron Rubin 2. A. Mitchell Barnes, John R. Crawford, Roth, Sidney Silodor, Tobias Stone 2. Roger Bates, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Charles H. Goren, George Rapee, Sidney 2. Edgar Kaplan, Mervin Key, Sidney H. Kay, George Rosenkranz Silodor Lazard, G. Robert Nail 1976 1. David Ashley, Paul Heitner, John 1947 1. Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Jack 1962 1‑2. Phil Feldesman, Richard Freeman, Lowenthal, Mike Smolen Kravatz, Alvin Landy, Sol Mogal Victor Mitchell, Eric R. Murray, Samuel M. 2. Bart Bramley, Marvin Herbert, Howard 2. Joseph Cohan, Dr. Louis Mark, Dr. H. Stayman Piltch, Lou Reich, Ira S. Rubin Russ Storr, George Unger 1‑2. Paul Allinger, Harold G. Guiver, Lewis 1977 1. Lou Bluhm, Richard Doughty, Bruce 1948 1. Jack L. Ankus, Jeff Glick, Alvin Landy, L. Mathe, Edward O. Taylor Ferguson, Irv Kostal, Sidney H. Lazard, John H. Law, Sol Mogal 1963 1. Phil Feldesman, Victor Mitchell, Samuel Ron Smith, Leslie West 2. John R. Crawford, Edward N. Marcus, M. Stayman, Tobias Stone 2. Richard Freeman, Alvin Roth, Clifford George Rapee, Samuel M. Stayman 2. B. Jay Becker, Norman Kay, William Russell, Curtis K. Smith, Merle Tom, Art 1949 1. Maurice Levin, Alphonse Moyse Jr., Leo Root, Sol Rubinow, Sidney Silodor Waldmann Daily Bulletin Sunday, November 30, 2014 Page 13

1978 1. Neil Chambers, Eric Kokish, Peter Nagy, In 1990 the Men’s Board‑a‑Match Teams Versace, Lorenza Lauria Stephen Robinson, John Schermer, Kit became the Open Board‑a‑Match Teams. 2002 1. George Jacobs, , Norberto Woolsey 1990 1. Mark Moss, Robert Thompson, Daniel Bocchi, , Alfredo Versace, 2. Steve Garner, Dave Lehman, Dick Molochko, Jack Wholey Lorenza Lauria; 2. , Bjorn Melson, Larry Oakey 2. George Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold, Peter Fallenius, Steve Garner, , 1979 1. Allan Cokin, , Alan Sontag, Weichsel, Robert Levin, Marty Bergen, Jim Sternberg, Peter Weichsel Larry N. Cohen 2003 1. George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Norberto 2. Mike Cappelletti, Ron Feldman, Gary 1991 1. , , Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin, Alfredo Versace, Hann, David Hoffner, Zeke Jabbour, David Jeffrey Wolfson, David Berkowitz, Larry Lorenza Lauria; 2. , Brian Glubok, Sacks N. Cohen Michael Kwiecien, Jacek Pszczola, Reese 1980 1. Bart Bramley, Ross Grabel, William 2. Jim Hall, Tom Fox, Dick Melson, David Milner Rosen, Milton Rosenberg, Samuel Lehman 2004 1. Christal Henner-Welland, Michael Kamil, Stayman, George Tornay 1992 1. Richard Katz, Garey Hayden, Wafik , , Peter 2. Ira Corn, , Robert D. Abdou, Ira Cohen, Mike Whitman (npc) Bertheau, Fredrik Nystrom; 2. Roy Welland, Hamman, , Bobby Wolff 2. Drew Cannell, Jeffrey Hand, Claudio Bjorn Fallenius, Michael Rosenberg, 1981 1. Marty Bergen, Neil Chambers, Joseph Caponi, Steve Hamaoui Zia Mahmood, , Adam Silver, 1993 1. , Bobby Goldman, Mark Zmudzinski 2. Michael Aliotta, Marc Culbertson, Jim Lair, Mike Passell, Jimmy Cayne (npc) 2005 1. Roy Welland, Bjorn Fallenius, Chip Gardner, Bert Newman 2. Jim Hall, Tom Fox, Dave Lehman, Dick Martel, Lew Stansby, Cezary Balicki, 1982 1. Dave Berkowitz, Matt Granovetter, Melson Adam Zmudzinski; 2. Michael Whitman, Harold Lilie, Al Rand 1994 1. Andy Goodman, Peter Boyd, Ed Grant Baze, Steve Beatty, Sam Lev, Jacek 2. Robert Blanchard, Drew Casen, Chuck Manfield, John Mohan, , Pszczola Lamprey, Thomas M. Smith Kit Woolsey 2006 1. George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Michael 1983 1. Tom Sanders, Harold Guiver, Grant 2. Brian Glubok, Steve Zolotow, Chris Rosenberg, Zia Mahmood, , Baze, John Sutherlin Compton, Lew Stansby, Ron Smith Robert Levin; 2. John Onstott, Steve Beatty, 2. Cliff Russell, Robert Levin, Richard 1995 1. , Lew Stansby, Steve Drew Casen, Jim Krekorian, Joergen Freeman, Lou Bluhm, John Solodar, Ron Weinstein, Fred Stewart Molberg, Terje Aa Gerard 2. Jimmy Cayne; Chuck Burger, Paul 2007 1. Aubrey Strul, Michael Becker, David 1984 1. George Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold, Jeff Soloway, Mike Passell, Mark Lair, Bobby Berkowitz, Larry Cohen, Chip Martel, Lew Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Marty Bergen, Goldman Stansby; 2. , Aleksander Larry N. Cohen 1996 1. Robert Baldwin, Robert Levin, Peter Dubinin, Cezary Balicki, Adam Zmudzinski 2. Malcolm Brachman, Bobby Wolff, Bob Weichsel, Zia Mahmood, Michael 2008 1. Zia Mahmood, , Eric Hamman, Paul Soloway, , Rosenberg Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth; 2. Aubrey Strul, Bobby Goldman 2. David Messop, Paul Hackett, Justin Michael Becker, David Berkowitz, Larry 1985 1. Hal Mouse, Josh Parker, Ron Gerard, Hackett, Jason Hackett Cohen, Lew Stansby, Chip Martel Dan Rotman 1997 1. Bob Blanchard, Jim Krekorian, Doug 2009 1. Jerzy Zaremba, Josef Blass, Andrew 2. Roger Bates, John Mohan, Alan Sontag, Doub, John Rengstorff Gromov, Cezary Balicki, Aleksander John Devine 2. Allen Hawkins, Russ Ekeblad, Jim Dubinin, Adam Zmudzinski; 2. , 1986 1. Gene Freed, Mike Passell, Ed Manfield, Foster, John Sutherlin, Ron Smith , Michael Polowan, Craig Kit Woolsey, Mark Lair 1998 1. Grant Baze, Fred Gitelman, George Glover, Alon Apteker, Jacob Morgan 2. Don Caton, Robert Kehoe, Gene Mittelman, , Michael Whitman 2010 1. Marcin Lesniewski, Josef Blass, Andrew Simpson, Robert Teel 2. Nick Nickell, Eric Rodwell, Bob Gromov, Cezary Balicki, Aleksander 1987 1. George Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold, Ira Hamman, Paul Soloway, Jeff Meckstroth, Dubinin, Adam Zmudzinski; 2. Rob Brady, Chorush, Peter Weichsel, Robert Levin Richard Freeman Alan Kleist, Howard Liu, D. Dong. 2. Bart Bramley, Steve Garner, Howard 1999 1. , Geir Helgemo, Tony 2011 1. James Cayne, Antonio Sementa, Giorgio Weinstein, Lou Bluhm Forrester, Duboin, , , 1988 1. Jimmy Cayne, Bob Hamman, Bobby 2. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Eric Alfredo Versace; 2. Jan Jansma, Jared Wolff, Mike Passell, Chuck Burger, Mark Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth, Paul Soloway, Lilienstein, Michael Polowan, Adam Lair Bob Hamman Wildavsky 2. Vic Mitchell, Albert Rahmey, Michael 2000 1. Andrew Gromov, Aleksander Petrunin, 2012 1. Michael Becker, , Walid Moss, Drew Casen, Howard Hertzberg Cezary Balicki, Adam Zmudzinski Elahmady, Aubrey Strul, Steve Garner, 1989 1. Steve Robinson, Ed Manfield, Peter 2. Eddie Wold, George Rosenkranz, Sam Howard Weinstein; 2. Ralph Katz, Nick Boyd, Kit Woolsey Lev, John Mohan, Piotr Gawrys, Jacek Nickell, Robert Levin, Steve Weinstein, 2. James Cayne, Chuck Burger, Bobby Pszczola Eric Rodwell Wolff, Bob Hamman, Lew Stansby, Dave 2001 1. Rose Meltzer, Kyle Larsen, Peter 2013 Jim Mahaffey, Alexander Smirnov, Marc Berkowitz Weichsel, Alan Sontag, Chip Martel, Lew Bompis, , Jean Quantin and Stansby; 2. George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Josef Piekarek; Jill Levin, Jenny Wolpert, , Giorgio Duboin, Alfredo Robert Levin, Steve Weinstein Zero Tolerance Workshop Presented by Dan Plato, Tournament Director and previous club owner/manager This lively two-hour workshop, developed for club managers and directors, goes well beyond the Laws to address how to communicate with problem players. The presentation incorporates Dan’s real-life experience dealing with club players and the differences between club and tournament situations. The goal is to make the club experience more inviting for new members and more pleasurable for everyone by encouraging and empowering directors and managers to deal with unacceptable behavior. FREE OF CHARGE Date: Monday, December 1 • Time: 10:00 am to Noon Location: See Daily Bulletin Schedule for location. Page 14 Sunday, November 30, 2014 Daily Bulletin

SATURDAY-SUNDAY KO BRACKET 2 NAIL LIFE MASTER PAIRS 11 Tables Mark Brader - Catherine Brader, Toronto ON; Allan Roderiques - 78.0 Tables / Based on 145 Tables Lois Belliveau, Leesburg FL 125.00 1 James Krekorian, Pensacola FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 2599.25 vs 93.75 2 Wael Mohsen, 6th of October Egypt; Reda Wasfi Yaacoub, Cairo Egypt 2579.71 Mary Ose, Sacramento CA; Teri Smoot, Placerville CA; Pat Larin, 70.31 3 Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT 2555.88 Rancho Mirage CA; Joy McKenzie-Smith, Portland OR 55.56 4 Boris Baran, Cote Saint-Luc QC; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 2548.71 50.00 5 Steve Weinstein, Andes NY; Adam Kaplan, Stanford CA 2538.66 Marilyn Painter - Ivor McGloughlin, Pittsburgh PA; Carol Stonis, Natrona Heights PA; George Kury, Johnstown PA; Judith Gidden, 45.45 6 Johan Upmark, 115 37 Stockho Sweden; Hakan Nilsson, West Palm Beach FL 2526.95 Chicago IL 41.67 7 Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; , Las Vegas NV 2526.84 vs 38.46 8 Allan Stauber, Palm Bch Grdns FL; Stephen Sanborn, Poughkeepsie NY 2507.72 Howard Canan, Holden MA; Alice Weagle, Webster MA; Irene 35.71 9 Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ; Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ 2499.45 Bonner, Andover MA; Frank Farrell, Methuen MA 33.33 10 Sartaj Hans - Peter Gill, Sydney Australia 2499.12 31.25 11 Roger Lee, Las Vegas NV; Meike Wortel, Amsterdam Netherlands 2494.99 SATURDAY-SUNDAY KO BRACKET 3 11 Tables 29.41 12 Andrew Rosenthal - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY 2492.17 Kelly Pope - Michael Pope, Hamilton ON; Linda Moses, 27.78 13 Brian Glubok, New York NY; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX 2452.88 Scottsdale AZ; Paul Gray, North Bellmore NY 26.32 14 Connie Goldberg, Merion Sta PA; Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA 2447.57 vs 25.00 15 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY 2427.14 Arvind Sharma, Princeton Jct NJ; George Moehringer, Monroe 23.81 16 Joe Quinn, Sugar Land TX; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 2414.46 Twp NJ; Asish Sengupta, N Brunswick NJ; Bhartkumar Shah, Freehold NJ 22.73 17 Brian Trent - Linda Trent, Fullerton CA 2412.14 21.74 18 Alexander Smirnov, Lubeck Germany; Josef Piekarek, Hamburg Germany 2407.54 Danielle Tremblay, Outremont QC; Pierrette Matteau, Mont-Royal 20.83 19 Jerrold Grossman, Rochester Hls MI; Jack Shartsis, Huntington Wds MI 2401.68 QC; Norma Fajardo-Solache - Irma Lopez-Solache, Montreal QC 20.00 20 Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Zia Mahmood, New York NY 2399.23 vs 19.23 21 Jing Liu - Zizhuo Wang, Minneapolis MN 2395.49 Chantal Dube, Montreal QC; Johanne Sevigny, Bromont QC; Jean- 18.52 22 Joe Grue - Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 2366.97 Pierre Longpre - Alain Bonnin, Outremont QC 17.86 23 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Chip Martel, Davis CA 2361.83 17.24 24 James Rasmussen - Pamela Miller, Cambridge MA 2349.19 Helpful links at 16.67 25 Kevin Bathurst, Palm Beach Gdns FL; John Hurd, New York NY 2348.87 16.13 26 Kristian Ellingsen - Tor Eivind Grude, 2348.02 the Fall NABC 15.63 27 , Paris 75015 France; Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan 94230 France 2346.17 Baze Senior KO Teams Leader Board: 15.15 28 Mark Dahl, Richmond VA; Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN 2338.45 www.acbl.org/nabcko 14.71 29 Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Marion Michielsen, Stockholm Sweden 2326.97 NABC schedule: 14.29 30 Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ; Larry Sunser, Syracuse NY 2318.28 13.89 31 , Norway; , 4838 Arendal Norway 2315.90 www.acbl.org/nabcschedule 13.51 32 Richard Coren, Highland Beach FL; Robert Levin, Henderson NV 2315.78 Your personal NABC results: 13.16 33 Jeff Hand - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 2315.76 live.acbl.org 17.42 34 Stephen Nellissen, Ramsey NJ; James Sundstrom, Wyckoff NJ 2311.94 12.50 35 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; David Yang, Darien IL 2300.79 To sign up to get text messages of your results: 15.43 36 Robert Kuz, St Andrews MB; Barry Senensky, Toronto ON 2299.15 www.acbl.org/privacysettings 11.90 37 Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; , Cambridge MA 2296.74 11.63 38 Bruce Williams, Medford Lakes NJ; Kerry Cotterell, Clifton Park NY 2295.06 Food locations in the area: 15.38 39 Jan Jansma - Aida Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands 2293.81 www.acbl.org/nabcdining 11.11 40 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Walter Lee, Sudbury MA 2251.15 For all NABC information: 17.42 41 Robert Brady, McLean VA; C Ganzer, Brooklyn NY 2245.87 www.acbl.org/home 10.64 42 Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX 2243.70 10.77 43 Ronald Mak, Manchester NH; Ken Eisner, Truro NS 2234.78 10.20 44 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN 2233.53 Monitoring 10.00 45 Fu Zhong - Jie Li, Beijing People’s Republic of China 2220.62 At this and future North American 9.80 46 Paul Meerschaert, Saint Paul MN; Robert Schachter, Eden Prairie MN 2220.34 Championships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+ 9.62 47 , Plano TX; Valerie Westheimer, New York NY 2216.41 events with visible, real-time cameras. The images 9.43 48 Christal Henner, New York NY; Uday Ivatury, US 2214.57 will be recorded and will be available for later 9.26 49 Christophe Grosset, 92130 Issy-Les- France; Pierre Franceshetti, 2207.92 official inspection and review. 9.09 50 Danny Sprung - JoAnn Sprung, Las Vegas NV 2200.06 By general monitoring of the session and participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source JOSEPHINE PESCE 299ER PAIRS, SATURDAY EVENING of information that may be useful in determining 8.0 Tables A B C facts and settling issues arising from some types 2.54 1 1 Brian Fisher - Flo Fisher, Glastonbury CT 66.03% of ethical and behavioral complaints or actions. 1.91 2 2 1 Damon Suden - Anthony Chiocchi, New York NY 58.38% Please summon a director if a problem occurs at 1.43 3 3 Howard Booth - Mitchell Booth, Summit NJ 57.32% the table. 1.10 4 4 2 D. Lisa Jensen, Toronto ON; Dorothy Jensen-French, Cambridge MA 55.87% This procedure is intended to assure everyone 0.83 5 5 3 David Cliff - Lorraine Cliff, Wayland MA 55.14% that the playing field is level and that misbehavior will not be tolerated.

Winter Regionals in the Mid-Atlantic North Charleston, SC Charlottesville, VA Wilmington, NC Dec. 29-Jan. 4 Jan. 12-18 Jan. 26-Feb. 1 Embassy Suites Hotel—5055 Int’l Blvd DoubleTree by Hilton Hilton Riverside—301 N. Water St. Host is sold out but plenty of affordable 990 Hilton Heights Road Situated in a beautiful location on the Cape hotels are within walking distance Hospitality to the max with free coffee Fear River, this could be a good break from ACBL’s Largest Winter Holiday Regional and open hospitality suite every day the blistering winter Co-chair: Steve Donaldson Co-chair: Scott Tumperi Co-chair: Larry Harding [email protected], (843) 412-8097 [email protected], (434) 973-2121 [email protected], (910) 270-9810 Mid-Atlantic on the web: www.mabcbridge.org Daily Bulletin Sunday, November 30, 2014 Page 15

SATURDAY EVENING B/C/D SIDE SWISS TEAMS Be Scent-sitive! 33 Tables / Based on 32 Tables Some people have an extreme sensitivity to B C D fragrances (colognes or perfumes). Many ACBL 6.37 1 Lynn Carew - Alan Wertheimer, Burlington VT; Patricia Nestork, clubs, units and districts have adopted policies Charlotte VT; Stanley Rosenthal, S Burlington VT 63.00 that prohibit players from wearing fragrances. 5.16 2 1 Robert Guerard, Brossard QC; Jean Bellemarre - Michele Gagne - The ACBL has not issued an official policy on the J-Francois Guillemette, Montreal QC 58.00 matter, preferring instead to appeal to the goodwill 3.87 3 2 Terry Kay Bargar - Richard Bargar, Andover MA; Ken Bloom - Phyllis Bloom, Acton MA 53.00 of its members to refrain from using fragrances. 2.90 4 3 Brandon Fong, Mt Laurel NJ; Ivanie Yeo, Brighton MA; Lon Because requires players to be Sunshine, Framingham MA; Jeffrey Lehman, Newton Center MA 52.00 in close proximity to each other, individuals who 2.18 5 4 Perry Poole, Maitland FL; Stanley Weiner, Las Vegas NV; Claudia suffer from fragrance-related reactions cannot avoid Tinajero - Jorge Nischli, Mexico Mexico 51.00 those who are wearing them. Among the commonly 1.51 6 Steven Hudson, Revere MA; Paul Truesdale - Richard Hudson, reported symptoms are intense headaches (indeed, Peabody MA; Paul Simon, Arlington MA 49.00 fragrances can frequently be a trigger for migraine 2.73 5 1 W Daniel Kelsey, Averill Park NY; William Kelsey, Voorheesville sufferers) or breathing-related problems. For these NY; Denise Proulx, Laval QC; Christiane Bourassa, Montreal QC 47.00 individuals, the issue is much more serious than 0.94 6/8 Alan Godes, Needham MA; Sid Brownstein - Monique Barbeau, Ottawa simply disliking a particular smell — it’s a real ON; John Burgoin, Brownsville TX 46.00 0.94 6/8 Donald Brueggemann, Branford CT; Susan Grossman - Lawrence health problem. Grossman, New York NY; Esther Watstein, Stratford CT 46.00 The ACBL asks everyone to give this issue the 0.94 6/8 Louise Pellerin-Lacass - Louis Lacasse, Montreal QC; Christine consideration it deserves. Please, if you’re going to Bourbeau - Normand Boulay, Laval QC 46.00 play in a club or a tournament, don’t wear cologne, 1.80 2/3 Jake Olsen - Dawn Campbell, Portland OR; Christopher Welland, perfume or scented lotions. New York NY; Joseph Lieberman, Los Angeles CA; Amber Lin, Edison NJ 44.00 1.80 2/3 Patrick Thompson, New York NY; Gloria Krusemeyer, Northfield MN; Doreen MacMillan, Naples FL; Kay Rogers, Manakin Sabot VA 44.00 Convention card

BOB STARR MEMORIAL STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS reminder 58.0 Tables Each player is required to have a convention A B C card filled out legibly and on the table throughout a 23.80 1 Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 61.42% session. The convention 17.85 2 1 Ben Feinswog, Coconut Grove FL; Robert Lurie, Wayland MA 60.35% card must include the 13.39 3 Mike Cappelletti, Winter Park FL; Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA 60.23% first and last name of 10.04 4 Rebecca Rogers, Las Vegas NV; Mac Busby, San Diego CA 59.78% each member of the 7.93 5 Robert Todd, Tallahassee FL; Andrew Hoskins, Palo Alto CA 59.24% partnership, and the 6.80 6 John Miller, Vienna VA; Richard Popper, Wilmington DE 59.17% cards must be identical. 5.95 7 Claudia Feagin - Jack Feagin Jr, Atlanta GA 58.96% If a director 10.40 8 2 Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO; Ilene Grabel, Palm Desert CA 58.81% determines that neither player has a substantially 7.80 9 3 R Barkley Calkins - Glenda Calkins, Allendale NJ 58.69% 4.33 10 Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD; Mark Laken, Glyndon MD 58.27% completed card, the partnership may play only the 6.06 11 Ron Haack, New York NY; Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY 58.02% Yellow Card and may use only 5.85 12 4 Jennifer Kuhn - Philip Kuhn, San Mateo CA 57.85% standard carding. This restriction may be lifted 3.99 13 James Melville, Springfield IL; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI 57.65% only at the beginning of a subsequent round after 3.17 14 Rita Shugart, Monterey CA; Andrew Robson, Pebble Beach CA 57.42% convention cards have been properly prepared and 2.98 15 Paul Darin, San Diego CA; Harriet Smith, Solano Beach CA 57.28% approved by the director. Further, the partnership 4.62 16 5 Sam Dinkin, Austin TX; Cenk Tuncok, US 56.93% will receive a 1/6-board matchpoint penalty for 3.96 6 Jill Fisch - John Gassenheimer, Wynnewood PA 56.31% each board played, commencing with the next 4.70 7 1 Michael Lieberman, Medford MA; Alya Abbott, San Francisco CA 55.60% round and continuing until the restriction is lifted. 3.72 8 Serdar Ogut - Lisa Ogut, Darien IL 54.76% In IMP team games, penalties shall be at the 3.53 9 2 Peter Samsel - Robert Brodeur, Pittsfield MA 54.68% 3.83 10 David Pelka - Alan Daniels, Los Angeles CA 54.46% discretion of the director. 2.64 3 Jeanne Hanrahan, East Norwich NY; Joe Handler, Toronto ON 53.00% If the director determines the partnership has at 2.39 4 Paula Nataf, Beverly Hills CA; Marcel Dadon, 92100 France 52.49% least one substantially completed convention card but has not fully complied with ACBL regulations, Email us How old is a Senior? the director may give warnings or assign such Got a hand you just have to share or a nice The definition of a Senior (for the purpose of penalties as he deems to be appropriate under the story? We’d love to see it. Senior events, tournaments, special games, etc.) circumstances. The Daily Bulletin has its own email address: has matured — from 55 to 60 years old. Those The objective of these warnings and penalties is [email protected]. You’ll also find ‘tweeners who previously qualified as Seniors the encouragement of full compliance with ACBL it on the front page under the “Daily Bulletin” and who have been magically rejuvenated are still regulations. between the date and the editors’ names. eligible. If you were born before Jan. 1, 1959, This email address won’t be checked with any you’re still a Senior for the purposes of playing in regularity when the NABC is not in session, so any ACBL Senior event. please continue to use our office email addresses for non-tournament–related correspondence.

SMITH LIFE MASTER WOMEN’S PAIRS 2ND FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS G H EAST-WEST 1 Joyce Regan, E Greenwich RI; Phyllis Chase, Providence RI 60.23% 1 Juanita Chambers, Garland TX; Shawn Quinn, Sugar Land TX 60.15% 2 Agatha Pidal - Maria Panadero, Spain 59.31% 2 Theri Andino, Niceville FL; Peggy Ware, Denver CO 60.08% 3 Bronia Jenkins, Vero Beach FL; Bernace De Young, Miami FL 59.23% 3 Victoria Gromova, 119296, Moscow Russia; Tatiana Ponomareva, Moscow Russia 59.62% 4 Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Yiji Starr, Wayland MA 58.85% 4/5 Sharon Anderson, Eagan MN; Barbara Heller, Knoxville TN 59.31% 5 Ala Hamilton-Day, Rose Valley PA; Lois Stuart, West Chester PA 58.08% 4/5 Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV; Ljudmila Kamenova, South Setauket NY 59.31% 6 Sandra Rimstedt, New York NY; Lynda Nitabach, N Plainfield NJ 56.69% 6 Ellen Kozlove, Boca Raton FL; Jo Morse, Palm Bch Gdns FL 59.23% 7 Brenda Bryant, Ferndale MI; Sylvia Caley, Montreal QC 54.54% 7 Cecilia Rimstedt, 421 41 Vastra F Sweden; Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL 59.00% 8 Sylwia McNamara, White Plains NY; Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ 54.00% 8 Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Kerri Sanborn, Delray Beach FL 56.69% 9 Hansa Narasimhan, Los Altos Hills CA; Jill Levin, Henderson NV 51.46% 9 Linda Green, Southaven MS; Bonnie Bagley, Colorado Spgs CO 56.00% 10 Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Lynn Baker, US 51.31% 10 Leslie Paryzer, Bronx NY; Alene Friedman, New York NY 53.15%

JOSEPHINE PESCE 299ER PAIRS, SATURDAY EVENING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION AAA EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Damon Suden - Anthony Chiocchi, New York NY 58.38% 1 1 Brian Fisher - Flo Fisher, Glastonbury CT 66.03% 2 2 2 D. Lisa Jensen, Toronto ON; Dorothy Jensen-French, Cambridge MA 55.87% 2 2 Howard Booth - Mitchell Booth, Summit NJ 57.32% 3 3 Doris Beaton, Oklahoma City OK; Sandra Mulcahy, Brisbane Queen Australia 51.61% 3 3 1 David Cliff - Lorraine Cliff, Wayland MA 55.14% Page 16 Sunday, November 30, 2014 Daily Bulletin

SATURDAY EVENING SIDE GAME SERIES NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS NN OO EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Susan Taub - Kent Vandewater, Bayside NY 62.23% 1 1 John Sears - Karen Renne, Bozeman MT 60.62% 2 2 1 Jolyon Bloomfield - Sebastian Yuen, Cambridge MA 61.62% 2 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 59.46% 3 3 Joe Mundy - Nora Mundy, West Hill ON 59.69% 3 2 William Palmer, Brooklyn NY; Steven Lockwood, Pleasantville NY 57.00% 4 4 2 Robert James - Susan James, Sandwich MA 59.54% 4 3 1 Hubert Howe Jr, Westhampton NY; Jonathan Howe, Wainscott NY 56.77% 5 5 Richard Gardner - Susan Marshall, Denver CO 59.23% 5 4 Ann Parker, Co Springs CO; Barbara Bauchspies, Portsmouth RI 55.85% 6 6 George Parkins, Vienna VA; Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA 55.38% 6 5 August Costanzo - Jean Picone, Pittsburgh PA 54.46% 7 7 Clifford Nebel, Hastings Huds NY; Pamela Furtsch, Armonk NY 54.69% 7 6 Sohail Hasan, New York NY; Maria Weinberg, Poughkeepsie NY 53.85% 8 David Caprera - Anne Brenner, Denver CO 54.54% 8 7 Trevor Lumb, Atlanta GA; Richard Smith, Spartanburg SC 53.77% 9/10 Steven Conrad, Manhasset NY; Ruth Stober, Great Neck NY 54.00% 9 Bob Drake, Wassenaa Netherlands; Jan Van Cleeff, The Hague Netherlands 53.00% 9/10 Bob Zeller, Kanata ON; Bruce Norman, Carthage TN 54.00% 10 Allen McRae, Portland ME; Bob Lafleur, Las Vegas NV 51.08% 11 8 David Cordon, Warwick Bermuda; Julia Lunn, Southampton Bermuda 51.85% 11 Thomas Hyde, Willimantic CT; Edwin Lewis III, Bolton CT 50.92% 3 Peter Clay - Andrew Clay, Wellesley MA 50.23% 8/9 2 Alice Forry, Portsmouth RI; Barbara Cook, Mattapoisett MA 50.15% 8/9 Philip Nyman - Sandra Nyman, Weston MA 50.15% 3 Aarati Mehta - Mayank Mehta, South Glastonbu CT 48.46%

NAIL LIFE MASTER PAIRS 2ND FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS C D E F L M EAST-WEST 1 Stephen Nellissen, Ramsey NJ; James Sundstrom, Wyckoff NJ 67.11% 1 Joe Quinn, Sugar Land TX; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 66.03% 2 Sartaj Hans - Peter Gill, Sydney Australia 65.56% 2 Andrew Rosenthal - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY 64.64% 3 Jing Liu - Zizhuo Wang, Minneapolis MN 64.54% 3 Connie Goldberg, Merion Sta PA; Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA 63.21% 4 Steve Weinstein, Andes NY; Adam Kaplan, Stanford CA 63.29% 4 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Walter Lee, Sudbury MA 61.76% 5 Allan Stauber, Palm Bch Grdns FL; Stephen Sanborn, Poughkeepsie NY 59.04% 5 Thomas Bessis, Paris 75015 France; Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan 94230 France 61.49% 6 Christal Henner, New York NY; Uday Ivatury, US 57.29% 6 Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV 60.56% 7 Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX 57.17% 7 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; David Yang, Darien IL 60.44% 8 James Rasmussen - Pamela Miller, Cambridge MA 56.99% 8 Boris Baran, Cote Saint-Luc QC; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 60.16% 9 Bert Newman - Kathy Newman, West Bloomfield MI 56.77% 9/10 Joe Grue - Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 59.82% 10 Roger Lee, Las Vegas NV; Meike Wortel, Amsterdam Netherlands 56.54% 9/10 Johan Upmark, Stockholm Sweden; Hakan Nilsson, West Palm Beach FL 59.82% 11 Kristian Ellingsen - Tor Eivind Grude, 56.22% 11 Paul Meerschaert, Saint Paul MN; Robert Schachter, Eden Prairie MN 58.02% 12 Merlin Vilhauer, Beaverton OR; Craig Robinson, Lansdale PA 56.02% 12 Alexander Smirnov, Lubeck Germany; Josef Piekarek, Hamburg Germany 57.99% 13 Boye Brogeland, Norway; Espen Lindqvist, 4838 Arendal Norway 55.77% 13 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY 57.94% 14 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN 55.29% 14 Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Marion Michielsen, Stockholm Sweden 57.39% 15 Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Zia Mahmood, New York NY 55.19% 15 Nicholas France, Spring Valley NY; Aaron Cohen, Manchester To NJ 57.24% 16/17 Wael Mohsen, 6th of October Egypt; Reda Wasfi Yaacoub, Cairo Egypt 55.14% 16 Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ; Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ 56.92% 16/17 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA 55.14% 17 Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ; Larry Sunser, Syracuse NY 56.89% 18 Brian Trent - Linda Trent, Fullerton CA 54.97% 18 Larry Bausher, West Haven CT; Steve Becker, Old Greenwich CT 56.52% 19/20 Ronald Mak, Manchester NH; Ken Eisner, Truro NS 54.70% 19 Christophe Grosset, 92130 Issy-Les- France; Pierre Franceshetti, 55.62% 19/20 Paul Janicki, CD; Detlef Ladewig, Toronto ON 54.70% 20 Brian Glubok, New York NY; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX 55.24% 21 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Chip Martel, Davis CA 54.60% 21 Bruce Williams, Medford Lakes NJ; Kerry Cotterell, Clifton Park NY 54.77% 22 Dick Melson, Chicago IL; David Lehman, Glenview IL 54.30% 22 Brad Moss, Denver CO; Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL 54.40% 23/24 Jan Jansma - Aida Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands 53.87% 23 William Ehlers, US; John Rengstorff, New York NY 54.05% 23/24 Carl Berenbaum, Elkins Park PA; Barbara Kepple, West Chester PA 53.87% 24 Stephen Rzewski, S Dennis MA; Margie Sullivan, Sagamore Beach MA 53.70% 25 Walt Walvick - Kathie Walvick, Mc Lean VA 53.75% 25 Kevin Bathurst, Palm Beach Gdns FL; John Hurd, New York NY 53.45% 26 Fred Hoffer, Montreal QC; Don Piafsky, Toronto ON 53.67% 26 Fu Zhong - Jie Li, Beijing People’s Republic of China 53.32% 27 Louk Verhees, Jr., 2215 Sh Voorhou Netherlands; Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL 53.50% 27 Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL; Steven Huhman, Larchmont NY 53.12% 28 Gordon Deckelbaum, Hollywood FL; David Reiter, Dania FL 53.12% 28 Jerrold Grossman, Rochester Hls MI; Jack Shartsis, Huntington Wds MI 52.77% 29 Rebecca Anspach - Keith Connolly, Minneapolis MN 52.92% 29 Robert Kuz, St Andrews MB; Barry Senensky, Toronto ON 52.17% 30 Adam Grossack - Zachary Grossack, Newton MA 52.50% 30 Jeff Hand - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 52.12% 31 Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; William Pettis, Silver Spring MD 52.40% 31/32 Stephen Mackay, Markham ON; Ray Jotcham, Scarborough ON 51.52% 31/32 Marshall Lewis, Bloomington IN; Tim Verbeek, 3971Ma Netherlands 51.52%

BOB STARR MEMORIAL STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS QQ RR EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Diana Schuld, Glen Head NY; Alan Kudisch, Farmingdale NY 64.00% 1 Rebecca Rogers, Las Vegas NV; Mac Busby, San Diego CA 65.54% 2 1 Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO; Ilene Grabel, Palm Desert CA 62.54% 2 Mike Cappelletti, Winter Park FL; Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA 59.23% 3 Rita Shugart, Monterey CA; Andrew Robson, Pebble Beach CA 59.77% 3 John Miller, Vienna VA; Richard Popper, Wilmington DE 59.08% 4 Fred King, Falls Church VA; Chris Moll, Raleigh NC 58.31% 4 Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 58.54% 5 Richard Baum, Baltimore MD; Barry Bragin, Silver Spring MD 57.31% 5 George Klemic, Bensenville IL; Jonathan Rivet, Wheaton IL 57.31% 6 Jo Anne Vatter - Richard Vatter, Cadillac MI 56.69% 6 Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD; Mark Laken, Glyndon MD 56.77% 7 2 Jacquie Slifka - Cynthia Colin, New York NY 55.62% 7 1 David Pelka - Alan Daniels, Los Angeles CA 55.54% 8/9 3 Ben Feinswog, Coconut Grove FL; Robert Lurie, Wayland MA 55.46% 8 2 1 Peter Samsel - Robert Brodeur, Pittsfield MA 55.00% 8/9 Claire Tornay - Marc Rabinowitz, Palm Beach Gdns FL 55.46% 9 3 2 Jeanne Hanrahan, East Norwich NY; Joe Handler, Toronto ON 54.54% 10 James Melville, Springfield IL; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI 53.77% 10 John Gram - Suzanne St Thomas, Salem OR 54.46% 11 4 1 Bruce Fischer, Rumford RI; Robert Garfinkel, Pawtucket RI 53.69% 11 4 Larry Hanerfeld, Leominster MA; Donald Deamer, West Boylston MA 52.23% 12 Gary Helman, Syosset NY; Anna Bromberg, Brooklyn NY 53.31% 12 5 Serdar Ogut - Lisa Ogut, Darien IL 51.00% 5 Gordon Kiernan - Marilyn Tjader, Darien CT 50.62% 6 Barry Buehler, East Lyme CT; Lawrence Eppler, Pawcatuck CT 49.46% 6 2 Benjamin Siebecker - Jane Siebecker, Amesbury MA 50.15% 7/9 Eric Schwartz, Arlington MA; Seth Cohen, Brooklyn NY 47.69% 7 Merrick Weinstein, Manchester NH; Ronald Burt, Trinity FL 49.77% 7/9 Andrea Teacher, Waltham MA; Tsuneko Eustace, Needham MA 47.69% 7/9 Joyce McMonagle, Cordova TN; Deborah Hart, E Falmouth MA 47.69% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS SS TT EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Jennifer Kuhn - Philip Kuhn, San Mateo CA 62.60% 1 Ron Haack, New York NY; Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY 59.05% 2 2 R Barkley Calkins - Glenda Calkins, Allendale NJ 62.42% 2 William Muir - Victoria Muir, Kansas City MO 58.66% 3 Robert Todd, Tallahassee FL; Andrew Hoskins, Palo Alto CA 62.16% 3 1 Frank Wharton, London England; Paul Walker, London England 57.00% 4 3 Brian Breckenridge - Irva Neyhart, Corvallis OR 60.08% 4 2 Jill Fisch - John Gassenheimer, Wynnewood PA 55.92% 5 Ken Bercuson, Las Vega NV; David Hoffner, Galloway NJ 58.96% 5 3 1 Michael Lieberman, Medford MA; Alya Abbott, San Francisco CA 55.73% 6 Claudia Feagin - Jack Feagin Jr, Atlanta GA 57.77% 6 Martin Hunter, Mississauga ON; Richard Chan, Markham ON 55.69% 7 Paul Darin, San Diego CA; Harriet Smith, Solano Beach CA 56.72% 7 Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR 54.84% 8 Jennifer Chalfan, Bellevue WA; Donald Mamula, Mill Creek WA 56.42% 8 4 Sam Dinkin, Austin TX; Cenk Tuncok, US 54.66% 9 4 Rand Pinsky, Valencia CA; Florence Belford, Milton ON 56.08% 9 5 Carolyn Sullivan - James Sullivan, Richfield OH 52.19% 10 Patti Lee, Etobicoke ON; Martin Miller, Toronto ON 54.50% 10 Janice Anderson - Richard Anderson, Regina SK 51.77% 11 5 Don Liu, Westford MA; Joseph Viola III, US 53.46% 11 Ron Gerard, White Plains NY; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA 51.43% 6 1 Paula Nataf, Beverly Hills CA; Marcel Dadon, 92100 France 50.99% 6 David Neiman, Minneapolis MN; Daniel Neiman, Rowley MA 50.30% 2 Paul Stillman - Cathy Stillman, Brantford ON 43.11%

NEWTON BRIDGE CLUB MORNING SIDE GAME, SATURDAY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OOO EAST-WEST A B A B C 1 1 Buddhadeb Biswas - Madhusree Biswas, San Jose CA 63.26% 1 Charles Sheaff, Jacksonville IL; Charles Nemes, Longboat Key FL 63.26% 2 G S Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Donna Lombardini, Alcester SD 60.04% 2 1 Stanley Rosenthal, S Burlington VT; Patty Riffel, Pocahontas AR 62.88% 3 David Hoffner, Galloway NJ; Karen Hoffner, Smithville NJ 59.47% 3 2 Daniel AlbertRozenberg, Cambridge MA; Donald Caplin, Waltham MA 54.92% 4 2 George Parkins, Vienna VA; Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA 54.17% 4 3 Peter Clay, Wellesley MA; Richard Saval, Wayland MA 52.46% 5 3 Monroe Miller, Cote Saint-Luc QC; Serge Chouinard, Laval QC 52.84% 5 4 Richard Bator, Hudson NH; Vincent Messina, Wolfeboro NH 52.27% 4 Arnold Kritz, Bethlehem PA; Lynda Flanger, Cohoes NY 52.27% 1 Mark Ambrose, Louisville KY; Michael Gritz, Santa Barbara CA 49.62% Joseph Brouillard - Linda Ahrens, Lincoln RI 48.48%

BELLA BRICKLE GOLD RUSH PAIRS, FIRST OF TWO SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION U EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Charles Curley, Wakefield MA; Gene Flynn, Shrewsbury MA 65.48% 1 Steven Myerson, Portsmouth RI; Kenneth Smith, W Kingston RI 68.45% 2 2 Paul Levesque, Wilton NH; Thomas Provost Sr, Canterbury NH 58.93% 2 1 Michael Adelizzi, Allentown PA; Mary Ann Sharpless, Hellertown PA 58.33% 3 Jeffrey Colton - Barbara Colton, East Williston NY 55.95% 3 David Landsberg, Higganum CT; Felix Springer, W Hartford CT 57.44% 4 John Grosz - Susan Grosz, Scarsdale NY 53.87% 4 Tom Seder - Lois Haggerty, Belmont MA 55.36% 3 R Michelle Green, Somerville MA; Kate King, Dorchester MA 48.81% 2 Jolyon Bloomfield - Sebation Yuen, Cambridge MA 50.00% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION V EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1/2 Marek Kawka - Maria Kawka, Bolton MA 57.44% 1 1 Peter Figdor, Naples FL; Robert Sheinkopf, Boca Raton FL 55.95% 1/2 Hubert Howe Jr, Westhampton NY; Jonathan Howe, Wainscott NY 57.44% 2/3 2/3 Art Young, Hanover NH; Michael Morris, Norwich VT 55.65% 3 1 Joseph Russo, Slatersville RI; Eileen Lombardi, Cranston RI 54.17% 2/3 2/3 Lawrence Kolkhorst, Yarmouth ME; Stephen Kolkhorst, Portland ME 55.65% 4 2 Michael Lewis, West Kingston RI; Roxann Maloney, Cranston RI 53.27% 4 Michael Lattyak, Westchester IL; Robert Gaudet, Lexington MA 54.46% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION W EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Ronald Agel, Boston MA; Kenneth Bernstein, Belmont MA 69.35% 1 1 Jackie Shahood - Sheelendra Kulkarni, Acton MA 57.44% 2 1 David Hogan, Marlborough MA; Joanna Gleason, Chestnut Hill MA 62.80% 2 2 Mary Ryder Wright - Kay Lang, Loudonville NY 56.25% 3 2 Mary Whittemore - Jesse Whittemore, Guilford CT 58.33% 3/4 Richard Healy, Westborough MA; Timothy Pettus, Northborough MA 53.87% 4 3 Frank Cuiffo, Tequesta FL; Barbara Cuiffo, Bronxville NY 50.00% 3/4 3 Bruce Bygate - Michael Bezdek, Duxbury MA 53.87% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION X EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Paul Caten Jr - Carol Caten, Windham NH 61.61% 1 1 David Cancian, Lincoln MA; Richard Giles, Concord MA 63.99% 2 2 Erick Knight, St Peter MN; Tim Sullivan, Avon CT 59.23% 2 James Murphy, Sherborn MA; Jacob Bast, Newton MA 58.93% 3 Joy Oliver, Damascus MD; Garry Grossman, N Bethesda MD 54.17% 3 Clinton Wright, Slatersville RI; Edmond Cabana, Blackstone MA 53.27% 4 David Kelly - Susan Kelly, Vero Beach FL 52.98% 4 2 Elizabeth Wood, Arlington MA; Patricia Moore, Lynnfield MA 52.38% 3 Catherine Bean - David Bean, New Rochelle NY 52.08% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION Z EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Scott Dunlop - Laura Colihan, Smiths Falls ON 57.00% 1 Marguerite Gousie - Marshall Williams, Woonsocket RI 62.60% 2 2 Valerie Bennett - Sid Bennett, Chicago IL 56.86% 2 1 R Tien, Warwick RI; Charlotte Dumas, East Greenwich RI 57.36% 3 Raymond Yue, Reno NV; Barry Heller, Burbank CA 53.80% 3 2 John Naber, Stow MA; Sandra Naber, Victoria BC 55.99% 4 Judith Parks - Patrick Parks, Rollinsford NH 52.57% 4 Marilyn Pikor - Roger Pikor, West Hartford CT 52.28% Daily Bulletin Sunday, November 30, 2014 Page 17

LLOYD ARVEDON DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS, FIRST OF TWO SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS S T Y EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Bob Gorsey, Bedford MA; Neil Montague, Swampscott MA 63.13% 1 1 Lee Weiner - Judy Weiner, Savannah GA 62.92% 2 Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 60.69% 2 Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT; Richard Wieland, Redding CT 61.95% 3 1 Douglas McCormac, North Dartmouth MA; Paul Matheson, The Villages FL 60.24% 3 Pete Matthews Jr, Roslindale MA; Gary Schwartz, Huntsville AL 60.25% 4 2 Radu Nistor - Gillian Miniter, New York NY 59.88% 4 Satya Rami, Morganville NJ; Jay Kelkar, Oak Hill VA 59.93% 5 Joseph Cappannelli, Stoneham MA; Murthy Ayyagari, Wake Forest NC 58.74% 5 2 Louis DiOrio, Providence RI; Sandy Stowe, Westwood MA 58.39% 6 Saul Agranoff, Newton MA; Jeffrey Lehman, Newton Center MA 58.68% 6 3 John Philbrook, Manchester MI; Walter Magee, Manitou Beach MI 58.26% 7 3 Naresh Mehta, Shrewsbury MA; Suresh Patel, Clinton MA 57.25% 7 David Daly - Tina Gordon, Fort Lee NJ 57.61% 8 Andrew Hanes, Holliston MA; Jeff Overby, Key West FL 57.04% 8 Victor King, Hartford CT; Alexander Ornstein, New York NY 55.99% 9 4 Elaine Blaustein, Newton MA; Tom Caragliano, Medfield MA 54.64% 9 Paul Burleson, Cross River NY; Philip Silverstein, Bronx NY 55.50% 10 Mario Mory - Phyllis Mory, Los Angeles CA 54.51% 10 4 Stephen Sahlein - Nancy Sahlein, Larchmont NY 53.83% 11 Toby Weinstein, Raleigh NC; Judith Powers, Londonderry NH 54.36% 11 Larry Klein, Cincinnati OH; Stuart Treworgy, Cumberland RI 53.67% 12 5 R Muggia - Terri Struthers, Andover MA 53.07% 12 Harry Nuckols - Mary Poplawski, Vestal NY 52.03% 13 Shome Mukherjee, Randolph MA; Joe DeGaetano, Waltham MA 52.32% 13 5 Claire Kranzer - Herbert Kranzer, Jericho NY 51.80% 14 6 Michael Klemens, Tarzana CA; Howard Siegel, Boston MA 51.92% 14 6 Karen Barrett, Norwalk CT; Douglas Thompson, Ayer MA 50.34% 15 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; Jean Ann Dockray, Villanova PA 51.79% 15 7 Cecilla Borras, Waltham MA; Barbara Murphy, Newton MA 50.27% 16 7 Joan Renzoni, Palm City FL; Leia Berla, Old Greenwich CT 51.00% 16 Stuart Whittle, Waltham MA; Kathy Benjamin, Bedford MA 50.19% 8 Robert Carvin, North Easton MA; Ruth Weston, Marshfield MA 50.90% 8 Daniel Wilderman, New York NY; Barry Wilderman, Manhasset NY 50.17% 9 Magnus Weiman - Maureen Weiman, Eden Prairie MN 49.53%

JOSEPHINE PESCE 49ER PAIRS, SATURDAY MORNING SECTION BBB A B C 1 1 Helen Corscadden, Wellesley Hills MA; Betsy Snyder, Wellesley MA 60.64% 2 Fred Cordano - Susan Crowder, Charlottesvle VA 56.28% 3 2 1 Elliot Karlin - Nancy Keller, Southborough MA 53.88%

JOSEPHINE PESCE 299ER PAIRS, SATURDAY MORNING NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Maureen Fahey - Stanley Williams, Coventry RI 62.50% 1 1 1 Mayank Mehta - Aarati Mehta, South Glastonbu CT 67.86% 2 2 Monique Goldwasser - Dan Goldwasser, New York NY 57.44% 2 2 Richard Moisan, Woodbury CT; Phyllis Crowley, Wethersfield CT 63.10% 3 3 Ralph Lipe - Lynda Lipe, Bellevue WA 52.98% 3 3 Dorid Lamb - Tony Lamb, Summit NJ 55.65% 4 Andy Latto, Foxboro MA; Roslyn Latto, Arlington VA 51.79% 4 4 2 Richard Burkhart, Burlington MA; John Aiken, Billerica MA 46.73% 4 1 Diana Dozier, Edgartown MA; Joan Perrine, Oak Bluffs MA 51.49% 2 Ed Gould - Cornelia Gould, Incline Village NV 49.11%

BRIDGE-PLUS+ ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION AAA EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Theresa Raines - Svetlana Richter, Fort Washington MD 61.67% 1 1 Joanne Lilore, Fairfield CT; Anne Hebner, Southport CT 64.17% 2 1 Allison Ryan - Yan Drabek, Florence MA 56.67% 2 2 Vicki Bey, N Reading MA; Neeraj Dalal, Maynard MA 62.50% 3/4 2/3 Nichole Roles, Pulaski VA; Charlotte Bailey, Needham MA 54.17% 3 Dorothy McCulloch - Denyse Rourke, Barrington RI 59.17% 3/4 2/3 Daniel Candee, Lincoln MA; Beth Bankler, Cambridge MA 54.17%

SATURDAY YOUTH PAIRS SECTION QQQ A B 1 Amit Vallabh - Jacob Teszler, Newton MA 71.30% 2 Hannah Liu - Jonathan Liu, Newton MA 65.74% 3 Cal Miller, Newton Centre MA; Eric O’Gara, Newton MA 56.48%

NAIL LIFE MASTER PAIRS 1ST FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS C D E F L M EAST-WEST 1 Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY; Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY 62.06% 1 James Krekorian, Pensacola FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 69.61% 2 Brian Trent - Linda Trent, Fullerton CA 61.54% 2 Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT 65.88% 3 Brian Glubok, New York NY; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX 60.44% 3 Allan Stauber, Palm Bch Grdns FL; Stephen Sanborn, Poughkeepsie NY 63.61% 4 Robert Brady, McLean VA; C Ganzer, Brooklyn NY 59.99% 4 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Chip Martel, Davis CA 63.36% 5 Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ; Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ 59.54% 5 Wael Mohsen, 6th of October Egypt; Reda Wasfi Yaacoub, Cairo Egypt 63.31% 6 Connie Goldberg, Merion Sta PA; Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA 59.12% 6 Richard Coren, Highland Beach FL; Robert Levin, Henderson NV 60.61% 7 Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ; Larry Sunser, Syracuse NY 58.09% 7 Roger Lee, Las Vegas NV; Meike Wortel, Amsterdam Netherlands 59.57% 8 Daniel Neill, Beaverton OR; Jason Rotenberg, Ridgefield CT 57.82% 8/9 Kristian Ellingsen - Tor Eivind Grude, 58.22% 9 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY 57.59% 8/9 Mark Dahl, Richmond VA; Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN 58.22% 10 Justin Lall, Plano TX; Valerie Westheimer, New York NY 57.54% 10 Steve Weinstein, Andes NY; Adam Kaplan, Stanford CA 57.79% 11 Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Richard Zeckhauser, Cambridge MA 57.52% 11 Jessica Piafsky, New York NY; Mikael Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden 56.92% 12 Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV 57.12% 12 Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA 56.87% 13 Kevin Bathurst, Palm Beach Gdns FL; John Hurd, New York NY 56.92% 13 Johan Upmark, 115 37 Stockho Sweden; Hakan Nilsson, West Palm Beach FL 56.62% 14 Boris Baran, Cote Saint-Luc QC; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 56.82% 14 Owen Lien, Hendersonville NC; Lewis Gamerman, Randolph MA 55.59% 15 Shane Blanchard - Robert Blanchard, New York NY 56.42% 15 Gabrielle Sherman - Michael Kamil, Santa Clara CA 55.47% 16 Joe Grue - Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 56.37% 16 Adam Grossack - Zachary Grossack, Newton MA 55.42% 17 Alexander Smirnov, Lubeck Germany; Josef Piekarek, Hamburg Germany 56.17% 17 Danny Sprung - JoAnn Sprung, Las Vegas NV 55.22% 18 Jerrold Grossman, Rochester Hls MI; Jack Shartsis, Huntington Wds MI 55.39% 18 , Astoria NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL 54.52% 19 Linda Wiener, Vancouver WA; David Brower, Portland OR 55.37% 19 Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Zia Mahmood, New York NY 54.27% 20 Bruce Williams, Medford Lakes NJ; Kerry Cotterell, Clifton Park NY 55.22% 20 David Stevenson - Liz Commins, Wirral CH49 0TY United Kingdom 54.12% 21 Jeff Hand - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 54.87% 21 K Hart, New Haven CT; Jeff Horowitz, Cheshire CT 53.77% 22 Robert Kuz, St Andrews MB; Barry Senensky, Toronto ON 54.55% 22 Derrick Stover, Columbus OH; John Stubbe Jr, Dublin OH 53.35% 23 Robert Hopkins Jr - Joan Lewis, Arlington VA 54.15% 23 John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Vincent Demuy, Palm Bch Gdns FL 53.12% 24 Howard Weinstein, Omaha NE; Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA 53.67% 24 Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ; Ilya Levitin, Emerson NJ 53.00% 25 Oleg Rubinchik - Igor Milman, Brooklyn NY 53.55% 25 Boye Brogeland, Norway; Espen Lindqvist, 4838 Arendal Norway 52.95% 26 Marshall Lewis, Bloomington IN; Tim Verbeek, 3971Ma Netherlands 53.45% 26 Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Olin Hubert, Atlanta GA 52.90% 27 Thomas Bessis, Paris 75015 France; Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan 94230 France 53.35% 27 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN 52.80% 28 Joe Quinn, Sugar Land TX; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 53.12% 28 Anam Tebha - Steve Zolotow, Las Vegas NV 52.62% 29 Jan Jansma - Aida Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands 52.52% 29 Scott Stearns, Elberta AL; Richard Logan, Diamondhead MS 51.85% 30 Andre Asbury, Atlanta GA; , Seattle WA 51.82% 30 - Alison Wilson, New York NY 51.75% 31 Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Marion Michielsen, Stockholm Sweden 51.72% 31 Michael Prahin - Elena Prahin, Irvington NY 51.67%

SMITH LIFE MASTER WOMENS PAIRS, 1ST FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS G H EAST-WEST 1 Bronia Jenkins, Vero Beach FL; Bernace De Young, Miami FL 59.80% 1 Victoria Gromova, Moscow Russia; Tatiana Ponomareva, Moscow Russia 59.78% 2 Jan Assini, Aurora OH; Joanne Weingold, Boca Raton FL 55.72% 2 Susan Duval, Irvington NY; Faye Marino, Greenwich CT 58.26% 3 Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL 55.46% 3 Joyce Regan, E Greenwich RI; Phyllis Chase, Providence RI 57.84% 4 Sigrid Price, Napa CA; Sara Rothmuller, Santa Rosa CA 55.01% 4 Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV; Ljudmila Kamenova, South Setauket NY 55.58% 5 Ginny Schuett, Riverwoods IL; Chris Benson, Le Roy IL 54.97% 5 Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; Nataly Goldin, Chestnut Hill MA 54.89% 6 Trisha Malazdrewicz, CD; Susan Hubley, Halifax NS 54.77% 6 Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Yiji Starr, Wayland MA 54.60% 7 Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA; Toni Bales, Pickerington OH 54.75% 7 Dana Berkowitz, New York NY; , Rockville MD 54.15% 8 Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Lynn Baker, US 53.20% 8 Hansa Narasimhan, Los Altos Hills CA; Jill Levin, Henderson NV 53.41% 9 Gloria Manna, Johnston RI; Roberta Boyajian, E Greenwich RI 52.49% 9 Agatha Pidal - Maria Panadero, Spain 51.95% 10 Leslie Strong, Santa Ynez CA; Tania Reyes Hiller, Shrub Oak NY 52.18% 10 Jo Anne Casen, Wellington FL; K Fung, Edmonton AB 50.34% Page 18 Sunday, November 30, 2014 Daily Bulletin

SATURDAY AFTERNOON SIDE GAME, 1ST OF 4 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS JJJ LLL EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Frederick Linnemeyer - Patricia Linnemeyer, Franklin Lakes NJ 68.15% 1 1 Sarah Corning, Madison CT; Dianne Elie, Southington CT 62.77% 2 Gavin Wolpert, Jupiter FL; Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA 60.69% 2/3 Martha Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Lynne Schaefer, Ellicott City MD 59.69% 3 2 John Wason, Norfolk MA; George Gardos, Sharon MA 60.31% 2/3 2 Jean Shufelt - John Shufelt, Naples FL 59.69% 4 3 Susan Taub - Kent Vandewater, Bayside NY 59.31% 4 3 Sue Becker, Canton OH; Robert Michaud, Sun City West AZ 59.54% 5 Betty Cox - David Cox, Randolph NJ 57.92% 5 4 Ann Basilico - Arlene Seguin, Cranston RI 58.08% 6 4 Myrna Butler, Westfield MA; Muriel Dane, Longmeadow MA 57.15% 6 Petra Hamman - Peggy Sutherlin, Dallas TX 57.08% 7 5 1 Sean Casey, Atlantic Hlds NJ; Joan Casey, Naples FL 56.69% 7 5 Richard Bator, Hudson NH; Vincent Messina, Wolfeboro NH 57.00% 8 6 Albert Seguin Jr, Cranston RI; Linda Ahrens, Lincoln RI 56.38% 8 Michael Strong - Johanna Strong, Winfield IL 56.23% 9 Sun-O Ho, Redmond WA; Ronald Tracy, Edmonds WA 56.00% 9 6 1 Jerome Wasserman, Boynton Bch FL; Sam Litovsky, Los Angeles CA 55.46% 10 7 Ken Camilleis, South Yarmouth MA; Dick Dugas, North Falmouth MA 54.38% 10 7 2 Patricia Morrison, Wellington NS; Sheila Leard, Bedford NS 54.08% 11 Barbara Schultz, Shawnigan Lake BC; Walter Pease, Anchorage AK 53.00% 11 8 Michele Allegaert - Gisela Brett, New York NY 52.85% 12 8 Alice Hummel, Cheshire CT; Helen Kobernusz, Madison CT 52.77% 12 9 3 Stephen Fabian - Deborah Fabian, Sparta NJ 51.62% 9 Marvin Skaggs - Cecile Skaggs, Memphis TN 51.31% 10 William Heess, Marlborough MA; Marion Yonke, Manhasset NY 50.92% 10 Marcia West, Charlestown RI; Paula Najarian, East Greenwich RI 49.85% 4 Susan Koster, Mahwah NJ; Donna Vaiano, Willits CA 48.00% 2 Jim Culhane, Marlborough MA; Thomas Greehan III, Southborough MA 48.77% 5 Mark Sundelin, Hyannis MA; Elaine Capobianco, Wakefield RI 47.38% 3 Cynthia Winkler - Gary Reinblatt, Toronto ON 45.38% 4 Pam Seaman, Evanston IL; Jean Seaman, Portsmouth RI 44.00%

BOB STARR MEMORIAL STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS QQ RR EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 64.31% 1 1 Ben Feinswog, Coconut Grove FL; Robert Lurie, Wayland MA 65.23% 2 1 Gloria Tsoi, Somerville MA; Matthew Dyer, Chicago IL 60.15% 2 James Melville, Springfield IL; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI 61.54% 3 2 Richard Fronapfel - Susan Fronapfel, Danbury CT 59.38% 3 Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD; Mark Laken, Glyndon MD 59.77% 4 Ron Haack, New York NY; Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY 57.00% 4 2 Francis Tseng, Erie PA; Steven Grzegorzewski, Meadville PA 56.46% 5 3 Jill Fisch - John Gassenheimer, Wynnewood PA 56.69% 5 Ellyn Plato - John Boyer, Hastings Hdsn NY 56.38% 6 4 1 Michael Lieberman, Medford MA; Alya Abbott, San Francisco CA 55.46% 6 Jo Anne Vatter - Richard Vatter, Cadillac MI 55.92% 7 Patti Lee, Etobicoke ON; Martin Miller, Toronto ON 54.08% 7 Tadashi Yoshida, Tokyo Japan; Melody Bi, Ashland MA 55.15% 8 5 2 David Hart, St Stephen NB; William Springer, Saint John NB 53.85% 8/9 3 Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO; Ilene Grabel, Palm Desert CA 55.08% 9 6 Brian Kruse, North Haledon NJ; Edwin Elton, Ridgewood NJ 53.77% 8/9 Rita Shugart, Monterey CA; Andrew Robson, Pebble Beach CA 55.08% 10 James Fordham, Fairburn GA; Bob Simkins, Decatur GA 53.54% 10 4 Shiang Chen, Centrevile VA; Val Jakubowitch, Hatfield PA 54.38% 11 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC 53.08% 11 Richard Baum, Baltimore MD; Barry Bragin, Silver Spring MD 54.23% 12 Claire Tornay - Marc Rabinowitz, Palm Beach Gdns FL 52.46% 12 5 1 Paula Nataf, Beverly Hills CA; Marcel Dadon, 92100 France 54.00% 7 Frank Wharton, London, England; Paul Walker, London, England 50.31% 6 Eric Schwartz, Arlington MA; Seth Cohen, Brooklyn NY 52.69% 7 Lynn Stanley - Anne Mahoney, Moncton NB 50.00% 2 Janice L Wild, Briarcliff NY; Rui Marques, Portugal 47.46% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS SS TT EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Mike Cappelletti, Winter Park FL; Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA 61.23% 1 Claudia Feagin - Jack Feagin Jr, Atlanta GA 60.14% 2 1 Serdar Ogut - Lisa Ogut, Darien IL 58.52% 2 John Miller, Vienna VA; Richard Popper, Wilmington DE 59.26% 3 Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR 57.50% 3 1 Sam Dinkin, Austin TX; Cenk Tuncok, US 59.20% 4 Martin Hunter, Mississauga ON; Richard Chan, Markham ON 57.17% 4 Paul Darin, San Diego CA; Harriet Smith, Solano Beach CA 57.84% 5 Randall Berseth, Bear DE; Jess Stuart, West Chester PA 56.94% 5 Hans Jacobs - Debbie Bennett, Brighton ON 57.83% 6 2 Kate Aker, Briarcliff NY; Jacqueline DeRouin, Okemos MI 55.68% 6 Robert Todd, Tallahassee FL; Andrew Hoskins, Palo Alto CA 56.31% 7 3 Avram Ninyo - Susan Ninyo, Rancho Santa Fe CA 54.54% 7 2 Hazel Schoenberg - Jules Schoenberg, Plano TX 55.37% 8 4 1 Peter Samsel - Robert Brodeur, Pittsfield MA 54.36% 8 3 R Barkley Calkins - Glenda Calkins, Allendale NJ 54.96% 9 Rebecca Rogers, Las Vegas NV; Mac Busby, San Diego CA 54.02% 9 4 David Pelka - Alan Daniels, Los Angeles CA 53.38% 10 Janice Anderson - Richard Anderson, Regina SK 52.21% 10 5 Jennifer Kuhn - Philip Kuhn, San Mateo CA 53.09% 11 George Klemic, Bensenville IL; Jonathan Rivet, Wheaton IL 51.72% 11 Terry Currie, Houston TX; Don Kern, Bay Minette AL 52.15% 5 2 Jeanne Hanrahan, East Norwich NY; Joe Handler, Toronto ON 51.46% 6 Don Liu, Westford MA; Joseph Viola III, US 51.94% 6 Luz Ortega, Melbourne FL; Kimberly Whipple, Boca Grande FL 50.83% 7 David Neiman, Minneapolis MN; Daniel Neiman, Rowley MA 51.33% 1 Steven Zeliadt - William Fleming, Seattle WA 50.17%

LLOYD ARVEDON DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS, SECOND OF TWO SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS S T Y EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; Jean Ann Dockray, Villanova PA 63.99% 1 Bob Gorsey, Bedford MA; Neil Montague, Swampscott MA 62.34% 2 Victor King, Hartford CT; Alexander Ornstein, New York NY 63.48% 2 Patrick Dunn, Bellevue WA; Michael Yuen, Vancouver BC 59.61% 3 Shome Mukherjee, Randolph MA; Joe DeGaetano, Waltham MA 60.98% 3 1 Robert Carvin, North Easton MA; Ruth Weston, Marshfield MA 59.26% 4 Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 60.36% 4 James Partridge, Birmingham AL; Lou Kelleher, Dover MA 59.25% 5 1 Leo Birmingham, Whitney Point NY; Carl Jones, Chicago IL 58.93% 5 Harry Nuckols - Mary Poplawski, Vestal NY 58.77% 6 Tom Joyce, East Hartford CT; Jonathan Levine, Jackson Heights NY 57.99% 6 Paul Burleson, Cross River NY; Philip Silverstein, Bronx NY 58.12% 7 2 John Philbrook, Manchester MI; Walter Magee, Manitou Beach MI 57.18% 7 Satya Rami, Morganville NJ; Jay Kelkar, Oak Hill VA 57.87% 8 3 John Koschik, Livonia MI; Chris Hardaway, Danby VT 56.78% 8 2 Daniel Wilderman, New York NY; Barry Wilderman, Manhasset NY 56.86% 9 Stuart Whittle, Waltham MA; Kathy Benjamin, Bedford MA 55.84% 9 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Steven Love, Laguna Niguel CA 56.51% 10 4 Chongmin Zhang, Getzville NY; Ping Hu, Naperville IL 55.78% 10 3 Cecilla Borras, Waltham MA; Barbara Murphy, Newton MA 56.25% 11 5 Magnus Weiman - Maureen Weiman, Eden Prairie MN 54.98% 11 4 Karen Barrett, Norwalk CT; Douglas Thompson, Ayer MA 55.98% 12 Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT; Richard Wieland, Redding CT 54.68% 12 Linda Mitchell, US; David Ochiai, Phoenix AZ 54.07% 13 Mario Mory - Phyllis Mory, Los Angeles CA 54.11% 13 Pete Matthews Jr, Roslindale MA; Gary Schwartz, Huntsville AL 53.87% 14 6 Naresh Mehta, Shrewsbury MA; Suresh Patel, Clinton MA 53.66% 14 Andrew Hanes, Holliston MA; Jeff Overby, Key West FL 53.57% 15 7 Radu Nistor - Gillian Miniter, New York NY 53.08% 15 5 Lee Weiner - Judy Weiner, Savannah GA 53.38% 16 Allan Clamage, Stratford CT; Dean Montgomery, West Pittston PA 52.32% 16 6 Linda Starr - Gordon Kreh, West Hartford CT 52.68% 8 Paul Lewis, White Plains NY; John Hrones Jr, Needham MA 51.48% 7 Dan Eschenasy, New York NY; Phillip Tseng, Arlington VA 52.34% 9 Charles Schmidt - Dorothy Kraus, Albany NY 51.44% 8 Gautam Merchant, Marshfield MA; William Ruth, Hingham MA 51.34% 10 Michael McDonald, N Dartmouth MA; George Robbio, Tiverton RI 48.95%

BELLA BRICKLE GOLD RUSH PAIRS, SECOND OF TWO SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION U EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Alice Borden, Mashpee MA; Richard Eisner, Sharon MA 60.12% 1 Sandra Blazensky - Nicholas Blazensky, Westerly RI 60.29% 2 David Landsberg, Higganum CT; Felix Springer, W Hartford CT 57.10% 2 Ann Bloomfield, Mashpee MA; Marilyn McGill, North Falmouth MA 56.51% 3 2 Jolyon Bloomfield - Sebation Yuen, Cambridge MA 56.38% 3 Hubert Howe Jr, Westhampton NY; Jonathan Howe, Wainscott NY 53.74% 4 Tom Seder - Lois Haggerty, Belmont MA 55.14% 4 Israel Perlman - Shirley Perlman, Bondville VT 51.96% 1 Alex Bresler, Osterville MA; Joan Kuklinski, Worcester MA 51.53% 2 Joseph Russo, Slatersville RI; Eileen Lombardi, Cranston RI 51.19% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION V EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Maurice Chesney, Saunderstown RI; Mary Gagnon, N Kingstown RI 59.82% 1 Ronald Agel, Boston MA; Kenneth Bernstein, Belmont MA 66.67% 2 1 Peter Figdor, Naples FL; Robert Sheinkopf, Boca Raton FL 58.63% 2 1 Paul Vaccaro, Scottsdale AZ; Patricia Caizzi, Bristol RI 54.76% 3 2 Carla Sharp, Easton CT; Jacquelyn Fuchs, Trumbull CT 57.74% 3 2 Carolyn Carter - Lori Black, New York NY 53.87% 4 Art Young, Hanover NH; Michael Morris, Norwich VT 57.14% 4 3 Patricia Kelleher, Milton MA; Nancy Mullen, Braintree MA 52.68% Memorials for Sunday, Nov. 30 Robert E. (Bob) Starr complained and always had a smile on his face. mind enable him to become one of the most In 1965, in pursuit of In 1974, he relocated to Cape Cod and opened accomplished players in New England. With more his passion for bridge, Bob another bridge club. He also wrote bridge columns than 13,000 masterpoints, Dan ranked No. 14 in opened his first bridge club for several publications. Bob introduced the game New England and 257 among Grand Life Masters in Providence. This club of bridge to many people over the course of his life. in North America. was wildly successful. Bob He passed away in 2008. Barbara Kirtley was Rhode Island’s first Life Daniel C. Colatosti Barbara Mitchell Kirtley, Master, (No. 330). He won Dan passed away in July. 91, passed away on March 9, the Summer NAC secondary He achieved the rank of Grand 2014. An avid bridge player, President’s Pair in 1947 Life Master. she attained became a Life and also won at least 15 other regionals. In the Dan won the Keohane Master in 1974 and a Gold mid-Sixties, he was part of an American team that North American Swiss Teams Life Master in 2001. In her narrowly lost an exhibition match against the then in 1997. He placed second later years, she was known to world champion Italian that featured in the Truscott Senior Swiss say that the only time she was international luminaries Benito Garozzo, Giorgio Teams in 2010 and was truly happy was when she was playing bridge. She Belladonna and Pietro Forquet. second in the Baze Senior Knockout Teams in 2002 was my mother, my friend, and my bridge partner. Some of Bob’s favorite partners were Bob Fox, and 2003. He won these events with his longtime She is missed by my four siblings as a mom Frank Westcott and Joe Giard. But, of course, his bridge friend and partner, John Malley, also a Grand and a friend, but I am truly thankful that we had favorite partner was his son, Sandy. Life Master. the opportunity to create that special bond of being He battled multiple sclerosis, but never Dan’s tenacity, commitment and analytical bridge partners. Daily Bulletin Sunday, November 30, 2014 Page 19

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION W EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Mary Ryder Wright - Kay Lang, Loudonville NY 67.86% 1 Steven Myerson, Portsmouth RI; Kenneth Smith, W Kingston RI 63.10% 2 2 Bruce Bygate - Michael Bezdek, Duxbury MA 64.29% 2 JiTu Nathwani, Chelmsford MA; Dorothy Briggs, Concord MA 58.33% 3 Richard Healy, Westborough MA; Timothy Pettus, Northborough MA 57.74% 3 Judith Friedman - Liza Moses, New York NY 57.14% 4 Judy Pollack, Chestnut Hill MA; Judith Grace, Brookline MA 56.55% 4 1 Lois Porter, Zelienople PA; Maxine Gant, Cape Canaveral FL 53.57% 3 Stuart Daniels - Leah Daniels, Boca Raton FL 53.57% 2 Carolyn Markowsky, N Falmouth MA; Carolyn McNaught, Falmouth MA 52.68% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION X EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 David Cancian, Lincoln MA; Richard Giles, Concord MA 64.58% 1 1 John Calderbank - Nancy Calderbank, Glastonbury CT 61.90% 2 Randi Margolin - Alan Margolin, Scarsdale NY 56.55% 2 Susan Woodrow, Waterford MI; Holly Campbell, Stevensville MT 58.93% 3 2 Sally Raymond, Arlington MA; Hardin Matthews, Belmont MA 54.46% 3 Noreen Pitts - Mercedes Riley, Boston MA 54.17% 4 3 Elizabeth Wood, Arlington MA; Patricia Moore, Lynnfield MA 54.17% 4/5 Norma Rollins - Michael Miller, New York NY 53.57% 4/5 Alan Wilson - Lesley Wilson, Port Elgin ON 53.57% 2 Philip Tifft, New York NY; Suzanne Tifft, Vero Beach FL 51.19% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION Z EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Stuart Bowen, Kennebunk ME; Ronald Allen, Wells ME 60.12% 1 Joanne Megna-Wallace, West Newbury MA; Judie Muggia, Winchester MA 63.10% 2 2 Kathleen Young, Hobe Sound FL; Carmine Greco, Dennisport MA 56.25% 2 1 Marguerite Levin - David Levin, Belmont MA 62.50% 3 Marguerite Gousie - Marshall Williams, Woonsocket RI 52.08% 3 Joy Oliver, Damascus MD; Garry Grossman, N Bethesda MD 52.98% 4 Marilyn Pikor - Roger Pikor, West Hartford CT 51.79% 4 2 Paul Caten Jr - Carol Caten, Windham NH 50.60%

JOSEPHINE PESCE 49ER PAIRS, AFTERNOON SESSION SECTION BBB A B C 1 1 1 Frank Falvey, Franklin MA; Ginger Joyce, Media PA 59.90% 2 2 George Ehrhorn, Wayland MA; Gerald Perlmutter, Needham MA 54.64% 3 3 2 Daniel Candee, Lincoln MA; Beth Bankler, Cambridge MA 53.63%

JOSEPHINE PESCE 299ER PAIRS, AFTERNOON SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Mayank Mehta - Aarati Mehta, South Glastonbu CT 60.42% 1 1 1 Anthony Chiocchi - Damon Suden, New York NY 66.96% 2 2 Tony Lamb - Dorid Lamb, Summit NJ 57.44% 2 2 2 Leonard Doucette - John Hall, Plymouth MA 58.04% 3 3 Susan Montgomery - Susan Weaver, New York NY 55.36% 3 3 Diana Dozier, Edgartown MA; Joan Perrine, Oak Bluffs MA 51.19% 4 4 2 Roger Zessis, Westwood MA; Paul Butler, Wrentham MA 54.46% 4 4 Andrea Dawes, Danvers MA; Karen Barnett, Chestnut Hill MA 47.92%

Tomorrow’s Bridge Events Goodwill Day Mary Carter Memorial Day Monday, December 1, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Mary Carter Memorial Morning Bracketed Compact Knockout Teams 1-2 Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Part of the Monday-Tuesday Morning Bracketed Compact Knockout Teams Sunday-Tuesday Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams 2nd Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Monday-Wednesday Morning Side Game Series 1st single session Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Monday, December 1, 10 a.m. Alice Sutton Memorial 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $19 Alice Sutton Memorial 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $15 Monday, December 1, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Barbara Kirtley Memorial Stratified Daylight Open Pairs 1-2 Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $16 $20 Two strata: 2500+ & 0-2500 Mary Carter Memorial Gold Rush Pairs 1-2 Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $16 $20 Two strata: 300-750 & 0-300. Gold points for 0-750. Monday, December 1, 10:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. SUPER SENIOR PAIRS 1-2 F Room 555, 5th floor $20 — Monday, December 1, Noon & 7 p.m. BAZE SENIOR KNOCKOUT TEAMS 1-2 SF Room 557, 5th floor $20 — Screens: Second session at 7 p.m. Monday, December 1, 12:30 p.m. Bridge-Plus+ single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor Free Free Free lesson with Barbara Seagram, game at 12:30 pm (0-20 MPs) 14 deals, no card fee Monday, December 1, 1 p.m. Mary Carter Memorial Monday-Wednesday Side Game Series 1st single session Exhibit Hall B, 3rd floor $16 $20 Monday, December 1, 1 & 7:30 p.m. MITCHELL OPEN BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 F Ballroom A, 5th floor $20 — MARSHA MAY STERNBERG WOMEN’S BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 F Exhibit Hall D, 3rd floor $20 — Margaret Hayward Memorial Strati-Flighted A/X & B/C/D Pairs 1-2 Exhibit Hall B, 3rd floor $16 $20 Regan Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. Strati-Flighted A/X Swiss Teams 1-2 Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Margaret Hayward Memorial Bracketed Flight B Swiss Teams 1-2 Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Brackets of eight teams by average MPs; three teams in each bracket win gold. No player over 3000 MP. Monday-Tuesday Bracketed Knockout Teams 1-2 Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Sunday-Monday Bracketed Knockout Teams 3-4 Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $16 $20 Monday, December 1, 3 p.m. Narragansett Bridge Club 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $19 Narragansett Bridge Club 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $15 Note: Events NOT played at the Narragansett Bridge Club Monday, December 1, 7:30 p.m. Lloyd Arvedon Strati-Flighted A/X & B/C/D Side Swiss Teams single Exhibit Hall C, 3rd floor $15 $19 Monday-Wednesday Side Game Series 2nd single session Exhibit Hall B, 3rd floor $16 $20 Franklin Fisher Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $19 Mary Carter Memorial 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $19 Mary Carter Memorial 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $15 $15 Monday, December 1, 11:30 p.m. Russ and Sheila Ekeblad Zip Knockout Teams single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd floor $12/team/match

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are:A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). For Strati-Flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1500-3000), C (500-1500) and D (0-500) play in their own game. *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. Today’s Bridge Events: all events played in the RI Convention Center Bob Starr Memorial Day Sunday, November 30, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Sunday-Tuesday Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams 1st Exhibit Hall C, 3rd Floor $16 $20 Saturday-Sunday Morning Bracketed Compact Knockout Teams 3-4 Exhibit Hall C, 3rd Floor $16 $20 Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series 3rd single session Exhibit Hall C, 3rd Floor $16 $20 Sunday, November 30, 10 a.m. Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd Floor $15 $19 CT Bridge Association 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd Floor $15 $19 CT Bridge Association 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd Floor $15 $15 Sunday, November 30, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Bob Starr Memorial Stratified Daylight Open Pairs 1-2 Exhibit Hall A, 3rd Floor $16 $20 CT Bridge Association Stratified Daylight A/B Swiss Teams 1-2 Exhibit Hall A, 3rd Floor $16 $20 Barbara Kirtley Memorial Daylight Gold Rush Swiss Teams 1-2 Exhibit Hall A, 3rd Floor $16 $20 Two strata: 300-750 & 0-300. Gold points for 0-750. Sunday, November 30, 10:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. SUPER SENIOR PAIRS 1-2 Q Exhibit Hall D, 3rd Floor $20 — Age 70+; 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions. Sunday, November 30, Noon & 7 p.m. BAZE SENIOR KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 3 Room 557, 5th Floor $20 — Screens: Second session at 7 p.m. Sunday, November 30, 12:30 p.m. Bridge-Plus+ single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd Floor Free Free Free lesson with Audrey Grant @ 10 a.m., game at 12:30 pm (0-20 MPs) 14 deals, no card fee. Sunday, November 30, 1 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series 3rd single session Exhibit Hall B, 3rd Floor $16 $20 Sunday, November 30, 1 & 7:30 p.m. MITCHELL OPEN BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 Q Ballroom A, 5th Floor $20 — MARSHA MAY STERNBERG WOMEN’S BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 Q Ballroom E, 5th Floor $20 — Both BAM events: 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions. Dan Colatosti Memorial Strati-Flighted A/X Swiss Teams 1-2 Exhibit Hall C, 3rd Floor $16 $20 Bob Starr Memorial Bracketed Flight B Swiss Teams 1-2 Exhibit Hall C, 3rd Floor $16 $20 Brackets of eight teams by average MPs; three teams in each bracket win gold. No player over 3000 MP. Vicki and Arthur Loring Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Exhibit Hall B, 3rd Floor $16 $20 Sunday-Monday Bracketed Knockout Teams 1-2 Exhibit Hall C, 3rd Floor $16 $20 Saturday-Sunday Bracketed Knockout Teams 3-4 Exhibit Hall C, 3rd Floor $16 $20 Sunday, November 30, 3 p.m. Bob Starr Memorial Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd Floor $15 $19 Vicki and Arthur Loring 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd Floor $15 $19 Vicki and Arthur Loring 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd Floor $15 $15 Sunday, November 30, 7:30 p.m. Andrea and Lew Finkel Stratified Side Board-a-Match Teams single Exhibit Hall B, 3rd Floor $15 $19 Open to A/X Swiss drop-outs and new entrants. Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series 4th single session Exhibit Hall B, 3rd Floor $16 $20 CT Bridge Association Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd Floor $15 $19 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd Floor $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd Floor $15 $15 Sunday, November 30, 11:30 p.m. Lloyd Arvedon Zip Knockout Teams single Exhibit Hall A, 3rd Floor $12/team/match Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are:A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). For Strati-Flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1500-3000), C (500-1500) and D (0-500) play in their own game. BOLD, UPPER CASE = NABC+ events UPPER CASE = NABC events Green = Regional events Blue = Gold Rush events Red = Intermediate/Newcomer events *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.