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“Trials” and Tribulations and Tribulations “Trials” Volume 13, Issue 9 May 17, 2019 USBF President Marty Fleisher USBF Vice President Brad Moss USBF COO & Secretary Jan Martel USBF CFO Stan Subeck 1 Disa 154 49 63 42 Directors ‐ USBC Sol Weinstein McKenzie Myers Jeanne Van Den Meiracker 4 Pepsi‐colas 49 11 28 10 WD Operations Manager Joan Paradeis Appeals Administrators Suzi Subeck, Chairman 2 Baker 100 19 27 16 38 Bill Arlinghaus Martha Katz Appeals Panel: Craig Allen 3 Bjerkan 97 40 32 5 20 Bart Bramley Gary Cohler Mark Feldman Ron Gerard Geoff Hampson Mike Kamil Ralph Katz Chip Martel 1 Rosenthal 62 9 30 10 13 Beth Palmer Eric Rodwell 4 Wolfson 161 45 55 30 31 Debbie Rosenberg Michael Rosenberg Kerri Sanborn Aaron Silverstein 2 Fleisher 135 26 48 42 19 Ronnie Smith Danny Sprung 3 Kriegel 106 45 14 12 35 Adam Wildavsky VuGraph Organizer Jan Martel Bulletin Editor Correction: Suzi Subeck On page 8 of Thursday’s printed bulletin, Michael Rosenberg was Photographer credited as being the only declarer to bid and make 7S on Board 4. Peg Kaplan The declarer was actually Billy Miller as shown in the auction block. Hospitality Chairs Michael Rosenberg was his opponent. At the conclusion of the arti‐ Lisa Berkowitz cle, we posed the question: Why did Michael take the line he took? Martha Katz Yesterday morning, Billy called to answer this question (see page 7 of this bulletin for explanation). Accept our apologies, Billy. You made a great play. The online bulletin is correct. UNITED STATES BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS “Trials” and Tribulations and Tribulations “Trials” 1 “TRIALS” AND TRIBULATIONS There are 18 teams entered. Teams are listed in seeding point order, except for teams with byes, which are listed first in PP order. Rosenthal Andrew Rosenthal, Capt Aaron Silverstein Chris Willenken Eldad Ginossar Bye to Rnd of 8 David Berkowitz Migry Zur Campanile Fleisher Martin Fleisher, Capt Chip Martel Eric Greco Geoff Hampson Bye to Rnd of 16 Joe Grue Brad Moss Wolfson Jeffrey Wolfson, Capt Steve Garner Zia Mahmood Michael Rosenberg John Hurd Joel Wooldridge Kranyak John Kranyak, Capt Vincent Demuy Greg Hinze David Grainger Kriegel Oren Kriegel, Capt Ron Smith John Diamond Brian Platnick Rajadhyaksha Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Capt Venkatrao Koneru John Schermer Billy Miller Hill Kevin Dwyer Shan Huang Kevin Bathurst Justin Lall Joyce Hill, NPC Mahaffey Jim Mahaffey, Capt Sam Lev Billy Cohen Gary Cohler Daniel Lev Jacek Pszczola Robinson Steve Robinson, Capt Peter Boyd Kit Woolsey Bart Bramley Robert Hamman Peter Weichsel Donn Joshua Donn, Capt Huub Bertens Curtis Cheek Daniel Korbel Roger Lee Sheri Winestock Morris Michael Levine Eddie Wold Mike Passell Marc Jacobus Dennis Clerkin Jerry Clerkin Robert Morris, NPC Lo Ai‐Tai Lo, Capt Larry Robbins Adam Wildavsky Doug Doub Jiang Gu Watson William Watson, Capt Geeske Joel Vinita Gupta Debbie Rosenberg Donner Gary Donner, Capt Yoko Sobel Rose Meltzer Nikolay Demirev Grossack Adam Grossack, Capt Arjun Dhir Bart Bussink John McAllister Alex Hudson Peter Boyd‐Bowman Dinkin Sam Dinkin, Capt Bob Etter Alex Kolesnik Michael Shuster Reynolds W. Thomas Reynolds, Capt Lance Kerr David Pelka William Hall Ellen Kent Robert Kent Warner Marc Warner, Capt Anam Tebha Stephen Zolotow Glenn Eisenstein When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less. Paul Brown 2 Baker Lynn Baker Karen McCallum Kerri Sanborn Irina Levitina Beth Palmer Sylvia Shi Sam Dinkin, NPC Bjerkan Cheri Bjerkan, Capt Rozanne Pollack Pamela Wittes Peggy Sutherlin Eythorsdottir Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Capt Linda Lewis Janice Seamon‐Molson Lynn Deas Cindy Bernstein Sally Wheeler OSMO Toni Bales, Capt Mary Ose Nalita Hall Kathleen Wood Sakr May Sakr, Capt Gigi Simpson Order: Alphabetical Gen Geiger Kristen Onsgard Allison Howard The auction was the same in both rooms of the Fleisher/Kriegel match. Both Board 7 AQ53 Wests led a 4th best spade. Both declarers ducked in dummy and East won his Dealer: E king. KJT4 All Vul. KJ9 In the Open Room, Hampson continued spades and Kriegel won his jack. Kriegel Segment 1 . T5 played a club toward the ten, West ducking. A club to his queen followed, Greco winning his king. Greco played another spade and the queen held in dummy. 7642 K8 Kriegel cashed the SA, played the HK and the HJ to his ace. He cashed the CA N and claimed 9 tricks. +600 7 Q8652 Q643 AT5 In the Closed Room, Diamond won the opening spade with his king and found . K76 . 932 the critical switch… Diamond switched to diamonds! His D5 rode to Platnick’s J9 queen, ducked in dummy. Platnick continued diamonds. Diamond won the jack with his ace and played the ten. A93 Moss won in dummy and played a spade to 872 his jack. He tested hearts by cashing the HA . AQJ84 and a heart to the king. When the queen did‐ n’t drop, he took his high spades and finessed the CK. When Platnick won, he was able to cash his remaining diamond . Down 1!! 12 3 3 IMPs to Kriegel “TRIALS” AND TRIBULATIONS THURSDAY MAY 16 10:00 ‐ 12:10 SEGMENT 1 BOARDS 1‐15 12:25 ‐ 2:35 SEGMENT 2 BOARDS 16‐30 70 MINUTE LUNCH BREAK 3:45 ‐ 5:55 SEGMENT 3 BOARDS 1‐15 6:10 ‐ 8:20 SEGMENT 4 BOARDS 16‐30 FRIDAY MAY 17 10:00 ‐ 12:10 SEGMENT 5 BOARDS 1‐15 12:25 ‐ 2:35 SEGMENT 6 BOARDS 16‐30 Show me a gracious 70 MINUTE LUNCH BREAK loser, and I’ll show 3:45 ‐ 5:55 SEGMENT 7 BOARDS 1‐15 you a failure. 6:10 ‐ 8:20 SEGMENT 8 BOARDS 16‐30 FINAL Knute Rockne SATURDAY MAY 18 10:00 ‐ 12:10 SEGMENT 1 BOARDS 1‐15 12:25 ‐ 2:35 SEGMENT 2 BOARDS 16‐30 70 MINUTE LUNCH BREAK 3:45 ‐ 5:55 SEGMENT 3 BOARDS 1‐15 6:10 ‐ 8:20 SEGMENT 4 BOARDS 16‐30 SUNDAY MAY 19 10:00 ‐ 12:10 SEGMENT 1 BOARDS 1‐15 12:25 ‐ 2:35 SEGMENT 2 BOARDS 16‐30 70 MINUTE LUNCH BREAK 3:45 ‐ 5:55 SEGMENT 3 BOARDS 1‐15 You learn more 6:10 ‐ 8:20 SEGMENT 4 BOARDS 16‐30 from losing than from winning. You learn how to keep going. Two horses I know have been an item for ages. They are in a stable rela‐ tionship. Morgan Wootten Who did the breeder call when his horse was possessed by an evil spirit? An exhorsist! How did the cowboy ride into town on Friday, stay for three days, and ride out on Friday? His horse’s name was Friday! Did you hear about the man who was hospitalized with six plastic horses inside him? The doctor described his condition as stable. No Electronic Devices are Per- What do you call a horse that likes to be ridden at night? A night‐mare! mitted in the Playing Area. I put a bet on a horse to come in at 10 to 1 – and it did! Unfortunately all This applies to players AND the others came in at 12.30. kibitzers. Severe penalties will be as- Q: You’re riding a horse full speed, there’s a giraffe right beside you, and sessed for violation of this a lion nipping at your heels. What do you do? rule. A: Get off the carousel and sober up. Please turn off all cell phones and check them at the door. A German walk up to the bartender and says “Two martinis mein Herr” The USBF reserves the right to the bartender says “Dry?” The German says “Nein, I only want two!” wand anyone entering the playing field. Two girls: “A tray of sushi, please.” Waiter: “To eat or to post photos of on Instagram? How do spiders communicate? Through the World Wide Web. 4 Board 26 KJ76 This hand is a perfect example of active ethics, ironically at BOTH tables in the Dealer: E Fleisher/Kriegel match. 7 All Vul. K3 Both North/South pairs reached 3NT from South. Segment 2 . AQJT8 Platnick, sitting West, took a long time before leading the DJ. His agreement T43 AQ82 with Diamond is that they lead Rusinow from 4 card or longer holdings, and N standard in all other situations. A653 JT94 JT4 A95 Declarer played the DK and Diamond won his ace. If partner had length in dia‐ . 532 . 96 monds, e.g. QJTx, it was clear to return a diamond. Given the slowness of the lead, Diamond suspected that partner was not leading from length and 95 strength, therefore, a heart shift would be attractive. KQ82 Q8762 Being an extremely ethical player, John believed that Platnick’s tempo sug‐ . K7 gested the shift. He backed up his thinking with the very ethical play of continu‐ ing diamonds and living with the consequences. Declarer ducked Diamond’s nine and won the diamond continuation to claim nine tricks. In the other room, Fleisher and Martel had bid and raised hearts. Fleisher led the DT, playing Rusinow opening leads, to dummy’s king and the ace. Martel thought a long time and returned the HJ. Declarer played the queen and Fleisher won his ace. Because Martel broke tempo before returning the HJ, Fleisher sensed that Martel did not hold JT98 because he would have led that quickly. Fleisher knew it was probably right to discontinue hearts, however, as an ethical player, he felt that discontinuing hearts was suggested by his partner’s tempo. In an effort to ignore any possible unau‐ thorized information, Marty continued hearts and he, too, had to live with the consequences. Declarer won this trick and ran the clubs. On the run of the clubs, Martel had to make four awkward discards.
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