Thursday, March 28, 2019 Volume 61, Number 7 Daily Bulletin 61st Spring North American Bridge Championships [email protected] Editors: Paul Linxwiler, Sue Munday and Chip Dombrowski Vandy top seed toppled The team led by Richard Pavlicek defeated Sanborns win Mixed Pairs the top-seeded team on Steve and of Delray Beach Wednesday, 149–111. Playing with Pavlicek are FL won the four-session Jim Munday, Frank Merblum and . by a fraction of a over runners-up Pamela Fleisher played with Joe Grue, Chip Martel, Brad and Matthew Granovetter of Cincinnati. The Moss, and Eric Greco. Today, Sanborns, who qualified 10th in Tuesday’s Pavlicek, originally seeded 33, takes on 16 seed qualifying round, scored 64.36% in the first final Jeffrey Wolfson. session and 57.11% in the second to finish with In other upset news: Jimmy Cayne’s No. 6 3501.45 matchpoints. The Granovetters were squad fell to Jim Mahaffey’s No. 27 team 119–87, second with 3485.84 on a 103 top. while Vinita Gupta, No. 7, was sidelined by the This is the second NABC title for the No. 26 seed, Dano De Falco, 153–108. Pierre Sanborns as a pair. They won the NABC+ Mixed continued on page 7 Swiss Teams in 2015. It is the second NABC title Conventional tunes continued on page 5 By Bob Levey Winners of the Rockwell Mixed Pairs, Steve Rock and roll came of age when I did. It’s and Kerri Sanborn. still my preferred sing-along playlist in the shower, the car, the subway, wherever a back beat and a four-part ooh-wah are needed to boost my Glasthal wins 10K KO mood and my blood pressure. The team of Lou Glasthal, But another cultural phenomenon surged in Mike Massimilla, Robert Lass and popularity at the same time as Bill Haley and the Tom Fogarty won the 0–10,000 Comets and a young man named Elvis. Knockout Teams on Wednesday, . defeating Charles Nemes and Say what you will about the 1950s. I say this: company 125–79. Nemes played The world of bridge had as many stars light with Mike Gibson, Dave Bogolub up its early sky as the world of rock. and Rick Schoenfield. No, those bridge champs of yesteryear didn’t “It was more of a grind-it-out swivel their hips on The Ed Sullivan Show. But kind of match up until the second they left enduring marks just the same. half,” Lass said. “They came out a People like . Alfred Sheinwold. little too aggressive in the second B. Jay Becker. . Dozens more. half. It put them down too far to The other day (yes, in the shower), I had a come back.” thought as I soaped my neck. Glasthal led by 4 at the half, What if bridge and rock were actually continued on page 9 separated at birth? Winners of the 0–10,000 Knockout Teams: Mike Massimilla, What if they found a way to co-exist, all these Lou Glasthal, Robert Lass and Tom Fogarty. years later? What if some of the most famous rock songs of yesteryear could be re-lyricized in honor of the Bridge blogging British-style best card game ever invented? As a public service, I offer the following Ned Paul made never fails to produce new players who continue (somewhat lame) rewrites of some 1950s classics. the trip from , to play in club games. , to check off He stresses social interaction as the game’s continued on page 13 an item long on his strength. “I’d rather know your name than your bucket list: attending system.” He carries that philosophy through in all Goodwill Message an NABC. To chronicle the games he directs. “You can play any system Respect the directors -- they are his adventure, you want as long as the opponents know your here for you. Accept their decisions Paul is blogging at name.” with politeness and grace. nedplaysbridge.co.uk. Finding a local game is key to his club Sandy DeMartino, Chair “There’s nothing like players, Paul says. “Nobody cares about Goodwill Committee these North American Bridge Championships in – it’s not even a topic of Europe,” he says. conversation. In fact, if somebody reads you’ve Paul, who started playing the game when moved up in rank, they pull your leg a bit.” ATTENDANCE he was 15, runs eight sessions of club bridge a What impresses Paul the most about through Wednesday week in the southwest suburbs of London. “I love the NABC is the “gobsmackingly amazing teaching newcomers,” he says. He highlights his aggregation of brilliant players.” Furthermore, 6394 tables “Learn Bridge in a Weekend” seminar, which continued on page 5 Page 2 Thursday, March 28, 2019 Daily Bulletin

SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS All meetings are at the Sheraton Hotel unless otherwise noted. Thursday, March 28 Friday, March 29 9:30 am–Noon Unit and District governance disciplinary focus group. 6:30 pm Intermediate/Newcomer dinner. Southwest Hall Natchez Room TBA Memorial . (Room TBA)

CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the Friday, March 29 game! Southwest Exhibit Hall on the second floor of the Convention 9:15 a.m. Donna Compton Passive vs. Attacking Defense Center. Speakers and topics are subject to change. 6:45 p.m. Adam Parrish When to Draw Thursday, March 28 Saturday, March 30 9:15 a.m. Kevin Wilson Fitting Honors 9:15 a.m. Emily Harrell Mental Skills Training 6:45 p.m. Jeff Hand Trump Contracts HOSPITALITY Friday March 22 through Saturday March 30 Thursday, March 28 Exhibit Hall foyer 1:30 pm Barbeque sandwiches. East Hall 8:30 am–10 am; 11:30 am–1 pm; 6–7 pm Free coffee 10:30 pm Warm pretzels with cheese sauce. Exhibit Hall foyer

be scent-sitive! Check cashing and Some people have an extreme sensitivity to fragrances (colognes or perfumes). Many ACBL Bridge Bucks The check cashing and Bridge Bucks desk is clubs, units and districts have adopted policies located on the second floor that prohibit players from wearing fragrances. The of the Convention Center ACBL has not across from Ballroom C. issued an official The desk hours are policy on the 9:30 to 10 a.m, and noon matter, preferring to 1 p.m. instead to appeal to the goodwill of its members to refrain from using Appealing a ruling Players in NABC+ events who want to appeal fragrances. a director’s ruling initiate the process by speaking Because with the director who delivered the original requires players to be in ruling. The table director will fill out paperwork close proximity to each other, individuals who regarding the appeal, and the appellants will suffer from fragrance-related reactions cannot explain what they believe to be wrong with the avoid those who are wearing them. Among initial ruling. From there, the case may be handled the commonly reported symptoms are intense by a variety of means. When the appeals reviewer headaches (indeed, fragrances can frequently be a receives the case, the circumstances of that trigger for migraine sufferers) or breathing-related particular case will determine whether the case problems. For these individuals, the issue is much can be resolved by the original staff (in the case of more serious than simply disliking a particular misapplication of Law or regulation, for instance), smell — it’s a real health problem. a panel of directors, or even a committee-type Please, if you’re going to play in a club or hearing which could include bridge experts. a tournament, don’t wear cologne, perfume or scented lotions. ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ Daily Bulletin Thursday, March 28, 2019 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS West leads the ♦A K Take All Your Chances and a third diamond. East By Eddie Kantar ruffs the third diamond North and exits with a low heart. ♠ K J 10 Spades are 2-2. What ♥ 10 4 2 is your plan? (Notice ♦ J 5 3 that the ♦J and ♦Q are ♣ A Q J 5 worthless). ♠ 5 2 ♠ 7 6 Well, 12 HCP are ♥ Q 8 7 ♥ 9 6 3 missing and West, the ♦ A K 10 6 4 ♦ 9 7 opening bidder, is a heavy favorite to have all ♣ K 10 9 ♣ 8 7 6 4 3 2 12. Win the ♥A, cross to a spade, play the ace of South (You) clubs, discarding a heart, and a club. Return ♠ A Q 9 8 4 3 to dummy with a spade and ruff another club. If ♥ A K J 5 the king appears, use the ♣Q to discard a second ♦ Q 8 2 heart. If the king doesn’t appear, try to drop the Mary Gilmore and Donna Terry drove from ♣ — ♥Q in the West hand. Why into a player Meridian MS on Wednesday to play in who is known to have the queen? their first NABC. They were college friends With both sides vulnerable, West opens Tip No. 1: When the bidding tells you that a at Ole Miss who reconnected when they 1♦, North and East pass, you double, partner particular defender must have a particular card, started playing bridge about two years ago. responds 3♣, too strong to make a forced 2♣ play that defender for that card even if it means “We just kinda rekindled our friendship and response. You bid 3♠, forcing, and partner raises going against the odds in the play of that suit. now it’s our favorite thing to do,” Gilmore said. “We’re excited about being here. It’s to 4♠. Incidentally, when making or responding Tip No. 2: Assume an opening bidder has at the only place I go where I feel like I’m to a , devalue jacks and queens in least 12 HCP unless the opener is known to have young.” Gilmore wishes they’d started any suit or suits the opponents have bid unless a distributional hand in which case 10 or 11 HCP sooner. “I’m better at playing bridge than I responding in notrump or having a death wish. is possible. was at working.”

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MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING KO ROCKWELL MIXED PAIRS 9 Tables 104.0 Tables / Based on 195 Tables 19.53 1 Sheryl Thompson, Metairie LA; Molly Silvia - Di Lapeyre - Cappy McIver, New Orleans LA 100.00 1 Stephen Sanborn - Kerri Sanborn, Delray Beach FL 3501.45 13.67 2 Gordon Cable Jr., Monroe Township NJ; 75.00 2 - Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 3485.84 Stanley Littlefield, Maitland FL; Liga Byrne - Dianne Ebert, 56.25 3 Jack Feagin Jr. - Claudia Feagin, Atlanta GA 3350.50 Austin TX 44.44 4 Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA; Jenni Carmichael, Mill Creek WA 3332.97 40.00 5 Raluca Dobrescu, Woodside NY; Magnus Olafsson, New York NY 3332.11 LIL ZISOOK MEMORIAL TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY 36.36 6 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 3321.72 MORNING COMPACT KO 5 Tables 33.33 7 , Carlsbad CA; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA 3282.48 5.78 1 J. Melvin Norton, Burlington ON; Doug 30.77 8 Rachael Moller - David Gurvich, New York NY 3277.34 Andrews, Etobicoke ON; Andrew Firko, Oakville ON; Peter 28.57 9 Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY; Nancy Katz, New York NY 3272.20 Hambly, Hanover ON 26.67 10 Aaron Jones, North Bethesda MD; Arti Bhargava, Mill Valley CA 3267.39 4.05 2 Tom Bishel - John Bishel, Columbus OH; 25.00 11 , New York NY; Daniel Rubinfeld, Berkeley CA 3230.92 Michael Morrice, St. Louis MO; Louis Slyker, Rapid City MI 23.53 12 Joseph Stokes, Chicago IL; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL 3215.06 WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY MORNING KO 22.22 13 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Bruce Lang, West Palm Beach FL 3212.98 4 Tables 21.05 14 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Vandana Vidwans, Fremont CA 3188.96 William Boynton, Tallahassee FL; Dennis Wick, Greencastle 20.00 15 Cindy Bernstein, Indialantic FL; , Houston TX 3182.84 PA; Clark Vernon, Hot Springs Village AR; Ronnie Burns, Fort 19.05 16 Robert Cappelli, Sanibel FL; Suzanne Stevenson, Birmingham MI 3181.59 Smith AR 18.18 17 Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY; Joan Brody, Livingston NJ 3138.68 vs Finn Kolesnik - Emma Kolesnik, Ventura CA; Daniel Sonner, 22.59 18 Phil Clayton, Frisco TX; Petra Hamman, Carrollton TX 3128.91 Redwood City CA; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Iftikhar 16.67 19 Amy Casanova - Dewitt (Hal) Montgomery III, Portland OR 3124.59 Baqai, Irvine CA; Jacob Freeman, Toronto ON 16.00 20 Abe Pineles, Jackson NJ; Donna Dulet, Ocean NJ 3120.67 15.38 21 Chuck Said - Elaine Said, Nashville TN 3105.94 Carl Dahl Jr., Sun City Center FL; Jim Hutter, Broomfield CO; 14.81 22 Paul Chan - Lily Chan, Columbia MO 3105.89 Charlotte Blum, La Jolla CA; Patty Riffel, Pocahontas AR 14.29 23 Kim Eng, Issaquah WA; Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA 3093.42 vs Paul Boisvert, Tallahassee FL; Gayle Marr, Fort Walton Beach 13.79 24 Bryan Howard, Nashville TN; Allison L. Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL 3093.06 FL; Doris Needham, Navarre FL; Robert Henderson, Rome GA 13.33 25 Marina Seppius - Dmitri Stukalov, Palo Alto CA 3080.61 12.90 26 Dick Bruno, Des Plaines IL; Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN 3077.85 23.45 27 Cecilia Rimstedt, Kungsbacka Sweden; Gary Donner, Bluffton SC 3068.03 Age requirement 12.12 28 Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL; Suzanne Dunn, Naples FL 3061.97 11.76 29 Jim Johnsen - Phyllis Yates, San Diego CA 3055.93 for Senior events 11.43 30 Ann Hudson - Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT 3050.01 You must at least 60 years old to play in 14.31 31 Alan Tenenbaum - Mary Tenenbaum, Rockville MD 3042.52 ACBL Senior events. 10.81 32 Bob Glasson - Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ 3035.49 10.53 33 Robert Taylor - Anne Taylor, Newark DE 3031.59 10.26 34 Amy Rhodes, New York NY; Richard Higgins, Hot Springs Village AR 3026.14 10.00 35 Anne Brenner - David Caprera, Denver CO 3025.99 9.76 36 , Schenectady NY; Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA 3017.84 9.52 37 Christina Madsen, Hellerup Denmark; Todd Werby, Tiburon CA 3010.46 9.30 38 Om Chokriwala, Sherman Oaks CA; Alyssa Kennedy, Marina Del Rey CA 3007.10 9.09 39 Peter J. Boyd-Bowman, Greensboro NC; Peggy Haigler, Raleigh NC 2995.44 14.66 40 Larry Lowell Jr., Knoxville TN; Barbara Levinson, Cincinnati OH 2994.43 8.70 41 Cheryl Schneider, Westerville OH; Douglas Millsap, Columbus OH 2993.01 8.61 42 Carlos Hoyos, Bogota Colombia; Irina Kislitsyna, Miami FL 2989.29 8.33 43 Lew Gamerman, Randolph MA; Rena Lieberman, North Easton MA 2986.39 15.12 44 Thomas Musso, Charleston SC; Katherine Field, Chapel Hill NC 2984.61 22.35 45 Arda Kabaca - Ilgaz Ciftci, Toronto ON 2984.22 7.84 46 Frederic Pollack, Laval QC; Sandra Gebhardt, The Villages FL 2981.93 8.99 47 Catherine Gay, Kalamazoo MI; William Northrop, Schoolcraft MI 2981.02 7.55 48 James Melville, Springfield IL; Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL 2977.74 7.41 49 Jack Alhale - Rozi Alhale, New York NY 2977.00 7.27 50 Weishu Wu, Irvine CA; Mariko Kakimoto, Newport Beach CA 2975.83 7.14 51 Zheng Zhang, Arcadia CA; Lucy Zhang, Cambridge MA 2972.74 7.02 52 Frank Cymerman - Jan Assini, Pittsburgh PA 2971.45 6.90 53 Bill Irvine, Quincy MA; Rhoda Prager, Boca Raton FL 2969.74 7.80 54 Claire Alpert, Miami FL; Leonardo Fruscoloni, New York NY 2964.27 12.96 55 Sally Wheeler - Buddy Hanby, The Woodlands TX 2960.22 6.56 56 Barbara Murphy, Newton MA; Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA 2958.56 10.17 57 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; Irva Neyhart, Corvallis OR 2958.42 6.35 58 Eugene Kales, Arlington VA; Ellen Cherniavsky, Silver Spring MD 2957.15 6.25 59 Stephen Kornegay - Nancy Kornegay, North Richland Hills TX 2951.92 6.15 60 Judy Zhu, Romeoville IL; Jeffrey Miller, Naperville IL 2951.37 6.06 61 Judy Elbogen, Mission Viejo CA; Alberto Feilhaber, Irvine CA 2947.43 5.97 62 Alan Watson, Lexington MA; Margie Sullivan, Sagamore Beach MA 2942.13 5.88 63 Lloyd Rawley, Greenbelt MD; Jacqueline Abrams, Naples FL 2933.12 5.80 64 Robert Perlsweig, Woodland Hills CA; Pam Wittes, Venice CA 2932.85 12.70 65 Claire Tornay, Palm Beach Gardens FL; , Memphis TN 2932.53 12.36 66 Martin Hinds, Bakersfield CA; Ellen Anten, Encino CA 2931.84 5.56 67 , Paris France; Francisco Bernal, Miami FL 2930.35 6.27 68 Paul Pugsley - Brenda Pugsley, Carson City NV 2930.26 5.41 69 Rob Gordon, Northport NY; Dori Cohen, Woodbury NY 2928.78 13.24 70 Max Schireson, Stanford CA; , Henderson NV 2924.23 5.26 71 Bill Eason - Jane Eason, Nesbit MS 2916.53 5.36 72 Alejandro Bianchedi, Buenos Aires Argentina; Margie Cole, New York NY 2913.27 5.13 73 Uday Ivatury - Christal Henner, New York NY 2906.78 5.06 74 Lynne Feldman, San Diego CA; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA 2902.14 5.00 75 Brian Ellis - Hope Ellis, Beachwood OH 2899.89 4.94 76 Marjorie Michelin - Ellis Feigenbaum, Laguna Woods CA 2896.85 Daily Bulletin Thursday, March 28, 2019 Page 5

4.88 77 Jim Foster - Susan Stockham, Birmingham AL 2895.97 4.82 78 William Pettis - Melanie Manfield, Chevy Chase MD 2895.57 Mixed Pairs 4.76 79 Cenk Tuncok, Amesbury MA; Riki Tulin, Boca Raton FL 2890.98 continued from page 1 13.35 80 Larry Sunser, Syracuse NY; Daisy Goecker, Yardley PA 2890.26 4.65 81 Tina Tessaro, Miami FL; Julius Sigurjonsson, Kopavogur Iceland 2887.21 4.60 82 Judy Ruehl, Batavia OH; Dennis Schultz, Harrison OH 2879.76 4.55 83 Maya Alela, Kayenta AZ; Pedro Miguel Durao, Lisbon Portugal 2879.71 4.49 84 David Birnbaum, Pegram TN; Linda Murdock, Nashville TN 2877.23 4.44 85 Eileen Inglesby-Hought - Robert Bell, Silver Spring MD 2872.28 4.40 86 En Xie, St. Louis MO; Debra Romero, Clarkson Valley MO 2869.69 4.35 87 Stella Rainey, Tuscaloosa AL; Mark Jones, Birmingham AL 2865.49 4.30 88 Diana Tenery, Indianapolis IN; Eric Sieg, Seattle WA 2863.53 8.49 89 Neil Silverman, Fort Lauderdale FL; Myra Kolton, Boca Raton FL 2856.89 4.21 90 Lee Payne - Jimmy Payne, Salt Lake City UT 2849.63 5.89 91 John Kissinger - Susan Kissinger, San Clemente CA 2839.31 4.12 92 Mary Ose, Incline Village NV; Donald Dalpe, Fort Myers FL 2837.94 4.08 93 Gary Macgregor - Heather MacGregor, Portola Valley CA 2830.07 4.04 94 Carol Reitz - Ed Bissell, State College PA 2829.96 4.00 95 Toni Bales, Pickerington OH; Stephen Castellino, Castro Valley CA 2822.78 Second in the Rockwell Mixed Pairs: Pamela 6.64 96 Sim Therrell - Garland Erguden, Memphis TN 2820.22 and Matthew Granovetter. 11.63 97 Cathy Nathan - Marc Nathan, New York NY 2818.49 for Steve, while Kerri has some two dozen NABC 3.88 98 Linda Marshall, Bethesda MD; Steven Schatzow, Washington DC 2813.94 titles and several world championship wins. They were second in the Rockwell Mixed Pairs in 2016. WEDNESDAY MORNING SIDE PAIRS 16.5 Tables Paul A B C continued from page 1 5.85 1 Saleh Fetouh, Buffalo NY; E.R. ‘Bud’ McKinney, Cary NC 61.63% 4.77 2 1 Ying Zhang, Longmont CO; Rick Clelland, Boulder CO 59.06% he observes, the really good players are always 3.60 3 2 Judy Ruehl, Batavia OH; Dennis Schultz, Harrison OH 58.83% gracious, and he cites fellow Brits Andrew 2.47 4 Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI; Joe Jones, Memphis TN 58.72% Robson and as examples. “Robson, 2.98 5 3 1 Janet Baumgartner, Edmond OK; Jim Hammond, Oklahoma City OK 57.61% Gold ... graciousness personified!” 1.80 6 Buddhadeb Biswas, San Jose CA; Greg Frank, Hot Springs Village AR 57.53% Paul is playing with countrymate Brian 2.24 7 4 2 Kerry Hanlon, Duluth MN; Betsy Fochs 57.05% McGuire, who is a veteran NABC goer. They 1.51 5 Lowell Lynde Jr, Monticello AR; Samuel Cobb, Keo AR 56.67% played in the Vanderbilt play-in match, and failed 1.38 6 Samuel Kuang, Elmhurst NY; Eric Gettleman, Ellicott City MD 56.48% to play in. Now they have their sights set on the 1.68 3 David Whitesell, Yellow Springs OH; Dixie Wantoch, Overland Park KS 53.79% 1.26 4 Lucy Zhang, Cambridge MA; Cynthia Huang, Chicago IL 52.93% Silodor Pairs, which starts today. 0.94 5 Patricia Towle, Colorado Spgs CO; S Andrew Sass, Fremont CA 51.94% TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO 1 WEDNESDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS 10 Tables 33.77 1 Victor King, Hartford CT; Geoffrey Brod, 15.5 Tables Avon CT; Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA; Ed Lazarus, A B C Baltimore MD 3.90 1 1 Richard McClure, Easthampton MA; Allison Ryan, Florence MA 63.70% 23.64 2 Gregory Bright, Westminster MD; Barry 2.93 2 Richard Bryant - Kathleen Feeney, Tucson AZ 62.27% Falgout, Silver Spring MD; Rusty Krauss, Vienna VA; Bob 2.19 3 John Early - Barry Daubenspeck, Lansdale PA 58.45% Zeller, Kanata ON 13.51 3/4 Donald Cooper, Del Mar CA; Norman 2.45 4 2 Susan Valerio-Long, Maumelle AR; Meg Casey, Little Rock AR 55.90% Schwartz, Carlsbad CA; Paul Darin, San Diego CA; Harriet 1.83 5 3 Anthony Chiocchi - Damon Suden, New York NY 55.63% Smith, Solana Beach CA 2.00 6 4 1 Sibyl McKellar, Memphis TN; Arun Kumtha, Germantown TN 54.72% 13.51 3/4 Justine Cushing - Melih Ozdil, New York NY; 1.50 5 2 Amy Shipley - Scott Shipley, Saint Louis MO 53.78% Sadik Arf, Saratoga CA; Meng Kang, Beijing People’s Republic 1.14 6 Nancy Llewellyn - Jackie Khilling, Fort Smith AR 53.76% of China; Xiaojing Wang, People’s Republic of China 1.13 3 Betsy Eggers - Jack Honderd, Atlanta GA 53.20% TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO 2 0.84 4 Joel Scroggy - Debra Scroggy, Memphis TN 53.11% 9 Tables 20.12 1 Robert Guerard, Brossard QC; Andre Houde, WEDNESDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS Laval QC; Jean Bellemarre - J-Francois Guillemette, Montreal 4.0 Tables QC A B C 14.08 2 Stephen Zenk, St. Louis MO; Mark Ludwig, 1.63 1 1 George Kieffer - Barbara Kieffer, Buckingham PA 68.75% Maryland Heights MO; Charles Swart, Alameda CA; Dennis Balfe, University City MO 1.22 2 2 Richard McBryde - Donna McBryde, Memphis TN 54.17% 8.05 3/4 Thomas Paske, Manhattan NY; Bjorn Tiller, 0.92 3 3 Pamela Hoffman - Jeff Hoffman, San Rafael CA 52.78% London England; Simon Cope, Hertfordshire UK; Diana Nettleton, Oxford England 8.05 3/4 Donald Paterson - Carol Akers Paterson, Memphis TN; Eric Landau - Barbara Doran, Silver Spring MD Page 6 Thursday, March 28, 2019 Daily Bulletin

CINDY BIALK MEMORIAL WEDNESDAY DAYLIGHT GOLD RUSH SWISS TEAMS New Life Masters 46 Tables Mary Ryder Wright 7 3 2 of Albany NY became a 11.76 1 Judy Cohen, Northbrook IL; Babette Brenner, Morton Grove IL; Life Master on Monday Leslie Brucker, Los Angeles CA; Raeann Koerner, Ventura CA 96.00 8.82 2 Muggsie Rocco, Carlisle MA; Marne Wojtaszek, Chelmsford MA; playing in the Daylight Nan Rhodes - Nancy Whitfield, Tuscaloosa AL 84.00 Gold Rush Pairs with Kay 5.79 3/4 Russell Chandler - Jeannie Stone - Laura Chandler, Houston TX; Lang. She needed 1.76 gold Donald Bell, Seabrook TX 80.00 points when she arrived in 5.79 3/4 Deborah Masters - June Harter - Brenda Durand - Carol Koch - Memphis and was down to Sheryl Davis, Hot Springs AR 80.00 0.27 when she played on 5.04 5/6 1 1 Erin Oblinger - Betty Murdock - Mercer Reynolds - Eileen Barrett, Monday. Cincinnati OH 78.00 Babette Brenner of 3.64 5/6 Dorothy Pace - Laurie Howorth, Nashville TN; Jim Southerland - Morton Grove IL became a Richard Chalal, Franklin TN 78.00 Life Master on Wednesday 2.63 7/9 Teresa Crosby - Diane Hudson - Harriet Thomas, Germantown TN; Cappie Saunders, Cordova TN 76.00 playing in the Cindy Bialk 2.63 7/9 Susan Portnoy, Pittsburgh PA; June Rosenthal - Marci Yunes - Memorial Daylight Gold Karen Grossman, Boca Raton FL 76.00 Rush Swiss Teams with 2.63 7/9 Robert Williams Jr. - Robert Meisinger - Judy Knox, Memphis TN; Judy Cohen, Raeann Koerner and Leslie Brucker. Flo Seger - Ernest Seger, Germantown TN 76.00 Brenner needed about 8 gold when she arrived 3.78 10 2 Kathleen McDougall, Richmond TX; Rhonwyn Weissman, Rosenberg TX; in Memphis and was down to 1.89 before the Diane Rodrigue - Joyce Ward, Montreal QC 74.00 Swiss. Their team won and got 11.76. Brenner 1.96 11 Bill Goodman - Marty Goodman, Fort Myers Beach FL; James Sturtevant credited Cohen for pushing her so much to come - Rosalie Sturtevant, Mount Prospect IL 73.00 to Memphis. 1.69 12/14 Robert Babb - Laurie Hartline-Babb, Georgetown TX; Marie Russiello - Emil Russiello, Austin TX 72.00 1.69 12/14 Robert Reich, Mandeville LA; Buddy Massey, Gulfport MS; Smoking Policy Karen Jennings - Kathy Young, Lafayette LA 72.00 Smoking is not permitted in the playing area 2.84 12/14 3 Jared Egerer, Mount Arlington NJ; Lynn Ricketts, Atlanta GA; Pam Seaman, Chicago IL; Graham Oakes, Montclair NJ 72.00 during any bridge playing event at an NABC. 2.13 4 Patricia Miller - Donna Trust, Pittsburgh PA; Carolyn Lyster - This includes electronic smoking devices. Denny Lyster, Westfield VT 71.00 1.68 5 Suzanne Hughes - Beth Simpson - Marylew Lewis, Memphis TN; Ann Spragins, Germantown TN 62.00 2.42 2 Pei Lin - Lee Lin, New York City NY; Nicole Hudak, New York NY; Matthew Gordon, Northport NY 59.00 1.82 3 Jonathan Burns - Kathryn Burns, Cincinnati OH; Rod Goree, San Francisco CA; Renata Frutiger, Tiki Island TX 51.00 1.22 4/5 J. Michael Russell - Steven Plotkin - Renee Spratt, New Orleans LA; Lucinda Stentz, Metairie LA 48.00 1.22 4/5 Robbie Lloyd, Silver Spring MD; Gilda Rotman, Rockville MD; Nell Parnell, Boulder CO; Timothy Byrnes, Perpigna France 48.00

the maximum available VPs per match, at the NABC Electronic respective form of scoring. n Second offense in the same session or third Device Policy offense within the event, disqualification of Except by the pair or team from the event. permission of the director in charge, any Other events n First offense, in the same session – ringing electronic equipment only: one-quarter board, 3 IMPs or 1 VP, at or device capable the respective form of scoring; first offense of receiving or in the same session – answering or initiating sending an electronic a call, texting or browsing: one-half board, , or capable of 6 IMPs or 2 VPs, at the respective form of communicating in scoring. any way, may not be n Second offense in the same session: two full operated or functioning in any manner in the boards, 20 IMPs or 50% of the maximum playing area during a session of play. Any such available VPs per match, at the respective equipment must not be visible during the session form of scoring. and must remain off at all times. n Third offense in the event: disqualification of The above restrictions apply to all players, the pair or team from the event. captains, coaches, kibitzers and play recorders Kibitzers violating this policy will be except those persons granted permission by the removed from the playing area for the remainder ACBL, and are in force throughout any playing of the session. session or segment of play. Further restrictions This policy applies to all events at NABCs. and requirements apply in events involving live internet and/or yugraph coverage. A violation of any of the above restrictions Notice to players will result in an automatic penalty, pursuant to Each player must have an ACBL convention Law 91 of the . card filled out and on the table. Please note that NABC+ events other types of convention cards, such as the WBF n First offense of any kind (ringing, answering or homemade cards that do not or initiating a call, texting or browsing) in a sufficiently resemble the ACBL convention card, session: One full board, 12 IMPs or 20% of are not acceptable substitutes. Daily Bulletin Thursday, March 28, 2019 Page 7

WEDNESDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN SWISS TEAMS 59 Tables / Based on 133 Tables Vanderbilt A B C continued from page 1 36.52 1 Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Tom Hanlon, Dublin Ireland; John Carroll, Dublin Ireland; Thomas Zimmerman’s No. 10 team was banished by the Bessis, Paris France; Frederic Volcker, Issy Les Moulin France 95.00 23 seed Warren Spector squad, 161–127. 27.39 2 , New York NY; Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Heights IL; The No. 2, 3 and 4 seeds – Nickell, Rosenthal Rose Meltzer, Chapel Hill NC; Marie Eggeling, Tuebingen Germany; and Lavazza – turned in dominating performances Matthias Felmy, Oldenburg Germany 87.00 to advance easily to the round of 16. No. 5 Martin 20.54 3 Piotr Olszewski, Hackettstown NJ; John Hogan Jr., Wayne NJ; Seligman pulled out a squeaker against Kasle. Judy Rothstein, Livingston NJ; Samuel Baskinger, Totowa NJ 85.00 15.41 4 Jerome Rombaut, Hem France; Nicholas Lhuissier, Rueil Malmaison France; Pierre Franceschetti, Paris France; Hilda Setton, New York NY; Quentin Robert, Paris France; Julien Bernard, Le Vesinet France 83.00 TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO 3 9 Tables 11.30 5/6 , Plano TX; Linda Lewis - Paul Lewis - Marc Jacobus, 16.66 1 Anne Atwood, Richmond VA; David Stevens, Las Vegas NV; Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; , Houston TX 82.00 Charleston IL; Richard Nelson, Olathe KS; Joy McKenzie- 11.30 5/6 Mike Rippey, Orinda CA; , Wilmington DE; Smith, Chapel Hill NC Kamil Nowak, Kielce Poland; Woaciech Strzemecki, Poland; 11.66 2 Bonnie Macbride - Jacqueline Zayac, Alessandro Gandoglia, Rome Italy; Leonardo Cima, Roma Italy 82.00 Lafayette CA; Bradley Komsthoeft, Clayton CA; Anne 9.13 7 Daniel McGuire, Epsom NH; Geoffrey Phipps, Bluffton SC; Hollingsworth, Walnut Creek CA 6.66 3/4 Jane Lucky, McGehee AR; Laura Batey, Gary Schwartz, Huntsville AL; Charles Durrin III, Madison AL 81.00 Bentonville AR; Samuel Cobb, Keo AR; Lowell Lynde Jr., 7.71 8/9 Douglas Simson, Columbus OH; Jeff Aker, Briarcliff NY; Monticello AR Allan Falk, Okemos MI; John Lusky, Portland OR; , 6.66 3/4 Linda Wells - Bruce Wachsman, Germantown New York NY; Glenn Milgrim, Ransomville NY 78.00 TN; Marvin Skaggs - Cecile Skaggs, Memphis TN 7.71 8/9 Patricia Tucker - Olin Hubert, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO 4 Dunwoody GA; Spike Lay, Daytona Beach FL 78.00 9 Tables 19.04 10 1 Bjoern Fjellstad - Jon Hansen - Erik Dahl, Kristiansand Norway; 12.54 1 Ruth Goodpasture, Bourbonnais IL; Barbara Kaj Jorstad, Helle Norway 76.00 Boswell, Cincinnati OH; Laurence Dunford, Dyer IN; Mary 14.28 11 2 Lynne Koeppel - Betty Levin - Robert Barrington - Jess Jurkovic, Kocevar, Hobart IN New York NY 73.00 8.78 2 Tom Moore - Dorothy Moore, Keller TX; 9.37 12/13 3/4 1/2 Barbara Devaney, Washington DC; Lisa Mita, Berwyn PA; Helen Spalding, San Francisco CA; Christiane Turner, Ketchum ID Alexander Stille, Bethesda MD; Alison Shoemaker, Wyndmoor PA 70.00 5.02 3/4 Carmina Diaz, Fort Mill SC; Susan Zamuto, 9.37 12/13 3/4 1/2 David Sloane, Glen Cove NY; Susan Calabro, New York NY; Mint Hil NC; Gemma Min - Kim Imada, Victoria BC Jean Guy Viel, Brossard QC; Jo-Anne Wijns, Mont-St.-Hilaire QC 70.00 5.02 3/4 Kathryn Kimmerling, Blythewood SC; Sue 5.90 14/16 5/6 Eunice Patton - Lori Moore, Bloomington IL; Charles Young - Kline, Columbia SC; Leslie Blair, Raleigh NC; Mariee Walton, Rich Pestien, Peoria IL 69.00 Cary NC 5.90 14/16 5/6 Dennis Rose, Boaz KY; Ronald Brockman - Michael Eastburn - Peggy Eastburn, Paducah KY 69.00 4.58 14/16 Erik Saelensminde, Bergen Norway; Simon Gillis, London England; Fredrik Helness, Oslo Norway; Martin Andresen, Nesoya Norway 69.00 5.64 7 3 Gail Schargel, Larchmont NY; David Yoon, Bayside NY; Beth Wilf, New York NY; Yoko Sobel, Brooklyn NY 67.00 4.23 8 John Berry - Marion Yonke, Manhasset NY; Helen Pawlowski, Bluffton SC; Sally Kirtley, North Granby CT 65.00 3.79 9/10 4/5 George Trost, Key West FL; William Sigward, Pelham NY; Bert Solomon - Michael Lynch, Edwards CO 63.00 3.79 9/10 4/5 Bradley Leach, Oro Valley AZ; Thomas Koslovsky, Huntington NY; Phillip Yorston, Albuquerque NM; Roderic Kerr, Palm City FL 63.00 2.87 6 Robert Parks, East Lansing MI; J. Robert Parks, Chicago IL; Matt Parks, Taylor MI; Nick Suciu IV, Lake Forest IL 62.00 2.51 7 Lee Smart - Deborah Harrington, Memphis TN; Roseann Buckley, Ventura CA; Susan Ray, Germantown TN 60.00

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WEDNESDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS 56.0 Tables / Based on 57 Tables A B C 33.50 1 Ahmed Yousry, West Palm Beach FL; Carolyn Lewis, Louisville KY 60.94% 25.13 2 Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO; Ed Schulte, Tampa FL 60.92% 18.84 3 Vesa Fagerlund, Tampere Finland; Kauko Koistinen, Espoo Finland 60.78% 16.88 4 1 Randolph Hammock - Paul Allman, Los Angeles CA 60.39% 11.17 5 Charles Sharf, North Baldwin NY; Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY 60.37% 9.57 6 Rebecca Rogers, Henderson NV; John Grantham, Bentonville AR 59.77% 9.27 7 Barry Purrington, Eagan MN; Neal Satten, Wynnewood PA 58.77% 12.66 8 2 Jagjit Singh, East Lansing MI; Robert Christensen, Dewitt MI 58.22% 9.02 9 Fred Schenker, Pittsburgh PA; Bernie Greenspan, Beachwood OH 57.62% 9.50 10 3 Ettore Bianchi, Dobbs Ferry NY; Andrew Dyson, New York NY 56.26% 8.40 11 4 1 Wayne Weisler, New Orleans LA; Jacob Karno, Metairie LA 55.73% 5.15 12 H. Hunt - Zachary Brescoll, Charlotte NC 55.64% 5.63 13 5 Jay Baudler, San Jose CA; Cordelia Menges, New York NY 55.11% 4.47 14 Mike Spooner, Glen Allen VA; Bob Pfeiffer, Chesapeake VA 55.02% 4.84 15 Robert L. McClendon, Ponte Vedra FL; Michael Heins, Champaign IL 54.71% 3.94 16 Jack Weingold - Joanne Weingold, Boca Raton FL 54.68% 3.63 17/18 John Stone, Louisville KY; Dorsey Brown, Prospect KY 54.56% 6.30 17/18 6 2 James Herchenroeder - Laurie Herchenroeder, Harrodsburg KY 54.56% 4.22 19 7 Geoff Jones III, Orlando FL; Donald Richards, Kissimmee FL 54.54% 5.05 20 8 3 Jeanette Dean - Jack Dean, Houston TX 54.45% 3.05 21 Dee Adams - Alvin Stone, Memphis TN 54.26% 3.38 22 9 Shailesh Gupta, Aliso Viejo CA; Bob Rasmussen, Ann Arbor MI 54.20% 2.68 23/25 Jay Segarra, Ocean Springs MS; Susan Hinton, Vancleave MS 54.07% 8.46 23/25 Linda Hughes, Edmond OK; Shelba Parmley, Fort Worth TX 54.07% 3.54 23/25 10 4 Fred Gramlich, Alexandria VA; Catherine Bardsley, McLean VA 54.07% 2.48 26 Steven Devico - Gayle Covey, Hendersonville NC 54.03% 2.39 27 Jerrold Grossman, Rochester Hills MI; Debra Eaves, Northville MI 53.75% 2.31 28 Michael Zeller, York PA; Jeffery Jones, Vero Beach FL 53.66% 2.23 29 Lawrence Lau, Westport CT; Jill Marshall, Port Chester NY 53.58% 4.81 11 Edward Rothenheber, Severn MD; Brian Sutton, Bethesda MD 53.32% 2.51 12/13 Suellen Solodar, Palm Beach Gardens FL; Howard Sloan, Delray Beach FL 53.13% 2.51 12/13 Derald Keetch, Livingston TX; John Manopoli, Jamaica Plain MA 53.13% 2.25 14 Christina van Leeuwen, Kansas City MO; Todd Fisher, Lincolnwood IL 53.07% 2.80 15 5 Sharon Winters, Terre Haute IN; Tana Holt, Clinton IN 53.05% 2.77 16 6 Jim Gibson, Jerseyville IL; Michael Kelly, Chesterfield MO 52.96% 8.31 17 Laurence Mayer, Overland Park KS; Jack Mayer, Mission KS 52.87% 2.36 18/19 7 Hellen Revelle - Anita Platt, Dallas TX 51.79% 1.79 18/19 Colleen Treanor - Beverly Parrish, The Villages FL 51.79% 1.87 8 Ben Reischer, Leland NC; Gregory Eyerly, Winnabow NC 51.75% 2.41 9 Deborah Hart, East Falmouth MA; Philip Lewis, Crossville TN 50.45%

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SIDE PAIRS Use of the – 20.0 Tables A B C Alerts and Announcements 6.50 1 1 David Johnson, Calgary AB; Brenda Glaze, Anchorage AK 61.22% When using bidding boxes, the ACBL 4.88 2 2 Larry Averbuch - Irwin Hodes, Nashville TN 58.06% requires that players tap the Alert strip and say 3.66 3 Tom West, Savannah GA; Loie West, Shelby MI 57.95% “Alert” at the same time. 3.05 4 3 Chantal Dube - Josette Levesque, Montreal QC 56.54% When making an Announcement, use the 3.50 5/6 4/5 1/2 Jeffrey Toman - Mary Toman, Franklin TN 56.32% Announcement word (such as “transfer”) and 3.50 5/6 4/5 1/2 Jeff La Caze - Robert Gromatka, Bella Vista AR 56.32% tap the Alert strip at the same time. A player who 2.25 7 6 3 Rick Clelland, Boulder CO; Ying Zhang, Longmont CO 55.56% Alerts or Announces 1.69 4 Barbara McKay, Alamo CA; Sally Craig, Port Moody BC 55.34% a bid must make sure 1.27 5 Peter Peca Jr. - Liz Ashby, El Paso TX 53.92% 0.83 6/7 Louis Slyker, Rapid City MI; Michael Morrice, St. Louis MO 53.81% his opponents are 0.83 6/7 Andrew Rottenbacher, South Pasadena CA; Joerg Rottenbacher, aware that an Alert or Arcadia CA 53.81% Announcement has been made. Daily Bulletin Thursday, March 28, 2019 Page 9

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Second in the continued from page 1 0–10,000 Knockout but it increased to 28 after the they scored 34–10 Teams: Mike in the third quarter. Gibson, Dave It was the first time the winners had played Bogolub, Rick Schoenfield and together as a team. “I’d like to thank the Bridge captain Charles Winners partnership desk for helping us find these Nemes. guys,” Glasthal said of Lass and Fogarty. Half of each team came from the Chicago area, where Lass and Fogarty are quite familiar with Bogolub and Schoenfield. “We’ve played them maybe a hundred times,” Fogarty said. “They’re our friends.” Glasthal of Berwyn PA and Massimilla of Syosset NY have been playing together for 40 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS years. Lass and Fogarty also played together 40 11.0 Tables years ago when they lived in Los Angeles but A B C didn’t see each other for decades and didn’t know 2.76 1/2 1/2 P. Steven Dotson - Donna Dotson, Chelsea MI 62.80% they had both moved to Chicago until about five 2.76 1/2 1/2 1 Debra Chavez, Cincinnati OH; Stephanie Jones, Terrace Park OH 62.80% years ago. 1.77 3 3 Nancy Llewellyn - Jackie Khilling, Fort Smith AR 59.82% “We found out we live one mile from each 1.50 4 4 2 Albert Kirk, Cordova TN; Jane Antrobus, Memphis TN 56.55% other,” Lass said. They’ve been playing together 1.13 5 5 3 Joel Scroggy - Debra Scroggy, Memphis TN 54.76% again since then. 0.75 6 6 Kenneth Javor - Constance Javor, Denton TX 54.17% 0.84 4 Kim Koletic - Diane Landis, Tampa FL 52.08%

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS 2.5 Tables A B C 1.52 1 1 1 Jane Houston Jones, Monrovia CA; Christine Green, Kenosha WI 63.90% 1.14 2 2 2 Beth Edmondson, Memphis TN; Lu Chambers 55.80% ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ Page 10 Thursday, March 28, 2019 Daily Bulletin

VANDERBILT KO TEAMS – ROUND OF 16 PAIRINGS 68 Tables Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL; , Taby Sweden; Nick Nickell, New York NY; , Burr Ridge IL; Frederic Wrang, Stockholm Sweden; Antonio Palma, Evora Robert Levin, Henderson NV; , Montclair Portugal NJ; , Clearwater FL; , Clearwater Beach FL Marty Seligman, Wynnewood PA; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek vs WA; , Flekkefjor Norway; John Diamond, John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Bruce Ferguson, Palm Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL Springs CA; - Walid Elahmady, Cairo Egypt; vs Drew Casen, Henderson NV; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI George Mittelman, Thornhill ON; Ken Bercuson, Las Vegas NV; Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba Israel; Piotr Pawel Zatorski, Andrew Rosenthal - Aaron Silverstein - Gdansk Poland - Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; , Chicago IL; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL Jacek Pszczola - Josef Blass, Chapel Hill NC; Jacek Kalita, vs Warsaw Poland; Michal Nowosadzki, Wejherowo Poland; , Boca Raton FL; , Las Vegas Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam Netherlands; Bas Drijver, Capelle NV; , Toronto ON; Peter Fredin, Malmo Aan Den Netherlands Sweden; Diyan Danailov - Jerry Stamatov, Sofia Bulgaria vs Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL; , London , Aarhus Denmark; Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona England; Louk Verhees Jr., Voorhout Netherlands; Cornelis Spain; Giovanni Donati, Italy; Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep Netherlands; Dror Padon - Alon Agustin Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina; Antonio Sementa, Birman, Tel Aviv Israel Parma Italy vs Jeffrey Wolfson - , Chicago IL; Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Michael Kamil, Oro Valley AZ; Peter Crouch, Surrey England; Alexander Hydes, Zagreb Croatia vs

32. PD Pioneers 10 44 76 125 1. Fleisher 14 47 73 111 32. (33) Pavlicek 25 59 97 149 33. Pavlicek 55 81 116 136 17. Wolfson 37 60 98 140 1. (33) Pavlicek 16. (17) Wolfson 48. Joel 20 44 74 112 16. Hill 19 32 49 82 17. Wolfson 16 25 66 109 16. (49) Liebowitz 3 40 77 91 49. Liebowitz 53 82 95 104 9. Tulin 48 88 142 142

56. Barrett 22 46 53 w/d 24. Street 42 61 102 126 9. Tulin 33 46 101 149 24. (41) Pelka 4 46 56 66 41. Pelka 45 95 118 134 25. Fireman 29 73 131 166 9. Tulin 8. Pszczola 40. Saelensminde 17 49 63 74 8. Pszczola 21 46 134 194 25. Fireman 41 59 95 106 8. Pszczola 9 61 72 127 57. Stornes 55 68 86 92 5. Seligman 41 104 147 147

60. Hansen 7 13 42 w/d 28. Kasle 50 75 98 101 5. Seligman 19 43 61 91 28. Kasle 11 63 70 90 37. Juster 19 24 79 98 21. Lewis 4 24 66 96 5. Seligman 12. Mittelman 44. Kolesnik 47 86 107 145 12. Mittelman 28 30 72 93 21. (44) Kolesnik 0 3 20 w/d 12. Mittelman 45 84 112 112 53. Zolotow 20 50 66 78 13. Zagorin 48 73 100 120

52. Rogoff 23 33 79 112 20. Berg 43 61 149 193 13. Zagorin 45 87 124 157 20. Berg 22 38 87 140 45. Setton 26 50 78 84 29. Lebowitz 22 38 77 99 13. Zagorin 4. Lavazza 36. Leong 24 34 68 109 4. Lavazza 83 153 197 269 29. (36) Leong 29 35 54 89 4. Lavazza 29 65 88 131 61. Davison 14 29 72 86 Daily Bulletin Thursday, March 28, 2019 Page 11

Richard Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL; Jim Munday, Rome Italy; Andrea Manno, Palermo Italy; Massimiliano Di Moscow Russia; Krzysztof Martens, Rzeszow Poland; Southaven MS; Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT; Douglas Franco, Italy Dominik Filipowicz, Kalisz Poland Doub, West Hartford CT 25.00 17/32 Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA; Billy Miller, 25.00 17/32 Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Las Vegas NV; , New York NY; Jan Jansma, Hansa Narasimhan, Mountain View CA; Sumit Mukherjee, Mike Levine, Boca Raton FL; Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL; Spijkenisse Netherlands; Fredrik Nystrom - Johan Upmark, Kolkata India; Debabrata Majumder, Kolkata India; Michael David Grainger, Etobicoke ON; Greg Hinze - Venkatrao Stockholm Sweden Whibley, Auckland New Zealand; Matthew Brown, Pokeno Koneru, San Antonio TX; Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL 25.00 17/32 Pierre Zimmermann, Monaco; Franck New Zealand vs Multon, Monaco; Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland; Michal 25.00 17/32 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Peter Gill, Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; , New York NY; Klukowski, Poland; - Aleksander Dubinin, Sydney ; Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Adam Stokka, , Delray Beach FL; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks Moscow Russia Taby Sweden CA; Berend Van Den Bos, Den Haag Netherlands; Joris van 25.00 17/32 , Arlington VA; Peter 25.00 17/32 David Pelka, Los Angeles CA; Piotr Lankveld, Amsterdam Netherlands Boyd, Darnestown MD; , Kensington CA; Bart Bizon, Cracow Poland; William Hall, Thousand Oaks CA; Bramley - , Dallas TX; William Pollack, New W. Reynolds, South Pasadena CA; Lance Kerr, Sylmar CA; Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL; , Palm Beach York NY Marek Szymanowski, Warsaw Poland Gardens FL; John Hurd, New York NY; , 25.00 17/32 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Jason 25.00 17/32 Alexander Kolesnik, Los Angeles CA; Astoria NY; John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Vincent Demuy, Feldman, San Diego CA; , Warszawa Soren Hein, Munich Germany; Tom Carmichael, Mill Creek Palm Beach Gardens FL Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Chapel Hill NC; Rafal WA; Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA; Jonathan Steinberg, vs Jagniewski, Legionowo Poland; Wojciech Gawel, Wroclaw Toronto ON; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC Dano De Falco, Rubano Italy; Patricia Cayne, Boca Raton Poland 25.00 17/32 Kevin Castner, Mercer Island WA; Phillip FL; Bob Drijver, Rotterdam Netherlands; Bart Nab, Tilburg 25.00 17/32 Per-Ola Cullin, Enskededalen Sweden; King, Harrow ; Christophe Grosset, Issy-Les-Moulin France; Netherlands; Tim Verbeek, Utrecht Netherlands; Danny , Stockholm Sweden; Mikael Rimstedt - Stefan Skorchev, Sofia Bulgaria Molenaar, Den Haag Netherlands Ola Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden; Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut 25.00 17/32 Tony Leibowitz, Woollahra Australia; Hill MA; , Palm Beach Gardens FL Espen Erichsen, Tunbridge Wells UK; Christian Bakke, 25.00 17/32 Martin Fleisher - Joe Grue, New York 25.00 17/32 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; P Drew Bergen Norway; Tor Eivind Grude, Trondheim Norway NY; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Brad Moss, Denver CO; Geoff Cannell, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC; Michal Kwiecien - Jacek 25.00 17/32 G. Venkatesh, Carmel CA; Anil Padhye, Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Beverly Hills CA Romanski, Lublin Poland; Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw Mumbay India; Sundarram Srinivatan, Chennai India; P. 25.00 17/32 James Cayne, Boca Raton FL; Alan Poland; Wlodzimierz Starkowski, Poznan Poland Sridhar, Chennai India; Raju Tolani - Ajay Khare, Mumbai Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, 25.00 17/32 Tatiana Dikhnova - Tatiana Ponomareva, India

2. Nickell 67 143 188 249 63. Kils 29 33 66 102 2. Nickell 48 89 124 124 31. (34) Hyatt npc 23 35 39 w/d 31. O’Rourke 26 67 80 89 34. Hyatt npc 14 44 93 160 2. Nickell 15. Krekorian npc 18. Zhao 47 63 82 109 47. Team Lea 28 76 115 127 18. (47) Team Lea 18 25 50 57 15. Krekorian npc 20 28 41 79 15. Krekorian npc 14 78 122 155 50. McAllister 15 30 50 83

10. Zimmermann 93 133 166 219 55. (68) Bodell 4 37 69 114 10. Zimmermann 13 40 92 127 23. Spector 43 75 114 161 23. Spector 62 122 142 142 42. Collins 0 6 17 w/d 10. (23) Spector 7. (26) De Falco 26. De Falco 27 62 84 130 39. Rigal 32 56 105 125 26. De Falco 24 74 124 153 7. Gupta 15 45 77 108 7. Gupta 26 63 123 166 58. NRK 50 67 92 118

6. Cayne 29 74 131 150 59. Team IRG 15 34 52 66 6. Cayne 23 48 87 118 27. Mahaffey 36 86 116 126 27. Mahaffey 22 83 103 170 38. Team Breno 22 41 80 85 6. (27) Mahaffey 11. (22) Levine 22. Levine 62 77 110 115 43. Rippey 15 71 83 105 22. Levine 26 56 125 142 11. (54) Texan Aces 26 38 51 74 11. Lall 18 54 102 118 54. Texan Aces 30 55 83 120

14. Coren 30 54 118 144 51. Punch 25 64 64 101 14. Coren 45 101 142 164 19. Robinson 53 71 80 133 19. Robinson 15 37 78 110 46. Roche 10 17 52 98 14. Coren 3. Rosenthal 30. Dikhnova 51 122 158 158 35. Meltzer 5 27 60 w/d 30. Dikhnova 13 19 53 w/d 3. Rosenthal 28 80 143 143 3. Rosenthal 38 71 144 144 62. Fleischmann 1 9 41 w/d Page 12 Thursday, March 28, 2019 Daily Bulletin

1966 Edgar Kaplan, 1967 Harvey Cohen, Maury Genud 1968 Ronald Balu, Richard Spero 1969 Robert Freedman, James Mathis 1970 , John Fisher 1971 1-2. Barry Crane, John Fisher 1-2. Joan Remey, Vincent Remey 1972 1-2. Barry Crane, John Fisher 1-2. Matt Granovetter, Merle Tom 1973 Michael Hoffman, Jack Rhatigan 1974 Barry Crane, John Fisher 1975 Garey Hayden, Daniel Hyland 1976 Terry Hause, Ernest Ivey The 2018 winners were 1977 Barry Crane, Peter Rank Peter Crouch and Simon Cope. 1978 Robert Levin, Mike Passell Competitors vie for 1979 Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell 1980 Paul Lewis, Michael Schreiber Silodor Open Pairs Trophy 1981 Dan Gerstman, Marc Nathan The Silodor Open Pairs 1982 , Craig Janitschke is a four-session event 1983 Barry Crane, Mike Passell consisting of two qualifying 1984 Lou Bluhm, and two final sessions. The 1985 , Joey Silver winners are honored by the 1986 , Ralph Katz Silodor Trophy, presented in 1987 Ed Manfield, Kit Woolsey memory of , 1988 , Michael Becker winner of the , 1989 Kit Woolsey, Ed Manfield the McKenney Trophy and more than 30 North 1990 Don Campbell, Barry Harper American championships. 1991 , Henry Bethe Silodor, a member of the team that won the (became Open Pairs) first Bermuda Bowl World Championship in 1950, 1992 Bernie Miller, Mike Lucas won the Vanderbilt eight times, the 1993 Russ Ekeblad, Peter Weichsel six times, the , the Open Pairs and the 1994 Lloyd Arvedon, Allan Falk Master Mixed Teams three times each and the 1995 John Strauch, Evan Bailey Mixed Pairs five times. 1996 Ralph Katz, Silodor was an original member of the 1997 Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson Bridge Hall of Fame, elected in the ’60s when 1998 Geir Helgemo, the institution was the province of its creator, The 1999 Mike Passell, Bridge World magazine. 2000 , Larry Hicks Known simply as the Open Pairs until 1992, 2001 Jim Tritt, Richard Meffley this event was renamed the Open Pairs I and was 2002 Joergen Molberg, Boerre Lund referred to as such until 2003. The trophy was 2003 Ralph Katz, Vugraph operators presented in 1963 in memory of Silodor and made 2004 , David Berkowitz needed retroactive to include winners of the event, which 2005 Bob Morris, Eddie Wold Vugraph operators are needed today and began in 1958. 2006 David Berkowitz, Larry Cohen Friday for the Vanderbilt Knockout broadcast on Barry Crane holds the record in the event with 2007 Giorgio Duboin, BBO. The first session each day starts at noon, seven victories. 2008 , Dan Jacob the second session starts at 7 p.m. ACBL pays 2009 David Berkowitz, Larry Cohen operators $50 per session. Previous winners: 2010 Nicholas L’Ecuyer, Stephen Landen If you are available, please email Jan Martel 1958 Leonard Harmon, 2011 Joel Wooldridge, Gavin Wolpert at marteljan at gmail.com, or text her at 530-574- 1959 , Edward Taylor 2012 Hans Christian Graverson, Dennis Bilde 5780, and she will answer any questions you may 1960 Robert Jordan, 2013 David Bakhshi, Billy Cohen have. Thousands of BBO spectators around the 1961 Mark Hodges, Hampton Hume 2014 John Diamond, Geoff Hampson world will appreciate your help! 1962 Robert Jordan, Arthur Robinson 2015 Steve Weinstein, Robert Levin 1963 Norman Kay, Sidney Silodor 2016 Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell 1964 Barry Crane, 2017 Mikael Rimstedt, Zach Grossack ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ 1965 John Biddle, James Wisemiller 2018 Simon Cope, Peter Crouch Daily Bulletin Thursday, March 28, 2019 Page 13

Ray Charles, “I Can’t Stop Loving You” Tunes I can’t stop raising you, I’ve got quite a mitt. ACBL Shuttle Bus Service continued from page 1 I’ll live in jeopardy, of a 5–0 split Shuttle runs every 15 minutes I can’t stop forcing you Friday, March 22– Saturday, March 30 At least my neck got clean as I thought these up. I won’t let you out Pickup at Memphis Cook Convention Center The Platters, “Great Pretender” I play the XX card (Main St. on Sheraton side of the street) Oh, yes, I’m a great defender Just to watch you pout 4–8:45 p.m. Just ruffing each trick like a champ Drop off and pickup at the intersection of I make the plays Elvis Presley, “Hound Dog” Union Ave. & Main St. That unlock the maze You ain’t nuthin but a hand hog Drop off and pickup at Beale St. & 2nd St. I’m wondrous; declarers can tell Grabbin’ all the time (by Hard Rock Café) You ain’t nuthin but a hand hog 9–11pm Elvis Presley, “Are You Lonesome Piggin’ all the time Shuttle drop off at the following hotels: Tonight?” You ain’t never used a transfer bid Comfort Inn Downtown Are you hopeless tonight? You ain’t no friend of mine Courtyard Court Square Are you tanking tonight? Moxy Court Square Are you coming up one key trick short? Patti Page, “Tennessee Waltz” Springhill Court Square Is your bidding insane? I was bidding with my partner Hu Hotel Is your pard full of pain? It was all smooth as silk Residence Inn Downtown Yes, partner, you’re hopeless tonight When a red card I happened to see Doubletree Downtown It was put there The Rolling Stones, “Satisfaction” By my leftie I can’t get no The night, the night that we were playing Dummy entry That system you forced us to use I can’t get no Oh, I remember the night Dummy entry Of that doubled down three But I try And how ugly that 800 felt And I try Can we please play straight-up Goren? And I try Or our partnership might melt And I try Player Memo stations No further disasters, I pray There are two player memo stations located I can’t get no … on the second floor of the Convention Center. One The Penguins, “Earth Angel” is located next to the bookseller booth, and the The Beatles, “I Want To Hold Your Hand” Dear partner, my partner other is located near the ATM machines. Oh, I’ve got a 5-count Please be kind I think you’ll understand No Ogust, no Roman Oh, I, know you’re loaded No Smolen, no Smith I want to hold your hand Just fourth best and Blackwood That’s all I can do Del Shannon, “Runaway” Leave the gymnastics As I purse my mouth, I wonder what went To the pros who can do south, With this hand, a hand that was so strong Fats Domino, “Blueberry Hill” As I suffer ruffs I found my blurt I think of When I said “Alert” The better fit in your suit No secrets we hold The suit that was so long Our ethics unfold I’m a-failing by three tricks I always disclose With a super hand that was 5–6 When cuebids arose Wishing I could stop that glare No splinter concealed From partner over there All game tries revealed Yes I wonder. Wa-wa-wa-wa-wonder Well, I warned you that they were lame. Still, Why I hope they will strike a chord (pun intended) with Why-why-why-why-why every bridge player. Hip swiveling optional. I played today Bob Levey is a Diamond Life Master, a retired And I wonder columnist for The Washington Post and a frequent If golf might be-e-e-e contributor to The Bridge Bulletin. He won the Best game for poor old me Bean Red Ribbon Pairs in 2010. The Marvelettes, “Please Mr. Postman” Please, dear director, look and see, If there’s a ruling, a ruling for me Smokers: Stay away Lead out of turn, maybe Declarer’s claim, was that a bad joke? from the doors Please, dear director, grant me a wish Smokers – you know who you are – if you Invoke the rules when a bid’s insuffish go outside to smoke, stay 50 ft. away from the And lay out options, of them we don’t tire, entrance. It’s the state law. And it’s the nice thing You can forbid, or maybe require to do. And no one wants to smell smoke inside the Yes, dear director, you act as an ump building. Really. Step. Away. From. The. Doors. You kick those slow players right in the rump Don’t make us get all disciplinary ... Deliver da gospel Without being hostile Page 14 Thursday, March 28, 2019 Daily Bulletin 0–10,000 KNOCKOUT TEAMS 31 Tables 48.50 3/4 James Fox - Judy Fox, Virginia Beach 21.83 5/8 Judy Rothstein, Livingston NJ; Piotr 97.00 1 Louis Glasthal, Berwyn PA; Michael VA; Rodrigo Garcia Da Rosa, Buenos Aires Argentina; Olszewski, Hackettstown NJ; Samuel Baskinger, Massimilla, Syosset NY; Robert Lass - Tom Fogarty, Maximo Crusizio, Bariloche Argentina Totowa NJ; John Hogan Jr., Wayne NJ Chicago IL 21.83 5/8 Cameron Cotton, Chula Vista CA; 21.83 5/8 Gerard Turcotte - Robert Tremblay - 72.75 2 Charles Nemes, Longboat Key FL; Sam Madison-Jammal, San Diego CA; David Abelow, Alain Dufour, Quebec QC; Denis Lafrance, Shannon Rick Schoenfield, Westchester IL; David Bogolub, La Jolla CA; David Ruderman, Burtonsville MD QC Deerfield IL; Michael Gibson, Sarasota FL 21.83 5/8 Doug Andrews, Etobicoke ON; Peter 48.50 3/4 Barry Purrington, Eagan MN; Neal Hambly, Hanover ON; Keith Heckley, Hamilton ON; Satten, Wynnewood PA; Robert Kent - Ellen Kent, Roland Laframboise, Thunder Bay ON; J. Melvin Chicago IL Norton, Burlington ON; Andrew Firko, Oakville ON

1. Cotton 6. Rothstein 50 87 23 82 16. (17) Paske 1. (23) Fox 11. (21) Dufour 7 49 20 34 1. Cotton 17 33 6. Rothstein 14 58 4. (19) Nemes 24 44 8. Anand 8. (23) Fox 31 53 3. Purrington 3. Purrington 33 47 43 66 38 52 25 94 9. (23) Fox 1. (19) Nemes 14. Burnham 32 63 34 54 64 79 12 18 2. (10) Glasthal 5. Andrews 21 58 92 125 7. Dowen 46 92 13 33 5. Andrews 7. (10) Glasthal 12. (20) Record 10. Glasthal 29 51 24 59 14 20 2. (10) Glasthal 29 73 4. (19) Nemes 48 74 2. (16) Turcotte 43 70 3. Purrington 17 44 4. Williams 19 65 2. Jones 9 27 45 57 13. (19) Nemes 15. (16) Turcotte 37 66 29 58

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING SIDE SERIES - FINAL 36.75 Tables / Based on 16 Tables 9.10 1/2 Dwight Bender, London ON 120.40% 9.10 1/2 Keith Heckley, Hamilton ON 120.40% 8.29 3 E.R. ‘Bud’ McKinney, Cary NC 114.85% 4.81 4 Carroll Frogge, Kansas City MO 113.26% 3.22 5/6 Greg Frank, Hot Springs Village AR 110.90% 3.22 5/6 Buddhadeb Biswas, San Jose CA 110.90% 4.07 7 Kerry Hanlon, Duluth MN 109.81% 4.93 8/9 David Whitesell, Yellow Springs OH 109.50% 4.93 8/9 Dixie Wantoch, Overland Park KS 109.50%

WEDNESDAY COMPACT KO 1 WEDNESDAY COMPACT KO 3 16 Tables 11 Tables 25.04 1 Laurence Lebowitz, Boston MA; Adam 9.80 1 Brian McGuire, ; Ned Paul, Grossack - Zachary Grossack, Newton MA; Michael Rosenberg, Twinkenham England; Ti Davis - Richard Kalkbrenner, Little Sunnyvale CA Rock AR 17.53 2 Morten Bilde - Soren Bilde, Hovedgaard 6.86 2 Theri Andino, Niceville FL; Steven Wallis, Denmark; Peter Jepsen - Soren Caspersen Wesley Chapel FL; Shannon Sloan - Chris Sloan, Nashville TN 11.27 3 Chen Zhao, Greenbelt MD; Jing Liu, 4.41 3 Finn Kolesnik - Emma Kolesnik, Ventura CA; Minneapolis MN; Simon De Wijs, Doorn Netherlands; Bauke Jacob Freeman, Toronto ON; Katherine Pollock, East Amherst Muller, Hoorn Netherlands NY 8.76 4 , Hockenheim Germany; Roland Rohowsky; William Watson, Sunnyvale CA; Geeske WEDNESDAY COMPACT KO 4 Joel, Palo Alto CA 14 Tables 8.35 1 Samuel Kuang, Elmhurst NY; Stefanie Scott, WEDNESDAY COMPACT KO 2 Little Elm TX; Kristen Onsgard, Dallas TX; Eric Gettleman, 12 Tables Ellicott City MD 13.02 1 Buzz Farnes, Midvale UT; Uri Loewenstein - 5.85 2 Todd Hertzberg - Linda Fried, Pittsburgh PA; Deirdre Nickel, Salt Lake City UT; Adam Parrish, New York NY Ildiko Baxter, Allison Park PA; Martin Greenberg, Wexford PA 9.11 2 Rodrigo Garcia Da Rosa, Argentina; Maximo 3.76 3 John Childers, Reed City MI; Cecil Henry, Crusizio, Argentina; Judy Fox - James Fox, Virginia Beach VA Kingman AZ; Liz Jacobson, Laredo TX; A. Ansari, Austin TX 5.86 3 Andrew Collins - Somers Collins, Little Rock 2.92 4 Melinda Muirhead, Bloomfield Hills MI; AR; Sherman Gao, Brea CA; Bo Liu, Irvine CA Emily Miller - Lynn Root, Birmingham MI; Kathy Twomey, 4.56 4 Lisa Harris - Larry Jackson, Memphis TN; Bloomfield Village MI Madie Brice - Howard Morris, Cordova TN

Trolley fare is $1 (cash) The fare for the Main St. trolleys is $1, cash only. Contrary to earlier reports, the trolley rides are NOT free to NABC attendees. ACBL members are asked to kindly refrain from arguing with trolley operators on this matter. Daily Bulletin Thursday, March 28, 2019 Page 15

JACK WYNNS WEDNESDAY OPEN PAIRS 48.0 Tables / Based on 89 Tables Vanderbilt Round of 32: A B C 40.42 1 Arricio Franchi, Rome Italy; Dario Attanasio, Aci Castello Italy 61.47% Fleisher v Pavlicek 30.32 2 Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN; Chris Moll, Durham NC 60.38% By Andy Bowles 22.74 3 Justyna Zmuda, Skwaina Poland; Sharon Goldman, New York NY 60.37% This deal from the Vanderbilt match between 17.05 4 Ronald Mak, Manchester NH; Ken Eisner, Truro NS 59.96% Fleisher and Pavlicek led to a sizeable swing: 13.47 5 Fu Zhong, Beijing China; Ming Sheng, Northbrook IL 59.01% Dlr: South ♠ A 10 8 11.55 6 Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA; Alexander Ornstein, New York NY 59.00% Vul: N-S ♥ A 7 6 2 10.11 7 Elliott Grubman, Brooklyn NY; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 58.62% 8.98 8 Haven Sharaf, Danvers MA; Kimberly Gilman, Carlisle MA 58.35% Bd: 15 ♦ 10 6 5 2 8.08 9 Tracey Bauer, San Rafael CA; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA 57.87% ♣ 8 2 7.35 10 Robert Schachter, Eden Prairie MN; Paul Meerschaert, Long Lake MN 57.51% ♠ K J 5 ♠ 9 7 4 2 7.73 11 Kelley Hwang, New York NY; David Hoffner, Galloway NJ 57.48% ♥ J 10 8 5 4 3 ♥ K 9 7.73 12 Vonnie Lavender, Burke VA; Robert Gookin, Annandale VA 56.53% ♦ J 3 ♦ A 9 7 5.77 13 Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ; Daniel Boye, East Syracuse NY 56.28% ♣ J 3 ♣ 10 9 7 4 7.73 14 Susan Fuller - Michael Ranis, Miami FL 56.20% ♠ Q 6 3 5.05 15 Jean Barry, Livermore CA; Tom Trachuk, Walnut Creek CA 56.04% ♥ Q 9.00 16 1 Ruben Cabrera, Venezuela; A Pinoargote 55.92% ♦ K Q 8 4 5.41 17 Mary Savko, Tequesta FL; Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA 55.05% ♣ A K Q 6 5 6.75 18 2 Joanne Wicker - Kenneth Johnson, Morgan Hill CA 55.05% 5.06 19 3 Davis Grizzard - Daniel Chandler, Chattanooga TN 54.91% When Joe Grue and Brad Moss played 3.85 20 Phillip Goatz - Cynthia Goatz, Las Vegas NV 54.90% Richard Pavlicek and Jim Munday, North (Grue) 3.67 21 - Louis Sachar, Austin TX 54.57% played in 3NT after West had made a jump 4.50 22 4 1 Henry Zhang, Ann Arbor MI; Yanping Zhang, Livonia MI 53.85% in hearts. 3.37 23 Dewayne Jones, Sandston VA; Gloria Brown, Virginia Beach VA 53.53% West North East South 3.23 24 D. Keith Henderson, Birmingham AL; Dennis Luft, Trussville AL 53.52% Munday Grue Pavlicek Moss 3.11 25 Missy Coy - Bob Jones, Marietta GA 53.50% 1♣ 3.57 5 Jerry Miller, Silver Spring MD; Toni Schultz, New Port Richey FL 52.66% 2♥ Pass Pass Dbl 3.87 6 2 Martin Zhao - John Dong, Richmond Hill ON 52.38% Pass 2NT Pass 3NT 2.25 7 Joe Mundy - Nora Mundy, West Hill ON 52.16% All Pass 2.53 3 Trevor Reeves, Farmington CT; Felix Springer, West Hartford CT 51.29% 2.17 4 Cheryl Berens, Oakland OR; Brenda Biermann, Roseburg OR 50.34% East led the ♥K. Declarer ducked once then won the second round. He played a diamond JACK WYNNS WEDNESDAY MIXED PAIRS to the king followed by four rounds of clubs. 19.0 Tables / Based on 20 Tables Pavlicek switched to a spade, then played another A B C spade after winning ♦A. By this stage, Munday’s 12.00 1 Mark Bumgardner, Dallas TX; Nancy Passell, Plano TX 59.20% hand was high, and Grue finished three down. 9.00 2 John McAllister, Keswick VA; Jovanka Smederevac, Vienna Austria 59.15% In the other room, Doug Doub (playing with 6.75 3 Fran White, Fallbrook CA; Rick Kerbel, Murrieta CA 57.41% Frank Merblum) played 5♦ from the South hand 5.06 4 Paula Nataf, Beverly Hills CA; Romain Tembouret, France 57.08% against Geoff Hampson and Eric Greco: 4.00 5 Robert Thomson, San Rafael CA; Lynn Blumenthal, Santa Rosa CA 57.03% West North East South 5.40 6 1 Thomas Rush, Houston TX; Christine Denny, Encinitas CA 56.86% 3.22 7 Laura Lipman, Bonita Springs FL; Albert Shrive, Naples FL 55.61% Hampson Merblum Greco Doub 3.28 8 Robert Bertoni, Haverhill MA; Joyce McMonagle, Cordova TN 55.39% 1♣ 4.00 9 Linlin Hu - Ada Ding, People’s Republic of China 55.07% 1♥ Dbl 2♥ 3♦ 2.18 10 Russell Shoup, Dayton OH; Vickie Sebastian, Beavercreek OH 55.01% 3♥ 5♦ All Pass 4.05 2 Kathleen Fortney - Charles Fortney, Wheaton IL 53.76% Hampson, West, led ♥10, which was 3.04 3 Jim Hilton - Lee Stokes Hilton, Austin TX 52.07% consistent with J-10 or K-J-10. 3.36 4 1 Susan Woodrow, Waterford MI; D Abraham, Windsor ON 51.96% Expecting that the lead was from the king 2.44 5 J.F. Lowenstein - Eleanor Onstott, New Orleans LA 51.80% given West’s bidding, declarer played low from 2.52 2 Randy Ryals, Menlo Park CA; Linda Nemmer, San Jose CA 48.91% dummy. Greco won the king and switched to a 1.89 3 Frank Xie, Sunnyvale CA; Ying Liu, Palo Alto CA 48.86% club. Short of entries to dummy, declarer led a top WEDNESDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS diamond from hand. Greco continued clubs, and 5.0 Tables now declarer cashed a second trump, getting some D E F good news when the jack dropped. 2.25 1 1 1 Bonny Peterson, Eureka MT; Bonnie Brewer, Memphis TN 60.00% If the clubs had been 3-3, declarer could 1.69 2 Sharon Kochen, West Hartford CT; Debbie Katz, Bloomfield CT 57.00% simply have drawn the last trump and cashed his 1.49 3 2 2 H. Byron Jenkins II, Southaven MS; Daisy Jones, Memphis TN 55.00% winners. However, West was marked with ♠K 1.11 4 3 Barbara Kieffer - George Kieffer, Buckingham PA 53.50% for his overcall, so declarer had a better line. He ruffed a club in dummy, drew the last trump with continued on page 16 Page 16 Thursday, March 28, 2019 Daily Bulletin

WEDNESDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS Fleisher v Pavlicek 14.0 Tables 7 3 2 continued from page 15 6.30 1 Rebecca Barton, Eads TN; Susan Callison, Memphis TN 58.81% 4.28 2/3 1 Kishor Lathi, Greenwich CT; Maureen Walsh, Stamford CT 57.01% ♦10, then played ♥A and ruffed a heart, reaching 4.14 2/3 Randall Klein, Leawood KS; Milton Brod, Shawnee Mission KS 57.01% this position: 2.66 4 Cynthia Polayes - Carolyn Turek, Chicago IL 56.44% ♠ A 10 8 2.10 5 Joan Peres - Bonnie Scheeland, Portland OR 55.30% ♥ 7 3.21 6 2 Butch Johnson, High Point NC; Donald Bosken, Thomasville NC 54.83% ♦ — 1.63 7 Rosalyn Millar - Malcolm Millar, Summerside PE 54.55% ♣ — 2.41 3 Jane Roberts - James Roberts, Bonita Springs FL 52.18% 3.19 4 1 Brad Sharp, Xenia OH; Mary Castle, Dayton OH 49.81% ♠ K J 5 ♠ 9 7 4 2.39 5 2 Wayne Dunn - David Francis, Lebanon OH 49.62% ♥ J ♥ — 1.79 3 Scott Miller - Anne-Marie Miller, Sooke BC 49.05% ♦ — ♦ — 1.35 4 Sally Rea - Tim Rea, Ventura CA 48.67% ♣ — ♣ 10 ♠ Q 6 JACK WYNNS WEDNESDAY EVENING SIDE PAIRS ♥ — 27.0 Tables ♦ — A B C ♣ Q 6 8.02 1 1 Sundaresan Ram, Tucson AZ; Murali Nair, Phoenix AZ 67.31% When Doub cashed his club winners, West 6.02 2 2 Daniel Jablonski, Stoneham MA; R. Muggia, Andover MA 64.85% was squeezed in the majors, so 5♦ made, for a 14- 4.51 3 Jeff Strutzel, Palos Verdes Peninsula CA; Hsuehching Chang, Rancho Palo Verdes CA 61.46% IMP swing to Pavlicek. 4.32 4 3 1 Paul Thompson, Chehalis WA; Michael Thompson, Olympia WA 61.23% East could have broken up the squeeze by 2.54 5 Ken Monzingo, San Diego CA; Bonnie Bagley, Colorado Spgs CO 60.46% switching to a spade at trick two or four. Should 1.90 6 Flo Newlin, Aurora CO; Loie West, Shelby MI 59.38% he have done that? Perhaps he pictured a hand for 3.02 7 4 John Koschik, Livonia MI; David Whitehouse, E Grand Rapids MI 57.92% declarer like: 2.16 8 5 Norman Schwartz, Carlsbad CA; Donald Cooper, Del Mar CA 57.23% ♠Q x ♥Q ♦K Q x x ♣A K Q J x x, 1.44 6 Edwin (Ted) Bain III, Katy TX; Michael Miedema, West Terre Haute IN 55.54% where a club ruff would be needed to beat the 1.15 7 Venky Venkataramani, Andover MA; Ashok Rao, Cambridge MA 55.46% contract. 2.24 2 Michael Kelly, Chesterfield MO; Jim Gibson, Jerseyville IL 50.85% 1.68 3 Richard Bryant - Kathleen Feeney, Tucson AZ 50.00% 1.26 4 George Fleeson, McLean VA; Victor Weedn, Arlington VA 49.85% 0.94 5 Joerg Rottenbacher, Arcadia CA; Andrew Rottenbacher, South Pasadena CA 49.00% Daily Bulletin Thursday, March 28, 2019 Page 17

1973 1. Frieda Arst, June Deutsch; 2000 1. Mildred Breed, Shawn Quinn; 2. Edith Kemp, Barbara Rappaport 2. Joan Jackson, Robin Klar 1974 1. Bernice Larson, Joan Stein; 2001 1. Mildred Breed, Shawn Quinn; 2. Edith Kemp, Barbara Rappaport 2. Jayne Thomas, Barbara Nudelman 1975 1. Dorothy Moore, Marion Weed; 2002 1. Mildred Breed, Shawn Quinn; 2. , 2. Jan George, Roni Gitchel 1976 1. Barbara Furbeck, Barbara Herr; 2003 1. Lynn Baker, Kerri Sanborn; 2. Carol Crawford, Joan Remey 2. Joan Jackson, Robin Klar 1977 1. Edith Kemp, Barbara Rappaport; 2004 1. Cynthia Hinckley, Diana Schuld; 2. Bernadine Jenkins, Joan Remey 2. Pam Granovetter, Migry Zur- 1978 1. Emma Jean Hawes, Dorothy Hayden Campanile Truscott; 2005 1. Jill Levin, Malle Andrade; 2. Ann Economidy, Anne Leverone 2. Mildred Breed, Claudette Hartman Fiona Brown and won the 2018 1979 1. Nancy Gruver, Edith Kemp; 2006 1. Sara Sivelind, Cecilia Rimstedt; Smith Life Master Women’s Pairs. 2. June Deutsch, Sandi Leavitt 2. Janice Seamon-Molson, Gigi Simpson 1980 1. Kathie Cappelletti, Claire Tornay; 2007 1. Lynn Baker, Karen McCallum; Play begins today in 2. Nancy Gruver, Edith Kemp 2. YouMei Zhou; Jian Wang Smith LM Women’s Pairs 1981 1. Nancy Gruver, Edith Kemp; 2008 1. Betty Ann Kennedy, Lynn Deas; Play gets underway today in the four-session 2. Betty Ann Kennedy, 2. Janice Seamon-Molson, Gigi Simpson Life Master Women’s Pairs with the Helen Sobel 1982 1. Dorothy Buchanan, Barbara Morris; 2009 1. Sue Picus, Shawn Quinn; Smith Trophy honoring the winners. 2. Mary Albert, 2. Victoria Gromova, Tatiana Ponomareva The Smith Trophy recognizes Helen Sobel 1983 1. , Lynn Deas; 2010 1. Disa Eythorsdottir, ; Smith, the first woman elected to the Bridge Hall 2. Sandra Low, Joan Stein 2. Lynn Deas, Judith Shulman of Fame. Smith was an outstanding player and is 1984 1. Karen Singer, Sharon Soules; 2011 1. Cheri Bjerkan, ; universally considered the best woman player of 2. Kathie Wei, Judi Radin 2. Nancy Passell, all time. She won 35 North American titles – the 1985 1. Lynn Deas, Beth Palmer; 2012 1. Victoria Gromova, Tatiana Vanderbilt twice, the Spingold five times and the 2. Rama Linz, Kerri Shuman Ponomareva; Reisinger four times – and the McKenney Trophy 1986 1. Mickie Kivel, Judi Cody; 2. Migry Zur Campanile, Miriam Varenne (now the Barry Crane Top 500) three times: in 2. Rama Linz, Kerri Shuman 2013 1. Patti Hartley, Barbara Nist; 1941, 1942 and 1944. 1987 1. Jill Meyers, Gaye Herrington; 2. Cheri Bjerkan, Rozanne Pollack Past winners and runners-up: 2. Mary Ann Coyle, Jackie Hess 2014 1. Bernace De Young, Bronia Jenkins; 1961 1. Dorothy Hayden, Helen Portugal; 1988 1. Nancy Passell, Nell Cahn; 2. Victoria Gromova, Tatiana 2. Gratian Goldstein, Jane Mueller 2. Brenda Keller, Renee Mancuso Ponomareva. 1962 1. Barbara Kachmar, ; 1989 1. Rhoda Walsh, Sabine Zenkel; 2015 1. Yiji Starr, Pam Granovetter; 2. Anne Burnstein, Edith Kemp 2. Lynn Deas, Beth Palmer 2. , Sue Picus 1963 1. Anne Burnstein, ; 1990 1. Carol Sanders, Betty Ann Kennedy; 2016 1. Victoria Gromova, Tatiana 2. Carrie Arnold, Neva L. Gray 2. Barbara Sartorius, Marla Chaikin Ponomareva; 1964 1. Margaret Alcorn, Betty Kaplan; 1991 1. Sue Weinstein, Tobi Deutsch; 2. Ellen Kozlove, Anne Brenner 2. , Sylvia Stein 2. Janice Seamon, Cheri Bjerkan 2017 1. , Pamela Granovetter; 1965 1. Ann Sheaber, Jan Stone; 1992 1. Shawn Womack, Jan Cohen; 2. Georgiana Gates, Pat Levy 2. Mary Jane Farell, 2. Sabine Zenkel, Joan Jackson 2018 1. Sally Brock, Fiona Brown; 1966 1. Emma Jean Hawes, Dorothy Hayden; 1993 1. Janice Seamon, Sabine Zenkel; 2. Doris Greenwald, Terry Lubman 2. Mary Jane Farell, Peggy Solomon 2. Sharon David, Trudi Nugit 1967 1. Nancy Gruver, Edith Sachs; 1994 1. Lynn Deas, Rhoda Kratenstein; 2. Mary Jane Farell, Peggy Solomon 2. Cynthia Balderson, Peg Waller Notice of binding 1968 1. Dorothy Talmage, Rhoda Walsh; 1995 1. Flo Rotman, Susan Miller; 2. Lila Perlstein, Juanita Chambers arbitration 2. Katherine Blanchard, Mary Jane Farell By becoming an ACBL member or 1996 1. Suzy Burger, Barbara Sion; 1969 1. Gratian Goldstein, Sylvia Stein; renewing your membership in the ACBL, you 2. Judy Randel, Linda Lewis 2. Karen Allison, Gladys W. Collier expressly agree to waive your right to have 1997 1. Janice Seamon, Sylvia Moss; 1970 1. Bette L. Cohn, Marietta Passell; disputes between you and the ACBL resolved 2. Linda Perlman, Hjordis Eythorsdottir 2. Louise Krauss, Betty Mangan in a court of law and agree to accept the use 1998 1. Sharon Hait, Barbara Sartorius; 1971 1. Ruth Bloomfield, Delle Levinson; of binding arbitration before the American 2. Shannon Lipscomb, Rhoda Walsh 2. Betty Ann Kennedy, Carol Sanders Arbitration Association. The binding arbitration 1999 1. Mildred Breed, Shawn Quinn; 1972 1. Amalya Kearse, Rhoda Walsh; provisions are available for review at acbl.org/ 2. Nell Cahn, Ellen Siebert 2. Emma Jean Hawes, Dorothy Hayden bindingarbitration. Truscott Page 18 Thursday, March 28, 2019 Daily Bulletin

WEDNESDAY EVENING A/X/Y SWISS TEAMS Necessary… but is 23 Tables / Based on 45 Tables A X Y it sufficient? 15.33 1 1 Jordan Kaye, Chicago IL; Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR; By Barry Rigal Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON; Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI 67.00 Let’s go to the replay on a board we ran 8.86 2/4 Romain Zaleski, Paris France; Massimo Lanzarotti, Voghera Italy; yesterday where we said that a trump lead should Miguel Villas-Boas, Salvador Brazil; Diego Brenner, Barcelona Spain 56.00 beat 4♥ by West: 8.86 2/4 2/3 1/2 Simon Cope, Hertfordshire UK; Diana Nettleton, Oxford UK; Bjorn Tiller, London England; Thomas Paske, Manhattan NY 56.00 Dlr: East ♠ A Q 7 8.86 2/4 2/3 1/2 Ron Root, Beaverton OR; Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA; Rick Prouser Vul: Both ♥ 6 - Ray Robert, Portland OR 56.00 Bd: 10 ♦ K Q 9 7 3 4.85 5 4 3 Sarik Goyal - Daniel Weiss - Carolyn Rowley, Evanston IL; ♣ K 10 8 5 Michele Pockross, Wilmette IL 52.00 ♠ K 6 5 2 ♠ 9 3.64 6 5 4 Kyle Rockoff, Buffalo Grove IL; Philip McPeek, Chicago IL; ♥ A 9 8 4 3 2 ♥ K J 7 Michael Bodell, Santa Clara CA; Sheng Li, New York NY 47.00 ♦ A ♦ J 10 8 6 5 2 1.29 6/7 Clay Cuthbertson, Quincy IL; Mark Boswell, Clarkson Valley MO; ♣ 9 6 ♣ A J 4 Susan Perez, Ballwin MO; John Samsel, Chesterfield MO 46.00 ♠ J 10 8 4 3 1.69 6/7 5 Charlotte Blum, La Jolla CA; Patty Riffel, Pocahontas AR; ♥ Q 10 5 Edward Yosses, Aurora CO; Paul Perkowski, Highlands Ranch CO 46.00 ♦ 4 WEDNESDAY EVENING B/C/D SWISS TEAMS ♣ Q 7 3 2 22 Tables When we posted previously we indicated that B C D declarer should not succeed after a trump lead. 6.40 1 1 S. Andrew Sass, Fremont CA; Brenda Glaze, Anchorage AK; Right, but there is many a slip between cup and Vladimir Kolbun, Forest Hills NY; Amit Duvshani, New York NY 61.00 lip. 4.80 2 2 1 Kenneth Eiger - Susan Eiger - Diane Deutch - Ken Deutch, St. Louis MO 58.00 I was informed that at one table in the 3.60 3 3 Nicole Gardner, Watertown MA; Lucy Hulse, Stoneham MA; Platinum Pairs final, a trump was led. Declarer Elizabeth Wood, Arlington MA; Ulla Winkler, Somerville MA 56.00 put up the king and played a spade. This was 2.70 4 4 Thomas Suter, Street MD; Robert Suter, Bel Air MD; Mel Volmert, covered by the 10 and ducked, and after the Springfield MO; John Steffan, Marco Island FL 51.00 2.03 5 George Parkins, Vienna VA; Hal Jones Jr., Lorton VA; Joyce Currie, natural diamond shift from a top world champion, Falls Church VA; Jacques Leblanc, Maria QC 46.00 declarer cross-ruffed in spades and diamonds. 1.33 6/7 Martha Welte - John Welte, Buffalo NY; Davis Heussler, East Aurora NY; When the ♠A fell, declarer held his losses to three Linda Burroughsford, Fort Erie ON 45.00 tricks. 1.33 6/7 Calvin Konner, Bethesda MD; Alan Godes, Needham MA; The winning defense is the textbook play: Lorenzo Migliorini, Seattle WA; William Belanich, Glen Allen VA 45.00 shift to the ♥Q! Now declarer has one less ruff 2.21 5/6 2/3 Jim Goza - Kay Bickham, Edmond OK; Cherry Blevins - available, and if he does ruff in dummy your 10 is Ramona Bienstock, Oklahoma City OK 42.00 re-promoted. 2.21 5/6 2/3 Laura Batey, Bentonville AR; Jane Lucky, McGehee AR; Robert Gromatka - Jeff La Caze, Bella Vista AR 42.00 1.42 4 Hank Sigal, Piedmont CA; Julie Burnet, Oakland CA; Barbara Yosses, Aurora CO; Charlie Drotar, Parker CO 41.00 1.06 5 Kathryn Kimmerling, Blythewood SC; Sue Kline, Columbia SC; Mariee Walton, Cary NC; Leslie Blair, Raleigh NC 40.00

attendees receive special discounts with promo code Free tours “ACBL.” ACBL Museum – See the premier collection Memphis Brewery Tours – Enjoy live music of bridge-related artifacts, including spectacular on the bus with a local musician as we take you to collections of trump indicators and trophies, one of the city’s best microbreweries. Take a tour of and explore the history of the game at ACBL the brewery, meet the brewmaster, try some seasonal Headquarters. A free shuttle is offered daily, but samples, then settle in with a glass of your favorite seating is limited, and reservations are required. Sign along with some delicious pizza. NABC attendees up at acbl.org/tours or at the Sheraton. receive special discounts with promo code “ACBL.” St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital – St. Jude is the leading research hospital for childhood cancers where no child’s family pays for treatment. Monitoring See the monumental strides this fabulous institution ACBL monitors events at North American is making in special tours for NABC attendees. A Bridge Championships with both visible and free shuttle is offered daily, but seating is limited, concealed real-time cameras in public spaces. and reservations are required. Sign up at acbl.org/ The images are recorded and available for later tours or at the St. Jude booth in the Convention inspection and review by ACBL management Center. and tournament officials, among others, including Other tours members of the Anti-Cheating Commission. These Downtown Attractions Shuttle – Enjoy the recordings are also be uploaded to the internet sights of Memphis on this hop-on-hop-off bus that following the NABC. you can ride to any number of attractions throughout By general monitoring of the session and downtown and explore the city at your own pace. participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source Ride all day long on one ticket! NABC attendees receive special discounts with promo code “ACBL.” of information that may be useful in determining Midtown Dinner Out Tours – Ask any facts and settling issues or disputes arising from local, and they’ll say some of the best restaurants some types of ethical and behavioral complaints in Memphis are 15 minutes away in Midtown. or actions. Please summon a director if a problem Enjoy live entertainment on the bus on your way occurs at the table. This procedure is intended to to explore two of Midtown’s hottest entertainment assure everyone that the playing field is level and districts: Overton Square and Cooper-Young. NABC that misbehavior will not be tolerated.” Daily Bulletin Thursday, March 28, 2019 Page 19

Today’s Sponsor Lightman Bridge Club in Memphis for 35 years. irritated – on the inside. He would calmly make A tribute to Jack Wynns Most ACBL club members probably think He ran two popular games per week. Truth be the last-minute changes. Nothing seemed to faze that they have a director who is unique in North told, Jack “walked” two games per week. He has him. I understand that biblical scholars recently America. If this is the case, then they don’t know only one speed: slow and steady. He appeared found an ancient scroll that declared that Job had “Jack”– Jack Wynns, that is. not to mind when players showed up just at game the patience of Jack Wynns. Jack Wynns has directed games at M.A. time, even though he must have been justifiably Jack is beloved by everyone in our club as a director and as a person. He seemed to take care of everything. He confidently rules on each dispute and there is rarely any challenge. He is quietly protective of players who have become physically, and, yes, mentally frail. He is friendly to new players. He quietly teases his “pets.” He is firm with slow players. In short, he runs a friendly game, which everyone enjoys, because everyone knows that Jack Wynns is in charge. As good a director as everyone thinks that he is, Jack’s true calling is teaching bridge. He was cajoled into teaching more than 30 years ago when it became obvious that Jack was the one player that the other players always went to with their questions or to seek validation when their partner screwed up. So, Jack the Teacher, was continued on page 20 Tomorrow’s Bridge Events Friday, March 29, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session Current members* Inactive members Thursday-Friday Morning Compact KO Teams 3-4 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Friday-Saturday Morning Compact KO Teams 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series 2nd single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Wednesday-Friday Morning Bracketed KO Teams 3rd East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Friday, March 29, 10 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 Friday, March 29, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Sandra Nott Memorial Daylight A/B/C Open Pairs 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 (unlimited/3000/1500) Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold points for 0–750. Daylight A/B/C Swiss Teams (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Daylight Gold Rush Swiss Teams (750/300/200) 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold points for 0–750. Friday, March 29, Noon & 7 p.m. VANDERBILT KNOCKOUT TEAMS 1-2 QF Ballroom C, Level 2 Convention Center $25 Friday, March 29, 1 p.m. Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 1st single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Friday, March 29, 1 & 7:30 p.m. SILODOR OPEN PAIRS 1-2 F Ballroom B, Level 2 Convention Center $25 SMITH LIFE MASTER WOMEN’S PAIRS 1-2 F Ballroom A, Level 2 Convention Center $25 In Honor of Friends Affected by Alzheimer’s Open Pairs 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 (unlimited/3000/750) Friday Compact KO Teams 1-4 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Thursday-Friday Bracketed KO Teams 3-4 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Friday, March 29, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 Friday, March 29, 7:30 p.m. Evening Side Swiss Teams single East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 Evening Side Board-a-Match Teams single East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 2nd single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 Friday, March 29, 11:30 p.m. Zip KO Teams single Heritage Ballroom, 2nd floor Sheraton Hotel $16/team/match

Unless otherwise noted: The three-flight events (two-session) are divided: A/X (unlimited/6000) separate from B/C (3000/1500) and the Gold Rush (750/300/200). Two-flight events are divided: A/X/Y (Unlimited/6000/4000), B/C/D (3000/1500/500) if no Gold Rush; A/B/C (Unlimited/3000/1500), Gold Rush (750/300/200). Open events: A (Unlimited), B (750-3000) and C (0-750). In B/C and B/C/D events, no player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no player may be over 750. 299er and lower events are stratified at the discretion of the director. BOLD , UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC 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. Page 20 Thursday, March 28, 2019 Daily Bulletin

Today’s Bridge Events Jack Wynns Day Thursday, March 28, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session Current members* Inactive members Wednesday-Friday Morning Bracketed KO Teams 2nd East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Thursday-Friday Morning Compact KO Teams 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series 1st single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Thursday, March 28, 10 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 Thursday, March 28, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Sandra Nott Memorial Daylight A/B/C Open Pairs 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 (unlimited/3000/1500) Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Thursday Daylight Compact KO Teams 1-4 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Thursday, March 28, Noon & 7 p.m. VANDERBILT KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round of 16 Ballroom C, Level 2 Convention Center $25 Thursday, March 28, 1 p.m. Jack Wynns Wednesday-Thursday Side Game Series 3rd single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Thursday, March 28, 1 & 7:30 p.m. SILODOR OPEN PAIRS 1-2 Q Ballroom B, Level 2 Convention Center $25 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions SMITH LIFE MASTER WOMEN’S PAIRS 1-2 Q Ballroom A, Level 2 Convention Center $25 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions Jack Wynns Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Jack Wynns Open Swiss Teams (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Thursday-Friday Bracketed KO Teams 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Thursday, March 28, 3 p.m. Afternoon Side Swiss Teams single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 Thursday, March 28, 7:30 p.m. Evening Side Swiss Teams single East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 Jack Wynns Wednesday-Thursday Side Game Series 4th single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 Thursday, March 28, 11:30 p.m. Zip KO Teams single Heritage Ballroom, 2nd floor Sheraton Hotel $16/team/match

Unless otherwise noted: The three-flight events (two-session) are divided: A/X (unlimited/6000) separate from B/C (3000/1500) and the Gold Rush (750/300/200). Two-flight events are divided: A/X/Y (Unlimited/6000/4000), B/C/D (3000/1500/500) if no Gold Rush; A/B/C (Unlimited/3000/1500), Gold Rush (750/300/200). Open events: A (Unlimited), B (750-3000) and C (0-750). In B/C and B/C/D events, no player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no player may be over 750. 299er and lower events are stratified at the discretion of the director. BOLD , UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC 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.

Today’s Sponsor (continued from page 19) created. topic that he wanted to present to his class, but he dozen times more. Jack taught classes almost every day for would rather respond to any questions or difficult So now Jack Wynns has retired to the hills of all of these years. Classes were supposed to be hands that his students would bring. A “simple” Arkansas. His partner, Susan, will now be the sole 90 minutes, but he would keep going for two question could result in a truly memorable recipient of all of his attention – bless her heart. In hours or more. He charged only half of what he 30-minute lesson. spite of all of our limitations, Jack has made each should, but he didn’t care. He just seemed to The only thing that would appear to annoy of us better bridge players. He has also shown us enjoy teaching. When his classes would start, Jack was to overhear players discussing their by example how to treat other players and how to he would switch into his professorial voice. He hands at the table, not that this was supposed better respect the game of bridge. We do hope that was friendly, but was all business. Five minutes to happen, but frequently would. To win the Jack will miss each of us a little, because all of us into a lesson, he would have at least eight hands argument, players would invoke the ultimate, will miss him a lot. scribbled on his large whiteboard. His students absolute discussion-ending comment: “Well, So there you have it. It is difficult to describe were never too sure which hand went with which, Jack says ...” They then would proceed to totally our director and teacher and friend. A few isolated or whether that hieroglyphic symbol was a “Q” or misquote him or fail to mention the four or five comments and stories do not begin to define the a “J,” or why this hand appeared to have 14 cards, conditions or restrictions that went along with his importance of Jack Wynns to our bridge blub. but not to worry. It all seemed to make sense. pronouncement. He must have heard the “Jack And, if you do not think that he sounds unique, His classes were probably not as structured as says ...” phrase several times a day. And, it was then you don’t know Jack! newer players would expect. He may have had a certainly said beyond his hearing range several