Thursday, November 29, 2012 Volume 85, Number 7 Daily Bulletin 85th Fall North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley and Paul Linxwiler Local duo wins Kasle outlasts Gupta in Senior KO National 99er Pairs

Winners of the Baze Senior KO Teams: (seated) Larry Kozlove, captian Gaylor Kasle, Peter Boyd; (standing) Fred Stewart, Steve Robinson and Kit Woolsey.

National 99er Pairs champions John Craig and Thomas Blean. San Francisco-area players John Craig and Thomas Blean won yesterday’s National 99er Pairs, a two-session contest for players with fewer than 100 masterpoints. The duo capitalized on a huge 67% Gaylor Kasle’s squad defeated Vinita Gupta’s Teams at the Spring NABC in Memphis earlier this game in the first session to take the title. team in the final of the Baze Senior KO Teams in a year. Craig, the paymaster for a company that closely fought contest. Gupta enjoyed a narrow lead Kasle, Kozlove, Boyd and Robinson also won produces political commercials, and Blean, a through the first half of the match, but the second the silver medal in the Senior Bowl at the world building maintenance inspector supervisor, have been half saw the lead switch sides several times before championships in Veldhoven, Netherlands in 2011 playing duplicate bridge three years, mainly at San Kasle consolidated their advantage late in the fourth playing with John Schermer and Neil Chambers. Francisco’s QuickTricks Bridge Club. quarter. Final score: Kasle 139, Gupta 136. For the runners-up, Gupta of Woodside continued on page 5 Kasle of Boca Raton FL played with Larry CA played with Billy Miller of Las Vegas NV, Kozlove of Louisville KY, Peter Boyd and Steve Bob Hamman of Dallas TX, Jeff Meckstroth of Levin, Coren ahead in Robinson of the Washington DC area, Kit Wolsey Clearwater Beach FL, Lew Stansby of Dublin CA Kaplan Blue Ribbon of Kensington CA and Fred Stewart of Bloomington and Bart Bramley of Dallas TX. Richard Coren and Bobby Levin are the leaders NY. This same squad won the Jacoby Open Swiss after four qualifying sessions in the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs, but their margin over second place is Eight nominated for Bridge Hall of Fame less than one-third of a board on today’s top of 38. Right behind them are two Australians – Sartaj Hans and Peter Gill, followed by Juan Carlos Ventin of Spain and Fredric Wrang of Sweden. Meltzer, Mohan lead Senior Mixed Pairs With two sessions to play in the Senior Mixed Pairs, new partners Rose Meltzer and John Mohan have a carryover lead of about one-third of a board. The event concludes today. Mohan joined the Meltzer team upon the death Peter Boyd Bart Bramley Lynn Deas Jill Meyers of Meltzer’s longtime partner, Kyle Larsen. With a carryover of 1287.28 (38 top) Meltzer and Mohan were less than 18 matchpoints ahead of Bernace De Young and Richard Reitman. Reuschlein-Cripps set pace in Mini-Blues The Wisconsin-based pair of Steven Reuschlein and Eileen Cripps topped the semifinal round in the Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs, a six-session contest for players with fewer than 5000 masterpoints and a Blue Ribbon qualification. Beth Palmer Judi Radin John Sutherlin Eddie Wold Reuschlein and Cripps begin today’s two-session Eight players who have made their marks in rankings for five years. final with a carryover of 565.46. high-level bridge competition are on the ballot for Beth Palmer, four-time world champion with 25 In second with 554.36 are Alan Osofsky of Palm selection to the ACBL Bridge Hall of Fame. Ballots North American titles. Beach FL and Robin Taylor of Gaithersburg MD. will go out in January and will be counted by mid- Lynn Deas, six-time world champion; she and Seventy-eight pairs made the cut to the final February. Palmer form one of the top women’s pairs of all time. round. The all-star group selected by the ACBL Hall of Bart Bramley, 13-time North American Fame Committee: champion and ACBL Player of the Year in 1997. Preregistration Jill Meyers, six-time world champion and John Sutherlin, owner of a world championship required for Reisinger top-rated woman player in World Bridge Federation continued on page 2 Teams that wish to enter the Reisinger Board-a- Attendance through Wednesday evening Match Teams on Friday, Nov. 30, must preregister no later than 11 a.m. on that date. See Steve Bates in the playing area, located in 8850 tables Yerba Buena, Salon 9, on the bottom level. Page 2 Thursday, November 29, 2012 Daily Bulletin

SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Sunday, Dec. 2 Peter Pender Memorial Vugraph Theater presentation. Room: TBA CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss the following free lecture in San Francisco in Golden Gate Ballroom, Friday, Nov. 30 B2 Level. 9:15 a.m. Phillip Alder Going Fast Forward with Reverse Drury Thursday, Nov. 29 6:45 p.m. GS Jade Barrett The Learning Curve 9:15 a.m. Eddie Kantar Who’s Got What? Saturday, Dec. 1 6:45 p.m. John Rayner Opener’s Rebids 9:15 a.m. Michael Huston Convention Choices 6:45 P.m. Ellen Kent Slam Bidding for the Minors LATE NIGHT FOOD Late-night treats are available after the evening session in the Yerba Buena Friday, Nov. 30 foyer, Bottom Level. Ice Cream Thursday, Nov. 29 Saturday, Dec. 1 Chocolate cream puffs Fresh fruit smoothies

Bridge Hall of Fame Partnership Desk Convention card reminder continued from page 1 The Partnership Desk. located on the bottom Each player is required to have a convention and 11 major ACBL titles. level in the Yerba Buena foyer, will open daily during card filled out legibly and on the table throughout a Eddie Wold, 15-time North American champion the following hours: session. Both cards of a partnership must be identical and fourth on the all-time masterpoint list with one 8-10:15 a.m. and include the first and last names of each member world title. Noon – 1:15 p.m. of the partnership. Peter Boyd, winner of 13 North American 6:30-7:45 p.m. If a director determines that neither player has championships and a world title. a substantially completed card, the partnership may Successful candidates will be those who are Section Top Prize Desk play only the Standard American Yellow Card and may use only standard carding. This restriction may selected by at least 50% of those who vote. Electors The Section Top Prize Desk, located on the be lifted only at the beginning of a subsequent round are Grand Life Masters or players with five North bottom level in the Yerba Buena Foyer, will be open after convention cards have been properly prepared American championships, all current members of daily at the following times: and approved by the director. Further, the partnership the Bridge Hall of Fame and selected members of 8:45-9:45 a.m. will receive a 1/6-board matchpoint penalty for each the International Bridge Press Association. There are 11:45 a.m.- 12:45 p.m. board played, commencing with the next round and roughly 340 electors. 6:15-7:15 p.m. Some photos courtesy Jonathan Steinberg. continuing until the restriction is lifted. In IMP team games, penalties shall be at the discretion of the New event for Spring NABC No smoking in the Marriott director. Players are reminded If the director determines the partnership has at The ACBL Board of Directors has approved an that smoking is prohibited least one substantially completed convention card event that will debut at the 2013 Spring NABC in inside the Marriott, including but has not fully complied with ACBL regulations, St. Louis. It is a “10K”, four-session 0-10,000 Swiss stairwells and emergency the director may give warnings or assign such Teams that will be played on the first Friday and exits. Players who are penalties as he deems to be appropriate under the Saturday of the tournament. Subject to a 10-point observed smoking inside circumstances. cap, the event will award 10% platinum masterpoints the building are subject to a The objective of these warnings and penalties is to teams that place in the overall of the event. one-board penalty or 12- the encouragement of full compliance with ACBL More details of the event will be featured in the IMP penalty at that form regulations. February issue of the ACBL Bridge Bulletin. of scoring. Players may also be subject to a disciplinary hearing. Mission Grille Players who wish to smoke Dinner Buffet Menu must do so outside. The Mission Grille, second floor Marriott, offers the following buffet menu for $19: Bidding Box Thursday, Nov. 29 Alerts and Caesar salad, potato salad, baked penne with Italian sausage, Tuscan chicken, mixed squash, Announcements rosemary roasted potatoes, peas and carrots, chef’s When using bidding boxes, the choice of desserts. ACBL requires that players tap the Alert strip and say “Alert” at the No more Bridge Bucks! same time. ACBL Bridge Bucks are no When making an longer available at the Check Announcement, use the Cashing Desk. Announcement word (such as Players who wish to cash “transfer”) and tap the Alert strip at checks may do so from 12:30 to the same time. 1 pm in the Yerba Buena Foyer A player who Alerts or on the lower level. Announces a bid must make sure his opponents are aware that an Alert or Another typical Announcement has been made. third-place session Masterpoint Herbert Jorden of Miami FL and Erez Hendelman of New York City played in a two- disclaimer session pairs game a couple of days ago. Nothing Scores as reported in the unusual in that. Hendelman said the and Jorden had a Daily Bulletin are subject to 46% game in the first session, and he assured us that change because of score changes there was nothing unusual in that either! or corrections. In the second session, they had two stone-cold The masterpoint awards as zeros — and this meant they had only a 79% score! shown are, therefore, also subject That was good enough for third place. to change. Daily Bulletin Thursday, November 29, 2012 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS What to remember by Brent Manley Against a 3NT contract, the opening lead was a heart from Q-J-9-5-4. Dummy’s singleton was played, the leader’s partner contributing the king and declarer winning the ace. Declarer lost a diamond finesse to the opening leader’s newcomer partner, and back came . . . a club! Declarer grinned, rose with the ♣A and claimed. The newcomer, who had started with three hearts, was asked why he hadn’t returned a heart to beat the contract. “Because he would have ruffed it in dummy,” said the newcomer. “But they were playing in notrump,” said the partner. Said the new player, “Well, you can’t expect me to remember everything.”

That true story is a good lead-in to a key element of successful card play: concentration. Now, no one expects a new player to focus the way the experts do. After all, when you’re just starting out, it’s not that easy to remember what you’re supposed to remember – and there are so many things to keep in mind that it can be daunting at times. Your best plan is to go slowly and be patient with yourself. The top experts did not achieve their status overnight. They were newcomers just like you. Take it one step at a time. A good start is to focus on keeping track of the opponents’ trumps when you are playing a suit contract. For example: Dlr: South ♠ Q 6 5 4 Vul: None ♥ K 10 6 opponents have. You have eight between your hand trumps. If you had forgotten about trumps – or left ♦ A K 8 7 and dummy, so they have five. The opponents’ one outstanding – when you started playing your ♣ 4 3 trumps will divide 3-2 most of the time, 4-1 high diamonds and hearts, the opponents with the occasionally and 5-0 rarely. remaining trumps would have been able to take ♠ A K J 10 On this deal, your trumps are so strong that tricks with them, ruffing your good side-suit tricks. ♥ A Q 3 even if one of your opponents has four of them, you All your trump-pulling exercises won’t be ♦ Q J 5 4 still have 11 tricks. this easy, and it might take you a few tries to be ♣ 9 8 Start by winning the diamond in either hand, comfortable with the process, but in time it will be West North East South then play a high spade. Did both opponents follow? second nature. You won’t have to think about it, 1NT If so, you now know about 10 trumps – the eight you will just do it. From there, you will have the Pass 2♣ Pass 2♠ between your hand and dummy and the two that the confidence to start keeping track of side suits and, Pass 4♠ All Pass opponents just played. Now cash another spade. Did later on, the clues from the bidding (or lack thereof) West leads the ♣A and continues with the ♣K, the opponents follow again? If so, that’s 12 trumps that provide information you need to make your switching to the ♦10 at trick three. Counting your accounted for. You can cash one more trump to get contracts or set theirs. tricks – especially the trumps – you have four the last one. You have the top cards in diamonds There will be times, of course, when you won’t spades, four diamonds and three hearts, an easy 11 and hearts, so you have it made. want to draw trumps right away, but that’s a topic tricks. To start, consider how many spades your The key was picking up the opponents’ low for another day. Opening lead: ♥6. the ♣A, your longer black suit, East wins, returns Thinking bridge Defensive commentary: Assuming dummy the ♥J, overtaken by the queen, and your last heart By Eddie Kantar plays a low heart at trick one, As East, insert the stopper is removed while West remains with the ♠A Dlr: East ♠ K J 8 10, the lower equal. However, in cases where the and winning hearts. You will lose three hearts and Vul: E-W ♥ K 4 2 dummy takes the trick and third hand has equal two aces. ♦ J 9 honors, third hand plays the higher or highest equal Back up. Duck the first heart, win the second ♣ K 10 9 6 2 – the jack from J-10 or J-10-9, the queen from Q-J with the ♥A, and drive out the ♣A. East wins, but ♠ A 5 ♠ 9 7 3 2 or Q-J-10. has no heart to return. Now you have time to drive ♥ Q 9 8 6 5 ♥ J 10 Play commentary: As South, you have an easy out the ♠A, remaining with a heart stopper. Winning ♦ 10 8 5 4 ♦ Q 7 6 2 make if hearts are 4-3 as all you can lose is two the second round of hearts, rather than the first, cuts ♣ 8 4 ♣ A 7 3 hearts and two aces. But what if hearts are divided the communications between the opposing hands ♠ Q 10 6 4 5-2? The opponents may be able to set up three when one defender has a doubleton. ♥ A 7 3 heart tricks before you can knock out both black Defensive commentary#2: As West, if declarer ♦ A K 3 aces. Not so fast. If the aces are divided, you are in wins the first heart and drives out the ♣A, overtake ♣ Q J 5 business. A basic notrump play principle dictates partner’s return of the ♥J so you can continue the West North East South a first-round holdup play with two stoppers along suit while holding the ♠A. Pass 1NT with two high cards to drive out. Pass 3NT All Pass If you win the first heart (error) and drive out Page 4 Thursday, November 29, 2012 Daily Bulletin

TUESDAY MIDNIGHT KO 8 Tables Life Master News 2.73 1 Lorraine Cable, New York NY; Mike Cappelletti Judy Keilin of Danville CA became a Silver Life Sr, Alexandria VA; Richard Wieland, Redding CT; Jill Marshall, Port Master (1000 masterpoints) playing in a Swiss teams Chester NY 1.45 2 Greg Humphreys, Charlottesvle VA; Stephen event at the NABC. Her partner was Jack Meng, Drodge, McLean VA; Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL; also of Danville. Their teammates were Vinay and McKenzie Myers, Beaverton OR Poohnam Sarin of Toronto. TUESDAY-THURSDAY MORNING KO BRACKET I Robert C. Clarke of Richardson TX became a 7 Tables Bronze Life Master (500 masterpoints) playing in Kasmer Andreychuk, Yorkton SK; Susan Craney, N Royalton OH; Bracket 6 of the Tuesday-Wednesday Knockouts. His Pedro Ieong, Hong Kong Hong Kong; Charlotte Blum, La Jolla CA vs partner was Alma Farley, also of Richardson, and their Lil Hemeon - Ronald Hemeon, Saskatoon SK; Earl Knipfel, Moose teammates were Judy and J. Scott Etchison of Dallas. Jaw SK; Michael Rahtjen, Pompano Beach FL Lee Stanhope of Concord CA earned his gold card playing in the Friday-Saturday Morning Kimberly Whipple, Boca Grande FL; Kevin Dwyer, Tampa FL; Tim Verbeek, 3971Ma Netherlands; Danny Molenaar, 2592 Bz Compact KO. His partner was Mark Marty of Clayton Netherlands; Cookie Potter, Saint Louis MO CA. Their teammates were Glenn Boyce of Piedmont vs CA and Brian Eisenberg of Martinez CA. Cameron Doner, Richmond BC; Kay Enfield, Santa Fe NM; Veronica McMurdie - John McMurdie, Sacramento CA At the start of the Fall NABC, James Dam of Vashon Island WA needed .22 gold points to become TUESDAY-THURSDAY MORNING KO BRACKET II a Life Master. He earned 1.65 playing with Raynor 6 Tables Christianson, also of Vashon Island, in the Tuesday Beta testers Burt O’Dell - Linda O’Dell, Ponte Vedra FL; Bob Dale, Pensacola FL; Richard Higgins, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR Gold Rush Pairs. wanted for Pianola vs Lynn Dahm of Vallejo CA is now a Life Master, Bridge players may know that the term “pianola” Constance Sackville, Vero Beach FL; Vincent Messina, Wolfeboro thanks to her team’s performance in the Tuesday- NH; Karen Reese - Cerona Stevens, Marquette MI refers to a contract so easy that it almost plays itself. Wednesday Bracketed KO. Her partner was David Now, however, bridge clubs around the world are TUESDAY-THURSDAY MORNING KO BRACKET III Spharler of Pittsburg CA. Their teammates were discovering that Pianola is also a powerful tool for 6 Tables David Cappucini of Vallejo and Gary Henry of management and providing players with in-depth Michael Ravera, San Jose CA; David Sisson, Fremont CA; Jerry Vacaville CA. Thorpe, Tacoma WA; William Golush, Denville NJ information about their performances. vs Earning her gold card was extra special for Susan Regular NABC players will have seen the Arthur Bergman - Jacqueline Bergman, Panama City FL; Dianne Angel of Greenbrae CA because she did it with her Crunk - Valeria Kittinger, Mammoth Lakes CA Pianola booth at the last few NABCs. After playing at 88-year-old mother, Jean Marchant of Kentfield CA, his local club for several years, Pianola creator James TUESDAY-THURSDAY MORNING KO BRACKET IV as a teammate in the Morning Knockout that started Ward came up with an idea for an online partnership 6 Tables on Tuesday. Angel played with Carol Morse of desk. The concept grew over time to provide a club Donald Bladow, Anchorage AK; Ed Bladow, Wales WI; Sanae Kenwood CA. Marchant played with Beverly Bloss of management tool that not only saves clubs time Zaveloff, Austin TX; Shirley Liss, Fairbanks AK Sausalito CA. vs and money but also improves communication with Christy Wiegel - Jeffrey Wiegel, Tualatin OR; Leland Reed, Pamela Rattenbury of West Vancouver BC players. Roseville CA; Judy Brock, Auburn CA earned her gold card playing in the Tuesday Stratified “Our customers are using Pianola to do things Open Pairs with Bryan Maksymetz of Vancouver. TUESDAY-THURSDAY MORNING KO BRACKET V that they have not previously been able to do,” Ward 6 Tables Placing in the overall helped Rattenbury to earn her said. “For example, to identify and reward their Penny Bourne - Jonathan Bourne, Mammoth Lakes CA; Grace Lohr gold card. - Sarah Sheehan, Bishop CA most frequent players, make contact with members vs who haven’t played for a while, or simply to send Susan Angel, Greenbrae CA; Carol Morse, Glen Ellen CA; Jean Mea culpa (revisited) personalized emails to their members based on their Marchant, Kentfield CA; Beverly Bloss, Sausalito CA By Barry Rigal interest or ranking.” Peter Rank knows a good story when he sees WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY MORNING COMPACT KO He added: “Pianola also provides players with BRACKET I one, so even though he was the guilty party on this a personalized history of their results and calculates 10 Tables deal, he reported it for publication to congratulate their average with different partners as well as in Yoon Kim, San Diego CA; Ron Lien, Brea CA; Subba Ravipudi, his opponent on a nice play (hands rotated). The deal Downey CA; Yas Takeda, Hacienda Hgts CA each of the roles of the game: declarer, defender vs occurred in the Mitchell Open Board-a-Match Teams. – even dummy! Pianola also displays the player’s Dick Wilson - Marilyn Goldman, Rochester NY; Lillian Harris, Dlr: West ♠ K J 9 7 latest rankings. By supplementing this data with Oakland CA; Paul Burnham, Wilton CT Vul: Both ♥ K 10 5 information about their preferred systems and vs ♦ 8 4 2 Brian Richardson, Pacific Plsds CA; Michael Albert, Dunedin New experience, players can provide rich information Zealand; Nina Lubick, Fullerton CA; Robert Bjorge, Bellingham WA ♣ A 10 6 when they advertise in the Pianola partner-finder. ♠ A Q ♠ 5 3 “We’ve had a successful launch in England and Kirk Elyakin - Marilyn Elyakin, Monroe Twp NJ; Tania Reyes Hiller, ♥ 9 6 4 3 ♥ J 7 2 Shrub Oak NY; Melissa Baker, West Harrison NY are being used by clubs large and small. We are now vs ♦ Q 7 ♦ A K 10 6 5 3 looking for clubs here in the U.S. who are willing to Thomas Trudeau, San Antonio TX; Patty Michael, San Mateo CA; ♣ K Q 5 4 3 ♣ 9 7 beta test our program so we can make sure it works Greg Johnson, League City TX; Daniel Blaettler, Kettering OH ♠ 10 8 6 4 2 well for ACBL clubs.” vs ♥ A Q 8 G S Jade Barrett - Karen Lee Barrett, Elk Point SD; Anne Dawson, For a demonstration of Pianola’s features and to Delhi LA; Jim Jacobson, Sioux City IA ♦ J 9 sign up for the beta testing, visit the Pianola booth ♣ J 8 2 outside the Yerba Buena Ballroom through Friday or Wayne Fahie, Saskatoon SK; Fraser Glen, N Battleford SK; Glen West North East South Benedict - Rick Grieman, Regina SK contact James Ward at [email protected]. vs 1♣ Pass 1♦ Pass Irva Neyhart - Richard Garvin - Terrance Hill - Paul Hochfeld, 1NT Pass 2♣ (1) Pass Corvallis OR 2♦ Pass Pass 2♠ Entry Fees Paulin Nault, Saint-Anicet QC; Sami Naydani, Saint-Bruno QC; All Pass Players must be ACBL members whose service Michael Creager, Brecksville OH; Suman Agarwal, Hilliard OH The defense started well: ♦Q to the king. Rank, fees or dues are current in order to compete in any vs East, switched to the ♣9. Declarer was Sue Munday’s of the following nationally ranked events: Nail Life David Abelow, la Jolla CA; Diana Marquardt, Del Mar CA; Ginger favorite player, Norberto Bocchi. When West played Master Open Pairs, Smith Life Master Women’s Calvert, Rancho Santa Fe CA; Cheryl Rodzach, Solana Beach CA the ♣Q, Bocchi took some time before playing low! Pairs, Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams, Keohane WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY MORNING COMPACT KO West continued with the ♣5, which Bocchi took in North American Swiss Teams, Kaplan Blue Ribbon BRACKET II dummy. He then led a diamond from the dummy and Pairs, Mitchell Open Board-a-Match Teams, Marsha 12 Tables James Woodman - Brenda Woodman, Mount Pearl NL; John Brake, gave Rank, East, his first problem: win or duck? Rank May Sternberg Women’s Board-a-Match Teams, the Torbay NL; Sidney Greeley, Paradise NL decided correctly that his partner’s second club was Senior Mixed Pairs, the Super Senior Pairs and the vs suit preference – suggesting that he did not hold the Baze Senior Knockouts. Kurt Fritz, San Diego CA; Vicki Sutton, Honolulu HI; Patricia ♦J. Rank played the ♦A, heaving a sigh of relief when The entry fees for these contests are $20 per Montgomery, Honokaa HI; Cheryl McIlroy, Kailua HI declarer produced the jack. Rank then played a third player per session. This amount includes $1.50 per Ken Cornelius - Mary Cornelius, Portland OR; Keith Meyer - Marci diamond. person per session for the International Fund. Meyer, Long Beach IN If declarer had ruffed, West could overruff and Players must also be current ACBL members to vs Jerry Nakamura, El Dorado Hills CA; Barbara Kim, Honolulu HI; give Rank a club ruff for down one. Bocchi foiled play in the Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs, Manfield Non- Glen Perry, Voorheesville NY; George Subt, Southampton NJ that plan, however, by pitching the ♣J on the third Life Master Pairs and National 99er Pairs. The entry diamond. fee is $17 per player per session. Glenn Mason - Judith Mason, Honolulu HI; Madelaine Kleinman - Robert Kleinman, Vail CO Now the defenders could score only one trump Regional championships are $16 per player per vs winner – there was no club ruff and no diamond session for ACBL members, $18 for non-members. Donald Robinson, Boise ID; Julia Lunn, Southampton Bermuda; overruff. Contract made. All other events are $15 per player per session Douglas Jansen, Happy Valley OR; Margi Redden, Portland OR It was a full board win because East-West at the for ACBL members, $17 for non-members. other table had made plus 90 Daily Bulletin Thursday, November 29, 2012 Page 5

99ers Heart broken? The Insider continued from page 1 By Barry Rigal The Insider tracked down the former Supreme Conventional wisdom has it: “Both sides play Commander yesterday and was granted an exclusive same contract, one of them crazy!” interview. The unedited transcript from that interview In our win in the regional knockouts, our follows. The Insider was only allowed 10 questions. opponents broke the rule and paid the penalty. The Insider: It seems you left the ACBL under Dlr: South ♠ J 9 7 5 3 mysterious circumstances. What is the real story? Vul: Both ♥ A K Q 2 The S.C.: I left the ACBL shortly after the hiring ♦ 6 of the new CEO for the simple reason that I felt ♣ 7 5 3 Triple HHH has a great plan to move the organization ♠ K 8 6 4 ♠ Q 10 3 forward and wanted to be sure he had every ♥ 10 5 4 ♥ J 9 8 7 6 3 opportunity to do so. It is simple as that. ♦ A Q J 9 3 ♦ 10 8 4 The Insider: What is your favorite color? ♣ A ♣ 2 The S.C.: You have got to be kidding; you ♠ A wasted a question on that? Blue. ♥ — The Insider: Where do you see the ACBL five ♦ K 7 5 2 years from now? ♣ K Q J 10 9 8 6 4 The S.C.: I think the ACBL will meet or At our table, I opened 5♣. West doubled and exceed any technological standards set by the WBF. East ran to 5♥, doubled by North, Fred Alger. This TourneyTrax, ACBLScore+ and the results posting Second in the National 99er Pairs: Peggy looks to be going for only 500. After a top club lead, they have planned will amaze many of our members Christianson and Stephen Gryte. however, North can always arrange a diamond ruff and set the ACBL as the leader in bridge and Craig and Blean posted a 57% game in the after declarer plays a trump at trick two. He wins and technology worldwide. The emphasis on improving second session for a total of 209 matchpoints (8 was shifts to a diamond and can put his partner in with the our already-great TD staff will also evident to players top), to narrowly defeat runners-up Stephen Gryte ♠A for a diamond ruff to get plus 800. throughout North American very soon. It will be an and Peggy Christianson of Cambria CA who finished The auction at the other table also started with exciting time to be a player, a TD and/or a member of with 207.5. 5♣, double by West. North, however, decided to the Horn Lake staff. take out insurance by bidding 5♥ for the lead. He is The Insider: Boxers or briefs? Take care still waiting for his partner to correct to 6♣, which The S.C.: Seriously? Boxers. By Barry Rigal would have been down one. Plus 700 and plus 800 The Insider: I really like meat loaf with mashed When Jeff Aker and teammates Doug Simson, demonstrated that the “rule” is still valid. Has anyone potatoes, do you? Bryan Maksymetz and Larry Chao won the Monday ever contracted for 22 tricks in the same suit? The S.C.: COME ON! Yes, doesn’t everyone? Compact Knockout, Bracket I, this deal materially The Insider: Yes, they do. What about all the helped their cause. Bridge Big launch new employees in Horn Lake? Dlr: South ♠ 10 9 8 The S.C.: The ACBL has a mix of experienced, Vul: Both ♥ K 9 2 stirs excitement knowledgeable longer-term employees and newer ♦ Q 5 Bridge players may regret that poker has ended staff members with some great insights and ideas to ♣ Q 8 6 4 3 up as today’s media darling with a reputation as the contribute to the future of the organization. Triple ♠ 4 ♠ K J 7 6 2 game for adrenaline-junkie card players. But in the HHH is molding his team and the future looks very ♥ Q 10 7 4 ♥ 6 last few weeks, more than 2000 bridge players from good. ♦ 9 6 3 ♦ A J 7 4 Norway to India have been playing online duplicate The Insider: How many masterpoints do you ♣ A 10 7 5 2 ♣ K J 9 “cash games” for poker-style stakes, including a table have? ♠ A Q 5 3 where winnings or losses can top €100 ($130) on The S.C.: Couldn’t you have just looked that ♥ A J 8 5 3 each board. up? I had access to the vault. I have one more than ♦ K 10 8 2 Rubber bridge, a form of contract bridge often anyone currently playing in ACBL events. ♣ — played for money, long dominated card tables around The Insider: Thank you for your time. West North East South the world. Although low-stakes money tournaments The S.C: You know you have two more 1♥ and friendly penny games can still be found in a few questions, right? Pass 2♥ 2♠ 4♥ clubs and on a handful of websites, big-money bridge The Insider: Do I? Dbl All Pass is inaccessible to most of the world’s estimated 50 The S.C.: Yes, that’s number nine. West led his singleton spade to the king and million players. The Insider: Are you sure? Aker’s ace. A diamond to the queen and ace allowed Netherlands-based Bridge Big is the first to The S.C.: Yes, that makes ten. Good night. East to give his partner a spade ruff. combine “the high-stakes cash and 24/7 access of (You really can’t get a better interviewer with Aker ruffed the ♣A continuation, led a heart online poker with everything we love about bridge,” such top notch journalistic skills anywhere else.) We from hand. West correctly split his heart honors, according to CEO Rene de Waele. In their new will return to our usual format tomorrow. so Aker took the ♥10 with the king, then finessed cash games, IMP scores translate to cash stakes; and with beginning stakes of €0.20, €1, and €5, the in diamonds. He could then cash the ♦K to pitch Ronald Morris - Susan Challen - Deborah Steffen, Santa Barbara CA; dummy’s spade and reach this ending, East-West amounts changing hands quickly becomes exciting. Phil Kaiser, Goleta CA having won two tricks and North-South five. Cash games are scored and paid out after each deal, vs ♠ — ensuring the full attention of players whether they Ralph Herz - Andree Herz - Gabriel Perry - Bathsheba Perry, Houston TX ♥ 9 2 play one board or 40. ♦ — “I think I was more excited as a player than as Ami Elis - Nurit Elis, Pittsburgh PA; Howard Siegel, Boston MA; ♣ Q 8 6 4 a business owner when our first €5 table filled up Michael Klemens, Tarzana CA and the bidding started,” says de Waele, an avid vs ♠ — ♠ J 7 6 Arnold Grushkin - Beverly Grushkin, Indio CA; Gavin McGimpsey - ♥ Q 7 ♥ — bridge player who holds the title of Dutch Student Randal Gentillon, Idaho Falls ID ♦ — ♦ J Champion 2005, among others. “This is the game I’ve been dreaming of playing since I first put a few Barbara Cooper, Larkspur CA; Robert Chilvers, San Rafael CA; Jane ♣ 10 7 5 2 ♣ K J McLaughlin - Carol Doll, San Francisco CA ♠ Q 5 euros on the table on a poker site.” vs ♥ A J 8 All games are individual and anonymous. Giorgia Botta, Rome 00189 Italy; Peggyann Klein, New York NY; ♦ 8 More than 5000 cash games have been played Florence Mahony - Brian Mahony, Delray Beach FL since the Nov. 14 launch of Bridge Big. Visit ♣ — WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY MORNING COMPACT KO Aker ruffed his diamond as West pitched a club, bridgebig.com to learn more. BRACKET III then ruffed a club to hand. Now declarer must be 13 Tables careful. If Aker leads his top spade, West ruffs high Bill Goodman - Marty Goodman, Troy MI; James Nulty - Randi Notice to players Nulty, Sun Lakes AZ and returns a trump to leave South with a spade loser. Each player must have an ACBL convention vs Instead, Aker played his low spade. It would not have Mary Heiney, Laguna Beach CA; Dennis Nelson, San Jose CA; card filled out and on the table. Please note that Susan Marcley - MaryGene Courtney, San Clemente CA helped West to ruff high because Aker’s hand would other types of convention cards, such as the WBF then be high. So West discarded another club. Aker convention card or homemade cards that do not G Keith Freeman - Virginia Sykes, Pinole CA; Patricia George - ruffed the spade in dummy, ruffed a club to hand and sufficiently resemble the ACBL convention card, are Arlen Schechtman, Concord CA could cash the ♥A for his tenth trick. vs not acceptable substitutes. Laura Walters - Bob Woldstad - Carole Woldstad, San Jose CA; Dee Can you spot the defense that East-West missed? Ann Hansen, Saratoga CA East had to return the ♠J at trick three! Now declarer vs cannot discard the spade from dummy on the Ralph Lipe - Lynda Lipe, Bellevue WA; Scott Dunlop - Laura diamond as it is a winner he will be throwing away. ♠♥♦♣ Colihan, Smiths Falls ON Page 6 Thursday, November 29, 2012 Daily Bulletin

Robert Chase - Alan Bostrom - Gay Yamagiwa - Judy Soong, San Francisco CA vs Don Cohen, Oak Park IL; David Copi - Barbara Copi, Ann Arbor MI; Bonnie Boyer, Buffalo Grove IL Second in the Baze Senior Knockout Teams: Lynne White - John White, Lincoln CA; William Coleman - Jane front, Bob Hamman, Lew Stansby and Jeff Coleman, Vero Beach FL Meckstroth; back, Bart Bramley, Vinita Gupta vs and Billy Miller. Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA; Sheryl McEwan, Reston VA; M. David Jackson, Alexandria VA; George Parkins, Vienna VA

Peter Weber - Susan Vildosola, Fresno CA; Emiel Domis - Sharon Amberg, St Croix VI vs Susan Mercil, Pelican Rapids MN; Rosemary Johnson, Fargo ND; Nick Calise - Mary Calise, Scottsdale AZ KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS QUALIFIERS 39.0 Tables Carryover Charles Tonelli, El Cerrito CA; Lois Horwitz, Piedmont CA; Tina 1 Richard Coren, Delray Beach FL; Robert Levin, Henderson NV 554.87 Heldman, Oakland CA; Gayle Everett, Danville CA 2 Sartaj Hans, Artarmon Australia; Peter David Gill, Sydney Australia 543.09 vs 3 Juan Carlos Ventin, 08021 Barcelona Spain; Frederic Wrang, Stockholm Sweden 541.79 Richard Proffitt - Patricia Lewis - Sue Schmidt - Steve Upadhye, Lincoln CA 4 Jessica Larsson, Stockholm 11321 Sweden; Kathrine Bertheau, Taby Sweden 530.95 5 John Adams, Silver Spring MD; Sylvia Shi, Baltimore MD 528.91 6 David Smith - Sharon Osberg, Tiburon CA 528.27 Bridge in paradise 7 Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY; Martin Schaltz, Odense 5000 Denmark 528.13 In September next year, teams from around the 8 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL 525.41 world will travel to Bali, Indonesia, to play in the 9 Anders Hagen, Copenhagen Denmark; Dennis Bilde, Aarhus C 8000 Denmark 524.88 Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup and D’Orsi Seniors 10 Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA; Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA 523.72 Bowl. Those teams will have qualified in their home 11 Mark Leonard, Long Beach CA; Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON 523.44 countries. 12 John Hurd, New York NY; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 522.39 13 Jared Lilienstein, New York NY; Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC 519.86 The Bali tournament is not limited to qualifiers, 14 Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA 517.75 however. The World Transnational Open Teams is 15 Joe Grue - Justin Lall, Las Vegas NV 516.35 open to any players who good standing with their 16 Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Marion Michielsen, 3024 AM Rotterd Netherlands 514.53 national bridge organizations. For North American 17 Steven Lawrence - Ilya Kuzkin, Calgary AB 514.41 players, that is the ACBL. 18 Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ; Martin Fleisher, New York NY 512.58 In World Bridge Federation transnational events, 19 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Walter Lee, Sudbury MA 511.94 teams can be made up of players from any nations, 20 Jerry Stamatov, Sofia Bulgaria; Diyan Danailov, Sofia 1799 Bulgaria 510.30 and there are no quotas for participation. 21 Thomas Bessis, Paris 75015 France; Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden 509.26 The WTOT begins about midway through the 22 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY 506.52 World Team Championships, starting on Tuesday, 23 Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY; Lewis Gamerman, Westwood MA 501.40 24 Chip Martel - Jan Martel, Davis CA 499.40 Sept. 24, and continuing to the end of the tournament 25 Hendrik Sharples, Brush Prairie WA; Gerry Marshall, Las Varas Mexico 499.35 on Sunday, Sept. 29. 26 Bar Tarnovski - Eliran Argelazi, Rishon Lezion Israel 497.78 The WTOT starts with five 10-board matches 27 Johan Upmark, 115 58 Stockho Sweden; Hakan Nilsson, West Palm Beach FL 497.36 per day for three days in Swiss format. The top eight 28 Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo 136 Japan; Russell Samuel, Coram NY 497.30 finishers will be begin quarterfinal knockout play on 29 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Howard Weinstein, Omaha NE 496.61 Friday, Sept. 27. Semifinals are on Sept. 28 and the 30 Sheri Winestock - Fred Gitelman, Las Vegas NV 496.11 final and playoff for the bronze medal on Sept. 29. 31 Chris Larsen, Laguna Woods CA; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 495.34 At the end of the Swiss qualifying in the WTOT, 32 David Bakhshi, London England; Alexander Smirnov, Lubeck Germany 494.14 non-qualifiers will be able to enter the Nusa Dua Ball 33 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Harlan Hullinger, San Francisco CA 493.40 Cup (pairs). 34 Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT; John Rengstorff, New York NY 492.24 35 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 490.63 WBF President Gianarrigo Rona has been in San 36 Steven Price, Scottsdale AZ; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 490.58 Francisco for meetings with ACBL officials, and he 37 Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR 490.00 encouraged players to consider making the trip to 38 Michael Rosenberg - Debbie Rosenberg, Cupertino CA 489.88 Bali, which he describes as “one of the best places in 39 Richard Weiss, Swampscott MA; John Hrones Jr, Needham MA 489.44 the world.” 40 R Jay Becker - Chris Willenken, New York NY 488.01 Rona said he traveled to that part of Indonesia for 41 David Grainger, Roseville CA; Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA 487.87 the first time in 1995. “It was unforgettable,” he said. 42 Ray Miller, Seattle WA; Ed Freeman, Portland OR 486.64 “The people are very friendly, and it is a great place 43 David Walker, Salem VA; Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL 486.51 for a holiday.” 44 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 486.01 Bali is one of Indonesia’s 33 provinces and is the 45 Ron Smith, San Francsico CA; Steve Zolotow, Las Vegas NV 485.90 46 Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Jessica Piafsky, New York NY 485.62 country’s largest tourist destination, renowned for 47 Ayse Gumrukluoglu - Zeynep Babac, Istanbul Turkey 484.91 highly developed arts. Many visitors have declared it 48 Christal Henner-Welland - Uday Ivatury, New York NY 484.07 one of the most beautiful spots in the world. 49 Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL 483.71 Rona said the Indonesian Bridge Federation has 50 David Gold, Reading R Great Britain; Michael Polowan, New York NY 482.48 been very supportive in the organization of the world 51 Bill Jacobson, Beachwood OH; Frank Treiber III, Toledo OH 481.93 championships to assure a quality event. 52 Tuna Aluf - Namik Kokten, Istanbul Turkey 481.88 53 Jo Morse, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Diego Brenner, L’Eixample Barc Spain 481.65 TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO BRACKET 1 54 Leo Bell, Long Beach CA; James Tritt, Fresno CA 480.31 15 Tables 55 Alexander Hadzhiev, Varna Bulgaria Bulgaria; Kalin Karaivanov, Varna Bulgaria 479.77 50.58 1 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Simon De Wijs, 56 Marius Agica, New York NY; Iulian Christian, Bucharest Russia 479.75 Doorn 304G Netherlands; Bauke Muller, Hoorn Netherlands; Ton 57 Winthrop Allegaert, New York NY; Jaggy Shivdasani, Pleasantville NY 478.91 Bakkeren, Oisterwijk Netherlands; Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Huub 58 Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL; Sheng Li, New York NY 478.90 Bertens, Tilburg 50 Netherlands 59 Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; Mark Gordon, Purchase NY 478.45 35.41 2 Frederick Alger III - Barry Rigal - Susan Picus, New York NY; Glenn Milgrim, Forest Hills NY; Alexander Ornstein, 60 Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA; Robert Madalena, San Jose CA 477.74 Roslyn Heights NY 61 Srikanth Kodayam, Fremont CA; Nick Bykov, Stockton CA 477.71 20.23 3/4 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Tony Forrester, 62 Tien-Chun Yang, San Jose CA; William Esberg, Long Branch NJ 476.42 Herefordshire England; Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona 080 Spain; 63 Arnold Malasky, Longboat Key FL; Richard Wegman, Bethesda MD 475.83 Agustin Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina; Sam Lev, New York NY; 64 Rita Shugart, Monterey CA; Andrew Robson, Pebble Beach CA 475.01 Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland 65 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA 473.57 20.23 3/4 Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA; Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ; Judi Radin, New 66 Stephen Stewart, Overland Park KS; Brad Carmichael, Kansas City MO 473.43 York NY; Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; Lynn Deas, Schenectady 67 Dale Johannesen - Lynn Johannesen, Saratoga CA 470.58 NY 68 Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL; Robert Giragosian, Bakersfield CA 470.03 69 Rene Stienen - Elly Schippers, Amstelveen Netherlands 469.42 TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO BRACKET 2 70 Charles Martineau, Brossard QC; Andre Chartrand, Montreal QC 468.71 16 Tables 27.27 1 Cookie Potter, Saint Louis MO; Kimberly 71 John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC 468.58 Whipple, Boca Grande FL; Kevin Dwyer, Tampa FL; Tim Verbeek, 72 Laura Dekkers, Netherlands; Meike Wortel, Amsterdam Netherlands 468.36 3971Ma Netherlands; Danny Molenaar, 2592 Bz Netherlands 73 Rebecca Rogers, Las Vegas NV; John Grantham, Bentonville AR 468.08 19.09 2 Karen Turner - Glen Thornborough, Victoria BC; 74 Jacob Morgan, Madison WI; John Onstott, New Orleans LA 467.72 Peter Herold, Ladysmith BC; Linda Thierman, Calgary AB 75 Harvey Brody, San Francisco CA; Tom Trachuk, Walnut Creek CA 467.32 10.91 3/4 Bill Heid, Pacifica CA; Ronald Powell, Santa 76 Eric Rodwell - Donna Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 467.05 Clara CA; Bob Sanner, Palo Alto CA; Marc Renson, San Mateo CA 10.91 3/4 Darryl Helton - Marsha Helton - Karen Villa - Jan 77 Mike Cappelletti, Winter Park FL; Stephen Apodaca, Santa Fe NM 466.48 Birkett, Sedona AZ 78 Michael Moss, New York NY; Brad Moss, Denver CO 466.38 Daily Bulletin Thursday, November 29, 2012 Page 7

played the ♦K from the dummy, East and South both One trump too many pitching spades. Sharp defender By Phillip Alder Now declarer carefully ruffed a diamond, cashed On this deal from a regional pairs event, Bonnie The winners of the Mitchell Open Board-a- his high club and led a spade to dummy’s king to McBride of Lafayette CA resisted the temptation Match Teams were Michael Becker, Aubrey Strul, give this position: to give her partner a ruff. Her accurate shift at trick Steve Garner, Howard Weinstein, Walid Elahmady ♠ 10 8 three helped to defeat a contract that was made at and Tarek Sadek. ♥ — many tables. McBride was playing with Stephen They gained a win on this deal from the final ♦ 10 Goldstein. session when Garner recognized an important trump- ♣ — Dlr: South ♠ 9 7 5 2 reduction play. ♠ J ♠ — Vul: None ♥ J Dlr: West ♠ K 10 8 7 ♥ — ♥ J 8 ♦ 8 6 3 2 Vul: E-W ♥ Q 9 ♦ 9 8 ♦ — ♣ A K 7 3 ♦ K J 10 6 5 ♣ — ♣ 9 ♠ Q 8 ♠ A J 10 6 ♣ 6 2 ♠ A ♥ A Q 9 ♥ 8 7 6 5 4 2 ♠ J 6 2 ♠ Q 5 4 ♥ K 10 ♦ A 7 5 ♦ — ♥ 5 ♥ J 8 7 3 ♦ — ♣ Q J 10 6 5 ♣ 9 8 2 ♦ A 9 8 7 2 ♦ Q 3 ♣ — ♠ K 4 3 ♣ K 8 5 4 ♣ A 10 9 7 South played dummy’s high diamond and had to ♥ K 10 3 ♠ A 9 3 win the last three tricks to make his contract. ♦ K Q J 10 9 4 ♥ A K 10 6 4 2 ♣ 4 ♦ 4 West North East South ♣ Q J 3 Monitoring McBride Goldstein West North East South At this and future North American 1♦ Weinstein Garner Championships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+ 1NT 2♦ 4♦ (1) Pass Pass Pass Pass 1♥ events with visible, real-time cameras. The images 4♥ All Pass Pass 1♠ Pass 2♥ will be recorded and will be available for later official (1) Transfer to hearts. Pass 3♥ Pass 4♥ inspection and review. McBride led the ♣A, playing ace from A-K. At All Pass By general monitoring of the session and trick two, McBride continued with the ♣K, on which Both Souths were in 4♥, and the play started participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source of Goldstein pitched the ♠3 (upside-down signals). identically. West led a low club. East took the trick information that may be useful in determining facts Instead of giving Goldstein a ruff, McBride shifted and returned a club, West winning, cashing the ♦A and settling issues arising from some types of ethical to a low spade, taken in dummy with the ace. Had and continuing with another diamond. Each declarer and behavioral complaints or actions. Please summon trumps been 2-2, the contract would have been made, played dummy’s jack and ruffed East’s queen. a director if a problem occurs at the table. but Goldstein had a trump trick even though the heart Against Tarek Sadek and Walid Alahmady, South This procedure is intended to assure everyone finesse was successful. now played a heart to dummy’s queen and a heart to that the playing field is level and that misbehavior The ♥A revealed the bad split, and when declarer his ace and had to finish down one. will not be tolerated. played a club, Goldstein ruffed and cashed the ♠K for Garner realized that he could pick up four hearts one down. to the jack in the East hand as long as he reduced Notice to players Had McBride given her partner a club ruff, the his trump length to the same as East’s. Declarer Each player must have an ACBL convention contract would have been made because declarer first cashed his ♥A, then played a heart to dummy’s card filled out and on the table. Please note that would have been able to pick up all the trumps queen. other types of convention cards, such as the WBF then cash two club winners and the ♦A to discard If everyone had followed suit, Garner would convention card or homemade cards that do not dummy’s remaining spades. have led a spade to his ace, drawn the missing trump, sufficiently resemble the ACBL convention card, are The good score McBride and Goldstein earned and claimed. But when West discarded, declarer not acceptable substitutes. on the board helped them to finish sixth overall in the event. ACBL Regional at Sea Daily lectures, bridge entries, gratuities, awards ceremony and cocktail party are all included! 7-Night Cruise to Canada — September 21–28, 2013 Roundtrip from New York City From just $1428* per person

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Call 501-278-5353 or toll free 866-500-9900 www.coolcruiseplanners.com Page 8 Thursday, November 29, 2012 Daily Bulletin TODAY’S PAIRING IN THE BAZE SENIOR KO TEAMS 37 Tables Carlsbad CA; Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI; Mike Passell, Las Vegas NV; Garey Hayden, 140.00 1 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Jerry Clerkin - Dennis Clerkin, Bloomington IN Tucson AZ; Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw Larry Kozlove, Louisville KY; Steve Robinson, 45.00 5/8 Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Poland; Jacek Romanski, Goscinna 7/33 Poland Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Dick Bruno, des 25.00 9/16 Robert Hollman, Santa Barbara Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; Fred Stewart, Plaines IL; Robert Gardner, Glenview IL CA; Bruce Ferguson, Palm Springs CA; John Bloomington NY 45.00 5/8 Boris Baran, Cote Saint-Luc QC; Holland, Stockport England; Neil Chambers, 105.00 2 Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA; Billy Arno Hobart, Markham ON; Joe Quinn, Sugar Schenectady NY; John Schermer, Seattle WA; Miller, Las Vegas NV; Bob Hamman - Bart Land TX; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX Gunnar Hallberg, Brighton United Kingdom Bramley, Dallas TX; Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater 45.00 5/8 Jan Van Cleeff, Ah Den Haag 250 25.00 9/16 Farid Assemi - Edward Wojewoda, Bch FL; Lew Stansby, Dublin CA Netherlands; Bob Drake, 2243hr Wassenaa Fresno CA; Piotr Tuszynski - Slawek Zawislak, 70.00 3/4 Richard DeMartino, Riverside Netherlands; David Kendrick - Pat Collins, Warsaw Poland CT; John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT; Dan Morse, Royston Herts England 25.00 9/16 Glenn Eisenstein - John Rengstorff, Houston TX; John Sutherlin, Dallas TX; Pat 25.00 9/16 Lou Ann O’Rourke, Scottsdale New York NY; Lewis Finkel, Jupiter FL; McDevitt, Brookline MA; Lloyd Arvedon, AZ; Marc Jacobus - Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV; David Caprera, Denver CO; Clement Jackson, Natick MA Roger Bates, Mesa AZ; Eddie Wold, Houston Albuquerque NM; Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT 70.00 3/4 Miklos Dumbovich - Mihaly TX; James Krekorian, Pensacola FL 25.00 9/16 Peter Lesnik, Burke VA; Pamela Kovacs, Budapest Hungary; Richard Schwartz, 25.00 9/16 Rose Meltzer, Chapel Hill Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Martin Scheinberg, Aventura FL; Allan Graves, Halifax NS; Jon NC; Reese Milner, Los Angeles CA; Matt Riviera Beach FL; Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA Baldursson, Reykoavik 105 Iceland; Thorlakur Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Ron Rubin - John 25.00 9/16 Cindy Bernstein, Matthews NC; Jonsson, Kopavogur Iceland Mohan, Las Vegas NV; William Pollack, New Jim Gobert, New York NY; Sally Wheeler - 45.00 5/8 Mike Levine, Boca Raton FL; York NY Buddy Hanby, The Woodlands TX; Jerry Helms Dennis McGarry, Stuart FL; Peter Weichsel, 25.00 9/16 Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; - Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC

1. O’Rourke 1 57 86 102 16. Van Cleef 10 47 82 126 1. (16.) Van Cleef 9 21 31 wd 8. (9.) International Seniors 9. International Seniors 36 75 147 36 54 84 123 8. Hollman 2 5 57 83 106 1. (9.) International Seniors 20 44 70 97 4. (5.) Gupta 5. Gupta 50 103 126 165 25 56 98 150 12. (21.) Bernstein 47 51 73 93 5. Gupta 19 70 105 137 4. (13.) Beatty 13. Beatty 25 45 52 107 33 60 96 127 4. Lynch 15 56 91 125 1. (5.) Gupta 32 60 81 136 2. (6.) Kasle 2. Levine 28 51 91 139 36 52 114 15. (18.) Lesnik 28 53 65 WD 2. Levine 24 47 64 wd 7. DeMartino 10. Assemi 64 114 147 43 65 99 112 7. DeMartino 23 70 91 124 2. (7.) DeMartino 21 69 92 106 3. (6.) Kasle 6. Kasle 17 63 103 144 48 87 116 141 11. Eisenstein 74 94 128 138 6. Kasle 66 117 3. (14.) Baran 14. Baran 10 32 wd 32 47 79 107 3. Meltzer 11 41 85 104 Daily Bulletin Thursday, November 29, 2012 Page 9

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING SIDE SERIES< WEDNESDAY SESSION TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO BRACKET 3 29.0 Tables 16 Tables A B C 20.04 1 Chris Poulos, Eugene OR; Dollie Poulos, R San 5.92 1 1 1 Sabina Siem, San Jose CA; J Michael Slattery, Reno NV 63.77% Margarita CA; Joyce Klein - Benjamin Klein, Houston TX 14.03 2 Christopher Friday - Jeffrey Reid - Eric Groves - 4.44 2 2 2 Janet Dunlap, Oceanside CA; Vivian Terkel, San Diego CA 59.78% Jeanette Shinsako, San Francisco CA 3.33 3 3 Roz Kahn - Ronald Goodman, San Francisco CA 58.15% 8.02 3/4 Albert Iapicca - Theila Smith - John Rothschild, 2.50 4 4 3 Martin Gelfand, Mercer Island WA; Charles Gravenkemper, Seattle WA 57.25% Sonoma CA; Dawne Dickenson, Yountville CA 1.87 5 5 Neal Kleiner, San Pedro CA; David Peim, Torrance CA 57.07% 8.02 3/4 Maxine Lubow - Ray Lubow - Steve Bosma - 2.55 6 6 Shirley Derrah - Robert Derrah, Springfield MA 56.88% Ben Bosklopper, San Jose CA 1.47 4 Judy Yordi, Cordillera CO; Joan Bornstein, Avon CO 56.07% TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO BRACKET 4 1.10 5 Hans Van Boldrik, Lahaina HI; Roy Redlich, Petaluma CA 55.43% 16 Tables 0.83 6 Lawrence Patrick, Surprise AZ; Larry Legault, Coe Hill ON 54.53% 16.32 1 David Spharler, Pittsburg CA; David Cappucini - Lynn Dahm, Vallejo CA; Gary Henry, Vacaville CA WEDNESDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS 11.42 2 David Carlson - Carole Carlson, Englewood CO; 16.0 Tables Carol Bronder, Aurora CO; Shirley Schley, Denver CO 6.53 3/4 Lilyan Frank, Petaluma CA; Larry Page, Glen A B C Ellen CA; Harry Boon - Joanne Wegsten, Napa CA 2.73 1 1 Patrica Raven, Kentfield CA; Nancy Zacher, San Francisco CA 71.21% 6.53 3/4 Robert Scheidtmann, Menlo Park CA; George 2.05 2 2 1 Tom Ashley - John Buss, Mill Valley CA 65.15% Paris, Atherton CA; Douglas Ryan, Redwood City CA; Nancy Rude, 1.54 3 3 2 Marilyn Nebenzahl - Elinore Green, San Francisco CA 61.42% Santa Rosa CA 1.37 4 Ramesh Acharya - Harsha Acharya, Salt Lake City UT 59.42% 0.96 5 Donna Vaiano - Dona Fridae, Willits CA 58.59% TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO BRACKET 5 16 Tables 0.91 6 4 Miriam Kaegi, Novato CA; Martha England, Mill Valley CA 56.61% 14.04 1 Jo An Reid, Danville CA; Lee Stanhope, Concord 0.63 5 Judith Schaffenacker, San Leandro CA; Linda Duchscherer, Castro CA; Kathy Fernbacher, Orinda CA; Hedy Wee, San Ramon CA Valley CA 56.49% 9.83 2 Mark Humphrey, Moraga CA; David Goldsmith - 0.64 6 Kathryn Papermaster, Menlo Park CA; Vera Baum, Los Altos CA 55.63% Carol Penskar, Orinda CA; Marvin Suchman, Walnut Creek CA 0.52 3 Michael Moyer - Joe Sefcheck, Oakland CA 52.57% 5.62 3/4 Roy Ladd - Paula Olivares, Valencia CA; Paul 0.39 4 Samantha Sandler, New York NY; Nancy Geschke, Los Altos CA 50.95% Gill, Newhall CA; Phyllis Vierra, San Jose CA 5.62 3/4 Karen Rice, San Jose CA; Mischel Postas - Josephine Murray, Campbell CA; Nishat Chisti, Kenosha WI WEDNESDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS 40.5 Tables TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO BRACKET 6 A B C 16 Tables 7.21 1 1 Catherine Bardsley, Mc Lean VA; Wayne Bardsley, McLean VA 67.05% 12.30 1 Melinda Westgate, Mercer Island WA; Lorenzo Migliorini, Seattle WA; Richard Rogers - Stephanie Rogers, San 5.41 2 2 1 Leila Marcus - Vicki Kapper, San Francisco CA 64.58% Francisco CA 4.06 3 3 2 Marvin Kirchner - Gary Fields, San Francisco CA 62.80% 8.61 2 Carolynn Zocchi - Patty Harberson, Petaluma 3.04 4 Morris Mitchem Jr, Columbia SC; Terran Leemis, Bloomfield Hill MI 61.93% CA; Christine Evans, Sebastopol CA; Mary Devine, Santa Rosa CA 2.53 5 4 Jack Lucas, Los Altos CA; Jan Boelke, Mountain View CA 60.23% 4.92 3/4 Robert Clarke - Alma Farley, Richardson TX; 1.90 6 5 Ellen Coll, Corte Madera CA; Andrea Johnson, Tiburon CA 59.85% Judy Etchison - J Scott Etchison, Dallas TX 1.87 6 3 H Daniel Banks - Paul Ehrlich, San Francisco CA 59.47% 4.92 3/4 Kip Kado, San Jose CA; Barbara Shukov, Los Altos Hills CA; Steven Alt, Irvine CA; Pamela Cole, Palm Desert 1.40 4 Linda Toland, Oakland CA; Kate Hare, Alameda CA 58.63% CA 1.05 5 Jan W L Prak - Karen Burtness Prak, Menlo Park CA 55.87% 0.79 6 Carole Anne Gennaro, San Mateo CA; Rose Bauer, Hillsborough CA 54.36% TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO BRACKET 7 16 Tables MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING SIDE SERIES 9.20 1 Roy Grice - Larry Chase - Burt Echtenkamp - 69.25 Tables / Based on 32 Tables Linda Echtenkamp, Boise ID 6.44 2 Byron Southern - Ellen Coffield, Little Rock AR; 10.29 1/2 Dan McCaw, Toronto ON 121.89% Xiangmin Gao, ; Andrew Collins, Roland AR 10.29 1/2 Jim Mulbrandon, Verona WI 121.89% 3.68 3/4 Robert Kleinman - Madelaine Kleinman, Vail 5.79 3/4 Catherine Strauss, Richmond VA 117.60% CO; Judy Yordi, Cordillera CO; Joan Bornstein, Avon CO 5.79 3/4 Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 117.60% 3.68 3/4 Dan Thatte - Manda Thatte, Palo Alto CA; Todd 5.31 5/6 Charles Gravenkemper, Seattle WA 116.79% Makler - Donald Vance, Los Altos CA 5.31 5/6 Martin Gelfand, Mercer Island WA 116.79% RAINY DAY KO BRACKET 1 2.94 7 Kurt Fritz, San Diego CA 114.71% 16 Tables 4.89 8/9 Jeanne Thomas, Santa Fe NM 112.30% John McAllister, Charlottesville VA; George Mittelman, Toronto 4.89 8/9 Sylvia Thomas, Pleasant Hill CA 112.30% ON; Brian Glubok - Marin Marinov, New York NY vs WEDNESDAY FAST OPEN PAIRS Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL; Allan Graves, Halifax NS; Thorlakur Jonsson, 200 Kopavogur Iceland; Jon Baldursson, 47.0 Tables Reykoavik 105 Iceland A B C 19.95 1 Sadik Arf, Saratoga CA; Sharon Goldman, New York City NY 62.65% Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike Passell, Las Vegas NV; 14.96 2 1 Roberto Verthelyi, New York NY; James Hand, Oakland CA 61.67% Adam Zmudzinski, Katowice 40-479 Poland; Andrew Gromov 11.22 3 Dave Westfall, Spokane WA; John Moffat, Bellingham WA 61.20% - Aleksander Dubinin, Moscow Russia; Cezary Balicki, Smolec 10.40 4 2 W Samuels Jr, Lafayette CA; Robert Zeckhauser, South Orange NJ 59.55% Poland vs 6.65 5 Eugene White Jr, Playa del Rey CA; Gary King, Hermosa Beach CA 58.86% Hector Camberos, Charlotte NC; Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires 6.07 6 Erwin Linzner, Santa Rosa CA; Joan Anderson, West Des Moines IA 57.08% Argentina; Joao Paulo Campos, Sao Paulo 01229 Brazil; Miguel 7.80 7 3 1 Eugene Chung, San Francisco CA; Steven Fox, Kensington MD 56.32% Villas-Boas, Sao Paulo Brazil 5.85 8 4 2 Robert Snow Jr, ; Tom Snow, Arroyo Grande CA 55.97% 3.99 9 Clay Sundermeyer - Nada Sundermeyer, Bellevue WA 55.86% RAINY DAY KO BRACKET 2 16 Tables 4.62 10 5 Suzanne Cook, McKinleyville CA; Peggy Sprague, Los Gatos CA 55.73% Barbara Hamman, Las Vegas NV; Gary Kessler, Springfield IL; 3.96 11 6 Miwako Wong - Julie Joyce, Cupertino CA 55.54% Steve Cohen, Reno NV; Sidney Brownstein, Santa Monica CA 4.41 12 7 Danny Ioannidis, Grassie ON; Stephen Young, Mississauga ON 55.44% vs 2.85 13 Ronald Schick, Prescott Valley AZ; Joan Shay, Prescott AZ 55.37% Sylvie Willard, Paris 75014 France; Benedicte Cronier, Paris 75018 3.08 8 Henry Sokol, Milwaukee WI; Mary McCormick, Oconomowoc WI 53.97% France; Marc Bompis, Bourg La Reine France; Sophie Dauvergne, 6.07 9 Pat Crane, Lafayette CA; Deirdre Dunne, Pleasant Hill CA 53.69% France France; Jean Quantin, Paris France; Bernard Dauvergne, Ramonville France 2.52 10 Audrey Mitchell, Kailua Kona HI; Fay Zerbo, New Bern NC 53.63% 3.48 3 Iris Libby, Walnut Creek CA; Roger Beigh, Napa CA 52.50% Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; Doug Baxter - David Lindop, Toronto ON; 2.61 4 Kathie Hoehne - Linda Thies, Anchorage AK 52.13% Alan Schwartz, Fairfax VA 2.06 5 Connie De Rosa - Sandra Franciscus, Pasadena CA 52.11% vs 2.36 6 Alan Malloy, West Hollywood CA; Laura de Vesine, Westminster CO 51.95% Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL; Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA; Eugene Hung, Palo Alto CA; Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Andrew Hoskins, Burlingame CA MONDAY-WEDNESDAY SIDE SERIES, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION 45.0 Tables RAINY DAY KO BRACKET 3 A B C 16 Tables 8.34 1 Hiroki Yokoi, Tokyo Japan; Takako Fujimoto, Tokyo Japan 64.81% Burt O’Dell - Linda O’Dell, Ponte Vedra FL; Richard Higgins, Hot 6.26 2 John Derdall - Jan Derdall, Western Springs IL 64.23% Sprgs Vlg AR; Bob Dale, Pensacola FL vs 7.13 3 1 Bradley Komsthoeft, Clayton CA; Andrew Fine, Concord CA 64.08% Gerard Geremia, La Verne CA; Robert Shore, Los Angeles CA; 5.35 4 2 Peggy Zeiter - Teiko Peterson, San Francisco CA 63.92% Joseph Viola III, Altadena CA; Ryan Wessels, San Jose CA 4.70 5 3 1 John Brake, Torbay NL; Sidney Greeley, Paradise NL 63.39% 2.09 6 Haruko Koshi - Hideko Takeuchi, Tokyo Japan 62.64% Robert Pastor, Concord CA; Linda Bandler, Alamo CA; Heidi 3.01 4 Jose Tharayil, Winnipeg MB; Dale Sweetwood, Tempe AZ 62.53% Lippitt, Danville CA; Lorin Waxman, Martinez CA 3.53 5 2 Thomas Sheahan - Marsha Horowitz, Sonoma CA 60.61% vs Gilbert Ramirez, Reno NV; Stephen Kaufman - Stan Chow - 1.69 6 Donald Bladow, Anchorage AK; Ed Bladow, Wales WI 60.60% Emmanuel Vacakis, San Francisco CA 2.64 3 Deborah Levine - Gerald Levine, Belvedere CA 60.19% 1.98 4 Alain Fleurot, Manhattan Beach CA; Lucia Enica, Belmont MA 59.04% 1.49 5 Michael Cuoio - Diane Cuoio, Sequim WA 57.91% 1.76 6 Jill Thompson, Toronto ON; Catharine Gilmour, Charlotte NC 56.54% Page 10 Thursday, November 29, 2012 Daily Bulletin

Many thanks to all the players who took part to the first edition of the Cavendish in Monaco. It was great to see you here for the historic event – the first time the Cavendish Invitational was played outside the U.S. Now we give you a new appointment for the second one, from Monday, Oct. 21, to Friday Oct. 25. d Information and Contact Jean-Charles Allavena, President, Monaco Bridge Federation [email protected] www.cavendishmonaco.com Donna Compton, World Bridge Productions [email protected] Check tomorrow’s Daily Bulletin for an interview with Jean-Charles Allavena. Daily Bulletin Thursday, November 29, 2012 Page 11

RAINY DAY KO BRACKET 4 NATIONAL 99ER PAIRS 16 Tables 33.0 Tables Rita Dodge, Vancouver BC; Lamya Abougoush - Diane Campbell - 12.34 1 Thomas Blean - John Craig, San Francisco CA 62.20% Janet Sharpe, Calgary AB vs 9.26 2 Stephen Gryte - Peggy Christianson, Cambria CA 61.76% Kathie Shaw - Hal Harbatkin, Menlo Park CA; Gloria Leitstein, Palo 6.94 3 Jeannie Francis - Franklin Gomes, Walnut Creek CA 61.46% Alto CA; Bill Rapoport, Somerset NJ 5.21 4 Qucheng Gong - Derek Zhang, Berkeley CA 60.57% 4.11 5 Linzhi Hu - Qing Lu, San Jose CA 59.67% John Fraser, Mississauga ON; Lois Dunsmore - Elsie Johnson, Calgary AB; Mike Roney, Ajijic Mexico 3.31 6/7 Gonzalo Herrera - Maribel Herrera, Huixquilucan Mexico 59.38% vs 3.31 6/7 Steven Boyle, San Francisco CA; Gail Andersen, Kentfield CA 59.38% Neil Manley Jr, Northville MI; Nathan Banker, Flat Rock MI; Ronald 2.74 8 Arlie Stephens, Sunnyvale CA; Dorr Clark, Campbell CA 57.29% Francey, Corpus Christi TX; Trevor Lumb, Atlanta GA 2.36 9/10 Betty Argabright - Anne Hetland, Orinda CA 55.51% RAINY DAY KO BRACKET 5 2.36 9/10 David Llewellyn - David Ochroch, San Francisco CA 55.51% 16 Tables Dianne Crunk - Valeria Kittinger, Mammoth Lakes CA; Jacqueline Bergman - Arthur Bergman, Panama City FL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS vs 36.0 Tables Heidi Current - Dave Current, Palm Desert CA; June Wood - Daniel A B C Carter, Encinitas CA 6.50 1 Margaret Getman, St Paul MN; Thomas Herzog, Reston VA 70.24% Roz Kahn - Herb Wiltsek - Bobbi Wiltsek - Lewis Gibbons, San 5.72 2 1 Linda Oldenburg - Terry Hope, Tiburon CA 63.69% Francisco CA 4.29 3 2 1 Eddie Tsaowu, San Franscisco CA; Victor Cordell, Alamede CA 61.90% vs 3.22 4 3 Pat Friesen, San Rafael CA; Terry Kee, Greenbrae CA 61.31% Daniel Blaettler, Kettering OH; Penny Sweeney, Traverse City MI; Thomas Trudeau, San Antonio TX; Greg Johnson, League City TX 2.41 5 4 2 Kathryn Edelman - Vicki Klapper, San Francisco CA 60.71% 1.81 6 5 3 Peter Stephens, Dublin CA; Terry Graham, Seattle WA 59.82% RAINY DAY KO BRACKET 6 1.55 6 Steve Upadhye - Richard Proffitt, Lincoln CA 58.63% 16 Tables Sheila Patterson - John Patterson, Napa CA; Molly Johnston - 1.16 4 Linda Hannawalt - Nancy Stretch, San Francisco CA 56.55% Barbara Lemme, Sonoma CA 0.87 5 Chong Cook, Tiburon CA; Helen Johnson, San Francisco CA 55.95% vs 0.83 6 Gail Cizek, Clifton CO; Jean Paradis, Grand Jct CO 53.87% Ronald Morris - Susan Challen - Deborah Steffen, Santa Barbara CA; Phil Kaiser, Goleta CA

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS Frank Concepcion, Walnut Creek CA; Christopher Stack, Union City 15.0 Tables CA; Patricia Perry, Lafayette CA; Carol Cottam, Concord CA A B C vs Patricia Hertz, Sebastopol CA; Randee Dimond - Tim Coshow, Santa 2.63 1 Joyce Carlson, San Carlos CA; Kathy Lompa, Sonoma CA 64.08% Rosa CA; Donald Tom Gee, Occidental CA 1.97 2 1 Dorothy Mersereau, Calgary AB; Linda Kohn, Berkeley CA 60.59% 1.48 3 2 Karen Birck, Wilton CT; Carie Boucher, Centennial CO 59.16% RAINY DAY KO BRACKET 7 15 Tables 1.31 4 Marcia Rubenstein, Tiburon CA; Susan MacDonald, San Anselmo CA 58.40% Kenneth Henry - Barret Clack - Stephen Russell, Brentwood CA; 0.92 5 3 1 Jon Greenfield - Lorelei Greenfield, Hillsborough CA 58.33% Alan Morris, Oakley CA 0.92 6 4 Mary Jacobi - Pat Applegate, Mill Valley CA 58.31% vs Nancy Jonske - Diane Mackenzie - Jan Miller - Carolyn Murphy, 0.52 5 Joe Chertoff, Lemon Grove CA; Stan Corbett, Palos Verdes CA 53.06% Portland OR 0.57 2 Carolyn Stern, Berkeley CA; Peggy Torpey, San Francisco CA 47.54% Grace Lohr - Sarah Sheehan, Bishop CA; Penny Bourne - Jonathan Bourne, Mammoth Lakes CA MONDAY-WEDNESDAY SIDE SERIES, WEDNESDAY EVENING SESSION vs 40.0 Tables Rosemary Boss - Peter Boss, Benicia CA; J Gregg Riehl, Orinda CA; Inja Hwang, Pittsburg CA A B C 7.58 1 1 Earle Davis, Glenview IL; David Steirman, Hillsborough CA 68.74% 5.69 2 2 Robert Marcus - Kathy Guinyou, Toronto ON 65.73% Looking back again 4.26 3 Lynne Newman - Randall Dougherty, San Diego CA 65.64% Here is another deal from the previous Fall 3.75 4 3 Pamela Hughes - Jackie Matthews, Roseville CA 61.14% NABC in San Francisco. 4.25 5 4 1 Addie Mattox - Louise Chien, Walnut Creek CA 61.01% Yes, dear (2007) 3.19 6 5 2 Claire Young - Wallace McOuat, San Anselmo CA 60.94% Marten Gustawsson had fun on this deal, played 1.58 6 Ben Bosklopper - Steve Bosma, San Jose CA 60.35% against a married couple in the second semifinal session of 2.39 3 Anthony Hawks, Bethany Beach DE; Jack Hawks, Walnut Creek CA 58.46% the 2007 Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs (hands rotated). 2.14 4 Keith Dawson - Joanne Dawson, Chatham ON 56.51% 1.50 5 Mike McKittrick - Karen McKittrick, Torrance CA 55.72% Dlr: West ♠ A 10 7 5 3 1.07 6 Bette Magee - Evelyn James, Houston TX 54.48% Vul: N-S ♥ A Q 9 2 ♦ 8 2 WEDNESDAY EVENING 49ER PAIRS ♣ 6 3 3.0 Tables ♠ J 4 ♠ 9 6 2 A B C ♥ K 5 ♥ J 10 7 4 1.37 1 1 Janice Gullarian, Santa Rosa CA; Maryann Kerschner, Sebastopol CA 58.00% ♦ Q 10 9 7 6 4 3 ♦ A K 1.03 2 2 Deborah Machlin, Atherton CA; Ginny Strock, Los Altos CA 57.30% ♣ 4 2 ♣ J 10 8 5 ♠ K Q 8 WEDNESDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS ♥ 8 6 3 16.0 Tables A B C ♦ J 5 3.67 1 1 1 Terry Tweedt - Carol Tweedt, Orange CA 64.88% ♣ A K Q 9 7 2.75 2 Paul Gill, Newhall CA; Roy Ladd, Valencia CA 63.64% West North East South 2.39 3 2 Brian Ferguson, Halifax NS; Michael Ross, Boutiliers Pt NS 59.75% Andersson Gustawsson 1.79 4 3 Georgiana Butler, Parker CO; Linda Torres, Castle Rock CO 58.50% 3♦ Pass Pass Dbl 1.29 5 Morris Mitchem Jr, Columbia SC; Terran Leemis, Bloomfield Hill MI 58.10% Pass 4♦ Dbl 4♠ 0.76 6/7 Richard Hanson - Susan Hanson, Northfield IL 55.68% All Pass 0.92 6/7 Michael Raffetto - Wanda Raffetto, Lincoln CA 55.68% Gustawsson had too much to consider passing the 1.35 4 Steve Dickason - Connie True, Little Rock AR 54.34% diamond preempt, and when Gunnar Andersson cuebid 1.01 5 Edwin Mah - Peter Colman, San Francisco CA 54.17% in response to the takeout double, Gustawsson picked his 0.80 6 Carol Fredlund - David Fredlund, Minneapolis MN 53.69% 1.52 2 Donald Vance - Todd Makler, Los Altos CA 53.62% stronger major. 1.14 3 Laura Gherman, Pebble Beach CA; Barbara McKay, La Quinta CA 53.55% There would have been no story had West heeded 0.85 4 Shahla Carter, Vallejo CA; Ginous Khakbaz, Belvedere CA 51.57% partner’s lead-directing double of 4♦. 0.67 5 Lillian Trac, San Rafael CA; Guy Chambers, Mill Valley CA 50.00% Instead, West started with the ♥K. Gustawsson won the ♥A and played a spade to his king, then a spade to the ace, WEDNESDAY EVENING 299ER SWISS TEAMS noting gratefully that trumps behaved. 5 Tables He played the top three clubs, pitching a diamond from A B dummy, then ruffed a fourth club and played a trump back 2.12 1 Randee Yoder - MaryGene Courtney - Susan Marcley, San Clemente CA; to his queen. Cathryn DeYoung, Dana Point CA 56.00 On the fifth round of clubs, dummy’s second diamond 1.56 2/3 1/2 Patricia Wong - Akiko Murakami, Foster City CA; Kal Aziz, San Mateo CA; Scott Maa, Belmont CA 42.00 went away, and East was feeling some pressure. A heart 1.56 2/3 1/2 Billie Ranard - William Ranard, Bozeman MT; Geraldine Christensen, discard would make life simple for declarer, so one of the Laporte TX; Conrad Larkin, Santa Rosa CA 42.00 diamond honors had to go. Gustawsson then ruffed a diamond with dummy’s last trump, felling East’s other diamond honor, and played the ♥2 from dummy’s ♥Q 9 2. East was down to nothing but hearts and but didn’t want to be endplayed, so the 2 went to Gustawsson’s ♥8. He conceded a heart trick at the end for plus 680 and 98 out of 103 matchpoints. Page 12 Thursday, November 29, 2012 Daily Bulletin

TOURNAMENT APPEALS In order to keep the bridge public informed of appeal results in a timely fashion, the NABC Daily Bulletin staff publishes write-ups. Every effort is made to ensure that these reports are accurate and complete. Before they are published in the NABC Appeals Casebook, however, revisions may be made.

The Decision: The BIT was agreed to by both APPEAL CASE 2 APPEAL CASE 3 sides. The question facing the Appeals Committee Event: Nail Life Master Pairs Event: Mitchell Open BAM Teams was whether the unauthorized information (UI) Session: 2nd Qualifying Session: First qualifying from the BIT demonstrably suggested bidding over Subject: Break in tempo Subject: Break in Tempo (BIT) other logical alternatives. East has a diamond void, John Onstott Fulvio Fantoni so from his perspective it is possible that his partner Board 15 ♠ Q J 10 7 6 4 Board 11 ♠ 9 7 5 2 was thinking about doubling and decided against it. Vul: N-S ♥ A 10 5 Vul: None ♥ J However, in previous cases, partner was thinking Dlr: South ♦ 5 Dlr: South ♦ 8 6 3 2 about bidding, so the committee thinks the UI ♣ 10 8 5 ♣ A K 7 3 demonstrably suggests bidding over passing. Elaine Chan Michael Mezin Poon Hna Kelvin Ng Is passing a logical alternative? Half of the ♠ A K 3 ♠ 9 8 ♠ Q 8 ♠ A J 10 6 committee felt that it isn’t, that 3♥ is a game force, ♥ 9 4 2 ♥ K 7 6 3 ♥ A Q 9 ♥ 8 7 6 5 4 2 and that even if it were not, passing 4♦ at B-A-M ♦ Q 9 8 6 4 ♦ J 10 3 2 ♦ A 7 5 ♦ — scoring when partner failed to double is unthinkable. ♣ A Q ♣ J 6 4 ♣ Q J 10 6 5 ♣ 9 8 2 The other half felt that partner was limited, East Chris Compton Claudio Nunes had a 5-count, and so he might just pass hoping that ♠ 5 2 ♠ K 4 3 no contract makes at the four level. One piece of ♥ Q J 8 ♥ K 10 3 evidence in their favor is that the screening director ♦ A K 7 ♦ K Q J 10 9 4 polled three players with about 6000 MPs each. ♣ K 9 7 3 2 ♣ 4 None was willing to bid 3♥ (two chose 4♦ and one West North East South West North East South doubled), but once they were forced to (one was okay 1♣ 2♦ (1) with the 3♥ bid), all three passed 4♦. Finally, the tie 1NT (1) 2♣ (2) Pass 2♦ (3) 2NT 3♦ 3♥ 4♦ was broken by the argument that if West could pass Pass 2♠ Pass (4) Pass Pass (2) Pass 4♥ Pass 4♦, so could East. Since those actions seemed about 3♦ Pass Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass equally poor, and since East and West appeared to (1) 15-17 HCP. Pass be peers, we decided that for this East, passing was (2) One-suited hand. (1) 10-13 HCP, 5 diamonds and a major OR a logical alternative. Therefore, the director’s ruling (3) Inquiry. 6-plus diamonds. was upheld. The committee felt that this was an (4) Break in tempo (BIT). (2) Break in tempo. extremely close decision and wished they could “split Final contract: 3♦ by West Final contract: 4♥ doubled by West the baby” with Law 12C.1.C. For different players, Table result: 3♦ making, North-South minus 110 Opening lead: ♣ 4 this decision could easily go the other way. Director ruling: 2♠ by North, making, North- Table result: Making four, North-South minus DIC: Steve Bates South plus 110 590 Chairperson: Jeff Goldsmith Committee ruling: 2♠ by North, making, North- Director ruling: 4♦ by South, making four, Committee Members: E.J. Kales, Jim Thurtell, South plus 110 North-South plus 130 Chris Moll, Danny Sprung. Facts: The director was summoned to the table Committee ruling: 4♦ by South, making four, after West’s 3♦ bid. When the director questioned North-South plus 130 APPEAL CASE 4 East-West about the hesitation, West denied any Facts: The director was summoned to the table Event: Mitchell Open BAM Teams tempo variation and East stated that he considered his after East bid 4♥. North-South stated that there was a Session: Second qualifying cards for approximately 10 seconds before passing, 10- to 15-second pause before West passed 4♦. West Subject: Unauthorized Information (UI) as compared to one minute as alleged by North- claimed the hesitation was closer to two seconds. Wayne Eggers South. The East-West agreement is that over a weak 2♦, Board 20 ♠ A K J Director’s Ruling: The director conducted a 2NT would be a natural, strong notrump hand. East- Vul: Both ♥ A 9 7 poll of players and found that none of them bid with West has no agreement concerning other 2♦ openings. Dlr: West ♦ K Q 10 West’s hand over North’s 2♠. Accordingly, pass was There was no discussion/agreement regarding the 3♥ ♣ 10 8 3 2 found to be a logical alternative and the contract was bid. After the event, East-West said that over a strong Lee De Simone Marshall Lewis changed to 2♠ by North, making two, North-South 2NT overcall, 3♥ would be forcing. ♠ 8 ♠ 9 6 5 4 2 plus 110. Director’s Ruling: Since East already had had ♥ 10 6 5 2 ♥ Q J 8 4 3 The Appeal: East-West appealed the director’s the opportunity to commit his side to game in hearts ♦ A J 7 6 4 2 ♦ — ruling. North, East and West attended the hearing. and had not done it, the director had some doubts ♣ 6 4 ♣ A 9 7 West maintained that he did not notice a hesitation, about the firmness of the East-West agreement William McFall and East adjusted his previous statement to say that concerning the forcing nature of 3♥l. This means that ♠ Q 10 7 3 the pause was less than 10 seconds. it was possible for the BIT to suggest further bidding, ♥ K The Decision: The committee found there to as opposed to passing. Accordingly, per Law 16B.1, ♦ 9 8 5 3 be an unmistakable hesitation.East’s testimony the result was adjusted to 4♦ by South, making four, ♣ K Q J 5 established that there was a break in tempo, North-South plus 130. West North East South whether it was for 10 seconds in length (his original The Appeal: East-West appealed the director’s 2♦ 2NT Pass 3♣ statement) or somewhat less (his statement in the decision, and all four players attended the hearing. Pass 3♦ (1) Pass 3♥ hearing). The hesitation demonstrably suggested a East-West stated that they had no express agreements Pass 3NT Pass Pass willingness to compete, blocking West from bidding over an intermediate 2♦ opening bid, but that both Pass 3♦ unless there was no logical alternative. Since the assumed that the defense to a weak 2♦ opener would (1) Alerted and explained as one or both four- player poll and the fact that West hadn’t doubled 2♦ apply. Those agreements are that after (2♦)-2NT-(3♦), card majors. established that pass was a logical alternative, the double shows both majors, 3♥ and 3♠ are natural Final contract: 3NT by North. director’s ruling adjusting the score to plus 110 for and forcing, and 4♦ is a transfer. Therefore, because Opening lead: ♠6 North-South was upheld. The appeal was found to 3♥ was forcing, East could not pass 4♦. West passed Table result: Making five, North-South plus 660 have merit, in part because of the disagreement over 4♦, planning to pull a double to 4♥ to show a weaker Director ruling: 4♠ by North, down one, North- whether there was a hesitation. hand than bidding 4♥ directly would show. South minus 100 However, whether West noticed a hesitation North-South contended that East didn’t have the Committee ruling: 4♠ by North, down one, or would have “always” bid 3♦ are not relevant in values for a game-forcing bid of 3♥, so he might well North-South minus 100 determining score adjustment once unauthorized have meant 3♥ to be competitive. If East wanted to Facts: The director was summoned at the end of information has been found to exist. force to game, he had had the opportunity to bid 4♥ play. East-West were initially concerned about the DIC: Bernie Gorkin (or 4♦) initially. impact of the misinformation on the opening lead Chairperson: Ron Gerard There was a disagreement about when the against 3NT. North-South play puppet Stayman over Committee Members: Gail Greenberg, Ellen director was called. East-West claimed it was at 2NT (an opening 2NT or after 2♣-2♦; 2NT). North- Kent, Richard Popper and Bruce Reeve. the end of the auction.North-South claimed it was South play Smolen over 1NT (after an opening 1NT immediately after 4♥ was bid. East-West had no or overcalling 1NT). North thought that 3♣ was notes about their methods available. regular Stayman. Daily Bulletin Thursday, November 29, 2012 Page 13

Director’s Ruling: North thought that 3♣ was WEDNESDAY STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS regular Stayman and bid 3♦ accordingly, while South 65.0 Tables thought that it was puppet Stayman. Thus had there A B C been no Alert, North would have expected South to 25.43 1 1 Michael Bodell, Santa Clara CA; Jannes van ‘t Oever, Berkeley CA 64.14% be 5-4 in the majors. With length and strength in both 19.07 2 Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Gavin Wolpert, Jupiter FL 63.37% 14.30 3 Edward Foran, Marietta GA; Scott Stearns, Elberta AL 61.03% of South’s majors, it would be normal to bid game in 10.73 4 Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Gary Cohler, Miami FL 60.39% the suit that South had shown five. The UI that North 13.47 5 2 Yanong Han, Milpitas CA; Bo Xiao, Fremont CA 60.38% possessed demonstrably suggested 3NT rather than 7.27 6 Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA; Lorraine Cable, New York NY 59.75% the alternative of 4♠. 6.36 7 Fred Hamilton, Palm Desert CA; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 59.73% Accordingly, citing Law 16B.1.a and Law 10.10 8 3 Richard Prouser, Lake Oswego OR; Tom Joyce, East Hartford CT 58.75% 12C.1.e, the director adjusted the result to 4♠ by 5.09 9 Ashraf El Sadi, Union City CA; Daniel Tataru, Walnut Creek CA 58.45% North, down one, North-South minus 100. 7.58 10 4 Linda Gruber - Bob Gruber, Camarillo CA 58.37% The Appeal: North-South appealed the ruling 4.24 11 Steve Shirey - Darlene Shirey, Fort Worth TX 57.81% and North, South and East attended the hearing. 7.42 12 5 1 Francine Dais, Sacramento CA; Thad Mikols, Huntington Bch CA 57.71% North thought that 3NT was obvious. South added 5.71 13 6 Sid Segal, Vancouver BC; Howard Rubin, North Vancouver BC 57.68% 3.78 14 Shelly Dunietz, New York NY; Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY 57.63% that there might be a diamond ruff against 4♠ and that 3.18 15 Kirubakara Moorthy, Chennai India; Uttam Gupta, Bangalore India 57.57% it was not possible for the opponents to run the club 5.48 16 Richard Baum, Baltimore MD; Mark Laken, Glyndon MD 57.56% suit. East responded by stating that if the opponents 5.57 17 7 2 Daniel Gottlieb, Burien WA; Dipak Patel, Redwood City CA 57.50% could get a diamond ruff, then his partner would have 4.70 8 J Howard Tate - F Ruth Tate, Toronto ON 57.37% only one club and they might easily have the club suit 4.77 9 Elaine DeShaw, Federal Way WA; Sharon Miller, Issaquah WA 57.21% against them. 4.17 10 3 Melih Osman Sen - Tezcan Sen, Istanbul Tunisia 56.83% The Decision: North possessed UI that 3.94 11 Adam Portley, Palo Alto CA; Jennifer Gu, Sunnyvale CA 56.66% demonstrably suggested 3NT over the logical 3.79 12 Neal Kleiner, San Pedro CA; David Peim, Torrance CA 56.65% alternative of 3♠ (or 4♥, depending on whether or 2.57 13 Bill Cubley, San Leandro CA; Terry Kellerman, Fremont CA 56.52% not North though Smolen applied). Therefore, the 3.13 4 Michael Flaster - Philip Grant, Menlo Park CA 54.97% 2.47 5 Chun Wu Wang - Cheng-Hung Yeh, Cerritos CA 53.07% contract was adjusted by the table director to 4♠, 2.72 6 Richard Nelson, Surrey BC; Shelley Burns, N Vancouver BC 52.62% down 1. North-South and their team captain should have WEDNESDAY SIDE B-A-M TEAMS recognized that 3♠ was a logical alternative to the 48 Tables bid suggested by the UI (3NT), and they should not A B C have appealed the ruling. Accordingly, the Appeals 9.68 1 Ron Rubin, Las Vegas NV; Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Paul Committee assigned them a Appeal Without Merit Street, Delray Beach FL; Barnet Shenkin, Boca Raton FL 18.00 Warning. The committee considered assigning a 6.36 2/3 Howard Piltch, South Bend IN; Michael D Alioto, Birmingham MI; procedural penalty for the blatant use of UI, but Leonard Melander, West Bloomfield MI; Robert Bitterman, decided that the AWMW was sufficient. Charlotte NC 17.00 6.36 2/3 Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA; Cenk Tuncok, Amesbury MA; Lloyd DIC: Steve Bates Arvedon, Natick MA; Sam Dinkin, Austin TX 17.00 Chairperson: Doug Doub 6.84 4/5 1 1 Jill Thompson - Josee Hammill, Toronto ON; Catharine Gilmour, Committee Members: Fred King and Marc Charlotte NC; Barbara Olsen, Burr Ridge IL 16.00 Rabinowitz. 3.57 4/5 Earl Knipfel, Moose Jaw SK; Thomas Walsh - Lil Hemeon, Saskatoon SK; Michael Rahtjen, Pompano Beach FL 16.00 2.30 6 Haruko Koshi - Hideko Takeuchi, Tokyo Japan; Hiroki Yokoi, Tokyo Yet another look back 171-003 Japan; Takako Fujimoto, Tokyo 180 Japan 15.50 5.13 2 Kazuko Takahashi, Shinjuku Ward T Japan; Kazuko Kawashima, Tokyo From a previous Fall NABC in San Francisco. Japan; Sumiko Sugino, ; Junko Tsubaki, Tokyo,157-0066 Japan 15.00 3.85 3 Eric Pan - Kai Zhou - Baixiang Liu, Burnaby BC; Jack Lee, What a croc! (2007) Richmond BC 14.50 By George Jacobs 2.51 4/8 2 Nishat Chisti, Kenosha WI; Mischel Postas - Josephine Murray, My partner, Ralph Katz, was wide awake on this Campbell CA; Karen Rice, San Jose CA 14.00 deal from the first final session of the Mitchell 1.76 4/8 Nancy Heck - Brana Hall, Los Angeles CA; Jonathan Goldberg, Board-a-Match Teams. Ralph was West. I was Saint Louis MO; David Goldfarb, Houston TX 14.00 East. 1.76 4/8 Matthew Mallory, San Diego CA; Blair Young, Littleton CO; Nelda Dlr: North ♠ K 4 Linman, Bend OR; Marisa Silverman, Aspen CO 14.00 Vul: E-W ♥ K Q J 9 1.76 4/8 Martin Sean Anastacio - Francisco Alquiros, Quezon City ♦ Q J 6 4 2 Philippines; George Francisco, Paranaque City Philippines; ♣ J 2 Angeles Quimson, Far Hills NJ 14.00 1.76 4/8 Bradley Komsthoeft, Clayton CA; Florence Yoshikawa - Tad ♠ A J 10 7 3 ♠ 9 6 2 Yoshikawa, Sunnyvale CA; Andrew Fine, Concord CA 14.00 ♥ A 8 2 ♥ 7 6 4 1.65 3/4 Nancy Rude, Santa Rosa CA; Douglas Ryan, Redwood City CA; Robert ♦ 9 5 ♦ A K 10 3 Scheidtmann, Menlo Park CA; George Paris, Atherton CA 11.50 ♣ Q 9 8 ♣ K 10 4 1.65 3/4 Linda Monroe, Rancho Santa Fe CA; Claire Steuernagel - Linda ♠ Q 8 5 Atkinson, Carlsbad CA; Drucilla Field, Encinitas CA 11.50 ♥ 10 5 3 ♦ 8 7 WEDNESDAY A/X SWISS TEAMS ♣ A 7 6 5 3 19 Tables / Based on 70 Tables West North East South A X 1♦ Pass 1NT 26.10 1 Martin Scheinberg, Riviera Beach FL; Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA; Kevin O’Donnell, Lynnfield MA; Alan Watson, Lexington MA 96.00 All Pass 20.18 2 1 Renate Hansen - Andreas Babsch, Vienna Austria; Werner Hackl, Brunn Ralph led the ♠J to dummy’s king. Ralph took Austria; Martin Rokyta, Wien A-1220 Sweden 85.00 the third round of hearts and played a diamond to 15.14 3 2 Kenneth Chatzinoff, Cinnaminson NJ; John Stonebraker, Magalia CA; dummy’s queen and my king. I returned a spade, and Randall Rubinstein, Brooklyn NY; Garth Gregory, Chico CA 74.00 Ralph took the next four tricks. I had to make two 11.01 4 Mike Levine, Boca Raton FL; Dennis McGarry, Stuart FL; Russell pitches, so I let go of a low diamond and the ♣4. Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI; Peter Weichsel, Carlsbad CA; Dennis Clerkin - After running his spades, Ralph played the ♣8 to Jerry Clerkin, Bloomington IN 69.00 the jack, my king and declarer’s ace. Declarer then 8.70 5 Claude Vogel - Ellen Gabriel, Chicago IL; Carol Frank, Burbank CA; led a low club from hand. Ralph started to play low, Deborah Thomas-Howie, Toronto ON 64.00 but he stopped to think and went up with the ♣Q, a 7.46 6 Ellis Feigenbaum, Laguna Woods CA; Barry Pritchard, Edmonton AB; Paul Sorensen - Allan Sorensen, Berwyn AB 63.00 crocodile coup to keep me from being endplayed. 11.35 7 3 Fred Chasalow, Belmont CA; Daniel Raider, San Mateo CA; Mansoor He could then cash the ♣9 and play a diamond. That Gowani, San Jose CA; Rajan Jeyakumar, Fremont CA 62.00 was three down and a win on the board. Had Ralph 8.51 4 J Peter Tripp - Penny Lane, Williston VT; Melissa Baker, West Harrison played low, I would have had to win the 10 and give NY; Marilyn Elyakin, Monroe Twp NJ 61.00 dummy a diamond trick. 6.73 5 Stephen Castellino, Castro Valley CA; Michael O’Hara, San Francisco CA; Lino D’Souza, Burlington ON; Paul Cornelius, Mountain View CA 60.00 Page 14 Thursday, November 29, 2012 Daily Bulletin

WEDNESDAY STRATIFIED DAYLIGHT SWISS TEAMS Rev in action 66 Tables On Tuesday, friends of the late Ravindra (Rev) A B C Murthy gathered during the Fall NABC to honor his 25.57 1 1 1 W Oates - P Oates, Brighton MI; Charles Hirchert - Mares memory. This deal, from the Aces on Bridge column Hirchert, Hartland MI 125.00 by Bobby Wolff, shows why Murthy was so highly 19.18 2 2 Alan Gross - Estelle Bogart, Newtown Square PA; John Dickenson, regarded as a player. At the NABC, friends attested to North Wales PA; Mike Giesler, Philadelphia PA 114.00 their high regard for him as a person. 14.38 3 Paul Nimmons - Karen Nimmons - Lucy Terrill - Elizabeth Ghrist, Houston TX 110.00 Brad Moss and Ravindra Murthy, winners of the 9.66 4/5 Martin Graf, Chevy Chase MD; Mark Shaw, Columbia MD; Stephen 1993 Nail Life Master Open Pairs, finished with a Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA 106.00 bang, racking up a 65.3% game in the second final 9.66 4/5 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Kenji session to win by more than a board. They were solid Miyakuni, Tokyo 167-004 Japan; Yukiko Tokunaga, 1800002 Japan 106.00 in the first final session, too, scoring better than 60%. 10.85 6/7 3/4 2 Barbara Ritter - Paul Weader, Sun City AZ; Paul Owen Hoge, They helped themselves with clever defense on Berkeley CA; Richard Wilmington, San Francisco CA 101.00 the following deal from the afternoon session: 10.85 6/7 3/4 John Miller, Stillwater MN; Daniel McIntyre, Saint Paul MN; Dlr: North ♠ Q 10 9 6 Thomas Knier, Burnsville MN; Frank Knier, Fargo ND 101.00 Vul: Both ♥ — 7.35 8 5 Neil Joseph Smyth, Santa Cruz CA; Phillip Rodriguez - Virginia ♦ A K 10 7 4 2 Calhoun, Aptos CA; Margaret Wahlborg, Santa Barbara CA 100.00 6.30 9 6 Paul Wegfahrt, Dublin CA; Dennis Tretheway - Teresa Duewer, ♣ 9 5 3 Livermore CA; Gary Minnig, Pleasanton CA 97.00 ♠ A K 7 ♠ J 4 2 4.65 10 Peter Gray, Ketchum ID; Joan Cremin, Paradise Valley AZ; Ulf ♥ K Q J ♥ 10 8 7 6 4 Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Haig Tchamitch, Scottsdale AZ 96.00 ♦ 9 3 ♦ 8 6 5.51 11 7 Noel Hanford, Rancho Mirage CA; Joelle Benioff - Joyce Friedman ♣ A K Q 10 6 ♣ J 4 2 - Alice Sobel, San Francisco CA 95.00 ♠ 8 5 3 4.90 12 8 Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; Dileep Bal - Vijay A Bal, Kapaa HI; ♥ A 9 5 3 2 Eileen Eastman, Sacramento CA 94.00 ♦ Q J 5 3.65 13 Carolyn Lanier - Mary Pat Gentry - Robert Morris, Houston TX; ♣ 8 7 Shawn Quinn, Sugar Land TX; Mildred Breed, Austin TX 93.00 West North East South 4.59 14 9 3 Christine Boller - Ronald Boller, Frisco CO; Deborah Monroe, Greensoro NC; Amy Lee, Toronto ON 92.00 Murthy Moss 3.69 15/17 10/12 Diogo Teixeira, Wellesley MA; Christine Halkiotis, Wellesley 1♦ Pass 1♥ Hills MA; Ghada Darawish, Toronto ON; Amy Batthish, Concord ON 90.00 Dbl 2♦ Pass 3♦ 3.69 15/17 10/12 Valerie Greenberg - Alan Greenberg, Ojai CA; David Reiter - Dbl All Pass Sedat Nassi, Hollywood FL 90.00 Moss cleared the first hurdle by passing, perhaps 3.69 15/17 10/12 Avis Morse, Fresno CA; Robert Rouch Jr - Allyson Farrell - the least of evils with his two-point hand. Actually, Carol Clarke, Visalia CA 90.00 2♥ would have been a fair contract, but it was hard to 3.15 13 Estelle Ronderos - Alvaro Ronderos, Plymouth Mtng PA; Randy reach on the auction. McGregor, Danville CA; Margot Stockie, Waterloo ON 89.00 The next problem was how to take five tricks on 2.69 14/17 Winnie Jasper - Jerry Chamberlain, Moraga CA; Kay Andersen, defense. Moss got the defense off to the best start Oakland CA; Barbara Hanson, Orinda CA 88.00 2.69 14/17 Glenn Boyce, Piedmont CA; Kathryn Von Dohre, Concord CA; Mark by leading the ♠2. Murthy false carded by winning Marty, Clayton CA; Judith Auer, Dublin OH 88.00 the ace. He then turned to clubs. Murthy cashed the 2.69 14/17 Steven Bruns, Honolulu HI; Shelly Hershberger, Kailua Kona HI; ♣A and ♣Q, on which Moss followed with the jack, Katie Fagan - Thomas Fagan, Kailua HI 88.00 hoping declarer would infer that Moss was eager for 2.69 14/17 Carol Bertz, Englewood CO; Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO; Murthy to switch back to spades. Michael Baker, Adamsville RI; James Keegan, Cambridge MA 88.00 Murthy did just that, smoothly tabling the ♠7 3.44 4 James Lopes - Bill Freeman, la Quinta CA; Garth Wilson - after cashing the second club. Declarer, taken in, Margaret Wilson, Los Altos CA 82.00 inserted the 10. Moss grabbed the jack and returned 2.36 5/7 Tish Gainey - Etty Yenni, Santa Barbara CA; Diane Mayer - Candy the spade to defeat the contract. Plus 200 was worth Smith, Boulder CO 79.00 46 out of 51 matchpoints. 2.36 5/7 Margaret Becker, Saratoga CA; Betty Rosa, US; Valerie Baldwin, Portola Valley CA; Carolyn Chaney, Emerald Hills CA 79.00 NOTE: Rev Murthy attended the Benjamin 2.36 5/7 Raymond Clemmons, Langley BC; Norma Jean Frink, Hoover AL; Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University in New Nancy West, Birmingham AL; Bill Lampton, Lincoln CA 79.00 York, not the institution mentioned in the Tuesday Daily Bulletin. FLIGHT B SWISS TEAM BRACKET 1 8 Tables / Based on 36 Tables 14.49 1 Helene Fornia, Clyde Hill WA; Alice Wegman, Bethesda MD; Phyllis Gravitz, Mercer Island WA; Diana Thompson, Bellevue WA 92.00 10.87 2 Michele Musy, Menlo Park CA; Janet Garthe, Suttons Bay MI; Helen Macdonell, Atherton CA; Anthony Trebaol, Milpitas CA 90.00 8.15 3 Catherine Miller - Hugh Miller - James Bochsler, Spring TX; Michael Lunn, Sutton England 87.00

FLIGHT B SWISS TEAM BRACKET 2 8 Tables / Based on 20 Tables 8.34 1 Amanda Jeger, Frankfurt Germany; Estera Lisker, East Quogue NY; Phil Feldman, Los Angeles CA; David Feldman, New York NY 93.00 6.26 2 David Bryant, Ashland OR; Nancy Ferguson, Greenbrae CA; William Sumner, Lawrenceville NJ; Andrew Straus, San Francisco CA; Aeron Ries, Bellingham WA 84.00 4.69 3 Margie Knickle - Glen Dexter - Peter Ineson - Carol Thompson, Halifax NS 82.00 Daily Bulletin Thursday, November 29, 2012 Page 15

FLIGHT B SWISS TEAM BRACKET 3 Tournament 8 Tables / Based on 17 Tables 7.20 1 Natalie Silverstein, Toronto ON; Marilyn Fontenot, Lake Charles LA; John Terminology 101 Thomas Kelly, Santa Monica CA; Jonna Robinson, San Jose CA 94.00 If you’re confused by the terms used to describe 5.40 2 Ken Cornelius - Mary Cornelius, Portland OR; Keith Meyer - Marci Meyer, the different types of bridge events played at clubs and Long Beach IN 91.00 tournaments, you’re not alone. Here’s a list of common 4.05 3 Susan Denenholz, East Hampton NY; Karen Pollack, Westhampton NY; Morris bridge events with explanations. Jones, Monrovia CA; Margaret Hansell, Champaign IL 87.00 Knockout Teams: an event in which a team (of four, five or six players, with four playing at a time) FLIGHT B SWISS TEAM BRACKET 4 plays another team. The losers are eliminated or 8 Tables / Based on 14 Tables 5.94 1 Larry Lasher, Moffetville CA; Wendy Dewell - Raghu Agarwal - Manju “knocked out” while the winners play other winners Agarwal, San Jose CA 101.00 until only one winning team remains. 4.46 2 Kathleen Young, Alameda CA; Patricia Taylor - Donna Barker, Walnut Creek The length of a KO match may vary from a single CA; Prudence Cain, Tucson AZ 99.00 session to a full day (the Vanderbilt and Spingold) to a 3.34 3 Stephen Lubeck, San Carlos CA; Frances Bennett, Palo Alto CA; Carl multi-day event (the Bermuda Bowl). Brunsting, Atherton CA; James Stuart-Smith, Sunnyvale CA 82.00 Bracketed Knockout Teams: a KO event in which teams are divided into groups, usually of 8, 16 FLIGHT B SWISS TEAM BRACKET 5 or 32 teams, based on their masterpoint holdings. The 8 Tables / Based on 12 Tables top group (Bracket I) and all other groups compete in a 5.00 1 Bonnie Turley, Vernon BC; Howard Montemurro, Vineland ON; Nell Magnuson, separate event with their own set of winners. Santa Rosa CA; Joanne Argyres, Cloverdale CA 85.00 3.75 2 Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA; Sheryl McEwan, Reston VA; M. David Jackson, Compact Knockout Teams: a shorter version of Alexandria VA; George Parkins, Vienna VA 83.00 Bracketed KO teams. 2.81 3 Trisha Oconnor - Marjorie Russell - Carroll Brooks, Walnut Creek CA; Lynne Swiss Teams: an event in which a team (of four, Humphrey, Moraga CA 81.00 five or six players, with four playing at a time) plays other teams in seven-, eight- or nine-board matches. FLIGHT B SWISS TEAM BRACKET 6 Team A sits North-South at Table 1 and East-West at 11 Tables Table 2 while Team B sits East-West at Table 1 and 4.70 1 Art Quey - Maureen Vasquez, San Mateo CA; Marilu Donnici - Gail Gabiati, North-South at Table 2. The results are compared and San Francisco CA 108.00 scored by International Match Points (IMPs). 3.53 2 Elliott Marshall, Los Angeles CA; Shirley Charters, Duncan BC; Delbert Pairings for the first round are random. Pairings for Haylock, Indio CA; Stuart Hoffman, Rncho Pls Vrd CA 93.00 2.64 3 Dorothy Malutta - Carl Cull - Paul Hashfield - Irene Hashfield, Aptos CA 92.00 succeeding rounds are determined by a team’s win-loss 1.98 4 Gary Waldron - Carol Foster, Laguna Beach CA; James George - Susan record or Victory Point total. George, San Clemente CA 75.00 International Match Points (IMPs): the most common method of scoring Swiss Team matches. MONDAY-WEDNESDAY SIDE GAME SERIES Scoring example: if Team A scores plus 620 for 175.00 Tables / Based on 64 Tables bidding and making 4*S* on a particular deal and 17.70 1/2 Jan Derdall, Western Springs IL 126.52% Team B scores only plus 170 (they didn’t bid the 17.70 1/2 John Derdall, Western Springs IL 126.52% game), the difference is 450, which converts to 10 9.96 3/4 Robert Marcus, Toronto ON 126.19% IMPs. The IMP chart is shown on the inside of your 9.96 3/4 Kathy Guinyou, Toronto ON 126.19% convention card. 6.26 5/6 Daniel Blaettler, Kettering OH 124.28% Victory Points (VPs): a method of scoring 6.26 5/6 Thomas Trudeau, San Antonio TX 124.28% 5.43 7 Alfred Lee, Rncho Pls Vrd CA 121.61% Swiss Team matches. After the scores are compared 9.16 8/9 Larry Mohr, Woodside CA 121.31% and converted to IMPs, the IMP total is converted 9.16 8/9 Brenda Keller, Palm Springs CA 121.31% to Victory Points. A team’s VP total may be used to 3.98 10/11 Jay Thorne, San Antonio TX 120.62% determine its next opponents and its final standing. 3.98 10/11 Art D’Entremont, Regina Beach SK 120.62% Side Game Series: a series of single-session pair 8.76 12/13 Takako Fujimoto, Tokyo 180 119.87% games that pay red points. These series include at 8.76 12/13 Hiroki Yokoi, Tokyo 171-003 119.87% least three sessions and may have as many as six. You 2.70 14 Mary Vickers, Apex NC 119.64% may play in as many sessions as you like, but only 5.51 15 Jackie Matthews, Roseville CA 119.10% pairs who play in at least two sessions are eligible for 4.27 16 Glenna Shannahan, Indian Wells CA 119.04% overall gold points. Your best two sessions are used for 2.51 17 James Griffin Jr, Cathedral City CA 117.78% determining overall winners. everyone but to be ranked only with your peers. they receive the full masterpoint award for that game. Flighted pairs: When flighting is used, the field is Each pair is assigned a stratum or “strat” based Note: A pair is eligible for only one set of divided by expertise or experience or both into several on the masterpoint holding of the partner with more masterpoint awards and automatically receives the separate games. Flight A ( “unlimited masterpoints”) masterpoints. highest award. will be open to all players while the remaining flights Example: A = 1000+ masterpoints; B = 300-1000; The second ranking compares the scores of only will be limited. Flight B might be 0-500 MPs or 0-1000 C = 0-300. the B and C pairs: The scores of the Strat A pairs are MPs while Flight C might be 0-300 or 0-500. Thus, the most experienced players are placed eliminated. Once again, if a C pair does well, they Each flight is scored individually, and masterpoint in Strat A, intermediate players in Strat B and less receive points for their finishing position in the Strat B awards are made for each flight. experienced players in Strat C. Masterpoints are results. The masterpoint holdings of the players determine awarded for placings in all strats but gold points are The third and final ranking compares the scores their flight. If one player is quite expert while his awarded only in A and B. of only the C pairs: All the scores of the Strat A and B partner is new to the game, the pair must compete in The game proceeds normally; the difference comes pairs are eliminated. Flight A. when the scores are tabulated and ranked. Strati-Flighted Pairs: The top group plays in a In flighted events, you may play up but not down. In a three-strat game, the scores are ranked three game of their own -- Flight A. The rest of the field in That means you may play in Flight A or Flight B even times. The first ranking is done as in a regular open divided into strats and plays as in a regular stratified if your masterpoint holding qualifies you for Flight C. game. These are the Strat A results. pairs. Conversely, you may not play in Flight B or Flight C if If a B or C pair does well in this ranking, they There can even be stratification within Flight A. you are a Flight A player. receive full credit for that performance. It is not all that Flight A may be listed as 3000+ MPs while Flight X Stratified Pairs: The idea is to compete against uncommon for a Strat C pair to place first overall, and may be listed as 0-3000 MPs. Page 16 Thursday, November 29, 2012 Daily Bulletin

New ways to lose QUALIFIERS IN THE 0-5000 MINI-BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 39.0 Tables Carryover By Paul Goldfinger 1 Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI; Eileen Cripps, Madison WI 565.46 All bridge players know that bidding out of turn, 2 Alan Osofsky, Palm Beach FL; Robin Taylor, Gaithersburg MD 554.36 playing a card out of turn and revoking can be costly 3 Viktor Anikovich - Rita Levin, Los Angeles CA 540.72 at the duplicate table. Those are nothing compared to 4 Mukund Thapa, Palo Alto CA; Jayendu Patel, Newton MA 534.71 the creative new ways to err that my bridge partner 5 Howard Engle, Highland Park IL; Mark Friedlander, Deerfield IL 529.96 and I came up with recently. 6 Maynard Denison - Sandy Denison, Bakersfield CA 528.35 1430 7 Sarita Mathiasen, Albany CA; Edward Frymoyer, Half Moon Bay CA 526.47 This pattern 8 Vic Quiros - Harvinder Sidhu, Scottsdale AZ 526.38 of goofs started in 9 Gregory Vance, San Francisco CA; Grant Vance, Oakland CA 525.50 a knockout at the 10 Michael Fleisher, Santa Clara CA; Melinda Foos, Campbell CA 523.18 Seaside Regional in 11 Jeff McKee, Dale TX; Greg Resz, Weatherford TX 522.54 August. I held a hand 12 Atam Lalchandani, Incline Village NV; Ravi Bhalla, Berkeley CA 519.37 with eight hearts, 13 Terry Schleppegrell, Boulder City NV; Marion Kelly, Anchorage AK 517.28 including the top 5, 14 Jack Scott, El Cerrito CA; Manfred Michlmayr, Orinda CA 513.24 the ♣A K, the ♥J and 15 Richard Logan, Diamondhead MS; Jay Segarra, Ocean Springs MS 512.94 two low diamonds. 16 Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN; Michael Schrage, Chestnut Hill MA 508.01 Thus, while I had 17 Bipin Patel, Oakland CA; Anlin Xu, Groton CT 507.40 only 18 HCPs, I had 18 Bo Liu, Little Rock AR; Somers Collins, Roland AR 506.55 a sure 10 tricks, so I 19 Charles Fortney - Kathleen Fortney, Wheaton IL 505.79 opened 2♣. We play 20 Bob Zeller, Kanata ON; Frank Wharton, London Nw3 1en England 505.00 step responses to a 2♣ 21 Suzanne Siebert - Jane Dickey, Little Rock AR 503.64 opener, 22 Ina Demme, Maple ON; Bill Kertes, Toronto ON 502.77 and it took my partner some time before he bid 23 Don McCarthy, West Kelowna BC; Glenn Cossey, Innisfail AB 501.66 3♦. Then it took me some time to figure out that he 24 Bin Liang, Fremont CA; Tanakorn Lavanakul, Dublin CA 499.81 had 16-8 high-card points. I had only 18 and we 25 Judy Zhu, Naperville IL; Peter Cheung, Fremont CA 497.56 could still be off an ace, so and I jumped to 4 NT. 26 David Meyer - Marlene Meyer, Scranton PA 497.28 We play 1430 responses, so he would be responding 27 Al Blinder, Torrance CA; Craig Zastera, Woodinville WA 496.19 as though diamonds were the trump suit. I got lucky, 28 Dick Mc Cluer, Vancouver WA; Teresa Ozias, Dallas OR 495.31 as he had the two missing aces and the ♦K, thereby 29 Lawrence Swanson, Walnut Creek CA; James Weider, Portland OR 494.98 guaranteeing 13 tricks. But he had a small lapse and 30 Paul Schwaighart, Normandy Park WA; John Aslin, Seattle WA 494.37 bid 5♣, thinking that we played 1340, not 1430. I 31 Jeffrey Boak, Bethesda MD; Kenneth Dye, Cary NC 494.26 looked at his 5♣ bid with disbelief. Here he said he 32 Fred Lerner, Markham ON; Jim Howie, Toronto ON 494.04 33 Jim Relihan, Tampa FL; Joerg Schneider, Vancouver BC 493.85 had at least 16 HCP, so we were missing at most 6 34 Eileen Smith - James McCommons, Dallas TX 493.04 points, and now he says he has only one key card. 35 Andrew Firko, Oakville ON; Eva Upper, Mississauga ON 492.91 Knowing that his bids were inconsistent, I 36 Steven Towner, Salt Lake City UT; Richard Towner, Surprise AZ 492.71 stopped at 6♥. Making seven, of course. Even though 37 William Corliss, Davis CA; Rich Perry, Auburn CA 492.39 the other team also bid only 6♥, our missing that 38 Jody Williams - Richard Williams, San Carlos CA 491.56 grand slam got our team knocked out. 39 Michael Creager, Brecksville OH; John Bacon, Shaker Heights OH 491.12 Wrong bid 40 David Weinberg, Reno NV; Han-Yu Chang, Palo Alto CA 490.50 I was next in my creativity. I opened 1♦, second 41 Ron Lien, Brea CA; Mark Tang, Seal Beach CA 489.51 hand passed, my partner responded 2♥, and fourth 42 Chris Chung, Palo Alto CA; David Corbin, Boulder CO 488.07 seat bid 2♠. When I looked down, I saw that I had 43 Leonard Doerksen - Marlene Pontifex, Winnipeg MB 488.01 inadvertently pulled 1♥ from the bidding box, not 44 Serge Aronovich - Marianne Aronovich, Tuxedo Park NY 486.51 1♦. I bid 3♦ (I had six of them) in the vain hope 45 Andrew Proczkowski - Kaz Walewski, Edmonton AB 486.48 that my partner would understand my error. Not 46 Richard Ferrin - Dale Sanders, Washington DC 486.34 surprisingly, he bid 3♥. My partner, after all, had 47 Lynn Shannon, Los Gatos CA; Lynn Yokel, Campbell CA 484.52 three hearts, so he was “sure” we had an eight-card 48 Russell Fox, Las Vegas NV; Spencer Sun, San Jose CA 483.71 fit. I had only three hearts, so I tried 4♦. Partner did 49 Amr Elghamry, Monrovia CA; Paul Nason, Los Angeles CA 483.20 pass, but we were one two high and I went down. 50 Anam Tebha, Las Vegas NV; Cristal Nell, Redmond WA 482.54 3NT was cold. 51 Valerie Vaughan - Martin Deneroff, New York NY 482.47 1430, again 52 Stuart Goodgold - Ken Imboden, San Jose CA 481.75 On the first deal of a knockout at the Olympia 53 Wayne Karson, Culver City CA; Harvey Katz, Marina del Rey CA 481.43 Regional, my partner opened 1NT (15-17). I had five 54 Marina Polestra, Boston MA; Sheila Balson, San Francisco CA 481.29 spades, four hearts and 16 HCP, so I thought slam 55 Hy Chansky, Las Vegas NV; Molly Tinsley, Ashland OR 481.11 was likely. First, I bid 2♣ to see if we had a fit in a 56 Alix Taylor, Lincoln MA; Rick Holcomb, Malden MA 480.95 major. When partner responded 2♥, I went directly 57 Teresa Boyd, Lafayette CA; Dan Scarola, Oakland CA 479.27 to 4 NT. Partner responded 5♥, showing two key 58 Daren Kuo - Kou-Ping Cheng, Saratoga CA 479.12 cards without the trump queen. I had only one key 59 Kimberly Fanady - Steven Kipperman, San Francisco CA 478.73 card, which meant we were off two, and I stopped 60 Vincent Bates, Boulder CO; Paul Flanders, Longmont CO 477.61 at 5♥. Unfortunately, partner was thinking notrump, 61 Robert Levey - Jimmy Ritzenberg, Bethesda MD 477.46 not hearts. His response was about aces only – he 62 Robert Bertoni, Haverhill MA; Peter Manzon, Waltham MA 476.65 was showing two of them. He had the ♥K as well, so 63 Edith DeShaw - Amy DeShaw, Seattle WA 474.36 we had all five key cards. Had I known that, I would 64 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC 474.16 have bid 6♥ (he made seven). Fortunately, we did 65 C. Valerie Gamio, Pls Vrds Pnsl CA; Maris Zilant, North Miami FL 474.04 very well during the rest of the knockout and won 66 Alex Stagner, Menlo Park CA; John Rollin, Hayward CA 473.82 the round. But it was an awful feeling for both of us 67 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN 473.41 to know we missed a makeable slam on the very first 68 Franklin Gonzalez, Menlo Park CA; Henryk Szejnwald, Los Altos CA 473.05 board of the match. 69 James Merzon, Templeton CA; Prudence Saunders, Palo Alto CA 471.97 A slip of the fingers 70 Rick Turner, Los Angeles CA; Alyssa Kennedy, Marina Del Rey CA 471.51 Same knockout, round two. My partner again 71 Faiz Nadir - David Johnson, Calgary AB 470.75 showed creativity when he meant to play the ♣J and 72 Kathie Macnab - Bill Halliday, Halifax NS 469.11 73 Stephen Cooper, Toronto ON; Henry Sigal, Piedmont CA 468.81 inadvertently pulled the adjacent ♦A from his hand. 74 Kasmer Andreychuk, Yorkton SK; Charlotte Blum, La Jolla CA 468.43 Although he realized his error before the card hit the 75 Judy Rimer, La Jolla CA; Christopher Young, San Diego CA 468.19 table, declarer, sitting on his left, saw the ace, as did 76 Kevin Young - Peter Worby, Regina SK 467.04 I. The director was called and ruled that the ♦A was 77 Barbara Schultz, Shawnigan Lake BC; Anita Morse, North Vancouver BC 466.94 a played card. As a result of this error, declarer was 78 Elizabeth Marcus, San Francisco CA; Martin Hertz, Oakland CA 466.54 able to make a discard on dummy’s ♦K, scoring an otherwise unmakeable game. Losing 10 IMPs on that board only added to our loss in that knockout round. Asleep at the switch The very next morning, we were out of the continued on page 17 Daily Bulletin Thursday, November 29, 2012 Page 17

SENIOR MIXED PAIRS QUALIFIERS knockout and now playing in a side game. It was my 65.0 Tables Carryover turn to find a new way to blow a good round. I held 1 John Mohan, Las Vegas NV; Rose Meltzer, Chapel Hill NC 1278.28 seven good clubs, a doubleton ♥A, a doubleton ♦K 2 Bernace De Young, Miami FL; Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA 1260.83 and two low spades. 3 Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA; Andrew Vinock, Woodland Hills CA 1217.72 I was thinking about opening a gambling 3NT 4 Janet Robertson, Timonium MD; Ron Feldman, Redondo Beach CA 1209.72 when the dealer on my right played a Pass card. Next 5 Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL 1204.90 thing I knew, I was looking at a Pass card on the table 6 Steven Cooper - Kitty Cooper, Lakeside CA 1198.74 in front of me. I have no memory of picking that card 7 Franklin Lowenthal, Pleasanton CA; Jean Barry, Livermore CA 1197.76 8 Richard Meffley, Fresno CA; Jo Ginsberg, San Francisco CA 1187.96 up and putting it on the table. Before the next person 9 Phebe Packer, Phoenix AZ; Frank Leonard, Tempe AZ 1184.88 bid, I announced that my Pass was in error and 10 Paul Benedict, Pikesville MD; Lynn Jones, Timonium MD 1181.10 the director was called. He said that pulling a Pass 11 Louis Sachar - Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX 1180.26 card wasn’t like making the wrong bid, so the Pass 12/13 Betsey Schneider, San Carlos CA; Robert Ng, Millbrae CA 1179.24 was required to stand. Although we wound up in a 12/13 Ronald Tracy, Edmonds WA; Barbara Nist, Seatac WA 1179.24 makeable 3♣ contract, that earned a poor result when 14 Lowell Andrews, Huntington Bch CA; Theresa Martell, Newport Beach CA 1174.62 3NT made four. 15/16 Cameron Doner, Richmond BC; Veronica McMurdie, Sacramento CA 1165.85 That error on my part kept us from earning points 15/16 Stephen Rzewski, South Dennis MA; Margie Sullivan, Sagamore Beach MA 1165.85 in that side game. 17 Philip Benner - Carolyn Benner, El Dorado Hills CA 1158.72 Wrong trick count 18 Gail Greenberg - Jeff Hand, New York NY 1158.71 19 Larry Pocock, New Westminster BC; Lynda Cole, Anacortes WA 1157.68 We played one more side game that afternoon. 20 Chris Moll, Raleigh NC; Morella Pacheco, Pompano Beach FL 1154.60 My partner was declarer at 3NT and saw his way to 21 Carol Stewart, Henderson NV; Paul Ivaska, Las Vegas NV 1152.55 nine tricks. As a result, he didn’t try a risky play for 22 Linda Friedman - Daniel Friedman, Orinda CA 1142.24 an overtrick that might have given the lead to the 23 David Caprera - Anne Brenner, Denver CO 1134.16 danger hand. Unfortunately, one of his nine “tricks” 24 Linda Tipton - V Jay Tipton, Irvine CA 1133.34 was turned the wrong way and he only had eight. 25 Tom Reid, Gilbert AZ; Ellen Hessel, San Antonio TX 1133.33 Down one. 26 Helene Bauman, Arlington VA; Arnie Frankel, Laurel MD 1131.74 A great error 27 Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA; David Siebert, Little Rock AR 1130.49 There was one time in a knockout about six 28 Elaine Landow - Craig Robinson, Lansdale PA 1129.97 months ago that a bidding error turned out to be 29 Robert Perlsweig, Woodland Hills CA; Pam Wittes, Venice CA 1129.46 30 Sandra Fraser - Doug Fraser, Victoria BC 1128.43 helpful. After asking for aces and then kings, my 31 Hjordis Sigurjonsdottir, Reykjavik 109 Iceland; Kristjan Blondal, Kopavogur Iceland 1121.26 partner thought I had one more king than I really 32 Bobby Wolff - Judy Kay-Wolff, Las Vegas NV 1114.58 held, and he put me in 7♠. Fortunately, things broke 33 Barry Harper, Regina SK; Fay Teal, Mesa AZ 1113.55 well and the grand slam made. The other team 34 Bob Glasson - Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ 1113.16 stopped at a small slam and the difference for that 35 Lynne O’Neill - Pat Chapman, San Diego CA 1108.26 one board was enough for us to advance to the 36 William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Ellen Kozlove, Louisville KY 1106.88 knockout final. Once in a great while an error can 37 Peter Golitzen - Kathy Golitzen, Kailua-Kona HI 1104.83 work out well. 38 Darwin Afdahl - Kay Afdahl, Oro Valley AZ 1100.65 Conclusion 39 Bryan Maksymetz, Vancouver BC; Pamela Rattenbury, West Vancouver BC 1100.21 Bad plays, bidding errors, mental lapses, 40 Margot Hennings, Annandale VA; Paul Janicki, Markham ON 1096.62 41 Peter Lesnik, Burke VA; Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 1094.05 forgetting conventions, fat fingers and just plain 42 Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL; Suzanne Dunn, Crystal Lake IL 1092.89 dumb plays are all part of the game. Just hope that 43 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Mary Savko, Tequesta FL 1092.70 the opponents make more than you do. All I know 44 Stephen Shane, White Plains NY; Mickie Kivel, Potomac Falls VA 1092.18 is that if my partner and I keep learning from our 45 Joe Quinn, Sugar Land TX; Petra Hamman, Dallas TX 1090.97 mistakes, then for sure we’re going to continue to 46 Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Joanne Minken-Levy, Los Angeles CA 1089.43 learn for many, many years to come. 47 Michael Yuen, Vancouver BC; June Pocock, New Westminster BC 1086.87 One final thought: If you can’t laugh at your 48 Lynda Rosenblatt, Passaic NJ; Marvin Rosenblatt, Hartford CT 1083.28 mistakes, you shouldn’t play bridge. 49 Maurice De La Salle - Susan Culham, Edmonton AB 1083.27 50 Diana Holt, Palm Beach Fl FL; Boris Baran, Cote Saint-Luc QC 1082.78 51 Nancy Passell, Plano TX; Bryan Storey, Frisco TX 1081.76 52 Peter Rank, Palm Springs CA; Rhoda Walsh, Palm Desert CA 1080.19 Electronic Device Policy 53 Janis Rush - Harold Lilie, Las Vegas NV 1078.66 1. For all NABC+ rated events at NABCs: 54 Suzi Subeck, Glenview Nas IL; Stanton Subeck, Glenview IL 1077.63 55 David Wheeler, Palo Alto CA; Marolyn Imaoka-Yancey, San Jose CA 1077.39 Electronic devices, 56 Leslie Strong, Santa Ynez CA; Gerald Fox, Napa CA 1075.58 including but not limited 57 Jeff Schuett - Ginny Schuett, Riverwoods IL 1075.57 to, phones, cameras, 58 Melvin Marcus, Waltham MA; Rena Lieberman, North Easton MA 1075.07 PDAs, and others capable 59 Martin Hinds - Carreen Hinds, Bakersfield CA 1075.06 of sending or receiving 60 Nancy Kornegay - Stephen Kornegay, N Richlnd Hls TX 1073.52 electronic communication 61/62 Michael Edwards, Rock Island IL; Cookie Hoberman, Omaha NE 1072.50 are excluded from the 61/62 David Wakeman - Rita Wakeman, Irvine CA 1072.50 playing areas during any 63 Barry Gorski - Kathleen Del Corso, Reading PA 1071.99 session of play. This does 64 Mark Bennett - Iku Donnelly, Honolulu HI 1071.48 not apply to health-related 65 Andrew De Leon, Laguna Hills CA; Patricia Menefee, Laguna Niguel CA 1071.03 66 Jim Leary - Pat Leary, Livermore CA 1070.96 equipment. 67 Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD; Georgiana Gates, Houston TX 1070.39 2. For all events at an NABC other than a NABC+ 68/69 Cindy Bernstein, Matthews NC; Jim Gobert, New York NY 1069.42 rated event: Except for health‑related equipment, 68/69 Maritha Pottenger, San Diego CA; Paul Foster, Carlsbad CA 1069.42 or by permission of the Director‑in‑Charge of the 70 Michael Cassel II, Roseville MN; Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA 1068.91 tournament, cell phones, audible pagers or similar 71 Dennis Lee - Susan Lee, Smithers BC 1068.88 equipment may not be operated or operable in any 72 Barbara Shnier - Mark Liberman, Toronto ON 1068.39 manner in the playing area during a session of play. 73 Phyllis Harlan - Bill Harlan, Oklahoma City OK 1066.86 Any such equipment must not be visible during 74 Dan Romm, Seattle WA; Helen Abbott, Mercer Island WA 1064.19 the session. Sponsoring organizations of other 75 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Chris Benson, Le Roy IL 1063.78 ACBL‑sanctioned events are encouraged to adopt a 76 Phyllis Yates - Raymond Sachs, San Diego CA 1062.56 77 John Bromberg - Beth Bromberg, Dallas TX 1061.21 similar policy. 78 Joanne Merry - John Jefferson, Davis CA 1061.19 3. These restrictions in numbers 1 and 2 above 79 Sharon Anderson, Eagan MN; Jeffrey Taylor, Eugene OR 1060.19 apply to all pairs, team members, captains, coaches, 80/81 Barbara Lehman, Glenview IL; Craig Jacobson, Skokie IL 1059.16 play recorders (except those designated by ACBL) and 80/81 Arun Savara - Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI 1059.16 kibitzers and are in force throughout any actual playing 82 Mickie Chambers, Atlanta GA; Joe Gottler, Elberta AL 1057.85 session or segment of play. 83 Ann Borgschulte, Lexington MA; Francisco Bernal, Miami FL 1057.65 4. A violation of any of the restrictions in numbers 84/85 Alan Gailfus - Debbie Gailfus, Carlsbad CA 1057.62 1 and 2 above will result in a disciplinary penalty 84/85 Jean Ludwig - Jonathan Greenspan, New York NY 1057.62 of one full board (12 IMPs at that form of scoring) 86 Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR; Sylvia Caley, Montreal QC 1056.82 for the first offense. A second offense will result in 87 Shirley Blum, Fresno CA; George Whitworth, Coarsegold CA 1055.24 88 William Pollack - Rozanne Pollack, New York NY 1055.05 disqualification from the event for the pair/team. 89 Ron Haack, New York NY; Jill Marshall, Port Chester NY 1053.00 Kibitzers violating this policy will be removed from 90 Lewis Himmell - Rhoda Himmell, Beverly Hills CA 1052.18 the playing area for the remainder of the session. 91 Mary Oshlag - Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN 1050.43 Page 18 Thursday, November 29, 2012 Daily Bulletin

92 Joseph Kivel - Marilyn Kivel, Newport Coast CA 1050.10 93 Muriel Altus - Philip Altus, Tampa FL 1049.92 USBF Sponsorship 94 Sondra Schubiner, Franklin MI; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 1049.40 95 Jennifer Jones, Santa Rosa CA; Laurence Hansen, Healdsburg CA 1049.07 opportunities 96 Joseph Murray - Ricki Rogers, Mt Laurel NJ 1048.90 97 Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL; Ed Schulte, Tampa FL 1047.67 The USBF is accepting proposals from 98 Steve Mansfield, Seattle WA; Janet Daling, Sun Lakes AZ 1046.84 individuals or companies interested in 99/100 Ellen Kent - Robert Kent, Marina Del Rey CA 1044.79 99/100 Ronald Resnick, Kula HI; Ann Labe, Carlsbad CA 1044.79 having the name or memory of a loved one 101 Thomas Stern, San Francisco CA; Bonnie Macbride, Lafayette CA 1044.27 or other deserving person associated with 102 Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw 0 Poland; Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV 1043.60 one or more of the three annual United 103 Jim Reiman, Mansfield OH; Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL 1042.55 States Bridge Championships – Open, 104 John Kissinger - Susan Kissinger, San Clemente CA 1042.22 Women’s and Seniors. USBCs determine 105 Bud Marsh - Marianne Spanier, Scottsdale AZ 1041.86 participants in World Championships in 106 Jerry Ranney - Jane Ranney, Morrison CO 1041.20 107 Jane Basilico, Santa Cruz CA; Wayne Gergen, Minneapolis MN 1037.09 the three competitions. 108 Gilbert Stinebaugh, Van Nuys CA; Joan Rubin, Encino CA 1036.58 An example of a sponsored event might 109 Sharon Meng-Horton, Dade City FL; Wayne Eggers, Woodridge IL 1035.96 be the Helen Sobel U.S. Women’s Bridge 110 Patrick Dunn - Polly Dunn, Bellevue WA 1035.55 Championship. The USBF is a qualified 111 Warren Cederborg - Suzanne Cederborg, Visalia CA 1034.01 IRS Code section 501(C)(3) entity, so 112 Jan Soules - Gary Soules, Elk Grove CA 1032.22 contributions may be tax deductible, but 113 Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA; Aruna Desu, Redwood City CA 1031.96 114/115 Donna Swarthout - Dave Swarthout, San Antonio TX 1030.42 potential sponsors are advised to consult 114/115 William Aeschbacher, Salt Lake City UT; Ann Morin, Park City UT 1030.42 their tax preparers on this matter. 116 Linda Smoak - J Fletcher Smoak, Roanoke VA 1026.51 The proposal should specify the following 117 Judy Chapman, Edmonton AB; Alex Fowlie, San Marcos CA 1025.42 information: The name of the Sponsor, the 118 Helene Drake - George Drake, Phoenix AZ 1021.19 event to be sponsored, the number of years 119 William Garrard Jr - Donna Garrard, Irving TX 1019.64 the sponsorship will be in effect, the total 120 Glenn Eisenstein - Peggy Ellis, New York NY 1018.62 121 Brian Trent - Linda Trent, Fullerton CA 1012.46 amount of sponsorship funds (all payable 122 Tom Breed, Kingwood TX; Janet Macchi, Statham GA 1010.92 in advance) and the amount of sponsorship 123 Marc Rabinowitz, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Linda McGarry, Stuart FL 1010.41 contribution for the entire time the naming 124 Ellie Hanlon, Tequesta FL; Richard Popper, Wilmington DE 1009.38 rights are in effect. 125 Margaret Ferguson, Bonita Springs FL; Peter Lit, Elk CA 1008.36 Proposals should be sent as soon 126 Tania Reyes Hiller, Shrub Oak NY; Ed Ulman, Portland OR 1007.84 as possible to Barbara Nudelman at 127 Jack Lacy, Lago Vista TX; Sally Clark, Carlsbad CA 1005.79 128 Chet Young, Alameda CA; Lois Low Tan, San Francisco CA 1005.62 [email protected] 129 Michaele Olesen, Scottsdale AZ; Jon King, Balboa Island CA 1005.27 130 Manuela Marani, Los Gatos CA; Ove Jonsson, St-Aubin Switzerland 1005.19

SENIOR MIXED PAIRS 2ND QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS EEE FFF LLL EAST-WEST 1 John Mohan, Las Vegas NV; Rose Meltzer, Chapel Hill NC 64.52% 1 Steven Cooper - Kitty Cooper, Lakeside CA 60.12% 2 Bernace De Young, Miami FL; Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA 63.82% 2 Nancy Kornegay - Stephen Kornegay, N Richlnd Hls TX 59.06% 3 Patti Hartley, Kirkland WA; David Hildebrand, Lake Forest Par WA 59.77% 3 Barbara Lehman, Glenview IL; Craig Jacobson, Skokie IL 57.69% 4 Louis Sachar - Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX 59.51% 4 Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA; David Siebert, Little Rock AR 56.98% 5 Gail Greenberg - Jeff Hand, New York NY 59.16% 5 Arun Savara - Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI 56.88% 6 Ronald Tracy, Edmonds WA; Barbara Nist, Seatac WA 59.11% 6 Michael Cassel II, Roseville MN; Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA 56.63% 7 Jim Leary - Pat Leary, Livermore CA 57.79% 7 Maurice De La Salle - Susan Culham, Edmonton AB 55.57% 8 Bryan Maksymetz, Vancouver BC; Pamela Rattenbury, West Vancouver BC 57.39% 8 Michael Yuen, Vancouver BC; June Pocock, New Westminster BC 54.71% 9 Sheila Pies, Osprey FL; Albert Shrive, Dalton PA 56.17% 9 Mary Oshlag - Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN 54.45% 10 Muriel Altus - Philip Altus, Tampa FL 55.42% 10 Robert Perlsweig, Woodland Hills CA; Pam Wittes, Venice CA 53.64% 11 Suzi Subeck, Glenview Nas IL; Stanton Subeck, Glenview IL 54.55% 11 Daniel Fong, Rancho Cordova CA; Joan Garcia, Stockton CA 53.49% 12 William Aeschbacher, Salt Lake City UT; Ann Morin, Park City UT 52.13% 12 William Hall, Thousand Oaks CA; Judy Pede, Grass Valley CA 53.09% 13 Sharon Anderson, Eagan MN; Jeffrey Taylor, Eugene OR 51.52% 13 Elaine Landow - Craig Robinson, Lansdale PA 52.83% 14/15 William Garrard Jr - Donna Garrard, Irving TX 51.21% 14 Mark Bennett - Iku Donnelly, Honolulu HI 52.48% 14/15 Michael Ranis - Susan Wexler, New York NY 51.21% 15 Cindy Bernstein, Matthews NC; Jim Gobert, New York NY 52.33% 16 Lowell Andrews, Huntington Bch CA; Theresa Martell, Newport Beach CA 50.15% 16 Maritha Pottenger, San Diego CA; Paul Foster, Carlsbad CA 51.21% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS MMM NNN OOO EAST-WEST 1 Betsey Schneider, San Carlos CA; Robert Ng, Millbrae CA 63.82% 1 Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA; Andrew Vinock, Woodland Hills CA 66.65% 2 Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL 58.25% 2 Phebe Packer, Phoenix AZ; Frank Leonard, Tempe AZ 60.53% 3 William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Ellen Kozlove, Louisville KY 57.74% 3 Philip Benner - Carolyn Benner, El Dorado Hills CA 59.77% 4 Martin Hinds - Carreen Hinds, Bakersfield CA 57.49% 4 Sandra Fraser - Doug Fraser, Victoria BC 57.89% 5 Paul Benedict, Pikesville MD; Lynn Jones, Timonium MD 56.83% 5 Carol Stewart, Henderson NV; Paul Ivaska, Las Vegas NV 57.14% 6 William Pollack - Rozanne Pollack, New York NY 55.36% 6 Andrew De Leon, Laguna Hills CA; Patricia Menefee, Laguna Niguel CA 56.17% 7 Judi Callaham, Fair Oaks CA; John Chan, Sacramento CA 55.16% 7 Ron Haack, New York NY; Jill Marshall, Port Chester NY 56.07% 8 Jeff Schuett - Ginny Schuett, Riverwoods IL 54.61% 8 Peter Rank, Palm Springs CA; Rhoda Walsh, Palm Desert CA 54.55% 9/10 Barry Harper, Regina SK; Fay Teal, Mesa AZ 54.45% 9 Gilbert Stinebaugh, Van Nuys CA; Joan Rubin, Encino CA 54.45% 9/10 Richard Meffley, Fresno CA; Jo Ginsberg, San Francisco CA 54.45% 10 Tania Reyes Hiller, Shrub Oak NY; Ed Ulman, Portland OR 54.00% 11 Janice Nakao - Thomas Quinlan, San Mateo CA 54.30% 11 Barbara Shnier - Mark Liberman, Toronto ON 53.24% 12 Ellen Kent - Robert Kent, Marina Del Rey CA 54.20% 12 Melvin Marcus, Waltham MA; Rena Lieberman, North Easton MA 52.93% 13 Lee De Simone, Paso Robles CA; Marshall Lewis, Cleveland Hgts OH 54.10% 13/14 Jim O’Neil, Cupertino CA; Kathleen Harper, Woodside CA 51.87% 14 Larry Pocock, New Westminster BC; Lynda Cole, Anacortes WA 52.58% 13/14 Ann Gardner - Alan Gardner, Floral Park NY 51.87% 15 Peter Golitzen - Kathy Golitzen, Kailua-Kona HI 52.38% 15/16 Donna Swarthout - Dave Swarthout, San Antonio TX 51.82% 16 Joe Quinn, Sugar Land TX; Petra Hamman, Dallas TX 52.23% 15/16 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Chris Benson, Le Roy IL 51.82% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS PPP QQQ RRR EAST-WEST 1 Linda Friedman - Daniel Friedman, Orinda CA 62.65% 1 Tom Reid, Gilbert AZ; Ellen Hessel, San Antonio TX 62.30% 2 Franklin Lowenthal, Pleasanton CA; Jean Barry, Livermore CA 62.25% 2 Stephen Rzewski, South Dennis MA; Margie Sullivan, Sagamore Beach MA 60.83% 3 Janet Robertson, Timonium MD; Ron Feldman, Redondo Beach CA 57.95% 3 Helene Bauman, Arlington VA; Arnie Frankel, Laurel MD 60.37% 4 Chris Moll, Raleigh NC; Morella Pacheco, Pompano Beach FL 56.98% 4 Cameron Doner, Richmond BC; Veronica McMurdie, Sacramento CA 58.50% 5 Darwin Afdahl - Kay Afdahl, Oro Valley AZ 56.68% 5 John Dicks - Shirley Dicks, Saint Charles MO 58.30% 6 Chet Young, Alameda CA; Lois Low Tan, San Francisco CA 56.02% 6 Hjordis Sigurjonsdottir, Reykjavik 109 Iceland; Kristjan Blondal, Kopavogur Iceland 58.15% 7 Mickie Chambers, Atlanta GA; Joe Gottler, Elberta AL 55.36% 7 Joanne Merry - John Jefferson, Davis CA 57.44% 8 Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL; Ed Schulte, Tampa FL 55.01% 8 Dan Romm, Seattle WA; Helen Abbott, Mercer Island WA 55.77% 9 Phyllis Harlan - Bill Harlan, Oklahoma City OK 54.55% 9 Linda Tipton - V Jay Tipton, Irvine CA 55.72% 10 Nancy Passell, Plano TX; Bryan Storey, Frisco TX 54.20% 10 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Mary Savko, Tequesta FL 55.16% 11 Joseph Kivel - Marilyn Kivel, Newport Coast CA 53.95% 11 Phyllis Yates - Raymond Sachs, San Diego CA 53.95% 12 Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD; Georgiana Gates, Houston TX 53.59% 12 Jan Soules - Gary Soules, Elk Grove CA 53.69% 13 Bob Glasson - Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ 52.78% 13 Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ; Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 53.44% 14 Diana Holt, Palm Beach Fl FL; Boris Baran, Cote Saint-Luc QC 52.73% 14 Nina Lubick, Fullerton CA; Robert Bjorge, Bellingham WA 51.92% 15 Rhonda Monro, Beverly Hills MI; Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD 52.63% 15 Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR; Sylvia Caley, Montreal QC 51.87% 16/17 Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL; Suzanne Dunn, Crystal Lake IL 52.02% 16 Linda Smoak - J Fletcher Smoak, Roanoke VA 51.82% 16/17 David Wheeler, Palo Alto CA; Marolyn Imaoka-Yancey, San Jose CA 52.02%

KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 4TH QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS B C D E F G EAST-WEST 1 Juan Carlos Ventin, 08021 Barcelona Spain; Frederic Wrang, Stockholm 1 Sweden 65.96% 1 David Smith - Sharon Osberg, Tiburon CA 66.58% 2 Hendrik Sharples, Brush Prairie WA; Gerry Marshall, Las Varas Mexico 62.34% 2 Mark Leonard, Long Beach CA; Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON 64.84% 3 Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA 61.79% 3 Steven Lawrence - Ilya Kuzkin, Calgary AB 63.16% 4 Jerry Stamatov, Sofia Bulgaria; Diyan Danailov, Sofia 1799 Bulgaria 61.51% 4 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Harlan Hullinger, San Francisco CA 62.74% 5 Srikanth Kodayam, Fremont CA; Nick Bykov, Stockton CA 61.49% 5 John Adams, Silver Spring MD; Sylvia Shi, Baltimore MD 60.96% 6 Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Marion Michielsen, 3024 AM Rotterd Netherlands 59.92% 6/7 Bar Tarnovski - Eliran Argelazi, Rishon Lezion Israel 58.97% 7 Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT; John Rengstorff, New York NY 58.19% 6/7 Hua Poon, Singapore 31022 Singapore; Sui Sim Lian, Singapore Singapore 58.97% 8 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Walter Lee, Sudbury MA 57.72% 8 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 58.89% 9 Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY; Martin Schaltz, Odense 5000 Denmark 57.40% 9/10 Anders Hagen, Copenhagen Denmark; Dennis Bilde, Aarhus C 8000 Denmark 58.77% 10 Jared Lilienstein, New York NY; Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC 57.39% 9/10 Jessica Larsson, Stockholm 11321 Sweden; Kathrine Bertheau, Taby Sweden 58.77% 11 Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ; Martin Fleisher, New York NY 57.12% 11 Michael Rosenberg - Debbie Rosenberg, Cupertino CA 57.14% 12 Richard Coren, Delray Beach FL; Robert Levin, Henderson NV 56.57% 12 Michael Moss, New York NY; Brad Moss, Denver CO 56.17% 13 Chip Martel - Jan Martel, Davis CA 56.14% 13 Sheri Winestock - Fred Gitelman, Las Vegas NV 56.02% 14/15 Dana Berkowitz, New York NY; Bronia Jenkins, Vero Beach FL 56.09% 14 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL 55.74% 14/15 Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA; Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA 56.09% 15 John Hurd, New York NY; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 55.49% 16 David Gold, Reading R Great Britain; Michael Polowan, New York NY 55.72% 16 Dale Johannesen - Lynn Johannesen, Saratoga CA 54.67% 17 Eric Rodwell - Donna Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 54.57% 17 Bill Jacobson, Beachwood OH; Frank Treiber III, Toledo OH 54.40% 18 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY 54.35% 18 Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Jessica Piafsky, New York NY 54.05% 19 Joe Grue - Justin Lall, Las Vegas NV 54.17% 19/20 Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR 53.65% 20 Choon Chou Loo, Singapore 60027 Singapore; Kelvin Ng, Singapore Singapore 53.82% 19/20 Pamela Miller - James Rasmussen, Cambridge MA 53.65% 21 Alexander Hadzhiev, Varna Bulgaria Bulgaria; Kalin Karaivanov, Varna Bulgaria 53.77% 21 Cecilia Rimstedt, 43335 Partille Sweden; Hansa Narasimhan, Los Altos Hills CA 52.92% 22 Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL 53.65% 22 James Cayne, New York NY; Michael Seamon, Dania FL 52.67% 23 Johan Upmark, 115 58 Stockho Sweden; Hakan Nilsson, West Palm Beach FL 53.40% 23 Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY; Lewis Gamerman, Westwood MA 52.00% 24 Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT; Jon Sveindal, Bergen Norway 52.82% 24 Marc Levine, Lubbock TX; Chris Compton, Dallas TX 51.90% 25 Chris Larsen, Laguna Woods CA; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 52.27% 25 Tuna Aluf - Namik Kokten, Istanbul Turkey 51.82% 26 Mike Cappelletti, Winter Park FL; Stephen Apodaca, Santa Fe NM 52.25% 26 Herman Drenkelford, Amsterdam Netherlands; Frank Bakkeren, Oisterwyk Netherlands 51.50% 27 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 52.15% 27 Christal Henner-Welland - Uday Ivatury, New York NY 51.47% 28 Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA; Len Vishnevsky, San Francisco CA 52.12% 28/29 Hemant Lall, Dallas TX; Reese Milner, Los Angeles CA 51.37% 29 David Kendrick, Royston Herts England; Patrick Collins, Kent England 52.07% 28/29 Leo Bell, Long Beach CA; James Tritt, Fresno CA 51.37% 30 Gordon Zind - David Sabourin, Ottawa ON 51.62% 30 Mikael Groenkvist, Orebro 70360 Sweden; Mikael Rimstedt, Halmstad 30571 Sweden 51.05% 31 Rene Stienen - Elly Schippers, Amstelveen Netherlands 51.02% 31 Laura Dekkers, Netherlands; Meike Wortel, Amsterdam Netherlands 50.92% Daily Bulletin Thursday, November 29, 2012 Page 19

0-5000 MINI-BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 2ND SEMIFINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS H I J K L M EAST-WEST 1 Marina Polestra, Boston MA; Sheila Balson, San Francisco CA 64.51% 1 Viktor Anikovich - Rita Levin, Los Angeles CA 65.91% 2 David Weinberg, Reno NV; Han-Yu Chang, Palo Alto CA 64.09% 2 Charles Fortney - Kathleen Fortney, Wheaton IL 64.91% 3 Suzanne Siebert - Jane Dickey, Little Rock AR 62.79% 3 Jack Scott, El Cerrito CA; Manfred Michlmayr, Orinda CA 62.41% 4 Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI; Eileen Cripps, Madison WI 61.91% 4 Jeff McKee, Dale TX; Greg Resz, Weatherford TX 60.54% 5 Alan Osofsky, Palm Beach FL; Robin Taylor, Gaithersburg MD 60.64% 5 Amr Elghamry, Monrovia CA; Paul Nason, Los Angeles CA 60.31% 6 Michael Fleisher, Santa Clara CA; Melinda Foos, Campbell CA 58.94% 6 Dick Mc Cluer, Vancouver WA; Teresa Ozias, Dallas OR 60.16% 7 Vic Quiros - Harvinder Sidhu, Scottsdale AZ 57.82% 7 Anam Tebha, Las Vegas NV; Cristal Nell, Redmond WA 59.92% 8 Thomas Moran - Marcia Moran, Mesa AZ 57.62% 8 Kimberly Fanady - Steven Kipperman, San Francisco CA 59.02% 9 Atam Lalchandani, Incline Village NV; Ravi Bhalla, Berkeley CA 57.47% 9 Richard Logan, Diamondhead MS; Jay Segarra, Ocean Springs MS 58.89% 10 Maynard Denison - Sandy Denison, Bakersfield CA 57.17% 10 Valerie Vaughan - Martin Deneroff, New York NY 58.37% 11 Gregory Vance, San Francisco CA; Grant Vance, Oakland CA 56.97% 11 Howard Engle, Highland Park IL; Mark Friedlander, Deerfield IL 57.67% 12 Andrew Proczkowski - Kaz Walewski, Edmonton AB 56.77% 12 Bipin Patel, Oakland CA; Anlin Xu, Groton CT 57.07% 13/14 Lawrence Swanson, Walnut Creek CA; James Weider, Portland OR 56.29% 13 Leonard Doerksen - Marlene Pontifex, Winnipeg MB 56.19% 13/14 Mukund Thapa, Palo Alto CA; Jayendu Patel, Newton MA 56.29% 14 Eileen Smith - James McCommons, Dallas TX 55.74% 15 Steven Towner, Salt Lake City UT; Richard Towner, Surprise AZ 55.29% 15 Fred Lerner, Markham ON; Jim Howie, Toronto ON 55.29% 16 Edith DeShaw - Amy DeShaw, Seattle WA 55.24% 16 Al Blinder, Torrance CA; Craig Zastera, Woodinville WA 55.17% 17 C. Valerie Gamio, Pls Vrds Pnsl CA; Maris Zilant, North Miami FL 55.17% 17 Eiko Nomura, Tokyo Japan; Aiko Mizuuchi, Tokyo Japan Japan 54.57% 18 Jody Williams - Richard Williams, San Carlos CA 54.95% 18 Don McCarthy, West Kelowna BC; Glenn Cossey, Innisfail AB 54.25% 19 Shirley Nedham, Orinda CA; Susan Wiebe, Oakland CA 54.20% 19 Stephen Cooper, Toronto ON; Henry Sigal, Piedmont CA 53.97% 20 Jim Relihan, Tampa FL; Joerg Schneider, Vancouver BC 54.17% 20 Lynn Blumenthal - Jacqueline Ortiz, Santa Rosa CA 53.87% 21 Kevin Young - Peter Worby, Regina SK 53.67% 21 Tomi FitzGerald, Frisco TX; Eleanor Onstott, New Orleans LA 53.12% 22 Bob Zeller, Kanata ON; Frank Wharton, London Nw3 1en England 53.57% 22 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN 52.77% 23 Judy Zhu, Naperville IL; Peter Cheung, Fremont CA 53.20% 23 Terry Schleppegrell, Boulder City NV; Marion Kelly, Anchorage AK 52.47% 24 Teresa Boyd, Lafayette CA; Dan Scarola, Oakland CA 53.12% 24 Charles Gilje - Thomas Romine, Billings MT 52.45% 25 Monique Smith, Arlington VA; Jim Wakefield, Fairfax Station VA 52.90% 25 Richard Ferrin - Dale Sanders, Washington DC 52.32% 26 Lynn Shannon, Los Gatos CA; Lynn Yokel, Campbell CA 52.60% 26 Chris Chung, Palo Alto CA; David Corbin, Boulder CO 52.17% 27 Elizabeth Marcus, San Francisco CA; Martin Hertz, Oakland CA 52.55% 27 Andrew Firko, Oakville ON; Eva Upper, Mississauga ON 52.00% 28/29 Robert Bertoni, Haverhill MA; Peter Manzon, Waltham MA 52.32% 28 Hy Chansky, Las Vegas NV; Molly Tinsley, Ashland OR 51.55% 28/29 Vincent Bates, Boulder CO; Paul Flanders, Longmont CO 52.32% 29 Alix Taylor, Lincoln MA; Rick Holcomb, Malden MA 51.25% 30/31 Stuart Goodgold - Ken Imboden, San Jose CA 52.22% 30 Russell Fox, Las Vegas NV; Spencer Sun, San Jose CA 51.20% 30/31 Sarita Mathiasen, Albany CA; Edward Frymoyer, Half Moon Bay CA 52.22% 31 Ron Lien, Brea CA; Mark Tang, Seal Beach CA 50.95% MONDAY-WEDNESDAY SIDE SERISS WEDNESDAY EVENING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS GGG HHH III EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Earle Davis, Glenview IL; David Steirman, Hillsborough CA 68.74% 1 1 Robert Marcus - Kathy Guinyou, Toronto ON 65.73% 2 Lynne Newman - Randall Dougherty, San Diego CA 65.64% 2 2 1 Addie Mattox - Louise Chien, Walnut Creek CA 61.01% 3 2 Pamela Hughes - Jackie Matthews, Roseville CA 61.14% 3 3 2 Claire Young - Wallace McOuat, San Anselmo CA 60.94% 4 John Hogan Jr, Wayne NJ; Susan Fulton, Maplewood NJ 60.61% 4 4 Ben Bosklopper - Steve Bosma, San Jose CA 60.35% 5 Mary Gorkin, Boca Raton FL; Faye Parsons, Saratoga CA 59.76% 5 5 Douglas Jansen, Happy Valley OR; Joseph Habeich, Portland OR 59.52% 6 Mary Vickers, Apex NC; James Griffin Jr, Cathedral City CA 59.72% 6 Cathy Zinn, Scottsdale AZ; Steven Adelson, Phoenix AZ 58.66% 7 3 Jeanette Greenhut - Rosalee Hardin, Vancouver BC 56.71% 7 6 3 Anthony Hawks, Bethany Beach DE; Jack Hawks, Walnut Creek CA 58.46% 8 4 Peter Knee, Canyon Country CA; Cindy Casson, Las Vegas NV 56.62% 8 7 Celia Lee, San Diego CA; Fung Bao, Cupertino CA 55.81% 9 5 1 Keith Dawson - Joanne Dawson, Chatham ON 56.51% 9 8 Phyllis Vierra, San Jose CA; Paula Olivares, Valencia CA 55.54% 10 6 Audrey Rennels, Laguna Hills CA; Sheryl Nagy, Danville CA 56.31% 10 Merle Stetser - Lillian Johannessen, Honolulu HI 54.35% 11 7 2 Mike McKittrick - Karen McKittrick, Torrance CA 55.72% 11 9 4 Erezia Connell - William Connell, Eureka CA 54.08% 12 Alfred Lee, Rncho Pls Vrd CA; Amal Dasgupta, Wilmington DE 55.49% 12 10 5 Suzy Seldin - Dianne Glick, Saint Louis MO 53.37% 13 8 Shannon Gardner - James Gardner, Sonoma CA 55.48% 13 Paul Glick, Phoenix AZ; Nancy Wittwer, Falls City NE 53.29% 14 9 3 Bette Magee - Evelyn James, Houston TX 54.48% 14 11 Steven Fox, Kensington MD; Lawrence Patrick, Surprise AZ 53.05% 15 10 4 Michael Klemens - Nancy Klemens, Tarzana CA 52.04% 15 12 Sharon Stevenson - Ronald Hemeon, Saskatoon SK 52.87% 16 11 5 David Bort, Keedysville MD; Stephen Colevas, Oakton VA 50.31% 16 13 Peter Klebofski, San Carlos CA; Ronald Goodman, San Francisco CA 52.78% 12 William Belanich, Sandston VA; M Peter Grande, Sacramento CA 50.06% 14 Una Arnadottir, reykjavik Iceland; Johanna Sigurjonsdottir, reyjavik Iceland 52.75% 13 6 Mary Ann Kral, Reston VA; Joe Hertz, Sterling VA 49.69% 6 Thomas Sheahan - Marsha Horowitz, Sonoma CA 50.90% 7 Virginia Grogan, Irvine CA; Clinton Gorsuch, Rowland Heights CA 50.31% 8 Molly Anderson - Frank Aftowicz, Novato CA 49.29%

WEDNESDAY EVENING 49ER PAIRS SECTION VVV A B C 1 1 Janice Gullarian, Santa Rosa CA; Maryann Kerschner, Sebastopol CA 58.00% 2 2 1 Deborah Machlin, Atherton CA; Ginny Strock, Los Altos CA 57.30%

WEDNESDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UUU EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Paul Gill, Newhall CA; Roy Ladd, Valencia CA 63.64% 1 1 1 Terry Tweedt - Carol Tweedt, Orange CA 64.88% 2 1 Brian Ferguson, Halifax NS; Michael Ross, Boutiliers Pt NS 59.75% 2 Morris Mitchem Jr, Columbia SC; Terran Leemis, Bloomfield Hill MI 58.10% 3 2 Georgiana Butler, Parker CO; Linda Torres, Castle Rock CO 58.50% 3 Michael Raffetto - Wanda Raffetto, Lincoln CA 55.68% 4 Richard Hanson - Susan Hanson, Northfield IL 55.68% 4 2 Steve Dickason - Connie True, Little Rock AR 54.34% 5 3 Carol Fredlund - David Fredlund, Minneapolis MN 53.69% 5 3 Edwin Mah - Peter Colman, San Francisco CA 54.17% 6 4 1 Laura Gherman, Pebble Beach CA; Barbara McKay, La Quinta CA 53.55% 6 4 2 Donald Vance - Todd Makler, Los Altos CA 53.62% 5 Fred Schwerer - Carol Schwerer, Palo Alto CA 51.33% 5 Linda Yazell, Hayward CA; Tony Ames II, Minnetonka MN 52.52% 6 2 Lillian Trac, San Rafael CA; Guy Chambers, Mill Valley CA 50.00% 3 Shahla Carter, Vallejo CA; Ginous Khakbaz, Belvedere CA 51.57%

WEDNESDAY STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS 2ND OF 2 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS Y Z EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Elaine DeShaw, Federal Way WA; Sharon Miller, Issaquah WA 60.85% 1 Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Gavin Wolpert, Jupiter FL 65.62% 2 Shelly Dunietz, New York NY; Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY 60.46% 2 1 Richard Prouser, Lake Oswego OR; Tom Joyce, East Hartford CT 62.85% 3 Fred Hamilton, Palm Desert CA; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 60.23% 3 2 Bill Cubley, San Leandro CA; Terry Kellerman, Fremont CA 61.00% 4 Elizabeth Rabicew - Carlos Goldstein, Caracas Venezuela 57.77% 4 Ashraf El Sadi, Union City CA; Daniel Tataru, Walnut Creek CA 59.77% 5 2 Carrie Touslee, Roseville CA; Virginia Kellermeyer, Reno NV 55.77% 5 Steve Shirey - Darlene Shirey, Fort Worth TX 58.46% 6 3 1 Francine Dais, Sacramento CA; Thad Mikols, Huntington Bch CA 55.23% 6 Bill Irvine, Quincy MA; Joseph De Gaetano, Atkinson NH 55.85% 7 Kurt Fritz, San Diego CA; Birger Holmquist, Kaneohe HI 55.08% 7 Francine Moring, Columbia SC; Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC 54.69% 8 Peggy Craig - Robert Craig, El Paso TX 54.46% 8 Chuck Henke - Donald Vancil, Aurora CO 54.31% 9 Steve Garner, Chicago IL; Michael Whitman, San Francisco CA 51.62% 9 3 Lawrence Teitel - Sharon Teitel, Scottsdale AZ 53.77% 10 4 Maria Abbott - Joan Weiss, San Francisco CA 51.46% 10 C. Buddy Carls, Huntington Bh CA; Jim Elbogen, Mission Viejo CA 53.54% 5 2 Hannah Marks - Kate Jeffus, San Francisco CA 51.00% 4 1 K Menzies - W Menzies, Oshawa ON 53.23% 6 Wink Andres - Ann Andres, West Vancouver BC 48.85% 5 2 Randy Corr, Alamo CA; William Barron, Benicia CA 52.38% 7 Glen Perry, Voorheesville NY; George Subt, Southampton NJ 48.31% 6 Alan Cummings, Los Altos CA; Joseph Fang, San Francisco CA 49.00% 3/4 Laura Walters, San Jose CA; Dee Ann Hansen, Saratoga CA 46.38% 3 Virginia Bright, Nokomis FL; Kaye Hoffmaster, Somers MT 47.62% 3/4 Jacqueline Marshall, Lafayette CA; Elaine Lieberman, Seattle WA 46.38% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS PP QQ RR EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Michael Bodell, Santa Clara CA; Jannes van ‘t Oever, Berkeley CA 65.16% 1 Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA; Lorraine Cable, New York NY 64.80% 2 Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX; Jay Barron, Tulsa OK 62.08% 2 1 J Howard Tate - F Ruth Tate, Toronto ON 62.67% 3 James Melville, Springfield IL; Will Engel, Freeport IL 61.47% 3 Edward Foran, Marietta GA; Scott Stearns, Elberta AL 62.49% 4 2 Neal Kleiner, San Pedro CA; David Peim, Torrance CA 60.66% 4 2 1 Daniel Gottlieb, Burien WA; Dipak Patel, Redwood City CA 60.34% 5 3 Linda Gruber - Bob Gruber, Camarillo CA 59.70% 5 3 Yanong Han, Milpitas CA; Bo Xiao, Fremont CA 60.29% 6 Kirubakara Moorthy, Chennai India; Uttam Gupta, Bangalore India 57.85% 6 4 2 Melih Osman Sen - Tezcan Sen, Istanbul Tunisia 60.07% 7 Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Gary Cohler, Miami FL 57.83% 7 5 3 Michael Flaster - Philip Grant, Menlo Park CA 59.13% 8 4 Sid Segal, Vancouver BC; Howard Rubin, North Vancouver BC 57.00% 8 6 Adam Portley, Palo Alto CA; Jennifer Gu, Sunnyvale CA 57.00% 9 Jodi Coren, Delray Beach FL; Michael White, Atlanta GA 56.26% 9 7 4 Zainool Esmail - Nizar Esmail, Burnaby BC 56.60% 10 5 1 Richard Nelson, Surrey BC; Shelley Burns, N Vancouver BC 54.18% 10 8 Jessica Lai, Oakland CA; Dmitri Shabes, San Ramon CA 55.64% 11 6 2 Larry Legault - Lyn Legault, Coe Hill ON 53.78% 11 9 Richard Oldford, Anchorage AK; Splinter Smith Jr, Homer AK 55.43% 12 7 Nancy Ogreenc, Wautoma WI; Jim Jackson, Amasa MI 53.73% 12 10 5 Buki Burke - Peter Klopp, Ventura CA 54.07% 13 Lisa Berkowitz - Sally Strul, Boca Raton FL 53.35% 13 Gabrielle Sherman, W Long Branch NJ; JoAnn Sprung, Las Vegas NV 53.71% 14 8 Dave Woods, Sarnia ON; Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT 53.22% 14 11 Chun Wu Wang - Cheng-Hung Yeh, Cerritos CA 53.66% 15 9 Latrelle Uhl - Ralph Jungwirth, Modesto CA 52.41% 15 12 Gerrie Owen, Celina TX; Carolyn Motes Jr, Island Park ID 53.61% 16 10 Gregory Foltz - Dawn Foltz, Fort Collins CO 52.36% 16 Bruce Reeve, Raleigh NC; Kenneth King, Pleasanton CA 52.55% 11 3 Sandy Holmes, Basalt CO; David Hoch, Aspen CO 52.26% 12 Marie Wiley, London ON; Barbara Stewart, Victoria BC 50.84% 4 Larry Miller - Carol Miller, Fresno CA 50.03% 5 Lillian Harris, Oakland CA; Stefanie Scott, Holly MI 48.24%

WEDNESDAY SIDE B-A-M TEAMS SECTIONS KK LL A B C 1/2 Howard Piltch, South Bend IN; Michael D Alioto, Birmingham MI; Leonard Melander, West Bloomfield MI; Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC 17.00 1/2 Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA; Cenk Tuncok, Amesbury MA; Lloyd Arvedon, Natick MA; Sam Dinkin, Austin TX 17.00 3 1 1 Jill Thompson - Josee Hammill, Toronto ON; Catharine Gilmour, Charlotte NC; Barbara Olsen, Burr Ridge IL 16.00 4 2 Kazuko Takahashi, Shinjuku Ward T Japan; Kazuko Kawashima, Tokyo Japan; Sumiko Sugino, ; Junko Tsubaki, Tokyo,157-0066 Japan 15.00 5/8 3/5 2 Nishat Chisti, Kenosha WI; Mischel Postas - Josephine Murray, Campbell CA; Karen Rice, San Jose CA 14.00 5/8 3/5 Nancy Heck - Brana Hall, Los Angeles CA; Jonathan Goldberg, Saint Louis MO; David Goldfarb, Houston TX 14.00 5/8 3/5 Matthew Mallory, San Diego CA; Blair Young, Littleton CO; Nelda Linman, Bend OR; Marisa Silverman, Aspen CO 14.00 5/8 Yas Takeda, Hacienda Hgts CA; Jeff Edelstein, Staten Island NY; Yoon Kim, San Diego CA; Justin Coniglio, Tampa FL 14.00 9/10 Richard Carle, Longview WA; Merlin Vilhauer, Beaverton OR; Jim Leuker, San Francisco CA; Bruce Blakely, San Rafael CA 13.50 9/10 Rock Shi Yan, Richmond BC; Fu Zhong, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Monica Angus, West Vancouver BC; Ishmael Delmonte, New South Wales Australia 13.50 6 Suman Agarwal, Hilliard OH; Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; Vijay A Bal, Kapaa HI; Paulin Nault, Saint-Anicet QC 12.00 SECTIONS MM NN A B C 1 Ron Rubin, Las Vegas NV; Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Barnet Shenkin, Boca Raton FL 18.00 2 Earl Knipfel, Moose Jaw SK; Thomas Walsh - Lil Hemeon, Saskatoon SK; Michael Rahtjen, Pompano Beach FL 16.00 3 Haruko Koshi - Hideko Takeuchi, Tokyo Japan; Hiroki Yokoi, Tokyo 171-003 Japan; Takako Fujimoto, Tokyo 180 Japan 15.50 4 Henry Caspar, Southaven MS; Douglas H Scott - Edward Rais - Tom Ottley, Anchorage AK 15.00 5 1 Eric Pan - Kai Zhou - Baixiang Liu, Burnaby BC; Jack Lee, Richmond BC 14.50 6/8 2/3 Martin Sean Anastacio - Francisco Alquiros, Quezon City Philippines; George Francisco, Paranaque City Philippines; Angeles Quimson, Far Hills NJ 14.00 6/8 Robert Hollman, Santa Barbara CA; Bruce Ferguson, Palm Springs CA; John Holland, Stockport England; Gunnar Hallberg, Brighton United Kingdom 14.00 6/8 2/3 Bradley Komsthoeft, Clayton CA; Florence Yoshikawa - Tad Yoshikawa, Sunnyvale CA; Andrew Fine, Concord CA 14.00 9 Erwin Linzner, Santa Rosa CA; Gary Robinson, Sebastopol CA; Joan Anderson, West Des Moines IA; Mary Ann Belden, Kosciusko MS 13.50 10 4 Jean Donoho - Gail Slater - Betty Paterson - Katherine Zimmerman, Louisville KY 13.00 5/6 Malcolm Morris, Se1 4yx United Kingdom; Richard Morris - Katherine Morris, Portland OR; John Herriot, Los Angeles CA 11.50 5/6 Susan Walton - Patti Supola, Billings MT; Ivy Steinberg - Allan Quaile, Stouffville ON 11.50 1 Anjenette Cooper - John Cooper, Denver CO; William Shepherd, Prunedale CA; Mark Boucher, Centennial CO 11.00 2 Chuck Abramo - Linda Edwards - Jo Murray, Ketchum ID; Louise Wilso Noyes, Hailey ID 10.00 Page 20 Thursday, November 29, 2012 Daily Bulletin Daily Bulletin Thursday, November 29, 2012 Page 21

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING SIDE SERIES, WEDNESDAY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS QQ RR EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Sabina Siem, San Jose CA; J Michael Slattery, Reno NV 63.77% 1 1 1 Janet Dunlap, Oceanside CA; Vivian Terkel, San Diego CA 59.78% 2 2 Roz Kahn - Ronald Goodman, San Francisco CA 58.15% 2 2 Shirley Derrah - Robert Derrah, Springfield MA 56.88% 3 3 2 Martin Gelfand, Mercer Island WA; Charles Gravenkemper, Seattle WA 57.25% 3 3 Marie Duval, Montreal QC; Andrew Straus, San Francisco CA 56.79% 4 4 Neal Kleiner, San Pedro CA; David Peim, Torrance CA 57.07% 4 4 2 Judy Yordi, Cordillera CO; Joan Bornstein, Avon CO 56.07% 5 5 3 Hans Van Boldrik, Lahaina HI; Roy Redlich, Petaluma CA 55.43% 5 Mike Albert - Kathleen Owen, Omaha NE 55.98% 6 6 Herbert Singer - Marlene Singer, Los Angeles CA 55.07% 6 5 Robert Law, Tigard OR; Judy Davis, Portland OR 55.80% 7 7 Lawrence Sherman - Ying Lin Gu, San Diego CA 54.98% 7 6 Beverly Weiss, Ft Lee NJ; Robert Hope, Provost AB 55.34% 8 8 4 Lawrence Patrick, Surprise AZ; Larry Legault, Coe Hill ON 54.53% 8 7 Robert Lavery, Long Beach CA; Gayle Grubb, Newport Beach CA 54.62% 9 9 5 Randy Corr, Alamo CA; William Barron, Benicia CA 54.17% 9 Faye Parsons, Saratoga CA; Dale Sweetwood, Tempe AZ 53.44% 10 10 Susan Campbell - Joan Duffy, Marietta GA 53.89% 10/11 8/9 Sally Karbelnig, Beverly Hills CA; Danny Kleinman, Los Angeles CA 52.72% 11 Thomas Walsh, Saskatoon SK; Art D’Entremont, Regina Beach SK 52.54% 10/11 8/9 Maureen Donovan - Mary Mackay, Halifax NS 52.72% 12 Jill Marshall, Port Chester NY; Nancy Frank, Glencoe IL 52.26% 12 10 3 Sylvia Thomas, Pleasant Hill CA; Jeanne Thomas, Santa Fe NM 50.54% 4 John Sherwood, Orinda CA; Alan Carlton, Alameda CA 50.45% 5 Ronald Antinori - Susan Antinori, Atlanta GA 50.36%

WEDNESDAY FAST OPEN PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS GGG HHH III JJJ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Dave Westfall, Spokane WA; John Moffat, Bellingham WA 64.11% 1 Sadik Arf, Saratoga CA; Sharon Goldman, New York City NY 65.48% 2 1 Danny Ioannidis, Grassie ON; Stephen Young, Mississauga ON 62.43% 2 Peter Mosheim, Miami FL; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL 64.18% 3 2 W Samuels Jr, Lafayette CA; Robert Zeckhauser, South Orange NJ 61.09% 3 1 Roberto Verthelyi, New York NY; James Hand, Oakland CA 60.69% 4 3 Suzanne Cook, McKinleyville CA; Peggy Sprague, Los Gatos CA 60.48% 4 2 Gayle Koedel – Laurie Vath, Lincoln CA 60.59% 5 Rebecca Anspach – Keith Connolly, Minneapolis MN 59.61% 5 Tracey Bauer, San Rafael CA; Chuck Wong, Danville CA 59.27% 6 4 Gilda Todar – Yoko Tanaka, San Francisco CA 59.01% 6 3 1 Carol McCartney – Janet Tucker, Bend OR 58.00% 7 5 Miwako Wong – Julie Joyce, Cupertino CA 58.27% 7 Ray Boehne, Oceanside CA; Betty Jackson, Pebble Beach CA 57.66% 8 Clay Sundermeyer – Nada Sundermeyer, Bellevue WA 57.89% 8 4 Marc Matz, San Diego CA; Audrey Rennels, Laguna Hills CA 55.38% 9 6 Ann Longknife, San Mateo CA; E Lawrence Kolton, San Francisco CA 57.50% 9 5 Audrey Mitchell, Kailua Kona HI; Fay Zerbo, New Bern NC 55.11% 10 Ronald Schick, Prescott Valley AZ; Joan Shay, Prescott AZ 57.02% 10 6 2 Eugene Chung, San Francisco CA; Steven Fox, Kensington MD 54.96% 11 7 1 Connie De Rosa – Sandra Franciscus, Pasadena CA 56.66% 11 7 3 Betty Greeley, Paradise NL; Dorothy Nutkis, Mountainside NJ 54.37% 12 Mary Gorkin – Bernard Gorkin, Boca Raton FL 56.52% 12 8 Bella Berkovitch, Burlingame CA; John Lawton, San Mateo CA 52.96% 13 Eugene White Jr, Playa del Rey CA; Gary King, Hermosa Beach CA 54.82% 13 9 Marvin Skaggs – Cecile Skaggs, Memphis TN 52.26% 14 Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY; Nancy Marcus, New York NY 53.29% 14 10 Mary Ann Belden, Kosciusko MS; Carol Fielder, Jackson MS 52.24% 15 Miriam Varenne, Des Moulins ; Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY 53.23% 15 11 William Sperry – Nancy Sperry, San Diego CA 51.54% 16 Elaine Ware, Vernon BC; Jackie Matthews, Roseville CA 53.02% 16 12 Henry Sokol, Milwaukee WI; Mary McCormick, Oconomowoc WI 51.49% 17 Daniel Takahashi – Kyungwon Yoo, Las Vegas NV 52.22% 17 13 4 Robert Snow Jr, ; Tom Snow, Arroyo Grande CA 51.32% 18 8 2 Alan Malloy, West Hollywood CA; Laura de Vesine, Westminster CO 52.09% 18 Sandra Williams, Walnut Creek CA; Peter Glatzel, Monrovia CA 51.30% 19 9 Elizabeth Noronha – Joann Shirley, San Francisco CA 51.41% 19/20 14 5 Martha Potter, Seattle WA; Ann Stephens, Olympia WA 51.01% 10 3 Kathie Hoehne – Linda Thies, Anchorage AK 50.69% 19/20 Peggy Craig, El Paso TX; Janise Saul, San Antonio TX 51.01% 11 June White, Hillsborough CA; Lex Murdoch, San Mateo CA 50.67% 6 Robert Kruger, Elgin IL; Randall Roberts, Chicago IL 50.67% 12 4 Sandra Flattery, Ketchum ID; Gene Luckey, Lakemont GA 50.26% 7 Deanne Drake – Jerry Drake, Hailey ID 49.26% 13 5 Arlene Mahlberg – Benny Mahlberg, Discovery Bay CA 48.99%

NATIONAL 99ER PAIRS 1 OF 2 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION TTT EAST-WEST 1 Qucheng Gong - Derek Zhang, Berkeley CA 64.88% 1 Thomas Blean - John Craig, San Francisco CA 67.26% 2 David Lindstrom - Sandra Lindstrom, Mercer Island WA 60.12% 2 Susan Whitney - Arlene Keenley, Santa Rosa CA 56.72% 3 Faith Greenberg - Daniel Greenberg, Walnut Creek CA 57.44% 3 Phyllis Rader - Jock Rader, Windsor CA 53.23% 4 Marsha Vandiver - Kenneth Vandiver, Ventura CA 55.61% 4 Roger Joseph, Sunnyvale CA; Robert Caldwell, San Jose CA 53.06% 5 Gary Oehrle, Livermore CA; Nancy Oehrle, Livermoore CA 54.38% 5 Anne Munday - Richard Munday, Castle Rock CO 52.98% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION YYY EAST-WEST 1 Marlene Fowler, Larkspur CA; Lynne Prieston, San Rafael CA 63.10% 1 Stephen Gryte - Peggy Christianson, Cambria CA 66.37% 2 Jeannie Francis - Franklin Gomes, Walnut Creek CA 61.90% 2 Arlie Stephens, Sunnyvale CA; Dorr Clark, Campbell CA 59.82% 3 Loren Nordlund - Kenneth Danko, San Francisco CA 58.33% 3 Betty Argabright - Anne Hetland, Orinda CA 57.44% 4 Roger Tregear - Richard Heideman, San Jose CA 56.55% 4/5 Brenda Fox - Glendda Thorp, Victoria BC 51.19% 4/5 Ronald Jensen - Richard Salvas, Livermore CA 51.19% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION ZZZ EAST-WEST 1 Gonzalo Herrera - Maribel Herrera, Huixquilucan Mexico 61.01% 1 Steven Boyle, San Francisco CA; Gail Andersen, Kentfield CA 64.29% 2 Mary Steele, San Jose CA; Laurie Faulkner, Saratoga CA 58.93% 2 Florence Glatt - William Glatt, Foster City CA 61.61% 3 Nanette Hittmeier, Olympia WA; Pamela Williams, Albuquerque NM 52.38% 3 Ben Wright - Rick Bovee, Nashville TN 53.87% 4 Virginia Zapitz, San Mateo CA; David Crampton, Brisbane CA 50.60% 4 Vicki Shepperd Chin - Sandy Silverman, San Diego CA 51.19%

WEDNESDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XXX EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Ramesh Acharya - Harsha Acharya, Salt Lake City UT 59.42% 1 1 Patrica Raven, Kentfield CA; Nancy Zacher, San Francisco CA 71.21% 2 Donna Vaiano - Dona Fridae, Willits CA 58.59% 2 2 1 Tom Ashley - John Buss, Mill Valley CA 65.15% 3 1 Miriam Kaegi, Novato CA; Martha England, Mill Valley CA 56.61% 3 3 2 Marilyn Nebenzahl - Elinore Green, San Francisco CA 61.42% 4 2 Kathryn Papermaster, Menlo Park CA; Vera Baum, Los Altos CA 55.63% 4 4 Judith Schaffenacker, San Leandro CA; Linda Duchscherer, Castro Valley CA 56.49% 5 Michael Chin, San Carlos CA; Alice Smith, Palo Alto CA 54.00% 5 5 Joe Chertoff, Lemon Grove CA; Stan Corbett, Palos Verdes CA 54.44% 6 3 1 Michael Moyer - Joe Sefcheck, Oakland CA 52.57% 6 Lillian Cape - Christine Boyd, San Francisco CA 53.15% 4 Elena Powers, Millbrae CA; Molly Roff, Burlingame CA 51.33% 6 Marge Lewis, Bel Tiburon CA; Pamela Buttery, San Francisco CA 51.50% 2 Samantha Sandler, New York NY; Nancy Geschke, Los Altos CA 50.95%

WEDNESDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UUU EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Cynthia Swezey - Rene Reid, Reno NV 56.61% 1 Morris Mitchem Jr, Columbia SC; Terran Leemis, Bloomfield Hill MI 61.93% 2 1 David Jamison - Edwin Mah, San Francisco CA 55.78% 2 1 Kathi Byrne - John Byrne, Atlanta GA 54.36% 3 2 Jonathan Bagg, Orinda CA; William LeMaire, El Sobrante CA 54.55% 3 2 1 Carolyn Monje, Sedona AZ; Nancy Nebeker, San Francisco CA 53.41% 4 Larry Schaleger - Charles Warner, Oakland CA 52.48% 4 3 Nancy Coleman, Bishop CA; Betsy Thumann, Mammoth Lakes CA 53.03% 5 Loretta English - William Rayburn, Castro Valley CA 52.27% 5 4 Eileen Thompson, Oakland CA; Bill Jones, Grass Valley CA 52.84% 6 3 1 Gail Cizek, Clifton CO; Jean Paradis, Grand Jct CO 52.06% 6 5 Mary Levine, Piedmont CA; Elizabeth Silver, Oakland CA 52.46% 4 2 Eddie Tsaowu, San Franscisco CA; Victor Cordell, Alamede CA 49.59% 2 Sara Goerke - Kathleen Semrad, Truckee CA 50.76% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VVV EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Jack Lucas, Los Altos CA; Jan Boelke, Mountain View CA 60.23% 1 1 Catherine Bardsley, Mc Lean VA; Wayne Bardsley, McLean VA 67.05% 2 2 Ellen Coll, Corte Madera CA; Andrea Johnson, Tiburon CA 59.85% 2 2 1 H Daniel Banks - Paul Ehrlich, San Francisco CA 59.47% 3 3 1 Jan W L Prak - Karen Burtness Prak, Menlo Park CA 55.87% 3 Margaret Getman, St Paul MN; Thomas Herzog, Reston VA 58.33% 4 4 2 Donald Cohn - Buz Battle, Los Altos CA 53.03% 4 3 Christine McKenna, Issaquah WA; Anthony Duthie, Clearwater FL 55.87% 5 5 Marion Cope - Mary Jean Phleger, San Francisco CA 51.52% 5 4 2 Carole Anne Gennaro, San Mateo CA; Rose Bauer, Hillsborough CA 54.36% 6 Brian Ferguson, Halifax NS; Michael Ross, Boutiliers Pt NS 49.81% 6 5 3 Mark Rindner - Catherine Dwinnell, Anchorage AK 53.22% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WWW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Marvin Kirchner - Gary Fields, San Francisco CA 62.80% 1 1 1 Leila Marcus - Vicki Kapper, San Francisco CA 64.58% 2 2 Elizabeth Helgerson - Ronald Helgerson, Atascadero CA 57.74% 2 2 2 Linda Toland, Oakland CA; Kate Hare, Alameda CA 58.63% 3 3 2 Joan Richard, Kelowna BC; Florence Schramm, Westbank BC 53.57% 3 3 Tillie McCullough, San Francisco CA; Betsy Reniers, Visalia CA 54.76% 4 4 3 Margaret Riegert - Cleo Postle, Lincoln CA 53.27% 4 4 Carrick McLaughlin - Linda Bacon, San Francisco CA 54.17% 5 Lael Cooksley - Jan Hart, Redmond OR 51.49% 5 Catherine Strauss, Richmond VA; Nancy Klemens, Tarzana CA 52.68%

WEDNESDAY FAST OPEN PAIRS AFTERNOON SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS GGG HHH III JJJ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Erwin Linzner, Santa Rosa CA; Joan Anderson, West Des Moines IA 66.99% 1 1 Pat Crane, Lafayette CA; Deirdre Dunne, Pleasant Hill CA 61.34% 2 Eugene White Jr, Playa del Rey CA; Gary King, Hermosa Beach CA 62.89% 2 2 1 Robert Snow Jr, ; Tom Snow, Arroyo Grande CA 60.61% 3 1 Roberto Verthelyi, New York NY; James Hand, Oakland CA 62.65% 3 Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI; Linda Shallit, Belfair WA 59.10% 4 Jan Van Cleeff, Ah Den Haag 250 Netherlands; Bob Drake, 2243hr Wassenaa Netherlands 60.39% 4 Peggy Craig, El Paso TX; Janise Saul, San Antonio TX 59.09% 5 Sadik Arf, Saratoga CA; Sharon Goldman, New York City NY 59.81% 5 3 Gary Robinson, Sebastopol CA; John Kozero, Santa Rosa CA 58.72% 6 2 Kazuko Tango, Tokyo Japan; Seiko Hachisu, Chiba Japan 59.06% 6 Dave Westfall, Spokane WA; John Moffat, Bellingham WA 58.28% 7 3 1 Eugene Chung, San Francisco CA; Steven Fox, Kensington MD 57.63% 7 4 W Samuels Jr, Lafayette CA; Robert Zeckhauser, South Orange NJ 58.01% 8 4 Margaret Raymond, Kingwood TX; Jim Harp, Dallas TX 57.46% 8 Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY; Nancy Marcus, New York NY 53.83% 9 5 2 Iris Libby, Walnut Creek CA; Roger Beigh, Napa CA 56.57% 9 Ronald Schick, Prescott Valley AZ; Joan Shay, Prescott AZ 53.72% 10 6 Henry Sokol, Milwaukee WI; Mary McCormick, Oconomowoc WI 56.44% 10 5 2 Kathie Hoehne - Linda Thies, Anchorage AK 53.57% 11 7 William Sperry - Nancy Sperry, San Diego CA 54.84% 11 6 Barbara Swan, Roseville CA; Joan Mesias, Temple City CA 52.89% 12 Clay Sundermeyer - Nada Sundermeyer, Bellevue WA 53.83% 12 7 Charles Kelley - Jo Anne Kelley, Pacific Plsades CA 52.57% 13 8 Bella Berkovitch, Burlingame CA; John Lawton, San Mateo CA 53.60% 13 8 Corey Cole, Oakhurst CA; Ruth Sporer, San Jose CA 52.55% 14 9 Miwako Wong - Julie Joyce, Cupertino CA 52.81% 14 9 Elizabeth Noronha - Joann Shirley, San Francisco CA 52.21% 15 Elaine Ware, Vernon BC; Jackie Matthews, Roseville CA 52.56% 15 Mary Gorkin - Bernard Gorkin, Boca Raton FL 52.08% 16 Jack Belur - Mike Bovarnick, Mercer Island WA 52.40% 16 10 3 Alan Malloy, West Hollywood CA; Laura de Vesine, Westminster CO 51.81% 17 Ray Boehne, Oceanside CA; Betty Jackson, Pebble Beach CA 52.31% 17 Daniel Takahashi - Kyungwon Yoo, Las Vegas NV 51.66% 18 10 Audrey Mitchell, Kailua Kona HI; Fay Zerbo, New Bern NC 52.15% 18 11 Charles Burns, Vancouver WA; Reiko Raese, Boulder CO 51.55% 19 Sam Dodson - Terry Currie, Houston TX 52.10% 19 12 4 Martha Potter, Seattle WA; Ann Stephens, Olympia WA 51.49% 11 3 Edward So, Pleasanton CA; Curt Engelhard, Portola Valley CA 52.04% 13 Marc Matz, San Diego CA; Audrey Rennels, Laguna Hills CA 50.47% 12 4 Arti Bhargava, Mill Valley CA; Mark Peterson, Larkspur CA 51.07% 14 5 Arlene Mahlberg - Benny Mahlberg, Discovery Bay CA 50.31% 13 Suzanne Cook, McKinleyville CA; Peggy Sprague, Los Gatos CA 50.98% 6 Robert Kruger, Elgin IL; Randall Roberts, Chicago IL 50.01% 14 5 Cecelia Musicant, San Jose CA; Sam Srinivasan, Fremont CA 50.57% 6 Pat Wong - Robert Lee, San Jose CA 48.88%

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY SIDE SERIES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS U W EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Peggy Zeiter - Teiko Peterson, San Francisco CA 63.92% 1 John Derdall - Jan Derdall, Western Springs IL 64.23% 2 Harvey Witt, Sherman Oaks CA; Peter Knee, Canyon Country CA 59.10% 2 1 Bradley Komsthoeft, Clayton CA; Andrew Fine, Concord CA 64.08% 3 2 1 Alain Fleurot, Manhattan Beach CA; Lucia Enica, Belmont MA 59.04% 3 2 1 John Brake, Torbay NL; Sidney Greeley, Paradise NL 63.39% 4 Alfred Lee, Rncho Pls Vrd CA; Amal Dasgupta, Wilmington DE 59.01% 4 3 2 Thomas Sheahan - Marsha Horowitz, Sonoma CA 60.61% 5 3 2 Michael Cuoio - Diane Cuoio, Sequim WA 57.91% 5 4 Donald Bladow, Anchorage AK; Ed Bladow, Wales WI 60.60% 6 4 Shirley Rodenborn, Oakland CA; Patsy Fitzpatrick, Piedmont CA 54.73% 6 5 3 Deborah Levine - Gerald Levine, Belvedere CA 60.19% 7 Dan Dayani, Rancho Santa Fe CA; Bette Cornelius, La Jolla CA 54.28% 7 Leslie Reynolds, McKinleyville CA; Diane Travis, Cincinnati OH 60.07% 8 5 3 Dennis Nelson, San Jose CA; Mary Heiney, Laguna Beach CA 52.60% 8 6 4 Mac Ryland - Judy Ryland, Atlanta GA 56.37% 9 6 4 Anne Somervill, Denver CO; Bud Pate, Silver Springs NV 52.43% 9 Art D’Entremont, Regina Beach SK; Jay Thorne, San Antonio TX 54.38% 7 Wayne Rechnitz, Orinda CA; Bruce Thiher, Lady Lake FL 52.40% 7 5 Melvin Kovnat - Jacqueline Kovnat, Thousand Oaks CA 51.90% 8 Raymond Adams Jr, Turlock CA; Charles Hilding, Renton WA 52.31% 8 Allen Wolman, Los Altos CA; Randee Palmer, Mountain View CA 48.94% Page 22 Thursday, November 29, 2012 Daily Bulletin

NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS V Q EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Hiroki Yokoi, Tokyo 171-003 Japan; Takako Fujimoto, Tokyo 180 Japan 64.81% 1 1 Jose Tharayil, Winnipeg MB; Dale Sweetwood, Tempe AZ 62.53% 2 Haruko Koshi - Hideko Takeuchi, Tokyo Japan 62.64% 2 Bonnie Bagley, Colorado Spgs CO; Ken Monzingo, San Diego CA 58.50% 3 Mike Albert - Kathleen Owen, Omaha NE 62.53% 3 James Griffin Jr, Cathedral City CA; Franklin Silver, Old Greenwich CT 58.06% 4 1 Kathy Guinyou - Robert Marcus, Toronto ON 60.46% 4 2 Shirley Derrah - Robert Derrah, Springfield MA 57.73% 5 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Koko Adachi, Toyko 112-0012 Japan 58.60% 5 3 Ray Fong, Burlingame CA; Jim Canty, Berkeley CA 55.66% 6 2 1 Jill Thompson, Toronto ON; Catharine Gilmour, Charlotte NC 56.54% 6 4 Steve Barasch, Sunnyvale CA; Sioux Atkinson, Portola Valley CA 54.36% 7 3 2 Susan Campbell - Joan Duffy, Marietta GA 56.10% 7 5 Lawrence Sherman - Ying Lin Gu, San Diego CA 53.27% 8 4 Douglas Jansen, Happy Valley OR; Joseph Habeich, Portland OR 55.34% 8 6 Tad Yoshikawa - Florence Yoshikawa, Sunnyvale CA 51.42% 9 Norma Goll - Richard Goll, Tekamah NE 53.59% 9/12 Jeffrey Hack, San Jose CA; Faye Parsons, Saratoga CA 48.80% 5 Brian Mahony - Florence Mahony, Delray Beach FL 51.42% 9/12 Jim Mulbrandon, Verona WI; Glenna Shannahan, Indian Wells CA 48.80% 6 Terry Vogt, San Francisco CA; Irwin Klugler, Montclair NJ 50.76% 9/12 7/8 1 Patricia George - Arlen Schechtman, Concord CA 48.80% 7 3 Jorge Nischli - Claudia Tinajero, Mexico Mexico 49.13% 9/12 7/8 David Traub - Carol Traub, Baltimore MD 48.80% 4 Wilson Haddow, Gilroy CA; Louis Martin, Jr, Milpitas CA 45.32% 2 Jonni Faircrest, Soquel CA; Dorothy Lloyd, Discovery Bay CA 48.15% 3 Lawrence Patrick, Surprise AZ; Janice L Wild, Briarcliff NY 47.71% 4 Jane Petering, San Diego CA; Paula Alexander, Oceanside CA 46.73% NATIONAL 99ER PAIRS 2ND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION TTT EAST-WEST 1 Julie Lee, Cupertino CA; Margaret Dalton, Saratoga CA 62.20% 1 Judith Weil - S Douglas Weil, San Francisco CA 58.63% 2 Thomas Blean - John Craig, San Francisco CA 57.14% 2/3 Roger Jackman, Palo Alto CA; Ed Hughot, Mountain View CA 57.74% 3 Anne Munday - Richard Munday, Castle Rock CO 54.76% 2/3 Gonzalo Herrera - Maribel Herrera, Huixquilucan Mexico 57.74% 4/5 Susan Whitney - Arlene Keenley, Santa Rosa CA 53.27% 4 Loren Nordlund - Kenneth Danko, San Francisco CA 52.08% 4/5 Barry Tronstad - Denise Tronstad, Oxnard CA 53.27% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION YYY EAST-WEST 1 George Welch, San Jose CA; Vera Huelbig, Santa Clara CA 58.63% 1 Maryann Kerschner, Sebastopol CA; Janice Gullarian, Santa Rosa CA 59.23% 2 John Kunzman - Rebecca Kunzman, Orinda CA 55.65% 2 Nancy Thompson - Andrew Kerr, San Francisco CA 54.17% 3 Arlie Stephens, Sunnyvale CA; Dorr Clark, Campbell CA 54.76% 3 Andrea Carr, Pebble Beach CA; William Shellooe, Carmel CA 52.98% 4 Betty Argabright - Anne Hetland, Orinda CA 53.57% 4 Faith Greenberg - Daniel Greenberg, Walnut Creek CA 52.08% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION ZZZ EAST-WEST 1 David Llewellyn - David Ochroch, San Francisco CA 67.56% 1 Linzhi Hu - Qing Lu, San Jose CA 63.10% 2 Carol Tessler, San Mateo CA; Eileen Battat, Hillsborough CA 59.23% 2 Jeannie Francis - Franklin Gomes, Walnut Creek CA 61.01% 3 Vicki Shepperd Chin - Sandy Silverman, San Diego CA 56.25% 3 Stephen Gryte - Peggy Christianson, Cambria CA 57.14% 4 Steven Boyle, San Francisco CA; Gail Andersen, Kentfield CA 54.46% 4 Qucheng Gong - Derek Zhang, Berkeley CA 56.25% WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WWW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Linda Oldenburg - Terry Hope, Tiburon CA 63.69% 1 Margaret Getman, St Paul MN; Thomas Herzog, Reston VA 70.24% 2 2 Daryl Elaine Krepps - Gloria Shabbits, Nanaimo BC 57.14% 2/3 1/2 Rick Shepard, Atascadero CA; Jon Rayden, Los Altos CA 55.65% 3 3 Wayne Bardsley, McLean VA; Catherine Bardsley, Mc Lean VA 56.25% 2/3 1/2 Jean Rapoport, San Francisco CA; Richard Rapoport, Park City UT 55.65% 4 4 Walter Gray, Middleton WI; Douglas Snow, Paducah KY 54.17% 4 3 1 Betsy Twaddell - Thomas Twaddell, San Francisco CA 52.08% 5 5 1 Gail Cizek, Clifton CO; Jean Paradis, Grand Jct CO 53.87% 5 4 Lucy Brown, Rancho Cordova CA; Bill Jones, Grass Valley CA 51.19% 2 Marvin Kirchner - Gary Fields, San Francisco CA 50.89% 2 Barbara McKay, La Quinta CA; Laura Gherman, Pebble Beach CA 49.70% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VVV EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Eddie Tsaowu, San Franscisco CA; Victor Cordell, Alamede CA 61.90% 1 1 1 Peter Stephens, Dublin CA; Terry Graham, Seattle WA 59.82% 2 2 Norma Rollins - Michael Miller, Putnam Valley NY 57.74% 2 Doreen MacMillan - Marlene Mackinnon, Naples FL 56.85% 3 3 Susan Bailey - Joyce Jacobson, Emeryville CA 56.55% 3 2 Joseph Curley, Rockport MA; Robert Crosby, San Mateo CA 56.55% 4 4 2 Chong Cook, Tiburon CA; Helen Johnson, San Francisco CA 55.95% 4 3 Barbara Dahl, San Jose CA; Bev Benson, Palo Alto CA 52.68% 5 Earl Cutler - Betty Cutler, San Antonio TX 54.46% 5/6 4/5 Ellen Coll, Corte Madera CA; Andrea Johnson, Tiburon CA 51.49% 5/6 4/5 2 Deborah Lundahl, Palo Alto CA; Adele Kellman, Los Altos Hills CA 51.49% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UUU EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Steve Upadhye - Richard Proffitt, Lincoln CA 58.63% 1 1 Pat Friesen, San Rafael CA; Terry Kee, Greenbrae CA 61.31% 2 2 Lois Horwitz, Piedmont CA; Tina Heldman, Oakland CA 57.74% 2 2 1 Kathryn Edelman - Vicki Klapper, San Francisco CA 60.71% 3 3 1 Linda Hannawalt - Nancy Stretch, San Francisco CA 56.55% 3 3 Hinda Gilbert, San Francisco CA; Alice Schill, Jacksonville FL 54.17% 4 4 John Byrne - Kathi Byrne, Atlanta GA 55.95% 4 4 Kerstin Barnett, Emeryville CA; Carrie Stoltzfus, San Pablo CA 53.87% 5 Patricia Avotins - Peter Avotins, Pismo Beach CA 50.00% 5 Pamela Hughes, Roseville CA; Ann Turner, Los Angeles CA 52.08% 2 Kal Aziz, San Mateo CA; Patricia Wong, Foster City CA 46.73% 2 Elizabeth Miller - Norman Miller, Calgary AB 46.43% WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XXX EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Joyce Carlson, San Carlos CA; Kathy Lompa, Sonoma CA 64.08% 1 Marcia Rubenstein, Tiburon CA; Susan MacDonald, San Anselmo CA 58.40% 2 1 Dorothy Mersereau, Calgary AB; Linda Kohn, Berkeley CA 60.59% 2 1 Mary Jacobi - Pat Applegate, Mill Valley CA 58.31% 3 2 Karen Birck, Wilton CT; Carie Boucher, Centennial CO 59.16% 3 Kate Hare, Alameda CA; Dottie Reid, Union City CA 56.56% 4 3 1 Jon Greenfield - Lorelei Greenfield, Hillsborough CA 58.33% 3 Rita Schaulat - Kelsey Kerr, Novato CA 54.19% 5 Ramesh Acharya - Harsha Acharya, Salt Lake City UT 54.42% 4 2 Joe Chertoff, Lemon Grove CA; Stan Corbett, Palos Verdes CA 53.06% 6 4 Robert Kahn - Christine Kahn, Pleasanton CA 52.05% 5 Leeann Steiner - Betty Schafer, San Francisco CA 51.64% 2 Carolyn Stern, Berkeley CA; Peggy Torpey, San Francisco CA 47.54% 6 3 Nancy Zacher, San Francisco CA; Patrica Raven, Kentfield CA 50.79% KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS FIRST SEMIFINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS B C D E F G EAST-WEST 1 Sartaj Hans, Artarmon NSW 20 Australia; Peter David Gill, Sydney Australia 66.14% 1 Richard Coren, Delray Beach FL; Robert Levin, Henderson NV 63.69% 2 Thomas Bessis, Paris 75015 France; Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden 62.34% 2 Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA; Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA 62.02% 3 Jessica Larsson, Stockholm 11321 Sweden; Kathrine Bertheau, Taby Sweden 60.13% 3 Jo Morse, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Diego Brenner, L’Eixample Barc Spain 59.68% 4 David Bakhshi, London England; Alexander Smirnov, Lubeck Germany 60.07% 4 Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ; Martin Fleisher, New York NY 59.55% 5 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Howard Weinstein, Omaha NE 57.98% 5 Juan Carlos Ventin, 08021 Barcelona Spain; Frederic Wrang, Stockholm Sweden 58.43% 6 Anders Hagen, Copenhagen Denmark; Dennis Bilde, Aarhus C 8000 Denmark 57.66% 6 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Walter Lee, Sudbury MA 57.83% 7 David Walker, Salem VA; Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL 57.43% 7 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 57.49% 8 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL 57.17% 8 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY 57.36% 9 John Hurd, New York NY; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 56.96% 9 Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY; Lewis Gamerman, Westwood MA 56.94% 10 Chris Larsen, Laguna Woods CA; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 56.74% 10 Ron Smith, San Francsico CA; Steve Zolotow, Las Vegas NV 56.70% 11 Richard Weiss, Swampscott MA; John Hrones Jr, Needham MA 56.10% 11 Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA 56.43% 12 Danny Sprung - Paul Lewis, Las Vegas NV 55.88% 12 Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA; Robert Madalena, San Jose CA 56.36% 13 Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR 55.59% 13 Ray Miller, Seattle WA; Ed Freeman, Portland OR 56.32% 14 David Grainger, Roseville CA; Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA 55.54% 14 Jared Lilienstein, New York NY; Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC 55.93% 15 John Adams, Silver Spring MD; Sylvia Shi, Baltimore MD 55.51% 15 Steven Price, Scottsdale AZ; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 55.74% 16 Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo 136 Japan; Russell Samuel, Coram NY 54.76% 16 Joe Grue - Justin Lall, Las Vegas NV 55.17% 17 Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; Mark Gordon, Purchase NY 54.27% 17 Arnold Malasky, Longboat Key FL; Richard Wegman, Bethesda MD 54.86% 18 Marius Agica, New York NY; Iulian Christian, Bucharest Russia 53.98% 18 Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY; Martin Schaltz, Odense 5000 Denmark 54.80% 19 Adam Pawlowski, 99-300 Kutno Poland; Wieslaw Nicinski, Lodz 92-533 Poland 53.95% 19 Dick Yarington, Seattle WA; Ruth Nakano, Kirkland WA 54.78% 20 Harvey Brody, San Francisco CA; Tom Trachuk, Walnut Creek CA 53.90% 20 Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Marion Michielsen, 3024 AM Rotterd Netherlands 54.51% 21 Sheri Winestock - Fred Gitelman, Las Vegas NV 53.80% 21 Jacob Morgan, Madison WI; John Onstott, New Orleans LA 54.26% 22 Herbert Jordan, Miami FL; Erez Hendelman, New York NY 53.60% 22 Tien-Chun Yang, San Jose CA; William Esberg, Long Branch NJ 54.16% 23 R Jay Becker - Chris Willenken, New York NY 52.45% 23 Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN; Paul Meerschaert, Saint Paul MN 53.39% 24 Christal Henner-Welland - Uday Ivatury, New York NY 52.38% 24 Chip Martel - Jan Martel, Davis CA 52.72% 25 Leo Bell, Long Beach CA; James Tritt, Fresno CA 52.35% 25 Johan Upmark, 115 58 Stockho Sweden; Hakan Nilsson, West Palm Beach FL 52.71% 26 Tuna Aluf - Namik Kokten, Istanbul Turkey 52.24% 26 Ayse Gumrukluoglu - Zeynep Babac, Istanbul Turkey 52.68% 27 Stephen Tu, Milpitas CA; Rajeev Gupta, San Mateo CA 52.03% 27 Alexander Hadzhiev, Varna Bulgaria Bulgaria; Kalin Karaivanov, Varna Bulgaria 52.13% 28 Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL 51.50% 28 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA 51.91% 29 Steven Lawrence - Ilya Kuzkin, Calgary AB 51.36% 29 Barry Goren, Las Vegas NV; Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel 51.85% 30 Charles Martineau, Brossard QC; Andre Chartrand, Montreal QC 51.03% 30 George Klemic, Bensenville IL; Jonathan Rivet, Wheaton IL 51.84% 31 Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Jessica Piafsky, New York NY 51.00% 31 Bar Tarnovski - Eliran Argelazi, Rishon Lezion Israel 51.82% SENIOR MIXED PAIRS FIRST QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS LLL EEE A EAST-WEST 1 Bernace De Young, Miami FL; Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA 60.53% 1 Lowell Andrews, Huntington Bch CA; Theresa Martell, Newport Beach CA 65.79% 2 Lynda Rosenblatt, Passaic NJ; Marvin Rosenblatt, Hartford CT 60.02% 2 John Mohan, Las Vegas NV; Rose Meltzer, Chapel Hill NC 61.54% 3 Margot Hennings, Annandale VA; Paul Janicki, Markham ON 58.81% 3 Peter Lesnik, Burke VA; Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 58.65% 4 Elaine Landow - Craig Robinson, Lansdale PA 58.50% 4 Jean Ludwig - Jonathan Greenspan, New York NY 58.15% 5 Steven Cooper - Kitty Cooper, Lakeside CA 58.10% 5 Ronald Tracy, Edmonds WA; Barbara Nist, Seatac WA 57.24% 6 Robert Perlsweig, Woodland Hills CA; Pam Wittes, Venice CA 57.64% 6 Louis Sachar - Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX 56.88% 7 John Bromberg - Beth Bromberg, Dallas TX 57.39% 7 Jane Basilico, Santa Cruz CA; Wayne Gergen, Minneapolis MN 56.12% 8 David Wakeman - Rita Wakeman, Irvine CA 55.21% 8 Gail Greenberg - Jeff Hand, New York NY 55.11% 9 Leslie Strong, Santa Ynez CA; Gerald Fox, Napa CA 55.16% 9 Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA; David Siebert, Little Rock AR 54.45% 10 Maritha Pottenger, San Diego CA; Paul Foster, Carlsbad CA 54.20% 10 Michaele Olesen, Scottsdale AZ; Jon King, Balboa Island CA 54.20% 11 Jan Gallagher - W John Devine, Solana Beach CA 53.92% 11 Warren Cederborg - Suzanne Cederborg, Visalia CA 53.24% 12 Jack Lacy, Lago Vista TX; Sally Clark, Carlsbad CA 53.85% 12 Sharon Anderson, Eagan MN; Jeffrey Taylor, Eugene OR 53.14% 13 Mark Epstein - Roberta Epstein, Las Vegas NV 53.54% 13 Cindy Bernstein, Matthews NC; Jim Gobert, New York NY 53.09% 14 Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA; Aruna Desu, Redwood City CA 53.49% 14 Nancy Lowry, Virginia Beach VA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 52.83% 15 Mark Bennett - Iku Donnelly, Honolulu HI 53.14% 15 Michael Yuen, Vancouver BC; June Pocock, New Westminster BC 52.43% 16 Margaret Ferguson, Bonita Springs FL; Peter Lit, Elk CA 52.18% 16 Richard Hart - Joyce Hart, Piedmont CA 52.18% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS MMM NNN OOO EAST-WEST 1 Bobby Wolff - Judy Kay-Wolff, Las Vegas NV 58.86% 1 Richard Meffley, Fresno CA; Jo Ginsberg, San Francisco CA 63.06% 2 Michael Edwards, Rock Island IL; Cookie Hoberman, Omaha NE 57.39% 2 Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL 60.73% 3 Joseph Murray - Ricki Rogers, Mt Laurel NJ 57.14% 3/4 Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Joanne Minken-Levy, Los Angeles CA 58.50% 4 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Chris Benson, Le Roy IL 56.73% 3/4 Janis Rush - Harold Lilie, Las Vegas NV 58.50% 5 Carol Stewart, Henderson NV; Paul Ivaska, Las Vegas NV 56.28% 5 Peter Golitzen - Kathy Golitzen, Kailua-Kona HI 56.68% 6 Phebe Packer, Phoenix AZ; Frank Leonard, Tempe AZ 56.07% 6 Joe Quinn, Sugar Land TX; Petra Hamman, Dallas TX 56.63% 7 Steve Mansfield, Seattle WA; Janet Daling, Sun Lakes AZ 55.16% 7 Barry Harper, Regina SK; Fay Teal, Mesa AZ 55.82% 8 Thomas Stern, San Francisco CA; Bonnie Macbride, Lafayette CA 54.86% 8 Katherine Ewing - Edwin Ewing, Sacramento CA 55.52% 9 Philip Benner - Carolyn Benner, El Dorado Hills CA 54.25% 9 Sondra Schubiner, Franklin MI; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 55.36% 10 Barry Gorski - Kathleen Del Corso, Reading PA 54.00% 10 Larry Pocock, New Westminster BC; Lynda Cole, Anacortes WA 54.66% 11 Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA; Andrew Vinock, Woodland Hills CA 53.39% 11 Alan Gailfus - Debbie Gailfus, Carlsbad CA 54.30% 12 Glenn Eisenstein - Peggy Ellis, New York NY 53.14% 12 Sandra Fraser - Doug Fraser, Victoria BC 53.04% 13 Ellie Hanlon, Tequesta FL; Richard Popper, Wilmington DE 52.93% 13 Betsey Schneider, San Carlos CA; Robert Ng, Millbrae CA 52.73% 14 Melvin Marcus, Waltham MA; Rena Lieberman, North Easton MA 52.83% 14 Ronald Resnick, Kula HI; Ann Labe, Carlsbad CA 52.58% 15 Barbara Shnier - Mark Liberman, Toronto ON 51.97% 15 Jerry Ranney - Jane Ranney, Morrison CO 52.38% 16 Peter Rank, Palm Springs CA; Rhoda Walsh, Palm Desert CA 51.67% 16 Marc Rabinowitz, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Linda McGarry, Stuart FL 51.87% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS PPP QQQ RRR EAST-WEST 1 David Caprera - Anne Brenner, Denver CO 60.74% 1 Janet Robertson, Timonium MD; Ron Feldman, Redondo Beach CA 63.18% 2 Lynne O’Neill - Pat Chapman, San Diego CA 57.73% 2 Paul Benedict, Pikesville MD; Lynn Jones, Timonium MD 59.95% 3 Jennifer Jones, Santa Rosa CA; Laurence Hansen, Healdsburg CA 57.25% 3 Bob Glasson - Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ 56.90% 4 Dennis Lee - Susan Lee, Smithers BC 57.23% 4 Ann Borgschulte, Lexington MA; Francisco Bernal, Miami FL 55.93% 5 Chris Moll, Raleigh NC; Morella Pacheco, Pompano Beach FL 56.83% 5 Franklin Lowenthal, Pleasanton CA; Jean Barry, Livermore CA 55.88% 6 Cameron Doner, Richmond BC; Veronica McMurdie, Sacramento CA 56.52% 6 Jim Reiman, Mansfield OH; Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL 55.80% 7 Linda Tipton - V Jay Tipton, Irvine CA 56.05% 7 Bud Marsh - Marianne Spanier, Scottsdale AZ 55.71% 8 Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL; Suzanne Dunn, Crystal Lake IL 55.71% 8 Stephen Shane, White Plains NY; Mickie Kivel, Potomac Falls VA 55.69% 9 Stephen Rzewski, South Dennis MA; Margie Sullivan, Sagamore Beach MA 54.25% 9 Daniel Marcus - Barbara Marcus, W Bloomfield MI 55.39% 10 Diana Holt, Palm Beach Fl FL; Boris Baran, Cote Saint-Luc QC 54.00% 10 David Wheeler, Palo Alto CA; Marolyn Imaoka-Yancey, San Jose CA 54.18% 11 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Mary Savko, Tequesta FL 52.70% 11 Shirley Blum, Fresno CA; George Whitworth, Coarsegold CA 53.71% 12 Hjordis Sigurjonsdottir, Reykjavik 109 Iceland; Kristjan Blondal, Kopavogur Iceland 52.58% 12 Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw 0 Poland; Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV 53.43% 13 Sharon Meng-Horton, Dade City FL; Wayne Eggers, Woodridge IL 51.76% 13 Manuela Marani, Los Gatos CA; Ove Jonsson, St-Aubin Switzerland 53.08% 14 Steve Smolen - Sandy Kay, San Francisco CA 51.49% 14 Frank Murphy Jr - Shirley Weissenfluh, Bend OR 52.58% 15 Ruth-Anne Mazer - Allan Mazer, Towson MD 51.46% 15 Roger Clough - Rebecca Clough, Culver City CA 52.48% 16 Helene Bauman, Arlington VA; Arnie Frankel, Laurel MD 51.29% 16 Nancy Passell, Plano TX; Bryan Storey, Frisco TX 52.43% Daily Bulletin Thursday, November 29, 2012 Page 23

WEDNESDAY STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS 1 OF 2 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS Y Z EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Fred Hamilton, Palm Desert CA; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 59.23% 1 Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Gavin Wolpert, Jupiter FL 61.12% 2 1 Alan Cummings, Los Altos CA; Joseph Fang, San Francisco CA 58.69% 2 Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Barbara McLendon, New York NY 60.23% 3 2 1 Margaret Gibson, Port Moody BC; Larry Shell, Muscatine IA 58.14% 3 1 1 Francine Dais, Sacramento CA; Thad Mikols, Huntington Bch CA 60.19% 4 3 Eileen Paley, Scarsdale NY; Judith Chaice, White Plains NY 57.82% 4 2 2 Frederick Tierney Jr, Fremont CA; Christy Hartsell, Palo Alto CA 58.58% 5 Steve Shirey - Darlene Shirey, Fort Worth TX 57.15% 5 Steve Garner, Chicago IL; Michael Whitman, San Francisco CA 57.82% 6 Ashraf El Sadi, Union City CA; Daniel Tataru, Walnut Creek CA 57.14% 6 3 Maria Abbott - Joan Weiss, San Francisco CA 56.19% 7 4 Jeanne van den Meiracker, Bend OR; Aida Saldzieva, Spijkenisse Netherlands 56.67% 7 Brenda Montague, Swampscott MA; Gail Bell, King of Prussia PA 55.67% 8 Elizabeth Rabicew - Carlos Goldstein, Caracas Venezuela 55.17% 8 4 Wink Andres - Ann Andres, West Vancouver BC 55.36% 9 5 Richard Prouser, Lake Oswego OR; Tom Joyce, East Hartford CT 54.66% 9 Lutz Dohnert, Miami FL; Anita Pensler, Napa CA 54.22% 10 Bill Irvine, Quincy MA; Joseph De Gaetano, Atkinson NH 54.35% 10 Kurt Fritz, San Diego CA; Birger Holmquist, Kaneohe HI 53.80% 6 Sandra Zovod, Fresno CA; Belva Quattrin, Kingsburg CA 52.33% 5 Elaine DeShaw, Federal Way WA; Sharon Miller, Issaquah WA 53.58% 2 Virginia Bright, Nokomis FL; Kaye Hoffmaster, Somers MT 48.09% 6 Carrie Touslee, Roseville CA; Virginia Kellermeyer, Reno NV 51.57% 3 Lawrence Max Frazier - Fred Brown, San Jose CA 45.17% 7 Glen Perry, Voorheesville NY; George Subt, Southampton NJ 47.80% 3 Laura Walters, San Jose CA; Dee Ann Hansen, Saratoga CA 45.31% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS QQ RR PP EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Gabrielle Sherman, W Long Branch NJ; JoAnn Sprung, Las Vegas NV 60.58% 1 Richard Baum, Baltimore MD; Mark Laken, Glyndon MD 63.36% 2 Edward Foran, Marietta GA; Scott Stearns, Elberta AL 59.56% 2 1 Michael Bodell, Santa Clara CA; Jannes van ‘t Oever, Berkeley CA 63.11% 3 1 Sid Segal, Vancouver BC; Howard Rubin, North Vancouver BC 58.35% 3 Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Gary Cohler, Miami FL 62.96% 4 2 Adam Portley, Palo Alto CA; Jennifer Gu, Sunnyvale CA 56.33% 4 2 Yanong Han, Milpitas CA; Bo Xiao, Fremont CA 60.48% 5 Bruce Reeve, Raleigh NC; Kenneth King, Pleasanton CA 56.07% 5 3 Franklyn Frohman, Ceres CA; Douglas Kuschner, Santa Clarita CA 59.26% 6 3 Jim Dingwerth - William Hoge, Olathe KS 55.31% 6/7 Kirubakara Moorthy, Chennai India; Uttam Gupta, Bangalore India 57.29% 7 Frankie Frontaura, Buenas Aires Argentina; Serge de Muller, Fribourg Switzerland 54.96% 6/7 Lisa Berkowitz - Sally Strul, Boca Raton FL 57.29% 8 Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA; Lorraine Cable, New York NY 54.71% 8 4 Linda Gruber - Bob Gruber, Camarillo CA 57.03% 9 4 1 Daniel Gottlieb, Burien WA; Dipak Patel, Redwood City CA 54.66% 9 5 Marie Wiley, London ON; Barbara Stewart, Victoria BC 54.96% 10 K Fung, Edmonton AB; Jordan Chodorow, Los Angeles CA 54.50% 10 Shelly Dunietz, New York NY; Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY 54.81% 11 5 2 Melih Osman Sen - Tezcan Sen, Istanbul Tunisia 53.59% 11 6 Nancy Zakim - Nancy Herzog, Kentfield CA 54.71% 12 6 3 Margaret Breeden - James Breeden, Carson City NV 53.19% 12 7 1 Patty Michael, San Mateo CA; Judith Arbus, Toronto ON 53.64% 13 7 Jeffrey Ferro, San Francisco CA; Frank Ferro, New York NY 52.83% 13 James Melville, Springfield IL; Will Engel, Freeport IL 53.29% 14 Lillian Weissman, Long Beach NY; Linda Rothstein, New York NY 52.68% 14 8 2 Brian Eisenberg, Martinez CA; Kent Slinger, Danville CA 53.19% 15 8 Neal Kleiner, San Pedro CA; David Peim, Torrance CA 52.63% 15 9 William Wood - Jill Wood, Fresno CA 52.78% 16 9 4 Chun Wu Wang - Cheng-Hung Yeh, Cerritos CA 52.48% 16 10 Faye Gilraine - Gary Gilraine, Vancouver BC 52.18% 10 Richard Hanna, Laguna Woods CA; Lawrence Hanna, Huntington Bh CA 52.33% 11/12 Dave Woods, Sarnia ON; Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT 51.06% 11 J Howard Tate - F Ruth Tate, Toronto ON 52.07% 11/12 3 Richard Nelson, Surrey BC; Shelley Burns, N Vancouver BC 51.06% 12 Jerry Thorpe, Tacoma WA; William Golush, Denville NJ 51.87% 4 Hans Van Boldrik, Lahaina HI; Roy Redlich, Petaluma CA 48.33% 5 Randy Ryals, Menlo Park CA; Carol Kemper, Portola Valley CA 51.06% 5 Beth Eggers, San Ramon CA; Janet Logan, Newport Beach CA 43.88%

0-5000 MINI-BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 1ST SEMIFINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS H I J K L M EAST-WEST 1 Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI; Eileen Cripps, Madison WI 66.13% 1 Alan Osofsky, Palm Beach FL; Robin Taylor, Gaithersburg MD 63.09% 2 Terry Schleppegrell, Boulder City NV; Marion Kelly, Anchorage AK 63.54% 2 Bo Liu, Little Rock AR; Somers Collins, Roland AR 61.76% 3 Howard Engle, Highland Park IL; Mark Friedlander, Deerfield IL 61.39% 3 Gregory Vance, San Francisco CA; Grant Vance, Oakland CA 61.71% 4 Bin Liang, Fremont CA; Tanakorn Lavanakul, Dublin CA 59.02% 4 Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN; Michael Schrage, Chestnut Hill MA 60.71% 5 Ina Demme, Maple ON; Bill Kertes, Toronto ON 58.44% 5 Maynard Denison - Sandy Denison, Bakersfield CA 60.19% 6 David Meyer - Marlene Meyer, Scranton PA 58.34% 6 Sarita Mathiasen, Albany CA; Edward Frymoyer, Half Moon Bay CA 59.59% 7 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC 57.17% 7 Mukund Thapa, Palo Alto CA; Jayendu Patel, Newton MA 59.34% 8 William Corliss, Davis CA; Rich Perry, Auburn CA 57.14% 8 Paul Schwaighart, Normandy Park WA; John Aslin, Seattle WA 58.17% 9 Daren Kuo - Kou-Ping Cheng, Saratoga CA 56.94% 9 Michael Creager, Brecksville OH; John Bacon, Shaker Heights OH 57.82% 10 Alex Stagner, Menlo Park CA; John Rollin, Hayward CA 56.84% 10 Robert Levey - Jimmy Ritzenberg, Bethesda MD 57.42% 11 Fred Lerner, Markham ON; Jim Howie, Toronto ON 56.29% 11 Vic Quiros - Harvinder Sidhu, Scottsdale AZ 57.32% 12 Daniel McGuire - Molly Hosford, Las Vegas NV 55.94% 12 Michael Fleisher, Santa Clara CA; Melinda Foos, Campbell CA 56.67% 13 Kasmer Andreychuk, Yorkton SK; Charlotte Blum, La Jolla CA 55.87% 13 Atam Lalchandani, Incline Village NV; Ravi Bhalla, Berkeley CA 56.39% 14 Andrew Firko, Oakville ON; Eva Upper, Mississauga ON 55.84% 14 Barbara Schultz, Shawnigan Lake BC; Anita Morse, North Vancouver BC 56.17% 15 Bipin Patel, Oakland CA; Anlin Xu, Groton CT 55.44% 15 Faiz Nadir - David Johnson, Calgary AB 55.09% 16 Judy Zhu, Naperville IL; Peter Cheung, Fremont CA 55.19% 16 Bob Zeller, Kanata ON; Frank Wharton, London Nw3 1en England 54.22% 17 Don McCarthy, West Kelowna BC; Glenn Cossey, Innisfail AB 55.09% 17 Harriel Shea - David Gambelin, San Jose CA 53.77% 18 Richard Ferrin - Dale Sanders, Washington DC 55.02% 18 Rajeeva Sharma, San Jose CA; Eusebio Menezes, Cupertino CA 53.57% 19 Al Blinder, Torrance CA; Craig Zastera, Woodinville WA 54.92% 19 David Rottmayer - William Rottmayer, Spokane WA 53.37% 20 Viktor Anikovich - Rita Levin, Los Angeles CA 54.75% 20 Lynn Shannon, Los Gatos CA; Lynn Yokel, Campbell CA 53.35% 21 Jeffrey Boak, Bethesda MD; Kenneth Dye, Cary NC 54.62% 21 Kalon Kelley, Santa Barbara CA; Tom McCrackin, Albuquerque NM 53.30% 22 Alix Taylor, Lincoln MA; Rick Holcomb, Malden MA 53.65% 22 Jim Relihan, Tampa FL; Joerg Schneider, Vancouver BC 52.90% 23 Ron Lien, Brea CA; Mark Tang, Seal Beach CA 53.30% 23 Hy Chansky, Las Vegas NV; Molly Tinsley, Ashland OR 52.80% 24 Russell Fox, Las Vegas NV; Spencer Sun, San Jose CA 53.12% 24 Lawrence Swanson, Walnut Creek CA; James Weider, Portland OR 52.40% 25 Jeff McKee, Dale TX; Greg Resz, Weatherford TX 53.02% 25 Wayne Karson, Culver City CA; Harvey Katz, Marina del Rey CA 52.30% 26 Judy Rimer, La Jolla CA; Christopher Young, San Diego CA 52.90% 26 Himanshu Joshi, Chester NJ; Mark Brighouse, Towaco NJ 52.27% 27 Rick Turner, Los Angeles CA; Alyssa Kennedy, Marina Del Rey CA 52.62% 27 Robert Bertoni, Haverhill MA; Peter Manzon, Waltham MA 52.20% 28 Serge Aronovich - Marianne Aronovich, Tuxedo Park NY 52.57% 28 Franklin Gonzalez, Menlo Park CA; Henryk Szejnwald, Los Altos CA 51.87% 29 Kathie Macnab - Bill Halliday, Halifax NS 51.97% 29/30 Vincent Bates, Boulder CO; Paul Flanders, Longmont CO 51.72% 30 Jennifer Ballantyne, Vancouver BC; David Binney, Seattle WA 51.52% 29/30 Kevin Wilson, Knoxville TN; Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA 51.72% 31/32 James Merzon, Templeton CA; Prudence Saunders, Palo Alto CA 51.22% 31 Maya Altarac, Teec Nos Pos AZ; James Partridge, Birmingham AL 51.15% 31/32 Cecilla Borras - Paul Harris, Waltham MA 51.22%

Tomorrow’s Bridge Events Kyle Larsen Day Friday, November 30, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Friday-Saturday Morning Bracketed Compact Knockout Teams 1-2 Yerba Buena, Salon 7, Bottom Level $16 $18 Thursday-Saturday Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams 2nd Yerba Buena, Salon 7, Bottom Level $16 $18 Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series 2nd single session Yerba Buena, Salon 7, Bottom Level $16 $18 Friday, November 30, 10 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Golden Gate C, B2 Level $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Golden Gate C, B2 Level $15 $15 Friday, November 30, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Howard Reed Memorial Stratified Daylight Open Pairs 1-2 Golden Gate A, B2 Level $16 $18 Friday, November 30, 1 p.m. Thursday-Friday Side Game Series 3rd single session Pacific J, 4th Floor $16 $18 Friday, November 30, 1 & 7:30 p.m. REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 Q Golden Gate B, B2 Level $20 — Two qualifying, two semifinal, two final sessions. Entry required by 11 a.m. KEOHANE NORTH AMERICAN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 Q Yerba Buena, Salon 9, Bottom Level $20 — Two qualifying, two semifinal, two final sessions Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Yerba Buena, Salon 7, Bottom Level $16 $18 3000+; 0-3000 Gold Rush 750/300 Pairs 1-2 Yerba Buena, Salon 7, Bottom Level $16 $18 Gold points for 0-750 Friday-Saturday Bracketed Knockout Teams 1-2 Yerba Buena, Salon 7, Bottom Level $16 $18 Thursday-Friday Bracketed Knockout Teams 3-4 Sierra A, 5th Floor $16 $18 Friday, November 30, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Golden Gate C, B2 Level $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Golden Gate C, B2 Level $15 $15 Friday, November 30, 7:30 p.m. Strati-Flighted A/X & B/C/D Side Swiss Teams single Yerba Buena, Salon 7, Bottom Level $15 $17 Thursday-Friday Side Game Series 4th single session Golden Gate A, B2 Level $16 $18 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Golden Gate C, B2 Level $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Golden Gate C, B2 Level $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Golden Gate C, B2 Level $15 $15 Friday, November 30, 11:30 p.m. Zip Knockout Teams single Golden Gate C, B2 Level $12/team/match

Note: Entry for the REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS required by 11 a.m. Friday.

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are:A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). For Strati-Flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1500-3000), C (750- 1500) and D (0-750) play in their own game. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition. Page 24 Thursday, November 29, 2012 Daily Bulletin

Today’s Bridge Events Thursday, November 29, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Thursday-Saturday Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams 1st Yerba Buena, Salon 7, Bottom Level $16 $18 Wednesday-Thursday Morning Bracketed Compact KO Teams 3-4 Yerba Buena, Salon 7, Bottom Level $16 $18 Tuesday-Thursday Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams 3rd Yerba Buena, Salon 7, Bottom Level $16 $18 Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series 1st single session Yerba Buena, Salon 7, Bottom Level $16 $18 Thursday, November 29, 10 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Golden Gate C, B2 Level $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Golden Gate C, B2 Level $15 $15 Thursday, November 29, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. George Groves Memorial Stratified Daylight Open Pairs 1-2 Golden Gate A, B2 Level $16 $18 3000+/0-3000 Daylight Special Gold Rush 750/300 Pairs 1-2 Golden Gate B, B2 Level $16 $18 Gold points for 0-750 Thursday, November 29, 1 p.m. Thursday-Friday Side Game Series 1st single session Pacific J, 4th Floor $16 $18 Thursday, November 29, 1 & 7:30 p.m. KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 F Yerba Buena, Salon 9, Bottom Level $20 — Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs 1-2 F Yerba Buena, Salon 9, Bottom Level $17 — SENIOR MIXED PAIRS 1-2 F Yerba Buena, Salon 9, Bottom Level $20 — Ed von Adelung Memorial Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Yerba Buena, Salon 7, Bottom Level $16 $18 Stratified Mixed Pairs 1-2 Nob Hill, Bottom Level $16 $18 Thursday-Friday Bracketed Knockout Teams 1-2 Yerba Buena, Salon 7, Bottom Level $16 $18 Thursday Bracketed Compact Knockout Teams 1-4 Yerba Buena, Salon 7, Bottom Level $16 $18 Wednesday-Thursday Bracketed Knockout Teams 3-4 Sierra A, 5th Floor $16 $18 Thursday, November 29, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Golden Gate C, B2 Level $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Golden Gate C, B2 Level $15 $15 Thursday, November 29, 7:30 p.m. Strati-Flighted A/X & B/C/D Side Swiss Teams single Yerba Buena, Salon 7, Bottom Level $15 $17 Thursday-Friday Side Game Series 2nd single session Golden Gate B, B2 Level $16 $18 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Golden Gate C, B2 Level $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Yerba Buena, Salon 7, Bottom Level $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Golden Gate C, B2 Level $15 $15 Thursday, November 29, 11:30 p.m. Zip Knockout Teams single Golden Gate C, B2 Level $12/team/match

Note: Entry for the REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS required by 11 a.m. Friday.

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are:A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). For Strati-Flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1500-3000), C (750- 1500) and D (0-750) play in their own game. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition.

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