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8850 Tables Kasle Outlasts Gupta in Senior KO 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.
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