Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Volume 90, Number 6 Daily Bulletin 90th Fall North American Bridge Championships [email protected] | Editors: Sue Munday, Brent Manley and Chip Dombrowski

Levine wins Senior KOThe team captained by Mike Levine, down 28 at the halfway point of their match with the squad, rallied in the third quarter to pull to within 1 IMP, then took the final set 36-24 for a 143- 132 victory in the Baze . Levine was playing with , , and the Clerkin Winners of the 0–10,000 IMP Pairs: Bill Grant brothers, Dennis and Jerry. and Ron Kay Nickell captained last year’s winning team and Locals win returned to defend the title with a slightly different lineup. 10K IMP Pairs Winners of the Baze Senior Knockout Teams: Jerry Clerkin, Mike Nickell played with Ralph Ron Kay and Bill Grant of San Diego won the Passell, Eddie Wold, , Marc Jacobus and team captain Katz, plus and 0–10,000 IMP Pairs on Tuesday, finishing 12.05 Mike Levine. continued on page 9 IMPs ahead with a score of 85.60. continued on page 5 Hugh Ross 1937–2017 By Warren Cederborg Zimmermann, Gromov lead [Ed: ACBL Hall of included “huge loss,” but – speaking for all his Blue Ribbon Pairs Famer Hugh Ross, a friends – nothing now seems more appropriate. Pierre Zimmermann and started Grand Life Master from Hugh Ross was not only a world-class bridge the day in the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs with a Oakland CA, died Nov. play, but a great friend and an incredible human bang, posting a 70.59% game, then followed it with 20. Ross was a three-time being. And all who knew him cherished his sense of continued on page 5 champion humor. and had four silver echoes those thoughts. medals in world-level “Hugh’s gentle manner belied a powerful Shannons lead play. In North American intellect and a fierce will to win,” Bramley said. “But Women’s Pairs championships, Ross had what I will miss most about him was his keen sense Lynn Shannon and Diane Shannon of Campbell 19 titles. of humor; he could find absurdity in any situation, CA led the Whitehead Women’s Pairs after Tuesday’s His Bermuda Bowl wins came with three different and he never hesitated to point it out, even when the qualifying sessions, ahead of Cecilia Rimstedt and partners. The 1976 squad was Ross playing with Erik joke was on him. He was one of a kind.” Sally Meckstroth by about a quarter of a . The Paulsen, – and Ira Bramley went on to say, “Hugh and I first bonded leaders scored 65.01% in the first session and 58.82% Rubin – Paul Soloway. The 1985 squad was Ross – when he was captain of my Bermuda Bowl team in the second session to earn a carryover of 74.81, , – and Chip in Yokohama, Japan, in 1991. In 1992, we started almost three boards. Martel – . The 1987 team was the same a regular partnership that lasted several years. That except that Ross played with .] same year, my wife Judy and I started a Thanksgiving tradition of dinner with Hugh and his wife Min, along Gross, Castillo Over the nearly 50 years that I knew Hugh Ross, with Darwin and Kay Afdahl. The Thanksgiving lead Mini-Blues I always found it amusing that his email address continued on page 9 A pair of Floridians tops the field of the Mini- Blue Ribbon Pairs. Saul Gross from Miami Beach and Juan Castillo from Fort Lauderdale take a BridgeFeed half-board lead into the second day of the three-day continued on page 5 debuts online If you’ve ever Your opinion matters tried to read the The ACBL is seeking feedback on the Daily Daily Bulletin on a Bulletin from players attending the San Diego smartphone in the NABC. If you made your hotel reservations through old format, you’ve OnPeak, you’ll receive the survey in your email probably wished for today. Email recipients can take the survey online. If a better option. That you don’t get the email, or if you’d prefer to fill out a exists now: Nine hard copy, see page 17. days ago the ACBL Two Zs that won’t make launched BridgeFeed, you sleepy a new mobile-friendly Pre-registration required When it comes to watching Zia Mahmood play online news site. See it for bridge, you can be certain of one thing: you’re going at acbl.org/bridgefeed. Teams that wish to enter the Reisinger Board-a- to have fun. Though many Match Teams must pre-register no later than 9 p.m., On the first day of the Kaplan Blue Ribbon members have yet to Thursday, Nov. 30. See Matt Smith in Grand Hall AB Pairs, Zia and Zach Grossack, one of ACBL’s discover it, the site on the lobby level. brightest young players, sat down at table C5 North- drew more than 67,000 South for a trip into the wonderland of not exactly page views in its first week, averaging almost 3000 remembering all their bidding agreements. unique visitors per day, with 45% of them accessing ATTENDANCE It wasn’t all bad, of course. Sometimes it’s it on handheld devices. through Tuesday possible to land on your feet even when you forget Dan Storch, the ACBL’s director of marketing, something or interpret a bid the wrong way. called these numbers very encouraging. “It is clear 6140 tables continued on page 10 continued on page 5 Page 2 Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Meetings are at the Manchester Grand Hyatt. Participants must attend both sessions. Fee: $15 covers both Wednesday, November 29 days. (La Jolla AB, second floor) 9 am-Noon Club Director Refresher Course, session 2. A continuing education course for club directors to increase their skills. TBA Peter Pender Memorial . (Room TBA)

CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the Thursday, Nov. 30 game! Talks will be held in Harbor Ballroom GH, second floor. Speakers and 9:15 a.m. Ellen Kent How to Bid a Minor-Suit Slam topics are subject to change. 6:45 p.m. Ken Monzingo Aunt Lucy Wednesday, Nov. 29 Friday, Dec. 1 9:15 a.m. Phillip Alder Playing the Right Honor 9:15 a.m. Jennifer Jones Losing Trick Count 6:45 p.m. Leo Bell Leading 6:45 p.m. Eddie Rose The Key to Winning Bridge

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West North East South 1♣ Dbl Pass 1♠ Pass 2♠

What is going on? North is showing four-card spades support and about 17 high-card points. Really? Yes, it’s true. Think about it: You have shown 0-8 HCP and four or more spades. Partner’s bid of 2♠ is clearly forward going, looking for game. Partner wants to know if you are at the top of the HCP range you described with your bid of 1♠. If partner wants to be in game when you have 8 HCP, he must have at least 17 HCP to even think of game. With a hand such as ♠Q J 9 6 4 ♥A 10 7 6 ♦9 4 ♣10 8, bid 4♠. You have only 7 HCP but you should give yourself an extra point for the fifth spade and bid what is likely to be a relatively easy 10 tricks. Now let’s look at what seems to be a similar situation, but really isn’t. Consider this auction: going to the three level in many cases, making what HCP. That’s 34 HCP accounted for. Partner can’t West North East South is known as a “law bid,” a reference to the famous have a “normal” jump response to your double. He 1♣ Dbl Pass 1♠ , which says that you can safely has a maximum of about 6 HCP. His 2♥ bid is a 2♣ 2♠ bid to take the same number of tricks as you have weak jump, showing a long suit with the intention trumps between your hand and partner’s. of taking up the opponents’ bidding space and Is partner still showing extras? You could play Here’s another scenario to discuss (you are suggesting a possible save if the vulnerability is it that way, but many players prefer to use the 2♠ South): right. bid in this sequence to confirm four-card support. West North East South These are logical actions when you consider That will make it easier for you to decide whether 1♦ Dbl them in context. You can improve your results if to compete if the opponents keep on bidding. If you Redbl 2♥ you and partner discuss these concepts and put have only four spades and partner passes West’s 2♣, them into practice. you know you’re working with a 4-3 spade fit so What is partner doing? If you think this is Above all, practice discipline so that your you will probably go quietly. a strong bid, think again. Opener has at least 12 partner can always count on you to have what your On the other hand, if you have a five-card suit HCP, you are showing about the same strength bidding says you have. and partner shows four, you would feel comfortable and the redouble expresses a hand of 10 or more Tomorrow: Other doubles.

come alive! Be wary, however, about counting for Thinking bridge jacks or queens in unbid short suits. By Eddie Kantar Lead commentary: The bidding makes it clear Dlr: South ♠ 4 that North is short in spades. Translation: South Vul: E-W ♥ Q 10 9 4 is sure to try to as many spades as he can in ♦ K 5 4 2 dummy. As West, in order to cut down dummy’s ♣ K 7 5 4 ruffing power, lead a trump. With a doubleton ♠ K J 8 5 ♠ 10 9 3 trump, lead low. High-low in the trump suit shows ♥ 7 3 ♥ 5 2 an odd number of trumps. The ♦Q is a reasonable ♦ Q J 9 6 ♦ A 10 8 7 3 second choice of opening leads. ♣ Q J 2 ♣ A 9 8 Play commentary: As South, if West leads ♠ A Q 7 6 2 the ♦Q, crossruff diamonds and spades for 10 ♥ A K J 8 6 tricks. You take the ♠A, four spade ruffs in dummy, ♦ — plus five hearts in your own hand. A heart lead ♣ 10 6 3 makes life more difficult as you can ruff only three West North East South spades in dummy. However, ruffing three spades in 1♠ dummy, even if the king doesn’t fall will probably Pass 1NT Pass 2♥ develop the fifth spade in your hand. If hearts break Pass 3♥ Pass 4♥ 2-2, you can draw trumps and cash your long spade All Pass for your 10th trick. If hearts are 3-1, you still : ♥3 survive if West has the ♣A by leading up to the Alan and Cindy Schaefer have been playing Bidding commentary: As South, the value king. almost five years, but not very often – they’re of your hand increases significantly after partner’s As declarer, when your hand and dummy have still under 20 . “We like to come raise to 3♥, showing four hearts. With 5-5 short suits, consider a crossruff. to tournaments and eat at nice restaurants,” distribution and the strength all concentrated in the A trump is a strong lead when holding strength Cindy said. “My motto is: If it’s not fun, don’t two long suits, take a whopping 5-point upgrade! in declarer’s first bid suit and the opponents wind do it.” Since they’ve been having success in If the strength is not concentrated in the two long up in declarer’s second-bid suit. the 299er games here, they’re planning to suits, the hand is still worth a 4-point upgrade: 5-5, step up Wednesday to the Gold Rush. Page 4 Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Daily Bulletin

WHITEHEAD WOMEN’S PAIRS - QUALIFIERS Smooth operator 26.0 Tables Carryover In the first final session of the Mitchell Board-a- 1 Lynn Shannon - Diane Shannon, Campbell CA 74.81 Match Teams, Italian star Norberto Bocchi made a 2 Cecilia Rimstedt, Onsala Sweden; Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Beach FL 68.78 defensive play that helped his team to a fourth-place 3 , Stockholm Sweden; Hansa Narasimhan, Mountain View CA 62.59 finish in the event. Bocchi (East) was playing with 4 Katarzyna Dufrat, Wroclaw Poland; Justyna Zmuda, Skwaina Poland 61.46 Antonio Sementa. 5 Mimi Bieber, Hartsdale NY; Kassie Munoz, White Plains NY 53.08 6 Joanne Weingold, Boca Raton FL; Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL 52.91 Dlr: South ♠ A 8 6 2 7 Laurie Vogel - Nancy Turner, New York NY 47.69 Vul: Both ♥ A 7 2 8 Sharon Anderson, Eagan MN; Barbara Heller, Knoxville TN 45.24 ♦ 4 3 9 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Rhoda Kratenstein, Delray Beach FL 43.65 ♣ A K 8 5 10 Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL; Rozanne Pollack, New York NY 42.10 ♠ J 9 ♠ K 10 5 4 3 11 Christine Urbanek, Tonawanda NY; Sharon Benz, Buffalo NY 41.95 ♥ J 9 6 5 4 ♥ K 10 8 12 Angie Clark, Glenview IL; Ellen Crawford, Henderson NV 40.19 13 Linda Epstein, Delray Beach FL; Bella Ionis-Sorren, Fort Lauderdale FL 39.28 ♦ 10 7 ♦ Q 6 5 14 Adrienne Green - Nelly Gordon, Los Angeles CA 37.49 ♣ Q 9 6 4 ♣ 10 7 15 Gen Geiger - Gigi Simpson, Sarasota FL 37.05 ♠ Q 7 16 Brenda Pugsley, Carson City NV; Virginia Kellermeyer, Reno NV 33.30 ♥ Q 3 17 Prudence Saunders, Palo Alto CA; Nancy Gunn, Santa Rosa CA 32.69 ♦ A K J 9 8 2 18 Sharon Christenson, Sun City AZ; Peg Waller, Edina MN 28.51 ♣ J 3 2 19 Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; , Palm Beach Gardens FL 27.42 20 Claire Valente - Karen Morton, Walla Walla WA 27.27 West North East South 21 Nancy Katz, Carolina PR; Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY 26.80 Sementa Bocchi 22 Flo Newlin - Hachy Pennell, Aurora CO 25.23 1♦ 23 Nancy Rassbach, Westminster CO; Laura de Vesine, San Jose CA 25.09 Pass 1♠ Pass 2♦ 24 Xiaoxue Walker, Mission Viejo CA; Debbie Gailfus, Carlsbad CA 24.96 Pass 3NT All Pass 25 Nancy Passell, Plano TX; Petra Hamman, Carrollton TX 22.87 Bocchi started with the ♠3, taken in dummy 26 Rena Lieberman, North Easton MA; Margie Sullivan, Sagamore Beach MA 22.82 27 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV 21.26 with the queen. At trick two, declarer played a club 28 Donna Rodwell, Clearwater FL; Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA 21.21 to his ace and a low diamond from hand. Bocchi 29 Claire Alpert, Miami FL; , Paris France 20.69 knew declarer had two diamonds at most. With three 30 Nina Tache, Hollywood FL; Luz Ortega, Melbourne FL 19.13 diamonds, declarer almost surely would have cashed 31 , Seattle WA; Peggy Ware, Denver CO 18.15 the ♦A at trick two to guard against a singleton ♦Q 32 Suzette Wynn, Phoenix AZ; Marianne Spanier, Scottsdale AZ 17.65 with East. With that in mind, Bocchi was ready for 33 Elisa De Paola - Pramotton Emanuela, Rome Italy 15.57 34 Jackie Hess, Rancho Palo Vds CA; Shirley Carroll, Newport Beach CA 15.43 the key defensive play. On the ♦4, Bocchi contributed 35 Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA; Sandra Rimstedt, New York NY 15.07 the queen! 36 Ljudmila Kamenova, South Setauket NY; Pam Wittes, Venice CA 14.96 Now the play ground to a halt as declarer 37 Phyllis Yates - Ying Lin Gu, San Diego CA 14.43 considered what to do. If Bocchi’s play of the queen 38 Ellie Hanlon - Mary Savko, Tequesta FL 13.83 was a true card, East had four diamonds to the 10. 39 Patricia Civale, Chesterfield NJ; Daisy Goecker, Yardley PA 12.85 With no sure entry to dummy, if declarer took the ♦Q 40 Jill Marshall, Port Chester NY; Linda Otness, Greenwich CT 12.23 41 Judy Elbogen, Mission Viejo CA; Patricia Menefee, Laguna Niguel CA 10.83 with the ace, he would get only three diamond tricks. 42 Georgiana Gates, Houston TX; Pat Leary, Livermore CA 10.58 Playing low, of course, would guarantee five diamond 43 Tatiana Dikhnova - Tatiana Ponomareva, Moscow Russia 9.92 tricks, so that’s what declarer did, and he ended up 44 Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo Japan; Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI 8.61 with 10 tricks – five diamonds, two clubs, two spades 45 Barbara Dessi - Cristiana Morgantini, Rome Italy 3.47 and a heart – for plus 630. The only problem with 46 Therese Koller, Pueblo CO; Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO 3.46 that was that the game was board-a-match, where 47 Colleen Cody, Laguna Woods CA; Ruth Ann Alpert, Fountain Valley CA 2.85 48 Stefanie Scott, Little Elm TX; Kristen Onsgard, Dallas TX 2.29 overtricks matter a lot. 49 Jo Morse, Palm Beach Gardens FL; Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL 1.38 At the other table, the East player did not defend 50 Jodi Edmonds - Judi Radin, New York NY 1.30 as dynamically as Bocchi, and the result was 11 tricks 51 Suzanne St. Thomas, Boise ID; Janise Saul, San Antonio TX 0.51 for plus 660 and a win on the board. 52 Catharine Gilmour, Bonita Springs FL; Barbara Olsen, Marana AZ 0.00 When play was over, North proved himself to be a good sport by congratulating Bocchi on his fine 0-10,000 IMP PAIRS play. 26.0 Tables / Based on 46 Tables 80.00 1 Ronald Kay - William Grant, San Diego CA 85.60 60.00 2 Bill St. Clair, Cypress TX; Seth Cohen, Stamford CT 73.55 45.00 3 Alan Wood, San Jose CA; Bob Enenstein, Los Altos CA 62.54 Buy Your NABC 35.56 4 Paul Foster, Oceanside CA; Sara Rothmuller, Occidental CA 60.81 Entry Online 32.00 5 Giuseppe Delle Cave, Rome Italy; Francisco Bernal, Miami FL 60.44 Don’t wait in line! 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Lionel O’Young, Walnut CA 32.68 16.00 15 Joe Houde, Vista CA; Andrew Loh, Solana Beach CA 29.88 in which case the ACBL deadline, or the earlier of the 15.24 16 Julius Sigurjonsson, Kopavogur Iceland; Margaret Peterson, Larkspur CA 26.43 two, applies. 14.55 17 Jim Johnsen, San Diego CA; Harvinder Sidhu, Scottsdale AZ 24.75 A nice feature: You can buy entries in advance 13.91 18 Stephen Mackay, Markham ON; Donald Rumelhart, Ann Arbor MI 23.51 and be charged for the total number of sessions 13.33 19 Roger Zellmer, San Diego CA; Murray Warmath, La Jolla CA 23.18 played after the event is over. 14.42 20 Grant Vance, Oakland CA; Andre Fargeix, Berkeley CA 22.26 Note: Players may not redeem ACBL coupons, 12.31 21 William Hall, Thousand Oaks CA; Jon Wright, San Diego CA 22.24 free plays or Bridge Bucks to purchase entries online. 11.85 22 Norman Schwartz, Carlsbad CA; Henri Farhi, Chula Vista CA 22.02 11.43 23 David Oakley, San Diego CA; Gregory Chaffee, La Jolla CA 20.03 Daily Bulletin Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Page 5

KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS - QUALIFIERS 78.0 Tables / Based on 157 Tables Carryover 10K IMP Pairs 1 Pierre Zimmermann, Monaco; Andrew Gromov, Moscow Russia 834.97 continued from page 1 2 Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI; Diego Brenner, Barcelona Spain 794.21 3 Philip Goulding, Wexford PA; David Hoffner, Galloway NJ 785.04 4 - Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL 780.63 5 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Chip Martel, Davis CA 764.80 6 Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI; Howard Perlman, Franklin MI 763.11 7 John Lusky, Portland OR; Allan Falk, Okemos MI 760.89 8 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 755.48 9 Jim Munday, Southaven MS; Richard Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL 755.22 10 Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL; , London England 755.15 11 Simon Hult, Wastervik Sweden; Simon Ekenberg, Kalmar Sweden 754.94 12 Hakan Nilsson, West Palm Beach FL; Alon Apteker, Johannesburg South Africa 750.11 13 Allan Liugard; Terje Aa, Heimdal Norway 749.00 14 Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden; John McAllister, Charlottesville VA 748.82 15 Xiaoqian Liu - Maxim Siline, Hudson MA 748.11 16 Vincent Demuy, Palm Beach Gardens FL; Brad Moss, Denver CO 746.99 Second in the 0–10,000 IMP Pairs: Seth Cohen 17 , Toronto ON; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 746.58 and Bill St. Clair 18 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Mark Perlmutter, San Diego CA 745.16 Bill St. Clair of Cypress TX and Seth Cohen of 19 Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 744.16 20 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA 741.65 Stamford CT were second. 21 Jeff Roman, Bend OR; Mikael Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden 741.63 It’s the second win in a limited NABC event for 22 Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL; , London Great Britain 736.66 Kay, who won the Bruce LM–5000 Pairs in 2014. 23 Roger Lee, Las Vegas NV; David Grainger, Etobicoke ON 734.83 “Both times I’m playing 24 Glenn Groetheim, Melhus Norway; Petter Tondel, Tronheim Norway 733.00 when no one else plays it,” Kay said. “I’ve resisted 25 Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA; Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA 732.24 2/1. When I try to play different gadgets, I don’t play 26 Dave Glen, Cuenca Ecuador; Bill Begert, New York NY 729.40 ‘bridge,’ I play ‘system.’” 27 Joe Grue, New York NY; Eric Greco, Beverly Hills CA 728.43 28 Robert Munson, Danville CA; Bruce Tuttle, Berkeley CA 727.81 For Grant, winning the event – his first – was a 29 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Alan Watson, Lexington MA 724.62 surreal experience. “It’s like how they say: if you put 30 , Arlington VA; , Darnestown MD 724.22 a monkey in a room with a typewriter, it can write the 31 Jie Li - Fu Zhong, Beijing People’s Republic of China 721.14 works of Shakespeare. I feel like that.” 32 , Paradise Valley AZ; , Las Vegas NV 716.06 33 David Caprera - Anne Brenner, Denver CO 715.82 Blue Ribbon Pairs 34 Robert Cappelli, Sanibel FL; Robert Bitterman, Sarasota FL 714.70 35 Michael Kamil, Oro Valley AZ; Richard Coren, Boca Raton FL 714.55 continued from page 1 36 Donald Faskow, Hollywood FL; John Albright, Plantation FL 714.14 a 60.78% effort in the second qualifying session to 37 Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; William Pettis, Chevy Chase MD 711.62 take the lead in the event. Their matchpoint carryover 38 Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Victor King, Hartford CT 711.61 of 834.97 is 40.76 ahead of the second-place pair – 39 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Walter Lee, Sudbury MA 711.19 Russ Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI, and Diego Brenner of 40 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; Shelly Dunietz, Santa Rosa CA 710.95 41 Cadir Lee, Los Gatos CA; William Bailey, Mill Valley CA 707.92 Spain. Top on a board today is 77. 42 Fred King, McLean VA; Barry Bragin, Fort Pierce FL 706.96 Zimmermann, a five-time North American 43 Bernard Cabanes - Eric Gautret, Montpellier France 705.77 champion, lives in Monaco. Gromov, of Russia, has 44 Barry Goren, Las Vegas NV; Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel 705.76 seven North American championships to his credit. 45 Pierre Franceschetti - Marc Mus, Montpellier France 705.31 46 Michel Abecassis, Paris France; Philippe Soulet, France 704.91 Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs 47 , Cincinnati OH; , Las Vegas NV 704.56 48 Kirubakara Moorthy, Chennai India; Uttam Gupta, Bangalore India 701.68 continued from page 1 49 Steve Weinstein, Montclair NJ; , Aarhus C Denmark 701.12 contest. 50 Jay Barron, Tulsa OK; Ishmael DelMonte, Las Vegas NV 700.49 In second place are Om Chokriwala of Sherman 51 Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT; Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA 700.01 Oaks CA and Jeyendu Patel from Vista CA. 52 Robin Bjorkstrand - Borje Dahlberg, Goteborg Sweden 699.76 The event is restricted to players with less than 53 Bruce Rogoff, Boca Raton FL; Alexander Ornstein, New York NY 698.81 5000 masterpoints; the upper masterpoint limit has 54 Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Stanley Landers, Old Westbury NY 697.78 55 Tien-Chun Yang, San Jose CA; Ronald Powell, Santa Clara CA 697.41 been expanded to 6000 masterpoints starting in fall 56 David Pelka - Alan Daniels, Los Angeles CA 696.72 2018. 57 Riki Tulin, Boca Raton FL; Louk Verhees Jr., Voorhout Netherlands 695.91 Bridge Feed 58 Borislav Popov, Sofia Bulgaria; Stefan Skorchev, London Bulgaria 694.69 59 Marc Bompis, Bourg La Reine France; Herve Vinciguerra, London England 694.35 continued from page 1 60 Hezge Stornes, Kristiansand Norway; Ann Karin Fuglestad, Farsund Norway 694.15 61 Ray Miller - Daniel Poore, Seattle WA 694.01 62 Bernardo Biondo, Rome Italy; Massimo Vassallo, Rome Italy 692.57 63 Louis-Amaury Beauchet, Sherwood OR; Jon Bartlett, Portland OR 691.38 64 , Astoria NY; Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY 691.13 65 Lorraine Cable - Kerry Kappell, Elmhurst NY 690.12 66 Sharon Horton, Lakeland FL; Rahn Smith, Brandon FL 689.56 67 Allen Kahn, New York NY; David Rosenberg, Jackson Heights NY 689.46 68 Nagy Kamel, Plano TX; Alexander Kolesnik, Los Angeles CA 688.26 69 Godefroy De Tessieres, Paris France; Quentin Robert, Paris France 688.25 70 Carlos Hoyos, Bogota Colombia; Jorge Barrera, Bogota Colombia 687.23 our goal to make BridgeFeed readable on every 71 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; Robert Johnson, Tigard OR 687.11 platform is paying off,” he said. 72 David Abelow, La Jolla CA; David Ruderman, Burtonsville MD 686.68 Right now most of the content on BridgeFeed is 73 Yeshayahu Levit, Tel-Aviv Israel; Amos Kaminski, New York NY 686.58 74/75 Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Michael Whibley, Aukland New Zealand 686.10 related to the San Diego NABC, though if you scroll 74/75 Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; , Kensington CA 686.10 down past that you’ll get an idea of what it looks like 76 Robert Barrington - David Gurvich, New York NY 685.86 when there’s not an NABC going on: quizzes, bridge 77 Glenn Milgrim, Ransomville NY; , New York NY 685.73 columns, news, announcements and flashbacks from 78 Cornelis Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep ; , Chicago IL 685.32 Bridge Bulletin archives, including classic humor 79 R. Rubinstein, Astoria NY; Adam Parrish, New York NY 684.66 pieces. 80 Christophe Grosset, Issy-Les-Moulin France; Kevin Castner, Kentfield CA 684.11 It’s easy enough to scroll through the stories to 81 Chien-Yao Tseng, Cerritos CA; Wei-Bung Wang, Redmond WA 683.94 82 Mark Cohen - Stasha Cohen, West Orange NJ 682.49 find those that interest you, but you can also filter 83 Debbie Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Max Schireson, Stanford CA 681.46 the stories displayed by selecting a category from 84 , Canyon TX; Marty Seligman, Wynnewood PA 679.87 the menu. To access this option on a mobile device, 85 Jay Borker, Tempe AZ; Per-Ola Cullin, Enskededalen 1 Sweden 679.15 touch the three bars in the lower right of the green 86 Nicholas Lhuissier, Rueil Malmaison France; Romain Tembouret, France 677.42 field across the top of the page. 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Leaders from 94 Joseph Byrnes, Long Beach NY; Christopher Rivera, Woodside NY 673.69 ongoing events and winners from the most recent 95 Veri Kiljan - Luc Tijssen, Tilburg Norway 673.63 completed events are the next few posts. Page 6 Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Daily Bulletin

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING KO 1 96 Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA; Richard Wegman, Bethesda MD 673.12 7 Tables 97 Carl Ragnarsson, Linkoping Sweden; Boye Brogeland, Flekkefjor Norway 672.99 Rae Yan, Manhattan Beach CA; Dalia Hernandez, Long Beach CA; 98 Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA; Lynne Feldman, San Diego CA 672.95 Liang Fan, Downey CA; Stanford Holzberg, Sherman Oaks CA 99 Zachary Grossack, Newton MA; Zia Mahmood, New York NY 672.71 vs Mary Ose - Desiree Soto, Sacramento CA; Ginny Curtis, Citrus 100 Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; William Cole, Silver Spring MD 672.58 Heights CA; Teri Smoot, Placerville CA 101 Eitan Orensten, Haifa Israel; Kalish Au, 672.18 102 Bob Heller, Knoxville TN; Chris Champion, Colorado Springs CO 670.93 MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING KO 2 103 Sally Clark, Montrose AL; Jack Lacy, Lago Vista TX 670.64 8 Tables 104 Laurent Thuillez, St. Frederic France; Herve Fleury, Jurangon France 670.04 John Coulombe, Valley Center CA; Dorothea Williams - Nancy 105 Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC; Hugh Brown Jr., Greenwood SC 669.60 Shirley, Escondido CA; Carol Murphy, San Diego CA 106 Steve Chen, San Jose CA; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 669.09 vs 107 Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 668.01 David Dodson - Joan Shafer, Pahoa HI; Renee Hoffman, Seal Beach CA; William Pearman, Honolulu HI 108 Ida Groenkvist, Bromma Sweden; Michael Bell, London England 667.64 109 Daniel Boye, Farmington NY; Thomas Weik, Reading PA 666.92 Jon Lelevier, Cardiff CA; Jeffrey Leach, Encinitas CA; Patricia Reid 110 Jianfeng Luo, North York ON; Richard Chan, Markham ON 666.65 - Steve Reid, Carlsbad CA 111 Thomas Carmichael, Mill Creek WA; Mike Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL 666.42 vs 112 Jeffrey Goldman, Norwalk CT; Michael Golden, Wyckoff NJ 665.48 Danuta Trafford - Thomas Trafford - Cathy Bird - Lily Lister, 113 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, New York NY; R. Jay Becker, Delray Beach FL 665.18 Calgary AB 114 Claude Vogel, Chicago IL; George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL 665.07 115 Peter Trenka, New York NY; Thomas Paske, Hereford England 664.93 TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 1 12 Tables 116 George Krizel, Atlantic City NJ; Albert Shekhter, Brooklyn NY 664.52 Xingping Kang, El Monte CA; Robert McClendon, Ponte Vedra FL; 117 Jean Barry, Livermore CA; Ed Ulman, Portland OR 664.38 Michael Dalton, Palm Coast FL; Xiao Lu Gu, Rowland Heights CA 118 Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; James Fox, Virginia Beach VA 663.56 vs 119 , Houston TX; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 663.51 Steve Zolotow - Harold Lilie - Janis Lilie, Las Vegas NV; Andy 120 Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Thorlakur Jonsson, Kopavogur Iceland 661.95 Goodman, Carmel CA 121 William Watson - Eugene Hung, Sunnyvale CA 661.64 122 Bob Kerchner, Potomac MD; Larry Whitlow, Saskatoon SK 661.40 Alan Arakawa, Kahului HI; Harry Rogers, Wailuku HI; Ronald Resnick, Kula HI; Christopher Young, San Diego CA 123 Marc Zwerling, Portland OR; Wolfe Thompson, Vancouver WA 661.23 vs 124 Ira Herman, New York NY; G. Margie Gwozdzinsky, Aventura FL 660.48 Jean Tipton, Naples FL; Linda Wilkening, Bonita Springs FL; Peter 125 Jovanka Smederevac - Alexander Wernle, Vienna Austria 659.31 Rans, Halifax NS; Carolyn Wood, Cobbs Creek VA 126 Douglas Doub, West Hartford CT; Yiji Starr, Wayland MA 658.29 127 Glenn Robbins - Brian Glubok, New York NY 657.26 TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 2 128 Tania Reyes Hiller, Bedford Corners NY; Chuck Wong, Danville CA 657.10 10 Tables 129 Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; , Palm Beach Gardens FL 656.85 Gina Otto - Rolland Otto - Kristin St Clair, Brea CA; Carol 130 C. Ganzer, Brooklyn NY; Dana Berkowitz, New York NY 655.88 Hellebrand, Yorba Linda CA vs 131 Omer Ekinci, Astoria NY; Ebru Ates, Lawrenceville NJ 655.54 Mary Ann Bond, Fargo ND; Nancy Gaunt, Evansville IN; Roberta 132 Eric Chenteh Tang, City Industry CA; Cheng-Hung Yeh, Diamond Bar CA 655.41 Lovell, Peoria AZ; Barbara Lanier, Berkeley CA 133 Molly O’Neill - Michael Wolf, Fort Lauderdale FL 655.06 134 Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA; Jon King, Balboa Island CA 653.48 Barbara Hanson - Beverly Wilson, San Diego CA; Rose Vogt, Bonita 135 Mark Leonard, Long Beach CA; Sarita Mathiasen, Albany CA 653.26 CA; Bjorn Syversen, Chula Vista CA 136 Lloyd Arvedon, Woburn MA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 653.25 vs 137 Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 653.12 Loretta Dimitruck, Alameda CA; Margaret Evenson - Betsy 138/139 Harold Antonson, Olympia WA; Don Kern, Bay Minette AL 652.54 McCormick, Portland OR; Shirley Rodenborn, Oakland CA 138/139 Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA; Bill Heid, Pacifica CA 652.54 TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 3 140 Serdar Ogut, Darien IL; Joseph Stokes, Chicago IL 652.30 10 Tables 141 Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA; Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA 651.78 Dianne Crunk - Penny Bourne - Jonathan Bourne, Mammoth Lakes 142 Joann Sprung - Danny Sprung, Las Vegas NV 651.23 CA; Grace Lohr, Bishop CA 143 Adam Grossack, Newton MA; Laurence Lebowitz, Boston MA 651.00 vs 144 Eric Pan - Evan Zhuang, Burnaby BC 650.66 Kathryn Papermaster, Horseshoe Bay TX; Vera Baum, Los Altos CA; 145 Bill Greenberg, Laguna Niguel CA; Suresh Mahajan, Del Mar CA 650.62 Susan Zhang, Los Altos Hills CA; Kathryn Kranen, Menlo Park CA 146 Bert Newman - Kathy Newman, West Bloomfield MI 650.14 vs Doris Dunn, Arroyo Grande CA; Brian Masunaga, Loomis CA; 147 Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Larry Robbins, Deerfield IL 648.68 Linda Ischayek, Mont-Royal QC; Ramin Radsan, La Jolla CA 148 Monique Smith, Arlington VA; Merril Hirsh, Washington DC 646.24 149 Yanong Han, Milpitas CA; Jianming Zhang, Union City CA 645.29 MONDAY-TUESDAY DAYLIGHT KO 1 150 Phil Warden, Madison WI; Jeffrey Miller, Naperville IL 644.66 9 Tables 151 Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL; Chris Moll, Raleigh NC 644.63 24.65 1 Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Ken Gee, 152 Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA; Nick Wiebe, Oakland CA 644.55 Regina SK; Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo Japan; Yukiko Tokunaga, Japan; 153 Yul Inn - Cheryl Mandala, Cupertino CA 644.24 Gerald Lackner, Furstenfeld Austria 154 Steve Garner, Chicago IL; Michael Whitman, San Francisco CA 644.04 17.26 2 Suman Agarwal, Columbus OH; Gary Donner - Lech Ekert, Bluffton SC; Mac Raczkiewicz, Hilton Head SC 155 Sophie Dauvergne - Bernard Dauvergne, Ramonville France 643.19 9.86 3/4 Mindy Golden - Beverly Weiss, Pasadena CA; 156 Perla Sultan, Aventura FL; Alejandro Bianchedi, Buenos Aires Argentina 642.47 James Milam - Beth Milam, Idaho Falls ID 9.86 3/4 Wubbo De Boer - Agnes Snellers - Berend Van 0-5000 BLUE RIBBON PAIRS - QUALIFIERS Den Bos - Joris van Lankveld, Netherlands 52.0 Tables / Based on 110 Tables Carryover 1 Saul Gross, Miami Beach FL; Juan Castillo, Fort Lauderdale FL 541.95 MONDAY-TUESDAY DAYLIGHT KO 2 16 Tables 2 Om Chokriwala, Sherman Oaks CA; Jayendu Patel, Vista CA 511.58 22.66 1 L. Stuart Vance - Dileep Bal, Kapaa HI; Loring 3 Robert Guerard, Brossard QC; Andre Houde, Montreal QC 499.56 Harkness III, Kilauea HI; John Tippet, Fort Collins CO 4 Yan Song - Hua Yang, Plano TX 499.24 15.86 2 Joan Dziekanski - Mindy Fleder - Leslie 5 Penny Kallaus, Holualoa HI; Jim Cheney, Hilo HI 496.08 Weisbrod, New York NY; Samuel Amer, Astoria NY 6 Terry Schleppegrell, Boulder City NV; Marion Kelly, Anchorage AK 493.86 9.06 3/4 Judith Auer, Dublin OH; Dorothy Mersereau, 7 Guillermo Minutti, Montevideo Uruguay; C. Valerie Gamio, Palos Verdes Peninsula CA 491.02 Calgary AB; Linda Hanson, Capitola CA; Janet Tainty, Santa Cruz CA; Forrest Schneider, Northbrook IL 8 Paul Karas, Elm Grove WI; Gabriel Tawil, Boynton Beach FL 483.42 9.06 3/4 Gary Waldron - Carol Foster, Laguna Beach CA; 9 Hy Chansky - Bob Lafleur, Las Vegas NV 477.10 Jim George - Susan George, San Clemente CA 10 Albert Stock - Roy Ladd, Valencia CA 475.51 11 Steve Ramos Jr., Seal Beach CA; Luis Gamio-Klapic, Palos Verdes Peninsula CA 472.67 12 Wagner Van Vlack, Carmel IN; Larry Hudgens, Bass Harbor ME 469.50 13 Steven Paxhia, Milton MA; James Keegan, Cambridge MA 468.87 Notice of binding 14/15 Margie Cole - Leonardo Fruscoloni, New York NY 467.92 14/15 William Seager - Jean Seager, Coronado CA 467.92 arbitration 16 Kevin Choi - Cory Perkers, Chicago IL 466.34 By becoming an ACBL member or renewing 17/18 Larry Wagner, Cupertino CA; Brian Gilbert, Irvine CA 465.39 your membership in the ACBL, you expressly agree 17/18 Glenn Nixon, Peoria AZ; Deb Bowyer, Poway CA 465.39 to waive your right to have disputes between you 19 William Kraybill - Maria Tsoukalas, Las Vegas NV 465.07 and the ACBL resolved in a court of law and agree 20 Charles Riffle, Emerald Hills CA; Justin Beck, Sherwood OR 462.23 to accept the use of binding arbitration before the 21 Karl Zaman, Strongsville OH; S. Andrew Sass, Fremont CA 461.28 American Arbitration Association. The binding 22 Farley Mawyer, Port Chester NY; Khalid AlDoori, Harrison NY 460.96 arbitration provisions are available for review at acbl. 23 Aaron Jones, Oceanside CA; Arti Bhargava, Mill Valley CA 460.65 org/bindingarbitration. 24 John Welte - Martha Welte, Buffalo NY 460.01 25 Phillip Rodriguez, Aptos CA; Kenneth Llacera, Santa Cruz CA 455.90 26 William Garrard - Donna Garrard, Irving TX 454.00 27 Bruce Sherman, La Mesa CA; David Vier, Escondido CA 453.37 28 Cameron Shunta, Spring Lake MI; Renee Shunta, Grand Haven MI 453.05 29/30 Neil Stern, Indio CA; James Weeks, Palm Desert CA 452.10 29/30 David Weinberg, Reno NV; Han-Yu Chang, Sunnyvale CA 452.10 31 Ken Rosenfeld, San Jose CA; Joel Koransky, Saratoga CA 451.79 32 Sabrina Miles, Mansfield MA; Darryl Legassie, Milton NH 451.15 Daily Bulletin Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Page 7

33 Susan Minder - Douglas Minder, Caledonia MI 449.26 34 Jack Waller, Dana Point CA; Scott Nelson, Carlsbad CA 448.31 35/36 Stan Chow, San Francisco CA; Neal Rechtman, Briarcliff NY 447.67 35/36 Jerry Miller, Silver Spring MD; Judith Ortiz, San Antonio TX 447.67 37 Sebastian Holsclaw - Robert Walters, San Diego CA 447.36 38 Janet Sharpe - Diane Campbell, Calgary AB 447.04 39 Michael Schrage, Chestnut Hill MA; Edward Rauch, Fort Lauderdale FL 446.41 40/41 Alex Hong - Monica Angus, West Vancouver BC 446.09 40/41 Andy Hellquist, Surrey BC; Debbie Martignago, Pitt Meadows BC 446.09 42 Marc Franklin, Newport Beach CA; Hemant Bhatia, Foothill Ranch CA 445.78 43/44 Kenny Pan - Alberto Feilhaber, Irvine CA 445.14 Business 43/44 William Schelstrate, Tucson AZ; Bradley Leach, Oro Valley AZ 445.14 45 Alan Greenberg - Valerie Greenberg, Ojai CA 444.51 46 Neeta Mone, Livingston NJ; Carolyn Rowley, Evanston IL 444.19 47 Donald Crum, Porter Ranch CA; Joan Rubin, Encino CA 443.88 San Diego County leads the nation in 48 David Lodge, Rancho Mirage CA; Allan Palansky, Henderson NV 442.93 number of this type of business. 49/50 Renee Alpert, Orange CA; Joan Kaye, Corona Del Mar CA 442.30 49/50 John Sears, Bonney Lake WA; Karen Renne, Missoula MT 442.30 51 Lamya Agelidis, La Jolla CA; Davis Bennett, San Diego CA 441.98 52/53 John Boackle Jr., Poway CA; Deborah Vier, Escondido CA 441.03 52/53 Theresa Venhuis, Denver CO; Charles Scholl, Cleveland OH 441.03 54 Robert Ipswitch, San Mateo CA; Gary Peck, Hayward CA 440.40 This toy company opened a theme park 55 Ti Davis, Little Rock AR; Brian McGuire, United Kingdom 439.76 near San Diego in 1999. 56 G. Thomas Rush, Houston TX; Christine Denny, Encinitas CA 438.82 57 Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA; Mike Redden, Lake Oswego OR 438.18 58 Donna Givner, Golden CO; William Kutscher, Broomfield CO 437.23 59 Ru Hong Terajewicz, Newton MA; Leigh Ives, Barrie ON 436.28 60 Colin Hemsley - Anne Dudman, San Jose CA 435.65 This fast-food restaurant chain, founded in 61 Christina Parker, Newton Center MA; Stewart Rubenstein, Newton MA 435.33 San Diego in 1951, pioneered the use of 62/63 Joseph Viola III, Altadena CA; Gerard Geremia, La Verne CA 435.02 an intercom and was the first to focus on 62/63 Daniel Raider, San Mateo CA; Ron Karr, Sunnyvale CA 435.02 drive-through service. “Pull forward, Jack 64 Juan Reyes, Pompano Beach FL; Luisana Madueno, Aventura FL 434.39 will speak to you.” 65/67 Kevin Schoenfeld, Pleasanton CA; David Neuman, San Francisco CA 434.07 65/67 Yoko Glubok Sobel, Brooklyn NY; Peter Cheung, Fremont CA 434.07 65/67 Janine Buss, Port Washington NY; Debra Lamountain, Forest Hills NY 434.07 68 Millie Garrison, Riverside CA; Liliane Kirchhoff, La Mesa CA 432.80 This lubricant was invented in San Diego 69 Stephen Jackson - Susan Jackson, Roseville MN 432.49 by the Rocket Chemical Co. in 1953. 70 Scott Nason, Dallas TX; Tomi Storey, Frisco TX 432.17 71 Lance Eddy, Fallbrook CA; Caryn Villalon, Bonsall CA 431.85 72 Michael Flaster, Menlo Park CA; Mukund Thapa, Palo Alto CA 430.91 73 John Lyddon - Susan Furchtenicht, Santa Maria CA 430.49 74 Paul Chan - Lily Chan, Columbia MO 429.96 75 Bruce Greenspan - Judy Cardin, Bonita Springs FL 429.64 The first of this kind of restaurant opened 76 Peter Clay, Wellesley MA; Paul Harris, Waltham MA 429.01 in San Diego in 1941. 77 Marielle Brentnall - Raymond Hornby, Winnipeg MB 428.69 78 Marilyn Kalabsa, Ramona CA; Harriet Smith, Solana Beach CA 426.79 79 Gamil Tadros - Helen Dillen, Calgary AB 426.48 80 Belton Allen, La Mesa CA; Robin Rodger, San Diego CA 425.21 Answers found on page 8 81/82 Russell Van Cleve, Newport Beach CA; Weishu Wu, Irvine CA 424.89 81/82 Richard Nelson, Olathe KS; Joy McKenzie-Smith, Chapel Hill NC 424.89 MONDAY-TUESDAY DAYLIGHT KO 3 83/84 Jack Alhale - Rozi Alhale, New York NY 423.63 16 Tables 83/84 Susan Woodrow, Waterford MI; Philip Smith, Fenton MI 423.63 16.84 1 George Kuppler, Brookings OR; Beverly Bloss, 85 Won Yang, Clermont FL; Beverly Hartin, Rancho Mirage CA 423.00 Sausalito CA; Valerie Lycette, Issaquah WA; Christine McKenna, Edmonds WA 86 Loarn Thoelecke, San Anselmo CA; Diane Williams, Mill Valley CA 422.68 11.79 2 Morris Futernick - Miriam Futernick, Miami FL; 87 Ringo Chung, Mississauga ON; Vinay Sarin, Thornhill ON 422.05 Ameen Paul - Sukumar Mukherji, San Ramon CA 88/89 Barry Margolin, Arlington MA; Bryan Morgan, Dallas TX 421.41 6.74 3/4 Roseann Buckley - Raeann Koerner, Ventura CA; 88/89 John Petrie, Long Beach CA; Gerri Soffa Carlson, Rancho Palo Verdes CA 421.41 Deborah Harrington, Memphis TN; Barbara Simpson, Valley Village 90 Joel Fuhrman, Kirkland WA; Dex Stuberg, Seattle WA 421.10 CA 91/93 Claude Le Feuvre, Van Nuys CA; Dwight Hunt, Granada Hills CA 418.57 6.74 3/4 Craig Caldwell - Gigette Caldwell, San Diego CA; Michael Lotti, The Villages FL; Lisa Karam, Bloomfield MI 91/93 Thomas Fagan - Katie Fagan, Kailua HI 418.57 91/93 William Campbell, Mercer Island WA; Bill Stewart, Bellevue WA 418.57 MONDAY-TUESDAY DAYLIGHT KO 4 94 Barbara Hopewell - Ilene Grabel, Palm Desert CA 417.93 12 Tables 95 Dee Steil, New Westminster BC; James Lindemann, Spokane WA 417.30 9.78 1 Shay Kinney, Goodyear AZ; Ray Kinney - Reid 96/97 Lawrence Sherman - Jeremy Fields, San Diego CA 416.99 Sherwin, Klamath Falls OR; Linda Smith, Hot Springs AR 96/97 Samuel Asai, Hood River OR; Sylvia Riewerts, Milwaukee OR 416.99 6.85 2 Susan Van Cott - Susan Halfaker, San Diego CA; Dan Higgins - Bejai Higgins, Poway CA 98/99 Paul Burnham, Wilton CT; Sonja Smith, North Granby CT 416.67 3.91 3/4 Elizabeth Williams - Andre Desmarais, 98/99 Rammohan Sarangan, Arlington VA; Paul Gelb, Palm Springs CA 416.67 Waterdown ON; Louise Caicco - Margaret Blackie, London ON 100/101 Frederick Upton, Van Nuys CA; Tiger Lili Williams, Fair Lawn NJ 416.04 3.91 3/4 Kathy Brousseau, Sun City AZ; Judith Nodurft, 100/101 Betty Bursey, Herndon VA; Marsha Brown, Alexandria VA 416.04 La Mesa CA; Sharron Voorhees - Laury Baldwin, San Diego CA 102/103 Charles Burns, Vancouver WA; Ed Judy, Bluffton SC 415.72 MONDAY ZIP KO 102/103 Catherine Gay, Kalamazoo MI; William Northrop, Schoolcraft MI 415.72 6 Tables 2.61 1 Wesley May, Menlo Park CA; Andrew Van Wye, MITCHELL OPEN BAM - REVISED Orinda CA; Andrew Hoskins, Burlingame CA; Gregory Vance, Pacifica CA 66 Tables / Based on 136 Tables 1.83 2 Barry Margolin, Arlington MA; Bryan Morgan, 140.00 1 Richard Schwartz, Boca Raton FL; David Gold, London Great Britain; Dallas TX; Damon Suden - Anthony Chiocchi, New York NY Jerry Stamatov - Diyan Danailov, Sofia Bulgaria; Michael Bell, London England 37.56 105.00 2 James Cayne, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; Giovanni Donati, Italy; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Italy; Mustafa Cem Tokay, Roma Italy 35.95 Need to join or renew? 78.75 3 Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hgts IL; , Chapel Hill NC; Due to laws preventing ACBL staff from Vladimir Marashev - Ivan Tsonchev – Rosen Gunev, Sofia Bulgaria; manually recording credit card data, we ask that you , Varna Bulgaria 35.41 renew or reinstate your membership online at acbl. 62.22 4 Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam Netherlands; Jacek Pszczola - Josef Blass, Chapel Hill NC; org/join, or call 800-264-2743. Jacek Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Michal Nowosadzki, Wroclaw Poland; Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan Den Netherlands 34.14 56.00 5 Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona Spain; Antonio Sementa, Parma Italy; Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Dennis Bilde, Aarhus Denmark; Alejandro Bianchedi - Agustin Madala, Goodwill Message Buenos Aires Argentina 34.00 50.91 6 Jared Lilienstein - Michael Polowan - Barry Rigal, New York NY; Fu Zhong - Jie Li, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Glenn Milgrim, Ransomville NY 33.23 Maintain a courteous attitude toward both your 44.88 7/8 Andrew Rosenthal - Aaron Silverstein - , New York NY; partner and opponents; treat others as you would treat David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; Eldad Ginossar, Chicago IL 32.95 yourself. 44.88 7/8 May Sakr, Ardmore PA; Krzysztof Martens, Rzeszow Poland; Katarzyna Dufrat, Sandy DeMartino, Chair Wroclaw Poland; Justyna Zmuda, Skwaina Poland 32.95 Goodwill Committee Page 8 Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Daily Bulletin

40.00 9 Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL; David Bakhshi, London England; Louk Verhees Jr. – Cornelis Van Prooijen, Netherlands; Alon Birman – Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel 32.66 37.33 10 Tom Hanlon, Dublin Ireland; , Toronto ON; Ishmael DelMonte, Las Vegas NV; David Sabourin, Ottawa ON 32.32 35.00 11 Joe Grue - Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Brad Moss, Denver CO; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Eric Greco, Beverly Hills CA; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV 32.24 32.94 12 Dano De Falco, Rubano Italy; Patricia Cayne, Boca Raton FL; Tim Verbeek - Danny Molenaar - Bob Drijver - Bart Nab, Netherlands 32.23 Business answers 31.11 13 Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; $400 What are farms? (There are about 7000.) Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan France; Jean Quantin - , Paris France; $800 What is Lego? (Legoland in Carlsbad Frederic Volcker, Issy Les Moulin France 32.20 is technically owned and operated by a 29.47 14 Neil Silverman, Fort Lauderdale FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; separate company.) - Stephen Sanborn, Delray Beach FL; Ron Rubin, Las Vegas NV; $1200 What is Jack In the Box? William Pollack, New York NY 31.09 $1600 What is WD-40? 28.00 15 Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Gavin Wolpert – Vincent Demuy, $2000 What is a drive-in? (Topsy’s, later Oscar’s, Palm Beach Gardens FL; John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Joel Wooldridge, was founded by Robert Oscar Peterson, Astoria NY; John Hurd, New York NY 30.91 who later founded Jack In the Box.) 26.67 16 Bulent Kaytaz - Gokhan Yilmaz, Instanbul Turkey; Jovanka Smederevac – Alexander Wernle, Vienna Austria 30.82 25.45 17 Kevin Dwyer - Shan Huang, Melbourne FL; Joyce Hill, St. Augustine FL; Bridge Bucks and , Charlotte NC; Kevin Bathurst, Palm Beach Gardens FL 30.68 24.35 18 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; , New York NY; Piotr Gawrys, Check Cashing Warsaw Poland; Michal Klukowski, Poland; Roger Lee, Las Vegas NV; Through Saturday, Dec. 2, the hours of operation Steve Weinstein, Montclair NJ 30.59 of the Bridge Bucks and check cashing desk will be 23.33 19 Kevin Castner, Kentfield CA; William Doroshow, Skokie IL; 9:30-10 a.m. and noon -1 p.m. The table is located on Christophe Grosset, Issy-Les-Moulin France; Borislav Popov, Sofia Bulgaria; the second floor outside Harbor Ballroom (near the Stefan Skorchev, London England 30.47 escalator). 22.40 20 Daniel Friedman - Linda Friedman, Orinda CA; Richard Meffley - Farid Assemi, Fresno CA 30.36 Players may use VISA, MasterCard, Discover 21.54 21 Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; Douglas Doub, and American Express to purchase Bridge Bucks. West Hartford CT; Dan Morse, Houston TX; , Dallas TX 29.86 There is a $500 limit on check cashing. 20.74 22 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Jason Feldman, San Diego CA; , Warszawa Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Chapel Hill NC; Marcin Lesniewski, Zakopane Poland; Michal Kwiecien, Lublin Poland 29.73 Appealing a ruling 20.00 23 , New York NY; , Charlottenlund Denmark; Players in NABC+ events who want to appeal , Sarasota FL; Hemant Lall, Dallas TX; Frederic Wrang - a director’s ruling initiate the process by speaking Johan Sylvan, Stockholm Sweden 29.18 with the director who delivered the original ruling. 19.31 24 Yuxiong Shen - Zijian Shao, Shanghai China; Jack Zhao, Boca Raton FL; The table director will fill out paperwork regarding Yinghao Liu, Minneapolis MN; Harry Tudor, Miami FL 29.14 the appeal, and the appellants will explain what 18.67 25 Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA; Jan Jansma, they believe to be wrong with the initial ruling. Spijkenisse Netherlands; Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Fredrik Nystrom - From there, the case may be handled by a variety Johan Upmark, Stockholm Sweden 29.08 of means. When the appeals reviewer receives the 18.06 26 Connie Goldberg, Gladwyne PA; Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA; Antonio Palma, Evora Portugal; Leonardo Cima, Roma Italy; Andrea Manno, Palermo Italy; case, the circumstances of that particular case will Massimiliano Di Franco, Italy 29.05 determine whether the case can be resolved by the 17.50 27 Michael Becker - Aubrey Strul - Richard Coren, Boca Raton FL; Michael Kamil, original staff (in the case of misapplication of Law or Oro Valley AZ; - Walid Elahmady, Cairo Egypt 28.27 regulation, for instance), a panel of directors, or even 16.97 28 Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Jenny Wolpert, Palm Beach Gardens FL; a committee-type hearing which could include bridge Marion Michielsen, Stockholm Sweden; Per-Ola Cullin, Enskededalen Sweden; experts. Ola Rimstedt - Mikael Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden 28.23 16.24 29/30 Nicholas Lhuissier - Godefroy De Tessieres - Romain Tembouret - Quentin Robert, France 28.18 16.24 29/30 Michael Mikyska, Los Angeles CA; Mitch Dunitz - Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA; Ron Smith, Chicago IL 28.18 15.35 31/32 , Boca Raton FL; , Seattle WA; Neil Chambers, Schenectady NY; Jo Anna Stansby - Lew Stansby, Dublin CA; P. Drew Cannell, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC 27.95 15.35 31/32 Steve Garner, Chicago IL; Howard Weinstein, Rancho Mirage CA; , Metarie LA; James Krekorian, Pensacola FL; John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Bruce Ferguson, Palm Springs CA 27.95 14.74 33 Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ; Will Ehlers, West Orange NJ; Iulian Rotaru, New York NY; Sylvia Shi, Las Vegas NV; Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD 27.86 14.36 34 Bob Drake - Jan Van Cleeff, Netherlands; Michael Yuen, Vancouver BC; Nicholas Stock, North Vancouver BC 27.60 14.00 35 - Joshua Donn, Las Vegas NV; Lou Ann O’Rourke, Portola Valley CA; Rafal Jagniewski, Legionowo Poland; Wojciech Gawel, Wroclaw Poland 27.55 13.66 36 Kay Enfield, Santa Fe NM; Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; David Grainger, Etobicoke ON; Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL 27.49 13.33 37 Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA; Thomas Carmichael, Mill Creek WA 27.28 13.02 38 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; Boye Brogeland, Flekkefjor Norway; , Arendal Norway 27.00 12.73 39 Ron Gerard, White Plains NY; , Dillon CO; Robert Blanchard - Shane Blanchard, New York NY; Simon Hult – Simon Ekenberg, Sweden 26.64 12.44 40 Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA; Paul Markarian, Lancaster CA; Cheryl Mandala - Yul Inn, Cupertino CA 26.42 12.17 41 Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Hansa Narasimhan, Mountain View CA; Maximo Crusizio, Argentina; Guillermo Minutti, Montevideo Uruguay; Michael Whibley, Auckland New Zealand 26.41 11.91 42 Romain Zaleski - Eric Gautret - Bernard Cabanes - Philippe Cronier, Paris France 26.23 11.67 43 Robert Micone, Tustin CA; Zachary Grossack - Luc Tijssen - Veri Kiljan, Newton MA 26.18 11.43 44 Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden; John McAllister, Charlottesville VA; , Taby Sweden; Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL; Jacob Roen, Copenhagen Denmark 25.93 11.20 45 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Peter Gill, Sydney Australia; Adam Stokka, Umea Sweden 25.80 10.98 46 George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Claude Vogel, Chicago IL; Ben Takemori, Burnaby BC; Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA; Edward Nagy, Danville CA; Bryan Maksymetz, Vancouver BC 25.59 10.77 47 Debbie Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; William Bailey, Mill Valley CA; Kenneth Zuckerberg, Chicago IL; Daniel Wilderman, New York NY 24.86 10.57 48 Abe Pineles, Jackson NJ; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ; Daniel Boye, Farmington NY; Thomas Weik, Reading PA 24.73 Daily Bulletin Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Page 9

possible. My wife observed that Hugh never had to Hugh Ross apologize because he never had anything to apologize Baze continued from page 1 for. continued from page 1 tradition outlasted our partnership by a wide margin, “As for his bridge, he was one of the few who and was a highlight of every fall national. His could march to a slightly different beat than others passing is especially poignant coming so near to and do very well with it. Thanksgiving.” “Perhaps the measure of Hugh is that you will Min Ross said the occasion of Thanksgiving never find anyone who says something like, ‘Hugh normally brought out a humorous story. “When Hugh was great, except for the fact that he … Finish the was 19, he won a 21-pound turkey at a local Montreal sentence any way you like.” bridge tournament, partnering with reputedly the Along with Barbara and Gerry Fox and Joe and worst player at the club.” Shirley Nedham, my wife Suzie and I were part of a Kay Afdahl, Hugh’s longtime friend, offers this gourmet dinner group that met regularly for 42 years remembrance: “I’ve known Hugh since we were at at Min and Hugh’s home in Oakland.” Cal Berkeley – long before Min was a gleam in his Gerry Fox said, “When I think of Hugh, three eye. When she did catch his eye, he never had eyes things come quickly to mind: first, his gentle and They were second in the Baze Senior Knockout for anyone else but his ‘Dahlink.’ considerate nature, second, his remarkable intellect, Teams: Team captain Nick Nickell, , “Hugh always had a unique sense of humor, so and, third, his ability to find humor in obscure places. , , coach Eric dry it crackled. He had a knack for seeing through When Hugh spoke, everyone listened; when Hugh Kokish, Jeff Meckstroth and . the most complicated situations and extracting only laughed, everyone wanted to know why. Eric Rodwell, but instead of Bob Hamman and Bart the barest facts to reach his conclusions. To this day, “After his first stroke, he had a serious problem Bramley, Michael Rosenberg and Bobby Levin filled I can hear him say, ‘Nonsense!’ after listening to with numbers and was told that he would no longer out the team. everyone chattering on about nothing and everything. be able to play bridge. About a month later, we tested In the final of the KO, Nickell jumped out to Then he would pounce on the solution, which to his him at the table. I had prepared four relatively easy a 31-18 lead after the first set and expanded the mind was ever so obvious. hands, all of which would have him as the declarer. advantage to 78-50 halfway through before Levine’s Hugh did not see things in shades of grey. On the very first one, he bid correctly to 3NT. rally. Perhaps that was why he had no patience with The play problem was a simple holdup, which he The win was Levine’s fourth in the Senior KO. complicated bidding systems. He had no trouble executed perfectly. He was on his way to nine tricks, The other members of the team now have two wins speaking clearly and being understood by many when he took an unlikely detour and managed to in the event. different partners using only the 17 words in the go down. He immediately started to laugh and said, language of bridge.” ‘That’s the problem with matchpoints; I was trying Bob Spotts, a close friend and partner, said, for an overtrick.’” Playing in an “Hugh was simply an amazing bridge player.” Shirley Nedham said several things came to NABC+ pairs game? Spotts added that Hugh played the opponents mind: “The thoughtful friend who set aside his as part of the game. “He was as good a reader of beloved cigar whenever I, an asthmatic, was kibitzing Buy your entry early! opponents as there was, and didn’t miss many of him, even in tense final sessions at nationals; the In an effort to speed up the start of all NABC+ their clues. We played together early in our bridge talented friend who played the piano so beautifully; pairs events – which requires additional time for lives, when Hugh was not yet appreciated, and I the bridge board-a-match teammate – never proper seeding – the ACBL asks participants to certainly benefitted. I introduced him to Min, and was criticizing, only encouraging Joe and me when he please buy their entries at least 15 minutes before rewarded by being best man at their wedding.” and Min played with us several New Year’s eves at game time. This is especially true if you expect to be Longtime friend Mike Lawrence said that Hugh Reno regionals.” a seeded pair. “was as close to having a perfect personality as Page 10 Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Daily Bulletin

TUESDAY AFTERNOON SIDE SWISS Zia and Zach 27 Tables continued from page 1 A B C This deal is a case in point: 6.91 1 Berend Van Den Bos - Joris van Lankveld - Agnes Snellers - Dlr: West ♠ K 4 Wubbo De Boer, Netherlands 66.00 5.18 2 Hemant Lall, Dallas TX; Reese Milner, Sarasota FL; Frederic Wrang - Vul: N-S ♥ A 8 6 Johan Sylvan, Stockholm Sweden 61.00 ♦ K 5 3 5.95 3 1 1 Craig Caldwell - Gigette Caldwell, San Diego CA; Michael Lotti, ♣ K J 10 6 2 The Villages FL; Lisa Karam, Bloomfield MI 54.00 ♠ J 7 6 3 ♠ 9 4.46 4 2 Danielle Tremblay, Outremont QC; Pat Ingoglia, Sacramento CA; ♥ J 3 ♥ K Q 10 5 2 Betsy Mayers, Weaverville NC; Russell Mayers, Tucson AZ 51.00 ♦ 10 9 4 ♦ Q 7 6 3.35 5 3 Judith Auer, Dublin OH; Linda Hanson, Capitola CA; Forrest Schneider, ♣ Q 7 5 3 ♣ A 9 8 4 Northbrook IL; Dorothy Mersereau, Calgary AB; Janet Tainty, ♠ A Q 10 8 5 2 Santa Cruz CA 50.00 ♥ 9 7 4 2.51 6 4 2 Barbara Hanson - Beverly Wilson, San Diego CA; Rose Vogt, ♦ A J 8 2 Bonita CA; Bjorn Syversen, Chula Vista CA 49.00 1.88 7 5 Gary Waldron - Carol Foster, Laguna Beach CA; Jim George - ♣ — Susan George, San Clemente CA 48.00 West North East South 1.41 6 Richard Hughes - Banner Hughes, Johns Island SC; Linda Kaeser, Zach Zia Indian Wells CA; Patricia Coontz, Palm Desert CA 46.00 Pass 1NT 2♥ 3♦ (1) 1.52 3 Mark Hays - Lori Hays, Arroyo Grande CA; Peter Avotins - Pass 3NT Pass 4♥ (2) Patricia Avotins, Pismo Beach CA 43.00 Pass 5♥ Dbl Pass 1.14 4 Gina Otto - Rolland Otto - Kristin St Clair, Brea CA; Pass 6♣ Pass 6♠ (3) Carol Hellebrand, Yorba Linda CA 42.00 (1) Intended to show spades (2) An attempt to transfer to spades a low (encouraging) from Grossack. Zia then Zia blamed himself for the poor result on this (3) Long suit finally revealed. cashed his ♣K and played a low diamond to his deal: West led the ♥J and Zia played the ace from partner’s queen. A club came back, but declarer could Dlr: East ♠ Q 7 4 2 dummy. At trick two, he called for the ♣J. East went ruff with dummy’s 8, Zia discarding the ♦10 instead Vul: N-S ♥ Q J 3 2 up with the ♣A, ruffed by Zia. A spade to the king of overruffing with the trump ace. West lost two ♦ 8 6 was followed by the ♣K, on which East played the diamonds, a club, a heart and a spade for minus 500. ♣ A K Q ♥5. East quickly realized he actually did have a club That was good for 48.5 matchpoints to Zia and Zach. ♠ A 10 8 ♠ 9 and, after Zia told him to put the heart back in his On the next board, the pressure was first on ♥ 6 5 4 ♥ K 8 hand, East followed suit. Zia discarded a heart on the Grossack, then on Zia, and they both came through. ♦ A 10 3 ♦ K Q 9 5 2 ♣K and played a low club from dummy and ruffed Dlr: West ♠ J 10 2 ♣ J 7 6 4 ♣ 10 9 8 3 2 with the ♠10. West overruffed with the ♠J, but it Vul: None ♥ 9 6 4 ♠ K J 6 5 3 wasn’t until play was concluded that Zia pointed out ♦ J 9 8 6 4 3 ♥ A 10 9 7 the established . ♣ J ♦ J 7 4 “I was looking at five clubs in dummy and none ♠ A K 9 8 7 ♠ Q 4 ♣ 5 in my hand,” Zia said, “and both opponents were ♥ A K Q J 8 7 ♥ 2 West North East South showing out of the suit!” ♦ — ♦ A K 10 7 Zach Zia Because East had won the trick on which he ♣ 8 3 ♣ K 10 7 5 4 2 2♦ Pass revoked and the defenders took a subsequent trick, ♠ 6 5 3 3♦ Dbl Pass 4♦ North-South were awarded two tricks and Zia ♥ 10 5 3 Pass 4♥ All Pass was able to chalk up the vulnerable slam for 52 ♦ Q 5 2 East started with the ♦K, on which West played matchpoints – a cold top. ♣ A Q 9 6 the 10. East switched to his singleton spade at trick The two Zs got their act together on defense in West North East South two. West took the ♠A and gave his partner a ruff. A what turned out to be their best round – against two Zach Zia diamond back to West’s ace allowed him to play a expert players. This was the first board of the set: 1♥ Pass 2♣ Pass second round of spades for a second ruff. The result Dlr: South ♠ 10 7 4 2♠ Pass 2NT Pass was two down and minus 200 for just 1 matchpoint. Vul: Both ♥ J 3♠ Pass 4♠ Pass Zia said he should have just bid 4♠, which cannot ♦ Q 9 4 3 6♠ All Pass be defeated. ♣ Q 8 6 4 3 The best the defenders can do against 6NT by The two ended up with a score of 706.08 on ♠ Q 6 ♠ A 9 8 5 East is to cash the ♣A. Otherwise, declarer has 13 an average of 767 (52.22%). It was not what they ♥ K Q 10 9 7 ♥ 8 5 4 2 easy tricks. The only lead to defeat 6♠ by West is a hoped for, but they were optimistic that the second ♦ 6 5 ♦ J 8 7 club, and Zach found it. Declarer played low from qualifying session would produce better results. ♣ J 10 7 5 ♣ A 2 dummy and Zia thought for a bit before playing the Zia said he asked Zach to play with him after ♠ K J 3 2 queen and following with a low club, giving his playing against Zach and his brother, Adam. “He’s a ♥ A 6 3 partner a ruff for the setting trick. Plus 50 was not a fine player,” said Zia. Asked for his take on his first ♦ A K 10 2 spectacular board – there were likely many major- session with one of the most colorful bridge players ♣ K 9 suit slams played by West – but it did give the two Zs in the world, Zach could say only: “He’s awesome!” West North East South 36.5 matchpoints. Zach Zia 1♦ 1♥ 2♦ 2♥ 2♠ Pass 3♦ 3♥ Dbl Age requirement Masterpoint disclaimer All Pass Results reported in the Daily Bulletin are subject Grossack led the ♥J, taken by West with the king. for Senior events to change because of score changes or corrections. You must have been before January 1, 1959, to The masterpoint awards as shown are, therefore, also Declarer played a club to dummy’s ace and called for qualify to play in ACBL Senior events. a low spade. Zia won the ♠K, cashed the ♦K, getting subject to change. Daily Bulletin Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Page 11

PAIRINGS IN TODAY’S BAZE SENIOR KO TEAMS 26 Tables 60.00 3/4 Paul Lewis - Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV; Ross 38.57 5/8 Larry Robbins, Deerfield IL; Steve Beatty, Mill 120.00 1 Mike Levine, Boca Raton FL; Eddie Wold, Grabel, Palm Desert CA; Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Lynn Deas, Creek WA; John Lusky, Portland OR; Allan Falk, Okemos MI Houston TX; Mike Passell, Plano TX; Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; Schenectady NY; , Carlsbad CA 38.57 5/8 Leo Bell, Carlsbad CA; Jeff Roman, Bend OR; Jerry Clerkin - Dennis Clerkin, Bloomington IN 60.00 3/4 Herve Vinciguerra, London England; Marc Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA; John Jones, Santa Fe Springs CA 90.00 2 Frank Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Bompis, Bourg La Reine France; Philippe Soulet, France; Michel 38.57 5/8 Anne Brenner - David Caprera, Denver CO; Burr Ridge IL; Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Michael Rosenberg, Abecassis, Paris France Robert Bitterman, Sarasota FL; Robert Cappelli, Sanibel FL Cupertino CA; Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL; Jeff Meckstroth, 38.57 5/8 Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Victor King, Clearwater Beach FL Hartford CT; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT; Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT

1 Nickell 3 O’Rourke 35 86 111 140 8 30 55 60 16 Kaminski 14 Vinciguerra (19) 36 37 38 70 43 71 116 135

1 Nickell 3 Vinciguerra (19) 43 85 118 160 43 91 107 168

8 McCallum (9) 6 Bell (11) 34 59 88 97 1 Nickell 24 74 104 120 34 52 83 134 8 Mikyska 6 Bruno (21) 18 46 79 106 4 Lewis 10 32 81 120 9 McCallum 20 23 76 105 11 Bell 20 55 87 116 76 108 122 135

1 Nickell 2 Levine 31 78 108 132 18 50 107 143

5 Lewis 30 94 117 132 7 Kasle 12 Markowicz 3 Vinciguerra (19) 18 49 72 84 4 40 82 113 43 68 119 142 10 Robbins 40 53 100 127 2 Levine 5 Lewis 34 79 109 150 7 Robbins (10) 75 104 118 160 45 75 98 111

4 Brenner (14) 2 Levine 16 23 81 120 30 64 95 142 4 Onstott 23 67 84 119 2 Levine 13 Brenner (14) 48 89 113 161 36 59 87 127 15 Collins 23 40 64 76

TUESDAY AFTERNOON SIDE PAIRS 33.0 Tables A B C 9.32 1 Judith Argento, Kingston PA; Raymond Depew, Naples FL 67.35% 8.23 2 1 1 Brian Jones, San Diego CA; Chebli Jada, La Jolla CA 62.99% 6.17 3 2 2 William Starns Jr., Bad Homburg Germany; Sara Katz, Kirchseeon Germany 61.48% 3.93 4 Peter Clark, Ottawa ON; Jan George, Las Vegas NV 59.93% NABC Results 2.95 5 Barbara Pinchuk, Woodland Hills CA; Freddie Straus, Encino CA 59.76% 2.45 6 Roger Clough, Culver City CA; John Weinberg, Mercer Island WA 58.93% by Email/Text 4.63 7 3 3 Barbara Dali, Hailey ID; Terri Richards, Scottsdale AZ 58.20% Want to be notified when results and the Daily 3.47 8 4 Mary Phillips - Muriel Stitt, Honolulu HI 57.98% Bulletins from the NABC are posted online? Want to 2.99 9 5 Gerald Lackner - Senta Lackner, Furstenfeld Austria 57.40% see your results in the events you played in? ACBL 1.95 6 Steven Towner, Salt Lake City UT; Richard Towner, Surprise AZ 56.80% Live does just that. 2.14 7 Shameine Ali, Vancouver BC; Rick Norton Jr., Vista CA 56.78% With the ACBL Live notification system, you 1.70 8 4 Lilah Newton - Paul Newton, Danville CA 55.75% will receive emails and/or text messages after each 1.28 5 David Ow - Glenn Chee, Salinas CA 53.11% session with links that go directly to the information 0.96 6 Elizabeth Meteer - James Meteer, Wildwood MO 51.15% you’re looking for. The email/text message will contain your score for the session and a link to your TUESDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS 21.5 Tables results. (These results will also be available on your A B C MyResults page at MyACBL.) Players will also 4.80 1 1 Stephen Bess - Amy Bess, Oakland CA 63.57% receive a notification to indicate when the Daily 3.60 2 2 Tony Ramsden - Naomi Ramsden, Healdsburg CA 62.60% Bulletin for that day is available. 2.80 3 3 1 Sara Clark, Fullerton CA; Cindy Owens, Anaheim Hills CA 62.24% This service is automatic for members unless 2.03 4 4 Sam Earnhardt, Walnut Creek CA; Jackie Thomas, Dublin CA 61.80% they have specifically opted out. To receive text 1.52 5 5 Clare Smith, Walnut Creek CA; Jeanette Bartz, Clayton CA 60.90% messages, go to MyACBL at acbl.org and select 1.14 6 6 Alice Nelson - Gary Nelson, Bend OR 59.30% Update My Information to enter your email address 2.10 2 David Van Fleet, Ontario CA; Bryon Van Fleet, Corvallis OR 54.35% and/or cell phone number. 1.58 3 Barbara Starrett - Jo Ann Ellison, Tucson AZ 53.94% Also at MyACBL, visit the Privacy Settings tab 1.18 4 Sonja Mooradian - Art Mooradian, Fort Myers FL 53.57% 0.89 5 Judith Rodgers - Edward Peterson, Chicago IL 52.96% to make sure you’ve selected the Subscribe setting 0.82 6 Ashish Gupta - Ethan Fingerman, San Francisco CA 52.30% for General Email Communication and Cell Phone Text Communication to receive these notifications. TUESDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS See page 18 for more information about using ACBL 4.0 Tables Live. A B C 1.63 1 Kathryn Solovay - Angela Yates, Coronado CA 68.06% 1.22 2 Judith Cook, Seal Beach CA; Jenny Ernest, Long Beach CA 61.11% 0.92 3 Jimmy Stevens, La Mesa CA; Michael Sloane, La Jolla CA 54.17% Page 12 Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Daily Bulletin

TUESDAY DAYLIGHT A/B/C PAIRS Life Master News 79.0 Tables / Based on 119 Tables Alex Chen of A B C Arcadia CA (Los Angeles 44.20 1 1 Roberta Cleveland - Chip Cleveland, Bend OR 62.74% area) became a Silver 33.15 2 2 Joseph Thomas - Joyce Nakasaki, Redondo Beach CA 60.76% 24.86 3 Norton Rimer - Judy Rimer, La Jolla CA 59.78% Life Master (1000 18.65 4 A.J. Stephani, Cincinnati OH; John Meinking, Maineville OH 59.76% masterpoints) when his 14.73 5 Julia Bomalaski - James La Force, Melbourne FL 59.35% team finished second in the 13.50 6 3 Peter Manzon, Waltham MA; Rick Holcomb, Malden MA 59.03% Sunday Daylight A/B/C 11.05 7 4 Gene Katz, Carlsbad CA; Robert Linder, Oceanside CA 59.02% Swiss Teams. He played 9.82 8 5 Robert Law, Tigard OR; Corey Cole, Oakhurst CA 58.87% with Xingping Kang, 8.84 9 Frederick Wills, Miami FL; Harriet Eaton Morris, Ponce Inlet FL 58.75% El Monte CA. Their 9.11 10 6 Anne Malkind - Lance Malkind, Carlsbad CA 58.64% teammates were James Alperin, Palm Desert CA and 7.80 11 George Drake - Helene Drake, Phoenix AZ 58.45% 11.13 12 Frederick Parker, San Diego CA; Alan Rowen, Coronado CA 58.34% David Wei Chuan, Rancho Mirage. Chen was Rookie 6.31 13 Cliff Campbell - Roland Laframboise, Thunder Bay ON 57.64% of the Year in the 2015 Mini-McKenney contest, 13.80 14 7 1 Jim Lopes, Ashland OR; Bill Freeman, La Quinta CA 57.62% earning 373 masterpoints that year. 5.53 15 8 Lee Maddocks, Modesto CA; Lorna Crooks, Manteca CA 57.56% 5.20 16 Linda Smith - Ron Smith, Chattanooga TN 57.46% 10.35 17 9 2 Pierre Fougerouse, Villard France; Jane Marland, Switzerland 57.18% 4.65 18 Betty Cox, Randolph NJ; Elizabeth Evans, Mountainside NJ 56.97% By Jo Boyer 4.42 19 Donald Sache, Burnaby BC; Sid Segal, Vancouver BC 56.57% Obsession of the mind. 4.21 20 Brian Richardson, Pacific Palisades CA; David Johnson, Calgary AB 56.29% Conventions underlined. 4.02 21 Paul Darin, San Diego CA; Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA 55.96% Agreements redefined. 3.84 22 Gary Tomczyk - David Lim, Las Vegas NV 55.49% Partners now aligned. 3.68 23 Stephen Maltzman - Donna DePesa, Tucson AZ 55.38% Infractions never kind. 3.54 24 Joel Rudolph, Rancho Mirage CA; Nina Glazer, Indio CA 55.26% 7.76 25 10 3 Robert Horowitz, Los Altos CA; Carol Swenson, Stanford CA 55.25% Endplays hard to find. 3.27 26 Cameron Cotton, Chula Vista CA; Greg House, San Diego CA 55.13% Opponents in a bind. 4.00 27 11 Bradley Komsthoeft, Clayton CA; Bonnie Macbride, Lafayette CA 54.93% Matchpoints close behind. 3.69 28 12 Daniel McIntyre, Saint Paul MN; Frank Knier, Fargo ND 54.92% 3.43 29 13 Henry Robin, Bartlesville OK; Marilyn LaFleur, Tulsa OK 54.83% 2.85 30 Mark Tang, Seal Beach CA; William Ng, Chatsworth CA 54.80% Electronic Device Policy 7.04 31 14 4 Eusebio Menezes, Cupertino CA; Theodore Greenberg, Zafat Israel 54.78% This policy applies to all events 2.68 32 Don Stack, Kansas City KS; Nancy Phillips, Tulsa OK 54.74% at NABCs. 2.60 33 Robert Thomson, San Rafael CA; Martha England, Mill Valley CA 54.08% Except for health-related 2.53 34 Samuel Jordan - Yoko Jordan, Cardiff CA 54.05% equipment, or by permission of the 3.63 35 15 Judson Jones, Tucson AZ; Nancy Holt, Oro Valley AZ 54.00% Director-in-Charge, any electronic 4.60 36 16 5 Chris Hastie, San Diego CA; Daniel Koppenhafer, Mason OH 53.99% equipment or device capable of 2.33 37 Craig Kavin, Oxnard CA; Marta Monheim, West Hills CA 53.98% receiving or sending an electronic 3.94 38 17 6 Kirsten Lumpkin, Seattle WA; Victoria Currie, La Jolla CA 53.68% signal, or capable of communicating in any way, 2.53 39 18 Bill Noyes, Monument Beach MA; Phillip Yorston, Albuquerque NM 53.63% 2.16 40 Philip Pearl, Fountain Valley CA; Ronald Weissberger, may not be operated or functioning in any manner in Fort Lauderdale FL 53.61% the playing area during a session of play. Any such 2.40 19 Louis Shen, Fullerton CA; Shmuel Greenberg, Israel 53.57% equipment must not be visible during the session and 2.29 20 Michael Kelley - Martina Kelley, Lake Zurich IL 53.47% must remain off at all times. 3.45 21 7 Colin Schloss, London; Nick Migliacci, Las Vegas NV 53.44% The above restrictions apply to all players, 3.07 22 8 Thomas Burgeson - James Lasswell, San Diego CA 53.37% captains, coaches, kibitzers and play recorders, except 2.00 23 Robert Haar, San Rafael CA; Nancy Zakim, Greenbrae CA 53.18% those persons granted permission by the ACBL, 3.41 24 9 Dan Beck - David Ingraham, Carlsbad CA 52.83% and are in force throughout any playing session or 2.51 25 10 Paul Andre Paquin - Suzanne Arsenault, St.-Bruno QC 52.63% 2.30 26 11 Elizabeth Ryan - Paul Ryan, El Segundo CA 52.37% segment of play. Further restrictions and requirements 1.71 27 Serl Zimmerman - Steven Lipson, Palm Desert CA 52.18% apply in events involving live internet and/or vugraph 2.12 12 Jerry Astrove, San Diego CA; Carol Abramowitz, La Jolla CA 51.78% coverage. 2.01 13 Marilyn Fedak, Boca Raton FL; Raluca Dobrescu, New York NY 51.59% A violation of any of the above restrictions will 1.84 14 Diogo Teixeira, Wellesley MA; Christine Halkiotis, Wellesley Hills MA 51.34% result in an automatic penalty, pursuant to Law 91 of 1.73 15 Louis Goldsmith, Indio CA; Stephen Goldstein, La Quinta CA 50.97% the , as described below: 1.62 16 Phillip Frankel, McKinleyville CA; Chris Copple, Eureka CA 50.62% In NABC+ Events: 3.76 17 Suzy Ryder - Thomas Ryder, Boise ID 50.20% First offense of any kind, in a session: one full 1.45 18 Thomas Eby - Ewan Eby, Marina CA 50.14% board, 12 IMPs or 20% of the maximum available TUESDAY A/X PAIRS VPs per match, at the respective form of scoring 20.0 Tables / Based on 78 Tables Second offense, in the same session or third A X offense within the event: Disqualification of the pair 38.70 1 John Hassett, Johns Creek GA; Charles Davis, Duluth GA 59.49% or team from the event. 29.03 2 Robert Bass, Woodland Hills CA; Steve Gross, Westlake Village CA 56.76% In Other Events: 21.77 3 Alan Popkin - Nancy Popkin, St. Louis MO 55.70% First offense, in the same session, ringing only: 16.33 4 Peter Herold, Namaimo BC; Ben Takemori, Burnaby BC 55.63% one-quarter board, 3 IMPs or 1 VP, at the respective 12.90 5 Joann Glasson - Bob Glasson, Pennington NJ 55.44% 23.22 6 1 Barbara Schultz, Shawnigan Lake BC; Elaine Ware, Vernon BC 55.13% form of scoring. 17.42 7 2 Stanislaw Pajak, Starachonice Poland; Piotr Kucharski, Krakow Poland 54.91% Second offense, in the same session: two full 13.06 8 3 Sachiho Ueda, Chiba-Ken Japan; Minako Takahashi, Tokyo Japan 54.39% boards, 20 IMPs or 50% of the maximum available 7.74 9 Michelle Golden, Sarasota FL; Kenneth Kranyak, Parma OH 54.02% VPs per match, at the respective form of scoring. 9.80 10 4 Bob Drake, Wassenaar ; Jan Van Cleeff, The Hague 53.69% Third offense, in the event: disqualification of the 7.74 5 Robert Shapley - Alana Shapley, San Diego CA 52.08% pair or team from the event. 6.63 6 Craig Jacobson, Skokie IL; Hal Stern, Rolling Meadows IL 51.78% Kibitzers violating this policy will be removed 5.81 7 Richard Williams - Jody Williams, San Carlos CA 51.67% from the playing area for the remainder of the session. 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TUESDAY DAYLIGHT GOLD RUSH PAIRS MONDAY-TUESDAY KO 1 83.0 Tables / Based on 84 Tables 9 Tables 7 5 2 35.98 1 Huub Bertens, Bend OR; Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA; - Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV; Bauke 20.82 1 1 1 George Wilkinson, Temecula CA; David Blumenberg, Fallbrook CA 62.95% Muller - Simon De Wijs, Netherlands 15.62 2 Lynne Castoldi, La Quinta CA; Merle Friedman, Palm Desert CA 60.86% 25.19 2 Mike Rippey, Orinda CA; , 11.71 3 2 2 Dee Clary - Porter Clary, Long Beach CA 59.82% Wilmington DE; Kamil Nowak, Kielce Poland; Woaciech 8.78 4 3 3 Kevin Smith, Ione CA; Bobbi Hale, Boerne TX 59.67% Strzemecki, Poland; Piotr Tuczynski, Poznan Poland; Bartosz 6.94 5 4 Enid Herbstman - Sue Blom, Indio CA 59.52% Chmurski, Lomianky Poland 5.95 6 5 Randi Berkson - Monica Quinlan, Tucson AZ 58.18% 14.39 3/4 Justine Cushing - Melih Ozdil, New York NY; Kauko Koistinen, Espoo Finland; Adam Mesbur, Dublin Ireland; 5.21 7 Mary Levine, Piedmont CA; Estelle Baum, Oakland CA 58.04% Vesa Fagerlund, Tampere Finland 4.63 8 Mike McKittrick - Karen McKittrick, Torrance CA 57.99% 14.39 3/4 Kitty Cooper - Steven Cooper, Lakeside CA; 3.81 9/11 6/7 Salim Bhimji, Brea CA; Larry Shannon, Yorba Linda CA 57.89% , Kensington CA; Paul McDaniels, Richmond CA 3.81 9/11 James Alstad, Rancho Palo Verdes CA; Roberta Gotfried, Palos Verdes Estates CA 57.89% MONDAY-TUESDAY KO 2 12 Tables 3.81 9/11 6/7 Marguerite Salah, Falls Church VA; Laura Gastelum, Torrance CA 57.89% 17.85 1 Karen Hudesman - Donald Stark - Diane Felure, 3.09 12/13 Rich Ardini, Vienna VA; Francesca Mazarella, Alexandria VA 57.44% Seattle WA; Joel Castoriano, Mercer Island WA 3.09 12/13 8 Katherine Weisberg - Lee Hausner, Los Angeles CA 57.44% 12.50 2 Don Bell - Laurie Bell - Linda Ball - Martin Ware, 2.78 14 9 Robert Brobst, San Diego CA; Bing Wines, Oklahoma City OK 57.33% Vernon BC 2.60 15 10 Jim Brunet, Santa Monica CA; Alexander Wiles, Los Angeles CA 57.14% 7.14 3/4 Rajendra Agrawal - Dinesh Agrawal - Lamya 2.38 16/17 Linda Dusharme - John Dusharme, Bonita CA 56.85% Abougoush, Calgary AB; Rita Dodge, Vancouver BC 7.14 3/4 Tim Berta, Sequim WA; Bonnie Broders, Port 2.38 16/17 11 4 Mark Spiro, Encinitas CA; Ben Moraine, Carlsbad CA 56.85% Townsend WA; Tim White - Renae Gunstone-White, Mercer Island 2.47 18 12 Thomas Zimmerman - Claire Zimmerman, Pearland TX 56.70% WA 2.03 19/20 13/14 Susan Campbell - Terry Levin, San Francisco CA 56.40% 2.95 19/20 13/14 Holly Lincoln, Newport Beach CA; Barbara Barnat, Irvine CA 56.40% MONDAY-TUESDAY KO 3 1.89 21 M. Mikitish - Ronald Mikitish, Naples FL 55.95% 10 Tables 2.05 22 15 5 Don Campbell, North Vancouver BC; Deborah Davy, Gibsons BC 55.80% 10.16 1 Penny Bourne - Jonathan Bourne - Dianne Crunk, Mammoth Lakes CA; Grace Lohr, Bishop CA 2.90 23 16 Tom Neilsen - Chris Neilsen, Portland OR 55.65% 7.11 2 Harry Satanove, Vancouver BC; Shael Smith, 2.25 24 Jane Skinner - Valerie Haslam, La Quinta CA 55.51% Richmond BC; Deborah Cool, Blaine WA; Tracey Guice, Seattle WA 1.94 25 Peter Hess - Laura Simon, North York ON 55.21% 4.06 3/4 Deborah Machlin, Los Altos CA; Frank Xie, 1.67 26 Kathy Marie Rocheleau, Coto De Caza CA; Cynthia Gallaway, Sunnyvale CA; Ying Liu, Palo Alto CA; Rita Rubenfeld, Portola San Juan Capistrano CA 55.18% Valley CA 4.06 3/4 Marty Martin - Ken Davis, Indio CA; Jo 1.56 27/28 Betty Ann Ellery - John Ellery, Imperial Beach CA 55.06% Raymond, Palm Desert CA; John Heberle, Murrieta CA 1.96 27/28 Dixie Wantoch, Overland Park KS; C. Shipley, Kansas City MO 55.06% 1.45 29 Judee Woodbury, Palm Desert CA; Zack Woodbury, Portland OR 54.76% TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO 1 1.89 30/32 Pat Anderson - Mary Anne Crookes, Calgary AB 54.61% 16 Tables 1.61 30/32 Jennifer Larkin, Santa Barbara CA; Suzanne Mason, St. Louis MO 54.61% Dano De Falco, Rubano Italy; Patricia Cayne, Boca Raton FL; Bob 1.30 30/32 Gary Kenst, Prescott AZ; Mimi Kenst, Yuma AZ 54.61% Drijver - Tim Verbeek - Danny Molenaar - Bart Nab, Netherlands vs 1.60 33 Roger Plumb - Alice Plumb, Plymouth MN 54.32% Joyce Hill, St. Augustine FL; Kevin Dwyer - Shan Huang, 1.45 34 Dale Berger, New York NY; Bonnie Apfelbaum, Greenwich CT 54.29% Melbourne FL; Kevin Bathurst, Palm Beach Gardens FL; Justin Lall, 2.56 35/36 Timothy Niebauer - Marie Groh, Boulder CO 54.17% Charlotte NC 1.66 35/36 Patty Paulsen - Carl Paulsen, Carlsbad CA 54.17% 1.10 37 Lori Kiefer, La Quinta CA; Frank Paco Jordan, Indio CA 54.02% Jacek Pszczola - Josef Blass, Chapel Hill NC; Jacek Kalita, Warsaw 1.53 38/39 Gerry Gastelum - Nancy Raiche, Manhattan Beach CA 53.72% Poland; Michal Nowosadzki, Wroclaw Poland; Sjoert Brink - Bas Drijver, Netherlands 1.64 38/39 6 Ben Perks - Roger Peirce, Tucson AZ 53.72% vs 2.27 40 Robert Kahn - Christine Kahn, Pleasanton CA 53.62% Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Thomas Bessis - Jean Quantin, Paris France; Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan France; Frederic Volcker, Issy Les TUESDAY B/C PAIRS Moulin France 17.5 Tables B C 10.50 1 1 Art Foeste, Escondido CA; Maria Marshall, Oceanside CA 59.06% 7.88 2 Norman Marks, Oakland CA; Irwin Lichtblau, Lafayette CA 58.72% 5.91 3 Terrance Hill - Paul Hochfeld, Corvallis OR 56.07% 4.73 4 2 Alan Williams - Sandra Williams, Johns Island SC 55.82% 3.54 5 3 Harold George, Wichita KS; Anthony Crocker, Glendale CA 54.96% 3.00 6 4 Michael Schultz, Lake Oswego OR; Kathryn Le Gro, Carmichael CA 54.74% 2.63 7 5 Cyrus Ansari, Tiburon CA; Eddi Samandar, Encino CA 54.17% 2.33 8 Becky Bien, Little Rock AR; Linda Gross, Lafayette CA 53.95% 2.10 9 6 Karl Andrew Achterkirchen, Del Mar CA; David Achterkirchen, San Francisco CA 53.55%

TUESDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS 16.0 Tables 7 3 6.83 1 Brian Masunaga, Loomis CA; Linda Ischayek, Mont-Royal QC 61.99% 5.12 2 Laurie Faulkner, Saratoga CA; Robert Allen, San Jose CA 59.78% 3.84 3 Brenda Griffiths - Doug Darnley, Pickering ON 58.75% 2.88 4 1 Andrea Johnson, Tiburon CA; Miriam Kaegi, Novato CA 56.77% 2.28 5 2 Charles Rauch, Monterey CA; Jeannette Stern, Carmel By Sea CA 55.78% 1.95 6 3 Danuta Trafford - Thomas Trafford, Calgary AB 54.68% 2.14 7 4 Morris Mitchem Jr., Columbia SC; Subash Nijhawan, Germany 54.63% 1.79 8 Rita Schaulat, Novato CA; Susan MacDonald, San Anselmo CA 54.07% 1.14 5 Judy Anne Keaney, Los Angeles CA; Brett Moser, Atascadero CA 52.43%

TUESDAY EVENING SIDE PAIRS 18.0 Tables A B C 6.07 1 Margot Hirsch, Arlington TX; Pat Ramsey, Stephenville TX 61.98% 4.55 2 Michael Edwards, Rock Island IL; Cookie Hoberman, Omaha NE 61.55% 2.99 3/4 John Millard, Kihei HI; Scott Donaldson, Scottsdale AZ 58.93% 4.77 3/4 1 1 Ruth Ng - Patrick Chen, San Diego CA 58.93% 1.92 5 Linda Starr, East Granby CT; Nathan Banker, Flat Rock MI 55.99% 1.26 6/7 Susan Bailey Carman - Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI 55.77% 2.61 6/7 Xiao Lu Gu, Rowland Heights CA; Xingping Kang, El Monte CA 55.77% 3.58 2 Linda Kleinsasser, Bellevue WA; Maureen Schroder, Kirkland WA 55.45% 2.68 3 Donald Bierman, San Ramon CA; Terry Terzian, Castro Valley CA 54.58% 2.01 4 2 Olivia Althouse, Fallbrook CA; Glenna Larson, San Andreas CA 54.36% 2.06 5 Anne Graziano, Hobe Sound FL; Barbara Keller, Santa Barbara CA 52.83% 1.13 6 Ben Bosklopper, Vista CA; Steve Bosma, San Jose CA 52.40% 1.38 3 Lee Sporleder, North Salt Lake UT; Ronald Stanfield, Salt Lake City UT 51.20% Page 14 Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Daily Bulletin

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO 2 14 Tables Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ; Will Ehlers, West Orange NJ; Radu Nistor, Woodside NY; Iulian Rotaru, New York NY vs Fredrik Helness, Oslo Norway; Tor Helness - Franck Multon, Monaco; Kiki Ward-Platt, Fayence France; Espen Lindqvist, Arendal Norway; Leif Bjorn Odden, Drangedal Norway

Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Heights IL; Rose Meltzer, Chapel Hill NC; Ivan Tsonchev - Vladimir Marashev - Rosen Gunev, Sofia Bulgaria; Kalin Karaivanov, Varna Bulgaria

vs Tadashi Yoshida - Hiroko Yanagisawa - Junko Tsubaki, Tokyo Japan; Yumiko Oda, Tokyo Japan

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO 3 12 Tables Ken Cornelius - Mary Cornelius - Mary Lou Moriarty - Marc Behind the scenes, it takes a village to produce an exceptional NABC. Here are Shay and Jim Franklin, Portland OR Andrews, who co-chaired the Partnershp Desk, and Wendy Turk and Chris Champion, who co- vs Dawn Ligon, Santa Barbara CA; Alan Curtis - Donna Bell, Thousand chaired the Welcome Desk. Oaks CA; Jon Sutcliffe, Agoura Hills CA TUESDAY MORNING SIDE GAME 27.0 Tables Alfred Tuckman - Jacob Weisberg, Laguna Woods CA; Neil Nobuo A B C Ogura, Irvine CA; Wayne Gorski, Mission Viejo CA 8.02 1 1 Susan Wheeler – G. Steve Wheeler, Castle Rock CO 64.40% vs Terry McHenry, Sarasota FL; Richard Vatter, Cadillac MI; Paul 6.02 2 2 Kin Lok Shum - Simon Chan, Hong Kong 61.59% Bubendey, Vero Beach FL; Robert Rubinstein, Edgewater NJ 4.51 3 3 John Crouch, Minneapolis MN; Loring Knoblauch, Chicago IL 61.05% 3.38 4 Muriel Stitt, Honolulu HI; Richard Gross, Owens Cross Roads AL 59.96% TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO 4 2.54 5 Barbara Pinchuk, Woodland Hills CA; Freddie Straus, Encino CA 59.69% 15 Tables 2.72 6/7 4/5 Janine Buss, Port Washington NY; Debra Lamountain, Forest Hills NY 58.15% Paul Schommer - Allyson Farrell, Visalia CA; Patricia 2.72 6/7 4/5 Nicky Schulz - John Bakulich, Laguna Woods CA 58.15% Delamontanya, Dinuba CA; Harish Singh, Diamond Bar CA vs 1.15 8 Buddhadeb Biswas, San Jose CA; Ljudmila Kamenova, South Setauket NY 57.70% Randy Naef, McMinnville OR; Michael Green, Yamhill OR; Mary 1.86 6 Roz Silverstein - Philip Silverstein, Bronx NY 57.07% Alice Seville - Eileen Milligan, Corvallis OR 1.31 7 Frank Morgan, Allentown PA; Doree Sobel, Fair Lawn NJ 56.79% 3.15 1 Barry Heller, Burbank CA; Kiran Kumar, Walnut CA 54.62% Jan McLennan, Port St. Lucie FL; Diane Palmer - Rita Sorgi - 2.36 2 Ana Winn, Long Beach CA; Elaine Woodruff, Roseville CA 53.08% Carolyn Kish, San Diego CA 1.77 3 Carrie Margolin, Olympia WA; Charlotte Harris, Laguna Woods CA 51.54% vs Natalie Silverstein - Judith Arbus, Toronto ON; Louise Morel, 1.33 4 Lindy Patrick - Kennett Patrick, Escondido CA 50.18% Chapala Mexico; Patty Michael, San Mateo CA 1.00 5 Sheryl McEwan, Summit Point WV; Nancy Needleman, Great Falls VA 49.91%

TUESDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS 7.0 Tables A B C 1.98 1 1 Jimmy Stevens, La Mesa CA; Joy Brown, San Diego CA 66.96% 1.49 2 Charles Laine - Ardis Laine, Long Beach CA 64.83% 1.34 3 2 1 Polly Bell - William Purcell, Los Angeles CA 59.58% 0.84 4 3 Wendy Adams, Beverly Hills CA; Theresa Gillette, Paso Robles CA 58.69% 0.63 5 Maggie Hardy - Linda Baer, Palm Desert CA 54.33% 1.01 2 Kelly Kerr - Katharine Kerr, Vancouver BC 50.83%

TUESDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS 20.5 Tables A B C 4.65 1 1 Alice Nelson - Gary Nelson, Bend OR 61.90% 3.49 2 2 1 Ashish Gupta - Ethan Fingerman, San Francisco CA 60.54% 2.62 3 Sharon Graves - Daniel Graves, Scottsdale AZ 60.12% 1.96 4 Karen Klug - Norman Jacox, Portland OR 59.52% 2.23 5 3 2 Karen Birck, Wilton CT; Jane Sturgeon, Louisville KY 58.63% 1.67 6 4 3 Virgina Wohlfiel - Pat Lenowsky, Ramona CA 58.10% 1.26 5 Amy Bess - Stephen Bess, Oakland CA 57.44% 0.94 6 Sam Earnhardt, Walnut Creek CA; Jackie Thomas, Dublin CA 56.63% 1.01 4 Edward Nelson - Stephen Campbell, Tucson AZ 52.24% 0.82 5 Joyce Durra, Glencoe IL; Linda Sonnenshein, Encinitas CA 52.08% TUESDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS 10.0 Tables A B C 3.00 1 Robert Mann - Jules Borack, San Diego CA 64.58% 2.25 2 Carole Stringer, Bethesda MD; Robbie Lloyd, Silver Spring MD 59.52% 2.69 3 1 Patricia Robbins - Orrin Robbins, Olympia WA 58.33% 2.02 4 2 Barbara Williams, Hailey ID; Christiane Turner, Ketchum ID 56.25% 1.32 5/6 3/4 Carmond Fitzgerald - Gwendolyn Faherty, Granbury TX 54.17% 1.73 5/6 3/4 1 Andrew Ries - Shelley Basson, San Diego CA 54.17% 0.78 5/6 John Snyder - Carol Snyder, Goleta CA 53.87% 0.75 5/6 Sandra Erickson, Monte Sereno CA; Joan Schlinkert, San Jose CA 53.87% 1.30 2 David Van Fleet, Ontario CA; Bryon Van Fleet, Corvallis OR 48.81% TUESDAY EVENING A/X/Y SWISS 15 Tables / Based on 45 Tables A X Y 11.73 1 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; P. Drew Cannell, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC; Jo Anna Stansby - Lew Stansby, Dublin CA; John Schermer, Seattle WA; Neil Chambers, Schenectady NY 63.00 8.80 2 Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Fredrik Nystrom - Johan Upmark, Stockholm Sweden 60.00 6.60 3 Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden; Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL; Jacob Roen, Copenhagen Denmark; Maximo Crusizio, Argentina 57.00 4.95 4 1 Theresia Weigkricht - Andreas Babsch, Vienna Austria; Arno Lindermann, Austria; Hans Gruemm, Langenzersdorf Austria 47.00 3.71 5 Fred Hamilton, Las Vegas NV; James Marsh Sternberg, Palm Beach Gardens FL; Thomas Maccormac, Dublin Ireland; GS Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Daniel Hoekstra, Portland OR 44.00 2.80 2 1 Stan Fuhrmann, Madison WI; Glenna Shannahan, Indian Wells CA; Sally Craig, Port Moody BC; Per Halvorsen, Laksevag Norway 39.00 Daily Bulletin Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Page 15

TUESDAY EVENING B/C/D SWISS TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO 5 30 Tables 15 Tables N. Dennis Berg - Annetta Patrick - Charles Patrick, Santa Barbara B C D CA; Arthur Levine, Goleta CA 8.00 1 Leda Fields - John Fields, Arroyo Grande CA; Torre Houlgate-West, vs San Luis Obispo CA; Carol Raimondo, Cayucos CA 62.00 Peter Weber - Avis Morse, Fresno CA; Sharon Amberg - Emiel 5.25 2/3 1/2 Charles Conrad - Ann Conrad - Valerie Byrne - Robert Hamilton, Domis, The Villages FL Castro Valley CA 56.00 5.25 2/3 1/2 Alan Tsang - Kin Lok Shum - Simon Chan - P.W. Pao, Hong Kong 56.00 Dale Rensing, Fountain Valley CA; Anthony Doria, Costa Mesa CA; Frederick Solomon, Irvine CA; Barry Joel Sussman, Corona Del Mar 3.38 4 3 1 Deborah Machlin, Los Altos CA; Rita Rubenfeld, Portola Valley CA; CA Ying Liu, Palo Alto CA; Frank Xie, Sunnyvale CA 55.00 vs 2.22 5/6 4/5 Alan Godes, Needham MA; Laurie Berlin, Lido Beach NY; Peter Rans, Merrily Van Zevern - Linda Harder - Elizabeth Thornton, Aurora CO; Halifax NS; Carolyn Wood, Cobbs Creek VA 54.00 June Clayton, Denver CO 2.22 5/6 4/5 Renae Gunstone-White - Tim White, Mercer Island WA; Tim Berta, TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO 6 Sequim WA; Bonnie Broders, Port Townsend WA 54.00 9 Tables 2.00 7 6 2 Michael Lynch - Berton Solomon, Edwards CO; Joan Bornstein, Avon Bruce Moor - Tom Jolliffe, London ON; Dee Fulton, Holualoa HI; CO; Judy Yordi, Cordillera CO 53.00 Tor Johannessen, Honolulu HI 1.07 8 Rita Dodge, Vancouver BC; Lamya Abougoush - Rajendra Agrawal - vs Dinesh Agrawal, Calgary AB 51.00 Todd Makler - Donald Vance, Los Altos CA; George Hopkins - Mary 1.50 7 3 Nancy Blackwell - Stella Marino Russell - Jacqueline Chandler - Hopkins, San Jose CA Julie Cardinalli, Reno NV 49.00 Kathryn Papermaster, Horseshoe Bay TX; Vera Baum, Los Altos CA; 1.12 4 Deborah Steffen, Santa Barbara CA; Laura Gastelum, Torrance CA; Kathryn Kranen, Menlo Park CA; Susan Zhang, Los Altos Hills CA William Dilks, Long Beach CA; Virginia Brewer, Manhattan Beach CA 46.00 vs Stephen Raffel - Michael Clayton, Salmon Arm BC; Liz Lin - Iris Libby, Cincinnati OH Email us New Life Got a hand you just have to share or a nice story? We’d love to see it. Master Claire Zimmerman of The Daily Bulletin has its own email address: Pearland TX became a Life [email protected]. You’ll also find it on Master on Tuesday playing the front page under the “Daily Bulletin” between the in the Gold Rush Pairs with date and the editors’ names. her husband Tom. She needed This email address won’t be checked with any 1.53 gold points. regularity when the NABC is not in session, so please continue to use our office email addresses for non- tournament–related correspondence.

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in the suit and squeezing the overtrick out of the cashed the ♦K and ran the hearts. East discarded two In search of the overtrick spade spots. Instead of a diamond, South must play diamonds and a spade, so this was the position as the By Barry Rigal a spade at once, forcing declarer to win the ace and last trump was played (West’s hand is irrelevant): Board-a-match teams is a cut-throat game. Sure, breaking up the tension of the endgame. Declarer ♠ Q 6 you can win the board in the auction, but all too often can get back to his hand only by forcing himself, and ♥ 3 it’s the overtrick that makes the difference. Consider never scores the long club. ♦ A these two examples: In exactly the same seven-card ending, our ♣ A Q 5 Dlr: East ♠ Q 6 5 4 teammate (East) led the fourth club. South won ♠ ♠ K J 8 7 Vul: N-S ♥ 9 4 with the king. North pitched a diamond and, trying ♥ ♥ — ♦ J 9 6 3 to declarer, ruffed in with the ♥9 when ♦ ♦ — ♣ Q 10 3 South led a diamond. Instead of promoting a trump ♣ ♣ K 10 6 ♠ A J 9 8 7 3 ♠ 2 in his partner’s hand, North attained the rare “trump ♠ A 10 3 2 ♥ A 3 ♥ K J 10 8 5 2 demotion.” Declarer overruffed, played the ♠A ♥ — ♦ A 10 7 5 ♦ 4 and ruffed a spade. In the three-card ending, when ♦ J ♣ 7 ♣ A 9 8 6 5 he led the fifth club, South could only ruff with the ♣ 9 8 ♠ K 10 ♥6. Because North had expended his precious ♥9, East has already been squeezed, even before the ♥ Q 7 6 he could not overruff, so South was endplayed to ♦A is cashed. If he pitches a club, declarer can play ♦ K Q 8 2 lead a heart into declarer’s tenace and concede the the ♣A and another club, endplaying East to lead a ♣ K J 4 2 overtrick. spade. If East lets go of a spade, he must cover the West North East South This was the other side of the coin: ♠Q when declarer plays it, but declarer plays low 1♥ Pass Dlr: West ♠ Q 6 and against East’s ♠J on the next round and 1♠ Pass 2♣ Pass Vul: N-S ♥ A 10 9 4 3 discards all his club losers on the spades. Plus 680 2♦ Pass 3♣ Pass ♦ A 6 was good for the win. 3♥ Pass 4♥ All Pass ♣ A Q 5 4 Yes, East could take his ♣K when declarer played A trump lead look too hard to find, doesn’t it? ♠ 9 4 ♠ K J 8 7 5 a club from hand, but that is far from obvious. When South led a top diamond, declarer merrily ♥ Q 6 2 ♥ 5 crossruffed the minors to reach this position: ♦ 10 9 8 7 5 4 ♦ Q 3 2 ♠ Q 6 5 4 ♣ 7 3 ♣ K 10 6 2 Parrish Book Signing ♥ 9 4 ♠ A 10 3 2 Adam Parrish will be ♦ J ♥ K J 8 7 signing copies of his book, ♣ — ♦ K J “When to Draw Trumps,” on ♠ A J 9 8 7 3 ♠ 2 ♣ J 9 8 Thursday evening at 7 p.m. ♥ — ♥ K J 10 8 West North East South at the bookseller’s desk. The ♦ 10 ♦ — Pass 1♥ 1♠ 4♣ (1) bookseller is located on the ♣ — ♣ 9 8 Pass 4♥ All Pass second floor of the Harbor ♠ K 10 (1) 12-14 with four trumps. Tower near the Registration ♥ Q 7 6 Bob Drijver (East) did well to lead a diamond. Desk. ♦ Q When the jack held, I overtook with the ace, crossed ♣ K to the ♥K, cashed the ♦K and finessed in hearts. I still At our table, East played the ♥K, ♥10. South had to lose a trick in each black suit, but plus 650 Smoking Policy played the ♥Q and now must take care: a diamond looked reasonable enough. Smoking is not permitted in the playing area isn’t good enough. Declarer ruffs, draws the last At the other table in the same contract, declarer, during any bridge playing event at an NBAC. This trump and leads a spade, playing South for honor-10 Tim Verbeek, won the diamond lead, guessed trumps, includes electronic smoking devices. Daily Bulletin Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Page 17

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5 Please share additional comments here. Youth and Junior entries Coupons will be made available for Junior ______members in good standing for entry into events at NABCs: ______1. Any player ______under the age of 26 ______years who is a full-time student (must provide proof of eligibility) will be entitled to coupons that can be used for any event. These coupons will have a value of $10 per session. 2. Any player under the age of 21 years will be entitled to coupons that can be used for any event. These coupons will have a value of $10 per session. 3. Any player 19 years and under will be granted free plays for each session of regionally rated events. 4. Players under the age of 26 years named to teams to represent the U.S., Canada and Mexico in world competitions for NABCs occurring between the time they are named to the team and the world championship will receive free plays at NABCs when playing with members of their team or members of another team representing Zone 2. Page 18 Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Daily Bulletin Using ACBL Live to find results ACBL Live is a section of the ACBL website that A Searching by event allows users to search tournament results in a variety On the San Diego NABC page of ACBL Live, of ways and offers much more data on each event there are several ways to look for results. The body within a tournament than was available before its of the page is a list of events with most recent on top, creation. ACBL Live offers comprehensive results for and pagination tools allow you to page through that every player and every session within an event at any list. In the upper right, the key events box highlights ACBL tournament. those most frequently searched. Below key events is Overalls from events at the NABC and qualifiers an Event Search box where you can find an event by are still listed in the Daily Bulletin. But the pages of entering three or more letters of its name. There is small-print session results are no longer included. This guide will help you find those results online. also a Player Search box to the left of key events. During NABCs, the main feature on the ACBL home page is a quick link to ACBL Live results for B Searching by player the current tournament. The Player Search offers a quick way to find all You can return to this data trove after the tournament results for yourself or any player. For those reading at is over by clicking on the Live tab, third from left on home who can’t make it to the San Diego NABC but the home page. From the main ACBL Live landing want to know how your friends here are doing, this is page, there are two ways you can get started: by the place to look. searching for a player or a tournament. The quick B Click in the search box and enter the player’s last link available during NABCs bypasses this page. name, first name. An auto-complete list of players A matching your entry will appear below the search Viewing session results box. Click on the line for the player you want. Whether you search by player or by event, you come You will be taken to a page that lists all the recent to a page with a list of events broken down by session. sessions the player participated in, not just those in In the right column of this page are several blue links San Diego. that lead to the various results pages for each session. These vary by type of event and stage of progress of the event. Here’s a breakdown of the options. 1 Summary The summary page has all result information for an event on one page; the other links break out portions of the information on the summary page. At the top of the page you will find Overalls or Leaderboards and Recaps. For pair games, scroll down and you will see the board-by-board scores and hands. For team games, you will see a link to the Bracket. 2 Overalls and Leaderboards The Overalls page lists pairs or teams in order of overall score. Pairs or teams who won masterpoints are shown, and the quantity and color of these session 1 2 3 4 awards are listed. These listings may be preliminary. 3 Recaps 5 6 The recaps page lists all pairs or teams, split up by section and direction for pairs events. The first section alphabetically will be shown; click on the section letters to see a different section. 4 Hands The hands page provides a compact view of the hand records for a session. Each board is displayed, with a DoubleDummy hand analysis. 7 Personal Scores 5 Brackets Both the overall list and the recap have a Personal C The results tables on each of these pages can be ACBL Live uses FastResults for brackets for Swiss Scores column at right with links to scores pages for reordered by clicking on the column header that and KO events. Flights and placements are color- each pair. Click on the Scores link to see board-by- you want to sort by. So, if you want to see your board coded based on the legend on the top left. board results for a particular pair. results listed from best to worst, click on either the A You can switch which pair you are viewing using Matchpoints or % column from the personal scores 6 Qualifiers the Select a Pair dropdown. page. You can also click on a player’s name to see For two- and three-day NABC and NABC+ events, B For multi-session events, you can also switch to a other results for that player, which works the same as the list of qualifiers you see in the Daily Bulletin is different session using the dropdown at the top of the Player Search from the Live home page. also available on Live. each results page.

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Tomorrow’s Bridge Events Thursday, November 30, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Wednesday-Friday Morning Knockout Teams 2nd Seaport E, second level $16 $20 Thursday-Friday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 1-2 Seaport E, second level $16 $20 Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game 1st single session Seaport E, second level $16 $20 Thursday, November 30, 10 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $15 Thursday, November 30, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Daylight A/X Open Pairs (unlimited/6000) 1-2 Harbor A, second level $16 $20 Daylight B/C Pairs (3000/1500) 1-2 Harbor A, second level $16 $20 Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/300) 1-2 Harbor D, second level $16 $20 Gold points for 0-750. Thursday-Friday Daylight Knockout Teams 1-2 Harbor C, second level $16 $20 Thursday, November 30, 1 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday Side Game 3rd single session Seaport E, second level $16 $20 Thursday, November 30, 1 & 4:30 p.m. 0-10,000 FAST PAIRS 1-2 Q Seaport D, second level $17 ­— 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions. Thursday, November 30, 1 & 7:30 p.m. KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 F Grand Hall D, lobby level $25 ­— 0-5000 MINI-BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 F Grand Hall A, lobby level $17 ­— SENIOR MIXED PAIRS 1-2 Q Grand Hall B, lobby level $25 ­— 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions. Contestants must have been born prior to Jan. 1, 1959. Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Seaport A, second level $16 $20 Thursday Compact Knockout Teams 1-4 Seaport E, second level $16 $20 Wednesday-Thursday Knockout Teams 3-4 Seaport E, second level $16 $20 Thursday, November 30, 3 p.m. Afternoon Side Swiss Teams single Harbor C, second level $15 $19 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $15 Thursday, November 30, 7:30 p.m. A/X/Y Evening Swiss Teams single Seaport E, second level $15 $19 B/C/D Evening Swiss Teams single Seaport E, second level $15 $19 Wednesday-Thursday Side Game Series 4th single session Seaport D, second level $16 $20 299er Swiss Teams single Harbor G, second level $15 $19 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $15 Thursday, November 30, 11:30 p.m. Zip Knockout Teams single Harbor G, second level $12/team/match

Note: Entry for the REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS required by 9 p.m. Thursday.

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are:A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). Three-flight events are divided A/X (6000+/0-6000); B/C (1500-3000, 0-1500); Gold Rush (750-300; 0-300). Two-flight events are divided A/X/Y (6000+/4000-6000/0-4000); B/C/D (1500-3000/750-1500/ 0-750) if no Gold Rush OR A/B/C (3000+/1500-3000/0-1500) and Gold Rush (500-750/200-500/0- 200). In B flights, no single player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no single player may be over 750. BOLD, UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

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

Monitoring Entries At this and future North American All North American championships with no upper masterpoint limit...... $25 per player per session Championships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+ (For team events, this means $100 per team per session for four-person teams, $125 per team per session events with visible, real-time cameras. The images for five-person teams, and $150 per team per session for six-person teams. OnlyACBL members are eligible to will be recorded and available for later inspection and play in NABC+ events. $1.50 per person per session benefits the International Fund.) review by officials. By general monitoring of the session and Other North American championships...... $17 per player per session participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source of (For the team events, this means $68 per team per session for teams of four, $85 per team per session for information that may be useful in determining facts teams of five, and $102 per team per session for teams of six. OnlyACBL members are eligible to play in these and settling issues arising from some types of ethical events.) and behavioral complaints or actions. Please summon a director if a problem occurs at the table. Regional championships...... $16 for ACBL members, $20 for non-members per player per session This procedure is intended to assure everyone (For multi-session team events of three sessions or more, the entry fee is $64, $80 or $96 for teams of four, that the playing field is level and that misbehavior five or six, respectively. For team events of one or two sessions, the entry fee is $64.) will not be tolerated. All other events...... $15 for ACBL members, $19 for non-members per player per session Page 20 Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Daily Bulletin

Today’s Bridge Events Wednesday, November 29, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Tuesday-Wednesday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 3-4 Seaport E, second level $16 $20 Monday-Wednesday Morning Knockout Teams 3rd Seaport E, second level $16 $20 Wednesday-Friday Morning Knockout Teams 1-2 Seaport E, second level $16 $20 Monday-Wednesday Morning Side Game Series 3rd single session Seaport E, second level $16 $20 Wednesday, November 29, 10 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $15 Wednesday, November 29, 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Seaport D, second level $16 $20 Wednesday, November 29, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Daylight A/X/Y Swiss Teams (unlimited/6000/4000) 1-2 Harbor C, second level $16 $20 Daylight B/C/D Swiss Teams (3000/1500/750) 1-2 Harbor C, second level $16 $20 Wednesday, November 29, 1 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday Side Game Series 1st single session Seaport E, second level $16 $20 Wednesday, November 29, 1 & 7:30 p.m. KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 SF Grand Hall B, lobby level $25 ­— 0-5000 MINI-BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 SF Grand Hall B, lobby level $17 — WHITEHEAD WOMEN’S PAIRS 1-2 F Grand Hall A, lobby level $25 — Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Seaport A, second level $16 $20 A/X Swiss Teams (unlimited/6000) 1-2 Grand Hall C, lobby level $16 $20 B/C Swiss Teams (3000/1500) 1-2 Grand Hall C, lobby level $16 $20 Gold Rush Swiss Teams (750/300) 1-2 Seaport E, second level $16 $20 Gold points for 750. Wednesday-Thursday Knockout Teams 1-2 Seaport E, second level $16 $20 Tuesday-Wednesday Knockout Teams 3-4 Seaport E, second level $16 $20 Wednesday, November 29, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $15 Wednesday, November 29, 7:30 p.m. Evening Board-a-Match Teams single Seaport D, second level $15 $19 Open to Swiss drop-ins and new entrants Wednesday-Thursday Side Game Series 2nd single session Seaport D, second level $16 $20 299er Swiss Teams single Harbor G, second level $15 $19 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $15 Wednesday, November 29, 11:30 p.m. Zip Knockout Teams single Harbor G, second level $12/team/match

Note: Entry for the REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS required by 9 p.m. Thursday.

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are:A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). Three-flight events are divided A/X (6000+/0-6000); B/C (1500-3000, 0-1500); Gold Rush (750-300; 0-300). Two-flight events are divided A/X/Y (6000+/4000-6000/0-4000); B/C/D (1500-3000/750-1500/ 0-750) if no Gold Rush OR A/B/C (3000+/1500-3000/0-1500) and Gold Rush (500-750/200-500/0- 200). In B flights, no single player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no single player may be over 750.BOLD, UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

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

While warnings typically will be given before a the tournament, and no further. For NABC+ KO Slow Play penalty is assessed, failure to do so in no way limits events, the TD is charged with the responsibility to Slow play, especially habitual slow play, is a the director’s authority to issue a penalty. ensure that each KO match segment finishes within violation of law and subject to penalty. When a pair Players are expected to be aware, in a general the allotted time. While a time monitor may be has fallen behind, it is incumbent on them to make up sense, of time used and remaining in a segment employed, the lack of a monitor in no way limits the the time lost as quickly as possible whether at fault in which they are playing regardless of whether a TD’s authority to apply one or more of the remedies or not. All players are expected to make a concerted clock is in use or a time announcement has been listed below. effort to catch up when they have fallen behind, made. An excuse of “no announcement” or “no The TD may choose to ignore an occasional regardless of the reason for their lateness. clock immediately visible” will not be considered minor late finish. The TD may remove one or more In the absence of compelling evidence to the persuasive. boards from a segment. The TD may award no score contrary, the director should presume that a pair In consultation with the DIC of the tournament, (when neither team is more at fault), an assigned finishing a round late by more than two or three the TD may require that a particular pair not play in a score (when a result already exists at one table which minutes on more than one occasion during a session specified segment, not play against a specified pair or the TD wishes to preserve) or an artificial score in is responsible for the lateness. There is a strong not play together as a pair. The foregoing is expected IMPs. Every effort should be made to remove boards expectation that the director will penalize such a to be applied only due to egregious circumstances or before they can be played at either table, but not pair. The size of a penalty will tend to increase for to unduly repetitious offenders. having done so does not preclude removing one or subsequent instances of slow play and for chronic or An appeal of an action taken by a TD with regard more later. egregious slow play. to time may be taken to the Director in Charge of