Friday, March 22, 2019 Volume 61, Number 1 Daily Bulletin 61st Spring North American Bridge Championships [email protected] Editors: Paul Linxwiler, Sue Munday and Chip Dombrowski Welcome to Edelstein-Weingarten win N.A. Pairs The Tampa-based duo of Jeff Edelstein and Memphis, fellow Matthew Weingarten narrowly captured the title bridge enthusiasts in the Baldwin Flight A, Thank y’all for winning the event by just 3 matchpoints (on a coming! We are very 13 top) over the second-place pair. Edelstein and pleased to have you here Weingarten represented District 9. with us. I think you will In second was the District 10 pair of Jim enjoy the convenience Munday (Southaven MS) and Larry Sealy (Owens of the bridge venue. Cross Roads AL). The Main Street trolley continued on page 8 offers easy access North American Flight A Pairs champions between the playing site, Matthew Weingarten and Jeff Edelstein. your hotel and other downtown activities. You will find quite a lot of excellent Perlin beats bots again restaurants downtown within walking and trolley Alex Perlin of Metuchen NJ won the Spring He also volunteers as a distance. Our restaurant team has spent time to Robot Individual with a three-day average of teacher for gifted students. ensure that you will be well received. Memphis is 69.71%. While he never won any single session, Perlin was surprised his consistently high scores of 71.97% in session at his results in the Robot continued on page 5 one, 67.07% in session two and 70.09% in the Individual. “I didn’t feel final session were good enough to top the field. at any point like I was Perlin clearly has a way with the robots, winning,” he said. “I felt because this is the second time he has laid claim like I was in the wrong to victory in this event. He also won the 2018 contract most of the time. Summer NABC Robot Individual. First out, I played in 2♠ when 6♦ has play. Originally from Russia, Perlin has worked 17 Last board I played 4♦ making seven.” years as a quantitative analyst in New York since Perlin contests the idea that in robot games finishing his doctorate in mathematics at MIT. continued on page 4 Touring bridge history Don’t miss your chance to visit the ACBL Bridge Museum during your visit to the Spring NABC here in Memphis. See the premier collection of bridge-related artifacts, including spectacular collections of indicators and trophies, and explore the history of the game at Opening Reception ACBL Headquarters. Check out video clips from Join us after tonight’s evening session for yesteryear – some featuring Culbertson and Goren a night of fun, food, drinks and dancing as we – as well as a huge assortment of photos of all welcome you to the 2019 Spring NABC. It will the greats who have been inducted into the ACBL be in the Heritage Ballroom on the second floor of Hall of Fame. the Sheraton Hotel. Additionally, you can also see the Albert Get ready for a hair-raising experience when Morehead Library with its outstanding collection The Bouffants perform at tonight’s Welcome continued on page 7 Reception. Four vocalists backed by five musicians perform hits by The Jackson Five, The original is on display at Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner and more. the ACBL Bridge Museum. We will also have six drawings for free bridge play in Memphis, and you must be present to win. Platinum Pairs eligibility The three-day Platinum Pairs Pre-registration required starts today. Goodwill Message for national knockouts Eligible players are paid-up ACBL members Practice active ethics: Pre-registration for the Vanderbilt Knockout who meet one of the following criteria: have Enjoyment and equity are the Teams is required before by 6 p.m. Sunday, earned 50 Platinum over the three benchmarks of bridge. March 24. Teams entering the 0–10,000 Knockout calendar years prior; earned at least 200 Platinum Sandy DeMartino, Chair must pre-register no later than 10 a.m. Monday, points lifetime, or have attained the rank of Goodwill March 25 (the day of the event). Pre-register in Platinum Life Master or Grand Life Master rank. Committee the Convention Center Ballroom. No exemptions are granted for this event. Page 2 Friday, March 22, 2019 Daily Bulletin

SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS All meetings are at the Sheraton Hotel unless otherwise noted. Friday, March 22 to test the waters before committing to formal classes. 8 am–Noon Best Practices Teacher Workshop. Session two of three. The concentrated course includes both class instruction Learn modern teaching techniques in this interactive and coached play. No pre-registration required. Fee: $20 course which includes hands-on experience. Pre- covers textbook and door prizes. Heritage Ballroom registration required. Assessments will be Saturday and 6–8:30 pm Learn Bridge in a Day?™ Teacher Accreditation. Sunday afternoon. Azelea Room, first floor Teacher training includes information on organizing and 4:30–6:30 pm Club and Teacher Reception. Thank-you reception for marketing LBIAD as well as maximizing retention rates, the teachers and club officials who work so hard to recruit writing effective grant requests and the presentation of the and retain our members. Heritage Ballroom seminar. Fee: $75. Heritage Ballroom 10:30 pm–1 am NABC Opening Reception. Heritage Ballroom Sunday, March 24 Saturday, March 23 8:30–10 am Audrey Grant’s Modern Techniques for Bridge 8 am–Noon Best Practices Teacher Workshop. Session three Teachers and Club Managers. Audrey Grant’s hands-on of three. Learn modern teaching techniques in this approach and creative use of the table, cards and bidding interactive course which includes hands-on experience. boxes keeps students engaged, excited and focused. She Pre-registration required. Assessments will be Saturday will share these teaching techniques in this 90-minute and Sunday afternoon. Azelea Room, first floor seminar. Fee: $20 covers materials. Gatlinburg Room 9 am-Noon ACBL Educational Foundation meeting. Chattanooga 10 am–Noon Free Bridge Lesson with Audrey Grant followed by a Room special game for newer players. Heritage Ballroom 10 am–11 am ACBL Charity Foundation meeting. Beale Room 10 am–Noon Board of Governors meeting. This meeting is also open 10 am–11 am Hall of Fame Committee meeting. Orpheum Room to the general membership of the ACBL. Convention 10 am–Noon Free Bridge Lesson with followed by a Center, Ballroom A special game for newer players. Heritage Ballroom 1–5 pm Notrump in a Day. This workshop explores basic 1–6 pm Learn Bridge in a Day?™ This popular session is notrump bidding and the most common responses, from designed especially for true beginners, those returning raises to Stayman and Jacoby transfers. Fee: $20 at the to bridge after long absences and those merely wanting door (includes textbook). Heritage Ballroom CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the Saturday, March 23 game! Heritage Ballroom on the second floor of the Sheraton. Speakers and 9:15 a.m. Ken Monzingo Tips on Defense topics are subject to change. Friday, March 22 Sunday, March 24 9:15 a.m. Harriette Buckman Rights and Responsibilities 9:15 a.m. Patty Tucker Responding to a Preemptive Bid 6:45 p.m. Karen Walker Testing Your Game 6:45 p.m. Frank Stewart Logical Thinking

HOSPITALITY Friday March 22 through Saturday March 30 Saturday, March 23 Exhibit Hall foyer 1:30 pm Ice cream bars. East Hall 8 am–11 pm Free coffee 10:30 pm Brownies and blondies. Exhibit Hall foyer 8 am–7 pm Free sweet and unsweetened tea

4–8:45 p.m. 9–11pm ACBL Shuttle Drop off and pickup at the intersection of Shuttle drop off at the following hotels: Union Ave. & Main St. Comfort Inn Downtown Bus Service Drop off and pickup at Beale St. & 2nd St. Courtyard Court Square Shuttle runs every 15 minutes (by Hard Rock Café) Moxy Court Square Springhill Court Square Friday, March 22– Saturday, March 30 Hu Hotel Pickup at Memphis Cook Convention Center Residence Inn Downtown (Main St. on Sheraton side of the street) Doubletree Downtown Daily Bulletin Friday, March 22, 2019 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS Tip: When two lines of Welcome, Intermediate/ Take All Your Chances play are available, take By Eddie Kantar the one that gives you a Newcomer Players, Dummy chance (keeps you alive) to Memphis! ♠ K 8 4 2 to use the other if the Starting today, Intermediate/Newcomer ♥ K 7 5 first fails. Expect this (I/N) games begin at 10 a.m., 3 p.m. & 7:30 ♦ A Q J 10 2 theme (“staying alive”) p.m. All I/N events will be held in the East Hall ♣ A to appear time and again on the second floor of the Convention Center. in this set of hands, just The I/N Partnership Desk guarantees you Declarer (You) as at the table. Lead up a partner if you sign up one hour prior to game ♠ 3 to the ♠K to stay alive. time. ♥ A Q J 10 9 6 4 3 Percentage-wise if you lead up to the ♠K Don’t forget to pick up your welcome gift ♦ 9 8 first (and that doesn’t work) and then take the from both the Welcome and I/N desks. ♣ 10 4 diamond , you have a 75% chance of Celebrity bridge speakers will give free After you open 4♥, partner checks to make making the hand (one of two ). If you mini-lessons at 9:15 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. (on sure you have an ace and sets you down in 6♥. put all of your eggs in the diamond-finesse most days). Today, Harriette Buckman presents : ♣K: Plan the play. basket, you only have a 50% chance of making “Right and Responsibilities” at 9:15. At 6:45, You have two possible losers – a spade and your contract. Karen Walker presents “Testing Your Game.” a diamond – and you have two chances to get The full deal: ACBL members with 0–5 masterpoints can rid of at least one or them. ♠ K 8 4 2 play free in today’s Newcomer games. You can take the diamond finesse. If it wins, ♥ K 7 5 Don’t miss these free two-hour lessons (10 you make an overtrick, if it loses you are down ♦ A Q J 10 2 a.m. to noon) by renowned ACBL teachers in one, as the ♠A is the setting trick. Alternatively, ♣ A the Heritage Ballroom on the second floor of you can lead up to the ♠K first. If West has the ♠ A 9 6 5 ♠ Q J 10 7 the Sheraton: ace, you won’t need the diamond finesse, as a ♥ 2 ♥ 8 • Saturday, March 23 Patty Tucker diamond goes off on the ♠K assuming West goes ♦ 7 6 4 3 ♦ K 5 • Sunday, March 24 Audrey Grant up with the ace. If West plays low, the king wins ♣ K Q J 9 ♣ 8 7 6 5 3 2 A special game for 0–20 players will be and you can take the diamond finesse for an ♠ 3 held immediately following these lectures (14 overtrick. If East tops the ♠K with the ace, you ♥ A Q J 10 9 6 4 3 deals, free!). still have the diamond finesse available. ♦ 9 8 Learn Bridge in a Day? Yes! Let Patty ♣ 10 4 Tucker show you how on Saturday, March 23, from 1-6 p.m. in the Heritage Ballroom on the Beth Frank and Sandy Cheshire of Canton second floor of the Sheraton. Fee: $20. OH were looking over their NCAA basketball brackets before the start of the Educational fee special: Players with 0–100 Foundation 299er Pairs on Thursday evening. MPs who buy a regular-price entry March For Frank, who has been playing a year 22–24 will receive a half-priced entry for and a half, it’s her first NABC. “I’m really excited. It’s like going to the Super Bowl,” games March 29–31. she said. “I’m going to have one eye on my hand and another eye on my bracket. What could be better, to come to a national bridge tournament during the first weekend of March Madness.” Cheshire learned to play 30 years ago “but with a lot of gaps.” She has advice for filling out a bracket: “If they have ‘state’ in the name and it’s not preceded by one of the 50 states, they get an extra round.”

Book signing Author and expert player will be signing copies of his new book “Power Up Your Bridge Game” on Sunday, March 24, beginning at noon. The signing will take place at the bookseller’s stand at the Convention Center on the second floor. Page 4 Friday, March 22, 2019 Daily Bulletin

Perlin Spring 0–10,000 Swiss Teams continued from page 1 to those placing in the overalls. While it has a it’s a good idea to psych 1NT openings with national rating, it does not serve as a Grand Life hands that are off-shape and out of range. “I don’t Master qualification. do that. It’s not true that you need to do wild Previous winners: things to win.” 2013 Ralph Letizia, Ellen Koslove, Drew Less than one percentage point out of first, Cannel, Barbara Casle Jonathan Green from Melbourne FL scored 2014 David Grainger, Tom Breed, Jackie 68.97% over the three sessions. William Bleish, Macchi, Ira Chorush, Roger Lee, Daniel the leader after day two, finished third with Korbel 68.53%. 2015 Barry Gorski, Deepak Khanna, Albert Junhui Zhu swept both Flights B and C, Bingaman Jr., Bill Parks picking up 32 masterpoints. Zhu, from Burnaby Last year’s 0–10,000 Swiss Teams winners: 2016 Dori Byrnes, William Ehlers, Owen Lien, BC, also won Flight C in the NABC robot event Steve Arshan, Rich Ross, captain Peter Stein Radu Nistor, Iulian Rotaru last fall. and Len Helfgott. 2017 Bill Gates, Sharon Osberg, Richard Play starts today in the 0–10,000 Swiss As a dad of two toddlers, Zhu says he doesn’t Friesner, Eric Robinson Teams. Open only to players with less than 10,000 have time to play in face-to-face tournaments, 2018 Peter Stein, Leonard Helfgott, Stephen masterpoints, the event pays 10 percent platinum though he’d like to someday. For the time being, Arshan, Richard Ross he’s focusing on online bridge and plans to THURSDAY’S QUALIFIERS IN THE continue playing in the robot event at the NABCs. BALDWIN NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS FLIGHT A “BBO is a great place for me to practice and 14.0 Tables Carryover improve my bridge skill,” Zhu says, explaining he 1 Michael Gill, Columbia MD; Noble Shore, Germantown MD 16.35 likes the platforms statistic functions. “It seems 2 Michael Creager, Bedford OH; Kenneth Kranyak, Parma OH 14.35 to m the best way to improve bridge skills is by 3 Larry Sealy, Owens Cross Roads AL; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 13.47 playing more rather than learning more.” 4 Jeff Edelstein, Tampa FL; Matthew Weingarten, Safety Harbor FL 12.97 To make it easier for players to participate, 5 Jay Apfelbaum, Philadelphia PA; Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ 12.60 the event – which has been held Monday 6 Eric Stoltz, Portland OR; Dennis Metcalf, Vancouver WA 11.59 through Wednesday preceding the NABC – was 7 Fawad Hakim, Niles IL; Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL 11.53 rescheduled so that it started the weekend before 8 Douglas Doub, West Hartford CT; Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT 10.15 the NABC. More than 1900 players registered to 9 Daniel Jackson, Spring TX; Mike Doyle, Katy TX 8.65 compete. 10 Robert Gardner, Glenview IL; Craig Gardner, Streamwood IL 8.15 11 Cono Emanuele, Brownstown Twp MI; Kurt Dasher, Petersburg MI 7.58 12 Corey Krantz, Delray Beach FL; Bruce Lang, West Palm Beach FL 6.64 13 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Bob Feller, Guilderland NY 6.33 14/15 Michael Crane, Farmington Hills MI; Richard Temkin, Farmington MI 5.39 14/15 Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL; , Memphis TN 5.39 16 Elaine Landow - Craig Robinson, Durham NC 5.08 17 Kenneth Bergman, Wexford PA; Henry Nelson, Zelienople PA 4.70 18 Walter Lee, Sudbury MA; James Streisand, Wayland MA 4.45 19 - Norman Beck, Dallas TX 4.20 20 Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Cameron Doner, Surrey BC 4.07 21 Andrei Prodan, Mississauga ON; Adrian Barna, Etobicoke ON 3.82 22 - Petra Hamman, Carrollton TX 3.57 23 Terry Beckman, Brooklyn Park MN; John Koch, St. Cloud MN 1.44 24 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA 1.07 25 Martin de Bruin, Egg Harbor Township NJ; David Hoffner, Galloway NJ 0.94 26 Claude Vogel, Chicago IL; George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL 0.75 27 Russell Samuel, Coram NY; Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY 0.63 28 Andre Asbury, Brookhaven GA; Gabriel Fadel, Alpharetta GA 0.00 INTERNATIONAL FUND PAIRS 30.0 Tables A B C 13.33 1 Melih Ozdil - Justine Cushing, New York NY 69.87% 10.00 2 Kevin Rosenberg, Sunnyvale CA; Renee Cooper, Perth Australia 65.81% 7.50 3 Subhash Gupta, New Delhi India; Sandeep Thakral, Gurgaon India 65.24% 5.62 4 Michael Keller, Yellowstone Natl Park WY; Tim Spencer, Great Falls MT 63.89% 4.22 5 Glenn Eisenstein - Abbie Cole, New York NY 60.33% 3.16 6 Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; H. Jay Sloofman, Ardsley NY 58.76% 2.37 7 Betty Martin, Fulton MS; Paul Pugsley, Carson City NV 58.33% 7.25 8 1 Claude Le Feuvre, Van Nuys CA; Dwight Hunt, Granada Hills CA 57.48% 2.04 9 Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Columbia Heights MN; Daniel Hoekstra, Portland OR 56.77% 1.34 10 Edward Piken, Palos Verdes Peninsula CA; Viktor Anikovich, Los Angeles CA 56.34% 1.55 11 Bernard Yomtov, Cambridge MA; Garland Erguden, Memphis TN 55.98% 5.44 12 2 Peter Manzon, Waltham MA; Thomas Bandy, Jonesboro AR 55.34% 1.07 13 Irina Kislitsyna - Michael Ranis, Miami FL 55.27% 4.08 3 1 Lyn Fry, London ; Lizzie Godfrey, Pereille France 54.91% 3.06 4 Joan Goree, Germantown TN; Barbara Terhune, Memphis TN 52.92% 2.29 5 Robert Lorenzen, Clearwater FL; Bobbie Sward, Vero Beach FL 52.64% 1.72 6 Sandra Macpherson, Halifax NS; James Keegan, Cambridge MA 52.42% 2.10 7 2 Tim Archdeacon, Oyster Bay NY; Fred Brown, San Jose CA 51.99% 1.58 3 Douglas Smith - Gloria Dorrance, Victoria BC 50.78% 1.18 4 Carole Reising - Dennis Reising, Granite Falls NC 48.93% Daily Bulletin Friday, March 22, 2019 Page 5

INTERNATIONAL FUND 299ER PAIRS 11.0 Tables Welcome A B C continued from page 1 3.15 1 1 1 Anita Froehlich, Tucson AZ; Kathleen McDougall, Richmond TX 61.90% 2.36 2 Baruch Kaelter, Leawood KS; Stanley Coons, Kansas City MO 61.01% known for its exceptional food. 1.37 3/5 Marcel Janssen - Donna Janssen, Bethune SK 58.33% Get ready for a hair-raising experience when 2.02 3/5 2 Richard Tam, Carmel IN; Gary Cole, Norwalk OH 58.33% The Bouffants perform at tonight’s Welcome 1.37 3/5 Maryanne Macdonald - Paula Carter, Memphis TN 58.33% Reception. Four vocalists backed by five 1.51 6 3 2 Kathy Duggan, Knoxville TN; Sue Wagner, Mobile AL 56.25% musicians perform hits by The Jackson Five, 0.99 4/5 Ethel Mathews - Al Walton, Germantown TN 55.95% Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner and more. 1.13 4/5 3 Rich Boardman, Olive Branch MS; James Bowlan, Memphis TN 55.95% Downtown Memphis is the home of the 0.88 4 Pearl Smoot, Hernando MS; Daisy Jones, Memphis TN 53.57% world-renowned St. Jude Children’s Hospital. There will be free tours every day for an THURSDAY OPEN PAIRS experience that you will remember for a long 55.0 Tables / Based on 95 Tables time. A X Y 41.27 1 Jacob Morgan, Madison WI; James Melville, Springfield IL 63.08% The ACBL will also offer tours of the Bridge 30.95 2 Marty Seligman, Wynnewood PA; , Flekkefjor Norway 63.05% Museum, which is a must-see! Information on 23.21 3 William Schreiber, Valley Glen CA; Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN 61.36% these and other tours can be found on page 6. 17.41 4 Peter Gill, Sydney Australia; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 61.13% If this is your first visit to Memphis, you must 13.76 5 Adam Parrish, New York NY; Anant Rathi, San Francisco CA 61.03% visit Elvis’s Graceland, the home of the King of 11.79 6 Bo Liu, Irvine CA; Sherman Gao, Brea CA 60.31% Rock ’n’ Roll. There are many other fun things to 10.32 7 Andy Bowles - Shireen Mohandes, London England 60.25% see, like the new Bass Pro Pyramid and the Civil 9.89 8 Ben Bomber, Vancouver WA; Richard Carle, Longview WA 60.23% Rights Museum. 8.25 9 Rebecca Rogers, Henderson NV; Mac Busby, San Diego CA 59.55% Welcome! 7.50 10 Happoldt Neuffer, Columbia SC; Hugh Brown Jr., Greenwood SC 59.30% Bob Williams Jr. 6.88 11 Kevin Castner, Mercer Island WA; Phillip King, Harrow 59.25% 6.35 12 Gary Soules, Elk Grove CA; Edward Nagy, Danville CA 59.17% Tournament Chair 8.31 13 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 58.88% 5.50 14 Douglas Simson, Columbus OH; Shan Au, Westerville OH 58.75% 7.09 15 Bob Webber, Waterford MI; Sheldon Kirsch, West Bloomfield MI 58.39% 5.53 16 Doug Andrews, Etobicoke ON; J. Melvin Norton, Burlington ON 57.51% 4.59 17 Michael Gladfelter - Mary Jane Gladfelter, Columbus OH 57.10% 4.34 18 Milton Zlatic, St. Louis MO; Tom Oppenheimer, Clayton MO 56.32% ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ 5.82 19 Bharat Rao, Berwyn PA; Kenneth Chatzinoff, Cinnaminson NJ 56.30% 3.93 20 , Chicago IL; Jacob Freeman, Toronto ON 56.28% 3.75 21 Stephen Mackay, Markham ON; Fred Lerner, Unionville ON 55.07% 12.38 22 1 Leigh Anne Shafer - Suzanne McCarthy, Winnipeg MB 54.60% 3.44 23 Rod Beery, St. Charles MO; Richard Haacke, Olivette MO 54.60% 3.30 24 Gerard Geremia, La Verne CA; Joseph Viola III, Altadena CA 54.50% 3.17 25 Bob Bowers, Metairie LA; Edgar Bowers, Ellicott City MD 54.48% 4.16 26 Brian Glubok, New York NY; Edward Zuckerberg, Los Altos Hills CA 54.37% 2.95 27 Suresh Mahajan, Del Mar CA; Jon Wright, San Diego CA 54.12% 2.85 28 Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA; Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA 54.08% 9.29 2 Ryan Schultz, Dayton OH; Peter Whipple, Mason OH 53.45% 6.96 3 Rochelle Djmal, Neptune NJ; Alisa Crowe, Middletown NJ 52.46% 5.22 4 Gregory Gorshkov, Somerville NJ; Neil Jaffe, Belle Mead NJ 51.85% 4.13 5 Joyce McMonagle, Cordova TN; Thomas Bartlett, Germantown TN 51.55% 6.60 6 1 Cristi Nelson - Margaret Malenka, Grand Rapids MI 51.53% 3.10 7 Amy Casanova, Portland OR; Paul Wrigley, Troutdale OR 51.50% 2.75 8 Usama Faris, New York NY; Pedro Miguel Durao, Lisbon Portugal 50.60% 2.48 9 Mike Ma, Cincinnati OH; Stephen Moese, West Chester OH 50.59% 4.95 10 2 Mohamad Osseyrane, Ste.-Julie QC; Pierre Dufour, Boca Raton FL 50.16% 3.71 11 3 Deborah Crisfield, Philadelphia PA; Helen Walker, Lafayette Hill PA 50.13% 2.78 4 Sara Kober, Scarsdale NY; Gail Schargel, Larchmont NY 49.33% 2.20 5 Doug Couchman - Misook Jung, Berkeley CA 48.60% 4.25 6 Amber Lin, Edison NJ; Yi Zhao, Princeton NJ 47.77% Page 6 Friday, March 22, 2019 Daily Bulletin

NABC attendees receive special discounts with 1987 Jan Janitschke, Dick Reed Free tours promo code “ACBL.” 1988 , ACBL Museum – See the premier collection Memphis Brewery Tours – Enjoy live music 1989 David Caslan, of bridge-related artifacts, including spectacular on the bus with a local musician as we take you 1990 Sidney Lazard, Jack LaNoue collections of trump indicators and trophies, to one of the city’s best microbreweries. Take 1991 Mark Stein, Boris Baran and explore the history of the game at ACBL a tour of the brewery, meet the brewmaster, try 1992 , Rick Zucker Headquarters. A free shuttle is offered daily, but some seasonal samples, then settle in with a glass 1993 James Griffin, Kenneth Schutze seating is limited, and reservations are required. of your favorite along with some delicious pizza. 1994 James Griffin, Kenneth Schutze Sign up at acbl.org/tours or at the Sheraton. NABC attendees receive special discounts with 1995 David Berkowitz, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital promo code “ACBL.” 1996 Marshall Tuly, James Cunningham – St Jude is the leading research hospital for 1997 Aidan Ballantyne, Gordon McOrmond childhood cancers where no child’s family pays 1998 Ron Sukoneck, Bill Cole for treatment. See the monumental strides this 1999 James Griffin, Kenneth Schutze fabulous institution is making in special tours 2000 Patty Tucker, Kevin Collins for NABC attendees. A free shuttle is offered 2001 Frank Merblum, daily, but seating is limited, and reservations are 2002 JoAnna Stansby, required. Sign up at acbl.org/tours or at the St. 2003 , Michael Zerbini Jude booth in the Convention Center. 2004 Henry Lortz, Wayne Ohlrich Other tours 2005 David Yang, Nikolay Demirev Downtown Attractions Shuttle – Enjoy the 2006 Gordon Campbell, Piotr Klimowicz sights of Memphis on this hop-on-hop-off bus 2007 Dave Abelow, Dick Wegman that you can ride to any number of attractions 2008 Xiadong Shi, David Yang throughout downtown and explore the city at your 2009 Jim Krekorian, John Rengstorff own pace. Ride all day long on one ticket! NABC 2010 Doug Doub, Frank Merblum attendees receive special discounts with promo 2011 Shane Blanchard, code “ACBL.” 2012 Jordan Cohen, Barry Senensky Midtown Dinner Out Tours – Ask any 2013 Kevin Dwyer, Winners of the 2018 North American Pairs, local, and they’ll say some of the best restaurants 2014 Bryan Howard, Terry Spector Flight A: Zach and Adam Grossack, District in Memphis are 15 minutes away in Midtown. 25. 2015 Shome Mukherjee, Mark Aquino Enjoy live entertainment on the bus on your way 2016 , to explore two of Midtown’s hottest entertainment Baldwin North American 2017 Peter Boyd, Steve Robinson districts: Overton Square and Cooper-Young. Pairs, Flight A 2018 Adam Grossack, Zach Grossack The Baldwin North American Pairs Flight A is a grassroots event that begins in the summer at the local club level. Qualifiers at the club level advance to unit competition and those qualifiers advanced to district finals. Three pairs from each district – more, depending upon attendance – qualify for the North American final. Winners are honored by the Baldwin Memorial Trophy and also receive certificates of recognition. The trophy is named for Col. Russell J. Baldwin (1889–1969), U.S. Army officer and expert on tournament procedure who was ACBL Honorary Member of the Year in 1943. Baldwin was active as an organizer from the earliest days of . He became a director of the American Bridge League and its treasurer shortly after its founding in 1927. He was a member of the ACBL Laws Commission and primarily responsible for the first Duplicate Code issued in 1935. Baldwin was active as a tournament director from 1927 until 1941. After service in World War II, he was ACBL business manager from 1946 until 1951. He was recalled to military serve at the outbreak of the Korean War and retired from the U.S. Army in 1957. He rejoined ACBL in 1958 and was in charge of tournament scheduling until his retirement in 1963. Previous winners: 1979 Arthur Moore, Eric Robinson 1980 Bob Feller, Jeffrey Hall 1981 Helen Blakey, Robert Blakey 1982 Bill Nuttig, Ivan Scope 1983 John Griscom, Jim Felts 1984 , Harold Stengel 1985 Peter Boyd, Steve Robinson 1986 Drew Cannell, G. Sekhar Daily Bulletin Friday, March 22, 2019 Page 7

THURSDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS 24.0 Tables Welcome 7 3 2 continued from page 1 7.82 1/2 Christine Beesley - Nancy Linzy, Mandeville LA 60.27% 7.82 1/2 Rosalyn Millar - Malcolm Millar, Summerside PE 60.27% of books and magazines from all eras of the game. 5.02 3 1 Mark Alpert - Judy Alpert, Austin TX 56.40% Free shuttles are offered daily, but seating is 3.77 4 Ronald Williams - Pamela Jerskey, Wellesley MA 55.80% limited, and reservations are required. Sign up at 2.77 5/6 Ulla Winkler, Somerville MA; Joyce Leary, Andover MA 55.21% acbl.org/tours or at the Sheraton. 3.38 5/6 2 1 Margaret Jo Duff - William Duff, Dallas TX 55.21% There are two tours each day. The morning 2.23 7 William Keys - Deborah Armstrong, Dallas TX 54.91% tour leaves the Sheraton each day at 9:30 a.m. and 2.53 8 3 Sally Bertellotti, Sparta NJ; Eugene Kohler, Vernon NJ 53.87% returns at 11:30 a.m. The afternoon tour leaves at 2.02 9 Rebecca Barton, Eads TN; Susan Callison, Memphis TN 53.72% 1.62 10 Tom Wahl - Pamela Mueller, Little Rock AR 53.57% 2:30 p.m. and returns at 4:30 p.m. 1.38 11/13 Diane Hudson - Teresa Crosby, Germantown TN 52.83% 2.24 11/13 4/5 2 JeanBeth Hill - John Mueller, Little Rock AR 52.83% 2.10 11/13 4/5 Sara Klugman - Earl Klugman, Knoxville TN 52.83% Entry fees A valid ACBL number is required to play in 1.68 6 3 Allan Chernov, Irving TX; Paulette Armstrong, Plano TX 52.23% all events at the NABC. EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION PAIRS Players must be ACBL members whose 47.0 Tables service fees or dues are current in order to A B C compete in any of the following NABC+ events: 19.00 1 Louis Sachar - David Sokolow, Austin TX 65.76% Kay Platinum Pairs, Lebhar IMP Pairs, 14.25 2 , Houston TX; Betty Starzec, Sugar Land TX 64.46% Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs, Vanderbilt 10.69 3 Dennis Carman - Susan Bailey Carman, Plainwell MI 64.21% Knockout Teams, , 8.02 4 Gary Morrison, Olathe KS; James Masilamani, Topeka KS 63.63% , Smith Life Master 7.58 5 Robert Kent - Ellen Kent, Chicago IL 63.09% Women’s Pairs, NABC+ Fast Pairs and the 4.51 6 , Sunnyvale CA; , Cambridge MA 62.08% . 5.31 7 David Lindop - Audrey Lindop, Toronto ON 62.04% 2.54 8 Aaron Jones, North Bethesda MD; Jim Johnsen, San Diego CA 61.29% The entry fees for these contests are $25 per 3.79 9 Saleh Fetouh, Buffalo NY; Lance Chamberlain, Rochester MN 61.12% player per session. This means $100 per team per 2.65 10 Claire Jones, Regina SK; Leo Weniger, Halifax NS 60.03% session for four-person teams, $125 per team per 7.25 11 1 Mindy Fleder - Joan Dziekanski, New York NY 57.65% session for five-person teams, and $150 per team 1.74 12 Roland Laframboise, Thunder Bay ON; Keith Heckley, Hamilton ON 57.40% per session for six-person teams. $1.50 per person 1.54 13 Michael Edwards, Rock Island IL; Cookie Hoberman, Omaha NE 57.23% per session benefits the International Fund. 1.39 14 Richard Popper, Wilmington DE; A.J. Stephani, Cincinnati OH 56.48% Players must also be current ACBL members 5.44 15 2 Stanley Landers, Old Westbury NY; E.R. ‘Bud’ McKinney, Cary NC 56.02% to play in the 0–10,000 Swiss Teams and the 1.39 16 Michael D. Alioto, Birmingham MI; Robert Cappelli, Sanibel FL 55.98% 0–10,000 Knockout Teams. The entry fee is $17 1.26 17 Jovanka Smederevac, Vienna Austria; John McAllister, Keswick VA 55.10% per player per session. This means $68 per team 4.08 18 3 1 Richard Williams, Caledonia MI; David Jasperse, Holland MI 54.93% 1.16 19 Brenda Pugsley, Carson City NV; Betty Martin, Fulton MS 54.89% per session for teams of four, $85 per team per 3.06 4 Michael Hartnett - Nancy Ferguson, Greenbrae CA 54.60% session for teams of five, and $102 per team per 2.29 5 Todd Wachsman, East Meadow NY; Tim Archdeacon, Oyster Bay NY 53.30% session for teams of six. 1.64 6/7 Paul Burnham, Wilton CT; Sonja Smith, North Granby CT 53.01% Regional championships are $16 per player 1.51 6/7 Sharon Stanfill, Lincoln MA; Kevin Wilson, Knoxville TN 53.01% per session for ACBL members, $20 for inactive 2.10 2 Catherine Geraghty, Spokane WA; Robert Reich, Mandeville LA 49.75% members. For multi-session team events of three 1.58 3 Benjamin Sharp, Alexandria VA; Jennifer Krueger, Rosedale MD 47.58% sessions or more, the entry fee is $64, $80 or 1.18 4 Dan Punzak, Springfield IL; Phil Reynolds, Jackson MI 47.12% $96 per session for teams of four, five or six, respectively. For team events of one or two EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 299ER PAIRS sessions, the entry fee is $64 per session. 4.0 Tables D E F Other events are $15 per player per session 2.10 1 Mary Louise Herzog, Germantown TN; Rebecca Deaux, Collierville TN 58.33% for ACBL members, $19 for inactive members. 1.98 2 1 Richard Tam, Carmel IN; Gary Cole, Norwalk OH 56.25% (There is no entry fee for any flight of North 1.49 3 2 Sandra Cheshire, Canton OH; Beth Frank, Uniontown OH 54.86% American Pairs.) 1.52 3/4 1/2 Carolyn Wadsworth - Gloria Beddow, Mount Juliet TN 54.17% 1.52 3/4 1/2 Ken Bishop - Linda Bishop, Hardy VA 54.17% Page 8 Friday, March 22, 2019 Daily Bulletin

BALDWIN NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS FLIGHT A NAP-A 14.0 Tables / Based on 37 Tables continued from page 1 100.00 1 Jeff Edelstein, Tampa FL; Matthew Weingarten, Safety Harbor FL 411.47 75.00 2 Larry Sealy, Owens Cross Roads AL; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 408.47 56.25 3 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA 401.57 44.44 4 Claude Vogel, Chicago IL; George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL 393.25 40.00 5 Eric Stoltz, Portland OR; Dennis Metcalf, Vancouver WA 386.09 36.36 6 Daniel Jackson, Spring TX; Mike Doyle, Katy TX 384.65 33.33 7 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Bob Feller, Guilderland NY 383.33 30.77 8 Hemant Lall - Petra Hamman, Carrollton TX 383.07 28.57 9 Terry Beckman, Brooklyn Park MN; John Koch, St. Cloud MN 378.44 26.67 10 Jay Apfelbaum, Philadelphia PA; Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ 377.10 25.00 11 Douglas Doub, West Hartford CT; Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT 376.15 23.53 12 Walter Lee, Sudbury MA; James Streisand, Wayland MA 368.45 22.22 13 Russell Samuel, Coram NY; Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY 365.13 21.05 14 Fawad Hakim, Niles IL; Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL 362.53 20.00 15 Michael Creager, Bedford OH; Kenneth Kranyak, Parma OH 361.85 19.05 16 Bart Bramley - Norman Beck, Dallas TX 361.20 18.18 17 Michael Gill, Columbia MD; Noble Shore, Germantown MD 356.35 17.39 18 Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Cameron Doner, Surrey BC 341.57 Runners-up in the NAP Flight A: Larry Sealy 16.67 19 Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL; Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN 339.39 and Jim Munday. The winners, who qualified fourth after Wednesday’s opening round, scored 60% in Thursday’s first final session to take the lead. Their score in the second final set was a mere 53%, but it was enough to hang on against Munday and Sealy. The was the first NABC title for the winners who have played as a partnership for two years. “We were just happy to qualify,” said Weingarten. “We represented our district in Flight B just two years ago. We had no expectations about this event, but we were very consistent ...” “Except for the last session!” added Edelstein. The winners’ four-session total was 411.47 matchpoints. Munday and Sealy finished with 408.47, while the California duo of Mark Itabashi and Ross Grabel were third with 401.57. Convention Center Access and Parking Access to the second level is limited due to construction happening on the ground level of the Convention Center. The escalators that travel between P1 (South Hall Lobby) and the East Concourse are inaccessible. Two of the South elevators will be available at all times to take passengers to all parking levels and Level 2. South Hall and the parking level (P1) is under construction, and the West entrance ramp is closed. Parking is still available on the levels below (P2 - Green and P3 - Orange). Vehicles taller than 6’1”, which cannot access the P2 or P3 parking, may park in the Front Street parking lot north of the garage entrance. To access the garage, enter the East entrance From Main Street: (press ‘2’ in the elevator). Next, exit right ramp off of Front Street and continue down the Option 1: Ride the escalator up to level 2. spiral ramp to P2 or P3. onto the Morgan Keegan Lobby and go through the double glass doors to enter The Convention Center staff has designated Option 2: Enter the ADA entrance alternate entrances where you can access the the Convention Center. Follow the signs from the corner of Front Street and to the meeting spaces. closest elevators or escalators to reach your Poplar Avenue (adjacent to large metal desired level. sculpture). Ride the elevator to level 2 To access the Second Level (Ballrooms, (press ‘2’ in the elevator). Exhibit Hall, Meeting Rooms 201-205): From parking levels P2 and P3, ride an Option 3: Enter the Cannon Center lobby, elevator up to level 2 (press ‘2’ in the head towards the west elevator, and ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ elevator). ride the elevator to the Mezzanine level Daily Bulletin Friday, March 22, 2019 Page 9

Top finishers in the Spring NABC Robot Individual A B C 48.00 1 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ 69.71 36.00 2 Jonathan Green, Melbourne FL 68.97 27.00 3 William Bleish, Lenexa KS 68.53 21.33 4 Ira Chorush, Houston TX 67.33 20.55 5 Leo LaSota, Glen Burnie MD 66.90 17.45 6 Muh-Sha Crawford, Virginia Beach VA 66.29 32.00 7 1 1 Junhui Zhu, Burnaby BC 65.80 24.00 8 2 Felix Schwartz, Rockaway Park NY 65.74 13.71 9 Fabian Von Lobbecke, Koln Germany 65.37 18.00 10 3 Jeff Eisenberger, Chesterfield MO 65.21 13.39 11 Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 65.10 and Robert Levin won the 11.29 12 Dorn Bishop, San Diego CA 65.01 Platinum Pairs last year. 10.67 13 Michal Czerwonko, Astana Kazakhstan 64.96 10.11 14 Lin Goldstein, Reno NV 64.87 Norman Kay Platinum 9.75 15 Vincent Wilmot Jr., Gaithersburg MD 64.56 9.14 16 Soren Westling, Vastra Frolunda Sweden 64.35 Pairs begins today 8.73 17 Anton Tsypkin, Ashland MA 64.34 The six-session 14.22 18 4 Sheng Li, New York NY 64.26 Norman Kay Platinum 8.00 19 Martin Henneberger, Coquitlam BC 64.20 Pairs gets underway today. 18.00 20 5 2 B Haznedar, Houston TX 64.15 Eligible players are 7.38 21 Allen Kahn, New York NY 64.13 paid-up ACBL members 9.00 22 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ 63.96 who meet one of the 7.80 23 Colin Campbell, Duluth MN 63.85 following criteria: have 7.62 24 Jordan Chodorow, Los Angeles CA 63.82 earned 50 platinum 11.64 25 6 John Kropinak, Gladstone MO 63.31 masterpoints over the three 11.75 26 7 Harrison Luba, Lynnfield MA 63.27 calendar years prior; earned at least 200 platinum 6.00 27 Clay Cuthbertson, Quincy IL 63.09 7.69 28 Jarek Wyganowski, Fargo ND 63.07 points lifetime, or have attained Platinum Life 5.65 29 , Alpharetta GA 63.01 Master or Grand Life Master rank. No exemptions 5.49 30 Melody Bi, Ashland MA 62.80 will be granted for this event. 11.93 31 Dave Smith, Avon Park FL 62.79 The event honors Norman Kay, who was 5.12 32 Daniel Wilderman, New York NY 62.78 named ACBL’s top performance player for the 5.12 32 William Wise, Raleigh NC 62.78 double decade 1957–1977. Partnered by Sidney 19.58 34 Jorge Barrera, Bogota Colombia 62.60 Silodor (who died in 1963) and later by Edgar 9.85 34 8 Samuel Ieong, Mountain View CA 62.60 Kaplan, Kay had 13 major wins in those 20 years: 4.68 36 Steven Hollingsworth, Chattanooga TN 62.58 two , four Vanderbilts, four , 9.14 37 9 Eric Wolff, San Diego CA 62.38 one Blue Ribbon and two Open Pairs. He was a 4.57 37 D. Collins, Saratoga NY 62.38 Life Master who placed 4.36 39 Gabrielle Sherman, Tucson AZ 62.31 second in the in 1961 and 1967, 4.27 40 Michael Kamil, Oro Valley AZ 62.17 and second in the World Olympiad Teams in 1968 13.50 41 10 3 Hailong Yu, Calgary AB 62.05 and third in 1960. 10.96 41 Yauheni Siutsau, Loveland OH 62.05 An ACBL Grand Life Master with more than 10.67 43 11 4 Kurt Lichtenberg, Bellevue WA 62.04 13,000 masterpoints, Kay won the McKenney 14.55 44 12 Andrew Van Wye, Orinda CA 61.97 Trophy (now the Top 500) in 1955. 7.11 45 13 Jay Weinstein, Bethesda MD 61.94 His North American championships outside the 4.71 46 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA 61.93 3.69 47 Russell Shoup, Dayton OH 61.87 20-year window include four additional wins in 4.22 48 Nick Krnjevic, Westmount QC 61.80 the Vanderbilt and three in the . 4.50 49 Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA 61.78 2010 Andrew Stark, Franco Baseggio 4.05 50 Frederic Pollack, Laval QC 61.77 2011 , John Hurd 2012 , 2013 Martin Fleisher, Michael Kamil Check cashing and Bridge Bucks 2014 , Robert Levin The check cashing and Bridge Bucks desk is located on the second floor of 2015 , Cedric Lorenzini the Convention Center across from Ballroom C. 2016 , The desk will be open Friday, March 22, from 11 am to 1 p.m. 2017 Justin Lall, Beginning Saturday, the desk hours will be 9:30 to 10 a.m, and noon to 1 p.m. 2018 Robert Levin, Steve Weinstein Page 10 Friday, March 22, 2019 Daily Bulletin

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KNOCKOUT TEAMS 1 6 Tables Ruth Fleischmann, New York NY; Omer Ekinci, Astoria NY; Defending Champions Mustafa Cem Tokay, Roma Italy; Gokhan Yilmaz, Instanbul Turkey Kay Platinum Pairs: Robert Levin, Steve vs Weinstein Lisa Procter, Dover MA; James Negro, Wellesley MA; Grace Baldwin North American Pairs, Flight A: Charron, Fall River MA; Albert Votolato, Attleboro MA Adam Grossack, Zach Grossack Mike Rippey, Orinda CA; , Wilmington DE; Golder North American Pairs, Flight B: Leonardo Cima, Roma Italy; Alessandro Gandoglia, Rome Italy; Jeff Dater, Scott Nason Kamil Nowak, Kielce Poland; Woaciech Strzemecki, Poland President’s Cup North American Pairs, vs GS Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Donna Lombardini, Alcester SD; Flight C: Henry Zhang, Yanping Zhang Thomas Maccormac - Nathan Doyle, Dublin Ireland Silodor Open Pairs: Simon Cope, Peter Crouch EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KNOCKOUT TEAMS 2 6 Tables Smith LM Women’s Pairs: , Kem Morgan - Arlene Tauber, Atlanta GA; Robert Lorenzen, Fiona Brown Clearwater FL; Bobbie Sward, Vero Beach FL Rockwell Mixed Pairs: Pat McDevitt, Sheila vs The Silver Ribbon Pairs champs in 2018 were Gabay Peter Rans, Halifax NS; Carolyn Wood, Cobbs Creek VA; Joyce Richard Chan and Michael Heymann. Neville, White Marsh VA; Scott Rappard, Dartmouth NS Lebhar IMP Pairs: Mark Jones, Clay Hall Silver Ribbon Pairs Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs: Michael Barbara McLagan, Sarasota FL; Chuck Greenslit, Framingham Heymann, Richard Chan MA; Nathalie Tabor, Brookline MA; Bart Bussink, Cambridge MA The Leventritt vs Silver Ribbon Pairs gets NABC+ Fast Pairs: Mark Dahl, Richard Lisa Harris - Sherry Thaxton - Deborah Harrington, Memphis TN; underway today. Paid-up Oshlag Roseann Buckley, Ventura CA ACBL members born Vanderbilt Knockout Teams: Martin EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KNOCKOUT TEAMS 3 before Jan. 1, 1959, who Fleisher, Chip Martel, Joe Grue, , 6 Tables have a Silver, Red or Blue Geoff Hampson, Eric Greco Jeanie Nutter - Sarah Meredith - Carol Sanderson, Texarkana AR; Ribbon qualification are Jacoby Open Swiss Teams: Jacek Pszczola, Emily Bonner, Texarkana TX Josef Blass, Jacek Kalita, Michal Nowosadzki, vs eligible to play. Marilyn Olson - Trish Simmons, Wenatchee WA; Mary Ann The Silver Ribbon Sjoret Brink, Shepard, Kirkwood MO; Jane Miller, Chesterfield MO Pairs consists of two qualifying and two final 0–10,000 Swiss Teams: Peter Stein, Leonard Helfgott, Stephen Arshan, Richard Ross Livingston Carroll, Sherborn MA; Trey Hyer - Diana Lam, Boston sessions. The winners are honored by the MA; Diana Chirita, Lincoln MA Leventritt Trophy and will receive a certificate of 0–10,000 Knockout: Albert Shrive, Michael vs recognition. Ranis, Donald Dalpe, Anthony Barre, Saul Gross, Lee Steuby - Carol Layton - Mary Dolan - Jeanne Redington, St. Juan Castillo Louis MO The trophy honors of New York, ACBL president in 1954 and assistant Spring NABC Online Individual: Michal treasurer 1945–46. He served as president of the Czerwonko Greater New York Bridge Association and the Mott-Smith Trophy: Robert Levin, Steve Card School of New York, which he co-founded. Weinstein Leventritt (1916–1997) pioneered the use of the Schenken System in partnership with its inventor, . He represented North America in the Bermuda Bowl and placed second in 1957, 1961, 1963 and 1965.

Previous winners: 1992 James Leary, S. Irving Steinfeldt 1993 Joan Remey Moore, Helen Shanbrom 1994 Virgil Anderson, Jayne Thomas 1995 Gene Freed, Peter Benjamin 1996 Phil Karani, 1997 Chuck Said, John Russell 1998 Eli Borok, Bill Sides 1999 Jim Kirkham, Corinne Kirkham 2000 , 2001 , Steve Catlett 2002 Marilyn Hemenway, Mike Albert 2003 Roger Lord, Alan Popkin 2004 Joseph Godefrin, Ed Schulte 2005 Marla Chaikin, Bill Esberg 2006 Lew Finkel, 2007 , Alan Stout 2008 Sheldon Kirsch, Morrie Kleinplatz 2009 Dan Suty, Jim Hilton 2010 Les Bart, Gloria Bart 2011 Richard DeMartino, John Stiefel 2012 James Marsh Sternberg, Fred Hamilton 2013 Sr., Richard Wieland 2014 Allen Hawkins, Bernie Yomtov 2015 Bruce Noda, Mark Ralph 2016 Dave Westfall, Craig Zastera 2017 David Hampton, Bill Marshall 2018 Michael Heymann, Richard Chan Daily Bulletin Friday, March 22, 2019 Page 11

Vugraph operators needed Experienced operators are needed Wednesday through Friday for the Vanderbilt Knockout broadcast on BBO. The first session each day starts at noon, the second session starts at 7 p.m. ACBL pays operators $50 per session. If you are available, please email Jan Martel at marteljan at gmail.com, or text her at 530-574-5780, and she will answer any questions you may have. Thousands of BBO spectators around the world will appreciate your help!

Tomorrow’s Bridge Events Saturday, March 23, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session Current members* Inactive members Backbeat Tours Saturday-Monday Morning Bracketed KO Teams 1st East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Jan Dacus Memorial Friday-Saturday Morning Compact KO Teams 3-4 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series 2nd single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m. Bridge-Plus+ Heritage Ballroom, 2nd floor Sheraton Hotel Free Free Free lesson, 14-deal game follows 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 0-20 & 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 Saturday, March 23, 10 & 3 p.m. Daylight A/B/C Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold points for 0–750. Friday-Saturday Daylight KO Teams 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Saturday Daylight Compact KO Teams 1-4 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Saturday, March 23, 1 p.m. Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 3rd single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Saturday, March 23, 1 & 7:30 p.m. KAY PLATINUM PAIRS 1-2 SF Ballroom C, Level 2 Convention Center $25 LEVENTRITT SILVER RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 F Ballroom A, Level 2 Convention Center $25 0-10,000 SWISS TEAMS 1-2 F Ballroom B, Level 2 Convention Center $17 A/X Open Pairs (unlimited/6000) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 B/C Open Pairs (3000/1500) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold points for 0–750. Saturday Compact Bracketed KO Teams 1-4 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Bill Cox Memorial Friday-Saturday Bracketed KO Teams 3-4 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Saturday, March 23, 3 p.m. Afternoon Side Swiss Teams single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 Saturday, March 23, 7:30 p.m. Flight A/X/Y Evening Swiss Teams (unlimited/6000/4000) single East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 Flight B/C/D Evening Swiss Teams (3000/1500/750) single East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 4th single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 0-20 & 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 Saturday, March 23, 11:30 p.m. Zip KO Teams single Heritage Ballroom, 2nd floor Sheraton Hotel $16/team/match Junior Zip KO Teams (25 & younger) single Heritage Ballroom, 2nd floor Sheraton Hotel Free!

Note: Entry for the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams is required by 6 p.m. Sunday, March 24. Entry for the 0–10,000 Knockout Teams is required by 10 a.m. Monday, March 25.

Unless otherwise noted: The three-flight events (two-session) are divided: A/X (unlimited/6000) separate from B/C (3000/1500) and the Gold Rush (750/300/200). Two-flight events are divided: A/X/Y (Unlimited/6000/4000), B/C/D (3000/1500/500) if no Gold Rush; A/B/C (Unlimited/3000/1500), Gold Rush (750/300/200). Open events: A (Unlimited), B (750-3000) and C (0-750). In B/C and B/C/D events, no player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no player may be over 750. 299er and lower events are stratified at the discretion of the director. BOLD , UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition. Page 12 Friday, March 22, 2019 Daily Bulletin

Today’s Bridge Events 0-5 Newcomer Pair Games are Free Today! Friday, March 22, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session Current members* Inactive members Jan Dacus Memorial Friday-Saturday Morning Compact KO Teams 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series 1st single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Friday, March 22, 10 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 0-20 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center Free! Free! Friday, March 22, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Daylight A/B/C Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold points for 0–750. Friday-Saturday Daylight KO Teams 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Friday, March 22, 1 p.m. Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 1st single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Friday, March 22, 1 & 7:30 p.m. KAY PLATINUM PAIRS 1-2 Q Ballroom C, Level 2 Convention Center $25 Participants must have earned 50 platinum masterpoints over the three calendar years prior; earned at least 200 platinum points lifetime; or have attained Platinum Life Master or Grand Life Master rank. LEVENTRITT SILVER RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 Q Ballroom B, Level 2 Convention Center $25 Open to players 60 and older. Pre-qualification required. 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions. 0-10,000 SWISS TEAMS 1-2 Q East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $17 No player may have more than 10,000 MPs.). 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold points for 0–750. Bill Cox Memorial Friday-Saturday Bracketed KO Teams 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 ACBL Educational Foundation Bracketed KO Teams 2-3 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Friday, March 22, 3 p.m. Afternoon Side Swiss Teams single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 0-20 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center Free! Free! Friday, March 22, 7:30 p.m. Evening Side Swiss Teams single East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 2nd single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 0-20 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center Free! Free!

Note: Entry for the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams is required by 6 p.m. Sunday, March 24. Entry for the 0–10,000 Knockout Teams is required by 10 a.m. Monday, March 25.

Unless otherwise noted: The three-flight events (two-session) are divided: A/X (unlimited/6000) separate from B/C (3000/1500) and the Gold Rush (750/300/200). Two-flight events are divided: A/X/Y (Unlimited/6000/4000), B/C/D (3000/1500/500) if no Gold Rush; A/B/C (Unlimited/3000/1500), Gold Rush (750/300/200). Open events: A (Unlimited), B (750-3000) and C (0-750). In B/C and B/C/D events, no player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no player may be over 750. 299er and lower events are stratified at the discretion of the director. BOLD , UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition. Today’s Sponsors Jan Dacus Bill Cox in meeting new people, hearing their stories and Jan Dacus Bill Cox of sharing his own. had a deep Jonesboro AR lost his If our game had more advocates like Bill, it nurturing instinct battle with cancer on a would be hard to find a venue big enough to hold that touched Sunday night in March. all the people coming to play. He will be missed most everyone A few hours before his by many who knew him. The game will miss who came into death, he was sending a those he would have taught. contact with her. text to his bridge partner She married and that he could not play on Buy your NABC entry online raised a family Monday. That was Bill. Don’t wait in line! Buy while teaching He played and your entries in advance for high school loved the game of bridge for many years. And all national-level events at Spanish. She loved gardening as much as bridge, even more, he loved helping those trying to learn BridgeWinners.com. and she was a natural at it. the game. He used to say it took nine times to Entries must be Upon retirement, Jan took up learn something. When his partner would forget purchased by 10 a.m. the day and in no time found herself teaching it at home a convention, he would smile and say, “That’s of the event EXCEPT for events that require pre- while tending her invalid husband. She was a only five.” He could also say with grace and a registration, in which case the ACBL deadline, or good bridge teacher. Jan also loved tournaments. mischievous grin, “Only 11.” the earlier of the two, applies. It was a great compliment for a novice to be He loved competing at tournaments, A nice feature: You can buy entries in advance invited to play on Jan’s team. She was taken from especially with his teammates in Gatlinburg. and be charged for the total number of sessions us all too soon. Wherever he played, he was always interested played after the event is over.