Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Volume 92, Number 6 Daily Bulletin 92nd Fall North American Bridge Championships [email protected] | Editors: Paul Linxwiler and Chip Dombrowski Soloway SF match-ups: Jones, Gelfand take 10K IMP title Spector vs. Blass npc, Aaron Jones and Peter Gelfand won the 0-10,000 IMP Pairs, narrowly edging out runners-up Ron Rosenthal vs. Nickell Feldman and William Schreiber. The quarterfinal round of the Soloway KO Teams Jones, of North Bethesda MD, and Gelfand, featured three matches that were initially close and of Corralitos CA, posted a four-session total with one blowout. carryover of 80.92 IMPs, while Feldman, of Redondo The No. 1 seed captained by Warren Spector Beach CA, and Schreiber, of Valley Glen CA, dominated their match against Juan Carlos Ventin, finished with 78.60 IMPs. winning it 146-51 in three quarters of play. Spector The winners, who qualified ninth after Monday’s won the first quarter by 34 IMPs and then expanded opening round, scored 46.33 IMPs in the first final their lead to 67 IMPs at halftime. Things continued to session and 27.67 in the second. Their carryover was deteriorate for Ventin in the third set, prompting their 6.92 IMPs. surrender. Jones previously won the Lebhar IMP Pairs (in Blass npc and Lebowitz had a close first half in 2015), and he was second in the 0-10,000 Swiss their match, but Blass pulled away in the third quarter Teams here in San Francisco on Sunday. Gelfand to lead by 38 IMPs. Blass stayed firmly in control in Winners of the 0-10,000 IMP Pairs: Aaron Jones the fourth quarter to advance 166-119. continued on page 9 and Peter Gelfand When Andrew Rosenthal’s squad met Pierre Zimmermann’s team, their match was extremely close through the first three quarters, but Rosenthal Hall of Fame nominees for 2020 took over in the fourth set to win 146-119. continued on page 9

Fergani, Pollack lead Blue Ribbon Pairs Canadians Kamel Fergani and Frederic Pollack paired 65.48% and 62.32% efforts in the qualifying sessions of the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs to lead the contest going into today’s semifinal round. In second are Stefan Skorchev of Sofia, Bulgaria, Marty Bergen Marty Fleisher and Baptiste Combescure of Paris, France. Third place is occupied by Richard Pavlicek of Fort Lauderdale FL and Jim Munday of Southaven MS. Chinese duo lead

Bo FuWomen’s and Hanxiao Li of Shanghai Pairs lead the Whitehead Women’s Pairs after Tuesday’s qualifying sessions. They were consistent, scoring 63.78% in Gaylor Kasle Howard Weinstein the afternoon and 63.97% in the evening to take a The ACBL Hall of Fame Committee has The candidates, all Grand Life Masters, are listed carryover of 77.51, a little more than three boards on announced the nominations of eight members for the in alphabetical order: a 25 top, into today’s final. class of 2020. continued on page 5 Li Yiting of Herndon VA and Laura Dekkers of the Netherlands are in second with a carryover of 65.71. In third are Emily Harrell of Birmingham AL ACBL Ed. Foundation funds and Christina Madsen of Denmark. Teacher Breakfasts at NABCs in 2020 Beginning with the Spring the ACBL site is required, and the first 20 teachers 2020 NABC in Columbus, the who register will receive a sample of the teaching Polish duo sets ACBL Educational Foundation materials used. Teachers can register online for the will fund a complimentary Columbus Teacher Breakfast to be held Monday, March 23, from 9 to 11 a.m. paceKacper Kopka in and Mini-BluesKrzysztof Cichy of Poland teacher breakfast at each The Ed Foundation has been supporting bridge topped Tuesday’s qualifying round in the Mini- Spring and Fall NABC on activities for decades. Its mission is to get more and Blue Ribbon Pairs, limited to players with 6000 the Monday morning of more people playing bridge, not only by growing . The leaders scored 63.89% in the first each tournament. The purpose of these breakfasts the number of competitive bridge players, but by session and 69.31% in the second session. is to offer a networking opportunity for teachers, introducing the game and enriching the lives of In second are Steven Forsythe and Sandra while offering a sample of award-winning teaching people of all ages and from all walks of life. Forsythe of Centerville OH, while Leila Sink, of Los materials facilitated by American Bridge Teachers’ Gatos CA, and John Hoffman, of Mountain View Association Master Teachers. Pre-registration on continued on page 5 CA, are in third place. Pre-registration required ATTENDANCE for Goodwill Message Teams that wish to enter the Reisinger -a- through Tuesday Match Teams must pre-register no later than 9 p.m. You’re on lead, be nice: Others will follow suit. Thursday, Dec. 5. See TD Matt Koltnow outside Sandy DeMartino, Chair 5525.5 tables Yerba Buena 9 on the lower level. Goodwill Committee Page 2 Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Daily Bulletin

SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Wednesday, December 4 10 am–6 pm World Championship. (Sierra H, level 5) 9 am–noon Club Director Refresher Course, session 2. A continuing education course for club directors to increase their skills. Thursday, December 5 Participants must attend both sessions. Fee: $15 covers both 10 am–6 pm World Computer Bridge Championship. (Sierra H, level 5) days. (Pacific D, level 4) 10 am–noon Unit/District Disciplinary transition meeting. District Friday, December 6 and unit presidents, district recorders and disciplinary chairs 10 am–6 pm World Computer Bridge Championship. (Sierra H, level 5) are invited to meet with National Recorder Robb Gordon to discuss the transition to district control of the disciplinary process. (Pacific F, level 4) CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the game! Thursday, Dec. 5 Talks will be held in the SoMa Room, level 2. Speakers and topics are subject to 9:15 am Bruce Greenspan Top 10 Tips change. 6:45 pm Jennifer Kuhn Wednesday, Dec. 4 Friday, Dec. 6 9:15 am GS Jade Barrett Law of Three Even and Three Odd 9:15 am Jennifer Jones Tips for Success at Bridge 6:45 pm Donna Compton Guard the 4 6:45 pm Adam Parrish When to Bid Notrump

HOSPITALITY AND ENTERTAINMENT Food will be served after the evening session through Saturday, Dec. 7. Thursday, Dec. 5 Wednesday, Dec. 4 Cheese and crackers. Clam chowder soup. Friday, Dec. 6 Beard Papa fresh cream puffs. Restrictions for certain Bridge Bucks and Parking Parking is difficult in San Francisco. The events in 2020 check cashing Marriott offers valet parking only, for $79.99 a day. Players should be aware of the following Bridge Bucks and check-cashing services will be There is a municipal parking garage on Mission decision by the ACBL Board of Directors which will available on level B2 from 9:30 to 10 a.m. and noon between Fourth and Fifth streets. Rates are $3/hour, take effect in 2020. to 1 p.m. with a $34 daily maximum. Any player who has won a contest that carries Check-cashing limit is $500. ACBL Grand Life Master eligibility (most open Players may purchase Bridge Bucks using all NABC contests or equivalent events such as world major credit cards. championship titles or the U.S./Canadian team trials) will be treated as if they possess at least 10,000 reminder Player Memos Each player is required to have a convention masterpoints (if they haven’t already acquired that Player Memo stations are located on the “upper” card filled out legibly and on the table throughout a total) for the purposes of flighting, stratification and B2 Level in the Marriott next to the Fedex office and session. The convention card must include the first KO bracketing. Essentially, anyone who has won on the lower level opposite Salon 6. and last name of each member of the partnership, and an open NABC title can’t play in a masterpoint- Some “Recorder Reminders”: the cards must be identical. restricted event, including the so-called “10K” events When filing a Player Memo, please include If a director determines that neither player has at NABCs, where participation is limited to players names and compass locations, and please include the a substantially completed card, the partnership may with less than 10,000 points. name of any tournament director involved. play only the Yellow Card and Additionally, the ACBL Seeding Committee When an irregularity occurs, call the director. may use only standard carding. This restriction may has updated the eligibility points of many players, Do not make your own ruling or allow partner or be lifted only at the beginning of a subsequent round especially those from outside North American, which opponents to do so. after convention cards have been properly prepared may alter player seeding points for top-level events. Once hands are removed from the boards, all and approved by the director. Further, the partnership Email notifications of these changes will be sent to calls, questions, comments and plays will be in will receive a 1/6-board matchpoint penalty for each players in January. English. Exceptions may be made if all four players board played, commencing with the next round and at the table agree to use some common language continuing until the restriction is lifted. In IMP team STEM contacts needed understood by all four players. games, penalties shall be at the discretion of the The ACBL Educational Foundation is director. searching for ACBL members who have may have Disciplinary transition If the director determines the partnership has at contacts with national STEM (science, technology, least one substantially completed convention card engineering, mathematics) accreditation bodies. The meeting but has not fully complied with ACBL regulations, District and unit presidents, district recorders Ed Foundation’s plan is to create bridge modules that the director may give warnings or assign such and disciplinary chairs: You are invited to meet can be integrated into STEM curriculums at schools penalties as he deems to be appropriate under the with National Recorder Robb Gordon to discuss in the U.S. circumstances. the transition to district control of the disciplinary Members with information or leads should The objective of these warnings and penalties is process. The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. contact Project Committee Chair Barbara Heller at the encouragement of full compliance with ACBL Wednesday, Dec. 4, in Pacific F on level 4. Bring [email protected]. regulations. your own coffee. Daily Bulletin Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS The only suit with a loser(s) is spades, and it is Take All Your Chances an equally divided suit. Your first thought should By Eddie Kantar be to postpone playing spades as long as possible. North (Partner) However, it would be ideal if you could force West ♠ 6 4 2 to lead a spade smack into your A-Q, wouldn’t it? ♥ A 10 2 Perhaps a loser-on-loser play is in your future? ♦ K J 10 9 Win the ♥A, a low heart high, draw trumps, ♣ K 9 2 cash three clubs ending in dummy, and lead the ♥10. Unless something has really gone crazy, East South (You) won’t have the ♥Q (remember what West led), and ♠ A Q 5 you can discard a spade, giving up the lead to West. ♥ J Upon winning the trick, West must either return ♦ A Q 8 6 4 3 a spade into the A-Q or give you a ruff and sluff. ♣ A Q 8 Either way, you have the rest. If West happens to give you a ruff and sluff, After you ruff in dummy, the hand with the longer remaining open 1♦ as South, spades, and discard the ♠Q from your hand, the partner gives you hand with the shorter remaining spades, the tried a limit raise (in and true way to handle a ruff and sluff. theory showing five The full deal: Debbie and Jack Grasham came from diamonds) you land Brookings OR, a small town on the coast near in 6♦. Yes, partner ♠ 6 4 2 the California border, where the local club has owes you a diamond, ♥ A 10 2 doubled in size in the past year. “Our table but has compensating ♦ K J 10 9 count at the end of the July was bigger the values, like perfectly ♣ K 9 2 whole previous year,” Debbie said. “We’ve fitting honors in ♠ K 10 7 3 ♠ J 9 8 been teaching Learn Bridge in a Day.” The hearts and clubs. In any case, you don’t plan to say ♥ K Q 9 8 ♥ 7 6 5 4 3 Grashams started playing word one – unless you go down! If you make the ♦ 5 2 ♦ 7 around the time they moved to Brookings 10 years ago. It’s their second time at an NABC, hand, you will praise partner for breaking the rules. ♣ 10 5 3 ♣ J 7 6 4 It’s important to be covered. having been to Reno in 2016. They have family ♠ A Q 5 in the city, just 4 miles from the hotel, so San West leads the ♥K. Trumps are 2-1. Plan the ♥ J Francisco was an easy choice for them. After play. ♦ A Q 8 6 4 3 playing in the Gold Rush Pairs on Monday, ♣ A Q 8 they were playing Tuesday in 299er gamers.

QUALIFIERS IN THE KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 72.0 Tables / Based on 144 Tables Carryover 1 Kamel Fergani, Montreal QC; Frederic Pollack, Laval QC 814.23 2 Stefan Skorchev, Sofia Bulgaria; Baptiste Combescure, Paris France 801.10 3 Richard Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 799.44 4 John Ramos, Los Angeles CA; Finn Kolesnik, Ventura CA 765.73 5 , Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Northville MI 764.49 6 Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA 758.01 7 Jon Bartlett, Happy Valley OR; Howard Epley, Kent WA 749.98 8 Alon Birman, Tel Aviv Israel; , Copenhagen Denmark 745.75 9 Prahalad Rajkumar, Chennai India; Richard Popper, Wilmington DE 744.29 10 Saul Gross, Miami Beach FL; Juan Castillo, Fort Lauderdale FL 742.98 11 John Lusky, Portland OR; Allan Falk, Okemos MI 742.75 12 Guy Mendes De Leon, Amsterdam Netherlands; Thibo Sprinkhuizen, Rotterdam Netherlands 739.88 13 Debbie Rosenberg, Sunnyvale CA; Max Schireson, Stanford CA 739.01 14 Uday Ivatury - Christal Henner, New York NY 738.10 15 Sanna Clementsson, Stockholm Sweden; Alexander Sandin, 733.75 16 Ron Gerard, White Plains NY; , New York NY 732.66 17 , London England; Zia Mahmood, New York NY 730.62 18 , Paradise Valley AZ; Philippe Cronier, Paris France 729.82 19 Ava Grubman - Elliott Grubman, Brooklyn NY 727.78 20 Bruce Rogoff, Boca Raton FL; Alexander Ornstein, New York NY 726.35 21 Jacob Freeman, Toronto ON; Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON 724.36 22 Gary Cohler, Delray Beach FL; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 723.65 23 Laurie Vogel - Iulian Rotaru, New York NY 721.20 24 Victor Melman, Boca Raton FL; Miroslaw Milaszewski, Lubin Poland 720.72 25 Anne Brenner - David Caprera, Denver CO 719.63 26 Michael Pauly, Frankfurt Germany; Nikolas Bausback, Darmstadt Germany 718.68 27 Viktor Aronov, Sofia Bulgaria; Ahu Zobu, Tarabya Istanbu Turkey 716.25 28 Jovanka Smederevac - Alexander Wernle, Vienna Austria 715.31 29 Alessandro Gandoglia, Rome Italy; Irene Baroni, Moniga Italy 714.55 30 Paul Cornelius, Mountain View CA; Mukund Thapa, Palo Alto CA 714.43 31 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Chip Martel, Davis CA 711.69 32 Jay Barron, Tulsa OK; Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina 710.45 33/34 James Tritt, Orange CA; Tom Trachuk, Walnut Creek CA 709.61 33/34 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Walter Lee, Sudbury MA 709.61 35 Wenfei Wang, Shanghai People’s Republic of China; Morris Chang, Santa Clara CA 709.33 36 Makiko Sato - Dawei Chen, Tokyo Japan 709.12 37 Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Dick Jones, Sacramento CA 708.94 38 Anant Rathi - Ankur Rathi, San Francisco CA 703.69 39 Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; John Diamond, Boca Raton FL 700.65 40 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; Glenn Robbins, New York NY 700.27 41 Steven Smolen - Robert Balas, San Francisco CA 700.00 42 Thomas Turgeon, Memphis TN; Sandy McCay, Naples FL 699.35 43 Stanislaw Pajak, Starachonice Poland; Janusz Gawecki, Kielce Poland 699.10 44 Tezcan Sen - Bulent Kaytaz, Turkey 699.04 45 Laurent Thuillez, Villiers St. Frederic France; Romain Tembouret, Asnia¨res France 698.51 46 Rita Bichara, San Francisco CA; Metin Guven, Istanbul Turkey 697.72 47 Howard Liu, San Lorenzo CA; Eugene Hung, Sunnyvale CA 697.48 48 Jeff Aker, Briarcliff NY; Douglas Simson, Columbus OH 697.04 49 Samuel Marks, Atlanta GA; Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC 695.93 Page 4 Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Daily Bulletin

50 Gonzalo Rubio, Santiago Chile; Alexis Pejacsevich, Buenos Aires Argentina 695.91 51 Linda Lewis - Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV 695.84 52 Leszek Rabiega, Watsonville CA; Edward Wojewoda, Tempe AZ 695.12 53 Eusebio Menezes, Cupertino CA; Rajeeva Sharma, San Jose CA 692.80 54 Olivier Giard, Toulouse France; Christophe Grosset, Issy-Les-Moulin France 690.66 55 James Melville, Springfield IL; Vladislav Isporski, Sofia Bulgaria 689.99 56 Robert Munson, Danville CA; Michel Schneider, Pittsburg CA 687.28 57 Peter Gill, Sydney Australia; Iain Sime, Edinburgh 685.52 58 Ami Zamir, Hod Hasharon Israel; Asaf Yekutieli, Tel Aviv Israel 684.54 59 Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Victor King, Hartford CT 683.20 60 Nils Kvangraven, Kristiansand Norway; Terje Lie, Vestfold Norway 683.14 61 Christopher Earl, Oregon House CA; Mark McCarthy, San Francisco CA 683.02 62 Clark Millikan, Santa Clara CA; Arif Janjua, Saratoga CA 682.39 63 Tracy Capal, Manchester UK; David Sherman, London UK 680.94 64 Tim Benoit, Esbon KS; Ron Ashbacher, St. Louis MO 680.68 65 Steve Zolotow, Las Vegas NV; , Kensington CA 680.60 66 Sun Xudong, Shang Hai People’s Republic of China; Richard Chan, Markham ON 680.51 67 Jo Ginsberg - Len Vishnevsky, San Francisco CA 680.34 68 Saleh Fetouh, Buffalo NY; Deana Liddy, Omaha NE 679.80 69 John Kissinger, San Clemente CA; Lee Maddocks, Modesto CA 677.76 70 Ishmael Del’Monte, Las Vegas NV; , Chicago IL 677.43 71 Owen Lien, Oak Park MI; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 675.15 72 Glenn Milgrim, Ransomville NY; , New York NY 674.46 73 Alan Watson, Lexington MA; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA 674.12 74 Robert Cappelli, Sanibel FL; Robert Bitterman, Sarasota FL 674.03 75 Jason Rosenfeld, Seattle WA; Drew Becker, Chicago IL 673.74 76 Samuel Ieong, Mountain View CA; Pedro Ieong, Homantin Kowloo Hong Kong 672.45 77 Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL; , London England 672.21 78 Tien-Chun Yang, San Jose CA; Ethan Liu, Fremont CA 671.42 79 Sidney Brownstein, Santa Monica CA; Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA 671.08 80 Farid Assemi, Fresno CA; James Slinger, Corralitos CA 670.40 81 , Bloomington NY; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA 670.04 82 Yan Wang, Richmond Hill ON; Edward Xu, North York ON 669.46 83 Gary Soules, Elk Grove CA; Edward Nagy, Danville CA 668.38 84 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; , Carlsbad CA 666.86 85 Rodrigo Garcia Da Rosa, Argentina; , Pebble Beach CA 665.42 86 Ranald Davidson, Delray Beach FL; John McAllister, Keswick VA 665.29 87 Russell Samuel, Coram NY; Barry Samuel, Santa Rosa CA 665.21 88 Doug Baxter - David Lindop, Toronto ON 664.83 89 Roger Lee, Las Vegas NV; Wei Wang, Shanghai People’s Republic of China 664.72 90 David Gurvich - Rachael Moller, New York NY 663.85 91 John Hodges, Santa Clara CA; John Twineham, Coos Bay OR 663.41 92 Alexander Kolesnik, Los Angeles CA; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 663.28 93/94 Chris Moll, Durham NC; Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL 663.09 93/94 Mihaela Balint - Itamar Ginossar, Bucharest Romania 663.09 95 Bruce Tuttle, Berkeley CA; Bill Heid, Santa Fe NM 662.92 96 Tom Bishel - John Bishel, Columbus OH 662.28 97 Jeffrey Pugh - Jennifer Stern, Saratoga CA 660.03 98 Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA 659.81 99 Maya Alela, Kayenta AZ; Bharat Rao, Berwyn PA 659.64 100 Kenneth Zuckerberg, Acton MA; David Moss, New York NY 658.61 101 Larry Sealy, Owens Cross Roads AL; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 657.86 102 Aran Warszawski, Rehovot Israel; Dan Israeli, Tel Aviv Israel 656.86 103 Michael Polowan, New York NY; , Dallas TX 656.35 104 , Memphis TN; Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO 656.31 105 Nicole Curetti - Jean Le Poder, Marseille France 656.02 106 Grant Vance - Jessica Lai, Oakland CA 655.87 107 Muh-Sha Crawford, Virginia Beach VA; Andrew Gofreed, La Plata MD 654.88 108 Lauritz Streck, Berlin Germany; Florian Alter, Leipzig Germany 654.59 109 Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI; Robert Katz, Ann Arbor MI 653.69 110 Christopher Rivera, Sunnyside NY; Edmund Wu, San Francisco CA 653.10 111 Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA; Mike Cailean, Santa Clara CA 652.32 112 Bernard Yomtov, Cambridge MA; Allen Hawkins Jr, Birmingham AL 652.07 113 Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Columbia Heights MN; Daniel Hoekstra, Portland OR 652.00 114 GS Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Kenneth King, Pleasanton CA 651.81 115 Tom Carmichael, Marysville WA; Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA 651.48 116 , Toronto ON; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 650.50 117 Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Edward Zuckerberg, Los Altos Hills CA 650.24 118 Virgil Massey, Driftwood TX; Charlene Sands, Pflugerville TX 649.92 119 Peter Zelnik, Austria; Thomas Burg, Vienna Austria 649.27 120 David Grainger, Etobicoke ON; Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX 648.84 121 Kay Enfield, Santa Fe NM; , Saint Johnsbury VT 648.07 122 James Perkins, Los Angeles CA; Wayne Karson, Culver City CA 647.64 123 Jack Waller, Dana Point CA; Frank Xie, Sunnyvale CA 647.30 124 Qiang Zhang, Dublin CA; Xiao Hu, Kunming People’s Republic of China 646.01 125 Jeffrey Miller, Peoria AZ; Phil Warden, Madison WI 645.52 126 Qucheng Gong, Newark CA; William Zhu, San Francisco CA 644.46 127 Michael Christensen, Seattle WA; Stanford Christie, Kirkland WA 643.65 128 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Howard Weinstein, Rancho Mirage CA 643.45 129 Joann Sprung - Danny Sprung, Las Vegas NV 643.33 130 Michael Mikyska, Los Angeles CA; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA 642.90 131 Mark Perlmutter, San Diego CA; Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA 642.89 132 John Paxton - Gary Orser, Bozeman MT 642.64 133 Freerk Polling - Betty Parker, Palm Bch Gdns FL 642.38 134 Sophie Dauvergne - Bernard Dauvergne, Ramonville France 642.24 135 Joe Grue - Gillian Miniter, New York NY 642.16 136 David Hoffner, Galloway NJ; Philip Goulding, Wexford PA 641.68 137 Paul Meerschaert, Long Lake MN; Serdar Ogut, Darien IL 639.76 138 Richard Wegman, Longboat Key FL; Robert Bell, Silver Spring MD 638.92 139 Michael Kamil, Austin TX; David Treitel, Miami FL 638.88 140 Weishu Wu - Alberto Feilhaber, Irvine CA 638.45 141 George Whitworth, Coarsegold CA; William Rudman Jr., Castro Valley CA 637.87 142 Jacek Sikora - Marcin Osmanski, Gdansk Poland 637.67 143 Mikhail Krasnoselskii - Sergey Orlov, Moscow Russia 637.52 144 , Nottingham England; Nigel Bird, London England 636.73 Daily Bulletin Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Page 5

QUALIFIERS IN THE MINI-BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 36.0 Tables Carryover Hall of Fame 1 Kacper Kopka, Sochaczew Poland; Krzysztof Cichy, Warsaw Poland 270.81 continued from page 1 2 Steven Forsythe - Sandra Forsythe, Centerville OH 252.12 Marty Bergen, Palm Beach Gardens FL – 10 3 Leila Sink, Los Gatos CA; John Hoffman, Mountain View CA 247.72 North American championsips, including two 4 Paul Chan - Lily Chan, Columbia MO 244.83 , two Blue Ribbon Pairs, a and a 5 Giorgia Botta, Brooklyn NY; Siqing Yu, New York NY 239.07 6 Lorraine Cable, Elmhurst NY; David Yoon, Bayside NY 234.42 von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs, and 10 second-place 7 Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA; Aaron Mohrman, Seattle WA 233.60 finishes. 8 Douglas McCormac, North Dartmouth MA; Frank Wharton, London England 233.37 Larry Cohen, Delray Beach FL – 35 NABC 9 Phil Clayton, Frisco TX; Jonathan Cohn, Gillette WY 231.42 titles, including five Blue Ribbon Pairs, four 10 Avril Shutts - William Bartley, San Diego CA 231.40 and three each in the Vanderbilt, Reisinger 11 Edward Alcoff, Fort Myers FL; Lisa Mita, Berwyn PA 230.13 and von Zedtwitz, and 28 second-place finishes; a 12 Steven Towner, Salt Lake City UT; Richard Towner, Surprise AZ 227.92 silver medal in a World Open Pairs and a bronze in 13 Dan Wong, Pleasanton CA; Ameen Paul, San Ramon CA 227.39 the . He was Player of the Year 14 N. (Kaya) Chua, Chula Vista CA; Chuck Zurawski, Baltimore MD 226.97 in 2002. 15 Samuel Asai, Hood River OR; Ed Freeman, Tacoma WA 226.75 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY – 27 NABC wins, 16 Ken Imboden, San Jose CA; Paul Nelson, Santa Clara CA 225.91 17 Chuck Greenslit, Framingham MA; Barbara McLagan, Sarasota FL 225.06 14 second-place finishes including the von Zedtwitz 18 Bo Liu, Irvine CA; Somers Collins, Little Rock AR 224.99 Life Master Pairs and nine world championships 19 Michael Kruley, Pleasant Hill CA; Jacob Rosenberg, Moraga CA 224.72 made up of seven Women’s team events (three in 20 Ching Chao, Danville CA; Joye Sidoti, Oakland CA 224.44 the , two in the 21 Marc Renson, San Mateo CA; Bob Sanner, Palo Alto CA 224.39 [formerly Olympiad], one in the McConnell Cup and 22 Dan Faulkner, Tucson AZ; Bradley Leach, Oro Valley AZ 224.08 one in the SportAccord World Mind Games) and two 23 Nic Hristea - Mark Pinkowski, Chicago IL 223.05 in Women’s pairs events (World Bridge Series and 24 Jacqueline Abrams, Naples FL; Melanie Manfield, Chevy Chase MD 222.60 SportAccord World Mind Games); plus four silver 25 Norman Schwartz, Carlsbad CA; Henri Farhi, Chula Vista CA 222.54 and three bronze medals. 26 Ray Robert - Edward Lee, Portland OR 222.51 Marty Fleisher, New York NY – eight NABC 27 J. Michael Hill - Mae Hill, Columbus OH 222.46 28 Norman Trabulus, New York NY; Charles Bilich, Hewlett NY 222.06 wins, including two Vanderbilts, a Spingold and the 29 David Neuman, San Francisco CA; Peter Lit, Elk CA 221.74 Platinum Pairs, and nine second-place finishes; and a 30 Ming Sheng, Northbrook IL; Winston Huang, Los Altos CA 220.85 world championship in the 2017 . He 31 William Strauss, Urbana IL; Marsha Woodbury, Champaign IL 219.68 was Player of the Year in 2013. 32 Maureen Weiman - Magnus Weiman, Eden Prairie MN 219.62 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL – 12 NABC titles 33 Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN; Randy Okubo, St. Paul MN 218.60 including a Vanderbilt, 10 second-place finishes, two 34 William Neumann, Columbia MD; Michael Schrage, Chestnut Hill MA 217.73 world championships and a silver and a bronze in 35 Dana Brown, Coulterville CA; Jack Verson, San Jose CA 217.58 Senior team events. 36 Peter Clay, Wellesley MA; Paul Harris, Waltham MA 217.40 Sam Lev, New York NY – seven NABC wins 37 Ludmila Antonova, Palo Alto CA; Barry Margolin, Arlington MA 216.77 including two Reisingers and a Vanderbilt, 11 38 Adam Parrish - Leslie Weisbrod, New York NY 216.33 39 Robert Williams, Halifax NS; Scott Rappard, Dartmouth NS 216.03 second-place finishes, a gold medal in the mixed 40 Alex Stagner, Menlo Park CA; John Rollin, Hayward CA 215.67 teams at the World Team Olympiad and two bronze 41 John Peter Lagodimos - Kathie Angione, Chula Vista CA 215.53 medals in Senior team events. 42 Lawrence Sherman - Thomas Herzog, San Diego CA 215.24 Ron Smith, Chicago IL – 10 NABC wins 43 Ben Tucker, Vashon WA; Robert Bell, New Providence NJ 214.32 including a Reisinger and a Blue Ribbon Pairs, 15 44 Scott Nason, Dallas TX; Tomi Storey, Frisco TX 213.88 second-place finishes including three Spingolds, and 45 Danielle Cusson, New York NY; Shmuel Greenberg, Israel 213.13 a bronze medal in Senior teams. 46 Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; Buddhadeb Biswas, San Jose CA 212.97 Howard Weinstein, Rancho Mirage CA – 47 Richard Lowens - Elaine Lowens, Little Rock AR 212.95 10 NABC wins including two Reisingers and a 48 Jane De Briyn, Santa Rosa CA; Cadir Lee, Los Gatos CA 212.86 Vanderbilt, 13 second-place finishes including four 49 David Weinberg, Reno NV; Han-Yu Chang, Sunnyvale CA 212.84 50 John Wachsman - Rick Jasper, San Jose CA 212.60 Reisingers, two silver medals in the 2007 Bermuda 51 Brian Eisenberg - Thomas Franklin III, Martinez CA 211.64 Bowl and the 2019 Mixed Teams and two bronze 52 Cole Powell, Oakland CA; Linda Bandler, Alamo CA 211.31 medals. 53 Om Chokriwala, Sherman Oaks CA; Alyssa Kennedy, Marina Del Rey CA 210.31 Ballots 54 Muffie Gur - Reha Gur, Leonardo NJ 210.24 Ballots will go out early next year to about 375 55 Jill Burtram - Mary Udell, Albuquerque NM 210.15 electors. Voting ends in February. Induction for those 56 Peter Manzon, Waltham MA; Robert Bertoni, Haverhill MA 209.89 elected will take place at the 2020 Summer NABC in 57 John Dickenson, North Wales PA; Susan Morse, Flourtown PA 209.61 Montreal. 58 James Weeks, Palm Desert CA; Neil Stern, Napa CA 209.14 59 Jim Cheney, Hilo HI; Penny Kallaus, Holualoa HI 208.77 60 Linda Nemmer, San Jose CA; Peggy Sprague, Cupertino CA 208.65 You ought to be in pictures 61 Marina Seppius - Dmitri Stukalov, Palo Alto CA 208.35 Players who attain the rank of Life Master in San 62 Donald Weber - Elinor Hood, Portland OR 207.60 Francisco are invited to stop by the Daily Bulletin 63 Charles Messenger, Salinas CA; Bill Cohen, Pebble Beach CA 207.34 64 Bert Sheldon, Houston TX; Paul Sitz, Ramsey MN 207.05 office to get their photos taken. 65 Nancy Munson, Danville CA; Mike Munson, La Jolla CA 207.02 The office is located in Foothill F on the second 66 Regina Sooey - Bill Page, Jacksonville FL 207.00 floor of the Marriott. 67 Richard D’Litzenberger, Leavenworth WA; John Cox, St. Maries ID 206.84 Players who attain higher 68 Sonja Smith, North Granby CT; Paul Burnham, Wilton CT 206.63 ranks such as Bronze, 69 Luen-Jyh Luo, Milpitas CA; Tsao-Tung Tsai, Cupertino CA 206.58 Silver or Gold Life 70 Leonardo Fruscoloni - John Stimmel, New York NY 206.00 Master are also welcome 71 Paul Nason, Los Angeles CA; Amr Elghamry, San Dimas CA 205.70 to get their photos taken. 72 Geoff Booth - Robert Sandfield, Houston TX 205.39 The office is open at noon each day. 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NABC 0–10,000 IMP PAIRS Who was that 16.0 Tables / Based on 31 Tables 52.80 1 Aaron Jones, North Bethesda MD; Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA 80.92 masked man? 39.60 2 William Schreiber, Valley Glen CA; Ron Feldman, Redondo Beach CA 78.60 By Barry Rigal 29.70 3 Alene Friedman - Michael Rosen, New York NY 76.04 Brian Senior reported a nice play by his opponent 23.47 4 Bob Klein - Erwin Linzner, Santa Rosa CA 73.38 on this deal from the first qualifying session of the 21.12 5 Arjun Dhir, Johns Creek GA; Linda Robinson, Arlington MA 61.93 Mitchell Open BAM Teams. Alas, either the player 19.20 6 Anthony Barre, Sunnyvale CA; Donald Dalpe, Fort Myers FL 47.88 gave him a fictional name, or else Brian’s memory 17.60 7 Jim Johnsen - Phyllis Yates, San Diego CA 44.83 (like so much else) is falling apart at the seams, so 16.25 8 Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA; Keith Garber, Las Vegas NV 43.55 the player will have to be protected by the seal of 15.09 9 Pablo Lambardi, Buenos Aires Argentina; C. Valerie Gamio, Palos Verdes Peninsula CA 29.31 14.08 10 David Sackett - Darcy White, Prescott AZ 20.73 anonymity. 13.20 11 Seth Cohen, Brooklyn NY; Magnus Olafsson, New York NY 20.58 Dlr: South ♠ K 8 13.52 12 Craig Kavin, Newbury Park CA; Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL 19.08 Vul: Both ♥ 7 6 2 11.73 13 Frank Treiber III, Toledo OH; Rhonda Monro, Beverly Hills MI 14.51 Bd: 23 ♦ A 8 4 3 11.12 14 Larry Leskiw, Martinez CA; John Feo, Kennewick WA 12.49 ♣ A J 7 2 10.56 15 Yu-Shiang Cheng, New Taipei City Taiwan; Li-Hsiang Kuo, Ann Arbor MI 8.81 ♠ 3 ♠ A Q 7 6 2 10.06 16 Carlos Munoz, White Plains NY; Paul Janicki, Markham ON 8.77 ♥ Q J 10 5 ♥ 9 4 3 ♦ K J 10 6 5 ♦ 9 7 QUALIFIERS IN THE WHITEHEAD WOMEN’S PAIRS ♣ Q 6 5 ♣ 10 8 3 26.0 Tables Carryover ♠ J 10 9 5 4 1 Bo Fu - Hanxiao Li, Shanghai People’s Republic of China 77.51 2 Li Yiting, Herndon VA; Laura Dekkers, Netherlands 65.71 ♥ A K 8 3 Emily Harrell, Birmingham AL; Christina Madsen, Hellerup Denmark 53.48 ♦ Q 2 4 Stella Rainey - Libby Fernandez, Tuscaloosa AL 46.03 ♣ K 9 4 5 Petra Hamman, Carrollton TX; Kristen Onsgard, Dallas TX 43.47 3NT is not a great spot, but you’d imagine the 6 Marjorie O’Malley, San Diego CA; Donna Dulet, Ocean NJ 42.46 field will get there after a 2/1 auction, perhaps 1♠-2♣; 7 Irina Kislitsyna, Miami FL; Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA 42.07 2NT-3NT? On the ♥Q lead, declarer will take the 8 Benedicte Cronier, Paris France; May Sakr, Ardmore PA 39.11 first or second heart (maybe the first is best) and lead 9 Fran White, Fallbrook CA; Christine Denny, Encinitas CA 38.17 a spade to the king. If the defenders win and shift 10 Tania Reyes Hiller, Bedford Corners NY; Faye Marino, Greenwich CT 35.30 to diamonds, declarer will have to one trick in 11 Harriel Shea, San Jose CA; Panette Talia, Kelseyville CA 34.66 each red suit, and he can come to two spades, four 12 Anam Tebha, Charlotte NC; Arti Bhargava, Mill Valley CA 31.32 13 Nancy Frank, Glencoe IL; Gloria Peston, DoubleBay Sydney Australia 29.82 clubs and three red winners. 14 Migry Zur Campanile - Nancy Katz, New York NY 29.19 The Lone Ranger in question found himself in 15 Bing Zhao, Shanghai People’s Republic of China; Yiyi Chen, 28.90 3♣, though, after 1♠-1NT; 2♣-3♣; Pass. 16 , Kensington CA; Susan Picus, New York NY 28.12 Declarer won the ♥Q lead to play a spade to the 17 - Jodi Edmonds, New York NY 27.36 8, took the heart shift (no unblock from West) and 18 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL 27.13 played a second spade, as West pitched a diamond 19 Sharon Goldman, New York NY; Justyna Zmuda, Skwaina Poland 27.04 rather than ruffing in – which might have worked 20 Caru Vidigal - Lucia Menezes, Rio De Janeiro Brazil 26.34 better as the cards lie. Senior (East), led a third heart, 21 Pamela Nisbet, Kanata ON; Julie Smith, Vancouver BC 26.08 and this position had been reached: 22 Ellie Hanlon - Mary Savko, Tequesta FL 23.96 ♠ — 23 Kathleen Byrne - Jane Petering, San Diego CA 22.98 24 Claire Alpert, Miami FL; , Paris France 21.50 ♥ — 25 Margaret Peterson, Larkspur CA; Amy Casanova, Portland OR 20.64 ♦ A 8 4 3 26 Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL; Rozanne Pollack, New York NY 20.09 ♣ A J 7 2 27 Cecilia Rimstedt, Kungsbacka Sweden; Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Beach FL 19.81 ♠ — ♠ 7 6 2 28 , Las Vegas NV; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 17.03 ♥ 10 ♥ — 29 Kassie Munoz, White Plains NY; Ritsuko Kai, Chofu-Shi Japan 14.62 ♦ K J 10 6 ♦ 9 7 30 Harriet Eaton Morris, Ponce Inlet FL; Nancy Mitchell, Jacksonville FL 12.69 ♣ Q 6 5 ♣ 10 8 3 31 Joan Jackson, Dallas TX; , Costa Mesa CA 11.90 ♠ J 10 9 32 Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ; Joan Brody, Livingston NJ 11.39 ♥ — 33 Connie Coquillette, Vancouver WA; Lisa Fishman, Beaverton OR 10.57 ♦ Q 2 34 Nancy Boyd, Memphis TN; Bonnie Bagley, Colorado Springs CO 9.99 35 Shao Hong Wu, Guangzhou Guang China; Shelly Dunietz, Santa Rosa CA 9.71 ♣ K 9 4 36 Lynn Shannon - Diane Shannon, Campbell CA 9.43 Either minor is clearly unsuccessful here, but 37 Gen Geiger - Gigi Simpson, Sarasota FL 8.56 after West led the ♥10, East discarded (a spade is as 38 Carol Hamilton - Susan Gilbert, Sarasota FL 8.45 good as anything), and South has a choice of winning 39 Sarita Mathiasen, Albany CA; Shirley Nedham, Orinda CA 8.29 plays. Ruffing in will succeed, but you can’t follow 40 Phyllis Harlan, Oklahoma City OK; Shelba Parmley, Fort Worth TX 7.84 up with the ♣K because after a club to the jack and 41 Judi Callaham, Fair Oaks CA; Carrie Touslee, Roseville CA 7.59 the ace of trumps, you are in the wrong hand. You 42 - Claudette Hartman, Austin TX 7.49 could play the ♣K and ♣A and try to West 43 Gail Schargel, New York NY; Sara Kober, Scarsdale NY 6.28 with the ♣Q, but he unblocks it on the second . 44 Shuai Lan, Los Angeles CA; Yu Xiuting, China 5.22 Instead, after ruffing the heart, you play a club to the 45 Paula Nataf, Beverly Hills CA; Anne-Laule Tartarin, France 4.94 46 Sandra Stegman, Olympia WA; Regenia Butler, Lacey WA 4.29 jack, then cross to the ♣K and lead a master spade, 47 Kathryn Papermaster, Horseshoe Bay TX; Vera Baum, Los Altos CA 2.45 discarding a diamond when West ruffs in. Now you 48 Brenda Pugsley, Carson City NV; Virginia Kellermeyer, Reno NV 1.86 can take the rest. 49 Liping Wang - Yang Jinghui, Beijing People’s Republic of China 1.52 For those of you interested in Deep ’s 50 Tracey Bauer, San Rafael CA; Rhian Davies, San Francisco CA 1.34 analysis of what should or shouldn’t happen, let’s go 51 Maris Zilant - Susan Fuller, Miami FL 0.25 back to trick two. Lead a spade to the king, not the 8 52 Diana Schuld, Glen Head NY; Elaine Said, Nashville TN 0.00 (to unblock the suit). If East wins and returns hearts, you must duck a low heart, but cover the 9 to keep East off play thereafter. If East shifts instead to the ♦9 recipient and spend $200, $168,000 would flow to the at trick three, you can win or duck; but if you duck, Charity begins Educational Foundation and the Charity Foundation! you must also duck the second heart. Then if the at AmazonSmile Can I use my existing Amazon.com account on defenders revert to diamonds, you can win the ace, For every eligible purchase you make on AmazonSmile? draw trumps and play on spades. If they knock out Amazon.com, the AmazonSmile Foundation donates Yes, you use the same account on Amazon.com your by playing a heart, you draw trump and 0.5% of the purchase price (less shipping, gift wrap and AmazonSmile. Your shopping cart, wish list, cash the ♦A, stripping East of everything but spades, charges, etc.) to your chosen charity. Why not make wedding or baby registry and other account settings and when you play a spade you can take two of the the ACBL Educational Foundation or the ACBL are also the same. last four tricks in that suit. Charity Foundation your chosen charity? How do I select a charitable organization? When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find Go to smile.amazon.com using your computer or the exact same low prices and convenient shopping mobile device. On your first visit to AmazonSmile, Masterpoint disclaimer experience as Amazon.com with the added bonus that you’ll select a charitable organization before you Results reported in the Daily Bulletin are subject AmazonSmile will donate a portion of the purchase begin shopping. Choose either to change because of score changes or corrections. price to your favorite charitable organization. Picture ACBL Charity Foundation or The masterpoint awards as shown are, therefore, also this: If every ACBL member were to designate one ACBL Educational Foundation subject to change. of the two ACBL charity funds as their AmazonSmile Daily Bulletin Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Page 7

Ed Foundation Breakfast TOURNAMENT APPEALS continued from page 1 In order to keep the bridge public informed of appeals results in a timely The Ed Foundation believes in supporting fashion, the NABC Daily Bulletin staff publishes write-ups. Every effort is made to teaching activities at all levels to promote the game ensure that these reports are accurate and complete. Before they are published in we love so much. Recently, the Foundation has the NABC Appeals Casebook, however, revisions may be made. continued its commitment to teachers with numerous other grants. Participants in Best Practices Teacher Even though the lead would not actually be in hand, Workshops and Learn Bridge in a Day Teacher APPEAL CASE 1 he would then be able to lead a club to his hand to Accreditation Programs receive a free one-year Event: Soloway KO teams achieve the same result. membership in the ABTA. In fact, all ACBL- Session: Swiss Qualifying, Rd. 11 The table was instructed to record an initial recognized teacher accreditation programs are Subject: Claim assignment of 12 tricks while the table director eligible for this membership. Director in Charge: Mike Roberts consulted with the director in charge of the event. In addition to the above programs the Foundation Director’s Ruling: The director ruled by Law has following programs in place: Nicolas L’Ecuyer 70D1 that he could not accept declarer’s suggested 1. New teacher startup kits. Participants in ACBL- Board 16 ♠ A K 9 8 5 line of play. Declarer believed he had many winners recognized accreditation programs can request a Vul: E-W ♥ J 10 9 and just one loser. Law 70D1 says that the director free startup kit. The Foundation partnered with Dlr: West ♦ K shall not accept from the claimer any successful line Baron Barclay to provide 12 bidding boxes, sets ♣ A K 8 3 of play not embraced in the original clarification of boards, 12 decks of cards, and a bag to carry Veronique Ventos Jean-Pierre statement if there is an alternative normal line these items. Desmoulins of play that would be less successful. Lines of 2. The Foundation will also assist in supplementing ♠ J 10 6 3 ♠ 4 play substantially similar to declarer’s suggested the ACBL Cooperative Program for teachers. ♥ 8 6 ♥ K Q 7 3 2 line would lead to fewer tricks. The claim was This supplemental support will be handled on a ♦ 8 7 2 ♦ 9 4 3 adjudicated as 11 tricks to declarer and scored as case-by-case basis. ♣ 9 6 5 4 ♣ J 10 7 2 down one, N-S minus 50. 3. The Foundation will also assist units and/or Paul Street The Review: N-S requested a review of the districts in hosting a Best Practices Teacher ♠ Q 7 2 ruling. North was the only player to speak to the Workshop. If requested, we will partner in ♥ A 5 4 reviewer. He said that he spoke to several expert funding the program to those who apply to hold ♦ A Q J 10 6 5 players, one of whom he addressed in the reviewer’s the workshop. This is similar to the funding the ♣ Q presence. All of them stated that defending 6♠, not Foundation used for the Learn Bridge in a Day ruffing a diamond winner would be a horrible play program. West North East South that no one at this level would make. As such, North 4. The Foundation will assist accredited TAP Pass 1♠ Pass 2♦ asserted that at some point during the run of the teachers attend the new Best Practices Teacher Pass 2NT Pass 4♣ diamonds, his opponent’s failure to ruff a diamond Workshop. When participants attended the Pass 4♦ Pass 5NT in order to try to cut declarer off from the remaining original TAP, they were told that taking the TAP Pass 6♣ Pass 6♦ diamond winners would serve to remind him that the again would always be free to them. With the Pass 6NT All Pass contract was actually 6NT rather than 6♠. He would total revamp of the teaching program by the continue taking winners, eventually taking 12 tricks. ACBL, this benefit is no longer in place. The Contract: 6NT by North The Decision: The reviewer convened a Foundation would like enable TAP teachers to : ♥K panel and presented this additional argument to take the new program without paying the entire The Facts: The director was called when the panelists. The panelists accepted the concept cost of $125. Therefore, the Foundation will declarer claimed after trick six. Declarer had won that a defender not ruffing a diamond (against a 6♠ reimburse TAP-accredited teachers in an amount dummy’s ♥A, played three rounds of spades, played contract) was a bridge mistake. However, Law 70A up to $75. Remember, recipients must already be the ♦K (overtaking with dummy’s ace) and then the says that a claim is resolved as equitably as possible TAP-accredited and must have attended a Best ♦Q. to both sides, but any doubtful point as to a claim Practices Teacher Workshop and paid more than Declarer claimed 12 tricks. He said he intended shall be resolved against the claimer. The panel felt $50 for the class. to run all of his diamonds; the defenders would that it rose to the level of doubtful that a claimer If you have any questions or would like to apply eventually get their “high trump.” who forgot what the contract was would be certain for funds under any of these programs, please contact The director was called. The defenders suggested to realize his mistake. As such, the table ruling was Betty Starzec at [email protected]. that a declarer who thought the contract was 6♠ rather upheld. than 6NT might well leave himself with two spades The panel felt that the appellant clarified his for his last two cards. He would then lose trick 12 to argument in a way which might not have been clear Appealing a ruling the ♠J and trick 13 to a high heart. They suggested to the directing staff, so the appeal was deemed to Players in NABC+ events who want to appeal he might even try to ruff a heart in hand which could have merit. a director’s ruling initiate the process by speaking lead to only 10 tricks. Reviewer: Matt Koltnow with the director who delivered the original ruling. Declarer suggested he would (attempt to) ruff Panel: Matt Koltnow, Kevin Perkins, David The table director will fill out paperwork regarding his last diamond winner. His hand would then have Metcalf the appeal, and the appellants will explain what two high clubs and a losing spade for 12 tricks. they believe to be wrong with the initial ruling. From there, the case may be handled by a variety of means. When the appeals reviewer receives the Stay in touch Claiming lost valuables case, the circumstances of that particular case will Is your email address on file? Is it up to date? Players who may have forgotten their credit cards determine whether the case can be resolved by the Let ACBL know. Call toll-free in the U.S., 800–264– at one of the bars or restaurants in the Marriott should original staff (in the case of misapplication of Law or 2743; outside the U.S. 1–662–253–3191 Monday– claim them at the front desk of the hotel. regulation, for instance), a panel of directors, or even Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time). You may Lost something else of value? Visit the Welcome a committee-type hearing which could include bridge also email [email protected] or update your info at Desk on the lower level (typically open one hour experts. acbl.com by logging into MyACBL. before game time).

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TOM PAJAK TUESDAY MORNING SIDE PAIRS 16.0 Tables A B C 5.63 1 1 1 Jaquett Heck, Hobe Sound FL; Mari Stuart, Greenwich CT 60.00% 4.22 2 Jennifer Beall - Ron Beall, Bellingham WA 59.17% 3.17 3 Gilbert Ramirez, Reno NV; Shmuel Greenberg, Israel 57.78% 3.42 4/5 2/3 Charles Riffle, Emerald Hills CA; Douglas Grant, San Francisco CA 57.64% 3.42 4/5 2/3 Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA; Thuy Tran, San Franciso CA 57.64% 2.19 6 4 2 James Soller, Houston TX; Robert Dawson, Littleton CO 56.81% 1.76 7 5 Craig Smith, Luzern Switzerland; Kathryn Von Dohre, Concord CA 56.53% 1.48 6/7 3 Wallace McOuat - Claire Young, San Anselmo CA 55.97% 1.08 6/7 Hal Jones Jr., Lorton VA; Sandra Macpherson, Halifax NS 55.97% 1.11 4 Richard Bryant - Kathy Feeney, Tucson AZ 50.69%

PEGGY TATRO TUESDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS 26.0 Tables A B C Gifts for the holidays 5.40 1 1 1 Lynne Crawford - Marilynne Solloway, San Francisco CA 61.74% Players are encouraged to check out the vendors 4.05 2 2 2 Cindy Morris, Kentfield CA; Judy Grossman, San Francisco CA 60.98% located on the lower level where you can find all 3.04 3 3 3 Marilyn Press, Menlo Park CA; Clive Surfleet, Los Altos CA 60.42% kinds of goodies for your holiday list, including 2.28 4 Stuart Pollak – S. Douglas Weil, San Francisco CA 59.85% the jewelry vendor who offers amazing gifts below 1.71 5 Jean Murphy - Michael Murphy, Charlottesville VA 59.28% wholesale prices. 1.97 6 4 Gary Nelson - Alice Nelson, Bend OR 59.09% 1.48 5 4 Johanna Cressy, Black Mountain NC; Judy Huckabay, Fremont CA 57.58% 1.11 6 5 Michael Breslow - Lucille Breslow, San Francisco CA 56.06% 0.64 6/7 Paulette Burkitt - Terry Clougherty, Pasadena CA 55.68% 0.64 6/7 Ronald Gross - Barbara Gross, Livermore CA 55.68%

PEGGY TATRO TUESDAY MORNING 99ER PAIRS 10.0 Tables A B C 2.67 1 Katherine Schram - Margaret Senneff, Santa Rosa CA 60.42% 2.00 2 1 John Stremel, San Jose CA; Gary Sheerer, Los Altos CA 58.70% 1.50 3 Penny Herzog, San Diego CA; Malgorzata Koziol, Las Vegas NV 57.81% 1.40 4 2 Kathy Nusser, Moraga CA; Margie Durham, Alamo CA 56.30% 1.05 5 3 Peter Hannigan, Alameda CA; Lawrence Currie, Oakland CA 55.70% 0.63 6 Glenys Kaye - James Kaye, Roseville CA 53.92% 0.79 4 Sarah Calvani, Kentfield CA; Pat Applegate, Mill Valley CA 52.66%

PEGGY TATRO TUESDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS 78.0 Tables / Based on 117 Tables A B C 43.98 1 1 Hiroaki Miura - Soma Ono, Tokyo Japan 61.33% 32.99 2 2 Susan Boyers, Oakland CA; Robert Johnson, Hayward CA 60.51% 24.74 3 Alan Tenenbaum - Mary Tenenbaum, Rockville MD 60.46% 18.55 4 Robert Ng, Millbrae CA; David Ng, Hillsborough CA 60.03% 14.66 5 Linda Tipton – V. Jay Tipton, Irvine CA 59.97% 13.08 6 3 Stephen Cooper, Toronto ON; Hank Sigal, Piedmont CA 59.94% 11.00 7 David Johnson - Jadwiga Polujan, Calgary AB 59.76% 9.77 8 Jeff Overby, Boynton Beach FL; David Lodge, Rancho Mirage CA 59.45% 8.80 9 Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY; Tim Archdeacon, Oyster Bay NY 59.29% 9.92 10 Alex Khrakovsky, Columbus OH; Charles Burns, Vancouver WA 58.78% 7.33 11 Carole Weinstein, Waltham MA; Harrison Luba, Lynnfield MA 58.35% 6.77 12 Paul Hill - Janet Hill, Surrey Hills Australia 58.21% 9.92 13 Phyllis Rakevich, Tumwater WA; Ronald Woodard, Olympia WA 58.08% 5.86 14 Peter Clark, Ottawa ON; Barack Peled, Reisterstown MD 58.02% 5.50 15 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Paul Lewis, Las Vegas NV 57.53% 9.92 16 Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Michael McGuire, Hernando MS 57.03% 4.89 17 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; William Rogers, Santa Fe NM 56.86% 9.81 18 4 Joseph Thomas - Joyce Nakasaki, Redondo Beach CA 56.77% 4.40 19 , Las Vegas NV; Rose Boot, Los Angeles CA 56.76% 4.19 20 Ellen Schiller, Greenbrae CA; Ellen Weingart, Kentfield CA 56.74% 4.00 21 James Griffin, Sausalito CA; Richard Riezman, St. Louis MO 56.34% 7.75 22 5 Terry Kee, San Rafael CA; James Kee, Rostock Germany 56.33% 3.67 23 Mark Pensler, Los Gatos CA; Chuck Lane, Los Altos CA 56.20% 9.92 24 6 Katherine Morris - Richard Morris, Beaverton OR 56.17% 5.81 25 7 Gary Waldron - Carol Foster, Laguna Beach CA 56.11% 6.94 26 Raymond Depew - Judith Argento, Naples FL 56.07% 3.14 27 Patricia Dovell, Gainesville FL; Markland Jones, Phoenix AZ 56.06% 5.17 28 8 Robert Raf, West Bloomfield MI; Brian Raf, Portland OR 55.54% 6.70 29 9 Edwin Seputis, Oakland CA; David Pratt, Alameda CA 55.48% 12.00 30 10 1 Burton Voorhees - Kinga Voorhees, Victoria BC 55.22% Smoking Policy 3.88 31 11 Arlie Lamb, San Mateo CA; Daniel Claassen, Fremont CA 55.12% Smoking is not permitted in the playing area 2.67 32 Mark Shaw, Columbia MD; Martin Graf, Chevy Chase MD 55.01% during any bridge playing event at an NABC. This 9.00 33 12 2 Margaret Becker - Judy Kaplan, Saratoga CA 54.88% includes electronic smoking devices. Daily Bulletin Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Page 9

2.51 34 Eileen Paley, White Plains NY; Louis Shen, Fullerton CA 54.80% 2.44 35 Robyn Hedly, Denver CO; Margaret Glasner, Yuma AZ 54.60% 10K IMP 2.38 36 Irene Frary - Peter Trenka, New York NY 54.54% continued from page 1 2.31 37 Glenna Shannahan - Stan Fuhrmann, Madison WI 54.33% 3.32 38 13 Robert Haar, San Rafael CA; Anne Stein, Mill Valley CA 54.28% 6.75 39 14 3 Sandra Salasin - Howard Salasin, Dresher PA 54.07% 5.06 15 4 Wendy Lee, East Hanover NJ; Lisa Temple, Westfield NJ 54.00% 4.00 16 5 Richard Kassar, New York NY; Shlomit Rind, Forest Hills NY 53.49% 2.58 17 Martha Welte - John Welte, Buffalo NY 53.46% 3.43 18 6 Lee David Haze, Mountain View CA; Joe Tang, Sunnyvale CA 53.43% 3.00 19 7 Reid Barton, Arlington MA; David Roe, Cambridge MA 53.01% 2.21 20 Robert Crosby, San Mateo CA; Dhirendra Ghosh, McLean VA 52.03% 4.96 21 Kathleen Smith - Clyde Smith, Napa CA 52.01% 2.02 22 Robert Wood, Naples FL; Max Rutherford, Mississauga ON 51.79% 2.67 23 8 Jacqueline Hurlbutt, Avon CO; Karen Johnson, Scottsdale AZ 51.67% 2.58 24 9 Diane Schnarr - Paul Schnarr, Salt Lake City UT 51.64% 1.79 25 Raymond Yuenger, Campbell CA; Lynn Bartz, San Jose CA 51.56% 1.72 26 Robert Michaud, Sun City West AZ; Lynnette Regan, Norfolk VA 51.49% 2.18 10 Kathy Gilman, Shoreline WA; Sharon Kreitzer, Cincinnati OH 51.38% 2.00 11 Raluca Dobrescu, Woodside NY; Brooke Cohen, New York NY 51.35% 1.85 12 Deborah Levine - Gerald Levine, Belvedere CA 51.05% 4.14 13 Bill Yeast, Mill Valley CA; Pat Friesen, San Rafael CA 50.79% 2.27 14 Claire Black Slotton - Michael Koltnow, Davis CA 50.70% 1.50 15 Matthew Quint, San Rafael CA; Ralph Briskin, Emeryville CA 50.41% Second in the 0-10,000 IMP Pairs: Ron Feldman and William Schreiber PEGGY TATRO TUESDAY DAYLIGHT GOLD RUSH PAIRS won the Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs earlier this 74.0 Tables year and has two previous second-place finishes in 7 3 2 10K events. 19.96 1 Marcia Taylor, Nanaimo BC; Elaine Marcail Sforza, Las Vegas NV 62.54% Feldman and Schreiber won the qualifying round 14.97 2 Georgia Lambert - John Mount, Brentwood CA 62.00% 11.23 3 Bob Gagnon - Devra Drysdale, Calgary AB 61.32% on Monday and had a carryover of 17.00 IMPs, but 8.42 4 J. Gregg Riehl, Orinda CA; Linda Ingham, Lafayette CA 59.87% their final session scores of 41.87 and 19.73 left them 11.48 5 1 1 Susan Papilion, Foster City CA; Marie Parfitt Pattie, Moss Beach CA 59.86% just short of the winners. 8.61 6 2 John Snyder - Carol Snyder, Goleta CA 59.57% 6.46 7 3 William Bushnell, Sunnyvale CA; Leigh Cassidy, Los Altos CA 58.90% Soloway 5.42 8 4 2 Christian Gilles - James Bechtel, Santa Barbara CA 58.82% 4.07 9 5 3 Robert Goetzinger - Lynda McGuire, Petaluma CA 58.35% continued from page 1 3.63 10 David Sisson, Fremont CA; Thomas Stanley, Occoquan VA 58.06% A close match was also in the works when No. 3.33 11 6 Bebe Hoppe - JoAnne Robertson, Los Altos CA 58.02% 3 Nick Nickell met Peter Crouch and company, 3.07 12 7 Suzanne Johnson, Mill Valley CA; Judith Leedy, San Rafael CA 57.77% with Crouch leading 79-76 after three quarters. 2.85 13 8 Kristin Steinmetz, Portland OR; Paul Walker, Oregon City OR 57.47% But Nickell’s fearsome reputation as fourth-quarter 2.66 14 David Gordon - Rosalind Gordon, Lake Worth FL 56.90% wizards was once again on display, as they posted 50 2.50 15 Jody Newman, Tiburon CA; Lillian Trac, San Rafael CA 56.88% IMPs in the last set, while Crouch could only manage 2.35 16 Gerry Gastelum - Nancy Raiche, Manhattan Beach CA 56.74% 2.30 17 9 Bette Hirsch - Joseph Hirsch, Palo Alto CA 56.52% 16. Nickell goes to the semifinal round, 126-95. 2.97 18 Paulette Moe, Ross CA; Carolyn Farren, Larkspur CA 56.44% 2.65 19 Brian Childers, Germantown MD; Mary Baxter, Silver Spring MD 56.41% 2.42 20 10 Ken Pelowski - Lori Mirek, Atherton CA 56.33% Notice of binding 2.12 21 Carol Ramberg - Irene White, Fair Oaks Ranch TX 56.09% 1.74 22 Thomas Busch, West Lafayette IN; Tony Mason, Oakley CA 55.95% arbitration 1.69 23 Susan Glasspiegel - Robert Glasspiegel, Simsbury CT 55.85% By becoming an ACBL member or renewing 1.84 24 Lee Stem - Laima Stem, Mississauga ON 55.79% your membership in the ACBL, you expressly agree 1.61 25 Barbara Boyle - Siesel Maibach, San Francisco CA 55.68% to waive your right to have disputes between you 3.05 26 11 4 Douglas Leggett - Debra Leggett, Sacramento CA 55.50% and the ACBL resolved in a court of law and agree 1.43 27 Susan Montgomery - Joann Goodspeed, New York NY 55.46% to accept the use of binding arbitration before the 2.03 28 12 Alan Woodberry - David Ehlers, Orinda CA 55.44% American Arbitration Association. The binding 1.33 29 Miriam McPhaul, Mill Valley CA; Lani Valentine, Belvedere CA 55.18% arbitration provisions are available for review at acbl. 1.98 30 13 Sidney Landman, Clayton CA; Irwin Javinsky, Moraga CA 54.71% org/bindingarbitration. 2.41 31 14 5 Linda Fong - Julie Wong, Tiburon CA 54.30% 1.64 32 Andrea Johnson, Tiburon CA; Gwen Toso, Corte Madera CA 54.03% 1.61 33 Dwight Curry, Lincoln CA; William Georgi, Stayton OR 53.93% 1.70 34 15 Karen Klug - Norman Jacox, Portland OR 53.92% 2.42 35 Melvin Rosen, Mill Valley CA; David Ganz, Novato CA 53.69% 1.08 36 Dee Fulton, Holualoa HI; Niel Thomas, Kamuela HI 53.54% 1.48 37 16 Kathy Wheeler, Half Moon Bay CA; Stephanie Youngquist, Palo Alto CA 53.51% 1.28 17 Bob Gleason, San Carlos CA; Ayako Narumi, Belmont CA 53.45% 1.21 18 Herbert Nakagawa, Honolulu HI; David Ouyang, Waianae HI 52.80% 1.29 19 Susan Dietz, San Jose CA; Linda Kenigsberg, Saratoga CA 52.73% NABC results by 2.45 20 David Newell - Cynthia Marks, Safety Harbor FL 52.44% email/text 2.07 21 6 Kirsten Beda - Brigitte Sandquist, San Francisco CA 52.29% Want to be notified when results and the Daily 1.82 7 David Rogers Oliver Jr. - Linda Bithell Oliver, Trinidad CA 52.22% Bulletins from the NABC are posted online? Want to 1.61 8 Skip Seroy, Lafayette CA; Dean Ruddell, Martinez CA 52.21% 1.45 9 Leslie Zimring - Michael Zimring, San Rafael CA 52.02% see your results in the events you played in? ACBL 1.55 10 Marjory Greenwald, Palo Alto CA; Lorie Pelc, Los Altos CA 51.66% Live does just that. 1.16 11/12 Jeremy Bowman, Vancouver BC; David Allen, Edmonds WA 51.48% With the ACBL Live notification system, you 1.82 11/12 Jeanne McEwan - Robert McEwan, Moraga CA 51.48% will receive emails and/or text messages after each session with links that go directly to the information TUESDAY AFTERNOON SIDE PAIRS you’re looking for. The email/text message will 24.0 Tables contain your score for the session and a link to your A B C results. (These results will also be available on your 7.37 1 1 Walter Maxymuk, Moorestown NJ; Gene Keidan, Sarasota FL 63.77% MyResults page at MyACBL.) Players will also 5.53 2 2 Naresh Kapila, Auburn Hills MI; Martha Hawley, Carmel Valley CA 62.68% receive a notification to indicate when the Daily 4.15 3 3 Maja, Marina CA; Sharon Larson, Carmel CA 61.59% 3.11 4 4 Jerry Thorpe, Tacoma WA; William Golush, Denville NJ 60.60% Bulletin for that day is available. 2.33 5 5 Neil Joseph Smyth, Santa Cruz CA; Roger Smith, Modesto CA 59.24% This service is automatic for members unless 1.53 6/7 6/7 John White - Lynne White, Lincoln CA 57.61% they have specifically opted out. To receive text 1.99 6/7 6/7 Charles Riffle, Emerald Hills CA; Douglas Grant, San Francisco CA 57.61% messages, go to MyACBL at acbl.org and select 3.33 1 Rochelle Alhadeff - Francine Effren, Saratoga CA 55.43% Update My Information to enter your email address 2.50 2 Robert Dawson, Littleton CO; Mark Langer, Racine WI 54.44% and/or cell phone number. 1.87 3 Sol Weinstein - Ann Weinstein, Yonkers NY 54.26% Also at MyACBL, visit the Privacy Settings tab 1.40 4 Richard Bryant - Kathy Feeney, Tucson AZ 51.54% to make sure you’ve selected the Subscribe setting 1.05 5 Cynthia Tingey, Fresno CA; Enaid Savage, Guanajuato Mexico 50.72% for General Email Communication and Cell Phone Text Communication to receive these notifications. Page 10 Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Daily Bulletin

PEGGY TATRO TUESDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS Entries 26.0 Tables A valid ACBL player number is required to play A B C in all events at the NABC. 5.40 1 1 Gretchen Shively - Chuck Shively, Seattle WA 62.50% All North American championships with no 4.05 2 2 Dianne Giancarlo, Atherton CA; Pamela Mann, San Francisco CA 61.93% 3.04 3 Charlene Friedman, Menlo Park CA; Cynthia Yock, Atherton CA 61.55% upper masterpoint limit $30 per player per session 2.63 4 3 David Soshnik, Clayton MO; Chuck Yokota, St. Louis MO 60.04% (For team events, this means $120 per team per 2.53 5 4 1 Vincent Wu, Burlingame CA; Liz Koh, San Mateo CA 59.28% session for four-person teams, $150 per team per 1.48 6 5 Sandy Warren - Catherine Warren, Berkeley CA 59.09% session for five-person teams, and $180 per team per 1.11 6 Naomi Spiegelman, Mill Valley CA; David Gelles, West Richland WA 58.71% session for six-person teams. Only ACBL members 1.90 2 Wil Dopkins, Carmichael CA; Don Garka, Livermore CA 57.39% current on their dues and service fees are eligible to 1.51 3 Chuck Silva, Lafayette CA; Wendy Schwartz, Walnut Creek CA 57.01% play in NABC+ events. $1.50 per person per session 1.07 4 Marilyn Press, Menlo Park CA; Clive Surfleet, Los Altos CA 55.87% benefits the International Fund.) 0.80 5 Lynne Crawford - Marilynne Solloway, San Francisco CA 53.98% Other North American championships $22 per player per session (For the team events, this PEGGY TATRO TUESDAY AFTERNOON 99ER PAIRS 10.0 Tables means $88 per team per session for teams of four, A B C $110 per team per session for teams of five, and $132 2.67 1 Malgorzata Koziol, Las Vegas NV; Allan McAllister, Oakland CA 77.64% per team per session for teams of six. Only ACBL 2.00 2 1 Arlene Holt, Sonoma CA; Mary Francis, Somoma CA 58.71% members current on their dues and service fees are 1.50 3 Glenys Kaye - James Kaye, Roseville CA 57.82% eligible to play in these events.) 1.13 4 Jim Taylor, Santa Rosa CA; Mark Rudow, Santa Rosa CA 54.98% Regional championships 1.20 5 2 Polly Bell - Deneys Purcell, Los Angeles CA 54.46% $20 for ACBL members, $24 for inactive members 1.45 6 3 1 Carol Lashman, Redwood City CA; Nancy Hoeck, Burlingame CA 52.68% per player per session 1.09 4 2 Carole Seed - Mikki Kindelberger, Stockton CA 50.04% (For multi-session team events of three sessions 0.82 3 Wally Manheimer - Eileen Manheimer, Allendale NJ 45.65% or more, the entry fee is $80, $100 or $120 for teams of four, five or six, respectively. For team events of one or two sessions, the entry fee is $80.) Events with a masterpoint limit of 300 or lower $15 for ACBL members, $19 for inactive members per player per session fees $10 per session per pair and $20 per From Districts 6 & 7 in the Mid-Atlantic session per team is added to events when screens are in use. As Americans celebrate Thanksgiving and we all look forward to year-end holidays, it’s time to plan 2020 tournament bridge. Expect another great year at Mid-Atlantic Regionals, perennially the best and biggest throughout the ACBL. Hospitality is our NABC Electronic calling card, and we find a way to schedule what players want – regardless of ability Device Policy and experience. Except by permission • Myrtle Beach, SC - Dec. 30-Jan. 5, Marriott Resort at Grande Dunes (843) of the director in charge, 449-8880. Ring in 2020 with your bridge friends and walk the white sands along any electronic equipment or the Atlantic Ocean. Co-chair: Blondelle Grant (843) 240-5236, bgrant535@ device capable of receiving yahoo.com or sending an electronic • Williamsburg, VA - Feb. 3-9, DoubleTree by Hilton (757) 220-2500. Colonial , or capable of Williamsburg, in addition to a popular biennial regional, offers fine restaurants communicating in any way, and traditional Virginia hospitality. Co-chair: Sally James (423) 667-4869, may not be operated or [email protected] functioning in any manner Marriott Resort and Spa (843) 686- in the playing area during a session of play. Any such • Hilton Head Island, SC - Feb. 24-March 1, equipment must not be visible during the session and 8400. Finally, we’re going annual at this popular venue (more than 3,000 tables). The beachfront resort must remain off at all times. has a $119/night bridge rate - with no parking, internet or resort fees. Co-chair: Tom Schlossberg (843) The above restrictions apply to all players, 368-6690, [email protected] captains, coaches, kibitzers and play recorders • Gatlinburg, TN - April 20-26, Gatlinburg Convention Center. Join us for another edition of America’s except those persons granted permission by the Favorite Regional and Springtime in the Great Smokey Mountains. Choose from a menu of new game ACBL, and are in force throughout any playing times and virtually any event. Co-chairs: Julia and Pete Misslin (423) 884-3550, [email protected] session or segment of play. Further restrictions and • Raleigh, NC - May 18-24, Hilton North Raleigh/Midtown (919) 872-2323. A big biennial tournament, requirements apply in events involving live internet so book early to enjoy the host’s $85/night bridge rate. We’ve tweaked the schedule to end Sunday of and/or coverage. Memorial Day weekend. Co-chair: Barbara Hudson (919) 413-7677, [email protected] A violation of any of the above restrictions will result in an automatic penalty, pursuant to Law 91 of • Reston, VA - June 29-July 5, Hyatt Regency, Reston Town Center (800) 233-1234. Enjoy the Fourth of the . July near the nation’s capital. Fun, excellent restaurants within walking distance of hotel. Chairs: Marty NABC+ events and Ross Bley (240) 441-9885, [email protected] • First offense of any kind (ringing, answering or • Columbia, SC - July 27-Aug. 2, DoubleTree by Hilton (803) 731-0300. Very accessible venue, near initiating a call, texting or browsing) in a session: Interstates 20, 26 and 77 and a short ride from the airport. Enjoy scenic walks along the Congaree, One full board, 12 IMPs or 20% of the maximum Broad and Bush rivers. Co-chairs: Lee and Chris Webb (803) 331-6894, [email protected] available VPs per match, at the respective form of Hilton Inner Harbor (855) 672-1138. Great new site, as we move from scoring. • Baltimore, MD - Aug. 17-23, the country to the bustling city. Enjoy waterfront nightlife and virtually any kind of food - including, of • Second offense in the same session or third offense course, Baltimore seafood. Co-chair: Mary Jo Chiesa (410) 353-7953, [email protected] within the event, disqualification of the pair or team from the event. • Atlanta, GA - Sept. 1-7, Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel (770) 953-4500. The annual Labor Day Other events regional moves to a new site near The Battery and Sun Trust Park, home of the Braves (and away from • First offense, in the same session – ringing Perimeter Mall congestion). Co-chair: Jack Feagin (404) 966-8469, [email protected] only: one-quarter board, 3 IMPs or 1 VP, at the • Charlotte, NC - Oct. 26-Nov. 1, Hilton Charlotte University Place (704) 547-7444. Great location respective form of scoring; first offense in the same near UNC-Charlotte, and with a large pond and boardwalk lined with restaurants. Discover why this is session – answering or initiating a call, texting or the ACBL’s sixth largest regional in 2019. Co-chair: Arnold Hoffmann (980) 254-7576, ajhoffmann@ browsing: one-half board, 6 IMPs or 2 VPs, at the carolina.rr.com respective form of scoring. Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Resort (888) 421-1442. Book early, as • Second offense in the same session: two full • Chesapeake, MD - Nov. 9-15, boards, 20 IMPs or 50% of the maximum available rooms always sell out at this gorgeous retreat on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Co-chair: Shawn Stringer VPs per match, at the respective form of scoring. (301) 275-6363, [email protected] • Third offense in the event: disqualification of the • North Charleston, SC - Dec. 28-Jan. 3, Embassy Suites & Convention Center (843) 747-1882. This pair or team from the event. biennial event is the league’s largest New Year’s regional. With hotel rates of $107/night, the host will Kibitzers violating this policy will be removed sell out early. Co-chair: Ray Benton (843) 209-1471, [email protected] from the playing area for the remainder of the session. Fliers on information tables. This policy applies to all events at NABCs. Online: districtsixbridge.org, district7bridge.org Daily Bulletin Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Page 11

SEMIFINAL PAIRINGS IN THE SOLOWAY KO TEAMS

1 Spector 162 32 Pellegrini 123

1 Spector 129 16 (17) Korbel 87

16 Demirev w/d 17 Korbel 147 1 Spector 46 91 146 ♠ 8 (24) Ventin 12 24 51 w/d

9 Fleisher 110 24 Ventin 130

9 (24) Ventin 113 8 (25) Cayne 70 ♥ 8 Hill 105 25 Cayne 132

1 Spector 4 (20) Blass npc 32 Tables 5 Kasle 120 Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL; , 28 Xu 141 Palm Beach Gardens FL; Vincent Demuy, Palm Beach Gardens FL; John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; 5 (28) Xu w/d John Hurd, New York NY; , Astoria 12 (21) Lebowitz 130 NY 12 Rippey 122 vs 21 Lebowitz 126 Josef Blass (npc); Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC; Jacek Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Michal Nowosadzki, 5 (21) Lebowitz 45 81 100 119 Wejherowo Poland; - Sebastiaan Drijver, 4 (20) Blass npc 34 90 138 166 Geneva Switzerland 13 Ginossar 102 20 Blass npc 210 Nick Nickell, New York NY; , Burr Ridge IL; , Clearwater Beach FL; Eric 13 (20) Blass npc 151 Rodwell, Clearwater FL; Robert Levin, Henderson 4 (29) Onstott 68 NV; Steve Weinstein, Montclair NJ 4 Tulin 82 vs 29 Onstott 84 Andrew Rosenthal - Aaron Silverstein - - Jan Jansma, New York NY; Boye Brogeland, Flekkefjor Norway; Christian Bakke, Bergen Norway

2 Lavazza 244 80.00 5/8 Pierre Zimmermann - 31 Questembert 60 - - , Monaco; Michal 2 Lavazza 100 Klukowski, Poland; Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland 15 Rosenthal 121 80.00 5/8 Peter Crouch, Surrey England; Simon Cope, Hertfordshire UK; Espen Erichsen, Tunbridge 15 Rosenthal 169 Wells UK; Fredrik Helness, Oslo Norway 18 Levine 87 80.00 5/8 Laurence Lebowitz, Boston MA; 2 (15) Rosenthal 33 78 91 146 Adam Grossack - Zachary Grossack, Newton MA; 7 (10) Zimmermann 14 72 95 119 , Sunnyvale CA; Johan Upmark - Fredrik Nystrom, Stockholm Sweden 10 Zimmermann 207 80.00 5/8 Juan Carlos Ventin, Barcelona Spain; 23 Mandala 90 Frederic Wrang, Stockholm Sweden; Antonio Palma, Evora Portugal; Diego Brenner, Barcelona Spain; 10 Zimmermann 128 7 (26) Street 80 Miguel Villas-Boas, Salvador Brazil

7 Gupta 130 26 Street 136

2 (15) Rosenthal 3 Nickell

6 Zagorin 45 27 Zhao 130

6 (27) Zhao 68 11 Crouch 128 ♦ 11 Crouch 149 22 De Leon 120

6 (11) Crouch 20 48 79 95 3 Nickell 26 54 76 126

14 Lall 132 19 Pavlicek 90 ♣ 14 Lall 90 3 Nickell 143

3 Nickell 135 30 Molenaar 82 Page 12 Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Daily Bulletin

MONDAY-TUESDAY DAYLIGHT KO 1 PEGGY TATRO TUESDAY MORNING NEWCOMER PAIRS 9 Tables 9.0 Tables 35.14 1 Robert Hollman, Santa Barbara CA; Bruce A B C Ferguson, Palm Springs CA; Neil Chambers, Schenectady NY; , Seattle WA; Veri Kiljan, Tilburg Netherlands; Luc Tijssen, 2.03 1 1 Nancy Hoeck, Burlingame CA; Carol Lashman, Redwood City CA 66.53% Tilburg Netherlands 1.53 2 2 1 Richard Jacobs - Bruce Pollock, Piedmont CA 61.37% 24.60 2 Hilda Setton, Italy; Pierre Franceschetti, Paris 1.14 3 3 Sandra Fricke - Christine Ely, Half Moon Bay CA 59.19% France; Quentin Robert, Paris France; Julien Bernard, Le Vesinet 1.15 4 4 2 Cynthia Peterson - Frannie Prewitt, Larkspur CA 59.06% France; Nicholas Lhuissier, Rueil Malmaison France; Jerome 0.64 5 5 Carole Seed - Mikki Kindelberger, Stockton CA 58.06% Rombaut, Hem France 0.86 3 Laurie Kahn - Wendy Grossman, Greenbrae CA 56.35% 17.22 3 Ruth Fleischmann, New York NY; Mustafa Cem Tokay, Manhattan NY; Gokhan Yilmaz, Istanbul Turkey; Omer 0.65 4 Phelps Witter, San Francisco CA; Thomas Greer, Moraga CA 54.59% Ekinci, Astoria NY 14.60 4 Giuseppina Di Dio - Gianni Balbi - Franco PEGGY TATRO TUESDAY AFTERNOON SIDE SWISS TEAMS Caviezel, Venice Italy; Peter Schneider, New York City NY 22 Tables A B C MONDAY-TUESDAY DAYLIGHT KO 2 6.83 1 1 Louis Golm - Linda Golm - Bette Meers-O’Hara - Michael O’Hara, 12 Tables San Francisco CA 57.00 18.80 1 Lynne Koeppel - Betty Levin - Jess Jurkovic - 4.48 2/3 2 Gary Near - Louis Lipset - Don Friedman - Robert Byrum, Robert Barrington, New York NY 13.16 2 Brian Samuels - Jan Samuels - Kip Kado - San Francisco CA 55.00 Barbara Shukov, Los Altos CA 4.48 2/3 Giuseppina Di Dio - Franco Caviezel - Gianni Balbi, Venice Italy; 7.52 3/4 Steve Chen - Sarah Chen - Charlie Chen - Andrew Peter Schneider, New York City NY 55.00 Chen, San Jose CA 3.26 4 3 Lily Lister - Lamya Abougoush - Nancy Engbloom - Frances McDonald, 7.52 3/4 Cyndy Sidore - Dennis Viner, Princeville HI; John Calgary AB 54.00 Tippet, Fort Collins CO; Loring Harkness III, Kilauea HI 2.16 5 Will Sutherland, North York ON; Alan Schneider - Sherie Schneider, MONDAY-TUESDAY DAYLIGHT KO 3 Beverly Hills CA; Viktor Anikovich, Los Angeles CA 50.00 12 Tables 2.45 6 4 Frank Mainzer, San Francisco CA; Kathy Sanders, Mill Valley CA; 13.32 1 Brian Castle - Patrick Staley, San Diego CA; Jerry Mednick, San Rafael CA; Cindy Blum, Novato CA 49.00 Linda Atkinson, Encinitas CA; Ramey Farah, La Jolla CA 2.66 5 1 Mary-Jill Clemens, Moraga CA; Yilmaz Ozturhan, San Ramon CA; 9.32 2 Jon Rayden - Donald Cohn - Buz Battle, Los Bill LeMaire, El Sobrante CA; Karen Corburn, Brentwood CA 46.00 Altos CA; Richard Herzog, Los Altos Hills CA 5.33 3/4 Dale Berger, New York NY; Bonnie Apfelbaum, 1.38 6 Steve Chen - Sarah Chen - Charlie Chen - Andrew Chen, San Jose CA 44.00 Greenwich CT; Nance Lodge, Rancho Mirage CA; Barbara Astrin, 2.00 2 Claire Zimmerman - Thomas Zimmerman, Pearland TX; Encino CA Cindy Schaefer - Alan Schaefer, Houston TX 39.00 5.33 3/4 Lily Lister - Lamya Abougoush - Frances 1.31 3/4 Gale Gropp, Bellingham WA; Marilyn Knipp, Delta BC; McDonald - Nancy Engbloom, Calgary AB Nanette Hittmeier - Judy Duning, Olympia WA 38.00 1.31 3/4 Thomas Riley - Nancy Thomas, Concord CA; Ray Bauer, Clayton CA; MONDAY-TUESDAY DAYLIGHT KO 4 14 Tables Pete Davis, Lafayette CA 38.00 10.95 1 Xuyang Zhang - Suhang Li - Ziqian Wang - Yufan Chen - Jiayi Shi - Shuoming Ma, Shanghai People’s Republic of China Vendors Email us 7.67 2 Robert Barnes, Concord CA; Furqan Naeem, Players are invited to check out the vendors on Got a hand you’d like to share or a nice story? Pittsburgh CA; Clare Smith, Walnut Creek CA; Jeanette Bartz, Clayton CA the bottom level of the Marriott. Whether you’re in We’d love to see it: [email protected]. 4.38 3/4 Peter Krag - Ashish Gupta - Andrew Hong, San the market for bridge-related books, software, dealing You’ll also find our email address on the front page Francisco CA; David Gelles, West Richland WA machines, jewelry or clothing, you’ll find it there. of the paper under the “Daily Bulletin” between the 4.38 3/4 Mary-Jill Clemens, Moraga CA; Karen Corburn, date and the editors’ names. Brentwood CA; Yilmaz Ozturhan, San Ramon CA; Bill LeMaire, El Sobrante CA This email address won’t be checked with any regularity when the NABC is not in session, so please continue to use our office email addresses for non- tournament–related correspondence. Daily Bulletin Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Page 13

MONDAY ZIP KO 6 Tables 2.99 1 Roger Lee - - Joshua Donn - Sylvia Shi, Las Vegas NV 2.09 2 Eric Schwartz, Arlington MA; John Ramos, Los Angeles CA; Harrison Luba, Lynnfield MA; Jeff Jacob, Vancouver WA

MONDAY-TUESDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 10 Tables 8.22 1 Julian Standen - George Jeffrey - Ronald Mulcare, San Francisco CA; R. Rozen, Bel Tiburon CA 5.75 2 Lakshmi Vora, Bloomfield Hills MI; Vishwas Gadgil, Troy MI; Deborah Goldsmith, San Diego CA; Naresh Kapila, Auburn Hills MI 3.70 3 Peter Clay - Kathleen Clay, Wellesley MA; Harold Nordstrom, Reading MA; Susan Lincoln, Boxford MA 2.88 4 Susan Morse-Lebow - Monique Thomas, Los Angeles CA; Samantha Macdouglas, Canoga Park CA; Sheila Leventhal, Palm Beach Gardens FL

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 1 The Office of National Recorder will docket the 9 Tables The Life of a Player Memo form and forward a copy to the Recorder in the unit Phyllis Landry, Orleans ON; Margaret Taylor - Patti McCabe, Ottawa By National Recorder Robb Gordon or district having jurisdiction (only the district after ON; Shawn Cantlin, Tracy CA Our Code of Disciplinary Regulations (CDR) Jan. 1, 2020). vs Toyohiko Ozawa, Kawasaki City Japan; Midori Horikawa - Ishino defines a Player Memo thus: “A written document You will receive a confirmation of receipt from Hiroko, Tokyo Japan; Ayako Nagayama, Portland OR informing the recorder about an incident. The player us if we are the initial recipients. If you don’t receive memo is not necessarily a complaint, but it may be this, there is a problem. Please contact recorder@ Alfred Lee, Foster City CA; Ken Gee, Regina SK; Cliff Campbell, Thunder Bay ON; Jan Zadroga, Todz Poland used as the basis for a complaint.” acbl.org. vs I put “written” in bold type because no action If the player making the report has filed Norma Shaw - Michelle Rosenzweig - Cheryl Miller - Carole can be taken by the Recorder unless there is some “confidentially” there is little we can do but file the Bennett Cardinal, Santa Barbara CA writing. We have electronic Player Memo forms Player Memo, but assuming confidentiality is waived, TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 2 that you can complete online at www.acbl.org/ we will begin investigating. We will not accept 9 Tables playermemo. These are submitted directly to the Player Memos that are unsigned, but we will protect Patricia Young - Vilas Bankar – L. Mizrahi - Rebecca Pilshaw, Office of National Recorder. If you prefer a paper your identity if you so request. Bakersfield CA vs form, you can (i) print a PDF from that link above, In the course of the investigation, we generally Helen Spalding - Daphne Bransten, San Francisco CA; Christiane (ii) request it from any tournament director, or (iii) contact the (i) subject (there are times when we do Turner, Ketchum ID; Linda Bucklin, Mill Valley CA obtain it at the designated Player Memo stations at not do that right away if we think there is actual Charlene Friedman, Menlo Park CA; Cynthia Yock - Dianne the NABCs. cheating) (ii) the Tournament Director if we know Giancarlo, Atherton CA; Pamela Mann, San Francisco CA But if you have access to none of these, you who he or she is, and (iii) witnesses. Sometimes (at vs can simply write your concern in your own words major NABC events for example) we can consult Deborah Drysdale - Eddie Tsaowu, San Francisco CA; Vincent Wu, – preferably sent by email to [email protected]. the video recording of the table if this is necessary. Burlingame CA; Liz Koh, San Mateo CA The reason we like the form is because it requests We will also review a player’s file to see if there are information that we need, and having it on the form additional Player Memos from the past five years that Age requirement saves time. suggest a pattern of behavior. Most of the time, you will play and have no Having gathered the evidence one of three things for Senior events You must at least 60 years old to play in ACBL difficulties with anybody else except for technical will happen: Senior events through 2019. stuff that is handled by the tournament director. But 1. The Recorder will determine that there has been when there is an incident at a tournament involving no CDR violation and will just file the document. bad behavior or ethical issues such as unauthorized 2. The Recorder will determine that there was likely information, it is important to fill out a Player Memo. a CDR violation, but nothing provable or serious. This is the only way we know that a few of our The Recorder will counsel the subject. members have issues. 3. The Recorder will determine that there is prima Two very important tips: facie evidence of a CDR violation(s) and will 1. When there is a problem, whether rude behavior, file a Recorder complaint with the charging a break in , or other issues, call the party (usually a district president, or the ACBL director. Many times, the director can adjudicate executive director). a situation before it becomes something bitter. If At that point, the focus moves to the charging something occurs away from the table, calling a party. He/she will review the complaint and the director might not be possible. evidence and confirm that he/she has jurisdiction 2. Just because you have called the director does not over the matter and whether the evidence points to mean you shouldn’t fill out a Player Memo. But violations of the CDR. If so, then the charging party when you do, please know or learn the director’s will write a “Charge Letter” and forward it to the name. If you fill the Player Memo out at the relevant disciplinary chair who will form a committee tournament, give it back to your table director and arrange a hearing date and location. so that he/she may make comments while the To put all this in perspective, through Sept. 30 incident is fresh. this office received 216 Player Memos in 2019, and If the Player Memo is filled out at the tournament 26 of these resulted in charges being brought. and the Recorder happens to be present, the Because our office is a clearinghouse for all Tournament Director-in-Charge might simply hand Player Memos, we no longer need to have players deliver it. Otherwise, they will just transmit it to us slipping “under the radar.” But it only works if you via [email protected]. You may also do this. help! Page 14 Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Daily Bulletin

MONDAY-TUESDAY KO 1 PEGGY TATRO TUESDAY OPEN PAIRS 9 Tables 24.0 Tables / Based on 63 Tables 43.40 1 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Piotr Tuczynski, A B C Poznan Poland; Joshua Donn, Las Vegas NV; Michal Kwiecien, Lublin Poland; Wlodzimierz Starkowski, Poznan Poland; Bartosz Chmurski, 35.92 1 1 Yi Ouyang, Albany CA; Kun-Chieh Wang, Sunnyvale CA 60.55% Lomianky Poland 26.94 2 Joann Glasson - Bob Glasson, Pennington NJ 57.89% 30.38 2 Justine Cushing - Melih Ozdil, New York NY; 20.21 3 2 Bruce Blakely, San Rafael CA; Patricia Irwin, Mill Valley CA 57.77% Sadik Arf, Saratoga CA; Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw Poland; Jacek 15.15 4 Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Joan Cremin, Paradise Valley AZ 56.81% Romanski, Lublin Poland 11.97 5 Bryan Storey, Frisco TX; Norman Beck, Dallas TX 56.08% 17.36 3/4 Rose Meltzer, Chapel Hill NC; Nikolay Demirev, 10.26 6 Donald Kersey - Paddy Allan, Kingston ON 55.71% Arlington Heights IL; Andrzej Knap - Arthur Wasik, Madrid Spain; Piotr Nawrocki, Warsaw Poland; Piotr Wiankowski, Gdansk Poland 8.98 7 3 David Taylor - Sue Anderson, Seattle WA 55.28% 17.36 3/4 Shen Qi, Shanghai People’s Republic of China; 7.98 8 Richard Williams - Jody Williams, San Carlos CA 55.12% Di Zheng, Los Angeles CA; Wei Zhang, Suzhou People’s Republic of 7.18 9 4 Phillip Frankel - Leslie Reynolds, McKinleyville CA 55.08% China; Liang Li - Wen Hu, Nanjing People’s Republic of China; Zuo 6.53 10 5 Henryk Szejnwald - Richard O’Brien, Los Altos CA 55.07% Xiao Xue, Horn Lake MS 5.99 11 Terry McHenry, Sarasota FL; Peter Jargowsky, Boca Raton FL 54.71% MONDAY-TUESDAY KO 2 5.53 12 Maximo Crusizio, Argentina; Lisi Covarubias, Albany CA 53.99% 14 Tables 8.08 6 1 JC Chupack - Scott Chupack, Seattle WA 53.86% 18.75 1 Anne Wilson, San Jose CA; Carolyn Drozdiak, Los 3.93 7 Will Williams - Laurie Carr, Honolulu HI 53.54% Gatos CA; Marilyn Bowie, Reno NV; Diane Weissman, Fountain Hills 6.06 2 R. Shenkin - Susan Shenkin, West Chester PA 52.25% AZ 4.55 3 Marilyn Schapiro, New York NY; Judy Gruenberger, Encinitas CA 51.77% 13.13 2 R. Carmel Bailey - Candace Flemming - Helen 3.41 4 Harold George, Wichita KS; Anthony Crocker, Glendale CA 51.37% Prowse - Kathryn MacIsaac, Halifax NS 7.50 3/4 Chuck Reppas, Leavenworth WA; Kit Morse, San 4.22 5 David McGraham, Vancouver WA; John Wood, Blaine WA 48.99% Mateo CA; Ralph Lipe - Lynda Lipe, Bellevue WA 7.50 3/4 Kathie Hoehne, Anchorage AK; Shirley Liss, PEGGY TATRO TUESDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS Fairbanks AK; Terrance Hill - Paul Hochfeld, Corvallis OR 12.0 Tables / Based on 11 Tables 7 5 3 HARVEY BRODY TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO 1 5.51 1 1 1 Hai Zhu, Mountain View CA; John Micco, East Palo Alto CA 59.81% 14 Tables Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Thomas 4.13 2 2 Roy Tsai - Jung Hu, San Jose CA 59.20% Bessis, Paris France; Frederic Volcker, Issy Les Moulin France; Tom 3.10 3 3 David Puryear - Kathy Puryear, Mountain View CA 58.23% Hanlon, Dublin Ireland; Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan France 2.32 4 Steven Smith, Corralitos CA; Carol Avenmarg, Aptos CA 56.29% vs 2.11 5 4 Conrad Larkin - Harley Conner, Santa Rosa CA 56.03% Joyce Hill, St. Augustine FL; Kevin Dwyer - Shan Huang, Melbourne 1.68 6 Carol Morse, Glen Ellen CA; Brooke Farkas, Sonoma CA 55.25% FL; Kevin Bathurst, Palm Beach Gardens FL; , Little Elm TX 2.20 2 Patricia Albo - Jim Albo, Mill Valley CA 47.00% Mike Levine, Boca Raton FL; , Houston TX; Simon De Wijs, Doorn Netherlands; Bauke Muller, Zwaag Netherlands; Mike TUESDAY EVENING SIDE PAIRS Passell, Plano TX; Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV 12.5 Tables vs A B C Mike Rippey, Orinda CA; Kamil Nowak, Kielce Poland; Leonardo 4.98 1 1 Michael Kelley - Martina Kelley, Lake Zurich IL 63.29% Cima, Roma Italy; Giovanni Donati, Italy; - Walid Elahmady, Cairo Egypt 3.74 2 2 1 Sharon Larson, Carmel CA; - Maja, Marina CA 61.55% 2.45 3/4 3/4 Brian McGuire, United Kingdom; Marcello Golfieri, Mountain View CA 57.58% HARVEY BRODY TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO 2 2.45 3/4 3/4 Terrance Hill - Paul Hochfeld, Corvallis OR 57.58% 14 Tables 1.88 5 5 Sylvia Riewerts, Milwaukie OR; Joe Rottmann, Vancouver WA 56.99% Robert Perlsweig, Pacific Plsds CA; Pam Wittes, Venice CA; Robert 1.34 6 6 Isabelle Bello - Mejio Thizy, Paris France 54.90% Kent - Ellen Kent, Chicago IL 2.40 2 Michael Ravera - David Sisson, Fremont CA 52.65% vs Rebecca Clough - Roger Clough, Culver City CA; Subba Ravipudi, 1.80 3 Arlene Geisler - Kenneth Geisler, Clarkston MI 52.45% Downey CA; Gale Senter, San Clemente CA 1.35 4 Dolf Daam, Victoria BC; Eileen Rush, The Villages FL 50.95%

Nancy Jonske, Portland OR; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; Charles PEGGY TATRO TUESDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS Swart, Alameda CA; Phil Feldman, Los Angeles CA 8.0 Tables vs Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA; , Hockenheim Germany; A B C Roland Rohowsky, Nueruberg Germany; William Watson, Sunnyvale CA 2.70 1 Nancy Leonard - Jo Lepley, Santa Barbara CA 65.18% 2.27 2 1 Maxine Reagh, Sebastopol CA; Cathy Wagener, Petaluma CA 63.10% HARVEY BRODY TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY KO 3 1.89 3 2 1 Jane Maloney, Incline Village NV; Christian Goetze, San Francisco CA 61.31% 14 Tables 1.14 4 Brad Hanna - Jeanette Hanna, Clackamas OR 59.82% N Dennis Berg - David Roe - Hal Saunders - Dawn Ligon, Santa 0.85 5 John Snyder - Carol Snyder, Goleta CA 56.85% Barbara CA vs 1.24 3/4 2/3 Rita Vachani, Lexington MA; Jory Agate, Cambridge MA 50.60% Carol Reiss, Albertson NY; Ann Goldberg, Fort Lauderdale FL; Jan 1.24 3/4 2/3 Laurie Vree - Kim Morris, Santa Rosa CA 50.60% Frey, Lake Worth FL; Anne Stuckler, Bayside NY

Ivy Steinberg - Allan Quaile, Stouffville ON; Brenda Griffiths - Doug Darnley, Pickering ON Buy your NABC vs Playing in an NABC+ pairs S. Andrew Sass, Fremont CA; James Coke, Shingle Springs CA; Susan entry online Bogan, Fair Oaks CA; Karl Zaman, Strongsville OH game? Buy your entry early! In an effort to speed up the start of all NABC+ Don’t wait in line! Buy pairs events – which require additional time for your entries in advance for Use of the – proper seeding – the all national-level events at ACBL asks participants BridgeWinners.com. Alerts and Announcements to please buy their entries Entries must be When using bidding boxes, the ACBL requires at least 15 minutes purchased by 10 a.m. the that players tap the Alert strip and say “Alert” at the before game time. This day of the event EXCEPT same time. is especially true if you for events that require pre- When making an Announcement, use the expect to be a seeded pair. registration, in which case Announcement word (such as “transfer”) and tap the the ACBL deadline, or the earlier of the two, applies. Alert strip at the same time. A player who Alerts or A nice feature: You can buy entries in advance Announces a bid must make sure his opponents are and be charged for the total number of sessions aware that an Alert or Announcement has been made. played after the event is over. Daily Bulletin Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Page 15

LEE POLLAK TUESDAY EVENING A/X/Y SWISS TEAMS 12 Tables / Based on 27 Tables Monitoring A B C ACBL monitors events at North American Bridge 7.89 1 Sooja Kwon, Seoul South Korea; Yas Takeda, Hacienda Heights CA; Championships with both visible and concealed Daniel Takahashi - Kyungwon Yoo, Las Vegas NV 57.00 5.92 2 Mike Cappelletti - Allison L. Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; real-time cameras in public spaces. The images are Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI; Radu Nistor, Woodside NY 50.00 recorded and available for later inspection and review 4.44 3 1 1 Mindy Foos - Michael Fleisher, Campbell CA; Daniel Blaettler, by ACBL management and tournament officials, Melbourne FL; Thomas Trudeau, San Antonio TX 46.00 among others, including members of the Anti- 3.33 4 Erez Hendelman - Terri Asiel, New York NY; Fred Chasalow, Cheating Commission. These recordings are also Belmont CA; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 44.00 uploaded to the internet following the NABC. 2.56 2 2 Hiroyuki Hagihira, Meguro-Ku Tokyo Japan; Emi Sakata, Japan; Junko Tsubaki, Tokyo Japan; Yumiko Oda, Tokyo Japan 41.00 By general monitoring of the session and participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source of LEE POLLAK TUESDAY EVENING B/C/D SWISS TEAMS information that may be useful in determining facts 15 Tables and settling issues or disputes arising from some B C D types of ethical and behavioral complaints or actions. 5.00 1 1 1 Ed Gould - Cornelia Gould, Indian Wells CA; Edward Easley, Please summon a director if a problem occurs at the Sacramento CA; Miriam Steinberg, Carmichael CA 61.00 table. This procedure is intended to assure everyone 3.75 2 2 2 Donald Thomas - Gary Miyata - Jewel Daniels - Roz King, San Diego CA 60.00 2.46 3/4 Donna Darvey, Rancho Mirage CA; Kathy Twomey, Bloomfield Village MI; that the playing field is level and that misbehavior Ilene Grabel, Palm Desert CA; Sally Craig, Port Moody BC 50.00 will not be tolerated. 2.46 3/4 3 Frederick Steele - Russell Gowen - Deepak Ramanathan - Brian Wallace, San Francisco CA 50.00 1.58 5 4 3 Gloria Hersch, Healdsburg CA; Margaret Evenson - Betsy McCormick, Portland OR; Abbe Cohen, Santa Rosa CA 49.00 1.16 5 Susan Campbell, Graton CA; Eleanor Wales - Nancy Johnson, Santa Rosa CA; Patricia Hertz, Sebastopol CA 47.00

Tomorrow’s Bridge Events Thursday, December 5, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Thursday-Friday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 1-2 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Wednesday-Thursday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 3-4 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Unit 512 Wine Country Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game 1st single session Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Thursday, December 5, 10 a.m. 299er & 99er Pairs single $15 $19 0-20 Pairs single $15 $15 Thursday, December 5, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Daylight A/X Open Pairs (unlimited/6000) 1-2 Golden Gate C, Level B2 $20 $24 Daylight B/C Open Pairs (3000/1500) 1-2 Golden Gate C, Level B2 $20 $24 Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Golden Gate A, Level B2 $20 $24 Thursday-Friday Daylight Knockout Teams 1-2 Golden Gate B, Level B2 $20 $24 Thursday, December 5, Noon & 7 p.m. SOLOWAY KNOCKOUT TEAMS 1-2 F Sierra J, 5th Floor $30 + screen fee of $20/team/session Thursday, December 5, 1 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday Side Game 3rd single session Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Thursday, December 5, 1 & 4:30 p.m. 0-10,000 1-2 Q Yerba Buena 10, Bottom Level $22 — 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions. Thursday, December 5, 1 & 7:30 p.m. KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 F Yerba Buena 7, Bottom Level $30 + screen fee of $10/pair/session SENIOR MIXED PAIRS 1-2 Q Yerba Buena 9, Bottom Level $30 — 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions. Contestants must be 60 or older. 0-6000 MINI-BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 F Nob Hill, Bottom Level $22 — Scott Ewing Memorial Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Yerba Buena 6, Bottom Level $20 $24 Harvey Brody Memorial Compact Knockout Teams 1-4 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Cure Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Wednesday-Thursday Knockout Teams 3-4 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Thursday, December 5, 3 p.m. Afternoon Side Swiss Teams single Golden Gate B, Level B2 $20 $24 299er & 99er Pairs single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $19 Thursday, December 5, 7:30 p.m. A/X/Y Evening Swiss Teams single Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 B/C/D Evening Swiss Teams single Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Wednesday-Thursday Side Game Series 4th single session Golden Gate C, Level B2 $20 $24 299er Pairs single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $19 Thursday, December 5, 11:30 p.m. Zip Knockout Teams single Soma, 2nd Floor $16/team/match

Note: Pre-registration 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 (300- 750/200-300/0-200). 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 (300- 750/200-300/0-200). 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. Page 16 Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Daily Bulletin

Today’s Bridge Events Wednesday, December 4, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Wednesday-Thursday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 1-2 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Tuesday-Wednesday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 3-4 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Tom Pajak Monday-Wednesday Morning Side Game Series 3rd single session Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Wednesday, December 4, 10 a.m. Terry Terzian Memorial 299er & 99er Pairs single Soma, 2nd Level $15 $19 Terry Terzian Memorial 0-20 Pairs single Soma, 2nd Level $15 $15 Wednesday, December 4, 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. Fast Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Golden Gate A, Level B2 $20 $24 Wednesday, December 4, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Daylight A/X/Y Swiss Teams (unlimited/6000/4000) 1-2 Golden Gate C, Level B2 $20 $24 Bracketed B Teams (0–3000) 1-2 Golden Gate C, Level B2 $20 $24 Wednesday, December 4, Noon & 7 p.m. SOLOWAY KNOCKOUT TEAMS 1-2 SF Sierra J, 5th Floor $30 + screen fee of $20/team/session Wednesday, December 4, 1 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday Side Game Series 1st single session Nob Hill, Bottom Level $20 $24 Wednesday, December 4, 1 & 7:30 p.m. KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 SF Yerba Buena 9, Bottom Level $30 — WHITEHEAD WOMEN’S PAIRS 1-2 F Yerba Buena 9, Bottom Level $30 — 0-6000 MINI-BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 SF Yerba Buena 9, Bottom Level $22 — Frank Lowenthal Memorial Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Yerba Buena 6, Bottom Level $20 $24 Harvey Brody Memorial Open Swiss Teams (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Yerba Buena 7, Bottom Level $20 $24 Gold Rush Swiss Teams (750/300/200) 1-2 Yerba Buena 7, Bottom Level $20 $24 Cure Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Wednesday-Thursday Knockout Teams 1-2 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Harvey Brody Memorial Tuesday-Wednesday Knockout Teams 3-4 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Wednesday, December 4, 3 p.m. 299er & 99er Pairs single Soma, 2nd Level $15 $19 Wednesday, December 4, 7:30 p.m. Evening Board-a-Match Teams (unlimited/3000/750) single Golden Gate C, Level B2 $20 $24 Open to Swiss drop-ins and new entrants Wednesday-Thursday Side Game Series 2nd single session Golden Gate C, Level B2 $20 $24 299er Pairs single Soma, 2nd Level $15 $19 Wednesday, December 4, 11:30 p.m. Zip Knockout Teams single Soma, 2nd Level $16/team/match

Note: Pre-registration 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 (300- 750/200-300/0-200). 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 (300- 750/200-300/0-200). 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.

Today’s Sponsors Tom Pajak Frank Lowenthal 1939–2018 19,750 masterpoints and earned the title of Grand If Tom Pajak were a By Gary MacGregor Life Master when he won the Lebhar IMP Pairs at the baseball player, he’d handle Frank Lowenthal was 1991 Las Vegas NABC. When diagnosed with ALS all nine positions flawlessly my friend and frequent two years ago, Harvey handled it his way, and passed and be revered by bridge partner for 30 years. quietly in his sleep in January 2018. The Tuesday- teammates and opponents A confirmed overbidder, he Wednesday Knockout Teams are named in memory of alike. Unanimous MVP, with often looked truly pained Harvey Brody. a smile for everyone and when forced to use the pass Cure Myalgic Encephalomyelitis remarkable card. His favorite event was Referred to by CDC as “America’s hidden aplomb in all situations. the IMP Pairs (license to health crisis,” myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic That sums up Tom’s service to Unit 502 (and the overbid?). Most of all, Frank hated missing slams. fatigue syndrome affects between 1 and 2.5 million larger bridge Born in Nazi Germany in 1939 to Jewish parents, Americans and has a disease burden comparable to community) over several decades, even serving the family was lucky to escape and emigrate to New that of HIV/AIDS and breast cancer. The difference as president of District 21 for the past two years. York City. Frank attended City College of New is that people are generally aware of HIV/AIDS and The Unit 502 board voted unanimously to honor York, later earning a doctorate in mathematics from breast cancer, but most have not heard of ME/CFS Tom with this token of our thanks and admiration. Stanford. He taught at several universities well into and have no idea how devastating it is, nor the large The Monday-Wednesday Morning Side Game his 70s. number of people afflicted, including many in our Series is named in honor of Tom Pajak. Loving travel, he and his wife, Ann, visited bridge community. Roughly 25% are homebound Terry Terzian 1957–2019 almost 100 countries. He was a lifelong, passionate or bedbound, and up to 75% cannot work. For years Terry had been teaching fan of the New York Yankees. He is missed by his ME/CFS was thought to be psychologically-based, bridge since the 1970s. He family, friends, and his bridge partners. but in 2015 the National Academy of Medicine stated was a noted bridge personality Today’s regional Open Pairs is named in memory in no uncertain terms that the disease is physically in the Bay Area and helped of Frank Lowenthal. based. The lack of coverage in medical school many players tour the world Harvey Brody 1939–2018 curricula has resulted in a generation of health care on his cruises. He loved ice Harvey Brody loved San professionals who are largely ignorant of ME/CFS. skating and tennis in addition Francisco, and lived here for Consequently, most patients are not diagnosed, and to bridge. Through his travels, almost five decades. He was harmful treatments still persist. Research funding by he brought much joy and born on Sept. 16, 1939, in NIH is pitifully low and would need to be increased interesting adventures to students, partners and Kalamazoo MI and liked to 14-fold to be on par with diseases of similar burden. friends. He is truly missed. joke that he flunked out of Politicians are equally unaware and are slow to react The morning Intermediate/Newcomer games are the University of Michigan because of the lack of concern among the American named in memory of Terry Terzian. three times because he found public. bridge to be so much more Cure Myalgic Encephalomyelitis is the sponsor interesting than his classes. Eventually, he got his for the Wednesday-Thursday Knockout Teams. degree in finance, and moved to San Francisco where he worked as an accountant until he became a full-time bridge pro in 1988. He amassed over