Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Volume 85, Number 5 Daily Bulletin 85th North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley and Paul Linxwiler High honors bestowed Bragin team leads The night was filled with emotion – happiness, It was Andrews’ first assignment, Hardy’s second. sadness for the departed and joy for the newest Andrews recalled that he and Hardy worked a Senior Swiss members of the ACBL Bridge Hall of Fame. Emcee room with five or six sections of a side game. At the The Maryland-based squad led by Barry Bragin George Jacobs said it best: “The game itself should time, all scoring was manual, so the TDs had to do topped the field of 94 teams in the qualifying round get the award. It brings us together.” the recaps by hand. of the Truscott/U.S. Playing Card Senior Swiss With seven other members of the Hall of Fame “Max did his sheet,” Andrews said, “and then Teams. Bragin, playing with Mark Laken, Andrew in attendance, and Max Hardy were took mine, which was half finished, and completed Gofreed and Alan Tenenbaum, scored 130 victory celebrated for their contributions to bridge, and it.” points. French champions Bénédicte Cronier and Sylvie The Los Angeles area has lots of sectionals In second with 113 VPs was the team captained Willard were toasted as 2013 recipients of the Sidney every year, and most were close to where Hardy and by Dee Adams of Memphis TN. Her squad includes H. Lazard Jr. Sportsmanship Award. Andrews lived, so they got to know each other and partner Al Stone and teammates , Mark Lowell Andrews, the late Max Hardy’s best became fast friends. Itabashi, Dan Morse and . friend, spoke for his friend, honored with the Andrews told one of his favorite stories, about a The New England squad led by Geoffrey Brod is Blackwood Award for service to bridge. time when he and Hardy were playing together at the third: They scored 109 VPs in the qualifying round. Andrews said he first met Hardy when the two of Bridge Academy in Tarzana. They were well known Brod played with Alan Applebaum, Pat McDevitt, them were assigned to work Bridge Week in L.A., at by that time, so there were lots of kibitzers around Victor King, Richard DeMartino and Sheila Gabay. the time the best-attended regional in North America. continued on page 5 Fourty-eight teams made the cut to today’s two- session final. Head-to-head matches begin in national KOs The opening round of the Knockout Teams, the Wagar Women’s Knockout Teams, Mini- Spingold I (0-5000) and Mini-Spingold II (0-1500) reduced each of the respective fields to proper sizes to allow head-to-head matches in today’s action. The Spingold, which had 67 entrants, saw the Brad Moss and were on Mary Hardy, accompanied Presenter David Sokolow with top 55 teams receive byes, while the remaining 12 hand to honor their mother, Gail by Max’s son, Ben Hardy, in the recipients of the Sidney H. squads slugged it out to become seeds 56 through 64. accepting the Blackwood Lazard Jr. Sportsmanship Award: Greenberg, on receiving the von Team Monaco, the defending Spingold Zedtwitz Award. Award for her late husband. Bénédicte Cronier and . champions with captain Pierre Zimmermann, , , , and , is the top seed. Volunteers honored The field in theWagar was 13 teams, which had to be reduced to eight. The top two seeds received byes on Monday, while the 11 other squads vied for at Goodwill meeting the other six slots. When it comes to promoting The No. 1 seed in the event is Sylvia Moss’s pleasant behavior and ethics at the team: Joann Glasson, , Beth Palmer, bridge table, the Catherine D’Ovidio and Janice Seamon-Molson. Goodwill Committee is leading The pattern was the same for both Mini- the way. At Monday’s Goodwill Spingold I (29 entrants) and Mini-Spingold II (23 Committee reception, another entrants). Both contests used a series of byes and form of goodwill – volunteerism – playoffs to reduce the field to 16 teams in each. was recognized. Bob Heller, who represents the host district (7) on the ACBL of directors, cited two of the We want your photo! Mid-Atlantic Bridge Conference’s See page 2 for deatils. most faithful and effective volunteers. The first was Pat Seiler of WBF reports inside Hilton Head Island SC. Seiler, Today and through the end of the tournament, Bob Heller, who represents District 7 on the ACBL Board of chair of the first four regionals the middle four pages of the Daily Bulletin include Directors, with Len Case and Pat Seiler. organized in Hilton Head Island, reporting from the World Youth Open Bridge was also MABC treasurer for 16.5 Championships. years. Heller noted that Seiler worked for the MABC expertly and diligently and never took a penny for her services. “She might have used a free play now and then,” he said. Goodwill Message With help from 2012 ACBL President Sharon Anderson, Heller said he calculated Leave a tidy table and push in your chair. that Seiler worked 8800 hours in her job as Sandy DeMartino, Goodwill Chair treasurer. Another stalwart, Heller said, is Len Case, husband of Janet Case, one of ACBL’s ATTENDANCE top tournament directors. The two – a “tag through Monday afternoon Aileen Osofsky Goodwill District 7 Goodwill team,” according to Heller – live in Charlotte Committee Chair Sandy Committee Chair Richard NC. Len was chairman of the first regional in DeMartino. Brown. continued on page 17 6275 tables Page 2 Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Daily Bulletin

SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Tuesday, August 6 Wednesday, August 7 8:30–9:30 a.m. TourneyTRAX Q&A. Meet with members of the ACBL 9 am–noon Club Director Refresher Course. Second day of the staff for an interactive session about TourneyTRAX, the new continuing education seminar for bridge directors to tournament information system.B Atrium Tower, level 2, increase their skills. Must attend both sessions (Tuesday and Conference Suite 222. Wednesday). Atrium Tower, level 2, Conference Suite 226. 9 a.m.–Noon Club Director Refresher Course. Continuing education Friday, August 9 for bridge directors to increase their skills. Continues on 8:30–9:30 a.m. TourneyTRAX Q&A. Meet with members of the ACBL Wednesday, Aug. 7. Must attend both sessions. Sign up at the staff for an interactive session about TourneyTRAX, the new door. Fee: $15 covers both sessions. Atrium Tower, level 2, tournament information system. Free. Atrium Tower, level 2, Conference Suite 226. Conference Suite 222. 7-10 p.m. Zero Tolerance Workshop. Atrium Tower, level 2, Conference Suite 219. Open to all. Especially valuable for club managers. You’re welcome to bring food. CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Be sure to hear these expert lecturers at the Atlanta NABC by some of the best- known players and teachers at 9:15 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. Hanover Hall, LL2. Tuesday, August 6 Thursday, August 8 9:15 am Harriette Buckman Rights and Responsibilities 9:15 am Kevin Wilson Fitting Honors 6:45 pm Coley McGinnis & Defensive Carding 6:45 pm Billy Miller Dear Billy Live Linda Hanson Friday, August 9 Wednesday, August 7 9:15 am Mike Flader Ruling the Game 9:15 am Michael Huston Finessing 6:45 pm Sam Marks The Use and Abuse of Blackwood 6:45 pm Double, Double Toil & Trouble ENTERTAINMENT and HOSPITALITY Location: Peach Pit on LL2, unless otherwise noted 10:45 p.m.- Hot dogs Wednesday, August 7 midnight 8:15-9:15 a.m. Beginner Yoga (bring a towel) 11 p.m.-midnight Mark Larson, piano and vocals 8:45-9:30 a.m. Dr. David Schulman is the Director, Emory Sleep Laboratory Thursday, August 8 and Program Director for Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care 8:15-9:15 a.m. Zumba Medicine at Emory University. He recently was honored with 2-2:45 p.m. Pianist the 2013 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award. Dave 6:30-8:30 p.m. Robert Meadows will sing country and contemporary songs. has also done well in NABCs, coming in second with Steve Robert recently released his debut album, Let’s Try That Callaham in the Young LM Pairs in 2009. He will speak on Again. “Sleep as Key to Health” in Suite 222 on the Atrium Level. 9-10 p.m. Global Dance will be a classic performance inspired by 2-2:45 p.m. Stephen Peterkin and Jeffrey Tsang, pianists dances from Egypt, Morocco, Turkey, Lebanon, Spain and 2:15-2:45 p.m. Ice cream India. 6:30–7:30 p.m. Vegetables, dip and assorted cheeses 10:30 p.m.- Small, pulled pork barbecue sandwiches and chips 6:30–9:30 p.m. Cash bar 12:30 a.m. 6:30-8:15 p.m. Mark Larson, The Piano Guy and singer. Come and sing 10:30 p.m.- Robert Meadows, country and contemporary along with Mark or just enjoy listening to him perform. 12:30 a.m. 8:30 p.m.- till Texas Hold’em

Important notices for Check cashing and Play in a world players in national events bridge bucks championship The check-cashing desk, located in the lobby The 41st World Teams Championships, which Notice to seeded pairs area on LL1, will be open between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. include the World Transnational Open Teams If you expect to be seeded in an NABC+ every day through Friday, Aug. 9. Championship, will be held on the island of Bali in event at this tournament, please purchase your There is a limit of $500 per day for check September this year. at least 15 minutes before game time. Doing cashing. Members must provide their ACBL The WTOT starts on Tuesday, Sept. 24, and so will help get the game started. numbers. is open to any player who is a member in good Bridge bucks are available for purchase at the standing of his or her national bridge organization – NABC Slideshow check-cashing desk. Visa, MasterCard and Discover e.g., the ACBL. Because it is a transnational event, The Atlanta planning committee is putting can be used only to purchase bridge bucks. competitors can play with partners or teammates together a slideshow of the overall winners of from other countries. tournament events. We will take pictures of overall It’s an enjoyable and exciting event – a real winners in the Prize Room located on the Exhibit Dis-Kennections 5 challenge too, because many of the teams that Level, two floors below the main lobby. The Prize Dis-Kennections, with appropriate apologies participate in the , and Room will be open each day between 9:15-9:50 to Ken Jennings and Parade Magazine, is a daily d’Orsi Seniors Trophy but do not get through to the a.m., 2-2:50 p.m. and 6:30-7:20 p.m. We need both feature of the Summer 2013 NABC Bulletin. knockout phase drop into the Transnational Teams. partners from a pair and/or all members of a team to This means that teams entering the event get the come to the prize room for the picture if they are the Determine the word or phrase suggested by the opportunity of playing against some of the leading overall winners of an event. The slideshow will be on five clues below. Then conclude what the common players in the world. There are few – if any – other display on the Exhibit Level and will include other theme is for those five answers. sports where this can happen, and it makes for a truly tournament information and presentations you won’t 1. A popular alternative to dining at a Chinese great competition. want to miss. restaurant Add to that the atmosphere of the final stages 2. Price you pay for doing the wrong thing of the main championships – the Bermuda Bowl, 3. In art, the kind of space around or between Venice Cup and d’Orsi Seniors Trophy, with the Say ‘cheese!’ elements of the subject excellent and all the tension of the finals and ACBL has retained a professional photographer 4. Something done with trade accounts and it becomes an unforgettable experience. to update images for our publications and website. books Bali is a popular destination because of its We are looking for you — Hall of Famers, NABC 5. Associate of Guildenstern, according to beauty, and the championships are being held in the winners, tournament staff, Grand Life Masters, Shakespeare attractive resort of Nusa Dua. Come and play then Bulletin contributors, etc. Please look nice. The stay a few extra days to enjoy the wonderful beaches photographer will be located in the Kennesaw (See page 5 for the solution to today’s puzzle.) and the great culture to be found on Bali. We feel room, LL3, Sunday between 9 –10:30 a.m. and by sure you will have a truly wonderful time! appointment. Email [email protected] To find out more and to register for this great championship, visit www.worldbridge.org. Daily Bulletin Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS or game-forcing values Have you discussed? (respectively, 3♥ By Brent Manley and 3♠). This is not This conversation was overheard at the North necessarily best, but it American Bridge Championships in San Diego. is a possibility. Three- First player: “I don’t like the way you played Board level bids can also be 17. You shouldn’t have pitched a club.” Second used to show shortness player: “But you played Board 17.” First player: with 4-4-4-1, 5-4-3-1 “Yes, and there was or 5-4-4-0 shape. A no way to make it.” discussion can help Readers of you and partner decide yesterday’s column which method is easiest may think the to remember and most waterfront has been likely to come up more covered on 1NT than once a year. openings. Not even Try this one: close. Partner opens 1NT and How many you hold: have you discussed ♠ K Q J 8 7 6 the following ♥ K 4 situation? ♦ 6 2 West North East South ♣ Q 7 4. Partner You What’s the 1NT problem, you say? Just Pass 2♣ Dbl ? bid 2♥ and follow with It virtually every instance, the double of 2♣ is 4♠. You know you have lead directing, indicating a strong holding in clubs. at least an eight-card You have options here: redouble, Pass, 2♦, 2♥ fit. It’s a no-brainer. or 2♠. What are the implications of these choices? Wait a minute: You Will your partner know what you intend if you pass were actually dealt: 2♣? Does it mean you are happy with that contract? ♠ K Q J 8 7 6 Does it mean that you have no four-card major? If ♥ A K 4 so, what would it mean if you bid 2♦? If you have ♦ 6 2 agreements about these points, you will be ahead of ♣ Q 7 many pairs, and not just the new players. Now what? Do you Some experts agree that a pass of 2♣ doubled transfer and bid 4♠ and shows a club stopper. If North wishes to continue find partner with: with Stayman, he redoubles. If you have that ♠ A 10 4 agreement, bids of 2♦, 2♥ and 2♠ carry their usual ♥ Q 5 3 meanings but deny a club stopper. ♦ A Q You are, of course, free to forge any agreements ♣ K J 10 8 5 with which you and your partner are comfortable. Barring a club , It’s cliché but it’s true: Even a bad agreement is partner is cold for 6♠, better than no agreement. but you can’t ask for Here’s another situation: You open 1NT and aces because you have partner bids at the three level. Have you discussed two suits in which the what these bids mean? opponents might cash aces (or key cards) after partner opens 1NT and you Some play that a jump to three of a minor the first two tricks. It makes no sense to have to bid bid Stayman or transfer? Many pairs use Gerber shows a six-card suit missing one high honor but the same way with the two hands. (4♣) to ask for aces or key cards after partner opens with little additional strength in the hand. If opener Many partnerships agree that transferring to 1NT or 2NT. A sequence such as 1NT – 2♣; 2♥ has the missing card (often an ace), he can try for the major at the two level and bidding four shows – 4NT is not asking for key cards for hearts. It is 3NT, knowing that he has a great chance for six slam interest. With a hand that does not inspire you inviting partner to bid a slam with a choice of 6♥ tricks from responder’s hand. to consider slam, just transfer at the four level and or 6NT if he is on the top of the range for his 1NT A jump to three of a major is often used to pass (bid 4♥, a transfer to spades). opener. show 5-5 or better in the majors with invitational Incidentally, have you discussed how to ask for

with a low doubleton in an unbid Thinking bridge major is off the wall. North does best to support By Eddie Kantar hearts rather than bid 1♠, an unlimited response. If possible, limit a weak hand quickly. Lead commentary: Looks normal. It takes a Dlr: South ♠ K 7 4 3 brave soul to lead something else when holding Vul: E-W ♥ Q 10 8 A-K-Q-(x) in a suit. ♦ 2 Defensive commentary: West must realize that ♣ 8 7 4 3 2 this dummy is good for one thing, and one thing ♠ 9 6 ♠ 10 8 5 2 only: ruffing diamonds. Club tricks, if there are any, ♥ 7 3 2 ♥ 5 4 are not going away. West must shift to a at ♦ A J 8 3 ♦ K 9 7 4 trick two, playing a second trump when in with a ♣ A K Q 9 ♣ J 10 5 diamond. Because the spades are blocked, declarer ♠ A Q J can take no more than five hearts in the closed hand, ♥ A K J 9 6 one diamond ruff in dummy, and three spades. ♦ Q 10 6 5 Down one. Without the trump shift at trick two, ♣ 6 declarer can ruff two diamonds in dummy and make the contract. Dane Margol and Melissa Sovereign West North East South When a weak dummy tables with a short suit 1♥ plus trump support, trump leads are usually called Playing in the Monday afternoon Pass 2♥ Pass 4♥ for. Intermediate/Newcomer games were Dane All Pass As a defender, keep length parity with the Margol and Melissa Sovereign of Jacksonville FL. The partners, who play at the St. : ♣A. dummy. East should not discard a spade holding Bidding commentary: West has a good hand, Augustine Club at home, are four spades and looking at four spades in dummy. attending their first NABC. but no convenient way to enter the bidding. A Page 4 Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Daily Bulletin

The Insider contract by cashing the ♠A K and clearing the suit, as low diamonds were pitched from dummy and the In the beginning, the Insider wrote columns that East hand. were intended to be informative to NABC players. Upton could count seven tricks — one spade, two Over time, the Insider ran out of things to say that hearts, one diamond and three clubs — and finding informed players, and some would say he ran out an eighth is tricky. The 6-2 spade division meant that of things to say period. So, in a twist on the Old West could no be allowed to regain the lead, making Testament, the Insider column became “formless a low diamond to the queen unattractive. Upton and empty.” Today, the column actually has some instead decided to see if clubs or hearts would split important information that may save you some 3-3, but the order of doing so is important. money. No, not the dollar-off coupons for the snack Runners-up in the MacNab GNT Flight C from Declarer crossed to dummy with the ♣A and bar — this is something that could save you a lot. District 5: Shakeel Ahmad, Manju Ceylony, Sue cashed the ♣K, too, discovering the 5-1 split. The There’s a hotel scam where the scammer calls the Lan Ma and captain Huei Rong Chern only chance at this point is to find hearts 3-3 and that hotel, asks to be connected to a particular guest room, East is forced to win the third round of the suit. That and tells that person that the front desk had some District 23 wins means that if East is clever enough to try and unblock trouble with the credit card that is on file and needs the ♥Q early, declarer must and allow it to hold. to get all of the guest’s credit card information “right GNT Flight C On a low heart from dummy, East followed low, now.” The scammer then runs up untold charges that A five-man squad from District 23 (the Los so declarer won the ace, returned to dummy with the the guest doesn’t find out about until the bill comes Angeles area) won the MacNab Grand National ♣Q and played another heart. East again followed in. This type of call has been received by several Teams Flight C on Sunday evening. The team —- low, so declarer went up with the king and crossed guests at this hotel. The Hyatt — indeed, any hotel captain Frederick Upton, Om Chokriwala, Yichi his fingers. East had to win the third round of the — will never call a room asking for this information Zhang, Jack Chang and Nolan Chang —­ defeated suit, so all was well for declarer. After winning the over the phone. A legitimate call from the hotel their District 5 opponents 220-80. The District 5 team ♥Q, East cashed two good clubs, but had to return a would be a request to come down to the front desk to was captain Huei Rong Chern, Sue Lan Ma, Manju diamond to declarer’s ace and the long heart. confirm or correct the information on file. One player Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad. reported that the caller even had her correct name, On this deal (rotated) from the first quarter, thus lending a touch of credibility to the call. Do not Upton found the right line as declarer to make his Thompson, Spector give credit card information to people who call your contract. room. (It is OK, however, to leave bags of money for Dlr: East ♠ 9 3 Take Bruce LM Pairs the Insider in the far left corner of the Grand Hall.) Vul: N-S ♥ 8 7 5 Randy Thompson and Barry Spector, sitting 22nd The Insider apologizes to those who love and ♦ Q 8 6 5 2 after the Saturday semifinal qualifying stage, zoomed support him. He went on a tour of Underground ♣ A K Q to the top of the field in the first final of the Bruce Atlanta and did not get back to produce a column ♠ A K 8 7 4 2 ♠ 10 5 Life Master 0-5000 Pairs, and despite what they in time for the Bulletin’s early, 10 & 3 playing- ♥ J 6 2 ♥ Q 10 4 estimated to be a poor last round, held on to win. schedule deadline. Yesterday’s column was going ♦ K 9 7 ♦ J 4 3 With 823 points, David and Rita Wakeman from to include a guide to understanding the Laws ♣ 7 ♣ J 10 5 3 2 Irvine CA finished less than a board out of first (19 concerning insufficient bids in an event played ♠ Q J 6 was top). behind screens during the second session of the ♥ A K 9 3 Thompson is a retired securities lawyer who hails (Tuesday only) quarterfinals of an NABC+ event on ♦ A 10 from Albuquerque NM. Spector, an energy lawyer, is an even-numbered date during the Summer NABC. It ♣ 9 8 6 4 from Springfield VA. The two have played together promised to keep you on the edge of your seat while West North East South since 1974 (Spector took a hiatus “for family, etc.,” informing and enlightening. For those who want to Chokriwala Upton Thompson says). read this treatise, it will be available in the Insider’s Pass 1♣ Thompson says they played disciplined bridge latest book, available soon for Kindle on Amazon 1♠ 2♦ Pass 2NT and took advantage of opportunities offered by the – or leave a bag with $39.95 per copy in the far left All Pass opponents. corner of the Grand Hall. A low spade lead will hold declarer to seven Quoting a mentor, Spector says, “’I brung my tricks on this layout, but West tried to beat the basket.’” ACBL Regional at Sea Daily lectures, bridge entries, gratuities, awards ceremony and cocktail party are all included! An exciting 15-Night Panama Canal Cruise April 1–16, 2014 From just San Diego CA to Fort Lauderdale FL $2307* per person

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Hall of Fame continued from page 1 their table. At one point, someone walked in and asked why so many people were at their table. “Oh,” said the In Monday’s issue, club manager, “that’s Lowell and Hardy.” the wrong photo Tall and good looking, Hardy was known appeared with the for dressing in a tuxedo on Saturday nights at winners of the 2012 0–1500 Mini-Spingold: tournaments, and he was widely known for his Max Glick, Jin Hu, books on bidding. He was also a successful player, Zachary Sherr, Jonathan amassing more than 11,000 and dozens Fleischmann, Zachary of regional wins. Wasserman. Said Andrews, “Max did it all. He was a great writer, player and teacher. I still get a great feeling when I overhear a bridge discussion and someone says, ‘Well, Hardy says . . .” In an emotional closing, Andrews said, “I’m proud to have been Max’s best friend.” 1955 Douglas Drury, Next was Hardy’s wife, Mary. “Bridge,” she said, 1956 Paul Allinger, “was Max’s vocation, but more important, it was his 1957 David Carter, John Hubbell avocation. He loved to write, and we know he would 1958 William Grieve, be so proud if he could only be here.” This event was held at the Summer North Jill Levin, Greenberg’s daughter, was first to American Championships until 1963. A similar event speak for the next presentation. The von Zedtwitz was held at the Spring NABCs 1958-1962 with these Award is presented for contributions to bridge with winners: top-class play. 1958 , Levin noted that one of the issues of the Official 1959 James Pestaner, John Swanson Encyclopedia of Bridge has an entry for bridge- 1960 Frank Hoadley, Julius Rosenblum playing families, led by her mother’s family. The list 1961 Morton Rubinow, of champion players, led by Levin and Brad Moss, is 1962 Ivan Erdos, Philip Feldesman indeed impressive. 2012 winners Interestingly, said, Levin, “my mother and David Lindop 1959 Harry Fishbein, John Gerber didn’t want us to learn bridge. She thought she Wernher Open Pairs 1960 Jack Blair, William Christian underachieved at Barnard because she majored in 1961 Philip Feldesman, Ira Rubin bridge.” begins today 1962 Philip Feldesman, Ira Rubin Levin told the audience how thrilling it was to 1963 , Wolf Lebovic win a world championship – the 1996 event known The Wernher Trophy 1964 Ed Don Weiner, G. Gard Hays at the time as the – with her The Wernher Trophy 1965 Lawrence Rosler, Jeff Rubens mother. was donated in 1934 by 1966 Barry Crane, Peter Rank She also told the story about the time when her Sir Derrick J. Wernher and 1967 Richard Lawrence, Art Price mother played against one of her grandsons, who presented to the winners of 1968 Kyle Larsen, Edmond Lazarus doubled her during a competition. Grandmother the National Men’s Pairs 1969 Michael Martino, Frank Vine looked at grandson and said, “I hope you’re not going Championship. 1970 Richard Kaye, Richard Walsh to cry.” The event was contested 1971 , Levin said her mother imparted a love of bridge at the Summer NABC until 1972 , to all her children and grandchildren – just for 1962. It moved to the Spring 1973 Jack Kennedy, David Hadden starters. “Hundreds of people have fallen in love with NABC in 1963 where it 1974 George Slemmons, George Steiner her and the game of bridge,” Levin said. “This is a remained for 40 years. In 2004 it returned to the 1975 Harlow Lewis, Art Waldemann well deserved and overdue honor. We love you.” Summer NABC lineup. From 1969 through 1971, it 1976 Gerald Caravelli, Moss said his mother’s greatness as a player is was contested as a three-session championship. 1977 Joseph Fox, Garey Hayden well documented. Even more significant, he said, In 1992 the event became Open Pairs II, a 1978 Larry Kozlove, John Sheridan was her way with people. “She connected with all of four-session event which consists of two qualifying 1979 Roy Fox, her students,” he said, “and she knew how to get the rounds and two finals rounds. 1980 Neil Silverman, most out of people. She is still the best partner and Wernher (1889-1947) was a resident of London, 1981 Warren Rosner, teammate I have ever met.” England and Deal NJ. A leading personality in 1982 David Berkowitz, Harold Lilie Following his mother’s example, Moss said, “I American bridge in the Thirties, Wernher was 1983 Marty Bergen, Allan Stauber strive to be the best person I can be.” president of the American Bridge League in 1933, 1984 , Peter Weichsel When she took the podium, Greenberg noted that chairman of its Master Plan committee and a member 1985 Ed Manfield, Kit Woolsey the occasion was bittersweet for her because Brad’s of the board of directors of the American Whist 1986 , Paul Swanson wife, Jennifer, is ill, and neither she nor their children League. 1987 Darryl Pedersen, George Steiner could attend. Wernher placed second in the Asbury Challenge 1988 Arthur Hoffman, Stephen Shane Greenberg recalled a conversation with her Teams (now the Spingold Knockout Teams) in 1936 1989 Mike Moss, Charles Coon mother involving bridge. Her mother was aware of and won the (played in conjunction with 1990 , Steve Landen her keen interest in the game. When her mother asked the New York regional) in 1930. 1991 Ken Cohen, Bob Thomas if she wanted to be “another Helen Sobel” – a great History of winners: (became Open Pairs II) player whose life was difficult away from the table 1934 David Burnstine, Oswald Jacoby 1992 , Perry Johnson – Greenberg’s response was, “Wow! Do you think I 1935 Edward Cook, Fred French 1993 Gaylor Kasle, Robert Levin could be?” 1936 Richard Ecker, Fred Kaplan 1994 Thomas Peters, John Zilic She recalled receiving a gold medal from Grace 1937 Edward Cook, John Kunkle 1995 Steve Weinstein, Kelly, Princess of Monaco, and playing with Hall 1938 B. Jay Becker, Charles Goren 1996 David Berkowitz, Larry Cohen of Famer George Rapée, who told her father after 1939 John Crawford, Oswald Jacoby 1997 Lloyd Arvedon, Allan Falk playing with her that the assessment of her as “great 1940 Merwyn Maier, Robert McPherran 1998 Mike Moss, Bjorn Fallenius player” was accurate. 1941 Joseph Low, Simon Rossant 1999 Jeff Meckstroth, continued on page 7 1942 Robert von Engel, Aaron Goodman 2000 Stephen Landen, Pratap Rajadhyaksha 1943 Charles Goren, Charles Solomon 2001 , 1944 Sigmund Dornbusch, Herman Goldberg 2002 Curtis Cheek, Eric Greco Solution for 1945 Sylvester Gintell, Lee Hazen 2003 , Eric Greco Dis-Kennections 5 1946 Mitchell Barnes, 2004 Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes (See Page 2 for today’s puzzle) 1947 Sol Mogal, Tobias Stone 2005 Nagy Kamel, Nader Hanna 1. Takeout 1948 Fred Hirsch, Samuel Katz 2006 Jianrong Lin, Julie Zhu 2. Penalty 1949 Charles Goren, Oswald Jacoby 2007 Joan Jackson, Petra Hamman 3. Negative 1950 Phillip Briggs, Richard Revell 2008 K.R. Venkataraman, Sunit Chokshi 4. 1951 Milton Ellenby, Emanuel Hochfield 2009 Nikolay Demirev, Nicolas L’Ecuyer 5. Rosencrantz 1952 Arthur Grau, William Rosen 2010 Beatrice Kemp, Richard Burton Common Theme – All are types of doubles in 1953 Harold Harkavy, 2011 Meyer Kotkin, Howard Cohen bridge, with apologies to for the 1954 Douglas Drury, Eric Murray 2012 Robert Lebi, David Lindop liberty taken with the spelling. Page 6 Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Daily Bulletin

Ask the Expert Would you like to get an expert opinion on how TOURNAMENT APPEALS you should have bid a hand, or how you should have played or defended a hand? Well, now you can! In order to keep the bridge public informed of appeal results in a timely fashion, the Every day of the Atlanta NABC, a bridge expert NABC Daily Bulletin staff publishes write-ups. Every effort is made to ensure that these will be available at the Ask the Expert booth on LL2 reports are accurate and complete. Before they are published in the NABC Appeals from 1:30‑2:15 p.m. and again at 6:30‑7:15 p.m. The Casebook, however, revisions may be made. cost per question is $3, which goes to the charity exited with the ♦5 to the 10, king and ace. designated by the expert, as shown below. The time APPEALS CASE 1 The director was summoned at the end of play. frame per question is about three minutes to allow Event: Life Master Pairs The Ruling: East should have attempted to for as many people as possible to get their questions Session: 1st qualifying clarify partner’s explanation. South was in a position answered. Bring your questions to the Ask the Expert Subject: Misinformation at trick seven where he would have defended booth and feel free to donate more than the $3 if you Andrew Stark properly if he played declarer to have 15 HCP rather want to support the charity. Board: 4 ♠ 9 7 6 4 3 than 18 HCP. Accordingly, the director assigned a Tuesday, Aug. 6 Vul: Both ♥ Q J score of 3NT, down one, North-South plus 100. 1:30 p.m. Jan Martel Save the Dlr: West ♦ K 3 The Appeal: East-West appealed the ruling. Children ♣ Q J 9 7 South, East and West appeared before the committee. 6:30 p.m. Emory Whitaker American Abe Paul Charles Hubert West made it clear that East-West had no firm Cancer Society ♠ K 5 2 ♠ A 10 8 agreement about the auction, and East confirmed that. Wednesday, Aug. 7 ♥ K 10 7 5 3 ♥ 9 6 East thought that had he bid 2♦ it would have shown 1:30 p.m. Ron & Parkinson’s ♦ Q 10 9 2 ♦ A 8 7 4 five diamonds. Further, East thought the position of Linda Smith Disease ♣ 2 ♣ A K 10 5 the ♠10 was clear, and it could not cost for South to Foundation Franco Baseggio take his other heart winner and play a club. 6:30 p.m. Curtis Cheek Junior Bridge ♠ Q J South did not think it so clear that East-West ♥ A 8 4 2 had no agreement about 2♦, but that West thought Thursday, Aug. 8 ♦ J 6 5 that East had a maximum. Given that East had ♣ 8 6 4 3 1:30 p.m. Jerry Helms Save the a maximum, he would have the ♦A K, and a Children diamond lead could not cost a trick. A club lead was West North East South 6:30 p.m. Robert Todd Atlanta Junior dangerous, because North would have continued Pass Pass 1♣ Pass Bridge clubs with Q-J-10-x. South did not think it clear that 1♥ Pass 1NT (1) Pass Friday, Aug. 9 East had the spade 10. A diamond lead would make 2♣ (2) Pass 2NT (3) Pass East work for the tricks. 1:30 p.m. Mike Wounded 3NT All Pass The screening director determined that the lead Cappelletti, Jr. Warrior Project (1) 16-18 HCP. of the ♠Q showed the ♠K or shortness in the suit 6:30 p.m. Kevin Collins Atlanta Junior (2) Alerted, . (at most two cards). North-South uses upside-down Bridge (3) Maximum. count and attitude. Saturday, Aug. 10 Contract: 3NT by East The Decision: The Committee determined that 1:30 p.m. Ed Schulte American Opening lead: ♠Q East-West had no firm agreement about whether 2NT Cancer Society Table result: Making three, North-South minus showed a maximum or minimum as stated by West. 6:30 p.m. David Berkowitz Parkinson’s 600 East was under no obligation to tell the opponents Disease Director ruling: Down one, North-South plus what his hand was. Foundation 100 Additionally, if East had held the hand that South Committee ruling: Making three, North-South feared: Notice to players minus 600 ♠A x x ♥9 x ♦A K x x ♣A K 10 x, The Facts: At the end of the auction, South Each player must have an ACBL convention it would have been trivial for declarer to play the asked about the bids. West made it clear that they had card filled out and on the table. Please note that ♦10 on South’s diamond switch, guaranteeing two no firm agreement, but said that past experience led other types of convention cards, such as the WBF diamond entries to the dummy to set up and use him to believe that 2NT showed a maximum. North or homemade cards that do not the long heart, as well as four sure diamond tricks, asked how East would show a minimum and West sufficiently resemble the ACBL convention card, are making 3NT. said that he thought 2♦ would be weaker. not acceptable substitutes. The Committee determined that North/South West led the ♠Q. Declarer won the ace and ran were not damaged by the misinformation and the the ♥9 to North’s queen. The ♣Q return was won by table result was allowed to stand, 3NT making three, declarer, who played another hart to the 10 and jack. North-South minus 600. SUNDAY 3-SESSION KO BRACKET I The spade exit went to the jack and dummy’s king. 6 Tables The Committee: Douglas Doub (Chair), Mark 21.75 1 Ernesto d’Orsi, Sao Paulo Sp 04 Brazil; Mauricio Declarer called for dummy’s ♥K (North pitching a Bartusek, Jim Thurtell, E.J Kales and Michael Figueiredo, Sau Paulo 05025 Brazil; Miguel Villas-Boas, Sao Paulo spade) and South won the ♥A. At trick seven, South Huston Brazil; Joao Paulo Campos, Sao Paulo 01229 Brazil; Joaquin Pacareu, Santiago Chile Chile; Benjamin Robles, Santiago Chile 11.53 2 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Huub Bertens, Bend OR; Ton Bakkeren, Oisterwijk SUNDAY 7:30 SIDE STRATIFIED SWISS TEAMS Netherlands; Bauke Muller, Hoorn Netherlands; Simon De Wijs, 36 Tables Doorn Netherlands A B C 6.98 1 1 1 Kathleen Loeb, Lake Mary FL; Eric Genheimer - Kyle Olson, SUNDAY 3-SESSION KO BRACKET II 7 Tables Mustang OK; Maureen Loeb - David Loeb, Heathrow FL 63.00 13.69 1 Sara Medlin, Alpharetta GA; Carey Snider, 4.59 2/3 Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Ken Gee, Regina SK; Kazimierz Woodstock GA; Garry Williams, Roswell GA; Carol Crawford, Omernik, Gdynia Poland; Cameron Doner, Richmond BC 62.00 Atlanta GA 4.59 2/3 Rhonda Monro, Beverly Hills MI; Frank Treiber III, Toledo OH; Yi 7.26 2 Cristina Shannon, Alpharetta GA; Estelle Ouyang - Ed Herstein, Ann Arbor MI 62.00 Margolin, Rego Park NY; Arlyne Shockman, Philadelphia PA; 4.55 4 2 Eleanor Sherwyn - Donald Varvel, Corpus Christi TX; Sonjia Silvana Bellini, St Petersburg FL McHone, Salisbury NC; Caroline Clyburn, N Myrtle Beach SC 58.00 SUNDAY 3-SESSION KO BRACKET III 3.41 5 3 Marguerite Cowles, Edina MN; Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Boynton Beach 7 Tables FL; Gail Hanson - Jakob Kristinsson, Lake Orion MI 57.00 8.67 1 Carl Rush - N Lally Rush - John Rush Jr - Robert 2.56 6 4 Gerald Nehra, Muskegon MI; Peter Cleaves, Sarasota FL; Gail Rush, Jacksonville FL Dupree, Cary NC; Ann Lockhart, New Bern NC 55.00 4.60 2 Paul Moss, Millersburg KY; William Harris, 1.92 5 Donald Weiner, Coral Gables FL; Evelyn Brandon, Myrtle Beach SC; Georgetown KY; Mark Leonard, Long Beach CA; R Muggia, Andover MA Susan Duke, Vilas NC; Howard Howe, Beech Mountain NC 53.00 1.44 6 Freida Dohrman, Clearwater FL; Adeline Collins, Dunedin FL; Jo SUNDAY-MONDAY EVENING COMPACT KO Ann Hazel, Tampa FL; Elizabeth Ghrist, Houston TX 50.00 15 Tables 2.16 2 W Daniel Kelsey, Averill Park NY; Richard Bobilin, Fonda NY; Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Fred Glen Perry - William Kelsey, Voorheesville NY 48.00 Hamilton, Palm Desert CA; Tadashi Yoshida, Tokyo Japan vs 1.62 3 Joseph Lieberman, Los Angeles CA; Christopher Welland, New York Pearle Bishop, Lynn Haven FL; Mary Schilling - Beth McArthur, NY; Jake Olsen, Portland OR; Amber Lin, Edison NJ 46.00 Panama City FL; Shelly Hobbs, Panama City Bch FL 1.22 4 Yu-Huai Hsiao, Fremont CA; Xingping Kang, El Monte CA; Winston Laura Bro, Blythewood SC; Jay Shahani - Bibs Hurt - Roberta Case, Huang, Los Altos CA; Yu Chang, Milpitas CA 36.00

SUNDAY EVENING 299ER SWISS TEAMS 4 Tables A B 1.98 1 1 Laura Colihan - Scott Dunlop, Smiths Falls ON; Ralph Lipe - Lynda Lipe, Bellevue WA 44.00 Daily Bulletin Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Page 7

SUNDAY 1 & 7:30 A/X PAIRS Columbia SC 11.0 Tables / Based on 21 Tables vs A X James Fordham, Fairburn GA; Joan Braender, Newnan GA; Enrico Beretta, Martin GA; Larry Rich, Cumming GA 10.85 1 1 Shan Huang, Toronto ON; Richard Chan, Markham ON 61.69% 8.14 2 Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA 58.10% SUNDAY MIDNIGHT KO 6.10 3 Andrew Rosenthal - David Moss, New York NY 56.48% 15 Tables 4.97 4 2 Barry Bragin, Silver Spring MD; Mark Laken, Glyndon MD 55.09% 3.79 1 Joshua Parks, Charlottesville VA; Robert Brady, 3.62 5 Rebecca Rogers, Las Vegas NV; John Grantham, Bentonville AR 53.94% McLean VA; Craig Ganzer, Brooklyn NY; Alex Dezieck, Wilbraham 3.10 6 Craig Hemphill - Nancy Mitchell, Jacksonville FL 53.82% MA 2.65 2 William Ehlers, Madison NJ; Stephannie 3.72 3 Mihai Cucuiu, Bucharest Romania; Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO 52.08% Russo, New York NY; Mitch Towner, Austin TX; Owen Lien, 2.79 4 Howard Simpson - Janice Simpson, Surprise AZ 49.88% Hendersonville NC 2.21 5 Robert Moorman, Jr - Cindy Sealy, Huntsville AL 49.77% 1.52 3/4 Bus Beiysterveldt, ; Stephen Drodge, McLean VA; Sean Gannon, Decatur GA; Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL SUNDAY 1 & 7:30 B/C/D PAIRS 1.52 3/4 Enrico Beretta, Martin GA; Brad Barry, Phoenixville PA; David Amsterdam, Wayne PA; Larry Rich, 10.0 Tables Cumming GA B C D 6.30 1 Janice Woodbury, Lake George NY; Karolyn Smith, Atlanta GA 61.57% 5.34 2 1 1 William Anspach, Chicago IL; Robert Block, Deerfield IL 59.14% Hall of Fame 4.01 3 2 Monica Jung - Donna Casey, Lake Barrington IL 56.60% continued from page 5 3.16 4/5 3 2 J Jackson - Celia Saylor, Atlanta GA 54.40% Greenberg’s resume includes five world 2.38 4/5 Carolyn Sullivan - James Sullivan, Richfield OH 54.40% championships, including three in the Olympiad 2.25 6 4 3 George Trost, New York NY; William Sigward, Pelham NY 53.70% Teams. She has also written several books, and has 1.78 5 4 Bob Sigafus - Cathy Sigafus, Plymouth MN 51.62% completed an update of the Dorothy Truscott classic, SATURDAY-SUNDAY SIDE GAME SERIES “Winning Declarer Play.” 27.5 Tables “I’m particularly grateful,” Greenberg said, “to A B C receive the von Zedtwitz Award. Bridge has been 5.76 1 Naveed Ather, Oakville ON; Saleh Fetouh, Buffalo NY 67.98% the passion of my life. I’m grateful to the ACBL for 5.01 2 1 1 Ranjan Bhaduri, Chicago IL; Raymond Jung, Hamilton ON 66.76% giving me the opportunity to give and to receive so 3.76 3 2 Alan Malloy, West Hollywood CA; Laura de Vesine, Westminster CO 65.92% much.” 2.82 4 3 Percy Wu, Grand Rapids MI; Larry Simon, Hastingss MI 62.28% She also expressed gratitude to her husband, 1.82 5 Scott Hiller, Marshall MN; Sondra Schubiner, Franklin MI 60.99% Jack, who she described as “my most loyal and 2.11 6 4 Bill Riley - Nancy Riley, Kingwood TX 60.86% enthusiastic supporter.” 1.59 5 Margot Hirsch, Arlington TX; Marianne Claysmith, St Augustine FL 58.92% 1.19 6 Molly Currie, Sylacauga AL; Charlotte Knight, Alexander City AL 58.73% David Sokolow was the presenter for Cronier 1.94 2 Margaret Peterson, Larkspur CA; Lucia Enica, Belmont MA 52.82% and Willard, two-time world champions and owners 1.45 3 Shirley Fages - Malcolm Fages, Mt Pleasant SC 50.06% of multiple gold medals in high-level European 1.09 4 Jack Alexander, Atlanta GA; Charles Brown, Denton TX 48.81% competition. They would be on the short list of top 0.87 5 Miki Cook, Gadsden AL; Wanda Tumlin, Warrior AL 46.93% women’s pairs worldwide. Willard and Cronier are the first partnership to SUNDAY 299ER EVENING PAIRS earn the honor for outstanding manners and ethics 10.0 Tables at the bridge table. Sokolow quoted his wife, Tobi, A B C as saying Willard and Cronier “are the teammates of 2.83 1 1 Ann Pare - Ronald Pare, The Woodlands TX 71.73% your dreams.” 2.12 2 Kathleen Keane, Warwick Bermuda; Jane Clipper, Smith’s Parish Bermuda 65.48% Sokolow said the two consider their behavior at 1.59 3 Susan Young, Shreveport LA; Donna Oliver, Bossier City LA 63.99% the table to be routine. “They are No. 1 in my book,” 1.70 4 2 Zimeng Xie - Robert Thorstad, Chapel Hill NC 57.14% he said, “as a class act.” 1.27 5 3 Sylvia Scott - Jean Weatherford, Macon GA 53.87% In true partnership fashion, when Willard and 0.84 6/7 4/5 Judith Wagner - Barbara Constance, Belleville IL 53.57% Cronier took the podium, they read their message of 0.84 6/7 4/5 Martha Chitwood, Birmingham AL; Lawrence Myers, Auburn AL 53.57% thanks by taking turns at the microphone: “We are 1.18 1 Lynn Craft - Lucy Sinopole, Huntsville AL 51.19% especially happy and proud to get this award,” they 0.89 2 Pavan Bharadwaj, Suwanee GA; Jeff Zhan, Duluth GA 49.11% said, “and our federation was honored. We were on BRUCE LM-5000 PAIRS (CORRECTED) the front page of every website in France. We are so 20.0 Tables / Based on 81 Tables happy to play (at NABCs) that it is easy for us to win 75.00 1 Randy Thompson, Albuquerque NM; Barry Spector, Springfield VA 840.27 this award.” 56.25 2 David Wakeman - Rita Wakeman, Irvine CA 823.35 PAIRINGS IN TODAY’S MINI-SPINGOLD I 42.19 3 Steven Devico - Gayle Covey, Hendersonville NC 803.59 KO TEAMS 34.62 4 Robert Houtrow, Delton MI; Lowell Seyburn, Portage MI 792.52 29 Tables 32.14 5 Winston Legge Jr - Jennie Legge, Pensacola FL 791.45 Stephen Weiner - Renay Danto Weiner, Scottsdale AZ; Phebe Packer, 30.00 6 Saul Gross, Miami Beach FL; John Lewis, Wilton Manor FL 786.02 Phoenix AZ; Jerrold Grossman, Rochester Hills MI 28.13 7 D Pierce, Parkersburg WV; G Stanley Harman, Marietta OH 781.23 vs 26.47 8 Robert Brady, McLean VA; Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ 780.93 Peter Merker, Mentor OH; Nicholas Hartung, Astoria NY; Fleur 25.00 9 Doug Anderson, Quincy MA; Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA 779.03 Howard, Gates Mills OH; Charles Scholl, Shaker Heights OH 23.68 10 Jayendu Patel, Newton MA; Mukund Thapa, Palo Alto CA 777.65 Steven Wallis, L-5339, Moutfor Luxembourg; Tammy Moll, Raleigh 22.50 11 Freerk Polling, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Francisco Bernal, Miami FL 777.36 NC; John Gropp, Newburgh NY; Farley Mawyer - Jill Marshall, Port 21.43 12 Susan Fraser, Leesburg FL; Nancy Williams, Mount Dora FL 776.43 Chester NY 20.45 13 Robin Taylor, Gaithersburg MD; Mary Tenenbaum, Rockville MD 775.73 vs 19.57 14 Richard Olanoff, De Witt NY; Donald Dalpe, Baldwinsville NY 770.26 Yi Ouyang - Ed Herstein, Ann Arbor MI; Li-Hsiang Kuo - Kun- Chieh Wang, Madison WI 18.75 15 Sankar Reddy, Cerritos CA; Richard Kuti, Carteret NJ 768.85 18.00 16 Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI; Samantha Nystrom, Toronto ON 768.70 Tom Rozinski, Jackson Hts NY; Grigoriy Blekherman, Atlanta GA; 17.31 17 Tod Moses - Arthur Seltzer, Saint Louis MO 768.00 Vincent Messina, Wolfeboro NH; Connie Sackville, Vero Beach FL 16.67 18 Jeffry Reckinger, Chicago IL; Mark Starr, Brookline MA 766.04 vs 16.07 19 Brad McKeown, Rock Hill SC; David Cantor, Charlotte NC 764.10 Marc Sylvester, Edinboro PA; Randall Rubinstein, Brooklyn NY; Bill 15.52 20 George Russell, Moore SC; Richard Smith, Spartanburg SC 763.89 Begert - Doug Herron, New York NY; Lorraine Cable, Elmhurst NY; Doug Anderson, Quincy MA 15.00 21 R. Arthur Cannamela, Jr, Roswell GA; Stan Politowski Jr, Hackensack NJ 762.87 14.52 22 Edward Foran - , Marietta GA 760.78 Deborah Murphy, San Francisco CA; Gary Donner, Bluffton SC; 14.06 23 Richard Higgins - Greg Frank, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 749.54 John Lewis, Wilton Manor FL; Saul Gross, Miami Beach FL; Lauren 13.64 24 Albert Shrive, Dalton PA; David Meyer, Scranton PA 748.40 Friedman, Daly City CA; Larry Lerner, Warren NJ 13.24 25 John Friedl, Mtn TN; Michael Sherman, Elmira NY 746.27 vs 12.86 26 Steven Shaye, Slingerlands NY; Larry Rosen, Albany NY 746.16 Jay Hitt, Goodlettsville TN; Anne Tanner, Nashville TN; Kevin O’Brien, Arlington VA; Bob Allard, Murfreesboro TN 12.50 27 Arnold Kohn, Monroe NJ; Charles Rosenblatt, Pompano Beach FL 742.33 12.16 28 Robert Ng, Millbrae CA; David Ng, Hillsborough CA 741.46 Fred Ferguson, Hilton Head Isl SC; Peter Wolf, Hilton Head Is SC; 11.84 29 Marshall Kerlin, Americus GA; Bob Jones, Marietta GA 739.36 Martin Nathan, Atlanta GA; Maureen McGuire, Waleska GA 11.54 30 Kevin Bolan, Snohomish WA; Patrick White, Kirkland WA 734.76 vs 11.25 31 Doug Andrews, Etobicoke ON; Peter Hambly, Hanover ON 734.47 Doug Millsap - Boris Tenchov, Columbus OH; Larry Jones, Pickerington OH; Suman Agarwal, Hilliard OH 18.26 32 Edward Horton, Champaign IL; Hugh Williams, Carbondale IL 731.76 12.88 33 Himanshu Joshi, Chester NJ; Mark Brighouse, Towaco NJ 730.31 Rory Millson, Bronxville NY; Sylwia McNamara, White Plains NY; 10.47 34 Michael Wolf, Coral Springs FL; Lee Bukstel, Boca Raton FL 718.00 Leora Dubrovsky - Richard Dubrovsky, Howell NJ 10.23 35 Barbara Vasilevsky - Barbara Dunkley, Las Vegas NV 712.51 vs 10.00 36 James Partridge, Birmingham AL; Kristina Oliver, Homewood AL 712.35 Arjun Dhir, Alpharetta GA; Josh Parks, Charlottesville VA; Alex 10.40 37 Paul Chan - Lily Chan, Columbia MO 710.16 Dezieck, Wilbraham MA; Max Aeschbacher, Salt Lake City UT 10.21 38 Gary Donner, Bluffton SC; Deborah Murphy, San Francisco CA 689.86 Richard Smith, Spartanburg SC; George Russell, Moore SC; 9.38 39 Francine Feldman, Boca Raton FL; David Kozloff, Pittsburgh PA 644.92 Francine Moring, Columbia SC; Betsy Stanton, Hartsville SC 11.29 40 Jay Baudler, Piedmont CA; Cordelia Menges, New York NY 640.40 vs Joseph Meyers - Beverly Pogoda, New York NY; Sid Kreppel, West Palm Bch FL; Gail Kreppel, West Palm Beach FL Page 8 Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Daily Bulletin

JACK & CLAUDIA FEAGIN STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS (CORRECTED) Hierseman, Fjare hold on 86.5 Tables to win Young LM Pairs A B C 28.09 1 Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ; R Jay Becker, New York NY 62.46% Two players who have played together less than 21.07 2 Walter Schafer Jr, Chula Vista CA; Roy Fox, Murphy NC 62.45% a year, took the lead after the first final session of the 15.80 3 Lee Atkinson - Mark Yaeger, Hollywood FL 61.79% Young Life Master 0-1500 Pairs and hung on to win 11.85 4 Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ; Jane Ball, Doylestown PA 61.71% by 1.57 matchpoints. 16.38 5 1 Mark Friedlander, Deerfield IL; Howard Engle, Highland Park IL 61.67% The winners are Alan Hierseman of Prairie 8.03 6 Dave McClintock, Bluffton SC; Lowell Andrews, Huntington Bch CA 60.91% Village KS and Doug Fjare of Bartlesville OK. 7.02 7 Lisa Berkowitz - Sally Strul, Boca Raton FL 60.74% Second place went to Murat Berk and Peter van 6.24 8 Ellen Kozlove - Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL 60.53% Zijl. 7.24 9 Li-Hsiang Kuo - Kun-Chieh Wang, Madison WI 60.43% The winners started the day in fifth place. Their 5.38 10 Ron Smith - Linda Smith, Hixson TN 59.60% 62.52% game in the morning session put them in 4.82 11 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden 59.59% 4.32 12 Dennis McGarry - Linda McGarry, Stuart FL 59.36% the lead, 14.57 matchpoints ahead of the eventual 4.01 13 Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 58.62% runners-up. 5.72 14 Janet Robertson, Timonium MD; Diane Walker, Gaithersburg MD 58.50% Hierseman and Fjare suffered three zeros (9 top) 12.29 15 2 Jackie Thompson, Silver Spring MD; Patricia Cummins, Bronx NY 58.48% on their way to a 51.23% afternoon session. They 6.65 16 Charles Malcolm - Marti Malcolm, Topeka KS 58.34% were saved when an opponent made a questionable 3.54 17 Alan Schwartz, Fairfax VA; Josh Feldstein, Gainesville FL 58.22% double of 4♥ by Fjare. Plus 590 was a cold top for 2.96 18 Tania Reyes Hiller, Shrub Oak NY; Gail Greenberg, New York NY 58.15% them. 6.70 19 Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Naren Gupta, Woodside CA 57.94% The two have known each other for a couple of 9.21 3 1 Alujas Gustano - Alfonsin Julio, Buenos Aires 55.53% years but decided only this year to play together to 6.91 4 2 Max Glick, Minneapolis MN; Jin Hu, Wappingers NY 55.43% practice for the Young LM Pairs. 5.46 5 Barry Boyd, Wheeling WV; Conner Boyd, Key West FL 55.26% 4.68 6 3 Courtney Stephens - Charles Ott, Greensboro GA 55.18% Hierseman is the owner of a house cleaning 4.10 7 Benjamin Dickens, Fernandina Bch FL; William Granger, Bradenton FL 55.04% business. Fjare retired from his job as a chemist in 3.64 8 Joanne Merry - John Jefferson, Davis CA 54.47% 2010, at which time he started playing duplicate. 3.28 9 Frank Collecchia, Prospect KY; William Toutant, Louisville KY 53.92% They play 2/1 with strong 1NT. 2.98 10 Dennis Ryan - Barbara Tysdahl, Menomonie WI 53.56% This was the deal that helped the winners claim 2.73 11 James Gray, Murrysville PA; Wayne Obitz, Indiana PA 53.07% the championship. 2.61 12 4 Xinyu Feng - Dingbin Feng, Moncton NB 53.06% Dlr: North ♠ 8 6 2 3.09 5 Shailesh Gupta, Alison Viejo CA; Dustin Stout, Long Beach CA 51.67% Vul: N-S ♥ — 2.22 6 Wendy Dewell - Fred Brown, San Jose CA 50.70% ♦ K 10 7 5 ♣ Q J 9 6 3 2 Compact class for learning bridge ♠ J 10 ♠ Q 9 7 4 3 More than a hundred ♥ Q 9 6 4 2 ♥ K J 8 5 people — ranging from ♦ 9 8 6 3 ♦ A Q J Master Teachers and club ♣ A 4 ♣ 7 instructors to the daughter ♠ A K 5 of an international women’s ♥ A 10 7 3 bridge champion to dozens ♦ 4 2 who had but a passing ♣ K 10 8 5 familiarity with a deck of West North East South cards — attended Sunday’s Hierseman Fjare Learn Bridge in a DAY? Pass 1♠ Pass seminar presented by 1NT Pass 2♥ Pass Whirlwind Bridge. 3♥ Pass 4♥ Dbl Patty Tucker and Melissa All Pass Bernhardt, the energy and Perhaps the seemingly tentative auction passion behind Whirlwind convinced South that the opponents were too high. Bridge, describe the one-day That was not the case. class as being designed for Patty Tucker teaches Learn Bridge in a DAY? South cashed two high spades, then switched to new players or players who a club. Fjare won the ace and played a heart. North’s want to refresh their understanding of the game. discard made the play of the suit easy and Fjare was “You’ll go home today able to amaze and soon claiming plus 590 for all the tricks. He didn’t overwhelm all your friends who play bridge,” Tucker even have to risk the diamond , which would said as she welcomed the audience. “You’ll leave have worked in any case. He was able to discard with an understanding of the mechanics: dealing, three of dummy’s diamonds on good spades. shuffling, taking tricks, a little bit about bidding and scoring. For the last 45 minutes, you’ll play bridge.” Volunteer table helpers assisted participants with questions as the lesson was in progress. Dave and Patti Smith and their son Spencer, from Marquette MI, were eager to learn more about the game that has captivated the Smith’s other son. “Cooper is playing in the World Youth Table helper Kathryn Matthews helps students championship,” Patti explained, “so we thought this with the finer points of taking tricks. would be fun for us to do.” again — but they didn’t want to make a huge time In their preface to the student text, the Whirlwind commitment. They also told us they wanted a way women explain how the idea for the seminar grew to practice and grow their skills outside of a formal out of repeated requests for concentrated introductory class.” Second in the Young Life Master 0-1500 Pairs: learning experience. “So many people told us that For more information about the program, visit Murat Berk and Peter van Zijl. they wanted to learn to play —or start playing www.whirlwindbridge.com Daily Bulletin Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Page 9

VON ZEDTWITZ LM PAIRS (CORRECTED) Nicolas Hammond - Ed Foran, Marietta GA; Varghese George, 39.0 Tables / Based on 168 Tables Martinez GA; Jim Gentry, North Augusta SC vs 190.00 1 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA 1239.03 Brian Wyman, New Brunswick NJ; Jonathan Fleischmann, 142.50 2 Kevin Bathurst, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 1213.88 Bloomfield MI; Jin Hu, Wappingers NY; Max Glick, Minneapolis 106.88 3 Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; Steve Robinson, Arlington VA 1209.62 MN 87.69 4 Zia Mahmood - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY 1177.57 81.43 5 Godffrey De Tessieres - Julien Gaviard, Paris France 1171.38 PAIRINGS IN TODAY’S MINI-SPINGOLD 76.00 6 Alexander Hadzhiev, Varna Bulgaria Bulgaria; Rumen Trendafilov, Varna II KO TEAMS Bulgaria 1145.08 23 Tables 71.25 7 Adam Meyerson, San Jose CA; Josh Sher, Coral Gables FL 1142.04 Jeff Thomas - Sandie Gies, Bluffton SC; Mary Townhill, Lexington 67.06 8 Alexander Wernle - Martin Schifko, Vienna Austria 1138.98 SC; Pluma Bridgers, Hilton Head Isl SC 63.33 9 Bruce Rogoff, river vale NJ; Joshua Parker, Briarcliff NY 1129.57 vs 60.00 10 Choon Chou Loo, - Hua Poon, Singapore 1112.77 Kathleen Loeb, Lake Mary FL; Maureen Loeb, Heathrow FL; Eric Genheimer - Kyle Olson, Mustang OK; Bill Page - Regina Sooey, 57.00 11 Linda Lewis - Paul Lewis, Las Vegas NV 1097.21 Jacksonville FL 54.29 12 Darren Wolpert, Thornhill ON; , Waterloo ON 1092.79 vs 51.82 13 Aubrey Strul, Boca Raton FL; Boye Brogeland, Norway 1086.06 Jess Jurkovic - Peter Clark - Lindsey Weinger - Justin Blanchard, 49.57 14 Kare Gjaldbfek, Bronx NY; Anders Hagen, Copenhagen Denmark 1082.48 New York NY 47.50 15 Larry Robbins, Deerfield IL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 1068.70 Grant Petersen, Taylor MI; Mike McDonald - Neal Strand, Rochester 45.60 16 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Hiroaki Miura, Tokyo Japan 1065.41 Hills MI; Marsha Devine, Minneapolis MN 43.85 17 Alison Wilson - Chris Willenken, New York NY 1064.78 vs 42.22 18 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA 1064.50 John Felker - Stephanie Felker, Signal Mountain TN; Buddy Landis, 40.71 19 Mustafa Cem Tokay, Turkey; Alexander Smirnov, Lubeck Germany 1061.96 Chattanooga TN; Rick Whitehead, Knoxville TN 39.31 20 John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC 1060.76 vs 38.00 21 Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Zygmunt Marcinski, Westmount QC 1060.08 Fred Tanzer, Land O’Lakes FL; Dan Griggs, Jasper GA; Chip Harrell, Atlanta GA; Charles Brooks, Cincinnati OH 36.77 22 Anton Tsypkin, Ashland MA; Walter Lee, Sudbury MA 1059.09 35.63 23 Joe Grue, Las Vegas NV; John Diamond, Boca Raton FL 1057.77 Barbara Newman, Nashville TN; Don Turner, Mt Juliet TN; Hannah 34.55 24 , Jupiter FL; Jill Levin, Henderson NV 1056.43 Tidman - Yaron Schweizer, Woodbury TN 33.53 25 Douglas Simson, Columbus OH; Dennis Clerkin, Bloomington IN 1053.85 vs 32.57 26 Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA; Marshall Lewis, Cleveland Hgts OH 1053.31 Bill Granger, Bradenton FL; Ben Dickens, Fernandina Bch FL; 31.67 27 Daniel Suty, Houston TX; Bert Newman, West Bloomfield MI 1048.63 Robert Marcus - Kathy Guinyou, Toronto ON vs 30.81 28 Michal Nowosadzki, Wejherowo Poland; Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland 1048.39 Bill Campbell - Renae Gunstone-White - Tim White, Mercer Island 30.00 29 Craig Allen, Glen Ellyn IL; Michael Huston, Joplin MO 1044.32 WA; Bill Stewart, Bellevue WA 29.23 30 , Puszczykoud Poland; Marcin Mazurkiewicz, Poland 1042.44 28.50 31 Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA 1038.88 Jesse Laird, N Lauderdale FL; Peter Jargowsky, Ft Lauderdale FL; 27.80 32 Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; David Grainger, Roseville CA 1037.13 Christina van Leeuwen, Horn Lake MS; Bruce Lang, Philadelphia PA vs 27.14 33 Louk Verhees, Jr., Voorhou Netherlands; Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL 1031.90 Martin Deneroff - Valerie Deneroff - Charles Pierce - Wes Albinger, 26.51 34 Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 1031.68 New York NY 25.91 35 , Memphis TN; Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL 1031.32 vs 25.33 36 Marc Nathan, New York NY; Daniel Gerstman, Buffalo NY 1030.98 Jerry Nolte - Betty Nolte, Oak Hill VA; Tom Jennings, McLean VA; 24.78 37 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD 1026.26 Tony Robson, Arlington VA 24.26 38 William Schreiber, Valley Glen CA; Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN 1017.89 23.75 39 , Charlottenlund Denmark; , New York NY 1015.61 23.27 40 Andrew Stark - Franco Baseggio, New York NY 1013.44 Support the ACBL 22.80 41 Andy Bowles - Shireen Mohandes, London N195lh England 1012.64 Educational Foundation 22.35 42 Joshua Donn, Las Vegas NV; Mark Cohen, Glen Ridge NJ 1012.24 The ACBL Educational Foundation supports 21.92 43 Arch McKellar, Dobbs Ferry NY; Greg McKellar, Kingston ON 1009.01 21.51 44 Cornelis Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep Netherlands; Martin Fleisher, New York NY 1008.36 activities for the purpose of instructing bridge, to 21.11 45 Alexander Kolesnik, Ventura CA; Peter Rank, Palm Springs CA 1000.46 increase the enjoyment of playing and the number 20.73 46 John Fout - Stephannie Russo, New York NY 999.93 of players. The Foundation has nine members: three 20.36 47 , Hackensack NJ; Laurie Vogel, New York NY 994.71 from the Board of Directors and six from the general 20.00 48 George Krizel, Fstrvl Trvose PA; Nick Straguzzi, Mullica Hill NJ 994.24 bridge membership. Members are elected for three- 19.66 49 Fred Gitelman - Sheri Winestock, Las Vegas NV 992.22 year terms, with a two-term limit. The Foundation 19.32 50 Thomas Peters, Grapeland TX; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 989.67 meets three times a year at each NABC to consider 19.00 51 , Cupertino CA; , Cambridge MA 989.38 all grant applications. 18.69 52 Frank Nickell, New York NY; , Burr Ridge IL 985.66 The Educational Foundation is funded by 18.39 53 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; Eric Stoltz, Portland OR 984.01 voluntary contributions made when members join 18.10 54 David Caprera - Anne Brenner, Denver CO 983.63 17.81 55 Alan Osofsky, Palm Beach FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 979.98 or renew their ACBL membership, through special 17.54 56 Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 973.41 games and events, and from individual donations. 17.27 57 Scott Levine - Aaron Silverstein, New York NY 972.10 Donations are tax deductible. 17.01 58 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Shome Mukherjee, Randolph MA 961.67 During the past few years, the Educational 16.76 59 Brian Wyman, New Brunswick NJ; Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI 952.25 Foundation has approved applications for a variety 16.52 60 Gaylor Kasle - Larry Kozlove, Boca Raton FL 950.29 of bridge programs across the U.S. and Canada, 16.29 61 John Holland, Stockport England; Gunnar Hallberg, Brighton United Kingdom 948.72 including: 16.06 62 Alan Applebaum, Brookline MA; Victor King, Hartford CT 948.37 After-school bridge clubs 15.83 63 Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL 946.82 In-school bridge programs 15.62 64 Mimi Bieber, Hartsdale NY; Faye Marino, Greenwich CT 944.49 Summer Youth bridge camps 15.41 65 Stephen Drodge, McLean VA; John Miller, Vienna VA 942.06 15.20 66 Rajendra Gokhale, Redmond WA; Satya Rami, Morganville NJ 918.31 American Bridge Teacher Association 15.00 67 James Melville, Springfield IL; Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL 905.21 Conference 14.81 68 Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; Fred Stewart, Bloomington NY 904.10 Online Course Module for teaching bridge to 14.62 69 Emory Whitaker, Macon GA; Jon Nance, Springfield MO 892.83 school teachers 14.43 70 Arnold Malasky, Lenox MA; Richard Wegman, Bethesda MD 870.58 Bridge Lesson programs to develop new players 14.25 71 Owen Lien, Hendersonville NC; Randall Rubinstein, Brooklyn NY 842.55 North American Collegiate Bridge Team 14.07 72 Randy Pickett - John Lusky, Portland OR 833.80 Championships 13.90 73 William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 832.04 The Educational Foundation encourages ACBL 13.73 74 Lew Walter - Richard Weissman, New York NY 829.37 members who want to start a bridge program to 13.57 75 Jack Bryant - Milton Zlatic, Saint Louis MO 828.18 consider applying for a grant for financial support. 13.41 76 Mihaela Balint, Bucharest Romania; Craig Ganzer, Brooklyn NY 822.91 13.26 77 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Stephen Apodaca, Santa Fe NM 769.56 The application form is on the ACBL web site 13.10 78 Rick Binder, Waltham MA; Alan Watson, Lexington MA 766.15 at www.acbl.org (select the “Foundations and Commissions” link under the “Administration” heading). For more information, contact Foundation Monitoring President Barbara Heller at [email protected]. At this and future North American Championships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+ events with visible, real-time cameras. The images will be recorded and will be available for later official inspection and review. By general monitoring of the session and participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source of information Restaurant information that may be useful in determining facts and settling issues arising from some types of ethical and behavioral Please note that two restaurants – White Oak complaints or actions. Please summon a director if a problem occurs at the table. and Max Lager’s – do not accept the $5 restaurant This procedure is intended to assure everyone that the playing field is level and that misbehavior will not coupons nor offer a discount with your convention be tolerated. card. Page 10 Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Daily Bulletin

PAIRINGS IN TODAY’S SPINGOLD KO TEAMS 67 Tables Pierre Zimmermann - Franck Multon - Geir Helgemo - Tor Helness - Fulvio Fantoni - Claudio Nunes, Monaco Monaco vs David Weinberg, Reno NV; Han-Yu Chang, Palo Alto CA; Lynn Shannon, Los Gatos CA; Stephen Tu, Milpitas CA Teachers and managers Nick Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Jeff enjoy sliders Meckstroth - Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Robert Levin, and wine Henderson NV; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY at the club vs Art Quey, San Mateo CA; Scott Tumperi, Charlottesville VA; Om and teacher Chokriwala, Sherman Oaks CA; Michael Klemens, Tarzana CA reception.

John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV vs Haibo Zhao, Marlboro NJ; Wangying Liu, ; Denis Racine, Pittsburg CA

Marty Fleisher - Zia Mahmood - Chris Willenken, New York NY; Teachers, club managers feted Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Michael More than 80 VIPs gathered after last Friday’s research, services and support,” he said. Rosenberg, Cupertino CA vs second session to receive a resounding “Thank you!” ABTA President Brenda Simpson congratulated Bob Gorsey, Bedford MA; Neil Montague, Swampscott MA; from the ACBL The social gathering, held at every the organization’s 2013 Teacher Bernard Schneider - Frances Schneider, Riverside CT NABC, recognizes club managers and teachers, the of the Year, David Glandorf. She also introduced

Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; , Las Vegas NV; Adam bedrock of ACBL membership. ABTA’s four newest Master Teachers. Zmudzinski, Katowice Poland; , Smolec Poland; Bart ACBL chief Robert Hartman welcomed The audience was then treated to a sneak preview Bramley, Dallas TX; Lew Stansby, Dublin CA the crowd. He took grateful note of the clubs’ of a bridge documentary that is being produced by vs overwhelming response to The Longest Day — John McAllister and Jeremy Goldstein to promote Sathya Bettadapura, Campbell CA; Paul Markarian, Lancaster CA; Phil Clayton, Mission Viejo CA; Mark Leonard, Long Beach CA a fundraising partnership with the Alzheimer’s bridge. Association held on June 21. “Together you raised Director of Club and Member Services Carol - Aleksander Dubinin, Moscow Russia; Norberto an amazing $520,000 for Alzheimer’s Association Robertson emceed the brief ceremony. Bocchi, Barcelona Spain; Agustin Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina; , Warszawa Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Bielsk Poland SPINGOLD BYE SWISS vs 21 Tables Robert Brady, McLean VA; Raghavendra Rajkumar - Prahalad 7.05 1 Juan Carlos Ventin, 08021 Barcelona Spain; Frederic Wrang, Stockholm Rajkumar, Ithaca NY; Rajeswaran Rajkumar, Germantown MD; 1 Sweden; Jean Quantin - Godffrey De Tessieres, Paris France; Marc Drew Becker, Chicago IL; Howard Liu, San Mateo CA Bompis, Bourg La Reine France; Daniele Gaviard, Paris 75017 France 107.00 5.29 2 Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Barnet Shenkin, Boca Raton FL; Dennis Dan Zagorin, Chicago IL; Ricco Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep Netherlands; , Capelle Aan Den Netherlands; Sjoert Bilde, Aarhus C 8000 Denmark; Morten Bilde, Hovedgaard 8732 Denmark; Alon Brink, Rotterdam Netherlands; Louk Verhees, Jr., Voorhou Birman, Tel Aviv 62267 Israel; Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel 106.00 Netherlands; Kevin Bathurst, Palm Beach Gdns FL 3.97 3 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; , Herefordshire England; vs Walid Elahmady - , Cairo Egypt; , Torino Italy; Mitch Towner, Austin TX; Kim Eng, Issaquah WA; Jeffrey Ford, , Parma PR 43100 Italy 103.00 Redmond WA; Robert Whitcher, Cedar Park TX 2.97 4 Alexander Kolesnik, Ventura CA; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA; John Ramos, W James Cayne, New York NY; , Dania FL; Alfredo Hollywood CA; Brady Richter, Summit NJ 94.00 Versace - , Rome Italy; Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba 2.35 5 Jonathan Steinberg - Daniel Miles - Shan Huang, Toronto ON; Richard Chan, Israel; , Moshav Zofit Israel Markham ON; Jeffrey Juster, Dallas TX; John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT 84.00 vs 2.01 6 Jim Aitken, Bellevue WA; Sun-O Ho - Rajendra Gokhale, Redmond WA; Satya Michael Bodell, Santa Clara CA; Alan Malloy, West Hollywood CA; Rami, Morganville NJ 83.00 Laura de Vesine - Nancy Rassbach, Westminster CO MONDAY-TUESDAY SIDE GAME SERIES 3 Joe Grue, Las Vegas NV; , Toronto ON; Brad Moss, Denver CO; , Paris France; , Taby 18.0 Tables Sweden; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI A B C vs 4.25 1 Brenda Montague, Swampscott MA; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 59.89% Andy Bowles - Shireen Mohandes - Paul Lamford, London England; 3.49 2 1 Jim Lyle - Richard Polangin, Tallahassee FL 58.50% Stefanie Rohan, Hillsborough NJ 2.62 3 2 Paul Foster, Carlsbad CA; Sandy Kucha, Rancho Santa Fe CA 57.86% 1.83 4 Margaret Ritchie - Clay Hall, Birmingham AL 57.84% Mark Gordon, Purchase NY; Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; Michal 1.96 5 3 Ronald Wingo, Columbus NC; Jim Jackson, Tryon NC 57.47% Kwiecien, Lublin Poland; Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC 1.31 6 George Matuch, St Simons Is GA; John Ionescu, Irvine CA 57.28% vs 1.47 4 Paul Frean, New York NY; Marshall Mah, Spokane WA 56.26% Allen Kahn - Ira Herman - Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY; G. 2.12 5 1 Peter Gerrard, Huntersville NC; Maureen Bitler, Boston MA 54.75% Margie Gwozdzinsky, Lords Valley PA 1.59 6 2 Larry Baum, Seattle WA; William Schelstrate, Tucson AZ 54.12% Andrew Rosenthal - Aaron Silverstein - Bjorn Fallenius, New York 1.19 3 Mark Ambrose, Louisville KY; Paul Caten Jr, Windham NH 50.19% NY; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden; Johan Upmark - Fredrik Nystrom, Stockholm Sweden MONDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS vs 8.0 Tables Stephen Peterkin, Stirling United Kingdom; Samantha Punch, A B C Stirling Fk United Kingdom; Christopher Gibson, Beaverton OR; 1.89 1 1 Rebecca Yancey - Gail King, Seneca SC 61.67% Chris Wiegand, Portland OR 1.24 2/3 2 1 Virginia Brooks - Barbara Neustadtt, Atlanta GA 60.42% Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Tony Forrester, Herefordshire 1.24 2/3 Iris Abelson, Signal Mountain TN; Judy Monen, Chattanooga TN 60.42% England; Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Antonio Sementa, Parma 0.83 4 3 2 Pavan Bharadwaj, Suwanee GA; Jeff Zhan, Duluth GA 55.83% Italy; Walid Elahmady - Tarek Sadek, Cairo Egypt 0.62 5 4 Suzanne Dinur, Atlanta GA; Lourdes Abdon, Sao Paulo 01329 Brazil 55.00% vs 0.47 5 Raymond Zhu, Duluth GA; Sidhesh Desai, Alpharetta GA 54.17% Omer Ekinci, Astoria NY; Ovunc Yilmaz, Durham NC; Zizhuo Wang, Minneapolis MN; Erez Hendelman, New York NY MONDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS Lou Ann O’Rourke, Portola Valley CA; Marc Jacobus - Roger Bates 18.0 Tables - Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV; , Houston TX; Ishmael A B C Delmonte, New South Wales Australia 3.96 1 Felicia Lease, Lakemont GA; John Boshart, Mountain City GA 63.99% vs 3.59 2 1 1 Judith Shillinglaw, Montreat NC; Lee Wilcox, Black Mountain NC 62.80% Adam Parrish, Sandwich MA; Greg Humphreys, Charlottesvle VA; James Rasmussen - Pamela Miller, Cambridge MA 2.23 3 Dawn Grohs, Biltmore Lake NC; Heinz Grohs, Candler NC 61.31% 2.36 4/5 2/3 2 Gwen Nix - Atha Beard, Auburn AL 58.33% Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; - Brian Glubok, New York NY; 2.36 4/5 2/3 Debbie Enna - Gainor Eisenlohr, Charlotte NC 58.33% Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA 1.51 6 4 3 Lynn Craft - Lucy Sinopole, Huntsville AL 57.14% vs 1.14 5 4 Arlene Oscher, Larchmont NY; Barbara Mines, Jupiter FL 56.55% Isabella De Andrade - Jaqueline Nunes, Rio De Janeiro Brazil; 0.95 6 5 Richard Osborn, Gulf Breeze FL; Leslie Debeauvais, Woodland Stanley Barg, Washington DC; Ana Vidigal, Rio de Janeiro Brazil Hills CA 56.25% Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Huub 0.79 6 Catherine Allard, Troy AL; Anna Smith, Auburn AL 55.65% Bertens, Bend OR; Ton Bakkeren, Oisterwijk Netherlands; Bauke Muller, Hoorn Netherlands; Simon De Wijs, Doorn Netherlands MONDAY HAPPY BRIDGE vs 11.5 Tables Howard Kahlenberg, Philadelphia PA; Andy Muenz, Brookhaven PA; A B C Richard Morgen - Donna Morgen, Havertown PA 2.62 1 1 1 James Baker Jr - Clementine Baker, Woodstock GA 75.83% Marcin Mazurkiewicz, Poland; Krzysztof Jassem, Puszczykoud 1.97 2 2 Ronn Young, Sandy Springs GA; Stephen Miller, Tucson AZ 65.00% Poland; Piotr Tuszynski - Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland 1.47 3 3 2 Karyn Stewart, Snellville GA; Virginia Dixon, Convers GA 63.75% vs 1.11 4 4 Joy Becker - Lorne Becker, Dade City FL 63.50% Rajendra Gokhale - Sun-O Ho, Redmond WA; Satya Rami, 0.83 5 5 3 Ramona Jones - Marolyn Wells, Atlanta GA 62.00% Morganville NJ; Jim Aitken, Bellevue WA 0.62 6 6 4 Rita Fullick, Kennesaw GA; Robert McFarland, Cumming GA 60.00% 0.47 5 Snow Benedict, Smyrna GA; Lynda Wier, Atlanta GA 58.00% Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Juniors Pairs Final Girls Pairs Final Session 4 Rank Pairs Nationality % Session 4 1 DI FRANCO Massimiliano ZANASI Gabriele ITA - ITA 59.11 Rank Pairs Nationality % 2 MOSKOVSKY Ellena TRAVIS Lauren AUS - AUS 57.50 1 DE JESUS Karla SUAREZ Adriana VEN - VEN 60.19 3 AYDOGDU Erkmen KOCLAR Akin TUR - TUR 55.18 2 LU Xinying YU Felicia Xinying CHN - CHN 56.75 4 PRAIRIE Alex SHI Sylvia USA - USA 54.46 3 BOTTA Giorgia CHAVARRIA ITA - ITA 56.22 5 HOLLANDS Peter HOWARD Justin AUS - AUS 53.57 Margherita 6 LEE Antony WESSELS Ryan USA - USA 53.21 4 ARBIT Julie THAPA Isha USA - USA 56.08 7 AGICA Marius KAPLAN Adam USA - USA 51.25 5 LINZ Marianna WERNIS Rebecca USA - USA 50.40 8 GOBEKLI Altug GOKCE Berk TUR - TUR 49.82 6 CHEN Yunpeng RUAN Xinyao CHN - CHN 48.81 9 FERRO Felipe Jose MONTES DE OCA ARG - ARG 49.46 7 JIN Huiyuan YUAN Aijia CHN - CHN 36.51 Francisco Pablo 8 GU Yihao YANG Xinyi CHN - CHN 35.05 10 CAVALIER Andrew JOLLY Christian USA - USA 49.46 11 LIN Frank VROOMAN Jacob USA - USA 48.04 Youth Final B 12 OZGUR Muhammet USLUPEHLIVAN TUR - TUR 47.50 Session 4 Sarper Rank Pairs Nationality % 13 ETCHEPAREBORDA Juan Cruz RUEDA Santiago ARG - ARG 44.64 1 CABRERA Ruben Dario GRANDA Moises VEN - VEN 68.11 14 HASHIMOTO Koichiro KIKUCHI Tadahiro JPN - JPN 44.46 2 HENBEST Maxim HOWARD Nathan AUS - AUS 64.53 15 ARGUEDAS Leonardo BROWN Walter CRC - CRC 42.86 3 OYAMA Ryoko SESHIMO Takumi JPN - JPN 63.48 16 SCHWARTZ Jeffrey TSANG Jeffrey USA - CAN 39.46 4 HARADA Yuki ITO Kosuke JPN - JPN 62.95 5 QIN Bin WANG Penghao CHN - CHN 62.26 Youngsters Pairs Final 6 MANFIELD Sabrina MANFIELD Seth USA - USA 60.71 Session 4 7 PEREZ Fernando RODRIGUEZ Carlos VEN - VEN 58.56 8 LIU Siyuan WANG Yingqi CHN - CHN 57.81 Rank Pairs Nationality % 9 LAMOUREUX Victor MILLER JASON CAN - USA 57.24 1 HUNT Allison LADYZHENSKY USA - USA 60.85 10 ARGAIN Ariel SENGIALI ARG - ARG 56.37 Asya Nicolas Miguel 2 JENG Andrew JENG Richard USA - USA 59.26 11 COLBURN Caleb ZHU Vincent USA - USA 55.36 3 HERMAN Gregory KRIEGEL Oren USA - USA 57.94 12 FANG Yunyi HUANG Danlei CHN - CHN 55.03 4 BERK Hakan SOUKUP David USA - USA 56.61 13 SMITH Cooper TRAUTWEIN Henry USA - USA 54.88 5 JIN Tianyi JIN Kai CHN - CHN 55.95 14 LI Meilun LIU Wenyu CHN - CHN 54.49 6 SHEN Yiling WU Kaiwen CHN - CHN 55.29 15 BAI Lu GONG Kai Lu CHN - CHN 54.36 7 SHA Zhizhou ZHANG Yiyang CHN - CHN 55.29 16 ALTMAN John STEPHANI Isaac USA - USA 53.62 8 KRISTENSEN Benjamin ROSENBERG Kevin USA - USA 53.17 17 CHANG Sophia ZHANG Lucy USA - USA 52.01 9 FEI Zelin ZHAO Yuqiao CHN - CHN 52.38 18 ALLEN Theo ZHOU Zi Nan USA - CHN 50.79 10 HARPER Brandon MILLER Ryan USA - USA 51.85 19 CUERVO LOPERA Juan Felipe VELEZ Santiago COL - COL 50.79 11 AMER Samuel CHANG Nolan USA - USA 51.06 20 FONG Brandon SUNG Alexander USA - USA 50.67 12 LIN Amber OLSEN Jake USA - USA 50.13 21 MA Ding Zhi LIU Xuan Yu CHN - CHN 49.54 13 LIEBERMAN Joseph WELLAND USA - USA 48.15 22 BERK Sedef ROBERTS Jeremy USA - USA 49.31 Christopher 23 LU Yijia QIAN Li CHN - CHN 47.83 14 CHENG Licong LI Renyu CHN - CHN 45.24 24 CORREA LAGUNA Nicolas REY ARISMENDY COL - COL 46.95 15 LI Hanchang SHAO Yiqin CHN - CHN 43.65 Luis Alejandro 16 BERMAN Evan SPENCER Cole USA - USA 41.93 25 VASSILEVA Albena-Maria WU Zijun CAN - CHN 42.66 17 DU Zhecheng SHANG Yijun CHN - CHN 41.80 26 COLBURN Olivia LAUFER Olivia USA - CAN 41.56 18 HART Tyler KUSCHNER Benjamin USA - USA 41.53 27 VALENZUELA RIVERA ZAMORA COL - COL 38.49 19 HUANG Xu LIU Yihong CHN - CHN 40.08 Joan Sebastian VILLAMIZAR Jose Alejandro 20 FASHINGBAUER Ellie HSIEH Gianni USA - USA 37.83 28 GOODWIN Bryan NOVAK Jett USA - USA 36.73 29 BOTKINS Hailey WILLIAMS Bernadette USA - USA 33.88 30 LAROSEE Matthew MILLIKIN Emma USA - USA 33.11 31 ANDREWS Cherish EDWARDS Sarah USA - USA 29.99 32 OLIVEIRA Helber STEPHANI Kristian USA - USA 29.15 33 MAGNUSON Sterling NOVAK Madelyn USA - USA 26.03 A Moving Day The second day of play saw one event Botta-Margherita Chavarria from Italy and Julie Gabriele Zanasi. They are just in front of another decided. The consolation pairs for those who Arbit-Isha Thapa from the United States, are girls pair that opted for open competition, Ellena failed to qualify for the finals, the Youth Final B, certainly still in contention. For any of the other Moskovsky and Lauren Travis from Australia. was won by Ruben Dario Cabrera and Moises four pairs to gain a medal, they will have to have Third are Erkmen Aydogdu and Akin Koclar Granda from Venezuela. They finished more than an excellent final day. from Turkey. Just behind are one Australian a board clear of Maxim Henbest and Nathan The Youngsters Final is being dominated by and three American pairs poised to move up the Howard from Australia. Third were Ryoko the United States, with the first four pairs. The rankings. Oyama and Takumi Seshimo from Japan. leaders are Allison Hunt and Asya Ladyzhensky, The three Team Championships will begin In the Juniors, Youngsters and Girls Pairs who preferred to play in this event than in the at 4:00 p.m. (16.00), with qualifying play Finals, there are two sessions to be played today Girl’s. Second are the Jeng brothers, Andrew and over one-and-a-half days, Tuesday afternoon to decide the medal winners. In the Girls, Karla Richard; and third are Gregory Herman and Oren and Wednesday. Each will consist of seven de Jesus and Adriana Suarez from Venezuela Kriegel. 10-board Swiss team matches. The quarterfinals, enjoy a lead of about one-and-a-half boards over The Junior Final is being led by the semifinals and finals will each last one day. Lu Xinying and Yu Felicia Xinying from China. experienced Italians Massimiliano di Franco and But the pairs who are third and fourth, Giorgia

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West North East South The Pairs Finals Session 1 Gobelki Howard Gokce Hollands by Phillip Alder Pass 1♦ Pass Just before we get into the deals, try these two West North East South 1♥ Pass 3♦ Pass defensive problems. Lin A. Jeng Olsen R. Jeng 4♦ Pass 4♥ Pass 1. Dlr: West ♠ 4 3 Pass Pass 4NT Pass 5♠ Pass Vul: None ♥ K 4 2 Pass 1♠ Pass 2♣ (1) 5NT Pass 6♣ Pass ♦ K J 5 2 Pass 2♦ (2) Pass 2♠ 7NT Pass Pass Pass ♣ K 7 5 4 Pass 3♦ Pass 4♠ No doubt five spades showed two key cards and ♠ A J 8 6 5 Pass Pass Pass the diamond queen, and six clubs indicated that king. ♥ -- (1) Drury Then Altug Gobelki from Turkey could count twelve ♦ Q 6 4 3 (2) Not a minimum, but insufficient to jump to tricks and clearly had good chances for a thirteenth. ♣ A Q 9 8 four spades (No doubt in a team event, he would have bid seven This was the only auction that reached four diamonds.) spades. Not that it was unbeatable. And Jake Olsen With thirteen top tricks, the play took no time. West North East South found one of the killing leads: the club six. However, Plus 1520 was worth 13 out of 14. Pass Pass 1♠ 1NT when Amber Lin took the trick with her ace (North, Massimiliano di Franco and Gabriele Zanasi 2♠ 3NT All Pass Andrew Jeng, dropped the jack), she did not find the from Italy also reached seven notrump. Partner leads the spade ten: three, five necessary heart shift. Instead, she returned a club, Next came: (encouraging), king. South plays a heart to dummy’s hoping her partner would ruff it. Dlr: East ♠ 7 6 king and you discard an encouraging club nine. North won in the dummy and played a spade to Vul: E-W ♥ J 10 6 5 Declarer continues with a diamond to his ten, then his ten. East took the trick with his jack and switched ♦ 9 3 2 leads the heart ten. West wins with his queen (you to a diamond. North won and misguessed spades (not ♣ J 10 9 4 pitch the club eight) and shifts to the club six: king, that it mattered) by leading the queen, which was ♠ A K 8 5 ♠ Q J 10 9 2 ace, three. What would you lead now? covered by the king and ace. Then declarer played ♥ A 4 ♥ 8 dummy’s three clubs and discarded two hearts and ♦ J 10 5 ♦ Q 8 7 2. Dlr: North ♠ 10 3 one diamond. So he lost only two spades and one ♣ K Q 6 5 ♣ A 8 3 2 Vul: E-W ♥ 9 6 4 2 club for plus 620 and 16 out of 18 matchpoints. (We ♠ 4 3 ♦ A K J 8 2 are using the European 2-1 scoring system, not the ♥ K Q 9 7 3 2 ♣ Q 3 American 1-1/2.) ♦ A K 6 4 ♠ A 7 6 4 The next deal also exhibited different hand ♣ 7 ♥ Q 5 evaluation. West North East South ♦ Q 7 Dlr: South ♠ 10 7 Gobelki Howard Gokce Hollands ♣ K J 8 6 4 Vul: E-W ♥ Q 10 8 7 3 Pass 1♥ ♦ K Q 8 3 Dble 3♥ 4♠ 5♥ West North East South ♣ K J Dble Pass 5♠ All Pass 1♥ ♠ K Q 6 5 4 ♠ J 9 2 This is a situation every pair should discuss. Dble 3♦ (1) 3♠ 4♥ ♥ A 9 5 ♥ 6 4 When East jumps to four spades at unfavorable 4♠ Pass Pass 5♥ ♦ 2 ♦ 10 7 4 vulnerability, it should be assumed that if the Dble Pass Pass Pass ♣ A Q 7 2 ♣ 9 8 6 5 3 opponents bid higher, they are sacrificing. This (1) Fit-jump ♠ A 8 3 means that a pass by West over five hearts would be You lead the spade ace: three, five, nine. What ♥ K J 2 forcing. And most pairs treat that pass as saying that would you do now, given that partner’s signal is ♦ A J 9 6 5 West does not mind if East bids five spades; and that upside-down count? ♣ 10 4 his actual double is warning against bidding higher. The answers will be given later in this article. West North East South (However, many years ago Paul Lavings of Australia There were some dynamite deals in the first Chavarria Jin Botta Yuan proposed reversing those meanings. Although it ten boards. This was the second for the girls and 1♦ seems debatable in this situation, it is in principle an youngsters. 1♠ Dble Pass 1NT idea that I like. Then West’s double would say that Dble 2♦ All Pass he wants to bid five spades, but East may pass if he Dlr: East ♠ Q 10 7 5 3 thinks that would be an error.) Vul: N-S ♥ K 4 West North East South I was surprised when Berk Gokce bid five ♦ A K 4 3 Lin A. Jeng Olsen R. Jeng spades. He must have been happy when he saw the ♣ J 7 1♦ dummy, probably believing that five hearts doubled ♠ 9 4 2 ♠ K J 1♠ 2♥ Pass 3♥ would have cost only 500 and five spades making ♥ J 10 8 ♥ A Q 7 3 Pass 4♥ Pass Pass would be worth 650. However, the 4-1 club break ♦ Q J 6 ♦ 9 8 7 5 2 Dble Pass Pass Pass killed five spades. ♣ A 8 5 4 ♣ 6 3 Jin started with a promising only Plus 100 was worth 13 out 14 matchpoints to ♠ A 8 6 four hearts. Then she might have redoubled when Peter Hollands and Justin Howard from Australia. ♥ 9 6 5 2 West incorrectly thought that she could defeat one This was Board 7: ♦ 10 notrump. That contract would have made, declarer Dlr: South ♠ 10 9 7 4 3 ♣ K Q 10 9 2 winning the spade lead and driving out the heart ace. Vul: Both ♥ J 7 The Italian girls who led the qualifying did very Two diamonds won the obvious ten tricks, but ♦ A K 5 well against a Chinese pair. plus 130 was worth only 2 matchpoints out of 6. ♣ K Q 5 In the Youngsters, Andrew Jeng not only ♠ 8 6 5 ♠ A K J West North East South responded two hearts, but then went on to game after ♥ 6 ♥ A Q 9 8 4 3 2 Chavarria Jin Botta Yuan being raised. Those double fits are magical. ♦ 10 4 ♦ 3 Pass Pass West’s double did not cost much. Plus 590 ♣ A J 10 9 8 6 3 ♣ 7 2 Pass 1♠ Pass 2♠ scored 15 out of 18. (Samuel Amer and Nolan Chang ♠ Q 2 Pass Pass Pass from the United States made the same contract with ♥ K 10 5 Giorgia Botta led the diamond nine: ten, an overtrick.) Plus 420 would have been worth 12 ♦ Q J 9 8 7 6 2 jack, ace. Jin Huiyuan cashed her diamond king matchpoints. ♣ 4 (discarding a heart from the dummy), but then she Now let’s move over to the Junior Pairs, where West North East South erred by ruffing a diamond. Usually, ruffing in the the deals were distributional. This was Board 5: di Franco Montes Zanasi Ferro shorter trump hand is good, but interestingly, not Dlr: North ♠ 8 4 2 de Oca here. Vul: N-S ♥ 10 7 5 4 2 3♦ Declarer continued with a club to her jack, a ♦ 9 Pass Pass 4♥ Pass spade to dummy’s ace and the club nine. Margherita ♣ Q 10 7 3 Pass 5♦ Dble All Pass Chavarria (who is the daughter of Mario, the ♠ A 3 ♠ J 9 7 A good general principle is that if you are willing cameraman you have probably seen taking numerous ♥ K Q 9 8 ♥ A J 3 to in five diamonds, bid it immediately. videos) took her ace and returned a trump. East won ♦ K 5 3 2 ♦ A Q J 10 6 4 Do not let the opponents exchange information and with her king and gave her partner a diamond ruff. ♣ A J 8 ♣ K be able to make a well-informed decision whether Then a heart-jack shift scored two tricks in that suit ♠ K Q 10 6 5 to double or to bid higher. (Americans call this a to hold declarer to her contract. ♥ 6 fielder’s choice, a baseball term. You might see one at Minus 110 gave East-West a cold top. ♦ 8 7 the Atlanta Braves game on Friday.) On another BBO table, two American pairs faced ♣ 9 6 5 4 2 Five diamonds doubled cost 800, giving East- each other. Only two pairs reached seven notrump. This was West 13 matchpoints. To make matters worse, four one successful sequence: hearts would have gone at least down one. 3rd World Open Youth Championships Tuesday, August 6, 2013

West North East South to a club at trick five, if he had instead chosen to play West North East South Wessels Hashimoto Lee Kikuchi another spade, the textbooks would have told him to Hollands Zanasi Howard di Franco 3♦ lead the nine, the higher of two remaining cards. But 4♥ 4♠ Pass Pass 4♥ All Pass that would have been fatal here, making East prey to 5♥ 5♠ Dble All Pass Tadahiro Kikuchi from Japan led his singleton that . West must lead the spade two, keeping Some Australians have a theory that any hand club. Understandably, declarer Antony Lee from the nine! with 7-4-2-0 distribution should be opened with a the United States won with dummy’s ace and West North East South game-bid. And if the choice is between three hearts immediately played a spade to his jack. Wessels Hashimoto Lee Kikuchi and four hearts, the higher-level opening does look South won and shifted to the diamond queen. Pass Pass 1♠ 1NT preferable. North, Koichiro Hashimoto, overtook with his king, 2♠ 3NT All Pass Five spades doubled went down the obvious one, cashed the club king, and continued with the club West led the spade ten, but here East, presumably giving East-West just over average, 8 out of 14. queen. When declarer ruffed with his nine, South hoping his partner had started with K-10-9, took West North East South overruffed with the ten and awaited another trick his ace and returned the suit. South won with his Brown Ozgur Arguedas Uslupehlivan with his heart king. king and also misguessed hearts by playing one to 3♥ 4♣ (1) Down two gave North-South 11 matchpoints. dummy’s king. Here, East discarded a diamond. 4♥ 4♠ 5♥ Pass The defensive problem given at the beginning Now South could have got home by guessing 6♥ Dble All Pass came from Board 8. It also makes an interesting diamonds. It looks like the point-count suggests that (1) At least 5-5 in spades and clubs double-dummy problem. What is the result in three East must have the remaining honors, but he did open Now East thought that his extra shape justified notrump with best play from both sides? in third position nonvulnerable. rebidding in front of partner. But then West Dlr: West ♠ 4 3 Instead, declarer played a heart to his ace and ran reasonably deduced that his partner had to have a Vul: None ♥ K 4 2 the club jack. (If South thought West had the club singleton or in spades, so raised to the slam. ♦ K J 5 2 queen, it was surely even more likely that East had South cashed his top spades for down one and 11 ♣ K 7 5 4 the diamond queen.) East won with the club queen matchpoints for North-South. ♠ 10 9 2 ♠ A J 8 6 5 and established his spades. ♥ Q 9 8 7 6 5 ♥ -- When South then gave West his heart trick, a ♦ 9 7 ♦ Q 6 4 3 club to the ace and two spades took the contract ♣ 6 2 ♣ A Q 9 8 down two. ♠ K Q 7 Plus 100 gave East-West 13 out of 14. ♥ A J 10 3 The action continued on Board 9, from which the ♦ A 10 8 second defensive problem came. (I rotated the deal in ♣ J 10 3 the quiz to make South the declarer.) West North East South Dlr: North ♠ K 9 2 di Franco Montes Zanasi Ferro Vul: E-W ♥ A K J 10 8 7 3 de Oca ♦ 5 Pass Pass 1♠ 1NT ♣ 9 7 2♠ 3NT All Pass ♠ Q J 8 5 ♠ A 7 6 4 I am guessing that three notrump was , ♥ -- ♥ Q 5 showing game values while denying four hearts or a ♦ 10 9 6 4 3 ♦ Q 7 spade stopper. ♣ A 10 5 2 ♣ K J 8 6 4 West led the spade ten. East encouraged with his ♠ 10 3 five, following the excellent general principle that if ♥ 9 6 4 2 you are trying to establish a suit where declarer has ♦ A K J 8 2 tricks, make him use up those stoppers as quickly as ♣ Q 3 Careful With a 5-2 Fit possible. West North East South by Murat Molva South, Felipe Jose Ferro from Argentina, played Hollands Zanasi Howard di Franco This board from the third round of the a heart to dummy’s king, and East discarded an 1♥ Dble 3♦ (1) qualification for the Juniors Pairs shows careful encouraging club nine. Declarer continued with a 3♠ 4♥ 4♠ Pass declarer play by Sarper Uslupehlivan of Turkey. diamond to his ten, then led the heart ten. West took Pass 5♥ Dble All Pass Dlr: North ♠ Q 5 the trick with his queen (East pitched the club eight) (1) Fit-jump Vul: E-W ♥ 9 8 5 and shifted to the club six: king, ace, three. What Here was another high-level guessing game. ♦ Q 8 5 should East, Zanasi, had done now? Seeing all of the cards, East-West could have ♣ A Q 6 3 2 This was the position: made four spades, so five hearts looked like a ♠ 8 3 ♠ K 7 4 2 ♠ 4 good sacrifice. It was going down only two on best ♥ Q 7 6 3 ♥ A K J 4 2 ♥ 4 defense, and there was always a chance that the ♦ 9 6 4 ♦ A 7 3 ♦ K J 5 defenders would slip up. But not these Australians. ♣ J 10 7 4 ♣ 9 ♣ 7 5 4 East led the spade ace, under which West gave a ♠ A J 10 9 2 ♠ 9 2 ♠ A J 8 6 count signal. ♥ 10 ♥ 9 8 7 6 ♥ -- Now Howard did well, concluding that if declarer ♦ K J 10 2 ♦ 9 ♦ Q 6 4 had the club ace, the contract was cold. At trick ♣ K 8 5 ♣ 2 ♣ Q two, he shifted to the club king. West again signaled ♠ Q 7 count, so East played another club for down one. West North East South ♥ A J Surprisingly, plus 100 gave East-West a cold top. Pass 1♥ 1♠ ♦ A 8 To be honest, I have never been a fan of giving Pass 2♣ Pass 2♥ ♣ J 10 priority to count signals, but it worked well here. Dble 2♠ Pass 3♣ At the table, East exited with a low diamond. West North East South Pass 3♥ Pass 4♠ South won with his ace and drove out the club queen. Brown Ozgur Arguedas Uslupehlivan Pass Pass Pass East continued with the spade ace and a spade, but 1♥ 2♣ 3♣ Sarper (South) arrived in four spades. The declarer had nine tricks: two spades, three hearts, 4♣ 4♥ All Pass defense started with two rounds of hearts. After three diamonds and one club. East-West were perfect: club to the ace, spade- ruffing the second, Sarper went to dummy with Plus 400 was worth 12 out of 14 matchpoints to queen shift to the king and ace, club king, spade to the club queen to run the spade queen. When it North-South. the jack. Plus 50 gave them 11 out of 14 matchpoints. was not covered and it won the trick, he correctly Let’s go back to the position above. East should And if you thought the last deal would give the deduced that East had started with four trumps. So have established his spades while he had the club players a rest, think again. South shifted his attention to diamonds. He played a queen as an entry card. But he had to be careful Dlr: East ♠ 9 6 4 3 diamond to the jack, and when it won, he continued to lead a low spade. If he had played the ace and Vul: Both ♥ Q 2 with a diamond to dummy’s queen. another, two rounds of hearts would have squeezed ♦ 6 East won this and forced declarer with a third East in the minors. ♣ K 10 9 4 3 2 round of hearts, thereby reducing South’s trump But even after leading a low spade, what must ♠ J 5 ♠ 10 8 holding to ace-jack-doubleton. But declarer was in East throw on the two hearts? ♥ A 9 5 ♥ K J 10 8 7 6 4 control. He cashed a diamond and played the club He must unblock the spade jack and ace! If he ♦ A J 9 8 4 3 2 ♦ K Q 10 7 king from his hand. releases his low spade, South takes his other heart ♣ A ♣ -- It did not matter if East ruffed, because whatever and the diamond ace, then endplays East with a spade ♠ A K Q 7 2 card he returned would have given the declarer his or club to lead away from the diamond queen at trick ♥ 3 contract. East finally chose to return a fourth round of twelve. ♦ 5 hearts. Sarper discarded the last club from his hand But if East unblocks in spades, West’s nine ♣ Q J 8 7 6 5 and ruffed in dummy. When the ace of clubs was becomes an entry while he has two heart winners. played, East had to surrender. Well done. And as the icing on the cake, when West shifted Tuesday, August 6, 2013 3rd World Open Youth Championships

questionable and my favourite, sub-optimal. I have A Board Moves some other descriptors but need to check on the Around a Room status of the defamation and libel policy of the WBF. In all seriousness, bidding a poorish five-card suit at by David Stern the two-level with no possibility of a second place to play will generally lead to a poor outcome, as it did here: minus 800. This was Board 12 from the fifth and final In terms of the best contracts seeing all four qualifying round of the pairs on Sunday. hands, notrump is a clear winner with ten top tricks and South having discard problems that could lead to Dlr: West ♠ 10 eleven. Most careful plays will see 5♦ make, while Vul: N-S ♥ 6 2 it takes a heart lead by North and South ducking the ♦ 10 8 4 2 first spade play to beat 4♠ by West. ♣ Q 9 6 5 4 2 And for those into abstract analysis, 4♠ by East is ♠ K 8 6 5 4 2 ♠ 9 7 Qiu Wei Chang and Lu Xun cold with the defense unable to establish a heart trick ♥ A 4 3 ♥ Q 10 9 before discards on diamonds. ♦ Q 5 ♦ A K J 9 7 3 Interview With The first ten times the board was played the ♣ A 10 ♣ K J frequencies were: +100x2, +50x1, -420x2, -430x1, Qiu Wei Chang ♠ A Q J 3 -460x1, -490x1 and -800x1. by David Stern ♥ K J 8 7 5 One of the things I like to do as a bridge ♦ 6 journalist is interview players from around the world ♣ 8 7 3 to find out more about them as people and bridge in their countries. One of the benefits of being a bridge journalist At this tournament I sought out Qiu Wei Chang, is the way in which we can watch a deal being Vice-President of the China Bridge Association evaluated at a number of tables during a session. and Chairman of the Shanghai Bridge Association Enjoy the various treatments of the deal above. in an effort to understand where bridge is heading in China, especially youth bridge as well as some Table 1 information on the Chinese delegation. West North East South Mr. Chang learned bridge in school around 1990 1♠ Pass 2♦ Pass and currently plays once a week. Like many bridge 2♠ Pass 3♦ Pass administrators, he sees that the future of the game 3♥ Pass 3NT All Pass lies in youth bridge. As bridge became popular with members of government in China, so began the I think this was a very sound sequence to a growth of the game to the point where approximately sensible contract. West showed a likely six-card one million people play the game, and the game’s spade suit and values in hearts, thereby allowing popularity continues to increase amongst primary and partner to judge the best contract. high school children. Altug Gobekli – Berk Gokce (Turkey) This push at senior levels of government saw Tables 2 & 3 the establishment two years of an administrative West North East South The Five-Level body whose sole responsibility is to see improved 1♠ Pass 2♦ Pass participation rates in bridge (and chess) through the 2♠ Pass 3♠ Pass Belongs to ... establishment of bridge clubs in ten primary and ten 3NT Pass Pass Pass high schools in Shanghai alone. by Murat Molva Outside of Shanghai, bridge is very active as a Table 4 youth activity in areas including Beijing, Shenzhen, West North East South and Wuhan in the centre of China. The most likely Everybody knows how to complete this sentence 1♠ Pass 2♦ Pass reason for bridge in these cities is that a Chinese when discussing after the session over a cup of 2♠ Pass 3♦ Pass minister or senior official plays and has fostered the coffee. But it seems easy to yield to temptation at the 3NT Pass Pass Pass growth of bridge. table and so difficult to remember this simple “rule”. There is an annual schools tournament for Another difficult task is to remember to punish the Table 5 players aged 8 to 16 that sees around 80 teams from opponents who forget the rule at the table. West North East South around China participating. This is in addition to 1♠ Pass 1NT Pass eight other major annual tournaments for the young Dlr:N ♠ 8 6 2♠ Pass 2NT Pass players in Shanghai alone. Vul:EW ♥ A K J 10 5 3♣ Pass 3♦ Pass At these 3rd World Youth Open Bridge ♦ 2 3NT Pass Pass Pass Championships there are more than forty Chinese ♣ K J 8 4 3 participants including thirty from Shanghai, a team ♠ J 10 3 ♠ K 2 All reasonable auctions leading to the par spot from Dalian and a team from Beijing. ♥ 6 3 ♥ 9 8 4 on the deal. Some cooperative while others simply The thirty players from Shanghai were selected ♦ A K Q J 9 6 ♦ 10 8 5 4 3 judgment calls by West as to the best place to play. in June from the one thousand who actively play ♣ A 9 ♣ 10 7 2 At the following table things went off the track in primary and high schools. The selection criteria ♠ A Q 9 7 5 4 more than just a little … were based on their bridge results, commitment to ♥ Q 7 2 the game and how much studying they did for their ♦ 7 Table 6 bridge. All of the participants are self-funded with ♣ Q 6 5 West North East South small contributions by sponsors, and for nearly all of 1♠ Pass 2♦ Pass them this is their first trip outside of China. West North East South 2♠ Pass 3♠ Pass Following selection, the players attended lessons 1♥ Pass 1♠ 4♣ Pass 4♦ Pass twice a week for three hours each time until they left 2♦ 2NT 4♦ 4♥ 4NT Pass 5♣ Pass to come to Atlanta. In addition to the face-to-face 5♦ Pass Pass 5♥ 6♠ Pass Pass Dble play and coaching, the children are encouraged to Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass participate and practice on BBO, the preferred online bridge site for young players in China. The bidding looked quite normal until South, Clearly West felt that 3♠ showed a better hand While money is generally not a problem in Felipe Jose Ferro (Argentina) bid 4♥. Then West, than his partner actually held! South less than regard to the promotion of youth bridge in China, the Sarper Uslupehlivan (Turkey) decided to raise the sportingly expressed his view on the outcome for major problem is the shortage of volunteer teachers ante by bidding 5♦. This was a perfect demonstration what was likely a top board. and coaches, something Mr. Chang is working hard of dangerous living as the contract would easily go “Play with cats and get scratched” goes the to resolve. for -800 if the opponents would stop and look at the saying. Many older people continue to learn bridge in vulnerability. China, seeing it as a way of making new friends and However, both North and South were probably Table 7 keeping their minds active. Interestingly, bridge is preoccupied with their singleton diamond and West North East South seen as a cultural activity in China rather than a game nobody was inclined to double. After a bit of thought, 1♠ Pass 2♦ 2♥ or pastime, and perhaps that is why it may be getting Felipe bid 5♥ and took his Turkish opponents off the Pass Pass Dble All Pass better traction with educators than it is in the West. hook. Plus 450 brought a normal matchpoint score to Thanks to Mr. Lu Xun, a volunteer whose the Argentinians, but it could have been much better. As I write this article, I am trying to think of an 14-year-old daughter is the captain of one of the appropriate word for the 2♥ bid … hmm … words Chinese Girls teams, for translating during my than spring to mind include frisky, ill-advised, discussions with Mr. Chang. Daily Bulletin Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Page 15

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Tom Hoiland, Korvettveien 6.98 1 1 Erin Feldman - Jason Feldman, San Diego CA; Janice Anderson - Richard Norway; Geir Brekka, Kristiansand Norway; Simon Gillis, London Anderson, Regina SK 58.00 United Kingdom 5.24 2 Justine Cushing - Melih Ozdil, New York NY; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes vs Jacek Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Michal Nowosadzki, Wejherowo NJ; Xiaodong Shi, Naperville IL; Weimin Wang, People’s Republic of China 57.00 Poland; Rafal Jagniewski, Legionowo Poland; Wojciech Gawel, 3.67 3/4 2/3 Agnes Snellers - Wubbo De Boer - Berend Van Den Bos - Joris Van Poland Lankveld, 53.00 3.67 3/4 2/3 Howard Liu, San Mateo CA; Drew Becker, Chicago IL; Uday Ivatury - John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC; Paul Christal Henner-Welland, New York NY; Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA 53.00 Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; , Jupiter FL; John Hurd, New York NY; , Astoria NY vs 3PM B/C/D SIDE SWISS TEAMS Tom Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Mike Cappelletti, Winter Park 25 Tables FL; Daniel Gerstman, Buffalo NY; Jason Feldman, San Diego CA; B C D Robert Blanchard - Shane Blanchard, New York NY 5.31 1 Charles Swart - Richard Morris - Katherine Morris, Portland OR; Dennis Balfe, University City MO 69.00 , New York NY; Glenn Milgrim, Forest Hills NY; Michael Becker - Aubrey Strul, Boca Raton FL; Bruce Rogoff, river 3.98 2 1 1 Dee Steely - Mary Winiarski, Anderson SC; Tobey Roland, vale NJ; Josh Parker, Briarcliff NY Baltimore MD; Tina Boyer, Montclair NJ 56.00 vs 2.99 3 Don Haney, Trussville AL; Julie McLaughlin, Birmingham AL; Ann John McAllister, Charlottesville VA; George Mittelman, Toronto Lilly, Tuscaloosa AL; H Albert Lilly, Mobile AL 55.00 ON; - Rumen Trendafilov - Alexander Hadzhiev, 2.24 4 Adeline Collins, Dunedin FL; Freida Dohrman, Clearwater FL; Jo Varna Bulgaria Ann Hazel, Tampa FL; Elizabeth Ghrist, Houston TX 53.00 Ernesto d’Orsi - Mauricio Figueiredo - Miguel Villas-Boas - Joao 2.96 5 2 Lois Belliveau - Allan Roderiques, Leesburg FL; Paul Harris, Paulo Campos, Sao Paulo Brazil; Benjamin Robles, Santiago Chile; Waltham MA; James Keegan, Cambridge MA 51.00 Joaquin Pacareu, Santiago Chile Chile 2.22 6 3 Gloria McCain, Orlando FL; Dorothy Gilreath - Susan Campbell - vs Joan Duffy, Marietta GA 49.00 Paul Lewis - Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV; , 2.16 4 2 John Boshart, Mountain City GA; Deborah Leach, Sorrento FL; Longboat Key FL; Doug Doub, W Hartford CT; John Solodar, Palm Patricia Cunningham, Clayton GA; Felicia Lease, Lakemont GA 48.00 Beach Gdns FL; Paul Swanson, Jupiter FL 1.62 5 3 Tommy Boze - Linda Boze, Gallatin TN; Bill Beaushaw, Pearl River Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; Win Allegaert - Judith Bianco, New LA; Bruno Dellamea, Beckley WV 47.00 York NY; Darren Wolpert, Thornhill ON; Daniel Korbel, Waterloo 1.22 4 William Allendoerfer, Edwardsville IL; William Riley, Alton IL; ON; David Grainger, Roseville CA Ron Torre - Lucille Torre, Loganville GA 42.00 vs Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Barnet Shenkin, Boca Raton FL; , Aarhus Denmark; Morten Bilde, Hovedgaard Denmark; Alon Birman - Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel

Martin Bloom - Peter Gill, Sydney Australia; Sartaj Hans, Artarmon Australia; Anthony Nunn, Ashfield Australia vs Kasper Konow, Frederiksberg Denmark; Michael Askgaard, Gentofte Denmark; Anders Hagen, Copenhagen Denmark; Kare Gjaldbfek, Bronx NY Page 16 Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Daily Bulletin

Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA; MONDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS Jill Levin, Henderson NV; Jenny Wolpert, Jupiter FL; Howard 19.0 Tables Weinstein, Omaha NE; Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA A B C vs Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA; 4.10 1 1 Lawrence Schoenfeld - Leslie Schoenfeld, Fort Myers FL 68.71% Christal Henner - Uday Ivatury, New York NY 3.08 2 Carolyn Peters - Mary Peters, Tallassee AL 63.10% 2.80 3 2 1 Robert Thorstad - Kuangda Lu, Chapel Hill NC 61.90% PAIRINGS IN TODAY’S WAGAR WOMENS 2.10 4 3 2 Alice Bonner - Deborah Greene, Atlanta GA 60.12% 1.57 5 4 3 Lynn Craft - Lucy Sinopole, Huntsville AL 58.71% KO TEAMS 1.18 6 5 4 Beth Stephens, Marietta GA; Bijan Kasraie, Atlanta GA 58.04% 12 Tables Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL; Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ; Lynn 0.94 6 George Correia, Devonshire Bermuda; Nelson Lee, Old Tappan NJ 57.74% Deas, Schenectady NY; Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; Catherine 0.87 5 Tim Collopy - Cecilia Collopy, Millbrook NY 56.63% D’Ovidio, Courbevoie France; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood 0.65 6 Annabelle Wiseman, Jarvis Bay AB; Doreen Radford, Red Deer AB 55.44% FL vs MONDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS Stella Rainey - Libby Fernandez, Tuscaloosa AL; Annette Lee 7.5 Tables McHann, Flowood MS; Peggy Rogers, Jackson MS A B C Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Shannon Cappelletti, Delray 1.89 1 1 Gail Ostermann, Atlanta GA; Keith Elrod, Decatur GA 64.09% Beach FL; , Amsterdam Netherlands; Marion 1.42 2 2 Dianne Weaver, Alpharetta GA; Evelyn Martin, Johns Creek GA 60.09% Michielsen, Stockholm Sweden; Benedicte Cronier - Sylvie Willard, 1.06 3 Dorothy McElwee, Chapel Hill NC; Deborah Moss, Gaston SC 58.09% Paris France 0.80 4 3 Sidhesh Desai, Alpharetta GA; Raymond Zhu, Duluth GA 57.90% vs Katarzyna Dufrat, Wroclaw Poland; Kazmucha Danuta, Poznan 0.60 5 4 Carol Harrell - Lillian Terrell, Charlottesville VA 54.18% Poland; Taczewska Joanna, Katowice Poland; Justyna Zmuda, 0.76 1 Susan Littell, Austell GA; Barbara Brightwell, Atlanta GA 54.09% Skawina Poland 0.57 2 Virginia Brooks - Barbara Neustadtt, Atlanta GA 52.91%

Lynn Baker, Austin TX; Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Kerri MONDAY AFTERNOON 299ER SWISS TEAMS Sanborn, Stony Point NY; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ; Jet 6 Tables Passman - Anneke Simons, vs A B C Migry Zur Campanile - Dana Berkowitz, New York NY; Nancy Katz, 2.26 1 1 1 Jeanne Dennis, Marietta GA; Diane Erickson - Patricia Kalin, Carolina PR; Susan Culham, Edmonton AB Atlanta GA; Roslyn Grossman, Dumwoody GA 56.00 1.49 2/3 Robert Fine - Marsha Goldstein, Atlanta GA; Polly Keller, Naples Stasha Cohen, Glen Ridge NJ; Pam Wittes, Venice CA; Cheri FL; Maureen Merker, Mentor OH 44.00 Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL; Rozanne Pollack, New York NY 1.49 2/3 Dane Carmichael - Susan Carmichael, Fernandina Bch FL; Xuhua Lin vs Lynda Nitabach, N Plainfield NJ; Cecilia Rimstedt, Partille Sweden; - Brandon Lin, Edison NJ 44.00 Sandra Rimstedt, New York NY; Emma Sjoberg, Linkoping Sweden; Ida Groenkvist, Orebro Sweden MONDAY A/X PAIRS 82.0 Tables / Based on 169 Tables A B Convention card reminder 34.14 1 Mark McLaughlin - Susanne McLaughlin, Charleston SC 63.92% Each player is required to have a convention 25.61 2 Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY; Scott Levine, New York NY 61.23% card filled out legibly and on the table throughout a 19.20 3 David Birnbaum, Pegram TN; Arthur Lowen, Nashville TN 61.20% session. Both cards of a partnership must be identical 14.40 4 Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 60.99% and include the first and last names of each member 11.38 5 Henry Lortz, Seattle WA; Wayne Ohlrich, Carrboro NC 60.76% of the partnership. 9.75 6 Alfonsin Julio, Buenos Aires; Alujas Gustavo, Buenos Aires AR 60.69% 8.54 7 Janet Robertson, Timonium MD; R Jay Becker, New York NY 60.37% If a director determines that neither player has 20.83 8 1 Yuan Chen - Peter Wong, Toronto ON 59.65% a substantially completed card, the partnership may 6.83 9 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA 59.48% play only the Yellow Card and 6.21 10 Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; R Muggia, Andover MA 59.40% may use only standard carding. This restriction may 5.69 11 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Walter Lee, Sudbury MA 59.24% be lifted only at the beginning of a subsequent round 5.68 12 Robert Morris - Terry Currie, Houston TX 59.00% after convention cards have been properly prepared 4.88 13 Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 58.19% and approved by the director. Further, the partnership 4.55 14 Richard Popper, Wilmington DE; Kelley Hwang, New York NY 57.88% will receive a 1/6-board matchpoint penalty for each 5.69 15 Sumner Steinfeldt, Washington DC; Kent Hartman, San Diego CA 57.75% board played, commencing with the next round and 4.13 16 Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA; Liliane Kirchhoff, San Francisco CA 57.73% continuing until the restriction is lifted. In IMP team 15.62 17 2 Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ; Alison Wilson, New York NY 57.34% 3.59 18 Joan Dziekanski - Jared Lilienstein, New York NY 57.13% games, penalties shall be at the discretion of the 11.72 19 3 Somers Collins, Roland AR; Bo Liu, Santa Ana CA 56.39% director. 3.43 20 Milt Van Reed, Terre Haute IN; Joanna Hebermehl, Paris IL 56.23% If the director determines the partnership has at 3.10 21 Nancy Molesworth, White Plains NY; Rhoda Prager, Allentown PA 56.12% least one substantially completed convention card 2.97 22 Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN; Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA 55.96% but has not fully complied with ACBL regulations, 3.42 23 Michael Cassel II, Roseville MN; Andy Kaufman, Fort Washington PA 55.86% the director may give warnings or assign such 8.79 4 Luz Ortega, Tampa FL; Hanoi Rondon, 55.85% penalties as he deems to be appropriate under the 6.94 5 Qucheng Gong, Berkeley CA; Nathaniel Munger, Palo Alto CA 55.52% circumstances. 5.95 6 Jane Bachman, Dunwoody GA; Jim Dillon Jr, Atlanta GA 55.40% The objective of these warnings and penalties is 5.21 7 Jianfeng Luo - Melissa Luo, North York ON 54.53% the encouragement of full compliance with ACBL 4.63 8 E Michael McKee - Robert Yon, Anderson SC 54.16% 4.17 9 Lee Ohliger, Ridgewood NJ; James Sundstrom, Wyckoff NJ 54.15% regulations. 3.79 10 Lisa Adelberg, Camden ME; Jodi Coren, Delray Beach FL 53.77% 3.47 11 Greg Potter - Linda Hughes, Edmond OK 53.53% Electronic Device Policy 3.21 12 Brad Vander Zanden - David Shepler, Knoxville TN 53.35% 2.98 13 Robert Gordon - R Savitt, Miami FL 53.00% The electronic device 3.16 14 Kathy Swaine - Rand Pinsky, Valencia CA 52.53% policy at NABCs has been 2.60 15 Terry Lubman, Riverside CT; Leslie Powell, South Hill VA 52.52% revised to allow players to bring electronic devices such MONDAY-TUESDAY SIDE GAME SERIES as cell phones into the playing 38.0 Tables area provided that such devices A B C are turned off. 7.28 1 Jim Munday, Southaven MS; Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA 64.74% Further, any such 5.92 2 1 Matt Meckstroth, Gainesville FL; Leila DeNotaristefani, Mendham NJ 64.27% equipment must not be visible 4.10 3 Judy Zhu, Naperville IL; Jack Snyder, Rockford IL 64.08% during the session. 4.44 4 2 Jessica Piafsky, New York NY; Iris Gruemm, 64.03% 3.33 5 3 Chris Wiegand, Portland OR; Christopher Gibson, Beaverton OR 63.58% The policy applies to all pairs, team members, 1.73 6 David Yates, Lake Peekskill NY; Halina Jamner, Rye NY 63.52% captains, coaches, kibitzers and play recorders, 2.50 4 Bijoy Anand, Gainesville FL; Tiger Li Li Williams, Elk Point SD 62.33% except those designated by the ACBL and are in force 2.61 5 Torben Rolsted, Birkeroed Denmark; Peggy Hayes, Roswell GA 60.80% throughout any actual playing session or segment of 1.87 6 Phyllis Bausher, West Haven CT; Joyce Stiefel, Wethersfield CT 60.01% play. 3.03 1 Lynn Paul, Marietta GA; Paul Caten Jr, Windham NH 56.34% A violation of the policy will result in an 2.27 2 Feyzan Erkip - Nesim Erkip, New York NY 50.65% automatic disciplinary penalty of one full board (or 1.70 3 Patricia Jackson, Fairburn GA; Tommy Jackson, Palmetto GA 50.34% 12 IMPs at that form of scoring) for the first offense. 1.28 4 Bill McAvinue, Louisville KY; Linda Hendrix, Montgomery Ave AL 49.92% A second offense will result in disqualification from 0.96 5 J Roger Pryor, Madeira Bch FL; Dianne Pryor, Madeira Beach FL 49.15% the event for the pair/team. Kibitzers violating this 1.57 6 Lorraine Siegel - Linda Davidson, Atlanta GA 48.30% policy will be removed from the playing area for the remainder of the session. Daily Bulletin Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Page 17

QUALIFIERS IN THE TRUSCOTT/USPC SENIOR SWISS TEAMS GOODWILL 48 Tables / Based on 94 Tables Carryover 1 Barry Bragin, Silver Spring MD; Mark Laken, Glyndon MD; Andrew Gofreed, La Plata continued from page 1 MD; Alan Tenenbaum, Rockville MD 30.00 Charlotte and has served District 7 on the executive 2 Dee Adams - Alvin Stone, Memphis TN; Fred Hamilton, Palm Desert CA; Mark Itabashi, committee, as treasurer, president and vice president. Murrieta CA; Dan Morse, Houston TX; John Sutherlin, Dallas TX 20.00 Like Seiler, Heller said, Len took no compensation 3 Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT; Alan Applebaum - Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA; Victor King, for his services other than occasional free plays. Hartford CT; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT; Sheila Gabay, Newton MA 17.65 “District 7,” Heller said, “thrives on the volunteer 4/5 Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Ron Smith, Las Vegas NV; - Pamela spirit.” Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; John Holland, Stockport England; Gunnar Hallberg, Brighton United Kingdom 17.06 Goodwill Chair Sandy De Martino started the 4/5 Steven Love, Laguna Niguel CA; Jim Looby, Burbank CA; Ed Ulman, Portland OR; Chris meeting by calling on Robert Hartman, ACBL’s Moll, Raleigh NC 17.06 chief executive. “I’ve seen so much goodwill at this 6 Aubrey Fein, Fort Lauderdale FL; Charlene Predmest - Linda Epstein, Delray Beach tournament,” he said. “It’s the hallmark of District FL; Maris Zilant, North Miami FL 16.47 7.” 7/8 Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI; Franklin Kasle, Flint MI; Lynne Schaeffer, W After viewing a trailer of the documentary about Bloomfield MI; Kenneth Kranyak, Bay Village OH 15.29 youth bridge, attendees heard from ACBL President 7/8 Karen Lee Barrett, Elk Point SD; Anne Dawson, Delhi LA; Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA; Donald Mamula, who recalled going to his first Jim Jacobson, Sioux City IA; Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw Poland; Jacek NABC – in Chicago more than 30 years ago. Romanski, Goscinna Poland 15.29 “I had won a Red Ribbon qualification,” Mamula 9 , Little Rock AR; Randy Pettit, Marietta GA; Joseph Kivel, Newport Coast CA; Chris Larsen, Laguna Woods CA 13.53 said, “and I was stoked to go.” He confessed that he 10 Zeke Jabbour, Boca Raton FL; Howard Perlman, Franklin MI; Jeffrey Starr, South did not win a North American championship, but he Lyon MI; John Rengstorff - Glenn Eisenstein, New York NY; Lewis Finkel, Jupiter FL 12.35 noted that failure to do so over all the years since has 11 Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA; Richard Meffley, Fresno CA; Warren Cederborg, not dimmed his enthusiasm for the sport of bridge. Visalia CA; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 11.76 “Why do we go to NABCs or tournaments?” 12 Vinita Gupta - Naren Gupta, Woodside CA; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Jurek Czyzowicz, he said. “I love competition. I love the challenge of Gatineau QC 11.18 having my head handed to me by the world’s best – 13/14 Edward White, Grand Blanc MI; Jan Zadroga, Todz Poland; Kazimierz Omernik, Gdynia and by the world’s worst.” Poland; Cameron Doner, Richmond BC 10.59 Praising the members of the committee, Mamula 13/14 Jeffrey Allen, Armonk NY; Michael Ranis, New York NY; Donald Dalpe, Baldwinsville added, “You are the people who truly embody this NY; Thomas Andrews, Utica NY 10.59 15 Mike Marlin - Sandra Marlin, Versailles KY; Donna Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Toni spirit. You give more than competition. You give Bales, Pickerington OH 10.00 heart.” 16/17 John Malley, Pascoag RI; Daniel Colatosti, Waltham MA; John McLaughlin, Melrose Mamula proposed a toast to everyone present. MA; Lloyd Arvedon, Woburn MA 9.41 “I raise a glass to thank all of you, and remember 16/17 Craig Robinson - Elaine Landow, Lansdale PA; Bill Cook Jr, Madison MS; Don Kern, the friendship and camaraderie we have toward each Bay Minette AL 9.41 other.” 18/19 Lee Bukstel, Boca Raton FL; Michael Wolf, Coral Springs FL; Randy Thompson, Among the attendees was Gail Greenberg, whose Albuquerque NM; Barry Spector, Springfield VA 8.82 election to the ACBL Bridge Hall of Fame was 18/19 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; C Reis, Baton Rouge LA; Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV; celebrated Monday night. Greenberg was recognized James Krekorian, Pensacola FL; Bruce Ferguson, Palm Springs CA 8.82 by DeMartino and took the podium to acknowledge 20 Martin Scheinberg, Riviera Beach FL; Paul Trent - Sandra Trent, Port St Lucie FL; Dennis McGarry - Linda McGarry, Stuart FL; Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA 8.24 the applause. 21 Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA; Neal Satten, Wynnewood PA; Brian Schoenfeld, Va Beach The she received noting her membership in VA; Thomas Weik, Reading PA 7.65 the Hall of Fame is very special, she said, “and I have 22/23 Larry Harding, Hampstead NC; Mike Sheldon, Marietta GA; F Garson II, Alpharetta equal pride in wearing my Goodwill pin. It is right GA; Kish Devaraj, Atlanta GA 7.06 up there because of the feelings I have about this 22/23 Lewis Gamerman, Westwood MA; Robert McCaw, Sudbury MA; Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY; committee and the work that it does.” Charles Sharf, North Baldwin NY 7.06 Greenberg said she and Aileen Osofsky were 24/27 Charles Weed, Shreveport LA; Sam Coolik, Atlanta GA; Colby Vernay, Lacon IL; Barry close friends “and I know she would be thrilled to Schaffer, Frisco TX 6.47 have Sandy DeMartino as Goodwill chair.” 24/27 Hank Meyer, Greenbelt MD; Donald Berman, Laurel MD; Hal Hindman, Vienna VA; Clyde The meeting concluded with a presentation by Kruskal, Hyattsville MD 6.47 24/27 Richard Wegman, Bethesda MD; Arnold Malasky, Lenox MA; David Ruderman, Richard Brown, chair of the District 7 Goodwill Burtonsville MD; Robert Cappelli, Bloomfield MI 6.47 Committee. He made note of the district’s new 24/27 Shome Mukherjee, Randolph MA; Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Robert Woodard, Dover campaign to call more attention to goodwill and how NH; Dean Panagopoulos, Lynn MA 6.47 it can affect the game. 28 Phillip Becker, Beachwood OH; Craig Allen, Glen Ellyn IL; Kathleen Sulgrove - Don “Make Goodwill visible,” is the campaign Sulgrove, Twinsburg OH; Robert Alexander, Mentor OH; Michael Huston, Joplin MO 5.88 slogan, Brown noted as he gave a history of his 25- 29 Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL; Ed Schulte, Tampa FL; Tom Kniest, Brentwood year association with the committee. He urged those MO; Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD; William Pettis, Silver Spring MD 5.29 in attendance to figure out ways to recognize acts of 30/31 H Jay Sloofman, Ardsley NY; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; goodwill, create posters and start photo albums of Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA; Leo Bell, Long Beach CA 4.71 those who exemplify the spirit of the committee and 30/31 Richard Brown - Boyce Robbins, Easley SC; Hugh Hughes, Greenville SC; Jeff Ziemer, Taylors SC 4.71 promote ethics and friendliness. 32/34 Harry Gellis, Midlothian VA; Daisy Goecker, Yardley PA; Robert Heitzman Jr - Helen “Proudly wear your Goodwill pin,” Brown said, Raleigh, Suffern NY 4.12 “and support goodwill in your unit and district.” 32/34 Margaret Bourke - , Act Australia; - Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN; Jim Miller, Olive Branch MS 4.12 Slow Play 32/34 Greg Roberts, Aiken SC; Hugh Brown Jr, Mc Cormick SC; Robert Fendrick, Marietta Slow play, as opposed to careful or thoughtful GA; Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL 4.12 play, is discourteous to your opponents, and to all 35/38 William Kulbersh - Jim Stogner, Atlanta GA; Richard Taube, Marietta GA; Richard other competitors as well. Players and pairs who take Baum, Baltimore MD 2.94 35/38 Jerry Helms - Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC; Bill Wisdom, Salisbury NC; Tom more than their allotted time are subject to penalty. Rutledge, Charleston SC 2.94 In general, pairs who are rarely late will be warned while pairs who are habitually tardy and/or continued on page 18 pay no attention to time limits will be penalized. Page 18 Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Daily Bulletin

35/38 Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ; Gloria Bart - Les Bart, Bradenton FL; Peter Bid Box Alerts and Friedland, Cupertino CA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 2.94 35/38 Franklin Lowenthal, Pleasanton CA; Mike Bandler, Alamo CA; Marjorie Michelin, Announcements Laguna Woods CA; Howard Parker, Clements CA; Robert Ng, Millbrae CA 2.94 When using bid boxes, the ACBL requires that 39/40 Marvin Rosenblatt, Hartford CT; Lynda Rosenblatt, Passaic NJ; Susan Picus, New players tap the Alert strip and say “Alert” at the same York NY; Mickie Chambers, Atlanta GA 2.35 time. 39/40 Elbert Moore - Dorothy Moore, Crofton KY; Julia Bomalaski, Indialantic FL; John When making an Announcement, use the Herrmann, Chattanooga TN 2.35 Announcement word (such as “transfer”) and tap the 41/43 Jack Bryant - Milton Zlatic - Nancy Popkin, Saint Louis MO; Alan Popkin, St Louis MO 1.76 Alert strip at the same time. 41/43 Ron Smith - Linda Smith, Hixson TN; Don Stack, Overland Park KS; Jack Spear, A player who Alerts or Announces a bid must Shawnee Mission KS 1.76 41/43 Leonard Ellis, Franklin NC; Kenneth Davis, Alexandria VA; Jay Cherlow, Arlington make sure his opponents are aware that an Alert or VA; Mark Tonnesen, Woodbridge VA 1.76 Announcement has been made. 44/45 Buddhadeb Biswas, Lexington MA; Natalie Bassil, Boston MA; Theodore Spak - Jody Ledford, Miami FL 1.18 44/45 Scott Hiller, Marshall MN; G Stanley Harman, Marietta OH; D Pierce, Parkersburg WV; Sondra Schubiner, Franklin MI 1.18 46/47 Carl Berenbaum, Elkins Park PA; Dennis Thompson, Lake Hiawatha NJ; William Epperson, Sarasota FL; Richard Kuti, Carteret NJ 0.59 46/47 Donna Chambers, Schenectady NY; Debra Hyatt, Noblesville IN; Larry Rosen, Albany ♠♥♦♣ NY; Steven Shaye, Slingerlands NY 0.59 48 Linda Green, Southaven MS; Madie Brice, Cordova TN; Clair Berry, Germantown TN; Lyn Yukon, Memphis TN 0.00 I’ve got a horse By

The Grand National is a National Hunt horse Closed room Closed Room race held annually at Aintree racecourse in Liverpool, West North East South West North East South England. First run officially in1839 , it is a handicap Cohler Polowan Berkowitz Lilienstein Cohler Polowan Berkowitz Lilienstein steeplechase over 4 miles, 3½ furlongs (7,141 1♥ 1♣ Pass 1♠ meters) with horses jumping 30 fences over two Pass 1♠ Dbl 4♠ Pass 2♠ Pass 2NT circuits. All Pass Pass 4♣ Pass 4♦ It is the top-paying jump race in Europe, with a This time South went all the way to game. There Pass 4♠ All Pass prize fund of £975,000. It is popular amongst many is a theory that with a 7-4-1-1 you should play in the people who do not normally watch or bet on horse long suit, but personally I like to raise with four-card It’s not clear what went wrong – perhaps South racing at other times of the year. support for partner’s suit. was worried that North’s spades might be weak. On the day of the 1928 Grand National, before East led the ♣A and switched to the ♦7. Declarer Missing the slam sent the 11 IMPs they had just the race had begun, Tipperary Tim’s jockey William won in dummy, crossed to the ♠K and advanced the gained straight back. Dutton heard a friend call out to him: “Billy boy, ♥J, putting up dummy’s king when East played low Dlr: East ♠ J 10 9 6 you’ll only win if all the others fall down!” These and exiting with a heart. East took the ace and tried Vul: Both ♥ J 2 words turned out to be true, as 41 of the 42 starters a club, but declarer ruffed, cashed the ♠A and played ♦ J 7 5 fell during the race. winning hearts, plus 620 and 11 IMPs to Lilienstein. ♣ A Q J 3 The greatest horse to feature in the race is Red ♠ A 8 2 ♠ K 7 4 Rum, who achieved an unmatched historic treble Dlr: North ♠ A K 4 2 ♥ A 6 4 ♥ K 9 7 5 3 when he won the race in 1973, 1974 and 1977, and Vul: E-W ♥ Q 3 ♦ A 10 8 3 2 ♦ K also came second in the two intervening years. ♦ J 3 ♣ 9 8 ♣ K 10 6 2 Given their amazing record in the Grand National ♣ A 10 8 3 2 ♠ Q 5 3 Teams it is surely only a matter of time before ♠ Q 9 3 ♠ 10 ♥ Q 10 8 someone names a horse “Meckwell.” The partnership ♥ 10 7 2 ♥ J 8 6 4 ♦ Q 9 6 4 was on the winning team in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, ♦ Q 6 2 ♦ 10 9 8 5 4 ♣ 7 5 4 2007, 2008, 2011 and 2012 and placed second in ♣ K J 5 4 ♣ Q 7 6 1994, 2003 and 2005. (Jeff Meckstroth also won in ♠ J 8 7 6 5 Open room 1997) ♥ A K 9 5 West North East South In this year’s final, the team captained by Warren ♦ A K 7 Lev Rodwell Glubok Meckstroth Spector was looking for a three-peat. ♣ 9 Pass Pass The match started quietly, Spector leading 4-0 1♦ Pass 1♥ All Pass after six deals, but then exploded into action: Open room West North East South South led the ♣4 and North took the ace and Dlr: South ♠ K 10 7 6 Lev Rodwell Glubok Meckstroth switched to the ♠J. When declarer asked about its Vul: N-S ♥ J 9 1NT Pass 2♣ meaning North explained, “It’s a bridge play in the ♦ 8 4 3 2 Pass 2♠ Pass 3♦ middle of the hand,” and South contributed “nothing ♣ 8 3 2 Pass 3♥ Pass 4♣ conventional.” ♠ Q 9 ♠ J 8 3 Pass 4NT Pass 5♠ For students of the game North-South lead ♥ Q 3 ♥ A 4 Pass 5NT Pass 6♥ Rusinow vs suits at trick one when they are known to ♦ K 10 9 5 ♦ Q J 7 6 Pass 6♠ All Pass have length in the suit from the auction. In partner’s ♣ Q 10 7 5 4 ♣ A K 9 6 suit, king = A-K or K-Q, 9/10 = 0 or 2 higher, jack = ♠ A 5 4 2 1NT 14-16 top card. At 5+ level, king from A-K.) ♥ K 10 8 7 6 5 2 3♦ Relay Declarer won in hand, unblocked the ♦K, cashed ♦ A 4♣ Splinter in clubs the ♣K, ruffed a club, ruffed a diamond, took the top ♣ J 4NT RKCB hearts, ending in dummy, cashed the ♦A, pitching Open room 5♠ 2 keys plus the sxQ a club, and ruffed a diamond. With a diamond West North East South 5NT King ask established to take care of the losing spade, that was Lev Rodwell Glubok Meckstroth 6♥ 2 side kings 11 tricks, plus 200. 1♥ In the modern era it was surprising to see East Pass 1♠ Dbl 3♠ Had Meckstroth bid 3♥ over 2♠ it would have decline to open – and although he was perhaps 4♣ All Pass shown a more type. unlucky to see the auction stop at 1♥ it gave Spector Facing a limited opening bid, North was not Declarer won the diamond lead in dummy, another opportunity. afraid to respond. cashed the top spades and claimed 12 tricks, plus North led the ♥J and declarer put up dummy’s 980. Closed Room ace, drew trumps and played the ♦K. The defenders West North East South took their tricks for plus 100. Cohler Polowan Berkowitz Lilienstein 1♥ Pass 2♦ Pass 2NT Pass 3♥ Pass 4♥ All Pass Daily Bulletin Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Page 19

South led the ♠3 and declarer won in hand, South led the ♠10 and declarer ruffed and played Dlr: East ♠ A K Q 10 unblocked the ♦K, crossed to the ♠A and discarded the ♦K. South took the ace and played another spade. Vul: None ♥ K J his last spade on the ♦A before running the ♣9. When Declarer ruffed North’s jack and played a club to the ♦ A 8 5 3 2 that held, declarer played another club and North king. When that held, he played a diamond and North ♣ A 8 took the ace and returned the ♠J. Declarer ruffed, ruffed and played a club. South took the ace and ♠ — ♠ 8 5 4 3 ruffed a club, cashed the top hearts ending in hand played ace of hearts and a heart. ♥ Q 9 7 3 ♥ A 8 6 5 4 and was plus 650 for a 10-IMP pickup. Down to one trump in each hand declarer tried ♦ K 9 ♦ Q J 6 the ♦Q, but when North discarded, all he could do ♣ K 10 9 7 6 3 2 ♣ 5 Dlr: South ♠ A K J 9 2 was take a ruff in each hand, South ruffing at trick 12 ♠ J 9 7 6 2 Vul: None ♥ 9 2 and playing a spade for four down, minus 800. ♥ 10 2 ♦ 6 ♦ 10 7 4 ♣ Q 9 8 5 3 Closed room ♣ Q J 4 ♠ Q 8 7 5 3 ♠ -- West North East South ♥ J 10 5 ♥ K Q 8 7 4 Cohler Polowan Berkowitz Lilienstein Open room ♦ 5 2 ♦ K Q 10 9 8 4 1dx West North East South ♣ K J 6 ♣ 7 4 Pass 1sx 2hx Dbl* Wooldridge Becker Hurd Spector ♠ 10 6 4 3hx* Dbl Pass 4sx Pass Pass ♥ A 6 3 All Pass 1♣ Dbl 1♥ 1♠ ♦ A J 7 3 2♥ 4♠ All Pass ♣ A 10 2 Lilienstein’s first double showed three-card spade support. With four cards in a major and a void, West Open room East led the ♥K and declarer won with dummy’s resisted any temptation to start with a preeempt, even West North East South ace and played a spade to the jack, East discarding though he was facing a passed partner. Lev Rodwell Glubok Meckstroth the ♥8. It paid a dividend, as when he led the ♥7, 1♦ The critical point of the hand had been reached. declarer was sufficiently impressed as to go up with Pass 1♠ 2♥ Dbl To make 4♠, declarer must guess how to dummy’s king. East took the ace and switched to the 4♥ 4♠ 5♥ Dbl approach the club suit, and on this layout the ♣5, covered by the queen, king and ace. Declarer All Pass winning line is to play a club to the ace and a club. continued with the ♦A, followed by the ♠A. When Subsequently, declarer will score a second club trick West discarded the ♣10, declarer played dummy’s ♣8 Meckstroth’s first double showed three-card and be able to ruff a club with the ♠10. and East ruffed and returned the ♥4 to West’s queen. spade support. When declarer tried running dummy’s queen, Rather than cash the ♣K, West exited with the ♣3 and the die was cast. West won with the king and played declarer ruffed with dummy’s king and exited with Did West have a cunning plan when he jumped a heart. East took the queen and switched to the ♦K. a diamond. West was forced to win with the king to 4♥? Declarer could not avoid two down and Spector and concede a ruff and discard, enabling declarer to It looked as if he had defensive chances against posted another 14 IMPs. escape for one down, minus 50. 4♠ (although it is makeable despite the 5-0 break), Spector took the first set 51-16 (12-IMP cell continued on page 20 but when East came again East-West were in serious phone penalty against Lilienstein) and had the better trouble. of a low-scoring second session, winning it 31-19. Lilienstein missed a chance on this deal:

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I got a horse continued from page 19 Closed room West North East South Rodwell Polowan Meckstroth Lilienstein Pass Pass 3♣ Dbl Pass 3♠ Pass 4♣ Pass 4♠ All Pass When West crowded the auction North still had time to make a slam try before subsiding in game. Once again, West led the ♥7, but declarer naturally put in the jack and East took the ace and switched to his club, covered by the queen, king and ace. When declarer cashed the ♠A, West discarded the ♣7. Declarer continued with the ♦A and a diamond and West won and returned the ♣10 for East to ruff. The ♦Q was the setting trick. No swing. Suppose declarer draws trumps ending in hand and ducks a diamond. If West wins and plays a heart declarer wins and ducks a diamond. If West tries a club instead declarer wins and plays ace of diamonds Second in the Championship Flight, from District 24: Joel Wooldridge, John and a diamond, dummy’s king of hearts providing Hurd, Michael Polowan, captain Jared Lilienstein and Brian Glubok. (Not pictured: Sam Lev.) access to the winning diamonds. Roland Wald writes a series entitled “World Class Disasters on BBO” for and this deal might just find its way into one of them: Dlr: West ♠ 9 7 4 Vul: E-W ♥ K 8 7 5 4 ♦ K 9 5 ♣ 9 7 ♠ K J 5 2 ♠ Q 8 6 3 ♥ Q 2 ♥ A J 10 9 6 3 ♦ 3 2 ♦ 7 4 ♣ A Q 5 4 3 ♣ 6 ♠ A 10 ♥ — ♦ A Q J 10 8 6 ♣ K J 10 8 2 Open room West North East South Wooldridge Becker Hurd Spector 1♣ Pass 1♥ 2♦ Pass Pass 2♥ 3♣ Pass 3♦ All Pass

West led the ♥Q, and declarer ruffed and played the ♣2. When West played the 3, dummy’s 9 won This District 16 squad was second in the GNT Flight A: captain Anthony Bianchi, Gary King, Robert and the next club went to the king and ace. Declarer Whitcher and Mitch Towner. was safe for 10 tricks, Plus 130.

Closed room West North East South Rodwell Polowan Meckstroth Lilienstein 1♦ Pass 1♥ 2♦ Pass 2♠ 3♥ 4♣ 4♥ 4♠ Dbl 5♣ Dbl All Pass

1♦ 10-15, 2+ diamonds Pass 0-2 hearts

The problem for North-South was that North thought 2♦ was a . When South bid 5♣, North could have avoided a catastrophe by bidding 5♦, but perhaps he was still not sure South had diamonds. West led the ♥Q, ruffed by declarer. South, played a diamond to the nine and then ran the ♣9. West won with the queen and forced declarer with another heart. The ♣J lost to West’s ace and West was in the happy position of being able to play any of his remaining cards for five down. He selected the Runners-up in the GNT Flight B was the District 21 team of Stephen Tu, captain Eugene Hung, Helen ♠2 and declarer could take only the ♠A, the master Han-Yu Chang, Lynn Shannon, Steve Chen and David Weinberg trump and a diamond. That was minus1100 and 15 IMPs away. Life Master news When the third session turned into a rout, Spector Entering the Bracketed Knockout teams on Monday, Carol taking it 55-4, Lilienstein had seen enough, and Walden of Morristown TN needed .06 gold points to become a Life Spector had their hat trick. Master. With the help of her partner, Peggy Hull, and teammates Here are the GNT wins for each member of Robbi and Frank Pinkerton, all of Jefferson City TN, Walden is now the Spector team: Meckstroth 11, Rodwell 10 and a Life Master. For the record, the won 2.06 gold. Berkowitz 6. Becker, Cohler and Spector have 5 each. Daily Bulletin Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Page 21

SIDE SERIES 3 MONDAY MORNING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS G H EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Brenda Montague, Swampscott MA; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 59.89% 1 1 Paul Foster, Carlsbad CA; Sandy Kucha, Rancho Santa Fe CA 57.86% 2 1 Jim Lyle - Richard Polangin, Tallahassee FL 58.50% 2 Margaret Ritchie - Clay Hall, Birmingham AL 57.84% 3 George Matuch, St Simons Is GA; John Ionescu, Irvine CA 57.28% 3 2 Ronald Wingo, Columbus NC; Jim Jackson, Tryon NC 57.47% 4 2 Paul Frean, New York NY; Marshall Mah, Spokane WA 56.26% 4 Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 54.88% 5 3 1 Larry Baum, Seattle WA; William Schelstrate, Tucson AZ 54.12% 5 3 1 Peter Gerrard, Huntersville NC; Maureen Bitler, Boston MA 54.75% 6 David Yates, Lake Peekskill NY; Halina Jamner, Rye NY 53.98% 6 4 Robert Lupton, Aurora CO; Robert Paris, Denver CO 53.43% 7 4 David White, Lancaster CA; Pat Larin, Rancho Mirage CA 51.69% 7 5 2 Mark Ambrose, Louisville KY; Paul Caten Jr, Windham NH 50.19% 5 Betty Andersen, Sterling Hts MI; Charlotte Anderson, Madison WI 49.56% 6 Courtney Stephens - Charles Ott, Greensboro GA 49.84% 2 Thomas Roberg, Raleigh NC; Pat Barnett, Glen Allen VA 44.91%

MONDAY A/X PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS RRR WWW EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Robert Morris - Terry Currie, Houston TX 61.31% 1 Bob Drijver, 3051 EG, Rotter Netherlands; Ranjan Bhaduri, Chicago IL 61.15% 2 Jerry Goldberg - Jane Dillenberg, New York NY 59.54% 2 Mary Poplawski - Harry Nuckols, Vestal NY 57.54% 3 Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 59.15% 3/4 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Walter Lee, Sudbury MA 57.46% 4 1 Lee Ohliger, Ridgewood NJ; James Sundstrom, Wyckoff NJ 56.46% 3/4 James Melville, Springfield IL; Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL 57.46% 5 2 Paul Hagerty - Nancy Hagerty, Oviedo FL 56.00% 5 1 Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ; Alison Wilson, New York NY 55.85% 6 Dwight Bender, London ON; Peter Hambly, Hanover ON 55.85% 6 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA 55.38% 7 Nancy Molesworth, White Plains NY; Rhoda Prager, Allentown PA 55.38% 7 Brad Barry, Phoenixville PA; Barbara Kepple, West Chester PA 55.00% 8 3 Jianfeng Luo - Melissa Luo, North York ON 55.15% 8 Emory Whitaker, Macon GA; Jon Nance, Springfield MO 53.15% 9 4 Lisa Adelberg, Camden ME; Jodi Coren, Delray Beach FL 54.85% 9/10 Carey Snider, Woodstock GA; Sara Medlin, Alpharetta GA 52.77% 10 Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA; Liliane Kirchhoff, San Francisco CA 53.92% 9/10 2 Delma Murray, Victoria BC; Sandra Stevens, Paige TX 52.77% 5 Daniel Fong, Rancho Cordova CA; Joan Garcia, Stockton CA 51.46% 3 Cordelia Menges, New York NY; Jay Baudler, Piedmont CA 52.46% 6 Xinyu Feng - Dingbin Feng, Moncton NB 51.00% 4/5 Terry Lubman, Riverside CT; Leslie Powell, South Hill VA 51.69% 4/5 Vincent Koon Kam King - Barry Margolin, Arlington MA 51.69% 6 Jayendu Patel, Newton MA; Mukund Thapa, Palo Alto CA 50.77% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS SSS TTT EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Janet Robertson, Timonium MD; R Jay Becker, New York NY 66.53% 1 Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; R Muggia, Andover MA 62.35% 2 Mark McLaughlin - Susanne McLaughlin, Charleston SC 66.35% 2 Michael Cassel II, Roseville MN; Andy Kaufman, Fort Washington PA 61.27% 3 Henry Lortz, Seattle WA; Wayne Ohlrich, Carrboro NC 62.11% 3 Joan Dziekanski - Jared Lilienstein, New York NY 60.83% 4 Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 58.30% 4 Richard Popper, Wilmington DE; Kelley Hwang, New York NY 58.54% 5 1 Mark Starr, Brookline MA; Jeffry Reckinger, Chicago IL 56.65% 5 Susan Jackowitz, Palm Bch Grdns FL; Lew Walter, New York NY 57.54% 6 2 E Michael McKee - Robert Yon, Anderson SC 55.06% 6 George Zolovick, Pembroke VA; Donald Williams, Port St Lucie FL 56.41% 7 Connie Smilowitz, Atlanta GA; Stuart Goff, Woodstock GA 55.05% 7 1 Teri Atkinson, Bakersfield CA; Marion Robertson, San Francisco CA 55.15% 8 David Birnbaum, Pegram TN; Arthur Lowen, Nashville TN 54.33% 8 2 Qucheng Gong, Berkeley CA; Nathaniel Munger, Palo Alto CA 54.06% 9 3 Jane Bachman, Dunwoody GA; Jim Dillon Jr, Atlanta GA 53.16% 9 Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA; Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA 53.87% 10 4 Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO; Norman Segal, Deerfield IL 51.87% 10/11 3/4 Edgar De Souza - Lino D’Souza, Burlington ON 53.29% 11 Arch McKellar, Dobbs Ferry NY; Greg McKellar, Kingston ON 51.68% 10/11 3/4 Jeff David, Lisle IL; Bob Fashingbauer, Belvidere IL 53.29% 5 Joanne Merry - John Jefferson, Davis CA 50.16% 5 Gretchen Smith - David Smith, Davidson NC 52.38% 6 Joseph Keim - William Gottschall, Dayton OH 49.57% 6 Karen Barrett, Norwalk CT; Douglas Thompson, Acton MA 51.12% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS UUU VVV EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Sumner Steinfeldt, Washington DC; Kent Hartman, San Diego CA 62.23% 1 Dave McClintock, Bluffton SC; Lowell Andrews, Huntington Bch CA 66.62% 2 Virginia Munafo - Robert Moorman, Jr, Huntsville AL 57.92% 2 Alfonsin Julio, Buenos Aires; Alujas Gustavo, Buenos Aires AR 60.54% 3 Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ; Eleanor Onstott, New Orleans LA 57.54% 3 1 Nelson Brown, Jr - Dana Brown, Houston TX 58.08% 4 Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY; Scott Levine, New York NY 57.08% 4 2 Yuan Chen - Peter Wong, Toronto ON 55.38% 5 Ann Rickard, Simpsonville SC; Michael Oechsler, Charleston SC 56.77% 5 3 Brad Vander Zanden - David Shepler, Knoxville TN 54.69% 6 1 Yu Chang, Milpitas CA; Winston Huang, Los Altos CA 54.85% 6 4 Robert Gordon - R Savitt, Miami FL 53.54% 7 Milt Van Reed, Terre Haute IN; Joanna Hebermehl, Paris IL 54.77% 7 5 Luz Ortega, Tampa FL; Hanoi Rondon, 52.77% 8 Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN; Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA 54.31% 8 Betty Starzec - Jane Armstrong, Sugar Land TX 51.31% 9 2 Kathy Swaine - Rand Pinsky, Valencia CA 53.54% 9 6 Andrew Eastwood - Steven Nelson, Snellville GA 51.15% 10 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; John Dockray, Villanova PA 53.08% 10 Marc Rabinowitz, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Kathy Logue, Davie FL 50.31% 11 Ellis Feigenbaum, Laguna Woods CA; Suresh Mahajan, Del Mar CA 52.85% 11 Joseph Dibenedetto, Scarsdale NY; Susan Meyers, Mt Kisco NY 50.08% 3 Alan Bronstein, Christiansted VI; Thomas Shelley, St Croix VI 52.69% 4 Michael Sherman, Elmira NY; John Friedl, Signal Mtn TN 51.92% 5 , Redmond WA; Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA 50.77% 6 Peter Van Zijl, Ellicott City MD; Murat Berk, Potomac MD 49.69%

MONDAY MORING 49ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Rebecca Yancey - Gail King, Seneca SC 61.67% 1 Iris Abelson, Signal Mountain TN; Judy Monen, Chattanooga TN 60.42% 2 2 1 Virginia Brooks - Barbara Neustadtt, Atlanta GA 60.42% 2 1 1 Pavan Bharadwaj, Suwanee GA; Jeff Zhan, Duluth GA 55.83% 3 3 Suzanne Dinur, Atlanta GA; Lourdes Abdon, Sao Paulo 01329 Brazil 55.00% 3 2 Jennifer Hayes - Catherine Hutchinson, Atlanta GA 52.08% 3 Kathryn Matthews - Christina Black, Atlanta GA 51.25%

MONDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Dawn Grohs, Biltmore Lake NC; Heinz Grohs, Candler NC 61.31% 1 Felicia Lease, Lakemont GA; John Boshart, Mountain City GA 63.99% 2 1 1 Arlene Oscher, Larchmont NY; Barbara Mines, Jupiter FL 56.55% 2 1 1 Gwen Nix - Atha Beard, Auburn AL 58.33% 3 2 2 Catherine Allard, Troy AL; Anna Smith, Auburn AL 55.65% 3 2 2 Gordon Rayner - Ella Rayner, Savannah GA 55.06% 4 Suzanne Fleischman - Larry Randolph, Leesburg FL 53.87% 4 3 Robert Thorstad - Kuangda Lu, Chapel Hill NC 54.46% 3 Deborah Leach, Sorrento FL; Patricia Cunningham, Clayton GA 53.27% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DDD EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Debbie Enna - Gainor Eisenlohr, Charlotte NC 58.33% 1 1 1 Judith Shillinglaw, Montreat NC; Lee Wilcox, Black Mountain NC 62.80% 2 2 1 Richard Osborn, Gulf Breeze FL; Leslie Debeauvais, Woodland Hills CA 56.25% 2 2 2 Lynn Craft - Lucy Sinopole, Huntsville AL 57.14% 3 3 Rosalie Phillips, Black Mountain NC; Elizabeth Gibson, Swannanoa NC 55.95% 3 3 3 Roslyn Grossman, Dumwoody GA; Barbara Jacobs, Atlanta GA 52.68% 4 4 Faye Whidbee, Auburn AL; LaFaye Holley, Montgomery AL 55.36% 4 4 Sandra Jones, Brightwaters NY; Lois Mann, Smithtown NY 51.19% 2 Tim Collopy - Cecilia Collopy, Millbrook NY 53.27%

MONDAY MORNING HAPPY BRIDGE NORTH-SOUTH SECTION AAA EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 James Baker Jr - Clementine Baker, Woodstock GA 75.83% 1 1 Ronn Young, Sandy Springs GA; Stephen Miller, Tucson AZ 65.00% 2 2 2 Karyn Stewart, Snellville GA; Virginia Dixon, Convers GA 63.75% 2 2 Joy Becker - Lorne Becker, Dade City FL 63.50% 3 3 3 Ramona Jones - Marolyn Wells, Atlanta GA 62.00% 3 3 Evelyn Lewis - Bernadette Porche, Atlanta GA 58.33% 4 4 4 Rita Fullick, Kennesaw GA; Robert McFarland, Cumming GA 60.00% 4 4 1 Snow Benedict, Smyrna GA; Lynda Wier, Atlanta GA 58.00% 5 Clara Craig, Riverdale GA; Mary Jean Cooper, Atlanta GA 52.00% 5 Evelyn Broadus - Mary Robinson, Atlanta GA 56.67% 2 Eugene Malveaux - Nellie Graham, Atlanta GA 55.50%

MONDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH ECTION PP EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 George Sullivan - Andrea Sullivan, Round Rock TX 65.48% 1 1 James Knight, Atlanta GA; Donald Hill, Loganville GA 61.90% 2 Marilyn Schirm, Peachtree City GA; Betty Urban, Newnan GA 60.71% 2 2 Carol Scovic - Rosemary Sheedy, Greensboro GA 55.06% 3 1 Colette Sears - Catherine Rodriguez, Venice FL 56.25% 3 3 Anthony Munson - Ann Munson, Sarasota FL 51.49% 4 Susan Buckley-Holland - Sally Pecqueur, Clayton GA 55.95% 4 Ronald Antinori - Susan Antinori, Atlanta GA 50.89% 2 Janet Young - Dee Gerald, Baton Rouge LA 46.43% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 George Trost, New York NY; William Sigward, Pelham NY 63.69% 1 1 Kathryn Arbogast, Berkeley Sprngs WV; James Arbogast, Berkeley Sprgs WV 55.95% 2 1 Alma Vanhull, Kingston TN; Gloria Larson, Oak Ridge TN 55.95% 2 2 Libba Wight - Carolyn Luesing, Atlanta GA 54.76% 3 2 Barbara Halaby, Atlanta GA; Emily Gilbert, Kennesaw GA 55.06% 3 3 Beverly Lefkowitz, Mount Sinai NY; Joanne Chalifoux, Bay Shore NY 53.27% 4 Dianne Smith - Jan Bradley, Atlanta GA 47.32% 4 Cabot Jaffee - Barbara Jaffee, Maitland FL 50.30% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION RR EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Bob Crouch - Chuck Palmer, Big Canoe GA 65.77% 1 1 Glenda Beerman - Edwin Reitman, Atlanta GA 59.82% 2 Keith Honnold - Bert Shramko, Chattanooga TN 53.57% 2 2 Terry Bucher - Dennett Hansell, Jasper GA 59.52% 3 2 Amy Brownstein - Janice Alonso, Alpharetta GA 53.27% 3 Judy Annan - Steve Annan, Mt Pleasant SC 55.36% 4 Carol Stephens, Greensboro GA; Colleen Martin, Eatonton GA 52.38% 4 Jim Whitmire - Nancy Whitmire, Jacksonville FL 54.17% 3 Gailyn Thornton - Angela Evert, Atlanta GA 47.92% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SS EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Beverly Wilkinson - Shelia Shapleigh, Atlanta GA 60.71% 1 1 Sherrie Goodman - Alan Goodman, New Orleans LA 62.50% 2 2 Robert Holbrook - Sharon McKnight, Birmingham AL 53.57% 2 2 Dorothy Warke, Sun City Center FL; Gloria Stenzel, Sun City Ctr FL 58.93% 3 3 Sheryl Sack - Lana Imerman, Atlanta GA 52.98% 3 3 Judith Kortier, Hudson FL; Janis Foster, Spring Hill FL 52.98% 4 Patricia Fine - Glenda Moon, Atlanta GA 52.38% 4 Janis Bonvino, Margate FL; Susan Pyner, Coral Springs FL 52.08% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION TT EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Ollie Thomas - Julie Thomas, Chevy Chase MD 59.23% 1 Judith Gwaltney - J Bruce Gwaltney, Wilmington DE 59.82% 2 1 Barb Daugherty - Jim Daugherty, Nashville TN 54.17% 2/3 Sue Williams, Atlanta GA; Terry Martin, Nashville TN 55.36% 3 2 Monica Betler, Bealeton VA; Connie Boyce, Keyser WV 52.68% 2/3 1 Patricia Callahan - Barbara Young, Alpharetta GA 55.36% 4 Ralph Johnston, Cumming GA; M Jackie McGill, Dunwoody GA 52.08% 4 2 Judy Pitts, Christiansted VI; R.Terry Handley, Soledad CA 54.76% 3 Jill Benson, Bethesda MD; Margaret Webb, Renton WA 50.89% 3 Curtis Erickson - Sharon Erickson, Tampa FL 54.46% Page 22 Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Daily Bulletin

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UU EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 John Thompson II, Atlanta GA; John Newsome, Highlands NC 54.76% 1 1 Paul McGannon - Robert McGannon, Fort Mill SC 54.46% 2 Del Swanson, Lakeville MN; Gene Brandl, Apple Valley MN 52.98% 2 2 Joanne Bird, Atoka TN; Joan Chrestman, Bartlett TN 52.68% 3 Frederick Eriksen, Murray NE; Judy St Arnold, Scottsdale AZ 52.38% 3 3 Carol Fischer, Marietta GA; Victoria Gutierrez, Bradenton FL 52.08% 4 2 James Jenkins, Fayetteville PA; Don David Jr, Mentone AL 51.79% 4 Elizabeth Goldman - Robert Goldman, Sarasota FL 51.49% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VV EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Judi Carter, Roswell GA; Linda Doherty, Dunwoody GA 55.06% 1 Jean Eidson - William Brooks, Atlanta GA 58.63% 2/3 2 Julia Bon Smith, Chapel Hill NC; Catherine Vinzani, Raleigh NC 54.17% 2 Ann Van Dyke - Carol Weiss, Purchase NY 54.89% 2/3 Meriel Gregory - Audrey , Atlanta GA 54.17% 3 1 Katherine Mitchell, Park City UT; Lauren Redeker, Pepper Pike OH 51.91% 4 Ann Crawford, Gainesville GA; John Jansen, Guelph ON 51.23% 4 2 Michelle Crane, Pensacola FL; Mary Ann Abrams, Pensacola Beach FL 50.17% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OO EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Karla Trobaugh, St Simons Is GA; Teryl McBurney, St Simons Isl GA 57.74% 1 1 Nathan Moens - Ted Moens, Delta BC 60.42% 2 2 Sandra Williams, Bluffton SC; Jim Miles, Westminster SC 54.46% 2 2 Larry Zwahlen, Canton GA; Edward Paulling, Rome GA 57.44% 3 James Lipe - Jayne Lipe, Mountain View CA 52.68% 3 3 Lebby Neal - Mary Elrod, Atlanta GA 55.06% 4/5 Charlynn Foust, Hendersonville TN; Breezy Salmon, Nashville TN 52.38% 4 Bob Sigafus - Cathy Sigafus, Plymouth MN 52.98% 4/5 Craig Duncan, Rochester NY; Zafar Khan, Crown Point IN 52.38% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WW EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Joanna Johnson - Susan Stephenson, Raleigh NC 66.96% 1 Cheryl Piette, Huntsville AL; Karen Richards, Harvest AL 67.26% 2 Molly Currie, Sylacauga AL; Charlotte Knight, Alexander City AL 60.12% 2 Arlene Mahlberg - Benny Mahlberg, Discovery Bay CA 56.25% 3 1 Joanne Waitkus, Weeki Wachee FL; Alice Jones, Brooksville FL 58.33% 3 Sue Lan Ma, Kirtland Hills OH; Chang-Li Lu, Strongsville OH 55.65% 4 2 Paul Huddleston - David Gouzie, Atlanta GA 57.44% 4 Susan Marett, St Simons Is GA; Jane Ghegan, Atlanta GA 53.27% 3 Judith Wagner - Barbara Constance, Belleville IL 53.27% 1 Irene Yates - Becky Peace, St Simons Isl GA 46.13% 2 Tina West, Big Canoe GA; Bruce Toups, Jasper GA 45.83%

MONDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SS EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Dorothy Warke, Sun City Center FL; Gloria Stenzel, Sun City Ctr FL 63.69% 1 Stuart Galishoff, Atlanta GA; Stephen Hersch, Johns Creek GA 58.63% 2 2 Sherrie Goodman - Alan Goodman, New Orleans LA 62.80% 2 1 Alma Vanhull, Kingston TN; Gloria Larson, Oak Ridge TN 55.65% 3 3 Janelle Pike, Newnan GA; Carol Mitchell, Peachtree City GA 52.08% 3 2 Dianne Smith - Jan Bradley, Atlanta GA 53.27% 4 Judith Kortier, Hudson FL; Janis Foster, Spring Hill FL 51.79% 4 Diane Bardack - Karen Grablowsky, Atlanta GA 50.89% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Cathy Gersh - Sandra Baggett, Hattiesburg MS 58.33% 1 1 Joseph Hicks, Hendersonville NC; Martha Blackman, Spartanburg SC 60.71% 2 George Trost, New York NY; William Sigward, Pelham NY 57.44% 2 2 Sandra Erickson - Elizabeth Neill, Atlanta GA 55.95% 3 2 Libba Wight - Carolyn Luesing, Atlanta GA 55.65% 3 Julia Bon Smith, Chapel Hill NC; Catherine Vinzani, Raleigh NC 55.36% 4 3 Mauricio Anhalt - Carl Coppolino, Atlanta GA 54.76% 4 Tzvetalin Vassilev, North Bay ON; Guy Gundaker, Scottsdale AZ 55.06% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VV EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Randall Davidson - Eileen Davidson, Madison AL 58.63% 1 1 Beverly Wilkinson - Shelia Shapleigh, Atlanta GA 60.71% 2 Ann Van Dyke - Carol Weiss, Purchase NY 58.33% 2 2 Bridget Dobson - Carolyn Wilson, Atlanta GA 58.93% 3 1 Katherine Mitchell, Park City UT; Lauren Redeker, Pepper Pike OH 53.57% 3 3 Sheryl Sack - Lana Imerman, Atlanta GA 57.44% 4 2 Michelle Crane, Pensacola FL; Mary Ann Abrams, Pensacola Beach FL 50.00% 4 Patricia Fine - Glenda Moon, Atlanta GA 52.68% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OO EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Charlynn Foust, Hendersonville TN; Breezy Salmon, Nashville TN 65.18% 1 1 Curtis Erickson - Sharon Erickson, Tampa FL 68.45% 2 1 Mordecai Schwartz - Kathy Fisher, Bryn Mawr PA 57.74% 2 2 Barb Daugherty - Jim Daugherty, Nashville TN 57.44% 3 Bob Sigafus - Cathy Sigafus, Plymouth MN 56.25% 3 3 Jill Benson, Bethesda MD; Margaret Webb, Renton WA 55.65% 4 Lucy Fendig, St Simons Is GA; Shirley Egan, St Simons Isl GA 55.06% 4 4 Marcie Burros - Nelson Burros, New York NY 53.87% 2 Carl Croft - Ann Croft, Sapphire NC 51.19% 3 Ina Young - Charles Young Jr, Pinehurst NC 45.83% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION PP EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 C Kaufman - Jill Kaufman, Cary NC 65.90% 1 Arlene Mahlberg - Benny Mahlberg, Discovery Bay CA 69.15% 2 2 Ronald Antinori - Susan Antinori, Atlanta GA 63.99% 2 Molly Currie, Sylacauga AL; Charlotte Knight, Alexander City AL 61.01% 3 Dee Craft - Russell Craft, Smith’s Parish Bermuda 55.44% 3 1 Judith Wagner - Barbara Constance, Belleville IL 58.04% 4 3 James Knight, Atlanta GA; Donald Hill, Loganville GA 54.29% 4 2 Bert Ward, Chamblee GA; Elyse Mintz, Atlanta GA 51.36% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION RR EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Per Berg - Christopher Forte, Palm Coast FL 59.23% 1 Susan Buckley-Holland - Sally Pecqueur, Clayton GA 55.65% 2 Jim Whitmire - Nancy Whitmire, Jacksonville FL 58.33% 2 1 Sharra Canan - Marsha Addis, Holden MA 54.17% 3 2 Terry Bucher - Dennett Hansell, Jasper GA 56.85% 3 Marilyn Schirm, Peachtree City GA; Betty Urban, Newnan GA 53.27% 4 Judy Annan - Steve Annan, Mt Pleasant SC 55.95% 4 2 Janet Young - Dee Gerald, Baton Rouge LA 52.98% 3 Michael Fitzpatrick, Palm Court FL; Brandon Flaschner, Palm Coast FL 49.11% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION TT EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Judith Gwaltney - J Bruce Gwaltney, Wilmington DE 63.69% 1 1 John Thompson II, Atlanta GA; John Newsome, Highlands NC 64.88% 2 Ralph Johnston, Cumming GA; M Jackie McGill, Dunwoody GA 57.44% 2 Del Swanson, Lakeville MN; Gene Brandl, Apple Valley MN 61.31% 3 1 Ruth Fite, Anniston AL; Paula Austin, Oxford AL 53.87% 3 2 Judy Maner, Atlanta GA; Charles Lowe, St Petersburg FL 58.04% 4 Sue Williams, Atlanta GA; Terry Martin, Nashville TN 52.38% 4 Gwen Hooker - Pinky McInvaille, Fayetteville NC 54.46% 2 Judy Pitts, Christiansted VI; R.Terry Handley, Soledad CA 45.54% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UU EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Kathleen Smith - Suzanne Batt, Sun City Center FL 62.20% 1 Sarah Widhu, Nashua NH; Phyllis Roddy, San Diego CA 56.55% 2 Norma Crist, Marietta GA; Ellen Starr, Canton GA 60.71% 2 1 Larry Zwahlen, Canton GA; Edward Paulling, Rome GA 55.95% 3 1 Nancy Heston - James Heston, Brandon FL 55.65% 3 2 Karla Trobaugh, St Simons Is GA; Teryl McBurney, St Simons Isl GA 53.87% 4 2 Paul McGannon - Robert McGannon, Fort Mill SC 53.87% 4 3 Nathan Moens - Ted Moens, Delta BC 53.27% 3 Elizabeth Goldman - Robert Goldman, Sarasota FL 47.32% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WW EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Tina West, Big Canoe GA; Bruce Toups, Jasper GA 58.04% 1 Keith Honnold - Bert Shramko, Chattanooga TN 61.01% 2 Cheryl Piette, Huntsville AL; Karen Richards, Harvest AL 56.55% 2 Gordon Sawyer, Seattle WA; Michael Lattyak, Westchester IL 59.52% 3 Sue Lan Ma, Kirtland Hills OH; Chang-Li Lu, Strongsville OH 54.76% 3 1 Nancy Waterfill - Anna Mansfield, Atlanta GA 55.36% 4 Faye Siegel - Carol Lazerson, Atlanta GA 54.46% 4 2 Bob Crouch - Chuck Palmer, Big Canoe GA 53.57% 2 Julie Connor, Austin TX; Elizabeth Gompels, Needham MA 49.40%

MONDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Alice Bonner - Deborah Greene, Atlanta GA 60.12% 1 1 1 Robert Thorstad - Kuangda Lu, Chapel Hill NC 61.90% 2 2 2 Beth Stephens, Marietta GA; Bijan Kasraie, Atlanta GA 58.04% 2 2 Rebecca Ames, Wellesley MA; Lois Haggerty, Belmont MA 56.85% 3 3 Susan Young, Shreveport LA; Donna Oliver, Bossier City LA 57.44% 3 3 Laura Glass - Judy Owings, Atlanta GA 55.36% 4 4 Lee Wilcox - Rosalie Phillips, Black Mountain NC 55.36% 4 4 2 Elizabeth Gibson, Swannanoa NC; Judith Shillinglaw, Montreat NC 53.57% 3 Ellen Gordon, Mashpee MA; Leslee Sinclair, Atlanta GA 52.98% 3 Darlene Swofford - Terry Swofford, Franklin NC 51.19% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Lynn Craft - Lucy Sinopole, Huntsville AL 58.71% 1 1 Lawrence Schoenfeld - Leslie Schoenfeld, Fort Myers FL 68.71% 2 2 George Correia, Devonshire Bermuda; Nelson Lee, Old Tappan NJ 57.74% 2 Carolyn Peters - Mary Peters, Tallassee AL 63.10% 3 3 Catherine Binder, Clearwater FL; Joan Woollings, Toronto ON 57.40% 3 2 1 Ella Rayner - Gordon Rayner, Savannah GA 50.04% 4 4 2 Tim Collopy - Cecilia Collopy, Millbrook NY 56.63% 4 3 2 Barbara Mines, Jupiter FL; Arlene Oscher, Larchmont NY 47.83%

MONDAY A/X PAIRS 2ND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS RRR SSS EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA 63.72% 1 1 Somers Collins, Roland AR; Bo Liu, Santa Ana CA 64.23% 2 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Walter Lee, Sudbury MA 61.17% 2 Lu Kohutiak - Yvonne Hernandez, Southwest Rnchs FL 59.28% 3 1 Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ; Alison Wilson, New York NY 58.90% 3 Henry Lortz, Seattle WA; Wayne Ohlrich, Carrboro NC 59.25% 4 Nathaniel Cook, Atlanta GA; Sarah Goodstein, Decatur GA 56.97% 4 Eric Schwartz, Arlington MA; Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA 59.23% 5 2 Leslie Mikyska, Los Angeles CA; C. Valerie Gamio, Pls Vrds Pnsl CA 56.44% 5 Barry Senensky - Barbara Shnier, Toronto ON 57.31% 6 3 Judith Merrill, Wethersfield CT; Carolyn Joseph, Farmington CT 54.12% 6 Robert Morris - Terry Currie, Houston TX 56.53% 7 Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA; Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA 53.98% 7 2 Andrew Hidi - Suzanne Hidi, Toronto ON 56.39% 8 Joan Dziekanski - Jared Lilienstein, New York NY 53.60% 8 3 Jianfeng Luo - Melissa Luo, North York ON 53.75% 9 Mary Poplawski - Harry Nuckols, Vestal NY 53.30% 9 4 Terry Lubman, Riverside CT; Leslie Powell, South Hill VA 53.50% 10 4 Cordelia Menges, New York NY; Jay Baudler, Piedmont CA 50.66% 10 5 E Michael McKee - Robert Yon, Anderson SC 53.10% 5 Jeff David, Lisle IL; Bob Fashingbauer, Belvidere IL 49.19% 6 Brenda Hawkins - D Keith Henderson, Birmingham AL 52.25% 6 Edgar De Souza - Lino D’Souza, Burlington ON 48.63% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS TTT UUU EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Jeff McKee, Nevada TX; Jack Lacy, Lago Vista TX 62.58% 1 David Birnbaum, Pegram TN; Arthur Lowen, Nashville TN 68.07% 2 Mark McLaughlin - Susanne McLaughlin, Charleston SC 61.31% 2 Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 63.50% 3 1 Greg Potter - Linda Hughes, Edmond OK 59.38% 3 1 Jane Bachman, Dunwoody GA; Jim Dillon Jr, Atlanta GA 57.47% 4 Richard Popper, Wilmington DE; Kelley Hwang, New York NY 57.38% 4 Melody Gann, Arlington TX; Claybourne Waldrop Jr, Fort Worth TX 55.60% 5 2 Kathleen Linck - Raymond Linck, Lexington KY 56.62% 5 Arch McKellar, Dobbs Ferry NY; Greg McKellar, Kingston ON 54.28% 6 Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; R Muggia, Andover MA 56.60% 6 Janet Robertson, Timonium MD; R Jay Becker, New York NY 54.21% 7 Geraldine Chavez, Cincinnati OH; Georgette King, Miami Beach FL 56.20% 7 Mara Tuttle, Orlando FL; Linda Miller, Ormond Beach FL 53.93% 8 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; John Dockray, Villanova PA 55.08% 8 Ed Hill, Bedminster NJ; Susan Schwartz, Scotch Plains NJ 53.58% 9 3 Shirley Derrah - Robert Derrah, Springfield MA 53.88% 9 Sumner Steinfeldt, Washington DC; Kent Hartman, San Diego CA 53.27% 10 Betty Starzec - Jane Armstrong, Sugar Land TX 53.42% 10 2 Brad Vander Zanden - David Shepler, Knoxville TN 52.01% 11 4 Andrew Eastwood - Steven Nelson, Snellville GA 52.99% 11 3 Kathy Swaine - Rand Pinsky, Valencia CA 51.53% 5 Jerry Miller, Silver Spring MD; Toni Schultz, New Port Richey FL 52.33% 4 James Gray, Murrysville PA; Wayne Obitz, Indiana PA 50.12% 5 Joanne Merry - John Jefferson, Davis CA 49.97% 6 Jim Maxwell, Venice FL; James Gordon, Nokomis FL 48.23% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS VVV WWW EAST-WEST A B A B 1 1 Yuan Chen - Peter Wong, Toronto ON 63.85% 1 Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY; Scott Levine, New York NY 65.38% 2 Alfonsin Julio, Buenos Aires; Alujas Gustavo, Buenos Aires AR 60.77% 2 Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA; Liliane Kirchhoff, San Francisco CA 61.38% 3 Eileen Easterling, Casselberry FL; Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA 60.00% 3 Milt Van Reed, Terre Haute IN; Joanna Hebermehl, Paris IL 57.69% 4 Bernace De Young - Sean Ganness, Miami FL 59.77% 4 Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN; Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA 57.62% 5 Bill Harlan, Oklahoma City OK; Janise Saul, San Antonio TX 59.38% 5 Tamas Szabo, Brookfield WI; Donald Croysdale, Menomonee Falls WI 56.38% 6 2 Luz Ortega, Tampa FL; Hanoi Rondon, 58.92% 6 Brad Barry, Phoenixville PA; Barbara Kepple, West Chester PA 55.23% 7 Marc Rabinowitz, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Kathy Logue, Davie FL 57.85% 7/8 Dwight Bender, London ON; Peter Hambly, Hanover ON 55.08% 8 Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 57.08% 7/8 1 Saeed Shah - Shahnaz Shah, Cordova TN 55.08% 9 Nancy Molesworth, White Plains NY; Rhoda Prager, Allentown PA 56.69% 9 Marion Gebhardt, Richardson TX; Tomi FitzGerald, Frisco TX 54.54% 10 John Adams, Silver Spring MD; John Miller, Vienna VA 54.77% 10 Luen-Jyh Luo, Milpitas CA; Herbert Wilton, Fredericksburg TX 53.54% 11 Roy Fox, Murphy NC; Amy Reznik, Tallahassee FL 53.23% 11 2 Cristal Nell, Redmond WA; Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA 53.08% 3 Qucheng Gong, Berkeley CA; Nathaniel Munger, Palo Alto CA 53.15% 3 Lisa Adelberg, Camden ME; Jodi Coren, Delray Beach FL 52.54% 4 Robert Gordon - R Savitt, Miami FL 52.46% 4 Lee Ohliger, Ridgewood NJ; James Sundstrom, Wyckoff NJ 51.69% 5 Jeffrey Kosnett, Gaithersburg MD; Alice Wegman, Bethesda MD 51.69% 5 Stephen Levine - Rona Levine, New York NY 50.85% 6 Anu Goodman, Toronto ON; Charles Arthur, North York ON 50.38% 6 Yu Chang, Milpitas CA; Winston Huang, Los Altos CA 48.69% Daily Bulletin Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Page 23

MONDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS SECTION AAA A B C 1 1 Gail Ostermann, Atlanta GA; Keith Elrod, Decatur GA 64.09% 2 2 Dianne Weaver, Alpharetta GA; Evelyn Martin, Johns Creek GA 60.09% 3 Dorothy McElwee, Chapel Hill NC; Deborah Moss, Gaston SC 58.09% 4 3 Sidhesh Desai, Alpharetta GA; Raymond Zhu, Duluth GA 57.90% 5 4 Carol Harrell - Lillian Terrell, Charlottesville VA 54.18% 6 1 Susan Littell, Austell GA; Barbara Brightwell, Atlanta GA 54.09% 2 Virginia Brooks - Barbara Neustadtt, Atlanta GA 52.91% MONDAY- TUESDAY SIDE GAME SERIES MONDAYAFTERNOON SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS G H I EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Matt Meckstroth, Gainesville FL; Leila DeNotaristefani, Mendham NJ 64.27% 1 Jim Munday, Southaven MS; Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA 64.74% 2 Judy Zhu, Naperville IL; Jack Snyder, Rockford IL 64.08% 2 1 Jessica Piafsky, New York NY; Iris Gruemm, 64.03% 3 2 Chris Wiegand, Portland OR; Christopher Gibson, Beaverton OR 63.58% 3 2 Torben Rolsted, Birkeroed Denmark; Peggy Hayes, Roswell GA 60.80% 4 David Yates, Lake Peekskill NY; Halina Jamner, Rye NY 63.52% 4 3 Phyllis Bausher, West Haven CT; Joyce Stiefel, Wethersfield CT 60.01% 5 3 Bijoy Anand, Gainesville FL; Tiger Li Li Williams, Elk Point SD 62.33% 5 4 Thomas Walsh, Saskatoon SK; Betty Schuler, Alexandria VA 59.84% 6 William Higgins, Cincinnati OH; Yauheni Siutsau, Loveland OH 60.46% 6 Jay Kelkar, Oak Hill VA; Shuba Dey, Fairfax VA 57.52% 7 4 Jack Bonney - Dianne Bonney, Venice FL 59.84% 7 , Kensington CA; Claire Watson, Jacksonville FL 57.47% 8 5 Michael Bodell, Santa Clara CA; Alan Malloy, West Hollywood CA 59.50% 8 Larry Rich, Cumming GA; Gary Stern, Columbus GA 56.60% 9 6 Judith Harris - Sharon Winters, W Terre Haute IN 57.18% 9 5 1 Lynn Paul, Marietta GA; Paul Caten Jr, Windham NH 56.34% 10 Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX; Brenda Montague, Swampscott MA 56.39% 10 6 Josie Mitchell, Decatur GA; Gabriel Fadel, Duluth GA 53.56% 11 7 Suzanne Nichols - Grady Nichols, Signal Mountain TN 56.36% 11 7 Bruce Miller, Athens GA; William Burks III, Atlanta GA 52.88% 12 8 Betty Andersen, Sterling Hts MI; Charlotte Anderson, Madison WI 56.12% 12 8 Robena Foland, Grand Island FL; Bruce Scott, San Jose CA 52.45% 13 9 Nancy Rassbach - Laura de Vesine, Westminster CO 54.13% 13 Rammohan Sarangan, Arlington VA; Elaine Said, Nashville TN 52.43% 14 10 Carole Budnick - Mavis Wener, Atlanta GA 53.68% 14 Alan Osofsky, Palm Beach FL; Robin Taylor, Gaithersburg MD 50.82% 15 Ronald Felton, New York NY; Judith Weisman, Fort Lee NJ 52.94% 15 9 2 Feyzan Erkip - Nesim Erkip, New York NY 50.65% 11 1 Lorraine Siegel - Linda Davidson, Atlanta GA 48.30% 10 Karen Green - Fran Posnick, New York NY 50.57% 2 Rondal Vickers - Janet Vickers, Saint Petersbur FL 48.13% 11 3 Patricia Jackson, Fairburn GA; Tommy Jackson, Palmetto GA 50.34% 3 Ivanie Yeo, Brighton MA; Connie Lee, Old Tappan NJ 47.85% 12 Marshall Mah, Spokane WA; Patricia Kolebas, Fort Myers FL 50.31% 4 Judyann Schnorf, Mt Pleasant SC; Joyce Person, Charleston SC 46.49% 4 Bill McAvinue, Louisville KY; Linda Hendrix, Montgomery Ave AL 49.92% SUNDAY 1 & 7:30 A/X PAIRS 2 OF 2 SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UU EAST-WEST A X A X 1 1 Shan Huang, Toronto ON; Richard Chan, Markham ON 62.04% 1 Rebecca Rogers, Las Vegas NV; John Grantham, Bentonville AR 56.71% 2 Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA 59.95% 2 Serge de Muller, Fribourg Switzerland; Claude Gouverith, Vannes France 56.48% 3 Andrew Rosenthal - David Moss, New York NY 58.80% 3 1 Betty Starzec - Jane Armstrong, Sugar Land TX 55.56% 4 2 Robert Moorman, Jr - Cindy Sealy, Huntsville AL 54.17% 4 John Herrmann, Chattanooga TN; Carolyn Lewis, Louisville KY 52.78% 3 Saeed Shah - Shahnaz Shah, Cordova TN 47.22% 2 Barry Bragin, Silver Spring MD; Mark Laken, Glyndon MD 50.00% 3 Seth Cohen, Brooklyn NY; Phyllis Vierra, San Jose CA 49.54% SUNDAY 1 & 7:30 B/C/D PAIRS 2 OF 2 SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VV EAST-WEST B C D B C D 1 Janice Woodbury, Lake George NY; Karolyn Smith, Atlanta GA 58.10% 1 1 1 William Anspach, Chicago IL; Robert Block, Deerfield IL 57.41% 2 Terry Lubman, Riverside CT; Leslie Powell, South Hill VA 56.48% 2 2 Monica Jung - Donna Casey, Lake Barrington IL 55.56% 3 1 1 J Jackson - Celia Saylor, Atlanta GA 53.01% 3 3 2 Bob Sigafus - Cathy Sigafus, Plymouth MN 54.40% 4 2 2 Steve Annan - Judy Annan, Mt Pleasant SC 52.55% 4 4 Paul Frean - Sabrina Frean, New York NY 53.94% 3 Donald Leventhal, West Palm Beach FL; Stephen Braitman, Palm Beach Gdns FL 51.62% SATURDAY-SUNDAY SIDE GAME SERIES 7:30 PM SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS QQ RR EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Ranjan Bhaduri, Chicago IL; Raymond Jung, Hamilton ON 66.76% 1 Naveed Ather, Oakville ON; Saleh Fetouh, Buffalo NY 67.98% 2 2 Alan Malloy, West Hollywood CA; Laura de Vesine, Westminster CO 65.92% 2 Lech Ekert - Steven Gajdalo, Hilton Head SC 59.37% 3 3 Percy Wu, Grand Rapids MI; Larry Simon, Hastingss MI 62.28% 3 1 Theresa Schneider, Northbrook IL; Judith Auer, Dublin OH 57.73% 4 Scott Hiller, Marshall MN; Sondra Schubiner, Franklin MI 60.99% 4 2 Robert Short - Gerene Albrecht, Red Deer AB 57.04% 5 4 Bill Riley - Nancy Riley, Kingwood TX 60.86% 5 3 Gil Mahla, Hartwell GA; Kay Wallace, Anderson SC 56.45% 6 5 Margot Hirsch, Arlington TX; Marianne Claysmith, St Augustine FL 58.92% 6 4 Garth Greene, Playa del Rey CA; Peter Menotti, Los Angeles CA 54.96% 7 6 Molly Currie, Sylacauga AL; Charlotte Knight, Alexander City AL 58.73% 7 5 Brad Barry, Phoenixville PA; David Amsterdam, Wayne PA 54.20% 8 7 Rosalind Flax, Atlanta GA; Bob Jones, Marietta GA 57.37% 8 6 J F Lowenstein - Beth Todd, New Orleans LA 54.18% 9 Alan Cummings, Los Altos CA; Carol Mahoney, Rochester MN 56.61% 9 Kathleen Del Corso - Barry Gorski, Reading PA 54.08% 10 8 Tom Moore - Dorothy Moore, Keller TX 55.59% 10 7 Debbie Wagner, Athens GA; Claire Lavery, Atlanta GA 52.82% 11 9 Jane Helm - Lucy Tillman Jr, The Villages FL 53.85% 11 8 1 Margaret Peterson, Larkspur CA; Lucia Enica, Belmont MA 52.82% 2 Miki Cook, Gadsden AL; Wanda Tumlin, Warrior AL 46.93% 9 Leslie Shafer - Charlie Williams, Gaithersburg MD 52.24% 10 Philip Kuhn - Jennifer Kuhn, San Mateo CA 52.16% 2 Shirley Fages - Malcolm Fages, Mt Pleasant SC 50.06% 3 Jack Alexander, Atlanta GA; Charles Brown, Denton TX 48.81% SUNDAY 299ER EVENING PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XX EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Ann Pare - Ronald Pare, The Woodlands TX 71.73% 1 Kathleen Keane, Warwick Bermuda; Jane Clipper, Smith’s Parish Bermuda 65.48% 2 Susan Young, Shreveport LA; Donna Oliver, Bossier City LA 63.99% 2 1 Zimeng Xie - Robert Thorstad, Chapel Hill NC 57.14% 3 2 Judith Wagner - Barbara Constance, Belleville IL 53.57% 3 2 Sylvia Scott - Jean Weatherford, Macon GA 53.87% 4/5 3 Dane Carmichael - Susan Carmichael, Fernandina Bch FL 49.70% 4 3 Martha Chitwood, Birmingham AL; Lawrence Myers, Auburn AL 53.57% 4/5 Kirsten Melcher - Shirley Gibbs, Honolulu HI 49.70% 4 1 Lynn Craft - Lucy Sinopole, Huntsville AL 51.19% 1 Lawrence Steiner, Altamonte Spgrs FL; Barb Steiner, Altamonte Sprgs FL 48.21% 2 Pavan Bharadwaj, Suwanee GA; Jeff Zhan, Duluth GA 49.11% Tomorrow’s Bridge Events Wednesday, August 7, 10 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Wednesday-Thursday Side Game Series 1st single TBA $16 $18 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Hanover Hall, LL2 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Hanover Hall, LL2 $15 $15 Wednesday, August 7, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. WERNHER OPEN PAIRS 1-2 F Centennial Ballroom, LL1 $20 — Marvin Shatz Stratified Open Pairs (3000+/0-3000) 1-2 Centennial Ballroom, LL1 $16 $18 Pat Seiler Gold Rush Pairs (300-750/0-300) 1-2 Regency Ballroom, LL1 $16 $18 Wednesday-Thursday KO Teams 1-2 Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Wednesday Compact KO Teams 1-2 Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Tuesday-Wednesday KO Teams 3-4 Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Wednesday, August 7, 10 a.m., 3 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Three-Session KO Teams 1-3 Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Wednesday, August 7, 10 a.m. & 4 p.m. SPINGOLD KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 3 Regency Ballroom, LL1 $20 — WAGAR WOMEN’S KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 3 Dunwoody, LL3 $20 — Screens, second session at 4:30 p.m. 0-5000 Mini-Spingold Knockout Teams Round 3 Regency Ballroom, LL1 $17 — 0-1500 Mini-Spingold Knockout Teams Round 3 Regency Ballroom, LL1 $17 — Wednesday, August 7, 1 & 7:30 p.m. North State Unit 119 Open Swiss Teams (3000+/0-3000) 1-2 Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Gold Rush Swiss Teams (300-750/0-300) 1-2 Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Wednesday, August 7, 3 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday Side Game Series 2nd single TBA $16 $18 Strati-Flighted Side Board-a-Match Teams single Grand Hall, LL2 $15 $17 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Hanover Hall, LL2 $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Hanover Hall, LL2 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Hanover Hall, LL2 $15 $15 Wednesday, August 7, 3 & 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Afternoon/Evening Compact KO Teams 1-4 Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Wednesday, August 7, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday Evening Open Pairs (3000+/0-3000) 2nd Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Tuesday-Wednesday Evening Gold Rush Pairs (300-750/0-300) 2nd Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Tuesday-Wednesday Evening Stratified Swiss Teams 2nd Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday Evening Compact KO Teams 3rd Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Wednesday-Thursday Side Game Series 3rd single Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Stratified Side Swiss Teams single Grand Hall, LL2 $15 $17 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Grand Hall, LL2 $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Grand Hall, LL2 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Grand Hall, LL2 $15 $15 Wednesday, August 7, 11:30 p.m. Zip Knockout Teams single Grand Hall, LL2 $12/team/match Unless otherwise noted, strat breaks for all stratified events are:A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). For strati-flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1500-3000), C (750- 1500) and D (0-750) play in their own game. All stratification will be based on the average for the pair or team. In any event or flight with an upper limit, no individual player’s masterpoint total may exceed that upper limit. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition. Page 24 Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Daily Bulletin

Today’s Bridge Events Tuesday, August 6, 10 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Monday-Tuesday Side Game Series 4th single Centennial Ballroom, LL1 $16 $18 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Hanover Hall, LL2 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Hanover Hall, LL2 $15 $15 Tuesday, August 6, 10 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Bernard and Genie Warshauer Stratified 1-2 Regency Ballroom, LL1 $16 $18 Tuesday, August 6, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. WERNHER OPEN PAIRS 1-2 Q Centennial Ballroom, LL1 $20 — 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions Morrill Hall Memorial Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Tuesday-Wednesday KO Teams 1-2 Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Lou Bluhm Memorial Monday-Tuesday KO Teams 3-4 Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Tuesday, August 6, 10 & 3:30 p.m. SPINGOLD KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 2 Regency Ballroom, LL1 $20 — WAGAR WOMEN’S KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 2 Dunwoody, LL3 $20 — Screens, second session at 4 p.m. 0-5000 Mini-Spingold Knockout Teams Round 2 Regency Ballroom, LL1 $17 — 0-1500 Mini-Spingold Knockout Teams Round 2 Regency Ballroom, LL1 $17 — TRUSCOTT / USPC SENIOR SWISS TEAMS 1-2 F Centennial Ballrooom, LL1 $20 — Open Swiss Teams (3000+/0-3000) 1-2 Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Gold Rush Swiss Teams (300-750/0-300) 1-2 Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Tuesday, August 6, 1 & 7:30 p.m. Stratified Open Pairs (3000+/0-3000) 1-2 Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Gold Rush Pairs (300-750/0-300) 1-2 Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Tuesday, August 6, 3 p.m. Monday-Tuesday Side Game Series 5th single Centennial Ballroom, LL1 $16 $18 Stratified Side Swiss Teams single Grand Hall, LL2 $15 $17 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Hanover Hall, LL2 $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Hanover Hall, LL2 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Hanover Hall, LL2 $15 $15 Tuesday, August 6, 3 & 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Afternoon/Evening Compact KO Teams 1-4 Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Tuesday, August 6, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday Evening Open Pairs (3000+/0-3000) 1st Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Tuesday-Wednesday Evening Gold Rush Pairs (300-750/0-300) 1st Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Tuesday-Wednesday Evening Stratified Swiss Teams 1st Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday Evening KO Teams 2nd Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Monday-Tuesday Side Game Series 6th single Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18 Stratified Side Swiss Teams single Grand Hall, LL2 $15 $17 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Grand Hall, LL2 $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Grand Hall, LL2 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Grand Hall, LL2 $15 $15 Tuesday, August 6, 11:30 p.m. Zip Knockout Teams single Grand Hall, LL2 $12/team/match

Unless otherwise noted, strat breaks for all stratified events are:A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). For strati-flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1500-3000), C (750- 1500) and D (0-750) play in their own game. All stratification will be based on the average for the pair or team. In any event or flight with an upper limit, no individual player’s masterpoint total may exceed that upper limit. *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 game honorees Bernard and Genie Warshauer Morrill Hall (1917 – 2011) Genie Warshauer served as the Unit 160 Secretary for years, and Bernard was the Morrill Hall, from Athens, was a member of the District 7 Goodwill Committee District 7 member of the ACBL Board of Directors for many years, as well as a and served as District 7 President, Mid-Atlantic Bridge Conference president and member of the original ACBL Bridge Hall of Fame Committee. They were both was a director at the Athens Duplicate Bridge Club. Morrill was a professor at the great mentors to younger players and contributed much to promote interest and University of Georgia from 1960 to 1980 and served as the director of the Center membership in the ACBL. Also, they were both excellent players, well known for Educational Improvement. He loved people and was an avid Georgia Bulldogs and respected at tournaments, particularly in District 7 and Unit 160. fan, fisherman and master bridge player.