Sunday, March 24, 2019 Volume 61, Number 3 Daily Bulletin 61st Spring North American Bridge Championships [email protected] Editors: Paul Linxwiler, Sue Munday and Chip Dombrowski Bessis-Volcker grab lead Itabashi, Gelfand wrap Silver Ribbon in Platinum Pairs Californians Mark Itabashi and Peter Gelfand Boosted by a big score in yesterday’s second pulled together a 66% evening session to win the semifinal session, the French duo of Thomas Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs with a score of Bessis and Frederic Volcker have taken the lead 2113.26 (64 top). in the Kay Platinum Pairs as today’s two-session The pair was in sixth place following the final gets underway. Bessis and Volcker scored qualifying day. 57.57% in the first semifinal session on Saturday, “We were dealt a very good game both but added a hefty 68.39% score in the second sessions,” Itabashi says. “We threw it away session to move into first place with a carryover this afternoon.” An almost dead average game continued on page 13 dropped them to 20th on the leaderboard. “If it was a regional event, we’d have withdrawn, and enjoyed a nice dinner and drinks,” Itabashi says. “Peter and I have that agreement when we play regionals. But it’s a national event. Mark Itabashi and Peter Gelfand, winners of continued on page 5 the Silver Ribbon Pairs. Crusizio wins 10K Swiss Game on! The multinational foursome led by Maximo The ACBL Educational Foundation issued Crusizio won the 0-10,000 Swiss Teams, a challenge on Saturday: a $15,000 matching posting a two-day total of 130.60 Victory Points. grant to Keep Bridge Alive, a worldwide research Crusizio, of Argentina, played with Rodrigo project designed to understand the sociological Garcia Da Rosa, also of Argentina, S. Reno Cox benefits of bridge. (See the front-page story in of Eugene OR and Marshall Lewis of Croatia. Saturday’s Daily Bulletin.) In second with 120.33 Victory Points was “I’m grateful to the Foundation for this Edward Piken’s squad. Piken, of Palos Verdes tremendous support,” says Samantha Punch, who continued on page 9 is spearheading the project. continued on page 8 Winners of the 0-10,000 Swiss Teams: Maximo Crusizio (captain), S. Reno Cox (seated), Marshall Lewis and Rodrigo Garcia Calling all new LMs Da Rosa. If you become a Life Master here at the NABC, please ... share! The Daily Bulletin wants to celebrate your achievement with a photo Must-see movie and short write-up. Trek over to the DB office, The world premiere of “Aces & Knaves,” located on the second floor of the Sheraton in the a new documentary about bridge, takes place Nashville Room: We’re all the way at the end of Monday, March 25, at the Halloran Centre For the hall with a big sign outside the office. Performing Arts, just a short distance from the New Bronzes, Silvers, Golds, etc. – this Convention Center. The film is a look at top- applies to you, too. level bridge through interviews with some of the best-known players describing their love of the Pre-registration required game (the “Aces” part of the title), followed by an exploration of the recent, high-profile cheating for national knockouts scandals (the “Knaves”). The interviews drive Pre-registration for the Vanderbilt Knockout the narrative engine of the film, and the cast is a be available before and after each screening to Teams is required before by 6 p.m. Sunday, who’s who of : , transport players to and from the Halloran Centre. March 24. Teams entering the 0–10,000 Knockout Boye Brogeland, Bill Gates, Gail Greenberg, Joe The ride is just a few minutes long. must pre-register no later than 10 a.m. Monday, Grue, Bob Hamman, , Zia Mahmood, Join filmmaker and producer Jackie Pare March 25 (the day of the event). Pre-register in Rose Meltzer, Brad Moss, , Steve of New York for coffee and donuts before the the Convention Center Ballroom. Weinstein, , and several others. morning screening, or a Prosecco reception Humorous, frank and personal, the conversations (sponsored by Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies) Goodwill Message are fascinating portrayals of the people who following the evening screening. You can be competitive inhabit the unusual world of top-flight bridge. Tickets are available today and Sunday in and still be friendly, caring and There will be two screenings of the hour-long the lobby of the Convention Center near the ethical. film (sponsored in part by the Foundation for the escalators. Tickets are also available at the Sandy DeMartino, Chair Preservation and Advancement of Bridge). The Halloran Centre before the show. Goodwill first showing is at 10 a.m., and the second at 7:30 Tickets are $10 each. Committee p.m. Free shuttles courtesy of Backbeat Tours will Page 2 Sunday, March 24, 2019 Daily Bulletin

SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS All meetings are at the Sheraton Hotel unless otherwise noted. Sunday, March 24 10 am “Aces and Knaves” – a new documentary about bridge. 8:30–10 am Audrey Grant’s Modern Techniques for Bridge Tickets are available at the convention center, at the theatre Teachers and Club Managers. Audrey Grant’s hands-on box office an hour before the show and online at orpheum- approach and creative use of the table, cards and bidding memphis.com/event/aces-and-knaves. Admission is $10. boxes keeps students engaged, excited and focused. She Halloran Center for the Performing Arts will share these teaching techniques in this 90-minute 10:30 am–Noon Goodwill Committee meeting. Beale Room seminar. Fee: $20 covers materials. Heritage Ballroom 11 am–Noon USBF meeting. Memphis Room 10 am–Noon Free Bridge Lesson with Audrey Grant followed by a 5–7 pm Goodwill Reception. Aileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill special game for newer players. Heritage Ballroom Committee members only. Magnolia Ballroom, first floor 10 am–Noon Board of Governors meeting. This meeting is also open 7:30 pm “Aces and Knaves” – a new documentary about bridge. to the general membership of the ACBL. Convention Tickets are available at the convention center, at the theatre Center, Ballroom A box office an hour before the show and online at orpheum- 1–5 pm Notrump in a Day. This workshop explores basic memphis.com/event/aces-and-knaves. Admission is $10. notrump bidding and the most common responses, from Halloran Center for the Performing Arts raises to Stayman and Jacoby transfers. Fee: $20 at the door (includes textbook). Heritage Ballroom Tuesday, March 26 9 am–Noon Club Director Refresher Course. A continuing Monday, March 25 education course for club directors to increase their skills. 10 am–Noon Competition and Conventions Committee meeting. Participants must attend both sessions. Fee: $15 covers Boardroom both days. Sign up at the door. Beale Room 1:30 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer luncheon. I/N playing area CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the Monday, March 25 game! Southwest Exhibit Hall on the second floor of the Convention 9:15 a.m. Norman Beck Everyday Things and Bridge Center. Speakers and topics are subject to change. 6:45 p.m. Jacob Morgan Takeout Doubles Sunday, March 24 Tuesday, March 26 9:15 a.m. Responding to a Preemptive Bid 9:15 a.m. Jerry Helms The Defensive Mindset 6:45 p.m. David Caprera Sleeping on the Couch 6:45 p.m. Lisa Berkowitz Playing to Trick One HOSPITALITY Friday March 22 through Saturday March 30 Sunday, March 24 Exhibit Hall foyer 1:30 pm Egg rolls. East Hall 8 am–11 pm Free coffee 10:30 pm Chicken quesadillas. Exhibit Hall foyer 8 am–7 pm Free sweet and unsweetened tea

Buy your NABC online Check cashing and operators Don’t wait in line! Buy your entries in advance for Bridge Bucks needed The check cashing Experienced vugraph operators are needed all national-level events at and Bridge Bucks desk is Wednesday through Friday for the Vanderbilt BridgeWinners.com. located on the second floor Knockout broadcast on BBO. The first session Entries must be of the Convention Center each day starts at noon, the second session starts purchased by 10 a.m. the day across from Ballroom C. at 7 p.m. ACBL pays operators $50 per session. of the event EXCEPT for events that require pre- The desk will be open If you are available, please email Jan Martel registration, in which case the ACBL deadline, or Friday, March 22, from at marteljan at gmail.com, or text her at 530-574- the earlier of the two, applies. 11 am to 1 p.m. 5780, and she will answer any questions you may A nice feature: You can buy entries in advance Beginning Saturday, the desk hours will be have. Thousands of BBO spectators around the and be charged for the total number of sessions 9:30 to 10 a.m, and noon to 1 p.m. world will appreciate your help! played after the event is over. Daily Bulletin Sunday, March 24, 2019 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS aces. by the king. At matchpoints, cash three spades Take All Your Chances This hand is one of and repeat the club one last time. By Eddie Kantar many that illustrate the The full deal: Dummy difference between IMP ♠ A Q 4 ♠ A Q 4 and matchpoint play of ♥ A Q ♥ A Q the hand strategy. At ♦ J 9 8 3 2 ♦ J 9 8 3 2 IMPs, you don’t worry ♣ 7 3 2 ♣ 7 3 2 that much about overtricks ♠ J 6 5 3 2 ♠ 10 9 7 because your primary ♥ J 10 9 7 3 ♥ K 8 6 Declarere (You) concern is making your ♦ Q 5 ♦ K 10 7 ♠ K 8 contract with minimum risk. ♣ 6 ♣ K 9 8 5 ♥ 5 4 2 At matchpoints, you often risk the contract ♠ K 8 ♦ A 6 4 for the sake of an overtrick (or two) providing the ♥ 5 4 2 ♣ A Q J 10 4 odds favor the risk. In this case, the odds favor the ♦ A 6 4 You decide to treat your hand as worth risk. It is far more likely that East has two or three ♣ A Q J 10 4 15 points (look at those clubs) and open clubs headed by the king than four clubs headed 1NT. Partner raises you to 3NT and you wind up playing the hand from the wrong side. Mini-McKenney Hopefully partner won’t count your points. Homecoming in her unit’s West leads the ♥J. You try the queen, but no Anita Froehlich has returned to Memphis, 5–20 masterpoint luck. East wins and returns the 8 to dummy’s where she was introduced to bridge 30 years ago. category. ace. You lead a club to the queen and it wins. “I worked for the Dept. of Defense,” she says, When Chuck Plan the play from here. “and during lunch, we played party bridge. I heard that his You need five clubs tricks to make the loved it!” mentee had contract and it looks like East has the needed One of her co-workers, Charles Cox, saw returned to the king. One possibility is to cash three spades potential in her, and invited her to play with him game, he urged discarding a diamond and repeat the club at the M.A. Lightman duplicate club. her to attend finesse. If East has K–x or K–x–x, you score “Chuck was my mentor,” Anita says. “He the Memphis five club tricks, or 10 tricks in all. took me under his wing and took care of me.” NABC. Though But what if East has four clubs headed Her job transported her to Los Angeles in Chuck died last year, Anita followed through by the king? In that case you will need two 1995. “That was the last of bridge till 2017,” on her plans to make Memphis her first NABC. additional dummy entries to take two more club when Anita retired, moved to Tucson AZ and “Three reasons,” she says: “I lived and learned . The safe way to take five club tricks is decided to return to the game. She walked into the bridge here; Chuck Cox; and to visit the Bridge to overtake the ♠K, take a second club finesse, Adobe Bridge Club, took a few lessons and got Museum at ACBL Headquarters.” and assuming left-hand opponent shows out, paired up with partners. On Thursday afternoon, Anita met cross to the ♠Q and take a third club finesse. “I was scared. I was horrible! I thought I Kathleen McDougall from Richmond TX at the You wind up with nine tricks (and a grateful would never catch on.” Partnership Desk. They finished first in all three partner): five clubs, two spades and two red In 2018, Anita won both the Ace of Clubs and flights of the International Fund 299er Pairs.

ACBL Shuttle Bus Service 9–11pm Trolley fare is $1 (cash) Shuttle drop off at the following hotels: The fare for the Main St. trolleys is $1, Shuttle runs every 15 minutes Comfort Inn Downtown Friday, March 22– Saturday, March 30 cash only. Contrary to earlier reports, the trolley Courtyard Court Square rides are NOT free to NABC attendees. ACBL Pickup at Memphis Cook Convention Center Moxy Court Square (Main St. on Sheraton side of the street) members are asked to kindly refrain from arguing Springhill Court Square with trolley operators on this matter. 4–8:45 p.m. Hu Hotel Drop off and pickup at the intersection of Residence Inn Downtown Union Ave. & Main St. Doubletree Downtown Drop off and pickup at Beale St. & 2nd St. (by Hard Rock Café) Page 4 Sunday, March 24, 2019 Daily Bulletin

FRIDAY-SATURDAY DAYLIGHT KO BRACKET 1 LEVENTRITT SILVER RIBBON PAIRS 9 Tables 64.0 Tables / Based on 120 Tables 34.71 1 David Pelka, Los Angeles CA; Piotr Bizon, Cracow, Poland; William Hall, Thousand Oaks CA; Marek 100.00 1 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA 2113.26 Szymanowski, Poland 75.00 2 Craig Biddle, Pittsburgh PA; Bernie Greenspan, Beachwood OH 2071.25 24.30 2 Hilda Setton, New York NY; Pierre 56.25 3 Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN; Dewitt (Hal) Montgomery III, Portland OR 2023.55 Franceschetti, Montpellier, France; Jerome Rombaut, France; 44.44 4 Robert Gardner, Glenview IL; Craig Gardner, Streamwood IL 2023.17 Nicholas Lhuissier, Rueil Malmaison France; Quentin Robert, 40.00 5 Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA; Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA 2020.91 Paris, France; Julien Bernard, Le Vesinet, France 36.36 6 Michael Huston, Joplin MO; Craig Allen, Glen Ellyn IL 2014.52 13.88 3/4 John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Susan Schnelwar, New York NY; Johan Upmark - Fredrik Nystrom, 33.33 7 Judy Elbogen, Mission Viejo CA; Steven Love, Laguna Niguel CA 1990.98 Stockholm Sweden 30.77 8 Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL; Rozanne Pollack, New York NY 1990.91 13.88 3/4 Ann Karin Fuglestad - Ole Fuglestad, 28.57 9 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; Hugh Brown Jr, Greenwood SC 1990.27 Farsund, Norway; Samuel Gillis, London England; Erik 26.67 10 Colby Vernay, Lacon IL; Ron LaCour, Georgetown TX 1977.18 Saelensminde, Jessheim, Norway 25.00 11 Happoldt Neuffer, Columbia SC; Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC 1956.76 23.53 12 Thomas Peters, Grapeland TX; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 1955.39 FRIDAY-SATURDAY DAYLIGHT KO BRACKET 2 13 Tables 22.22 13 Martin de Bruin, Egg Harbor Twp NJ; David Hoffner, Galloway NJ 1954.96 22.37 1 Ginger Hebert - David Friedrichs - Dee 21.05 14 Ronald Carriere, Kirkland QC; Michel Lorber, Baie-D’urfe QC 1946.79 Daigle, Lafayette LA; Jane Ardoin, Eunice LA 20.00 15 Harry Gellis, Midlothian VA; Dewayne Jones, Sandston VA 1936.82 15.66 2 Alison Shoemaker, Wyndmoor PA; Lisa Mita, 19.05 16 Jack LaVigne, Houston TX; Mark Lair, Canyon TX 1920.40 Berwyn PA; Deborah Crisfield, Philadelphia PA; Helen Walker, 18.18 17 Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA; Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA 1915.24 Lafayette Hill PA 8.95 3/4 Shirley Rodenborn, Oakland CA; Loretta 17.39 18 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Sherry Spalding Fardie, Wolcott CO 1911.86 Dimitruck, Alameda CA; Mischel Postas, Campbell CA; Arjun 16.67 19 Nancy Lowry, Virginia Beach VA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 1905.68 Singh, Lakewood CO 16.00 20 Leo Bell, Carlsbad CA; John Jones, Santa Fe Springs CA 1900.05 8.95 3/4 Kristi Menees, Hilton Head SC; Tom 15.38 21 Gary Soules - Bob Etter, Elk Grove CA 1886.34 Schlossberg - James Traudt, Hilton Head Island SC; Richard 14.81 22 Howard Parker III, Clements CA; Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 1879.50 Distlerath, Bluffton SC 14.29 23 - Claudette Hartman, Austin TX 1871.50 FRIDAY-SATURDAY DAYLIGHT KO BRACKET 3 13.79 24 Richard Brown, Easley SC; Richard Maybin, Asheville NC 1864.47 16 Tables 13.33 25 John Koch, Saint Cloud MN; Terry Beckman, Brooklyn Park MN 1863.66 15.34 1 Benjamin Sharp, Alexandria VA; Stephen 12.90 26 Abe Pineles, Jackson NJ; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ 1863.10 Parker, Mc Lean VA; Michael Olmsted, Fayetteville NY; James 12.50 27 Roger Bates, Las Vegas NV; Dennis Kasle, Scottsdale AZ 1860.95 Dahlberg, Arlington VA 12.12 28 Doug Andrews, Etobicoke ON; Dwight Bender, London ON 1859.00 10.74 2 Rufus Cole - Silvia Szanto, Cos Cob CT; Jill 11.76 29 H Jay Sloofman, Ardsley NY; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV 1854.70 Sackett - Joseph Sackett, Winchendon MA 6.14 3/4 Gail Walzer - Teresa Crosby - Diane Hudson, 16.68 30 Glenn Eisenstein - John Rengstorff, New York NY 1854.13 Germantown TN; Ann Caldwell, Memphis TN 11.11 31 Richard Colker, Wheaton MD; Robb Gordon, Prescott AZ 1854.06 6.14 3/4 Sam Taylor, Colorado Springs CO; Enaid 10.81 32 Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 1845.98 Savage, Guanajuato, Mexico; Alan Lewis, Elk Grove Village IL; 10.53 33 Lew Gamerman, Randolph MA; Alan Watson, Lexington MA 1845.55 Conrad Waggener, Pueblo CO; Holly Campbell, Stevensville MT 10.26 34 Richard Higgins, Hot Springs Vlg AR; Buddhadeb Biswas, San Jose CA 1842.16 10.00 35 Eric Stoltz, Portland OR; Dennis Metcalf, Vancouver WA 1838.48 9.76 36 Lloyd Arvedon, Hudson NH; Glenn Robbins, New York NY 1837.07 9.52 37 Brenda Jacobus - Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV 1828.91 9.30 38 Norman Schwartz, Carlsbad CA; Francisco Bernal, Miami FL 1822.12 9.09 39 Robert McCaw, Brewster MA; Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA 1821.95 8.89 40 Andrew Bernstein - Sim Therrell, Memphis TN 1821.32 8.70 41 Maris Zilant - Susan Fuller, Miami FL 1819.01 8.51 42 Cameron Doner, Surrey BC; Julie Smith, Vancouver BC 1816.77 8.33 43 , Memphis TN; Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO 1813.27 16.40 44 Richard Popper, Wilmington DE; Chris Moll, Durham NC 1809.95 11.30 45 Dave Westfall, Spokane WA; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA 1803.66 13.04 46 Victor King, Hartford CT; James Streisand, Wayland MA 1803.49 7.69 47 William Pettis, Chevy Chase MD; Shawn Stringer, Silver Spring MD 1802.10 7.55 48 Susan Bender-Scheer, Morristown NJ; Erez Hendelman, New York NY 1801.70 7.41 49 Sally Wheeler - Buddy Hanby, The Woodlands TX 1795.80 7.27 50 Stephen Nellissen, Washington Twp NJ; Bob Gwirtzman, Brooklyn NY 1795.69 14.44 51 Barry Bragin, Fort Pierce FL; Mark Laken, Glyndon MD 1792.75 7.02 52 Edward Zuckerberg, Los Altos Hills CA; Arif Janjua, Saratoga CA 1790.30 6.90 53 Richard Logan, Diamondhead MS; Chuck Pitard, Mandeville LA 1788.67 7.51 54 Steven Devico, Hendersonville NC; Jim Hilton, Austin TX 1788.65 6.67 55 James Griffin, Sausalito CA; Mark Peterson, Larkspur CA 1785.51 7.85 56 , Houston TX; Betty Starzec, Sugar Land TX 1782.49 8.59 57 Richard Meffley, Fresno CA; Peter Lit, Elk CA 1780.18 6.35 58 Donald Presse - William Presse, Halifax NS 1774.99 13.07 59 Scott Levine, New York NY; Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY 1770.54 6.15 60 Robert Bell, New Providence NJ; Ben Tucker, Vashon WA 1765.44

SATURDAY MORNING SIDE GAME 12.0 Tables A B C 4.77 1 1 1 Timothy Luce, Springfield MO; Carolyn Wood, Cobbs Creek VA 64.39% 3.58 2 Nancy Molesworth, White Plains NY; Sandi Foreman, Delray Beach FL 58.52% 2.68 3 Roz Silverstein - Philip Silverstein, Bronx NY 58.33% 2.01 4 Donald Caplin - Sondra Caplin, Waltham MA 58.14% 3.09 5 2 Patricia Towle, Colorado Springs CO; Carroll Frogge, Kansas City MO 57.20% 2.32 6 3 Frank Morgan, Allentown PA; Glenn Boyce, Piedmont CA 57.01% 2.25 4/5 2 Patricia Leatherwood, Aurora IL; Carol Alsip, Naperville IL 53.79% 1.52 4/5 Elaine Hallum - Barbara Rankin, Jonesboro AR 53.79% 1.69 3 Yi Zhao, Princeton NJ; Nathan Finkle, New York NY 52.27% 1.27 4 Susan Wheeler - G Steve Wheeler, Castle Rock CO 50.19% Daily Bulletin Sunday, March 24, 2019 Page 5

0–10,000 SWISS TEAMS 42 Tables / Based on 83 Tables Silver Ribbon 70.00 1 Maximo Crusizio, Argentina; Rodrigo Garcia Da Rosa, Argentina; continued from page 1 Stephen Cox, Eugene OR; Marshall Lewis, Bloomington IN 130.60 52.50 2 Edward Piken, Palos Verdes Peninsula CA; William Schreiber, Valley Glen CA; Steve Cohen, Las Vegas NV; Viktor Anikovich, Los Angeles CA 120.33 39.38 3 Greg Michaels, Cleveland OH; Stan Dub, Shaker Heights OH; Joanne Weingold - Jack Weingold, Boca Raton FL 116.27 31.11 4 Stanislaw Pajak, Poland; Janusz Gawecki - Maciej Dobrzynski - Kamil Walczyk, Poland 115.04 28.00 5 Linda Green-Whitten - Sam Whitten, Southaven MS; Darcy White - David Sackett, Prescott AZ 109.79 25.45 6 Thomas Rush, Houston TX; Daniel Jackson, Spring TX; Guss Ginsburg, New Orleans LA; Mike Doyle, Katy TX 109.34 23.33 7 Gillian Miniter, New York NY; Radu Nistor, Woodside NY; Asaf Yekutieli, Tel Aviv, Israel; Simon Ekenberg, Kalmar, Sweden 109.05 21.54 8 William Boynton, Tallahassee FL; Marie Eggeling, Tuebingen, Germany; John Silver Ribbon runners-up Craig Biddle and Baker, North Augusta SC; Matthias Felmy, Oldenburg, Germany 108.06 Bernie Greenspan. 20.00 9 Simon Cope, Hertfordshire ; Diana Nettleton, Oxford ; Lyn Fry, London England; We had a carryover. We had to come back and Lizzie Godfrey, Pereille, France 106.33 play.” 18.67 10 Robert L. McClendon, Ponte Vedra FL; Michael Heins, Champaign IL; Dennis The win is Gelfand’s first open NABC title. Thompson, Lake Hiawatha NJ; Bharat Rao, Berwyn PA 102.58 It is the fifth for Itabashi, who sits seventh on the 17.50 11 Michael Cassel, Roseville MN; Barry Purrington, Eagan MN; Robert Kent - Ellen Kent, Chicago IL 102.51 ACBL’s all-time masterpoint list with more than 16.47 12 AJ Stephani - Isaac Stephani, Cincinnati OH; Eric Gettleman, Ellicott 58,000 points. City MD; George Klemic, Bensenville IL 101.32 Finishing second were Craig Biddle from 15.56 13 Bridget Poizner - Jim Johnsen, San Diego CA; Daniel Kroll, Berkeley CA; Pittsburgh PA and Bernie Greenspan from Peter Bonfanti, Oakland CA 100.77 Beachwood OH, who led the pack going into the 14.74 14 Michael Gladfelter - Mary Jane Gladfelter - Suman Agarwal, Columbus OH; second final. Their score was 2071.25. Cindy Sealy, Owens Cross Roads AL 100.52 “Craig is a very easy-going partner,” says 14.00 15 Andrew Collins - Somers Collins, Little Rock AR; Sherman Gao, Brea CA; Bo Greenspan, “very easy to play with.” Liu, Irvine CA 100.28 Biddle says the pair plays a . “It’s 13.33 16 Grant Vance, Oakland CA; Gregory Vance, Pacifica CA; Mark Moss, Piedmont a good system for our temperament – somewhat CA; Robert Thomson, San Rafael CA 98.06 12.73 17 Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI; Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON; Julie aggressive, but not swinging from the vines. We Arbit, Milford MI; Andrew Cavalier, Huntsville AL; Kurt Dasher, also did a lot of good things on defense.” Petersburg MI; Cono Emanuele, Brownstown Township MI 95.10 12.17 18 Norman Beck - Kristen Onsgard, Dallas TX; , Alpharetta GA; Ned Hager, Tulsa OK 93.27 11.67 19 Mike Tanner - Elizabeth Legacy, Halifax NS; Gerry Callaghan, Bedford NS; James Kirby, Dartmouth NS 93.04 11.20 20 Ryan Schultz, Dayton OH; Peter Whipple, Mason OH; Steve Callaham, Alpharetta GA; Bob Fisk, Cincinnati OH 91.59 10.77 21 Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY; Samuel Amer, Long Island NY; David Gurvich - Rachael Moller, New York NY 91.06 10.37 22 Eli Jolley, Chicago IL; Ilan Wolff, Great Neck NY; George Berger, Delray Beach FL; Michael Radin, New York NY 91.04 10.00 23 Finn Kolesnik, Ventura CA; J. Melvin Norton, Burlington ON; Andrew Firko, Oakville ON; Howard Einberg, Los Angeles CA; Paul Janicki, Markham ON; Jacob Freeman, Toronto ON 91.02 9.66 24 Frank Cymerman - Jan Assini, Pittsburgh PA; Marc Nathan - Cathy Nathan, New York NY 91.01 9.33 25 Ed Howard, Lawrence KS; Robert Carstedt, Wichita KS; Gary Morrison, Olathe KS; James Masilamani, Topeka KS 88.31 9.03 26 Clay Hamner, Chapel Hill NC; , Las Vegas NV; Peggy Haigler, Raleigh NC; Peter J. Boyd-Bowman, Greensboro NC; Gabriel Fadel, Alpharetta GA 87.83 8.75 27 Yoko Sobel, Brooklyn NY; Daniel Lev, New York NY; Samuel Kuang, Elmhurst NY; Usama Faris, New York NY 85.27 8.48 28 Russ Jones - Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR; Richard Haacke, Olivette MO; Michael McGuire, Hernando MS 85.26 8.24 29 Gerard Turcotte - Robert Tremblay - Alain Dufour, Quebec QC; Denis Lafrance, Shannon QC 84.02

SATURDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS 10.0 Tables A B C 3.00 1 1 1 Dee White, Memphis TN; Karen Birck, Wilton CT 62.16% 2.25 2 2 2 Arun Kumtha - Deepak Joshi, Germantown TN 61.90% 1.69 3 3 3 Patricia Estadt - Ron Price, Philadelphia PA 61.14% 1.27 4 4 Sarah Doyle - Mary Todd, Memphis TN 60.29% 0.95 5 5 Charlotte Riviera - Marjorie Bathum, Bellevue WA 58.08% 1.07 6 6 4 Stewart Lawwill, Chattanooga TN; H Byron Jenkins II, Southaven MS 57.99% 0.80 5 Richard McBryde - Donna McBryde, Memphis TN 55.36% Page 6 Sunday, March 24, 2019 Daily Bulletin

JAN DACUS FRIDAY-SATURDAY MORNING COMPACT KAY PLATINUM PAIRS QUALIFIERS KO 1 14.0 Tables / Based on 64 Tables Carryover 12 Tables 12.25 1 Edward White, Grand Blanc MI; William 1 , Paris, France; Frederic Volcker, Issy Les Moulin, France 10.93 Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Cliff Campbell, Thunder Bay ON; 2 Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; , Toronto ON 10.81 Ken Gee, Regina SK 3 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Brad Moss, Denver CO 10.03 8.58 2 Merryl Chin, North York ON; Rick Holcomb, 4 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL 8.83 Miami FL; Harold Nordstrom, Reading MA; Susan Lincoln, 5 , Astoria NY; Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY 6.62 Boxford MA 6 Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL; , New York NY 6.18 5.51 3 Gerard Turcotte - Robert Tremblay - Alain Dufour, Quebec QC; Denis Lafrance, Shannon QC 7 Nick Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL 6.09 4.29 4 Sue Lan Ma, Kirtland Hills OH; Andrew 8 Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV; Zia Mahmood, New York NY 4.62 Firko, Oakville ON; J. Melvin Norton, Burlington ON; Peter 9 , Taby, Sweden; Simon Hult, Wastervik, Sweden 3.84 Petruzzellis, Scarborough ON 10 Walter Lee, Sudbury MA; Adam Grossack, Newton MA 3.80 11 , London England; Kevin Rosenberg, Sunnyvale CA 2.92 12 , St. Johnsbury VT; Neil Silverman, Fort Lauderdale FL 2.59 Surely worth a beer 13 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 2.12 By 14 John Hurd, New York NY; Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Beach FL 2.07 For those unfamiliar with the term, the ♦7 is 15 Phillip King, Harrow ; Kevin Castner, Mercer Island WA 1.96 the “,” a game within the game in which 16 Bryan Howard, Nashville TN; Jim Foster, Birmingham AL 1.66 dummy must buy declarer a beer if declarer can 17 Barry Rigal, New York NY; Glenn Milgrim, Ransomville NY 1.52 win the last trick in a non-diamond contract with 18 Mikael Rimstedt - Ola Rimstedt, Halmstad, Sweden 1.50 the ♦7. With that preamble in mind, take a look at 19 Jerry Stamatov - Diyan Danailov, Sofia, Bulgaria 1.29 20 Cornelis Van Prooijen, Netherlands ; Dror Padon, Tel Aviv, Israel 1.14 this deal from the second qualifying session of the 21 Spike Lay, Daytona Beach Shores FL; Olin Hubert, Atlanta GA 0.92 Platinum Pairs: 22 Bernard Yomtov, Cambridge MA; Allen Hawkins Jr., Birmingham AL 0.82 Dlr: West ♠ 10 9 8 23 Michael Gill, Columbia MD; Noble Shore, Germantown MD 0.69 Vul: None ♥ K J 6 5 24 Connie Goldberg, Gladwyne PA; Hua Poon, Singapore 0.42 Bd: 24 ♦ 10 3 25 Ray Miller, Seattle WA; Sun-O Ho, Redmond WA 0.39 ♣ 7 6 5 4 26 , Carlsbad CA; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA 0.26 ♠ A Q 7 ♠ K 6 3 2 27 Eric Greco, Beverly Hills CA; Joe Grue, New York NY 0.04 ♥ A Q ♥ 10 2 28 - Andrew Rosenthal, New York NY 0.00 ♦ K 6 ♦ A 7 5 4 2 ♣ A Q J 10 3 2 ♣ K 9 ♠ J 5 4 ♥ 9 8 7 4 3 Free tours ♦ Q J 9 8 ACBL Museum – See the premier collection ♣ 8 of bridge-related artifacts, including spectacular If you treat the West hand as balanced, then collections of indicators and trophies, surely East is going to use Stayman and play and explore the history of the game at ACBL 6NT – the plurality result. 7NT is a fine contract Headquarters. A free shuttle is offered daily, but (coming in at better than 2/3 chance of success), seating is limited, and reservations are required. but because of the ♣9, the best spot is surely 7♣. Sign up at acbl.org/tours or at the Sheraton. After 2♣-2♦; 3♣, the problem is that 3♦ is St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital often played as a second negative. – St. Jude is the leading research hospital for It turned out to be a good hand for transfer childhood cancers where no child’s family pays responses to 2♣ (in the context of 2♣ including for treatment. See the monumental strides this the balanced 20 to 22 HCP), for example: fabulous institution is making in special tours West East for NABC attendees. A free shuttle is offered 2♣ 2♠ daily, but seating is limited, and reservations are 3♣ 3♦ required. Sign up at acbl.org/tours or at the St. 3NT 4♣ Jude booth in the Convention Center. 4♦ 4NT Other tours 5♥ 5♠ Downtown Attractions Shuttle – Enjoy the 5NT 7♣ sights of Memphis on this hop-on-hop-off bus Pass that you can ride to any number of attractions 2♠ is game forcing, a puppet to 2NT if 2♣ throughout downtown and explore the city at your was a . After that 3♣ and 3♦ are own pace. Ride all day long on one ticket! NABC natural. After clubs are set as trump, 4♦ is Roman attendees receive special discounts with promo key card Blackwood for clubs, and 4NT shows code “ACBL.” two key cards without the ♣Q. After this, 5♣ Midtown Dinner Out Tours – Ask any would be to play, and 5♦ would ask for the ♦K, local, and they’ll say some of the best restaurants so 5♥ promises that card and asks for the ♥K. 5♠ in Memphis are 15 minutes away in Midtown. denies it and 5NT asks for the ♠K, with East able Enjoy live entertainment on the bus on your way to bid the grand slam. to explore two of Midtown’s hottest entertainment On a club lead, the 9 won, and declarer districts: Overton Square and Cooper-Young. could cash the top diamonds and a diamond NABC attendees receive special discounts with high, then lead a club to the king to ruff another promo code “ACBL.” diamond high. Trumps could be drawn, and now Memphis Brewery Tours – Enjoy live music West could cash the ♥A and three rounds of on the bus with a local musician as we take you spades, ending in dummy, to take trick 13 with the to one of the city’s best microbreweries. Take ♦7 and earn a beer. a tour of the brewery, meet the brewmaster, try Making 7♣ was worth an 86% result. some seasonal samples, then settle in with a glass of your favorite along with some delicious pizza. NABC attendees receive special discounts with promo code “ACBL.” Daily Bulletin Sunday, March 24, 2019 Page 7

SATURDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS 58.0 Tables / Based on 138 Tables A B C 41.94 1 Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL; , London England 61.37% 31.46 2 Gil Cohen, Ashburn VA; Marty Nelson, Annapolis MD 59.18% 23.59 3 Ishmael Del’Monte, Las Vegas NV; Debbie Benner, Fairfield CT 58.73% 17.69 4 Maureen Brines - Tracy Brines, Smithfield VA 57.96% 13.98 5 Om Chokriwala, Sherman Oaks CA; David Lodge, Rancho Mirage CA 57.80% 11.98 6 Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Columbia Hgts MN; Daniel Hoekstra, Portland OR 57.39% 10.49 7 Roger Coffman, Palm Beach Gardens FL; Chris Coffman, Wellington FL 57.39% 16.78 8 1 1 Elizabeth Brown - Bruce Brown, Denton TX 57.38% 12.59 9 2 Anam Tebha, Charlotte NC; Steve Zolotow, Las Vegas NV 57.31% 8.46 10 Keith Heckley, Hamilton ON; Roland Laframboise, Thunder Bay ON 57.17% The 2017 Lebhar IMP Pairs winners were 6.99 11 Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; Kay Enfield, Santa Fe NM 57.17% Mark Jones and Clay Hall. 6.45 12 John Hogan Jr., Wayne NJ; Susan Fulton, Maplewood NJ 56.87% 5.99 13 Lawrence Lau, Westport CT; Faye Marino, Greenwich CT 56.85% IMP Pairs begins today 9.44 14 3 Mark Henderson - Melody Henderson, Wilmington DE 56.28% The four-session 5.24 15 Bill Irvine, Quincy MA; Joe Degaetano, Delray Beach FL 56.25% IMP Pairs – two 8.46 16 Ronald Kral, Reston VA; Todd Fisher, Lincolnwood IL 55.64% 4.66 17 James Melville, Springfield IL; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI 55.22% qualifying sessions 7.08 18 4 Debra Lamountain, Forest Hills NY; Jeffrey Colton, East Williston NY 54.95% followed by two final 4.19 19 Suzanne St. Thomas - Kathy Dowen, Boise ID 54.86% sessions – gets underway 3.99 20 Tim Archdeacon, Oyster Bay NY; Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY 54.56% today with the Lebhar 5.92 21 Richard Budd, Portland ME; William Braucher, Billerica MA 54.50% Trophy at stake. 3.65 22 Jane Eason - Bill Eason, Nesbit MS 54.09% The trophy was 3.50 23 Jeffery Jones, Vero Beach FL; Michael Zeller, York PA 53.94% donated by Bertram 3.36 24 Peter Merker, Mentor OH; Nicholas Hartung, Astoria NY 53.88% Lebhar Jr. in 1948 in memory of his wife, Evelyn. 3.23 25 Dan Hertz - Natalie Hertz, Harrison NY 53.67% The trophy previously honored winners of the 3.11 26 Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL; Mark Kessler, Springfield IL 53.63% Mixed Teams but was redesignated for the IMP 3.00 27 Colin Harrington, Cambridge ON; Tom Ramsay, Guelph ON 53.57% 2.89 28 Gail Greenberg, New York NY; Rhoda Kratenstein, Delray Beach FL 53.57% Pairs by the ACBL Board of Directors. 2.80 29 Alan Hierseman, Olathe KS; David Braverman, Overland Park KS 53.49% Lebhar (1907–1972), under the name of Bert 5.59 5 Susan Minder - Douglas Minder, Caledonia MI 53.40% Lee, earned a national reputation as a sportscaster 4.79 6 Sabrina Miles, Mansfield MA; Marianne Bechet, Chestnut Hill MA 53.09% and later as a bridge player and administrator. In 4.20 7 Zoltan Lazar, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC; Michel Morin, Montreal QC 52.72% private life, he owned radio and television stations 6.30 8 2 Barbara Johnson - Patrick De Vries, Memphis TN 52.68% in Florida. He was one of the founders of the 4.73 9 3 Dorel Livescu, Marlboro NJ; Radu Ariton, Staten Island NY 52.63% Greater New York Bridge Association and was 3.05 10 Roy Martin, Birmingham AL; Denny Cahan, Cumming GA 52.11% elected its first president in 1948. 3.54 11 4 Sherry Thaxton, Memphis TN; Glen Okui, Germantown TN 52.11% Lebhar was also a player: He won the 2.58 12 John Felker - John Friedl, Mountain TN 51.99% in 1940 and the Master Mixed Teams in 2.80 13 5 Rick Clelland, Boulder CO; Ying Zhang, Longmont CO 51.68% 2.99 14 Dennis Ryan - Barbara Tysdahl, Menomonie WI 51.63% 1946. His team was his wife Evelyn along with 2.10 15 Perry Scheer, Morristown NJ; Cenk Tuncok, Amesbury MA 51.27% Samuel Katz and Alicia Kemper. 2.40 6 Jane Reifler - Ronald Reifler, Baltimore MD 51.25% Previous winners 2.10 7 Stephen Fabian - Deborah Fabian, Byram Township NJ 49.48% 1987 Robb Gordon, Linda Danas 1.87 8 Margaret Malenka - Cristi Nelson, Grand Rapids MI 49.07% 1988 Gene Freed, Mike Passell 1989 Richard Schwartz, Fred Hamilton SATURDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS 1990 Ralph Cohen, Renee Mancuso 9.0 Tables 1991 Harvey Brody, Ralph Buchalter A B C 1992 Vera Gama, Marcelo Branco 2.85 1 1 1 Tolliver McKinney, Bartlett TN; Pearl Smoot, Hernando MS 66.96% 1993 Bob Klein, David Ruderman 2.14 2 2 Sherry Nanna - William Nanna, Vienna VA 64.88% 1.60 3 3 Kerwood Crutchfield - William Dupuis Jr, Caro MI 62.50% 1994 Tom Fox, Walter Schafer 1.60 4 4 2 Ron Price - Patricia Estadt, Philadelphia PA 59.52% 1995 , Harold Lilie 1.20 5 5 3 Joel Scroggy - Debra Scroggy, Memphis TN 56.85% 1996 Mike Albert, Marilyn Hemenway 0.90 4 Bonny Peterson, Eureka MT; Tanya Meyers, Panama City FL 56.25% 1997 Tom Carmichael, Joel Wooldridge 1998 Jim Robison, Gene Freed FRIDAY AFTERNOON SIDE PAIRS 1999 Ralph Katz, George Jacobs 22.0 Tables 2000 Aschley Bach, Stephen Burgess A B C 2001 Steve Robinson, Peter Boyd 6.93 1 1 H. Hunt - Allison Hunt, Charlotte NC 67.15% 2002 Alan Schwartz, Ai-Tai Lo 5.20 2 2 Susan Wheeler - G Steve Wheeler, Castle Rock CO 62.49% 2003 Steve Weinstein, Robert Levin 3.90 3 Suzi Subeck - Stanton Subeck, Glenview IL 60.51% 2.92 4 Nancy Molesworth, White Plains NY; Sandi Foreman, Delray Beach FL 59.69% 2004 Jiang Gu, Nikolay Demirev 2.80 5 3 Robert Michaud, Sun City West AZ; Lynnette Regan, Norfolk VA 59.19% 2005 Blair Seidler, Kevin Wilson 1.64 6 Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Kimberly Gilman, Carlisle MA 57.02% 2006 Fred Gitelman, 1.87 7 Roz Silverstein - Philip Silverstein, Bronx NY 56.81% 2007 Boye Brogeland, Ishmael Delmonte 2.10 4 Roger Smith, Modesto CA; Misook Jung, Berkeley CA 56.59% 2008 Doug Doub, Adam Wildavsky 1.58 5 Donna Bird - Michael Bird, Wyoming MI 53.38% 2009 Nikolay Demirev, Nicolas L’Ecuyer 1.53 6 Catherine Bardsley, Mc Lean VA; Fred Gramlich, Alexandria VA 51.89% 2010 Pablo Lambardi, Pablo Ravenna 2.63 1 Kaushik Parikh - Bharti Parikh, Germantown TN 50.47% 2011 Runar Lillevik, Oyvind Ludvigsen 1.97 2 Douglas Smith - Gloria Dorrance, Victoria BC 46.39% 2012 Hailong Ao, Jian-Jian Wang 1.48 3 Gordon Yukon, Memphis TN; Jayne Berube, Germantown TN 45.81% 2013 Kent Mignocchi, Joel Wooldridge 1.11 4 Greg Johnson, League City TX; Kathleen McDougall, Richmond TX 44.94% 2014 Iulian Christian, Radu Nistor 2015 Aaron Jones, Sylvia Shi 2016 Kevin Dwyer, Stan Tulin 2017 Chen Zhao, Jing Liu 2018 Mark Jones, Clay Hall Page 8 Sunday, March 24, 2019 Daily Bulletin

SATURDAY DAYLIGHT GOLD RUSH PAIRS KBA 45.0 Tables continued from page 1 7 3 2 “I’d like to reissue this fundraising challenge 14.44 1 Debby Rechnitz - Wayne Rechnitz, Orinda CA 64.58% 10.83 2 1 Corey Sanders, Hilliard OH; Tim Kington, Dublin OH 63.69% to the players here in Memphis,” says Punch, who 8.12 3 Janet Landesberg, Vancouver WA; Paul Rubin, Memphis TN 62.16% is a professor of sociology at the University of 6.09 4 Alex Zacny - Nancy Speer, Little Rock AR 59.82% Stirling in Scotland. “Who better understands the 4.81 5 Ritambhar Burman, Miami FL; Susan George, Coral Gables FL 59.23% benefits of bridge and the urgency of attracting 4.13 6 Rajarshi Roy, Amherst NY; Leslie Brucker, Los Angeles CA 58.29% new players to the game?” 5.24 7 2 Linda Gurasich - John Gurasich, Austin TX 58.18% Keep Bridge Alive has already raised $30,000 3.21 8 Candace Conway - Denise Tonini, Louisville KY 57.89% of its $60,000 target. “Meeting the Educational 3.93 9 3 William Golden - Renee Shackleford, Little Rock AR 57.78% Foundation’s match would achieve our goal.” 2.63 10 Deborah Armstrong - William Keys, Dallas TX 57.74% Punch is happy to answer questions and 2.41 11 Christine Beesley - Nancy Linzy, Mandeville LA 57.72% provide further material about the program; she 2.39 12 Susan Smith - Charles Smith, Milford MI 57.55% 2.06 13 Conrad Larkin, Santa Rosa CA; Pearl Regenstrief, Zionsville IN 57.29% has a table on the first floor as you enter the 2.94 14 4 Robert McTyre, Bonaire GA; Elaine Colokathis, Chelmsford MA 57.14% Convention Center. 2.18 15 Mary Chaffin - Molly Hamilton, Dallas TX 57.10% SATURDAY DAYLIGHT COMPACT KO BRACKET 1 2.28 16 Ronald Williams - Pamela Jerskey, Wellesley MA 57.06% 12 Tables 1.67 17 Richard Williams, Caledonia MI; David Jasperse, Holland MI 56.51% 21.86 1 Mike Rippey, Orinda CA; Benito Garozzo, 2.33 18 5 Robert Greenberg - Sue Lass, Naples FL 56.14% Wilmington DE; Kamil Nowak, Poland; Woaciech Strzemecki, 2.39 19 Diana Chirita, Lincoln MA; Diana Lam, Boston MA 56.12% Poland 1.56 20 Sunnye Davis - Eddie Sisco, Hot Springs AR 55.95% 15.30 2 Douglas Doub, West Hartford CT; Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV; Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT; John 1.60 21 Cheryl Kohler, Hot Springs Vlg AR; Barbara Kreuz, Madison MS 55.80% Stiefel, Wethersfield CT 3.83 22 6 1 Norm Hill, Woodstock GA; Nancy Hamrick, Acworth GA 54.91% 9.84 3 Cameron Cotton, Chula Vista CA; Mac 2.15 23/24 7 Bonnie Zeran - Sterling Zeran, Lakefield ON 54.76% Busby, San Diego CA; Rebecca Rogers, Henderson NV; John 1.66 23/24 Charles Rauch, Monterey CA; Chris Copple, Eureka CA 54.76% Grantham, Bentonville AR 1.55 8 Mark Alpert - Judy Alpert, Austin TX 54.32% 7.65 4 Jeff Edelstein, Tampa FL; Matthew 1.76 9 Jane Roberts - James Roberts, Bonita Springs FL 53.87% Weingarten, Safety Harbor FL; Michael Golden, Wyckoff NJ; Jeffrey Goldman, Norwalk CT 2.87 10 2 Denny Lyster - Carolyn Lyster, Westfield VT 53.72% 1.16 11 Xiang Long - Debbie Carpenter, Ithaca NY 53.42% SATURDAY DAYLIGHT COMPACT KO BRACKET 2 2.15 3 Tim Rea - Sally Rea, Ventura CA 52.53% 12 Tables 10.47 1 Thomas Sanzone - Nicolas Karamaoun - 1.90 4 Richard Tam, Carmel IN; Gary Cole, Norwalk OH 51.38% Karen Kreutzberg, Blacksburg VA; Douglas Althouse, Roanoke 1.28 5 Beth Frank, Uniontown OH; Sandra Cheshire, Canton OH 51.04% VA 7.33 2 Jess Jurkovic, New York NY; Sam Goldberg, SATURDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS Dix Hills NY; Joseph Byrnes, Long Beach NY; Christopher 5.0 Tables Rivera, Sunnyside NY A B C 4.71 3 Kenneth Geisler - Arlene Geisler, Clarkston MI; P Oates - W Oates, Brighton MI 1.75 1 1 Arun Kumtha - Deepak Joshi, Germantown TN 64.72% 3.66 4 Karen Rice, San Jose CA; Dorothy 1.31 2 2 Naomi Taylor - Lukey Williams, Memphis TN 58.87% Mersereau, Calgary AB; Linda Hanson, Tucson AZ; Janet Tainty, 0.98 3 3 Mary Todd - Marcia Pixley, Memphis TN 57.37% Santa Cruz CA 0.74 4 4 Richard McBryde - Donna McBryde, Memphis TN 53.98% SATURDAY DAYLIGHT COMPACT KO BRACKET 3 12 Tables SATURDAY EVENING B/C/D SWISS 7.80 1 Jim Tucker - Luraette Tucker - Travis 23 Tables Atterberry - Janice Atterberry, Little Rock AR B C D 5.46 2 Linda Sherrell, Collierville TN; Sharon 8.25 1 1 1 Michael Minoff - Glenn Fuhrman, Cherry Hill NJ; Tim Kington, Ohsfeldt, Germantown TN; Frances Huber - Glen Woody Woodson, Lakewood CO Dublin OH; Corey Sanders, Hilliard OH 63.00 3.51 3 David Douglas - Sandra Douglas - Joanne 6.19 2 2 2 Joseph Sackett - Jill Sackett, Winchendon MA; Rufus Cole - Heller, Toronto ON; Linda Davies, Burlington ON Silvia Szanto, Cos Cob CT 58.00 2.73 4 Lee Smart - Maryanne Macdonald - Paula 4.06 3/4 3/4 Valarie Remmers - Dale Remmers, Plano TX; Sally Craig, Port Carter, Memphis TN; Susan Ray, Germantown TN Moody BC; William Fleming, Seattle WA 54.00 SATURDAY DAYLIGHT COMPACT KO BRACKET 4 4.06 3/4 3/4 Byron Southern - Ellen Coffield - Tom Wahl - Pamela Mueller, 13 Tables Little Rock AR 54.00 6.26 1 Bill Watters - David Foley - Kathryn 2.61 5 Jane Champion, Naples NC; Carol Vogt, Boca Raton FL; Judith MacIsaac - Helen Prowse, Halifax NS Arbus, Toronto ON; Barbara Grantham, Houston TX 50.00 4.38 2 Joanna Greenspan - Susan Montgomery, New York NY; Denise Bolte, Staatsburg NY; Julian Fernandez, 2.27 6 5 3 Livingston Carroll, Sherborn MA; Trey Hyer - Diana Lam, Boston Manhattan NY MA; Diana Chirita, Lincoln MA 49.00 2.82 3 Robert Babb - Laurie Hartline-Babb, 1.70 6 4 Ritambhar Burman, Miami FL; Debby Rechnitz - Wayne Rechnitz, Georgetown TX; Marie Russiello - Emil Russiello, Austin TX Orinda CA; Kathleen McDougall, Richmond TX 48.00 2.19 4 Carolyn Coffin - Jane Miller, Chesterfield 1.28 5 Jerry Burford, Clinton MS; Philip Lawes, Greenwood MS; Brenda MO; Lisa Lampen, Saint Louis MO; Mary Ann Shepard, Bethany, Jackson MS; Ruth Fly, Ridgeland MS 46.00 Kirkwood MO Daily Bulletin Sunday, March 24, 2019 Page 9

SATURDAY DAYLIGHT SWISS TEAMS 29 Tables 10K Swiss A B C continued from page 1 8.32 1 John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Susan Schnelwar, New York NY; Fredrik Nystrom - Johan Upmark, Stockholm Sweden 74.00 6.24 2 Lou Ann O’Rourke, Scottsdale AZ; Jerry Clerkin - Dennis Clerkin, Bloomington IN; Ron Smith, Chicago IL; Joshua Donn - John Mohan, Las Vegas NV 61.00 6.60 3 1 1 Karen Levy - Leslie Levy - Patricia Abramson, New York NY; Lauren Etess, East Hampton NY 52.00 3.07 4/5 Mitchell Snyder, Earlington PA; Susan Morse, Flourtown PA; John Dickenson, North Wales PA; Stephen Becker, Anacortes WA 51.00 3.07 4/5 C. Valerie Gamio, Palos Verdes Peninsula CA; Caru Vidigal, Rio De Janeiro Brazil; Miguel Reygadas, Tlalpan Mexico; Alberto Cohen, Naucalpah Mexico 51.00 4.95 6 2 2 Wendy Wade, Mississauga ON; Peter Giannandrea, Port Hope ON; Shameine Ali, Vancouver BC; Rita Rocys, Etobicoke ON 50.00 1.48 7 Ruth Fleischmann, New York NY; Omer Ekinci, Astoria NY; Gokhan Yilmaz, Turkey; Mustafa Cem Tokay, Rome, Italy 49.00 Second in the 0-10,000 Swiss Teams: Viktor 3.71 3 Janice Van Dyke - Terry Van Dyke, Brentwood TN; Henry Anikovich, Bill Schreiber, Edward Piken Bodenheimer, New Orleans LA; Larry Adler, Memphis TN 46.00 (captain) and Steve Cohen. 2.78 4 Kristi Menees, Hilton Head SC; Tom Schlossberg - James Traudt, Peninsula CA, played with Bill Schreiber of Hilton Head Is SC; Richard Distlerath, Bluffton SC 45.00 Valley Glen CA, Steve Cohen of Las Vegas NV 2.09 5 Jane Clark, Auburn AL; Jack Dugan, Rapid City SD; Victoria and Viktor Anikovich of Los Angeles. Billard, Kansas City MO; Robert Gray, Prnce Frederick MD 43.00 For the winners, Crusizio and Garcia Da Rosa 1.57 6 Loretta Dimitruck, Alameda CA; Arjun Singh, Lakewood CO; Mischel play for the Argentina national team (although Postas, Campbell CA; Shirley Rodenborn, Oakland CA 42.00 1.73 3 Sarah Raynor, Winston Salem NC; Lynne Groff, Potomac MD; Trish Garcia Da Rosa is originally from Uruguay), Simmons - Marilyn Olson, Wenatchee WA 40.00 while Cox and Lewis have been partners “off 1.14 4/5 S. Andrew Sass, Fremont CA; Nancy Alvarado, Yucaipa CA; Karen and on” for the past 50 years. Lewis has lived in Holleron, Woodland CA; Maurie Studin, Carmichael CA 38.00 Croatia for the past eight years, where he plays 1.14 4/5 Jerry Burford, Clinton MS; Philip Lawes, Greenwood MS; Jack for the Croation national team and is also a coach Bethany - Brenda Bethany, Jackson MS 38.00 for the country’s Junior and women’s teams. Page 10 Sunday, March 24, 2019 Daily Bulletin

SATURDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 1 SATURDAY EVENING A/X/Y SWISS 11 Tables 21 Tables / Based on 42 Tables 28.67 1 Jeffrey Wolfson, Chicago IL; Peter Crouch, A X Y Surrey, England; Alexander Hydes, Zagreb, Croatia; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 13.87 1 Justine Cushing - Melih Ozdil, New York NY; Meng Kang, 20.07 2 Marty Seligman, Wynnewood PA; Boye People’s Republic of China; Xiaojing Wang, People’s Republic of Brogeland, Norway; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; , China; Sadik Arf, Saratoga CA 67.00 Bloomington NY 10.40 2 Chen Zhao, Greenbelt MD; Jing Liu, Minneapolis MN; Simon De 12.90 3 David Grainger, Etobicoke ON; Barbara Wijs, Doorn ; Bauke Muller, Hoorn 56.00 Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Michal Kwiecien, Lublin, Poland; 7.80 3 Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Hansa Narasimhan, Wlodzimierz Starkowski, Poznan, Poland 10.03 4 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Dan Morse, Mountain View CA; Michael Whibley, Auckland, New Zealand; Matthew Houston TX; Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw, Poland; Jacek Brown, Pokeno, New Zealand 54.00 Romanski, Lublin, Poland 5.85 4 Lou Ann O’Rourke, Scottsdale AZ; John Mohan - Joshua Donn, Las Vegas NV; Dennis Clerkin - Jerry Clerkin, Bloomington IN; Ron SATURDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 2 Smith, Chicago IL 52.00 9 Tables 20.36 1 Bob Webber, Waterford MI; Sheldon Kirsch, 4.39 5 David Rodney - Avril Rodney, Fairfax VA; Ann Lindley - Alfred West Bloomfield MI; Jerrold Grossman, Rochester Hills MI; Duncker, Gaithersburg MD 50.00 Jack Shartsis, Huntington Woods MI 3.29 6 GS Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Donna Lombardini, Alcester SD; 14.25 2 Max Schireson, Stanford CA; Debbie Thomas Maccormac - Nathan Doyle, Dublin Ireland 49.00 Rosenberg - William Watson, Sunnyvale CA; Geeske Joel, Palo 5.33 1 Renee Cooper, Perth, Australia; Brian Sutton, Bethesda MD; John Alto CA McAllister, Keswick VA; Jovanka Smederevac, Vienna Austria 44.00 9.16 3 Uday Ivatury - Christal Henner - Nancy Katz - Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY 4.80 2 1 Stanley Littlefield, Maitland FL; Gordon Cable Jr, Monroe 7.13 4 David Neuman, San Francisco CA; Bob Township NJ; Liga Byrne - Dianne Ebert, Austin TX 40.00 Klein, Santa Rosa CA; Glenna Shannahan, Indian Wells CA; 3.15 3/4 2/3 Chip Dombrowski, Southaven MS; Thomas Greene, Memphis TN; Damon Peter Clark, Ottawa ON Suden - Anthony Chiocchi, New York NY 38.00 3.15 3/4 2/3 Barry Margolin, Arlington MA; Paul Gutterman, Eagan MN; Eric SATURDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 3 Hendrickson, Minneapolis MN; Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN 38.00 15 Tables 17.84 1 Jonathan Cohn, Gillette WY; Andrew Clements, La Vista NE; Matthew Campbell - Gerald Larson, SATURDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS Lincoln NE 6.0 Tables 12.49 2 Michael Flader, Eagan MN; Joel Kramer, A B C Minneapolis MN; Theo Lichtenstein, Tallahassee FL; Suzanne 2.40 1 1 1 Mary McJunkin - Sharon Seidler, Charleston WV 67.92% Cook, McKinleyville CA 8.03 3 Terry Richardson - Joe Black, Austin TX; 1.80 2 2 2 Tolliver McKinney, Bartlett TN; Laurette Warren, Dartmouth NS 55.42% Charlene Sands, Pflugerville TX; Virgil Massey, Driftwood TX 1.35 3 Ricki Kanter, Washington DC; Alfred Groff, Potomac MD 55.00% 6.24 4 Annie Schwartz - Jeffrey Schwartz, Fairfax 1.12 4/5 3/4 Allan Chernov, Irving TX; Paulette Armstrong, Plano TX 54.58% VA; Richard Price - Melissa Price, Glenn Dale MD 1.12 4/5 3/4 Linda Wilson, Ponte Vedra FL; Malgorzata Koziol, Las Vegas NV 54.58% Daily Bulletin Sunday, March 24, 2019 Page 11

SATURDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 4 16 Tables Slow play 12.33 1 Charles Kelly, Anniston AL; Leon Galecki, Slow play, especially habitual slow play, is Brownsboro AL; Mohamad Osseyrane, Sainte-Julie QC; Pierre a violation of law and subject to penalty. When Dufour, Boca Raton FL a pair has fallen behind, it is incumbent on them 8.63 2 Nathalie Tabor, Brookline MA; Bart Bussink, Cambridge MA; Barbara McLagan, Sarasota FL; Chuck to make up the time lost as quickly as possible Greenslit, Framingham MA whether at fault or not. All players are expected 5.55 3 Calvin Konner, Bethesda MD; William to make a concerted effort to catch up when they Belanich, Glen Allen VA; Lorenzo Migliorini, Seattle WA; Alan have fallen behind, regardless of the reason for Godes, Needham MA 4.32 4 Merryl Chin, North York ON; Rick Holcomb, their lateness. Miami FL; Harold Nordstrom, Reading MA; Susan Lincoln, In the absence of compelling evidence to the Boxford MA contrary, the director should presume that a pair finishing a round late by more than two or three minutes on more than one occasion during a session is responsible for the lateness. There is a strong expectation that the director will penalize such a pair. The size of a penalty will tend to increase for subsequent instances of slow play and for chronic or egregious slow play. While warnings typically will be given before a penalty is assessed, failure to do so in no way limits the director’s authority to issue a penalty. Players are expected to be aware, in a general sense, of time used and remaining in a segment in which they are playing regardless of whether a clock is in use or a time announcement has been made. An excuse of “no announcement” or “no clock immediately visible” will not be considered persuasive. In consultation with the DIC of the tournament, the TD may require that a particular pair not play in a specified segment, not play against a specified pair or not play together as a pair. The foregoing is expected to be applied only due to egregious circumstances or to unduly Bramley honored: Bart Bramley (right) is presented a plaque honoring his many years repetitious offenders. of service on the ACBL’s Ethical Oversight An appeal of an action taken by a TD with Committee, following his retirement from the regard to time may be taken to the Director in disciplinary body this year. Bramley served Charge of the tournament, and no further. For most recently as chair of the EOC. NABC+ KO events, the TD is charged with the Presenting the plaque is 2019 ACBL responsibility to ensure that each KO match President Russ Jones. segment finishes within the allotted time. While a time monitor may be employed, the lack of a monitor in no way limits the TD’s authority to For the Record apply one or more of the remedies listed below. By Robb Gordon, National Recorder The TD may choose to ignore an occasional Recently, there was a lot of press concerning Geir Helgemo and his suspension from the World minor late finish. The TD may remove one or Bridge Federation for violating their anti-doping policy. This event raised several questions about how more boards from a segment. The TD may award the ACBL treats such issues. no score (when neither team is more at fault), an Had Mr. Helgemo’s suspension been due to , the ACBL would have honored that assigned score (when a result already exists at suspension, retaining the right to hear the case separately if the ACBL Board of Directors felt that one table which the TD wishes to preserve) or an the discipline was insufficient for the offense that led to the discipline. Conversely, if there was artificial score in IMPs. Every effort should be discipline the ACBL was obligated to honor, the party disciplined would have the right to appeal if he made to remove boards before they can be played had substantial evidence that the discipline was unfairly administered or overly harsh for the offense at either table, but not having done so does not committed. preclude removing one or more later. Because the suspension was due to a policy violation unrelated to ethics, Mr. Helgemo is permitted to play in the ACBL. This does not reflect an opinion on the WBF policy nor should it be considered to be critical of such policy. Page 12 Sunday, March 24, 2019 Daily Bulletin

BILL COX MEMORIAL FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO SATURDAY A/X OPEN PAIRS BRACKET 1 56.5 Tables / Based on 110 Tables 12 Tables A X 61.11 1 Jacek Pszczola - Josef Blass, Chapel Hill NC; Jacek Kalita, Warsaw, Poland; Michal Nowosadzki, Wejherowo, 43.18 1 Donald Faskow, Hollywood FL; John Albright, Plantation FL 63.46% Poland; Sjoert Brink, Netherlands; Bas Drijver, Netherlands 32.39 2 1 Nathan Finkle, New York NY; Alexander Kolesnik, Los Angeles CA 61.77% 42.78 2 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Sam Lev, 24.29 3 Jay Borker, Tempe AZ; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse 58.58% New York NY; Gary Cohler, Delray Beach FL; Billy Cohen, 18.22 4 Paul Meerschaert, Long Lake MN; Robert Schachter, Eden Prairie MN 57.69% Sherman Oaks CA; Berend Van Den Bos, Netherlands ; Joris van 14.39 5 En Xie, Saint Louis MO; Linda Hughes, Edmond OK 57.60% Lankveld, Netherlands 12.34 6 Vesa Fagerlund, Tampere Finland; Kauko Koistinen, Espoo Finland 57.34% 24.44 3/4 Hemant Lall, Carrollton TX; , Sarasota FL; Linlin Hu, People’s Republic of China; Yinghao 19.43 7 2 Dean Panagopoulos, Lynn MA; Cecilla Borras, Waltham MA 56.45% Liu, Hoboken NJ 9.60 8 Suresh Mahajan, Del Mar CA; Jon Wright, San Diego CA 56.33% 24.44 3/4 Chen Zhao, Greenbelt MD; Jing Liu, 14.57 9 3 Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA; Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA 56.25% Minneapolis MN; Simon De Wijs, Netherlands; Bauke Muller, 10.93 10 4 Monica Jajoo, Gurgaon India; Sumit Mukherjee, Kolkata Wb 91 India 55.98% Netherlands 7.44 11 Cecilia Rimstedt, Kungsbacka Sweden; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 55.91% BILL COX MEMORIAL FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO 6.64 12 Chuck Malcolm - Marti Malcolm, Olathe KS 55.15% BRACKET 2 6.17 13 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, New York NY; David Treitel, Miami FL 55.12% 4 Tables 8.64 14 5 Visanji Gala - Clair Berry, Germantown TN 54.97% 19.99 1 David Bish - Kathy Bish, Cherokee Village 7.40 15 6 Claude Le Feuvre, Van Nuys CA; Dwight Hunt, Granada Hills CA 54.62% AR; Barbara Rankin - Elaine Hallum, Jonesboro AR 6.48 16 7 Lorraine Cable, Elmhurst NY; Kerry Kappell, Sunnyside NY 54.58% 13.99 2 Ed Judy, Bluffton SC; Phillip Cummins, 5.76 17 8 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ 54.56% Coconut Creek FL; Dennis Wick, Greencastle PA; Lisa Studebaker, Dawsonville GA 8.33 18 Jimmy Pelham, Conley GA; Linda Dunn, Memphis TN 54.53% 9.00 3 Ann Hudson, Suffield CT; Jacques Leblanc, 10.63 19 Mark McLaughlin - Susanne McLaughlin, Charleston SC 54.44% Maria QC; Paul Sorensen, Berwyn AB; Rodney Paxton, Las 5.18 20 9 Patricia Griffin, Sausalito CA; Jennifer Lin, North Bethesda MD 54.39% Vegas NV 4.71 21 10 Louis Sachar - David Sokolow, Austin TX 54.28% 7.00 4 Janet Jordan, Aledo TX; Jean Helmers - 4.32 22 11 Mike Ma, Cincinnati OH; Stephen Moese, West Chester OH 54.28% Kathy Coleman, Fort Worth TX; Laura Nash, Burleson TX 3.60 23 Larry Sunser, Syracuse NY; Daniel Boye, East Syracuse NY 54.27% 3.99 24 12 David Standig, Beach Haven NJ; Kurt Gandenberger, Pendleton SC 54.25% 3.70 25 13 Alan Kudisch, East Norwich NY; Tom Trachuk, Walnut Creek CA 54.11% Age requirement 3.20 26 Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL; Suzanne Dunn, Naples FL 53.83% 3.45 27 14 John Meinking, Maineville OH; Lorna Davis, West Chester OH 53.51% for Senior events 2.98 28 Anne Brenner - David Caprera, Denver CO 53.37% You must at least 60 years old to play in 3.24 29 15 Jack Alhale - Rozi Alhale, New York NY 53.30% ACBL Senior events. 3.05 16 Marlene Konik, Highland Park IL; Betsy Downs, Chicago IL 53.25% 3.37 17 Jan Soule, Chicago IL; Kevin Lane, Long Beach CA 53.15% 3.38 18 Jim Leuker, San Francisco CA; Alan Kraus, Philadelphia PA 52.59% 2.59 19 Joyce McMonagle, Cordova TN; Deborah Hart, East Falmouth MA 52.57% 3.23 20 Gregory Gorshkov, Somerville NJ; Neil Jaffe, Belle Mead NJ 52.20%

SATURDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS 5.0 Tables 7 4 3.94 1 1 Danna Jo Matthews, Bartlett TN; Stephen Vaughan, Atoka TN 55.44% 2.96 2 2 Thomas Bartlett, Germantown TN; Todd Vanderpool, Cordova TN 55.03% 2.22 3 Holly Campbell, Stevensville MT; Kathleen Parkins, Vienna VA 53.54% 1.66 4 Jill Kolody, Pasadena MD; Victoria Hess, Jackson WY 53.10%

SATURDAY EVENING SIDE PAIRS 20.0 Tables A B C 6.50 1 1 Daniel Sonner, Redwood City CA; John Dong, Richmond Hill ON 59.69% 4.88 2 2 Deborah Monroe, Greensboro NC; Christine Boller, Frisco CO 59.04% 4.00 3 Robert Lass - Tom Fogarty, Chicago IL 58.61% 2.80 4 3 1 Sam Berman, New York NY; Yi Zhao, Princeton NJ 57.41% 2.80 5 4 Martha Welte - John Welte, Buffalo NY 57.19% 1.58 6 5 Hugh Hendrickson, Renton WA; Alex Khrakovsky, Columbus OH 56.54% 2.00 7 6 Robert McTyre, Bonaire GA; Hermi Hanlin, New York NY 56.43% 1.71 2 Emma Kolesnik, Ventura CA; Amber Lin, Edison NJ 54.79%

SATURDAY B/C PAIRS 13.0 Tables / Based on 53 Tables B C 23.63 1 Bjoern Fjellstad, Kristiansand Norway; Kaj Jorstad, Helle Norway 59.21% 17.72 2 Suzanne Siebert, Little Rock AR; Jacqueline DeRouin, Okemos MI 58.81% 13.29 3 1 Alice Hauger - Robert Hauger, Tulsa OK 58.17% 9.97 4 Ruth Goodpasture, Bourbonnais IL; Lucy Tillman, The Villages FL 54.25% 6.85 5/7 Mark St John - Phillip Vest, Nashville TN 54.17% 8.72 5/7 2 Richard Nelson, Olathe KS; David Stevens, Charleston IL 54.17% 6.85 5/7 Tim White - Renae Gunstone-White, Mercer Island WA 54.17% 6.54 3 Lucia Enica, Belmont MA; Fred Brown, San Jose CA 52.96% 4.91 4 Kelly Moses, Biloxi MS; Phil Reynolds, Jackson MI 52.88% 3.88 5 Mary Dolan - Carol Layton, Saint Louis MO 49.84% Daily Bulletin Sunday, March 24, 2019 Page 13

Free play winner Player Memo stations Platinum Pairs Each day of the There are two player memo stations located continued from page 1 tournament, the local on the second floor of the Convention Center. One of 10.93 matchpoints (13 is top in the final). host committee picks a is located next to the bookseller booth, and the In second with a carryover of 10.81 is the random player to receive other is located near the ATM machines. Canadian pair of Dan Jacob and Robert Lebi, a free play. Philip Lawes while Marty Fleisher of New York City and Brad of Greenwood MS was Moss of Denver are in third with 10.03. the lucky winner of Saturday’s free-play giveaway. Smokers: Stay away Today it might be you! from the doors Smokers – you know who you are – if you go outside to smoke, stay 50 ft. away from the Convention Center entrance. It’s the state law. And it’s the nice thing Access and Parking to do. And no one wants to smell smoke inside the Access to the second level is limited due to building. Really. Step. Away. From. The. Doors. construction happening on the ground level of the Don’t make us get all disciplinary ... Convention Center. The escalators that travel between P1 (South Hall Lobby) and the East Concourse are inaccessible. Two of the South elevators will be available at all times to take passengers to all parking levels and Level 2. South Hall and the parking level (P1) is under construction, and the West entrance ramp is closed. Parking is still available on the levels below (P2 - Green and P3 - Orange). Vehicles taller than 6’1”, which cannot access the P2 or P3 parking, may park in the Front Street parking lot north of the garage entrance. To access the garage, enter the East entrance ramp off of Front Street and continue down the spiral ramp to P2 or P3. The Convention Center staff has designated alternate entrances where you can access the closest elevators or escalators to reach your desired level. To access the Second Level (Ballrooms, Exhibit Hall, Meeting Rooms 201-205): From parking levels P2 and P3, ride an elevator up to level 2 (press ‘2’ in the elevator). From Main Street: Option 1: Ride the escalator up to level 2. Option 2: Enter the ADA entrance from the corner of Front Street and Poplar Avenue Email us (adjacent to large metal sculpture). Ride the Got a hand you’d like to share or a nice story? elevator to level 2 (press ‘2’ in the elevator). We’d love to see it: NABCDailyBulletin@acbl. Option 3: Enter the Cannon Center lobby, org. You’ll also find our email address on the head towards the west elevator, and ride the front page of the paper under the “Daily Bulletin” elevator to the Mezzanine level (press ‘2’ in between the date and the editors’ names. the elevator). Next, exit right onto the Morgan This email address won’t be checked with any Keegan Lobby and go through the double regularity when the NABC is not in session, so glass doors to enter the Convention Center. please continue to use our office email addresses Follow the signs to the meeting spaces. for non-tournament–related correspondence. Page 14 Sunday, March 24, 2019 Daily Bulletin

Use of the – Alerts and Announcements When using bidding boxes, the ACBL requires that players tap the Alert strip and say “Alert” at the same time. When making an Announcement, use the Announcement word (such as “transfer”) and tap the Alert strip at the same time. A player who Alerts or Announces a bid must make sure his opponents are aware that an Alert or Announcement has been made.

Monitoring ACBL monitors events at North American Bridge Championships with both visible and concealed real-time cameras in public spaces. The images are recorded and available for later inspection and review by ACBL management and tournament officials, among others, including members of the Anti-Cheating Commission. These recordings are also be uploaded to the internet following the NABC. By general monitoring of the session and participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source of information that may be useful in determining facts and settling issues or disputes arising from some types of ethical and behavioral complaints or actions. Please summon a director if a problem occurs at the table. This procedure is intended to assure everyone that the playing field is level and that misbehavior will not be tolerated.” ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣

Today’s Sponsors Barbara Schneider high school principal for whom she had very the considerable food tab for our club’s non- uncharacteristically unkind words. Life Master sectional tournaments. In fact, she By Tom Ebers I always describe And, boy, did that woman love her some was such a great help in our kitchen that it was Barbara using the highest bridge! She came to it fairly late in life, but played named in her honor after she died. But for me, term of endearment in with great gusto! I was her son’s age and would nothing epitomizes the Barbara I knew and adored my vocabulary: She was bemoan the fact that at big tournaments, she as much as the moniker she gave me and used a character. That meant would make me play all three sessions! And one liberally! I noticed that she had several stuffed that this truly Southern time, Barbara and I cajoled two complete novices and ceramic lambs in her condo. So I guess that’s lady would murmur from our club to play in the midnight session. why she started calling me Lambchop ... in public. colloquial phrases that Well, the two women were already nervous as One time in a huge Swiss team ballroom, she saw occasionally had a hell; and the director came by periodically and me looking for our table from across the room, bawdy twist to them, such as, “Those trump fell screamed, “Zip Knockout!” (or something to so stood up and bellowed out “Lambchop!” at faster than Lottie’s drawers!” Imagine hearing that that effect to get people to play quickly) right in the top of her sweet little lungs. Until that point, I from a sweet, seasoned woman at the bridge table, their ears. The expressions on their faces were allowed no one but Barbara to use that pet name, where most people (well, except for Barbara and absolutely priceless. So, of course, Barbara and I but after that, the mint jelly was out of the bag. me, anyway) always watch their language. laughed till it hurt! Sometimes, she would be the However, there is one precious, delicate But what else would you expect from a brunt of the joke and laughed even harder. moment starring Barbara that always comes to the mother of three and a grandmother who actually One year at the Gatlinburg Regional, Barbara front of my memory. We sat down at a table with co-owned a couple of head shops with her opened 1*C, I responded 1♥, and she rebid a couple of quiet-looking, middle-aged ladies at second husband? Or, to put it in her terms, 1NT. I then bid 2♦, and the opponent to my a tournament. And, being the gracious Southern “Husband Number Two,” who was, naturally, left correctly asked her, “?” belle that she was, she said, “Hello. I’m Barbara, preceded by Husband Number One. Yes, the Barbara emphatically nodded in agreement … and and this is Tom – we’re an item!” That was the outwardly-reserved former high school English then proceeded to pass! From that point on at our same dainty lady who, on the drive home, decided teacher and devoted tutor in her later years was club, the convention was known as “new minor that she could use a small snack, namely, a platter a “budding” entrepreneur and inner rebel! She passing”! of chili cheese fries and a couple of vodkas would take extremely enthusiastic and adoring Not only did she have a great sense of humor, on the rocks! That was our Barbara! Elegant, students on theater trips to London, and she was but she was one of the most generous people compassionate and idiosyncratically wonderful! I’ve ever met. For many years, she picked up adored by all. Well, except for the straight-laced continued on page 16 Daily Bulletin Sunday, March 24, 2019 Page 15

per player per session. This means $68 per team Entry fees per session for teams of four, $85 per team per be scent-sitive! A valid ACBL number is required to play in session for teams of five, and $102 per team per Some people have an extreme sensitivity to all events at the NABC. session for teams of six. fragrances (colognes or perfumes). Many ACBL Players must be ACBL members whose Regional championships are $16 per player clubs, units and districts have adopted policies service fees or dues are current in order to per session for ACBL members, $20 for inactive that prohibit players from wearing fragrances. compete in any of the following NABC+ events: members. For multi-session team events of three The ACBL has not issued an official policy on the Kay Platinum Pairs, Lebhar IMP Pairs, sessions or more, the entry fee is $64, $80 or matter, preferring instead to appeal to the goodwill Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs, Vanderbilt $96 per session for teams of four, five or six, of its members to refrain from using fragrances. Knockout Teams, , respectively. For team events of one or two Because requires players to , Smith Life Master sessions, the entry fee is $64 per session. be in close proximity to each other, individuals Women’s Pairs, NABC+ Fast Pairs and the Other events are $15 per player per session who suffer from fragrance-related reactions . for ACBL members, $19 for inactive members. cannot avoid those who are wearing them. Among The entry fees for these contests are $25 per (There is no entry fee for any flight of North the commonly reported symptoms are intense player per session. This means $100 per team per American Pairs.) headaches (indeed, fragrances can frequently be a session for four-person teams, $125 per team per trigger for migraine sufferers) or breathing-related session for five-person teams, and $150 per team problems. For these individuals, the issue is much per session for six-person teams. $1.50 per person more serious than simply disliking a particular per session benefits the International Fund. smell — it’s a real health problem. Players must also be current ACBL members Please, if you’re going to play in a club or to play in the 0–10,000 Swiss Teams and the ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ a tournament, don’t wear cologne, perfume or 0–10,000 Knockout Teams. The entry fee is $17 scented lotions. Tomorrow’s Bridge Events Goodwill Day Monday, March 25, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session Current members* Inactive members Monday-Wednesday Morning KO Teams 1st East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Monday-Wednesday Morning Side Game Series 1st single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Barbara Schneider Memorial Sunday-Monday Morning Compact KO Teams 3-4 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Backbeat Tours Saturday-Monday Morning Bracketed KO Teams 3rd East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Monday, March 25, 10 a.m. Mark Gilley & Marcia Prince Friendship Game 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 Mark Gilley & Marcia Prince Friendship Game 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 Monday, March 25, 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 TBA $16 $20 Monday, March 25, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Kenny Resnick Memorial Daylight A/B/C Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold for 0-750 Monday-Tuesday Daylight KO Teams 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Monday, March 25, 1 p.m. Monday-Tuesday Side Game Series 1st single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Monday, March 25, 1 & 7:30 p.m. VANDERBILT KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 1 Ballroom B, Level 2 Convention Center $25 Entry required by 6 p.m. Sunday, March 24. All-day matches until complete. LEBHAR IMP PAIRS 1-2 F Ballroom A, Level 2 Convention Center $25 0–10,000 KNOCKOUT TEAMS Day 1 of 3 Ballroom B, Level 2 Convention Center $17 Entry required by 10 a.m., March 25. Continues Tuesday & Wednesday at 1 & 7:30 p.m. A/B/C Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold points for 0–750. Monday Compact Bracketed KO Teams 1-4 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Barbara Schneider Memorial Sunday-Monday Bracketed KO Teams 3-4 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center Monday, March 25, 3 p.m. Debby Rosenberg Memorial Side Swiss Teams single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 Debby Rosenberg Memorial 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 Debby Rosenberg Memorial 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 Monday, March 25, 7:30 p.m. A/X/Y Evening Side Swiss Teams (unlimited/6000/4000) single East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 B/C/D Evening Side Swiss Teams (3000/1500/750) single East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 Monday-Tuesday Side Game Series 2nd single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 Monday, March 25, 11:30 p.m. Zip KO Teams single Heritage Ballroom, 2nd floor Sheraton Hotel $16/team/match

Unless otherwise noted: The three-flight events (two-session) are divided: A/X (unlimited/6000) separate from B/C (3000/1500) and the Gold Rush (750/300/200). Two-flight events are divided: A/X/Y (Unlimited/6000/4000), B/C/D (3000/1500/500) if no Gold Rush; A/B/C (Unlimited/3000/1500), Gold Rush (750/300/200). Open events: A (Unlimited), B (750-3000) and C (0-750). In B/C and B/C/D events, no player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no player may be over 750. 299er and lower events are stratified at the discretion of the director. BOLD , UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition. Page 16 Sunday, March 24, 2019 Daily Bulletin

Today’s Bridge Events Martha Jane and Beckham Southern Memorial Day Sunday, March 24, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session Current members* Inactive members Barbara Schneider Memorial Sunday-Monday Morning Compact KO Teams 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Backbeat Tours Saturday-Monday Morning Bracketed KO Teams 2nd East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series 3rd single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Sunday, March 24, 10 a.m. Bridge-Plus+ Heritage Ballroom, 2nd floor Sheraton Hotel Free Free Free lesson, 14-deal game follows in Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 Sunday, March 24, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Martha Jane & Beckham Southern Daylight A/B/C Open Pairs 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 (unlimited/3000/1500) Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold points for 0–750. Sunday, March 24, 10 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. Daylight A/X/Y Swiss Teams (unlimited/6000/4000) 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Daylight Bracketed Flight B Teams 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 No player over 3000 MPs. Brackets of eight teams by average MPs. Three teams in each bracket earn gold. Sunday, March 24, 1 p.m. Martha Jane & Beckham Southern Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 5th single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Sunday, March 24, 1 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. KAY PLATINUM PAIRS 1-2 F Ballroom C, Level 2 Convention Center $25 LEBHAR IMP PAIRS 1-2 Q Ballroom B, Level 2 Convention Center $25 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions Joyce McMonagle Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 A/B/C Swiss Teams (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold Rush Swiss Teams (750/300/200) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold points for 0–750. Barbara Schneider Memorial Sunday-Monday Bracketed KO Teams 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Sunday, March 24, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 Sunday, March 24, 7:30 p.m. Evening Swiss Teams single East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 Martha Jane & Beckham Southern Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 6th single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 Sunday, March 24, 11:30 p.m. Zip KO Teams single Heritage Ballroom, 2nd floor Sheraton Hotel $16/team/match Note: Entry for the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams is required by 6 p.m. Sunday night, March 24. Entry for the 0–10,000 Knockout Teams is required by 10 a.m. Monday morning, March 25. Unless otherwise noted: The three-flight events (two-session) are divided: A/X (unlimited/6000) separate from B/C (3000/1500) and the Gold Rush (750/300/200). Two-flight events are divided: A/X/Y (Unlimited/6000/4000), B/C/D (3000/1500/500) if no Gold Rush; A/B/C (Unlimited/3000/1500), Gold Rush (750/300/200). Open events: A (Unlimited), B (750-3000) and C (0-750). In B/C and B/C/D events, no player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no player may be over 750. 299er and lower events are stratified at the discretion of the director. BOLD , UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition. Today’s Sponsors continued Martha Jane and Beckham because their club was closed and they didn’t have thinking the was a registration card. their usual game to play in. One year, in the two- Undaunted after a very cold bottom, she returned for Southern Day session pairs game, they were leading at the end of an open game a few days later. By Byron Southern the first session. The director congratulated them When another transfer took Joyce to Memphis, Everyone loved and explained that they would need to return to the locals matched her with Pat Rogoski, as they Martha Jane and play the second half in order to get gold points. were both Yankees. Despite not being Life Masters, Beckham. Incredibly, they Without hesitation, Beckham thanked the director the pair won many Flight B events and placed in an played bridge together and explained that they would not be able to play in open game at an NABC. She has since placed in the for over 70 years without the second half because it conflicted with their happy Bean Red Ribbon pairs with her regular partner, L.C. killing each other. hour. Crowe, and with Marie, a pickup partner, in Toronto, They first played in Thanks to Mom and Dad for simply being Mom as well as frequently representing her district in the party bridge games in their hometown of Kennett and Dad. GNT/NAP and scratching in national events. MO. Later in life, they took up duplicate at the Joyce McMonagle While her bridge playing has had many gaps Bridge House of Hot Springs in Arkansas. Good due to work, she has always believed in playing players, but not Life Masters, they rarely played in When a job transfer took Joyce to Nashville where she knew no up as the best way to learn. She reached the rank tournaments. one, Joyce thought bridge would of Gold Life Master at the Toronto NABC in 2017. During a game at their local club, the director be a good way to meet people. She attributes much of her progress to listening to showed me a printout after two rounds (eight boards) Although she had grown up her friends, Kit Woolsey and Kate McCallum. Joyce and my folks at that point had a 100% game going. playing cards, she knew nothing teaches in her spare time and is quite willing to listen Unfortunately for them, the session was more than about bridge. After learning a few basic bids from a to any question. However, as one student says, she two rounds. coworker, Joyce played in a local novice game for always answers it with another question. Her style is One tournament they did play in on rare her first four-handed game of bridge. She remembers strongly based on the student figuring the answer for occasions was the Hot Springs Regional, typically themselves.