Friday, March 22, 2013 Volume 56, Number 8 Daily Bulletin 56th Spring North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley and Sue Munday Take away bridge . . . now what Top Vanderbilt seeds have close calls are you going to do? Three of the top four seeds in the Vanderbilt Only a tiny percentage of a tiny percentage Knockout Teams advanced to the quarterfinal round, of little boys grow into the NBA and MLB and but not without some drama for two of them. NFL players they dream of being. Sportswomen, Top seed Nick Nickell was blasted in the first too—only the smallest fraction makes the swing set 56-1 by the Norberto Bocchi team (“Norby” on onto LPGA golf greens and WTA tennis courts. the bracket sheets) and trailed by 33 IMPs at the half Imagine being able to earn your living playing a before rallying in the third quarter to take the lead. game! Bocchi came back midway through the final set to Bridge is no different. Most bridge lead by 10, but four small swings put Nickell back on professionals acknowledge how fortunate they are top. No. 1 held on for a 132-131 victory. to get paid to play and teach and write about the Through three quarters, No. 4 Team Monaco was game they love. But suppose they weren’t able crushing the squad, but Auken stormed to make a living playing bridge? Suppose they back with a 71-10 final set to just miss a comeback actually had to work for a living! What career Zia win. The final score was 137-131 for Monaco – but path might they have chosen? see note at the bottom of this page. Zia Mahmood gave the question thoughtful continued on page 15 consideration. “I would be a losing poker player,” he proposes. “I would be a businessman who never went to the office. I would be an out-of- Sealy and Foster work actor.” Then his face lights up. “I would be a nursery school teacher because I love children.” lead Silodor field Barnet Shenkin guesses that he might be in Larry Sealy of Huntsville AL and Jim Foster the carpet business. Before he turned to bridge for from Birmingham AL lead the pack of 130 pairs a living, the native of Scotland traveled the world going into the second day of the . buying rugs and carpets for a family business. They have a 174.87 carryover versus the 156.32 held He now resides in Florida with his wife, Maggie, by John Hurd, New York NY, and Spencer Hurd, continued on page 5 Barnet Shenkin Fulvio Fantoni Meigs GA, who follow in second-place. The event ends today with two final sessions. BBO founder’s call: Starr and Granovetter lead women’s pairs It’s time for time off The Whitehead Women’s Pairs drew 118 pairs, of For more than 20 major team events, he says, has become burdensome. whom 52 qualified to come back and play some more years, Fred Gitelman He allows that it’s fun to compete in big events – today. has been a regular – he won a world championship in 2010 as part of the Yiji Starr, Wayland MA, and Pamela Granovetter, and regular winner John Diamond team – but that, too, is work. Cincinnati OH are out front with a score of – at NABCs. Now, he “When I get home from a tournament,” he says, 1497.00—a healthy 87.50 (top was 45) ahead of their says, it’s time for a “I don’t feel relaxed and refreshed.” closest pursuers. break. Between tournaments, he says, he must find time In second are Texans Nancy Passell and Peggy The eight-time to practice with his partner and work on systems. Sutherlin. Irina Ledyzhensky, Ellenton FL, and North American He and Brad Moss, also playing for Amoils, were a Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA, currently sit in champion says he regular partnership for 15 years. third place. plans to sit out main Gitelman, 48, moved to the U.S. from Toronto events such as the about 10 years ago. He and his wife, Sheri Coloradans sit top Vanderbilt, and team trials for at least a Winestock, now live in Las Vegas. year. He prefers to call his break a sabbatical rather Before he left Canada, he was a star Junior Red Ribbon than retirement. The Grand Life Master is a member player, representing his home country in the 1991 Half the field of 164 teams was eliminated after of the Les Amoils squad in the Vanderbilt at this World Junior Championships with as the first day of play in the Bean Red Riboon Pairs. tournament. his partner. Hampson now lives in the U.S. and was Andrea Kutscher and Paul Flanders of Longmont The founder and president of Bridge Base Online one of Gitelman’s teammates on the Diamond team CO are in front with a 76-point carryover. David says his responsibilities as BBO’s main programmer that won the (world open teams) in Loeb and Maureen Loeb from Heathrow FL, with require a lot of time and hard work. Making BBO 2010. Gitelman has a silver medal in the Bermuda 69.26 points, trail by less than a point. In third are better and trying to keep up with commitments to Bowl playing for Canada. continued on page 9 Californians Joanne Merry and John Jefferson, who have 63.27 points. Walter Johnson 1953–2013 Walter Johnson of Columbus OH died Notice Goodwill Message this week. He was 59 As this issue went to press, a committee years old. was deliberating on an appeal that could have Greet and welcome your opponents. Johnson learned changed the outcome of the Monaco-Auken Sandy DeMartino, Goodwill Chair about bridge by match in the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams. playing a box game The report on the Vanderbilt and the pairings called “Bridge for for today’s matches are based on the most ATTENDANCE Juniors” with his current information available at the time of the father, Ernest. In deadline for submitting files to the printer. through Monday college, he became continued on page 5 7420 tables Page 2 Friday, March 22, 2013 Daily Bulletin

SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Friday, March 22 11 pm-2 am Women’s Team Trials meeting. (Renaissance, Benton Room) CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss these free lectures in St. Louis from expert players. These talks will be held in Room 230 at the America’s Center. Saturday, March 23 Friday, March 22 9:15 a.m. Mark Ehret How to Execute a Simple 9:15 a.m. Mike Flader Ruling the Game Squeeze 6:45 p.m. GS Jade Barrett Losing and Winning Trick Count 6:45 p.m. Michael Huston Convention Choices ENTERTAINMENT and HOSPITALITY — Landmark Ballrooms 1-4 Friday, March 22 Saturday, March 23 Chinese night: Cajun fried rice and spring roll Chili cookoff: Vegetarian chili, turkey chili The Pennsylvania Slim Blues Band has been performing blues, R&B, soul, Friendly Henry’s will keep your toes tapping with bluegrass, folk and a little jump swing and rock‘n’ roll from the Forties, Fifties and Sixties for over 15 country. years. Going gold! Masterpoint disclaimer Breaking LM news Mark Brightfield of St. Louis MO scored big Scores as reported in the Daily Bulletin are Jan Tucker stopped by the Daily Bulletin office on his home turf. He made Life Master and Bronze subject to change because of score changes or yesterday to share the good tidings—she made the Life Master, winning B in Thursday’s two-session, corrections. leap to Life Master when her team finished second in stratified Swiss. He needed 9.2 gold points and he The masterpoint awards as shown are, therefore, a compact KO event. Tucker is from Newburgh IN. earned 11.51. He was playing with Janet Vontz from also subject to change. Her partner was Kay Fuchs, also from Newburgh and St. Louis. Barbara MacPeek and Veena Uberoi round they played with teammates Patti Lodato and Phyllis out the all-local squad. Kincaid from Evansville IN. Congratulations Jan! Registration Patsy Baker of Prospect KY collected her gold The registration desk is located at the America’s card, too, won her teams won its bracket in a three- Center through the end of the tournament. day morning knockout event.. She played with Jean Donoho from Louisville KY. Their teammates were Marilyn Lewis, Glen Ellyn IL and Mary Berg, River Forest IL. Be considerate Players, please be considerate of others in wearing perfume, cologne or other fragrance at the table. Many people have extreme sensitivity to such scents. Missing jacket Steve Sturm reports that someone apparently took his black leather jacket by mistake, leaving him with a jacket that doesn’t fit. It was taken at the America’s Center in the area where the Open Pairs was played on Tuesday. If the person who took the jacket realizes the mistake, the person can drop it off at the Daily Bulletin office or contact Marjorie Michelin (310-422-9330). The smaller jacket is in the Daily Bulletin office. Smoking rules Tournament directors have receive complaints about players smoking in the stairwells at the Renaissance Hotel. Smoking is not permitted anywhere on the hotel property and is a violation of the law in St. Louis. Players found to be smoking in the hotel will be subject to a full penalty in pairs games and a comparable penalty in team games. Daily Bulletin Friday, March 22, 2013 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS in dummy and K J 4 in your hand, Common errors – and how all you have to do is cash dummy’s to avoid them ace. If LHO does not follow with By Brent Manley the queen, you can play low to your jack with complete confidence – all Failing to count because you were counting the cards Familiar saying: There are three kinds of that the opponents played. Opener’s bridge players – (1) Those who can count and (2) made it easy for you. Those who can’t. Sometimes your counting exercise is more focused on high- Bridge can be card points. a mysterious game, You find yourself in a contract of and sometimes it 4♠ with these two hands on view seems impossible to find the right path. ♠ A Q 9 8 7 In many cases, ♥ Q 10 5 however, it doesn’t ♦ J 7 6 have to be that way. ♣ 7 3 On virtually every deal, the ♠ J 10 4 2 bidding and play ♥ A K J 2 offer clues to the ♦ Q 5 4 right line of play or defense. If you are paying ♣ A 9 attention, guesses can become certainties. This is the bidding For example, say your contract depends on West North East South finding a queen when you have a two-way guess – Pass Pass Pass 1NT with A 10 5 opposite K J 4. You can go either way, Pass 2♥ Pass 2♠ so you look for clues from the layout of the cards Pass 3NT Pass 4♠ or from the high-card points the opponents have West leads the ♦A, on which East revealed. plays the 10. The ♦K is next, 3 from Sometimes the opponents help you with their East. West continues with the ♦2, a that would give him 13 high-card points, enough bidding. Say you are playing 6♥ after your left- clear suit preference for clubs, and after East ruffs, to open the bidding – and he passed as dealer. You hand opponent opens the bidding with 3♣, showing he plays back the ♣Q. You win the ace as West must hope that East started with a doubleton ♠K a seven-card suit. LHO takes the first trick with signals with the ♣10. Now what? and that he is now down to a singleton. Your only a high club and you the second one. When If you can pick up trumps, dummy’s losing club hope, based on the count you have obtained, is to you pull trumps, lefty shows out after two rounds. can go on one of your high hearts. The normal play, play a spade to dummy’s ace. If the king falls, you Now you know nine of his cards. You have to find in a vacuum, is to against West for the ♠K. will have found your reward for paying attention. the queen in a two-way guess, but you are lucky If you are counting, however, you know that play Even if it doesn’t, you will have the satisfaction of to be able to cash three winners in a third suit. cannot work. knowing you gave it your best shot. When LHO follows to all three, you have a lock West has shown up with the ♦A K and, based for the contract. You know that LHO has only one on the play, also has the ♣K. If West has the ♠K, card – maybe none – in the key suit. With A 10 5 Thinking bridge Play commentary: As South, after East exits 19. 7.43 Robert Street, Chesterfield MO with a , it appears that you have to guess 20. 7.43 Bob Gulovsen, Alton IL By Eddie Kantar which minor-suit finesse to take, fearing from the 21. 7.34 Irene Hommert, Kirkwood MO bidding that neither is going to work. However, you 22. 7.32 Debbie Lane, St. Louis MO Extra chances in the play, preemptive bidding, have an extra chance. 23. 7.32 Mary Strebeck, St. Louis MO safe exit cards. Play the ♦A and ruff a diamond. Return to 24. 7.13 Regina Schlueter, Ferguson MO dummy with a trump and ruff another diamond. If 25. 7.13 Ken Schlueter, Ferguson MO Dlr: South ♠ 7 6 3 the ♦K appears (it does!), there is no need to take 26. 6.88 Richard Messinger, Alton IL Vul: N-S ♥ Q 10 8 the club finesse. You can discard a club on the ♦Q. 27. 6.88 Toni Messinger, Alton IL ♦ A Q 3 2 If the ♦K does not make a royal appearance, take 28. 6.88 Judy Zimmermann, Fulton MO ♣ A Q J the club finesse, but don’t hold your breath. 29. 6.88 Linda Litton, Columbia MO ♠ 10 9 8 ♠ A K Q 2 When missing two kings and having to decide 30. 6.87 Tim Collopy, Millbrook NY ♥ 3 2 ♥ 5 which finesse to take, check to see if one of the suits 31. 6.69 Ulrike Schlafly, St Louis MO ♦ 10 8 7 6 5 ♦ K J 9 includes a singleton (diamonds). If it does, try to 32. 6.69 Isabelle Montupet, St Louis MO ♣ 10 8 4 ♣ K 9 7 6 5 ruff out the king of that suit. If that doesn’t work, 33. 6.45 Richard Krueger, Milwaukee WI ♠ J 5 4 take the finesse in the other suit (clubs). 34. 6.45 Thomas Krueger, Shorewood WI ♥ A K J 9 7 6 4 35. 6.40 Martha Ludewig, St. Louis MO ♦ 4 36. 6.39 Raymond Laythe, St. Louis MO ♣ 3 2 Top I/N leaders 37. 6.22 Lynn Craft, Huntsville AL West North East South 1. 15.32 Joseph Butkiewicz, Chesterfield MO 38. 6.21 Patricia Rodilosso, Fair Haven NJ 3♥ 2. 11.03 Jim Postudensek, Duluth MN 39. 6.17 David Dierkes, St. Louis MO Pass 4♥ Dbl All Pass 3. 11.03 Norma Postudensek, Duluth MN 40. 6.10 L Keith Graves, St. Charles MO : ♠10. 4. 10.22 Daniel Ohman, Ames IA 41. 6.10 Karen Graves, St. Charles MO Bidding commentary: As South, you have a 5. 10.22 Beverly Ruth Ohman, Ames IA 42. 6.08 Timothy Curtis, Ho-Ho-Kus NJ maximum vulnerable preempt. As North, you have 6. 9.31 Mike Murphy, Kirkwood MO 43. 6.02 Hope Wood, Clarkson Valley MO to decide between responding 3NT, gambling on the 7. 9.18 Aloys Faenger, St Louis MO 44. 6.00 Cecilia Collopy, Millbrook NY spade position, or raising to 4♥, exposing your A-Q 8. 9.05 Lale Broderson, Lee’s Summit MO 45. 5.98 Jane Herman, Effingham IL combinations to an immediate attack from West. As 9. 9.05 Sevinch Sokullu, Lee’s Summit MO 46. 5.98 William Herman, Effingham IL it happens, the opponents can run only four spades, 10. 8.82 Melda Richardson, Orange CA 47. 5.95 Marie Allison, Las Vegas NV so 3NT would have been okay. As East, you have 11. 8.82 Sheri Lindauer, Yorba Linda CA 48. 5.95 Donna Grassi, Palatine IL too much not to act over 4♥. Your double is for 12. 8.63 William Lobdell, Des Peres MO 49. 5.84 Lucy Sinopole, Huntsville AL takeout. As West, even though partner’s double is 13. 8.32 Conrad Larkin, Santa Rosa CA 50. 5.83 Delaine Boyd, Manchester MO for takeout, with a weak , take your 14. 8.26 Charlene Richardson, Moorefield ON 51. 5.79 Bill Silky, Syracuse NY chances and pass. 15. 8.26 Darlene Scott, Oakville ON 52. 5.79 Mary Silky, Syracuse NY Defensive commentary: As East, cash three 16. 8.12 J im Bowers, St. Louis MO 53. 5.78 Joan Wentz, Brighton MI spades and exit safely with a heart. 17. 7.89 Frank Lemp, St. Louis MO 54. 5.78 Constance Jones, Brighton MI 18. 7.89 Ann Lemp, St. Louis MO 55. 5.75 Catherine Geraghty, Spokane WA Page 4 Friday, March 22, 2013 Daily Bulletin

The Insider Good turnout for Tell Me More We all know bridge is much more than a game. The Insider has observed many other games that women’s reception bridge players play when not playing bridge (if a More than 60 Bart Bramley woodchuck could chuck wood). women attended the The Daily Bulletin featured chess, a second women’s reception City of residence favorite among bridge players. Then there are hosted yesterday Dallas TX backgammon, poker, Go and other card games. But by the ACBL. The Place of birth the really fun games are the ones with ever-changing debate was lively as Poughkeepsie NY rules and strategies. guests deliberated the The Insider has written about a popular game reasons for the decline Date of birth in participation in the Jan. 6, 1948 with the directors, Hide the Side Game, where they change the room and even the building where the women’s NABC+ What is your side game is played every session. Escalator roulette Swiss and knockout favorite color? is popular with the players. This is where the first teams. They also Beth Palmer Blue player riding up or down stops three paces from the brainstormed ways end of the escalator to read the Daily Bulletin cover- to bring women back to the table, and pondered What kind of whether it was even worth it to try to build up these food makes you to-cover while less fortunate players pile up behind. Snack Bar tag is another. In this game, two players games that are running at less than what the ACBL happy? considers an acceptable level. The discussion was Pasta each offer to pay for the other’s coffee. Of course, neither reaches into their pocket for cash as the line moderated by Beth Palmer, who heads up the USBF’s And what drink? for the register strings out longer than the one for the Women’s Team Trials Scotch Gold Rush Pairs. Committee. Both pros and Who is your favorite author? Favorite book? Yesterday morning, the Insider observed a new non-pros spoke up. Patrick O’Brian – Aubrey/Maturin series. Also the game–Bulletin Delivery Slalom. The goal of this Professional Kerri Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract game is to place as many inert bodies, suitcases, backpacks and scooters as possible between the Sanborn offered What are your all-time favorite movies? elevator and the front door in order to force the two suggestions that Pulp Fiction, Some Like It Hot Bulletin delivery boy to negotiate a series of twists received a collective nod of approval: Do you have a favorite actor? and turns while pushing a 450-pound cart. The Stratifying the Steve Buscemi delivery boy receives bonus style points if he is able to reach the finish line while fending off opponents women’s teams, and/ What kind of music do you listen to? who try to rip a Bulletin out of the unopened bundle. or limiting the number Blues, classic rock Kerri Sandborn But, the only game that really matters at an of playing professionals Do you have a favorite painter or artist? NABC is bridge. With games running non-stop on a team to two. Magritte from 9 a.m. until 2 a.m., we have bridge. With Monique Smith from Arlington VA drew attention to the lack of young women playing What do you do when you’re not playing events designed for everyone from the greenest BridgePlus+ beginner to the finest world-class player, women’s events. “The men have had no problem bridge? drawing young men into the open games,” she said. Golf badly, follow sports, play other games we have bridge. From the ultra-serious, vugraphable Vanderbilt to the who-cares-pass-the-wine-bottle She also suggested that a reception or “something to What do you see as your best bridge result? Midnight Game, we have bridge. From the practice make it more fun” regularly be scheduled between My favorite is winning the 2002 Blue Ribbon Pairs games upstairs in hotel rooms to talking about hands sessions to give participants a chance to relax, meet with Sidney Lazard in the restaurant, bar, restroom, lobby, hallways and each other and talk away from the card table. everywhere else within 14 blocks of the tournament Many agreed that the demise of women’s team Who is your favorite bridge player? event originated when the League made men’s events Sidney Lazard site, we have bridge. And, given the talent and imagination of our players, we will always have open. Others also cite bracketed knockouts (and other What is your favorite ? “other” games, too. scheduling conflicts) as the culprit. More than a few Key card Blackwood, mentioned the off-putting temperament of players at the table. Is there a book that had a significant influence Monitoring CORRECTION: The article about women’s on you? team games that was published on Wednesday S.J. Simon’s Why You Lose at Bridge At this and future North American Championships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+ incorrectly stated the number of teams entered in What are bridge players good at (besides events with visible, real-time cameras. The images the last couple of Machlin Swiss Team events. The playing bridge)? will be recorded and will be available for later official contest at the 2012 Memphis NABC attracted 28 Just about anything inspection and review. teams; the same event in Louisville KY drew 25 teams in spring 2011. What jobs have you had? By general monitoring of the session and Progammers, options trader, technical analyst participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source of information that may be useful in determining facts Bid Box Alerts and Do you have any bridge superstitions? and settling issues arising from some types of ethical I sit East and behavioral complaints or actions. Please summon Announcements If you could invite any three people, past or a director if a problem occurs at the table. When using bid boxes, the ACBL requires that present, to dinner, who would they be? This procedure is intended to assure everyone players tap the Alert strip and say “Alert” at the same Sorry, four: Mickey Mantle, Jerry Garcia, Albert that the playing field is level and that misbehavior time. Einstein, my father will not be tolerated. When making an Announcement, use the Announcement word (such as “transfer”) and tap the Is there something you would love to learn? Alert strip at the same time. Foreign languages, piano A player who Alerts or Announces a bid must make sure his opponents are aware that an Alert or Announcement has been made. Daily Bulletin Friday, March 22, 2013 Page 5

Occupations continued from page 1 who speculated that instead of selling rugs, he might a CPA working be playing poker for a living. for a U.S. oil Justin Lall, too: “Poker player.” company in the Fulvio Fantoni, part of the Monaco team put U.K. “They were together by Pierre Zimmermann, has a degree in among the most accounting and trade and ran his own accounting firm interesting years for many years before giving it up to play bridge full of my life,” he time. recalls. “Every of the Netherlands has a law transaction Marion Michielsen Lynn Deas (and Trixie) Shawn Quinn degree. “I’d be an attorney,” she says. ended in five Lynn Deas says she was in medical school when zeroes. I had a fair amount of power and no she started playing bridge. “I guess I’d be a doctor.” responsibility.” Calling herself a “fulltime wife and mother,” Candy Kuschner, who lives in Reston VA, Shawn Quinn relates how once she was in sales and says it’s likely she would be a teacher if she marketing. “Yes, I would probably be doing that.” wasn’t working for the ACBL full time as a Geoff Hampson says he’d probably be “doing tournament director. She taught fourth grade for hard time.” many years and worked for a private reading laments, “I’m not a good enough center helping to prepare student to take SATs. golfer to do that, and I’ve already shopped too much So, then, Betty Ann Kennedy—if you were in my life and I have too much junk.” She pauses. not able to play bridge professionally, what “Maybe decorating.” would you be doing? , player and writer extraordinaire, was “Playing bridge!” she laughs. Geoff Hampson Betty Ann Kennedy

the ♣9 to South’s 8. East took dummy’s 10 Winners can declare with his queen, cashed the ♦Q (on which West and defend discarded his last low heart), and West took the By Phillip Alder last three tricks with the ♥K, ♣7 and ♣4. The defenders had taken three spades, It is well known that top bridge players must be two hearts, two diamonds and four clubs for good at all aspects of the game. down five. Plus 500 was a top, gaining all 13 First, try this declarer-play problem: matchpoints. Plus 400 would have been worth Dlr: North ♠ A J 8 7 5 “only” 11.5. Vul: Both ♥ J 6 4 The initial declarer-play problem came from ♦ J 7 3 the first final session of the Lebhar IMP Pairs, ♣ 7 2 won by Kent Mignocchi and . Barry Rigal Candy Kuschner This was Board 7, rotated to make South the ♠ Q declarer: ♥ A K 9 8 5 ♦ K 8 4 Johnson Dlr: North ♠ A J 8 7 5 ♣ A 10 6 4 continued from page 1 Vul: Both ♥ J 6 4 West North East South involved with tournament bridge at the Wittenberg ♦ J 7 3 Pass Pass 1♥ University Bridge Club. Retired from a management ♣ 7 2 Pass 2♦ (1) Pass 2NT (2) position with the state of Ohio, Johnson played and ♠ K 10 9 4 ♠ 6 3 2 Pass 3♥ (3) Pass 4♥ taught bridge full time. ♥ Q 2 ♥ 10 7 3 All Pass An Emerald Life Master, Johnson won the Blue ♦ A 9 2 ♦ Q 10 6 5 (1) Constructive three-card heart raise Ribbon Pairs in 1985 playing with , and ♣ Q J 9 8 ♣ K 5 3 (2) In principle, natural and forcing the Championship Flight in ♠ Q (3) A minimum, but promising a ruffing value 1990 and 2010. Other high finishes include runner- ♥ A K 9 8 5 somewhere up in the , third place in the Vanderbilt ♦ K 8 4 West leads the ♣Q. What would be your plan? and numerous top-10 finishes in NABC pair events. ♣ A 10 6 4 We will return to that in a moment. He has also played bridge internationally, with his In 4♥, Wooldridge ducked the first trick (the ♣Q This winners of the Norman Kay Platinum Pairs best finish reaching the round of 32 in the 1994 was led), took West’s club continuation, and led were Martin Fleisher and Michael Kamil. They Rosenblum Teams. the ♠Q, which was covered by the king and ace. defended perfectly on Board 23 from the first final He is survived by his wife, Terri, and their three Declarer discarded a diamond on the ♠J, ruffed session (this deal first appeared in my New York sons: Bryn, Hunter and Tyler. A more complete a spade in his hand, ruffed a club in the dummy, Times column on Thursday). obituary will appear in the May issue of the Bridge ruffed another spade (East threw a diamond) and Dlr: South ♠ 8 4 3 2 Bulletin. cashed the ♥A (South’s seventh trick) to give this Vul: Both ♥ 10 6 4 position: ♦ 8 7 3 ♠ 8 New Electronic ♣ 10 6 5 ♥ J ♠ A 9 5 ♠ J 10 7 6 ♦ J 7 3 Device Policy ♥ K 9 8 3 ♥ A J 2 ♣ -- ♦ K 10 ♦ Q 5 4 The electronic device policy at NABCs has been ♠ -- ♠ -- ♣ A 9 7 4 ♣ Q J 3 revised to allow players to bring electronic devices ♥ Q ♥ 10 7 ♠ K Q such as cell phones into the playing area provided ♦ A 9 2 ♦ Q 10 6 ♥ Q 7 5 that such devices are turned off. ♣ J ♣ -- ♦ A J 9 6 2 Further, any such equipment must not be visible ♠ -- ♣ K 8 2 during the session ♥ K 9 South opened 1NT and played it there. The policy applies to all pairs, team members, ♦ K 8 Kamil, West, led the ♥3. Fleisher did well when captains, coaches, kibitzers and play recorders, ♣ 10 he won with his ace and shifted to a low spade. West except those designated by the ACBL and are in force Declarer ruffed the ♣10 with dummy’s ♥J and took this trick and returned the ♠9. throughout any actual playing session or segment of led the last spade. If East had ruffed, South would South won, cashed his ♦A, and played another play. have discarded his ♦8 and taken two more tricks diamond to West’s king. On the spade to East’s 10, A violation of the policy will result in an in trumps. South correctly discarded a diamond. But on the automatic disciplinary penalty of one full board (or When East pitched a diamond, declarer did last spade, declarer erred by throwing a low club. 12 IMPs at that form of scoring) for the first offense. also. West ruffed with his ♥Q and cashed the If he had pitched another diamond, he could have A second offense will result in disqualification from diamond ace, but now, at Trick 12, South had the “escaped” for down four. the event for the pair/team. Kibitzers violating this ♥ K 9 over East’s ♥10 7, a textbook trump . Now East led the ♣J, a deceptive play that did policy will be removed from the playing area for the That brilliant piece of declarer play was worth not fool his partner. When declarer covered with remainder of the session. 9.31 IMPs. his king, West won with his ace and continued with Page 6 Friday, March 22, 2013 Daily Bulletin PAIRINGS IN TODAY’S VANDERBILT KO TEAMS 68 Tables 50.00 9/16 James Cayne, New York NY; Michael Nick Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Seamon, Dania FL; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY; Italy; Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Antonio Sementa, Parma Eric Rodwell - Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL PR 43100 Italy vs 50.00 9/16 Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike Passell, Andrew Rosenthal - Aaron Silverstein - Bjorn Fallenius, Las Vegas NV; Aleksander Dubinin - , New York NY; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden; Fredrik Moscow Russia; Cezary Balicki, Smolec Poland; Adam Nystrom, 11427 Stockholm Sweden; Johan Upmark, 115 58 Zmudzinski, Katowice 40-479 Poland Stockho Sweden 50.00 9/16 Lou Ann O’Rourke, Scottsdale AZ; Marc Jacobus - Roger Bates - Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV; Pierre Zimmermann - Franck Multon - Tor Helness - Geir , Houston TX; Ish Delmonte, New South Wales Helgemo - Fulvio Fantoni - Claudio Nunes, Monaco Monaco Australia vs 50.00 9/16 Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona Spain; Agustin Les Amoils, Toronto ON; Joe Grue - Fred Gitelman, Las Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina; Mustafa Cem Tokay - Gur Vegas NV; Brad Moss, Denver CO; , Paris Okay, Istanbul Turkey 75015 France; , Taby Sweden 50.00 9/16 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; , New York NY; , Aarhus Ricco Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep Netherlands; Louk Denmark; Morten Bilde, Hovedgaard Denmark Verhees, 2215 Sh Voorhou Netherlands; Kevin Bathurst, 50.00 9/16 John Mohan, Las Vegas NV; Rose Meltzer, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Dan Zagorin, Chicago IL; Bas Drijver, Chapel Hill NC; Diego Brenner, L’Eixample Barc Spain; Capelle Aan Den Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Miguel Villas- Netherlands; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam 3 Netherlands Boas - Joao Paulo Campos, Sao Paulo Brazil vs 50.00 9/16 Mike Levine, Boca Raton FL; Dennis Shan Huang, Toronto ON; Yan Wang, Scarborough ON; McGarry, Stuart FL; Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI; Peter Jianfeng Luo, North York ON; Fu Zhong - Jie Li, Beijing Weichsel, Carlsbad CA; Jon Wittes - Ross Grabel, Palm People’s Republic of China Desert CA 50.00 9/16 , Waterloo ON; Jonathan Marty Fleisher - Zia Mahmood - , New York Steinberg, Toronto ON; Bob Todd - Douglas Fisher, NY; Mike Kamil, Holmdel NJ; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Winnipeg MB; Tom Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Drew Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA Hoskins, Burlingame CA vs 25.00 17/32 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian David Grainger, Roseville CA; Roger Lee, Pasadena CA; Platnick, Evanston IL; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; Geoff Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; Josh Donn, Las Vegas NV Hampson, Las Vegas NV

1. Nickell 243 64. Ryan 97 1. Nickell 57 102 150 160 32 . Hadzhiev 33.Lall 55 1. Nickell 39 68 73 95 32. Hadzhier 180 1 66 119 132

16. Norby 17. Gupta 145 56 99 101 131 48. Tucker 17. Gupta 6 28 55 82 16. Norby 49. Brzuska 67 47 97 140 145 16. Norby 193 1. Nickell

9. Rosenthal 176 8. (9.) Rosenthal 56. Gipson 25 9. Rosenthal 26 95 135 189 24. Tulin 41. Saxe 59 64 80 93 121 9. Rosenthal 24. Tulin 175 26 89 129 171

8. Lynch 25. Kasle 132 25. Kasle 59 61 78 118 40. Joel 131 14 60 103 108 8. Lynch 57. Camberos 119 38 61 113 172 8. Lynch 152

5. Amoils 234 5. Amoils 60. Shekhter 96 67 104 127 157 28. Moss 37. Barrett 95 31 54 83 107 5. Amoils 28. Moss 159 48 92 128 196

12. Mohan 21. Mohan 136 50 72 97 131 44. Goldstein 121 21. Mohan 32 71 74 115 12. Gordon 53. Krantz 132 6 45 90 139 12. Gordon 185 5. Amoils 4. Monaco 13. Berg 177 13. Berg 52. De Falco 144 16 34 81 92 20. (45.) Auken 45. Auken 186 60 100 117 174 13. (45.) Auken 20. Lillevek 145 5 11 60 131

4. Monaco 29. Konkret 84 29.(36.) Cronier 37 94 127 137 36. Cronier 110 13 41 72 105 4. Monaco 61. Thompson 59 41 84 133 155 4. Monaco 179 Daily Bulletin Friday, March 22, 2013 Page 7 PAIRINGS IN TODAY’S VANDERBILT KO TEAMS

25.00 17/32 Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL; Michael 25.00 17/32 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Larry Becker, Boca Raton FL; Steve Garner, Chicago IL; Howard Kozlove, Louisville KY; Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Weinstein, Omaha NE; Walid Elahmady - , Cairo Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; Egypt , Bloomington NY 25.00 17/32 Mark Gordon, Purchase NY; Pratap 25.00 17/32 Michael Moss, New York NY; Tom Hanlon - Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Adam Mesbur - Nicholas Fitzgibbon, Dublin Ireland Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill 25.00 17/32 Alexander Hadzhiev - , NC; Michal Kwiecien, Lublin Poland Varna Bulgaria; George Mittelman, Toronto ON; Jack Zhao, 25.00 17/32 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Mark Lair, Boca Raton FL; , London England; John Canyon TX; Huub Bertens, Bend OR; Ton Bakkeren, McAllister, Charlottesville VA Oisterwijk Netherlands; Simon De Wijs, Doorn 304G 25.00 17/32 Barry Rigal, New York NY; Glenn Milgrim, Netherlands; Bauke Muller, Hoorn Netherlands Forest Hills NY; Joshua Parker, Briarcliff NY; Bruce Rogoff, 25.00 17/32 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Tony river vale NJ; John Lusky, Portland OR; Allan Falk, Okemos Forrester, Herefordshire England; , Hamburg MI Germany; Alexander Smirnov, Lubeck Germany; , 25.00 17/32 Philippe Cronier, Paris France; Adam New York NY; Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland Wildavsky - Michael Polowan, New York NY; Doug Doub, 25.00 17/32 Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA; Billy Miller, W Hartford CT; Frank Merblum, Bloomfield CT; Nik Las Vegas NV; Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Lew Stansby, Demirev, Arlington Hts IL Dublin CA; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands; Gert Jan 25.00 17/32 , Los Angeles CA; Lars Paulissen, Breda Netherlands Blakset, Denmark; Martin Schaltz, Odense Denmark; 25.00 17/32 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Garey Kasper Konow - Anders Hagen, Copenhagen Denmark; Hayden, Tucson AZ; Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Jacob , New York NY Morgan, Madison WI; Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV; Jim 25.00 17/32 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Ed Krekorian, Pensacola FL Davis, Seal Beach CA; Chris Larsen, Laguna Woods CA; 25.00 17/32 Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; George Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA; - David Lindop, Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Steve Landen, Ellicott City MD; Toronto ON Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Jurek Czyzowicz, Gatineau QC 25.00 17/32 Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Alon Birman - Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; , Las Vegas NV

7. Fleisher 180 7. Fleisher 58. Fu Zhong 81 40 99 142 142 26. (39.) Dunitz 7. Fleisher 19 34 43 WD 39. Dunitz 130 48 87 135 172 26. Street 126

10. O’Rourke 9 46 50 101 23. Beatty 132 23. Beatty 42. Brod 99 32 42 75 102 10. O’Rourke 37 65 102 145 55. Agica 105 7. Fleisher 10. O’Rourke 119

2. (47.) Grainger 15. Mahaffey 153 15. Mahaffey 50. Narasimhan 134 23 30 51 90 18.(47.) Grainger 15. (47.) Grainger 31 66 121 134 47. Grainger 155 35 116 128 146 18. Hamman 105

2. Cayne 31. Hollman 90 46 64 100 136 31.(34.) Rigal 34. Rigal 158 5 21 53 86 2. Cayne 27 68 95 121 63. Moorthy 97 2. Cayne 122

3. Diamond 167 3. Diamond 62. Hall 165 29 81 101 119 30. (35.) Huang 64 72 88 128 35. Huang 124 3. (30.) Huang 30. Sutherlin 103 20 72 129 153

14. (51.) Korbel 19. Onstott 19. Onstott 244 55 74 100 130 36 62 93 137 46. Schaffer 132 14. (51.) Korbel 65 107 133 187 3. (30.) Huang 51. Korbel 102 14. Schwartz 92 6. Van Proojen 11. Spector 164 11. Spector 54. Parrish 43 41 58 90 118 22. Levine 31 80 95 137 43. Sprung 73 11. (22.) Levine 22. Levine 141 2 33 60 WD

6. Van Prooijen 27.(38.) Milner 27. Fireman 114 60 121 152 152 17 32 53 74 38. Milner 183 6. Van Prooijen 41 83 124 154 59. Vidigal 94 6. Van Prooijen 181 Page 8 Friday, March 22, 2013 Daily Bulletin

WEDNESDAY MIDNIGHT KNOCKOUTS 14 Tables 3.64 1 Greg Humphreys, Charlottesvle VA; Robert 91.0 Tables Brady, McLean VA; Alexander Prairie, Washington DC; , 100.00 1 Paul Lewis - Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV 2975.98 Baltimore MD 75.00 2 Barbara Lehman, Glenview IL; Craig Jacobson, Skokie IL 2945.14 2.55 2 Barry Margolin, Arlington MA; Nathan Glasser, 56.25 3 Greg Humphreys, Charlottesvle VA; Jenni Carmichael, Kennesaw GA 2933.97 Somerville MA; Kimberly Gilman, Carlisle MA; Kathy Gilman, 44.44 4 Asla Ronnaug, SKIEN Niger; Svein Markussen, Skien Niger 2927.42 Shoreline WA 40.00 5 Sylvia Shi, Baltimore MD; Alexander Prairie, Washington DC 2899.19 1.46 3/4 Jill Marshall, Port Chester NY; Lorraine Cable, New York NY; Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA; Jack Waller, 36.36 6 Marion Michielsen, 3024 AM Rotterd Netherlands; , Ridgecrest CA Cambridge MA 2879.04 1.46 3/4 Michael Lieberman, Cambridge MA; Reid 33.33 7 Zachary Grossack, Newton MA; Kimberly Gilman, Carlisle MA 2871.96 Barton, Arlington MA; Jonathan Forde, Geneva NY; Doug Anderson, 30.77 8 David Caprera - Anne Brenner, Denver CO 2823.00 Quincy MA 28.57 9 Ron Smith - Linda Smith, Hixson TN 2812.01 26.67 10 G. Margie Gwozdzinsky, Aventura FL; Michael Gamble, Shawnigan Lake BC 2777.75 WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY MORNING KNOCKOUT I 6 Tables 25.00 11 Paul Meerschaert, Saint Paul MN; Carole Miner, Rochester MN 2773.17 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Diyan 23.53 12 Alan Schwartz - Annie Schwartz, Fairfax VA 2772.57 Danailov, Sofia 1799 Bulgaria; Jerry Stamatov, Sofia Bulgaria; 22.22 13 Jessica Piafsky, New York NY; Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland 2769.56 Gerald Lackner, Graz Austria; Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD 21.05 14 Randall Rubinstein, Brooklyn NY; Dana Berkowitz, New York NY 2743.81 vs 20.00 15 Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA 2741.75 Zizhuo Wang, Minneapolis MN; Erli Zhou, Arcadia CA; Qian Wang - Yi Cao, Shanghai Chad; Songhe Zhou, 19.05 16 Ken Monzingo, San Diego CA; Bonnie Bagley, Colorado Spgs CO 2728.61 18.18 17 Michael Roche, Victoria BC; Pamela Nisbet, Ottawa ON 2726.75 WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY MORNING KNOCKOUT II 17.39 18 Joann Glasson - Bob Glasson, Pennington NJ 2712.12 6 Tables 16.67 19 Diane Travis, Cincinnati OH; Frank Treiber III, Toledo OH 2699.28 Joseph Browan, Maplewood MN; Elaine Prebonich, New Brighton 16.00 20 Robert Gordon, Northport NY; Dori Cohen, Woodbury NY 2694.81 MN; Carrie Kaplan, Hudson WI; Judith Holderbach, Stillwater MN 15.38 21 Rebecca Rogers, Las Vegas NV; John Grantham, Bentonville AR 2693.21 vs Keith Meyer - Marci Meyer, Long Beach IN; Ken Cornelius - Mary 14.81 22 Erez Hendelman, New York NY; K Fung, Edmonton AB 2689.63 Cornelius, Portland OR 14.29 23 Paul Ivaska, Las Vegas NV; Carol Stewart, Henderson NV 2687.23 13.79 24 Allison Howard, Cookeville TN; Bryan Howard, Nashville TN 2673.94 WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY MORNING KNOCKOUT III 13.33 25 Kathy Baum - Jay Baum, Germantown TN 2665.08 7 Tables 12.90 26 Alan Watson, Lexington MA; Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL 2663.23 Mary David, Clive IA; Dianne Swieskowski, Des Moines IA; 12.50 27 Linda Eakes, Leawood KS; Don Stack, Overland Park KS 2654.39 Claudia Blackman - Marilyn Jones, West Des Moines IA vs 12.12 28 Michael Strizhevsky, Dunwoody GA; Irina Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL 2653.75 Bernia Brandstaedter - Anne Bigelow - Larry Phillips, Winnipeg MB; 11.76 29 Marc Nathan - Cathy Nathan, New York NY 2648.30 Eileen Tranquilla, Millville NB 11.43 30 John Maki, Bothell WA; Amy DeShaw, Seattle WA 2648.08 11.29 31 Cecilia Rimstedt, 43335 Partille Sweden; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 2646.19 THURSDAY/FRIDAY MORNING COMPACT KNOCKOUT I 10.81 32 Yukiko Tokunaga, 1800002 Japan; Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo 167-004 Japan 2638.49 9 Tables William Cummings, Monticello MN; Greg Caucutt - Carol Mahoney 10.53 33 John Zilic, Houston TX; Pam LaShelle, Round Rock TX 2638.47 - Lance Chamberlain, Rochester MN 10.26 34 Phillip Alder, Hobe Sound FL; Betty Ann Kennedy, Shreveport LA 2631.42 vs 10.00 35 Ed Ulman, Portland OR; Toby Bassett, Lafayette LA 2630.56 Fay Teal, Mesa AZ; Barry Harper, Regina SK; Pamela Nisbet, 9.76 36 Georgia Heth, Morton IL; Jim Reiman, Mansfield OH 2623.75 Ottawa ON; Michael Gamble, Shawnigan Lake BC 9.52 37 Karen Walker, Champaign IL; Jordan Chodorow, Los Angeles CA 2619.39 9.30 38 James Senter - Gale Senter, San Clemente CA 2617.41 Brian De Long, Kingston NS; Lars Moquist - Anderson, Nybro Sweden; Denis Murphy, Port Williams NS 12.96 39 Si Dombu - Adis Dombu, Las Vegas NV 2616.46 vs 8.89 40 Freerk Polling - Betty Parker, Palm Beach Gdns FL 2608.06 G S Jade Barrett - Karen Lee Barrett, Elk Point SD; Anne Dawson, 8.70 41 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Scott Levine, New York NY 2602.52 Delhi LA; Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw 0 Poland 10.41 42 Alison Wilson, New York NY; Wilfried Librecht, 2601.43 8.33 43 Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL; Thomas Turgeon, Memphis TN 2599.98 THURSDAY/FRIDAY MORNING COMPACT KNOCKOUT II 8.16 44 Dan Parish - Elise Parish, Omaha NE 2598.92 9 Tables Zachary Madden - Kevin Choi - Yan Zhang - Jared Bass, Chicago IL 8.00 45 Adam Grossack, Newton MA; Ljudmila Kamenova, South Setauket NY 2597.62 vs 7.84 46 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 2591.90 Donald Power - Karen Allen, Kalamazoo MI; Anita Carlson, Hickory NC; Jane Champion, Naples NC Free Parking Robert Kruger, Elgin IL; Randall Roberts, Chicago IL; Margaret Hansell, Champaign IL; Won Yang, Clermont FL NABC guests enjoy free parking at the Renaissance. The garages are located vs at 9th and St. Charles and 9th and Olive. Players must have a validated pass to exit Paul Zatulove - Carl Spencer, Phoenix AZ; Gene Friedman, each time. Passes are available at the information desk at the America’s Center and Scottsdale AZ; Joyce Richards, Skokie IL at the registration desk across from the Landmark Ballroom at the Renaissance. The Longest Day will be here June 21st

The ACBL is the inaugural partner of The Longest Day, a sunrise-to-sunset team event to raise funds that fuel the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association. This event challenges participants to push their limits and complete approximately 16 hours of a consecutive activity. The theme for The Longest Day is “do something you love” – like play bridge! When you register to participate in The Longest Day at thelongestday.alz.org you will receive a registration kit with: • Flyers to advertise your event to the community • Publicity tools to maximize your exposure • Items to decorate your club/event on The Longest Day • Giveaways for your participating players/team members There is a whole host of online tools to help you recruit team members and fundraise virtually. Here are some ideas for your fundraising team’s activity on The Longest Day: • Play marathon bridge games. The ACBL is relaxing the rules so all sanctioned clubs can hold as many special games as desired on June 21, 2013. *Special game fees and upgraded apply. All sanction fees collected will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association. • Teach free beginner bridge lessons all day. It’s a great way to find new players and meet social/former college bridge players in your community, all while supporting the Alzheimer’s Association. • Stage a bridge exhibition where members of your team play bridge in different public locations over the course of the day. You’ll get a lot of attention and even more donations for your team’s cause. Approximately 5 million people in the U.S. are living with Alzheimer’s, but by 2050, nearly 16 million people could be affected. There is no cure, but some research indicates that playing mentally challenging games such as bridge may help keep your brain healthy. So do something you love on The Longest Day that might actually slow the onset of Alzheimer’s – play bridge! Visit thelongestday.alz.org for more information. Daily Bulletin Friday, March 22, 2013 Page 9

THURSDAY AFTERNOON SIDE GAME THURSDAY/FRIDAY MORNING COMPACT KNOCKOUT III (TUESDAY-THURSDAY SIDE SERIES GAME 12 Tables 16.5 Tables Kyle Olson - Eric Genheimer, Mustang OK; Donald Davis - Janet Davis, Norman OK A B C vs 4.10 1 Robert Teel Jr - Jane Teel, Birmingham AL 73.96% Harry Alferink,Jr - Anne H.R. Alferink - Nancy Golden, Richmond 3.08 2 Sarah Wiener, Fort Lee NJ; Doree Sobel, Fair Lawn NJ 64.58% VA; William Belanich, Sandston VA 2.31 3 Estelle Margolin, Rego Park NY; Arlyne Shockman, Philadelphia PA 60.42% 3.34 4 1 1 Elizabeth Stephen, Eastport MI; Patricia Berger, Chesterfield MO 57.21% Jim Goza - Kay Bickham, Edmond OK; Joan Bornstein, Avon CO; 2.51 5 2 2 Mary Fort - Susan Hall, Saint Louis MO 57.05% Judy Yordi, Cordillera CO vs 1.26 6 Terry Crabbs - Paula Crabbs, Kansas City MO 56.60% Kenneth Geisler - Arlene Geisler, Clarkston MI; P Oates - W Oates, 1.96 3 Elaine Prebonich, New Brighton MN; Judith Holderbach, Stillwater MN 55.29% Brighton MI 1.27 4/5 3/4 Carol Layton, Saint Louis MO; Richard Booker, Columbia MO 54.17% 1.27 4/5 3/4 Dee Craft - Russell Craft, Smith’s Parish Bermuda 54.17% 1.37 6 Suanne Blair, Morehead KY; John Jensen, Maysville KY 51.39% Gitelman 1.24 5 Mary Lattan, Carlinville IL; Joanne Bird, Atoka TN 50.70% continued from page 1 Gitelman founded BBO in 2001 after 10 years of THURSDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS 10.0 Tables producing educational software, including two Learn A B C to Play Bridge programs, which can be downloaded 2.10 1 1 Cynthia Fahs - Theodore Fahs, Manchester MO 67.26% for free from the ACBL website (www.acbl.org). 1.58 2 2 1 Irene Hommert, Kirkwood MO; Susan Lloyd, St Louis MO 60.42% His Bridge Master CD for teaching declarer play 1.18 3 Robert Sutton - William Hirtz, Poplar Bluff MO 59.82% technique is considered one of the best bridge 0.89 4 Marilyn Reznik, St. Louis MO; Gail Fischmann, Frontenac MO 56.25% programs available. 0.74 5 3 Barb Liberman - Mary Beth Rodgers, St Louis MO 53.87% Although his BBO title is president, Gitelman 0.55 6 4 Jana Dabney, Chickasha OK; Karen Birck, Wilton CT 53.57% says he spends most of his time programming and 0.57 2 Jacqueline Keenan, Manhattan Beach CA; Carolyn Auge, Jackson WY 49.40% lending bridge expertise to the staff. “Uday Ivatury runs the company,” he says. THURSDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS 25.5 Tables In recent months, Gitelman says, he has been A B C working on creating a now-available mobile version 5.09 1 1 Lale Broderson, Lees Summit MO; Sevinch Sokullu, Lee’s Summit MO 63.04% of BBO (for smart phones and pads). 3.82 2 2 1 Jane Herman - William Herman, Effingham IL 62.80% Gitelman says he doesn’t plan to boycott the 2.86 3 3 Joseph Butkiewicz, Chesterfield MO; James Nash, Saint Louis MO 62.16% NABCs during his sabbatical. He and Winestock 2.15 4 4 Jeanne Netherton, Ballwin MO; Constance Wilson, St Petersburg FL 61.94% will attend to play in a pairs event occasionally – 2.33 5 5 2 Dorothy Schainker, Creve Coeur MO; Hope Wood, Clarkson Valley MO 61.26% and he may show up for business reasons. He says 1.74 6 6 3 Judith Lynch, Sarasota FL; Kathy Furgason, O’Fallon MO 58.95% he intends to spend leisure time away from serious 1.31 4 Michael Chien - Joan Chien, Lincoln CA 57.74% bridge competition and all that it entails. 0.98 5 Nancy Burke, Saint Louis MO; Katy Mullins, St. Louis MO 55.96% He says he has become interested in playing pool 0.74 6 Patricia Ducayet - Edwin Ducayet Jr, Dallas TX 55.78% and may work on getting better at that, plus he and THURSDAY MORNING SIDE GAME Winestock like to travel and enjoy downhill skiing. 18.0 Tables “Or I will just relax,” he says. “I like to read.” A B C Fans of BBO – by far the most popular site for 4.25 1 Bob Dale, Pensacola FL; Richard Higgins, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 69.17% online bridge play – will be encouraged to read that 3.19 2 Robert Korten, Frankfort MI; Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI 67.36% Gitelman plans to focus more on improving the 3.64 3 1 1 John Bowen - Frank Bowen, Charlestown IN 59.44% product. “Sometimes,” he says, “it feels like we have 2.73 4 2 2 Sheryl McEwan, Reston VA; Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA 58.89% created a monster, but it’s a pretty friendly monster.” 1.83 5 Kerry Holloway, Bloomington MN; Bruce Altshuler, Los Angeles CA 57.22% 2.24 6 3 3 Robert Vernia - Janice Vernia, Carmel IN 56.53% 1.54 4 Jeroen Swinkels, Evanston IL; Charles Alexander, Northbrook IL 55.28% Check Cashing and 1.57 5 Kim Brinkman, Highland Villge TX; Jan Miyake, Oberlin OH 54.86% 1.15 6 4 David Maze - Emily Marcus, Somerville MA 54.44% Bridge Bucks 0.86 5 Sue Lan Ma, Kirtland Hills OH; Chang-Li Lu, Strongsville OH 51.94% Check-cashing services THURSDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS for ACBL members only will 11.0 Tables rotate between the Renaissance A B C and the America’s Center. 2.29 1/3 1/2 1 Jacqueline Keenan, Manhattan Beach CA; Carolyn Auge, Jackson WY 57.44% There is a limit of $500 per 2.29 1/3 1/2 Ballard Simmons, Jr - Marilyn Simmons, Fulton MO 57.44% day. Members must provide 2.29 1/3 Elizabeth Rice, Madison MS; Helen Taylor, Jackson MS 57.44% their ACBL number. 1.25 4 Bill Orrick, House Springs MO; William Lobdell, Des Peres MO 56.25% Bridge bucks are 1.20 5 3 Beverly Wedel - John McReynolds, Bartlesville OK 55.06% available for purchase at the check-cashing desk. 0.74 6 Sallie Dillian - Monika Senf, Scottsdale AZ 53.57% Visa, Mastercard and Discover can be used only to 0.90 4 Mary Tweedie - Julia Bruner, Bloomington IL 52.68% purchase bridge bucks. 1.03 5 2 Patricia Clark, Villa Ridge MO; Debb Keniley, St Louis MO 52.38% The check-cashing desk will be open from noon THURSDAY EVENING 299ER SWISS to 1 p.m.: 6 Tables Friday, March 22 at the America’s Center outside A B C Room 224 2.26 1 1 Richard Messinger - Toni Messinger, Alton IL; Mary Lattan, Saturday, March 23 at the Renaissance on the Carlinville IL; Jay Winter, Highland IL 53.00 Landmark Ballroom level 1.49 2/3 2/3 1/2 David Dierkes - Vicky Stringer, St Louis MO; Delaine Boyd - Sunday, March 24 at the America’s Center Dennis Whitmore, Manchester MO 52.00 outside Room 224 1.49 2/3 2/3 1/2 Edwin Ducayet Jr - Patricia Ducayet - Jerry McClurg - Marcia McClurg, Dallas TX 52.00 Page 10 Friday, March 22, 2013 Daily Bulletin

THURSDAY/FRIDAY BRACKETED KNOCKOUT I 13 Tables Jeffrey Juster - , Dallas TX; John Stiefel, Wethersfield TOURNAMENT APPEALS CT; , Marietta GA; Steve Bloom - Betty Bloom, Duanesburg NY In order to keep the bridge public informed of appeal results in a timely fashion, the vs NABC Daily Bulletin staff publishes write-ups. Every effort is made to ensure that these Kasper Konow, Copenhagen 2100 Denmark; Anders Hagen, reports are accurate and complete. Before they are published in the NABC Appeals Copenhagen Denmark; Martin Schaltz, Odense 5000 Denmark; Jaggy Shivdasani, New York NY; Reese Milner, Los Angeles CA; Casebook, however, revisions may be made. Gigi Simpson, Sarasota FL did. Neither North nor South heard East say anything , Halifax NS; Jon Baldursson, Reykoavik 105 Iceland; APPEAL CASE 5 about pulling the last trump, so the director was Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL; Thorlakur Jonsson, 200 Kopavogur Event: Silver Ribbon Pairs summoned. When asked by the director, West was Iceland; , Norway; , 0777 Oslo Session: First Qualifier Norway not sure that East had said anything about pulling vs Subject: Disputed Claim trump either. Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Larry Kozlove, Louisville KY; Steve Director’s ruling: Law 70.C.3 says that the Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; Kit Woolsey, Bd: 2 Michael Cassel Kensington CA; Fred Stewart, Bloomington NY director will award a trick to the defense if declarer Vul: N–S ♠ A Q 4 2 fails to mention an outstanding trump at the time of THURSDAY/FRIDAY BRACKETED KNOCKOUT II Dlr: East ♥ 3 2 his claim if it is at all likely that he is unaware of it 14 Tables ♦ A 10 9 5 and a trick can be lost to that trump through normal Stephen Weiner - Renay Danto Weiner, Scottsdale AZ; Jack Shartsis, ♣ 10 9 3 Huntington Wds MI; Phebe Packer, Phoenix AZ play. Accordingly, the director ruled that the declarer vs Richard Zucker Scott Levine loses the ♦A and a diamond ruff, 2♥ by East, down 1, Barton Buffington, North Kingstown RI; David Binney, Seattle WA; ♠ K 9 5 ♠ 10 8 North–South plus 50. Raymond Depew - Norman Dressler, Kingston PA ♥ J 8 ♥ Q 10 9 7 5 4 The appeal: East–West appealed the ruling and Adriana Salinas, Mexico Mexico; Miriam Rosenberg, Huixquilucan ♦ K Q 8 4 2 ♦ J 7 3 all four players attended the hearing. East felt that Mexico; C. Valerie Gamio, Pls Vrds Pnsl CA; Miguel Reygadas, ♣ A Q 5 ♣ J 8 his pulling the last trump was obvious even though Tlalpan Mexico Kenneth Shatoff he failed to mention it during the claim. The non- vs ♠ J 7 6 3 Paul Trent - Sandra Trent, Port St Lucie FL; Bill Eisenberg, Perris offending side maintained that East failed to mention CA; Martin Scheinberg, Riviera Beach FL; Gary Hann, Ann Arbor ♥ A K 6 the outstanding trump during the claim. MI; Dave Fred, Interlochen MI ♦ 6 The decision: The awarding of a trick to an ♣ K 7 6 4 2 Cookie Potter - Kimberly Whipple, Boca Grande FL; Kevin Dwyer, unmentioned outstanding trump during a claim is Tampa FL; Tim Verbeek, 3971Ma Netherlands; Danny Molenaar, West North East South not automatic. The declarer played the hand in a way 2592 Bz Netherlands 2♥ Pass that appeared he was conscious of the outstanding vs Pass Pass trump until the very end. When declarer was last in Hansa Narasimhan, Los Altos Hills CA; Sandip Datta - Bhabesh Contract: 2♥ by East Saha - Sumit Mukherjee - Kaustabh Nandi - Debabrata Majumder, his hand, he claimed the remaining tricks. When told Kolkata India Opening lead: ♦6 that the ♦A was still out and would win a trick he Table result: conceded the diamond trick but still failed to mention THURSDAY/FRIDAY BRACKETED KNOCKOUT III Director ruling: Down one, N–S plus 50 15 Tables the outstanding trump. Geoff Bridges - Kendra Bridges, Carmel IN; John Cissel - Douglas Committee ruling: Down one, N–S plus 50 The Appeals Committee felt that with the amount Bullock, Boise ID The facts: of time and confusion with the claim, East’s failure vs With six cards left, East claimed. The play up Michael Clegg - Mary Lou Clegg - K Koorsen - Jennifer Koorsen, to mention the outstanding trump was a sign that Fort Wayne IN until that point was as follows: he did not remember it. Accordingly, the committee Trick 1: ♦6 won by ♦K upheld the director’s ruling that East–West was down Ted Boyd, Cambridge ON; Edith Ferber - Moira Hollingsworth - Trick 2: ♥J won by ♥K one with the outstanding trump winning a trick. The Dianne Aves, Waterloo ON Tricks 3–5: spades, declarer ruffing in at trick 5 vs appeal was found to have merit. Mark Ehret - Pat Bradley - Nancy Keefer, Saint Louis MO; Rosalie Trick 6: ♥Q won by ♥A DIC: Richard Beye Corbett, Kirkwood MO Trick 7: Low club won by ♣J Chairperson: Jim Thurtell After playing to the first seven tricks, East THURSDAY/FRIDAY BRACKETED KNOCKOUT IV Committee members: Craig Allen, Ed Lazarus, 13 Tables exposed his cards and North and South said, ‘Don’t E.J. Kales and Marc Rabinowitz Zachary Madden - Robert Lass - Jared Bass - Kevin Choi, Chicago we get a diamond trick?’ East confirmed that they IL vs Toby Kahn - Madeline Pfeiffer - Barbara Hulsmeyer, Louisville KY; THURSDAY EVENING SIDE GAME Jacqualyn James, E Stroudsburg PA TUESDAY/THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SIDE SERIES 12.5 Tables David Bilek - Sharon Bilek, Independence OH; Gay Roach, A B C Nacogdoches TX; David Hurst, Sydney Australia vs 3.49 1 1 Robin Ladin - Barbara Harberg, Houston TX 67.83% Camilla Rabjohns, Peoria Heights IL; Ann Schuyler - Cindy Moore - 2.62 2 2 Wayne Goddard, Clemson SC; Jaime Villanueva, Greer SC 66.67% Lori Moore, Bloomington IL 1.96 3 Peter Morse, North Vancouver BC; Barbara Mackay, Fredericton NB 61.74% 1.70 4 3 Gerald Lackner, Graz Austria; Senta Kurschellackner, THURSDAY/FRIDAY BRACKETED KNOCKOUT V Unterpremstätte Austria 59.09% 12 Tables 1.10 5 Carolyn Sprague - Walter Pease, Anchorage AK 57.58% Larry Phillips - Anne Bigelow - Keith Simm - W Finlay Brown, Winnipeg MB 1.28 6 4 Kay Moran - Donna Compton, Dallas TX 57.52% vs 2.43 5 1 Dee Craft - Russell Craft, Smith’s Parish Bermuda 53.15% Rodney Burnett - Marjorie Burnett, Ankeny IA; Ronald Nielsen - 1.24 6 Babak Shafii, Orlando FL; Hilda Fairweather, Niagara Falls ON 51.90% Carolyn Nielsen, Waukee IA 1.82 2 Virginia Samaras, Red Bank NJ; Doris Woolfenden, Monmouth Beach NJ 51.33% 1.37 3 Nelson Daigle - Sharon Henry, Metairie LA 50.76% Annet Bonfanti, Redding CT; Carolyn Crabtree, Coronado CA; Mary Warren, Wheaton IL; Carolyn Satrum, Downers Grove IL 1.03 4 Katherine Hawker - Stephen Hawker, Baltimore MD 49.30% vs Eric Genheimer - Kyle Olson, Mustang OK; Donald Davis - Janet THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING OPEN PAIRS Davis, Norman OK 22.0 Tables A B C 11.20 1 Robert Maier, Morgantown WV; Ala Hamilton-Day, Rose Valley PA 60.08% Entries 8.40 2 Steven Picus, Mequon WI; William Malesevich, Mayville WI 59.91% All North American championships with no 6.30 3 Richard Troth, Columbia MO; Ann Brinker Schwall, Houston TX 59.48% 4.73 4 James Senter - Gale Senter, San Clemente CA 58.17% upper masterpoint limitation...... $20 3.47 5/6 Michael Carmen - Norman Athy, Saint Louis MO 57.90% (Note: only ACBL members are eligible to play in 6.20 5/6 1 Clay Cuthbertson, Quincy IL; William Evans, Bonne Terre MO 57.90% NABC+ events. $1.50 per person per session benefits 2.80 7 Curtis Hastings, St Louis MO; Mark Boswell, Chesterfield MO 56.81% the International Fund.) 4.65 2 Judy Cardin, Bonita Springs FL; Bruce Greenspan, Naples FL 56.37% Other North American championships...... $17 3.96 3 1 Susan Marshbanks - G Steve Wheeler, Castle Rock CO 55.39% (Note: only ACBL members are eligible to play 2.97 4 2 Thomas Aldrich III, Palatine IL; Gordon Parks, Long Grove IL 55.01% in these events.) 3.11 5 Fred Clayton, Carol Stream IL; Gerald Levy, Hoffman Estates IL 54.68% Regional championships...... $16 2.17 6 Susan Rechter, Saint Louis MO; Carolyn Lewis, Louisville KY 53.21% for ACBL members, $18 for all others 2.61 3 Brian Rubenstein - Stewart Rubenstein, Newton MA 51.96% All other events...... $15 1.67 4 Aaron Krieser, Saint Louis MO; Mark Behling, Fenton MO 50.54% for ACBL members, $17 for all others. 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THURSDAY STRATIFIED SIDE SWISS 25 Tables Slow play regulations A B C A. Slow Play Regulations 5.31 1 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; , Herefordshire Slow play, especially habitual slow play, is a England; Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland; Sam Lev, New York NY; Alexander Smirnov, Lubeck Germany; Josef Piekarek, Hamburg Germany 109.00 violation of law and subject to penalty. Law 81C1 3.98 2 Jacek Pszczola - Josef Blass - Jerzy Zaremba, Chapel Hill NC; instructs the director of his duty to ensure that slow Michal Kwiecien, Lublin 20-732 Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, play does not disrupt the game. Law 90A and Law Bielsk 09-230 Poland; , Warszawa Poland 96.00 90B2 specifically provide for procedural penalties 2.99 3 Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Gert Jan to be given in cases of undue slow play, and Law Paulissen, Breda Netherlands; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse 91A empowers the director at his discretion to make Netherlands; Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Lew Stansby, Dublin CA 92.00 such penalties disciplinary and therefore not subject 2.24 4 Gary Bernstein - Hayk Bosnakyan, Montreal QC; Roman Klein, to being overruled by an appeal committee (same as Oakville ON; Henri Barki, Westmount QC 83.00 with Zero Tolerance penalties). Further, Law 12C2 3.79 5 1 1 Richard Edwards Jr, Wildwood MO; Patricia Berger - Carole Burt, permits the director to award an artificial adjusted Chesterfield MO; Elizabeth Stephen, Eastport MI 79.00 1.26 6 Winthrop Allegaert - Judith Bianco, New York NY; Zeinab score when slow play prevents a board from being Lecuyer, Montgivray France; , Dallas TX 78.00 played. 2.84 2 Keith Meyer - Marci Meyer, Long Beach IN; Ken Cornelius - Mary The preceding paragraph applies to all events. Cornelius, Portland OR 72.00 The following paragraph addresses pairs‑type 2.13 3 2 Scott Weber - Marianna Weber - Harold Gebhardt, Edwardsville movements specifically but applies conceptually to IL; Susan Pensoneau, Collinsville IL 70.00 all events. 1.40 4/5 Daniel Spangler, Saint Peters MO; David Drennan, Granite City When a pair has fallen behind it is incumbent on IL; Edward Wang, Chesterfield MO; Mike Arnheim, St Louis MO 61.00 them to make up the time lost as quickly as possible 1.45 4/5 3 Karen Proetz - Patricia Phillips - Vicki Scanlon - Vickey whether at fault or not. All players are expected Metrailer, Little Rock AR 61.00 to make a concerted effort to catch up when they THURSDAY STRATIFIED SWISS have fallen behind, regardless of the reason for their 46 Tables lateness. In the absence of compelling evidence to A B C the contrary, the director should presume that a pair 19.60 1 Dennis Dawson, Santa Fe NM; Leon Lowe, Fountain Hills AZ; finishing a round late by more than two or three Warren Oberfield, Pittsburgh PA; Greg Michaels, Cleveland OH; minutes on more than one occasion during a session Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD 182.00 is responsible for the lateness. There is a strong 14.70 2 Annette Clark - Donald Florida, Indianapolis IN; Joanna expectation that the director will penalize such a Hebermehl, Paris IL; Milt Van Reed, Terre Haute IN 181.00 pair. The size of a penalty will tend to increase for 9.65 3/4 James Melville, Springfield IL; Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL; subsequent instances of slow play and for chronic or Will Engel, Freeport IL; Suzanne Dunn, Crystal Lake IL; Dave egregious slow play. While warnings typically will Glen - Joan Brooke, La Quinta CA 175.00 9.65 3/4 Lloyd Arvedon, Woburn MA; Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT; Joe be given before a penalty is assessed, failure to do Degaetano, Atkinson NH; Nataly Goldin, Chestnut Hill MA 175.00 so in no way limits the director’s authority to issue a 6.53 5 Rebecca Clough - Roger Clough, Culver City CA; Ellen Anten, penalty. Encino CA; Steve Gross, Westlake Vilg CA 160.00 An appeal of an action taken by a TD with 5.60 6 Carole Weinstein, Acton MA; Tony Petronella, Boca Raton FL; regard to time may be taken to the Director in Mary Vickers, Apex NC; John Hogan Jr, Wayne NJ 158.00 Charge of the tournament, and no further. 4.90 7 Suman Agarwal, Hilliard OH; Robert Current Jr, Toledo OH; This regulation is not intended to override Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; Albert Fultz, Ft Mitchell KY 152.00 specific event conditions regarding slow play. 4.36 8 Dennis Carman - Susan Bailey Carman, Plainwell MI; John Molt Jr - Joanne Molt, Grand Rapids MI 150.00 B. Slow Play Appendices for 3.92 9 Nancy Ogreenc, Wautoma WI; Robert Webster, Ripon WI; Joyce NABC+ KO Events Richards, Skokie IL; Carl Spencer, Phoenix AZ 149.00 Appendix E (VS) and Appendix E (S&W) are 11.51 10 1 1 Janet Vontz, Lake St Louis MO; Mark Brightfield - Veena Uberoi, replaced with the following: St Louis MO; Barbara Macpeek, Ballwin MO 145.00 The tournament director is charged with the 3.27 11 John Dicks - Shirley Dicks - Carol Hamilton, Saint Charles MO; responsibility to ensure that each KO match segment Jennifer Luner, St Louis MO 143.00 finishes within the allotted time. While a time 3.02 12 Justine Cushing - Melih Ozdil, New York NY; Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; Xiaodong Shi, monitor may be employed, the lack of a monitor Naperville IL 141.00 in no way limits the TD’s authority to apply one or 2.80 13 Jill Wooldridge - Powhatan Wooldridge, Buffalo NY; Herbert more of the remedies listed below. Discretion is Fallin Jr - La Quitta Talbot, Keller TX 134.00 expected, in that the TD may choose to ignore an 7.55 2/3 2/3 Herbert Rosen, Overland Park KS; Patricia Birbiglia - Carol occasional minor late finish. Fridlin, Carmel IN; Jules Moskowitz, Shawnee Mission KS 132.00 Players are expected to be aware, in a general 7.55 2/3 2/3 Robert Clarke - Alma Farley, Richardson TX; Bill Nussbaum, sense, of time used and remaining in a segment Pompano Beach FL; Kim Brinkman, Highland Villge TX 132.00 in which they are playing regardless of whether a 4.86 4 4 George Parkins, Vienna VA; Dennis Sponholtz, Chantilly VA; clock is in use or a time announcement has been Sheryl McEwan, Reston VA; Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA 130.00 made. An excuse of “no announcement” or “no 3.84 5 Bruce Stroud - Suzanne Bellamy - Deanna Nesbit, Indianapolis IN; Wanda Cole, Greenfield IN 128.00 clock immediately visible” will not be considered 3.29 6 Isaac Stephani - A J Stephani, Cincinnati OH; David Cordon, persuasive. Warwick Bermuda; Julia Lunn, Southampton Bermuda 125.00 The TD may remove one or more boards from 2.88 7 5 Lois Frank - Mary Dolan, Saint Louis MO; Susan Shogren, Clayton a segment. According to Laws 12 and 86 the TD MO; Ann Gruver, Ballwin MO 124.00 may award no score (when neither team is more at 2.56 8 Lee Steinmeier - Dianne Carr - Norma Postudensek - Jim fault than the other), an assigned score (when a result Postudensek, Duluth MN 123.00 already exists at one table which the TD wishes to 2.19 6/7 Milt Epstein, Urbana IL; Aravind Alwan, Champaign IL; Elizabeth preserve) or an artificial score in IMPs. Every effort Meteer, Wildwood MO; Martha Hanley, Chesterfield MO 117.00 should be made to remove boards before they can be 2.19 6/7 Yvonne Quintal - Ginny Macey, Cheyenne WY; Guy Gundaker, played at either table, but not having done so does Scottsdale AZ; Linda McDaniel, Williamsburg VA 117.00 not preclude removing one or more later. TUESDAY/THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SIDE SERIES In consultation with the Director in Charge of 101.50 Tables / Based on 31 Tables the tournament, the TD may require that a particular 11.48 1 Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN 123.31% pair not play in a specified segment, not play against 7.54 2/3 Paula Crabbs, Kansas City MO 118.14% a specified pair or not play together as a pair. The 7.54 2/3 Terry Crabbs, Kansas City MO 118.14% foregoing is expected to be applied only due to 4.84 4 Carolyn Sprague, Anchorage AK 115.42% egregious circumstances or to unduly repetitious 3.83 5 Rita Kothari, Des Moines IA 114.87% offenders. 4.67 6/7 Edward Banta, Spruce Pine NC 114.17% The foregoing is intended to make clear the 4.67 6/7 Katherine Trubey, Spruce Pine NC 114.17% intent that the TD is expected and empowered to 2.55 8 Charlene Hendryx, Ankeny IA 112.90% 4.64 9 Donald Prior, Key Biscayne FL 112.76% take action as deemed necessary to ensure the timely finish of KO segments (and matches). An appeal of an action taken by a TD with regard to time may be taken to the Director in Charge of the tournament, and no further. Page 12 Friday, March 22, 2013 Daily Bulletin

RED RIBBON PAIRS QUALIFIERS Tournament 39.0 Tables / Based on 83 Tables Terminology 101 1 Andrea Kutscher - Paul Flanders, Longmont CO 76.00 2 David Loeb - Maureen Loeb, Heathrow FL 69.26 If you’re confused by the terms used to describe 3 Joanne Merry - John Jefferson, Davis CA 63.27 the different types of bridge events played at clubs 4 Robert Cundall, Collinsville IL; Barbara Simpson, Godfrey IL 62.69 and tournaments, you’re not alone. Here’s a list of 5 Phil Michaelson - Denny Penticoff, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 56.51 common bridge events with explanations. 6 John Krueger - Melvin Rueppel, Estes Park CO 56.07 Knockout Teams: an event in which a team of 7 Justin Graver, Omaha NE; Jeffrey Buckwalter, Papillion NE 55.50 four, five or six players (with four playing at a time) 8 Jeff Dater, Dallas TX; Rich Brandenburg, Coppell TX 54.87 plays another team. The losers are eliminated or 9 Laurie Carr - Robert Liu, Honolulu HI 54.57 “knocked out” while the winners play other winners 10 Mary Allen, Peoria IL; Eunice Patton, Bloomington IL 48.92 until only one winning team remains. 11 Steve Ramos, Jr, Seal Beach CA; John Petrie, Long Beach CA 47.05 The length of a KO match may vary from a 12 Joyce McMonagle - Lelvin Crowe, Cordova TN 46.29 13 Aaron Mohrman, Seattle WA; Gregory Herman, Bellevue WA 45.86 single session to a full day (the Vanderbilt and 14 Ryan Connors - Randi Adelman, New York NY 45.25 Spingold) to a multi-day event (the ). 15 Robert Hope, Honolulu HI; Bryant Town, Edmonton AB 44.88 Bracketed Knockout Teams: a KO event in 16 Charles Ladiha, Vermilion OH; Philip MacFarlane, Parma OH 41.84 which teams are divided into groups, usually of eight, 17 Jeroen Swinkels, Evanston IL; Charles Alexander, Northbrook IL 41.41 16 or 32 teams, based on their masterpoint holdings. 18 Chuck Ettelson - Jane Ettelson, Saint Louis MO 39.31 The top group (Bracket I) and all other groups 19 Jess Jurkovic - Peter Clark, New York NY 39.27 compete in a separate event with their own set of 20 Leo Birmingham, Whitney Point NY; Willie Baker Jr, Guthrie OK 38.77 winners. 21 Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO; Douglas Dorland, Palmer AK 36.74 Compact Knockout Teams: a shorter version of 22 Carol Frank, Burbank CA; James Berglund, Okemos MI 36.31 Bracketed KO teams. 23 Robert Shore - Bruce Altshuler, Los Angeles CA 35.99 24 Jonathan Cohn, Omaha NE; Andrew Clements, La Vista NE 34.91 Swiss Teams: an event in which a team of four, 25 Frank Bowen - John Bowen, Charlestown IN 34.60 five or six players (with four playing at a time) plays 26 Grace Charron, Bradenton FL; Albert Votolato, Attleboro MA 34.14 other teams in seven-, eight- or nine-board matches. 27 Frederick Upton, Van Nuys CA; Stephen Woelfer, West Hills CA 34.02 Team A sits North-South at Table 1 and East-West at 28 David Dodgson, Lansdale PA; Thomas Salter, Hatfield PA 33.97 Table 2 while Team B sits East-West at Table 1 and 29 Frank Amrine - Jo Ellen Amrine, Louisville KY 33.64 North-South at Table 2. The results are compared and 30 William Howard, Green Valley AZ; Edward Helpert, Tucson AZ 33.35 scored by International Match Points (IMPs). 31 Michael Lieberman, Cambridge MA; Reid Barton, Arlington MA 31.19 Pairings for the first round are random. Pairings 32 Yan Zhang, Chicago IL; Michael Thvedt, Minneapolis MN 30.30 for succeeding rounds are determined by a team’s 33 Stephen Zenk, Maryland Hts MO; Thomas Shedlock, Danville IL 29.98 win-loss record or Victory Point total. 34 Brian Zaugg - Liliana Diaconescu, Burien WA 29.58 35 Vladimir Oudalov, Waukesha WI; Stanley Weiss, Livingston NJ 29.52 International Match Points (IMPs): the most 36 Brian Weikle, Robbinsdale MN; William Cummings, Monticello MN 29.21 common method of scoring Swiss Team matches. 37 Martina Kelley - Michael Kelley, Lake Zurich IL 28.69 Scoring example: if Team A scores plus 620 for 38 Glen Perry, Voorheesville NY; Richard Bobilin, Fonda NY 27.17 bidding and making 4♠ on a particular deal and Team 39 Brian Cummins, Cordova TN; Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR 27.04 B scores only plus 170 (they didn’t bid the game), 40 Michael Boreson, Missoula MT; Terry Wolfe, Clinton MT 24.92 the difference is 450, which converts to 10 IMPs. The 41 Polly Siegel, Los Altos CA; Kevin Schoenfeld, Pleasanton CA 23.54 IMP chart is shown on the inside of your convention 42 Robert Fisk, Cincinnati OH; Steve Callaham, Woodstock GA 22.85 card. 43 Pawel Hanus, Carrollton TX; Bogumil Knypinski, N Richland Hill TX 22.33 Victory Points (VPs): a method of scoring 44 Toni Kimmel - Chris Kimmel, Vincennes IN 22.26 Swiss Team matches. After the scores are compared 45 Steve Hubbell, Mountain View CA; Michael Hughes, San Jose CA 21.80 46 Kay Jones, The Villages FL; Geoff Jones III, Orlando FL 20.94 and converted to IMPs, the IMP total is converted 47 Gloria Tsoi, Somerville MA; Kim Eng, Issaquah WA 20.91 to Victory Points. A team’s VP total may be used to 48 Katelin Yates, Erie CO; Paul Haynes, Boulder CO 20.71 determine its next opponents and its final standing. 49 James Nunn, Chesterfield MO; Jerome Shen, Saint Louis MO 20.53 Side Game Series: a series of single-session pair 50 J Ann Bouchard - Jeanie Pearson, Columbia MO 20.51 games that pay red points. These series include at 51 Fred Johnston - Cory Perkers, Chicago IL 20.05 least three sessions and may have as many as six. You 52 Stephen Birnbaum - Bob Butterfield, Dallas TX 19.83 may play in as many sessions as you like, but only 53 Allen Rew, Independence MO; Keith Smith, Lees Summit MO 18.13 pairs who play in at least two sessions are eligible for 54 Kimberly Music, Lewis Center OH; Cenk Tuncok, Amesbury MA 17.74 overall gold points. Your best two sessions are used 55 Ben McKown Jr - Stephen Kishner, Metairie LA 15.85 for determining overall winners. 56 Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY; Susan Scheinerman, Melville NY 15.42 57 Francine Moring, Columbia SC; Betsy Stanton, Hartsville SC 14.76 Flighted pairs: When flighting is used, the 58 Arthur Giovannangeli, Dublin NH; Lawrence Cheetham, Bedford NH 14.59 field is divided by expertise or experience or both 59 Michael Shaw - Terry Visentin, Winnipeg MB 14.26 into several separate games. Flight A (“unlimited 60 Regina Sooey - Bill Page, Jacksonville FL 12.80 masterpoints”) will be open to all players while the 61 Genadiy Hirscht, Albion MI; Stephen Rosenquist, Homer MI 12.60 remaining flights will be limited. Flight B might be 62 Michael Creager, Brecksville OH; John Bacon, Shaker Heights OH 12.55 0-500 MPs or 0-1000 MPs while Flight C might be 63 Dave Chipman - Jerry Sloan, Lawrence KS 12.30 0-300 or 0-500. 64 Valerie Vaughan - Martin Deneroff, New York NY 11.11 Each flight is scored individually, and 65 Ulla Sattinger - Michael Sattinger, Slingerlands NY 10.26 masterpoint awards are made for each flight. 66 Kerry Cotterell, Clifton Park NY; Bruce Williams, Medford Lakes NJ 8.93 The masterpoint holdings of the players 67 Michael Saltzman, Naperville IL; Donald Prior, Key Biscayne FL 8.78 68 David Stevens - Mark Daily, Charleston IL 8.29 determine their flight. If one player is quite expert 69 Renae Gunstone-White - Tim White, Mercer Island WA 7.76 while his partner is new to the game, the pair must 70 Charles Young - Patrick Moos, Peoria IL 7.40 compete in Flight A. 71 Trevor Lumb, Atlanta GA; Ronald Francey, Corpus Christi TX 3.71 In flighted events, you may play up but not down. 72 Larry Kaddatz - Linda Smith, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 3.65 That means you may play in Flight A or Flight B 73 Craig Snowden, Fort Collins CO; Thomas Didelot, Hartford WI 2.55 even if your masterpoint holding qualifies you for 74 E Hale, Rolla MO; Leslie Powell, South Hill VA 2.04 Flight C. Conversely, you may not play in Flight B or 75 Ann Morin, Park City UT; Max Aeschbacher, Salt Lake City UT 1.61 Flight C if you are a Flight A player. 76 Julian Wachs - Elizabeth Wachs, Chapel Hill NC 1.21 Stratified pairs: The idea is to compete against 77 Alan Hierseman, Prairie Village KS; Ellen D’Amato, Kansas City MO 0.91 everyone but to be ranked only with your peers. 78 Howard Balfour, Park Forest IL; Claire Murvihill, Chicago IL 0.00 Each pair is assigned a stratum or “strat” based on the masterpoint holding of the partner with more masterpoints. Example: A = 1000+ masterpoints; B = 300- 1000; C = 0-300. Thus, the most experienced players are placed in Strat A, intermediate players in Strat B and less experienced players in Strat C. Masterpoints are awarded for placings in all strats but gold points are awarded only in A and B. continued on page 13 Daily Bulletin Friday, March 22, 2013 Page 13

WHITEHEAD WOMENS PAIRS 26.0 Tables Terminology 1 Yiji Starr, Wayland MA; Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 1497.00 continued from page 12 2 Nancy Passell, Plano TX; , Dallas TX 1409.50 The game proceeds normally; the difference 3 Irina Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL; Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA 1383.10 comes when the scores are tabulated and ranked. 4 Cindy Bernstein, Matthews NC; Sally Wheeler, The Woodlands TX 1362.87 In a three-strat game, the scores are ranked three 5 K Fung - Susan Culham, Edmonton AB 1332.00 6 Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; Shawn Stringer, Silver Spring MD 1321.12 times. The first ranking is done as in a regular open 7 Mildred Breed, Austin TX; Karen Snyder, Spicewood TX 1317.14 game. These are the Strat A results. 8 Lynne Feldman, San Diego CA; Chris Benson, Le Roy IL 1313.60 If a B or C pair does well in this ranking, they 9 Carole Miner, Rochester MN; Cynthia Balderson, Eden Prairie MN 1312.00 receive full credit for that performance. It is not 10 Kathy Baum, Germantown TN; Peg Waller, Eden Prairie MN 1307.87 all that uncommon for a Strat C pair to place first 11/12 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; , New York NY 1298.87 overall, and they receive the full masterpoint award 11/12 Mary Savko - Ellie Hanlon, Tequesta FL 1298.87 for that game. 13 Leora Dubrovsky, Howell NJ; Donna Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 1288.00 Note: A pair is eligible for only one set of 14 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Carlyn Steiner, Seattle WA 1286.00 masterpoint awards and automatically receives the 15 Sylvia Shi, Baltimore MD; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY 1284.37 highest award. 16 Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY; Rhoda Kratenstein, Delray Beach FL 1272.78 17 Gail Bell, King of Prussia PA; Rhoda Prager, Boca Raton FL 1270.00 The second ranking compares the scores of only 18 Terry Currie, Houston TX; Shawn Quinn, Sugar Land TX 1269.00 the B and C pairs; the scores of the Strat A pairs are 19 Joanne Weingold, Boca Raton FL; Jan Assini, Aurora OH 1260.02 eliminated. Once again, if a C pair does well, they 20 Gerrianne Mason, Crossville TN; Dot Blue, Nashville TN 1260.00 receive points for their finishing position in the Strat 21 Linda McGarry, Stuart FL; , Kensington CA 1256.00 B results. 22 Barbara Sartorius, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL 1247.50 The third and final ranking compares the scores 23 Heather Cutting, Portola Valley CA; Kathleen Harper, Woodside CA 1240.41 of only the C pairs; all the scores of the Strat A and B 24 , Austin TX; Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA 1234.00 pairs are eliminated. 25 Susan Picus - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 1232.97 Strati-flighted pairs: The top group plays in a 26 Carolyne Fox, Manvel TX; Georgiana Gates, Houston TX 1229.00 game of their own (Flight A). The rest of the field in 27/28 Cecilia Rimstedt, 43335 Partille Sweden; Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL 1220.50 27/28 Marsha McElroy, Davenport IA; Margi Dyer, Mayfield KY 1220.50 divided into strats and plays as in a regular stratified 29 Dana Berkowitz, New York NY; Bronia Jenkins, Vero Beach FL 1218.50 pairs. 30 Tania Reyes Hiller, Shrub Oak NY; Nancy Molesworth, White Plains NY 1217.60 There can even be stratification within Flight A, 31 Stella Rainey - Libby Fernandez, Tuscaloosa AL 1216.10 frequently called Flight A/X. Flight A may be listed 32 Diane Shannon, Saratoga CA; Lynn Shannon, Los Gatos CA 1215.50 as 3000+ MPs while Flight X may be listed as 0-3000 33 Debra Romero, Clarkson Valley MO; Peggy Wald, Chesterfield MO 1213.72 MPs. 34 Theresa Venhuis, Denver CO; Meg Myers, Beaverton OR 1210.78 Rookie, masterpoints, stratified pairs -- these 35 Jo Anne Newby, Knoxville TN; Patricia Jankovic, Alcoa TN 1209.00 terms may be confusing to new members of the 36 Chantal Dube - Josette Levesque, Montreal QC 1207.50 37 JoAnn Sprung, Las Vegas NV; Betty Ann Kennedy, Shreveport LA 1203.87 American League. Here’s a list of 38 Rozanne Pollack, New York NY; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL 1202.50 terms and their meanings: 39 Vonnie Lavender, Burke VA; Ann Lindley, Gaithersburg MD 1200.00 Masterpoints: the unit which measures bridge 40 Linda Leedy, Zionsville IN; Charlene Lutz, Indianapolis IN 1199.28 achievement in competition. Masterpoints are 41 Anne Brenner, Denver CO; Kitty Cooper, Lakeside CA 1193.36 awarded at ACBL clubs and tournaments in amounts 42 Toby Bassett, Lafayette LA; Jean Talbot, Metairie LA 1190.99 proportional to the size and classification of the event 43 Ljudmila Kamenova, South Setauket NY; Sylvia Caley, Montreal QC 1188.00 and the rating of the club or tournament. 44 Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Lynn Baker, Austin TX 1173.78 Black points: awarded at club games. Some 45 Cheryl Schneider, Westerville OH; Anita Torrence, Bexley OH 1171.50 special club games award red, gold or silver points. 46 Gloria Spitzer - Linda Leinicke, Saint Louis MO 1170.00 Silver points: awarded for sectional firsts 47 Linda Marshall, Bethesda MD; Pam LaShelle, Round Rock TX 1168.09 48 Kathy Rolfe, Lake Winnebago MO; Phyllis Siegel, Ballwin MO 1167.00 and overall placing at sectional tournaments. Also 49 Pamela Nisbet, Ottawa ON; Mickie Chambers, Atlanta GA 1162.00 awarded at Sectional Tournaments at Clubs (STaC). 50 Terry James, Upper Arlington OH; Toni Bales, Pickerington OH 1160.37 Red points: awarded for section placements at 51 Linda Spangler, Ft Worth TX; Carol Schoenhals, Lubbock TX 1158.20 regional tournaments and NABCs. Also awarded at 52 Carol Schaffer, Saint Louis MO; Nell Schneider, Chesterfield MO 1155.50 clubs for special events such as the qualifying rounds of the North American Open Pairs and the Grand National Teams. More predictions from F & F Gold points: awarded for section firsts and overall placing in regionally rated events that have no Fresh from the spa comes our new Vanderbilt Flora: Amoils vs Monaco. Monaco is awfully upper masterpoint restrictions. pickers, Flora and Fauna. They may be a little baudy, good and playing well, but that is offset by that sweet Gold points are also awarded for sectional firsts but they sure know their teams: Bessis boy on Amoils. My heart says yes, but my and overall placing in regional events of two or more Flora: My Goodness, all of my Girls went south, soul says no. Au revoir, Thomas. Til we meet again. sessions that have a masterpoint limit of 750 or more so I have to look north. Lots of Canadian boys still Another Canadian goes with him. points. left, starting with Grainger. There is that cute Lee boy Fauna: I am crushed by 1 IMP. My heart is One gold point is awarded to section winners on the team; but Fleisher, while boring, will prevail. shattered. Oh, Norby, I needed you. Alas, Rosenthal in the annual ACBL Instant Matchpoint Game in Fauna: You want cute, I have all sorts of Dutch awaits Nickell, the victor of this brutal match. If sections of seven or more tables. boys and that very eligible Zagorin boy. I do not Rosenthal can stay in the boat for the first half, those In addition, new players may now win gold know what to make of those other Canadians on the Swedes will have their way with the Empire. Doesn’t points in their own NABC events: 1.50 gold in the Huang team. They keep defying the odds. Maybe that Johan boy have the prettiest smile? With a National 199er Pairs at the Summer NABC and 1.00 they just do not know they are supposed to lose. The Canadian coach, all matches have a Canadian rooting gold in the National 99er Pairs at the Fall NABC (the Chinese pair is strong and is motivating them. But I interest remainder of the award is in red points). love those Dutch boys and their little caps so I must A major source of gold points is the Bracketed be true to them. Knockout Teams. The overall awards for the top

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[email protected] Page 14 Friday, March 22, 2013 Daily Bulletin brackets are all gold while the lower brackets may SILODOR OPEN PAIRS receive a percentage of gold points and the remainder 65.0 Tables in red points. 1 Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL; Jim Foster, Birmingham AL 174.87 Platinum points: awarded for NABC+ events. 2 John Hurd, New York NY; Spencer Hurd, Meigs GA 156.32 Barry Crane Top 500 race: This trophy is 3 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 155.69 4 Robert Lebi, Toronto ON; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA 153.80 presented to the ACBL player who wins the most 5 Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY; Ahmed Hussein, Cairo Egypt 148.53 masterpoints during a calendar year. Originally the 6 Michael Moss, New York NY; Tom Hanlon, Dublin 6 Ireland 144.06 McKenney Trophy, it was put into play by William E. 7 Nicholas Fitzgibbon, Dublin 24 Ireland; Adam Mesbur, Dublin 14 Ireland 127.56 McKenney, ACBL executive secretary. It was known 8 Frank Bakkeren - Laura Dekkers, Netherlands 126.41 as the McKenney Trophy from 1937 to 1981. 9 Michal Nowosadzki, Weyheriwi 84-20 Poland; Pawel Jassem, Poland 126.33 The list was expanded to include the top 500 10 Dale Johannesen - Lynn Johannesen, Saratoga CA 124.94 players in 1982 and called the Top 500 from 1982 11 Marion Michielsen, Rotterd Netherlands; , Amsterdam Netherlands 122.30 to 1985. It was renamed the Barry Crane Top 500 in 12 Craig Ganzer, Brooklyn NY; Ludmila Antonova, San Francisco CA 113.88 1986. 13 Marin Marinov, New York NY; David Yang, Darien IL 112.96 Crane, who was murdered in July 1985, was 14 Jesus Arias - Michael Polowan, New York NY 110.56 15 Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; John Diamond, Boca Raton FL 109.72 the ACBL’s top masterpoint holder at that time and 16 Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL 108.76 was acknowledged by his peers to be unequaled as a 17 Robert Giragosian, Bakersfield CA; Larry Robbins, Deerfield IL 107.53 masterpoint winner and a matchpoint player. 18 Eileen Cripps, Madison WI; Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI 106.70 Mini-McKenney races: In 1974 the ACBL 19 Sabino Blujas, Buenos Aires Argentina; Pablo Ravenna, Buenos Aires 14 Argentina 106.20 Board of Directors voted to recognize masterpoint 20 Danny Sprung - Paul Lewis, Las Vegas NV 105.35 achievements among player below the rank of Life 21 Don Stack, Overland Park KS; Mike Aliotta, Edmond OK 104.19 Master. The Bridge Bulletin recognizes leaders 22 Scott Levine, New York NY; Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY 100.17 ACBL-wide. At the unit level, winners in each 23 Brad Carmichael, Kansas City MO; Jeffrey Miller, Naperville IL 99.99 category receive recognition and special medallions. 24 Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL; , Memphis TN 92.71 All points won during a calendar year are 25 Robert Sartorius, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA 92.46 26 Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Shelly Dunietz, New York NY 89.73 counted in these races. 27 Ray Miller, Seattle WA; Chris Moore, Bellevue WA 87.83 Helen Shanbrom Ace of Clubs contests: This 28 Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA; Doug Anderson, Quincy MA 87.08 competition was created in 1984 to recognize 29 Bob Klein, Santa Rosa CA; David Neuman, San Francisco CA 86.29 achievement at the club level. Winners are 30 Robert Morris, Houston TX; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 85.38 recognized at the unit level as well as ACBL-wide. 31 Patrick Dunn, Bellevue WA; Michael Yuen, Vancouver BC 84.27 Points won only at the club level -- excluding 32 , Jupiter FL; Jill Levin, Henderson NV 83.71 33 Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA; Leo Bell, Long Beach CA 77.14 continued on page 15 34 Alejandro Bianchedi, Buenos Aires Argentina; Joaquin Pacareu, Santiago Chile Chile 76.97 35 Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; David Bakhshi, London England 76.77 36 Victor King, Hartford CT; Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT 74.99 St. Louis Bridge 37 , Palm Bch Grdns FL; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 73.69 Center To receive the discount, pick up a Macy’s pass The St. Louis Bridge Center at the registration desk, at the concierge desk was founded as or at the store. a not-for-profit organization dedicated to training and educating the bridge-playing community. To achieve this goal, the Center offers formal training programs for students at all levels by an experienced group of teachers. The Center also offers daily bridge games for players at all levels to continue to learn the game and master their skills. After each game, players have access to hand records and hand-by-hand results to use in studying and improving their knowledge of the game. We are located conveniently in the heart of St. Louis at 8616 Olive Blvd., just east of Interstate 170. Learn more about us at www.stlouisbridge.org or phone 314-569-1430. We opened our brand new facility on Oct. 1, 2012. This facility includes more than 7000 square feet of playing space, up to 70 tables, a training and resource center, state-of-the-art electronics and media, including four flat-panel monitors, a kitchen, large and well-lit parking, accommodations for players with physical disabilities, plenty of handicapped parking and much more. We have regular games every day of the week and many weekly opportunities for “special games.” Mondays: 10 a.m. Open; 10 a.m. 199er; 6:30 p.m. Open Tuesdays: 10 a.m. Open; 2 p.m. 49er; 6:30 p.m. 299er Wednesdays: 10 a.m. Open Thursdays: 10 a.m. Open; 10 a.m. 199er; 6:30 p.m. Open Fridays: 10 a.m. Fast Pairs; 10 a.m. Open; 6:30 p.m. Open Saturdays: 9 a.m. Open, 1 p.m. Open, 1 p.m. 299er Sundays: 2 p.m. (1st Sun) Swiss Teams; 2 p.m. (2nd Sunday) Board-a-Match Daily Bulletin Friday, March 22, 2013 Page 15

38 Helene Bauman, Arlington VA; Jacqueline Sincoff, Saint Louis MO 71.78 39 Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 71.63 Vanderbilt 40 Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 69.81 continued from page 1 41 John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC 69.39 42 Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Jessica Piafsky, New York NY 69.10 No. 2 James Cayne trailed original No. 47 David 43 Sharon Meng-Horton, Dade City FL; Wayne Eggers, Woodridge IL 68.76 Grainer by 28 with a set to go and mounted a rally 44 Toby White, Des Moines IA; Richard Newell, West Des Moines IA 64.64 in the fourth quarter, but it was too little, too late and 45 Dori Cohen, Woodbury NY; Robert Gordon, Northport NY 62.99 the underdogs advanced with a 146-136 win. 46 Ronald Powell, Santa Clara CA; Greg Loran, Lubbock TX 61.95 Original No. 35 Shan Huang, upset winners over 47 Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Alexander Ornstein, New York NY 61.46 No. 3 John Diamond on Tuesday, clipped the Daniel 48 Jim Russell, Bradenton FL; Edward Spear, Bangor ME 59.55 Korbel squad 153-130. 49 Randall Rubinstein, Brooklyn NY; Marc Sylvester, Edinboro PA 57.20 50 Nicholas Stock, North Vancouver BC; Les Fouks, Vancouver BC 56.80 The other matches were runaways as teams 51 Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA; Christopher Gibson, Beaverton OR 55.91 led by Les Amoils (captain of the winning squad 52 George Krizel, Fstrvl Trvose PA; Albert Shekhter, Brooklyn NY 53.23 in 2012), Ricco van Prooijen, Martin Fleisher and 53 Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD 53.18 Andrew Rosenthal advanced. 54 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 51.88 55 Richard Ferrin, Washington DC; Eugene Kales, Arlington VA 51.82 See Flora and Fauna predictions on page 13. 56 Patrick White, Kirkland WA; Chris Pesce, Seattle WA 51.08 57 Alfred Duncker, Gaithersburg MD; Steven Schatzow, Washington DC 49.77 58 Stephen Stewart, Overland Park KS; Jack Spear, Shawnee Mission KS 49.04 Terminology 59 Jim Reiman, Mansfield OH; Jay Baum, Germantown TN 48.83 continued from page 13 60 Susi Ross, Winter Spgs FL; David Rogers, Pinehurst NC 47.68 61 George Klemic, Bensenville IL; Danning Dong, Chicago IL 47.24 62 Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 46.80 the North American Open Pairs, the Grand National 63 John Zilic, Houston TX; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 46.52 Teams and STaCs -- are counted in these races. In 64 Jurek Czyzowicz, Gatineau QC; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 44.25 2011, the contest was named for Helen Shanbrom, 65 Mark Leonard, Long Beach CA; Kevin Fay, Columbia MO 43.16 who, as of that year, had won her category of the Ace 66 Jay Whipple III, Boca Grande FL; Ed Schulte, Tampa FL 42.14 67 Kenneth Bland, Saint Louis MO; Richard Haacke, Olivette MO 41.27 of Clubs for 19 of the previous 22 years. 68 Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 41.20 Masterpoint races: ACBL recognizes the 69 Carolyn Bryan - H Wendell Williams, Oklahoma City OK 39.81 players who win the most masterpoints in their 70 Gabrielle Sherman, W Long Branch NJ; Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY 39.74 categories during the calendar year. These are the 71 Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 39.46 various categories and the requirements for each 72 Earl Glickstein, Gaithersburg MD; Robert Levey, Bethesda MD 39.04 category at the beginning of a calendar year: 73 Erez Hendelman, New York NY; Herbert Jordan, Miami FL 35.56 Rookie: 0-5 masterpoints 74 Lee Atkinson - Mark Yaeger, Hollywood FL 34.61 Junior Master: 5-20 points 75 John Lusky, Portland OR; Allan Falk, Okemos MI 34.24 Club Master: 20-50 points 76 David Dalrymple, Casper WY; Bryan Howard, Nashville TN 32.76 Sectional Master: At least 50 points, including 77 Zizhuo Wang, Minneapolis MN; Zhuo Wang, Philadelphia PA 31.81 78 John Moser, St Agatha ON; David Baker, Kitchener ON 31.37 5 silver 79 Jean Barry, Livermore CA; Richard Meffley, Fresno CA 31.29 Regional Master: At least 100 points, including 80 David Coles - Dan Parish, Omaha NE 30.50 15 silver plus 5 red or gold 81 Justin Lall - Sheri Winestock, Las Vegas NV 30.43 NABC Master: At least 200 points, including 50 82 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Barry Rigal, New York NY 29.93 pigmented points of which 5 must be gold, 15 must 83 Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA; B Horiguchi, Gardena CA 29.74 be red or gold and 25 must be silver 84 Don Piafsky, Toronto ON; Fred Hoffer, Montreal QC 29.50 Life Master: 300-500 points including 50 black, 85 Marvin King, Creve Coeur MO; Arbha Vongsvivut, Godfrey IL 29.48 50 silver, 25 gold and 25 red or gold 86 Ann Borgschulte, Lexington MA; Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA 28.29 Bronze Life Master: 500-1000 points 87 David Rosenberg, Jackson Heights NY; Allen Kahn, New York NY 27.63 Silver Life Master: 1000-2500 points 88 Alan Kleist, Cheverly MD; Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL 25.20 89 Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY; Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY 24.20 Gold Life Master: 2500-5000 points 90 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL 24.04 Diamond Life Master: 5000-7500 points 91 , Puszczykoud Poland; Marcin Mazurkiewicz, Poland 23.66 Emerald Life Master: 7500‑10,000 points 92 Ron Ashbacher, Lead Hill AR; Gen Geiger, Sarasota FL 22.70 Platinum Life Master: 10,000 points, but no 93 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Tadashi Yoshida, Tokyo Japan 21.96 North American Bridge Championship 94 Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC; Robert Cappelli, Bloomfield MI 21.82 Grand Life Master: 10,000 points and a North 95 Karl Zaman, Strongsville OH; Bernie Greenspan, Beachwood OH 21.35 American Bridge Championship or its equivalent 96 Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; Mark Gordon, Purchase NY 21.29 Youth: age 19 and younger 97 Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY; Joan Brody, Morristown NJ 20.72 Junior: age 25 and younger 98 Bin Liang, Fremont CA; Richard Chan, Markham ON 18.84 Sectional: points won only at Sectional 99 Jim Johnsen - Paul Darin, San Diego CA 18.71 100 Charles Malcolm - Marti Malcolm, Topeka KS 18.35 tournaments 101 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Buddhadeb Biswas, Lexington MA 16.93 Senior: 55 years or older, points won only in 102 Roger Johnson, Sarasota FL; Natalie Bassil, Boston MA 16.44 Senior events 103 Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT; , New York NY 15.70 Online: points won only in online play 104 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Jay Borker, Greenwich CT 15.44 Richmond Trophy: awarded to the Canadian 105 Roger Lord, Saint Louis MO; Chester Johnson, Chicago IL 14.70 Bridge Federation member who wins the most points 106 Daniel Neill, Lexington KY; Jason Rotenberg, Ridgefield CT 13.72 in a calendar year. 107 Rai Osborne, Anaheim CA; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 13.63 108 Runar Lillevik - Ovind Ludvigsen, Oslo Norway 13.25 109 William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Dave Swarthout, San Antonio TX 11.69 110 Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA; Chris Larsen, Laguna Woods CA 8.54 111 Donald Croysdale, Menomonee Falls WI; Maya Altarac, Teec Nos Pos AZ 8.00 112 Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA; Sidney Brownstein, Santa Monica CA 7.23 113 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA 7.17 114 Dennis Newman, Scarsdale NY; Donald Spaulding, Mountain View CA 6.89 115 Dan Morse, Houston TX; , Dallas TX 6.81 116 Michael McNamara, White Plains NY; William Ehlers, Madison NJ 6.76 117 Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV; James Krekorian, Pensacola FL 6.13 118 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Steven Love, Laguna Niguel CA 5.86 119 Weishu Wu, Irvine CA; Bo Liu, Santa Ana CA 5.72 120 En Xie, Saint Louis MO; Randy Baker, St Louis MO 3.84 121 Randy Corn, Kirkland WA; Donald Mamula, Mill Creek WA 3.57 122 Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI; Norman Bolton, Beverly Hills MI 3.21 123 Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC; Martin Johnson Jr, Folly Beach SC 3.10 124 William Pollack, New York NY; Mark Feldman, Austin TX 2.78 125 Lorraine Cable, New York NY; Matthew Dyer, Chicago IL 2.41 126 Cathy Nathan - Marc Nathan, New York NY 2.24 127 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 1.16 128 Craig Zastera, Woodinville WA; Sun-O Ho, Redmond WA 0.43 129 Hector Camberos, Charlotte NC; Pablo Lambardi, Buenos Aires 10 Argentina 0.21 130 Michael Richey, Springfield VA; James Geist, Olney MD 0.00 Page 16 Friday, March 22, 2013 Daily Bulletin

A look back Well-played deals from the 2007 Spring NABC of sound bidding) found a way to avoid trouble; she 10, cashes the ♣K, pitching a spade from dummy. in St. Louis. passed the North hand! Partner Dick Katz found a Next comes the ♠A K and a spade ruff with dummy’s Bid ‘em up, play ‘em up (2007) way to get back in trouble. (Reader, add your own ♥A. Now he ruffs another diamond to hand with the By Barry Rigal parenthesis here about bidding styles.) He opened the ♥8, and in the three-card ending, he exits with his Board 3 of the afternoon Silodor Open Pairs South hand 1♥ and the auction proceeded: losing spade. With the ♥K J left, he can claim the last saw a deal (here rotated) where North–South would two tricks. This line requires nothing more than the appear to be due to get in trouble: Granovetter Katz ♥Q onside. Dlr: West ♠ 10 7 3 Pass 1♥ At the table I was watching, I saw Giorgio Vul: N–S ♥ A 4 2♦ 2♠ Duboin and Roy Welland defending 4♥ on the ♦ A J 9 5 4 2 3♥ 4NT auction 1♦–1♥; 2♦–2♠; 3♥–4♣; 4♥–Pass. Minus ♣ Q 6 5♥ 6♥ 680 was going to be a very poor score for them, but ♠ J 8 ♠ Q 6 4 2 Duboin led the ♥7. Declarer made the mistake of ♥ 7 6 ♥ Q 9 3 2 Katz had gotten himself into an awkward spot, going up with the ♥A. (There are positions where you ♦ K Q 10 7 3 ♦ 6 but the advantage of playing hearts as opposed to want to retain high trumps in hand, but this is not one ♣ J 10 9 2 ♣ 8 7 5 3 notrump was that a black loser could be ruffed in of them.) ♠ A K 9 5 dummy. How should 6♥ be played on the ♣J lead? Declarer ruffed a diamond to hand and cashed the ♥ K J 10 8 5 Declarer wins in hand and plays the ♦A and ruffs a top clubs and spades, but when he led a third spade ♦ 8 diamond. East pitches a club, and now declarer needs Duboin ruffed in front of dummy’s ♥4 with the ♥6, ♣ A K 4 to commit himself to the ♥Q being with East (clearly, and now declarer could only get 11 tricks, and that Notrump plays only for 11 tricks, though slam the odds favor this given the diamond break). was an average result. is not without play. Pamela Granovetter (an apostle He leads a club to the queen, a low heart to the

THURSDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1/2 1/2 1 Jacqueline Keenan, Manhattan Beach CA; Carolyn Auge, Jackson WY 57.44% 1 Elizabeth Rice, Madison MS; Helen Taylor, Jackson MS 57.44% 1/2 1/2 Ballard Simmons, Jr - Marilyn Simmons, Fulton MO 57.44% 2 Bill Orrick, House Springs MO; William Lobdell, Des Peres MO 56.25% 3 3 Beverly Wedel - John McReynolds, Bartlesville OK 55.06% 3 Sallie Dillian - Monika Senf, Scottsdale AZ 53.57% 4 Charles Shoham, Madison WI; Michael Reedy, Stoughton WI 52.98% 4 1 1 Patricia Clark, Villa Ridge MO; Debb Keniley, St Louis MO 52.38% 2 Christy Schafly, St Louis MO; Peggy Dozier, St Louis MO 49.40% 3 Ann Lemp - Frank Lemp, St Louis MO 49.11%

TUESDAY/THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SIDE SERIES 6 OF 6 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION U EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Wayne Goddard, Clemson SC; Jaime Villanueva, Greer SC 66.67% 1 1 Robin Ladin - Barbara Harberg, Houston TX 67.83% 2 Peter Morse, North Vancouver BC; Barbara Mackay, Fredericton NB 61.74% 2 2 Gerald Lackner, Graz Austria; Senta Kurschellackner, Unterpremstätte Austria 59.09% 3 Carolyn Sprague - Walter Pease, Anchorage AK 57.58% 3 3 Kay Moran - Donna Compton, Dallas TX 57.52% 4 2 Babak Shafii, Orlando FL; Hilda Fairweather, Niagara Falls ON 51.90% 4 Paula Crabbs - Terry Crabbs, Kansas City MO 54.72% 5 3 1 Virginia Samaras, Red Bank NJ; Doris Woolfenden, Monmouth Beach NJ 51.33% 5 4 1 Dee Craft - Russell Craft, Smith’s Parish Bermuda 53.15% 4 2 Nelson Daigle - Sharon Henry, Metairie LA 50.76% 2 Katherine Hawker - Stephen Hawker, Baltimore MD 49.30%

THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING OPEN 2ND OF 2 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS JJ KK EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Judy Cardin, Bonita Springs FL; Bruce Greenspan, Naples FL 65.58% 1 Bob Gruber - Linda Gruber, Camarillo CA 61.44% 2 Steven Picus, Mequon WI; William Malesevich, Mayville WI 61.44% 2 1 1 Brian Rubenstein - Stewart Rubenstein, Newton MA 58.71% 3 2 1 Thomas Aldrich III, Palatine IL; Gordon Parks, Long Grove IL 59.04% 3 Robert Maier, Morgantown WV; Ala Hamilton-Day, Rose Valley PA 58.28% 4 Brian Trent, Fullerton CA; Penny Wentworth, Villa Park CA 57.84% 4 Jacqueline DeRouin, Okemos MI; William Northrop, Schoolcraft MI 56.75% 5 Jim Wattenbarger - Carroll Frogge, Kansas City MO 57.73% 5 Jackie Thompson, Silver Spring MD; Atsuko Nakamura, Pearland TX 56.10% 6 James Senter - Gale Senter, San Clemente CA 57.63% 6 Curtis Hastings, St Louis MO; Mark Boswell, Chesterfield MO 55.77% 7 Richard Troth, Columbia MO; Ann Brinker Schwall, Houston TX 55.66% 7 2 Clay Cuthbertson, Quincy IL; William Evans, Bonne Terre MO 55.56% 8 Michael Carmen - Norman Athy, Saint Louis MO 54.14% 8 3 Fred Clayton, Carol Stream IL; Gerald Levy, Hoffman Estates IL 54.36% 9 Lance Chamberlain - Greg Caucutt, Rochester MN 53.59% 9 4 Susan Rechter, Saint Louis MO; Carolyn Lewis, Louisville KY 54.03% 3 Steven Goodman - Carol Frana, Overland Park KS 52.61% 2 Aaron Krieser, Saint Louis MO; Mark Behling, Fenton MO 52.51% 4 Steven Early, Newburgh IN; Gloria Bridges, Mount Vernon IN 50.87% 2 Jane Pendley, Tuscon AZ; Kathleen Essma, Kirkwood MO 47.93%

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SILODAR OPEN PAIRS SECOND QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS I J K L O EAST-WEST 1 John Hurd, New York NY; Spencer Hurd, Meigs GA 59.50% 1 Mark Leonard, Long Beach CA; Kevin Fay, Columbia MO 63.91% 2 Marin Marinov, New York NY; David Yang, Darien IL 59.35% 2 Danny Sprung - Paul Lewis, Las Vegas NV 63.37% 3 Brad Carmichael, Kansas City MO; Jeffrey Miller, Naperville IL 59.29% 3 Victor King, Hartford CT; Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT 61.27% 4/5 Allan Stauber, Palm Bch Grdns FL; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 59.11% 4 Patrick White, Kirkland WA; Chris Pesce, Seattle WA 59.67% 4/5 Sharon Meng-Horton, Dade City FL; Wayne Eggers, Woodridge IL 59.11% 5 Michal Nowosadzki, Weyheriwi 84-20 Poland; Pawel Jassem, Poland 59.50% 6 Scott Levine, New York NY; Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY 57.90% 6 Alan Kleist, Cheverly MD; Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL 58.79% 7 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 57.84% 7 Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 58.49% 8 John Moser, St Agatha ON; David Baker, Kitchener ON 57.69% 8 Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; Mark Gordon, Purchase NY 57.07% 9 George Krizel, Fstrvl Trvose PA; Albert Shekhter, Brooklyn NY 56.51% 9 Gabrielle Sherman, W Long Branch NJ; Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY 57.04% 10 Eric Reiher, Longueuil QC; Stephane Reiher, Beloeil QC 56.01% 10 Richard Weiss, Swampscott MA; Robert Lurie, Wayland MA 56.51% 11 Ovunc Yilmaz, Chapel Hill NC; Omer Ekinci, Astoria NY 55.80% 11 David Coles - Dan Parish, Omaha NE 56.30% 12 Jurek Czyzowicz, Gatineau QC; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 55.27% 12 Earl Glickstein, Gaithersburg MD; Robert Levey, Bethesda MD 56.21% 13 Krzysztof Jassem, Puszczykoud Poland; Marcin Mazurkiewicz, Poland 55.21% 13 Marion Michielsen, 3024 AM Rotterd Netherlands; Meike Wortel, Amsterdam Netherlands 56.18% 14 Stephen Stewart, Overland Park KS; Jack Spear, Shawnee Mission KS 53.76% 14 Ann Borgschulte, Lexington MA; Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA 55.06% 15/16 Karl Zaman, Strongsville OH; Bernie Greenspan, Beachwood OH 53.67% 15 Roger Johnson, Sarasota FL; Natalie Bassil, Boston MA 54.91% 15/16 Rod Van Wyk, Alton IL; Milton Zlatic, Saint Louis MO 53.67% 16 Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT; Adam Wildavsky, New York NY 54.82% 17 Rai Osborne, Anaheim CA; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 53.64% 17 Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV; James Krekorian, Pensacola FL 54.53% 18 Adam Parrish, Sandwich MA; Alexander Prairie, Washington DC 53.14% 18 Dori Cohen, Woodbury NY; Robert Gordon, Northport NY 53.82% 19 Kenneth Bland, Saint Louis MO; Richard Haacke, Olivette MO 52.54% 19 Randall Rubinstein, Brooklyn NY; Marc Sylvester, Edinboro PA 53.49% 20 Kirubakara Moorthy, Chennai India; Rajeswaran Rajkumar, Germantown MD 52.51% 20 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA 53.40% 21 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL 52.31% 21 George Klemic, Bensenville IL; Danning Dong, Chicago IL 53.34% 22 John Zilic, Houston TX; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 52.13% 22 Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 52.87% 23 Steve Shirey, Fort Worth TX; Don Lussky, Elmhurst IL 51.92% 23 Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; David Bakhshi, London England 51.95% 24 Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA; Sidney Brownstein, Santa Monica CA 51.80% 24 John Hrones Jr, Needham MA; Bill Irvine, Quincy MA 51.92% 25/26 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Jay Borker, Greenwich CT 51.66% 25 Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Jessica Piafsky, New York NY 51.78% 25/26 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Barry Rigal, New York NY 51.66% 26 Mike Marlin - Sandra Marlin, Versailles KY 51.18% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS F G H M N EAST-WEST 1 Michael Moss, New York NY; Tom Hanlon, Dublin 6 Ireland 65.56% 1 Nicholas Fitzgibbon, Dublin 24 Ireland; Adam Mesbur, Dublin 14 Ireland 62.78% 2 Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL; Jim Foster, Birmingham AL 64.53% 2 Marvin King, Creve Coeur MO; Arbha Vongsvivut, Godfrey IL 60.98% 3 Eileen Cripps, Madison WI; Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI 60.03% 3 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 60.86% 4 Don Stack, Overland Park KS; Mike Aliotta, Edmond OK 59.70% 4 Dale Johannesen - Lynn Johannesen, Saratoga CA 58.43% 5 Craig Ganzer, Brooklyn NY; Ludmila Antonova, San Francisco CA 59.50% 5 Alfred Duncker, Gaithersburg MD; Steven Schatzow, Washington DC 57.63% 6 Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA; Leo Bell, Long Beach CA 59.47% 6 Don Piafsky, Toronto ON; Fred Hoffer, Montreal QC 57.60% 7 Frank Bakkeren - Laura Dekkers, Netherlands 59.29% 7 Ray Miller, Seattle WA; Chris Moore, Bellevue WA 57.54% 8 Susi Ross, Winter Spgs FL; David Rogers, Pinehurst NC 59.14% 8 Burke Snowden, Fort Collins CO; Carl Jones, Chicago IL 57.31% 9 Robert Lebi, Toronto ON; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA 58.55% 9 Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL; Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN 57.22% 10 Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD 58.14% 10 Jenny Wolpert, Jupiter FL; Jill Levin, Henderson NV 56.57% 11 Cathy Nathan - Marc Nathan, New York NY 58.08% 11 Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA; Christopher Gibson, Beaverton OR 56.48% 12 Jay Whipple III, Boca Grande FL; Ed Schulte, Tampa FL 57.72% 12 Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY; Ahmed Hussein, Cairo Egypt 55.92% 13 Helene Bauman, Arlington VA; Jacqueline Sincoff, Saint Louis MO 57.46% 13 Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC; Martin Johnson Jr, Folly Beach SC 55.89% 14 John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC 57.28% 14 Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA; Chris Larsen, Laguna Woods CA 55.86% 15 Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Shelly Dunietz, New York NY 57.10% 15/16 Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY; Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY 55.74% 16 Jesus Arias - Michael Polowan, New York NY 56.57% 15/16 Jim Reiman, Mansfield OH; Jay Baum, Germantown TN 55.74% 17 Robert Giragosian, Bakersfield CA; Larry Robbins, Deerfield IL 56.51% 17 Nicholas Stock, North Vancouver BC; Les Fouks, Vancouver BC 55.65% 18 Michael Cassel II, Roseville MN; Andy Kaufman, Fort Washington PA 55.65% 18 Weishu Wu, Irvine CA; Bo Liu, Santa Ana CA 55.03% 19 Robert Sartorius, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA 55.36% 19 Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL 54.73% 20 Brian De Long, Kingston NS; Denis Murphy, Port Williams NS 55.21% 20/21 Jim Russell, Bradenton FL; Edward Spear, Bangor ME 53.58% 21 Lee Atkinson - Mark Yaeger, Hollywood FL 54.73% 20/21 Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 53.58% 22 Ronald Powell, Santa Clara CA; Greg Loran, Lubbock TX 54.62% 22 Bob Klein, Santa Rosa CA; David Neuman, San Francisco CA 53.52% 23 Leah Newell, Springfield IL; Terry Goodykoontz, Champaign IL 53.14% 23 Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA; Doug Anderson, Quincy MA 53.22% 24 Patrick Dunn, Bellevue WA; Michael Yuen, Vancouver BC 53.02% 24/25 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Buddhadeb Biswas, Lexington MA 53.17% 25 Alejandro Bianchedi, Buenos Aires Argentina; Joaquin Pacareu, Santiago Chile Chile 52.96% 24/25 Judy Hummel - John Dukellis, Colorado Spgs CO 53.17% 26 Corey Krantz, Philadelphia PA; Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ 52.60% 26 Paul McDaniels, Richmond CA; Ben Bomber, Vancouver WA 51.75% RED RIBBON PAIRS 2ND QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS MM NN OO PP QQ RR EAST-WEST 1 Justin Graver, Omaha NE; Jeffrey Buckwalter, Papillion NE 63.86% 1 David Loeb - Maureen Loeb, Heathrow FL 64.08% 2 Robert Cundall, Collinsville IL; Barbara Simpson, Godfrey IL 63.80% 2 Andrea Kutscher - Paul Flanders, Longmont CO 61.54% 3 Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO; Douglas Dorland, Palmer AK 61.22% 3 Phil Michaelson - Denny Penticoff, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 59.63% 4 Brian Weikle, Robbinsdale MN; William Cummings, Monticello MN 59.64% 4 Michael Lieberman, Cambridge MA; Reid Barton, Arlington MA 59.41% 5 Charles Ladiha, Vermilion OH; Philip MacFarlane, Parma OH 59.28% 5 Ben McKown Jr - Stephen Kishner, Metairie LA 59.02% 6 Pawel Hanus, Carrollton TX; Bogumil Knypinski, N Richland Hill TX 59.17% 6 Joyce McMonagle - Lelvin Crowe, Cordova TN 58.90% 7 Frank Amrine - Jo Ellen Amrine, Louisville KY 58.71% 7 Regina Sooey - Bill Page, Jacksonville FL 58.43% 8 Joanne Merry - John Jefferson, Davis CA 58.70% 8 Arthur Giovannangeli, Dublin NH; Lawrence Cheetham, Bedford NH 57.73% 9 Carol Frank, Burbank CA; James Berglund, Okemos MI 57.69% 9 Mary Allen, Peoria IL; Eunice Patton, Bloomington IL 57.28% 10 Robert Shore - Bruce Altshuler, Los Angeles CA 57.21% 10 Valerie Vaughan - Martin Deneroff, New York NY 56.99% 11 Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY; Susan Scheinerman, Melville NY 56.94% 11 John Krueger - Melvin Rueppel, Estes Park CO 56.87% 12 Laurie Carr - Robert Liu, Honolulu HI 56.56% 12 Gloria Tsoi, Somerville MA; Kim Eng, Issaquah WA 56.83% 13 William Howard, Green Valley AZ; Edward Helpert, Tucson AZ 56.04% 13 Robert Hope, Honolulu HI; Bryant Town, Edmonton AB 56.66% 14 Grace Charron, Bradenton FL; Albert Votolato, Attleboro MA 56.03% 14 Frank Bowen - John Bowen, Charlestown IN 56.63% 15 Vladimir Oudalov, Waukesha WI; Stanley Weiss, Livingston NJ 55.94% 15 Glen Perry, Voorheesville NY; Richard Bobilin, Fonda NY 55.73% 16 Kimberly Music, Lewis Center OH; Cenk Tuncok, Amesbury MA 55.78% 16 Fred Johnston - Cory Perkers, Chicago IL 55.66% 17 Polly Siegel, Los Altos CA; Kevin Schoenfeld, Pleasanton CA 55.58% 17 Brian Zaugg - Liliana Diaconescu, Burien WA 55.63% 18 Chuck Ettelson - Jane Ettelson, Saint Louis MO 55.23% 18 Charles Young - Patrick Moos, Peoria IL 55.55% 19 Aaron Mohrman, Seattle WA; Gregory Herman, Bellevue WA 55.18% 19 Jeff Dater, Dallas TX; Rich Brandenburg, Coppell TX 55.38% 20 Jess Jurkovic - Peter Clark, New York NY 54.61% 20 Steve Hubbell, Mountain View CA; Michael Hughes, San Jose CA 55.37% 21 Jonathan Cohn, Omaha NE; Andrew Clements, La Vista NE 54.60% 21 Julian Wachs - Elizabeth Wachs, Chapel Hill NC 54.81% 22 Francis Tseng - Jim Davis, Erie PA 54.21% 22 Jeroen Swinkels, Evanston IL; Charles Alexander, Northbrook IL 54.68% 23 Stephen Birnbaum - Bob Butterfield, Dallas TX 53.97% 23 Steve Ramos, Jr, Seal Beach CA; John Petrie, Long Beach CA 54.45% 24 Robert Fisk, Cincinnati OH; Steve Callaham, Woodstock GA 53.94% 24 J Ann Bouchard - Jeanie Pearson, Columbia MO 54.28% 25 Kay Jones, The Villages FL; Geoff Jones III, Orlando FL 53.85% 25 William Hoffman, Irvington NY; Paul Lewis, White Plains NY 54.12% 26 Toni Kimmel - Chris Kimmel, Vincennes IN 53.77% 26 Craig Snowden, Fort Collins CO; Thomas Didelot, Hartford WI 54.07% 27 Renae Gunstone-White - Tim White, Mercer Island WA 53.65% 27 Frederick Mason - Douglas Dyer, Beckley WV 53.69% 28 Ronnie Frank, Saint Louis MO; Judith Inker, Wellesley Hills MA 53.57% 28 Anant Rathi - Dennis Kriventsov, Austin TX 53.63% 29 Z Kadah, Seattle WA; Randy Field, Dallas TX 53.33% 29 Ryan Connors - Randi Adelman, New York NY 53.61% 30 Frederick Upton, Van Nuys CA; Stephen Woelfer, West Hills CA 53.27% 30 David Dodgson, Lansdale PA; Thomas Salter, Hatfield PA 53.60% 31 Leo Birmingham, Whitney Point NY; Willie Baker Jr, Guthrie OK 52.56% 31 Leon McCarty - Chris Buck, Hurdland MO 53.22% 32 Martina Kelley - Michael Kelley, Lake Zurich IL 52.07% 32 Francine Moring, Columbia SC; Betsy Stanton, Hartsville SC 53.06% 33 Howard Balfour, Park Forest IL; Claire Murvihill, Chicago IL 51.69% 33 Stephen Zenk, Maryland Hts MO; Thomas Shedlock, Danville IL 52.83%

WHITEHEAD WOMENS PAIRS 2ND QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS X Y Z EAST-WEST 1 Rozanne Pollack, New York NY; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL 63.85% 1 Yiji Starr, Wayland MA; Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 66.92% 2/3 Barbara Sartorius, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL 59.91% 2 Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; Shawn Stringer, Silver Spring MD 60.73% 2/3 Leora Dubrovsky, Howell NJ; Donna Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 59.91% 3 Kathy Baum, Germantown TN; Peg Waller, Eden Prairie MN 60.64% 4 Gerrianne Mason, Crossville TN; Dot Blue, Nashville TN 59.57% 4 Lynne Feldman, San Diego CA; Chris Benson, Le Roy IL 60.60% 5 Linda McGarry, Stuart FL; Sally Woolsey, Kensington CA 57.99% 5 Mildred Breed, Austin TX; Karen Snyder, Spicewood TX 58.12% 6 K Fung - Susan Culham, Edmonton AB 57.61% 6 Cindy Bernstein, Matthews NC; Sally Wheeler, The Woodlands TX 57.78% 7 Nancy Passell, Plano TX; Peggy Sutherlin, Dallas TX 57.09% 7 Irina Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL; Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA 57.05% 8 Sylvia Shi, Baltimore MD; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY 56.50% 8 Joanne Weingold, Boca Raton FL; Jan Assini, Aurora OH 56.50% 9 Jo Anne Newby, Knoxville TN; Patricia Jankovic, Alcoa TN 55.85% 9 Linda Marshall, Bethesda MD; Pam LaShelle, Round Rock TX 54.83% 10 Terry Currie, Houston TX; Shawn Quinn, Sugar Land TX 54.91% 10 Carolyne Fox, Manvel TX; Georgiana Gates, Houston TX 54.44% 11 Gloria Spitzer - Linda Leinicke, Saint Louis MO 54.53% 11 Debra Romero, Clarkson Valley MO; Peggy Wald, Chesterfield MO 53.89% 12 Carol Schaffer, Saint Louis MO; Nell Schneider, Chesterfield MO 54.23% 12 Mary Savko - Ellie Hanlon, Tequesta FL 53.85% 13 Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT; Joyce Stiefel, Wethersfield CT 53.59% 13/14 Nancy Wittwer, Falls City NE; Elise Parish, Omaha NE 53.68% 14 Carole Miner, Rochester MN; Cynthia Balderson, Eden Prairie MN 53.03% 13/14 Heather Cutting, Portola Valley CA; Kathleen Harper, Woodside CA 53.68% 15 Cecilia Rimstedt, 43335 Partille Sweden; Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL 52.99% 15 Suzanne Siebert - Jane Dickey, Little Rock AR 53.42% 16 Ljudmila Kamenova, South Setauket NY; Sylvia Caley, Montreal QC 52.69% 16 JoAnn Sprung, Las Vegas NV; Betty Ann Kennedy, Shreveport LA 52.91% 17 Dana Berkowitz, New York NY; Bronia Jenkins, Vero Beach FL 51.79% 17 Gail Bell, King of Prussia PA; Rhoda Prager, Boca Raton FL 52.65% 18 Linda Spangler, Ft Worth TX; Carol Schoenhals, Lubbock TX 51.75% 18 Brenda Bryant, Ferndale MI; Sylwia McNamara, White Plains NY 52.14% THURSDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION AAA EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Missy Ramey - Karen Crebs, St Louis MO 54.58% 1 1 1 Ormond Fleming - Tyler Fleming, Richmond BC 59.17% 1 1 1 Mary Joan Woods, St Louis MO; Nancy Labrier, Saint Louis MO 54.17% 2 Dennis Whitmore - Delaine Boyd, Manchester MO 56.25% 2 2 Heather Harmeyer, Indianapolis IN; Dave West, Winnipeg MB 51.25% 3 2 2 Werner Dresler - Gloria Viverais-Dresle, Sudbury ON 47.92% 3 Linda Myers, Ballwin MO; Kathy Foresman, Saint Louis MO 49.17%

THURSDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Lale Broderson, Lees Summit MO; Sevinch Sokullu, Lee’s Summit MO 66.67% 1 1 1 David Dierkes, St Louis MO; Thomas Stringer, Saint Louis MO 60.42% 2 2 1 Conrad Larkin, Santa Rosa CA; Janet Chapman, Montreal QC 56.25% 2 2 Bill Orrick, House Springs MO; William Lobdell, Des Peres MO 58.04% 3 3 2 Douglas Golden, Severna Park MD; Ruth Shilkret, Arnold MD 52.68% 3 3 2 Judith Wagner - Barbara Constance, Belleville IL 55.65% 4 Linda Langsdorf - Laurie Stern, St Louis MO 52.38% 4 4 Ann Lemp - Frank Lemp, St Louis MO 49.40% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DDD EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Irene Hommert, Kirkwood MO; Marcee Silverstein, Clayton MO 61.37% 1 1 1 John Hindle - Jeff Gosman, Winnipeg MB 56.24% 2 2 2 Beverly Wedel - John McReynolds, Bartlesville OK 55.01% 2 2 Trella Bromley, Jacksonville FL; Jeff Jackson, White Bear Lake MN 56.12% 3 3 Raymond Laythe - Penny Williams, Saint Louis MO 54.10% 3 3 2 Regina Schlueter - Ken Schlueter, Ferguson MO 53.09% 4 Meredith Schainblatt, Clearwater FL; Joan Barzilai, Cleveland Hgths OH 51.19% 4 Diane Cohen, McLean VA; Hank Lavender, Burke VA 52.26%

THURSDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS AFTERNOON SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS X Y Z EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Michael McGuire, Hernando MS 67.92% 1 Claudette Roush - Barbara Grantham, Houston TX 61.24% 2 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC 63.62% 2 Elizabeth Percich, Saint Louis MO; Tom Oppenheimer, Ballwin MO 58.39% 3 1 Laurence Mayer, Overland Park KS; Jack Mayer, Shawnee Mission KS 60.46% 3 Judy Wirtenberg, East Brunswick NJ; Irwin Klugler, Montclair NJ 58.38% 4 2 Susan Pringle - John Pringle, Rio Verde AZ 60.44% 4 William Esberg, Long Branch NJ; Albert Shrive, Dalton PA 58.14% 5 Suzanne St Thomas, Salem OR; C Joan Green, Springfield IL 59.36% 5 Karen Coe, Ewing IL; Susan Davis, Marion IL 56.53% 6 David Drennan, Granite City IL; Gail Hawkins, Ballwin MO 58.27% 6 1 1 Catherine Wright, Rockford IL; Robert Larson, Roscoe IL 56.24% 7 Ned Irving - Greg Frank, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 55.78% 7 2 2 Dinesh Gupta, South Windsor CT; Louis Kaminski, Litchfield IL 56.23% 8 3 Hall Whitaker - William Morgan, Rolla MO 55.24% 8 Sadik Arf, Saratoga CA; Sharon Goldman, New York NY 55.74% 9 Mike Albert - Kathleen Owen, Omaha NE 54.52% 9 3 3 John Maloney, Mahomet IL; Melissa Fitton, Urbana IL 53.88% 10 4 1 Barbara Williford, Raleigh NC; Richard Dixon, Frontenac KS 52.42% 10 4 4 John Peer - James Rowen, Indianapolis IN 51.94% 11 5 2 Jenny Widmer - La McLeod, Charlotte NC 51.84% 11 5 5 Virginia Samaras, Red Bank NJ; Doris Woolfenden, Monmouth Beach NJ 51.72% 12 6 Egon Diekhoff, Maryland Hts MO; Linda Powers, Chesterfield MO 51.61% 12 6 6 Stanley Berkowitz, Delray Beach FL; Diane Berkowitz, Hawley PA 51.59% 13 Lorrie Schramm, Anaheim CA; Verna Baccus, Los Alamitos CA 50.16% 13 7 7 Lynn Vogel - Lynn Smith, Knoxville TN 51.49% 7 3 G. Eric Shugart - Becky Shugart, Lakewood OH 49.09% 8 Joe Black - Lawton Hutchison, Austin TX 51.48% 8 4 Ted Peck, La Crosse WI; Thomas Olson, Madison WI 48.72% 9 Linda Branum - Cookie Spiceland, Loudon TN 50.94% 9 5 Danielle Tremblay, Outremont QC; Denise Roy-Letourneau, Lasalle QC 48.52% 10 D Abraham, Windsor ON; Edmond Douville, Hobart IN 50.45% 6 Karen Land, Keokuk IA; Dixie Horsey, Salem IA 48.50% 7 Melissa Georges, St Louis MO; Anne Albrecht, Saint Louis MO 48.01% Page 18 Friday, March 22, 2013 Daily Bulletin

SILODOR OPEN PAIRS FIRST QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS E J I K L EAST-WEST 1 Sabino Blujas, Buenos Aires Argentina; Pablo Ravenna, Buenos Aires 14 Argentina 64.90% 1 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 63.99% 2 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 62.34% 2 John Hurd, New York NY; Spencer Hurd, Meigs GA 62.51% 3 Robert Morris, Houston TX; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 61.67% 3 Toby White, Des Moines IA; Richard Newell, West Des Moines IA 61.33% 4 Marion Michielsen, 3024 AM Rotterd Netherlands; Meike Wortel, Amsterdam Netherlands 61.53% 4 Howard Parker III, Clements CA; Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 59.01% 5 Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL 61.04% 5 Hector Camberos, Charlotte NC; Pablo Lambardi, Buenos Aires 10 Argentina 58.72% 6 Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; David Bakhshi, London England 59.65% 6 Carolyn Bryan - H Wendell Williams, Oklahoma City OK 57.63% 7 Michael Richey, Springfield VA; James Geist, Olney MD 58.08% 7 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Barry Rigal, New York NY 57.18% 8 David Goldfarb, Houston TX; Jonathan Goldberg, Saint Louis MO 57.42% 8 Marin Marinov, New York NY; David Yang, Darien IL 56.86% 9 Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 56.98% 9 Scott Levine, New York NY; Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY 56.59% 10 Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY; Joan Brody, Morristown NJ 56.82% 10 Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL; Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN 56.43% 11 Jenny Wolpert, Jupiter FL; Jill Levin, Henderson NV 55.89% 11 Ron Ashbacher, Lead Hill AR; Gen Geiger, Sarasota FL 56.17% 12 Jim Russell, Bradenton FL; Edward Spear, Bangor ME 55.74% 12 Lewis Gamerman, Westwood MA; Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY 56.12% 13 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Tadashi Yoshida, Tokyo Japan 55.71% 13 Erez Hendelman, New York NY; Herbert Jordan, Miami FL 55.91% 14 Randall Rubinstein, Brooklyn NY; Marc Sylvester, Edinboro PA 55.49% 14 Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA; B Horiguchi, Gardena CA 55.65% 15 Nicholas Fitzgibbon, Dublin 24 Ireland; Adam Mesbur, Dublin 14 Ireland 55.42% 15 John Zilic, Houston TX; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 55.26% 16 Zizhuo Wang, Minneapolis MN; Zhuo Wang, Philadelphia PA 55.24% 16 Brad Carmichael, Kansas City MO; Jeffrey Miller, Naperville IL 55.20% 17 Daniel Neill, Lexington KY; Jason Rotenberg, Ridgefield CT 54.45% 17 Kenneth Bland, Saint Louis MO; Richard Haacke, Olivette MO 54.21% 18 Jim Johnsen - Paul Darin, San Diego CA 54.31% 18 Stephen Stewart, Overland Park KS; Jack Spear, Shawnee Mission KS 54.03% 19 George Klemic, Bensenville IL; Danning Dong, Chicago IL 54.29% 19 Lorraine Cable, New York NY; Matthew Dyer, Chicago IL 53.63% 20 Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; , Jupiter FL 53.85% 20 Randy Corn, Kirkland WA; Donald Mamula, Mill Creek WA 53.25% 21 H Gordon - Susan Bullard, Lexington KY 53.64% 21 Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA; Mike Cappelletti, Winter Park FL 53.00% 22 Nicholas Stock, North Vancouver BC; Les Fouks, Vancouver BC 53.19% 22 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL 52.11% 23 Roger Lord, Saint Louis MO; Chester Johnson, Chicago IL 52.89% 23 Dennis Spencer, Saint Louis MO; Sanford Becker, Chesterfield MO 52.04% 24 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Steven Love, Laguna Niguel CA 52.52% 24 Allan Stauber, Palm Bch Grdns FL; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 51.87% 25 Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 52.40% 25 George Krizel, Fstrvl Trvose PA; Albert Shekhter, Brooklyn NY 51.83% 26 Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA; Christopher Gibson, Beaverton OR 52.30% 26 Jurek Czyzowicz, Gatineau QC; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 51.83% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS F G H M N EAST-WEST 1 Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; John Diamond, Boca Raton FL 65.57% 1 Robert Lebi, Toronto ON; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA 63.12% 2 Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY; Ahmed Hussein, Cairo Egypt 65.14% 2 Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL; Jim Foster, Birmingham AL 59.99% 3 Dale Johannesen - Lynn Johannesen, Saratoga CA 59.42% 3 Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA; Doug Anderson, Quincy MA 59.68% 4 Bob Klein, Santa Rosa CA; David Neuman, San Francisco CA 59.25% 4 Patrick Dunn, Bellevue WA; Michael Yuen, Vancouver BC 59.52% 5 Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Jessica Piafsky, New York NY 58.84% 5 Jesus Arias - Michael Polowan, New York NY 59.50% 6 Michal Nowosadzki, Weyheriwi 84-20 Poland; Pawel Jassem, Poland 58.66% 6 Richard Ferrin, Washington DC; Eugene Kales, Arlington VA 59.25% 7 Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Alexander Ornstein, New York NY 58.48% 7 Victor King, Hartford CT; Larry Robbins, Deerfield IL 59.04% 8 Jean Barry, Livermore CA; Richard Meffley, Fresno CA 58.16% 8 Frank Bakkeren - Laura Dekkers, Netherlands 58.82% 9 Charles Malcolm - Marti Malcolm, Topeka KS 56.63% 9 Alejandro Bianchedi, Buenos Aires Argentina; Joaquin Pacareu, Santiago Chile Chile 58.55% 10 Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hts IL; Shane Blanchard, New York NY 56.01% 10 Robert Sartorius, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA 58.23% 11 Dori Cohen, Woodbury NY; Robert Gordon, Northport NY 55.87% 11 Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 57.64% 12 David Rosenberg, Jackson Heights NY; Allen Kahn, New York NY 55.55% 12 Craig Ganzer, Brooklyn NY; Ludmila Antonova, San Francisco CA 56.95% 13 John Lusky, Portland OR; Allan Falk, Okemos MI 55.53% 13 Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 56.81% 14 Don Stack, Overland Park KS; Mike Aliotta, Edmond OK 55.46% 14 Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Shelly Dunietz, New York NY 56.15% 15 Ray Miller, Seattle WA; Chris Moore, Bellevue WA 55.46% 15 Michael Moss, New York NY; Tom Hanlon, Dublin 6 Ireland 55.88% 16 Eileen Cripps, Madison WI; Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI 55.44% 16 Mark Shaw, Columbia MD; Martin Graf, Chevy Chase MD 55.03% 17 Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 54.83% 17 Ronald Powell, Santa Clara CA; Greg Loran, Lubbock TX 55.00% 18 David Dalrymple, Casper WY; Bryan Howard, Nashville TN 54.69% 18 Lynne Schaefer, Ellicott City MD; Martha Katz, Burr Ridge IL 54.24% 19 Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC; Robert Cappelli, Bloomfield MI 53.68% 19 Helene Bauman, Arlington VA; Jacqueline Sincoff, Saint Louis MO 53.49% 20 Bryan Delfs, Horn Lake MS; Todd Fisher, Chicago IL 53.20% 20 , Glencoe IL; Henry Nelson, Zelienople PA 53.43% 21 Donald Croysdale, Menomonee Falls WI; Maya Altarac, Teec Nos Pos AZ 52.95% 21 Mark Laken, Glyndon MD; Barry Bragin, Silver Spring MD 53.41% 22 Samantha Punch, Stirling Fk United Kingdom; Stephen Peterkin, Stirling United Kingdom 52.09% 22 John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC 53.29% 23 Danny Sprung - Paul Lewis, Las Vegas NV 52.01% 23 Justin Lall - Sheri Winestock, Las Vegas NV 53.11% 24 Michael McNamara, White Plains NY; William Ehlers, Madison NJ 51.63% 24 Bin Liang, Fremont CA; Richard Chan, Markham ON 53.08% 25 David Fleischer, Alexandria VA; Carole Banks, Silver Spring MD 51.45% 25 Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA; Jim O’Neil, Cupertino CA 52.96% 26 Lee Atkinson - Mark Yaeger, Hollywood FL 51.23% 26 Jon Nance, Springfield MO; Paul Ross, Fair Grove MO 52.78%

RED RIBBON PAIRS 1ST QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS MM NN OO PP QQ RR EAST-WEST 1 Andrea Kutscher - Paul Flanders, Longmont CO 61.41% 1 Katelin Yates, Erie CO; Paul Haynes, Boulder CO 60.61% 2 Jeff Dater, Dallas TX; Rich Brandenburg, Coppell TX 61.20% 2 Joanne Merry - John Jefferson, Davis CA 60.41% 3 Michael Boreson, Missoula MT; Terry Wolfe, Clinton MT 60.54% 3 Laurie Carr - Robert Liu, Honolulu HI 59.93% 4 Ulla Sattinger - Michael Sattinger, Slingerlands NY 60.15% 4 Leo Birmingham, Whitney Point NY; Willie Baker Jr, Guthrie OK 59.15% 5 John Krueger - Melvin Rueppel, Estes Park CO 60.07% 5 Brian Cummins, Cordova TN; Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR 58.91% 6 Ryan Connors - Randi Adelman, New York NY 60.07% 6 Aaron Mohrman, Seattle WA; Gregory Herman, Bellevue WA 58.67% 7 Dave Chipman - Jerry Sloan, Lawrence KS 60.00% 7 Carol Foster - Gary Waldron, Laguna Beach CA 57.83% 8 Steve Ramos, Jr, Seal Beach CA; John Petrie, Long Beach CA 59.77% 8 Phil Michaelson - Denny Penticoff, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 57.45% 9 Yan Zhang, Chicago IL; Michael Thvedt, Minneapolis MN 59.26% 9 Jess Jurkovic - Peter Clark, New York NY 57.26% 10 Jeroen Swinkels, Evanston IL; Charles Alexander, Northbrook IL 57.84% 10 Frederick Upton, Van Nuys CA; Stephen Woelfer, West Hills CA 57.01% 11 Mary Allen, Peoria IL; Eunice Patton, Bloomington IL 57.50% 11 Allen Rew, Independence MO; Keith Smith, Lees Summit MO 56.80% 12 James Nunn, Chesterfield MO; Jerome Shen, Saint Louis MO 57.46% 12 Chuck Ettelson - Jane Ettelson, Saint Louis MO 56.65% 13 Robert Hope, Honolulu HI; Bryant Town, Edmonton AB 56.90% 13 Martina Kelley - Michael Kelley, Lake Zurich IL 56.60% 14 David Loeb - Maureen Loeb, Heathrow FL 56.85% 14 Jonathan Cohn, Omaha NE; Andrew Clements, La Vista NE 55.96% 15 David Dodgson, Lansdale PA; Thomas Salter, Hatfield PA 56.67% 15 Michael Shaw - Terry Visentin, Winnipeg MB 55.51% 16 Stephen Zenk, Maryland Hts MO; Thomas Shedlock, Danville IL 56.23% 16 Robert Cundall, Collinsville IL; Barbara Simpson, Godfrey IL 55.14% 17 Andris Strauss, Abingdon MD; Robert Veidt, Bel Air MD 55.78% 17 Bruce Bengtson, Park Ridge IL; Donald Schramek, Chicago IL 54.98% 18 Joyce McMonagle - Lelvin Crowe, Cordova TN 55.09% 18 Richard Bargar - Terry Kay Bargar, Andover MA 54.95% 19 Alan Hierseman, Prairie Village KS; Ellen D’Amato, Kansas City MO 54.93% 19 Grace Charron, Bradenton FL; Albert Votolato, Attleboro MA 54.28% 20 Genadiy Hirscht, Albion MI; Stephen Rosenquist, Homer MI 54.44% 20 William Howard, Green Valley AZ; Edward Helpert, Tucson AZ 54.04% 21 David Maze - Emily Marcus, Somerville MA 54.07% 21 Penny Lepp - Ray Lepp, Bellevue WA 53.74% 22 Frank Bowen - John Bowen, Charlestown IN 53.82% 22 Robert Shore - Bruce Altshuler, Los Angeles CA 53.67% 23 Rick Holcomb, Malden MA; Alix Taylor, Lincoln MA 53.39% 23 Michael Bodell, Santa Clara CA; Kathryn Shannon, North Vancouver BC 53.66% 24 Brian Zaugg - Liliana Diaconescu, Burien WA 53.31% 24 W Multack, Miami Beach FL; Berton Solomon, Edwards CO 53.42% 25 Larry Kaddatz - Linda Smith, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 53.12% 25 Charles Ladiha, Vermilion OH; Philip MacFarlane, Parma OH 53.37% 26 Bernia Brandstaedter, Winnipeg MB; Eileen Tranquilla, Millville NB 53.00% 26 Carol Frank, Burbank CA; James Berglund, Okemos MI 53.28% 27 Vladimir Oudalov, Waukesha WI; Stanley Weiss, Livingston NJ 52.98% 27 Charles Kelley - Jo Anne Kelley, Pacific Plsades CA 53.19% 28 Ron Combs, Ballwin MO; George Hawley, Florissant MO 52.97% 28 Robert Fisk, Cincinnati OH; Steve Callaham, Woodstock GA 52.97% 29 Toni Kimmel - Chris Kimmel, Vincennes IN 52.96% 29 Justin Graver, Omaha NE; Jeffrey Buckwalter, Papillion NE 52.91% 30 Catherine Gay, Kalamazoo MI; Robert Korten, Frankfort MI 52.52% 30 Margot Stockie, Waterloo ON; Larry Rotman, Ancaster ON 52.72% 31 Glen Perry, Voorheesville NY; Richard Bobilin, Fonda NY 52.48% 31 Kay Jones, The Villages FL; Geoff Jones III, Orlando FL 52.49% 32 Martha Jo Jones - Irby Jones, Gonzales LA 52.33% 32 David Stevens - Mark Daily, Charleston IL 52.27% 33 Kerry Cotterell, Clifton Park NY; Bruce Williams, Medford Lakes NJ 52.16% 33 Stephen Birnbaum - Bob Butterfield, Dallas TX 52.03%

THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING OPEN PAIRS 1ST OF 2 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS JJ KK EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Robert Maier, Morgantown WV; Ala Hamilton-Day, Rose Valley PA 61.87% 1 Richard Troth, Columbia MO; Ann Brinker Schwall, Houston TX 63.29% 2 Alvin Stone - Dee Adams, Memphis TN 61.55% 2 Michael Carmen - Norman Athy, Saint Louis MO 61.66% 3 1 Clay Cuthbertson, Quincy IL; William Evans, Bonne Terre MO 60.24% 3 Steven Picus, Mequon WI; William Malesevich, Mayville WI 58.39% 4 2 1 Susan Marshbanks - G Steve Wheeler, Castle Rock CO 60.02% 4 Richard Brummer, Effingham IL; Thomas Cox, Mount Juliet TN 57.73% 5 James Senter - Gale Senter, San Clemente CA 58.71% 5 Chetan Mody, Greenville PA; Brenda Merkich, Cortland OH 57.30% 6 Curtis Hastings, St Louis MO; Mark Boswell, Chesterfield MO 57.84% 6 1 Fred Clayton, Carol Stream IL; Gerald Levy, Hoffman Estates IL 55.01% 7 Skip Carson, Denver CO; Joan Kushner, Conifer CO 53.38% 7 D Keith Henderson, Birmingham AL; Don Haney, Trussville AL 54.79% 8 3 2 Pat Barnett, Glen Allen VA; Douglas Snow, Paducah KY 52.94% 8 Jim Wattenbarger - Carroll Frogge, Kansas City MO 52.61% 9 Jackie Thompson, Silver Spring MD; Atsuko Nakamura, Pearland TX 51.09% 9 2 Susan Rechter, Saint Louis MO; Carolyn Lewis, Louisville KY 52.40% 4 Aaron Krieser, Saint Louis MO; Mark Behling, Fenton MO 48.58% 3/4 Jan Loftin - William Smith, Lincoln NE 51.31% 3/4 1 Patsy Howell - Anne Knott, Houston TX 51.31% 2 Thomas Aldrich III, Palatine IL; Gordon Parks, Long Grove IL 50.98%

THURSDAY AFTERNOON (TUESDAY-THURSDAY SIDE SERIES GAME 5 OF 6 SESSION) NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UU EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Robert Teel Jr - Jane Teel, Birmingham AL 73.96% 1 Sarah Wiener, Fort Lee NJ; Doree Sobel, Fair Lawn NJ 64.58% 2 Estelle Margolin, Rego Park NY; Arlyne Shockman, Philadelphia PA 60.42% 2 1 1 Elizabeth Stephen, Eastport MI; Patricia Berger, Chesterfield MO 57.21% 3 Terry Crabbs - Paula Crabbs, Kansas City MO 56.60% 3 2 2 Mary Fort - Susan Hall, Saint Louis MO 57.05% 4 1 Elaine Prebonich, New Brighton MN; Judith Holderbach, Stillwater MN 55.29% 4/5 3/4 3/4 Carol Layton, Saint Louis MO; Richard Booker, Columbia MO 54.17% 5 Kay Cohen - Rose Morrison, Saint Louis MO 52.08% 4/5 3/4 3/4 Dee Craft - Russell Craft, Smith’s Parish Bermuda 54.17% 6 2 Suanne Blair, Morehead KY; John Jensen, Maysville KY 51.39% 6 Elizabeth Ghrist - Lucy Terrill, Houston TX 52.72% 7 Richard Friedman, Greenwood Vill CO; Jan Ratliff, Highland Park IL 51.12% 7 5 Bill Carson, Ltl Switzrlnd NC; B Susan Crutchfield, Burnsville NC 49.84% 3 1 Mary Lattan, Carlinville IL; Joanne Bird, Atoka TN 50.70% 4 Katherine Trubey - Edward Banta, Spruce Pine NC 47.05% 2 Carol Lindholm - Kenneth Lindholm, Lakewood Ranch FL 46.53% Daily Bulletin Friday, March 22, 2013 Page 19

THURSDAY MORNING0 49ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION AAA EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Irene Hommert, Kirkwood MO; Susan Lloyd, St Louis MO 60.42% 1 1 Cynthia Fahs - Theodore Fahs, Manchester MO 67.26% 2 2 Barb Liberman - Mary Beth Rodgers, St Louis MO 53.87% 2 Robert Sutton - William Hirtz, Poplar Bluff MO 59.82% 3 Jana Dabney, Chickasha OK; Karen Birck, Wilton CT 53.57% 3 Marilyn Reznik, St. Louis MO; Gail Fischmann, Frontenac MO 56.25% 4 Steve Litwicki, Chesterfield MO; Barrett Taussig, St Louis MO 53.27% 4 Dennis Whitmore - Delaine Boyd, Manchester MO 51.79% 2 1 Jacqueline Keenan, Manhattan Beach CA; Carolyn Auge, Jackson WY 49.40%

THURSDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Lale Broderson, Lees Summit MO; Sevinch Sokullu, Lee’s Summit MO 63.04% 1 1 Judith Biondo, Ballwin MO; Blythe Meisinger, Chesterfield MO 57.99% 2 2 1 Jane Herman - William Herman, Effingham IL 62.80% 2 2 1 Michael Chien - Joan Chien, Lincoln CA 57.74% 3 3 Joseph Butkiewicz, Chesterfield MO; James Nash, Saint Louis MO 62.16% 3 3 Mary Gaines - Debbie Sutton, Saint Louis MO 55.95% 4 4 2 Beverly Wedel - John McReynolds, Bartlesville OK 53.87% 4 4 2 Patricia Ducayet - Edwin Ducayet Jr, Dallas TX 55.78% 5 5 3 Marcia McClurg - Jerry McClurg, Dallas TX 49.74% 5 5 3 Robin Spaulding, Cascade CO; Annette Fudemberg, Saint Louis MO 53.99% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DDD EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Jeanne Netherton, Ballwin MO; Constance Wilson, St Petersburg FL 61.94% 1 1 1 Dorothy Schainker, Creve Coeur MO; Hope Wood, Clarkson Valley MO 61.26% 2 2 1 Judith Lynch, Sarasota FL; Kathy Furgason, O’Fallon MO 58.95% 2 2 2 Judith Wagner - Barbara Constance, Belleville IL 53.99% 3 3 2 Nancy Burke, Saint Louis MO; Katy Mullins, St. Louis MO 55.96% 3 3 Judith Argue - Margaret Lichty, Rochester MN 53.95% 4 4 3 Linda Langsdorf - Laurie Stern, St Louis MO 54.09% 4 4 3 Lou Anne Winters, Clayton MO; Ruth Sobel, Olivette MO 53.90% 5 5 4 Meredith Schainblatt, Clearwater FL; Joan Barzilai, Cleveland Hgths OH 52.14% 5 Wyn Seeley, Iowa City IA; Martha Peterson, Nicholas IA 52.24%

THURSDAY MORNING SIDE GAME 1ST OF 4 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS O P EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Bob Dale, Pensacola FL; Richard Higgins, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 69.17% 1 Robert Korten, Frankfort MI; Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI 67.36% 2 Kerry Holloway, Bloomington MN; Bruce Altshuler, Los Angeles CA 57.22% 2 1 1 John Bowen - Frank Bowen, Charlestown IN 59.44% 3 1 1 Robert Vernia - Janice Vernia, Carmel IN 56.53% 3 2 2 Sheryl McEwan, Reston VA; Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA 58.89% 4 2 Kim Brinkman, Highland Villge TX; Jan Miyake, Oberlin OH 54.86% 4 3 Jeroen Swinkels, Evanston IL; Charles Alexander, Northbrook IL 55.28% 5 3 2 David Maze - Emily Marcus, Somerville MA 54.44% 5 4 Ben Finegold, Saint Louis MO; Wes Burgar, Ann Arbor MI 53.06% 6 4 Phyllis Siegel, Ballwin MO; Jay Shah, St Louis MO 53.75% 6 Peter Cleaves, Sarasota FL; Gay Roach, Nacogdoches TX 52.22% 7 5 3 Pat Barnett, Glen Allen VA; Aloysius Zupancic, Joliet IL 50.83% 7 5 3 Sue Lan Ma, Kirtland Hills OH; Chang-Li Lu, Strongsville OH 51.94% 6 Polly Schoning, Manhattan KS; Dianne Childs, Wamego KS 50.69% 6 Darlene Londeree - Susan Soha, Columbia MO 51.81%

THURSDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS MORNING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS X Y Z EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Marie Sander - Mic Weiss, Saint Louis MO 62.11% 1 David Drennan, Granite City IL; Gail Hawkins, Ballwin MO 61.79% 2 Paul Ivaska, Las Vegas NV; Carol Stewart, Henderson NV 61.79% 2 1 Laurence Mayer, Overland Park KS; Jack Mayer, Shawnee Mission KS 61.75% 3 1 1 Linda Branum - Cookie Spiceland, Loudon TN 59.62% 3 Ned Irving - Greg Frank, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 60.83% 4 2 Joe Black - Lawton Hutchison, Austin TX 58.33% 4 2 Hall Whitaker - William Morgan, Rolla MO 60.33% 5/6 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC 57.34% 5 3 Susan Pringle - John Pringle, Rio Verde AZ 59.44% 5/6 3 2 Danielle Tremblay, Outremont QC; Denise Roy-Letourneau, Lasalle QC 57.34% 6 Paul Chan - Lily Chan, Columbia MO 58.30% 7 4 3 Catherine Wright, Rockford IL; Robert Larson, Roscoe IL 55.41% 7 Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Michael McGuire, Hernando MS 57.69% 8 Sadik Arf, Saratoga CA; Sharon Goldman, New York NY 54.84% 8 4 1 Bob Borengasser, Tempe AZ; Betty Ponzar, Barnhart MO 56.77% 9 5 4 John Maloney, Mahomet IL; Melissa Fitton, Urbana IL 54.77% 9 Lorrie Schramm, Anaheim CA; Verna Baccus, Los Alamitos CA 55.91% 10 6 Colleen McCabe - William Higbee, Madison WI 54.45% 10 5 2 G. Eric Shugart - Becky Shugart, Lakewood OH 54.63% 11 Judy Wirtenberg, East Brunswick NJ; Irwin Klugler, Montclair NJ 53.63% 11 6 3 Ted Peck, La Crosse WI; Thomas Olson, Madison WI 53.88% 12 7 5 Stanley Berkowitz, Delray Beach FL; Diane Berkowitz, Hawley PA 53.53% 12 Mike Albert - Kathleen Owen, Omaha NE 53.35% 13 8 6 Wayne Bardsley - Catherine Bardsley, McLean VA 51.64% 13 7 4 Dinesh Gupta, South Windsor CT; Louis Kaminski, Litchfield IL 52.92% 9 Susan Seitz - Michael Smith, Des Moines IA 49.89% 8 Barbara Harberg - Robin Ladin, Houston TX 52.07% 7/8 D Abraham, Windsor ON; Edmond Douville, Hobart IN 49.64% 9 5 Shirley Ringland, Chesterfield MO; Katie Klingler, Saint Louis MO 51.03% 7/8 Dianne Glick, Saint Louis MO; Doris Schwartz, Chesterfield MO 49.64% 10 6 Reid Fleming, Arlington MA; B Fleming, Independence MO 50.64% 7 Karen Land, Keokuk IA; Dixie Horsey, Salem IA 50.18%

Tomorrow’s Bridge Events Saturday, March 23, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold /player/session ACBL members* Other Friday-Saturday Morning Compact KO Teams 3-4 Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $16 $18 St. Louis Bridge Center Side Game 3rd single session Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $16 $18 Part of the Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $15 Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Stratified Daylight Open Pairs 1-2 Renaissance, Landmark 3 $16 $18 Saturday, March 23, Noon & 7 p.m. VANDERBILT KNOCKOUT TEAMS Semifinals Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $20 Saturday, March 23, 1 p.m. Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 3rd single session America’s Center, Room 232 $16 $18 Saturday, March 23, 1 & 7:30 p.m. 1-2 Q Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $20 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions MACHLIN WOMEN’S SWISS TEAMS 1-2 Q Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $20 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions GOLDER , FLIGHT B 1-2 Q America’s Center, Room 240 No fee Pre-qualification required. 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions PRESIDENT’S CUP NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS, FLIGHT C 1-2 Q America’s Center, Room 240 No fee Pre-qualification required. 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 America’s Center, Room 222 $16 $18 (2500+; 0-2500) Gold Rush 750/300 Pairs 1-2 America’s Center, Room 221 $16 $18 Gold points for 0-750 Don S. Hilleary Memorial Saturday-Sunday Bracketed KO Teams 1-2 America’s Center, Room 224 $16 $18 Continues Sunday at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $15 Saturday, March 23, 7:30 p.m. Stratified Side Swiss Teams single America’s Center, Room 224 $15 $17 Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 4th single session America’s Center, Room 232 $16 $18 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $15 Saturday, March 23, 11:30 p.m. Zip KO Teams single Renaissance, Landmark 5 $12/team/match

Unless otherwise noted, Strati-Flighted and Strati-Flighted Senior events are divided: A/X (3000+, 0-3000); separate from B/C/D (1000-2000, 500-1000, 0-500). Strata breaks for Stratified and Stratified Senior events are: A (2000+), B (750-2000), C (0-750). *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 20 Friday, March 22, 2013 Daily Bulletin

Today’s Bridge Events Friday, March 22, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Friday-Saturday Morning Compact KO Teams 1-2 Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $16 $18 Thursday-Friday Morning Compact KO Teams 3-4 Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $16 $18 Wednesday-Friday Morning Bracketed KO Teams 3rd Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $16 $18 St. Louis Bridge Center Morning Side Game 2nd single session Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $16 $18 Part of the Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series Friday, March 22, 10 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $15 Friday, March 22, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Stratified Daylight Open Pairs 1-2 Renaissance, Landmark 3 $16 $18 Friday, March 22, Noon & 7 p.m. VANDERBILT KNOCKOUT TEAMS Quarterfinals Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $20 Friday, March 22, 1 p.m. Friday-Saturday Side Game 1st single session America’s Center, Room 232 $16 $18 Friday, March 22, 1 & 7:30 p.m. SILODOR OPEN PAIRS 1-2 F Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $20 WHITEHEAD WOMEN’S PAIRS 1-2 F Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $20 BEAN RED RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 F Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $17 Ron Smith Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 America’s Center, Room 221 $16 $18 Friday Compact Bracketed KO Teams 1-4 America’s Center, Room 224 $16 $18 Thursday-Friday Bracketed KO Teams 3-4 America’s Center Room 240 $16 $18 Friday, March 22, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $15 Friday, March 22, 7:30 p.m. A/X Side Swiss Teams single America’s Center, Room 224 $15 $17 B/C/D Side Swiss Teams single America’s Center, Room 224 $15 $17 Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 2nd single session America’s Center, Room 232 $16 $18 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $15 Friday, March 22, 11:30 p.m. Zip KO Teams single Renaissance, Landmark 5 $12/team/match

Unless otherwise noted, Strati-Flighted and Strati-Flighted Senior events are divided: A/X (3000+, 0-3000); separate from B/C/D (1000-2000, 500-1000, 0-500). Strata breaks for Stratified and Stratified Senior events are: A (2000+), B (750-2000), C (0-750). *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.

St. Louis’s Ron Smith honored Ron Smith burst onto the national bridge scene than 27,000 Notice to players in 1973 as part of the runner-up squad in the Grand masterpoints Each player must have an ACBL convention National Teams, Championship Flight. He solidified to his credit. In card filled out and on the table. Please note that his place among the ACBL’s top players in 1979, addition to his other types of convention cards, such as the WBF winning the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs in impressive skill as a bridge or homemade cards that do not fashion with Bobby Levin. player, Smith is sufficiently resemble the ACBL convention card, are Today’s Stratified Open Pairs is named in Smith’s an accomplished not acceptable substitutes. honor. The two-session event is scheduled for 1 p.m. pianist who and 7:30 p.m. has entertained In more than 30 years of competing at high tournament levels, Smith has won six North American goers for years championships and has 12 seconds. in informal He and regular partner Billy Cohen were part of between-sessions a unique foursome that won the Reisinger Board-a- performances. Match Teams in 1987. The team was composed of Originally from St. Louis, Smith was a longtime a gentile (Smith), a Jew (Cohen), a Pakistani (Zia resident of San Francisco before moving to Las Mahmood) and an Indian (Jaggy Shivdasani). Vegas NV. Smith is a Grand Life Master with more