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www.bridge-wcba.com Vol. LII No. 4 Published by Westchester Association December 2010

THE 2011 WCBA .... . WINTER IN WESTCHESTER TOURNAMENT     Friday, January 7 - Bridge Deck 1:30 PM Stratified Open Pairs   1:30 PM 0-200 Pairs . December . 6:30 PM Stratified Open Pairs Wine and cheese for all following the afternoon session. A complimentary buffet will be   served between sessions.     Saturday, January 8 - Riverview (1 Warburton Avenue, Hastings - See directions below) . . 10:00 AM Stratified Open Pairs   1:45-2:00 PM Annual Meeting January 1:45-3:00 PM Lunch (reservation required)   3:00 PM Stratified Open Pairs   6:30-7:30 PM Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres (reservation required) . . Sunday, January 9 - Bridge Deck - Golden Apple XXVIII   11:30 AM Complimentary Bagel Brunch   12:00 Noon Stratified Swiss Teams (1 Session) 4 matches

  All games stratified: 2000+, 750-2000; 0-750 . . All games are $11.00 per person per session Saturday: Morning session plus lunch - $31.00/person   Two sessions plus lunch & cocktails - $40.00/person   Afternoon session plus lunch & cocktails - $35.00/person   For non-bridge players, lunch - $20.00/person For non-bridge players, cocktails - $10.00/person . . Bridge, no meals - $11.00/person/session  February  Please make reservations for Saturday’s games with meals by January 3 with Jill Marshall,   410 Westchester Avenue, Unit #310, Port Chester, New York 10573. Make checks   payable to WCBA. Please check the appropriate lines below. Name: ______Player Number ______. . Address:______  For Players: ___ Morning ($31) ___ Two Sessions ($40) ___ Afternoon ($35)   Non-Players: ___ Lunch ($20) ___ Cocktails ($10) You can also contact Jill via e-mail to [email protected]   . . Directions to Riverview:   From Saw Mill River Parkway (North or South): Take Exit 9, Executive Blvd. Go to 3rd traffic light and make left onto North Broadway (Route 9).   At first traffic light make a right onto Odell Ave. At bottom of hill make a right   onto Warburton Ave and go to end. Riverview is on the left, parking across street. From Route 9 (from North): Double traffic light in Hastings, Warburton Ave. .... . Turn right onto Warburton Ave. and go 1 1/2 miles to Riverview.

the PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE As you read this, my term as President will portion of the tournament both to support counties be winding to a close. It has been a your friends’ achievements and to vote in the ridging tumultuous two years, both for me personally new . B and for bridge in Westchester. The WCBA I am pleased to publicly offer my BRIDGING THE COUNTIES (ISSN 1059-3586) is has had its ups and downs. For all of our congratulations to Sylwia and Mike published (quarterly) four times a year in March, June, September and December by the Westchester success, I credit my wonderful board. For all McNamara, who, with their team (Linda and Contract Bridge Association, 190 East Post Road, the failures I take blame and offer my sincere Robb Gordon, Jo Morse and Warren White Plains, NY 10601. $1 of yearly membership apologies. Oberfield) placed third in the Mixed Swiss fees shall be applied to yearly subscription for the publication. Periodicals postage is paid at White This year’s Master/Non-Master game Teams at the World Bridge Series in Plains, NY. POSTMASTER: Send address changes will take place at the Bridge Deck on Philadelphia. This event is held once every to: Bridging the Counties, 190 East Post Road, White th Plains, NY 10601. December 12 . This is a Unit event, not a four years at different locations around the Bridge Deck event. It is a wonderful world. The achievement is equivalent to

WESTCHESTER CONTRACT opportunity for the Life Masters to support winning a bronze medal in the Olympics. It BRIDGE ASSOCIATION our newer players. I hope all of our Life is so nice to see this pair consistently do well Robin Brown, President Masters will volunteer to play in this playing together. They have really had a tournament. Your expertise is needed and banner year. Editor ...... Jason Fuhrman appreciated. Mike has had many successes at the 21 Alkamont Avenue, Scarsdale, NY 10583 E-Mail: [email protected] We will be starting off the New Year bridge table this year, so I am sure that he Incoming Editor ...... Ellyn Plato E-Mail: [email protected] with our Winter in Westchester (formerly the will be equally successful as the next Closed Westchester) tournament – three fun President of our unit. I hope you will all give www.bridge-wcba.com www.bridge-district3.org filled days of bridge. During this him your full support next year. www.acbl.org tournament, we hold our annual meeting I look forward to seeing you at the STAFF where we honor our new Life Masters and bridge table.

Robin Brown ...... Kassie Munoz our top masterpoint winners in the Unit Marshall Frank ...... Nancy Sahlein Michelle Fuhrman ...... Judy Soley events and elect our new officers and Board - Robin Brown Joan Levy Gerard ...... Joel Sommer members. I hope you will all attend this

Ellyn Plato is taking over as Editor of 3) Regular partners who can appreciate the Bridging the Counties starting with the next psychology of bidding, besides the logic Editor’s issue. First, I would like to welcome her to behind it the position. Secondly, I would like to make 4) Enjoyment from playing bridge a request of all of you - keep contributing 5) Friendships from playing bridge Corner articles to Bridging the Counties for her. 6) The opportunity to write for this magazine Take it upon yourself to volunteer, and don’t 7) The appreciation I have received for doing wait to be asked. this job As I look back on the last 10 years of 8) The fun of working with other columnists Editor’s Corner columns, there were many 9) The freedom I had to write whatever I recurring themes. Interesting hands, wanted to write about in this space conventions, and incidents at the bridge table 10) The word game within the game, which dominate the columns. has in itself also brought me closer with other But what to write for this last column? bridge players Two interesting convention tweaks? Playing For those who don’t understand the last in a 3-2 fit as the result of partner pulling the one, I will explain. It’s a tradition going back wrong card out of the and never many years. Most of the time when I play realizing it? An auction where my first 3 bridge in the evenings, I also am involved in a bids were all cue-bids? competitive word game. Most people I have chosen to eschew all of the usual question the logic of this, as it is distracting. I things in favor of simply making a list of 10 look at it the opposite way. You have to bridge-related things that I am thankful for. overcome distractions and keep your focus. While the list is numbered, it is in no By deliberately creating a distraction and particular order. practicing keeping your focus, it helps you 1) The help I received when I first started as when other distractions occur. Editor from Bob Goldwater and Rich Laufer. See you at the bridge table. 2) Ellyn Plato taking it over from me Jason Fuhrman

Page 2 Bridging the Counties - December 2010 This N’ That From Your District Director

The Northeast was treated to a very special Philadelphia is a wonderful city. Players loved first group of District 3 Goodwill members at this bridge event in October. The World Series of the proximity to inexpensive restaurants tournament. If any of you have suggestions for Bridge Championships was held in Philadelphia including: the Reading Market directly across players deserving of this honor, please get in from October 1-16. Those of you that were the street; Chinatown , an easy 3 block walk; the touch with me at [email protected]. there for some of the time certainly had a great Melting Pot (great fondue); and a super, medium I would like to express my personal sadness bridge experience. The Opening Ceremonies had priced Italian restaurant steps away from the at the passing of Steve Schneer. Steve was a the flag unfurled to Marriott. The ACBL will be running an NABC good friend of mine and Ron. He was an avid mark the opening of the Championships and there in 2012 which I am sure will be one not to bridge player, a lover of the game; he discussed entertainment from the Mummers Polish be missed. all aspects of it as often as anyone would listen American String Band, who march every January This article is being written before we know and played as often as he possibly could. My 1st down the streets of Philadelphia in the results of the NAP District Finals and before condolences to my dear friend Nancy and all of magnificent costumes and full headgear. Then a the results of our Danbury Regional are known their extended families. full buffet followed – food and wine for all. but we are expecting that both will be successful. Both Ron and I wish everyone a happy and There was the spectacular technology - lineups And we are, of course, planning the Hilton Rye healthy New Year. May all your wishes come for team games, what table to go to for pair Town Regional. The schedule is posted on the true. See you at the tables! games and results posted on big screens in many District 3 web site: www.bridge-district3.org. Of locations. Finally to the Closing Ceremony: course we are again running the Golden Joan Gerard, District Director where Sylvia and Michael McNamara were the Opportunity Pairs on Friday; plenty of KOs; recipients of the gift for 3rd overall in the World Bracketed Swiss Teams; Compact KOs, and of Mixed Teams, the Eagles Pep Band performed, course we feature our Newplicate games with a and the WBF flag was rolled up to signify the light complimentary lunch in between for those ending of the Championships. The WBF flag who play two sessions. District 3 appreciates was passed to the Netherlands where the both The Bridge Deck and Hartes Bridge Club , and closing during the Regional and we are hoping to will take place in 2011, followed again by a have a record breaking attendance for our buffet that included great food and wine for all. opening 2011 event. We will be announcing the

Winners from the Change to the Winter in Jane Hill Tournament Westchester Tournament

Friday Morning There is only one change to the Winter in Westchester A B C (formerly the Closed Westchester) Tournament this year. 1 1 Peter Lovisa, William Bovers The complete schedule appears on page 1 of this issue of 1 Roonie Kennedy, Mary Watson Bridging the Counties. Last year, the Unit offered a breakfast on Saturday Friday Afternoon morning before the game. There will not be a breakfast A B C this year. The money that would have gone towards 1 Adam Cohen, Derek Schuelein paying for the breakfast will instead be put into the 1 Sheila Cohen, Judith Seslowe Saturday lunch and hors d’oeuvres. 1 Jacqueline Chang, James Southern The schedule and prices remain the same as last year. There were changes made to the schedule last year, so if Saturday Afternoon you missed it please double check the game times. A B C All sessions of the Winter in Westchester Tournament 1 1 1 Ray Pfeister, Rory Millson are open to anybody who lives, works, or plays bridge in Westchester.

Adam Cohen & Derek Schuelein won the Jane Hill Trophy for the highest percentage game at the tournament.

Bridging the Counties - December 2010 Page 3 Overall Fall STAC Winners

Wednesday AM - results not available yet Thursday Afternoon NLM Hartes’ Club Friday Afternoon NLMs Hartes’ Club A B C A B C Wednesday Afternoon Open Hartes’ Club 1 1 Sheila Cohen, Judith Seslowe 1/2 1 1 Connie & Howard Cohen A B C 2 2 1 Rory Millson, Raymond Pfeister 1/2 Judy Gruenberger, Ellen Tilzer 1 Bernard Schneider & Lawrence Lau 3 3 Eileen Annis, Carolyn Shulman 2 Jan White, Alex Kosseim 3 Peter Nisselson, George Lippman 2 Rebecca Goldfarb, Caryn Levison 3 Barbara Goldberg, Meryl Dinowitz 3 Salie Bloom, Joseph Newman 3 Gail Felsenstein, Jane Swirsky 2 A. Vernes, E. Wasserman

Wednesday Afternoon Open Bridge Deck Thursday Afternoon NLM Bridge Deck Saturday Afternoon Open Bridge Deck A B C A B C A B C 2 Robert Klein, Faye Marino 1 Lois Lenzner, Linda Reavis 1 Laura Brill, Rick Goldstein 2 A. Scuccimarra, W. Sklar 2 Nancy & Stephen Sahlein Wednesday Afternoon NLM Bridge Deck 3 1 Margaret Lynch, Patricia Forhan 1 Susan Sekulow, Jane Silver A B C 2 Sarah Schulman, Minnie Katz 2 Daniel Raz, L. Patrick Calahan 1 Frank Bruni, David Yaspan 3 S. Rothenberg, M. Eichenbaum 3 Neal Rechtman, Steven Lockwood 2 1 1 Estelle Kagle, Rita Goldfluss 3 2 Margie Cohen, Sonia Sasson Thursday Afternoon Inv. Heritage Hills Sunday Swiss Bridge Deck 3 Frances Arrow, Carole Altman A B C A B C 2 Rhoda Phillips, Rita Steinberg 1 1 1 Jackie Berlin, Elaine Perlstein 1 Halina Jamner, David Yates, 3 Edith Unger, Margaret Chase 2 2 2 John Simmons, Nancy Leopold Marjorie Vogel, Dottie Kovel 3 Doris Weiser, Daniel Siesel 2 Tania Reyes Hiller, Susan Duval, Wednesday Afternoon NLM Hartes’ Club 3 3 Guy & Joyce Hochgesang Melissa Baker, Linda Otness A B C 3 Laura Brill, Rick Goldstein, 1 Gary Kellman, Charles Walke Thursday Evening Open Bridge Deck Phyllis Quinn, Janet Lippmann 2 1 1 Diane Mott, Bonnie Riskin A B C 1 Joanne Marks, Alan Green, 3 2 Frankie & Leon Weisburgh 1 1 Susan & Rene Frayman Brad Calcagni, Art Rosenkranz 3 2 Rory Millson, Raymond Pfeister 2 Robin Brown, Martin Barschi 2 Harold & Renee Kelvin, 3 Virginia & Charles Borck 3 2 Jason Fuhrman, Rick Rosenthal A. Buonafede, M. Austin 3 Edward Reilly, Mary Leinbach, Wednesday Evening NLM Bridge Deck Friday Morning Open Bridge Deck Louise Karp, Amalia Ottemberg A B C A B C 1 Randi & Alan Margolin, 1 1 Randi & Alan Margolin 1 1 Ruth Waldman, Lita Block John Grosz, Ricki Gardner 2 2 Denise & Paul Resnik 3 Wendy Sklar, James Maffucci 3 Joanne Frank, Bill Hessberg Monday Morning Open Hartes’ Club Friday Morning Open Hartes’ Club A B C Thursday Morning Open Hartes’ Club A B C 1 Lawrence Lau, Allen Siegel A B C 2 2 Victor Mazmanian, Vivian Wu 1 Elise Luskin, Barbara Loprete 3 3 Susan Drucker, Sondra Eichel Monday Morning Open Bridge Deck 2 1 Gary Kellman, George Lippman 1 Mason Rosenthal, Alan Schwartz A B C 3 Tania Reyes Hiller, Dottie Kovel 2 Byron Nimocks, Khalid Aldoori 3 Genevieve Porti, Richard Lerer

Thursday Morning Open Bridge Deck Friday Afternoon Open Bridge Deck Monday Afternoon Open Hartes’ Club A B C A B C A B C 2 1 A. Scuccimarra, M. Reyman 2 Faye Marino, Richard Laufer 1 Dan Hertz, Art Seelenfreund 3 Caren Schweitzer, John Steefel 2 Neil Littmann, Steven Lockwood 3 Anna Decker, Mindy White 2 Phyllis Ossen, Marilyn Wishnie 3 Ellen Reller, Sara Kaminker Friday Afternoon Open Hartes’ Club Monday Afternoon NLMs Bridge Deck A B C A B C Thursday Afternoon Open Bridge Deck 3 Philip & Rosalyn Silverstein 1 1 1 Volney Taylor, Ray Pfeister A B C 1 Sara Sheperd, Susan Glass 3 Shirley Friedenthal, Robert Zipf 1 Halina Jamner, Ethan Stein 2 N. Burger, C. Greenhouse 2 2 Linda & William Grabel 1 Phyllis Ossen, Sarah Hecht 3 Shirley Friedenthal, Robert Zipf Friday Afternoon NLMs Bridge Deck Monday Afternoon NLMs Hartes’ Club A B C A B C Thursday Afternoon Open Hartes’ Club 1 Lois Lenzner, Linda Reavis 2 Audrey Horowitz, Charles Walke A B C 2 Gloria Shulman, Norma Lorn 3 3 Kathryn Gabler, Melvyn Cantor 2 Ellen Berger, Heidi Klein 3 V. Goldstein, F. Rubinstein 3 1 Edith Halpern, Tory Kane 1 Sonia Sasson, Michael Gorlon (Continued on Page 5) 2 Peggy Schwartz, Mindy White 2 1 Roonie Kennedy, Mary Watson 3/4 Barbara Heller, Rita Lane 3 2 Nola & Stephen Deutsch 3/4 Fran Columbus, Karen Feldman 3 Ray Pfeister, Volney Taylor 2 Jeanne McKenna, Betsy Relyea

Page 4 Bridging the Counties - December 2010 Fall STAC Winners (cont.) Unit Board Nominations

Monday Evening Open Bridge Deck The WCBA nominating committee, consisting of Betty A B C Fleischer, Idelle Katz, Dan Hertz, Joel Sommer and 2 1 Barbara Feldman, Bobby Stayman Chairperson Karen Zuckerberg, offers the following slate 3 2 Tim Baird, Rick Rosenthal of candidates for 2011:

Monday Evening Open Hartes’ Club Officers for one year terms A B C President, Michael McNamara 3 Alan Green, David Katzman Vice-President, Farley Mawyer Secretary, Eileen O’Neill Tuesday Morning Open Hartes’ Club Treasurer, David Huber A B C Directors for three year terms 2 Byron Nimocks, Khalid Aldoori Ellyn Plato, Wendy Sklar, Carole Tunick, Jay Sloofman, Jeff Allen, Judy Soley Tuesday Afternoon Open Hartes’ Club Director (Vacancy Appointment) for one year term A B C 1 Larry Christianson, Peter MacCuaig Preston Scher 2 Sallie Abelson, Kay Schulle 3 Irina Levitina, Susan Tane If you wish to nominate anyone else, please e-mail me at 1 1 Khalid Aldoori, Byron Nimocks [email protected]

Tuesday Afternoon Open Bridge Deck Respectfully submitted. A B C Karen Zuckerberg 2 Dolores Jusko, Gloria Parower 3 M. Austin, A. Scuccimarra

Tuesday Afternoon NLMs Hartes’ Club A B C 1 1 Saraine Corn, Susan Smithline Bridge to Success 2/3 2/3 Betty Himmel, Judith Silverman 2/3 2/3 Alvan Lewis, John Grosz The Ruffing 1 Janice Callahan, Nancy Reddington In the following example, you are South playing in 4 2 Susan Cutler, Adria Reinglass spades. The is a diamond. 3 Annmarie Vernes, Elaine Wasserman QJxx xx Tuesday Evening Inv. Heritage Hills xx A B C .KQJ10x 1 1 Gary Loewenberg, Shirley Kesselman 2 2 1 Guy & Joyce Hochgesang 3 3 Claire & Lewis Koh AKxxx 2/3 Charles Simmons, Nancy Leopold Axxx 2/3 George Cheung, Bonnie Cohen Kxxx . Tuesday Evening Swiss Hartes’ Club East plays the A and returns a diamond. You win the king, and A B C draw a round of with the A, both following. This is 1 1 Barbara Arnold, Marcello Gambacorta, followed by a spade to the Q so you are on the board. If spades Victor Mazmanian, David Katzman are 3-1, pull a third round of trump with the J. 2 Ellen Berger, Allan Botchman, Marjorie Vogel, Stanley Sternberg Now comes the important part - establishing the clubs for 3 Melissa Baker, Tania Reyes Hiller, discards. You lead the .K. If East plays the .A, you , re- Heidi Klein, Linda Otness enter the board with a diamond ruff, and pitch 3 or 4 losers on the 2 1 Louise & Bill Herman, good clubs. Waheed Din, Ejaz Qureshi What happens if East plays low? You discard a losing 3 Susan & Gary Kellman, heart. If East has ducked the .A, repeat the ruffing finesse. And Phyllis & George Lippman if West wins the .A, you can win any return, re-enter the board 2 Jan Wild, Curt Jacobsen, by ruffing a diamond, and pitch 3 or 4 more losers on the good Mort Amstel, Robert Krissoff clubs. Note that you can not afford to ruff the .K unless East covers. If you mistakenly ruff the .K you will not be able to set up your club suit for discards because of a lack of entries. Toni Schwartz

Bridging the Counties - December 2010 Page 5 2010 WCBA Double Convention Knockout Results Hall

The 2010 WCBA Double Knockout has concluded. This Most tournament players use RKC Blackwood. Just like year, for the first time in this event a once defeated team came with regular Blackwood, 5NT is a king ask, and it confirms back to defeat an undefeated team. possession of all the keycards. Tournament organizer Mike McNamara reported that Originally, 5NT asked for the number of kings (Method 1). things ran smoothly again this year. The “must play dates” Many people these days play that it asks for specific kings seemed to continue to work to get every match scheduled with (Method 2). Wouldn’t it be nice if you could combine both a minimum of problems. systems together? In Bracket A, the Laufer team (Richard Laufer, Faye Well, someone (probably from England) has figured out a Marino, Fred Hawa, and Tom Simon) defeated Larry Lau’s way to do it and they named it Method 3. team. It requires two things: 1) That you are playing RKC so In Bracket B, the Fuhrman team (Jason Fuhrman, Rick there are only 3 kings outstanding; and 2) You trust the 5NT Rosenthal, Melissa Baker, Rob Baker, Tim Baird, and Jay bidder will hold at least one of the 3 outside kings. Sloofman) defeated Eileen O’Neill’s team. Fuhrman, coming If you have no outside king, you return to the trump suit out of the once-defeated bracket, had to defeat O’Neill twice. just like you do with specific kings. If you have only 1 king, This is also the second year in a row that Fuhrman has won you bid the specific king you have. But if you have 2 kings, Bracket B. you bid the suit of the king you DON’T have. In Bracket C, the Sklar team (Wendy Sklar, Alice Neild, The logic behind this is simple. When was the last time Norman Gleicher, Raymond Myes, Betty Heller and Jill someone inquired for kings and you held all 3 of them - Weinstein) defeated Karen Zuckerberg’s team. Zuckerberg, probably never, so nothing is lost. There are only 3 kings at coming out of the once-defeated bracket, did beat Sklar once, issue. The 5NT bidder presumably holds at least one of these 3 but Sklar recovered to win the rubber match. kings. If responder bids the suit in which the 5NT bidder has a Congratulations to all of the winners and thanks for king, responder is confirming possession of both other kings. participating in this great event. Start forming your team for But if he bids a suit that the 5NT bidder doesn’t have a king, it next year’s WCBA Double Knockout! makes it clear that he holds only one king. Jason Fuhrman

Please send Traveling Scores To: Judy Soley, 30 Griffen Avenue Scarsdale, New York 10583 Golden Apple XXVIII - OR - [email protected] Swiss Teams

Hunt Valley, MD Regional B/C/D Teams Concluding the WCBA’s newly renamed Winter In Melissa & Rob Baker 1st OB Westchester Tournament on Sunday, January 10, will be the Golden Apple XXVIII, a Swiss Teams event in three Saratoga Regional masterpoint flights. Tuesday Round-Robin Teams The Golden Apple is a four-match contest that will Natalie & Dan Hertz, Linda Otness 2nd Bracket 1 take place at the Bridge Deck, starting at 12 noon. A KO Teams complimentary bagel brunch will precede the game at Natalie & Dan Hertz, Linda Otness 3rd/4th Bracket 1 11:30 AM. Once again there will be three flights instead of two. Halifax Regional The three flights are open (no masterpoint restrictions), Wednesday-Thursday KO 750-2000, and 0-750. The event is limited to WCBA Natalie & Dan Hertz 1st Bracket 1 members and players who work in Westchester County but Friday-Saturday KO live elsewhere. Natalie & Dan Hertz 2nd Bracket 1 Co-sponsoring the Golden Apple for the 28th year is Tuesday Swiss Teams the Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation Natalie & Dan Hertz 2nd OA and Conservation. Westchester medallions will be presented to the winning players in all flights.

Page 6 Bridging the Counties - December 2010 Results from the District 3 Regional in Danbury

Monday Evening Side Game Wednesday AM 199er Pairs Thursday Open Swiss A B C A B C A B C 1/2 Richard Tisch 1 B. Frenkel, A. Van Dyke 2/3 D. & M. Rosenberg 2 1 1 Alvan Lewis, Stevan Bosses 2 R. Brown, E. O’Neill, Tuesday AM 199er Pairs M. Murstein, N. Gleicher A B C Wednesday PM 199er Pairs 3/4 Alice & Elliot Weinstein, 1 E. Berg, H. Skolnick A B C Mary Kelly, Norma Lorn 2 M. Gorlon, S. Sasson 1 1 1 R. Pfeister, R. Millson 3 3 A. Lewis, G. Goldstein 3 B. Frenkel, A. Van Dyke Friday Compact KO Bracket 1 1 Debbie & Michael Rosenberg Tuesday Senior Pairs Wednesday Senior Swiss A B C A B C Friday Compact KO Bracket 2 3 D. Newman, J. Gerard 2 Kay Schulle, Gerald Sosler, 2 Farley Mawyer, William Palmer, 2 Frank Bruni, Ricki Gardner Bud Rottman Byron Nimocks, Khalid AlDoori 2 1 G. Loewenberg, B. Frankel, 3 Arthur Seelenfreund, Gail Mon.-Tue. KO Bracket 1 S. Kesselman, M. Frankel Cannold, Dottie Kovel 1 Debbie & Michael Rosenberg 3 Alice & Elliott Weinstein 2 Natalie & Dan Hertz Friday Compact KO Bracket 3 Wednesday PM Side Game 3 J. Bellesey, S. Porwick, Mon.-Tue. KO Bracket 2 A B C M. Warner, B. Seidenberg 3/4 Barbara Seidenberg 3 Elaine Strauss Friday Compact KO Bracket 4 Tuesday RR Teams Bracket 2 Wednesday PM Side Swiss 1 Michael Florence, Edith Halpern 2 Julian Laderman, Jill Marshall A B C 3 Norma Lorn, Martha Rosen, 2/3 1 Jacqueline Bellsey, Marcia Marion Hermann, Mary Kelly Tuesday RR Teams Bracket 3 Warner, Sandra Porwick 3 Sara Sheperd, Valerie Scher, Friday Senior Pairs Karen Sanders Wednesday Open Pairs A B C A B C 2 Ethan Stein, Halina Jamner Tuesday RR Teams Bracket 4 1 Joan Gerard 2 1 Alan Solomon, John Popper 3 Jill Weinstein, Fali Rubinstein 3 1 Jill Marshall Friday Golden Opportunity Pairs Wednesday Compact KO Bracket 1 Wednesday Evening Side Game A B C 2 Michael & A B C 1 Guy & Joyce Hochgesang 3 Mike McNamara, Raymond 1 Henry Deutsch 3 A. Van Dyke, W. Kaye Myers, Norman Gleicher 1 Andrew & Harvey Skolnick Friday PM Side Game Wednesday Compact KO Bracket 2 Thursday AM Side Game A B C 1 Karleen Heller A B C 1 1 1 Lu Ganley, Fran Columbus 2 Barbara Worms, Arthur Aitkens, 2 Joanne & Howard Marks 2 Heidi Klein, Jill Marshall James Maffucci, Fred Hawa 3 T. Reyes Hiller, L. Otness 3 Dorothy Miller, Ruth Waldman, Thursday AM 199er Pairs Robert Eidlitz, Yolana Wesely A B C Friday Side Swiss 2 S. Cohen, J. Seslowe A B C Wednesday Compact KO Bracket 3 2 Raymond Pfeister 1 1 Henry Deutsch, Dave Huber 2 Ellen Reller, Robert Rubinstein, 3 R. Margulies, S. Fisher, Sara Kaminker, Brad Calcagni Thursday AM 199er Pairs E. Tilzer, J. Gruenberger A B C Wednesday Compact KO Bracket 5 3 2 S. Pfeister, S. Bellesheim Friday Open Pairs 1 Burt & Karin Meyers, A X Ricki Gardner, Martha Rosen Wed. - Thu. KO Bracket 1 2 Rich Laufer, Faye Marino 1 Michael & Debbie Rosenberg 3 2 Dana Rossi

Thursday PM Side Game (continued on page 8) A B C 2 B. Nimocks, K. AlDoori Bridging the Counties - December 2010 Page 7 Results from the District 3 Regional in Danbury (cont.)

Friday Evenmg Side Game Saturday AM 199er Pairs Saturday Open Pairs A B C A B C A B C 2 Jill Marshall 3 Alan & Randi Margolin 2 Julian Laderman 3 William Palmer 3 Jeff & Theo Allen Saturday Senior Pairs Fri. - Sat. KO Bracket 1 A B C Sunday RR Swiss Bracket 1 2 Michael & Debbie Rosenberg 3 Paul Burleson 1 Debbie & Michael Rosenberg 3 Peter Bittle, Neal Rechtman Saturday Compact KO Bracket 1 Sunday RR Swiss Bracket 4 3 Farley Mawyer Saturday PM Side Game 1 T. Schwartz, R. Myers, A B C Norman Gleicher, Fred Hawa Saturday Compact KO Bracket 2 2 1 B. Relyea, J. McKenna 3 Vivian Wu, Victor Mazmanian 1 Alan Green, Joanne Marks, Joel & Lottie Sommer Saturday PM Side Swiss Sunday RR Swiss Bracket 5 A B C 1 Dana Rossi, Adam Lally Saturday Compact KO Bracket 3 1/2 T. Reyes Hiller, H. Klein, 2 Janet & Richard Stroh L. Otness, M. Baker 2 Robin & Roger Brown, Saturday Compact KO Bracket 4 Tim Baird, Rick Rosenthal 1 Don & Beverly Jacobson, 2 Robert & Marcia Warner Guy & Joyce Hochgesang

The WCBA Top 100 as of November 1, 2010

1. Kay Schulle 18,452 35. Victor Melman 3,721 68. Linda Otness 2,469 2. Richard Goldstein 12,843 36. Kassie Munoz 3,708 69. Barbara Warkol 2,430 3. Rick Zucker 12,666 37. Idelle Katz 3,689 70. Melissa Baker 2,428 4. Chuck Lamprey 12,273 38. Mark Gordon 3,648 71. Berl Sternberg 2,361 5. Laura Brill 12,265 39. Robert Stayman 3,647 72. Stanley Perlo 2,348 6. Ethan Stein 11,455 40. Stephen Lippmann 3,627 73. Joyce Blumenthal 2,329 7. Ron Gerard 9,348 41. Jaggy Shivdasani 3,579 74. Ann Duncan 2,308 8. Warren Rosner 8,042 42. Richard Laufer 3,579 75. Yoshie Hata 2,269 9. Gerald Sosler 7,970 43. Gina Tamres 3,565 76. Cecile Tomashevsky 2,256 10. Natalie Hertz 7,689 44. Steve Surasky 3,343 77. Eileen O’Neill 2,206 11. Dan Hertz 7,559 45. Irene Silver 3,197 78. Joy Berdon 2,190 12. Nancy Molesworth 7,356 46. Genevieve Hewitt 3,137 79. Joel Sommer 2,157 13. Dennis Newman 6,903 47. Sylwia McNamara 3,101 80. Clifford Nebel 2,153 14. Halina Jamner 6,546 48. John Boyer 3,082 81. Marjorie Murstein 2,135 15. Robert Klein 6,503 49. Mira Parikh 3,060 82. Joyana Steinberg 2,095 16. Joan Gerard 6,252 50. Heidi Klein 3,034 83. Robin Brown 2,091 17. Rhoda Levine 6,168 51. George Groves 3,022 84. Ruth Wohl 2,089 18. Faye Marino 6,066 52. Yoko Ohnuma 3,004 85. Alvin Galland 2,060 19. Mimi Bieber 5,837 53. Janet Lippmann 2,974 86. Edith Alexander 2,052 20. Carlos Munoz 5,749 54. Betty Fleischer 2,974 87. Allan Botchman 2,047 21. Arch McKellar 5,553 55. Susan Kraner 2,964 88. Michael Prahin 2,012 22. Tania Reyes-Hiller 5,348 56. Carol Dalzell 2,948 89. Steven Huhman 2,006 23. Bob Goldwater 5,338 57. Eileen Paley 2,936 90. Judith Chaice 1,996 24. Jeff Aker 5,328 58. Peggy Mendes 2,898 91. Nancy Sahlein 1,982 25. Phyllis Quinn 4,278 59. Stanley Sternberg 2,837 92. Ruth Grant 1,970 26. Joshua Parker 4,228 60. Elizabeth Brisson 2,684 93. Lester Gottlieb 1,968 27. Thomas Simon 4,188 61. Fred Hawa 2,667 94. Stephen Sahlein 1,949 28. Charlotte Brasel 4,176 62. Linda Heineman 2,660 95. Gertrude Goldstein 1,928 29. Harry Silverman 4,163 63. Robert Brisson 2,639 96. Arthur Ash 1,904 30. Michael McNamara 4,044 64. Jeff Rubens 2,620 97. Jarl Ingers 1,885 31. Lawrence Christianson 3,983 65. Doris Staubi 2,578 98. Bud Rottman 1,872 32. Barbara Skluth 3,925 66. Elizabeth Baecher 2,495 99. Jill Marshall 1,829 33. Susan Meyers 3,834 67. John Schmidt 2,470 100. David Yates 1,822 34. Stephen Shane 3,827

Page 8 Bridging the Counties - December 2010 Chuck Lamprey’s Winkle

The last chapter of Terrence Reese's classic Master Play is true that if he could surrender 2 diamond tricks, he could develop titled: “The Vise, the Winkle, and the Steppingstone.” Reese a in the rounded suits against West. However, asserts that there are “at least twenty different types” of strip uncooperative opponents might then lead a third round of squeezes but only a few “are worth studying for purposes of diamonds which would force the discard of a vital card from practical play.” Reese lists the defining characteristic of a dummy. Chuck demonstrated that it was not necessary to afford winkle as one containing a threat against the opponents in a suit the opponents that opportunity. where they have both first and second round control. This one is A fourth round of spades turned the tourniquet on West. even more unusual because declarer loses 2 tricks after the Keeping 4 cards in each rounded suit was essential to prevent easy squeeze and because the extra trick comes from an . establishment of an eleventh trick in one of those suits so he came down to the stiff K while North discarded a diamond. Next, two Matchpoints, none vulnerable, S deals: rounds of clubs revealed the 4-1 split. Two heart winners 974 followed by a heart ruff produced the following situation: AK87 - 109 7 AKQ2 10 83 652 A2 Q1064 953 - - KJ8 A65432 Q - J985 6 K A432 AKQJ10 J9 - J2 - Q7 - 10743 Q7 103 N E S W Now the 7 ruined the opposition offering them Hobson's 1 P choice. West could win but after cashing the heart winner, would 2. P 3. P be end played in clubs. Worse, East could overtake the K but 3 P 4 P then would surrender a trick to declarers diamond Q and West All pass would be subject to the ignominy of a second (simple this time) After a spade opening lead, declarer pulled trumps in 3 squeeze and declarer would score up 6! rounds not wishing to risk an opposing ruff. At that point, it is - Arch McKellar

NAP District 3 Final Results

Following is the list of qualifiers for the national finals from the District 3 qualifying round for the NAP held in Allendale, NJ, and Schenectady, NY, on October 23, 2010.

Flight A 1 Norman Rubin, Jonathan Green 2 Ethan Stein, Richard Zucker 3 Jeff Aker, Joshua Parker

Flight B 1 Jian Wang, William Barnes 2 Stephen Cooper, Leonard Myers 3 Jill Marshall, Bob Rebelein

Flight C 1 Ruth Yeselson, Gregory Gorshkov 2 Sean Casey, Jason Tokuda 3 John Loeber, Mark Hartley

Bridging the Counties - December 2010 Page 9 Rank Changes

Junior Masters (5-20) Sylwia and Mike June Berliner Barbara Cuiffo McNamara Finish Third In Sal Forzano Laurie Pasqua Mixed Swiss Teams At Raymond Pfeister World Championships Renee Salzman

Club Master (20-50) Leonard Disavino Rhoda Kaplan Michael and Sylwia McNamara, playing with Linda and Joan Murphy Robb Gordon, and Jo Morse and Warren Obertfield finished Ellen Sobo 3rd in the Mixed Swiss Teams at the World Bridge Series in Pennsylvania in October to bring home the bronze medal. Sectional Master (50-100) With one round to go, their team (“Steelers”) was Alvin Edersheim actually in first place by 4 victory points. However, they lost Daniel Fromm the last round 20 VPs to 10 VPs to the Narasimhan team. Susan Grosz That let the Hinze team overtake them for the win, and Helen Levine vaulted Narasimhan into 2nd place. Jake Neuthaler This third place finish comes on the heels of them Lester Schoenfeld capturing their first national title together - the 0-5000 Bruce Life Master Pairs at the NABC in New Orleans. Congratulations to both of them for their remarkable Regional Master (100-200) performance this year! Meryl Dinowitz Derek Schuelein Sybil Sonnenblick Richard Tunick

Life Master Raymond Myers

Bronze Life Master (500-1,000) Roz Hertzog

Silver LM (1,000-2,500) Richard Rosenthal In Memoriam Vivian Wu Joel Bieber passed away November 25, 2010. A full obituary will be published next issue.

Welcome!

New Members Richard Bower Mona Finkelberg Robert Finn Gary Givner Rory Millson Jackie Pare Gloria Rosengarten Jerry Schlein James Stewart Eleanor Thorpe

Page 10 Bridging the Counties - December 2010 Changes & Closings

The Bridge Deck is closed January 8, 2011 for Winter in Westchester Tournament.

The Bridge Deck is closed January 11-16, 2011 for Rye regional.

The Larchmont Temple is closed December 1 and December 22.

The Larchmont Temple is closed January 12, 2011 for Rye regional.

The Hartes’ Club is closed for all games starting Tuesday evening, January 11 - January 14, 2011 for Rye regional. Classes will still be held as scheduled.

The Hartes’ Club will not have an evening game on January 17, 2011.

Special Games December January (continued) 6-12 Bridge Deck Charity Week All games 24-30 Bridge Deck Charity Week All games 8 Larchmont Handicap Game 7:15 PM 30 Bridge Deck Charity Swiss 1:00 PM 12 Bridge Deck Master/Non-Master 7:00 PM 25 Hartes’ Club Open Swiss Teams 6:30 PM 13-18 Hartes’ Club Club Champ. Week All games 26 Larchmont IMP Pairs 7:15 PM 13-19 Bridge Deck Club Champ. Week All games 15 Larchmont Charity Game 7:30 PM February 16 Hartes’ Club Holiday Party All games 2 Larchmont Junior Fund Game 7:15 PM 19 Bridge Deck Club Champ. Swiss 1:00 PM 5 Bridge Deck Int’l Fund Game 1:00 PM 21 Hartes’ Club 8 Is Enough Swiss 6:30 PM 7-11 Hartes’ Club Club Champ. Week All games 29 Larchmont IMP Pairs 7:15 PM 9 Larchmont Handicap Game 7:15 PM 16 Larchmont Junior Fund Game 7:15 PM January 21-27 Bridge Deck Club Champ. Week All games 5 Larchmont Charity Game 7:15 PM 22 Hartes’ Club 8 Is Enough Swiss 6:30 PM 7 Bridge Deck Winter In Westchester See Page 1 23 Larchmont Junior Fund IMP Pairs 7:15 PM 8 Riverview Winter In Westchester See Page 1 27 Bridge Deck Club Champ. Swiss 1:00 PM 9 Bridge Deck Golden Apple Swiss See Page 1 28 Hartes’ Club ACBL-Wide Senior 1:00 PM 19 Larchmont Handicap Game 7:15 PM 28 Bridge Deck ACBL-Wide Senior 1:00 PM

Page 11 Bridging the Counties - December 2010 BRIDGING THE COUNTIES PERIODICALS POSTAGE Coming 190 East Post Road Paid at White Plains, NY White Plains, NY 10601 Events

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January 20, 2011

Next Board Meeting January 22, 2011, 10:00 AM