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November 19-29, 1998 72nd Fall North American Bridge Championships Orlando, Florida DailyVolume 72, Number 11 Monday, November 30, 1998BulletinEditors: Brent Manley and Henry Francis They won the North American Swiss Teams: Steve Beatty, John Onstott, Bobby The new Reisinger champions: Geir Helgemo, Andy Robson, Rita Shugart Goldman and Mark Lair. and Tony Forrester. Runners-up in the North American Swiss: seated, Chris Compton and Boris They were second in the Reisinger: George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Lorenzo Baran; standing, Mike Shuman, Jack Coleman and Mark Molson. Lauria, Alfredo Versace, Peter Weichsel and Alan Sontag . Beatty squad rallies Shugart holds on forThe teamNA captained Swiss by Steve Beattyvictory won a near- Therefor were Reisinger a few tense moments in win the final, but blitz on the final round of the North American Swiss Rita Shugart and her four-member squad led the Teams to overtake the first-place squad and win the Reisinger Board-a-Match from wire to wire in win- event by less than one Victory Point. ning one of the toughest bridge events on the calendar. Beatty, of Destrehan LA, played with John Onstott Shugart played with Andy Robson and Tony of New Orleans; Bobby Goldman of Lewisville TX, Forrester of England and Geir Helgemo of Norway. and Mark Lair of Canyon TX. In second place, only .76 of a board behind, were In second were Jack Coleman, Mike Shuman, Mark George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Alfredo Versace, Lorenzo Molson, Boris Baran and Chris Compton. Lauria, Peter Weichsel and Alan Sontag. Going into the final round, Coleman was in the The Shugart team led after each of the first two lead with 108.04 VPs. Beatty was in second with days of the event, and after the first final session. The 103.01. squad dropped out of first after the third round of the Beatty and company won their final round, 21-0, evening session, but they never fell further than sec- to score 18 out of the possible 20 VPs, while Coleman ond. After round seven, with six boards to play, the could manage only 12 VPs. Beatty ended with 121.01 team moved back into the lead and held on for the close to 120.04 for Coleman. victory. Soloway is 1998 It was the first North American championships for Shugart, who was cheered enthusiastically outside one of the ballrooms at the Peabody as the Reisinger Tro- Repeat performance Paul Soloway’s fifth-place finish in the Reisinger Player of the Year phy was presented. Board-a-Match Teams was good enough to make him by Rosenkranzes 1998 Player of the Year, which goes to the ACBL mem- ber who earns the most masterpoints in nationally rated Both Edith and George Rosenkranz were events during a calendar year. He won 676.34. winners yesterday -- but they weren’t on the same Norway’s Geir Helgemo, winner of the Reisinger, AttendanceAttendance: at Orlando 1998 12,035 was a bit disappoint- team. Edith’s team won the Flight A Swiss Teams was a close second at 663.38, followed by Lew Stansby ing -- the crowds fell off during the last half of the while George’s squad took first place in Bracket with 654.91. Stansby’s Reisinger team finished fourth. tournament. Total attendance was 12,035 tables. Or- 1 of the Bracketed Knockout Teams. He needed a first-, second- or third-place finish to over- lando 1992 still holds the record for the Fall North take Soloway. American NABCs: 14,980 tables. Page 2 Daily Bulletin REISINGER TEAMS 10 Teams BarryStandings Crane include points Top recorded 500 in the November Leaders cycle. 1. Paul Soloway, Mill Creek WA 2246 200.00 1 Rita Shugart, Pebble Beach CA; Tony Forrester, Herrefordshire, England Andrew 2. Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 1955 Robson, Carmel CA; Geir Helgemo, Trondheim, Norway 34.48 3. Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL 1829 4. Michael Seamon, Miami Beach FL 1738 150.00 2 George Jacobs - Ralph Katz, Hinsdale IL; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, 5. Curtis Cheek, Huntsville AL 1630 Italy; Peter Weichsel, Los Gatos CA; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 33.72 6. Jim Reiman, Mansfield OH 1550 112.50 3 Bobby Wolff, Dallas TX; Dan Morse, Houston TX; Hugh Ross, Oakland CA; 7. Geoff Hampson, Fenton MI 1532 8. Eddie Wold, Houston TX 1476 Michael Becker - Barnet Shenkin, Boca Raton FL; Peter Nagy, Las Vegas NV 33.36 9. Mike Cappelletti, Red Bank TN 1391 92.31 4 Jeffrey Wolfson, Boca Raton FL; Neil Silverman, Fort Lauderdale FL; Lew 10. David Adams, Kennesaw GA 1329 Stansby, Castro Valley CA; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Zia Mahmood, New York 11. Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV 1329 12. Roger Bates, Mesa AZ 1280 NY; Michael Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY 31.06 13. Robert Levin, Windermere FL 1227 85.71 5 Nick Nickell, New York NY; Richard Freeman, Atlanta GA; Paul Soloway, Mill 14. Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA 1123 15. Ken Gee, Regina SK 1120 Creek WA; Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL; Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL; Bob 16. Mike Passell, Dallas TX 1104 Hamman, Dallas TX 30.57 17. Mark Lair, Canyon TX 1097 80.00 6 Chris Willenken, New York NY; Dennis McGarry, Lauderhill FL; Hector 18. Richard Holmes, Wichita KS 1088 19. Bobby Goldman, Lewisville TX 1069 Camberos, Mexico; Pablo Lambardi, Buenos Aires, Argentina 28.28 20. John Russell, North Barrington IL 1051 75.00 7 Robin Klar, Spring TX; Roger Bates, Mesa AZ; Geoff Hampson, Fenton MI; 21. Richard Anderson, Regina SK 1018 Eric Greco, Annandale VA; Jim Robison, Las Vegas NV 24.70 22. Larry Griffey, Jacksonville FL 1015 23. Candace Fowler, Jacksonville FL 1004 70.59 8 Adam Wildavsky, Flushing NY; Gerald Seixas, Ashland MA; Connie Goldberg - 24. Robin Klar, Spring TX 987 Brian Platnick, Merion Station PA; Ralph Cohen, Memphis TN; Robb Gordon, 25. Randall Pettit, Marietta GA 970 New York NY 24.50 26. Gene Simpson, Redlands CA 963 27. David Siebert, Little Rock AR 961 66.67 9 Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Silver Spring MD; Kit Woolsey, 28. Grant Baze, La Jolla CA 925 Kensington CA; Fred Stewart, Kingston NY 24.13 29. Bruce Ferguson, Boise ID 890 30. Chuck Said, Nashville TN 887 63.16 10 Richard Schwartz, Flushing NY; Ron Smith, San Franciso CA; Steve 31. Robert Morris, Houston TX 871 Weinstein, Glen Ridge NJ; Robert Levin, Windermere FL 23.86 32. Jade Barrett, Vancouver WA 871 33. Steve Robinson, Arlington VA 862 34. Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY 861 NORTH AMERICAN SWISS TEAMS 35. Steve Catlett, Richmond VA 844 36. Mildred Stoller, Tamarac FL 835 16 Teams 37. Kyle Weems, Chattanooga TN 834 150.00 1 Steve Beatty, Destrehan LA; John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Bobby Goldman, 38. Zeke Jabbour, Boca Raton FL 834 39. Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI 821 Lewisville TX; Mark Lair, Canyon TX 121.01 40. James Barry, Twain Harte CA 813 112.50 2 Jack Coleman, San Francisco CA; Mike Shuman, Pasadena CA; Mark 41. Steve Gross, Agoura Hills CA 812 Molson, Miami FL; Boris Baran, Montreal PQ; Chris Compton, Dallas TX 120.04 42. Jean Cole, Houston TX 810 43. Ellen Anten, Encino CA 806 84.38 3 Richard Potter, Black Mtn NC; John Potter, Panama City FL; Don Caton, 44. John Blubaugh, Indianapolis IN 793 Pensacola FL; Jim Barrow, Lake Charles LA; Joe Gottler, Elberta AL; Bruce 45. Jim Kirkham, San Bernardino CA 792 Reeve, Raleigh NC 106.00 46. Mark Shaw, Laurel MD 790 47. Howard Piltch, Andover MA 785 69.23 4 Jeff Schuett - Ginny Schuett, Riverwoods IL; Kerry Smith, Milwaukee WI; 48. Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL 780 Dick Bruno, Chicago IL; Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN 103.29 49. Hamish Bennett, Menlo Park CA 778 50. Gene Freed, Los Angeles CA 767 64.29 5 Bernie Chazen, Tamarac FL; Jim Sternberg, Jupiter FL; Per Olov Sundelin, 51. Jim Linhart, Piscataway NJ 761 Stockholm, Sweden; Richard Reisig, Delray Beach FL; Allan Cokin, Palm Beach 52. Paul Lewis, Powell OH 753 FL; Joseph Shay, Ponte Vedra FL 99.30 53. Lloyd Arvedon, Bedford MA 751 54. Frederick Hamilton, Fresno CA 749 60.00 6 Bert Newman - Kathy Newman, West Bloomfield MI; H Wilton, Cincinnati OH; 55. Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 749 Norman Coombs, Brookville IN 97.19 56. George Bloomer, Pittsboro NC 743 56.25 7 Betty Bloom - Steve Bloom, Duanesburg NY; Mel Colchamiro - Janet 57. Simon Kantor, Agawam MA 734 58. Barbara Benbow, Laurel MD 734 Colchamiro, Merrick NY 96.77 59. Richard De Martino, Riverside CT 733 52.94 8 Glenn Lublin, Silver Spring MD; Frederick Allenspach, Potomac MD; Earl 60. Paul Kinney, Jamaica Plain MA 724 Glickstein, Gaithersburg MD; Richard Holber, Pittsburgh PA 95.81 61. Shannon Lipscomb, Red Bank TN 723 62. Michael White, Atlanta GA 719 50.00 9 Diana Holt, Palm Beach FL; Ed Schulte, Tampa FL; Joseph Godefrin, 63. Bernie Chazen, Tamarac FL 715 Sarasota FL; Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; Michael White, Atlanta GA 93.20 64. Corinne Kirkham, San Bernardino CA 711 65. George Whitworth, San Ramon CA 706 47.37 10 Dan Fowler, Chardon OH; Tom Callaham, Covington VA; Randy Joyce - Kay 66. Liane Turner, Kansas City MO 706 Joyce, Raleigh NC 87.93 67. James Tucker, Alexander City AL 700 45.00 11 Jim Liu, Cupertino CA; Xiaodong Zhang, Portland OR; Jiun-Ming Chen, W 68. Spike Lay, Ormond Beach FL 689 69. Joan Van Geffen, Metairie LA 680 Lafayette IN; Yifan Yang, Oak Park IL 85.05 70. Lynne Schaeffer, West Bloomfield MI 679 42.86 12 Nadine Wood, Silver Spring MD; Robert White, Raleigh NC; Claire Tornay, 71. Jim Barrow, Lake Charles LA 679 New York NY; Terry Michaels, Prairie Vlg KS; Doug Heron, Ottawa ON; 72.
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  • Robert "Bob" Hamman President and Founder

    Robert "Bob" Hamman President and Founder

    Robert "Bob" Hamman President and Founder When he's not competing in national and international bridge tournaments, Bob Hamman - ranked the world's top bridge player in 1983, and from 1985 through 2004 - can be found inventing new promotional sweepstakes and gaming contests, and developing the mathematical models used to rate the risks and analyze the odds associated with large money promotions. Hamman, who founded SCA Promotions in 1986, has built the company into the world's largest provider of prize coverage for promotions, contests and games. He is behind many of the million dollar challenges seen at nationally televised sporting events, as well as the online lotteries and sweepstakes that have transformed the promotional industry in recent years. He has planted a $500,000 promotional prize in a Hershey's bar, guaranteed the performance bonuses of professional golfers and race car drivers, and covered prizes in fishing tournaments, fast-food restaurant chain contests, consumer products, scratch-and-win campaigns, casino jackpots, bingo, radio and television contests and even an olive-in-one toss into a martini. Prior to launching SCA Promotions, Hamman managed his own insurance brokerage firm, Hamman Group Insurance Services Inc. He has also spent the past four decades working as a professional bridge player. Arguably the best known name in bridge, Hamman has won 12 world championships, over 50 national championships and was named American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) player of the year three times. He was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1999. A native of Los Angeles, Hamman moved to Dallas in 1969 when Ira Corn hired him to play on his professional bridge team, the Aces, which brought the world championship back to the U.S.