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ATTENDANCE 7397 Tables ACBL Board Tackles Governance Changes, Cheating Issues Queen of the Clubs Race Friday, March 29, 2019 Volume 61, Number 8 Daily Bulletin 61st Spring North American Bridge Championships [email protected] Editors: Paul Linxwiler, Sue Munday and Chip Dombrowski ACBL Board tackles governance Close matches and romps in Vandy Rd. of 16 changes, cheating issues Thursday’s round of 16 in the Vanderbilt KO By Russ Jones, ACBL President Teams saw several close contests and several not- The Board of Director (BOD) meetings from of Fame, NABC so-close ones. the Memphis NABC are now in the history books. scheduling, etc. In the close matches, Marty Seligman and The Board met for two long, productive days There is a lot company (No. 5) got the boot from George to discuss various motions, approve the 2019 of work to be done Mittelman’s squad (No. 12), 126-112. Team budget, and discuss the development of a strategic on this plan and a Lavazza (No. 4, Dennis Bilde captain) held on plan to be put in place for 2020. In addition, the lot of questions to against Daniel Zagorin (No. 13), 141-123. Warren governance committee of the BOD arrived in be answered. We Spector’s team took the measure of Dano De Memphis a day earlier than usual to work on currently have a task Falco’s squad 133-115, and Mike Levine’s lineup the first draft of a new governance plan, which force composed of stayed in control against Jim Mahaffey, 142-132. was discussed at the Board of Governors (BOG) BOD/BOG members The closest match of the round took place meeting in Memphis. who will be meeting between the No. 3 seed led by Andrew Rosenthal While still very much in the development electronically over and the No. 14 seed captained by Richard Coren. stages, the initial draft includes two governing the next couple of months and face-to-face at the After two late-night appeals, Rosenthal (who bodies – the Executive Board (now the BOD) and Las Vegas NABC. We welcome your thoughts had had won the match by 3 IMPs at the end of the Senate (now the BOG). The Executive Board and ideas. continued on page 4 would consist of approximately nine members One of the motions passed in Memphis was and would be charged with the general overall a BOG proposal to permanently expel players guidance of the League with focus on strategic convicted of collusive cheating without the Rosenberg, Grossack planning, accounting, and Executive Director possibility of readmission. The final versions in front in Silodor review. The Senate would be charged with the of the motion that passed would apply to Michael Rosenberg and Adam Grossack are oversight of all bridge-related business. This “premeditated collusive cheating at an NABC leading the Silodor Open Pairs after Thursday’s would include tournaments, masterpoints, Hall continued on page 5 qualifying sessions. They scored 64.77% in the first session and 60.92% in the second for a carryover of 315.25 – three and a half boards on a Queen of the Clubs race 90 top. Irva Kay Eugene and Salem – places an hour or two away They have a half-board lead on the second- Neyhart plays a lot – as well as Corvallis and nearby Albany. All place qualifiers, Mark Dahl of Richmond VA and of bridge. together it’s about 450 sessions a year. Richard Oshlag of Memphis TN, whose carryover So much that “The last three years, that’s been my life,” is 269.43. Narrowly in third place with a carryover she’s won the Neyhart said. “I do take a week off here and there, of 264.95 are Russell Samuel of Coram NY and national Ace of spend time with my grandchildren. But even then, Patricia Griffin of Sausalito CA. Clubs race three I take a night off to play bridge.” She’s started In fourth are Adam Parrish and Greg times in a row in teaching the grandkids, who are 8 and 10 – or as Humphreys with 245.55, and in fifth with 243.97 three consecutive she describes it, “old enough that I can bring them are Eric Greco and David Gold. Jacob Freeman, brackets, this past to the club.” 18, and Finn Kolesnik, 14, qualified in sixth place. year in the 5000– With all the tournaments added onto her A field of 182 pairs advanced to today’s final 7500 bracket, with club points, Neyhart finished seventh in her sessions. a point total good enough to also win the next Mini-McKinney bracket, behind six professional higher bracket. players, with more than 1000 masterpoints in But don’t call her Helen Shanbrom yet. 2018. It was the second-highest total among all Zhu, Kent lead Although Neyhart racked up more than 600 black players in District 20, after bridge pro Roger points last year, she didn’t do it sitting in one McNay. Women’s Pairs Chicago-area players Judy Zhu and Ellen spot at the club in Corvallis OR where she lives. The NABCs are becoming a part of her Kent lead the qualifiers in the Smith Life Master Neyhart plays in about 15 tournaments a year, at schedule more frequently since going to her first Women’s Pairs. In Thursday’s opening round, Zhu least 10 in the Northwest and three or four others one in 2016, and this year she’ll go to all three and Kent posted a 64% in the first session and a further away. Even her club schedule requires an for the first time. She came to Memphis to play in 63% in the second to take a carryover of 85.39 unusual amount of travel. Neyhart plays 25–30 the Rockwell Mixed Pairs with McNay. She plays matchpoints into today’s final round (top = 25). club games a month, many of them in Portland, continued on page 5 In second with a carryover of 64.87 matchpoints are Floridians Janice Seamon- Goodwill Message Molson and Riki Tulin. ATTENDANCE Enjoy! You can’t win all the Florida is well-represented on the women’s through Thursday time, but you can always have fun. leader board. Gen Geiger and Gigi Simpson, a Sandy DeMartino, Chair mother-daughter pair from Sarasota FL are third Aileen Osofsky Goodwill with 61.32, and Miami players Tina Tessaro and 7397 tables Committee Irina Kislitsyna are fourth with 58.45. Page 2 Friday, March 29, 2019 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS All meetings are at the Sheraton Hotel unless otherwise noted. Friday, March 29 6:30 pm Intermediate/Newcomer dinner. Southwest Hall TBA Peter Pender Memorial Vugraph. (Room TBA) CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the Friday, March 29 game! Southwest Exhibit Hall on the second floor of the Convention 9:15 a.m. Donna Compton Passive vs. Attacking Defense Center. Speakers and topics are subject to change. 6:45 p.m. Adam Parrish When to Draw Trump Saturday, March 30 9:15 a.m. Emily Harrell Mental Skills Training HOSPITALITY Friday March 22 through Saturday March 30 Friday, March 29 Exhibit Hall foyer 1:30 pm Lemon/blueberry triffle. East Hall 8:30 am–10 am; 11:30 am–1 pm; 6–7 pm Free coffee 10:30 pm Assorted cookies. Exhibit Hall foyer singleton, so North would have five hearts unless It would have been good defense for North Vanderbilt Round of 32: his shape was 4=4=4=1. Furthermore, with to unblock the ♠9 at trick two – the bidding and Fleisher vs Pavlicek ♥10 9 South might have led his partner’s suit. So carding suggest that South has four spades. The By Paul Barden declarer took the deep finesse in hearts, which three-suited strip-squeeze doesn’t work when There were only two major swings in the first failed, and the defense cashed its tricks for one North can put South in with ♠8, so declarer’s only quarter of the match. The first came on Board 7: off. winning line after a heart to the king would have Dlr: South ♠ J 9 7 5 Declarer might have guessed to play the ♦10 been to continue with the queen from hand, later Vul: Both ♥ A 8 3 2 at trick three, after which he would probably have finessing against the 8. Bd: 7 ♦ A J 3 2 made his contract because with one more trick The murky 1♥ opening proved more effective ♣ 2 secured, the heart finesse would be less attractive. than the clear 2♦, and Fleischer won 12 IMPs on ♠ K Q 2 ♠ 10 6 In the Closed Room, Frank Merblum opened the board. ♥ 7 6 4 ♥ K Q J 5 the North hand a mini-Roman 2♦, showing any ♦ K Q 7 ♦ 10 8 6 4 4-4-4-1 or 5-4-4-0, 11-15 points, or perhaps a bit less. Eric Greco showed his values by doubling, Appealing a ruling ♣ 8 7 6 4 ♣ A K Q Players in NABC+ events who want to appeal Doug Doub bid 2♠, pass or correct, and Geoff ♠ A 8 4 3 a director’s ruling initiate the process by speaking Hampson tried 3NT. ♥ 10 9 with the director who delivered the original Merblum led the ♠5 to the 10, ace and 2, ♦ 9 5 ruling. The table director will fill out paperwork and Doub returned the ♠3 to the king, 7 and 6. ♣ J 10 9 5 3 regarding the appeal, and the appellants will Declarer led the ♥6 to the king, then the ♦4 back Nowadays everyone opens with any excuse explain what they believe to be wrong with the to the king and ace.
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