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Jacobus, Coren Win Squeaker in Blue Ribbon Pairs November 16-November 26, 2000 Birmingham, Alabama 74th Fall North American Bridge Championships Daily Bulletin Vol. 74, No. 8 Friday, November 24, 2000 Editors: Henry Francis and Jody Latham Jacobus, Coren win squeaker in Blue Ribbon Pairs Marc Jacobus of Las Vegas and Richard Coren of Fort Lauderdale FL won a squeaker in the Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs last night, edging Steve Weinstein and Robert Levin by a margin of 7.53 matchpoints. Top on a board was 31. Jacobus and Coren posted a final score of 966.70 to 959.17 for Weinstein and Levin. Another 12.07 points back were Bob Hamman and Zia Mahmood, with 947.10; only a single point behind them, at 946.10, were Larry Cohen and David Berkowitz. Jacobus, a bridge professional who lives in Las Vegas, won his fourth North American champion- ship: he has previous wins in the Vanderbilt, North American Swiss Teams and Life Master Men’s Don Mamula heads Pairs. “I can say that I won a North American cham- Richard Coren (left) and Marc Jacobus Board of Governors Continued on page 5 Donald Mamula of Mill Creek WA was elected Mr. Smith goes chairman of the Board of Governors at last Sunday’s meeting of the Board. He will succeed Chris Pisarra to Washington – in January. He has been vice chairman for the past three years. Darwin Afdahl will be the vice chair- man. and everywhere else “I’m not even the best player in my little town of For Glenn Smith, who describes himself as a Mill Creek,” said Mamula. That’s not false modesty man who’s used to sleeping in his own bed, his – Paul Soloway also lives in Mill Creek. term as ACBL president has presented a series of “We have 137 members on our Board, and I want challenges. to tap that experience base,” said Mamula. “I want to Smith and his wife Marjorie have – so far – at- establish parallel committees with the Board of Di- tended 10 regionals and all three NABCs. They’ve rectors so that we can cover the same subject areas. I visited Bermuda, Houston, Hilton Head, Toronto, want the two groups to exchange information and Lake Geneva, Champaign, Las Vegas, Calgary, St. views before the Board of Directors meet so that ev- Louis, Montreal and NABCs in Cincinnati, Anaheim erything won’t be coming to the Governors meeting and Birmingham. They took September off because as material that is entirely new to us. “we just wanted to be home,” said Glenn. “I’ve talked with Jim Kirkham, the incoming Alan LeBendig elected Still on tap is the Palm Springs regional in De- president, and he agrees it will be a good idea for the cember “and that will be it,” said Glenn. committees to get input from each other. I want the to WBF Executive One of his favorite memories: standing in front Governors to be proactive instead of responsive.” “I hope to make the World Bridge Federation of a huge room at the White Hat Regional in Calgary, Mamula also wants to work to improve the pres- more responsive to the wishes of the ACBL.” That is waving a big white hat and yelling, “Yahoo!” tige of the Governors by making significant contri- one of the goals of Alan LeBendig of Los Angeles, The Smiths have enjoyed meeting “all the people butions. He also intends to improve the internal or- newly elected ACBL representative to the WBF Ex- who are putting on the tournaments, doing all the work ganization of the Governors – “our rules have never ecutive Board. He succeeds Virgil Anderson of and playing bridge,” said Glenn. “We have so been codified, and that’s something we’re going to Springfield MO. He will serve a three-year term. many good people in our organization. do.” “We were close to a crisis position earlier this “If it’s not fun, we shouldn’t be doing it,” he Mamula has been an ACBL member since his year when the WBF wanted to raise each country’s added. “Bridge should be enjoyable.” college days in 1972, but he has been playing seri- membership fee from 10 cents to a dollar apiece. At Continued on page 3 ously only for about 10 years. He won the 200-300 first ACBL refused this, but later we offered a com- category in the Mini-McKenney in 1993. He is a Sil- promise of 50 cents. The WBF at first looked askance ver Life Master with about 2100 points and about 20 at this compromise offer but eventually accepted it.” regional wins. LeBendig feels the ACBL should continue to be His wife Linda, who is from the Cleveland area, affiliated with the WBF, but he feels that the world also is active in bridge. She has served as president organization has some financial problems. of both District 5 and the Cleveland unit. “The WBF has made great strides in moving to- ward acceptance for bridge in the Olympic movement. I feel strongly that the ACBL should have a major participation in this effort. The WBF was also done Still going strong so much for bridge in Europe – membership growth Even though it was Thanksgiving, the table there has outdistanced North America in recent years. count was reasonable yesterday – 500.5 tables. The WBF has done well in getting event sponsors The total now is 6602.5, so Birmingham 2000 and has been quite successful in making the world still is on the road to perhaps 8500 tables. in general more aware of the game of bridge. Continued on page 3 President Glenn Smith and his wife Marjorie Page 2 Daily Bulletin The deuce take it By Alan Truscott SPECIAL EVENTS What does it mean if, in fourth postion, you “raise” the responder’s suit? Suppose that the dealer Friday, November 24 on your left bids 1 , partner passes and the response ¨ Mid-South Bridge Conference (District 10) Day is 1«. What sort of hand do you need to bid 2«? Most experts agree that this should be a natural 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Jade Barrett, It’s All in your Head, East bid with long, strong spades, since there are other Meeting Rooms N & O. Barrett, Vancouver WA, is a professional player and teacher ways -- such as double -- to ask partner to bid. The who is also an ABA Life Master. 7:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Judy Cotterman, Director Please! East 2« bidder should have (at least) a six-card suit. A five-card suit is insufficient, since the suit is known Meeting Rooms N & O. Cotterman of Kokomo IN is an associate regional director to be breaking badly. and IN field coordinator for the ACBL. Consider this example from the first qualifying session of the Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs. Saturday, November 25 Dlr: West 10 « Alabama Bridge Association (Unit 157) Day Vul: Both ª 8 6 3 © Q 9 7 4 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Easybridge! accreditation stages A & B (with a break between stages). Medical Forum Room C. ¨ A K 9 6 4 Q 8 6 5 4 3 2 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Lowell Andrews, The Balancing Act, East « « Meeting Rooms N & O. Andrews, Huntington Beach CA, is a retired tournament ª Q 10 7 4 ª A 9 A K 6 J 10 8 3 director who plays bridge professionally. © © 7:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Harold Feldheim, Swiss Team Tactics, ¨ Q 10 8 5 ¨ J 7 East Meeting Rooms N & O. Feldheim, Hamden CT, is a bridge writer and teacher.. « A K J 9 7 ª K J 5 2 © 5 2 Sunday, November 26 ¨ 3 2 West North East South Noon - 5:00 p.m. Reisinger final on vugraph, Medical Forum Auditorium. 7:00 p.m. - Midnight Reisinger final on vugraph, Medical Forum Auditorium. 1¨ Pass 1« 2« All Pass Mike Passell and Mike Cappelletti, East-West, were due for a good result because, if South had main- tained a discreet silence, West would probably have Fine card reading played in 1NT. That contract usually failed by more By Barry Rigal than one trick, and the scoresheet was plastered with Ralph Cohen got pushed to an awkward level here could get only one trick. If South ruffs with the jack, minus 200s, 300s and even a 400. but came through with the help of the defense and declarer can finesse the 8 to take the last two tricks. West led the K and shifted to a heart. East took © some nice card reading. If he ruffs low, declarer overruffs and cashs the trump his ace and returned a heart. South won the K and ª Dlr: West A 5 2 ace. Contract made! led a diamond, won by West with the ace. « Vul: E-W K Q Our opponents did well to steal the contract on When West attempted to cash his winning Q, ª ª Board 16 K J 9 3 our next deal. The key for us was to set their partscore his partner ruffed with the 6 and returned the 5. © « « 10 7 5 3 enough to compensate for missing our club or This reduced his trump length and apparently ruined ¨ J 3 K 10 9 8 notrump partscore. his chance of wresting control of the trumps from « « 10 8 4 A 7 5 3 2 Dlr: North Q 7 6 declarer. ª ª « A 8 7 6 4 -- Vul: E-W A 9 4 3 South took the A and crossed to the K, as East © © ª « ¨ K 8 6 Q 9 4 2 Board 25 Q 6 5 3 dropped the jack.
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