What's Happening on Other Fronts Schwartz Repeats Vanderbilt Victory
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41st Spring North American Bridge Championships Reno, Nevada March 19-29, 1998 Daily Bulletin Volume 41, Number 10 Sunday, March 29, 1998 Editors: Henry Francis and Jody Latham Whats happening on NABCother Open fronts Swiss Bart Bramley, Howard Weinstein, Russ Ekeblad, John Sutherlin and Sidney Lazard led 48 qualifiers into today’s two final sessions. They had a 2 Victory Point lead over a multinational team: Eddie Wold of the U.S., George Rosenkranz of Mexico, Magnus Magnusson and Jon Baldursson of Iceland, and Berry Westra and Henri Leufkens of the Netherlands. The event drew 111 teams. NABC Women’s Swiss The team captained by Gail Greenberg took a 5 VP lead into the final two sessions. The final will consist of 22 teams from the original field of 38. Play- ing with Greenberg are Sylvia Moss, Linda Perlman, Laurie Vogel and Janice Seamon. Close behind are Kathie Wei-Sender, Juanita Chambers, Stasha Cohen, Jill Levin and Irina Levitina. NAOP Pairs B Californians Steve Castellino of Fremont and Edward Lee of San Jose had a narrow lead over A.D. Mark Lair holds aloft the Vanderbilt Trophy, won by his team last night for the second consecutive year. With him are Both and Sun-O Ho of Brookfield WI. Close behind (from left) teammate Chip Martel, District 16 Director Dan Morse who presented the trophy, and teammates Lew them were Charles Nauen of St. Paul MN and Stansby, team captain Richard Schwartz, Paul Soloway and Bobby Goldman. Jonathan Cohen of Prior Lake MN. Twenty-eight pairs representing various ACBL districts will fight it out in today’s two-session final. NAOP Pairs C TheSchwartz team captained by Richard repeats Schwartz won its VanderbiltCastro Valley CA. victory second consecutive Vanderbilt Knockout Teams last SCHWARTZ defeated the team captained by Ray Boehne of Monterey CA and Bryan Osborn night 121-101 -- the first repeat victory since George Jimmy Cayne for the 2nd straight year. Playing with of King City CA led 28 qualifying pairs into today’s Rosenkranz’s teams won in 1975 and 1976. Cayne, a Wall Street executive who lives in New York, two-session final. They had a half-board lead over Schwartz, a hotel developer from East Elmhurst were Chuck Burger, West Bloomfield MI; Mike Tien-Chun Yang of Stanford CA and Fang Wu of San NY, was playing with Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Paul Passell, Dallas; Michael Seamon, Miami Beach; Larry Jose. Charles Forsythe of Wichita KS and Theo Soloway, Mill Creek WA; Bobby Goldman, Highland Lichtenstein of Goddard KS were third, almost a Village TX; Chip Martel, Davis CA, and Lew Stansby, continued on page 9 board behind the leaders. Garey has MoriLarry Mori,becomes who has been Grand LM playing bridge since age 8, has 20,000; passed the 10,000-masterpoint plateau and is now an ACBL Grand Life Master. hisWhen dog Garey has Hayden 15 of Mori has three NABC Tucson AZ finished second in wins: the North American the Strati-Flighted Pairs, he Swiss Teams in 1990, Open joined a select group of play- Pairs I in 1991 and the Mixed ers who have won more than 20,000 masterpoints. Pairs in 1992. He was Intercol- His partner was Betty Rossman of Portland OR. legiate Champion in 1976. Garey remembers his early day in bridge. He Mori, who was born in Connecticut, grew up in entered the University of Arizona in 1962, and dur- Japan and played his first bridge there. His mom ing his first semester he had a B+ average as he car- taught him to play and he became a Bridge World ried a heavy 18-hour schedule. It was at this time that subscriber at 8. he was introduced to bridge. He was so fascinated by He was educated at Wayne State University and Reno co-chairs Barbara Dunn, Diane Cullen and Sheila the game that he passed one course in his second se- the University of Michigan. Mori is now a profes- Wimer look over plans for the last weekend of the NABC. continued on page 9 sional bridge player who divides his time between See story on page 9. Charlston NY and Clearwater FL. Page 2 Daily Bulletin HughNo Ross chance knew he was into trouble ruff when his opponents let him play 1♠ but he hoped to make a few low trumps and cut his losses. Ross was playing with John Sutherlin in the second qualifying round of Open Pairs II. Their opponents were Richard Henderson and Mike Sav- age. Dlr: West ♠ 8 7 2 Vul: E-W ♥ Q J 10 ♦ A Q 3 ♣ K 6 3 2 ♠ -- ♠ A K 9 6 4 ♥ 6 3 2 ♥ 8 7 5 ♦ 10 8 7 5 2 ♦ K J 6 ♣ J 10 8 7 5 ♣ 9 4 ♠ Q J 10 5 3 ♥ A K 9 4 ♦ 9 4 ♣ A Q West North East South Sutherlin Henderson Ross Savage Pass 1♣ 1♠ Pass Pass Pass Savage led the ♣A Q and shifted to the ♥K. When Henderson played the ♥Q, Savage led a low They came all the way from Australia to play in Reno. Left to right: Sam Arber, Juliet Pettit and John Pettit. heart to Henderson’s 10. Henderson now shifted to the ♠8 -- 9, 10. Savage led another low heart to Henderson’s jack and back came the ♠7. Ross won the king and Theyohn and Juliet pass Pettitt wereearly introduced test by ofThey their came to marriageReno with Sam Arber and led the ♠6. Savage won his ♠J and continued with their club director in Melbourne, Austra- Rosalyn Blutstein and have thoroughly enjoyed the ♠Q. Ross won his ace and, not wanting to lead lia. Some time later they went on a bridge this tournament. John and Juliet so thoroughly diamonds himself, exited with the ♠4 to Savage’s cruise. Then they got married about a year enjoy the Bridge Bulletin that Juliet joined the 5. J ACBL so they can read it every month. later. As seems only natural based on the Savage cashed the ♥A and led a diamond to above, they went on their honeymoon at the They especially remember two other bridge Henderson, who won the ♦A and cashed the ♣K. Australian Summer Nationals in Canberra. moments. In the Mixed Pairs here, they had 65% Ross was down five for minus 500 and 11 out of Their marriage was tested just about immedi- in the first session of the Mixed Pairs qualifying 64 matchpoints. “They defended it really nice and ately. -- but it was downhill from that point on. never gave me a chance to ruff anything,” said Ross. It happened on the very first board -- Juliet The other time they had had one of those passed John in a cuebid. John found himself disagreements that married folks often have. playing 4♦ with a 3-2 suit. But he made it! For Then they went off to play bridge, and there was ♥ a 6-IMP pickup! At the other table they got to stony silence throughout the session. They 7♥ and went down one. So they’ve lived wound up with 68% game, and suddenly they MargiePromoting Gwozdzinsky and Susanthe Wexler J cooper- happily ever after -- that’s 25 years. were happy with each other again. ated on a fine defense to score plus 200 on this deal from the second final session of the NABC Women’s Pairs. Dlr: North ♠ A Q 4 Vul: Both ♥ 10 9 4 ♦ Q 10 5 3 In VanderbiltSeamon Round of 16 Wednesday,makes MichaelBy Alanan Truscottand incredible when the 8 appeared on hisplay right he smoothly ♣ Q 8 6 Seamon, playing for the Cayne team, pushed a little played the 9 from his hand. This exposed him to a ♠ K 8 ♠ 10 9 6 3 and found himself in a “hopeless” contract. possible quick ruff, and another heart lead would in- ♥ J 8 5 ♥ A Dlr:South ♠ K J 10 deed have defeated the game, though only by one ♦ K 8 ♦ A J 9 7 4 Vul:Both ♥ K 7 5 2 trick. ♣ A K 9 7 3 2 ♣ J 10 4 ♦ 10 8 7 But West felt sure that Seamon would have won ♠ J 7 5 2 ♣ Q 8 6 the first trick if he could, for fear of a ruff, so he ♥ K Q 7 6 3 2 ♠ 8 3 ♠ 9 7 2 assumed that there was a singleton on his right. That ♦ 6 2 ♥ Q J 10 6 4 ♥ 8 meant that his partner had begun with A 8 3, and that ♣ 5 ♦ K J ♦ Q 6 4 2 continuing hearts would permit South to establish the West North East South ♣ J 9 5 2 ♣ A K 10 7 4 king eventually. Wexler Gwozdzinsky ♠ A Q 6 5 4 West therefore shifted to a trump, won in dummy. Pass Pass 1♥ ♥ A 9 3 A diamond was ducked to West, who played a sec- 2♣ 2♥ 2NT (1) Pass ♦ A 9 5 3 ond trump, still in the grip of the illusion created at 3♣ 3♥ All Pass ♣ 3 the first trick. South won in dummy, led to the ♦A, (1) Too many clubs for a responsive double, said West North East South and played two more rounds of trumps. West still Gwozdzinsky. 2NT suggests two places to play: clubs 1♠ thought he knew the heart position, so he discarded or diamonds. Pass 2♠ Pass 3♦ two cards in that suit in order to guard against a hy- Wexler led the ♣A and when Gwozdzinsky dis- Pass 3♥ Pass 4♠ pothetical club suit in declarer’s hand.