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Bruno Wins Senior Swiss Teams Other Upsets from the Round of 64: Paul Street (No Wednesday, July 24, 2019 Volume 91, Number 6 Daily Bulletin 91st North American Bridge Championships [email protected] | Editors: Paul Linxwiler, Chip Dombrowski, Sue Munday Wolfson, Tulin Jenkins, Cronier take Wagar crown Capitalizing on huge score in the first final exit Spingold session, Bronia Jenkins of Vero Beach FL and Although most of the top seeds cruised in Benedicte Cronier of Paris, France, won the Wagar yesterday’s round of 64 in the Spingold Knockout Women’s Pairs. Jenkins and Cronier finished a Teams, there were several notable upsets. board and a half ahead of the second-place pair, Jeff Wolfson and company, the No. 9 seed and Gabrielle Sherman of Tucson AZ and Laura the defending Vanderbilt champions, lost to the Dekkers of Amsterdam, Netherlands. No. 56 seed led by Walter Lee by the surprising Jenkins and Cronier, who qualified second margin of 153–61. Lee is playing with Alex Perlin, in Monday’s opening round, scored 70% in the Li-Chung Chen and Daniel Sonner. Wolfson’s first final. That, along with their strong carryover, roster was Steve Garner, Mike Becker, Michael allowed them to overcome a tepid 50% game in Kamil, Alexander Hydes and Peter Crouch. the second final. Also on the sidelines is the No. 11 seed This is the third NABC title for Jenkins, and captained by Stan Tulin. They lost to the No. the eighth for Cronier. 54 team with Alison Wilson at the helm, 91- Sherman and Dekkers qualified seventh in the 85. Wilson’s lineup includes Kent Mignocchi, opening round, but a 65.5% game in the second Wagar Women’s Pairs champions Bronia Magdalena Ticha, Richard Ritmeijer, Ida final pushed them to the No. 2 spot. Jenkins and Benedicte Cronier. Groenkvist and Mikael Groenkvist. Tulin was playing with David Bakhshi, Louk Verhees, Cornelis Van Prooijen, Alon Birman and Dror Padon. Bruno wins Senior Swiss Teams Other upsets from the round of 64: Paul Street (No. 22) was defeated by Team Amalia with captain Kevin Castner (No. 43) 175-129; Adam Wildavsky (No. 25) was ousted by Connie The winners Goldberg (No. 40), 124-104; and Romain Zaleski of the (No. 30) lost to Bruce Rogoff (No. 35), 121-116. Truscott/ Several come-from-behind wins made the USPC round of 64 exciting to watch. Bart Bramley and Senior Swiss company (No. 21) survived a scare against the all- Teams: Chinese “Flip-Flop” squad captained by Fu Zhong. Ben Blacik, Down 127-104 after three quarters, Bramley captain rallied in the last set to win 157-132. Steve Bruno, Jimmy Cayne (No. 10) was losing to (No. 55) Sundaresan Kevin Rosenberg’s Junior quintet 100-71 after Ram and Marty Schiff three quarters, but came roaring back at the end to Jr. win 120-103. The squad captained by Steve Bruno won Monday’s qualifying round, won all of eight of Mini-Spingolds the Truscott/USPC Senior Swiss Teams, posting their matches in the final for the win. a final score (with carryover) of 132.96 victory In second with 118.48 victory points was enterThe Mini-Spingold second I 0–6000 KO teamsday points. Playing with Bruno of Oceanside CA were Amos Kaminski of New York City and teammates attracted 40 teams. In Tuesday’s opening round, Ben Blacik of Phoenix AZ, and Tucson players Adrian Schwartz, Shalom Zeligman, Eitan eight head-to-head matches and eight three-ways Martin Schiff Jr. and Sundaresan Ram. Orensten and Yeshayahu Levit, all of Israel. The reduced the field to 24. Today, eight three-way This was the first NABC victory for the team Kaminski team qualified first in Monday’s opener. matches will cut the field to 16 for Thursday. After members. Narrowly in third place was the squad that, it will be head-to-head to matches the rest of The Bruno team, who finished 17th in captained by Mark Lair with 117.43 VP. the way. In the Mini-Spingold II 0–2500 Teams, 21 teams played three three-way and six head-to-head Brian Zhang, 8, plays, matches to reduce to 12 teams. Today, four three- way matches will yield eight teams advancing. writes about bridge By Paul Linxwiler, Editor A that young – most of the correspondence that month ago, the Bridge Bulletin receives comes from much I received older players – so I was eager to see what he Goodwill Message a Letter to had written. I was not prepared, however, for the the Editor level of sophistication exhibited by his writing. from Brian I was interested in publishing the letter, but I You can be competitive and still be friendly, Zhang, an wanted to make sure he had not gotten too much caring and ethical. 8-year-old “help” at home in constructing the piece, so I Sandy DeMartino, Chair who lives contacted his parents, Qiang Zhang and Serena Aileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill Committee in Dublin Guo – both players themselves – to ask about CA. He Brian’s email. They assured me that Brian had was excited written it completely by himself, and as evidence, about an they provided even more deals that he had written ATTENDANCE unusual about following a game at his local club. through Tuesday hand he had Take a look at his email, keeping in mind that recently played, so he attached a write-up of the Brian has been playing bridge for about seven deal and sent me an email. months and has about 50 masterpoints: 7927 tables I don’t normally receive emails from children continued on page 5 Page 2 Wednesday, July 24, 2019 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS All meetings are at The Cosmopolitan. 6–7 pm College Player meeting. Jardins Boardroom, second Wednesday, July 24 floor 9 am–noon Club Director Refresher Course, session 2. A Thursday, July 25 continuing education course for club directors to increase 10 am–6 pm Youth NABC. Brera 4, third floor their skills. Participants must attend both sessions. Fee: Friday, July 26 $15 covers both days. Condesa 8, second floor 10 am–6 pm Youth NABC. Brera 4, third floor CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the Thursday, July 25 game! Brera 2 on the third floor of The Cosmopolitan. 9:15 a.m. Norman Beck Odd Things and Bridge Wednesday, July 24 6:45 p.m. Donna Compton Passive vs. Attacking Defense 9:15 a.m. TBD Friday, July 26 6:45 p.m. Kevin Wilson Fitting Honors 9:15 a.m. Harriette Buckman Rights and Responsibilities 6:45 p.m. Tom Carmichael New Minor Forcing Friends HOSPITALITY Food will be served nightly following the evening session in the Gracia Thursday, July 25 Commons on the third floor. Mac and cheese bites. Wednesday, July 24 Friday, July 26 Baked sausage pastries. Ice cream. FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO 1 Hotel rewards program 15 Tables The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas has the 65.00 1 Will Engel, Rockford IL; Bob Fashingbauer, Belvidere IL; Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL; Suzanne Dunn, Crystal most valuable rewards program on The Strip. It’s Lake IL easy. Join Identity Membership & Rewards to 45.50 2 Curtis Cheek - Huub Bertens - Linda Lewis - unlock exclusive offers for casino play, rooms, Paul Lewis, Las Vegas NV 26.00 3/4 Connie Goldberg, Gladwyne PA; Hua Poon - dining, concerts and more. Earn points on your Yukun Zhang, Singapore; Kauko Koistinen, Espoo Finland gaming and other spending on property. Let your 26.00 3/4 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Joshua Donn, curiosities uncover surprises beyond the velvet Las Vegas NV; Michal Kwiecien, Lublin Poland; Wlodzimierz rope. 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