70th Fall North American Bridge Championships November 21 - December 1, 1996 San Francisco, California Volume 70, Number 11 Monday, December 2, 1996 Editors: Henry Francis and Brent Manley In one of the closest finishes in the history of the Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams, this team became the champions by .18 of a board. Left to right: Chip Martel, Lew Stansby, Michael Rosenberg and Zia. Rita Rands team earned top honors in the North American Swiss Teams. Left to right: Steve Garner, Rita Rand, Arnie Fisher and Richard Colker. Missing from the photo is Gerry Caravelli, who sat out the last match and was on his way home to Chicago. Zia-Martel-Stansby-Rosenberg Thetriumph outcome was in doubtin rightcloseKaplan Reisinger showed tremendous forti- Rand team victorious down to the final board in the Reisinger tude as he played solidly despite the fact Board-a-Match Teams. Nobody was that he was suffering from the effects leaving the packed Pendergraph arena of chemotherapy. On his team were The newin North North American American Swiss The United Swiss States’ No. 2 Junior because four teams were still in the run- Norman Kay, Brian Glubok, Sidney Team champions are Rita Rand, Gerald team for next year’s Junior World Team ning as the last round was played. Lazard, Bart Bramley and Ron Smith. Caravelli, Arnie Fisher, Steve Garner Championship got lots of practice play- The team captained by Zia finally It was actually a double victory for and Richard Colker. They were second ing in IMP matches -- they lasted edged the Jimmy Cayne team by just Zia -- he won more than enough going into yesterday’s two final ses- through to the end and finished 12th. .18 of a board. The Zia team played masterpoints to become the 1996 sions, and they moved to the top with On the team were Tom Carmichael, four-handed -- Chip Martel, Lew Player of the Year -- the player who two good sessions. Joel Wooldridge, Shannon Lipscomb, Stansby, Michael Rosenberg and Zia compiles the most masterpoints in North In second place only 5 Victory Scott Lewis and Chris Willenken. played every hand throughout the gru- American championship events that do Points back were John Begley, Mike elling six sessions. not have an upper masterpoints limit. Lawrence, John Sutherlin, Dan Morse Cayne, Chuck Burger, Mark All in all, Zia had a terrific tourna- and Hugh Ross. Only fractionally be- Feldman, Michael Seamon, Alan Sontag ment. He also won the Open Board-a- hind them in third place -- two-tenths San12,984 Francisco 1996tables didn’t quite and Mike Passell made up the team that Match Teams, worth 125 points, fin- of a Victory Point to be exact -- were make it to the hoped-for 13,000 tables. just missed. ished sixth in the Blue Ribbon Pairs for Richard Gabriel, Dick Bruno, Jim Burt, The final count was 12,984 -- just 16 Rita Shugart and Edgar Kaplan another 70 and for 17.14 in the Life Jeff Schuett and Stanton and Suzi short. The tournament ran strong were right in the thick of it to the very Master Open Pairs. Add the 200 for Subeck. through the first seven days, but atten- end as well. Shugart finished third, the Reisinger and it looks as if Zia might The team captained by Jack dance fell off sharply starting on playing with Andy Robson, Tony win the Herman Trophy for the most Coleman which was seeking its third Thanksgiving Day. Forrester, Geir Helgemo, Steve Sion masterpoints at this tournament. His straight win finished 10th. Playing with The ’96 edition also did not top the and Eddie Wold. total is 412.14 for the week. Coleman were Mark Molson, Boris record for San Francisco set in 1990 -- Baran, Drew Cannell and Mark Stein. 13,239 tables. Only .18 of a single board out of first place, these players searched hard for an extra half Only five Victory Points out of first place in the North American Swiss were, left, to right, a point. Finishing second in the Reisinger were, left to right, Mike Seamon, Mark Feldman, Mike Lawrence, John Sutherlin, Dan Morse and Hugh Ross. The team captain, John Begley, Alan Sontag, Mike Passell and Chuck Burger. The team captain, Jimmy Cayne, sat out the sat out the final match and was not available. final session and was on his way back to New York when the event ended. 2 Daily Bulletin REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 6.57 7 Stephen Landen, W Bloomfield MI; Geoff Hampson, Fenton MI; 10 Teams Eric Greco, Annandale VA; Michael Polowan, New York NY; Haig Tchamitch, 200.00 1 Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Michael Rosenberg, Tuckahoe NY; Arvada CO; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY 107.00 Chip Martel, Davis CA; Lew Stansby, Castro Valley CA 31.18 4.93 8 Asya Kamsky, Berkley CA; Michael Roberts, Victoria BC; Jeffrey 150.00 2 James Cayne - Mark Feldman, New York NY; Chuck Burger, W Blond, Cote St-Luc PQ; Douglas Heron, Ottawa ON; Rob Crawford, Bloomfield MI; Michael Seamon, Miami Beach FL; Mike Passell, Dallas TX; Alan Ft Lauderdale FL 106.00 Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 31.00 4.10 9 James Glickman - James Kaplan, Woodland Hls CA; Howard 112.50 3 Rita Shugart, Pebble Beach CA; Andrew Robson, Carmel CA; Steve Einberg, Los Angeles CA; Jon Wright, Del Mar CA 103.00 Sion, Las Vegas NV; Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Tony Forrester, Boston 3.53 10/11 Stephen McConnell, Chicago IL; Richard Meffley - James Tritt, MA; Geir Helgemo, Norway 30.32 Fresno CA; Blake Rundquist, Clovis CA 99.00 92.31 4 Edgar Kaplan - Brian Glubok, New York NY; Norman Kay, 3.53 10/11 Betty Bloom - Steve Bloom, Duanesburg NY; Hugh Maclean, Narberth PA; Sidney Lazard Sr, New Orleans LA; Bart Bramley, Chicago IL; Bloomington MN; Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT 99.00 Ronald Smith, San Francisco CA 29.64 3.08 12 William Laubenheimer, Sunnyvale CA; John Craig Theye, Oakland 85.71 5 Michael Moss - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY; George Steiner, CA; Shelley Lapkoff, Pleasanton CA; Paul McDaniels, Richmond CA 98.00 Seattle WA; Nels Erickson, Meadview AZ 28.75 2.74 13/14 Mahmoud Elguindy, Newport Beach CA; Rebecca Rogers, Dallas 80.00 6 Ralph Katz - George Jacobs, Burr Ridge IL; Howard Weinstein, TX; Nell Cahn, Shreveport LA; Allan Falk, Okemos MI 97.00 Chicago IL; Peter Weichsel, Encinitas CA; Neil Silverman, Ft 2.74 13/14 Frank Bessing - Jennifer Jones, Santa Rosa CA; Richard Wilson, Lauderdale FL 25.79 Petaluma CA; Rosalind Quiggle - Louis Quiggle, Redding CA 97.00 75.00 7 Bruce Ferguson, Boise ID; Paul Lewis, Las Vegas NV; John Onstott, 2.46 15 Susan Miller - Bernard Miller, Boca Raton FL; Thomas Turgeon, New Orleans LA; Steve Beatty, Destrehan LA 25.39 Memphis TN; Barbara Sion, Las Vegas NV 96.00 70.59 8 Gerald Sosler, Purchase NY; Kay Schulle - John Mohan, Las Vegas 2.31 16 David Mossit, Henley, England; Jason Hackett - Justin Hackett - NV; Roger Bates, Mesa AZ; Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL; David Berkowitz, Paul Hackett, Manchester England 95.00 Old Tappan NJ 25.18 2.11 17/18 Bobbie Satz, Boca Raton FL; Sandrea Friedman, Flushing NY; 66.67 9 Grant Baze, La Jolla CA; George Mittelman - Fred Gitelman, Linda Frank - Alene Friedman, New York NY 94.00 Toronto ON; Michael Whitman, San Francisco CA; Richard Katz, Rancho Mirage 2.11 17/18 Randy Corn, Kirkland WA; Ed Ulman, Portland OR; Lee De CA 25.04 Simone, Alexandria VA; Ginny Steele, Fort Collins CO 94.00 63.16 10 Daniel Molochko, El Cerrito CA; Robert Thomson, Half Moon Bay 2.16 19 Jill Mellstrom, Brottby, Sweden; Sheri Winestock - Dianna Gordon, CA; Ralph Buchalter, Oakland CA; Sharon Osberg, San Francisco CA 24.96 Toronto ON; Barry Rigal, New York NY; Curtis Cheek - Hjordis Eytorsdottir, Huntsville AL 93.00 NORTH AMERICAN SWISS TEAMS 1.81 20/21 Robert Gookin, Falls Church VA; B Wayne Stuart III, Aptos CA; Ellasue Chaitt, Palm Beach Gdns FL; David Treadwell, Wilmington DE 92.00 108 Teams 1.81 20/21 Chip Chapin - Wallace Young, Honolulu HI; Gary Macgregor, 150.00 1 Rita Rand, New York NY; Gerald Caravelli, Des Plaines IL; Arnold Portola Valley CA; Malcolm Maas, Chico CA 92.00 Fisher, Clementon NJ; Steve Garner, Chicago IL; Richard Colker, 1.80 22/25 Don Laycock - Jo Ginsberg, San Francisco CA; Frances Dickman - Wheaton MD 117.70 Diane Shannon, San Jose CA 91.00 112.50 2 John Begley - Michael Lawrence, Berkeley CA; John Sutherlin, 1.98 22/25 Mark Bartusek, Manhattan Beach CA; Marshall Miles, Redlands Dallas TX; Dan Morse, Houston TX; Hugh Ross, Oakland CA 112.50 CA; Leonard Ernst, Evanston IL; P Schwartz, Cote St Luc PQ; Andre Laliberte, 84.38 3 Richard Gabriel - Dick Bruno, Chicago IL; Jim Burt, Darien IL; Neufchatel PQ; Rick Roeder, Encinitas CA 91.00 Jeff Schuett, Riverwoods IL; Stanton Subeck, Olympia Field IL; Suzi 1.80 22/25 John Wong, Rowland Hgts CA; Rick Henderson, Los Angeles CA; Subeck, Olympia Fields IL 112.30 Michael Savage, Crestline CA; Peter Knee, Glendale CA 91.00 69.23 4 Beverly Rosenberg, Sherman Oaks CA; Steven Onderwyzer, Venice 1.62 22/25 Mary Ruth Blustein - Maurice Blustein, Bellevue WA; Susan CA; Aram Bedros, Santa Monica CA; Steve Cohen, North Hollywood CA; Ron Urbaniak, Mercer Island WA; Loren Hawkins, Bremerton WA 91.00 Feldman, Redondo Beach CA; Claire Tornay, New York NY 102.20 64.29 5 William Levy, Voorhees NJ; Glenn Eisenstein, Boca Raton FL; FLIGHT B SWISS TEAMS Howard Piltch, Andover MA; Richard Budd, Portland ME; Richard De Martino, Riverside CT; Jim Linhart, Piscataway NJ 101.40 40 Teams 60.00 6 Edward Alcoff, Sunnyvale CA; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Jeffrey 20.74 1 Tom Cooney - J Pamela Cooney, Carrollton TX; Jay Gibson, Plano Goldsmith, Pasadena CA; Michael Shuster, Fresno CA; Marc Renson, TX; Annette McCarty, Richardson TX 6.75 San Mateo CA 100.90 13.62 2/3 David Walters - Bruce Sherman, San Diego CA; Neill Arne, Laguna 56.25