Monday, December 5, 2016 Volume 89, Number 11 Daily Bulletin 89th Fall North American Bridge Championships [email protected] Editors: Paul Linxwiler and Brent Manley Becker team wins Reisinger Board-a-Match ACBL President Ken Monzingo, left, presents the Reisinger replica to the winning team: Mike Kamil, Walid Elahmady, Richard Coren and Tarek Sadek. Not pictured: Mike Becker and Aubrey Strul. Members of the second-place squad in the Reisinger Board-a- Match Teams: Geoff Hampson, Eric Greco, Justin Lall and Kevin Bathurst. Not pictured: John Diamond and Brian Platnick. Levine strong in NA Swiss final Mike Levine’s squad clinched victory in the Keohane North American Swiss Teams with one round still left to play: Ricco Van Prooijen, Louk Verhees, Dennis Clerkin, Eddie Wold and Jerry Clerkin. Not pictured: Captain Mike Levine. Their score was 134.41 VPs. Stan Tulin’s team was second in the Keohane North American Swiss Teams with 115.30 VPs: front, Alon Birman, Jacek Kalita and Michal Nowosadzki; rear, Dror Padon, Stan Tulin, Kevin Dwyer. Gupta captures Mixed Swiss Teams title Winners of the NABC+ Mixed Swiss Teams: Billy Miller, Anam Tebha, captain Vinita Gupta, Sandra Rimstedt, Fredrik Nystrom and Zia Mahmood. They were second in the Mixed Swiss Teams: captain Josh Donn, Ida Groenkvist, Sally Meckstroth, Cecilia Rimstedt and Magnus Eriksson. 278.92 Michal Nowosadzki Greco is 2016 Greco wins Goren Trophy 10. 276.25 Brian Platnick Eric Greco won the most masterpoints at the 11. 265.39 Michael Becker Player of the Year Fall NABC in Orlando to capture the Goren Trophy, Unofficial totals following the Fall NABC show 265.39 Aubrey Strul awarded annually to the player who accomplishes that Eric Greco of Wynnewood PA is the winner 13. 263.22 Dror Padon that feat. Greco’s total included 150 masterpoints for of the 2016 Player of the Year contest, awarded to 14. 260.46 Alon Birman his second-place finish in the Reisinger, 78.75 for his the player who earns the most platinum points in a 15. 256.67 Jeff Meckstroth third-place finish in the Mitchell Open BAM, and calendar year. Greco’s total of 800.94 puts him just 256.67 Eric Rodwell 106.88 for finishing third in the Kaplan Blue Ribbon ahead of Jeff Meckstroth with 778.26. 17. 243.90 Kevin Bathurst Pairs. Masterpoint leaders: The Daily Bulletin incorrectly reported earlier 18. 238.97 Justin Lall 1. 382.88 Eric Greco this week that Meckstroth had the contest wrapped 19. 234.20 Richard Coren 2. 303.63 Michael Kamil up following his wins in the Baze Senior KO and the 20. 233.36 Boye Brogeland 3. 292.20 Geoff Hampson Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs. But because Meckstroth 233.36 Espen Lindqvist 4. 291.40 John Diamond was allowed by the conditions of contest to drop into 5. 285.05 Zia Mahmood the semifinal round of the Blue Ribbon Pairs, he is 6. 284.71 Stan Tulin Final table count allowed to keep the higher of the masterpoint awards 7. 283.15 Kevin Dwyer from the two events, not awards from both. 8. 278.92 Jacek Kalita 10,592 Page 2 Monday, December 5, 2016 Daily Bulletin JIM THOMAS 299ER PAIRS SATURDAY-SUNDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 2 7.5 Tables 9 Tables A B C 23.91 1 Stan Schenker - David Milton, Herndon VA; Seth Cohen, Stamford CT; Bill St Clair, 2.36 1 1 1 Gail Singer, Lady Lake FL; Kristie Carter, The Villages FL 62.72% Cypress TX; James Glickman, Las Vegas NV; Howard Einberg, Los Angeles CA 1.77 2 Yara Barretta, Celebration FL; Woody Haynes, Chicago IL 57.28% 16.74 2 Barton Buffington, North Kingstown RI; David Binney, Seattle WA; Lynne Newman - 1.58 3 2 John Sagodi, Hamilton ON; Tyrone Loving, Lincoln Park MI 57.14% Randall Dougherty, San Diego CA 1.22 4 3 2 Tom Richard, Dover FL; Geraldine Hadley, Sun City Center FL 56.91% 9.56 3/4 Mac Raczkiewicz, Hilton Head SC; Lech Ekert, Bluffton SC; Millie Garrison, 0.89 5 4 Gloria Bennett - Jane Rowe, The Villages FL 55.92% Riverside CA; Joy McKenzie-Smith, Chapel Hill NC; Liliane Kirchhoff, La Mesa CA 0.92 5 3 Betty Ginter - John Logan, Marietta GA 55.46% 9.56 3/4 Mark Fitzmorris, Saint Augustine FL; Michael Dalton, Palm Coast FL; Regina Sooey - Bill Page, Jacksonville FL KARL MILLER SIDE GAME 8.0 Tables SATURDAY-SUNDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 3 A B C 9 Tables 3.41 1 1 Ellen Cotterell - Kerry Cotterell, Clifton Park NY 58.33% 15.27 1 Leonardo Fruscoloni - Margie Cole - Raluca Dobrescu, New York NY; Jin Hu, 2.56 2 2 Kathleen Linck - Raymond Linck, Lexington KY 56.55% Wappingers Fls NY 1.92 3 Alfred Lee, Rancho Palo Vds CA; Mansoor Gowani, San Jose CA 56.25% 10.69 2 Jeffery Jones - Paul Bubendey, Vero Beach FL; Michael Zeller, York PA; Robert 1.81 4 3 Thuy Tran, San Franciso CA; Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA 54.46% Rubinstein, Edgewater NJ 1.99 5 4 1 Robert Thorstad, Atlanta GA; Jeanne Hanrahan, East Norwich NY 52.08% 6.11 3/4 Michael Kudrna - Doris Dunn, Arroyo Grande CA; Eli Zinner - Jan Grieff Zinner, 1.47 5 Sheila Pohly, Jericho NY; Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY 51.79% Nipomo CA 1.49 2 Robert D’Avanzo, Sarasota FL; Charles Gaeth, Benicia CA 50.00% 6.11 3/4 Norman Cannon, Fort Myers FL; Resa Becher - David Doretsky, Aventura FL; Fran Smith, Estero FL RICK LARKIN FAST PAIRS 39.0 Tables PATTY JOHNSON A/X SWISS TEAMS A B 67 Tables / Based on 236 Tables 21.44 1 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA 65.52% A X 16.08 2 Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ 61.92% 37.19 1 Russell Samuel, Coram NY; Allen Kahn, New York NY; Diana Schuld, 12.06 3 Richard Gabriel - Claude Vogel, Chicago IL 57.62% Glen Head NY; Alan Kudisch, East Norwich NY 107.00 9.05 4 Yukiko Tokunaga, Japan; Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo Japan 56.90% 27.89 2 Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL; Daniel Korbel, Rockville MD; David 7.15 5 Claudette Hartman, Austin TX; James La Fountain, Temple TX 56.61% Bakhshi, London England; Boye Brogeland, 4400 Flekkefjor Norway; 6.89 6 1 Dennis Ryan, Menomonie WI; John Vega, Naples FL 56.59% Espen Lindqvist, Arendal Norway; David Gold, Reading Great Britain 101.00 5.53 7 Keith White, Jacksonville FL; Gudrun Wallace, Fort Myers FL 56.57% 20.92 3 Martin Harris, Chicago IL; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI; Miriam 4.76 8 Paul Zebrowski, Naples FL; Kenneth Chatzinoff, Cinnaminson NJ 56.45% Harris-Botzum - John Botzum, Orefield PA 100.00 4.29 9 Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON; Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI 55.83% 15.69 4 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland; Michal 3.90 10 Jay Segarra, Ocean Springs MS; Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR 55.69% Klukowski, Dolnoslaskie Poland; Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; 3.57 11 Enrico Castellani, Pisa Italy; Maurizio Di Sacco, Ghezzano Pi Italy 55.42% Roger Lee, Las Vegas NV; Sam Lev, New York NY 99.00 3.30 12 Susan Stockham - Jim Foster, Birmingham AL 55.22% 12.40 5 Paula Nataf, Beverly Hills CA; Marcel Dadon, France; Mitch Dunitz, 6.85 13 Marvin Darter - Linda Darter, North Port FL 54.99% Sherman Oaks CA; Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA 97.00 3.13 14 Omer Ekinci, Astoria NY; Kelley Hwang, New York NY 54.81% 10.63 6 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Jim Munday, Southaven MS; Richard 2.68 15 Randy Thompson, Albuquerque NM; Barry Spector, Springfield VA 54.21% Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 93.00 3.43 16 Kenneth Titow - Joanne Titow, Scottsdale AZ 54.00% 9.30 7 Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT; Lewis Gamerman, Randolph MA; 3.43 17 Samuel Kuang, Elmhurst NY; Steven Smolen, San Francisco CA 53.98% Zachary Grossack, Newton MA; Kimberly Gilman, Carlisle MA 92.00 6.85 18 Bo Liu, Irvine CA; Sherman Gao, Lagunawoods CA 53.88% 7.85 8/9 Stanley Roberts, Kirkland WA; Ray Miller, Seattle WA; Sylvie Willard 2.53 19 Miguel Reygadas, Tlalpan Mexico; C. Valerie Gamio, Palos Verdes Pn CA 53.71% - Benedicte Cronier, Paris France; Haig Tchamitch, Paradise Valley AZ 89.00 2.10 20 Kerry Smith, Milwaukee WI; Chris Benson, Leroy IL 53.59% 7.85 8/9 Andrew Rosenthal - Chris Willenken, New York NY; Alan Sontag, 5.17 2 John Blackwell, The Villages FL; Carole Grob, Gainesville VA 52.50% Gaithersburg MD; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Jan Jansma, 3.88 3 Mike Rippey, Orinda CA; Kamil Nowak, Kielce 25-63 Poland 51.54% Spijkenisse 89.00 2.91 4 Fernando Teson - Amy Reznik, Tallahassee FL 50.29% 19.98 10/11 1 R Muggia, Andover MA; Daniel Jablonski, Stoneham MA; Lon Sunshine, 2.30 5 Charles Burns, Vancouver WA; Bryant Town, Edmonton AB 50.09% Framingham MA; Ivanie Yeo, Brighton MA 86.00 1.97 6 Daniel Kroll, Berkeley CA; Misook Jung, Beverly Hills CA 50.09% 6.48 10/11 Herbert Jordan, Miami FL; Erez Hendelman, New York NY; Marty Bergen, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Larry Cohen, Delray Beach FL 86.00 T J SINGER 299ER PAIRS 5.52 12/13 Valentin Kovachev, Las Vegas NV; Pat Larin, Rancho Mirage CA; Ahu 5.0 Tables Zobu - Ugurcan Suzer, Tarabya Istanbu Turkey 85.00 A B C 5.52 12/13 Gerri Soffa Carlson, Rancho Palo Vds CA; Mariko Kakimoto, Newport 1.73 1/2 Yara Barretta, Celebration FL; Woody Haynes, Chicago IL 63.00% Beach CA; Bruce Horiguchi, Gardena CA; Steve Mager, Hermosa Beach CA 85.00 1.74 1/2 1 John Sagodi, Hamilton ON; Tyrone Loving, Lincoln Park MI 63.00% 4.81 14/15 Carl Berenbaum, Elkins Park PA; Jane Dillenberg - Jerry Goldberg, New 1.31 3 2 Betty Ginter - John Logan, Marietta GA 57.00% York NY; Barbara Kepple, West Chester PA 84.00 0.98 4 3 Richard Galleher, Bowie MD; Carol Marks, Annapolis MD 49.00% 14.99 14/15 2 Andrew Krywaniuk - Ben Takemori, Burnaby BC; Ronald Dixon, Vancouver BC; Andrew Lee, Richmond BC 84.00 SUNDAY AFTERNOON KARL MILLER SIDE GAME 4.38 16 Joe Quinn - Shawn Quinn, Sugar Land TX; Nancy Passell, Plano TX; 6.5 Tables Bryan Storey, Frisco TX; Ellen Hessel - Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 82.00