November 18 - November 27, 2001 75th Fall North American Bridge Championships Las Vegas,Nevada DailyDailyVol. 75, No.7 Sunday, NovemberBulletinBulletin 25, 2001 Editors: Henry Francis and Paul Linxwiler The squad captained by Mike Levine was down 16 2 IMPs. Bennett led 76–74 at the half. Bennett tacked IMPs going into theLevine final quarter of the Senior takes Knock- on Senior14 more IMPs by the endKO of the third quarter to lead outs against the team led by Hamish Bennett, but won 125–109, but the Levine squad powered their way to the last set 44–16 to win the event. victory in the last quarter, winning it by 28 IMPs to Levine, playing with teammates Zeke Jabbour, win the match by 12 IMPs. Randy Pettit, Allan Siebert, P.O. Sundelin and Arnie Members of both the winning team and the run- Fisher, defeated the Bennett squad by a final score of ners-up have multiple NABC and world titles, espe- 153–141. Playing with Bennett were Gene Simpson, cially in Senior contests. The Levine squad has won all Billy Eisenberg, Jim Robison, Chris Larsen and Joe of the major NABC Senior events several times. Kivel. An important swing occurred in the third quarter The runners-up won the first quarter 51–32, but where the South players on one deal held: Blue Ribbon Pairs champs Salvador Assael and Nafiz Zorlu. Levine was strong in the second set, pulling to within Continued on page 3 Turks Top Blue A pairRibbon of players from TurkeyPairs have become the first players from that country to win a North Ameri- can championship. Salvador Assael and Nafiz Zorlu topped the field in the six-session Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs. The duo posted a final score of 2105.71 to narrowly edge Steve Landen of Rochester Hills MN and Pratap Rajadhyaksha of Powell OH, who finished with 2100.06. Landen and Rajadhyaksha won the Open Pairs at the Cincinnati NABC in 1999. In third was the father-son partnership of Ken and John Kranyak of Bay Village OH. The Kranyaks scored 2097.38. They won the Senior Knockouts: Arnie Fisher, Zeke Jabbour, Mike Levine, Allan Siebert, Randy Pettit and P.O.Sundelin. Assael and Zorlu have represented Turkey in in- ternational play for many years. Zorlu is a business- man who has played in six European championships and three Olympiads. He has many Turkish titles. Zorlu Pittsburgh retirees is also a past president of the Turkish Bridge Federa- tion. Assael is a retired broker who has played in five topsTom Morton in and Bob 99er Quinlan, bothPairs of Pittsburgh, Zone 1 (Europe) championships and two Olympiads. have been playing bridge for a long time, but they’re The pair has been playing together for 17 years. new to duplicate. They proved yesterday that they are Dan Gerstman and Allan Graves, who led after the catching on to the special nuances of duplicate by win- semifinal sessions, the first final session and through- ning the nationally rated 99er Pairs. out much of the second final session, ran out of gas on They had two strong games – 66% and 60% – but the last few rounds to finish fourth with 2056.99. they needed them. Carl and Marilyn Bowman had a Bob Quinlan, left, and Tom Morton Continued on page 3 Hospices receive CharityThe ACBL Charity donations Foundation presented a $100,000 check to the National Hospice Foundation at a ceremony Saturday evening. The National Hos- pice Foundation is ACBL’s 2001 Charity of the Year. Charity Foundation president Jayne Thomas and vice-president Virgil Anderson were on hand to present the check to NHF representative Claire Tehan. Also, the Charity Foundation presented a $5000 check to the Nathan Adelson Hospice of Las Vegas, the charity recipient chosen by the local NABC tour- nament committee. Unit 373 (and District 17) Trea- surer Tom Shulman was on hand to accept the check on behalf of Adelson. Tehan, of Los Angeles CA, said, “Hospice pro- grams provide a wide range of services for people in their end-of-life experience. Hospice, which is fre- quently home-based care, can provide doctors, nurses, physical therapists, pain-management specialists and trained volunteers. The emphasis is on the quality of life. Hospice specialists are expert at managing prob- National Hospice Foundation representative Claire Tehan (second from left) receives a $100,000 check from the ACBL lems that develop at the end of a person’s life.” Charity Foundation. (From left) Foundation Vice-President Virgil Anderson, ACBL Charity Liaison Kelley McGuire, and Continued on page 3 President Jayne Thomas present the check. Page 2 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS Montreal World Bridge 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Marketing forSunday, Club Development. November Conference 25, Room 2001 14. Join Edith McMullin, creator of To Championshipheighten awareness of the Bridge Quiz World Cham- Easybridge! and the ACBL I/N Program, to learn more about how to promote your club. pionships in Montreal, Quebec, next year (Aug. 16- 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Easybridge! accreditation with Easybridge! creator Edith McMullin, Easybridge! Field 31), the organizers are offering a daily bridge problem Coordinator Marti Ronemus and the Easybridge! staff. Conference Rooms 4 and 5. (Stage A with prizes for the winners during the 2001 Summer in the morning, lunch break, Stage B in the afternoon.) Accreditation is free. $20 covers NABC. course materials. There will be a drawing from among the names of 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Coffee with Carol. Conference Room 14. Carol Robertson, Manager of the ACBL Club those who answer correctly and five will win Montreal Membership Department, and other ACBL staff members will be on hand to answer questions World Championship hats. Turn in your answers to the and to let you know about new opportunities and programs for clubs. Daily Bulletin office in Conference Room 10 (upstairs). 11:00 a.m. - Noon ACBLscore Seminar. Conference Room 14. Jim Lopushinsky, creator of ACBLscore, and Check the Daily Bulletin for the list of winners. Associate National Tournament Director Rick Beye will discuss the benefits of using ACBLscore at your local club and will answer questions. 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Zeke Jabbour, Winsome and Loathsome. Pavilion 9. Jabbour, Boca Raton FL, is an ACBL Grand Life Master who has won more than 25,000 Daily A J 7 Quiz 6 #7 masterpoints. His column is a regular feature in The Bridge Bulletin. « 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Teacher Dinner. ª K J 8 7:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Steve Levy, The Unwritten Law. Pavilion 9. Levy, © A J 8 2 Las Vegas, is a bridge writer and professional player. He has written a full-length screenplay ¨ 7 5 set at an NABC. « K Q 10 9 3 ª A 10 5 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Easybridge!Monday, accreditation withNovember Easybridge! creator 26, Edith2001 McMullin, Easybridge! Field © K 4 3 Coordinator Marti Ronemus and the Easybridge! staff. Conference Rooms 4 and 5. (Stage A ¨ J 8 in the morning, lunch break, Stage B in the afternoon.) Accreditation is free. $20 covers The contract is 4« by South. West leads the ¨K. course materials. West cashes the ¨Q at trick two and shifts to a trump. 9:00 a.m. - Noon Club Directors’ Refresher Course. Ballroom D. This is a three-session program dealing with Trumps are 2–2. Can you spot a sure way of ensuring the public relations aspect of running a successful club. The fee is $20 if preregistered; $25 at your contract? Thanks to Eddie Kantar for the prob- the door. (Continues Tuesday and Wednesday.) lem. 10:00 a.m. - Noon Teacher Update Meeting. Ballroom F. Join the Education Department staff to find out what’s (Solution on page 4) new in bridge education. 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Billy Miller, Billy Miller, Live. Pavilion 9. Miller, Las Vegas, is a professional player and teacher. His “Dear Billy” columns are a regular feature in The Bridge Bulletin. 7:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Peg and Dewy Cundiff, Bridge – It’s a Partner- Diamondsby Barry are Regal for fun ship. Pavilion 9. The Cundiffs live in Las Vegas and are members of the Rovere Bridge Team, which offers bridge programs at sea. They are certified as ACBL club directors, ACBL The interaction on the diamond suit proved intrigu- Accredited Teachers TAP Trainers and Easybridge! presenters. ing on Board 23 from the Open Board-a-Match Teams. Dlr: South « K 8 6 Vul: Both ª A K Q 9 6 5 2 © – ¨ 8 5 4 Scientific?There are lots of stories Not about exactly!Board 12 from the « Q 10 7 3 « A J 5 second semifinal session of the Edgar Kaplan Blue ª 10 8 ª 7 4 3 Ribbon Pairs, but the Benito Garozzo story is perhaps © A Q 4 3 2 © 10 7 5 the best. Benito was sitting West with Lea Dupont as ¨ K 3 ¨ A 7 6 2 East. Jacek Pszczcola of Poland was North and his part- « 9 4 2 ner was Zia. ª J Dlr: West « A K J 4 © K J 9 8 6 Vul: N-S ª 10 7 4 ¨ Q J 10 9 © 7 3 2 West North East South ¨ 10 9 2 Rigal Heitzman Lorvan Garber « 10 8 5 « – Pass ª J ª A Q 9 8 3 2 1© 4ª Dbl Pass © A 8 © K Q J 10 5 4 4« All Pass A K Q J 7 4 3 8 Opening lead: K ¨ ¨ Arleen Lehman presents a $1000 check to ACBL Director ª Q 9 7 6 3 2 After winning the first trick, Bob Heitzman con- « of Junior Programs Charlotte Blaiss.