Volume 78, Number 10 78th Summer North American Bridge Championships DAILY BULLETIN Sunday, July 23, 2006 Editors: Brent Manley and Paul Linxwiler It’s Nickell vs. Morgan wins 0-5000 Mini-Spin Weed in The squad led by Jacob Morgan prevailed in student at a community college in Freeport, the final of the Mini-Spingold 0-5000 Knockouts, although he played fulltime last year. He was the defeating Paul Stern’s team 108-85. Silver Life Master of the Year in 2005. Melville is Spingold final Morgan, of Madison WI, played with Marty a retired insurance company executive who was Teams captained by Nick Nickell and Charlie Harris of Chicago, Jim Melville of Springfield IL third in the Silver Life Master race. Weed (npc) fought their way into the final of the and Will Engel of Freeport IL. Continued on page 8 Spingold Knockout Teams on Saturday. They will Stern is from Oak Creek WI. His play 64 boards today to decide the championship. team included Daniel Levin, Aurora IL, You can watch the match on vugraph with James O’Neil, Oak Park IL, and commentary in the Columbus Hall (Senior playing Christopher Monsour of Chicago. space) starting at 11 a.m. This is the first NABC win for The No. 2 seeded Nickell team is Richard Melville and Engel. They were second in Freeman, Bob Hamman, Paul Soloway, Jeff last year’s 0-5000 Mini-Blue Ribbon Meckstroth and Eric Rodwell Opposing them will Pairs. be No. 4 James Cayne, Michael Seamon, Alfredo Morgan and Harris have previously Versace, Lorenzo Lauria, Fulvio Fantoni and won the 0-5000 Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs Claudio Nunes. and the Red Ribbon Pairs. They were Continued on page 6 also second in last year’s Open Swiss Teams. Morgan is a fulltime player who Henner-Welland frequently partners both Harris and Melville. He was the 2005 Gold Life leads Open Master of the Year in the Mini- McKenney contest. Harris is a partner in Winners of the 0-5000 Mini-Spingold; Marty Harris, Will Swiss Teams a law firm. Engel is an accounting Engel, Jim Melville and Jacob Morgan. The multi-national team captained by Christal Henner-Welland held a narrow lead after two qualifying sessions of the Open Swiss Teams. The Tournament chairs say ‘Thanks for playing!’ event will conclude today. Chicago NABC Co-chairs Jackie Addis and Addis thanked the tournament directing staff Henner-Welland is playing with her husband, Marilynn Charlson thanked everyone for and ACBL staff for, “helping the tournament run Roy Welland, and Bjorn Fallenius of the USA, participating in the 2006 tournament. so smoothly.” Italian star Antonio Sementa and Polish experts “We hope everyone had an enjoyable time,” Cezary Balicki and Adam Zmudzinski. they said. Their carryover of 30 victory points put them Charlson wished to especially thank the just ahead of the 29.30 VPs amassed by Adam committee chairs, whom she described as Meyerson, Samuel Leong, Tim Crank and Jay indispensable to conducting a successful Korobow. tournament. Both praised Partnership Chairman Carl Sharp Older couple finds and his committee, “for doing a difficult job so well.” bridge, romance online Charlson also expressed her gratitude for the With Internet technology now several decades good work of the caddy crew and their leader, TD old, stories of online dating are commonplace, and Jackie Matthews. in the world of bridge, successful partnerships that “You can’t run a tournament without them,” Tournament chairs Jackie Addis were formed online are also too numerous to she said. and Marilynn Charlson Trio’s motto: have mini-van, will caddy An NABC is loaded with people making a Since last fall, they have been on the road, living at bridge – tournament directors, players traveling from tournament to tournament servicing and journalists, for example. regionals for appreciative unit and district Only three, however, can make the claim that officials. Ahren Ames, Chris “K-Mart” Janicki and Trevor It all started at the 2005 Fall NABC in “Dupey” Ames can. Denver, when Susan Patricelli, a tournament They are “professional” caddies. Continued on page 5 Albert Brockelman and Ruth Ruyle Today’s Goodwill gesture: recount. But for Albert Brockelman and Ruth Ruyle, the Internet has allowed them to pursue Say ‘Thanks!’ both activities late in life. As we prepare to leave this wonderful Brockelman, 91, lives in Menomonie WI. He Chicago NABC, let’s all take an extra moment to attended the Reno Regional in 2004 and met say “thank you” to our hosts. The hospitality and Continued on page 4 entertainment have been spectacular. I look forward to seeing you at the Fall NABC in Honolulu. NABC table count: Jackie Matthews, the TD in charge of caddies, Aileen Osofsky, Chairman 12780 through Saturday evening. poses with Ahren Ames, left, a “professional” National Goodwill caddy, and Nick Crank, now a national head caddy. Committee Page 2 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Sunday, July 23 11 a.m. - Vugraph. Location: Columbus G-L. 3:30 p.m. 6 - 11:30 p.m. Vugraph. Location: Columbus G-L. Today’s snacks Convention card Slammin’ in Today, packages of Moa Loa macadamia nuts will be distributed. reminder the BAM Each player is required to have a By Barry Rigal Fatal error convention card This deal from the first final session of the By Barry Rigal filled out legibly Mixed Board-a-Match teams was a tricky one to and on the table play in 6♠ despite clues that were available in the Melih Ozdil and Shaya Levitt played together throughout a auction at several tables (East doubles a heart in the Open Swiss Teams, and Ozdil had the session. Both cuebid or West overcalls in clubs). opportunity for a double endplay to bring home cards of a Dlr: South ♠ Q 10 6 5 4 his game. partnership must Vul: Both ♥ AQ 4 Dlr: West ♠ 7 4 be identical and include the first and last names of ♦ Q Vul: Both ♥ A Q 9 3 each member of the partnership. ♣ A J 5 3 ♦ K 8 6 4 If a director determines that neither player has ♠ 9 3 2 ♠ — ♣ AJ 5 a substantially completed card, the partnership ♥ 10 ♥ K 9 8 6 3 2 ♠ A K 6 3 ♠ 9 8 5 2 may play only the ACBL Yellow Card and may ♦ K J 4 2 ♦ 10 9 7 5 ♥ — ♥ K 10 8 7 6 5 2 use only standard carding. This restriction may be ♣ K Q 9 7 6 ♣ 8 4 2 ♦ A 10 9 5 ♦ 3 lifted only at the beginning of a subsequent round ♠ A K J 8 7 ♣ Q 9 4 3 2 ♣ 8 after convention cards have been properly prepared and approved by the director. Further, the ♥ J 7 5 ♠ Q J 10 partnership will receive a 1/6-board matchpoint ♦ A 8 6 3 ♥ J 4 penalty for each board played, commencing with ♣ 10 ♦ Q J 7 2 the next round and continuing until the restriction Say you play in 6♠ on a top club lead. Which ♣ K 10 7 6 is lifted. In IMP team games, penalties shall be at hand should you set up? The answer is that the West North East South the discretion of the director. best line is to win the ♣A, play the ♦A and ruff a 1 1 Pass 1NT ♦ ♥ If the director determines the partnership has diamond, play a spade to hand, ruff a diamond, 2 2NT Pass 3NT ♣ at least one substantially completed convention spade to hand, ruff a diamond with the last trump, All Pass card but has not fully complied with ACBL then ruff a club. Now you draw trumps and can West led the A and followed with the K ♠ ♠ regulations, the director may give warnings or take the heart finesse. If it holds, in the three-card and a third round of the suit, leaving East with the assign such penalties as he deems to be ending, you ruff a club and know that either the high spade (declarer discarded a low heart from appropriate under the circumstances. club honor will fall or the ♥K will appear on the dummy on the third round of spades). The objective of these warnings and penalties next round. Ozdil was in hand and carefully advanced the is the encouragement of full compliance with As the cards lie, you can make 12 tricks. 10, covered by the queen and ace. The sight of ♣ ACBL regulations. Incidentally, five pairs out of 26 recorded plus the 8 from East was good news to Ozdil. ♣ 1430 on this deal in one section. Ozdil then played a diamond to his queen and West’s ace, and West exited with a spade, the Slammin’ in the natural and instinctive play, but a fatal one. A low Childcare club gives up a trick but facilitates the rest of the BAM, part 2 Childcare is available at the Chicago NABC. defense. Lynn Deas found herself in a quandary on this Times are 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Kids’ bridge lessons are held daily from noon to 12:30 p.m. and 7 to East won the ♠9 and had nothing but hearts deal from the second final session of the Mixed 7:30 p.m. left to play. Ozdil put up the ♥J and ran the ♣7 Board-a-Match Teams. She decided to take a and had four club tricks, two diamonds, two hearts safety play in the bidding, however, and all was For information, contact Donna Compton in and a spade. Nine tricks made. well. She was playing with Bill Pettis on the team room 1055 in the Hyatt Regency.