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APRIL, 2012

Tournament Schedule for District 5

APRIL 2012

• 13-15 Cleveland Ohio Masters Sectional Site Change • 20-22 Buffalo Spring Sectional • 23-25 Audrey Grant "Festival" - Aurora, OH • 27-29 Pittsburgh Spring Sectional

MAY 2012

• 5-6 District 5 GNT 1 Flights A and C • 19-20 District 5 GNT 2 Open (Championship) and Flight B • 22-28 Cleveland All American Regional

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Sharon Robertson

June Issue – May 15 23417 East Baintree

August Issue – July 15 Beachwood, OH 44122

October Issue – September 15 (216) 382-6948 Bunuzzer@aol.com

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Ann McGilvrey Award It is time to propose candidates for the prestigious McGilvrey Award for sportsmanship and ethics. This award honors a District 5 player, or in some cases a pair, who epitomize(s) ethical behavior and good sportsmanship at the bridge table. On June 8, 1973 the District V bridge community suffered the loss of Ann Lytle McGilvrey, Ralph Vichill and Lee Coito in a tragic boating accident. In honor of Ann's memory, and her reputation as one who exemplified the highest standards of sportsmanship and ethical behavior at the bridge table, the Board of Directors of District V instituted the Ann McGilvrey Award. It is presented at the May regional each year to a player or partnership who reflects those same positive qualities. These recipients are not chosen on the basis of service or bridge ability. Only past winners are invited to participate in the selection process. Typically the selection committee will look for someone who has established a district-wide reputation for active ethics and good manners. Here is a list of previous winners, with the year if known: William Babb Kay & Richard Barbaris Gail Carns Irene & Jeff Darrow Robert Freedman & James Mathis Harry Ganelin Julia Halloran Keyla Lawton Grace Moore Woody Van Court Joyce Wade Yik Young 1986 Elmer Schwartz 1988 Richard Fleischman 1990 John Toy 1991 Arthur Goldsmith 1992 Judi Sonon 1993 Marvin Melamed 1994 Joe Dragoun 1995 Richard Early

1996 Sharon Fairchild 1997 Jan Assini & Nomi Connell 1998 Alice Lind 1999 Roni Gitchel and Tom Wolstoncroft 2000 Howard Lebow and Mary Paulone Carns 2001 Jim Zimmerman 2002 Alice Williams 2003 Sandra Fleischman 2004 Pat Rasmus 2005 Jim Reeve 2006 Ernie Retetagos 2007 Peter Grover 2008 Bernie Fudor 2009 Susan Stark 2010 Charles (Pat) Smith 2011 Lynn Raferty

Nominations must be received no later than Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Any nominations received after the deadline will be placed in contention for the following year and not be eligible for this year's award.

Send to: Louis Joseph:

6215 Fifth Avenue #7 Pittsburgh, PA 15232, louismjoseph@comcast.net

The 2012 winner will be announced at the All-American Regional in May.

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Erie Excitement by Kathy Dammeyer

We’re proud to announce that Richard Bambauer, a relative newcomer to our Erie Bridge Club, has attained the level of Junior Master.

Congratulations to winners of our ACE OF CLUBS awards:

POINTS

0-5 Bruce Swanson

5-20 Josie DeSantis

20-50 Charles Penquite

50-100 Joe Sweeney

100-200 Bill Dobrynski

200-300 Kathy Dobrynski

300-500 Kathy Dammeyer

500-1000 Kathleen Horan

1000-2500 Lois DiPlacido

2500-5000 Charles P. Smith

Our annual meeting is tentatively scheduled for Sunday April 29. More details will follow.

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Bridge is cool in Buffalo by Dian Petrov Here are the winners of ACBL Masterpoints Competitions for Unit 116.

2011 Mini-McKenney 0-5 Masterpoints 1. James Tao 45.54 2. Leuben Zaykov 20.26 3. Brian Block 14.22 5-20 Masterpoints 1. Richard Cramer-Benjamin 78.55 2. Violet Makhija 16.86 3. Janie Polk 12.12 20-50 Masterpoints 1. Miri SalamoneBurnett 87.90 2. David Donaldson 63.66 3. Beena Deshmukh 47.18 50-100 Masterpoints 1. Art Matthies 114.76 2. Barbara Sadkin 86.97 3. Linda Zittel 84.68 100-200 Masterpoints 1. June Feuerstein 144.30 2. Paul Zittel 127.23 3. Peter Shui 107.47 200-300 Masterpoints 1. Bill Boardman 173.98 2. Penny Shui 150.83 3. Ginny Panaro 139.20 300-500 Masterpoints 1. Judy Kaprove 140.87 2. Paula Salamone 134.91 3. Manmohan Bhavra 130.79 500-1000 Masterpoints 1. Mike Silverman 305.93 2. Fred Yellen 193.59 3. Ken Meier 174.39 1000-2500 Masterpoints 1. Dian Petrov 343.35 2. John Ziemer 275.16 3. Mike Kisiel 251.62 2500-5000 Masterpoints 1. Bev Cohen 429.63 2. Jerry Geiger 351.77 3. Brian Meyer 240.76 5000-7500 Masterpoints 1. Chris Urbanek 307.09 2. Buddy Seidenberg 291.49 3. Jay Levy 269.22 7500-10,000 and 10,000+ Masterpoints 1. Meg Klamp 387.58 2. John Toy 177.70 1. Dan Gerstman 795.85 2. Jim Mathis 270.01

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2011 Ace of Clubs 0-5 Masterpoints 1. James Tao 41.53 2.. Brian Block 13.57 3. Maureen Cancilla 9.02 5-20 Masterpoints 1. Richard Cramer-Benjamin 60.95 2. Violet Makhija 14.29 3. Janie Polk 10.72 20-50 Masterpoints 1. Miri SalamoneBurnett 83.66 2. David Donaldson 37.85 3. Beena Deshmukh 36.82 50-100 Masterpoints 1. Art Matthies 73.85 2. Barbara Sadkin 69.57 3. Jim Madan 62.66 100-200 Masterpoints 1. June Feuerstein 114.84 2. Paul Zittel 62.75 3. Sharon Chang 58.56 200-300 Masterpoints 1. Bill Boardman 146.45 2. Ginny Panaro 131.71 3. Marilyn Sultz 108.24 300-500 Masterpoints 1. Paula Salamone 121.92 2. Judy Kaprove 79.81 3. Adrian Figliotti 78.69 500-1000 Masterpoints 1. Mike Silverman 231.90 2. Fred Yellen 136.32 3. Ken Meier 135.89 1000-2500 Masterpoints 1. Mike Kisiel 237.51 2. John Ziemer 191.44 3. Liz Clark 183.27 2500-5000 Masterpoints 1. Bev Cohen 330.53 2. Jerry Geiger 285.39 3. Harry Cheung 182.01 5000-7500 Masterpoints 1. Buddy Seidenberg 142.54 2. Jay Levy 89.74 3. Chris Urbanek 84.16 7500-10,000 and 10,000+ Masterpoints 1. Meg Klamp 257.77 2. John Toy 13.82 1. Jim Mathis 178.67 2. Dan Gerstman 16.14

Congratulations to the winners!

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We will start with some club news:

In January BC Meridian held several events with pre-dealt boards, where the same hands were played at multiple clubs. The first one played on January 2 was the ACBL Inter-Club Championship Game - ACBL-wide event wherein ACBL manages the results and across-the-field scoring through the Internet to determine overall rankings at all clubs that participate. The game file is e-mailed to ACBL to be included in the overall scoring. Players earned black regular club masterpoints at the club in addition to club championship masterpoints when they placed in the overalls (players get better amount). Each club represents a separate section and the face-to-face play is complimented with across-the-field scoring through the Internet. This 141 table event was won nationwide by players from our Unit – Jay Costello and Donna Steffan scored 68.71% and earned 10.06 black points. Bob Padgug and Gene Finton finished 5th with 65.59% earning 5.45 masterpoints. The nice bonus from this game is that ACBL provides frequencies from all played hands – the most popular contracts from each board and how many times it was played and with what result. The data is a real representation of what the most “on par” result is and the players can fairly analyze their performance. The web links for the game results are: http://www.acbl.org/play/iccGames/1201104.HTM

and for frequencies: http://www.acbl.org/play/iccGames/ICC0102F.HTM

On January 23 and 24 Meridian participated at the charitable events organized by the World Bridge Federation. The club donated a dollar per player to UNICEF. At those fun charity events same hands were played at multiple clubs around the world and participants checked and followed their scores against fellow bridge players from around the globe in countries like England, Peru, Jordan, Japan, Germany and others. Those were an enjoyable couple of days while raising money for charity. Monday’s event was played in 20 clubs by 412 pairs and Tuesday’s in 21 clubs by 377 pairs. Meridian contributed with 16 and 10 tables respectively. Again participants can download club frequencies and overall frequencies, which provide really interesting material for those interested in analyses. The organization handling and processing the results is the same that process the results in the ACBL World Pairs Games at the beginning of June each year. Their website is www.ecatsbridge.com .The top pairs from our unit on Monday were Vince Pesce and Jerry Geiger, 60.75% (24th worldwide); Bev Cohen and Judith Padgug, 60.21% (29th); Dorothy and Ed Rupp, 57.12% (67th). And on Tuesday - Dale Anderson and Bob Padgug, 63.64% (13th worldwide); Dan Gerstman and Christine Urbanek, 63.22% (16th); Jim Gullo and Judith Padgug, 60.19% (26th). All players received a souvenir brochure with analyses for each hand.

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Kudos to Kathy Pollock and Joyce Greenspan for an incredible party at the Unit 115 Pro-Am Event held February 26. It was “Taste of Buffalo”.

Here are the "culinary" winners:

Appetizer Category:

1st place: Usha Khurana's Bean Salad

2nd place: Jeanne Gladysz's Nachos and Dip

3rd place: Benna Deshmukh's Chip and Dip

Entree Category:

1st place: Carolyn Siracuse's Chicken Salad

2nd place: Joyce Greenspan's Noodle Pudding (Kugel)

3rd place: Betty Metz's Cabbage Rolls

Desserts:

1st place: Donna Steffan's Fruit Pizza

2nd place: Paul Piciulo's Chocolate Caramel Nut Brownie Cake

3rd place: Laurie Foster's Pumpkin Pecan Bars

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Bridge winners:

Harry Cheung - Gaurang Sheth 69.64%, Art Morth - Art Matthies 64.58% and Christy Kellogg - Paul Piciulo 63.69%

On the evening of March 5 everyone “SAW GREEN” at the Unit’s “Wearing of the Green” St. Patty’s party. Green food, green prizes and more green clothes that anyone could imagine. Thank you for the wonderful turnout of 12 tables and thanks to co-chairs Betty Metz and Elaine Moon. A fun event for all. Check pictures of the event here: http://www.unit116.com/green.html

The winners were: Chuck Schorr - S Neubecker,64.58%, Dave Hemmer - Saleh Fetouh, 63.83% and Bill Rushmore - Art Morth, 62.50%

Spring activities feature April 20 – 22 Buffalo Spring Sectional. Come join your fellow local players as well as bridge friends from Fort Erie, St. Catherine’s, Rochester, Erie and other communities in Southern Ontario and Western New York.

Other activities - May 14 is a day for a Unit "Barometer" game and the start of Unit Knock-Outs will be held on June 9 combined with annual Strawberry Social. Full details of these events can be found on our web site - www.unit116.com.

Bridge milestones:

At the Buffalo Winter Sectional Diane Bielinski and Peter Patterson got their gold card’s Life Masters status; Dave Larcom – the manager of East Aurora Bridge Club is Bronze Life Master. Unit 116 secretary Judie Bailey is Silver Life Master. She is also editor of the “Bridge Buff” – check the current and past issues of this publication at – http://www.unit116.com/pgbridbuff.html dating back from 1968.

It outlines the history of bridge in Buffalo.

Congratulations to all!

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Whistfully Yours by Bev Carter Seems like our Unit is living under a black cloud these days. Reminiscent of the Lil Abner comic strip where the little bent over guy whose name I can’t recall was always seen with one over his head. A while back we were booted out of our playing site just prior to a Sectional that was scheduled there. A new site was located which was working out quite well and a Sectional was scheduled there for April 13th through 15th. Guess what………………..this site was turned over to another group even though we had a contract with them. Luckily, one of the owners took pity on us and convinced the city of Garfield Heights to allow us to use their Civic Center for the April event, and hopefully those scheduled for August and November as well which would give us time to locate another facility for future tournaments. We have checked out the facility and it is very nice and well suited for our means. Hopefully this article will reach you prior to the event and you will find your way to it. Location is 5407 Turney Road, Garfield Heights. It is just around the corner from the old site so you will find it easy to get to. Hopefully we will see you all there. Members of Unit 125 will be electing 5 new board members at this sectional and we will be saying goodbye to 5 present members whose term is ending. Those going off the board are: Harriet Kitay, Ellen Miles, Roz Sukenik, Frank Scali and Mary Lou Vermerris. We thank them for their dedication and hard work in making our Unit the best ever. We also want to thank those who are working so hard teaching the 6th and 7th graders in the Cleveland School system the game of bridge. The program is headed by Doug Henderson aided by Kathy Kovacs, Dave Norris, Elaine Zich, Mary Jane Mucalo, Donna Largent, Pat Koberg and Steve Vrooman. They do an outstanding job and hopefully these young people will find that bridge is a game well worth participating in. The bridge world needs young players to keep the game alive and thriving. If you would like to volunteer, contact Doug at 440-356-2825. He will be happy to hear from you.

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Last but far from least, is the upcoming May Regional at the Holiday Inn, Rockside starting Wednesday, May 23rd (which by the way, is World Turtle Day), ending on May 28th, Memorial Day. This year for the first time, there are two “gold rush” events for players with zero to 750 points. There will also be additional lectures by area bridge instructors and experts as well as the future life master reception between sessions on Friday evening. So be sure to mark your calendars to be there.

Can’t end without a little humor:

Did you know:

• Most free bridge lessons are highly overpriced!!! • Believe it or not, your partner is trying to play on your side • Most old bridge players never die…..they just pass away • Overheard: Partner, every day you play worse and worse, but today you

are playing like the day after tomorrow • At bridge, friendliness is the best policy. Don’t let the premiums lapse

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Grand National TEAMS DISTRICT 5 FINALS

No pre-qualification required Winners qualify to play at the Summer NABC in Philadelphia, Pa beginning July 11, 2012 Dates: May 5, 2012 1:00 & 7:00 PM for Flights A & C May 6, 2012 10:00AM & TBA May 19, 2012 1:00 & 7:00 PM Championship and Flight B May 20, 2012 10:00AM & TBA You may play both weekends in your flight or higher. Place: Erie Bridge Club 1221 Grant Avenue, Erie, Pa. 814-833-1706 Area Hotel Information: Inn at Presque Isle 814-838-1961 S=$49.50-92.00; D=$59.50-110 +tax Call for rates S= $99.99; D (King)=$109.00 w/ bkfst S=$55.50; D=$66.00 Park Plaza Motel Comfort Inn Golden Triangle 814-833-9841 814-835-4200 888-316-6966 Flights determined by point holding on September 1, 2011 Championship Level= Unlimited Overall points are gold Flight A= 0-5000 Overall points are gold

Flight B= 0-2000 Overall points are gold Flight C= 0-500, Non Life Master Overall points are 25% Gold 75% Red

For more information please call: Barb Bacon 440-331-8702 District 5 Coordinator Sunday Swiss Team Game Open to new entries and teams that don't qualify for the second day. Single session at 10:00 AM

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Akron Alert by Jim Sullivan

2011 Winners

Awards were presented to the Akron Unit 2011 Winners at the April 1 Annual Meeting. Dick Traxler won the Holland Award for receiving the most Master Points at the two Akron Sectionals. Adele Newman won the Hugh Weinberg Award for receiving the most Master Points at Club games. The other winners are:

Ace of Clubs Mini-McKenney Rookie 0-5 MP

Jim Fasnacht Duane Smith

Michael Bianco

15.64 15.00 12.53

Jim Fasnacht Duane Smith

Michael Bianco

19.66 15.00 13.38

Junior Master 5-20 MP

Mary Sears Sylvia Levinson

Subhash Agarwal

26.51 23.81 13.73

Mary Sears Sylvia Levinson

Carole Satterfield

33.89 25.31 17.09

Club Master 20-50 MP

JoLee Nazworth Twyla Wise

Margot Davidson

19.94 19.33 18.13

JoLee Nazworth Twyla Wise

Margot Davidson

34.94 25.74 21.01

Sectional Master 50-100 MP

Joan Sinder Tom Kraynak Dale Neuhaus

35.17 28.60 21.79

Ken Gibson Wendy Gibson Tom Kraynak

57.93 57.93 43.96

Regional Master 100-200 MP

Alper Buldum Gay Cable

Patti Pinkerton

52.18 51.09 35.94

Alper Buldum Patti Pinkerton

Gay Cable

219.53 65.17 64.75

NABC Master 200-300 MP

Betty Miller Glen Nazworth Gwen Gerber

52.99 47.67 43.11

Betty Miller Glen Nazworth

Bob Ryan

89.00 84.29 76.62

Life Master 300-500 MP

Mat Van Sickle Judy Taylor

George Grant

63.24 53.97 53.84

Mat Van Sickle Judy Taylor

George Grant

100.40 87.51 71.96

Bronze Life Master

500-1000 MP

Jim Pivarski Marv Shapiro

Mike Stahr

88.46 82.52 80.89

Jim Pivarski Mike Stahr

Marv Shapiro

196.69 137.85 108.57

Silver Life Master 1000-2500 MP

Susan Bedall Donna Largent

Jerri Harper

122.83 106.27 102.65

Graham Kelly Jerri Harper Susan Bedall

215.80 179.86 165.51

Gold Life Master 2500-5000 MP

Adele Newman Dick Traxler Mina Ronen

202.89 191.53 121.95

Dick Traxler Adele Newman Gladys Martin

296.24 255.31 184.59

Diamond Life Master

5000-7500 MP

Marge Baldwin Peter Grover

112.81 6.52

Marge Baldwin Peter Grover

226.63 75.68

Emerald Life Master

7500-10,000 MP

Dick Early 104.91 Dick Early 239.67

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Friday Unit Games - Come on out and enjoy the fun, competition, and hospitality. If you need a partner call Jim Sullivan at 330-659-4707. The schedule is:

Apr. 06 – No Game – Good Friday

Apr. 13 – No Game Cleveland Sectional

Apr. 20 – 12:30 Club Championship Game

Apr. 27 – 12:30 Unit Championship Game

Apr. 27 – 7:30 IMP League

May 04 – 12:30 Unit Championship Game

May 11 – 12:30 Unit Championship Game

May 18 – 12:30 Unit Championship Game

May 25 – No Game – Independence Regional

June 01 – 12:30 Unit Championship Game

June 08 – 12:30 Unit Championship Game

June 15 – 6:00 STaC Game and Picnic

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Results Links are provided to give easy access to the results for all of the district tournaments!

President McKinley Sectional Canton, OH Feb 18-19, 2012 http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/results/2012/02/1202032.htm

Akron Spring Sectional Cuyahoga Falls March 9-11, 2012

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/results/2012/03/1203064.htm

CLEVELAND ALL AMERICAN REGIONALHoliday Inn, 6001 Rockside Road off I-77, Exit 155

Independence (Cleveland), OhioMay 22nd to 28th, 2012

Tuesday, May 22♣ Bracketed K.O. Teams I (1st of 4) 7:00 PM♣ Stratified Charity Pairs 7:00 PM♣ 499er Pairs 7:00 PM

Wednesday, May 23♣ Bracketed K.O. Teams (2nd, 3rd, 4th) 9:00 AM, 1:00 & 7:00 PM ♣ Morning Side Game Series (1st) 9:00 AM♣ Stratified Open Pairs I 1:00 & 7:00 PM♣ Compact Knock Outs 1:00 & 7:00 PM♣ 499er Pairs (Single Sessions) 1:00 & 7:00 PM♣ Side Game Series 1 (1st) 1:00 PM♣ Side Game Series 2 (1st ) 7:00 PM♣ Single Session Swiss 7:00 PM

Thursday, May 24♣ A.M. Bracketed Handicap K.O. Teams (1st) 9:00 AM♣ Morning Side Game Series (2nd) 9:00 AM♣ Bracketed K.O. Teams II (1st + 2nd of 4) 1:00 & 7:00 PM♣ Stratified Open Pairs II 1:00 & 7:00 PM♣ 499er Pairs (Single Sessions) 1:00 & 7:00 PM♣ Side Game Series 1 (2nd) 1:00 PM♣ Side Game Series 2 (2nd) 7:00 PM♣ Single Session Swiss 7:00 PM

Friday, May 25♣ Morning Side Game Series (3rd) 9:00 AM♣ AM Bracketed Handicap K.O. Teams (2nd) 9:00 AM♣ Single Session Morning Swiss 9:00 AM♣ Stratified A/AX Pairs (0-2000, 2000+) 1:00 & 7:00 PM♣ Gold Rush Pairs (0-300, 300-750) 1:00 & 7:00 PM♣ Bracketed K.O. Teams II (3rd, 4th) 1:00 & 7:00 PM♣ Stratified Open Swiss 1:00 & 7:00 PM♣ Side Game Series 1 (3rd) 1:00 PM♣ Side Game Series 2 (3rd) 7:00 PM

Saturday, May 26♣ Early Bird Weekend Swiss Teams (1st of 2) 9:00 AM♣ A.M. Bracketed Handicap K.O. Teams (3rd) 9:00 AM♣ Side Game Series 1 (4th) 1:00 PM♣ Stratified Open Pairs III 1:00 & 7:00 PM♣ Bracketed K.O. Teams III(1st, 2nd) 1:00 & 7:00 PM♣ 499er Pairs (Single Sessions) 1:00 & 7:00 PM♣ One Session Swiss 7:00 PM♣ Side Game Series 2 (4th) 7:00 PM

Sunday, May 27♣ Early Bird Weekend Swiss Teams (2nd of 2) 9:00 AM♣ A.M. Bracketed Handicap K.O. Teams (4th) 9:00 AM♣ Side Game Series 2 (5th) 1:00 PM♣ Strati flighted A/AX Pairs (0-2000, 2000+) 1:00 & 7:00 PM♣ Gold Rush Pairs (0-300, 300-750) 1:00 & 7:00 PM♣ Compact KOs 1:00 & 7:00 PM♣ Bracketed K.O. Teams III (3rd, 4th ) 1:00 & 7:00 PM♣ Side Game Series 1 (5th) 7:00 PM

Monday, May 28♣ Swiss Teams (A = Unlimited and Ax= 0-3000) 11:00 AM ♣ Bracketed Swiss 0-2000 11:00 AM

(7) 7 board matches, play-through with short break provided

Gladys Martin (330) 650-1860Luckymartin1999@yahoo.com

(330) 470-0638 during tournament

Non Life Master ProgramBeverly Carter (330) 722-8214magacarter@juno.com

For further information contact:Sharon Fairchild (440) 333-2536

shortsuit@sbcglobal.netBarb Bacon (440) 331-8702

bcbacon@cox.net

Entry Fees $12.00 per session for ACBL members, $14 for unpaid or non members

Late night teams Friday and Saturday if attendance warrants

Great Cleveland Hospitality!Prizes!

Non Smoking with one hospitality break

Masterpoint limits for various events:Gold Rush 0-300, 300-750Stratified A/AX Pairs:0-2000, 2000+Stratified Open Pairs: C=0-750, B=750-2000, A=2000+ Strati flighted Pairs: D=0-500, C=500-750, B=750-2000, AX= 0-3000, A=3000+ Non -LM Games:C= 0-100, B=100-300, A=300-500 NLM Stratification divisions for NLM events dependent on attendance and subject to change.

GREAT NEW EVENT!! GOLD POINTS AVAILABLE IN AN UNDER 750 EVENT. PLAN TO PLAY IN BOTH GOLD RUSH PAIRS ON FRIDAY AND SUNDAY!!

Mail Reservations to:

Holiday Inn or Phone (216) 524-8050Do not call 800 number.

Rate $88.00 (1-4 persons)

Be sure to mention Bridge Tournament when making reservations.

PartnershipsVirginia Young (234) 380-5077

pfyoung@roadrunner.com(330) 608-2534 during tournament