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Although nearly 3000 miles away, Kyle Larsen had a virtual front-row seat to his induction into the ACBL Bridge Hall of Fame on Sunday night.

Larsen had planned to be in Philadelphia for the ceremonies, but he is coping with a serious illness and did not feel up to the long trip.

He didn’t miss out, however, as the organizers arranged for him to look and listen via a Skype connection.

Rose Meltzer, Larsen’s longtime partner and friend, said she spoke to him on Monday and learned that he was pleased and impressed.

Larsen was one of four bridge personalities honored at the ceremonies at Loews Hotel.

The others were the late Grant Baze, recipient of the von Zedtwitz Award; Jan Martel, chosen for the Blackwood Award, and Mike Kamil, honored with the Sidney H. Lazard Jr. Sportsmanship Award for 2012.

Meltzer was Larsen’s presenter, making note of his accomplishments as a player – two world championships and a

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Youth NABC volunteersmeeting on Wednesday

A meeting of volunteers for the Youth NABC is scheduled for Wednesday at 9 a.m. in Room 304 at the Marriott. If you are among the volunteers, please plan to attend.

Larsen honored long distancein Hall of Fame induction

Spingolds now in full swing

After a day of qualifying matches to reduce the field from 74 to 64 squads, the Spingold Knockout Teams gets underway with knockout play today, led by the top-seeded Pierre Zimmermann team, the defending champions. The top 34 teams had byes.

Some of the teams with familiar captains will have new lineups. For example, the No. 2 seed, Nick Nickell, will be playing with Bobby Levin and Steve Weinstein instead of Bob Hamman and Zia Mahmood. Zia has joined the Martin Fleisher team, while Hamman is playing with Justin Lall on a team with Bob and Shane Blanchard plus Joel Wooldridge and John Hurd.

In the Mini-Spingold I (0-5000), the field was reduced from 38 to 24 teams, with some of the competitors in three-way matches today.

In the Mini-Spingold II (0-1500), the field of 30 was reduced on Monday to 16 teams.

Senior Swiss cut to 52The 110-team field in the Truscott/U.S.

Playing Card Senior Swiss was whittled to 52 teams for day two of the two-day event today.

Leading the way is the team captained by William Arlinghaus of Ann Arbor MI with a 30-IMP carryover. The Al Stone (Memphis TN) team follows, with 21.43 IMPs, and two teams – Tom Kniest (University City MO) and Dean Montgomery (West Pittston PA) – start Wednesday with 17.14 IMPs.

Eight Wagar Women’s teams remain on day two

Three teams were eliminated from the 11-team field of the Wagar Women’s Knockout Teams on Monday.

In what might be considered a mild upset, the number 8 seed, captained by Sylvia Moss, was sent packing, along with the 10 and 11 seeds.

On the final board of the Morehead Grand National Teams, Championship Flight, Gary Cohler, picked up a hand with potential for a

swing. None of the

players involved in the match knew the actual score – the opponents were a District 3 squad – but top players take nothing for granted. If it was close – the margin was 4 IMPs for District 3 – Cohler knew he might be looking at an opportunity to make a

change in the outcome.No one could have predicted what happened

on the board, which was the talk of the NABC on Monday after the Warren Spector team stunned their opponents on board 64 of the match by bidding and making a grand slam despite being off

Blackwood Award winner Jan Martel with her Hall of Fame presenters: husband and best friend, Chip Martel, and bridge partner and best friend, Sally Woolsey.

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Kyle Larsen

Greg Johnson first earned attention in the bridge world when, as an astronaut, he took an ace of spades on an orbit around Earth.

Since that time, the retired U.S. Air Force colonel has become an enthusiastic spokesman for bridge, a game he says he enjoys more and more as time goes on.

On Monday, he was honored at the Aileen Osofsky Goodwill Committee meeting as the 2011 Honorary Member, one of ACBL’s highest awards.

At the same meeting, tributes were paid to former ACBL Board Member Jayne Thomas, who died June 11.

Johnson said he was “completely floored and amazed” to be selected by the ACBL board as Honorary Member. He said his introduction to the ACBL in the Nineties Goodwill Chair Rose Meltzer, Greg Johnson and

ACBL President Sharon Anderson.

Astronaut, Jayne Thomashonored at Goodwill

Grant Baze

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Gary Cohler

‘I’m just sittin’ herewatchin’ the wheels . . .’

The two were inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame at Sunday night’s ceremony.

Daily Bulletin Tuesday, July 17, 2012

SPECIALEVENTSMEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS

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HOSPITALITY

Tuesday, July 179 am-Noon Club Director Refresher Course. Continuing education

for bridge directors to increase their skills. Continues on Wednesday July 18 — Must attend both sessions. Sign up at the door. Marriott, Room 401-402. Fee: $15 covers both sessions.

Wednesday, July 189 am-Noon Club Director Refresher Course. Second day of the

continuing education seminar for bridge directors to increase their skills. Must attend both sessions (Tuesday and Wednesday). Marriott, Room 401-402.

Daily presentations (except Saturday evening, July 14 and the final Sunday) by some of the best-known players and teachers at 9:15 am and 6:45 pm. Free. Marriott, 5th floor.

Tuesday, July 179:15 am John Rayner “Opener’s Rebids”6:45 pm Mike Flader “Ruling the Game”

Wednesday, July 189:15 am Jeff Roman “Look Beyond Your High-Card

Points”6:45 pm Bruce Greenspan “Bruce’s Top Ten Tips”

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Tuesday, July 17Bagels, muffins, donuts (morning)

WednesdaySoft pretzels (break)

Pretzels (evening: movie night)

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Cash bar, pretzels (evening: live entertainment)

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We would like to remind our guests that since October 2006, all Marriott hotels in North America are smoke-free. In addition, the City of Philadelphia prohibits smoking in all lobbies, hallways, sleeping quarters and other common areas of all lodging establishments.

When we establish that a guestroom has been smoked in, we perform a thorough and extensive room recovery/cleaning of the room so that we can return it to its previous smoke-free condition. If we determine that smoking occurred in your guestroom, your credit card will be charged our standard $250 room recovery fee per occurrence.

We have provided a designated smoking area outside of the hotel. It is located outside of the Filbert Street entrance.

We thank you for your cooperation and are pleased to provide you with a smoke-free environment. Should you have any questions about our smoke-free hotel environment, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

All hospitality is on the 5th floor of the Marriott.

Another pairACBL Board Member Rand Pinsky (District

23) reports that his wife, Kathy Swaine, has earned a pair of shoes of her choice by winning the Bracket 3 Round-Robin Teams on Sunday.

Unclaimed Casino Night prizes

If you have not claimed your prize from Casino Night (see the Monday Daily Bulletin, page 12), contact Pat Civale at 609-540-6422.

Tuesday Snack Bar MenuMorning:

Assorted muffins, bagels, croissantsSausage, egg and cheese biscuit

Egg and cheese burrito

Lunch:Soup du jour

Individual pizzaHot dogs with sauerkraut

Tuna wrapEgg salad wrap

Whole fruitCookies

New Life MastersCongratulations Jack Mecholsky, Gainesville

FL, who earned his gold card playing with Frank Stagl (also from Gainesville) in Saturday’s Gold Rush pairs. Mecholsky is a professor of materials engineering at the University of Florida and Stagl is the Deputy Director of Homeland Security for the North Florida region. Stagl is also a wine connoisseur and a cook; the two enjoy traveling to tournaments (along with a suitcase collection of fine wines). Needless to say, they have no problem finding friends who enjoy having the gentlemen stay with them for a few day!

Miami or Strauss?By Barry Rigal

On this deal from the second final session of the von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs, a devious defender duped a desperate declarer. The perpetrator was Mark Tolliver, playing with Marc Zwerling, both of Portland OR. Bd: 1 ♠ A 10 6 3 Dlr: North ♥ K J 3 Vul: None ♦ Q 8 6 ♣ K 6 2 ♠ K Q 9 5 ♠ 7 2 ♥ A 2 ♥ Q 10 7 6 5 ♦ K 9 4 ♦ A 5 ♣ A Q 8 3 ♣ J 9 7 4 ♠ J 8 4 ♥ 9 8 4 ♦ J 10 7 3 2 ♣ 10 5 West North East South Tolliver Zwerling 1♠ (1) Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2♥ Pass 2NT Pass 3NT All Pass

(1) Four-card majors.Tolliver led his fourth-best spade, which went

to the jack and king. When West cashed the ♥A, Tolliver played the king! Declarer swallowed the bait and drove out the ♣K. In with the ♣K, Tolliver played back a low heart. Declarer went up with the ♥Q and cashed all his club and diamond winners (Tolliver unblocking his ♦Q), then tried to endplay North with a low spade – but it was a Miami endplay: the defenders had the rest of the tricks – two spades a heart and a diamond.

Out West, according to Ken Monzingo, it’s called a Strauss endplay. You throw in the opponents and they claim!

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Should I call the director?By Lynn Berg

Any director, here at the NABC or in your home club, will tell you that most of you don’t call the director as frequently as you should. Too often, someone will come up to the director at break time or at the end of the game to ask about a situation that should have been addressed right when it occurred.

You open 1♠, your left-hand opponent bids 3♦, and your partner bids 2♠. Someone tells him the bid is insufficient and he says, “I guess I have to bid 3♠.” So with his measly 6 high-card points and three low spades, he gets your side to the three level. There are rules to cover this situation, and your opponents and your partner both had options they might not have known about. Failing to call the director, you ruled for yourselves at the table, and you’re all stuck with the outcome.

So what would you have heard if you’d called the director? First the director would want to know if your partner had intended to bid 3♠ all along. In this case, the comment he made would suggest that he just didn’t notice the 3♦ call, a true insufficient bid rather than a slip of the fingers. The first choice would go to the next opponent in line, the partner of the 3♦ bidder. Maybe he’d be happy to have the chance to bid over 2♠, in which case he’ll accept the bid and bid over it. Then the auction continues as if nothing odd has happened.

If the bid isn’t accepted, no one can force your partner to bid 3♠, though many an opponent has said, “I want him to make it sufficient.” The only bid that will allow the 1♠ bidder to bid again is 3♠, but your partner might have a flat 6 count and decide that it’s better to pass.

There are two consequences if your partner doesn’t bid 3♠: (1) You’ll be barred from the auction, though your partner will be allowed to bid later if he has the chance; and (2) If partner

never makes a legal spade bid during the auction, the declarer will have some options about spades when you get the lead. You are not entitled to know that partner has spades, since he never made a legal spade bid. The one action your partner will not be allowed to take at any time is to double. Why not? Because you are barred from the bidding and could never pull the double. That sort of sure thing is not allowed.

So many of the Laws of Duplicate Bridge are more complicated than you might guess. There are few penalties that go beyond restoring equity. For instance, a few years ago, the revoke law was changed. The general philosophy of the law is to restore equity, to get you back to where you would have been before the infraction. There can be only a two-trick penalty if the person who revokes wins the revoke trick and then the side that revokes wins at least one subsequent trick. Very occasionally, the nonoffending side can demonstrate that they are entitled to more tricks, but it’s rare. And you must enlist the participation of a director to get relief.

Do you know all five choices if the wrong person makes a faceup opening lead? Why would you make one choice rather than another? You need to have a director at the table unless you are sure of the choices and their ramifications. Let’s say the contract is 4♥ and you have:

♠A Q ♥9 7 6 5 4 3 ♦4 ♣6 5 4 2.

Partner opened 1♦, you bid 1♥, and to your astonishment, partner bid 4♥. Your RHO leads a spade, face up, and you have to decide what to do. You might require a spade lead from the correct leader to guarantee you have no spade losers. On the other hand, with a club or diamond

or trump lead, you might elect to have partner play the hand so the stronger hand is concealed. You have options that should be determined by what is in your hand.

What if there’s a penalty card on the table? Did you know that declarer can’t have a penalty card because his partner can’t benefit from the information? Most of us know that a defensive penalty card must be played at the first opportunity to lead, to follow suit or to discard. But what if his partner gets the lead while that card is on the table? Declarer has options, but the director should be called.

Is it okay for the dummy to call the director? Yes, if the problem at the table has already been acknowledged at the table. If you think a director is needed and no one else is calling, go ahead. But you can’t be the one to notice the problem and call.

JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS

Thinking bridgeBy Eddie Kantar

Dlr: South ♠ 6 4 3Vul: None ♥ K 7 5 2 ♦ A K 6 5 ♣ K 3 ♠ Q 10 7 5 2 ♠ 9 8 ♥ Q J 6 ♥ 10 9 8 ♦ 10 3 2 ♦ 7 4 ♣ J 10 ♣ 8 7 6 5 4 2 ♠ A K J ♥ A 4 3 ♦ Q J 9 8 ♣ A Q 9 West North East South 2NT Pass 3♣ Pass 3♦ Pass 6NT All Pass

Opening lead: ♣J. Bidding commentary: 6NT is a normal

contract with 33 HCP between two balanced hands. Notice that 6NT has 11 top tricks, but 6♦ is cold. It’s not easy to uncover a 4-4 minor suit fit after a 1NT or 2NT opening bid.

Lead commentary: Leading against 6NT is not like leading against 3NT. When the opponents land in 3NT, figure they have about

25 high-card points. When West has 6 HCP, East figures to have about 9 HCP and, you hope, a spade honor or two. When the opponents land in 6NT, figure them for about 33 HCP. In this case West can figure East for at most 1 HCP! A spade lead is no longer attractive. When leading against 6NT holding most or all of the missing high-card strength, lead passively, unless, of course, you have a perfect sequence. The ♣J stands out. When dummy comes down, both defenders have a pretty good idea of partner’s count within a point.

Play commentary: With 11 top tricks, declarer has two chances for an extra trick: hearts 3-3 or the spade finesse. In order to test both, declarer attacks hearts first. That is the suit with more cards (seven, versus six in spades). A heart is ducked at trick two, a technique that allows declarer to retain control. Declarer wins the likely club return, runs the diamonds and tests the hearts. If hearts are 3-3, there are 12 tricks. If not, there is always

Philadelphia NABC Intermediate-Newcomer co-chairs Debi and John Klinger from Lancaster PA.

the spade finesse to fall back on. With A-x-x facing K-x-x-x, A-x-x-x facing

K-x-x or x-x-x facing A-K-x-x the normal way to develop three tricks suit is to duck the first round of the suit followed by cashing the high honor from the short side and then over to the other honor. If the suit does not break 3-3, declarer retains the lead.


Junior CouponsJunior coupons will be made available for

junior members in good standing for entry into events at NABCs:

Any junior under the age of 26 years who is a full time student (must provide proof of eligibility) will be entitled to coupons that can be used for any event. These coupons will have a value of $10 per session.

Any junior under the age of 21 years will be entitled to coupons that can be used for any event. These coupons will have a value of $10 per session.

Any Junior 19 years and under will be granted free plays for each session of regionally rated events.

Slow PlaySlow play, as opposed to careful or thoughtful

play, is discourteous to your opponents -- and to all other competitors as well. Players and pairs who take more than their allotted time are subject to penalty.

In general, pairs who are rarely late will be warned while pairs who are habitually tardy and/or pay no attention to time limits will be penalized.

Shady shiftJim Munday of Southaven MS made an

injudicious overcall on board three in the second semifinal round of the von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs – facing Michael Rosenberg of Cupertino CA and Richard Zeckhauser of Cambridge MA, no less. He and his partner, Michael Schreiber of Memphis TN, paid the price.

With a similar spade holding on the companion board, Munday kept his peace and put the cards to better use. Bd: 4 ♠ Q 9 8 6 3 Dlr: West ♥ K 7 3 Vul: None ♦ Q 9 2 ♣ 7 3 ♠ A 5 2 ♠ J 10 4 ♥ A J 10 9 ♥ Q 6 4 ♦ 10 7 ♦ A 8 3 ♣ A 10 9 8 ♣ K J 6 4 ♠ K 7 ♥ 8 5 2 ♦ K J 6 5 4 ♣ Q 5 2 West North East South Zeckhauser Munday Rosenberg Schreiber 1♣ Pass 2NT Pass 3NT All Pass

Schreiber led the ♦5: 7, 9, 3. The ♦ Q held the second trick. Looking ahead, Munday saw if he cleared the diamond suit, Rosenberg would ultimately be forced to take the club finesse through the South hand and succeed: Four clubs, a diamond, three hearts and the ♠A would see 3NT home for a poor North-South result. Outside the club card, partner was unlikely to have a viable entry.

So Munday turned his attention to the spade suit. He contemplated a deceptive lead – it was unlikely to matter to partner, and he hoped to lure declarer into fearing a holding such as ♠K Q 9x in the South hand. The ♠8 went to the jack, king and was won by the ace in dummy. Now, South becomes the safe hand to direct the club finesse into.

Rosenberg thought for some time. Unsure of the spade position, he opted to finesse clubs into

the South hand, cashing the ace first. In with the ♣Q, Schreiber returned a spade, and Munday cleared the suit.

Declarer cashed minor-suit winners. Munday parted with a spade and a heart – not baring the ♥K – to ensure down two. Rosenberg turned to Munday and, with a twinkle, said, “Chicken.”

Real duplicateBy Barry Rigal

On this deal from the Morehead Grand National Teams, Championship Flight, the defenders at both tables found the same winning plays (both ducks). The featured defenders are Chris Compton and Bart Bramley, playing for District 16. Dlr: West ♠ A 7 5 Vul: None ♥ A 10 9 3 ♦ Q 6 4 2 ♣ A 7 ♠ J 9 3 ♠ Q 10 8 6 2 ♥ 8 6 5 ♥ J 4 ♦ A K J 10 8 7 ♦ 7 ♣ K ♣ Q J 9 8 2 ♠ K 4 ♥ K Q 7 2 ♦ 9 5 ♣ 10 6 5 4 3 West North East South Compton Bramley 1♦ Dbl 1♥ (1) 2♥ Dbl (2) Pass 2♠ 3♣ Pass 4♥ All Pass

(1) Spades.(2) Three-card spade support.

Compton started with the ♦K, switching to the ♠3 at trick two. Declarer won in hand and played the ♦9. Compton covered with the 10, knowing his partner was going to ruff. Bramley did so, returning the ♥J to dummy’s ace. Now declarer played the ♣A, fetching the king from Compton, followed by the ♣7. Bramley, with no trumps left, inserted the ♣8, and when South covered, Compton ruffed and played his last trump, enough to defeat the contract.

The defensive effort was duplicated at the other table.

A trump lead always defeats the contract, and declarer could have succeeded after Bramley ruffed and returned the ♥J. After winning the ♥A in dummy, declarer could succeed as follows: ruff a diamond, spade to the ace, ruff a diamond, club to the ace, ruff a spade, exit with a low club. From there, declarer cannot be prevented from taking three trump tricks in dummy for the contract.

Once declarer embarked on the losing line of play by cashing the ♣A and continuing the suit, it was necessary for Compton to get in to play a second round of hearts. Had Bramley played the ♣J to try to win the trick, Compton would have had to ruff his partner’s winner to play another trump. Bramley made it easy for Compton by not trying to win the trick.


Electronic Device PolicyThe electronic device policy is revised as

follows:1. For all NABC+ rated events at NABCs:

Electronic devices, including but not limited to, phones, cameras, PDAs, and others capable of sending or receiving electronic communication are excluded from the playing areas during any session of play. This does not apply to health- related equipment.

2. For all events at an NABC other than a NABC+ rated event: Except for health-related equipment, or by permission of the Director-in-Charge of the tournament, cell phones, audible pagers or similar equipment may not be operated or operable in any manner in the playing area during a session of play. Any such equipment must not be visible during the session. Sponsoring organizations of other ACBL-sanctioned events are encouraged to adopt a similar policy.

3. These restrictions in numbers 1 and 2 above apply to all pairs, team members, captains, coaches, play recorders (except those designated by ACBL) and kibitzers and are in force throughout any actual playing session or segment of play.

4. A violation of any of the restrictions in numbers 1 and 2 above will result in a disciplinary penalty of one full board (12 IMPs at that form of scoring) for the first offense. A second offense will result in disqualification from the event for the pair/team. Kibitzers violating this policy will be removed from the playing area for the remainder of the session.

Convention card reminderEach player is required to have a convention

card filled out legibly and on the table throughout a session. Both cards of a partnership must be identical and include the first and last names of each member of the partnership.

If a director determines that neither player has a substantially completed card, the partnership may play only the Standard American Yellow Card and may use only standard carding. This restriction may be lifted only at the beginning of a subsequent round after convention cards have been properly prepared and approved by the director. Further, the partnership will receive a 1/6-board matchpoint penalty for each board played, commencing with the next round and continuing until the restriction is lifted. In IMP team games, penalties shall be at the discretion of the director.

If the director determines the partnership has at least one substantially completed convention card but has not fully complied with ACBL regulations, the director may give warnings or assign such penalties as he deems to be appropriate under the circumstances.

The objective of these warnings and penalties is the encouragement of full compliance with ACBL regulations.

Considerate partnerBy Barry Rigal

This deal occurred in the second final session of the von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (hands rotated). Bd: 16 ♠ Q 10 2 Dlr: East ♥ A K J 8 2 Vul: E-W ♦ Q 8 3 ♣ 7 5

♠ A 9 6 4 3 ♥ 5 4 3 ♦ 10 4 ♣ A 9 4 West North East South 1♣ 1♠ Pass 2♣ Pass 2♠ All Pass

Your partner has given you a lot of latitude. Try and prove that you could have made nine tricks if he had put you under pressure.

On a club lead (the third-and-fifth 3), East plays the jack and you duck, winning the club continuation, West playing the 10.

It looks simple to try to ruff a club then draw trumps, but if East’s pattern is 2'3'3'5, the fourth club may promote a trump for the defenders. Rightly or wrongly, therefore, you guess to lead a spade to the 10, and it loses to the king. Back comes the ♠8. What now?

I believe the key to the deal is that East didn’t try to cash diamonds. West appears to have started with the ♣Q 10 3, the ♠J and a diamond honor. So simply cash the ♥A and ♥K (East needs the ♥Q for his opening bid). If the queen drops, you draw the last trump and have 10 tricks. If not, you settle for eight tricks and thank partner for his caution. The full deal: ♠ Q 10 2 ♥ A K J 8 2 ♦ Q 8 3 ♣ 7 5 ♠ J 5 ♠ K 8 7 ♥ 10 7 6 ♥ Q 9 ♦ K 9 7 6 5 ♦ A J 2 ♣ Q 10 3 ♣ K J 8 6 2 ♠ A 9 6 4 3 ♥ 5 4 3 ♦ 10 4 ♣ A 9 4

What to hold onto?By Barry Rigal

On this deal from the first final session of the von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs, West players had to make some choices as declarer ran a long suit. Bd: 13 ♠ Q Dlr: North ♥ 8 7 3 Vul: None ♦ K J 10 4 2 ♣ Q 5 4 2 ♠ 7 2 ♥ Q J 10 5 2 ♦ A 7 ♣ K 10 9 8 West North East South Pass Pass 1♣ (1) 1♥ Pass Pass 4♠ All Pass

(1) Polish club: 12-14 balanced or any hand of 18-plus high-card points.

You lead a top heart: 3, 9, ace. After winning the ♥A, declarer rattles off five rounds of trumps, starting from the top. You play standard suit preference and your first discard is odd-even. On the run of the trumps, East plays the ♠3, ♠8 and ♠9, then the ♣3 (encouraging in your methods). What do you discard and how do you plan to defend?

Answer: Declarer is absolutely guaranteed to have no diamonds or one, and if he has one he has four hearts. Otherwise, he would lead a diamond towards the dummy while the ♠Q was still there as an entry.

You should pitch one heart, one diamond and one club. When declarer exits from hand with the ♣J, win the king, cash the ♦A, then play the ♣10. The full deal:

♠ Q ♥ 8 7 3 ♦ K J 10 4 2 ♣ Q 5 4 2♠ 7 2 ♠ 9 8 3♥ Q J 10 5 2 ♥ 9♦ A 7 ♦ Q 9 6 5 3♣ K 10 9 8 ♣ A 7 6 3 ♠ A K J 10 6 5 4 ♥ A K 6 4 ♦ 8 ♣ JDeclarer can ruff the club and exit with a low

heart. You win and exit with your last club. If declarer cashes his last trump, discard a low heart and take a heart and a club at the end.

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Goodwill

increased his love for bridge. “I have been so honored to be part of this organization.”

Johnson said the list of other Honorary Members – including Bob Hamman, Edgar Kaplan and Zia Mahmood – is awe-inspiring. “I want to live up to the standards of the people on that list,” he said. “I promise to do my best.”

Speaking in remembrance of Thomas, former ACBL President Joan Gerard said the always-active Thomas “had a staff of slaves, and (Barbara Nudelman was one, I was the other.”

Gerard, Nudelman and Thomas were all on the ACBL board together. “We were known as the ‘three brooms’ or the ‘three blanks.’ We want to thank Jayne for having us as her friends.”

Gerard read from the letter provided by Nudelman, who could not attend the Goodwill meeting. “If you went to an NABC or a regional in Florida,” Nudelman wrote, “you knew all about Jayne Thomas. She was famous for the free coffee and orange juice (at tournaments.)”

Jim Mahaffey, another Thomas admirer and friend, said she took over for Jeff Glick, the top bridge administrator in Florida, and tripled the number of annual regionals in the unit.

“She was a highly successful administrator,” Mahaffey said, “and she had an uncanny way of always choosing the right way to do things. I’m going to miss this Grand Dame.”

Rose Meltzer, Goodwill Committee chair, started the meeting by introducing ACBL’s chief executive, Robert Hartman, who thanked the Goodwill members in attendance for supporting the effort to make sure people enjoy the game.

He said he has traveled in recent months from Penticton BC to Rye NY and has observed that “people are having fun at our game and it’s a reflection on the goodwill efforts. Whatever you are doing as goodwill ambassadors, keep doing it.”

ACBL President Sharon Anderson said she has also acquired some valuable information as she travels around ACBL-land. In talking to more than 500 members, Anderson said, she has found out that “they want our game to be fair, and they want to be respected. The goodwill people in this room are our ‘respect police.’ The people in this room provide leadership to create a culture of respect.”

Near the end, District 4 President Walter Mitchell took the podium and recognized one of the co-chairs of the 2012 Summer NABC – Joann Glasson – listing the myriad duties she performs for the district and Unit 141. The District 4 Volunteer of the Year has served two terms as district president, created and manages the district website, chaired the regional that ran alongside the 2010 World Championships in Philadelphia and served two terms as unit president before joining John Marks to run the Summer NABC.

Robert Hartman and Rose Meltzer


Right side upA combination of understated bidding and

excellent technical play resulted in a respectable 77 masterpoints for North-South on this deal from the second von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs semifinal. Chris Larsen, Costa Mesa CA, was playing with Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA. Bd: 14 ♠ 10 8 7 6 Dlr: East ♥ 7 4 Vul: None ♦ Q 10 4 ♣ A J 8 3 ♠ 4 3 ♠ — ♥ K 6 5 3 ♥ A Q J 8 2 ♦ 9 7 ♦ K J 8 6 5 3 ♣ 9 7 6 4 2 ♣ K 10 ♠ A K Q J 9 5 2 ♥ 10 9 ♦ A 2 ♣ Q 5 West North East South West Larsen East Itabashi 1♦ Dbl Pass 1♠ 2♥ 2♠! 3♥ 3♠ 4♥ 4♠ All Pass

Itabashi’s choice of a double rather than bidding some number of spades was rewarded, as Larsen bid 1♠ to right-side the contract. After East’s 2♥ reverse, South realized there would be a lot more bidding, and decided to disguise the huge North-South fit with a mere 2♠. The auction ended with Larsen declaring 4♠. The ♥A opening lead was followed by a heart to the king, and a shift to the ♦9.

In dummy with the ♦A, Larsen played six rounds of spades, ending up with this position (West hand immaterial): ♠ — ♥ — ♦ Q 4 ♣ A J ♠ — ♥ ♦ K 8 ♣ K 10 ♠ 2 ♥ — ♦ 2 ♣ Q 5

The ♠2 was cashed, declarer throwing the ♦4, and East was finished. He actually threw the ♦8 and was thrown in with the ♦K to play a club into the ♣A J. Note that played from the South, 4♠ can be beaten on a diamond lead.

The Wernher TrophyThe Wernher

Trophy was donated in 1934 by Sir Derrick J. Wernher and presented to the winners of the National Men’s Pairs Championship.

The event was contested at the Summer NABC until 1962. It moved to the Spring NABC in 1963 where it remained for 40 years. In 2004 it returned to the Summer NABC lineup. From 1969 through 1971, it was contested as a three-session championship.

In 1992 the event became Open Pairs II, a four-session event which consists of two qualifying rounds and two finals rounds.

Wernher (1889-1947) was a resident of London, England and Deal NJ. A leading personality in American bridge in the Thirties, Wernher was president of the American Bridge League in 1933, chairman of its Master Plan committee and a member of the board of directors of the American Whist League,

Wernher placed second in the Asbury Challenge Teams (now the Spingold Knockout Teams) in 1936 and won the Reisinger (played in conjunction with the New York regional) in 1930.

Winners:1934 David Burnstine, Oswald Jacoby1935 Edward Cook, Fred French1936 Dr. Richard Ecker, Fred Kaplan1937 Edward Cook, John Kunkle1938 B. Jay Becker, Charles Goren1939 John Crawford, Oswald Jacoby1940 Merwyn Maier, Robert McPherran1941 Joseph Low, Simon Rossant1942 Robert von Engel, Aaron Goodman1943 Charles Goren, Charles Solomon1944 Sigmund Dornbusch, Herman Goldberg1945 Sylvester Gintell, Lee Hazen1946 Mitchell Barnes, Waldemar von Zedtwitz1947 Sol Mogal, Tobias Stone1948 Fred Hirsch, Samuel Katz1949 Charles Goren, Oswald Jacoby1950 Phillip Briggs, Richard Revell1951 Milton Ellenby, Emanuel Hochfield1952 Arthur Grau, William Rosen1953 Harold Harkavy, Bill Root1954 Douglas Drury, Eric Murray1955 Douglas Drury, Eric Murray1956 Paul Allinger, James Jacoby1957 David Carter, John Hubbell1958 William Grieve, Ira Rubin

This event was held at the Summer North American Championships until 1963. A similar event was held at the Spring NABCs 1958-1962 with these winners:1958 Norman Kay, Sidney Silodor1959 James Pestaner, John Swanson1960 Frank Hoadley, Julius Rosenblum1961 Morton Rubinow, Tobias Stone1962 Ivan Erdos, Philip Feldesman

1959 Harry Fishbein, John Gerber

1960 Jack Blair, William Christian1961 Philip Feldesman, Ira Rubin1962 Philip Feldesman, Ira Rubin1963 Sami Kehela, Wolf Lebovic1964 Ed Don Weiner, G. Gard Hays1965 Lawrence Rosler, Jeff Rubens1966 Barry Crane, Peter Rank1967 Richard Lawrence, Art Price1968 Kyle Larsen, Edmond Lazarus1969 Michael Martino, Frank Vine1970 Richard Kaye, Richard Walsh1971 Giorgio Belladonna, Benito Garozzo1972 Steve Robinson, Kit Woolsey1973 Jack Kennedy, David Hadden1974 George Slemmons, George Steiner1975 Harlow Lewis, Art Waldemann1976 Gerald Caravelli, Larry Cohen1977 Joseph Fox, Garey Hayden1978 Larry Kozlove, John Sheridan1979 Roy Fox, Paul Swanson1980 Neil Silverman, Peter Weichsel1981 Warren Rosner, Allan Stauber1982 David Berkowitz, Harold Lilie1983 Marty Bergen, Allan Stauber1984 Mike Lawrence, Peter Weichsel1985 Ed Manfield, Kit Woolsey1986 Bob Hamman, Paul Swanson1987 Darryl Pedersen, George Steiner1988 Arthur Hoffman, Stephen Shane1989 Mike Moss, Charles Coon1990 Steve Sion, Steve Landen1991 Ken Cohen, Bob Thomas (became Open Pairs II)1992 Jeff Meckstroth, Perry Johnson1993 Gaylor Kasle, Robert Levin1994 Thomas Peters, John Zilic1995 Steve Weinstein, Fred Stewart1996 David Berkowitz, Larry Cohen1997 Lloyd Arvedon, Allan Falk1998 Mike Moss, Bjorn Fallenius1999 Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell2000 Stephen Landen, Pratap Rajadhyaksha2001 Chris Willenken, Ron Smith2002 Curtis Cheek, Eric Greco2003 Geoff Hampson, Eric Greco2004 Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes2005 Nagy Kamel, Nader Hanna2006 Jianrong Lin, Julie Zhu2007 Joan Jackson, Petra Hamman2008 K.R. Venkataraman, Sunit Chokshi2009 Nikolay, Demirev, Nicolas L’Ecuyer2010 Beatrice Kemp, Richard Burton2011 Meyer Kotkin, Howard Cohen

Wernher Open Pairs begins today

2011 Wernher Open Pairs winners Meyer Kotkin and Howard Cohen.

Bid Box Alerts and Announcements

When using bid boxes, the ACBL requires that players tap the Alert strip and say “Alert” at the same time.

When making an Announcement, use the Announcement word (such as “transfer”) and tap the Alert strip at the same time.

A player who Alerts or Announces a bid must make sure his opponents are aware that an Alert or Announcement has been made.


NameLynn Berg

City of residenceDeland FL

Date of birth November 1944

Place of birthDover DE

What is your favorite color?Royal blue.

What kind of food makes you happy?Stinky cheese.

And what drink?Tonic and lime.

Who is your favorite author?Currently, Charlaine Carris.

What is your favorite book?100 Names for Love.

What is your all-time favorite movie?The Quiet Man.

What kind of music do you listen to?Jazz, classical guitar.

Do you have a favorite painter or artist?Van Gogh

What do you do when you’re not playing bridge?Garden, read, knit, take dog to dog park.

What do you see as your best-ever bridge result?Won Senior teams with a 90-year old and a newcomer.

Who is your favorite bridge player?Gail Rust.

What is your favorite bridge convention?Don’t like most of ‘em.

Is there a bridge book that had a significant influence on you?5 Weeks to Winning Bridge, K-S.

What are bridge players good at (besides playing bridge)?Mind games.

What jobs/occupations (not bridge-related) do you/have you had?College English professor.

Do you have any bridge superstitions?I like to sit West.

If you could invite any three people past or present to dinner, who would they be?Virginia Woolf, Michele Obama, Hillary Clinton.

Is there something you’d love learn?French or Latin.

Tell Me More

Notice to playersEach player must have an ACBL convention

card filled out and on the table. Please note that other types of convention cards, such as the WBF convention card or homemade cards that do not sufficiently resemble the ACBL convention card, are not acceptable substitutes.

MONDAY MORNING SIDE GAME (SAT-WED 10 AM SIDE GAME SERIES) 24.0 Tables A B C 5.16 1 Manfred Michlmayr, Orinda CA; Jack Scott, El Cerrito CA 69.24% 4.70 2 1 Andrea Klein, South Padre Isl TX; Clyde Tarbutton, Glen Mills PA 63.38% 3.17 3 Richard Budd, Portland ME; Murray Melton, Las Vegas NV 62.40% 3.53 4 2 1 Jay Cherlow, Arlington VA; Samuel Lichtenstein, Stanford CA 59.95% 2.64 5 3 Hugh Miller - Catherine Miller, Spring TX 59.73% 1.98 6 4 Jan Garber, West Chester PA; Percy Wu, Grand Rapids MI 59.35% 1.49 5 Gudrun Zieler, Germany; Mary Ann Van Siclen, Arlington TX 59.29% 1.94 6 2 Nitin More - Ninad More, Irvine CA 58.87% 1.45 3 Dale Richards - Patricia Richards, Pottstown PA 57.16% 1.09 4 June Waber, Philadelphia PA; Josie Sotirchos, Merion Station PA 49.56% 0.82 5 Rhoda Schaffer, Philadelphia PA; Judy Kates, Boca Raton FL 48.33%

MONDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS 14.0 Tables A B C 3.39 1 1 1 Michael Miller - Norma Rollins, Putnam Valley NY 62.69% 2.54 2 2 Elaine Jones, Shawnee KS; Richard Jones, Shawnee Msn KS 60.23% 1.91 3 3 Larry Osofsky, Middletown NY; Barbara Dilsheimer, Villanova PA 59.09% 1.70 4 4 2 Logan Vance - Lyndsay Vance, Versailles KY 56.82% 1.19 5 5 Ruth Septee - Vicky Hertel, Philadelphia PA 54.92% 1.20 6 6 3 Allan Gold, Rydal PA; Eileen Greenberg, Meadowbrook PA 53.41% 0.90 4 Jose Mateo, Philadelphia PA; Suzanne Anderson, Elizabethtown PA 51.70% 0.68 5 Miriam Smith, Elmira NY; Janice Lindsay, State College PA 50.95%

MONDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS 9.0 Tables A B C 1.75 1/2 George Correia, Devonshire Bermuda; Marilyn Levin, Pikesville MD 61.05% 1.75 1/2 1 Zhihong Zhao, Omaha NE; Aleksandr Rubinchik, Brooklyn NY 61.05% 1.13 3 2 1 Irene Lander - Russel Lander, Jenkintown PA 58.29% 1.00 4 Sally Basch - Linda Schwartz, Elkins Park PA 57.36% 0.78 5 3 2 Stephen Popielarski, North Wales PA; Mary Gazak, Utica NY 57.06% 0.69 4 Barbara Petersen, Placerville CA; Lynn Kelly, Australia 4121 Australia 56.33% 0.46 3 Virginia Chappell, Medford Lakes NJ; Mary Marino, Ventnor NJ 53.49%

SUNDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS 12.0 Tables A B C 3.11 1 1 1 Sam Ruth - Thomas Weber, Princeton NJ 71.73% 2.33 2 John Dillon, Atlanta GA; Richard Haverland, Vero Beach FL 62.80% 1.75 3 2 Amanda Huff, Haddonfield NJ; Joyce James, Mt Laurel NJ 62.33% 1.31 4 Allan Trynz - Teri Trynz, Lords Valley PA 58.89% 1.20 5 3 2 Jay Winter, Highland IL; Jeffrey Brooks, Levittown PA 56.04% 0.90 6 4 Patricia Stadelmaier, Pine City NY; Vibhuti Shah, Elmira NY 54.76% 0.68 5 David Newcomer - Cheryl Bedgood, Macon GA 52.68% 0.83 3 Mary Marino, Ventnor NJ; Virginia Chappell, Medford Lakes NJ 48.09%

ZAVINO’S RESTAURANT 1 & 7:30 PM STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS 21.0 Tables A B C 10.85 1 Gunnar Hallberg, Brighton United Kingdom; Fred Chang, Flushing NY 65.20% 8.14 2 Rosalind Elk, New Milford NJ; Doree Sobel, Fair Lawn NJ 61.38% 6.10 3 Ken Monzingo, San Diego CA; Bonnie Bagley, Colorado Spgs CO 58.44% 7.56 4 1 Rochelle Djmal, Neptune NJ; Alisa Crowe, Middletown NJ 58.28% 3.62 5 Jean-Michel Voldoire, Paris France; Marshall Lewis, Cleveland Hgts OH 56.75% 3.10 6 Melanie Tucker, New York NY; Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel 55.39% 5.67 2 Judy Darling - Richard Darling, Morrisburg ON 54.47% 4.25 3 Marion Robertson - Maria Abbott, San Francisco CA 53.81% 4.94 4 Paul Nickerson, Morristown NJ; Richard Kassar, New York NY 53.70% 3.46 5 1 Flora Tawil - Joyce Harary, Brooklyn NY 53.65% 2.16 6 Lillian Johannessen, Honolulu HI; Mike Whitaker, Sugarloaf PA 51.36% 2.60 2 Tilghman Moore, Gretna LA; Geoff Chichester, Metairie LA 50.44% 1.95 3 Helene Mishan - Linda Khezrie, Brooklyn NY 48.86%

SUNDAY EVENING SIDE GAME 30.0 Tables A B C 6.07 1 1 1 Zizhuo Wang, Minneapolis MN; Zhuo Wang, Philadelphia PA 66.29% 4.55 2 David Daly - Tina Gordon, Fort Lee NJ 61.56% 3.41 3 Kenneth Bergman - Barbara Bergman, Wexford PA 61.08% 3.87 4 2 Rhoda Grossman, Philadelphia PA; Maxine Oleshansky, Aventura FL 60.86% 2.90 5 3 Ron Haack, New York NY; Amy Mitura, NY 60.67% 2.29 6 4 2 Joanne Smith, Westmont NJ; Kenneth Spear, Cherry Hill NJ 60.48% 1.64 5 Marvin Raines, Fort Washington MD; Brenda Glaze, Anchorage AK 59.07% 1.70 6 3 Genise Hasan, Claremont CA; Judy Feder, New York NY 57.52% 1.28 4 George Mann Jr - George Mann III, Kinnelon NJ 53.48% 0.96 5 Peter Clay - Kathleen Clay, Wellesley MA 52.65% 0.72 6 Sally Kesseler - Sunny Koontz, Palm Beach FL 51.91%

Check cashing and bridge bucks

The check-cashing desk on the 5th floor of the Marriott will be open daily 9 to 10 a.m.• ACBL bridge bucks will be available at the check-cashing table.• Bridge bucks may be purchased using cash, check, MasterCard, Visa or Discover.• There is a $500 limit.• Players cashing checks or purchasing bridge bucks must provide their ACBL player number.


SAT-SUN MAGGIANO’S KO BRACKET I 9 Tables 14.26 1 Jesus Arias - Susan Schnelwar, New York NY; John Russell, North Barringto IL; Valentin Kovachev, Glencoe IL 9.98 2 Virginia Lifton, Naples FL; Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA; Danning Dong, Chicago IL; Le Yu, Evanston IL 6.42 3 Harley Bress, McGrath AK; Jesse Bowe, Easton MO; Tim Hays, Kansas City MO; Garth Yettick, Denver CO 4.99 4 Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Barbara McLendon, New York NY; Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI; Samantha Nystrom, Burnaby BC

SAT-SUN MAGGIANO’S KO BRACKET II 9 Tables 8.05 1 Andrew Risman - Jan Stewart - John Cook - Ron MacDonald, Toronto ON 5.64 2 Edward Nield, Naples FL; Thomas Erickson, Marco Island FL; Donald Dall, Rolling Meadows IL; Charles Sweet, Barrington IL 3.62 3 Stephen Cooper, Belle Mead NJ; A William Schmidt, Morton PA; Patrick Thompson, New York NY; Sulaiman Ghaussy, Vienna VA 2.82 4 Norman Marks, Oakland CA; Norman Marks II, Jacksonville FL; Ronald Francey, Corpus Christi TX; Trevor Lumb, Atlanta GA

SAT-SUN MAGGIANO’S KO BRACKET III 12 Tables 5.02 1 Brandon Harper, Winter Park FL; George Mansour, Scranton PA; David Yoon, Bayside NY; Randall Rubinstein, Brooklyn NY 3.51 2 Anant Rathi - James Andrew Pruet, Houston TX; Dennis Kriventsov - Patrick Wang, Austin TX 2.26 3 Edmund Wu - Samuel Kuang - Jane McLaughlin, San Francisco CA; Kendrick Chow, Philadlephia PA 1.76 4 Colin Schloss, Montgomery AL; Nick Migliacci, Stroudsburg PA; Wenyang Qi, Philadelphia PA; James Sundstrom, Wyckoff NJ

VON ZEDTWITZ LIFE MASTER PAIRS (CORRECTED) 52.0 Tables / Based on 181 Tables190.00 1 Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; Alan Osofsky, Palm Beach FL 1622.43142.50 2 Zia Mahmood - Martin Fleisher, New York NY 1610.99106.88 3 Jessica Piafsky, New York NY; Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland 1589.32 87.69 4 Connie Goldberg, Merion Station PA; Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA 1575.46 81.43 5 John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC 1558.87 76.00 6 Maija Romanovska - Karlis Rubins, Riga Region Latvia 1551.62 71.25 7 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; Weishu Wu, Irvine CA 1547.92 67.06 8 Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA 1540.08 63.33 9 Sally Wheeler - Buddy Hanby, The Woodlands TX 1525.99 60.00 10 Jim Looby, Burbank CA; Ed Ulman, Portland OR 1522.90 57.00 11 Joe Grue, Las Vegas NV; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 1515.48 54.29 12 Carlos Pellegrini, Argentina; Diego Brenner, L’Eixample Spain 1513.56 51.82 13 Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON; Darren Wolpert, Thornhill ON 1505.42 49.57 14 Gert Jan Paulissen, Breda Netherlands; Jay Borker, Greenwich CT 1503.55 47.50 15 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA 1501.07 45.60 16 Frank Cymerman, Pittsburgh PA; Kenneth Kranyak, Bay Village OH 1495.44 43.85 17 Glenn Milgrim, Forest Hills NY; Barry Rigal, New York NY 1486.29 42.22 18 Earl Glickstein, Gaithersburg MD; Robert Bell, Washington DC 1483.09 40.71 19 William Coren, Wynnewood PA; Robert Levin, Henderson NV 1480.41 39.31 20 Joshua Donn, Las Vegas NV; Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX 1474.54 38.00 21 Jason Feldman, San Diego CA; Jack Zhao, Boca Raton FL 1470.38 36.77 22 Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden; Thomas Bessis, Paris 75015 France 1468.27 35.63 23 John Fout - Stephannie Russo, New York NY 1462.55 34.55 24 Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV; James Krekorian, Pensacola FL 1462.51 33.53 25 Larry Kozlove, Louisville KY; Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL 1460.68 32.57 26 Dennis McGarry, Stuart FL; Richard Katz, N Versailles PA 1458.89 31.67 27 Fu Zhong, People’s Republic of China; Ishmael Delmonte, Australia 1458.79 30.81 28 Vincent Civale, Trenton NJ; Patricia Civale, Chesterfield NJ 1452.28 30.00 29 Victoria Gromova, 119296, Moscow Russia; Tatiana Ponomareva, Moscow Russia 1449.64 29.23 30 Joao Paulo Campos, Brazil; Miguel Villas-Boas, Brazil 1446.03 28.50 31 Andy Kaufman, Fort Washington PA; Michael Cassel II, Roseville MN 1445.72 27.80 32 Victor King, Hartford CT; Alan Applebaum, Brookline MA 1445.68 27.14 33 Robert Stayman, New Rochelle NY; John Boyer, Hastings Hdsn NY 1444.30 26.51 34 Lew Stansby - Jo Anna Stansby, Dublin CA 1433.07 25.91 35 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA 1431.30 25.33 36 Mauricio Figueiredo, Brazil; Ernesto d’Orsi, Brazil 1431.05 24.78 37 Cornelis Van Prooijen, Netherlands; David Bakhshi, England 1430.43 24.26 38 Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Louk Verhees, 2215 SH Voorhou Netherlands 1426.42 23.75 39 Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Jurek Czyzowicz, Gatineau QC 1422.00 23.27 40 Michael Prahin, Irvington NY; Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ 1413.55 22.80 41 Alexander Hadzhiev, Bulgaria; Kalin Karaivanov, Bulgaria 1402.38 22.35 42 Shane Blanchard - Robert Blanchard, New York NY 1400.27 21.92 43 Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ; Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 1391.89 21.51 44 Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA 1391.01 21.11 45 Howard Piltch - Bud Hinckley, South Bend IN 1383.08 20.73 46 Craig Robinson, Lansdale PA; Martin Rabinowitz, Narberth PA 1378.74 20.36 47 Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL; Robert Todd, Tallahassee FL 1376.17 20.00 48 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL 1374.91 19.66 49 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Chris Larsen, Laguna Woods CA 1370.48 19.32 50 Rajeswaran Rajkumar, Germantown MD; Raghavendra Rajkumar, Ithaca NY 1367.82 19.00 51 Rock Shi Yan, Richmond BC; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 1367.44 18.69 52 Lewis Richardson, Toronto ON; Stephen Mackay, Markham ON 1364.78 18.39 53 Howard Weinstein, San Diego CA; Walid Elahmady, Cairo Egypt 1361.60 18.10 54 Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; Robert McCaw, Sudbury MA 1360.71 17.81 55 Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Cenk Tuncok, Amesbury MA 1359.32 17.54 56 Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 1359.09 17.27 57 Jerry Helms - Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC 1355.40 17.01 58 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ 1355.28 16.76 59 Marc Zwerling - Mark Tolliver, Portland OR 1348.93 16.52 60 Xu Hou - Jing Liu, Bejing People’s Republic of China 1340.20 16.29 61 Joaquin Pacareu, Santiago Chile Chile; Marcos Thoma, San Paula, Sp 0 Brazil 1339.36 16.06 62 Steve Lapides, Lutherville MD; Walt Walvick, Mc Lean VA 1336.53 15.83 63 Uday Ivatury - Christal Henner-Welland, New York NY 1326.55 15.62 64 Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; Alan Schwartz, Fairfax VA 1320.74 15.41 65 Michael Gore, Brooklyn NY; Walter Schenker, Pine Brook NJ 1317.51 15.20 66 Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT; John Rengstorff, New York NY 1314.93 15.00 67 Richard Budd, Portland ME; Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA 1313.83 17.64 68 Warren Rosner, White Plains NY; Ethan Stein, Irvington NY 1311.62 14.62 69 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 1309.48 14.43 70 William Ehlers, Montclair NJ; Michael McNamara, White Plains NY 1307.98 14.25 71 Marion Michielsen, Netherlands; Johan Upmark, Sweden 1305.74 14.07 72 Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA; Robert Sartorius, Palm Bch Gdns FL 1297.78 13.90 73 Dale Johannesen - Lynn Johannesen, Saratoga CA 1297.45 13.73 74 Richard Chan, Markham ON; Terry Du, Toronto ON 1293.43

SPINGOLD KNOCKOUT TEAMS 74 TablesPierre Zimmermann - Franck Multon - Geir Helgemo - Tor Helness, Monaco; Fulvio Fantoni - Claudio Nunes, Monaco vsBlair Seidler, Fair Lawn NJ; Monique Smith, Arlington VA; Merril Hirsh, Washington DC; Tiger Li Li Williams, Elk Point SD

Nick Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY; Eric Rodwell - Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL vsStephen Drodge, McLean VA; Sean Gannon, Decatur GA; Zizhuo Wang, Minneapolis MN; Zhuo Wang, Philadelphia PA

John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; Geoff Hampson - Fred Gitelman, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; Brad Moss, San Anselmo CA vsGeoff Hopcraft, Piedmont CA; Michael Bodell - Elianna Meyerson, Santa Clara CA; Jannes van ‘t Oever, Berkeley CA

James Cayne, New York NY; Michael Seamon, Dania FL; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Italy; Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Antonio Sementa, Parma Italy vsD Dong, Chicago IL; Pat Galligan, San Mateo CA; Qiang Zhang, Mountain House CA; Ethan Yi Liu, Downers Grove IL

Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike Passell, Las Vegas NV; Aleksander Dubinin - Andrew Gromov, Moscow Russia; Cezary Balicki, Smolec Poland; Adam Zmudzinski, Katowice Poland vsDougin Walker, Princeton NJ; David Rowntree, Pennington NJ; Michael Prahin, Irvington NY; Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ

Lou Ann O’Rourke, Portola Valley CA; Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Roger Bates, Mesa AZ; Marc Jacobus - Joe Grue - Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV vsWalter Lee, Sudbury MA; Anton Tsypkin, Ashland MA; Alan Applebaum, Brookline MA; Adam Grossack, Newton MA


SUNDAY 7:30 PM STRATIFIED SIDE SWISS 38 Tables A B C 7.28 1 1 Suman Agarwal, Hilliard OH; Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; Boris Tenchov, Columbus OH; Paulin Nault, Saint-Anicet QC 66.00 5.46 2 2 Carl Gueli - Lydia Betz, Great Neck NY; Brad Barry, Phoenixville PA; David Amsterdam, Wayne PA 57.00 4.10 3 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Peggy Allen, Chevy Chase MD; Jerry Stamatov, Sofia Bulgaria; Diyan Danailov, Sofia 1799 Bulgaria 56.00 3.33 4 3 Brian Cummins, Arlington TN; Risa Campbell, Brownsville TN; Scott Stearns, Elberta AL; Thomas Bandy, Jonesboro AR 54.00 2.50 5 4 David Pimental, Dartmouth MA; Marcia White, Lakeville MA; Michael Geisinger - Irene Geisinger, Glen Head NY 53.00 1.87 6 5 Andrew Jeng - Richard Jeng, Johns Creek GA; Frank Lin, Berkeley CA; Ovunc Yilmaz, Chapel Hill NC 52.00 1.40 6 Patricia Richeson - Linda Miller, Williamsburg VA; Elizabeth Paul, Gwynn VA; Tom Doyle, Cobbs Creek VA 51.00 3.03 1 Phillip Tseng, Arlington VA; Marcie Heymann - Frederica Neff, New York NY; Peter Hughes, 44.00 2.27 2 Jill Hunter - Matthew Fienberg, Northborough MA; Lynda Edson, South Easton MA; Jane Clancy, Attleboro MA 42.00 1.70 3 Russell Craft - Katrina Van Pelt - Donna Leitch, Smith’s Parish Bermuda; Greg Carey, Mississauga ON 41.00 1.28 4 William Zhu - Brandon Wong - Chris Chen - Kurt Pocsi, San Francisco CA 37.00

13.57 75 Sharon Anderson, Eagan MN; Barbara Heller, Knoxville TN 1292.98 13.41 76 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Daniel Korbel, Waterloo ON 1291.04 13.26 77 John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 1287.98 13.10 78 Lee Atkinson - Mark Yaeger, Hollywood FL 1286.08 12.95 79 Adam Meyerson, Santa Clara CA; Samuel Ieong, Mountain View CA 1285.05 13.54 80 Paul Janicki, Markham ON; Bill Cook Jr, Madison MS 1284.50 12.67 81 Joann Glasson - Bob Glasson, Pennington NJ 1283.78 12.53 82 Howard Perlman, Franklin MI; Jeffrey Starr, Las Vegas NV 1282.66 12.39 83 Robert Katz, Ann Arbor MI; Robert Cappelli, Bloomfield MI 1281.02 12.26 84 Corey Krantz, Drexel Hill PA; Carl Berenbaum, Elkins Park PA 1280.24 15.61 85 Edward Xu, Toronto ON; Yan Wang, Scarborough ON 1275.49 12.00 86 Paul Trent - Sandra Trent, Asheville NC 1274.63 11.88 87 Alan Watson, Lexington MA; Rick Binder, Waltham MA 1273.73 11.75 88 David Grainger, Bend OR; Robert Lebi, Toronto ON 1262.92 11.63 89 Peter Wong, Toronto ON; Jianfeng Luo, North York ON 1256.42 14.27 90 Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Richard Zeckhauser, Cambridge MA 1253.10 11.40 91 Michael Wilkinson, Denistone Australia; Gordon Zind, Ottawa ON 1251.21 11.29 92 John Lusky - Randy Pickett, Portland OR 1250.97 11.18 93 George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA 1248.43 11.07 94 Albert Shekhter, Brooklyn NY; George Krizel, Fstrvl Trvose PA 1235.41 10.96 95 Michael Huston, Joplin MO; Craig Allen, Glen Ellyn IL 1231.85 15.48 96 Renee Mancuso, Los Angeles CA; G. Margie Gwozdzinsky, Hawley PA 1225.32 10.75 97 Andrew Stark - Franco Baseggio, New York NY 1212.33 10.65 98 Jon Brandon - Dom Di Felice, Denver CO 1209.00 10.56 99 Ed Bissell, State College PA; Anthony Aukstikalnis, Harvey Cedars NJ 1199.79 10.46 100 Barry Senensky - Barbara Shnier, Toronto ON 1188.24 10.36 101 James Melville, Springfield IL; Will Engel, Freeport IL 1176.22 10.27 102 Andrew Markowitz, Lahaska PA; Lou Reich, Wheaton MD 1174.77 10.18 103 Jeff Hand - Cynthia Colin, New York NY 1150.46 18.30 104 Lloyd Arvedon, Natick MA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 1054.51

MINI SPINGOLD I KNOCKOUT TEAMS 38 TablesRon Jauch - Jamie Newman, Nevada City CA; Joanne Merry - John Jefferson, Davis CA vsDavid Certa - Phebe Packer, Phoenix AZ; Steve Weiner - Renay Danto Weiner, Scottsdale AZ vsStephen Levine - Rona Levine, New York NY; Jack Wertheimer - Joyce Goldstein, Brooklyn NY

Marc Sylvester, Edinboro PA; Kathy Pollock, East Amherst NY; Gloria Tsoi, Somerville MA; Doug Anderson, Quincy MA; Bill Begert - Doug Herron, New York NY vsSteve Watson, Munster IN; George Goewey, Chicago IL; Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI; Eileen Cripps, Madison WI vsDeborah Murphy, San Francisco CA; Gary Donner, Bluffton SC; Larry Lerner, Warren NJ; Lauren Friedman, Daly City CA

Fred Chasalow, Belmont CA; Dan Raider, San Mateo CA; Jerry Geiger, Hamburg NY; John Ziemer, Youngstown NY vsJill Marshall, Port Chester NY; Shelly Dunietz, New York NY; John Gropp, Newburgh NY; Dennis Kaye, Rosendale NY vsYan Wang, Scarborough ON; Edward Xu - Peter Wong, Toronto ON; Jianfeng Luo, North York ON; Nongyu Li, Sunnyvale CA

Ira Garrison, Houston TX; Philip Duterme, Bellaire TX; Vincent Messina, Wolfeboro NH; Constance Sackville, Vero Beach FL vsNicholas France, Spring Valley NY; Judy Hess, Fairfield CT; Jim Dick - Linda Dick, Woodbridge VA vsBetty Jane Corbani, New Milford CT; Linda Green, Westport CT; David Blackburn, Fairfield CT; Paul Miller, Southport CT

Bob Bambrick - Tim Edwards-Davies, Ottawa ON; Dave Greenough, Nepean ON; Ed O’Reilly, Kingston ON vsSandra DeMartino, Riverside CT; Greta Pineles, Jackson NJ; Phyllis Bausher, West Haven CT; Sarah Corning, Guilford CT vsGeorge Krizel, Fstrvl Trvose PA; Albert Shekhter - Oleg Rubinchik - Igor Milman, Brooklyn NY

Steve Clark - Louise Clark, Glencoe IL; Rodrigo Garcia Da Rosa, Buenos Aires Argentina; Matt Meckstroth, Gainesville FL vsEd Judy, Iowa City IA; Karen Kendall, Middletown OH; Barbara Levinson, Cincinnati OH; Gordon Adkins, West Chester OH vsHarjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; Suman Agarwal, Hilliard OH; Boris Tenchov, Columbus OH; Paulin Nault, Saint-Anicet QC

Al Wolf, Ridgefield CT; Russ Friedman - John Segal, Wilton CT; Jennifer Williams, Lexington KY vsJeff Ford, Redmond WA; Kim Eng, Issaquah WA; David Taylor - Aaron Mohrman, Seattle WA vsLudmila Antonova, New York NY; Paul Lindauer Jr, Varna IL; Marie Duval, Montreal QC; Jeffrey Tsang, Guelph ON

Lillian Range, New Orleans LA; Julius Rosenfield, River Ridge LA; Ann Baum, Newton MA; Edward Scolnick, Wayland MA vsJim Bridges, Bradenton FL; Amanda Carter, Arlington VA; Roger Johnson, Sarasota FL; Arnold Berman, Rehoboth MA vsDaniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Barbara McLendon, New York NY; Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI; Samantha Nystrom, Burnaby BC; Shan Huang, Toronto ON; Tom Walsh, Saskatoon SK


Hall of Fame

Marty Fleisher presented the Sidney J. Lazard Jr. Sportsmanship Award for 2012 to Michael Kamil at Sunday’s Hall of Fame ceremony.

dozen major titles in North America – but zeroing in on his traits as a human being. “Kyle,” she said, “characterizes the perfect bridge partner at or away from the table . . . always with a smile on his face, always trying to help the partnership to do their best. He is the person people enjoy seeing at the table.”

Bob Hamman related a story about meeting Larsen for the first time. Hamman was teaching a bridge class to some teenagers at a mall in San Francisco. One of them was 14-year-old Kyle Larsen. On the day in question – February 1964 – Hamman was interested in listening to the Cassius Clay – Sonny Liston boxing match on the radio. His plan: give the students a set of problems difficult enough to keep them occupied while he tuned in the fight.

Larsen, Hamman recalled, found him rather quickly and asked if there were any other problems, adding that he was also interested in the fight.

Hamman said he came to admire Larsen for “playing the game with integrity, mental toughness and skill.”

Meltzer, aware that Larsen was listening, said, “I love you, Kyle, from the bottom of my heart, and I salute you on your induction into the Bridge Hall of Fame.”

Sally Woolsey, Martel’s presenter, praised her friend of more than 40 years. “She does so much for bridge,” said Woolsey. “She is so deserving of this award.”

Martel’s husband, Chip, took the podium next and rattled off an impressive list of his wife’s contributions to the game. “The team trials,” he said, “are marvelous events and a lot of that is due to Jan’s efforts.”

After Jan’s term as president of the U.S. Bridge Federation, he said, the organization created a new position – chief operating officer – to keep her around.

Martel said bridge has given her a lot. “Bridge has allowed me to travel the world and, more important, to have friends wherever I go. Thank you all for being such wonderful friends and supporters.”

She finished with a message for Larsen: “Kyle, I wish you were here with us. I love you.”

Michael Whitman, Baze’s longtime partner and devoted friend, was creative in his presentation on behalf of the player known as a consummate pro and invariably the best-dressed player at any tournament he attended.

“Grant was a fabulous guy,” said Whitman, noting that Baze learned to play bridge while attending Stanford University, an introduction that ended his college career.

Baze, Whitman said, loved rubber bridge best and he always played fast because he could get more hands in that way.

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TRUSCOTT/U.S. PLAYING CARD SENIOR SWISS TEAMS QUALIFYING 52 Tables Carryover 1 William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Richard Temkin, Farmington MI; Craig Robinson, Lansdale PA; Martin Rabinowitz, Narberth PA 30.00 2 Alvin Stone - Dee Adams, Memphis TN; Fred Hamilton, Las Vegas NV; Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ; John Sutherlin, Dallas TX; Dan Morse, Houston TX 21.43 3/4 Tom Kniest, University City MO; Chester Johnson, Chicago IL; Alan Popkin, St Louis MO; Nancy Popkin, Saint Louis MO; Rod Beery, Saint Charles MO; Tom Oppenheimer, Ballwin MO 17.14 3/4 Dean Montgomery, West Pittston PA; Allan Clamage, Stamford CT; Bernard Schneider - Frances Schneider, Riverside CT 17.14 5/7 Robert Levin - Albert Aaron, Baltimore MD; Ron Sukoneck, Wilmington NC; Lois Miliman, Owings Mills MD 15.00 5/7 Susan Stubinski - Bruce Wick, Houston TX; Gerri Knilans - Hal Knilans, Thousand Oaks CA 15.00 5/7 Kathy Baum - Jay Baum, Germantown TN; William Esberg, Long Branch NJ; Jim Reiman, Mansfield OH 15.00 8/9 Greg Michaels, Cleveland OH; Pat Chisholm, Gates Mills OH; Jon Wright, La Mesa CA; Ivar Stakgold, San Diego CA 14.29 8/9 Suzi Subeck, Glenview Nas IL; Stanton Subeck, Glenview IL; Michael Huston, Joplin MO; Craig Allen, Glen Ellyn IL 14.2910/11 H Jay Sloofman, Ardsley NY; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Leo Bell, Long Beach CA; John Jones, Santa Fe Sprgs CA 12.8610/11 Robert Bertoni, Haverhill MA; Brenda Montague, Swampscott MA; Bob Klein, Santa Rosa CA; David Neuman, San Francisco CA 12.8612/13 Robert Cappelli, Bloomfield MI; Robert Katz, Ann Arbor MI; Richard Wegman, Bethesda MD; Arnold Malasky, Longboat Key FL 12.1412/13 Larry Harding, Hampstead NC; John Herriot, Los Angeles CA; Bob Heller, Knoxville TN; Robert Fendrick, Marietta GA 12.1414/15 Steve Becker, Old Greenwich CT; Abe Pineles, Jackson NJ; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ; Larry Bausher, West Haven CT 11.4314/15 Colby Vernay, Lacon IL; Barry Schaffer, Frisco TX; Donald Rumelhart, Ann Arbor MI; Zeke Jabbour, Boca Raton FL; Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR; Randy Pettit, Marietta GA 11.4316/17 Stephen Shane, White Plains NY; Eugene Davidson, Boynton Beach FL; Robert Heitzman Jr - Helen Raleigh, Suffern NY; George Tornay Jr, Palm Beach Gdns FL 10.0016/17 Victor King, Hartford CT; Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; Robert McCaw, Sudbury MA; Lewis Gamerman, Westwood MA 10.0018/19 Jay Apfelbaum, Philadelphia PA; Ethan Stein, Irvington NY; Warren Rosner - Chuck Lamprey, White Plains NY 9.2918/19 Ed Ulman, Portland OR; Bob Feller, Guilderland NY; Simon Kantor, Feeding Hills MA; Jim Looby, Burbank CA 9.29 20 Sally Wheeler - Buddy Hanby, The Woodlands TX; Cindy Bernstein, Memphis TN; Louis Glasthal, Berwyn PA 8.57 21 Edith Sacks, New York NY; Ellen Kent - Robert Kent, Marina Del Rey CA; Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA 7.8622/23 Harry Gellis, Midlothian VA; Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD; S Ruskin - Herbert Sachs, Pittsburgh PA 7.1422/23 Mike Marlin - Sandra Marlin, Versailles KY; Garry Karst, Edmonton AB; Ray Grace, Sherwood Park AB 7.1424/26 Scott Hiller, Marshall MN; Marie Anzilotti, Wilmington DE; Judith Argento - Raymond Depew, Kingston PA 6.4324/26 Nancy Katz, Carolina PR; Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY; Betty Levin - Glenn Eisenstein, New York NY 6.4324/26 Mark Laken, Glyndon MD; Barry Bragin, Silver Spring MD; David Abelow, la Jolla CA; David Ruderman, Burtonsville MD 6.4327/29 Paul Lewis - Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV; Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA; Michael Crawford, San Diego CA 5.7127/29 Barbara Bergman - Kenneth Bergman, Wexford PA; Harold Haffner - Judy Haffner, Pittsburgh PA 5.7127/29 Arlene Gordon, Baltimore MD; Stuart Diener, Pikesville MD; Gregory Bright - Ellie Dorsey, Westminster MD 5.71 30 Sharon Hait - William Hait, Livingston NJ; Martin Chaitt, West Palm Beach FL; Ellasue Chaitt, Palm Bch Gdns FL 5.0031/32 Barbara Shnier - Barry Senensky, Toronto ON; Saleh Fetouh, Buffalo NY; Jay Levy, Amherst NY 4.2931/32 Carl Berenbaum, Elkins Park PA; Glenn Robbins - Michael Rosen, New York NY; Dennis Thompson, Lake Hiawatha NJ 4.2933/35 Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA; Neal Satten, Wynnewood PA; Rick Rowland, Wilmington DE; Thomas Weik, Reading PA 3.5733/35 Nathan Schatz, Dresher PA; Arnold Selig, Cheltenham PA; Rose-Marie Loughnane - Harold Weiner, Lafayette Hill PA 3.5733/35 Martin Scheinberg, Riviera Beach FL; Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA; Howard Perlman, Franklin MI; Jeffrey Starr, Las Vegas NV; Paul Trent - Sandra Trent, Asheville NC 3.5736/38 Sonja Smith, North Granby CT; David Rock, Westfield MA; Mark Conner, Grantham NH; Bruce Downing, New London NH 2.8636/38 Philip Moss, Wilmette IL; Henry Moss, Glenview IL; Donald Faskow, Canonsburg PA; John Albright, York PA 2.8636/38 Paul Facinelli, Avon OH; Jim Overcasher, East Canton OH; Dan Roseberry, Dover OH; John Tscholl, Canton OH 2.8639/42 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL; Michael Roche, Victoria BC; John Rayner, Mississauga ON 2.1439/42 Jess Stuart, West Chester PA; Raymond Raskin, King of Prussia PA; Kenneth Chatzinoff, Cinnaminson NJ; William Muir, Kansas City MO; Douglas Dye, Wyndmoor PA; Daisy Goecker, Yardley PA 2.1439/42 Sheila Pies, Osprey FL; Ellen Kozlove, Louisville KY; Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Barbara Heller, Knoxville TN 2.1439/42 Leslie Paryzer, Bronx NY; Phyllis Quinn, Cortlandt Manor NY; Kate Burton, Durham CT; Dave Smith, Walls MS 2.1443/45 Dave Anderson, Brooksville FL; Charlene Predmest, Delray Beach FL; Philip Altus - Muriel Altus, Tampa FL 1.4343/45 Michael Ledeen, Chevy Chase MD; Alan Messer, Toledo OH; Karen Allison, Las Vegas NV; Richard Reisig, Lake Worth FL 1.43

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Jeffrey Wolfson - Steve Garner, Chicago IL; Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Howard Weinstein, San Diego CA; Tarek Sadek - Walid Elahmady, Cairo Egypt vsDonald Berman - Rose Berman, Laurel MD; Clyde Kruskal, Hyattsville MD; Michael Richey, Springfield VA

Martin Fleisher - Chris Willenken - Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ; Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Chip Martel, Davis CA vsRandall Rubinstein - David Gurvich - Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY; Ron Haack - Cathy Nathan - Marc Nathan, New York NY

Aaron Silverstein - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden; Fredrik Nystrom - Johan Upmark, Stockholm Sweden vsDean Panagopoulos, Lynn MA; Robert Woodard, Dover NH; Howard Piltch - Bud Hinckley, South Bend IN; Lou Reich, Wheaton MD; Andrew Markowitz, Lahaska PA

Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam Netherlands; Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL; Kevin Bathurst, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan Den Netherlands; Louk Verhees, Netherlands; Rico Van Prooijen, NieuwVennep Netherlands vsAllen Kahn - Ira Herman - Jeff Rothstein, New York NY; David Rosenberg, Jackson Heights NY

Mark Gordon, Purchase NY; Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC; Michal Kwiecien, Lublin Poland vsMarshall Miles, Redlands CA; Bill Staats, Southlake TX; William Hall, Thousand Oaks CA; Andrew Vinock, Woodland Hills CA

Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON; Darren Wolpert, Thornhill ON; Ishmael Delmonte, New South Wales Australia; Fu Zhong, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Thomas Bessis, Paris France; Peter Bertheau, TabySweden vsJohn McAllister - Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA; Alexander Hadzhiev - Kalin Karaivanov, Varna Bulgaria

Richard Schwartz, Hawley PA; Allan Graves, Halifax NS; Boye Brogeland, Norway; Frode Nybo, Namsos Norway; Jon Baldursson, Reykoavik Iceland; Thorlakur Jonsson, Kopavogur Iceland vsBarry Piafsky, New York NY; Don Piafsky, Toronto ON; Karlis Rubins - Maija Romanovska, Riga Region Latvia

Lew Stansby, Dublin CA; William Pollack, Basking Ridge NJ; Jason Feldman, San Diego CA; Jie Zhao, Boca Raton FL; Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Mark Feldman, Austin TX vsRick Binder, Waltham MA; Alan Watson, Lexington MA; Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Melody Bi, Ashland MA

Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Tony Forrester, Herefordshire England; Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona Spain; Agustin Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina; Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland; Sam Lev, New York NY vsDouglas Simson - Kenneth Eichenbaum, Columbus OH; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA; David Siebert, Little Rock AR; Michael Kopera, Brooklyn NY; Eric Robinson, New York NY

Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Bauke Muller, Hoorn Netherlands; Simon De Wijs, Doorn Netherlands; Huub Bertens, Tilburg Netherlands; Ton Bakkeren, Oisterwijk Netherlands vsJessica Piafsky, New York NY; Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Michael Wilkinson, Denistone Australia; Tadashi Yoshida, Tokyo Japan

Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Ron Smith, San Francisco CA; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; Alon Birman - Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel vsWeishu Wu, Irvine CA; Hailong Ao, Ashburn VA; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; Jian-Jian Wang, Clarksville MD

Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; Justin Lall, Henderson NV; Shane Blanchard - Robert Blanchard - John Hurd, New York NY; Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY vsMichael Schreiber, Memphis TN; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA; Jim Munday, Southaven MS; Alexander Kolesnik, Ventura CA

Mike Levine, Pinckney MI; Peter Weichsel, Carlsbad CA; Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI; Dennis Clerkin - Jerry Clerkin, Bloomington IN; Dennis McGarry, Stuart FL vsJohn Lusky - Randy Pickett, Portland OR; Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Alexander Ornstein, Roslyn Heights NY; Jeffrey Miller, Naperville IL; Brad Carmichael, Kansas City MO


John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ; Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI; Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV; Jim Krekorian, Pensacola FL vsHansa Narasimhan, Los Altos Hills CA; Amar Banerjee, Bhadreswar India; Sumit Mukherjee - Sandip Datta - Bhabesh Saha, Kolkata India; Kaustubh Bendre, Austin TXMichael Askgaard, Gentofte Denmark; Gregers Bjarnarson - Kasper Konow, Copenhagen Denmark; Martin Schaltz, Odense Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY; Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark vsDanny Sprung, Las Vegas NV; David Caprera, Denver CO; Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; Alan Schwartz, Fairfax VA; Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA; David Grainger, Bend OR

Justine Cushing - Melih Ozdil, New York NY; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands; Eldad Ginossar, Moshav Zofit Israel; Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba Israel vsG S Jade Barrett - Karen Lee Barrett, Elk Point SD; Anne Dawson, Delhi LA; Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA; Jacek Romanski, Goscinna Poland; Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw Poland

Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Larry Kozlove, Louisville KY; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; Fred Stewart, Bloomington NY vsGreg Hinze, San Antonio TX; David Yang, Darien IL; Josh Donn, Las Vegas NV; Roger Lee, Pasadena CA

Rose Meltzer, Los Gatos CA; John Mohan, Huixquilucan Mexico; Diego Brenner, L’Eixample Barc Spain; Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Joao Paulo Campos - Miguel Villas-Boas, Sao Paulo Brazil vsG Venkatesh, Los Altos CA; Keyzad Anklesaria, Ahmedabad India; Jyotindra Shah, Mumbai India; R Venkatesh, India; Kirubakara Moorthy, Chennai India; Kirshnan Ramaratnam, Jersey City NJ

Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD; Jurek Czyzowicz, Gatineau QC; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL vsErnesto Dorsi - Mauricio Figueiredo - Marcos Thoma, Sao Paulo Brazil; Joaquin Pacareu, Santiago Chile; Alejandro Bianchedi - Ernesto Muzzio, Buenos Aires Argentina

Michael Polowan - Adam Wildavsky, New York NY; Jaggy Shivdasani, Pleasantville NY; Doug Doub, W Hartford CT vsBrian Glubok - Marin Marinov, New York NY; Dan Gerstman, Buffalo NY; Ken Kranyak, Bay Village OH; Phil Becker, Beachwood OH

Sheila Ekeblad, Providence RI; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; David Bakhshi, London England; Alexander Smirnov, Lubeck Germany; Zygmunt Marcinski, Westmount QC vsDano De Falco, Rubano Italy; Gabriella Olivieri, Alessandria Italy; Patricia Cayne - Jacqui Mitchell, New York NY

43/45 Robert Sartorius - Barbara Sartorius - Jo Morse, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL 1.4346/48 Lawrence Christianson, Thornwood NY; Doris Staubi, White Plains NY; Linda Otness, Greenwich CT; Susan Duval, Irvington NY 0.7146/48 R Barkley Calkins - Glenda Calkins, Allendale NJ; Eli Schneider - Cynthia Schneider, East Brunswick NJ 0.7146/48 Faye Marino, Greenwich CT; Maeve Lucey, New Canaan CT; Lawrence Lau, Westport CT; Richard Laufer, Hartsdale NY 0.7149/52 Molly O’Neill, Ft Lauderdale FL; Lisa Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Joseph Machotka, Delray Beach FL; Larry Bass, Tamarac FL 0.0049/52 Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY; Robert Gordon, Northport NY; Charles Sharf, North Baldwin NY; Howard Cohen, Oceanside NY 0.0049/52 Michael Gore - Bob Gwirtzman, Brooklyn NY; James Gingrich Jr, Lansdale PA; Walter Schenker, Pine Brook NJ 0.0049/52 Steve Gross, Westlake Vilg CA; Ellen Anten, Encino CA; Tom Breed, Kingwood TX; Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA; Rai Osborne, Anaheim CA; William Wickham, Los Angeles CA 0.00

“Grant’s special skill,” Whitman said, “was to get the best from his partner.

Whitman ended his presentation by reading from a “letter” supposedly sent to him by Baze, who died in 2009, just before the ceremonies on Sunday.

In the message, Baze thanks all his partners and teammates over the years and “especially the Hall of Fame Committee for voting me this honor – it was the dream of my lifetime, and now it has come true.”

According to Whitman, Baze closed the “letter” by reminding everyone that he doesn’t “need to mention (Peter) Pender, (Waldemar) von Zedtwitz or even Harold Vanderbilt because I see those guys just about every day now,” and then rushing off to play cards.

The final award of the night went to Kamil, whose presenter was his longtime partner and friend, Martin Fleisher. He told about meeting Kamil at the Bergen Bridge Center in New Jersey and later becoming his partner at the 1999 Spring NABC in Vancouver BC.

“He is always supportive and fun to play with,” Fleisher said of Kamil. “When Michael is at the table, there is a sense of decorum.”

Fleisher noted that it is traditional in bridge for the losers in high-level competition to congratulate the winners “and say you played well and deserved to win. When people say it to Michael, they actually mean it.”

Said Kamil, “I’m honored and flattered to win this award. I am blessed with many great


Hall of Fame

MONDAY AFTERNOON SIDE GAME PAIRS 10.0 Tables A B C 3.03 1 1 1 Paul Weintraub - Marilyn Weintraub, Elkins Park PA 68.52% 2.27 2 2 Marjorie Ehrenfreund - Helen Kobernusz, Madison CT 67.13% 1.70 3 Justin Blanchard - Robert Blanchard, New York NY 61.81% 1.87 4 3 Ron MacDonald - John Cook, Toronto ON 56.71% 1.31 5 Ken Monzingo, San Diego CA; Bonnie Bagley, Colorado Spgs CO 56.48% 1.24 6 4 Arthur Crystal - Debbie Benner, Fairfield CT 56.25% 0.91 5 Myra Abrams, Cote Saint-Luc QC; Ann Weinstein, Yonkers NY 50.23% 1.59 2 Barbara Kolodkin, Baltimore MD; Shari Metcalf, Newton MA 49.07% 1.19 3 Sallie Dillian, Scottsdale AZ; Jodi Walker, Chandler AZ 48.84%

EDIE DOCKARY MEMORIAL STRATIFIED 10 & 2:30 OPEN PAIRS 73.0 Tables / Based on 140 Tables A X 32.43 1 Mike Cappelletti, Winter Park FL; Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA 64.18% 24.32 2 Michael Betts, Federicton NB; Edward Spear, Bangor ME 63.65% 18.24 3 Melanie Tucker, New York NY; Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel 61.10% 13.68 4 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA 59.98% 10.81 5 Richard Baum, Baltimore MD; Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA 59.87% 9.27 6 Tom Jacobson, Fairfield CA; Mike Bandler, Alamo CA 59.61% 8.11 7 Dick Yarington, Seattle WA; Ruth Nakano, Kirkland WA 59.34% 19.07 8 1 Shirley Derrah - Robert Derrah, Springfield MA 59.07% 6.49 9 Leo LaSota, Glen Burnie MD; Barbara Shaw, Chambersburg PA 57.78% 5.90 10 R Jay Becker, New York NY; Janet Robertson, Timonium MD 57.51% 14.30 11 2 John Koschik, Livonia MI; Chris Hardaway, Charlestown RI 57.49% 4.99 12 Jim Bachelder - Jeanne Martin, Columbus OH 57.03% 10.73 13 3 Alan Bronstein, Christiansted VI; Thomas Shelley, St Croix VI 56.91% 4.32 14 Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 56.79% 8.05 15 4 Donna Marshall - David Marshall, Reading MA 56.64% 6.36 16 5 Gabriel Fadel, Duluth GA; Brad Campbell, Bermuda Dunes CA 56.46% 3.60 17 Bob Friz, Leonard TX; Carolyn Pinto, Fort Worth TX 56.19% 5.45 18 6 Frank Anshen, Setauket NY; Henry Nelson, Zelienople PA 56.05% 4.77 19 7 Linda Gruber - Bob Gruber, Camarillo CA 55.54% 4.59 20 8 Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX; Omer Ekinci, Astoria NY 55.45% 3.81 21 9 Thomas Hoi, East Brunswick NJ; Eric Sit, Jersey City NJ 55.26% 3.47 22 10 Mark Starr, Brookline MA; Jeffry Reckinger, Chicago IL 54.79% 3.18 11 James Olson, Charleston WV; David Olson, Owings Mills MD 54.46% 2.93 12 Thomas Gerchman, Avon CT; Terry Fair, Phoenixville PA 54.23% 2.72 13 Fred Schenker, Pittsburgh PA; Adam Parrish, Arlington MA 53.83% 2.54 14 Barbara Skluth, White Plains NY; Mickey Karlan, Port Chester NY 53.69%

2:30 PM STRATI-FLIGHTED A/X SIDE SWISS 18 Tables / Based on 48 Tables A X 8.80 1 Justine Cushing - Melih Ozdil, New York NY; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands; Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba 44 Israel; Eldad Ginossar, Moshav Zofit Israel 66.00 6.60 2 Sheila Ekeblad, Providence RI; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Zygmunt Marcinski, Westmount QC; David Bakhshi, London England; Pamela Hughes, Bend OR 61.00 4.95 3 Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA; Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ; Judi Radin, New York NY; Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY 57.00 6.37 4/5 1 Roisin O’Hara - Paul O’Hara, Oakville ON; Joan Stephens - Robin Stephens, Toronto ON 50.00 3.25 4/5 Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA; Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Sylvie Willard, Paris 75014 France; Benedicte Cronier, Paris 75018 France 50.00 4.78 2 Ralph Tamlyn - Gloria Tamlyn, Larchmont NY; David Moss - Carole Van Wieck, New York NY 49.00 3.14 3/4 Marguerite Cowles, Edina MN; Jakob Kristinsson - Thora Jonsdottir - Gail Hanson, Lake Orion MI 46.00 3.14 3/4 Peter Kyper, West Chester PA; Celia Austenfeld, Vestal NY; Ram Hira, North Vancouver BC; Robert Walters, New Westminster BC 46.00 1.77 5/6 Real Fradette, North Wales PA; Elaine Clair, Gwynedd Valley PA; Edward Leach, Southampton PA; James Doll, Norristown PA 37.00 1.77 5/6 Thomas Rozinski, Jackson Hts NY; Robert Rasmussen, Ann Arbor MI; Edward Maier, Sarasota FL; Benjamin Stauss, Silver Spring MD 37.00


MINI SPINGOLD II KNOCKOUT TEAMS 30 TablesFern Herman, Langhorne PA; Edward Ritvo, Furlong PA; Patricia Bassman, Maple Glen PA; Barbara McLaren, Levittown PA vsChaim Kozlovsky - Patrick Thompson - Sohail Hasan, New York NY; Scott Tumperi, Charlottesville VA

Claude Le Feuvre, Van Nuys CA; Perry Poole, Maitland FL; Stan Weiner, Las Vegas NV; Ping Hu, Naperville IL vsTom Komline, Easton PA; Barbara Schlosser, Lawrenceville NJ; Frederic Marston, Ewing NJ; Alice Tarlach, Brick NJ

Max Glick - Zach Scherr - Jin Hu, Ann Arbor MI; Zach Wasserman, Detroit MI; Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI vsOvunc Yilmaz - Patrick Domico, Chapel Hill NC; Antony Lee - Martin Laplaca - Frank Lin, Berkeley CA; Bo Xiao, Fremont CA

Edmund Wu - Samuel Kuang - Jane McLaughlin - William Zhu, San Francisco CA; Kendrick Chow, Philadlephia PA vsJean La Traverse - Josette Levesque - Chantal Dube, Montreal QC; Yves Decelles - Denise Leclerc - Sylvie Levesque, Baie-Comeau QC

Jim Keegan, Cambridge MA; Ru Terajewicz, Ottawa ON; Alix Taylor, Lincoln MA; Rick Holcomb, Malden MA vsRyan Connors - Randi Adelman - Peter Clark - Jess Jurkovic, New York NY

Jeffrey Schapiro M.D., Needham MA; Robert Schapiro, Weston MA; Peggy CaseyFitzpatrick, Saugerties NY; Doris Reeves, Millerton NY vsCecilla Borras - Paul Harris, Waltham MA; Christine Halkiotis, Wellesley Hills MA; Diogo Teixeira, Wellesley MA

Kevin Schoenfeld, Pleasanton CA; Doug Burke, Fremont CA; Polly Siegel, Los Altos CA; Randy Ryals, Menlo Park CA vsWalter Mitchell Jr, Bear Creek PA; George Mansour, Scranton PA; Tad Krusiewicz, Rancho Mirage CA; Lucia Enica, Belmont MA

Vincent Koon Kam King - Reid Barton, Arlington MA; Lance Ribeiro, Hampstead NH; Michael Lieberman, Cambridge MA vsGrant Petersen, Taylor MI; Michael McGaw, Troy MI; Michael Creager, Brecksville OH; John Bacon, Shaker Heights OH

EntriesAll North American championships with no

upper masterpoint limitation $20(Note: only ACBL members are eligible to

play in NABC+ events. $1.50 per person per session benefits the International Fund.)

Other North American championships $17(Note: only ACBL members are eligible to

play in these events.)Regional championships $16 for ACBL

members, $18 for all othersAll other events $15 for ACBL members,

$17 for all others.

Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Gavin Wolpert, Jupiter FL; Krzysztof Buras, Warszawa Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Bielsk Poland; John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC vsJean-Michel Voldoire, Paris France; Nik Demirev, Arlington Hts IL; Rita Shugart, Pebble Beach CA; Marshall Lewis, Cleveland Hgts OH

Samuel Gillis, London United Kingdom; Erik Saelensminde, Jessheim Norway; Tom Hoiland - Geir Brekka, Norway vsMitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA; Chris Larsen, Laguna Woods CA; Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA

Michel Lebel, Nantes France; Philippe Soulet - Patrick Sussel - Eric Mauberquez - Bernard Payen, Paris France vsBarry Rigal, New York NY; Glenn Milgrim, Forest Hills NY; Bruce Rogoff, Tenafly NJ; Josh Parker - Jeff Aker, Briarcliff NY; Brady Richter, Summit NJ

Robert Hollman, Santa Barbara CA; Bruce Ferguson, Palm Springs CA; John Schermer, Seattle WA; Neil Chambers, Schenectady NY; Fred Chang, Flushing NY; Gunnar Hallberg, Brighton United Kingdom vsJi Chen - Jie Li - Xu Hou - Jing Liu - Hua Guo, Beijing People’s Republic of China

Hemant Lall, Dallas TX; Judith Bianco - Winthrop Allegaert, New York NY; Ira Chorush, Houston TX; Bjarni Einarsson, Neskaupstad Iceland; Adalsteinn Jorgensen, Hafnafjordu Iceland vsPamela Granovetter - Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Ron Rubin, Las Vegas NV; Franco Baseggio - Andrew Stark, New York NY

2:30 PM STRATI-FLIGHTED B/C/D SIDE SWISS 30 Tables B C D 6.07 1 1 Janice Copeland, Berwyn PA; Margery Steiner, Narberth PA; Patricia Dawson - Virginia Schuerger, West Chester PA 58.00 4.55 2 2 Robert Vetter, Aurora CO; Sheryl Siegel, Gv CO; Marcie Heymann - Frederica Neff, New York NY 57.00 3.41 3 3 Murray Goldman, San Diego CA; Phyllis Berkovitz, Pittsburgh PA; Janice Trott, Devonshire Bermuda; Gay Simpson, Blue Bell PA 56.00 2.56 4 4 Lew Kroll, Plainview NY; Paul Lenoble, Freeport NY; Gary Feuer - Doris Banks, Coram NY 54.00 1.92 5 5 Ronald Francey, Corpus Christi TX; Randal Gentillon - Gavin McGimpsey, Idaho Falls ID; Trevor Lumb, Atlanta GA 52.00 1.26 6/7 6/7 David Findley - Blythe Olshan Findley, Westchester IL; April Apfelbaum, Philadelphia PA; Sidney Friedenberg, Princeton Jct NJ 51.00 1.26 6/7 6/7 Serl Zimmerman - Steven Lipson, Palm Desert CA; Alan Schneider - Sherie Schneider, Beverly Hills CA 51.00 3.19 1/2 V Smith Jr - Joan Gordon, Philadelphia PA; June Kantor, Penn Valley PA; George McConchie, Springfield PA 47.00 3.19 1/2 Michael Klein - Bitsy Klein, Bethany Beach DE; Vickki Shelley, St George UT; George Shelley, Saint George UT 47.00 1.58 3/5 Patti Pinkerton, Aurora OH; Zoe Bylin - Sheila Stuart, Skillman NJ; Elizabeth Hosny, Princeton NJ 45.00 1.58 3/5 Susan Fronapfel - Richard Fronapfel, Danbury CT; Michael Baker, Adamsville RI; David Johnson, Milledgeville GA 45.00 1.58 3/5 Jon Rankin - Emily Rankin - Caroline Polo Traverso, Nichols NY; Mary Jo Whitehead, Lisle NY 45.00

ARMEN CHEVY/SAAB OF ARDMORE GOLD RUSH PAIRS 67.0 Tables 7 3 18.16 1 1 Matthew Weingarten, Safety Harbor FL; David Yoon, Bayside NY 66.67% 13.62 2 2 Tzina Weinberg, Philadelphia PA; Mark Hedson, Langhorne PA 65.63% 8.94 3/4 3/4 Frank Stagl - John Mecholsky Jr, Gainesville FL 60.12% 8.94 3/4 3/4 George Trost, New York NY; William Sigward, Pelham NY 60.12% 6.05 5 5 Kenneth Gibson - Wendy Gibson, Stow OH 59.38% 4.87 6/7 6/7 Emelie Quennell - Melissa Martin, Calgary AB 58.93% 4.87 6/7 6/7 Abraham Fisher, Concord MA; Ann Brewster, Rochester NY 58.93% 4.04 8 Edgar Taylor, Middletown DE; Alvin Hamilton, Danbury CT 58.78% 3.47 9/10 8 Paul Frey, Hamburg NJ; Michael Perkons, Denville NJ 58.18% 3.47 9/10 Cherry McLaughlin, Groton CT; Patrick Sweeney, Tampa FL 58.18% 3.03 11 Shawn Cantlin, Tracy CA; James Goodwin, Temple TX 57.89% 2.79 12 9 Ann Latta - David Jungblut, Ocean City NJ 57.74% 2.59 13 10 Erik Caspersen - Alan Cornell, New York NY 57.44% 2.42 14 Phyllis Solomon, Fort Lee NJ; Bette Eberson, Hackensack NJ 56.76% 2.52 15 11 Gail Glunt, Chesterfield VA; Catherine Strauss, Richmond VA 56.70% 2.60 16 12 Roger Cason - Jim Mundell, West Grove PA 56.55% 2.62 17 Paul McGannon - Robert McGannon, Fort Mill SC 56.25%

FOGO DE CHAO 2:30 PM SIDE SERIES 30.0 Tables A B C 6.07 1 1 Jamie Portell, Vero Beach FL; Susan Mayo, New Canaan CT 64.08% 3.98 2/3 2 1 Nesim Erkip - Feyzan Erkip, New York NY 59.62% 3.98 2/3 Tom Denny, Newark DE; Ward Schaumberg, Hockessin DE 59.62% 3.73 4 3 Donald Dall, Rolling Meadows IL; Edward Nield, Naples FL 58.46% 2.61 5 4 Carol Dellandrea, North Bay ON; G Kissel, Clearwater FL 57.92% 1.87 6 5 Raianne Heading - Patrick Heading, Ormond Beach FL 57.15% 1.31 6 Rosalyn Silverstein - Philip Silverstein, Bronx NY 56.77% 2.16 2 Michael Lo, Edison NJ; Neeta Mone, Livingston NJ 54.77% 1.62 3 Steve Graves, Olney MD; Brenda Thomas, Columbia MD 54.38% 1.22 4 Todd Grundy - Howard Matusow, Philadelphia PA 51.23% 0.91 5 Ginny Noe, N Arlington NJ; Andrea Luckey, Kinnelon NJ 51.00%

MONDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS 11.0 Tables A B C 2.21 1 Linda Schwartz - Sally Basch, Elkins Park PA 63.69% 1.45 2/3 Margaret Woolard, Springfield PA; Marjorie Hamilton-Baer, West Chester PA 60.12% 1.45 2/3 William Koelling, Haddonfield NJ; Barbara Spivak, Voorhees NJ 60.12% 1.38 4 1 1 Natalie Litwin, Toronto ON; Elsie Behmer, Medford NJ 58.93% 0.70 5 Kathy Gatewood - Mary Mulligan, Chatham NJ 56.85% 1.04 6 2 2 William Johnson - Hy Kaplan, Philadelphia PA 55.65% 0.68 3/4 Lynn Kelly, Australia 4121 Australia; Barbara Petersen, Placerville CA 53.27% 0.68 3/4 Maryl Hitchings - Elizabeth Dawson, Wyndmoor PA 53.27%

MONDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS 13.0 Tables A B C 3.25 1 1 Colin Schloss, Montgomery AL; Nick Migliacci, Stroudsburg PA 62.69% 2.44 2 2 1 Patricia Stadelmaier, Pine City NY; Vibhuti Shah, Elmira NY 61.93% 1.83 3 3 Donald Grenesko, Winnetka IL; Forrest Schneider, Northbrook IL 61.36% 1.61 4 4 2 Andrew Salom - Pedro Salom IV, Wallingford PA 60.23% 1.20 5 5 3 Jose Mateo, Philadelphia PA; Suzanne Anderson, Elizabethtown PA 56.44% 0.90 6 6 4 Jeffrey Brooks, Levittown PA; Jay Winter, Highland IL 55.49% 0.71 5 Sheila Connors, Rosemont PA; Linda Lemmon, Vera Beach FL 54.36%


Parking at the Philadelphia NABC

Did we mention how easy it is to take a train to Market East Station, which is right under the convention center? The cost is only $1 if you have a Medicare card.

If you are determined to drive:There will be reasonable rates for parking

in the area of the Marriott during the Summer Nationals. Through Parkway Corporation, we have arranged for substantially discounted rates at two sites:• Juniper on Filbert Street between 12th and

13th, immediately behind the Marriott, $15/day. The same rate applies to overnight parking.

• 12th Street on the west (right) side of 12th Street. 1-1/2 blocks of the Marriott, $10/day. This facility may fill up quickly. See alternatives below.If you park at these facilities, you will receive

a ticket when you arrive. When you come to the Marriott, make sure you pick up one of our discounted tickets at the information booth. You will use this ticket when you pay for your parking on the way out. Everett Young, parking chairman, or a committee member will be at the information booth daily for about 1/2 hour before the 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. sessions; also for about 15 minutes after these sessions. Tickets may also be available at the information booth whenever it is manned.

These rates are for all day. There is no time limit. Be aware that “early bird” rates at other lots may appear to be competitive, but the hours usually don’t work with our bridge schedule. Often they require you to be out by 6 p.m.

Other sites of interest include:• At www.philadelphia.centralparking.com you

can print out discount coupons for lots at 11th and Race (right side), or 12th and Sansom (on the left side of the street across from the Parkway lot). Currently the rate is $12 for 12 hours. We will have copies of those coupons available at the information desk.

WAGAR WOMEN’S KNOCKOUT TEAMS 11 TablesGeeske Joel, Palo Alto CA; Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Sylvie Willard, Paris 75014 France; Benedicte Cronier, Paris 75018 France vsJean Barry, Livermore CA; Jennifer Jones, Santa Rosa CA; Allison Howard, Cookeville TN; Monique Weber, US; Janne VanDenMeiracker, 5045 Rk Tilburg Netherlands

Valerie Westheimer, New York NY; Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Mildred Breed, Austin TX; Shawn Quinn, Sugar Land TX; Jill Levin, Henderson NV; Jenny Wolpert, Jupiter FL vsLynne Schaefer, Ellicott City MD; Martha Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Sheri Winestock - Rebecca Rogers, Las Vegas NV; Jenni Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Chris Wiegand, Portland OR

Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA; Judi Radin, New York NY; Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ vsRozanne Pollack, Basking Ridge NJ; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL; Stasha Cohen, Glen Ridge NJ; Pam Wittes, Venice CA

Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Victoria Gromova, 119296, Moscow Russia; Tatiana Ponomareva, Moscow Russia; Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; Jo AnnaStansby, Dublin CA vsJoAnn Sprung, Las Vegas NV; Connie Goldberg, Merion Station PA; Susan Picus - Gail Greenberg, New York NY; Nancy Passell, Plano TX; Peggy Sutherlin, Dallas TX

MORIARTY’S REST. & IRISH PUB SUN/MON 10/2:30 KO BRACKET I 9 Tables 25.63 1 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Fay Teal, Kitchener ON; Barry Harper, Regina SK; Valentin Kovachev, Glencoe IL 17.94 2 Andrew Risman - Jan Stewart, Toronto ON; Michael Zeller - Kelly Zeller, York PA 10.25 3/4 Edward Nield, Naples FL; Thomas Erickson, Marco Island FL; Charles Sweet, Barrington IL; Donald Dall, Rolling Meadows IL 10.25 3/4 Roisin O’Hara - Paul O’Hara, Oakville ON; Joan Stephens - Suzanne Hidi - Andrew Hidi - Robin Stephens, Toronto ON

MORIARTY’S REST. & IRISH PUB SUN/MON 10/2:30 KO BRACKET II 12 Tables 12.01 1 Ann Ankrum, Cypress TX; Daad Rodgers - Susan Belding - Carolyn Campbell, Houston TX 8.41 2 Kim Holm - Tamara Holm, Greenville DE; James Holm, Bloomington MN; Michael Holm, Minnetonka MN 4.80 3/4 Michael Klein - Bitsy Klein, Bethany Beach DE; George Shelley, Saint George UT; Vickki Shelley, St George UT 4.80 3/4 Victor Lamoureux - Lynn Switzer, Dartmouth NS; Teri McRae, Portland ME; Judy Cardin, Chesterfield MO

MONDAY AFTERNOON 299ER SWISS TEAMS 8 Tables A B C 2.54 1 John Klaus - Joanne Klaus, Upr Saddle Rv NJ; Patricia Fusco, Wayne NJ; Michelle Lanigan, Wyckoff NJ 55.00 1.91 2 Allan Trynz - Teri Trynz, Lords Valley PA; Stacie Bowman, Sunnyvale CA; Elizabeth Strasen, Woodacre CA 54.00 1.91 3 1 Anthony Duthie, Clearwater FL; Christine McKenna, Issaquah WA; Joyce Levin - Lois Schwalb, Lansdale PA 49.00 1.43 2 Denis Piton - Suzanne Brisebois, Longueuil QC; Aliette Marchi - Pierre Marchi, Brossard QC 41.00 1.55 1 Carol Cobus, Brookfield WI; Betty Riley, Waukesha WI; Rita Siegle - Joyce Krain, Philadelphia PA 40.00

JEROME & SHIRLEY SPRUNG MEMORIAL 1 & 4 PM FAST PAIRS 22.0 Tables A B C 11.20 1 1 Judith Snyder - Kathy Bassin, Springfield NJ 62.50% 8.40 2 Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY; Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 59.51% 6.30 3 Frank Treiber III, Toledo OH; Rhonda Monro, Beverly Hills MI 59.10% 5.22 4 Bernard Fudor, Murrysville PA; Warren Oberfield, Pittsburgh PA 58.92% 6.14 5 2 Sylwia McNamara, White Plains NY; Rory Millson, Bronxville NY 57.76% 3.20 6 Marie Filandro - Peter Filandro, Wilmington DE 57.04% 4.61 7 3 Gordon Zind, Ottawa ON; Christopher Chalcraft, White Rock BC 56.29% 3.73 4 Brenda Glaze - Robert Hill, Anchorage AK 55.46% 3.21 5 1 Matthew Lahut, Rockville MD; Sylvia Shi, Baltimore MD 53.45% 2.34 6 David Legrow, Eagleville PA; Mitchell Snyder, Earlington PA 53.26% 2.41 2 Sharon Astarte, Edgewater MD; Carol Mumma, Elkridge MD 44.06%

Longterm parkingThe best deals for longer term, overnight

parking are near the airport. Google discount parking at the airport, Philadelphia, and you’ll find parking rates currently as low as $4/day. These facilities will provide free transportation to the airport. An inexpensive ($3) train from the airport to Market Street East is a half-hour ride.• Discount PHL Parking - $4.25/day at the

Philadelphia Airport. Free shuttle, no service fees. www.globalairportparking.com/PHL

• $4.45 PHL Airport Parking. Safe & Secure Parking 24/7. www.onestopparking.com/PHL

• The parking lot between 15th-16th and on Spring Street (1/2 block south of Vine Street) is $5 evenings after 5 p.m. and $5 on weekends. Savings for those willing to walk 10 minutes.

SPINGOLD/WAGAR BYE SWISS 11 Tables 7.35 1 Richard Schwartz, Hawley PA; Allan Graves, Barnet VT; Thorlakur Jonsson, 200 Kopavogur Iceland; Jon Baldursson, Reykoavik 105 Iceland; Boye Brogeland, Norway; Frode Nybo, Norway Norway 62.00 5.51 2 Hemant Lall, Dallas TX; Ira Chorush, Houston TX; Judith Bianco - Winthrop Allegaert, New York NY; Bjarni Einarsson, 740 Neskaupstad Iceland; Adalsteinn Jorgensen, 220 Hafnafjordu Iceland 50.00 3.62 3/4 Barry Rigal, New York NY; Glenn Milgrim, Forest Hills NY; Joshua Parker - Jeff Aker, Briarcliff NY; Brady Richter, Summit NJ; Bruce Rogoff, Tenafly NJ 39.00 3.62 3/4 Michele Lebel, Levis QC; Patrick Sussel - Philippe Soulet - Bernard Payen - Eric Mauberquez, Paris France 39.00

MONDAY/TUESDAY 10 & 2:30 KNOCKOUT I 16 TablesKen Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Jerry Stamatov, Sofia Bulgaria; Diyan Danailov, Sofia 1799 Bulgaria; Edward White, Grand Blanc MI vsFran Twisdale - Malcolm Smith - Lance Shull, Raleigh NC; Julian Wernick, Birmingham England

Lynda Nitabach, N Plainfield NJ; Sandra Rimstedt, Haverdal 310 4 Sweden; Cecilia Rimstedt, 43335 Partille Sweden; Meike Wortel, Amsterdam Netherlands vsJesus Arias - Susan Schnelwar, New York NY; Jonathan Levine, Jackson Heights NY; Tom Joyce, East Hartford CT

MONDAY/TUESDAY 10 & 2:30 KNOCKOUT II 16 TablesSusan E G Slusky, Highland Park NJ; Cheryl Doline, Pottersville NJ; Susan Robbins, Morristown NJ; Mimi Trenchard, Roseland NJ vsJames Gleick, Key West FL; Laura Tolkow - David Feldman - Uday Ivatury, New York NY; Phil Feldman, Los Angeles CA

Frank Kelton, Calgary AB; Cecile Rodier, Saint-Hyacinthe QC; Ghislaine Carignan, Brossard QC; Sami Naydani, Saint-Bruno QC vsEugene Fisher - Adrienne Fisher, Potomac MD; Steven Forsythe - Sandra Forsythe, Beavercreek OH

MONDAY/TUESDAY 10 & 2:30 KNOCKOUT III 16 TablesFred Kurz - Art Simons - Shirley Kastenberg, Cherry Hill NJ; Kathy Farkas, Princeton Jct NJ vsTheo Allen - Jeffrey Allen, Armonk NY; Marcia White, Lakeville MA; David Pimental, Dartmouth MA

Frank Quinn, Lawrenceville NJ; Stanley Bornfreund, Lumberton NJ; Alfred Vogel, Pennington NJ; Rita Whitney, Skillman NJ vsMike Giesler, Philadelphia PA; J Williams, Cincinnati OH; Robert Smink, Newtown Sq PA; Norman Cannon, Fort Myers FL

MONDAY/TUESDAY 10 & 2:30 KNOCKOUT IV 16 TablesR David Walker, Radnor PA; John Albright, Birdsboro PA; Marjorie Marlin - Ben Colvard III, Ft Myers FL vsMartha Cokin - Jeffrey Cokin, Stamford CT; David Lodge - Nance Lodge, Rancho Mirage CA

Michael Mocella, Chadds Ford PA; Ernest Gore, Media PA; Colin Mackay, Newark DE; Robert Grinwis, Downingtown PA vsThomas Aldrich III, Palatine IL; Gordon Parks, Long Grove IL; Monica Jung - Donna Casey, Lake Barrington IL

MONDAY/TUESDAY 10 & 2:30 KNOCKOUT V 16 TablesAlbert Fitzgerald III, Eagleville PA; Richard Kamensky, Plymouth Mtng PA; Jaak Verpoorten, Oostende Bermuda; Rex Goad, London England vsHollis Rosenthal, Ambler PA; Gina Bresler, Fort Washington PA; Barbara Gordon, Oreland PA; Marianne Bruni, Doylestown PA

Robert Veidt - Cynthia Veidt, Bel Air MD; Patricia Vandrey, Harre De Grace MD; Flora Bradley, Aberdeen MD vsDaniel Rosenblatt, Winston Salem NC; Ricki Kanter, McLean VA; Daxiong Li, Tianjin People’s Republic of China; Rachel Haas, Pittsburgh PA


InsiderSo much has happened since the Insider went

into self-imposed exile. There have been many meetings, several seminars, two free lessons (attended by more than 250 new players), an impressive Hall of Fame Induction ceremony and a whole bunch of bridge. But the Insider is back, well rested and ready to report on all the latest happenings in Philadelphia.

The Bulletin Bunch has excellent reports on the Hall of Fame Induction elsewhere in this issue, so the Insider will leave that reporting to the pros. What they won’t tell you is the excellent job the Hall of Fame Committee did in making the ceremony more affordable while maintaining the high standards such a prestigious event deserves. Kudos to the committee.

The Marriott has told the NABC planners things are better up on 23. Although several players continue to think stairways are designated smoking areas (they are not!), smoking inside the hotel has decreased. In exchange for these player behavior improvements, the hotel has agreed to upgrade their snack bar offerings. Check things out today - you might not have to run over to the Terminal during your break. At the prompting of the planners, the water service has improved as well. Thank you to the Marriott crew for working hard to meet our player needs.

There have been several inquiries on what the heck Triple HHH means in reference to our ACBL CEO. Both of you who read this column on purpose know Triple HHH refers to Head Honcho Hartman.

Those of you who have stumbled upon the column while trying to figure out who is playing who in the round of 32 of the Wagar now share this precious knowledge. (Yes, the Insider realizes it should be HHHead HHHoncho HHHartman or Head, Heavy Hitter, at Home in Horn Lake, His Honor, Helpful Hartman. But then the column would consist of nothing but words beginning with H which would make it even less appealing than it already is.)

AMG has yet to receive any flowers or gifts as she continues her rehab from meniscus surgery, but she has decided to turn the tables and give you a gift. If you tell her you are an Insider fan. she will give you a coupon good for 20% off your entire tab at her home away from Horn Lake - Finn McCools - three blocks away on 12th Street.

Chances are you will run into her there as she and owner Pete have become close friends. You don’t really have to be an Insider fan, just tell her you are. AMG’s a smart woman - she knows the fan base for the Insider is fewer than two people.

Keep smiling, keep treating hotel staff, TDs, your partner and even your opponents well and keep playing. The Insider and DiC Sol have a wager on what the final table count will be.

Slow play: the curse of the game

Patty Johnson, Sebring FL, is a National Tournament Director and the Director-in-Charge for all District 9 (Florida) tournaments.

An old tournament director friend of mine, John “Spider” Harris, was famous for the saying: “Slow play is the curse of the game.” Nothing is more frustrating for tournament directors than having to herd players along like cattle when slow play isn’t actually the problem.

If you take a moment to think about it, most of your opponents do not take that long to bid or play a deal -- yet before you know it, the round is being called and you are nowhere near finished with the last board.

Here are some suggestions which, if followed, would solve many of our problems.

First: do not post mortem between deals whether you are in a pair game or a Swiss team event. Finish the round and then discuss hands if there is still time. We, as directors, will not cut your time but I think you will find yourselves under less pressure by following this suggestion. Remember: we provide hand records in pair games so you don’t have to worry about forgetting a particular holding.

Second: if you are on opening lead, make your lead before recording the contract in your private score. You will have plenty of time after leading to record the information and still see the entire first trick.

Third: unless you have a legitimate reason to leave the table, such as the restroom or a smoke break, please remain at the table and visit with your opponents. You might actually find this enjoyable and a new way to make friends or future Swiss team partnerships.

I wish we could make these suggestions into rules enforceable by penalty but none of us wants a bridge event decided by the pair with the fewest penalties. All I can do as a director is to ask the cooperation and help of all players because I think not only you but everyone else will enjoy their tournaments more.

Remember: those who enjoy a tournament will continue to play. Do your part to make bridge enjoyable for yourself, your partner and your opponents you can’t play without them.

MonitoringAt this and future North American

Championships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+ events with visible, real-time cameras. The images will be recorded and will be available for later official inspection and review.

By general monitoring of the session and participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source of information that may be useful in determining facts and settling issues arising from some types of ethical and behavioral complaints or actions. Please summon a director if a problem occurs at the table.

This procedure is intended to assure everyone that the playing field is level and that misbehavior will not be tolerated.

Masterpoint disclaimerScores as reported in the Daily Bulletin are

subject to change because of score changes or corrections.

The masterpoint awards as shown are, therefore, also subject to change.

IMP Strategy(for Swiss Teams,

Knockout Teams and IMP Pairs)

By Steven GaynorSteven Gaynor is a Diamond Life Master who

lives in St. Louis Park MN. He is a member of the national Charity and Goodwill committees.

In a matchpoint event, we are always looking for that extra trick or playing in a risky major suit or notrump rather than a poor scoring, but safer, minor suit. Why? Because it pays off big time.

We may even risk our contract to make a play for an overtrick. On defense we strive not to blow a trick rather than beat a contract.

When scoring is done by IMPs, however, the strategies change drastically. Now just making or beating a contract can give us a big score, but extra tricks are chump change. (OK, I know we have all won or lost a match by 1 IMP.) There are other considerations as well.1. Make or set the contract. Do not worry about

over (or under) tricks. If you are in the right spot, that will usually work out in your favor. Trust your bidding system. Even at pairs, you will be a winner if you are in the right suit at the right level despite blowing an overtrick once in a while.

2. Stretch to bid a game. If vulnerable, game should be bid even if it is as a low as a 40% chance. If not vulnerable, it should be a 50% prospect.

If you bid three vulnerable games that your opponents do not bid and you make only one of them, you break even. If you are in an auction and the decision is now in your hands whether to bid game or not - if you have to think about it, bid game.

3. Do not double their partial. You better have them down two in your own hand before you chance a double of a bid below game. And ‘down two in your own hand’ means you have a fistful of trump tricks. Do not count on your partner for many of these tricks.

4. Do not go for numbers. Don’t make some wild, preemptive bid just because you have six or seven (or more) cards in one suit. It is not worth it.

Your competitive bidding should be more constructive at IMP scoring. Upgrade your overcalls by at least a queen. This means that if you would overcall with 8 points at pairs, overcall with 10 or more at IMPs.

5. Play your safest contract. If in the bidding your find you have a better fit in a minor than a major, play in the minor, especially at a partial. You want to make whatever contract you bid. Plus 110 is only a bit worse than plus 140 and it may not even make any difference sometimes.

This also applies to game and slam bidding. If partner opens 1NT and you have a four-card major with at least invitational values, bid Stayman. Plus 620 and plus 630 are the same at IMPs.

6. Do not stretch to bid slams. Only bid slams that are at least 75%.

7. Do not stretch to bid slams. Oh, is this a repeat? Well, good. The point needs extra emphasis.

8. You have partners at the other table. Don’t make a risky bid or play because you think you are down in a match.

Recently in a seven-board match, we bid a slam down two vulnerable for minus 200, bid 3NT with a combined 21 high-card points after a bidding misunderstanding — which my partner played well for down one and minus 100 — and doubled them in 4♥, making five for minus 990.

We thought we were slaughtered. Wrong. We won IMPs on all three boards and blitzed

the other team.9. Don’t be a hero. Do not make a confusing bid

that (1) may be passed when it is forcing or (2) shows extra values that you don’t have. Make the call that shows your strength.

10. Take out insurance. In every team game, there will be a hand where both sides can make game. Usually it is a wild hand with lots of distribution, doubles fits and long suits. It is usually right to bid one more — unless you are sure they are going down and you cannot make your bid.

11. Take a chance to beat a contract. You may take a risk that he would never dream of at matchpoints — such as leading the king from K-x, hoping to find your partner with the ace of that suit or the queen and a quick entry in trumps. Sometimes you give up an overtrick, so you lose 1 IMP. If your bold play sets a contract just one time in 10, you area ahead.

12. If it’s hard for you, it’s hard for them. The player sitting in your seat at the other table is holding the same cards you are. This guiding principle will help you on several of the points already listed.


Support the ACBL Educational Foundation

The ACBL Educational Foundation supports activities for the purpose of instructing bridge, to increase the enjoyment of playing and the number of players. The Foundation has nine members: three from the Board of Directors and six from the general bridge membership. Members are elected for three-year terms, with a two-term limit. The Foundation meets three times a year at each NABC to consider all grant applications.

The Educational Foundation is funded by voluntary contributions made when members join or renew their ACBL membership, through special games and events, and from individual donations. Donations are tax deductible.

During the past few years, the Educational Foundation has approved applications for a variety of bridge programs across the U.S. and Canada, including:

• After-school bridge clubs• In-school bridge programs• Summer Youth bridge camps• American Bridge Teacher Association

Conference• Online Course Module for teaching bridge to

school teachers• Bridge Lesson programs to develop new

players• North American Collegiate Bridge Team

Championships

The Educational Foundation encourages ACBL members who want to start a bridge program to consider applying for a grant for financial support. The application form is on the ACBL web site at www.acbl.org (select the “Foundations and Commissions” link under the “Administration” heading).

For more information, contact Foundation President Flo Belford at [email protected].


Grand Slam

Tops in Philly: 2003 Spring NABC ChampionsNorth American Pairs, Flight A Steve Landen and Michael ZerbiniNorth American Pairs, Flight B Jordon Chodorow and Harvey KatzNorth American Pairs, Flight C John Christensen and Robert WissmanSilodor Open Pairs Ralph Katz and Michael RosenbergSilver Ribbon Pairs Roger Lord and Alan PopkinWomen’s Pairs Joan Eaton and Candace GriffeyWernher Open Pairs Eric Greco and Geoff HampsonRed Ribbon Pairs Bin Dai and Chi-Yan LaiMixed Pairs Jim and Corinne KirkhamNABC 49er Pairs Paul and Marilyn WeintruabOpen Swiss Teams Peter Bertheau, Fredrik Nystrom, Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes, Christal Henner-Welland and Fred GitelmanWomen’s Swiss Teams Valerie Westheimer, Judi Radin, Mildred Breed and Shawn Quinn Vanderbilt Knockout Teams Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Eric Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth, Bob Hamman, Paul Soloway and coach Eric Kokish2003 Mott-Smith Trophy winner Geoff Hampson racked up 317.42 masterpoints, edging out partner Eric Greco by 1.4 MPs.

a cashing ace – and with the holder of two aces on lead.

There’s more to the story, however, than the crazy auction that led to the improbable grand slam.

The Spector team (Cohler, David Berkowitz, Mike Becker, Jeff Meckstroth and Eric Rodwell) had fallen behind the Jared Lilienstein team (Sam Lev, John Hurd, Joel Wooldridge, Michael Polowan and Brian Glubok) 64-31 at the half.

Spector pulled to within 14 IMPs at 96-82 with 16 boards to go, and with four boards to play they were down 16.

The following deal got Spector to within 4 IMPs. It was the 61st of the 64 boards they would play. Dlr: North ♠ A K Q 10 8 Vul: Both ♥ K 8 ♦ 10 6 ♣ A Q J 2 ♠ 9 6 5 ♠ J 7 4 3 2 ♥ 9 4 2 ♥ A 3 ♦ A K 7 5 3 ♦ J 9 2 ♣ 10 8 ♣ K 7 3 ♠ — ♥ Q J 10 7 6 5 ♦ Q 8 4 ♣ 9 6 5 4

The auction was the same at both tables. West North East South Meckstroth Lev Rodwell Glubok Wooldridge Cohler Hurd Berkowitz 1♠ Pass 1NT Pass 3♣ Pass 3♥ Pass 4♥ All Pass

At one table, Wooldridge led the ♦A, continuing with the ♦K at trick two. The contract could not be defeated at that point. When Wooldridge switched to a club, Berkowitz went up with the ace and discarded his three losing clubs on dummy’s top spades. That was plus 620 to Spector.

At the other table, Meckstroth also led the ♦A, but when Rodwell played the ♦2, Meckstroth made the killing switch to the ♣10. Now the contract could not be made. Glubok went up with the ♣A and discarded his two diamonds on top spades from dummy, but he could not prevent the club ruff. Rodwell ducked the first heart play, taking the second before cashing the ♣K and giving Meckstroth a ruff. The defenders did not get a second diamond, but they took one diamond, one heart, one club and a club ruff for plus 100 and a 12-IMP gain.

The margin was 4 IMPs with three boards to play. Boards 62 and 63 in the match were pushes, so it came down to the final board.

Dlr: West ♠ A J 7 3 2 Vul: E-W ♥ A Q 8 7 6 5 2 ♦ -- ♣ 7 ♠ Q 10 4 ♠ 9 8 ♥ 3 ♥ 10 4 ♦ 10 8 6 2 ♦ A J 5 4 ♣ 9 8 6 5 4 ♣ A Q J 10 3 ♠ K 6 5 ♥ K J 9 ♦ K Q 9 7 3 ♣ K 2

West North East South Meckstroth Lev Rodwell Glubok Pass 1♥ 2♣ 3♣ 4♣ 5♣ Pass 6♥ All Pass

Rodwell led the ♥4, taken in dummy. A low diamond was ruffed by Lev at trick two, followed by a trump to dummy and another diamond ruff. When nothing good happened in diamonds, Lev led the ♣7 from hand. Rodwell won the ♣A and exited with the ♣10 to dummy’s king. Lev eventually took the successful spade finesse and was able to claim 12 tricks for plus 980.

At the other table, a mysterious auction resulted in an unlikely contract.

West North East South Wooldridge Cohler Hurd Berkowitz Pass 1♥ 2♣ 3♣ 4♣ 4♦ (1) Pass 4♠ (2) Dbl (3) Redbl Pass 5♣ (2) Pass 5♦ (2) Pass 5♥ (4) Pass 5♠ (5) Pass 5NT (6) Pass 7♥ (7) All Pass

(1) Last Train, a slam try device popularized by none other than Jeff Meckstroth.

(2) Cuebid.(3) An effort to help East with his lead if he

held the ♠K.(4) Signing off.(5) Still trying for a grand slam.(6) “Over to you, Partner.”(7) At that stage of the match, Cohler said, “I

knew I had to go big or go small, and it’s not my style to go small.”

Hurd, looking at two aces, didn’t lead either because (1) he might pick the wrong one and have it ruffed, setting up tricks for declarer and (2) it appeared from the bidding that his side had a spade stopper (remember the double of 4♠ ), so there was no rush to play an ace.

After Hurd led the ♥4 and before Cohler saw dummy, he thought Hurd had found the killing lead.

Based on the auction (again, the double of 4♠), Cohler figured that his partner’s spade cuebid was indicating a singleton. “I thought I

was going to have to ruff three spades in dummy,” Cohler said. That’s why he thought the trump lead was bad.

It was the inference that his partner held a singleton spade that convinced Cohler that his partner held the ♣A. Berkowitz would have needed the ace to be showing interest in slam in the absence of a spade card.

When the dummy came down, Cohler was tempted to ask his partner the time-worn, sarcastic question: “Where’s the hand you held during the auction?”

Instead, Cohler took the ♥K in dummy and called for a low diamond, ruffing when Wooldridge followed low. Cohler played a trump back to dummy and played a low spade to his jack. When the ♠J held and both opponents followed to the next high spade, Cohler could claim, planning to discard both clubs from dummy on the long spades and then ruff his singleton club in dummy for trick 13.

That was 11 IMPs to Spector and another GNT title. Meckstroth has now been on the winning team in the event 10 times, Rodwell nine. Berkowitz has five wins, Spector, Cohler and Becker four each.

Cohler acknowledges that the wheels came off in the grand slam auction at some point, but he’s a believer in the saying that all’s well that ends well.

“Sometimes,” Cohler said, “it’s a good thing when the wheels come off.”


A Look Back - Philly 2003It’s been nearly a decade since the ACBL

last gathered in Philadelphia for an NABC. The final table count for the 2003 Spring NABC was 10,840, more than forecast by the tournament DICs Chris Patrias and John Ashton. Amazingly (except perhaps to them), their projection for the final table count was 10,831.

FOX baseball commentator and former Major League player Tim McCarver came to play - bridge, that is - and sat down with the Daily Bulletin editors for a chat. Bridge was the big game with the Phillies, he said. “At one time we had two tables of bridge on that team. That’s about one third of the team’s 25-player roster.”

An aggressive double (2003)When you’re virtually certain your partner

has full values for his call, it’s a lot easier to take an aggressive action. Bruce Keidan knew that Jim McCarver, the all-time baseball great, would have a solid hand for his takeout double on this deal from the 2003 Educational Foundation Pairs. Why was he so sure? Because McCarver seldom plays competitive bridge and, as a result, has not learned to take the chances that modern players often take. So Keidan doubled a partial with minimum values. Dlr: East ♠ K 9 4 2 Vul: Both ♥ J 10 ♦ K 9 8 7 2 ♣ 9 3 ♠ J 8 7 5 3 ♠ A 6 ♥ A Q 8 4 ♥ 6 5 2 ♦ Q ♦ J 4 3 ♣ 8 7 6 ♣ A Q J 10 4 ♠ Q 10 ♥ K 9 7 3 ♦ A 10 6 5 ♣ K 5 2 West North East South Keidan McCarver 1♣ Pass 1♠ Pass 1NT Dbl Pass 2♦ Pass Pass 2♥ Pass 2♠ Pass Pass Dbl All Pass

Keidan led a diamond to McCarver’s ace, and McCarver switched to a low heart. Declarer’s queen won and declarer tried the losing club finesse. McCarver led a diamond, and declarer discarded a heart as Keidan took his king. Back came a heart to declarer’s ace, but the defense already had three tricks, and the trump spots were such that the defense came to three more tricks there. Plus 200 was a tie for top.

McCarver thoroughly enjoyed his short visit to the 2003 NABC. He said that bridge is an important part of his life, and he found it fun to hobnob with some of the greats of the game.

Backwash squeeze (2003)by Barnet Shenkin

Although it was not the most successful result on his road to victory in the 2003 Silodor Open Pairs, Michael Rosenberg showed me one of the most interesting hands. Dlr: West ♠ J 7 4 3 2 Vul: N-S ♥ 9 5 ♦ A 10 4 ♣ Q J 10 ♠ Q 9 6 ♠ 10 8 ♥ 10 6 4 ♥ K Q J 7 ♦ Q J 2 ♦ 9 8 5 ♣ A K 9 7 ♣ 8 6 5 4 ♠ A K 5 ♥ A 8 3 2 ♦ K 7 6 3 ♣ 3 2

Rosenberg and Ralph Katz overreached a couple of tricks when they bid to 4♠. Michael ducked the opening lead of the ♥K but won the second heart. He led a club from dummy to West’s king, and West returned a third heart,

ruffed. North played a spade to dummy’s ace and led a second club. West took the ace and returned a third club to declarer’s queen.

Rosenberg crossed to dummy with the ♠K and led the last heart. West, still holding the ♠Q, ♦Q-J-2 and ♣9, had no answer. If he threw his club he would be put in with the last trump to break diamonds for declarer. If he threw a diamond, that would eliminate the diamond loser. A well-played hand for down one, but what was even more impressive was that Michael recognized the hand type as a backwash squeeze.

A look back — auction benefits educational charity

A bridge first occurred on the eve of the 2003 tournament when 15 bridge experts, who were auctioned off on the online auction house Ebay, played in the Educational Foundation Pairs game with the winning bidders. Several pros were bought as presents for spouses.

Zia had the most action and brought in the most money. His successful bidder and spouse were not planning to attend Philadelphia, but a chance to play with Zia changed their plans.

Two of the pairs finished in the overalls. David Berkowitz and Don Berman were third. Dave Treadwell and Larry Ascher were fifth.

Eight more pairs had section scratches: Alan Sontag with Aileen Osofsky; Mildred Breed with Lois Stuart; Geoff Hampson with Barbara Shaw; Dan Morse with Craig Robinson; Kit Woolsey with Lucy McCoy; Mark Shaw with Marty Graf; Steve Robinson with Betty Schuler and Zia Mahmood with Jim Senter. Also playing were Bart Bramley and Mark Lombard, Ron Smith and Michael Mayer, Mike Cappelletti Jr. and Susan Shank, Adam Wildavsky and Andy Muenz, and Jeff Roman and Charity Sack.

The pro auction was held for the benefit of Bridge at Schools Inc., a charitable organization dedicated to getting bridge into schools’ curricula and getting more youngsters playing bridge.

Blissful in Philly (2003)One thing about Zia Mahmood – he always

seems to be having a good time when he’s playing bridge, no matter what. On this deal from the second qualifying session of the 2003 Silodor Open Pairs, Zia was laughing about a slam he and Bob Hamman reached. “Anyone who knew what they were doing would not get to slam,” Zia said. Of course, he wasn’t turning down the excellent score they received for getting to the optimum contract. Dlr: West ♠ J 10 8 7 2 Vul: None ♥ 8 2 ♦ A Q 7 ♣ 8 7 2 ♠ A 4 ♠ 9 5 ♥ Q 6 4 3 ♥ A K J 9 7 5 ♦ K J 6 3 ♦ 2 ♣ A 9 6 ♣ K Q J 3 ♠ K Q 6 3 ♥ 10 ♦ 10 9 8 5 4 ♣ 10 5 2 West North East South Hamman Zia 1♥(1) Pass 3♦(2) Pass 3♠(3) Pass 4♣(4) Pass 4♦(5) Pass 4NT(6) Pass 5♠(7) Pass 6♥ All Pass

(1) Four-card majors.(2) Limit raise in hearts or a strong heart raise

with unspecified shortness.(3) Willingness to go to game opposite a limit

raise.(4) Showing a singleton diamond. Understood

as showing a singleton club.(5) Cuebid which would probably not have

been made had Hamman understood where Zia’s singleton was.

(6) Roman Key Card Blackwood.(7) Two key cards plus the trump queen. There was nothing to the play and the

superstar duo earned about 80% of the matchpoints for plus 980.

Hamman conceded that he didn’t read Zia’s 4♣ bid accurately. No doubt he would not have been excited to hear about a diamond singleton considering his holding in the suit. Nevertheless, Hamman said, “I have to do something to make up for Zia’s bidding.”

To split or not to split? (2003) Dlr: East ♠ 4 Vul: E-W ♥ A K 7 6 ♦ A 10 6 3 ♣ K 7 5 2 ♠ A K 9 ♠ 8 7 6 5 3 ♥ Q 8 3 ♥ 4 2 ♦ Q J 9 8 7 ♦ 5 2 ♣ 9 3 ♣ A Q J 6 ♠ Q J 10 2 ♥ J 10 9 5 ♦ K 4 ♣ 10 8 4 West North East South Pass Pass 1♦ Pass 1♠ Pass Pass Dbl 2♠ Pass Pass Dbl All Pass

Opening lead: ♥JThe defense played three rounds of hearts,

East ruffing the third. East led a trump and South inserted the 10 since he didn’t want declarer to win a cheap trick with the 9. Dummy’s king won and declarer finessed successfully in clubs. Declarer led another trump, and once again South split his honors, playing the jack. The ace won and declarer took another successful club finesse. After East cashed the ♣A, this was the position: ♠ - ♥ A ♦ A 10 6 ♣ K ♠ 9 ♠ 8 7 ♥ ♥ - ♦ Q J 9 8 ♦ 5 2 ♣ - ♣ 6 ♠ Q 2 ♥ 5 ♦ K 4 ♣ -

When declarer led his last club, he was able to ruff it in dummy. He took another trick by force with his ♠8-7 for plus 670 and 24 of 25 matchpoints. South can defeat this contract by not splitting his honors. Even though declarer can win a cheap trick with the trump 9, later he has to ruff a club with a high spade. The defenders wind up taking two spades, two hearts and two diamonds for down one.

Stretch marks (2003)It’s axiomatic that you stretch to bid

vulnerable games at IMPs. This deal from the first round of the 2003 Jacoby Open Swiss Teams proves that the payoff is certainly worth the risk, particularly when the defense is not crystal clear. Barry Rigal was the declarer. Dlr: North ♠ J 9 8 Vul: North-South ♥ 7 5 ♦ A K 7 5 2 ♣ A 10 8 ♠ 10 5 ♠ A Q 6 ♥ K 2 ♥ J 10 9 8 6 ♦ 10 8 4 ♦ Q J 9 3 ♣ K Q 7 5 4 3 ♣ 2 ♠ K 7 4 3 2 ♥ A Q 4 3 ♦ 6 ♣ J 9 6


LOUISE COHEN INTERIORS STRATIFIED MONDAY OPEN PAIRS 1 OF 2 (1 PM SESSION) NORTH-SOUTH SECTION HHH EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Mark Henderson - Melody Henderson, Wilmington DE 56.89% 1 1 James Hudson, Elmhurst IL; Stanislaw Kolesnik, Elmwood Park IL 61.70% 2 2 Andrew Purbrick - Deborah Purbrick, West Chester PA 55.45% 2 Marianne Goff, Margate City NJ; Margaret Coe, Linwood NJ 57.21% 3 3 Richard Darling - Judy Darling, Morrisburg ON 54.65% 3 2 Bruce Schwaidelson, Doylestown PA; Alvaro Ronderos, Plymouth Mtng PA 55.93% 4 Buddy Hano - Joann Hano, York PA 53.04% 4 3 1 Rachel Brown, Bloomfield CT; John Dinius, Canton CT 55.61% 5 4 Nancy Brookman, Pb Gardens FL; Marina Engel, New York NY 51.28% 5/6 Stephen Apodaca, Santa Fe NM; Bert Newman, West Bloomfield MI 52.88% 6 Irene Silver, Delray Beach FL; Rita Merl, White Plains NY 50.64% 5/6 Georgann Humphrey - Jim Humphrey, Highland Park IL 52.88% 4 2 R Shenkin, W Chester PA; Samuel Yake, Exton PA 50.48%

JEROME & SHIRLEY SPRUNG MEMORIAL MONDAY FAST PAIRS 1 OF 2 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS GGG PPP EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Frank Treiber III, Toledo OH; Rhonda Monro, Beverly Hills MI 66.26% 1 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA 59.44% 2 Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY; Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 60.28% 2 Bernard Fudor, Murrysville PA; Warren Oberfield, Pittsburgh PA 58.39% 3 1 Marty Burman, Blue Bell PA; Anu Goodman, Toronto ON 57.92% 3 1 Judith Snyder - Kathy Bassin, Springfield NJ 57.36% 4 2 Sylwia McNamara, White Plains NY; Rory Millson, Bronxville NY 56.78% 4 2 Gordon Zind, Ottawa ON; Christopher Chalcraft, White Rock BC 55.63% 5 3 April Uhlenburg, King of Prussia PA; Stephannie Russo, New York NY 54.29% 5 Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR; Alexandra Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL 55.17% 6 Rhoda Kratenstein, Albany NY; Carlos Munoz, White Plains NY 53.87% 6 3 David Legrow, Eagleville PA; Mitchell Snyder, Earlington PA 54.03% 7 4 Paul Kirby - Roberto Verthelyi, New York NY 53.59% 7 Richard Hyken, Morristown NJ; Julie Cohan, Montville NJ 53.67% 8 5 1 Christina van Leeuwen, Cherry Hill NJ; Jeffrey Holst, Hilliard OH 53.26% 8 4 1 Matthew Lahut, Rockville MD; Sylvia Shi, Baltimore MD 53.33% 9 Marie Filandro - Peter Filandro, Wilmington DE 52.97% 9 5 Linda Waldman - Barry Waldman, Orillia ON 51.84% 6 Andrew Hidi - Suzanne Hidi, Toronto ON 51.45% 6 Thomas Barber, Mount Laurel NJ; George Subt, Southampton NJ 50.48% 7 Steven Grzegorzewski - Barbara Grzegorzewski, Meadville PA 49.31%

West North East South Rigal 1♦ 1♥ 1♠ Dbl Redbl 2♥ 3♠ Pass 4♠ All Pass

West started with the ♥K, not best for the defense. Rigal won the ♥A, cashed the ♥Q and went to dummy with the ♦A. He cashed the ♦K and ruffed a diamond. Next came a heart ruff, the ♣A and a diamond ruff with the ♠K. A second heart ruff followed, leaving this position: ♠ J ♥ - ♦ 7 ♣ 10 8 ♠ 10 5 ♠ A Q 6 ♥ - ♥ 10 ♦ - ♦ - ♣ K Q ♣ - ♠ 7 4 3 ♥ - ♦ - ♣ J

Rigal led the 13th diamond from dummy, and East was in a position to defeat the contract by ruffing with the ♠6. If Rigal overruffed, West would also overruff and return a trump. The ♠A-Q would collect the rest of declarer’s trumps and the ♥10 would be good at trick 13. If Rigal discarded the ♣J instead, East could pick up dummy’s singleton ♠J and play the ♥10, allowing West to ruff with the 10. East’s other high trump would take the last trick.

East erred, however, by discarding the heart, and when Rigal discarded his ♣J on the good diamond, West was forced to ruff. From that point, Rigal could not be prevented from taking one more trump trick to get home with his game. Plus 620 was a 10-IMP gain since North-South played 3♠ making three for plus 140 at the other table. Rigal could have assured the contract at the point where he played dummy’s fourth diamond if he had discarded his ♣J instead of ruffing.

Way, way out (2003)This deal, from the second qualifying session

of the 2003 Silodor Open Pairs, is the kind of thing that gives computer hands a bad name. On this occasion, the deal also provided a rather interesting variety of results.

Dlr: South ♠ J 10 8 5 2 Vul: Both ♥ 4 ♦ Q 7 4 3 ♣ Q 8 2 ♠ K 4 ♠ A Q 9 7 6 3 ♥ Q 3 ♥ J 10 9 ♦ 2 ♦ J 5 ♣ A K J 9 7 6 4 3 ♣ 10 5 ♠ - ♥ A K 8 7 6 5 2 ♦ A K 10 9 8 6 ♣ -

The first thing about this deal is that no North-South pair went minus – although there were five pairs with plus 190 who might just as well have been in the red. Looking at all four hands makes one wonder about that score. Equally, plus 640 with the South hand doesn’t figure to earn many matchpoints (it didn’t – 8 out of 64).

The scores ran the gamut – in fact, there were 14 different scores, the best of which was plus 2330 (7♦ doubled), followed by 2230 (6♦ redoubled with an overtrick and 2140 (a pedestrian undoubled, minor-suit grand slam).

There were also plus 1390 (6♦ undoubled making seven), plus 1740 (6♦ doubled with an overtrick) and plus 1430 (6♥ making – no overtrick missing Q-J-10-9-3 in the trump suit). One North-South pair scored an unusual plus 1800 (5♦ redoubled, making seven). The penalty numbers in favor of North-South ranged from plus 500 all the way to 1700.

Here’s how Brad Moss and Fred Gitelman arrived at the top spot. West North East South Gittelman Moss 1♥ 2♣ Pass 2♠ 3♦ 4♣ Pass Pass 5♣ Pass 5♦ Pass 5♠ Pass 7♦ All Pass

One genius actually passed with the South hand, making a takeout double after 1♣ by West,

Pass, 1♠ by East. He did, of course, have excellent support for the unbid suits.

Saved by the 9 (2003)On this deal from the Educational Fund

Knockout Teams, Eddie Wold was very thankful for dummy’s ♠9, which helped him earn 10 IMPs on the way to victory in the final. Wold was playing with Marc Jacobus.

Dlr: South ♠ 9 4 3 Vul: Both ♥ J 6 ♦ K J 10 8 5 2 ♣ K 5 ♠ A Q J 10 7 5 ♠ 8 ♥ 5 4 ♥ Q 9 8 7 ♦ A 7 ♦ Q 9 6 4 3 ♣ Q 9 3 ♣ 8 4 2 ♠ K 6 2 ♥ A K 10 3 2 ♦ - ♣ A J 10 7 6 West North East South Jacobus Wold 1♣(1) 1♠ 2♦(2) Pass 2♥ 2♠ 3♦ Pass 4♣ Pass 4♥ All Pass

(1) Strong and artificial.(2) Natural and game forcing.West started with a low heart, which ran to

the 6, 7 and 10. Wold played a club to the king, then back to the ace and ruffed a club, pleased to see the suit split favorably for him. He ruffed a diamond to hand and cashed the top hearts, stopping to assess the information at hand.

The auction clearly indicated at least six spades in the West hand, and West had already followed to two hearts, three clubs and a diamond. It seemed very likely that West’s shape was 6-2-2-3. Taking advantage of the ♠9 in dummy, Wold exited with a low spade away from his king. West couldn’t afford to duck. If he did, Wold would win the ♠9 in dummy and ruff a diamond, establishing the king. He could then play club winners, and East would be stuck. If he ruffed in, he would have to lead into dummy’s diamond tenace, allowing Wold to shed his two spades. If East refused to ruff, Wold would make 11 tricks with six trump tricks, four clubs and the ♠9.

In practice, West won the ♠10 and was duly endplayed, left with only spades and the ♦A. Whatever West did, Wold was home. If West cashed the ♠A, the ♠K would be Wold’s 10th trick. If West played his singleton ♦A, Wold would ruff and play club winners, and East would face the same dilemma as before.

Note that if dummy’s spades did not include the 9, West could duck and allow East to gain the lead, at which point he could pick up Wold’s last heart by cashing the queen and continuing with a diamond. The defense would then prevail with a trump trick, two spades and the ♦A.

Plus 620 was good for a 10-IMP gain since North-South at the other table played a partscore.


BRICK AMERICAN EATERY MONDAY AFTERNOON SIDE GAME (SERIES 4 OF 5 SESSIONS) NORTH-SOUTH SECTION III EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Ron MacDonald - John Cook, Toronto ON 56.71% 1 1 1 Paul Weintraub - Marilyn Weintraub, Elkins Park PA 68.52% 2 Ken Monzingo, San Diego CA; Bonnie Bagley, Colorado Spgs CO 56.48% 2 2 Marjorie Ehrenfreund - Helen Kobernusz, Madison CT 67.13% 3 2 Arthur Crystal - Debbie Benner, Fairfield CT 56.25% 3 Justin Blanchard - Robert Blanchard, New York NY 61.81% 4 3 Myra Abrams, Cote Saint-Luc QC; Ann Weinstein, Yonkers NY 50.23% 4 Eileen Easterling - James Easterling, Casselberry FL 54.17% 4 Dick Wilson - Marilyn Goldman, Rochester NY 50.00% 3 Edward Stark - Joan Stark, Happy Valley OR 49.77% 1 Barbara Kolodkin, Baltimore MD; Shari Metcalf, Newton MA 49.07% 2 Sallie Dillian, Scottsdale AZ; Jodi Walker, Chandler AZ 48.84%

EDIE DOCKRAY MEMORIAL STRATIFIED 10 & 2:30 PAIRS 2ND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS JJJ MMM NNN EAST-WEST A X A X 1 Craig Hemphill, Jacksonville FL; Nancy Mitchell, Fleming Island FL 66.78% 1 Dick Yarington, Seattle WA; Ruth Nakano, Kirkland WA 63.12% 2 1 Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX; Omer Ekinci, Astoria NY 64.15% 2 Leo LaSota, Glen Burnie MD; Barbara Shaw, Chambersburg PA 62.63% 3 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA 61.46% 3 1 Shirley Derrah - Robert Derrah, Springfield MA 62.16% 4 Richard Baum, Baltimore MD; Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA 60.82% 4 2 Joanne Yurchak, West Chester PA; Dian Urbano, Bluffton SC 61.48% 5 2 Bernadette Snyder - John Villari, Ventnor City NJ 59.89% 5 Bob Friz, Leonard TX; Carolyn Pinto, Fort Worth TX 60.66% 6 Mike Cappelletti, Winter Park FL; Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA 58.77% 6 3 Thomas Hoi, East Brunswick NJ; Eric Sit, Jersey City NJ 60.23% 7 3 Edward Alcoff, Norriston PA; Francine Feldman, Pittsburgh PA 56.02% 7 4 Frank Anshen, Setauket NY; Henry Nelson, Zelienople PA 57.94% 8 Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; R Muggia, Andover MA 55.06% 8 5 Edward Goldwater, Horsham PA; Gordon Youngwood, Potomac MD 56.06% 9 4 Gabriel Fadel, Duluth GA; Brad Campbell, Bermuda Dunes CA 54.97% 9 Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL 55.71% 10 Malcolm Ewashkiw, Belleville ON; Robert Hollow, Madoc ON 54.57% 10 Karen Cumpstone, Nanaimo BC; Joan Eaton, Toronto ON 55.47% 11 Sumner Steinfeldt, Washington DC; Kent Hartman, San Diego CA 54.42% 11 Tim Crank, Cincinnati OH; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 55.37% 12 Al Spaet, Woodland Hills CA; Serge de Muller, Fribourg Switzerland 53.86% 12 6 Mark Starr, Brookline MA; Jeffry Reckinger, Chicago IL 54.51% 13 5 Robert Lurie, Wayland MA; Richard Weiss, Swampscott MA 53.73% 13 Nancy Molesworth - Susan Kraner, White Plains NY 54.17% 14 6 Thomas Gerchman, Avon CT; Terry Fair, Phoenixville PA 53.14% 14 Andy Kaufman, Fort Washington PA; Susan Kestenbaum, Huntingdon Vy PA 54.10% 15 7 Arthur Wasserman, Ann Arbor MI; Jane Malloy, Thornton PA 53.11% 15 7 Mike Rice - Rosalind Lin, Chapel Hill NC 53.87% 16 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; John Dockray, Villanova PA 52.83% 16 8 Donna Marshall - David Marshall, Reading MA 53.87% 17 8 Barry Margolin, Arlington MA; Jori Grossack, Waban MA 51.67% 17 9 Elaine Misner - James Misner, Wilton CT 53.70% 18 Zachary Grossack, Newton MA; Donald Caplin, Waltham MA 51.62% 18 John Rengstorff - Scott Levine, New York NY 53.03% 9 Lino D’Souza, Burlington ON; Uday Maitra, Mississauga ON 51.32% 10 Barbara Savadove, Philadelphia PA; Frances Tobin, Haverford PA 51.82% 10 Dianne Carr - Lee Steinmeier, Duluth MN 50.85% 11 Nancy Driscoll, Capitola CA; Mary Peterson, Santa Cruz CA 50.94% 11 Annette Doueck - Helen Grazi, Brooklyn NY 50.27% 12 John Kelly, Tarragindi 4121 Australia; Robert Henry, Bethesda MD 48.75% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS OOO LLL EAST-WEST A X A X 1 Tom Jacobson, Fairfield CA; Mike Bandler, Alamo CA 66.69% 1 Michael Betts, Federicton NB; Edward Spear, Bangor ME 58.54% 2 Jim Bachelder - Jeanne Martin, Columbus OH 61.62% 2 1 James Stormes, South Bristol ME; Edward Foran, Marietta GA 57.46% 3/4 1 Carla Herwitz - David Herwitz, Swampscott MA 59.08% 3 2 David Amsterdam, Wayne PA; Brad Barry, Phoenixville PA 57.38% 3/4 Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 59.08% 4 R Jay Becker, New York NY; Janet Robertson, Timonium MD 56.69% 5 2 Linda Gruber - Bob Gruber, Camarillo CA 56.54% 5 Melanie Tucker, New York NY; Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel 56.62% 6 3 Peter J Boyd-Bowman, Greensboro NC; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 55.62% 6 3 Judy Null, Kingston PA; Jeanne Fainberg, Dallas PA 55.31% 7 Joan McKeon, Queensland Australia; A Lindop, CD 55.00% 7 4 John Koschik, Livonia MI; Chris Hardaway, Charlestown RI 55.08% 8 4 Susan Fraser - Gerald Robie, Leesburg FL 54.31% 8 5 Fred Schenker, Pittsburgh PA; Adam Parrish, Arlington MA 54.38% 9 5 Martha Marsh, University Park FL; Roz Supera, Chicago IL 52.77% 9 Lew Walter - Richard Weissman, New York NY 54.15% 10 Gail Bell, King of Prussia PA; Rhoda Prager, Allentown PA 52.62% 10 6 Barbara Skluth, White Plains NY; Mickey Karlan, Port Chester NY 53.23% 11 6 Gail Goggin, Bay Head NJ; Lisa Adelberg, Camden ME 52.38% 11 Kimi Lambert - Flora Pettit, Austin TX 51.46% 7 Roger Stern - Sandra Stern, Chevy Chase MD 51.31%

ARMEN CHEVY/SAAB OF ARDMORE GOLD RUSH PAIRS SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OO EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Paul Frey, Hamburg NJ; Michael Perkons, Denville NJ 61.90% 1 Tilghman Moore, Gretna LA; Geoff Chichester, Metairie LA 61.01% 2 2 Emelie Quennell - Melissa Martin, Calgary AB 58.04% 2 1 Frank Stagl - John Mecholsky Jr, Gainesville FL 59.82% 3 3 Ann Latta - David Jungblut, Ocean City NJ 53.87% 3 2 Robert Hartman - Shane Garner, Memphis TN 53.27% 4 La McLeod - Jenny Widmer, Charlotte NC 53.57% 4 3 Mike Ladd - Betty Ladd, Vienna VA 52.98% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION PP EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Roger Cason - Jim Mundell, West Grove PA 56.55% 1 1 Matthew Weingarten, Safety Harbor FL; David Yoon, Bayside NY 62.50% 2 2 Lynn Gonchar, Kingston PA; Mary Zabresky, Forty Fort PA 55.65% 2 2 Jane Romal, Brockport NY; David Sloane, Glen Cove NY 58.93% 3 3 Adish Jain - Asha Jain, S Glastonbury CT 54.17% 3 3 Kenneth Gibson - Wendy Gibson, Stow OH 53.87% 4 Richard Bargar - Terry Kay Bargar, Andover MA 53.57% 4 Judith Kerson - Mayer Kerson, Margate NJ 52.08% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 George Trost, New York NY; William Sigward, Pelham NY 64.58% 1 Edgar Taylor, Middletown DE; Alvin Hamilton, Danbury CT 63.39% 2 2 Eileen Sandstrom, Chester Springs PA; Tamara Cansler, Downingtown PA 59.52% 2 1 H Russell Hamm, Yardley PA; Alfred Beljan, Wshgton Crossng PA 59.52% 3 3 Diana Mulligan - Elizabeth Kunkleman, Wyomissing PA 56.55% 3 Vera Wardlaw, Milford CT; Brenda Harvey, Orange CT 58.04% 4 Sam Mehta, Moorestown NJ; Marian Bear, W Deptford NJ 51.79% 4 2 Abraham Fisher, Concord MA; Ann Brewster, Rochester NY 56.85% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION RR EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Allan Rubin, Newtown PA; Howard Schneier, Langhorne PA 58.33% 1 1 Donna Lyons, Simsbury CT; Darleen Cors, Naples FL 56.74% 2 2 James Pirkle, Fort Collins CO; Robert Holdeman, Pocahontas IL 57.84% 2 Ken McConnell, Palestine TX; Robert Pagliarulo, Roslindale MA 56.21% 3 Phyllis Solomon, Fort Lee NJ; Bette Eberson, Hackensack NJ 55.18% 3 2 John Altman, Mariemont OH; Isaac Stephani, Cincinnati OH 56.05% 4 3 L Ross, Maple Glen PA; Arthur Fields, Jenkintown PA 54.27% 4 Matthew McCloskey - Donna McCloskey, Bryn Mawr PA 55.76% 5 Jansie Rogers - Robert Kibler, Columbia MD 53.77% 5 Gary Waldron - Carol Foster, Laguna Beach CA 54.96% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SS EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Gail Glunt, Chesterfield VA; Catherine Strauss, Richmond VA 60.42% 1 1 Margerite Shulman - Ellen Roskes, Baltimore MD 61.01% 2 Francine Belanger - Raynald Belanger, Quebec QC 56.85% 2 2 Mutian Zhang, Omaha NE; Dale Rowett, Palm City FL 57.44% 3/4 Bernice Einstein, Vineland NJ; Tanya Maurelli, Buena NJ 52.98% 3 3 Brandon Wong - Chris Chen, San Francisco CA 56.85% 3/4 2 Carol Vorchheimer - Joanne Gurmankin, Philadelphia PA 52.98% 4 Caroline Hughes - Barbara Thayer, Wilmington DE 54.76% 3/4 Thomas Wilhite, Aledo TX; Doris Licht, Woodstock NY 52.08% 3/4 Anne Atwood - Terry Grady, Richmond VA 52.08% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION TT EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Shawn Cantlin, Tracy CA; James Goodwin, Temple TX 57.14% 1 1 Tzina Weinberg, Philadelphia PA; Mark Hedson, Langhorne PA 65.18% 2 Lynne Lipschutz, Blue Bell PA; Marsha Schwartz, Gwynedd Valley PA 56.85% 2 2 Joy Brown, Leesburg VA; Phyllis Hendler, Ashburn VA 57.44% 3 Cherry McLaughlin, Groton CT; Patrick Sweeney, Tampa FL 56.25% 3 Jeanne Brinkmann, Summit NJ; Michael Pisani, Short Hills NJ 54.17% 4 1 Arlene Novak - Bob Novak, Highland Park IL 52.98% 4 Charles Seaver - Carolyn Seaver, Hockessin DE 52.08% 2 Paul McGannon - Robert McGannon, Fort Mill SC 51.79% 3 John Sherwood - Judy Sherwood, Orinda CA 50.89%

FOGO DE CHAO 2:30 PM SIDE GAME (SERIES 4 OF 5 SESSIONS) NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS MM NN EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Jamie Portell, Vero Beach FL; Susan Mayo, New Canaan CT 64.08% 1 1 Donald Dall, Rolling Meadows IL; Edward Nield, Naples FL 58.46% 2/3 2 1 Nesim Erkip - Feyzan Erkip, New York NY 59.62% 2 2 Carol Dellandrea, North Bay ON; G Kissel, Clearwater F L 57.92% 2/3 Tom Denny, Newark DE; Ward Schaumberg, Hockessin DE 59.62% 3 3 Raianne Heading - Patrick Heading, Ormond Beach FL 57.15% 4 Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV; John Onstott, New Orleans LA 57.08% 4 4 Rosalyn Silverstein - Philip Silverstein, Bronx NY 56.77% 5/6 3/4 Bonnie Gellas - Nancy Garvey, New York NY 55.69% 5 Louk Verhees, SH Voorhou Netherlands; Gabrielle Sherman, Syosset NY 56.54% 5/6 3/4 Larry Umphlet - Jacqueline Umphlet, North Wales PA 55.69% 6 5 Albert Wilson, Jr - Genevieve Leary, Brookings OR 55.85% 7/8 Petra Hamman, Dallas TX; Stefanie Scott, Holly MI 54.85% 7 Nancy Sachs - Paul Pschesang, Cincinnati OH 55.00% 7/8 Saul Teukolsky - Roselyn Teukolsky, Ithaca NY 54.85% 8 6 1 Michael Lo, Edison NJ; Neeta Mone, Livingston NJ 54.77% 9 5 Viktor Anikovich - Rita Levin, Los Angeles CA 54.69% 9 Everett Young, Lafayette Hill PA; Bobbie Gomer, Willow Grove PA 54.31% 10 6 2 Steve Graves, Olney MD; Brenda Thomas, Columbia MD 54.38% 10 7 Dissard Severine, Carrieres France; Gert Jan Paulissen, Breda Netherlands 52.62% 11 Lynn Berg, Deland FL; Gail Rust, Port Orange FL 52.54% 11 Linda McGarry, Stuart FL; Mickie Chambers, Atlanta GA 52.46% 12 7 Gudrun Zieler, D-61476 Kronber Germany; Mary Ann Van Siclen, Arlington TX 52.31% 12 8 2 Todd Grundy - Howard Matusow, Philadelphia PA 51.23% 8 Danning Dong, Chicago IL; Pat Galligan, San Mateo CA 52.23% 9 George Mann Jr, Kinnelon NJ; Mohammed Nulla, Brampton ON 50.85% 9 3 Ginny Noe, N Arlington NJ; Andrea Luckey, Kinnelon NJ 51.00% 10 Amy Lowenstein, Yardley PA; Dilip Udeshi, Bensalem PA 50.00% 4 Stephen Vineberg - Melvin Fuerst, Philadelphia PA 50.31% 3 Krista Garver - Katherine Leonard, Montreal QC 48.69% 4 William Belanich, Sandston VA; Nancy Golden, Richmond VA 48.31%

MONDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UUU EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Margaret Woolard, Springfield PA; Marjorie Hamilton-Baer, West Chester PA 60.12% 1 Linda Schwartz - Sally Basch, Elkins Park PA 63.69% 2 1 1 William Johnson - Hy Kaplan, Philadelphia PA 55.65% 2 William Koelling, Haddonfield NJ; Barbara Spivak, Voorhees NJ 60.12% 3 Helen Walker, Philadelphia PA; Margaret Packer, Plymouth Meetin PA 53.87% 3 1 1 Natalie Litwin, Toronto ON; Elsie Behmer, Medford NJ 58.93% 4/5 2/3 Lynn Kelly, Australia 4121 Australia; Barbara Petersen, Placerville CA 53.27% 4 Kathy Gatewood - Mary Mulligan, Chatham NJ 56.85% 4/5 2/3 2 Maryl Hitchings - Elizabeth Dawson, Wyndmoor PA 53.27% 2 Elizabeth Gemmill, Conshohocken PA; Sharon Clothier, Philadelphia PA 51.49%

MONDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XXX EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Colin Schloss, Montgomery AL; Nick Migliacci, Stroudsburg PA 62.69% 1 1 1 Patricia Stadelmaier, Pine City NY; Vibhuti Shah, Elmira NY 61.93% 2 2 Donald Grenesko, Winnetka IL; Forrest Schneider, Northbrook IL 61.36% 2 2 2 Andrew Salom - Pedro Salom IV, Wallingford PA 60.23% 3 3 1 Jose Mateo, Philadelphia PA; Suzanne Anderson, Elizabethtown PA 56.44% 3 3 3 Jeffrey Brooks, Levittown PA; Jay Winter, Highland IL 55.49% 4 4 2 Sheila Connors, Rosemont PA; Linda Lemmon, Vera Beach FL 54.36% 4 4 4 Michael Miller - Norma Rollins, Putnam Valley NY 54.17% 5 5 Jo Prager, Pasadena MD; Dee Daniel, Annapolis MD 48.86% 5 5 Linda Gold - Joanne Wills, Rydal PA 53.41% 3 Miriam Smith, Elmira NY; Janice Lindsay, State College PA 48.67%

JEROME & SHIRLEY SPRUNG MEMORIAL FAST OPEN PAIRS 1 & 4PM 2ND OF 2 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS GGG PPP EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Brenda Glaze - Robert Hill, Anchorage AK 63.19% 1 1 Judith Snyder - Kathy Bassin, Springfield NJ 67.64% 2 Bernard Fudor, Murrysville PA; Warren Oberfield, Pittsburgh PA 59.44% 2 Marie Filandro - Peter Filandro, Wilmington DE 61.11% 3 2 Norman Marks, Oakland CA; Norman Marks II, Jacksonville FL 57.78% 3/4 2 Sylwia McNamara, White Plains NY; Rory Millson, Bronxville NY 58.75% 4 3 Gordon Zind, Ottawa ON; Christopher Chalcraft, White Rock BC 56.94% 3/4 Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY; Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 58.75% 5 Rhoda Kratenstein, Albany NY; Carlos Munoz, White Plains NY 56.81% 5 3 Reisha Berkowsky, Huntingtn Sta NY; Gail Levy, Melville NY 57.64% 6 Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR; Alexandra Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL 56.53% 6 David Daly - Tina Gordon, Fort Lee NJ 56.11% 7 Andrew Garnett, Winterpark FL; Scott Stearns, Elberta AL 54.31% 7 4 Toni Bales, Pickerington OH; Betty Schuler, Alexandria VA 54.44% 8 4 David Legrow, Eagleville PA; Mitchell Snyder, Earlington PA 52.50% 8 5 Judith Auer, Dublin OH; Theresa Schneider, Northbrook IL 54.31% 9 5 1 Matthew Lahut, Rockville MD; Sylvia Shi, Baltimore MD 52.36% 9 6 Andrew Hidi - Suzanne Hidi, Toronto ON 53.89% 6 Ellen Silverest, Brighton MI; Lee Dewsbury, Norman OK 51.67% 1 Robert Clark, Nashua NH; Leah Boyer, Harrisonburg VA 40.83%


Tomorrow’s Bridge EventsWednesday, July 18, 10 a.m.

Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* OtherCapital Grille 10 am Side Game 5th single Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18 Part of the Saturday-Wednesday 10 am Side Game Series299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Marriott, 4th floor, Salon I $15 $170-20, 0-5 Pairs single Marriott, 4th floor, Salon I $15 $15

Wednesday, July 18, 10 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.National 199er Pairs 1-2 Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $17 —James R. Greer Memorial Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 TBA $16 $18Dave Treadwell Memorial Wednesday-Thursday KO Teams 1-2 Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18Wednesday Compact KO 1-2 Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18Tuesday-Wednesday KO Teams 3-4 Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18

Wednesday, July 18, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.WERNHER OPEN PAIRS 1-2 F Marriott, 5th floor $20 —Flight A/X Swiss Teams 1-2 TBA $16 $18Bracketed Flight B Round-Robin Teams 1-2 Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18 Brackets of eight teams, three gold overall places per bracket. Teams may NOT drop out after one session. No player over 3000 MPs.

Wednesday, July 18, 10 a.m. & 4 p.m.SPINGOLD KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 3 Marriott, 5th floor $20 —WAGAR WOMEN’S KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 3 Marriott, 3rd floor, Room 302 $20 — Screens, second session TBA0-5000 Mini-Spingold Knockout Teams Round 3 Marriott, 5th floor $17 —0-1500 Mini-Spingold Knockout Teams Round 3 Marriott, 5th floor $17 —

Wednesday, July 18, 1 p.m.Wednesday-Friday 1 pm Side Game Series 1st single Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18

Wednesday, July 18, 1 & 7:30 p.m.Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 TBA $16 $18Gold Rush Pairs (300-750, 0-300) 1-2 Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18

Wednesday, July 18, 2:30 p.m.Fogo de Chao 2:30 pm Side Game 5th single Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18 Part of the Saturday-Wednesday 2:30 pm Side Game SeriesStrati-Flighted Side Swiss Teams single Marriott, 4th floor $15 $17Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $17299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $170-20, 0-5 Pairs single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $15

Wednesday, July 18, 7:30 p.m.Wednesday-Thursday Evening Compact KO 1st Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18Tuesday-Saturday 7:30 pm Side Game Series 2nd single Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $17299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $170-20, 0-5 Pairs single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $15

Unless otherwise noted, strat breaks for all stratified events are: A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). For strati-flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1500-3000), C (750-1500) and D (0-750) play in their own game.All stratification will be based on the average for the pair or team. In any event or flight with an upper limit, no individual player’s masterpoint total may exceed that upper limit.*Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

International FundIn NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition.

Dave Treadwell Memorial Wednesday-Thursday Knockout Teams

We are delighted to sponsor this event in honor of our father, David R. Treadwell. What set him apart in the bridge world wasn’t his master point total (nearly 26,000) or his honors (ACBL Hall of Fame, two North American Championships, etc.) or his integrity (National Appeals Committee). What set him apart was his sheer love of the game he played for 80 years (that’s not a misprint) and the talented people who play it. And, oh yes, his jokes and puns and pranks. But let’s not go there. Deal the hand …

David Treadwell, Jr. & Martha Karlovetz

James R. Greer Memorial Stratified Open Pairs

Jim Greer (known to many as “Rabbit”) was an avid bridge player from high school onward. Before his final illness, he was ranked 12th in Connecticut and 52nd in New England. His successes include many, many regional and sectional wins and the 2009 District 25 Championship Flight North American Teams title. His record of more than 6000 masterpoints put him in the top 1% of all duplicate bridge players in the country.

Jim served on the Connecticut Bridge Association board from 1980 until 2001 and was

a frequent alternate thereafter. He often served on Appeals, and Conduct and Ethics committees as well.

Jim’s love of the game and wonderful teaching style inspired many newcomer players. He met his wife, Maeve, when he was asked to mentor her as a new bridge player. Their favorite activity was attending as many sectional, regional and national tournaments as possible. Some of Jim’s long-time partners include the late Monroe Magnus, Allan Clamage, Art Crystal, and, of course, his wife, Maeve.

Wednesday Sponsors

SUNDAY EVEVING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UUU EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Sam Ruth - Thomas Weber, Princeton NJ 71.73% 1 John Dillon, Atlanta GA; Richard Haverland, Vero Beach FL 62.80% 2 2 Amanda Huff, Haddonfield NJ; Joyce James, Mt Laurel NJ 62.33% 2 Allan Trynz - Teri Trynz, Lords Valley PA 58.89% 3 3 Patricia Stadelmaier, Pine City NY; Vibhuti Shah, Elmira NY 54.76% 3 1 1 Jay Winter, Highland IL; Jeffrey Brooks, Levittown PA 56.04% 4 4 David Newcomer - Cheryl Bedgood, Macon GA 52.68% 4 Richard Kampf, Loveland CO; Douglas Snow, Paducah KY 53.42% 5 Bruce Mann, Aledo TX; John Liaci, Oak Ridge NJ 52.30% 5 2 Anne Atwood - Terry Grady, Richmond VA 52.46% 2 Stephen Popielarski, North Wales PA; Susan Valerio-Long, Maumelle AR 40.06% 3 Evie Krancer, Elkins Park PA; Mark Freedman, Jenkintown PA 48.14%

ZAVINO’S RESTAURANT 1 & 7:30 PM STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS 2ND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS MM NN EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Gunnar Hallberg, Brighton United Kingdom; Fred Chang, Flushing NY 65.90% 1/2 1 Marion Robertson - Maria Abbott, San Francisco CA 58.28% 2 Ken Monzingo, San Diego CA; Bonnie Bagley, Colorado Spgs CO 58.61% 1/2 Rosalind Elk, New Milford NJ; Doree Sobel, Fair Lawn NJ 58.28% 3 Judy Haffner - Harold Haffner, Pittsburgh PA 57.95% 3 2 Judy Darling - Richard Darling, Morrisburg ON 57.19% 4 Steve Mager, Hermosa Beach CA; Gerri Soffa Carlson, Rncho Pls Vrds CA 55.45% 4 3 Rochelle Djmal, Neptune NJ; Alisa Crowe, Middletown NJ 55.45% 5 1 Paul Nickerson, Morristown NJ; Richard Kassar, New York NY 55.34% 5 Jennifer Jones, Santa Rosa CA; Jean Barry, Livermore CA 54.68% 6 Charles Sharf, North Baldwin NY; Howard Cohen, Oceanside NY 54.90% 6 Jean-Michel Voldoire, Paris France; Marshall Lewis, Cleveland Hgts OH 54.58% 7 2 1 Tilghman Moore, Gretna LA; Geoff Chichester, Metairie LA 52.61% 7 4 Regina Sooey - Bill Page, Jacksonville FL 52.61% 8 Kiran Gulati - Subhash Gulati, Bloomfield MI 51.31% 8 5 Stanislaw Kolesnik, Elmwood Park IL; James Hudson, Elmhurst IL 50.98% 3/4 Regina Strauss, Cherry Hill NJ; Steven King, Philadelphia PA 50.33% 1 Helene Mishan - Linda Khezrie, Brooklyn NY 49.46% 3/4 Hope Watts, Bethesda MD; Carole Grob, Gainesville VA 50.33% 2 Steve Graves, Olney MD; Brenda Thomas, Columbia MD 44.55% 5 2 Carol Foster - Gary Waldron, Laguna Beach CA 50.11% 6 Flora Tawil - Joyce Harary, Brooklyn NY 49.78%

SUNDAY EVENING SIDE GAME (SIDE GAME SERIES, 4TH OF 5 SESSIONS) NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS PP QQ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 David Daly - Tina Gordon, Fort Lee NJ 61.56% 1 1 1 Zizhuo Wang, Minneapolis MN; Zhuo Wang, Philadelphia PA 66.29% 2 1 Rhoda Grossman, Philadelphia PA; Maxine Oleshansky, Aventura FL 60.86% 2 Kenneth Bergman - Barbara Bergman, Wexford PA 61.08% 3 2 1 Joanne Smith, Westmont NJ; Kenneth Spear, Cherry Hill NJ 60.48% 3 2 Ron Haack, New York NY; Amy Mitura, NY 60.67% 4 Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Jerry Fong, Marianna AR 59.46% 4 Craig Hemphill, Jacksonville FL; Nancy Mitchell, Fleming Island FL 56.96% 5 3 Marvin Raines, Fort Washington MD; Brenda Glaze, Anchorage AK 59.07% 5 Asya Ladyzhensky - Alexander Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL 56.75% 6 4 2 Genise Hasan, Claremont CA; Judy Feder, New York NY 57.52% 6 3 Marshall Baum, Highland Park IL; Nancy Frank, Glencoe IL 56.26% 7 5 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Ivanie Yeo, Brighton MA 57.31% 7 Robert Levin, Baltimore MD; Lois Miliman, Owings Mills MD 55.08% 8 6 David Harris, Belleville NJ; Frank Morgan, Williamstown MA 56.43% 8 4 Scott Tumperi, Charlottesville VA; Chaim Kozlovsky, New York NY 54.65% 9 7 Jeanine Mancini, Verona NJ; David Armbruster, Summit NJ 53.25% 9 5 2 George Mann Jr - George Mann III, Kinnelon NJ 53.48% 10 8 Arnold Kritz, Bethlehem PA; Lynda Flanger, Gainesville VA 52.97% 10 Peter Morse, North Vancouver BC; Buddhadeb Biswas, Lexington MA 53.45% 11 9 K Koorsen - Jennifer Koorsen, Fort Wayne IN 51.62% 11 6 Kimberly Music, Lewis Center OH; Michael McNamara, White Plains NY 53.09% 12 10 3 Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR; Tony Ames II, Minnetonka MN 51.20% 12 7 3 Peter Clay - Kathleen Clay, Wellesley MA 52.65% 4 Patrick Sweeney, Tampa FL; Mohammed Nulla, Brampton ON 50.74% 8 John Lowe III, Washington DC; Howard Grunin, Mc Lean VA 52.39% 9 4 Sally Kesseler - Sunny Koontz, Palm Beach FL 51.91%


Today’s Bridge EventsTuesday, July 17, 10 a.m.

Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* OtherCapital Grille 10 am Side Game 4th single Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18 Part of the Saturday-Wednesday 10 am Side Game Series299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $170-20, 0-5 Pairs single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $15

Tuesday, July 17, 10 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.Wood River Bridge Club Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18 (3000+, 0-3000)Gold Rush Pairs 1-2 Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18 (300-750, 0-300)Tuesday-Wednesday KO Teams 1-2 Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18Monday-Tuesday KO Teams 3-4 Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18

Tuesday, July 17, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.WERNHER OPEN PAIRS 1-2 Q Marriott, 5th floor, Salon H $20 — 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions

Tuesday, July 17, 10 & 4 p.m.SPINGOLD KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 2 Marriott, 5th floor $20 — WAGAR WOMEN’S KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 2 Marriott, 5th floor, Salon D $20 — Screens, second session TBA0-5000 Mini-Spingold Knockout Teams Round 2 Marriott, 5th floor, Salon A $17 — 0-1500 Mini-Spingold Knockout Teams Round 2 Marriott, 5th floor, Salon A $17 — TRUSCOTT / USPC SENIOR SWISS TEAMS 1-2 F Marriott, 5th floor, Salon E $20 —

Tuesday, July 17, 1 p.m.Brick American Eatery Side Game Series 5th single Convention Center, Room 201 $16 $18 Part of the Friday-Tuesday 1 pm Side Game Series

Tuesday, July 17, 1 & 7:30 p.m.Tuesday Compact KO 1-2 Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18Bill and Fran Metzgar “Grandparents” Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Convention Center Room 201 $16 $18 Note: The 1 p.m. session will be played in the Convention Center, but the 7:30 p.m. session will be at the Marriott, 4th floor.

Tuesday, July 17, 2:30 p.m.Fogo de Chao 2:30 pm Side Game 4th single Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18 Part of the Saturday-Wednesday 2:30 pm Side Game SeriesStrati-Flighted Side Swiss Teams single Marriott, 4th floor $15 $17Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $17299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $170-20, 0-5 Pairs single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $15

Tuesday, July 17, 7:30 p.m.Monday-Tuesday Evening Compact KO 2nd Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18Tuesday-Saturday 7:30 pm Side Game Series 1st single Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18Stratified Side Swiss Teams single Marriott, 4th floor $15 $17Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $17299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $170-20, 0-5 Pairs single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $15

Unless otherwise noted, strat breaks for all stratified events are: A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). For strati-flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1500-3000), C (750-1500) and D (0-750) play in their own game.All stratification will be based on the average for the pair or team. In any event or flight with an upper limit, no individual player’s masterpoint total may exceed that upper limit.*Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

International FundIn NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition.

Wood River Bridge Club Stratified Open Pairs

Wood River Bridge Club is located in the beautiful year-round resort of Sun Valley ID. Two friendly, stratified games a week on Mondays and Thursdays at 3 p.m. allow visitors to complete a day of golf, skiing, hiking or many of the other

activities available in this world class resort. We are pleased to support the NABC in the “City of Brotherly Love.” The Wood River Bridge club is on the ACBL website, and we have our own website, as well, at www.woodriverbridge.com.

Bill and Fran Metzgar “Grandparents” Stratified Open Pairs

Many thanks to my grandparents, who were patient enough to teach two active pre-teens, my brother and I, “Metzgar Bridge” (consisting of Stayman, Blackwood and strong twos). To them I owe countless friendships and a life-long love of the game.

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