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1 Unit 142 Pittsburgh, PA October 2010 Post mortem VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT www.pittsburghbridge.org President: William Holt Vice President: Asim Ulke Secretary: Mary Paulone Carns Treasurer: Jane Marshall Club Manager: Mary Carns Editors: Arlene Port 5447 Hobart St., Pgh, PA 15217 Tel: 412-521-3637 e-mail: [email protected] Lou Joseph 6215 5th Ave. #7, Pgh., PA 15232 Tel: 412-363-8159 e-mail: [email protected] All the news that fits in print ………… lou joseph Before anyone blows a gasket, I did not put all the results in this issue from the recent phenomenal RONI Labor Day Regional Tournament. Why? WE RAN OUT OF ROOM!!! ( The balance of the results will appear in the November issue. )The tournament was wonderful as always, thanks to the magnificent jobs done by Mary Paulone Carns, Judy Haffner (ed: Lou’s too modest. He supervised. But OK, you did good, too, Lou.), and Ken and Barb Bergman, who got so many compliments for the spectacular hospitality that I was beginning to get nauseous hearing about it! (Just kidding, of course. No one knows better than I how much work they put into making it seem so ef- fortless.) The Hyatt is a fabulous site, and the schedule seems to appeal to the crowds, but without the Bergmans efforts, it would all be for naught. Being a part of the committee, I can honestly say that everybody made us look good! Mary, Judy and I want to offer our thanks to everyone who pitched in, and I offer a special thanks to those who took the time to deliver the novice lectures. The attendance at the lectures was spectacular, (even Arlene’s!) and I hope the attendees were as delighted as I was. Congratulations go to Allen Graves and Mark Lair, who tied for the over 2000 MP race and to Elio Catafalmo (a repeat performance!) who won the under 2000 MP race. Lots of wonderful events coming up in the next few months. THE PRO-AM GAME IS SOLD OUT! Can you believe it? Arlene Port and Judy Haffner did such a great job of selling, that they filled the hall at Rodef Sha- lom! But if you missed your chance, there are plenty of other great games. The annual Fossick-Goodman team game will be held on 11/7 at the Glenshaw Moose (see page 3) and the Fall Sectional at the Masonic comes right after that (also see page 3). Don’t forget that the PBA Classes begin on 10/11 at Rodef Shalom (see page 2). Well, I’ve run out of room on this page too, so I’d better sign off….

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Page 1: Unit 142 Pittsburgh, PA October 2010 Post mortemGeorge Retos2 Steve Schwarzwaelder UP THE LADDER POST JUNIOR MASTER Hazel Allen Dianna Boak Michael Howard William Mitchell Linda Shensa

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Unit 142 Pittsburgh, PA October 2010

Post mortem

VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT www.pittsburghbridge.org

President: William Holt Vice President: Asim Ulke

Secretary: Mary Paulone Carns Treasurer: Jane Marshall

Club Manager: Mary Carns

Editors: Arlene Port 5447 Hobart St., Pgh, PA 15217

Tel: 412-521-3637 e-mail: [email protected]

Lou Joseph 6215 5th Ave. #7, Pgh., PA 15232

Tel: 412-363-8159 e-mail: [email protected]

All the news that fits in print ………… lou joseph Before anyone blows a gasket, I did not put all the results in this issue

from the recent phenomenal RONI Labor Day Regional Tournament. Why?

WE RAN OUT OF ROOM!!! ( The balance of the results will appear in the

November issue. )The tournament was wonderful as always, thanks to the

magnificent jobs done by Mary Paulone Carns, Judy Haffner (ed: Lou’s too

modest. He supervised. But OK, you did good, too, Lou.), and Ken and Barb

Bergman, who got so many compliments for the spectacular hospitality that I

was beginning to get nauseous hearing about it! (Just kidding, of course. No

one knows better than I how much work they put into making it seem so ef-

fortless.) The Hyatt is a fabulous site, and the schedule seems to appeal to the

crowds, but without the Bergmans efforts, it would all be for naught. Being a

part of the committee, I can honestly say that everybody made us look good!

Mary, Judy and I want to offer our thanks to everyone who pitched in, and I

offer a special thanks to those who took the time to deliver the novice lectures.

The attendance at the lectures was spectacular, (even Arlene’s!) and I hope the

attendees were as delighted as I was.

Congratulations go to Allen Graves and Mark Lair, who tied for the

over 2000 MP race and to Elio Catafalmo (a repeat performance!) who won

the under 2000 MP race.

Lots of wonderful events coming up in the next few months. THE

PRO-AM GAME IS SOLD OUT! Can you believe it? Arlene Port and Judy

Haffner did such a great job of selling, that they filled the hall at Rodef Sha-

lom! But if you missed your chance, there are plenty of other great games. The

annual Fossick-Goodman team game will be held on 11/7 at the Glenshaw

Moose (see page 3) and the Fall Sectional at the Masonic comes right after

that (also see page 3). Don’t forget that the PBA Classes begin on 10/11 at

Rodef Shalom (see page 2). Well, I’ve run out of room on this page too, so I’d

better sign off….

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Please accept this reservation for the PBA Bridge School, Spring 2010 Bridge Basics#1 I need a Text for Basics #1 Moving Forward

NAME __________________________________________________ ADDRESS _______________________________________________ ZIP ____________ PHONE (______)_____________ EMAIL__________________________________________________

Make checks payable to the PITTSBURGH BRIDGE ASSOCIATION at the cost of $70.00 per person (plus $12 textbook if needed). Classes will be limited, and applications are accepted on a

"First Come, First Served" basis. Classes Held at: Rodef Shalom Synagogue 4905 Fifth Ave Pgh, PA 15213

The Advancing bridge Player: Bridge Basics #2. The next step for those who have taken the beginning bridge class or who want to sharpen their bridge skills. This course will use Bridge Basics #2 by Audrey Grant. Cost for Textbook $12.00. Taught by Arlene Port

Special Series: Becoming a Bridge Player instead of a Player of Bridge. Focus: 2 weeks—bidding techniques 2 weeks—play of the hand 3 weeks—defense Taught by Lou Joseph

Classes will be taught by Arlene Port & Lou Joseph Tuition $70 for the 7-week classes,

plus textbook for the Bridge Basics 2 if needed Advance Registration Requested—Complete & Mail this Form Or Register Online: www.pittsburghbridge.org/classreg.htm

For Details, Call Arlene at 412-521-3637; or Email [email protected]

Improve your game … IT NEVER HURTS TO GET BETTER! (Except maybe the opponents)

The PBA Lesson Series Continues…2010 October 11 @ 9 AM — Seven consecutive weeks @ Congregation Rodef Shalom 9AM -11:30 AM Two Separate Concurrent Classes…

Form and Payment to: The Pittsburgh Bridge Association c/o Arlene Port 5447 Hobart Street Pgh, PA 15217

Pittsburgh

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ELECTION POST

PBA BD OF DIRECTORS ELEC-

TION

Election: Saturday, Nov 12 2010

Nominating Petitions Due By:

Oct 12 2010

The Bylaws of the Pittsburgh

Bridge Association call for a 20-member

Board of Directors, with each Director

serving a two-year term. Terms are stag-

gered, and 10 members are to be elected

each year. For 2009, six Board mem-

bers’ terms are expiring If you would

like to run for the Board of Directors,

you need to submit a nominating peti-

tion, signed by ten members of the Pitts-

burgh Bridge Association. The deadline

for submitting nominating petitions is

10/12/10. In the last few years, we have

had fewer nominations than there were

Board seats to fill, and there has been no

need to hold an election. If more than

ten nominating petitions are received, an

election will be held on , at the Fall Sec-

tional, to select the members of the

Board who will serve from 2010 until

2012. Please submit any nominating

petitions to Board President Bill Holt or

Elections Chair Ron Franck, or any cur-

rent board member

The following board members’

terms are expiring:

Bill Holt

Barb Bergman

Ken Bergman

Lou Joseph

Maryanne McNeirney

Darlene Mannheimer

Marilyn Painter

George Retos

Steve Schwarzwaelder

UP THE LADDER POST

JUNIOR MASTER

Hazel Allen

Dianna Boak

Michael Howard

William Mitchell

Linda Shensa

William Taffe

Michael Zika

CLUB MASTER

Katherine Donaldson

Jean Eiseman

Kirsten Rilbe

Isabella Wagner

REGIONAL MASTER

Shirley Friedberg

Gloria Hetzer

Ruth Hughes

Marilyn Pavlokovic

Elinor Rosenthal

Joann Szymecki

NABC MASTER

Carol Gibboney

Denis Gibboney

LIFE MASTER

Carole Shanahan

BRONZE LIFE MASTER

Arlene Roberts

SILVER LIFE MASTER

David Frohlich

Tom Jolly

MORE RONI REGIONAL RESULTS

SAT AFT SIDE GAME

A B C

1 J Zambroski - F Adelsberg

2 D Kramer - J Sincoff

3 M Burgess-Strauss - A Strauss

1 1 A Roberts - A Roberts

2/3 P Williams - N Gillette

2/32 F Chapman - C Shanahan

3 A Lowenstein - S Levin

SAT EVE SIDE GAME

A B C

1 C Coleman - S Veauthier

2 B Bacon - S Fairchild

3 J Zambroski - F Adelsberg

1 S Gupta - J Coffin

2 ML Ford - R Nelson

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INSTANT MATCHPOINT GAME

09/16/2010 Glenshaw Moose

MORE REGIONAL RESULTS

SAT AFT 299’er PAIRS

A B C

1 G Krejsa - C Krejsa

2 1 1 P Miller - R Burrows

3 M Blank - P Letwin

2 2 K Peters - A Tam

3 M Berke - J Pendley

3 R Neafach - C Stuart

SAT EVE 299’er PAIRS

A B

1 B Jones - F Umbel

2 M Varble - B Varble

3 1 J O’Brien - G Hetzer

2 S Podgers - M Siebart

SUN EVE SIDE GAME

1 C Coleman - S Veauthier

2 S Fairchild - B Bacon

NORTH-SOUTH Overall Rank

A B C

1 Ronald Franck - Jane Marshall

2 Margery Tamres - Marvin Rulin

3 Nell Burney - Faye Adelsberg

1 Alan Colker - Lynne Colker

2 1 Karen Steele - Sylvia Williams

3 2 James Hastings - Susan McQuillan

3 Betty Nesbit - Jeannie McCormick

EAST-WEST Overall Rank

A B C

1 Gail Carns - Mary Paulone Carns

1 1 Gary Wire - Curt Woodhead

2 Ronald Brown - Ursula Brown

2 Catherine Caplan - P Caplan

3 Ken Bergman - Barb Bergman

2 Steven Nolan - Graham Whitlow

3 John Bernhard - Carol Bolen

3 Marilyn Painter - Carol Stonis

FRIDAY OPEN PAIRS A B C

1 1 C Boyd - B Boyd

2 V Goodykootnz - J Goodykoontz

3 B Taylor - J Dragoun

2 J Glodowski - D Tronsgard

3 T Danford - C Bonnette

2 W Hall - W Hall

3 L Stobbs - P Posey

SATURDAY OPEN PAIRS A B C

1 J Prior - R Quinlan

2 V Goodykoontz - J Goodykoontz

3 1 D Pittman - D Collura

2 R Brown - T Ferris

3 P Shrut - J Secka Sr

1 G Bischoff- J Bischof

2 J Gentry - B Leonard

3 SJ Anderson - B Helfert

WHEELING SECTIONAL

August 6-8, 2010

SUNDAY SWISS TEAMS A B C

1 1 C Bolen, J Bernhard,

J Secka Sr,, P Shrut

2 S Veauthier, C Coleman,

J Dragoun, W Cornwell

3 J Picone, B Bergman,

K Bergman, A Costanzo

2 S Harris, J Fox, F Siffrin,

D Pittman

3 1 B Orban, T Danford,

L Stobbs, C Bonnette

POST CARDS HURRY UP AND GET WELL SOON

WISHES TO:

Marion Smith (Next month you get a

poem.)

Bob Wolff

Herky Block

Nancy Simon

Ada Nye

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INTERNET POST

You are South, IMP's , NS Vul You hold:

S J98 H Q8 D 732 C J 10 8 4 2

The bidding is:

SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST

PASS 1C 1D 1S

PASS 2S DBL 4S

PASS PASS DBL PASS

? If you pass, what do you lead?

Florine Walters: Lead a Low D Part-

ner is aware that I am broke and will

probably pass. If we are minus 790, it will

probably be duplicated at the other table.

My choice of leads is the two of dia-

monds for the following reasons: More

than likely declarer is short in diamonds

and probably has three or four hearts. East

and West own at least seven hearts be-

tween the two hands. Knowing this, as well

as knowing that the club suit cannot be set

up for many discards, I think it wise to try

for at least one diamond trick before it can

be discarded. Additionally, it is more valu-

able not to expose my Qx in the heart suit,

it should be more valuable defensively

later in the play of the hand. My lead of the

low diamond rather than the high diamond

could be more important for partner to

have an idea of the count in the suit.

Trudy Cohn: Lead QH . I will pass

and then lead the Queen of Hearts. I have

no reason to think that we can make five of

anything so I will go for the plus score for

setting them. My best shot at contributing

tricks to the process is to try for a heart ruff

or to establish partner's heart suit as he has

indicated strong tolerance for hearts.

Marvin Rulin: Lead QH. partner has

values besides diamonds but I have no

reasonable bid. Because of partner's values

I'm tempted to lead a spade to reduce a

cross ruff, but prefer the heart queen.

Maybe I can get a ruff for myself

ED NOTE: Having obtained the rank of

Life Master, we welcome Marvin into the

―Expert‖, rather than the ―Auxiliary‖ part

of the Internet Post.

Bill Holt Bid 5C. Partner has a good hand

with short Spades. If he had a great hand he

would have doubled initially then pulled to his

diamond suit. Partner’s X of 4S is co-operative

but I think I have too many diamonds to want

to defend. My hand will be worth more playing

clubs. If they hit 5c I can consider bidding 5d

or prepare my apologies. I think they are mak-

ing 4S, but if I were to pass I would lead the

QH … trying to score a ruff, as partner is

strong and has heart honors. Mary Paulone Carns: Bid 5D. I have no

defensive tricks and partner can't have 4

tricks. At least he shouldn't. Stan Ruskin: Lead 2D The 1st question is

easy. I pass. Partner has taken over the auction

and a double is penalty in my book. I’m not

going to start guessing now which is what I

would be doing if I did anything else but pass.

The double also tells me that we should be able

to defeat the contract no matter what I lead so I

don’t think I should be doing something un-

usual. Partner is probably 4H and 6 or 7D. If he

were AKxx and AKxxxxx, I think he would

should bid 5D. I don’t think he has a club void

because with the powerful hand he has – play-

ing and defense – he might (should have bid 3C

with a C void. At any rate, I lead the 2D which

will give him count. A close 2nd would have

been a spade but the J98 could be important if

declarer tries to ruff things.

Steve Nolan: Bid 5D Partner's doubles both

make more sense as takeout, and my hand

doesn't have any defensive tricks or distribution

which suggest converting the last double to a

penalty. Of the possible bids, 5H is out --

I don't think partner has more than four hearts,

because with so much distribution, he would

have bid 3H in the second rround. Instead,

I think that partner's distribution is 0-4-5-4 or 0

-4-6-3. Even 0-4-7-2 is possible. I prefer 5D to

5C because (i) it right-sides the contract,

and (ii) partner is likely to take at least as many

tricks in diamonds as in clubs, no matter which

of the possible distributions he holds, and with

some shapes 5D is much better.

Richard Katz: I pass—QH

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PJ Prabhu: Lead D2. Want to lead through

dummy and cash whatever D tricks we can.

Hearts can wait.

Gail Carns: Lead HQ anything can be right

or wrong.

Herb Sachs Bid 5D. My first thought is

partner is showing 0/4/5/4 or 0/4/6/3 so I

should pull to 4nt/5c/or 5d? not 6/4 in mi-

nors with which 2nt is the descriptive bid. so

why give me a chance to pass??can he possi-

bly have enough defensive tricks to beat

this?? I say no and am bidding 5d.this way

I don’t have to declare or lead!!!

Asim Ulke: Lead QH. I can not imagine

making a call with this hand at the 5 level. It

looks like we need 3 tricks from the heart

suit to come close to beating this hand. After

that, hope for a club or a diamond trick.

Ernie Retetagos Lead QH. The

pass seems clear cut, especially for total trick

aficionados. The Queen of hearts

lead stands out, either to set up 2 heart t

ricks or to win the 1st three tricks.

Bruce Keidan: Lead a Diamond: pass

without question, and lead an unimaginative

diamond.

Jane Marshall: Lead QH pass and lead

the Queen of hearts. I know my partner has

a very good hand, but I am short in hearts

(partner has 4 hearts) and short in dia-

monds. I believe partner would have bid

4NT with 5-5 in the minors. Therefore, I

believe that we can take 3 or 4 tricks on de-

fense and do not believe that we can make 5

clubs.

Richard Katz: Lead QH. I trump lead

might work but on this hand I lead the heart.

AUXILIARY EXPERT:

Paul Rosenberg: Lead QH. We are

vulnerable, and it is their hand, although I expect my partner to have at least 4 dia-

monds, 2 spades and probably 3 clubs and 4

hearts....I am passing and then leading

the queen of hearts, hoping to cash 2 hearts

of my partner and then I ruff one. The

setting trick might come from the clubs

INTERNET POST

HOW EXPERTS VOTED

Lead or Bid?

Phillip Alder QH

Karen Allison bid 5C

David Bekowitz QH

Henry Bethe QH

Gerald Caravelli 2D

John Carruthers 8S

Larry Cohen QH

Billy Eisenberg bid 4NT

Richard Freeman QH

Ron Gerard 2H

Max Hardy QH

Cark Hudecek QH

Edwin Kantar bid 4NT

Sami Kehela QH

Eric Kokish bid 5D

John Lowenthal 2D

Chip Martel QH

Marshall Miles 8C

Sue Picus bid 4NT

Gary Powell QH

Arthur Robinson bid 5D

Eric Rodwell bid 5D

Michael Rosenberg 2D

Al Roth QH

Jeff Rubens bid 4NT

Ira Rubin QH

Kerri & Steve Sanborn 2D

Ron Smith 9S

Paul Trent 8S

Annabel van Patten QH

Steve Weinstein 9S

Robert Wolff QH

Kit Woolsey 2D

Zia Mahmood QH

INTERNET POST RESULTS:

Nat. Pgh Award

QH L 15 8 100

2D L 6 3 80

9S L 2 0 70

8S L 2 0 70

8C L 1 0 60

4NT b 4 0 60

5D b 3 4 50

5C b 1 1 40

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Roni Atkins Labor Day Regional - Pittsburgh

Aug 31-Sept 6, 2010

TUE EVE CHARITY PAIRS

A B C

1 A Firko - R Klein

2 B Klein - J Klein

3 1 J Shilliday - G Keidan

2 1 K Mulligan - D McKinley

3 F Feldman - E Alcoff

2 M Edwards -D Collura

3 C Bonnette - D Wiseman

WED MORN SIDE GAME

A B C

1 1 1 D Mannheimer - A Mannheimer

2 S Stark - J Assini

3 2 2 G Littman - S Schwarzwaelder

3 S Wozniak - E Collins

WED AFT SIDE GAME

A B C

1 1 D Bloom - V De Jong

2 2 P Rubin - M Rubin

3 J Geiger - F Kidd

3/4 1/2 A Lowenstein - S Levin

3/4 1/2 R Ornitz - B Rose

3 R Goldstein - L Levinson

WED AFT 299’er PAIRS

A B C

1 1 1 J Spear - J Reich

2 2 M Fischer - L Fischer

3 3 2 C Croushore - C Patitson

3 S Mankoswki-Myers - M Ledzinski

TUE/WED KO BRACKET 1

1 R Frobouck, A Graves, M Lair, D Levene

2 M Levine, J Clerkin, D Clerkin, D Siebert,

D McGarry

TUE/WED KO BRACKET 2

1 H Nelson, S Conrad, E Catalfamo,

FAnshen

2 C Bolen, J Secka Sr., P Shurt, J Bernhard

TUE/WED KO BRACKET 3

1 D Moyer, K Mouer, S Roberts, K Roberts

2 S Metzger, R Sheldon, E Mast, G Wire

WED COMPACT KO BRACKET 1

1 J Assini, MP Carns, P Facinelli, S Stark

2 G Carns, J Stuart, L Stuart, A Ulke

WED COMPACT KO BRACKET 2

1 A Elis, G Moser, N Elis, J Gillette

2 D Legal, A Marzolf, B Hackenberg,

L Hackenberg II

WED COMPACT KO BRACKET 3

1 K Klafehn, W Syfer, J Wendelkin,

F Hinshaw

2 C Gibboney, D Gibboney, E Collins,

S Wozniak

WED EVE SWISS TEAMS

A B C

1 J Haffner, A Port, D Dermer,

E Lazarus, D Lazarus

2 E Alcoff, F Feldman, L Rafferty,

B Olmstead

3 1 B Saunders, N Hobert, A Gordon,

J D’Antonio

2 1 L Zittel, P Zittel, G Gable,

J Wendelkin

3 N Ogan, C Whitney, V Vertes,

M Zinamon

2 R Heasley III, D Mehok, J Smith,

J Picone

3 D Hess, L Cassoff, ML Flach,

E Elikan

WED OPEN PAIRS

A B C

1 B Ellis - T Weik

2 J Glasson - B Glasson

3 P Benedict - L Jones

1 R Fegan - J Fegan

2 1 D Mannheimer - A Mannheimer

3 C Marsteller - J Newton

2 R Grassel - J Zaccardi

3 D Livingston - J Livingston

WED EVE 299’er PAIRS

D E

1 B Jones - F Umbel

2/3 1/2 A Tam - K Peters

2/3 1/2 A Henry - M Henry

WED EVE SIDE GAME

A B C

1 1 1 B Shah - D Turacy Sr

2 2 F Adelsberg - N Burney

3 3 J Swan - S Becker

2 M Edwards - P Silver

3 B Day - D Gregg

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THU AFT SIDE GAME

A B C

1 1 A Elis - M Schwartz

2 C Powell - L Evans

3 B Klein - A George

2 1 A Lowenstein - E Feldman

3 2 P Fassett - B Fassett

3 R Heasley III - D Mehok

THU AFT 299’er PAIRS

A B C

1 N Klein - M Blank

2 G Hetzer - J O’Brien

3 C Bonnette - M Graham

1 1 K Dainty - I Nahemow

2 M Fischer - L Fischer

3 2 A Coulter -F Steger

3 C Dickson - M Crawford

THU EVE SIDE GAME

A B C

1 1 F Adelsberg - N Burney

2 2 1 A Aronson - N Tredennick

3 P Caplan - C Caplan

3 2 B Provenzano - P Sprowls

3 P Silver - P Rosenberg

THU EVE 299’er PAIRS

A B

1 G Hetzer - J O’Brien

2/4 1/2 K Dainty - C Boguslawski

2/4 1/2 H Balph - R Patteron

2/4 T Morris - A O’Connell

THU OPEN PAIRS

A B C

1 J Glasson - B Glasson

2 R Potter - J Roman

3 R Katz - A Ulke

1 K Eichler - A Jacobelli

2 P Cunkelman - W Obitz

3 E Alcoff - F Feldman

1 P Swedlow - F Chapman

2 K Steele - C Oliver

3 J Thaubald - F Abdalla

THU EVE SWISS TEAMS

A B C

1 B Belardi, J Sonon, C Powell,

L Evans

2 M Levine, D McGarry,

D Clerkin, J Clerkin, D Siebert

3 1 1 S Konig, K Bock, R Logan,

B Logan

2 2 C Benedict, F Tito, L Evans,

MJ Johnson

3 M Painter, A Jennings,

J Pfeifer, C Pfeifer

3/4 K Klafehn, W Syfer,

F Hinshaw, J Wendelkin

3/4 M Zwald, V Martin,

Y McNabb, K Robertson

THU/FRI MORN SWISS

A B

1 J Assini, S Stark, A Firko,

R Klein

2 E Alcoff, F Feldman, B Olmstead,

L Rafferty

3 J Tscholl, J Overcasher, D Pierce,

A Costanzo

1 S Becker, J Swan, P Cunkelman,

W Obitz, C Berkman, E Sobol

FRI AFT SIDE GAME

A B C

1 D Kramer - J Sincoff

2 M Burgess Strauss - A Strauss

3 1 P Rubin - M Rubin

2 1 J Charles - T Aspenwall

3 A Gordon - B Saunders

2/3 R Carter - R Kramer

2/3 P Swedlow - J Zimmerman

FRI AFT 299’er PAIRS

A B C

1 M Collins - N Miller

2 G Marcus - S Rabovsky

3 1 C Henderson - J Scott

2 P Park - J Purvis

3 K Dainty - C Boguslawski

1 P Miller - R Burrows

2 S Mankowski-Myers -

M Ledzinsky

3 A Coulter - F Steger

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GREENSBURG OUTPOST by Mary Jo Johnson I think that I heard #43 as the representative number of Greensburg players who received points at

the Pittsburgh Regional Tournament at the airport last month. SO.... there probably were more in

attendance even though we hate to admit that some players might not have earned any points. All

Greensburg games were canceled encouraging players to participate in the competition.The venue

(although a little far travel-wise) was great and the Pittsburgh committee did a terrific job !

As a result of earning his small amount of necessary GOLD points, Ed Collins is offi-

cially a LIfe Master. Way to go Ed ! And kudos to your team mates as well: Sally Wozniak and

Dennis and Carol Gibboney. The Thursday game recently honored Ed with a present for achiev-

ing his goal. I know that his team-mates are breathing a little easier these days and so is Ed's wife,

Judy, who is becoming a regular at the bridge table too.

Some other Greensburg players, Audrey Marzolf and Bea Hackenberg, were part of the

team that enabled Dave Legal to become a Life Master at the same tournament. The fourth mem-

ber of that team was Bea's son, Roy. A lot of Greensburg players regularly attend Dave's Monday

game at Export, where Dave had a cake commemorating his achievement.

Do you believe in coincidence? Listen to this one. Erwin Illson and his wife, Mary, both

became Life Masters at Kitty Jo Hellmann's Friday game. Then a while back, Erwin became a

Bronze Life Master at the same game. Where's this going? You guessed it....... a couple of weeks

ago, Mary became a Bronze Life Master at the same infamous Friday game. Kitty Jo is certainly

their lucky charm. Are you going for SILVER?

It's great to see some of Kitty Jo's Friday novices venturing to the Wednesday and

Thurday games. Seen at the tables recently: Mary Kahl and Lynda Gesalman. Y'all come back

now, y' hear?

Larry Evans will be starting a 6 week course on Cue Bidding beginning Thursday, Oct.

14th at the First Christian: Disciples of Christ Church in Greensburg. Class will be from 10: 30 -

11: 30, prior to the regularly scheduled Thursday game. The cost is $25. For further information

you may contact Larry at 724-258-5022. Sign up for the class and then stay to play. Thursday's

game uses the electronic Bridge Pads for scoring and at the conclusion of the game, there are

hand records.

This is a beautiful time of the year and although this has been a particularly hot, sunny

September, we know that fall (at least on the calendar) is here. In another week or two the leaves

will be at their "peak" and we in this area are blessed to have such colorful foliage. ENJOY !!!!!

SAT OPEN PAIRS

A B C

1 S Grzegorzewski - C Mody

2 A Port - L Joseph

3 A Ulke - P Chisholm

1 D Averbach - B Bayuk

2 1 C Bonfiglio - J Miller Garino

3 D Bonner - R Bonner

2 B Walz - A Walz

3 J Bardi - I Bardi

AFT SIDE SERIES OVERALL

1/2 J Sincoff - D Kramer

EVE SIDE SERIES OVERALL

1/2 N Burney - F Adelsberg

SAT EVE SIDE SWISS

A B C

1 W Holt, R Quinlan, R Park

C Hoechstetter

2 J Martin, J Bachelder, L Loux,

M Baldwin

3 1 D Turacy Sr., D Mannheimer,

B McElhaney, G Retos

2 1 W Seran, B Brennan, ML Flach,

L Cassoff

3 D Legal, A Marzolf,

B Hackenberg, L Hackenberg II

MORE RESULTS ON PAGES

3, 4, 8, 9 and NEXT ISSUE!!!

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FIRST AT THE POST!!

70% GAMES

Asim Ulke & Arlene Port Mon. Rodef 70.60%

Judy Haffner & Arlene Port (Hi Lou) Mon. Rodef 73.42%

Marcella Apter & Pat Katz Mon. Rodef 72.01%

Bob Quinlin & Lou Joseph (wow Bob, you really are good) Moon 72.76%

Alice Williams & Barbara Belardi Moon DBC 71.08%

3 IN A ROW Paul Caplan Mon. Rodef Cathy Caplan Mon. Rodef

Jenny Janitor Export DBC Graham Whitlow Export DBC

2 IN A ROW

Trudy Cohn Temple Sinai Arlene Port Temple Sinai

Jenny Janitor Export DBC Graham Whitlow Export DBC

Bob Davis JCC SH Tue Janis O’Brien JCC SH Tue

Manny Kann Rodef 99’er Annette Blum Rodef 99’er

ML Naughton Allegh North B Norante Allegh North

Sue Lordi Ctr Bridge Wed J Marshall Ctr Bridge Wed

Barb Bergman Ctr Bridge Wed Ken Bergman Ctr Bridge Wed

Jim Klein JCC Wechsler Arnold Levvine JCC Wechsler

Rona Sutin Rodef David Kozloff Rodef

Arlene Port Rodef Annette Blum Rodef 199ers

Manny Kann Mon. Rodef 199ers

THU/FRI KO BRACKET 1

1 M Lair, D Levene, R Frobouck,

A Graves

2 P Benedict, L Jones, A Firko, R Klein

THU/FRI KO BRACKET 2

1 G Retos, D Mannheimer, C Bolen,

J Bernhard

2 C Wang, N Hobert, E Balucha,

J D’Antonio

THU/FRI KO BRACKET 3

1 S Schwarzwaelder, L Cassoff,

B Brennan, T Hertzberg

2 C Beardmore, R Carroll, T Murray,

R Murray

FRI EVE SIDE GAME

A B

1 J Assini - J Stuart

2 M Burgess Strauss - A Strauss

3 1 M Stahr - J Stahr

2 D Bloom - V De Jong

FRI EVE 299’er PAIRS

1 N Matthews - T Flannery

2 M Berke - J Pendley

FRI EVE SWISS TEAMS

A B E Hargesheimer, C Kellogg,

1 J Levy, F Schenker

2 1 S McQuillan, G Littman, J Tsang,

C Bogan

FRI OPEN PAIRS

A B C

1 J Haffner - A Ulke

2 D Tubbesing - S Craney

3 J Glasson - B Glasson

1 K Eichler - A Jacobelli

2 E Schulz - M Skavaril

3 1 R Saptel - A Saptel

2 J Verno - R Berzinsky

3 H Bohl Jr - MJ Bohl

FRI OPEN SWISS TEAMS

A B C

1 M Sylvester, S Fairchild,

C Smith, A Selling

2 M Levine, D McGarry,

D Clerkin, J Clerkin,

D Siebert

3 J Toy, D Early, P Grover,

J Zimmerman

1 S Portnoy, J Phillips, S Spear,

M Retetagos

2 M Edwards, S Harris,

D Pittman, D Collura

3 M Painter, A Jennings,

J Pfeifer, C Pfeifer

1 K Klafehn, W Syfer,

J Wendelkin, F Hinshaw

2 R Larson, D Young, K Curto,

B McMullen

3 K Robertson, Y McNabb,

M Zwald, V Martin

More labor day regional results

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OCTOBER 2010

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

PBA OPEN

PAIRS

2

3 4 5

Allegheny North

Club Champ

6

Center Bridge

Club Champ

7

Allegheny North

Club Champ

8 PBA UNIT

Championship

& BD MTG

9 Unit 229

Center Bridge

Club Champ

10 11 PBA Classes

Commence

See page 2

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Allegheny North

Charity Game

13 ctr br-Ch

game JCC Club app

14 PRO-AM GAME

SOLDOUT! (check

for cancellations)

15

PBA CLUB

Championship

16

Center Bridge

Charity Game

17 18 Rodef

Club app.

19

Allegh North

Club Apprecia-

tion

20

Center Bridge

Club Apprecia-

tion

21

Allegheny North

Club Apprecia-

tion

22

PBA CLUB

Appreciation

SWISS TEAMS

23

Center Bridge

Club Apprecia-

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