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Opening receptionJoin us outside the Coral

Ballroom after tonight’s evening session for a night of food, live music, drinks and dancing as we welcome you to the 2018 Fall NABC. The reception will be in the Coral Lounge on the second floor of the Mid-Pacific Center, across from the Tapa Tower.

The Island Kings are an eight-piece band specializing in high-energy music. Their “cooler-than-average” song list focuses squarely on filling the dance floor. These musicians will play your favorite music from Bruno Mars to Nat King Cole.

Daily BulletinFriday, November 23, 2018 Volume 91, Number 1

91st Fall North American Bridge Championships [email protected] | Editors: Sue Munday and Chip Dombrowski

Goodwill MessageIt is your responsibility that bridge remains the

game you enjoy so much. Sandy DeMartino, ChairAileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill Committee

Entry feesPlayers must be ACBL members whose service

fees or dues are current in order to compete in any of the following nationally ranked events: Nail Life Master Open Pairs, Whitehead Women’s Pairs, Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams, Keohane North American Swiss Teams, NABC+ Mixed Swiss Teams, Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs, Mitchell Open Board-a-Match Teams, Marsha May Sternberg

Pre-registration required for Baze Senior KO

Pre-registration for the Baze Senior Knockout Teams is required before 11 a.m. today. Entries may be purchased in the Honolulu Suites in the Tapa Tower, or Coral Ballroom 5 in the Mid-Pacific Conference Center.

Notice to players who live outside North AmericaParticipation in the Nail Life Master Pairs is

restricted to ACBL members who have achieved the rank of Life Master. Foreign players who do not meet this criterion but feel they are otherwise eligible must receive a waiver prior to the commencement of these contests.

Previously granted waivers will be honored.For waiver information, please arrive early and

see the Director in Charge at the selling site.

Effective Nov. 21, new convention charts went into effect ACBL-wide. You can download the new charts at acbl.org/newconventioncharts.

Tom Carmichael, chairman of the Competition and Convention Committee, penned a series of articles that appeared in the Bridge Bulletin in August, September, October and November explaining the four new charts. Those articles are being slightly abridged for the Daily Bulletin.

Today’s installment will look at the Basic and Basic+ charts; tomorrow, the Open and Open+ charts will be discussed.

Basic ChartThe Basic Chart is intended for our newest

players. It is the most restrictive of the four charts in terms of what is legal to play, however, most popular conventions are legal under the chart. The chart is intended for “Gold Rush” style events. At tournaments, it will be used for any event that has an upper masterpoint limit of 750 or below as well as some knockout brackets in which all the teams have low masterpoint totals. Clubs will still be able

The New Convention Charts – part 1By Tom Carmichael, Competition and Convention Committee Chair

to use whatever rules they wish, but this chart is recommended for limited masterpoint games at clubs.

The style of the Basic Chart is very similar to the General Convention Chart previously used. In many ways, this chart can be thought of as GCC lite. Some examples of legal opening bids include: Short Club, Precision 1♣, Flannery, mini-Roman, weak notrumps, four-card majors, weak two-bids, Namyats and gambling 3NT. Most common responses are likewise legal: forcing 1NT, 2/1 game-force, Stayman and transfers, Jacoby 2NT, Bergen raises, etc. For most players, this chart should require no changes to the current system.

The new charts contain some terminology (capitalized in the text) that are defined in the glossary with a precise meaning. While there is no need to learn each and every one of these new terms, a few are worth mentioning:• Average Strength. This is mostly used to describe

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We are thrilled to extend a very warm welcome to the 2018 Fall NABC in beautiful Hawaii, where you will find soothing trade winds, rainbows, pristine beaches

and the scent of plumeria blossoms right outside your room at the incredible Hilton Hawaiian Village.

The island of Oahu is known as The Gathering Place, and our population is a diverse mix of cultures from Polynesia, Asia, the mainland United States and all over the globe. The restaurant guide, compiled by Gay Yamagiwa and Ann Bernson, describes the many opportunities to enjoy new and interesting foods from these cultures. There are wonderful restaurants, bars and entertainment opportunities within the Hilton Hawaiian Village and many more within a short walk or a short taxi,

Aloha and E Komo MaiUber or Lyft ride away.

The first Friday is Aloha Friday and we hope you will try to wear aloha attire. You won’t want to miss that night’s welcome party, or the ono (delicious) snacks selected for you each night by hospitality chair Marie Ashton.

Sunday, Nov. 25, will be Oahu Day and we will have very exciting Tahitian dancers and drummers performing for you after the evening session, along with snacks and a cash bar for your enjoyment. Watch the Daily Bulletin for special events on Kauai, Maui and Big Island days as well.

Busaba Williams and her menehune extend an especially warm welcome to our 0–299 masterpoint players in the I/N Room, with special prizes, gifts, limited masterpoint games and celebrity speakers. Our team of warm, welcoming volunteers will do everything we can to make your stay in Hawaii memorable and filled with aloha. Let the fun begin!

Best wishes for an enjoyable and successful tournament with many slams bid and made.

Muriel StittTournament Chair

Super Senior start timesPlease note: The start times for the Super Senior

Pairs on Sunday, Nov. 25 and Monday Nov. 26 are 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

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Ferguson wins Robot Individual

With huge scores on the second and third days, Jonathan Ferguson of Ottawa ON won the Fall NABC Robot Individual, averaging 72.17% across the three day-long sessions. Ferguson started with a 64.20% the first day, which was 62nd place. He won both the second and third days with scores of 78.18% and 74.14%.

When Feguson saw his preliminary score Wednesday, he shouted so loud his neighbor came over. “I haven’t felt that much elation about bridge since I came back to win a KO event with Chris Pedersen 20-plus years ago,” Ferguson said.

In second place was Leo LaSota of Glen Burnie MD, who averaged 70.14%. LaSota is a six-time winner of the annual online masterpoints race.

Mark Bennett of Honolulu HI placed third with 68.18%. He has twice placed in the top 10 of previous Robot Individuals.

The Flight B winner was Samuel Ieong of Mountain View CA, who scored 65.38% for 14th overall.

Junjui Zhu of Burnaby BC won Flight C with an average of 60.94%.

Friday, November 23, 2018 Daily Bulletin

Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the game! Talks will be held in Coral Ballroom 1, Mid-Pacific Center. Speakers and topics are subject to change.

Friday, Nov. 239:15 am Lisa Berkowitz Signaling6:45 pm Jeff Hand Trump Contracts

Saturday, Nov. 249:15 am Patty Tucker The Match Game

Sunday, Nov. 259:15 am GS Jade Barrett The Power of Fits6:45 pm Jeff Hand Notrump Contracts

SPECIAL EVENTSMEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS

CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM

Meetings are at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.

Friday, November 238 am-noon Best Practices Teacher Workshop. Session one of three.

ACBL’s interactive seminar for people interested in learning how to teach bridge. (Kahili Suite, second floor, Kalia Tower)

10 am-noon ACBL Charity Foundation meeting. (Sea Pearl Room 1, Mid-Pacific Center)

4:30-6 pm Club and Teacher Reception. Thank-you reception for the teachers and club officials who work so hard to recruit and retain our members. (South Pacific Ballroom 4, Mid-Pacific Center)

10:30 pm-1 am NABC Opening Reception. (Coral Lounge, Mid-Pacific Center)

Saturday, November 248-10:30 am ACBL Educational Foundation meeting. (Ilima

Boardroom, second floor, Kalia Tower)8 am-noon Best Practices Teacher Workshop. Session two of three.

ACBL’s interactive seminar for people interested in learning how to teach bridge. (Kahili Suite, second floor, Kalia Tower)

10 am-noon Free Bridge Lesson with Robert Todd followed by a special game for newer players. (South Pacific Ballroom 4, Mid-Pacific Center)

10 am-noon ACBL Laws Commission meeting. (Lehua Suite, second floor, Kalia Tower)

10 am-noon ACBL Hall of Fame Committee meeting. (Sea Pearl Room 1, Mid-Pacific Center)

1-6 pm Learn Bridge in a Day?™ This popular session is designed especially for true beginners, those returning to bridge after long absences and those merely wanting to “test the waters” before committing to formal classes. The concentrated course includes both class instruction and coached play. No pre-

registration required. Fee: $20 covers textbook and door prizes. (South Pacific Ballroom 4, Mid-Pacific Center)

6-8:30 pm Learn Bridge in a Day?™ Teacher Accreditation. Teacher training includes information on organizing and marketing LBIAD as well as maximizing retention rates, writing effective grant requests and the presentation of the seminar. Fee: $15 if you preregister (acbl.org/reglbiad), $20 at the door. (South Pacific Ballroom 4, Mid-Pacific Center)

Sunday, November 25

8 am-noon Best Practices Teacher Workshop. Session three of three. ACBL’s interactive seminar for people interested in learning how to teach bridge. (Kahili Suite, second floor, Kalia Tower)

10-11:30 am Board of Governors meeting. All members of the ACBL Board of Governors are invited to attend the Fall NABC meeting. This meeting is also open to the general membership of the ACBL. (Tapa Ballroom, second floor, Tapa Tower)

10 am-noon Free Bridge Lesson with Patty Tucker followed by a special game for newer players. (South Pacific Ballroom 4, Mid-Pacific Center)

1-6 pm Notrump in a Day. Fee: $15 if you preregister (acbl.org/reglbiad), $20 at the door. (South Pacific Ballroom 4, Mid-Pacific Center)

2-6 pm Best Practices Teacher Assessments. People who complete the Best Practices Teacher Workshop can sign up for an assessment during this time. (Kahili Suite, second floor, Kalia Tower)

5-7 pm Martin & MacArthur Private Shopping Event. Gallery offers 10% discount on all items to bridge players. Invitations available at Welcome Desk in the Coral Lounge. Refreshments served. (Martin & MacArthur, first floor, Tapa Tower)

HOSPITALITY AND ENTERTAINMENT

Evening hospitality is served at the Coral Lounge (Mid-Pacific Center) and the Palace Lounge (Tapa Tower) except where noted.

Saturday, Nov. 2410:30 pm BBQ beef slider

Sunday, Nov. 2510:30 pm World-renowned Tahiti Mana Dance Troupe, Salted Soft Pretzel and Maui-style potato chips; cash bar

(Coral Ballroom)

Daily Bulletin deliveryDaily Bulletins may not arrive until

as late as 9 a.m. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Vugraph operators neededExperienced vugraph operators are needed Sunday and Monday for the Baze Senior Knockout broadcast on BBO.

The first session each day starts at noon, the second session starts at 7 p.m. ACBL pays operators $50 per session. If you are available, please email Jan Martel at [email protected], or text her at 530-574-5780, and she will

answer any questions you may have. Thousands of BBO spectators around the world will appreciate your help!

Friday, Nov. 23 10:30 pm-1 am NABC Opening Reception. (Coral Lounge, Mid-Pacific Center)


JUST FOR NEW PLAYERSThinking bridge

By Eddie KantarResponding to 1NT, entry considerations,

unblocking Dlr: South ♠ K 6 3 Vul: E–W ♥ J 10 9 ♦ A J 5 2 ♣ 8 6 4 ♠ Q 10 9 ♠ 8 7 5 2 ♥ Q 7 6 5 2 ♥ A 4 ♦ 10 6 3 ♦ K Q 9 ♣ 7 2 ♣ K 9 5 3 ♠ A J 4 ♥ K 8 3 ♦ 8 7 4 ♣ A Q J 10 West North East South 1NT Pass 2NT All Pass

Opening lead: ♥5.Bidding commentary: The sequence assumes

that 2NT is natural, not a transfer. If 2NT is played as a transfer, responder has to go through Stayman to raise to 2NT. As South, with a balanced 15 HCP, pass 2NT. With any 17-point hand and most 16-point hands, bid 3NT. A 16-point hand divided 4–3–3–3 and lacking intermediates also does best to pass a raise to 2NT. As North, with a 4–3–3–3 hand pattern, you need 9 HCP to raise to 2NT – 8 HCP is not enough.

Defensive commentary: As East, win the ♥A and return the ♥4. Had the opponents gone through Stayman, South denying a four-card major, you would know partner has at least five hearts. Also, both defenders should play South for 15 HCP when he passes 2NT.

Play commentary: As South, plan ahead before playing to the first trick. Your plan should be to try to bring in clubs for four tricks if the finesse works. Even if the finesse works, you may have to repeat it three times (East

might have four or five clubs headed by the king. Three finesses mean three dummy entries. Do you see three? It looks like there are two, but there are three – if you unblock the ♥K at trick one! You really aren’t costing yourself a trick as the queen is marked in the West hand after the lead of a low heart. Your unblock creates a third dummy entry in hearts. Play the same with ♥Q x x. Dump the queen at trick one to make sure you have a dummy entry.

Defensive commentary #2: As West, win the second heart and play a third, clearing the suit.

Play commentary #2: As South, win the third heart in dummy and take club finesse #1, leading low to the queen (playing the higher equal for deceptive purposes). After the ♣Q holds, cross to the ♠K and take club finesse #2, this time leading a club to the jack (higher remaining equal). When that holds, cross to the ♦A and take club finessse #3. When the smoke clears, you have eight tricks: four clubs, two spades one heart and one diamond. You play so beautifully.

Welcome, Intermediate/Newcomer Players,

to Hawaii!Intermediate/Newcomer (I/N) games begin at

10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on most days. All I/N events will be held in the Coral Ballroom 1 on the second floor of the Mid-Pacific Center.

The I/N Partnership Desk guarantees you a partner if you sign up one hour prior to game time.

Don’t forget to pick up your registration gift from both the I/N and Welcome desks.

Celebrity bridge speakers will give free mini-lessons at 9:15 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. (on most days). Today, Lisa Berkowitz presents “Signaling” at 9:15. At 6:45, Jeff Hand presents “Trump Contracts.”

Players with 0–5 masterpoints can play free in the Newcomer games today.

Don’t miss these free two-hour lessons (10 a.m. to noon) by renowned ACBL teachers in the South Pacific Ballroom 4 in the Mid-Pacific Center:

• Saturday, Nov. 24 Robert Todd• Sunday, Nov. 25 Patty TuckerA special game for 0–20 players will be held

immediately following these lectures (14 deals, free!).

Learn Bridge in a Day? Yes! Let Patty Tucker show you how on Saturday, Nov. 25, from 1-6 p.m. in the South Pacific Ballroom 4. Fee: $20.

Entry fee special Players with 0–100 MPs who buy a regular-

price entry Nov. 23–25 will receive a half-priced entry for games Nov. 30–Dec. 2.

Women’s Board-a-Match Teams, Senior Mixed Pairs, Super Senior Pairs and Baze Senior Knockout Teams. The entry fee for these contests is $25 per player per session. For team events, this means $100 per team per session for four-person teams, $125 per team per session for five-person teams, and $150 per team per session for six-person teams.

Note: $1.50 per person per session benefits the International Fund.

Players must also be current ACBL members to play in the 0-6000 Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs, the 0-10,000 Swiss Teams, the 0-10,000 IMP Pairs and the 0-10,000 Fast Pairs. The entry fee is $17 per player per session. For the team events, this means $68 per team per session for teams of four, $85 per team per session for teams of five, and $102 per team per session for teams of six.

Regional championships are $16 per player per session for current members, $20 for lapsed members. For multi-session team events of three sessions or more, the entry fee is $64, $80 or $96 for teams of four, five or six, respectively. For team events of one or two sessions, the entry fee is $64.

All other events are $15 per player per session for current members, $19 for lapsed members.

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Entry fees

New Life MastersNew Life Masters – share the good news!

Anyone who advances in rank, please stop by the Daily Bulletin office between noon and 7:30 p.m. or after the evening session so that we can report the details. We’re located in Iolani 1 in the Tapa Tower.


EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OPEN PAIRS 28.5 Tables A B C 13.00 1 1 Lee De Simone, Paso Robles CA; Maximo Crusizio, Argentina 66.52% 9.75 2 Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL; Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL 64.58% 7.31 3 Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo Japan; Iku Donnelly, Honolulu HI 60.54% 5.48 4 Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY; Russell Samuel, Coram NY 59.34% 4.11 5 Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Alain Schreiber, Bellevue WA 59.26% 3.08 6 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 59.12% 4.69 7 2 Jingyuan Gong, Shenzhen China; Aiyue Ma, Canton China 58.90% 1.75 8 Robert L. McClendon, Ponte Vedra FL; Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN 58.83% 1.44 9 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Eddie Wold, Houston TX 58.55% 3.65 10/11 3/4 Gamil Tadros - Helen Dillen, Calgary AB 58.19% 3.08 10/11 3/4 Thomas Trudeau, San Antonio TX; Patty Michael, San Mateo CA 58.19% 2.56 12 Radu Nistor, Woodside NY; Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI 57.83% 1.83 13 Linda Dunn, Memphis TN; Barbara Heller, Knoxville TN 55.70% 1.98 5 Shelley Burns, North Vancouver BC; Kelvin Raywood, Vancouver BC 55.13% 1.48 6 Dawn Campbell, Portland OR; Mark Peterson, Larkspur CA 54.20% 2.45 7 1 Ralph Haberfeld, Jackson WY; Shameine Ali, Vancouver BC 51.85% 1.84 2 Cheng Wang, Canton China; Rose Hou, Richmond Hill ON 51.78% 1.38 3 Vanessa Brown - William O Shea, Spit Junction Australia 48.08%

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO 1 5 TablesEric Leong, Oakland CA; Peter Gill, Sydney Australia; Simon Ekenberg, Kalmar Sweden; Simon Hult, Wastervik Sweden vsAlan Arakawa, Kahului HI; R Bruce Martin, Paia HI; Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI; Frank Morgan, Allentown PA vsMike Rippey, Orinda CA; Benito Garozzo, Wilmington DE; Alessandro Ganddougua, Rome Italy; Kamil Nowak, Kielce Poland; Woaciech Strzemecki, Poland; Leonardo Cima, Roma Italy

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO 2 6 TablesJun Lei - Yong Xue - Guojang Xin, China; Yumin Liu, Burlingame CA vsDanuta Trafford - Thomas Trafford - Peter Serafini - Stewart Brightman, Calgary AB

Jason Larrivee - Pamela Keim, Regina SK; Walter Mitchell Jr. - Constance Mitchell, Bear Creek PA vsRobert Garin - Marie Garin, San Diego CA; Bobbi Le Feuvre - Claude Le Feuvre, Van Nuys CA

Tricky gameBy Barry Rigal

This deal was played in the McConnell Cup at the recent World Championships in Orlando. Dlr: East ♠ Q 7 6 5 4 Vul: E–W ♥ K 3 ♦ K Q 5 ♣ K 8 2 ♠ A 10 3 2 ♠ 9 ♥ J 10 7 6 ♥ Q 9 8 2 ♦ J 2 ♦ 9 8 ♣ 9 7 6 ♣ A Q J 10 5 4 ♠ K J 8 ♥ A 5 4 ♦ A 10 7 6 4 3 ♣ 3 West North East South Brown Larsson Brock Bertheau Pass 1♦ Pass 1♠ 2♣ Dbl Pass 4♠ All Pass West North East South Wiseman McCallum Smith Baker Pass 1♦ Pass 1♠ Dbl Redbl 2♥ 4♠ All Pass

North–South brushed aside the interference in both rooms to arrive in 4♠.

In the Open Room, East led the ♥9, and declarer won in hand to continue with a small spade to the jack, holding the trick. When declarer led the ♠K from dummy she was now doomed, as West rose with the ace and punched the ♣9 though. Declarer played small, but West continued the suit and declarer ruffed in dummy. A small diamond to the queen in hand was followed by the queen of trumps, but now declarer had a trump and a club loser for one off.

To make the contract, declarer has to play three rounds of diamonds at trick three – this only works if trumps are 4–1, so it is not a play you are particularly likely to find.

In the Closed Room, they reached the same contract on the same lead but with a different auction by the defense. Declarer won with the king and played a trump to the king which held. Now she played three rounds of diamonds, and though West could ruff the third round, declarer was in full control. West switched to the ♣9 covered by the king and won by East’s ace and the continuation was ruffed in dummy. Declarer now continued with diamonds and West had no way to counter. She tried ruffing with the 10 but declarer overruffed, then ruffed her club loser in dummy; West had only her ace of trumps to make. After East’s double and West’s 2♥ bid, it seemed reasonable to place the hearts 4–4 and that West had more hearts than clubs, thus East had six clubs. Still a well-earned 10 IMPs to the Baker team.


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New Convention Chart

for an opening bid. It is defined as 10 HCP or meeting the Rule of 19 (HCP + the length of the two longest suits must be 19 or more). This value is likely to be lower than most people will want to open the bidding; this is intentional, to give some wiggle room for those who like more aggressive bidding.

• Natural. The rules here haven’t changed much, but the following is a good summary. Any opening bid, response or overcall in a suit at the one-level is natural if it shows four or more cards in the suit bid, except for 1♣ and 1♦, which can be based on a three-card holding. (Indeed, 1♣ can show two cards for hands with exactly 4=4=3=2 pattern and still qualify as natural.) At the two level, an opening bid, response or overcall that shows at least five cards is natural.

• Quasi-Natural. A new term introduced in this chart. This is for the “can be short” type bids, where a bid is either natural (as above) or it has some balanced- or notrump-type pattern. A classic example of this type of bid is the Precision 1♦ opener, which can have as few as two diamonds if balanced but could also be an unbalanced hand with long diamonds.

• Artificial. Any bid which is neither Natural nor Quasi-Natural.It is also worth noting some of the areas in which

this chart is more restrictive than the GCC. Some examples include:• Precision-style systems cannot employ artificial

bids (other than a negative bid) on the one level. Precision systems where the 1♦ response to 1♣ is negative and 1♥, 1♠ and 1NT are all natural bids are allowed.

• Polish Club–style systems, where 1♣ can be many different hand types, such as 12–14 balanced, natural clubs or the strong forcing artificial opening. Because this bid is neither strong (it could be a 12–14 NT) nor Natural or Quasi-natural (it could have zero clubs if strong), it does not fall within any of the allowed categories.

• “Woolsey” defense to 1NT, where 2♦ shows either major. Double and 2♣ are the only calls which are allowed to have no known suits.In summary, the Basic Chart should allow the

systems that are most familiar to our newest players. Most players should be able to continue playing as they have been with no changes or special knowledge of the new rules required.

Basic+ ChartAs the name implies, the Basic+ Chart is similar

to the Basic Chart with additional conventions allowed as legal. The intent behind the chart is to cater to somewhat limited events such as Flight B events or lower-tier/mid-tier bracketed knockout events. This chart is recommended for club owners who have mostly lower-tier players and wish to restrict conventions in their club in their open games.

Of the four new charts, the Basic+ Chart is the one closest to the current GCC. Many of the items I

singled out on the Basic Chart as not being legal are legal under Basic+ Chart: Polish Club and Precision with artificial game-forcing responses such as the popular 1♥ response showing 8–11 HCP, and so on.

The Basic+ Chart also allows lighter natural openings, both on the one and two level. On the one level, natural bids must meet the requirement of “Near Average Strength” as opposed to the Basic Chart’s requirement of “Average Strength.” A “Near Average” hand must either have at least 8 HCP or meet the Rule of 17 in which high-card strength plus the length of the two longest suits be 17 or greater. This is in line with the current restrictions of the GCC, in which opening bids must promise 8 HCP or more. Weak two-bids similarly have a slightly lower minimum requirement for strength, allowing pairs to agree to open on as few as 3 HCP if they wish. The maximum range for weak two-bids is similarly extended to 8 HCP instead of the 7 HCP range on the Basic Chart.

There are other items allowed on the Basic+ Chart that aren’t legal under the Basic Chart. For example, under the Basic+ Chart, you may play artificial

bids after an opponent’s takeout double. This could include fairly popular treatments such as playing transfers after a double. Another good example is the reverse Flannery jump that is increasing in popularity, where after a one-of-a-minor opening, the 2♥ or 2♠ bids show five spades and four hearts with different strength hands.

There are also instances where a specific item allowed under Basic is more generally allowed under Basic+ Chart. For example, the Basic chart explicitly allows for the Precision 2♦, a 2♦ opener to show 0–1 diamonds and three or more cards in all other suits. This is expanded under the Basic+ Chart which allows any two-level bid to show a three-suited hand with a minimum of Average Strength. This would allow, for example, a 2♥ opening to show short diamonds, which is favored by some Precision pairs to allow for other 2♦ openers such as Flannery.

Overall, the Basic+ Chart should feel very familiar to most players. By and large, most agreements that would be legal under the current GCC will also be allowed under Basic+ Chart.


Last year’s winners in the Baze Senior KO: Jerry Clerkin, Mike Passell, Eddie Wold, Dennis Clerkin, Marc Jacobus and team captain Mike Levine.

The Baze Senior Knockout Teams begins today. Day-long matches will occur until the contest is decided. The event is limited to players born before Jan. 1, 1959.

Grant Baze (1943–2009) had accumulated more than 41,000 masterpoints before his death. He won seven NABC titles over the course of his career and had seven second-place finishes as well. He was also a three-time winner of the World Senior Teams, and notched one victory in the Transnational Teams.

A three-time winner of the Barry Crane Top 500 masterpoint race, Baze was also the first player to record more than 3000 points in a calendar year.

Baze may be best known, however, for his sartorial style (he was always attired in a suit and tie when he was at the table) and his strong ethical and professional approach to bridge.

Previous winners:1994 1. Zeke Jabbour, Russ Arnold, Richard Hunt,

Dan Morse, Chuck Said, John Sutherlin; 2. Duncan Phillips, Robert Ryder, Howard Hertzberg, Hamish Bennett, Joan Remey Moore, William Esberg

1995 1. Zeke Jabbour, Russ Arnold, Mike Levine, Bill Eisenberg, Benito Garozzo, Tommy Sanders; 2. Norm Coombs, Leonard Ernst, Michael Slaven, Richard Hart, Loren Hawkins, Don Brock

1996 1. Zeke Jabbour, Russ Arnold, Tommy Sanders, Bill Eisenberg, Mary Chilcote, Fred Hamilton; 2. Howard Hertzberg, Robert Ryder, William Esberg, Simon Kantor, Marty Baff

1997 1. Bob Carteaux, David Adams, Al Childs, Ralph Cohen, Chuck Said; 2. Mike Levine, Zeke Jabbour, Jim Linhart, Russ Arnold, Per Olof Sundelin, Arnold Fisher

1998 1. Mike Levine, Tommy Sanders, Zeke Jabbour, Arnie Fisher, Fred Hamilton, Chuck Said; 2. Gene Freed, Gene Simpson, James Koley, Syd Levey, Simon Kantor

1999 1. Jim Sternberg, Bernie Chazen, Allan Cokin, Billy Eisenberg, Richard Reisig, Robert Lipsitz; 2. Richard Budd, Shome Mukherjee, Robert Ryder, William Hunter

2000 1. Richard Budd, Robert Ryder, William Hunter, Shome Mukherjee, Richard De Martino, Pat McDevitt; 2. Jim Sternberg, Allan Cokin, Chuck Burger, Richard Reisig, Bernie Chazen, Robert Lipsitz

2001 1. Mike Levine, Zeke Jabbour, Randy Pettit, Allan Siebert, Per Olof Sundelin, Arnold Fisher; 2. Gene Simpson, Hamish Bennett, Billy Eisenberg, Joe Kivel, Jim Robison, Chris Larsen

2002 1. Mike Levine, Zeke Jabbour, Bobby Wolff, Dan Morse, Per Olof Sundelin, Arnold Fisher; 2. Lewis Finkel, John Stiefel, Daniel Colatosti, Mel Colchamiro, John Malley, Bernie Miller

2003 1. Dennis Dawson, Clement Jackson, John Sutherlin, Bobby Wolff, John Mohan, Dan Morse; 2. Pat McDevitt, John Stiefel, Daniel Colatosti, Mel Colchamiro, John Malley, Richard De Martino

2004 1. Tony Ames, John Koch, Mary Egan, Rod Beery; 2. Hamish Bennett, Frances Dickman, Chris Larsen, Gene Simpson, Michael Shuman, Bruce Noda

2005 1. Morris Chang, Bobby Wolff, Neil Chambers, John Schermer; 2. Don Stack, Alan Stout, Randy Pettit, Allan Siebert, James Nash, Pierre Flatowicz

2006 1. Amos Kaminski, Melih Ozdil, Pinhas Romik, Yeshayahu Levit, George Mitelman; 2. Gene Freed, Fred Hamilton, Arnold Fisher, Jim Tritt, Paul Ivaska, Tony Kasday

2007 1. Robert Hollman, Dennis Clerkin, Jerry Clerkin, Brenda Keller, Bruce Ferguson; 2. Mike Levine, Zeke Jabbour, Bobby Wolff, Dan Morse, Allan Siebert, Chuck Said

2008 1. Reese Milner, Sam Lev, P.O. Sundelin, Matthew Granovetter, Fred Chang, John Carruthers; 2. Richard DeMartino, Geoffrey Brod, Pat McDevitt and John Stiefel

2009 1. Carolyn Lynch, Melih Ozdil, Garey Hayden, Mike Passell, Mark Lair; 2. Arnold Fisher, Allan Graves, Fred Hamilton, Yeshayahu Levit, Amos Kaminski, George Mittelman

2010 1. Roger Bates, Drew Casen, Marc Jacobus, Jim Krekorian, Eddie Wold; 2. Dan Gerstman, Steve Landen, Dan Morse, Fred Stewart, John Sutherlin, Kit Woolsey

2011 1. Rose Meltzer, Neil Chambers, Mark Feldman, Kyle Larsen, Bill Pollack, John Schermer; 2. Lou Ann O’Rourke, Roger Bates, Drew Casen, Marc Jacobus, Jim Krekorian, Eddie Wold

2012 1. Gaylor Kasle, Larry Kozlove, Peter Boyd, Fred Stewart, Steve Robinson, Kit Woolsey; 2. Vinita Gupta, Billy Miller, Bob Hamman, Jeff Meckstroth, Lew Stansby, Bart Bramley.

2013 1. Vinita Gupta, Billy Miller, Eric Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth, Lew Stansby, Bart Bramley; 2. Carolyn Lynch, Mike Passell, Garey Hayden, Cezary Balicki, Adam Zmudzinski

2014 1. Vinita Gupta, Billy Miller, Eric Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth, Lew Stansby, Bart Bramley; 2. Carolyn Lynch, Mike Passell, Garey Hayden, Marc Jacobus, Cezary Balicki, Adam Zmudzinski

2015 1. Rose Meltzer, Steve Garner, Ron Smith, John Mohan, John Sutherlin, Dan Morse; 2. Gaylor Kasle, Larry Kozlove, Marc Jacobus, Neil Chambers, Mike Passell, John Schermer

2016 1. Nick Nickell, Ralph Katz, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Bob Hammann, Bart Bramley; 2. Paul Lewis, Linda Lewis, Mitch Dunitz, Iftikhar Baqai, Drew Casen, James Krekorian

2017 1. Mike Levine, Eddie Wold, Mike Passell, Marc Jacobus, Jerry Clerkin, Dennis Clerkin; 2. Nick Nickell, Ralph Katz, Robert Levin, Michael Rosenberg, Eric Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth

Baze Senior Knockout Teams starts today


INTERNATIONAL FUND OPEN PAIRS 21.0 Tables A B C 10.33 1 Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN; Robert L. McClendon, Ponte Vedra FL 66.83% 7.75 2 Sherman Gao - Weidong Pei, Brea CA 62.79% 5.81 3 Lawrence Lau, Westport CT; Jill Marshall, Port Chester NY 62.69% 4.36 4 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 59.90% 5.75 5 1 Barb Lillie - Robert Neudorf, Winnipeg MB 59.23% 2.45 6 Alvin Levy, Commack NY; Brian Glubok, New York NY 57.50% 1.84 7 Melih Ozdil - Justine Cushing, New York NY 56.06% 4.31 8 2 1 David Graham - Jill Graham, London England 55.87% 1.15 9 Erik Eliassen - Espen Anfinsen, Stavanger Norway 55.10% 1.03 10 Steven Smolen - Vicki Lerner, San Francisco CA 54.81% 3.23 3 2 Marina Seppius - Dmitri Stukalov, Palo Alto CA 53.46% 2.43 4 Dawn Campbell, Portland OR; Mark Peterson, Larkspur CA 52.40% 1.59 5/6 Brenda Woodman - James Woodman, Mount Pearl NL 51.73% 1.59 5/6 Cecil Henry, Kingman AZ; Robert Michaud, Sun City West AZ 51.73% 1.69 7 Robert Krueger - Priscilla Krueger, Sun City Center FL 51.44%

INTERNATIONAL FUND 299ER PAIRS 5.0 Tables A B C 2.25 1 1 1 Tor Tjetland - Torbjorg Tjetland, Sampmes Northern Ireland 67.50% 1.69 2 2 Charlotte Riviera, Bellevue WA; Jåoanne Kerr, Kirkland WA 57.50% 1.27 3 3 Stewart Brightman - Peter Serafini, Calgary AB 53.50% 1.30 4 4 2 Ed Tunstall - Nancy Tunstall, Warrenton NC 51.00%

INTERNATIONAL FUND SWISS TEAMS 10 Tables A B C 5.33 1 Jovanka Smederevac - Terry Weigkricht - Josef Simon, Vienna Austria; Alexander Hydes, Zagreb Croatia 66.00 4.00 2 1 Yumin Liu - Jun Lei - Xinguo Fang - Yong Xue, Burlingame CA 55.00 3.00 3 Alain Schreiber, Bellevue WA; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Peter Gill, Sydney Australia 47.00 2.55 4 2 Renae Gunstone-White - Tim White, Mercer Island WA; Tim Berta, Sequim WA; Bonnie Broders, Port Townsend WA 45.00 2.24 3 1 Cheng Wang, Canton China; Jingyuan Gong, Shenzhen China; Aiyue Ma, Canton China; Rose Hou, Richmond Hill ON 38.00


The 2017 winners of the Nail Life Master Pairs: Dennis Bilde and Alon Birman.

=Play begins today in the Nail Life Master Pairs. The event, restricted to Life Masters, consists of two qualifying sessions and two final sessions.

Before 1963, the event was restricted to National Masters and players of higher rank. It was a men’s event until 1990, when it was changed to an open event.

At stake is the Bobby Nail Trophy, designated by the ACBL Board of Directors to honor the diminutive Texan (1925–95) who won this event in 1974 with longtime friend and partner Gerald Michaud.

Nail, inducted into the Bridge Hall of Fame in 2001, won four other North American championships and represented North America twice in the Bermuda Bowl. His team was second in 1963.

Past winners and runners-up:1961 1. G. Gard Hays, Max Manchester;

2. Martin J. Cohn, Hampton Hume1962 1. Sam Fuoto, Victor Mitchell;

Nail Life Master Pairs begins today2. Hal Kandler, Kelsey Petterson

1963 1. Sami R. Kehela, Eric R. Murray; 2. Harry J. Fishbein, Charles J. Solomon

1964 1. Charles Coon, Bobby Goldman; 2-3. Mervin Key, Harold Rockaway; 2-3. Jack Blair, Col. William Christian

1965 1. Paul Soloway, Alex Tschekaloff; 2. Edgar Kaplan, Victor Mitchell

1966 1. Carl J. Hudecek, Ray Zoller; 2. Gaylor Kasle, Ed Theus

1967 1. Harlow S. Lewis, Peter A. Pender; 2. Donald R. Faskow, William L. Flannery

1968 1. Henry Bethe, John Solodar; 2. Don Pearson, John Swanson

1969 1. Chuck F. Burger, James Cayne; 2. Norman H. Fischer, Christopher G. Jeans

1970 1. Ron E. Andersen, Hugh C. MacLean; 2. Curtis K. Smith, E. Lowell Yost

1971 1. Alan Sontag, Peter Weichsel; 2. Stephen W. Robinson, Kit Woolsey

1972 1. Leslie C. Bart, Marc S. Jacobus; 2. Stephen W. Robinson, Kit Woolsey

1973 1. Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay; 2. Roxy Violin, Ed Weiner

1974 1. Gerald L. Michaud, G. Robert Nail; 2. John Gerber, Daniel Kaim

1975 1. Steve Lapides, Walt Walvick; 2. Marc Culbertson, Robert Visokey

1976 1. Roger Bates, John Mohan; 2. Steve Altman, Thomas M. Smith

1977 1. David Hoffner, David Schroeder; 2. Roger Bates, John Mohan

1978 1. Norm Coombs, Tom Hodapp; 2. Kevin Castner, Michael S. Lawrence

1979 1. Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell; 2. Zeke Jabbour, Dennis McGarry

1980 1. V. Craig Janitschke, Jan Janitschke; 2. Robert D. Hamman, Paul Swanson

1981 1. Roger Abelson, Mike Levinson; 2. Robert D. Hamman, Donald P. Krauss

1982 1. Robert Lipsitz, Dan Gerstman; 2. Lew Mathe, Harold Guiver

1983 1. Marty Bergen, Larry N. Cohen; 2. Mitch Chandler, Cliff Bishop

1984 1. Per Olov Sundelin, Peter Pender; 2. Jim Becker, Howard Chandross

1985 1. John Mohan, Roger Bates; 2. Eric Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth

1986 1. Jim Krekorian, Paul Kiefer; 2. Marty Bergen, Larry N. Cohen

1987 1. Bart Bramley, Lou Bluhm; 2. Leslie West, David Ashley

1988 1. Robert Levin, Larry Cohen; 2. Glen Lublin, Peter Boyd

1989 1. Steve Lapides, Walt Walvick; 2. Peter Weichsel, Roger Stern

In 1990, the event became the Life Master Open Pairs.1990 1. Zia Mahmood, Hugh Ross;

2. Tommy Gullberg, Michael Polowan1991 1. Zia Mahmood, Hugh Ross;

2. Larry N. Cohen, David Berkowitz1992 1. Mike Kamil, Michael Rosenberg;

2. Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell1993 1. Brad Moss, Ravindra Murthy;

2. Ed Nagy, Jeff Polisner1994 1. Robert Levin, Richard Katz;

2. Michael Polowan, Steve Robinson1995 1. John Sutherlin, Bart Bramley;

2. Mark Itabashi, Gene Simpson1996 1. Walter Schafer, Ron Smith;

2. Michael Schreiber, Curtis Cheek1997 1. Kerry Smith, Jeff Schuett;

2. Dennis Kasle, Garey Hayden1998 1. JoAnna Stansby, Lew Stansby;

2. Ron Smith, Richard Schwartz1999 1. Paul Soloway, Steve Catlett;

2. Lew Stansby, JoAnna Stansby2000 1. Jill Meyers, Steve Garner;

2. Zia Mahmood, Chuck Burger2001 1. Piotr Gawrys, Jacek Pszczola;

2. Zia Mahmood, Sidney Lazard2002 1. Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson;

2. Larry Cohen, Steve Weinstein2003 1. Jo Morse, Kyle Larsen;

2. Fred Gitelman, Jay Borker2004 1. Richard Pavlicek, Richard Pavlicek Jr.;

2. Jonathan Green, Mark Aquino2005 1. Zia Mahmood, Jill Meyers;

2. Robert Levin, Louk Verhees2006 1. Steve Garner, Howard Weinstein;

2. John Armstrong, Paul Hackett2007 1. Zia Mahmood, Bjorn Fallenius;

2. Michael Prahin, Alex Perlin2008 1. Nikolay Demirev, Ralph Katz;

2. Eric Rodwell, John Diamond2009 1. Tor Helness, Martin Andresen;

2. Hemant Lall, Justin Lall2010 1. Hiroaki Miura and Kazuo Furuta;

2. Brad Moss and Fred Gitelman2011 1. Ishmael Del’Monte, Justin Lall;

2. Doug Doub, Adam Wildavsky2012 1. Chip Martel, Zia Mahmood;

2. Cecilia Rimstedt, Meike Wortel2013 1. Curtis Cheek, Ishmael Del’Monte;

2. Robert Levin, Kevin Bathurst2014 1. Jim Krekorian, Venkatrao Koneru;

2. Wael Mohsen, Reda Yaacoub2015 1. Geoff Hampson, Eric Geco;

2. David Gold, Kevin Castner2016 1. Marion Michielsen, Zia Mahmood;

2. Tom Hanlon, Leslie Amoils2017 1. Alon Birman, Dennis Bilde;

2. Quentin Robert, Godefroy De Tessieres


No smokingHawaii state law forbids smoking or vaping in

public places, including restaurants, hotels, parks and beaches. There is a designated smoking area between the Diamond Head and Ali‘i towers. The legal age is 21 to smoke or vape in Hawaii.

New: Credit cards accepted for entry feesPurchase your entries for all events at the NABC

via credit card! All major credit cards are accepted wherever entries are sold. Charges will appear from PurplePass. To use this option, the entire pair or team entry must be charged to a single card Please be patient with directors using this new system. Bridge Bucks also remain available as an alternative to cash.

NABC ROBOT INDIVIDUAL A B C48.00 1 Jonathan Ferguson, Ottawa ON 72.17%36.00 2 Leo LaSota, Glen Burnie MD 70.14%27.00 3 Mark Bennett, Honolulu HI 68.18%21.33 4 Michael Ranis, Miami FL 67.48%19.20 5 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA 67.35%17.45 6 David Yang, Darien IL 67.33%16.00 7 Jordan Chodorow, Los Angeles CA 67.12%14.77 8 David Smith, Lafayette CA 66.76%13.71 9 Sherman Gao, Brea CA 66.32%12.80 10 Zachary Grossack, Newton MA 66.25%16.74 11 Yauheni Siutsau, Loveland OH 66.23%11.29 12 Anton Tsypkin, Ashland MA 65.87%10.67 13 Mike Grodsky, St. Simons Island GA 65.67%32.00 14 1 Samuel Ieong, Mountain View CA 65.38%9.60 15 Daniel Miles, Toronto ON 65.28%9.14 16 Marc Lachapelle, St.-Laurent QC 65.25%8.73 17 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ 64.91%24.00 18 2 Daniel Mytelka, Carmel IN 64.68%8.00 19 Tien-Chun Yang, San Jose CA 64.59%7.68 20 Frederic Pollack, Laval QC 64.58%7.38 21 Jonathan Green, Melbourne FL 64.42%9.17 22 Yanong Han, Milpitas CA 64.38%8.66 23 Steve Zolotow, Las Vegas NV 64.37%6.62 24 Gerry Marshall, Calgary AB 64.19%14.15 25 Jay Helekar, Orange CA 63.89%6.19 26 Hjalmar Beijl, Denton TX 63.83%18.57 27 Harley Bress, Barrow AK 63.74%5.82 28 James Streisand, Wayland MA 63.68%5.65 29 John D’Errico, Alton NY 63.66%5.49 30 Divakar Bhargava, Henrico VA 63.64%5.33 31 Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA 63.62%5.19 32 Benjamin Pope III, Norfolk VA 63.60%18.00 33 3 Jeffrey Pugh, Saratoga CA 63.48%4.92 34 Russell Shoup, Dayton OH 63.41%4.80 35 Lance Shull, Raleigh NC 63.39%14.22 36 4 Felix Schwartz, Rockaway Park NY 63.38%4.57 37 Rajeev Gupta, Oakland CA 63.31%12.80 38 5 Dimitri Bourilkov, Gainesville FL 63.23%7.51 39 Bill McKenna, Darien IL 63.06%4.27 40 Daniel Finn, Clarksville MD 63.01%11.64 41 6 Dmitri Stukalov, Palo Alto CA 62.93%10.67 42 7 Charles Seelbach, Lexington KY 62.86%4.75 43 Daniel Jackson, Spring TX 62.81%5.61 44 Edward Kemnitzer, Naples FL 62.78%3.84 45 William Bleish, Lenexa KS 62.60%10.60 46 Martin Henneberger, Coquitlam BC 62.49%3.69 47 James Lilly, Dallas TX 62.43%9.85 48 8 Harrison Luba, Lynnfield MA 62.32%6.74 48 Rashid Khan, York ON 62.32%3.43 50 James Geist, Olney MD 62.30%9.14 50 9 Richard Barabino, New York NY 62.30%3.37 52 Daniel Wilderman, New York NY 62.29%4.36 53 Matthew Weingarten, Safety Harbor FL 62.20%3.25 54 Eugene Hung, Sunnyvale CA 62.16%3.59 55 Allen Kahn, New York NY 62.06%3.15 55 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ 62.06%3.81 57 Francesca Walton, Calgary AB 61.97%8.53 58 10 John Mayne, Modesto CA 61.96%5.88 59 Brian Ross, Charlestown IN 61.92%8.00 60 11 Christopher Moh, New York NY 61.85%8.28 61 Kay Beck, Noblesville IN 61.77%7.53 62 12 Richard Franklin, New Canaan CT 61.75%2.82 63 D Collins, Saratoga NY 61.72%3.73 64 Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 61.66%2.74 64 Muh-Sha Crawford, Virginia Beach VA 61.66%7.11 66 13 Hong Liu, Frontenac MO 61.62%6.74 67 14 Matthew Franklin, Oklahoma City OK 61.59%2.59 68 Arthur Korth, Galloway NJ 61.53%


FOR THE RECORD What Happened to the

Bridge Integrity Task Force?Robb Gordon, National Recorder

In October 2015, ACBL Chief Executive Officer Robert Hartman created the ACBL Bridge Integrity Task Force (BITF). This was an ad hoc committee tasked with developing means to ensure the fairness of our game. The BITF was created in response to the

cheating cases that had been discovered in 2015.The BITF identified their purpose as looking to

improve ethics at all levels. “We will be using broad educational efforts to try to teach proper ethics, from the top down and from the grassroots up. Our goal is to instill in all members of the ACBL the mentality that playing ethically is the only way the game can and should be played.”

The BITF presented a list of recommendations, many of which were implemented.

The BITF was never meant to be a permanent body and has since disbanded. However, one of their recommendations was the creation of a permanent Anti-Cheating Commission. Creation of this committee was approved by the Board of Directors at its summer meeting in 2017.

This group of international experts helps me focus surveillance on parties and also advises me on incidents that may need to be adjudicated by the Ethical Oversight Committee.

The work of the Anti-Cheating Commission is invaluable in helping the National Recorder by providing expert eyes and sensibilities. In addition to meetings held at NABCs, the Anti-Cheating Commission is constantly involved in situations that arise and communicate by email quite often.

With a revitalized Office of National Recorder and the hard work of the Anti-Cheating Commission, the work of the BITF continues. One of the areas in which readers can help is by observation of the videos we make available on YouTube at acbl.org/NABCvideo. These videos are from major NABC events.

Please do not infer that the people appearing on these videos are suspected in any way. They just happen to be participating in events that we are actively surveilling. If you watch a video and see an action, or particularly a pattern of actions by any of the players, please report what you see. You may report unusual activity to acbl.org/conduct-and-ethics/video-review-form/. Your identity will be kept confidential.

With the work of the Anti-Cheating Commission, the active involvement in promoting ethical standards by top experts worldwide and the contribution of people like you, we are striving to create a level playing field for all who compete.

2.63 68 Bert Eccles, Montreal QC 61.53%7.33 70 15 Jennifer Stern, Saratoga CA 61.44%2.53 71 Sam Dinkin, Austin TX 61.40%5.11 72 David Gordon, Ottawa ON 61.37%6.10 73 16 Jose Cortina, Oak Hill VA 61.36%2.43 74 John Hinton, Greenwood IN 61.33%2.61 75 Ralph Russo, Tysons Corner VA 61.31%2.37 76 Roberto Romoli, Treviso Italy 61.29%2.34 76 Barth Royer, Bexley OH 61.29%5.82 78 17 Michal Czerwonko, Montreal QC 61.23%2.29 79 Nigel Guthrie, Glasgow United Kingdom 61.20%5.57 80 18 Doug Schulte, Olathe KS 61.16%4.23 81 Christopher Monsour, Chicago IL 61.11%5.33 82 19 Harry Apfel, New York NY 61.05%5.12 83 20 Peter Hudson, Coppell TX 60.98%2.16 84 Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ 60.96%5.14 84 21 Rajendra Agarwal, Cambridge MA 60.96%2.29 86 Alexander Kolesnik, Los Angeles CA 60.95%24.00 87 22 1 Junhui Zhu, Burnaby BC 60.94%2.99 88 Bob Simkins, Decatur GA 60.90%2.22 88 Soren Westling, Vastra Frolunda Sweden 60.90%7.56 90 23 Richard Willey, Natick MA 60.86%3.62 91 Bradley Furnish, Kansas City MO 60.79%1.98 92 Dale Freeman, Englehart ON 60.78%4.07 93 John Mallon, Ottawa ON 60.75%18.00 94 24 2 Huei Rong Chern, Westlake OH 60.68%1.92 95 Christal Henner, New York NY 60.63%1.90 96 Barry Spector, Springfield VA 60.62%4.27 97 25 Steve Roberts, Clarksburg ON 60.58%4.00 98 David Moss, New York NY 60.57%13.50 99 26 3 Girish Nathan, Sammamish WA 60.56%10.67 100 27 4 Lucian Popescu, Vancouver BC 60.54%

NABC ROBOT INDIVIDUAL – FLIGHT B32.00 1 Samuel Ieong, Mountain View CA 65.38%24.00 2 Daniel Mytelka, Carmel IN 64.68%18.00 3 Jeffrey Pugh, Saratoga CA 63.48%14.22 4 Felix Schwartz, Rockaway Park NY 63.38%12.80 5 Dimitri Bourilkov, Gainesville FL 63.23%11.64 6 Dmitri Stukalov, Palo Alto CA 62.93%10.67 7 Charles Seelbach, Lexington KY 62.86%9.85 8 Harrison Luba, Lynnfield MA 62.32%9.14 9 Richard Barabino, New York NY 62.30%8.53 10 John Mayne, Modesto CA 61.96%8.00 11 Christopher Moh, New York NY 61.85%7.53 12 Richard Franklin, New Canaan CT 61.75%7.11 13 Hong Liu, Frontenac MO 61.62%6.74 14 Matthew Franklin, Oklahoma City OK 61.59%7.33 15 Jennifer Stern, Saratoga CA 61.44%6.10 16 Jose Cortina, Oak Hill VA 61.36%5.82 17 Michal Czerwonko, Montreal QC 61.23%5.57 18 Doug Schulte, Olathe KS 61.16%5.33 19 Harry Apfel, New York NY 61.05%5.12 20 Peter Hudson, Coppell TX 60.98%5.14 21 Rajendra Agarwal, Cambridge MA 60.96%24.00 22 Junhui Zhu, Burnaby BC 60.94%7.56 23 Richard Willey, Natick MA 60.86%18.00 24 Huei Rong Chern, Westlake OH 60.68%4.27 25 Steve Roberts, Clarksburg ON 60.58%

NABC ROBOT INDIVIDUAL – FLIGHT C24.00 1 Junhui Zhu, Burnaby BC 60.94%18.00 2 Huei Rong Chern, Westlake OH 60.68%13.50 3 Girish Nathan, Sammamish WA 60.56%10.67 4 Lucian Popescu, Vancouver BC 60.54%9.60 5 Fan Yang, Richmond Hill ON 60.41%8.37 6 Todd Phillips, Pittsburgh PA 60.31%8.37 6 Adam Deeb, Clearwater FL 60.31%7.38 8 John Wallbaum, Aurora IL 60.20%7.57 9 Joshua Mullins, Albuquerque NM 59.82%


Tomorrow’s Bridge EventsJunior Day/Julie & Billy Miller Day

Saturday, November 24, 9 a.m.Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* OtherEducational Foundation Knockout Teams 3 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20Friday-Saturday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 3-4 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20Julie & Billy Miller Saturday-Sunday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 1-2 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series 2nd single session Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20

Saturday, November 24, 10 a.m.Julie & Billy Miller Bridge-Plus+ single South Pacific 4, MPCC Free Free Free two-hour lesson, 14-deal game follows (0-20 MPs).Julie & Billy Miller 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $19Julie & Billy Miller 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $15

Saturday, November 24, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.Julie & Billy Miller Daylight Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 3, MPCC $16 $20Julie & Billy Miller Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 2, MPCC $16 $20 Gold points for 0-750.

Saturday, November 24, 1 p.m.Jo Best Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 3rd single session Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20

Saturday, November 24, 1 & 7:30 p.m.NAIL LIFE MASTER OPEN PAIRS 1-2 F Tapa Ballroom 2, Tapa Tower $25 —BAZE SENIOR KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 2 Honolulu Suite, Tapa Tower $25 —0-10,000 SWISS TEAMS 1-2 Q Tapa Ballroom 3, Tapa Tower $17 — 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions.Julie & Billy Miller Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Tapa Ballroom 1, Tapa Tower $16 $20Julie & Billy Miller Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20 Gold points for 0-750.Julie & Billy Miller Saturday Compact KO Teams 1-4 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20Jazz with Aloha in Memory of Oded Stitt Saturday-Sunday KO Teams 1-2 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20Luke Han Friday-Saturday Knockout Teams 3-4 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20

Saturday, November 24, 3 p.m.Julie & Billy Miller 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $19Julie & Billy Miller 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $15

Saturday, November 24, 7:30 p.m.Julie & Billy Miller Strati-Flighted A/X/Y Side Swiss Teams single Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $15 $19Julie & Billy Miller Strati-Flighted B/C/D Side Swiss Teams single Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $15 $19Jo Best Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 4th single session Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20Julie & Billy Miller 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $19Julie & Billy Miller 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $15

Saturday, November 24, 11:30 p.m.Julie & Billy Miller Zip Knockout Teams single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $12/team/matchJulie & Billy Miller Junior Zip Knockout Teams single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC Free 25 and younger

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are: A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). Three-flight events are divided A/X (6000+/0-6000); B/C (1500-3000, 0-1500); Gold Rush (300-750/200-300/0-200). Two-flight events are divided A/X/Y (6000+/4000-6000/0-4000); B/C/D (1500-3000/750-1500/ 0-750) if no Gold Rush OR A/B/C (3000+/1500-3000/0-1500) and Gold Rush (300-750/200-300/0-200). In B flights, no single player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no single player may be over 750. BOLD, UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events.*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.

9.77 10 Alex Martelli, Sunnyvale CA 59.37%6.00 11 Rolf Swenson, Silver Spring MD 59.27%5.65 12 Fred Ghirardini, Sanibel FL 58.93%5.33 13 Santhosh Karnik, Atlanta GA 58.78%5.05 14 Andrew Quinton, Seattle WA 58.76%4.96 15 Ion Stoica, Saint-Laurent QC 58.66%4.57 16 Morris Chen, Surrey BC 58.51%4.86 17 Lee Lin, New York NY 58.29%4.27 17 Vladimir Kolbun, Forest Hills NY 58.29%7.99 17 Robin Phillips, Anchorage AK 58.29%4.19 20 George Flavell, Fort Lauderdale FL 58.01%3.80 21 Zeren Shui, Minneapolis MN 57.92%3.56 22 Ilan Wolff, Great Neck NY 57.88%3.43 23 Ray Kunz, Pflugerville TX 57.86%3.31 24 Joseph Richards, New York NY 57.71%3.20 25 Chris Chang, Mountain View CA 57.66%

Bridge Bucks and check cashing

Bridge Bucks and check-cashing services will be available outside the Coral Ballroom in the Mid-Pacific Center. Hours of operation will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Players may purchase Bridge Bucks using all major credit cards. There is a $500 limit daily on check cashing.

Discounts offeredFive restaurants at the Hilton Hawaiian

Village are offering discounts to bridge players with convention cards that were not listed in the restaurant guide. Dairy Queen is offering a 20% discount; Blue Water Shrimp & Seafood is offering 10%. At the other three – CJ’s New York Style Delicatessen, Hatsuhana and Round Table Pizza – the discount is 10% excluding alcohol.

Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs: Joe Grue, Eric Greco

Nail Life Master Open Pairs: Dennis Bilde, Alon Birman

Whitehead Women’s Pairs: Katarzyna Dufrat, Justyna Zmuda

Senior Mixed Pairs: Rhonda Foster, Gerry McCully

Super Senior Pairs: Patricia Dovell, Mark Jones

0–10,000 Fast Pairs: Daniel Miles, Justyna Zmuda

0–10,000 IMP Pairs: Bill Grant, Ron Kay

0-5000 Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs: Juan Castillo, Saul Gross

Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams: Yinghao Liu, Jack Zhao, Yuxiong Shen, Zijian Shao

Mitchell Open Board-a-Match Teams: Richard Schwartz, Diyan Danailov, Jerry Stamatov, David Gold, Michael Bell

Marsha May Sternberg Women’s Board-a-Match Teams: Ljudmila Kamenova, Rozanne Pollack, Cheri Bjerkan, Pam Wittes

Baze Senior Knockout Teams: Mike Levine, Marc Jacobus, Jerry Clerkin, Dennis Clerkin, Mike Passell, Eddie Wold

Keohane North American Swiss Teams: Agnes Snellers, Berend Van Den Bos, Wubbo De Boer, Joris van Lankveld

NABC+ Mixed Swiss Teams: Valentin Kovachev, Viktor Arnoov, Ahu Zobu, Lynne Rosenbaum

0–10,000 Swiss Teams: Phil Altus, Muriel Altus, Martha Woodworth, Greg Michaels

Goren Trophy: Eric Greco

Defenders, Fall North American Championships


Today’s Bridge EventsBetty Bratcher & Tom Quinlan Day

0-5 Newcomer Pair Games Are Free Today!Friday, November 23, 9 a.m.

Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* OtherEducational Foundation Knockout Teams 2 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20Friday-Saturday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 1-2 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series 1st single session Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20

Friday, November 23, 10 a.m.Lester and Mitzie Kodama 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $19Lester and Mitzie Kodama 0-20 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $15Lester and Mitzie Kodama 0-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC Free Free

Friday, November 23, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.Daylight Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 3, MPCC $16 $20

Friday, November 23, 1 p.m.Jo Best Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 1st single session Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20

Friday, November 23, 1 & 7:30 p.m.NAIL LIFE MASTER OPEN PAIRS 1-2 Q Tapa Ballroom, Tapa Tower $25 — 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions.BAZE SENIOR KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 1 Honolulu Suite, Tapa Tower $25 — Pre-registration required by 11 a.m. Contestants must have been born prior to Jan. 1, 1959. One two-session match per day until complete.Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20Luke Han Friday-Saturday Knockout Teams 1-2 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20

Friday, November 23, 3 p.m.299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $190-20 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $150-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC Free Free

Friday, November 23, 7:30 p.m.Evening Swiss Teams single Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $15 $19Jo Best Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 2nd single session Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $190-20 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $150-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC Free Free

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are: A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). Three-flight events are divided A/X (6000+/0-6000); B/C (1500-3000, 0-1500); Gold Rush (300-750/200-300/0-200). Two-flight events are divided A/X/Y (6000+/4000-6000/0-4000); B/C/D (1500-3000/750-1500/ 0-750) if no Gold Rush OR A/B/C (3000+/1500-3000/0-1500) and Gold Rush (300-750/200-300/0-200). In B flights, no single player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no single player may be over 750. BOLD, UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events.*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.

Betty Bratcher and Tom Quinlan

Tom Quinlan and Betty Bratcher are legends in ACBL directing-dom. Betty ran the Hawaii Regional many times and Tom (TQ) ran tournaments up and down the west coast and headed up the ACBL’s NABC operations for many years. The story is told that each of them are responsible for the Aloha Friday tradition on the west coast (TDs wear Hawaiian shirts).

A fixture at San Diego area tournaments, Betty Bratcher is remembered as a smiling face, a problem solver and a developer of many current TDs. She spent her early career helping newer players become comfortable with the game and her later years helping newer directors find their way to success. Unknown to many, she had a wicked sense of humor and could be quite a prankster.

Everyone in the San Francisco Bay area knew Tom. He is remembered as the guy who could do everything. His direct manner left little doubt as to who was in charge. His soft side made him approachable and empathetic. Tom was director in charge for the ACBL’s largest NABC in the summer of 1991. The total table count was 24,221. He was quoted as saying, “Every day I double my estimates, but it’s not enough.” As with everything else, he made it work.

Jo Best1929–2013

Sponsored by Jo’s Kailua friendsFamily first, and

then bridge, friends and food (not necessarily in that order) come to mind when remembering Jo Best.

She was our Kailua “dry sense of humor friend” and we want to honor her by playing a few games in remembrance of a very fun and well-loved woman. Please join us.

Jo loved to cook and entertain – often sandwiched between bridge hands. She never lost her enthusiasm for life. Heavily involved in community service with the Outdoor Circle, her life was meaningful and busy until the very end. We REALLY miss her.

In Honor of Les and Mitzie Kodama

By Lily Johannessen and friends of Les and Mitzie

Mitzie and Lester Kodama have been directing Thursday morning bridge games for several years now, and have increased the attendance, mainly

due to their excellent personal contact with the players. Their game starts at 9 a.m. and it is quite an effort for the players to fight the morning traffic to get there on time.

But because Mitzie and Les live in Mililani, they have an even earlier start than everyone else to set up the tables and prepare for the game. Mitzie arranges for various snacks, which are always appealing to bridge players.

The players themselves are grateful for all the Kodamas’ hard efforts and pitch in with baking and donating goodies. They want to honor the Kodamas by having some of the bridge events named after them.

Thank you Mitzie and Les!

Luke HanBy Friends of Luke

We are proud to honor our dear friend, Luke Han. Luke was a Silver Life Master who is fondly remembered for his positive nature, his sharp mind and his kind and generous spirit. He was an ACBL– accredited teacher and a member of the ACBL Aileen Osofsky Goodwill Committee. Luke was known to his friends and opponents as “Cool Hand Luke.” His teaching specialties were play of the hand and leads. His ability to analyze the hand was exceptional. Luke’s BIG smile is forever embedded in our hearts and memories.

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