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A nice feature: You can buy entries in advance and be charged for the total number of sessions

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Nestled in the corner of the country and surrounded by the beautiful Pacific Ocean and the Laguna and Cuyamaca mountains, the city of San

Diego offers a delight of beauty, cultures and history. From your hotel window at the magnificent Grand Hyatt, you can see San Diego Bay, former home of the Portuguese tuna industry. You may even see U.S. Navy ships and historic Coronado Island. Just 15 miles south is the largest border crossing in the country at Tijuana, Mexico, home of the original Caesar salad.

And the peninsula to the west jutting out into the Pacific is Point Loma, spotted by Spaniard Juan Cabrillo in 1542 as he sailed his ship up the southern shores of the continent – the “birth” of California. In 1769 Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá was built – the first Franciscan mission in California.

We have the best year-round weather anywhere. And we also have a bridge tournament in this, the very best bridge venue for an NABC – both luxuries we cherish. For treats, Greg Miller’s Blue Hawaii will perform at Thursday’s traditional Thanksgiving

Opening receptionTonight, join us in the Coronado Room on the

fourth floor after the evening session for a night of fun, food, drinks and dancing as we welcome you to the 2017 Fall NABC.

Elvis (aka Greg Miller) has not left the building! He will have everyone all shook up. Put on your blue suede shoes because it’s now or never to party to the jailhouse rock.

Daily BulletinFriday, November 24, 2017 Volume 90, Number 1

90th Fall North American Bridge Championships [email protected] | Editors: Sue Munday and Brent Manley

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Pre-registration required for Baze Senior KO

Entries for the Baze Senior Knockout Teams are required before 11 a.m. today (Friday, Nov. 24). Entries may be purchased in the Grand Hall on the lobby level.

Notice to players who live outside North America

Participation 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.

Meet the CEOACBL chief executive Bahar Gidwani invites

members to stop by, ask questions and let him know what’s on their mind. Look for Bahar in the Manchester Grand Hyatt Lobby Bar on Sunday from 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m., and from 11 p.m.–12:20 a.m.

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.

Free Ride ServiceThe Free Ride

offers free rides throughout the downtown area, approximately a 1.5-mile radius of the Hyatt. This includes the Gaslamp Quarter, Little Italy and East Village. An app can be used to summon a driver, or you can hail them on the street.

Hours are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 7 a.m. to midnight Friday; 8 a.m. to midnight Saturday; and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. To download the app, go to thefreeride.com/san-diego.php.

Welcome to paradise!

Who’s Your Daddy?Bridge in the

western United States owes its organizational beginnings to an administrative giant: Tom Stoddard of Laguna Hills CA. Hailed as the “Father of West Coast Bridge,” Stoddard is one of the outstanding personalities of American bridge as an ACBL Hall of Fame administrator who pioneered bridge teaching and bridge-club management.

Bridge cures DepressionIn 1931, at age 35, Stoddard owned a failing

hotel in Los Angeles. Having played contract bridge and read about it in the Los Angeles Times, he was inspired to turn the bottom floor of the hotel into a center for bridge, bridge lessons and duplicate games. By 1933, the club employed 11 teachers and was open six days a week from 9:30 a.m. to midnight.

National Tournament Director Charlie MacCracken calls Stoddard an extremely successful organizer. Stoddard would go from city to city, he says, recruiting people who became unit officers. “They, in turn, would be eager to increase attendance at their clubs, and they recruited a lot of members.”

Pulling together clubs and players throughout the West Coast, Stoddard founded the Pacific Bridge League in 1933. The PBL included the 11 far western states, the territories of Hawaii and Alaska, and the

Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta.Stoddard also started publishing the Contract

Bridge Forum in the early 1930s. Through more than 78 years of publication, it has been the voice of the Western Conference.

On the tournament trainIn his presentation, “Bridge in the Wild & Wooly

West,” Bob Garret outlines Stoddard’s strategy for staging the first bridge regional in the West.

“He picked a popular venue he could easily advertise – the world-famous Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel, bi-annual site of the 1930’s Academy Award ceremonies and home to the renowned Cocoanut Grove Nightclub.” The 1935 Labor Day weekend tournament was a roaring success. Today, 82 years later, the All Western Regional is still held on Labor Day weekend, except that it has moved north to Santa Clara CA

Retired National Tournament Director Tom Quinlan calls Stoddard a very congenial man.

“When he talked to you one-on-one, you felt like he was truly interested in you,” says Quinlan. “He didn’t have any trouble making friends, and this helped him immensely when it came to wheeling and dealing with hotels.”

Says Garret, “Our entrepreneur’s next idea was 70 years ahead of its time – why not a traveling regional?”

Stoddard conceived of a 10-day tournament that would start play at the Ambassador Hotel, then at the end of the afternoon of the fifth day of play, the players boarded the Southern Pacific “Coastal Starlight,” and played the evening session as they chugged north to San Francisco. On day six, they began play at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. In alternate years, play started in San Francisco

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Goodwill Message

You’re a winner! Most points in courtesy and demeanor. Accept both victory and defeat with humility and grace.

Sandy DeMartino, ChairAileen Osofsky Goodwill Committee

Tom Stoddard, Father of West Coast Bridge

Tournament Chair Ken Monzingo and Co-Chair Bonnie Bagley.

Friday, November 24, 2017 Daily Bulletin

Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the game! Talks will be held in Harbor Ballroom GH, second floor. Speakers and topics are subject to change.

Speaker ScheduleFriday, Nov. 24

9:15 a.m. Patty Tucker Drury6:45 p.m. Kitty Cooper Opening Leads

Saturday, Nov. 25 9:15 a.m. Bruce Greenspan Top Ten Tips

Sunday, Nov. 269:15 a.m. Jeff Hand Play These Trump Contracts6:45 p.m. Donna Compton 4NT Means What When?

SPECIAL EVENTSMEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS

CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM

Meetings are at the Manchester Grand Hyatt.

Friday, November 248:30 am-Noon Teacher Accreditation Program (TAP). Session one of three.

ACBL’s 10-hour seminar for people interested in learning how to teach bridge. (La Jolla AB, second floor)

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. (America’s Cup, fourth floor)

6-7 pm ACBL Charity Foundation meeting. (Gaslamp BCD, second floor)

10:30 pm-1 am NABC Opening Reception. (Coronado, fourth floor)Saturday, November 25

8-10:30 am ACBL Educational Foundation meeting. (Old Town A, second floor)

8:30 am-Noon Teacher Accreditation Program (TAP). Session two of three. ACBL’s 10-hour seminar for people interested in learning how to teach bridge. (La Jolla AB, second floor)

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. (Grand Hall, lobby level)

10 am-Noon Free Bridge Lesson with Barbara Seagram followed by a special game for newer players. (Coronado AB, second floor)

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. (Coronado AB, second floor)

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/regbiad), $20 at the door. (Coronado AB, second floor)

11 pm-Midnight Women’s International Team Trials meeting. (Gaslamp D, second floor)

Sunday, November 268:30 am-Noon Teacher Accreditation Program (TAP). Session three

of three. ACBL’s 10-hour seminar for people interested in learning how to teach bridge. (La Jolla AB, second floor)

8:30-10 am Audrey Grant’s Modern Techniques for Bridge Teachers. Audrey Grant’s hands-on approach and creative use of the table, cards and bidding boxes keeps students engaged, excited and focused. She will share these teaching techniques in this breakfast seminar. Fee: $20 covers breakfast and materials. (Harbor AB, second floor)

9 am-Noon Changes to the Laws of Duplicate Bridge. This continuing education course focuses on the changes in the Laws that took effect in September 2017. Discussion includes explanations of the changes and illustrations of their application. Tips for club directors will be presented to help handle the table situations where the revised laws are applicable. While designed for club directors, players interested in understanding the changes to the Laws are welcome. Fee $10. Sign up at door. (Gaslamp D, second floor)

10 am-Noon ACBL Laws Commission meeting. (Old Town A, second floor)

10 am-Noon Free Bridge Lesson with Audrey Grant followed by a special game for newer players. (Harbor AB, second floor)

11 am-Noon Handz Demo. (Gaslamp C, second floor)1-6 pm Notrump in a Day. Fee: $15 if you preregister (acbl.org/

regbiad), $20 at the door. (Coronado AB, second floor)

HOSPITALITYEnjoy late-evening snacks in the Coronado Ballroom on the fourth floor.

Friday, Nov. 24Welcome Recepton

Saturday, Nov. 25 Mashed Potato Bar

NABC Results by Email/TextWant to be notified when results and the Daily

Bulletins from the NABC are posted online? Want to see your results in the events you played in? ACBL Live does just that.

With the ACBL Live notification system, you will receive emails and/or text messages after each session with links that go directly to the information you’re looking for. The email/text message will contain your score for the session and a link to your results. (These results will also be available on your MyResults page at MyACBL.) Players will also receive a notification to indicate when the Daily Bulletin for that day is available.

This service is automatic for members unless they have specifically opted out. To receive text messages, go to MyACBL at acbl.org and select Update My Information to enter your email address and/or cell phone number.

Also at MyACBL, visit the Privacy Settings tab to make sure you’ve selected the Subscribe setting for General Email Communication and Cell Phone Text Communication to receive these notifications. See page 10 for more information about using ACBL Live.

Changes in the LawsA three-hour workshop about the changes to

the Laws that recently took effect is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 26, at 9 a.m. Though designed for club directors, any players interested in understanding the changes to the Laws are welcome. The cost is $10. See the full listing above for further details.

NEW FOR CLUB DIRECTORS!

Parking discountPlayers not staying at the hotel can pick up

discounted parking tickets at the Information Desk beginning today (Friday, Nov. 24) at the following times: 8:30-10 a.m., noon-1 p.m., 2:30-3 p.m., 6:30-7:30 p.m. The tickets are good for a discount rate of $11.

Bridge Bucks and Check Cashing

On Friday, Nov. 24, the Bridge Bucks/Check Cashing Desk will be open 11 a.m-1 p.m. on the second floor outside Harbor Ballroom (near the escalator).

Saturday, Nov. 25 through Saturday, Dec. 2, the hours of operation will be 9:30-10 a.m. and 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. in the same location.

Players may use VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express to purchase Bridge Bucks. There is a $500 limit on check cashing.


JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS

Thinking bridgeBy Eddie Kantar

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

Opening lead: ♠A Bidding commentary: South has a near

maximum weak two-bid. North has a choice of responses.

A raise to 4♥ is reasonable, as is 2NT, asking for more information. If North tries 2NT, South bids 3♣, showing a feature – the ♣A or ♣K. This might encourage North to bid 3NT, which happens to be cold.

Defensive commentary: As East, give count in spades. After declarer has preempted or bid two suits and partner leads the ace, presumably from ace-king, and dummy has the queen, third hand gives count, playing the ♠2. lowest from an odd number of cards. As West, it looks right to switch to a low club at trick two. Partner figures to have an honor or two in the suit given the fact that South has a weak hand. As East, play the ♣K at trick two, the higher of unequal honors. If you had equal honors such as the Q-J, play your lower equal.

Play commentary: As South, you start with nine top tricks: six hearts, the top diamonds and the ♣A. Rather than pin your hopes on the diamond finesse, use the ♠Q J in dummy to develop your 10th trick. Win the ♣A, draw trumps ending in dummy and lead the ♠Q, discarding a club. South wins the king, cashes the ♣Q and leads a third club, which you ruff. All that is left is to cross to dummy with a diamond and discard a diamond on the ♠J. No diamond finesse is necessary.

When dummy has the second- and third-ranking cards in a suit (♠Q J in this case) facing a void, think loser-on-loser play. Lead a spade equal and discard a loser. After the opponents take the trick, use the other equal to discard another loser. You gain a trick.

CommunicationBy Brent Manley

Starting with today’s message, this column will focus on communication between partners. The auction, of course, is an important way of communicating as you and your partner describe your hands with the bids you make, the goal being to arrive at a reasonable, if not optimum, contract.

The focus of these articles, however, will be on communication before and after you sit down at the bridge table.

“Have You Discussed” will be the lead-in for all subsequent columns because I believe it is important for you and your partner to do the work to assure that you are on the same page during the bidding. We will cover multiple important conventions and how they should work to get you to the right spot.

That’s for tomorrow, however. For today, I’m going to continue urging you to practice being a good partner. For those who have attended past NABCs and checked out this page in the Daily Bulletin, you will be in familiar territory.

I keep writing about this topic because I believe it is critically important to the enjoyment of the game by you and your partner. A friendly atmosphere at the table is good for our game’s survival and prosperity.

I have been playing duplicate for more than 40 years. During that time, I have observed many instances of bad partnership. I have been a poor partner myself. Reflecting on all of those cases, I have never seen bad behavior result in better bridge from the other side of the table. When your partner is eager to point out your mistakes and critical of your bids and plays, you play worse, not better.

When I finally worked out that bad behavior is a losing strategy and I became a good partner, I noticed something important: I played better because my head wasn’t filled with angry emotions. Better yet, my partners played better because they weren’t worried about what kind of reaction I might

have to a bid or play that didn’t work out. Today I am a very good partner and determined to maintain that status.

You are just starting out and probably have a natural inclination to be supportive and understanding about what happens on the other side of the table. I encourage you to do what it takes to keep that mindset. You will have better games, and with a reputation as a good partner, you will receive more invitations to play.

Good luck at the tables during this tournament.

Welcome, Intermediate/Newcomer Players,

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

10 a.m., 3 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. on most days. All I/N events will be held in the Harbor Ballroom GH on the second floor.

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.Celebrity bridge speakers will give free mini-

lessons at 9:15 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. (see page 2 each day for speakers and topics). Today, Patty Tucker presents “Drury” at 9:15. At 6:45, Kitty Copper presents “Opening Leads.”

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

Don’t miss the free two-hour lessons (10 a.m. to noon) on Saturday and Sunday by renowned ACBL teachers in the Harbor Ballroom AB on the second floor. A special game for 0–20 players will be held immediately following these lectures (14 deals, free!).

Entry fee special: Players with 0–100 MPs who buy a regular-price entry Nov. 24–26 will receive a half-priced entry for games Dec. 1–3.


THURSDAY AFTERNOON SWISS 13 Tables A B C 4.91 1 1 Finn Kolesnik, Ventura CA; Alexander Kolesnik - Saul Priever - Sharon Beynon, Los Angeles CA 58.00 3.68 2 2 1 Darrick Chee, Orange CA; George Lewis Jr, California City CA; Arleen Harvey - Jonathan Harvey, Riverside CA 54.00 2.76 3 Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Alain Schreiber, Bellevue WA; Ron Beall - Jennifer Beall, Bellingham WA 53.00 2.07 4 Jovanka Smederevac - Alexander Wernle, Vienna Austria; Arianna Testa - Bernardo Biondo, Rome Italy 49.00 1.55 5 Kyoko Sengoku - Hiroaki Miura - Hiroki Yokoi - Kotomi Asakoshi, Tokyo Japan 48.00 1.91 3 Jake Williams - Luke Williams, San Diego CA; Barbara Hauser - Lawrence Hauser, Rancho Santa Fe CA 43.00

THURSDAY AFTERNOON OPEN PAIRS 32.0 Tables A B C 14.00 1 1 Donald Thomas - Kannan Dan, San Diego CA 65.26% 10.50 2 Peter Gill, Sydney Australia; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 64.21% 7.88 3 Robert Kent - Ellen Kent, Marina Del Rey CA 63.52% 5.91 4 2 Kenneth Zuckerberg, Chicago IL; Kevin Rosenberg, Cupertino CA 63.03% 4.43 5 3 James Madison, Yuma AZ; Tom McKenna, Eugene OR 60.17% 3.32 6 Owen Lien, Oak Park MI; Stephannie Culbertson, New York NY 59.43% 2.49 7 Andrew Risman, Toronto ON; Merryl Chin, North York ON 58.75% 1.87 8 Skip Carson - Nancy Murray, Denver CO 58.56% 1.56 9 Bulent Kaytaz, Turkey; Gokhan Yilmaz, Uskudar/Instanb, Turkey 57.51% 3.16 10 4 Jayendu Patel - Tanaaz Timblo, Vista CA 56.64% 1.59 11 Brian Glubok, New York NY; Tiger Lili Williams, Fair Lawn NJ 56.20% 1.37 12 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 55.09% 2.37 13 5 Jim Liu, Saratoga CA; Hisae Izushima, Menlo Park CA 54.78% 3.15 14 6 1 Pierre Fougerouse, Villard, France; Jane Marland, Switzerland 54.59% 2.36 7 2 Colin Schloss, W8 7ay ; Nick Migliacci, Las Vegas NV 54.47% 1.77 8 3 Robin Phillips - Catherine Dwinnell, Anchorage AK 54.09% 1.33 4 Wayne Tindall, San Juan TX; Tyrone Loving, Lincoln Park MI 53.23% 1.00 5 Morris Mitchem Jr, Columbia SC; Branko Obradovic, San Diego CA 50.06%

THURSDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS 6.0 Tables A B C 2.40 1 1 1 Michael Wells - Mary Wells, Bakersfield CA 62.08% 1.80 2 2 2 Alex Martelli - Anna Ravenscroft, Sunnyvale CA 56.67% 1.28 3/4 3 3 Ronald Rybak, Worthington OH; Abbi Wilson, Oklahoma City OK 53.33% 1.18 3/4 Alvan Silverberg - Trisha Silverberg, Dana Point CA 53.33% 0.96 4 4 Martha Robson, New Orleans LA; Joseph Schoensee, San Diego CA 52.08%


feast, at Friday’s welcome reception, Saturday’s sock hop, and Sunday and Monday as well. Let’s dance!Monday through Thursday we have soprano/harpist Dr. Marsha Long performing at noon in the lobby. Every night, following the evening session, we serve savory treats for all.

Registration has great gifts, and section awards also. For pleasure take a short walk west to the water and the fish eateries; or east to the Gaslamp Quarter where every conceivable ethnic cuisine is waiting; or a bit further north to Little Italy. The Information Desk will help you with everything else.

Enjoy the week and take home many pleasant memories.

Ken Monzingo & Bonnie BagleyTournament Chair and Co-Chair

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Welcome

Actors & Actresses

“There’s Something About …” this San Diego-born “Charlie’s Angel” who grew up to be a “Bad Teacher.”

This Emmy award winner, born in San Diego, just celebrated 22 years of marriage to actress Mary Steenburgen. Cheers!

“Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father’s passin’.” San Diegan who played Atticus Finch in “To Kill a Mockingbird” came in at No. 12 on AFI’s Greatest Male Stars of Classic Cinema listing.

Boo! This revered actor, whose movie credits include “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “The Godfather,” “Tender Mercies,” and “The Judge,” hails from San Diego. He loves the smell of napalm in the morning.

After starring in “Blossom” in the ’90s, this actress also became a neuroscientist, like her character on “The Big Bang Theory.”

Answers found on page 6

Smoking PolicySmoking is not permitted in the playing area

during any bridge playing event at an NBAC. This includes electronic smoking devices.

THURSDAY EVENING OPEN PAIRS 55.0 Tables A B C 21.67 1 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; Robert Johnson, Tigard OR 66.38% 16.25 2 Wallace Goldban, Palm Desert CA; Rhoda Walsh, Carlsbad CA 65.46% 12.19 3 Peter Gill, Sydney Australia; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 63.54% 9.75 4 1 Michael Mezin, San Diego CA; Elaine Chan, La Jolla CA 62.08% 6.86 5 Barry Senensky - Barbara Shnier, Toronto ON 61.00% 5.40 6 Michael Gamble, Shawn. Lake BC; G. Margie Gwozdzinsky, Aventura FL 60.92% 3.86 7 Diana Marquardt, Del Mar CA; Valentin Kovachev, Las Vegas NV 59.62% 7.31 8 2 Barry Goren, Las Vegas NV; Alexandra Ladyzhensky, Bradenton FL 59.31% 2.77 9 Ed Ulman - Wendy Ulman, Portland OR 59.23% 2.17 10 Sylvia Shi, Rockville MD; Kevin Rosenberg, Cupertino CA 59.00% 1.97 11 Barton Buffington, North Kingstown RI; David Binney, Seattle WA 58.23% 2.77 12 Ray Miller - Ann Romeo, Seattle WA 57.92% 3.78 13 Sharon Anderson - Roger Anderson, Eagan MN 57.23% 2.70 14 Melih Ozdil - Justine Cushing, New York NY 56.92% 1.89 15 Norman Schwartz, Carlsbad CA; Henri Farhi, Chula Vista CA 56.85% 1.47 16 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, New York NY; R Jay Becker, Delray Beach FL 56.62% 1.44 17 Yukiko Tokunaga, Japan; Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo Japan 56.46% 5.48 18 3 1 Donna Neff, San Francisco CA; Michael Saeler, Modesto CA 56.31% 1.44 19 Tien-Chun Yang, San Jose CA; Ronald Powell, Santa Clara CA 56.23% 1.06 20/21 Robert Kent - Ellen Kent, Marina Del Rey CA 56.08% 1.06 20/21 Ellie Hanlon - Mary Savko, Tequesta FL 56.08% 3.60 4/5 Sherman Gao, Santa Ana CA; Sharon Gabriel, La Jolla CA 55.77% 3.60 4/5 Malcolm Morris, London ; John Herriot, Los Angeles CA 55.77% 2.84 6 Maureen Weiman - Magnus Weiman, Eden Prairie MN 55.69% 1.52 7/8 Michael Klemens - Nancy Klemens, Tarzana CA 55.15% 1.76 7/8 Matthew Dyer - Cory Perkers, Chicago IL 55.15% 1.27 9 Arti Bhargava, Mill Valley CA; Tracey Bauer, San Rafael CA 55.00% 2.50 2 Marguerite Gousie - Marshall Williams, Pawtucket RI 54.31% 1.87 3 Colin Schloss, W8 7ay ; Nick Migliacci, Las Vegas NV 54.15% 1.40 4 John Nader - Veronica Deskey, Bellingham WA 51.85% 1.07 5 Martha Robson, New Orleans LA; Bob Shuken, Auburn CA 47.69%

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KNOCKOUT 7 Tables 20.78 1 Howard Parker III, Clements CA; Ellis Feigenbaum - Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA; Tom Breed, Kingwood TX 14.55 2 Hiroki Yokoi - Kotomi Asakoshi - Kyoko Sengoku - Hiroaki Miura, Tokyo Japan 7.38 3/4 Robert Hill, Anchorage AK; Saul Priever - Patricia Bessone, Los Angeles CA; Monica Roberts, Eagle River AK

Slow PlaySlow play, especially habitual slow play, is a

violation of law and subject to penalty. When a pair has fallen behind, it is incumbent on them to make up the time lost as quickly as possible whether at fault or not. All players are expected to make a concerted effort to catch up when they have fallen behind, regardless of the reason for their lateness.

In the absence of compelling evidence to the contrary, the director should presume that a pair finishing a round late by more than two or three minutes on more than one occasion during a session is responsible for the lateness. There is a strong expectation that the director will penalize such a pair. The size of a penalty will tend to increase for subsequent instances of slow play and for chronic or egregious slow play.

While warnings typically will be given before a penalty is assessed, failure to do so in no way limits the director’s authority to issue a penalty.

Players are expected to be aware, in a general sense, of time used and remaining in a segment in which they are playing regardless of whether a clock is in use or a time announcement has been made. An excuse of “no announcement” or “no clock immediately visible” will not be considered persuasive.

In consultation with the DIC of the tournament, the TD may require that a particular pair not play in a specified segment, not play against a specified pair or not play together as a pair. The foregoing is expected to be applied only due to egregious circumstances or to unduly repetitious offenders.

An appeal of an action taken by a TD with regard to time may be taken to the Director in Charge of the tournament, and no further. For NABC+ KO

events, the TD is charged with the responsibility to ensure that each KO match segment finishes within the allotted time. While a time monitor may be employed, the lack of a monitor in no way limits the TD’s authority to apply one or more of the remedies listed below.

The TD may choose to ignore an occasional minor late finish. The TD may remove one or more boards from a segment. The TD may award no score (when neither team is more at fault), an assigned score (when a result already exists at one table which the TD wishes to preserve) or an artificial score in IMPs. Every effort should be made to remove boards before they can be played at either table, but not having done so does not preclude removing one or more later.

Use of the bidding box — Alerts and Announcements

When using bidding 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.


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

Last year’s winners in the Baze Senior KO: (standing) Nick Nickell, Bob Hamman, Bart Bramley, coach Eric Kokish, Eric Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth and Ralph Katz.

Baze Senior Knockout Teams starts today

Actors & Actresses answers$200 Who is Cameron Diaz?$400 Who is Ted Danson?$600 Who is Gregory Peck?$800 Who is Robert Duvall?$1000 Who is Mayim Bialik?

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



Stoddard

Tom Stoddard (seated) receives the rare “Certificate of Service” citation from ACBL Board Chair Lew Mathe in May 1976. Even at the age of 80, Stoddard was active in teaching bridge and hosting bridge cruises with his wife, Peggy.and caravanned south to Los Angeles, according to Quinlan.

“It was a tradition for the mayor of each city to greet the players on the first day of play in their respective city,” says Garret. Bridge Week, a regular fourth-of-July regional on the ACBL calendar, is that tournament – minus the Ambassador, the train and San Francisco.

In 1946, Stoddard added another prestigious hotel to his regional locales when he negotiated with the Spreckels – a prominent San Diego Family – to bring bridge to the Hotel Del Coronado.

Garret’s historical research shows the bridge rate for a 1957 tournament at $18 a day. In today’s dollars, $18 equals $156 – and it included meals.

ACBL WestThe result of a 1937 merger between the United

States Bridge Association and the American Bridge League, the ACBL pretty much stopped at the Mississippi River.

Collaboration to extend the League’s territory westward began in 1940 when the ACBL and the PBL agreed upon a uniform masterpoint system. On his way to meet with ACBL Secretary Bill McKenney in New York, Stoddard’s plane went down in St. Louis. Garret says the rescue workers dug a “very much alive Mr. Stoddard” out of the debris. Relatively uninjured, Stoddard requested immediate booking on a flight to New York.

In 1946, Stoddard turned his bridge business over to his associates, and in 1948, he agreed to a merger of the PBL and the national organization, an arrangement that was consummated in 1956.

While each of the seven districts that made up the Western Division had its own political leadership, Stoddard maintained overall control as the manager of the Western Conference.

MacCracken remembers Stoddard as being extremely thrifty.

“One of Stoddard’s executives, Allan Green, used to take a toothbrush and aluminum polish and clean up aluminum boards when they came back to the office following tournaments.” Eventually the toothbrush wore out. “Allan went into to see Tom. ‘I need a new toothbrush,’ said Allan.’

“‘Let me see it,’” replied Stoddard, who upon presentation of the debristled brush, agreed it needed to be replaced. “‘Go buy a new one on your lunch hour.’”

Green returned from lunch with a new brush. When Stoddard saw him, he grabbed the new brush away and took it home for his own, says MacCracken. “The next day, Tom came in with his used personal toothbrush for Allan to use to polish

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Playing in an NABC+ pairs game? Buy your entry early!

In an effort to speed up the start of all NABC+ pairs events – which requires additional time for proper seeding – the ACBL asks participants to please buy their entries at least 15 minutes before game time. This is especially true if you expect to be a seeded pair.

Electronic device policy The electronic device policy

at NABCs allows players to bring electronic devices such as cell phones into the playing area provided that such devices are turned off. Further, any such equipment must not be visible during the session.

A violation of the policy will result in an automatic disciplinary penalty of one full board (or 12 IMPs at that form of scoring) for the first offense. A second offense will result in disqualification from the event.

For the RecordBy Robb Gordon,

ACBL National RecorderThe recorder system was established to ensure

that proper ethics and etiquette are maintained in the bridge playing environment. To that end, we are trying to make the system more effective.

In San Diego we will try to make filing Player Memos more efficient for us and convenient for you.

What is a Player Memo? It is a report to the Recorder of poor behavior and/or poor ethics by another player. It is important that it be complete – include your name, the subject’s name, the session, the situation and the nature of your concern.

How does one file a Player Memo? Often it starts with a call to the director. One should always call the director in the event of an irregularity or behavior issue at the table.

But even without a director involved, a person may file a Player Memo. There are several ways to do so. • You may ask a director for a Player Memo form.

A form can be dropped in a locked box. The boxes are located outside Grand Hall and outside Sea View F.

• You may go online to http://www.acbl.org/conduct-and-ethics/player-memo/

• You may connect to the Player Memo form with your smartphone by capturing the QR code on the posters located in the playing area.

• You may use one of the two designated computers to directly file a Player Memo.

Can I file anonymously? No, all Player Memos must be signed. However, we will maintain confidentiality if you so request unless the matter is urgent (cheating, for example) and your testimony is critical.

What will happen to my Player Memo? When we receive the Player Memo, we will scan it into the system and send you an email acknowledging receipt. You may not hear from us again, but know that we are doing whatever investigation is appropriate. At a minimum, your Player Memo will be recorded to evidence a pattern of conduct that may lead to disciplinary action in future.

Your participation in the recorder system will make our game more pleasant and encourage actively ethical play.


Need to join or renew? Due to laws preventing ACBL staff from

manually recording credit card data, we ask that you renew or reinstate your membership online at acbl.org/join, or call 800-264-2743.

The 2016 winners of the Nail Life Master Pairs: Marion Michielsen and Zia Mahmood.

Nail Life Master Pairs begins today

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;

2. Hal Kandler, Kelsey Petterson1963 1. Sami R. Kehela, Eric R. Murray;

2. Harry J. Fishbein, Charles J. Solomon1964 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 Amoils


the boards.”Supersized regionals“Western Conference tournaments were huge!”

MacCracken says. “It wasn’t unusual for Bridge Week, held at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, to have side games of 20 sections.”

Quinlan remembers a tournament at the Ambassador so large that a tent was erected on the front lawn. He calls the arrangement rustic and he would know – as a rookie TD, he worked the tent!

“The idea wasn’t popular with the players, and it was abandoned.”

Quinlan also remembers Bridge Week as the first tournament to offer midnight games. “I don’t know of any other tournament in the West that had a midnight game. These were not small games – we had a hundred tables, six or seven sections filled up the room.”

The playing area was conveniently located right next to the bar, Quinlan adds. “That bar did a lot of business!”

Quinlan says Stoddard’s wife was a fairly good player, but of Stoddard – “I never saw him play bridge. He was never a tournament player. But he was a great administrator.”

Named the ACBL Honorary Member in 1960, Stoddard was also a member of the Goodwill Committee. He contributed monthly to the Bridge Bulletin as its Western tournament correspondent.

In May 1976, he was awarded the rare “Certificate of Service” citation by the ACBL Board of Directors for his long and devoted service to bridge and to the ACBL.

Stoddard, who died in 1976, was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2010 as a Blackwood Award winner.


StoddardDefenders, Fall North American Championships

Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams: Michael Becker, Aubrey Strul, Tarek Sadek, Walid Elahmady, Michael Kamil, Richard Coren

Baze Senior Knockout Teams: Nick Nickell, Ralph Katz, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Bob Hammann, Bart Bramley

Mitchell Open Board-a-Match Teams: Stan Tulin, Kevin Dwyer, Alon Birman, Dror Padon, Michal Nowosadzki, Jacek Kalita

Marsha May Sternberg Women’s Board-a-Match Teams: Dori Byrnes, Beth Palmer, Lynn Deas, Sylvia Shi, Li Yiting

Keohane North American Swiss Teams: Mike Levine, Louk Verhees Jr., Cornelis Van Prooijen, Jerry Clerkin, Dennis Clerkin, Eddie Wold

NABC+ Mixed Swiss Teams: Vinita Gupta, Billy Miller, Sandra Rimstedt, Zia Mahmood, Fredrik Nystrom, Anam Tebha

Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs: Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell

0-5000 Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs: Radu Nistor, Joan Brody

Nail Life Master Open Pairs: Marion Michielsen, Zia Mahmood

Whitehead Women’s Pairs: Shawn Quinn, Nancy Passell

Senior Mixed Pairs: Lee Atkinson, Mark YaegerSuper Senior Pairs: Ed Schulte, Tom Kniest0–10,000 Fast Pairs: Michael Gladfelter, Mary

Jane Gladfelter0–10,000 IMP Pairs: Edward Piken, Steve

Cohen0–10,000 Swiss Teams: Mike Cassel, Barry

Purrington, Robert Kent, Ellen KentGoren Trophy: Eric Greco


ACBL Live is a section of the ACBL website that allows users to search tournament results in a variety of ways and offers much more data on each event within a tournament than was available before its creation. ACBL Live offers comprehensive results for every player and every session within an event at any ACBL tournament.

Overalls from events at the NABC and qualifiers are still listed in the Daily Bulletin. But the pages of small-print session results are no longer included. This guide will help you find those results online.

During NABCs, the main feature on the ACBL home page is a quick link to ACBL Live results for the current tournament.

You can return to this data trove after the tournament is over by clicking on the Live tab, third from left on the home page. From the main ACBL Live landing page, there are two ways you can get started: by searching for a player or a tournament. The quick link available during NABCs bypasses this page.

Viewing session resultsWhether you search by player or by event, you come

to a page with a list of events broken down by session. In the right column of this page are several blue links that lead to the various results pages for each session. These vary by type of event and stage of progress of the event. Here’s a breakdown of the options.

1 SummaryThe summary page has all result information for an

event on one page; the other links break out portions of the information on the summary page. At the top of the page you will find Overalls or Leaderboards and Recaps. For pair games, scroll down and you will see the board-by-board scores and hands. For team games, you will see a link to the Bracket.

2 Overalls and LeaderboardsThe Overalls page lists pairs or teams in order of

overall score. Pairs or teams who won masterpoints are shown, and the quantity and color of these session awards are listed. These listings may be preliminary.

3 RecapsThe recaps page lists all pairs or teams, split up

by section and direction for pairs events. The first section alphabetically will be shown; click on the section letters to see a different section.

4 HandsThe hands page provides a compact view of the

hand records for a session. Each board is displayed, with a DoubleDummy hand analysis.

5 BracketsACBL Live uses FastResults for brackets for Swiss

and KO events. Flights and placements are color-coded based on the legend on the top left.

6 QualifiersFor two- and three-day NABC and NABC+ events,

the list of qualifiers you see in the Daily Bulletin is also available on Live.

Using ACBL Live to find results

7 Personal ScoresBoth the overall list and the recap have a Personal

Scores column at right with links to scores pages for each pair. Click on the Scores link to see board-by-board results for a particular pair. A You can switch which pair you are viewing using

the Select a Pair dropdown. B For multi-session events, you can also switch to a

different session using the dropdown at the top of each results page.

C The results tables on each of these pages can be reordered by clicking on the column header that

you want to sort by. So, if you want to see your board results listed from best to worst, click on either the Matchpoints or % column from the personal scores page. You can also click on a player’s name to see other results for that player, which works the same as the Player Search from the Live home page.

A Searching by eventOn the San Diego NABC page of ACBL Live,

there are several ways to look for results. The body of the page is a list of events with most recent on top, and pagination tools allow you to page through that list. In the upper right, the key events box highlights those most frequently searched. Below key events is an Event Search box where you can find an event by entering three or more letters of its name. There is also a Player Search box to the left of key events.

B Searching by playerThe Player Search offers a quick way to find all

results for yourself or any player. For those reading at home who can’t make it to the San Diego NABC but want to know how your friends here are doing, this is the place to look.

Click in the search box and enter the player’s last name, first name. An auto-complete list of players matching your entry will appear below the search box. Click on the line for the player you want.

You will be taken to a page that lists all the recent sessions the player participated in, not just those in San Diego.

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Tomorrow’s Bridge EventsJunior Day

Saturday, November 25, 9 a.m.Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* OtherSaturday-Sunday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 1-2 Seaport H, second level $16 $20Educational Foundation Knockout Teams 3rd Seaport H, second level $16 $20Friday-Saturday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 3-4 Seaport H, second level $16 $20Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series 2nd single session Seaport H, second level $16 $20

Saturday, November 25, 10 a.m.Bridge-Plus+ single Coronado Ballroom, fourth level Free Free (in the Harbor Tower) Free two-hour lesson with Barbara Seagram, 14-deal game follows in Harbor G (0-20 MPs).299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $15

Saturday, November 25, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.Stratified Daylight Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Harbor A, second level $16 $20

Saturday, November 25, Noon & 7:00 p.m.BAZE SENIOR KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 2 Grand Hall D, lobby level $25 —

Saturday, November 25, 1 p.m.Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 3rd single session TBA $16 $20

Saturday, November 25, 1 & 7 p.m.NAIL LIFE MASTER OPEN PAIRS 1-2 F Grand Hall B, lobby level $25 —0-10,000 SWISS TEAMS 1-2 Q Grand Hall C, lobby level $17 — 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions.A/X Open Pairs (unlimited/6000) 1-2 Seaport A, second level $16 $20B/C Pairs (3000/1500) 1-2 Seaport A, second level $16 $20Gold Rush Pairs (750/300) 1-2 Seaport D, second level $16 $20 Gold points for 0-750.Saturday Compact KO Teams 1-4 Seaport H, second level $16 $20Saturday-Sunday KO Teams 1-2 Seaport H, second level $16 $20Friday-Saturday Knockout Teams 3-4 Seaport H, second level $16 $20

Saturday, November 25, 3 p.m.299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $15

Saturday, November 25, 7:30 p.m.Strati-Flighted A/X/Y Side Swiss Teams single Seaport H, second level $15 $19Strati-Flighted B/C/D Side Swiss Teams single Seaport H, second level $15 $19Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 4th single session TBA $16 $20299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $15

Saturday, November 25, 11:30 p.m.Zip Knockout Teams single Harbor G, second level $12/team/matchJunior Zip Knockout Teams single Harbor G, second level 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 (750-300; 0-300). 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 (500-750/200-500/0-200). 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.


Today’s Bridge Events0-5 Newcomer Pair Games Are Free Today!

Friday, November 24, 9 a.m.Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* OtherEducational Foundation Knockout Teams 2nd Seaport H, second level $16 $20Friday-Saturday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 1-2 Seaport H, second level $16 $20Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series 1st single session Seaport H, second level $16 $20

Friday, November 24, 10 a.m.299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $190-20 Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $150-5 Pairs single Harbor G, second level Free Free

Friday, November 24, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.Daylight Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Harbor A, second level $16 $20

Friday, November 24, 1 p.m.Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 1st single session Seaport D, second level $16 $20

Friday, November 24, 1 & 7:30 p.m.NAIL LIFE MASTER OPEN PAIRS 1-2 Q Grand Hall B, lobby level $25 — 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions.BAZE SENIOR KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 1 Grand Hall C, lobby level $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.Stratified Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Seaport A, second level $16 $20Friday-Saturday Knockout Teams 1-2 Seaport H, second level $16 $20

Friday, November 24, 3 p.m.299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $190-20 Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $150-5 Pairs single Harbor G, second level Free Free

Friday, November 24, 7:30 p.m.Evening Swiss Teams single Seaport H, second level $15 $19Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 2nd single session Seaport D, second level $16 $20299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $190-20 Pairs single Harbor G, second level $15 $150-5 Pairs single Harbor G, second level 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 (750-300; 0-300). 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 (500-750/200-500/0-200). 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.

MonitoringAt this and future North American

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

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

Masterpoint disclaimerResults 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.

Email usGot a hand you just have to share or a nice story?

We’d love to see it.The Daily Bulletin has its own email address:

[email protected]. You’ll also find it on the front page under the “Daily Bulletin” between the date and the editors’ names.

This email address won’t be checked with any regularity when the NABC is not in session, so please continue to use our office email addresses for non-tournament–related correspondence.

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.

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