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Wednesday, August 1, 2018 Volume 90, Number 6

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

Goodwill Message

Remember: It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.

Sandy DeMartino, ChairAileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill Committee

Daily Bulletin

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Koppel’s KingdomOver the course of eight short years, Reese

Koppel has gone from knowing nothing about bridge to being one of its fiercest advocates.

“Bridge can be here to stay if we help my generation appreciate its essence, and it is my goal to do everything I can to ensure this happens,” he says.

This enthusiasm prompted the ACBL Educational Foundation’s selection of Koppel as 2018 King of Bridge.

According to Barbara Heller, Ed Foundation president, “Reece received the most votes by the trustees who recognized his dedication to spreading the bridge bug by teaching bridge at a local retirement home and several local schools. Reece is also a teacher/counselor at residential summer bridge camps in Illinois and Michigan, which the Educational Foundation proudly supports with grants.”

The 18-year-old from Metairie LA was turned onto bridge by “The Cardturner,” Louis Sachar’s

fictional story about a teenager who, “forced” to drive his great-uncle to the local bridge club four times a week and serve as the blind man’s cardturner, develops his own interest in the game.

Reese’s grandmother mailed him his first Audrey Grant “Bridge at a Glance” pamphlet when he was 10. With

Schubiner, Wynston win Wagar Women’s Pairs

Sondra Schubiner and Linda Wynston, sitting in 11th place after the first final session of the Wagar Women’s Pairs, came through with a strong game in the final set to win the event by 3.07 matchpoints on a 25 top.

The winners’ 59.69% game was good enough to hold off a hard charge by Sharon Goldman and Justyna Zmuda, who scored 59.31% in the final set to climb from 12th place to the runner-up spot.

Schubiner, of Franklin MI, and Wynston, of Toronto, play regularly. The victory was Schubiner’s first North American championship. Wynston has a second in a nationally rated pairs event and two national championships in Canada.

Goldman, of New York City, and Zmuda, a Polish star, were playing together for the second time. They debuted as partners at the Spring NABC in Philadelphia.

Winners of the Wagar Women’s Pairs: Sondra Schubiner and Linda Wynston.

Barrere takes Senior Swiss crown

Winners of the Truscott/USPC Senior Swiss Teams: Bruce Noda, Cris Barrere, Bill Harker and Mark Ralph.

A strong final match propelled the squad captain by Cris Barrere into the winner’s circle in the Truscott/USPC Senior Swiss Teams. Barrere, of Berkeley CA, played with teammates Bruce Noda of Corte Madera CA, Mark Ralph of San Francisco and Bill Harker of Santa Fe NM. Their four-session total with carryover was 134.27 victory points.

In second with 121.36 was the team of Robert Katz, Robert Cappelli, Robert Bitterman, Jerry Helms, David Caprera and Anne Brenner.

For the winners, this was the first NABC+ title for captain Barrere and Harker. With the victory, Harker, who has more than 15,000 masterpoints, became a Grand Life Master.

For Noda, this is the second time he has won the Senior Swiss – he won in 2004 – and it is his third NABC title. He and Ralph won the Silver Ribbon Pairs in 2014, making this Ralph’s second national win.

Mini Spins Enter Second Day

The Mini-Spingold 0–6000 KO teams attracted 36 teams; opening round action reduced the field to 16 tables for today’s second round. Eight head-to-head matches will cut the field in half for Thursday.

In the Mini-Spingold 0–2500 Teams, 20 teams played four three-way and four head-to-head matches in yesterday’s opener. Like the 6000 contest, eight teams will advance.

Top seeds plow forward in Spingold

The top 10 seeds in the round of 64 in the Spingold Knockout Teams had little difficulty advancing, many by lopsided margins, although many of the mid-range seeds were not so lucky.

No. 11 George Mittelman survived a challenge from the team captained by local Kevin Collins, the No. 54 seed, but Mittelman held on to win 115-111. The Francophone team led by Paul Street (No. 15), however, could not handle the challenge presented by the No. 50 seed, the Indonesian Super Mixed squad (so named because the team is composed of men’s pairs and women’s pairs), falling 144-115.

The Indonesian Men’s team (No. 39), also took out a higher-seeded team, the No. 26 squad led by Kevin Rosenberg. Indonesia advanced 124-108.

In a battle of multinational squads, the No. 18 seed led by Nick Demirev is on the sidelines after losing to the No. 47 squad (Hyatt, npc).

Paul Lewis captained a strong team this year (Linda Lewis, Mike Passell, Eddie Wold, Marc Jacobus and Mark Itabashi), but the No. 24 seed met their match at the hands of the No. 41 seed led by Mike Rippey of Orinda CA. Rippey was playing with the legendary Benito Garozzo, Poles Woaciech Strzemecki and Kamil Nowak, and Italians Leonardo Cima and Gandogua Alessandro. Rippey won 137-77.

Wednesday, August 1, 2018 Daily Bulletin

Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the game! Talks will be held in the International Hall on the International Level.

Wednesday, August 19:15 a.m. Ellen Kent Panicville6:45 p.m. Norma Sands Opening Leads

Thursday, August 29:15 a.m. GS Jade Barrett How to Succeed in Bridge 6:45 p.m. Carole Budnick The Strip and Endplay

SPECIAL EVENTSMEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS

CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM

All events are at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.Wednesday, August 1

9 am-Noon Club Director Refresher Course, session 2. A continuing education course for club directors to increase their skills. Participants must attend both sessions. Fee: $15 covers both days. (Lobby Level, L401)

10 am-Noon Social Bridge Room. (Marquis Level, M101)10 am-Noon Bridgescore+ Class. Learn how to use the ACBL-certified

Bridgescore+ to speed up KOs and Swiss teams at your next tournament. Taught by Nicolas Hammond. Optional signup sheet outside Daily Bulletin office (508 Lobby Level). Room 705, Atrium Level.

6-7 pm College Player Meeting. (Lobby Level, L402)

11 pm-til ACBL Board of Governors Strategic Planning Meeting. (Room 3834 Marriott)

Thursday, August 210 am-6:30 pm Youth NABC. (Atrium Level, A707)10 am-Noon Social Bridge Room. (Marquis Level, M101)10 am-Noon Hall of Fame Committee. (Lobby Level, L402)

Friday, August 310 am-6:30 pm Youth NABC. (Atrium Level, A707)10 am-Noon Social Bridge Room. (Marquis Level, M101)

Saturday, August 410 am-6:30 pm Youth NABC. (Atrium Level, A707)5:30-7:30 pm Youth NABC Closing Reception. (Atrium Level, A707)

ENTERTAINMENTEntertainment from Saturday, July 28, through Friday, Aug. 3, will begin immediately following the evening session. The performers are happy to take song requests.

Wednesday, Aug. 1James Meadows, keyboardist and singer, will provide a variety of soul and

contemporary music.

Thursday, Aug. 2Nathan Sexton on keyboard with Travis Jones on drums will perform classic

tunes that span the decades.

HOSPITALITYWednesday, August 1

Noon Atrium and Marquis levels Cheesecake (plain and fruit)2 p.m. International Level Cheesecake (plain and fruit)

10:30 p.m. Marquis Level Fried chicken bites with condiments

Thursday, August 210:30 p.m. Marquis Level Hamburger sliders

Bridge Bucks and Check Cashing

Bridge Bucks and check-cashing services will be available each day at the following times and locations:

• 9:30-10 a.m. on the Marquis Level (near the escalator to the International Level)

• Noon to 1 p.m. on the Atrium Level Players may use VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express to purchase Bridge Bucks. There is a $500 limit on check cashing.

VendorsFor all your bridge-supply needs – whether it’s

books, clothing, jewelry or games – check out the vendors on the Marquis Level.

Bridge in a Box raffle: The Bridge in a Box vendor is holding a raffle each day of the NABC for a free copy of their new product “Bridge in a Box.”

Desk HoursNABC Welcome Desk 8:30–10 a.m. 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. 2:30–3 p.m. 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Partnership Desk 8:30–10 a.m. 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Prize Desk 8:30–10 a.m. Noon–1 p.m. 2:30–3 p.m. 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Information Desk 8:30–10 a.m. Noon–1 p.m. 2–3 p.m. 6:30–7:30 p.m.

I/N Registration and 8:30–10 a.m.Partnership Desk 2–3 p.m. 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Rubber bridge roomEnjoy a round of rubber bridge. Featuring

continuous bridge play from 10 a.m. to Noon. Monday through Friday, the rubber bridge room is M101 on the Marquis Level. Entry is free. Some of the best players in the world will sit in and play a few hands. Here’s your chance to play a hand or two with a bridge luminary.

Appealing a ruling Players in NABC+ events who want to appeal

a director’s ruling initiate the process by speaking with the director who delivered the original ruling. The table director will fill out paperwork regarding the appeal, and the appellants will explain what they believe to be wrong with the initial ruling. From there, the case may be handled by a variety of means. When the appeals reviewer receives the case, the circumstances of that particular case will determine whether the case can be resolved by the original staff (in the case of misapplication of Law or regulation, for instance), a panel of directors, or even a committee-type hearing which could include bridge experts.

Vugraph operators neededAssignment Spingold: Vugraph operators are

needed Tuesday, July 31–Friday, August 3. Email Jan Martel at [email protected].

Masterpoint disclaimerResults reported in the Daily Bulletin are

subject to change because of score adjustments or corrections. The masterpoint awards as shown are, therefore, also subject to change.


Bidding commentary: As South, partner’s bidding shows two spades, not three. Partner usually supports directly with three trumps. To bid on in this sequence requires 16+ HCP. But if you are strong enough to bid again with this distribution, try 3♥ to show a singleton club as well

three hearts (your 2♦ rebid has denied four hearts) catering to a possible five hearts in partner’s hand. As North, holding two spades, a 2♥ rebid after partner bids 2♦ shows six hearts, exceptionally, five headed by three of the top four honor cards. Opener can pass 2♥ with a singleton heart.

Defensive commentary: As East, if declarer plays low at trick one, signal encouragement with

JUST FOR NEW PLAYERSThinking bridge

By Eddie KantarHand evaluation. Responder’s rebid. Third-

hand play. Counting your tricks. Dlr: South ♠ A 4 Vul: E-W ♥ J 8 6 4 2 ♦ 9 3 ♣ K 6 5 3 ♠ Q J 8 3 ♠ 9 6 ♥ 10 5 ♥ K Q 9 ♦ J 7 4 ♦ Q 10 8 2 ♣ Q J 10 2 ♣ A 9 8 7 ♠ K 10 7 5 2 ♥ A 7 3 ♦ A K 6 5 ♣ 4 West North East South 1♠ Pass 1NT Pass 2♦ Pass 2♠ All Pass

Opening lead: ♣Q.

New LM Alert!If you make Life Master at this tournament,

please share! We’d love to take your picture and publish your achievement in the Daily Bulletin. The Daily Bulletin office is located in Room 508 on the Lobby Level. Whatever your rank advancement, please stop by and tell us the good news.

EntriesA valid ACBL player number is required to play

in all events at the NABC.All North American championships with no

upper masterpoint limit $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. Only ACBL members current on their dues and service fees are eligible to play in NABC+ events. $1.50 per person per session benefits the International Fund.)

Other North American championships.....$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. Only ACBL members current on their dues and service fees are eligible to play in these events.)

Regional championships...............$16 for ACBL members, $20 for inactive members per player per session

(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.............$15 for ACBL members, $19 for inactive members per player per session

the ♣9, your highest equal spot card. Signaling with the ♣8 denies the ♣9!

Play commentary: With the ♣A marked on your right, duck the first club, ruff the club honor return and try to make as many low trumps as you can. Play the ♦A and ♦K, ruff a diamond low, ruff a club, ruff a diamond with the ♠A and lead dummy’s last club. If West still has a club, you can ruff, your seventh trick. The ♠K and ♥A bring your trick total to nine. Don’t worry about ruffing a diamond with the ♠A, it’s a loser in any case and it provides you with a dummy entry to ruff a club.

Defensive commentary: Defenders often give count when declarer initiates a suit (diamonds). However, when the count in the suit is known (diamonds is declarer’s second-bid suit), giving count is counter- productive. As West, if declarer plays a fourth diamond, intending to ruff with dummy’s ♠A, , discard your last club. Now declarer cannot enjoy a third club ruff and is held to eight tricks.

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.

Timing the cash-outBy Barry Rigal

When this board was run in yesterday’s Daily Bulletin, the theme was beating 4♠. At some tables, the theme was how to defeat 3♠. Dlr: North ♠ A Q J 10 9 8 3 2 Vul: N-S ♥ 10 9 2 ♦ 6 ♣ 9 3 ♠ 9 5 ♠ 6 4 ♥ A 3 ♥ K Q 6 4 ♦ A 10 8 5 3 ♦ J 9 2 ♣ Q 8 6 5 ♣ K J 7 2 ♠ K 7 ♥ J 8 7 5 ♦ K Q 7 4 ♣ A 10 4

East led the ♥K: 5, 3, 10. Using upside-down count, when East leads a heart to West’s ace, declarer playing the 9, there is some ambiguity. But third- and-fifth leads come to the rescue!

West shifts to the ♣6: 3, jack, ace. West then takes the ♦K with the ace and continues with the ♣5. East can win and be sure West doesn’t have only two clubs because North has shown seven spades, two hearts, two clubs and one diamond. The club count lets East cash the ♥Q with confidence.

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.

Lost and FoundLost and found is located at the Tournament

Information Desk located on the Marquis Level. If you find something that appears to have lost its owner, or you’re an owner in search of something you lost, here’s the place to go. Informaton hours through Saturday are:

8:30–10 a.m. Noon–1p.m. 2–3 p.m. 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Deal ‘em, Bob: Bob Hamman was one of the attendees at yesterday’s Social Bridge game (Marquis Level, Room 101). Everyone is invited to attend this fun, free game, from 10 a.m. to noon each day through Friday, and you can cut in to play with some of the greats of the game!


Toronto-area players Max Cheng, Darwin Li, Cindy He and Jasmine Xiong are playing in Atlanta in preparation for the upcoming World Youth Team Championships in China.

Toronto youth players ain’t scared

Toronto-area bridge is alive and well, not only in its tournament and club scene, but also in its youth programs.

According to District 2 Director Paul Janicki, the spike in youth participation is having an unintended consequence: parents of youth players are learning the game.

“It’s the opposite of the usual pattern where parents or grandparents teach the game to their children or grandchildren,” he said.

A Toronto-based youth foursome came to the Summer NABC to represent District 2 in Flight C of the Grand National Teams. Max Cheng, 14, Darwin Li, 11, Cindy He, 15, and Jasmine Xiong. 15, made the trip to Atlanta. The quartet was eliminated early in the contest, but they were unfazed. They had no time to be disappointed because they were gearing up for their next event: the Spingold Knockout Teams. Not the Mini-Spingold, mind you. The NABC+ event with all the world champions. That Spingold.

This is the second NABC the squad has attended, the first being last year’s Summer NABC in their home town.

Several years ago, the players met through bridge classes in the Toronto area, including a beginner’s class taught by Michael Yang. Later, they each took some online classes from various Toronto-area luminaries such as Daniel Lavee and Danny Miles.

The older members of the group – Cindy and Jasmine – have been playing a bit longer, and they were part of the Canadian delegation that attended the World Youth championships in Salsomaggiore, Italy, in 2016.

This year, teammate Max will join the older girls as they travel to the World Youth Team Championships in Wujiang, China. The tournament starts Aug. 8.

Cheng and He will represent Canada in the Under 16 category, while Xiong will play on the Under 21 team.

Stay in touchIs your email address on file? Is it up to date?

Let ACBL know. Call toll-free, 800–264–2743 (Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Central Time), or email [email protected].

TRUSCOTT/USPC SENIOR SWISS TEAMS 54 Tables / Based on 108 Tables100.00 1 Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA; Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA; William Harker, Santa Fe NM 134.27 75.00 2 Robert Katz, Ann Arbor MI; Robert Cappelli, Sanibel FL; Robert Bitterman, Harbor Springs MI; Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; David Caprera - Anne Brenner, Denver CO 121.36 56.25 3 Beth Palmer - William Pettis, Chevy Chase MD; William Cole, Silver Spring MD; David Butler, Keswick VA; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Jurek Czyzowicz, Gatineau QC 120.93 44.44 4 Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL; Suzanne Dunn, Crystal Lake IL; Robert Gardner, Glenview IL; Kerry Smith, Milwaukee WI; Jeff Schuett, Riverwoods IL; Dick Bruno, Des Plaines IL 112.84 40.00 5 David Abelow, La Jolla CA; Andrew Gofreed, La Plata MD; David Ruderman, Burtonsville MD; Alan Tenenbaum, Rockville MD 109.91 36.36 6 Fred King, Mc Lean VA; Barry Bragin, Pawley NY; Sumner Steinfeldt, Washington DC; Hal Hindman, Centreville VA 108.64 33.33 7 Joseph Sherwood - Janet Sherwood, Woodstock GA; Arthur Lowen, Nashville TN; Joe Rickman, Maryville TN 108.06 30.77 8 Jeff Roman, Bend OR; John Jones, Santa Fe Springs CA; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA; Leo Bell, Carlsbad CA; Fred Hamilton, Las Vegas NV; Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ 107.85 28.57 9 Harry Tudor - Barbara Wallace, Miami FL; Larry Griffey, Vero Beach FL; Spike Lay, Daytona Beach FL 106.71 26.67 10 Dan Morse, Houston TX; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA; Douglas Doub, West Hartford CT; Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT 105.70 25.00 11 David Treitel, Miami FL; Neil Silverman - Michael Wolf, Fort Lauderdale FL; Lee Bukstel, Boca Raton FL 105.29 23.53 12 Peter Stein, Hillsborough NJ; Myriam Milgrom, Port St Lucie FL; Steven Shaye, Slingerlands NY; Larry Rosen, Albany NY 100.98 22.22 13 Jerry Goldberg - Jane Dillenberg, New York NY; Susan Fuller, Miami FL; Maris Zilant, North Miami FL 98.35 21.05 14 Gary Soules, Elk Grove CA; James Tritt, Orange CA; Edward Nagy, Danville CA; Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA 98.21 20.00 15 Albert Shrive - Richard Gabriel, Naples FL; Michael Ranis, Miami FL; Richard Strauss, Northbrook IL 98.19 19.05 16 Ray Jotcham, Scarborough ON; Richard Chan, Markham ON; Stephen Castellino, Castro Valley CA; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 93.92 18.18 17 Edward White, Grand Blanc MI; Martin Hirschman, Ann Arbor MI; Linda Perlman, Milan MI; Gary Kessler, Springfield IL; Ken Gee, Regina SK 93.73 17.39 18 Paul Meerschaert, Long Lake MN; Robert Schachter, Eden Prairie MN; John Koch, Saint Cloud MN; Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN; Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA; Terry Beckman, Brooklyn Park MN 93.44 16.67 19 Bob Feller, Guilderland NY; Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY; Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY; Michael Radin, New York NY 92.68 16.00 20 Michael Mikyska, Los Angeles CA; Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; JoAnna Stansby - Lew Stansby, Dublin CA 92.09 15.38 21 Alan Watson, Lexington MA; Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Shome Mukherjee, Randolph MA; Rick Binder, Waltham MA 91.61 14.81 22 Glenn Robbins, New York NY; Lloyd Arvedon, Woburn MA; Lewis Gamerman, Randolph MA; Robert McCaw, Brewster MA 91.32 14.29 23 Lynn Leisy, Amelia Island FL; Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Cameron Doner, Surrey BC; Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA; Joseph Silver, Hampstead QC; John Carruthers, Kingsville ON 90.68 13.79 24 Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY; Russell Samuel, Coram NY; Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT; Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA 90.38 13.33 25 Ned Irving, Hot Springs Vlg AR; Donald Rumelhart, Ann Arbor MI; David Colbert, Etobicoke ON; Stephen Mackay, Markham ON 89.79 12.90 26 Howard Parker III, Clements CA; Claude Vogel, Chicago IL; George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Magnus Olafsson, New York NY; C Reis, Baton Rouge LA 89.01 12.50 27 Kay Enfield, Santa Fe NM; George Whitworth, Coarsegold CA; Ed Ulman, Portland OR; Allan Graves, Hammonds Plain NS 88.54


TUESDAY MORNING SIDE GAME 15.0 Tables A B C 5.42 1 1 Frank Xie, Sunnyvale CA; Ying Liu, Palo Alto CA 65.53% 4.07 2 Saleh Fetouh, Buffalo NY; Tadashi Yoshida, Tokyo, Japan 64.39% 3.41 3 2 Sarah Sykes, Brewster MA; Connie Haugabook, Montezuma GA 61.17% 2.29 4 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; John Lawler, Evansville IN 57.39% 1.71 5 Janice Smola - Paul Simon, Arlington MA 55.11% 2.56 6 3 Amy Rhodes, New York NY; Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY 54.92% 2.19 4 Phyllis Siegel, Ballwin MO; Gilda Singer, Saint Charles MO 54.36% 1.53 5 Buddhadeb Biswas, San Jose CA; Chris Chen, San Francisco CA 52.84% 1.08 6 Stanley Littlefield, Maitland FL; Gordon Cable Jr, Monroe Township NJ 52.27% 2.45 1 Douglas Smith - Gloria Dorrance, Victoria BC 52.08% 1.84 2 David Prior - Alice Prior, Richmond VA 49.81% 1.38 3 Bo Han Zhu, Oakville ON; John Dong, Richmond Hill ON 47.92%

PERRY ALTERMAN MEMORIAL TUESDAY AFTERNOON SIDE GAME 29.0 Tables A B C 8.45 1 Lanette Moore, Dunwoody GA; Pam Van Patton, Smyrna GA 62.38% 6.34 2 Andrew Cavalier - Cindy Sealy, Huntsville AL 61.77% 6.72 3 1 1 Di Lapeyre, New Orleans LA; Sheryl Thompson, Metairie LA 60.69% 3.56 4 Susan Hinton, Vancleave MS; Lita Andreano, Pass Christian MS 59.77% 2.67 5 Clarice Reid, Bethesda MD; Sylvia Christian, Lakeland FL 59.08% 5.04 6 2 Carol Mittel, Atlanta GA; Ralph Buchalter, South Orange NJ 57.85% 3.78 7 3 Gloria Larson, Oak Ridge TN; Bill Waters, Knoxville TN 57.54% 2.84 8 4 Deborah Lackey, Washougal WA; Ranjan Bhaduri, Dundas ON 57.31% 2.13 5 Kimberly Gilman, Carlisle MA; Kathy Gilman, Shoreline WA 56.31% 2.14 6 Ed Barnes, Wetumpka AL; Robert Weisberg, Montgomery AL 55.46% 1.53 7 Janice Trott, Devonshire Bermuda; Nancy Larson, Draper UT 54.85% 1.97 2 Hunter McClain, Fort Mill SC; Kenneth Ramaley, Greenville SC 51.85% 1.48 3 E.J. Stapler, Watkinsville GA; Cris Shanks, Glen Allen VA 51.69% 1.11 4 Robert Roark, Cincinnati OH; Sharon Koster, Blue Ash OH 51.00%

TUESDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS 14.0 Tables A B C 3.60 1 1 1 Vernard Adams - Alice Adams, Tampa FL 63.83% 2.70 2 2 2 Reuben Schooler, Raleigh NC; Weichang Zhang, Atlanta GA 61.36% 2.03 3 3 3 Anne Bowen, Marietta GA; Irene Jurnack, Canton GA 59.28% 1.52 4 4 4 Barbara Brightwell, Atlanta GA; Jeffrey Lybarger, Decatur GA 58.71% 1.14 5 Rosemary Cournoyer, Rumford RI; John Anderson, Oxnard CA 57.01% 1.03 6 5 Betty Murdock - Erin Oblinger, Cincinnati OH 56.63% 0.77 6 Judy Pincus, Atlanta GA; Marc Scott Mitchel, Tamarac FL 54.36% 0.76 5 Keith Richard, Charlotte NC; Steven Goldman, Leland NC 53.03%

WAGAR WOMEN’S PAIRS 26.0 Tables / Based on 51 Tables100.00 1 Sondra Schubiner, Franklin MI; Linda Wynston, Toronto ON 772.51 75.00 2 Sharon Goldman, New York NY; Justyna Zmuda, Skwaina, Poland 769.94 56.25 3 Anam Tebha, Charlotte NC; Signe Buus Thomsen, Frederiksberg, Denmark 769.88 44.44 4 Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Beach FL; Cecilia Rimstedt, Kungsbacka, Sweden 763.71 40.00 5 Rhoda Prager, Allentown PA; Nancy Molesworth, White Plains NY 763.02 36.36 6 Nettin Erinda - Nunung Tri Yulianti, Indonesia 758.00 33.33 7 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, New York NY; Joan Brody, Livingston NJ 752.84 30.77 8 Jodi Edmonds - Judi Radin, New York NY 748.84 28.57 9 Giorgia Botta, Woodside NY; Patricia Herrera, Mexico 747.65 26.67 10 Jovanka Smederevac, Vienna, Austria; Cristal Nell, Seattle WA 743.28 25.00 11 Marilyn Fedak, Boca Raton FL; Raluca Dobrescu, Woodside NY 740.81 23.53 12 Frances Schneider - Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT 733.76 22.22 13 Meike Wortel, Amsterdam ; Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA 733.12 21.05 14 Rozanne Pollack, New York NY; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL 730.26 20.00 15 Ernis Sefita -Yunita Fytry, Indonesia 728.07 19.05 16 Georgiana Gates - Pat Levy, Houston TX 726.45 18.18 17 Barbara Schaefer, Norristown PA; Sarah McMerty, Southern Pines NC 725.50 17.39 18 Claire Alpert, Miami FL; Sylvie Willard, Paris France 722.56 16.67 19 Kristen Onsgard, Dallas TX; Nancy Passell, Plano TX 721.84 16.00 20 Irina Kislitsyna, Aventura FL; Nataly Goldin, Chestnut Hill MA 714.60 15.38 21 Chris Benson, Leroy IL; Ginny Schuett, Riverwoods IL 709.85 14.81 22 Nancy Gunn, Santa Rosa CA; Sara Rothmuller, Occidental CA 702.77 14.29 23 Molly O’Neill, Fort Lauderdale FL; Joanne Weingold, Boca Raton FL 702.23 13.79 24 Fera Damayanti – R. Riantini, Indonesia 687.45 13.33 25 Rhoda Kratenstein, Albany NY; Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL 686.00 12.90 26 Cheryl Schneider, Westerville OH; Anita Torrence, Bexley OH 679.83

Runners-up in the Wagar Women’s Pairs: Sharon Goldman and Justyna Zmuda.

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING KNOCKOUT BRACKET 1 6 TablesSanford Robbins, Pompano Beach FL; Leonid Fastovsky, Chevy Chase MD; Gerald Szymski, Westmont IL; Ashley Szymski, Aurora IL vsKathy Logue, Metairie LA; Mina Akhnoukh, Fort Lauderdale FL; Marion Yonke - John Berry, Manhasset NY

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING KNOCKOUT BRACKET 2 6 TablesLinda Halpert - Linda Soicher, Boca Raton FL; Olivia Shapiro, Highland Park IL; Barbara Ross, White Plains NY vsMickey Groggel - Cornelia Tisher, Mobile AL; Bruce Pierce - Carla Pierce, Daphne AL

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING KNOCKOUT BRACKET 3 6 TablesMartha Meyer - Mark Meyer, Winston Salem NC; Sue Kline, Columbia SC; Kathryn Kimmerling, Blythewood SC vsVera Baum, Los Altos CA; Kathryn Kranen, Menlo Park CA; Kathryn Papermaster, Horseshoe Bay TX; Susan Zhang, Los Altos Hills CA

Second in the Truscott/USPC Senior Swiss were Bob Bitterman, Jerry Helms, Robert Katz and Robert Cappelli. (Not pictured: David Caprera and Anne Brenner.)


Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa

By Barry RigalSometimes your bad plays don’t cost. I’ll tell

you what happened on this deal. You can assign the blame. Dlr: West ♠ K 7 Vul: None ♥ K J 10 4 ♦ 9 8 6 5 ♣ A 4 2 ♠ Q 9 8 6 ♠ A 5 4 ♥ 9 8 3 ♥ 6 5 2 ♦ K 7 2 ♦ A 10 4 ♣ Q 10 9 ♣ J 6 5 3 ♠ J 10 3 2 ♥ A Q 7 ♦ Q J 3 ♣ K 8 7 West North East South 1NT (1) Pass 2♣ Pass 2♥ Pass 2NT Pass 3NT All Pass

1. 10-12East’s low club lead to the queen was ducked.

North won the ♣A at trick two and led a diamond to the jack and king. West cleared clubs, East got in with the ♦A and cashed his club, then carefully declined to take the ♠A.

North had been squeezed out of a winner, so East exited passively and declarer guessed spades for down one. So who goofed?

Answer (not entirely unexpectedly): yours truly, sitting West. Imagine that the ♠A and ♠K are switched. Declarer would have nine tricks!

But when North plays a diamond at trick two, it is dollars to doughnuts that his shape is 2=4=4=3. West must win the ♦K and shift to the ♠9. If the top spades are indeed switched, North must duck. East wins the ♠K and reverts to clubs for down one.

TUESDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS 5.0 Tables A B C 1.75 1 1 Benjamin Darnell, San Jose CA; Ariel Flaster, Menlo Park CA 64.06% 1.31 2 Annette Beasley - Pat Mink, Fair Play SC 57.38% 1.04 3 2 Samantha Pickering - Nick Kempe, Bermuda 54.88% 0.74 4 Mandeep Narang - Anissia Narang, Hoover AL 52.60%

TUESDAY DAYLIGHT A/X/Y SWISS 17 Tables / Based on 47 Tables A X Y 19.95 1 1 1 Nicholas Hartung, Astoria NY; Peter Merker, Mentor OH; Harry Apfel, New York NY; James Scott, Wellington FL 107.00 14.96 2 William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Brian Ellis, Beachwood OH; Harriette Buckman, Sarasota FL; Bill Cook Jr, Madison MS 92.00 11.22 3 2 2 J F Lowenstein - Eleanor Onstott - Wayne Weisler, New Orleans LA; Jacob Karno, Metairie LA 86.00 7.54 4/5 3 Steven Gaynor - Jean Boettcher - Joel Kramer, Minneapolis MN; Michael Flader, Eagan MN 83.00 7.54 4/5 Mark Moss, Piedmont CA; Jon Bartlett, Portland OR; Robert Thomson, San Rafael CA; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR 83.00 5.05 4 3 Malcolm Todd, Jr, Sandy Springs GA; Tom Drinkard, Atlanta GA; Morris Williams - Ernie Eayrs, Dunwoody GA 77.00 3.71 5/6 Susan Eisenberg - Benjamin Eisenberg, Boca Raton FL; Florence Mahony - Brian Mahony, Redding CT 73.00 3.71 5/6 Andrew Russell, St Catharines ON; Bruce Lang, West Palm Beach FL; Corey Krantz - Lindsey Weinger, Delray Beach FL; Michael Gamble, Shawnigan Lake BC; David Yoon, Bayside NY 73.00

TUESDAY DAYLIGHT BRACKETED B 1 8 Tables 11.45 1 Lynne Koeppel - Betty Levin - Robert Barrington - Jess Jurkovic, New York NY 87.00 7.52 2/3 Norman Marks II, Jacksonville FL; Norman Marks, Oakland CA; Charles Kelly, Anniston AL; Leon Galecki, Langston AL 78.00 7.52 2/3 Kristi Fjare - Douglas Fjare, Estes Park CO; Alan Hierseman, Olathe KS; Ellen D’Amato, Kansas City MO 78.00

TUESDAY DAYLIGHT BRACKETED B 2 8 Tables 9.79 1 Paul Sitz, Ramsey MN; Kevin Dunn, Centennial CO; Roderic Kerr, Palm City FL; Phillip Yorston, Abiquiu NM 88.00 7.34 2 Nancy Briggs, Blowing Rock NC; Lynn Bayman, Valparaiso IN; Judith Fleming, Port St Lucie FL; Beverly Taylor, Vero Beach FL 77.00 5.51 3 Frederick Nislow - Judith Nislow, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Eylene Blume - Rick Blume, Wellington FL 75.00

TUESDAY DAYLIGHT BRACKETED B 3 8 Tables 8.42 1 Gary Moye - Van May - Norma Crist, Marietta GA; Ellen Starr, Canton GA 108.00 6.32 2 Kevin Loughlin - Catherine Loughlin, Kingston ON; Lucy Morini, Warren VT; Fred Brown, San Jose CA 86.00 4.74 3 Christine Greenberg, Byron MN; Joyce Lewis, Rochester MN; Debbie Tzimoulis, Englewood NJ; Theresa Choma, Hailey ID 74.00

TUESDAY DAYLIGHT BRACKETED B 4 8 Tables 7.65 1 Robert Burridge - Marsha Doyle, Houston TX; Stephen Knight, Marietta GA; Jere Hines, Dunwoody GA 115.00 5.74 2 George Trost, Key West FL; William Sigward, Pelham NY; Ann Murray, Plandome Manor NY; Michael McPherson, New York NY 90.00 4.30 3 Ruth Fly, Ridgeland MS; Brenda Bethany, Jackson MS; Karen Roland, McKinney TX; Martha Ward, Plano TX 85.00

TUESDAY DAYLIGHT BRACKETED B 5 8 Tables 6.75 1 Sam Maloy - Cristina Shannon - Barbara Young, Alpharetta GA; Robert McFarland, Cumming GA 103.00 5.06 2 Marty Greengrass - Judy Greengrass, Lutz FL; Bruce Maier - Athena Gordon, Tampa FL 95.00 3.80 3 Stephen Mast - Holli Mast, Corning NY; Sally Landrum, Noblesville IN; Alice Milborn, Fishers IN 82.00

TUESDAY DAYLIGHT BRACKETED B 6 12 Tables 7.22 1 Mary Helen Harris, Marietta GA; Albie McNeil, Alpharetta GA; Kaaren Dolinsky, Roswell GA; Clive Gillon, Cumming GA 90.00 5.42 2 Vicki Schell, Pensacola FL; Beverly Craig, Chapel Hill NC; Mariee Walton, Cary NC; Leslie Blair, Raleigh NC 88.00 4.06 3 Nance Lodge, Rancho Mirage CA; Martha Cokin, Stamford CT; Dale Berger, New York NY; Bonnie Apfelbaum, Greenwich CT 84.00 3.05 4 Herbert Warner, Kingwood TX; Gary See, Naples FL; Stephen Bickel, Houston TX; Wayne Edmonson, Porter TX 83.00

TUESDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS 7.0 Tables A B C 1.98 1 1 Ivan Marchant - James Marchant, Fairfax CA 62.17% 1.49 2 2 R Yarrington, Lilburn GA; Carl Palmer, Atlanta GA 60.50% 1.11 3 Barry Zehnacker - Iris Zehnacker, Kendall Park NJ 58.83% 1.18 4/5 3/4 1/2 Mandeep Narang - Anissia Narang, Hoover AL 54.08% 1.18 4/5 3/4 1/2 Parilee Askew, GA; Suzanne Antinori, Alpharetta GA 54.08%


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Wernher Open Pairs begins today

2017 Wernher Open Pairs winners Joel Wooldridge and John Hurd.

The Wernher Open Pairs – formerly the National Men’s Pairs (1934–1991) and Open Pairs II (1992–2002) – is a four-session event consisting of two qualifying sessions and two final sessions.

The event was contested at the Summer NABC until 1962. It moved to the Spring NABC in 1963 where it remained for 40 years. In 2004, the Wernher Open Pairs returned to the Summer NABC lineup.

The trophy was donated in 1934 by Sir Derrick J. Wernher. Wernher (1889–1947) was a resident of London, England and Deal NJ. A leading personality in American bridge in the ’30s, Wernher was president of the American Bridge League in 1933, chairman of its Master Plan committee and a member of the board of directors of the American Whist League.

Wernher placed second in the Asbury Challenge Teams (now the Spingold Knockout Teams) in 1936 and won the Reisinger (played in conjunction with the New York regional) in 1930.Winners:National Men’s Pairs1934 David Burnstine, Oswald Jacoby1935 Edward Cook, Fred French1936 Richard Ecker, Fred Kaplan1937 Edward Cook, John Kunkle1938 B. Jay Becker, Charles Goren1939 John Crawford, Oswald Jacoby1940 Merwyn Maier, Robert McPherran1941 Joseph Low, Simon Rossant1942 Robert von Engel, Aaron Goodman1943 Charles Goren, Charles Solomon1944 Sigmund Dornbusch, Herman Goldberg1945 Sylvester Gintell, Lee Hazen1946 Mitchell Barnes, Waldemar von Zedtwitz1947 Sol Mogal, Tobias Stone1948 Fred Hirsch, Samuel Katz1949 Charles Goren, Oswald Jacoby1950 Phillip Briggs, Richard Revell1951 Milton Ellenby, Emanuel Hochfield1952 Arthur Grau, William Rosen1953 Harold Harkavy, Bill Root1954 Douglas Drury, Eric Murray1955 Douglas Drury, Eric Murray1956 Paul Allinger, James Jacoby1957 David Carter, John Hubbell1958 William Grieve, Ira Rubin

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

1959 Harry Fishbein, John Gerber1960 Jack Blair, William Christian1961 Philip Feldesman, Ira Rubin1962 Philip Feldesman, Ira Rubin1963 Sami Kehela, Wolf Lebovic1964 Ed Don Weiner, G. Gard Hays1965 Lawrence Rosler, Jeff Rubens1966 Barry Crane, Peter Rank1967 Richard Lawrence, Art Price1968 Kyle Larsen, Edmond Lazarus1969 Michael Martino, Frank Vine1970 Richard Kaye, Richard Walsh1971 Giorgio Belladonna, Benito Garozzo1972 Steve Robinson, Kit Woolsey1973 Jack Kennedy, David Hadden1974 George Slemmons, George Steiner1975 Harlow Lewis, Art Waldemann1976 Gerald Caravelli, Larry Cohen1977 Joseph Fox, Garey Hayden1978 Larry Kozlove, John Sheridan1979 Roy Fox, Paul Swanson1980 Neil Silverman, Peter Weichsel1981 Warren Rosner, Allan Stauber1982 David Berkowitz, Harold Lilie1983 Marty Bergen, Allan Stauber1984 Mike Lawrence, Peter Weichsel1985 Ed Manfield, Kit Woolsey1986 Bob Hamman, Paul Swanson1987 Darryl Pedersen, George Steiner1988 Arthur Hoffman, Stephen Shane1989 Mike Moss, Charles Coon1990 Steve Sion, Steve Landen1991 Ken Cohen, Bob ThomasOpen Pairs II1992 Jeff Meckstroth, Perry Johnson1993 Gaylor Kasle, Robert Levin1994 Thomas Peters, John Zilic1995 Steve Weinstein, Fred Stewart1996 David Berkowitz, Larry Cohen1997 Lloyd Arvedon, Allan Falk1998 Mike Moss, Bjorn Fallenius1999 Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell2000 Stephen Landen, Pratap Rajadhyaksha2001 Chris Willenken, Ron Smith2002 Curtis Cheek, Eric GrecoWernher Open Pairs2003 Geoff Hampson, Eric Greco2004 Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes2005 Nagy Kamel, Nader Hanna2006 Jianrong Lin, Julie Zhu2007 Joan Jackson, Petra Hamman2008 K.R. Venkataraman, Sunit Chokshi2009 Nikolay Demirev, Nicolas L’Ecuyer2010 Beatrice Kemp, Richard Burton2011 Meyer Kotkin, Howard Cohen2012 Robert Lebi, David Lindop2013 Lynne Rosenbaum, Valentin Kovachev2014 Marc Nathan, Jose Robles2015 Ai-Tai Lo, William Pettis2016 Frederic Pollack, Kamel Fergani2017 Joel Wooldridge, John Hurd

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reports alleging inappropriate behavior by other contestants. Two player memo stations have been set up outside the playing areas on the Marquis Level and the Atrium Level for your convenience. Players are encouraged to file Player Memos when appropriate.

guide in hand, he jumped onto Bridge Base Online.“Many Turkish experts hurled Turkish profanity

at me on BBO as I confidently bid with just the pamphlet at my side and without a clue as to what I was doing. I began to catch on by seeing what generated the least profanities.”

After nine months online, Reese discovered the Louisiana Bridge Association. He kibitzed John Onstott the first time he went to the bridge center. “One of the few things that I remember about that day was Onstott heatedly debating with his partner about whether a 4♦ bid was a splinter or not. I remember telling my father later that not only did I not have a clue what a splinter bid was, but I probably would never know. Little did I know I would be using splinter bids a few years later at a Youth NABC!”

Reece found that everyone at the club had advice for him.

“As my one hundred new grandmas welcomed me, I loved them back. I began to appreciate their enthusiasm, intelligence, competitiveness, humor and patience. I honestly think that I enjoy the lessons, stories and social skills they’ve taught me more than any masterpoints.”

Reese sees how bridge has contributed to every aspect of his life. He believes that he learned to carry himself with confidence in interviews and received an offer of admission from his top-choice college: He enrolls at Yale University in the fall, where he plans to study statistics and data science, “which bridge furthered and improved.”

He says, “I’ve learned to struggle through adversity and I have gained knowledge and perspective, but the true reason I love bridge is how I approach life like a bridge player. When life goes tough and the cards don’t split in your favor, you have to adapt and try another line of play.”

Koppel is taking and giving back to the game in equal measure. He tells of his work as a bridge counselor and chaperone of three energetic 11-year-olds at the Youth Bridge Camp in Carlinville IL.

Because of Reese’s enthusiasm and lightheartedness, he was hand-picked by a senior counselor to mentor one homesick boy named Caleb.

Caleb begged Reese to help him earn his first masterpoints. After their game, Caleb eagerly sprinted across the room to Reese to inform him that they had picked up a sliver of a masterpoint, and gave him a big bear hug.

Reese says, “Seven weeks later, at the Youth North American Bridge Championships in Toronto, Caleb and Justin (another one of our bunkmates) excitedly showed me the trophies they won by playing as partners. It was gratifying to see how ecstatic my kids were about their bridge success.”

Reese is an NABC Life Master. He finished second last year in the National Youth Teams at the Youth NABC. He also captained a team which competed in December in the Youth U.S. Bridge Championships, finishing third.

Reese says he practices bidding online with his grandmother, who lives in New York. He also plays with his 98-year-old great-grandfather, who lives in Palm Springs.

“I owe much of the credit for my successes thus far to my fellow members of the Louisiana Bridge Association as well as to the game of bridge as a whole,” Reese says. “And let’s not forget the entire network of friends that bridge has given me though the Youth and Junior events for the ACBL and USBF! I’ve met some of my closest friends through bridge-related activities. And for that, I will be forever thankful and appreciative.”

Heller says the Ed Foundation received a record number of applications this year. “In addition, it was a tight field with many strong contenders.” The annual recognition, which awards $2000 in scholarship funds, recognizes a graduating high school senior for their playing record and overall participation in the bridge community.


TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 1 9 TablesRalph Croskey, Jacksonville FL; Burt O’Dell - Linda O’Dell, Ponte Vedra FL; Carl Wasserman, Atlantic Beach FL vsSue Lan Ma, Kirtland Hills OH; Peter Petruzzellis, Scarborough ON; J. Melvin Norton, Burlington ON; Doug Andrews, Etobicoke ON

Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA; George Parkins, Vienna VA; Hal Jones Jr, Lorton VA; Joyce Currie, Falls Church VA vsLee Wilcox, Black Mountain NC; Howard Berkowitz, Biltmore Lake NC; Bert Hall, Fletcher NC; Lloyd Weinerman, Asheville NC

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 2 10 TablesRussell Chandler - Nancy Guthrie - Laura Chandler, Houston TX; Donald Bell, Seabrook TX vsMolly Silvia - Linda Conner, New Orleans LA; Gigi Matthews - Kathleen Vogel, Metairie LA

Jill Crocker, Hollywood SC; Kate Oates Dargan - Betty Camp - Martha Blackman, Spartanburg SC vsDixie Culver - Louise Garcia - Fran Tewkesbury, Greensboro NC; Rebecca Santago, Clemmons NC

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING KNOCK OUT BRACKET 1 6 TablesSanford Robbins, Pompano Beach FL; Leonid Fastovsky, Chevy Chase MD; Gerald Szymski, Westmont IL; Ashley Szymski, Aurora IL vsKathy Logue, Metairie LA; Mina Akhnoukh, Fort Lauderdale FL; Marion Yonke - John Berry, Manhasset NY

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING KNOCK OUT BRACKET 2 6 TablesLinda Halpert - Linda Soicher, Boca Raton FL; Olivia Shapiro, Highland Park IL; Barbara Ross, White Plains NY vsMickey Groggel - Cornelia Tisher, Mobile AL; Bruce Pierce - Carla Pierce, Daphne AL

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING KNOCK OUT BRACKET 3 6 TablesMartha Meyer - Mark Meyer, Winston Salem NC; Sue Kline, Columbia SC; Kathryn Kimmerling, Blythewood SC vsVera Baum, Los Altos CA; Kathryn Kranen, Menlo Park CA; Kathryn Papermaster, Horseshoe Bay TX; Susan Zhang, Los Altos Hills CA

J. RICHARD BURTON MEMORIAL TUESDAY DAYLIGHT A/X PAIRS 27.0 Tables / Based on 94 Tables A X 41.13 1 Brian Glubok, New York NY; Ettore Bianchi, Dobbs Ferry NY 62.82% 30.85 2 1 Peter J Boyd-Bowman, Greensboro NC; Fred Schenker, Pittsburgh PA 62.54% 23.14 3 Bill Irvine, Quincy MA; Haven Sharaf, Danvers MA 58.82% 17.48 4 2 Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC; Joyce Neville, White Marsh VA 58.53% 13.71 5 James Melville, Springfield IL; Vladislav Isporski, Sofia Bulgaria 57.83% 11.75 6 Tania Reyes Hiller, Bedford Corners NY; Elliot Sternlicht, New York NY 54.92% 10.28 7 Charles Scallon, Norman OK; Shelba Parmley, Fort Worth TX 54.62% 13.11 8 3 Linda Marshall, Bethesda MD; Richard Higgins, Hot Springs Vlg AR 54.31% 9.83 9 4 Harrison Luba, Lynnfield MA; Paul Lewis, White Plains NY 53.82% 7.77 10 5 Michael Flaster, Menlo Park CA; Mukund Thapa, Palo Alto CA 53.34% 6.86 11 6 Julian Laderman, Bronx NY; H Jay Sloofman, Ardsley NY 53.29% 6.33 12 7 Susan Davis, Marietta GA; Beatrice Kemp, Dacula GA 53.13% 5.88 13 8 Ed Word Jr, Monroe LA; Barbara Norris, West Monroe LA 52.97% 5.48 14 Michael Edwards, Rock Island IL; Cookie Hoberman, Omaha NE 52.88% 4.66 9 Linda Green, Delray Beach FL; Dee Kirkbride, Boca Raton FL 52.25%

J. RICHARD BURTON MEMORIAL TUESDAY DAYLIGHT B/C PAIRS 27.0 Tables / Based on 67 Tables B C 27.54 1 Steve Graves - Brenda Thomas, Venice FL 62.06% 20.66 2 1 Joshua Small, Dunwoody GA; Jonathan Herman, Decatur GA 60.81% 15.49 3 Douglas McCormac, North Dartmouth MA; Frank Wharton, London NW3 England 60.04% 11.62 4 2 Jeanne Perkins - David Carter, New York NY 57.77% 9.18 5 3 Gary Jun Ye - Julia Yan Ye, Bothell WA 57.71% 7.87 6 Dawn Campbell, Portland OR; Margaret Peterson, Larkspur CA 56.72% 6.89 7 4 Derek Cox - Mary Ann Shtym, Saint-Lambert QC 55.41% 6.12 8 Linda Hagood, Marietta GA; Anne Ballard, Atlanta GA 55.10% 5.51 9 5 Dan Griggs, Big Canoe GA; Fred Tanzer, Land O Lakes FL 54.99% 5.01 10 Denyse Le Maire, Polson MT; Anthony Trebaol, Milpitas CA 54.41% 4.59 11 Lynnette Regan, Norfolk VA; Christina van Leeuwen, Kansas City MO 54.31% 4.24 12 Suanne Blair, Morehead KY; John Jensen, Maysville KY 54.15% 4.05 13 6 Laurence Mayer, Overland Park KS; Jack Mayer, Mission KS 54.07% 3.67 14 7 Marion Sussman, New York NY; Samuel Amer, Long Island NY 53.70% 1.85 8 Beth Dresher - Sally Hughes, Hilton Head Is SC 52.97% 3.42 9 Lisa Mita, Berwyn PA; Susan Morse, Flourtown PA 52.58% 1.51 10 Jacqueline Zayac, Lafayette CA; Anne Hollingsworth, Walnut Creek CA 52.35%

TUESDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS 11.0 Tables A B C 3.15 1 1 1 Reuben Schooler, Raleigh NC; Weichang Zhang, Atlanta GA 74.15% 2.36 2 2 Nancy Hammond, Salem SC; Maryanne Kresse, Seneca SC 58.33% 1.77 3 3 Jenise Young, Dallas TX; Vicky Renzulli, Dana Point CA 57.40% 1.33 4 4 Ellen Lockamy - Floyd Lockamy, Nashville TN 56.83% 1.60 5 5 2 Vernard Adams - Alice Adams, Tampa FL 54.34% 0.75 6 6 John Logan - Betty Ginter, Marietta GA 53.87% 1.20 3 Patricia Blackwell, Duluth GA; Diane Sweet, Des Moines IA 50.30% 0.90 4 Barbara Brightwell, Atlanta GA; Jeffrey Lybarger, Decatur GA 49.88%

TUESDAY DAYLIGHT GOLD RUSH PAIRS 52.0 Tables 7 3 16.28 1 1 Jenny Kimball, Sandy Springs GA; Amy Buck, Atlanta GA 62.50% 12.21 2 2 Albert Chu - Ingrid Hsu, Walnut Creek CA 61.44% 9.16 3 Rosemary Villwock - Arthur Villwock, Lake Worth FL 61.42% 6.87 4 3 Lori Mirek, Atherton CA; Geraldine Macdonald, Los Altos CA 59.23% 5.04 5/6 Teryl McBurney, St. Simons Island GA; Ginger Thomas, Jekyll Island GA 58.78% 5.04 5/6 Brenda Brown - Johnnie Patton, Jackson MS 58.78% 4.07 7 Ruth Schaefer - Sue McKinley, Atlanta GA 58.48% 3.62 8 Barbara Blauer, Neebham MA; Muggsie Rocco, Carlisle MA 58.31% 3.11 9/10 Ruth Yokoyama - Anne Powell, Atlanta GA 57.59% 3.11 9/10 Irene Aronin - Jennifer Magid, Atlanta GA 57.59% 2.75 11 4 Barbara McRee - Sharon McKnight, Charlotte NC 56.99% 2.50 12 Roslyn Greenberg - Fay Szeftel, Marietta GA 56.76% 2.33 13 5 Gordon Pfeiffer, The Villages FL; Michael Kwiatkowski, Lady Lake FL 56.59% 2.17 14 Chuck Morn - James Knight, Atlanta GA 55.95% 2.45 15 6 Norm Hill, Woodstock GA; Eugene Ledbetter, Marietta GA 55.82% 2.07 16 William McCartney, Chapel Hill NC; John Schachte, Cary NC 55.80% 1.81 17 7 Edith Blankenship - Elan Abrams, Alexander City AL 54.91% 2.05 18 8 Maggie Miller - Ann Gronewald, Marietta GA 54.61% 1.63 19 9 David Kupperman - Robin Kupperman, Hollywood FL 54.17% 2.19 20/22 10/11 Lynne Gray, Cumming GA; Deepak Midha, Alpharetta GA 53.87% 1.61 20/22 10/11 Andrew Serafini, Calgary AB; F Toonder, Hilton Head SC 53.87% 1.48 20/22 Susan Angel, Greenbrae CA; Carol Morse, Glen Ellen CA 53.87% 1.36 23 Lawrence Schoenfeld - Leslie Schoenfeld, Fort Myers FL 53.57% 1.84 24 Glenda Beerman - Laura Jackson, Atlanta GA 53.51% 1.25 25 Jerry Gerald, Decatur GA; Jeannie Feinstein, Atlanta GA 53.42% 1.21 26 Ida Cardona, Delray Beach FL; Leslie Weisbrod, New York NY 53.34% 1.00 12 Vinod Agrawala - Denise DeAngelo, Atlanta GA 53.27%

MONDAY NIGHT ZIP KNOCK OUT 9 Tables 3.55 1 Barry Margolin - Eric Schwartz, Arlington MA; Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Imtiaz Husain, Midland MI 2.49 2 Adam Kaplan, Stanford CA; Robert Barrington, New York NY; Joshua Donn, Las Vegas NV; David Yoon, Bayside NY; Kevin Rosenberg, Sunnyvale CA

1.42 3/4 Hunter McClain, Fort Mill SC; Kenneth Ramaley, Greenville SC; Robert Thorstad, Atlanta GA; Warren Shull, Decatur GA 1.42 3/4 Sarik Goyal, Evanston IL; Kyle Rockoff, Buffalo Grove IL; Donald Caplin, Waltham MA; Thomas Scruggs, Berkeley CA; Alexander Frieden, Brookline MA


Spingold Teams – Today’s Pairings1 Diamond 44 110 15764 Zorlu 40 47 71 w/d

32 Rhys, npc 15 47 61 6733 Lilienstein 19 56 101 141

16 Cheek 46 74 93 12749 INDONESIAN MIXED 3 31 68 76

17 Berg 46 58 115 16248 Wang 32 54 63 77

9 Gawrys 26 41 88 n/a56 Helle 34 50 59 n/a

24 Lewis 24 46 59 7741 Rippey 26 67 98 137

25 Mahaffey 36 86 98 12340 Bakkeren 42 59 91 99

8 Cayne 40 72 129 20457 Ford 32 50 79 93

5 Pszczola 74 147 20160 Cole 1 27 57 w/d

28 Wildavsky 7 48 63 10837 Rigal 42 56 62 85

21 Kasle 17 42 69 11344 Morgan 18 47 69 78

12 Lall 45 76 140 19453 Dinkin 19 40 48 102

13 Tulin 19 43 93 13852 Clayton 27 68 79 81

20 Tarnopol 38 54 84 11945 Sealy 15 50 58 80

29 O’Rourke 47 73 114 15236 Levine 46 83 133 160

4 LAVAZZA 54 100 149 19461 F. Kolesnik 10 23 34 41

2 Nickell 60 99 182 22763 (66) Frieden 15 30 30 47

31 Verbeek 3 28 69 8934 Payen 67 70 101 116

15 Street 45 53 76 11550 INDONESIAN SUPER MIXED 23 58 102 144

18 Demirev 16 39 57 75 47 Hyatt, npc 53 78 108 130

10 Rosenthal 52 91 141 19155 Kahn 33 64 81 97

23 Lebowitz 34 80 89 17142 (61) Fleischmann 50 80 95 110

26 Rosenberg 20 64 82 10839 INDONESIAN MEN 36 61 97 124

7 Strul 74 119 17958 Bishel 0 18 44 w/d

6 Gupta 54 95 161 24159 R. Smith 36 59 73 110

27 Schwartz 53 75 99 148 38 Onstott 21 35 66 86

22 Shen 34 53 81 8843 Fireman 17 37 72 126

11 Mittelman 31 70 93 11554 Collins 37 59 96 111

14 Hill 34 60 122 15151 A. Kolesnik 43 106 111 142

19 Robinson 38 57 82 12646 Garner 12 47 75 87

30 Barbosa 52 100 138 16735 Leong 26 60 95 127

1 Diamond 32 (33) Lilienstein

16 Cheek17 Berg

9 Gawrys24 (41) Rippey

25 Mahaffey 8 Cayne

5 Pszczola28 Wildavsky

21 Kasle12 Lall

13 Tulin20 Tarnopol

29 (36) Levine4 LAVAZZA

2 Nickell31 (34) Payen

15 (50) INDO. SUPER MIXED18 (47) Hyatt, npc

10 Rosenthal23 Lebowitz

26 (39) INDONESIAN MEN 7 Strul

6 Gupta27 Schwartz

22 (43) Fireman11 Mittelman

14 Hill 19 Robinson

30 Barbosa3 Fleisher3 Fleisher 35 96 155 208

62 M. Smith 30 43 65 71

78 TablesJohn Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Fred Gitelman - Sheri Winestock, Las Vegas NV; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; Boye Brogeland, Norway; Espen Lindqvist, Arendal, Norway vsJared Lilienstein - Michael Polowan, New York NY; Fu Zhong - Jie Li, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; Alexander Hydes, Zagreb, Croatia; Thomas Paske, Hereford Hr1 3E England

Nick Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL; Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL; Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Steve Weinstein, Montclair NJ vsBernard Payen, - Philippe Soulet - Michel Lebel, France; Erick Mauberquez, Paris, France; Christophe Oursel, France

Martin Fleisher - Joe Grue, New York NY; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Brad Moss, Denver CO; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Beverly Hills CA vsRoberto Barbosa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Adriano Rodrigues, Rio de Janeiro Brazil; Diego Brenner, L’Eixample Barc Spain; Miguel Villas-Boas, Salvador, Brazil

Alejandro Bianchedi - Agustin Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina; Dennis Bilde, Aarhus C Denmark; Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona Spain; Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Antonio Sementa, Parma PR Italy vsMike Levine, Pinckney MI; Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL; David Grainger, Etobicoke ON; Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; Adam Grossack - Zachary Grossack, Newton MA

Jacek Pszczola - Josef Blass, Chapel Hill NC; Jacek Kalita, Warsaw, Poland; Michal Nowosadzki, Wejherowo Poland; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan Den, Netherlands vsAdam Wildavsky - Jeffrey Juster, New York NY; Howard Weinstein, Rancho Mirage CA; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; Bartlomiez Igla, Switzerland; Fernando Piedra, Zurich, Switzerland

Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse ; Fredrik Nystrom - Johan Upmark, Stockholm Sweden vsRichard Schwartz, Lords Valley PA; David Gold, London, England; Simon Hult, Wastervik, Sweden; Simon Ekenberg, Kalmar Sweden; Jerry Stamatov - Diyan Danailov, Sofia Bulgaria

Aubrey Strul - Richard Coren, Boca Raton FL; Daniel Korbel, Las Vegas NV; Tarek Sadek - Walid Elahmady, Cairo Egypt vsHenky Lasut - Freddy Eddy Manoppo - Agus Kustrijanto - Sia Santoso - Ronny Eltanto – Youberth Sumatauw, Indonesia

James Cayne, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; Lorenzo Lauria - Alfredo Versace - Mustafa Cem Tokay, Rome Italy; Giovanni Donati, Italy vsJim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Sam Lev, New York NY; Gary Cohler, Delray Beach FL; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; Joris van Lankveld, Amsterdam ; Berend Van Den Bos, Den Haag

Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland; Michal Klukowski, Poland; Pierre Zimmermann - Franck Multon - Geir Helgemo, Monaco; Tor Helness, Monaco vsMike Rippey, Orinda CA; Benito Garozzo, Wilmington DE; Woaciech Strzemecki, Poland; Kamil Nowak, Kielce, Poland; Leonardo Cima - Gandogua Alessandro, Rome, Italy

Andrew Rosenthal - Aaron Silverstein - Migry Zur Campanile - Chris Willenken, New York NY; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Eldad Ginossar, Chicago IL vsLaurence Lebowitz, Boston MA; Michael Kamil, Oro Valley AZ; Liam Milne, Sidney Australia; Tor Eivind Grude, Trondheim Norway; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden

George Mittelman, Thornhill ON; Ken Bercuson, Las Vegas NV; Piotr Pawel Zatorski, Gdaa Sk 80-862 Poland; Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba Israel; Tom Hanlon, Dublin Ireland; Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON vsPhyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Jenny Wolpert, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Marion Michielsen, Stockholm Sweden; Ola Rimstedt - Mikael Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden; Per-Ola Cullin, Enskededalen 1 Sweden

Hemant Lall, Dallas TX; Reese Milner, Sarasota FL; Roy Welland, New York NY; Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Yinghao Liu, Redmond WA; Lin Lin Hu, Beijing People’s Republic of China vsGaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Connie Goldberg, Gladwyne PA; Massimiliano Di Franco, Italy; Andrea Manno, Palermo Italy; Hua Poon - Choon Chou Loo, Singapore Singapore

Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL; Cornelis Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep ; Alon Birman - Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel; David Bakhshi, London England; Louk Verhees Jr, 2215jx Voorhout vsLynne Tarnopol - John Hurd, New York NY; Gavin Wolpert, Palm Beach Gdns FL; John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Vincent Demuy, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY

Joyce Hill, Saint Augustine FL; Kevin Dwyer - Shan Huang, Melbourne FL; Kevin Bathurst, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Justin Lall, Charlotte NC vsSteve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA; Mark Feldman, Austin TX

Curtis Cheek - Huub Bertens, Las Vegas NV; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Peter Weichsel, Carlsbad CA vsMary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Jason Feldman, San Diego CA; Krzysztof Buras, Warszawa Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Chapel Hill NC; Rafal Jagniewski, Legionowo 05-12 Poland; Wojciech Gawel, Wroclaw Poland

Hansa Narasimhan, Mountain View CA; Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Michael Whibley, Auckland New Zealand; Sumit Mukherjee, Kolkata Wb 91 India; Debabrata Majumder, Kolkata WB 700 India vsBert Toar Polii - Michael Hartono, Jakarta Indonesia; Franky Karwur, Manado Sulawesi Indonesia; Jemmy Bojoh, Tondano Minahas Indonesia; Conny Eufke Sumampouw, Depok Indonesia; Rury Andhani, Semarang Tawa T Indonesia


Advancing through the ranks

Joanna Quillen of Decatur GA picked up her gold card in Friday’s Daylight Gold Rush Pairs playing with her husband Roger Quillen. Joanna earned 3.19 gold points in the event to push her just over the top.

Carole Vial of Charelvoix MI came to the Atlanta NABC needing 11.90 gold points to attain the rank of Life Master, but she earned 12.78 playing in the Monday-Tuesday Knockout Teams with partner Jan Coltman, also of Charlevoix, and teammates Lynne Parker of Daphne AL and David Williamson of Fairhope AL.

Congratulations to Brenda M. Brown who struck gold playing in the Gold Rush Pairs yesterday. The Jackson MS resident needed only .04 gold points going into the game. She was playing with Johnnie Patton, also of Jackson. Back home, Brenda is the treasurer for the Jackson Bridge Association.

Kimberly Music of Columbus OH became a Ruby Life Master when her team won Bracket 2 of the Monday-Tuesday KO Teams. She earned 22 points, but needed only 17 for the rank advancement.

Music played with partner Arjun Dhir of Alpharetta GA and teammates William Zhu of San Francisco and Alex Dezieck of Taiwan.

Josie Mitchell, who lives in nearby Decatur GA, arrived at the Summer NABC with 2480.29 masterpoints,just shy of the 2500 she needed to become a Gold

Life Master. By winning two side games on Monday, Mitchell collected 31 MPs to advance to her new rank. Her partners in the side games were Robert Greene of Atlanta and Brett Adler of Norwalk CT. Said Mitchell, “I’m so happy.”

PERRY ALTERMAN MEMORIAL MONDAY-TUESDAY SIDE SERIES FINAL80.75 Tables / Based on 33 Tables 21.50 1 Bob Klein, Santa Rosa CA 125.95% 16.13 2 Robert Teel Jr, Birmingham AL 121.08% 10.58 3/4 Arline Tarte, New York NY 117.87% 10.58 3/4 Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY 117.87% 9.29 5/6 Lanette Moore, Dunwoody GA 116.61% 9.29 5/6 Pam Van Patton, Smyrna GA 116.61% 7.98 7 Andrew Cavalier, Huntsville AL 115.68% 7.03 8/9 Carol Mittel, Atlanta GA 114.99% 7.03 8/9 Ralph Buchalter, South Orange NJ 114.99% 3.75 10/11 Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI 113.42% 3.75 10/11 Susan Bailey Carman, Plainwell MI 113.42% 3.19 12/13 David Zeckets, Atlanta GA 111.08% 3.19 12/13 Michelle Alterman, Atlanta GA 111.08% 2.78 14/15 Lynne Newman, San Diego CA 110.78% 2.78 14/15 Joyce Penn, Columbus OH 110.78% 2.46 16/17 Pat Ramsey, Stephenville TX 110.67% 2.46 16/17 Margot Hirsch, Fort Worth TX 110.67%

TUESDAY FAST PAIRS 13.0 Tables A B C 11.50 1 Barry Gorski, Wyomissing PA; Andie Sheaffer, Lancaster PA 58.48% 8.63 2 Caryl Selchert - Michael Selchert, Fitchburg WI 57.59% 6.47 3 1 1 Kunal Vohra, Alpharetta GA; S Reese Koppel, Metairie LA 57.09% 4.85 4 Atul Rai, Wichita KS; Rajan Mehta, Salina KS 56.04% 3.83 5 Neil Montague - Brenda Montague, Swampscott MA 56.02% 3.35 6 Nancy Kalow - Roberto Verthelyi, New York NY 55.60% 4.50 7 2 2 Zheng Zhang - Andy Zhang, Arcadia CA 54.71% 3.83 3 3 Robin Elliott - Gregory Newcomb, Boulder CO 54.27% 3.15 4 Michael Serafini, Calgary AB; Darwin Li, Richmond Hill ON 53.78%

CHATTANOOGA LADY ACES TUESDAY EVENING SWISS TEAMS 24 Tables A B C 6.35 1 1 1 Lucy Zhang - Andy Zhang - Zheng Zhang, Arcadia CA; Sophia Chang, San Gabriel CA 62.00 4.76 2 2 Nathan Gindi, New York NY; Omer Ekinci, Astoria NY; Jay Bates - Darleen Bates, Durham NC 58.00 3.57 3 3 Carl Wasserman, Atlantic Beach FL; Ralph Croskey, Jacksonville FL; Linda O’Dell - Burt O’Dell, Ponte Vedra FL 55.00 2.68 4 4 Michael Ravera - Jennifer Carini, Fremont CA; Valerie Sokolov - Penny Martin, Myrtle Beach SC 53.00 2.01 5 5 James West, Saint Johns FL; Claire Watson, Jacksonville FL; Ann Buchholz, Ponte Vedra Bch FL; Mark Fitzmorris, Saint Augustine FL 51.00 1.32 6/7 6/7 Atul Rai, Wichita KS; Brenda Glaze, Anchorage AK; Janice Trott, Devonshire Bermuda; Barbara Boswell, Cincinnati OH 47.00 1.32 6/7 6/7 John Alford - Louise Garcia - John Barnes, Greensboro NC; Rebecca Santago, Clemmons NC 47.00 1.75 2 Linda Grissom - Virginia Brier, Tucson AZ; Ruth Fly, Ridgeland MS; Brenda Bethany, Jackson MS 46.00 1.31 3 Kathryn Papermaster, Horseshoe Bay TX; Vera Baum, Los Altos CA; Susan Zhang, Los Altos Hills CA; Kathryn Kranen, Menlo Park CA 42.00 0.98 4 David Kupperman - Robin Kupperman, Hollywood FL; Marcy Gookin - Judi Katz, Chicago IL 38.00

TUESDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS 7.0 Tables A B C 2.55 1 Xinpeng Huang, Foster City CA; Peter Naimoli, Austin TX 70.42% 2.00 2 1 Phillip Dresden, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Steven Goldman, Leland NC 62.50% 1.63 3 2 1 Konner Spalding, Versailles KY; Malgorzata Koziol, Las Vegas NV 58.33% 1.13 4 3 Fred Pfeiffer, Toano VA; Geraldine Macdonald, Los Altos CA 57.92% 0.81 5 Susan Wright, Daniel Island SC; Ellen Dudash, Mount Pleasant SC 53.33% 1.22 4 2 Rebecca Riehl - Diane Guffey, The Villages FL 50.83% 0.92 3 Keith Yao, Edison NJ; Dr Michael Stenberg, Asbury IA 50.00%

TUESDAY OPEN PAIRS 39.0 Tables / Based on 79 Tables A B C 38.87 1 Douglas Ross, Pittsford NY; Daniel Boye, East Syracuse NY 65.54% 29.15 2 Jay Segarra, Ocean Springs MS; Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR 63.75% 21.86 3 Caroline Pascoe, Sarasota FL; Kenneth Kranyak, Parma OH 61.54% 16.40 4 Serdar Ogut, Darien IL; Larry Cohen, Elmhurst IL 57.87% 12.96 5 Clay Cuthbertson, Quincy IL; Mark Boswell, Clarkson Valley MO 57.41% 11.21 6 1 1 Lon Sunshine, Merrimack NH; Emily Shen, Arlington MA 56.16% 9.72 7 2 Susan Minder - Douglas Minder, Caledonia MI 55.92% 8.64 8 Ellis Feigenbaum, Laguna Woods CA; Walter Schafer Jr, Fountain Valley CA 55.80% 7.77 9 Geoff Booth - Robert Sandfield, Houston TX 55.57% 7.07 10 Doug Andrews, Etobicoke ON; J Melvin Norton, Burlington ON 55.25% 6.48 11 3 Jay Cherlow, Arlington VA; Albert Lauber, Washington DC 55.25% 5.98 12 Donald Caplin, Waltham MA; Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA 55.13% 5.55 13 Stephen Kornegay - Nancy Kornegay, N Richland Hls TX 54.71% 5.18 14 4 Joseph Shull, New Haven IN; Steven Jackson, Vero Beach FL 54.18% 4.86 15 5 2 Pengxiao Zeng - Zhefan Zhang, My People’s Republic of China 53.77% 4.57 16 Bo Liu, Irvine CA; Sherman Gao, Brea CA 53.58% 4.32 17 Thomas Turgeon, Memphis TN; Mark Jones, Birmingham AL 53.47% 4.09 18 Lee Atkinson - Mark Yaeger, Hollywood FL 53.28% 3.89 19 6 Luen-Jyh Luo, Milpitas CA; Frank Xie, Sunnyvale CA 53.23% 3.70 20 7 Neeta Mone, Livingston NJ; William Palmer, Brooklyn NY 53.19% 4.80 8 3 Arda Kabaca, London ON; Pinar Ayaz, Istanbul Turkey 51.39% 2.40 4 Laura Schisgall - Stanley Sterenberg, New York NY 50.18% 1.90 5 Davis Heussler, East Aurora NY; David Colligan, Buffalo NY 49.73%

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TUESDAY A/X/Y SWISS TEAMS 48 Tables A B C 23.20 1 Dennis Kasle, Bloomfield MI; Roger Bates, Las Vegas NV; Larry Kozlove, Boca Raton FL; Boris Baran, Cote Saint-Luc QC 121.00 17.40 2 Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Rita Ellington, Charlotte NC; John Schermer, Seattle WA; Neil Chambers, Schenectady NY 114.00 13.05 3 P Drew Cannell, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC; Barbara Kasle - Ellen Kozlove, Boca Raton FL; Bernie Greenspan, Beachwood OH 112.00 9.79 4 Mac Busby, San Diego CA; John Grantham, Bentonville AR; Rebecca Rogers, Henderson NV; Kate Hill, Santa Rosa CA 105.00 10.50 5 1 Susan Young, Shreveport LA; Dalia Hernandez, Long Beach CA; Linda Dunn, Memphis TN; Liang Fan, Downey CA 101.00 7.88 6 2 Stewart Rubenstein, Chestnut Hill MA; Cenk Tuncok, Amesbury MA; Hakan Berk, Potomac MD; David Soukup, Arlington VA 100.00 5.80 7 Edward Piken, Palos Verdes Pn CA; Pam Wittes, Venice CA; Steve Cohen, Las Vegas NV; Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 98.00 5.91 8 3 Frank Lin, Irvine CA; Barry Ko, Arlington VA; James Heneghan, Washington DC; Ovunc Yilmaz, South Bend IN 97.00 4.64 9 Judy Hummel - Shirley Scott, Colorado Spgs CO; La Quitta Talbot, Keller TX; Darlene Shirey, Fort Worth TX 96.00 4.22 10 Mike Marlin - Sandra Marlin, Versailles KY; Donna Rodwell, Clearwater FL; Toni Bales, Pickerington OH 92.00 3.58 11/13 Stephen Nellissen, Washington Twp NJ; Lyle Poe Jr, Ellicott City MD; Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ; Bob Gwirtzman, Brooklyn NY 91.00 3.58 11/13 Donna Morgen, Havertown PA; Bill Parks, Phoenix AZ; Ann Borgschulte, San Francisco CA; Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA 91.00 3.58 11/13 Richard Morgen, Havertown PA; Daisy Goecker, Yardley PA; Patricia Civale, Chesterfield NJ; Brian Mason, Crossville TN 91.00 4.43 4 Melody Henderson - Mark Henderson, Wilmington DE; Joseph Meyers - Beverly Pogoda, New York NY 90.00 3.50 5 Connie Haugabook - Janice Haugabook, Montezuma GA; Sarah Sykes, Brewster MA; Gail Coogle, Oglethorpe GA 89.00 3.00 6 Thomas Cox, Mount Juliet TN; Ryan Connors, Alexandria VA; Randi Adelman, Teaneck NJ; Richard Brummer, Effingham IL 81.00 3.31 1/2 David Sloane, Glen Cove NY; Jeanne Hanrahan, East Norwich NY; Marsha Woodbury, Champaign IL; William Strauss, Urbana IL 79.00 3.31 1/2 Albena-Maria Vassileva, North Bay ON; Olivia Laufer, Toronto ON; Rory Xiao, Fremont CA; Jonathan Yue, San Jose CA; Martin Zhao, Richmond Hill ON 79.00 2.13 3 Cindy Zhang He, Toronto ON; Jasmine Xiong, Markham ON; Brent Xiao, Fremont CA; Cornelius Duffie - Sarah Youngquist, Palo Alto CA; Richard Jeng, Johns Creek GA 70.00


Freeman Mixed Board-a-Match Teams

2017 Freeman Mixed BAM winners: Alexander Hydes, Sara Bell, captain Marusa Basa and Thomas Paske.

The Mixed Board-a-Match Teams, one of the oldest ACBL events, begins play today.

First played in 1929, the contest consists of two qualifying and two final sessions. At stake is the Richard Freeman Memorial Trophy, put into play in 2010 by Freeman’s longtime

bridge partner, Nick Nickell.

Winners and runners-up:1929 1. Max Cohen, Mrs. M.K. Alexander, Rose

Fleischer, R. Frankenstein 1930 1. Winfield Liggett, Dorothy Rice Sims,

P. Hal Sims, Sir Derrick Wernher; 2. W. Cleveland Cogswell, J. Arnold Farrar, Doris Fuller, George Reith

1931 1. Mrs. G.A. Bennett, Doris Fuller, Charles Lochridge, George Reith; 2. E.M. Baker, Margaret Beech, William McKenney, Mrs. H.D. Stahl

1932 1. Marie Black, Huber Boscowitz, Sam Fry, Olga Hilliard; 2. Mrs. L. Bloomberg,

Bernard Cone, Louis Gotthelf, Mrs. Thomas Stern

1933 1. David Burnstine, Elinor Murdoch, Mrs. Ivan Stengel, Edwin Wetzler; 2. Dorothy Rice Sims, P. Hal Sims, Margaret Wagar, Waldemar von Zedtwitz

1934 1. Lester Bachner, Mrs. Lester Bachner, James Lemon, Martha Lemon; 2. Mitch Barnes, Barbara Collyer, Doris Fuller, Henry Vogel

1935 1. Helen Bonwit, Howard Schenken, Ruth Sherman, Louis Watson; 2. Mary Clement, Mary Zita Jacoby, Oswald Jacoby, Waldemar von Zedtwitz

1936 1. Hortense Evans, Louis Haddad, Robert McPherran, Elizabeth Whitney; 2. B. Jay Becker, Helen Bonwit, Howard Schenken, Sally Young

1937 1. Philip Abramsohn, Estelle Drescher, Morrie Elis, Ann Naiman; 2. S. Garton Churchill, Phyllis Gardner, Travers LeGros, Dorothy Roberts

1938 1. Doris Fuller, Charles Goren, Henry Vogel, Sally Young; 2. Eleanor Hirsch, John Kunkel, Helen Pendelton Rockwell, Milton Vernoff

1939 1. Robert Chatkin, Valerie Klein, Alvin Landy, Florence Stratford; 2. Edward Ellenbogen, Peggy Golder, Helen Mitchell, Charles Solomon

1940 1. Marie Black, Henry Chanin, Olive Peterson, Waldemar von Zedtwitz; 2. Edward Ellenbogen, Peggy Golder, Helen Mitchell, Charles Solomon

1941 1. Charles Goren, Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel, Sally Young; 2. Oswald Jacoby, Louise Wainwright, Sherman Stearns, Mrs. William A. Tucker

1942 1. John Crawford, Olive Peterson, Margaret Wagar, Waldemar von Zedtwitz; 2. Philip Abramsohn, Kay Rhodes, Edith Seligman, Tobias Stone

1943 1. Charles Goren, Olive Peterson, Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel; 2. Edith Hammond, Pat Lightner, Walter Malowan, Stuyvestant Wainwright

1944 1. Charles Goren, Olive Peterson, Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel; 2. Marie Basher, Edward Cohn, John Crawford, Margaret Wagar

1945 1. John Crawford, Ruth Sherman, Margaret Wagar, Waldemar von Zedtwitz; 2. Estelle Elis, Harry Fishbein, Alvin Roth, Edith Seligman

1946 1. Samuel Katz, Alicia Kempner, Evelyn Lebhar, Bertram Lebhar Jr.; 2. Charles Goren, Emily Folline, Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel

1947 1. Harry Fishbein, Ruth Goldberg, Ludwig Kabakjian, Edith Seligman; 2-3. Emily Folline, Peter Leventritt, David Warner, Sally Young; 2-3. Harold Harkavy, Jane Jaeger, Lewis Jaeger, Mrs. G. Strasser

1948 1. John Crawford, Charles Goren, Helen Sobel, Margaret Wagar; 2. Harry Fishbein, Ruth Goldberg, Ludwig Kabakjian, Edith Seligman

1949 1. Peter Leventritt, Charles Solomon, Peggy Solomon, Sally Young; 2. John Crawford, Charles Goren, Helen Sobel, Margaret Wagar

1950 1. Peter Leventritt, Charles Solomon, Peggy Solomon, Sally Young; 2. John Crawford, Charles Goren, Helen Sobel, Margaret Wagar

1951 1. Jane Jaeger, Richard Kahn, Leo Roet, Ruth Sherman; 2. Myron Field, Agnes Gordon, Charles Goren, Helen Sobel

1952 1. Anne Burnstein, Harold Harkavy, Alvin Roth, Edith Seligman; 2. John Crawford, Emma Jean Hawes, George Rapee, Olive Peterson, Sidney Silodor

1953 1. Anne Burnstein, Harold Harkavy, Edith Kemp, Alvin Roth; 2. Emanual Hochfeld, Mary Jane Kauder, Lew Mathe, Gloria Turner

1954 1. Charles Goren, Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel, Margaret Wagar; 2. Marianne Boschan, Gertrude Eberson, David Murray, Lewis Tubbs

1955 1. Gratian Goldstein, Harold Harkavy, Terry Michaels, Alvin Roth; 2. Mary Bowden, Douglas Drury, Robert Freedman, Agnes Gordon, Eric Murray

1956 1. Mary Bowden, Douglas Drury, Robert Freedman, Agnes Gordon, Eric Murray; 2. Barbara Brier, Jan Stone, Tobias Stone, Waldemar von Zedtwitz

1957 1. John Crawford, Milton Ellenby, Harold Harkavy, Edith Kemp, Gloria Turner; 2. Sam Fry, Dorothy Hayden, Sally Johnson, Ira Rubin

1958 1. Leland Ferer, Gratian Goldstein, Eunice Rosen, William Rosen; 2. B. Jay Becker, Bee Gale, Betty Goldberg, Howard Schenken

1959 1. Peter Leventritt, Robert Jordan, Charles Solomon, Peggy Solomon, Sally Young; 2. Leonard Harmon, Edgar Kaplan, Peggy Rotzell, Alfred Sheinwold, Betty Sheinwold

1960 1. William Grieve, Alicia Kempner, George Rapee, Betty Ann Welch; 2. B. Jay Becker, Dorothy Hayden, Norman Kay, Sidney Silodor, Sylvia Stein

1961 1. Richard Freeman, Emanuel Hochfield, Louise Robinson, Gloria Turner; 2. John Fisher, Jean Frankel, Lou Gurvich, Boots Kendrick, Sidney Lazard

1962 1. Charles Coon, Agnes Gordon, Eric Murray, Helen Portugal; 2. Norman Kay, Sidney Silodor, Sylvia Stein, Margaret Wagar

1963 1. Sidney Lazard, Betty Kaplan, Edgar Kaplan, Stella Rebner; 2. Israel Cohen, Garner McDaniel, Terry Michaels, Alvin Roth

1964 1. John Fisher, John Gerber, Emma Jean Hawes, Margaret Wagar; 2-3. Martin Cohn, Hampton Hume, Bernadine Jenkins, Mary Philley; 2-3. Harold Harkavy, Virginia Heckel, Edith Kemp, Cliff Russell, Jerome Yavitz

1965 1. Barbara Brier, Alvin Roth, Jan Stone, Tobias Stone, Waldemar von Zedtwitz; 2. Burt Norton, Carol Norton, Alan Press, William Rosen, Sylvia Stein, Carol Stolkin

1966 1. Jimmy Cayne, Judy Dryer, Paul Soloway, Eunice Rosen, William Rosen; 2. Barbara Rappaport, Alvin Roth, Bee Schenken, Howard Schenken

1967 1. Mike Cappelletti, Kathie Cappelletti, Mike Moss, Gail Shane; 2-4. John Gerber, Norman Kay, Carol Klar, George Rosenkranz, Edith Rosenkranz; 2-4. B. Jay Becker, John Fisher, Dorothy Hayden, Emma Jean Hawes; 2-4. Leland Ferer, Gratian Goldstein, Fred Hamilton, Sylvia Stein

1968 1. Minda Brachman, James Jacoby, Oswald Jacoby, Helen Sobel Smith; 2. Betty Kaplan, Edgar Kaplan, George Rapee, Carol Stolkin

1969 1. Janice Cohn, Flo Orner, Charles Peres, Dan Rotman, Ivar Stakgold, Alice Stakgold; 2. Barry Crane, Jules Farell, Mary Jane Farell, Marilyn Johnson, Peter Rank

1970 1. Dorothy Bare, Gerald Bare, Eugenie Mathe, Lew Mathe; 2-3. Ken Barbour, William Daly, Mickey Rosenthal, Helen Strasberg, Dave Strasberg; 2-3. Betty Adler, Julian Adler, Dave Sachs, Sue Sachs

1971 1. John Anderson, Ron Andersen, Marilyn McCrary, Sue Picus; 2. Dorsey Brooks, Zerrene Brooks, Joan Remey, Vincent Remey


1972 1. Gail Moss, Mike Moss, Marietta Passell, Bill Passell; 2. B. Jay Becker, John Fisher, Emma Jean Hawes, Alan Truscott, Dorothy Hayden Truscott

1973 1. Ellen Alfandre, Philip Feldsman, Edith Sacks, Stanley Tomchin; 2-5. Betty Adler, Julian Adler, David Sachs, Sue Sachs; 2-5. Doug Fraser, Sandra Fraser, Barbara Saltsman, Joey Silver; 2-5. Mark Berger, Sallie Johnson, Amos Kaminsky, Jack Saltz, Mona Stocknoff; 2-5. Carol Crawford, John Crawford, Barbara Rappaport, Alvin Roth

1974 1. Edith Kemp, Jerome Yavitz, Rita Seamon, William Seamon; 2. Robert Lipsitz, Jo Morse, Peggy Parker, Steve Parker, Steve Robinson

1975 1. Gerald Caravelli, Nancy Gruver, Jim Linhart, Helen Utegaard; 2-3. Shirlee Lazarus, Eugenie Mathe, Lew Mathe, Joan Remey, Vincent Remey, Jim Zimmerman; 2-3. Carol Crawford, John Crawford, Barbara Rappaport, Alvin Roth

1976 1-2. Richard Katz, Carol Sanders, Paul Swanson, Marion Weed; 1-2. Fred Hamilton, John Sutherlin, Peggy Sutherlin, Rhoda Walsh, Nancy Weichsel, Peter Weichsel

1977 1. Nancy Alpaugh, Joan DeWitt, Mark Lair, Sidney Lazard; 2. Ethel Dayboch, Morrie Freier, Richard Paulsen, Sue Thornton

1978 1. Nancy Alpaugh, Joan DeWitt, Mark Lair, Sidney Lazard; 2. Betty Adler, Julian Adler, David Sachs, Sue Sachs

1979 1-3. Nancy Alpaugh, Joan DeWitt, Mark Lair, Sidney Lazard; 1-3. Betty Bloom, Steven Bloom, Mark Cohen, Edith Sacks; 1-3. Lynne Feldman, Mark Feldman, Ed Nagy, Sharon Smith

1980 1. Barry Crane, Jose John Hamui, Elias Konstantinovsky, Laura Mariscal, Kerri Shuman; 2. Gerald Caravelli, Dennis McGarry, Joan Remey, Vincent Remey, Helen Utegaard

1981 1. Doug Fraser, Sandra Fraser, Ralph Katz, Paul Lewis, Linda Peterson, Esta Van Zandt; 2. Bill Cole, Lynn Deas, Norb Kremer, Beth Palmer

1982 1-2. Tommy Sanders, Carol Sanders, Sidney Lazard, Joan DeWitt; 1-2. Lynn Deas, Norb Kremer, Beth Palmer, Bill Cole

1983 1. Alan Kudisch, Judy Landau, Drew Casen, Karen Allison; 2. Kathie Wei, Judi Radin, Eric Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth

1984 1. Susan Sternberg, Bernie Chazen, Juanita Skelton, Allan Cokin, Barbara Sion, Steve Sion; 2. Edith Rosenkranz, George Rosenkranz, Carol Sanders, Mark Lair, Lynn Deas, Eddie Wold

1985 1. Bill Pollack, Rozanne Pollack, Alan Truscott, Dorothy Truscott, Evelyn Levitt, Dave Treadwell; 2. Rich Schmieder, Jyme Tropila, Martin Miller, Carol Dietz

1986 1. Mark Cohen, Stasha Cohen, Harold Lilie, Joyce Lilie, David Berkowitz, Lisa Berkowitz; 2. Carol Simon, Bob Etter, Min Ross, Hugh Ross, Paul Kern, Claire Kern

1987 1-2. Jim Mahaffey, Linda Perlman, Joan Remey, Paul Soloway; 1-2. Bob Hamman, Kerri Shuman, Rama Linz, Robert Levin

1988 1-2. Robert Radwin, Helen Utegaard, Flo Rotman, Dan Rotman; 1-2. Ken Cohen, Jo Anne Manfield, Robert Woodard, Ev Cogan

1989 1. Alan Sontag, Peter Weichsel, Gladys Collier, Juanita Chambers; 2-3. Marty Bergen, Dori Cohen, Mary Oshlag, Richard Oshlag; 2-3. Chester Hirsch, Mary Jane Farell, Jacqui Mitchell, Victor Mitchell

1990 1. Edith Rosenkranz, George Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold, Marinesa Letizia, Kerri Shuman, Mark Lair; 2. Jim Becker, Ellee Lewis, Howard Chandross, Vivian Whalen

1991 1. John Carruthers, Katie Thorpe, Brad Moss, Bronia Gmach, Jared Lilienstein; 2. Robert Thomson, Asya Kamsky, Rozanne Pollack, Michael Radin, Marty Bergen, Dori Cohen

1992 1. Gabriel Chagas, Marinesa Letizia, Dennis Clerkin, Juanita Chambers, Mike Lawrence, Beth Palmer; 2. Bjorn Fallenius, Kathy Anday, Shirlee Meckstroth, Jeff Meckstroth

1993 1. Lisa Berkowitz, David Berkowitz, Beth Palmer, William Pettis; 2. Nancy Molesworth, Stephen Schneer, Robbie Hopkins, Joan Lewis

1994 1. Mike Lucas, Michael Seamon, Renee Mancuso, Steve Sion, Barbara Sion; 2. George Rosenkranz, Sabine Zenkel, Eddie Wold, Kerri Sanborn, Larry Cohen

1995 1. Joyce Lilie, Harold Lilie, David Berkowitz, Lisa Berkowitz; 2. Jeff Schuett, Ginny Schuett, Tom Kniest, Karen Walker, Florine Walters, Mark Feldman

1996 1. Gaylor Kasle, Barabara Kasle, Nancy Passell, Garey Hayden; 2. Jimmy Cayne, Jacqui Mitchell, Amalya Kearse, Mike Passell, Chuck Burger, Suzy Burger

1997 1. Marc Low, Sandra Low, Sue Sachs, David Sachs; 2. Kit Woolsey, Sally Woolsey, Jo Anne Casen, Larry Mori, Martha Katz, Ralph Katz

1998 1. David Berkowitz, Lisa Berkowitz, Jim Bjerkan, Cheri Bjerkan; 2. Rita Shugart, Geir Helgemo, Kitty Munson, Andrew Robson

1999 1. Lynn Baker, Karen McCallum, Zia Mahmood, Matthew Granovetter; 2. Richard Gabriel, Ellen Gabriel, Rhoda Prager, Brian Ellis

2000 1. Barry Rigal, Sue Picus, Sylvia Moss, Judi Radin, Alex Ornstein, Jeff Ferro; 2. Mel Colchamiro, Janet Colchamiro, Betty Bloom, Steve Bloom, Kitty Munson Cooper, Steven Cooper

2001 1. Rose Meltzer, Peter Weichsel, Chip Martel, Jan Martel, Lew Stansby, JoAnna Stansby; 2. Lou Ann O’Rourke, Joan Stein, Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Curtis Cheek, Billy Miller

2002 1. Michael Rosenberg, Debbie Rosenberg, Lisa Berkowitz, Larry Cohen, Richard Schwartz, Margie Gwozdzinsky; 2. Paul Lewis, Linda Lewis, Bob Glasson, Joann Glasson

2003 1. Fulvio Fantoni, Hemant Lall, Donna Compton, Petra Hamman; 2. Richard Zeckhauser, Mildred Breed, Eddie Wold, Hjordis Eythorsdottir

2004 1. Steve Robinson, Lynn Deas, Bill Pollack, Rozanne Pollack, Beth Palmer, Bill Pettis; 2. Rose Meltzer, Peter Weichsel, Lew Stansby, Jo Anna Stansby, Jan Martel, Chip Martel

2005 1. Peggy Kaplan, Petra Hamman, Rozanne Pollack, Steve Beatty, Hemant Lall, Marty

Fleisher; 2. Barbara Sonsini, John Sutherlin, Tobi Sokolow, Mark Lair, Rhoda Walsh

2006 1. Lynn Deas, Beth Palmer, William Pettis, Rozanne Pollack, William Pollack; 2. Richard Schwartz, Margie Gwozdzinsky, Walid Elahmady, Daniela von Arnim, Teri Casen, Drew Casen

2007 1. Don Stack, Linda Eakes, Jack Spear, Nancy Spear; 2. Stephen Goldtein, Leslie Paryzer, John Stiefel, Sheila Gabay

2008 1. Chris Willenken, Migry Zur Campanile, JoAnna Stansby, Lew Stansby; 2. Garey Hayden, Barbara Kasle, Jo Morse, Gaylor Kasle

2009 1. Robert Hampton, Jenny Wolpert, Sylvie Willard, John Hurd, Sabine Auken, Joel Wooldridge; 2. Linda Smith, Ron Smith, Stella Rainey, Jim Foster

2010 1. Gary Cohler, Jill Meyers, JoAnna Stansby, Lew Stansby; 2. Les Bart, Gloria Bart, Sally Woolsey, Kit Woolsey

2011 1. Hemant Lall, Petra Hamman, Peggy Kaplan, Winthrop Allegaert, Judith Bianco; 2. David Berkowitz, Lisa Berkowitz, Josef Blass, Anna Sarniak, Marcin Lesniewski, Ewa Harasimowicz

2012 1. Joan Eaton, Michael Roche, Nader Hanna, Karen Cumpstone; 2. Gabrielle Sherman, Joel Wooldridge, Debbie Rosenberg, Richard Zeckhauser

2013 1. Winthrop Allegaert, Petra Hamman, David Grainger, Judy Bianco; 2. Robert Brady, Craig Ganzer, Dana Berkowitz, Mihaela Balint

2014 1. Karen Cumpstone, Michael Roche, Nader Hanna and Joan Eaton; 2. David Berkowitz, Lisa Berkowitz, Dana Berkowitz, Craig Ganzer, Robert Brady; 2. Beth Palmer, Robin Taylor, Alan Sontag, William Cole, Michael Polowan, Lynn Deas

2015 1. Paul Fireman, Shannon Cappelletti, John Hurd, Sylvie Willard, Vincent Demuy, Benedict Cronier; 2. Jessica Hayman, Per-Ola Cullin, Grazyna Brewiak, Jaroslaw Piasecki

2016 1. Sheila Gabay, Victor King, Linda Lewis, Paul Lewis; 2. Barbara Ferm, Migry Zur Campanile, Peter Weichsel, Jacob Morgan, Jill Meyers

2017 1. Marusa Basa, Thomas Paske, Sarah Bell, Alexander Hydes; 2. May Sakr, Ivan Tsonchev, Valdimir Marashev, Rose Meltzer, Justyna Zmuda, Nikolay Demirev

Notice of binding arbitrationBy becoming an ACBL member or renewing

your membership in the ACBL, you expressly agree to waive your right to have disputes between you and the ACBL resolved in a court of law and agree to accept the use of binding arbitration before the American Arbitration Association. The binding arbitration provisions are available for review at acbl.org/bindingarbitration.

Age requirement for Senior events

You must have been born before January 1, 1959, to qualify to play in ACBL Senior events.


Do the right thingBy Barry Rigal

On some deals you do the right thing and it doesn’t work. On others, when you succeed, you are left wondering if you just got lucky. I’m not sure where this one falls. Dlr: North ♠ A K Q 10 Vul: E-W ♥ 5 4 2 ♦ J 7 3 2 ♣ Q 2 ♠ 8 5 2 ♥ A K 6 ♦ K 10 6 5 ♣ 9 7 6 West North East South 1♣ Pass 2NT All Pass

As West, you’d lead the ♥A – wouldn’t you? Partner players the ♥J (you hope from J109x) and it’s up to you. What to do?

At the table, I think you can make a good case for saying you can afford to shift to a diamond. It may cost a trick if partner has the ♦Q and no 9, but if he has ace or three low diamonds, it may not cost. And the big gain comes when he has Q9x or AQ.

At the table, East put in the ♦9 (taken by South with the ace), won the ♣A at the next trick and returned the ♥J. South ducked and the defenders unblocked hearts. West then played the ♦10 (to avoid accidents) and the defense cashed out for two down and 41 out of 42 matchpoints. The full deal: ♠ A K Q 10 ♥ 5 4 2 ♦ J 7 3 2 ♣ Q 2 ♠ 8 5 2 ♠ 7 6 3 ♥ A K 6 ♥ J 10 9 7 ♦ K 10 6 5 ♦ Q 9 4 ♣ 9 7 6 ♣ A 8 4 ♠ J 9 4 ♥ Q 8 3 ♦ A 8 ♣ K J 10 5 3 TUESDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS

11.0 Tables 7 5 2 5.51 1 Gil Vinzani - John Gripman, Raleigh NC 59.72% 4.75 2 1 1 Colleen Martin, Watkinsville GA; Janis Cummiskey, Greenboro GA 57.49% 3.56 3 2 2 Lauren Liu, Princeton NJ; Brandon Fong, Mount Laurel NJ 55.94% 2.67 4 3 Cynthia Polayes - Carolyn Turek, Chicago IL 55.19% 2.00 5 4 James Schwertz - Janice Schwertz, Southport NC 54.86% 1.58 6 5 Jim Ray - Keith Noren, Huntsville AL 53.58% 1.68 3 Barb Steiner - Lawrence Steiner, Altamonte Spg FL 52.04%

PERRY ALTERMAN MEMORIAL MONDAY-TUESDAY SIDE SERIES 25.5 Tables A B C 7.80 1 Chris Chen, San Francisco CA; Bob Klein, Santa Rosa CA 69.57% 5.85 2 Jan Assini - Frank Cymerman, Pittsburgh PA 66.44% 6.28 3 1 Michael Bodell, Santa Clara CA; Sheng Li, New York NY 64.35% 4.71 4 2 1 Michael Serafini, Calgary AB; Darwin Li, Richmond Hill ON 61.34% 3.53 5 3 2 S Reese Koppel, Metairie LA; Kunal Vohra, Alpharetta GA 60.21% 2.65 6 4 Garry Williams, Roswell GA; Beth Stephens, Marietta GA 57.35% 1.99 7 5 Ralph Buchalter, South Orange NJ; Carol Mittel, Atlanta GA 57.14% 1.58 8 6 3 James McCool, Tell City IN; Terry Brown, Jasper IN 56.86% 1.18 7 4 Andrew Rowberg - Danning Lu, Santa Barbara CA 56.65%

MINI-SPINGOLD 0–2500 KNOCKOUT TEAMS 20 TablesStephi Luttrell - Mary Lockhart - Richard Shipp - Peter Dittner, Oak Ridge TN vsBuddy Landis - Davis Grizzard, Chattanooga TN; Stephanie Felker - John Felker, Signal Mountain TN vsCurt Kristensen, Duluth MN; Kenny Pan, Irvine CA; Shailesh Gupta, Aliso Viejo CA; Gregory Sellgren, Sarasota FL

Sabrina Miles, Mansfield MA; Darryl Legassie, Milton NH; Ru Hong Terajewicz, Newton MA; Rick Whitehead, Knoxville TN vsDavid Haydon - Lenora Fernandez - Henri Asta - Karyl Asta, Marietta GA vsHubert Howe Jr, Westhampton NY; Jonathan Howe, Sag Harbor NY; Neal Rechtman, Briarcliff NY; Joseph Dibenedetto, Hartsdale NY

Bijoy Anand - Janice Madsen - Claire Watson, Jacksonville FL; Ann Buchholz, Ponte Vedra Bch FL vsAl Kirkland - Scott McPherson - William Charlwood, Columbia SC; Richard Silvernail, Johnsonville SC vsAlan Godes, Needham MA; William Belanich, Glen Allen VA; Jeremy Lewis, Lexington NC; Holly Campbell, Stevensville MT

Richard Franklin, New Canaan CT; David Venetianer, Chadds Ford PA; Paul Holmes, Wadsworth OH; Eric Gettleman, Ellicott City MD vsJim Liu, Saratoga CA; Tsao-Tung Tsai, Cupertino CA; Xuhua Lin, Edison NJ; Leon Yu, Syosset NY vsLiu Xiang - Zhengwen Li - Yike Xie, My People’s Republic of China; Xuxuan Chen - Liang Min, Mianyang City People’s Republic of China

SPINGOLD 0-6000 KNOCKOUT TEAMS 27 Tables / Based on 36 TablesTracy Brines - Maureen Brines, Virginia Beach VA; Jonathan Forde, Geneva NY; Doug Anderson, Quincy MA vsJames Weeks, Palm Desert CA; Neil Stern, Indio CA; Jim Johnsen - Dorn Bishop, San Diego CA

Nicolas Hammond, Alpharetta GA; Edward Foran, Acworth GA; Martin Nathan - William Rittenberg, Atlanta GA vsCharles Nemes, Longboat Key FL; Michael Gibson, Sarasota FL; Dianne Bonney - Jack Bonney, Venice FL; David Bogolub, Deerfield IL; Rick Schoenfield, Westchester IL

William Bailey - Arti Bhargava, Mill Valley CA; Aaron Jones, San Francisco CA; John Ramos, Los Angeles CA vsBarton Buffington, North Kingstown RI; David Binney, Seattle WA; Sonja Smith, North Granby CT; Paul Burnham, Wilton CT

Lee Ohliger - Joyce Menezes, Ridgewood NJ; James Sundstrom, Wyckoff NJ; Nicholas France, Spring Valley NY vsO. Gordon Lien III, Augusta GA; Sandra Wirtz, Lecanto FL; Cheng Wang, Shenzhen Futian People’s Republic of China; Aiyue Ma, Shenzhen Chad

Martin Harris, Chicago IL; Miriam Harris-Botzum - John Botzum, Orefield PA; Jay Barron, Tulsa OK vsBrad Vander Zanden - David Shepler, Knoxville TN; Marsha Platnick, Bluefield WV; Keith Hungate, Marion VA

Christopher Kohlmiller - Barbara Kohlmiller - Peter Martin, Kennesaw GA; Donald Baker, Alpharetta GA vsA.J. Stephani - Isaac Stephani, Cincinnati OH; Jesse Chao, Berkeley CA; Andrew Sinclair, Albany CA; Jakob Karstens, Oakland CA

Dian Petrov - Saleh Fetouh, Buffalo NY; Evan Markowitz, New York NY; Chaim Kozlovsky, Teaneck NJ vsF Garson II, Roswell GA; Kish Devaraj - Charles Lipman, Atlanta GA; J Wolfe, Marietta GA; Gabriel Fadel - Steve Callaham, Alpharetta GA

Saul Gross, Miami Beach FL; Juan Castillo, Fort Lauderdale FL; Barry Spector, Springfield VA; Randy Thompson, Albuquerque NM vsStephen Barr - Michael Donnelly, Dublin, Ireland; John WT Connolly, Dublin, Ireland; Arran Bolger, Dublin, Ireland

MONDAY-TUESDAY KNOCKOUT BRACKET 1 12 Tables 34.87 1 Radu Nistor, Woodside NY; Iulian Rotaru - Susan Schnelwar, New York NY; Stefan Skorchev, Sofia, Bulgaria 24.41 2 Nikolaos Delimpaltadakis - Vasileios Vroustis, Athens, Greece; Sveinn Eiriksson - Julius Sigurjonsson, Iceland 13.95 3/4 Justine Cushing - Melih Ozdil, New York NY; Sadik Arf, Saratoga CA; Vesa Fagerlund, Tampere, Finland; Kauko Koistinen, Espoo, Finland 13.95 3/4 Jakob Kristinsson, Deerfield Beach FL; Henry Meyer, Indian River Sh FL; Gail Hanson, Lake Orion MI; Steven Wallis, Wesley Chapel FL

MONDAY-TUESDAY KNOCKOUT BRACKET 2 12 Tables 21.13 1 Kimberly Music, Lewis Center OH; Arjun Dhir, Alpharetta GA; William Zhu, San Francisco CA; Alex Dezieck, Taipei Taiwan 14.79 2 Kenneth Geisler - Arlene Geisler, Clarkston MI; John Abrenica, Seaford NY; Tai Chan, Troy MI 8.45 3/4 Charles Patrick - Hal Saunders - Dawn Ligon, Santa Barbara CA; Alan Curtis, Thousand Oaks CA 8.45 3/4 Victoria Lanier - Patt Corbin, Amelia Island FL; Betty Nielsen, Fernandina FL; Ellen Flenniken, Fernandina Bch FL

MONDAY-TUESDAY KNOCKOUT BRACKET 3 16 Tables 18.26 1 Winton King, Decatur GA; Noah Newman Jr, Marietta GA; Evelyn Gilliard, East Point GA; Estelle Lavender, Lithonia GA 12.78 2 Dave Williamson, Fairhope AL; Lynne Parker, Daphne AL; Janet Coltman - Carole Vial, Charlevoix MI 7.30 3/4 Pat Matheny - D Powell Melvin - William Davis - Norma Greely, Lexington KY 7.30 3/4 Alison Gembar - Mechel Frost - Matthew Morgan - Linda Murdock, Nashville TN


Tomorrow’s Bridge EventsThursday, August 2, 9 a.m.

Event Session Sold Entry/player/session Current members* Inactive members Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series 1st single Marquis A, Marquis Level $16 $20Thursday-Saturday Morning KO Teams 1st Marquis A, Marquis Level $16 $20

Thursday, August 2, 10 a.m.299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Salon 4, International Level $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Salon 4, International Level $15 $15

Thursday, August 2, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.Daylight A/X Pairs (unlimited/6000) 1-2 Salon 1, International Level $16 $20Daylight B/C Pairs (3000/1500) 1-2 Salon 1, International Level $16 $20Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/300) 1-2 Salon 1, International Level $16 $20

Thursday, August 2, 10 a.m. & 3:30 p.m.Daylight A/X/Y Swiss Teams (unlimited/6000/4000) 1-2 Salon 1, International Level $16 $20Daylight Bracketed B Round-Robin Teams (0-3000) 1-2 M301, Marquis Level $16 $20 No player over 3000. Brackets of eight teams by average MPs. Three teams in each bracket earn gold.

Thursday, August 2, Noon & 7 p.m.SPINGOLD KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round of 16 Atrium A, Atrium Level $25 —

Thursday, August 2, 1 p.m.Wednesday-Thursday Side Game Series 3rd single Marquis C, Marquis Level $16 $20

Thursday, August 2, 1 & 7:30 p.m.WERNHER OPEN PAIRS 1-2 F Atrium B, Atrium Level $25 —FREEMAN MIXED BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 F A602, Atrium Level $25 —0-6000 MINI-SPINGOLD KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 3 Atrium A, Atrium Level $17 — 0-2500 MINI-SPINGOLD KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 3 Atrium A, Atrium Level $17 — Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Marquis C, Marquis Level $16 $20A/X/Y Swiss Teams (unlimited/6000/4000) 1-2 Imperial Ballroom B, Marquis Level $16 $20Bracketed B Round-Robin Teams (0-3000) 1-2 Imperial Ballroom B, Marquis Level $16 $20 No player over 3000. Brackets of eight teams by average MPs. Three teams in each bracket earn gold. Thursday Compact KO Teams 1-4 Marquis A, Marquis Level $16 $20Wednesday-Thursday KO Teams 3-4 Marquis A, Marquis Level $16 $20Collegiate Bridge Bowl Championship Swiss qualifying Imperial Ballroom A, Marquis Level No fee

Thursday, August 2, 3 p.m.299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Salon 4, International Level $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Salon 4, International Level $15 $15

Thursday, August 2, 7:30 p.m.Wednesday-Thursday Side Game Series 4th single Marquis C, Marquis Level $16 $20Evening Swiss Teams single Marquis A, Marquis Level $15 $19299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Salon 4, International Level $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Salon 4, International Level $15 $15299er Swiss Teams single Salon 4, International Level $15 $19

Thursday, August 2, 11:30 p.m.Zip Knockout Teams single Salon 4, International Level $16/team/match

Unless otherwise noted: Three-flight open events are stratified as A/X (6000+/0-6000), B/C (1500-3000/0-1500) and Gold Rush (300-750/0-300).Two-flight open events are stratified as A/B/C (3000+/1500-3000/0-1500) and Gold Rush (500-750/200-500/0-200) or as A/X/Y (6000+/4000-6000/0-4000) and B/C/D (1500-3000/750-1500/0-750) if there is no Gold Rush.One-flight open events are stratified as A (3000+), B (750-3000) and C (0-750).Stratification is based on averaging the masterpoints of a pair or team. Eligibility for limited events will be based on the point holding of the highest player, so no player with more than 3000 may play in B/C events nor the Bracketed B Teams, no player with more than 750 may play in Gold Rush events, and no player with more than 300 may play in 299er events.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.

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

Convention card reminderEach player is required to have a convention

card filled out legibly and on the table throughout a session. The convention card must include the first and last name of each member of the partnership, and the cards must be identical.

If a director determines that neither player has a substantially completed card, the partnership may play only the Standard American Yellow Card and may use only standard carding. This restriction may be lifted only at the beginning of a subsequent round after convention cards have been properly prepared and approved by the director. Further, the partnership will receive a 1/6-board matchpoint

penalty for each board played, commencing with the next round and continuing until the restriction is lifted. In IMP team games, penalties shall be at the discretion of the director.

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

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


Today’s Sponsors

Today’s Bridge EventsWednesday, August 1, 9 a.m.

Event Session Sold Entry/player/session Current members* Inactive members Monday-Wednesday Morning Side Game Series 3rd single Marquis A, Marquis Level $16 $20Tuesday-Wednesday Morning Compact KO Teams 3-4 Marquis A, Marquis Level $16 $20Monday-Wednesday Morning Knockout Teams 3rd Marquis A, Marquis Level $16 $20

Wednesday, August 1, 10 a.m.299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Salon 4, International Level $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Salon 4, International Level $15 $15

Wednesday, August 1, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.Daylight A/B/C Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Salon 1, International Level $16 $20Tarheel/Louise King Memorial Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/500/200) 1-2 Salon 1, International Level $16 $20

Wednesday, August 1, 10 a.m. & 3:30 p.m.Daylight A/X/Y Swiss Teams (unlimited/6000/4000) 1-2 Salon 1, International Level $16 $20Daylight Bracketed B Round-Robin Teams (0-3000) 1-2 M301, Marquis Level $16 $20 No player over 3000. Brackets of eight teams by average MPs. Three teams in each bracket earn gold.

Wednesday, August 1, Noon & 7 p.m.SPINGOLD KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round of 32 Atrium A, Atrium Level $25 —

Wednesday, August 1, 1 p.m.Wednesday-Thursday Side Game Series 1st single Imperial Ballroom, Marquis Level $16 $20

Wednesday, August 1, 1 & 7:30 p.m.WERNHER OPEN PAIRS 1-2 Q Atrium B, Atrium Level $25 — 2 qualifying, 2 final sessionsFREEMAN MIXED BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 Q Marquis C, Marquis Level $25 — 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions0-6000 MINI-SPINGOLD KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 2 A602, Atrium Level $17 — 0-2500 MINI-SPINGOLD KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 2 A602, Atrium Level $17 —Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Imperial Ballroom, Marquis Level $16 $20Wednesday-Thursday Knockout Teams 1-2 Marquis A, Marquis Level $16 $20Tuesday-Wednesday Knockout Teams 3-4 Marquis A, Marquis Level $16 $20

Wednesday, August 1, 3 p.m.299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Salon 4, International Level $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Salon 4, International Level $15 $15

Wednesday, August 1, 7:30 p.m.Wednesday-Thursday Side Game Series 2nd single Imperial Ballroom, Marquis Level $16 $20Evening Swiss Teams single Marquis A, Marquis Level $15 $19299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Salon 4, International Level $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Salon 4, International Level $15 $15299er Swiss Teams single Salon 4, International Level $15 $19

Wednesday, August 1, 11:30 p.m.Zip Knockout Teams single Salon 4, International Level $16/team/match

Unless otherwise noted: Three-flight open events are stratified as A/X (6000+/0-6000), B/C (1500-3000/0-1500) and Gold Rush (300-750/0-300).Two-flight open events are stratified as A/B/C (3000+/1500-3000/0-1500) and Gold Rush (500-750/200-500/0-200) or as A/X/Y (6000+/4000-6000/0-4000) and B/C/D (1500-3000/750-1500/0-750) if there is no Gold Rush.One-flight open events are stratified as A (3000+), B (750-3000) and C (0-750).Stratification is based on averaging the masterpoints of a pair or team. Eligibility for limited events will be based on the point holding of the highest player, so no player with more than 3000 may play in B/C events nor the Bracketed B Teams, no player with more than 750 may play in Gold Rush events, and no player with more than 300 may play in 299er events.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.

J. Richard Burton Memorial Daylight A/X and B/C Open Pairs

Sponsored by Beatrice KempJ. Richard Burton

was born in Halifax NC. He learned to play bridge while studying engineering at North Carolina State University. He fell deeply in love with the game from the beginning.

In the late 1970s, he became a professional bridge player and developed his own bidding system, which was playfully called “RABBIT.” He won many regional events playing the system with regular partners Jerry Helms and Harold Triplett. The RABBIT system required opening all hands of 10 HCPs, frequent use of canapé and a weak NT in first or second seat. Richard moved to Atlanta in 1983.

Many of his 170 regional wins took place in the days when there was only one regionally rated event on a particular day. In 2010, Richard and his partner, Beatrice Kemp, were first overall in the Wernher Open Pairs in New Orleans. While he was never involved in bridge governance, he served

many times as a volunteer speaker and instructor at regionals. He loved to speak about bridge, particularly on the subject of squeeze play. Several hands played by Richard have been published in the New York Times bridge column.

In 2015, Richard was inducted to the Duplicate Bridge Association of Atlanta Hall of Fame. He was honored not only for his bridge accomplishments but also for the way he distinguished himself at the table by always exhibiting calmness, good etiquette and fairness. He could destroy his opponents with his brilliant declarer play, and at the same time create a friendly atmosphere by offering funny bridge anecdotes from his past experiences.

Richard fought cancer for many years. Upon hearing that he was being considered for the HOF award, he felt inspired to play in a local club game. Although it was a struggle for him to get there and be at the table for 3.5 hours, he made the effort and he and his partner had a 67% game. In his weakened condition, it would be understandable to have less than a stellar game, but Richard’s talent for the game was not diminished by his deteriorating health.

J. Richard Burton, 1946-2016. In loving memory.

This remembrance was originally scheduled to appear in Tuesday’s edition. The editors regret the oversight.

Tarheel / Louise King Memorial Daylight Gold Rush Pairs

Sponsored by North State, Unit 119Louise King,

a 2015 District 7 Goodwill inductee, ran the Vanderbilt Bridge Club in Raleigh NC for many years. She maximized the number of special games in an ongoing effort to help “her” players reach their masterpoint goals. Louise labeled her club “the friendly game,” and she made sure it was. Widowed at 40, she raised and educated her two children prior to becoming involved in the Raleigh bridge community. She succumbed to brain cancer at age 72 on Sept. 3, 2017, surrounded by her children and grandchildren.

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