Daily
Bulletin
Sunday, March 12, 2017
Volume 60, Number 3
60th Spring North American Bridge Championships
[email protected]
Gates wins 10K Swiss
The team finished with
126 victory points, 1.75
ahead of Ellen Kozlove’s
squad. Kozlove played
with Ralph Letizia, Lee
Bukstel and Michael Wolf.
“We’ve never done
this well before,” Gates
said. “We had a really
good day Friday.”
Wins in the first six
rounds of Friday’s qualifier
propelled them into a
lead that held on through
the end of the day. On
Saturday, the Kozlove
team, who had been
second after qualifying,
Bill Gates, Sharon Osberg, Richard Friesner and Eric Robinson won
led six of eight rounds, but
the 0–10,000 NABC Swiss Teams.
Gates recaptured the lead
on the last round of each session. “We led every
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates likes to keep a
session,” Gates noted.
low profile when he plays in bridge tournaments.
Spending more time practicing with partner
That became impossible Saturday when his team
Osberg helped, he added. “Bill doesn’t have a lot of
won the 0–10,000 NABC Swiss Teams. Gates
time for bridge,” Osberg explained.
played with Sharon Osberg, Richard Friesner and
With a round to go, Kozlove led by 6 VPs, 118
Eric Robinson. It was a first NABC win for Gates
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and Friesner.
Peter Rank 1938–2017
Grand Life Master Peter Rank of Palm
Springs CA died at his home Feb. 11. The threetime NABC champion was 78. Rank served as
League Counsel for the ACBL from 2001 until his
retirement last August.
Home-schooled in bridge by his mother (with
the aid of a Culbertson book), Rank started learning
the game at the age of 4. By 9, he was playing
high-stakes bridge at the country club.
“It was neat to be able to play with the adults,”
he said in an interview for the Daily Bulletin in fall
2015. “I was always better than the people who
taught me, and I don’t know why. I guess it was
just intuitive.”
It was on the Stanford college campus that
Rank discovered the duplicate form of the game.
While a college sophomore, Rank traveled to
Denver to attend his first regional.
“I arrived at the old Albany Hotel where the
tournament was being played,” he said, “handed
my suitcase to the bellman and went off to play in
the men’s pairs.”
During the game, Rank found himself facing
the bellman. “We took them for 1100 and 800.
I told my partner, ‘I really feel bad for that
bellman.’ ”
Rank’s partner replied, “That wasn’t the
bellman, it was Barry Crane.” When Rank returned
to the lobby, his suitcase was just where he left it.
The meeting with
Crane proved pivotal.
Rank won two of his
three NABC titles
sitting across the table
from Crane: the 1966
Wernher Open Pairs
and the 1977 Silodor
Open Pairs. (He won
the Rockwell Mixed
Pairs with Marilyn
Johnson in 1968.) In
1965, Crane swung
his support to Rank in the annual McKenney
competition for the most matchpoints, which
boosted Rank to No. 1 in the Top 500 masterpoint
race. (The annual contest is now named for Barry
Crane.)
Rank retired from full-time play in 1978, but
returned to more active tournament play in 2010.
A graduate of the UC Berkeley School of
Law, Rank was the former California State Health
Director and the former director of the California
Employment Department. (He didn’t miss a
Cal vs. Stanford football game in 50 years.) In
1968, he was recruited to work for the Reagan
administration, after which he opened his own law
practice.
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Tournament Announcements
Spring ahead?
Did you remember to
set your clocks forward
last night? Daylight Saving
Time went into effect –
don’t be late for your first
session!
Pre-registration required
for national knockouts
Pre-registration for the Vanderbilt Knockout
Teams is required before by 6 p.m. Sunday, March
12. Teams entering the 0-10,000 Knockout Teams
must pre-register no later than 10 a.m. Monday,
March 13 (the day of the event). Pre-register in the
Century Ballroom with TD Matt Smith.
Editors: Paul Linxwiler and Chip Dombrowski
Winners of the Lebhar IMP Pairs, Chen Zhao
and Jing Liu
Chen, Jing grab
IMP Pairs title
China’s Chen Zhao and Jing Liu won the foursession Lebhar IMP Pairs, holding off a challenge
by runners-up Fred King and Barry Bragin. Chen
and Jing’s margin of victory was 1.8 IMPs.
For Chen, a PhD student at the University of
Maryland in computer science, and Jing, who plays
for China’s national team which made it to the
quarterfinal round of the last two Bermuda Bowls,
it was their first North American title. The duo has
been playing together for less than a year, but they
have been practicing extensively online because
of distance: Chen is a first-year doctoral candidate
living in College Park MD, while Jing lives in
Beijing.
Jing praised his partner, saying, “Our new
system is very complicated, but [Chen] is very
smart: He learned it in just two months.”
The winners qualified in 34th place in Friday’s
opening round, but had took control of the lead in
the first final session. They finished with a foursession total of 120.07 IMPs (a strong 84.09 in the
first final, including carryover, and 35.98 in the
second) to edge out King and Bragin who scored
118.27.
Grossacks maintain slim
lead in Platinum Pairs
Brothers Adam Grossack and Zachary
Grossack finished the semifinal round of the Kay
Platinum Pairs with a narrow lead over Alan
Sontag and David Berkowitz.
The carryover scores for the top four pairs
going into today’s two-session final are separated
by a fraction of a masterpoint: The Grossacks
have 22.89; Sontag-Berkowitz have 22.68; Jeff
Meckstroth and Thomas Bessis have 22.50; and
Dror Padon and Zia Mahmood stand with 22.35.
Twenty-eight pairs survived the cut in
yesterday’s semifinal round.
Goodwill Message
Maintain a courteous attitude
toward both your partner and
opponents. Treat others as you
would like to be treated.
Sandy DeMartino, Chair
Aileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill Committee
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Sunday, March 12, 2017
SPECIAL EVENTS
MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS
Sunday, March 12
Audrey Grant’s Modern Techniques for Bridge
Teachers. Audrey Grant’s hands-on approach and creative
use of the table, cards and bid boxes keeps students
engaged, excited and focused. She will share these teaching
techniques in this breakfast seminar. Fee: $20 covers
breakfast and materials. (Empire, Mezzanine, Sheraton)
9:30 am-12:30 pm WBF Meeting. (Northrup, Mezzanine, Sheraton)
10-11:30 am
Board of Governors. All members of the ACBL Board of
Governors are invited to attend the Spring NABC meeting.
This meeting is also open to the general membership of the
ACBL. (Century Ballroom, Ballroom Level, Westin)
10 am-Noon
Free Bridge Lesson with Audrey Grant. followed by
a special game for newer players. (Empire, Mezzanine,
Sheraton)
Noon-2 pm
BridgePlus+ Game. A special game for newer (0-20 MP)
players. 14 boards, no card fee. (Grand Ballroom, Ballroom
Level, Sheraton)
1-6 pm
Learn Bridge in a Day?™ This popular session is
designed especially for true beginners, those returning to
bridge after long absences and those merely wanting to
“test the waters” before committing to formal classes. The
concentrated course includes both class instruction and
coached play. No pre-registration required. Fee: $20 covers
textbook and door prizes. (Empire, Mezzanine, Sheraton)
8-10 am
6:30-9 pm
Learn Bridge in a Day?™ Teacher Accreditation. Teacher
training includes information on organizing and marketing
LBIAD as well as maximizing retention rates, writing
effective grant requests and the presentation of the seminar.
(Empire, Mezzanine, Sheraton)
9 am-Noon
Teacher and Club Owner Roundtable with Patty
Tucker. Need some ideas for expanding your club?
Want some help in managing lessons? The ABTA, the
Educational Foundation and the ACBL are partnering
to present an informal meeting where new and potential
teachers and club owners can brainstorm with veterans.
(Empire A, Mezzanine, Sheraton)
Competition and Conventions Committee. (Board Room,
Mezzanine, Westin)
USBF Board meeting. (Northrup, Mezzanine, Sheraton)
Goodwill Reception. Aileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill
Committee members only. (Empire, Mezzanine, Sheraton)
Monday, March 13
10 am-Noon
11 am-Noon
5-7 pm
Tuesday, March 14
Club Director Refresher Course. A continuing education
course for club directors to increase their skills. Participants
must attend both sessions. Fee: $15 covers both days. Sign
up at the door. (Chouteau B, Mezzanine, Sheraton)
9 am-Noon
CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM
Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the
game! Talks will be held in the Grand Ballroom at the Sheraton.
9:15 a.m.
6:45 p.m.
Sunday, March 12
Eddie Rose
Audrey Grant
The Key to Winning Defense
Point of View
Monday, March 13
9:15 a.m.
6:45 p.m.
Joshua Donn
Emily Harrell
9:15 a.m.
6:45 p.m.
Harriette Buckman Rights and Responsibilities
Jeff Hand Play these Trump Contracts
Holding Up in Suit Contracts
Mental Skills Training
Tuesday, March 14
HOSPITALITY
Food will be served nightly following the evening session, at both the Westin outside the Century Ballroom and The Terrace at the Sheraton. Tonight’s special
will be vanilla yogurt parfait with berries and granola trail mix.
Parking discounts
Discounted daily parking tickets are available
for $10 at the Prizes and Parking desk located at
the Sheraton, mezzanine level (same level as The
Link sky bridge). These must be purchased after
entering the self-parking at either property and
prior to departure. They are only
good on the day of purchase.
Through Monday, March
13, the parking desk will be
open beginning at 8:30 and
11:30 a.m., and 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. until the start
of session at 10 a.m., 1, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Beginning
Tuesday, March 14, the shift before the 1 p.m.
session will begin at noon. Check the Daily
Bulletin for changes.
Keys to Winning Bridge
Longtime Bridge Bulletin columnist Frank
Stewart has just released his latest book, “Keys to
Winning Bridge,” which is available at the book
seller’s desk in the Exhibit Hall at the Sheraton.
As is his custom, Stewart donates profits from
his book sales to schools and charitable agencies in
his hometown.
Vugraph operators needed
Vugraph operators are needed Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday for the Vanderbilt Knockout
Teams broadcast on BBO. The first session each
day starts at noon, the second session starts at 7
p.m. ACBL pays operators $50 per session. If you
haven’t been a Vugraph operator before, you will
need some training to do it, but it should not be
hard if you are familiar with playing on BBO. If
you are available for any day/time, please email
Jan Martel at [email protected], and she will
answer any questions you may have and arrange
for training if you need it. Thousands of BBO
spectators around the world will appreciate your
help so we can broadcast from eight tables on those
three days.
Food and drink
specials in the
Westin and Sheraton
MILANO
Daily Blue Plate Specials and Italian
Buffet: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. featuring a build-yourown salad bar and pasta bar, pizza bar and a
variety of Italian classics.
Happy Hour at Milano from 4:30 to 6:30
p.m. Sunday through Friday.
See who’s hanging
out at the new
Partnership Desk.
BRASSERIE
Breakfast Buffet. Daily from 6:30 a.m. to 1
p.m.
Dinner Specials just for bridge players:
Friday-Monday and other specials TuesdayThursday.
SPECTATORS
Breakfast Buffet. Daily from 6:30 a.m. to 1
p.m.
Cheer on your favorite teams during
March Madness on one of our 12 big-screen
televisions in Spectators.
Happy Hour: 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Sunday-Friday.
Bridge Bucks
and Check Cashing
New Location Added! The Bridge Bucks/
Check Cashing Desk will be open daily from 9:30
to 10 a.m. at the Sheraton (mezzanine level, near
the Registration Desk, where the walkway to the
Westin is located).
The Bridge Bucks/Check Cashing Desk will be
open at the Westin (on the Ballroom Level across
from Pershing Place) from noon to 1 p.m. daily.
Players may use VISA, MasterCard, Discover
and American Express to purchase Bridge Bucks.
There is a $500 limit on check cashing.
Log into MyACBL. Update your profile,
browse for partners and play.
Visit acbl.org/partnershipdesk for
more information.
PARTNERSHIP
DESK
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Sunday, March 12, 2017
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JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS
More Do’s and Don’ts to
help your game – Part 3
By Brent Manley
Here are some tips
for taking more tricks on
defense.
DO
Lead aggressively
as a defender when it’s
clear the opponents
have a long, strong suit
they’re about to set up.
It might jangle your
nerves to lead away
from a king against a slam, but sometimes it’s
the indicated strategy. Suppose you (West) hold:
♠7 6 5
♥K 10 5 4
♦A 4 2
♣9 3 2,
and the opponents conduct this auction:
West NorthEast South
1♠
Pass
2♦ (1)
Pass
2NT
Pass
3♠ Pass
4♥
Pass
4NT
Pass
5♠
Pass
6♠ All Pass
(1) Forcing to game.
Based on the bidding, North likely has a
strong diamond suit that will produce a lot of
tricks once your ace is knocked out. You must
hope that your partner has the ♥Q. If so, you
have a shot at defeating this contract. Lead the
♥4 and hold your breath. This may be the full
deal:
♠Q98
♥J3
♦ K Q J 10 5
♣KQ6
♠ 7 6 5
♠32
♥ K 10 5 4 ♥Q982
♦ A 4 2
♦763
♣ 9 3 2
♣ J 10 5 4
♠ A K J 10 4
♥A76
♦98
♣A87
As it happens, if declarer has the ♥A Q, it
would not have mattered. In that case, you were
Thinking bridge
By Eddie Kantar
North
Dlr: West ♠ K Q J 10
Vul: None
♥QJ
♦AKQJ
♣643
East
♠643
♥4
♦96532
♣9752
West
North
East
South
1♥ Dbl
Pass
2♠
3♥ 4♠ All Pass
Opening lead: ♥A.
Bidding commentary: Straightforward. South
shows a hand worth at least 9 support points for
spades (likely with a five-card suit). North should
not count anything for the ♥Q J, but the hand is
still strong enough to jump to game in spades.
Defensive commentary: West cashes the ♥A
and continues with the ♥K.
Defensive commentary #2: East should ruff
partner’s ♥K at trick two and lead a club! No, he
hasn’t gone mad. You do see those diamonds in
dummy, don’t you? It is vital to take club tricks
before they go off on diamonds. Basically you
“
”
never going to defeat the slam. You took your best
shot when you led a heart.
DON’T
Try for ruffs when you have natural trump
tricks. Think about it. If declarer is in a spade
contract and you hold ♠Q J 10 9, you have two
spade tricks no matter what. It’s better to save your
trump winners for drawing declarer’s trumps to
keep him from using the low ones for ruffing.
With four of declarer’s trumps to the ace, you can
often make life difficult for declarer by leading
a strong suit or trying to hit partner’s strong suit.
Sometimes you can tell that partner has the length
in trumps, as when the opponents reach a major-suit
game via Stayman after a 1NT opening and you have
a singleton in the suit. The opponents are almost
certainly playing a 4-4 trump fit. Check this deal:
have to hope partner has the ♣A Q. This is your
last chance to do something meaningful, so don’t
blow it! Switch to a club at trick three before the
mice can get at partner’s club tricks.
When the dummy has an imposing side suit
with a strong trump fit, it is usually right for the
defense to play an attacking game. This may mean
ruffing partner’s trick with a worthless trump to
lead a suit through declarer that partner cannot
lead safely. Do it!
East should make the following opening lead
inferences: When dummy hits and the A-K of any
side suit is not visible, assume that partner does
not have both honors. The same inference, to a
lesser extent, is available when the K-Q of a side
suit is not visible. The full deal:
♠ K Q J 10
♥QJ
♦AKQJ
♣643
♠ 2
♥ A K 10 9 5 3
♦ 10 7 4
♣ A Q 8
♠A9875
♥8762
♦8
♣ K J 10
♠643
♥4
♦96532
♣9752
♠765
♥A984
♦K863
♣ A 10
♠ A 9 3 2
♠8
♥ K Q 10 7
♥J652
♦ 7
♦A542
♣ 8 7 6 5
♣J942
♠ K Q J 10 4
♥3
♦ Q J 10 9
♣KQ2
South is in 4♠. If West leads his singleton,
South will easily make his game, losing only
the ♦A, a ruff and the trump ace. The outcome
is different if West starts with the ♥K. Declarer
wins and forces out the ♠A. A second heart
reduces South’s trump holding to the same as
West’s. Declarer now has no chance. If he draws
trumps, East wins the ♦A and the defenders cash
two heart tricks to go with the ♦A and ♠A. If
declarer abandons trumps, West will score two of
his low trumps.
Write to me: [email protected]
♠♥♦♣
Jennifer Willis, Nan Schaefer and Julie
Herrmann are all locals from Overland
Park KS playing in their first NABC. On
Saturday they attended the free class by
Jerry Helms, and they’re looking forward to
today’s class with Audrey Grant.
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Sunday, March 12, 2017
QUALIFIERS IN THE KAY PLATINUM PAIRS
Golder North American Pairs Flight B champs
from last year: A.J. Stephani and Ryan Schultz
from District 11.
Golder NAP Flight B
begins play today
Competition begins
today in the Golder North
American Pairs, Flight B —
a grassroots event limited
to players with 0–2500
masterpoints.
The first stage is
conducted at the local club
level and qualifiers advance
to unit competition. Those
qualifiers then advance to the district finals where
three pairs — more, depending upon attendance —
qualify for the North American final.
Winners are honored by the Golder Cup and
will also receive a certificate of recognition.
The trophy is presented in memory of
Benjamin M. Golder (1894–1946) of Philadelphia,
who died the day before the close of his term
as 1946 ACBL president. He was named ACBL
Honorary Member of the Year for 1947.
Previous winners:
1992 Peter Worley, Kevin Young
1993 Robert Sewell, Paul Janicki
1994 Brendan Dempsey, Ian Crowe
1995 Jay Levy, William Rushmore
1996 Robert Johnson, David Rosenstein
1997 Bill Drewett, Kirk Twiss
1998 Adam Beneschan, Brian Gilbert
1999 Andy Kaufman, Greg Burch
2000 Hal Hindman, Mark Chen
2001 Walter Lee, Jonathan Weinstein
2002 Wieslaw Kalita, Marian Krasowski
2003 Jordan Chodorow, Harvey Katz
2004 Jim Alison, Dayn Beam
2005 Pete Whipple, Jamie Radcliffe
2006 Fletcher Thompson, Bruce Todd
2007 Mark Golding, Rob Kitchen
2008 Sidney Kanter, Ron Nelken
2009 Robert McCaw, Lewis Gamerman
2010 Fred Schenker, Dian Petrov
2011 Roger Webb, Philippe Galaski
2012 Joseph Rice, Bjorgvin Kristinsson
2013 Daniel Jackson, Bill McCarty
2014 Miroslav Kovacevic, Aleksandar Vujic
2015 Richard Jeng, Andrew Jeng
2016 Ryan Schultz, A.J. Stephani
EDUCATION FOUNDATION KO 1
7 Tables
20.79
1 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Peter Gill, Sydney
Australia; Tadashi Yoshida, Tokyo Japan; P. Drew Cannell, DolDes-Ormeaux QC
14.55
2 Clay Hamner, Chapel Hill NC; Michael
Ventura, Raleigh NC; Peter J. Boyd-Bowman, Greensboro NC;
Kevin Wilson, Knoxville TN
EDUCATION FOUNDATION KO 2
8 Tables
12.91
1 Arran Bolger - John Connolly - Stephen Borr Michael Donnelly
9.04
2 Keith Heckley - Douglas Dolbear, Hamilton
ON; Diane Bourdeau, Cambridge ON; Adrian Record, Fergus ON
4.58
3/4 Lois Sherwood, Norton NB; Dianne Fletcher Tom Fletcher, Ormond Beach FL; Marilyn Dalton, Rothesay NB
EDUCATION FOUNDATION KO 3
6 Tables
5.42
1 Carolynn Sue Miller, Sergeant Bluff IA;
Audrey Ercolini - Judy Peters, Sioux City IA; Shahid Naqvi, Le
Mars IA
3.79
2 Steven Clements, Wildwood MO; John Welte,
Ballwin MO; John Hagedorn, St. Louis MO; Dennis Beckman,
Houston TX
14.0 Tables / Based on 46 Tables
1 Adam Grossack - Zachary Grossack, Newton MA
2 Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL
3 Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Beach FL; Thomas Bessis, Paris France
4 Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel; Zia Mahmood, New York NY
5 Bart Bramley - Bob Hamman, Dallas TX
6 Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan France; Jean Quantin, Paris France
7 Johan Upmark, Stockholm Sweden; Hakan Nilsson, West Palm Beach FL
8 Justin Lall, Charlotte NC; Dennis Bilde, Aarhus Denmark
9 Michael Golden, Wyckoff NJ; Robert Levin, Henderson NV
10 Fredrik Nystrom, Stockholm Sweden; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA
11 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL; Douglas Simson, Columbus OH
12 Jurek Czyzowicz, Gatineau QC; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC
13 Steve Chen, San Jose CA; Sathya Bettadapura, Campbell CA
14 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL
15 Steve Garner, Chicago IL; Owen Lien, Oak Park MI
16 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, New York NY; R. Jay Becker, Delray Beach FL
17 Tarek Sadek - Ahmed Hussein, Cairo Egypt
18 Mike Passell, Plano TX; Chris Compton, Dallas TX
19 Alexander Kolesnik, Los Angeles CA; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA
20 Jo Anna Stansby - Lew Stansby, Dublin CA
21 Andrew Stark - Franco Baseggio, New York NY
22 Haig Tchamitch, Paradise Valley AZ; Michael Polowan, New York NY
23 Anam Tebha, Charlotte NC; Steve Zolotow, Las Vegas NV
24 Mikael Rimstedt - Ola Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden
25 Gavin Wolpert, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY
26 Joe Grue, New York NY; Brad Moss, Denver CO
27 Markland Jones, Phoenix AZ; Robb Gordon, Sedona AZ
28 Peter Gill, Sydney Australia; Adam Wildavsky, Dillon CO
New Life Master
Milind Vaze
of Churchville
PA needed just a
few gold and red
points to make
Life Master, and
he earned them
in the Compact
KO on Saturday.
Vaze was playing
with partner Bruce
Lieberman of
Doylestown PA and
teammates David Cohan, also of Doylestown, and
John Dickenson of North Wales PA.
Be scent-sitive!
Some people have an extreme sensitivity to
fragrances (colognes or perfumes). Many ACBL
clubs, units and districts have adopted policies
that prohibit players from wearing fragrances.
The ACBL has not issued an official policy on the
matter, preferring instead to appeal to the goodwill
of its members to refrain from using fragrances.
Because duplicate bridge requires players to
be in close proximity to each other, individuals
who suffer from fragrance-related reactions
cannot avoid those who are wearing them. Among
the commonly reported symptoms are intense
headaches (indeed, fragrances can frequently be a
trigger for migraine sufferers) or breathing-related
problems. For these individuals, the issue is much
more serious than simply disliking a particular
smell — it’s a real health problem.
Please, if you’re going to play in a club or
a tournament, don’t wear cologne, perfume or
scented lotions.
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.
Slow Play
Carryover
22.89
22.68
22.50
22.35
20.63
19.33
17.11
17.06
16.36
15.92
13.95
13.14
12.74
12.68
10.83
9.41
8.76
7.78
7.21
6.15
5.55
5.48
4.59
4.37
3.93
3.04
1.24
0.00
Slow play, especially habitual slow play, is a
violation of law and subject to penalty. When a pair
has fallen behind, it is incumbent on them to make
up the time lost as quickly as possible whether at
fault or not. All players are expected to make a
concerted effort to catch up when they have fallen
behind, regardless of the reason for their lateness.
In the absence of compelling evidence to the
contrary, the director should presume that a pair
finishing a round late by more than two or three
minutes on more than one occasion during a
session is responsible for the lateness. There is a
strong expectation that the director will penalize
such a pair. The size of a penalty will tend to
increase for subsequent instances of slow play and
for chronic or egregious slow play.
While warnings typically will be given before a
penalty is assessed, failure to do so in no way limits
the director’s authority to issue a penalty.
Players are expected to be aware, in a general
sense, of time used and remaining in a segment
in which they are playing regardless of whether a
clock is in use or a time announcement has been
made. An excuse of “no announcement” or “no
clock immediately visible” will not be considered
persuasive.
In consultation with the DIC of the tournament,
the TD may require that a particular pair not play
in a specified segment, not play against a specified
pair or not play together as a pair. The foregoing
is expected to be applied only due to egregious
circumstances or to unduly repetitious offenders.
An appeal of an action taken by a TD with
regard to time may be taken to the Director in
Charge of the tournament, and no further. For
NABC+ KO events, the TD is charged with the
responsibility to ensure that each KO match
segment finishes within the allotted time. While
a time monitor may be employed, the lack of a
monitor in no way limits the TD’s authority to
apply one or more of the remedies listed below.
The TD may choose to ignore an occasional
minor late finish. The TD may remove one or
more boards from a segment. The TD may award
no score (when neither team is more at fault), an
assigned score (when a result already exists at
one table which the TD wishes to preserve) or an
artificial score in IMPs. Every effort should be
made to remove boards before they can be played
at either table, but not having done so does not
preclude removing one or more later.
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Sunday, March 12, 2017
LEBHAR IMP PAIRS
72.0 Tables / Based on 144 Tables
100.00 1 Jing Liu, Minneapolis MN; Chen Zhao, College Park MD
75.00 2 Fred King, McLean VA; Barry Bragin, Prospect CT
56.25 3 Gail Greenberg - Jeff Hand, New York NY
44.44 4 Don Stack, Kansas City KS; Nancy Phillips, Tulsa OK
40.00 5 John Hurd - Gillian Miniter, New York NY
36.36 6 Valerio Giubilo, Rome Italy; Bernardo Biondo, Rome Italy
33.33 7 Geoff Booth - Robert Sandfield, Houston TX
30.77 8 Robert Barrington - Raluca Dobrescu, New York NY
28.57 9 Richard Seidman, Orlando FL; Andy Sloan, The Villages FL
26.67 10 David Sabourin, Ottawa ON; Shan Huang, Toronto ON
25.00 11 Barry Gorski, Reading PA; Bill Parks, Macungie PA
23.53 12 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA
22.22 13 Edward Nagy, Danville CA; Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA
21.05 14 Richard Chan, Markham ON; Ray Jotcham, Scarborough ON
20.00 15 Dave Westfall, Spokane WA; John Moffat, Bellingham WA
19.05 16 Alexander Hydes, Zagreb Croatia; Thomas Paske, London England
18.18 17 Jeffrey Miller, Naperville IL; Alan Watson, Lexington MA
17.39 18 Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA; Mike Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL
16.67 19 Clay Hall, Vestavia AL; Mark Jones, Birmingham AL
16.00 20 Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA
15.38 21 Robert Giragosian, Bakersfield CA; Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL
14.81 22 Larry Robbins, Deerfield IL; Howard Liu, Burlingame CA
14.29 23 Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV; Arthur Crystal, Fairfield CT
13.79 24 Francisco Bernal, Miami FL; Carlos Barrientos, Bogota Colombia
13.33 25 Mark Cohen - Stasha Cohen, West Orange NJ
20.94 26 Wieslaw Kalita, Woodridge IL; Jaroslaw Piasecki, Mundelein IL
12.50 27 Michael Becker - Aubrey Strul, Boca Raton FL
12.12 28 Susan Schnelwar, New York NY; John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV
11.76 29 Ronald Tracy, Edmonds WA; Sun-O Ho, Redmond WA
11.43 30 Stephen Castellino, Castro Valley CA; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX
11.11 31 Jeff McKee, Nevada TX; Jack Lacy, Lago Vista TX
10.81 32 Jack LaVigne, Houston TX; Mark Lair, Canyon TX
10.53 33 Richard Katz, N Versailles PA; Ron Smith, Chicago IL
10.26 34 Craig Biddle, Pittsburgh PA; Simon Kantor, Feeding Hills MA
21.16 35 Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; Nancy Katz, Carolina PR
9.76 36 Serge Hamelin - Robert Morin, Montreal QC
9.52 37 Ron Ashbacher, Saint Louis MO; Paul Pressly, Olathe KS
9.30 38 Harvey Brody, San Francisco CA; Gary Soules, Elk Grove CA
9.09 39 Robert Dennard, Orlando FL; Spike Lay, Daytona Beach FL
8.89 40 Gary Cohler, Delray Beach FL; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA
8.70 41 David Arbel, Kfar Tavor Israel; Gili Bar, Ramat-Gan Israel
8.51 42 John Koschik, Livonia MI; David Whitehouse, Grand Rapids MI
13.05 43 Alan Hierseman, Olathe KS; David Braverman, Overland Park KS
8.16 44 May Sakr, Bryn Mawr PA; Krzysztof Martens, Rzeszow Poland
8.00 45 James Flesher, Salt Lake City UT; William Aeschbacher, Park City UT
26.95 46 Dan Morse, Houston TX; John Sutherlin, Dallas TX
7.69 47 John Oxley, Saint Joseph MO; Rod Beery, Saint Charles MO
7.55 48 Brian Glubok, New York NY; David Treitel, Miami FL
18.74 49 Ellis Feigenbaum, Laguna Woods CA; Tom Trachuk, Walnut Creek CA
7.27 50 Phillip Becker, Beachwood OH; Pierre Flatowicz, Omaha NE
10K Swiss
119.89
118.09
95.14
83.87
82.31
72.34
70.14
69.67
69.41
64.73
64.21
63.62
59.86
59.47
58.80
58.72
58.34
57.83
57.59
54.65
54.59
54.28
53.58
53.40
51.83
48.35
47.38
44.48
43.96
43.72
42.69
41.76
39.80
37.46
37.42
36.19
35.67
35.38
35.26
34.77
33.72
33.21
31.52
31.37
27.33
27.17
26.52
25.63
22.45
21.87
continued from page 1
to 112.
“It’s a great feeling, particularly when you
come back on the last round,” said Robinson.
At age 22 in 1979, Robinson won the first North
American Pairs. “At that time I was the youngest
person to have won a national open pairs. Five days
later this kid named Eric Rodwell won his first, and
he was a little younger than me.”
Osberg previously won three NABC titles and
two world championships in women’s events.
Second in the 0-10,000 NABC Swiss: Ellen
Kozlove, Ralph Letizia, Lee Bukstel and
Michael Wolf.
Rank
continued from page 1
ACBL Chief Executive Robert Hartman
called Rank the organization’s guiding light. “He
understood the ACBL’s complicated, not-for-profit
structure. He was that rare attorney who looked
for ways to get things done rather than focusing on
avoiding pitfalls. He was creative, he had flair.”
For almost three decades, Rank produced
fundraising shows featuring major celebrities such
as Bob Hope, Betty Ford, Steve Allen, Tommy
Tune and Gene Kelly. He brought that same talent
and creativity to the ACBL as he developed bridge
musicals as entertainment for many NABCs. He
was in the process of producing “There is Nothing
Like a Game” for the Fall NABC in San Diego
when he died.
A celebration of life will be held at 11 p.m.
Tuesday, March 14, in Suite 1814 at the Westin.
NABC 10K SWISS TEAMS
26 Tables / Based on 50 Tables
70.00 1 Bill Gates, Kirkland WA; Sharon Osberg, Larkspur CA; Richard Friesner Eric Robinson, New York NY
52.50 2 Ellen Kozlove - Lee Bukstel, Boca Raton FL; Ralph Letizia Jr., Louisville KY;
Michael Wolf, Fort Lauderdale FL
39.38 3 Andy Avery, Jamaica VT; Cecily Kohler, Washington DC; Louis Sachar David Sokolow, Austin TX
31.11 4 Albert Shrive, Naples FL; Jim McKeown, State College PA; Donald Dalpe,
Fort Myers FL; Michael Ranis, Miami FL
28.00 5 Alan Popkin - Tod Moses - Nancy Popkin, St. Louis MO; James Ward, Champaign IL
25.45 6 Henri Farhi, Chula Vista CA; Norman Schwartz, Carlsbad CA; Kent Hartman Maritha Pottenger, San Diego CA
23.33 7 Joanne Weingold - Jack Weingold - Rhoda Prager, Boca Raton FL; Nancy Molesworth,
White Plains NY
20.77 8/9 Tadashi Yoshida - Hiroko Yanagisawa - Junko Tsubaki - Yumiko Oda, Tokyo Japan
20.77 8/9 James La Fountain, Temple TX; Claudette Hartman, Austin TX; Virgil Massey,
Driftwood TX; Charlene Sands, Pflugerville TX
18.67 10 John Schwartz - Nancy Passell, Plano TX; James Thurtell - Mark Bumgardner,
Dallas TX
17.50 11 Michael Cassel, Roseville MN; Barry Purrington, Eagan MN; Michael Howland,
Minneapolis MN; Harry Sapienza, Minnetonka MN
16.47 12 Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Beach FL; Matthew Weingarten, Safety Harbor FL;
Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Michael McGuire, Hernando MS; Jeff Edelstein,
Riverview FL
15.56 13 Isaac Stephani – A.J. Stephani, Cincinnati OH; Ryan Schultz, Dayton OH;
Peter Whipple, Mason OH
14.74 14 David Johnson - John D. Aguiar - Abdul Fakih - Steven Lawrence, Calgary AB
14.00 15 Andrew Caranicas, St. Paul MN; Richard Lawson, Plymouth MN; Eric Hendrickson,
Minneapolis MN; Paul Gutterman, Eagan MN
13.33 16 Steven Gaynor - Jean Boettcher, Minneapolis MN; Carol Cummings, Owatonna MN;
Greg Caucutt, Rochester MN
12.45 17/18 Mac Busby - Paul Darin, San Diego CA; Jim Russell, Sarasota FL; David Abelow,
La Jolla CA
12.45 17/18 Chris Champion - Wendy Turk - Richard Olson - Mary Olson, Colorado Springs CO
126.00
124.25
111.25
American
Bridge
Teachers’
Association
110.75
108.25
107.00
105.00
99.25
99.25
98.75
94.00
92.25
91.75
87.00
84.75
84.25
80.75
80.75
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Sunday, March 12, 2017
Whose spades?
By Barry Rigal
Ben Kompa and Robert Thorstad from District
7 won the North American Pairs Flight C in
2016.
NAP–C Pairs compete for
President’s Cup
Players in the North American Pairs Flight C,
a grassroots event limited to players who have not
yet become Life Masters and have less than 500
masterpoints, will begin competition today for the
President’s Cup.
The trophy was presented in 1942 by Morgan
Howard, ACBL president that year. The trophy
previously honored the winners of the President’s
Pairs event, held at the Summer NABC.
The competition began last summer at the
local club level and qualifiers then advanced to
unit competition. Those qualifiers advanced to the
district finals and three pairs from each district –
more, depending upon attendance – qualified for
the North American final.
Previous winners:
1987 1‑2. David Deaderick, Bill Thomas
1‑2. Leo Austern, Bernard Pollack
1988 Brad Moss, Aaron Silverstein
1989 Jeffrey Brown, Warren King
1990 Moske Harel, Philip Leung
1991 Eric Greco, Philip Greco
1992 Gail Joelson, Alan Kasner
1993 Everett Boyer, Mark Micheli
1994 Weizhong Bao, Jingdong Guo
1995 Edward Lee, Brett Roby
1996 Ruoyu Fan, Yue Zuo
1997 Michael Corker, Thomas Franklin
1998 Tien‑Chun Yang, Fang Wu
1999 James Gunn, Harry Shaffer
2000 Meredith Beck, John Johnson
2001 Hailong Ao, Jian‑Jian Wang
2002 Jacek Leznicki, Jerry Owczarek
2003 John Christensen, Robert Wissman
2004 Ryan Connors, Daniel Wilderman
2005 Jiang Chen, Nongyu Li
2006 Stanislaw Kolesnik, Vladimir Reznik
2007 Jon King, Dayou Zhou
2008 Dmitri Bourlikov , Abraham Pallas
2009 Michael Bodell, Elenalani Lam
2010 Vladimir Oudalov, Stanley Weiss
2011 Rajeev Bansal, Michael Hughes
2012 Chase Bonnette, Jeffrey Tsang
2013 Julie Arbit, Jordan Kaye
2014 Donald Richards, Sharlene Tyler
2015 Blake Schwartzbach, Adam Gann
2016 Benjamin Kompa, Robert Thorstad
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Dlr: North
♠A75
Vul: N–S
♥AQ6
♦A943
♣KJ7
♠ —
♠ K Q 10 8 4 2
♥ K 10 5 2
♥J7
♦ K 7 6
♦ 10 8
♣ A Q 6 5 4 3
♣ 10 8 2
♠J963
♥9843
♦QJ52
♣9
“Both sides play the same suit, one of them
crazy” is an old adage. It certainly applied to this
deal from the second qualifying session of the
Platinum Pairs, where quite a few Easts overcalled
in spades over 1NT – and lived to regret it,
typically losing two tricks in each suit.
Where Jill Levin was South, she had to guess
which suit to pick in this auction:
West
North
East
South
1NT
2♣ (1)
Pass
Pass
Dbl
Pass
?
(1) One-suited hand.
She guessed spades, and won the diamond lead
in hand to play a club up. West won the ace to exit
with the ♦K. Levin won the ♦A to play the ♠A and
another spade. East took this with the ♠Q to play
the ♥J, then won the next trump to play another
heart. These cards remained:
♠—
♥6
♦94
♣KJ
♠ —
♠ 10 8 4
♥ K 10
♥—
♦ 7
♦—
♣ Q 6
♣ 10 8
♠J
♥98
♦J5
♣—
When declarer played a diamond, the best East
could do was discard. Declarer won the ♦J, cashed
the ♠J, pitching a heart, then led a diamond up. East
could win his two spades but had to concede the
last trick, declarer’s eighth. Plus 110 for making 2♠
was below average for North-South – compared to
plus 150 for 2♠ by East down three – but it was still
a nicely played hand.
Masterpoint disclaimer
Results reported in the Daily Bulletin are
subject to change because of score changes or
corrections. The masterpoint awards as shown are,
therefore, also subject to change.
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Convention card reminder
Each 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
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Sunday, March 12, 2017
DON STACK GRAND LM FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO 1
16 Tables
59.58
1 Jacek Pszczola - Josef Blass, Chapel Hill NC;
Bartosz Chmurski, Lomianky Poland; Piotr Tuczynski, Poznan
Poland; Piotr Nawrocki, Warsaw Poland; Piotr Wiankowski,
Gdansk Poland
41.71
2 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Jason Feldman,
San Diego CA; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Chapel Hill NC; Krzysztof
Buras, Warszawa Poland; Aleksander Dubinin - Andrew Gromov,
Moscow Russia
23.83
3/4 Hongli Wang, People’s Republic of China; Yu
Zhang, Hang Zhou People’s Republic of China; Choon Chou Loo Hua Poon, Singapore Singapore
23.83
3/4 Mike Rippey, Orinda CA; Benito Garozzo,
Wilmington DE; Woaciech Strzemecki - Przemyslaw Baniszewski,
Poland; Kamil Nowak, Kielce Poland
DON STACK GRAND LM FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO 2
16 Tables
25.38
1 Nicolas Lhuissier - Romain Tembouret - Hilda
Setton - Robert Quentin, France; Godefroy De Tessieres, Paris
France; Pierre Franceschetti, Montigny-Le-Bre France
17.77
2 Joanne Skunberg - Robin Wasko, Sioux Falls
SD; Gary Peschong - Shirley Thompson, Watertown SD
10.15
3/4 Barbara Hicks - Marilyn Davis Hennon,
Overland Park KS; Robert Williamson, Kansas City MO; Connie
Leonard, Shawnee Mission KS
10.15
3/4 Gary Chaney, Woodburn IN; Kimberly Grant,
Fort Wayne IN; Ru Hong Terajewicz, Newton MA; Steven
Jackson, Vero Beach FL
DON STACK GRAND LM FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO 3
9 Tables
11.12
1 Gamil Tadros - Barbara Webster - Helen Dillen
- Dorothy Mersereau, Calgary AB
7.78
2 Larry Schaffer, Kansas City MO; John Miller,
Lenexa KS; Richard Clark, Independence MO; Gary Dickerson,
Shawnee Mission KS
4.45
3/4 Phillip Helm - Linda Helm, Manchester MO;
Dale Liefer - Deborah Liefer, Ballwin MO
4.45
3/4 Kenneth Geisler - Arlene Geisler, Clarkston MI;
Lois Sherwood, Norton NB; Marilyn Dalton, Rothesay NB
SATURDAY COMPACT KO 1
16 Tables
32.34
1 Thomas Carmichael - Steve Beatty, Mill Creek
WA; David Hoffner, Galloway NJ; Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL
22.64
2 Chip Martel, Davis CA; Kit Woolsey,
Kensington CA; Fred Stewart, Bloomington NY; Martin Fleisher,
New York NY
14.55
3 Dawei Chen - Tadashi Teramoto - Hiroki Yokoi,
Tokyo Japan; Kazuo K. Furuta, Kanagawa-Ken Japan
11.32
4 Jeffrey Wolfson, Chicago IL; Neil Silverman,
Fort Lauderdale FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; James
Krekorian, Pensacola FL
SATURDAY COMPACT KO 2
15 Tables
22.64
1 Justine Cushing - Melih Ozdil, New York NY;
Kauko Koistinen, Espoo Finland; Vesa Fagerlund, Tampere Finland
15.85
2 Claire Jones, Regina SK; Mark Bennett,
Honolulu HI; Richard Carle, Longview WA; Merlin Vilhauer,
Beaverton OR
10.19
3 Dewitt (Hal) Montgomery III, Portland OR;
Cristal Nell, Seattle WA; Jeffrey Taylor, Eugene OR; Jim Johnsen,
San Mateo CA
7.92
4 Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ; Will Ehlers,
Madison NJ; Radu Nistor, Sunnyside NY; Iulian Rotaru, New York
NY
SATURDAY COMPACT KO 3
14 Tables
14.61
1 Rick Schoenfield, Westchester IL; Donna
Rodwell, Clearwater FL; David Bogolub, Deerfield IL; Steve
Kreiner, Chicago IL
10.23
2 Gary McDole - William Karnaze Jr, Lees
Summit MO; Leo Spittler, Leawood KS; Fred Lambert, Kansas
City MO
6.57
3 Dennis Carman - Susan Bailey Carman,
Plainwell MI; Gary Robertson, Blenheim ON; Lee Easterbrook,
Chatham ON
5.11
4 Freda Thornbrough - Donald Sloter, Council
Bluffs IA; Karen Verdirame - Joseph Verdirame, Omaha NE
SATURDAY COMPACT KO 4
13 Tables
10.84
1 John Dickenson, North Wales PA; Bruce
Lieberman - David Cohan, Doylestown PA; Milind Vaze,
Churchville PA
7.59
2 Shelley Burns, North Vancouver BC; Richard
Nelson, Olathe KS; Brian McGuire, United Kingdom Great Britain;
Ti Davis, Little Rock AR
4.88
3 Ilene Grabel - Barbara Hopewell - Judy
Bongarzone, Palm Desert CA; Liliane Kirchhoff, La Mesa CA
3.79
4 Jim Murphy - Chris Murphy - Murray Haggins Marilyn Haggins, Calgary AB
SATURDAY COMPACT KO 5
16 Tables
10.64
1 Murali Nair - Rodney Bias, Phoenix AZ;
Sitaraman Sathiamoorthy, Olathe KS; Krishna Saha, Overland Park
KS
7.45
2 Brian Delong - Frances DeLong, Harmony NS;
Cindy Havens - Connor Havens, Riverview NB
4.79
3 Frank Dickerson, Winston Salem NC; Martin
Friedman, Greensboro NC; Chip Lawrence, Sarasota FL; Charlotte
Blum, La Jolla CA
3.72
4 Chuck Ettelson - Jane Ettelson, Saint Louis
MO; John Kraemer - Jerry Kraemer, Ballwin MO
SATURDAY COMPACT KO 6
16 Tables
6.60
1 Arron Bolger - John Connolly - Michael
Donnelly - Stephen Barr, Dublin Ireland
4.62
2 Yunhan Wu, Carrboro NC; Shengding Sun Benjamin Kompa, Chapel Hill NC; Moshe Feldman, Asheville NC
2.97
3 Kadie Davis - Pamela Ames, Maryville IL;
Steven Clements, Wildwood MO; John Welte, Ballwin MO
2.31
4 George Welch, San Jose CA; Donna Raynor Deborah Machlin, Los Altos CA; Stacie Bowman, Sunnyvale CA
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Daily Bulletin
Sunday, March 12, 2017
A missed chance
to torment an opponent
By Barry Rigal
This deal comes from the first qualifying
session of the Platinum Pairs:
Dlr: East
♠65
Vul: Both
♥ 10 5 4 3
Bd: 10
♦ Q 10 7 3
♣K63
♠ 8 7 2
♠ J 10 9 3
♥ Q 9 7 2
♥A6
♦ A K J
♦6
♣ A Q 10
♣J98742
♠AKQ4
♥KJ8
♦98542
♣5
West
North
East
South
v. Prooijen
Verhees
Pass
1♦
1NT
Pass
2♣
Pass
2♥
Pass
3♣
Pass
3NT
All Pass
You play 3NT as West, and when North leads
a diamond, you appear to have nine tricks, but
look again. If you drive out the ♣K, you have no
entries to your hand. The defenders can lock you in
dummy with spades and collect three spades, a club
and a heart.
So at trick two, you lead the ♣Q, and everyone
follows low. What next?
At the table, I tried the ♣A and another club,
and Louk Verhees (South) discarded a discouraging
spade and diamond. So Ricco van Prooijen played
a heart after taking the ♣K for down one.
I wished I had had enough nerve to follow the
♣Q with the ♣10! Now, if North wins, I might go
down two … but if he ducks, I’d own him for life!
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17.0 Tables
A
5.12
1 3.84
2 4.17
3 3.13
4 2.35
5 1.76
6 2.14
1.61
1.20
4.0 Tables
A
1.43
1 1.07
2 0.91
3 6.5 Tables
A
2.23
1 1.67
2 1.25
3 0.98
4 0.71
5 0.74
7.0 Tables
A
1.59
1 1.19
2 0.89
3 0.67
4 0.55
5 23.0 Tables
A
6.26
1 5.31
2 3.98
3 2.70
4 2.99
5 1.93
6 1.35
7 2.24
2.07
1.38
1.55
1.16
0.87
FRIDAY-SUNDAY MORNING SIDE SERIES
B
1 2 3 4 5 6 C
1 2 3 GS Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Michael Hughes, Jefferson City MO
Greg Caucutt - Lance Chamberlain, Rochester MN
Eric Gettleman, Ellicott City MD; Paul Holmes, Wadsworth OH
Karen Verdirame - Joseph Verdirame, Omaha NE
George Parkins, Vienna VA; Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA
Michael Boreson - Alden Boreson, Kalispell MT
Connor Havens - Cindy Havens, Riverview NB
Frank Xie, Sunnyvale CA; Ying Liu, Palo Alto CA
Mark Marty, Clayton CA; Judy Kennedy, Omaha NE
64.20%
62.50%
60.61%
60.04%
59.09%
58.33%
57.95%
53.22%
50.76%
SATURDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS
B
1 2 C
Hedy Glover, Wildwood MO; Joan Marshall, Grover MO
Paula Koeller - Viola Wax, Portland OR
Marianne Lanning - Dian Williams, Federal Way WA
65.28%
59.72%
54.17%
SATURDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS
B
1 2 3 4 5 C
1 2 3 4 William Fleissner, Lawrence KS; Harvey Epstein, Lee NH
Richard Focht - Sandra Loos, Kansas City MO
Cathy Skowronski, Marietta GA; Alice Griffith, Denver CO
Patricia Lysaught - Patrick Lysaught, Overland Park KS
Terri Jackson, Kansas City MO; Gaylen Mast, Gladstone MO
Sharon Kimbell, Hutchinson KS; Betty Jackson, Shawnee Mission KS
66.25%
65.60%
63.00%
54.58%
53.83%
50.90%
BRIDGE-PLUS+ PAIRS
B
1 2 3 4 Theresa Griffin, Leawood KS; Larry Wood, Bulton MO
Cherie Southwell - Jennifer Willis, Overland Park KS
Marilyn Klinkenberg - Bev Hall, Lenexa KS
Bob Wyman - Caitlin Wyman, Golden CO
Julie Herrmann - Nan Schaefer, Overland Park KS
68.33%
66.67%
59.17%
58.33%
55.00%
ROSENSCHEIN SIDE SERIES, SATURDAY AFTERNOON
B
1 2 3 4 5 6 C
1 2 3 4 5 Anton (Tony) Haddad, Houston TX; Marilyn Adams, Beaumont TX
Paula Byrkett - Don Byrkett, Oxford OH
Rod Lakowske, La Crosse WI; Michelle Finger, Susan Urich - Beckie Stasi, Shawnee Mission KS
Jim Hammond, Oklahoma City OK; Linda Hughes, Edmond OK
Diane Lazarus - Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD
Brian Trent - Linda Trent, Fullerton CA
William Belanich, Glen Allen VA; Marv Norden, Peachland BC
Sylvia Jackson - William Hill, Oklahoma City OK
Brian Archer, Madison MS; William McCaskill, Richton MS
Judy Nixon - Jim Nixon, Flower Mound TX
Robert Gray, PrInce Frederick MD; Victoria Billard, Kansas City MO
Gregory Newcomb - Robin Elliott, Boulder CO
SATURDAY DAYLIGHT GOLD RUSH PAIRS
51.0 Tables / Based on 50 Tables
7
5
2
13.78 1 1 Marie-Claude Loisel, Montreal QC; Denise Archambault, Mont-Royal QC
10.34 2 2 Monika Burris, Gladstone MO; Jane Pettinger, Kansas City MO
7.75
3 3 Freddie Mykytyshyn - Dave West, Winnipeg MB
5.81
4 4 David Harris - Danny Clark, The Villages FL
4.27 5/6 5/6 Susan Sanger, St. Louis Park MN; Amy Dutton, Mendota Heights MN
4.27 5/6 5/6 Susan Knox, Billings MT; Daniel Lustig, Germantown TN
3.45
7 7 Nicholas Erpelding, Minnetonka MN; John Schlundt, Eden Prairie MN
3.06
8 8 Clyde Bruce Baldwin, Hollidaysburg PA; James Calhoun, Arvada CO
2.76
9 Susan Kennedy, York PA; Barrie Callahan, Dover PA
2.51 10 9 1 Wesley May - Dominik Dudzik, Menlo Park CA
2.30 11 10 2 Mary Karch, Emporia KS; Rhonda Norfleet, Wichita KS
2.12 12 11 Jerie Johnson - Teresa Scoles, Wichita KS
2.18 13 Chuck Theis, East Lansing MI; Gary Theis, Williamston MI
1.84 14 Steven Lockwood - Joseph Freedman, Albuquerque NM
1.75 15 Livingston Carroll, Sherborn MA; Trey Hyer, Boston MA
2.35 16/17
John Hindle - Jeff Gosman, Winnipeg MB
1.59 16/17
Rebecca Walker, Pleasant Hill MO; Wynne Begun, Kansas City MO
2.07 18 Barbara Ganin - David Ganin, Hillsdale NJ
1.94 19/20
Steven Solem, Vale SD; Byron Solem, Flandreau SD
1.35 19/20
Randall Stephens - Philip Sticha, Columbia MD
1.66 21 James Rader, Joint Base M-D-L NJ; Lloyd Alan Hubbard, Princeton MO
1.56 22 Lynn Duncan, Wenham MA; Timothy Walker, Boxford MA
1.15 23 D Abraham, Windsor ON; Nick Trobovic, Wall Township NJ
1.63 24 Linus Weimer - Wanda Lonnon, Andover KS
1.38 25/26
3 Carol Greco, Philadelphia PA; Sid Stern, Scottsdale AZ
1.04 25/26
Kent Ritchie, Halifax NS; Michael Ross, Bedford NS
0.81
4 Colleen Fogarty - Bonnie Arnold, Omaha NE
1.38
5 Cheryl Diane Patrick - Margaret Randle, Kansas City MO
0.69
6/7 Barb O’Malley, Omaha NE; Laura Shaner, Fort Calhoun NE
0.50
6/7 John Craig, Kansas City MO; Milton Brod, Shawnee Mission KS
71.13%
63.83%
62.75%
61.11%
61.00%
60.46%
59.80%
58.39%
58.17%
56.43%
56.10%
50.76%
49.35%
62.65%
61.16%
60.86%
60.71%
60.12%
60.12%
59.97%
59.59%
59.38%
58.18%
57.97%
57.68%
57.14%
56.99%
56.55%
56.25%
56.25%
56.10%
55.95%
55.95%
55.21%
54.91%
53.27%
53.21%
53.13%
53.13%
52.00%
51.16%
51.04%
51.04%
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SATURDAY DAYLIGHT PAIRS
52.0 Tables / Based on 92 Tables
A
B
C
36.35 1 James Melville, Springfield IL; Vladislav Isporski, Sofia Bulgaria
27.26 2 Rajan Mehta, Salina KS; Ronald Traudt, Wichita KS
20.45 3 Cole Spencer, Fayetteville AR; Joe Scott, Rogers AR
15.34 4 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Peter Mosheim, Miami FL
12.12 5 Linda Smith - Ron Smith, Chattanooga TN
10.39 6 Richard Budd, Portland ME; Lewis Gamerman, Randolph MA
9.09
7 Leigh Anne Shafer, Winnipeg MB; Charles Fortney, Wheaton IL
8.08
8 Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ; Jane Ball, Doylestown PA
15.30 9 1 1 Luen-Jyh Luo, Milpitas CA; Tsao-Tung Tsai, Cupertino CA
6.61 10 Bill Eason - Jane Eason, Nesbit MS
11.48 11 2 Albert Lauber - James Beller, Washington DC
5.59 12 Yatindra Sahae, Carmel Valley CA; Charles Messenger, Salinas CA
6.13 13 Lynda Nitabach, N. Plainfield NJ; Sandra Rimstedt, New York NY
4.85 14 James Milam - Beth Milam, Idaho Falls ID
4.54 15 Fred Hamilton, Las Vegas NV; Edward White, Grand Blanc MI
4.28 16 James Holzhauer, Las Vegas NV; Bob Meixner, Hinsdale IL
8.61 17 3 Harry Apfel, New York NY; James Scott, Wellington FL
3.83 18 Stephen Cooper, Toronto ON; Hank Sigal, Piedmont CA
3.64 19 Howard Engle, Highland Park IL; Mark Weisman, Glenview IL
3.38 20/21
Marina Scott – J. Jennings, Rogers AR
6.45 20/21 4 2 James Barnes, Towson MD; Tobey Roland, Baltimore MD
5.10 22 5 Lanier Hurdle - Mike Hurdle, Holly Springs MS
4.37 23 6 Geoff Jones III, Orlando FL; Donald Richards, Kissimmee FL
5.25 24 Richard Freedman, Urbandale IA; John Hrones Jr., Needham MA
2.80 25 Charles Burns, Vancouver WA; Andie Sheaffer, Lancaster PA
4.32 26 7 3 Phil Debus, Centennial CO; Jennifer O’Neill, Greenwood Village CO
3.40
8 Norman Trabulus, New York NY; Charles Bilich, Hewlett NY
3.06
9 Frank Knier, Fargo ND; Thomas Knier, Burnsville MN
2.78
10 Harold George - Dan Chocron, Wichita KS
3.24
11 4 G. Thomas Rush, Houston TX; Wes Peirce, The Woodlands TX
2.63
12 5 Donald Scholz, Grafton WI; Ted Witt, Menomonee Falls WI
2.63
13 Tracey Bauer, San Rafael CA; Jerry Nakamura, El Dorado Hills CA
2.19
14 6 Richard Brody, Sandy Springs GA; Bernie Fromm, Kansas City MO
2.65
15 Nancy Frank, Glencoe IL; Gail Shaps, Northbrook IL
1.92
16 7 Pete Cowles, Lynnwood WA; Clay Laughary, Renton WA
1.91
8 Trevor Reeves, Farmington CT; Bernhard Kohn Jr., Bloomfield CT
2.22
9 Henry Zhang, Novi MI; Yanping Zhang, Livonia MI
6.0 Tables
A
1.63
1 1.22
2 0.92
3 0.79
4 0.59
0.87
64.15%
61.85%
61.08%
59.03%
58.58%
57.81%
57.23%
57.08%
57.02%
56.54%
56.53%
56.19%
56.06%
55.81%
55.77%
55.38%
54.92%
54.36%
54.15%
54.08%
54.08%
53.89%
53.88%
53.67%
53.65%
53.50%
53.31%
53.04%
52.96%
52.63%
52.53%
52.45%
52.38%
51.82%
51.38%
50.96%
50.92%
KANSAS CITY UNIT 131 SATURDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS
B
1 2 3 4 C
1 2 Katie Philp - Kathleen Oldfather, Manhattan KS
Anita Bellucci Weiss - Jeffrey Weiss, Ithaca NY
Paula Koeller - Viola Wax, Portland OR
Nancie Wagner - Valerie Lawlor, Dallas TX
Hedy Glover, Wildwood MO; Joan Marshall, Grover MO
Pam Nolan; Betty Jackson, Shawnee Mission KS
64.08%
58.17%
57.33%
55.92%
51.42%
50.00%
SATURDAY-MONDAY MORNING KO
7 Tables
Joseph Sackett - Jill Sackett, Libertyville IL; Joseph Sackett, Ponte
Vedra Beach FL; Katherine Schiffman, Jacksonville FL
vs
Hilda Setton; Pierre Franceschetti, Montigny-Le-Bre France;
Godefroy De Tessieres, Paris France; Romain Tembouret - Nicolas
Lhuissier - Robert Quentin, France
Lynda Peterson - Lorie Spanjers - Beverly Walker, Fort Dodge IA;
Debra Tvrdik, Gowrie IA
vs
Robert Vilyus - Marilyn Gale Vilyus, Houston TX; Deborah Reed,
Sugar Land TX; Sheryl Thomas, Richmond TX
Transportation assistance
For wheelchair users, a shuttle is available
from the either the Westin or Sheraton to locations
within a 1 mile radius, including Union Station, the
World War I Museum and nearby restaurants such
as Lidia’s, Jack Stack Barbecue, etc. The service
is available from 3 to 10 p.m. Guests can request a
ride from a valet attendant outside either hotel.
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.
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please continue to use our office email addresses
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Youth NABC ♥ Toronto ON
July 27–29, 2017
All events will be played at the
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
225 Front St. West • Toronto ON
$164 CAD/night plus tax
Other accommodations:
Fairmont Royal York
100 Front St. West
$164 CAD/night plus tax
Westin Harbour Castle
1 Harbour Square
$164 CAD/night plus tax
Reservations can be made through
ACBL’s website or call
855-992-3353
Registration
Please register by June 15, 2017. Participants registered by June 15 will receive a welcome bag and T-shirt. After June 15,
you may still register online or on site in Toronto, but welcome bags and T-shirts are not guaranteed. To register, please visit
www.acbl.org/ynabc.
Contact: ACBL Education Department • 662–253–3161 • [email protected]
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GOTO BRIDGE
XVII
Smoking Policy
Smoking is not permitted in the playing area
during any bridge playing event at an NBAC. This
includes electronic smoking devices.
Are you a graduating high
school senior and ACBL member
who loves bridge? If so, you
could be the 2017 King or
Queen of bridge. Apply now to
earn the title and a
scholarship (up to $2000).
Some of the biggest names in the
bridge world today started as the
King/Queen of Bridge — Jeff Meckstroth, Bobby Levin, and Brad Moss.
Recent Kings/Queens of bridge
include Burke Snowden, Adam
Kaplan, Allison Hunt, Adam Grossack
and Murphy Green.
Go to www.acbl.org/kingofbridge to
read more about the program, see
other previous winners and download
an application today.
Apply by May 31, 2017,
and become
bridge royalty!
8.0 Tables
A
2.36
1 1.77
2 1.33
3 1.00
4 0.75
5 SATURDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS
B
1 2 3 4 5 C
1 2 3 33 Tables
A
X
Y
15.20 1 11.40 2 8.55
3 6.41
4 4.81
5 3.61
6 7.30
7 1 1 1.86 8/9 5.48 8/9 2 4.11
3 2.37
4/6 2.63
4/6 2 2.37
4/6 1.97
3 1.48
4 30 Tables
B
C
D
6.53
1 5.04
2 1 1 3.78 3/4 2 3.21 3/4 2.84
5 3 2.13 6/7 4 2 1.36 6/7 1.59
5 1.05
6/7 1.05
6/7 1.31
3 0.98
4 Jack Lindley, Tulsa OK; G. Cagle, Owasso OK
Richard Mellinger, Olathe KS; Brian Donovan, Lawrence KS
Chris Pietig, Omaha NE; Ellie Fehrman, La Vista NE
Eric Voss, The Villages FL; Michael Kwiatkowski, Lady Lake FL
Terri Jackson, Kansas City MO; Gaylen Mast, Gladstone MO
64.88%
59.23%
56.85%
54.17%
53.27%
SATURDAY EVE A/X/Y SWISS
Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL; Jay Barron, Tulsa OK; Maarten
Schollaardt, Et; Tom Van Overbeeke; Lukasz Witkowski Piotr Jurek, Poland
Antonio Palma, Evora Portugal; Massimiliano Di Franco,
Italy; Andrea Manno, Palermo Italy; Connie Goldberg, Gladwyne PA
GS Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Michael Hughes, Jefferson City
MO; Donna Lombardini, Alcester SD; Thomas Maccormac, Dublin Ireland
Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Oren Kriegel - Martin Harris,
Chicago IL; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI; David Grainger, Etobicoke
ON; Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX
Mike Rippey, Orinda CA; Benito Garozzo, Wilmington DE; Kamil
Nowak, Kielce Poland; Przemyslaw Janiszewski, Warsaw Poland
Edward Zuckerberg, Los Altos Hills CA; H. Jay Sloofman, Ardsley
NY; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Leo Bell, Carlsbad CA
Barton Buffington, North Kingstown RI; Marie-France Benoit,
Gatineau QC; Pat Larin, Rancho Mirage CA; David White, Lancaster CA
Jeff Roman - Huub Bertens, Bend OR; Barbara Sonsini, Woodside
CA; Bauke Muller, Hoorn ; Simon De Wijs, Doorn Lewis Gamerman, Randolph MA; Maya Alela, Teec Nos Pos AZ; Arjun
Dhir, Alpharetta GA; Anne Lamport, Lane Cove Nsw 2 Australia
Ruth Fleischmann, New York NY; Omer Ekinci, Astoria NY; Carolyn
Lewis, Louisville KY; Ahmed Yousry, West Palm Beach FL
Lorraine Cable, Elmhurst NY; Kerry Kappell, Astoria NY; Bill
Begert - Jess Jurkovic, New York NY
Riki Tulin, Boca Raton FL; Allison L Cappelletti, Delray Beach
FL; Luis Leanez, Flushing NY; Ruben Cabrera, Boca Raton NY
Paul Burnham, Wilton CT; Sonja Smith, North Granby CT; Betty
Jane Corbani, Danbury CT; Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT
Michael Schenker - Susan Rangeley, New York NY; Adam Gann,
Arlington VA; Zachary Madden, Bethesda MD
Kathy Rolfe, Lake Winnebago MO; Phyllis Siegel, Ballwin MO;
Sandra Stevens, Paige TX; Terri Leamy, St. Louis MO
68.00
57.00
55.00
54.00
53.00
52.00
50.00
48.00
48.00
44.00
41.00
41.00
41.00
39.00
36.00
SATURDAY EVENING B/C/D SWISS
Kimberly Grant, Fort Wayne IN; Gary Chaney, Woodburn IN; Steven
Jackson, Vero Beach FL; Ru Hong Terajewicz, Newton MA
L. Jerman - Lydia Klein - Susan Soha - Carol Roller, Columbia MO
Randall Mason - Joe Johnston - Patricia Mason - Dee Johnston,
Kansas City MO
Lawrence Kidder - Courtenay Footman, Ithaca NY; Eleanor O’Connor
- Richard Hurd, Trumansburg NY
Nelson Daigle - Geoff Chichester, Metairie LA; Philip
Freiberger, Los Gatos CA; Fred Brown, San Jose CA
Jennifer Duval, Santa Clara CA; Eric Peffer - Richard Peffer,
Greensboro NC; Rita Rubenfeld, Portola Valley CA
Justin Graver, Omaha NE; Jeffrey Buckwalter, Papillion NE; Jamie
Radcliffe - Matthew Campbell, Lincoln NE
Sharon Dameron, Cedar Park TX; Jerry Barrett - Gary Anderson Jarek Langer, Austin TX
Patt Corbin, Amelia Island FL; Ellen Flenniken, Fernandina Beach
FL; Carmen Duffek, Anthem AZ; Eva Berlin, Scottsdale AZ
Kathy Bergman, Goodyear AZ; Sudhakar Divakaruni, Scottsdale AZ;
Jacqueline Zayac, Lafayette CA; Anne Hollingsworth, Walnut Creek CA
Bridget Poizner, San Diego CA; Elazar Harel, La Jolla CA;
Cynthia Peters - Penny Williams, St. Louis MO
Robert Vilyus - Marilyn Gale Vilyus, Houston TX; Sheryl Thomas,
Richmond TX; Deborah Reed, Sugar Land TX
Entries
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 are eligible to play in NABC+
events. $1.50 per person per session benefits the
International Fund.)
Other North American championships are
$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 are
eligible to play in these events.)
Regional championships are$16 for ACBL
members, $20 for non-members per player per
67.00
56.00
55.00
55.00
54.00
51.00
51.00
50.00
47.00
47.00
38.00
34.00
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 are $15 for ACBL members,
$19 for non-members per player per session.
Notice to players
Each player must have an ACBL convention
card filled out and on the table. Please note that
other types of convention cards, such as the WBF
convention card or homemade cards that do not
sufficiently resemble the ACBL convention card,
are not acceptable substitutes.
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SATURDAY A/X PAIRS
39.0 Tables / Based on 107 Tables
A
X
37.47 1 Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Eric Leong, Oakland CA
28.10 2 Stephen Stewart, Overland Park KS; Brad Carmichael, Shawnee KS
21.08 3 Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC
17.15 4 1 Terry Crabbs, Kansas City MO; Wayne Eggers, Woodridge IL
12.49 5 Bill Heid, Pacifica CA; Bill Staats, Southlake TX
12.86 6 2 Judy Riehs - David Langer, Buffalo Grove IL
9.65
7 3 Sherman Gao, Lagunawoods CA; Shailesh Gupta, Aliso Viejo CA
8.33
8 Jim Munday, Southaven MS; Richard Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL
7.49
9 John Potter, Montreat NC; Hugh Brown Jr., Greenwood SC
7.24 10 4 Stephen Jackson - Susan Jackson, Roseville MN
6.25 11 Jerry Clerkin, Bloomington IN; Julia Bomalaski, Melbourne FL
5.76 12 5 Vladimir Stemkovski - Tatyana Stemkovski, Holly Springs NC
5.35 13 6 Ted Gibbs, Rancho Palo Verdes CA; Alan Myerson, Sherman Oaks CA
5.00 14 Crispin Barrere - Bruce Tuttle, Berkeley CA
5.78 15 Richard McCombs, Santa Fe NM; John Pendergrass, Albuquerque NM
4.41 16 7 Kim Eng, Issaquah WA; Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA
4.16 17 8 Matthew Bribitzer-Stull - Jason Bribitzer-Stull, Bloomington MN
3.94 18 Chuck Malcolm - Marti Malcolm, Olathe KS
3.75 19 Claude Vogel, Chicago IL; Warren Oberfield, Pittsburgh PA
3.57 20 9 Terry Visentin - Michael Shaw, Winnipeg MB
3.41 21 Bob Simkins, Decatur GA; Joan Braender, Newnan GA
3.26 22 Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO; Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN
3.12 23 Eileen Cripps, Madison WI; Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI
3.00 24 Anita Torrence, Bexley OH; Terry James, Upper Arlington OH
2.88 25 Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR; Jay Segarra, Ocean Springs MS
3.12 26 10 Kate Hill, Santa Rosa CA; Sara Rothmuller, Occidental CA
3.09
11 Carol Frank, Burbank CA; Sumit Daftuar, Scarsdale NY
2.64
12 Jim Dingwerth - William Hoge, Olathe KS
2.45
13 Cabot Jaffee Jr, Maitland FL; Robert Sprick, Orlando FL
2.29
14 Michael Gladfelter - Mary Jane Gladfelter, Columbus OH
2.89
15 Stanca Ciupe, Blacksburg VA; Jonathan Forde, Geneva NY
62.45%
60.92%
59.62%
58.96%
57.71%
57.18%
57.08%
56.42%
56.31%
56.15%
55.69%
55.12%
54.88%
54.73%
54.42%
54.24%
54.04%
53.91%
53.69%
53.35%
52.92%
52.50%
52.50%
52.47%
52.42%
52.18%
51.65%
50.88%
50.19%
50.14%
49.79%
SATURDAY B/C PAIRS
15.0 Tables / Based on 55 Tables
B
C
19.91 1 David Rhea, Overland Park KS; Charles Devoe, Kansas City MO
14.93 2 Jagjit Singh, East Lansing MI; Robert Christensen, Dewitt MI
11.38 3 1 Becky Stevens, Redmond WA; Scott Chupack, Seattle WA
8.54
4 2 Cornelius Duffie - Sarah Youngquist, Palo Alto CA
6.64
5 3 Gina Austin Fresh, Wichita KS; Tim Perry, Corbin KY
5.69
6 Allen Rew, Independence MO; Thomas Mori, Lees Summit MO
4.70 7/8 Peter Martin, Kennesaw GA; Michael Riley, Marietta GA
4.70 7/8 Hadi Abushakra, Kensington MD; Walter Smith Jr., Washington DC
4.80
4 Stuart Ray - Connie Noel, Louisville KY
3.79
5 Thomas Fagan - Katie Fagan, Kailua HI
3.25
6 Arlene Greengard - Stanley Greengard, Torrance CA
61.22%
56.97%
56.57%
55.53%
54.89%
54.09%
53.53%
53.53%
52.88%
51.92%
50.88%
13.0 Tables
7
5.28
1 3.96
2 2.97
3 3.54
4 2.51
5 2.38
6 1.32
7 2.66
1.99
1.49
1.42
30.0 Tables
A
7.58
1 5.69
2 4.26
3 2.80 4/5 4.67 4/5 3.27
6 1.35
7 1.53
8 2.34
1.07
0.81
SATURDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS
3
1 2 3 4 5 Sandra Molinario, Lees Summit MO; Ronald Smith, Stilwell KS
Frank Xie, Sunnyvale CA; Ying Liu, Palo Alto CA
John Hurwitz, Kingwood TX; Roger Hurwitz, Kansas City MO
Jill Sackett - Joseph Sackett, Libertyville IL
Mark Marty, Clayton CA; Judy Kennedy, Omaha NE
Julian Kurtzman - Reeta Brendamour, Cincinnati OH
Cathy Nelson, Shell Knob MO; Joshua Young, Blue Eye MO
Glenn Smith, Overland Park KS; Mary Schneider, Olathe KS
Susan Jennings - Steven Jennings, Nacogdoches TX
Jan Benson - Jett Elmer, Topeka KS
Francene Bertram - Troy Emigh, Wichita KS
59.94%
59.38%
58.24%
56.82%
56.53%
55.59%
54.36%
52.46%
51.89%
50.57%
50.28%
ROSENSCHEIN SIDE SERIES, SATURDAY EVENING
B
1 2 3 4 5 6 7/8 7/8 C
1 2 3 4 5 6 Linda Dunn, Memphis TN; Daniel Storch, Lexington KY
Howard Sloan - Melissa Sloan, New York NY
Steven Solem, Vale SD; Byron Solem, Flandreau SD
Mary Hembree, Valley Center KS; Peggy Ann Mitchell, Wichita KS
Bruce Roberts, Bethesda MD; James Key, Brookeville MD
C. Shipley, Kansas City MO; Dixie Wantoch, Overland Park KS
John Cotty, McCormick SC; Len Fettig, Bella Vista AR
Janine Buss, Port Washington NY; Debra Lamountain, Forest Hills NY
Beverly Gochis, Wichita KS; Ardith Alexander, Hutchinson KS
Hellar Nakonechny, Carman MB; Gloria Woloshyn, Winnipeg MB
Clay Laughary, Renton WA; Pete Cowles, Lynnwood WA
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.
60.31%
58.62%
58.00%
57.85%
57.85%
57.46%
57.23%
56.15%
55.62%
55.62%
54.00%
Buy your NABC entry online
Don’t wait in line! Buy your entries in advance
for all national-level events in Kansas City at
BridgeWinners.com.
Entries must be purchased by 10 a.m. the day
of the event EXCEPT for events that require preregistration, in which case the ACBL deadline, or
the earlier of the two, applies.
A nice feature: You can buy entries in advance
and be charged for the total number of sessions
played after the event is over.
The Silver Ribbon Pairs champs in 2016 were
Dave Westfall and Craig Zastera.
Silver Ribbon Pairs
The Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs gets
underway today. Paid-up ACBL members born
before Jan. 1, 1959, who have a Silver, Red or Blue
Ribbon qualification are eligible to play.
The Silver Ribbon Pairs consists of two
qualifying and two final sessions. The winners are
honored by the Leventritt Trophy and will receive a
certificate of recognition.
The trophy honors Peter Leventritt of New
York, ACBL president in 1954 and assistant
treasurer 1945–46. He served as president of the
Greater New York Bridge Association and the Card
School of New York, which he co-founded.
Leventritt (1916–1997) pioneered the use
of the Schenken System in partnership with its
inventor, Howard Schenken. He represented North
America in the Bermuda Bowl and placed second
in 1957, 1961, 1963 and 1965.
Previous winners:
1992 James Leary, S. Irving Steinfeldt
1993 Joan Remey Moore, Helen Shanbrom
1994 Virgil Anderson, Jayne Thomas
1995 Gene Freed, Peter Benjamin
1996 Phil Karani, Martin Hoffman
1997 Chuck Said, John Russell
1998 Eli Borok, Bill Sides
1999 Jim Kirkham, Corinne Kirkham
2000 Rhoda Walsh, Charles Coon
2001 Fred Hamilton, Steve Catlett
2002 Marilyn Hemenway, Mike Albert
2003 Roger Lord, Alan Popkin
2004 Joseph Godefrin, Ed Schulte
2005 Marla Chaikin, Bill Esberg
2006 Lew Finkel, Gaylor Kasle
2007 Allan Siebert, Alan Stout
2008 Sheldon Kirsch, Morrie Kleinplatz
2009 Dan Suty, Jim Hilton
2010 Les Bart, Gloria Bart
2011 Richard DeMartino, John Stiefel
2012 James Marsh Sternberg, Fred Hamilton
2013 Mike Cappelletti Sr., Richard Wieland
2014 Allen Hawkins, Bernie Yomtov
2015 Bruce Noda, Mark Ralph
2016 Dave Westfall, Craig Zastera
Monitoring
At this and future North American
Championships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+
events with real-time cameras. The images will
be recorded and available for later inspection
and review by officials. The images will also
be available for public viewing via YouTube
within two to three months of each NABC. Your
participation in such events includes your consent
to be recorded.
By general monitoring of the session and
participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source
of information that may be useful in determining
facts and settling issues arising from some types of
ethical and behavioral complaints or actions. Please
summon a director if a problem occurs at the table.
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Notice of binding
arbitration
By 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.
Play in a World Championship
without qualifying
In most world championships, competitors
must qualify in their home countries and they are
limited to playing with partners and teammates
from their home countries. Qualification generally
involves tournament play organized by the U.S.
Bridge Federation.
In 1997, the World Bridge Federation started
a new event open to players and teams without the
same-country restrictions or the need to qualify. It’s
the World Transnational Open Teams, the first of
which was played in Hamamet, Tunisia.
The 11th WTOT will be played in Lyon,
France, during the World Teams Championships,
Aug. 12-26. Qualifying rounds of the Transnational
Teams begins on Monday, Aug. 21. The event
concludes Aug. 26.
So long as the participants are in good standing
with their national bridge organizations, teams can
be made up of players from different countries.
ACBL is a national bridge organization.
In Lyon, there will be side games for club
players and Junior/Girl/Youngsters competitions,
plus games for players 9 to 16 years old.
Lyon is the third-largest city in France and
is considered the nation’s gastronomical capital.
WBF President Gianarrigo Rona said the high
season for tourism will have passed by the time the
tournament begins, which means lower hotel rates.
Also, he said, the temperatures will be mild.
There is easy access to Lyon by train from
several European cities, including Paris and
Geneva, Switzerland. “Everything is ready,” he
said. For more information about the Orlando and
Lyon tournaments, visit www.worldbridge.org
Junior Teams Vie to
Compete in 2018 World
Championships in China
The USBF is pleased to announce that the 2017
Junior United States Bridge Championships
(JUSBC) will be held December 27–30/31, 2017,
at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta. Players will compete in four categories:
• Open U16 (born in 2003 or later)
• Open U21 (born 1998 or later)
• Open U26 (born 1993 or later)
• Women U26 (Rona Cup; born 1993 or later)
At least one team in each category will qualify
to represent the USA at the World Youth Teams
Bridge Championships in China in the summer of
2018. (Sending an U16 team is dependant upon
securing enough chaperones willing to travel at
their own expense).
Teams may enter with four, five or six players;
winning teams with fewer than six players will
be augmented so that six-person teams represent
the USA in China. Depending on the number of
teams entered in each category, an online (BBO)
qualifier may be required on one or two weekends
in September. Further details and entry forms will
be available this summer.
The schedule of play in Atlanta will depend
on the number of teams competing and will likely
be different for the four categories. In all cases we
plan for participants to play at least two days before
anyone is eliminated. All matches at the JUSBC
will be played with screens.
Daily Bulletin
Sunday, March 12, 2017
Compton takes early lead
in 2017 Top 500 race
Chris Compton, the four-time winner of the
Barry Crane Top 500 masterpoint race including
last year’s contest, has taken an early lead in the
2017 race.
The masterpoint totals below are effective
March 6 and do not include points earned in
Kansas City.
2017 Barry Crane Top 500 leaders
1.
Chris Compton, Dallas TX
686
2.
David Grainger, Etobicoke ON
560
3.
Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL
551
4.
Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX
547
5.
Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA
540
6.
David Sabourin, Ottawa ON
528
7.
Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV
513
8.
Eddie Wold, Houston TX
487
9.
Shan Huang, Toronto ON
485
10.
Mike Passell, Plano TX
465
11.
Robert Morris, Houston TX
409
12.
John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV
406
13.
Ron Smith, Chicago IL
400
14.
Valentin Kovachev, Las Vegas NV
393
15.
Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV
385
16.
Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV
346
17.
Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL
343
18.
Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA
341
19.
Adam Grossack, Newton MA
338
20.
Joe Grue, New York NY
326
21.
Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC
322
22.
Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 318
23.
John Hurd, New York NY
307
24.
Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA
305
25.
Eric Leong, Oakland CA
302
26.
Frederic Pollack, Laval QC
298
27.
Huub Bertens, Bend OR
298
28.
Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC
297
29.
Michal Nowosadzki, Poland
278
30.
Jacek Kalita, Poland
277
31.
Bob Etter, Sacramento CA
276
32.
Kay Enfield, Santa Fe NM
270
33.
Peter J Boyd-Bowman, Greensboro NC270
34.
Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR
266
35.
William Harker, Santa Fe NM
266
36.
Jacob Morgan, Madison WI
266
37.
Lou Ann O’Rourke, Portola Valley CA 265
38.
John Grantham, Bentonville AR
264
39.
Joan Millens, Kingston NY
263
40.
Leon Lowe, Fountain Hills AZ
257
41.
Gillian Miniter, New York NY
247
42.
Sandra Gebhardt, The Villages FL
246
43.
Olin Hubert, Atlanta GA
238
44.
Rita Ellington, Charlotte NC
237
45.
Zachary Grossack, Newton MA
236
46.
Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL 234
47.
Bruce Ferguson, Palm Springs CA
231
48.
Robert White, Raleigh NC
230
49.
Steve Gross, Westlake Vlg CA
228
50.
Paul Darin, San Diego CA
226
51.
David Caprera, Denver CO
224
52.
Anne Brenner, Denver CO
224
53.
Jay Segarra, Ocean Springs MS
224
54.
Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA
223
55.
Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY
223
56.
Radu Nistor, Sunnyside NY
223
57.
Markland Jones, Phoenix AZ
223
58.
Karin Kelsey, Albuquerque NM
222
59.
Roger McNay, Beaverton OR
219
60.
Dave Westfall, Spokane WA
218
61.
Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV
217
62.
Roger Bates, Las Vegas NV
217
63.
Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA
216
64.
Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA
215
65.
Hans Jacobs, Brighton ON
214
66.
Melanie Tucker, New York NY
213
67.
Nagy Kamel, Plano TX
213
68.
Robert Levin, Henderson NV
210
69.
Justin Lall, Charlotte NC
209
70.
Brad Moss, Denver CO
209
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Lloyd Arvedon, Woburn MA
206
Bill Kulbersh, Atlanta GA
203
Sudhakar Divakaruni, Scottsdale AZ 202
Cookie Potter, Boca Grande FL
201
Kay Joyce, Chapel Hill NC
197
John Schwartz, Plano TX
195
Mike Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL
194
Randy Joyce, Chapel Hill NC
191
Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA
191
Howard Parker III, Clements CA
191
Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA
191
Jean Barry, Livermore CA
189
Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL
186
Gavin Wolpert, Palm Beach Gdns FL 186
John Mohan, Las Vegas NV
185
Rebecca Rogers, Henderson NV
185
Kevin Bathurst, Palm Bch Gdns FL 185
Drew Casen, Metarie LA
184
Lynda Nitabach, N Plainfield NJ
184
Judy Zhu, Romeoville IL
183
Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL 183
Frank Treiber III, Toledo OH
180
Steven Love, Laguna Niguel CA
180
Gary Soules, Elk Grove CA
179
James Thurtell, Dallas TX
179
John Brady, Jacksonville FL
176
Will Ehlers, Madison NJ
176
Carole Liss, San Rafael CA
175
Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ
174
James Krekorian, Pensacola FL
174
Tom Rutledge, Charleston SC
173
Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL 172
Chris Moll, Raleigh NC
171
Maya Alela, Teec Nos Pos AZ
170
Glenn Robbins, New York NY
170
Jack Snyder, Naperville IL
169
Bill Wisdom, Salisbury NC
169
Les Bart, Bradenton FL
169
Peter Petruzzellis, Scarborough ON 169
Scott Roland, Grand Rapids MI
168
Peggy Craig, El Paso TX
167
Milton Neher, Richardson TX
167
Connie Queller, Hudson FL
165
Hugh Brown Jr., Greenwood SC
165
Joan Cremin, Paradise Valley AZ
163
Mason Barge, Atlanta GA
162
Albert Shrive, Naples FL
161
Jim Munday, Southaven MS
161
Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC
161
Susanne McLaughlin, Charleston SC 160
Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 159
Owen Lien, Oak Park MI
159
Jim Stogner, Atlanta GA
159
Josef Blass, Chapel Hill NC
158
Hugh Hillaker, Grand Prairie TX
158
Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI 158
Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL
157
Sheila Gabay, Newton MA
157
Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA
156
Fred King, Mc Lean VA
156
Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON
154
Tom Breed, Kingwood TX
153
Cameron Doner, Surrey BC
151
Michael Ranis, Miami FL
151
Linda Tipton, Irvine CA
150
V Jay Tipton, Irvine CA
150
Craig Robinson, Durham NC
150
Ellen Anten, Encino CA
150
Spike Lay, Daytona Beach FL
149
Mark Bumgardner, Dallas TX
147
Vincent Demuy, Palm Bch Gdns FL 147
Jack Lacy, Lago Vista TX
147
Mark McLaughlin, Charleston SC
147
Mary Dougherty, Santa Fe NM
147
John Onstott, New Orleans LA
146
Peter Weichsel, Carlsbad CA
145
Donna Swarthout, San Antonio TX
145
Dave Swarthout, San Antonio TX
145
Donald Dalpe, Fort Myers FL
144
Haig Tchamitch, Paradise Valley AZ 144
Daily Bulletin
Sunday, March 12, 2017
Page 13
Crossword Puzzle
By Alan Olschwang
Across
1. Periodic-table listing: Abbr.
5. Culinary chopper
10. Campaign funders, briefly
14. Subtraction word
15. Wipe the slate clean
16. They’re in the bk.
17. With 57A, in Flannery, a bid of
two diamonds shows ___
19. Mid third-century year
20. Outfielder’s shout
21. Vital fluids
22. Concerning the kidneys
23. With 35A, in Flannery, a
response of three in either
major ___
27. 1959 Kingston Trio hit
28. “A Raisin in the Sun” star
Ruby
30. Unwrap, poetically
31. WSJ article topic
32. Vegas venture
33. You may scratch if you
mishandle it
34. Massachusetts’s motto start
35. and is ___ (See 23A)
38. Wild scene
40. “Adam’s ___”
41. Name in financial services
42. “Bambi” aunt
43. Type of table
44. ‘50s candidate
45. ___ de tete (headache)
48. In Flannery, a three no trump
response is ___
51. Venetian’s valentine verse
53. Clay pot
54. Border collie, for one
56. Approached home, maybe
57. and ___ (See 17A)
59. Top-notch
60. Absence of order
61. Biblical mount
62. St. Paul’s architect
63. Cheddar cousin
64. Isles off the Irish coast
Down
1. Avouch
2. Hot dish holder
3. Catholic devotion
4. “Animal House” frat man
5. Bug repellent ingredient
6. Poker declaration
7. Garcon’s handout
8. Wintertime in DC
9. Hi-___ monitor
10. AMC model of the ‘70s and
‘80s
11. Adding up, as interest
12. Letter-shaped grippers
13. Disability payment, for short
18. Poker variant
21. ___-Julie: Montreal suburb
24. Travel agent’s offering
25. Coin of the realm
26. Longfellow contemporary
29. Endless, in poetry
32. Diamond club
33. Barbecue discard
34. North Sea country: Abbr.
35. End zone boundary
36. John Doe’s dog?
37. Shoe part
38. Stephen of film
39. Not black and white
43. ___-Pekka Salonen (noted
Finnish conductor)
44. Beating
45. A shade of red
46. Slide specimen
47. Accesses e-mail, e.g.
49. Medieval
50. Bar order, with “the”
52. Toothpaste promoted by Bucky
Beaver
55. Swedish actress Persson
56. Words of wisdom
57. Airwaves regulating agcy.
58. Word of understanding
Answers on page 14
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Daily Bulletin
Sunday, March 12, 2017
Stop!
Using the Stop card during the auction requests
the next bidder to pause 10 seconds after a jump
in the bidding. TD Matt Koltnow explains that
using the Stop card is optional, and that while the
procedure is included in the regulations and is
not a law, employing the Stop card helps players
comply with Law 73D: “It is desirable for players to
maintain steady tempo and unvarying manner.”
The purpose of the Stop card is two-fold:
1. It helps the opponents avoid transmitting
unauthorized information by acting too slowly
or too quickly.
2. It helps all four players “play bridge” by
looking at the auction rather than reading
meanings into fast bids and hesitations.
Players who employ the Stop card must
consistently use it in all jump-bid situations, lest
the inconsistency be interpreted as information. For
example, a consistent Stop card user must employ it
preceding 3NT in an auction such as 1NT–(Pass)–
3NT, and the next bidder should still pause and look
at their cards before making a call.
“Taking time, even in an easy auction, allows
you to use that same 10 seconds that you’re legally
entitled to after any skip bid,” says Koltnow.
Like the Alert card, the Stop card is used for the
benefit of the opponents, not partner. Koltnow says
that more experienced players are expected to take
time after a jump in the bidding whether or not a
Stop card is used.
Puzzle answers
from page 13
Runners-up in the Lebhar IMP Pairs: Fred King
and Barry Bragin
Milestone
Jo Morse
of Palm Beach
Gardens
FL recently
passed 25,000
masterpoints.
Morse is a Grand
Life Master with 10
NABC titles.
♠♥♦♣
Daily Bulletin
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Sunday, March 12, 2017
KANSAS UNIT 132 SATURDAY A/X PAIRS 2ND SESSION
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION TT EAST-WEST
A
X
A
X
1 Bill Heid, Pacifica CA; Bill Staats, Southlake TX
56.57%
1 Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 2 1 Kim Eng, Issaquah WA; Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA 56.25%
2 Jack Waller, Dana Point CA; Gale Senter, San Clemente CA
3 Chuck Malcolm - Marti Malcolm, Olathe KS
55.29%
3 1 Judy Riehs - David Langer, Buffalo Grove IL 4 Anita Torrence, Bexley OH; Terry James, Upper Arlington OH
54.49%
4 Crispin Barrere - Bruce Tuttle, Berkeley CA 5 Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO; Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN
54.01%
5 2 Cory Perkers - Kevin Choi, Chicago IL
2 Michael Gladfelter - Mary Jane Gladfelter, Columbus OH
51.28%
3 Michael Boreson, Kalispell MT; Valliappa Lakshmanan, Bellevue WA
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTIONS WW XX EAST-WEST
A
X
A
X
1 1 Sherman Gao, Lagunawoods CA; Shailesh Gupta, Aliso Viejo CA
63.46%
1 1 Stephen Jackson - Susan Jackson, Roseville MN 2 Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC
61.00%
2 Jerry Clerkin, Bloomington IN; Julia Bomalaski, Melbourne FL
3 John Potter, Montreat NC; Hugh Brown Jr, Greenwood SC
59.38%
3 Stephen Stewart, Overland Park KS; Brad Carmichael, Shawnee KS
4 2 Terry Crabbs, Kansas City MO; Wayne Eggers, Woodridge IL
59.00%
4 Bill Irvine - Joe Degaetano, Delray Beach FL 5 3 Ted Gibbs, Rancho Palo Vds CA; Alan Myerson, Sherman Oaks CA
57.46%
5 2 Vladimir Stemkovski - Tatyana Stemkovski, Holly Springs NC
6 4 Terry Visentin - Michael Shaw, Winnipeg MB
57.23%
6 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA
7 Claude Vogel, Chicago IL; Warren Oberfield, Pittsburgh PA
56.15%
7 Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR; Jay Segarra, Ocean Springs MS
8 5 Matthew Bribitzer-Stull - Jason Bribitzer-Stull, Bloomington MN
56.00%
8 Jim Munday, Southaven MS; Richard Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL
9 6 Jennifer Lin - Eric Mayefsky, San Francisco CA 53.92%
9 Teri Smoot, Placerville CA; Brenda Pugsley, Carson City NV
10 Eileen Cripps, Madison WI; Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI
51.38%
10 Bob Simkins, Decatur GA; Joan Braender, Newnan GA
3 Marilyn Kogan, Avon By The Sea NJ; Marilyn Elyakin, Monroe Township NJ
4 Carol Frank, Burbank CA; Sumit Daftuar, Scarsdale NY
5/6 Douglas Dolbear - Keith Heckley, Hamilton ON 5/6 Jim Dingwerth - William Hoge, Olathe KS
70.51%
58.01%
54.97%
54.01%
53.85%
45.83%
62.08%
59.69%
58.46%
57.00%
56.31%
54.08%
54.00%
53.85%
52.62%
51.46%
50.62%
49.69%
49.62%
49.62%
KANSAS UNIT 132 SATURDAY B/C PAIRS 2ND SESSION
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION CCC EAST-WEST
B
C
B
C
1 1 Cornelius Duffie - Sarah Youngquist, Palo Alto CA
67.47%
1 Terry Goodykoontz, Champaign IL; Marilyn Stickel, Lacon IL
2 2 Gina Austin Fresh, Wichita KS; Tim Perry, Corbin KY
56.25%
2 Jagjit Singh, East Lansing MI; Robert Christensen, Dewitt MI
3 Philip MacFarlane - Donna Largent, Cleveland OH 55.77%
3 Hadi Abushakra, Kensington MD; Walter Smith Jr, Washington DC
4 David Rhea, Overland Park KS; Charles Devoe, Kansas City MO
54.81%
4 1 Thomas Fagan - Katie Fagan, Kailua HI
5 Diane Bourdeau, Cambridge ON; Adrian Record, Fergus ON
54.33%
5 2 Sohail Hasan, Forest Hills NY; Robert Huber, Minneapolis MN
6 Allen Rew, Independence MO; Thomas Mori, Lees Summit MO
51.44%
6 3 Stuart Ray - Connie Noel, Louisville KY
3 Robert Ellison, Wichita KS; Michael Schomaker, Garfield AR
50.80%
4/5 Patricia Fuller - Carol Dumford, Wichita KS
4 Arlene Greengard - Stanley Greengard, Torrance CA
49.20%
4/5 Linda Davis, Somers Point NJ; Karen Hoffner, Smithville NJ
60.26%
59.46%
55.61%
54.65%
52.88%
52.08%
49.84%
49.84%
AYRES BOMBECKSATURDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS 2ND SESSION
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION AAA EAST-WEST
7
3
7
3
1 Julian Kurtzman - Reeta Brendamour, Cincinnati OH
59.28%
1 Sandra Molinario, Lees Summit MO; Ronald Smith, Stilwell KS
2 John Hurwitz, Kingwood TX; Roger Hurwitz, Kansas City MO
58.90%
2 Frank Xie, Sunnyvale CA; Ying Liu, Palo Alto CA 3 Andrea Ventris, Tiburon CA; Henry Kingdon, San Rafael CA
58.33%
3/4 1 Susan Jennings - Steven Jennings, Nacogdoches TX 4 1 Jan Benson - Jett Elmer, Topeka KS
54.17%
3/4 Mark Marty, Clayton CA; Judy Kennedy, Omaha NE 5/6 Nelle Lucas - Jim Lucas, Idaho Falls ID
52.27%
5 Michael Kelly, Ballwin MO; Fred Roper, Saint Peters MO
5/6 2 Jill Sackett - Joseph Sackett, Libertyville IL 52.27%
2 John Hagedorn, Saint Louis MO; Dennis Beckman, Houston TX
3 Francene Bertram - Troy Emigh, Wichita KS
49.81%
3 Glenn Smith, Overland Park KS; Mary Schneider, Olathe KS
61.55%
56.63%
54.36%
54.36%
51.89%
51.14%
49.62%
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 NORTH-SOUTH
John Hurd - Gillian Miniter, New York NY
Alan Hierseman, Olathe KS; David Braverman, Overland Park KS Fred King, Mc Lean VA; Barry Bragin, Prospect CT
Glenn Robbins, New York NY; Lloyd Arvedon, Woburn MA
Robert Barrington - Raluca Dobrescu, New York NY
Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA
Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA
Jing Liu, Minneapolis MN; Chen Zhao, College Park MD
Barry Gorski, Reading PA; Bill Parks, Macungie PA
Valerio Giubilo, Rome Italy; Bernardo Biondo, Rome Italy Richard Chan, Markham ON; Ray Jotcham, Scarborough ON
John Koschik, Livonia MI; David Whitehouse, Grand Rapids MI Dave Westfall, Spokane WA; John Moffat, Bellingham WA
James Biggins, Leawood KS; Bradley Furnish, Kansas City MO
Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; Robert Bitterman, Sarasota FL
Dan Morse, Houston TX; John Sutherlin, Dallas TX
Don Stack, Kansas City KS; Nancy Phillips, Tulsa OK
Jakob Kristinsson, Deerfield Beach FL; Daniel Hoekstra, Portland OR
Harvey Brody, San Francisco CA; Gary Soules, Elk Grove CA
Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA; Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN Ron Ashbacher, Saint Louis MO; Paul Pressly, Olathe KS
Bob Rasmussen - Arthur Wasserman, Ann Arbor MI
Edward Nagy, Danville CA; Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA
Wei Tian, China People’s Republic of China; Bin Shi, Shanghai People’s Republic of China
Robert Dennard, Orlando FL; Spike Lay, Daytona Beach FL
Reid Barton, Arlington MA; Michael Lieberman, Somerville MA Robert Otto, Iowa City IA; Thomas Flanders, Cedar Rapids IA Phil Clayton, Huntington Bch CA; Andrew Gumperz, Berkeley CA Steve Gross, Westlake Vlg CA; Ellen Anten, Encino CA
NORTH-SOUTH
1 Justin Lall, Charlotte NC; Dennis Bilde, Aarhus Denmark
2 Joe Grue, New York NY; Brad Moss, Denver CO
3 Jurek Czyzowicz, Gatineau QC; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC
4 Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel; Zia Mahmood, New York NY
5 Steve Garner, Chicago IL; Owen Lien, Oak Park MI
6 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL
7/8 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, New York NY; R Jay Becker, Delray Beach FL
7/8 Gavin Wolpert, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 9 Markland Jones, Phoenix AZ; Robb Gordon, Sedona AZ
10 Fredrik Nystrom, Stockholm Sweden; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA LEBHAR IMP PAIRS 2ND FINAL SESSION
SECTIONS G H J K EAST-WEST
58.33
1 Ellis Feigenbaum, Laguna Woods CA; Tom Trachuk, Walnut Creek CA 44.79
2 David Sabourin, Ottawa ON; Shan Huang, Toronto ON
42.92
3 Richard Seidman, Orlando FL; Andy Sloan, The Villages FL
42.89
4 Gail Greenberg - Jeff Hand, New York NY
40.33
5 David Arbel, Kfar Tavor Israel; Gili Bar, Ramat-Gan Israel
37.64
6 Stephen Castellino, Castro Valley CA; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX
36.06
7 Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL; Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL
35.80
8 Clay Hall, Vestavia AL; Mark Jones, Birmingham AL
35.70
9 John Oxley, Saint Joseph MO; Rod Beery, Saint Charles MO
34.06
10 Richard Katz, N Versailles PA; Ron Smith, Chicago IL
32.24
11 Jeffrey Miller, Naperville IL; Alan Watson, Lexington MA
27.53
12 Craig Biddle, Pittsburgh PA; Simon Kantor, Feeding Hills MA 24.05
13 Francisco Bernal, Miami FL; Carlos Barrientos, Bogota Colombia 21.70
14 Mark Cohen - Stasha Cohen, West Orange NJ
20.80
15 Alexander Hydes, Zagreb Croatia; Thomas Paske, London England 20.48
16 Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA; Mike Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL 18.27
17 Gary Cohler, Delray Beach FL; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA 18.12
18 Geoff Booth - Robert Sandfield, Houston TX
15.51
19 Ronald Tracy, Edmonds 98026 WA; Sun-O Ho, Redmond WA
15.25
20 Serge Hamelin - Robert Morin, Montreal QC
14.81
21 Rai Osborne, Anaheim CA; Philip Hiestand, Irvine CA
12.41
22 Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY; Russell Samuel, Coram NY
12.08
23 Cheryl Schneider, Westerville OH; Nicolas Hammond, Alpharetta GA
11.80
24 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL
8.02
25 Marianne Aronovich - Serge Aronovich, Tuxedo Park NY
7.83
26 Robert Giragosian, Bakersfield CA; Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL
6.22
27 Aaron Jones, Oceanside CA; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX
5.96
28 Victoria Muir - William Muir, Kansas City MO
4.27
29 Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV; Arthur Crystal, Fairfield CT
KAY PLATINUM PAIRS 2ND SEMIFINAL SESSION
SECTIONS B C EAST-WEST
63.23%
1 Steve Chen, San Jose CA; Sathya Bettadapura, Campbell CA
58.85%
2 Mikael Rimstedt - Ola Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden
58.77%
3 Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan France; Jean Quantin, Paris France 56.92%
4 Adam Grossack - Zachary Grossack, Newton MA
56.62%
5 Bart Bramley - Bob Hamman, Dallas TX
56.46%
6 Douglas Doub, West Hartford CT; Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV
53.54%
7 Michael Golden, Wyckoff NJ; Robert Levin, Henderson NV
53.54%
8 Anam Tebha, Charlotte NC; Steve Zolotow, Las Vegas NV
53.31%
9/10 Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL; Thomas Bessis, Paris France 52.77%
9/10 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL; Douglas Simson, Columbus OH
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13.18
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12.13
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10.41
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ROSENSCHEIN SIDE SERIES. SATURDAY EVENING
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTIONS MM NN EAST-WEST
A
B
C
A
B
C
1 1 Linda Dunn, Memphis TN; Daniel Storch, Lexington KY
60.31%
1 1 1 Bruce Roberts, Bethesda MD; James Key, Brookeville MD
2 2 Howard Sloan - Melissa Sloan, New York NY
58.62%
2 2 2 C Shipley, Kansas City MO; Dixie Wantoch, Overland Park KS
3 3 1 Steven Solem, Vale SD; Byron Solem, Flandreau SD
58.00%
3 3 Beverly Gochis, Wichita KS; Ardith Alexander, Hutchinson KS
4 Mary Hembree, Valley Center KS; Peggy Ann Mitchell, Wichita KS
57.85%
4 4 Thomas Hoi, East Brunswick NJ; Eric Sit, Jersey City NJ
5 John Cotty, McCormick SC; Len Fettig, Bella Vista AR
57.23%
5/6 5 Robert McClendon, Ponte Vedra FL; Xingping Kang, El Monte CA
6 4 2 Janine Buss, Port Washington NY; Debra Lamountain, Forest Hills NY
56.15%
5/6 Susan Parnes, Flint MI; Douglas West, Ocean Park WA
7 5 3 Hellar Nakonechny, Carman MB; Gloria Woloshyn, Winnipeg MB
55.62%
7 Lisa Insolera, Edgewater NJ; John Kuharetz, New Milford NJ
8 6 4 Ryan Daniels, Vernon Hills IL; Mark Maxwell, Bastrop TX
53.62%
8 6 Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA; George Parkins, Vienna VA
9 Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; James Keegan, Cambridge MA
53.38%
9 David Hampton - B Marshall, Tulsa OK
10 Barry Senensky - Barbara Shnier, Toronto ON
53.15%
10 7 3 Clay Laughary, Renton WA; Pete Cowles, Lynnwood WA
11/12
Anton (Tony) Haddad, Houston TX; Marilyn Adams, Beaumont TX
51.38%
11 8 4 Amy Rhodes - Erika Moore, New York NY
11/12 7 Brian Archer, Madison MS; William McCaskill, Richton MS
51.38%
12 9 Carl Hartness - Janice Hartness, Plymouth MN
8 Sue Becker, Canton OH; William Evans, Bonne Terre MO
51.31%
9 Lanier Hurdle - Mike Hurdle, Holly Springs MS
49.77%
10 Grant Sterling - Mark Daily, Charleston IL
49.31%
5 Barbara Miller - Ronald Miller, Regina SK
47.69%
57.85%
57.46%
55.62%
55.31%
54.77%
54.77%
54.62%
54.38%
54.23%
54.00%
53.00%
52.00%
KAY PLATINUM PAIRS FIRST SEMIFINAL SESSION
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTIONS B C EAST-WEST
1 Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 61.08%
1 Johan Upmark, Stockholm Sweden; Hakan Nilsson, West Palm Beach FL
2 Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL; Thomas Bessis, Paris France 57.85%
2 Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel; Zia Mahmood, New York NY
3 Marc Nathan - Cathy Nathan, New York NY
56.92%
3 Fredrik Nystrom, Stockholm Sweden; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA 4 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL; Douglas Simson, Columbus OH
56.44%
4 Andrew Stark - Franco Baseggio, New York NY
5 Bart Bramley - Bob Hamman, Dallas TX
56.08%
5 Mike Passell, Plano TX; Chris Compton, Dallas TX
6 Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan France; Jean Quantin, Paris France 55.92%
6 Jurek Czyzowicz, Gatineau QC; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC
7 Adam Grossack - Zachary Grossack, Newton MA
54.08%
7 Steve Garner, Chicago IL; Owen Lien, Oak Park MI
8 Michael Golden, Wyckoff NJ; Robert Levin, Henderson NV
53.69%
8 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL
9 Alexander Kolesnik, Los Angeles CA; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 53.31%
9 Haig Tchamitch, Paradise Valley AZ; Michael Polowan, New York NY
10 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, New York NY; R. Jay Becker, Delray Beach FL
53.08%
10/11 Chris Willenken - Alison Wilson, New York NY
10/11 Justin Lall, Charlotte NC; Dennis Bilde, Aarhus C Denmark
61.38%
59.23%
56.54%
54.46%
54.38%
53.23%
53.13%
53.08%
52.08%
51.00%
51.00%
AYRES BOMBECK GOLD RUSH FIRST SESSION
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION AAA EAST-WEST
7
3
7
3
1 Mark Marty, Clayton CA; Judy Kennedy, Omaha NE 58.71%
1 Frank Xie, Sunnyvale CA; Ying Liu, Palo Alto CA 2 Cathy Nelson, Shell Knob MO; Joshua Young, Blue Eye MO
58.33%
2 1 Jill Sackett - Joseph Sackett, Libertyville IL 3 John Hurwitz, Kingwood TX; Roger Hurwitz, Kansas City MO
57.58%
3 Sandra Molinario, Lees Summit MO; Ronald Smith, Stilwell KS
4 1 Glenn Smith, Overland Park KS; Mary Schneider, Olathe KS
55.30%
4 Julian Kurtzman - Reeta Brendamour, Cincinnati OH
5 Delaine Boyd, Manchester MO; David Dierkes, Saint Louis MO
51.52%
5 Nelle Lucas - Jim Lucas, Idaho Falls ID
2 Susan Jennings - Steven Jennings, Nacogdoches TX 49.43%
2 Francene Bertram - Troy Emigh, Wichita KS
3 Daniel Loveland - Richard Loveland, Powell OH 48.48%
3 Joseph Sackett, Ponte Vedra Bch FL; Katherine Schiffman, Jacksonville FL
62.12%
61.36%
58.33%
51.89%
51.52%
50.76%
49.43%
KANSAS UNIT 132 SATURDAY B/C PAIRS FIRST SESSION
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION CCC EAST-WEST
B
C
B
C
1 David Rhea, Overland Park KS; Charles Devoe, Kansas City MO
67.63%
1 1 Becky Stevens, Redmond WA; Scott Chupack, Seattle WA
2 1 Maya Alela, Teec Nos Pos AZ; Holly Campbell, Stevensville MT
56.57%
2 Peter Martin, Kennesaw GA; Michael Riley, Marietta GA
3 Jagjit Singh, East Lansing MI; Robert Christensen, Dewitt MI
54.49%
3 2 Craig Von Land - Lorenzo Migliorini, Seattle WA 4 2 Stuart Ray - Connie Noel, Louisville KY
53.69%
4 Allen Rew, Independence MO; Thomas Mori, Lees Summit MO
5 3 Arlene Greengard - Stanley Greengard, Torrance CA
52.56%
5 3 Gina Austin Fresh, Wichita KS; Tim Perry, Corbin KY
6 Diane Bourdeau, Cambridge ON; Adrian Record, Fergus ON
51.60%
6 Michael Kerr, Corona Del Mar CA; Harvey Jaffe, Huntington Beach CA
4 Thomas Fagan - Katie Fagan, Kailua HI
49.20%
4 Calvin Waller - Jo-Anne Waller, Rancho Palo Vds CA
65.71%
61.22%
58.17%
56.73%
53.53%
49.84%
49.68%
KANSAS UNIT 132 SATURDAY A/X PAIRS FIRST SESSION
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTIONS TT UU EAST-WEST
A
X
A
X
1 Aaron Silverstein - Melanie Tucker, New York NY 60.85%
1 Stephen Stewart, Overland Park KS; Brad Carmichael, Shawnee KS
2 1 Martha Leary, Urbana IL; Richard Ellis Jr, Kokomo IN
57.38%
2 Bill Heid, Pacifica CA; Bill Staats, Southlake TX
3 Sharon Anderson - Roger Anderson, Eagan MN
57.15%
3 1 Robert Shore, Los Angeles CA; Kevin Lane, Long Beach CA
4 Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY; Junko Hemus, Windermere FL
54.92%
4 Sidney Brownstein, Santa Monica CA; Steve Cohen, Las Vegas NV
5 2 Carol Frank, Burbank CA; Sumit Daftuar, Scarsdale NY
53.46%
5 Carlos Munoz - Kassie Munoz, White Plains NY 6 3 Wirt Gilliam - Martha Roth, San Diego CA
53.31%
6 Brian Hingerty, Knoxville TN; Richard Logan, Diamondhead MS
7 4 Jim Dingwerth - William Hoge, Olathe KS
52.15%
7 2 Monique Smith, Arlington VA; Merril Hirsh, Washington DC
8 Norman Beck, Dallas TX; Brenda Jacobus, Las Vegas NV
51.85%
8 Chuck Malcolm - Marti Malcolm, Olathe KS
9 5 Marcia Aspinall, Mesa AZ; Thomas Moran, la Grange Park IL
50.92%
9 3 Kim Eng, Issaquah WA; Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA 10 Saleh Fetouh, Buffalo NY; Magdy Shohdi Mesdary, Garden City NY
50.46%
10 Suzanne St Thomas, Boise ID; Janise Saul, San Antonio TX
6 David Brough, Winnipeg MB; Harold Moore, Hopkins SC
50.31%
4/5 Eugene Kales - Ben Bomber, East Lansing MI
4/5 Jenna Rivet, Glen Ellyn IL; George Klemic, Bensenville IL
6 Lawrence Lerner, Warren NJ; Doree Sobel, Fair Lawn NJ
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTIONS VV WW EAST-WEST
A
X
A
X
1 1 Judy Riehs - David Langer, Buffalo Grove IL 59.38%
1 1 Richard McCombs, Santa Fe NM; John Pendergrass, Albuquerque NM
2 Jim Munday, Southaven MS; Richard Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL
59.00%
2 Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC
3 2 Terry Crabbs, Kansas City MO; Wayne Eggers, Woodridge IL
58.92%
3 2 Stanca Ciupe, Blacksburg VA; Jonathan Forde, Geneva NY
4 3 Kate Hill, Santa Rosa CA; Sara Rothmuller, Occidental CA
58.85%
4 Bob Simkins, Decatur GA; Joan Braender, Newnan GA
5 Crispin Barrere - Bruce Tuttle, Berkeley CA 55.46%
5 Jay Borker, Tempe AZ; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse 6 Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 54.38%
6 3 Ted Gibbs, Rancho Palo Vds CA; Alan Myerson, Sherman Oaks CA
7 4 Vladimir Stemkovski - Tatyana Stemkovski, Holly Springs NC
53.92%
7 4 Matthew Bribitzer-Stull - Jason Bribitzer-Stull, Bloomington MN
8/9 Eileen Cripps, Madison WI; Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI
53.62%
8/9 Claude Vogel, Chicago IL; Warren Oberfield, Pittsburgh PA
8/9 Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; Ann Borgschulte, San Francisco CA
53.62%
8/9 Dennis Newman, Scarsdale NY; Donald Spaulding, Mount Kisco NY
10 John Potter, Montreat NC; Hugh Brown Jr, Greenwood SC
53.23%
10 Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR; Jay Segarra, Ocean Springs MS
5 Daniel Lev, New York NY; Yoko Glubok Sobel, Brooklyn NY
52.92%
5 Sherman Gao, Lagunawoods CA; Shailesh Gupta, Aliso Viejo CA
6 Stephen Jackson - Susan Jackson, Roseville MN 50.23%
6 Barbara Tysdahl - Dennis Ryan, Menomonie WI
ROSENSCHEIN SIDE SERIES, SATURDAY AFTERNOON
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTIONS MM NN EAST-WEST
A
B
C
A
B
C
1 Anton (Tony) Haddad, Houston TX; Marilyn Adams, Beaumont TX
71.13%
1 1 Paula Byrkett - Don Byrkett, Oxford OH
2 1 1 Rod Lakowske, La Crosse WI; Michelle Finger, 62.75%
2 Susan Urich - Beckie Stasi, Shawnee Mission KS
3 Diane Lazarus - Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD
60.46%
3 2 Jim Hammond, Oklahoma City OK; Linda Hughes, Edmond OK
4 Brian Trent - Linda Trent, Fullerton CA
59.80%
4 3 William Belanich, Glen Allen VA; Marv Norden, Peachland BC
5 Suzanne Livesay, Oklahoma City OK; Cheryl Morrison, Edmond OK
58.93%
5 4 1 Judy Nixon - Jim Nixon, Flower Mound TX
6 2 2 Sylvia Jackson - William Hill, Oklahoma City OK
58.17%
6 Greg Johnson, League City TX; Barbara Heller, Knoxville TN
7 3 Brian Archer, Madison MS; William McCaskill, Richton MS
56.43%
7 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC
8 4 James Gross - Gayle Gross, Prairie Village KS
55.45%
8 5 David Koble, Bartlesville OK; Phyllis Harlan, Oklahoma City OK
9 5 Dianne Fletcher - Tom Fletcher, Ormond Beach FL
54.90%
9 6 2 Robert Gray, Prnce Frederick MD; Victoria Billard, Kansas City MO
6 3 Gregory Newcomb - Robin Elliott, Boulder CO
49.35%
7 Ardith Alexander, Hutchinson KS; Beverly Gochis, Wichita KS
7 Lynn Hui, Lawrence KS; Amit Guha, 46.95%
8 Joe Hill - C. Earnest Wyatt, Oklahoma City OK
3 Jason Tokuda, Livingston NJ; Sean Casey, Birmingham AL
60.92%
59.00%
55.46%
54.92%
54.54%
53.62%
53.38%
52.69%
52.38%
52.00%
51.77%
51.77%
50.77%
62.38%
58.23%
56.00%
54.38%
54.23%
52.31%
52.08%
51.23%
51.23%
50.85%
50.69%
49.92%
63.83%
61.11%
61.00%
58.39%
56.10%
55.77%
55.45%
51.96%
50.76%
49.13%
49.02%
48.04%
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KANSAS CITY UNIT 131 SATURDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION UUU EAST-WEST
A
B
C
A
B
C
1 1 1 Anita Bellucci Weiss - Jeffrey Weiss, Ithaca NY
58.17%
1 1 Katie Philp - Kathleen Oldfather, Manhattan KS
2 Paula Koeller - Viola Wax, Portland OR
57.33%
2 Kathy Smith - Susan Culbertson, Lawrence KS
2 Nancie Wagner - Valerie Lawlor, Dallas TX
55.92%
2 Hedy Glover, Wildwood MO; Joan Marshall, Grover MO
1 Pam Nolan; Betty Jackson, Shawnee Mission KS
64.08%
53.50%
51.42%
50.00%
KANSAS CITY UNIT 131 SATURDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION WWW EAST-WEST
A
B
C
A
B
C
1 1 Jack Lindley, Tulsa OK; G Cagle, Owasso OK
64.88%
1 1 1 Richard Mellinger, Olathe KS; Brian Donovan, Lawrence KS
2 2 1 Chris Pietig, Omaha NE; Ellie Fehrman, La Vista NE
56.85%
2 2 2 Eric Voss, The Villages FL; Michael Kwiatkowski, Lady Lake FL
3 3 2 Nathan Pike - Carolyn Pehap, Johnston IA
52.98%
3 3 Terri Jackson, Kansas City MO; Gaylen Mast, Gladstone MO
59.23%
54.17%
53.27%
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 NORTH-SOUTH
Geoff Booth - Robert Sandfield, Houston TX
Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; Nancy Katz, Carolina PR
Robert Giragosian, Bakersfield CA; Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL
Stanislaw Kolesnik, Elmwood Park IL; James Hudson, Elmhurst IL May Sakr, Bryn Mawr PA; Krzysztof Martens, Rzeszow Poland
James Flesher, Salt Lake City UT; William Aeschbacher, Park City UT
Gail Greenberg - Jeff Hand, New York NY
Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA; Mike Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV; Arthur Crystal, Fairfield CT
Jeff McKee, Nevada TX; Jack Lacy, Lago Vista TX
Brian Glubok, New York NY; David Treitel, Miami FL
Jeffrey Miller, Naperville IL; Alan Watson, Lexington MA
Alexander Hydes, Zagreb Croatia; Thomas Paske, London England Stan Dub, Shaker Heights OH; Greg Michaels, Cleveland OH
Michael Yuen, Vancouver BC; Nicholas Stock, North Vancouver BC Ronald Tracy, Edmonds 98026 WA; Sun-O Ho, Redmond WA
Andrew Hoskins, Burlingame CA; Gregory Vance, Pacifica CA
Richard Seidman, Orlando FL; Andy Sloan, The Villages FL
Margie Sullivan, Sagamore Beach MA; Stephen Rzewski, South Dennis MA
Serge Hamelin - Robert Morin, Montreal QC
David Sabourin, Ottawa ON; Shan Huang, Toronto ON
Mark Cohen - Stasha Cohen, West Orange NJ
Tom Oppenheimer, Clayton MO; Milton Zlatic, St. Louis MO
Gary Cohler, Delray Beach FL; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA Renee Shunta - Cameron Shunta, Grand Haven MI
Richard Higgins - Greg Frank, Hot Springs Vlg AR
Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT; John Rengstorff, New York NY
Harvey Brody, San Francisco CA; Gary Soules, Elk Grove CA
Richard Meffley, Fresno CA; Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA
LEBHAR IMP PAIRS 1ST FINAL SESSION
SECTIONS G H J K EAST-WEST
47.85
1 Jing Liu, Minneapolis MN; Chen Zhao, College Park MD
46.52
2 Fred King, Mc Lean VA; Barry Bragin, Prospect CT
40.37
3 Larry Robbins, Deerfield IL; Howard Liu, Burlingame CA
40.13
4 Susan Schnelwar, New York NY; John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV
36.48
5 Don Stack, Kansas City KS; Nancy Phillips, Tulsa OK
35.72
6 Jack LaVigne, Houston TX; Mark Lair, Canyon TX
34.97
7 Michael Becker - Aubrey Strul, Boca Raton FL
33.85
8 Edward Nagy, Danville CA; Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA
32.70
9 Wieslaw Kalita, Woodridge IL; Jaroslaw Piasecki, Mundelein IL 26.97
10 Francisco Bernal, Miami FL; Carlos Barrientos, Bogota Colombia 26.87
11 Valerio Giubilo, Rome Italy; Bernardo Biondo, Rome Italy 26.35
12 Michael D Alioto, Birmingham MI; Robert Cappelli, Sanibel FL 24.82
13 Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY; Charles Sharf, North Baldwin NY 23.83
14 Dave Westfall, Spokane WA; John Moffat, Bellingham WA
23.65
15 Marc Franklin, Newport Beach CA; Matthew Franklin, Berkeley CA 20.63
16 Clay Hall, Vestavia AL; Mark Jones, Birmingham AL
18.46
17 John Hurd - Gillian Miniter, New York NY
18.04
18 Ron Ashbacher, Saint Louis MO; Paul Pressly, Olathe KS
15.94
19 Robert Barrington - Raluca Dobrescu, New York NY
15.79
20 Jack Spear - Nancy Spear, Shawnee Mission KS
15.04
21 Robert Dennard, Orlando FL; Spike Lay, Daytona Beach FL
13.52
22 Richard Chan, Markham ON; Ray Jotcham, Scarborough ON
9.80
23 Elizabeth Jankord - Amit Chakrabarti, Manhattan KS
7.18
24 Barry Gorski, Reading PA; Bill Parks, Macungie PA
7.07
25 Russell Shoup, Dayton OH; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA
7.01
26 Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA; Pat Galligan, San Mateo CA 6.61
27 Phillip Becker, Beachwood OH; Pierre Flatowicz, Omaha NE
4.49
28 Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA
3.94
29 Nicholas Hartung, Astoria NY; Peter Merker, Mentor OH
FRIDAY-SUNDAY MORNING SIDE SERIES, SATURDAY SESSION
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION MM EAST-WEST
A
B
C
A
B
C
1 GS Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Michael Hughes, Jefferson City MO
64.20%
1 1 Eric Gettleman, Ellicott City MD; Paul Holmes, Wadsworth OH
2 Greg Caucutt - Lance Chamberlain, Rochester MN
62.50%
2 2 George Parkins, Vienna VA; Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA
3 1 Karen Verdirame - Joseph Verdirame, Omaha NE
60.04%
3 3 Michael Boreson - Alden Boreson, Kalispell MT
4 Kay Enfield, Santa Fe NM; Holly Campbell, Stevensville MT
53.41%
4 4 1 Connor Havens - Cindy Havens, Riverview NB
5 2 Nancy Wray - Eugenia Snider, Saint Joseph MO
51.89%
5 Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; Ann Borgschulte, San Francisco CA
6/7 3/4 Joe Hill - C. Earnest Wyatt, Oklahoma City OK
51.70%
6 2 Frank Xie, Sunnyvale CA; Ying Liu, Palo Alto CA
6/7 3/4 Steven Paxhia, Milton MA; Ben Bomber, East Lansing MI
51.70%
7/8 Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY; Paula Strand, Kirkland WA
5 1 Mark Marty, Clayton CA; Judy Kennedy, Omaha NE
50.76%
7/8 Sandra Spero - Mike Spero, Burbank CA
SATURDAY MORNING DAYLIGHT GOLD 1ST SESSION
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION MMM EAST-WEST
7
5
2
7
5
2
1 1 1 Sylvester Sterioff - Yvonne Sterioff, Rochester MN
60.42%
1 1 Carol Otis - Peggy Schmiedeler, Overland Park KS
2 2 Rebecca Walker, Pleasant Hill MO; Wynne Begun, Kansas City MO
57.74%
2 2 Steven Solem, Vale SD; Byron Solem, Flandreau SD
3 3 Barbara Ganin - David Ganin, Hillsdale NJ
54.17%
3 3 Michael Holm, Minnetonka MN; James Holm, Bloomington MN
1 Janet Clemmons, Hillsboro OR; Deanne Takasumi, Tigard OR
2 Melissa Moore - Vera Dodson, Lawrence KS
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION NNN EAST-WEST
7
5
2
7
5
2
1 1 John Hindle - Jeff Gosman, Winnipeg MB
57.14%
1 1 Marie-Claude Loisel, Montreal QC; Denise Archambault, Mont-Royal QC
2 2 David Harris - Danny Clark, The Villages FL
55.36%
2 2 Margaret Crawford - Lynn Oetting, Wichita KS
3 3 James Rader, Joint Base Mdl NJ; Lloyd Alan Hubbard, Princeton MO
53.87%
3 3 Barbara McQuigg - Richard McQuigg, Grand Rapids MI
1 Neil Stenger - Beverly Stenger, Springfield MO
48.21%
1 Judy Greengrass - Marty Greengrass, Lutz FL
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION OOO EAST-WEST
7
5
2
7
5
2
1 1 1 Cheryl Diane Patrick - Margaret Randle, Kansas City MO
55.90%
1 1 1 Mary Karch, Emporia KS; Rhonda Norfleet, Wichita KS
2 2 Linus Weimer - Wanda Lonnon, Andover KS
54.34%
2 2 Jerie Johnson - Teresa Scoles, Wichita KS
3 3 Lisa Lampen - Vicky Stringer, Saint Louis MO
52.72%
3 3 Clyde Bruce Baldwin, Hollidaysburg PA; James Calhoun, Arvada CO
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION PPP EAST-WEST
7
5
2
7
5
2
1 1 1 Sharon Cormack, Olathe KS; Patricia Chasnoff, Fairway KS
57.44%
1 1 Nicholas Erpelding, Minnetonka MN; John Schlundt, Eden Prairie MN
2 Susan Kennedy, York PA; Barrie Callahan, Dover PA
55.65%
2 2 Bobbi Le Feuvre, Van Nuys CA; Richard McGaughy, Sugar Land TX
3 2 Mark Leibowitz - Monica Quinlan, Tucson AZ
54.17%
3 3 Lynn Duncan, Wenham MA; Timothy Walker, Boxford MA
3 Tim Kington, Dublin OH; Corey Sanders, Hilliard OH
53.27%
1 Patricia Dooley - Julie Scherz, Wichita KS
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION QQQ EAST-WEST
7
5
2
7
5
2
1 1 David Stewart, Guthrie OK; Susan Kraght, Scottsdale AZ
58.93%
1 1 Susan Knox, Billings MT; Daniel Lustig, Germantown TN
2 2 Livingston Carroll, Sherborn MA; Trey Hyer, Boston MA
58.33%
2 2 Susan Sanger, St Louis Park MN; Amy Dutton, Mendota Heights MN
3 3 1 Wesley May - Dominik Dudzik, Menlo Park CA
55.06%
3 Janine Buss, Port Washington NY; Debra Lamountain, Forest Hills NY
4 Darrel Draper - JoAnne Draper, Omaha NE
54.17%
4 3 Cynthia Peters - Penny Williams, Saint Louis MO
1 Jane Schleicher, Kansas City MO; Kaye Summers, Shawnee Mission KS
72.10
71.41
62.13
58.99
57.27
50.10
43.17
41.35
31.20
28.73
28.21
21.87
21.45
20.55
17.96
17.37
17.03
16.70
16.66
16.18
16.15
14.58
14.18
12.75
11.10
10.70
10.59
10.30
10.00
60.61%
59.09%
58.33%
57.95%
54.55%
53.22%
53.03%
53.03%
58.33%
55.65%
53.27%
47.62%
45.83%
67.86%
55.95%
54.46%
37.80%
68.33%
59.70%
57.86%
61.01%
55.95%
54.76%
49.40%
59.52%
57.14%
51.49%
50.30%
46.13%
Sunday, March 12
Seminar 1-6 p.m.
Instructor Accreditation 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Check page 2 of Daily Bulletin for location
This program instructs teachers in methods of administering and presenting LBIAD.
If you wish to be accredited, you must complete the following two requirements:
♠ Serve as a Table Mentor at a LBIAD seminar ♠ Attend a two-hour LBIAD Teacher Training event
Teacher Training includes information on organizing and marketing LBIAD, maximizing retention, writing grant requests and seminar presentation.
A light meal will be provided 6-6:30 p.m. To register, or if you have questions, please contact Patty Tucker at [email protected].
Fee: $75 (If you wish to purchase a LBIAD license within 30 days of accreditation, $50 of the $75 fee will be applied to the first-year license fee.)
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NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION RRR EAST-WEST
7
5
2
7
5
2
1 1 Chuck Theis, East Lansing MI; Gary Theis, Williamston MI
61.01%
1 1 Steven Lockwood - Joseph Freedman, Albuquerque NM
2 2 Freddie Mykytyshyn - Dave West, Winnipeg MB
60.12%
2 2 Elizabeth Hamilton - Rolf Houtkooper, Las Vegas NV
3 Michael O’Neil - Sharon O’Neil, Peyton CO
56.85%
3 3 1 Michael Albers, Saint Louis MO; Mark Behling, Fenton MO
4 D Abraham, Windsor ON; Nick Trobovic, Wall Township NJ
56.55%
4 Sharyn Pyrz, Bonita CA; Marcelo Gumucio, Atherton CA
SATURDAY DAYLIGHT GOLD RUSH PAIRS 2ND SESSION
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION MMM EAST-WEST
7
5
2
7
5
2
1 1 1 Carol Greco, Philadelphia PA; Sid Stern, Scottsdale AZ
60.71%
1 1 David Harris - Danny Clark, The Villages FL
2 2 Steven Solem, Vale SD; Byron Solem, Flandreau SD
56.25%
2 2 John Hindle - Jeff Gosman, Winnipeg MB
3 3 2 Melissa Moore - Vera Dodson, Lawrence KS
52.38%
3 3 Paul Bridges, Swansea IL; Gary Rotert, Carlyle IL
1/2 Gay Manning, Bonita Springs FL; Caryl Wilhoite, Indianapolis IN
1/2 Barb O’Malley, Omaha NE; Laura Shaner, Fort Calhoun NE
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION NNN EAST-WEST
7
5
2
7
5
2
1 1 Monika Burris, Gladstone MO; Jane Pettinger, Kansas City MO
69.64%
1 1 Barbara Ganin - David Ganin, Hillsdale NJ
2 2 James Rader, Joint Base Mdl NJ; Lloyd Alan Hubbard, Princeton MO
56.55%
2 2 Marie-Claude Loisel, Montreal QC; Denise Archambault, Mont-Royal QC
3 3 1 Judy Greengrass - Marty Greengrass, Lutz FL
50.60%
3 Kent Ritchie, Halifax NS; Michael Ross, Bedford NS
3 Rebecca Walker, Pleasant Hill MO; Wynne Begun, Kansas City MO
1 Janet Clemmons, Hillsboro OR; Deanne Takasumi, Tigard OR
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION OOO EAST-WEST
7
5
2
7
5
2
1 1 Clyde Bruce Baldwin, Hollidaysburg PA; James Calhoun, Arvada CO
61.31%
1 Susan Kennedy, York PA; Barrie Callahan, Dover PA
2 2 Randall Stephens - Philip Sticha, Columbia MD
58.63%
2 1 Samuel Smith - Dwight Stafford, Oklahoma City OK
3 3 Jerie Johnson - Teresa Scoles, Wichita KS
55.65%
3 2 Sharon Sweet, Manchester MO; Rick Armstrong, St. Louis MO
1 Colleen Fogarty - Bonnie Arnold, Omaha NE
51.49%
3 Barbara Miller - Ronald Miller, Regina SK
1 Tim Kington, Dublin OH; Corey Sanders, Hilliard OH
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION PPP EAST-WEST
7
5
2
7
5
2
1 1 Nicholas Erpelding, Minnetonka MN; John Schlundt, Eden Prairie MN
58.93%
1 Skip Page, Rye NH; Ronald Ouellet, Brentwood NH
2 Warren Smith - Gloria Smith, Wichita KS
55.95%
2 1 Michael Kelly, Topeka KS; Roswitha Frerichs, Lincoln NE
3/4 2 Lynn Duncan, Wenham MA; Timothy Walker, Boxford MA
55.06%
3 2 Robert Babb - Laurie Hartline-Babb, Georgetown TX
3/4 James Hickey, Londonderry NH; Gordon Lane, Seabrook NH
55.06%
4 3 Linus Weimer - Wanda Lonnon, Andover KS
3 Judy Fritz - Jean Morrow, Emporia KS
50.60%
1 Maureen Stiner, Dartmouth NS; Michael Hogan, Halifax NS
1 Terry Martin, Mission Hills KS; Susan Swanson, Leawood KS
46.13%
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION QQQ EAST-WEST
7
5
2
7
5
2
1 1 Susan Sanger, St Louis Park MN; Amy Dutton, Mendota Heights MN
63.10%
1 1 Freddie Mykytyshyn - Dave West, Winnipeg MB
2 2 Eugene Nawotniak, Clarence NY; Richard McGowan, Williamsville NY
57.74%
2 2 Sue Fiaccone, Oklahoma City OK; Charlotte Cohn, Arlington VA
3 3 Cynthia Peters - Penny Williams, Saint Louis MO
52.98%
3 3 Chuck Theis, East Lansing MI; Gary Theis, Williamston MI
4 Janine Buss, Port Washington NY; Debra Lamountain, Forest Hills NY
50.89%
4 Bridget Poizner, San Diego CA; Elazar Harel, La Jolla CA
1 Carole Reising - Dennis Reising, Granite Falls NC
47.32%
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION RRR EAST-WEST
7
5
2
7
5
2
1 1 Jane Herman - William Herman, Effingham IL
53.87%
1 1 1 Wesley May - Dominik Dudzik, Menlo Park CA
2 2 Willa King, San Clemente CA; May Mengstab, Laguna Woods CA
53.57%
2 2 Susan Knox, Billings MT; Daniel Lustig, Germantown TN
3 3 Arjun Singh, Lakewood CO; Sharon Berglund, Anthem AZ
52.68%
3 3 Livingston Carroll, Sherborn MA; Trey Hyer, Boston MA
4 1 Tamara Ewing - Shannon Hennessy, Kansas City MO
51.19%
4/5 John Craig, Kansas City MO; Milton Brod, Shawnee Mission KS
4/5 Darrel Draper - JoAnne Draper, Omaha NE
66.96%
54.46%
52.08%
51.49%
66.07%
55.36%
50.00%
48.81%
48.81%
58.04%
57.44%
55.36%
54.76%
51.79%
63.10%
57.14%
55.06%
52.08%
47.32%
58.63%
55.65%
54.46%
52.08%
49.70%
61.61%
55.36%
53.27%
52.08%
61.31%
60.71%
54.76%
51.79%
51.79%
SATURDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS
SECTION UUU
A B C
1 1 Hedy Glover, Wildwood MO; Joan Marshall, Grover MO
65.28%
2 Paula Koeller - Viola Wax, Portland OR
59.72%
3 2 Marianne Lanning - Dian Williams, Federal Way WA
54.17%
1 Nancie Wagner - Valerie Lawlor, Dallas TX
47.92%
2 Rita Penserum, Loose Creek MO; Paula Nordstrom, Jefferson City MO
45.83%
SATURDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION WWW A
B
C
A
B
C
1 1 1 Richard Focht - Sandra Loos, Kansas City MO
65.60%
1 1 1 2 2 Cathy Skowronski, Marietta GA; Alice Griffith, Denver CO
63.00%
2 2 2 3 3 2 Sharon Kimbell, Hutchinson KS; Betty Jackson, Shawnee Mission KS
50.90%
3 EAST-WEST
William Fleissner, Lawrence KS; Harvey Epstein, Lee NH
Patricia Lysaught - Patrick Lysaught, Overland Park KS
Terri Jackson, Kansas City MO; Gaylen Mast, Gladstone MO
BRIDGE-PLUS+ PAIRS
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION ZZZ EAST-WEST
A
B
A
B
1 1 Theresa Griffin, Leawood KS; Larry Wood, Bulton MO
68.33%
1 1 Marilyn Klinkenberg - Bev Hall, Lenexa KS
2 2 Cherie Southwell - Jennifer Willis, Overland Park KS
66.67%
2 2 Julie Herrmann - Nan Schaefer, Overland Park KS 3 Bob Wyman - Caitlin Wyman, Golden CO
58.33%
3/4 Arlyn Van Dyke - Diane Hinderliter, Rochelle IL 3/4 Elizabeth Allen - Sandy Palmer, Kansas City MO SATURDAY DAYLIGHT A/B/C PAIRS 1ST SESSION
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTIONS HHH III EAST-WEST
A
B
C
A
B
C
1 Cole Spencer, Fayetteville AR; Joe Scott, Rogers AR
61.15%
1 Rajan Mehta, Salina KS; Ronald Traudt, Wichita KS
2 Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ; Jane Ball, Doylestown PA
60.69%
2 1 Geoff Jones III, Orlando FL; Donald Richards, Kissimmee FL
3 Linda Smith - Ron Smith, Chattanooga TN
59.38%
3 Fred Hamilton, Las Vegas NV; Edward White, Grand Blanc MI
4 Bill Eason - Jane Eason, Nesbit MS
57.00%
4 Richard Budd, Portland ME; Lewis Gamerman, Randolph MA
5 Yatindra Sahae, Carmel Valley CA; Charles Messenger, Salinas CA
56.46%
5 2 Charles Ladiha, Vermilion OH; Charles Scholl, Shaker Heights OH
6 James Griffin, Sausalito CA; Donna Barrow, Littleton CO
56.00%
6 3 1 Elizabeth Rogers - R Sites, Wichita KS
7/8 1/2 Henry Robin, Bartlesville OK; Marilyn LaFleur, Tulsa OK
53.69%
7 4 Harry Apfel, New York NY; James Scott, Wellington FL
7/8 1/2 1 James Barnes, Towson MD; Tobey Roland, Baltimore MD
53.69%
8 5 2 Phil Debus, Centennial CO; Jennifer O’Neill, Greenwood Village CO
9 3 2 Pete Cowles, Lynnwood WA; Clay Laughary, Renton WA
53.54%
9 6 James McRae - John Dukellis, Colorado Springs CO
10 4 Norman Trabulus, New York NY; Charles Bilich, Hewlett NY
52.38%
10 3 Vard Nelson - Frances Nelson, Evergreen CO
5 Neal Kleiner, San Pedro CA; David Peim, Torrance CA
49.46%
4 Larry Yarger, West Point NE; Melvin Patterson, Omaha NE
6 3 Jennifer Rao, Dallas TX; Mary Lynn Genovesi, Fairview TX
48.23%
4 Trevor Reeves, Farmington CT; Bernhard Kohn Jr, Bloomfield CT
48.00%
Continuing
Education for
Teachers
Audrey Grant’s seminar aids practicing bridge instructors.
Empire,
Mezzanine,
Where: Check
page
2 of Daily Sheraton
Bulletin
When: Sunday, March 12, 8:00-10 a.m.
Join us for the following:
♠ Modern teaching techniques ♠ Elements of Audrey Grant’s Better Bridge
♠ Live engaging demonstration with free lesson from 10 a.m. to noon
♠ Interactive lessons with teacher and student exercises
For more infomation, please email [email protected]
66.25%
54.58%
53.83%
59.17%
55.00%
50.83%
50.83%
64.38%
60.46%
58.92%
55.54%
55.00%
54.38%
54.08%
53.85%
52.46%
50.85%
48.08%
Daily Bulletin
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Sunday, March 12, 2017
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTIONS JJJ LLL
A
B
C
A
1 Richard Freedman, Urbandale IA; John Hrones Jr., Needham MA
61.38%
1 2 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Peter Mosheim, Miami FL
59.15%
2 3 Gilbert Stinebaugh, Van Nuys CA; Barbara Dunkley, Las Vegas NV
56.77%
3 4 Leigh Anne Shafer, Winnipeg MB; Charles Fortney, Wheaton IL
55.00%
4 5 1 Nancy Frank, Glencoe IL; Gail Shaps, Northbrook IL
54.85%
5 6 2 Albert Lauber - James Beller, Washington DC
53.54%
6 7 3 1 Lily Li - Jim Zhang, Kansas City KS
53.31%
7 8/9 4 2 Henry Zhang, Novi MI; Yanping Zhang, Livonia MI
52.85%
8 8/9 John Kuharetz, New Milford NJ; Lisa Insolera, Edgewater NJ
52.85%
9 10 Charles Burns, Vancouver WA; Andie Sheaffer, Lancaster PA
51.92%
10 5 3 Mark Bolotin - Philip Greco, Philadelphia PA
51.69%
6 Mary Wescott, Lakeville MN; Kathy Lamere, Minneapolis MN
51.08%
B
1 2 3 4 5 6 C
1 2 3 EAST-WEST
James Melville, Springfield IL; Vladislav Isporski, Sofia Bulgaria
James Holzhauer, Las Vegas NV; Bob Meixner, Hinsdale IL
Donald Scholz, Grafton WI; Ted Witt, Menomonee Falls WI
Luen-Jyh Luo, Milpitas CA; Tsao-Tung Tsai, Cupertino CA
Stephen Cooper, Toronto ON; Hank Sigal, Piedmont CA
Norman Kahn Jr, Prairie Village KS; Max Kahn, Shawnee Mission KS
Sally Baird, Lenexa KS; Jon Baird, Shawnee Msn KS
Richard Brody, Sandy Springs GA; Bernie Fromm, Kansas City MO
Lynda Nitabach, N Plainfield NJ; Sandra Rimstedt, New York NY
Edward Piken, Palos Verdes Pn CA; Viktor Anikovich, Los Angeles CA
Frank Knier, Fargo ND; Thomas Knier, Burnsville MN
68.62%
63.23%
59.08%
58.77%
57.69%
53.38%
50.92%
50.77%
50.54%
50.23%
48.92%
SATURDAY DAYLIGHT PAIRS 2ND SESSION
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTIONS HHH III EAST-WEST
A
B
C
A
B
C
1 Richard Budd, Portland ME; Lewis Gamerman, Randolph MA
60.08%
1 Cole Spencer, Fayetteville AR; Joe Scott, Rogers AR
2 James Milam - Beth Milam, Idaho Falls ID
59.69%
2 Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO; Carol Bertz, Cherry Hills CO
3 Rajan Mehta, Salina KS; Ronald Traudt, Wichita KS
59.31%
3 Howard Engle, Highland Park IL; Mark Weisman, Glenview IL
4 Linda Smith - Ron Smith, Chattanooga TN
57.77%
4 Yatindra Sahae, Carmel Valley CA; Charles Messenger, Salinas CA
5 Marina Scott - J Jennings, Rogers AR
57.38%
5 1 1 James Barnes, Towson MD; Tobey Roland, Baltimore MD
6 Charles Young - Leonard Kaufman, Peoria IL
56.54%
6 2 Norman Trabulus, New York NY; Charles Bilich, Hewlett NY
7 Bill Eason - Jane Eason, Nesbit MS
56.08%
7 3 2 Trevor Reeves, Farmington CT; Bernhard Kohn Jr, Bloomfield CT
8 1 Harry Apfel, New York NY; James Scott, Wellington FL
55.77%
8 Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ; Jane Ball, Doylestown PA
9 2 1 Phil Debus, Centennial CO; Jennifer O’Neill, Greenwood Village CO
53.15%
9 Paul Stern, Franklin WI; Robert Zinn, Scottsdale AZ
10 3 Neal Kleiner, San Pedro CA; David Peim, Torrance CA
52.92%
10/11
Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA; Atsuko Kurishima, Newport Beach CA
4 2 Larry Yarger, West Point NE; Melvin Patterson, Omaha NE
52.46%
10/11 4 3 Ellen D’Amato, Kansas City MO; Kristi Fjare, Ponca City OK
5 Claude Le Feuvre, Van Nuys CA; Dwight Hunt, Granada Hills CA
52.15%
5 4 Steve Singer - Gilda Singer, Saint Charles MO
6 Bernice Cook - Neer Nine, Wichita KS
50.08%
6 Dan Morgenstern - Jack Mahoney, Brunswick ME
3 Dolores Crissman - Sandra Jo Hager, Wichita KS
45.77%
4 Lucy Stinson, Shawnee Mission KS; Jean Howard, Prairie Village KS
45.23%
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTIONS JJJ LLL EAST-WEST
A
B
C
A
B
C
1 Lynda Nitabach, N Plainfield NJ; Sandra Rimstedt, New York NY
61.58%
1 James Melville, Springfield IL; Vladislav Isporski, Sofia Bulgaria
2 Leora Dubrovsky - Richard Dubrovsky, Howell NJ
60.94%
2 1 Lanier Hurdle - Mike Hurdle, Holly Springs MS
3 1 Tracey Bauer, San Rafael CA; Jerry Nakamura, El Dorado Hills CA
59.37%
3 2 Albert Lauber - James Beller, Washington DC
4 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Peter Mosheim, Miami FL
58.90%
4 Leigh Anne Shafer, Winnipeg MB; Charles Fortney, Wheaton IL
5 2 Frank Knier, Fargo ND; Thomas Knier, Burnsville MN
57.17%
5 3 Harold George - Dan Chocron, Wichita KS
6 3 1 G. Thomas Rush, Houston TX; Wes Peirce, The Woodlands TX
56.87%
6 Charles Burns, Vancouver WA; Andie Sheaffer, Lancaster PA
7 4 2 Luen-Jyh Luo, Milpitas CA; Tsao-Tung Tsai, Cupertino CA
55.27%
7 John Kuharetz, New Milford NJ; Lisa Insolera, Edgewater NJ
8 Edward Piken, Palos Verdes Pn CA; Viktor Anikovich, Los Angeles CA
55.06%
8 Terri Asiel - Erez Hendelman, New York NY
9 5 3 Richard Brody, Sandy Springs GA; Bernie Fromm, Kansas City MO
53.99%
9 4 David Bailey, Bartlesville OK; Douglas Fjare, Ponca City OK
10 6 David Ticen, Victoria TX; Kim Brinkman, Highland Vlg TX
53.53%
10 5 Robert Haar, San Rafael CA; Richard Riezman, Saint Louis MO
6 1 Hellar Nakonechny, Carman MB; Gloria Woloshyn, Winnipeg MB
2 Henry Zhang, Novi MI; Yanping Zhang, Livonia MI
3 Thomas Ryder - Suzy Ryder, Boise ID
61.00%
60.08%
57.85%
55.92%
54.46%
54.23%
53.92%
53.46%
52.38%
51.69%
51.69%
50.85%
49.54%
59.69%
59.55%
59.52%
59.45%
58.16%
55.38%
53.10%
52.31%
52.17%
51.61%
49.78%
48.99%
47.73%
Tomorrow’s Bridge Events
Goodwill Day
Kansas City Unit 131 Day
Monday, March 13, 9 a.m.
Event
SessionSold
Adele Greif Monday-Wednesday Morning Side Game Series
1st single session
Ex Hall A, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
Monday-Wednesday Morning Bracketed KO Teams
1st
Ex Hall A, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
Sunday-Monday Morning Compact KO Teams
3-4
Ex Hall A, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
John Hubbell Saturday-Monday Morning Bracketed KO Teams
3rd
Ex Hall A, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs
0-20, 0-5 Pairs
Bob Reeves Daylight A/B/C Open Pairs (unlimited/2500/1500)
Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/500/200)
Gold for 0-750
Doris Orlett Monday-Tuesday Daylight Bracketed KO Teams
Sunday-Monday Side Game Series
Monday, March 13, 10 a.m.
single
single
Chicago Salon, Ballroom Level, Sheraton
Chicago Salon, Ballroom Level, Sheraton
Monday, March 13, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.
Entry/player/session
ACBL members*
$16
$16
$16
$16
Other
$20
$20
$20
$20
$15
$15
$19
$15
1-2
1-2
New York Salon, Ballroom Level, Sheraton
San Francisco Salon, Ballroom Level, Sheraton
$16
$16
$20
$20
1-2
Gillham Hall, Lobby Level, Sheraton
$16
$20
$16
$20
Monday, March 13, 1 p.m.
3rd single session
Ex Hall B, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
Monday, March 13, 1 & 7:30 p.m.
VANDERBILT KNOCKOUT TEAMS
Round 1
Entry required by 6 p.m. Sunday, March 12. All-day matches until complete.
LEVENTRITT SILVER RIBBON PAIRS
1-2 F
0–10,000 KNOCKOUT TEAMS
Round 1
Entry required by 10 a.m., March 13. All-day matches until complete.
GOLDER NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS, FLIGHT B
1-2 F
PRESIDENT’S CUP NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS, FLIGHT C
1-2 F
Carol Lash Flight A/X Open Pairs
1-2
Carol Lash Flight B/C Open Pairs
1-2
Gold Rush Pairs (750/300)
1-2
Gold points for 0–750.
Monday Compact Bracketed KO Teams
1-4
Sunday-Monday Bracketed KO Teams
3-4
Century A, Ballroom Level, Westin
$25
Century B, Ballroom Level, Westin
Room TBA, Ballroom Level, Westin
$25
$17
Pershing Room, Ballroom Level, Westin
Pershing Room, Ballroom Level, Westin
Ex Hall B, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
Ex Hall B, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
Ex Hall B, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
No fee
No fee
$16
$16
$16
$20
$20
$20
Ex Hall A, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
Ex Hall A, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
$16
$16
$20
$20
$15
$15
$15
$19
$19
$15
$15
$15
$16
$15
$15
$15
$19
$19
$20
$19
$15
$19
Monday, March 13, 3 p.m.
Lee and Laverne Magee Side IMP Pairs
299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs
0-20, 0-5 Pairs
single
single
single
New York Salon, Ballroom Level, Sheraton
Chicago Salon, Ballroom Level, Sheraton
Chicago Salon, Ballroom Level, Sheraton
Paul and Doris Orlett Flight A/X/Y Evening Swiss Teams
Paul and Doris Orlett Flight B/C/D Evening Side Swiss Teams
Sunday-Monday Side Game Series
299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs
0-20, 0-5 Pairs
Stratified 299er Swiss Teams
single
single
4th single session
single
single
single
Lee Magee Zip KO Teams
single
Monday, March 13, 7:30 p.m.
Ex Hall A, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
Ex Hall A, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
Ex Hall B, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
Chicago Salon, Ballroom Level, Sheraton
Chicago Salon, Ballroom Level, Sheraton
Chicago Salon, Ballroom Level, Sheraton
Monday, March 13, 11:30 p.m.
Ex Hall A, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
$12/team/match
Unless otherwise noted: The three-flight events (two-session) are divided: A/X (unlimited/5000) separate from B/C (2500/1500) and the Gold Rush (750/300). Two-flight events are divided: A/X/Y
(Unlimited/5000/3000), B/C/D (2500/1500/500) if no Gold Rush; A/B/C (Unlimited/2500/1500), Gold Rush (750/500/200). Open events: A (Unlimited), B (750–2500) and C (0–750).
In B/C and B/C/D events, no single player may be over 2500. In Gold Rush events, no single player may be over 750. 299er and lower events are stratified at the discretion of the director. 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 Fund
In 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.
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Daily Bulletin
Sunday, March 12, 2017
Today’s Bridge Events
Phyllis J. Harlan, ACBL Past President Day
Sunday, March 12, 9 a.m.
Event
SessionSold
Sunday-Monday Morning Compact Bracketed KO Teams
1-2
Ex Hall A, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
John Hubbell Saturday-Monday Morning Bracketed KO Teams
2nd
Ex Hall A, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series
3rd single session
Ex Hall A, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
Entry/player/session
ACBL members*
$16
$16
$16
Other
$20
$20
$20
Empire Room, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
Free
Free
Chicago Salon, Ballroom Level, Sheraton
Chicago Salon, Ballroom Level, Sheraton
Chicago Salon, Ballroom Level, Sheraton
$15
$15
$15
$19
$15
$19
New York Salon, Ballroom Level, Sheraton
San Francisco Salon, Ballroom Level, Sheraton
$16
$16
$20
$20
Atlanta Salon, Ballroom Level, Sheraton
$16
$20
$16 $20
Sunday, March 12, 10 a.m.
Bridge-Plus+
single
Free lesson, 14-deal game follows in Chicago Salon, Sheraton Ballrom, Mezzanine
District 15 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs
single
District 15 0-20, 0-5 Pairs
single
District 15 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams
single
Sunday, March 12, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.
District 15 Daylight A/B/C Open Pairs (unlimited/2500/1500)
1-2
Students Honoring Don Stack Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/500/200) 1-2
Gold points for 0–750.
Bill Harlan Memorial Daylight Open Swiss Teams (unlimited/2500/750) 1-2
Sunday-Monday Side Game Series
Sunday, March 12, 1 p.m.
1st single session
Ex Hall B, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
Sunday, March 12, 1 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
KAY PLATINUM PAIRS
1-2 F
Century A, Ballroom Level, Westin
LEVENTRITT SILVER RIBBON PAIRS
1-2 Q
Century B, Ballroom Level, Westin
Only players born before Jan. 1, 1959, and who have a Silver, Red or Blue Ribbon qualification are eligible to play. 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions.
GOLDER NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS, FLIGHT B
1-2 Q
Gillham Hall, Lobby Level, Sheraton
Pre-qualification required. 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions
PRESIDENT’S CUP NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS, FLIGHT C
1-2 Q
Gillham Hall, Lobby Level, Sheraton
Pre-qualification required. 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions
Phyllis Harlan Open Pairs (unlimited/2500/750)
1-2
Ex Hall B, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
Flight A/X Swiss Teams
1-2
Ex Hall A, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
Flight B/C Swiss Teams
1-2
Ex Hall A, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
Gold Rush Swiss Teams (750/300)
1-2
Ex Hall A, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
Gold points for 0–750.
Sunday-Monday Bracketed KO Teams
1-2
Ex Hall A, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
Sunday, March 12, 3 p.m.
Chicago Salon, Ballroom Level, Sheraton
Chicago Salon, Ballroom Level, Sheraton
Chicago Salon, Ballroom Level, Sheraton
$25
$25
No fee
No fee
$16
$16
$16
$16
$20
$20
$20
$20
$16
$20
$15
$15
$15
$19
$15
$19
District 15 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs
District 15 0-20, 0-5 Pairs
District 15 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams
single
single
single
Jack and Judy Revare Evening Swiss Teams
Sunday-Monday Side Game Series
$20
District 15 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs
District 15 0-20, 0-5 Pairs
District 15 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams
single
2nd single session
Ex Hall A, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
$15
Ex Hall B, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
$19
$16
single
single
single
Chicago Salon, Ballroom Level, Sheraton
Chicago Salon, Ballroom Level, Sheraton
Chicago Salon, Ballroom Level, Sheraton
$19
$15
$19
Phyllis Harlan Zip KO Teams
single
Sunday, March 12, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 12, 11:30 p.m.
Ex Hall A, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton
$15
$15
$15
$12/team/match
Note: Entry for the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams is required by 6 p.m. Sunday night. Entry for the 0–10,000 Knockout Teams is required by 10 a.m. Monday morning.
Unless otherwise noted: The three-flight events (two-session) are divided: A/X (unlimited/5000) separate from B/C (2500/1500) and the Gold Rush (750/300). Two-flight events are divided: A/X/Y
(Unlimited/5000/3000), B/C/D (2500/1500/500) if no Gold Rush; A/B/C (Unlimited/2500/1500), Gold Rush (750/500/200). Open events: A (Unlimited), B (750–2500) and C (0–750).
In B/C and B/C/D events, no single player may be over 2500. In Gold Rush events, no single player may be over 750. 299er and lower events are stratified at the discretion of the director. 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 Fund
In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who
participate in international competition.
Today’s Sponsors and Memorials
ACBL Past President
Phyllis J. Harlan Day
By the Kansas City NABC host
committee
It is our pleasure to honor Phyllis Harlan
on this special day. Phyllis has devoted literally
decades of her life to representing District 15 on
the ACBL Board of Directors. She was also the
driving force behind the selection of Kansas City as
the host of the 2017 Spring NABC.
Phyllis is loyal, honest, trustworthy and fun.
She has been an exceptionally hard worker for her
home unit (Unit 167, Oklahoma City), District 15
and the ACBL. She has served on her unit, district
and ACBL boards for many years.
Phyllis served as president of the ACBL in
2014, and she traveled the entire breadth of the
North America with her husband Bill (who died
in 2016), meeting as many members as possible.
Phyllis believes strongly in the social aspects of
bridge. She wants to make sure that everyone,
regardless of expertise or experience, has a good
time. Great hospitality, according to Phyllis, is the
key to bringing back the fun side of our game. As
we make new acquaintances, we all become part of
the “extended family” of bridge players.
Thank you, Phyllis, for your many years of
work and dedication to keeping bridge alive in
District 15. Nobody does it better!
In Memory of Bill Harlan
Bill Harlan was a very good bridge player who
loved the game, but his family even more. Bill and
Phyllis were married for 57 years. They enjoyed
many travels to museums throughout the world.
Every year, they looked forward to their travels to
St. Martin. Today, Phyllis will join three of Bill’s
former partners to enjoy her day playing in the
Daylight Swiss Teams.
Students Honoring Don Stack
Don Stack, a Grand Life Master from the
Kansas City area, has taught many appreciative
students over the years. He instructs with kindness,
patience and a positive attitude. He takes time
before a session to answer any questions, and he
always stays afterwards to review hands. No matter
how many times his students lead away from an
ace in a suit contract, miss a Bergen raise and leave
him to play 3♣ or 3♦, or fail to trump from the
short side, he plays steadily and never gets ruffled.
Don’s students range from players brand new to
the game to seasoned Life Masters. He is generous
with his time and knowledge, not only to them,
but to anyone who asks him a bridge question. His
students hold him in the highest esteem because
he’s not only a great teacher and player, he’s a nice
guy. They would also tell you that Don Stack has
taught them more about the game of bridge than
any book could.