ACBL - District 9
September - October 2013
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Volume 10 - Number 1
District 9 is proud of its members
who will compete in the World Bridge
Federation’s Championships in Bali
Indonesia, beginning September 16th.
Alic
bridg
Larry Cohen
Jerry Helms
We still have a few choice accommodations
available. Please call us immediately to join
the holiday sailings and the Sectional.
888-816-2457.
Guests who
take back-toback cruises
receive the
following:
• Duplicate pla
(1 or 2 hands
• Dinner on us
tary dinner a
Equinox’s spe
restaurants)
• $100 per per
Our exciting 2014 season
will be announced shortly.
Be sure to visit us:
www.AliceTravel.com
You must book through Alice Travel
to participate in these exclusive
bridge programs.
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Dec. 20-30, 2013
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INCLUDES BRIDGE PROGRAM
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INCLUDES BRIDGE PROGRAM
AND SHIPBOARD GRATUITIES
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Ft. Lauderdale, George Town,
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SILVER POINTS
WESTERN
CARIBBEAN
Daily Schedule:
9:00 AM - seminar or lecture
with Larry Cohen
Afternoon and evening play Open Pairs and Swiss Teams
Alice Travel guests enjoy:
Daily Lectures with
Larry Cohen, awards
ceremony, and
private cocktail party
Roundtrip
Ft. Lauderdale
Nov. 16-23, 2013
Royal Caribbean’s
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From $1501 per person
Ft. Lauderdale, Nassau, St. Thomas,
Barbados, Ft. Lauderdale
INCLUDES BRIDGE PROGRAM
SHIPBOARD GRATUITIES,
AND CARD FEES
e for details: www.AliceTravel.com
BridgeProgram
at the Mandel JCC in Palm Beach Gardens
Join us the week of October 14th as we “kick-off” a variety of new
teachers, classes, workshops, mini-series, and features.
Duplicate Bridge Games 5-days a week! (Beginning Oct.14th)*
- ACBL-sanctioned games
- New Directors: Dan Handler, Elliot Slavis, and Sally Swing
- New State-of-the-Art Electronic Scoring Equipment
- Pre-made Boards and Hand Records
- The Common Game
- Light lunch offered from 11:45 am-12:15 pm.
- Check-In required by 12:15 pm
- Game promptly starts at 12:30 pm-3:30 pm
- Playing in a friendly environment; no tolerance club
*Be sure to attend “Ongoing Wednesday Games” currently in progress!
Kick-Off Event with Ten Time National Champion, Marty Bergen
- Wednesday, October 16; 9:30-11:30 am
- Marty’s Seminar: “What to do after a preempt”
- Cost: $50. Pre-registration required.
- Price includes: Coffee, lunch, snacks, and any (2) of Marty’s 32 new booklets
- There will be a Duplicate Game at 12:30 pm
- Seminar participants can play at discounted fee of $4. Pre-registration required.
Mandel JCC, 5221 Hood Road, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
For more information or to register contact Rhonda Gordon at
[email protected] or call 561-689-7700
Be sure to visit our website for details regarding the Stayman Memorial Bridge Program
www.JCConline.com/Mandel
Mandel JCC, 5221 Hood Road, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
561-689-7700 • www.JCConline.com/mandel
Ask How You Can Get Discounts on Programs, Classes,
and More by Becoming A Friend of the J
Southwest Flor ida September 23
Regional Tournament
Waldorf Astoria Naples
475 Seagate Dr, Naples, FL
888-722-1270
HOSTS
Shannon Cappelletti – (423) 400-0269
[email protected]
Ray Wise – (813) 215-6623
[email protected]
TOURNAMENT CHAIR
Bruce Greenspan – (617) 510-8405
[email protected]
PARTNERSHIPS
Peggy Higginbotham – (904) 334-5272
[email protected]
Need a partner or teammates?
Visit the District 9 Online Partnership Desk at:
bridgefinesse.com/D9PDeskIndex
HOSPITALITY
Coffee & Orange Juice Daily
Monday–Friday Evenings
Open Hospitality Room
Everyone Welcome
Ice Cream and/or Desserts
Pizza and/or Hot Dogs
Subsidized Sunday Snacks
STRATA
MON
SEP 23
TUE
SEP 24
WED
SEP 25
Open & Senior Events
A=2000+, B=750-2000, C=0-750
Florida Gold Strats:
Top=300-750, Bottom=0-300
A/X Strats:
A=5000+, X=0-5000
299er Events
A=200-300, B=100-200, C=0-100
THU
SEP 26
Top KO Bracket May Be Handicapped. All Pairs
Games Stratified by Masterpoint Average of
the Pair (both players must fit under the upper
limit of the strat or event); All KOs and Sat.
2-Session Swiss are Bracketed; All Other Swiss
are Stratified By Team Masterpoint Average
FRI
SEP 27
299er Strata May Be Changed at Director's Discretion
DIRECTIONS
I-75 to exit 107, go west on CR 896/Pine
Ridge Road about 4 miles. Pine Ridge Road
becomes Seagate Drive; go less than half
mile into resort on the right.
RESERVATIONS: 888-722-1270
Ask for the ACBL group rate or ask for group code ACBL13.
See listing in calendar at www.FloridaUnit128.org for
link to make hotel reservations. Our rate is not subject
to the $30/night Daily Resort Charge.
SAT
SEP 28
SUN
SEP 29
through
September 29
10 am-noon Free Bruce Greenspan Lecture
1 pm-3:30 pm Free 0-25 MP Pairs Game, Relaxed Rules
1 pm Stratified Open Charity Pairs
7 pm Stratified Open Charity Pairs
7 pm Bracketed Open Knockouts, Round 1 (cont’d Tues. 9 am, 1 pm, 7 pm)
9:30 am Morning Fast Pairs Series (1 of 5)
10 am Beginners Game with Bruce Greenspan ($5 Entry Fee)
10 am 299er Pairs (1 session event)
10 am & 3 pm Stratified Senior Pairs (2 session event)
1 pm & 7 pm FLORIDA GOLD PAIRS, 0-750, 300-750 Strata Pays Gold (two session event)
1 pm & 7 pm A/X Open Pairs, X=0-5000, A=Unlimited (two session event)
1 pm & 7 pm Primetime KOs I, Rounds 1 & 2 (rounds 3 & 4 cont’d Wed. 1 pm & 7 pm)
1 pm Side Game Series I (1 of 6)
3 pm 299er Pairs (1 session event)
7 pm Side Games Series I (2 of 6)
7 pm Stratified Swiss Teams (1 session event)
9:15 am-9:45 am Guest Speaker AND again at 12:15-12:45
9:30 am Morning Fast Pairs Series (2 of 5)
9 am Compact KOs, Rounds 1 & 2 (rounds 3 & 4 cont’d Thur. 9 am , 4 person team only)
10 am Beginners Game with Bruce Greenspan ($5 Entry Fee)
10 am 299er Pairs (1 session event)
10 am & 3 pm Stratified Senior Pairs (2 session event)
1 pm & 7 pm FLORIDA GOLD PAIRS, 0-750, 300-750 Strata Pays Gold (two session event)
1 pm & 7 pm A/X Open Pairs, X=0-5000, A=Unlimited (two session event)
1 pm & 7 pm Primetime KOs II, Rounds 1 & 2 (rounds 3 & 4 cont’d Thur. 1 pm & 7 pm)
1 pm Side Game Series I (3 of 6)
3 pm 299er Pairs (1 session event)
7 pm Side Games Series I (4 of 6)
7 pm Stratified Swiss Teams (1 session event)
9:15 am-9:45 am Guest Speaker AND again at 12:15-12:45
9:30 am Morning Fast Pairs Series (3 of 5)
9 am Compact KOs, Rounds 1 & 2 (rounds 3 & 4 cont’d Fri. 9 am , 4 person team only)
10 am Beginners Game with Bruce Greenspan ($5 Entry Fee)
10 am 299er Pairs (1 session event)
10 am & 3 pm Stratified Senior Pairs (2 session event)
1 pm & 7 pm FLORIDA GOLD PAIRS, 0-750, 300-750 Strata Pays Gold (two session event)
1 pm & 7 pm A/X Open Pairs, X=0-5000, A=Unlimited (two session event)
1 pm & 7 pm Primetime KOs III, Rounds 1 & 2 (rounds 3 & 4 cont’d Fri. 1 pm & 7 pm)
1 pm Side Game Series I (5 of 6)
3 pm 299er Pairs (1 session event)
7 pm Side Games Series I (6 of 6)
7 pm Stratified Swiss Teams (1 session event)
9:15 am-9:45 am Guest Speaker
9:30 am Morning Fast Pairs Series (4 of 5)
9 am Compact KOs, Rounds 1 & 2 (rounds 3 & 4 cont’d Sat. 9 am , 4 person team only)
10 am 299er Pairs (1 session event)
10 am & 3 pm Stratified Senior Pairs (2 session event)
1 pm & 7 pm Stratified Open Pairs (2 session event)
1 pm & 7 pm Primetime KOs IV, Rounds 1 & 2 (rounds 3 & 4 cont’d Sat. 1 pm & 7 pm)
1 pm Side Game Series II (1 of 4)
3 pm 299er Pairs (1 session event)
7 pm Side Games Series II (2 of 4)
7 pm Stratified Swiss Teams (1 session event)
9:15 am-9:45 am Guest Speaker
9:30 am Morning Fast Pairs Series (5 of 5)
10 am 299er Pairs (1 session event)
10 am & 3 pm Stratified Senior Pairs (2 session event)
1 pm & 7 pm Stratified Open Pairs (2 session event)
1 pm & 7 pm Bracketed Swiss Teams
1 pm Side Game Series II (3 of 4)
3 pm 299er Pairs (1 session event)
7 pm Side Games Series II (4 of 4)
10 am Stratified Senior Swiss Teams, Two-session Playthrough with short break
10 am Stratified Open Swiss Teams, Two-session Playthrough with short break
NORTH AME
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800 10th Street, Lake Park, Florida 33403
(561) 842-2882
NAP SCHEDULE
1:00 pm
7:00 pm
10:00 am
TBA
Saturday
October 26
Sunday
October 27
A, B & C Flights – Session 1
A, B & C Flights – Session 2
A, B & C Flights – Session 3 (Only If Necessary)
All Flights Finals – Session 4 (Only If Necessary)
SPECIAL SECTIONAL
Friday
October 25
Saturday
October 26
Sunday
October 27
Open Pairs – Single Session
10:00 am Stratified
0-NLM/500 Pairs – Single Session
Open Pairs – Single Session
2:30 pm Stratified
0-NLM/500 Pairs – Single Session
Open Pairs – Single Session
10:00 am Stratified
0-NLM/500 Pairs – Single Session
Open Pairs – Single Session
2:30 pm Stratified
0-NLM/500 Pairs – Single Session
Swiss Teams – Two Session Playthrough
10:00 am Stratified
0-NLM/500 Swiss Teams
SECTIONAL STRATS: A = 3000+ B = 750-3000 C = 0-750
NLM Strata: A=200-NLM; B=100-200; C=0-100
STRATIFIED SWISS based on Team Masterpoint Average
FREE COFFEE, ORANGE JUICE & SNACKS • SUNDAY LUNCH *
*
included in entry
Compliments of District 9 • Section Top Prizes
SUPER 8
561-848-1424
EMBASSY SUITES
561-622-1000
HAMPTON INN
561-628-8880
DIRECTIONS
I-95 to Northlake Blvd.
exit #77 (old 56).
Go East about 1.5 miles
to 10th Street.
Cross the railroad tracks. Turn
right (South) at the light.
Go 1/2 mile and look for
the sign on the right.
CHAIRPERSON
J.R. Sanford
561-842-2882
PARTNERSHIPS
Carole Lazarou
561-842-2882
E-MAIL
[email protected]
NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS PARTICIPANTS PLEASE NOTE: Masterpoint scoring will be across both
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8800 49th St. N. Suite 110, Pinellas Park, FL 33782
(727) 544-5040
NAP SCHEDULE
Saturday
October 26
Sunday
October 27
1:00 pm
7:00 pm
10:30 am
TBA
A, B & C Flights – Session 1
A, B & C Flights – Session 2
A, B & C Flights – Session 3 (Only If Necessary)
All Flights Finals – Session 4 (Only If Necessary)
SPECIAL SECTIONAL
Friday
October 25
Saturday
October 26
Sunday
October 27
Open Pairs – Single Session
10:30 am Stratified
Intermediate Pairs (NLM) – Single Session
Open Pairs – Single Session
3:00 pm Stratified
Intermediate Pairs (NLM) – Single Session
Open Pairs – Single Session
10:30 am Stratified
Intermediate Pairs (NLM) – Single Session
Open Pairs – Single Session
3:00 pm Stratified
Intermediate Pairs (NLM) – Single Session
Swiss Teams – Two Session Playthrough
10:30 am Stratified
NLM Swiss Teams – Playthrough
SECTIONAL STRATS: A = 2000+ B = 750-2000 C = 0-750
NLM Strata: A=200-NLM; B=100-200; C=0-100
STRATIFIED SWISS based on Team Masterpoint Average
FREE COFFEE, ORANGE JUICE & SNACKS • SUNDAY LUNCH *
*
included in entry
Compliments of District 9 • Section Top Prizes
HOTEL
La Quinta Inn
5000 Lake Boulevard
Clearwater, Florida
727-299-9800
DIRECTIONS
From I-275, take Exit 28
and drive west on Gandy/
Park approx 1½ miles to
US Hwy 19 N. (34th Street)
Turn north (right) on US Hwy 19
N. 9103 is ¾ mile up on the
right in Mainlands Plaza.
For Information Or
Partnership Requests
Charles Gill
727-363-1136
[email protected]
2 and 3. Fields may be cut on Saturday with some of the field playing (a) final session(s) on Sunday,
www.District9ACBL.org
dependent on the size of the event. More Information: [email protected]
(904) 285-77675
HOSTS
Shannon Cappelletti – (888) 360-2590
[email protected]
Ray Wise – (813) 215-6623
[email protected]
TOURNAMENT CHAIR
Betty Sandifer – (888) 360-2590
[email protected]
MON
NOV 4
TUE
NOV 5
PARTNERSHIPS
Peggy Higginbotham – (904) 334-5272
[email protected]
Need a partner or teammates?
Visit the District 9 Online Partnership Desk at:
bridgefinesse.com/D9PDeskIndex
HOSPITALITY
Coffee & Orange Juice Daily
Monday–Friday Evenings
Open Hospitality Room
Everyone Welcome
Ice Cream and/or Desserts
Complimentary Dinner
Subsidized Sunday Snacks
WED
NOV 6
THU
NOV 7
STRATA
Open & Senior Events
A=2000+, B=750-2000, C=0-750
Florida Gold Strats:
Top=300-750, Bottom=0-300
A/X Strats:
A=5000+, X=0-5000
299er Events
A=200-300, B=100-200, C=0-100
FRI
NOV 8
299er Strata May Be Changed at Director's Discretion
Top KO Bracket May Be Handicapped. All Pairs
Games Stratified by Masterpoint Average of
the Pair (both players must fit under the upper
limit of the strat or event); All KOs and Sat.
2-Session Swiss are Bracketed; All Other Swiss
are Stratified By Team Masterpoint Average
DIRECTIONS
From I-95 Northbound or Southbound: Take exit
261 to eastbound US 92, east through business
district to A1A. Turn left (north) and hotel will be
approximately 1.2 miles on the right.
SAT
NOV 9
SUN
NOV 10
10 am-noon Free Bruce Greenspan Lecture
1 pm-3:30 pm Free 0-25 MP Pairs Game, Relaxed Rules
1 pm Stratified Open Charity Pairs
7 pm Stratified Open Charity Pairs
7 pm Bracketed Open Knockouts, Round 1 (cont’d Tues. 9 am, 1 pm, 7 pm)
9:30 am Morning Fast Pairs Series (1 of 5)
10 am 299er Pairs (1 session event)
10 am & 3 pm Stratified Senior Pairs (2 session event)
1 pm & 7 pm FLORIDA GOLD PAIRS, 0-750, 300-750 Strata Pays Gold (two session event)
1 pm & 7 pm A/X Open Pairs, X=0-5000, A=Unlimited (two session event)
1 pm & 7 pm Primetime KOs I, Rounds 1 & 2 (rounds 3 & 4 cont’d Wed. 1 pm & 7 pm)
1 pm Side Game Series I (1 of 6)
3 pm 299er Pairs (1 session event)
7 pm Side Games Series I (2 of 6)
7 pm Stratified Swiss Teams (1 session event)
9:15 am-9:45 am Guest Speaker AND again at 12:15-12:45
9:30 am Morning Fast Pairs Series (2 of 5)
9 am Compact KOs, Rounds 1 & 2 (rounds 3 & 4 cont’d Thur. 9 am , 4 person team only)
10 am 299er Pairs (1 session event)
10 am & 3 pm Stratified Senior Pairs (2 session event)
1 pm & 7 pm FLORIDA GOLD PAIRS, 0-750, 300-750 Strata Pays Gold (two session event)
1 pm & 7 pm A/X Open Pairs, X=0-5000, A=Unlimited (two session event)
1 pm & 7 pm Primetime KOs II, Rounds 1 & 2 (rounds 3 & 4 cont’d Thur. 1 pm & 7 pm)
1 pm Side Game Series I (3 of 6)
3 pm 299er Pairs (1 session event)
7 pm Side Games Series I (4 of 6)
7 pm Stratified Swiss Teams (1 session event)
9:15 am-9:45 am Guest Speaker
9:30 am Morning Fast Pairs Series (3 of 5)
9 am Compact KOs, Rounds 1 & 2 (rounds 3 & 4 cont’d Fri. 9 am , 4 person team only)
10 am 299er Pairs (1 session event)
10 am & 3 pm Stratified Senior Pairs (2 session event)
1 pm & 7 pm FLORIDA GOLD PAIRS, 0-750, 300-750 Strata Pays Gold (two session event)
1 pm & 7 pm A/X Open Pairs, X=0-5000, A=Unlimited (two session event)
1 pm & 7 pm Primetime KOs III, Rounds 1 & 2 (rounds 3 & 4 cont’d Fri. 1 pm & 7 pm)
1 pm Side Game Series I (5 of 6)
3 pm 299er Pairs (1 session event)
7 pm Side Games Series I (6 of 6)
7 pm Stratified Swiss Teams (1 session event)
9:15 am-9:45 am Guest Speaker AND again at 12:15-12:45
9:30 am Morning Fast Pairs Series (4 of 5)
9 am Compact KOs, Rounds 1 & 2 (rounds 3 & 4 cont’d Sat. 9 am , 4 person team only)
10 am 299er Pairs (1 session event)
10 am & 3 pm Stratified Senior Pairs (2 session event)
1 pm & 7 pm Stratified Open Pairs (2 session event)
1 pm & 7 pm Primetime KOs IV, Rounds 1 & 2 (rounds 3 & 4 cont’d Sat. 1 pm & 7 pm)
1 pm Side Game Series II (1 of 4)
3 pm 299er Pairs (1 session event)
7 pm Side Games Series II (2 of 4)
7 pm Stratified Swiss Teams (1 session event)
9:15 am-9:45 am Guest Speaker
9:30 am Morning Fast Pairs Series (5 of 5)
10 am 299er Pairs (1 session event)
10 am & 3 pm Stratified Senior Pairs (2 session event)
1 pm & 7 pm Stratified Open Pairs (2 session event)
1 pm & 7 pm Bracketed Swiss Teams
1 pm Side Game Series II (3 of 4)
3 pm 299er Pairs (1 session event)
7 pm Side Games Series II (4 of 4)
10 am Stratified Senior Swiss Teams, Two-session Playthrough with short break
10 am Stratified Open Swiss Teams, Two-session Playthrough with short break
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Embassy Suites at USF/Busch Gardens
800-362-2779 • 3705 Spectrum Blvd., Tampa FL 33612
Use DS9 Bridge/District 9 as the code for room reservations.
MON
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THU
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1pm
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9:30am
10am
10am & 3pm
1pm & 7pm
1pm & 7pm
1pm
3pm
7pm
7pm
9:15am-9:45 am
9:30am
9am
10am
10am & 3pm
1pm & 7pm
1pm & 7pm
1pm & 7pm
1pm
3pm
7pm
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9:15am-9:45am
9:30am
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10am & 3pm
1pm & 7pm
1pm & 7pm
1pm
3pm
7pm
7pm
9:15am-9:45am
9:30am
9am
10am
10am & 3pm
10am & 3pm
1pm & 7pm
1pm
3pm
7pm
7pm
9:15am-9:45am
9:30am
10am
10am & 3pm
1pm & 7pm
1pm & 7pm
1pm
3pm
7pm
10am
10am
Stratified Open Charity Pairs
Stratified Open Charity Pairs
Bracketed Open Knockouts, Round 1 (cont’d Tues, 9am, 1pm, 7pm)
Morning Fast Pairs Series (1 of 5)
299er Pairs (1 session event)
Stratified Senior Pairs (2 session event)
Stratified Open Pairs (2 session event)
Primetime KOs I, Rounds 1&2 (rounds 3&4 cont’d Wed. 1pm & 7pm)
Side Game Series I (1 of 6)
299er Pairs (1 session event)
Side Game Series (2 of 6)
Stratified Swiss Teams (1 session event)
Guest Speaker AND again at 12:15-12:45
Morning Fast Pairs Series (2 of 5)
Compact KOs I, Rounds 1&2 (rounds 3&4 cont’d Thur 9am, 4 person team only)
299er Pairs (1 session event)
Stratified Senior Pairs (2 session event)
FLORIDA GOLD PAIRS, 0-750, 300-750 Strat Pays Gold (2 session event)
A/X Open Pairs, X=0-5,000, A=Unlimited (2 session event)
Primetime KOs II, Rounds 1&2 (rounds 3&4 cont’d Thur. 1pm&7pm)
Side Game Series I (3 of 6)
299er Pairs (1 session event)
Side Games Series I (4 of 6)
Stratified Swiss Teams (1 session event)
Guest Speaker
Morning Fast Pairs Series (3 of 5)
Compact KOs II, Rounds 1&2 (rounds 3&4 cont’d Fri. 9am, 4 person team only)
299er Pairs (1 session event)
Stratified Senior Pairs (2 session event)
Stratified Open Pairs (2 session event)
Primetime KOs III, Rounds 1&2 (rounds 3&4 cont’d Fri. 1pm & 7pm)
Side Game Series I (5 of 6)
299er Pairs (1 session event)
Side Game Series I (6 of 6)
Stratified Swiss Teams (1 session event)
Guest Speaker
Morning Fast Pairs Series (4 of 5)
Compact KOs III, Rounds 1&2 (rounds 3&4 cont’d Sat. 9am, 4 person team only)
299er Pairs (1 session event)
FLORIDA GOLD PAIRS 0-750, 300-750 Strat Pays Gold (2 session event)
A/X Open Pairs, X=0-5000, A=Unlimited (2 session event)
Primetime KOs IV, Rounds 1&2 (rounds 3&4 cont’d Sat. 1pm & 7pm)
Side Game Series II (1 of 4)
299er Pairs (1 session event)
Side Game Series II (2 of 4)
Stratified Swiss Teams (1 session event)
Guest Speaker
Morning Fast Pairs Series (5 of 5)
299er Pairs (1 session event)
Stratified Senior Pairs (2 session event)
Stratified Open Pairs (2 session event)
Bracketed Swiss Teams
Side Game Series II (3 of 4)
299er Pairs (1 session event)
Side Games Series II (4 of 4)
Jayne Thomas Memorial A/X Swiss, 2 session playthrough with short break
Jayne Thomas Memorial FLORIDA GOLD Swiss, 2 session playthrough
with short break
HOSTED BY DISTRICT 9
AND UNIT 128
Shannon Cappelletti and
Phil Altus
888-360-2590
PARTNERSHIPS
Muriel Altus
888-360-2590
--or-Visit the District 9 Online
Partnership Desk at:
bridgefiness.com/D9PDeskIndex
HOSPITALITY
Coffee; Tea; Orange Juice; Apples
Snacks after the evening sessions
Complimentary dinner one day
Subsidized Sunday snacks
STRATA
Open & Senior Events
A=2000+, B=750-2000, C=0-750
Florida Gold Strats:
Top=300-750, Bottom=0-300
A/X Strats:
A=5000+, X=0-5000
299er Events
A=200-300, B=100-200, C=0-100
299er Strata May Be Changed at
Director’s Discretion
All Pairs Games Stratified by
Masterpoint Average of the
Pair (both players must fit under
the upper limit of the strat or
event); All KOs and Sat. 2-Session
Swiss are Bracketed; All Other
Swiss are Stratified By Team
Masterpoint Average. Top Bracket
of KOs May Be Handicapped.
DIRECTIONS
From I-75: Take exit 265 to
merge onto FL-582 W/E Fowler
Ave toward Temple Terrace. Turn
right onto Spectrum Blvd. Make
a U-turn. Destination will be on
the right.
Orlando
Winter
Regional
12/30/13 – 01/05/14
1900 N Buena Vista Drive
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Toll Free: 866-397-6516
When you make your reservation, ask for the ACBL Unit 240
bridge rate of $134 (single/double).
Hospitality includes:
Ice Cream Night – Cake & Pie Night
Hospitality Room
Senior Breakfasts 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Thu – Sat
Evening Hospitality Mon – Fri
Orange Juice, Coffee, Decaf, Tea, & Water
Subsidized lunch for Sunday Swiss Team events
Free Self-Service Parking !
Stratiflighted
A/X (0-5000, 5000+)
B/C/D = (500/1500/3000)
Stratified***
A = 3000 +
B = 750 – 3000
C = 0 – 750
Tournament Chairperson
[email protected]
I/N
A = 100 – 300
B = 50 – 100
C = 0 – 50
Jane Formet
407-649-2022
Partnerships
Paul & Nancy Hagerty
[email protected]
407-366-0320
Stratified Gold Point
0-300, 300-750
407-376-3691
407-921-4932
www.bridgefinesse.com/D9PDeskIndex to find a partner
Information
[email protected]
Barbara Jones
407-341-3573
Caddies
[email protected]
John Moschella
407-325-1790
Intermediate/Newcomers
[email protected]
Fran Cowie
407-754-0428
Hospitality
[email protected]
Julie & Steven Zimmerman
407-599-7560
Chief Director
Patty Johnson
***All events stratified by average MPs, unless noted otherwise:
A = 3000+, B = 750-3000, C = 0-750
Note: Gold Point Pairs award gold points for 0-750 section tops
and overall awards, red points for 0-300 strat.
KO events will not be handicapped.
Intermediate & Newcomers Program
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MONDAY December 30
*Buy 1Get 1 Free Pairs
Bracketed Open KOs
Charity Pairs
TUESDAY December 31
Brktd KOs (continued)
Morning Fast Pairs Series
Stratified Senior Pairs (2 sessions)
Stratified Open Pairs (2 sessions)
50/100/300 I/N Pairs
Tuesday-Wednesday KOs
Side Game Series I
Stratified Open Swiss
WEDNESDAY January 1
Morning KOs
Morning Fast Pairs Series
Stratified Senior Pairs (2 sessions)
Orange Blossom Gold Point
Pairs (0-300, 300-750) (2 sessions)
Stratified Open Pairs
(0-3000, 3000+) (2 sessions)
50/100/300 I/N Pairs
Tue-Wed Brktd KOs (cont’d)
Wednesday-Thursday Brktd KOs
Side Game Series I
Stratified Open Swiss
THURSDAY January 2
Morning KOs (cont’d)
Morning Fast Pairs Series
Stratified Senior Pairs (2 sessions)
Orange Blossom Gold Point
Pairs (0-300, 300-750) (2 sessions)
Stratified Open Pairs
(0-3000, 3000+) (2 sessions)
50/100/300 I/N Pairs
Wed-Thu Brktd KOs (cont’d)
Thursday-Friday Brktd KOs
Side Game Series I
Side Game Series II
Stratified Open Swiss
FRIDAY January 3
Morning KOs (cont’d)
Morning Fast Pairs Series
Stratified Senior Pairs (2 sessions)
Orange Blossom Gold Point
Pairs (0-300, 300-750) (2 sessions)
Stratified Open Pairs
(0-3000, 3000+) (2 sessions)
50/100/300 I/N Pairs
Thu-Fri Brktd KOs (cont’d)
Friday-Saturday Brktd KOs
Side Game Series II
Stratified Open Swiss
SATURDAY January 4
Morning KOs (cont’d)
Morning Fast Pairs Series
Stratified Senior Pairs (2 sessions)
Orange Blossom Gold Point
Pairs (0-300, 300-750) (2 sessions)
Stratified Open Pairs
(0-3000, 3000+) (2 sessions)
Fri-Sat Brktd KOs (cont’d)
Side Game Series II
SUNDAY January 5
A/X Swiss Teams (0-5000, 5000+)
B-C-D Swiss Teams (500/1500/3000)
No player over 3000 MPs
Stratified Senior Swiss
Stratified I/N Swiss
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$2/hotdog $2/sandwich
Table Fee: $12 for paid ACBL members, $14 for all others
7:00
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TOURNAMENT CHAIRS:
Russ Delaney (941) 685-7454
[email protected]
Assistant Chair:
Sandi Murray (941) 302-3448
[email protected]
Intermediate /Newcomer Chair (I/N):
Cynthia Murphy (941) 355-3160
[email protected]
Monday, February 17, 2014
PARTNERSHIPS:
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Margaret Tominosky (941) 223-3712
[email protected]
HOST HOTEL:
Courtyard by Marriott
100 Riverfront Drive West
Bradenton, FL 34205
(941) 747-3727
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/srq
bd-courtyard-bradenton-sarasota-riverfront/
Bridge Rate: $159/night
Reserve by January 15th
Ask for the bridge rate
A shuttle will be provided between
the Marriott and the Convention
Center for daytime events.
For complete information on area hotel
rates and locations please see reverse
side or access our website at
www.unit102.com or
contact Assistant Chair Sandi Murray.
STRATA
Events will be based on average
master points.
OPEN & SENIOR EVENTS
A=2000+, B= 750-2000, C- 0-750
FLORIDA GOLD PAIRS
Upper = 300-750, Lower = 0-300
A/X STRATA
A= 2500+, X= 0-2500
I/N EVENTS
A= 200-300, B= 100-200, C= 0-100
Charity Pairs (2 single sessions)
Stratified Swiss Teams (1st of 2 sessions)
Tues-Wed Bracketed KOs
A/X Open Pairs (2 sessions)
Gold Rush Pairs (limited to 750MP)
Senior Pairs (2 sessions)
I/N Pairs: (Single Session Games)
Side Game Series I (1st & 2nd of 5)
Stratified Swiss Teams (Single Session)
Bracketed Swiss Teams (2 sessions)
Stratified Swiss Teams (2nd of 2)
Evening Side Game Series (1st of 5)
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Tues-Wed Bracketed KOs (cont)
Wed-Thurs Bracketed KOs
Stratified Open Pairs (2 sessions)
Senior Pairs (2 sessions)
Side Game Series I (3rd & 4th of 5)
I/N Pairs: (Single Session Games)
Stratified Swiss Teams (Single Session)
Evening Side Game Series (2nd of 5)
Bracketed Swiss Teams ( 2 sessions)
Wed-Thurs Evening Compact KO (1st of 2)
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
2:30pm & 7:30pm
7:30pm
10:00am & 2:30pm
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2:30pm & 7:30pm
7:30pm
Friday, February 21, 2014
Thur-Fri Bracketed KOs (cont)
Fri-Sat Bracketed KOs
Stratified Open Pairs (2 sessions)
Senior Pairs (2 sessions)
Side Game Series II (2nd & 3rd of 5)
I/N Pairs: (Single Session Games)
Stratified Swiss Teams (Single Session)
Bracketed Swiss Teams (2 sessions)
Stratified Swiss Teams (1st of 2)
Evening Side Game Series (4th of 5)
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Fri-Sat Bracketed KOs (cont)
Bracketed Swiss Teams (2 sessions)
Gold Rush Pairs (limited to 750MP)
A/X Open Pairs (2 sessions)
Senior Pairs (2 sessions)
Side Game Series II (4th & 5th of 5)
I/N Pairs: (Single Session Games)
Stratified Swiss Teams (2nd of 2)
Evening Side Game Series (5th of 5)
10:00am & 2:30pm
10:00am & 2:30pm
10:00am & 2:30pm
10:00am & 2:30pm
10:00am & 2:30pm
10:00am & 2:30pm
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10:00am & 2:30pm
10:00am & 2:30pm
10:00am & 2:30pm
10:00am & 2:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
Sunday, February 23, 2014
A/X Open Swiss
10:00am playthrough
Stratified Senior Swiss
10:00am playthrough
Gold Rush Swiss Team (limited to 750MP) 10:00am playthrough
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Wed-Thurs Bracketed KOs (cont)
10:00am & 2:30pm
Thur-Fri Bracketed KOs
10:00am & 2:30pm
A/X Open Pairs (2 sessions)
10:00am & 2:30pm
Gold Rush Pairs (limited to 750MP)
10:00am & 2:30pm
Senior Pairs (2 sessions)
10:00am & 2:30pm
I/N Pairs: (Single Session Games)
10:00am & 2:30pm
Side Game Series I (5th of 5)
10:00am
Side Game Series II (1st of 5)
2:30pm
Stratified Swiss Teams (Single Session)
2:30pm
Bracketed Swiss Teams (2 sessions)
2:30pm & 7:30pm
Evening Side Game Series (3rd of 5)
7:30pm
Wed-Thurs Evening Compact KO (cont) (2nd of 2)
7:30pm
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Two sessions: 10:00 to 12:00 and 2:30 to 4:30
• Lunch will be provided •
Masterpoints will be awarded to those
players with ACBL numbers.
Teach your children and grandchildren to play bridge
so that they can participate in all the Youth Sessions
being offered at ACBL Tournaments.
For more information about the Youth Tournament contact
Iris Wilson 941-377-3260 • [email protected]
District 9
President's Message
Bill Rauld, District 9 President - [email protected]
As you read this message, the summer will have gone and we will soon be welcoming
back our snow birds. It is truly amazing how time seems to fly faster each year.
So far this year I am happy to report that things are running smoothly in District 9. We have a board
of directors of very dedicated individuals who want to make sure that our District remains the most
progressive board in the ACBL. As a district, we have created The Common Game and the Fast Results and
we have built up a very good educational fund for our juniors. These are the best ways to give back to our
bridge community and I am glad that we are able to do it.
I would like to take this opportunity to remind you to participate in the North America Open Pairs. This is a
great way to be able to represent District 9 at the national level and have your trip subsidized by the ACBL.
The ACBL will provide various subsidies for the event at the Fall NABCs in Phoenix November 28 through
December 8, 2013. There will be winners from all three flights, A, B and C. The First place finishers will
receive air fare and some hotel nights while the 2nd place winner will receive a stipend to participate in
the event. The third place winners will be invited to play in the event. To make it easier for more people
to compete in the District finals, we are having the finals at two locations, one on the east coast of Florida
and one on the west coast. On the east coast, the location is The Bridge Place in Lake Park and on the west
coast, at the St. Petersburg Bridge Club in Saint Petersburg. The dates are Saturday, October 26 through
Sunday, October 27. Please refer to the schedule in this issue of the bulletin for more information. Play on
Friday in the Special Sectional for warm-up!
Please make plans to attend the next Regional, September 23 – 29, at the Naples Grande Hotel in Naples,
followed by the Daytona Regional in Daytona Beach on November 4 – 10.
I would like to thank you again for being members of the ACBL’s largest and most progressive District.
Bill
REMEMBER
September 1-30 • GNT CLUB QUALIFYING
October 1-31 • Club Appreciation Month
September 1-30 • International Fund Month
October14-20 • Units 102 and 243 STaC
October 1-31 • GNT CLUB QUALIFYING
October 26-27 • NAP DISTRICT FINALS
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ACBL District 9
Table of Contents
President’s Message by Bill Rauld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
District 9 Director - Shirley Seals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Members in Three Different Units
Remember Ruthie Gold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Cover Story - They’re Going to Bali!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
The Rule of 4 by Michael Donnelly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Two Suited Overcalls by Maxwell Hughes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Director's Corner by Lynn Berg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The Kibitzer is Shirley Wright by Jon Shuster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Another of Scotland’s Finest by Barnet Shenkin. . . . . . . . . . . . 24
The Common Game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Unit 102. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Rank Changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
District 9 Tournament Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Unit 128. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Unit 219. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Unit 240. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Unit 243. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Rank Changes continued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Tournaments
Southwest Florida Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
NAP FINALS & Special Sectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
DAYTONA REGIONAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
TAMPA REGIONAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
ORLANDO WINTER REGIONAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
SARASOTA-MANATEE REGIONAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Sarasota's Fall Sectional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Venice-Nokomis Sectional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
WINinc Sectional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Citrus Bridge Sectional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Boca Raton Fall Sectional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Jacksonville Sectional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Miami Sectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Bernie Chazen Memorial Sectional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Ft. Walton Beach Sectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Pensacola Sectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Orlando Winter Regional Special Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Vero Beach Sectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
page 16
District 9 members will compete in
the World Bridge Federation’s
Championships in Bali Indonesia.
They’re
Going to Bali!
The Sunshine Bridge News is mailed six
times a year to households of paid- up
members of District 9 of the ACBL. The
mailing list is prepared about a month
before the publication arrives in your
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Subscriptions to the SBN are available at a
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9 mailing list goes to the Bulk Mail Office
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art, or cartoons, and reserves the right to
reject any editorial or advertising materials.
www.District9ACBL.org13
District 9 Director Shirley Seals
[email protected]
ACBL PRESIDENT, DON MAMULA, has resigned his position effective August 12,
the day after the 2013 Summer NABC. He will continue to represent the bridge
players of District 19 on the ACBL Board of Directors.
BILL COOK, who represents District 10, has been elected to succeed Mamula. Cook’s term runs through
the end of 2013.
The Longest Day – ACBL Fund Raiser for Alzheimer’s Association
192 teams participated, including clubs and tournaments, by holding Special Games and raising funds
on June 21, 2013 to support The Longest Day. 382 sessions, 4,476 tables and 12.145 boards were played.
16,789 ACBL members participated along with 1,148 non ACBL members.
The ACBL Charity Foundation made a Grant of $50,000 which made a total of $523,228 raised in one day
for the Alzheimer’s Association. The earned media clubs and bridge received as a result of The Longest Day
was overwhelming.
District 9 is to be congratulated for their participation in the ACBL Cooperative Advertising
Program. From 2008 to 2012, District 9 clubs were reimbursed $170,973.62. The reimbursement for the
first six months of 2013 was $21,497.23.
Moved that each District may choose to Host their North American Pairs (NAP) District Finals
through an ACBL approved online host according to the provisions of Appendix VII of the NAP Conditions
of Contest.
GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTEST: Conditions of Contest Score Corrections
CORRECTION AND APPEAL PERIODS
1.The score correction period for player error expires at the completion of play of the session following the
one in which the error occurred or thirty minutes after completion of the last event of the tournament,
whichever is earlier.
2.For Director errors the correction period expires twenty-four hours after the Completion of the event
or thirty minutes after completion of the last event of the tournament, whichever is earlier. The
Tournament Director-in-Charge in consultation with the ACBL Senior Director of Bridge, however, may
in unusual circumstances elect to make a correction of a Director error at a later time.
MASTERPOINT LIMIT FOR FLIGHT B NAPs. (North American Pairs)
Motion moved that: The masterpoint limit for the NAP Flight B is changed to 2500, starting with the
2014-2015 event.
MASTERPOINT LIMITS FOR GNTS. (Grand National Team) The GNT competition is revised to have four
(4) Flights as follows:
FLIGHT C: Non-LM up to 500 MP
FLIGHT B: 0 – 2500 MP
FLIGHT A: 0 – 6000 MP
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT: 0 – Unlimited
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 2013 for applicability for the 2013/2014 cycle.
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ACBL District 9
Members in
Three Different Units
Remember Ruthie Gold
The bridge world lost a bright light when Ruth
Gold passed away on June 13th. Ruthie, as she
was widely known, hailed from Toronto but had
a strong presence in Southeast Florida’s bridge
community as well. Ruthie was one of the world’s
‘good guys,’ making friends on both sides of the border
and keeping them throughout her life. She was always kind and generous,
maintaining her wonderful sense of humour throughout her long illness.
Ruthie had many bridge accomplishments, but among her most memorable
would probably have been starting her bridge career as one of Toronto’s “Four
Deuces” in the days of the “Dallas Aces.” She represented District Two in Hawaii
in the Grand National Pairs and played for Canada in Biarritz, France and other
World Bridge Championships.
She will be sorely missed by her children Joanne and Matthew Alter and Deborah
Gold, her adoring grandchildren, Rebecca, Daniel, Ethan and Harrison, her cousins
and the many people who were lucky enough to call her a friend.
--Gloria Bart, Unit 102
There was just no friend like Ruthie. I just smile when I think of her, and she
didn't even know how funny she was. At the Deerfield Regional, dozens of her
friends were missing her. She was always so patriotic and dressed up in flag
attire for our July 4th celebration every year. Ruth contributed so very much to
south Florida bridge, as a player, director, and club manager. She always was so
generous with her lunches and small gifts to everyone; but most of all with her
caring and loving ways. How blessed so many of us were to have been Ruthie's
friend and part of her wonderful life.
--Charlene Predmest,Unit 128
Our friend Ruth Gold passed away on June 13th after a several year battle with
lymphoma. She was 74.
Everyone who knew her loved her, and her kind & generous spirit was felt by
everyone she met. She was the first one to call when someone was ill, the first
one to send a card when a loved one had passed, and the first in line to help
celebrate a happy event.
She developed several games in the area, first when she was a partner in
the Tamarac Bridge Club and later her own games at the Skolnick Center. Her
directing style was for everyone to have fun, average+NS & average+EW was
her favorite ruling. She ran a team league in Palm Beach, as well as a game at
the Palm Beach Country Club, and every player had a great time.
She loved bridge cruises and directed on a large number with her friend Bernie
Chazen until he passed away a few years ago.
She was a great player with over 6,000 master points and loved tournaments,
and even represented Canada in a world championship a few years ago.
She was the best friend I ever had, and I will miss her.
--Bill Howe, Unit 243
OFFICERS
BILL RAULD
District 9 President
Phone: 305-219-2800
[email protected]
BETTY SANDIFER
District 9 Vice President
Mobile Ph: 386-795-7423
[email protected]
SHIRLEY SEALS
Tournament Committee Chair,
Secretary, Treasurer & District 9
Director
Home Ph.: 904-285-7767
Mobile Ph.: 904-563-0470
Fax: 904-285-7783
[email protected]
PUBLICATION STAFF
RICHARD FLEISCHMAN
Unit 102 Liaison
Phone: 941-580-3719
[email protected]
MURIEL ALTUS
SBN Editor & Unit 128 Liaison
Phone: 813-251-0315
[email protected]
SUE SMITH
Unit 219 Liaison
Phone: 850-995-7125
[email protected]
JAN GREENE
Unit 240 Liaison
772-299-4301
[email protected]
DOLLY DELLON
Unit 243 Liaison
Phone: 954-484-5006
[email protected]
For more contact information
look on the District 9 web site,
www.District9ACBL.org.
www.District9ACBL.org15
They’re Going to Bali!
All photos compliments of the USBF and photographer Peg Kaplan.
District 9 is proud of its members who
will compete in the World Bridge
Federation's Championships in
Bali Indonesia, beginning
September 16th.
Playing in the Venice Cup, which is the event
for Women's Teams, will be Jenny Wolpert, of
Jupiter, playing on the Westheimer squad. Jenny
is the mother of two young children and comes from
a strong bridge-playing family. The United States is not the first
country Jenny has represented in Venice Cup competition. When she met her future husband, Gavin
Wolpert, in 2003, she was Jenny Ryman. Then in 2007, she represented Sweden in the Venice Cup.
Jenny and Gavin won the Blue Ribbon Pairs in 2005, the youngest pair to do so. Good luck bringing
back a medal for the US, Jenny.
Captain of the USA1 team to be competing for the d'Orsi Seniors Trophy is Richard (Richie) Schwartz,
an ACBL Grand Life Master and a WBF World International Master. Richie won the U.S. Senior Bridge
Championship in 2011 and 2012, which led to winning a silver medal at the World Mind Sports games
in Lille in 2012. Good luck to Richie and his team playing in Bali for the d'Orsi Trophy.
And now we come to The Event, the Bermuda Bowl. Who will be USA1 in Bali?
Well, half of the six-person team will be three young players who make Florida their home! One is
Gavin Wolpert, who started playing bridge while growing up with his bridge-playing family in Canada.
Now with wife Jenny and their two children, Gavin lives in Jupiter. Gavin also represented another
country in international competition, before moving to the US, when he played on the Canadian team
vying for the Bermuda Bowl.
Kevin Bathurst and Kevin Dwyer are partners on this exciting USA1 team. Kevin Bathurst is the
newest District 9 member of the team, having lived in South Carolina, Tennessee, California and New
York (both at Cornell, in Ithaca, and in NYC) before moving to Florida. Kevin B. at age 34 is the oldest
member of the four-person squad that won the right to be known as USA1 in the Bermuda
Bowl competition.
Kevin Dwyer, the youngest player on the team at 25, is a Floridian from the very
beginning of his bridge-playing days. Kevin's mom introduced him to the game, at
the well-known McGregor Point Bridge Club in Fort Myers, and then Val Covalciuc,
Jayne Thomas and many others encouraged him as he added to his bridgeplaying expertise. We'll all be watching
these three young Florida super stars
compete for the Bermuda
Bowl. Good luck to all of you!
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We asked
Gavin Wolpert
Wolpert
Bathurst
Dwyer
some questions Wolpert
we thought you, our readers, might like to ask him.
Here are his answers.
Schwartz
1-Tell a little about your first experiences at bridge.
I grew up in a big bridge playing family. My parents, brother, grandmother, uncles and aunts all were
very passionate about bridge. When my family moved from South Africa to Toronto, my mom gave up her
profession as a school teacher and began teaching bridge. As a young player I used to drive to sectionals
and regionals around Toronto including stuff in the north of the US like Cleveland and Buffalo, where John
Kranyak and Joel Wooldridge are from. We sort of grew up playing together, with Joel being a little older
than Kranyak and I. I have great memories of a Toronto regional when I was in my late teens where 3 of my
teammates (Kranyak, Bathurst and Wooldridge) drove up and stayed at my house (along with about 5 or
6 other juniors) and everyone crashed in sleeping bags in my basement.
2-Who helped you become an expert?
I made the jump from Advanced to Expert when I committed to a partnership with Vincent Demuy. My
brother, who was then already on the best team in Canada asked the two of us to be their 3rd pair. It was
at that time that I decided to focus my life on bridge. Vince and I were generously given system notes
from Italian Superstars, Alfredo Versace and Lorenzo Lauria. The notes were in Italian, but we figured
out the language pretty quickly and treated their notes as a bible. After learning a lot of their system...
the logic behind it sort of made things click. That along with starting to play on expert teams. Once your
teammates are very good, you learn to focus on not making mistakes. Talking about the boards was the
most important component of my improvement. Obviously along the way I had help from a number
of people... most importantly my Mom and Brother, though a lot of Toronto experts were amazingly
generous with their time for juniors, like John Gowdy, Eric Kokish, George Mittleman, and many others.
3-Will this be your first experience representing the US in an international
bridge event?
Yes this is my first event on the US national team. We moved to the US about 5 years ago. Before that I
played internationally on the Canadian team. It was 10 years ago that I had my first chance to play in the
Bermuda Bowl (the same year my brother had asked Vincent and me to be their 3rd pair). We missed
qualifying for the quarterfinal by 1VP on the last hand of play. It turned out the next day I met Jenny so it
worked out for the best. I am so excited to get another shot at the title.
4-What do you hope to do in Bali besides play bridge?
Unfortunately with the length of time I will be away for the World Championships, I won't be able to spend
any time as a tourist. I have two children at home, a 4-year-old daughter Danielle and a 16-month-old son
Brandon. Both my kids are American, so I'm very proud to be representing USA. When my daughter heard
that I won the US championships she said, "yayyyy, my daddy is Captain America!"
This tournament is very special for my family as my brother is on the Canadian team, with my mother as
their NPC. My mom is the proudest mom ever that both her sons have qualified to play for their respective
countries. Now with my wife playing in the Venice Cup, it is a really cool moment for the Wolpert Family.
Gavin Wolpert • www.bridgewinners.com
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The Rule of 4
By Michael Donnelly
Bridge players are presented with prospects for sizable gains on many deals. Yet they
frequently fail to take full advantage of such opportunities. Often the lost opportunity
is merely a function of unique distribution and card placement of a particular deal, to
which one or both members of a partnership had no reason to suspect, and therefore
no reason to have responded in a particular manner. However, there are certain occasions in which the bidding
suggests that the prospect for significant gain is quite viable and that the means to fully exploit partnership
prospects should be maximized.
One such situation that occurs relatively often involves an auction in which partner’s opening one bid is followed by
a direct takeout double by the opponents. When the auction begins in such a manner it is customary for the opening
bidder’s partner to redouble when holding 10 or more HCP. As the opening bid suggests values, both members of the
partnership can reasonably assume that they hold the majority of high-card assets whenever the auction begins in
this precise manner. It follows that the potential for a sizable penalty of the opponent’s ultimate contract looms large
if they fail to find a satisfactory trump fit, regardless of the bidding level.
The key factor is whether the opponents can locate a satisfactory trump fit. This typically suggests a combined eightcard holding or better. If they are unable to locate such a fit, in conjunction with their meager high-card assets, they
may be in great peril. Occasionally the opponents cannot locate an adequate fit simply because one does not exist.
Following partner’s takeout double, responder’s longest suit is frequently that of the opponent’s opening bid. Even
when holding a second suit of four-card length, the guaranty of a suitable trump fit is not assured. With all this in
mind, the partnership that holds the bulk of high-card values should consider a penalty double when the opponents
are unable to locate an adequate trump fit. To this end the partnership employs, “The Rule of Four.”
How It Works:
After the auction: Any one-of-a-suit bid by partner; takeout double by opponent; redouble by responder:
As the bidding indicates that your side holds the majority of values, the “Rule of Four” encourages both members of
the partnership to either 1) make a penalty double when holding four or more cards in the opponent’s last bid suit,
or 2) when holding less than four cards in the opponents’ bid suit, defer to partner by passing, unless passing would
end the auction and allow the opponents to play in an undoubled contract. Since a double in such situations shows
a four-card holding or greater, partner needs only a doubleton in that suit in order to guarantee that the opponents
lack a suitable trump holding. The opponents’ lack of a sufficient trump suit, in conjunction with their known-to-be
lesser assets, suggests that the potential for partnership gain is excellent.
When partner does make a “four-card or greater” penalty double, one does not ordinarily pass when holding
fewer than two cards in the doubled suit. Singletons and voids in the opponents’ suit suggest declaring as opposed
to defending, as the opponents appear to have located a satisfactory trump suit. At such times your partnerships’
combined assets will usually assure a plus score in any of several other suitable contracts. Occasionally neither
member of the partnership holds as many as four cards in an opponent’s bid suit. Exacting a meaningful penalty may
be difficult under such circumstances, thus encouraging the partnership to seek a satisfactory contract of its own.
Michael Donnelly - [email protected]
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Two Suited Overcalls
By Maxwell Hughes
Miles Storfer describes an alternative to Michaels two-suited overcalls, Colorful
Cue Bids, to show either 5-5 in the red suits or 5-5 in the blacks (Sunshine Bridge
News, July/August 2013). However, using either, coupled with any variant of the
Unusual No-Trump, still leaves the fundamental problem of trying to use two bids
to address three situations.
Over one of a suit, there are exactly three possible 5-5 holdings. Over one heart they are 5-5 in spades
and diamonds, 5-5 in spades and clubs, and 5-5 in diamonds and clubs; and similarly over each of the
other one-suit bids. And, importantly, the probability of your holding each 5-5 combination is precisely
the same.
The solution is of course to add a third bid, and one option uses the so-called 3-club cue-bid. Over a
one-level suit bid, an overcall of 3-clubs shows 5-5 in the top and bottom suits of the remaining three
suits. Over one-spade, it shows five hearts and five clubs; over one-heart it’s spades and clubs, over onediamond it’s spades and clubs and over one-club it’s spades and diamonds.
The Unusual Two No-Trump overcall continues to show the two lower unbid suits, but Michaels is modified
to show the upper two unbid suits. Thus over one-heart, a two-heart cue-bid shows five spades and five
diamonds. One would show five spades and five clubs by bidding three clubs (Alert).
The recommended point count required by a 3-club cue bid is of course the same as for its two companions
– less than that of an opening bid, or greater than 15. With 11 to 15, one bids the two suits sequentially,
though my opponents never seem to allow me to bid the second suit this side of the stratosphere!
This total package is called Questem and can be looked up on the Web by Googling "Questem”, where you
may also come across the original version called Ghestem, after its inventor.
What’s the down-side of Questem? Well, it’s one more thing to remember. Many an expert urges that
we lesser mortals keep our bidding systems simple. While it’s clearly silly to attempt to learn more
than one’s brain can permanently hold, conventions are the language of bridge, and the larger one’s
vocabulary, the better.
Also, using the 3-club overcall in the new way takes away its use to show a pre-emptive, weakish six or
seven clubs. And, of course, when one of you forgets this, it’s a fiasco, and then when it is remembered,
there’s the “failure to alert” followed by “we were damaged.”
I play Questem with all my regular partners, but when first explaining it I always stress the one tricky part:
over an opening one-club, a two-club cue-bid shows 5 spades and 5 hearts, Michaels, while a three-club
cue-bid shows 5 spades and 5 diamonds (top and bottom). I then watch my partners teach their other
partners the joys of being able to overcall the complete set of 5-5 holdings.
Bids showing top and bottom suits cannot be too rare, for BridgeBuddy’s alternative to the ACBL
convention card does have a check box for “top/bottom”.
Maxwell Hughes (Ph.D) is a Silver Life Master.
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Director's Corner
By Lynn Berg
When a Director is called to the table, one thing he’s not allowed to do is coach the players about which of
several alternatives to choose, and it can be hard to decide: you’re faced with maybe five choices(opening
lead out of turn) and everyone is waiting for your decision. I thought I would introduce myself to you as
the new author of Director’s Corner by offering some hints on how to decide in some of these "multiple
choice” situations.
Opening Lead Out-of-Turn
Avoiding this situation is a good reason for making the opening lead face down. Then, if it’s actually
partner’s lead, you haven’t exposed a card and given the declarer the chance to make choices.
As declarer, if you carelessly play on the incorrect lead, you’ve accepted it. If you’ve started to face your
hand as the dummy, you can continue and have partner become declarer. If, however, you notice before
you play and call the Director, you will be given the infamous five options:
1. Accept the lead and see the dummy before you play from your hand. You want to be declarer(say
you opened 1NT and want to keep your hand concealed). You decide that you like the lead for some
reason. For instance, you have AJ10x in the suit, and the lead is the King.
2. You like the lead, but you have the weaker hand, so you decide to accept and face your hand. For
instance, partner opened 1H, you responded 1NT, and partner bid 3NT. It’s better, you think, to have
partner play it. In fact, having much the weaker of the declaring hands is one of the big reasons for
accepting the lead from the wrong side.
3. Refuse the lead and require that the same suit be led by the correct leader. Let’s say you have
K1097 in the suit, and you’re pretty sure the correct leader has a holding like AQJxxx. You don’t want
the lead through your holding, but you’d benefit by a lead up to your hand. Or you might have Kx and
figure you’d rather have one guaranteed trick in the suit than no trick at all if your right hand opponent
gets the lead and finesses your king. If you require the correct leader to lead the suit, his partner puts
away the card led in error and can play whatever card he wishes to this trick. If the correct leader holds
the lead, he’s allowed to switch to another suit if he wishes.
4. Refuse the lead and say you want no one to lead the suit. Now, the incorrectly led card goes back
in your right hand opponent’s hand, but the correct leader must not lead the suit you’ve barred until
he has lost the lead and regained it. He can’t table a winner in another suit and then switch to the
banned suit. A good time for that choice is, for instance, when you have only one stopper in the suit
and want to delay its being led. Another time might be when you are declarer in a likely 5-3 fit, where
you have the five card suit and are void in the suit led. Trumping in your hand could be expensive and
you might want to ban the lead.
5. Allow the opening leader to lead anything he likes while his partner leaves the lead out of
turn on the table as a penalty card. Frankly, this option isn’t exercised very often, but it’s certainly
your right to choose it. You may feel that expressing any opinion about the suit led gives away too
much information, and that this show of insouciance is psychologically effective. As long as that card
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is on the table, it’s a penalty card and you have some choices if his partner
gets the lead while the penalty card is exposed.
When one of the defenders has a penalty card and his partner has the lead, the
declarer again has choices: He can require or forbid the lead of the suit of the penalty card. But if he tells
the leader what to do, he can’t also require that the penalty card be played; it goes back in the hand. On
the other hand, the person with the penalty card has to play it at the first opportunity—to lead, to follow
suit or to discard. Even if you wish the opponent weren’t going to lead that suit, for instance, neither you
nor he has any choice.
Later in the hand, some of the same choices can arise when a person who has not won a trick thinks he
has and leads. This is most common when a “winner” has been trumped or when one person thinks he
has won the trick and doesn’t notice that his partner has played an even higher card. And then there’s
the lucky person who thought he was discarding a little spade on his partner’s Ace of Hearts, only to be
reminded that in fact spades are trump. You should call the Director. The declarer will be given the option
to accept the lead out of turn. Should the declarer not wish to accept, the card played in error becomes a
penalty card, and the declarer retains some rights as long as it is on the table. If it’s declarer who has erred,
either defender—without any consultation—may accept the lead.
Call the Director: that’s a refrain you’ll hear all Directors using. We all wish we were given more and more
timely opportunities to do our job. To help the game run smoothly and restore equity when there has
been an error.
FROM THE ACBL HANDBOOK OF RULES AND REGULATIONS
When a sectional (excluding STaCs) or higher rated event is being conducted within 25 miles of a
club game’s playing site, the club is permitted to hold only its regularly scheduled club
masterpoint games (i.e., no special games).
IF YOU RUN A SECTIONAL!
All changes to sanctioned sectionals require
approval from the District 9 Tournament
Committee as well as our District Coordinator,
Patty Johnson. If you change anything,
whether it be your dates or the type of sectional
or the location, or if you decide to cancel
an already-sanctioned tournament, please let
Patty Johnson know immediately by emailing
her at [email protected].
Information should also be sent to Shirley
Seals, Chair of the Tournament Committee, at
[email protected].
District 9 is proud to announce that five of
the 13 nominees for Teacher of the Year at the
American Bridge Teachers’ Association’s recent
meetings in Atlanta are Florida teachers, two
of whom are appearing in this issue of the SBN
for the first time! Congratulations to these
teachers who are among our vast number
of outstanding bridge teachers in District 9:
Lynn Berg, DeLand, Rosemary Boden, Fort
Lauderdale, Harriette Buckman, University
Park, Michael Donnelly, Fort Lauderdale
and John Foster, Sun City Center.
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