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Daily Bulletin Friday, August 2, 2013 Volume 85, Number 1

85th North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley, Paul Linxwiler and Sue Munday

Eight squads remain in each GNT bracket

Today is the quarterfinal round for all four flights of the Grand National Teams: Morehead Championship Flight, Goldman Flight A, Sheinwold Flight B and MacNab Flight C.

The defending champions in the Championship Flight — the District 9 squad led by Warren Spector — defeated their opponents in the round of 16 (Joe Grue’s District 17 team) to advance.

The defending champs in Flight A — Edward Piken’s team from District 23 — are also back this year. Piken advanced to the quarterfinal round by beating the District 19 team led by Jeffrey Ford.

Scores from the round of 16 may be found on page 13.

Welcome to AtlantaBy Jack Feagin, Tournament Chair

Atlanta is a modern, vibrant city with an ever-growing bridge community. The ACBL, District 7, Georgia Unit 114, Mid-Atlantic Bridge Conference and other local groups have strongly supported our tournament. Atlanta NABCs have been great tournaments in the past, but I believe this will be the best ever because we have such an outstanding group of volunteers. They have embraced the idea of making this a great NABC for all players to give back to the game they love.

We have many special giveaways and some special arrangements with restaurants. If you came without a car, MARTA will be a big help.

Becky Butler is one of the co-chairs who will be hosting Entertainment and Hospitality. We have a wide variety of special events planned every day, including musicians, singers, magicians, comedians, a hypnotist and many other special events with games, food and prizes. Our other co-chair, Dick

Myers, is ready to help you see the exciting City of Atlanta. We will also have many educational bridge speakers and other interesting topics.

We are also pleased to host the 2013 Youth NABC Aug. 1-3, 2013, which is being chaired by Patty Tucker of Atlanta. This will be followed by the 3rd World Youth Open Bridge Championships August 4-11.

This is going to be a fantastic 11 days of bridge and we are so glad you have chosen to be a part of it.

Don’t miss the NABC Opening Reception on Friday, Aug. 2, at 9 p.m. After dinner on Friday night, come to the HAnover Room in the Hyatt Regency for fun, music, dancing, drinks and snacks. Men in Blues will keep us dancing on our feet (or in our chairs) to classic rock and roll, R&B, country, Americana, oldies, funk, and all the blues you can use! Men in Blues has been the winner of the Atlanta Blues Challenge in years past, and runner-up in 2010 for Best Cover Band by Creative Loafing, Atlanta’s alternative weekly.

The bridge world lost one of its luminaries April 28 when Grand Life Master and world champion Erik Paulsen died in Southern California. Paulsen, born in Oslo, Norway, immigrated to the U.S. shortly after World War II and started playing competitive bridge shortly thereafter.

Hugh Ross, who teamed with Paulsen on the victorious USA Bermuda Bowl team in 1976, said that simplicity was a key to Paulsen’s game.

“He wasn’t big on systems,” Ross said. “Kind of a seat-of-the-pants type player, and I love seat of the pants.”

Ross said that Paulsen’s expertise went far beyond that.

“Technically he was very good,” Ross said. “And he was really a winner. He had a winner’s attitude. He wanted to destroy the opponents wherever possible.”

Personally, Ross said Paulsen’s passing was a huge loss.

“He was a very good friend,” Ross said. “We didn’t always agree on everything, but we respected and liked each other a whole lot.”

Gerry Bare, who teamed with Paulsen to take second in the1970 Reisinger, said he was deeply saddened to hear of Erik’s death.

“Not only was he my best partner over the years, but a good friend,” Bare said. “I attended his wedding. Ada was the best thing that ever happened to him.”

While partnering with the likes of Ross and Bare brought world-wide accolades, Paulsen was quick to point out that his wife Ada was his favorite partner.

Ada Paulsen, who met Erik at a club game in the Sixties and became his wife in 1972, said her husband’s dummy play was his strong suit. “Erik’s strength was his play of the hand. He knew

ever percentage of card combinations.”

While the Reisinger Board-A-Match Teams became a personal favorite, winning the event in 1962, 1968, 1974 and 1975, Paulsen’s crowning achievement was his victory over the Italians in the Bermuda Bowl. He also topped the Blue Ribbon Pairs in 1969 to go with numerous high finishes in a variety of NABC and world events.

At the height of his championship form, Ada said Erik gave up serious competitive bridge to focus on his career with Rockwell Engineering.

“He attained his goal of retiring early in 1987,” Ada said. “And we moved to a golf course in Upland, and he spent his retirement days playing golf and bridge.”

Friend Warren Cederborg said, “Erik was more a friend than a partner. But no matter how rarely you might sit across the table from a player, you can always spot a winner by his or her table presence. Erik was not only technically sound, but he had a champion’s table presence. His passing is not only a personal loss, but a loss on the elite end of the competitive scale.”

Opening reception

Erik Paulsen 1926–2013By Warren Cederborg

Important notices for players in national events

Players who reside outside North America

Participation in the von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs is limited to ACBL members who have achieved the rank of Life Master.

Players who reside outside North America and who do not meet this criterion, but feel they are otherwise eligible to participate in the Life Master Pairs and have achieved an analogous rank in their own country, must receive a waiver prior to the commencement of the contest.

For waiver information, please see Director-in-Charge Sol Weinstein here at the tournament. He may be contacted through the Tournament Headquarters office on Level LL3 in the Harris Room.

Please note that players who have been waived into previous Life Master Pairs do not have to re-apply.

Notice to seeded pairsIf you expect to be seeded in an NABC+ event at

this tournament, please purchse your entry at least 15 minutes before game time. Doing so will help get the game started.

Preregistration for national KO events

Preregistration for the Spingold Knockout Teams, the Wagar Women’s Knockout Teams, and 0-5000 Mini-Spingold Knockout Teams and the 0-1500 Mini-Spingold Knockout Teams is required by 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4.

To preregister, please see Tournament Director Steve Bates who will be available in the Centennial Ballroom on LL1.

Remembering JoanThere will be a

Celebration of Life in remembrance of Joan Gerard, the longtime director for District 3, on Saturday, August 3, at 7:30 pm in Regency VII. Join host Barbara Nudelman for an informal get-together to share stories. Light refreshments will be served.

Goodwill MessageAlways be courteous toward your partner and

opponent.Sandy DeMartino, Goodwill Chair

Daily Bulletin Friday, August 2, 2013

Be sure to hear these free expert lecturers at the Atlanta NABC by some of the best-known players and teachers at 9:15 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.

Friday, August 29:15 am Phillip Alder Playing High Cards 6:45 pm Frank Stewart Developing Thought Processes

Saturday, August 39:15 am Julian Laderman Inspired Declarer Play 6:45 pm Robert Todd Preempts

Sunday, August 49:15 am Dick Yarington Trump Promotions and Uppercuts 6:45 pm Tom Carmichael New Minor Forcing and Friends

Monday, August 59:15 am Lisa Berkowitz Playing to Trick One 6:45 pm Ken Monzingo Hand Patterns

SPECIAL EVENTSMEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS

CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM

Friday, August 26:30-8 p.m. Reception for Club Officials and Teachers. This is the

ACBL’s “thank you” reception for the club officials and teachers who recruit and retain our members. All club managers, teachers and club directors are encouraged to attend. Free. Regency VII.

7-9 p.m. National Appeals Committee meeting. Chicago B.9-11:30 p.m. NABC Opening Reception. Hanover.

Saturday, August 38:30-9:30 a.m. TourneyTRAX Q&A. Meet with members of the ACBL

staff for an interactive session about TourneyTRAX, the new tournament information system. Free. Conference Suite 222.

10 a.m.-Noon Free Bridge Lesson with Audrey Grant. Free game follows (see below). Regency VII.

1-3 p.m. Bridge-Plus+. Free Game for new players. Regency VII.1:30-3 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer reception. Hanover C-G.1:45-2:45 p.m. ACBLScore+ Q&A. Come by for coffee and meet with ACBL

staff to learn about the features of the new ACBLScore+. Conference Suite 222.

4:30-6 p.m. Youth NABC Closing Reception/World Open Youth Opening Reception. Embassy.

7:30-9 p.m. Celebration of Life: Joan Gerard. Friends of the late Joan Gerard will gather to celebrate her life and share remembrances. Regency VII.

Sunday, August 4

8:15-9:30 a.m. Board of Governors Meeting and/ ACBL General Membership Meeting. Members of the ACBL Board of Governors are invited to attend the Summer NABC meeting, which is also open to the general membership of the ACBL. Discussion will include recent actions of the Board of Directors, reports from the CEO and treasurer and new proposals from the Board of Governors. Free. Centennial Ballroom.

1-6 p.m. Learn Bridge in a DAY? Seminar designed to move new bridge players quickly along the initial learning curve. Regency VII.

7-9 p.m. Women’s Team Trials Committee. Location TBD.8-10 p.m. ACBL Hall of Fame Reception. Marriott Marquis, Room

A601.

Monday, August 59-11 a.m. ACBLScore+. Conference Suite 222.10 a.m.-Noon Free Bridge Lesson with Audrey Grant. Free game follows

(see below). Regency VII.1-3 p.m. Bridge-Plus+. Free Game for new players. Regency VII.7-8 p.m. Goodwill Committee Reception. Regency VII.7:30-9 p.m. GNT/NAP Coordinators. Conference Suite 219.8:30-10:30 p.m. Competition & Conventions Committee. Roswell.9-10:30 p.m. USBF Board meeting. Conference Suite 226.

ENTERTAINMENT and HOSPITALITYLocation: Peach Pit on Exhibit Level, unless otherwise noted

Saturday, August 32-2:45 p.m. Stephen Peterkin, pianist6:30-7:30 p.m. Mexican Night: Tortilla chips, salsa and queso dip6:30-9:30 p.m. Cash bar6:30-8:30 p.m. Kevin Dawson, magician. Dawson is one of the most popular

magicians in the country. He delights in entertaining people with card tricks, shell games and other sleights of hand.

9-11 p.m. Trivia11 p.m. – Kevin Dawson, magicianmidnight

Sunday, August 48:15-9:15 a.m. Beginner Yoga (bring a towel)1:45-2:30 p.m. Charlie Crawford, President, Georgia Battlefields, will

speak on Atlanta’s significance during the Civil War, and the campaign that led to its capture, including photos from 1864 and today. An encore presentation will be presented again on Friday, Aug. 9. NOTE: This will be in Room 222 on the Atrium Level.

2-2:45 p.m. Stephen Peterkin, pianist6:30–7:30 p.m. Vegetables, dip and assorted cheeses6:30–9:30 p.m. Cash bar 6:30-8:30 p.m. Toni Byrd, Jazz singer and quartet. Byrd is one of Atlanta’s

premiere vocal artists. She has established a worldwide fan

base with her smooth and mesmerizing vocals.9-11 p.m. Bingo10:30 p.m.- Craig Gleason, guitar and vocals. Gleason is the former 12:30 a.m. guitarist for touring bands Eli and Blackjack and has

performed throughout tghe United States, Europe, Africa and South America.

Monday, August 58:15-9:15 a.m. Beginner Yoga (bring a towel)8:45-9:30 a.m. Julia Forbes from the High Museum of Art will give a

presentation on the museum’s exhibition of Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis. The exhibition highlights the artistic genius of Dutch Golden Age painters. Forbes’s presentation will be in Suite 222 on the Atrium Level.

1:30-2:30 p.m. Ice cream2-2:45 p.m. Stephen Peterkin, pianist6:30–7:30 p.m. Chicken and cheese quesadillas with salsa6:30–9:30 p.m. Cash bar6:30-7:30 p.m. Mark Irish, hypnotist/illusionist is America’s most sought-

after hypnotist and the winner of the International Guild of Stage Hypnotists Comedy Competition in London.

9-10:30 p.m. Mark Irish, hypnotist/illusionist10:30 p.m.- Craig Gleason, guitar and vocals12:30 a.m.

Stewart signing books today

Frank Stewart, syndicated bridge columnist and longtime contributor to the ACBL Bridge Bulletin, will sign copies of his new book, “What’s Your Call?” from 2 to 3 p.m. today at the Bridge Book Desk on the Exhibit Level at the Hyatt. Stewart will also sign copies of his other books, including “Where’s the Queen?”

NABC slideshowThe Atlanta planning committee is putting

together a slideshow of the overall winners of tournament events. We will take pictures of overall winners in the Prize Room located on the Exhibit Level, two floors below the main lobby. The Prize Room will be open each day between 9:15-9:50 a.m., 2-2:50 p.m. and 6:30-7:20 p.m. We need both partners from a pair and/or all members of a team to come to the prize room for the picture if they are the overall winners of an event. The slideshow will be on display on the Exhibit Level and will include other tournament information and presentations you won’t want to miss.

Volunteers Needed for ‘Learn Bridge In a DAY?’ Patty Tucker, with Whirlwind Bridge, will host

a Learn Bridge In a DAY? event on Sunday, Aug. 4 from 1 to 6 p.m. This event is for individuals with no bridge experience or those who have played social bridge and are interested in learning more about duplicate.

The event requires a coach at every table to help participants follow the lesson. We’re looking for volunteers to be table coaches. ACBL members who have earned even 5 masterpoints will enjoy coaching. A large attendance is expected, so the more table coaches available, the better.

This is a great opportunity for local club managers and teachers to network with some of their future members.

Say ‘cheese!’ACBL has retained a professional photographer

to update images for our publications and website. We are looking for you — Hall of Famers, NABC winners, tournament staff, Grand Life Masters, Bulletin contributors, etc. Please look nice.

The photographer will be located in the

Kennesaw room, LL3, Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 9 –10:30 a.m. and by appointment. Email [email protected]


JUST FOR NEW PLAYERSYou and your conventions

By Brent ManleyWelcome to the NABC! If this is your first, you

are in for a treat! The ACBL tournament directors running the newcomer games are the best at what they do. They are there to answer your questions and to make sure you enjoy yourself. They are very approachable, so don’t be shy if you have questions.

Starting with tomorrow’s edition, the theme for this set of Daily Bulletins is Have You Discussed? It is aimed at helping you get the most out of the conventions you play.

Meanwhile, today’s edition will cover aspects of Alertable conventions and protocols for explaining when an opponent asks after you Alert.

You can get a leg up on what’s Alertable by checking your convention card. The Alertable conventions are listed in red. One exception: Puppet Stayman – usually used over an opening of 2NT to ask if opener has a five-card major – is no longer Alertable. The responses, however, are Alertable.

You may have also noticed that some conventions are listed in blue. Those require simple Announcements.

Remember, when partner opens 1NT, you should state your range. “Fifteen to seventeen,” is all you need to say.

Other Announcements: Transfers to major suits over 1NT and 2NT openers. Simply say one word: “Transfer.”

Some pairs agree that a bid of 1NT over a major-suit opening is forcing for one round. Simply say, “Forcing.” The same goes for “semi-forcing,” which other pairs play. What that means is that if opener has a minimum with balanced shape, something like♠K Q 7 6 5 ♥A 5 4 ♦Q J 10 ♣10 9,

he can pass 1NT.

Whatever conventions you play, when partner Alerts, the opponents are entitled to an explanation. An important point: A player may not ask about the meaning of a bid until it is his turn to call.

When an opponent asks, the proper response is a description of the features of the convention. It is not correct to simply state the name of the convention.

An example is the convention invented by William Flannery. If you use that convention and your partner opens 2♦, you say, “Alert.” If an opponent asks, it is improper to say simply, “Flannery.” This is the correct explanation: “The bid shows five hearts, four spades and 11 to 15 high-card points.”

Say you are playing Bergen raises. You open 1♠. After your left-hand opponent passes, partner bids 3♣. When you Alert, if an opponent asks, say, “It shows four-card support and 6 to 9 high-card points.” It is improper to say, “It’s a Bergen raise.”

Say your opponent opens 1NT and your partner bids 2♦. You Alert and the next player says, “Please explain.” It’s wrong to say simply, “Cappelletti.” You should say, “The bid shows both majors.”

You may not know the features of all the Alertable conventions you see on the convention card, but if you don’t know what it is, you certainly aren’t playing it, so there’s no problem. Do keep in mind that if you ask and the response is the name of the convention, you are entitled to more information. Politely ask the Alerter’s partner to describe the partnership’s agreements for the convention. After all, not every partnership plays a convention the same way.

Thinking bridgeBy Eddie Kantar

Dlr: South ♠ A 7 5 Vul: None ♥ K 7 4 ♦ 9 8 4 ♣ Q 7 4 3 ♠ J 10 2 ♠ 9 3 ♥ Q 6 5 ♥ A 10 9 8 ♦ K Q 10 5 ♦ 7 6 2 ♣ J 9 5 ♣ A 8 6 2 ♠ K Q 8 6 4 ♥ J 3 2 ♦ A J 3 ♣ K 10

West North East South 1♠ Pass 2♠ All Pass

Opening lead: ♦K.Bidding Commentary: North does best to

raise to 2♠ with a flat 9-count. A raise is more encouraging than a 1NT response. Normally, when a five-card suit is supported, the hand can be upgraded. But when the distribution of the hand is 5-3-3-2, forget it.

Defensive commentary: When the king is led from the K-Q-(x) and low cards appear in the dummy, third hand signals encouragement with the jack or ace, but not with a doubleton.

Defensive commentary #2: On defense, when

a balanced dummy appears, think “passive.” Lead safe suits, suits that cannot cost a trick. Side-suit tricks cannot get away. Where are they going? When there is no long suit in dummy for declarer to establish, defensive tricks will not vanish. Patience. After the ♦K holds, West does best to shift to a low spade, the safest exit. If East has the ♠Q or ♠K, nothing has been lost. It’s okay even if partner has no honor. Any other switch can (and does) cost a trick.

Play commentary: It is routine to duck the lead of a king holding A-J-x-(x) hoping the suit is continued. This hand is a dogfight to see who can avoid breaking new suits. Declarer has seven top tricks and will probably make eight, but it is not a certainty.

The Atlanta staff has many special events planned. The starting times will be 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on most days. All I/N events will be played at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta.

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

Celebrity bridge speakers will give free mini-lessons at 9:15 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. (on most days). On Friday, Aug. 2, at 9:15 a.m., Phillip Alder will present “Playing High Cards.” At 6:45 p.m.,

Frank Stewart will discuss “Developing Thought Processes.”

On Friday, Aug. 2, play free in the Newcomer games (for players with 0-5 masterpoints).

On Saturday, Aug.3, a free I/N reception with food and special celebrity guests will be held

from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in Hanover C-G.Don’t miss the free two-hour lessons by

renowned teacher Audrey Grant on Saturday, Aug. 3, and Monday, Aug. 5, from 10 a.m. to noon both

days.On Thursday, Aug. 8, win gold points in the

National 199er Pairs, a two-session event, held at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Entry fee special! Players with 0–100 MPs who buy a regular-price entry Aug. 2-4 will receive a half-priced entry for games held Aug. 9-11.

Don’t forget to pick up your registration gift.

Welcome Intermediate/Newcomer Players to Atlanta!


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National Appeals Committee roster andschedule for the Atlanta NABC

DirectorPaul Janicki, Markham ON

ChairmanMichael Huston, Joplin MO

Team LeadersMark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA

Ron Gerard, White Plains NY Adam Wildavsky, New York NY

Team MembersCraig Allen, Glen Ellyn IL

Jeff Aker, Ossining NY David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL

Dick Budd, Portland ME Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV

Gary Cohler, Chicago IL Jan Jansma, Malden, Netherlands

Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL

Ray Miller, Seattle WAJosh Parker, Briarcliff NYBruce Reeve, Raleigh NCLou Reich, Wheaton MD

Becky Rogers, Las Vegas NV Hendrik Sharples, Brush Prairie WA

Patty Tucker, Atlanta GABob White, Raleigh NC

Eddie Wold, Houston TX Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY

On dutyFriday, August 2

Monday, August 5Thursday, August 8

Team LeadersDoug Doub, West Hartford CT

Richard Popper, Wilmington DE

Team MembersKen Barbour, Scottsdale AZ

Migry Zur Campanile, New York NYShannon Cappelletti, Hollywood FL

David Caprera, Denver COMark Feldman, Austin TX

David Granger, Roseville CAGail Greenberg, New York NY

Joe Grue, New York NYEllen Kent, Marina Del Ray CA

Zygmunt Marcinski, Westmount QCChris Moll, Raleigh NC

Tom Peters, Grapeland TXJeff Polisner, Walnut Creek CA

Marc Rabinowitz, Palm Beach Gardens FLJeff Roman, Alexandria VABlair Seidler, Fair Lawn NJ

Joann Sprung, Las Vegas NVDavid Stevenson, Liverpool, England

Jim Thurtell, Dallas TXChris Willenken, New York NY

On dutySaturday, August 3 Tuesday, August 6 Friday, August 9

Team LeadersJeff Goldsmith, Pasadena CA

Aaron Silverstein, New York NY

Team MembersBart Bramley, Dallas TX

Tom Carmichael, Atlanta GALynn Deas, Schenectady NY

Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CARobb Gordon, Sedona AZ

Abby Heitner, Wheaton MD E.J. Kales, East Lansing MIFred King, Falls Church VA

Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QCJohn Lusky, Portland OR

Jacob Morgan, Madison WIMike Passell, Dallas TX

Barry Rigal, New York NYBruce Rogoff, Upper Grandview NYMichael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA

John Solodar, Palm Beach Gardens FL Dan Sprung, Las Vegas NV

Kathy Sulgrove, Twinsburg OH Riggs Thayer, San Diego CA

On duty

Sunday, August 4 Wednesday, August 7Saturday, August 10

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There will be a meeting of the National Appeals Committee on Friday, Aug. 2 at 7-9 p.m. at the Hyatt in Chicago B, LL2.

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The von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs is a six-session event with two qualifying, two semi-final and two final sessions. It is restricted to Life Masters. At stake is the von Zedtwitz Gold Cup.

In 1930, Waldemar von Zedtwitz donated the Gold Cup, which was presented to the winners of the Life Master Pairs. The first winners: von Zedtwitz and P. Hal Sims.

Waldemar von Zedtwitz (1896-1984), ACBL president emeritus, was president of the ACBL in 1948 and of its parent organization, the American Bridge League, in 1932. He was named Honorary Member by the ABL in 1931.

When dissension threatened to break up the ACBL in 1948, the contesting factions agreed to von Zedtwitz as president and chairman with carte blanche power. He is credited with saving the ACBL. In 1949, upon the League’s rehabilitation, he immediately returned his carte blanche power to the Board of Directors.

He helped found the World Bridge Federation and played a major role in the formation of the ACBL Charity Foundation.

As a player, von Zedtwitz was noted for his versatility in playing with exponents of different systems. He was one of the first 10 to be named Life Master (he was No. 4) when the category was created in 1936.

Von Zedtwitz won many national auction bridge champions and nearly all the contract bridge championships. He and Barbara Brier won the World Mixed Pairs in 1970 when von Zedtwitz was 74 and legally blind.

Winners and runners-up:1930 1. P. Hal Sims, Waldemar von Zedtwitz; 2.

Ely Culbertson, Josephine Culbertson1931 1. David Burnstine, Howard Schenken; 2.

Michael Gottlieb, Theodore Lightner1932 1. Michael Gottlieb, Theodore Lightner; 2.

David Burnstine, Howard Schenken1933 1. David Burnstine, Howard Schenken; 2. P.

Hal Sims, Waldemar von Zedtwitz1934 1. Richard Frey, Howard Schenken; 2. Walter

Malowan, Sydney Rusinow1935 1. B. Jay Becker, Theodore Lightner; 2. Louis

Haddad, Charles Hall1936 1. David Burnstine, Oswald Jacoby; 2.

Robert Appleyard, Isadore Epstine1937 1. S. Garton Churchill, Charles Lochridge; 2.

Doris Fuller, Henry Vogel1938 1. Morrie Elis, Sherman Stearns; 2. John

Crawford, Charles Solomon1939 1. Robert Appleyard, Harry Fishbein; 2.

Oswald Jacoby, Waldemar von Zedtwitz

1940 1. Harry Fishbein, Morrie Elis; 2. Sam Fry, Myron Fuchs

1941 1. Merwyn Maier, Howard Schenken; 2. John Crawford, Oswald Jacoby

1942 1. Charles Goren, Helen Sobel; 2. Philip Abramsohn, Tobias Stone

1943 1. John Crawford, Howard Schenken; 2. Sidney Silodor, Margaret Wagar

1944 1. Samuel Katz, Peter Leventritt; 2. Ambrose Casner, Ralph Hirschberg

1945 1. Robert Appleyard, M.A. Lightman; 2. Bertram Lebhar, Simon Rossant

1946 1. Sidney Silodor, Charles Solomon; 2. Lee Hazen, Ruth Sherman

1947 1. Allen Harvey, Frank Weisbach; 2. John Crawford, Theodore Lightner

1948 1. S. Garton Churchill, Cecil Head; 2. Erik Coon, Vincent Remey

1949 1. Ruth Gilbert, Leo Roet; 2. Arthur Glatt, Albert Weiss

1950 1. Manuel Sherwin, C. W. Yorke; Edward Marcus, Sam Stayman

1951 1. Richard Kahn, Peter Leventritt; 2. Ned Drucker, Edgar Kaplan

1952 1. William Jackson, William Joseph; 2-3. Arthur Glatt, Albert Weiss; 2-3. John Crawford, Howard Schenken

1953 1. Milton Ellenby, William Rosen; 2. Charles Goren, Helen Sobel

1954 1. David Carter, John Hubbell; 2. Victor Mitchell, Ira Rubin

1955 1. Ben Fain, Paul Hodge; 2. Victor Mitchell, Ira Rubin

1956 1. Alvin Roth, Tobias Stone; 2. John Crawford, Sidney Silodor

1957 1. H. Sanborn Brown, Martin Cohn; 2. Francis Begley, Louis Kelner

1958 1-2. Charles Goren, Helen Sobel; 1-2. Wilson Landley, Louis Levy

1959 1. Ed Rosen, Dan Rotman; 2. Sidney Aronson, Larry Weiss

1960 1. Helen Portugal, Morris Portugal; 2. Curtis Smith, Bobby Wolff

1961 1. Philip Feldesman, Marshall Miles; 2. Paul Kibler, Robert Reynolds

1962 1. Philip Feldesman, Ira Rubin; 2. Edith Kemp, Albert Weiss

1963 1. Lew Mathe, Edward Taylor; 2. Ira Rubin, Curtis Smith

1964 1. B. Jay Becker, Dorothy Hayden; 2. Bruce Elliott, Percy Sheardown

1965 1. Victor Mitchell, Samuel Stayman; 2. Alvin Roth, Tobias Stone

1966 1. Hermine Baron, Meyer Schleifer; 2. Morrie Freier, Robert Reynolds

1967 1. Philip Feldesman, Lew Mathe; 2. Diana Schuld, Frank Schuld

1968 1. Bill Eisenberg, Bobby Goldman; 2. James Jacoby, Bobby Wolff

1969 1. Sami Kehela, Eric Murray; 2. Chuck Burger, Jimmy Cayne

1970 1. Paul Heitner, Michael Moss; 2. Robert Freedman, James Mathis

1971 1. Alvin Roth, Barbara Rappaport; 2. James Jacoby, Minda Brachman

1972 1. Alvin Roth, Barbara Rappaport; 2. Alan Sontag, Peter Weichsel

1973 1. Jack Blair, Paul Swanson; 2. Chuck Burger, Jimmy Cayne

1974 1. Gerald Michaud, Bobby Nail; 2. Walter Walvick, Thomas Weik

1975 1. Roy Fox, Eugene O’Neill; 2. Michael Becker, Ahmed Hussein

1976 1. Robert Lipsitz, Neil Silverman; 2. Garey Hayden, Mike Passell

1977 1. Alan Sontag, Peter Weichsel; 2. Ken Cohen, Robert Lipsitz

1978 1. Mary Jane Farell, Marilyn Johnson; 2. Ron Feldman, David Sacks

1979 1. Ralph Katz, Ken Schutze; 2. Dan Morse, Bobby Nail

1980 1. Bob Hamman, Eric Rodwell; 2. Don Caton, Homer Shoop

1981 1. Fred Stewart, Steve Weinstein; 2. Paul Lavings, Bob Richman

Winners of the 2012 von Zedwitz Life Master Pairs: Alan Osofsky and Alan Sontag

Life Master Pairs begins today1982 1. Tommy Sanders, Ron Andersen; 2. Robert

Lipsitz, Ron Sukoneck1983 1. Bob Hamman, Eddie Kantar; 2. Eric

Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth1984 1. Mike Lawrence, Peter Weichsel; 2. Alan

Sontag, Steve Sion1985 1. George Steiner, Darryl Pedersen; 2. David

Siebert, Allan Siebert1986 1. Eric Rodwell, Douglas Simson; 2. Tom

Kniest, Karen Walker1987 1. Larry Cohen, David Berkowitz; 2. Steve

Robinson, Peter Boyd1988 1. Marty Bergen, Larry Cohen; 2. Howard

Weinstein, John Carruthers1989 1. Richard Katz, Robert Levin; 2. Howard

Weinstein, Ralph Katz1990 1. Ron Rubin, Michael Becker; 2. John

Mohan, Kay Schulle1991 1. Doug Simson, Eric Rodwell; 2. Steve Sion,

Clint Morrell1992 1. Bob Hamman, Hemant Lall; 2. Hugh Ross,

Zia Mahmood1993 1. Dan Morse, John Sutherlin; 2. Tom Clarke,

Alan LeBendig1994 1. Robert Levin, Jeff Wolfson; 2. Eddie Wold,

Steve Sion1995 1. Joe Kivel, Allan Siebert; 2. William Root,

Richard Pavlicek1996 1. David Berkowitz, Larry Cohen; 2. Tony

Forrester, Geir Helgemo1997 1. Steve Garner, Howard Weinstein; 2. Tony

Forrester, Geir Helgemo1998 1. Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson; 2. Richard

Pavlicek, Rich Pavlicek Jr.1999 1. John Mohan, Sam Lev; 2. Brad Moss, Fred

Gitelman2000 1. Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg; 2. John

Mohan, Sam Lev2001 1. Steve Weinstein, Robert Levin; 2. Gary

Cohler, Ralph Katz2002 1. Tobi Sokolow, Leni Holtz; 2. Lynn Deas,

Curtis Cheek2003 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman; 2. Michael

Rosenberg, Ralph Katz2004 1. Walid Elahmady, Zia Mahmood; 2. Reese

Milner, John Mohan2005 1. Pat McDevitt, Stephen Gladyszak; 2.

Walid Elahmady, Zia Mahmood2006 1. Bart Bramley, Bjorn Fallenius; 2. Martin

Fleisher, William Pollack2007 1. Chip Martel, Zia Mahmood; 2. Howard

Weinstein, Renee Mancuso2008 1. Jan Jansma, Rico Van Prooijen; 2. Geoff

Hampson, Eric Greco2009 1. Michal Kwiecien, Roald Ramer; 2.

Nikolay Demirev, Hemant Lall2010 1. Boye Brogeland, Erik Saelensminde; 2.

Norberto Bocchi, Guide Ferraro2011 1. Per-Olla Cullin, Peter Bertheau; 2. Zia

Mahmood, Tarek Sadek2012 1. Alan Osofsky, Alan Sontag; 2. Zia

Mahmood, Martin Fleisher


Morehead Championship Flight1. Ronald Carriere, Kirkland QC; Frederic Pollack,

Laval QC; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Zygmunt Marcinski, Westmount QC

2. Robert Lebi - John Guoba - Martin Kirr - David Lindop - Leslie Amoils - George Mittelman, Toronto ON

3. William Pollack - Rozanne Pollack, New York NY; Mark Cohen - Stasha Cohen, Glen Ridge NJ

4. Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA; Neal Satten, Wynnewood PA; Thomas Weik - Barry Gorski, Reading PA

5. Kenneth Kranyak, Bay Village OH; Don Sulgrove - Kathleen Sulgrove, Twinsburg OH; Phillip Becker, Beachwood OH; Robert Alexander, Mentor OH; Daniel Gerstman, Buffalo NY

6. Lyle Poe Jr, Ellicott City MD; John Adams, Silver Spring MD; Noble Shore, Germantown MD; Michael Gill, Columbia MD; Sylvia Shi, Baltimore MD; Brad Theurer, Gaithersburg MD

7. Ron Smith - Linda Smith, Hixson TN; Happoldt Neuffer, Columbia SC; Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC

8. Will Engel, Freeport IL; Michael Halvorsen, Champaign IL; Richard Blumenthal, Crystal Lake IL; Bob Fashingbauer, Belvidere IL

9. Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL; Michael Becker - David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Jeff Meckstroth - Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Gary Cohler, Miami FL

10. Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL; Jim Foster - Allen Hawkins Jr, Birmingham AL; Jim Munday, Southaven MS

11. William Higgins - Pamela Granovetter - Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Yauheni Siutsau, Loveland OH

13. Jeffrey Wolfson - Jack Oest - Steve Garner, Chicago IL; Jerry Goldfein - Greg Defotis, Lincolnwood IL; Harold Mouser Jr, Evanston IL

14. Bob Balderson Jr - Cynthia Balderson, Eden Prairie MN; Bill Kent, Iowa City IA; Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN; Paul Meerschaert, Saint Paul MN; Carole Miner, Rochester MN

15. Charles Malcolm - Marti Malcolm, Topeka KS; Fred Dischman, Kansas City MO; Gary McDole, Lees Summit MO

16. Hemant Lall, Dallas TX; Kenneth Schutze, Austin TX; Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX

17. Joe Grue - Tom Grue - Fred Gitelman - Sheri Winestock - Joshua Donn, Las Vegas NV; Brad Moss, Denver CO

19. Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Dick Yarington, Seattle WA; Ken Scholes, Bellevue WA

20. John Lusky - Randy Pickett - Eric Stoltz - Marc Zwerling - Mark Tolliver, Portland OR; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR

21. Howard Liu, San Mateo CA; Jason Rosenfeld, San Francisco CA; Adam Meyerson, San Jose CA; Samuel Ieong, Mountain View CA; Cheryl Mandala - Yul Inn, Cupertino CA

22. Joseph Kivel, Newport Coast CA; Chris Larsen, Laguna Woods CA; Phil Clayton, Mission Viejo CA; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA

23. Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA; Roger Lee, Pasadena CA

DISTRICT QUALIFIERS IN THE GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS24. Jared Lilienstein - Sam Lev - Brian Glubok -

John Hurd - Michael Polowan, New York NY; Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY

25. Luke Gillespie, Wayland MA; James Streisand - Walter Lee, Sudbury MA; Anton Tsypkin, Ashland MA; Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT

Goldman Flight A1. Carole Coveney - Michel Coveney - Janyne

Provencher - Sylvain Mayer, Montreal QC 2. Shan Huang - Peter Wong, Toronto ON; Richard

Chan, Markham ON; Yan Wang, Scarborough ON; Edward Xu - Jianfeng Luo, North York ON

3. Peter Stein, Hillsborough NJ; Dennis Thompson, Lake Hiawatha NJ; Stephen Arshan, Jackson NJ; Richard Ross, Highland Park NJ

4. Albert Shrive, Dalton PA; David Meyer, Scranton PA; Donald Dalpe, Baldwinsville NY; Richard Olanoff, De Witt NY; Nick Straguzzi, Mullica Hill NJ; George Krizel, Fstrvl Trvose PA

5. Elbert HargesheimerIII, Hamburg NY; Christy Kellogg, Buffalo NY; Stelian Hritcu, North Olmsted OH; Jimmy Deen, Cleveland OH

6. Mark Laken, Glyndon MD; Barry Bragin, Silver Spring MD; Stephen Drodge, McLean VA; John Miller, Vienna VA

7. George Russell, Moore SC; Richard Smith, Spartanburg SC; James Gentry Jr, North Augusta SC; Varghese George, Martinez GA

8. Tod Moses - Arthur Seltzer, Saint Louis MO; Hugh Williams, Carbondale IL; Edward Horton, Champaign IL

9. Michael Wolf, Coral Springs FL; Lee Bukstel, Boca Raton FL; Maris Zilant, North Miami FL; Linda Epstein, Delray Beach FL; Francisco Bernal, Miami FL; Freerk Polling, Palm Beach Gdns FL

10. R Wilson Day, Hot Springs Vlg AR; Phil Michaelson - Richard Higgins - Greg Frank, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR

11. Ellen Kozlove, Boca Raton FL; Ralph Letizia Jr, Louisville KY; H Gordon - Susan Bullard, Lexington KY

12. Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI; Joanne Molt, Grand Rapids MI; Robert Houtrow, Delton MI; Lowell Seyburn, Portage MI

13. Frank Redman, Highland Park IL; Sheldon Natenberg - Mark Weisman, Glenview IL; Elaine Morrison, Lake Bluff IL; Sidney Caron - Annette Caron, Northfield IL

14. Eric Hendrickson, Minneapolis MN; Paul Gutterman, Eagan MN; Andrew Caranicas, St Paul MN; Richard Lawson, Plymouth MN

15. Paul Chan - Lily Chan - David Shipman, Columbia MO; Gregory Jecker, Stilwell KS

16. Anthony Bianchi - Gary King, Houston TX; Mitch Towner, Austin TX; Robert Whitcher, Cedar Park TX

17. Barbara Dunkley - Diane Graese - Barbara Vasilevsky - John Scibelli, Las Vegas NV

18. Charles Lamb - Robert Short - Nazir Ahmad, Red Deer AB; Glenn Cossey, Innisfail AB

19. Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA; Kim Eng, Issaquah WA; Patrick White, Kirkland WA; Kevin Bolan, Snohomish WA

20. Donald Tofte - Jon Bartlett - Irene Pickett - Dewitt (Hal) Montgomery III, Portland OR; Flo Savage, Beaverton OR

21. Gregory Vance, Pacifica CA; Michel Schneider,

Berkeley CA; Grant Vance - Jessica Lai, Oakland CA

22. Shoichi Yoshihiro - Philip Hiestand - Weishu Wu, Irvine CA; Xiao-Yan Gong, Laguna Niguel CA; Bo Liu, Santa Ana CA

23. Edward Piken, Pls Vrds Pnsl CA; Robert Kent, Marina Del Rey CA; Howard Einberg - Viktor Anikovich, Los Angeles CA; Paul Markarian, Lancaster CA

24. Bill Begert - Doug Herron - Susan Wexler - Michael Radin, New York NY

25. Zachary Grossack - Amnon Gabay, Newton MA; Donald Caplin, Waltham MA; Charles Polay, Chelmsford MA; James Rasmussen - Pamela Miller, Cambridge MA

Sheinwold Flight B2. Yuan Chen, Toronto ON; Melissa Luo, North

York ON; Wenbo Zhang, Mississauga ON; Zhengshan Li, Markham ON

3. Frederick Linnemeyer - Patricia Linnemeyer, Franklin Lakes NJ; Serge Aronovich - Marianne Aronovich, Tuxedo Park NY; Jan Weber - George Weber, Hamburg NJ

4. Barry Dehlin, Dresher PA; Carl Perchonock, Jenkintown PA; Arnold Kritz, Bethlehem PA; Gary Hillenbrand, Lehighton PA

5. James Gray, Murrysville PA; Wayne Obitz, Indiana PA; Judit Bardi - Istvan Bardi, Pittsburgh PA

6. John Christensen, Baltimore MD; Gregory Bright, Westminster MD; Debnarayan Dhar, Oak Hill VA; Mel Yudkin, Annandale VA

7. Robert Hale - Kathy Coop - Joshua Hoffman, Greensboro NC; Donald Folger, Clemmons NC

8. Charles Young - Rich Pestien - Patrick Moos, Peoria IL; Mike Tomlianovich, Bloomington IL

9. David Loeb - Maureen Loeb, Heathrow FL; Lawrence Derito, Jupiter FL; Regina Sooey, Jacksonville FL

10. Risa Campbell, Brownsville TN; Lelvin Crowe - Joyce McMonagle - Brian Cummins, Cordova TN; Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR

11. Joseph Keim - William Gottschall - Lori Harner - Donna Moore, Dayton OH; Douglas Millsap, Columbus OH; Larry Jones, Pickerington OH

12. Grant Petersen, Taylor MI; Michael McDonald - Neal Strand, Rochester Hills MI; Xingyu Zhang, Ypsilanti MI; Ying Yuan, Kalamazoo MI; Richard Menczer, Bloomfield MI

13. Michael Saltzman - Linda Saltzman, Naperville IL; Lisa Ogut - Serdar Ogut, Darien IL

14. Gene Brandl, Apple Valley MN; Del Swanson, Lakeville MN; Bob Sigafus - Cathy Sigafus, Plymouth MN

15. Krishna Saha, Overland Park KS; Sitaraman Sathiamoorthy, Olathe KS; John Hickey, Lawrence KS; Steven Day, Shawnee KS

16. Charles Ford, Kemp TX; Jimmy Hubbard, Wills Point TX; Jimmy Wright, Athens TX; Shirley Shelton, Longview TX

17. Robert Lupton, Aurora CO; Robert Paris, Denver CO; Sung Mae Bleck - Carol Bertz, Englewood CO

18. Lee Sporleder, North Salt Lake UT; Ken Short, West Jordan UT; Pete Edwards - Steven Ackerman, Salt Lake City UT

19. Brian Zaugg - Liliana Diaconescu, Burien WA; David Taylor - Aaron Mohrman, Seattle WA

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Daily BulletinVolume 6, Number 1 Friday, August 2, 2013

Five years ago, one of Patty Tucker’s biggest dreams was realized in Norcross GA, a suburb of Atlanta. The founder of Atlanta Junior Bridge had achieved major success with that organization, but she wanted more for young bridge players.

“There are groups of kids playing all over the country, but they never get to meet each other,” Tucker says with her typical passion.

“I met so many nice people who I have been friends with for years and years,” she adds, “and I met them at NABCs. I thought the kids deserved the same.”

That desire gave birth to the first Youth NABC, which was organized to run concurrent with a sectional in Norcross. When the three-day tournament concluded, Tucker counted 198 different players age 19 and younger, including 98 Atlanta Junior Bridge members. The number of participants is still a Youth NABC record.

Tucker, co-chair at this tournament with Bryan Delfs, says there’s a good chance the record will be broken in Atlanta.

Although Tucker has not chaired every Youth

NABC, she has not missed one. “I have helped where needed,” she says.

She loves the fact that some of the Youth NABC competitors meet online partners face to face for the first time, or get their first taste of duplicate.

The Youth NABC grew out of Atlanta Junior Bridge, which has taught bridge to 4000 young players. The AJB data base has more than 1400 families.

Kids, she says, go in and out of bridge, but there is a core of about 60 in the Atlanta area who play regularly and show up for all the tournaments.

Tucker says she was inspired to start the Youth NABC “because I thought there were a lot of kids who were just like me who would love bridge and want to play. I wanted to give them the opportunity to play with people their own age. It’s much more fun to play with your peers.”

Life is good for Tucker these days. She teaches 16 bridge classes a week, has a contract with Master Point Press to produce eight bridge books, and her Whirlwind Bridge company, which puts on the Learn Bridge in a DAY? seminars, is going great guns. She even gets to play bridge now and then, although not as often as her husband and favorite partner, Kevin Collins, would like.

In the end, she says, relationships and friends made through bridge are more important than masterpoints and trophies. “You can accumulate too many of those,” she says, “but you can never accumulate too many friends.”

Welcome to the Youth NABC

Where has the time gone? It seems like yesterday that we were playing bridge in Philadelphia. It seems like only a short time ago that this event was last in Atlanta.

Welcome to all of our new players, who are competing in the Youth NABC for the first time. Welcome back to all of those players who have previously attended a Youth NABC. We’re thrilled to have you with us.

Day one is over, and we are delighted to report that this is the largest start to the Youth NABC ever. We are expecting more and to arrive on Friday and Saturday, which has the potential to make this the largest Youth NABC ever.

If you have any friends or family members who aren’t playing, they can still register on site and participate.

We have some great entertainment planned for you as well, which will be held in the Hanover Ballroom at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Don’t forget to take your shot at naming the Mystery Hand, displayed in this issue.

Best of luck to all of our competitors!

Snehal Oberai of Atlanta fills out one of the forms with names from the collages created by Youth NABC Co-Chair Patty Tucker. Anyone who puts 15 names on the form will be entered in a drawing. Three winners will each receive an iTunes gift card. Entrants are encouraged to ask for help in identifying people in the collages, made up of photos from the first Youth NABC in 2008. Check out the collages on the next page.

The 6th Youth NABC featured this international table: Michael Luzzi, Amanda Luzzi, Venezuela; Madeline Wheaton, Canada, and Bunmi Soremi, Nigeria.

They came all the way from McGrath AK to play in the Youth NABC: seated, Cherish Andrews, Sterling Magnuson and Madelyn Novak; standing, Jett Novak, Sarah Edwards and Bryan Goodwin.

Wide variety of competitors forYouth NABC’s return to Atlanta

Erica Everett lives in Foley AL, a town of about 14,000 near the Florida Panhandle. She drove from there to Atlanta, and professes, “I can’t believe I did that.” Atlanta, she says, is “huge, and scary at times.” The traffic on the interstate highway is intimidating.

Still, Everett would do it again in a heartbeat if her daughter, Nia, wanted to attend another Youth NABC. Bridge, says Everett, is great for her daughter.

Nia is about to enter the fifth grade in Foley, and her mother notes that from the third grade to the end of the fourth, Nia’s math grades have improved measurably. “Her scores are now at the seventh-grade level,” Everett says, “and she improved in one year after starting bridge.”

Nia and her mother are among the players and families who have flocked to Atlanta for the 6th Youth NABC, the first of which took place five years ago in the Atlanta suburb of Norcross.

Nia plays bridge every Tuesday and proclaims bridge to be “pretty fun.” She says she likes the card play better than bidding.

Harley Bress, former ACBL employee now living and teaching school in tiny McGrath AK – population 300, “maybe 350,” he says – escorted three young players to the Youth NABC in Philadelphia last year. For the Atlanta tournament, he doubled the total.

Young players living Tucker’s dream

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David Metcalf and Nancy Watson are the tournament directors for the Youth NABC.

He says the three who went to Philadelphia last year spread the word about how much fun they had playing bridge. “More kids turned out to play this year,” Bress says. “They heard the other kids talking about how much fun they had so they wanted to come.”

Bress has offered bridge an elective for students at his school, and the youngsters are keen enough to play that they will stay on for the World Youth Open Bridge Championships, which begin on Saturday and

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Jenna Strickland and Andrew Kukapali.

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YNABC competitors

continue through Aug. 11.The young players have come from all over the

U.S. and from a few foreign countries. A contingent from China is expected today.

One table in the Thursday games featured players representing three different countries – Canada, Venezuela and Nigeria.

The Nigerian player, Bunmi Soremi, is the daughter of Dr. Oludapo Soremi, a pediatrician in Apopka FL, near Orlando. Bunmi is enrolled in a gifted program at her school and was encouraged by her teacher to take up bridge, which was just introduced, “because it includes problem solving, logic and strategy.”

Soremi says his other daughter is likely to acquire an interest in bridge because the girls are “competitive.”

Jake Olsen, about to enter his sophomore year in high school in Portland OR, traveled on his own to Atlanta for the Youth NABC. The trip across the country wasn’t so bad, the 15-year-old says, but confusion set in once he landed at the airport in Atlanta.

He couldn’t find the MARTA station right away and had to ask several time, then he wasn’t sure which train to take, but he’s settled in at the Best Western Hotel with three roommates.

Jake has been playing online with Amber Lin of New Jersey, and the two met in person for the first time in Atlanta. They won their section with a 64% game in the morning pairs event on Thursday.

Bridge, he says, “is a challenge, and it helps my mental ability in school. I really love it.”

Jake says he wasn’t much of a reader before taking up bridge, but now he’s reading a lot, favoring Kurt Vonnegut currently.

Nia Everett and her mom, Erica.

Amber Lin and Jake Olsen were second in the Thursday Youth Pairs, Strat A.

Guess the mystery handThis hand was held many years ago by a famous

player. It was played against other famous players in a famous event. Those are all the hints you will get for now. Maybe more tomorrow. Here’s the hand:♠7 6 5 2 ♥K 4 3 2 ♦J 5 3 ♣K 10

Friday, August 2, 2013Youth Daily Bulletin

Players sign up for the 6th Youth NABC. The first of the popular tournaments took place five years ago in the Atlanta area.

Katherine and Matthew Pope were first in the Morning Cardrook Pairs, Strat C.

Winners of the Thursday Youth Pairs, Strat A: Christopher Forte and Raianne Heading.

Matthew Tracy and Christian Kofod were first in the Thursday Youth Pairs, Strats B and C.

Zinan Zhou and Bai Lu were second in the Thursday Youth Pairs, Strat C.

Second in the Morning Cardrook Pairs were Robert Brownrigg and Nickolas Edstrom.

Kevin Rodriguez and Niresha Wanigasekara, winners of the Morning Cardrook Pairs, Strats A and B.

Jackson Miller and Gianni Hsieh were second in the Thursday Youth Pairs, Strat B.

Amanda Harper and Kristofer Edstrom were second in the Morning Cardrook Pairs, Strat A.

Friday, August 2, 2013 Youth Daily Bulletin

2013 Youth NABC Schedule Atlanta GATHURSDAY YOUTH PAIRS

23.0 Tables A B C 5.98 1 Christopher Forte, Palm Coast FL; Raianne Heading, Ormond Beach FL 69.72% 4.49 2 Amber Lin, Edison NJ; Jake Olsen, Portland OR 65.34% 3.36 3 1 1 Christian Kofod - Matthew Tracy, Raleigh NC 64.99% 2.52 4 2 Gianni Hsieh, Naperville IL; Jackson Miller, Vienna VA 63.63% 1.89 5 3 Eleanor Fashingbauer, Belvidere IL; Theo Allen, Armonk NY 63.37% 1.42 6 4 Sidhesh Desai - Nisarg Shah, Alpharetta GA 63.06% 1.39 5 Yichuan Luo, Williamsville NY; J Alex Maloney, Mahomet IL 62.22% 1.04 6 2 Zinan Zhou - Bai Lu, 60.69% 1.33 3 Sharan Kumar, Holmdel NJ; Timothy Lou, Morganville NJ 60.58% 0.95 4 Olivia Colburn - Andrew Mulia, Alpharetta GA 60.09% 0.67 5 Evan Jones, Lower Coverdale NB; Jake Rice, Riverview NB 59.12% 1.39 6 William Marriott, Cary NC; Alexander Sung, New York NY 58.33%

THURS MORNING CARDROOK PAIRS 14.0 Tables A B C 1.12 1 1 Kevin Rodriguez, Germantown TN; Niresha wanigasekara, Cordova TN 67.76% 0.84 2 Amanda Harper, Winter Park FL; Kristofer Edstrom, Apopka FL 63.69% 0.63 3 Emalie Houk - Alex Houk, Mt Pleasant SC 59.62% 0.47 4 Ryan Jones, Lower Coverdale NB; Jeremy Roberts, Smoke Rise GA 59.52% 0.39 5 Cherish Andrews - Sarah Edwards, McGrath AK 59.40% 0.28 6 Ma Ving Zhi - Anahyah Muldrow, 56.25% 0.65 2 1 Katherine Pope - Matthew Pope, Justin TX 55.26% 0.48 3 2 Nickolas Edstrom, Apopka FL; Robert Brownrigg, Altamonte Spg FL 54.46% 0.36 4 Emily Mattison, Germantown TN; Hudson Cushing, Vancouver WA 53.87% 0.39 5 Jenna Strickland - Andrew Kukkapalli, Cordova TN 51.96% 0.33 6 3 Snehal Oberai - Samay Desai, Alpharetta GA 51.70% 0.24 4 Pico Gilman, San Francsico CA; Julie Mak, San Francisco CA 50.50%

THURSDAY AFTERNOON CARDROOK PAIRS 17.5 Tables A B C 1.62 1 Hailey Botkins - Bernadette Williams, Williamsburg VA 77.00% 1.22 2 Tanner Hess, Fairhope AL; Cutter Green, Falkville AL 70.58% 0.91 3 Sharan Kumar, Holmdel NJ; Timothy Lou, Morganville NJ 67.25%

0.68 4 Emalie Houk - Alex Houk, Mt Pleasant SC 65.00% 1.24 5 1 1 Alexander Sung, New York NY; Brandon Fong, Mt Laurel NJ 63.67% 0.93 6 2 Ryan Jones, Lower Coverdale NB; Jeboa Strong, Foley AL 62.73% 0.70 3 Michael Luzzi, Altamonte Sprgs FL; Madeline Wheaton, Alpamonte Spr FL 59.50% 0.52 4 Niresha Wanigasekara, Cordova TN; Kevin Rodriguez, Germantown TN 56.25% 0.39 5 Andrew Kukkapalli - Jenna Strickland, Cordova TN 55.67% 0.31 6 Rachel Tyre - Jemi Folkes, Acworth GA 54.33% 0.57 2 Grace Stoker, Altamonte Spgs FL; Krystal Wu, Johns Creek GA 51.50% 0.43 3 Snehal Oberai - Samay Desai, Alpharetta GA 44.63%

YOUTH SWISS TEAMS 20 Tables A B C 5.60 1 Daniel Chai, Marlboro NJ; Edward Cai, Morganville NJ; Victor Lamoureux, Dartmouth NS; Jason Miller, Tampa FL 49.00 4.20 2 1 Caleb Colburn - Sidhesh Desai, Alpharetta GA; Vincent Zhu -Raymond Zhu, Duluth GA 47.00 3.15 3 2 Jeremy Roberts - Abigail Roberts, Smoke Rise GA; Piper Ziebarth, Cordova TN; Eric Rodriguez, Germantown TN 42.00 2.07 4/5 Cooper Smith, Marquette MI; Henry Trautwein, Naples FL; Amber Lin, Edison NJ; Jake Olsen, Portland OR 37.00 2.07 4/5 3 Sophia Chang, San Gabriel CA; Lucy Zhang, Arcadia CA; Ashley Reddoch, Alpharetta GA; Divali Legore, Roswell GA 37.00 1.33 6 Mariah Stopper - Raymond Stopper, Houston TX; Kevin Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Ben Kristensen, Duluth MN 35.00 1.05 4 Evan Berman, Sarasota FL; Tyler Hart, Reno NV; Eleanor Fashingbauer, Belvidere IL; Gianni Hsieh, Naperville IL 33.00 0.69 5/6 Nisarg Shah - Alec Zhan - Anuj Das - Kunal Vohra, Alpharetta GA 32.00 1.16 5/6 1 Brandon Flaschner - Steven Petocz - Todd Cardillo, Palm Coast FL; Michael Fitzpatrick, Palm Court FL 32.00 0.87 2 Evan Jones, Lower Coverdale NB; Jake Rice - Brant Guimond - Dru Guimond, Riverview NB 31.00 0.65 3 Jake Williams - Luke Williams, San Diego CA; Albena-Maria Vassileva - Olivia Laufer, North Bay ON 30.00 0.49 4 Sunidhi Ramesh - Hansen Horvath - Sireesh Ramesh - Wilbert Liu, Alpharetta GA 25.00

THURSDAY YOUTH PAIRS MORNING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION III EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Christopher Forte, Palm Coast FL; Raianne Heading, Ormond Beach FL 69.72% 1 Amber Lin, Edison NJ; Jake Olsen, Portland OR 65.34% 2 1 Yichuan Luo, Williamsville NY; J Alex Maloney, Mahomet IL 62.22% 2 1 1 William Marriott, Cary NC; Alexander Sung, New York NY 58.33% 3 Kevin Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Ben Kristensen, Duluth MN 61.89% 3 2 Alec Zhan - Anuj Das, Alpharetta GA 57.25% 4 2 1 Zinan Zhou - Bai Lu, 60.69% 4 3 Eric Rodriguez, Germantown TN; Piper Ziebarth, Cordova TN 56.58% 5 3 Brandon Flaschner, Palm Coast FL; Michael Fitzpatrick, Palm Court FL 55.37% 5 Ryan Miller, Tampa FL; Brandon Harper, Winter Park FL 56.41% 4 2 Rhea Mathew - Ridhi Choragudi, Alpharetta GA 47.17% 4 2 Jeff Zhan, Duluth GA; Pavan Bharadwaj, Suwanee GA 55.46% 3 Gong Kailu - Liu Xuanyu, 54.78% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION JJJ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Gianni Hsieh, Naperville IL; Jackson Miller, Vienna VA 63.63% 1 1 1 Christian Kofod - Matthew Tracy, Raliegh NC 64.99% 2 2 Eleanor Fashingbauer, Belvidere IL; Theo Allen, Armonk NY 63.37% 2 2 2 Sharan Kumar, Holmdel NJ; Timothy Lou, Morganville NJ 60.58% 3 3 Sidhesh Desai - Nisarg Shah, Alpharetta GA 63.06% 3 3 3 Olivia Colburn - Andrew Mulia, Alpharetta GA 60.09% 4 Tyler Hart, Reno NV; Evan Berman, Sarasota FL 55.00% 4 4 4 Evan Jones, Lower Coverdale NB; Jake Rice, Riverview NB 59.12% 4 1 Ashley Reddoch, Alpharetta GA; Divali Legore, Roswell GA 50.85% 2 Barry Caldwell - Trevon Murad, Orange NJ 43.31%

THURSDAY MORNING CARDROOK PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION LLL EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Amanda Harper, Winter Park FL; Kristofer Edstrom, Apopka FL 63.69% 1 1 Kevin Rodriguez, Germantown TN; Niresha wanigasekara, Cordova TN 67.76% 2 Emalie Houk - Alex Houk, Mt Pleasant SC 59.62% 2 Cherish Andrews - Sarah Edwards, McGrath AK 59.40% 3 Ryan Jones, Lower Coverdale NB; Jeremy Roberts, Smoke Rise GA 59.52% 3 Ma Ving Zhi - Anahyah Muldrow, 56.25% 4 Bryan Goodwin - Jett Novak, McGrath AK 54.17% 4 2 1 Katherine Pope - Matthew Pope, Justin TX 55.26% 5 1 Jenna Strickland - Andrew Kukkapalli, Cordova TN 51.96% 5 3 2 Nickolas Edstrom, Apopka FL; Robert Brownrigg, Altamonte Spg FL 54.46% 6 2 1 Snehal Oberai - Samay Desai, Alpharetta GA 51.70% 6 4 Emily Mattison, Germantown TN; Hudson Cushing, Vancouver WA 53.87% 3 Madeline Wheaton - Michael Lizzi, Alpamonte Spr FL 50.63% 2 Pico Gilman, San Francsico CA; Julie Mak, San Francisco CA 50.50%

THURSDAY AFTERNOON CARDROOK PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION JJJ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Sharan Kumar, Holmdel NJ; Timothy Lou, Morganville NJ 67.25% 1 Hailey Botkins - Bernadette Williams, Williamsburg VA 77.00% 2 1 1 Alexander Sung, New York NY; Brandon Fong, Mt Laurel NJ 63.67% 2 Tanner Hess, Fairhope AL; Cutter Green, Falkville AL 70.58% 3 2 Ryan Jones, Lower Coverdale NB; Jeboa Strong, Foley AL 62.73% 3 Emalie Houk - Alex Houk, Mt Pleasant SC 65.00% 4 William Lin, Freehold NJ; Thomas Li, Morganville NJ 59.58% 4 Cherish Andrews - Sarah Edwards, McGrath AK 61.92% 5 Caitlyn Brown - Madelyn Brown, Sarasota FL 58.33% 5 1 Michael Luzzi, Altamonte Sprgs FL; Madeline Wheaton, Alpamonte Spr FL 59.50% 6 Bryan Goodwin - Jett Novak, McGrath AK 56.70% 6 2 Niresha Wanigasekara, Cordova TN; Kevin Rodriguez, Germantown TN 56.25% 7 3 Rachel Tyre - Jemi Folkes, Acworth GA 54.33% 7 3 Andrew Kukkapalli - Jenna Strickland, Cordova TN 55.67% 4 L’nai Bryant - Nayelib Fernandez, Orange NJ 52.70% 4 1 Grace Stoker, Altamonte Spgs FL; Krystal Wu, Johns Creek GA 51.50% 5 Emma Millikin - Matthew Larosee, Williamsburg VA 51.55% 2 Snehal Oberai - Samay Desai, Alpharetta GA 44.63%


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District qualifiers

20. Atul Khare - Ralph Henderson - David Castles, Portland OR; David Straube, Vancouver WA; Christopher Gibson, Beaverton OR; Laurie Rowe, Eugene OR

21. Eugene Hung - Han-Yu Chang, Palo Alto CA; David Weinberg, Reno NV; Steve Chen, Fremont CA; Stephen Tu, Milpitas CA; Lynn Shannon, Los Gatos CA

22. Dustin Stout, Long Beach CA; Ian Wilson - Nitin More - Ninad More, Irvine CA; Shailesh Gupta, Alison Viejo CA

23. Robert Shore - Bruce Altshuler, Los Angeles CA; Xingping Kang, El Monte CA; Ernest Wong, Arcadia CA; Matt Chiwo Leung, Montebello CA

24. Ryan Connors - Randi Adelman - Jess Jurkovic - Peter Clark, New York NY; Randall Rubinstein, Brooklyn NY

25. Lance Ribeiro, Hampstead NH; Michael Tallent, Groton MA; Jeffery Scott, Bedford MA; Jack Vecchione, Boston MA

MacNab Flight C3. Wendy Lee, East Hanover NJ; Robert

Abramowitz, Montville NJ; Karen Cane - Ronald Cane, East Windsor NJ

4. Rita Zymblosky - Barbara Hughes, Clarks Summit PA; Mary Donahue, Dunmore PA; Jane Bovard, Waverly PA

5. Huei Rong Chern, Westlake OH; Sue Lan Ma, Kirtland Hills OH; Manju Ceylony - Shakeel Ahmad, Clarence Center NY

6. Thomas Jennings - Wayne Bardsley, McLean VA; Fred Gramlich, Alexandria VA; Kellen Leister, Mc Lean VA

7. Tim Hemphill - Karin Turner, Granite Falls NC; Bill Bumbarger - Jim Peppers, Hickory NC

8. Mark Beattie, Sherman IL; Sandra Stults - Nancy Shaver, Springfield IL; Carol Sue McNaught, Auburn IL

9. Elaine Garofalo, St Petersburg FL; Joseph Cottle, Gulfport FL; Babs Thacker - Penny Lounsberry, Clearwater FL

10. Dan Graham, Redfield AR; Dixie Martin, Sherwood AR; Steve Dickason - Connie True, Little Rock AR

11. Algene Kuchinka, Mt Pleasant TN; Linda Fadely - Joan Reeves - Donald Snyder, Dayton OH

12. Corey Powell - Michael Bastedo - Justin Canniff, Ann Arbor MI; Stephen Rosenquist, Homer MI

13. Jim Jurik, Oak Forest IL; William Waddell - Charles Butler, Chicago IL; Ron Blouin, Blue Island IL

14. Judy Nassar - Tony Ames II, Minnetonka MN; David Scharfbillig, Plymouth MN; Nicholas Erpelding, Hopkins MN; Eric Mueller, Minneapolis MN

16. Suvabrata Biswas, Katy TX; Val Grady - Dale Grady, Pearland TX; Shyam Bhatia, Sugar Land TX

17. Judy St Arnold, Scottsdale AZ; Robert Dyer, Paradise Valley AZ; Brenda Huff, Phoenix AZ; Lori Sunderland, Mesa AZ

18. Joanne Buhler - Gerene Albrecht - Doreen Radford, Red Deer AB; Annabelle Wiseman, Jarvis Bay AB

19. Nathan Moens - Ted Moens, Delta BC; William Campbell, Mercer Island WA; Bill Stewart, Bellevue WA

20. Betsy McCormick - Carolyn Murphy - Nancy Jonske - Diane Mackenzie, Portland OR

21. Yu Chang - Luen-Jyh Luo, Milpitas CA; Tsao-Tung Tsai, Cupertino CA; Yu-Huai Hsiao, Fremont CA; Winston Huang, Los Altos CA

22. Gary Waldron - Carol Foster, Laguna Beach CA; James George - Susan George, San Clemente CA

23. Frederick Upton, Van Nuys CA; Om Chokriwala, Sherman Oaks CA; Yichi Zhang, Pasadena CA; Jack Chang - Nolan Chang, San Gabriel CA

24. Matthew Rudary - James Southern IV - Ilana Seror, New York NY; Xu Wang, Fresh Meadows NY

25. David Maze - Emily Marcus, Somerville MA; Ira Cooper - Catherine Cooper, Woburn MA

INTERNATIONAL FUND SWISS TEAMS 29 Tables A B C 9.10 1 Peter Stein, Hillsborough NJ; Stephen Arshan, Jackson NJ; Richard Ross, Highland Park NJ; Dennis Thompson, Lake Hiawatha NJ 63.00 5.98 2/3 Kenneth Kranyak, Bay Village OH; Kathleen Sulgrove - Don Sulgrove, Twinsburg OH; Robert Alexander, Mentor OH 58.00 6.72 2/3 1 Thomas LaForge - Buddy Waller, Marietta GA; Pam Van Patton, Smyrna GA; Mitti Sakai, Atranta GA 58.00 3.36 4/5 Paul Meerschaert, Saint Paul MN; Carole Miner, Rochester MN; Bob Balderson Jr - Cynthia Balderson, Eden Prairie MN 53.00 3.36 4/5 Varghese George, Martinez GA; James Gentry Jr, North Augusta SC; George Russell, Moore SC; Richard Smith, Spartanburg SC 53.00 2.16 6 Jimmy Deen, Cleveland OH; Stelian Hritcu, North Olmsted OH; Elbert HargesheimerIII, Hamburg NY; Christy Kellogg, Buffalo NY 52.00 5.04 2 Lee Sporleder, North Salt Lake UT; Pete Edwards - Steven Ackerman, Salt Lake City UT; Ken Short, West Jordan UT 51.00 3.78 3 Per Berg - John Keyes, Palm Coast FL; Patrick Heading - Vivian Heading, Ormond Beach FL 48.00 2.84 4 Robert Lupton, Aurora CO; Carol Bertz - Sung Mae Bleck, Englewood CO; Robert Paris, Denver CO 47.00 2.89 5/6 1/2 Vicki Bell - Kay O Connor - Susan Croft - Susan Simpson, Atlanta GA 45.00 2.89 5/6 1/2 Tommy Boze - Linda Boze, Gallatin TN; Kevin Clark, Franklin TN; Breezy Salmon, Nashville TN 45.00 1.86 3 Kosuke Ito - Yuki Harada - Hiroaki Miura, Tokyo Japan; Tadahiro Kikuchi, Natori Japan 44.00 1.39 4 Thomas Jennings - Wayne Bardsley, McLean VA; Fred Gramlich, Alexandria VA; Kellen Leister, Mc Lean VA 39.00

EDUCATIONAL FUND PAIRS 37.0 Tables A B C 10.97 1 Elaine Landow, Lansdale PA; Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT 63.58% 8.23 2 Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 63.15% 7.35 3 1 Annette Caron - Sidney Caron, Northfield IL 62.72% 4.63 4 Ed Ulman, Portland OR; Jim Looby, Burbank CA 62.54% 5.51 5 2 Howard Liu - Rebecca Wernis, San Mateo CA 61.30% 4.13 6 3 Stephan Juliusburger, Dania FL; Rachael Gosling, Paget Bermuda 60.69% 3.47 4 Gabrielle Sherman, W Long Branch NJ; Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Boynton Beach FL 60.03% 2.33 5 Rich Brandenburg, Coppell TX; Jeff Dater, Dallas TX 59.57% 1.74 6 Zachary Brescoll - H Hunt, Charlotte NC 59.28% 2.14 1 Ben Bomber, Vancouver WA; Joseph Dibenedetto, Scarsdale NY 55.91% 1.61 2 Allen Tess, Alpharetta GA; Donald Klingsick, Edwardsville IL 46.17%

1ST THURSDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS 21.0 Tables D E F 4.38 1 Caroline Tunkel, Fernandina Beac FL; Patricia Booton, Fernandina Bch FL 75.00% 3.29 2 Henry Bodenheimer, New Orleans LA; E Hugh Lawson, Metairie LA 69.64% 2.86 3 1 Luanne Elliott, Beaufort SC; Heather Elliott, Tuscaloosa AL 60.71% 1.85 4 Morris Mitchem Jr, Columbia SC; Mary Shepard, Lake City FL 58.93% 2.15 5 2 1 Lee Anderson - Terri Coil, Atlanta GA 58.33% 1.04 6 Margie Patterson, Spring TX; Vicky Martinez, Montgomery TX 57.14% 1.61 3 2 Thomas Young - Josephine Sanders, Atlanta GA 56.85% 1.06 4/5 Jan Gundersen - Susan Carmichael, Fernandina Bch FL 55.36% 1.13 4/5 3 Evelyn Lewis, Atlanta GA; Queen Jackson, East Point GA 55.36% 0.84 6 4 Atha Beard - Gwen Nix, Auburn AL 54.76% 0.68 5 Scott Merrell, Acworth GA; Janice Jenkins, Marietta GA 52.38%

1ST THURSDAY A/B OPEN PAIRS 41.0 Tables / Based on 114 Tables A B 30.55 1 Chris Larsen, Laguna Woods CA; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 66.44% 22.91 2 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; John Dockray, Villanova PA 60.79% 17.18 3 Yvonne Hernandez - Lu Kohutiak, Southwest Rnchs FL 59.75% 12.89 4 Frederic Pollack, Laval QC; Ronald Carriere, Kirkland QC 58.44% 19.65 5 1 Robert Shore - Bruce Altshuler, Los Angeles CA 57.42% 14.74 6 2 Donald Baker, Alpharetta GA; Peter Martin, Kennesaw GA 56.72% 7.64 7 Michael Gill, Columbia MD; Noble Shore, Germantown MD 56.49% 6.79 8 Ellis Feigenbaum - Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 56.40% 11.05 9 3 James Gray, Murrysville PA; Wayne Obitz, Indiana PA 56.14% 5.55 10 Chris Moll, Raleigh NC; Laurence Rivkin, Dunwoody GA 56.13% 5.09 11 Linda Epstein, Delray Beach FL; Michael Wolf, Coral Springs FL 56.04% 4.70 12 Gary McDole, Lees Summit MO; Fred Dischman, Kansas City MO 56.03% 4.36 13 Albert Shrive, Dalton PA; David Meyer, Scranton PA 55.83% 4.31 14 Phil Clayton, Mission Viejo CA; Joseph Kivel, Newport Coast CA 55.59% 4.31 15 Richard Hyken, Morristown NJ; Julie Cohan, Montville NJ 55.28% 8.29 16 4 Gregory Herman, Bellevue WA; Cristal Nell, Redmond WA 55.26% 3.39 17 R. Arthur Cannamela, Jr, Roswell GA; Stan Politowski Jr, Hackensack NJ 55.24% 3.22 18 Kenji Miyakuni - Ayako Miyakuni, Tokyo 167-004 Japan 55.05% 3.06 19 Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 54.90% 2.91 20 Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Zygmunt Marcinski, Westmount QC 54.35% 6.55 5 Laurie Rowe, Eugene OR; Christopher Gibson, Beaverton OR 53.88% 5.61 6 Curtis Kristensen, Duluth MN; Paul Heller, Marietta GA 53.16% 6.55 7 Charles Riffle, Emerald Hills CA; Douglas Grant, San Francisco CA 52.58% 4.37 8 Nick Straguzzi, Mullica Hill NJ; George Krizel, Fstrvl Trvose PA 51.88% 3.93 9 Robert Houtrow, Delton MI; Lowell Seyburn, Portage MI 51.27% 3.57 10 Cecil Henry, Brethren MI; Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI 51.10% 3.28 11 Matt Chiwo Leung, Montebello CA; Ernest Wong, Arcadia CA 49.70% 3.02 12 Tarokh Taefi - Mary Ann Whitaker, Atlanta GA 49.39% 2.81 13 David Taylor - Aaron Mohrman, Seattle WA 49.37% 2.62 14 Glenn Cossey, Innisfail AB; Nazir Ahmad, Red Deer AB 49.34%


INTERNATIONAL FUND GAME 6.0 Tables A B C 2.43 1 Lyle Poe Jr, Ellicott City MD; Brad Theurer, Gaithersburg MD 67.25% 1.82 2 Valentin Kovachev, Glencoe IL; Tadashi Yoshida, Tokyo Japan 59.00% 1.97 3 1 Robert Abrams - Harvey Berman, Atlanta GA 58.83% 1.04 4 James Dover, Flowery Branch GA; George Matuch, St Simons Is GA 57.83% 1.48 2 Suanne Blair, Morehead KY; John Jensen, Maysville KY 53.04%

THURSDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS 7.0 Tables A B C 2.40 1 1 Brenda Kauffman - Judy Foster, Atlanta GA 64.58% 1.80 2 2 Ronald Poteete, Marietta GA; Greg Holland, Acworth GA 62.08% 1.37 3 3 1 Janet Vickers - Rondal Vickers, Saint Petersbur FL 56.67% 1.03 4 4 2 Suzanne Dinur, Atlanta GA; Juliette Glasser, Miami FL 55.00% 0.76 5 Jean Duke - Camille Yow, Atlanta GA 53.75%

1ST THURSDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS 73.0 Tables 7 3 18.71 1 1 Kyle Olson - Eric Genheimer, Mustang OK 62.95% 14.03 2 Del Swanson, Lakeville MN; Gene Brandl, Apple Valley MN 61.76% 10.52 3 2 Gailyn Thornton - Angela Evert, Atlanta GA 61.61% 7.07 4/5 George Freund, Morristown NJ; Richard Loynd, Short Hills NJ 61.01% 7.07 4/5 Charles Mattson - Jay Winget, Columbia TN 61.01% 6.36 6/7 3/4 Ted Moens - Nathan Moens, Delta BC 59.38% 6.36 6/7 3/4 Gerene Albrecht - Joanne Buhler, Red Deer AB 59.38% 4.31 8 5 Jeannie Exum - Frances Jilcott, Kinston NC 59.08% 3.74 9 6 Mordecai Schwartz - Kathy Fisher, Bryn Mawr PA 58.48% 3.40 10 Gregg Oliver, Hoover AL; Linda Oliver, Birmingham AL 58.33% 3.23 11 7 Alexa Canady-Davis - Mary Cummins, Pensacola FL 58.04% 2.88 12 Edward Connell, III, Ferandina Beach FL; Gregory Bardes, Tampa FL 57.59% 2.87 13 8 Laura Said - Kathy Markby, Greenwich CT 57.44% 2.42 14/15 Sarah Widhu, Nashua NH; Phyllis Roddy, San Diego CA 57.14% 2.59 14/15 9 Nicholas Erpelding, Hopkins MN; Jeremy Adelman, Clark Summit PA 57.14% 3.00 16 10 Nancy Inman, Mariesetta GA; Margaret Whitaker, Atlanta GA 56.99% 2.74 17/19 11 Linda Slater - Thomas Slater, Sandy Springs GA 56.40% 1.97 17/19 Alice Mercado - Karen Grablowsky, Atlanta GA 56.40% 2.12 17/19 Adele Sellars - Laura Jackson, Atlanta GA 56.40% 2.54 12 James Jenkins, Fayetteville PA; Carole Hamilton, Cary NC 55.80% 1.85 13 William Toler, Bay Village OH; Ann Kostell, Westlake OH 55.65% 2.04 14 Cynthia Kight, Woodstock GA; Barbara Tankersley, Marietta GA 55.51%

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION STRATIFIED SWISS 47 Tables A B C 13.30 1 1 Stephen Wiesenfeld - Barbara Lehrer - Kris Boswinkel, Asheville NC; Nicholas Frost, Swannanoa NC 72.00 9.98 2 Justine Cushing - Melih Ozdil, New York NY; Weimin Wang, People’s Republic of China; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; Xiaodong Shi, Naperville IL 64.00 7.48 3 Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI; Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Cameron Doner, Richmond BC; Thomas Walsh, Saskatoon SK; Samantha Nystrom, Toronto ON 63.00 5.61 4 Peter Stein, Hillsborough NJ; Stephen Arshan, Jackson NJ; Dennis Thompson, Lake Hiawatha NJ; Richard Ross, Highland Park NJ 57.00 7.40 5 2 Mary Bray - Chris Trower, Atlanta GA; Becky Butler, Alpharetta GA; Sanjeev Pathak, Roswell GA 56.00 2.44 6/8 Kenneth Kranyak, Bay Village OH; Don Sulgrove - Kathleen Sulgrove, Twinsburg OH; Robert Alexander, Mentor OH 55.00 4.86 6/8 3/4 Donald Folger, Clemmons NC; Kathy Coop - Robert Hale - Joshua Hoffman, Greensboro NC 55.00 4.86 6/8 3/4 1 Kosuke Ito - Yuki Harada - Hiroaki Miura, Tokyo Japan; Tadahiro Kikuchi, Natori Japan 55.00 3.34 5 2 Kevin Clark, Franklin TN; Breezy Salmon, Nashville TN; Tommy Boze - Linda Boze, Gallatin TN 51.00 2.34 6 Robert Lupton, Aurora CO; Robert Paris, Denver CO; Sung Mae Bleck - Carol Bertz, Englewood CO 47.00 2.50 3 Thomas Jennings - Wayne Bardsley, McLean VA; Fred Gramlich, Alexandria VA; Kellen Leister, Mc Lean VA 42.00 1.88 4 Molly Currie, Sylacauga AL; Charlotte Knight, Alexander City AL; Andrew Richardson, Chesterfield VA; Linda Hendrix, Montgomery Ave AL 37.00 1.24 5/6 Vicki Bell - Kay O Connor - Susan Croft - Susan Simpson, Atlanta GA 36.00 1.24 5/6 Albert Wieners - Paula Tracy - Carolyn Steelman - Timothy Mooney, Savannah GA 36.00

MOREHEAD GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT 16 TablesMitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA; Roger Lee, Pasadena CA vsJared Lilienstein - Sam Lev - Brian Glubok - John Hurd - Michael Polowan, New York NY; Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY

Will Engel, Freeport IL; Michael Halvorsen, Champaign IL; Richard Blumenthal, Crystal Lake IL; Bob Fashingbauer, Belvidere IL vsRobert Lebi - John Guoba - Martin Kirr - David Lindop - Leslie Amoils - George Mittelman, Toronto ON

Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL; Michael Becker - David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Jeff Meckstroth - Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Gary Cohler, Miami FL vsRon Smith - Linda Smith, Hixson TN; Happoldt Neuffer, Columbia SC; Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC

William Higgins - Pamela Granovetter - Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Yauheni Siutsau, Loveland OH vsLarry Sealy, Huntsville AL; Jim Foster - Allen Hawkins Jr, Birmingham AL; Jim Munday, Southaven MS

GOLDMAN GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS FLIGHT A 16 TablesShan Huang - Peter Wong, Toronto ON; Richard Chan, Markham ON; Yan Wang, Scarborough ON; Edward Xu - Jianfeng Luo, North York ON vsDonald Tofte - Jon Bartlett - Irene Pickett - Dewitt (Hal) Montgomery III, Portland OR; Flo Savage, Beaverton OR

Edward Piken, Pls Vrds Pnsl CA; Robert Kent, Marina Del Rey CA; Howard Einberg - Viktor Anikovich, Los Angeles CA; Paul Markarian, Lancaster CA vsZachary Grossack - Amnon Gabay, Newton MA; Donald Caplin, Waltham MA; Charles Polay, Chelmsford MA; James Rasmussen - Pamela Miller, Cambridge MA

Shoichi Yoshihiro - Philip Hiestand - Weishu Wu, Irvine CA; Xiao-Yan Gong, Laguna Niguel CA; Bo Liu, Santa Ana CA vsEric Hendrickson, Minneapolis MN; Paul Gutterman, Eagan MN; Andrew Caranicas, St Paul MN; Richard Lawson, Plymouth MN

Anthony Bianchi - Gary King, Houston TX; Mitch Towner, Austin TX; Robert Whitcher, Cedar Park TX vsBill Begert - Doug Herron - Susan Wexler - Michael Radin, New York NY

SHEINWOLD GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS FLIGHT B 16 TablesJoseph Keim - William Gottschall - Lori Harner - Donna Moore, Dayton OH; Douglas Millsap, Columbus OH; Larry Jones, Pickerington OH vsRisa Campbell, Brownsville TN; Lelvin Crowe - Joyce McMonagle - Brian Cummins, Cordova TN; Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR

Michael Saltzman - Linda Saltzman, Naperville IL; Lisa Ogut - Serdar Ogut, Darien IL vsEugene Hung - Han-Yu Chang, Palo Alto CA; David Weinberg, Reno NV; Steve Chen, Fremont CA; Stephen Tu, Milpitas CA; Lynn Shannon, Los Gatos CA

Frederick Linnemeyer - Patricia Linnemeyer, Franklin Lakes NJ; Serge Aronovich - Marianne Aronovich, Tuxedo Park NY; Jan Weber - George Weber, Hamburg NJ vsDustin Stout, Long Beach CA; Ian Wilson - Nitin More - Ninad More, Irvine CA; Shailesh Gupta, Alison Viejo CA

Grant Petersen, Taylor MI; Michael McDonald - Neal Strand, Rochester Hills MI; Xingyu Zhang, Ypsilanti MI; Ying Yuan, Kalamazoo MI; Richard Menczer, Bloomfield MI vsKrishna Saha, Overland Park KS; Sitaraman Sathiamoorthy, Olathe KS; John Hickey, Lawrence KS; Steven Day, Shawnee KS

MACNAB GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS FLIGHT C 16 TablesFrederick Upton, Van Nuys CA; Om Chokriwala, Sherman Oaks CA; Yichi Zhang, Pasadena CA; Jack Chang - Nolan Chang, San Gabriel CA vsSuvabrata Biswas, Katy TX; Val Grady - Dale Grady, Pearland TX; Shyam Bhatia, Sugar Land TX

Corey Powell - Michael Bastedo - Justin Canniff, Ann Arbor MI; Stephen Rosenquist, Homer MI vsHuei Rong Chern, Westlake OH; Sue Lan Ma, Kirtland Hills OH; Manju Ceylony - Shakeel Ahmad, Clarence Center NY

Gary Waldron - Carol Foster, Laguna Beach CA; James George - Susan George, San Clemente CA vsYu Chang - Luen-Jyh Luo, Milpitas CA; Tsao-Tung Tsai, Cupertino CA; Yu-Huai Hsiao, Fremont CA; Winston Huang, Los Altos CA

Matthew Rudary - James Southern IV - Ilana Seror, New York NY; Xu Wang, Fresh Meadows NY vsJudy St Arnold, Scottsdale AZ; Robert Dyer, Paradise Valley AZ; Brenda Huff, Phoenix AZ; Lori Sunderland, Mesa AZ

Electronic Device Policy The electronic device

policy at NABCs has been revised to allow 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

The policy applies to all pairs, team members, captains, coaches, kibitzers and play recorders, except those designated by the ACBL and are in force throughout any actual playing session or segment of play.

A violation of the policy will result in an automatic disciplinary penalty of one full board (or 12 IMPs at that form of scoring) for the first offense. A second offense will result in disqualification from the event for the pair/team. Kibitzers violating this policy will be removed from the playing area for the remainder of the session.

Slow PlaySlow play, as opposed to careful or thoughtful

play, is discourteous to your opponents -- and to all other competitors as well. Players and pairs who take more than their allotted time are subject to penalty.

In general, pairs who are rarely late will be warned while pairs who are habitually tardy and/or pay no attention to time limits will be penalized.


INTERNATIONAL FUND GAME THURSDAY MORNING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OO EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Valentin Kovachev, Glencoe IL; Tadashi Yoshida, Tokyo Japan 59.00% 1 Lyle Poe Jr, Ellicott City MD; Brad Theurer, Gaithersburg MD 67.25% 2 James Dover, Flowery Branch GA; George Matuch, St Simons Is GA 57.83% 2 1 Robert Abrams - Harvey Berman, Atlanta GA 58.83% 1 Suanne Blair, Morehead KY; John Jensen, Maysville KY 53.04% 1 David Johnson, Milledgeville GA; Janice Carmean, Helendale CA 46.75%

THURSDAY MORNING299ER PAIRS SINGLE SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION PP EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Janet Vickers - Rondal Vickers, Saint Petersbur FL 56.67% 1 1 Brenda Kauffman - Judy Foster, Atlanta GA 64.58% 2 2 Suzanne Dinur, Atlanta GA; Juliette Glasser, Miami FL 55.00% 2 2 Ronald Poteete, Marietta GA; Greg Holland, Acworth GA 62.08% 3/4 Anne Letbetter - Barbara McArdle, Atlanta GA 50.00% 3 1 Jean Duke - Camille Yow, Atlanta GA 53.75% 3/4 Michael Tait - Jean Thompson, Hamilton Bermuda 50.00%

Morehead Championship FlightLusky (District 20) 39 76 90 108Smith (D7) 26 67 77 137

Grue (D17) 14 48 77 104Spector (D9) 27 61 105 146

Pollack (D3) 37 67 98 119Higgins (D11) 56 90 120 160

Sealy (D10) 28 53 105 145Lall (D16) 33 38 83 97

Engel (D8) 25 59 97 141Jacob (D19) 63 80 116 139

Lebi (D2) 59 101 108 144Wolfson (D13) 26 38 57 93

Gillespie (D25) 61 86 87 88Lilienstein (D24) 56 65 107 141

Cohen (D4) 15 19 28 wdDunitz (D23) 29 79 118

Goldman Flight AHuang (D2) 46 93 161 204Day (D10) 42 52 67 95

Redman (D13) 11 26 53 53Tofte (D20) 27 47 96 119

Begert (D24) 36 86 101 138Chan (D15) 9 26 72 105

Dunkley (D17) 19 34 70 99Bianchi (D16) 33 53 73 113

Yoshihiro (D22) 26 73 90 155Kozlove (D11) 26 38 64 96

Vance (D21) 18 52 74 95Hendrickson (D14) 22 41 71 98

Laken (D6) 29 45 72 115Grossack (D25) 40 60 109 152

Ford (D19) 20 42 71 92Piken (D23) 45 98 115 137

Sheinwold Flight BChristensen (D6) 40 59 83 101Saha (D15) 15 44 84 118

Ribeiro (D25) 13 34 61 108Petersen (D12) 15 70 117 123

Hung (D21) 24 57 181Dehlin (D4) 5 20 37 wd

Ford (D16) 23 35 63 101Saltzman (D13) 60 96 138 188

Connors (D24) 36 73 110 132Stout (D22) 53 68 91 135

Chen (D2) 15 36 43 76Linnemeyer (D3) 24 43 86 106

Loeb (D9) 28 49 84 100Campbell (D10) 49 87 117 138

Young (D8) 23 49 60 94Keim (D11) 24 58 128 163

MacNab Flight CUpton (D23) 55 106 154Graham (D10) 11 26 38 wd

Jurik (D13) 28 73 98 138Biswas (D16) 58 79 135 140

St. Arnold (D17) 51 79 134Garofalo (D9) 22 46 65 wd

Kuchinka (D11) 3 5 wdRudary (D24) 54 144

Waldron (D22) 63 114 134 154Lee (D3) 28 47 86 143

Chang (D21) 52 106 131 183Beattie (D8) 18 19 42 69

Maze (D25) 24 38 62 101Chern (D5) 55 80 109 142

Hemphill (D7) 47 86 111 160Powell (D12) 40 80 128 161

Scores from the Round of 16 in the Grand National Teams

Cook to assume ACBL presidency

ACBL President Donald Mamula has resigned his position effective Aug. 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.

InsiderWelcome to Atlanta! On Tuesday, the ACBL

trucks arrived in town with almost 50,000 pounds of bridge necessities. The Services Guys with able assistance from AMG1 and AMG2 set up almost a thousand card tables, three alphabets of section letters and a trailer load of youth supplies for the ACBL’s YNABC and the WBF’s WYOBC - OMG, maybe we should have brought that fourth alphabet just to cover Insider acronyms!

The local organizing committee has invested a lot of time and energy into putting together what promises to be a great tournament. They left the box several times to come up with some new, different and exciting entertainment, education and even exercise ideas for your enjoyment, enlightenment and edification. The Insider gives them an “E” for excellent efforts.


1ST THURDAY AB OPEN PAIRS MORNING--1ST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS RR SS TT EAST-WEST A B A B 1 1 Charles Riffle, Emerald Hills CA; Douglas Grant, San Francisco CA 60.86% 1 Chris Larsen, Laguna Woods CA; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 64.88% 2 Phil Clayton, Mission Viejo CA; Joseph Kivel, Newport Coast CA 60.17% 2 1 Robert Shore - Bruce Altshuler, Los Angeles CA 62.95% 3 Kenji Miyakuni - Ayako Miyakuni, Tokyo 167-004 Japan 58.64% 3 2 James Gray, Murrysville PA; Wayne Obitz, Indiana PA 59.96% 4 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; John Dockray, Villanova PA 58.46% 4 3 Gregory Herman, Bellevue WA; Cristal Nell, Redmond WA 59.54% 5 Francisco Bernal, Miami FL; Maris Zilant, North Miami FL 57.94% 5 4 Howard Litsky - Miriam Litsky, Dunwoody GA 57.63% 6 Ellis Feigenbaum - Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 56.79% 6 5 Curtis Kristensen, Duluth MN; Paul Heller, Marietta GA 56.95% 7 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; David Sabourin, Ottawa ON 56.71% 7 J Wolfe - Mike Sheldon, Marietta GA 56.14% 8 Yvonne Hernandez - Lu Kohutiak, Southwest Rnchs FL 56.16% 8 Frederic Pollack, Laval QC; Ronald Carriere, Kirkland QC 55.90% 9 Linda Epstein, Delray Beach FL; Michael Wolf, Coral Springs FL 55.91% 9 Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ; R Jay Becker, New York NY 53.41% 10 Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 55.77% 10 David Zeckets, Atlanta GA; Stuart Goff, Woodstock GA 53.39% 11 Charles Lamb - Robert Short, Red Deer AB 55.34% 11 Gary McDole, Lees Summit MO; Fred Dischman, Kansas City MO 53.10% 12 Chris Moll, Raleigh NC; Laurence Rivkin, Dunwoody GA 55.32% 12 Dwight Bender, London ON; Martin Hunter, Mississauga ON 52.96% 13 Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 54.95% 13 6 Cecil Henry, Brethren MI; Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI 52.46% 14 2 Laurie Rowe, Eugene OR; Christopher Gibson, Beaverton OR 54.72% 14 7 Nick Straguzzi, Mullica Hill NJ; George Krizel, Fstrvl Trvose PA 52.35% 15 3 Robert Houtrow, Delton MI; Lowell Seyburn, Portage MI 53.70% 15 Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Ron Smith, Las Vegas NV 51.81% 16 John Adams, Silver Spring MD; Sylvia Shi, Baltimore MD 53.32% 16 Janyne Provencher - Sylvain Mayer, Montreal QC 51.72% 4 Saeed Shah - Shahnaz Shah, Cordova TN 52.87% 8 Marc Sylvester, Edinboro PA; Doug Anderson, Quincy MA 50.93% 5 Paul Darin, San Diego CA; Mary Loehr, El Cajon CA 50.08% 9 Riki Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Andrew Garnett, Winterpark FL 50.62% 6 Nancy Shuford - W Henry Shuford, Atlanta GA 49.08% 10 Tarokh Taefi - Mary Ann Whitaker, Atlanta GA 49.81% 7 William Campbell, Mercer Island WA; Bill Stewart, Bellevue WA 48.62% 11 David Kozloff, Pittsburgh PA; Francine Feldman, Boca Raton FL 48.75%

1ST THURSDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Norma Rollins - Michael Miller, Putnam Valley NY 58.63% 1/2 1/2 Colette Sears - Catherine Rodriguez, Venice FL 56.55% 2 2 Cynthia Kight, Woodstock GA; Barbara Tankersley, Marietta GA 55.06% 1/2 1/2 Ted Moens - Nathan Moens, Delta BC 56.55% 3 3 Elliott Goldstein, Atlanta GA; Bert Ward, Chamblee GA 52.98% 3/4 3/4 Mauricio Anhalt - Carl Coppolino, Atlanta GA 55.06% 4 4 Ralph Lipe - Lynda Lipe, Bellevue WA 52.68% 3/4 3/4 Gerene Albrecht - Joanne Buhler, Red Deer AB 55.06% 5 Sheryl Sack - Lana Imerman, Atlanta GA 51.79% 5/6 Beth Sugarman - Nancy Alexander, Atlanta GA 53.27% 5/6 Rita Zymblosky - Barbara Hughes, Clarks Summit PA 53.27% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UU EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Carol Fischer - Patricia Thompson, Marietta GA 59.52% 1 1 Linda Slater - Thomas Slater, Sandy Springs GA 56.85% 2 Del Swanson, Lakeville MN; Gene Brandl, Apple Valley MN 57.44% 2 2 Roger Leemis - Terran Leemis, Bloomfield Hill MI 56.55% 3 2 James Archibald - Marianne Archibald, Bossier City LA 54.17% 3 Jean Eidson - William Brooks, Atlanta GA 55.06% 4 3 Linda Hannawalt, San Francisco CA; Jan Bradley, Atlanta GA 53.87% 4 Alice Mercado - Karen Grablowsky, Atlanta GA 54.46% 5 4 Elizabeth Goldthwait - June Drennen, Youngstown OH 53.27% 5 3 Irwin Hyman - Howard Fagin, Atlanta GA 53.87% 4 Nicholas Erpelding, Hopkins MN; Jeremy Adelman, Clark Summit PA 53.57% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION ZZ EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Mary Donahue, Dunmore PA; Jane Bovard, Waverly PA 56.25% 1 Charles Mattson - Jay Winget, Columbia TN 65.18% 2 2 James Jenkins, Fayetteville PA; Carole Hamilton, Cary NC 55.95% 2 1 Laura Said - Kathy Markby, Greenwich CT 59.52% 3 Adele Sellars - Laura Jackson, Atlanta GA 54.17% 3 2 William Toler, Bay Village OH; Ann Kostell, Westlake OH 57.44% 4 Leon Galecki, Langston AL; Frederick Eriksen, Murray NE 52.38% 4 M Jackie McGill, Dunwoody GA; Stuart Galishoff, Atlanta GA 56.85% 5 3 Beverly Wilkinson, Atlanta GA; Alice Jamieson, Dunwoody GA 52.08% 5 Dee Craft - Russell Craft, Smith’s Parish Bermuda 53.57% 3 Suzanne Fleischman - Larry Randolph, Leesburg FL 45.54% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WW EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Jeannie Exum - Frances Jilcott, Kinston NC 62.20% 1 1 Mordecai Schwartz - Kathy Fisher, Bryn Mawr PA 59.52% 2 2 Gailyn Thornton - Angela Evert, Atlanta GA 60.12% 2 Bill Collins - Roger Hill, Myrtle Beach SC 58.33% 3 3 Cynthia Barton, Marietta GA; Rochelle Derman, Atlanta GA 56.85% 3 Ed Brooks - Joseph Etoll, Marietta GA 55.65% 4 Sarah Widhu, Nashua NH; Phyllis Roddy, San Diego CA 56.55% 4 Jane Meyerson, Charleston SC; Lynda Denberg, Sullivans Isl SC 52.98% 5 Joel Adler, Atlanta GA; Polly Keller, Naples FL 52.68% 5/6 2 Anne McCune, Keene NH; James Nowill, Florence MA 50.89% 5/6 Chang-Li Lu - Charles Wen, Strongsville OH 50.89% 3 Jessie Jamar, Darien CT; Susan Dragone, Atlanta GA 49.11% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XX EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Alexa Canady-Davis - Mary Cummins, Pensacola FL 62.20% 1 1 Kyle Olson - Eric Genheimer, Mustang OK 61.61% 2 2 Nancy Inman, Mariesetta GA; Margaret Whitaker, Atlanta GA 57.14% 2 Meriel Gregory - Anne Yoder, Atlanta GA 60.12% 3 3 Tecie Thatcher, Atlanta GA; Ann Benson, Dunwoody GA 54.46% 3 2 Jan Noll, Dunwoody GA; Pam Szabo, Marietta GA 56.85% 4 Sherrie Goodman - Alan Goodman, New Orleans LA 52.38% 4 Rebecca Nirenblatt, Charleston SC; Susie Anderson, Summerville SC 55.65% 5/6 Nadia Zarour - Elyse Mintz, Atlanta GA 50.00% 5 3 India Peters - Mary Elrod, Atlanta GA 53.27% 5/6 Kim McEver, Atlanta GA; Linda Corbett, Smyrna GA 50.00% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION YY EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Beth Dresher, Atlanta GA; Susan Hudson, Johns Creek GA 57.74% 1 1 Jennifer Magid, Atlanta GA; Janet Brewer, Tucker GA 63.10% 2 2 Lynn McGill, Roswell GA; Connie Melgaard, Atlanta GA 57.14% 2 2 Fay Ennis - Henry Ennis, Englewood FL 59.52% 3/4 3/4 William Pratt, Asheville NC; Lee Wilcox, Black Mountain NC 55.65% 3 George Freund, Morristown NJ; Richard Loynd, Short Hills NJ 58.04% 3/4 3/4 David Scharfbillig, Plymouth MN; Eric Mueller, Minneapolis MN 55.65% 4 Edward Connell, III, Ferandina Beach FL; Gregory Bardes, Tampa FL 57.74% 5 Lorraine Watkins, Atlanta GA; Fay Szeftel, Marietta GA 50.89% 5 3 Cathy Skowronski, Marietta GA; Alice Griffith, Denver CO 57.44%

EDUCATIONAL FUND PAIRS 1ST THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS NN OO EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Elaine Landow, Lansdale PA; Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT 63.58% 1 1 Annette Caron - Sidney Caron, Northfield IL 62.72% 2 Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 63.15% 2 2 Howard Liu - Rebecca Wernis, San Mateo CA 61.30% 3 Ed Ulman, Portland OR; Jim Looby, Burbank CA 62.54% 3 3 Stephan Juliusburger, Dania FL; Rachael Gosling, Paget Bermuda 60.69% 4 1 Gabrielle Sherman, W Long Branch NJ; Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Boynton Beach FL 60.03% 4 4 Rich Brandenburg, Coppell TX; Jeff Dater, Dallas TX 59.57% 5 Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Lynn Baker, Austin TX 59.95% 5 5 Zachary Brescoll - H Hunt, Charlotte NC 59.28% 6 Barbara Heller, Knoxville TN; Joel Haywood, Macon GA 59.46% 6 6 Michael Bodell, Santa Clara CA; Elianna Meyerson, San Jose CA 57.73% 7 James Dover, Flowery Branch GA; Louis Gangarosa, Augusta GA 59.38% 7 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Valentin Kovachev, Glencoe IL 57.02% 8 2 Gloria McCain, Orlando FL; Dorothy Gilreath, Marietta GA 58.58% 8 Spencer Hurd, Meigs GA; Scott Stearns, Elberta AL 56.38% 9 Lillian Johannessen - Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI 57.08% 9 7 1 Ben Bomber, Vancouver WA; Joseph Dibenedetto, Scarsdale NY 55.91% 10 Lynn Berg, Deland FL; Gail Rust, Port Orange FL 56.92% 10 8 Amanda Jeger, Frankfurt Germany; Estera Lisker, East Quogue NY 55.47% 11 Mary Gorkin, Baldwinsville NY; Henry Nelson, Zelienople PA 55.54% 11 Sumner Steinfeldt, Washington DC; Kent Hartman, San Diego CA 55.26% 12 3 Jay Baudler, Piedmont CA; Cordelia Menges, New York NY 55.15% 12 Yul Inn - Cheryl Mandala, Cupertino CA 55.23% 13 4 Robert Manz, Odessa FL; Alfred Crews, Knoxville TN 52.38% 13 Greg Humphreys, Charlottesvle VA; Adam Meyerson, San Jose CA 53.84% 14 Melvin Marcus, Waltham MA; Barbara Murphy, Newton MA 51.99% 14 9 Barbara Bacon, Rocky River OH; Bill Harlan, Oklahoma City OK 53.38% 15 5 Barbara Newman, Nashville TN; Don Turner, Mt Juliet TN 51.31% 15 Paul Foster, Carlsbad CA; Catherine McLeod, Eden NC 52.58% 6 Florence Belford, Milton ON; Christopher Shaw Jr, Carlinville IL 50.33% 10 Michael Myers, Ottawa ON; Brian Maloney, Champaign IL 51.82% 7 Jeffrey Ahrens, Springfield NJ; Edward Foran, Marietta GA 49.83% 11 Dan Osburn - Dana Osburn, Dacula GA 51.54% 8 Sue Kimbrell, Houston TX; Rosalind Howell, Atlanta GA 49.77% 2 Allen Tess, Alpharetta GA; Donald Klingsick, Edwardsville IL 46.17% 9 Myra Abrams, Cote Saint-Luc QC; Ann Weinstein, Yonkers NY 48.70% 1 David Johnson, Milledgeville GA; Janice Carmean, Helendale CA 44.69%

1ST THURSDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION PP EAST-WEST D E F D E F 1 Caroline Tunkel, Fernandina Beac FL; Patricia Booton, Fernandina Bch FL 75.00% 1 Henry Bodenheimer, New Orleans LA; E Hugh Lawson, Metairie LA 69.64% 2 Michael Tait - Jean Thompson, Hamilton Bermuda 54.17% 2 Margie Patterson, Spring TX; Vicky Martinez, Montgomery TX 57.14% 3 Barbara Halaby, Atlanta GA; Emily Gilbert, Kennesaw GA 51.79% 3 1 Jan Gundersen - Susan Carmichael, Fernandina Bch FL 55.36% 4 1 1 Laura Palmer, Auburn AL; Judi North, Atlanta GA 51.49% 4 2 Mary Kash - Vee Kelley, Marietta GA 52.98% 2 Linda Williams, Marietta GA; Rita Fullick, Kennesaw GA 49.11% 1 Scott Merrell, Acworth GA; Janice Jenkins, Marietta GA 52.38% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION LL EAST-WEST D E F D E F 1 Morris Mitchem Jr, Columbia SC; Mary Shepard, Lake City FL 58.93% 1 1 Luanne Elliott, Beaufort SC; Heather Elliott, Tuscaloosa AL 60.71% 2 1 1 Lee Anderson - Terri Coil, Atlanta GA 58.33% 2 2 1 Thomas Young - Josephine Sanders, Atlanta GA 56.85% 3 2 2 Atha Beard - Gwen Nix, Auburn AL 54.76% 3 3 2 Evelyn Lewis, Atlanta GA; Queen Jackson, East Point GA 55.36% 4 Catherine Bardsley, McLean VA; Maryellen Leister, Mc Lean VA 54.17% 4 Joan Dibaggio - Pam Donofrio, Brentwood TN 53.57% 3 Randolph Williams - Susan Williams, Chocowinity NC 50.30% 4 Laura Glass - Judy Owings, Atlanta GA 52.38%

1ST THURSDAY A/B OPEN PAIRS 2ND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS RR SS TT EAST-WEST A B A B 1 1 Donald Baker, Alpharetta GA; Peter Martin, Kennesaw GA 65.13% 1 Chris Larsen, Laguna Woods CA; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 67.99% 2 Yvonne Hernandez - Lu Kohutiak, Southwest Rnchs FL 63.34% 2 Richard Hyken, Morristown NJ; Julie Cohan, Montville NJ 63.56% 3 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; John Dockray, Villanova PA 63.11% 3 Michael Gill, Columbia MD; Noble Shore, Germantown MD 62.37% 4 Bert Newman, West Bloomfield MI; Daniel Suty, Houston TX 62.75% 4 Albert Shrive, Dalton PA; David Meyer, Scranton PA 60.83% 5 Frederic Pollack, Laval QC; Ronald Carriere, Kirkland QC 60.98% 5 R. Arthur Cannamela, Jr, Roswell GA; Stan Politowski Jr, Hackensack NJ 60.17% 6 Linda Epstein, Delray Beach FL; Michael Wolf, Coral Springs FL 56.17% 6 Gary McDole, Lees Summit MO; Fred Dischman, Kansas City MO 58.96% 7 Dwight Bender, London ON; Martin Hunter, Mississauga ON 55.06% 7 Chris Moll, Raleigh NC; Laurence Rivkin, Dunwoody GA 56.93% 8 David Zeckets, Atlanta GA; Stuart Goff, Woodstock GA 54.61% 8 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Stephen Apodaca, Santa Fe NM 56.88% 9 2 Richard Myers - Elizabeth Myers, Decatur GA 52.56% 9 Carole Coveney - Michel Coveney, Montreal QC 56.12% 10 Eleanor Rodgers - Elaine Said, Nashville TN 52.48% 10 Ellis Feigenbaum - Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 56.02% 11 3 James Gray, Murrysville PA; Wayne Obitz, Indiana PA 52.33% 11 Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Zygmunt Marcinski, Westmount QC 55.85% 12 4 Robert Shore - Bruce Altshuler, Los Angeles CA 51.90% 12 1 William Burks III, Atlanta GA; Nancy Motes, Kennesaw GA 55.82%13/14 Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Ron Smith, Las Vegas NV 51.72% 13 Melody Gann, Arlington TX; Claybourne Waldrop Jr, Fort Worth TX 55.72%


Tomorrow’s Bridge Events

13/14 5 Timothy Casey Jr - Suzanne Casey, Tampa FL 51.72% 14 Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 54.86%15/16 Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ; R Jay Becker, New York NY 51.59% 15 Cynthia Schneider - Eli Schneider, East Brunswick NJ 54.23%15/16 6 David Taylor - Aaron Mohrman, Seattle WA 51.59% 16 John Adams, Silver Spring MD; Sylvia Shi, Baltimore MD 53.34% 7/8 Glenn Cossey, Innisfail AB; Nazir Ahmad, Red Deer AB 51.42% 2 Laurie Rowe, Eugene OR; Christopher Gibson, Beaverton OR 53.04% 7/8 Nick Straguzzi, Mullica Hill NJ; George Krizel, Fstrvl Trvose PA 51.42% 3 Matt Chiwo Leung, Montebello CA; Ernest Wong, Arcadia CA 52.86% 9 Jeffrey Tsang, Guelph ON; Tzvetalin Vassilev, North Bay ON 51.06% 4 Cecil Henry, Brethren MI; Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI 49.75% 10 Gregory Herman, Bellevue WA; Cristal Nell, Redmond WA 50.99% 5 Robert Houtrow, Delton MI; Lowell Seyburn, Portage MI 48.84% 6 Isha Thapa - Mukund Thapa, Palo Alto CA 47.19% 7 Allan Roderiques - Lois Belliveau, Leesburg FL 44.99% 8 Charles Riffle, Emerald Hills CA; Douglas Grant, San Francisco CA 44.31%

1ST THURSDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XX EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Anne Nellis - Robert Nellis, Independence MO 60.71% 1 1 Gailyn Thornton - Angela Evert, Atlanta GA 63.10% 2 1 Clay Long - Elizabeth Long, Atlanta GA 58.33% 2 Sarah Widhu, Nashua NH; Phyllis Roddy, San Diego CA 57.74% 3 Rebecca Nirenblatt, Charleston SC; Susie Anderson, Summerville SC 54.76% 3 2 Paul Boeggeman - William Fleischman, Leesburg FL 55.95% 4 Nadia Zarour - Elyse Mintz, Atlanta GA 52.98% 4 Joel Adler, Atlanta GA; Polly Keller, Naples FL 52.38% 2 Linda Rakowski, Loganville GA; Carol Cernogorsky, Watkinsville GA 52.08% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION YY EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 George Freund, Morristown NJ; Richard Loynd, Short Hills NJ 63.99% 1 1 Nancy Inman, Mariesetta GA; Margaret Whitaker, Atlanta GA 56.85% 2 Edward Connell, III, Ferandina Beach FL; Gregory Bardes, Tampa FL 57.44% 2 Bill Wagner, Augusta GA; William Caput M.D., Martinez GA 55.95% 3 1 Lorraine Watkins, Atlanta GA; Fay Szeftel, Marietta GA 55.65% 3 George Sullivan - Andrea Sullivan, Round Rock TX 54.46% 4 2 Renee Wolken, Kinnelon NJ; Angela Young, Cumming GA 54.46% 4 2 Michelle Crane, Pensacola FL; Mary Ann Abrams, Pensacola Beach FL 52.98% 3 Marcia Lindstrom, Franklin NC; Nancy Parker, Highlands NC 48.21% 3 Sherrie Goodman - Alan Goodman, New Orleans LA 51.79% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WW EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Jack Alexander, Atlanta GA; Annie Berle, Fountain Hills AZ 59.23% 1 1 Marcia Miller - Elaine Sheldon, Marietta GA 54.17% 2 2 Mordecai Schwartz - Kathy Fisher, Bryn Mawr PA 57.44% 2 2 Jeff Wood, Dahlonega GA; Linda Hacker, Gainesville GA 53.57% 3/4 3/4 Jeannie Exum - Frances Jilcott, Kinston NC 55.95% 3/4 3/4 Beth Dresher, Atlanta GA; Susan Hudson, Johns Creek GA 52.98% 3/4 3/4 Lois Sacher, Roswell GA; Robert Belling, Alpharetta GA 55.95% 3/4 3/4 Les Barnett - David Watkins, Sandy Springs GA 52.98% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION ZZ EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Bette Jo Walgren, Minerva OH; Sara Furey, North Canton OH 58.04% 1 Del Swanson, Lakeville MN; Gene Brandl, Apple Valley MN 66.07% 2/3 M Jackie McGill, Dunwoody GA; Stuart Galishoff, Atlanta GA 55.36% 2 John Knarr - Stephen Saker, Longwood FL 61.90% 2/3 2 Laura Said - Kathy Markby, Greenwich CT 55.36% 3 1 James Archibald - Marianne Archibald, Bossier City LA 54.17% 4 3 William Toler, Bay Village OH; Ann Kostell, Westlake OH 53.87% 4 2 Benjamin Dickens, Fernandina Bch FL; Louis Mendel, Mobile AL 51.49% 3 Scott Dunlop - Laura Colihan, Smiths Falls ON 49.11% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VV EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Kyle Olson - Eric Genheimer, Mustang OK 64.29% 1 Leon Galecki, Langston AL; Frederick Eriksen, Murray NE 58.33% 2 2 Alexa Canady-Davis - Mary Cummins, Pensacola FL 53.87% 2 Bob Sigafus - Cathy Sigafus, Plymouth MN 57.74% 3 3 Monica Phillips - Paula Pendergast, Key Largo FL 52.98% 3 1 Anthony Duthie, Clearwater FL; Paul Caten Jr, Windham NH 56.55% 4 William McGhee Jr - Beatrice McGhee, Aiken SC 52.68% 4 Marjorie Marlowe - Barbara Goldman, Atlanta GA 49.70% 2 Fay Ennis - Henry Ennis, Englewood FL 47.92% 3 Linda Hannawalt, San Francisco CA; Jan Bradley, Atlanta GA 47.32% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UU EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Nicholas Erpelding, Hopkins MN; Jeremy Adelman, Clark Summit PA 60.71% 1 1 Ted Moens - Nathan Moens, Delta BC 62.20% 2 Alice Mercado - Karen Grablowsky, Atlanta GA 58.33% 2 Patricia Coker, St Augustine FL; Don Coker, Atlanta GA 60.42% 3 2 Linda Slater - Thomas Slater, Sandy Springs GA 55.95% 3/4 2/3 Cynthia Kight, Woodstock GA; Barbara Tankersley, Marietta GA 55.95% 4 Jean Eidson - William Brooks, Atlanta GA 52.98% 3/4 2/3 Elliott Goldstein, Atlanta GA; Bert Ward, Chamblee GA 55.95% 3 Elizabeth Goldthwait - June Drennen, Youngstown OH 51.19% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Gerene Albrecht - Joanne Buhler, Red Deer AB 63.69% 1 Gregg Oliver, Hoover AL; Linda Oliver, Birmingham AL 66.96% 2 2 Carolyn Luesing - Libba Wight, Atlanta GA 58.93% 2 Adele Sellars - Laura Jackson, Atlanta GA 58.63% 3 3 Dorothy Johnson, Independence MO; Ted Winkler, Grain Valley MO 55.36% 3 Charles Mattson - Jay Winget, Columbia TN 56.85% 4 Karl McMillin, Marietta GA; Peggy Chalker, Kennesaw GA 52.98% 4 1 James Jenkins, Fayetteville PA; Carole Hamilton, Cary NC 55.65% 4 Colette Sears - Catherine Rodriguez, Venice FL 52.08% 2 Mary Helen Harris - Diane Pratt, Marietta GA 51.19% 3 Martin Vernick - Mary Vernick, Savannah GA 49.11%

Youth NABC bridge events are listed separately — see inside section.

Junior DaySaturday, August 3, 10 a.m.

Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* OtherSaturday-Sunday Side Game Series 1st Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Hanover Hall, LL2 $15 $170-20, 0-5 Pairs single Hanover Hall, LL2 $15 $15Bridge-Plus single Hanover Hall, LL2 Free Free Free lesson, then 14 deals, no card fee.

Saturday, August 3, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.VON ZEDTWITZ LIFE MASTER PAIRS 1-2 SF Centennial Ballroom, LL1 $20 --- Bruce LM-5000 Pairs 1-2 SF Centennial Ballroom, LL1 $17 --- Young LM-1500 Pairs 1-2 SF Centennial Ballroom, LL1 $17 --- Millard Nachtwey Memorial Strati-Flighted A/X Pairs 1-2 Centennial Ballroom, LL1 $16 $18Millard Nachtwey Memorial Strati-Flighted B/C/D Pairs 1-2 TBA $16 $18Russ Arnold Memorial Saturday-Sunday KO Teams 1-2 Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18Friday-Saturday Bracketed KO Teams 3-4 Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18Collegiate Team Championship SF & F TBA No fee

Saturday, August 3, 10 a.m. & afternoonMOREHEAD GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS, CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT 1-2 SF Dunwoody, LL3 $20 --- Screens, second session at 4 p.m.Goldman Grand National Teams, Flight A 1-2 SF Dunwoody, LL3 $17 --- Screens, second session at 3:30 p.m.Sheinwold Grand National Teams, Flight B 1-2 SF Dunwoody, LL3 $17 --- Screens, second session at 3:30 p.m.Mac Nab Grand National Teams, Flight C 1-2 SF Dunwoody, LL3 $17 --- Screens, second session at 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, August 3, 1 & 7:30 p.m.Stratified Open Pairs (3000+, 0-3000) 1-2 TBA $16 $18Gold Rush Pairs (300-750, 0-300) 1-2 TBA $16 $18

Saturday, August 3, 3 p.m.Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series 2nd Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18Strati-Flighted Side Swiss Teams single Grand Hall, LL2 $15 $17Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Hanover Hall, LL2 $15 $17299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Hanover Hall, LL2 $15 $170-20, 0-5 Pairs single Hanover Hall, LL2 $15 $15

Saturday, August 3, 7:30 p.m.Educational Foundation Bracketed KO Teams 3rd Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18Friday-Saturday Evening Round-Robin Swiss Teams 2nd Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18Double Dip Zip KO Teams single Grand Hall, LL2 $15 $17 A second Zip KO begins after first matchStratified Side Swiss Teams single Grand Hall, LL2 $15 $17Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series 3rd Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Grand Hall, LL2 $15 $17299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Grand Hall, LL2 $15 $170-20, 0-5 Pairs single Grand Hall, LL2 $15 $15

Saturday, August 3, 11:30 p.m.Zip Knockout Teams single Grand Hall, LL2 $12/team/match

Unless otherwise noted, strat breaks for all stratified events are: A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). For strati-flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1500-3000), C (750-1500) and D (0-750) play in their own game.All stratification will be based on the average for the pair or team. In any event or flight with an upper limit, no individual player’s masterpoint total may exceed that upper limit.*Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

International FundIn NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition.


Today’s Bridge Events

Check cashing and bridge bucks

The check-cashing desk, located in the lobby area on LL1, will be open between 9 and 10 a.m. every day

through next Friday. There is a limit of $500 per day. Members must provide their ACBL number.

Bridge bucks are available for purchase at the check-cashing desk. Visa, Mastercard and Discover can be used only to purchase bridge books.

Thanks to our volunteersThe NABC Planning Committee would like to

recognize and thank the Atlanta Duplicate Bridge Center for providing a wonderful group of volunteers for today’s events.

MonitoringAt this and future North American

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

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.

This procedure is intended to assure everyone that the playing field is level and that misbehavior will not be tolerated.

Youth NABC bridge events are listed separately — see inside section.

0-5 Newcomer Pairs play free today!Friday, August 2, 10 a.m.

Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* OtherThursday-Friday Side Game Series 4th single Regency Ballroom, LL1 $16 $18299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Hanover Hall, LL2 $15 $170-20 Pairs single Hanover Hall, LL2 $15 $150-5 Newcomer Pairs single Regency Ballrrom VII, LL2 Free Free

Friday, August 2, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.VON ZEDTWITZ LIFE MASTER PAIRS 1-2 Q Centennial Ballroom, LL1 $20 --- Bruce LM-5000 Pairs 1-2 Q Centennial Ballroom, LL1 $17 --- Young LM-1500 Pairs 1-2 Q Centennial Ballroom, LL1 $17 --- All LM pair events: 2 qualifying, 2 semifinal & 2 final sessionsStratified Open Pairs (3000+, 0-3000) 1-2 Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18Gold Rush Pairs (300-750, 0-300) 1-2 Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18Friday-Saturday Bracketed KO Teams 1-2 Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18Collegiate Team Championship Round-Robin Regency Ballroom, LL1 No fee

Pre-qualification required. Continues Saturday.

Friday, August 2, 10 a.m. & 3:30 p.m.MOREHEAD GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS, CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT 1-2 QF Regency Ballroom, LL1 $20 --- Goldman Grand National Teams, Flight A 1-2 QF Regency Ballroom, LL1 $17 --- Sheinwold Grand National Teams, Flight B 1-2 QF Regency Ballroom, LL1 $17 --- Mac Nab Grand National Teams, Flight C 1-2 QF Regency Ballroom, LL1 $17 ---

Friday, August 2, 1 & 7:30 p.m.Reba Jernigan Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18

Friday, August 2, 3 p.m.Thursday-Friday Side Game Series 5th single Regency Ballroom, LL2 $16 $18Strati-Flighted Side Swiss Teams single Grand Hall, LL2 $15 $17Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Hanover Hall, LL2 $15 $17299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Hanover Hall, LL2 $15 $170-20 Pairs single Hanover Hall, LL2 $15 $15

0-5 Newcomer Pairs single Hanover Hall, LL2 Free Free

Friday, August 2, 7:30 p.m.Educational Foundation Bracketed KO Teams (cont.) 2nd Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18Friday-Saturday Evening Round-Robin Swiss Teams 1st Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18Strati-Flighted Side Swiss Teams single Grand Hall, LL2 $15 $17Thursday-Friday Side Game Series 6th single Grand Hall, LL2 $16 $18Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Grand Hall, LL2 $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Grand Hall, LL2 $15 $170-20 Pairs single Grand Hall, LL2 $15 $15

0-5 Newcomer Pairs single Grand Hall, LL2 Free Free

Friday, August 2, 11:30 p.m.Zip Knockout Teams single Grand Hall, LL2 $12/team/matchUnless otherwise noted, strat breaks for all stratified events are: A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). For strati-flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1500-3000), C (750-1500) and D (0-750) play in their own game.All stratification will be based on the average for the pair or team. In any event or flight with an upper limit, no individual player’s masterpoint total may exceed that upper limit.*Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

International FundIn NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition.

Today’s Game HonoreeReba Jernigan was a steadfast fixture at the

Chattanooga Bridge Center for many years. Reba’s passion for the game of bridge was contagious, and it was through her efforts that many of the players became “regulars.”

Reba served as president of Unit 206 for a number of years and later continued as a member of the unit board. She became president at a time when bridge in Chattanooga was declining. Reba’s organizational skills and enthusiasm brought the bridge tournaments back to life in Chattanooga, and her approach has been copied by many other bridge clubs. She served on the ACBL Board of Governors and was appointed to the National Goodwill Committee. A Silver Life Master, Reba is remembered for her desire to share her delight in duplicate bridge.

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