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The Daily Bulletin’s fourth-annual Limerick Contest drew 58 entries by 28 writers. The winner, by Brenda Fortunate of Grand Blanc MI:

Believing my partner in needOf help with his opening leadI more than just toyedWith bidding a voidPlaying 4–0 exposed my misdeed.

Fortunate placed third in the 2015 contest with an almost identical limerick. But the judges were different then, so it was not familiar to the current ones. And the change that was made – recasting it in first person – made it stronger.

Tied for second place are two of the contest’s most prolific writers, who submit several entries each year. Last year Andy Avery of Jamaica VT and Nancy Alvarado of Yucaipa CA placed first and second. From Avery:

ATTENDANCEthrough Friday8953 tables

DailySaturday, March 17, 2018 Volume 61, Number 9

61st Spring North American Bridge Championships [email protected] | Editors: Paul Linxwiler and Chip Dombrowski

Goodwill MessageEveryone plays to win. When it’s not your

turn to head the list, let your sportsmanship shine. Winning is only part of being a champion.

Sandy DeMartino, ChairAileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill Committee

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Limerick winnersThere once was a man from NantucketWhose defense had just kicked the bucketThe game-setting trickWas mine for the pickOh why in the world did I duck it?

And Alvarado:There once was a system so vileNobody could play it with styleIt had relays galoreMulti bids and much moreThe defense was to lead and just smile.

Cynthia Colin of New York took third place.He believed he was playing PrecisionThough his bids often met with derisionGoing down in slams twiceHis partner, precise,Said his methods could use some revision.

It might seem overly dramatic to title an article about a visual aid with a line from “Amazing Grace,” but don’t tell that to Harriette Buckman. The 83-year-old former ACBL president, who has been battling the effects of macular degeneration for years, describes the impact of her recently acquired device – the eSight3 – as nothing less than “a miracle.”

In the United States alone, as many as 11 million people are affected by age-related macular degeneration, a number that is expected to double over the next 30 years as the number of seniors in the U.S. continues to climb.

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For I was blind, but now I seeIn February of 2017, however, the Canadian

company eSight unveiled its product (of the same name) to allow legally blind people to see. Not only does it help people suffering from macular degeneration, but also from cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, retinal detachment and many more vision-related diseases.

Buckman says that a friend saw an article in the New York Times about eSight, and she immediately checked out their website to schedule an appointment with one of the company’s “ambassadors” (their term for “representative,” chosen because many of eSight’s employees are legally blind people who use the product themselves) to see if she was a candidate to benefit from use of the device.

“I went in for my evaluation in March 2017, but it turned out my vision wasn’t sufficiently bad for the product to be much help. But by July of that year – at the Summer NABC in Toronto – my vision had dramatically deteriorated. I scheduled another appointment – they were located across the street from where the tournament was being held! – and they told me that I had definitely become a candidate for the product.

“I was shocked at how much my eyesight had changed in just four months. They took me to

Winners of the Smith LM Women’s Pairs: Fiona Brown and Sally Brock

Winners of the Silodor Open Pairs: Peter Crouch and Simon Cope

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Harriette Buckman models the eSight3.

Londoners Simon Cope and Peter Crouch topped the field in the four-session Silodor Open Pairs. The winners, who won the qualifying round on Thursday, scored 52.34% in the first final session, and 64.83% to win the event by two-thirds of a board over runners-up Robert Schachter and Paul Meerschaert of Minnesota.

This is the first NABC title for Brits Cope and Crouch, who have played in only one previous NABC: Las Vegas in 2014, where they finished fifth in the von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs.

Cope and Crouch have previously won two of the top bridge events in England: the Gold Cup and the Crockford’s Cup.

Cope is a full-time player, and Crouch splits his time between a career in accounting and bridge play, some of which includes coaching for top-level players.

Cope-Crouch take Silodor title

Brock-Brown win Smith Women’s Pairs

England’s Sally Brock and Fiona Brown grabbed the Smith Women’s Pairs crown Friday evening. It was the first NABC title for either player, each of whom have multiple European or world titles to their credit.

Brock and Brown, who qualified third in Thursday’s opening round, scored 61.69% in the first final session and followed up with a 63.92% performance in the second to win by almost four boards.

Vandy semis:Nickell vs. Berg,

Fleisher vs. DiamondIn today’s semifinal round of the Vanderbilt

Knockout Teams, Nick Nickell’s squad will play Mary Ann Berg’s team, while Marty Fleisher and company will meet John Diamond’s squad in the other bracket.

Nickell’s lineup is Ralph Katz, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Robert Levin and Steve Weinstein. Berg’s roster is Jason Feldman and Poles Krzysztof Buras, Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Michal Kwiecien and Marcin Lesniewski.

Playing with Fleisher are Joe Grue, Chip Martel, Brad Moss, Geoff Hampson and Eric Greco. Diamond’s team is Brian Platnick, and Norwegians Boye Brogeland and Espen Lindqvist.

In a victory for the seeding committee, three of the top four seeds remain in the event.

In the quarterfinal round, Nickell survived in a swingy match against Vinita Gupta’s team. Down 5 IMPs after the first quarter, Nickell jumped out

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Saturday, March 17, 2018 Daily Bulletin

Check cashing and Bridge Bucks

The check cashing and Bridge Bucks desk is located on the fifth floor of the Marriott across from Salon H. The desk hours are 9:30 to 10 a.m, and noon to 1 p.m.

Saturday, March 179:15 a.m. David Legrow BalancingNoon - 4 p.m. Peter Pender Memorial Vugraph. (Room 403)7 p.m. - 11 p.m.

Sunday, March 17Noon - 4 p.m. Peter Pender Memorial Vugraph. (Room 403)7 p.m. - 11 p.m.

SPECIAL EVENTSCELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM

HOSPITALITYLate night snacks will be served nightly, following the evening session, in the pre-function space outside the Marriott ballroom on the fifth floor. Tonight,

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ParkingDiscounted parking tickets are available for two

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Street from the entrance to the Marriott – $16/day.12th & Walnut – entrance

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These discounts have been arranged through Parkway Corporation.

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Fair is foulJanice Seamon-Molson’s partner, Sheila

Cesarano of Miami Beach FL, found an excellent defense on Board 24 in the first final of the Smith LM Women’s Pairs. Unfortunately it happened on a fouled board. This was the layout as they played it:

Dlr: West ♠ Q 10 8 Vul: None ♥ 10 7 6 4 2 ♦ 10 ♣ A Q 5 2 ♠ J 9 ♠ A 5 ♥ K J 5 ♥ 8 3 ♦ A J 8 6 5 ♦ 9 4 2 ♣ K 10 9 ♣ J 8 7 6 4 3 ♠ K 7 6 4 3 2 ♥ A Q 9 ♦ K Q 7 3 ♣ — West North East South Cesarano S.-Molson 1♦ Pass 1NT 2♠ Pass 3♠ Pass 4♠ All Pass

Cesarano started with the ♠J, the only lead that doesn’t give the contract away. Seamon-Molson won the ace and switched to the ♥8 to declarer’s queen and partner’s king. Cesarano continued spades, won in dummy. Declarer played the ♦10 off the board to her king and Cesarano’s ace. Cesarano managed to find the only safe exit – a diamond to partner’s 9 and the queen. Now declarer must lose either a heart or a diamond for the setting trick.

On the hand record, the ♣7 and ♠7 are switched.


Cliff Jackson of Fairton NJ and Geri Schwade of Vineland NJ began playing about six months ago. There is no bridge club in Cumberland County, so some players there have started to form one. “We started in August last year with four of us and now there are about 10,” said Jackson. “Three of us have been here and we love it. And we’ve started to teach others.” They sometimes play at Shore Bridge Club, about 30 miles away in Northfield, near Atlantic City.

Thinking bridgeBy Eddie Kantar

Responding to 1NT, hand evaluation, card combinations, second-hand play

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

West North East South Pass 1NT Pass 4NT Pass 6NT All Pass

Opening lead: ♥J Bidding commentary: North’s raise to 4NT

shows 16-17 HCP. It is not Blackwood and can be passed. To ask for aces in response to a 1NT opening bid, leap to 4♣, Gerber. As South, accept partner’s invitational bid of 4NT and bid slam with any 17-point hand or with any 16-point hand without 4-3-3-3 distribution. With 15 HCP or with 16 HCP with a 4-3-3-3 pattern, pass. Another possibility when accepting partner’s invitation to slam is to show a four-card minor en route. If partner happens to have a matching four-card minor, you probably have found a better spot than notrump. A deal usually plays one trick better in

a 4-4 fit than at notrump. 6♣ is a far better contract than 6NT. If South bids 5♣ over 4NT, North raises to 6♣.

Lead commentary: As West, on lead against 3NT, you might opt to lead a diamond or a spade, but against 6NT, the heart sequence, even with only three cards, stands out. Against 6NT, both opponents balanced, you want to make a safe lead rather than an attacking lead.

Play commentary: As South, count your sure tricks outside of the suit you plan to work with (spades). You have three hearts, two diamonds and four clubs – nine in all. You need three spade tricks. The proper play is to lead low to the 9, hoping West has the 10. If the 9 loses to the 10, there is always tomorrow, though it can’t hurt to run the jack in case East, with ♠K 10 x, forgets to cover. Play the same needing three tricks with A-J-x-x facing Q-9 doubleton, A-10-x-x facing K-9 doubleton, or K-10-x-x facing A-9 doubleton. In all these cases, the best play for three tricks is to lead low to the 9. Nines deserve some respect.

Defensive commentary: As East, if the ♠J is ever led from dummy, cover! A vulnerable slam is hanging in the balance!

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CREIGHTS THURSDAY ZIP KO 9 Tables 4.05 1 Aaron Jones, Oceanside CA; Jennifer Lin, San Francisco CA; Jason Chiu, San Jose CA; Valentin Kovachev, Las Vegas NV 2.84 2 Alexander Frieden, Brookline MA; Donald Caplin, Waltham MA; Daniel Sonner, Redwood City CA; Kyle Rockoff, Buffalo Grove IL 1.62 3/4 Russell Williams, Hanover PA; Joshua Whittaker - Michael Zeller - Shane Zeller, York PA 1.62 3/4 R. Shenkin - Susan Shenkin, West Chester PA; Karen Pollak, Exton PA; Anne Morris, Ardmore PA

2017 Fast Open Pairs winners Richard Oshlag and Mark Dahl.

Start your engines!The NABC+ Fast Open Pairs, which requires

players to finish their two-board rounds in 11 minutes, begins today. The event consists of two qualifying sessions followed by two final sessions tomorrow. Previous winners:2000 Aaron Silverstein, Chris Willenken2001 Mark Itabashi, Jim Robison2002 Alan Kleist, Leo LaSota2003 John Hurd, Joel Wooldridge2004 Peter Weiden, Rick Zucker2005 Ralph Buchalter, Chris Willenken2006 Robert Lebi, Nick L’Ecuyer2007 Geoff Hampson, Robert Levin 2008 Doug Doub, Adam Wildavsky2009 Dick Bruno, Peggy Kaplan2010 Dan Jacob, Nagy Kamel2011 John Diamond, Geoff Hampson2012 Tom Kniest, Ed Schulte 2013 Jim Munday, Larry Sealy 2014 Adam Grossack, Zachary Grossack2015 Igor Savchencko, Irina Kislitsyna2016 Marty Nelson, Gil Cohen2017 Richard Oshlag, Mark Dahl

Winners of the 2017 Jacoby Open Swiss Teams: Bob Drijver, Dano De Falco, Patricia Cayne, Tim Verbeek (kneeling), Bart Nab and Danny Molenaar.

Open Swiss teams begin play today

The Jacoby Open Swiss Teams begin play today with the Jacoby Trophy honoring the winners. This is a four-session event with two qualifying sessions and two final sessions.

The trophy is named for Oswald and Jim Jacoby – one of the premier father-son pairs in ACBL history, the first father-son to win a national championship together and the first father-son to be elected to the ACBL Bridge Hall of Fame.

The senior Jacoby (1902–1984) won his first major title – the National Team Championship of the American Whist League – in 1929 and his last major title – the Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams – in 1983.

In between, he won the McKenney Trophy (now the Barry Crane Top 500) four times. He was the first player to win 1000 masterpoints in a single year and the first player to earn 10,000 masterpoints.

Oswald Jacoby won seven Spingolds, seven Vanderbilts, two Reisingers and more than a dozen other major titles. He was named to the ACBL Bridge Hall of Fame in 1965.

He and son Jim are the co-authors of Jacoby Transfer Bids, Jacoby 2NT and other bidding ideas. Together, they won the Reisinger in 1955 – when Jim was 22 – and the Vanderbilt in 1965.

Jim Jacoby (1933–1991), elected to the Hall of Fame in 1997, won the Bermuda Bowl in 1970 and 1971, the World Mixed Teams in 1972 and the World Team Olympiad in 1988. He won more than 14 NABC titles and captured the Barry Crane Top 500 in 1988 – the same year he won the Olympiad title.

The history of the event became more complicated in 2015, when it was one by a team including a pair who were later convicted of cheating and stripped of the title. The other members of the team announced they wished to renounce the title. Previous winners:1982 Allan Stauber, Jan Janitschke, Ross Grabel,

Mike Smolen1983 Mike Albert, Ira Rubin, Grant Baze, Barry

Crane1984 Bart Bramley, Mark Cohen, Milt Rosenberg,

Ralph Katz1985 John Devine, Alan Sontag, John Mohan,

Roger Bates1986 Mark Cohen, Peter Boyd, Steve Robinson,

Kit Woolsey1987 Eddie Kantar, Alan Sontag, Roger Bates,

John Mohan, John Devine1988 Ron Sukoneck, Doug Fraser, Kamel Fergani,

Bill Pettis1989 Jim Mahaffey, Ron Andersen, Paul Soloway,

Bobby Goldman, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell

(became Open Swiss Teams)1990 John Sutherlin, Bart Bramley, Gerald

Michaud, Larry Richardson, Bob Hamman1991 George Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold, Mark

Lair, Mike Passell, Paul Soloway, Bobby Goldman

1992 Richard Schwartz, Drew Casen, Michael Seamon, Richard Pavlicek, Fred Stewart, Steve Weinstein

1993 Tony Kasday, Michael Seamon, Steve Sion, Billy Cohen, Ron Smith

1994 Perry Johnson, Jeff Meckstroth, Chip Martel, Eric Rodwell

1995 Ralph Cohen, Billy Cohen, Peter Nagy, George Mittelman, Marty Sklar, Hugh Ross

1996 Jimmy Cayne, Bjorn Fallenius, Brian Glubok, Chuck Burger, Mats Nisland, Mike Passell

1997 Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, Brian Glubok, Bart Bramley, Walter Schafer, Geir Helgemo

1998 Edith Rosenkranz, Ralph Cohen, Ron Smith, Bob Etter, Bob Morris

1999 Sam Lev, Brian Glubok, Michael Polowan, John Mohan, Barnet Shenkin

2000 Mike Cappelletti Jr., Gary Cohler, Mark Lair, Richard Finberg

2001 George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Alfredo Versace, Lorenzo Lauria, Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin

2002 Perry Johnson, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Paul Soloway

2003 Peter Bertheau, Fredrik Nystrom, Christal Henner-Welland, Fred Gitelman

2004 Jacek Pszczola, Michal Kwiecien, Piotr Gawrys, Sam Lev, Michael Polowan, Chris Willenken

2005 James Cayne, Michael Seamon, Geir Helgemo, Tor Helness, Robert Levin, Steve Weinstein

2006 Bob Hamman, Robert Levin, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Paul Soloway, Steve Weinstein

2007 David Maidman, Marin Marinov, Kalin Karaivanov, Ruman Trendafilov

2008 Perry Johnson, Chris Compton, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell

2009 Bob Hamman, Zia Mahmood, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell

2010 John Diamond, Brian Platnick, Brad Moss, Fred Gitleman, Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson

2011 Greg Hinze, Dan Morse, Jacob Morgan, Michael Polowan, Steve Shirey, David Yang

2012 Gaylor Kasle, Larry Kozlove, Peter Boyd, Steve Robinson, Fred Stewart, Kit Woolsey

2013 Richard Schwartz, Allan Graves, Jon Baldursson, Thorlakur Jonsson, Espen Lindqvist, Boye Brogeland

2014 Sabine Auken, Josef Piekarek, Christina Madsen, Alexander Smirnov, Roy Welland

2015 Richard Schwartz, Allan Graves, Boye Brogeland, Espen Lindqvist

2016 Richard Schwartz, Allan Graves, Boye Brogeland, Espen Lindqvist, Daniel Korbel, Huub Bertens

2017 Tim Verbeek, Danny Molenaar, Bob Drijver, Bart Nab, Dano De Falco, Patricia Cayne


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Women’s Pairs

Runners-up in the Smith LM Women’s Pairs: Terry Lubman and Doris Greenwald

Runners-up in the Silodor Open Pairs: Paul Meerschaert and Robert Schachter

SILODOR OPEN PAIRS 91.0 Tables / Based on 171 Tables125.00 1 Simon Cope, Hertfordshire England; Peter Crouch, Surrey England 3084.34 93.75 2 Robert Schachter, Eden Prairie MN; Paul Meerschaert, Long Lake MN 3029.35 70.31 3 Zachary Grossack, Newton MA; Michael Kamil, Oro Valley AZ 2953.91 55.56 4 Kevin Castner, Kentfield CA; Phillip King, Harrow Middlesex England 2944.58 50.00 5 Jeffrey Goldman, Norwalk CT; Michael Golden, Wyckoff NJ 2942.73 45.45 6 Jurek Czyzowicz, Gatineau QC; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 2917.33 41.67 7 Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA 2905.20 38.46 8 Fredrik Helness - Odin Svendsen, Oslo Norway 2900.43 35.71 9 Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA; Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA 2895.59 33.33 10 Massimiliano Di Franco, Italy; Andrea Manno, Palermo Italy 2882.16 31.25 11 Mikael Rimstedt - Ola Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden 2880.94 29.41 12 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA 2861.37 27.78 13 Ishmael DelMonte, Las Vegas NV; Bach Ashley, England 2824.58 27.71 14 Barry Rigal, New York NY; Jeff Aker, Briarcliff NY 2817.42 25.00 15 Weishu Wu, Irvine CA; Richard Chan, Markham ON 2807.11 23.81 16 Richard Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL; Walter Lee, Sudbury MA 2797.80 22.73 17 Samuel Marks, Atlanta GA; Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC 2778.70 21.74 18 James Krekorian, Pensacola FL; Drew Casen, Metarie LA 2775.46 20.83 19 Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD 2774.39 25.28 20 Lino D’Souza, Burlington ON; Terrence Rego, Mississauga ON 2773.71 19.23 21 Stephen Sanborn - Kerri Sanborn, Delray Beach FL 2769.99 18.52 22 Kenton Schoen, Alexandria VA; Mickie Kivel, Potomac Falls VA 2748.18 34.95 23 Robert Barrington - Shane Blanchard, New York NY 2727.63 17.24 24 Harrison Luba, Lynnfield MA; Kimberly Gilman, Carlisle MA 2724.73 16.67 25 Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA; Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL 2722.81 16.33 26 Michael Becker - Aubrey Strul, Boca Raton FL 2710.72 15.63 27 Ken Eisner, Truro NS; Ronald Mak, Manchester NH 2698.43 17.71 28 Thomas Maccormac, Dublin Ireland; John Connolly, Dublin Ireland 2695.02 14.71 29 Bjorn Fallenius - Michael Moss, New York NY 2686.64 14.29 30 Bryan Maksymetz, Vancouver BC; Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY 2685.40 17.06 31 Joao Barbosa - Paulo Sarmento, Portugal 2679.92 13.51 32 Robb Gordon, Prescott AZ; Haig Tchamitch, Paradise Valley AZ 2675.93 24.52 33 John Zilic, Houston TX; Larry Sunser, Syracuse NY 2674.17 12.82 34 Bruce Lang, West Palm Beach FL; Corey Krantz, Delray Beach FL 2672.46 12.50 35 Marc Nathan - Cathy Nathan, New York NY 2669.62 12.20 36 Aran Warszawski, Rehovot Israel; Dan Israeli, Tel Aviv Israel 2665.84 15.67 37 Qiang Li, North York ON; Jason Ji, Kendall Park NJ 2663.96 11.63 38 Dan Morse, Houston TX; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 2660.95 11.36 39 Gary Macgregor - Heather MacGregor, Portola Valley CA 2656.33 11.11 40 Robert Lebi, Toronto ON; Neil Silverman, Fort Lauderdale FL 2655.08 10.87 41 Alessandro Gandoglia, Rome Italy; Giacomo Percario, Livorno Italy 2653.86 10.64 42 Paul Frean - David Parsons, New York NY 2650.88 10.42 43 Ahmed Hussein, New York NY; Mohamed Heshmat, Cairo Egypt 2650.10 10.20 44 William Pettis, Chevy Chase MD; David Hoffner, Galloway NJ 2649.21 10.00 45 Lew Walter - Marin Marinov, New York NY 2643.20 12.13 46 Carlos Hoyos, Bogota Colombia; Francisco Bernal, Miami FL 2640.49 9.62 47 Wallace Goldban, Palm Desert CA; Rhoda Walsh, Carlsbad CA 2634.40 9.43 48 Daniel Wilderman, New York NY; Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ 2629.91 9.26 49 Ron Gerard, White Plains NY; Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN 2621.70 9.09 50 Radu Nistor, Woodside NY; Joan Brody, Livingston NJ 2605.36

SMITH LIFE MASTER WOMEN’S PAIRS 26.0 Tables / Based on 54 Tables100.00 1 Sally Brock, London England; Fiona Brown, Yorkshire England 866.98 75.00 2 Doris Greenwald, Stamford CT; Terry Lubman, Riverside CT 767.33 56.25 3 Laurie Vogel - Nancy Turner, New York NY 743.57 44.44 4 Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL; Sharon Horton, Lakeland FL 734.61 40.00 5 Cheryl Schneider, Westerville OH; Anita Torrence, Bexley OH 730.57 36.36 6 Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA; Toni Bales, Pickerington OH 728.93 33.33 7 Allison L. Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Gerrianne Mason, Crossville TN 728.00 30.77 8 Ljudmila Kamenova, South Setauket NY; Pam Wittes, Venice CA 727.56 28.57 9 Sandra Rimstedt - Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 725.26 26.67 10 Karen Lee Barrett, Elk Point SD; Sally Woolsey, Kensington CA 723.72 25.00 11 Margot Hennings, Annandale VA; Shawn Stringer, Silver Spring MD 718.99 23.53 12 Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo Japan; Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI 717.58 22.22 13 Rena Lieberman, North Easton MA; Carole Weinstein, Waltham MA 716.03 21.05 14 Jo Morse - Janet Dresden, Palm Beach Gardens FL 708.89 20.00 15 Sondra Schubiner, Franklin MI; Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL 708.26 19.05 16 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Sheila Cesarano, Miami Beach FL 707.33 18.18 17 Christina Madsen, Hellerup Denmark; Jessica Larsson, Taby Sweden 702.44 17.39 18 Nancy Passell, Plano TX; Anne Brenner, Denver CO 700.65 16.67 19 Emily Harrell, Shoal Creek AL; Petra Hamman, Carrollton TX 696.16 16.00 20 Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Jenny Wolpert, Palm Beach Gardens FL 695.30 15.38 21 Juliana De Oliveira - Isa Koogan Breitman, Rio de Janeiro Brazil 695.20 14.81 22 Tatiana Ponomareva - Tatiana Dikhnova, Moscow Russia 694.41 14.29 23 Sandrea Friedman, Flushing NY; Ora Lourie, Hypoluxo FL 693.13 13.79 24 Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA; K Fung, Edmonton AB 692.64 13.33 25 Arti Bhargava, Mill Valley CA; Tracey Bauer, San Rafael CA 690.61 12.90 26 Jill Levin, Henderson NV; Hansa Narasimhan, Mountain View CA 689.27 12.50 27 Libby Fernandez - Stella Rainey, Tuscaloosa AL 688.09

The Past Comes AliveDutch players Frank van Wezel and Hans van

de Konijnenberg collect books, magazines and Daily Bulletins about bridge. They especially enjoy reading Daily Bulletins from the pre-Internet era – these periodicals are a treasure trove of wonderful photographs, marvelous sketches, splendid deals and tremendous stories and anecdotes.

Van Wezel and van de Konijnenberg decided that this material should be at the disposal of all bridge players. At the same time, they want to save the history of bridge from oblivion. Therefore they launched a free website: www.bridgedailybulletins.nl.

On this site you may find thousands of bulletins, both from the digital era and before. WBF, EBL and ACBL championship bulletins are posted, as well as many from miscellaneous tournaments around the world.

If you have bulletins that they are missing, please contact them. Contact details can be found on the website.

In second were Doris Greenwald and Terry Lubman of Connecticut.

Brock is a five-time women’s world champion: She has won two Venice Cup titles, two women’s Olympiad titles and one McConnell Cup. She has multiple women’s European and English titles to her name.

Brown has won one women’s Olympiad, and she has two women’s European championship wins.


FRIDAY MORNING SIDE PAIRS 21.0 Tables A B C 6.72 1 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Edward White, Grand Blanc MI 67.78% 5.04 2 Grant Robinson - Teresa Boyd, Dublin CA 67.22% 3.78 3 Neeta Mone, Livingston NJ; Jimmy Pelham, Conley GA 62.85% 5.85 4 1 1 Thomas McDow V, Bexley OH; Ron Birnbaum, Los Angeles CA 62.61% 4.39 5 2 Cris Shanks, Watkinsville GA; Dianne McLean, Athens GA 60.35% 2.53 6 Senta Lackner - Gerald Lackner, Furstenfeld Austria 59.79% 3.29 7 3 John Early, Lansdale PA; John Hogan Jr., Wayne NJ 59.23% 2.47 4 Qun Yang, Greenvale NY; Thomas McDow, Rock Hill SC 59.03% 2.50 5 2 Alice Klesinger - Katherine Demong, Denver CO 58.69% 1.87 6 3 Thomas Suter, Street MD; Robert Suter, Bel Air MD 57.01% 1.04 7 Michael Lane - Virginia Cenedella, Charlottesville VA 56.25% 1.40 4 Robin Elliott - Gregory Newcomb, Boulder CO 56.11% 1.05 5 Ornit Grossman - Stephen Pope, Ithaca NY 50.07%

FRIDAY MORNING 299ERS PAIRS 16.0 Tables A B C 3.90 1 1 1 Wanda Romano - Patricia Davis, Yardley PA 65.15% 2.93 2 2 Flo Lippman, Palm Beach Gard FL; Sue Marcus, Springfield NJ 63.45% 2.19 3 3 2 Bruce Bogner, Margate NJ; Cathie Barrera, Egg Harbor Twp NJ 61.17% 1.65 4 Susan Kaplowitz - Jeff Kaplowitz, East Brunswick NJ 60.42% 1.58 5 4 3 Walter Weeks, Garnet Valley PA; Alan Palmer, West Chester PA 58.33% 1.18 6 5 4 Rhoda McFadden, Philadelphia PA; Linda Moulton, Blue Bell PA 57.39% 0.89 6 5 Steven Angstreich, Cherry Hill NJ; Leslie Heselton III, Marlton NJ 55.30% 0.66 6 Cynthia Lalone - Avery Bissell, Philadelphia PA 54.17%

FRIDAY MORNING 49ERS PAIRS 5.0 Tables A B C 1.75 1 Jane Gelman - Victor Gelman, Atlantic City NJ 59.00% 1.31 2/4 1/2 Bonnie Grossman - Rosalind Schacher, Warrington PA 54.00% 1.34 2/4 1/2 1 Betty Morrison, Warminster PA; Rosemary Porter, Elkins Park PA 54.00% 1.01 2/4 Rachel Porat, Penn Valley PA; Stephen Small, Bala Cynwyd PA 54.00% 1.01 3 2 Jennifer Cox - Molly Walsh, Denver CO 51.00%

FRIDAY DAYLIGHT A/X/Y SWISS TEAMS 38 Tables / Based on 105 Tables A X Y 27.99 1/2 Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY; Michael Gamble, Shawnigan Lake BC; Ranald Davidson, Montreal QC; David Gurvich, New York NY 103.00 27.99 1/2 1 Laurence Lebowitz, Boston MA; Adam Grossack, Newton MA; Tor Eivind Grude - Lars Arthur Johansen, Trondheim Norway 103.00 15.74 3/4 Mike Rippey, Orinda CA; Benito Garozzo, Wilmington DE; Leonardo Cima, Roma Italy; Kamil Nowak, Kielce Poland; Woaciech Strzemecki, Poland 97.00 15.74 3/4 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; John Schermer, Seattle WA; Simon Hult, Wastervik Sweden; Simon Ekenberg, Kalmar Sweden; Neil Chambers, Schenectady NY; P. Drew Cannell, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC 97.00 14.39 5/6 2 Anthony Barre, Marco Island FL; Donald Dalpe, Fort Myers FL; Thomas Andrews, Utica NY; Ala Hamilton-Day, Philadelphia PA 92.00 9.90 5/6 Lou Ann O’Rourke, Portola Valley CA; Marc Jacobus - John Mohan - Joshua Donn, Las Vegas NV; Rafal Jagniewski, Legionowo Poland; Wojciech Gawel, Wroclaw Poland 92.00 10.79 7 3 Gillian Miniter - Iulian Rotaru, New York NY; Artur Malinowski, Harrow England; Thomas Paske, Hereford England 89.00 12.79 8 4 1 Paul Burnham, Wilton CT; Sonja Smith, North Granby CT; Ann Baum, Waltham MA; Edward Scolnick, Wayland MA 83.00 9.59 9 5 2 Andrew Jeng, Johns Creek GA; Zihan Tan, Chicago IL; Ovunc Yilmaz, South Bend IN; Zhuo Wang, Forest Hills NY 82.00 5.81 10 Bauke Muller, Hoorn Netherlands; Simon De Wijs, Doorn ; Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA; Daniel Korbel - Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV; Huub Bertens, Bend OR 78.00 7.19 6 3 Charles Tomlinson, Princeton NJ; Robert Killen - Frank Lipniski, Mount Laurel NJ; Ross Spiro, Cherry Hill NJ 76.00 4.80 7 Jadwiga Polujan, Calgary AB; Bob Rebelein, Poughkeepsie NY; Jill Marshall, Port Chester NY; Melissa Baker, West Harrison NY 75.00 5.40 4 Julia Zucker - Nat Zucker, Monroe Township NJ; Eileen O’Neill, White Plains NY; Burton Schlosberg, Hamilton NJ 74.00 4.26 5 Shelley Burns, North Vancouver BC; Chuck Wong, Danville CA; Marv Norden, Peachland BC; Janet Matthews, The Villages FL 73.00 3.65 6 Maureen Beyrouti, St.-Laurent QC; Francoise St. Pierre, Beaconsfield QC; Michel Bertrand - Gary Hastings, Dorval QC 71.00

FRIDAY DAYLIGHT FLIGHT B SWISS BRACKET 1 8 Tables 12.15 1 Bonnie Gellas - Yasmine Guenancia - Philip Lentz, New York NY; Deepak Dighe, West Bloomfield MI 123.00 9.11 2 Frederick Linnemeyer - Patricia Linnemeyer, Franklin Lakes NJ; Anthony Palumbo, Brielle NJ; Marc Kelley, Cranford NJ 80.00 6.83 3 Susan Kestenbaum, Jenkintown PA; Joel Myers - Elio Grissani, Elkins Park PA; Owen Comer, Southampton PA 71.00

FRIDAY DAYLIGHT FLIGHT B SWISS BRACKET 2 8 Tables 10.89 1 Janine Buss, Port Washington NY; Risa Grossman, Roslyn NY; Susan Calabro, New York NY; Laurie Berlin, Lido Beach NY 103.00 8.17 2 W. Burns III, East Stroudsburg PA; Carole McCallum, Newfoundland PA; Robert Leese, Amherst NH; Marshall Thomas, Nashua NH 90.00 6.13 3 Akshay Shah, Somerset NJ; Robert Miller, East Brunswick NJ; Paul Fried - George Moehringer, Monroe Township NJ 81.00

Transfer!By George Jacobs

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

West North East South Bob George Betty Claude 1NT Pass 4♥ Pass Pass! Pass

This is how you know what your week will be like when this deal comes up in the first round after dinner on the first day. This was Board 26 in the second session of the Lebhar IMP Pairs. Claude and I started out with Betty Starzec and Bob Morris. Betty loves me and I love her. We chat … maybe too much.

She opened 1NT and dutifully announced Bob’s 4♥ as a transfer, but then passed.

I felt so bad for her, but those are the rules. With the queen hidden, I led my lowest diamond. Claude won the ace and a returned a low one, thinking I had three. I won the jack and discovered I had the queen. I could no longer beat them playing in their transfer suit!

Most other tables got to 4♠, which has no play. Oh, Betty!



Limerick winnersFRIDAY DAYLIGHT FLIGHT B SWISS BRACKET 3 8 Tables 9.70 1 John Belka, Severna Park MD; Lannetta Schmidt, Baltimore MD; Sally Mallett - Gary Mallett, New Martinsville WV 96.00 7.28 2 Bonnie Kress - Frances Barry - Polly Arnold - Joanna Johnson, Raleigh NC 88.00 5.46 3 Wes Powers, Wyncote PA; Edward Alcoff, Plymouth Meetng PA; Greg Smith, Trenton NJ; Deborah August, Villanova PA 78.00

FRIDAY DAYLIGHT FLIGHT B SWISS BRACKET 4 8 Tables 8.42 1 Deborah Crisfield, Philadelphia PA; Karen Haines - Jane Grewcock, Summit NJ; Allison McGeough, Saint Augustine FL 95.00 6.32 2 Wayne Rosenberger - Andrew Rosenberg - William Goldstein - Joan Goldstein, Philadelphia PA 82.00 4.15 3/4 Susan Vineberg, Philadelphia PA; Bobbi Le Feuvre, Van Nuys CA; Loretta Westler, Coconut Creek FL; Barbara Hoffman, Voorhees NJ 80.00 4.15 3/4 R. Shenkin - Susan Shenkin, West Chester PA; Karen Pollak, Exton PA; Thomas Tully, Kennett Square PA 80.00

FRIDAY DAYLIGHT FLIGHT B SWISS BRACKET 5 8 Tables 6.87 1 Steven Caplan - Joyce Levin, Boca Raton FL; Yoon Jhee, Longboat Key FL; Marion Tillack, Sarasota FL 99.00 5.15 2 David Street - Eileen Street, Reston VA; John Cook - Pat Cook, Falls Church VA 87.00 3.86 3 Stephen Riepenhoff - Kathleen Riepenhoff, Skillman NJ; William Sumner, Lawrenceville NJ; Julie Grossman, Hopewell NJ 86.00

FRIDAY DAYLIGHT FLIGHT B SWISS BRACKET 6 9 Tables 6.12 1 Jan Nettler - Sheila Ryan, Florence MA; Howard Wachtel, Philadelphia PA; David Rosnick, Amherst MA 104.00 4.59 2 Chung-Zong Wan, Somerset NJ; Rex Wang, Manorville NY; Hsi-I Wang - Yuan-Jye Liu, Potomac MD; Wei Chang, Wynnewood PA 99.00 3.44 3 Gerald Gary Abelow - Michael Minoff - Glenn Fuhrman, Cherry Hill NJ; James Koss, Medford NJ 88.00 2.31 4/5 Bill Silky - Mary Silky, Syracuse NY; Elaine Fuller, Boalsburg PA; Shirley Miller, State College PA 69.00 2.31 4/5 Barbara Devaney, Washington DC; Mollie Slattery - Pamela Wilford, Villanova PA; Catherine Chicos, Gladwyne PA 69.00

FRIDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS 48.5 Tables / Based on 89 Tables A B C 40.42 1 William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 63.41% 30.32 2 William McFall, New Berlin WI; Joseph Viola III, Altadena CA 61.94% 22.74 3 1 Claude Le Feuvre, Van Nuys CA; Dwight Hunt, Granada Hills CA 59.98% 17.05 4 Jill Fouad, New Canaan CT; Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT 59.64% 13.47 5 Nancy Molesworth, White Plains NY; Rhoda Prager, Boca Raton FL 59.19% 11.55 6 Donald McCullough Jr. - Courtney Donovan, Fort Myers FL 58.88% 10.11 7 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Phyllis Quinn, Cortlandt Manor NY 58.72% 8.98 8 Nataly Goldin, Chestnut Hill MA; Lloyd Arvedon, Woburn MA 58.39% 8.08 9 Martin Rabinowitz, Garnet Valley PA; Craig Robinson, Durham NC 57.56% 7.73 10 Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL; David Bakhshi, London England 57.56% 12.13 11 2 Hua Yang - Yan Song, Plano TX 57.08% 6.22 12 William Watson, Sunnyvale CA; Michael Ranis, Miami FL 57.04% 9.10 13 3 1 Edward Rothenheber, Severn MD; Brian Sutton, Bethesda MD 56.99% 5.39 14 Lawrence Lau, Westport CT; Faye Marino, Greenwich CT 56.56% 5.05 15 Dustin Stout, Huntington Beach CA; Brian Gilbert, Irvine CA 56.25% 7.73 16 Robert Morris, Houston TX; Kay Enfield, Santa Fe NM 56.06% 6.82 17 4 Gail Cannold, Rye NY; Dennis Glazer, Bronxville NY 55.53% 5.39 18 5 Peter Szabados, Paramus NJ; John Kuharetz, New Milford NJ 55.29% 4.04 19 Richard Nordeng - Ann Nordeng, Waunakee WI 55.06% 4.62 20 6 2 Jon Manerchia, Aston PA; Judy Robbins, Narberth PA 54.86% 4.04 21 7 3 Wendy Beizer, Scarsdale NY; Richard Barnes, Indianapolis IN 54.81% 3.59 22 8 4 Gabriel Tatar, North York ON; Dorin Toma, Mississauga ON 54.67% 3.37 23 9 5 Jerrod Ankenman, Philadelphia PA; William Chen, Lafayette Hill PA 54.16% 3.23 24 Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Minneapolis MN; Mark Peterson, Larkspur CA 54.09% 3.11 25 Christine Urbanek, Tonawanda NY; Sharon Benz, Buffalo NY 53.96% 2.94 10 6 David Dodgson, Lansdale PA; David Dresher, North Wales PA 53.90% 4.05 11 Thomas Rush, Houston TX; Christine Denny, Encinitas CA 53.63% 2.84 12 Michael Purcell, Loveland OH; Stephen Moese, West Chester OH 53.05% 3.94 13 Sorina Negulescu, Ellicott City MD; Hadi Abushakra, Kensington MD 53.02% 2.16 14 Larry Murray, North York ON; Ira Grumet, Delray Beach FL 52.65%

And now, the honorable mentions. Avery and Alvarado’s second-best entries both made the list. This is from Alvarado:

With a brogue thick as mutton in stewHe’d explain what each bid meant anewHis partner would alertAnd he’d dish all the dirtBut ’twas unauthorized information to you.

And Avery:For the life of me I just don’t get itThis defensive play – I simply dread itThe opponents bid fourThey scored two tricks moreAnd partner says now we should set it!

From Scott Nason of Dallas:There once was a card shark from BrugesWho knew all the squeezes and coupsThe count it was rectifiedThe threat it was specifiedBut bad splits still gave him the blues.

And David Burn of London:Boye Brogeland has what it takesThree pairs who will cheat no more makesA remarkable hat trickTo rival St. PatrickIn ridding the landscape of snakes.

Editor Paul Linxwiler had this to say about Barry Rigal in good fun:

There was a bridge writer named BarryWhose write-ups could be rather scaryHis play lines were wrongAnd his prose was too longAnd his value to readers was nary.

For taking such abuse, Rigal earned his own entry printed:

As I’m stuck in my ward (psychiatric)I think of my favorite saint: PatrickHe loved beer – color green,Singing loud and poteenNow that’s a spectacular hat trick.

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

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


Vanderbilt KO Teams – Today’s Pairings 1. Nickell 18864. (65) Trachuk 70

32. Kasle 114 33. Doub 148

17. Cohler 151 48. Rippey 101

16. Street 171 49. (54) LZSS 133

9. Gupta 144 56. Skorchev 95

24. Paul Fireman 106 41. Collins 63

25. O’Rourke 120 40. Phyllis Fireman 117

8. Pszczola 210 57. (72) Schireson 61

5. Cayne 166 60. (69) Wilderman 90

28. Verbeek 155 37. Fallenius 56

21. Berg 170 44. Baker 99

12. Mittelman 181 53. Harris 71

13. Zimmerman 138 52. Pavlicek 128

20. Schwartz 132 45. Grossack 91

29. PD Times 122 36. Aa 115

4. Lavazza 182 61. (68) Zhang 106

2. Fleisher 180 63. Sher 122

31. Lilienstein 89 34. (43) Abdou 80

18. Hill 155 47. Barbosa 116

15. Tulin 130 50. Hanna 85

10. Lall 155 55. (74) Smith 124

23. Seligman 124 42. Jacob 123

26. Zhao 138 39. (64) Madness 132

7. Coren 108 58. (71) Castner 146

6. Rosenthal 123 59. Narasimhan 119

27. Robinson 98 38. Moss 119

22. Levine 148 43. (60) Gipson 191

11. Mahaffey 188 54. (75) Pajak 38

14. Sonsini 93 51. Leong 112

19. Zagorin 166 46. (57) Texeira 83

30. Woolsey 46 35. Demirev 138

1. Nickell 170 32. (33) Doub 116

17. Cohler 137 16. Street 104

9. Gupta 154 24. Paul Fireman 100

25. O’Rourke 29 8. Pszczola 129

5. Cayne 125 28. Verbeek 65

21. Berg 132 12. Mittelman 106

13. Zimmerman 77 20. Schwartz 100

29. PD Times 58 4. Lavazza 173

2. Fleisher 129 31. Lilienstein 104

18. Hill 80 15. Tulin 147

10. Lall 134 23. Seligman 124

26. Zhao 147 7. (71) Castner 119

6. Rosenthal 143 27. (38) Moss 64

22. (60) Gipson 113 11. Mahaffey 161

14. (51) Leong 92 19. Zagorin 144

30. (35) Demirev 97 3. Diamond 132

1. Nickell 142 16. (17) Cohler 98

9. Gupta 142 8. Pszczola 138

5. Cayne 125 12. (21) Berg 140

13. (20) Schwartz 123 4. Lavazza 132

2. Fleisher 166 15. Tulin 93

10. Lall 73 7. (26) Zhao 113

6. Rosenthal 57 11. Mahaffey 113

14. (19) Zagorin 113 3. Diamond 124

1. Nickell 36 90 102 150 8. (9) Gupta 41 49 97 125

5. (21) Berg 17 42 77 131 4. Lavazza 55 78 103 119

2. Fleisher 56 106 142 142 7. (26) Zhao 34 39 49 w/d

6. (11) Mahaffey 1 40 63 97 3. Diamond 47 58 86 122

1. Nickell 4. (21) Berg

2. Fleisher 3. Diamond

77 TablesNick Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Steve Weinstein, Montclair NJ; Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL; Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Beach FL vsMary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Jason Feldman, San Diego CA; Krzysztof Buras, Warszawa Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Chapel Hill NC; Michal Kwiecien, Lublin Poland; Marcin Lesniewski, Zakopane Poland

Martin Fleisher - Joe Grue, New York NY; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Brad Moss, Denver CO; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Beverly Hills CA vsJohn Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; Boye Brogeland, Flekkefjor Norway; Espen Lindqvist, Arendal Norway

80.00 5/8 LAVAZZA: Agustin Madala - Alejandro Bianchedi, Buenos Aires Argentina; Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona Spain; Antonio Sementa, Parma Italy; Dennis Bilde, Aarhus Denmark 80.00 5/8 Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands; Fredrik Nystrom - Johan Upmark, Stockholm Sweden 80.00 5/8 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Sam Lev, New York NY; Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland; Michal Klukowski, Poland; Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Roger Lee, Las Vegas NV 80.00 5/8 Chen Zhao, College Park MD; Jing Liu, Minneapolis MN; Hua Poon - Choon Chou Loo, Singapore

50.00 9/16 James Cayne, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; Mustafa Cem Tokay, Roma Italy; Giovanni Donati, Italy; Lorenzo Lauria - Alfredo Versace, Rome Italy 50.00 9/16 Andrew Rosenthal - Aaron Silverstein - Chris Willenken, New York NY; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Eldad Ginossar, Chicago IL 50.00 9/16 Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC; Jacek Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Michal Nowosadzki, Wroclaw Poland; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam Netherlands; Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan Den Netherlands 50.00 9/16 Hemant Lall, Dallas TX; Reese Milner, Sarasota FL; Roy Welland, New York NY; Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Frederic Wrang - Johan Sylvan, Stockholm Sweden 50.00 9/16 Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL; Louk Verhees Jr., Voorhout Netherlands; Cornelis Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep Netherlands; Alon Birman - Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel; David Bakhshi, London England 50.00 9/16 Gary Cohler, Delray Beach FL; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI; Diego Brenner, Barcelona Spain 50.00 9/16 Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL; John McAllister, Keswick VA; Jacob Roen, Copenhagen Denmark; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden; Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden 50.00 9/16 Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL; David Gold, London England; Jerry Stamatov - Diyan Danailov, Sofia Bulgaria; Michael Bell, London England

3. Diamond 146 62. Cassel 132


DOROTHY COOPEY FRIDAY DAYLIGHT GOLD RUSH PAIRS 30.5 Tables 7 5 2 10.76 1 1 Christopher Moh - Mee Warren, New York NY 60.17% 8.07 2 2 1 Sean McNally - Morgan Johnstone, Minneapolis MN 58.33% 6.05 3 3 Sue Murphy - Candace Kurtz, New York NY 57.14% 4.54 4 4 A. Fischman, Philadelphia PA; Alan Wasserstein, Voorhees NJ 57.13% 3.59 5 John Kress - Jane Romal, Rochester NY 56.55% 3.08 6 5 Patricia Blackman - Ross Currie, Lower Gwynedd PA 55.83% 2.69 7 Mervin J.H. Jones - Catherine J. Jones, Wilmington DE 55.33% 2.64 8 6 Sandra Sorensen - Elizabeth Abrams, Allentown PA 54.74% 3.03 9 7 2 Nels Madsen - Fran Madsen, Auburn AL 54.61% 2.06 10 8 Fred Strohm, Warminster PA; Barbara Patterson, Furlong PA 54.52% 2.00 11 9 Charles Rauch, Monterey CA; Yumiko Hough, Barnstable MA 54.46% 1.66 12 Marcia Wasserman - Andy Wasserman, Piedmont CA 54.31% 1.68 13 10 B. Lynn Tavormina - John Boettcher, East Lyme CT 53.82% 1.43 14 Lee Davis - Patricia Sinex, Wilmington DE 53.63% 1.54 15 11 David Bushman - Jessica Bushman, Fort Lee NJ 52.75% 1.52 16/17 Bruce Gorman, Petersburg NJ; Frank Caterini, Rio Grande NJ 52.68% 1.42 16/17 12 David Linkin - Vicki Apter, New York NY 52.68% 2.27 13 3 Demry Sibson, Wayne PA; Debbie Jones, Bryn Mawr PA 52.62% 1.23 14 Anne Cheney - Nancy Parke, Lansdale PA 52.53% 1.70 4 Daniel Droz - Barbara Droz, Lancaster PA 52.47% 1.56 5 J. Michael Russell - Steven Plotkin, New Orleans LA 52.41%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON SIDE PAIRS 13.0 Tables A B C 4.98 1 1 Betsy Carlson - Michael Lane, Charlottesville VA 62.02% 3.74 2 Donald Caplin - Sondra Caplin, Waltham MA 61.06% 2.80 3 Susan Fulton, Maplewood NJ; Leonard Helfgott, Teaneck NJ 60.42% 2.10 4 Carol Foley, Mount Laurel NJ; Anna Dosseva, Pickering ON 59.13% 2.93 5 2 Liang Fan, Downey CA; Laura Gastelum, Torrance CA 57.53% 1.34 6 Myriam Milgrom, Port St. Lucie FL; Peter Stein, Hillsborough NJ 56.57% 2.19 3 Philip Smith, Fenton MI; Susan Woodrow, Waterford MI 53.21% 1.65 4 Judith Gwaltney – J. Bruce Gwaltney, Wilmington DE 50.96% 2.63 5 1 Arthur Goldfarb, Wynnewood PA; Sharon Segal, Philadelphia PA 49.20% 1.97 2 James Sneed - Susan Sneed, Glendale AZ 48.40% 1.30 3/4 Midori Wakabayashi - Suresh Jain, Philadelphia PA 45.35% 1.30 3/4 Paul Olstad - Sue Olstad, Georgetown TX 45.35%

UNIT 168 FRIDAY AFTERNOON 299ERS PAIRS 8.0 Tables A B C 2.70 1 1 1 Vic Ameye, Washington Xing PA; Jesse Suri, Yardley PA 64.29% 2.03 2 2 Susan Wavada, Enfield CT; John Rutter, Marietta PA 59.82% 1.60 3 3 2 Barbara Marion, Lancaster PA; Jacqueline Wissler, Millersville PA 58.33% 1.14 4 Susan Kaplowitz - Jeff Kaplowitz, East Brunswick NJ 54.17% 1.20 5 4 3 Joseph Jiuliano, Branchburg NJ; David Noyes, Basking Ridge NJ 53.87% 0.81 5 Claire Schrager - June Zumoff, Levittown PA 52.08% 0.90 4 John Vaneerden, Churchville PA; Ann Vaneerden, Churchville PA 49.11%

UNIT 168 FRIDAY AFTERNOON 49ERS PAIRS 7.0 Tables A B C 1.98 1 1 Robbie Cohen, Harrisburg PA; Virginia Lowe, Hummelstown PA 59.58% 1.53 2 2 1 Nancy Rauscher, Yardley PA; Catherine Smith, Langhorne PA 58.75% 1.11 3 3 Trish Irving, Yardley PA; Peggy Neubig, Monroe Township NJ 54.17% 0.65 4/6 4/6 Bonnie Grossman - Rosalind Schacher, Warrington PA 52.92% 1.01 4/6 4/6 2/3 Alice George, Warminster PA; Patricia Walsh, Blue Bell PA 52.92% 1.01 4/6 4/6 2/3 Shelley Goldfarbgoldner, Bala Cynwyd PA; Linda Blickman, Bryn Mawr PA 52.92% 0.65 4 Joan Zylkin - Mark Zylkin, Philadelphia PA 52.50%


Visor

an examination room to read an eye chart, and I struggled to get past the second line. I then tried the eSight device for the first time, and I was able to read to the bottom line of the chart. I started crying.”

The device is similar to a virtual reality headset. Buckman demonstrated by first donning a pair of glasses that look similar to regular eye wear, but are actually special electronic glasses. A wrap-around visor surmounts the glasses, making the wearer resemble the character Lt. Geordi La Forge from Star Trek: The Next Generation.

“Lots of people call me ‘The Star Trek lady,’ ” says Buckman.

The visor presents the user with computer-like screen of options, much like a TV remote control. The user can control various functions including zoom (most useful at the bridge table), contrast and focus. A hand-held controller attached to the visor allows the use to change the variety of settings.

Users meet regularly with the eSight ambassadors to make sure everything is OK. The only complaint Buckman has is related to the life of the rechargeable battery for the unit.

“It lasts about three and a half hours, similar to the length of the time for a single session.”

Buckman’s proof of the efficacy of the product comes from many angles, but one of her most persuasive ones comes from the Wednesday Daylight Open Pairs that she won playing with former ACBL Board member Bill Cook.

Although the learning curve for getting accustomed to using eSight lasts a few months, Buckman has succeeded in crossing those hurdles.

“You have to get used to using the gadgetry,” she said.

Buckman is so enthused about the power of the eSight that she wants to make a proposal to the ACBL Charity Committee to find a way to make the device available to a player who would not ordinarily be able to afford it. The reason: the model costs about $10,000, making it out of the reach of many.

“It will allow people like me to play competitively,” she says.

Check out the vendorsLooking for bridge books, bridge fashion,

dealing machines and more? Check out the bridge vendors on the fourth floor of the Marriott daily.

The hand-held control device that is attached to the visor.

What the eSight device looks like before the visor is in place.

FRIDAY EVENING A/X/Y SIDE SWISS TEAMS 25 Tables A X Y 6.53 1 Tom Hanlon, Dublin Ireland; Marty Seligman, Wynnewood PA; David Caprera, Denver CO; Jay Barron, Tulsa OK 69.00 5.41 2 1 1 Adam Meyerson - Elianna Meyerson, Zurich Switzerland; C. Ganzer - Samuel Ehrlichman, Brooklyn NY 64.00 3.67 3 Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ; Signe Buus Thomsen, Frederiksberg Denmark; Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL; Cecilia Rimstedt, Onsala Sweden 60.00 2.75 4 David Abelow, La Jolla CA; Lyle Poe Jr., Ellicott City MD; Brad Theurer, Gaithersburg MD; Suresh Mahajan, Del Mar CA 53.00 4.06 5 2 Paul Gipson, Duns ; Alex Gipson, Orpington England; Trisha Malazdrewicz - Gerardo Malazdrewicz, Amherst NS 52.00 1.55 6 Joyce Hill, St. Augustine FL; Kevin Dwyer - Shan Huang, Melbourne FL; Kevin Bathurst, Palm Beach Gardens FL; Justin Lall, Charlotte NC 49.00 3.64 3 2 Gary Hillenbrand, Lehighton PA; Paul Irvine, Allentown PA; R. David Walker, Radnor PA; John Albright, Eagleville PA 46.00 1.76 4/6 Joshua Bieber, Endicott NY; Celia Austenfeld, Vestal NY; Raymond Depew - Judith Argento, Naples FL 45.00 2.39 4/6 3/4 Donna Lombardini, Alcester SD; Mary Doyle, Lincoln NE; O. Gordon Lien III, Augusta GA; Won Yang, Clermont FL 45.00 2.39 4/6 3/4 Brandon Fong, Mount Laurel NJ; Lon Sunshine - Ivanie Yeo, Merrimack NH; Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA 45.00 1.53 5 Alfred Lee, San Mateo CA; John Chan, Sacramento CA; Jack Waller, Dana Point CA; A. William Schmidt, Morton PA 44.00


NABC Electronic Device Policy

Except by permission of the director in charge, any electronic equipment or device capable of receiving or sending an electronic signal, or capable of communicating in any way, may not be operated or functioning in any manner in the playing area during a session of play. Any such equipment must not be visible during the session and must remain off at all times.

The above restrictions apply to all players, captains, coaches, kibitzers and play recorders except those persons granted permission by the ACBL, and are in force throughout any playing session or segment of play. Further restrictions and requirements apply in events involving live internet and/or yugraph coverage.

A violation of any of the above restrictions will result in an automatic penalty, pursuant to Law 91 of the Laws of Duplicate Bridge.

NABC+ eventsFirst offense of any kind (ringing, answering or

initiating a call, texting or browsing) in a session: One full board, 12 IMPs or 20% of the maximum available VPs per match, at the respective form of scoring.

Second offense in the same session or third offense within the event, disqualification of the pair or team from the event.

Other eventsFirst offense, in the same session – ringing only:

one-quarter board, 3 IMPs or 1 VP, at the respective form of scoring; first offense in the same session – answering or initiating a call, texting or browsing: one-half board, 6 IMPs or 2 VPs, at the respective form of scoring.

Second offense in the same session: two full boards, 20 IMPs or 50% of the maximum available VPs per match, at the respective form of scoring.

Third offense in the event: disqualification of the pair or team from the event.

Kibitzers violating this policy will be removed from the playing area for the remainder of the session.

This policy applies to all events at NABCs.

FRIDAY EVENING B/C/D SIDE SWISS TEAMS 10 Tables B C D 3.50 1 1 Thomas Suter, Street MD; Robert Suter, Bel Air MD; Mel Volmert, Springfield MO; John Steffan, Marco Island FL 61.00 2.63 2 2 Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA; George Parkins, Vienna VA; Hal Jones Jr., Lorton VA; Christine Chai, Arlington VA 55.00 1.97 3 3 Kenneth Geisler - Arlene Geisler, Clarkston MI; Susan Woodrow, Waterford MI; Philip Smith, Fenton MI 47.00 1.48 4 4 Lewis Maddock - Ruth Ellen Maddock, Hagerstown MD; Andrew Swaim - Katherine Lehman, Berkeley Springs WV 45.00 1.52 1 Susan Sanger, St. Louis Park MN; Amy Dutton, Mendota Heights MN; Sylvia Reed - Tommie Wilson, Tucson AZ 40.00

UNIT 168 FRIDAY OPEN PAIRS 49.0 Tables / Based on 129 Tables A B C 40.42 1 1 Jeff Edelstein, Riverview FL; Matthew Weingarten, Safety Harbor FL 61.48% 30.32 2 2 Joyce McMonagle, Cordova TN; Shiang Chen, Fairfax VA 60.41% 22.74 3 Ronald Carriere, Kirkland QC; Zygmunt Marcinski, Westmount QC 59.24% 17.05 4 Gediminas Poska - Daiva Vitukynaite, Pallos Hills IL 58.90% 13.47 5 3 Gary Bernstein, Montreal QC; Steve Caplan, Hampstead QC 58.31% 11.55 6 Paul Lewis, White Plains NY; Lou Reich, Wheaton MD 57.40% 10.11 7 Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA; John Jones, Santa Fe Springs CA 57.33% 8.98 8 Stanislaw Pajak, Starachonice Poland; Janusz Gawecki, Kielce Poland 57.19% 8.08 9 Paul Benedict, Pikesville MD; Lynn Jones, Timonium MD 56.11% 7.73 10 Todd Werby, Tiburon CA; Howard Parker III, Clements CA 56.03% 6.74 11 Lee Ohliger - Joyce Menezes, Ridgewood NJ 55.52% 6.22 12 Rajeev Bansal, Overland Park KS; Victoria Muir, Kansas City MO 55.04% 6.53 13 4 Andrea Teacher, Waltham MA; Barbara Glazerman, Newton MA 54.65% 5.39 14 5 Jerry Barrett, Austin TX; Sharon Dameron, Cedar Park TX 54.44% 5.05 15 6 1 Ron Birnbaum, Los Angeles CA; Thomas McDow, Rock Hill SC 54.26% 4.76 16 Douglas Kuschner, Seattle WA; Marshall Kuschner, Reston VA 54.11% 4.49 17 Louis Glasthal, Berwyn PA; Michael Massimilla, Syosset NY 54.02% 4.25 18 Thomas Turgeon, Memphis TN; Ron Ashbacher, St. Louis MO 53.99% 4.04 19 7 2 George Bennett, Bellevue WA; William Creech, Bainbridge Isle WA 53.59% 3.85 20 Linda Marshall, Bethesda MD; Mary Tenenbaum, Rockville MD 53.28% 3.67 21 Mark Bendure, Grosse Pointe MI; Olin Hubert, Atlanta GA 52.99% 3.51 22 8 Anam Tebha, Charlotte NC; Marc Warner, Crozier VA 52.84% 3.37 23 George Tornay Jr., Palm Beach Gardens FL; Lawrence Derito, Jupiter FL 52.81% 7.73 24 9 Dawn Campbell, Portland OR; Margaret Peterson, Larkspur CA 52.78% 5.41 25 10 Seth Cohen, Brooklyn NY; Leslie Powell, Reston VA 52.62% 2.78 11 3 Kenneth Moss, Tillson NY; Roberto Azank, New Paltz NY 52.46% 2.38 12 Jonathan Cohn, Gillette WY; Andrew Clements, La Vista NE 52.16% 2.21 13 4 Dorel Livescu, Marlboro NJ; Radu Ariton, Staten Island NY 52.04% 1.71 5 Rick Bingham, Fairfax VA; Jeffrey Yutzler, Alexandria VA 52.01% 2.16 6 Kenneth Hopke, Annandale VA; Phil Feldman, Los Angeles CA 51.55%


Criss-cross maniaWafik Abdou reported the following deal from

the first qualifying session of the Silodor Open Pairs in which he successfully operated a crisscross squeeze. Abdou was playing with Larry Sealey against Mark Lair and Jack Lavigne. Dlr: East ♠ 10 9 8 7 4 3 Vul: N-S ♥ J Bd: 2 ♦ A Q J 5 ♣ J 6 ♠ A 5 ♠ J 6 ♥ A K 8 3 2 ♥ 10 9 7 5 ♦ 9 6 ♦ 10 7 2 ♣ K 9 5 3 ♣ 8 7 4 2 ♠ K Q 2 ♥ Q 6 4 ♦ K 8 4 3 ♣ A Q 10 West North East South Lair Sealey Lavigne Abdou Pass 1NT 2♥(1) 4♥(2) Pass 4♠ All Pass

(1) Hearts and a minor.(2) Transfer.Lair led a top heart and switched to a diamond.

Declarer rose with dummy’s ace and played a trump to the king and ace. Lair played another diamond, and dummy’s queen won the trick. A trump to the queen drew the remaining trumps, and then declarer ran all the trumps except one, followed by two rounds of diamonds ending in hand. This was the ending when the last diamond was played: ♠ 7 ♥ — ♦ 5 ♣ J 6 ♠ — ♠ — ♥ K 8 ♥ 10 9 ♦ — ♦ — ♣ K 9 ♣ 8 7 ♠ — ♥ Q 6 ♦ K ♣ A

When declarer crosses to the ♦K, West has no good discard. If he pitches a heart, declarer ruffs a low heart in dummy, establishing the ♥Q, and returns to hand with the ♣A to enjoy the high heart. If instead West pitches a club, declarer cashes the ♣A, dropping the ♣K, to make dummy’s ♣J boss in that suit. A heart ruff provides entry to enjoy the club winner.

Plus 650 was worth 38 out of 51 matchpoints.

The winners of the 2017 Marsha May Sternberg Women’s BAM finally got their trophies: Rozanne Pollack, Cheri Bjerkan, Ljudmila Kamenova and Pam Wittes.

FRIDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS 6.0 Tables 7 5 2 4.20 1 Clyde Bruce Baldwin - Summer Rifkah, Hollidaysburg PA 57.55% 4.00 2 1 1 Ed Lyons - Jean Lyons, South Plainfield NJ 56.12% 3.00 3 2 2 Charles Rose - Evelyn Rose, Smithtown NY 55.88% 2.25 4 3 Prem Premakumar, Media PA; John Barton III, Swarthmore PA 53.31% 1.69 4 Thomas McGlynn - Janet McGlynn, Catonsville MD 53.06%

FRIDAY EVENING SIDE PAIRS 8.0 Tables A B C 3.42 1/2 Ronald Kral, Reston VA; Leo Cardillo, Clifton VA 64.29% 3.42 1/2 Susan Humphries, Auckland New Zealand; Liam Milne, Sidney Australia 64.29% 2.19 3 Carol Foley, Mount Laurel NJ; Anna Dosseva, Pickering ON 57.91% 1.65 4 Leonardo Cima, Roma Italy; Mike Rippey, Orinda CA 56.12% 3.47 5 1 Elena Steingraf, North Canton OH; Sue Becker, Canton OH 54.85% 2.60 2 1 Thomas McDow V, Bexley OH; Randolph McDow, Atlanta GA 52.81% 1.95 3 Michelle Lanigan, Wyckoff NJ; Linda Endy, Ringwood NJ 52.04% 1.46 4 Yvonne Quintal - Ginny Macey, Cheyenne WY 51.02% 1.71 2 Victor Poon, Stony Brook NY; David Sloane, Glen Cove NY 47.70%

FRIDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS 4.5 Tables A B C 2.25 1 1 Brendan O’Malley - Linda O’Malley, Lafayette Hill PA 57.14% 1.48 2/3 Sherry Kovacs - Debra Shelkowitz, Livingston NJ 55.56% 1.48 2/3 2 Sheri Elowsky - Nicole Hudak, New York NY 55.56% 0.95 4 Pam Bacher, Vienna VA; Marcia McMahon, Bethesda MD 53.97%

Age requirement for Senior events

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

EntriesA valid ACBL player number is required to play

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

upper masterpoint limit are $25 per player per sessio.(For team events, this means $100 per team per

session for four-person teams, $125 per team per session for five-person teams, and $150 per team per session for six-person teams. Only ACBL members current on their dues and service fees are eligible to play in NABC+ events. $1.50 per person per session benefits the International Fund.)

Other North American championships are $17 per player per session.

(For the team events, this means $68 per team per session for teams of four, $85 per team per session for teams of five, and $102 per team per session for teams of six. Only ACBL members current on their dues and service fees are eligible to play in these events.)

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

(For multi-session team events of three sessions or more, the entry fee is $64, $80 or $96 for teams of four, five or six, respectively. For team events of one or two sessions, the entry fee is $64.)

All other events are $15 for ACBL members, $19 for inactive members per player per session.

Masterpoint disclaimerResults reported in the Daily Bulletin are subject

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

Use of the bidding box — Alerts and Announcements

When using bidding boxes, the ACBL requires that players tap the Alert strip and say “Alert” at the same time.

When making an Announcement, use the Announcement word (such as “transfer”) and tap the Alert strip at the same time. A player who Alerts or Announces a bid must make sure his opponents are aware that an Alert or Announcement has been made.


NABC Results by Email/Text

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

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

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

Also at MyACBL, visit the Privacy Settings tab to make sure you’ve selected the Subscribe setting for General Email Communication and Cell Phone Text Communication to receive these notifications.

Masterpoint leadersthrough Friday

Zach Grossack is leading the race for the Mott-Smith Trophy for the most masterpoints won at the Spring NABC. His 277.34 is a 68-point lead over second-place Mark Itabashi. Grossack won the Baldwin North American Pairs Flight A with his brother, Adam, and placed third in the Silodor Open Pairs with Michael Kamil. He also placed in the top 10 of two other national events: the Kay Platinum Pairs with Mikael Rimstedt and the Rockwell Mixed Pairs with Gillian Miniter.

1 277.34 Zachary Grossack, Newton MA 2 209.34 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA 3 200.00 Robert Levin, Henderson NV 4 200.00 Steve Weinstein, Montclair NJ 5 171.52 Vincent Demuy,

Palm Beach Gardens FL 6 158.85 Adam Grossack, Newton MA 7 156.25 Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA 8 154.60 Veronica McMurdie,

Sacramento CA 9 150.00 Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel 10 148.22 Simon Cope, Hertfordshire England

11 148.22 Peter Crouch, Surrey England 12 141.65 Robert L. McClendon,

Ponte Vedra FL 13 140.53 Ishmael DelMonte, Las Vegas NV 14 139.43 Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN 15 135.65 Kevin Castner, Kentfield CA 16 135.65 Phil King, Marrow England 17 131.70 Richard Chan, Markham ON 18 131.25 Paul Meerschaert, Long Lake MN 19 131.25 Robert Schachter, Eden Prairie MN 20 126.83 Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 21 125.07 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY 22 121.10 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA 23 117.88 Clay Hall, Vestavia AL 24 116.04 Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA 25 114.53 Mark Jones, Birmingham AL 26 113.43 Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY 27 112.75 Ashley Bach, England 28 104.56 Sheila Gabay, Newton MA 29 100.90 Sally Brock, London England 30 100.55 Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 31 100.00 Fiona Brown, Yorkshire England 32 97.92 Mikael Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden 33 95.66 Jeff Aker, Briarcliff NY 34 94.99 David Hoffner, Galloway NJ 35 93.86 Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL 36 93.86 Justin Lall, Charlotte NC 37 93.68 Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY 38 93.65 Sandra Rimstedt, New York NY 39 93.11 Peter Stein, Hillsborough NJ 40 93.04 Hilda Setton, New York NY 41 92.61 Pierre Franceschetti,

Montpellier France 42 91.01 Christophe Grosset,

Issy-Les- Moulin France 43 90.58 Quentin Robert, Paris France 44 90.16 Anthony Barre, Marco Island FL 45 90.16 Donald Dalpe, Fort Myers FL 46 89.11 Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo Japan 47 89.11 Ayako Miyakuni, Tokyo Japan 48 87.93 Nicholas Lhuissier,

Rueil Malmaison France 49 87.93 Lionel Sebbane, Clichy France 50 87.50 Marty Seligman, Wynnewood PA 51 86.95 Michael Kamil, Oro Valley AZ 52 85.71 Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands 53 85.71 Zia Mahmood, New York NY 54 84.27 Michael Ranis, Miami FL 55 83.56 Jie Li, Beijing China 56 83.43 Dan Morse, Houston TX 57 82.89 Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV 58 82.77 Richard Pavlicek,

Fort Lauderdale FL 59 80.97 Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA 60 80.61 Vladimir Marashev, Sofia Bulgaria 61 80.61 Ivan Tsonchev, Sofia Bulgaria 62 80.05 Laurie Vogel, New York NY 63 80.00 Eric Greco, Beverly Hills CA 64 80.00 Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV 65 79.40 Terry Lubman, Riverside CT 66 79.15 Deepak Khanna, Blandon PA 67 79.10 Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 68 78.66 Stephen Arshan, Jackson NJ 69 78.66 Richard Ross, Highland Park NJ 70 78.36 Jeff Hand, New York NY 71 78.12 Thomas Bessis, Paris France 72 78.12 Frederic Volcker,

Issy Les Moulin France

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UNIT 112 THURSDAY-FRIDAY KO 1 12 Tables 53.80 1 Rose Meltzer, Chapel Hill NC; Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Heights IL; Ivan Tsonchev, Sofia Bulgaria; Vladimir Marashev, Sofia Bulgaria; Kalin Karaivanov, Varna Bulgaria; Rosen Gunev, Sofia Bulgaria 37.66 2 Edward White, Grand Blanc MI; Veronica McMurdie, Sacramento CA; Ken Gee, Regina SK; Kenji Miyakuni - Ayako Miyakuni, Tokyo Japan 21.52 3/4 Allan Graves, Hammonds Plains NS; Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL; Oren Kriegel - Ron Smith, Chicago IL; Tom Van Overbeeke, Utrecht Netherlands; Maarten Schollaardt, Netherlands 21.52 3/4 Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Gavin Wolpert, Palm Beach Gardens FL; Vincent Demuy, Palm Beach Gardens FL; John Hurd, New York NY; Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY

UNIT 112 THURSDAY-FRIDAY KO 2 11 Tables 37.41 1 Lidang Dong, Shaanxi People’s Republic of China; Ji Chen - Xu Hou - Jie Li, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Xin Li, Guangdong People’s Republic of China; Yanpei Zhao, Beijing China 26.19 2 Hilda Setton, New York NY; Nicholas Lhuissier, Rueil Malmaison France; Pierre Franceschetti, Montpellier France; Lionel Sebbane, Clichy France; Quentin Robert, Paris France; Christophe Grosset, Issy-Les-Moulin France 14.96 3/4 Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Thomas Bessis - Jean Quantin, Paris France; Frederic Volcker, Issy Les Moulin France; Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan France; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC 14.96 3/4 Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; Mike Redden, Lake Oswego OR; Cameron Doner, Surrey BC

UNIT 112 THURSDAY-FRIDAY KO 3 12 Tables 19.70 1 Larry Plotkin, Elkins Park PA; J Brill, Voorhees NJ; Steve White, Broomall PA; Peter Schulman, Bala Cynwyd PA 13.79 2 John Early - Barry Daubenspeck, Lansdale PA; John Hogan Jr., Wayne NJ; Betty Cox, Randolph NJ 7.88 3/4 James Breihan - Anton (Tony) Haddad, Houston TX; Joe Yassi, Etobicoke ON; Marilyn Adams, Beaumont TX 7.88 3/4 Michael Heins, Cocoa Beach FL; Terry Goodykoontz, Tolono IL; Thomas Cox, Mount Juliet TN; Richard Brummer, Effingham IL

FRIDAY COMPACT KO 1 14 Tables 24.96 1 James Cayne, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Italy 17.47 2 Adriano Rodrigues - Roberto Barbosa - Marcello La Rovere, Rio de Janeiro Brazil; Stefano Tommasini, Santa Catarina Brazil 11.23 3 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Peter Gill, Sydney Australia; Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Adam Stokka, Umea Sweden 8.74 4 Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL; David Gold, London England; Jerry Stamatov - Diyan Danailov, Sofia Bulgaria

FRIDAY COMPACT KO 2 9 Tables 13.55 1 Luisana Madueno, Aventura FL; Juan Castillo - Robert Ramos, Fort Lauderdale FL; Maris Zilant, North Miami FL 9.49 2 Eric Landau - Barbara Doran, Silver Spring MD; Myra Kolton, Boca Raton FL; Linda Perlman, Milan MI 6.10 3 Henry Caspar, Las Vegas NV; Terry Richardson, Austin TX; Charlene Sands, Pflugerville TX; Virgil Massey, Driftwood TX 4.74 4 Nelda Linman, Bend OR; Gail Levy, Melville NY; Reisha Berkowsky, Dix Hills NY; Brenda Glaze, Anchorage AK

FRIDAY COMPACT KO 3 11 Tables 11.70 1 George Mansour, Scranton PA; Somers Collins - Ti Davis, Little Rock AR; Bo Liu, Irvine CA 8.19 2 Kimberly Fanady - Steven Kipperman - Jim Leuker, San Francisco CA; Alan Kraus, Philadelphia PA 5.27 3 Marc Sylvester, Edinboro PA; Jonathan Forde, Geneva NY; Matthew Dyer, Chicago IL; Doug Anderson, Quincy MA 4.10 4 Lorraine Cable, Elmhurst NY; Kerry Kappell, Sunnyside NY; David Yoon, Bayside NY; Marusa Basa, London England

FRIDAY COMPACT KO 4 13 Tables 9.20 1 Paul Sitz, Ramsey MN; Bert Sheldon, Houston TX; James Willson, Richardson TX; Margot Hirsch, Fort Worth TX 6.44 2 Danielle Tremblay, Outremont QC; Pierrette Matteau, Mont-Royal QC; Scott Metzler, Haddonfield NJ; Arkadiusz Sitek, Ashland MA 4.14 3 Roger Read - Joan Klause, Linwood NJ; Linda Davis, Somers Point NJ; Karen Hoffner, Galloway NJ 3.22 4 Sharon May, Waukesha WI; Janet Holmes, Brookfield WI; Andy Antipin, Philadelphia PA; Marvin Weitzenhoffer, Las Vegas NV♠ ♥ ♦ ♣


73 77.41 Douglas Simson, Columbus OH 74 77.35 Gail Greenberg, New York NY 75 76.59 Michael Gamble,

Shawnigan Lake BC 76 76.47 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL 77 76.22 Andrew Gofreed, La Plata MD 78 75.76 Frederic Wrang, Stockholm Sweden 79 75.76 Johan Sylvan, Stockholm Sweden 80 75.00 Doris Greenwald, Stamford CT 81 74.21 Iulian Rotaru, New York NY 82 74.00 Leonard Helfgott, Teaneck NJ 83 73.69 Reese Milner, Sarasota FL 84 73.69 Hemant Lall, Dallas TX 85 73.47 Chris Compton, Dallas TX 86 73.47 Mike Passell, Plano TX 87 72.46 Susan Schnelwar, New York NY 88 71.99 Allan Falk, Okemos MI 89 71.99 John Lusky, Portland OR 90 71.55 Juan Castillo, Fort Lauderdale FL 91 70.57 Barry Rigal, New York NY 92 70.39 Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA 93 69.88 Edward White, Grand Blanc MI 94 69.79 Larry Sunser, Syracuse NY 95 69.09 Ken Gee, Regina SK 96 68.36 Melih Ozdil, New York NY 97 68.34 Marc Nathan, New York NY 98 68.34 Cathy Nathan, New York NY 99 68.25 David Bakhshi, London England 100 68.15 Muh-Sha Crawford,

Virginia Beach VA


Masterpoint leaders

Your Gold Medal is Within Reach

Realize your dreams of winning a world championship medal when the World Bridge Federation hosts the 2018 World Bridge Series in Orlando FL Sept. 22– Oct. 6.

The World Bridge Series offers a variety of championships, all of which are transnational – enabling players from anywhere in the world to come together as teammates or in partnership to compete.

The venue is the magnificent Marriott Orlando World, where the WBF has obtained special rates.

The opening ceremony will be held on Friday, Sept. 21. The first events to be contested are the Open, Women’s and Senior Team Championships; the Rosenblum Open Teams will start on Saturday, Sept. 22, and the McConnell Women’s Teams and the Rand Senior Teams start a day later.

The team championships are followed by the Open, Women’s and Senior Pairs.

In addition to these and other championship events, there will be a number of WBF events of one or two days’ duration (pairs or Swiss) available for those wishing to participate in shorter tournaments.

Players in good standing with their national bridge organizations are eligible to compete in any of these events, provided they meet all the WBF eligibility requirements.

Please go to worldbridge.org for more information.

WBF Women’s Spring Online Festival

The World Bridge Federation hosts the Women’s Spring Online Festival April 9–15. Play takes place on BBO.

The prize for the overall winner and a partner of her choice is a free entry to the 2018 Women’s Pairs Championship to be held in Orlando FL during the World Bridge Series at the end of September. The prize also includes accommodation in a double room for the winner and her partner for the duration of the Women’s pairs event.

Last year, ACBL’s Connie Marfell of Milwaukie OR bested the field of 387 players to win the competition. Forty-nine different countries were represented.

More information about the online tournament can be found at wbfwomensbridgeclub.org.

Charity begins at AmazonSmile

For every eligible purchase you make on Amazon.com, the AmazonSmile Foundation donates .5% of the purchase price (less shipping, gift wrap charges, etc.) to your chosen charity. Why not make the ACBL Educational Foundation or the ACBL Charity Foundation your chosen charity?

When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com with the added bonus that AmazonSmile will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization. Picture this: If every ACBL member were to designate one of the two ACBL charity funds as their AmazonSmile recipient and spend $200, $168,000 would flow to the Educational Foundation and the Charity Foundation!

Can I use my existing Amazon.com account on AmazonSmile?

Yes, you use the same account on Amazon.com and AmazonSmile. Your shopping cart, wish list, wedding or baby registry and other account settings are also the same.

How do I select a charitable organization?Go to smile.amazon.com using your computer or

mobile device. On your first visit to AmazonSmile, you’ll select a charitable organization before you begin shopping. Choose either ACBL Charity Foundation or ACBL Educational Foundation.

to a 41-IMP lead by half time. Their advantage almost completely disappeared in the third quarter, however, as Gupta whittled away at the difference to trail by just 5 IMPs going into the last quarter, but Nickell remained in control in the last set to advance 150-125.

Fleisher manhandled Chen Zhao’s team, outscoring their opponents 142-49 after three quarters, prompting Zhao’s surrender.

Diamond leapt to a large 47-1 lead in the quarter against Jim Mahaffey’s squad, but Mahaffey recovered a bit in the second set to trail 58-40 at the half. In the second half, however, Diamond kept Mahaffey at arm’s length to win 122-97.

Team Lavazza led Berg’s squad through the first three quarters of their match, but a big fourth quarter rally by Berg saw them advance to the semifinals, 131-119.


Vanderbilt

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

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


Tomorrow’s Bridge EventsSunday, March 18, 10 a.m.

Event Session Sold Entry/player/session Current members* Inactive membersA/X/Y Swiss Teams (unlimited/6000/4000) 1-2 Grand Ballroom H, 5th floor $16 $20 Playthrough with half-hour break.Bracketed Flight B Teams 1-2 Grand Ballroom H, 5th floor $16 $20 No player over 3000. Brackets of 8 teams by average MPs, 3 teams in each bracket earn gold. Playthrough with half-hour break.Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 5th single session Room 302, 3rd floor Marriott $16 $20299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Room 302, 3rd floor Marriott $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Room 302, 3rd floor Marriott $15 $15Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Room 302, 3rd floor Marriott $15 $19

Sunday, March 18, 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.Fast Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $16 $20

Sunday, March 18, 10 a.m. & 2 p.m.Saturday-Sunday Bracketed KO Teams 3-4 Room 302, 3rd floor Marriott $16 $20

Sunday, March 18, 11 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.NABC+ FAST PAIRS 1-2 F Grand Ballroom B, 5th floor $25 —

Sunday, March 18, 11 a.m. & 5 p.m.JACOBY OPEN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 F Grand Ballroom E, 5th floor $25 —VANDERBILT KNOCKOUT TEAMS 1-2 F Grand Ballroom I, 5th floor $25 —

Sunday, March 18, 2:30 p.m.Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 6th single session Room 302, 3rd floor Marriott $16 $20299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Room 302, 3rd floor Marriott $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Room 302, 3rd floor Marriott $15 $15Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Room 302, 3rd floor Marriott $15 $19

Unless otherwise noted: The three-flight events (two-session) are divided: A/X (unlimited/6000) separate from B/C (3000/1500) and the Gold Rush (750/300). Two-flight events are divided: A/X/Y (Unlimited/6000/4000), B/C/D (3000/1500/500) if no Gold Rush; A/B/C (Unlimited/3000/1500), Gold Rush (750/500/200). Open events: A (Unlimited), B (750–3000) and C (0–750). In B/C and B/C/D events, no single player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no single player may be over 750. 299er and lower events are stratified at the discretion of the director. BOLD, UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

International 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.

See you in Atlanta GAfor the Summer NABC July 26–Aug. 5

and the Youth NABC Aug. 2–4.


Unit 141 DaySponsored by Unit 141 of District 4

Unit 141 is the Philadelphia Contract Bridge Association.

Marc Labovitz Daylight Open PairsSponsored by Unit 141 –

the Philadelphia Contract Bridge AssociationUnit 141 honors Marc Labovitz

and his continuing contribution to the success of our club games, charity events, sectionals and regionals. Marc learned the rudiments of bridge in high school from a family friend and continued playing at Dartmouth, learning the Blue Team Club system. He played in a Swiss event against two high school students at a tournament in Bretton Woods NH and was hooked. He continued playing for a year with a favorite uncle and then later at the Lombard Street Swim Club, where he was invited to join a game. When a top Egyptian player, temporarily in the U.S., took him under his wing, he perfected his formidable skills at the table.

Marc brought his knowledge of the game to directing first at clubs in the late 1990s and then moved on to sectionals and regionals. He is now an ACBL Tournament Director, traveling countrywide.

Marc’s advice for his fellow bridge players of all levels who are trying to advance their game is to be willing to play with both players who are better than you are as well as those whose game isn’t yet at your level. It will allow you to learn from those ahead and perfect your own knowledge by explaining to those still learning.

Unit 141 thanks you, Marc, for your contribution to our game and our events.

Meyer Kotkin Open PairsSponsored by Unit 141 –

the Philadelphia Contract Bridge AssociationUnit 141 honors Meyer Kotkin,

president of District 4, in recognition of his many contributions to the game of bridge. Meyer, as Unit 141 sectional tournament chair, brought creativity and lots of free food to our players. Meyer also chairs the Valley Forge Regional, always coming up with new and different ideas to enhance the player experience.

Meyer used his amazing mathematical skills to create the Dupli-Swiss movement that is used in Unit 141 sectionals and at the Valley Forge Regional to provide duplicated hands and hand records in Swiss team games.

At the Washington NABC, Dr. Meyer Kotkin used his statistical skills as a key witness in the ACBL case that found Fantoni-Nunes and Fisher-Schwartz guilty of collusive cheating.

All of Meyer’s work for bridge is pro-bono because he just loves the game.

Bill Bauer Compact KnockoutSponsored by the Philadelphia Cricket Club“Respect for the laws is the basis

of civilized society.”This is the motto of Secretary

Bird, unforgettable member of the Menagerie in Victor Mollo’s timeless bridge series, and today we honor our own unforgettable local Secretary Bird, William Bauer III, Sapphire Life Master and 14-plus-year secretary for District 4.

Bill directed his first game at NASA over 50 years ago while on a co-op assignment as a Drexel engineering undergrad. Since then, he’s directed

and taught at a multitude of clubs in our area. For the past 11 years he ran Tuesday games and taught beginners at Philadelphia Cricket Club, fortifying our ranks and making our teams a force in the Women’s Bridge League.

We envy all the lucky students, players, and grandchildren waiting for Bill in Lancaster PA where he and his wife Sandy are moving later this year.

Today’s Bridge EventsUnit 141 Day

Saturday, March 17, 9 a.m.Event Session Sold Entry/player/session Current members* Inactive membersMorning Swiss Teams single Franklin A, 4th floor Marriott $15 $19Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series 3rd single session Franklin A, 4th floor Marriott $16 $20

Saturday, March 17, 10 a.m.299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $15 $15

Saturday, March 17, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.Marc Labovitz Daylight A/B/C Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $16 $20Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/500/200) 1-2 Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $16 $20 Gold points for 0–750.Daylight Compact KO Teams 1-4 Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $16 $20

Saturday, March 17, Noon & 7 p.m.VANDERBILT KNOCKOUT TEAMS 1-2 SF Grand Ballroom I, 5th floor $25 —

Saturday, March 17, 1 p.m.Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 3rd single session Liberty Ballroom, level 2 Headhouse Tower $16 $20 Take 3rd floor bridge over 12th Street. Liberty is above Hard Rock Café.

Saturday, March 17, 1 & 4:30 p.m.NABC+ FAST PAIRS 1-2 Q Grand Ballroom H, 5th floor $25 — 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions

Saturday, March 17, 1 & 7:30 p.m.JACOBY OPEN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 Q Grand Ballroom E, 5th floor $25 — 2 qualifying, 2 final sessionsMeyer Kotkin Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Liberty Ballroom, level 2 Headhouse Tower $16 $20 Take 3rd floor bridge over 12th Street. Liberty is above Hard Rock Café.Bill Bauer Compact KO Teams 1-4 Franklin A, 4th floor Marriott $16 $20Saturday-Sunday Bracketed KO Teams 1-2 Franklin A, 4th floor Marriott $16 $20 Continues Sunday at 10 a.m.

Saturday, March 17, 3 p.m.Afternoon Side Swiss Teams single Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $15 $19299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $15 $15

Saturday, March 17, 7:30 p.m.Evening Side Swiss Teams single Franklin A, 4th floor Marriott $15 $19Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 4th single session Liberty Ballroom, level 2 Headhouse Tower $16 $20 Take 3rd floor bridge over 12th Street. Liberty is above Hard Rock Café.299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Franklin B, 4th floor Marriott $15 $15

Unless otherwise noted: The three-flight events (two-session) are divided: A/X (unlimited/6000) separate from B/C (3000/1500) and the Gold Rush (750/300). Two-flight events are divided: A/X/Y (Unlimited/6000/4000), B/C/D (3000/1500/500) if no Gold Rush; A/B/C (Unlimited/3000/1500), Gold Rush (750/500/200). Open events: A (Unlimited), B (750–3000) and C (0–750). In B/C and B/C/D events, no single player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no single player may be over 750. 299er and lower events are stratified at the discretion of the director. BOLD, UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

International 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.

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Convention card reminderEach player is required to have a convention

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

If a director determines that neither player has a substantially completed card, the partnership may play only the Standard American Yellow Card and may use only standard carding. This restriction may be lifted only at the beginning of a subsequent round after convention cards have been properly prepared and approved by the director. Further, the partnership will receive a 1/6-board matchpoint penalty for each board played, commencing with the next round and continuing until the restriction is lifted. In IMP team games, penalties shall be at the discretion of the director.

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

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

saturday, march 17, 2018 volume 61, number 9 daily

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