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Daily BulletinFriday, November 30, 2018 Volume 91, Number 8

91st Fall North American Bridge Championships [email protected] | Editors: Sue Munday and Chip Dombrowski

Goodwill MessagePractice active ethics; enjoyment and equity are

the benchmarks of bridge.Sandy DeMartino, ChairAileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill Committee

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Vugraph operators neededTen vugraph operators are needed to cover

the final of the Reisinger on Sunday. There are wonderful rewards for vugraph operators:• You get a ringside seat to watch the best of the

best play BAM, where there are all sorts of fascinating issues and every trick matters.

• You earn the gratitude of thousands of your fellow bridge players around the world for giving them the opportunity to watch an exciting day of bridge.

Texans win Mini-BluesVirgil Massey and Charlene Sands of Texas won

the 0–6000 Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs on Thursday. The Austin-area pair finished two boards ahead of Barry Margolin of Arlington MA and Mark Krusemeyer of Northfield MN.

Barbara Sonsini1930–2018

Barbara Condon Sonsini of Woodside CA died on Nov. 28 at the age of 79. The cause of death was ovarian cancer.

Sonsini attained the rank of Emerald Life Master at the Sacramento Regional in June. She has one NABC title – the Machlin Women’s Swiss in 2012, and second-place finishes in the 2005 Freeman Mixed Board-a-Match and the 2013 Machlin Women’s Swiss. Her team finished in a four-way tie for fifth place in the Venice Cup in Bali, Indonesia, in 2013.

Dutch professional player Huub Bertens, who lives in Bend OR, played with Sonsini for a number of years.

“We played a lot of bridge together,” Bertens says. “She studied hard and worked so hard on her game. She played three to four club games a week and seven or eight times a week online with players including Beth Palmer and Bruce Ferguson. Barbara couldn’t stand losing! We flew to tournaments all over the world. It was an adventure. I will miss her.”

Sonsini was born in San Francisco on Nov.

7, 1939, to Col. John Condon and Betty Condon of San Mateo. She graduated from Pomona College in Claremont CA, and received a master’s degree in education from Stanford University. She also studied in Geneva, Vienna and Mexico. For many years, she

taught German and French at Cupertino High School in California.

Sonsini grew up an avid tennis player, competing in several junior tournaments in her youth.

She is survived by her husband Larry, daughter Alison, stepsons Matthew and Peter, and eight grandchildren.

Japanese duo leads 10K Fast Pairs

Hiroaki Miura and Keiko Miwa of Tokyo are leading the 0–10,000 Fast Pairs after Thursday’s qualifying sessions. They got out in front in the first session with a 67% and then backed it up with a 59%. That earned them a four-board carryover going into today’s final sessions.

Hall of Fame adds 2, nominates 8

Michael SeamonPatty Tucker continued on page 5

The ACBL Hall of Fame Committee has announced the nominations of eight members for the class of 2019. The committee also has made selections for the Blackwood and von Zedtwitz awards.

Patty Tucker is the winner of the Blackwood Award, which recognizes long and outstanding contributions to bridge outside of playing ability. The recipient of the von Zedtwitz Award, which

honors individuals who were top players in their time and are now either deceased or inactive, is Michael Seamon, who died in 2017.

Patty TuckerTucker is best known as one of the most

prominent teachers in the bridge world and as the creator of Learn Bridge in a Day, which has introduced more than 5000 people to bridge in the past five years. A Grand Life Master, Tucker is a co-founder of Atlanta Junior Bridge, a coach for the Georgia Tech collegiate team and a past president of the American Bridge Teachers’ Association. She originated the Youth NABC in 2008.

Tucker won the Baldwin North American Pairs in 2000. She has previously been recognized as Honorary Member of the Year in 2016 and Goodwill Member of the Year in 2011.

Michael SeamonBefore his death early last year at 57, Seamon

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Late night appeal upends Blues standingsA 1:30 a.m. appeal decision reversed the top two

finishers in the Blue Ribbon Pairs.Robert Levin and Joe Grue, who appeared to

have fallen short by a single matchpoint when the scores were posted, passed the first-place pair when the appeal was ruled in their favor.

Chris Compton and Eldad Ginossar finished second.

Finishing third were Bart Bramley of Dallas TX and Kit Woolsey of Kensington CA.

The results published on page 5 of today’s Daily Bulletin do not reflect the impact of the appeal on the final standings.

Winners of the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs: Robert Levin and Joe Grue

Winners of the 0-6000 Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs: Virgil Massey and Charlene Sands

Florida pair leads Senior Mixed

Jay Whipple III and Janice Seamon-Molson put together two consistently high sessions to lead the field headed into the second and final day of the Senior Mixed Pairs. Their 65% afternoon and 57% evening earned them more than a two-board carryover.

A 67% evening game pulled ACBL Board members Margot Hennings and Bob Heller up to the

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Friday, November 30, 2018 Daily Bulletin

Friday, Nov. 309:15 am GS Jade Barrett How to Beat Everyone6:45 pm Robert Todd Problem Opening Bids

Saturday, Dec. 19:15 am Ken Monzingo Takeout Doubles

SPECIAL EVENTSMEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS

CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM

Meetings are at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.Sunday, December 2

Noon Peter Pender Memorial Vugraph. (Palace Lounge, Tapa Tower)

HOSPITALITY AND ENTERTAINMENTFriday, Nov. 30

10:30 pm Li hing pineapple skewerSaturday, Dec. 1

10:30 pm BBQ kalua pork pizza10:30–11:30 pm Jeff Auhoy Steel Drum Trio.

(CoralLounge,Mid-PacificCenter)

Evening hospitality is served at the Coral Lounge (Mid-Pacific Center) and the Palace Lounge (Tapa Tower) except as noted.

Bridge Bucksand check cashing

Bridge Bucks and check-cashing services will be available outside the Coral Ballroom in the Mid-Pacific Center. Hours of operation are 9:30 to 10 a.m. and noon to 1 p.m.

Players may purchase Bridge Bucks using all major credit cards. There is a $500 limit daily on check cashing.

No cash concessionsThere will be no cash concessions at this NABC.

Food and beverage costs would have been quite high for the players. Many outlets, including the ABC stores, Wiki Wiki Market and Starbucks, offer a variety of beverages, sandwiches, salads, etc. at reasonable prices.

Credit cards accepted for entry fees

Purchase your entries for all events at the NABC via credit card! All major credit cards are accepted wherever entries are sold. Charges will appear as ACBL Tournament Entry. To use this option, the entire pair or team entry must be charged to a single card. Please be patient with directors using this system. Bridge Bucks also remain available as an alternative to cash.

Parking validationPlayers who are using daily parking: Please get

your parking validated before game time. Volunteers handling validation are at the Information Booth – located by the Christmas tree in the Coral Lounge near the Coral Ballroom 1 and 2 in the Mid-Pacific Conference Center – prior to game time. There is no one staffing the booth after game time.

New Life MastersNew Life Masters – share the good news!

Anyone who advances in rank, please stop by the Daily Bulletin office between noon and 7:30 p.m. or after the evening session so that we can report the details. We’re located in Iolani 1 in the Tapa Tower.

No smokingHawaii state law forbids smoking or vaping in

public places, including restaurants, hotels, parks and beaches. There is a designated smoking area between the Diamond Head and Ali‘i towers. The legal age is 21 to smoke or vape in Hawaii.

Soloway KO slated to start in 2019

The Soloway Knockout Teams premieres next fall at the San Francisco NABC.

Unlike the Vanderbilt and the Spingold, the Soloway KO opens with a two-day Swiss. The event starts on the first Friday of the tournament and continues until the final two teams face off on

the second Thursday. Placement in the KO will be determined

primarily by a team’s finish in the Swiss round-robin with seeding points being less of a factor. Match awards in the two-day Swiss qualifying are platinum.

The event honors four-time world champion and 20-time NABC champ Paul Soloway.

Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the game! Talks will be held in Coral Ballroom 1, Mid-Pacific Center. Speakers and topics are subject to change.


JUST FOR NEW PLAYERSThinking bridge

By Eddie KantarCounting your tricks. The avoidance play.

Which finesse? Defensive discarding. Dlr: South ♠ 7 3 2 Vul: None ♥ K J 8 ♦ 7 4 ♣ A J 6 5 2 ♠ A Q 8 6 4 ♠ 10 5 ♥ Q 5 4 3 2 ♥ 10 9 7 ♦ 5 ♦ J 10 9 8 6 ♣ 8 7 ♣ Q 10 9 ♠ K J 9 ♥ A 6 ♦ A K Q 3 2 ♣ K 4 3 West North East South 2NT Pass 3NT All Pass

Opening lead: ♠6 Lead commentary: As West, a strong lead

against notrump is low from A–Q-x–x–x-(x). If partner has the jack or can get in and lead through declarer’s probable king, you have a good chance of taking a bundle of tricks. The returns are not nearly as great when leading low from A–Q–x–x.

Defensive commentary: As West, when the ♠10 at trick loses to the jack, South is marked with the ♠K J 9. Partner’s ♠10 denies both the 9 and the K.

Play commentary: As South, you have eight top tricks and the idea is to set up a ninth without allowing East, the danger hand, in to push a

spade through your vulnerable ♠K 9. You should know that West has the A–Q from East’s third-hand play of the 10. It must be right to start with the ♦A and ♦K. No luck there when West discards a heart on the second diamond. You remain

with a choice of two queen finesses for your ninth trick. When you have a choice of two queen finesses, play the ace and then the king of the longer suit (clubs in this case). If the queen doesn’t drop, take a finesse in the shorter suit, hearts. If you do that, you survive this diabolical layout.

Defensive commentary #2: As East, when declarer leads a high diamond, play the ♦J, conventionally showing partner a sequence headed by the jack. As West, when discarding on the second diamond, discard from length (hearts), not shortness (clubs). If you discard from a doubleton and then show out on the second round of the suit, declarer knows partner’s exact holding in that suit. It’s called giving away the show – and drives partners crazy!

Gary Ratts and Cathy Stahler came from Cupertino CA to visit a place they both used to live at earlier points in their lives. Stahler spent some time in Honolulu in the 1950s and ’60s, when her aunt Alta Mae Goffin worked for developer Chinn Ho. “I was here when nothing was here,” Stahler said. “I stayed at the Halekulani when it was nothing but shacks.” Ratts was here for a few years in the 1970s when he was working with the U.S. Navy. He recalls parking his car at the gas station overnight to be in line when gas was being rationed. Though both have been playing bridge for 58 years and duplicate at least 15 years, they are low in masterpoints. “We don’t play in a lot of sanctioned games,” Ratts said, and for a long time they never got more than a quarter of a point at a time. “I think I figured out it was going to cost us $30,000 to make Life Master at the rate we were going.”

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.

Buy your NABC entry onlineDon’t wait in line! Buy your entries in advance

for all national-level events at BridgeWinners.com. Entries must be purchased by 10 a.m. the day

of the event EXCEPT for events that require pre-registration, in which case the ACBL deadline, or the earlier of the two, applies.

A nice feature: You can buy entries in advance and be charged for the total number of sessions played after the event is over.

• You even earn $50 a session ($100 for the day) from ACBL. The first session on Sunday starts at 11 a.m.; the

second session is scheduled for 5 p.m.If you haven’t been an operator before but are

familiar with playing on BBO, Jan Martel can train you reasonably quickly either on Saturday before or between sessions or on Sunday. If you find you are available Sunday, please email or text Jan, even at the last minute: marteljan at gmail or 530–574–5780 and she will answer any questions you may have.

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Walking the dogBy Leo Bell

San Diegan Rick Roeder takes great delight in “walking the dog.” This doesn’t refer to his delight in exercising the poodle. In bridge slang, it is initially underbidding a hand with a long suit and then repeating the bid at higher levels until one is doubled. For example, opening 1♠ with a 10-card spade suit and rebidding the suit in competition up to the four level. Finally, the exasperated opponents double.

Rick has perfected the art. This is Board 21 from the first session of the Blue Ribbon Pairs. Rick sat South. Dlr: North ♠ Q J 10 8 Vul: N–S ♥ 8 7 5 ♦ A Q 8 4 2 ♣ 5 ♠ 7 3 ♠ 6 5 4 ♥ A Q J 10 9 4 ♥ K 6 2 ♦ K 3 ♦ J 10 7 6 5 ♣ K 9 3 ♣ 10 7 ♠ A K 9 2 ♥ 3 ♦ 9 ♣ A Q J 8 6 4 2 West North East South Pass Pass 1♣ 1♥ Dbl 2♥ 3♣! 3♥ Pass Pass 3♠! Dbl All Pass

Most would simply jump to 3♠ or 4♠ with the South hand after partner’s negative double, but not Rick. When the smoke cleared, he made five by playing the hand conservatively. I think this wasn’t just walking the dog, it was wagging the tail!


10K Fast Pairs

Jim Johnsen and Paul Darin of San Diego are in second place, behind by one board. In third are Yoko Sobel of Brooklyn NY and Gary Donner of Bluffton SC.

Two-thirds of the 27-table field qualified for the final, where top is 17.

Email usGot a hand you just have to share or a nice

story? We’d love to see it.The Daily Bulletin has its own email address:

[email protected]. You’ll also find it on the front page under the “Daily Bulletin” between the date and the editors’ names.

This email address won’t be checked with any regularity when the NABC is not in session, so please continue to use our office email addresses for non-tournament–related correspondence.

two spot; they also enjoy a two-plus board carryoverMicheal Prahan and Elena Prahin from Irvington

NY are in third.Fifty-two pairs qualified to play Friday. Top will

be 25. The Senior Mixed Pairs is open to players born after Jan. 1, 1959.


Senior Mixed Pairs


SUSAN KOBAYASHI WEDNESDAY ZIP KO 4 Tables 2.99 1 Kevin Epley, Kent WA; Aaron Jones, North Bethesda MD; Jennifer Lin, North Potomac MD; R Rubinstein, Sunnyside NY 47.00

JANNIE FEEBACK THURSDAY-FRIDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 9 TablesGail Buck - Dickie Motherwell, Pahoa HI; Walter Knox, Kamuela HI; Susan Brown, Ocean View HI vsCarol Cortez, Laredo TX; Linda Shallit, Burien WA; Laura Thomson, Centennial CO; Katherine Demong, Denver CO

Mary Fenton, Carlsbad CA; Julie Greenberg, San Diego CA; Janet Dunlap - Joan Kroener, Cardiff CA vsTony Marshall - Karen Wong, Seattle WA; John Weinberg - Sarah Weinberg, Mercer Island WA

QUALIFIERS IN THE 0–10,000 FAST PAIRS 18.0 Tables / Based on 27 Tables Carryover 1 Hiroaki Miura - Keiko Miwa, Tokyo Japan 68.00 2 Jim Johnsen - Paul Darin, San Diego CA 51.82 3 Yoko Sobel, Brooklyn NY; Gary Donner, Bluffton SC 46.19 4 Joe Monro - Rhonda Monro, Beverly Hills MI 35.49 5 Jill Marshall, Port Chester NY; Jadwiga Polujan, Calgary AB 34.69 6 Arti Bhargava, Mill Valley CA; Aaron Jones, San Francisco CA 31.44 7 Mukund Thapa, Palo Alto CA; Bob Enenstein, Los Altos CA 26.81 8 Shen Qi - Zhengwei Xie, Shanghai China 22.82 9 David Sherman, London England; Tracy Capal, Manchester England 22.74 10 Hua Yang - Yan Song, Plano TX 22.57 11 Arianna Testa, Rome Italy; Stephen Cox, Eugene OR 18.28 12 Sharon Goldman, New York NY; Justyna Zmuda, Skwaina Poland 17.05 13 Olivia Laufer, Toronto ON; Finn Kolesnik, Ventura CA 16.56 14 Richard Williams - Jody Williams, San Carlos CA 16.42 15 Sherman Gao, Brea CA; Mariko Kakimoto, Newport Beach CA 15.56 16 Robert Bertoni, Haverhill MA; Steven Ansell, Hopkinton MA 15.49 17 Lori Spaeth, Los Altos CA; Marolyn Imaoka, San Jose CA 14.36 18 Douglas H. Scott - Tom Ottley, Anchorage AK 13.81 19 Sylvia Shi, Las Vegas NV; May Sakr, Ardmore PA 13.51 20 Ida Groenkvist, Bromma Sweden; Margie Cole, New York NY 13.48 21 Yue Su - Larry Pocock, Vancouver BC 12.87 22 Elaine Ware - Martin Ware, Vernon BC 12.35 23 Aiyue Ma, Canton China; Rose Hou, Richmond Hill ON 11.06 24 Julius Sigurjonsson, Kopavogur Iceland; Margaret Peterson, Larkspur CA 10.84 25 Arjun Dhir, Johns Creek GA; Kimberly Music, Lewis Center OH 9.57 26 Evelyn Holtz, Santa Rosa CA; Sara Rothmuller, Occidental CA 9.51 27 Gloria McDevitt - Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA 8.76 28 Jessica Lai - Grant Vance, Oakland CA 8.27 29 Joshua Donn, Las Vegas NV; Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA 8.03 30 Christina Madsen, Hellerup Denmark; Todd Werby, Tiburon CA 7.81 31 Michael Gladfelter - Mary Jane Gladfelter, Columbus OH 6.90 32 Tom Bishel - John Bishel, Columbus OH 6.10 33 Jingyuan Gong, Shenzhen China; Cheng Wang, Canton China 3.72 34 Sherry Allison - Rick Ramey, Delaware OH 2.92 35 Michael Rosen, New York NY; Stan Fong, Toronto ON 1.48 36 Sabrina Miles, Mansfield MA; Darryl Legassie, Milton NH 0.00

RICK WALL THURSDAY-FRIDAY DAYLIGHT KO 1 10 TablesPeter Manzon, Waltham MA; Rick Holcomb, Malden MA; Helena Fine - Louis Trautwein III, Naples FL vsSun Hee Han, Seocho-Ku Seoul South Korea; Sooja Kwon, Seoul South Korea; Yas Takeda, Hacienda Heights CA; Daniel Takahashi - Kyungwon Yoo, Las Vegas NV

RICK WALL THURSDAY-FRIDAY DAYLIGHT KO 2 11 TablesPat Ingoglia, Sacramento CA; Marlene Sabo, Kailua Kona HI; Janet Crossley, San Rafael CA; Gina Kirk, San Luis Obispo CA vsGail Yap, Brooklyn NY; Cherilyn Young - Robert Liu - James Keefe, Honolulu HI

Emelie Quennell - Kim Cohos - Sandy Jean Robinson, Calgary AB; Melissa Martin, Whitefish MT vsPerry Poole, Maitland FL; Stanley Weiner, Las Vegas NV; Douglas Grant, San Francisco CA; Charles Riffle, Emerald Hills CA

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QUALIFIERS IN THE SENIOR MIXED PAIRS 26.0 Tables Carryover 1 Jay Whipple III, Boca Grande FL; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL 59.50 2 Margot Hennings, Annandale VA; Bob Heller, Knoxville TN 58.44 3 Michael Prahin - Elena Prahin, Irvington NY 57.38 4 Muriel Altus - Philip Altus, Tampa FL 40.58 5 Jeff Schuett - Ginny Schuett, Riverwoods IL 36.46 6 Jan Van Cleeff, The Hague Netherlands; Marina Wituliet, Maastricht Netherlands 35.83 7 Sam Madison-Jammal, San Diego CA; Fran White, Fallbrook CA 34.87 8 Adrienne Green, Los Angeles CA; William Schreiber, Valley Glen CA 33.92 9 Gail Greenberg - Jeff Hand, New York NY 33.18 10 David Abelow, La Jolla CA; Phyllis Yates, San Diego CA 31.60 11 John Grantham, Bentonville AR; Rebecca Rogers, Henderson NV 28.64 12 John Koch, St. Cloud MN; Carole Miner, Rochester MN 28.22 13 Joe Harris - Cindy Harris, Albuquerque NM 27.37 14 Rebecca Clough - Roger Clough, Culver City CA 26.31 15 Nunzio Martorina, Laguna Woods CA; Pam Wittes, Venice CA 25.36 16 Dennis Carman - Susan Bailey Carman, Plainwell MI 25.05 17/18 Debbie Gailfus - Alan Gailfus, Carlsbad CA 19.66 17/18 Sandra Fraser - Doug Fraser, Victoria BC 19.66 19 Steve Gross, Agoura Hills CA; Ellen Anten, Encino CA 19.55 20 Bryan Storey, Frisco TX; Nancy Passell, Plano TX 19.13 21 Michael Yuen - Angela Fenton, Vancouver BC 18.71 22 Susan Stubinski - Bruce Wick, Houston TX 18.18 23 Cameron Doner, Surrey BC; Julie Smith, Vancouver BC 17.97 24 V. Jay Tipton - Linda Tipton, Irvine CA 17.54 25 Fred King, McLean VA; Rebecca Duty, Richmond VA 17.44 26 John Jones, Santa Fe Spgs CA; Jacqui McGreal, Lemoore CA 17.23 27 Nancy Gunn, Santa Rosa CA; Peter Lit, Elk CA 16.70 28 R Bruce Martin, Paia HI; Jean Choi, Honolulu HI 14.48 29 Doug Hansford, Surrey BC; Susan Peters, Vancouver BC 14.37 30 Lawrence Lau, Westport CT; Faye Marino, Greenwich CT 13.84 31 Sigrid Price, Napa CA; Christopher Pisarra, Lafayette CA 13.42 32 Brenda Pugsley - Paul Pugsley, Carson City NV 12.68 33 William Hall, Thousand Oaks CA; Judy Pede, Grass Valley CA 10.67 34 Bruce Luttrell, San Jose CA; Betsey Schneider, San Carlos CA 8.35 35 Peter Petruzzellis, Scarborough ON; Sue Lan Ma, Kirtland Hills OH 6.55 36 Brian Trent - Linda Trent, Fullerton CA 6.34 37 Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA; Jon King, Balboa Island CA 5.50 38/39 John Kissinger - Susan Kissinger, San Clemente CA 5.28 38/39 Ellen Hessel - Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 5.28 40 Donna Rodwell, Clearwater FL; Suman Agarwal, Columbus OH 4.33 41 Hank Sigal, Piedmont CA; Julie Burnet, Oakland CA 4.02 42/44 Mary Ose, Sacramento CA; Anthony Barre, Sunnyvale CA 3.28 42/44 Wirt Gilliam, San Diego CA; Barbara Heller, Knoxville TN 3.28 42/44 Patricia Dovell, Gainesville FL; Markland Jones, Phoenix AZ 3.28 45 June Keith, New Westminster BC; Ben Takemori, Burnaby BC 2.75 46 Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA; Gale Senter, San Clemente CA 2.64 47/48 Sherwin Moscow - Connie Coquillette, Vancouver WA 1.48 47/48 Mark Bennett - Iku Donnelly, Honolulu HI 1.48 49/50 Chris Moll, Durham NC; Mariee Walton, Cary NC 1.16 49/50 Walter Maxymuk - Gene Keidan, Moorestown NJ 1.16 51 Carreen Hinds - Martin Hinds, Bakersfield CA 0.95 52 Judy Elbogen, Mission Viejo CA; Steve Ramos Jr., Seal Beach CA 0.00



Hall of Fame

Bart BramleyPeter Boyd

Lynn DeasBilly Cohen

Marc Jacobus

Judi Radin Janice Seamon-Molson

Beth Palmer

reached 50,000 masterpoints, making him seventh on the list of all-time masterpoint holders. Seamon won 16 North American titles, including three Reisingers, six GNT Championships and one Blue Ribbon Pairs, and 10 second-place finishes. He held three gold medals in world events – the Open IMP Pairs in 1998 and the Transnational Teams in 2001 and 2003 – and a silver in the 1990 Rosenblum Cup.

CandidatesThe candidates, all Grand Life Masters, are

listed in alphabetical order:Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD – 17 North

American Bridge Championships, including three Vanderbilts and a Reisinger, a gold medal in the 1986 World Open Teams and a silver in the 2011 d’Orsi Senior Teams.

Bart Bramley, Dallas TX – 17 NABC wins and a gold medal in the d’Orsi Senior Bowl in 2007, silver in the 2005 World Transnational Open Teams and a bronze in the 1998 Open Teams.

Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA – 4 NABC wins including a Reisinger, eight second-place finishes and one Canadian National Teams Championship.

Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY – 27 NABC wins and nine world championships made up of seven Women’s team events (three in the Venice Cup, two in the World Bridge Games [formerly Olympiad], one in the McConnell Cup and one in the SportAccord World Mind Games) and two in Women’s pairs events (World Bridge Series and

KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS – TO BE REVISED 26.0 Tables / Based on 103 Tables190.00 1 Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Eldad Ginossar, Chicago IL 781.71142.50 2 Joe Grue, New York NY; Robert Levin, Henderson NV 780.32106.88 3 Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA 764.97 87.69 4 Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Beach FL; Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL 762.19 81.43 5 Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY; Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY 750.99 76.00 6 Ola Rimstedt - Mikael Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden 744.85 71.25 7 Jim Munday, Southaven MS; Richard Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL 719.62 67.06 8 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Chip Martel, Davis CA 706.76 63.33 9 Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA; Tom Carmichael, Mill Creek WA 704.38 60.00 10 Per-Ola Cullin, Enskededalen Sweden; Zia Mahmood, New York NY 704.26 57.00 11 Linlin Hu, China; Yinghao Liu, Redmond WA 703.90 54.29 12 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Eddie Wold, Houston TX 703.58 51.82 13 Eric Greco, Beverly Hills CA; Brad Moss, Denver CO 698.30 49.57 14 Nabil Edgtton, Sydney Australia; Michael Whibley, Auckland New Zealand 697.44 47.50 15 Robert Lebi, Toronto ON; Neil Silverman, Fort Lauderdale FL 696.42 45.60 16 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY 694.29 43.85 17 Adam Wildavsky, New York NY; Douglas Doub, West Hartford CT 688.90 42.22 18 Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Haig Tchamitch, Paradise Valley AZ 684.97 40.71 19 Richard Coren, Boca Raton FL; Daniel Korbel, Las Vegas NV 684.93 39.31 20 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL 684.65 38.00 21 Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Barry Rigal, New York NY 683.20 36.77 22 Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; David Grainger, Etobicoke ON 680.25 35.63 23 Veri Kiljan, Tilburg Netherlands; Luc Tijssen, Tilburg Netherlands 677.74 34.55 24 Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD 673.75 33.53 25 Joseph Stokes - Steve Garner, Chicago IL 672.71 32.57 26 Massimiliano Di Franco - Giovanni Donati, Italy 669.07 31.67 27 Brian Glubok, New York NY; Harold Antonson, Olympia WA 668.37 30.81 28 Jerome Rombaut - Combescune Baptiste, Hem France 665.80 30.00 29 Debbie Rosenberg, Sunnyvale CA; Max Schireson, Stanford CA 665.14 29.23 30 Yul Inn - Cheryl Mandala, Cupertino CA 663.08 28.50 31 Jovanka Smederevac - Alexander Wernle, Vienna Austria 660.86 27.80 32 John Hurd, New York NY; Steve Weinstein, Montclair NJ 659.52 27.14 33 David Gold, London England; Boye Brogeland, Flekkefjor Norway 656.66 26.51 34 Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Debabrata Majumder, Kolkata India 656.56 25.91 35 Hakan Nilsson, West Palm Beach FL; Simon Hult, Wastervik Sweden 656.55 25.33 36 Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA; Mark Feldman, Austin TX 653.67 24.78 37 Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 651.90 24.26 38 Michael Rosenberg, Sunnyvale CA; Guy Gecht, Los Altos CA 648.61 23.75 39 Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Zygmunt Marcinski, Westmount QC 645.92 23.27 40 Mike Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Victor King, Hartford CT 640.23 22.80 41 Richard J. Probst - Alexander Hydes, Zagreb Croatia 623.92 22.35 42 William Watson, Sunnyvale CA; Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA 623.55 21.92 43 Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Hemant Lall, Dallas TX 620.20 21.51 44 Albert Shekhter, Brooklyn NY; George Krizel, Atlantic City NJ 619.97 21.11 45 Aaron Silverstein - Andrew Rosenthal, New York NY 616.82 20.73 46 Liam Milne - Andy Hung, Sidney Australia 598.64 20.36 47 Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Marty Seligman, Wynnewood PA 586.00 20.00 48 Michael Christensen, Seattle WA; Stanford Christie, Kirkland WA 583.75 19.66 49 Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 556.16 19.32 50 Corey Krantz, Delray Beach FL; Bruce Lang, West Palm Beach FL 540.75 19.00 51 Weishu Wu, Irvine CA; Richard Chan, Markham ON 539.34 18.69 52 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ 509.11

0–6000 MINI-BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 14.0 Tables / Based on 54 Tables 75.00 1 Virgil Massey, Driftwood TX; Charlene Sands, Pflugerville TX 418.14 56.25 2 Barry Margolin, Arlington MA; Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN 391.70 42.19 3 Kelvin Raywood, Vancouver BC; Shelley Burns, North Vancouver BC 388.22 34.62 4 Marielle Brentnall - John Hindle, Winnipeg MB 382.61 32.14 5 Rebecca Anspach - Keith Connolly, St. Paul MN 382.01 30.00 6 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN 380.33 28.13 7 Edward Rais - Marion Kelly, Anchorage AK 379.78 26.47 8 Alan Kosansky, Kailua HI; Steven Johnson, Honolulu HI 372.32 25.00 9 Teresa Boyd - Grant Robinson, Dublin CA 371.35 23.68 10 Andrew Krywaniuk, Burnaby BC; Steven Fox, Kensington MD 370.97 22.50 11 Layne Noble, Ottawa ON; J. Mark Siegrist, Gloucester ON 367.33 21.43 12 Muffie Gur - Reha Gur, Leonardo NJ 367.25 20.45 13 Dustin Stout, Huntington Beach CA; Brian Gilbert, Irvine CA 364.73 19.57 14 Ronald Leight - Ivy Leight, Santa Fe NM 363.42 18.75 15 William Hoge - Jim Dingwerth, Olathe KS 361.39 18.00 16 Roy Ladd - Albert Stock, Valencia CA 360.90 21.10 17 Nicholas Stock, North Vancouver BC; Diana Jing, Surrey BC 356.86 16.67 18 Jack Patnode, Kula HI; Alain Schreiber, Bellevue WA 354.35 16.07 19 Michael Hartnett, Greenbrae CA; Leon Yu, Syosset NY 353.30 15.52 20 Gamil Tadros - Helen Dillen, Calgary AB 350.10 15.00 21 Marilynn Schuyler, Discovery Bay CA; Susan Huber, Brentwood CA 344.42 14.52 22 Barton Buffington, North Kingstown RI; David Binney, Seattle WA 336.63 14.06 23 Caryn Villalon, Bonsall CA; Millie Garrison, Riverside CA 335.16 13.64 24 Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; Arun Savara, Honolulu HI 333.59 13.24 25 Jason Larrivee - Pamela Keim, Regina SK 333.05 12.86 26 Cliff Marx, Everett WA; Dex Stuberg, Seattle WA 325.69 12.50 27 Leonard Doerksen - Marlene Pontifex, Winnipeg MB 315.47 12.16 28 Joyce Goldstein, Brooklyn NY; Farley Mawyer, Port Chester NY 309.05

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Cui culpa?By Barry Rigal

Bridge World used to run a feature asking the readership to apportion blame for a debacle between the partnership.

Let’s look at this deal presented by Zygmunt Marcinski, first as a single-dummy defensive problem. ♠ K 8 5 3 2 ♥ 9 8 2 ♦ Q 7 4 ♣ 8 7 ♠ J 6 ♥ 6 4 ♦ K 9 ♣ A J 10 6 4 3 2 West North East South 1♣(1) 3♣ Pass(2) Pass 3♥ Pass 4♥ All Pass

(1) 16+ HCP(2) 0–7 HCPYou lead … (don’t worry, this isn’t the moment

to apportion blame) the ♥4: 2, 7, ace. A spade goes 6, king, ace. Partner shifts to the

♣9: king, ace, 7. The ♣J is won by declarer’s queen as partner follows. He cashes ♥K: 6, 8 5. Now comes the ♠7: jack, 2, 9.

What next?Does declarer have three spades? For sure!

Partner would have overtaken the ♠J to play diamonds if he could. If declarer has the ♠Q, you’d better try to set up or cash diamonds. If partner has the ♠Q and ♥10, lead a third club. Partner can overruff dummy and you eventually collect a diamond and a spade.

West went for the second option, and this was the full deal. Cui culpa? ♠ K 8 5 3 2 ♥ 9 8 2 ♦ Q 7 4 ♣ 8 7 ♠ J 6 ♠ A 10 9 ♥ 6 4 ♥ 7 5 ♦ K 9 ♦ A 10 8 6 3 2 ♣ A J 10 6 4 3 2 ♣ 9 5 ♠ Q 7 4 ♥ A K Q J 10 3 ♦ J 5 ♣ K Q

Have you decided yet? The answer is that West was blameless and East takes 100 percent of the blame. With ♠A 10 9, he must follow with the ♠10 on the second round – denying ♠A Q 10 – or he would overtake to play diamonds. Now West knows to cash out.

Optiumn D By Barry Rigal

Even in the Blue Ribbon semifinal, bidding too much and daring your opponents to beat you is often a good approach. Dlr: South ♠ A J 10 8 6 5 Vul: E–W ♥ 7 ♦ 10 7 6 2 ♣ 10 5 ♠ 4 ♠ Q 9 2 ♥ A J 8 5 4 ♥ K Q 10 ♦ A Q J 8 ♦ 4 3 ♣ A K 6 ♣ Q 9 8 7 4 ♠ K 7 3 ♥ 9 6 3 2 ♦ K 9 5 ♣ J 3 2 West North East South Pass 1♥ 3♠ Pass Pass Dbl Pass 4♥ 4♠ Dbl All Pass

East led the ♦4 to the jack. West cashed the top two clubs and continued the suit. Declarer ruffed, cashed the ♠A and ran the ♠J. With time on his side, he could draw trump and knocked out the diamonds.

After the diamond lead, won by West, the best defense is not obvious, but I think he can work it out. Cash the ♣K, ♣A, underlead in hearts, then take the two diamond winners. You have the first six tricks. ♠ A J 10 8 6 5 ♥ — ♦ 10 ♣ — ♠ 4 ♠ Q 9 2 ♥ A J 8 5 ♥ K Q ♦ 8 ♦ — ♣ 6 ♣ Q 9 ♠ K 7 3 ♥ 9 6 3 ♦ — ♣ J

Now the ♦8: East ruffs with the ♠9 to promote his own queen.

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING SIDE SERIES - FINAL35.75 Tables / Based on 20 Tables 12.00 1 Cheng Wang, Canton China 120.39% 9.00 2 Robert Weaver, Kansas City MO 119.95% 8.34 3 Janet Dunlap, Cardiff CA 119.83% 6.32 4/5 Mark Maggipinto, Aptos CA 118.11% 6.32 4/5 Carol Maggipinto, Aptos CA 118.11% 3.22 6/7 William Hamann, Riverside CA 117.25% 3.22 6/7 James Tanner, Highland CA 117.25% 5.85 8 Sabrina Miles, Mansfield MA 116.25% 4.39 9/10 Buddhadeb Biswas, San Jose CA 115.56% 4.39 9/10 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA 115.56%

MARK TEAFORD THURSDAY MORNING SIDE PAIRS 14.0 Tables A B C 5.20 1 1 Cheng Wang, Canton China; Aiyue Ma, Canton China 71.02% 3.90 2 Jennifer Beall - Ron Beall, Bellingham WA 63.26% 3.41 3 2 1 Doyle Johnson - Carolyn Johnson, Little Rock AR 59.47% 2.56 4 3 2 Marge Van Hemert, Bonita CA; Linda Atkinson, Encinitas CA 59.09% 1.65 5 Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI; Kathy Twomey, Bloomfield Village MI 57.77% 1.92 6 4 3 Marianne Kuzma, San Diego CA; Helen Howard, Buckeye AZ 57.39% 1.53 5 Kevin Schoenfeld - Deborah Wojtowicz, Pleasanton CA 56.06% 1.10 6 Evan Marti, Houston TX; Philip Duterme, Bellaire TX 50.76% 1.16 4 Brian Castle, San Diego CA; Drucilla Field, Encinitas CA 50.00%

LESTER & MITZIE KODAMA THURSDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS 9.5 Tables A B C 3.00 1 1 1 Karen Wilson, Makawao HI; Ethelyn Stisher, Wailuku HI 61.86% 2.25 2 2 Judith Lee, Honolulu HI; Deborah Ayars, Waipahu HI 59.48% 1.69 3 3 Sharon Weber, Kealakekua HI; Elizabeth Reid, Kailua Kona HI 58.73% 1.60 4 4 2 Krista Kabacy, Vancouver WA; Ruth Long, San Jose CA 58.41% 1.20 5 5 3 Judy Fisher, Redmond WA; Lola Leen, Bellevue WA 57.96% 0.71 6 Allan Chernov, Irving TX; Warren Kenyon, Littleton CO 56.48% 0.90 4 Ed Tunstall - Nancy Tunstall, Warrenton NC 52.38%

Make mine a HeinekenBrian Glubok played with Alex Kolesnik in the

Nail Life Master Pairs. Dlr: South ♠ 10 5 4 2

Vul: E–W ♥ A Q 3 ♦ 10 4 ♣ A 7 6 5 ♠ A 9 6 3 ♠ Q 8 7 ♥ 10 4 ♥ 9 8 6 2 ♦ K J 6 ♦ Q 9 2 ♣ Q 10 9 2 ♣ J 8 4 ♠ K J ♥ K J 7 5 ♦ A 8 7 5 3 ♣ K 3 West North East South Kolesnik Glubok 1NT Pass 3♣(1) Pass 3♦(2) Pass 3♥(3) Pass 3NT All Pass

(1) Puppet Stayman inquiring about majors(2) No five-card major, but a four-card major(3) Shows four spadesGlubok ducked the opening lead of the ♣2 and

won the club continuation in hand. He played a heart to the queen, and a spade from dummy to his jack and the ace. West persisted in clubs and Glubok called for dummy’s ace, pitching a low diamond from hand. Declarer then ducked a diamond. West cashed his good club, East pitching a heart while South pitched the ♦8, and exited a heart. Glubok won the trick in dummy and cashed the ♥K J – West discarded a spade and a diamond while East discarded a diamond. Glubok cashed the ♠K and ♦A and … Yes!” he said. “I see a Heineken in my future!” The ♦7 ––the beer card – was the ultimate trick. One spade, four hearts, two diamonds and two clubs: making three for plus 400

Meanwhile, in the same event, Alex’s son, Finn, was playing with Leigh Gold. Gold declared 3NT on the lead of a low spade. When declarer drove out the ♠A, West switched to a heart, giving declarer the tempo to set up diamonds for three tricks. Gold also took the last trick with the ♦7 – but he made four for plus 430.

LEONARD & HELEN FAHRNI THURSDAY COMPACT KO 1 12 Tables 25.23 1 Susan Humphries, Auckland New Zealand; Jessica Brake, Potts Point Australia; Ella Jacob, Aukland New Zealand; Renee Cooper, Perth Australia 17.66 2 Jeffrey Schwartz, Fairfax VA; David Caprera, Denver CO; Lloyd Arvedon, Hudson NH; Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA 11.35 3 Hansa Narasimhan, Mountain View CA; Marie-France Benoit, Gatineau QC; Monica Jajoo, Gurgaon India; Sumit Mukherjee, Kolkata India 8.83 4 Kay Enfield, Santa Fe NM; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA; Robert Morris, Houston TX

LEONARD & HELEN FAHRNI THURSDAY COMPACT KO 2 13 Tables 13.31 1 Tim White - Renae Gunstone-White, Mercer Island WA; Tim Berta, Sequim WA; Bonnie Broders, Port Townsend WA 9.32 2 Joseph Habeich - Jean Johansson, Portland OR; Richard S.H. Wong - Wilfred Motokane Jr., Honolulu HI 5.99 3 Malcolm Morris, London ; John Herriot, Los Angeles CA; Ofra Blonder - Diane Winiger, New York NY 4.66 4 Dean Jenkins, Kailua Kona HI; Clinton Lew, Claremont CA; Richard Gittleman, Kamuela HI; Milton Kalikman, Azusa CA


JACK BUCHANAN THURSDAY AFTERNOON SIDE SWISS TEAMS 8 Tables A B 3.84 1 Mike Rippey, Orinda CA; Benito Garozzo, Wilmington DE; Leonardo Cima, Roma Italy; Alessandro Ganddougua, Rome Italy; Kamil Nowak, Kielce Poland; Woaciech Strzemecki, Poland 60.00 2.88 2 Robert Englekirk, Rancho Mirage CA; Liliane Kirchhoff, La Mesa CA; Rita Levin, Los Angeles CA; Elizabeth Golamco, Alamo CA 50.00 2.77 3 1 Gary Waldron - Carol Foster, Laguna Beach CA; Jim George - Susan George, San Clemente CA 47.00 2.08 2 Anne Hollingsworth - Kathrine Loh, Walnut Creek CA; Jacqueline Zayac, Lafayette CA; Martin Leftik, Honolulu HI 45.00

KATHY GOLITZEN THURSDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS 28.0 Tables / Based on 68 Tables A X Y 36.91 1 Boyd Wells, Truro NS; Daniel Landry, Hubley NS 63.53% 27.68 2 Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA 61.28% 20.76 3 Robert Fendrick - Judy Fendrick, Marietta GA 59.87% 15.57 4 Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA; Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA 58.34% 12.30 5 Dick Bruno, Des Plaines IL; Ayako Miyakuni, Tokyo Japan 58.31% 17.80 6 1 1 Burton Voorhees - Kinga Voorhees, Victoria BC 57.87% 9.23 7 Wenjia Yan, Cerritos CA; Walter Schafer Jr., Fountain Valley CA 57.27% 13.35 8 2 Leigh Gold, Melbourne Australia; Kitty Muntz, East Malvern Australia 56.74% 7.38 9 Mark Moss, Piedmont CA; Tom Trachuk, Walnut Creek CA 55.86% 10.01 10 3 Thomas Trudeau - Forrest Gray, San Antonio TX 55.79% 7.51 11 4 2 Mark Humphrey - Lynne Humphrey, Moraga CA 55.58% 5.93 12 5 Michael Heins, Champaign IL; Robert L. McClendon, Ponte Vedra FL 54.92% 5.27 13 6 Bradley Komsthoeft, Clayton CA; Bonnie Macbride, Lafayette CA 54.81% 4.92 14 Rai Osborne, Anaheim CA; Philip Hiestand, Irvine CA 54.81% 4.45 7 Douglas Smith, Carson City NV; Paul Kushner, South Lake Tahoe CA 52.75% 4.01 8 3 Thomas Ryder - Suzy Ryder, Boise ID 52.74% 3.56 9 Alan Arakawa, Kahului HI; Harry Rogers, Wailuku HI 52.25% 3.00 4 Nancy Baker - John Donoghue, Honolulu HI 49.59% 2.37 5 Gay Yamagiwa, Honolulu HI; Judy Soong, San Francisco CA 47.75%


Hall of Fame

SportAccord World Mind Games). Many additional silver and bronze medals.

Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV – 8 NABC wins including two Vanderbilts and 17 seconds, two gold medals in the 2013 d’Orsi Senior Teams and the 2018 Senior Pairs and two silvers in the 2006 World Open Teams and the 2000 Transnational Teams.

Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD – 28 NABC wins and seven world titles, made up of four Women’s team titles (two in the Venice Cup, one in the McConnell Cup, one in the SportAccord World Mind Games) one in the World Mixed Teams and two Women’s pairs gold medals (World Bridge Series and SportAccord World Mind Games). Many additional silver and bronze medals.

Judi Radin, New York City – 16 North American championships, four gold medals in world championships: three in Women’s teams (one each in the Venice Cup, McConnell Cup and World Bridge Games) and one world Women’s pairs title. Many additional silver and bronze medals.

Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL – 18 NABC wins, six world titles (two Venice Cups, one McConnell Cup, one World Bridge Games Women’s teams and two in the SportAccord World Mind Games, one of them an individual) and five silver medals.

BallotsBallots will go out early next year to about 375

electors. Voting ends in February. Induction for those elected will take place at the 2019 Summer NABC in Las Vegas.


2017 ACBL President Bob Heller presents the Reisinger Trophy to winners Yinghao Liu, Jack Zhao, Yuxiong Shen, npc Jianhua Miao and Zijian Shao.

Competition for the Reisinger Trophy (the Chicago Trophy until 1965) starts today. The event is a six-session open team event scored by board-a-match with two qualifying sessions, two semifinal sessions and two final sessions. It was contested as a four-session championship until 1966. The event is generally thought to be the toughest on the ACBL tournament calendar.

The event began in 1929 as the North American Open Team Championship and the prize was the Chicago Trophy, donated by the Auction Bridge Club of Chicago. (In 1928, the open team competition was for the Harold S. Vanderbilt Cup.)

The Chicago Trophy was replaced in 1965 by the Reisinger Memorial Trophy, donated by the Greater New York Bridge Association in memory of Curt H. Reisinger.

Reisinger (1891–1964), of New York City, was a principal patron of contract bridge and the American Contract Bridge League in the early years of both.

Reisinger was a great-grandson of Anheuser and a grandson of Busch, co-founders of the brewery from which he inherited great wealth. That wealth enabled him to become a stalwart financial supporter of the game, as well as a noted philanthropist on a far larger scale.

In the years when there was often a struggle to meet the League’s modest payroll, Reisinger was often called upon and never failed to help with a loan or an outright gift. His support made possible several early contract bridge tournaments, clubs and books.

Among the positions in which he served were director of the United States Bridge Association, president of the Greater New York Bridge Association and chairman of the ACBL. In 1953, Reisinger was named ACBL Honorary Member.

Winners and runners-up:1929 1. Max M. Cohen, Louis J. Haddad, Robert

W. Halpin, Nils M. Wester; 2. Carlton R. Drake, James Kelly, Paul D. Parcells, Charles Rilling

1930 1. William K. Barrett, W. James Carpenter, Ely Culbertson, Johnny Rau; 2. Mary Clement, Dorothy Rice Sims, P. Hal Sims, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz

1931 1. Elizabeth Banfield, Cmdr. Winfield S. Liggett Jr., Frances Newman, George Unger; 2. David Burnstine, Oswald Jacoby, Willard S. Karn, P. Hal Sims

1932 1. B. Jay Becker. S. Garton Churchill, George Reith, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz; 2. Ely Culbertson, Michael T. Gottlieb, Oswald Jacoby, Theodore A. Lightner

1933 1. Charles A. Hall, Albert Steiner, Philip Steiner, Richard M. Wildberg; 2. B. Jay Becker, S. Garton Churchill, P. Hal Sims, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz

1934 1. Henry S. Dinkelspiel Jr., Lewis Jaeger, Bernard Rabinowitz, Maurice Seiler; 2.

Theodore A. Lightner, Merwyn D. Maier, Jean P. Mattheys, Sherman Stearns

1935 1. F. Roland Buck, Joseph E. Cain, Lawrence J. Welch, Edson T. Wood; 2. Ely Culbertson, Josephine Culbertson, Richard L. Frey, Albert H. Morehead

1936 1. Marge Anderson, Donald G. Farquharson, Mrs. J.A. Faulkner, Percy E. Sheardown; 2. Arthur Glatt, Laura Heiner, John R. Smith, Albert Weiss

1937 1. John R. Crawford, Charles H. Goren, Charles J. Solomon, Sally Young; 2. Oscar J. Brotman, William Perry, Alvin Roth, S.S. Vorzimer

1938 1. John R. Crawford, Charles H. Goren, Charles J. Solomon, Sally Young; 2. A. Mitchell Barnes, Mary Clement, Benedict Jarmel, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz

1939 1. B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford, Charles H. Goren, Charles J. Solomon, Sally Young; 2-4. Jay Cushing, Seymour Kaplan, Al Leibowitz, Edward N. Marcus; 2-4. Oswald Jacoby, Merwyn D. Maier, Robert A. McPherran, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz; 2-4. Henry Auslander, Joseph Davis, Jacob D. Lindy, Catherine W. Samberg

1940 1. Henry Feinberg, Jeff Glick, Maury J. Glick, Louis Newman; 2. Alfred R. Dick, C. William Potts, James Sheern, Edward R. Thomas

1941 1. Peter A. Leventritt, Simon Rossant, Helen Sobel, Margaret Wagar; 2. A. Mitchel Barnes, S. Garton Churchill, Lee Hazen, Charles S. Lockridge, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz

1942 1. B. Jay Becker, Charles H. Goren, Sidney Silodor, John R. Crawford; 2. S. Garton Churchill, Harry J. Fishbein, Lee Hazen, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz

1943 1. B. Jay Becker, Charles H. Goren, Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel; 2. Samuel Katz, Bertram Lebhar Jr., Peter A. Leventritt, Simon Rossant

1944 1. Simon Becker, Peggy Golder, Ruth Sherman, Charles J. Solomon; 2. B. Jay Becker, Charles H. Goren, Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel

1945 1. Lee Hazen, George Rapee, Samuel M. Stayman, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz; 2. Ambrose Casner, Harold J. Harkavy, Ralph Hirschberg, Harold A. Ogust, Jack Shore

1946 1. A. Mitchel Barnes, John R. Crawford, Alvin Roth, Edith Seligman; 2. Simon Becker, Stanley O. Fenkel, Fred D. Karpin, Louis Newman

1947 1-3. Paula Bacher, Jane Jaeger, Kay Rhodes, Sally Young; 1-3. John R. Crawford, Theodore A. Lightner, George Rapee, Samuel M. Stayman; 1-3. Robert Appleyard, Morris Berliant, Malcolm A. Lightman, Simon Rossant

1948 1. George Boeckh, C. Bruce Elliott, Agnes Gordon, Charlotte Sidway; 2. John R. Crawford, George Rapee, Sidney Silodor, Samuel M. Stayman

1949 1. Lee Hazen, Larry Hirsch, Richard Kahn, Peter A. Leventritt, Jack Shore; 2-3. Sidney Aronson, Emily Folline, Benjamin O. Johnson, Ludwig J. Kabakjian, Edward N. Marcus; 2-3. Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Alvin Landy, Sol Mogal, Elmer I. Schwartz

1950 1. B. Jay Becker, Myron F. Field, Charles H. Goren, Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel; 2. John R. Crawford, George Rapee, Edward N. Marcus, Howard Schenken, Samuel M. Stayman

1951 1. Corti Boland, C. Bruce Elliot, Micky M. Miller, Percy E. Sheardown; 2. B. Jay Becker, Charles H. Goren, Myron F. Field, Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel

1952 1. Harold Harkavy, Edith Kemp, Alvin Roth, Tobias Stone; 2. Edward H. Cohen, Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Elmer I. Schwartz

1953 1. B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford, George Rapee, Samuel M. Stayman; 2. Harry J. Fishbein, Peter A. Leventritt, Ruth Sherman, Charles J. Solomon, Peggy Solomon

1954 1. B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford, George Rapee, Sidney Silodor; 2. Israel Cohen, Paul Kibler, Alvin Roth, William Seamon

1955 1. Ben Fain, George Heath, Paul Hodge, James Jacoby, Oswald Jacoby; 2. William V. Lipton, Victor Mitchell, W. Miller Nelson, Joseph G. Ripstra

1956 1. B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford, George Rapee, Sidney Silodor; 2. Ben Fain, Paul Hodge, Oswald Jacoby, Dick Sutton

1957 1. Charles H. Goren, Harold A. Ogust, William S. Root, Howard Schenken, Helen Sobel; 2. Robert Y. Barrett, Ben Fain, Harry J. Fishbein, John Gerber, Paul Hodge

1958 1. Leonard B. Harmon, Ralph Hirschberg, Edgar Kaplan, Alfred Sheinwold, Ivar Stakgold; 2. Arthur M. Miller, John H. Moran, David Strasberg, Jay Wendt

1959 1. Lewis L. Mathe, Donald A. Oakie, Meyer Schleifer, Edward O. Taylor; 2. Harry J. Fishbein, John Gerber, Paul Hodge, Charles J. Solomon

1960 1. Ollie Adams, William Hanna, Sidney H. Lazard, Lewis L. Mathe; 2. Oswald Jacoby, Mervin Key, G. Robert Nail, Curtis Smith

1961 1. John R. Crawford, Norman Kay, Alvin Roth, Sidney Silodor, Tobias Stone; 2-3. Charles Coon, Robert F. Jordan, Eric R. Murray, Arthur G. Robinson; 2-3. Harold B. Guiver, Carol Sanders, Thomas K. Sanders, Michael Shuman

1962 1-2. Paul Allinger, Harold B. Guiver, Lewis L. Mathe, Ron Von der Porten, Erik Paulsen, Edward O. Taylor; 1-2. Robert D. Hamman, Eddie Kantar, Donald P. Krauss, Marshall Miles, Bill Eisenberg

1963 1. Charles H. Goren, Peter A. Leventritt, Harold A. Ogust, Howard Schenken; 2. Donald R. Faskow, William L. Flannery, Herbert Sachs, Paul Swanson

1964 1. John Gerber, Paul Hodge, Mervin Key, Harold Rockaway; 2. Harold Harkavy, Edith Kemp, Cliff Russell, Curtis K. Smith, Bobby Wolff, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz

1965 1. Eddie Kantar, Michael S. Lawrence, Marshall Miles, Lew Stansby; 2. Michael Engel, Phil Feldesman, Richard Freeman, Ira S. Rubin

1966 1. Robert F. Jordan, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, Arthur G. Robinson; 2-3. Gerald W. Bare, Harold B. Guiver, Lewis L. Mathe, Mike McMahan, Erik Paulsen, Hugh Ross; 2-3. William S. Root, Alvin Roth, Bee Schenken, Howard Schenken

1967 1. Robert F. Jordan, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, Arthur G. Robinson, William S. Root, Alvin Roth; 2. Steve Altman, Michael M. Becker, Charles Peres, Daniel Rotman

1968 1. Kyle Larsen, Erik Paulsen, Peter A. Pender, Hugh Ross, Howard Schenken; 2. Bill Eisenberg, Bobby Goldman, Robert D. Hamman, Eddie Kantar, Sidney Lazard, George Rapee

1969 1. Philip Feldesman, William Grieve, Ira Rubin, Jeff Westheimer; 2. Edgar Kaplan,

Reisinger BAM starts today


Norman Kay, Sami R. Kehela, Sidney Lazard, Eric R. Murray, George Rapee

1970 1-2. Bill Eisenberg, Bobby Goldman, Robert D. Hamman, James Jacoby, Michael S. Lawrence, Bobby Wolff; 1-2. Grant S. Baze, Anthony H. Dionisi, William P. Grieve, Harlow S. Lewis, Peter A. Pender, George Rapee

1971 1. William Grieve, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, Donald P. Krauss, Lewis L. Mathe, George Rapee; 2. Grant S. Baze, Anthony H. Dionisi, Harlow S. Lewis, Peter A. Pender

1972 1. Lou Bluhm, Steve Goldberg, Steven J. Parker, Stephen W. Robinson; 2. William Grieve, Sami R. Kehela, Eric R. Murray, George Rapee

1973 1. Larry Cohen, Dr. Richard H. Katz, Bud Reinhold, Alan Sontag, Peter Weichsel; 2. Jack Blair, Byron L. Greenberg, Thomas K. Sanders, Paul Swanson

1974 1. Fred Hamilton, Erik Paulsen, Hugh Ross, Ira S. Rubin; 2. Stephen Goldstein, Marc S. Jacobus, J. Merrill, Steve Sion, Judi Solodar

1975 1. Fred Hamilton, Erik Paulsen, Hugh Ross, Ira S. Rubin; 2. Richard E. Doughty, Frank M. Hoadley, Jack LaNoue, Sidney H. Lazard

1976 1. Malcolm K. Brachman, Bill Eisenberg, Bobby Goldman, Eddie Kantar, Mike Passell, Paul Soloway; 2. Matt Granovetter, Robert H. Lipsitz, Steven J. Parker, Samuel M. Stayman

1977 1. Jim Cayne, Alan Greenberg, James Jacoby, Kyle Larsen, Michael S. Lawrence; 2. Matt Granovetter, Robert H. Lipsitz, Neil Silverman, Samuel M. Stayman

1978 1. Ira G. Corn Jr., Fred Hamilton, Robert D. Hamman, Ira S. Rubin, Bobby Wolff; 2. Allan Graves, Gaylor Kasle, Mark Lair, George Mittelman, Barney O’Malia, Ron Smith

1979 1-2. Russ Arnold, Robert Levin, Jeff Meckstroth, Bud Reinhold, Eric Rodwell; 1-2. Ira G. Corn Jr., Fred Hamilton, Robert D. Hamman, Ira S. Rubin, Bobby Wolff

1980 1. Ron E. Andersen, Malcolm K. Brachman, Bobby Goldman, Eddie Kantar, Michael S. Lawrence, Paul Soloway; 2-3. Mark Lair, Jeff Meckstroth, Mike Passell, Eric Rodwell, George Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold; 2-3. Roy Fox, Ed Manfield, Paul Swanson, Kit Woolsey

1981 1. Chip Martel, Peter A. Pender, Hugh Ross, Lew Stansby; 2-3. Roger Bates, Chuck F. Burger, Jim Cayne, Bill Eisenberg, Alan Greenberg; 2-3. Evan Bailey, L. Andrew Campbell, Joel Hoersch, David J. Weiss

1982 1. Bill Root, Richard Pavlicek, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay; 2. Mark Molson, Eric Kokish, Paul Lewis, Robert Lebi, George Mittelman, Drew Cannell

1983 1. Oswald Jacoby, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, Bill Root, Richard Pavlicek; 2-3 Ron Rubin, Mike Becker, Bill Eisenberg, Eddie Kantar, Mike Lawrence, Peter Weichsel; 2-3. Chip Martel, Lew Stansby, Peter Pender, Hugh Ross

1984 1-4. Bill Root, Richard Pavlicek, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay; 1-4. Fred Stewart, Steve Weinstein, Allan Stauber, Mike Smolen; 1-4. Sam Stayman, Richard Reisig, George Tornay, Saul Bronstein; 1-4. Jim Robison, Jon Wittes, Ross Grabel, Stelios Touchtidis

1985 1-2. Chip Martel, Peter Pender, Hugh Ross, Lew Stansby; 1-2. George Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Marty Bergen, Larry N. Cohen

1986 1. Steve Robinson, Chip Martel, Hugh Ross, Peter Boyd, Peter Pender, Lew Stansby; 2. Bud Reinhold, Ron Andersen, Tom Sanders,

Paul Soloway, Bobby Goldman1987 1. Zia Mahmood, Jaggy Shivdasani, Billy

Cohen, Ron Smith; 2. Walter Johnson, Mark Cohen, Ralph Katz, Bill Pollack, Dave Berkowitz, Howard Weinstein

1988 1. Jimmy Cayne, Bob Hamman, Mike Passell, Mark Lair, Chuck Berger, Bobby Wolff; 2. Tom Fox, Dick Melson, Jim Hall, David Lehman

1989 1. Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg, Sam Lev, Chris Compton, Mark Molson; 2. Jillian Blanchard, Robert Blanchard, Jon Greenspan, Kerri Shuman, Margie Gwozdzinsky, Glenn Eisenstein

1990 1. Richard Pavlicek, William Root, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, Brian Glubok; 2. Malcolm Brachman, Mike Passell, Paul Soloway, Bobby Goldman, Mark Lair, Eddie Wold

1991 1. Cliff Russell, Sam Lev, Larry N. Cohen, David Berkowitz, Marty Bergen, Bjorn Fallenius; 2. Mike Cappelletti Jr., Mike Cappelletti Sr., Lawrence Hicks, Rob Crawford

1992 1. James Cayne, Mike Passell, Mark Lair, Chuck Burger, Gabriel Chagas, Marcelo Branco; 2. Jim Mahaffey, Alan Sontag, Eddie Kantar, Ron Andersen, Tony Forrester

1993 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob Hamman, Bobby Wolff, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell; 2. Jimmy Cayne, Chuck Burger, Mike Passell, Paul Soloway, Bobby Goldman, Mark Lair

1994 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob Hamman, Bobby Wolff, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell; 2. James Cayne, Bobby Goldman, Mark Lair, Mike Passell, Chuck Burger, Paul Soloway

1995 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob Hamman, Bobby Wolff, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell; 2. Peter Nagy, Bruce Ferguson, Howard Weinstein, Ralph Katz, Fred Stewart, Steve Weinstein

1996 1. Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby; 2. James Cayne, Mark Feldman, Chuck Burger, Michael Seamon, Mike Passell, Alan Sontag

1997 1. Bart Bramley, Howard Weinstein, Sidney Lazard, Steve Garner; 2. George Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold, Adam Zmudzinski, Marek Szymanowski, Marcin Lesniewski, Cezary Balicki

1998 1. Rita Shugart, Andrew Robson, Geir Helgemo, Tony Forrester; 2. George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace, PeterWeichsel, Alan Sontag

1999 1. Rita Shugart, Andrew Robson, Geir Helgemo, Tony Forrester; 2. Dano DeFalco, Giorgio Duboin, Guido Ferraro, Norberto Bocchi

2000 1. George Jacobs, Alfredo Versace, Lorenzo Lauria, Ralph Katz, Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin; 2. Mike Cappelletti Jr., Gary Cohler, Richard Finberg, Mark Lair, Jerry Goldfein

2001 1. Roy Welland, Bjorn Fallenius, Brad Moss, Fred Gitelman, Steve Garner, Howard Weinstein; 2. George Jacobs, Alfredo Versace, Lorenzo Lauria, Ralph Katz, Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin

2002 1. Steve Landen, Dan Morse, Bobby Wolff, Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Adam Wildavsky, Doug Doub; 2. Richard Schwartz, Michael Becker, Larry Cohen, David Berkowitz, Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg

2003 1. Malcolm Brachman, Mike Passell, Eddie Wold, Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson; 2. Roy Welland, Bjorn Fallenius, Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg, Cezary Balicki, Adam Zmudzinski

2004 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob Hamman, Paul Soloway, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell; 2.* Richard Schwartz, Michael Becker, Larry Cohen, David Berkowitz

2005 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob Hamman, Paul Soloway, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell; 2. George Jacobs, Alfredo Versace, Lorenzo Lauria, Ralph Katz, Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg

2006 1. Jacek Pszczola, Gary Cohler, Curtis Cheek, Joe Grue; 2. Russ Ekeblad, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby, Fred Gitelman, Brad Moss

2007 1.* James Cayne, Michael Seamon, Alfredo Versace, Lorenzo Lauria; 2. Aubrey Strul, Michael Becker, Larry Cohen, David Berkowitz, Lew Stansby, Chip Martel

2008 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob Hamman, Zia Mahmood, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell; 2. Roy Welland, Brian Glubok, Ron Smith, Billy Cohen, Howard Weinstein, Steve Garner

2009 1. Nick Nickell, Ralph Katz, Bob Hamman, Zia Mahmood, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell; 2. Michal Kwiecien, Alexander Smirnov, Rafal Jagniewski, Josek Piekarek

2010 1. James Cayne, Giorgio Duboin, Alfredo Versace, Antonio Sementa, Lorenzo Lauria, Michael Seamon; 2. Josef Piekarek, Steve Garner, Howard Weinstein, Roy Welland, Alexander Smirnov, Cristal Henner-Welland

2011 1. James Cayne, Giorgio Duboin, Alfredo Versace, Antonio Sementa, Lorenzo Lauria, Michael Seamon; 2.* Geir Helgemo, Tor Helness, Franck Multon, Pierre Zimmerman

2012 1.* Pierre Zimmermann, Franck Multon, Tor Helness, Geir Helgemo; 2. Roy Welland, Sabine Auken, Lew Stansby, Bart Bramley.

2013 1.* Pierre Zimmermann, Franck Multon, Tor Helness, Geir Helgemo; 2. Nick Nickell, Ralph Katz, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Robert Levin, Steve Weinstein

2014 1.* Allan Graves, Richard Schwartz, Espen Lindqvist, Boye Brogeland; 2. Nick Nickell, Ralph Katz, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Robert Levin, Steve Weinstein

2015 1. Vytautas Vainikonis, Wojtek Olanski, Boguslaw Gierulski, Jerzy Skrzypczak, Pawel Zatorski, Ron Pachtmann; 2. Mark Gordon, Pratap Rajadhyaksha, David Berkowitz, Alan Sontag, Michael Rosenberg, Jacek Pszczola

2016 1. Michael Becker, Aubrey Strul, Tarek Sadek, Walid Elahmady, Michael Kamil, Richard Coren; 2. Geoff Hampson, Eric Greco, John Diamond, Brian Platnick, Kevin Bathurst, Justin Lall

2017 1. Yuxiong Shen, Zijian Shao, Jack Zhao, Yinghao Liu; 2. George Mittelman, Ken Bercuson, Ron Pachtmann, Piotr Pawl Zatorski

* This team originally contained other members who were later stripped of their titles.

MonitoringAt this and future North American

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

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.


THURSDAY DAYLIGHT GOLD RUSH PAIRS 30.0 Tables 7 3 2 10.50 1 1 1 Betsy Hartley, San Clemente CA; Judy Blankenfeld, Hilo HI 59.52% 7.88 2 R. Michelle Green, Somerville MA; Julian Jefferson, Manchester NH 59.23% 5.91 3 Woody Bliss, Weston CT; Douglas Pratt, Norwalk CT 58.78% 4.43 4 Rich Oom - Sharon Oom, Kentwood MI 58.48% 3.50 5 Darrick Chee, Forest Hill TX; Nancy Alvarado, Yucaipa CA 58.18% 3.00 6 Morris Mitchem Jr., Columbia SC; Janice Gleason, Monterey CA 58.04% 4.90 7 2 Danuta Trafford - Thomas Trafford, Calgary AB 57.14% 2.33 8 Sheila Naylor - Bill Lau, The Villages FL 56.40% 3.67 9 3 Paul Davis, Mountain View CA; Geraldine Macdonald, Los Altos CA 56.10% 3.03 10/12 4 2 Maree Webster, Wilson WY; Victoria Hess, Jackson WY 55.80% 1.76 10/12 Mark McWiggins, Issaquah WA; Denise Kadleck, Chicago IL 55.80% 1.96 10/12 Sally Giloth – N. Dennis Berg, Santa Barbara CA 55.80% 2.18 13 5 Dwight Curry, Lincoln CA; Edwina Moscatelli, Honolulu HI 55.36% 1.54 14/15 John Bakovic, Springfield VA; Richard Bakovic, San Pedro CA 54.17% 1.61 14/15 Victor Zubacs, East York ON; Linda Herman, Toronto ON 54.17% 2.27 6 3 Lee Lin, New York NY; Tim Archdeacon, Oyster Bay NY 53.57% 1.63 7 Liz Schuler - Reece Schuler, Chapel Hill NC 53.13% 1.45 8 Clare Smith, Walnut Creek CA; Jeanette Bartz, Clayton CA 52.98% 1.31 9 Willa King, San Clemente CA; Bonnie O’Donnell, Corona Del Mar CA 51.79% 1.70 10 4 Louise Weidner - Kurt Weidner, Kailua Kona HI 51.19% 1.35 5 David Ouyang, Waianae HI; Terence Block, Bellevue WA 51.04%

LAKE MINNETONKA THURSDAY AFTERNOON SIDE PAIRS 22.0 Tables A B C 6.93 1 1 Margaret Breeden - James Breeden, Carson City NV 71.46% 5.20 2 Wendy Dooley, Mississauga ON; Peter Clark, Ottawa ON 59.37% 4.39 3 2 Ruben Paet, Kapolei HI; Judy Hansen, Eagan MN 58.06% 2.92 4 Jim Cheney, Hilo HI; Penny Kallaus, Holualoa HI 56.75% 2.19 5 Amal Dasgupta, Wilmington DE; Mansoor Gowani, San Jose CA 56.64% 3.29 6 3 Barbara Hopewell - Ilene Grabel, Palm Desert CA 55.56% 3.15 7 4 1 Victoria Billard, Kansas City MO; James Calhoun, Arvada CO 55.12% 2.07 5 M. Gay Conklin, Honolulu HI; Katherine Svarc, Kirkland WA 55.01% 1.48 6 Carol Maggipinto - Mark Maggipinto, Aptos CA 54.58% 1.04 7 Vicki Sutton - Marion McLaren, Honolulu HI 54.47% 2.36 2 Robert Williams, Wilson WY; John Williams, Kailua HI 53.92% 1.77 3 Cadir Lee, Los Gatos CA; Randal Burns, Washington DC 53.59% 1.33 4 Nancy Engbloom - Frances McDonald, Calgary AB 51.31% 1.00 5 Thuy Tran, San Franciso CA; Tony Greenberg, Malibu CA 51.20%

THURSDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS 6.5 Tables A B C 2.55 1 1 1 Gretchen Shively - Chuck Shively, Seattle WA 68.18% 1.91 2 Greg Manchuk - Kathleen Manchuk, Kihei HI 61.82% 1.50 3 2 Ed Tunstall - Nancy Tunstall, Warrenton NC 61.37% 1.13 4 3 Judy Fisher, Redmond WA; Lola Leen, Bellevue WA 56.37% 0.84 5 4 Elsie Shaw, Gilroy CA; Lesley Waltner, Morgan Hill CA 52.72% 1.14 2 Synne Hansen Miller, Los Angeles CA; Ruth Long, San Jose CA 44.54%

JIM BISHOP THURSDAY EVENING A/X/Y SWISS TEAMS 18 Tables / Based on 34 Tables A X Y 11.20 1 Yuxiong Shen - Zijian Shao, Shanghai China; Jack Zhao, Boca Raton FL; Dawei Chen, Tokyo Japan 60.00 8.40 2 Owen Lien, Oak Park MI; Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Jerrold Grossman, Rochester Hills MI; Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI 59.00 6.30 3 1 Jianhua Miao, Shanghai China; Weijun Liu - Jing Rong Ran - Bin Shi, Shanghai China 57.00 4.73 4 2 1 Paula Nataf, Beverly Hills CA; Romain Tembouret, France; Laurent Thuillez, Frederic France; Pascale Thuillez, Villiers France 53.00 3.54 5 Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden; Antonio Palma, Evora Portugal; Simon Ekenberg, Kalmar Sweden; Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL 51.00 2.31 3 2 Stanislaw Pajak, Starachonice Poland; Janusz Gawecki, Kielce Poland; Piotr Kucharski, Krakow Poland; Maciej Klis, Krakow Poland 50.00 1.73 4 Alfred Lee, San Mateo CA; Mansoor Gowani, San Jose CA; Amal Dasgupta, Wilmington DE; Xudong Sun, Shanghai China 43.00

JIM BISHOP THURSDAY EVENING B/C/D SWISS TEAMS 16 Tables B C D 4.55 1 1 Ruben Paet, Kapolei HI; Sam Aucoin, Honolulu HI; Judy Hansen, Eagan MN; Mary Pokonosky, Excelsior MN 62.00 2.99 2/3 Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA; George Parkins, Vienna VA; Will Williams, Richmond VA; Joy McKenzie-Smith, Chapel Hill NC 52.00 2.99 2/3 2 1 James Calhoun, Arvada CO; Linda Golm - Donna Neff, San Francisco CA; Shawn Cantlin, Tracy CA 52.00 1.73 4/5 3 Michael Walker, Vancouver WA; Sue Bailey, Stockport England; Patricia Newbold, Hagerstown MD; Carol Orazetti, Redmond OR 51.00 1.68 4/5 Midori Horikawa - Ayako Nagayama - Ishino Hiroko, Tokyo Japan; Emi Sakata, Japan 51.00 1.30 4 Iris Libby - Liz Lin, Cincinnati OH; Carol Lombardino - John Montgomery, Tomball TX 44.00 1.38 2 Diana Lam, Boston MA; Bruce Yee, Paradise Valley AZ; Tony Greenberg, Malibu CA; Thuy Tran, San Franciso CA 42.00

New Life MasterMimi Levison of Koloa

HI became a Life Master on Thursday playing in the Patsy Lum Wednesday-Thursday KO Bracket 2. She was playing with Stuart Vance, Dileep Bal and Patti Moore, all from Kauai, the Garden Island. Levison needed 15 gold points. She earned 11.54 on Tuesday by winning the Edith Neff Daylight KO Bracket 2, and the rest by reaching the Thursday semifinal of the later knockout.

MilestonesMax Schireson of Stanford

CA became a Bronze Life Master on Thursday playing in the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs with Debbie Rosenberg, placing 29th in the event for 30 platinum points. “I’m no longer eligible for the Gold Rush,” Schireson joked. It’s been a few years since he played in one.

Ron Leight of Santa Fe NM became a Ruby Life Master on Thursday playing in the 0–6000 Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs with his wife, Ivy Leight, placing 14th. He was 21 points short of 1500 coming in and picked up 13.58 in regional events. The Mini-Blue overall of 19.57 covered the rest. It was Leight’s first time in the final of a national event. “This is harder than work,” he said.


An exercise in percentagesBy Barry Rigal

The Blue Ribbon second qualifier threw up this problem for declarer. Dlr: East Vul: E–W West East ♠ A ♠ K 8 5 ♥ A Q 10 4 3 ♥ K 5 2 ♦ Q J 7 6 ♦ 5 4 3 ♣ A 10 4 ♣ 8 7 5 3 West North East South Pass 1♥ 2♥ 3♦ 3♥ Pass

You may disagree with East’s raise to 2♥ as opposed to a nonforcing 1NT; I’m on the fence about it (and I made the call myself). Regardless, you receive the lead of the ♠J and congratulate yourself for not driving to game.

Having taken the ♠A (nice play!), you must decide whether to go the direct or indirect route. Indirect is to duck a club, hoping they play spades or diamonds for you. Direct, which was the line chosen at the table, was ♥A, ♥K, ♠K pitching a club. Now, what is the best play to hold the diamond losses to three?

I believe the right answer is to play a diamond from dummy and duck if right-hand opponent follows low unconcernedly. If a spade comes back, you pitch a club from hand, planning to regain the lead, draw trump and duck a second diamond. This line works against a doubleton honor in either hand ... but this is the full story: ♠ J 10 4 3 2 ♥ J 9 8 ♦ 9 8 ♣ Q J 9 ♠ A ♠ K 8 5 ♥ A Q 10 4 3 ♥ K 5 2 ♦ Q J 7 6 ♦ 5 4 3 ♣ A 10 4 ♣ 8 7 5 3 ♠ Q 9 7 6 ♥ 7 6 ♦ A K 10 2 ♣ K 6 2

Yes, South did pass, nonvulnerable, and if he had ducked his ♦K, he might have been the only defender in the field legitimately to hold declarer to eight tricks.

JACK BUCHANAN THURSDAY OPEN PAIRS 22.0 Tables / Based on 61 Tables A B C 35.50 1 1 Kevin Rosenberg, Sunnyvale CA; John McAllister, Keswick VA 61.16% 26.63 2 Viktor Anikovich - Rama Linz, Los Angeles CA 60.43% 19.97 3 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 59.83% 13.41 4/5 Lynn Shannon, Campbell CA; John Miller, Discovery Bay CA 58.82% 13.41 4/5 2 Anshul Paliwal - Josh Feldstein, Gainesville FL 58.82% 10.14 6 Richard Popper, Wilmington DE; Zachary Madden, Bethesda MD 58.38% 8.88 7 Ellis Feigenbaum, Laguna Woods CA; Paul Markarian, Lancaster CA 57.10% 7.89 8 Howard Epley - Kevin Epley, Kent WA 56.04% 7.10 9 Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL; Rozanne Pollack, New York NY 55.95% 7.16 10 3 Geir Engebretsen, Alesund Norway; Solbritt Lindahl, Evenslejer Norway 55.38% 5.92 11 Carolyn Bryan – H. Wendell Williams, Oklahoma City OK 54.67% 5.46 12 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Steve Chen, San Jose CA 54.28% 5.37 4 Richard D’Litzenberger, Leavenworth WA; Alana Shapley, San Diego CA 51.97% 4.81 5 Donald Bierman, San Ramon CA; Charles Conrad, Castro Valley CA 51.32% 4.63 6 1 Brian Turner, Carlsbad CA; Ann Stephens, Seattle WA 50.35% 3.47 2 Julie Kimelman, Valley Glen CA; Angelika Hederer, Los Angeles CA 49.88% 2.60 3 Roxann Trouth - Roberta Stirling, Edmonton AB 47.16% 1.95 4 Scott Chupack - JC Chupack, Seattle WA 46.12%

CASTLE RESORTS THURSDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS 6.0 Tables 7 5 3 4.20 1 David Fotland - Wendy Fotland, San Jose CA 63.40% 3.50 2 1 Joan Shafer, Pahoa HI; Robin McDuff, Santa Cruz CA 55.66% 2.63 3 2 Ken Pelowski - Lori Mirek, Atherton CA 53.59% 1.97 4 3 George Fleeson, Mc Lean VA; Brian Castle, San Diego CA 50.66%

LAKE MINNETONKA THURSDAY EVENING SIDE PAIRS 11.5 Tables A B C 4.77 1 1 Jim Cheney, Hilo HI; Gina Kirk, San Luis Obispo CA 65.88% 3.58 2 Lars Nielsen - Anders Hagen, Copenhagen Denmark 62.27% 2.68 3 James Tanner, Highland CA; William Hamann, Riverside CA 61.34% 2.01 4 Sanna Clementsson, Stockholm Sweden; Thomas Andersson, Lund Sweden 59.72% 1.51 5 Russell Samuel, Coram NY; Makiko Sato, Tokyo Japan 59.12% 2.60 6 2 Lee De Simone, Paso Robles CA; Maximo Crusizio, Argentina 56.25% 1.95 3 Claude Le Feuvre, Van Nuys CA; Robert Garin, San Diego CA 55.09% 1.46 4 Edwin Seputis, Oakland CA; Linda Dunn, Memphis TN 54.40% 2.80 1 Nancy Engbloom - Frances McDonald, Calgary AB 48.61% 2.10 2 Jim Liu, Saratoga CA; Rose Hou, Richmond Hill ON 44.53% 1.58 3 Torbjeng Tjetland, Sandnes Norway; Tore Tjetland, Sandives Norway 43.75%

THURSDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS 4.0 Tables A B C 2.10 1 1 Stewart Brightman - Peter Serafini, Calgary AB 56.94% 1.58 2 Eleanor Carlson, Corvallis OR; Daniela Tone, Santa Clara CA 54.86% 1.38 3 2 Bill Walter - Christine Walter, Vancouver BC 54.17%

PATSY LUM WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY KO 1 13 Tables 46.50 1 Jun Zhang, Beijing China; Junjie Hu - Yichao Chen - Bo Fu, Shanghai China; Yan Sun, China 32.55 2 Adam Grossack, Newton MA; Eric Schwartz, Arlington MA; Alison Wilson, New York NY; Cornelis Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep Netherlands 18.60 3/4 Alfred Lee - Robert Ipswitch, San Mateo CA; Xudong Sun, Shanghai People’s Republic of China; Gary Peck, Hayward CA 18.60 3/4 Joyce Hill, Saint Augustine FL; Kevin Dwyer - Shan Huang, Melbourne FL; Kevin Bathurst, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Justin Lall, Little Elm TX

PATSY LUM WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY KO 2 11 Tables 17.06 1 Lamya Abougoush - Diane Campbell - Janet Sharpe, Calgary AB; Rita Dodge, Vancouver BC 11.94 2 Kathy Twomey, Bloomfield Village MI; Sally Craig, Port Moody BC; Myra Johnston, North Vancouver BC; Marlene Powell, Vancouver BC 6.82 3/4 Ann Marie Gramson - Gilbert Gramson, Warrenton OR; Sandra Baker, Seaside OR; Maryjane Swynenburg, Cannon Beach OR 6.82 3/4 Patti Moore, Kalaheo HI; Mimi Levison, Koloa HI; L. Stuart Vance - Dileep Bal, Kapaa HI

LEONARD & HELEN FAHRNI THURSDAY COMPACT KO 3 12 Tables 8.27 1 Judith Dubester - Karen Hudesman - Donald Stark - Paul Wayne English, Seattle WA 5.79 2 Laura Gastelum, Torrance CA; Deborah Steffen - Alain Cardinal, Santa Barbara CA; Jacques Simard, Montreal QC 3.72 3 William Schelstrate, Tucson AZ; Bradley Leach, Oro Valley AZ; James Herchenroeder - Laurie Herchenroeder, Harrodsburg KY 2.89 4 Eli Zinner - Jan Grieff Zinner, Nipomo CA; Lori Hays - Mark Hays, Arroyo Grande CA


LAKE MINNETONKA WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY SIDE SERIES - FINAL58.25 Tables 14.40 1 Jim Cheney, Hilo HI 122.63% 10.80 2 Mansoor Gowani, San Jose CA 119.37% 8.10 3 Bernardo Biondo, Rome 00137 117.66% 5.44 4/5 William Hamann, Riverside CA 116.84% 5.44 4/5 James Tanner, Highland CA 116.84% 5.20 6 Linda Dunn, Memphis TN 112.90% 3.40 7/8 Tina Gokturk, Calgary AB 111.63% 3.40 7/8 E. Elaine Stewart, Calgary AB 111.63% 2.75 9/10 Charleen Lee, Gold River CA 106.91% 2.75 9/10 Gary Lee, Gold River CA 106.91% 2.31 11/12 Linda Shallit, Burien WA 106.86% 2.31 11/12 Carol Cortez, Laredo TX 106.86% 4.39 13/14 Ruben Paet, Kapolei HI 106.23% 4.39 13/14 Judy Hansen, Eagan MN 106.23%

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 vugraph 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+ events• First 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 events• First 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.

Runners-up in the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs: Eldad Ginossar and Chris Compton

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.

NABC Results by Email/Text

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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.

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Discounts offeredFive restaurants at the Hilton Hawaiian

Village are offering discounts to bridge players with convention cards that were not listed in the restaurant guide. Dairy Queen is offering a 20% discount; Blue Water Shrimp & Seafood is offering 10%. At the other three – CJ’s New York Style Delicatessen, Hatsuhana and Round Table Pizza – the discount is 10% excluding alcohol.


The winners of last year’s North American Swiss Teams were Berend Van Den Bos, Agnes Snellers, Wubbo De Boer and Joris van Lankveld.

Play begins today in the six-session Keohane North American Swiss Teams, with semifinal matches on Saturday and the final matches on Sunday.

Players will be vying for the Keohane Trophy, donated by Ethel Keohane in 1973 in memory of her husband, William H. Keohane, one of the leading New England bridge personalities.

Bill Keohane (1896–1972) was a consulting engineer, bridge teacher and bridge administrator. He served as chairman of the 1970 Summer NABC in Boston and, for many years, was chairman of the New England Individual Championship.

Keohane was elected in 1972 to a one-year term as the first District Director of the newly created District 25 (New England). He died later that year, just before he was to attend his first Board meeting.

The Keohane Trophy was presented for the Open Individual Championship until it was re-designated in 1995 by the ACBL Board of Directors for the North American Swiss Teams.Previous winners and runners-up:1977 1. Neil Chambers, Jim Donaldson,

Bruce Ferguson, Clarence Goppert, John Schermer; 2. Dennis Clerkin, Jerry Clerkin, John Herrmann, Ken Schutze

1978 1. Barry Crane, Bob Kehoe, Mike Smolen, Charles Weed, Billy Cohen; 2. Ira Chorush, Thomas Peters, Ely Solomon, John Zilic, Virginia Zilic

1979 1. Hermine Baron, R. Jay Becker, Paul Ivaska, Jim Robison; 2. Gerald Caravelli, Mark Cohen, Ralph Katz, Harvey Miller, Ken Schutze, Russell Shoup

1980 1-2. Steve Becker, Philip Cowan, Rich DeMartino, Judy Rich; 1-2. Dale Beers, William Epperson, Dave Furman, Dave Treitel

1981 1. Ron Beall, Bob Etter, Ann Jacobson, Bob Thomson; 2. Lea duPont, Benito Garozzo, Glenn Lublin, Claire Tornay

1982 1. Gaylor Kasle, Garey Hayden, Garnet Snyder, Martha Beecher, David Ashley, Dave Treadwell; 2. Andy Bernstein, Jim Foster, Tom Sanders, John Sutherlin

1983 1. Sylvia Summers, Harve Waken, Robert Radwin, Gene Simpson, Steve Sturm; 2-3. Philip Cowan, Michael Kapera, Alan Miller, John Heller, George Berger; 2-3. Richard Capps, John Onstott, Dan Requard, Syd Levey

1984 1. Grant Baze, Rhoda Walsh, Lea duPont, Benito Garozzo; 2. William Laubenheimer, Stephen Kanzee, Marc Renson, Hamish Bennett

1985 1. Jack Coleman, Rhoda Walsh, Jim Jacoby, Gaylor Kasle, Garey Hayden; 2. Nadine Wood, Jonathan Steinberg, Eric Hochman, Mike Cappelletti

1986 1. Marc Jacobus, Joey Silver, Jim

McDonough, George Mittelman, Allan Graves; 2. Jack Coleman, Rhoda Walsh, Mark Itabashi, Gaylor Kasle, Garey Hayden

1987 1. Henry Bethe, Kitty Bethe, Alan Truscott, Dorothy Hayden Truscott; 2. Jill Meyers, Beverly Rosenberg, Stelios Touchtidis, Steve Cohen, Pan Wittes, Carol Pincus

1988 1. John Zilic, David Siebert, Allan Siebert, Sylvia Summers, Paul Munafo; 2. Rita Rand, Gerald Caravelli, Joel Friedberg, Ethan Stein, Jerry Goldfein

1989 1. Eugene Gardner, Kenneth Meyer, Ed Shapiro, Bruce Silverstein; 2. Joel Friedberg, Rita Rand, Ethan Stein, Gerald Caravelli, Jerry Goldfein

1990 1-2. Larry Mori, Kitty Bethe, Juanita Chambers, Jim Robison; 1-2. George Rosenkranz, Miguel Reygadas, Gaylor Kasle, Garey Hayden, Roger Bates, John Grantham

1991 1. Keith Wilson, Gary Peterson, Dennis Hesthaven, Ralph Letizia, Benton Wheeler; 2. Jack Coleman, Judi Radin, Fred Hamilton, Dennis Sorensen, Mike Shuman

1992 1. Lewis Kaplan, Boris Baran, Geoff Hampson, Mark Molson, Mark Stein; 2. Jack Coleman, Mike Shuman, Larry Cohen, Dan Rotman, Fred Hamilton

1993 1. Alan Le Bendig, Tom Clarke, Joe Quinn, Shawn Womack; 2. Lynn Blumenthal, Steve Bruno, Loren Hawkins, Darrell Keel, Sue Lyski

1994 1. Jack Coleman, Drew Cannell, Mark Molson, Boris Baran, Mark Stein; 2. Barry Rigal, JoAnn Manfield, Alan Truscott, Dorothy Truscott

1995 1. Jack Coleman, Drew Cannell, Mark Molson, Boris Baran, Mark Stein; 2. Irina Levitina, Judy Tucker, Benito Garozzo, Lea Dupont, Karen Allison, Mike Ledeen

1996 1. Rita Rand, Gerald Caravelli, Arnie Fisher, Steve Garner, Richard Colker; 2. John Begley, Mike Lawrence, John Sutherlin, Dan Morse, Hugh Ross

1997 1. John Malley, Dan Colatosti, Bill Hunter, Shome Mukherjee; 2. Jacob Podbilevich, Gonzalo Herrera, Jim Looby, Cameron Doner

1998 1. Steve Beatty, John Onstott, Bobby Goldman, Mark Lair; 2. Jack Coleman, Chris Compton, Boris Baran, Mike Shuman, Mark Molson

1999 1. David Berkowitz, Larry Cohen, Jeff Wolfson, Neil Silverman; 2. Billy Miller, Curtis Cheek, Brian Gunnell, Kyle Larsen

2000 1. Steven Cooper, Kitty Munson-Cooper, Mel Colchamiro, Janet Colchamiro, Betty Bloom, Steve Bloom; 2. Benito Garozzo, Lea Dupont, Steve Levinson, Barnet Shenkin

2001 1. Richard Coren, Billy Eisenberg, Larry Cohen, Drew Casen; 2. Richard Haplerin, Colin Revell, Leonard Ernst, Paul Erb, George Pisk

2002 1. Mark Gordon, Richard Zucker, Winthrop Allegaert, Jaggy Shivdasani, Mark Molson, Boris Baran; 2. Robert Hollman, Marc Jacobus, Gaylor Kasle, Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson

2003 1. David Siebert, Allan Siebert, Greg Hinze, Nagy Kamel; 2. Ron Feldman, B. Wayne Stuart, Steve Cohen, Drew Casen, Larry Cohen, Wafik Abdou

2004 1. Larry Mori, Venkatrao Koneru, Marty Fleisher, Vincent Demuy, Barnet Shenkin, Gavin Wolpert; 2. Piotr Tuszynski, Jaroslaw Piasecki, Farid Assemi, Eduard Wojewoda,

Waldemar Frukacz, Apolinary Kowalski2005 1. Barry Rigal, Pam Granovetter, Joe

Quinn, Shawn Quinn, Becky Rogers, Renee Mancuso; 2. Dan Morse, Ira Hessel, Nagy Kamel, Greg Hinze

2006 1. Tony Kasday, Disa Eythorsdottir, Jon Baldursson, Thorlakur Jonsson, Bjarni Einarsson, Sigurbjorn Haraldsson; 2. Carolyn Lynch, Dennis Dawson, Eddie Wold, Mike Passell, Larry Cohen, David Berkowitz

2007 1. Larry Mori, Rick Kaye, Kazuo Furuta, Hiroki Yokoi, Kelley Hwang, Leonard Melander; 2. William Watson, Ed Barlow, Bill Harker, Ronald Powell, Yul Inn, Rob Stevens

2008 1. Carolyn Lynch, Mike Passell, Eddie Wold, Bart Bramley, Joe Grue, Curtis Cheek; 2. Jacek Kalita, Krzysztof Kotorowicz, Ron Zambonini, Waldemar Frukacz

2009 1. Carolyn Lynch, Mike Passell, Andrew Gromov, Cezary Balicki, Aleksander Dubinin, Adam Zmudzinski; 2. Judith Bianco, Justin Lall, Winthrop Allegaert, Hemant Lall, Jaggy Shivdisani, Lapt Chan

2010 1. Mike Levine, Dennis McGarry, David Siebert, Jerry Clerkin, Dennis Clerkin, Chuck Said; 2. Michal Kwiecien, Rafal Jagniewski, Krzysztof Martens, Krzysztof Jassem

2011 1. Les Bart, Gloria Bart, Nader Hanna, Piotr Klimowicz; 2. Justine Cushing, Jiang Gu, Meilh Ozdil, Xiaodong Shi, Jian-Jian Wang

2012 1. Reese Milner, Apolinary Kowalski, Dennis Bilde, Jacek Romanski, Anders Hagen, Lars Blakset; 2. Paul Fireman, Gavin Wolpert, John Kranyak, Krzysztof Buras, Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Vincent Demuy

2013 1. Rose Meltzer, John Mohan, Steve Robinson, Peter Boyd, Carlos Pellegrini, Diego Brenner; 2. Ron Zambonini, Jan Jansma, John Valliant, Michael Polowan, Darren Wolpert, Shan Huang

2014 1. Carolyn Lynch, Mike Passell, Cezary Balicki, Adam Zmudzinski, Garey Hayden; 2. Marcin Lesiewski, Jacek Kalita, Josef Blass, Piotr Tuczynski, Bartosz Chmurski, Michal Nowosadzki

2015 1. Stan Tulin, Kevin Dwyer, Alon Birman, Dror Padon, Jacek Kalita, Michal Nowosadzki; 2. Josef Blass, Marcin Lesniewski, Piotr Tuczynski, Bartosz Chmurski, Marc Jacobus, Mike Passell

2016 1. Mike Levine, Louk Verhees Jr., Cornelis Van Prooijen, Jerry Clerkin, Dennis Clerkin, Eddie Wold; 2. Stan Tulin, Kevin Dwyer, Alon Birman, Dror Padon, Michal Nowosadzki, Jacek Kalita

2017 1. Agnes Snellers, Wubbo De Boer, Joris van Lankveld, Berend Van Den Bos; 2. Tim Verbeek, Danny Molenaar, Bob Drijver, Bart Nab, Patricia Cayne, Dano De Falco

North American Swiss Team action begins today

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.


FOR THE RECORDBy Robb Gordon

Psych!Benjamin Disraeli

famously said, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” In bridge we have a fourth kind – the psych, or psychic bid.

Psyching in bridge is a gross distortion of one’s hand in the bidding in an attempt to fool the opponents. Of course, you are also distorting your hand for partner and this isn’t without risk!

Psychs were supposedly invented and named in the early days of contract bridge by Dorothy Sims, wife and partner of the great player, P. Hal Sims. In those early days, psychs were much more common than they are today. As bidding has become more scientific, the risk/reward of psyching has made the practice generally undesirable. Indeed, up until about 25 years ago, there was a place to indicate on the convention card whether you never, rarely, occasionally or frequently psyched.

Psychs generate a lot of controversy and the Office of National Recorder is frequently contacted in this regard, both to report a psych and to argue for regulation and/or systematic monitoring.

Law 40 allows regulation of conventions. This law also allows the Regulating Authority to restrict psychs only in conjunction with conventional calls.

The ACBL prohibits psyching of artificial opening bids and responses thereto. The ACBL also prohibits psych “controls.” These are responses that allow the psycher to confirm whether he has psyched.

The looker-on sees most of the game

By Barry RigalWhen the spectator is Michael Rosenberg, you

can be sure that a few variations that did not actually come to fruition may be mulled over.

Rosenberg was watching the Life Master Pairs second final with the winners David Grainger and Greg Hinze sitting North and South respectively. Dlr: West ♠ K 10 9 3 Vul: Both ♥ 6 5 ♦ A Q 10 9 4 ♣ 5 3 ♠ A 7 2 ♠ Q J 8 ♥ 7 ♥ A Q 8 4 ♦ J 8 6 5 2 ♦ K 3 ♣ K 8 6 2 ♣ A Q 10 7 ♠ 6 5 4 ♥ K J 10 9 3 2 ♦ 7 ♣ J 9 4 West North East South Pass Pass 1♣ 1♥ 2♣ Dbl 3NT All Pass

Grainger, North, saw his partner lead the ♠6: 2, king, 8. Perhaps a trifle intellectually he placed declarer with 4–4–1–4 or 3–4–1-5, hence a singleton ♦K. So he laid down the ♦A and disappointedly shifted to his top heart. Declarer let it run, but missed his way later on and finished down one.

Had declarer drawn the correct inference from the play of the ♦A, he would have run the black suits, ending in this position: ♠ 10 ♥ 5 ♦ Q 10 ♣ — ♠ — ♠ — ♥ — ♥ A Q 8 ♦ J 8 6 5 ♦ K ♣ — ♣ — ♠ — ♥ K J 10 3 ♦ — ♣ —

The play of the ♦K catches South in a one-suit squeeze. If South discards the ♥3, he is endplayed by declarer leading a small one. If he unblocks the 10, declarer leads the ♥Q and South wins, to be caught in the same endplay.

If that doesn’t keep you up at night, imagine a heart suit of: ♥ 8 5 ♥ 9 ♥ A Q 6 4 ♥ K J 10 7 3 2

Now at trick three, North must shift to the ♥5 to avoid the squeeze.

In addition, the following are prohibited: • Frivolous psychs that are not an attempt to be

successful • Unsportsmanlike psychs by a pair not in

contention to aid or harm a pair in contention• Risk-free psyches – bids that by agreement,

prohibit partner from acting • Overly frequent psychs that create an implied

agreement in a partnership.While legal, it is frowned upon for an

experienced or strong pair to psych against an inexperienced or weak pair. Such actions create bad feelings and may cause an inexperienced pair to give up competitive bridge. It is also bad strategy, as the stronger pair is giving up its natural advantage.

Because psyching is legal, there is little a director or recorder can do. However, if there is reason to believe that the person who does this does so quite frequently, or if the person psyching appears to be a much better player than his or her partner, it is a good idea to report the psych through a Player Memo.

Because ACBL-sanctioned clubs must operate under the Laws of Duplicate Bridge, a club may not bar psychic bids. However, clubs generally have broad latitude to discipline their players, including suspending or barring them. If a club manager feels that a player is psyching so frequently as to be disruptive or is doing so in a predatory way against newer players, that club manager would do well to warn, and then discipline, the disruptive player.

But remember, psychs are a part of the game. When you are psyched against, often you will have been handed a gift. Take advantage of it!

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.

“We’re delighted,” Massey said, explaining that Sands will be going over 6000 soon, so they might not have another chance at a national title at this level. The pair has been playing together for 18 years. “But we just started playing nationals the last two years,” Sands said.

Massey and Sands were third after Tuesday’s qualifying sessions and fourth after Wednesday’s semifinal. They moved back up to third in the first final session with a 54.5%, then made their move in the last session with a 60%.

They have a secret to their success. “We talk bridge all the time,” Massey said, at least an hour after every game. “There’s always something more to talk about and learn.”

They’re also avid readers of the Bridge Bulletin and especially enjoy practicing The Bidding Box problems. After completing a set, they’ll later try the same set of a problems from the other side. “That helped a bunch,” Massey said.


Mini-Blue Ribbon

Runners-up in the 0-6000 Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs: Mark Krusemeyer and Barry Margolin


Tomorrow’s Bridge EventsMaui Day

Saturday, December 1, 9 a.m.Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* OtherSusan Kobayashi Friday-Saturday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 3-4 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20Morning Swiss Teams single Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $15 $19 Mark Teaford Celebration of Life Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series 3rd single session Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20

Saturday, December 1, 10 a.m.Jean Luning Celebration of Life 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $19Jean Luning Celebration of Life 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $15

Saturday, December 1, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.Daylight Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 3, MPCC $16 $20Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 2, MPCC $16 $20 Gold points for 750.

Saturday, December 1, Noon & 7 p.m.REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 SF Tapa Ballroom 2, Tapa Tower $25 —

Saturday, December 1, 1 p.m.Susan Kobayashi Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 3rd single session Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20

Saturday, December 1, 1 & 7:30 p.m.KEOHANE NORTH AMERICAN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 SF TBA $25 —NABC+ MIXED SWISS TEAMS 1-2 Q TBA $25 —2qualifying,2finalsessionsOpen Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20John Sutherlin Saturday-Sunday Knockout Teams 1-2 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20 Continues Sunday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.Saturday Compact Knockout Teams 1-4 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20Iku Donnelly Friday-Saturday Knockout Teams 3-4 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20

Saturday, December 1, 3 p.m.299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $15

Saturday, December 1, 7:30 p.m.Blue Note Hawaii A/X/Y Evening Swiss Teams single Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $15 $19Blue Note Hawaii B/C/D Evening Swiss Teams single Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $15 $19Susan Kobayashi Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 4th single session Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $15

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are: A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). Three-flight events are divided A/X (6000+/0-6000); B/C (1500-3000, 0-1500); Gold Rush (300-750/200-300/0-200). Two-flight events are divided A/X/Y (6000+/4000-6000/0-4000); B/C/D (1500-3000/750-1500/ 0-750) if no Gold Rush OR A/B/C (3000+/1500-3000/0-1500) and Gold Rush (300-750/200-300/0-200). In B flights, no single player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no single player may be over 750. 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.

When Gawrys smilesBy Jan van Cleeff

When Dutch expert Marina Witvliet was kibitzing Pierre Zimmermann’s team on Monday Night in the Mitchell BAM, she experienced a remarkable moment. As soon as Piotr Gawrys saw dummy after his lead against 4♠, he was all smiles. However, nobody understood why.

“First time in my life I came across such a card combination: Ace till two, the perfect sequence,” the Polish star explained. Dlr: West ♠ A K Q 10 7 3 Vul: E–W ♥ Q ♦ J 8 4 ♣ A J 8 ♠ 9 8 2 ♠ 6 5 4 ♥ 9 5 ♥ K J 3 2 ♦ K 7 3 ♦ A 10 9 6 5 ♣ Q 10 6 4 2 ♣ 7 ♠ J ♥ A 10 8 7 6 4 ♦ Q 2 ♣ K 9 5 3

I asked my friend Rob van den Bergh to do the math. Such a combination occurs only once in 9462 deals. When you play 200 boards a week, this layout pops up approximately once every year.

Postmortem:1. 4♠ made 10 tricks.2. Apparently Piotr doesn’t play bridge enough.

Today’s SponsorsEdward Kuperstein 1993–2003

Sponsored by Larry DenneauEdward “Kup”

Kupperstein was a beloved friend and mentor. A child of the Depression, Kup was a quick-witted musical prodigy who turned his talents into passion for classical music and all things intellectual.

As the station manager for the classical radio station KUAT in Tucson AZ, Kup mentored many students and staff, allowing him to share his love for music and serving the community. Kup had a second passion for rubber bridge and would teach the game to any unsuspecting undergraduate who showed interest. Fiercely fair and ethical, Kup used the game of bridge to reflect his own outlook on life – take on challenges, play the game right, accept your victories and defeats humbly and enjoy the company of friends and family.

Iku DonnellyIku Donnelly is one of

the outstanding female bridge players in the state of Hawaii. In 2014, she was a member of the inaugural group inducted into the Hawaii Bridge Hall of fame.

While these plaudits acknowledge her bridge playing skills, she is most

beloved as a teacher … strict, sometimes humorous and always insightful. She enjoys the successes of her students, even if they outscore her (which is a rare occurrence) and is available to answer any questions. As a measure of their respect and affection, her students honor her with the Friday–Saturday Knockout Teams. Please play and enjoy. Bridge is a game of logic.

John JohnsonJohn Johnson Jr. was an

avid bridge player who began playing bridge in clubs in Aiken SC and Augusta GA. He played in multiple tournaments at all levels and achieved Life Master rating in the late 1970s.

He quit playing for quite a while but took up the game again when he retired and moved to Hawaii. He played for many years at both the Elks Club and the Ala Wai Golf Club and was happy to partner with others to help them in their quest to reach the Life Master rank. Bridge was the center of his social world, and his children wanted to honor his love of the game and the friends he played with by helping to sponsor a small portion of the North American Bridge Championships when the tournament returned to Hawaii.

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Today’s Bridge Events

Today’s Sponsors continued

Susan Kobayashi DayFriday, November 30, 9 a.m.

Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* OtherKaren Lanke Wednesday-Friday Morning Knockout Teams 3rd Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20Jannie Feeback Thursday-Friday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 3-4 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20Susan Kobayashi Friday-Saturday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 1-2 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20Mark Teaford Celebration of Life Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game 2nd single session Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20

Friday, November 30, 10 a.m.Susan Kobayashi 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $19Susan Kobayashi 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $15

Friday, November 30, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.John Johnson Daylight Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 3, MPCC $16 $20Susan Kobayashi Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 2, MPCC $16 $20 Gold points for 0-750.Rick Wall Thursday-Friday Daylight Knockout Teams 3-4 Coral Ballroom 3, MPCC $16 $20

Friday, November 30, 1 p.m.Susan Kobayashi Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 1st single session Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20

Friday, November 30, 1 & 4:30 p.m.0-10,000 FAST PAIRS 1-2 F South Pacific, MPCC $17 —

Friday, November 30, 1 & 7:30 p.m.REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 Q Honolulu Suite, Tapa Tower $25 —Pre-registrationrequiredby9p.m.Thursday,Nov.30.2qualifying,2semifinal,2finalsessions.KEOHANE NORTH AMERICAN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 Q Tapa Ballroom 2, Tapa Tower $25 —2qualifying,2semifinal,2finalsessionsSENIOR MIXED PAIRS 1-2 F Tapa Ballroom 1, Tapa Tower $25 —Wally Young Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20Susan Kobayashi Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20 Gold points for 0-750.Iku Donnelly Friday-Saturday Knockout Teams 1-2 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20

Friday, November 30, 3 p.m.Susan Kobayashi Afternoon Side Swiss Teams single Coral Ballroom 3, MPCC $15 $19Susan Kobayashi 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $19Susan Kobayashi 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $15

Friday, November 30, 7:30 p.m.Susan Kobayashi Evening Swiss Teams single Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $15 $19Susan Kobayashi Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 2nd single session Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20Edward R. Kupperstein 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $19Edward R. Kupperstein 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $15

Friday, November 30, 11:45 p.m.Susan Kobayashi Zip Knockout Teams single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $16/team/match

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are: A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). Three-flight events are divided A/X (6000+/0-6000); B/C (1500-3000, 0-1500); Gold Rush (300-750/200-300/0-200). Two-flight events are divided A/X/Y (6000+/4000-6000/0-4000); B/C/D (1500-3000/750-1500/ 0-750) if no Gold Rush OR A/B/C (3000+/1500-3000/0-1500) and Gold Rush (300-750/200-300/0-200). In B flights, no single player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no single player may be over 750. 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.

Susan Kobayashi DaySusan

Kobayashi is the seventh of 10 children born into a Boston Irish Catholic family. She first discovered bridge at Regis College in Weston MA but had very little time to play after she moved to Hawaii to teach in 1968. Soon thereafter, she met and married Bert Kobayashi.

By 1975 Susan was teaching half time and raising their growing family. Susan, Bert and their three children have made major contributions to real estate development throughout the state of Hawaii through the Kobayashi Group.

We in Honolulu Unit 470 are very lucky that Susan decided to start playing on BBO while recovering from a major illness in the early 2000s. She soon became addicted to the game and now plays whenever she can. Susan’s kindness and generosity seem to know no bounds. She donated items to our silent auction that raised almost $3000

for this tournament’s hospitality fund and she arranged for us to hold our fourth Wednesday Unit game in her beautiful condo when we lost our usual venue.

Susan Kobayashi is a loving, kind, beautiful soul and we are grateful that she is part of our bridge community.

Thank you, Susan!

Wally YoungBy Friends of Wally Young

Wally Young has been an integral part of duplicate bridge in Honolulu since the early 1970s. He has a deep understanding of the game and his love and enthusiasm for bridge are contagious. Wally has taught several generations of students and has had success in playing with them at sectional, regional and national events.

He has been the club manager for Unit 470 for many years and he made sure that the regular Wednesday game continued after Karen and Dick Lanke retired. Wally has been a professional player and teacher since 2011. Most of all, Wally is appreciated for his good cheer, good humor and his willingness to help wherever help is needed. Thank you, Wally.

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