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Bremerton—Lakewood—Tacoma ACBL Unit 451Autumn 2014

Tacoma Bridge Club

The games at the Tacoma Bridge Club are doingwell. We have a web site on Facebook which hasactually brought in a new face every now and again.

An innovation during the Puyallup Fair wasa foursome playing bridge in the Hobby Center. The four were Don Cottam, Janice Nelsen, LeonardWisbey and Paul Bartron. A few people stopped byto look and many came to say hello to Janice. Paulsaid, “Everyone knew Janice because she is ahometown girl.” The bridge high point was a bid ofseven diamonds that made with ease. It was thebrainchild of Leonard and Paul.

Each Wednesday Paul offers a bridgelesson to encourage novices (the fee is two dollars.) Paul is hopeful that calling the director on a noviceshould be done quietly and only when absolutelynecessary. Paul is concerned that we have more tolose than gain by embarrassing the novice, whomay never return. “Club games should be verysocial and low key, and where we all learn thegame,” Paul explains, “unlike the often adversarialatmosphere at a sectional, regional or national.” Hemaintains that in the best games, the director isnever called.

Recent highlights were a first place byEsther Kjesbu and Ilene Adams, and a 71.88 %game by Georgia Farman and Patty Pomeroy.

Jerry Thorpe is substituting full time at theMount Tahoma High School library and missingvery much the crowd at TBC.

H O L I D A Y S E C T I O N A L

December 12-14

Our annual Holiday Sectional will be held onceagain at the Fircrest Community Center, 555 ContraCosta, Fircrest, WA, December 12, 13, and 14,2014. We have the additional privilege to host theNorth American Pairs Finals for District 19. This isa very popular tournament, so make sure you haveit marked in your calendar and plan to come. Playstarts Friday at 1 pm. Look on page 10 for details.

SPECIAL REQUEST

Instead of standing on a chair

to make our announcements at the tournament,we would like to be able to use a microphone. Ifyou have a microphone and/or an amplifierthat we can usefor the three days of thetournament please give Bruce Yoder (360-981-7144) or Dave Erickson (253-537-8243) a callor a shout. Your help will be much appreciated.

Autumn 2014 The Kibitzer Page 2From the Top by Georgia Farman

We are pleased to welcome the Gig Harbor BridgeClub into our Unit. The owner, M.L. Kellogg,greets players with a friendly smile and welcome toher Club. Come meet new players from the GigHarbor area and join in all the fun. See ML’s articlefor details.

Holiday Sectional Chairman, Bruce Yoder,has busily made plans for our upcoming Holidayevent at the Fircrest Community Center. You won’twant to miss this tourney which is also hosting theDistrict 19 NAP Playoffs—the winners in eachbracket win a trip to The Nationals for the finalevent. Look for the flyer in this Kibitzer.

A New Year’s Eve party and Unit Game isin the making at the Bremerton DBC says ownerWill Houston. This is a potluck starting at 5:30 andyou will be “on the road” by 10:00 p.m. So bring apartner and “Ring in the New Year” with goodfood, company, and bridge at the Bremerton DBC.

HAPPY HOLIDAZE!!!!!!

And may all of your finesses work.

Will Houston Honored As 2014 Goodwill Award Recipient

The Unit Board recognized Will Houston’scontributions with the 2104 Goodwill Award at theUnit 451 Annual Dinner held June at the LaQuintaInn in Tacoma. Georgia Farman offered thefollowing remarks while presenting the award.

“Every once and awhile an extraordinary person comes along. Today we are honoring WillHouston as recipient of our Goodwill Award as thisvery special person.

“Will is the owner of the Bremerton DBCClub. If you have ever played at his Club you arewelcomed to an up-to-date Bridge Center with allthe latest technology. Will refurbished a well-usedDay Care Center by painting, providing comfort-able chairs, updated lighting, and modern technol-ogy for a wonderful playing experience. If youhaven’t played there, it is a must do.

“Will is a person who does something. Hedoesn’t just look around and see things that needdoing—he takes action. All of us have busy lives

and say to ourselves ‘somebody will take care ofthat.’ Will goes into action and does something. He gets the job done.

“Another one of Will’s finest accomplish-ments is creating unity between the Bremerton,Tacoma and Lakewood Bridge Board of Directorsand players. Crossing the pond to Tacoma wasnever too far for Will as recent President of ourUnit. Will is a person that does something. Unify-ing our players is one of his great accomplishments.Will gets the job done.

“Will—for all that YOU are—and allthat YOU give: WE THANK YOU!!!!!!!”

Additional Awards

Alex Goldman Award for the most master pointswon at Unit 451 Sectionals: PAUL BARTRON

Georgine Fagerlund Novice Award for the mostmaster points at Unit 451 Sectionals by a playerwith fewer than 100 master points: GUY AUDETT

Daffodil Trophy Game: KENNETH DE ROCHEand LEONARD WISBEY

Armed Forces Swiss Teams: CONSTANCEPETERSON, CECILY BERG, CAROL and TYCASSEDY

Larry Hawkins Award for the most master pointswon at the Unit’s Annual Dinner: CONSTANCEPETERSON and CECILY BERG

New Life Masters:

PRESTON BAKER, MAGGIE BURKE, CRAIG KNOWLTON, and STEVEN LARSON.

MILESTONES SINCE THE ANNUAL DINNER:

New Life Master: DAVE ERICKSONBronze Life Master: GARY WILSONSilver Life Master: DOROTHY HAKANSON

The 2013 Ace of Clubs and Mini-McKenneylistings appeared in the April issue of The Kibitzer.

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Bremerton Celebrates Mim and Pauline’s 91st Birthday.

BREMERTON BREEZE By Katherine Enos

August 1–3, 2014. Bremerton Bridge hosted a verysuccessful and enjoyable three days of bridgethanks to all of you who attended and contributed.Hospitality and logistics chaired by Marilyn Sabaand Dennis Kurzrock provided smooth performanceand tasty goodies for everyone.

In fact, they did so well, the Team willcontinue with able assistance at the FircrestSectional December 12-14. Mim Larson with herusual grace and attention to details arranged forpartnerships. Accolades to all and especially to WillHouston whose responsibility as TournamentChairman continues to be stellar.

August 29–31 & September 1. The annualPOW WOW Sectional at Olympia was wellattended and enjoyed by Bremerton players. Wealso look forward to the bi-annual Regional inOlympia at the Red Lion Hotel October 13-19.

September 22–28 heralded the SeasideRegional. In spite of rain wind and coldness, severalpartnerships and teams from Bremerton areabravely participated with many attendees returningwith the elusive gold points. Fun for all. Congrat-ulations to Marilyn Saba, Dennis Kurzrock, Lew &Linda Ackerman, Dick Baker, Marv Novak, SidPorter, Rob & Hiyam Vanderwilde, and Kay Enoswho represented the small but strong Bremerton

bridge family. Bremerton Bridge sorrowfully says farewell

to all its snow-birds who go south for the winter.Half our bridge players leave by November andreturn in the Spring.

Speaking of Mim Larson, BremertonBridge Club surprised Mim and twin sister Paulineat a bridge luncheon for their 91st birthday withsome family members attending. To say “fun forall” is an understatement.

Games at Bremerton are Monday andSaturday at 6:30 pm and Tuesday and Wednesdayat 10:30 am. We look forward to sharing the fun ofbridge playing with any newbies as we strive tokeep bridge alive in Bremerton. Any questions orneed partners, please call Bruce Yoder at 360-981-7144; or Mim Larson at 360-698-2502.

See you all soon!!!

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The Fircrest Rubber Bridge Club plays at theFircrest Community Center, 333 ContraCosta, Suite C every Monday from 6-8 pm

except the second Mondays of the month. Play isfree, new players are welcome, and partners areguaranteed. Paul Bartron will also give lessons onbasic Bridge. Everyone is welcome to play in thisrubber bridge game. If you know of anyoneinterested in learning Bridge, send them over to theFircrest Community Center.

Autumn 2014 The Kibitzer Page 4TIPS FOR PLAY by Fred Parkinson

DEVELOPING DUMMY’S LONG SUIT

Dummy’s long suit need not look strong to provideextra tricks upon which losers may discarded. Ifyou recognize the opportunity a long suit in dummypresents, establish the suit, and manage your entriesto dummy to enjoy the long winners once dummy’ssuit is established, you can make more contractsand more over-tricks. You need entries to dummyto set up the suit and one more entry to get back todummy once you have set up the suit.

It’s important to remember know how suitssplit. When the opponents have 5 cards, a 3–2 splitis likely (68%) but a 4–1 split is not rare (28%).With 6 cards a 4–2 split is most likely (48%), a 3–3is less likely (36%), but the 5–1 (15%) and 6–0(1%) also lurk in the shadows. With 4 cards a 3-1 ismore likely (50%) than 2-2 (40%). With 7 cardsout, a 4–3 split is 62%, 5-2 is 31%, 6–1 is 7%, and7–0 is 1%.

Sometimes we have enough entries andtrumps to handle the second most favorable split,e.g. 4–2 when we have 5–2. Other times, we canonly manage the most favorable split, e.g. 3–3, or4–3. Knowing the probabilities can lead to betterdecisions.

Example 1. Normal Trump Split

Contract 6Õ. K  led. Trumps are 3-1 (50%).

Õ A 3 2Ã A K 4 3 2À A 8 6 4  2

Õ K 9 8 7 6 5Ã 7À K 7 5 3  A 6

You face losers in spades, clubs, and diamonds, butdummy’s hearts can provide discards for two ofyour diamond losers in hand and you can ruff theclub if you preserve a trump in dummy, but timingwill matter.

Win the opening lead, play a heart to the

Ace and ruff a low heart in hand. Play KÕ, then lowto the AÕ, learning that the spades were 3–1 and theboss trump is outstanding. That’s a sure loser, butleave it alone to develop winners first.

Cash the KÃ and discard a diamond fromhand. Now ruff a fourth heart. If they split 4–3, thelast heart is a winner, if you can get to it. Now is thetime to play your second club and ruff it withdummy’s last trump. Finally, cash the last heart fora second discard. But for the boss trump, your handis up. You only lose that trump. Example 2. Long but Weak Dummy Suit

Contract 7Õ. West leads K . Can you avoid theheart finesse?

Õ K J 9 3Ã 6 4 2À 7 5 4 3 2  2

Õ A Q 10 8 7 5 4 2Ã A K JÀ A  A

Use dummy’s lovely diamonds. Win the club. Cashthe AÀ. That leaves four diamonds in dummy. If thediamonds split 4–3, if you can ruff the next three,and if you can then get back to cash the fifth, thenyou can discard the dubious JÃ on the last diamond.

Your entries are in trumps so save trumpslower than Dummy’s quartet to have entries. You’remissing the 6Õ. The first trump lead will draw it.With the KJ93 in the dummy move the QT82 awayfrom the A754. Lead trump Queen to the King andruff the top diamond with the Ace. Lead the trumpten to the Jack and ruff the top diamond with thenine. Lead the trump eight to the nine and ruff thetop diamond with the five.

You now have the four and two of spadesand your three hearts. If the diamonds behaved, the2À is a winner. Get to it by leading the 2Õ to the4Õ. Don’t gloat! (Remember zero tolerance.)

Cash the winner, discard the JÃ, and returnto hand with a small heart to the Ace. You nowhave the KÃ and your last trump. You won fivespades, three diamond ruffs, two hearts, a club, andtwo diamonds!

Autumn 2014 The Kibitzer Page 5The key here is appreciating dummy’s long

suit, recognizing your trump entries, and watchingyour own spots to preserve all you entries, includ-ing the 2Õ to the 3Õ. Watch for entries.

Example 3. Ducking and the Danger Hand

Contract 5À. KÕ led.

Õ A 3Ã 5 4À Q 10 8  A 9 7 6 5 4

Õ 4À K J 7 3À A K J 9 5 3  3 2

You appear to have a club loser and a heart loser,but if East wins a club, shifts to a heart, and findsWest with the Heart Ace and Queen, you lose aclub and two hearts. Can you establish Dummy’sclub suit without letting East do the worst as adanger hand?

You need lose only one early black suittrick but you have the choice whether it is in safespades or in clubs, the suit East might win.

Duck the first spade and leave West, thenon-danger hand on lead. Win whatever he playsnext and discard your second club on Dummy’sAce of spades. By swapping the losers, youcontrolled which defender could be on lead andgave yourself time to begin to establish the clubs.

Assume West continues with the Queen ofspades (nothing is better). Win the Ace, discard thesmall club, and lead a club to the Ace. Ruff a clubhigh, return to dummy with a trump, ruff a clubhigh and return again to dummy. The defendersbegan with five clubs. If they split 3–2, you havethree good clubs on the board on which you candiscard three losing hearts, holding your loses to thefirst trick and the last heart. If they didn’t split youcan still guess the heart finesse.

This hand needed three pitches on the clubsand therefore required a 3-2 split and only twotrump entries. Consequently, even if West shifted toa trump at trick two, you would be unharmed. Aheart shift would solve your immediate problem butyou would still want to develop the discards.

Example 4. Count Your Entries

Contract 4Õ. KÀ led.

Õ K QÃ A 9 8 6 4 2À A 3  A 4 2

Õ A J 8 7 5 2Ã 3À 4 2  8 7 6 5

You have one diamond and three club losers. Youcan’t ruff a fourth club in dummy as a good defensewill lead trumps. If hearts are no worse than 4–2(48% + 36% = 84%) you can set them up but needfive entries: the AÃ, three ruffs, and an entry to getback to dummy. Use your trumps for entries. Takethe AÀ, (don’t duck or defense will remove a trumpentry), AÃ, heart ruff, KÕ, second heart ruff, QÕ,third heart ruff, AÕ (to draw trumps), and A  to getback to dummy. Now you can use the fifth andsixth hearts to discard two of your losing clubs.

By understanding splits and entries, youcan set up dummy’s long suit (even if it is weak).Almost always, the percentages for suits splittingare higher (sometimes much higher) than a 50 %finesse chance which might be the option you seefirst.

Good Luck at the table.

Ken De Roche

We have lost one of our oldest and most respectedplayers. Ken De Roche died after an unexpectedillness in late July. Ken played regularly in Tacoma,Federal Way, and many of the nearby tournaments.He and his wife Florence, who died in 2002, ran theSunset Bridge Club out of their home from the late60’s until the late 80’s. Together, they taught thegame to many of today’s players, and they both will beremembered for their encouragement and unfailingpatience . . . most of the time!

Ken was a player’s player and a friend toeveryone. He will be sorely missed.

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Paul Howell, Sharon Pretti, Ray Brown, and Kay Hines at a recent game.

Good Parking, Good Access, Good Lights, Good Eats, and Good Seats

GIG HARBOR BRIDGE CLUBBy M. L. Kellogg

The Gig Harbor Bridge Club has enjoyed a trulydelightful first month. We have met many wonder-ful bridge players and we thank each of you forvisiting and supporting this brand new club. Ourfirst priority was to create a special atmosphere fornice people that also love ACBL Bridge. We striveto spoil our players with good food, comfortablesurroundings, plenty of good parking, no steps,partially covered walkways, and bright outdoorlighting for those upcoming winter days.

There are plans on the calendar for somefun and educational events starting in November.We will be hosting a split Unit Game each month, and we also forecast some"low pressure" BarometerGames in the new year, special holiday games withprizes, and other “knock your socks off” events.

Georgia Farman is currently doing “Coffeewith Georgia” on Thursday mornings. This hasbeen an amazing crowd pleaser. Georgia is covering various bids and defenses beginning with weak twobids. Her presentation is beneficial to all levelswhether it's a review or an introduction. She hasoffered to do another set of “Coffees” in the springof 2015. We are indeed very lucky!

I don’t mind bragging a bit about ourdirectors and teachers. Directors Cliff Allo andPatty Swan are the very best! There's no questionabout it.... our players love them! Cliff many timesgives a short and sweet lesson before play begins onMondays.... It's perfect! During November, he’ll

give previews of the courses we’ll offer starting inJanuary: 1) Improve Your Declare Play, 2) ImproveYour Defense, 3) Hand Evaluation, and 4) Makingthe Most of Distribution.

Another champion of our club, BruceYoder, has begun an ice breaker set of lessons toease the transition to duplicate. Starting December4, he will also present two series on bidding, firston Two Over One and then on (a) "Takeout andNegative Doubles" and (b) "Heart and Club BidsThat Require Partnership Agreement." No doubtabout it, we shall become much better players!

Please join us for some winter sunshine atthe bridge table by the bridge in Gig Harbor.

Schedule and Directions

Schedule: Sunday 1 pm, Monday 10:30 am(includes a free lunch) and Thursday 10:30. SuiteC-8, Gateway Pointe Business Park, 2703 Jahn AveNW, Gig Harbor, WA 98355. 425 / 454 – 4456.From Tacoma: Cross the Narrows Bridge in theright lane. Take the first exit (#8 24th Street). Turnleft at the light. Cross the over the highway. Turnright on Jahn. Gateway Pointe Business Park issoon on the right.From Bremerton and Port Orchard: TakeHighway 16 East to 36th St. NW (Tacoma NarrowsAirport Exit). Turn left at the first light and followroad about 3/4 mile. Entrances to Gateway PointeBusiness Park will be on your left.

Autumn 2014 The Kibitzer Page 7Unit Officers Led the Way at the

Three-Day Kitsap Sectional

Unit 451's President and Vice-President showedthat they haven’t let leadership responsibilitiestotally distract them from playing. Georgia Farmanand Will Houston placed in four of the five eventscontested at August’s Kitsap Sectional. They wonthe Friday Afternoon Pairs and Sunday’s KenKirkpatrick Swiss Teams and added a pair of fourthplace finishes in Saturday’s Open Pairs. Valerie andJerry McVay from Lacey were the other half oftheir team and edged Georgia and Will for thirdSaturday Morning. Board Members Bruce Yoderand Linda Redman were third Friday Afternoon,second Saturday Morning, and fourth SaturdayAfternoon. These six headed the masterpointwinners for the weekend.

With the assistance of Former PresidentDon McCluskey, Charles Woodman, and his wifeLee, Kibitzer columnist Fred Parkinson won the BStrat in the Sunday Swiss. Lee and Fred previouslyplaced in both sessions Saturday.

Kelly McGee, Gary Wilson, Janice Nelsen,and David Ericson won the C Strat. Nelsen iscurrently Treasurer and Ericson recently served onthe Unit Board.

Marcia Cramer and Patty Pomeroy won theFriday 299er Pairs and Paul Evanoff and VictorMagruder won the Saturday 299er Pairs.

Franklin Pierce and Guy Audett won the CStrat in both sessions Friday. That evening theywere second overall only to former Secretary SallyBukowski and Preston Baker. Pierce and Audettalso placed in both Saturday Afternoon Pairs andwith Blanche Dahl and Marv Novak, Sunday’sSwiss.

Bert and Carolyn Adams won the B StratFriday Afternoon and placed in B that evening.

Other winners included Regenia Butler andGreg Trautman Saturday Morning and Charles andAndrea James Saturday Afternoon.

The full list of overall winners as well asthe full list of masterpoint winners is available onthe ACBL website at:http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/results/2014/08/1408079.htm.

From the Kitchen by Georgia Myers

OVEN-BARBEQUED RIBS

Either 3 to 4 lbs. spareribs cut in 2 rib pieces or3 to 4 lbs country style spareribs, 1 large onion,thinly sliced, and reconstituted lemon juice.

Place ribs in a shallow pan, meaty site up. Roast theribs uncovered at 450 degrees about 30 minutes.Drain excess fat from pan. Top each piece of ribswith a slice of onion. Splash lemon juice over all.

BASTING SAUCE

4 tbsp. brown sugar(scant), 1/3 cup Worcestershiresauce, 1 tsp. salt, 1cup catsup, 1 tsp. chili powder, 1 Ω cups water, and 2 or 3 dashes of Tabasco sauce.

( Can substitute º tsp. red pepper for chili powderand Tabasco.)

Combine basting sauce ingredients and bring to aboil. Pour over the ribs and lower temperature to350 degrees. Cover and bake about 2 hours, bastingevery 15 minutes. Uncover last 20 minutes.

Country style ribs freeze well in single sizeservings.

Nancy Osier

Nancy Osier was a civil servant, grandmother, LifeMaster, and former Member of the Unit 451 Boardof Directors. She was fearless at the table and hadgreat instincts. One doubled her at one’s peril becausethe stranger the auction, the better was her sense ofwhat was what. Besides, it was often fatal to give herany extra information. We first met her in 1992 whenthe Partnership Desk for the Wenatchee Sectionalcalled us ten minutes before game time. Nancy and herpartner were completely supportive even after theyfound we had about ten points. Later after we movedto Pierce County, Nancy never said no when I neededher to play with folks at our Sectionals. Her loyalty tobridge was unfailing. CDA

Autumn 2014 The Kibitzer Page 8Panning for Gold by Cliff Allo

Four Strengths To Develop

This occasional series of columns is addressed pri-marily to non-Life Master players that seek both toimprove and to obtain the rank of Life Master.

I’ll suggest that most Life Masters have atleast adequate strength in four areas: (1) Play of theHand, (2) Defense, (3) Bidding, and (4) Discipline.

For many newer players, declarer play canbe challenging. It usually offers more options, re-quires more decisions, and demands initiative in theface of opposition. As I recall, declaring can eveninduce panic. These are clear reasons why improv-ing one’s play of the cards can provide quick andwelcome rewards, but wait: there’s more!

Defenders that know how to play the cardscan recognize, understand, and thwart otherdeclarer’s opportunities and plans.

Better card play can improve bidding.Finally, skill at card play pays off regard-

less of whether you are playing in a well-honedpartnership or took your chances at the PartnershipDesk.

Help is available for players that want toimprove their declarer play. Both the TacomaBridge Club and the Gig Harbor Bridge Club offerlessons. There are many good books. Columns innewspapers, The Kibitzer, and the ACBL Bulletinoffer tips. Computer programs offer both instructionand opportunities to play hands again and againuntil they have been solved.

Defense is second in urgency, ahead ofbidding. We play 25%, watch as dummy 25%, butdefend 50% of the hands. Within defense, issues ofstrategy may require study and experience, butsome basic tactics are both essential and moreeasily learned.

Learn the common systems to signal count,attitude, and suit preference. Know how to showinterest or lack of interest in a suit by choosing thecorrect card to lead. Even if you like one system ofcarding best, know how to play the others ratherthan ask an occasional or one-time partner to learn anew idea on the spot. If you can give partner reli-able information and follow partner’s signals, thenmore skilled players will judge you worthy.

When you are playing with a partner with

whom you are building a partnership, you can getmore deeply into bidding. Otherwise, agree to theStandard American Yellow Card and not muchmore. It’s better to admit you don’t play somethinglike Smolen than to forget it in mid-session.

The identification, recruitment, and reten-tion of partners requires more space than availablehere. Suffice to say, if you show up to play, youwill meet people. Paul, ML, and other club ownerswill do what they can to help arrange partnerships.Additionally, if you declare well and neither makecrazy bids nor trump your partner’s winners, thereis a good chance experienced players will think ofyou when a regular partner is unavailable.

Partners must agree on their methods (pri-marily bidding but also signals and leads), recordthem on their convention cards (and in their systemnotes if they are really serious), and disclose themto the opponents upon inquiry. Developing agree-ments often is easier if the two partners share simi-lar outlooks and styles. Which is more painful foryou: missing a game or going down two? Are you apirate (what’s mine is mine and includes yours if Ican reach it) or a mason (partner can depend uponme always to have exactly what a sound bidderwould hold)? Either style can work if partners havethe same penchant. If they differ, things are harder.

Last is discipline. Resisting temptation isthe first rule of discipline. Careful study and theacquisition of skill and learning matter much less ifone regularly ignores what has been learnt.

Developing and following routines is thesecond. During the auction estimate the strengthand shape of each of the other three hands. As theauction continues, your preliminary picture should improve as each successive call provides additionalinformation. At the end of the auction, you willhave both the opening lead and a full look atDummy to finish your sketch. You won’t knoweverything, but you will be far from blind.

Then depending upon whether you aredeclarer or a defender—and like a pilot beforetakeoff—you should have your checklist ofquestions. Have the discipline to remember yourquestions and to look for their answers. That is theapplication of what you will have learned.

Few develop these skills immediately, butthese thoughts provide a road map for the steadyacquisition of the skills stronger players possess.

Autumn 2014 The Kibitzer Page 9Crossword Puzzle

(Solution on page 9.)2014–2015 Unit 451

Officers andDirectors

GeorgiaFarman

President &ElectronicContract

Will Houston Vice President

Bruce Yoder Disciplinary

Chair & TournamentCoordinator

Janice Nelsen Treasurer

David Finnie Secretary

Brian Reagan Recorder

Vern MyersAss’t Treas.

Kay Enos Board

Member

Linda Redman Board Member

NearbyRegionals

Feb 16–22Vancouver WA

Apr 13–19Victoria BC

Jun 15-21Penticton BC

Autumn 2014 The Kibitzer Page 10Unit 451 2014 Helen Shanbrom Ace of Clubs as of October 6

0 to 5 1 Janet Bruns 17.022 Andrea Palm 9.723 Jim Ernest 8.044 Sue Edwards 6.985 K. E. Pickrell 6.746 Mary Hall 6.467 Juanita Fairley 5.688 Lawrence Gustafson 5.359 Martha Creech 4.1210 Zack Dalbom 2.87

5 to 201 Sandra Johanson 6.322 Douglas Whittle 4.813 Katherine Bianci 2.744 Jane Crane 2.545 Mary Pitcher 1.946 Ellen Kohjima 1.657 Carolyn Dunne 1.648 Yvonne Kemp 1.629 Thomas Pitcher 1.4910 David Finnie 1.45

20 to 501 John Souza 18.752 Kim McDonald 17.213 Wayne Evenson 14.474 Diane Jones 12.405 Katherine Davis 10.326 Talis Abolins 9.777 Gwenda Davidson 5.138 Virginia Roni 4.639 David Sklar 4.5310 Ernest Heller 2.95

50 to 1001 Guy Audett 30.962 Tom Glispin 21.823 Marcia Cramer 13.404 Sharon Pretti 12.905 Glenn Malin 12.626 Francella McKinnon 8.327 Gerald Schneider 8.018 Stephen Seyl 7.189 Franklin Pierce 4.6910 Sue Caps 3.33

100 to 2001 Marilyn Saba 34.032 Dennis Kurzrock 33.213 Barbara Okey 20.214 Lee Parkinson 14.355 David Langford 13.556 Helen Batie 12.58

Robert Batie 12.588 Janet Duris 10.769 Lee Shugart 10.6610 P. Richard Taylor 9.69

200 to 3001 Janice Nelsen 38.462 Kelly McGee 28.213 Hiyam Vanderwilde 26.434 Jon Schneidler 23.735 Lee Kueckelhan 18.436 Gene Alberts 15.977 Patty Pomeroy 15.638 Lois Larson 13.119 Carolyn McClurkan 9.1410 Betty Wyatt 8.94

300 to 5001 Preston Baker 49.632 James Vandergriff 38.953 David Erickson 34.874 Steven Larson 28.785 Paul Kirk, Jr. 27.786 Maggie Burke 22.957 Linda Akerman 21.568 Dona Stebbins 19.149 Elizabeth Rand 18.7610 Wilma Rehling 16.16

500 to 10001 Cecily Berg 61.522 William Houston 53.043 Larry Josties 46.544 Sally Bukowski 43.625 Richard Baker 40.716 Marvin Novak 39.947 Sheryl Frederic 38.568 Robert Vanderwilde 38.169 Harriett Kirk 37.8710 Gary Wilson 35.66

1000 to 25001 Blanche Dahl 64.812 Constance Peterson 62.163 Katherine Enos 55.964 Bruce Yoder 55.035 Paul Bartron 53.466 Patricia Swan 52.037 Lawrence Diamond 45.368 Carol Cassedy 39.539 Sharon Gaunt 37.0110 Don McCluskey 34.95

2500 to 50001 Georgia Farman 62.422 Shirley Kuhlman 62.173 Wesley Kuhlman 54.924 Marjorie Blunt 44.355 Christel Quist 41.296 Barbara Kolppa 36.037 Linda Redman 35.168 Iris West 34.839 Leonard Wisbey 27.9110 Bruce Brownfield 24.75

5000 to 75001 Howard Epley 45.70

2015 Washington Sectionals

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CLUBS

Bainbridge Island 370 Brien Dr SE 206/842-6250 Th 10 am

Bremerton 1150 Marine Dr 360/782-9455 T, W 10:30 am; M, Sat 6:30 pm

Federal Way 726 356th St 253/939-0733 T, Th 10 am

Gig Harbor 2703 Jahn Ave Suite C8 425/454-4456 M, Th 10:30 am; Sun 1 pm

Autumn 2014 The Kibitzer Page 11Unit 451 2014 Mini-McKenney as of October 6

0 to 5 1 Janet Bruns 17.942 Andrea Palm 12.703 Jim Ernest 8.924 Sue Edwards 7.865 K. E. Pickrell 7.316 Mary Hall 6.467 Juanita Fairley 5.688 Lawrence Gustafson 5.359 Martha Creech 5.0410 Zack Dalbom 2.87

5 to 20 1 Ellen Kohjima 11.362 Sandra Johanson 7.383 Douglas Whittle 4.814 Katherine Bianci 2.745 Jane Crane 2.546 Mary Pitcher 1.947 Carolyn Dunne 1.648 Yvonne Kemp 1.629 Thomas Pitcher 1.4910 David Finnie 1.45

20 to 50 1 John Souza 20.912 Kim McDonald 19.093 Diane Jones 16.814 Wayne Evenson 15.225 Talis Abolins 12.256 Katherine Davis 10.327 Gwenda Davidson 5.138 Virginia Roni 4.639 David Sklar 4.5310 Mary Williams 2.95

50 to 100 1 Guy Audett 72.572 Tom Glispin 23.753 Marcia Cramer 22.044 Franklin Pierce 15.555 Sharon Pretti 14.846 Glenn Malin 12.627 Francella McKinnon 11.128 Gerald Schneider 8.619 Stephen Seyl 7.1810 Michael Killion 4.75

100 to 200 1 Dennis Kurzrock 71.542 Marilyn Saba 68.333 Lee Parkinson 28.634 David Langford 24.395 Barbara Okey 20.216 Helen Batie 12.587 Robert Batie 12.588 Lee Shugart 12.169 Judith Hussey 11.0410 Janet Duris 10.76

200 to 300 1 Janice Nelsen 76.312 Jon Schneidler 63.883 Kelly McGee 55.994 Hiyam Vanderwilde 31.775 Lois Larson 23.896 Marlene Smeed 23.427 Patty Pomeroy 22.448 Lee Kueckelhan 18.439 Gene Alberts 16.8810 Carolyn McClurkan 13.63

300 to 500 1 Linda Akerman 97.022 Preston Baker 74.603 David Erickson 62.904 James Vandergriff 56.335 Steven Larson 48.436 Maggie Burke 38.447 Paul Kirk, Jr. 29.908 Barbara Hamal 19.599 Dona Stebbins 19.1410 Elizabeth Rand 18.76

500 to 1000 1 William Houston 76.172 Marvin Novak 75.963 Cecily Berg 70.804 Richard Baker 69.775 Gary Wilson 64.916 Sally Bukowski 61.277 Evan Stoll, Jr. 59.518 Robert Vanderwilde 51.429 Larry Josties 46.5410 Fred Parkinson 45.76

1000 to 2500 1 Lawrence Diamond 388.392 Bert Adams 135.78

Carolyn Adams 135.784 Bruce Yoder 98.745 Paul Bartron 95.606 Katherine Enos 95.047 Blanche Dahl 76.378 Patricia Swan 73.179 Constance Peterson 70.7610 Jerry Thorpe 69.70

2500 to 5000 1 Georgia Farman 86.282 Shirley Kuhlman 86.053 Wesley Kuhlman 79.874 Marjorie Blunt 77.175 Bruce Brownfield 75.936 Barbara Kolppa 73.317 Linda Redman 59.388 Leonard Wisbey 58.149 Christel Quist 47.4810 Iris West 38.08

5000 to 7500 1 Howard Epley 428.94

Indianola 19876 Indianola Rd 360/297-4040 Tu 10 am

Olympia 6200 Capitol Blvd 360/259-1140 M, W, F, Sat 1pm, M, W, F, 6 pmUnit Game 1st Sunday 10:30 am & 3:30 pm

Tacoma 2508 S 39th St 253/640-2736 M, W, F 10:30 am

Fircrest 555 Contra Costa 253/640-2736 Rubber Bridge M 6–8 pm (details page 3)

Tacoma Holiday Sectional

December 12, 13 & 14 2014

Fircrest Community Center

555 Contra Costa Fircrest, WA

Schedule of Events

Friday December 12 1:00 PM Stratified  Open  Pairs  and  299’er  Pairs

Friday December 12 7:00 PM Stratified  Open  Pairs  and  299’er  Pairs

Saturday December 13 12 Noon Stratified  Open  Pairs  and  299’er  Pairs  and NAP District 19 Finals flights A and C

Saturday December 13 6:00 PM Stratified  Open  Pairs  and  299’er  Pairs  and NAP District 19 Finals Flights A and C

Sunday December 14 10:30 AM & TBA

Stratified Swiss Teams and NAP District Finals Flight B

Stratifications by Average Masterpoints for Pairs and Teams Stratified Open Pairs & Swiss Teams A = 2000+, B = 750-2000, C = 0-750,  299’er  Pairs  A  = 200-300, B = 100-200, C = 0-100 Pairs events $9.00 per session for ACBL paid-up members. Swiss team entry, including in-house lunch,$88.00 per team for paid-up ACBL members, All others add $3.00 per ses-sion

Driving Directions From Bremerton: Exit highway 16 at Orchard, Turn left at the end of the ramp, turn right onto Regents Boulevard, turn left at next light onto Electron Boulevard. From I-5: Take Highway 16 west to Center Street Exit, turn right onto Center Street, (stay in second from right lane) enter Fircrest, turn left at next light onto Electron Boule-vard.

Chairman: Bruce Yoder 360-981-7144 ( bremertonbridge@gmail.com) and Dave Erickson 253-537-8243 (dclowerickson@hotmaicom) Partnerships: Cliff Allo 253-208-8167 (Clifford.allo@sunrisebridge.com) and Brian Reagan 253-588-2222 (abs.1984@live.com)