Daily BulletinSaturday, March 23, 2019 Volume 61, Number 2

61st Spring North American Bridge Championships NABCDailyBulletin@acbl.org Editors: Paul Linxwiler, Sue Munday and Chip Dombrowski

Goodwill MessageNothing is stronger than

the power of a smile, a kind word or an honest compliment.Sandy DeMartino, ChairAileen Osofsky Goodwill Committee

Pre-registration required for national knockouts Pre-registration for the Vanderbilt Knockout

Teams is required before by 6 p.m. Sunday, March 24. Teams entering the 0–10,000 Knockout must pre-register no later than 10 a.m. Monday, March 25 (the day of the event). Pre-register in the Convention Center Ballroom.

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The inaugural Soloway Knockout Teams will take place at the Fall 2019 NABC in San Francisco. The new, top-tier (“NABC+”) contest begins with a two-day Swiss qualifying round, reducing the field to 32 squads, followed by five days of head-to-head knockout matches to produce a single winner.

The contest awards platinum points, which are even available from match awards in the Swiss qualifier.

The Soloway KO will begin on the first Friday of the Fall NABC, Nov. 29., and concludes on Thursday, Dec. 5. The contest will not conflict with the venerable Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams, which begins Dec. 6, but teams

who successfully advance to the quarterfinal round of the Soloway will be unable to play in the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs, which runs Dec. 3-5.

The new contest is named in honor of the late Hall of Famer Paul Soloway,

a multiple world and NABC champion, as well as the all-time ACBL masterpoint leader until his death in 2007.

Soloway KO premieres this fall

“Keep Bridge Alive” campaign comes to North America

Samantha Punch is well known as one of Scotland’s top players. She’s represented her country internationally in open, mixed and women’s competitions, but she’s in Memphis for the Spring NABC because of her day job as professor of sociology at the University of Stirling. In that role, Punch is spearheading a worldwide research project to understand the sociological benefits of bridge. The project is also designed to determine what factors can help sustain the game which faces a serious challenge from the ageing of its players, hence the name “Keep Bridge Alive.”

With an enormous survey and 52 in-depth interviews already completed as the initial part of the project, Punch is now busy attracting donors through crowd funding to help complete the research.

“Our goal is about $60,000 US. We’ve already raised $30,000 from European donors, so now we’ve come to North America to see if we can raise the balance,” she said.

Punch has already gotten a good start, raising $2000 in just the first few days in Memphis.

Punch explains the project:“The University of Stirling in Scotland

has launched the global ‘Keep Bridge Alive’ CrowdFund campaign to communicate messages about the benefits of bridge beyond the bridge world. The key goals of this project are to transform the image of bridge, to increase participation and enhance the sustainability of the mind sport.

“Today, fewer people are playing bridge and there is a fear within the bridge community that

the game faces greatly diminished participation if we don’t recruit a new generation of players. Players know that bridge as a mind sport encourages immersion whilst promoting focus and clear thinking, which can offer a welcome distraction from worries, helping to alleviate stress and boost self-esteem. Bridge, as a partnership and team game, facilitates communication and the development of social connections as well as contributing to intergenerational community building.

“Part of the new campaign is to establish the Sociology of Bridge, a research project and an emerging academic field exploring interactions within the mind sport, well-being, healthy ageing and social connection as experienced in the bridge world.”

Punch, who coined the Sociology of Bridge concept, says, “Sociology is a way of exploring and understanding how society works. So the sociology of bridge is about understanding how the bridge world works: what motivates players, opportunities for skill development and the dynamics of the game. By doing research which highlights the benefits and skills that playing bridge provides, we can develop an evidence base to persuade governments and employers to consider investing in getting more bridge into schools, universities, and local communities.”

Schreiber-Montgomery lead Silver Ribbon quals

Michael Schreiber and Dewitt (Hal) Montgomery topped the qualifying round in the Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs on Friday. Schreiber, of Memphis, and Montgomery, of Portland OR, scored 59.68% in the first qualifying session and followed up with a 65.50% in the second. They begin today’s two-session final with a carryover of 222.60 matchpoints (64 is top).

In second are Barry Bragin of Fort Pierce FL and Mark Laken of Glyndon MD. Their session scores – 63.91% and 59.79% – give them a carryover of 210.03.

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Crusizio in front in 10K Swiss

The squad captained by Maximo Crusizio of Argentina leads the 0-10,000 Swiss Teams after the opening round. Crusizio, playing with fellow Argentine Rodrigo Garcia Da Rosa, Stephen Cox of Eugene OR and Marshall Lewis of Bloomington IN, scored 113 Victory Points in the two-session qualifying game.

In second place is the team led by Jonathan Fleischmann of Bloomfield MI. Fleischmann and company scored 111 Victory Points in the qualifying round.

Diamond, Platnick set Platinum pace

After Friday’s qualifying round, John Diamond and Brian Platnick sit atop the field in the Kay Platinum Pairs. The duo put together consistent sessions of 61.87% and 60.27% to establish a slim lead going into the second day of the three-day event.

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Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the game! Southwest Exhibit Hall on the second floor of the Convention Center. Speakers and topics are subject to change.

Saturday, March 239:15 a.m. Norman Beck Odd Things About Bridge

Sunday, March 249:15 a.m. Patty Tucker Responding to a Preemptive Bid6:45 p.m. David Cappera TBD

Monday, March 259:15 a.m. Norman Beck Everyday Things and Bridge6:45 p.m. Jacob Morgan Takeout Doubles

SPECIAL EVENTSMEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS

All meetings are at the Sheraton Hotel unless otherwise noted.

CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM

Saturday, March 238 am–Noon Best Practices Teacher Workshop. Session three

of three. Learn modern teaching techniques in this interactive course which includes hands-on experience. Pre-registration required. Assessments will be Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Azelea Room, first floor

9 am-Noon ACBL Educational Foundation meeting. Chattanooga Room

10 am–11 am ACBL Charity Foundation meeting. Beale Room10 am–Noon Free Bridge Lesson with Patty Tucker followed by a

special game for newer players. Heritage Ballroom10:30 am–11 am Hall of Fame Committee meeting. Orpheum Room1–6 pm Learn Bridge in a Day?™ This popular session is

designed especially for true beginners, those returning to bridge after long absences and those merely wanting to test the waters before committing to formal classes. The concentrated course includes both class instruction and coached play. No pre-registration required. Fee: $20 covers textbook and door prizes. Heritage Ballroom

6–8:30 pm Learn Bridge in a Day?™ Teacher Accreditation. Teacher training includes information on organizing and marketing LBIAD as well as maximizing retention rates, writing effective grant requests and the presentation of the seminar. Fee: $75. Heritage Ballroom

Sunday, March 24

8:30–10 am Audrey Grant’s Modern Techniques for Bridge Teachers and Club Managers. Audrey Grant’s hands-on approach and creative use of the table, cards and bidding boxes keeps students engaged, excited and focused. She

will share these teaching techniques in this 90-minute seminar. Fee: $20 covers materials. Gatlinburg Room

10 am–Noon Free Bridge Lesson with Audrey Grant followed by a special game for newer players. Heritage Ballroom

10 am–Noon Board of Governors meeting. This meeting is also open to the general membership of the ACBL. Convention Center, Ballroom A

1–5 pm Notrump in a Day. This workshop explores basic notrump bidding and the most common responses, from raises to Stayman and Jacoby transfers. Fee: $20 at the door (includes textbook). Heritage Ballroom

Monday, March 2510 am–Noon Competition and Conventions Committee meeting.

Boardroom10 am “Aces and Knaves” – a new documentary about bridge.

Tickets are available at the convention center, at the theatre box office an hour before the show and online at orpheum-memphis.com/event/aces-and-knaves. Admission is $10. Halloran Center for the Performing Arts

10:30 am–Noon Goodwill Committee meeting. Beale Room11 am–Noon USBF Board meeting. Memphis Room5–7 pm Goodwill Reception. Aileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill

Committee members only. Magnolia Ballroom, first floor7:30 pm “Aces and Knaves” – a new documentary about bridge.

Tickets are available at the convention center, at the theatre box office an hour before the show and online at orpheum-memphis.com/event/aces-and-knaves. Admission is $10. Halloran Center for the Performing Arts

HOSPITALITYFriday March 22 through Saturday March 30

Exhibit Hall foyer8 am–11 pm Free coffee 8 am–7 pm Free sweet and unsweetened tea

Sunday, March 241:30 pm Egg rolls. East Hall10:30 pm Chicken quesadillas. Exhibit Hall foyer

Smokers: Stay away from the doorsSmokers – you know who you are – if you go outside to smoke, stay 50 ft. away from the entrance. It’s the state law. And it’s the nice thing to do. And no

one wants to smell smoke inside the building. Really. Step. Away. From. The. Doors. Don’t make us get all disciplinary ...

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JUST FOR NEW PLAYERSTake All Your Chances

By Eddie Kantar Dummy ♠ Q J ♥ 7 ♦ 7 5 4 2 ♣ A K 7 5 4 2

Declarer (You) ♠ A 7 6 ♥ A 10 8 5 2 ♦ A K 3 ♣ Q 6

You open 1♥, partner responds 2♣ intending to rebid 3♣, invitational, but your jump to 3NT ends the bidding. If a 2♣ response is played as a game force, then 1NT is the proper response. You would raise 1NT to 2NT and partner would bid 3NT. All roads lead to Rome.

The opening lead is the ♠4 and dummy’s jack wins, East playing the ♠3, count. Plan the play.

You have eight top tricks and need but one more. In spite of those impressive clubs, if you rely entirely on a 3–2 break, you will be giving yourself a 68% chance to make the hand. Not bad, but you can do better. Much better.

Duck a diamond at trick two, win the likely spade return and play the ♦A K. If diamonds

break 3–3 (36%), dummy’s fourth diamond is your ninth trick. If they don’t, you still have 3–2 clubs to fall back on (68%). You stay alive by playing diamonds before clubs, giving yourself an 80% chance of making the hand. Why consign the diamonds to oblivion? It doesn’t cost anything to test them.

Take full credit if you played the ♦A K and a low diamond instead of ducking a diamond.

Notice that you can’t test clubs first and if they don’t break 3–2, fall back on diamonds being 3–3. The club suit is the entry to the fourth diamond; diamonds have to be attacked before clubs.

The full deal: ♠ Q J ♥ 7 ♦ 7 5 4 2 ♣ A K 7 5 4 2 ♠ K 10 8 4 2 ♠ 9 5 3 ♥ Q 9 4 3 ♥ K J 6 ♦ J 9 8 ♦ Q 10 6 ♣ 9 ♣ J 10 8 3 ♠ A 7 6 ♥ A 10 8 5 2 ♦ A K 3 ♣ Q 6

Linda Wilson and Earl Conner met at the I/N Partnership Desk on Thursday and had such a good time, they decided to play together again on Friday.

Linda comes from Jacksonville FL. Her significant other, Robert McClendon, overshot his goal of picking up 2000 masterpoints last year, and ended up No. 8 on the Barry Crane Top 500 list. The reason Linda’s here in Memphis? “Him.” A party bridge player for 40 years, Linda made the foray into duplicate only two years ago. Does she have a preference between the two forms of the game? “I like having a drink and talking,” she says.

Earl, from Woodbury MN, came to Memphis to take the three-day director’s course which started on Tuesday. “I passed my exam!” he says happily. He’ll make use of his new credentials directing at the Woodbury Bridge Club. Earl is excited to be at his first big national tournament.

ACBL Shuttle Bus ServiceShuttle runs every 15 minutesFriday, March 22– Saturday, March 30Pickup at Memphis Cook Convention Center (Main St. on Sheraton side of the street) 4–8:45 p.m.Drop off and pickup at the intersection of

Union Ave. & Main St.Drop off and pickup at Beale St. & 2nd St.

(by Hard Rock Café)9–11pmShuttle drop off at the following hotels:Comfort Inn DowntownCourtyard Court SquareMoxy Court SquareSpringhill Court SquareHu HotelResidence Inn DowntownDoubletree Downtown

Check cashing and Bridge Bucks

The check cashing and Bridge Bucks desk is located on the second floor of the Convention Center across from Ballroom C.

The desk will be open Friday, March 22, from 11 am to 1 p.m.

Beginning Saturday, the desk hours will be 9:30 to 10 a.m, and noon to 1 p.m.

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.

Vugraph operators needed

Experienced vugraph operators are needed Wednesday through Friday for the Vanderbilt Knockout broadcast on BBO. The first session each day starts at noon, the second session starts at 7 p.m. ACBL pays operators $50 per session.

If you are available, please email Jan Martel at marteljan at gmail.com, or text her at 530-574-5780, and she will answer any questions you may have. Thousands of BBO spectators around the world will appreciate your help!

Smoking PolicySmoking is not permitted in the playing area

during any bridge playing event at an NABC. This includes electronic smoking devices.

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Book signingAuthor and expert player Eldad Ginossar

will be signing copies of his new book “Power Up Your Bridge Game” on Sunday, March 24, beginning at noon.

The signing will take place at the bookseller’s stand at the Convention Center on the second floor.

JAN DACUS MEMORIAL FRIDAY-SATURDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 12 TablesMerryl Chin, North York ON; Rick Holcomb, Miami FL; Harold Nordstrom, Reading MA; Susan Lincoln, Boxford MA vsSue Lan Ma, Kirtland Hills OH; Andrew Firko, Oakville ON; J Melvin Norton, Burlington ON; Peter Petruzzellis, Scarborough ON

Gerard Turcotte - Robert Tremblay - Alain Dufour, Quebec QC; Denis Lafrance, Shannon QC vsEdward White, Grand Blanc MI; William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Cliff Campbell, Thunder Bay ON; Ken Gee, Regina SK

Notice of binding arbitration

By becoming an ACBL member or renewing your membership in the ACBL, you expressly agree to waive your right to have disputes between you and the ACBL resolved in a court of law and agree to accept the use of binding arbitration before the American Arbitration Association. The binding arbitration provisions are available for review at acbl.org/bindingarbitration.

0–10,000 SWISS TEAMS QUALIFIERS 42 Tables / Based on 83 Tables Carryover 1 Maximo Crusizio, Argentina; Rodrigo Garcia Da Rosa, Argentina; Stephen Cox, Eugene OR; Marshall Lewis, Bloomington IN 25.60 2 Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI; Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON; Julie Arbit, Milford MI; Andrew Cavalier, Huntsville AL; Kurt Dasher, Petersburg MI; Cono Emanuele, Brownstown Township MI 24.10 3 Thomas Rush, Houston TX; Daniel Jackson, Spring TX; Guss Ginsburg, New Orleans LA; Mike Doyle, Katy TX 23.34 4 Ryan Schultz, Dayton OH; Peter Whipple, Mason OH; Steve Callaham, Alpharetta GA; Bob Fisk, Cincinnati OH 22.59 5/6 Simon Cope, Hertfordshire ; Diana Nettleton, Oxford ; Lyn Fry, London, England; Lizzie Godfrey, Pereille, France 20.33 5/6 Edward Piken, Palos Verdes Peninsula CA; William Schreiber, Valley Glen CA; Steve Cohen, Las Vegas NV; Viktor Anikovich, Los Angeles CA 20.33 7/8 Karen Kendrick, Brentwood TN; Berkeley Montes, Nashville TN; Chris Panagopoulos - Kevin Clark, Franklin TN 19.58 7/8 Robert L. McClendon, Ponte Vedra FL; Michael Heins, Champaign IL; Dennis Thompson, Lake Hiawatha NJ; Bharat Rao, Berwyn PA 19.58 9 Clay Hamner, Chapel Hill NC; Sylvia Shi, Las Vegas NV; Peggy Haigler, Raleigh NC; Peter J Boyd-Bowman, Greensboro NC; Gabriel Fadel, Alpharetta GA 18.83 10 AJ Stephani - Isaac Stephani, Cincinnati OH; Eric Gettleman, Ellicott City MD; George Klemic, Bensenville IL 17.3211/13 Grant Vance, Oakland CA; Gregory Vance, Pacifica CA; Mark Moss, Piedmont CA; Robert Thomson, San Rafael CA 15.0611/13 Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY; Samuel Amer, Long Island NY; David Gurvich - Rachael Moller, New York NY 15.0611/13 William Boynton, Tallahassee FL; Marie Eggeling, Germany; John Baker, North Augusta SC; Matthias Felmy, Oldenburg, Germany 15.06 14 Ed Howard, Lawrence KS; Robert Carstedt, Wichita KS; Gary Morrison, Olathe KS; James Masilamani, Topeka KS 14.3115/16 Gillian Miniter, New York NY; Radu Nistor, Woodside NY; Asaf Yekutieli, Tel Aviv, Israel; Simon Ekenberg, Kalmar Sweden 12.0515/16 Jason Meyer, Silver Spring MD; Lloyd Rawley, Greenbelt MD; Melanie Manfield, Chevy Chase MD; Jacqueline Abrams, Naples FL 12.0517/18 Stewart Rubenstein - Christina Parker, Chestnut Hill MA; Arjun Dhir, Johns Creek GA; Paul Lewis, White Plains NY 10.5417/18 Bud Stein, Green Valley AZ; Paul Karas, Elm Grove WI; Dorothy Coakley, Naples FL; Gabriel Tawil, Boynton Beach FL 10.54 19 Linda Green-Whitten - Sam Whitten, Southaven MS; Darcy White - David Sackett, Prescott AZ 9.7920/24 Eli Jolley, Chicago IL; Ilan Wolff, Great Neck NY; George Berger, Delray Beach FL; Michael Radin, New York NY 9.0420/24 Mike Tanner - Elizabeth Legacy, Halifax NS; Gerry Callaghan, Bedford NS; James Kirby, Dartmouth NS 9.0420/24 Fran Columbus, White Plains NY; Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT; Weiling Zhao, Brookfield CT; Ping Hu, Naperville IL 9.0420/24 Cynthia Huang - Raphael Hallerman, Chicago IL; Zhenyang Zhang, Davis CA; Boris Fang, People’s Republic of China 9.0420/24 Stanislaw Pajak, Poland; Janusz Gawecki - Maciej Dobrzynski - Kamil Walczyk, Poland 9.04 25 Andrew Collins - Somers Collins, Little Rock AR; Sherman Gao, Brea CA; Bo Liu, Irvine CA 8.28 26 Cadir Lee, Los Gatos CA; Randal Burns, Washington DC; Sarah Youngquist, Palo Alto CA; Kyle Rockoff, Buffalo Grove IL 7.5327/29 Chris Champion - Bonnie Bagley - Shirley Scott - Wendy Turk, Colorado Springs CO 6.0227/29 Gerard Turcotte - Robert Tremblay - Alain Dufour, Quebec QC; Denis Lafrance, Shannon QC 6.0227/29 Finn Kolesnik, Ventura CA; J. Melvin Norton, Burlington ON; Andrew Firko, Oakville ON; Howard Einberg, Los Angeles CA; Paul Janicki, Markham ON; Jacob Freeman, Toronto ON 6.0230/33 Norman Beck - Kristen Onsgard, Dallas TX; Nicolas Hammond, Alpharetta GA; Ned Hager, Tulsa OK 5.2730/33 Frances Schneider, Riverside CT; Lee Stokes Hilton, Austin TX; Gayle Covey, Hendersonville NC; Lynn Blumenthal, Santa Rosa CA 5.2730/33 Greg Michaels, Cleveland OH; Stan Dub, Shaker Heights OH; Joanne Weingold - Jack Weingold, Boca Raton FL 5.2730/33 Yoko Sobel, Brooklyn NY; Daniel Lev, New York NY; Samuel Kuang, Elmhurst NY; Usama Faris, New York NY 5.27 34 Michael Gladfelter - Mary Jane Gladfelter - Suman Agarwal, Columbus OH; Cindy Sealy, Owens Cross Roads AL 4.5235/36 Jennifer Williams - Martin Nathan - William Rittenberg, Atlanta GA; Bob Simkins, Decatur GA 3.7735/36 Bridget Poizner - Jim Johnsen, San Diego CA; Daniel Kroll, Berkeley CA; Peter Bonfanti, Oakland CA 3.77 37 Frank Cymerman - Jan Assini, Pittsburgh PA; Marc Nathan - Cathy Nathan, New York NY 3.0138/39 Todd Werby, Tiburon CA; Christina Madsen - Bjorn Tiller, Denmark; Thomas Paske, Manhattan NY 2.2638/39 Russ Jones - Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR; Richard Haacke, Olivette MO; Michael McGuire, Hernando MS 2.2640/41 Michael Cassel, Roseville MN; Barry Purrington, Eagan MN; Robert Kent - Ellen Kent, Chicago IL 1.5140/41 Charles Nemes, Longboat Key FL; Rick Schoenfield, Westchester IL; Michael Gibson, Sarasota FL; David Bogolub, Deerfield IL 1.51 42 John Bishel - Tom Bishel - Judith Zimmerman, Columbus OH; Larry Jones, Pickerington OH 0.00

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Keep Bridge Alive

Why did Punch select bridge for this project?“Bridge is considered by many to be the

greatest card game of all, providing immense fulfilment and enjoyment over one’s life. Bridge combines excitement, challenge and mental stimulation that enables players to stretch their thinking, which in turn is a good workout for brain fitness and healthy ageing. Bridge also offers opportunities to socialise and have fun. Social connection is the number one factor (more important than diet or exercise) in terms of having a longer, healthier and more meaningful life, so the social element of bridge helps us to age well.”

How you can helpPunch says, “We need individual players,

bridge clubs and organizations and other supporters to join us by donating to the Keep Bridge Alive campaign so we can publicize and promote bridge more widely. We would also be delighted to hear from you if you have research ideas, expertise or even time to support the campaign. You may contact me at s.v.punch@stir.ac.uk.”

The money raised will go towards funding two part-time researchers to work alongside Punch. This new team will explore interactions within bridge regarding well-being, healthy aging and social connection. They will also produce a library of accessible materials aimed at different audiences, including schools, parents and policy makers, to encourage growth of the game and help shift the image of bridge. Ultimately, they aim to launch a global collaborative research project focusing on the benefits that bridge contributes to health and well-being, leading to the long-term sustainability of the mind sport.

“Please join us by contributing to the Keep Bridge Alive campaign so that more people, including your children and grandchildren, can share the benefits of this endlessly fascinating mind sport,” Punch says.

You can donate online by using your favorite search engine to look for “Keep Bridge Alive campaign.” You will be directed to the UK CrowdFunder site. (Online donations are charged in pounds sterling, but your credit card will be charged in your national currency.)

Punch added that she can accept in-person donations as well. She will be available at the Keep Bridge Alive booth in the Convention Center, and she encourages players to take the posters and leaflets available at the booth to share with friends and their local clubs.

KAY PLATINUM PAIRS QUALIFIERS 32.0 Tables Carryover 1 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL 430.85 2 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 428.84 3 Eric Greco, Beverly Hills CA; Joe Grue, New York NY 425.97 4 Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY; Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY 420.57 5 Mikael Rimstedt - Ola Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden 411.42 6 Jerry Stamatov - Diyan Danailov, Sofia Bulgaria 409.05 7 Walter Lee, Sudbury MA; Adam Grossack, Newton MA 406.43 8 Cornelis Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep ; Dror Padon, Tel Aviv, Israel 406.24 9 Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden; Simon Hult, Wastervik Sweden 400.59 10 Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL; Justin Lall, Little Elm TX 394.80 11 Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; William Pollack, New York NY 393.13 12 Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Steve Weinstein, Montclair NJ 392.70 13 Bryan Howard, Nashville TN; Jim Foster, Birmingham AL 391.50 14 Fredrik Helness, Oslo Norway; Martin Andresen, Norway 391.26 15 Stephen Sanborn - Kerri Sanborn, Delray Beach FL 391.25 16 John Ramos, Los Angeles CA; Mitch Towner, Tucson AZ 390.57 17 Kelley Hwang - Peter Trenka, New York NY 390.53 18 Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV; Zia Mahmood, New York NY 389.69 19 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; Hailong Ao, Ashburn VA 389.54 20 Connie Goldberg, Gladwyne PA; Hua Poon, Singapore Singapore 385.97 21 Nick Wiebe, Oakland CA; Sara Rothmuller, Occidental CA 384.83 22 John Hurd, New York NY; Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL 382.67 23 B Marshall, Tulsa OK; David Hampton, Hulbert OK 382.55 24 Spike Lay, Daytona Beach Shores FL; Olin Hubert, Atlanta GA 382.30 25 Chris Willenken - Andrew Rosenthal, New York NY 381.55 26 Richard Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 380.75 27 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Brad Moss, Denver CO 379.96 28 Haig Tchamitch, Paradise Valley AZ; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV 379.80 29 Jeffrey Juster, New York NY; Howard Weinstein, Rancho Mirage CA 378.30 30 Ray Miller, Seattle WA; Sun-O Ho, Redmond WA 377.72 31 Nick Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL 376.54 32 Erik Dahl - Jon Hansen, Kristiansand Norway 374.10 33 Kirubakara Moorthy, Chennai India; Uttam Gupta, Bangalore India 374.04 34 Bernard Yomtov, Cambridge MA; Allen Hawkins Jr, Birmingham AL 373.88 35 Gregory Herman - Eric Sieg, Seattle WA 373.73 36 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 372.42 37 Steve Garner, Chicago IL; Michael Whitman, San Francisco CA 371.48 38 Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA; Mike Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL 370.48 39 Thomas Bessis, Paris France; Frederic Volcker, Issy Les Moulin France 370.23 40 Alan Schwartz, Fairfax VA; Bob Feller, Guilderland NY 369.22 41 Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA 368.48 42 Alexander Ornstein, New York NY; Bruce Rogoff, Boca Raton FL 367.57 43 Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL; Adam Wildavsky, New York NY 366.14 44 Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 364.25 45 David Gold, London N31SN ; Kevin Rosenberg, Sunnyvale CA 363.61 46 Peter Weichsel, Carlsbad CA; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA 363.51 47 Rahn Smith, Brandon FL; Sharon Horton, Lakeland FL 363.45 48 Jay Apfelbaum, Philadelphia PA; Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ 363.22 49 Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Robert Lebi, Toronto ON 363.06 50 Cathy Strauch - Riggs Thayer Jr, San Diego CA 362.23 51 Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD 360.61 52 Barry Rigal, New York NY; Glenn Milgrim, Ransomville NY 360.32 53 Phillip King, Harrow ; Kevin Castner, Mercer Island WA 359.56 54 Stefan Skorchev, Sofia, Bulgaria; Christophe Grosset, Issy-Les-Moulin, France 358.89 55 Michael Kamil, Oro Valley AZ; Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL 358.57 56 Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hgts IL; Rose Meltzer, Chapel Hill NC 358.38 57 Allan Graves, Saint Johnsbury VT; Neil Silverman, Fort Lauderdale FL 357.03 58 Chip Martel - Jan Martel, Davis CA 356.41 59 Aaron Jones, North Bethesda MD; Jeff Roman, Bend OR 355.58 60 Andy Goodman, Carmel CA; Chris Compton, Dallas TX 355.38 61 Michael Rosenberg, Sunnyvale CA; Richard Zeckhauser, Cambridge MA 355.32 62 Peter Gill, Sydney, Australia; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 354.74 63 Michael Gill, Columbia MD; Noble Shore, Germantown MD 353.57 64 Richard Coren, Boca Raton FL; Daniel Korbel, Las Vegas NV 353.35

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FRIDAY-SATURDAY DAYLIGHT KO BRACKET 1 9 TablesDavid Pelka, Los Angeles CA; Piotr Bizon, Cracow, Poland; William Hall, Thousand Oaks CA; Marek Szymanowski, Poland vsAnn Karin Fuglestad - Ole Fuglestad, Farsund, Norway; Hezge Stornes, Kristiansand, Norway; Samuel Gillis, London, England ; Erik Saelensminde, Jessheim, Norway

Hilda Setton, New York NY; Pierre Franceschetti, Montpellier, France; Jerome Rombaut, France; Nicholas Lhuissier, France; Quentin Robert, Paris, France; Julien Bernard, France vsJohn Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Susan Schnelwar, New York NY; Johan Upmark - Fredrik Nystrom, Stockholm, Sweden

FRIDAY-SATURDAY DAYLIGHT KO BRACKET 2 13 TablesShirley Rodenborn, Oakland CA; Loretta Dimitruck, Alameda CA; Mischel Postas, Campbell CA; Arjun Singh, Lakewood CO vsAlison Shoemaker, Wyndmoor PA; Lisa Mita, Berwyn PA; Deborah Crisfield, Philadelphia PA; Helen Walker, Lafayette Hill PA

Ginger Hebert - David Friedrichs - Dee Daigle, Lafayette LA; Jane Ardoin, Eunice LA vsKristi Menees, Hilton Head SC; Tom Schlossberg - James Traudt, Hilton Head Island SC; Richard Distlerath, Bluffton SC

FRIDAY-SATURDAY DAYLIGHT KO BRACKET 3 16 TablesGail Walzer - Teresa Crosby - Diane Hudson, Germantown TN; Ann Caldwell, Memphis TN vsBenjamin Sharp, Alexandria VA; Stephen Parker, Mc Lean VA; Michael Olmsted, Fayetteville NY; James Dahlberg, Arlington VA

Sam Taylor, Colorado Springs CO; Enaid Savage, Mexico; Alan Lewis, Elk Grove Village IL; Conrad Waggener, Pueblo CO; Holly Campbell, Stevensville MT vsRufus Cole - Silvia Szanto, Cos Cob CT; Jill Sackett - Joseph Sackett, Winchendon MA

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO BRACKET 1 6 Tables 19.89 1 Ruth Fleischmann, New York NY; Omer Ekinci, Astoria NY; Mustafa Cem Tokay, Rome, Italy; Gokhan Yilmaz, Turkey 13.92 2 Mike Rippey, Orinda CA; Benito Garozzo, Wilmington DE; Leonardo Cima, Rome Italy; Alessandro Gandoglia, Rome, Italy; Kamil Nowak, Poland; Woaciech Strzemecki, Poland

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO BRACKET 2 6 Tables 9.88 1 Barbara McLagan, Sarasota FL; Chuck Greenslit, Framingham MA; Nathalie Tabor, Brookline MA; Bart Bussink, Cambridge MA 6.92 2 Peter Rans, Halifax NS; Carolyn Wood, Cobbs Creek VA; Joyce Neville, White Marsh VA; Scott Rappard, Dartmouth NS

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO BRACKET 3 6 Tables 5.87 1 Livingston Carroll, Sherborn MA; Trey Hyer - Diana Lam, Boston MA; Diana Chirita, Lincoln MA 4.11 2 Marilyn Olson - Trish Simmons, Wenatchee WA; Mary Ann Shepard, Kirkwood MO; Jane Miller, Chesterfield MO

SILVER RIBBON PAIRS QUALIFIERS 65.0 Tables Carryover 1 Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN; Dewitt (Hal) Montgomery III, Portland OR 222.60 2 Barry Bragin, Fort Pierce FL; Mark Laken, Glyndon MD 210.03 3 Dave Westfall, Spokane WA; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA 201.92 4 Glenn Eisenstein - John Rengstorff, New York NY 199.20 5 Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY; Russell Samuel, Coram NY 186.35 6 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA 182.00 7 Craig Biddle, Pittsburgh PA; Bernie Greenspan, Beachwood OH 172.29 8 Michael Huston, Joplin MO; Craig Allen, Glen Ellyn IL 171.94 9 Ronald Carriere, Kirkland QC; Michel Lorber, Baie-D’urfe QC 165.91 10 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Sherry Spalding Fardie, Wolcott CO 164.86 11 Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Betty Starzec, Sugar Land TX 161.20 12 Leo Bell, Carlsbad CA; John Jones, Santa Fe Spgs CA 158.55 13 Abe Pineles, Jackson NJ; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ 152.86 14 Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY; Amy Rhodes, New York NY 141.69 15 Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA; Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA 137.76 16 William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Brian Ellis, Beachwood OH 136.45 17 Bill Cook Jr, Madison MS; Harriette Buckman, Sarasota FL 134.33 18 Victor King, Hartford CT; James Streisand, Wayland MA 133.79 19 Andrew Bernstein - Sim Therrell, Memphis TN 125.61 20 Milton Zlatic - Jack Bryant, Saint Louis MO 123.80 21 Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL; Rozanne Pollack, New York NY 123.49 22 William Pettis, Chevy Chase MD; Shawn Stringer, Silver Spring MD 116.58 23 George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Claude Vogel, Chicago IL 115.83 24 Scott Levine, New York NY; Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY 114.57 25 Martin de Bruin, Egg Harbor Twp NJ; David Hoffner, Galloway NJ 114.55 26 Cameron Doner, Surrey BC; Julie Smith, Vancouver BC 112.92 27 Richard Higgins, Hot Springs Vlg AR; Buddhadeb Biswas, San Jose CA 112.89 28 Lloyd Arvedon, Hudson NH; Glenn Robbins, New York NY 111.60 29 Craig Robinson, Durham NC; Merlin Vilhauer, Beaverton OR 111.51 30 William Lefko, Hopkinsville KY; Elaine Said, Nashville TN 110.60 31 Nancy Lowry, Virginia Beach VA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 109.40 32 Richard Logan, Diamondhead MS; Chuck Pitard, Mandeville LA 106.60 33 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 104.96 34 Robert Bell, New Providence NJ; Ben Tucker, Vashon WA 104.75 35 Roger Bates, Las Vegas NV; Dennis Kasle, Scottsdale AZ 104.51 36 Happoldt Neuffer, Columbia SC; Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC 102.09 37 Stephen Nellissen, Washington Twp NJ; Bob Gwirtzman, Brooklyn NY 100.42 38 Bruce Horiguchi, Gardena CA; Jack Waller, Dana Point CA 100.01 39 Clay Hall, Vestavia AL; Mark Jones, Birmingham AL 95.49 40 Brenda Jacobus - Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV 94.46 41 Robert McCaw, Brewster MA; Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA 92.82 42 Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA; Jeffrey Miller, Naperville IL 92.47 43 Linda Nemmer, San Jose CA; Peggy Sprague, Cupertino CA 91.56 44 Joyce Goldstein, Brooklyn NY; E.R. ‘Bud’ McKinney, Cary NC 91.14 45 Thomas Peters, Grapeland TX; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 90.06 46 Tony Ames, Minnetonka MN; Bob Balderson Jr, Eden Prairie MN 89.25 47 Robert Lurie, Boynton Beach FL; John Hrones Jr, Needham MA 87.14 48 Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT; Anna Bromberg, Brooklyn NY 83.82 49 Edward Zuckerberg, Los Altos Hills CA; Arif Janjua, Saratoga CA 82.98 50 Donald Presse - William Presse, Halifax NS 78.77 51 Dick Bruno, Des Plaines IL; Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN 77.38 52 Cynthia Goatz - Phillip Goatz, Las Vegas NV 76.48 53 Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA 74.88 54 Geoffrey Phipps, Bluffton SC; Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT 73.72 55 Jack LaVigne, Houston TX; Mark Lair, Canyon TX 72.68 56 Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX; Stephen Castellino, Castro Valley CA 72.37 57 Frank Collecchia - Bill Cook, Louisville KY 67.18 58 Gary Soules - Bob Etter, Elk Grove CA 65.25 59 Alan Popkin - Nancy Popkin, Saint Louis MO 63.09

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BILL COX MEMORIAL FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO 1 12 TablesHemant Lall, Carrollton TX; Reese Milner, Sarasota FL; Linlin Hu, People’s Republic of China; Yinghao Liu, Hoboken NJ vsJim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Sam Lev, New York NY; Gary Cohler, Delray Beach FL; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; Berend Van Den Bos, Den Haag ; Joris van Lankveld, Amsterdam

Jacek Pszczola - Josef Blass, Chapel Hill NC; Jacek Kalita, Warsaw, Poland; Michal Nowosadzki, Wejherowo, Poland; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam, Netherlands ; Bas Drijver, Netherlands vsChen Zhao, Greenbelt MD; Jing Liu, Minneapolis MN; Simon De Wijs, Netherlands; Bauke Muller, Netherlands

BILL COX MEMORIAL FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO 2 4 TablesDavid Bish - Kathy Bish, Cherokee Village AR; Barbara Rankin - Elaine Hallum, Jonesboro AR vsJanet Jordan, Aledo TX; Jean Helmers - Kathy Coleman, Fort Worth TX; Laura Nash, Burleson TX

Ed Judy, Bluffton SC; Phillip Cummins, Coconut Creek FL; Dennis Wick, Greencastle PA; Lisa Studebaker, Dawsonville GA vsAnn Hudson, Suffield CT; Jacques Leblanc, Maria QC; Paul Sorensen, Berwyn AB; Rodney Paxton, Las Vegas NV

60 Daniel McGuire, Epsom NH; Wayne Burt, Pembroke NH 61.42 61 Eric Stoltz, Portland OR; Dennis Metcalf, Vancouver WA 60.52 62 Michael Edwards, Rock Island IL; Cookie Hoberman, Omaha NE 57.62 63 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; David Johnson, Calgary AB 56.21 64 Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA; Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA 54.29 65 Lew Gamerman, Randolph MA; Alan Watson, Lexington MA 54.22 66 Susan Bender-Scheer, Morristown NJ; Erez Hendelman, New York NY 53.16 67 Teri Smoot, Placerville CA; Mary Ose, Incline Village NV 52.62 68 Howard Parker III, Clements CA; Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 52.02 69 James Griffin, Sausalito CA; Mark Peterson, Larkspur CA 51.22 70 Walter Schenker, Pine Brook NJ; Fred King, Mc Lean VA 50.79 71 Bob Glasson - Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ 50.70 72 H Jay Sloofman, Ardsley NY; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV 49.91 73 Norman Schwartz, Carlsbad CA; Francisco Bernal, Miami FL 46.31 74 B J Sanders, Austin TX; Sue Gerard, Mexico Mexico 46.29 75 Sally Wheeler - Buddy Hanby, The Woodlands TX 44.97 76 Jerry Premo - Kay Beck, Noblesville IN 44.79 77 Maris Zilant - Susan Fuller, Miami FL 44.14 78 Peter Petruzzellis, Scarborough ON; Sue Lan Ma, Kirtland Hills OH 43.38 79 Jay Segarra, Ocean Springs MS; Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR 42.68 80 Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 42.56 81 Alan Tenenbaum - Mary Tenenbaum, Rockville MD 40.83 82 Doug Andrews, Etobicoke ON; Dwight Bender, London ON 40.01 83 Bryan Storey, Frisco TX; Tom Edwards, Grand Prairie TX 39.37 84 Bob Bowers, Metairie LA; Edgar Bowers, Ellicott City MD 39.08 85/86 Harry Gellis, Midlothian VA; Dewayne Jones, Sandston VA 38.44 85/86 Randy Thompson, Albuquerque NM; Barry Spector, Springfield VA 38.44 87 Terry James, Upper Arlington OH; Anita Torrence, Bexley OH 38.41 88 Richard Popper, Wilmington DE; Chris Moll, Durham NC 38.29 89 Paul Chan - Lily Chan, Columbia MO 37.85 90 Jack Bonney - Dianne Bonney, Venice FL 37.26 91 James Bauer - James Thurtell, Dallas TX 36.50 92 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Kerry Smith, Milwaukee WI 35.77 93 Richard Brown, Easley SC; Richard Maybin, Asheville NC 35.57 94 Robert Cappelli, Sanibel FL; Michael D Alioto, Birmingham MI 35.40 95 Tobi Sokolow - Claudette Hartman, Austin TX 35.13 96 Arthur Lowen, Nashville TN; Joe Rickman, Maryville TN 34.79 97 Ellie Hanlon - Mary Savko, Tequesta FL 33.29 98 Robert Gardner, Glenview IL; Craig Gardner, Streamwood IL 31.98 99 P Drew Cannell, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC; Stanley Landers, Old Westbury NY 30.42 100 Steven Devico, Hendersonville NC; Jim Hilton, Austin TX 30.10 101 Richard Brummer, Effingham IL; Thomas Cox, Mount Juliet TN 29.20 102 Lew Walter - Richard Weissman, New York NY 26.84 103 Manfred Michlmayr, Orinda CA; Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA 26.36 104 Richard Meffley, Fresno CA; Peter Lit, Elk CA 24.66 105 Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN; Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO 23.41 106 William Muir - Victoria Muir, Kansas City MO 23.37 107 Don Stack, Kansas City KS; Donald Brooker, Fairway KS 21.65 108 Peg Waller, Edina MN; Ronald DeHarpporte, Las Cruces NM 20.42 109 John Koch, Saint Cloud MN; Terry Beckman, Brooklyn Park MN 20.25 110 Richard Colker, Wheaton MD; Robb Gordon, Prescott AZ 16.92 111 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; Hugh Brown Jr., Greenwood SC 16.68 112 Ruth Ellen Maddock - Lewis Maddock, Hagerstown MD 16.45 113 Victoria Lanier, Amelia Island FL; Bobbie Fost, Fernandina FL 16.33 114 Kay Joyce - Randy Joyce, Chapel Hill NC 15.84 115 Martha Leary, Urbana IL; Richard Ellis Jr, Kokomo IN 15.21 116 David Dodgson, Lansdale PA; David Dresher, North Wales PA 14.81 117 Judy Elbogen, Mission Viejo CA; Steven Love, Laguna Niguel CA 14.12 118 Helene Bauman, Arlington VA; Mickie Kivel, Potomac Falls VA 13.58 119 Jack Uppal, Lincoln CA; Edward So, Pleasanton CA 12.23 120 David Birnbaum, Pegram TN; Coley McGinnis, Nashville TN 11.43 121 Richard Chan, Markham ON; Bob Zeller, Kanata ON 9.40 122 John Childers, Reed City MI; Cecil Henry, Kingman AZ 9.36 123 Jeff Hand - Cynthia Colin, New York NY 6.87 124 Rusty Krauss, Vienna VA; Barry Falgout, Silver Spring MD 6.43 125 Margot Hennings, Annandale VA; Sharon Fairchild, Rocky River OH 5.32 126 Marshall Kuschner, Reston VA; Bjorn Odden, Drangedal Norway 4.71 127 Carlos Munoz, White Plains NY; Tony Petronella, Boca Raton FL 4.50 128 Colby Vernay, Lacon IL; Ron LaCour, Georgetown TX 4.17 129 Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC; Martin Johnson Jr., Folly Beach SC 1.96 130 Shalini Dubey - Rohit Dubey, Irvine CA 0.00

In third with a carryover of 201.92 are Dave Westfall of Spokane WA (who won the event in 2016) and Rick Roeder of La Mesa CA.

One hundred and thirty pairs qualified for today’s two-session final.

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FRIDAY MORNING SIDE PAIRS 11.5 Tables A B C 4.77 1 1 Susan Wheeler - G Steve Wheeler, Castle Rock CO 60.83% 3.58 2 2 Peter Rans, Halifax NS; Scott Rappard, Dartmouth NS 60.00% 2.68 3 3 Frank Morgan, Allentown PA; Glenn Boyce, Piedmont CA 58.96% 2.01 4 William Boynton, Tallahassee FL; Nathan Banker, Flat Rock MI 58.86% 1.83 5 4 Ralph Buchalter, South Orange NJ; Carol Mittel, Atlanta GA 57.71% 1.46 6 5 Margaret Hansell, Champaign IL; Bobbie Sward, Vero Beach FL 57.27% 1.04 6 Patricia Towle, Colorado Spgs CO; Carroll Frogge, Kansas City MO 56.36% 2.45 1 Dan Punzak, Springfield IL; Phil Reynolds, Jackson MI 48.96% 1.84 2 John Welte, Ballwin MO; Steven Clements, Wildwood MO 45.42% 1.38 3 Ulla Winkler, Somerville MA; Joyce Leary, Andover MA 44.55%

FRIDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS 3.0 Tables D E F 1.52 1 1 Barbara Gassaway - Katie Eleazer, Highlands NC 66.30% 1.14 2 2 Lukey Williams, Memphis TN; Pearl Smoot, Hernando MS 55.43%

FRIDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS 7.0 Tables A B C 2.55 1 1 1 Wes Buchanan - Patsy Brannon, Rockville MD 64.17% 1.91 2 2 2 Tanya Meyers, Panama City FL; Bonny Peterson, Eureka MT 61.67% 1.43 3 3 Sherry Nanna - William Nanna, Vienna VA 61.25% 1.08 4 4 Bobb Cucher - Glenda Cucher, Atlanta GA 59.17% 1.13 5 5 3 Gloria Beddow - Carolyn Wadsworth, Mount Juliet TN 57.92% 0.84 4 Albert Kirk, Cordova TN; John Hanneken, Germantown TN 57.08%

FRIDAY DAYLIGHT GOLD RUSH PAIRS 39.0 Tables 7 3 2 12.86 1 Sunnye Davis - Eddie Sisco, Hot Springs AR 62.63% 9.65 2 Dolly Musey, San Mateo CA; Catherine Geraghty, Spokane WA 61.46% 7.23 3 1 Michael Minoff - Glenn Fuhrman, Cherry Hill NJ 60.12% 5.43 4 Molly Hamilton - Mary Chaffin, Dallas TX 59.82% 4.29 5 Ronald Williams - Pamela Jerskey, Wellesley MA 59.67% 4.73 6 2 1 Denny Lyster - Carolyn Lyster, Westfield VT 58.93% 3.04 7/8 Maureen Merker, Mentor OH; Paul Adler, Natick MA 58.78% 3.04 7/8 Denise Tonini - Candace Conway, Louisville KY 58.78% 2.57 9 Charles Rauch, Monterey CA; Chris Copple, Eureka CA 58.63% 2.34 10 Cheryl Kohler, Hot Springs Vlg AR; Barbara Kreuz, Madison MS 58.33% 2.20 11 Robert Reich - Betty Norton, Mandeville LA 57.78% 2.03 12 Rosalyn Millar - Malcolm Millar, Summerside PE 57.53% 1.84 13 Jeannie Stone, Houston TX; Elaine Colokathis, Chelmsford MA 57.44% 1.68 14/15 Alexander Wellford - John Bondurant, Memphis TN 56.85% 3.54 14/15 3 2 Anne Brunson - Karen Stettler, Germantown TN 56.85% 2.41 16 Robert Pettit - Alma Slatten, New Orleans LA 56.70% 2.66 17 4 Marie Nelson, Rochester MN; Mary Funk, Wabasha MN 56.55% 2.27 18 5 3 Linda Gaston, Pflugerville TX; Charlene Coor, Austin TX 56.40% 1.90 19 Karen Jennings - Kathy Young, Lafayette LA 55.65% 1.80 20 6 Janine Higgins - Margaret Blackie, London ON 54.02% 1.81 7 Eugene Goldgar - Debbie Goldgar, Houston TX 52.68% 1.40 8 Mark Nay, Keystone SD; Mignon Williams, New York NY 52.19% 1.70 9 4 Beth Frank, Uniontown OH; Sandra Cheshire, Canton OH 51.34% 1.73 5 Laura Niewold - Lake Eakin, Nashville TN 48.96%

Slow playSlow play, especially habitual slow play, is

a violation of law and subject to penalty. When a pair has fallen behind, it is incumbent on them to make up the time lost as quickly as possible whether at fault or not. All players are expected to make a concerted effort to catch up when they have fallen behind, regardless of the reason for their lateness.

In the absence of compelling evidence to the contrary, the director should presume that a pair finishing a round late by more than two or three minutes on more than one occasion during a session is responsible for the lateness. There is a strong expectation that the director will penalize such a pair. The size of a penalty will tend to increase for subsequent instances of slow play and for chronic or egregious slow play.

While warnings typically will be given before a penalty is assessed, failure to do so in no way limits the director’s authority to issue a penalty.

Players are expected to be aware, in a general sense, of time used and remaining in a segment in which they are playing regardless of whether a clock is in use or a time announcement has been made. An excuse of “no announcement” or “no clock immediately visible” will not be considered persuasive.

In consultation with the DIC of the tournament, the TD may require that a particular pair not play in a specified segment, not play against a specified pair or not play together as a pair. The foregoing is expected to be applied only due to egregious circumstances or to unduly repetitious offenders.

An appeal of an action taken by a TD with regard to time may be taken to the Director in Charge of the tournament, and no further. For NABC+ KO events, the TD is charged with the responsibility to ensure that each KO match segment finishes within the allotted time. While a time monitor may be employed, the lack of a monitor in no way limits the TD’s authority to apply one or more of the remedies listed below.

The TD may choose to ignore an occasional minor late finish. The TD may remove one or more boards from a segment. The TD may award no score (when neither team is more at fault), an assigned score (when a result already exists at one table which the TD wishes to preserve) or an artificial score in IMPs. Every effort should be made to remove boards before they can be played at either table, but not having done so does not preclude removing one or more later.

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Special screeningThe world premiere of “Aces & Knaves,”

a new documentary about bridge, takes place Monday, March 25, at the Halloran Centre For Performing Arts, just a short distance from the Convention Center. Don’t miss this first-rate film that examines the world of top-level bridge.

There will be two screenings of the hour-long film, one at 10 a.m. and one at 7:30 p.m. Free shuttles from the Convention Center courtesy of Backbeat Tours will be available before and after each screening to transport players to and from the Halloran Centre. The ride is just a few minutes long.

Coffee and donuts will be available before the morning screening, and a Prosecco reception will follow the evening screening.

Tickets are available today and Sunday in the lobby of the Convention Center near the escalators. Tickets are also available at the Halloran Centre.

Tickets are $10 each.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON SWISS TEAMS 16 Tables A B C 5.55 1 Nina Taselaar - Robert Barrington, New York NY; Ahmed Yousry, West Palm Beach FL; Baher Salama, St Cairo Egypt; Ahmed Soliman, Flushing NY 63.00 4.80 2 1 Janice Van Dyke - Terry Van Dyke, Brentwood TN; Larry Adler - Ann Adler, Memphis TN 54.00 3.60 3 2 Jim Tucker - Luraette Tucker - Travis Atterberry - Janice Atterberry, Little Rock AR 52.00 2.70 4 3 Donna Barrow, Littleton CO; Jennifer O’Neill, Greenwood Vlg CO; Bradley Leach, Oro Valley AZ; Thomas Koslovsky, Huntington NY 50.00 2.52 5 4 1 John Wertman - Joia Hertz, Burke VA; Helen Spalding, San Francisco CA; Christiane Turner, Ketchum ID 48.00 1.52 5 Donna Plumer - Daniel Copp, Memphis TN; Glen Okui, Germantown TN; Joyce McMonagle, Cordova TN 47.00 1.89 2 Nancy Linzy - Mae O Neil - Christine Beesley, Mandeville LA; Elaine Wilczynski, Covington LA 45.00 1.42 3 Carole Reising - Dennis Reising, Granite Falls NC; Susan Mann - Gail Bland, Winston Salem NC 41.00

FRIDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS 24.0 Tables / Based on 63 Tables A X Y 35.92 1 James Melville, Springfield IL; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI 64.81% 26.94 2 Carole Liss, San Rafael CA; Valentin Kovachev, Las Vegas NV 64.01% 20.21 3 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Peter Mosheim, Miami FL 63.12% 15.15 4 Michael Creager, Bedford OH; Kenneth Kranyak, Parma OH 61.15% 11.97 5 Michael Crane - Lori Strager, Farmington Hls MI 60.83% 10.26 6 Donald Cline - Anne Cline, Ventura CA 58.49% 8.98 7 Tim Archdeacon, Oyster Bay NY; Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY 56.40% 7.98 8 Jack Hudgins Jr, Cordova TN; Mike Cook, Memphis TN 55.76% 20.20 9 1 Larry Kahn, Vienna VA; H John Edmonds, Silver Spring MD 55.52% 6.53 10 Lynnette Regan, Norfolk VA; Peter Clark, Ottawa ON 54.75% 15.15 11 2 Mike Christensen - Edward Flett, Red Deer AB 54.55% 11.36 12 3 1 Margaret Malenka - Cristi Nelson, Grand Rapids MI 54.19% 8.52 4 Bradley Komsthoeft, Clayton CA; Bonnie Macbride, Lafayette CA 53.99% 6.73 5 Howard Halpern - Linda Gross Halpern, Palm Beach Gardens FL 52.86% 7.41 6 2 William Freeman, Lafayette LA; Millie Ortego, Opelousas LA 51.61% 5.05 7 Mark Ehret - Nancy Keefer, Saint Louis MO 50.97% 4.49 8 Barbara Denley, Memphis TN; Maggie Wright, Germantown TN 50.93% 5.56 9 3 Kenneth Gibson, Stow OH; Robert Ryan, Macedonia OH 50.52% 4.17 4 Risa Grossman - Lewis Grossman, Roslyn NY 50.04% 3.29 5 Suzy Ryder - Thomas Ryder, Boise ID 49.88% 2.82 6 Gail Schargel, Larchmont NY; Sara Kober, Scarsdale NY 49.68%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS 5.0 Tables A B C 2.25 1 1 1 Linda Bishop - Ken Bishop, Hardy VA 60.00% 1.69 2 2 2 Bonny Peterson, Eureka MT; Tanya Meyers, Panama City FL 59.00% 1.27 3 Mark Alpert - Judy Alpert, Austin TX 53.50% 1.20 4 3 3 Albert Kirk, Cordova TN; John Hanneken, Germantown TN 52.50% 0.90 4 Kathleen Parkins, Vienna VA; Dee White, Memphis TN 52.00%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS 3.0 Tables A B C 1.52 1 Linda Wilson, Ponte Vedra FL; Earl Conner, Woodbury MN 66.30% 1.39 2 1 Bharti Parikh - Kaushik Parikh, Germantown TN 52.17% 1.04 2 Michael Brucker, Germantown TN; Jean-Claire Hamblin 48.91%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON SIDE PAIRS 15.0 Tables A B C 5.42 1 1 Jane Clark, Auburn AL; Jack Dugan, Rapid City SD 66.61% 4.07 2 2 Nancy Ford, Brandon MS; Sue Bennett, Jackson MS 60.63% 3.05 3 Nancy Molesworth, White Plains NY; Sandi Foreman, Delray Beach FL 59.83% 2.80 4 3 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Charlotte Bailey, Needham MA 58.21% 2.10 5 4 Judith Arbus, Toronto ON; Barbara Grantham, Houston TX 55.71% 1.58 6 5 Steven Hodorowski - Debby Schadt, Memphis TN 55.69% 1.46 6 Kenneth Hopke, Annandale VA; James Metzger, New York NY 55.50%

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Platinum are Jonathan Steinberg and Alex Hudson. Sitting in third are Eric Greco and Joe Grue.

The field of 63-1/2 tables was cut in half for semifinal play today. Top on a board will be 31.

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Diamond deductionBy Barry Rigal

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

On Board 24 from the Platinum Pairs qualifying session Friday afternoon, I’m sure the play went in similar fashion at many tables.

After a Stayman auction came up empty, East had a horrible pairs problem and elected to lead the ♣2, unreadable to West. Declarer won in dummy and passed the ♦10 around to the king. Unless East underled the ♥A at once – and why would she? – declarer could cash all the winners while repeating the diamond finesse, and play a heart to the king for a critical 11th trick.

The fact that something similar appears to have happened at most tables meant that this was worth only a 67% score for North–South.

But consider this: The ♣2 lead strongly argues that East is 3–3–3–4 with no attractive major-suit lead, and West knows this. So that means partner, in all probability, has three diamonds; in turn, doesn’t that mean you should cover the ♦10? If you do, declarer doesn’t seem to have any legitimate play to make more than 10 tricks – and a 19% result.

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.

FRIDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS 8.0 Tables A B C 2.70 1 1 Anthony Chiocchi - Damon Suden, New York NY 69.64% 2.03 2 2 Sandra Cheshire, Canton OH; Beth Frank, Uniontown OH 63.69% 2.00 3/4 3/4 1 Linda Bishop - Ken Bishop, Hardy VA 54.76% 1.33 3/4 3/4 William Dupuis Jr - Kerwood Crutchfield, Caro MI 54.76% 0.75 5/6 5/6 Richard Tam, Carmel IN; Gary Cole, Norwalk OH 52.98% 0.75 5/6 5/6 Anita Froehlich, Tucson AZ; Mignon Williams, New York NY 52.98% 1.50 2 Joel Scroggy - Debra Scroggy, Memphis TN 51.79% 1.13 3 Linda Wilson, Ponte Vedra FL; Malgorzata Koziol, Las Vegas NV 49.40% 0.84 4 Stewart Lawwill, Chattanooga TN; Earl Conner, Woodbury MN 49.11%

FRIDAY OPEN PAIRS 19.0 Tables / Based on 53 Tables A B C 31.50 1 George Mittelman, Thornhill ON; Ken Bercuson, Las Vegas NV 59.61% 23.63 2 Irina Kislitsyna, Miami FL; Henry Meyer, Delray Beach FL 58.71% 17.72 3 C. Valerie Gamio, Palos Verdes Peninsula CA; Caru Vidigal, Brazil 56.91% 13.29 4 Michael Keller, Yelwstn Nl Pk WY; Tim Spencer, Great Falls MT 56.82% 10.50 5 Alvin Levy, Commack NY; Paul Cuneo, Houston TX 56.28% 9.00 6 Randy Okubo - Carol Rynders, Saint Paul MN 56.24% 12.43 7 1 1 Jan Potts, Chestefield MO; Betty Goran, Saint Louis MO 56.00% 7.00 8 Iulian Rotaru - Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 55.95% 9.32 9 2 Gregory Gorshkov, Somerville NJ; Neil Jaffe, Belle Mead NJ 55.04% 5.73 10 Shelba Parmley, Fort Worth TX; Charles Sepessy, Cordova TN 55.02% 6.99 3 2 Lorenzo Migliorini, Seattle WA; Fred Brown, San Jose CA 53.42% 5.24 4 Jan Soule, Chicago IL; Kevin Lane, Long Beach CA 50.20% 4.14 5 Barbara Tysdahl - Dennis Ryan, Menomonie WI 49.33% 3.55 6 Dorothy Moore - Tom Moore, Keller TX 49.02% 2.36 3 Jacqueline Zayac, Lafayette CA; Barbara McKay, Alamo CA 48.83%

FRIDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS 8.0 Tables 7 3 2 4.73 1 Lisa Lampen, St. Louis MO; Carolyn Coffin, Chesterfield MO 59.38% 3.55 2 1 Monica Leid, Mukilteo WA; Robert McTyre, Bonaire GA 57.89% 2.66 3 Alex Zacny - Nancy Speer, Little Rock AR 55.65% 2.00 4 Warren Smith - Gloria Smith, Wichita KS 54.91% 2.54 5 2 Bart Gray - Carolyn Gray, Jacksonville AR 53.42% 1.90 3 Sara Klugman - Earl Klugman, Knoxville TN 52.68% 1.71 4 Sharon Seidler - Mary McJunkin, Charleston WV 52.38%

FRIDAY EVENING SIDE PAIRS 11.5 Tables A B C 4.77 1 Paula Nataf, Beverly Hills CA; Romain Tembouret, France 60.23% 3.58 2 Donna Rodwell, Clearwater FL; Lily Johannessen, Honolulu HI 60.21% 4.12 3 1 1 Joseph Sackett - Jill Sackett, Winchendon MA 59.54% 3.09 4 2 Dennis Balfe, University City MO; Charles Swart, Alameda CA 58.63% 1.80 5 Nathan Banker, Flat Rock MI; Kim Wang, Torrance CA 56.87% 2.32 6 3 2 Xiang Long - Debbie Carpenter, Ithaca NY 54.23% 1.74 4 Anne Hollingsworth, Walnut Creek CA; Misook Jung, Berkeley CA 53.28% 1.38 5 3 Carolyn Carter - Danielle Koster, New York NY 52.75%

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Playing for down oneBy Barry Rigal

This is Board 11 from the first qualifying session of the Platinum Pairs. Dlr: South ♠ A 2 Vul: None ♥ Q 5 2 ♦ J 10 6 5 3 ♣ J 10 7 ♠ Q 9 ♠ 10 8 6 5 ♥ 7 4 ♥ 9 8 6 3 ♦ A K 9 8 7 4 ♦ Q 2 ♣ K 8 4 ♣ A 6 5 ♠ K J 7 4 3 ♥ A K J 10 ♦ — ♣ Q 9 3 2

At many tables, including mine, the auction went: West North East South 1♠ 2♦ Pass Pass Dbl All Pass

I led the ♠A, trying to reduce my trumps, and when my partner, Glen Milgrim, discouraged, I shifted to the ♣J. Declarer won and played the ♦Q, and the hand was over now. Declarer had to lose two trumps and five plain cards for down 300 and a poor (9%) result. Down one would have been an excellent result, so let’s see how the play and defense should go.

Best for the defense appears to be a club lead. Declarer can win in hand and advance the ♦7; North covers, and declarer can win and draw a second round of trumps, but must not drive out the remaining high trump. If she does, the defenders win and play a second club. Declarer cannot get back to hand, and the defenders cash their five plain winners and lead a third spade to promote the ♦6.

Instead declarer exits in hearts, say, then wins the next club to play another heart. The defenders can now reach this ending with the lead in South: ♠ — ♥ Q ♦ J 6 5 ♣ — ♠ — ♠ 10 8 ♥ — ♥ 9 8 ♦ K 9 8 4 ♦ — ♣ — ♣ — ♠ J 7 ♥ K J ♦ — ♣ —

South leads the ♠J, declarer ruffs with the 8, and North must discard, but is then endplayed with the low trump by West for the lead into the tenace. Down one would have been a 61% score.

FRIDAY EVENING SWISS TEAMS 12 Tables A B C 4.69 1 Dano De Falco, Italy; Patricia Cayne, Boca Raton FL; Bob Drijver, Netherlands; Tim Verbeek, Netherlands ; Danny Molenaar, Netherlands; Bart Nab, Netherlands 68.00 3.52 2 Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Hansa Narasimhan, Mountain View CA; Michael Whibley, Auckland, New Zealand; Matthew Brown, Pokeno, New Zealand 52.00 2.64 3 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Dan Morse, Houston TX; Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw, Poland; Michal Kwiecien - Jacek Romanski, Lublin, Poland; Wlodzimierz Starkowski, Poznan, Poland 50.00 3.40 4/5 1 Harvey Shifrin, Wimauma FL; Richard Chalal, Franklin TN; Florence Belford, Milton ON; Sue Bailey, Stockport 47.00 1.73 4/5 Debra Hyatt, Lakewood CO; Debabrata Majumder, India; Monica Jajoo, Gurgaon, India; Sumit Mukherjee, Kolkata, India 2.55 2 1 Mary Dolan - Carol Layton - Jeanne Redington - Lee Steuby, St. Louis MO 32.00 1.91 3 Byron Southern - Pamela Mueller - Tom Wahl - Ellen Coffield, Little Rock AR 31.00

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Convention Center Access and Parking

Access to the second level is limited due to construction happening on the ground level of the Convention Center.

The escalators that travel between P1 (South Hall Lobby) and the East Concourse are inaccessible. Two of the South elevators will be available at all times to take passengers to all parking levels and Level 2.

South Hall and the parking level (P1) is under construction, and the West entrance ramp is closed. Parking is still available on the levels below (P2 - Green and P3 - Orange). Vehicles taller than 6’1”, which cannot access the P2 or P3 parking, may park in the Front Street parking lot north of the garage entrance.

To access the garage, enter the East entrance ramp off of Front Street and continue down the spiral ramp to P2 or P3.

The Convention Center staff has designated alternate entrances where you can access the closest elevators or escalators to reach your desired level.

To access the Second Level (Ballrooms, Exhibit Hall, Meeting Rooms 201-205):

From parking levels P2 and P3, ride an elevator up to level 2 (press ‘2’ in the elevator).From Main Street:

Option 1: Ride the escalator up to level 2.

Option 2: Enter the ADA entrance from the corner of Front Street and Poplar Avenue (adjacent to large metal sculpture). Ride the elevator to level 2 (press ‘2’ in the elevator).

Option 3: Enter the Cannon Center lobby, head towards the west elevator, and ride the elevator to the Mezzanine level (press ‘2’ in the elevator). Next, exit right onto the Morgan Keegan Lobby and go through the double glass doors to enter the Convention Center. Follow the signs to the meeting spaces.

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Player Memo stationsThere are two player memo stations located

on the second floor of the Convention Center. One is located next to the bookseller booth, and the other is located near the ATM machines.

Notice to playersEach player must have an ACBL convention

card filled out and on the table. Please note that other types of convention cards, such as the WBF convention card or homemade cards that do not sufficiently resemble the ACBL convention card, are not acceptable substitutes.

MonitoringACBL monitors events at North American

Bridge Championships with both visible and concealed real-time cameras in public spaces. The images are recorded and available for later inspection and review by ACBL management and tournament officials, among others, including members of the Anti-Cheating Commission. These recordings are also be uploaded to the internet following the NABC.

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 or disputes 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.”

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Entry feesA valid ACBL number is required to play in

all events at the NABC. Players must be ACBL members whose

service fees or dues are current in order to compete in any of the following NABC+ events: Kay Platinum Pairs, Lebhar IMP Pairs, Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs, Vanderbilt Knockout Teams, Rockwell Mixed Pairs, Silodor Open Pairs, Smith Life Master Women’s Pairs, NABC+ Fast Pairs and the Jacoby Open Swiss Teams.

The entry fees for these contests are $25 per player per session. This means $100 per team per session for four-person teams, $125 per team per session for five-person teams, and $150 per team per session for six-person teams. $1.50 per person per session benefits the International Fund.

Players must also be current ACBL members to play in the 0–10,000 Swiss Teams and the 0–10,000 Knockout Teams. The entry fee is $17 per player per session. This means $68 per team per session for teams of four, $85 per team per session for teams of five, and $102 per team per session for teams of six.

Regional championships are $16 per player per session for ACBL members, $20 for inactive members. For multi-session team events of three sessions or more, the entry fee is $64, $80 or $96 per session for teams of four, five or six, respectively. For team events of one or two sessions, the entry fee is $64 per session.

Other events are $15 per player per session for ACBL members, $19 for inactive members. (There is no entry fee for any flight of North American Pairs.)

Honoring the stars of the game

Robert Morris is an expert player from Houston TX. While he plays professionally a lot, he calls teaching his passion. He unfailingly attends the club and teacher receptions at NABCs. “These are some of the nicest things the League does. Teachers and club owners are the meat of the organization.”

At a reception every NABC, ACBL honors the teachers, club managers and club directors who work day in and day out to grow bridge. More than 60 such VIPs attended the reception Friday afternoon, which was emceed by Club and Member Services Manager Carol Robertson.

ACBL President Russ Jones extended his profuse gratitude to the teachers and club officials in attendance. “You guys are our front door.”

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Here are Brenda Pugsley, Nathalie Tabor and Patty Tucker. Brenda, from Carson City NV, is taking the Best Practices Teaching training. She uses her teaching skills to bolster her mentoring activities. Nathalie, from Brookline MA, is also taking the Best Practices Teacher course. She is a teacher and director at the Westwood Bridge Club. Patty, renowned bridge teacher and youth bridge promoter extraordinaire needs little introduction. Her tremendous contributions to bridge have earned her a spot in the ACBL Bridge Hall of Fame. She will be inducted during the Summer NABC in Las Vegas.

Meet Misook Jung and Neeta Money. Misook traveled all the way from Seoul, Korea, where she teaches bridge. She attends most NABCs. Neeta’s journey from Livingston NJ was a little shorter. As a teacher, director and cruise teacher/director, she promotes bridge both by land and by sea.

Joe Jones, ACBL’s executive director, reported that the League is focused on implementing a program that pays cash incentives to recruiters for signing up new members and again when those members renew.

Email usGot a hand you’d like to share or a nice story? We’d love to see it: NABCDailyBulletin@acbl.org.

You’ll also find our email address on the front page of the paper 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.

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Free toursACBL Museum – See the premier collection

of bridge-related artifacts, including spectacular collections of trump indicators and trophies, and explore the history of the game at ACBL Headquarters. A free shuttle is offered daily, but seating is limited, and reservations are required. Sign up at acbl.org/tours or at the Sheraton.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital – St. Jude is the leading research hospital for childhood cancers where no child’s family pays for treatment. See the monumental strides this fabulous institution is making in special tours for NABC attendees. A free shuttle is offered daily, but seating is limited, and reservations are required. Sign up at acbl.org/tours or at the St. Jude booth in the Convention Center.

Other toursDowntown Attractions Shuttle – Enjoy the

sights of Memphis on this hop-on-hop-off bus that you can ride to any number of attractions throughout downtown and explore the city at your own pace. Ride all day long on one ticket! NABC attendees receive special discounts with promo code “ACBL.”

Midtown Dinner Out Tours – Ask any local, and they’ll say some of the best restaurants in Memphis are 15 minutes away in Midtown. Enjoy live entertainment on the bus on your way to explore two of Midtown’s hottest entertainment districts: Overton Square and Cooper-Young. NABC attendees receive special discounts with promo code “ACBL.”

Memphis Brewery Tours – Enjoy live music on the bus with a local musician as we take you to one of the city’s best microbreweries. Take a tour of the brewery, meet the brewmaster, try some seasonal samples, then settle in with a glass of your favorite along with some delicious pizza. NABC attendees receive special discounts with promo code “ACBL.”

be scent-sitive!Some people have an extreme sensitivity to fragrances (colognes or perfumes). Many ACBL clubs,

units and districts have adopted policies that prohibit players from wearing fragrances. The ACBL has not issued an official policy on the matter, preferring instead to appeal to the goodwill of its members to refrain from using fragrances.

Because duplicate bridge requires players to be in close proximity to each other, individuals who suffer from fragrance-related reactions cannot avoid those who are wearing them. Among the commonly reported symptoms are intense headaches (indeed, fragrances can frequently be a trigger for migraine sufferers) or breathing-related problems. For these individuals, the issue is much more serious than simply disliking a particular smell — it’s a real health problem.

Please, if you’re going to play in a club or a tournament, don’t wear cologne, perfume or scented lotions.

Use of the bidding box – Alerts and

AnnouncementsWhen 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.

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Tomorrow’s Bridge EventsMartha Jane and Beckham Southern Memorial Day

Sunday, March 24, 9 a.m.Event Session Sold Entry/player/session Current members* Inactive members Barbara Schneider Memorial Sunday-Monday Morning Compact 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 KO Teams Backbeat Tours Saturday-Monday Morning Bracketed KO Teams 2nd East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series 3rd single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20

Sunday, March 24, 10 a.m.Bridge-Plus+ Heritage Ballroom, 2nd floor Sheraton Hotel Free Free Free lesson, 14-deal game follows in Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19

Sunday, March 24, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.Martha Jane & Beckham Southern Daylight A/B/C Open Pairs 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 (unlimited/3000/1500)Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold points for 0–750.

Sunday, March 24, 10 a.m. & 3:30 p.m.Daylight A/X/Y Swiss Teams (unlimited/6000/4000) 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20Daylight Bracketed Flight B Teams 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 No player over 3000 MPs. Brackets of eight teams by average MPs. Three teams in each bracket earn gold.

Sunday, March 24, 1 p.m.Martha Jane & Beckham Southern Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 5th single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20

Sunday, March 24, 1 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.KAY PLATINUM PAIRS 1-2 F Ballroom C, Level 2 Convention Center $25LEBHAR IMP PAIRS 1-2 Q Ballroom B, Level 2 Convention Center $25 2 qualifying, 2 final sessionsJoyce McMonagle Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20A/B/C Swiss Teams (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20Gold Rush Swiss Teams (750/300/200) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold points for 0–750.Barbara Schneider Memorial Sunday-Monday Bracketed KO Teams 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20

Sunday, March 24, 3 p.m.299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19

Sunday, March 24, 7:30 p.m.Evening Swiss Teams single East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19Martha Jane & Beckham Southern Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 6th single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15

Sunday, March 24, 11:30 p.m.Zip KO Teams single Heritage Ballroom, 2nd floor Sheraton Hotel $16/team/match

Note: Entry for the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams is required by 6 p.m. Sunday night, March 24. Entry for the 0–10,000 Knockout Teams is required by 10 a.m. Monday morning, March 25.

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

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

The Memphis NABC organizing committee selected the Church Health Center as the recipient of a $5000 donation through the ACBL Charity Foundation.

Jennie Robbins (second from left) accepted the check on behalf of the Church Health Center. Also on hand for the presentation were ACBL Executive Director Joe Jones, ACBL Charity Foundation President Nancy Strohmer and 2019 ACBL President Russ Jones.

Church Health is a faith-based, non-profit organization located in Memphis that provides comprehensive healthcare and health services to individuals with little or no access to healthcare.

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Today’s Bridge Events

Today’s Sponsors

Junior Day Saturday, March 23, 9 a.m.

Event Session Sold Entry/player/session Current members* Inactive members Backbeat Tours Saturday-Monday Morning Bracketed KO Teams 1st East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20Jan Dacus Memorial Friday-Saturday Morning Compact KO Teams 3-4 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series 2nd single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20

Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m.Bridge-Plus+ Heritage Ballroom, 2nd floor Sheraton Hotel Free Free Free lesson, 14-deal game follows in Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $190-20 & 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15

Saturday, March 23, 10 & 3 p.m.Daylight A/B/C Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold points for 0–750.Friday-Saturday Daylight KO Teams 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20Saturday Daylight Compact KO Teams 1-4 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20

Saturday, March 23, 1 p.m.Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 3rd single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20

Saturday, March 23, 1 & 7:30 p.m.KAY PLATINUM PAIRS 1-2 SF Ballroom C, Level 2 Convention Center $25LEVENTRITT SILVER RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 F Ballroom A, Level 2 Convention Center $250-10,000 SWISS TEAMS 1-2 F Ballroom B, Level 2 Convention Center $17A/X Open Pairs (unlimited/6000) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20B/C Open Pairs (3000/1500) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold points for 0–750.Saturday Compact Bracketed KO Teams 1-4 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20Bill Cox Memorial Friday-Saturday Bracketed KO Teams 3-4 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20

Saturday, March 23, 3 p.m.Afternoon Side Swiss Teams single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15

Saturday, March 23, 7:30 p.m.Flight A/X/Y Evening Swiss Teams (unlimited/6000/4000) single East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19Flight B/C/D Evening Swiss Teams (3000/1500/750) single East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 4th single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $190-20 & 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15

Saturday, March 23, 11:30 p.m.Zip KO Teams single Heritage Ballroom, 2nd floor Sheraton Hotel $16/team/matchJunior Zip KO Teams (25 & younger) single Heritage Ballroom, 2nd floor Sheraton Hotel Free!

Note: Entry for the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams is required by 6 p.m. Sunday, March 24. Entry for the 0–10,000 Knockout Teams is required by 10 a.m. Monday, March 25.Unless otherwise noted: The three-flight events (two-session) are divided: A/X (unlimited/6000) separate from B/C (3000/1500) and the Gold Rush (750/300/200). Two-flight events are divided: A/X/Y (Unlimited/6000/4000), B/C/D (3000/1500/500) if no Gold Rush; A/B/C (Unlimited/3000/1500), Gold Rush (750/300/200). Open events: A (Unlimited), B (750-3000) and C (0-750). In B/C and B/C/D events, no player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no player may be over 750. 299er and lower events are stratified at the discretion of the director. BOLD , UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

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

Backbeat Tours is Memphis’s premier sightseeing tour company, co-founded by Bill Patton and Deborah Harrington. Deborah got hooked on bridge at age 8 and is very active in Memphis’s M.A. Lightman Bridge Club, which makes Backbeat the perfect choice for tours during the tournament!

Don’t miss the exclusive events for ACBL members: the Midtown Dinner Out tours – excursions to Overton Square and Cooper-Young, great Midtown dining districts – and the Brewery Tours, which feature beer, pizza and live entertainment.

And don’t forget the city’s best tours, available daily: Backbeat’s highly rated Memphis Mojo Tour – the most popular tour of Memphis – combines live music, comedy and narration to create a unique adventure highlighting the city’s great musical heritage. Visit Graceland, or try the Memphis Discovery Tour, which offers the complete Memphis experience – food, shopping,

and attractions. Get away from the bridge table and explore downtown on foot on the Historic Memphis Walking Tour, the Beale Street Walking Tour or the nightly Memphis Ghost Tour.

For more information call 901-527-9415 or visit www.BackeatTours.com.

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.