Daily BulletinSaturday, November 24, 2018 Volume 91, Number 2

91st Fall North American Bridge Championships NABCDailyBulletin@acbl.org | Editors: Sue Munday and Chip Dombrowski

Goodwill MessageSmile often. A warm smile is the universal

language of kindness.Sandy DeMartino, ChairAileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill Committee

Super Senior start timesPlease note: The start times for the Super Senior

Pairs on Sunday, Nov. 25 and Monday Nov. 26 are 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Daily Bulletin deliveryDaily Bulletins may not arrive until as late as

9 a.m. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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.

Yesterday, we looked at the Basic and Basic+ Charts. Today we examine the Open and the Open+ charts. You can find the new charts at acbl.org/newconventioncharts.

Open ChartThe Open Chart is the first of the charts

designed from the ground up and is different from any previous chart. It is intended for most single-session games with no upper masterpoint limits. For tournament play, this means it applies primarily to sectional tournaments, but also would be in effect for open, single-session games at regionals and NABCs, such as side series events, evening session Swiss/BAM events, and so on. In knockout events with a large number of brackets, some upper- and

The New Convention – part 2By Tom Carmichael, Competitions and Conventions Committee Chair

mid-tier groups may also use the Open Chart. It is also the chart recommended for open club games to use as their governing chart. As a reminder, clubs are allowed to implement whatever rules as they see fit. It is expected, however, that most clubs will use this as their default chart.

The Open Chart is fundamentally different from both the current convention charts (GCC, MidChart, etc.) and the Basic and Basic+ charts. All of the previous charts were built with the underlying assumption that everything that is allowed is specifically itemized within the chart. While this

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New Life MastersNew Life Masters – share the good news! Anyone who advances in rank, please stop by the Daily Bulletin

office between noon and 7:30 p.m. or after the evening session so that we can report the details. We’re located in Iolani 1 in the Tapa Tower.

Club managers and bridge teachers gathered on Friday for the Club and Teachers Reception. About 50 attended.

Executive Director Joe Jones told them about some plans the ACBL has to make their lives easier in 2019. Online resources for club managers will be better organized in a new section of the ACBL website called Club Corner, he said.

There are also plans to improve the membership recruiting program. “Two-thirds of new members have no recruiter identified when they join,” Jones said. Although incentives are offered to recruiters, many of those eligible may not be getting them.

Clubs will also have greater flexibility participating in the growing number of ACBL-wide special games. Whereas the games were previously limited to start times within narrow windows, they

Help for clubs coming

Sally Giloth, Lou Trautwein, Nicole Dupuis, Mary Sue Foard and Cherilyn Young attended the Club and Teachers Reception on Friday. They are currently taking the Best Practices Teacher Workshop from Betty Starzec here in Honolulu. continued on page 9

Senior KO in quarterfinalsA field of 10 teams in the Baze Senior Knockout

was narrowed to eight Friday. Teams captained by Nick Nickell, Paul Lewis, Curtis Cheek and Lou Ann O’Rourke received byes. The remaining teams were divided into two matches.

In a head-to-head, the team captained by Bob Drake advanced as Gay Conklin’s squad withdrew after two quarters, 178–11.

In a four-way match, the teams of Allan Falk and Gaylor Kasle secured spots in the first half, Falk defeating Bonnie Broders 91–24 as Kasle bested Steve Robinson 65–57. In the playoff for the last spot, Broders withdrew after going down 52–14 in one quarter.

In today’s quarterfinal matches, Nickell faces Robinson, Lewis meets Kasle, Cheek meets Falk and O’Rourke faces Drake.

Team rosters can be found on page 8. The event will conclude Monday.

Bridge excites Joe Jones and he is eager to find successful ways to promote the game.

Jones, ACBL’s Chief Financial Officer, was asked by the Board of Directors to fill in as the acting executive director in May; on Monday he was offered the position on a permanent basis.

“We are pleased Joe has accepted this challenge,” says ACBL President Jay Whipple. “He has demonstrated his willingness to do whatever the ACBL needs done over the past months. What the Board sees clearly is that Joe cares tremendously about the organization. He’s a solid leader.”

“I feel fortunate to be part of a community of people who find joy in being with each other and competing at the bridge table,” Jones says. “I look forward to working with the Board of Directors and staff to bring more people to the game.”

Jones views himself as the Board’s partner in executing their primary focus, which is growing

New ACBL executive director ‘a solid leader’

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membership. “Unless we’re growing, we’re losing ground,” he says. “We will expand our work with clubs and tournaments to retain our members and bring new members in.”

His management approach, he says, is to build relationships, listen, understand and appreciate. “I like people to feel appreciated.” He is, however, willing to make hard decisions. Internally,

Samuel, Shimamura lead Nail LM Pairs

Russell Samuel and Kyoko Shimamura followed up a 65% afternoon game with a 63% game in the evening to lead the Nail Life Master Pairs. Samuel is from Coram NY and Shimamura is from Tokyo, Japan.

Canadians Nicolas L’Ecuyer and Zygmunt Marcinski trail the leaders by 57 matchpoints, while Mark Dahl and Dan Morse sit in third.

104 of the 203 pairs who entered qualified to play on the final day of the two-day contest. Top today will be 51.

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

Saturday, Nov. 249:15 am Patty Tucker The Match Game

Sunday, Nov. 259:15 am GS Jade Barrett The Power of Fits6:45 pm Jeff Hand Notrump Contracts

Monday, Nov. 269:15 am Lisa Berkowitz Playing to Trick One6:45 pm GS Jade Barrett Counting Made Easier

SPECIAL EVENTSMEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS

CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM

Meetings are at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.

Saturday, November 248 am-noon Best Practices Teacher Workshop. Session two of three.

ACBL’s interactive seminar for people interested in learning how to teach bridge. (Kahili Suite, second floor, Kalia Tower)

9-10:30 am ACBL Educational Foundation meeting. (Ilima Boardroom, second floor, Kalia Tower)

10 am-noon Free Bridge Lesson with Robert Todd followed by a special game for newer players. (South Pacific Ballroom 4, Mid-Pacific Center)

10 am-noon ACBL Laws Commission meeting. (Lehua Suite, second floor, Kalia Tower)

10 am-noon ACBL Hall of Fame Committee meeting. (Sea Pearl Room 1, Mid-Pacific Center)

1-6 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. (South Pacific Ballroom 4, Mid-Pacific Center)

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: $15 if you preregister (acbl.org/reglbiad), $20 at the door. (South Pacific Ballroom 4, Mid-Pacific Center)

Sunday, November 25

8 am-noon Best Practices Teacher Workshop. Session three of three. ACBL’s interactive seminar for people interested in learning

how to teach bridge. (Kahili Suite, second floor, Kalia Tower)10-11:30 am Board of Governors meeting. All members of the ACBL

Board of Governors are invited to attend the Fall NABC meeting. This meeting is also open to the general membership of the ACBL. (Tapa Ballroom, second floor, Tapa Tower)

10 am-noon Free Bridge Lesson with Patty Tucker followed by a special game for newer players. (South Pacific Ballroom 4, Mid-Pacific Center)

1-6 pm Notrump in a Day. Fee: $15 if you preregister (acbl.org/reglbiad), $20 at the door. (South Pacific Ballroom 4, Mid-Pacific Center)

2-6 pm Best Practices Teacher Assessments. People who complete the Best Practices Teacher Workshop can sign up for an assessment during this time. (Kahili Suite, second floor, Kalia Tower)

5-7 pm Martin & MacArthur Private Shopping Event. Gallery offers 10% discount on all items to bridge players. Invitations available at Welcome Desk in the Coral Lounge. Refreshments served. (Martin & MacArthur, first floor, Tapa Tower)

Monday, November 268 am-2 pm Best Practices Teacher Assessments. People who complete

the Best Practices Teacher Workshop can sign up for an assessment during this time. (Kahili Suite, second floor, Kalia Tower)

10 am-noon Competition and Conventions Committee meeting. (Lehua Suite, second floor, Kalia Tower)

5-7 pm Goodwill Reception. Aileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill Committee members only. (South Pacific Ballroom 4, Mid-Pacific Center)

HOSPITALITY AND ENTERTAINMENT

Saturday, Nov. 2410:30 pm BBQ beef slider

Sunday, Nov. 2510:30 pm World-renowned Tahiti Mana Dance Troupe,

Salted Soft Pretzel and Maui-style potato chips; cash bar (Coral Lounge) Monday, Nov. 26

10:30 pm Guava chiffon cake

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

New bid kid on the blockThree weeks ago, bid72, a brand new app on

bridge bidding, was launched. With bid72, you practice

bidding with your own partner(s). The number of boards is unlimited. The design includes bidding in

competition and a rating for each contract. Right now, the app works for intermediate and expert players, but starting in 2019, bid72 will also be fit for beginners.

Jan van Cleeff, CEO of Bridge72, the company which manufactures bid72: “We are kind of proud where we are today, but we are always on the move. We just finished intense testing and have gone live. In the Netherlands, my home country, we launched the app at the congress of our federation. Last summer, we gave a presentation in Atlanta for the American Bridge Teachers’ Association, who felt bid72 might be of value for bridge education. I encourage club owners and bridge teachers to get in touch with me.”

Jan van Cleeff plays here at the Fall NABC with

Bob Drake, CFO of Bridge72. They are more then happy to take any questions and to demonstrate the app: janbridge72@gmail.com; bid72.com.

Offer for players attending the Honolulu NABC: Prepay one 12-month subscription before Dec. 10, 2018, and receive one six-month scubscription free for your partner. Use the code: HONOLULU.

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.

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JUST FOR NEW PLAYERSThinking bridge

By Eddie Kantar

Defense to 2♣ opening. The opening lead. Dealing with two-way suits. Counting. Dlr: South ♠ A 6 4 Vul: N–S ♥ 10 4 3 ♦ 10 6 3 ♣ A 10 3 2 ♠ 8 7 5 ♠ K Q J 10 9 2 ♥ 8 7 5 ♥ 6 2 ♦ J 9 8 7 5 4 ♦ 2 ♣ 6 ♣ J 8 7 5 ♠ 3 ♥ A K Q J 9 ♦ A K Q ♣ K Q 9 4 West North East South 2♣ Pass 2♦ 3♠ 4♥ Pass 4♠ Pass 4NT Pass 5♥ Pass 7♥ All Pass

Opening lead: ♠5 Bidding commentary: As East, take

advantage of the vulnerability and preempt as high as you dare before the 2♣ bidder has a chance to express the nature of the hand. As North, with two aces facing a 2♣ opener, slam should be right around the corner. Your 4♠ cuebid shows slam interest in hearts. As South, after North bids 4♠, you have an easy 4NT bid. When partner shows two aces, bid 7♥. You can practically count 13 tricks: five hearts, three diamonds, one spade and a great chance for four club tricks.

Lead commentary: As West, no singleton

leads (unless partner has bid the suit) against a voluntarily bid grand slam! Partner can’t have the ace and your lead might chew up the jack, queen, or both in your now-unhappy partner’s hand. The lead of a

singleton against a small slam has more to gain. If partner has the ace of the singleton suit or the ace of trumps, you get a ruff. However, if you have an ace, forget a singleton lead against a voluntarily bid slam.

Play commentary: As South, the fly in the ointment is a possible 4–1 break in clubs. The idea is to try to discover which opponent, if either, has four-card club length. Think counting. Win the ♠A, draw three trumps ending in dummy and ruff a spade. When West follows up the line, play West for three spades and East for six. When counting, it makes life so much easier if you count the hand of the player with the known long suit, East in this case. East has six spades and has turned up with two hearts, already eight known cards. Next, cash your diamonds, saving clubs, your key suit, for last. When East turns up with one diamond, she must have four clubs, leaving West with a singleton. Cash the ♣K, cross to the ♣A, West showing out as expected, and lead a club to the 9. There is no substitute for counting.

Vugraph operators needed

Experienced vugraph operators are needed Sunday and Monday for the Baze Senior 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@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!

Bridge Bucksand check cashing

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

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

Discounts offeredFive restaurants at the Hilton Hawaiian

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

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

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

Credit cards accepted for entry fees

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

Roberta Vanwart, left, and Carolyn Sher of San Diego were playing in the 299er Pairs on Friday afternoon, but they had other plans for the evening session. They were really excited about coming over to the Tapa Ballroom to kibitz top players in the Nail Life Master Pairs. “Just to see how their demeanor is,” Vanwart said. Vanwart, who has played for six years, got the idea from Donna Compton, whose seminars she has taken. Sher has been playing twice as long and was looking forward to learning something. “I should be better.”

No smokingHawaii state law forbids smoking or vaping in

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

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QUALIFIERS IN THE NAIL LIFE MASTER PAIRS 52.0 Tables Carryover 1 Russell Samuel, Coram NY; Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo Japan 179.98 2 Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Zygmunt Marcinski, Westmount QC 166.21 3 Mark Dahl, Richmond VA; Dan Morse, Houston TX 128.21 4 David Grainger, Etobicoke ON; Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX 121.19 5 Jovanka Smederevac - Alexander Wernle, Vienna Austria 120.75 6 Brad Moss, Denver CO; Shane Blanchard, New York NY 119.67 7 Erik Eliassen - Espen Anfinsen, Stavanger Norway 111.23 8 Justin Lall, Little Elm TX; Debbie Rosenberg, Sunnyvale CA 107.02 9/10 Neil Silverman, Fort Lauderdale FL; Robert Lebi, Toronto ON 100.13 9/10 Howard Parker III, Clements CA; Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 100.13 11 Chris Moll, Durham NC; Richard Popper, Wilmington DE 99.75 12 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ 98.13 13 Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI; Bob Heller, Knoxville TN 97.74 14 Finn Kolesnik, Ventura CA; Leigh Gold, Melbourne Victoria Australia 91.62 15 Peter Gill, Sydney Australia; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 90.48 16 Dan Parish - Elise Parish, Sun City AZ 87.50 17 Jerome Rombaut, Hem France; Frederic Volcker, Issy Les Moulin France 85.30 18 Mustafa Cem Tokay, Roma Italy; Marc Bompis, Bourg La Reine France 84.93 19 Adam Grossack, Newton MA; Anam Tebha, Charlotte NC 84.80 20 Jon Bartlett, Happy Valley OR; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR 83.25 21 Louk Verhees Jr., Voorhout Netherlands; Riki Tulin, Boca Raton FL 82.96 22 Alexander Ornstein, New York NY; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 82.71 23 Thomas Trudeau - Forrest Gray, San Antonio TX 80.16 24 Richard J. Probst, Zagreb Croatia; Sandra Probst, Zagreb Croatia 76.89 25 Sandra Fraser - Doug Fraser, Victoria BC 75.22 26 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Thomas Bessis, Paris France 73.44 27 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA 73.24 28 Patricia Griffin, Sausalito CA; Ellen Hessel, San Antonio TX 72.41 29 John Hurd, New York NY; Steve Weinstein, Montclair NJ 70.21 30 Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC; May Sakr, Ardmore PA 69.83 31 Owen Lien, Oak Park MI; Ola Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden 66.83 32 Leo Bell, Carlsbad CA; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 66.75 33 Simon De Wijs, Doorn Netherlands; Alon Birman, Tel Aviv Israel 66.25 34 Kathy Bye, Burnaby BC; John Keech, Victoria BC 64.07 35 Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY; Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY 63.05 36 Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 61.60 37 Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 59.92 38 Ed Ulman, Portland OR; Tom Trachuk, Walnut Creek CA 58.30 39 Michael Bodell, Santa Clara CA; Farley Mawyer, Port Chester NY 57.45 40 Victor King, Hartford CT; Karen McCallum, Exeter NH 56.78 41 Mikael Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden; Magnus Eriksson, Sweden 54.43 42 Douglas Doub, West Hartford CT; Adam Wildavsky, New York NY 53.32 43 Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Alain Schreiber, Bellevue WA 50.11 44 Sherman Gao - Weidong Pei, Brea CA 48.35 45 JoAnna Stansby - Lew Stansby, Dublin CA 47.14 46 Kasper Konow - Lars Nielsen, Frederiksberg Denmark 46.25 47 Pangjie Xu, San Jose CA; Winston Huang, Los Altos CA 45.65 48 Johan Upmark, Stockholm Sweden; Hakan Nilsson, West Palm Beach FL 45.00 49 Janet Becker – R. Jay Becker, Delray Beach FL 44.62 50 Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA; Tom Carmichael, Mill Creek WA 44.47 51 Margaret Peterson, Larkspur CA; Julius Sigurjonsson, Kopavogur Iceland 44.23 52 Sylvia Shi - Daniel Korbel, Las Vegas NV 42.41 53 Jessica Larsson, Taby Sweden; Tor Helness, Monaco 39.78 54 Ellis Feigenbaum, Laguna Woods CA; Paul Markarian, Lancaster CA 39.64 55 Iulian Rotaru, New York NY; Ljudmila Kamenova, South Setauket NY 39.52 56 Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; John Diamond, Boca Raton FL 39.47 57 John Ashton, Portland OR; Dennis Metcalf, Vancouver WA 38.53 58 Eric Greco, Beverly Hills CA; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV 38.34 59 Louis Trautwein III - Helena Fine, Naples FL 38.13 60 Stanford Christie, Kirkland WA; Michael Christensen, Seattle WA 37.91 61 Cristal Nell, Seattle WA; Brad Bart, Coquitlam BC 36.23 62 Anders Hagen, Copenhagen Denmark; Sindri Bjarnason, Iceland 35.89 63 Liam Milne - Andy Hung, Sidney Australia 34.93 64 Richard Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 33.26 65 Julie Smith, Vancouver BC; Susan Humphries, Auckland New Zealand 30.74 66 Justin Hackett, Manchester England; Martin Taylor, Whitefield England 29.65 67 Kevin Rosenberg, Sunnyvale CA; John McAllister, Keswick VA 29.55 68 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY 28.84 69 Ming Sheng - Haijong Zhao, Northbrook IL 27.16 70 Valentin Kovachev, Las Vegas NV; Junko Hemus, San Clemente CA 26.89 71 Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; Ann Borgschulte, Tampa FL 26.83 72 Alexander Kolesnik, Los Angeles CA; Brian Glubok, New York NY 26.54 73 Francois Combescure, Villeurbanne France; Christophe Grosset, Issy-Les-Moulin France 26.02 74 William O’Shea - Vanessa Brown, Spit Junction Australia 25.70 75 Ishmael Del’Monte, Las Vegas NV; Debbie Benner, Fairfield CT 25.46 76 Ray Miller - Daniel Poore, Seattle WA 25.34 77 Robert Todd, Tallahassee FL; Andrew Hoskins, Burlingame CA 25.03 78 Chris Willenken, New York NY; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands 23.25 79 Alexander Hydes, Zagreb Croatia; Marshall Lewis, Bloomington IN 20.72 80 Doug Couchman, Berkeley CA; Gregory Vance, Pacifica CA 20.70 81 Hans Kadletz, Graz Austria; Veronika Kadletz, Graz Austria 20.66 82 William Schreiber, Valley Glen CA; Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN 19.50 83 Huub Bertens, Las Vegas NV; Naren Gupta, Woodside CA 18.68 84 David Sherman, London ; Tracy Capal, London Great Britain 17.38 85 Haig Tchamitch, Paradise Valley AZ; Robb Gordon, Prescott AZ 16.05 86 Rai Osborne, Anaheim CA; Philip Hiestand, Irvine CA 15.58 87 Lawrence Lau, Westport CT; Jill Marshall, Port Chester NY 15.43 88 Dave Glen, Cuenca Ecuador; Stephen Cox, Eugene OR 15.01

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he is working with the organization’s executive team to align priorities. “We need to develop a greater sense of urgency around membership,” he says.

He looks forward to working with 2019 ACBL president Russ Jones. “I think Russ and I are going to work very well together,” he says. “We’re both practical.”

As a self-described “finance guy,” Jones puts ACBL’s fiscal health high on his priority list. “Financially the ACBL is strong. We need to preserve that … we want to make sure we’re an organization that’s thriving 10 years from now and serving our members.”

Technology is also high on Jones’s list of concerns. “We’re moving in the right direction. We still have some old technology that is unsustainable, but we have talented IT people doing good work.”

Jones took up bridge after coming to the ACBL and loves it. He looks forward to playing and advancing his game as his work schedule allows. He has a special empathy with Intermediate/Newcomer players that affords him a close connection with most of the the League’s membership who are not Life Masters.

District 16 Director Paul Cuneo headed up the search committee tasked with filling the vacant leadership position.

“The Board has a relationship with Joe,” says Cuneo. “We appreciate his openness. We respect his background and experience with the ACBL.”

Cuneo says the search committee performed a detailed rating process on the 21 resumes received. The committee then invited six of the candidates for a video interview of 45 minutes to 1.5 hours in duration. For guidance in their candidate evaluation and structured interview process, the committee retained EASI Consultants. The field was further reduced, and a second round of interviews held.

In addition to Cuneo, the search committee included: Joann Glasson, District 4; Georgia Heth, District 8; A.J. Stephani, District 11; Claire Jones, District 18; and Richard Popper, Board of Governors Chair. Additionally, Greg Herman of Seattle WA was invited be on the committee.

Cuneo says that one of the first things the committee addressed was the change in title from CEO to executive director. “It’s not a change of duties or salary,” Cuneo says, “but perception. We feel that executive director more closely aligns with the partnership dynamic the Board envisions.”

Jones has worked at the ACBL for eight years. He is a lifelong resident of Memphis TN. He attended Christian Brothers University in Memphis where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in business administration, and he is a licensed Certified Public Accountant. He and his wife Julie – who is a neonatal ICU nurse – have a son and two daughters.

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Jones 89 Charles Martineau, Saint-Lambert QC; Andre Chartrand, Montreal QC 13.94 90 Barry Margolin, Arlington MA; Tom Breur, Marlborough MA 13.90 91 Raymond Yuenger, Campbell CA; Mansoor Gowani, San Jose CA 11.50 92 Corey Krantz, Delray Beach FL; Bruce Lang, West Palm Beach FL 11.24 93 Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; Joan Cremin, Paradise Valley AZ 10.44 94 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA 8.51 95 Virgil Massey, Driftwood TX; Charlene Sands, Pflugerville TX 8.10 96 Alan Arakawa, Kahului HI; R. Bruce Martin, Paia HI 7.53 97 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 6.09 98 Anshul Paliwal - Josh Feldstein, Gainesville FL 4.37 99 Brian King, Kihei HI; James Lutz, Laguna Niguel CA 3.90 100 David Gold, London England; Boye Brogeland, Flekkefjor Norway 3.58 101 Peter Weichsel, Carlsbad CA; Mark Lair, Canyon TX 3.12 102 Ivanie Yeo - Lon Sunshine, Merrimack NH 2.45 103 Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA; John Jones, Santa Fe Springs CA 1.60 104 Massimiliano Di Franco, Italy; Rodrigo Garcia Da Rosa, Argentina 0.00

FRIDAY OPEN PAIRS 10.0 Tables / Based on 9 Tables A B C 9.50 1 1 Edward Rais - Marion Kelly, Anchorage AK 59.97% 7.13 2 Douglas H. Scott - Tom Ottley, Anchorage AK 55.11% 5.42 3 2 Lisa Fishman, Beaverton OR; Edward Lee, Portland OR 53.99% 5.25 4 3 1 Paul Burnham, Wilton CT; Sonja Smith, North Granby CT 53.77% 3.17 5 Sherwin Moscow - Connie Coquillette, Vancouver WA 53.25% 3.94 4 2 Shameine Ali, Vancouver BC; Anita Morse, North Vancouver BC 52.73% 2.95 5 3 Ronald Dixon, Vancouver BC; Muriel Stitt, Honolulu HI 50.51%

JO BEST FRIDAY EVENING SIDE PAIRS 12.0 Tables A B C 4.77 1 1 Wubbo De Boer - Agnes Snellers, Groenekan 61.33% 3.58 2 2 Kathy Twomey, Bloomfield Village MI; Sally Craig, Port Moody BC 59.61% 2.68 3 Robert Bertoni, Haverhill MA; Barbara Boswell, Cincinnati OH 57.87% 2.01 4 Judy Elbogen, Mission Viejo CA; Wirt Gilliam, San Diego CA 56.69% 2.32 5 3 Glenn Boyce, Piedmont CA; Edwin Seputis, Oakland CA 54.55% 1.74 6 4 Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA; George Parkins, Vienna VA 53.29% 1.30 5 Donald Bierman, San Ramon CA; Sarah Simmerman, San Leandro CA 52.14% 2.28 1 Rui Marques, Gladwyne PA; Heike Koistinen, Helsinki Finland 51.93% 1.71 2 Tokuhiro Ishihara - Tsuji Sanae, Tokyo Japan 49.14%

FRIDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS 6.5 Tables A B C 2.55 1 Peter Serafini - Stewart Brightman, Calgary AB 62.25% 1.91 2 1 1 M. Nakahra - Atsuko Kusaba, Tokyo Japan 56.37% 1.43 3 Rexanne Ring - Dan Sabo, Kailua Kona HI 56.30% 1.40 4 2 2 Y. Uzawa - Mia Hanada, Tokyo 55.30% 1.05 5 3 George Blalack, Ewa Beach HI; Myra Taylor Hart, Kailua HI 51.08%

FRIDAY EVENING SWISS TEAMS 16 Tables A B C 4.85 1 Dawn Campbell, Portland OR; Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Columbia Heights MN; Aaron Jones - Jennifer Lin, San Francisco CA 63.00 3.64 2 Malcolm Morris, London England; John Herriot, Los Angeles CA; Marshall Kerlin, Sun City Center FL; Ben Yang, Warren NJ 57.00 2.73 3 Anne Scott, North Vancouver BC; Clayton Connolly, Richmond BC; Larry Pocock - Yue Su, Vancouver BC 54.00 2.05 4 Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV; Neil Chambers, Schenectady NY; Allan Graves, Hammonds Plain NS; Arthur Crystal, Fairfield CT 52.00 1.53 5 Justine Cushing - Melih Ozdil, New York NY; Kauko Koistinen, Espoo Finland; Vesa Fagerlund, Tampere Finland 49.00 3.07 1/2 Eugene Chung, Daly City CA; Jim Liu, Saratoga CA; Leon Yu, Syosset NY; Andrea James, Auburn WA 48.00 3.07 1/2 Dawn Lee, Los Angeles CA; Marion Robertson, San Francisco CA; Sue Bailey, Stockport England; Florence Belford, Milton ON 48.00 1.97 3 Brenda Woodman - James Woodman, Mount Pearl NL; Jay Bates - Darleen Bates, Durham NC 41.00 1.48 4 Pamela Keim - Jason Larrivee, Regina SK; Daniel Berman - Bob Bradley, Honolulu HI 38.00 1.59 1 Lee Stem - Laima Stem, Mississauga ON; Sam Litovsky, Los Angeles CA; Dorothy Mersereau, Calgary AB 34.00

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FRIDAY MORNING SIDE PAIRS 10.0 Tables A B C 4.33 1 Jennifer Beall - Ron Beall, Bellingham WA 66.84% 3.68 2 1 Cheng Wang - Aiyue Ma, Canton China 66.37% 2.80 3 2 1 Lynne White - John White, Lincoln CA 58.21% 1.83 4 Ellis Feigenbaum - Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 56.72% 2.10 5 3 2 William Schelstrate, Tucson AZ; Bradley Leach, Oro Valley AZ 55.87% 1.63 6 4 3 Russell Johnson, Olympia WA; Eddie Bishop, Lacey WA 55.48% 1.17 5 Peter Galbraith, Kaneohe HI; Marvin Raines, Fort Washington MD 54.55%

LESTER & MITZIE KODAMA FRIDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS 9.0 Tables A B C 2.85 1 1 1 Allan Chernov, Irving TX; Roger Emery, Sarnia ON 67.56% 2.14 2 2 Greg Manchuk - Kathleen Manchuk, Kihei HI 62.50% 1.60 3 Dan Sabo - Rexanne Ring, Kailua Kona HI 58.04% 1.60 4/5 3/4 2 Ralph Haberfeld, Jackson WY; David Larsen, Honolulu HI 54.76% 1.32 4/5 3/4 Rod Goree, San Francisco CA; Pauline Oyama, Chicago IL 54.76% 1.20 5 3 Arden Poitras, Surrey BC; Yvonne Wheeler, Honolulu HI 54.17% 0.90 4 Linda Barstad Kane - Shirley Sakoda-Long, Hilo HI 53.87%

LESTER & MITZIE KODAMA FRIDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS 3.0 Tables A B 1.52 1 Dipankar Sengupta - Janis Rodden, Honolulu HI 67.50% 1.41 2 1 Joyce Shigekuni - Kristin Oishi, Honolulu HI 58.75% 1.06 2 Judy Johnson, Modesto CA; Stevensun William, Honolulu HI 50.00%

Sometimes you’re the windscreen, sometimes

the bugBy Barry Rigal

In your first round Senior KO, you bid too much — and have to justify your play.

You open 1♠ and when partner makes a constructive raise to 2♠, you drive to game on a 12-count. Let them beat you!

On the lead of the ♠J, you see:

♠ 10 5 4 ♥ A J 5 4 ♦ Q 9 5 ♣ K 9 2

♠ A K 9 8 7 ♥ Q 9 8 6 2 ♦ K 5 ♣ 4

You win the lead and decide that because left-hand opponent didn’t lead a heart, they wouldn’t have a singleton. So you advance the ♥Q to RHO’s king. Back comes a heart and all follow. You now need to find the ♠Q. Are you the windscreen or the bug?

The right way to look at this is to assume LHO had an easy passive heart doubleton lead but a dangerous trump lead. Play them for the ♠Q J!

I didn’t and went down like a stone when Renae Gunstone-White (playing with Tim White) had indeed led a spade from Q–J doubleton.

All of which reminded me of what is the last thing that goes through a bug’s mind as he hits the windscreen. Yes, it is his abdomen.

JO BEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON SIDE PAIRS 20.5 Tables A B C 6.72 1 1 Nongyu Li, Palo Alto CA; Ying Lin Gu, San Diego CA 65.53% 5.04 2 2 Tore Tjetland - Tjetland Tjetland, Sandnes Norway 63.36% 3.78 3 Linda Dunn, Memphis TN; Leif Bjorn Odden, Drangedal Norway 62.17% 3.17 4 3 Lynne White - John White, Lincoln CA 61.45% 2.38 5 4 Michael Walker, Vancouver WA; Carol Orazetti, Redmond OR 61.37% 1.59 6 Paul Cuneo, Houston TX; Alvin Levy, Commack NY 59.20% 1.78 7 5 Howard Co - Barbara Linn, Honolulu HI 56.72% 2.80 6 1 Joel Reimnitz - Charlene Reimnitz, Los Gatos CA 54.33% 1.00 7 Eugene Chung, Daly City CA; Jim Liu, Saratoga CA 53.30% 2.10 2 Rui Marques, Gladwyne PA; Heike Koistinen, Helsinki Finland 47.03% 1.58 3 Charles Rauch, Monterey CA; James Calhoun, Arvada CO 45.74% 1.18 4 Randall Shaw, Honolulu HI; N. Dennis Berg, Santa Barbara CA 43.27%

FRIDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS 21.5 Tables A B C 14.00 1 1 Joyce Nakasaki - Joseph Thomas, Redondo Beach CA 63.37% 10.50 2 Sharon Anderson - Roger Anderson, Eagan MN 61.15% 7.88 3 Sam Madison-Jammal - Paul Darin, San Diego CA 58.04% 5.91 4 Robert Law, Tigard OR; Robert Hope, Provost AB 57.13% 7.14 5 2 Hellar Nakonechny, Carman MB; Gloria Woloshyn, Winnipeg MB 57.04% 4.00 6 Sandy Kiesel, Bakersfield CA; Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT 56.39% 5.36 7 3 Paul Flanagan - Karen Billett, Victoria BC 56.35% 4.02 8 4 Bruce Blakely, San Rafael CA; Patricia Irwin, Mill Valley CA 55.51% 3.27 9 5 Ralph Moskowitz - Barbara Shortwell, Laguna Woods CA 54.93% 4.13 10 6 1 Liga Haiplik - Heather Howie, Mississauga ON 53.77% 2.38 11 7 Kinga Voorhees - Burton Voorhees, Victoria BC 53.55% 3.10 8 2 Dmitri Stukalov - Marina Seppius, Palo Alto CA 53.12% 1.90 9 Susan Shaver - Anne Casey, Sun Lakes AZ 51.48% 2.32 3 Tomok Uchiyama - Riko Sako, 50.90% 1.74 4 Craig Caldwell, San Diego CA; Tim Archdeacon, Oyster Bay NY 49.36% 1.48 5 Gigette Caldwell, San Diego CA; Lisa Karam, Bloomfield MI 49.30%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON 299ERS PAIRS 9.0 Tables A B C 2.85 1 1 Barbara Levine – H. Michael Mogil, Naples FL 59.82% 2.14 2 2 Sharon Sandell, Waianae HI; Sherry Nunnally, Honolulu HI 59.52% 1.87 3 3 1 Les Nakasaki, Montebello CA; Wanda Yao, Redondo Beach CA 58.63% 1.20 4 4 Amy Bess - Stephen Bess, Reno NV 58.04% 0.90 5 5 Stewart Brightman - Peter Serafini, Calgary AB 55.36% 1.40 2 Ralph Haberfeld, Jackson WY; David Larsen, Honolulu HI 54.76% 1.05 3 Allan Chernov, Irving TX; Roger Emery, Sarnia ON 54.46%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON 49ERS PAIRS 3.0 Tables A B 1.52 1 Gordon Riddick - Penelope Riddick, Honolulu HI 57.50% 1.14 2 Mollie Brackett, Longmont CO; Gail Lurie, Boulder CO 55.00%

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New Convention Chart - part 2

sounds good in theory, in practice it created some logistical problems.

The Open (and Open+) charts were designed differently. In addition to defining various terms with specific technical meanings in the intro to the charts, the basis of the charts is permissive. Instead of trying to create a list of all the possible things which are allowed, we instead created categories that are disallowed. The underlying assumption is that anything which isn’t specifically disallowed is, in fact, legal.

Part of the reason to allow most bids is to encourage experimentation and growth. Every convention that a bridge player uses was invented at some point by a player; if we only ever allow those things which are already known, the game as we know it would grow stagnant. Trying to keep up with changes with the old methodology is impractical, while this method should allow experimentation to flourish. At the same time, with the definitions and rules being a bit more technical, the hope is that director rulings will become more consistent and less open to interpretation.

Having said this, we don’t want a complete open system where anything goes. The Open Chart guiding philosophy was a simple one: We want to allow nearly any constructive method, even if artificial. Newer methods such as playing transfers after a natural (or quasi-natural) 1♣ are allowed, as this is a constructive but artificial bid: It is easy to explain to the opponents and the concept is a familiar one. In some cases where methods are fundamentally constructive but may be unfamiliar to players and require some discussion, we have restricted the bids to board segments of six or longer

(i.e., team games). An example of that would be a system that employs transfer-based opening bids, such as 1♦ opener showing hearts.

We don’t want to allow artificial destructive methods under the Open Chart as those bids can be problematic to deal with at the table. Bids such as multi, transfer preempts or other artificial weak bids are not allowed on the Open Chart. This is the biggest overall difference between the Open and Open+ charts.

There are still some restrictions in the Open Chart that are similar to the GCC. For example, 1NT openings still must have 10 HCP and a range no greater than 5 HCP. Opening bids still have strength requirements, either Near-Average for (Quasi-)Natural bids or Average for Artificial bids. Forcing pass systems and other destructive bids are not permitted.

The Open Chart may take some adjusting for players but ideally, it should be a balance between allowing innovation while keeping bidding understandable. Everything that is permissible under the lower charts is also allowed on the Open Chart, so most players don’t need to change their system. This chart doesn’t have a direct comparison to a current chart, but it lies somewhere between the current GCC and MidChart.

Open+ ChartThe Open+ Chart is intended for our highest

levels of competition. The design philosophy is to be as permissive as reasonable, while still disallowing agreements which are primarily designed to disrupt the opponents. Systems such as forcing pass, very weak 1NT openers (fewer than 10 HCP), and those which employ “fert” bids that convey no information but are only used to eat up bidding space are not allowed.

The Open+ Chart can’t be directly compared with any of our current convention charts but is somewhat of a hybrid of the MidChart and Super Chart.

The Open+ Chart will be the chart governing open events of two or more sessions at regionals and NABCs. For knockout events, this chart will be used in the top bracket as well as any additional brackets with higher limits of masterpoints. While it was designed with tournament play in mind, clubs that are currently using the MidChart for their games may want to use this chart.

As mentioned above, the Open+ Chart allows most conventions to be played. Artificial preempts as a general category are legal under this chart. Like the MidChart, any pair wishing to play an artificial preempt is required to provide a written defense to the opponents. If there is a defense in the ACBL Defense Database, that defense must be printed and provided. The Open+ Chart rules allow for conventions which are not necessarily already provisioned in the Defense Database; anyone wishing to play a convention not currently in the Defense Database must submit a request to the ACBL for approval along with a suggested defense.

Artificial preempts that have a known suit are legal in all Open+ Chart events. Some examples would include transfer preempts or 2♦ showing a weak hand with both majors.

Like the MidChart, some bids are only allowed in events which have longer board segments – typically Swiss team or knockout-style events. Agreements which fall in this category are ones which may require extra discussion for defending against the bid. Notable examples of this style of bid are preempts which do not have a known suit, such as multi 2♦ (a weak two-bid in either major) or 2♠ showing a weak preempt in a minor.

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BAZE SENIOR KO TEAMS ROSTERS 1 Nick Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Beach FL; Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL 2 Paul Lewis - Linda Lewis - Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; Mike Passell, Plano TX; Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA 3 Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV; Arthur Crystal, Fairfield CT; Allan Graves, Hammonds Plain NS; Neil Chambers, Schenectady NY 4 Lou Ann O’Rourke, Scottsdale AZ; John Mohan - Roger Bates, Las Vegas NV; Ron Smith, Chicago IL; Jerry Clerkin - Dennis Clerkin, Bloomington IN 5 Bob Drake, Wassenaar Netherlands; Jan Van Cleeff, The Hague Netherlands; Michael Yuen, Vancouver BC; Bob Zeller, Kanata ON 6 Allan Falk, Okemos MI; John Lusky, Portland OR; William Pollack - Barry Rigal, New York NY; David Caprera, Denver CO; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 7 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; P. Drew Cannell, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC; James Krekorian, Pensacola FL; Drew Casen, Henderson NV; Michal Kwiecien, Lublin Poland; Wlodzimierz Starkowski, Poznan Poland 8 Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; Mark Feldman, Austin TX; Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA 9 Bonnie Broders, Port Townsend WA; Tim Berta, Sequim WA; Renae Gunstone-White - Tim White, Mercer Island WA10 M. Gay Conklin - Marvie Kelly, Honolulu HI; Lola Gebauer, Haiku HI; Barbara Kim, Medford OR

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO 1 5 TablesEric Leong, Oakland CA; Peter Gill, Sydney Australia; Simon Ekenberg, Kalmar Sweden; Simon Hult, Wastervik Sweden vsMike Rippey, Orinda CA; Benito Garozzo, Wilmington DE; Alessandro Ganddougua, Rome Italy; Kamil Nowak, Kielce Poland; Woaciech Strzemecki, Poland; Leonardo Cima, Roma Italy

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO 2 6 TablesJun Lei - Yong Xue - Guojang Xin, China; Yumin Liu, Burlingame CA vsRobert Garin - Marie Garin, San Diego CA; Bobbi Le Feuvre - Claude Le Feuvre, Van Nuys CA

FRIDAY-SATURDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 7 TablesCharles Rauch, Monterey CA; James Calhoun, Arvada CO; Joel Reimnitz - Charlene Reimnitz, Los Gatos CA vsSteven Bruns - Candace Taylor, Honolulu HI; Jane Coleman - William Coleman, Vero Beach FL

BAZE SENIOR KO TEAMS 10 TablesNick Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Beach FL; Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL vsSteve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; Mark Feldman, Austin TX; Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA

Paul Lewis - Linda Lewis - Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; Mike Passell, Plano TX; Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA vsGaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; P. Drew Cannell, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC; James Krekorian, Pensacola FL; Drew Casen, Henderson NV; Michal Kwiecien, Lublin Poland; Wlodzimierz Starkowski, Poznan Poland

Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV; Arthur Crystal, Fairfield CT; Allan Graves, Hammonds Plain NS; Neil Chambers, Schenectady NY vsAllan Falk, Okemos MI; John Lusky, Portland OR; William Pollack - Barry Rigal, New York NY; David Caprera, Denver CO; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC

Lou Ann O’Rourke, Scottsdale AZ; John Mohan - Roger Bates, Las Vegas NV; Ron Smith, Chicago IL; Jerry Clerkin - Dennis Clerkin, Bloomington IN vsBob Drake, Wassenaar Netherlands; Jan Van Cleeff, The Hague Netherlands; Michael Yuen, Vancouver BC; Bob Zeller, Kanata ON

Stay in touchIs your email address on file? Is it up to date?

Let ACBL know. Call toll-free in the U.S., 800–264–2743; outside the U.S. 1–662–3191 Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Central Time). You may also email service@acbl.org or update your info at acbl.com by logging into MyACBL.

Convention card reminderEach player is required to have a convention card

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

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

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

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

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WBF robot tournamentsStarting in a couple of months, the format of the

popular WBF robot tournaments will be changing, offering more rankings and prizes! These will include: all-time overall ranking based on total points won by a player; yearly ranking based on the total of the top 20 best scores by a player; and monthly ranking based on the total scores by a player that calendar month. For the top five overall players, there will be exciting prizes awarded by the WBF consisting of invitations to the World Bridge Games 2020. This new format will be announced on the WBF website. If you are not already playing in these tournaments, come and join us in this exciting form of bridge.

will now be open for a wider range of start times on the appropriate day.

Stephanie Threlkeld, marketing and education manager, also addressed the group. She let them know recruiting efforts are paying off in the college bridge program. Forty schools are participating in the 2018-19 cycle, compared to 30 last year. Many students who learned bridge in youth programs are getting to college and wanting to start bridge clubs there.

The reception is held at each NABC to thank people who bring new members into the ACBL. “Bridge would not continue without all the hard work that you do,” Threlkeld said.

ACBL Executive Director Joe Jones addresses the Club and Teachers Reception on Friday.

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Club teachers

Use of the bidding box – Alerts and Announcements

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

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

NABC Electronic Device Policy

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

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

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

NABC+ events• First offense of any kind (ringing, answering

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

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

Other events• First offense, in the same session – ringing

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

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

• Third offense in the event: disqualification of the

pair or team from the event.Kibitzers violating this policy will be removed

from the playing area for the remainder of the session.

This policy applies to all events at NABCs.

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Winners of the 2017 0–10,000 Swiss Teams were Phil Altus, Muriel Altus, Martha Woodworth and Greg Michaels.

10K Swiss starts todayThe 0–10,000 Swiss Teams starts today.

The event, two qualifying sessions and two final sessions, is limited to players with less than 10,000 masterpoints and pays platinum points at 10% of the overall award up to a maximum of 10 platinum points.

2014 Sally Meckstroth, Danny Molenaar, Bob Drijver, Nira Talova, Rene De Waele

2015 Ina Demme, Gur Baykal, Margaret Baykal, Bill Kertes

2016 Mike Cassel, Barry Purrington, Robert Kent, Ellen Kent

2017 Phil Altus, Muriel Altus, Greg Michaels, Martha Woodworth

Save the Date for the Turkish Delight!

Get ready for the 9th European Open Bridge

Championship June 15–29, 2019.

It will be held in the Green Park Pendik Hotel and Convention Center in Pandik, Turkey near Istanbul (close to Sabiha Gokcen Airport). Five best things to do before, during and after the event for a perfect experience: Book the dates and participate in bridge competitions (open to all participant levels – amateurs and professionals).  Win trophies and monetary prizes

Meet and mingle with bridge players from all parts of the globe

Enjoy the comfortable and air-conditioned convention center surrounded by parks and within walking distance of the beach.

Take advantage of this chance to visit the touristic highlights of Istanbul and its surroundings.

MonitoringAt this and future North American

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

By general monitoring of the session and participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source of information that may be useful in determining facts and settling issues arising from some types of ethical and behavioral complaints or actions. Please summon a director if a problem occurs at the table.

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

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.

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

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

NABCDailyBulletin@acbl.org. You’ll also find it on the front page under the “Daily Bulletin” between the date and the editors’ names.

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

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Tomorrow’s Bridge EventsOahu Day

Sunday, November 25, 9 a.m.Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* OtherSunday-Monday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 1-2 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20Julie & Billy Miller Saturday-Sunday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 3-4 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series 3rd single session Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20

Sunday, November 25, 10 a.m.Bridge-Plus+ single South Pacific 4, MPCC Free Free Free two-hour lesson, 14-deal game follows (0-20 MPs)Lester & Mitzie Kodoma 299er Swiss Teams single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $19Lester & Mitzie Kodoma 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $19Lester & Mitzie Kodoma 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $15

Sunday, November 25, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.SUPER SENIOR PAIRS 1-2 Q Honolulu Suite, Tapa Tower $25 — Age 70+; 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions.Daylight Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 3, MPCC $16 $20Daylight Swiss Teams (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 South Pacific 1, MPCC $16 $20Daylight Gold Rush Swiss Teams (750/300/200) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 2, MPCC $16 $20 Gold points for 0-750.

Sunday, November 26, Noon & 7 p.m.BAZE SENIOR KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 3 Hibiscus Suite, Kalia Tower $25 —

Sunday, November 25, 1 p.m.Jo Best Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 5th single session Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20

Sunday, November 25, 1 & 7:30 p.m.MITCHELL OPEN BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 Q Tapa Ballroom 2, Tapa Tower $25 —MARSHA MAY STERNBERG WOMEN’S BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 Q Tapa Ballroom 1, Tapa Tower $25 — Both BAMs: 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions.0-10,000 SWISS TEAMS 1-2 F Tapa Ballroom 3, Tapa Tower $17 —Chip Chapin Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20A/X/Y Swiss Teams (unlimited/6000/4000) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20Bracketed B Teams (0–3000) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20 Brackets of 8 teams by average masterpoints; 3 teams in each bracket earn gold.Jazz with Aloha in Memory of Oded Stitt Saturday-Sunday KO Teams 1-2 Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20

Sunday, November 25, 3 p.m.299er Swiss Teams single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $19299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $15

Sunday, November 25, 7:30 p.m.Bryan Smither Evening Board-a-Match Teams (unlimited/3000/750) single Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $15 $19 Open to Swiss drop-ins and new entrants.Jo Best Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 6th single session Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20299er Swiss Teams single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $19299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $15

Sunday, November 25, 11:30 p.m.Zip Knockout Teams single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $16/team/match

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are: A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). Three-flight events are divided A/X (6000+/0-6000); B/C (1500-3000, 0-1500); Gold Rush (300-750/200-300/0-200). Two-flight events are divided A/X/Y (6000+/4000-6000/0-4000); B/C/D (1500-3000/750-1500/ 0-750) if no Gold Rush OR A/B/C (3000+/1500-3000/0-1500) and Gold Rush (300-750/200-300/0-200). In B flights, no single player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no single player may be over 750. BOLD, UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events.*Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

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

LUKE HAN FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO 1 12 TablesCarlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Hansa Narasimhan, Mountain View CA; Sumit Mukherjee, Kolkata India; Monica Jajoo, Gurgaon India; Debabrata Majumder, Kolkata India; Michael Whibley, Auckland New Zealand vsJim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Sam Lev, New York NY; Gary Cohler, Delray Beach FL; Joris van Lankveld, Amsterdam Netherlands; Berend Van Den Bos, Den Haag Netherlands

Mike Rippey, Orinda CA; Benito Garozzo, Wilmington DE; Alessandro Gandoglia, Rome Italy; Kamil Nowak, Kielce Poland; Woaciech Strzemecki, Poland; Leonardo Cima, Roma Italy vsMary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Jason Feldman, San Diego CA;

Krzysztof Buras, Warszawa Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Chapel Hill NC; Wojciech Gawel, Wroclaw Poland; Rafal Jagniewski, Legionowo Poland

LUKE HAN FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO 2 9 TablesArun Savara - Anna Sung - Jean Choi, Honolulu HI; Warren Fukushima, Pearl City HI vsXiao Yang Lu - Xve Liong Cao, Beijing China; Xiao Shi, Guangdong China; Xinli Gan, China

Jay Apfelbaum - April Apfelbaum, Philadelphia PA; Dara Dinner, Wayne PA; R. David Walker, Radnor PA vsKyungwon Yoo - Daniel Takahashi, Las Vegas NV; Sooja Kwon,

Seoul South Korea; Han Sun Hee, Seocho-Ku Seoul South Korea; Yas Takeda, Hacienda Heights CA

LUKE HAN FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO 3 9 TablesJoseph Habeich, Portland OR; Richard S.H. Wong - Wilfred Motokane Jr. - Sandra Ohara, Honolulu HI vsRose Hou, Richmond Hill ON; Aiyue Ma, Canton China; Jingyuan Gong, Shenzhen China; Cheng Wang, Canton China

Shirley Liss, Fairbanks AK; Marvin Raines, Fort Washington MD; Kathie Hoehne, Anchorage AK; Teresa Martin, Bathurst Australia vsDanuta Trafford - Thomas Trafford - Helen Dillen - Gamil Tadros, Calgary AB

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Jazz with Aloha in Memory of Oded StittBy Muriel Stitt

Oded (Dedo) Stitt was a smart, kind, funny and generous man who was a great bridge partner and a gentlemanly opponent. He loved the game of bridge and the world of interesting people it opened to us when we moved to Hawaii in 2004. He especially enjoyed sharing his knowledge with newer players.

Dedo and I were married for 45 wonderful years and when he passed away in 2015, I created Simply the Best – Jazz with Aloha, a nonprofit corporation in his memory. You can find out about it on our website, jazzwithaloha.org. We produced “It Had to be You,” an album of jazz love songs in Dedo’s memory, and we will be giving copies of the CD to the winners of the event named in his honor.

Here’s to Dedo!

Today’s Bridge EventsJunior Day/Julie & Billy Miller Day

Saturday, November 24, 9 a.m.Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* OtherEducational Foundation Knockout Teams 3 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20Friday-Saturday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 3-4 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20Julie & Billy Miller Saturday-Sunday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 1-2 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series 2nd single session Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20

Saturday, November 24, 10 a.m.Julie & Billy Miller Bridge-Plus+ single South Pacific 4, MPCC Free Free Free two-hour lesson, 14-deal game follows (0-20 MPs).Julie & Billy Miller 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $19Julie & Billy Miller 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $15

Saturday, November 24, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.Julie & Billy Miller Daylight Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 3, MPCC $16 $20Julie & Billy Miller Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 2, MPCC $16 $20 Gold points for 0-750.

Saturday, November 24, Noon & 7 p.m.BAZE SENIOR KNOCKOUT TEAMS 1-2 QF Honolulu Suite, Tapa Tower $25 —

Saturday, November 24, 1 p.m.Jo Best Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 3rd single session Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20

Saturday, November 24, 1 & 7:30 p.m.NAIL LIFE MASTER OPEN PAIRS 1-2 F Tapa Ballroom 2, Tapa Tower $25 —0-10,000 SWISS TEAMS 1-2 Q Tapa Ballroom 3, Tapa Tower $17 — 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions.Julie & Billy Miller Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Tapa Ballroom 1, Tapa Tower $16 $20Julie & Billy Miller Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20 Gold points for 0-750.Julie & Billy Miller Saturday Compact KO Teams 1-4 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20Jazz with Aloha in Memory of Oded Stitt Saturday-Sunday KO Teams 1-2 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20Luke Han Friday-Saturday Knockout Teams 3-4 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20

Saturday, November 24, 3 p.m.Julie & Billy Miller 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $19Julie & Billy Miller 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $15

Saturday, November 24, 7:30 p.m.Julie & Billy Miller Strati-Flighted A/X/Y Side Swiss Teams single Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $15 $19Julie & Billy Miller Strati-Flighted B/C/D Side Swiss Teams single Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $15 $19Jo Best Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 4th single session Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20Julie & Billy Miller 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $19Julie & Billy Miller 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $15

Saturday, November 24, 11:30 p.m.Julie & Billy Miller Zip Knockout Teams single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $16/team/matchJulie & Billy Miller Junior Zip Knockout Teams single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC Free 25 and younger

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are: A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). Three-flight events are divided A/X (6000+/0-6000); B/C (1500-3000, 0-1500); Gold Rush (300-750/200-300/0-200). Two-flight events are divided A/X/Y (6000+/4000-6000/0-4000); B/C/D (1500-3000/750-1500/ 0-750) if no Gold Rush OR A/B/C (3000+/1500-3000/0-1500) and Gold Rush (300-750/200-300/0-200). In B flights, no single player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no single player may be over 750. BOLD, UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events.*Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

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

Julie and Billy Miller DayBilly Miller is a

Grand Life Master with over 35,000 masterpoints and several NABC titles, and a WBF World Master. He also has numerous regional and sectional tournament wins. Billy, a professional player, is also a mentor, teacher and noted lecturer. He is widely recognized for his column in the Bridge Bulletin, “Dear Billy,” which has run for more than 25 years.

Outside of bridge, Julie and Billy Miller play an active role in the care and protection of the avian wildlife that reside at the eight ponds in their Las Vegas community. At one point, Billy withdrew from competitive bridge for four years to devote his efforts to renovating the eight toxic and poorly maintained ponds that were doing great harm to the local birds, ducks, geese, fish and turtles. These ponds have now been chemical-free for more than 11 years! With their efforts effective, Billy returned to the competitive bridge world. Their volunteer efforts continue to this day.

Julie and Billy are recognized today by friends

and students for their kindness and wisdom and Billy’s sportsmanship. Billy’s quality of play is surpassed only by his sense of humor. When he wisely avoided a 3NT contact that cannot make and instead, put his student in 4♠, a touchy 4–3 fit, the speed of play slowed considerably. Somehow the student made the contract! Expecting some recognition from Billy – who remained silent throughout – the student asked Billy gingerly, “Did I play this correctly?” Billy replied, “I don’t know, I was afraid to watch!”

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