Daily BulletinSunday, November 25, 2018 Volume 91, Number 3

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

Goodwill MessageIt is nice to be important, but it is more

important to be nice.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.

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New ACBL president is all businessRuss Jones is a

bridge booster as his volunteer resume attests. He is a club owner and director. He organizes tournaments – he held the first-ever non-Life Master Regional many years ago and continues to host that tournament annually in conjunction

with a sectional. He teaches bridge. He has coordinated GNT/NAP and special event contests. He has served on his unit board. He has served on

the ACBL Board of Directors representing District 10 for five years.

Now he accepts the gavel to serve in the League’s top volunteer capacity: as 2019 president of the ACBL.

“My priorities as president are twofold,” says Jones, “financial responsibility and increased support of clubs/teachers. I am actively looking for ways to lower expenses at the League. Several members have made suggestions that give us a good starting point. I will be instructing the Governance Committee to investigate these alternatives and present their thoughts to the Board in the near future.”

Betty Bratcher, the beloved matriarch of bridge in Southern California, passed from this world of respiratory problems on Oct. 27.

There was not, and may never be, a more universally loved person in our bridge midst. Most all of us involved in unit, district and national management, or thousands of regular tournament-

Betty Bratcher 1949–2018By Ken Monzingo

Photo by Jonathan Sternberggoers, were always greeted with her loving smile and positive attitude. Betty truly loved the players, she loved her job and she loved bridge.

To me and to all who knew her well, Betty was the little sister we never had, the aunt we always wanted to visit and the mom we wanted to hear us cry. Her personality and empathy were infectious – you always wanted to talk to her, just watching the way she listened to you. I was blessed to be one of her closest friends for the past 40 years as we worked together in regional and national tournaments. Betty was the head director of virtually all regionals in SoCal, and she also reached the

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Orlando hosted the 15th World Bridge Series, from Sept. 22 to Oct. 6, and a host of new champions were crowned in pair and team contests in Open, Women’s, Senior and Mixed categories. These championships were open to all; there were no team trials preceding these contests, and players from different countries could play as partners or teammates.

World champs crowned in OrlandoBy Paul Linxwiler

Photos courtesy of the WBF by Fabio PoleggiIn the Open Teams – the Rosenblum Cup –

Pierre Zimmermann’s Monaco-based squad took home the gold medal when they defeated the (mostly) Italian Lavazza team in the final, 241–162. Bronze medals went to the losing semifinalists led by England’s Alexander Allfrey and Warren Spector of the U.S.

Team Zimmermann displays the Rosenblum Cup and their gold medals from the Open Teams championship: captain Pierre Zimmermann, Franck Multon, Tor Helness, Geir Helgemo, Piotr Gawrys and Michal Klukowski.

Winners of the Nail Life Master Pairs: Greg Hinze and David Grainger

Grainger, Hinze take Nail LM Pairs

David Grainger and Greg Hinze won the Nail Life Master Pairs on Saturday, finishing 8 matchpoints ahead of David Gold and Boye Brogeland on a 51 top.

“I just felt like we played normal,” Hinze said. “We always knew what each other had in the bidding, and we took our tricks.”

Grainger added, “The opponents were friendly.”It’s the third win in an NABC+ event for both

Grainger of Etobicoke ON and Hinze of San Antonio TX. Grainger has four others in limited NABC events.

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Canadians lead 10K SwissA team from Nova Scotia holds a slim lead

entering the second day of the 0-10,000 Swiss Teams. Kathie Macnab, Bill Halliday, Boyd Wells and Jo Ann Lynds have a 23.78 Victory Point carryover – 1.33 VPs ahead of the team captained by Yuanluo Wang.

Martin Harris, Miriam Harris-Botzum, John Botzum and Greg Michaels are in third with 17.75 VPs.

Eighteen teens qualified for the final day of the two-day event.

Senior KO in semifinal stageThe Baze Senior Knockout Teams is down to

four.The top-seeded Nickell team knocked off the

squad led by Steve Robinson 161-67, while Lou Ann O’Rourke and company mustered a late rally to slip by Bob Drake’s team 111-108.

On the other side of the bracket, there was an upset as Paul Lewis’s two seed fell to Gaylor Kasle’s seven seed, 156-116. The four-handed Curtis Cheek team was up 110-35 over Allan Falk before Falk withdrew in the third quarter.

Today, Nickell, playing with Ralph Katz, Bob Hamman, Bobby Levin, Jeff Meckstroth and Eric Rodwell, faces O’Rourke (John Mohan, Ron Smith, Roger Bates, Dennis Clerkin, Jerry Clerkin). The Kasle crew (P. Drew Cannell, Jim Krekorian, Drew Casen, Michal Kwiecien and Wlodzimierz Starkowski) takes on Cheek (Arthur Crystal, Allan Graves, Neil Chambers).

This will be the last running of this event.

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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.

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

Tuesday, Nov. 279:15 am Betty Starzec Understanding Lead-Directing Doubles6:45 pm Barbara Heller Active Leads Against Trump

Contracts

SPECIAL EVENTSMEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS

CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM

Meetings are at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.

Sunday, November 258 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)

Tuesday, November 279 am-noon Club Director Refresher Course. A continuing education

course for club directors to increase their skills. Participants must attend both sessions. Fee: $15 covers both days. Sign up at the door. (Sea Pearl Room 2, Mid-Pacific Center)

HOSPITALITY AND ENTERTAINMENT

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. 2610:30 pm Guava chiffon cake

Tuesday, Nov. 2710:30 pm Portuguese sausage hot dog

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

Bridge Bucksand check cashing

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

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

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.

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JUST FOR NEW PLAYERSThinking bridge

By Eddie Kantar

Opener’s rebid. Third-hand play. Retaining control.

Dlr: North ♠ 6 4 Vul: Both ♥ K 8 6 3 ♦ A 7 6 5 ♣ K 5 2 ♠ K Q 10 7 ♠ J 9 3 ♥ J 10 2 ♥ Q 9 ♦ 9 4 3 ♦ Q J 10 2 ♣ Q 10 7 ♣ 9 8 6 3 ♠ A 8 5 2 ♥ A 7 5 4 ♦ K 8 ♣ A J 4 West North East South 1NT Pass 2♣ Pass 2♥ Pass 4♥ All Pass

Opening lead: ♠K Bidding commentary: With two four-card

majors, bid hearts first when partner bids 2♣ (Stayman). However, some bid the stronger major first in case responder also has both majors. If so, the partnership plays in the stronger 4–4 fit.

Defensive commentary: As East, when partner leads a king from the K–Q, denying the ace, signal encouragement with the ace or jack, not with a

doubleton. As West, if your king wins the trick, watch partner’s signal carefully. If partner has discouraged, denying the ace or jack, declarer probably has the A–J–x–(x) and could be sitting in the bushes hoping you continue the suit.

In this case, East encourages with the ♠9, so it is safe to continue the suit.

Play commentary: A spade trick must be lost in any event, so as South, duck the first round and win the second, retaining control of the suit. Also, when you have a side suit divided 3–3 (clubs) that entails a finesse for a queen, save that suit until the end. Sometimes a friendly West will lead the suit, ending the need to take a finesse.

Play commentary #2: With side-suit shortness in spades and diamonds, both suits under control after the first-round duck in spades, win West’s likely spade return, play the ♥A and ♥K and crossruff spades and diamonds. If you are overruffed, it will be with the high trump, so no matter. The way the cards lie, if you start by ruffing a spade before a diamond, you will score 11 tricks without needing the club finesse!

Mike and Peggy Torpey of San Francisco have been playing social bridge for 55 and 45 years. Mike learned from his mother and taught Peggy when they got married. “I played in law school, but it was just a game,” Mike said. “We didn’t play duplicate.” They started playing duplicate about seven years ago when the NABC was in their hometown and also played in Washington DC in 2016. They also play online using FunBridge. They’ve never played in a club, so all of their points are red or gold, but they don’t get to tournaments very often either. “We’re on vacation,” Peggy said.

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.

Parking validationPlayers who are using daily parking: Please get

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

New Life MastersNew Life Masters – share the good news!

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

JULIE & BILLY MILLER SATURDAY DAYLIGHT GOLD RUSH PAIRS 15.5 Tables 7 3 2 5.97 1 Edwina Moscatelli - James Keefe, Honolulu HI 63.90% 4.48 2 1 1 Sheri French, Pine Island MN; Sid Parham, Rochester MN 61.31% 3.36 3 2 Ralph Haberfeld, Jackson WY; Shameine Ali, Vancouver BC 59.77% 2.52 4 3 Tim Archdeacon, Oyster Bay NY; Victor Poon, Stony Brook NY 58.93% 1.99 5 Lisa Karam, Bloomfield MI; Carrie Osborne, Livonia MI 57.70% 1.94 6 Carolyn Keane, West Vancouver BC; Barbara Wilson, Sudbury MA 55.36% 1.49 7 Dee Fulton, Holualoa HI; Craig C. Thorsen, Kailua Kona HI 55.21% 1.38 8 Ed Gould - Cornelia Gould, Incline Village NV 54.15% 1.58 4 Robin Ward - Robert Ward, Honolulu HI 52.98% 1.25 5 Brian Castle, San Diego CA; Willa King, San Clemente CA 52.15% 1.95 2 Richard Schulman - Marcia Schulman, Los Angeles CA 50.45% 1.46 3 Charlotte Riviera, Bellevue WA; Joanne Kerr, Kirkland WA 48.97%

JULIE & BILLY MILLER SATURDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS 8.0 Tables A B C 2.70 1 Greg Manchuk - Kathleen Manchuk, Kihei HI 61.76% 2.13 2 1 1 Duane Brasch, Fargo ND; Tom Pokonosky, Deephaven MN 60.60% 1.52 3 Betsy Hartley, San Clemente CA; Judy Blankenfeld, Hilo HI 57.35% 1.60 4 2 Brian Knowles - Lisa Geiger, Boulder CO 55.87% 1.20 5 3 George Blalack, Ewa Beach HI; Randy Wentross, Tucson AZ 52.68% 1.22 4 2 Kondo Fuyuko - Horie Machiko 51.92% 0.92 3 Meda Brown - Yvonne Wheeler, Honolulu HI 47.49%

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Runners-up in the Nail Life Master Pairs: Boye Brogeland and David Gold

Grainger and Hinze started the day in fourth after scoring 57.87% and 60.79% in Friday’s qualifying sessions. Their best session was a 62.87% in the first final, and a 54.99% in the last session was good enough to bring it home.

Gold and Brogeland made huge gains on Saturday after barely qualifying Friday, five spots from the bottom out of 104 qualifiers. It took scores of 59.67% and 66.45% to climb 99 places.

Marty Fleisher and Thomas Bessis finished third, just a point and a half behind second.

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Nail LM NAIL LIFE MASTER PAIRS 52.0 Tables / Based on 102 Tables125.00 1 David Grainger, Etobicoke ON; Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX 1684.58 93.75 2 David Gold, London England; Boye Brogeland, Flekkefjor Norway 1676.48 70.31 3 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Thomas Bessis, Paris France 1674.92 55.56 4 Justin Lall, Little Elm TX; Debbie Rosenberg, Sunnyvale CA 1671.98 50.00 5 Peter Weichsel, Carlsbad CA; Mark Lair, Canyon TX 1663.92 45.45 6 Russell Samuel, Coram NY; Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo Japan 1647.27 41.67 7 Mark Dahl, Richmond VA; Dan Morse, Houston TX 1619.35 38.46 8 Howard Parker III, Clements CA; Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 1616.73 35.71 9 John Hurd, New York NY; Steve Weinstein, Montclair NJ 1613.62 33.33 10 Peter Gill, Sydney Australia; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 1612.65 31.25 11 Simon De Wijs, Doorn Netherlands; Alon Birman, Tel Aviv Israel 1612.38 29.41 12 Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Zygmunt Marcinski, Westmount QC 1593.95 27.78 13 Jerome Rombaut, Hem France; Frederic Volcker, Issy Les Moulin France 1588.16 26.32 14 Chris Willenken, New York NY; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands 1585.31 25.00 15 Baptiste Combescure, Paris France; Christophe Grosset, Issy-Les-Moulin France 1580.22 23.81 16 Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC; May Sakr, Ardmore PA 1571.81 22.73 17 Johan Upmark, Stockholm Sweden; Hakan Nilsson, West Palm Beach FL 1556.50 21.74 18 Eric Greco, Beverly Hills CA; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV 1541.73 20.83 19 Corey Krantz, Delray Beach FL; Bruce Lang, West Palm Beach FL 1539.61 20.91 20 Chris Moll, Durham NC; Richard Popper, Wilmington DE 1530.10 19.23 21 Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 1528.85 18.52 22 Jessica Larsson, Taby Sweden; Tor Helness, Monaco 1527.91 17.86 23 Sylvia Shi - Daniel Korbel, Las Vegas NV 1507.06 17.24 24 Alexander Hydes, Zagreb Croatia; Marshall Lewis, Bloomington IN 1503.55 16.67 25 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA 1502.44 16.13 26 JoAnna Stansby - Lew Stansby, Dublin CA 1486.57 15.63 27 Janet Becker – R. Jay Becker, Delray Beach FL 1480.73 15.15 28 Valentin Kovachev, Las Vegas NV; Junko Hemus, San Clemente CA 1468.99 14.71 29 William Schreiber, Valley Glen CA; Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN 1468.06 14.29 30 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA 1465.82 13.89 31 Alexander Ornstein, New York NY; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 1462.57 13.51 32 Richard Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 1457.00 13.16 33 Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; Ann Borgschulte, Tampa FL 1451.02 12.82 34 Jovanka Smederevac - Alexander Wernle, Vienna Austria 1449.63 12.50 35 Mustafa Cem Tokay, Roma Italy; Marc Bompis, Bourg La Reine France 1443.93 12.20 36 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 1442.26 11.90 37 Mikael Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden; Magnus Eriksson, Sweden 1437.58 11.63 38 Jon Bartlett, Happy Valley OR; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR 1429.47 11.36 39 Iulian Rotaru, New York NY; Ljudmila Kamenova, South Setauket NY 1427.31 11.11 40 Dave Glen, Cuenca Ecuador; Stephen Cox, Eugene OR 1426.30 10.87 41 Ishmael Del’Monte, Las Vegas NV; Debbie Benner, Fairfield CT 1419.91 18.51 42 Brad Moss, Denver CO; Shane Blanchard, New York NY 1418.66 10.42 43 Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA; Tom Carmichael, Mill Creek WA 1418.33 10.20 44 Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY; Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY 1415.35 10.00 45 Alexander Kolesnik, Los Angeles CA; Brian Glubok, New York NY 1412.03 9.80 46 Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; John Diamond, Boca Raton FL 1410.03 9.62 47 Liam Milne - Andy Hung, Sidney Australia 1406.64 9.43 48 Huub Bertens, Las Vegas NV; Naren Gupta, Woodside CA 1402.87 9.26 49 Sherman Gao - Weidong Pei, Brea CA 1399.12 9.09 50 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ 1396.24

QUALIFIERS IN THE 0–10,000 SWISS TEAMS 18 Tables / Based on 36 Tables Carryover 1 Kathie Macnab - Bill Halliday, Halifax NS; Boyd Wells - Jo Ann Lynds, Truro NS 23.78 2 Yuanluo Wang - Hua Yang - Yan Song, Plano TX; Yuan Wei Wang, Beijing China 22.45 3 Martin Harris, Chicago IL; Miriam Harris-Botzum - John Botzum, Orefield PA; Greg Michaels, Cleveland OH 17.75 4 Edward Rais - Marion Kelly - Douglas H Scott - Tom Ottley, Anchorage AK 17.31 5 David Lodge, Rancho Mirage CA; Claude Le Feuvre, Van Nuys CA; Viktor Anikovich, Los Angeles CA; Vilas Namjoshi, San Jose CA 16.01 6 Pat Galligan, San Mateo CA; Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA; Jim Liu, Saratoga CA; Eugene Chung, Daly City CA 15.22 7 Dawn Campbell, Portland OR; Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Columbia Heights MN; Aaron Jones, North Bethesda MD; Jennifer Lin, North Potomac MD 14.48 8 Sherwin Moscow - Connie Coquillette, Vancouver WA; Lisa Fishman - Robert Johnson, Beaverton OR; Edward Lee, Portland OR 12.44 9 Malcolm Morris, London ; John Herriot, Los Angeles CA; Ben Yang, Warren NJ; Marshall Kerlin, Sun City Center FL 10.9910 Jessica Lai - Grant Vance, Oakland CA; Jody Williams - Richard Williams, San Carlos CA 8.8311 Anisia Shami - Anne Gelb, Aukland New Zealand; Steve Baron, Whanganui New Zealand; Moss Wylie, Invercargill New Zealand 8.3612 Steven Zeliadt - David Binney - William Fleming, Seattle WA; Barton Buffington, North Kingstown RI 5.9513 Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT; Sandy Kiesel, Bakersfield CA; Paul Burnham, Wilton CT; Sonja Smith, North Granby CT 5.9114 Joe Monro - Rhonda Monro, Beverly Hills MI; Randy Okubo, St. Paul MN; Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN 5.0015 Marie Duval, Montreal QC; Joyce Goldstein, Brooklyn NY; Jocelyne Tetrault, Bristol QC; Andrea James, Auburn WA 4.4016 Adrienne Kuehneman - Gene Kuehneman, Bethesda MD; Margot Hennings, Annandale VA; Paul Janicki, Markham ON 3.2617 John Hindle - Leonard Doerksen - Marlene Pontifex - Marielle Brentnall, Winnipeg MB 2.0718 Alvaro Ronderos - Estelle Ronderos, Plymouth Meetng PA; Bonnie Bagley, Colorado Springs CO; Joo-Hee Janicki, Markham ON 0.00

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Jones

Jones says that on his travels as president, he will be focusing on meeting with teachers and club managers to get their input on how the League can help. “Most new members are recruited at local clubs by club managers and teachers. We need to reach out to these groups and incentivize them to recruit ACBL members.”

Jones, who got his doctorate from the University of Texas–Arlington in computer science and accounting, has been a professor in the department of accounting and information technology at Arkansas State University for the past 28 years – “with the exception of two years I was ‘on loan’ to a university in New Zealand.” The past three years he has served as department chair.

Jones lives in Jonesboro AR with his wife, Jessica, and their two daughters, Riley, 7 years old, and Madison, 1. “Obviously, without the support of my family, I would be unable to fulfill the duties of this office.”

He adds, “Besides family, work, and bridge, the only other thing I do with my ‘free time’ is golf once a week.”

Jones says he started playing bridge when he was 7 or 8 with his family around the kitchen table.

“My first duplicate game was February 1987 with my mom. We won a masterpoint and had to join some organization called ACBL to get our points recorded. My proudest bridge achievement was winning the Flight A Pairs at the Mexican Nationals with my mom while we were still non-Life Masters.”

highest level of national director as she was in charge of the Fall NABCs. But knowing Betty the person was far more important than working with her as a colleague.

Betty fought physical disabilities for the last half of her life. Her diabetes was so severe it eventually cost her both of her legs and confined her to home, never to travel again. But in her incapacitation, her closest friends – Nancy Boyd, Warren Cederborg, Scott Campbell, Arleen Harvey, Patty Holmes, Ken Horwedel, Gary Zeiger and other directors – kept her close at heart and always well informed.

I tried to do the same during my terms on the ACBL board. We never let her out of the loop, and she was so happy to remain a part and partner of bridge. Her last public bridge appearance was at her dear friend Jean Molnar’s celebration of life at a Los Angeles club.

There will never be another Betty Bratcher. A once-in-a-lifetime friend who passed through our community and left so early. If there was a better friend on earth, I would love to know that person.

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The local NABC committee selected the Hawaii Food Bank as the recipient of the ACBL Charity Foundation donation. Making the check presentation to Food Bank Donor Relations Manager Lisa Nakano (third from left) are Tournament Chair Muriel Stitt, District 20 Director Merlin Vilhauer and Charity Foundation President Bonnie Bagley.

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.

Charity begins at AmazonSmile

For every eligible purchase you make on Amazon.com, the AmazonSmile Foundation donates 0.5% of the purchase price (less shipping, gift wrap charges, etc.) to your chosen charity. Why not make the ACBL Educational Foundation or the ACBL Charity Foundation your chosen charity?

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

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

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

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

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

ACBL Charity Foundation orACBL Educational Foundation

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The winners of the 2017 Super Senior Pairs were Patricia Dovell and Mark Jones.

Super Senior Pairs starts today

Play begins today in the Super Senior Pairs, open to players age 70 and older.

The event begins with a two-session qualifying round today and concludes with a two-session final round tomorrow. Players should note that a win in this NABC contest does not count toward the rank of Grand Life Master. Past winners and runners up:2010 1. Ed Lazarus, Jess Stuart;

2. Dan Morse, John Sutherlin2011 1. Harry Gellis, Ed Lazarus;

2. Kay Afdahl, Gerald Fox2012 1. Ed Lazarus, Mark Laken;

2. Loretta Bromberg, Don Friedman2013 1. Ed Lazarus, Mark Laken;

2. Sonja Shiner, Paula Cohen2014 1. Craig Robinson, Jeff Taylor;

2. Leonard Melander, Bert Newman2015 1. Steve Becker, Larry Bausher;

2. Bert Newman, Leonard Melander2016 1. Ed Schulte, Tom Kniest;

2. Pat McDevitt, Richard DeMartino2017 1. Mark Jones, Patricia Dovell;

2. V. Jay Tipton, Linda Tipton

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.

SATURDAY MORNING SIDE PAIRS 11.5 Tables A B C 4.77 1 Grant Robinson - Teresa Boyd, Dublin CA 62.86% 3.90 2 1 Hisako Takei - Setsuko Ono, Mexico 60.21% 2.93 3 2 Spencer Carr, Broomfield CO; William Brackett, Longmont CO 59.58% 2.01 4 Jim Johnsen - John Forrest, San Diego CA 57.95% 2.19 5 3 Alan Arakawa, Kahului HI; R. Bruce Martin, Paia HI 57.50% 1.29 6 Maurice Fujimoto, Honolulu HI; Yas Takeda, Hacienda Heights CA 56.25% 1.65 4 Joseph Thomas - Joyce Nakasaki, Redondo Beach CA 55.91% 3.00 5 1 Marge Van Hemert, Bonita CA; Linda Atkinson, Encinitas CA 55.00% 2.25 2 Kazuko Yamashita - Momoko Yasuda, Mexico 49.40% 1.69 3 Martha Keller, San Francisco CA; Sharene Jansen, Vancouver BC 46.67% 1.27 4 William Schelstrate, Tucson AZ; Bradley Leach, Oro Valley AZ 45.83%

JULIE & BILLY MILLER SATURDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS 9.0 Tables A B C 2.85 1 Kathleen Manchuk - Greg Manchuk, Kihei HI 62.91% 2.40 2 1 1 Michael Torpey - Peggy Torpey, San Francisco CA 59.82% 1.80 3 2 Ed Tunstall - Nancy Tunstall, Warrenton NC 59.18% 1.35 4 3 2 Y. Uzawa - Atsuko Kusaba, Tokyo 58.97% 1.01 5 4 Louise Lalancette - Christian Fortin, Boucherville QC 57.35% 0.76 5 Jeanne Fortin - Jean Mutchmore, Boucherville QC 55.61% 0.98 3 Gordon Riddick - Penelope Riddick, Honolulu HI 50.85% 0.74 4 Shideh Nikkhoo - Sandra Miano, Honolulu HI 47.88%

SATURDAY BRIDGE PLUS 4.5 Tables A B 1.60 1 1 Kathy Esposito-Mason - Bill Mason, Kailua HI 71.69% 1.20 2 Myra Taylor Hart, Kailua HI; Malgorzata Koziol, Las Vegas NV 62.94% 1.07 3 2 Tim Kelley - Tracey Kelley, Kailua HI 59.25% 0.68 4 Meda Brown - Yvonne Wheeler, Honolulu HI 50.64% 0.80 3 Rhea Yamashiro, Kailua HI; Paul Carmody, Honolulu HI 50.47%

JO BEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON SIDE GAME 20.0 Tables A B C 6.50 1 1 Carol Maggipinto - Mark Maggipinto, Aptos CA 63.53% 4.88 2 Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA; Fredrik Nystrom, Stockholm Sweden 62.96% 4.07 3 2 Sachiko Komine - Momoko Yasuda, Tokyo Japan 59.98% 3.05 4 3 Leon Yu, Syosset NY; Leia Berla, Greenwich CT 59.95% 2.06 5 Diane Lazarus - Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD 57.47% 2.45 6 GS Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Charles Rauch, Monterey CA 56.90% 2.29 7 4 Marge Van Hemert, Bonita CA; Linda Atkinson, Encinitas CA 55.73% 1.71 5 Robert Hamilton - Valerie Byrne, Castro Valley CA 53.93% 1.42 6 Sandra Brasch, Fargo ND; Donna Compton, Dallas TX 52.94% 2.63 1 N. Dennis Berg, Santa Barbara CA; Randall Shaw, Honolulu HI 52.85% 1.97 2 Darrick Chee, Forest Hill TX; Nancy Alvarado, Yucaipa CA 52.68% 1.48 3 Thuy Tran, San Franciso CA; Tony Greenberg, Malibu CA 51.67% 1.11 4 Jack Yuan, Bellevue WA; Yoko Reilly, Redmond WA 51.40%

JULIE & BILLY MILLER SATURDAY-SUNDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 7 TablesMichael Walker - Beverly Walker - Benjamin Levy, Vancouver WA; Carol Orazetti, Redmond OR vsJim Liu, Saratoga CA; Cheng Wang, Canton China; Jingyuan Gong, Shenzhen China; Eugene Chung, Daly City CA

FRIDAY-SATURDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 1 7 Tables 4.87 1 Charles Rauch, Monterey CA; James Calhoun, Arvada CO; Joel Reimnitz - Charlene Reimnitz, Los Gatos CA 3.41 2 Steven Bruns - Candace Taylor, Honolulu HI; Jane Coleman - William Coleman, Vero Beach FL

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO 1 5 Tables 15.75 1 Mike Rippey, Orinda CA; Benito Garozzo, Wilmington DE; Alessandro Ganddougua, Rome Italy; Kamil Nowak, Kielce Poland; Woaciech Strzemecki, Poland; Leonardo Cima, Roma Italy 11.03 2 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Peter Gill, Sydney Australia; Simon Ekenberg, Kalmar Sweden; Simon Hult, Wastervik Sweden

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO 2 6 Tables 6.77 1 Jun Lei - Yong Xue - Guojang Xin, China; Yumin Liu, Burlingame CA 4.74 2 Robert Garin - Marie Garin, San Diego CA; Bobbi Le Feuvre - Claude Le Feuvre, Van Nuys CA

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The smiles with the knifeBy Barry Rigal

If Gail Greenberg looks very happy right now, it might be because she is surrounded by family who came to Hawaii to mark a special birthday.

Gail always seems happy at the table, but her opponents don’t always leave in such a good mood. Witness Board 19 of the second qualifier in the Life Master Pairs. Dlr: South ♠ 10 5 4 2 Vul: E–W ♥ A Q 3 ♦ 10 4 ♣ A 7 6 5 ♠ A 9 6 3 ♠ Q 8 7 ♥ 10 4 ♥ 9 8 6 2 ♦ K J 6 ♦ Q 9 2 ♣ Q 10 9 2 ♣ J 8 4 ♠ K J ♥ K J 7 5 ♦ A 8 7 5 3 ♣ K 3

Gail sat South and reached 3NT after opening 1NT and Jeff Hand followed with a puppet Stayman sequence.

On any lead but a club, 3NT looks comfortable because diamonds can be established. After the ♣2 lead, declarer risks losing the ♠A and four tricks in the minors. How would you plan the play?

Greenberg saw she had a slim but legitimate chance. She won the ♣A and led a spade to the jack and ace. Then she took the club return, unblocked the ♠K, crossed to a top heart and led a low spade. When the queen appeared, the ♠10 was her ninth trick for a 90% result.

JULIE & BILLY MILLER SATURDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS 32.0 Tables / Based on 73 Tables A B C 33.11 1 Gil Cohen, Ashburn VA; Marty Nelson, Annapolis MD 63.23% 24.83 2 Sharon Anderson - Roger Anderson, Eagan MN 60.97% 18.62 3 Vicki Lerner - Steven Smolen, San Francisco CA 60.23% 13.97 4 Lynn Shannon, Campbell CA; John Miller, Discovery Bay CA 59.14% 11.04 5 Geoffrey Phipps, Bluffton SC; Wayne Burt, Pembroke NH 58.51% 9.46 6 Cameron Doner, Surrey BC; Eric Stoltz, Portland OR 58.49% 8.28 7 Michael Boreson, Kalispell MT; Tanya McCully, Whitefish MT 58.03% 7.36 8 Marty Seligman, Wynnewood PA; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA 56.72% 6.62 9 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Peter Mosheim, Miami FL 56.64% 6.02 10 Richard Lowens - Elaine Lowens, Little Rock AR 55.69% 5.52 11 Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Veronica McMurdie, Sacramento CA 54.31% 5.09 12 Frank Morgan, Allentown PA; Leif Bjorn Odden, Drangedal Norway 54.28% 4.73 13 William McFall, New Berlin WI; Todd Fisher, Lincolnwood IL 54.08% 4.41 14 Linda Tipton – V. Jay Tipton, Irvine CA 53.65% 15.05 15 1 Thomas Fagan - Katie Fagan, Kailua HI 53.50% 3.90 16 Muffie Gur - Reha Gur, Leonardo NJ 53.41% 11.29 2 Carol Foster - Gary Waldron, Laguna Beach CA 53.09% 8.47 3 John Dickenson, North Wales PA; Deborah August, Villanova PA 52.49% 6.62 4 1 Dawn Lee, Los Angeles CA; Laura Gastelum, Torrance CA 52.12% 5.02 5 2 Margaret Breeden - James Breeden, Carson City NV 51.93% 4.30 6 3 Emi Sonemoto - Shutu Usui, Tokyo Japan 51.90% 3.76 7 Mary Phillips - Robert Liu, Honolulu HI 51.83% 3.34 8 4 Ray Fink, Jackson WY; Aaron Cavender, Sandy UT 51.74% 3.01 9 5 David Graham - Jill Graham, London England 50.84% 2.74 10 Ryo Matsubara - Ayako Matsubara, Tokyo Japan 50.79% 1.89 6 John Weinberg - Sarah Weinberg, Mercer Island WA 49.86%

JULIE & BILLY MILLER SATURDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS 6.0 Tables 7 3 2 3.68 1 Rich Oom - Sharon Oom, Kentwood MI 56.08% 2.91 2 Christine Pettingell, Everett MA; Phyllis Bloom, Acton MA 55.83% 2.84 3 1 Bill Walter - Christine Walter, Vancouver BC 54.18% 1.55 4 Nancy Engbloom - Frances McDonald, Calgary AB 53.71% 2.13 2 Paul Davis, Mountain View CA; Geraldine Macdonald, Los Altos CA 51.67%

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2017 Mitchell Open BAM champs: Diyan Danailov, Jerry Stamatov, Richard Schwartz, David Gold and Michael Bell.

Mitchell Open BAM begins today

Play begins today in the Mitchell Open Board-a-Match Teams. Winners will be honored by the Victor Mitchell Trophy, which is named for one of bridge’s most colorful characters – a champion player, philosopher and mentor to the stars.

Mitchell, a Grand Life Master, won five North American championships including the Spingold in 1956 and 1959, the Life Master Men’s Pairs in 1962 and the Men’s Teams in 1962 and 1963. He was named ACBL Honorary Member in 1988 and inducted into the Bridge Hall of Fame in 1996.

The gameThe Open Board-a-Match Teams is a four-

session event that consists of two qualifying and two final sessions. It was a men’s event until 1990 when it became an open event.

Perhaps the event’s high point occurred in 1977 when there were only three winners: Richard Doughty, Ron Smith and Lou Bluhm (plus these players eligible for session awards only: Bruce Ferguson, Sidney Lazard, Leslie West and Irv Kostal).

Lazard was supposed to play with Doughty, but after a good first set Lazard became ill, and Kostal took his place for the evening session.

Lazard was better the next day and in his seat for the first final session. Suddenly he toppled over and a call went out for paramedics. They arrived quickly and rushed Lazard to a hospital.

Meanwhile, Doughty had to find another partner and Ferguson was pressed into service. Ferguson, whose team had not qualified the previous day, was technically ineligible but was allowed to play only in the afternoon.

In the evening, Doughty recruited West – his fourth partner in four sessions — and the team went on to victory by a margin of two full boards.

The winners:1946 1. Maynard Adams, Julius Bank, Arthur

Glatt, William McGhee, Albert Weiss; 2. A. Mitchell Barnes, John R. Crawford, Charles H. Goren, George Rapee, Sidney Silodor

1947 1. Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Jack Kravatz, Alvin Landy, Sol Mogal; 2. Joseph Cohan, Dr. Louis Mark, Dr. H. Russ Storr, George Unger

1948 1. Jack L. Ankus, Jeff Glick, Alvin Landy, John H. Law, Sol Mogal; 2. John R. Crawford, Edward N. Marcus, George Rapee, Samuel M. Stayman

1949 1. Maurice Levin, Alphonse Moyse Jr., Leo Roet, Howard Schenken; 2. Joseph Cohan, Herbert J. Gerst, Jack L. Ankus, William Joseph, Dr. H. Russ Storr

1950 1. Edward Burns, John F. Carlin, David Carter, A. Richard Revell; 2. Robert Appleyard, Ned Drucker, Fred Hirsch, Milton Moss, Milton Vernoff

1951 1. J. Van Brooks, Eugene Dautell, Jack Denny, Ace Gutowsky, Edwin J. Smith; 2.

Fred L. Bickel, Joseph J. Foreacre, Robert Lattomus, Ronald Rosenberg

1952 1. Charles H. Goren, Oswald Jacoby, Sidney Silodor, Charles Solomon, Samuel M. Stayman; 2-3. Samuel Katz, Charles Kuhn, William Seamon, Albert Weiss; 2-3. Harry J. Fishbein, Harold Harkavy, Alvin Roth, Tobias Stone, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz

1953 1. Ben Fain, John Gerber, George Heath, Paul Hodge, Harold Rockaway; 2. Clifford W. Bishop, Harry J. Fishbein, Arnold Kauder, John H. Moran, Douglas Steen

1954 1. Aaron J. Frank, Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Alvin Landy, Sol Mogal; 2. Henry Chanin, Dr. John W. Fisher, James Jacoby, Oswald Jacoby, Sidney H. Lazard

1955 1. Richard Freeman, Edgar Kaplan, Ralph Hirschberg, Norman Kay, Alvin Roth; 2. Charles H. Goren, Peter A. Leventritt, Charles J. Solomon, Samuel M. Stayman

1956 1. John R. Crawford, Ben Fain, Paul H. Hodge, Sidney Silodor; 2-3. Paul Allinger, Dr. John W. Fisher, Emanuel Hochfeld, Oswald Jacoby, Sidney H. Lazard; 2-3. Barry Crane, Harold Rockaway, Clarence A. Strouse, John H. Toledano

1957 1. Lewis L. Mathe, Donald A. Oakie, Meyer Schleifer, Edward O. Taylor; 2. Israel Cohen, Richard Freeman, John C. Kunkel, Alvin Roth, Ivar Stakgold

1958 1. Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Alvin Landy, Elmer I. Schwartz, Vic D. Zeve; 2. Richard Freeman, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, Ralph Hirschberg

1959 1. Ollie Adams, Ivan Erdos, Oswald Jacoby, Robert G. Sharp; 2. B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford, Sidney Silodor, Tobias Stone

1960 1. Charles Denby, Burrell I. Humphreys, Alan W. Messer, Marty Scheinberg, Robert P. Wakeman; 2-4. Harry J. Fishbein, John Gerber, Paul H. Hodge, Charles J. Solomon; 2-4 Wilfred Dumas, Donald McGee, John Siverts, Jerzy Zawisza; 2-4. James R. Hughes, Marvin Paulshock, Eli Reich, David R. Treadwell

1961 1. John R. Crawford, Norman Kay, Alvin Roth, Sidney Silodor, Tobias Stone; 2. Edgar Kaplan, Mervin Key, Sidney H. Lazard, G. Robert Nail

1962 1-2. Phil Feldesman, Richard Freeman, Victor Mitchell, Eric R. Murray, Samuel M. Stayman; 1-2. Paul Allinger, Harold G. Guiver, Lewis L. Mathe, Edward O. Taylor

1963 1. Phil Feldesman, Victor Mitchell, Samuel M. Stayman, Tobias Stone; 2. B. Jay Becker, Norman Kay, William Root, Sol Rubinow, Sidney Silodor

1964 1. Ivan Erdos, Harold B. Guiver, Michael S. Lawrence, Alfred Sheinwold; 2. Charles Coon, G. Robert Nail, Robert Stucker, Frank T. Westcott

1965 1. Harry J. Fishbein, Jeff Rubens, Charles J. Solomon, Roger D. Stern; 2. Phil Feldesman, Sidney H. Lazard, Victor Mitchell, Daniel Rotman, Samuel M. Stayman

1966 1. Philip Feldesman, Richard Freeman, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay; 2. Anthony Dionisi, Jeremy Flint, Harlow S. Lewis, Peter A. Pender

1967 1. Thomas E. Bussey, Jim R. Dunlap, Lawrence Jolma, Robert P. Patterson, Gary Stark; 2. Edward J. Barlow, Phil Read, Robert Spotts, John C. Sutherlin

1968 1. Ira G. Corn, Jr., Bill Eisenberg, Bobby Goldman, James Jacoby, Michael S. Lawrence, Bobby Wolff; 2. Michael M. Becker, Charles Coon, Joel H. Stuart, Peter Weichsel, Richard J. Zeckhauser

1969 1. Chuck F. Burger, James Cayne, Alvin

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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.

Roth, Paul Trent; 2-3. Bill Eisenberg, Bobby Goldman, Bob Hamman, James Jacoby, Michael S. Lawrence, Bobby Wolff; 2-3. Martin J. Cohn, Norman H. Fischer, Charles M. MacCracken, Bill Reister

1970 1. Bernie Bergovoy, Donald P. Krauss, Lewis L. Mathe, Don Pearson, John Swanson, Richard Walsh; 2. Eddie Kantar, Kyle Larsen, Paul Soloway, Ron Von der Porten

1971 1. Bernie Chazen, Alvin Roth, Alan Sontag, Paul Trent; 2. Gerald Caravelli, Larry Cohen, Barry Crane, Dr. John Fisher

1972 1. Jack Blair, James Jacoby, John Simon, Paul Swanson, Bobby Wolff; 2. Grant S. Baze, William Grieve, Donald P. Krauss, Lewis L. Mathe, Peter A. Pender, George Rapee

1973 1. Garey Hayden, James Jacoby, Gaylor Kasle, John Simon, Bobby Wolff; 2-3. Lou Bluhm, Steve Goldberg, Lawrence Gould, Stephen Robinson; 2-3. John R. Crawford, Norm Kurlander, Alvin Roth, Clifford Russell, William Seamon

1974 1. Ron E. Andersen, Mark Feldman, Stephen Goldstein, Hugh C. MacLean, Merle Tom; 2-3. Eric Kokish, Stephen Robinson, Mike Shuman, Joseph Silver; 2-3. Harold B. Guiver, Marty Shallon, William Sides, Mike Smolen

1975 1. Matt Granovetter, William Grieve, George Rapee, Ron Rubin; 2. Roger Bates, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, George Rosenkranz

1976 1. David Ashley, Paul Heitner, John Lowenthal, Mike Smolen; 2. Bart Bramley, Marvin Herbert, Howard Piltch, Lou Reich, Ira S. Rubin

1977 1. Lou Bluhm, Richard Doughty, Bruce Ferguson, Irv Kostal, Sidney H. Lazard, Ron Smith, Leslie West; 2. Richard Freeman, Alvin Roth, Clifford Russell, Curtis K. Smith, Merle Tom, Art Waldmann

1978 1. Neil Chambers, Eric Kokish, Peter Nagy, Stephen Robinson, John Schermer, Kit Woolsey; 2. Steve Garner, Dave Lehman, Dick Melson, Larry Oakey

1979 1. Allan Cokin, Steve Sion, Alan Sontag, Jim Sternberg, Peter Weichsel; 2. Mike Cappelletti, Ron Feldman, Gary Hann, David Hoffner, Zeke Jabbour, David Sacks

1980 1. Bart Bramley, Ross Grabel, William Rosen, Milton Rosenberg, Samuel Stayman, George Tornay; 2. Ira Corn, Fred Hamilton, Robert D. Hamman, Ira Rubin, Bobby Wolff

1981 1. Marty Bergen, Neil Chambers, Joseph Silver, Allan Stauber; 2. Michael Aliotta, Marc Culbertson, Jim Gardner, Bert Newman

1982 1. Dave Berkowitz, Matt Granovetter, Harold Lilie, Al Rand; 2. Robert Blanchard, Drew Casen, Chuck Lamprey, Thomas M. Smith

1983 1. Tom Sanders, Harold Guiver, Grant Baze, John Sutherlin 2. Cliff Russell, Robert Levin, Richard Freeman, Lou Bluhm, John Solodar, Ron Gerard

1984 1. George Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Marty Bergen, Larry N. Cohen; 2. Malcolm Brachman, Bobby Wolff, Bob Hamman, Paul Soloway, Ron Andersen, Bobby Goldman

1985 1. Hal Mouse, Josh Parker, Ron Gerard, Dan Rotman; 2. Roger Bates, John Mohan, Alan Sontag, John Devine

1986 1. Gene Freed, Mike Passell, Ed Manfield, Kit Woolsey, Mark Lair; 2. Don Caton, Robert Kehoe, Gene Simpson, Robert Teel

1987 1. George Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold, Ira Chorush, Peter Weichsel, Robert Levin; 2. Bart Bramley, Steve Garner, Howard

Weinstein, Lou Bluhm1988 1. Jimmy Cayne, Bob Hamman, Bobby

Wolff, Mike Passell, Chuck Burger, Mark Lair; 2. Vic Mitchell, Albert Rahmey, Michael Moss, Drew Casen, Howard Hertzberg

1989 1. Steve Robinson, Ed Manfield, Peter Boyd, Kit Woolsey; 2. James Cayne, Chuck Burger, Bobby Wolff, Bob Hamman, Lew Stansby, Dave Berkowitz

1990 1. Mark Moss, Robert Thompson, Daniel Molochko, Jack Wholey; 2. George Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold, Peter Weichsel, Robert Levin, Marty Bergen, Larry N. Cohen

1991 1. Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg, Jeffrey Wolfson, David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen; 2. Jim Hall, Tom Fox, Dick Melson, David Lehman

1992 1. Richard Katz, Garey Hayden, Wafik Abdou, Ira Cohen, Mike Whitman (npc); 2. Drew Cannell, Jeffrey Hand, Claudio Caponi, Steve Hamaoui

1993 1. Paul Soloway, Bobby Goldman, Mark Lair, Mike Passell, Jimmy Cayne (npc); 2. Jim Hall, Tom Fox, Dave Lehman, Dick Melson

1994 1. Andy Goodman, Peter Boyd, Ed Manfield, John Mohan, Steve Robinson, Kit Woolsey; 2. Brian Glubok, Steve Zolotow, Chris Compton, Lew Stansby, Ron Smith

1995 1. Chip Martel, Lew Stansby, Steve Weinstein, Fred Stewart; 2. Jimmy Cayne; Chuck Burger, Paul Soloway, Mike Passell, Mark Lair, Bobby Goldman

1996 1. Robert Baldwin, Robert Levin, Peter Weichsel, Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg; 2. David Messop, Paul Hackett, Justin Hackett, Jason Hackett

1997 1. Bob Blanchard, Jim Krekorian, Doug Doub, John Rengstorff; 2. Allen Hawkins, Russ Ekeblad, Jim Foster, John Sutherlin, Ron Smith

1998 1. Grant Baze, Fred Gitelman, George Mittelman, Brad Moss, Michael Whitman; 2. Nick Nickell, Eric Rodwell, Bob Hamman, Paul Soloway, Jeff Meckstroth, Richard Freeman

1999 1. Rita Shugart, Geir Helgemo, Tony Forrester, Andrew Robson; 2. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Eric Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth, Paul Soloway, Bob Hamman

2000 1. Andrew Gromov, Aleksander Petrunin, Cezary Balicki, Adam Zmudzinski; 2. Eddie Wold, George Rosenkranz, Sam Lev, John Mohan, Piotr Gawrys, Jacek Pszczola

2001 1. Rose Meltzer, Kyle Larsen, Peter Weichsel, Alan Sontag, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby; 2. George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin, Alfredo Versace, Lorenza Lauria

2002 1. George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin, Alfredo Versace, Lorenza Lauria; 2. Roy Welland, Bjorn Fallenius, Steve Garner, Howard Weinstein, Fred Gitelman

2003 1. George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin, Alfredo Versace, Lorenza Lauria; 2. Sam Lev, Brian Glubok, Michael Kwiecien, Jacek Pszczola, Reese Milner

2004 1. Christal Henner-Welland, Michael Kamil, Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes, Peter Bertheau, Fredrik Nystrom; 2. Roy Welland, Bjorn Fallenius, Michael Rosenberg, Zia Mahmood, Cezary Balicki, Adam Zmudzinski

2005 1. Roy Welland, Bjorn Fallenius, Chip

Martel, Lew Stansby, Cezary Balicki, Adam Zmudzinski; 2. Michael Whitman, Grant Baze, Steve Beatty, Sam Lev, Jacek Pszczola

2006 1. George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Michael Rosenberg, Zia Mahmood, Steve Weinstein, Robert Levin; 2. John Onstott, Steve Beatty, Drew Casen, Jim Krekorian, Joergen Molberg, Terje Aa

2007 1. Aubrey Strul, Michael Becker, David Berkowitz, Larry Cohen, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby; 2. Andrew Gromov, Aleksander Dubinin, Cezary Balicki, Adam Zmudzinski

2008 1. Zia Mahmood, Bob Hamman, Eric Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth; 2. Aubrey Strul, Michael Becker, David Berkowitz, Larry Cohen, Lew Stansby, Chip Martel

2009 1. Jerzy Zaremba, Josef Blass, Andrew Gromov, Cezary Balicki, Aleksander Dubinin, Adam Zmudzinski; 2. Doug Doub, Adam Wildavsky, Michael Polowan, Craig Glover, Alon Apteker, Jacob Morgan

2010 1. Marcin Lesniewski, Josef Blass, Andrew Gromov, Cezary Balicki, Aleksander Dubinin, Adam Zmudzinski; 2. Rob Brady, Alan Kleist, Howard Liu, D. Dong.

2011 1. James Cayne, Antonio Sementa, Giorgio Duboin, Lorenzo Lauria, Michael Seamon, Alfredo Versace; 2. Jan Jansma, Jared Lilienstein, Michael Polowan, Adam Wildavsky

2012 1. Michael Becker, Tarek Sadek, Walid Elahmady, Aubrey Strul, Steve Garner, Howard Weinstein; 2. Ralph Katz, Nick Nickell, Robert Levin, Steve Weinstein, Eric Rodwell

2013 1. Jim Mahaffey, Alexander Smirnov, Marc Bompis, Tony Forrester, Jean Quantin and Josef Piekarek; Jill Levin, Jenny Wolpert, Robert Levin, Steve Weinstein

2014 1. Andrew Gromov, Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Krzysztof Buras, Michal Nowosadzki, Jacek Kalita and Aleksander Dubinin. 2. Michael Kamil, Stan Tulin, Gary Cohler, Billy Cohen, Dror Padon, Alon Birman

2015 1. Richard Schwartz, Allan Graves, Boye Brogeland, Espen Lindqvist, Huub Bertens, Daniel Korbel. 2. Vytautus Vainikonis, Wojtek Olanski, Boguslaw Gierulski, Jerzy Skrzypczak, Ron Pachtmann, Pawel Zatorski

2016 1. Stan Tulin, Kevin Dwyer, Alon Birman, Dror Padon, Michal Nowosadzki, Jacek Kalita; 2. Richard Schwartz, Daniel Korbel, Boye Brogeland, Espen Lindqvist, David Bakhshi, David Gold

2017 1. Richard Schwartz, David Gold, Jerry Stamatov, Diyan Danailov, Michael Bell; 2. James Cayne, Alan Sontag, Giovanni Donati, Alfredo Versace, Lorenzo Lauria

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.

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Jim Sternberg with the winners of the 2017 Marsha May Sternberg Women’s BAM: Ljudmila Kamenoca, Rozanne Pollack, Cheri Bjerkan and Pam Wittes.

Marsha May Sternberg Women’s BAM

Play in the Marsha May Sternberg Women’s Board-a-Match Teams gets underway today, with two qualifying sessions followed by two final sessions tomorrow.

At stake: the Marsha Sternberg Memorial Trophy, honoring the player who died in 2001 after a six-week battle with cancer.

Her husband, Dr. Jim Sternberg of West Palm Beach FL, donated the trophy.

Marsha Sternberg was a former National Enquirer associate editor and the first female writer for the tabloid. Sternberg, once reported to be the highest paid female journalist in America, left the Enquirer in 1989 and married Sternberg, a radiologist and bridge enthusiast. She joined ACBL in 1990 and became a Life Master in 1997.

Sternberg was outstanding in many fields – she was an excellent pianist and a sailing instructor. She was also very successful in golf and tennis.

Event historyPreviously this event was contested for the

Coffin Trophy, one of the oldest and most historic trophies in NABC competition. For years there was only one “national” women’s team championship – and that was a board-a-match event.

Donated by Charles Emmet Coffin in 1933, the trophy was in play at the “Winter Nationals” in the days when there were only two NABCs – summer and winter. In 1963, the event was moved to the new Spring NABC where it was in play until the format was changed to knockout teams in 1976.

For the next decade, there was no national Women’s Board-a-Match championship. Swiss teams had become popular and a Women’s Swiss with NABC+ rating was established in the early 1980s.

The Coffin Trophy was revived at the Fall NABC in Atlanta in 1986 and new life was breathed into women’s board-a-match play.

Many experts consider board-a-match the most exacting form of the game. Equal weight is accorded each deal and every trick is important when scoring is board-by-board.

Winners and runners-up:1986 1. Lisa Berkowitz, Dorothy Truscott, Joyce

Lilie, Jan Martel; 2-4. Eunice Portnoy, Halina Jamner, Genevieve Geiger, Madelynn Treitel; 2-4. Kathie Wei, Judi Radin, Jacqui Mitchell, Gail Greenberg, Carol Sanders, Betty Ann Kennedy; 2-4. Rozanne Pollack, Roberta Epstein, Judy Tucker, Stasha Cohen, Sue Picus, Karen Allison

1987 1. Shirley Edelson, Donna Bailey, Lynn Blumenthal, Janice Randles; 2-3. Rozanne Pollack, Randi Montin, Stasha Cohen, Pam Wittes, Judy Tucker; 2-3. Lynne Feldman, Ellasue Chaitt, Sharon Osberg, Judi Cody

1988 1. Lynne Feldman, Rozanne Pollack, Lisa Berkowitz, Sharon Osberg; 2-3. Mary Jane

Farell, Roberta Epstein, Dorothy Truscott, Gail Greenberg, Kitty Bethe, Susan Green; 2-3. Elspeth Moore, Andy O’Grady, Nancy Passell, Nell Cahn

1989 1. Lynne Schaefer, Suzy Burger, Petra Hamman, Joan Jackson; 2. Beverly Rosenberg, Linda Lewis, Mary Hardy, Carol Pincus

1990 1-2. Jacqui Mitchell, Amalya Kearse, Joyce Lilie, Nancy Alpaugh, Pamela Granovetter, Jo Morse; 1-2. Judy Randel, Sally Woolsey, Broma Lou Reed, Marcia Masterson

1991 1. Juanita Chambers, Cheri Bjerkan, Jill Meyers, Kay Schulle; 2. Kathie Wei, Helen Utegaard, Betty Ann Kennedy, Carol Sanders, Lynn Deas, Beth Palmer

1992 1. Kathie Wei, Helen Utegaard, Betty Ann Kennedy, Carol Sanders, Beth Palmer, Lynn

Deas; 2. Sally Woolsey, Karen Singer, Dori Cohen, Karen Allison

1993 1. Juanita Chambers, Jan Cohen, Margie Gwozdzinsky, GerriAnne Klafter, Shawn

Womack; 2. Sharon Colson, Judy Pede, Jean Anderson, Carreen Hinds

1994 1. Dorothy Truscott, Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Mildred Breed, Tobi Deutsch; 2. June Deutsch, Beverly Rosenberg, Carol Pincus, Lynne Feldman

1995 1. Kathie Wei-Sender, Sue Sachs, Carol Sanders, Betty Ann Kennedy, Lynn Deas, Beth Palmer; 2. Judi Radin, Jacqui Mitchell, Lynn Tarnopol, Rhoda Kratenstein

1996 1. Sherie Greenberg, Jyme Schmieder, Fran Dickman, Diane Shannon; 2. Joann Glasson, Jo Ann Spring, Sue Picus, JoAnna Stansby

1997 1. Sue Picus, Connie Goldberg, Rozanne Pollack, Lisa Berkowitz; 2. Tobi Sokolow, Mildred Breed, Shawn Quinn, Renee Mancuso

1998 1. Judi Radin, Sylvia Moss, Mildred Breed, Shawn Quinn, Petra Hamman, Peggy Sutherlin; 2. Margie Gwozdzinsky, Linda Lewis, Karen Barrett, Susan Wexler

1999 1. Lynn Baker, Tobi Sokolow, Karen McCallum, Jill Meyers, Randi Montin, Janice Seamon-Molson; 2. Susan Miller, Jo Morse, Barbara Sion, Suzy Berger

2000 1. Petra Hamman, Peggy Sutherlin, Joan Jackson, Robin Klar, Shawn Quinn, Mildred Breed; 2. Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Carol Sanders, Libby Fernandez, Judy Wadas, Valerie Westheimer

2001 1. Valerie Westheimer, Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Carol Simon, Rozanne Pollack; 2. Lynn Deas, Beth Palmer, Jill Meyers, Irina Levitina, Randi Montin, Kerri Sanborn

2002 1. Valerie Westheimer, Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Judi Radin, Mildred Breed, Shawn Quinn; 2. Lynn Baker, Debby Rosenberg, Karen McCallum, Keri Sanborn, Daniela von Arnim, Sabine Auken

2003 1. Carlyn Steiner, Marinesa Letizia, Jill Meyers, Randi Montin, Janice Seamon-Molson, Tobi Sokolow; 2. Valerie Westheimer, Judi Radin, Mildred Breed, Shawn Quinn

2004 1. Hansa Narasimhan, Sue Picus, Irina Levitina, JoAnna Stansby, Jill Levin, Debbie Rosenberg; 2. Kathy Sulgrove, Pam Wittes, JoAnn Sprung, Renee Mancuso, Karen Allison, Peggy Sutherlin

2005 1. Lynn Baker, Kay Schulle, Lynn Deas, Beth Palmer, Daniela von Arnim, Sabine Auken; 2. Jean Talbot, Joan Van Geffen, Sylvia S. Caley, Marjorie Michelin

2006 1. Lynn Baker, Karen McCallum, Beth Palmer, Lynn Deas, Kerri Sanborn, Irina Levitina; 2. Hansa Narasimhan, JoAnna Stansby, Debbie Rosenberg, Jill Meyers, Jill Levin, Rozanne Pollack

2007 1. Ping Wang, Shaohong Wu, Jian Wang, Yongmei Zhou; 2. Valerie Westheimer, Migry Zur-Campanile, Hjordis Eythorsdottir, JoAnn Sprung

2008 1. Lynn Baker, Karen McCallum, Beth Palmer, Lynn Deas, Kerri Sanborn, Irina Levitina; 2. Hjordis Eyhtorsdottir, Valerie Westheimer, Marion Michielsen, Meike Wortel

2009 1. Joyce Hampton, Sabine Auken, Daniela von Arnim, Benedicte Cronier, Sylvie Willard, Jenny Wolpert; 2. Geeske Joel, Tobi Sokolow, Jill Meyers, Jill Levin, Debbie Rosenberg, Janice Seamon-Molson

2010 1. Joyce Hampton, Benedicte Cronier, Sylvie Willard, Jenny Wolpert, Daniela von Arnim, Sabine Auken; 2. Geeske Joel, Tobi Sokolow, Jill Levin, Jill Meyers, Debbie Rosenberg, Janice Seamon-Molson

2011 1. Geeske Joel, Tobi Sokolow, Jill Levin, Jill Meyers, Debbie Rosenberg, Janice Seamon-Molson; 2. Marion Michielsen, Lynda Nitabach, Sandra Rimstedt, Emma Sjoberg, Meike Wortel

2012 1. Sylvia Moss, Meike Wortel, Cecilia Rimstedt, Laura Dekkers, Marion Michielsen, Joann Glasson; 2. Geeske Joel, Sylvie Willard, Benedicte Cronier, Jill Meyers, Janice Seamon-Molson, Tobi Sokolow

2013 Phyllis Fireman, Benedicte Cronier, Shannon Cappelletti, Sylvie Willard, Marion Michielsen and Meike Wortel; Bernace De Young, Gigi Simpson, Bronia Jenkins, Gen Geiger

2014 1. Lynn Deas, Toki Sokolow, Janice Seamon-Molson and Beth Palmer; 2. Phyllis Fireman, Shannon Cappelletti, Benedicte Cronier, Sylvie Willard, Marion Michielsen, Meike Wortel

2015 1. Lynda Nitabach, Ida Groenkvist, Cecilia Rimstedt, Sandra Rimstedt, Janice Seamon-Molson, Tobi Sokolow; 2. Barbara Ferm, Juanita Chambers, Victoria Gromova, Tatiana Ponomareva, Jill Meyers, Migry Zur Campanile

2016 1. Dori Byrnes, Beth Palmer, Lynn Deas, Sylvia Shi, Li Yiting; 2. Barbara Ferm, Migry Zur Campanile, Judi Radin, Jill Levin, Jill Meyers

2017 1. Ljudmila Kamenova, Cheri Bjerkan, Pam Wittes, Rozanne Pollack; 2. Yiji Starr, Pamela Granovetter, Rose Yan, Shao Hong Wu

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Sunday, November 25, 2018 Page 11Daily Bulletin

While you were sleepingBy Barry Rigal

David Caprera is one of my more self-critical teammates. He was kicking himself for missing his chance on this deal from the first day of the Senior Teams. Dlr: North ♠ A 8 5 2 Vul: Both ♥ J 8 7 4 ♦ Q ♣ A K 10 3

♠ K 10 3 ♥ Q 9 ♦ A 8 6 5 ♣ Q J 8 2 North South 1♣ 1♦ 1♥ 3NT

You play 3NT on a helpful ♠4 lead … 2, queen, king. Hoping for some opposition help, you boldly play ♦5, 2, queen, king. As hoped for, the ♠9 is returned to the 10, jack and ace.

Now, who has the ♥10? If you guess right, you rate to make your game. That was what David thought and because West had four spades and East two, he led a heart to the 9 … and 10.

When the ♠7 drove out the 8, Caprera did not give up. He played a second heart to West’s ace. That player cashed the ♠6, then left Caprera with a chance by exiting in clubs.

Can you see the slim chance remaining?Play dummy’s ♣10 and overtake with the jack.

Now cash the ♦A to pitch a heart, lead the ♣8 to the king, cash the ♣A and you have reached this two-card ending: ♠ — ♥ J ♦ — ♣ 3 ♠ — ♠ — ♥ — ♥ K ♦ 9 7 ♦ J ♣ — ♣ — ♠ — ♥ — ♦ 8 ♣ ?

When you lead the ♣3 from dummy, will East remember which hand you are going to win the trick in?

If he does, at least you will know you have given it your best shot!

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JULIE & BILLY MILLER SATURDAY OPEN PAIRS 35.0 Tables / Based on 75 Tables A B C 38.19 1 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Tien-Chun Yang, San Jose CA 61.20% 28.64 2 Michael Moss - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY 59.87% 21.48 3 Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Linda Mitchell, Scottsdale AZ 58.96% 16.11 4 Jeffrey Rothstein - Linda Rothstein, New York NY 57.81% 12.73 5 Suzi Subeck - Stanton Subeck, Glenview IL 57.27% 10.91 6 Xie Zheng Wei, Shanghi China; Shen Qi, Shanghai China 57.04% 10.64 7 1 Jason Rosenfeld, Seaattle WA; Jennifer Gu, Palo Alto CA 56.87% 8.49 8 Steve Garner, Chicago IL; Christal Henner, New York NY 55.83% 7.64 9 Jean Barry, Livermore CA; Mark Moss, Piedmont CA 55.74% 7.45 10 Hiroko Yanagisawa, Tokyo Japan; Kazuo K. Furuta, Kanagawa-Ken Japan 55.43% 7.98 11 2 John Miller - Roger Allen, Victoria BC 55.37% 5.88 12 Harold George, Wichita KS; Michael Polowan, New York NY 54.84% 5.46 13 Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL; David Bakhshi, London England 54.61% 5.09 14 Joshua Donn, Las Vegas NV; Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL 54.27% 5.99 15 3 Rammohan Sarangan, Arlington VA; Kelvin Raywood, Vancouver BC 54.24% 4.49 16 Mark Perlmutter - Phyllis Yates, San Diego CA 53.28% 4.49 17 4 Lee De Simone, Paso Robles CA; Maximo Crusizio, Argentina 53.25% 4.02 18 Kate Hill - Evelyn Holtz, Santa Rosa CA 52.77% 3.55 5 Clinton Lew, Claremont CA; Milton Kalikman, Azusa CA 51.95% 3.67 6 Steve Chen, San Jose CA; Mike Cailean, Santa Clara CA 51.61% 4.20 1 Ann Romeo, Seattle WA; Judy Davis, Beaverton OR 50.20% 3.15 2 Jacques Simard, Montreal QC; Alain Cardinal, Santa Barbara CA 49.01% 2.36 3 Lorenzo Migliorini, Seattle WA; Stan Fong, Toronto ON 47.96%

JO BEST SATURDAY EVENING SIDE PAIRS 14.0 Tables A B C 5.20 1 Howard Epley - Kevin Epley, Kent WA 62.18% 3.90 2 Carolyn Bryan – H. Wendell Williams, Oklahoma City OK 61.22% 3.20 3/4 Gerri Soffa Carlson, Rancho Palo Verdes CA; Steve Mager, Hermosa Beach CA 60.26% 2.56 3/4 Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA; Margot Loren, Toronto ON 60.26% 4.33 5 1 Paul Christ - Lynn Larson, Traverse City MI 59.13% 2.24 6/7 Arun Savara - Jean Choi, Honolulu HI 58.33% 3.25 6/7 2 Cathy Kirshner - Jon Kirshner, Floral Park NY 58.33% 2.44 3 Wubbo De Boer - Agnes Snellers, Groenekan 57.53% 2.38 4 Steve Graves - Brenda Thomas, Venice FL 54.33% 1.43 5/6 Joy McKenzie-Smith, Chapel Hill NC; Will Williams, Richmond VA 53.69% 1.43 5/6 Kathy Twomey, Bloomfield Village MI; Sally Craig, Port Moody BC 53.69% 2.28 1 Bobbi Le Feuvre, Van Nuys CA; William Smits, Kapolei HI 52.24% 1.71 2 Charles Gaeth, Benicia CA; Dixie Wantoch, Overland Park KS 49.20%

JULIE & BILLY MILLER SATURDAY EVE 299ER PAIRS 3.0 Tables A B C 1.95 1 1 Saul Mirsky, La Jolla CA; Laura Mirsky, West Des Moines IA 61.00% 1.46 2 2 Gary Ratts - Cathy Stahler, Cupertino CA 53.00%

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.

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.

Sunday, November 25, 2018 Daily BulletinPage 12

In the Women’s Teams – the McConnell Cup – a U.S./English squad captained by Lynn Baker captured the gold medal. The silver medal went to Nicola Smith’s all-European team after they lost to BAKER in the final, 232–166. The bronze medals went to mixed-nationality European squads Team Aperol and one captained by Irene Baroni.

A U.S./Polish team earned the gold medal in the Senior Teams – the Rand Cup. Led by Reese Milner, they defeated the Chinese-based Evertrust team in the final, 229–106. Bronze went to the U.S./Canadian team led by Neil Silverman and an all-U.S. team captained by Jeff Wolfson.

In the Mixed Teams, Melanie Manfield’s U.S. squad was victorious in the final against Alison Wilson’s multinational team, 133–81. Barbara Ferm’s multinational squad was bronze.

The finals of the Open, Women’s and Senior team championships were two-day, 96-board contests played in six, 16-board segments.

Table action in the team eventsIn the Rosenblum Cup, ZIMMERMANN and

LAVAZZA were close after two segments, but ZIMMERMANN began to pull away in the third set to lead 111–76 at the half. A pair of back-to-back 12-IMP pickups saw ZIMMERMANN expand its lead in the fourth set: Dlr: East ♠ Q 9 7 2 Vul: Both ♥ A J 9 8 ♦ 9 7 6 3 ♣ Q ♠ A 10 6 ♠ J 8 4 3 ♥ Q 4 2 ♥ 7 ♦ A 4 2 ♦ Q J 10 5 ♣ A 7 3 2 ♣ J 10 5 4 ♠ K 5 ♥ K 10 6 5 3 ♦ K 8 ♣ K 9 8 6 West North East South Madala Gawrys Bianchedi Klukowski Pass 1♥ Pass 4♥ All Pass

Michal Klukowski and Piotr Gawrys (ZIMMERMANN) got to 4♥ against silent opponents. Agustin Madala cashed his three aces (club, diamond, spade) before exiting with a second diamond. From the quick cashout by LHO, Klukowski must have been suspicious that Madala held a possible trump trick, because instead of playing for trumps to split 2–2, declarer cashed the ♥K and then finessed against West for ♥Q. Making four, plus 620. West North East South Helgemo Bocchi Helness Sementa Pass 1♥ Dbl 3NT(1) Pass 4♥ All Pass

(1) Heart raise, unspecified shortness.Helgemo decided to double with the West hand,

which affected declarer Sementa’s view of the trump layout. Helgemo led the ♣A and then switched to the ♦A before exiting with a low diamond. Trying to gain more information, declarer then played the ♠K, captured by West’s ace, and the spade continuation was won in dummy. A spade ruff in the closed hand was followed by the ♣K, as a diamond was pitched from the table. A club ruff in dummy was next. Sementa, who had constructed a plan to cater to ♥Q x x on his right, now played a spade from dummy, but when East produced the jack, he was in trouble. Switching gears, declarer ruffed with the king and took the heart finesse. This worked, but the only way back to his hand to repeat the finesse was via a diamond ruff. Helgemo overruffed to defeat the contract.

Dlr: South ♠ A K 7 3 2 Vul: None ♥ K 9 8 7 ♦ K ♣ K J 10 ♠ J 5 ♠ — ♥ 5 ♥ A Q J 10 6 ♦ 8 6 3 2 ♦ Q J 10 7 5 4 ♣ Q 9 7 6 4 2 ♣ A 8 ♠ Q 10 9 8 6 4 ♥ 4 3 2 ♦ A 9 ♣ 5 3 West North East South Madala Gawrys Bianchedi Klukowski 2♦(1) Pass 4♣(2) Pass 4♥(3) Pass 4♠ 4NT(4) Pass 5♣ Dbl 5♦(5) Dbl All Pass

(1) Multi: Weak two-bid in either major(2) Both majors, game forcing(3) Transfer(4) Two-suited takeout(5) Diamonds and heartsIn 5♦, declarer is slated to lose two trumps and

a club, and that’s what happened in the Open Room. South led a club which ran to the 10 and ace. On the ♦Q continuation, South held his breath and ducked, allowing North to win the king. Bianchedi was soon down one.

In the Closed Room, there was a similar auction: West North East South Helgemo Bocchi Helness Sementa 2♠ Pass 4♠ 4NT Pass 5♣ Dbl 5♦(1) Pass Pass Dbl All Pass

(1) Hearts and diamondsAgain, a club was led, this time to the queen,

king and ace. Helness then exited with another club. Bocchi, North, won the ♣10 and tried the ♠A, but declarer ruffed and played the ♦Q. Sementa, perhaps fearing that a crossruff was in the works, decided to rise with the ace to play a second trump, but this play crashed his partner’s king, allowing Helness to chalk up plus 550.

In the McConnell Cup final between BAKER and SMITH, BAKER enjoyed a 24-IMP lead at the half and tacked on an additional 35 IMPs in the fourth segment. This deal put 13 IMPs in BAKER’s column: Dlr: West ♠ 10 9 7 Vul: E–W ♥ Q 5 4 3 ♦ K J 7 ♣ Q 7 6 ♠ K 6 5 ♠ A 8 3 ♥ A J 10 9 ♥ K 8 2 ♦ 4 ♦ A 10 9 8 3 ♣ A J 5 4 3 ♣ 9 8 ♠ Q J 4 2 ♥ 7 6 ♦ Q 6 5 2 ♣ K 10 2 West North East South Brown Smith Brock Wiseman 1♣ Pass 1♦ Pass 1♥ Pass 1♠ Pass 1NT Pass 3NT All Pass

Fiona Brown of England declared 3NT against the ♠10 lead by fellow-national Nicola Smith. The 10 was allowed to hold, but declarer won the ♠9 continuation with dummy’s ace and then called for the ♣8. When South, Yvonne Wiseman, played low, declarer let it ride to North’s queen. The defense cleared spades. Declarer advanced the ♥J, ducked by North. Declarer overtook with the dummy’s king, and played another club: 9, 10, jack, 6. When clubs proved to be 3–3, declarer had nine tricks. Plus 400.

In the Closed Room, Sweden’s Kathrine Bertheau declared 3NT from the East hand. South, Kerri Sanborn, led a fourth-best spade, which declarer won in hand to advance the ♣9. Sanborn played the king, which was allowed to hold. The ♠Q was ducked all around, and the defenders cleared the suit. The ♥9 was played from dummy, and North ducked. Double-dummy, declarer must take the heart finesse against North to succeed, but Bertheau overtook with the ♥K and played the ♣8 to the 10 and dummy’s jack. Levitina won the ♣Q and exited with a diamond. Declarer won and took the heart finesse against South, but Levitina won her other queen, and the defense cashed out for down two.

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World champsBaker won the gold medals in the McConnell Cup Women’s Teams: Sally Brock, Karen McCallum, Kerri Sanborn, Fiona Brown, npc Beth Palmer, Irina Levitina and Lynn Baker.

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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 vsLou Ann O’Rourke, Scottsdale AZ; John Mohan - Roger Bates, Las Vegas NV; Ron Smith, Chicago IL; Jerry Clerkin - Dennis Clerkin, Bloomington IN

Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV; Arthur Crystal, Fairfield CT; Allan Graves, Hammonds Plain NS; Neil Chambers, Schenectady NY 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

SEMIFINAL PAIRINGS IN THE BAZE SENIOR KO TEAMS

1 Nickell 34 90 111 1618 Robinson 11 39 50 67

4 O’Rourke 25 34 65 1115 Drake 13 46 97 108

2 Lewis 27 41 72 1167 Kasle 49 71 112 156

3 Cheek 32 80 110 1105 Falk 23 28 35 w/d

1 Nickell

4 O’Rourke

2 (7) Kasle

3 Cheek

The final of the Rand Cup was a lopsided affair with MILNER taking an early lead against CHINA EVERTRUST and never relinquishing it. MILNER won five of the six segments. On this deal from the third set, MILNER picked up a huge 17 IMPs from a double game swing: Dlr: West ♠ J 9 5 2 Vul: Both ♥ — ♦ 8 4 ♣ A K Q J 9 8 6 ♠ 10 8 6 ♠ A K Q 7 ♥ J 9 8 7 6 ♥ K Q 4 3 2 ♦ 10 ♦ Q 7 5 3 ♣ 7 4 3 2 ♣ — ♠ 4 3 ♥ A 10 5 ♦ A K J 9 6 2 ♣ 10 5 West North East South X. Shen Garner M. Shen Lair Pass 1♣ Dbl Redbl 1♥ 2♣ 4♥ Dbl Pass 4♠ Pass 5♣ All Pass

Closed Room West North East South X. Shen Garner M. Shen Lair Pass 1♣ Dbl Redbl 1♥ 2♣ 4♥ Dbl Pass 4♠ Pass 5♣ All Pass

Steve Garner declared 5♣ as North against the ♠A lead by Mingkun Shen. When the ace held, Shen shifted to the ♥K, won by dummy’s ace, as declarer shed a spade. Garner, needing a spade ruff in dummy to come to 11 tricks, played another round of spades to the 9 and queen. The play was soon over: Garner won the diamond exit with dummy’s ace, crossed to a high trump and ruffed his remaining spade before claiming 11 tricks. Plus 600.

Open Room West North East South Martens Lin Lwoecoem Tao Pass 2♣(1) Dbl Redbl 2♥ 2♠ 4♥ Dbl All Pass

(1) 11–15, long clubs

At this table, North–South – Rongqiang Lin and Jian Hua Tao – elected to defend 4♥ doubled, but had no chance of defeating it. Lin led the ♣A, ruffed in dummy. Declarer Krzysztof Martens then ducked a round of diamonds in preparation for a crossruff. South won the diamond and tried the trump ace and another trump, but Martens won low in hand, ruffed a club, cashed the ♠A K and ruffed a diamond. A club was ruffed with dummy’s last trump to give this ending: ♠ J 9 ♥ — ♦ — ♣ K Q ♠ 8 ♠ Q 7 ♥ J 8 ♥ — ♦ — ♦ Q 7 ♣ 7 ♣ — ♠ — ♥ 10 ♦ A K 6 ♣ —

When a diamond was ruffed in declarer’s hand, North discarded a club, but when declarer drew the last trump with the ♥J, North was squeezed between the club threat in declarer’s hand and the spade threat in dummy. The doubled contract made with an overtrick for plus 990.

The final of the Mixed Teams between MANFIELD and WILSON was a 56-board contest played in four 14-board segments. After three quarters of play, just a handful of IMPs separated the two squads, but in the last quarter, MANFIELD

Gold medals in the Senior Teams went to MILNER: Mark Lair, coach Jacek Pszczola, Michal Kwiecien, Steve Garner, Krzysztof Martens, npc Petra Hamman, Reese Milner and Hemant Lall.

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Sunday, November 25, 2018 Daily BulletinPage 14

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.

exploded into the lead with a 65–18 set. Ten IMPs of that run came from this deal: Dlr: East ♠ 6 5 3 Vul: N–S ♥ K 9 6 ♦ 6 4 2 ♣ 8 7 6 4 ♠ K 8 7 ♠ A Q J 10 9 4 ♥ J 8 4 3 ♥ Q 7 2 ♦ 8 3 ♦ A K 7 ♣ J 10 9 2 ♣ K ♠ 2 ♥ A 10 5 ♦ Q J 10 9 5 ♣ A Q 5 3 West North East South Willenken Debbie R. Brock Michael R. 1♠ Dbl 2♠ Pass 4♠ All Pass

On the normal-looking lead of the ♦Q, declarer can succeed with an inspired view: ♦A K, ruff a diamond, play one round of trumps and exit a club. This line gives South no good options. A diamond allows declarer to ruff in dummy and pitch a heart from the closed hand, limiting the heart losers to two, while a heart or club play fares no better. England’s Sally Brock drew two rounds of trumps, however, and had no way home … at least not against Debbie and Michael Rosenberg. When declarer played a low heart from dummy at trick six, Debbie played the ♥6 from the North hand, and Brock’s queen was captured by Michael’s ace.

At the other table, the auction and initial play was the same, but when declarer Beth Palmer played a heart from dummy at trick six, North, Richard Ritmeijer of the Netherlands, played the 9. This was covered by the queen and ace, but when Palmer regained the lead by ruffing the diamond exit, she played a low heart toward the dummy, playing the 8 when South played low. The successful finesse created a heart winner and a game swing.

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World champs

The all-U.S. Manfield squad won gold medals in the World Mixed Teams: Debbie Rosenberg, Michael Rosenberg, Melanie Manfield, William Pettis, Beth Palmer and William Cole.

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.

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.

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Tomorrow’s Bridge EventsGoodwill Day/Kauai Day

Monday, November 26, 9 a.m.Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* OtherSunday-Monday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 3-4 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20Jim Bishop Monday-Wednesday Morning Knockout Teams 1st Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20Monday-Wednesday Morning Side Game Series 1st single session Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20

Monday, November 26, 10 a.m.299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $15

Monday, November 26, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.SUPER SENIOR PAIRS 1-2 F Honolulu Suite, Tapa Tower $25 —Daylight Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 3, MPCC $16 $20Luke Han & Busaba Williams Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 2, MPCC $16 $20 Gold points for 0-750.Edith Neff Monday-Tuesday Daylight Knockout Teams 1-2 South Pacific 3, MPCC $16 $20

Monday, November 26, Noon & 7 p.m.BAZE SENIOR KNOCKOUT TEAMS 1-2 F Hibiscus Suite, Kalia Tower $25 —

Monday, November 26, 1 p.m.Monday-Tuesday Side Game Series 1st single session Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20

Monday, November 26, 1 & 7:30 p.m.MITCHELL OPEN BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 F Tapa Ballroom 2, Tapa Tower $25 —MARSHA MAY STERNBERG WOMEN’S BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 F Tapa Ballroom 2, Tapa Tower $25 —0-10,000 IMP Pairs 1-2 Q Tapa Ballroom 3, Tapa Tower $17 — 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions.Blue Note Hawaii A/X/Y Open Pairs (unlimited/6000/4000) 1-2 Tapa Ballroom 1, Tapa Tower $16 $20B/C/D (3000/1500/750) Pairs 1-2 Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20Monday Compact Knockout Teams 1-4 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20Godfrey Chang Monday-Tuesday Knockout Teams 1-2 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20

Monday, November 26, 3 p.m.Afternoon Side Swiss Teams single South Pacific 3, 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

Monday, November 26, 7:30 p.m.Charlie & Renee Powell Memorial A/X/Y Evening Swiss Teams single Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $15 $19Charlie & Renee Powell Memorial B/C/D Evening Swiss Teams single Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $15 $19Monday-Tuesday Side Game Series 2nd 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

Monday, November 26, 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.

JAZZ WITH ALOHA ODED STITT MEMORIAL SATURDAY-SUNDAY KO 8 TablesJustine Cushing - Melih Ozdil, New York NY; Sadik Arf, Saratoga CA; Kauko Koistinen, Espoo Finland; Vesa Fagerlund, Tampere Finland vsGlenn Boyce, Piedmont CA; Edwin Seputis, Oakland CA; Ofra Blonder - Diane Winiger, New York NY

JULIE & BILLY MILLER SATURDAY COMPACT KO 1 9 Tables 17.29 1 Petra Hamman, Carrollton TX; Nancy Passell, Plano TX; Yinghao Liu, Redmond WA; Linlin Hu, China 12.10 2 Jianwei Li, Guangdong China; Shao Hong Wu, Guangzhou Guang China; Nan Wang, Nanking China; Gao Wen Wei, China 7.78 3 Kumiko Sasahira - Kotomi Asakoshi - Tadashi Teramoto - Shugo Tanaka, Tokyo Japan 6.05 4 David Johnson - Dorothy Mersereau, Calgary AB; Brenda Glaze, Anchorage AK; Jeffery Jones, Vero Beach FL

JULIE & BILLY MILLER SATURDAY COMPACT KO 2 12 Tables 8.80 1 Patricia Berg - Lisa Derock, Princeville HI; Douglas McCalla, Kalaheo HI; Dileep Bal, Kapaa HI 6.16 2 Tim White - Renae Gunstone-White, Mercer Island WA; Tim Berta, Sequim WA; Bonnie Broders, Port Townsend WA 3.96 3 Ronald Leight - Ivy Leight - Art McHaffie - Joy McHaffie, Santa Fe NM 3.08 4 William Belanich - Nancy Golden, Glen Allen VA; Carolyn Wood, Cobbs Creek VA; Sandra Lee Chambers, Williamsburg VA

LUKE HAN FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO 1 12 Tables 46.50 1 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Sam Lev, New York NY; Gary Cohler, Delray Beach FL; Joris van Lankveld, Amsterdam ; Berend Van Den Bos, Den Haag 32.55 2 Mary 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 18.60 3/4 Carlos 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 18.60 3/4 Mike Rippey, Orinda CA; Benito Garozzo, Wilmington DE; Alessandro Gandoglia, Rome Italy; Kamil Nowak, Kielce Poland; Woaciech Strzemecki, Poland; Leonardo Cima, Roma Italy

LUKE HAN FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO 2 9 Tables 22.57 1 Xiao Yang Lu - Xve Liong Cao, Beijing China; Xiao Shi, Guangdong China; Xinli Gan, China 15.80 2 Kyungwon Yoo - Daniel Takahashi, Las Vegas NV; Sooja Kwon, Seoul South Korea; Han Sun Hee, Seocho-Ku Seoul South Korea; Yas Takeda, Hacienda Heights CA 9.03 3/4 Arun Savara - Anna Sung - Jean Choi, Honolulu HI; Warren Fukushima, Pearl City HI 9.03 3/4 Jay Apfelbaum - April Apfelbaum, Philadelphia PA; Dara Dinner, Wayne PA; R. David Walker, Radnor PA

LUKE HAN FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO 3 9 Tables 13.52 1 Rose Hou, Richmond Hill ON; Aiyue Ma, Canton China; Jingyuan Gong, Shenzhen China; Cheng Wang, Canton China 9.46 2 Danuta Trafford - Thomas Trafford - Helen Dillen - Gamil Tadros, Calgary AB 5.41 3/4 Joseph Habeich, Portland OR; Richard SH Wong - Wilfred Motokane Jr. - Sandra Ohara, Honolulu HI 5.41 3/4 Shirley Liss, Fairbanks AK; Marvin Raines, Fort Washington MD; Kathie Hoehne, Anchorage AK; Teresa Martin, Bathurst Australia

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Sunday, November 25, 2018 Daily BulletinPage 16

Today’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 1-2 SF 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 3-4 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.

In Honor of Les and Mitzie Kodama

By Lily Johannessen and friends of Les and Mitzie

Mitzie and Lester Kodama have been directing Thursday morning bridge games for several years now, and have increased the attendance, mainly due to their excellent personal contact with the players. Their game starts at 9 a.m. and it is quite an effort for the players to fight the morning traffic to get there on time.

But because Mitzie and Les live in Mililani, they have an even earlier start than everyone else to set up the tables and prepare for the game. Mitzie arranges for various snacks, which are always appealing to bridge players.

The players themselves are grateful for all the Kodamas’ hard efforts and pitch in with baking and donating goodies. They want to honor the Kodamas

by having some of the bridge events named after them.

Thank you Mitzie and Les!

Bryan Smither By Muriel Stitt

Bryan Smither was not your average duplicate bridge player, but I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who enjoyed the game more.

Bryan had long brown hair pulled back in a pony tail, a Confederate flag tattooed on his arm commemorating his early years in Richmond VA and a very loud, distinctive laugh. I could always count on Bryan to pull me aside to tell me about his latest triumph with an outrageous bid. Or about the latest adventures of his two pet lovebirds.

Bryan played bridge every time he had a chance, and he never missed Wednesday and Thursday games at the Elks Club. Anne Niethammer, one of his favorite partners, tells me that Karen Lanke described him to her as a big teddy bear when she arranged their partnership. Anne says that Bryan was always a kind and enthusiastic but sometimes unpredictable partner. Playing with Bryan was always an adventure and we miss him still.

Here’s to Bryan!

Today’s Sponsors EntriesA valid ACBL player number is required to play

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

upper masterpoint limit $25 per player per session(For team events, this means $100 per team per

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

Other North American championships $17 per player per session

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

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

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

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