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Daily BulletinSaturday, November 30, 2019 Volume 92, Number 2

92nd Fall North American Bridge Championships [email protected] | Editors: Paul Linxwiler and Chip Dombrowski

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Goodwill Message

Today is Junior Day. Extend a special welcome to our younger players. They are the future of bridge.

Sandy DeMartino, ChairAileen Osofsky Goodwill Committee

Beth Palmer of Chevy Chase MD died Oct. 2. She was 67.

An ACBL Grand Life Master, Beth held 29 North American Bridge Championship titles. She is a Women’s World Grand Master who won the Venice Cup (twice), the McConnell Cup, the World National Women’s Pairs and the World National Women’s Teams. Last fall, she was a member of the gold-medal-winning World Mixed Teams – a squad that she also captained.

Beth earned a degree in history at Bryn Mawr before attending law school at the University of Maryland. In law school, she played hearts to earn spending money. In a 2015 interview, she recalled how she and a friend decided to drop into a Sunday afternoon game at the local duplicate club. They won. “This is easy,” she thought. She started playing in tournaments in 1978 with Bill Cole.

In 1980, Beth met Lynn Deas. For 35 years, their partnership defined Women’s bridge. Together, they won every major Women’s event at both the North American and the international levels.

Cole introduced Beth and Lynn. “Beth brought the most underappreciated but important skill to

Beth Palmer 1952-2019By Sue Munday

her bridge: the ability to make few unforced errors in the card play. She had the ability to keep her concentration and maximize her skills on each and every hand. She was nice to both her opponents and partners, whether she was winning or losing. Beth not only worked full time while raising her daughter, Julie, but she received awards for exemplary work in her government career.”

Beth was the chief administrative judge of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Baltimore Hearings Unit.

Junior Day PartyA special Junior Day Party will be held this

evening at 5:45 p.m. at Tabletop Tap House, just a few minutes from the Marriott. Players 25 and younger are invited for free food and games.

The event is by reservation only. You can still sign up today! Send an email to [email protected] to get your party invitation.

You ought to be in picturesPlayers who attain the rank of Life Master in San

Francisco are invited to stop by the Daily Bulletin office to get their photos taken.

The office is located in Foothill F on the second floor of the Marriott.

Players who attain higher ranks such as Bronze, Silver or Gold Life Master are also welcome to get their photos taken.

The office is open at noon each day.

When Georgia Heth’s term as ACBL president begins in January, she’ll be the longest-serving member of the Board of Directors. A retired attorney from Morton IL, Heth was first elected as District 8 director in 2002 and attended her first meeting that fall as first alternate when her outgoing district director decided to retire early. It was her 52nd meeting this week when she was elected president.

It was also at that meeting where an important vote on reducing the size of the ACBL Board failed by two votes.

“I think the ACBL is in a time of change, and that it requires someone who can work well with the board and management to get us through that,” said Heth, who voted for the measure. “I have a lot of

Heth aims to guide ACBL through time of change

institutional memory. I’ve lived through many different attempts to change things. I hope that my experience and my skills will enable me to be a successful president.”

Heth’s first act as president-elect was to let her fellow

Board members know the reorganization issue isn’t going away. “When the reorganization vote failed, I

India’s Amaresh Deshpande likes teaching bridge to kids, so much so that he has invented several simple “bridge-lite” versions of the game to quicken the interest of young players. But there’s a method to his game designs that is more than just trying to overcome the learning curve of bridge: Deshpande believes that the only truly effective ambassadors of the game to juniors are other junior players. If a fun and effective bridge-lite game could catch on with kids, other kids would become interested, too, benefitting the traditional version of the game in the

Game plan long run. It’s Deshpande’s master plan.

In 2016, Deshpande released a deceptively simple app he dubbed Kida. Its purpose is to quiz players on how to take tricks, from basic one-, two- and three-card positions up to more complicated ones. There is no bidding.

Now, Deshpande has decided to tackle bidding, too – the most difficult element of the game for new players – with his latest project, Hool. The game is available as a free app or browser version for digital platforms and also as a simple board game. It’s designed to quickly teach the elements of bidding to new players. Deshpande is in San Francisco for the Fall NABC demonstrating Hool to attendees, and he also plans to make a pitch to the ACBL Educational Foundation.

“Hool is bridge-lite. It contains a kernel of the traditional game, but it breaks down the bidding into two phases: information sharing followed by selecting a contract. In Hool, players are allowed to give two clues about their hands – high-card points, pattern or length in one suit – after which the contract

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Kasle leads Soloway KO

After the first day of the qualifying round in the Soloway KO Teams, the squad captained by Gaylor Kasle is in first place with 127.25 victory points. Kasle of Boca Raton FL is playing with Josh Donn of Las Vegas NV and Polish teammates Piotr Tuczynski, Wlodzimierz Starkowski, Michal Kwiecien, and Bartosz Chmurski.

In second with 107.94 VPs is Stan Tulin and company (David Bakhshi, Dror Padon, Alon Birman, Louk Verhees and Cornelis Van Prooijen), while third place is occupied by Warren Spector’s team (Gavin Wolpert, Vincent Demuy, John Kranyak, John Hurd, and Joel Wooldridge) with 106.69 VPs.

Today features the second half of the qualifying round. Of the 94 teams that entered the event, 32 will advance to the knockout phase which begins Sunday.

Tuncok, Yilmaz lead LM quals

Cenk Tuncok of Amesbury MA and Gokhan Yilmaz of Istanbul, Turkey, posted the best score in Friday’s qualifying round of the Nail Life Master Pairs. Tuncok and Yilmaz posted a 56.49% score in the first qualifying session and a 64.50% game in the second session to lead the field of 130 qualifiers with a carryover of 165.46 matchpoints for today’s two-session final.

In second with a carryover of 159.79 are John Fout of Fairfield CA and Stephanie Culbertson of New York City. In third with 149.48 are Michael Kamil of Austin TX and David Treitel of Miami FL.

Saturday, November 30, 2019 Daily Bulletin

Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the game! Talks will be held in the SoMa Room, level 2. Speakers and topics are subject to change.

Saturday, Nov. 309:15 am Phillip Alder Top Tip of All Time

Sunday, Dec. 19:15 am Patty Tucker Help-Suit Game Tries6:45 pm Jeff Hand Declarer Play in Notrump

Monday, Dec. 29:15 am Robert Todd Problem Opening Bids6:45 pm Norman Beck Odd Things to Help with Bridge

SPECIAL EVENTSMEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS

CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM

Meetings are at the Marriott Marquis.

Saturday, November 308 am–noon Best Practices Teacher Workshop. Session two of three.

ACBL’s interactive seminar for people interested in learning how to teach bridge. (Pacific H, level 4)

8:30–10:30 am ACBL Educational Foundation meeting. (Pacific C, level 4)9 am–noon Masterpoint Committee meeting. (Sierra I, level 5)10 am–noon Free Bridge Lesson with Barbara Seagram followed by a

special game for newer players. (Foothill C, level 2)10 am–noon ACBL Laws Commission meeting. (Pacific F, level 4)10:30 am–noon ACBL Charity Foundation meeting. (Pacific E, level 4)10:30 am– ACBL Hall of Fame Committee meeting. (Pacific D, 12:30 pm level 4)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: $25 covers textbook and door prizes. (Foothill C, level 2)

6–8:30 pm Learn Bridge in a Day?™ Teacher Accreditation. Teacher training includes information on organizing and marketing LBIAD as well as maximizing retention rates, writing effective grant requests and the presentation of the seminar. Fee: $75. (Foothill C, level 2)

Sunday, December 18 am–noon Best Practices Teacher Workshop. Session three of three.

ACBL’s interactive seminar for people interested in learning how to teach bridge. (Pacific H, level 4)

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

students engaged, excited and focused. She will share these teaching techniques in this 90-minute seminar. Fee: $20 covers materials. (Foothill C, level 2)

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. (Yerba Buena 9, lower level B2)

10 am–noon Free Bridge Lesson with Audrey Grant followed by a special game for newer players. (Foothill C, level 2)

1–5 pm Doubles in a Day. Fee: $20 if you preregister (acbl.org/reglbiad), $25 at the door. (Foothill C, level 2)

1–5 pm Best Practices Teacher Assessments. People who complete the Best Practices Teacher Workshop can sign up for an assessment during this time. (Pacific G, level 4)

2:30–6:30 pm World Bridge Federation meeting. (Pacific E, level 4)

Monday, December 28 am–5 pm Best Practices Teacher Assessments. People who complete

the Best Practices Teacher Workshop can sign up for an assessment during this time. (Pacific G, level 4)

10 am–noon School Bridge Roundtable. Share common challenges, tips and success stories in a roundtable for K–12 teachers. This open discussion is for veteran and new teachers learning from each other and developing a network. (Sierra I, level 5)

10 am–noon Competition and Conventions Committee meeting. (Pacific D, level 4)

10 am–6 pm World Bridge Federation meeting. (Pacific E, level 4)10 am–6 pm World Computer Bridge Championship. (Sierra H, level 5)10:30 am–noon Goodwill Committee meeting. (Sierra J, level 5)10:30 am– U.S. Bridge Federation board meeting. (Pacific F, level 4)12:30 pm5–7 pm Goodwill Reception. Aileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill

Committee members only. (Foothill C, level 2)

HOSPITALITY AND ENTERTAINMENTFood will be served after the evening session through Saturday, Dec. 7.

Saturday, Nov. 30 Pizza.

Sunday, Dec. 1 Hot dogs.

Monday, Dec. 2 Beard Papa fresh cream puffs.

Bridge Bucks and check cashing

Bridge Bucks and check-cashing services will be available on level B2 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Check-cashing limit is $500.Players may purchase Bridge Bucks using all

major credit cards.

ParkingParking is difficult in San Francisco. The

Marriott offers valet parking only, for $79.99 a day. There is a municipal parking garage on Mission between Fourth and Fifth streets. Rates are $3/hour, with a $34 daily maximum.

Vugraph operators neededExperienced vugraph operators are needed on

Sunday, Monday and Tuesday for the Soloway KO Teams broadcast on BBO. The first session each day starts at noon, the second session starts at 7 p.m. ACBL pays operators $50 per session.

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

Remembrance of Beth Palmer

We recently lost a longtime friend and colleague in Beth Palmer who passed away Oct. 2. Please join Beth’s family and friends in a celebration of her life. Grab a drink at the bar and come join us in Sierra A/B on the fifth floor of the Marriott on Saturday, Nov. 30, at 11 p.m. to share your memories.

Age requirement for Senior eventsYou must at least 60 years old to play in ACBL Senior events through 2019.


JUST FOR NEW PLAYERSTake All Your Chances

By Eddie Kantar

North (Partner) Dlr: South ♠ A Q J Vul: Both ♥ A 5 IMPs ♦ A 7 6 5 4 ♣ K J 9

South (You) ♠ 9 8 ♥ 10 8 6 ♦ J ♣ A Q 10 8 7 6 5

You open 3♣, and partner experiments with a new gadget you have decided to play, a jump to 4♦ after a 3♣ opening bid as key card Blackwood. The idea is to keep the bidding lower if necessary as well as having room to make a queen-ask, if necessary. In any case, you wind up in 6♣, and West leads the ♥Q. Clubs are 2-1. Plan the play.

You have two choices: (1) An immediate all-in-one-basket spade

finesse (50%) and get it over with quickly. (2) Try to set up the fifth diamond for a spade

discard. This requires 4-3 diamonds (62%).

Furthermore, if diamonds break an obscene 5-2, you still have the spade finesse in reserve. Suddenly you are up to a touch more than 80%!

Start with the ♦A and ruff a diamond, cross to the ♣9 and ruff a second diamond. If both have followed to each diamond play, diamonds have divided 4-3 and it’s all over but adding up the score. Cross to the ♣J, ruff a third diamond, enter dummy with the ♠A, discard your losing spade on dummy’s fifth diamond, concede a heart, and ruff a heart. Admirable.

The full deal:

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

Had you taken the spade finesse early, and had it lost, you would be dead. You would also be a strong candidate for FA (Finesseaholics Anonymous).

Note: Had clubs divided 3-0, you would have to give up on diamond establishment and fall back on the spade finesse. Why? In order to use an established diamond, assuming a 4-3 division, you must draw trumps. This means that there will not be a trump in the dummy to ruff a heart if you discard a spade on the fifth diamond.

Ken Wong, left, came from Boston without a partner to play in his first NABC. He was matched up with Vincent Wu, a local player from Burlingame. They played together Friday morning and it worked out well enough that they were eager to do it again in the afternoon. Wong, who has been playing for two years, thought San Francisco would be a great place to come to a national. “I have relatives in the area, and it’s Thanksgiving, so it’s perfect,” Wong said, though he doesn’t have Thanksgiving with them often. “I wouldn’t be coming out here if it wasn’t for the bridge tournament.” For Wu, who has been playing five years, it’s also his first NABC.

Buy your NABC entry online

Don’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.

For the RecordBy Robb Gordon, ACBL National

RecorderZero Tolerance“Zero Tolerance” is the term we use for “minor”

behavior infractions. This is the opposite of the true meaning of the term.

The intent of “Zero Tolerance” in general is to assign harsh punishments to behaviors or crimes and make them mandatory.

We do have a Zero Tolerance policy that qualifies – people convicted of “collusive cheating” are expelled. That is Zero Tolerance.

Our Zero Tolerance policy is essentially a “speeding ticket” for unacceptable behavior that generally doesn’t rise to the level of a Code of Disciplinary Regulations (CDR) infraction. It is accompanied by a matchpoint/IMP/VP penalty which is imposed on the pair or team.

The policy is a good one. People who receive these speeding tickets are usually willing and able to modify their behavior to conform to the standards we expect and desire at our tournaments (and clubs, for those that have such a policy). Our tournament directors know that they must apply these policies

fairly and without favoritism.Behaviors addressed by this policy include

intimidation, badgering, gloating, gamesmanship, profanity, threats, frivolous accusations, general rudeness, gratuitous lessons, excessive arguing with the director, and others. Some of these items might also be CDR violations. Any of these and/or frequent/repeated behavior violations can be considered a CDR violation.

The CDR violation distinction is important. Once that line is crossed, behavior is subject to formal disciplinary action including probation and suspension.

The intent of these policies is to make the game more pleasant and enjoyable. I don’t know a single tournament director who enjoys handing these out of even being forced to step into behavior situations. They would much rather deal with the Laws and the mechanics of the game itself. Any expert can tell you that you don’t need to be nasty to win! In fact, it is the worst thing you can do for your partner!

I am frequently asked whether a player can turn in a Player Memo for somebody who received a Zero Tolerance penalty. It’s up to you. My standard would be this: If the penalty issued is reasonable and the player modifies his behavior, I would not.

However, if something more serious such as a cheating accusation were to happen, or if the offender persisted, I would file a Player Memo. In any case, it is always your right to file one.

Finally, can anybody think of a new name for our Zero Tolerance policy that is more fitting? Send your responses to [email protected]. Have a very happy holiday season!


FRIDAY-SATURDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 10 TablesSusan Davison - Ruth Fleischmann, New York NY; Omer Ekinci, Astoria NY; Mustafa Cem Tokay, Manhattan NY vsHilda Setton, Italy; Julien Bernard, Le Vesinet France; Quentin Robert - Pierre Franceschetti, Paris France

Petko Petkov, Ellsworth ME; Iliana Rozemberg, Northbrook IL; Gayle Tunnell - James Tunnell, San Francisco CA vsSteve Chen - Andrew Chen, San Jose CA; Xin Ge - Brandon Ge, Cupertino CA

FRIDAY-SATURDAY KNOCKOUT TEAMS 1 8 TablesCathleen Otvos - David Cartwright - Carol Smith, Oakland CA; Frank Rooney, Madison WI vsJeffrey Reid, San Rafael CA; Eric Groves - Jeanette Shinsako - Christopher Friday - Lynn Magnet, San Francisco CA vsThomas Trudeau, San Antonio TX; Daniel Blaettler, Melbourne FL; Joseph Lieberman, Brooklyn NY; Christopher Welland, New York NY

FRIDAY-SATURDAY KNOCKOUT TEAMS 2 9 TablesPatricia Irwin - Mary Teply, Mill Valley CA; Andrea Ventris, Tiburon CA; Jocelyn Startz, San Francisco CA vsAravind Alwan, Milpitas CA; Brandon Ge - Min Bai, Cupertino CA; Sarah Chen - Andrew Chen, San Jose CA

Kenneth Geisler - Arlene Geisler, Clarkston MI; Kathy Twomey, Bloomfield Village MI; Sally Craig, Port Moody BC vsLibby Tomar, Kailua HI; Herbert Nakagawa - Laurie Carr, Honolulu HI; David Ouyang, Waianae HI

LEADERS IN THE SOLOWAY KO TEAMS 94 Tables 1 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Joshua Donn, Las Vegas NV; Piotr Tuczynski, Poznan Poland; Wlodzimierz Starkowski, Poznan Poland; Michal Kwiecien, Lublin Poland; Bartosz Chmurski, Lomianky Poland 127.25 2 Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL; David Bakhshi, London England; Dror Padon - Alon Birman, Tel Aviv Israel; Louk Verhees Jr., Voorhout Netherlands; Cornelis Van Prooijen, Netherlands 107.94 3 Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL; Gavin Wolpert, Palm Beach Gardens FL; Vincent Demuy, Palm Beach Gardens FL; John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; John Hurd, New York NY; Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY 106.69 4 John McAllister, Keswick VA; Dana Berkowitz, New York NY; Jovanka Smederevac - Alexander Wernle, Vienna Austria 104.97 5 Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC; Jacek Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Michal Nowosadzki, Wejherowo Poland; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam Netherlands; Bas Drijver, Netherlands 103.88 6 Martin Fleisher - Joe Grue, New York NY; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Brad Moss, Denver CO; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Beverly Hills CA 103.03 7 Peter Crouch, Surrey England; Simon Cope, Hertfordshire UK; Espen Erichsen, Tunbridge Wells UK; Fredrik Helness, Oslo Norway 101.44 8 Lou Ann O’Rourke, Scottsdale AZ; John Mohan - Roger Bates, Las Vegas NV; Dennis Clerkin - Jerry Clerkin, Bloomington IN; Ron Smith, Chicago IL 101.30 9 Edward Xu, North York ON; Yan Wang, Richmond Hill ON; Xin Li, Guangdong China; Ming Sheng, Northbrook IL 101.16 10 Joyce Hill, St. Augustine FL; Kevin Dwyer - Shan Huang, Melbourne FL; Kevin Bathurst, Palm Beach Gardens FL; Justin Lall, Little Elm TX 99.48 11 Nick Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Beach FL; Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL; Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Steve Weinstein, Montclair NJ 97.30 12 Daniel Korbel, Las Vegas NV; Richard Coren - Diyan Danailov, Boca Raton FL; Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden; Jerry Stamatov, Sofia Bulgaria 95.91 13 Pierre Zimmermann - Geir Helgemo, Monaco; Michal Klukowski, Poland; Franck Multon, Monaco; Tor Helness, Monaco; Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland 95.40 14 James Cayne, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Italy; Andrea Manno, Palermo Italy; Massimiliano Di Franco, Italy 95.17 15 Howard Weinstein, Rancho Mirage CA; Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Peter Weichsel, Carlsbad CA; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; Andy Hung, Brisbane Australia; Liam Milne, Sidney Australia 95.07 16 Paul Lewis - Linda Lewis - Huub Bertens - Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV; Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Hjordis Eythorsdottir, New York NY 94.89 17 Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL; Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden; Mikael Rimstedt - Ola Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden; John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL 92.71 18 Mike Rippey, Orinda CA; Kamil Nowak, Kielce Poland; Leonardo Cima, Roma Italy; Giovanni Donati, Italy; Tarek Sadek - Walid Elahmady, Cairo Egypt 92.49 19 Mike Levine, Boca Raton FL; Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Mike Passell, Plano TX; Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; Simon De Wijs, Doorn Netherlands; Bauke Muller, Netherlands 92.40 20 Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Heights IL; Rose Meltzer, Chapel Hill NC; Andrzej Knap - Artur Wasik, Poland; Piotr Nawrocki, Warsaw Poland; Piotr Wiankowski, Gdansk Poland 92.23 21 Chen Zhao, Greenbelt MD; Jing Liu, Minneapolis MN; Linlin Hu, China; Yinghao Liu, Hoboken NJ 92.00 22 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Peter Gill, Sydney Australia; Owen Lien, Oak Park MI 91.97 23 Dennis Bilde, Copenhagen Denmark; Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona Spain; Philippe Cronier, Paris France; Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Agustin Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina; Antonio Sementa, Parma Italy 91.89 24 GS Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Kenneth King, Pleasanton CA; Thomas Maccormac, Dublin Ireland; Jim Looby, Las Vegas NV; Ed Ulman, Portland OR 91.72 25 Anne Brenner - David Caprera, Denver CO; Robert Bitterman, Harbor Springs MI; Robert Cappelli, Sanibel FL 91.17 26 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI; Magdalena Ticha - Richard Ritmeijer, Netherlands; Drew Casen, Henderson NV; James Krekorian, Pensacola FL 90.92 27 Eldad Ginossar, Chicago IL; Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL; Ishmael Del’Monte, Las Vegas NV; David Grainger, Etobicoke ON; Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX 90.57 28 G. Venkatesh, Carmel CA; Anil Padhye, Mumbay India; Sundarram Srinivatan, Chennai India; P. Sridhar, Chennai India; Michel Abecassis, Paris France; Marc Bompis, Bourg La Reine France 88.56 29 Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Hansa Narasimhan, Mountain View CA; Alexis Pejacsevich; Gonzalo Rubio, Santiago Chile; Michael Whibley, Auckland New Zealand; Matthew Brown, Pokeno New Zealand 88.28 30 Guy Mendes De Leon, Amsterdam Netherlands; Thibo Sprinkhuizen, Netherlands; Ton Bakkeren, Oisterwijk Netherlands; Frank Bakkeren, Oisterwijk Netherlands 87.61 31 Patrick Questembert - Erez Hendelman - Rachael Moller - David Gurvich, New York NY 87.31 32 Andy Goodman, Carmel CA; Steve Zolotow, Las Vegas NV; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; Bart Bramley, Dallas TX 87.04 33 Shen Qi, Shanghai China; Di Zheng, Los Angeles CA; Zuo Xiao Xue, Horn Lake MS; Wei Zhang, Suzhou China; Liang Li – Wen Hu, Nanjing China 86.29 34 Andrew Rosenthal - Aaron Silverstein - Chris Willenken - Jan Jansma, New York NY; Boye Brogeland, Flekkefjor Norway; Christian Bakke, Bergen Norway 85.52 35 Robert Hollman, Santa Barbara CA; Bruce Ferguson, Palm Springs CA; Neil Chambers, Schenectady NY; John Schermer, Seattle WA; Veri Kiljan – Luc Tijssen, Tilburg Netherlands 85.34


VendorsPlayers are invited to check out the vendors on

the bottom level of the Marriott. Whether you’re in the market for bridge-related books, software, dealing machines, jewelry or clothing, you’ll find it there.

is selected. Play follows just like in the traditional version,” Deshpande said.

“Years ago, the game of cricket was dying, so they created a simpler, faster version of the game called Twenty-20 that caught on like wildfire. Fans of that version soon began to take an interest in standard cricket. In chess, speed chess is an exciting way to enjoy the game compared to the more serious, slower version. We need something like that in bridge to attract new, young players. Hool will lead young players to bridge. I know from my own experience that kids like this. Once that happens, the young players become teachers themselves.”

Attendees are invited to visit the Hool booth at the Marriott, lower level B2, near the vendors.

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President

notified the Board we would be meeting four days in Columbus rather than three so we could revisit the issue,” she said. “Yes, it’s going to come up again.”

But she’s aware the powers of the presidency are limited. “I can tell them what they’re going to discuss, but not what they’re going to do,” she said. “I see my job as a liaison between the Board and management, and someone who goes out and shows appreciation to our volunteers and listens to their concerns. But I don’t have the power to resolve anything. My job is to give my committees what they need to do their jobs properly.”

Heth has two other priorities for her year as president: eliminating some Board committees that she believes are better handled by management and seeing some improvement in the ACBL’s long-term financial standing.

“What I want to accomplish is to remove the non-core committees,” Heth said. “We need to have audit, finance, governance, executive director review and strategic. I do not believe the program committees need to be on the Board.”

She does not have any specific plans for finance, which she intends to leave in the hands of CFO Peyton Dodson and the Board’s finance committee. “We’re going to have a very good year this year, but we have some difficulties down the road, and we need to figure out how to face that,” she said. “It’s good we’re going to get some reserves but we can’t count on that continuing.”

She’s also interested in seeing plans by the Educational Foundation to reach out to social bridge players come to fruition.

Until recently, Heth long served as chair of the Board’s appeals and charges committee, where she presided over several controversial decisions, including the 2018 readmittance of Massimo Lanzarotti, who was expelled for cheating in 2005.

“A lot of people think poorly of me because of the decisions that were made by Appeals and Charges when I was chairing it,” Heth acknowledged. “I believe I did the right thing based on the Code of Disciplinary Regulations.

“My concern was making sure we had a CDR that was fair, that was as clear as possible, and that when we reviewed something that the proper process had been followed.

“I could have made decisions that would have made me much more popular. I never let fear of what people would say about me influence my decisions.”

Heth began playing bridge in August 1980, shortly after graduating from Stanford Law School. Her mom had a partner for that night’s North American Pairs qualifying game at their local club, but her dad did not. “He said, ‘Come on, you’ll love it,” over her protests that she had no idea how to play. She read the tiny Autobridge booklet on the way to the game. “He was right, I loved it!” she said. “Right after the game I started reading ‘Five Weeks to Winning Bridge.’ I got as far as cuebids. That was too foreign for someone on their first night of bridge.”

Playing bridge with her parents influenced her decision to stay in Illinois and take the bar exam there. She worked in the Illinois attorney general’s office for 26 years and later in the Department of Children and Family Services. She retired in 2017.

When Heth turned 50 in 2006, she evaluated her life and regretted not becoming a mother, so she decided to become a foster parent. She didn’t have any intention to adopt when she started out, but eight years later she adopted her son Kortlan, now 17. She also has a 10-year-old foster son.

It was Kortlan’s upcoming high school graduation that influenced the timing of her decision to run for president this year, hoping he’ll be able to travel with her this summer.

“I look forward to doing my job, meeting a lot of people and thanking them for all the hours of free work they donate,” Heth said. “We couldn’t survive without our volunteers — and people who get paid something, but not what they’re worth.”

Several dozen members attended yesterday evening’s reception for club owners/managers and teachers. Among the attendees were Rob Williams and Scott Rappard, both of Nova Scotia, who posed for a shot with ACBL Executive Director Joe Jones. Williams and Rappard are both directors and board members of Halifax Bridge World in Canada.

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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FRIDAY MORNING SIDE PAIRS 8.0 Tables A B C 3.90 1 1 Shmuel Greenberg, Israel; Eli Zinner, Nipomo CA 68.75% 2.93 2 2 Carol Maggipinto - Mark Maggipinto, Aptos CA 60.12% 2.19 3 Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI; O. Gordon Lien III, Augusta GA 55.95% 2.19 4 3 James Mosley, Falls Church VA; Harry Potter, Vienna VA 54.76% 1.65 5 4 Martha Keller, San Francisco CA; Jack Sieling, Pinellas Park FL 53.87% 1.23 5 Scott Nelson - Carol Nelson, Carlsbad CA 52.68%

FRIDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS 20.5 Tables A B C 4.65 1 Sidney Landman, Clayton CA; Irwin Javinsky, Moraga CA 64.58% 4.11 2 1 1 Kyle Lui, Morganville NJ; David Gaddy, Berkeley CA 63.39% 3.08 3 2 Gregory Gauthier, Mountain View CA; Eva Cheung, Menlo Park CA 61.01% 2.31 4 3 Bob Matthews, The Villages FL; Malgorzata Koziol, Las Vegas NV 59.82% 1.73 5 4 Susan Papilion, Foster City CA; Marie Parfitt Pattie, Moss Beach CA 58.51% 1.30 6 5 Kim Fusch, Petaluma CA; Sharon Sandell, Waianae HI 57.14% 0.98 6 Bill Walter - Christine Walter, Vancouver BC 56.80% 2.10 2 Marilyn Press, Menlo Park CA; Clive Surfleet, Los Altos CA 56.46% 1.58 3 Gary Sheerer, Los Altos CA; John Stremel, San Jose CA 55.36% 1.18 4 Yufan Chen - Jiayi Shi, Shanghai People’s Republic of China 53.87% 0.89 5 Sara Goerke - Bill Goerke, Truckee CA 52.98% 0.66 6 Adele Corvin, Belvedere CA; Eve Heyman, San Francisco CA 51.79%

FRIDAY MORNING 99ER PAIRS 18.0 Tables A B C 3.73 1 Bettina Brill, Tucson AZ; Helen Wren, Oakland CA 66.33% 2.80 2 1 Dianne Wesselhoft, Danville CA; Ronald Forney, Lafayette CA 65.64% 2.10 3 Scott Bonomi, Benecia CA; Jenifer Lary, Brentwood CA 62.46% 1.92 4 2 1 Ryan Tock - Jesse Miller, Mountain View CA 60.33% 1.18 5 Dennis Jackson - Suzy Jackson, Hillsborough CA 59.74% 1.44 6 3 Katherine Erickson, Moraga CA; Barbara Vaughn, Oakland CA 58.20% 1.37 4 2 Fay Bigelow - Deborah Penrose, Half Moon Bay CA 58.17% 1.03 5 3 Anderson Wang, Mountain View CA; Ryan Gossiaux, San Francisco CA 57.65% 0.79 6 4 Sylvia Warnes, S. San Francisco CA; Kathy Rudovsky, Pacifica CA 55.99% 0.58 5 Sue Debits - Martha Ehrenfeld, San Francisco CA 53.71%

FRIDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS 41.0 Tables A B C 25.50 1 Nancy Passell, Plano TX; Petra Hamman, Carrollton TX 61.46% 19.13 2 Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY; Tim Archdeacon, Oyster Bay NY 60.64% 14.34 3 Jadwiga Polujan, Calgary AB; Rodney Paxton, Las Vegas NV 59.38% 15.00 4 1 Tony Jackson, Rohnert Park CA; Kathy Venton, Petaluma CA 58.92% 11.25 5 2 1 David Roe, Cambridge MA; Reid Barton, Pittsburgh PA 58.46% 7.29 6 Henri Farhi - Kit Humphrey, Chula Vista CA 58.24% 8.44 7 3 David Strauss, San Francisco CA; Paul Kushner, South Lake Tahoe CA 57.69% 6.33 8 4 James Andre - Lily Andre, Mercer Island WA 57.32% 5.10 9 Jim Johnsen, San Diego CA; Margaret Peterson, Larkspur CA 56.76% 4.64 10 Joanne Titow - Kenneth Titow, Scottsdale AZ 56.31% 4.90 11 Richard Leonardon, Santa Fe NM; Chris Compton, Dallas TX 55.91% 7.57 12 5 Glenn Boyce, Piedmont CA; Edwin Seputis, Oakland CA 55.79% 5.12 13 6 2 Edward Lechner, Altadena CA; Roy Woolsey, Los Altos Hills CA 55.70% 3.40 14 Gilbert Stinebaugh, Van Nuys CA; Cliff Goodrich, Long Beach CA 55.39% 3.50 15 John Hogan Jr., Wayne NJ; Peter Clark, Ottawa ON 55.20% 3.75 16 7 Thomas Rush, Houston TX; Wes Peirce, The Woodlands TX 54.57% 3.33 17 8 H. Paul Davis, Cupertino CA; Alex Martelli, Sunnyvale CA 53.06% 3.00 18 9 Mark Hersko, Windsor CA; Larry Spanier, Rohnert Park CA 53.02% 2.55 19 Herman Louie - Ming Louie, Henderson NV 52.98% 2.73 20 10 Peter Sager, San Rafael CA; Bruce Nissim, San Anselmo CA 52.80% 3.84 21 11 3 Vince Taylor, Santa Rosa CA; Marcello Golfieri, Mountain View CA 52.80% 2.88 12 4 Chris Chou, San Jose CA; Jo Streich, San Francisco CA 52.66% 2.14 13 Ken Gamble, Capitola CA; Jonni Faircrest, Aptos CA 52.65% 3.50 14 David Snyder, Emeryville CA; Susan Boyers, Oakland CA 52.48% 1.88 15 Terry Kee, San Rafael CA; James Kee, Rostock Germany 52.45% 2.28 5 Michael Zheng - Alex Zheng, San Jose CA 51.35% 1.95 6 Laura Gastelum, Torrance CA; Enaid Savage, Guanajuato Mexico 51.08% 1.71 7 Janice Flowers-Sonne, Eugene OR; Barbara Alexander, Monterey CA 50.99% 1.52 8 Ray Fink, Jackson WY; Alexander Stille, Bethesda MD 50.73%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON SIDE GAME 19.0 Tables A B C 6.28 1 Don-Min Tsou - Fung Bao, Cupertino CA 66.99% 5.63 2 1 Keith Hafen, Gainesville VA; Sheryl McEwan, Summit Point WV 60.35% 4.22 3 2 Imtiaz Husain, Midland MI; Jane Shaw, Columbia MD 60.13% 2.65 4 Hiroaki Miura - Soma Ono, Tokyo Japan 59.48% 3.17 5 3 Katarzyna Dufrat, Wroclaw Poland; Jane McLaughlin, San Francisco CA 59.26% 1.69 6 Andrew Straus, San Francisco CA; Jacqueline Ortiz, Rohnert Park CA 58.61% 2.80 7 4 1 George Marx, Chicago IL; Tony Marshall, Bellevue WA 56.64% 1.78 5 Sunil Singh, San Francisco CA; Beverly Bloss, Sausalito CA 56.21% 2.10 6 2 Thuy Tran, San Franciso CA; Tony Greenberg, Malibu CA 55.23% 1.42 7 Aster Wu, Foster City CA; Donna Jett, Carmel CA 54.25% 1.58 3 Dana Healy, San Rafael CA; Constance Birkie, Mill Valley CA 52.40% 1.18 4 Ann Trueheart, Palo Alto CA; Kate Walters, Menlo Park CA 47.82%



Palmer

Lyle Poe, a Washington-area attorney and ACBL Platinum Life Master, hired Beth directly out of law school to work in his general law practice. “Aside from her great bridge accomplishments and the love and admiration of her skills and contributions by the Washington DC bridge community, Beth was universally liked and admired by those in my office, as well as those with whom she came in contact in the legal profession.”

Beth volunteered her services at every level of the game, including chairing the Washington Bridge League’s Conduct and Ethics Committee for 15 years, chairing the Women’s International Team Trials Committee for 25 years, serving as a member of the USBF Board of Directors and sitting on ACBL’s Ethical Oversight Committee.

Sylvia Shi played with Beth on the 2016 gold medal World Women’s team. Shi says, “I had the pleasure of playing with Beth in her last few years. She was the most focused bridge player I have ever seen. Beth never made an error of concentration. She was surely one of the best declarers in the world – as dummy, you could relax and trust that she would take every possible trick and then some (although very, very slowly). Beth was a great partner, always calm and pleasant. But apart from her bridge skill, she was just a generally wonderful person. She was kind, smart, hardworking, organized, responsible and always believed in doing the right thing. She was the whole package, and will be sorely missed by all.”

Bill Pettis, Beth’s husband, calls his wife amazing. They were married for 27 years and together for 10 years before that, he says. They met playing bridge, and won four NABC titles playing together. “She was my favorite partner.”

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Gold medalVenice Cup 1987, 1989 McConnell Cup 2002, 2018 (npc)World Series Championship Women’s Pairs 2010World National Women’s Teams 2016World Mind Games Women’s Pairs 2011 World Mind Games Women’s Teams 2011 World Mixed Teams 2018

Silver medalVenice Cup 2009, 2015World Series Championship Women’s Pairs 1982

Bronze medalVenice Cup 1997World Series Championship Women’s Pairs 1994

NABC TITLESRoth Open Swiss 2017Marsha May Sternberg Women’s BAM Teams1992, 1995, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2016Wagar Women’s KO1985, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013Machlin Women’s Swiss Teams1987, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2012Freeman Mixed BAM Teams1982, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2006Rockwell Mixed Pairs 1985Smith LM Women’s Pairs 1983, 1985

FRIDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS 28.0 Tables A B C 5.70 1 1 1 Shuoming Ma - Ziqian Wang, Shanghai People’s Republic of China 78.87% 4.28 2 2 Susan Papilion, Foster City CA; Marie Parfitt Pattie, Moss Beach CA 68.15% 3.21 3 3 Kevin Babcock, San Francisco CA; Douglas Babcock, Fitchburg WI 67.56% 2.40 4 4 Karen Weissberg - Cathy Netz, Petaluma CA 67.26% 1.58 5/6 5/6 Mark Sumner - Mary Castiglia, San Francisco CA 66.96% 2.10 5/6 5/6 2 Caroline Kosovac - Don Kosovac, Point Richmond CA 66.96% 1.01 7 Kim Fusch, Petaluma CA; Sharon Sandell, Waianae HI 65.18% 1.58 3 Suhang Li - Xuyang Zhang, Shanghai People’s Republic of China 61.31% 1.18 4 Michael Lubin, Oakland CA; Leslie Golden, Lafayette CA 54.76% 0.92 5 Kathy Courson - Linda Hawkins, Menlo Park CA 54.17% 0.70 6 William Mann - Diana Mann, San Carlos CA 53.27%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON 99ER PAIRS 8.0 Tables A B C 2.40 1 1 1 Roger Hardy - Kathryn Behrens, Redlands CA 64.88% 1.80 2 2 Gary Sheerer, Los Altos CA; John Stremel, San Jose CA 59.23% 1.18 3/4 Robin Rakusin, Reno NV; Helen Trop-Zell, Incline Village NV 58.33% 1.18 3/4 3 Scott Bonomi, Benecia CA; Jenifer Lary, Brentwood CA 58.33% 1.12 5 4 2 Robert Saken - Etan Cohen, San Francisco CA 57.74% 0.63 5 Helen Wren, Oakland CA; Bettina Brill, Tucson AZ 56.25% 0.84 3 Eric He - Edward He, Bellevue WA 50.60%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON NEWCOMER PAIRS 10.0 Tables A B 2.13 1 1 Anderson Wang, Mountain View CA; Ryan Gossiaux, San Francisco CA 69.64% 1.60 2 2 Sue Debits - Martha Ehrenfeld, San Francisco CA 66.07% 1.20 3 Nancy Yu - Gary Zeng, San Francisco CA 57.54% 0.97 4 3 Kathy Rudovsky, Pacifica CA; Sylvia Warnes, S. San Francisco CA 57.40% 0.73 5 4 Zhongxia Qi - Bart Balocki, San Francisco CA 57.21% 0.51 6 Gisela Schecter - Francine Dogen, Half Moon Bay CA 57.08% 0.55 5 Olivia Austria, San Diego CA; Joyce Wade, Roseville CA 56.62%

FRIDAY EVENING SIDE PAIRS 21.0 Tables A B C 6.72 1 1 1 Dan Storch, Memphis TN; Elena Grewal, Palo Alto CA 61.21% 5.04 2 Aaron Jones, North Bethesda MD; Dawn Campbell, Portland OR 60.36% 4.22 3 2 BJ Sanders - Mark Sanders, Austin TX 60.32% 3.17 4 3 James Baker, Brooklyn NY; Hal Jones Jr., Lorton VA 58.00% 2.38 5 4 Sheryl McEwan, Summit Point WV; Keith Hafen, Gainesville VA 57.87% 1.59 6 Alvin Levy, Commack NY; Claire Jones, Regina SK 57.34% 1.81 7 Samuel Asai, Hood River OR; Jacqueline Zayac, Lafayette CA 56.02% 1.99 5 William Neumann, Columbia MD; Michael Schrage, Chestnut Hill MA 55.57% 1.34 6 Terrance Hill - Paul Hochfeld, Corvallis OR 54.69% 2.10 7 2 Andrew Rowberg, Goleta CA; Danning Lu, Santa Barbara CA 52.92% 1.58 3 Ann Trueheart, Palo Alto CA; Kate Walters, Menlo Park CA 52.77% 1.18 4 Stephen Dreskin - Joel Russman, Denver CO 51.26%

FRIDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS 7.5 Tables A B C 2.55 1 1 1 Robin Rakusin, Reno NV; Helen Trop-Zell, Incline Village NV 65.62% 1.91 2 2 2 Kyle Lui, Morganville NJ; Han Moy, Pleasanton CA 65.08% 1.43 3 3 Miranda Schuyler, Discovery Bay CA; Marilynn Schuyler, Oakley CA 60.72% 1.13 4 4 3 Eric He - Edward He, Bellevue WA 58.73% 0.84 5 5 4 Joe Jones, Memphis TN; Stephanie Threlkeld, Germantown TN 55.21%

PAUL McDANIELS FRIDAY EVENING SWISS TEAMS 12 Tables A B C 5.13 1 1 Malcolm Morris, London ; John Herriot, Los Angeles CA; Ben Yang, Warren NJ; Ke Zhao, Edison NJ 70.00 3.85 2 2 1 Donald Thomas - Gary Miyata - Shelley Basson, San Diego CA; Ejaz Qureshi, Scarsdale NY 53.00 2.89 3 3 Jim Solomon - Gina Kirk, San Luis Obispo CA; Michael Ravera, Fremont CA; Don-Min Tsou, Cupertino CA 50.00 2.16 4 Ruth Fleischmann - Susan Davison, New York NY; Mustafa Cem Tokay, Manhattan NY; Omer Ekinci, Astoria NY 47.00 1.30 4 Matthew Rudary – L. Allison Rudary - Danielle Cusson, New York NY; Shmuel Greenberg, Israel 41.00


Book signing today with Kantar and Seagram

Following Barbara Seagram’s free lesson today, she will be joined by Eddie Kantar at noon in Foothill C (second level, Marriott) for a book signing.

Books available for sale and autographs include “Planning the Defense” by Barbara Seagram and David Bird; “Introduction to Declarer Play” by Eddie Kantar, revised and updated by Barbara Seagram; and “Introduction to Defense” by Eddie Kantar, revised and updated by Barbara Seagram.

Be scent-sitive!Some people have an extreme sensitivity to

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

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

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

QUALIFIERS IN THE NAIL LIFE MASTER PAIRS 65.0 Tables / Based on 127 Tables Carryover 1 Cenk Tuncok, Amesbury MA; Gokhan Yilmaz, Istanbul Turkey 165.46 2 John Fout, Fairfield CA; Stephannie Culbertson, New York NY 159.79 3 Michael Kamil, Austin TX; David Treitel, Miami FL 149.48 4 Mark Dahl, Richmond VA; Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN 136.85 5 Weishu Wu, Irvine CA; Steven Love, Laguna Niguel CA 133.65 6 Jessica Larsson, Taby Sweden; Jay Barron, Tulsa OK 131.73 7 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA 127.86 8 Robert Perlsweig, Pacific Palisades CA; Pam Wittes, Venice CA 127.38 9 Radu Nistor, Woodside NY; Iulian Rotaru, New York NY 127.23 10 Leonardo Fruscoloni, New York NY; Claire Alpert, Miami FL 124.66 11 James Melville, Springfield IL; Vladislav Isporski, Sofia Bulgaria 121.80 12 John Jones, Santa Fe Springs CA; Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA 121.77 13 Baptiste Combescure - Isabelle Bello, Paris France 121.13 14 David Moss, New York NY; Kevin Rosenberg, Sunnyvale CA 114.23 15 Shireen Mohandes - Andy Bowles, London England 113.91 16 Lee De Simone, Paso Robles CA; Marshall Lewis, Bloomington IN 113.65 17 Edward Lee - Irva Neyhart, Portland OR 112.11 18 Adam Parrish, New York NY; Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA 111.38 19 Robert Lebi, Toronto ON; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 104.38 20 Frederic Pollack, Laval QC; Corey Krantz, Delray Beach FL 104.12 21 Stephen Donahue, Riverwoods IL; Serdar Ogut, Darien IL 104.03 22 Edward Nagy, Danville CA; Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA 103.86 23 Peter Trenka - Samuel Amer, New York NY 100.47 24 Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA; Tahir Gokcen, Mountain View CA 99.35 25 Rai Osborne, Anaheim CA; Philip Hiestand, Irvine CA 99.26 26 Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA; Gary Soules, Elk Grove CA 99.22 27 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 97.42 28 Robert Fendrick, Marietta GA; Michael Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA 94.59 29 Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Columbia Hgts MN; Arti Bhargava, Mill Valley CA 93.73 30 Paul Gelb, Palm Springs CA; Eugene White Jr., Playa Del Rey CA 91.44 31 Anant Rathi - Edmund Wu, San Francisco CA 91.23 32 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; William Rogers, Santa Fe NM 89.17 33 Irene Baroni, Moniga Italy; Anam Tebha, Charlotte NC 87.11 34 Jeremy Maurer, Orangevale CA; Steve Maurer, Fair Oaks CA 83.99 35 Bo Han Zhu, Ukiah CA; Alexander Kolesnik, Los Angeles CA 82.99 36 Narayan Mohanram, Sunnyvale CA; Vandana Vidwans, Fremont CA 82.47 37 Phyllis Rakevich, Yuma AZ; Ronald Woodard, Palm Springs CA 82.41 38 Jo Ginsberg - Len Vishnevsky, San Francisco CA 82.21 39 Glenn Eisenstein, New York NY; Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA 79.15 40 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; David Johnson, Calgary AB 78.63 41 Sherman Gao, Brea CA; Shailesh Gupta, Aliso Viejo CA 77.96 42 Ellen Kent - Robert Kent, Chicago IL 76.54 43 Jean Barry, Livermore CA; Georgiana Gates, Houston TX 76.29 44 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ 76.15 45 Marc Renson, San Mateo CA; Bob Sanner, Palo Alto CA 75.91 46 Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Manfred Michlmayr, Orinda CA 75.32 47 Yu Chang, Milpitas CA; Frank Xie, Sunnyvale CA 74.30 48 David Hoffner, Galloway NJ; Philip Goulding, Wexford PA 73.24 49 Tezcan Sen - Bulent Kaytaz, Istanbul Turkey 70.87 50 Jill Meyers - Sidney Brownstein, Santa Monica CA 69.82 51 Tien-Chun Yang, San Jose CA; Stephen Tu, Milpitas CA 69.58 52 Rory Xiao - Bo Xiao, Fremont CA 65.72 53 Jeff Roman, Bend OR; Allan Falk, Okemos MI 65.20 54 Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Jacob Freeman, Toronto ON 64.72 55 Ami Zamir, Hod Hasharon Israel; Asaf Yekutieli, Tel Aviv Israel 64.44 56 Richard Logan, Diamondhead MS; Jay Segarra, Ocean Springs MS 62.92 57 Sophie Dauvergne - Bernard Dauvergne, Ramonville France 62.89 58 Mark Perlmutter, San Diego CA; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA 61.59 59 Ron Gerard, White Plains NY; Matthias Felmy, Oldenburg Germany 60.79 60 Richard Meffley, Fresno CA; Robert Giragosian, Bakersfield CA 60.56 61 Muffie Gur - Reha Gur, Leonardo NJ 58.50 62/63 Keith Garber, Las Vegas NV; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 56.69 62/63 Jun Shi, Palo Alto CA; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ 56.69 64 John Hodges, Santa Clara CA; John Twineham, Coos Bay OR 56.44 65 Robert Shore, Los Angeles CA; Ryan Wessels, San Jose CA 56.43 66 Sarah Youngquist, Palo Alto CA; Harrison Luba, Lynnfield MA 56.19 67 Sylvia Shi, Las Vegas NV; Shelly Dunietz, Santa Rosa CA 54.89 68 Keith Connolly, St. Paul MN; Sharon Anderson, Eagan MN 54.12 69 Judy Elbogen, Mission Viejo CA; Lee Maddocks, Modesto CA 53.88 70 Ken Bercuson, Las Vegas NV; George Mittelman, Thornhill ON 53.25 71/72 Rajeev Gupta - Joyjit Sensarma, Oakland CA 52.57 71/72 David Wachsman, Jericho NY; Gilbert Ramirez, Reno NV 52.57 73 David Dobrin, Cambridge MA; Edward Alcoff, Fort Myers FL 52.27 74 Ellis Feigenbaum - Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 50.52 75 Amy Rhodes, New York NY; Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY 50.00 76 Jeremie Tignel - Corinne Faivre, Castanettolosan France 49.22 77 John Kloke II, Richmond VA; Donna Rodwell, Clearwater FL 48.81 78 Ravi Bhalla, Berkeley CA; Atam Lalchandani, Incline Village NV 48.50 79 Nic Hristea - Mark Pinkowski, Chicago IL 47.31 80 Ronald Mak, Manchester NH; Leo Weniger, Halifax NS 46.15 81 Finn Kolesnik, Ventura CA; John Ramos, Los Angeles CA 46.13 82 Ronald Powell, Santa Clara CA; Bill Heid, Santa Fe NM 45.82 83 Leo Bell, Carlsbad CA; Allan Deserpa, Tempe AZ 43.81 84 Ellie Hanlon - Mary Savko, Tequesta FL 39.43 85 Bruce Tuttle - Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA 36.98 86 Corneliu Galer, Mercer Island WA; Bogdan Vulcan, Bellevue WA 36.59 87 Wenfei Wang, Shanghai China; Morris Chang, Santa Clara CA 36.54 88 Sun Xudong, Shanghai China; Wei Tian, China 36.34 89 P. Drew Cannell, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC; Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL 36.15 90 Jessica Lai, Oakland CA; Tanakorn Lavanakul, Dublin CA 35.58 91 Elizabeth Reich, New York NY; Lapt Chan, Forest Hills NY 33.76


New Life MastersTim Archdeacon of

Oyster Bay NY became a Life Master in San Francisco playing in the Friday’s regional Open Pairs with partner Mel Colchamiro, also of Long Island NY.

Archdeacon needed 3.69 points of any color to earn his gold card, and he picked up more than 7 in the event.

A data enthusiast, Archedeacon proudly noted that it took him 989 days to become a Life Master (he began playing in February 2017), and he attained his new rank without any online points.

Tony Jackson of Santa Rosa CA earned his gold card in Friday’s Daylight Pairs when he and partner Kathy Venton, also of Santa Rosa, won Flight B in the event. Jackson, who needed just over 12 gold points, picked up 15 to advance.

Jackson is the unit president of Unit 509, based in Santa Rosa.

92 Jill Marshall, Port Chester NY; Lawrence Lau, Westport CT 32.21 93 Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Gabrielle Sherman, Austin TX 31.95 94 Om Chokriwala, Sherman Oaks CA; Joseph Viola III, Altadena CA 30.77 95 Haig Tchamitch, Paradise Valley AZ; Robb Gordon, Prescott AZ 30.45 96 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Andrew Chesterton, Winchester MA 29.57 97 Anna Zack Efraimsson - Bengi-Erik Efraimsson, Sundbyberg Sweden 28.35 98 Lew Stansby - JoAnna Stansby, Dublin CA 27.57 99 Mihaela Balint - Itamar Ginossar, Bucharest Romania 27.53 100 Jakob Kristinsson, Delray Beach FL; Peter Jargowsky, Boca Raton FL 26.17 101 Matthew Weingarten, Safety Harbor FL; Steven Ashe, Tampa FL 23.78 102 Chris Chen, San Francisco CA; Andrew Sinclair, Sunnyvale CA 22.30 103 Anshul Paliwal - Josh Feldstein, Gainesville FL 22.16 104 Ethan Liu, Fremont CA; Serena Guo, Dublin CA 21.30 105 Ed Freeman, Tacoma WA; Dolores Aquino, Houston TX 21.25 106 Andrew Gumperz, Berkeley CA; Tom Trachuk, Walnut Creek CA 20.10 107 Helene Bauman, Las Vegas NV; Jim Wakefield, Fairfax Station VA 19.50 108 Claude Vogel, Chicago IL; Ranjan Bhaduri, Toronto ON 18.27 109 Alex Kornel - Barbara Seagram, Toronto ON 18.04 110 Arthur Zhou - Michael Hu, San Jose CA 17.85 111 Ying Liu, Palo Alto CA; Nishat Chishti, Kenosha WI 17.45 112 Steven Smolen - Vicki Lerner, San Francisco CA 17.39 113 Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; H. Jay Sloofman, Tarrytown NY 16.75 114 Kevin Bolan, Snohomish WA; Ron Beall, Bellingham WA 14.45 115 Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI; Robert Katz, Ann Arbor MI 14.43 116 Russell Samuel, Coram NY; Patricia Griffin, San Rafael CA 13.10 117 Michael Bodell - Mike Cailean, Santa Clara CA 12.66 118 William Arlinghaus, Meridian MS; Elaine Said, Nashville TN 12.39 119 Brian Senior, Nottingham England; Nigel Bird, London England 11.10 120 Peter Tracy - Sherry Tracy, Longboat Key FL 9.61 121 Marshall Kuschner, Reston VA; Douglas Kuschner, San Francisco CA 7.99 122 Robin Taylor, Gaithersburg MD; Mickie Kivel, Potomac Falls VA 4.51 123 R. Jay Becker, Delray Beach FL; Victor King, Hartford CT 4.38 124 Tracey Bauer, San Rafael CA; Nick Wiebe, Oakland CA 4.04 125 Abe Pineles, Jackson NJ; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ 3.61 126 Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ; Jane Ball, Doylestown PA 3.43 127 Daniel Sonner, Redwood City CA; Chris Chung, Belmont CA 3.09 128 Daniel Friedman - Linda Friedman, Orinda CA 2.06 129 Todd Wachsman, Delray Beach FL; Janis Wachsman, Jericho NY 1.80 130 Jane Dillenberg - Jerry Goldberg, New York NY 0.00

A narrow escapeBy Barry Rigal

When Aaron Silverstein gives you a declarer play hand you can normally be sure there is either a nice technical point, or that something funny happened. On this occasion the deal fell into a rare third class – a deal where Aaron was confessing to a mea culpa from the Soloway qualifying first session.

Dlr: South ♠ A 10 4 Vul: Both ♥ 5 2 ♦ Q 3 2 ♣ Q J 10 8 7

♠ K Q 3 ♥ K J 10 4 ♦ A 10 5 ♣ A 4 3

West North East South 1NT 2♥(1) 3NT All Pass

(1) Hearts + minor

North’s 3NT call denied a heart stopper. Silverstein received the lead of the ♦7 (2nd +4th best) to East’s 8 – upside down signals. He won the 10 and had to decide what to play to trick two.

AnswerWorried about 5-0 clubs, the only thing that could

jeopardize the game, Aaron led a low club from hand at trick two – and clubs were indeed 5-0. Back came

a heart rather than a diamond, to Silverstein’s relief, and he could not be prevented from establishing a heart for his ninth winner.

This was the full deal, and as you can see, if East had had a doubleton diamond declarer would have been sunk:

♠ A 10 4 ♥ 5 2 ♦ Q 3 2 ♣ Q J 10 8 7 ♠ 7 6 ♠ J 9 8 5 2 ♥ A Q 9 8 6 ♥ 7 3 ♦ K J 9 7 6 4 ♦ 8 ♣ — ♣ K 9 6 5 2 ♠ K Q 3 ♥ K J 10 4 ♦ A 10 5 ♣ A 4 3

Aaron did well to appreciate the problem on the deal, but he was castigating himself for failing to win the first trick with the ♦A! Had he done so, he would have been able to use his spade and diamond entries to finesse against the ♣9 and later cash out the suit. Assuming the ♦7 is fourth highest, this line is 100%.

Winners of the 2018 0–10,000 Swiss Teams were Doug Scott, Marion Kelly, Ed Rais and Tom Ottley.

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

2018 Edward Rais, Marion Kelly, Douglas Scott, Tom Ottley


Pick-a-slam picks up IMPsDavid Berkowitz reported the following deal

from Friday’s opening round of the Soloway Knockout Teams. Berkowitz was playing with partner Gary Cohler, and the duo found a neat path to a grand slam: Berkowitz Cohler ♠ x x ♠ A K x x ♥ A K x x x x ♥ Q J 9 x x ♦ x ♦ A Q x ♣ 10 x x x ♣ A

West East 2♥ (1) 4♣ (2) 4NT (3) 5NT (4) 6♣ (5) 7♥ Pass

(1) Weak(2) RKCB for hearts(3) Two key cards, no ♥Q(4) Pick a slam(5) “I have clubs, too.”Once Cohler discovered that Berkowitz was 6-4

in hearts and clubs, he could count 13 tricks in hearts. Cohler bid the grand slam, which was good for a large swing in IMPs when the opponents failed to find their way to the grand at the other table.

FRIDAY OPEN PAIRS 32.0 Tables A B C 21.00 1 Robert Todd, Tallahassee FL; Bill Cook, Louisville KY 67.14% 15.75 2 Craig Gardner, Streamwood IL; Robert Gardner, Glenview IL 62.07% 12.00 3 1 Rhian Davies - Mark McCarthy, San Francisco CA 59.98% 9.00 4 2 Ankur Rathi, San Francisco CA; Max Aeschbacher, Salt Lake City UT 59.92% 7.00 5 3 Michael Xu, Palo Alto CA; Samuel Kuang, Elmhurst NY 59.83% 6.00 6 James Griffin, San Rafael CA; Anne Stein, Mill Valley CA 59.31% 5.25 7 4 Frank Wharton, London England; Brian McGuire, United Kingdom 56.75% 4.67 8 Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Michael McGuire, Hernando MS 56.45% 5.98 9 5 Robert Garin - Marie Garin, San Diego CA 55.68% 3.82 10 Yumiko Oda, Tokyo Japan; Junko Tsubaki, Tokyo Japan 55.38% 4.19 11 Michael Botwin, Rockville Center NY; Barry Plotkin, Mesa AZ 55.34% 3.23 12 Jack Alhale - Rozi Alhale, New York NY 55.26% 5.98 13 Michael Fleisher - Mindy Foos, Campbell CA 54.69% 4.73 14 6 1 Brian Wallace - Andrew Berger, San Francisco CA 54.66% 3.00 15 7 Lee Ohliger, Ridgewood NJ; Jonathan Ohliger, El Cerrito CA 54.55% 2.47 16 Bill Parks, Phoenix AZ; Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD 53.89% 5.98 8 Robert Raf, West Bloomfield MI; Brian Raf, Portland OR 52.89% 2.40 9 Joel Singer, Santa Clara CA; Michael Cohen, Seattle WA 51.83% 3.55 10 2 Sidney Leibowitz, Boynton Beach FL; Arjun Singh, Lakewood CO 51.70% 2.00 11 Allison Williams - Robert Gacicia, Raleigh NC 51.18% 2.66 3 Wei-Cheng Kuo - Hsuan Hsieh, Sunnyvale CA 51.12% 2.00 4 Larry Whitlow, Saskatoon SK; Andrew Mitchell, Oak Harbor WA 50.88% 1.58 5 Henry Zhang, Saratoga CA; Qing Lu, San Jose CA 49.77%


Tomorrow’s Bridge EventsRev Murthy DaySunday, December 1, 9 a.m.

Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* OtherSunday-Monday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 1-2 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24Saturday-Sunday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 3-4 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series 3rd single session Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24

Sunday, December 1, 10 a.m.Rev Murthy 299er Swiss Teams single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $19Rev Murthy 299er Pairs single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $19Rev Murthy 99er Pairs single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $19Rev Murthy 0-20 Pairs single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $15Rev Murthy Bridge-Plus+ single Foothill C, 2nd Floor Free Free Free two-hour lesson, 14-deal game follows (0-20 MPs).

Sunday, December 1, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.SUPER SENIOR PAIRS 1-2 Q Golden Gate C, Level B2 $30 — Age 70+; 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions.Rev Murthy Daylight Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Golden Gate B, Level B2 $20 $24Rev Murthy Daylight Swiss Teams (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Golden Gate A, Level B2 $20 $24Rev Murthy Daylight Gold Rush Swiss Teams (750/300/200) 1-2 Golden Gate A, Level B2 $20 $24

Sunday, December 1, Noon & 7 p.m.SOLOWAY KNOCKOUT TEAMS KO Rd. of 32 Yerba Buena 7, Bottom Level $30 —

Sunday, December 1, 1 p.m.Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 5th single session Pacific A, 4th Floor $20 $24

Sunday, December 1, 1 & 7:30 p.m.MITCHELL OPEN BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 Q Yerba Buena 9, Bottom Level $30 — 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions.0-10,000 SWISS TEAMS 1-2 F Yerba Buena 6, Bottom Level $22 —Rev Murthy Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Yerba Buena 10, Bottom Level $20 $24Rev Murthy A/X/Y Swiss Teams (unlimited/6000/4000) 1-2 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24Rev Murthy Bracketed B Teams (0–3000) 1-2 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Brackets of 8 teams by average masterpoints; 3 teams in each bracket earn gold.Kunio Okui Memorial Saturday-Sunday KO Teams 3-4 Nob Hill, Bottom Level $20 $24

Sunday, December 1, 3 p.m.Rev Murthy 299er Swiss Teams single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $19Rev Murthy 299er Pairs single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $19Rev Murthy 99er Pairs single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $19

Sunday, December 1, 7:30 p.m.Rev Murthy Evening Board-a-Match Teams (unlimited/3000/750) single Golden Gate C, Level B2 $20 $24 Open to Swiss drop-ins and new entrants.Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 6th single session Golden Gate C, Level B2 $20 $24Rev Murthy 299er Swiss Teams single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $19Rev Murthy 299er Pairs single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $19

Sunday, December 1, 11:30 p.m.Rev Murthy Zip Knockout Teams single Soma, 2nd Floor $16/team/matchUnless 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.

At each NABC, the ACBL Charity Foundation allows the host committee to designate a local charity to receive a $5000 donation. In San Francisco, the local group selected the Ceres Community Project.

Ceres is a nonprofit organization that mentors teens in nutrient-dense food preparation as well as chef, employment, and business skills, then works with volunteers to deliver the food to people with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Ceres also includes a garden to grow produce for the program. The organization has also partnered with other nonprofit organizations such as the Work Horse Organic Agriculture, which supplies organic produce and eggs to Ceres.

About 100 teenagers volunteer each week at Ceres’ Sebastopol kitchen. Another 60 volunteer weekly at a second kitchen in Santa Rosa, working

toward a two-pronged, grassroots goal. Teens from the community come to learn about cooking and eating healthy food, and the meals they make go to members of the community who are struggling with a health crisis.

Founded in 2006 by Cathryn Couch, Ceres is a pioneer in the “food as medicine” approach that now is capturing the attention of health professionals, researchers and insurers nationwide. The premise is that medical outcomes and treatment costs of chronically ill, low-income people improve when they receive daily nutritious meals.

“Over the past 12 years, more than 3000 Ceres volunteers have helped about 4000 families, most of whom otherwise wouldn’t have had healthy food,” said Couch. “Many of our clients live alone without a support system. They’re too sick to shop and cook.”

ACBL Charity Foundation President Nancy Strohmer presents a $5000 check to San Francisco Tournament Chair Jim Leuker, whose committee selected the Ceres Community Project as the local recipient of the donation. With them is District 21 Director and Charity Foundation Trustee Jackie Zayac.

Local nonprofit receives ACBL Charity donation


Bill Bussboom 1924-2007

To my Dad and bridge partner, Bill Bussboom. He had a great attitude, plenty of grit and a big smile. Today’s 3 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Games are named in memory of Bill Bussboom.

East Bay Community Bridge Center

The East Bay Community Bridge Center in Oakland CA has become a favorite destination to players from the entire Bay area. Games are held every Sunday through Friday in a friendly and comfortable environment. We offer lessons and classes for new players as well as advancing players. Please visit us at 9520 Mountain Blvd. in Oakland. We would love to share our bridge club with you! For more information, go to www.eastbaycommunitybridge.com.

Today’s Sponsor

Today’s Bridge Events

Today’s 10 a.m. Intermediate/Newcomer games are sponsored by East Bay Community Center.

Susan Wiebe 1949-2018

A baby boomer, Susan Wiebe was born July 27, 1949, in Oakland CA and, with the exception of her college years, lived there her entire life. She attended UC Santa Barbara where she met her husband of 47 years, Nick Wiebe. They enjoyed more than 50 years together, during which time she introduced him to bridge. When Susan retired from AT&T as a circuit designer in 2003, she devoted herself to knitting, bridge and a house full of cats. She was well loved in the Oakland Bridge Club and was a dedicated mentor to many aspiring players. She passed on April 15, 2018, and is missed by all who knew her. Susan would be pleased to know this event was dedicated to her memory. Today’s A/X Open Pairs is named in memory of Susan Wiebe.

Kunio Okui 1945-2017

Kunio was a California native, devoted to family, church, community and the Warriors. He was a CPA for 40 years. He’s remembered for his wit, humor and love of bridge. Always a gentleman, his positive attitude and generous spirit were on display even when

his grand slam failed on a 4-0 trump break. His sudden passing has left a void that’s difficult to fill. It was a privilege to have known him. The Saturday-Sunday Knockout Teams is named in memory of Kunio Okui.

Happy Birthday, Bill Cook!Tonight’s Stratified Swiss

Teams are named in honor of our favorite bridge player who turns 65 today! If you see Bill Cook in between bids and contracts today, make sure to wish him a happy birthday and tell him that you hear that he is a pretty great father, uncle, grandfather, brother and husband, according to his family!

Happy birthday, Dad! Happy birthday, Grandpa! Love, Adam & Phillip, Josh & Anna, and future

bridge protege, Gracie.

Junior DaySaturday, November 30, 9 a.m.

Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* OtherFriday-Saturday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 3-4 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24Saturday-Sunday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 1-2 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series 2nd single session Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24

Saturday, November 30, 10 a.m.Bridge-Plus+ single Foothill C, 2nd Level Free Free Free two-hour lesson, 14-deal game follows (0-20 MPs).East Bay Community Bridge Center 299er Pairs single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $19East Bay Community Bridge Center 99er Pairs single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $19East Bay Community Bridge Center 0-20 Pairs single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $15 Note: Games NOT played at the East Bay Community Bridge Center

Saturday, November 30, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.Daylight Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Golden Gate A, B2 Level $20 $24Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Golden Gate A, B2 Level $20 $24

Saturday, November 30, 1 p.m.Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 3rd single session Yerba Buena 10, Bottom Level $20 $24

Saturday, November 30, 1 & 7:30 p.m.NAIL LIFE MASTER OPEN PAIRS 1-2 F Golden Gate C, B2 Level $30 —SOLOWAY KNOCKOUT TEAMS 3-4 Q Yerba Buena 7, Bottom Level $30 —0-10,000 SWISS TEAMS 1-2 Q Golden Gate B, B2 Level $22 — 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions.Susan Wiebe Memorial A/X Open Pairs (unlimited/6000) 1-2 Yerba Buena 9, Bottom Level $20 $24Flight B/C Open Pairs (3000/1500) 1-2 Yerba Buena 9, Bottom Level $20 $24Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Yerba Buena 9, Bottom Level $20 $24Saturday Compact KO Teams 1-4 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24Kunio Okui Memorial Saturday-Sunday KO Teams 1-2 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24Friday-Saturday Knockout Teams 3-4 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24

Saturday, November 30, 3 p.m.Bill Bussboom Memorial 299er Pairs single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $19Bill Bussboom Memorial 99er Pairs single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $19Youth Pairs single Nob Hill, Bottom Level Free For players under 20. Short game, followed by party.

Saturday, November 30, 7:30 p.m.Bill Cook Birthday Strati-Flighted A/X/Y Evening Swiss Teams single Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24Bill Cook Birthday Strati-Flighted B/C/D Evening Swiss Teams single Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 4th single session Yerba Buena 10, Bottom Level $20 $24299er Pairs single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $19

Saturday, November 30, 11:30 p.m.Zip Knockout Teams single Soma, 2nd Floor $16/team/matchJunior Zip Knockout Teams single Soma, 2nd Floor 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.

Bill Bussboom with his daughter, Janice Brown, when they won 299er Pairs in San Francisco in 2007.

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.

Smoking PolicySmoking is not permitted in the playing area

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

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