Saturday, July 23, 2016 Washington DC • July 21-31, 2016 ...10-11:30 am Board of Governors meeting and ACBL General Membership meeting. All members of the ACBL Board of Governors

Daily BulletinSaturday, July 23, 2016 Washington DC • July 21-31, 2016 Volume 88, Number 2

88th North American Bridge Championships [email protected] | Editors: Paul Linxwiler and Brent Manley

Leslie Shafer of Gaithersburg MD was awarded the 2016 Teacher of the Year award by the American Bridge Teachers Association at the group’s annual summer conference on Thursday. A grassroots teacher who is known for her humor, passion and creativity, Shafer is a club owner and ABTA Master Teacher. Having taught thousands of students at all levels of competence, Shafer easily met the ABTA’s challenging criteria to win the prestigious honor, which include a cash award and crystal trophy. The award is sponsored by Master Point Press.

According to the ABTA, “With innovative teaching methods, Leslie teaches several classes each

Pre-registration required for Spingold and

Mini-Spingold KOs Pre-registration for the Spingold, the Wagar and

the Mini-Spingold KO Teams (5000 and 1500) is required before 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 24, in the Marriott Ballroom on the lobby level.

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ACBL, ABA working on partnershipACBL leaders work hard to live up to the

organization’s official mission statement – to promote, grow and sustain the game of bridge and to serve the bridge-related interests of the members. The world’s largest bridge organization may soon have a new partner in that endeavor.

American Bridge Association President Hank Irwin Jr. has approached ACBL executives and the Board of Directors to propose a cooperative effort to make sure bridge is a growing, vibrant game well into the future.

“The seeds are planted,” said CEO Robert Hartman after meeting with Irwin and listening to his comments at a meeting of the board on Thursday.

Hartman had a dinner meeting on Wednesday with Irwin, Harriette Buckman, ACBL’s liaison with the ABA, and Linda Dunn, newly hired ACBL counsel.

“We talked about working together for the good of bridge,” said Hartman. Irwin also mentioned the ABA’s need for help in the technology of running a bridge organization, specifically a method of issuing ABA and ACBL masterpoints for ABA members who play in ACBL events and for ACBL members who

Shafer is ABTA’s Teacher of the Yearweek. Her instruction covers difficult concepts in stages. ‘She makes the tough stuff fun and learning becomes a joy,’ stated one of her students. She relates bridge concept with humor in such a way that her students remember them in actual play.”

Shafer says “We teachers should be entertainers as well as instructors. Students who have a good time not only return, but they bring their friends.”

Shafer notes that one of her favorite books is Teach Like Your Hair Is On Fire by Raife Esquith, whose book stresses the importance of entertaining students.

“Have four cups of coffee before class and have some fun!” says Shafer.

In addition to Shafer, the other finalists for the 2016 Teacher of the Year award were Henry Meguid of Raleigh NC, Rex Glimp of El Paso TX, Glenna Shannahon of Madison WI, Joann Glasson of Pennington NJ, Jay Helekar of Orange CA, Dallas Moore of Dayton OH and Enid Roitman of Toronto ON.

We are pleased to highlight the contributions of our primary corporate sponsor – Rusty Krauss. Rusty is a financial advisor and the founder of the Krauss Investment Group, a part of the wealth management firm Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC.

Having made his acquaintance through bridge, it is understandable that many folks who came to know him through his passion would seek out his professional advice. “I’m very lucky to have many bridge players as clients but the pool is smaller than you might think. For example, I’m limited to players who don’t already know everything.”

Rusty’s bridge partnership with Barry Falgout stretches back to their days at the University of Delaware, where they encountered Dr. Rosenkranz’s

Romex system, a method they have been tinkering with ever since. Among their other successes, Barry and Rusty were members of the 2015 Flight A Grand National Teams champs.

For the past 30 years, he has been advising individuals, families, and institutions through the tricky shoals of investing. “The demographics of bridge dictate that many of my friends there have similar concerns: How do I plan for retirement and make it work for me? How do I protect my family? How do I pass my assets to my heirs in the most efficient fashion?”

Members of his team will be camped out at the Tournament Registration desk on the lobby level Friday through Monday, so please stop by and say hello to Phil, David, Emma, Jeff and Anne.

Rusty Krauss: Bridging the Gap between Player and Advisor

CEO Robert Hartman, ABA President Hank Irwin, Harriette Buckman, liaison to the ABA, and ACBL President Ken Monzingo.

play in ABA events, “cross points” as Irwin described them.

In a letter written last month to ACBL leaders, Irwin said he believes more ACBL members would support ABA games if they were able to earn ACBL masterpoints for placing in ABA events.

Goodwill MessageToday is Junior Day. Have a word of

encouragement for young players, for they are the future of our game.

Sandy DeMartino, ChairAileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill Committee

Capitol Steps sold outThe Capitol Steps performance scheduled for

tonight is sold out. If you signed up for tickets at the Registration

Desk, please pick them up by 7 p.m. tonight or the tickets will be released to others on the stand-by list.

The performance is at 11:15 p.m. sharp in the Thurgood Marshall Ballroom. Please be on time for the start of the show.

Coren out as GNTsenter semifinals

The star-studded team captained by Richard Coren is on the sidelines today as the Grand National Teams Championship Flight and three other divisions enter the semifinal stage.

Coren, representing District 9, held a 5-IMP lead going into the final quarter but lost that set 46-20 to the District 20 squad captained by Eric Stoltz. A win

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Chinese pair sets pace in LMs

Lidang Dong of Shaanxi and Sheng Shan of Beijing posted the best score in the qualifying round of the von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs. Dong and Shan paired a 59.73% effort in the first session with a 63.28% set in the second to begins today’s semifinal round in first place.

In second are Richard Chan and Shan Huang of the Toronto area. In third is the Dutch duo of Cornelis Van Prooijen and Louk Verhees.

One hundred ninety pairs will compete today, including seven pairs who dropped in as losing quarterfinalists from the Championship Flight of the GNT.

Liu-Collins top Bruce qualsBo Liu of Irvine CA and Somers Collins of Little

Rock AR posted the best score in yesterday’s opening round of the Bruce LM-5000 Pairs. In second is the Ohio-based duo of Ryan Schultz of Dayton and Peter Whipple of Mason. The French pair of Francis Lobry and Daniel Delestre, both of Paris, is third.

Ninety-six pairs will play in today’s two-session semifinal round.

Texas pair leads YoungRobert Schmidt of Murphy TX and Ari Sippola

of Irving topped the two-session qualifying round of the Young 0-1500 Pairs. In second is the local pair Dean Baird and Carolyn Baird of Fairfax Station VA. Third among the 40 qualifying pairs are Charles Riffle of Emerald Hills CA and Douglas Grant of San Francisco.

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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 Exhibit Hall A on the lower level. Speakers and topics are subject to change.

Saturday, July 23 9:15 a.m. Patty Tucker Practical 3-Level Decisions in

Competitive Auctions

Sunday, July 249:15 a.m. William Bedard Using the Cuebid Limit Raise when

Partner Opens6:45 p.m. Hank Meyer Planning the Play at Notrump

Monday, July 259:15 a.m. Phillip Alder Playing the Right Honor6:45 p.m. Jeff Hand Play These Notrump Contracts

SPECIAL EVENTSMEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS

CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM

Meetings are at the Marriott Wardman Park.

Saturday, July 238:30 am-Noon Teacher Accreditation Program (TAP). Session three

of three. ACBL’s 10-hour seminar for people interested in learning how to teach bridge. (Washington 6, lower level)

9 am-Noon ACBL Educational Foundation meeting. (Park Tower 8222, lobby level)

9:30 am-2 pm Bridge University. Construct your own curriculum at this free lecture series. Following an opening lecture by Jerry Helms, choose from among five topics each of the next four 45-minute segments. (Thurgood South/West, mezzanine level)

10 am-Noon GNT/NAP Coordinators. (Park Tower 8228, lobby level)10 am-Noon ACBL Laws Commission meeting. (Park Tower 8226, lobby

level)10 am-Noon Aileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill Committee meeting. (Park

Tower 8223, lobby level)10 am-Noon Hall of Fame Commitee Meeting. (Park Tower 8218, lobby

level)6-7:30 pm Intermediate-Newcomer Reception. (Exhibit Hall A, lower

level)

Sunday, July 248:30-10 am Audrey Grant’s Modern Techniques for Bridge Teachers.

Audrey Grant’s hands-on approach and creative use of the table, cards and bid boxes keeps students engaged, excited and focused. She will share these teaching techniques in this breakfast seminar. Fee: $20 covers breakfast and materials. (Thurgood South/West, mezzanine level)

10 am-Noon Free Bridge Lesson with Audrey Grant. followed by a special game for newer players. (Thurgood South/West, mezzanine level)

10-11:30 am Board of Governors meeting and ACBL General Membership meeting. All members of the ACBL Board of Governors are invited to attend the Summer NABC meeting. This meeting is also open to the general membership of the ACBL. (Marriott Ballroom, lobby level)

1-6 pm Learn Bridge in a Day?™ This popular session is designed

especially for true beginners, those returning to bridge after long absences and those merely wanting to “test the waters” before committing to formal classes. The concentrated course includes both class instruction and coached play. No pre-registration required. Fee: $20 covers textbook and door prizes. (Thurgood South/West, mezzanine level)

6:30-8:30 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. (Thurgood South/West, mezzanine level)

11:30 pm- Women’s International Team Trials meeting. (Park Tower12:30 am 8223, lobby level)

Monday, July 259 am-Noon Teacher and Club Owner Roundtable with Patty Tucker.

Need some ideas for expanding your club? Want some help in managing lessons? The ABTA, the Educational Foundation and the ACBL are partnering to present an informal meeting where new and potential teachers and club owners can brainstorm with veteran teachers and club owners. Coffee, tea and breakfast pastries will be provided. (Delaware, lobby level)

10 am-Noon Competition and Conventions Committee. (Park Tower 8226, lobby level)

10 am-Noon USBF Board meeting. (Park Tower 8222, lobby level)9 am-Noon Zero Tolerance workshop. The goal of this lively two-

hour workshop is to make the club experience more inviting for new members and more pleasurable for everyone by encouraging and empowering directors and managers to deal with unacceptable behavior. (McKinley, mezzanine level)

10 am-Noon Free Bridge Lesson with Jerry Helms followed by a special game for newer players. (Thurgood South/West, mezzanine level)

5-7 pm Goodwill Reception. Aileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill Committee members only. (Thurgood North/East, mezzanine level)

ENTERTAINMENT and HOSPITALITYSaturday, July 23

The Capitol Steps. The entertainment highlight of this summer’s NABC will be the late-night performance of the renowned musical comedy group The Capitol Steps. Since 1981, The Capitol Steps have recorded 35 albums, satirizing the people and places that employ them through musical parodies and skits.

Various daysVocal Point. Vocal Point, the musical duet of Bob Hurka and

Gatlinburg Regional Tournament Chair Julia Misslin, will be on hand numerous times to provide you with memorable moments of great songs.SOLD OUT!

Helpers neededWe need you! The Learn Bridge in a Day? class

in DC is overflowing! With more than 100 pre-registrations, table helpers are desperately needed. If you are not playing Sunday (July 24), please come help us out from 12:30 to 6 p.m. and help us make sure that these new prospective players have a great day

The event will be held in Thurgood Marshall Ballroom, mezzanine level. Ask for Brenda Montague when you arrive.

Daily Dinner Specials at “A Stone’s Throw”

in the Marriott Thursday July 21 - Saturday July 30

Fri. 7/22Shrimp Scampi, Basmati Rice, Seasonal Vegetables ............................................................ $18Sat. 7/23Seared Chicken, Fingerling Potato, Broccolini .... $18Sun. 7/24Tilapia, Rice Pilaf, Asparagus, Baby Carrots ....... $18Mon. 7/25Chicken Penne Pasta Alfredo, Broccolini ............ $18Tue. 7/26Maryland Style Crab Cake, Quinoa, Asparagus, Lemon Beurre Blanc ............................................ $20Wed. 7/27Grilled Skirt Steak, Fingerling Potato, Seasonal Vegetables, Mushroom Sauce .............................. $20

Thu. 7/28Sliced Pork Loin au Poivre, Mashed Potato, Baby Carrots, Green beans .................................. $18Fri. 7/29Seared Salmon, Black Bean Pico de Gallo, Spanish Rice, Roasted Corn ................................. $19Sat. 7/30Stir Fried Chicken and Vegetables, White Rice ........................................................... $18

Child care availableIf you are in need of child care – ages 1 through 13

– contact Donna Compton for details at 214-394-5830.

You oughta be in picturesIf you achieve a new masterpoint milestone here

in DC – Life Masters and upwards – please come by the Bulletin office and let us take your picture. We’re eager to congratulate you and share your achievement in the Daily Bulletin. Wilson Room, Mezzanine level.

Book desk openJeremy’s Bridge Book Desk, carrying bridge

books and other bridge-related products, is located on the lower level of the hotel outside Exhibit Hall C. The inventory includes a large collection of old bridge books.

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JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS

Take all your chances at bridge

By Eddie Kantar

Dlr: South ♠ 7 4 3 2 Vul: Both ♥ A K 7 6 5 ♦ 3 2 ♣ Q J

♠ A K Q J 10 8 ♥ 4 3 2 ♦ A Q ♣ A K

You open a strong 2♣, partner bids 2♥ (natural) and raises your 2♠ to 3♠. You quickly arrive in 6♠ and West leads the ♣10. Plan the play in 6♠. Incidentally, how would you play 6NT on the same lead?

You start with 11 top tricks and if the hearts divide 3-2 – a 68% chance – you have an easy 12 by ducking a heart. Even if hearts are 4-1, you can set up dummy’s fifth heart for a diamond discard if you have a spade entry in dummy . . . but you don’t!

The answer is to combine your chances by discovering early on if hearts are 3-2 or 4-1. Once you know the heart division, you will know whether you need the diamond finesse.

Win the ♣A, draw trumps and lead a low heart towards dummy. If West plays any heart other than the queen, win the ace and follow with a low heart from dummy.

Now you know whether hearts are 3-2 or 4-1.

If hearts are 3-2, you can discard your ♦Q on the fourth round of hearts. If hearts are 4-1, abandon hearts and take the diamond finesse. If you duck a heart early and East wins and returns a diamond, you won’t know how hearts are breaking. You will be faced with a decision you could have avoided.

The percentage play is to go up with the ♦A and hope hearts are 3-2. It’s different if West plays the ♥Q. You must play low! If the queen is singleton, West will surely exit with another club. You can then play a heart to the ace and try the diamond finesse unless West and East both follow suit. An extra chance no matter how small is still an extra chanceesse in reserve gives you an 85% chance of landing your slam. In 6NT, run off six

spades, discarding a heart and a diamond, and then play hearts as suggested. The full deal:

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

For this tournament, the anecdotes you’re used to seeing at the beginning of the column are replaced by a Quick Tip at the end. Enjoy.

Getting used to duplicateBy Brent Manley

I learned bridge while serving in the U.S. Army in the early 1970s. Other soldiers in the language school I was sent to played bridge during breaks and my curiosity led me to learn more about the game. I was immediately hooked and learned as much as I could, mostly by reading. I had no idea my interest would become more intense once I discovered duplicate.

Duplicate made it clear to me that I had no idea what I was doing as a bridge player, but I found it more interesting for a number of reasons. For one, in party bridge, if you get good cards, you win. If not, you lose. In duplicate, you can win even with bad cards.

I liked that duplicate helps you gauge your progress – mine was slow initially, but perceptible – and enjoy satisfaction from small improvements.

For those who came to this tournament without a lot of experience in duplicate, prepare to enjoy yourselves. The tournament directors, volunteers and staff are here to see that you have a good time.

Bridge at tournaments has changed a lot since I started playing, mostly because of significant improvements in the process. In my first tournament, there were no bidding boxes, no electronic scoring, no ACBLscore, no hand records. All of these are available now.

Here are some tips for making the most of these advancements.

Bidding boxesYou select your bid by placing your thumb on

the bid you want to make and extracting it, plus all the bidding cards behind it, from the box. Place it on the table in front of you. Your next bid (or other “call,” such as pass or double) is also placed on the table but in such a way that your first action is still visible.

If you select a card from the bidding box that you didn’t intend to – a mechanical error, not a change of mind – and partner has not made a call (pass, bid, double or redouble), you can change your call. Be sure to call a director if something like this happens.

The Stop cardIn my time as editor of the Bridge Bulletin,

I received letters and emails fairly regularly from members advising that some players they encountered employed the Stop card to make sure their partners noticed their skip bids and to distinguish between weak jumps and strong jumps, among other inappropriate uses.

The Stop card has one purpose: to alert an opponent that a skip bid is coming so that person can pause perceptibly – roughly 10 seconds is the norm – and thus avoid giving information about his hand by a fast pass or long hesitation followed by

a pass. The Stop card is an always-or-never device. If you use it at all, you must always use it. If you don’t want to, no problem, but you must then never use it.

Electronic scoringSome old-timers rue the passing of the hand-

scored recap sheets and the scene that always followed the end of each session – all the players gathered around the TD who was scoring their section. Now players can check the BridgeMates for their scores as soon as the session is over and they can sign up for notification via smart phone, results arriving almost as quickly.

Hand recordsThis may be the best of the innovations. Players

can collect the hand-record sheets and head off to lunch or dinner for a discussion of the boards and figuring out “how in the heck can you make three spades on board 7,” as the hand record indicates.

Quick TipPlayers love to use Blackwood, the most

popular convention in the world. Whether you play regular Blackwood or a variation that counts “key cards” – the aces and the trump king – you must be careful about pulling the 4NT card from the bidding box. When you bid Blackwood, you should have no side suit with two or more quick losers – any doubleton or more without the ace or king – unless your partner has shown a control in the suit or suits in question. Be wary of using Blackwood when your trump suit is a minor, especially clubs. Partner’s response could take you past the five level of your suit and you could still be off two aces. You should have two aces to use Blackwood with a club fit, one ace with a diamond fit.

Would you like to improve your bridge game? Who wouldn’t?! Well, here’s a fabulous opportunity for you to do just that. The local I/N Program Committee has arranged for DC metro-area teachers to host a Bridge University (BU).

This free set of lessons features a special hour-long interactive lecture by Jerry Helms (starting at 9:30 a.m.), followed by half-hour presentations by local bridge teachers (starting at 10:40 a.m.) who have selected their favorite material so that you can “create your own” curriculum just like in college. There are four timeslots with four topics per time slot. You can choose up to four topics from the 16 offered.

Attend lectures in any one, two, three or all four time slots.

No need to preregister - just show up when you want. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 23.

Don’t forget to stay and play in the 3 p.m. game set up just for your skill level! This game will be followed by a special reception for those with fewer than 300 masterpoints who have attended this afternoon game.

Don’t miss this golden opportunity to learn new bridge tricks from the experts and expand your chances to win gold in DC!

Free Bridge Classes Today!

BRIDGE UNIVERSITY


Smoking PolicySmoking is not permitted in the playing area during any bridge playing event at an NBAC. This includes

electronic smoking devices.

BRIDGE OVER CALM WATERS

The cultural treasures and splendour of the Spanish coast, the wines of Madeira and cobbled lanes of Old San Juan — plus relaxing days at sea immersed in the pampering of Silver Wind’s all-inclusive lifestyle … and as many hands of bridge as you want to play. This 17-day crossing from Barcelona to Fort Lauderdale includes lectures and classes by American Contract Bridge League Life

Masters. You can earn master points and even win a FREE cruise during Silversea’s first-ever Bridge Tournament. Are you game?

BARCELONA TO FORT LAUDERDALENOV 15 – DEC 2, 2016

To reserve your suite, call Silversea at 888.978.4071, contact your travel professional or visit Silversea.com/Exclusive-Offers.

ENJOY A CHANCE TO WIN THE FIRST EVER SILVERSEA BRIDGE TROPHY

Entry FeesPlayers must be ACBL members whose service

fees or dues are current in order to compete in any of the following nationally ranked events: Grand National Teams (Championship Flight), von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs, Spingold Knockout Teams, Wagar Women’s Knockout Teams, Truscott/USPC Senior Swiss Teams, Wernher Open Pairs, Freeman Mixed Board-A-Match Teams and the Roth Open Swiss Teams. The entry fees for these contests are $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

Note: Only ACBL members are eligible to play in NABC+ events. $1.50 per person per session benefits the International Fund.

Players must also be current ACBL members to play in the Grand National Teams (Flights A, B & C), the 0-5000 and 0-1500 Mini-Spingold Knockouts, the 0-10,000 NABC Pairs, the 0-10,000 Mixed Swiss Teams, the Bruce LM-5000 Pairs, the Young 0-1500 Pairs and the Bean Red Ribbon Pairs. The entry fee is $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. (The GNT Flights A, B & C have no fee the first two days of the contest.)

Regional championships are $16 per player per session for ACBL members, and $20 for non-members. 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 are $15 per player per session for ACBL members, $19 for nonmembers.

BETTE DUDKA SIDE GAME SERIES 14.5 Tables A B C 4.74 1 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Betty Schuler, Alexandria VA 66.10% 3.56 2 Buddhadeb Biswas, San Jose CA; Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA 65.50% 3.98 3 1 Ed Freeman, Corvallis OR; David Bort, Keedysville MD 60.33% 3.15 4 2 1 Raman Srivastav, Alexandria VA; Bruce Steinwald, Washington DC 58.47% 2.24 5 3 Irva Neyhart - Brian Breckenridge, Corvallis OR 57.20% 2.36 6 4 2 John Van Cleve, Louisville KY; Jonathan Van Cleve, Washington DC 54.34% 1.53 5 Billie Brown - Patricia Lodato, Evansville IN 54.17% 1.77 6 3 Sally Schlein - Sarah Watson, Bethesda MD 53.79% 1.33 4 Paul Holmes, Wadsworth OH; Eric Gettleman, Ellicott City MD 53.22% 1.00 5 Linda Dunn, Chicago IL; Carolyn Wood, Cobbs Creek VA 52.27%

FRIDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS 9.0 Tables A B C 1.94 1 Janet McGlynn, Catonsville MD; Elizabeth Lomas, Arnold MD 61.39% 1.59 2 1 1 Dale Gelman - Ellen Arnott, Crofton MD 56.76% 1.19 3 2 2 Lee Cooper, ; Carol Chmelynski, Arlington VA 56.55% 0.89 4/5 3 Bessie Bradford, Fort Washington MD; Elaine Kendrick, Arlington VA 53.65% 0.72 4/5 Gilda Rotman, Rockville MD; Sudha Garg, Potomac MD 53.65% 0.67 4 Alice Burin, Vienna VA; Stephen Parker, Mc Lean VA 52.60% 0.70 5 3 Sharon Leininger, Bethesda MD; Lydia Hornbaker, Washington DC 51.40%

FRIDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS 16.5 Tables A B C 3.54 1 Mike Jacobs, St Petersburg FL; Martin Fleischman, Tampa FL 62.50% 3.22 2 1 1 Tianxiang Fu - Jianzhong Yang, 61.11% 2.42 3 2 2 Phillip Shapiro - David Matusow, Silver Spring MD 59.72% 1.81 4 3 3 Li Zhengwen - Liu Xiang, Province People’s Republic of China 59.52% 1.36 5 4 Donald Beyer, Alexandria VA; Brian Detter, Mc Lean VA 59.23% 1.18 6 5 4 Zhang Zhefan - Zeng Pengxiao, Province People’s Republic of China 59.13% 0.93 6 5 Canruo Huang - Weizhe Cheng, 55.06% 0.83 6 Lynne McCombs, Bethesda MD; Gin Bell, Washington DC 54.76%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON BRIDGE-PLUS+ 17.0 Tables A B 2.52 1 1 Richard Schreiber - Deborah Schreiber, Washington DC 67.50% 1.89 2 Sheila Zedlewski, Arlington VA; Alison Taylor, Washington DC 66.17% 1.42 3 Annette Reilly - William Reilly, Arlington VA 65.83% 1.35 4/5 2/3 Abigail Marks, Kensington MD; Rochelle Follender, Bethesda MD 62.50% 1.35 4/5 2/3 Barry Shapiro, Bethesda MD; Kathy Kopnisky, Silver Spring MD 62.50% 0.60 6 E. Gwynne Dilday, Columbia SC; Kathy Chiron, Washington DC 59.17% 0.86 4 Anne Hastings, Arlington VA; Phillip Fraas, Alexandria VA 59.00% 0.76 5/6 Barbara Teitel, Potomac MD; Cherry Goldblatt, Bethesda MD 57.50% 0.76 5/6 Nancy Harrington - Kathryn Campbell, Oakton VA 57.50%

Playing in an NABC+ pairs game? Buy your entry early!

In an effort to speed up the start of all NABC+ pairs events – which require additional time for proper seeding – the ACBL asks participants to please buy their entries at least 15 minutes before game time. This is especially true if you expect to be a seeded pair.


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ABA

No more Appeals committees

At the Reno NABC in 2016, the ACBL Board of Directors eliminated player committees deciding appeals in NABC+ events. Players are still allowed to appeal a director’s ruling, and they initiate the process the same way as before -- 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 is 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.

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO BRACKET 1 6 TablesAlene Wrobel, Farr West UT; William Aeschbacher, Park City UT; Massoud Tahmassebipour, Holladay UT; James Flesher, Salt Lake City UT vsEric Leong, Oakland CA; Peter Gill, Sydney Australia; Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; P Drew Cannell, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC

Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Peter Gill, Sydney Australia; Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; P Drew Cannell, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO BRACKET 2 8 TablesKathryn Dunn, Charleston SC; Thomas Rosenthal, Johns Island SC; Paul Mahoney, Binghamton NY; Peter J Boyd-Bowman, Greensboro NC vsGlenn Boyce, Piedmont CA; Edwin Seputis, Oakland CA; Byron Southern - Ellen Coffield, Little Rock AR

Norman Marks, Oakland CA; Alex Khrakovsky - Suman Agarwal, Columbus OH; Norman Marks II, Jacksonville FL vsJames Rachiele, Brigantine NJ; Ann Latta, Mesa AZ; Nancy Fellman, Dallas TX; Ross Spiro, Cherry Hill NJ

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO BRACKET 3 8 TablesOrion Kanarek - Ellen Kanarek - Michael Kanarek, Princeton NJ; Mirka Zeymo, Indian Land SC vsAlice Layman - Nan Massie - Ann Shelton, Charlottesville VA; Maggie Eckman, Palmyra VA

Marlene Case, Stony Point NY; Andrea Luckey, Kinnelon NJ; Barbara Fingerhut, Clifton NJ; Mary Giannella, Wayne NJ vsGino Lenaz, Newtown PA; Pat Tylander, Alexandria VA; Judy Retchin, Washington DC; Bruce Young, Doylestown PA

CAPPELLETTI FRIDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 12 TablesJames Gerding - Sidney Graves - Linda Burton, Alexandria VA; Marvin Raines, Fort Washington MD vsAnn Atcheson, Fairfax VA; George Parkins, Vienna VA; Georgette Weiss, Fort Washington MD; Hal Jones Jr, Lorton VA

Nicholas Erpelding, Minnetonka MN; David Scharfbillig, Plymouth MN; Patricia Myser, Mendota Heights MN; James Peterson, Edina MN vsCarolyn Elliott, Cary NC; Caroline Soucy - Sue Tripp, Fuquay Varina NC; Rives Taylor, Raleigh NC

“There is a major difference in the point structure of our two organizations,” Irwin wrote, “but I believe that we could compatibly make this work.”

Invited by ACBL President Ken Monzingo to address the full Board of Directors, Irwin talked about bettering relations between the two organizations.

Said Hartman, “We agreed to work together, and now we have to figure out the details.”

Hartman said Irwin made it clear the ABA does not want to be absorbed by the ACBL, which has been suggested over the years. “They want to stay separate,” said Hartman, “but figure out ways to partner with us.”

The ABA was founded in 1932, five years before the merger of two bridge organizations resulted in the formation of the ACBL. The ABA has headquarters in Atlanta. Irwin, who lives in Austin TX, is a retired U.S. Air Force pilot who also flew for Southwest Airlines before retiring.

QF Scores in the Grand National TeamsMorehead Championship FlightDunitz (D23) 12 20 37 62Martel (D21) 47 72 98 128

Coren (D9) 30 54 107 127Stoltz (D20) 15 61 102 148

Merblum (D25) 42 84 117 141Winestock (D17) 24 51 94 138

Wilson (D24) 7 23 49 90Smith (D1) 35 90 114 145

Goldman Flight AYang (D16) 27 53 64 90Piken (D23) 26 38 99 124

Prairie (D6) 59 95 143Jones (D22) 15 33 57 w/d

Kinzer (D13) 46 80 116 143Gao (D19) 32 72 109 153

Stein (D3) 33 63 102 119Lewis (D9) 6 45 73 110

Sheinwold Flight BJaffe (D3) 43 61 69 89Beecher (D13) 5 23 63 99

Chokriwala (D23) 25 72 111 164Gladfelter (D11) 20 41 50 73

Anderson (D7) 16 60 69 154Fjare (D15) 21 57 123 93

Wilson (D22) 29 112 145 196Cerkvenik (D14) 39 57 86 110

MacNab Flight CChang (D22) 36 88 125 157Muller (D20) 15 32 45 72

Lev (D24) 26 57 78 124Thorstad (D7) 47 82 110 143

Huang (D21) 28 53 82 103Chen (D23) 29 43 44 60

Shah (D3) 31 50 82 100Nitschelm (D25) 24 67 94 128

THURSDAY-FRIDAY SIDE GAME SERIES 26.5 Tables A B C 7.01 1 1 Chris Panagopoulos - Kevin Clark, Franklin TN 70.57% 5.26 2 Daniel Takahashi - Kyungwon Yoo, Las Vegas NV 61.37% 4.41 3 2 1 Tanya Rodich, Gwynn Oak MD; Alan Walter, Chambersburg PA 60.69% 3.31 4 3 2 Clayven Smith Jr, Silver Spring MD; Eric Shelton, Atlanta GA 59.89% 2.22 5 Steve Shirey - Darlene Shirey, Fort Worth TX 59.54% 2.48 6 4 3 Jesse Chao, San Francisco CA; Mukund Thapa, Palo Alto CA 59.50% 3.02 7 5 Christina van Leeuwen, Media PA; Todd Fisher, Chicago IL 58.93% 2.16 6 Rosemary Boden, Ft Lauderdale FL; Bernadette Revicky, Sewickley PA 58.67% 1.70 7 4 Catalina Rivas, Arlington VA; Fernando Lecaros, Bogota Colombia 57.67% 1.35 5 Jimmy Pelham, Tampa FL; William Ju, Waterloo ON 55.79% 0.97 6 Suzanne Kosky - Natalie Silverstein, Toronto ON 51.59%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS 14.0 Tables A B C 2.45 1 Janet Page, Silver Spring MD; Johanna Weekley, North Bethesda MD 63.45% 1.87 2 1 Stephen Parker, Mc Lean VA; Alice Burin, Vienna VA 60.80% 1.40 3 2 Rosalie Kingsley - Audur Ada Kugajevsky, Washington DC 59.85% 1.05 4 3 Carole Stringer, Bethesda MD; Robbie Lloyd, Silver Spring MD 56.44% 0.78 5 Elizabeth Lomas, Arnold MD; Janet McGlynn, Catonsville MD 55.49% 1.33 6 4 1 Suzanne Kim - Giselle Bleecker, Bethesda MD 54.92% 0.59 5 Gin Bell - Jack Bell, Washington DC 54.73% 1.00 6 2 Charles Brown, Washington DC; Sue Kushner, North Bethesda MD 54.55% 0.75 3 Shirely Long, Falls Church VA; Char Beales, Arlington VA 53.03% 0.56 4 Anneke Bullock, Fairfax VA; Melissa Fitzgerald, Reston VA 52.08%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS 16.0 Tables A B C 3.41 1 1 Cynthia Harrison, Washington DC; Tony Schlegel, Bluffton SC 63.75% 2.56 2 2 Dave Marchal, Kensington MD; Elinor Stolar, Washington DC 63.33% 2.45 3 3 1 Allison Ryan, Florence MA; Carolyn Heyn, Palos Verdes Es CA 59.17% 1.84 4 4 2 Pam Bacher, Vienna VA; Marcia McMahon, Bethesda MD 58.75% 1.21 5/6 5/6 3/4 Barbara Lappin, Washington DC; Yvonne Watson, Selbyville DE 58.33% 1.21 5/6 5/6 3/4 Richard Grauel - Craig Pritzker, Woodbridge VA 58.33% 0.78 5 Karen Birck, Wilton CT; Chelane Priller, Mason MI 54.17% 0.82 6 Marilyn Haskins, Rehoboth Beach DE; Mary Ann Simmons, Frederick MD 51.67%


Bots battle in PolandThe 20th World Computer-Bridge Championship

will take place during the World Bridge Games in Wroclaw, Poland, in September. The robot championship is supported by the ACBL and World Bridge Federation, and is sponsored this year by Ourgame, a leading card and board game company in China.

Nine top robots will compete for the title. It is truly a world event with entries from the U.S. (2), Germany, the Netherlands (2), China, Japan, France and Denmark.

Last year’s title went to Jack, defeating Wbridge5 in a close final.

The robots are used by software developers for computer games and learning software. For a review of the 20-year history, along with many articles published on robot play, visit computerbridge.com.

Eight ever, nine never . . . up to a point

By Barry Rigal

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

Everyone knows that missing four cards to an honor, it is right to play for the drop. But when you get a count of a side suit, it may affect your decision. This is based on the vacant space principle.

When the field played 4♠ by West, North obediently led a diamond as suggested by South’s overcall. You or I might falsecard by leading the 5 – in real life you would lead the 6. South cashes his three red-suit winners and leads a third diamond.

Now it is “clear” – if anything is ever clear – to ruff high, cash the other high spade and play a spade to the 10.

A trio of odds makers randomly guessed it at 60-40 in percentage terms.

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.

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.

NVBA VOLUNTEERS GOLD RUSH PAIRS 53.0 Tables 7 5 2 14.47 1 1 John Merold, Oak Hill VA; Noi West, Vienna VA 64.88% 10.85 2 2 1 Barbara Teng, Bethesda MD; Bob Lawrence, Potomac MD 62.65% 8.14 3 3 Joseph Abita, Boyds MD; David Abraham, Silver Spring MD 61.61% 6.10 4 Onorica Luculescu, Arlington VA; Alina Galaszewska, Alexandria VA 60.71% 5.35 5 4 Jack Rudy, Camp Hill PA; Josh Rosenbluth, Ventura CA 60.42% 4.23 6 5 Jerry Pruzan, North Bethesda MD; Marguerite Salah, Falls Church VA 60.27% 4.19 7 6 2 Yuan-Jye Liu, Potomac MD; Chung-Zong Wan, Somerset NJ 59.97% 3.22 8 7 Terry Klein, Brookeville MD; Duncan Thompson, Arlington VA 59.23% 2.89 9 8 Warren Deakins - Nancy Deakins, Naples FL 59.08% 2.63 10 9 Jerry Rosenthal - Faye Rosenthal, Louisa VA 58.13% 2.41 11 10 Vicki Graves - Larry Graves, La Quinta CA 56.99% 3.14 12 11 3 Monique Goldwasser - Dan Goldwasser, New York NY 56.42% 2.35 13 12 4 Richard Long, Alexandria VA; Eric Cassel, Arlington VA 56.25% 1.96 14 Janine Buss, Port Washington NY; Debra Lamountain, Forest Hills NY 55.95% 1.81 15 13 Hannelore Sofocleous - Michael Sofocleous, Alexandria VA 55.80% 1.97 16 14 Peter Donnellan - Paul Thompson, Warwick Bermuda 55.65% 1.61 17 Pat Emery - Kathy Emery, New York NY 55.21% 1.94 18 15 5 Shirley Rau - Blase Rau, Western Springs IL 55.11% 1.59 19/20 16/17 6 Ann Moncure - Katherine Hering, Savannah GA 55.06% 1.45 19/20 16/17 Edward Easley, Sacramento CA; Deborah Drysdale, San Francisco CA 55.06% 1.34 21 18 Angela Prow, Delaplane VA; Barbara Pierce, Marshall VA 54.91% 1.64 22 19 7 Nathalie Tabor, Brookline MA; Livingston Carroll, Sherborn MA 54.76% 2.11 23 20 8 Debra Malet, Rockville MD; Gale Greenbaum, Potomac MD 54.71% 2.07 24/26 21/23 John Blodgett, Jefferson MD; Daniel Morgan, Vienna VA 54.46% 1.24 24/26 21/23 Temma Kanowith, Silver Spring MD; Ken Marx, Tequesta FL 54.46% 1.11 24/26 21/23 Barry Wauligman, Hamilton OH; John Williams, Cincinnati OH 54.46% 2.14 27/28 Randi Margolin - Alan Margolin, Scarsdale NY 54.17% 1.45 27/28 24 Saul Franklin, Needham MA; Alan Skvirsky, New York NY 54.17% 1.21 9 Blair Bourque - Kristina Hamilton, Washington DC 54.02% 1.45 10 Debbie Pezzillo - Samuel Pezzillo, Leeds AL 53.13%

NVBA VOLUNTEERS DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS 31.5 Tables / Based on 71 Tables A B C 32.63 1 Yauheni Siutsau, Loveland OH; William Higgins, Cincinnati OH 63.60% 24.47 2 Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Michael McGuire, Hernando MS 60.73% 18.35 3 Arline Fulton, Neptune NJ; Madi Drimmer, Sarasota FL 60.60% 13.77 4 Jim Johnsen, San Mateo CA; Paul Darin, San Diego CA 58.68% 10.88 5 Suzanne St Thomas, Boise ID; Ronald Woodard, Olympia WA 58.31% 15.50 6 1 1 Andrea Teacher, Waltham MA; David Carter, New York NY 58.22% 8.16 7 Roger Anderson - Sharon Anderson, Eagan MN 57.57% 7.25 8 Bernard Fudor, Murrysville PA; Warren Oberfield, Pittsburgh PA 57.12% 11.63 9 2 Sally Rewbotham, Mississauga ON; Stuart Graham, Brookline MA 56.56% 5.93 10 John Molt Jr - Joanne Molt, Grand Rapids MI 56.33% 8.72 11 3 2 Brian Maloney - John Maloney, Champaign IL 56.13% 5.02 12 Eileen Abramson, Palm Beach FL; James Sampson, New York NY 56.02% 6.54 13 4 3 Michael Gottesman, Falls Church VA; Silas Wasserstrom, Washington DC 55.76% 4.35 14 Yukiko Tokunaga, Japan; Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo Japan 55.45% 5.17 15 5 Claude Henin - Jean Monette, Ottawa ON 55.42% 3.84 16 Carol Cummings, Owatonna MN; William Cummings, Monticello MN 54.30% 5.98 6 Tony Viidik - Joan Viidik, Waterloo ON 54.21% 3.88 7 Stephen Tillman, Shavertown PA; Alan Fierverker, Kingston PA 53.18% 3.44 8 Kamel Tabbara, Arlington VA; Salam Saidi, Dunn Loring VA 53.17% 3.58 9 4 Diane Mangasarian - Jeanne Perkins, New York NY 53.05% 2.82 10 Terry Goodykoontz, Champaign IL; Mary Allen, Peoria IL 52.97% 2.83 5 Eric Branfman - Thomas Reckford, Washington DC 52.45% 2.42 6 Sara Hilgartner, Great Falls VA; Jacob Hornberger, Ashburn VA 52.20% 2.12 7 Stanley Adelman, North Hills NY; Gulu Mahtaney, Roslyn NY 52.11%

Thanks to teachers and club owners: Among the attendees at yesterday’s Club and Teacher Reception were Kathie Macnab of Halifax NS (left) and Jill Marshall of New York NY (right). With them is Carol Robertson, ACBL’s Club and Member Services manager.Macnab, a club owner, and Marshall, a director, are both ABTA Master Teachers.

Use of the bidding box— Alerts and AnnouncementsWhen using bidding boxes, the ACBL requires that players tap the Alert strip and say “Alert” at the same

time.When making an Announcement, use the Announcement word (such as “transfer”) and tap the Alert strip at

the same time. A player who Alerts or Announces a bid must make sure his opponents are aware that an Alert or Announcement has been made.


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Tipped off in the biddingCraig Biddle of Pittsburgh PA reported the

following deal played by opponent Fred Upton of Van Nuys CA. The two met in the round of 16 in the GNT Flight B, when Biddle’s District 5 team lost to Upton’s District 23 squad. Dlr: East ♠ A Q 3 Vul: N-S ♥ J 7 3 2 Bd: 2 ♦ A J 6 4 ♣ 10 7 ♠ K J 8 2 ♠ 7 6 4 ♥ 8 ♥ K 10 9 4 ♦ 7 ♦ 10 5 3 2 ♣ A Q J 9 8 3 2 ♣ 6 4 ♠ 10 9 5 ♥ A Q 6 5 ♦ K Q 9 8 ♣ K 5 West North East South Pass 1♦ 2♣ Dbl Pass 2♥ 3♣ 4♥ Dbl All Pass

Upton was South and received the lead of the ♥8, ducked in dummy and won with the ♥Q. He next played the ♠9 and passed it. Another spade finesse was followed by the ♠A and four rounds of diamonds ending in dummy, as West pitched three clubs. Declarer then ran the ♣10 to West, who won the jack and cashed the ♣A. This was the ending: ♠ — ♥ J 7 3 ♦ — ♣ — ♠ K ♠ — ♥ — ♥ K 10 9 ♦ — ♦ — ♣ Q 9 ♣ — ♠ — ♥ A 6 5 ♦ — ♣ —

West was forced to exit with a black card. Declarer ruffed low in dummy, as East overruffed with the 9. Upton underruffed with 5, leaving East – Biddle – on lead and endplayed in trumps.

Plus 790 was good for a 7-IMP gain for District 23 as West declared 5♣ doubled at the other table, down two, for plus 500 N-S.

Biddle noted that had he simply passed instead of doubling 4♥, declarer would likely have not gotten the layout right. Had the contract failed, the District 5 team would have gained 12 IMPs instead of losing 7. The final margin of victory for District 23 in the match? Twelve IMPs.

Bridge Bucks and check cashing

Bridge Bucks and check-cashing services will be available in the Convention Lobby near the escalators (and also near the Marriott’s cell-phone charging station). Hours:

Friday, July 22 only: 11 am to 1 pmJuly 23 to July 30: 9:30 to 10 am Noon to 1 pmCheck-cashing limit is $500.Players may purchase Bridge Bucks using all

major credit cards.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY SIDE SERIES - FINAL109.00 Tables / Based on 43 Tables 17.04 1/2 Kyungwon Yoo, Las Vegas NV 133.44% 17.04 1/2 Daniel Takahashi, Las Vegas NV 133.44% 12.83 3/4 Susan Bailey Carman, Plainwell MI 124.80% 12.83 3/4 Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI 124.80% 13.08 5 Christina van Leeuwen, Media PA 121.55% 8.61 6 Tanya Rodich, Gwynn Oak MD 119.23% 4.38 7/8 Darlene Shirey, Fort Worth TX 115.00% 4.38 7/8 Steve Shirey, Fort Worth TX 115.00% 7.13 9 Jimmy Pelham, Tampa FL 113.64% 5.39 10/11 Stephannie Culbertson, New York NY 112.70% 5.39 10/11 Lindsey Weinger, New York NY 112.70% 7.66 12 Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI 111.92% 10.06 13 Bryan Delfs, Kent WA 111.79% 3.72 14 Todd Fisher, Chicago IL 111.55% 3.14 15/16 John Herriot, Los Angeles CA 111.46% 3.14 15/16 Jonathan Holmes, Van Nuys CA 111.46% 6.56 17/18 Robert Armstrong, Sugar Land TX 110.59% 6.56 17/18 Jane Armstrong, Sugar Land TX 110.59% 4.41 19/20 James Sundstrom, Wyckoff NJ 109.08% 4.41 19/20 Anna Ying Pun, Philadelphia PA 109.08% 1.65 21/22 Kathie Macnab, Halifax NS 107.89% 1.65 21/22 Shirley Scott, Colorado Spgs CO 107.89%

CAPPELLETTI SIDE SWISS TEAMS 31 Tables A B C 7.65 1 Dano De Falco, Rubano (PD) Italy; Patricia Cayne, Boca Raton FL; Bob Drijver, Rotterdam ; Bart Nab, Tilburg ; Tim Verbeek, ; Danny Molenaar, Den Haag 75.00 5.74 2 Dianna Gittelman - Robert Morris, Houston TX; Jane Armstrong - Betty Starzec, Sugar Land TX 66.00 4.30 3 Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL; Allan Graves, Saint Johnsbury VT; Alexander Ornstein, New York NY; Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Jeremi Stepinski - Piotr Jurek, 59.00 6.13 4 1 Michael Deverin, Bowie MD; Edward Borodkin - Linda Smith, Gambrills MD; Gerald Marcovsky, Annapolis MD 53.00 4.60 5 2 David Wandler - Marjorie Wandler, Italy Cross NS; Lydia Prange, Wolfville NS; Frances DeLong, Kingston NS 50.00 1.82 6 Ulrike Schuster, Sanibel FL; Jovanka Smederevac, Vienna Austria; Gabriella Olivieri, Alessandria Italy; Pramotton Emanuela, Rome Italy 49.00 1.36 7 Ronald Mak, Manchester NH; Leo Weniger, Halifax NS; G S Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Donna Lombardini, Alcester SD 46.00 3.02 8/10 3/4 Jerome Tilles, San Antonio TX; Marsha Gerstein, Somerville MA; Mark Heumann, Watertown MA; Robert Barber, Bandera TX 45.00 3.64 8/10 3/4 1 Mary Baril - Thomas Kasvin, Richmond VA; Jane Riddle, Midlothian VA; Karen Hamlett, Glen Allen VA 45.00 0.88 8/10 Yuki Harada - Hiroaki Miura - Tadashi Teramoto, Tokyo Japan; Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI 45.00 2.73 5/7 2 Brandon Harper - Alice Harper, Winter Park FL; Jason Miller - Sandra Rosenblum, Tampa FL 44.00 1.49 5/7 Michael Reeslund, Nashville TN; Connie Spector - Kevin Clark - Chris Panagopoulos, Franklin TN 44.00 1.49 5/7 Hans Strohmer - Nancy Strohmer - Armand Shapiro - Lynn Shapiro, Houston TX 44.00 2.05 3 Dorothy Osterberger - Linda Dennis, Columbia MD; Ila Shah - Vinod Shah, Mechanicsville MD 43.00 1.54 4 Gary Scavongelli - Janice Scavongelli, Burke VA; Peter Michelman, Fairfax VA; James Loiselle, Arlington VA 41.00 1.15 5 Jacob Hornberger, Ashburn VA; Sara Hilgartner, Great Falls VA; Martha Bley - Ross Bley, Fort Washington MD 40.00

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.


QUALIFIERS IN THE YOUNG 0-1500 PAIRS 20.0 Tables / Based on 40 Tables Carryover 1 Robert Schmidt, Murphy TX; Ari Sippola, Irving TX 47.50 2 Dean Baird - Carolyn Baird, Fairfax Station VA 35.46 3 Charles Riffle, Emerald Hills CA; Douglas Grant, San Francisco CA 34.93 4 Eric Gettleman, Ellicott City MD; Paul Holmes, Wadsworth OH 33.31 5 Kristen Onsgard, Dallas TX; Stefanie Scott, Little Elm TX 25.38 6 Tsao-Tung Tsai, Cupertino CA; Ping Hu, Naperville IL 25.20 7 Stephan Juliusburger, Miami FL; Rachael Gosling, Paget Bermuda 24.76 8 Ann Murray, Plandome Manor NY; William Sigward, Pelham NY 24.09 9 Richard Wissing, Columbia MD; Peter Van Zijl, Elkridge MD 18.46 10 Elizabeth Nolte - Jerry Nolte, Oak Hill VA 15.94 11 Martha Welte - John Welte, Buffalo NY 15.74 12 John Gauss, Arlington VA; Lawrence Fox, Fairfax Station VA 15.66 13 Sharon Ainspan - Jacqueline Chang, New York NY 13.77 14 Michelle Zygielbaum, North Bethesda MD; Peter Schiff, Potomac MD 13.31 15 Martin Deneroff - Valerie Deneroff, New York NY 10.32 16 Stephen Mansour - George Mansour, Scranton PA 9.69 17 Arthur Van Blerkom - George Moehringer, Monroe Township NJ 9.66 18 Michael Berard, Glenn Dale MD; Murat Berk, Potomac MD 9.50 19 Pam Campbell, Fairfield OH; Julian Kurtzman, Cincinnati OH 7.04 20 Wendy Dewell - Fred Brown, San Jose CA 6.44 21 Peter Clay, Wellesley MA; Franklyn Caine, Weston MA 6.00 22 Richard Hurd - Eleanor O’Connor, Trumansburg NY 5.89 23 Jane Witherspoon, Worthington OH; Kimberly Music, Lewis Center OH 5.79 24 George Parkins, Vienna VA; Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA 4.75 25 William Seager - Jean Seager, Coronado CA 4.74 26 Mike Ladd - Betty Ladd, Vienna VA 3.11 27 Jim Walsh, Madison CT; Charles Dearolf, Silver Spring MD 2.92 28 George Biris, Jersey City NJ; Tim Lannan, New York NY 2.85 29 Amy Rhodes, New York NY; Phillip Tseng, Arlington VA 2.73 30 Jane Grewcock, Summit NJ; Maureen Bitler, Boston MA 2.42 31 G Thomas Rush, Houston TX; Christine Denny, Encinitas CA 2.03 32 Ke Zhao, Edison NJ; Robert Brolin, Plainsboro NJ 1.71 33/34 Joel Landsman - Judith Snyder, Springfield NJ 1.11 33/34 Thomas Grahame, Washington DC; Ernie Schuler, Wheaton MD 1.11 35 Sudhakar Divakaruni, Scottsdale AZ; Kathy Bergman, Goodyear AZ 0.86 36 Jerry Barrett - James Moody, Austin TX 0.58 37 Rick Bingham, Fairfax VA; Jeffrey Yutzler, Alexandria VA 0.53 38 J Kozma, Dearborn MI; Barbara Kalnick, Trenton MI 0.39 39 Christian Hemphill, Brooklyn NY; Scott McDermott, New York NY 0.38 40 Tom Platt - Johanna Platt, Mississauga ON 0.00

PAIRINGS IN TODAY’S GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS

Championship FlightJeffrey Smith, Ottawa ON; John Zaluski, Orleans ON; Kamel Fergani, Montreal QC; Frederic Pollack, Laval QC vsFranklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT; Douglas Doub, West Hartford CT; Adam Grossack - Zachary Grossack, Newton MA

Eric Stoltz, Portland OR; Jeff Roman - Huub Bertens, Bend OR; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR vsChip Martel, Davis CA; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; Debbie Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; David Grainger, Roseville CA; Jo Anna Stansby - Lew Stansby, Dublin CA

Flight APeter Stein, Hillsborough NJ; Stephen Arshan, Jackson NJ; Richard Ross, Highland Park NJ; Ron Nelken, Clifton NJ; Donna Dulet, Ocean NJ vsAmy Gao, Richmond BC; William Ge - Ben Takemori, Burnaby BC; James Wu, Surrey BC

Alexander Prairie, Arlington VA; Stephen Drodge, Mc Lean VA; Jian-Jian Wang, Clarksville MD; Sylvia Shi, Rockville MD vsEdward Piken, Palos Verdes Pn CA; William Schreiber, Valley Glen CA; Ron Feldman, Redondo Beach CA; Viktor Anikovich, Los Angeles CA; Robert Kent, Marina Del Rey CA

Flight BGlen Anderson - Thomas Roberg - Peggy Haigler, Raleigh NC; Collis Jackson, Cary NC vsIan Wilson, Irvine CA; Gregory Thorpe - Steve Hirsch, Brea CA; Joseph Mack III, Laguna Woods CA

Brian Beecher, Sr, Matteson IL; Stacy Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Jeff Cianci - Jordan Karol - Steve Kreiner - Greg Lawler, Chicago IL vsOm Chokriwala, Sherman Oaks CA; Zheng Zhang, Arcadia CA; Jack Chang - Nolan Chang, San Gabriel CA; Frederick Upton, Van Nuys CA; James Perkins, Los Angeles CA

Flight CRobert Thorstad, Atlanta GA; Benjamin Kompa, Chapel Hill NC; Hunter McClain, Fort Mill SC; Kenneth Ramaley, Greenville SC vsWinston Chang - Neil Nobuo Ogura - Kenny Pan, Irvine CA; Wayne Gorski, Mission Viejo CA; Joe Albert Garcia, Fullerton CA

Chin Huang, Foster City CA; Ming-Xiang Li, Fremont CA; Donghui Lu, San Jose CA; Michael Yang - Chun Chang, Palo Alto CA; Frank Xie, Sunnyvale CA vsAllen Nitschelm, Acton MA; James Buss, Harwich Port MA; Ashok Rao, Cambridge MA; Ed Roman, Boxborough MA

PIERZCHALA KO BRACKET 1 12 TablesRichard Schwartz, Lords Valley PA; Daniel Korbel, Rockville MD; Boye Brogeland, Norway; Espen Lindqvist, Arendal Norway; David Bakhshi, London England; David Gold, Reading RG71Q Great Britain vsRose Meltzer, Chapel Hill NC; Wojciech Gawel, Wroclaw Poland; Rafal Jagniewski, Legionowo Poland; John Sutherlin, Dallas TX; Dan Morse, Houston TX; John Mohan, Las Vegas NV

Shu Guang Bi - Wei Yu, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Bin Shi, Shanghai People’s Republic of China; He Wenjiong, Changchun People’s Republic of China vsJames Cayne, Boca Raton FL; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Italy; Mustafa Cem Tokay, Roma 00197 Italy; Antonio Sementa, Parma PR Italy

QUALIFIERS IN THE BRUCE LM-5000 PAIRS 48.0 Tables Carryover 1 Bo Liu, Irvine CA; Somers Collins, Little Rock AR 117.50 2 Ryan Schultz, Dayton OH; Peter Whipple, Mason OH 103.73 3 Francis Lobry, Paris 16 France; Daniel Delestre, Paris 75015 France 100.94 4 Esther Litmanovic, Miami FL; Robert Ramos, Fort Lauderdale FL 98.08 5 Natalie Bassil, Boston MA; Roger Johnson, Sarasota FL 97.37 6 Shelly Dunietz - Evelyn Holtz, Santa Rosa CA 89.63 7 David Cantor, Charlotte NC; Brad McKeown, Rock Hill SC 82.78 8 Bruce Luttrell - Barbara Luttrell, San Jose CA 76.12 9 Michael Smith - Susan Smith, Newington CT 76.03 10 Robert Michaud, Sun City West AZ; Barbara Grantham, Houston TX 74.49 11 Muffie Gur - Reha Gur, Leonardo NJ 72.47 12 Debnarayan Dhar, Oak Hill VA; John Christensen, Catonsville MD 72.18 13 Larry Rosen, Albany NY; Steven Shaye, Slingerlands NY 71.55 14 Ross Spiro, Cherry Hill NJ; Jeffrey Klemm, Mc Lean VA 69.12 15 Allan Sitterson, Leesburg VA; Peter Harrington, Potomac Falls VA 68.14 16 Robert Bernstein, Albuquerque NM; Jay Barron, Tulsa OK 67.51 17 Jim Gaarder, Columbia MD; Karl Barth, Drexel Hill PA 66.12 18 Gary Donner - Mark Teich, Bluffton SC 63.89 19 Jack Bonney - Dianne Bonney, Venice FL 62.67 20 Stephen Jackson - Susan Jackson, Roseville MN 62.47 21 David Shepler - Brad Vander Zanden, Knoxville TN 59.59


If you wish to be accredited, you must complete the following two requirements:♠ Serve as a Table Mentor at a LBIAD seminar ♠ Attend a two-hour LBIAD Teacher Training event

Teacher Training includes information on organizing and marketing LBIAD, maximizing retention, writing grant requests and seminar presentation. A light meal will be provided 6-6:30 p.m. To register, or if you have questions, please contact Patty Tucker at [email protected].

Fee: $75 (If you wish to purchase a LBIAD license within 30 days of accreditation, $50 of the $75 fee will be applied to the first-year license fee.)

Teachers and club managers can gain a better understanding of the seminar and presentation details.

Garozzo and Forquet, together again!

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

North’s 2♣ was Drury, showing a limit raise in hearts.

This board demonstrated great partnership trust. Against our 4♥, West started with the ♠K. East encouraged and West continued with the ♠Q. East overtook with the ♠A and gave his partner a ruff. Eureka!

Declarer surely didn’t need and couldn’t use a discard, and West would have continued with a low spade with Q-x remaining, so this was thoughtful defense.

Who, you might ask, were these masked banditti emulating Forquet and Garozzo? Ah, there I am afraid we must ask for an amnesty – to quote Dr. Watson.

After ruffing the third spade, West shifted to . . . a trump! Another nice write-up, stillborn.

PIERZCHALA KO BRACKET 2 9 TablesYu HongGau, Nanjing Chad; Jian Zhao, Beijing Chad; Jun Liu - Wuping Lu - Wei Chen, People’s Republic of China vsLucille Jenkins - David Jenkins - Richard Whitsitt, Rockford IL; Meyer Abarbanel, Belvidere IL

Ze Jun Zhuang - Hoajun Shi, Shanghai People’s Republic of China; Chuan Cheng Ju - Zheng Jun Shi - Tong Jiang - Xiao Feng Zhang, Beijing People’s Republic of China vsBernard Payen, France France; Erick Mauberquez - Philippe Soulet - Thierry De Sainte-Marie, Paris France; Christophe Oursel, 27620 Gasny Cli France

PIERZCHALA KO BRACKET 3 15 TablesKathryn Dunn, Charleston SC; Paul Mahoney, Binghamton NY; Thomas Rosenthal, Johns Island SC; Peter J Boyd-Bowman, Greensboro NC vsDale Sanders, Washington DC; Arnold Kritz, Bethlehem PA; Frimann Stefansson, Akureyri Iceland; Reynir Helgason, Akuregri Iceland

Z Yan - Le Qing Li - Yuinua Li - Glozhi Cheng, vsRobert Korten, Frankfort MI; Grant Petersen, Taylor MI; Xingyu Zhang, Ypsilanti MI; Ching-Po Wang, Troy MI

PIERZCHALA KO BRACKET 5 12 TablesDeborah Machlin - Vera Baum, Los Altos CA; Rita Rubenfeld, Portola Valley CA; Kathryn Papermaster, Menlo Park CA vsNicholas Smith, Richmond VA; Shaz Taslimi, Ottawa ON; Lucy Morini, Warren VT; David Hurst, Washington DC

Bruce Young, Doylestown PA; Gino Lenaz, Newtown PA; Judy Retchin, Washington DC; Pat Tylander, Alexandria VA vsBernadette Williams - Linda McDaniel - Kathleen Hinger, Williamsburg VA; Leah Chock, Lanexa VA

22 H John Edmonds, Gaithersburg MD; Larry Kahn, Vienna VA 58.88 23/24 Michael Gibson, Sarasota FL; Charles Nemes, Longboat Key FL 58.72 23/24 Lori Spaeth, Los Altos CA; Marolyn Imaoka, San Jose CA 58.72 25 Allison Hunt - H Hunt, Charlotte NC 58.34 26 Grant Robinson - Teresa Boyd, Dublin CA 53.42 27 Massoud Tahmassebipour, Holladay UT; Alene Wrobel, Farr West UT 51.60 28 Barbara Rhoades, Wilmington DE; Roy Perry, St John’s NL 49.75 29 David Bogolub, Deerfield IL; Rick Schoenfield, Westchester IL 46.03 30 Swadesh Mahajan - Kalpana Sutaria, Austin TX 45.92 31 Henri Farhi, Chula Vista CA; Norman Schwartz, Carlsbad CA 45.52 32 Doug Anderson, Quincy MA; Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA 44.72 33 Barbara Ames - Mita Banerjee, Bethesda MD 43.43 34 Ed Freeman, Corvallis OR; David Bort, Keedysville MD 43.10 35 Jack Alhale - Rozi Alhale, New York NY 41.26 36 Susan Fuller, Miami FL; Maris Zilant, North Miami FL 41.19 37 Jay Cherlow, Arlington VA; Albert Lauber, Washington DC 40.69 38 Margie Cole - Leonardo Fruscoloni, New York NY 36.39 39 Jamie Portell, Vero Beach FL; Susan Mayo, Darien CT 35.47 40 Norman Trabulus, New York NY; Charles Bilich, Hewlett NY 35.42 41 Michele Sotto, ; Blandine Delestre, Paris 75015 France 33.39 42 Maureen Brines - Tracy Brines, Virginia Beach VA 33.29 43 Albert Shrive, Naples FL; Anthony Barre, Sunnyvale CA 32.32 44 Eugene Sor, Richmond CA; Marcus Ballinger, Burlingame CA 31.65 45 Brian Breckenridge - Irva Neyhart, Corvallis OR 31.49 46 Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO; Leigh Ives, Barrie ON 31.46 47 Richard Lawson, Plymouth MN; Andrew Caranicas, Saint Paul MN 30.79 48 Ronald Spieker - Rammohan Sarangan, Arlington VA 30.13 49 Joseph Trapani, Hydes MD; Mark Laken, Glyndon MD 30.12 50 Richard Smith, Spartanburg SC; George Russell, Moore SC 28.52 51 Gloria Tamlyn - Ralph Tamlyn, Larchmont NY 28.24 52 Mark Tonnesen, Woodbridge VA; Charles Pecarro, Falls Church VA 27.91 53 David Wheeler, Palo Alto CA; Kathleen Harper, Menlo Park CA 27.66 54 Perry Richardson - Frank Cook, Montgomery AL 27.41 55 Beverly Pogoda - Joseph Meyers, New York NY 26.62 56 Bob Wierman, Anderson CA; July Ratley, Redding CA 26.48 57 Debbie Benner, Fairfield CT; Maeve Lucey, New Canaan CT 26.05 58 Audrius Mizeikis, Scottsdale AZ; Mark Robertson, Phoenix AZ 25.94 59 Lon Sunshine, Framingham MA; Ivanie Yeo, Brighton MA 24.04 60 Michael Geisinger - Irene Geisinger, Westbury NY 23.58 61 John Friedl, Signal Mountain TN; Michael Sherman, Elmira NY 22.66 62 Eugene Davidson, Boynton Beach FL; David Reiter, Dania FL 21.95 63 Jori Grossack, Waban MA; Tom Seder, Belmont MA 21.13 64 Nicholas France, Spring Valley NY; Shirley Matthews, Lindale TX 20.38 65 Jennifer Williams - Donna Silver, Atlanta GA 18.95 66 Alex Kornel - Barbara Seagram, Toronto ON 15.86 67 John Klayman, Haymarket VA; Thomas Lavender, Arlington VA 14.58 68 Peter Cleaves, Sarasota FL; Estelle Margolin, Rego Park NY 13.93 69 Cecilla Borras, Waltham MA; Alix Taylor, Lincoln MA 12.85 70 Stephen Fama, Elizabethtown PA; David Charleston, Harrisburg PA 12.36 71 Jerry Barker, Grove City PA; Barbara Duer, Jamesville VA 12.28 72 David Grabiner, Columbia MD; Suzanne Abrams, Washington DC 11.74 73 Joseph Viola III, Altadena CA; Gerard Geremia, La Verne CA 10.90 74 Richard Hyken, Pompano Beach FL; Julie Cohan, Montville NJ 9.32 75 Doug Andrews, Etobicoke ON; Peter Hambly, Hanover ON 8.93 76 William Goldman, Bethesda MD; Robert Stearns, Chevy Chase MD 8.00 77 Perry Poole, Maitland FL; Stanley Weiner, Las Vegas NV 7.82 78 Susan Woodrow, Waterford MI; Philip Smith, Fenton MI 7.10 79 James Richman, Dallas TX; Kathleen Carr, Garland TX 6.84 80 Paul Gutterman, Eagan MN; Eric Hendrickson, Minneapolis MN 6.59 81 Real Fradette, North Wales PA; Elaine Clair, Gwynedd Valley PA 6.52 82 Jess Jurkovic - Bill Begert, New York NY 6.20 83 Dave DuBois, Westfield NJ; Paul Irvine, Allentown PA 5.30 84 Christina Parker, Newton Center MA; Stewart Rubenstein, Newton MA 5.00 85 Emily Harrell, Shoal Creek AL; Kevin Dybvig, Birmingham AL 4.02 86 Eileen Paley, Scarsdale NY; Janet Lippmann, Hartsdale NY 3.93 87 Benjamin Eisenberg - Susan Eisenberg, Boca Raton FL 3.41 88 David Harty - Bob Rasmussen, Ann Arbor MI 3.34 89 Allan Wolf, North Haven CT; Russell Friedman, Wilton CT 2.99 90 John Dukellis - Vinay Jha, Colorado Spgs CO 2.64 91 Vincent Civale, Trenton NJ; Patricia Civale, Chesterfield NJ 1.95 92 Jeffery Jones, Vero Beach FL; Michael Zeller, York PA 1.86 93 Glenn Boyce, Piedmont CA; Edwin Seputis, Oakland CA 1.85 94 Andrew Risman, Toronto ON; Irfan Ashraf, Ajax ON 1.75 95 John Krah - Daniel Poore, Seattle WA 0.77 96 Gordon Kiernan, Darien CT; Denis Racine, North Highlands CA 0.00


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Date: Monday, July 25, 2016Time: 9 a.m.-noon

Location: Virginia A Room

Special Reception for Active Duty and

Retired MilitaryThe DC NABC is proud to host a reception for

active duty and retired military personnel and a guest on Tuesday, July 26, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Please make a reservation at the Entertainment Desk, located at the Tournament Information Desk on the Lobby Level, by showing your military ID. Reservations accepted until 1 p.m. on the day of the event.

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played after the event is over. New! Discounted junior entries accepted.

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QUALIFIERS IN THE VON ZEDTWITZ LM PAIRS 95.0 Tables Carryover 1 Lidang Dong, Shaanxi, China; Sheng Shan, District Beijng, China 1295.16 2 Richard Chan, Markham ON; Shan Huang, Toronto ON 1290.34 3 Cornelis Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep ; Louk Verhees Jr, 2215 Jx Voorhou 1282.04 4 Neil Silverman, Fort Lauderdale FL; Jeffrey Wolfson, Chicago IL 1281.17 5 Michael Roche - Michael Hargreaves, Victoria BC 1266.09 6 Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan France; Jean Quantin, Paris France 1265.83 7 Adam Kaplan, Stanford CA; Jason Feldman, San Diego CA 1252.95 8 Vincent Demuy, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 1247.19 9 Barry Rigal, New York NY; Glenn Milgrim, Forest Hills NY 1247.01 10 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ 1245.33 11 Jim Munday, Southaven MS; Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL 1240.07 12 Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA; Robert Bitterman, Sarasota FL 1239.12 13 Marion Michielsen, Stockholm Sweden; Zia Mahmood, New York NY 1238.81 14 Matt Granovetter - Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 1236.54 15 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, New York NY; R Jay Becker, Ocean City MD 1235.28 16 Mark Shaw, Columbia MD; Martin Graf, Chevy Chase MD 1228.69 17 Jerry Clerkin, Bloomington IN; Julia Bomalaski, Melbourne FL 1225.53 18 Mike Passell, Plano TX; Chris Compton, Dallas TX 1224.82 19 Srinivas Kachibhatla, Reston VA; Abdelrahim Mehilba, Rncho Cucamonga CA 1221.21 20 Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA; Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA 1219.13 21 Joe Grue - Gillian Miniter, New York NY 1214.43 22 Krishnan Ramaratnam, Jersey City NJ; Kirubakara Moorthy, Chennai India 1212.05 23 Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 1211.05 24 Elena Prahin - Michael Prahin, Irvington NY 1207.98 25 Leigh Anne Shafer - Leonard Doerksen, Winnipeg MB 1206.24 26 Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Naren Gupta, Woodside CA 1203.85 27 Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Steve Garner, Chicago IL 1201.50 28 Lewis Gamerman, Randolph MA; Richard Budd, Portland ME 1197.99 29 Maxim Siline - Xiaoqian Liu, Hudson MA 1197.70 30 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 1195.49 31 Justin Lall, Plano TX; Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA 1194.64 32 Tom Hanlon, Dublin Ireland; Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON 1194.27 33 John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Susan Schnelwar, New York NY 1193.62 34 Larry Kozlove, Boca Raton FL; Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI 1193.59 35 Abe Pineles, Jackson NJ; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ 1192.16 36 Glenn Robbins - Brian Glubok, New York NY 1191.90 37 Ray Miller - Cristal Nell, Seattle WA 1190.80 38 Perla Sultan, Aventura FL; Steve Hamaoui, Milono Italy 1190.75 39 Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; Samuel Marks, Atlanta GA 1189.80 40 Lee Atkinson - Mark Yaeger, Hollywood FL 1189.65 41 Stephen Sanborn - Kerri Sanborn, Delray Beach FL 1188.32 42 David Ruderman, Burtonsville MD; Alexander Weiss, Jacksonville FL 1188.20 43 Ahmed Hussein - Tarek Sadek, Cairo Egypt 1186.64 44 Steve Mager, Hermosa Beach CA; Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA 1182.89 45/46 Dale Johannesen - Lynn Johannesen, Saratoga CA 1181.94 45/46 Michael Crane, Canton MI; William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI 1181.94 47 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Walter Lee, Sudbury MA 1179.36 48 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Gary Cohler, Miami FL 1179.05 49 Edward Hung, Chicago IL; Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hgts IL 1177.60 50 Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 1173.24 51 Michael Mikyska, Los Angeles CA; Chuck Said, Nashville TN 1173.04 52 Brad Moss, Denver CO; Thomas Bessis, Paris France 1172.63 53 Jing Liu - Yinghao Liu, Minneapolis MN 1172.05 54 Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse 1170.19 55 Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA 1169.88 56 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY 1169.80 57 Adam Wildavsky, Sarasota FL; Robert Lebi, Toronto ON 1167.65 58 Justin Howard, Victoria Australia; Nick Jacob, New Zealand 1166.25 59 Mikael Rimstedt - Ola Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden 1160.62 60 Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 1158.81 61 Phil Clayton, Huntington Bch CA; Anant Rathi, San Francisco CA 1157.23 62 Jared Lilienstein - Michael Polowan, New York NY 1154.92 63 Valentin Kovachev, Las Vegas NV; Robert Micone, Tustin CA 1153.46 64/70 Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY; John Hurd, New York NY 1153.44 64/70 Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL; Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL 1153.44 64/70 Sheri Winestock - Fred Gitelman, Las Vegas NV 1153.44 64/70 Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Richard Coren, Aventura FL 1153.44 64/70 Chris Willenken - Alison Wilson, New York NY 1153.44 64/70 Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA 1153.44 64/70 Andrew Rosenthal - Aaron Silverstein, New York NY 1153.44 71 Yichao Chen - Junjie Hu, Shanghai People’s Republic of China 1151.69 72 Bobby Carter, Cincinnati OH; Udi Freelander, 1151.15 73 Robert Bell, Silver Spring MD; Lou Reich, Wheaton MD 1150.27 74 Abby Heitner, Wheaton MD; Georgiana Gates, Houston TX 1149.98 75 Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD 1149.40 76 Ina Demme, Maple ON; Bill Kertes, York ON 1148.69 77 Eileen Cripps, Madison WI; Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI 1148.28 78 Rick Deyerle, Glen Allen VA; Rebecca Duty, Richmond VA 1144.35 79 Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 1141.78 80 Clifford Nebel, Hastings Hudson NY; Edward Zuckerberg, Los Altos Hills CA 1141.22 81 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 1139.97 82 Donald Dalpe, Fort Myers FL; Michael Ranis, New York NY 1138.89 83 Maya Alela, Teec Nos Pos AZ; Hugh Brown Jr, McCormick SC 1138.54 84 Robin Taylor - Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 1138.35 85 Radu Nistor, Sunnyside NY; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 1137.63 86 Ned Irving - Richard Higgins, Hot Springs Vlg AR 1135.52 87 Mary Tenenbaum - Alan Tenenbaum, Rockville MD 1132.24 88 Bob Gwirtzman, Brooklyn NY; Kenneth Chatzinoff, Cinnaminson NJ 1130.90 89 Benjamin Brill, Delray Beach FL; James Berry, Chevy Chase MD 1130.85 90 Hailong Ao, Ashburn VA; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ 1130.12 91 Jie Li - Fu Zhong, Beijing People’s Republic of China 1129.92 92 Zachary Madden, Bethesda MD; Jacob Vrooman, Mathews VA 1128.51 93 Burke Snowden, Fort Collins CO; Zachary Wasserman, Farmington Hls MI 1127.53 94 David Yoon, Bayside NY; Magnus Olafsson, New York NY 1127.51


Youth and Junior entriesCoupons will be made available for junior

members in good standing for entry into events at NABCs:

1. Any player under the age of 26 years who is a full-time student (must provide proof of eligibility) will be entitled to coupons that can be used for any event. These coupons will have a value of $10 per session.

2. Any player under the age of 21 years will be entitled to coupons that can be used for any event. These coupons will have a value of $10 per session.

3. Any player 19 years and under will be granted free plays for each session of regionally rated events.

4. Players under the age of 26 years named to teams to represent Zone 2 NBOs in world competitions for NABCs occurring between the time they are named to the team and the world championship will receive free plays at NABCs when playing with members of their team or members of another team representing a Zone 2 NBO.

95 William Watson, Sunnyvale CA; Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA 1127.00 96 Jan Zadroga, Todz Poland; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK 1125.42 97 William Wickham, Naperville IL; L James Phillips, Chicago IL 1125.30 98 Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Brady Richter, Summit NJ 1124.71 99 Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA; Mike Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL 1123.48 100 Carole Weinstein, Waltham MA; Kimberly Gilman, Carlisle MA 1123.08 101 Connie Coquillette - Sherwin Moscow, Vancouver WA 1122.77 102 Robert Thomson, San Rafael CA; Mark Moss, Piedmont CA 1121.50 103 Owen Lien, Detroit MI; Zachary Brescoll, Charlotte NC 1121.19 104 Vladislav Isporski, Sofia Bulgaria; James Melville, Springfield IL 1120.95 105 Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA; Andrew Stark, New York NY 1119.87 106 Michael Klein, Falls Church VA; Stephen Rzewski, South Dennis MA 1118.92 107 Walter Schuster - Alexander Wernle, Vienna Austria 1117.09 108 Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA; Farid Assemi, Fresno CA 1116.76 109 Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 1116.47 110 David Caprera - Anne Brenner, Denver CO 1116.21 111 Terry Beckman, Brooklyn Park MN; John Koch, Saint Cloud MN 1115.45 112 Olin Hubert, Atlanta GA; Mark Jones, Birmingham AL 1114.84 113 Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL; Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL 1113.28 114 David Sabourin, Ottawa ON; Sharon Goldman, New York NY 1112.96 115 Gregg Deitch, Mayfield NY; Malik Magdon-Ismail, Albany NY 1112.41 116 Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA; Howard Parker III, Clements CA 1112.33 117 Richard Weissman - Lew Walter, New York NY 1111.74 118 Alan Lechner - Elliot Sternlicht, New York NY 1111.70 119 Bill Irvine, Quincy MA; Haven Sharaf, Danvers MA 1111.31 120 Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; Peter Weichsel, Carlsbad CA 1111.13 121 Susan Picus - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 1110.69 122 Jim Foster, Birmingham AL; Bryan Howard, Nashville TN 1109.80 123 Russell Shoup, Dayton OH; Marc Low, Centerville OH 1108.94 124 Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Ken Scholes, Bellevue WA 1108.76 125 Harry Gellis, Midlothian VA; Benjamin Pope III, Norfolk VA 1106.76 126 Kerry Smith, Milwaukee WI; Jeff Schuett, Riverwoods IL 1106.01 127 Mitch Towner, Tucson AZ; John Ramos, West Hollywood CA 1105.14 128 Richard Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL; Rich Pavlicek Jr, Santa Clara CA 1104.11 129 Paula Nataf, Beverly Hills CA; Romain Temboret, 1103.80 130 Glenn Eisenstein - John Rengstorff, New York NY 1103.38 131 William Pollack, New York NY; Ron Gerard, White Plains NY 1102.85 132 Oleg Rubinchik - Igor Milman, Brooklyn NY 1101.90 133 Arthur Korth, Galloway NJ; Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ 1101.53 134 Eugene Schuyler, Arlington VA; Bob Boyd, Alexandria VA 1099.69 135 Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Richard Zeckhauser, Cambridge MA 1098.57 136 Alexander Kolesnik, Los Angeles CA; Richard Meffley, Fresno CA 1098.10 137 Joseph Sherwood - Janet Sherwood, Woodstock GA 1097.56 138 Victor Chubukov, Somerville MA; Eric Mayefsky, San Francisco CA 1097.51 139 Lawrence Lau, Westport CT; Brett Adler, Norwalk CT 1097.11 140 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Selen Hotamisligil, Wellesley MA 1096.84 141 Edward Levy - Ollie Burgess, Manchester England 1096.81 142 Alan Watson, Lexington MA; Rick Binder, Waltham MA 1096.52 143/144 John Gilbert, Kitchener ON; Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON 1096.21 143/144 Donna Rogall, Silver Spring MD; Clyde Kruskal, Hyattsville MD 1096.21 145 Da De Wang - Miao Shi, Beijing People’s Republic of China 1095.97 146 Jacqueline Sincoff - Roger Lord, Saint Louis MO 1095.57 147 Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY; Scott Levine, New York NY 1094.94 148 Keith Connolly - Max Glick, Minneapolis MN 1094.31 149 Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; Alan Schwartz, Fairfax VA 1092.73 150 Philip Moss, Wilmette IL; David Moss, New York NY 1092.62 151 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Jeffrey Juster, New Orleans LA 1092.10 152 Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX; Aviv Shahaf, Jericho NY 1091.46 153 Bob Sanner, Palo Alto CA; Ronald Powell, Santa Clara CA 1090.60 154 Shane Blanchard - Robert Blanchard, New York NY 1090.20 155 Joann Sprung - Danny Sprung, Las Vegas NV 1089.67 156 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 1088.93 157 William Pettis, Silver Spring MD; David Hoffner, Galloway NJ 1087.32 158/159 Lee De Simone, Paso Robles CA; Marshall Lewis, Bloomington IN 1087.04 158/159 Anam Tebha - Steve Zolotow, Las Vegas NV 1087.04 160 David Birnbaum, Pegram TN; Richard Roiseman, Nashville TN 1084.74 161 Rob Gordon, Northport NY; Dori Cohen, Woodbury NY 1082.93 162 Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Paul Street, Delray Beach FL 1082.65 163 Jo Morse, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Sally Strul, Boca Raton FL 1082.30 164 Stan Schenker - David Milton, Herndon VA 1081.98 165 Lynne Feldman, San Diego CA; Peter Rank, Palm Springs CA 1081.73 166 Claire Tornay, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Ellen Kozlove, Boca Raton FL 1079.70 167 Jian-Ping Chen, Yorktown VA; Leah Shao, Harrisonburg VA 1079.12 168 Linda Gordon - Robb Gordon, Sedona AZ 1078.82 169 Lapt Chan, Forest Hills NY; Rica Tarnoff, New York NY 1077.87 170 Linda Marshall, Bethesda MD; Steven Schatzow, Washington DC 1077.07 171 Jason Meyer, Silver Spring MD; James Geist, Olney MD 1073.44 172 James Rasmussen - Pamela Miller, Cambridge MA 1073.00 173 Jeff Hand - Cynthia Colin, New York NY 1069.90 174 Fred King, Mc Lean VA; Tim Crank, Cincinnati OH 1069.71 175 Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Joan Cremin, Paradise Valley AZ 1067.75 176 Harvey Brody, San Francisco CA; Robert Heitzman Jr, Ramsey NJ 1067.43 177 Bernie Greenspan - Brian Ellis, Beachwood OH 1065.82 178 William Hait - Sharon Hait, Livingston NJ 1064.82 179 Kelley Hwang, New York NY; Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI 1064.16 180 Daniel Hoekstra, Portland OR; Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Minneapolis MN 1063.96 181 Steve Weinstein, Andes NY; Fred Stewart, Bloomington NY 1063.57 182 Colin Lafferty, Ajax ON; David Deaves, Ripley ON 1062.69 183 Linda Smith - Ron Smith, Chattanooga TN 1062.61 184 Kenneth Davis, Alexandria VA; Angelo Zuccaro, Arlington VA 1062.55 185 Michael Gill, Columbia MD; Noble Shore, Germantown MD 1062.51 186 Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA 1061.84 187 Laurie Vogel, New York NY; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ 1061.74 188 Ronald Kral, Reston VA; Jose Cortina, Oak Hill VA 1061.31 189 Robin Hillyard, Carlisle MA; Alan Frank, Amherst MA 1060.28 190 David Neuman, San Francisco CA; Bob Klein, Santa Rosa CA 1060.16

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Electronic Device Policy 1.11.1 The electronic device policy at NABCs

allows players to bring electronic devices into the playing area. Except for health-related equipment and/or by permission of the Director-in-Charge of the tournament, all such devices must be inoperable and turned off.

1.11.2 Any device capable of either sending or receiving electronic signals must not be visible during the session.

1.11.3 This policy applies to all pairs, team members, captains, coaches, play recorders and kibitzers with the exception of those persons designated by the ACBL. This policy is in force throughout any actual playing session or segment of play.

1.11.4 A violation of the policy will result in an automatic penalty pursuant to Law 91 of the Laws of Duplicate Bridge of one full board at matchpoints/board-a-match scoring, 12 IMPs at IMP pairs/knockouts or 20% maximum of VPs available per match in a Swiss team event for the first offense. A second offense will result in disqualification from the event for the pair/team. Kibitzers violating this policy will be required to leave the playing area for the remainder of that session.

Whether you are a beginner or returning to bridge, it’s the perfect place to start.

Come with a friend — or make new ones! See why bridge is the world’s most popular card game.

Can you Learn Brid

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Date: Sunday, July 24, 2016

Time: 1-6 p.m.

Location: Marriott Wardman Park*Cost: $15 when you pre-register at www.acbl.org/regLBIAD $20 at the door. Textbooks and door prizes are included in fee.

*Check Daily Bulletin or information desk for location

Email [email protected] or call Patty Tucker, 404.735.4779

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ContinuingEducation for

Teachers

Audrey Grant’s seminar aids practicing bridge instructors.Where: Marriott Wardman Park

When: Sunday, July 24, 8:30-10:00 a.m.

Join us for the following:♠ Modern teaching techniques ♠ Elements of Audrey Grant’s Better Bridge

♠ Live engaging demonstration with Free Lesson from 10 a.m. to noon♠ Interactive lessons with teacher and student exercises

The cost of the seminar is $20 and includes materials, co�ee and pastries.For more infomation, please email [email protected]

FRIDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS 18.0 Tables A B C 3.68 1 1 1 Li Zhengwen - Liu Xiang, Province People’s Republic of China 60.71% 2.42 2/3 2/3 Diana Jarrett, Alexandria VA; Pamela Yood, Arlington VA 60.42% 2.42 2/3 2/3 Rozelin Prochaska, Fairfax Station VA; James Bexfield, Arlington VA 60.42% 1.38 4/5 4/5 2 Zhang Zhefan - Yang Yimin, Province People’s Republic of China 58.63% 1.36 4/5 4/5 Sharon Benedict - Barry Benedict, El Paso TX 58.63% 0.88 6 Sheila Pechinski, Bangor ME; Dixie Wantoch, Overland Park KS 57.14% 0.66 6 Joyce Leary, Andover MA; Ulla Winkler, Medford MA 56.85% 1.04 3 Xie Yike - Zeng Pengxiao, Province People’s Republic of China 55.95% 0.78 4 James Vandeusen, Alexandria VA; Marley Cedrone, Norwood MA 53.87% 0.65 5 Pam Bacher, Vienna VA; Marcia McMahon, Bethesda MD 53.57%

FRIDAY EVENING FLIGHT A PAIRS 27.0 Tables / Based on 28 Tables A X Y 16.63 1 Tom West, Shelby MI; David Warner, Thornton CO 61.44% 12.47 2 1 1 Kevin Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Ben Kristensen, Duluth MN 60.60% 9.35 3 Arti Bhargava, Mill Valley CA; James Griffin, Sausalito CA 60.03% 7.02 4 Scott Gates, Miamisburg OH; Robert Sulgrove, Centerville OH 59.52% 5.54 5 Deepak Khanna, Blandon PA; Steven Blomstedt, Wilmington DE 58.07% 6.89 6 2 Brad Libros, Kensington MD; Ted Ying, Laurel MD 57.94% 4.16 7 Louise Clark - Steve Clark, Glencoe IL 56.24% 5.17 8 3 Philip Goulding, Wexford PA; Kent Goulding, Germantown MD 55.78% 3.33 9 Barry Purrington, Eagan MN; Michael Cassel II, Roseville MN 55.69% 3.02 10 Andy Kaufman, Upper Gwynedd PA; Richard Morgen, Havertown PA 55.39% 5.54 11 Cole Spencer, Fayetteville AR; Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD 55.19% 2.70 12 Judy Rimer, La Jolla CA; Chris Benson, Leroy IL 55.15% 4.30 13 4 Kevin Lane, Long Beach CA; Jan Soule, Chicago IL 54.73% 2.70 14 Peggy Sutherlin - Petra Hamman, Dallas TX 54.33% 4.13 5 2 Garry Goldberg, Scotch Plains NJ; Joyce Goldstein, Brooklyn NY 54.16% 3.50 6 3 Jack Self - Scott Dunn, Columbia SC 53.93% 2.32 7 4 Jesse Fussell, Edgewater MD; David Chinn, Elk Grove CA 53.64% 2.77 8 5 Ronald Vande Bunte, Fredericksburg VA; Donna Stoker, Fairfax VA 52.29% 1.84 9 Mary Lee, Macungie PA; Tom Komline, Easton PA 50.52% 2.14 6 Jeffrey Halle, Columbia MD; Paula Toderica, Iast Romania 50.31%

FRIDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS 20.0 Tables / Based on 60 Tables 7 5 2 16.08 1 1 Dustin Hoover - Karl Sokalski, Pittsburgh PA 62.33% 12.06 2 2 Bushra Shamma, Falls Church VA; Rich Ardini, Vienna VA 60.27% 9.05 3 Jeanette Roberts, Delta CO; Michael Thorpe, Montrose CO 58.18% 6.78 4 3 Hal Jones Jr, Lorton VA; Heike Subra-Wiethohh, 56.25% 5.36 5 Richard Distlerath, Bluffton SC; Kristi Menees, Hilton Head SC 55.51% 7.24 6 4 1 Brian Sutton, Bethesda MD; Walter Beckerman, Crofton MD 55.19% 4.02 7 5 Jeanette Stockel - Joseph Stockel, Derwood MD 55.04% 3.57 8 6 Robert Gray, Prnce Frederick MD; Richard Wilson, Solomons MD 54.25% 5.43 9 7 2 Tengyun Tony Cao, Troy MI; Xiaoping Wu, Bloomfield Hls MI 54.02% 2.92 10 8 Catherine Strauss - Debra Gardner, Richmond VA 53.57% 4.07 9 3 Barbara Smith, Dallas TX; Deirdre Caputo, Vero Beach FL 53.42% 3.05 10 4 Gregory Newcomb - Robin Elliott, Boulder CO 53.27% 2.41 5 Caron Espinosa, Mokena IL; Patrice Princehorn, Homewood IL 53.13%

THURSDAY-FRIDAY SIDE SERIES 26.0 Tables A B C 6.83 1 Daniel Takahashi - Kyungwon Yoo, Las Vegas NV 65.38% 5.12 2 Jessica Hayman, New York NY; Jacek Kalita, Warsaw Poland 61.23% 5.12 3 1 1 Julian Manasse-Boetani - Alexander Okamoto, Chicago IL 61.00% 4.20 4 2 Jeffrey Lehman, Newton Center MA; Tanya Rodich, Gwynn Oak MD 58.54% 1.89 5/6 Vincent Grande Jr, Salem MA; Joe Degaetano, Hampstead NH 58.23% 2.94 5/6 Dewayne Jones, Sandston VA; Marc Warner, Crozier VA 58.23% 2.10 7 Nancy Molesworth - Sandi Foreman, White Plains NY 57.92% 2.88 3 2 Jean-Pierre Becotte - Simon-Pierre Goulet, Montreal QC 57.62% 2.16 4 3 Debra Lamountain, Forest Hills NY; Janine Buss, Port Washington NY 56.77% 2.07 5 Jonathan Holmes, Van Nuys CA; John Herriot, Los Angeles CA 56.46% 1.84 6 4 Dorothy Mooallem, Great Neck NY; Peggy Peress, Jamaica NY 56.23% 1.29 5 Mark Levine, Alexandria VA; Anne Martin, Nashville TN 55.15% 0.92 6 Marvin Raines, Fort Washington MD; Linda Burton, Alexandria VA 54.92%


Going on a spree can be great — especially if it is a

BRIDGE SPREE WITH GAIL & JEFF

AUGUST 7–14Sixth Annual Bridge Camp

at Cranwell Spa and Golf Resort in the Berkshires in Massachusetts, with music and dance performances at

Tanglewood and Jacob’s Pillow, and an outing to Norman

Rockwell art gallery.

Instruction by world champion and Hall of Fame member Gail

Greenberg and national/interna-tional champion Jeff Hand.

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by Coren would have given District 9 a chance to win six in a row. Coren played with Mike Kamil, Michael Seamon, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell and Kevin Bathurst. Stoltz’s teammates are Jeff Roman, Huub Bertens and Roger McNay.

Stoltz will play the District 21 Chip Martel team today for a berth in the final. The other semifinal matchup pits Frank Merblum (25) against Jeffrey Smith, a Canadian team representing District 1. Merblum survived a 44-24 loss in the final set against Sheri Winestock (17) to advance with a 141-138 victory.

Here are the matchups by captain in the other GNT divisions. Flight A: Edward Piken (23) versus Alexander Prairie (6) and Amy Gao (19) versus Peter Stein (3). Flight B: Brian Beecher Sr. (13) versus Om Chokriwala (23) and Glen Anderson (7) versus Ian Wilson (22). Flight C: Winston Chang (22) versus (Robert Thorstad (7) and Chin Huang (24) versus Allen Nitschelm (25).

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FRIDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION MMM EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Diana Jarrett, Alexandria VA; Pamela Yood, Arlington VA 60.42% 1 1 Rozelin Prochaska, Fairfax Station VA; James Bexfield, Arlington VA 60.42% 2 Forrest Swope, Charlottesville VA; Christopher McRae, Faber VA 54.17% 2 Paul Akana - Elizabeth Akana, Milford DE 56.25% 3 George Correia, Devonshire Bermuda; Marion Ezedinma, Pembroke Bermuda 52.98% 3 2 1 Xie Yike - Zeng Pengxiao, Province People’s Republic of China 55.95% 4 2 1 Thomas McGlynn - Janet McGlynn, Catonsville MD 52.68% 4 Anna Ying Pun, Philadelphia PA; Leslie Eiser, Pointe-Claire QC 52.38% 3 Phyllis Woodring, Falls Church VA; Mary Pike, Alexandria VA 51.49% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WWW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1/2 1/2 1 Zhang Zhefan - Yang Yimin, Province People’s Republic of China 58.63% 1 1 1 Li Zhengwen - Liu Xiang, Province People’s Republic of China 60.71% 1/2 1/2 Sharon Benedict - Barry Benedict, El Paso TX 58.63% 2 Sheila Pechinski, Bangor ME; Dixie Wantoch, Overland Park KS 57.14% 3 3 Joyce Leary, Andover MA; Ulla Winkler, Medford MA 56.85% 3 Laura Palmer, Auburn AL; Diane Wellstein, Perrysburg OH 54.76% 4 4 2 James Vandeusen, Alexandria VA; Marley Cedrone, Norwood MA 53.87% 4 2 2 Pam Bacher, Vienna VA; Marcia McMahon, Bethesda MD 53.57%

FRIDAY EVENING STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS RRR QQQ SSS EAST-WEST A X Y A X Y 1 Scott Gates, Miamisburg OH; Robert Sulgrove, Centerville OH 64.21% 1 1 1 Kevin Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Ben Kristensen, Duluth MN 68.23% 2 Tom West, Shelby MI; David Warner, Thornton CO 62.13% 2 Arti Bhargava, Mill Valley CA; James Griffin, Sausalito CA 67.42% 3 Peggy Sutherlin - Petra Hamman, Dallas TX 57.68% 3 Judy Rimer, La Jolla CA; Chris Benson, Leroy IL 61.23% 4 1 1 Jack Self - Scott Dunn, Columbia SC 57.65% 4 Deepak Khanna, Blandon PA; Steven Blomstedt, Wilmington DE 59.95% 5 Barry Purrington, Eagan MN; Michael Cassel II, Roseville MN 56.76% 5 2 Brad Libros, Kensington MD; Ted Ying, Laurel MD 57.14% 6 Kerry Holloway, Bloomington MN; Michael Howland, Minneapolis MN 56.70% 6 3 Kenneth Dye - Betsy Mebane, Cary NC 55.59% 7 Louise Clark - Steve Clark, Glencoe IL 56.15% 7 Janice Anderson - Richard Anderson, Regina SK 55.52% 8 2 2 Jeffrey Halle, Columbia MD; Paula Toderica, Iast Romania 54.90% 8 4 2 Jesse Fussell, Edgewater MD; David Chinn, Elk Grove CA 53.58% 9 3 3 Owen Byer, Harrisonburg VA; Robert Burgess, Grafton VA 54.73% 9 5 Philip Goulding, Wexford PA; Kent Goulding, Germantown MD 52.90% 10 Andy Kaufman, Upper Gwynedd PA; Richard Morgen, Havertown PA 52.52% 10 6 3 Long Wu, San Francisco CA; Gail Shaps, Northbrook IL 51.26% 11 4 4 Garry Goldberg, Scotch Plains NJ; Joyce Goldstein, Brooklyn NY 52.26% 11 Glenna Shannahan, Madison WI; Joyce Penn, Columbus OH 49.99% 5 Mary Lee, Macungie PA; Tom Komline, Easton PA 51.10% 7 Kevin Lane, Long Beach CA; Jan Soule, Chicago IL 49.83% 6 Jane Shaw, Columbia MD; Eileen Houghton, Silver Spring MD 50.99% 7 5 Andrea Ventris, Tiburon CA; Mark McCarthy, San Francisco CA 49.13%

FRIDAY EVENING GOLD RUSH PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION TTT EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 1 Bernard Finn - Charles Stewart, Columbia MD 57.44% 1 1 Bushra Shamma, Falls Church VA; Rich Ardini, Vienna VA 65.18% 2 2 Carol Stuart - Ruthie Neafach, Pittsburgh PA 55.95% 2 2 Hal Jones Jr, Lorton VA; Heike Subra-Wiethohh, 55.36% 3 3 Lyudmila Shuller, Chantilly VA; Gloria Weiss, Haymarket VA 55.06% 3 Richard Distlerath, Bluffton SC; Kristi Menees, Hilton Head SC 52.68% 4 4 Scott Rosenbush - Paul Lund, Salt Lake City UT 54.17% 4 3 Margaret Cooke - Peter Isard, Washington DC 51.79% 2 Brian Sutton, Bethesda MD; Walter Beckerman, Crofton MD 47.62% 4 1 Tan Yang - Anne Ye, Canton MI 51.19% 2 Barbara Smith, Dallas TX; Deirdre Caputo, Vero Beach FL 50.60% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UUU EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 Jeanette Roberts, Delta CO; Michael Thorpe, Montrose CO 58.93% 1 1 Dustin Hoover - Karl Sokalski, Pittsburgh PA 61.01% 2 1 1 Dave Hall, Westminster MD; David Ochroch, Claremont CA 55.95% 2 2 Robert Gray, Prnce Frederick MD; Richard Wilson, Solomons MD 54.17% 3 2 2 Andrea Weiswasser, Washington DC; Ann Lawrence, Mc Lean VA 52.68% 3 3 Christine Skibell, Dallas TX; Beth Castleberry, Richardson TX 53.87% 4 3 Catherine Strauss - Debra Gardner, Richmond VA 51.49% 4 4 1 Linda McCabe - Deirdre Flannery, Weston MA 51.19% 4/5 Donnie Walsh, Richmond VA; Stephen Rumble, Chester VA 50.60% 4/5 Tengyun Tony Cao, Troy MI; Xiaoping Wu, Bloomfield Hls MI 50.60%

Slow play: The curse of the game

By Patty JohnsonAn old tournament director friend of mine, John

“Spider” Harris, was famous for the saying: “Slow play is the curse of the game.” Nothing is more frustrating for tournament directors than having to herd players along like cattle when slow play isn’t actually the problem.

If you take a moment to think about it, most of your opponents do not take that long to bid or play

a deal – yet before you know it, the round is being called and you are nowhere near finished with the last board.

Here are some suggestions which, if followed, would solve many of our problems.

First: Do not postmortem between deals whether you are in a pair game or a Swiss team event. Finish the round and then discuss hands if there is still time. We, as directors, will not cut your time but I think you will find yourselves under less pressure by following this suggestion. Remember: We provide hand records in pair games so you don’t have to worry about forgetting a particular holding.

Second: If you are on opening lead, make your lead before recording the contract in your private score. You will have plenty of time after leading to record the information and still see the entire first trick.

Third: Unless you have a legitimate reason to leave the table, such as the restroom or a smoke break, please remain at the table and visit with your opponents. You might actually find this enjoyable and a new way to make friends or future Swiss team partnerships.

I wish we could make these suggestions into rules enforceable by penalty, but none of us wants a bridge event decided by the pair with the fewest penalties. All I can do as a director is to ask the cooperation and help of all players because I think not only you but everyone else will enjoy their tournaments more.

Remember: Those who enjoy a tournament will continue to play. Do your part to make bridge enjoyable for yourself, your partner and your opponents – you can’t play without them.

Patty Johnson of Sebring FL, is a retired National Tournament Director.


THURSDAY-FRIDAY SIDE GAME SERIES, FRIDAY EVENING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS KK LL EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Jeffrey Lehman, Newton Center MA; Tanya Rodich, Gwynn Oak MD 58.54% 1 Daniel Takahashi - Kyungwon Yoo, Las Vegas NV 65.38% 2 Dewayne Jones, Sandston VA; Marc Warner, Crozier VA 58.23% 2 Jessica Hayman, New York NY; Jacek Kalita, Warsaw Poland 61.23% 3 Nancy Molesworth - Sandi Foreman, White Plains NY 57.92% 3 1 1 Julian Manasse-Boetani - Alexander Okamoto, Chicago IL 61.00% 4 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Betty Schuler, Alexandria VA 57.62% 4 Vincent Grande Jr, Salem MA; Joe Degaetano, Hampstead NH 58.23% 5 2 Jonathan Holmes, Van Nuys CA; John Herriot, Los Angeles CA 56.46% 5 2 2 Jean-Pierre Becotte - Simon-Pierre Goulet, Montreal QC 57.62% 6 3 1 Dorothy Mooallem, Great Neck NY; Peggy Peress, Jamaica NY 56.23% 6 3 3 Debra Lamountain, Forest Hills NY; Janine Buss, Port Washington NY 56.77% 7 Steve Shirey - Darlene Shirey, Fort Worth TX 55.46% 7 Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC; Mike Smith, Charleston SC 54.08% 8 4 2 Mark Levine, Alexandria VA; Anne Martin, Nashville TN 55.15% 8 4 Sarah Sentman, Scott Depot WV; Henry Meguid, Durham NC 52.69% 9 Judy Zhu - Jack Snyder, Naperville IL 55.00% 9 Michael Strong, Winfield IL; Todd Fisher, Chicago IL 52.62% 10 5 3 Marvin Raines, Fort Washington MD; Linda Burton, Alexandria VA 54.92% 10 Dennis Carman - Susan Bailey Carman, Plainwell MI 52.46% 6 William Smith - Jan Loftin, Lincoln NE 52.92% 5 Jeff Price, Reston VA; Frances Price, Eau Claire WI 50.54% 7 4 Terry Lubman, Riverside CT; Jay Gibbons, Washington DC 49.92% 6 4 Jake Neuthaler, New York NY; James Chung, Greenwich CT 50.23% 7 Frances Gillespie, Riverhead NY; Lorraine O’Loughlin, Waldwick NJ 48.31%

BRUCE LM-5000 PAIRS 2ND QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS PP QQ RR SS OO ZZZ EAST-WEST 1 Ed Freeman, Corvallis OR; David Bort, Keedysville MD 63.66% 1 Bo Liu, Irvine CA; Somers Collins, Little Rock AR 61.68% 2 Stephen Jackson - Susan Jackson, Roseville MN 63.54% 2 Allan Sitterson, Leesburg VA; Peter Harrington, Potomac Falls VA 61.50% 3 Esther Litmanovic, Miami FL; Robert Ramos, Fort Lauderdale FL 62.39% 3 Jess Jurkovic - Bill Begert, New York NY 61.44% 4 Michael Smith - Susan Smith, Newington CT 61.24% 4 David Cantor, Charlotte NC; Brad McKeown, Rock Hill SC 61.33% 5 Barbara Rhoades, Wilmington DE; Roy Perry, St John’s NL 59.87% 5 Ryan Schultz, Dayton OH; Peter Whipple, Mason OH 60.40% 6 Robert Michaud, Sun City West AZ; Barbara Grantham, Houston TX 58.70% 6 Bruce Luttrell - Barbara Luttrell, San Jose CA 57.51% 7 Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO; Leigh Ives, Barrie ON 58.45% 7 Joseph Trapani, Hydes MD; Mark Laken, Glyndon MD 57.41% 8 Francis Lobry, Paris 16 France; Daniel Delestre, Paris 75015 France 58.17% 8 Muffie Gur - Reha Gur, Leonardo NJ 56.76% 9 John Dukellis - Vinay Jha, Colorado Spgs CO 57.95% 9 Gary Donner - Mark Teich, Bluffton SC 56.67% 10 Grant Robinson - Teresa Boyd, Dublin CA 57.85% 10 Joseph Viola III, Altadena CA; Gerard Geremia, La Verne CA 56.22% 11 Larry Rosen, Albany NY; Steven Shaye, Slingerlands NY 57.53% 11 Jamie Portell, Vero Beach FL; Susan Mayo, Darien CT 56.02% 12 Eugene Davidson, Boynton Beach FL; David Reiter, Dania FL 57.18% 12 Debbie Benner, Fairfield CT; Maeve Lucey, New Canaan CT 55.68% 13 Susan Fuller, Miami FL; Maris Zilant, North Miami FL 56.87% 13 Paul Gutterman, Eagan MN; Eric Hendrickson, Minneapolis MN 55.68% 14 Jori Grossack, Waban MA; Tom Seder, Belmont MA 56.76% 14 Gordon Kiernan, Darien CT; Denis Racine, North Highlands CA 55.46% 15 Allison Hunt - H Hunt, Charlotte NC 55.85% 15 Henri Farhi, Chula Vista CA; Norman Schwartz, Carlsbad CA 55.13% 16 Jack Bonney - Dianne Bonney, Venice FL 55.42% 16 Emily Harrell, Shoal Creek AL; Kevin Dybvig, Birmingham AL 55.09% 17 Gloria Tamlyn - Ralph Tamlyn, Larchmont NY 55.37% 17 Ross Spiro, Cherry Hill NJ; Jeffrey Klemm, Mc Lean VA 54.45% 18 Richard Franklin, New Canaan CT; David Venetianer, Chadds Ford PA 55.02% 18 Lori Spaeth, Los Altos CA; Marolyn Imaoka, San Jose CA 54.33% 19 Joan Johnson, Palos Verdes Es CA; Gerri Soffa Carlson, Rancho Palo Vds CA 54.24% 19 Eileen Paley, Scarsdale NY; Janet Lippmann, Hartsdale NY 54.22% 20 Massoud Tahmassebipour, Holladay UT; Alene Wrobel, Farr West UT 54.09% 20 Margie Cole - Leonardo Fruscoloni, New York NY 54.07% 21 Susan Woodrow, Waterford MI; Philip Smith, Fenton MI 53.96% 21 Barbara Ames - Mita Banerjee, Bethesda MD 54.05% 22 Gloria McDevitt, Medford MA; Emily Shen, Arlington MA 53.63% 22 James Richman, Dallas TX; Kathleen Carr, Garland TX 53.83% 23 Andrew Risman, Toronto ON; Irfan Ashraf, Ajax ON 53.53% 23 Natalie Bassil, Boston MA; Roger Johnson, Sarasota FL 53.77% 24 Carolyn Rowley, Evanston IL; Jack Waller, Ridgecrest CA 53.47% 24 Theo Lichtenstein, Tallahassee FL; Cece Lichtenstein, Atlantic Beach FL 53.50% 25 Michael Geisinger - Irene Geisinger, Westbury NY 53.35% 25 Jim Wakefield, Fairfax Station VA; Ronald Burt, Hooksett NH 53.29% 26 Andre Houde, Montreal QC; Robert Guerard, Brossard QC 53.10% 26 Dave DuBois, Westfield NJ; Paul Irvine, Allentown PA 53.16% 27 Albert Shrive, Naples FL; Anthony Barre, Sunnyvale CA 52.84% 27 Kathy Rolfe, Lake Winnebago MO; Denise Hoffman, Chapel Hill NC 53.00% 28 Norman Trabulus, New York NY; Charles Bilich, Hewlett NY 52.59% 28 Adair Gellman - Vincent Bartone, Ashburn VA 52.68% 29 Allan Wolf, North Haven CT; Russell Friedman, Wilton CT 52.19% 29 Vincent Civale, Trenton NJ; Patricia Civale, Chesterfield NJ 52.44% 30 Shelly Dunietz - Evelyn Holtz, Santa Rosa CA 51.97% 30 Joel Koransky, Saratoga CA; Ken Rosenfeld, San Jose CA 52.19% 31 Rand Pinsky - Kathy Swaine, Valencia CA 51.92% 31 Maureen Brines - Tracy Brines, Virginia Beach VA 52.15% 32 Jeffery Jones, Vero Beach FL; Michael Zeller, York PA 51.84% 32 Doug Anderson, Quincy MA; Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA 52.10% 33 Michael Gibson, Sarasota FL; Charles Nemes, Longboat Key FL 51.68% 33 David Bryant, Ashland OR; Nancy Ferguson, Greenbrae CA 52.01% 34 H John Edmonds, Gaithersburg MD; Larry Kahn, Vienna VA 51.64% 34 David Shepler - Brad Vander Zanden, Knoxville TN 51.70% 35 Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY; Bill Dinner, Port Washington NY 51.52% 35 Debnarayan Dhar, Oak Hill VA; John Christensen, Catonsville MD 51.59%

YOUNG 0-1500 PAIRS SECOND QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS S V EAST-WEST 1 Eric Gettleman, Ellicott City MD; Paul Holmes, Wadsworth OH 61.34% 1 Charles Riffle, Emerald Hills CA; Douglas Grant, San Francisco CA 67.36% 2 Ann Murray, Plandome Manor NY; William Sigward, Pelham NY 59.71% 2 Dean Baird - Carolyn Baird, Fairfax Station VA 65.04% 3 Sharon Ainspan - Jacqueline Chang, New York NY 57.84% 3 Robert Schmidt, Murphy TX; Ari Sippola, Irving TX 61.54% 4 Michelle Zygielbaum, North Bethesda MD; Peter Schiff, Potomac MD 57.50% 4 Martha Welte - John Welte, Buffalo NY 58.28% 5/6 Tsao-Tung Tsai, Cupertino CA; Ping Hu, Naperville IL 55.42% 5 Jane Witherspoon, Worthington OH; Kimberly Music, Lewis Center OH 56.02% 5/6 Stephan Juliusburger, Miami FL; Rachael Gosling, Paget Bermuda 55.42% 6 Richard Hurd - Eleanor O’Connor, Trumansburg NY 54.59% 7 Lisa Mita, Berwyn PA; Susan Morse, Flourtown PA 54.83% 7 George Biris, Jersey City NJ; Tim Lannan, New York NY 54.14% 8 Jane Grewcock, Summit NJ; Maureen Bitler, Boston MA 54.73% 8 Stephen Mansour - George Mansour, Scranton PA 53.40% 9 Thomas Grahame, Washington DC; Ernie Schuler, Wheaton MD 53.85% 9 John Gauss, Arlington VA; Lawrence Fox, Fairfax Station VA 52.91% 10 Martin Deneroff - Valerie Deneroff, New York NY 53.75% 10 Wendy Dewell - Fred Brown, San Jose CA 52.76% 11 Deborah Wasik, South Orange NJ; Nancy Clancy, Chatham NJ 52.96% 11 Sudhakar Divakaruni, Scottsdale AZ; Kathy Bergman, Goodyear AZ 52.61% 12 Peter Clay, Wellesley MA; Franklyn Caine, Weston MA 52.02% 12 Mike Ladd - Betty Ladd, Vienna VA 52.07% 13 Harry Potter - James Mosley, Herndon VA 51.82% 13 Richard Wissing, Columbia MD; Peter Van Zijl, Elkridge MD 51.78% 14 Bo Xiao - Rory Xiao, Fremont CA 51.73% 14 Kristen Onsgard, Dallas TX; Stefanie Scott, Little Elm TX 51.68% 15 Shengding Sun - Yunhan Wu, Chapel Hill NC 51.58% 15 Joel Landsman - Judith Snyder, Springfield NJ 51.28% 16 Davis Heussler, East Aurora NY; Linda Burroughsford, Fort Erie ON 51.33% 16 Michael Dworetsky, Bloomfield CT; Michael Wavada, Enfield CT 50.99%

VON ZEDTWITZ LM PAIRS 2ND QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS A B C D EAST-WEST 1 Glenn Robbins - Brian Glubok, New York NY 64.25% 1 Barry Rigal, New York NY; Glenn Milgrim, Forest Hills NY 63.83% 2 Vincent Demuy, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 62.42% 2 Ned Irving - Richard Higgins, Hot Springs Vlg AR 63.34% 3 Eileen Cripps, Madison WI; Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI 61.88% 3 Lidang Dong, Shaanxi, China; Sheng Shan, District Beijng, China 63.28% 4 Srinivas Kachibhatla, Reston VA; Abdelrahim Mehilba, Rncho Cucamonga CA 61.34% 4 Lewis Gamerman, Randolph MA; Richard Budd, Portland ME 62.53% 5 John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Susan Schnelwar, New York NY 61.13% 5 Maya Alela, Teec Nos Pos AZ; Hugh Brown Jr, McCormick SC 57.41% 6 Abby Heitner, Wheaton MD; Georgiana Gates, Houston TX 60.49% 6 Krishnan Ramaratnam, Jersey City NJ; Kirubakara Moorthy, Chennai India 57.19% 7 Joe Grue - Gillian Miniter, New York NY 59.00% 7 Michael Klein, Falls Church VA; Stephen Rzewski, South Dennis MA 56.86% 8 Jie Li - Fu Zhong, Beijing People’s Republic of China 58.66% 8 Lee Atkinson - Mark Yaeger, Hollywood FL 56.42% 9 Adam Wildavsky, Sarasota FL; Robert Lebi, Toronto ON 58.25% 9 Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 56.00% 10 Connie Coquillette - Sherwin Moscow, Vancouver WA 56.17% 10 Elena Prahin - Michael Prahin, Irvington NY 55.60% 11 Jared Lilienstein - Michael Polowan, New York NY 55.72% 11 Matt Granovetter - Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 55.45% 12 Jan Zadroga, Todz Poland; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK 55.37% 12 David Caprera - Anne Brenner, Denver CO 55.21% 13 Kevin O’Donnell, Lynnfield MA; Glenn McIntyre, Bedford MA 54.87% 13 Iulian Rotaru, Queens NY; Raluca Dobrescu, New York NY 55.17% 14 Joann Sprung - Danny Sprung, Las Vegas NV 53.25% 14 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, New York NY; R Jay Becker, Ocean City MD 54.99% 15 Yan Wang, Scarborough ON; Edward Xu, North York ON 52.71% 15 Glenn Eisenstein - John Rengstorff, New York NY 54.93% 16 Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan France; Jean Quantin, Paris France 52.69% 16 Joseph Sherwood - Janet Sherwood, Woodstock GA 54.87% 17 Robin Hillyard, Carlisle MA; Alan Frank, Amherst MA 52.23% 17 Yichao Chen - Junjie Hu, Shanghai People’s Republic of China 54.59% 18 Joan Lewis - Robert Hopkins Jr, Arlington VA 51.94% 18 Burke Snowden, Fort Collins CO; Zachary Wasserman, Farmington Hls MI 54.02% 19 Jeffrey Miller, Naperville IL; Brad Carmichael, Shawnee KS 51.92% 19 Edward Levy - Ollie Burgess, Manchester England 53.71% 20 Claire Tornay, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Ellen Kozlove, Boca Raton FL 51.70% 20 Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 53.46% 21 Philip Moss, Wilmette IL; David Moss, New York NY 51.35% 21 Mitch Towner, Tucson AZ; John Ramos, West Hollywood CA 52.16% 22 James Rasmussen - Pamela Miller, Cambridge MA 51.25% 22 Gary King - Anthony Bianchi, Houston TX 51.84% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS E F G H P EAST-WEST 1 Paula Nataf, Beverly Hills CA; Romain Temboret, 60.79% 1 Neil Silverman, Fort Lauderdale FL; Jeffrey Wolfson, Chicago IL 62.65% 2 Alexander Kolesnik, Los Angeles CA; Richard Meffley, Fresno CA 60.52% 2 Alan Lechner - Elliot Sternlicht, New York NY 59.74% 3 Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA; Robert Bitterman, Sarasota FL 59.89% 3 Mark Shaw, Columbia MD; Martin Graf, Chevy Chase MD 59.68% 4 Alex Dezieck, Wilbraham MA; Joshua Parks, Boston MA 59.10% 4 Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; Samuel Marks, Atlanta GA 59.47% 5 Marion Michielsen, Stockholm Sweden; Zia Mahmood, New York NY 58.71% 5 William Wickham, Naperville IL; L James Phillips, Chicago IL 59.38% 6 Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 58.44% 6 Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse 58.83% 7 Perla Sultan, Aventura FL; Steve Hamaoui, Milono Italy 58.23% 7 Jerry Clerkin, Bloomington IN; Julia Bomalaski, Melbourne FL 58.38% 8 Ina Demme, Maple ON; Bill Kertes, York ON 57.60% 8 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Walter Lee, Sudbury MA 58.35% 9 Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; Alan Schwartz, Fairfax VA 57.45% 9/10 Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA 58.23% 10 Maxim Siline - Xiaoqian Liu, Hudson MA 56.94% 9/10 Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Hansa Narasimhan, Mountain View CA 58.23% 11 Donald Dalpe, Fort Myers FL; Michael Ranis, New York NY 56.55% 11 Richard Chan, Markham ON; Shan Huang, Toronto ON 57.90% 12 Lukasz Witkowski, Warsaw Poland; Igor Losiewicz, Kobylka Poland 55.95% 12 Larry Kozlove, Boca Raton FL; Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI 57.72% 13 David Sabourin, Ottawa ON; Sharon Goldman, New York NY 55.86% 13/14 Jim Munday, Southaven MS; Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL 57.15% 14 Jason Meyer, Silver Spring MD; James Geist, Olney MD 55.47% 13/14 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Gary Cohler, Miami FL 57.15% 15 Phil Clayton, Huntington Bch CA; Anant Rathi, San Francisco CA 54.75% 15 Leigh Anne Shafer - Leonard Doerksen, Winnipeg MB 55.50% 16 S James Elliott, Portland OR; Joachim Hegener, 13359 Berlin Germany 54.00% 16 Ahmed Hussein - Tarek Sadek, Cairo Egypt 55.38% 17 Cameron Doner, Surrey BC; Kay Enfield, Santa Fe NM 53.85% 17 David Yoon, Bayside NY; Magnus Olafsson, New York NY 55.23% 18 Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA; Howard Parker III, Clements CA 53.58% 18 Radu Nistor, Sunnyside NY; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 54.93% 19 James Krekorian, Pensacola FL; Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV 53.46% 19 John Gilbert, Kitchener ON; Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON 54.90% 20 Edward White, Grand Blanc MI; Pawel Niedzielski, Lodz Poland 53.37% 20 Stan Schenker - David Milton, Herndon VA 54.81% 21 Oleg Rubinchik - Igor Milman, Brooklyn NY 52.94% 21 Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA; Farid Assemi, Fresno CA 54.75% 22 Donna Rogall, Silver Spring MD; Clyde Kruskal, Hyattsville MD 52.64% 22 Alan Watson, Lexington MA; Rick Binder, Waltham MA 53.70% 23 Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Joan Cremin, Paradise Valley AZ 52.55% 23 Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY; David Gurvich, New York NY 53.43% 24 Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL; Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL 52.19% 24 Ann Lindley - Alfred Duncker, Gaithersburg MD 53.28%25/26 Drew Casen, Metarie LA; John Onstott, New Orleans LA 51.77% 25 Michael Mikyska, Los Angeles CA; Chuck Said, Nashville TN 53.22%25/26 Marty Nelson, Annapolis MD; Gil Cohen, Ashburn VA 51.77% 26 William Pollack, New York NY; Ron Gerard, White Plains NY 52.97% 27 Robert Katz, Ann Arbor MI; Robert Cappelli, Sanibel FL 51.65% 27 Robert Bell, Silver Spring MD; Lou Reich, Wheaton MD 52.55% 28 Lee De Simone, Paso Robles CA; Marshall Lewis, Bloomington IN 51.11% 28 Rob Gordon, Northport NY; Dori Cohen, Woodbury NY 52.13%


YOUNG 0-1500 PAIRS FIRST QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS S V EAST-WEST 1 Robert Schmidt, Murphy TX; Ari Sippola, Irving TX 67.84% 1 Tsao-Tung Tsai, Cupertino CA; Ping Hu, Naperville IL 59.96% 2 Kristen Onsgard, Dallas TX; Stefanie Scott, Little Elm TX 63.82% 2 Stephan Juliusburger, Miami FL; Rachael Gosling, Paget Bermuda 59.68% 3 George Parkins, Vienna VA; Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA 59.70% 3 Eric Gettleman, Ellicott City MD; Paul Holmes, Wadsworth OH 59.13% 4 Richard Wissing, Columbia MD; Peter Van Zijl, Elkridge MD 59.37% 4 Elizabeth Nolte - Jerry Nolte, Oak Hill VA 58.44% 5 Michael Berard, Glenn Dale MD; Murat Berk, Potomac MD 58.19% 5 Amy Rhodes, New York NY; Phillip Tseng, Arlington VA 56.70% 6 Dean Baird - Carolyn Baird, Fairfax Station VA 56.79% 6 G Thomas Rush, Houston TX; Christine Denny, Encinitas CA 55.27% 7 John Gauss, Arlington VA; Lawrence Fox, Fairfax Station VA 56.49% 7 Jerry Barrett - James Moody, Austin TX 55.00% 8 Pam Campbell, Fairfield OH; Julian Kurtzman, Cincinnati OH 56.00% 8 Ann Murray, Plandome Manor NY; William Sigward, Pelham NY 54.97% 9 Irene Reiter, Pine Brook NJ; Stephanie Austin, West Caldwell NJ 54.93% 9 Arthur Van Blerkom - George Moehringer, Monroe Township NJ 54.59% 10 Lois Belliveau - Allan Roderiques, Leesburg FL 54.49% 10 Jonathan Forde, Geneva NY; Alex Khrakovsky, Columbus OH 54.07% 11 Charles Riffle, Emerald Hills CA; Douglas Grant, San Francisco CA 54.14% 11 Marsha Devine - Rebecca Anspach, Minneapolis MN 53.98% 12 William Seager - Jean Seager, Coronado CA 53.33% 12 Jim Walsh, Madison CT; Charles Dearolf, Silver Spring MD 53.17% 13 Stephen Mansour - George Mansour, Scranton PA 52.24% 13 Rick Bingham, Fairfax VA; Jeffrey Yutzler, Alexandria VA 52.85% 14 J Kozma, Dearborn MI; Barbara Kalnick, Trenton MI 51.98% 14 Chip Dombrowski, Memphis TN; Jake Olsen, Portland OR 52.74% 15 Christian Hemphill, Brooklyn NY; Scott McDermott, New York NY 51.92% 15 Martin Deneroff - Valerie Deneroff, New York NY 52.29% 16 Martha Welte - John Welte, Buffalo NY 51.16% 16 Ke Zhao, Edison NJ; Robert Brolin, Plainsboro NJ 52.21%

NVBA VOLUNTEERS DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS 1 PM SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS QQQ RRR SSS EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Cole Spencer, Fayetteville AR; Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD 62.68% 1 Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL; Julius Sigurjonsson, Kopavogur Iceland 62.17% 2 1 Kevin Lane, Long Beach CA; Jan Soule, Chicago IL 59.62% 2 Tom West, Shelby MI; David Warner, Thornton CO 60.75% 3 2 1 Ronald Vande Bunte, Fredericksburg VA; Donna Stoker, Fairfax VA 56.84% 3 1 Brad Libros, Kensington MD; Ted Ying, Laurel MD 58.74% 4 Deepak Khanna, Blandon PA; Steven Blomstedt, Wilmington DE 56.20% 4 2 Philip Goulding, Wexford PA; Kent Goulding, Germantown MD 58.67% 5 Glenna Shannahan, Madison WI; Joyce Penn, Columbus OH 55.84% 5 Andy Kaufman, Upper Gwynedd PA; Richard Morgen, Havertown PA 58.26% 6 3 2 Jordan Kuschner, Valencia CA; Victor Lamoureux, Dartmouth NS 54.19% 6 3 1 G Neil Spokes, Marshall VA; Neil Gilmartin, Warrenton VA 57.18% 7 4 3 Patricia Kuch, Springfield VA; Wanda Worsham, Arlington VA 53.99% 7 Louise Clark - Steve Clark, Glencoe IL 56.33% 8 5 4 Jesse Fussell, Edgewater MD; David Chinn, Elk Grove CA 53.70% 8 4 2 Garry Goldberg, Scotch Plains NJ; Joyce Goldstein, Brooklyn NY 56.05% 9 6 Tom Moore - Dorothy Moore, Keller TX 53.37% 9 Scott Gates, Miamisburg OH; Robert Sulgrove, Centerville OH 54.84% 10 7 Kevin Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Ben Kristensen, Duluth MN 52.98% 10 5 3 Ti Davis, Little Rock AR; Nancy Fellman, Dallas TX 54.67% 11 Terry Currie - Ann McDougal, Houston TX 52.85% 11 Barry Purrington, Eagan MN; Michael Cassel II, Roseville MN 54.62% 6 4 Juan Pardo, Silver Spring MD; Jake Hudson, Washington DC 51.49% 7 Jack Self - Scott Dunn, Columbia SC 50.21%

NVBA VOLUNTEERS GOLD RUSH PAIRS 1 PM SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION TTT EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 Jeanette Stockel - Joseph Stockel, Derwood MD 61.86% 1 Dustin Hoover - Karl Sokalski, Pittsburgh PA 63.65% 2 Caron Espinosa, Mokena IL; Patrice Princehorn, Homewood IL 58.93% 2 Brian Sutton, Bethesda MD; Walter Beckerman, Crofton MD 62.76% 3 Joanne Gurmankin, Philadelphia PA; Rosalyn Begelman, Haverford PA 55.02% 3 Howard Levenson - Melany Levenson, Naples FL 60.04% 4 Robert Gray, Prnce Frederick MD; Richard Wilson, Solomons MD 54.33% 4 Michael Walters, Savannah GA; Mavis Walters, Washington DC 50.34% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UUU EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 Gregory Newcomb - Robin Elliott, Boulder CO 58.04% 1 Richard Distlerath, Bluffton SC; Kristi Menees, Hilton Head SC 58.33% 2 Jeanette Roberts, Delta CO; Michael Thorpe, Montrose CO 57.44% 2 Tengyun Tony Cao, Troy MI; Xiaoping Wu, Bloomfield Hls MI 57.44% 3 Barbara Smith, Dallas TX; Deirdre Caputo, Vero Beach FL 56.25% 3 Hal Jones Jr, Lorton VA; Heike Subra-Wiethohh, 57.14% 4 Bushra Shamma, Falls Church VA; Rich Ardini, Vienna VA 55.36% 4 Catherine Strauss - Debra Gardner, Richmond VA 55.65%

BRUCE LM-5000 PAIRS FIRST QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS OO PP QQ RR SS UU EAST-WEST 1 Natalie Bassil, Boston MA; Roger Johnson, Sarasota FL 65.17% 1 Robert Bernstein, Albuquerque NM; Jay Barron, Tulsa OK 65.93% 2 Debnarayan Dhar, Oak Hill VA; John Christensen, Catonsville MD 62.35% 2 Shelly Dunietz - Evelyn Holtz, Santa Rosa CA 65.43% 3 Ryan Schultz, Dayton OH; Peter Whipple, Mason OH 59.80% 3 Jim Gaarder, Columbia MD; Karl Barth, Drexel Hill PA 61.63% 4 David Shepler - Brad Vander Zanden, Knoxville TN 59.75% 4 Francis Lobry, Paris 16 France; Daniel Delestre, Paris 75015 France 61.47% 5 Ross Spiro, Cherry Hill NJ; Jeffrey Klemm, Mc Lean VA 58.89% 5 Bo Liu, Irvine CA; Somers Collins, Little Rock AR 61.25% 6 Richard Smith, Spartanburg SC; George Russell, Moore SC 58.59% 6 Ronald Spieker - Rammohan Sarangan, Arlington VA 61.09% 7 Swadesh Mahajan - Kalpana Sutaria, Austin TX 58.33% 7 H John Edmonds, Gaithersburg MD; Larry Kahn, Vienna VA 59.66% 8 Beverly Pogoda - Joseph Meyers, New York NY 57.31% 8 Michael Gibson, Sarasota FL; Charles Nemes, Longboat Key FL 59.59% 9 Muffie Gur - Reha Gur, Leonardo NJ 57.24% 9 David Bogolub, Deerfield IL; Rick Schoenfield, Westchester IL 58.55% 10 Alex Kornel - Barbara Seagram, Toronto ON 57.08% 10 Perry Richardson - Frank Cook, Montgomery AL 57.95% 11 Jay Cherlow, Arlington VA; Albert Lauber, Washington DC 57.06% 11 John Friedl, Signal Mountain TN; Michael Sherman, Elmira NY 57.72% 12 Lori Spaeth, Los Altos CA; Marolyn Imaoka, San Jose CA 56.94% 12 Bruce Luttrell - Barbara Luttrell, San Jose CA 57.21% 13 Glenn Boyce, Piedmont CA; Edwin Seputis, Oakland CA 56.89% 13 Richard Lawson, Plymouth MN; Andrew Caranicas, Saint Paul MN 57.21% 14 Lon Sunshine, Framingham MA; Ivanie Yeo, Brighton MA 56.68% 14 Jack Alhale - Rozi Alhale, New York NY 57.18% 15 Peter Cleaves, Sarasota FL; Estelle Margolin, Rego Park NY 56.21% 15 John Krah - Daniel Poore, Seattle WA 56.92% 16 Eugene Sor, Richmond CA; Marcus Ballinger, Burlingame CA 56.02% 16 Esther Litmanovic, Miami FL; Robert Ramos, Fort Lauderdale FL 56.69% 17 Nicholas France, Spring Valley NY; Shirley Matthews, Lindale TX 56.00% 17 Jack Bonney - Dianne Bonney, Venice FL 56.64% 18 Michele Sotto, ; Blandine Delestre, Paris 75015 France 55.86% 18 Doug Anderson, Quincy MA; Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA 56.39% 19 Gary Donner - Mark Teich, Bluffton SC 55.62% 19 Larry Rosen, Albany NY; Steven Shaye, Slingerlands NY 56.29% 20 Audrius Mizeikis, Scottsdale AZ; Mark Robertson, Phoenix AZ 55.61% 20 Stephen Fama, Elizabethtown PA; David Charleston, Harrisburg PA 55.93% 21 Real Fradette, North Wales PA; Elaine Clair, Gwynedd Valley PA 55.45% 21 Massoud Tahmassebipour, Holladay UT; Alene Wrobel, Farr West UT 55.77% 22 James Milam - Beth Milam, Idaho Falls ID 55.25% 22 Robert Michaud, Sun City West AZ; Barbara Grantham, Houston TX 55.70% 23 John Klayman, Haymarket VA; Thomas Lavender, Arlington VA 54.78% 23 Jennifer Williams - Donna Silver, Atlanta GA 55.58% 24 David Cantor, Charlotte NC; Brad McKeown, Rock Hill SC 54.71% 24 Allison Hunt - H Hunt, Charlotte NC 55.34% 25 Richard Hyken, Pompano Beach FL; Julie Cohan, Montville NJ 54.60% 25 Brian Breckenridge - Irva Neyhart, Corvallis OR 55.07% 26 Mark Tonnesen, Woodbridge VA; Charles Pecarro, Falls Church VA 54.60% 26 Cecilla Borras, Waltham MA; Alix Taylor, Lincoln MA 54.98% 27 David Wheeler, Palo Alto CA; Kathleen Harper, Menlo Park CA 54.34% 27 Barry Margolin, Arlington MA; Bryan Morgan, Dallas TX 54.27% 28 Barbara Ames - Mita Banerjee, Bethesda MD 54.18% 28 Norman Trabulus, New York NY; Charles Bilich, Hewlett NY 54.06% 29 Maureen Brines - Tracy Brines, Virginia Beach VA 54.07% 29 Bob Wierman, Anderson CA; July Ratley, Redding CA 53.65% 30 Patti Martin, Richmond VA; Barbara Taychert, Norfolk VA 53.84% 30 Christina Parker, Newton Center MA; Stewart Rubenstein, Newton MA 53.58% 31 Michael Smith - Susan Smith, Newington CT 53.46% 31 Henri Farhi, Chula Vista CA; Norman Schwartz, Carlsbad CA 53.52% 32 David Grabiner, Columbia MD; Suzanne Abrams, Washington DC 53.36% 32 William Goldman, Bethesda MD; Robert Stearns, Chevy Chase MD 53.31% 33 Albert Shrive, Naples FL; Anthony Barre, Sunnyvale CA 53.19% 33 Rona Levine - Stephen Levine, New York NY 53.16% 34 Margie Cole - Leonardo Fruscoloni, New York NY 52.77% 34 Perry Poole, Maitland FL; Stanley Weiner, Las Vegas NV 53.01% 35 Barbara Cunliffe, Bentleyville OH; Hope Ellis, Beachwood OH 52.33% 35 Chantal Dube - Josette Levesque, Montreal QC 52.72%

NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS I J K L M EAST-WEST 1 Justin Howard, Victoria Australia; Nick Jacob, New Zealand 64.14% 1 David Ruderman, Burtonsville MD; Alexander Weiss, Jacksonville FL 65.89% 2 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ 62.64% 2 Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Naren Gupta, Woodside CA 64.62% 3 Hailong Ao, Ashburn VA; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ 61.37% 3 Adam Kaplan, Stanford CA; Jason Feldman, San Diego CA 62.64% 4 Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA; Andrew Stark, New York NY 61.35% 4 Abe Pineles, Jackson NJ; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ 61.04% 5 Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Paul Street, Delray Beach FL 59.51% 5 William Watson, Sunnyvale CA; Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA 59.51% 6 Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD 59.28% 6 Vladislav Isporski, Sofia Bulgaria; James Melville, Springfield IL 59.01% 7 Richard Weissman - Lew Walter, New York NY 58.30% 7 Walt Walvick, Mc Lean VA; Steve Lapides, Lutherville MD 58.90% 8 Corey Krantz, Delray Beach FL; Bruce Lang, West Palm Beach FL 57.41% 8 Cornelis Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep ; Louk Verhees Jr, 2215 Jx Voorhou 58.35% 9 Richard Ferrin, Washington DC; Eugene Kales, Arlington VA 57.24% 9 Dale Johannesen - Lynn Johannesen, Saratoga CA 58.30% 10 Owen Lien, Detroit MI; Zachary Brescoll, Charlotte NC 57.06% 10 Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY; Ruth Grant, Tarrytown NY 57.33% 11 Mikael Rimstedt - Ola Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden 56.53% 11 Mike Passell, Plano TX; Chris Compton, Dallas TX 56.99% 12 Rick Deyerle, Glen Allen VA; Rebecca Duty, Richmond VA 56.47% 12 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY 56.96% 13 Steve Mager, Hermosa Beach CA; Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA 56.22% 13 Linda Marshall, Bethesda MD; Steven Schatzow, Washington DC 56.56% 14 Jing Liu - Yinghao Liu, Minneapolis MN 56.13% 14 Bernard Yomtov, Cambridge MA; Allen Hawkins Jr, Birmingham AL 56.49% 15 Edward Hung, Chicago IL; Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hgts IL 55.45% 15 Michael Roche - Michael Hargreaves, Victoria BC 56.26% 16 Valentin Kovachev, Las Vegas NV; Robert Micone, Tustin CA 55.08% 16 William Hait - Sharon Hait, Livingston NJ 55.76% 17 Da De Wang - Miao Shi, Beijing People’s Republic of China 54.94% 17 Harry Gellis, Midlothian VA; Benjamin Pope III, Norfolk VA 55.72% 18 Stephen Sanborn - Kerri Sanborn, Delray Beach FL 54.65% 18 Ray Miller - Cristal Nell, Seattle WA 55.50% 19 Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA; Mike Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL 54.55% 19 Zachary Madden, Bethesda MD; Jacob Vrooman, Mathews VA 55.35% 20 Alfred Lee, Rancho Palo Vds CA; Ravi Bhalla, Berkeley CA 54.52% 20 Jacqueline Sincoff - Roger Lord, Saint Louis MO 54.90% 21 Helene Bauman, Arlington VA; Mickie Kivel, Potomac Falls VA 53.90% 21 Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Brady Richter, Summit NJ 54.78% 22 Brad Moss, Denver CO; Thomas Bessis, Paris France 53.12% 22 Russell Shoup, Dayton OH; Marc Low, Centerville OH 54.76% 23 Benjamin Brill, Delray Beach FL; James Berry, Chevy Chase MD 53.08% 23 Robin Taylor - Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 53.81% 24 Bob Sanner, Palo Alto CA; Ronald Powell, Santa Clara CA 52.86% 24 Uday Ivatury - Christal Henner, New York NY 53.73% 25 Levy Stern, Rehovot 765371 Israel; Stanley Landers, Old Westbury NY 52.56% 25 Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; Peter Weichsel, Carlsbad CA 53.28% 26 Bobby Carter, Cincinnati OH; Udi Freelander, 52.52% 26 Mary Tenenbaum - Alan Tenenbaum, Rockville MD 52.76% 27 Clifford Nebel, Hastings Hudson NY; Edward Zuckerberg, Los Altos Hills CA 52.23% 27 Sam Dinkin, Austin TX; Cenk Tuncok, Amesbury MA 52.19%


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VON ZEDTWITZ LIFE MASTER PAIRS FIRST QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS A B C D EAST-WEST 1 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, New York NY; R Jay Becker, Ocean City MD 62.33% 1 Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan France; Jean Quantin, Paris France 67.68% 2 Lidang Dong, Shaanxi, China; Sheng Shan, District Beijng , China 59.73% 2 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 63.54% 3 Elena Prahin - Michael Prahin, Irvington NY 59.13% 3 Justin Lall, Plano TX; Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA 62.37% 4 Bill Irvine, Quincy MA; Haven Sharaf, Danvers MA 59.01% 4 Matt Granovetter - Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 62.14% 5 Olin Hubert, Atlanta GA; Mark Jones, Birmingham AL 57.32% 5 Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 59.16% 6 Lee Atkinson - Mark Yaeger, Hollywood FL 56.56% 6 Gregg Deitch, Mayfield NY; Malik Magdon-Ismail, Albany NY 58.37% 7 Vincent Demuy, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 56.03% 7 Bernie Greenspan - Brian Ellis, Beachwood OH 58.26% 8 Arthur Korth, Galloway NJ; Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ 55.84% 8 Krishnan Ramaratnam, Jersey City NJ; Kirubakara Moorthy, Chennai India 58.07% 9 Joseph Stokes, Chicago IL; Frank Pancoe, Wheaton IL 55.58% 9 Walter Schuster - Alexander Wernle, Vienna Austria 57.58% 10 David Birnbaum, Pegram TN; Richard Roiseman, Nashville TN 55.20% 10 Joe Grue - Gillian Miniter, New York NY 56.49% 11 George Tornay Jr, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Jay Cohen, B FL 54.94% 11 Srinivas Kachibhatla, Reston VA; Abdelrahim Mehilba, Rncho Cucamonga CA 54.79% 12 Yichao Chen - Junjie Hu, Shanghai People’s Republic of China 54.79% 12 Craig Biddle - Fred Schenker, Pittsburgh PA 54.52% 13 Barry Rigal, New York NY; Glenn Milgrim, Forest Hills NY 54.60% 13 Jared Lilienstein - Michael Polowan, New York NY 54.11% 14 Suzi Subeck, Glenview Nas IL; Stanton Subeck, Glenview IL 54.37% 14 Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA 54.00% 15 Valerie Westheimer - Judi Radin, New York NY 54.00% 15 Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Richard Zeckhauser, Cambridge MA 53.70% 16 Lynne Feldman, San Diego CA; Peter Rank, Palm Springs CA 53.32% 16 Kelley Hwang, New York NY; Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI 53.05% 17 Burke Snowden, Fort Collins CO; Zachary Wasserman, Farmington Hls MI 53.05% 17 Mitch Towner, Tucson AZ; John Ramos, West Hollywood CA 52.94% 18 Adam Wildavsky, Sarasota FL; Robert Lebi, Toronto ON 52.64% 18 Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Ken Scholes, Bellevue WA 52.75% 19 Leon Masiewicki, Rockville MD; Ann Ingram, Silver Spring MD 52.56% 19 Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 52.68% 20 Philip Moss, Wilmette IL; David Moss, New York NY 52.45% 20 Ranald Davidson, North York ON; Arno Hobart, Markham ON 52.04% 21 John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Susan Schnelwar, New York NY 52.22% 21 Sharon Horton, Lakeland FL; Rahn Smith, Brandon FL 51.81% 22 D Wolkowitz - R Rubinstein, Brooklyn NY 52.15% 22 James Rasmussen - Pamela Miller, Cambridge MA 50.79% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS I J K L M EAST-WEST 1 Stephanie Alexander - Robert Alexander, Mentor OH 64.62% 1 Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA; Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA 63.73% 2 Michael Roche - Michael Hargreaves, Victoria BC 64.06% 2 Michael Crane, Canton MI; William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI 61.87% 3 Cornelis Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep ; Louk Verhees Jr, 2215 Jx Voorhou 63.49% 3 Kenneth Davis, Alexandria VA; Angelo Zuccaro, Arlington VA 60.88% 4 Tom Hanlon, Dublin Ireland; Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON 61.40% 4 Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 60.10% 5 Jian-Ping Chen, Yorktown VA; Leah Shao, Harrisonburg VA 61.39% 5 Brad Moss, Denver CO; Thomas Bessis, Paris France 58.32% 6 Steve Weinstein, Andes NY; Fred Stewart, Bloomington NY 60.67% 6 Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT; Victor King, Hartford CT 58.29% 7 Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 59.47% 7 Stephen Sanborn - Kerri Sanborn, Delray Beach FL 58.28% 8 Mike Passell, Plano TX; Chris Compton, Dallas TX 59.41% 8 Lawrence Lau, Westport CT; Brett Adler, Norwalk CT 57.18% 9 Bob Gwirtzman, Brooklyn NY; Kenneth Chatzinoff, Cinnaminson NJ 59.04% 9 Owen Lynch, Huntsville AL; Charles Durrin III, Madison AL 57.12% 10 Suresh Mahajan, Del Mar CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA 58.35% 10 Bobby Carter, Cincinnati OH; Udi Freelander, 56.88% 11 Ray Miller - Cristal Nell, Seattle WA 57.66% 11 Victor Chubukov, Somerville MA; Eric Mayefsky, San Francisco CA 56.49% 12 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 57.50% 12 Edward Hung, Chicago IL; Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hgts IL 56.46% 13 Terry Beckman, Brooklyn Park MN; John Koch, Saint Cloud MN 55.56% 13 Adam Kaplan, Stanford CA; Jason Feldman, San Diego CA 56.43% 14 Fred King, Mc Lean VA; Tim Crank, Cincinnati OH 55.23% 14 Clifford Nebel, Hastings Hudson NY; Edward Zuckerberg, Los Altos Hills CA 56.22% 15 Linda Smith - Ron Smith, Chattanooga TN 55.20% 15 Steve Mager, Hermosa Beach CA; Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA 56.19% 16 Mary Tenenbaum - Alan Tenenbaum, Rockville MD 54.84% 16 Jane Dillenberg - Jerry Goldberg, New York NY 56.16% 17 Robin Taylor - Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 54.37% 17 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ 55.71% 18 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY 54.21% 18 Jing Liu - Yinghao Liu, Minneapolis MN 55.26% 19 Dale Johannesen - Lynn Johannesen, Saratoga CA 54.03% 19 Valentin Kovachev, Las Vegas NV; Robert Micone, Tustin CA 54.54% 20 William Pettis, Silver Spring MD; David Hoffner, Galloway NJ 53.85% 20 Benjamin Brill, Delray Beach FL; James Berry, Chevy Chase MD 54.39% 21 Larry Bausher, West Haven CT; Steve Becker, Old Greenwich CT 53.76% 21 Susan Picus - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 54.21% 22 Thomas Peters, Dayton MD; Robert Rovner, Chevy Chase MD 53.50% 22 Mikael Rimstedt - Ola Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden 53.77% 23 Jeff Hand - Cynthia Colin, New York NY 52.42% 23 Dana Berkowitz, New York NY; C Ganzer, Brooklyn NY 53.08% 24 Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; Peter Weichsel, Carlsbad CA 52.31% 24 Rick Deyerle, Glen Allen VA; Rebecca Duty, Richmond VA 52.28% 25 Abe Pineles, Jackson NJ; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ 52.25% 25 Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA; Mike Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL 52.22% 26 Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Brady Richter, Summit NJ 52.10% 26 Michael Gill, Columbia MD; Noble Shore, Germantown MD 52.01% 27 Zachary Madden, Bethesda MD; Jacob Vrooman, Mathews VA 51.89% 27 Gene Kuehneman - Adrienne Kuehneman, Bethesda MD 51.38% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS E F G H P EAST-WEST 1 Richard Chan, Markham ON; Shan Huang, Toronto ON 64.75% 1 Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Steve Garner, Chicago IL 63.10% 2 Jim Munday, Southaven MS; Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL 60.70% 2 Marion Michielsen, Stockholm Sweden; Zia Mahmood, New York NY 58.98% 3 Philippe Galaski, Florence MA; Roger Webb, Amherst MA 59.62% 3 Roger Bates - Ken Bercuson, Las Vegas NV 58.83% 4 Leigh Anne Shafer - Leonard Doerksen, Winnipeg MB 59.13% 4 Kerry Smith, Milwaukee WI; Jeff Schuett, Riverwoods IL 58.50% 5 Neil Silverman, Fort Lauderdale FL; Jeffrey Wolfson, Chicago IL 59.10% 5 Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX; Aviv Shahaf, Jericho NY 58.44% 6 Michael Mikyska, Los Angeles CA; Chuck Said, Nashville TN 58.26% 6 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Jeffrey Juster, New Orleans LA 58.11% 7 Keith Connolly - Max Glick, Minneapolis MN 58.17% 7 Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA; Robert Bitterman, Sarasota FL 57.87% 8 Jerry Clerkin, Bloomington IN; Julia Bomalaski, Melbourne FL 58.08% 8 Sumner Steinfeldt, Washington DC; Kent Hartman, San Diego CA 57.75% 9 Ahmed Hussein - Tarek Sadek, Cairo Egypt 57.42% 9 Carole Weinstein, Waltham MA; Kimberly Gilman, Carlisle MA 57.27% 10 Mark Shaw, Columbia MD; Martin Graf, Chevy Chase MD 57.09% 10 Maxim Siline - Xiaoqian Liu, Hudson MA 56.85% 11 Larry Kozlove, Boca Raton FL; Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI 55.71% 11 Robert Bell, Silver Spring MD; Lou Reich, Wheaton MD 56.76% 12 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Gary Cohler, Miami FL 54.90% 12 Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; Nancy Katz, Carolina PR 56.40% 13 Shane Blanchard - Robert Blanchard, New York NY 54.15% 13 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Selen Hotamisligil, Wellesley MA 56.22% 14 Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY; Scott Levine, New York NY 54.03% 14 Robert Thomson, San Rafael CA; Mark Moss, Piedmont CA 56.19% 15 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 54.00% 15 Jim Foster, Birmingham AL; Bryan Howard, Nashville TN 56.07% 16 Joel Goren, Bedford NY; Jill Marshall, Port Chester NY 53.88% 16 Anam Tebha - Steve Zolotow, Las Vegas NV 55.86% 17 Jo Morse, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Sally Strul, Boca Raton FL 53.82% 17 Judy Fendrick, Marietta GA; Charlie Anderson, Boulder CO 55.41% 18 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Walter Lee, Sudbury MA 53.76% 18 Phil Clayton, Huntington Bch CA; Anant Rathi, San Francisco CA 55.20% 19 Atul Rai, Wichita KS; James Masilamani, Topeka KS 53.49% 19 Perla Sultan, Aventura FL; Steve Hamaoui, Milono Italy 54.93% 20 Radu Nistor, Sunnyside NY; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 53.19% 20 Richard Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL; Rich Pavlicek Jr, Santa Clara CA 54.78% 21 Lapt Chan, Forest Hills NY; Rica Tarnoff, New York NY 53.13% 21 Colin Lafferty, Ajax ON; David Deaves, Ripley ON 54.54% 22 Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA 52.97% 22 Andy Bowles - Shireen Mohandes, London England 54.00% 23 David Neuman, San Francisco CA; Bob Klein, Santa Rosa CA 52.73% 23/24 Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL; Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL 53.61% 24 Diana Schuld, Glen Head NY; Alan Kudisch, East Norwich NY 52.64% 23/24 Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; Samuel Marks, Atlanta GA 53.61% 25 Eugene Schuyler, Arlington VA; Bob Boyd, Alexandria VA 52.55% 25 Daniel Hoekstra, Portland OR; Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Minneapolis MN 52.76% 26 Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse 52.37% 26 Leo Bell, Carlsbad CA; George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL 52.70% 27 Daniel McGuire, Epsom NH; Wayne Burt, Pembroke NH 52.01% 27 Lee De Simone, Paso Robles CA; Marshall Lewis, Bloomington IN 52.16% 28 Laurie Vogel, New York NY; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ 51.95% 28 Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA; Howard Parker III, Clements CA 52.13%

THURSDAY-FRIDAY SIDE GAME SERIES 3RD OF 4 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS LL KK EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Tanya Rodich, Gwynn Oak MD; Alan Walter, Chambersburg PA 60.69% 1 1 Chris Panagopoulos - Kevin Clark, Franklin TN 70.57% 2 2 Christina van Leeuwen, Media PA; Todd Fisher, Chicago IL 58.93% 2 Daniel Takahashi - Kyungwon Yoo, Las Vegas NV 61.37% 3 3 Rosemary Boden, Fort Lauderdale FL; Bernadette Revicky, Sewickley PA 58.67% 3 2 1 Clayven Smith Jr, Silver Spring MD; Eric Shelton, Atlanta GA 59.89% 4 Susan Bailey Carman - Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI 57.34% 4 Steve Shirey - Darlene Shirey, Fort Worth TX 59.54% 5 4 2 Jimmy Pelham, Tampa FL; William Ju, Waterloo ON 55.79% 5 3 2 Jesse Chao, San Francisco CA; Mukund Thapa, Palo Alto CA 59.50% 6 5 Sarah Sentman, Scott Depot WV; Richard Brody, Sandy Springs GA 55.19% 6 Shirley Scott, Colorado Spgs CO; Kathie Macnab, Halifax NS 58.35% 7 6 Lynn Boardman, Gaithersburg MD; David Vendittis, New Market MD 54.84% 7 4 3 Catalina Rivas, Arlington VA; Fernando Lecaros, Bogota Colombia 57.67% 8 7 Jane De Briyn, Easton MD; Carolyn Hodge, Indianapolis IN 54.05% 8 5 Jeff Price, Reston VA; Frances Price, Eau Claire WI 52.33% 9 Tania Reyes Hiller, Bedford Corners NY; Joan Priebe, Mississauga ON 54.04% 9 Lynda Rosenblatt, Passaic NJ; Marvin Rosenblatt, Rocky Hill CT 51.80% 10 Neil Montague - Brenda Montague, Swampscott MA 53.24% 10 6 Jack Conway - Anne Beaurivage, Lincoln NE 50.86% 11 Rhonda Monro, Beverly Hills MI; Sally Woolsey, Kensington CA 52.25% 11 7 4 William Strauss, Urbana IL; Wesley Seitz, Champaign IL 50.71% 8 3 Suzanne Kosky - Natalie Silverstein, Toronto ON 51.59% 8 5 Deborah Fulton, Morgantown WV; Sue Eltringham, Walnut Creek CA 50.39% 4 Arthur Farbenbloom - Eleanor Sontag, Woodland Park NJ 48.51% 5 Bruce Steinwald, Washington DC; Raman Srivastav, Alexandria VA 48.23%

NVBA VOLUNTEERS GOLD RUSH PAIRS SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION EEE EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 Matthew Evett - Susan Evett, Ann Arbor MI 55.65% 1 1 Joseph Abita, Boyds MD; David Abraham, Silver Spring MD 61.31% 2 2 Julie Anderson, Tinton Falls NJ; Marilyn McIntosh, Pompano Beach FL 55.36% 2 2 Ruth Ann Verell, Naples FL; Joanne Domson, Palm Harbor FL 55.95% 3 Randi Margolin - Alan Margolin, Scarsdale NY 52.38% 3 3 1 Becky Kilbourne, Mc Lean VA; Tami Reitan, Great Falls VA 53.27% 1 Craig Lemrow, Columbia SC; Kathryn Kimmerling, Blythewood SC 51.49% 2 John Boettcher - B Lynn Tavormina, East Lyme CT 50.60%

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NORTH-SOUTH SECTION FFF EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 1 Debra Malet, Rockville MD; Gale Greenbaum, Potomac MD 57.14% 1 1 John Blodgett, Jefferson MD; Daniel Morgan, Vienna VA 56.85% 2 2 2 Shirley Rau - Blase Rau, Western Springs IL 55.65% 2 2 1 Madhav Gokhale, Bengaluru Karna India; Anand Mhaskar, Succasunna NJ 54.46% 3/4 3/4 Nathalie Tabor, Brookline MA; Livingston Carroll, Sherborn MA 53.87% 3 3 Paul Pointet, Mississauga ON; Lezlie Cullen, Toronto ON 53.87% 3/4 3/4 Jerry Rosenthal - Faye Rosenthal, Louisa VA 53.87% 4 Janine Buss, Port Washington NY; Debra Lamountain, Forest Hills NY 53.27% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION GGG EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 Saul Franklin, Needham MA; Alan Skvirsky, New York NY 63.39% 1 1 Stanley Jacobson, Palm Beach Gard FL; Isador Mitzner, Atlanta GA 55.95% 2 2 Terry Klein, Brookeville MD; Duncan Thompson, Arlington VA 61.01% 2 2 1 Monique Goldwasser - Dan Goldwasser, New York NY 54.76% 3 3 1 Ann Moncure - Katherine Hering, Savannah GA 60.42% 3 3 2 Sarath Silva, Washington DC; Rolf Swenson, Silver Spring MD 53.57% 4 4 Ann Jennings - Craig Jennings, Arlington VA 52.98% 4 Martin Klaponski - Zsoka Balla, Toronto ON 52.98% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION HHH EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 Jack Rudy, Camp Hill PA; Josh Rosenbluth, Ventura CA 61.90% 1 1 John Merold, Oak Hill VA; Noi West, Vienna VA 63.69% 2 2 Edward Easley, Sacramento CA; Deborah Drysdale, San Francisco CA 61.61% 2/3 2/3 Jenny Shaefer, Manassas VA; Marian Leighton, Reston VA 55.36% 3 3 1 Debbie Jones, Bryn Mawr PA; Demry Sibson, Wayne PA 58.04% 2/3 2/3 Warren Deakins - Nancy Deakins, Naples FL 55.36% 4 Temma Kanowith, Silver Spring MD; Ken Marx, Tequesta FL 53.57% 4 4 Angela Prow, Delaplane VA; Barbara Pierce, Marshall VA 53.87% 1 George Fleeson, Mc Lean VA; James Deckant, Great Falls VA 53.27% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION III EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 Onorica Luculescu, Arlington VA; Alina Galaszewska, Alexandria VA 69.64% 1 1 Jerry Pruzan, North Bethesda MD; Marguerite Salah, Falls Church VA 59.23% 2 1 Peter Donnellan - Paul Thompson, Warwick Bermuda 58.33% 2/3 2/3 Hannelore Sofocleous - Michael Sofocleous, Alexandria VA 56.55% 3 2 Nancy Haile, Wilmington DE; Teresa Young, New Castle DE 56.55% 2/3 2/3 1 Angela Letourneau - David Letourneau, Indian Land SC 56.55% 4 3 1 Blair Bourque - Kristina Hamilton, Washington DC 55.36% 4 4 Artie Cohen, Highland Park IL; Jan Mason, Surrey BC 52.38% 2 Richard Long, Alexandria VA; Eric Cassel, Arlington VA 51.19% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION JJJ EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 1 Yuan-Jye Liu, Potomac MD; Chung-Zong Wan, Somerset NJ 63.10% 1 1 1 Robert Joerger, Rutherford NJ; Joseph Carlucci, Wilton CT 60.12% 2 2 Erika Emery - Bette Kramer, Washington DC 60.71% 2 Pat Emery - Kathy Emery, New York NY 58.93% 3 3 Barry Wauligman, Hamilton OH; John Williams, Cincinnati OH 58.93% 3 2 Vicki Graves - Larry Graves, La Quinta CA 58.33% 4 4 Barbara Teng, Bethesda MD; Bob Lawrence, Potomac MD 53.27% 4 3 2 Bryan Barrett - Liz Barrett, Annapolis MD 51.79%

NVBA VOLUNTEERS DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS AAA BBB CCC EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Tony Viidik - Joan Viidik, Waterloo ON 63.56% 1 1 Sally Rewbotham, Mississauga ON; Stuart Graham, Brookline MA 67.57% 2 Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Michael McGuire, Hernando MS 60.88% 2 2 1 Andrea Teacher, Waltham MA; David Carter, New York NY 63.49% 3 2 1 Brian Maloney - John Maloney, Champaign IL 60.37% 3 3 2 Michael Gottesman, Falls Church VA; Silas Wasserstrom, Washington DC 58.69% 4 Yauheni Siutsau, Loveland OH; William Higgins, Cincinnati OH 60.32% 4 Bernard Fudor, Murrysville PA; Warren Oberfield, Pittsburgh PA 58.24% 5 Arline Fulton, Neptune NJ; Madi Drimmer, Sarasota FL 58.67% 5 John Molt Jr - Joanne Molt, Grand Rapids MI 58.24% 6 Yukiko Tokunaga, Japan; Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo Japan 58.17% 6 4 Stephen Tillman, Shavertown PA; Alan Fierverker, Kingston PA 56.27% 7 3 2 Stanley Adelman, North Hills NY; Gulu Mahtaney, Roslyn NY 57.22% 7 Arnold Fisher - Joelyn Shilliday, Clementon NJ 55.65% 8 4 Kamel Tabbara, Arlington VA; Salam Saidi, Dunn Loring VA 56.60% 8 Eileen Abramson, Palm Beach FL; James Sampson, New York NY 53.95% 9 Sally K Matthews, Norwood MA; Randall Ray, Wrentham MA 55.16% 9 5 Terry Goodykoontz, Champaign IL; Mary Allen, Peoria IL 53.93% 10 David Meyer - Marlene Meyer, Scranton PA 54.62% 10 6 Shirley Derrah - Robert Derrah, Springfield MA 53.40% 11 5 3 Diane Mangasarian - Jeanne Perkins, New York NY 53.67% 11 Roger Anderson - Sharon Anderson, Eagan MN 52.28% 12 Suzanne St Thomas, Boise ID; Ronald Woodard, Olympia WA 53.25% 12 Jim Johnsen, San Mateo CA; Paul Darin, San Diego CA 51.58% 13 6 4 Annapurna Satpathy, Rockville MD; Leonid Fastovsky, Chevy Chase MD 53.18% 13 7 3 Ron Sutter, Mc Lean VA; Yuen DeAnda, Springfield VA 51.45% 7 Al Spaet, Tucson AZ; Charles Burns, Vancouver WA 50.15% 8 Claude Henin - Jean Monette, Ottawa ON 51.33% 8 Finn Damkilde, Fairfax VA; Richard Castellone, Hawthorne NY 49.88% 4 Sara Hilgartner, Great Falls VA; Jacob Hornberger, Ashburn VA 51.19% 5 Arthur Bergman - Jacqueline Bergman, Panama City FL 47.91% 5 Eric Branfman - Thomas Reckford, Washington DC 50.79% 6 Patricia Murty, Baltimore MD; Jane Culver, Ellicott City MD 47.67%

FRIDY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION MMM EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Janet Page, Silver Spring MD; Johanna Weekley, North Bethesda MD 63.45% 1 1 Stephen Parker, Mc Lean VA; Alice Burin, Vienna VA 60.80% 2 1 Carole Stringer, Bethesda MD; Robbie Lloyd, Silver Spring MD 56.44% 2 2 Rosalie Kingsley - Audur Ada Kugajevsky, Washington DC 59.85% 3 Betsy Deering - Nancy Turaj, Reston VA 54.73% 3 Elizabeth Lomas, Arnold MD; Janet McGlynn, Catonsville MD 55.49% 4 2 1 Shirely Long, Falls Church VA; Char Beales, Arlington VA 53.03% 4 3 1 Suzanne Kim - Giselle Bleecker, Bethesda MD 54.92% 5/6 Karen Leland - Edwin Leland, Baltimore MD 52.08% 5 4 Gin Bell - Jack Bell, Washington DC 54.73% 5/6 3 2 Anneke Bullock, Fairfax VA; Melissa Fitzgerald, Reston VA 52.08% 6 2 Charles Brown, Washington DC; Sue Kushner, North Bethesda MD 54.55% 4 Marley Cedrone, Norwood MA; Lauren Liu, Cranbury NJ 51.70%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION NNN EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Lynne McCombs, Bethesda MD; Kathleen Francis, Greenwich CT 55.00% 1/2 1/2 1/2 Barbara Lappin, Washington DC; Yvonne Watson, Selbyville DE 58.33% 2 2 John Nimitz, Charles Town WV; Rasik Tripathy, Shepherdstown WV 53.75% 1/2 1/2 1/2 Richard Grauel - Craig Pritzker, Woodbridge VA 58.33% 3 3 Janice Leuenberger, Chambersburg PA; Margaret Sobolewski, Carlisle PA 52.08% 3 3 Ferit Yegenoglu - Shaye Hester, Washington DC 56.25% 1 Marilyn Haskins, Rehoboth Beach DE; Mary Ann Simmons, Frederick MD 51.67% 2 Diana Jarrett, Alexandria VA; Pamela Yood, Arlington VA 49.58% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OOO EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Cynthia Harrison, Washington DC; Tony Schlegel, Bluffton SC 63.75% 1 1 Dave Marchal, Kensington MD; Elinor Stolar, Washington DC 63.33% 2 2 1 Allison Ryan, Florence MA; Carolyn Heyn, Palos Verdes Es CA 59.17% 2 2 1 Pam Bacher, Vienna VA; Marcia McMahon, Bethesda MD 58.75% 3/4 3/4 Stephen Black - Gay Pirozzi, Washington DC 51.25% 3 3 2 Michael Shapiro - Ivy Broder, Washington DC 49.58% 3/4 3/4 2 Andrew Swaim - Katherine Lehman, Berkeley Spgs WV 51.25%


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BETTE DUDKA SIDE GAME SERIES FRIDAY MORNING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION KK EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Betty Schuler, Alexandria VA 66.10% 1 Buddhadeb Biswas, San Jose CA; Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA 65.50% 2 1 Irva Neyhart - Brian Breckenridge, Corvallis OR 57.20% 2 1 Ed Freeman, Corvallis OR; David Bort, Keedysville MD 60.33% 3 2 Billie Brown - Patricia Lodato, Evansville IN 54.17% 3 2 1 Raman Srivastav, Alexandria VA; Bruce Steinwald, Washington DC 58.47% 4 3 1 Sally Schlein - Sarah Watson, Bethesda MD 53.79% 4 3 2 John Van Cleve, Louisville KY; Jonathan Van Cleve, Washington DC 54.34% 5 Nancy Molesworth - Sandi Foreman, White Plains NY 53.60% 5 4 3 Linda Dunn, Chicago IL; Carolyn Wood, Cobbs Creek VA 52.27% 6 4 2 Paul Holmes, Wadsworth OH; Eric Gettleman, Ellicott City MD 53.22% 6/7 5/6 4/5 William Pepelko - Barbara Pepelko, Great Falls VA 51.33% 6/7 5/6 4/5 Harry Potter - James Mosley, Herndon VA 51.33%

NVBA VOLUNTEERS GOLD RUSH PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION EEE EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 Janine Buss, Port Washington NY; Debra Lamountain, Forest Hills NY 58.63% 1 Randi Margolin - Alan Margolin, Scarsdale NY 55.95% 2 1 Margaret Overholt - Harold Overholt, Ligonier PA 55.06% 2 1 Sudheer Tambe, Bangalore India; Vinesh Hindia, Los Altos CA 55.65% 3 2 1 Adam Winsler, Centreville VA; Glenn Preston, Clifton VA 54.17% 3 2 Julie Anderson, Tinton Falls NJ; Marilyn McIntosh, Pompano Beach FL 52.38% 4 3 Matthew Evett - Susan Evett, Ann Arbor MI 52.38% 4 3 John Blodgett, Jefferson MD; Daniel Morgan, Vienna VA 52.08% 1 Karl VanNewkirk, Arlington VA; Rebecca Sekse, Mc Lean VA 50.60% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION FFF EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 1 Monique Goldwasser - Dan Goldwasser, New York NY 58.08% 1 1 Jerry Rosenthal - Faye Rosenthal, Louisa VA 62.38% 2 Donald Freedman, St Petersburg FL; Janice Dashler, Belleair FL 56.85% 2 Donna Hickling, Falls Church VA; Francesca Mazarella, Alexandria VA 58.35% 3 2 Ernest Rosenthal, Overland Park KS; Kenneth Cohn, Arlington VA 52.47% 3 2 1 Shirley Rau - Blase Rau, Western Springs IL 54.57% 4 Janet Landesberg, Vancouver WA; Ellen Goldsmith, Mechanicsburg PA 50.46% 4 3 Debra Malet, Rockville MD; Gale Greenbaum, Potomac MD 52.29% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION GGG EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 John Merold, Oak Hill VA; Noi West, Vienna VA 66.07% 1 1 Terry Klein, Brookeville MD; Duncan Thompson, Arlington VA 57.44% 2 2 Warren Deakins - Nancy Deakins, Naples FL 62.80% 2 2 Geri Elias, Bethesda MD; Art Hartstein, Arlington VA 55.36% 3 3 Angela Prow, Delaplane VA; Barbara Pierce, Marshall VA 55.95% 3/4 3/4 Isabelle Thabault - Joanne Massey Howes, Washington DC 53.57% 4 4 Claire McGuire, Northfield IL; Susan Doyle, Winnetka IL 53.87% 3/4 3/4 1 Pearl Lim, Plymouth MI; Zoe Yost, East Lansing MI 53.57% 1 George Fleeson, Mc Lean VA; James Deckant, Great Falls VA 47.32% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION HHH EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 Sam Pal, Silver Spring MD; Rajat Basu, East Amherst NY 64.29% 1 1 Jack Rudy, Camp Hill PA; Josh Rosenbluth, Ventura CA 58.93% 2/3 2/3 1 Richard Long, Alexandria VA; Eric Cassel, Arlington VA 61.31% 2 2 1 Nathalie Tabor, Brookline MA; Livingston Carroll, Sherborn MA 55.65% 2/3 2/3 Jerry Pruzan, North Bethesda MD; Marguerite Salah, Falls Church VA 61.31% 3 3 Temma Kanowith, Silver Spring MD; Ken Marx, Tequesta FL 55.36% 4 4 Hannelore Sofocleous - Michael Sofocleous, Alexandria VA 55.06% 4 4 Rebecca Ames, Weston MA; Lois Haggerty, Belmont MA 52.38% 2 Angela Letourneau - David Letourneau, Indian Land SC 44.05% 2 Sharona Sapoznikow, Potomac MD; Reina Lerner, Bethesda MD 47.62% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION III EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 Prabhakar Tamboli - Albert Pike III, Potomac MD 56.55% 1 1 1 Debbie Pezzillo - Samuel Pezzillo, Leeds AL 57.74% 2 2 Vicki Graves - Larry Graves, La Quinta CA 55.65% 2 2 2 Cathy Walton - Brian Lamm, Alexandria VA 55.95% 3 3 1 Joan Smith, San Jose CA; Sherry Ruskin, San Francisco CA 52.98% 3 3 Peter Donnellan - Paul Thompson, Warwick Bermuda 52.98% 4 Onorica Luculescu, Arlington VA; Alina Galaszewska, Alexandria VA 51.79% 4/5 Veronica Hrdy - Marilyn Levin, New York NY 52.68% 4/5 Blair Bourque - Kristina Hamilton, Washington DC 52.68% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION JJJ EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 Joseph Abita, Boyds MD; David Abraham, Silver Spring MD 61.90% 1 1 1 Barbara Teng, Bethesda MD; Bob Lawrence, Potomac MD 72.02% 2 Jane Beck, Elkton MD; Jill Itzkovitz, Wilmington DE 54.76% 2 2 Yuan-Jye Liu, Potomac MD; Chung-Zong Wan, Somerset NJ 56.85% 3 2 1 John Boettcher - B Lynn Tavormina, East Lyme CT 52.08% 3 3 Margaret Ellis, Rockwall TX; Mary Williams, Bonham TX 52.68% 3 2 Sarah Proesel, Winnetka IL; Angela Steger, Northfield IL 49.70%

NVBA VOLUNTEERS DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS FRIDAY MORNING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS AAA BBB CCC EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Arline Fulton, Neptune NJ; Madi Drimmer, Sarasota FL 62.54% 1 Yauheni Siutsau, Loveland OH; William Higgins, Cincinnati OH 66.88% 2 1 1 Gregory Sellgren, Henderson NV; Curt Kristensen, Duluth MN 61.60% 2 Jim Johnsen, San Mateo CA; Paul Darin, San Diego CA 65.77% 3 Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Michael McGuire, Hernando MS 60.58% 3 Suzanne St Thomas, Boise ID; Ronald Woodard, Olympia WA 63.37% 4 2 Claude Henin - Jean Monette, Ottawa ON 59.50% 4 Roger Anderson - Sharon Anderson, Eagan MN 62.85% 5 Richard Katz, N Versailles PA; Patricia Katz, Pittsburgh PA 56.39% 5 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Peter Mosheim, Asheville NC 60.50% 6 Bernard Fudor, Murrysville PA; Warren Oberfield, Pittsburgh PA 56.00% 6 Carol Cummings, Owatonna MN; William Cummings, Monticello MN 59.83% 7 Shawn Quinn, Sugar Land TX; Carolyn Lanier, Houston TX 55.24% 7 Eileen Abramson, Palm Beach FL; James Sampson, New York NY 58.08% 8 John Molt Jr - Joanne Molt, Grand Rapids MI 54.43% 8 Edwin Lewis III, Bolton CT; Thomas Hyde, Willimantic CT 57.37% 9 3 2 Eric Branfman - Thomas Reckford, Washington DC 54.11% 9 1 1 James Connor, Fairfax Station VA; Howard Stevens, Alexandria VA 56.62% 10 4 3 Sara Hilgartner, Great Falls VA; Jacob Hornberger, Ashburn VA 53.20% 10 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC 54.56% 11 5 4 Andrea Teacher, Waltham MA; David Carter, New York NY 52.95% 11 Sarah Sykes - Robert McCaw, Brewster MA 53.58% 12 Arnold Fisher - Joelyn Shilliday, Clementon NJ 52.93% 12 2 2 Diane Mangasarian - Jeanne Perkins, New York NY 52.44% 13 6 5 Michael Gottesman, Falls Church VA; Silas Wasserstrom, Washington DC 52.83% 13 3 3 Brian Maloney - John Maloney, Champaign IL 51.88% 7 Terry Goodykoontz, Champaign IL; Mary Allen, Peoria IL 52.00% 4 4 Gail Brooks, Crofton MD; Marie Wanner, Waldorf MD 51.02% 8 Stephen Tillman, Shavertown PA; Alan Fierverker, Kingston PA 50.10% 5 Amy Bloom, Silver Spring MD; Margie Coccodrilli, Rockville MD 49.97% 6/7 Al Spaet, Tucson AZ; Charles Burns, Vancouver WA 49.10% 6/7 5 Neil Crane, Bethesda MD; Norman Mitchell, Potomac MD 49.10% 8 6 Ray Johnson, Park City UT; Charlie Wermine, West River MD 47.80%


Tomorrow’s Bridge EventsKrauss Investment Group Day

Sunday, July 24, 9 a.m.Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* OtherPhil Krauss Sunday-Monday Morning Compact KO Teams 1-2 Hall B south, lower level $16 $20401K Saturday-Monday Morning KO Teams 2nd Hall B south, lower level $16 $20Bette Dudka Memorial Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series 3rd single Hall B south, lower level $16 $20

Sunday, July 24, 10 a.m.299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Hall A, lower level $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Hall A, lower level $15 $15Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Hall A, lower level $15 $19

Sunday, July 24, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.Retirement Safety Play Daylight Strati-Flighted A/X Pairs 1-2 Hall A, lower level $16 $20Retirement Safety Play Daylight Strati-Flighted B/C Pairs 1-2 Hall A, lower level $16 $20Retirement Safety Play Gold Rush Pairs 1-2 Hall A, lower level $16 $20

Sunday, July 24, 10 a.m. & 3:30 p.m.Finessing Taxation Daylight Strati-Flighted A/X Swiss Teams 1-2 Hall A, lower level $16 $20Finessing Taxation Daylight Flight B Round-Robin Teams (0-3000) 1-2 Hall A, lower level $16 $20 No player over 3000. Brackets of eight teams by average MPs. Three teams in each bracket earn gold.

Sunday, July 24, Noon & 7 p.m.MOREHEAD GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS, CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT 1-2 F Hall C, lower level $25** --- GOLDMAN GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS, FLIGHT A 1-2 F Hall C, lower level $17 --- SHEINWOLD GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS, FLIGHT B 1-2 F Hall C, lower level $17 --- MacNAB GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS, FLIGHT C 1-2 F Hall C, lower level $17 ---

Sunday, July 24, 12:30 p.m. Bridge-Plus+ single Hall A, lower level Free Free Free lesson at 10 a.m. (Thurgood Marshall room, mezzanine) then 14 deals, no card fee.

Sunday, July 24, 1 p.m.College Planning Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series 3rd single Maryland Suite, lobby level $16 $20Learn Bridge in a DAY? 1 to 6 p.m. Thurgood Marshall, mezzanine $20 Class for new players.

Sunday, July 24, 1 & 7:30 p.m.0-10,000 NABC PAIRS 1-2 F Marriott Ballroom, lobby level $17 ---VON ZEDTWITZ LIFE MASTER PAIRS 1-2 F Marriott Ballroom, lobby level $25** --- BRUCE LM-5000 PAIRS 1-2 F Marriott Ballroom, lobby level $17 --- YOUNG 0-1500 PAIRS 1-2 F Marriott Ballroom, lobby level $17 --- Retirement Checkback A/B/C Open Pairs 1-2 Hall C, lower level $16 $20Retirement Checkback Gold Rush Pairs 1-2 Maryland Suite, lobby level $16 $20Preemptive Planning Strati-Flighted A/X Swiss Teams 1-2 Washington 5, lower level $16 $20Preemptive Planning Flight B Round-Robin Teams (0-3000) 1-2 Washington 3, lower level $16 $20 No player over 3000. Brackets of eight teams by average MPs. Three teams in each bracket earn gold.Rusty Krauss Saturday-Sunday Bracketed KO Teams 3-4 Hall B south, lower level $16 $20David Dansby Sunday Compact Bracketed KO Teams 1-2 Hall B south, lower level $16 $20Collegiate Bridge Bowl Championship SF & F Hall C, lower level No fee

Sunday, July 24, 3 p.m.Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Hall A, lower level $15 $19299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Hall A, lower level $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Hall A, lower level $15 $15

Sunday, July 24, 7:30 p.m.College Planning Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series 4th single Maryland Suite, lobby level $16 $20Roth IRA Stratified A/X Side Swiss Teams single Hall B south, lower level $16 $20Roth IRA Stratified B/C/D Side Swiss Teams single Hall B south, lower level $16 $20Defensive Planning Side Board-a-Match Teams single Hall C, lower level $15 $19Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Hall A, lower level $15 $19299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Hall A, lower level $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Hall A, lower level $15 $15

Sunday, July 24, 11:30 p.m.Zip Knockout Teams single Hall A, lower level $12/team/match

Unless otherwise noted: Stratified events are: A (3000+), B (1500-3000), C (0-1500). Strati-flighted Open events are: A/X (5000+/0-5000); separate from B/C (1500-3000/0-1500); D (0-750). Gold Rush events are: (500-750/200-750/0-200). Gold points for 0-750.Stratification is based on averaging the masterpoints of a pair or team. Eligibility for limited events will be based on the point holding of the highest player, so no player with more than 3000 may play in B/C events nor the Bracketed B Teams, no player with more than 750 may play in Gold Rush events, and no player with more than 300 may play in 299er events.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.

FRIDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION MMM EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Janet McGlynn, Catonsville MD; Elizabeth Lomas, Arnold MD 61.39% 1 1 1 Lee Cooper, ; Carol Chmelynski, Arlington VA 56.55% 2 1 1 Dale Gelman - Ellen Arnott, Crofton MD 56.76% 2 Gilda Rotman, Rockville MD; Sudha Garg, Potomac MD 53.65% 3 2 Bessie Bradford, Fort Washington MD; Elaine Kendrick, Arlington VA 53.65% 3 Elaine Nantz - Ben Nantz, Nebo NC 52.98% 4 Barbara Lappin, Washington DC; Yvonne Watson, Selbyville DE 53.27% 4 2 Alice Burin, Vienna VA; Stephen Parker, Mc Lean VA 52.60% 3 John Caughron, Bethesda MD; Ellen Loughran, Washington DC 49.40% 3 2 Sharon Leininger, Bethesda MD; Lydia Hornbaker, Washington DC 51.40%

FRIDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION NNN EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Mike Jacobs, St Petersburg FL; Martin Fleischman, Tampa FL 62.50% 1 1 Donald Beyer, Alexandria VA; Brian Detter, Mc Lean VA 59.23% 2 1 1 Li Zhengwen - Liu Xiang, Province People’s Republic of China 59.52% 2 2 1 Canruo Huang - Weizhe Cheng, 55.06% 3 2 2 Charles Stringham, Ocean Park ME; Carole Hillard, Leroy IL 54.46% 3 3 2 Michael Shapiro - Ivy Broder, Washington DC 51.79% 4 3 Judith Cavagnaro, Willimantic CT; Mary McFadden, Vienna VA 52.38% 4 4 Richard Grauel - Craig Pritzker, Woodbridge VA 51.49% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OOO EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Zhang Zhefan - Zeng Pengxiao, Province People’s Republic of China 59.13% 1 1 1 Tianxiang Fu - Jianzhong Yang, 61.11% 2 2 2 Lynne McCombs, Bethesda MD; Gin Bell, Washington DC 54.76% 2 2 2 Phillip Shapiro - David Matusow, Silver Spring MD 59.72% 3 3 Shirley Miller - Janice Lindsay, State College PA 53.17% 3 3 Yang Yimin - Xie Yike, Province People’s Republic of China 53.47%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON BRIDGE-PLUS+ NORTH-SOUTH SECTION PPP EAST-WEST A B A B 1/2 1/2 Barbara Teitel, Potomac MD; Cherry Goldblatt, Bethesda MD 57.50% 1 Sheila Zedlewski, Arlington VA; Alison Taylor, Washington DC 66.17% 1/2 1/2 Nancy Harrington - Kathryn Campbell, Oakton VA 57.50% 2 1 Abigail Marks, Kensington MD; Rochelle Follender, Bethesda MD 62.50% 1/3 Shameine Ali, Vancouver BC; Peggy Neubig, Monroe Township NJ 57.50% 3 2 Anne Hastings, Arlington VA; Phillip Fraas, Alexandria VA 59.00% 3 Giselle Bleecker, Bethesda MD; Arden Poitras, Surrey BC 55.83% 4/5 Linda Natale, Gaithersburg MD; Joanne Hilton, Baton Rouge LA 50.00% 4 3 Florence Hendershot, New Carollton MD; Clare Murphy, Kensington MD 48.00% 4/5 3 Kathy More - Bruce More, Washington NC 50.00% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WWW EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Annette Reilly - William Reilly, Arlington VA 65.83% 1 1 Richard Schreiber - Deborah Schreiber, Washington DC 67.50% 2 Marcia McMahon, Bethesda MD; Pam Bacher, Vienna VA 55.83% 2 2 Barry Shapiro, Bethesda MD; Kathy Kopnisky, Silver Spring MD 62.50% 3 1 Terry Lesohn, Rockville MD; Ann Deutsch, Potomac MD 51.67% 3 E. Gwynne Dilday, Columbia SC; Kathy Chiron, Washington DC 59.17% 2 Jill Norvell - Gay Lewis, Reston VA 50.00% 3 Shiv Seth, Vienna VA; George Gurvin, Arlington VA 52.50%


Today’s Bridge EventsKrauss Investment Group Day & Junior Day

Saturday, July 23, 9 a.m.Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other401K Saturday-Monday Morning KO Teams 1st Hall B South, lower level $16 $20Educational Foundation Bracketed KO Teams (cont.) 3rd Hall B South, lower level $16 $20David Cappelletti Memorial Friday-Saturday Morning Compact KO Teams 3-4 Hall B, lower level $16 $20Bette Dudka Memorial Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series 2nd single Washington 3, lower level $16 $20

Saturday, July 23, 10 a.m.299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Hall A, lower level $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Hall A, lower level $15 $15

Saturday, July 23, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.Estate Planning Daylight A/B/C Open Pairs 1-2 Hall A, lower level $16 $20Estate Planning Gold Rush Pairs (300-750, 0-300) 1-2 Hall A, lower level $16 $20

Saturday, July 23, 10 a.m. & 3:30 p.m.Gifting for Grandkids Strati-Flighted A/X Swiss Teams 1-2 Hall A, lower level $16 $20Gifting for Grandkids Flight B Round-Robin Teams (0-3000) 1-2 Hall A, lower level $16 $20 No player over 3000. Brackets of eight teams by average MPs. Three teams in each bracket earn gold.

Saturday, July 23, Noon & TBAMOREHEAD GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS, CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT 1-2 SF Hall C, lower level $25** --- GOLDMAN GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS, FLIGHT A 1-2 SF Hall C, lower level $17 --- SHEINWOLD GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS, FLIGHT B 1-2 SF Hall C, lower level $17 --- MAC NAB GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS, FLIGHT C 1-2 SF Hall C, lower level $17 --- All GNT flights: Screens, second session TBA.

Saturday, July 23, 1 p.m.College Planning Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series 1st single Maryland Suite, lobby level $16 $20

Saturday, July 23, 1 & 7:30 p.m.0-10,000 NABC PAIRS 1-2 Q Hall C, lower level $17 --- 2 qualifying, 2 final sessionsVON ZEDTWITZ LIFE MASTER PAIRS 1-2 SF Marriott Ballroom, lobby level $25** --- BRUCE LM-5000 PAIRS 1-2 SF Marriott Ballroom, lobby level $17 --- YOUNG 0-1500 PAIRS 1-2 SF Maryland Suite, lobby level $17 --- Wealth Transfer A/B/C Open Pairs 1-2 Washington 5, lower level $16 $20Wealth Transfer Gold Rush Pairs 1-2 Washington 5, lower level $16 $20Rusty Krauss Saturday-Sunday Bracketed KO Teams 1-2 Hall B south, lower level $16 $20Norma Pierzchala Friday-Saturday Bracketed KO Teams 3-4 Hall B south, lower level $16 $20Collegiate Bridge Bowl Championship Round-Robin Hall C, lower level No fee Pre-qualification required. Continues Sunday.

Saturday, July 23, 3 p.m.299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Hall A, lower level $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Hall A, lower level $15 $15

Saturday, July 23, 7:30 p.m.Strati-Flighted A/X Side Swiss Teams 1-2 Hall B south, lower level $15 $19Strati-Flighted B/C/D Side Swiss Teams 1-2 Hall B south, lower level $15 $19College Planning Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series 2nd Maryland Suite, lobby level $16 $20Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Hall A, lower level $15 $19299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Hall A, lower level $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Hall A, lower level $15 $15

Saturday, July 23, 11:30 p.m.Zip Knockout Teams single Hall A, lower level $12/team/matchUnless otherwise noted: Stratified events are: A (3000+), B (1500-3000), C (0-1500). Strati-flighted Open events are: A/X are (5000+/0-5000); separate from B/C (1500-3000/0-1500); D (0-750). Gold Rush events are: (500-750/200-750/0-200). Gold points for 0-750.Stratification is based on averaging the masterpoints of a pair or team. Eligibility for limited events will be based on the point holding of the highest player, so no player with more than 3000 may play in B/C events nor the Bracketed B Teams, no player with more than 750 may play in Gold Rush events, and no player with more than 300 may play in 299er events.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.

KIG has named games that include “Estate Planning,” “Gifting for Grandkids,” “College

Planning”, “Wealth Transfer” and Rusty Krauss.The regional games today are named by Rusty

Krauss and his team. The Krauss Investment Group (KIG) has the knowledge and expertise to provide financial plans designed to meet your long- and short-term needs. We can help you address all areas of concern, whether it be estate planning and wealth transfer, gifting for your grandkids, or planning for your own children’s college. Our plans are tailored to your specific needs and will be modified over time to incorporate changes in your situation.

Please take a few minutes to meet with one of our advisors at the registration desk in between games today.

In Memory of His Caddying Times David Cappelletti Friday-Saturday

Morning Compact KOSponsored by Friends of David Cappelletti

A caddy par excellence, David always smiled and greeted the players even if they never returned his greeting or his smile. He enjoyed watching us slowly react in kind when he brought boards or pickup slips back in the days when we used them in pair games. He was always helpful and pro-active in doing whatever needed to be done without being asked. We are sure he would be here in DC with us out of nostalgia if he could.

The Bette Dudka Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series

Sponsored by Betty Shuler in memory of BetteBette Dudka was a long-time volunteer in the DC

area, acting as NVBA Unit President, NVBA Recorder, District 6 Secretary, and President of the Mid-Atlantic Bridge Conference (MABC). She also represented District 6 on the ACBL Board of Governors for many years. Her favorite role was as NVBA Sectional Tournament Chair and MABC Regional Tournament Chair, positions she held for almost 20 years. She was a Member of the ACBL Goodwill Committee, and a Gold Life Master at the time of her passing in June 2006.

Norma Pierzchala Friday-Saturday Bracketed KO Teams

Sponsored by Mary Louise Viereck“I am paying tribute to a District 6 member of long

standing. I met her in 1999 when she gave me my first bridge lesson. Since then, she has been my mentor and my friend. She always has a smile on her face and is complimentary to everyone. She has been an officer, a director, a teacher and a player. I have seen her handle “Zero Tolerance” cases in a very diplomatic manner. Norma is always ready to assist other directors in a myriad of ways. In addition to all of her wonderful qualities, she also makes excellent fudge!”

Game Sponsors and TributesToday is sponsored by the Krauss Investment Group (KIG) of Janney Montgomery Scott.

Saturday, July 23, 2016 Washington DC • July 21-31, 2016 ...10-11:30 am Board of Governors meeting and ACBL General Membership meeting. All members of the ACBL Board of Governors

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