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Friday, December 6, 2013 Volume 86, Number 8
Daily Bulletin
86th Fall North American Bridge Championships [email protected] Editors: Brent Manley and Sue Munday
Weinstein, Madala zoom
into Blue Ribbon victory
Steve Weinstein and Agustin Madala felt they
had too many bidding misunderstandings in the third
and fourth sessions of the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs,
so they knuckled down and talked things over for
about half an hour before the two final sessions on
Thursday.
Whatever they said worked wonders, especially
in the second final session, when the two posted a
Senior Mixed Pairs winners: Ginny and Jeff
68.47% game to win the event by more than a board
Schuett.
and a half on a top of 38.
Second place went to Bar Tarnovski and Dror Schuetts lose, then win
Padon of Israel, with Mike Kamil and Martin Fleisher
Senior Mixed Pairs
about 2.5 points behind them.
It’s been a good second half of the year for When they left the playing area on Thursday
continued on page 13 Steve Weinstein and Agustin Madala. night, Jeff and Ginny Schuett were runners-up by
the slimmest possible margin – 0.01 matchpoints. A
couple of hours later, back in their hotel room, they
Consistent play wins Mini-Blues
continued on page 19
Busy man has his eye
Harjinder Ajmani and Suman Agarwal attribute “good steady play.”
on Super Seniors V
their win in the 0-5000 Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs to “All of our sessions were in the 60% range
except one,” said Ajmani. “We were trailing every Ed Lazarus
day, but we stayed near the top and got enough likes to stay busy.
tonight to finish ahead.” How else can he
In a field of 290 pairs, the winners were seventh explain the fact
after the first day of play, and 10th after the second that in his long
day. But when it counted, they were at the top, working career –
finishing with 1700.22 (38 was top). he’s still going at
Finishing second, half a board back, were Terry age 76 – he has
Schleppegrell, Boulder City NV, and Marion Kelly, earned 10 college
Anchorage AK. degrees, none of
Ajmani, who lives in Kula HI, is a retired them honorary or
mechanical engineer. Agarwal, Hilliard OH, is a achieved online.
retired nuclear scientist. The men, both Gold Life “I think I have
Masters, play a basic 2/1 system. more matriculated degrees than anyone in the world,”
Suman Agarwal and Harjinder Ajmani, winners
he says. As if that wasn’t enough, he’s currently
of the Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs
continued on page 11
His Honor says thanks
Weinstein leading in
on Zeke Jabbour Day Player of the Year race
With his win in the
It’s Zeke Jabbour Day at the Fall NABC, and Kaplan Blue Ribbon
the man himself is in town to enjoy the love, but Pairs on Thursday, Steve
also to promote a special fundraiser for the National Weinstein surged into
Parkinson Foundation. the lead in the Player
Jabbour, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease, of the Year race. The
started the fundraiser six years ago. Last year, Joanne winner is the competitor
Weingold and Molly O’Neill took over as co-chairs who earns the most
and doubled the participation at the fundraising platinum masterpoints in
luncheon and bridge game. It is scheduled for Jan. 26 a calendar year. Platinum
at the St. Andrew’s Country Club in Boca Raton FL. continued on page 19
Funds raised at the Boca Raton venue will go to
the South Palm Beach County chapter of the NPF, Preregistration required
but bridge players in many other venues will help
for Reisinger
raise money for the national foundation by playing
the same deals as those played in Boca Raton. Teams that wish to enter the Reisinger Board-
Currently, the list of clubs participating is about 30, a-Match Teams on Friday, Dec. 6, must preregister
and it is growing. no later than 11 a.m. today. Go to 3rd floor of the
The extended fundraising is thanks to the Sheraton, Phoenix Ballroom A.
Common Game, created by Jay Whipple III, newly
Zeke and Sharon Jabbour.
elected as the District 9 representative to the ACBL
Board of Directors. As part of the fundraiser, club participants will
Goodwill Message
Players at participating clubs will play the same be able to select “virtual” teammates playing in Boca
deals, with analysis by Larry Cohen, and get their Raton, with results achieved in board-a-match-style
scores – compared across the field with all other comparisons. Greet and welcome opponents.
participating clubs – almost immediately after. continued on page 5 Sandy DeMartino, Goodwill Chair
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JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS
suit, are not forcing, as in 1♥ – Dbl
Have you discussed...?
– 2♥ or even 1♥ – Dbl – 2♦. For your
By Brent Manley
2♦ bid in this sequence, you might
have something like
At a tournament, South opened 1NT. West ♠J 7 4 ♥3 2 ♦K Q J 6 5 ♣J 3.
overcalled 2♥. “Alert!” said East. “Explain,” said There are two reasons to make
North. East replied, “DOPI Brozel – hearts and an this bid: It’s a good lead-director
unspecified major.” for partner in case he ends up on
lead against their contract – and
East, of course, you might have a fit in diamonds
is a bit mixed that allows you to compete more
up, perhaps from vigorously. Because you have
not discussing redouble to indicate 10 or more
the convention high-card points (more on that later),
thoroughly with partner will not expect you to have
her partner. The a big hand and will pass with a
theme of this series, minimum opener unless he has extra
as you may have length in his suit and really hates
noted, is “have you yours.
discussed?” If you So, what if you have support
and partner are not for your partner’s suit and enough
on the same page with the methods you have agreed to respond? Have you and partner
to play, bad boards and discouragement will result. discussed what to do in such cases?
Articles in this series have dealt with responses Suppose you are dealt
to takeout doubles, what to do when an opponent ♠5 ♥Q J 10 9 ♦10 9 8 3 ♣Q 10 4 3
redoubles and other competitive situations. and partner opens 1♥ and the next
So, do you and your partner have firm player doubles. There is a strong
agreements on how to compete when the opponents likelihood that the opponents have
double for takeout? Do your agreements take into a good spade fit. Don’t make it easy
account whether partner’s opener was in a minor or for them to find it. Jump to 3♥. Note
a major? Is there a difference? Must you redouble that if you are playing that 1♥ – Pass
when you have 10 or more high-card points no – 3♥ as a limit raise, 3♥ when they
matter what? double for takeout has a different
There’s a lot to consider, so start with any bid meaning: weak hand, good trump
you might make. What is your agreement about support.
forcing versus non-forcing bids? Most experienced Apart from using up their
players consider one-level bids to be forcing. If bidding space, you also convey
partner is an unpassed hand, he must bid again if to partner that you have good
you make a one-level response, for example: trump support, which will help her
1♣ - Dbl – 1♠. compete with the right hand. If the limit raise for partner’s suit.
You might have this hand: vulnerability is in your favor, partner’s knowing Okay, you say – what should I do?
♠ A K J 107 ♥A J 6 ♦5 4 ♣Q 10 9 about the good trump fit might result in a profitable Most experienced players use the bid of 2NT
You know you are going to play game at some save. to show at least limit-raise values and four or more
level but the denomination is not clear at this point. So what do you do when you have a good trumps when partner has opened with 1♥ or 1♠.
Go slowly. It’s unlikely your left-hand opponent raise? Suppose the bidding goes 1♠ – Dbl and you In other words, the example hand above. A bid of
has enough high-card strength to bid, and partner’s hold 2NT is not offering to play in that denomination,
response – perhaps even a raise of spades – will tell ♠K 10 9 6 ♥A Q 4 ♦J 10 9 8 ♣5 2 so it must be Alerted. The good thing about this
you a lot about where you should play this contract. What is your call? agreement is that it also takes care of the hands that
It won’t be as easy if you have to jump to show You could redouble to show your 10 HCP, but are good enough to raise partner to game.
strength. that doesn’t tell the story you really want to tell – Tomorrow: More on competing when they
Two-level bids, including raises of partner’s that you have excellent trump support and at least a double for takeout.
provoke East-West to bid 5♥ which is down two! partner to safely underlead the ace if necessary. On
Thinking bridge
North’s double is negative, showing at this deal, it is necessary.
By Eddie Kantar
least four hearts with 8+ HCP but is unlimited West shifts to his singleton diamond and, when
when holding four hearts. South assumes the in with the ♥A, underleads the ♠A to partner’s jack
Dlr: South ♠ 10 9 minimum count for the time being. East’s jump to get a diamond ruff.
Vul: N-S ♥ K 6 5 4 to 3♠ is preemptive. With cuebids available to If East wishes to continue this session with
♦ K Q J 10 show stronger supporting hands, jump raises are his partner he had better return a diamond! With
♣ K 8 5 considered weak and preemptive. Important. something like ♠Q 9 x x, East should play the 9,
♠ A K 7 3 2 ♠ Q J 6 5 West leads the ♠K and East signals with the attitude showing the queen, making the underlead a
♥ A 3 2 ♥ 8 7 queen to show the jack. It is a neat signal, allowing piece of cake.
♦ 7 ♦ 9 8
14 9.74 Nan Turner, Carmel IN
♣ 7 6 3 2 ♣ Q J 10 7 4 Top I/N masterpoint
15 9.57 Lynda Lipe, Bellevue WA
♠ 8 4
winners 16 9.57 Ralph Lipe, Bellevue WA
♥ Q J 10 9
17 9.47 Heather Harmeyer, Indianapolis IN
♦ A 6 5 4 3 2 (as of Thursday afternoon)
18 9.46 Linda Nemmer, San Jose CA
♣ A 1 17.16 Sandy Fox, Scottsdale AZ
19 9.32 Ginny Strock, Los Altos CA
2 15.48 Mary Shapiro, Scottsdale AZ
20 9.32 Deborah Machlin, Atherton CA
West North East South 3 14.75 Edith Heath, Sedona AZ
21 9.28 Deborah Russell, Paradise Valley AZ
1♦ 4 13.34 Victoria Billard, Kansas City MO
22 9.28 Andy Neugarten, Scottsdale AZ
1♠ Dbl 3♠ 4♥ 5 13.34 Wynne Begun, Kansas City MO
23 9.04 Donna Hendrix, Scottsdale AZ
All Pass 6 12.05 Dianne Trees, Phoenix AZ
24 9.04 Pat Linville, Phoenix AZ
Opening lead: ♠K (king from ace-king in 7 10.76 Jack Waddey, Nashville TN
25 9.00 Scott Dunlop, Smiths Falls ON
supported suits). 8 10.59 Jeanie Wolff, Scottsdale AZ
26 9.00 Laura Colihan, Smiths Falls ON
The bidding can go several different ways after 9 10.29 Carolyn Witmer, Mattoon IL
27 8.73 S. Graeme Hynd, Twin Butte AB
South’s 4♥ bid. West might be tempted to bid 4♠, 10 10.29 Ralph Witmer, Mattoon IL
28 8.73 Margaret Hynd, Twin Butte AB
which looks like a reasonable sacrifice against 4♥ – 11 10.10 Howard Maves, Maricopa AZ
29 8.56 Elliott Weiss, Tucson AZ
if 4♥ can be made. But guess what, it can’t! 12 9.78 Judy Gallin, Scottsdale AZ
30 8.56 George Kersels, Tucson AZ
On the other hand, if West does bid 4♠, it might 13 9.78 Donna Heinsbroek, Savannah GA
31 8.48 Rosemary Stielow, Austin TX
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North American Swiss Team action begins today
Play begins today in the six-session Keohane 1986 1. Marc Jacobus, Joey Silver, Jim 2002 1. Mark Gordon, Richard Zucker, Winthrop
North American Swiss Teams, with semifinal McDonough, George Mittelman, Allan Allegaert, Jaggy Shivdasani, Mark Molson,
matches on Saturday and the final matches on Graves; 2. Jack Coleman, Rhoda Walsh, Boris Baran; 2. Robert Hollman, Marc
Sunday. Mark Itabashi, Gaylor Kasle, Garey Hayden Jacobus, Gaylor Kasle, Eric Greco, Geoff
Players will 1987 1. Henry Bethe, Kitty Bethe, Alan Truscott, Hampson
be vying for the Dorothy Hayden Truscott; 2. Jill Meyers, 2003 1. David Siebert, Allan Siebert, Greg Hinze,
Keohane Trophy, Beverly Rosenberg, Stelios Touchtidis, Steve Nagy Kamel; 2. Ron Feldman, B. Wayne
donated by Ethel Cohen, Pan Wittes, Carol Stuart, Steve Cohen, Drew Casen, Larry
Keohane in 1973 Pincus Cohen, Wafik Abdou
in memory of her 1988 1. John Zilic, David Siebert, Allan Siebert, 2004 1. Larry Mori, Venkatrao Koneru, Marty
husband, William H. Sylvia Summers, Paul Munafo; 2. Rita Rand, Fleisher, Vincent Demuy, Barnet Shenkin,
Keohane, one of the Gerald Caravelli, Joel Friedberg, Ethan Stein, Gavin Wolpert; 2. Piotr Tuszynski, Jaroslaw
leading New England Jerry Goldfein Piasecki, Farid Assemi, Eduard Wojewoda,
bridge personalities. 1989 1. Eugene Gardner, Kenneth Meyer, Ed Waldemar Frukacz, Apolinary Kowalski
Bill Keohane Shapiro, Bruce Silverstein; 2. Joel Friedberg, 2005 1. Barry Rigal, Pam Granovetter, Joe
(1896-1972) was a Rita Rand, Ethan Stein, Gerald Caravelli, Quinn, Shawn Quinn, Becky Rogers, Renee
consulting engineer, Jerry Goldfein Mancuso; 2. Dan Morse, Ira Hessel, Nagy
bridge teacher and 1990 1-2. Larry Mori, Kitty Bethe, Juanita Kamel, Greg Hinze
bridge administrator. He served as chairman of Chambers, Jim Robison; 1-2. George 2006 1. Tony Kasday, Disa Eythorsdottir, Jon
the 1970 Summer NABC in Boston and, for many Rosenkranz, Miguel Reygadas, Gaylor Kasle, Baldursson, Thorlakur Jonsson, Bjarni
years, was chairman of the New England Individual Garey Hayden, Roger Bates, John Grantham Einarsson, Sigurbjorn Haraldsson; 2. Carolyn
Championship. 1991 1. Keith Wilson, Gary Peterson, Dennis Lynch, Dennis Dawson, Eddie Wold, Mike
Keohane was elected in 1972 to a one-year term Hesthaven, Ralph Letizia, Benton Wheeler; Passell, Larry Cohen, David Berkowitz
as the first District Director of the newly created 2. Jack Coleman, Judi Radin, Fred Hamilton, 2007 1. Larry Mori, Rick Kaye, Kazuo Furuta,
District 25 (New England). He died later that year, Dennis Sorensen, Mike Shuman Hiroki Yokoi, Kelley Hwang, Leonard
just before he was to attend his first Board meeting. 1992 1. Lewis Kaplan, Boris Baran, Geoff Melander; 2. William Watson, Ed Barlow,
The Keohane Trophy was presented for the Open Hampson, Mark Molson, Mark Stein; 2. Jack Bill Harker, Ronald Powell, Yul Inn, Rob
Individual Championship until it was re-designated in Coleman, Mike Shuman, Larry Cohen, Dan Stevens
1995 by the ACBL Board of Directors for the North Rotman, Fred Hamilton 2008 1. Carolyn Lynch, Mike Passell, Eddie Wold,
American Swiss Teams. 1993 1. Alan Le Bendig, Tom Clarke, Joe Quinn, Bart Bramley, Joe Grue, Curtis Cheek; 2.
Previous winners and runners-up: Shawn Womack; 2. Lynn Blumenthal, Steve Jacek Kalita, Krzysztof Kotorowicz, Ron
1977 1. Neil Chambers, Jim Donaldson, Bruce Bruno, Loren Hawkins, Darrell Keel, Sue Zambonini, Waldemar Frukacz
Ferguson, Clarence Goppert, John Schermer; Lyski 2009 1. Carolyn Lynch, Mike Passell, Andrew
2. Dennis Clerkin, Jerry Clerkin, John 1994 1. Jack Coleman, Drew Cannell, Mark Gromov, Cezary Balicki, Aleksander
Herrmann, Ken Schutze Molson, Boris Baran, Mark Stein; 2. Barry Dubinin, Adam Zmudzinski; 2. Judith
1978 1. Barry Crane, Bob Kehoe, Mike Smolen, Rigal, JoAnn Manfield, Alan Truscott, Bianco, Justin Lall, Winthrop Allegaert,
Charles Weed, Billy Cohen; 2. Ira Chorush, Dorothy Truscott Hemant Lall, Jaggy Shivdisani, Lapt Chan
Thomas Peters, Ely Solomon, John Zilic, 1995 1. Jack Coleman, Drew Cannell, Mark 2010 1. Mike Levine, Dennis McGarry, David
Virginia Zilic Molson, Boris Baran, Mark Stein; 2. Irina Siebert, Jerry Clerkin, Dennis Clerkin, Chuck
1979 1. Hermine Baron, R. Jay Becker, Paul Levitina, Judy Tucker, Benito Garozzo, Lea Said; 2. Michal Kwiecien, Rafal Jagniewski,
Ivaska, Jim Robison; 2. Gerald Caravelli, Dupont, Karen Allison, Mike Ledeen Krzysztof Martens, Krzysztof Jassem
Mark Cohen, Ralph Katz, Harvey Miller, Ken 1996 1. Rita Rand, Gerald Caravelli, Arnie Fisher, 2011 1. Les Bart, Gloria Bart, Nader Hanna, Piotr
Schutze, Russell Shoup Steve Garner, Richard Colker; 2. John Klimowicz; 2. Justine Cushing, Jiang Gu,
1980 1-2. Steve Becker, Philip Cowan, Rich Begley, Mike Lawrence, John Sutherlin, Dan Meilh Ozdil, Xiaodong Shi, Jian-Jian Wang
DeMartino, Judy Rich; 1-2. Dale Beers, Morse, Hugh Ross 2012 1. Reese Milner, Apolinary Kowalski, Dennis
William Epperson, Dave Furman, Dave 1997 1. John Malley, Dan Colatosti, Bill Hunter, Bilde, Jacek Romanski, Anders Hagen, Lars
Treitel Shome Mukherjee; 2. Jacob Podbilevich, Blakset; 2. Paul Fireman, Gavin Wolpert,
1981 1. Ron Beall, Bob Etter, Ann Jacobson, Bob Gonzalo Herrera, Jim Looby, Cameron Doner John Kranyak, Krzysztof Buras, Grzegorz
Thomson; 2. Lea duPont, Benito Garozzo, 1998 1. Steve Beatty, John Onstott, Bobby Narkiewicz, Vincent Demuy
Glenn Lublin, Claire Tornay Goldman, Mark Lair ; 2. Jack
1982 1. Gaylor Kasle, Garey Hayden, Garnet Coleman, Chris Compton, Boris
Snyder, Martha Beecher, David Ashley, Dave Baran, Mike Shuman, Mark
Treadwell; 2. Andy Bernstein, Jim Foster, Molson Henry
Tom Sanders, John Sutherlin 1999 1. David Berkowitz, Larry Cohen,
1983 1. Sylvia Summers, Harve Waken, Robert Jeff Wolfson, Neil Silverman; 2.
Radwin, Gene Simpson, Steve Sturm; 2-3. Billy Miller, Curtis Cheek, Brian
Philip Cowan, Michael Kapera, Alan Miller, Gunnell, Kyle Larsen
John Heller, George Berger; 2-3. Richard 2000 1. Steven Cooper, Kitty
Capps, John Onstott, Dan Requard, Syd Munson-Cooper, Mel Colchamiro,
Levey Janet Colchamiro, Betty Bloom,
1984 1. Grant Baze, Rhoda Walsh, Lea duPont, Steve Bloom; 2. Benito Garozzo,
Benito Garozzo; 2. William Laubenheimer, Lea Dupont, Steve Levinson,
Stephen Kanzee, Marc Renson, Hamish Barnet Shenkin
Bennett 2001 1. Richard Coren, Billy Eisenberg, Unofficial non-playing captain Jacek Pszczola (second
1985 1. Jack Coleman, Rhoda Walsh, Jim Jacoby, Larry Cohen, Drew Casen; 2. from left) with four members of the winning squad in the
Gaylor Kasle, Garey Hayden; 2. Nadine Richard Haplerin, Colin Revell, Keohane North American Swiss Teams: Apolinary Kowalski,
Wood, Jonathan Steinberg, Eric Hochman, Leonard Ernst, Paul Erb, George captain Reese Milner, Dennis Bilde and Jacek Romanski.
Mike Cappelletti Pisk Not pictured: Anders Hagen and Lars Blakset.
Daily Bulletin Friday, December 6, 2013 Page 5
Passell led his singleton spade against 6♦,
The Senior Knockout Zeke
resulting in down two and 13 IMPs to Lynch.
Teams Final The next big swing came on Board 9:
continued from page 1
Dlr: North ♠ K
By Phillip Alder
Vul: E-W ♥ Q 4 3
The 64-board Baze Senior Knockout Teams
♦ 10 9 8 4
final was between Vinita Gupta, Billy Miller, Bart
♣ A Q J 8 4
Bramley, Lew Stansby, Jeff Meckstroth and Eric
♠ J 10 8 7 5 4 ♠ Q
Rodwell; and Carolyn Lynch, Mike Passell, Garey
♥ 9 5 ♥ K J 10 8 7
Hayden, Cezary Balicki and Adam Zmudzinski.
♦ J 7 5 3 ♦ A 2
To begin, here is a short bidding quiz.
♣ 6 ♣ K 9 7 3 2
1. With only your side vulnerable, you pick up:
♠ A 9 6 3 2
♠ J 7 5 3 ♥ 9 3 ♦ A 9 7 ♣ A 9 7 4
♥ A 6 2
The auction starts:
♦ K Q 6
West North East South
♣ 10 5
You
West North East South
1♣ (1) Pass
Zmudzinski Miller Balicki Gupta
1♥ (2) Pass 2♦ Pass
1♣ 1♥ 1♠
3♦ Pass 3♥ Pass
Pass 1NT Pass 3NT
3NT Pass 4♣ Pass Joanne Weingold and Molly O’Neill.
Pass Pass Pass
??
Jabbour, playing in the Senior Mixed Pairs with
(1) Precision: 16-plus points.
West North East South his wife, Sharon, praised the new co-chairs for their
(2) Any 8-11 points, but fewer than five spades.
Stansby Passell Bramley Lynch energy and creativity. “They have done a spectacular
What would you do now?
1♦ (1) 1♥ 1♠ job,” he said.
2. With only your side vulnerable, you hold
Pass 1NT 2♣ 3♣ Bridge players who attend the luncheon in
♠ 8 4 ♥ K 5 4 ♦ A J 8 2 ♣ K J 9 2
Pass 3NT All Pass January will have the chance to bid on and play
Your partner opens 3♠ and the next player passes.
(1) Precision: two-plus diamonds and 11-15 with some of the stars of the game. The list of more
Would you pass or raise?
points than 50 includes the likes of Jeff Meckstroth, Eric
3. With only the opponents vulnerable, you are
Both Easts led a heart honor, Balicki the 10 and Rodwell, David Berkowitz, Jabbour, Kerri Sanborn,
dealt:
Bramley the jack. Janice Seamon-Molson and many others.
♠ A 10 4 3 ♥ K Q 10 9 7 6 3 ♦ — ♣ K J
The two declarers won with the queen and led the “We have the best bridge players in the world in
After two passes, your right-hand opponent
♦4. our area,” said Jabbour.
opens 1NT (strong). What would you do?
Balicki, who knew he had two entries, jumped in Weingold said that when she and O’Neill took
This report is going to show that most bridge
with his ace and continued with the ♥K. Miller won over, they set their sights on growing the game. It
matches are decided not by great play but by errors.
with dummy’s ace, played a spade to his king, took went from 85 the year before they became co-chairs
The team that made the fewer mistakes would win.
dummy’s two diamond winners, then exited with a to 160 this year. In January, she said, “we expect
The match started well for Lynch. This was
heart. East took three tricks in the suit, then had to more than 300 people to come and play. It’s really
Board 6 (problem No. 1):
lead a low club. Since North had retained ♣A Q J, exciting.” She predicted that the number of people
Dlr: East ♠ 6
East took the setting trick with his ♣K. who play the same deals at clubs will be “in the
Vul: E-W ♥ J 10 8 7 2
In the other room, Bramley, unaware of thousands.”
♦ Q 8 4
declarer’s club suit, played low on the diamond at The event, she said, will always be known as
♣ K 8 6 5
trick two. Zeke Jabbour’s Play With the Stars. “He’s our star,”
♠ J 7 5 3 ♠ Q 10 8
Passell needed no more help. He won with she said.
♥ 9 3 ♥ A K Q 5
dummy’s king, played a spade to his king, and The event has special meaning for Weingold,
♦ A 9 7 ♦ K J 10 6 3 2
continued with a low club, winning with dummy’s whose father had Parkinson’s disease. She has played
♣ A 9 7 4 ♣ —
10. If East had taken his king, North would have won in every Play With the Stars event and now is helping
♠ A K 9 4 2
the next heart with dummy’s ace and cashed the ♠A to put it on.
♥ 6 4
to squeeze East.) “It’s all about finding a cure,” she said.
♦ 5
North cashed dummy’s ♠A and ♥A. Then he
♣ Q J 10 3 2
could have exited with a heart or a diamond to We love you Zeke!
West North East South
endplay East; he chose a diamond.
Zmudzinski Miller Balicki Gupta Tributes and anecdotes
That was another 10 IMPs to Lynch, now up by
1♦ (1) 1♠
26-0. “The classes I most enjoyed teaching were the
2♦ Pass 2♥ 3♣
There were three more sizable swings in the set. ones I did with Zeke. Besides being a terrific player
Dbl Pass 3♦ Pass
Lynch and Passell bid these cards to 6♠ (both sides and well respected, he was loved by the students …
3NT All Pass
vulnerable): Zeke is an absolute prince of a human being.”
(1) Five-plus diamonds, unless 4=4=4=1
♠ A 10 7 5 4 2 ♠ K 6 Eddie Kantar
♥ 2 ♥ A J 10 5
West North East South
♦ Q J 7 3 ♦ A 9 5 4 “Zeke is the quintessential example of
Stansby Passell Bramley Lynch
♣ A J ♣ K 7 2 sportsmanship and inspires all who encounter him to
1♣ (1) Pass!
Passell Lynch become better human beings, not just better bridge
1♥ (2) Pass 2♦ Pass
1♠ 2♦ players.”
3♦ Pass 3♥ Pass
2♠ 3♠ Don Rummelhart
3NT Pass 4♣ Pass
4♣ 4NT
6♣ Pass 6♦ All Pass
5♥ 6♠ “Zeke is a longtime friend and bridge partner
(1) Precision: 16-plus points
Pass who had an enormous impact on both my bridge
(2) Any 8-11 points, but fewer than five spades
The spades were 3-2 and the diamond finesse logic and conduct at the table. Zeke’s personality
The auction went well for Zmudzinski. He could
was working, but slam was still unmakable. Lynch lends itself perfectly to assuming a leadership role in
show some diamond support, then suggest penalizing
needed the ♦10. active ethics and sportsmanship for the entire ACBL
the opponents. But when Balicki ran with his club
When Miller and Gupta bid 1♠- 2♣; 2♦ - 3NT; community. He is a great player and an even greater
void, Zmudzinski was happy to take a shot at three
4♠-Pass, the Gupta team gained 13 IMPs. gentleman.”
notrump.
The ball was on the other foot on the next deal: Leon Lowe
Miller led the ♣3. Declarer won with his
Dlr: East ♠ Q J 10 4
ace, strangely cashed only one round of hearts,
Vul: None ♥ 10 7 2 “Zeke, the ‘Babe Magnet’: This occurred at the
then played a diamond to his ace and finessed
♦ 6 Boston nationals several years ago, but it probably
in diamonds. When that won, West claimed an
♣ K 5 4 3 2 has been duplicated many times. Zeke was playing
overtrick.
♠ K 9 ♠ A 6 5 3 against a woman in her mid- 70’s. After the round
At the other table, it is very surprising that Lynch
♥ A Q 6 4 ♥ J 5 was over, she asked Zeke to be so kind as to allow
did not intervene over Bramley’s strong club – but
♦ 10 5 4 ♦ A K Q J 9 2 her husband to take a picture of her with Zeke. Zeke
what a winning decision when Bramley debatably bid
♣ A Q 8 7 ♣ 10 graciously agreed and he posed for the picture by
on over 3NT, especially given that West had not bid
♠ 8 7 2 planting a kiss on the woman’s cheek. Everyone
3♠ over 3♥.
♥ K 9 8 3 laughed and smiled, INCLUDING THE WOMAN’S
Bramley, of course, thought 4♣ was a control
♦ 8 7 3 HUSBAND! Can you imagine any other guy in the
bid, but Stansby believed his partner was describing
♣ J 9 6 world who could get away with, ‘Excuse me, sir, but
a good 0=4=5=4 hand. Opposite this, Stansby’s two
aces and double fit looked excellent – hence his leap continued on page 8 continued on page 11
to 6♣.
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Reisinger BAM starts today
Competition for the Reisinger Trophy (the Mitchell Barnes, Mary Clement, Benedict Sobel; 2. Robert Y. Barrett, Ben Fain, Harry
Chicago Trophy until 1965) starts today. The event Jarmel, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz J. Fishbein, John Gerber, Paul Hodge
is a six-session open team-of-four event scored by 1939 1. B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford, Charles 1958 1. Leonard B. Harmon, Ralph Hirschberg,
board-a-match with two qualifying sessions, two H. Goren, Charles J. Solomon, Sally Young; Edgar Kaplan, Alfred Sheinwold, Ivar
semifinal sessions 2-4. Jay Cushing, Seymour Kaplan, Al Stakgold; 2. Arthur M. Miller, John H.
and two final Leibowitz, Edward N. Marcus; 2-4. Oswald Moran, David Strasberg, Jay Wendt
sessions. It was Jacoby, Merwyn D. Maier, Robert A. 1959 1. Lewis L. Mathe, Donald A. Oakie, Meyer
contested as a four- McPherran, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz; 2-4. Schleifer, Edward O. Taylor; 2. Harry J.
session championship Henry Auslander, Joseph Davis, Jacob D. Fishbein, John Gerber, Paul Hodge, Charles
until 1966. The event Lindy, Catherine W. Samberg J. Solomon
is generally thought 1940 1. Henry Feinberg, Jeff Glick, Maury J. 1960 1. Ollie Adams, William Hanna, Sidney H.
to be the toughest on Glick, Louis Newman; 2. Alfred R. Dick, Lazard, Lewis L. Mathe; 2. Oswald Jacoby,
the ACBL tournament C. William Potts, James Sheern, Edward R. Mervin Key, G. Robert Nail, Curtis Smith
calendar. Thomas 1961 1. John R. Crawford, Norman Kay, Alvin
The event began 1941 1. Peter A. Leventritt, Simon Rossant, Roth, Sidney Silodor, Tobias Stone; 2-3.
in 1929 as the North Helen Sobel, Margaret Wagar; 2. A. Mitchel Charles Coon, Robert F. Jordan, Eric R.
American Open Team Barnes, S. Garton Churchill, Lee Hazen, Murray, Arthur G. Robinson; 2-3. Harold B.
Championship and Charles S. Lockridge, Waldemar K. von Guiver, Carol Sanders, Thomas K. Sanders,
the prize was the Chicago Trophy, donated by the Zedtwitz Michael Shuman
Auction Bridge Club of Chicago. (In 1928, the open 1942 1. B. Jay Becker, Charles H. Goren, Sidney 1962 1-2. Paul Allinger, Harold B. Guiver, Lewis
team competition was for the Harold S. Vanderbilt Silodor, John R. Crawford; 2. S. Garton L. Mathe, Ron Von der Porten, Erik Paulsen,
Cup.) Churchill, Harry J. Fishbein, Lee Hazen, Edward O. Taylor; 1-2. Robert D. Hamman,
The Chicago Trophy was replaced in 1965 by the Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz Eddie Kantar, Donald P. Krauss, Marshall
Reisinger Memorial Trophy, donated by the Greater 1943 1. B. Jay Becker, Charles H. Goren, Sidney Miles, Bill Eisenberg
New York Bridge Association in memory of Curt H. Silodor, Helen Sobel; 2. Samuel Katz, 1963 1. Charles H. Goren, Peter A. Leventritt,
Reisinger. Bertram Lebhar, Jr., Peter A. Leventritt, Harold A. Ogust, Howard Schenken; 2.
Reisinger (1891–1964), New York City, was a Simon Rossant Donald R. Faskow, William L. Flannery,
principal patron of contract bridge and the American 1944 1. Simon Becker, Peggy Golder, Ruth Herbert Sachs, Paul Swanson
Contract Bridge League in the early years of both. Sherman, Charles J. Solomon; 2. B. Jay 1964 1. John Gerber, Paul Hodge, Mervin Key,
Reisinger was a great-grandson of Anheuser and Becker, Charles H. Goren, Sidney Silodor, Harold Rockaway; 2. Harold Harkavy, Edith
a grandson of Busch, co-founders of the brewery Helen Sobel Kemp, Cliff Russell, Curtis K. Smith, Bobby
from which he inherited great wealth. That wealth 1945 1. Lee Hazen, George Rapee, Samuel M. Wolff, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz
enabled him to become a stalwart financial supporter Stayman, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz; 2. 1965 1. Eddie Kantar, Michael S. Lawrence,
of the game, as well as a noted philanthropist on a far Ambrose Casner, Harold J. Harkavy, Ralph Marshall Miles, Lew Stansby; 2. Michael
larger scale. Hirschberg, Harold A. Ogust, Jack Shore Engel, Phil Feldesman, Richard Freeman, Ira
In the years when there was often a struggle to 1946 1. A. Mitchel Barnes, John R. Crawford, S. Rubin
meet the League’s modest payroll, Reisinger was Alvin Roth, Edith Seligman; 2. Simon 1966 1. Robert F. Jordan, Edgar Kaplan, Norman
often called upon and never failed to help with a loan Becker, Stanley O. Fenkel, Fred D. Karpin, Kay, Arthur G. Robinson; 2-3. Gerald W.
or an outright gift. His support made possible several Louis Newman Bare, Harold B. Guiver, Lewis L. Mathe,
early contract bridge tournaments, clubs and books. 1947 1-3. Paula Bacher, Jane Jaeger, Kay Rhodes, Mike McMahan, Erik Paulsen, Hugh Ross;
Among the positions in which he served were Sally Young; 1-3. John R. Crawford, 2-3. William S. Root, Alvin Roth, Bee
director of the United States Bridge Association, Theodore A. Lightner, George Rapee, Schenken, Howard Schenken
president of the Greater New York Bridge Samuel M. Stayman; 1-3. Robert Appleyard, 1967 1. Robert F. Jordan, Edgar Kaplan, Norman
Association and chairman of the ACBL. In 1953, Morris Berliant, Malcolm A. Lightman, Kay, Arthur G. Robinson, William S. Root,
Reisinger was named ACBL Honorary Member. Simon Rossant Alvin Roth; 2. Steve Altman, Michael M.
Winners and runners-up: 1948 1. George Boeckh, C. Bruce Elliott, Agnes Becker, Charles Peres, Daniel Rotman
1929 1. Max M. Cohen, Louis J. Haddad, Robert Gordon, Charlotte Sidway; 2. John R. 1968 1. Kyle Larsen, Erik Paulsen, Peter A.
W. Halpin, Nils M. Wester; 2. Carlton Crawford, George Rapee, Sidney Silodor, Pender, Hugh Ross, Howard Schenken; 2.
R. Drake, James Kelly, Paul D. Parcells, Samuel M. Stayman Bill Eisenberg, Bobby Goldman, Robert
Charles Rilling 1949 1. Lee Hazen, Larry Hirsch, Richard Kahn, D. Hamman, Eddie Kantar, Sidney Lazard,
1930 1. William K. Barrett, W. James Carpenter, Peter A. Leventritt, Jack Shore; 2-3. Sidney George Rapee
Ely Culbertson, Johnny Rau; 2. Mary Aronson, Emily Folline, Benjamin O. 1969 1. Philip Feldesman, William Grieve, Ira
Clement, Dorothy Rice Sims, P. Hal Sims, Johnson, Ludwig J. Kabakjian, Edward N. Rubin, Jeff Westheimer; 2. Edgar Kaplan,
Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz Marcus; 2-3. Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Norman Kay, Sami R. Kehela, Sidney
1931 1. Elizabeth Banfield, Cmdr. Winfield S. Alvin Landy, Sol Mogal, Elmer I. Schwartz Lazard, Eric R. Murray, George Rapee
Liggett, Jr., Frances Newman, George 1950 1. B. Jay Becker, Myron F. Field, Charles 1970 1-2. Bill Eisenberg, Bobby Goldman, Robert
Unger; 2. David Burnstine, Oswald Jacoby, H. Goren, Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel; 2. D. Hamman, James Jacoby, Michael S.
Willard S. Karn, P. Hal Sims John R. Crawford, George Rapee, Edward Lawrence, Bobby Wolff; 1-2. Grant S. Baze,
1932 1. B. Jay Becker. S. Garton Churchill, N. Marcus, Howard Schenken, Samuel M. Anthony H. Dionisi, William P. Grieve,
George Reith, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz; 2. Stayman Harlow S. Lewis, Peter A. Pender, George
Ely Culbertson, Michael T. Gottlieb, Oswald 1951 1. Corti Boland, C. Bruce Elliot, Micky Rapee
Jacoby, Theodore A. Lightner M. Miller, Percy E. Sheardown; 2. B. Jay 1971 1. William Grieve, Edgar Kaplan, Norman
1933 1. Charles A. Hall, Albert Steiner, Philip Becker, Charles H. Goren, Myron F. Field, Kay, Donald P. Krauss, Lewis L. Mathe,
Steiner, Richard M. Wildberg; 2. B. Jay Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel George Rapee; 2. Grant S. Baze, Anthony H.
Becker, S. Garton Churchill, P. Hal Sims, 1952 1. Harold Harkavy, Edith Kemp, Alvin Dionisi, Harlow S. Lewis, Peter A. Pender
Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz Roth, Tobias Stone; 2. Edward H. Cohen, 1972 1. Lou Bluhm, Steve Goldberg, Steven J.
1934 1. Henry S. Dinkelspiel, Jr., Lewis Jaeger, Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Elmer I. Parker, Stephen W. Robinson; 2. William
Bernard Rabinowitz, Maurice Seiler; 2. Schwartz Grieve, Sami R. Kehela, Eric R. Murray,
Theodore A. Lightner, Merwyn D. Maier, 1953 1. B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford, George George Rapee
Jean P. Mattheys, Sherman Stearns Rapee, Samuel M. Stayman; 2. Harry J. 1973 1. Larry Cohen, Dr. Richard H. Katz, Bud
1935 1. F. Roland Buck, Joseph E. Cain, Lawrence Fishbein, Peter A. Leventritt, Ruth Sherman, Reinhold, Alan Sontag, Peter Weichsel; 2.
J. Welch, Edson T. Wood; 2. Ely Culbertson, Charles J. Solomon, Peggy Solomon Jack Blair, Byron L. Greenberg, Thomas K.
Josephine Culbertson, Richard L. Frey, 1954 1. B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford, George Sanders, Paul Swanson
Albert H. Morehead Rapee, Sidney Silodor; 2. Israel Cohen, Paul 1974 1. Fred Hamilton, Erik Paulsen, Hugh Ross,
1936 1. Marge Anderson, Donald G. Farquharson, Kibler, Alvin Roth, William Seamon Ira S. Rubin; 2. Stephen Goldstein, Marc S.
Mrs. J. A. Faulkner, Percy E. Sheardown; 2. 1955 1. Ben Fain, George Heath, Paul Hodge, Jacobus, J. Merrill, Steve Sion, Judi Solodar
Arthur Glatt, Laura Heiner, John R. Smith, James Jacoby, Oswald Jacoby; 2. William V. 1975 1. Fred Hamilton, Erik Paulsen, Hugh Ross,
Albert Weiss Lipton, Victor Mitchell, W. Miller Nelson, Ira S. Rubin; 2. Richard E. Doughty, Frank
1937 1. John R. Crawford, Charles H. Goren, Joseph G. Ripstra M. Hoadley, Jack LaNoue, Sidney H. Lazard
Charles J. Solomon, Sally Young; 2. Oscar 1956 1. B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford, George 1976 1. Malcolm K. Brachman, Bill Eisenberg,
J. Brotman, William Perry, Alvin Roth, S. S. Rapee, Sidney Silodor; 2. Ben Fain, Paul Bobby Goldman, Eddie Kantar, Mike
Vorzimer Hodge, Oswald Jacoby, Dick Sutton Passell, Paul Soloway; 2. Matt Granovetter,
1938 1. John R. Crawford, Charles H. Goren, 1957 1. Charles H. Goren, Harold A. Ogust, Robert H. Lipsitz, Steven J. Parker, Samuel
Charles J. Solomon, Sally Young; 2. A. William S. Root, Howard Schenken, Helen M. Stayman
Daily Bulletin Friday, December 6, 2013 Page 7
Hamman, Paul Soloway, Jeff Meckstroth,
Eric Rodwell; 2. George Jacobs, Alfredo
Versace, Lorenzo Lauria, Ralph Katz, Zia
Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg
The winners of the
2006 1. Jacek Pszczola, Gary Cohler, Curtis
2012 Reisinger Board-
a-Match Teams: Tor Cheek, Joe Grue; 2. Russ Ekeblad, Chip
Helness, Claudio Martel, Lew Stansby, Fred Gitelman, Brad
Nunes, Geir Helgemo Moss
and Fulvio Fantoni. 2007 1. James Cayne, Michael Seamon, Alfredo
Not pictured are Versace, Lorenzo Lauria, Fulvio Fantoni,
team captain Pierre
Claudio Nunes; 2. Aubrey Strul, Michael
Zimmermann and
Becker, Larry Cohen, David Berkowitz, Lew
Franck Multon.
Stansby, Chip Martel
2008 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob
Hamman, Zia Mahmood, Jeff Meckstroth,
Eric Rodwell; 2. Roy Welland, Brian
Glubok, Ron Smith, Billy Cohen, Howard
Weinstein, Steve Garner
1977 1. Jim Cayne, Alan Greenberg, James 2009 1. Nick Nickell, Ralph Katz, Bob Hamman,
1991 1. Cliff Russell, Sam Lev, Larry N. Cohen,
Jacoby, Kyle Larsen, Michael S. Lawrence; Zia Mahmood, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric
David Berkowitz, Marty Bergen, Bjorn
2. Matt Granovetter, Robert H. Lipsitz, Neil Rodwell; 2. Michal Kwiecien, Alexander
Fallenius; 2. Mike Cappelletti, Jr., Mike
Silverman, Samuel M. Stayman Smirnov, Rafal Jagniewski, Josek Piekarek
Cappelletti, Sr., Lawrence Hicks, Rob
1978 1. Ira G. Corn, Jr., Fred Hamilton, Robert 2010 1. James Cayne, Giorgio Duboin, Alfredo
Crawford
D. Hamman, Ira S. Rubin, Bobby Wolff; Versace, Antonio Sementa, Lorenzo Lauria,
1992 1. James Cayne, Mike Passell, Mark Lair,
2. Allan Graves, Gaylor Kasle, Mark Lair, Michael Seamon; 2. Josef Piekarek, Steve
Chuck Burger, Gabriel Chagas, Marcelo
George Mittelman, Barney OÕMalia, Ron Garner, Howard Weinstein, Roy Welland,
Branco; 2. Jim Mahaffey, Alan Sontag, Eddie
Smith Alexander Smirnov, Cristal Henner-Welland
Kantar, Ron Andersen, Tony Forrester
1979 1-2. Russ Arnold, Robert Levin, Jeff 2011 1. James Cayne, Giorgio Duboin, Alfredo
1993 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob
Meckstroth, Bud Reinhold, Eric Rodwell; Versace, Antonio Sementa, Lorenzo Lauria,
Hamman, Bobby Wolff, Jeff Meckstroth,
1-2. Ira G. Corn, Jr., Fred Hamilton, Robert Michael Seamon; 2. Fulvio Fantoni, Geir
Eric Rodwell; 2. Jimmy Cayne, Chuck
D. Hamman, Ira S. Rubin, Bobby Wolff Helgemo, Tor Helness, Franck Multon,
Burger, Mike Passell, Paul Soloway, Bobby
1980 1. Ron E. Andersen, Malcolm K. Brachman, Claudio Nunes, Pierre Zimmerman
Goldman, Mark Lair
Bobby Goldman, Eddie Kantar, Michael S. 2012 1. Pierre Zimmermann, Fulvio Fantoni,
1994 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob
Lawrence, Paul Soloway; 2-3. Mark Lair, Geir Helgemo, Tor Helness, Franck Multon,
Hamman, Bobby Wolff, Jeff Meckstroth,
Jeff Meckstroth, Mike Passell, Eric Rodwell, Claudio Nunes; 2. Sabine Auken, Roy
Eric Rodwell; 2. James Cayne, Bobby
George Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold; 2-3. Welland, Lew Stansby, Bart Bramley
Goldman, Mark Lair, Mike Passell, Chuck
Roy Fox, Ed Manfield, Paul Swanson, Kit
Burger, Paul Soloway
Woolsey
1995 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob Slow play: the curse
1981 1. Chip Martel, Peter A. Pender, Hugh Ross,
Hamman, Bobby Wolff, Jeff Meckstroth,
Lew Stansby; 2-3. Roger Bates, Chuck F. of the game
Eric Rodwell; 2. Peter Nagy, Bruce
Burger, Jim Cayne, Bill Eisenberg, Alan
Ferguson, Howard Weinstein, Ralph Katz, Patty Johnson, Sebring FL, is a National
Greenberg; 2-3. Evan Bailey, L. Andrew
Fred Stewart, Steve Weinstein Tournament Director and the Director-in-Charge for
Campbell, Joel Hoersch, David J. Weiss
1996 1. Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg, Chip all District 9 (Florida) tournaments.
1982 1. Bill Root, Richard Pavlicek, Edgar
Martel, Lew Stansby; 2. James Cayne, Mark An old tournament director friend of mine, John
Kaplan, Norman Kay; 2. Mark Molson, Eric
Feldman, Chuck Burger, Michael Seamon, “Spider” Harris, was famous for the saying: “Slow
Kokish, Paul Lewis, Robert Lebi, George
Mike Passell, Alan Sontag play is the curse of the game.” Nothing is more
Mittelman, Drew Cannell
1997 1. Bart Bramley, Howard Weinstein, Sidney frustrating for tournament directors than having to
1983 1. Oswald Jacoby, Edgar Kaplan, Norman
Lazard, Steve Garner; 2. George Rosenkranz, herd players along like cattle when slow play isn’t
Kay, Bill Root, Richard Pavlicek; 2-3 Ron
Eddie Wold, Adam Zmudzinski, Marek actually the problem.
Rubin, Mike Becker, Bill Eisenberg, Eddie
Szymanowski, Marcin Lesniewski, Cezary If you take a moment to think about it, most of
Kantar, Mike Lawrence, Peter Weichsel; 2-3.
Balicki your opponents do not take that long to bid or play
Chip Martel, Lew Stansby, Peter Pender,
1998 1. Rita Shugart, Andrew Robson, Geir a deal -- yet before you know it, the round is being
Hugh Ross
Helgemo, Tony Forrester; 2. George Jacobs, called and you are nowhere near finished with the last
1984 1-4. Bill Root, Richard Pavlicek, Edgar
Ralph Katz, Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo board.
Kaplan, Norman Kay; 1-4. Fred Stewart,
Versace, PeterWeichsel, Alan Sontag Here are some suggestions which, if followed,
Steve Weinstein, Allan Stauber, Mike
1999 1. Rita Shugart, Andrew Robson, Geir would solve many of our problems.
Smolen; 1-4. Sam Stayman, Richard Reisig,
Helgemo, Tony Forrester; 2. Dano DeFalco, First: do not post mortem between deals whether
George Tornay, Saul Bronstein; 1-4. Jim
Giorgio Duboin, Guido Ferraro, Norberto you are in a pair game or a Swiss team event. Finish
Robison, Jon Wittes, Ross Grabel, Stelios
Bocchi the round and then discuss hands if there is still
Touchtidis
2000 1. George Jacobs, Alfredo Versace, Lorenzo time. We, as directors, will not cut your time but I
1985 1-2. Chip Martel, Peter Pender, Hugh Ross,
Lauria, Ralph Katz, Norberto Bocchi, think you will find yourselves under less pressure by
Lew Stansby; 1-2. George Rosenkranz,
Giorgio Duboin; 2. Mike Cappelletti Jr., following this suggestion. Remember: we provide
Eddie Wold, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell,
Gary Cohler, Richard Finberg, Mark Lair, hand records in pair games so you don’t have to
Marty Bergen, Larry N. Cohen
Jerry Goldfein worry about forgetting a particular holding.
1986 1. Steve Robinson, Chip Martel, Hugh Ross,
2001 1. Roy Welland, Bjorn Fallenius, Brad Second: if you are on opening lead, make your
Peter Boyd, Peter Pender, Lew Stansby; 2.
Moss, Fred Gitelman, Steve Garner, Howard lead before recording the contract in your private
Bud Reinhold, Ron Andersen, Tom Sanders,
Weinstein; 2. George Jacobs, Alfredo score. You will have plenty of time after leading to
Paul Soloway, Bobby Goldman
Versace, Lorenzo Lauria, Ralph Katz, record the information and still see the entire first
1987 1. Zia Mahmood, Jaggy Shivdasani, Billy
Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin trick.
Cohen, Ron Smith; 2. Walter Johnson, Mark
2002 1. Steve Landen, Dan Morse, Bobby Wolff, Third: unless you have a legitimate reason to
Cohen, Ralph Katz, Bill Pollack, Dave
Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Adam Wildavsky, leave the table, such as the restroom or a smoke
Berkowitz, Howard Weinstein
Doug Doub; 2. Richard Schwartz, Michael break, please remain at the table and visit with your
1988 1. Jimmy Cayne, Bob Hamman, Mike
Becker, Larry Cohen, David Berkowitz, Zia opponents. You might actually find this enjoyable
Passell, Mark Lair, Chuck Berger, Bobby
Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg and a new way to make friends or future Swiss team
Wolff; 2. Tom Fox, Dick Melson, Jim Hall,
2003 1. Malcolm Brachman, Mike Passell, Eddie partnerships.
David Lehman
Wold, Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson; 2. Roy I wish we could make these suggestions into
1989 1. Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg,
Welland, Bjorn Fallenius, Zia Mahmood, rules enforceable by penalty, but none of us wants
Sam Lev, Chris Compton, Mark Molson;
Michael Rosenberg, Cezary Balicki, Adam a bridge event decided by the pair with the fewest
2. Jillian Blanchard, Robert Blanchard,
Zmudzinski penalties. All I can do as a director is to ask the
Jon Greenspan, Kerri Shuman, Margie
2004 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob cooperation and help of all players because I think
Gwozdzinsky, Glenn Eisenstein
Hamman, Paul Soloway, Jeff Meckstroth, not only you but everyone else will enjoy their
1990 1. Richard Pavlicek, William Root, Edgar
Eric Rodwell; 2. Richard Schwartz, Massimo tournaments more.
Kaplan, Norman Kay, Brian Glubok; 2.
Lanzarotti, Andrea Buratti, Michael Becker, Remember: those who enjoy a tournament
Malcolm Brachman, Mike Passell, Paul
Larry Cohen, David Berkowitz will continue to play. Do your part to make bridge
Soloway, Bobby Goldman, Mark Lair, Eddie
2005 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob enjoyable for yourself, your partner and your
Wold
opponents -- you can’t play without them.
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West North East South Dlr: West ♠ Q 7 6 3
Senior KO
Zmudzinski Miller Balicki Gupta Vul: Both ♥ Q 9 7
Pass 1♣ 1♥ Pass ♦ J 10 8 3 2
continued from page 5
3♥ All ♣ J
West North East South ♠ A 2 ♠ K J 10 9 4
Zmudzinski Miller Balicki Gupta West North East South ♥ A J 6 5 ♥ 2
1♦ Pass Stansby Passell Bramley Lynch ♦ 6 ♦ A K 9 7 4
1♥ Pass 1♠ Pass Pass 1♣ (1) 1♥ Pass ♣ A Q 10 9 6 5 ♣ 7 4
2♦ (1) Pass 3♦ Pass 3♥ Pass 4♥ All Pass ♠ 8 5
3NT Pass 4♣ Pass (1) Precision: 16-plus points ♥ K 10 8 4 3
4♥ Pass 4♠ Pass Perhaps Zmudzinski did not have a three-club ♦ Q 5
6♦ Pass Pass Pass mixed raise (to show four-card heart support, some ♣ K 8 3 2
(1) Artificial game-force 7-9 high-card points and eight losers) available. West North East South
Balicki, with his balanced hand, passed. Miller Balicki Gupta Zmudzinski
West North East South Bramley, though, with a much stronger hand 1♣ Pass 1♠ Pass
Stansby Passell Bramley Lynch than he might have held and prime cards, raised to 3♣ Pass 3♦ Pass
1♦ (1) Pass 4♥. And right he was. Both declarers took 11 tricks, 3NT All Pass
1♥ Pass 1♠ Pass giving Gupta 10 IMPs and leaving the score at 42-23
3NT All Pass to Lynch. West North East South
(1) 11-15 points, two-plus diamonds Bramley had to guess right as declarer after Passell Meckstroth Lynch Rodwell
It was hard for Stansby to envision a slam Gupta started with her singleton club. Miller won the 2♣ (1) Pass 2♠ (2) Pass
opposite such a limited opening. Maybe with seven ♣10, cashed the ♣K and exited with the ♣2. Bramley 3♣ (3) All Pass
winners, that East hand is good enough for a strong considered ruffing with the ♥8 but eventually made (1) Six-plus clubs, 11-15 points.
1♣ opening. the winning decision, ruffing with the ♥A and playing (2) Five spades, fewer than four hearts, forcing
In contrast, when Zmudzinski did not a heart to dummy’s king. When the queen fell, he was one round.
immediately bid 3NT, Balicki judged to go beyond able to claim. He had been planning to rely on the (3) Neither three spades nor stoppers in both red
3NT. spade finesse to pitch a diamond from dummy had suits.
Stansby took all the tricks after a misdefense. the ♥K not dropped the queen. Miller was too strong to rebid 2♣ and a tad too
Balicki made his slam exactly to gain 9 IMPs. On the first board of the second session, Rodwell weak for a 2♥ reverse. So he settled for 3♣. Then it
The last big swing came on the final deal of the and Zmudzinski picked up: was easy for Gupta to rebid 3♦, allowing 3NT to be
set. ♠ A K Q J 8 4 ♥ J 3 ♦ K 5 ♣ J 6 4 reached in comfort.
Dlr: West ♠ Q 4 2 They both opened 1♠ (in Rodwell’s case, limited Declarer won the diamond lead in the dummy,
Vul: E-W ♥ Q to 15 points) and partner responded 1NT. Zmudzinski played a club to his queen, and took 10 tricks: two
♦ K Q 3 raised to 2NT (and Balicki went on to game). spades, one heart, two diamonds and five clubs.
♣ A K J 10 7 2 Rodwell surprisingly settled for 2♠. One theme of the match came up at the other
♠ J 10 ♠ A K 3 This was partner’s hand: table, when Passell might have opened a strong 1♣
♥ K J 9 6 5 ♥ A 8 7 4 2 ♠ 9 3 ♥ 7 6 2 ♦ A 9 7 2 ♣ K Q 9 8 with a good 15-pointer. However, surely Lynch, with
♦ 4 2 ♦ A 10 6 Nothing nasty was happening, so 4♠ was cold. a singleton heart and a doubleton club, should have
♣ Q 8 5 4 ♣ 9 3 3NT could have lost five hearts and one club, but moved with 3♦.
♠ 9 8 7 6 5 Gupta failed to find the necessary heart shift when in Passell took 12 tricks (two spades, one heart, two
♥ 10 3 with her ♣A, so Lynch gained 6 IMPs. diamonds, two heart ruffs and five clubs), but Gupta
♦ J 9 8 7 5 This was Board 20: gained 10 IMPs.
♣ 6 This was the next deal (problem No. 2):
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THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING SIDE SERIES Dlr: North ♠ K Q 10 7 5 3 2
29.5 Tables Vul: N-S ♥ —
A B C ♦ K 9 3
6.07 1 Valentin Kovachev, Glencoe IL; Diana Marquardt, Del Mar CA 68.91%
♣ 10 6 4
5.16 2 1 1 Jennifer Peterson, Golden Valley MN; Michele Grindal,
♠ A ♠ J 9 6
Minneapolis MN 68.74%
♥ Q 9 8 7 3 2 ♥ A J 10 6
3.87 3 2 Volker Mitterhammer, Austria; Gerald Lackner, Graz Austria 64.14%
♦ Q 10 4 ♦ 7 6 5
2.90 4 3 Carolyn Rowley, Evanston IL; Cory Perkers, Chicago IL 63.26%
♣ A 8 7 ♣ Q 5 3
1.92 5 John D Aguiar, Calgary AB; Kasmer Andreychuk, Yorkton SK 62.18%
1.44 6 Ronald Kral, Reston VA; Xingping Kang, El Monte CA 61.31% ♠ 8 4
2.18 4 Fran Smith, Glen Ellyn IL; Trevor Lumb, Atlanta GA 58.27% ♥ K 5 4
2.16 5 Janice Hazel, Savannah GA; Diane Anderson, Sun Lakes AZ 57.93% ♦ A J 8 2
1.22 6 Peter Wahl - Karen Wahl, Cornville AZ 57.55% ♣ K J 9 2
2.39 2 Margie Patterson, Spring TX; Joan Long, Mesa AZ 56.93% West North East South
1.79 3 Francine Dobkin, Paradise Valley AZ; Barbara Schlein, Purchase NY 54.13%
Miller Balicki Gupta Zmudzinski
1.35 4 Camille Ovitsky - Bruce Poster, Santa Fe NM 53.63%
3♠ Pass Pass
1.01 5 Brenda Starnes - Doris Needham, Navarre FL 53.37%
Dbl Pass 4♥ All Pass
1.16 6 Carol Kemper, Portola Valley CA; Randy Ryals, Menlo Park CA 51.33%
West North East South
THURSDAY MORNING MARGARET GAER MEMORIAL 49ER PAIRS
13.0 Tables Passell Meckstroth Lynch Rodwell
A B C 3♠ Pass 4♠
2.42 1 Victoria Billard - Wynne Begun, Kansas City MO 61.91% All Pass
1.82 2 Naomi Caras-Miller - Linda Saperstein, Scottsdale AZ 61.62% Miller’s balancing double looked strange,
1.36 3 Patricia Dantzscher - Judy Lamers, Sun Lakes AZ 60.93% especially with the ♠A making it unlikely that partner
1.56 4 1 Gary Holt, Oro Valley AZ; Marcia Dalton, Frisco CO 58.27%
could have a penalty pass. But it worked out all right.
0.77 5 Virginia Jorgensen, Bellingham WA; Agnes Maze, Sun City West AZ 57.27%
Declarer could have escaped for down two, but
0.57 6 Daniel Wolf, Sun City AZ; Etta Marcus, Grayslake IL 55.13%
she erred and was heading for down three when
1.17 2 Valerie McGrath, Wabasha MN; Lois Sperl, Scottsdale AZ 54.87%
Zmudzinski also misjudged, so down two it was.
0.88 3 Roger Clayton, Phoenix AZ; Mark Kaiser, Tempe AZ 54.82%
Rodwell did well to bid 4♠, which was
0.66 4 Barbara Freeman - Marc Freeman, Indianapolis IN 54.61%
0.61 5 Susan Johnson - Mary Souliere, Edmonton AB 52.58% unbeatable.
0.76 1 Elizabeth Barnhill - Charles Barnhill, Madison WI 52.14% Lynch led the ♦5: jack, queen, king. Meckstroth
0.57 2 Karen Johnson, Scottsdale AZ; Aleene Fraser, Avon CO 45.90% led the ♠Q, Passell winning and shifting to a low
heart. North ruffed, cashed the ♠K, and ran the ♣10
THURSDAY MORNING MARGARET GAER MEMORIAL 299ER PAIRS to make his contract.
26.0 Tables
That gave Gupta 11 IMPs.
A B C
Even more points went the same way three
5.09 1 Bernard Payen - Erick Mauberquel, Paris France 71.21%
boards later.
4.66 2 1 1 George Kersels - Elliott Weiss, Tucson AZ 63.83%
Dlr: West ♠ K
3.50 3 2 2 Deborah Machlin, Atherton CA; Ginny Strock, Los Altos CA 62.69%
Vul: None ♥ A 10 8
2.15 4 Linda Washburn - A. Curtis Washburn, Larkspur CO 60.98%
2.62 5 3 3 Maureen Simpson, Scottsdale AZ; Alan Polish, Palo Alto CA 60.23% ♦ K J 10 2
1.97 6 4 4 Ralph Lipe - Lynda Lipe, Bellevue WA 59.85% ♣ A K Q J 5
1.47 5 5 Luigi Lenaz - Dianne Lenaz, Newtown PA 58.71% ♠ J 7 5 3 2 ♠ 9 4
1.11 6 6 Sandy Fox - Kaliope Demetriades, Scottsdale AZ 58.14% ♥ 6 ♥ K 5 3 2
♦ 7 5 3 ♦ Q 9 8 6 4
THURSDAY AFTERNOON SIDE GAME
♣ 7 6 3 2 ♣ 8 4
23.0 Tables
♠ A Q 10 8 6
A B C
♥ Q J 9 7 4
5.01 1 Christopher Pisarra, Lafayette CA; Mike Bandler, Alamo CA 63.98%
♦ A
3.76 2 Pierre Zimmermann - Franck Multon, 98000 Monaco 63.42%
♣ 10 9
2.82 3 James Tanner, Highland CA; William Hamann, Riverside CA 58.97%
4.10 4 1 1 Barbara Robinson - David Robinson, Denver CO 58.35% West North East South
2.05 5 Harold Emme - Carol Emme, Plainfield IL 58.14% Miller Balicki Gupta Zmudzinski
2.05 6 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Mark Lair, Canyon TX 57.81% Pass 1♣ (1) Pass 1♠
3.08 2 Carol Ramsey - Linda Taschuk, Edmonton AB 57.59% Pass 2♣ (2) Pass 2♦ (3)
2.39 3 2 Nancy Holt, Oro Valley AZ; Martin Leftik, Honolulu HI 56.58% Pass 3♦ Pass 3NT
1.73 4 Ann Weinstein, Yonkers NY; Myra Abrams, Cote Saint-Luc QC 55.74%
Pass 4♣ Pass 4♦
1.77 5 Sammy Tigert, Tulsa OK; Andrew Loh, Solana Beach CA 55.59%
Pass 4♥ Pass 4♠
1.18 6 Florence Mahony - Brian Mahony, Delray Beach FL 54.80%
Pass 4NT Pass 5♥
1.79 3 Daniel Oditt - Herbert Bartick, Scottsdale AZ 52.07%
Pass 5♠ Pass 5NT
1.35 4 Mary Ann Bond, Fargo ND; Nancy Gaunt, Evansville IN 50.54%
Pass 6NT Pass 7♣
1.01 5 Sandra Macpherson, Halifax NS; Robert Judd, Algonquin IL 50.40%
0.92 6 Ginger Cox, Honolulu HI; Susan White, San Diego CA 48.65% All Pass
(1) Polish: usually a weak notrump, but can be
THURSDAY AFTERNOON “Z MAN” 299ER PAIRS any 19-plus pointer.
14.0 Tables (2) 15-plus points, forcing.
A B C (3) Artificial game-force.
3.39 1 1 Jay Quella - Catherine Quella, Weyauwega WI 66.33%
West North East South
2.54 2 2 1 Laura Palmer, Auburn AL; Nancy Bean, Atlanta GA 65.75%
Passell Meckstroth Lynch Rodwell
1.91 3 3 2 Margaret Randol - Jeanie Wolff, Scottsdale AZ 65.42%
Pass 1♣ (1) Pass 1♥ (2)
1.43 4 4 Carolyn Blair - Charles Vaughn, Tucson AZ 57.50%
Pass 2♣ (3) Pass 3♥ (4)
1.34 5 5 3 Richard Katnik - Joanne Katnik, Elbert CO 57.00%
Pass 3NT Pass 4♣
1.20 6 6 4 Karla Reynolds - Lorraine Allen, Scottsdale AZ 56.67%
0.72 5/6 Judith Jensen, Whitesboro NY; Jennifer Friedman, Los Angeles CA 54.17% Pass 4♦ (5) Pass 4NT (6)
0.72 5/6 Deborah Machlin, Atherton CA; Ginny Strock, Los Altos CA 54.17% Pass 5♦ (7) Pass 5♥ (8)
Pass 6♣ All Pass
THURSDAY AFTERNOON “Z MAN” 49ER PAIRS (1) 16-plus points.
9.0 Tables (2) 8-plus points and five-plus spades, or 11-13
A B C
balanced.
2.00 1 Daniel Wolf, Sun City AZ; Etta Marcus, Grayslake IL 66.96%
(3) Natural, asking.
1.50 2 1 1 Barry Heller, Burbank CA; Norman Jacobs, Carefree AZ 65.48%
(4) At least 5-5 in the majors.
1.13 3 Victoria Billard - Wynne Begun, Kansas City MO 60.42%
(5) Roman Key Card Blackwood in clubs.
1.04 4 2 Robert Fischer - Jean Fischer, Boulder CO 56.55%
(6) Two key cards, no ♣Q.
0.63 5 Gail Ostermann - Judi North, Atlanta GA 55.36%
0.78 3 Mildred West, Quartzsite AZ; Aileen Brock, Bellingham WA 53.87% (7) Asking for extras.
0.71 4 2 Barbara Freeman - Marc Freeman, Indianapolis IN 49.11% (8) No side kings.
With the heart finesse losing, 7♣ was one too
high.
Lynch led a diamond against 6♣. Meckstroth
won with dummy’s ace, drew trumps, cashed his ♥A,
and played another heart, claiming.
continued on page 10
Page 10 Friday, December 6, 2013 Daily Bulletin
WED EVE ZIP KO with an overtrick. But at the other table, Bramley
Senior KO
9 Tables
took a shot at 3NT. Zmudzinski had a natural
2.88 1 Owen Lien, Hendersonville NC; Dennis Bilde,
diamond lead that conceded the ninth trick – 10 IMPs
Aarhus C 8000 Denmark; Meg Myers, Beaverton OR; Robert Brady, continued from page 10
McLean VA to Gupta.
2.02 2 Ludmila Antonova, San Francisco CA; Nikolay That gave Gupta a huge 14 IMPs and the lead by On the next deal, Passell found a fatal shift to let
Demirev, Arlington Hts IL; Joshua Donn, Las Vegas NV; Louk 8 IMPs. a beatable 4♠ through, giving 12 IMPs to Gupta when
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1.15 3/4 Anam Tebha, Las Vegas NV; Max Aeschbacher, Lynch recouped 3 IMPs over the next seven Stansby and Bramley defended accurately.
Salt Lake City UT; Craig Ganzer, Brooklyn NY; Theresa Venhuis, boards. But again the final deal of the set featured a After four quiet deals came Board 41:
Denver CO big swing (problem No. 3). Dlr: North ♠ 10 8 5
Dlr: West ♠ J 8 6 2 Vul: E-W ♥ J 10
TUESDAY-THURSDAY MORNNING KO BRACKET I
6 Tables Vul: E-W ♥ — ♦ J 5
13.67 1 Henry Caspar, Southaven MS; Terry Richardson, ♦ A J 10 8 4 ♣ A Q 8 6 5 2
Austin TX; Christopher Cowan - Debbie Feldman, Oakville ON ♣ 10 8 5 4 ♠ A 7 4 ♠ Q 9 6 3 2
7.25 2 Kimberly Whipple - Cookie Potter, Boca
Grande FL; Kevin Dwyer, Tampa FL; Danny Molenaar, 2592 Bz ♠ 7 5 ♠ K Q 9 ♥ A Q 8 7 6 5 3 ♥ K 9 2
Netherlands; Tim Verbeek, 3971Ma Netherlands ♥ A 5 ♥ J 8 4 2 ♦ A 7 2 ♦ 10 3
♦ 9 7 6 5 2 ♦ K Q 3 ♣ — ♣ K 9 7
TUESDAY-THURSDAY MORNNING KO BRACKET II
6 Tables ♣ Q 7 6 3 ♣ A 9 2 ♠ K J
9.51 1 Bill Darden - Melvin Rueppel - Marcia ♠ A 10 4 3 ♥ 4
Christopher, Estes Park CO; Billie Turner, Greeley CO ♥ K Q 10 9 7 6 3 ♦ K Q 9 8 6 4
5.04 2 Giorgia Botta, Rome 00135 Italy; Peggyann
♦ — ♣ J 10 4 3
Klein, New York NY; Charlotte Blum, La Jolla CA; Dave Kuschel,
Minot ND ♣ K J West North East South
West North East South Passell Meckstroth Hayden Rodwell
TUESDAY-THURSDAY MORNNING KO BRACKET III Miller Balicki Gupta Zmudzinski Pass Pass 3♦
6 Tables
7.49 1 Wilbur Argersinger, Ann Arbor MI; Pamela Pass Pass 1NT 4♥ 3♥ 4♣ 4♥ 5♣
Ziegel, Petoskey MI; Katherine Grant, Riverview FL; Gerald All Pass 6♥ All Pass
Beaubien, Estero FL
3.97 2 Leslie Dorsey, Gambrills MD; Kenneth Kidd,
West North East South West North East South
Ventura CA; Carol Lombardino, Spring TX; Marilyn Adams,
Beaumont TX Passell Meckstroth Lynch Rodwell Stansby Balicki Bramley Zmudzinski
Pass Pass 1NT Dbl Pass Pass 1♦
TUESDAY-THURSDAY MORNNING KO BRACKET IV All Pass 1♥ 2♣ 2♥ 3♣
6 Tables
6.23 1 Vickki Shelley - Clysta Kittlaus, St George UT; Zmudzinski bought a dreadful dummy. Miller led 4♣ Pass 4♥ All Pass
Joan Fedor, Sun City West AZ; George Shelley, Saint George UT the ♠7. Then South went down two, losing one spade, Passell, hoping his partner’s assets were outside
3.30 2 Jacqueline Montgomery - Barbara Baker - Mary two hearts, one club and a spade ruff by West. clubs, jumped to 6♥. Unlucky! And Meckstroth found
Cotham, Fort Worth TX; Diane Washabaugh, Aledo TX
Rodwell’s double worked nicely, but I expect he the killing diamond lead. Passell guessed spades to
TUESDAY-THURSDAY MORNNING KO BRACKET V was surprised when it was passed out. The contract go down one.
6 Tables should have gone down one, but declarer erred and Stansby made his slam try, then respected
5.58 1 Debra Moore, Sun Lakes AZ; Larry Huhn - Kathy
went down two. partner’s 4♥ signoff. He also took 11 tricks to give
Ronquist - William Stone, Chandler AZ
2.96 2 Richard Polunsky, Houston TX; Charlotte Glaser, This gave Gupta another 12 IMPs and the lead by Gupta 13 IMPs.
Jasper GA; Thomas Berringer - Jean Berringer, Phoenix AZ 83-66. There was one more sizable swing to Gupta, who
In the third set, Passell and Stansby picked up led by 140-67 with 16 boards to go.
TUESDAY-THURSDAY MORNNING KO BRACKET VI
6 Tables (vulnerable against not): The match was effectively over, and the last set
5.23 1 Donald Berry - Jill Stainforth, Victoria BC; Linda ♠ A K ♥ A K 9 7 3 2 ♦ 5 ♣ 10 8 7 2 was less exciting. In the end, Gupta, Miller, Bramley,
Hermanson - Lynn Sawyer, Green Valley AZ Both opened 1♥, limited to 15 high-card points. Stansby, Meckstroth and Rodwell won by 156-81.
2.77 2 Cindy Wilcox - Jeannie Guthery - Toni Bliss -
When partner responded 1♠, Passell settled for 2♥ but This is the first North American for Gupta. It made
Rita Jean Levit, Tulsa OK
Stansby understandably jumped to 3♥. Miller a Grand Life Master, and is the first Senior
In theory, Passell was right, making his contract national title for Meckwell.
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