National Champions of the Freeman Mixed BAM!

Winter 2014
Volume 60, Number 4
National Champions of the
Freeman Mixed BAM!
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Contents
Editor’s Note
This issue marks my first as Editor as I’ve
taken the reins from John Carruthers
who capably edited The Kibitzer for over
11 years. JC has achieved a lot in bridge
but did you know he is Unit 166’s only
honorary life member?
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas
but not this: How about Joan Eaton,
Nader Hanna, and former Unit 166
resident Michael Roche (along with
Karen Cumpstone of Nanaimo, BC)
winning the Mixed Teams BAM at the
Summer Nationals? For the 2nd time in
3 years no less! And they say there are
no dynasties in bridge.
Articles, ideas for articles, and anecdotes
are always welcome. Hope you enjoy the
new look.
Andy Stark
[email protected]
Cover photo courtesy of ACBL
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Kibitzer Information....................................... 5
Kibitzer Editorial Policy................................. 5
Unit 166 Board of Directors........................ 6
Unit 166 Award Nominations...................... 7
Unit 166 Financial Statement Notice......... 7
Unit 166 Zero Tolerance Notice................. 7
Unit 238 Board of Directors........................ 8
District 2 Website........................................... 8
Unit 246 Board of Directors........................ 9
Unit 246 Items of Interest............................ 9
Unit 249 Board of Directors......................10
Notice to Tournament Managers...............10
Thinking Bridge - Eddie Kantar..................11
Could This Be Magic? - Ray Jotcham.........12
So Long, JC.....................................................15
Defense Wins BAMs - Nader Hanna........18
Tales of the Jack of Hearts - M. Roche.....20
Catching up with Ed O’Reilly.....................31
Tournament Winners...................................32
Tournament Ads & Info................................22
In Memoriam..................................................37
Notes, Quotes & Anecdotes......................43
Tournament Trail...........................................44
Tournaments
Bermuda..........................................................25
North American Pairs District Final.........26
Toronto...........................................................27
London............................................................28
St. Catharines.................................................29
Guelph.............................................................30
Advertisers
Barbados........................................................... 3
Bridge at the Briars Spring 2014................. 2
Etobicoke Bridge Centre.............................25
Lee’s Bridge Etobicoke.................................25
Mississauga-Oakville BC..............................22
Partners Bridge Club....................................24
Vince Oddy Bridge Supplies.......................23
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UNIT 166
Board Of Directors
President: Carol Bongard, 328 Manor Road East, Toronto, ON M4S 1S2;
416-489-9450; [email protected]
Vice President & Recorder: Paul Cronin, 3401 Weinbrenner Rd., Apt. 503,
Niagara Falls ON L2G 7K6; 905-295-2822; [email protected]
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Nominations Please!!
For Unit 166 members only
Kate Buckman Award
Do you know someone who contributes to others’ enjoyment of the
game of bridge? Do you know someone who should be honoured
by the Board of Unit 166? We’re looking for nominations for the
Kate Buckman Award for 2014. If you don’t nominate someone,
then we can’t honour them and we really want to celebrate this kind
of person and the contributions they make to the game of bridge.
Audrey Grant Award
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profession? Do you know someone who should be feted by the
Board? Submit the nominations for the Audrey Grant Award for
2014. Again, if you don’t nominate then we can’t celebrate the
excellence of this teacher’s skill and dedication.
The Unit 166 Board of Directors should consider
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The reason that this person deserves your consideration is:
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UNIT 238
Board Of Directors
President: Shirley O’Neil, 1713 Carol Street, Val Caron, ON, P3N 1H1;
705-897-5423; [email protected] Vice-President: Alan Young, 906255 Highland Road, RR1, Temiskaming Shores,
ON, POJ 1PO; 705-563-2996; [email protected]
Business Manager: Norm Malette, 1307 Diane Street, Sudbury, ON, P3A 4H4;
705-525-2301; [email protected]
Treasurer & Tournament Coordinator: Marc Langevin, 133 Sable Crescent,
North Bay, ON, P1A 3X6; 705-493-2490; [email protected]
Secretary: Lawrence McDonald, 108-570 Notre Dame Ave. W., Azilda ON P0M
1B0; 705-587-2347; [email protected]
Disciplinary Chair: Millie Wood Colton, 165 McNaughton Street, Sudbury, ON,
P3E 1V4; 705-674-3677; [email protected]
Recorder and Webmaster: Michel Malette, 1250 Arvo Avenue, Sudbury,
Ontario, P3A 3P2; 705-222-2142; [email protected]
Education: Brenda Geden, 286 Orange Crescent, North Bay, ON, P1A 3A9;
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Director: John Biondi, 533 Lakeshore Drive, Unit 204, North Bay, Ontario, P1A
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Director: Claire Page, 277 Balsam Street N, Timmins, ON, P4N 6H2;
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Director: Brian Thomas, 4 Mapleridge Dr., North Bay ON, P1C 0B5;
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•Martin Hunter the NAP/GNT coordinator [email protected]
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UNIT 246
Board Of Directors
President: Linda Lord, 5930 17th Sideroad RR 1, Schomberg ON L0G 1T0;
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•1st time members of the ACBL can apply to the Unit 246 Board for a
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UNIT 249
Board Of Directors
President: Jim Brimner, Box 357, Embro ON N0J 1J0; 519-475-6762;
[email protected]
Vice-President and Tournament Coordinator: Tom Ramsay, 65 Bayberry
Drive, Unit C408, Guelph, ON N1G5K8; 519-265-1767; email tandlramsay@
yahoo.com
Secretary: Lee Easterbrook, 89 Riverview Dr. Unit 1006, Chatham, ON, N7M
6A4, 519-355-7837, [email protected]
Treasurer: Jed Drew, 55 Fairs Cres., Tillsonburg, ON N4G 5W2; 519-842-8786,
[email protected]
Membership Chair: Ryan Williams, 1905 Normandy, Apt. 201, LaSalle, ON,
N9H 1P9, 226-783-8964, [email protected]
Webmaster: Alison Burkett, 580 Lancaster St W, Kitchener, ON N2K 1M3;
519-885-6035; [email protected]
Disciplinary Chair:
Charles Dalmas, 721 Wellington St., Sarnia, ON, N7T 1J3, 519-328-3256,
[email protected]
Jonathan Buss, 96 Culpepper Dr., Waterloo, ON, N2L 5S1, 519-747-2771,
[email protected]
Susan Edwards, 50 Camberdale Pl., London, ON, N6K 4A1, 519-657-7449,
[email protected]
Mark Pettit, 4217 Petrolia Line, Box 1133, Petrolia, On., N0N 1R0,
519-882-3061, [email protected]
Marc Seguin, 2930 Wildwood Drive Apt 300, Windsor, ON, N8R 1Z3,
226-932-1384
Other Officials:
Recorder: Dwight Bender, 112-25 Becher St., London ON N6C 1A4;
519-645-1894; [email protected]
Auditor: Gary Westfall, 38 Mallard Cres., Bramalea ON L6S 2T6;
905-791-4239; [email protected]
Notice to All Clubs & Tournament Managers in Units 166, 246 & 249
If you plan to run a tournament, please check with your Unit Coordinator
to see if the date is free. There is an agreement among the three Units in
southern Ontario that their tournaments will not compete with one another.
This does not apply to those clubs which have an historic tournament
weekend - they are set aside for you.
Graham Warren, District 2 Tournament Coordinator
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Thinking Bridge
By Eddie Kantar
www.kantarbridge.com
Dealer South. EW Vul.
Defensive commentar y: East
encourages in diamonds and West
[J 5 3
continues with a high diamond, which
]A J 8 2
South ruffs.
{ 7 5
Play commentary: As South, you have
}K J 6 5
lost a diamond and are looking at a likely
[Q 10 9 7 4
[8 2
spade loser, as well as a possible heart
] 7 4
]Q 10 9 5
loser. Is there a safe way to bring this
{ A K J 10
{ Q 9 8 6 4 2
home? Yes, assuming West has at least
}7 3
}8
five spades for the vulnerable overcall,
[A K 6
you have a 100% play available.
]K 6 3
Draw trumps, play the [A and [K, leaving
{ 2
East with no spades. Now play the ]K
}A Q 10 9 4 2
and a second heart, covering whatever
heart West plays. Because of the power
West NorthEast South
of the ]8, East will be endplayed upon
———1}
winning the trick. Say West plays low.
1[
DoublePass 3}
You stick in the 8, East wins but cannot
Pass
5}
All Pass
return a heart into the A-J without giving
you a trick. If East exits with a diamond,
Opening lead: {A (ace from A-K at you can discard your losing spade and
trick one versus suit contracts)
ruff in dummy.
Bidding commentary: West’s overcall Say West plays the ]9 or ]10 on the
is normal, North’s double is negative, second lead of the suit. You cover with
showing at least four hearts and 7 or the jack, East wins the queen, but again
more high-card points. It is an unlimited the power of the ]8 prevents East
response but partner assumes 7-8 HCP from safely returning a heart from his
for the time being.
remaining 10-x or 9-x into the A-8. This
line of play is foolproof so long as West
has at least five spades.
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Could This
be Magic?
By Ray Jotcham
After receiving positive feedback for
my last article. I decided to carry on
with some hands in the same vein. The
following hand was played with my wife
against a well-known local “pro” and his
client. I have played against this gentleman for years, and he has gotten the
better of me many times; here I got a
little of my own back.
[A 6 2
]J 4 3 2
{ K 9 4
}J 7 2
[10 7 6 5
[5 3
]9 6
]K 10 8 7
{ Q 7 6
{ J 10 3 2
}A K 8 4
}9 6 3
[K Q J 9
]A Q 5
{ A 8 5
}Q 10 5
West NorthEast South
———1}
Pass1] Pass2NT
Pass
3NT
All Pass
I won the spade lead in dummy and led
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a heart to my queen, winning the trick.
I now needed to establish a club trick
to assure my contract, so I led a club to
dummy’s jack, which won. I now cashed
my spade winners, on which client
pitched his clubs. Now it was safe to try
for an overtrick by playing the ace and a
heart. When pro pitched the }8, I was
now prepared to accept making 3NT.
However when client cashed the last
heart and I pitched a club, pro envisioned
my holding A J x in diamonds, and threw
the }K. I won the forced diamond return
in hand, and led my last club. As pro won
the ace, I carefully threw away dummy’s
}7, and scored the last two tricks with
dummy’s {K and }2, making ten tricks
for a top.
Sometimes magic comes in the bidding.
I picked up the following hand, playing
against weaker opponents:
Both Vul.
[Q J 9 8 4
]J 10 4 3
{ K J 5
}3
After two passes, I bid 1[, primarily as
a lead director. Next hand doubled, and
Gail redoubled. RHO bid 2]. Since I
was going to bid 2] myself, I doubled,
and everybody passed. I led the spade
queen, and dummy proudly laid down
a 20-count!
[K 2
]A Q 8
{ Q 9 5 3
}A K Q 10
The queen was covered by the king
and ace. The ten was returned and
I overtook this to return the nine.
Dummy ruffed with the ]8, over-ruffed
with the ]9. Gail returned a diamond
and I won the king. I led another spade,
ruffed by dummy’s queen and over-ruffed
by the king. Gail now returned a heart!
Declarer had bid 2] on a three-card suit,
probably hoping not to get doubled!
Dummy’s ace won, and declarer tried
to cash some clubs. I ruffed the second
round, drew trumps, cashed the last
spade, and returned the {J so Gail could
win the last two tricks. +1700.
The auction proceeded as follows:
West NorthEast South
Mackay
Me
——2{3{
Pass4{ Pass5{
Pass6[ Pass7]
All Pass
I had hoped Steve would bid 5[ so I
could use the grand slam force (5NT)
to find out whether he had both the
ace and king of spades. He thought he
had bid enough. A diamond was led, and
dummy appeared:
[A J 6 5 4
]6
{ A 5 4 3
}J 5 3
This looked like a claimer if the spade
king is onside: pitch my losing club on the
diamond ace, and squeeze LHO in spades
and clubs. WRONG! What I have to do is
not take a pitch right away but trump the
diamond. Now I draw trumps, and take
the spade finesse. Another diamond is
ruffed, making East the only defender who
Not all my stories work out quite as well. can guard that suit. The end-position:
Sometimes the jack is referred to as the
knave, and it can work its own magic all [A 6 5
by itself. Witness these two hands from ]—
Bridge Week in Calgary.
{ A 5
}J
From the Senior Team semi-final: I held [K 10 7
[—
]—
]—
NS Vul.
{ —
{ K Q J
[Q 3 2
}9 7 5
}Q 10 8
]A K Q J 8 5 3
[Q 3
{—
]8
}A K 2
{—
}A K 2
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Now when I play my remaining trump,
West pitches his low spade—safe for
the time being. Now a spade to the
ace squeezes East who must hold onto
two diamonds. The diamond ace now
completes the squeeze on West, who
must hold a spade. Now the clubs run,
with the deuce taking the last trick
Going down in the grand cost 17 IMPs.
We lost the match by three! I was
mesmerised by the club jack!
The opening bid of 1NT by South was
passed out; Steve led a heart. I won the
ace and continued the suit. Declarer
ducked, and won the third round, with
me discarding an encouraging club.
Declarer now led a diamond to the
king and a diamond to her ace, Steve
following with the queen. Opener is
now marked with the AK of spades, so
it looks as though I must hold onto my
four spades. Steve, on the other side of
the table worked out the same thing, and
In the COPC, Steve and I were having a decided he must hold onto his Q x x of
decent game going into the last round, spades, so he discarded his heart winners
when this hand came up:
and the club ace so he wouldn’t get
end-played. Dummy’s J of spades looked
[J 9 x x around slyly and giggled, as declarer
]x x x
made ten tricks. If we win the five tricks
{ K x x x
we should, we win the silver medal and
}
x x
share $750 in prize money. If we take
[10 x x x
four tricks, we share the silver and half
]
Ax
the prize money. We got a bronze medal,
{
Jx
and a hearty hand-shake for our efforts.
}K J x x x
CBF Regional
Kids’ Game
Kids as young as 8 competing
in the CBF regionals!
Photo courtesy of
Jonathan Steinberg
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So Long, JC
John Carruthers edited The Kibitzer
magazine for just over eleven years. ‘JC’
is also well known in Canada for the
amount of time and energy he puts into
developing up-and-coming junior players.
As a way of saying thanks, a small token
at that, it’s time to put the spotlight on JC
and celebrate some of his achievements
in bridge.
There was his 1990 COPC win with
Katie Thorpe, his wife and top Canadian
player, to qualify for the World Open
Pairs in Geneva. In those days each
country had a quota of pairs.They were
dead average after three of the four final
sessions and in the final session doubled
the opponents for penalties ten times
(mostly in partscores). JC and Katie beat
them at least two tricks, scoring +300
or better nine times and went -560 in
one notrump redoubled the tenth time.
So, starting from the middle of the pack,
they won by more than two full boards.
JC won the 1999 CNTCs with Drew
Cannell, Nader Hanna, Robert Lebi and
honorary captain, Ted Horning. They
beat Molson, Baran, Graves, Kokish and
Mittelman in the final (plus Joey Silver,
Fred Gitelman and other very good
players in earlier KO matches.
Another victory came in the 1991
Master Mixed Teams with Katie and ‘the
children’ (as JC and Katie called them
then): Brad Moss, Bronia Gmach (still
Juniors at the time) and Jared Lilienstein.
Katie and JC did not play together;
throughout the event, each of them
partnered one of the kids.
But JC is not just a player—he loves
to share his winning ways. In 2007 he
coached Pakistan’s Bermuda Bowl team.
“I went to Karachi twice and was treated
like a king. It was a fantastic experience,”
JC says. JC has some helpful advice
for any player, no matter the caliber, if
sitting on the lead of a pairs or Swiss
event at the dinner break: “Eat as early
as possible and sparingly (salad, soup,
fish—no meat); do not imbibe alcohol or
any other mind-altering substances; try
to relax (rest, watch TV, read).When you
play, focus on the board you are playing
in the match underway—try not to think
of the end result.”
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Let’s let JC describe his first Regional
win with Bruce Ferguson in 1972—the
Detroit Open Pairs: “As Bruce and
others gathered around the scoring table
Dealer South. Both Vul.
[A 3 ]A K 10 9 8 6 4
{
A 6
}
7 5
[Q J 10
]J 2
{ K J 10 9 2
}A 9 4
West NorthEast
South
Brekke WeinsteinSalensmindeJC
——— 1}1
Pass1{2Pass 1]3
Pass
6]
All Pass
1. Clubs or any balanced 11-13 or 17-19
2. Transfer to hearts
3. 2/3 hearts and 11-13 balanced
(scoring was done by hand in those days
- no computers), someone asked, ‘Who
won?’ Barry Crane (producer of TV’s
Mannix, Mission: Impossible, Dallas, Wonder
Woman, and Hawaii Five-O, among others,
and originally from Detroit) answered,
‘Carruthers and somebody.’ Bruce
was incensed—even then he’d started
to build a name for himself (or so he
thought) and he was really annoyed that
Barry had apparently not heard of him.”
I asked JC for a deal—a favourite
perhaps—that he played or defended
well. He provided this one from a couple
years ago but calls it his ‘unfavourite.’
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“We were playing in the Yeh Bros. Cup
quarterfinals in 2009. The field was the
best I’d ever played in - World Champion
teams from Italy, USA, Norway, Poland,
England, Netherlands and Sweden (the
latter two to come).We had beaten Italy
earlier and our quarterfinal match was a
3-way between us (Howard Weinstein/
JC and Lew/Joanna Stansby), Norway
(Boye Brogeland/Espen Lindqvist and
Geir Brekke/Erik Sælensminde) and
England (Paul Hackett/John Armstrong
and David Gold/Tom Townsend). Only
one team went through.
On opening lead, Brekke took a full five
minutes before emerging with the three
of diamonds (3rd from an even number/
lowest from odd). How would you play?
I played low from dummy and won East’s
queen with the king. (It seemed to me
that East considered not playing the
queen, a play he could only consider with
length in the suit, i.e., five of them). I’d
escaped a club lead and all I had to do
was bring in the hearts or, if as I thought,
West’s diamond was a singleton, take
the top two hearts (if they were 3-1 or
2-2) and play off the ace of diamonds.
But why did West take so long to lead
his singleton?
away. We beat England but lost by 10 to
Norway, who’d lost to England. Norway
went through on IMP quotient.
Notice that when she won the queen
of hearts, if Joanna had ignored Lew’s
signal and exited with her fourth heart
or the king of spades, Boye would have
needed three diamond tricks from A6
opposite KJ1092.With an entry to hand
I led the jack of hearts and, of course, intact (the ace of clubs) he might well
it went low. I wanted so much to run have played the ace and king of diamonds,
that jack but if East won and gave his gaining when they were 3-3 or the queen
partner a diamond ruff, I’d never forgive dropped in two rounds). In practice, with
myself. So I went up with the ace and the the ace of clubs gone, declarer’s best play
reason for West’s taking so long on lead was the diamond finesse. But, not shifting
became apparent when East discarded an to a club would have looked silly if Lew
encouraging club. I played the two top had the ace of clubs—Lew had not to
hearts and the ten to West’s queen. He encourage in clubs to have a chance.
shifted to a club, knocking out my ace West had: [K9842 ]Q753 {3 }Q83;
and I could no longer make the contract. that left East with: [765 ]— {Q8754
I tried the queen of spades and after }KJ1062
another two minutes Brekke ducked
it and, since he indeed had a singleton The board swung 34 IMPs. Either team
diamond, I had no re-entry to my hand could have won 17 or we could have
for the diamonds (had he covered, the pushed the board had I run the jack of
spade jack would have been an entry). hearts (or, yes, yes, risen with the ace of
Minus 100.
diamonds).”
At the other table, extraordinarily, they
had exactly the same auction. Joanna
found (in my opinion a better) spade lead
and Boye ducked it, winning the queen.
He also led the jack of hearts to the ace
and continued with a third heart to the
queen. Lew had encouraged in clubs so
Joanna shifted to a club, forcing out the
ace. Boye crossed to the ace of spades
to draw the last trump and with no entry
to hand, played the ace of diamonds and
another to the jack for a club discard.
Minus 1430 for the Stansbys and 17 IMPs
Player, coach, editor, mentor, international
man of mystery: JC is continuing to
ply his editing talents as the bulletin
editor at the International Bridge Press
Association. If you would like to read
a bulletin or two please visit ibpa.com
Thanks, JC (and Katie, too!) for all your
years of putting out one great issue after
another of The Kibitzer.
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Defense
Wins BAMs
By Nader Hanna
What is BAM?
BAM is short for ‘Board-a-Match.’
Translation: each board is a match. Each
match (or board) is worth one point. In
BAM scoring, you play as a team versus
other teams, similar to Swiss Teams or
Knockouts. BAM scoring is the same as
match play scoring in Ryder Cup golf.
Say you and your partner bid and make
2 Hearts: you score +110. If the pair at
the other table holding your cards beats
a contract of 2 Spades one trick for a
score of +100 then you win the board
because your score is higher:Your team
gets one point. If you tie (aka push) the
board, each team scores one half point.
If the other team outscores you on the
board, you get zero points.
1NT by West
Both Vul
[9 8 7 3 2
]6 3
{ K 3
}A 8 5 4
[J 10 6
]A 4
{ A Q 5
}Q 7 6 3 2
[Q 4
]K J 9 5 2
{ 10 9 8 2
}K J
[A K 5
]Q 10 8 7
{ J 7 6 4
}10 9
I was North and led a spade versus
West’s contract of 1NT. Joan played
three rounds of spades. Declarer won,
discarding a diamond from dummy.
Nader Hanna and his partner Joan Eaton Declarer now played a club to the king,
won a board by bidding to 6 Spades. then the club jack which I again ducked.
Although they made 7, they feared losing She then ran the diamond ten to my king.
the board because the Grand Slam was I now cashed my 2 spades and declarer
there to be bid. However, they ended was squeezed. She had to keep 2 clubs
up winning the board because the pair so she elected to discard her heart ace. I
at the other table only bid to 4 Spades. returned a heart and declarer, attempting
Such are the intricacies of Board-a- to make her contract, played the Jack.
Match. -Ed. Joan won the Queen and put declarer
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back in hand with a diamond to concede
2 clubs to my ace-eight for down 2, +200
and a win (partners were -100). Notice
that if I win the first or second club
declarer can safely discard one club and
one diamond on my spades.
2] by East
None Vul
[5 4 2
]9 8 6
{ 6 5
}J 9 7 6 3
[A Q J 8 7
]J 2
{ 10 4
}K Q 10 8
CBF Regional Winners
Sept. 16–21, 2014
Jonathan Steinberg, Richard Chan, Shan Huang,
David Sabourin
[9 6
]Q 10 7 5 3
{ A 8 7 2
}A 4
[K 10 3
]A K 4
{ K Q J 9 3
}5 2
Against East’s contract of 2 Hearts, Joan
led the king of diamonds. Declarer won
the diamond ace, finessed in spades, and
travelled to hand with the ace of clubs to
repeat the spade finesse. Joan played the
king (the card she was known to hold)
the second time. Declarer now had to
guess in which order to take his pitches.
With only six clubs and seven spades
and Joan’s play of the king, declarer
naturally tried a third round of clubs
first which Joan ruffed. She then drew
two rounds of trumps with the ace and
king of hearts and cashed two diamonds
to hold declarer to 8 tricks for a win
(partners were +140 at the other table
but possibly in Spades).
Joan Eaton & Candace Griffey
Pascale Gaudreault & Ranald Davidson
Frank Welland & Ron Wilson
Photos courtesy of Jonathan Steinberg
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Tales of the
Jack of Hearts
By Mike Roche
Board-a-Match is sometimes referred
to as ‘Ultra-Matchpoints,’ but I’d like
to point out a few peculiarities. At
matchpoints you are trying to beat the
field. Above average scores are good
and tops are wonderful. At
BAM you only need to
do better than one
other pair – so it
doesn’t matter
if you get 1 out
of 12 on a hand
if your opponents
manage to get a zero.
As for the scoring, well that
is my absolute favourite part.You
read out your score and your
teammates announce ‘win,’ ‘push,’
or ‘lose.’ That’s all there is to it – no
recriminations – no what happened on
that hand? – just win, push, or lose.
After being asked to write up a few
hands I really couldn’t find any good
ones – so I’ll tell you about our first two
boards at night and then I’ll talk about
the Jack of Hearts.
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In the last final session we started off
against the leaders. Karen and I managed
to lose our 5-3 Spade fit in a competitive
auction and sold out to 3Clubs for +100
into our own +140…not good. However
we did beat one other pair –
the one that mattered.
At the other table our
opponents paid the
price for finding
their fit and got
all the way to
4[ down 1…
so ‘win’ for
us.
The next hand
was a normal
3[ making for
us +140 but it’s
also a lucky 3NT our way. Not to worry
as our opponents with our cards had
a misunderstanding and played in the
wrong partscore so we won another
board.
The Tales of the Jack of Hearts, with
apologies to Robert Darvas, author of
‘Right Through the Pack’…a great book:
Board 15 of the first final session
Board 7 of the second final session
[Q J 5 4 2
]7 5 4
{ K J 7 6 3
}—
[A K 10 7 3
]A Q 8 6
{ 3 2
}9 2
[8 6
]K 10 9
{ A 10 8
}K J 8 5 3
[9
]J 3 2
{ Q 9 4
}A Q 10 7 6 4
West NorthEast South
Karen
Me
———Pass
1[ PassINT 2}
2]
Pass
2NT
All Pass
The opening lead was a low club
won in hand as North pitched the ]7
(discouraging). I led a spade towards
the dummy. If South had the Q9 or J9
I could take a lot of tricks but it wasn’t
to be. Note I had 8 top tricks. However
after the AK of [ I led a low heart to
the ten. Wrong!
Back to 7 tricks but I did manage to
strip South of diamonds and eventually
endplay him to get an extra club trick.
At the other table the expert declarer
was also in 2N and also finessed the ]10!
However the defense prevailed…+ 120
was a ‘Win’ for us.
[K 8 7 3 2
]J 8 3
{ 9 8 2
}Q 9
[A J 10 4
]A 10 6
{ A Q J 10 7
}5
[Q 6
]K Q 9 2
{ K 6 5 4
}J 8 4
[95
]754
{3
} A K 10 7 6 3 2
West NorthEast South
———3}
Double Pass
4]
All Pass
The }A was led and I dropped the 8.
South shifted to the [9 . “Ahaa,” I said
to myself, “I’ve seen this before” (See
Board 15 above).
I won the [A and led the ]10 (holding
breath) It won! Low heart to the 9...
ruffed a club with the ]A and back in
diamonds to draw trumps…making 5.
+450.
We won the board and I am feeling smug,
however the board was not won at our
table…rather it was lost at the other
table. After 3} was doubled my hand
cuebid 4} and somewhat surprisingly
the opponents ended up in 4[, down 2.
Note that on both hands hearts were
3-3 but I’m glad I got back to 50% on
finesses. I know the rule ‘8 ever 9 never.’
What’s the rule for 7?
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January 24–31, 2015
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North American Pairs
District 2 Finals
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2014
11:00 am & 3:30 pm
WIN GOLD & RED POINTS!
Compete to represent District 2 in the North American Final,
to be held at the NABC in New Orleans - March 2015
Awards for each flight are
First: $700 per player (ACBL)
Second: $300 per player + top-up from District 2
Third: Free entry to New Orleans NAP Final
Fourth: Free entry to New Orleans NAP Final (Flts B & C)
Flight A (Open) Flight B (0 – 2500 MP) Flight C (NLM, <500 MP)
PLAYING SITES: This is a Multi-site District Final
Unit 166
Flight C:
Unit 249
Unit 181
Flights A & B : Hazel’s Bridge Club, www.hazelsbridge.com
Mississauga-Oakville Bridge Centre, www.raynerbridge.com
Tillsonburg Soccer Club 275 Quarterline Road, Tillsonburg
Tuxedo Bridge Studio, Winnipeg
To be eligible for the District Final, players must have a club level qualification
and be ACBL Members in good standing
• There are no Unit finals
• Players must pre-register to play in the NAP District Final
• A minimum of 5 tables are required to run a Flight
Please verify with your Unit Co-ordinator that the
required number of pairs are registered
Contact Information:
Unit 166: Martin Hunter
Unit 249: Jed Drew Unit 181: Ray Hornby
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519-842-8786
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11:00 am & 4:00 pm
11:00 am & 4:00 pm
4:00 pm
11:00 am & 4:00 pm
Saturday, January 3
Unit 166 Annual General Meeting
Compact Knockout Teams
Stratified Pairs (1-Session welcome)
Swiss Teams (Single session) 0-299er Pairs
0-50 MP Pairs (If numbers warrant)
3:00 pm
11:00 am & 4:00 pm
11:00 am & 4:00 pm
4:00 pm
11:00 am & 4:00 pm
11:00 am & 4:00 pm
Sunday, January 4
Stratiflighted Swiss Teams (2 sessions)
0-299er Swiss Teams
11:00 am & TBA
11:00 am & TBA
All Unit 166 Tournaments Are Zero Tolerance Tournaments. Please Let
The Directing Staff Know If Someone Negatively Affects Your Enjoyment
At This Tournament.
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Partnership Chair: Wayne Ruttan,
[email protected], 647-284-8887
Flighting: A = 3000+; X = 0-3000; B= 1000-2000;C=500-1000;D=0-500
A= 2000+; B= 750-2000; C = 0-750
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85th Western Ontario
Bridge Tournament
London, Ontario
January 24 & 25, 2015
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Saturday, January 24, 11:00 am
Saturday, January 24, TBA
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Light meal between sessions.
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Strat A: 2500+, Strat X: 0-2500
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Novice Pairs: 0-299 (1 Session)
Sunday January 25, 11:00 am
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Strat A: 1500+, Strat X: 0-1500, Strat B: 500-1500, Strat C: 0-500
299ers Swiss Teams (If attendance warrants)
Coffee and muffins before game time. A light meal will be served between
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Teams will be Stratified by AVERAGE Masterpoint holding
Chairperson: Bruce Moor
(519) 663-0869 [email protected]
Partnerships: Gail McDonald
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Directions:
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HCC
Wellington Ave.
Wonderland Rd.
Commissioners Rd.
Exeter Rd.
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The
X
X
Exit 185
Exit 183
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N
Hwy 401
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Exit Wellington Rd/Exeter Rd
Go West on Exeter Rd to
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299er Pairs (100/200/300)...................... 1:00
49er Pairs (5/20/50)................................ 1:00
Open Pairs (50/2000/unlim) ................. 7:00
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Royal City (Guelph) Spring Fling
Sectional Bridge Tournament
March 21 & 22, 2015
Tournament Chair – Thea Davis [email protected] 519-856-9371
Partnerships – Jack McFadden [email protected] 519-821-9958
Saturday, March 21, 2015
$11 per player per session
11:30 am & 3:30 pm
Two-Session Play-Thru
(Single Session Entries Welcomed)
Open Pairs – Stratiflighted
Flight A: (A: 2500+, AX:0-2500)
Flight B: (B: 500/LM-1500, C:0-500/NLM)
11:30 am & 3:30 pm
Single-Session Events
I/N 299’r Pairs – Stratified
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Sunday, March 22, 2015
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Flight B: (B: 500/LM-1500, C:0-500/NLM)
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Single sessions welcomed but MUST be in 1st Half.
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Free coffee and snacks throughout
*Novice ACBL Members with Less than 5 Masterpoints play FREE on Saturday
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Catching up with Ed O’Reilly…
Kib: Ed, tell us about your Regional
tournament next summer.
Ed: In addition to Kingston having two
UNESCO-designated World Heritage sites, Canada’s National Defense
Ed: It doesn’t get more Canadian than College, Canada’s Royal Military Colthis! From July 28 to August 3, 2015, lege, a Canadian Armed Forces base,
we’re hosting the Kingston and 1000 Queen’s University and St. Lawrence
Islands Sir John A. Macdonald CBF Re- Community College, as well as having
gional.
been the nation’s first capital, Kingston
is renowned for its number and variKib: Do you expect a lot of players to ety of food options, its music, arts and
‘warm up’ for the ACBL Summer Na- entertainment scene, and its museums,
tionals at your tourney?
hiking trails, touring, sailing, and golf opportunities.
Ed: Absolutely! We think that Kingston
would make an excellent stop for in- Kib: Sounds like we can’t afford not to
ternational teams planning to play in attend.
Chicago the following week. We’re only
one time zone over, and with a similar Ed: Hope to see you there. Come
climate, so we would welcome all com- celebrate Sir John A Macdonald’s Biceners.
tennial!
Kib: We recall Kingston is famous for
its generous hospitality…
Ed: Yes! And we will not disappoint
next summer with complimentary
snacks and fresh fruit offerings throughout the day plus at night we’ll serve
complimentary beer, wine, and food.
On top of that we’ll have live musical
entertainment from post-game till midnight.
Kib: Refresh our memories, please.
When we’re not at the table playing
bridge, what does Kingston have to offer?
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Tournament
Winners
Thornhill Sectional
June 28 - 29, 2014
199er Pairs (Flt. A + B + C) David Gould,
Hamilton - Peter Gowans, Markham
Compact KO Eiji Kujirai, North York,
Barbara Clinton, Aurora, Gur Baykal Margaret Baykal, Markham
Open Pairs (Flt. A) David Baker, Kitchener
- Colin Lafferty, Whitby; (Flt. B + C) Gabriel
Tatar, Toronto - Dorin Toma, Mississauga
Evening 199er Pairs (Flt.A) David Clumpus,
Caledon - Ralph Lavallee, Brampton; (Flt. B
+ C) Susanne Gutsell - Ronald Gutsell,
Thornhill
Evening Swiss (Flt. A) Carolyn Feldman,
Toronto, Beverly Candlish, Markham, Dawn
Macneal, Scarborough, Gail Model, Aurora;
(Flt. B) David Kroft,Thornhill, Greta Capler,
Willowdale, Dorothy Wagner - Barbara Tallis,
Toronto; (Flt. C) Jesse Wang, Benson Wan,
Allen Yu, Toronto, Armin Askari, Thornhill
A/X Swiss Teams (Flt. A) Roger Snowling,
Hamilton, Michael Moore, Joseph Sauro,
Andrew Firko, Oakville; (Flt. X) Ambrose
Ng,Thornhill,Vincent Kwong - Sandra Wong,
Markham, Manmohan Bhavra, Aurora (tied
with) Saad Dahdouh, Diana Dahdouh, Ragi
El-Hoss, Christine El-Hoss, Toronto ON
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B/C/D Swiss (Flt. A) Medhat Fawzy,
Richmond Hill, Chandru Jay Kriplani,
Catherine Cam Chang, Thornhill, Raymond
Ghannoum, Markham; (Flt. C) Joseph Mantell,
Leo Herdan, Thornhill, Richard Ross, North
York, Thambi Sivarajah, Markham; (Flt. D)
Ruth Naomi Falkenstein, Richmond Hill,
David Shulman, Thornhill, Jerry Machtinger,
Toronto, Peter Hutchison, Willowdale
London Regional
London, ON
July 8-13, 2014
Tuesday Gold Rush Pairs Larry Sugden,
Guelph - David Queen, Cambridge
Tuesday Evening Swiss (Flt. A) Frank
Treiber III, Toledo OH; Rhonda Monro,
Beverly Hills MI; Mary-Ellen Barlow - John
Arblaster, Niagara-on-the-Lake; (Flt. B)
Darlene Scott - Michael Kammermayer,
Oakville, Louise Fowler - Suzanne Auld,
Burlington; (Flt. C) Bryan Miller, Susan Edgar,
Louise Caicco, Janet LaFleche, London
Wednesday Aft Side Swiss Sarfaraz
Ahmed Khan, Katie Thorpe - John Carruthers,
Kingsville, Martin Kirr, Toronto; (Flt. B)
Brigitte James - Nancy Pretty, Brights Grove,
Carole Findley, Port Huron MI; Marilyn
Grimshaw, Sarnia; (Flt. C) Ian Walker, Alan
Wilson, Lesley Wilson, Port Elgin, Lynn
Janssen, CD
Wed A/X Pairs (Flt. X) Siobhan Scannell Ruth Edwards, London
Wed Gold Rush Pairs (Flt. C) Jerzy Goral,
Mississauga - Kris Korczynski, Oakville
Side Game Series Watutantrige De Alwis
- Kai Gade, Brantford
Thursday A/X Swiss (Flt. A) John Moser,
St Agatha, David Deaves, Ripley,Tom Ramsay
- Colin Harrington, Cambridge; (Flt. X) Tony
Viidik - Joan Viidik, Waterloo, Jan Stewart Paul Selick, Toronto
Thursday Eve Side Game (Flt. A)
Doug Baxter, Toronto - Thomas Walsh,
Saskatoon SK; (Flt. B) Patricia Teeter Dennis Glazebrook, St Catharines; (Flt. C)
Watutantrige De Alwis - Kai Gade, Brantford
Thursday Gold Rush Swiss (Flt. B) Peggy
Rankin, Mississauga, Deepak Dighe - Larry
Cohen,W Bloomfield MI, George Christian,
Oakland Twp MI; (Flt. C) Andre Gaudet,
Noelville, Paul Finley, Sault St Marie, Donald
Cooper, Edmonton AB; Fred Stoneman,
Newmarket
Friday AM Newcomer Pairs Sammy
Hassan - Dave Dorrance, London
Wed/Thurs KO Bracket 1 Jonathan
Steinberg,Toronto - Daniel Korbel,Waterloo,
Michael Cafferata, Markham - David Colbert,
Etobicoke
Wed/Thurs KO Bracket 2 Mark Pettit,
Petrolia, Michael Alderson, Strathroy, Vicki
Horley, Ailsa Craig, Jean Dorey, Lambton
Shores
Wed/Thurs KO Bracket 3 Allan Edwards
- Susan Edwards, London,Thomas Rajnovich,
Goderich, Doug Elliott, Egmondville
Friday Aft Newcomer Pairs Rosemary
Waring - Melodie Mccrae, London
Friday Stratified Pairs (Flt. A) Deanna
Tomas - William Woodcock, Sarnia; (Flt. B
+ C) David Ryder - Donald Ryder, Toronto
Friday Aft Side Swiss
(Flt.A + B) Glen Williamson, Patrick Simpson,
Beverley Bessey, Peter Attwood, Sarnia; (Flt.
C) Jocelyn Ruby, Cora Evans, Marlene Benny,
London, Catherine McDonald, Goderich
Saturday Newcomer Pairs (Flt. A + B)
Pat White - Penny Brown, London; (Flt. C)
Ron Salt - Jane King, London
Wed/Thurs KO Bracket 4 Glenn Hillis,
Jennifer Hillis, Linda Butt, Terry Wright,
London
Saturday A/X Pairs (Flt. A) Lewis
Richardson, Toronto - Har vey Fogel,
Willowdale; (Flt. X) Adrian Record, Fergus
- Mike Peng, Waterloo
Thursday Aft Side Game (Flt.A) Andrew
Firko - Joseph Sauro, Oakville; (Flt. B + C)
John Garritsen - Rose Garritsen, Toronto
Saturday Gold Rush Pairs (Flt. B) Terry
Wright - Linda Butt, London; (Flt. C) Martin
Klaponski - Zsoka Balla, Toronto
Wed/Thurs Eve Compact KO Joseph
Sauro, Michael Kammermayer,Andrew Firko,
Oakville, Jack Shinehoft, Dundas
Sat Aft Newcomer Pairs (Flt. A + B)
Pat White - Penny Brown, London; (Flt. C)
Marina Cameron - Marion Robb
Fri/Sat KO Bracket 1 Jonathan Steinberg,
Toronto - Daniel Korbel, Waterloo, Richard
Chan, Markham - Edward Xu, North York
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Fri/Sat KO Bracket 2 Margot Stockie,
Waterloo - Thea Davis, Eden Mills, Colin
Lafferty, Whitby - David Baker, Kitchener
Hamilton Sectional
Hamilton
July 19-20, 2014
Fri/Sat KO Bracket 3 Casey Vandeputte,
Toronto - Bruce Roberts, Ingersoll, Edith
Ferber, Waterloo - Ted Boyd, Cambridge
Saturday Morning 199’ers (Flt. A) Gail
Shapcott, Burlington - Anne Duff, Oakville;
(Flt. B + C)) Freddie Schmitt - Peter Schmitt,
Stoney Creek
Fri/Sat KO Bracket 4 Marian Lynn
Coveney, Brian Rice, Rocco Mescia, London,
Elizabeth Booth, Ingersoll
Fri-Sat Eve Compact KO Shawn Tuttle,
Peter Tuttle, Ross Driedger, London, Hazel
Hewitt, St Marys
Saturday Eve Side Game Lorraine
Thompson - Norman Handrigan, London
Saturday Swiss (Flt. A) Stephen Young,
Kitchener, Gar y Westfall, Brampton,
Keith Heckley, Hamilton, Danny Ioannidis,
Grassie; (Flt. B) Darlene Scott - Michael
Kammermayer, Oakville, Sandra Thom Howard Thom, Caledonia (tied with) Dianne
Aves, Moira Hollingsworth, Pat McMillan,
Waterloo, Barbara Kains, Kitchener
Side Game Series Kai Gade, Brantford Watutantrige De Alwis, Brantford
Sunday A/X Swiss Teams (Flt. A) Joseph
Sauro - Andrew Firko, Oakville, Art Pezzutto
- William Boston, Sault Ste Marie; (Flt. X) Lee
Daugharty, Brampton - Doug Barnes, Caledon,
Frank Welland - Howard Binsky, Mississauga
Sunday B/C/D Swiss Teams (Flt. B)
Jonathan Buss, Deaun Moulton, Pat McMillan,
Waterloo, Barbara Kains, Kitchener; (Flt. C +
D) Paul Campbell, Barrie, Anne Bell, Arthur,
Ron Ellis, Fergus, Ida Muma, Guelph
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Saturday Afternoon Pairs (Flt. A) Jack
Shinehoft, Dundas - Michael Kammermayer,
Oakville; (Flt. B) Doug Barnes, Caledon John McWhinnie, Hillsburgh; (Flt. C) Gordon
Harron, Mississauga - Bo Han Zhu, Oakville
Saturday Afternoon 199ers (Flt.A) Glen
Findlay - Raymond Findlay, Hamilton; (Flt. B)
Beverly Torraville, Toronto - Shirley Towers,
Pickering; (Flt. C) Cameron Clarke - Maureen
Clarke, Ancaster
Sunday Open Swiss Teams (Flt. A) David
Baker, Kitchener - Colin Lafferty, Whitby
ON, Moira Hollingsworth - Dianne Aves,
Waterloo; (Flt. B) Adrian Record, Fergus,
Diane Bourdeau , Ted Boyd, Cambridge,
Edith Ferber, Waterloo; (Flt. C) Denise
Donovan - Colleen Whiten,Toronto, Camilla
Humphrey, Augusta GA - Jim Burton,
Brantford (tied with) Sharon King, Oakville
- Lois Matton, Guelph, Mehdi Sadeghi - Sima
Ghorashyzadeh, Mississauga
Sunday Morn 299er Swiss (Flt. A) Lucy
McEwen, Niagara On Lake, Janice Mariglia,
Niagara Falls, Patricia Reading, St Catharines,
Candise Walker, Hamilton; (Flt. B) Stephen
Carpenter, Conestoga, Tony Verhoeven,
Winterbourne, Susan Lawton, Waterloo,
Manfred Young, Kitchener
Sunday Aft 299er Swiss (Flt. A + B)
Stephen Carpenter, Conestoga, Tony
Verhoeven, Winterbourne, Susan Lawton,
Waterloo, Manfred Young, Kitchener
Friday A/X Pairs Lesya Blagova – Anton
Blagov, Richmond Hill
Barrie Sectional
August 2 - 3, 2014
Friday B/C Pairs (Flt. B) David Steadman,
Lindsay – James Duffus, Tillsonburg; (Flt. C)
Ivan Tavchar – Nellie Tavchar, Oakville
Afternoon 299er Pairs Charles Cragg Patti Cragg, Tottenham
Compact Kos Richard Garlick - Helene
Taylor, Alliston, Anne Manning - Robert
Manning, Egbert
299er Eve Pairs (Flt. A) Ralph Lavallee,
Brampton - David Clumpus, Palgrave; (Flt.
B + C) Ruth Naomi Falkenstein, Richmond
Hill - Howard Sniderman, Thornhill
Stratified Open Pairs (Flt. A) Barry
Senensky – Barbara Shnier, Toronto; (Flt. B)
Clay Dahl – Rick Jenkins, Toronto; (Flt. C)
Vincent Kwong – Sandra Wong, Markham
Eve Swiss Teams John Curley - Lee Bowe,
Peterborough, Judi Henwood, Ennismore,
Mark Millin, Elliot Lake
A/X Swiss Teams Ilko Dossev - Anna
Dosseva, Pickering, Helen Johnston, Ajax Colin Lafferty, Whitby
BCD Swiss Teams (Flt. B) Medhat Fawzy,
Richmond Hill, Chandru Jay Kriplani Joseph Mantell, Thornhill, Thambi Sivarajah,
Markham; (Flt. C + D) Gordon Harron,
Mississauga, Bo Han Zhu, Oakville, John
Garritsen - Rose Garritsen, Toronto
Tillsonburg Sectional
August 8 -10 , 2014
Friday Morn. 299ers Marilyn Ellis – Nancy
Taylor, London
Friday Aft. 299ers (Flt.A + B) Matt Brown
– Robert Brown, Cambridge; (Flt. C) Nancy
Taylor – Marilyn Ellis, London
Saturday Morn. 299ers (Flt.A + B) Steven
Norris, Palgrave – Virginia Elliott, Toronto;
(Flt. C) Marilyn Ellis – Nancy Taylor, London
Saturday A/X Pairs (Flt. A) Barbara
Seagram – Alex Kornel, Toronto; (Flt. X)
Frank Welland – Howard Binsky, Mississauga
Saturday B/C Pairs (Flt. B) Diane Bourdeau,
Cambridge – Adrian Record, Fergus; (Flt. C)
William Misener, Courltand – Bill Donovan,
Tillsonburg
Saturday Aft. 299ers (Flt.A) Neil McLaren –
Sheila McLaren, Guelph; (Flt. B + C) June Dale,
Burlington – Lorraine Schiedel, North York
Sunday 299er Swiss (Flt. A) Jim Wright
– Lindsay Sleightholm, St. Thomas, George
Gilvesy, Tillsonburg – Lonnie Hudson,
London; (Flt. B) Neil McLaren – Sheila
McLaren, Guelph, June Dale, Burlington –
Lorraine Schiedel, North York; (Flt. C) Bryan
Miller - Antonia Lorelli, Sheila James - Floyd
James, London
Sunday A/X Swiss (Flt. A) John Moser, St.
Agatha – Colin Harrington, Cambridge, Cindy
Mahn – Elizabeth McDowell, Kitchener; (Flt.
X) Shawn Tuttle, RegYoung, Michael Biderman,
London, George Hodgson, Strathroy
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Sunday B/C Swiss (Flt. B) Jed Drew, Richard
Saxby, Michael O’Rourke,Tillsonburg, Gerald
Edge, St.Williams; (Flt. C) Bruce Moor, Susan
Wark, Audrey DeVries, Greg McDonald,
London
2014 CWTC NATIONAL FINALS
Edmonton, Alberta
August 11-16, 2014
In the finals of the Canadian Women’s Team
Championships, Francine Cimon, Sandra
Fraser, Isabelle Brisebois, and Kismet Fung
defeated the mostly Ontario team of Katie
Thorpe, Ian Demme, Joan Eaton, and
Karen Cumpstone. The score was 222
– 197 in the 120-board final.
Cambrian Shield Regional
Sudbury ON
August 12 – 17, 2014
Tues Aft 299er Pairs (Flt. A) Robert
Rivers - Ferdinanda Coolsma, Ancaster; (Flt
B) Evelyn Easton – Ian Chegwidden, Sudbury;
(Flt. C) Maurice Seguin, Sudbury – Walter
Peredery, Hanmer
Tuesday Open Pairs (Flt.A) Dennis Stobo
– Herve Tremblay, Sudbury; (Flt. B + C) Jack
Campbell – Jean Harris, North Bay
Tuesday Eve 299er Pairs (Flt. A) Asha
Sharan, Sudbury – Helen Bolander, Garson;
(Flt B) Wayne Vaillancourt, Val Therese Juanita Stolte, Sudbury; (Flt. C) Cheryl
Danyluk - Margretta Corrigan, Sudbury
Tuesday Evening Swiss (Flt. A) William
Koski, King City - Martin Hunter, Mississauga,
Daniel Korbel - Jonathan Steinberg,Toronto;
(Flt. B) J Palmer - Raymond Lendt - Marie
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Church, Sudbury, Catherine Dore, Lively
Wed Aft 299er Pairs Anne Seaton - Jeanne
Warwick Conroy, Sudbury
Nickel City KO Michel Malette, Sudbury,
Marc Langevin - Martin Newland, North Bay,
Allan Smith, Tiny
Wednesday Evening Swiss (Flt.A) Martin
Hunter, Mississauga - William Koski, King
City, Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto - Daniel
Korbel, Waterloo; (Flt. B) Brian Greenway,
Elliot Lake, Karen Lane, Toronto, Danielle
Coutu - Helie-Bisson Suzanne, RouynNoranda, QC
Wed Compact KO J Palmer - Marie
Church - Raymond Lendt, Sudbury, Catherine
Dore, Lively
Wed Eve 299er Pairs (Flt. A) Wayne
Vaillancourt, Val Therese - Juanita Stolte,
Sudbury; (Flt. B) Margretta Corrigan - Cheryl
Danyluk, Sudbury
Wednesday Open Pairs Dennis Stobo Herve Tremblay, Sudbury; (Flt. B + C) Andre
Gaudet - Raymond Lalonde, Noelville
Wed-Thurs Morning Swiss (Flt. A)
Jennifer O’Hara - Ulysse Desmarais, Sudbury,
Robert Lamothe, New Liskeard, John Biondi,
North Bay; (Flt. B + C) Douglas Jordan John Kittredge, Toronto, Wilma Castonguay,
Chelmsford, Margaret Corbett
Thursday Aft 299er Swiss (Flt. A) Judith
Cronin, Klazina Cummings, Susie Perry,
Jeanne Warwick Conroy, Sudbury; (Flt. B)
Grace Langlois, Juanita Stolte, Margretta
Corrigan, Sudbury,Walter Peredery, Hanmer
Brigitte Blackhouse
1944-2014
One of the most luminescent smiles in the
bridge world was lost to us in June. She was
much loved and respected by the MississaugaOakville players for her friendly, calm and
welcoming demeanour. She never had a
critical word nor gave an unsolicited lesson
at the table and was always willing to look at
everyone’s point of view in the postmortem.
Her partners will miss her terribly. ‘Twould that
the bridge world had more players like her.
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Thursday Eve 299er Swiss (Flt. A)
Judy Keeping - Patti Hay, Sudbury, Claudie
Cluff, Whitefish - Wayne Vaillancourt, Val
Therese; (Flt. B) Grace Langlois, Juanita
Stolte, Margretta Corrigan, Sudbury, Walter
Peredery, Hanmer
Thursday Swiss Teams (Flt. A) Jonathan
Steinberg,Toronto - Daniel Korbel,Waterloo,
William Koski, King City - Martin Hunter,
Mississauga; (Flt. B) Peter Smith - Art
Pezzutto - John Robertson - Gunnar
Kristiansen, Sault Ste Marie; (Flt. C) Joyce
Parent - Paul Parent, Tiny, Evelyn Storey Mary Martyn, Orillia
Friday Open Pairs (Flt.A) Herve Tremblay –
Dennis Stobo, Sudbury; (Flt. B) Ruth Hopson,
Sault Ste. Marie – Jean Collins, Thornhill
Friday Gold Rush Pairs (Flt. A) Alan
Wilson – Lesley Wilson, Port Elgin; (Flt. B)
Douglas Jordan – John Kittredge, Toronto
Morning Side Game Final Douglas Jordan
– John Kittredge, Toronto
Big Nickel KO Lloyd Harris, Sudbury – Joe
Sauro, Oakville, David Colbert, Etobicoke Michael Cafferata, Markham
Saturday Open Pairs Diane K. M. Gordon,
St. Catherines – Andrew Russell, Bowmanville
Saturday Gold Rush Pairs (Flt. A) Rashmi
Garg, Sudbury - Shirley O’Neil,Val Caron; (Flt.
B) Douglas Jordan - John Kittredge, Toronto
Sunday Open Swiss Teams (Flt. A) Lloyd
Harris - Dennis Stobo - Herve Tremblay,
Sudbury, Joseph Sauro, Oakville; (Flt. B) Peter
Smith - John Robertson - Art Pezzutto Gunnar Kristiansen, Sault Ste Marie
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Sunday Gold Rush Swiss (Flt. B) Jack
Campbell - Jean Harris - Michael Beauchamp
- Lynn Beauchamp, North Bay; (Flt. C) Bob
Bell - Gwynne Bell, Barrie, Robert Rivers Ferdinanda Coolsma, Ancaster
Niagara I/N Sectional
St. Catherines
August 16-17, 2014
Saturday Morning 299ers (Flt. A + B +
C) David Gould, Hamilton - Peter Gowans,
Markham
Saturday Morning 0-50 (Flt. A) Chandi
Jayawardena - Marsha Edlington, St
Catharines; (Flt. B) Bill Cunningham - Neil
Jeffrey, Waterloo
Saturday Afternoon 299ers (Flt. A + B)
Brian Quinlan, Fonthill - Allan Utz,Welland; (Flt.
C) Bonnie Zeran - Sterling Zeran, Lakefield
Sunday Morning 299ers (Flt. A + B)
Mary Edwardes - Robin Edwardes, L’Orignal;
(Flt. C) Krishna Saith - Bernie Kappius,
Mississauga
Sunday Afternoon 299ers (Flt. A + B)
Linda Chant - Verne Chant, Virgil; (Flt. C)
Nancy Bates, Welland – Rudolf Friesen,
Niagara Falls
Labour Day Sectional
Toronto ON
August 30-31 & September 1,
2014
Saturday Morning 299ers Sandra Sarner,
Toronto ON; Antony Stuart, Etobicoke
Saturday A/X Pairs (Flt. A) Ringo Chung,
Mississauga - Alan Lee, Willowdale; (Flt. X)
Terry Du,Toronto - Kole Meng, Richmond Hill
Saturday B/C/D Pairs (Flt. B + C)
David Robson, Toronto - Robert Freeman,
Willowdale; (Flt. D) Virginia Warren - Angus
Warren, Mississauga
Saturday Afternoon 299ers (Flt.A) Scott
Dunlop - Laura Colihan, Smiths Falls; (Flt. B
+ C) Sandra Sarner,Toronto - Antony Stuart,
Etobicoke
Labour Day A/X Swiss (Flt. A) Shan
Huang, Toronto - Richard Chan, Mike XiaoFang Xue, Markham - Peter Wong, North
York; (Flt. B) Difan Wang - Wang Yanhong,
Scarborough, Jianfeng Luo, North York Jiawei Luo, Markham
64th Jumbo Sectional
St. Thomas ON
September 6 – 7, 2014
Sunday Morning (Flt. A + B + C) Paul
Pointet, Mississauga - Jane McNamee,
Etobicoke
Saturday A/X Pairs (Flt. A) Mary Lynne
Howe – Barry Onslow, London (tied with)
Cindy Mahn, Kitchener – Tom Ramsay, Guelph;
(Flt. X) David Longstaff – Mike Peng,Waterloo
Saturday-Sunday KO Craig Macintosh,
Scarborough, John Cook - Gary Zlot,
Toronto, Stephen Goldin, North York
Saturday B/C Pairs (Flt. B) Siobhan
Scannell – Ruth Edwards, London; (Flt. C)
Janusz Poniatowski – Janusz Malz, Kitchener
Sunday A/X Pairs (Flt. A) Jill Thompson
– John Rayner, Toronto; (Flt. X) Terry Du,
Toronto – Kole Meng, Richmond Hill
Saturday 299er Pairs (Flt. A) Anne
Lounsbury - John Lounsbury, St Thomas; (Flt.
B) Ida Muma, Guelph - Ron Ellis, Fergus; (Flt.
C) Tom Jolliffe - John Pickles, London
Sunday B/C/D Pairs (Flt. B + C) Steve
Overholt – Sudhir Patwardhan, Etobicoke;
(Flt. D) Allyson Eadie, Toronto – Roland
Landriault, Midland
Sunday Afternoon 299ers (Flt. A +
B + C) Martin Levman – Sandra Pineau,
Campbellville
Labour Day B/C/D Swiss (Flt. B + C)
Richard Ross, North York - Margaret
Wynarchuk, Richmond Hill, Joy Shapiro - Leo
Herdan, Thornhill; (Flt. D) Charles Smith,
Bolton - Gaye Villa, Caledon East, Denise
Donovan - Colleen Whiten, Toronto
Labour Day 299er Swiss (Flt. A + B + C)
Frances Mitchell - Irene Szweras, Thornhill,
Mary Grotell - Juliana Sapira, Toronto
Sunday Open Swiss (Flt.A) *David Deaves,
Ripley - Tom Ramsay, Guelph, Dwight Bender,
London - Ewoud Van Goch, St Thomas; (Flt.
B) *David Wilson, Stratford - Ross Driedger,
London, Hazel Hewitt, St Marys - Michael
O’Rourke,Tillsonburg; (Flt. C) *David Elston
- Marian Lynn Coveney, London, Sheila
Elston, Exeter - Elizabeth Booth, Ingersoll
*When playing imps in St. Thomas, try to
have a David on your team. –Ed.
Sunday 299er Swiss (Flt. A) Anne
Lounsbury - John Lounsbury, St Thomas,
Leona Parkinson, Southampton - Rosemarie
Schmidt, Kitchener; (Flt. B + C) Betty
Wendling, Sheri Barker, Bill Cunningham, Neil
Jeffrey, Waterloo
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CBF Intl Fund Regional
Toronto
Sept 16-21, 2014
Tuesday Eve Side Swiss Peter Petruzzellis
- Janine Bibb, Ajax, Julie Berdock - Michael
Kenny, Aurora
Tuesday Charity Game Ranald Davidson,
North York - Pascale Gaudreault, Chicoutimi,
QC
Wednesday Morn Side Game John
Burgoin, Mountain - Lisa Hebert, Ottawa
Bruce Elliot KO Bracket 1 Jonathan
Steinberg - David Sabourin, Ottawa, Shan
Huang, Toronto - Richard Chan, Markham
Bruce Elliot KO Bracket 2 Rick Jenkins
- Clay Dahl, Toronto, David Wickes, Moffat Michael Sidnell, Puslinch
Bruce Elliot KO Bracket 3 Mark Wolfe,
Angus, Ronald Moore, Barrie;Anne Manning
- Robert Manning, Egbert
Bruce Elliot KO Bracket 4 Terry Wright
- Shawn Tuttle, London; Irene Maher, Barrie
- Marilyn Maher, Washago
Wednesday Eve Side Swis (Flt. A) Roger
Snowling, Hamilton, Joseph Sauro, Michael
Kammermayer, Oakville, Jack Shinehoft,
Dundas; (Flt. B) Jill Thompson, Toronto,
Ken Collins, Richmond Hill, Peter Deluca,
Woodbridge, Robert Cheeseman, Victoria
BC (Flt. C) Peter Grimwood - Marlene
Grimwood, Rockwood, Catherine Spencer
- John Spencer, Guelph
Wednesday A/X Pairs Ronald Wilson Frank Welland, Mississauga
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Wednesday Gold Rush Pairs (Flt. B) Max
Rutherford, Mississauga - Amy Lee, Toronto
(Flt. C) Shirley Leong, Toronto - Bruce
Becker, North York
Wednesday Eve Side Game (Flt. A +
B) Sarah Hillel - Aaron Hillel, Toronto (Flt.
C) Paul Pointet, Mississauga ON - Jane
McNamee, Etobicoke
Thursday Morning Side Pairs Kai Gade
- Watutantrige De Alwis, Brantford
Thursday Aft Side Game (Flt. A) Hugh
Currie - Harold Llittle, Toronto (Flt. B) S
Ganeshan - Hameed Syed, Mississauga (Flt.
C) Lois Townsend - G Douglas Townsend,
Toronto
Thursday Eve Side Swiss Mar yse
Hambrick - Sarko Kassabian, Saint-Laurent
QC, J Boucher - Pascale Gaudreault,
Chicoutimi QC
Thursday A/X Pairs (Flt.A) Robert Sewell,
Toronto - Shashi Taylor, Markham; (Flt. X)
Ken Collins, Richmond Hill - Peter Deluca,
Woodbridge
Thursday Gold Rush Pairs (Flt. B) Ravi
Girdhar, Scarborough - Daniela Dumascu,
Thornhill; (Flt. C) Jerzy Goral, Mississauga Kris Korczynski, Oakville
Thursday Eve Side Game (Flt. A)
Arnold Krause - Gerry Wood, Toronto;
(Flt. B) Ragi El-Hoss - Christine El-Hoss,
Toronto
Eric Murray KO Bracket 1 Fred Lerner,
Unionville - Michael Schoenborn, Brantford,
Leslie Amoils - George Mittelman, Toronto
Eric Murray KO Bracket 2 Robert
Freeman - Susan Marcus,Willowdale, Edward
Bezeau - Ping Lai, Toronto
Friday Aft Side Game (Flt.A) Paul Leonard,
Markham - Ron Smith, North York; (Flt. B)
Shelley Kuan,Toronto - David Kroft,Thornhill
Friday Afternoon 99ers Sandra Sarner,
Toronto - Antony Stuart, Etobicoke
Friday Compact KO Brkt 1 Joan Eaton,
Eiji Kujirai, Nader Hanna, North York,
Candace Griffey, US
Friday Compact KO Brkt 2 Ken Collins,
Richmond Hill - Steven Mehta, Mississauga;
Dave Malen, Toronto - Peter Deluca,
Woodbridge
Sami Kehela KO Bracket 1 Jonathan
Steinberg, Shan Huang, Toronto, David
Sabourin, Ottawa, Richard Chan, Markham
Sami Kehela KO Bracket 2 Vivian
Menzies, Orleans, Lisa Hebert, Dinesh
Bhatnagar, Ottawa, John Burgoin, Mountain
Friday Eve Side Swiss Sylvia Franchi
- Lillian Morel, North Bay, Salina Poon,
Burlington - Thomas Poisson, Belle River
(tied with) Avinash Saxena, Sarnia, Andrzej
Niewiadomski, Scarborough, Gary Zlot Mary Wolf, Toronto
Friday Gold Rush Pairs (Flt. B) Ravi Girdhar,
Scarborough - Douglas Jordan, Toronto (Flt.
C) Terry Young - Eliza Erskine, Ottawa
Friday A / X Pairs (Flt. A) Brent Gibbs,
Toronto - Walter Galloway, Willowdale (Flt.
X) John Cook, Toronto- Craig Macintosh,
Scarborough
Eve Side Series (Flt. A) Maryse Hambrick
- Sarko Kassabian, Saint-Laurent QC; (Flt.
B) Barbara Doherty - Natalie Silverstein,
Toronto; (Flt. C) Dragan Knezevic, Mississauga
- Sima Ilic, Toronto
Sat. Morn. Side Series (Flt. A + B) John
Burgoin, Mountain - Lisa Hebert, Ottawa;
(Flt. C) Susan Hildebrand, Brockville - Ann
Hildebrand, Toronto
Kids Julia Zabielska - Cindy Zhang He,
Toronto
Saturday Aft 299er Pairs (Flt. A + B)
Stephen Mallins,Toronto - Cindy Epp, North
York; (Flt. C) Laura McNamee, Etobicoke Paul Pointet, Mississauga
Saturday Aft Side Game David Ryder,
Toronto - Bruce Becker, North York
Saturday Eve Swiss Wayne Ruttan - Joyce
Ruttan, Ruth Hodgins - Gordon Hodgins,
Scarborough
Saturday Comp KO Brkt 1 Andrew
Risman - Jan Stewart, Toronto, Irfan Ashraf,
Ajax - Chris Chambers, Thornhill
Saturday Comp KO Brkt 2 Louis Becotte,
Saint-Lambert QC, P Munro - D Munro,
Peterborough, Sylvie Labelle, Brossard QC
Morning Side Series John Burgoin,
Mountain, Lisa Hebert, Ottawa
Saturday Eve A/X Pairs (Flt. A) Jonathan
Steinberg,Toronto - David Sabourin, Ottawa;
(Flt. X) John McWhinnie, Hillsburgh - Doug
Barnes, Caledon
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Saturday Eve B/C/D Pairs (Flt. B) Henryk
Nowak - Malgorzata Lukasiak, Mississauga;
(Flt. C) Vincent F C Sun, Thornhill - Peter
Tien, Markham; (Flt. D) Spencer MacDonald,
Owen Sound - Jordan Hebbert, Clarksburg
Saturday Eve Side Game (Flt. A +
B) Nancy Louwman, Aurora - Margaret
Wynarchuk, Richmond Hill; (Flt. C) Dennis
Kolody, Mississauga - Steven Norris, Palgrave
Afternoon Side Series Hameed Syed – S.
Ganeshan, Mississauga
Evening Side Series Aaron Hillel – Sarah
Hillel, Toronto
Sunday A/X Swiss Jiawei Luo, Markham,
Zheng Zhang, Wang Yanhong, Scarborough,
Edward Xu, North York
Sunday B/C/D Swiss (Flt. B) Sherrill
Bain, Oakville, Linda Arthur, Johanna Platt,
Tom Platt, Mississauga; (Flt. C) Helen
Sophianopoulos - Ghada Darawish,Toronto,
Karen Kline - Esther Climans,Thornhill; (Flt.
D) Sally Giles, Ashburn, Margaret Hoaen,
Pickering, Robert Brown - Matt Brown,
Cambridge
Sunday 299’er Swiss (Flt.A) Lynn Gowan,
Anna Kennedy, Patricia Lent, Debby Ingram,
Newmarket; (Flt. B + C) Mariann Glynn,
Lezlie Cullen, Lee Dunlop,Toronto, Graham
Howes, Etobicoke
8th Caledon East Sectional
Sept 27-28, 2014
Saturday Morn 299er Pairs (Flt. A)
Maureen Short - David Short, Collingwood; (Flt.
B + C) Mariann Glynn - Lezlie Cullen,Toronto
Saturday Morn 49er Pairs Sharon
Schnarr - Keith Schnarr, Gadshill
Saturday Open Pairs (Flt.A) Doug Barnes,
Caledon - Martin Hunter, Mississauga; (Flt.
B) Dianne Aves - Moira Hollingsworth,
Waterloo; (Flt. C) Jewel Manske - Terry
Manske, Waterloo
Saturday Aft 299er Pairs (Flt. A + B)
Christine Hyndman - Susan Allen, Brampton;
(Flt. C) Jane McNamee, Etobicoke - Paul
Pointet, Mississauga
Sunday Morn 199er Swiss Rosemary
Klotz - Elizabeth Hull, Caledon, John Haist,
Brampton - Mike Hogan, Acton
Sunday Aft 199er Swiss Howard Simpson,
Bonna Simpson, Dirk Van Raalte, Guelph,
Barbara Sinclair, Wiarton
Sunday A-X Swiss Teams (Flt. A) Dwight
Bender - Barry Onslow, London, John
Arblaster, Niagara-on-the-Lake - Ewoud
Van Goch, St Thomas; (Flt. B) Adrian Record,
Fergus, Diane Bourdeau, Cambridge, David
Deaves, Ripley, Colin Lafferty, Whitby
Sunday B/C/D Swiss Teams (Flt. B)
Gordon Harron - Bill Swerdon, Mississauga,
Donald Morrison, Oakville, Tom Colclough,
Fort Myers FL; (Flt. C + D) Elizabeth
Martinson - Shirley Corcoran, Oakville,
Elaine Faye - Betty Wetmore, Brampton
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Notes,
Quotes &
Anecdotes
Mike Roche, author of ‘Tales of the Jack of
Hearts’ (p. 20), is not only a world-class
player, but also owner of a quick wit.
Years ago Mike was playing in a Toronto-area
tournament in an attempt to qualify for the
Canadian National Team Championships. Of
about 16 teams entered in the District level,
only the top 5 teams would qualify. Some
were playing as 4-man teams (instead of 6),
with the plan of augmenting for the Nationals
by adding a pair, selecting from the pool of
players who did not qualify.
With one round to go Mike’s team was
already eliminated—he was seen studying his
team’s position in the standings posted on
the wall. Someone asked, “Hey Mike, where
are you standing?” Mike replied, “Close to
the 4-man teams.”
We’re lucky here in Ontario to have such
wonderful bridge players. But have you ever
noticed how wonderfully named some of our
players are? So the next time you’re at the
Club or a Sectional or Regional tourney, and
you’re looking at the standings on the wall,
look for great bridge names such as these:
Malcolm King, Toronto
David Queen, Cambridge
Jack Stark, Mississauga
Was Ace Bailey a bridge player?
Richard & Nancy Hart, Cobourg
Higher ranked than the USA’s John
Diamond!
Gary A. Small, Mossley
If only my grandmother played; she was
named Nora Low.
Marilyn White, Toronto
Oh to play matchpoints and never be
vulnerable.
Fred Lerner, Toronto
Les Ringer, Toronto
For a learner of the game Fred is a great
player, but he’s no ringer.
Frances Breakwell, Etobicoke
What we want our trump suit to do.
John Ducklow, Nobel
Not to be confused with John Thirdhandhigh.
Who are we missing? If you know of a bridge
player who should be on our list, please let us
know at [email protected]
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Tournament Trail
Page numbers (p.) refer to ads in this issue. An asterisk (*) means
tournament information was in the previous issue. Information is subject to
change - check www.unit166.ca or www.acbl.org for up-to-date information.
2014
NOVEMBER
14-16Stratford*
23
NAP District Finals, p. 26
27-8 Fall NABC, Providence
2015
JANUARY
2-4
Toronto, p. 27
23-25Kingston
23-25Buffalo
24-25 London, p. 28
24-30 Bermuda Regional, p. 25
6-7
FEBRUARY
St. Catharines, p.29
MARCH
7-8
Oshawa Teams
12-22 Spring NABC, New Orleans
21-22 Guelph, p. 30
APRIL
31-5 Toronto Easter Regional
11-12Sarnia
13-19 Gatlinburg Regional
17-19Buffalo
24-26 North Bay
25-26Brampton
MAY
2-3Peterborough
11-17 Rochester Regional
22-24Sudbury
23-30 Cdn Championships,Montreal
30-31Cambridge
JUNE
23-28 Buffalo Regional
27-28 Port Franks
26-1 Can-At Regional, Fredericton
JULY
18-19Hamilton
21-26 Soo Ste. Marie Regional
28-3 Kingston Regional
28-3 Canadian Women’s Teams
Deadline for the Spring 2015 Kibitzer: December 15, 2014
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