Unit 169
Central Carolina Bridge Association
1st Qtr 2015
www.centralcarolinabridge.org
WINSTON-SALEM SUMMER SECTIONAL
JULY 24-26, 2015
Winston-Salem Fairgrounds
421 W. 27th Street, Winston-Salem NC 27105
Friday, July 24 — Single Sessions
10:00 am and 3:00 pm
ACBL EDUCATION FOUNDATION DAY
Regionally-rated games. More silver points at no extra cost!
Stratified Open and 499er Pairs
Saturday, July 25 — Single Sessions
Stratified Open and 499er Pairs
10:00 am and 3:00 pm
Sunday, July 26 — 2-Session Swiss Teams 10:00 am and TBA
Stratified Open and 499er Swiss Teams
Lunch included.
Strats: Open Pairs: 0-1000 / 1000-2500 / 2500+ ( or Director’s discretion)
499er Pairs: 0-100 / 100-200 / 200-300 / 300-500 (or Director’s discretion)
Open Swiss: by team average
499er Swiss: No one can have more than 500 masterpoints
Chairman: Cindy Wright / 336-407-9842 cell / 336-766-7676 home
Email: crwbridge @yahoo.com
Partnership Chairman: Susan Wesley / 336-407-4600 cell
336-768-4864 home / Email: [email protected]
Host Hotel: Courtyard by Marriott — 3111 University Parkway,
Winston-Salem NC 27105. Call 336-727-1277
Frederick Bachl
Mary Bland
Terri Burnham
Brent Elmore*
William Elmore, Jr.*
Jan Fish
Judy Gilliam
Susan Hauser
Mary Hinkle
Brenda Hutchins
John Ide*
Simone Liebling*
Geneva McKay*
Meredith Michener*
Phoenix Putney
Frank Salizzoni*
Christina Schmidt
Bruce Southard*
Carolyn Wadsworth
Richard Warren
1 YEAR MEMBERSHIP
$29 new
$39 regular
$72 household
$15 junior <age 26
$250 patron
$350 household patron
3 YEAR MEMBERSHIP
$111 regular
$204 household
Join online at ACBL.ORG
or Call 800-264-2743
*Transferred
Into Unit 169
June
4—7
5—7
8 –14
15—21
25—28
25—28
26—28
Knoxville TN
Southern Pines NC
Greenville SC
STaC District 7
Raleigh NC
Flat Rock NC
Augusta GA
Sectional
Sectional
Sectional
Club Games
Sectional
Sectional
Sectional
July
10—12
16—19
17—19
24—26
31—Aug 2
Florence SC
Durham NC
Savannah GA
Winston-Salem NC
East Ridge (Chattanooga) TN
Sectional
Sectional
Sectional
Sectional
Sectional
August
7—9
7—9
14—16
20—23
20-23
24—30
Hendersonville NC
Macon GA
Fayetteville NC
Knoxville TN
Columbia SC
STaC District 7
Sectional
Sectional
Sectional
Sectional
Sectional
Club Games
September
1—7
10—13
11—13
18—20
18—20
18—20
25—27
25—27
25—27
Atlanta GA
Charlotte NC
Wilmington NC
Carthage NC
Asheville NC
Bluffton SC
Southern Pines NC
St. Simons GA
Aiken GA
Regional
Sectional
Sectional
Sectional
Sectional
Sectional
I/N
Sectional
Sectional
October
2—4
2—4
2—4
9—11
9—11
15—18
16—18
16—18
23—25
26—11/1
Tifton GA
Morganton NC
Crossville TN
Morehead City NC
Abingdon VA
Raleigh NC
Charleston SC
Conyers (Atlanta) GA
Southern Pines NC
Charlotte NC
Sectional
Sectional
Sectional
Sectional
Sectional
Sectional
I/N
Sectional
I/N
Regional
November
5—8
6—8
11—15
12—15
13—15
20—22
Knoxville TN
High Point NC
Roswell (Atlanta) GA
Hilton Head SC
Durham NC
Spartanburg SC
Sectional
Sectional
Sectional
Sectional
I/N
Sectional
December
14—20
28—1/3
STaC District 7
Myrtle Beach SC
Club Games
Regional
Greensboro
Cathedral of HIS Glory Church
4501 Lake Jeanette Road, Greensboro 27455
Winston-Salem
Georgia Taylor Recreation Center
1471 W. Clemmonsville Road, Winston-Salem 27127
JANUARY
10 - Greensboro
24 - Winston-Salem
FEBRUARY
7 - Greensboro
2-session “8 is Enough”
starts at 10:00 am
21 - Winston-Salem
MARCH
7 - Greensboro
13-15 - Salisbury Sectional
21 - Winston-Salem / BOD
JULY
11 - Greensboro
18 - Winston-Salem
24-26 -W-S Sectional
AUGUST
1 - Greensboro
29 - Winston-Salem / BOD
SEPTEMBER
19 - Greensboro
26 - Winston-Salem
OCTOBER
17 - Greensboro / BOD
APRIL
Charity Game
11 - Greensboro
St. Jude Hospital
ACBL Charity Game / Pro-Am 24 - Winston-Salem
25 - Winston-Salem
Charity Game
ACBL Charity Game
Alzheimer’s Assoc.
MAY
9 - Greensboro / BOD
15-17 - Greenboro Sectional
23 - Winston-Salem
NOVEMBER
6-8 - High Point Sectional
14 - Greensboro
28 - Winston-Salem
JUNE
6 - Greensboro / BOD
World-Wide Bridge Contest
20 - Winston-Salem
TBA - Longest Day
DECEMBER
12 - Winston-Salem / BOD
Holiday Party
Free Play!
Games begin at 1:00 pm (unless advised otherwise)
Board of Directors’ Meeting (BOD)
begins at 11:15 am (unless advised otherwise)
Director: Cindy Wright
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (336) 766-7676 (home)
(336) 407-9842 (cell)
UNIT GAME - JUNE 19
Georgia Taylor Rec Center
Full text of the Alzheimer’s Association 2015 Alzheimer’s
Disease Facts and Figures report can be viewed at
www.alz.org
ACBL has designated only Sunday, June 21 and Monday, June 22 for their support of “The Longest Day.”
Unit 169 has chosen to show our support of this great
cause by having our June 20th Unit Game in WinstonSalem benefit the Alzheimer’s Association with a
FREE entry fee for all who play. This will be a special
charity game and will award more points.
United States Statistics:
 473,000 people age 65* will develop ALZ in 2015
 Every 67 seconds, someone develops ALZ
 Almost 2/3 of Americans with ALZ are women
 5.1 million people age 65+ will have ALZ in 2015*
 7.1 million people age 65+ will have ALZ in 2025*
 13.8 million people age 65+ will have ALZ in 2050*
 ALZ is the only cause of death in the top 10 that
cannot be prevented, cured or slowed.
 1 in 3 seniors will die with ALZ
 % change in selected causes of deaths (all ages)
from 2000—2013:
Breast Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Heart Disease
Stroke
HIV
Alzheimer’s
In lieu of an entry fee, we will be collecting donations and holding a special raffle that day to raise
funds for the Alzheimer’s Association. You do not
need to donate or participate in the raffle in order
to play.
For every $25 donation, you will receive a ticket to
win 10 free plays to a Unit game. ($50 = 2 tickets,
$75 = 3 tickets, etc.) Donations are tax-deductible.
Checks are preferred and should be made payable to
“Alzheimer’s Association.” Your check is your receipt. Cash will also be accepted and we will provide
a receipt. All monies will be sent directly to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Everyone with a brain is at risk of Alzheimer's.
Even you.
Everyone can help to end this epidemic.
Especially you.
Down 2%
Down 11%
Down 14%
Down 23%
Down 52%
UP 71%

Alzheimer’s is the costliest disease to society.
Total 2015 payments for caring for those with
ALZ and other dementias are estimated at
$226 billion, of which $153 billion is the cost to
Medicare and Medicaid alone.

Total payments for health care long-term care and
hospice for people with Alzheimer’s and other
dementias are projected to increase to more than
$1 trillion in 2050 (in current dollars).
World-Wide Statistics:
 47 million live with dementia
 $604 billion annual global cost
 76 million will be living with dementia by 2030
*barring development of medical breakthroughs or cure
DON’S CORNER by Don Gardner
New Junior Masters (5 pts): Jerry Carter,
Tim Henderson, Libby Noah, Virginia Sands,
Judith Smith, Kay Snavely, Georgia Sorensen,
Anna Steele
In the classroom, this was known as the “magic
hand.”
You (South) and partner are playing in a regular
club game and hold these hands:
NORTH
♠ 72
♥ AQ874
♦ 754
♣ K32
New Club Master (20 pts): Wanda Campbell,
Annette Deleot, Sharon Hall, Wendell Putney
New Sectional Master (50 pts): Cynthia Anderson,
Frank Dickerson, Ramona Presson
New Regional Master (100 pts): Eve Bacon,
Penny Barham, Linda Lincoln, Marcia Maury,
Eric Peffer
SOUTH
♠ K5
♥ K J 10 9 5
♦ AQ3
♣ AQ7
New Silver Life Masters (1000 pts): Tom May,
Karen Abernethy, Roger Heimke, Cecily Murray
New Gold Life Masters (2500 pts): Jacky Lee
**********
You bid to a reasonable game in hearts with this bidding:
S
1♥
4♥
W
1♠
P
N
2♠
P
E
P
P
The opening lead is the J♣
Schedule subject to change. Check with Directors for clubs not listed.
Greensboro:
Mon May 18 Grass Roots Game (999er)
Wed PM May 20 Grass Roots Game (Open)
Mon May 25 NO GAME (Memorial Day)
Wed PM May 27 Grass Roots Team Game (Open)
All extra points! The Grass Roots FUNd
games are a great way to earn extra master
points. The games receive a 70% sectional
rating (black points), the extra dollar goes
back to the District to support the qualifying
participants for the North American Pairs
and Grand National Teams compete at the
NABCs. All Pairs games start at 6:30 pm;
all Team games start at 6:00 pm.
Winston-Salem: Fri May 22 Grass Roots Game
Fri May 29 Team Game
Fri July 3 NO GAME (4th of July holiday)
Fri July 24 NO GAME (Winston-Salem Sectional)
You are somewhat dismayed at the mirror images
of the two hands as that usually is not a good
sign. Indeed, you are in danger of losing two
tricks in both spades and diamonds.
Before planning the play, I want to give you several important clues:
Clue #1: The over-caller, West, holds the A♠ (you
know this.)
Clue #2: The over-caller, West, holds the K♦ (You
probably know this too.)
And the most important clue of all:
Clue #3: There is a 100% line of play available for
your contract.
Plan the play.
The solution can be found elsewhere in the newsletter.
An interesting hand came up at the recent Charlotte sectional. Your partner opens 1♥ and you hold:
♠A
♥-
♦AKJ9xx
♣AJ9xxx
You bid 2♦ and partner rebids 2♥. You bid 3♣, partner
repeats his hearts. Over 4♣, partner bids 5♣. Now
what? At matchpoints, I would bid 5NT (grand slam
force). This asks partner to bid 7 with 2 of the top 3 club
honors. How would you like your chances when partner
tables:
♠ 10 x
♥KQxxxxx
♦-
♣KQx
Of the 30-35 East-West pairs in the Open, no one bid
seven. In one section, only one pair bid six, getting an
undeserved top board. In another section, only two
pairs bid six. My partner and I were playing in a
cramped room with nine or ten tables. Seven pairs bid
slam, with only three making six!
Kudos to the lucky North-Souths in the field who didn’t
even have a slam bid against them. How would you and
your partner bid these hands?
**********
The ABCL Board of Directors approved the formation of a new
Unit (253) in District 7 at their Spring Meeting in New Orleans.
Unit 253 became effective April 1, 2015. Unit 253 was formed
as the Duplicate Bridge Association of Atlanta. It consists of the
six metro counties surrounding Atlanta, which are Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Cobb, Cherokee and Forsyth. The governance of
Unit 253 consists of the same people which previously was
know as the Duplicate Bridge Association of Atlanta. Georgia
Unit 114 consists of the remaining areas of Georgia that made
up Georgia Unit 114. As of April 1, 2015 Unit 114 consists of
1,140 members and Unit 253 consists of 2,243 members. The
leaders of the two organizations are committed to work out an
amenable agreement as to the assets of GA Unit 114.
28 WINS FOR KEN ANDERSON
The trophy came into being
because Willie Holderness,
who was an expert bridge player from Greensboro, had a
brother who was Chairman of
the Board of Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company. The Jefferson Trophy is awarded on the final day of
the Greensboro Sectional tournament to the person(s)
in Unit 169 who have played in all sessions of the 3-day
event and have won the most masterpoints. The honored winner keeps the trophy in his/her possession until
the next year’s Sxectional. The following have their
names and dates inscribed on the cup and base:
1963 & 1964 Mrs. Ellen B. Allen
1965 Mrs. C.C. Swaringer
1966 Mrs. Ellen B. Allen
1967 Mrs. Ellen T. Lyon
1968 Mrs. Ellen B. Allen
1969 Nick Nickell
1970 Mrs. William Cason
1971 Randy Joyce
1972, 1973 & 1974 Ken Anderson
1975 Charles Wilkins
1976, 1977 & 1978 Ken Anderson
1979, 1980 & 1981 Jeff Sparks
1982, 1983 & 1984 Ken Anderson
1985 Hugh Hughes
1986 Jeff Sparks
1987, 1988 & 1989 Ken Anderson
1990 Sue Cooper
1991, 1992 & 1993 Ken Anderson
1994 Sue Cooper & Hugh Hughes
1995 Ken Anderson
1997 Sue Cooper & Hugh Hughes
1998 Ken Anderson
1999 & 2000 Sue Cooper & Hugh Hughes
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Ken Anderson & Bill Wisdom
2007 Peter C Boyd-Bowman & Mary Ann Young
2008 Sue Cooper
2009 Ken Anderson & Bill Wisdom
2010 Ken Anderson
2011 Peter J Boyd-Bowman & Kathy Coop
2012 Don Folger
2013 & 2014 Ken Anderson & Bill Wisdom
2015 YOUR NAME HERE!
fairest team games around, so I’ll be running 7 board
matches on a 30-point victory scale. All TBC team
games will start at 6:00 pm to allow for full 7-board
rounds. I will be experimenting with the format and
possibilities as we go along, so please pass along any
suggestions you might have. I know I’d like to run an
“8-is-Enough” game soon, and I’d also like to experiment with a Bracketed Swiss if possible in order to
give less experienced players a more competitive experience.
The Triad Bridge Club will now be hosting the Monday night game
in Greensboro at 6:30pm, held weekly at the Lewis
Recreation Center.
Triad Bridge Club’s
March and April
After many faithful years, Jennifer Ward is stepping down in her
role as the Club Manger of the Dogwood Duplicate Club. Please
thank her the next time you see her for her many years of valued
service to the game of bridge in Greensboro and throughout the
Triad.
Cathy McLeod (March)
Brenda Garzia & Roger Heimke (April)
The game is a Limited 999er game (no players with 1000 or more
MPs allowed). The game will be stratified, with strats of 0-99/100
-499/500-999.
Monday, May 4th, will be the start of the Monday night
game as a 999er game (restricted to players with less than
1000 MPs). My goal is to create a fun game that serves as a
bridge between the novice and the Open environment. Have
fun, ask questions, learn from your peers, and be enthusiastic . . . This is going to be a great game! As soon as I can get
that game up and running a consistent 10+ tables, it is my
sincerest desire to start running a two-section game, with an
Open and a Limited field. Please help make this possible by
coming as often as you can and encouraging your friends to
come and play. Special Offer: **the first 10 TBC members
that bring a new face to my Monday night game will receive
a FREE PLAY** Also, I do strongly encourage mentoring. If
you have over 1000 MPs and would like to mentor someone
during the Monday game, I’ll give you a $2 discounted entry
since you’ll be ineligible for MPs.
It was a pleasure having the opportunity to expand the Triad
Bridge Club to a new night in Greensboro. Your continued
support of my games is appreciated. My most important asset is my wonderful cadre of Triad Bridge Club members and
players. To that extent, I’d love to welcome the TCB’s newest members: Butter Birkas, Lisbeth Evans Simon Brigman,
Fran Tewkesbury, Milton Goetz, Robert Butterfoss, Bruce
Southard, Peter C. Boyd-Bowman, Jane Lawrence and Dianne
Shope. The most successful metric I have as a club owner is
happy players, and I’m tickled to have you all!
We ran two team games this month, a Grand National Teams
Qualifier that drew 9 tables and a Charity Teams that drew
10 tables. Overall, I think they both went over quite well,
and I intend on making team games a regular part of the TBC
calendar. I‘m very interested in running the funnest and
Cathy really took the spirit of March’s mentoring month to
heart by mentoring three non-life masters, won over 2
masterpoints, and even won the game on the 18th playing
with Rich Peffer! Cathy will receive a Free Play and has my
sincerest thanks for being as great mentor, not just to players but also directors.
Roger had a great April, winning 1st in one Monday night
Pairs game, both Team games, and getting 1st in the B
strat in another Pairs game. Brenda had the best month
among NLM players; she won 1st overall in two Wednesday Pairs games, was on the winning C-strat team for the
Charity Pairs, and managed to all of that while playing with
three different partners! Both players will receive a Free
Play … congratulate them the next time you see them!
Here are the full results for March and April:
Mar 4
A
B
C
Jon & Rich Rice
Becky Bonomo & Judy Mendenhall
Nancy Osborne & Wayne Sykes
Mar 11 A, B
Kathy Tomlinson & Joe Hoesl
Mar 18 A
B, C
Cathy McLeod & Rich Peffer
Judy Hellen & Marty Benjamin
Mar 25 A, B
C
Tom May & Eric Lee
Kathy Tomlinson & Joe Hoesl
Apr 1
A, B, C Rich Peffer & Brenda Garzia
Apr 6
A
B
C
Steve Tyer & Bill Peobody
Roger Heimke & Harold Hertzfeld
Leslie Marchut & Eric Peffer
Continued
April 8 A, B
Tom May, Roger Heimke, Bob Hale,
Josh Hoffman
C
Marty Benjamin and the “3 Judies,”
(Mendenhall, Gregory and Hellen)
Apr 13 A
Roger Heimke & Tom May
B & C Eric & Rich Peffer
Apr 15 A, B, C Brenda Garzia & Joe Hoesl
Apr 20 A, B
Laura Norman & Becky Bonomo
C
Rich Peffer & Joe Hoesl
Apr 22 A, B, C Kathy Tomlinson & Joe Hoesl
Apr 27 A
Steve Tyer & Bill Peobody
B
Harold Hertzfeld & Leslie Marchut
C
Rich Peffer & Joe Hoesl
Apr 29 A
Tom May, Roger Heimke,
Louise Garcia, Betty Kelley
B
Becky Bonomo, Jane Cochrane,
Nina Harmon, Nancy Osborne
C
Kathy Tomlinson, Brenmda Garzia,
Joe Hoesl, Eric Peffer
If you have any questions, feel free to reach me by e-mail or
phone (336.686.3680). I look forward to seeing you all more
often at the Triad Bridge Club, and hopefully some of you
now twice a week!
**********
Georgia Taylor Recreation Center
1471 West Clemmonsville Rd, W-S
Fridays at 1:00 pm
Cindy Wright, Director
[email protected] or 336-766-7676
There will be a team game on the fifth Friday of the
month, May 29, so start forming your teams now!
We will have two NAP qualifying games per month in
June, July and August.
There will not be a game on Friday, July 3 to observe
the 4th of July holiday.
We will also not have a game on Friday, July 24
during the Winston-Salem Sectional, which will be
held the 24th-26th.
There will be another team game on the fifth Friday in
July, the 31st.
Old Town Club
2875 Old Town Club Road
Winston-Salem
Tuesdays at 1:00 pm
The Old Town Bridge Club, which meets every Tuesday at Old Town Club will relocate during the 15
weeks between Memorial Weekend and Labor Day
Weekend.
One of the most popular and useful aspects of the Central Carolina Bridge Association web-site is the Unit-169
membership roster.
However, in this age of heightened privacy concerns, the
Unit thought it should give all of its members the opportunity to opt out of the roster listing if they so desired.
Therefore if you do not want to be included in the player
listing, please send an e-mail to the Webmaster
([email protected]) and you will be removed from the roster.
Due to limited parking when the Old Town Club
swimming pool opens, we will hold our games at
the South Fork Community Center at 4403 Country
Club Road in Winston-Salem. There is parking on
both sides of the building as well as a few handicap
parking spaces directly behind the building. I will
also be allowed to bring snacks!!!!
Our last game at Old Town will be on May 19 and
we will return on September 8. We won’t have tablecloths on the card tables at South Fork but
please, please, please come to our summer games if
you are going to be in town.
PETER’S POINT
by Peter J. Boyd-Bowman
SIGNALING . . . Part Two of Three
On the first board of an early round at a recent Swiss
Teams, sitting West I picked up:
♠A108765 ♥J4 ♦932 ♣K6
My RHO opened a 15 to 17 NT in third seat. I considered competing but my poor spade suit and lack of extra shape really doesn’t merit a bid. North thought for
a moment before bidding the usual 3NT—this ended
the auction as it so often does.
Smith is generally on only against no trump contracts. After the opening lead, the signal given is
with the card played when the declarer leads to
establish a suit. If a defender (either the opening leader or her partner) “liked” the opening
lead, they play the lowest spot possible. If they
didn’t like the opening lead, they play an unnecessarily high spot card. As with all signals, Smith
can only be given if you can “afford” to give the
signal (ie playing the signal card doesn’t jeopardize a useful spot card). To summarize, a low
card in the first side suit declarer starts encourages a continuation of the originally led suit,
and a high card discourages a continuation.
With that in mind, take a look our earlier problem. Partner played the club nine, clearly her
highest spot. If partner had the spade
queen, she’d be encouraging a continuation. So
the NT opener has the spade K and Q, the diamond A, and likely the A and Q of clubs from her
play so far; that’s 15HCP. That leaves declarer
no room to have honors in hearts, and the defense becomes clear—The full deal:
♠
♥
♦
♣
I had a normal looking spade lead, so I led a fourth best
7 and saw this dummy:
♠6 ♥Q93 ♦KQJ10 ♣J10742
3NT is a little aggressive but a normal enough action at
IMPs. Dummy’s 6 brought partner’s jack and declarer’s
king. Declarer now played ace and a diamond to the
board, partner playing the 7 then the 4. Declarer
called for the club jack, partner playing the 9 and declarer the 5. Your king wins the trick. What should you
play now?
Our problem is that we don’t know what spade position to cater to. If partner began with QJx and declarer
Kx, then we want to continue with a low spade. But if
partner began with Jx, a low spade would be disastrous, giving declarer a trick she wasn’t entitled to.
One of my favorite carding agreements I’ve learned
since becoming a Life Master is the Smith Echo, or rather the Reverse Smith Echo (like so many gadgets,
earlier versions are discarded to give bridge authors
new material to write on).
♠
♥
♦
♣
6
Q93
KQJ10
J10742
♠
♥
♦
♣
A108752
J4
932
K6
♠
♥
♦
♣
J4
AK102
7654
93
KQ3
8765
A8
AQ85
A spade continuation at trick five allows declarer
to take 10 tricks; the heart jack switch allows the
defense to take 9 tricks (a club, 3 hearts, and 5
spades) for a 5 trick set! Quite a difference.
As with any bidding or carding agreement, make
sure you and your partner are on the same
page. This is little more difficult of a gadget and
might not be best for newer players or partnerships. You also need to recognize the situations
when the need for a count signal would supersede a Smith signal.
Salisbury NC
March 13-15, 2015
22 Total MPs Won
228 Players—208 Tables
FRIDAY AFTERNOON OPEN PAIRS
1st
A, B, C Rebecca Bonomo & Michael Williams
2nd
A
Bill Wisdom & Len Case
2nd
B
Debbie Monroe & Don Folger
2nd
C
Ruth Bowles & Loyd Hill
3rd
A
Debbie Monroe & Don Folger
3rd
B
Claudia Hale & Robert Hale
3rd
C
Trudi Boylan & Henry Harman
FRIDAY AFTERNOON 499ER PAIRS
1st
D, E
Gerry Jackson & Ann Bennett
1st
F
Joe Garner & James Teubner
2nd
D, E
Miki Felsenburg & Simon Brigman
2nd
F
Toni Iossi & Betty Bills
3rd
D, E
Barbara Stewart & Eva Stokkebye
3rd
F
Pat Macon & Fern Albracht
FRIDAY EVENING OPEN PAIRS
1st
A
Kay Joyce & Randy Joyce
1st
B
Brenda Chiott & Richard Chiott
1st
C
Nancy Osborne & Linford Snead
2nd
A
Brenda Chiott & Richard Chiott
2nd
B
Pat Featherston & Richard Brisbin
2nd
C
Anne Dick & Elizabeth Crockett
3rd
A
Pat Featherston & Richard Brisbin
3rd
B
Nina Harmon & Kathy Dwyer
3rd
C
Rebecca Bonomo & Michael Williams
FRIDAY EVENING 499ER PAIRS
1st
D, E
Nancy Conison & Nancy Melvin
1st
F
Pat Macon & Fern Albracht
2nd
D, E
Bill Williams & Dan Pape
2nd
F
Joe Garner & James Teubner
3rd
D, E
Pat Macon & Fern Albracht
3rd
F
Georgia Sorensen & Wade Lowder
SATURDAY MORNING OPEN PAIRS
1st
A
Bill Wisdom & Dan Fowler
1st
B
Peter Shwartz & Robert Birthisel
1st
C
Rebecca Santago & Beck Smith
2nd
A
Peter Shwartz & Robert Birthisel
2nd
B
Rebecca Santago & Becky Smith
2nd
C
Brenda Pace & Dick Brisbin
3rd
A
Cathy McLeod & Bill Peabody
3rd
B
Brenda Pace & Dick Brisbin
3rd
C
Dianne Shope & Michael Williams
SATURDAY MORNING 499ER PAIRS
1st
D, E
Eric Peffer & Joe Hoesl
1st
F
Joan Fittz & Kenneth Fittz
2nd
D, E
Helen Pearch & Marjorie Buchta
2nd
F
Nancy Stanback & Betty Bills
3rd
D, E
Carol Elkins & Judy Gealy
3rd
F
Barbara Hayes & Sara Morrison
SATURDAY AFTERNOON OPEN PAIRS
1st
A
Gretchen Smith & David Smith
1st
B
Robert Hale & Josh Hoffman
1st
C
Dianne Shope & Michael Williams
2nd
A
Ruth Short & Pat Featherston
2nd
B
Kathy Dwyer & Don Folger
2nd
C
Faye Bower & Robert Powell
3rd
A
Dorene Drum & Norris Drum
3rd
B
Dianne Shope & Michael Williams
3rd
C
Anne Sprock & John Boger
SATURDAY AFTERNOON 499ER PAIRS
1st
D, E
Miki Felsenburg & Simon Brigman
1st
F
Sarah Morrison & Barbara Hayes
2nd
D, E
Nancy Lide & Susan Wesley
2nd
F
Judy Daniel & Jane Wilhelm
3rd
D, E
Sarah Morrison & Barbara Hayes
3rd
F
Fern Albracht & Pat Macon
SUNDAY STRATIFIED SWISS TEAMS
1st
A
Sue Cooper, Jon Rice, Richard Rice, Len Case
2nd
A
Robert Hale, Josh Hoffman, Cathy McLeod,
Bill Peabody
3rd
A
Morgie Duke, Audrey Shull, Jackie Key,
Arnold Hoffman
1st
B, C
James Greeson, JoAnn Massey,
Brenda Garzia Eric Peffer
SUNDAY 499ER SWISS TEAMS
1st
A, B
Lance Taylor, Joan Fitz, Kenneth Fittz,
Robert Butterfoss
2nd
A
Ruth Derrow, Kathy Schiele, Charles Buchta,
Marjorie Buchta
SOLUTION
by Don Gardner
Here is the full layout of the hand:
NORTH
♠72
♥AQ874
♦754
♣K32
MPs
30.85
28.24
23.59
21.68
20.00
19.07
19.02
16.89
16.21
15.53
13.62
13.49
13.22
13.06
12.73
12.38
11.55
11.30
10.95
10.45
8.86
8.69
8.67
8.52
8.21
7.95
Bill Wisdom
Len Case*
Cathy McLeod & Bill Peabody
Dan Fowler
Robert Hale
Sue Cooper
Patricia Featherston
Michael Williams
Gretchen Smith & David Smith*
Josh Hoffman
Ruth Short
Dorene & Norris Drum*
Kay & Randy Joyce*
Robert Birthisel & Peter Shwarts*
Rebecca Bonomo
Cindy Wright & Ray Murphy
Jon & Richard Rice
Deborah Monroe
Don Folger
Eric Peffer
Morgie Duke & Audrey Shull
Richard Brisbin
Joe Hoesl
Brenda & Richard Chiott
Jackie Key & Arnold Hoffmann
Kathy Dwyer
* member of another Unit
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Which card is known by the nickname
the Suicide King?
WEST
♠ A Q 10 6 3
♥6
♦K96
♣ J 10 9 4
EAST
♠J984
♥32
♦ J 10 8 2
♣ 865
SOUTH
♠ K5
♥ K J 10 9 5
♦ AQ3
♣AQ7
The play should go as follows:
Trick 1—Win the club
Trick 2 and 3—Draw trumps
Trick 4 and 5—Play clubs
Trick 6—Play the 2♠ (first key play).
East will win and return the J♦
Trick 7—Win the ace … do not finesse
(second key play)
Trick 8—Play the K♠ (third key play)
West is now endplayed. A return of a black suit
will result in a rull-and-discard limiting your
diamond losers to one. A return of a diamond
will also limit your diamond losers to one.
Pure magic, indeed!
“When I take a 50-50 chance, I expect it
to come off 8 or 9 times out of 10.”
… Anonymous
The King of Hearts is the only king with no mustache and is also typically shown with a sword
behind his head, making him appear to be stabbing himself. This leads to the nickname
“suicide king”
TOTAL TABLES = 8,679
TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAYERS = 3,558
TOTAL MPs AWARDED = 56,946.69
NUMBER IN BRACKET IN LARGEST KO = 21
PLAYERS WINNING MPs = 3,475
PLAYERS WINNING GOLD POINTS = 2,332
NUMBER OF PLAYERS WINNING 100+ MPs = 34
NUMBER OF PLAYERS FROM DISTRICT 7 = 1,066 (3 times more than the next highest, District 10)
MPs
42.02 Peter J Boyd-Bowman
3rd A—Rocky Top Mon Aft Side
1st A—Stratiflighted A/X Swiss
6th B—Elkmont Wed AM Side Series
11th A & 6th X—Fri Eve Side A/X Swiss
1st—Groundhog Day Zip KO
Tied 7th X—Sunday A/X Swiss
41.06 Don Gardner
2nd—Mon & Tue KO 6
1st A—Sat AM Side Game
4th A—Newfound Gap Sat Aft Side
3rd A—Newfound Gap Sat/Sun Side
3rd—Newfound Gap Sat/Sun Finals
34.48
Jon Rice
1st A—Stratiflighted A/X Swiss
11th A—Sat Flight A Pairs
Tied 7th X—Sunday A/X Swiss
33.61 Howard Hochman
Tied 1st B—Tue Eve BAM
4th A & 2nd B—Tue Eve BAM
1st—Tue/Wed Mor CKO Bracket 3
1st—V Carcello Thu/Fri KO 12
33.24 Cathy McLeod
1st—M Buehler Wed/Thu KO
26.32 John Ide
Tied 3rd—Fri/Sat KO 5
25.72 Jan Baisden
1st B & C—Stratiflighted BCD Swiss
2nd—Sunday B Swiss #5
22.40 Susan Wesley & Nancy Lide
3rd A—Mon Aft 300/200/100
2nd—Mon & Tue KO 17
4th A—Fri AM 299er Pairs
3rd—Sat Aft/Eve CKO 2
21.98 Kathy Dwyer & Ed Turner
2nd—Gene Roy Tue/Wed KO
3rd—Thur/Fri Mor CKO Bracket 4
21.00 Louise Wells & Leesa Goodson
5th A & 4th B—Mon Aft 300/200/100 Pairs
2nd—Gene Roy Tue/Wed KO
19.97 Marie Covington & Kaye Threat
2nd—Mon & Tue KO 17
1st—M Buehler Wed/Thu KO
4th C—Fri AM Elkmont AM Side Pair
18.28 Rebecca Bonomo & Nancy Osborne
3rd C—Tue Eve Side BAM
Tied 3rd—Gene Roy Tue/Wed KO
1st—Sinks Morning KO 9
17.48 Robert Bridger
10th A & 5th X—Fri Eve Side A/X Swiss
16.74 Buzz Snead & Dave DeKraker
3rd C—Tue Eve Side BAM
Tied 3rd—Gene Roy Tue/Wed KO
1st—Sinks Morning KO 9
16.08 Debbie Monroe
Tied 3rd—Mon & Tue KO 12
Tied 3rd—Sinks Morning KO 6
14.98
14.41
Rebecca Santago & Mary Leger
Tied 3rd—Mon & Tue KO 12
Tied 3rd—sinks Morning KO 6
Dan Fowler
Tied 9th A—Mon Aft AX Swiss
12.96
10.28
9.00
8.37
8.31
7.55
7.31
7.13
5.91
5.00
4.42
4.42
4.03
3.70
3.41
2.93
2.67
2.48
2.25
.20
Shirley Jeffers & James Jeffers
Tied 19/20—Mon Trillium 750/300 Gold
Tied 16/17 A & 6/7B—Tue Dogwood 750/300 Gold
1st—Sunday B Swiss #12
Janet McCall
20th B—Rhododendren Gold Rush
6th A & 6th B—Fri Aft 299er Pairs
4th A & 4th B—Sat Eve 300/200/100
2nd—Grotto Falls Compact #8
Marcia Maury
6th B—Thurs AM 299er Pairs
4th A & 4th B—Sat Eve 300/200/100
2nd—Grotto Falls Compact #8
Simon Brigman
1st—Sat Eve 299er Swiss
3rd—Tue/Wed Mor CKO Bracket 7
Nina Harmon
20th B—Rhododendren Gold Rush
6th A & 6th B—Fri Aft 299er Pairs
2nd—Grotto Falls Compact #8
Bruce Southard
2nd A—Tues Aft Side Series
Susan Shroyer
6th B—Thurs A 299er Pairs
2nd—Grotto Falls Compact #8
Kathy Coop
Tied 1st C—Sat Eve Side BAM
Tied 3rd—Fri/Sat KO 12
Gail Armour
3rd A—Tue Aft 5/20/50 Pairs
4th A—Tue Eve 50 Pairs
4th A, 3rd B, 3rd C—Wed Eve 299er Bracketed Pairs
Tied 2nd—Thurs Aft 49er Pairs
3rd B—Fri Eve Bracketed Pairs
Judy Gealy & Carol Elkins
22nd—Mon Trillium 750/300 Gold
15th B—Azalea Gold Rush Pairs
Sandra Kroovand & Gwen Blackmer
5th A, 4th B & 2nd C—Mon Eve 300/200/100 Pairs
1st—Sat Eve 299er Swiss
Jean Leggett & Kent Leggett
14th—Mt. LeConte Side Series
Deborah Fowler
Tied 11th—Sat Mid Flight Pairs
Brenda Pace
Robert Butterfoss
4th—Thur/Fri Mor CKO Bracket 8
Paula Hunt & Danette Parker
Richard Moore & Frank Dickerson
Miki Felsenburg
1st—Sat Eve 299er Swiss
Pat Macon
Jan Glover & Andra Cozart
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THANK YOU!
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