♠♥♦♣DAILY BULLETIN~ SOMBA Wolverine Regional Bridge Tournament~

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Team winners

SOMBACELEBRATING

50Y E A R S

1962 - PRESENT

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Saturday, May 12, 2012

John Philbrook, John Allen, Walter Magee andRoss Richardson won Bracket 2 of Thurs/Fri KOs.Kudos!!

Congratulations to Bracket 1 KO winners JamesMelville, Bill Arlinghaus, Robert Brant and JacobMorgan!!

Dennis Waniolek, Tai Chan, Connie Dugger,Richard Cantley and Warren Block (missing) wonBracket 3 Thurs/Fri KOs.

Hi Bridge Friends,We are delighted that you could join our Golden Jubilee

Celebration. What a Party! One could hardly recognize the room that was so well

decked up with colorful decorations, new banners and big bal-loons etc. There were gifts and prizes galore!! ConventionCards and Personalized card decks were quick to disappearfrom the Registration desk in the afternoon. The Big Saturday Raffle Drawing is eagerly awaited and

generating more enthusiasm than Big Lotto? Two lucky playerswill win $500 and $250 dollars respectively.

Cont’d on BACK.

Until next year

Need a partner? Information?The partnership desk will find you someone to play with.

Whether you are looking for one person for a pairs game orthree people to complete a team, stop by the desk and they willgladly match you with players of your calibre.

For answers to general questions dealing with restaurantlists, coupons, come to the partnership desk.

The partnership desk will be open one hour before gametime.

Registration deskThe schedule for the registration desk is as follows:Saturday 9:20 - 9:50

Register and receive your choice of gift while supplies last.Choose either a special convention card holder or a 50th

Anniversary deck of cards.Remember to drop your raffle entries in the box at the

Partnership Desk.

SOMBA websiteVisit the SOMBA website to see the winners of the Ace of

Clubs contest, winners of the Mini - McKenney and leaders invarious trophy races. The URL ishttp://www.district12bridge.org/unit203/unit203_index.html

Tournament HotelCourtyard by Marriott Farmington Hills31525 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills MI, 48334248 553 - 0000

Souvenir picturesComplimentary pictures will be taken by our roving pho-

tographer. Be sure to have your picture taken. JessicaO’Donnell is the photographer and she will be available on

Saturday 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Our commitmentEnhancing your bridge experiences for the next 50 years!!

Zero toleranceThe SOMBA Wolverine Regional is a Zero Tolerance tour-

nament. Report all incidents to a director. Zero toleranceincludes rude and/or ill - mannered behavior toward partner oropponents, use of a cell phone in the playing area and abuse ofany form toward anyone attending the tournament.

Our thank youFor wearing a smile and being friendly to everyone at our

tournament!!

0 - 299er SwissThere will be a 0 - 299er Swiss on Saturday. This event was

not published on the original schedule.

StratificationAll team events are stratified using the average number of

masterpoints held by all players.

Bulletin EditorThe Daily Bulletin is prepared by Ed Anthony who can be

reached at edanthony2010@gmail.com. Submit any interestinghands or plays to Ed in person or by email.

Souvenir Photos

Look for the sign and get a complimentaryphoto by Jessica O’Donnell as a keepsake ofSOMBA’s 50th Anniversary. Jessicaa will bethere every day from 6pm to 8 pm.

Silver life master

Congratulations to Steve Allen who became asilver life master on Thursday.

Pictures on the webTournament pictures are now on the SOMBA website.Go to http://www.SOMBAunit203.com

Click on Photo Albums on top menuSelect Wolverine Regional

THURS/FRI KO BRACKET 112 Tables37.90 1 Jacob Morgan, Madison WI; William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor

MI; Robert Brent, Bloomfield MI; James Melville,Springfield IL

26.53 2 Jim Fatka, Greenville MI; Beverly Gardner, Farmington HlsMI; Gary Hann, Ann Arbor MI; John Buchheister, Troy MI

15.16 3/4 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Leonard Melander, WestBloomfield MI; Michael Crane, Macomb MI; Joe Chiesa, OakPark MI; Bob Webber, Waterford MI

15.16 3/4 Suzanne Baker - Jagjit Singh, East Lansing MI; DarrylHaynes, Holt MI; Patrick Foley, Lansing MI

THURS/FRI KO BRACKET 215 Tables15.21 1 John Philbrook, Manchester MI; John Allen, Tecumseh MI;

Walter Magee, Manitou Beach MI; Ross Richardson, Dexter MI10.65 2 Susan Trimble - Bill Trimble, Hot Springs AR; David Deal

- Debbie Deal, Petoskey MI6.08 3/4 Robert Boughton, Livonia MI; Joyce Bell, Oak Park MI;

Carolyn Simmer, West Bloomfield MI; Neal Strand,Rochester Hills MI

6.08 3/4 Fran Wigod - Gerald Wigod - Cydnie Reich, W BloomfieldMI; Geraldine Spilman, Detroit MI

THURS/FRI KO BRACKET 39 Tables8.11 1 Tai Chan, Troy MI; Dennis Waniolek, Shelby Township MI; Richard Cantley

- Connie Dugger, Birmingham MI; Warren Block, Birmingahm MI5.68 2 Kathy Simpson, Birmingham MI; Sook Wilkinson, Bloomfield

Hill MI; Naresh Kapila, Rochester Hills MI; Larry Lewis,Rochester MI; Melinda Muirhead, Bloomfield Hls MI

3.24 3/4 Frances Kawalec - Henry Lee Evans - Susan Rebner, AnnArbor MI; Dianne Arman, Brighton MI

3.24 3/4 Arnold Gottlieb, West Bloomfield MI; Marilyn Nathanson -Rita Levin, Farmington Hill MI; Marvin Bookstein, Bloomfield MI

Second in Bracket 1 KOs areJohn Buchheister, Jim Fatka, BevGardner and Gary Hann.

Bill and Susan Trimble, Debbieand Dave Deal were second inBracket 2 of Thur/Fri KO.

Bracket 3 Thurs/Fri second went toMelinda Muirhead, Larry Lewis,Sook Wilkinson, Naresh Kapilaand Kathy Simpson (missing.)

Daily RaffleOn Saturday, there will be a draw for cash

prizes of $500 and $250. You must be present to win.

Bulletins on the internetA color version og the Daily Bulletin is available onthe internet at:www.district12bridge.org/tournaments/results/2012/

FRIDAY SWISS TEAMS43 Tables

A B C 18.55 1 Cono Emanuele, Brownstown Twp MI; Richard

Temkin, Farmington MI; Irving Rosenstein,Troy MI; Kurt Dasher, Petersburg MI 126.00

13.91 2 Robert Cappelli, Bloomfield MI; Michael DAlioto, Birmingham MI; Robert Katz, AnnArbor MI; Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC 122.00

10.43 3 Joseph Ernsthausen, Sylvania OH; FrankTreiber III, Toledo OH; Zachary Wasserman,Detroit MI; Rhonda Monro - Joe Monro,Beverly Hills MI 106.00ON; Michael Huston, Joplin MO 101.00

11.22 9 1 Michael Kaleel, Sterling Hts MI; JohnDreifus, Farmington MI; Dolores Bright,Milford MI; Kiran Gulati, Bloomfield MI 95.00

7.37 10/11 2/3 D Sutherland, Northville MI; Mary Hosfeld- Lee Easterbrook, Chatham ON; GaryRobertson, Blenheim ON 93.00

7.37 10/11 2/3 Stephen Allen, Rochester Hills MI; NormBash, West Bloomfield MI; Steven Jacob,Birmingham MI; Robert Raf, W BloomfieldMI; Michael McGaw, Troy MI 93.00

6.18 5 1 Ellen Silverest, Brighton MI; Ed Anthony,Madison Heights MI; William Landrum,Detroit MI; William Gregg, Livonia MI 87.00

4.64 2 Kenneth Geisler - Arlene Geisler - MargieRied, Clarkston MI; Jane Edson, White Lake MI 82.00

3.48 3 Mark Weiss - Stu Cohen, Southfield MI;Judith Kareus, Midland MI; Gale Novak,Sanford MI 72.00

FRIDAY AFT 299ER PAIRS5.0 Tables

A B C 2.12 1 1 Barry Safir - Deane Safir, West Bloomfield MI 69.00%1.59 2 2 George Seroka, Bloomfield MI; Robert

Palmer, Novi MI 62.50%1.19 3 3 Marilee Neff, Bloomfield Vlg MI; Sue Smith,

Bloomfield Hill MI 57.00%

FRIDAY AFT SIDE GAME17.0 Tables

A B C 4.10 1 1 J Cohn - N Cohn, Novi MI 67.32%3.08 2 2 1 Arnold Brandt, Farmington Hill MI; Berton

London, Bloomfield Hls MI 66.72%2.31 3 3 Tony Viidik - Joan Viidik, Waterloo ON 62.45%2.16 4 4 2 Lynda Thal, W Bloomfield MI; Bonnie

Weinstein, Farmington MI 60.74%1.62 6 5 3 Wilma Swayze, Auburn Hills MI; Margaret

Davis, Rochester Hills MI 57.11%

Friday Swiss winners are ConoEmanuele, Dick Temkin, KurtDasher and Irv Rosenstein.

Second in the Friday Swiss areBob Bitterman, Mike Alioto, BobKatz and Bob Cappelli.

Strat C Friday Swiss winners areBill Landrum, Ellen Silverest, EdAnthony and Bill Gregg.

How to lose a knockout eventby Henry Shevitz

On today’s hand, I was on the wrong end of a 22-IMPswing, which was instrumental in my team losing the match inthe final of the Monday-Tuesday KO team event. Please coverthe EW hands before reading the remainder of this article.

The bidding contained a light Jacoby 2NT response, fol-lowed by Mary’s signoff, when she learned of my singletonspade.

However, with my 4-loser hand, and knowing we had 9trumps, I inquired about aces, and bid the slam when sheshowed one. The opening lead of the ♠A was followed byanother spade, unsuccessfully finessed, and trumped.

Looking at both the NS hands, obviously the slam is cold ifhearts split 2-2. I cashed the ace and king, learning of the 3-split, and gathered my thoughts.

The choices are (1) Finesse for the ♣Q, a 50% bet; (2)Finesse for the ♦Q, also 50%; and (3) Ruff one diamond lowand the 4th diamond high, discarding the ♣T on the ♠K.

The odds of East having at least 3 diamonds are about 82%,so I took the 3rd line of play. Furthermore, when East holds only2 diamonds, but one of them is the queen, the slam will stillmake.

Please note that, given the existing layout, it is impossibleto ruff both diamonds high, since the 9 of trumps will take atrick. Unfortunately, the 3rd round of diamonds was overtrumpedby East with the 9, and I was set 1.

The slam was not bid at the other table, so had I taken line(1), we would have gained 11 IMPS instead of losing 11, and theoutcome of the match would have been in our favor.

W̌est North(Smith) East South(Shevitz)1♥

pass 2NT* pass 3♠

pass 4♥ pass 4NT

pass 5♦** pass 6♥

all pass

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♠ Q98xx♥ 9xx♦ x♣ Qxx

♠ x♥ KJ8xx♦ AK104♣ AK10

Dlr: SouthVul: None

THURS/FRI SIDE SERIES37.00 Tables / Based on 18 Tables7.84 1 Peter Bolgar, Southfield MI 111.67%5.15 2/3 Nitin Shah, Sterling Height MI 109.99%5.15 2/3 Marietta Ankoviak, Romeo MI 109.99%3.31 4 Barbara Jur, Warren MI 108.38%2.43 5/6 Roberta Toll, Bloomfield Hill MI 107.83%2.43 5/6 Kathy Newman, West Bloomfield MI 107.83%

FRIDAY EVE SIDE GAME9.5 Tables

A B C 3.03 1 Darryl Haynes, Holt MI; Patrick Foley,

Lansing MI 70.53%2.27 2 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Michael Crane,

Macomb MI 62.37%2.73 3 1 1 Marietta Ankoviak, Romeo MI; Nitin Shah,

Sterling Height MI 60.43%

Saturday, May 12

• Stratiflighted Swiss Teams (A/AX) 10 am (Playthru)

• Stratiflighted Swiss Teams (B/C/D) 10 am (Playthru)

• 0 - 299er Swiss Teams 10 am (Playthru)

Tournament Schedule

Masterpoint StratificationSaturday A/X & B/C/D SwissA 3000+, A/X 0 - 3000

B 750 - 2000, C 0 - 750, D 0 - 300

Masterpoint Race1 76.12 Larry Mori2 76.12 Michael Crane3 73.85 Joe Chiesa4 73.85 Leonard Melander5 73.85 Bob Webber6 70.83 William Arlinghaus7 70.83 James Melville8 70.83 Jacob Morgan9 70.83 Robert Brent10 40.14 Richard Temkin11 40.04 Beverly Gardner12 37.81 Robert Bitterman13 37.81 Robert Cappelli14 36.98 Grant Petersen15 35.44 Martin Hirschman16 34.11 Robert Katz17 33.13 Michael McDonald18 30.37 Michael D Alioto19 29.49 Jim Fatka20 29.49 John Buchheister21 27.90 Marilyn Maddox22 27.90 Myles Maddox23 27.84 Kurt Dasher24 26.67 Irving Rosenstein25 26.53 Gary Hann26 26.45 Michael Huston27 26.45 Hans Jacobs28 25.21 Bert Newman29 25.21 Stephen Apodaca30 24.89 Richard Menczer

31 24.53 Donald Rumelhart32 24.45 Sheldon Kirsch33 24.38 Marilyn Shore34 23.88 Debbie Deal35 23.57 Mary Smith36 23.49 Robert Crafton37 23.43 John Philbrook38 23.43 John Allen39 23.38 Scott Miller40 23.09 Ed Anthony41 22.65 Suzanne Baker42 22.35 Donald Jones43 22.35 Larry Simon44 21.98 David Deal45 21.85 Daniel Marcus46 21.67 Lynne Schaeffer47 21.24 Jonathan Fleischmann48 21.02 John Dreifus49 20.75 Morrie Kleinplatz50 20.17 Ed Herstein51 19.97 Harry Jagtiani52 19.25 Franklin Kasle53 19.24 Kathy Simpson54 19.24 Sook Wilkinson55 19.03 Jim Fitzpatrick56 19.03 Frederic Fayle57 18.76 Henry Shevitz58 18.67 Cydnie Reich59 18.55 Cono Emanuele60 18.27 Susan Trimble

The SOMBA Board was looking for someone to jump high up in air when the winner names were announced, hence the rulethat you must be present to win!Off course our loyal out of town friends were here again. Thanks. Remember, the Wolverine will be back in its usual slot i.e.,

after Mothers day. I extend our special invitation to you to bring your friends and if you do, I might give you a FREE PLAY. So far the duo of Mike McDonald and Grant Petersen have had 2 victories as did Team Mori.Our Team worked hard for 6+ months to make this tournament the success it is. While the final tally of table counts is not in,

we thank you for your patronage.See ya all next year

Posh and the Team