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Eastside Bridge ClubOn Saturday, March 1 The Eastside Bridge Center held a Grand Re-Opening Bridge Party. The Championship game was hosted by new owners Dianne Cox, Dennis Duryea, Mary Miller and Elaine Vona. There was food and door prizes for a record breaking 28 tables! Top winners were: Overall A& B Sue Johnson and Shirley Hayes, and Ray Coleman and Sholeh Winters for C. 2nd in A and overall were Andy Sherrill and Henry

Lortz. 2nd in B and overall were Dave Rosselle and Dave Hildebrand. Connie and Dennis Heller took 1st in A in section B. So far the front lobby has been painted and has new furniture. One of our newer players, Lois Haskell, has generously hung her oils and watercolors throughout the playing area adding color and charm. Player Wally Hurst has hung his photographic work as well. All the art work is for sale. There is more redecorating yet to be done!

There are some changes in the game schedule.

NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW!Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10AM games are all open.New open game Wednesday evening, 7PM, starts March 12. Tell your friends. Let’s get this game going again. In order to support the beginner players the ESBC will be having a 0-100 game on Wednesdays at 10:30 starting April 16. These are the people we need to nurture as they are

Ray Coleman, Sholeh Winters & Anne Coleman at the ESBC Grand Re-Opening Party.

Seattle Contract Bridge League - 2

the future of bridge. The new class schedule includes The Club series, taught by Dianne Cox, starts Tuesday, April 1. The Diamond series begins Monday March 31, and will be taught by Helene Fornia. Look for the start of Sunday Afternoon Swiss. The plan is to have this format once a month. Beginning date TBA. Anyone interested in taking the TAP? We have several people signed up but need a few more for Dee Berry to hold a class at ESBC. Please call Dianne ASAP at the club, 425-881-6110, or email her at [email protected]. We are very excited about this special 2 day seminar and hope you’ll join us and become an accredited teacher. Dennis, Dianne, Mary and I would like to thank our players for all their support and well wishes. It really is helping us get through these hectic first few months. We all bring something different to the table and love working together. We want to share our love of the game with everyone who comes through our door and make ESBC a fun place to play a good game of duplicate bridge. Elaine Vona

Bridge Buddies March 2008Bridge Buddies is a group organized to provide a welcoming social and competitive bridge playing opportunity for players who have recently completed a basic class or have equivalent experience. There are no master points involved. There are often more experienced players who are kind enough to share their knowledge, and we welcome them.

We meet on the first and third Saturday evenings of the month at the Eastside Bridge Center in Redmond. We have Potluck at 6:00 PM and play at 7:00 PM. The potluck is optional, but the food is great, we have a good time and nearly everyone participates.

We provide coffee and tea, or you can bring your own non-alcoholic beverage.

We can easily accommodate single players, but prefer that you come with a partner. We play tournament style

duplicate bridge. We use bidding boxes and keep score, so that we become accustomed to the kind of play at ACBL tournaments. We usually have 7 or more tables and play about 18 hands.

The charge is $4.00 per player. No advance arrangements are necessary, just come as often as you can.

If you provide your email address, you will get regular announcements of our games, hand records and from time to time information on bidding and playing.

If you have questions or need directions, email Roger at: [email protected] call (425) 820-7454

Mercercrest Bridge ClubThe Mercercrest Bridge Club congratulates the new owners of the Eastside Bridge Club and wishes them much success with their new endeavor.

January and February were super months for our club. Attendance was high even with the cold, sometimes rainy, nights. Newcomers to our club included Stan Harris, Joyce Williamson, Maria Schwager, Richard Farrar, and Brady Allen.

Top masterpoint winners

January February

Ray Miller 3.77 Suzanne Sax 4.25

David Wright 2.93 Carol Schroeder 3.39

Florence Beaird 2.87 Rose Bolson 3.41

Tom Kuehn 2.87 Jeff Ford 3.22

Howard Liu 2.65 Adam Ruprecht 3.04

Jeff Ford 2.58 Dave Baer 3.03

We held a Junior Fund Game on February 19 and Maxine Ogino and Robert Seki took first overall, barely beating out Ray Miller and Craig Barkhouse. Our 1st quarter Club Championship Game was held February 26. Rose Bolson and Dave Baer took first overall and Jeff Ford and Adam Ruprecht were right behind them.


The Mercercrest Bridge Club continues to be the place to be on Tuesday nights.We average 20 tables. The bridge is extremely competitive yet stratified, the snacks are plentiful, and the camaraderie is exceptional. It’s kind of a “weekly party”! Best of all, it’s still the least expensive pairs game in town. With the ACBL increasing the amount of the masterpoint awards for games with fifteen tables or more, the awards for placing are quite substantial at our club.

We meet in the lower level of the Mercer Island Congregational Church. The game starts at 7pm and the cost is $5.00. For partnerships and more information, please contact Marsha Rayton at 206 601-5211 or [email protected].

North Seattle Bridge ClubAttention duffers: The North Seattle Bridge club of-fers a Wednesday game at 10:30 am that is open, and stratified and geared for new-to-duplicate players. The game is somewhat slower, only 21 boards are played, but the price is right: $4.00. The welcome mat is out for everyone so enough tables can par-ticipate to be fun and competitive. Bring your own partner or call me (Vicky) and I’ll find one for you.

Free coffee, tea and snacks every day, Monday through Friday. (Every Thursday in the month of May, games will cost only $5.00.) All games start promptly at 10:30 am. There is plenty of parking at the back of the church. Our club manager, Corey Pe-terson, helps make the game friendly. Corey makes every effort to accommodate special needs and often posts the final scores before you can ask for them, a plus for those in a hurry.

February masterpoint leaders for February are:Jerry Solberg 7.45Ray Sjoblom 6.80Peter Pitell 6.37Dorothy Bennett 6.36Krishna Rustagi 5.49Mary Jo Boarman 4.68Bob McBurney 4.30

2212 NE 125th St. SeattleCorey Petersonclub manager (206) 915-3427Vicky Petersondirector and partnerships (425) 328-9774

Emerald Bridge Club In January we had our first Pro-Am game – with a good time had by all. It was such a success, we plan to do it again, we’ll keep you posted. And the winners were:

North South2nd Al Stipe Wes Kuhlman3rd Lester Elijah Ken DeRoche4th Dennie Dye Jim Burbidge

East West1st Al Distro Norm LeCompte2nd Ralph Eley Midge McClung3rd Iris West Lana Lu Hull4th Laurie Wilson Virginia Roni

The game was fun and the food was great – Dennie provided hot dogs and potato salad in addition to the usual assortment of goodies provided by our members.

Welcome new members, Bernice Sharp, Warren Ann Lever, Warren McGee and Sue Kane.

The Swiss Team of Lawrence Lerner, Miriam Goldberg Darrel Davis, and Dennie Dye scored Fifth in a field of 22 tables at the Bellevue Sectional in February.

Top Five Emerald players were:

January FebruaryLaurie Wilson Wes Kuhlman Judy Hyde Ralph Eley Bud Schafer

Wes Kuhlman Ralph Eley Carmen Flak Henry Flak Bud Schafer


West Seattle Bridge ClubOur games are held in beautiful West Seattle, very near the WS Bridge (not very far from anywhere), at the West Seattle FOE (Eagles Hall), located at 4426 California Ave SW. Parking is available at no charge, and space and refreshments are both excellent, and we have as pleasant a group as one could ever find.

We offer two games at our club; we have an open/stratified pairs game every Monday at 12:30pm (time change staring in February to 11:00 am!!), and a Wednesday night swiss teams game (stratified) once per month (usually the third Wed.) at 7:00 pm. Please arrive ten minutes early for both. Upcoming dates for the team game are Apr 16th, May 21st, June 18th (some will be GNT qualifiers). For the info or partners for the Monday game please contact Margery DuRoss (206-937-7254). For info or teammates for the monthly team game please contact Brian or Liliana at [email protected] or 206-439-8972.Our game features players of all skill levels united by a love of bridge and great attitudes. We all look forward to many years of good times and bridge growth. Our very special thanks go to both the Rainbow and the Mercercrest Bridge Clubs for their wonderful support continuous for our Club, and an even bigger thanks to the wonderful players who make our club successful.

Rainbow Bridge ClubGreetings from the Rainbow Duplicate Bridge Club! We hope we can see you at our club in 2008. Our games continue to attract many regulars and we frequently welcome new faces as well. Rainbow Duplicate Bridge Club is a bridge club serving the members, allies and friends of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning and queer community. We strive to enjoy the greatest card game in the world in the company of those who appreciate and accept others for whom they are. We are always looking for friendly new faces to come and join us in one of our games as we aim to keep Rainbow “the friendliest game in town!” We are holding three fun games a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at our location at the Multifaith Works Office, 115 16th Ave. (corner of 16th and Fir Street) Seattle, WA 98122. All Tuesday and Thursday games and those on the 2nd and 4th (and 5th should there be one) aturdays are open to all experience levels; those on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays are for those players with 0 to 299 masterpoints. There is no game on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Weekday games start promptly at 7 PM and usually end by 10:30 PM, Saturday games commence at 6:00 PM. For weekday games, at least one player from each pair must be present by 6:55 PM. Pairs arriving late may not be allowed to join the game by the director if the addition of a pair would cause delays for other pairs.

More information can be obtained by calling Club President Dan Tuttle at (206) 992-3351 or by emailing him at [email protected]. The game costs $3.00 and includes light snacks.

Seattle Bridge CenterThe pro-am game held Saturday March 8th was a huge success. We had 16 tables with players who were not life masters matched with more experienced players. Thank you to Shawn Abernathy for all her work matching the partnerships and to Sharon Erwin who did the boards and hand records. Everyone had a good time and hopefully some information was

Congratulations to Bev Rioux who attained the rank of New Life Master in January. Last but not least, Carmen Flak thanks everyone for all their kind words and encouragement – and says, “see you on the soccer field, soon!” Come and join us at the Emerald Bridge Club – it’s a Gem of a game! (at Belmor Country Club)2101 S 324th St, Federal Way.253.939.0733http://home.comcast.net/~emudd/bridge.html Open Pairs Stratified: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:00amNeed a partner? Call Dennie Dye (253)939-0733


Fri 5/23 thru Mon 5/26 SBC closed

206-282-6414Email [email protected] site http://seattlebridgecenter.tripod.com

President’s CornerOur Sweetheart Sectional was held in early February and was a big success. Attendance was up, with 309 tables in play. (This is our third consecutive three-day sectional that has cracked the 300 table barrier!) Henry Lortz has the early lead for the Microsoft trophy, but there are still three more sectionals this year, with plenty of masterpoints for everyone. The facility at Vasa Park had easy freeway access, plenty of parking, and space for our growing tournaments. We will be returning to Vasa in late October for our fall sectional.

Next on our sectional schedule is our 299’er sectional, to be held at the Aqua Club in Kenmore. Both pair and team events will be held over the weekend of April 12 and 13. If you have less than 300 masterpoints, this is a great opportunity to earn silver points in a relaxed atmosphere, as well as to enjoy both free bridge lectures and our Seattle Unit hospitality.

Following that on our sectional schedule is our Knockout Sectional, to be held at the Renton Community Center over the Memorial Day weekend. This is traditionally our largest sectional, so we hope to see you there.

On the business side of our unit, 2007 was a relatively “flat” year in terms of finances. We had an excess of revenues over expenses of a few hundred dollars. Tournament costs are rising, and we have worked to keep our tournaments an attractive experience for our players.

As always, your unit board is here to serve you, our members. We are always looking for volunteers interested in helping to provide a great bridge environment. Please let us know if you are interested in assisting in any way.

See you at the table,Linda

helpful.

The monthly unit game is at SBC Swiss Teams Sunday May 4th at 1 PM and 6PM. Reservations please. The second international fund game is Thursday May 8th at 10:30AM. Hand records are provided and many more master points awarded. Club championships every session Monday May 12th through Sunday May 18th. Lots more points awarded with no additional charge.

SBC will be closed Friday May 23rd through Monday May 26th for the Seattle Knockout Sectional and Memorial Day weekend. Good luck to everyone at the tournament.

Monday and Tuesday morning games are still ½ price games. Entry fee is just $3.Unlimited free parking with handicap access.

Masterpoint Winners

January

Florence BeairdRoy GinterClay & Nada SundermeyerLorraine Leach

February

Rose BolsonLorraine LeachAnant GokhaleFlorence Beaird

April EventsNo special eventsMay EventsSun 5/4 MUG 1 and 6 PM: two session eventThurs 5/8 Int’l Fund Game 10:30AMMon 5/12 Club Champ 10:30AMTues 5/13 Club Champ 10:30AMWed 5/14 Club Champ 10:30AMThurs 5/15 Club Champ 10:30AMFri 5/16 Club Champ 10:30AM & 7:30PMSat 5/17 Club Champ noonSun 5/18 Club Champ 1PM


Fiscal Report for for Seattle Unit 446 2006-2007

Income 2006 2007

Advertising $150.00 $25.00

Interest $152.54 $438.34

Memberships $3,859.18 $3,976.50

MUG - Net $153.53 $512.07

Snack Bar + Swiss Lunches $952.00 $3,217.40

NAP $1,908.00 $2,262.00

Round Robin $1,080.00 $660.00

199er Tournament $1,093.90 $826.00

Sectionals $33,815.50 $37,907.00

Total Income $43,164.65 $49,824.31

Expenses

Bank Charges $32.00

Bulletin Printing & Design $10,549.58 $8,111.63

Bulletin Postage & Supplies $1,634.98 $1,764.65

Equip. Trailer Maintenance $33.75

Licenses, Permits, & Legal $510.00 $536.75

MUG Expenses $130.56 $244.26

Internet Hosting Fee $125.00

Unit NAP Expense $1,373.99 $2,179.00

Round Robin Expenses $10.44 $158.40

Sectional expenses

Rent $12,455.11 $10,915.00

Security Deposit $2,754.50 $1,700.00

Sanction & Expenses $13,486.74 $14,776.98

Food & Supplies $4,077.27 $6,024.60

Misc. & Chair Rental $643.65 $1,636.33

199er Deposits $362.70 $250.00

Trophies & Awards $156.56 $19.59

Hospitality - Gift Baskets $234.59

Unit Supplies, Other $2,304.47 $367.94

Total Expenses $50,516.30 $49,044.72


Mini-McKenney Placewinners From Seattle Unit 446 - 2007 To accord recognition to a broader spectrum of players, the ACBL has divided membership by masterpoints into thirteen categories from beginner (0-5) to those with 10,000 and greater masterpoint holdings. For calendar year 2007, the following Seattle unit members placed in the top 100 among all ACBL members [American, Canadian, Mexican, Bermudian, et al]. The listings reflect the category the individuals rank and the points won for the year. In only the listed categories did Seattle members place in the top 100.

5-20

[14-15] Donald Stein Linda Stein

120.87120.87

100-200

[89] Kim Eng 176.95

200-300

[39] Cristal Nell 209.43

[68] Howard Liu 87.46

300-500

[45] Shawn Abernethy 246.48

[51] Brian Zaugg 236.97

5000-7500

[50] Polly Dunn 545.68

[87] Ken Christiansen 474.21

10,000 +

[36] Paul Soloway 1146.66

2008 Jabon Trophy Race

1. Dan Perry 4.82

2. Donald Brown 2.99

3. Roger Lowe 2.25

4. Donna Larson 2.00

5/6. Jeff Chen 1.92

5/6. Mirjana Reams 1.92

7/8/9. Lois Haskell 1.70

7/8/9. Diane Tucker 1.70

7/8/9. Robert Tucker 1.70

The Seattle Unit Jabon Trophy Competition is for the unit member beginning the calendar year with fewer than twenty masterpoints, who then accumulates the greatest number of points in that year’s unit sectional competitions. Dan Perry has assumed the early lead in this competition after totaling an impressive first tournament total of 4.82 points at the Sweetheart Sectional. He has less than a two point lead on second-place, however, and the competition threatens to heat up beginning with the 299’er sectional April 12-13 and continuing through the three remaining open sectionals that the unit sponsors – Memorial Day; Suntan; and Fall.

2008 Microsoft Trophy Race

1. Henry Lortz 33.56

2. Neil Ballard 22.23

3/4. Sandy Jenkins 18.36

3/4. Ken Scholes 18.36

5. Dave Setterholm 17.40

6/7. Tom Jepson 17.28

6/7. Patti Hartley 17.28

8. Emery Selymes 16.79

9. Dave Grubbs 15.56

10. Stan Christie 14.34

11. David Taylor 14.14

12. Ole Godefroy 13.00

13. Dan Romm 12.41

14. Jeff Ford 11.97

15. Yayoi French 11.12

16. Helen Abbott 10.89

17. Howard Liu 10.72

18. Jingsong Liu 10.28

19. Marilyn Breeze 10.13

20. David Binney 10.08

The Microsoft Trophy – including its predecessor title the Weisfield – goes back to 1974. This year’s leader after the Sweetheart Sectional is 1975 and 1987 winner, Henry Lortz, who accumulated 33.56 points in the three events he played during that sectional – winning Saturday’s Open Pairs and the Sunday Flight A Board-A-Match Swiss teams. He accomplished this while playing in relatively unpracticed partnerships – but with strong players, and not employing his favorite big-club methods. Either the rest of the field has little chance when Wayne


and the Big Club return, or we are hopefully anticipating their return. Henry won the Saturday pair game, and was a teammate on Sunday with former Seattle unit member, Darryl Pedersen [the 1983 trophy winner] who now resides in Mill Creek and claims Everett Unit status – thus cannot challenge for the trophy; another possible element of the Lortz grand strategy :). Neil Ballard holds down second place after a consistently solid performance during the February competition. The following Seattle unit members comprise the leader list at the quarter-pole:

HospitalityHello from the Hospitality Chair!

First, thanks to all who contributed to our February Sweetheart Sectional. It was wonderful to see so many people chip in and help, with treats and time and ideas. Many thanks to Anita Longley, Elaine Vona, Mary Romeo, Sharon Erwin, Linda Kleinsasser, Kay Adams, Julie Godfrey, Linda & Don Mamula, Karen Dahners, Barbara Nist, Galen Hesson, Elizabeth & Hayyim Grossman and to all the others who contributed to make the Sweetheart such a great success!

We have two upcoming events: a 299er tournament on April 12-13 and our 4-day Knock-Out Sectional in May (23-26). We need your help to make these events the best they can be. If you bake, a batch of cookies or a cake are always welcome. Store-bought goodies are great, too! We always need clean plastic bags for the bridge tables. If you have an hour to spare, we can use you in the kitchen or setting up or taking down tables and chairs. There is always something to do, and more hands make for a much better time.

If you want to help, and have questions, call or email me at [email protected] or 425-641-5988.

See you at the tables.

Ann RomeoHospitality Chair

MUGOn Sunday April 6 the game is at Eastside at 6 pm. On Sunday May 4, trying a two session swiss teams for a change, starting times of 1 pm and 6 pm. For those who have not tried it before, swiss teams take four people to play in it, two pairs. One plays NS and the other plays EW. This is a chance to try teams before our biggest sectional of the year over Memorial Day weekend at the Renton Community Center. Reservations as always encouraged for Seattle. 206 282 6414

We had the second annual Super bowl brunch potluck game in February at ESBC. Lots of food so you only left hungry if you wanted to. Everyone had a chance to get home in time to watch the game. We will be doing this again next year. Barbara Nist did a fantastic job with the food in March at Seattle. Also we had a special Pro/Am game in March at Seattle that was set up with much hard work from Shawn Abernethy and Patty McCallum.

Monthly Unit Game Sunday Morning Session February 3, 2008

Overall finishers

A

1. Julie Godefroy Ole Godefroy

2. Jingsong Liu Brian Zaugg

3. Tom Hansen Marion Nelson

4. Paul Schwaighart Yayoi French

5. Linda Stix Bob Moore

6. Becky Chapman Christine DingB

1. Jingson Liu Brian Zaug2. Tom Hansen Marion Nelson3. Becky Chapman Christine Ding4. Florence Beaird Barb McHarg5. Bob Seki Jeff Ford

Monthly Unit Game Sunday Evening Session March 2, 2008

Overall finishers


A

1 /2. Bill Hagen Karen Epley1 /2. Julie Godefroy Ole Godefroy3. Jingsong Liu Rod Caldwell4. Jim Aitken Steve Mansfield

1. Joel Fuhrman Gary Marshall

2. John Emmerson Bob Kirk

3. Brian Zaug Liliana Diaconescu

4. John Swanson Don Christiansen5. Stan Christie Shawn Abernethy6. Rose Bolson David Callahan

Pro-Am Game Saturday Evening Session March 8, 2008

Overall finishers

A/B


2. Jennifer Chalfan Kathy Gilman

3. Joel Fuhrman Joyce Williamson

4. David Wright Symone Scales

5. John Givins Curt Peterson

6. Margaret Marshall Clint Hattrup

C


2. Joel Fuhrman Joyce Williamson

3. David Wright Symone Scales

4. Margaret Marshall Clint Hattrup

Unit Round Robin Teams2007 & 2008 As referenced in the last edition of the SUN, the 2007 competitions concluded with the victories of the YARINGTON [Dick Yarington, Ken Scholes, John Schermer, Bill O’Brien, Kevin Bolan, and Leo Svarcs] and BAER [Dave Baer, Mike Hughes, Jen Chalfan, and Chris Moore] in brackets 1 & 2 respectively. Some of the hands from the bracket two final were included in that last issue. In the bracket one final, the Yarington squad was

convincingly the better team – producing a succession of winning actions throughout the match and avoiding any missteps. Both winning squads have now prevailed in their respective flight for each of the last two years. Congratulations to them, and lets see what we can do to improve the level of competition in 2008. Both to move toward that end, and to comply with the request of the bracket two winners, we are initiating the following modification to establishing the brackets for 2008. The winner of bracket two will be “promoted” to bracket one each year. Thus, whatever number of teams comprise this year’s bracket one, the BAER team will be one of that group. As in prior years, the brackets will be based on the average for each teams masterpoint total per player on the squads – with the highest x-1 number of teams plus the BAER team comprising the top bracket, and each ensuing bracket similarly determined by average masterpoint holding. While last year’s entry only allowed for two brackets, we hope to have as many as three for the 2008 competition. To familiarize those who may not previously have enjoyed this competition, the format is roughly as follows. Teams enter and are assigned an appropriate bracket. Each team plays a round-robin of matches against the other teams in its bracket. These matches are scored at IMPs converted to Victory Points, with the cumulative total determining the top four place-winners in each bracket; who then enter into semi-final and final playoff matches to determine each brackets final placings. The matches are played by mutual agreement of the teams involved, usually at a residence of one of the participants. Complete conditions of contest will be forthcoming for all teams entering this year’s event. Many thanks to Marci Knipschield, who has served as coordinator of this event for the past several years. She understandably has requested a reprieve from the demands for the time being. Her work is much appreciated, and we are glad that she will be continuing to compete in the event, and will call upon her for input and assistance. Board member Pat Dunn will serve as the coordinator for the 2008 competition. By the time you read this, all of last year’s teams should have been contacted regarding their participation for the upcoming year. Others interested can reach Pat as detailed below. Deadline for entries this year is April 20, 2008. “Regular Season matches” will be conducted between April 21 and October 15, 2008. Playoffs will be conducted between October 15 and December 20. Final results WILL be


Seattle Bridge Unit 446299’er Spring SectionalApril 12-13, 2008

Aqua Club18512 58th Ave. NEKenmore, WA 98028

SATURDAY 10:30am & 4pmStratified 99’er Pairs (single sessions)Stratified 299’er Pairs (single sessions)

SUNDAY 10:30am & 4pm

Seattle Bridge Unit 446Knock Out SectionalMay 23-26, 2008Renton Community Center1715 Maple Valley Hwy, Renton, WA

Friday 1:30pm & 7:30pm

Stratified Open Pairs (afternoon session)

Stratified Imp Pairs (evening session)

Stratified 199’er Pairs (single sessions)

Saturday noon & 6pm

Stratified Pairs (single sessions)

submitted no later than December 31, 2008. Entry (cost) is $60.00 per team – it is strongly suggested that payment accompany the submission of the original team entry.

Pat Dunn is reachable in any of the following ways : address 17501 SE 56th St Bellevue, WA 98006; Phone (425) 746-3930 e-mail [email protected]

Addendum from Dick Yarington:The editor asked me for some interesting hands from the RR final. After asking my teammates for some interesting hands all that we could remember was that Ken Scholes got to use a Multi 2 diamond bid and that John Schermer played a part score and made 5 more tricks than his counterpoint. We do remember that Ken Scholes provided the best wine of anyone on the team, some very enjoyable Oregon Pinots. If you want a good bridge hand I’ll give you this one which John Schermer played in the recent Vanderbilt in Detroit. It is worth noting that he outplayed the frequent national champion in his seat. The dummy was 10xxx, Kxxx, Qx, AQx and John the declarer held: AKJxx, Qxx, Ax, Kxx. A club was led against 4 spades. He won and cashed 2 high spades. Lho showed out on the 2nd round. John cashed the remaining clubs and exited with a trump. Rho returned a heart and John made the key play of playing the Queen. LHo won with the Ace and returned the Jack of diamonds. John ducked and won the Ace. He now cashed the King of hearts and exited with the Queen of diamonds. Rho won and had to return a diamond. His hand was Qxx, xx, Kxxxx, xxx.

Stratified 99’er Pairs (morning)Stratified 299’er Pairs (morning)Stratified Swiss Teams (afternoon)* Teammates guaranteed for Swiss* Surcharge for Subsidized Lunch

Free Bridge Lectures

Saturday @ 3:30pmYayoi French “1NT Responses”

Sunday @ 3:30pmMaury Blustein “Team Game Strategies”

[email protected]

Day of Tournament Phone(425) 533-1355

Tournament Chairs

Beth McCaslin (425) [email protected]

Maureen Schroder (425) [email protected]

Stratification99’er 0-20, 20-50, 50-100299’er 0-100, 100-200, 200-300Team 0-100, 100-200, 200-300

More info; check out http://www.sbu446.org/Tournaments.html



Bracketed KO’s (1st and 2nd rounds)

Stratified Swiss (evening session)

Sunday noon & 6pm

Stratified Open Pairs (single sessions)


Bracketed KO’s (afternoon semi-finals)

Bracketed KO’s (evening finals)

Compact KO’s (4 person teams only)

Monday 10:30am & TBA

Stratified Swiss (two session play-through)

Stratified 199’er Swiss (single sessions)

Stratification

99’er 0-20, 20-50, 50-100

299’er 0-100, 100-200, 200-300

Team 0-100, 100-200, 200-300

More info; check out http://www.sbu446.org/Tournaments.html

Tournament Chairs

Laurie Sayer (425) 226-7421Sharon Erwin (206) [email protected]

[email protected]

Day of Tournament Phone(425) 533-1355

Our new members receive a free play at each club. If you’re enjoying your bridge experience, please invite your friends.

Welcome 18 New Members:Leeanne Creech, John Ellis, Jerome Kilner,Marianne Mercer, Toots Moore, Linda Plantz, Irving Sonkin, Key Webster, Dan Wishengrad, Carolyn Youngblood ,Raynor Christianson,Kate Hemer, Kim Hong, Elizabeth Leffler,Marilyn Mihaly, Marilyn Philips, Peter and Jan Shapiro

Transfers In (12):John Crutcher, Scott Huddleston, Lee Morton,June Riesenberger, Brady Allen, Robert EveleighMary Foster, Tom Gordon, Ronald Mercer,Michael Miller, Mr. B. E. Price, Carol Richards

Rank Advancement:Junior Masters (10):Laura Boone, Judith Henderson, Vincent Johnson,David O’Harrow, Dan Shields, John Tracey,Jeff Chen, Carole Ann Milton, Mirjana Reams, Susan Tracey

Seattle Bridge Unit #446 ACBLJulie Godefroy, Membership ChairpersonQuestions??Call 424-452-8335

Club Masters (4):(Note:::New Club Masters receive 4 free plays at our sectionals.)Robert Gerend, Linda Yount, Mary Ann Hagan, Anne Whitehead

Sectional Masters (3):Judith Clifford, Marilyn Duncan, Kayel White

Regional Masters (3):Nick Nichols, Richard Swanson, Joyce Williamson

NABC Masters (2):Clay Haughary, David Taylor

Life Master (3):Kim Eng, Muhunthan Sivapragasam, William Fleming

Silver Life Masters(2):Bernie Alfred, Mary Jo Boarman

Emerald Life Master:Ray Miller

Congratulations all on your efforts!

Total Members: 1264


Sweetheart Sectional ResultsKnockout Teams Bracket 1 - 6 Tables

MPs Rank Names

17.28 1 Ken Scholes - Sandy Jenkins, Patti Hartley - Tom Jepson,

9.16 2 Dell Berg, Milton David Binney, Yayoi French, Andrew Sherrill,

Knockout Teams Bracket 2 - 6 Tables

MPs Rank Names

7.39 1 Howard Liu - Edward Xu, Jingsong Liu, Dong Yan,

3.92 2 Margaret Marshall, Clint Hattrup, Clarence Kerlee, Lynnwood Yat Sing Ma,

Knockout Teams Bracket 3 - 8 Tables

MPs Rank Names

4.30 1 Roger Grimes, Ivor Philips, June Bruno - Laurence Braun,

2.28 2 Leslie Milstein, Ada Frenock, Pamela Seiffert - Kurt Seiffert,

Friday Aft Open Pairs - 34.0 Tables / Based on 47 Tables

MPs A B C Names Score

9.50 1 Neil Ballard, Ole Godefroy, 470.50

7.13 2 1 1 David Taylor, Mike Marcelais, 451.00

5.34 3 Howard Epley, Craig Zastera, 440.50

4.01 4 Ginger Augustavo - Don Glad, 437.00

3.01 5 Linda Mamula - Don Mamula, 432.00

2.25 6 Dell Berg, Milton Howard Liu, 423.50

3.11 2 Dave Hildebrand, David Roselle, 410.00

2.33 3 2 Kai Eng - Dick Decker, 404.00

1.75 4 Thomas Kuehne, Florence Beaird, 395.00

1.31 5 3 Clarence Kerlee, Lynnwood Yat Sing Ma, 385.00

1.23 6 Edward Xu, Dong Yan, 384.50

0.92 4 Dave Rush, Vivian Camandona, 360.00

0.69 5 Jack Avery, William Hirt, 357.00

0.51 6 Clay Laughary, George Marx, 348.00

Friday Eve Open Pairs - 23.0 Tables / Based on 30 Tables


6.67 1 Helen Abbott, Dan Romm, 282.21

5.00 2 Barbara Nist, Balusu Rao, 280.00

3.75 3 Dick Yarington, Ruth Nakano, 278.47


2.81 4 Gard Hays, Veradale Henry Lortz, 278.00

2.11 5 Steve Mansfield, Sharon Miller, 272.50

3.08 6 1 Jeff Ford - Andrew Hoskins, 270.50

2.31 2 1 Brett Goldston - Frances Evans, 265.21

1.73 3 2 Hubert Wallenfels - Mary Meisch, 263.50

1.30 4 Thomas Kuehne, Florence Beaird, 248.71

0.97 5 Ruth Rugh, Shirley Hayes, 239.21

1.07 6 Liliana Diaconescu, Theresa Venhuis, 228.50

1.04 3 Jinlong Jack Li, Clay Laughary, 217.29

0.80 4 Stan Roberts, Melissa King, 216.38

0.58 5 Mike Marcelais, David Taylor, 213.82

Saturday Open Pairs - 35.5 Tables / Based on 50 Tables


15.00 1 Darryl Pedersen, Henry Lortz, 62.05%

11.25 2 Laurie Rowe, Kevin Bolan, 61.13%

8.44 3 Doris Murdoch, Marilyn Breeze, 60.37%

6.33 4 Ray Loftis, Steven Sidell, 59.43%

5.00 5 Andrea James - Charles James, 59.42%

4.29 6 Jim Aitken, Steve Mansfield, 58.99%

3.75 7 Steve Hosch, Dave Grubbs, 58.64%

3.33 8 Dan Romm, Tom Hammond, 58.21%

3.00 9 Carl Wilson, David Baer, 56.67%

2.73 10 William O’Brien, Sharon Miller, 55.39%

2.50 11 Lisa Fishman, Dee Berry, 55.37%

6.23 12 1 Brian Duran, Shawn Abernethy, 55.20%

2.14 13 John Stafford, Rose Bolson, 55.16%

4.67 14 2 Robert Seki, Jeff Ford, 55.08%

3.50 3 David Robert, James Counsell, 52.79%

3.25 4 1 Evan Stoll, Jr, Tommy Bailey, 52.14%

2.08 5 Shirley Hayes, Phil Marriott, 51.10%

2.44 6 2 William Julius - Sheila Smith, 51.09%

1.83 3 Anita Longley, Joanne Stone, 50.68%

1.37 4 Steve Kasner, George Marx, 47.51%

1.60 5 Jinlong Jack Li, Clay Laughary, 47.35%

0.93 6 Larry Li - Dick Decker, 47.17%

Sat Eve 199er Pairs - 6.0 Tables

MPs D E F Names Score


1.52 1 Nick Nichols - Mary Hanson-Spofford, 59.67%

1.28 2 1 Dennis Patrick - Dee Patrick, 54.50%

0.98 3 2 1 Jacob Manalan, Jonathan Haas, 51.31%

0.74 4 3 2 Sholeh Winters, Donald Brown, 50.43%

0.54 4 Patricia Weller, Donna Larson, 49.08%

Flight A Swiss Teams - 25 Tables / Based on 53 Tables

MPs A X Names Score

15.75 1 Dave Setterholm, Henry Lortz, Emery Selymes, Darryl Pedersen, 36.00

11.81 2 Steve Hosch, Dave Grubbs - Neil Ballard, Stan Christie, 34.00

7.75 3/4 Maury Blustein - Mary Ruth Blustein, Yoko Barnett, Harry Steiner, 32.00

7.75 3/4 1 Jacqueline Jauregui, Nancy Bass, Michael Perrault, Asbjorn Dalan, 32.00

5.25 5 2 Chris Moore - Jen Chalfan, David Baer - Michael Hughes III, 31.00

4.22 6/7 Tom Hammond, Ron Tracy, Dan Romm, Polly Dunn, Helen Abbott, 30.50

4.22 6/7 3 Adam Ruprecht, Patrick White, Cristal Nell, Jeff Ford, 30.50

3.50 8 Cindy Glad - Don Glad, Ole Godefroy - Julie Godefroy, 30.00

3.01 9/10 Howard Epley - Karen Epley, Rose Bolson, David Callahan, 29.00

3.01 9/10 4 Andrew Hoskins - Fan Zhang - Min Zheng, Robert Seki, 29.00

Flight B Swiss Teams - 22 Tables

MPs B C D Names Score

6.43 1 Kim Eng, John Aslin, Cassy Jarvis, Christopher Jarvis, David Taylor 99.00

4.82 2 1 1 Evan Stoll, Jr, Tommy Bailey, Dan Perry, Debbie Perry 93.00

3.62 3 2 Gilbert Benoit, Shawn Ringwood, Huang Zeng, Dennis Rybicki 92.00

2.71 4 Kay Teal, Jim Thompson, Phil Marriott, Jack Mathews 91.00

2.14 5 Nick Tipton, Jingsong Liu, Brian Zaugg, Liliana Diaconescu 88.00

2.58 6/7 3 2 Joyce Williamson, Marg Sebastian, Diane Parker, Barbara Kampe 77.00

1.73 6/7 Lawrence Lerner, Darrel Davis, Dennie Dye, Miriam Goldberg 77.00

1.74 4/5 Steve Kasner, Robert Kirk, John Emmerson, Curt Peterson 76.00

1.74 4/5 Roger Grimes, Ivor Philips, Laurence Braun, June Bruno 76.00

1.74 3 Jeremy Gulley, Christine Ding, Becky Chapman, Marty Jeide 71.00

1.17 4/5 Bill Fleming, Tami Gillman, Courtney Cochran, Eric Newman 62.00

1.17 4/5 Margaret Marshall, Clint Hattrup, Monica Niskanen, Yat Sing Ma 62.00

Friday Aft 199er Pairs - 13.0 Tables


2.19 1 Marian Wolfe - Leo Wolfe, 184.00

1.70 2 1 1 Lois Haskell, Marge Solaski, 167.00

1.08 3/4 Barbara Kampe, Marg Sebastian, 157.50


1.08 3/4 Mark Headlee, Dan Dan Woo, 157.50

0.76 5 Mari Stamper, Diane Parker, Medina 156.50

1.28 6 2 2 Bob Shelley - Carol Shelley, 148.50

0.99 3/4 3/4 Sally Pasette, Francella McKinnon, 145.50

0.84 3/4 3/4 Larry Holdren, Barney Bear, 145.50

0.54 5 5 Virginia Holte, Marshall Goddard, 141.00

0.74 6 Dianne Tucker - Robert Tucker, 140.50

Friday Eve 199er Pairs - 6.5 Tables


1.62 1 1 Patricia Weller, Roberta McLean, 74.40

1.22 2 Barbara Kampe, Marg Sebastian, 72.96

0.98 3 2 1 Roger Lowe, Donald Brown, 64.80

0.74 4 3 2 Mirjana Reams - Jeff Chen, 64.68

0.54 5 4 Eileen Duffy, Kayel White, 64.08

Sat Aft 199er Pairs - 12.0 Tables


2.09 1 1 Anne Johnson, Tom Gordon, 68.15%

1.57 2 2 1 Bob Shelley - Carol Shelley, 67.26%

1.18 3 3 2 Mirjana Reams - Jeff Chen, 61.90%

0.88 4 4 3 Lynne Phillips, Denise Owen, 57.44%

0.66 5 Leo Wolfe - Marian Wolfe, 56.55%

0.74 6 5 4 Dianne Tucker - Robert Tucker, 56.25%

0.40 6 Barbara Allan, Harold Sanford, 55.95%

0.41 5 Jerry Kilner, Linda Plantz, 50.60%

Sun Morn 199er Swiss - 6 Tables

MPs E F Names Score

1.52 1 Dennis Patrick - Dee Patrick, James Green - Jane Green, 62.00

1.14 2 1 Roger Lowe - Sholeh Winters, Donald Brown - Shawna Cheney, 53.00

Sun Aft 199er Swiss - 3 Tables

MPs Rank Names Score

1.24 1 Marilyn Duncan, Kayel White, Patricia Weller, Donna Larson, 49.00

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