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WASHINGTON BRIDGE LEAGUE’SNON LIFE MASTER SECTIONALJuly 24-27, 2003Thursday Evening Kick-off Pairs . .(36 Pairs)A B C1 Bradley Tash - William Isenstein2 Betty Siefring - Richard Bryan3 Alvin Ezrin - James Wisman4 1 Barry Lieberman - Thomas Din5 2 Ellen Rosenthal - Neal Rosenthal6 Robert Sturm - Erwin Schuler3 1 Linda Clover - Stephen Weiner4 2 Rachelle Sladoff - Cielle Block5 Sen. Robert Packwood - Kathy Attlan3 Steve Ro - Dale Collinson4 Jean Agenbroad - Lena VargasThursday Evening 0-20 Pairs . . . . . . (6 Pairs)No Overalls, Section ResultsOnly1 N-S Maureen Pelter - Nomy Hume1 E-W Eric Beard - Trish HoustonFriday Afternoon Stratified Pairs . . (32 Pairs)A B C1 1 1 Jean Agenbroad - Lena Vargas2 2 2 Edgar Hopkins Jr - Dennis Faber3 Betty Siefring - Marie Siefring4 Thomas Reckford - Behnaz Fardshisheh5 3 Rena Brewrink - Billie Ahrens6 Marshall Kramer - Stephen MacArthur4 Patrick Stanton - Bob Grudberg5 Cynthia Helms - Samuel Bowlin6 3 Craig Caplan - Teresa CaplanFriday Evening StratifiedX Pairs . .(36 Pairs)A B C1 1 Clifford Dyhouse - Judy Glick2 2 Jean Agenbroad - Shirley Forrester3 3 John Buchanan - J Willard Williams4 Alvin Ezrin - James Wisman5 Allen Shearn - Peggy Shearn6 Marshall Kramer - Stephen MacArthur4 Robert Sturm - Erwin Schuler5 Patrick Stanton - Bob Grudberg6 Samuel Bowlin - Cynthia Helms1 Kathleen O’Toole - David Mead2 James Andre - Lily Andre3 Edgar Hopkins Jr - Dennis Faber4 Jane Lee - Audrey BourkeResults- 26 -Saturday Morning Stratified Pairs .(30 Pairs)A B C1 1 Sherrie Schrama - Paul Stygar2 2 Jean Agenbroad - Frieda Joyce3 3 John Buchanan - J Willard Williams4 Netttie Banks - Mary Gross5 Donald Jacobs - Sandra Jacobs6 Marshall Kramer - Stephen MacArthur4 Jerry Krim - Herbert Fallin Jr5 Larry Moran - S Jeffery Koch6/7 1 James Andre - Lily Andre6/7 Sen. Robert Packwood - Kathy Attlan2 Louise Wattles - Ann FentonSaturday Afternoon Stratified Pairs (45 Pairs)A B C1 Mahadeo Patwardhan - Jay Kelkar2 Samuel Bowlin - Danut Gliga3 1 Teryl McBurney - Jean Montague4 2 Susan Strauss - Richard Slater5 3 Jerry Krim - Herbert Fallin Jr6 4 1 Tim Kuhn - Edward Dyer5 2 James Andre - Lily Andre6 Dan Koch - Bill Kingery3 Paul Stygar - Lorraine Tyler4 Margarett Wilden - Madeleine MinettiSaturday Evening Stratified Pairs .(26 Pairs)A B C1 1 Bryan Geer - Lois Geer2 2 Thomas Din - Gloria Halstead3 Michael Goldman - William Mendez Jr4/5 3 Elliot Grant - James Davenport Jr4/5 Mahadeo Patwardhan - Jay Kelkar6 4 1 Kathleen O’Toole - David Mead5 2 Bartoszro - Henry Mach6 Rena Brewrink - Billie Ahrens3 Craig Perry - Dale HuntSunday Swiss Teams . . . . . . . . . . . .(18 Teams)A B C1/2 1 J Willard Williams - John Buchanan- Beverly Meredith - Philip Meredith1/2 John Mattioli - Ali Al-Aref - WilliamColket - Doreen Colket3 Alvin Ezrin - James Wisman -Martin Reed - Bradley Tash4 Stephen Mac Arthur - Janet Berman- Joan Cutler - Marshall Kramer5 James Andre - Lily Andre - MehmetBayar - Mary Ann Moskowitz2 Herbert Fallin Jr - Jerry Krim -Susan Strauss - Richard Slater3 1 Eric Nash - Wilma Middleton - GailMorgenweck - Joan Fitzpatrick4 Herbert Behre III - Eve Ingber -Thomas Din - Gloria Halstead2 Jeff Youngen - Mary O’Shea -Elizabeth Huffman - Terry Jones
NLMasterPointerswritten and compiled by I/N Editor, Leslie ShaferSOME RANDOM THOUGHTSFROM YOUR ROVINGREPORTERWhat a summer! Two huge Regionalsand one National later, the bridge dust issettling and I have a few notes to sharewith you all.Recently at the club, my RHO opponent(a local diamond life master) had theunfortunate timing to actually laugh at mypartner’s bidding sequence during theauction. It was an unusual sequence:PARTNER DLM ME LHOPass Pass 1♣ Pass1♠ Pass 2♠ (1) Pass3♦ (2) Pass 3♠ (3) Pass4♠ (4) All Pass(1) As I might have opened “light” in thirdseat, my 2♠ raise showed a “full”opener, since with less I would havepassed Pard’s 1♠ response.(2) A help-suit game try by a passed hand.Must be invitational, about 11-12ish.Partner’s passed-hand 3♦ bid was onlyforcing because we had agreed on aspade fit.(3) I have just a minimum opener, partner,and I’m not interested in game.(4) I’ve changed my mind, I think we havea game anyway. I’m accepting my owninvitation.This is where the Diamond Life Masterdecided to laugh and shake her head indisbelief. Now readers, you probably knowme well enough by now to know that I donot tolerate acts of rudeness at the table.“Sharon [not her real name], I do notappreciate your reaction to our auction. Ithink it is very rude.”“Well, I am entitled to think anything Iwant to,” she said dismissively.“Why don’t we have you explain that tothe director, then. Director, please!” Thedirector promptly came to the table wherethe DLM actually denied that she had- 27 -made any derogatory laugh at all!Amazing. We were instructed to “playnice” and move along. I then proceeded tomake 4♠ exactly, thanking my partner forhis excellent raise to game. I absolutelyagreed that his hand improved greatly asthe auction progressed. The 3♦ bid wassuperfluous as he did push to game in theend. When trying to make our bids intempo we often do not have the time neededfor in-depth decision making, and pardhad decided to upgrade his “invitational”hand before the auction had ended.Whether or not we agree with anyone’sirregular bidding at the bridge table, it isnot our place to make snide comments, gloryingin our own feelings of superior bridgeknowledge. It is arrogant and unkind.This is one of the reasons why our newcomersto bridge (0-50 players) do notenjoy playing in an open game. Their bidsare treated with disdain and/or glee, withthe open players writing down a goodscore with great relish. We all could take alesson from the weather: it pays no attentionto criticism, and neither should we.But we’re only human.Even if it’s your partner’s bidding thatyou have a problem with – your commentsWILL NOT BE WELCOME. Any immediatecomment by you will only make partnerblow the next two boards. Talk about it afterthe game. You might even find that yourown perspective is wrong and that partner’schoice was actually a logical alternative atthe time. The human mind is like a parachute,it only works when it is open.Sharon’s comments are bad for bridge.Everyone should hold these types of individualsaccountable for their actions. If weconsistently call the director on this type ofbehavior, they might stop acting like this.By letting them get away with it at the table,we are CONDONING it. If we are to attractnew players to the game and keep them, itshould be everyone’s job to clean house.
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