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Page 2 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS Saturday, July 28 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Easybridge! Accreditation with Easybridge! staffer Priscilla Smith. Manitoba Room, Royal York Hotel. (Stage A in the morning, lunch break, Stage B in the afternoon). Accreditation is free. $20 covers course materials. 10:00 & 11:30 a.m. ACBL Online Seminar. Join Canadian expert Drew Cannell in Room 801 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre to learn about this new ACBL service. 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Shannon Cappelletti, Care and Feeding of Your Favorite Pet. Room 801, Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Cappelletti, Red Bank TN, is a full-time professional player and ACBL Accredited Teacher. She and her husband, Mike Cappelletti Jr., won the 1999 NABC Mixed Pairs. 6:45 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Prent Glazier, The Psychology of Bridge. Room 801, Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Glazier, Toronto, is a Silver Life Master and Four-Star ACBL Accredited Teacher. He is the author of “The Psychology of Bridge” series that appeared in The Bridge Bulletin. Sunday, July 29 Noon – 5:00 p.m. Spingold final on vugraph. Ballroom, Royal York Hotel. 7:00 p.m. – Midnight Spingold final on vugraph. Ballroom, Royal York Hotel. Thoughtful defense Sometimes East-West made 2NT and sometimes they went down one. At this table Bob Hamman suffered a three-trick defeat as a result of thoughtful defense on the part of Betty Rossman and Bruce Ferguson. ♠ A J 10 ♥ 10 5 ♦ 7 4 ♣ A K 5 4 3 2 ♠ 9 4 3 ♠ K 6 5 ♥ A J 7 2 ♥ Q 8 ♦ 10 8 6 2 ♦ A J 3 ♣ Q 10 ♣ J 9 8 7 6 ♠ Q 8 7 2 ♥ K 9 6 4 3 ♦ K Q 9 5 ♣ – West North East South Rossman Bob Hamman Ferguson Chris Hamman 1♣ Pass 1♥ Pass 2♣ Pass 2♦ Pass 2NT All Pass Ferguson led a spade to Hamman’s jack, and he covered the ♥10, forcing the king and ace. Rossman led a spade through, Ferguson winning when Hamman ducked. Ferguson switched to the ♦J, taken by the king, and Hamman crossed to his ♠A, setting up a long spade. He led a heart to the 8, 9 and jack, and Rossman returned a diamond to Ferguson’s ace. Ferguson switched to a club, and Hamman let Rossman win the queen. She cashed the good ♥7 and got out with the ♣10. Ferguson overtook with the jack when Hamman ducked, but both Ferguson and Hamman were down to all clubs, so Hamman’s only remaining tricks were the ♣A-K. He was able to take only two clubs, two spades and a diamond, Honeymoon back in 1951, Golden Anniversary now Danny and Lorene Brooks attended the Summer Nationals in Washington DC 50 years ago – they were celebrating their honeymoon. Bruce Gowdy was their best man. Danny and Lorene Brooks are attending the Summer NABC in Toronto – they are celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. They took Sandy Trent under their wing about 40 years ago. Sandy and Paul have come to Toronto to help them celebrate by playing with them in the Mixed Teams. They forgot to go home Two Toronto volunteers were playing against two ladies from Houston on Thursday. The ladies explained that they were such a wonderful time here that they forgot to go home on Tuesday. Fortunately the hotel and the airline were able to extend their reservations, so they’re still having a wonderful time playing here. Tale of the Club 10 The key card on this deal played by Genevieve Hewitt was the ♣10. When it appeared in the end position, she knew what to do. She played the hand in the Monday afternoon session of the Senior Pairs. Board 15 ♠ A K 5 Dlr: South ♥ A K Q 2 Vul: N-S ♦ K 4 ♣ J 8 5 2 ♠ J 8 7 4 3 ♠10 9 6 ♥ 7 5 4 ♥ J 10 8 ♦ 7 6 3 ♦ J 10 9 5 ♣ Q 3 ♣ K 10 4 ♠ Q 2 ♥ 9 6 3 ♦ A Q 8 2 ♣ A 9 7 6 West North East South 1♦ Pass 1♥ Pass 1NT Pass 4♣ Pass 4♠ Pass 6NT All Pass Hewitt won the spade opening lead with the queen, crossed to the ♥A and led a club to the 9, losing to the queen as she rectified the count for a squeeze. It worked! She cashed out her spade and heart winners, and East was in trouble when Hewitt led the good 13 th heart from dummy. East had to hold onto all four diamonds so was forced to part with the ♣10. Since Hewitt was sure East was protecting diamonds, she was reasonably sure the other card in East’s hand was the ♣K. So she sluffed her diamond and won her 12 th trick with a small club. Play or defend? By Ellen Melson For better or worse you are in 2NT on this deal. ♠ 10 8 5 ♥ A 10 9 8 ♦ 5 3 ♣ Q J 9 6 ♠ A J 7 3 2 ♠ Q 4 ♥ K Q 7 5 ♥ 4 2 ♦ 10 2 ♦ Q 9 8 7 6 ♣ A 4 ♣ 10 8 7 5 ♠ K 9 6 ♥ J 6 3 ♦ A K J 4 ♣ K 3 2 West North East South 1NT 2♣ (1) Dbl (2) 2♦ (3) Dbl 2♠ Pass Pass 2NT All Pass The opening lead is the ♠3. Do you want to play or defend? If you play, you win the ♠Q with the king. You lead a club to the queen and a club back to the king, losing to the ace. West cashes four spades as declarer pitches two hearts out of each hand. East can afford two hearts and a diamond. When West plays the ♥K, taken by North’s ace, East is squeezed in the minors. If you defend, you as West will lead the ♥K before cashing your spades. That kills the squeeze. Montreal World Bridge Championship Quiz To heighten awareness of the Bridge World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, next year (Aug. 16-31), the organizers are offering a daily bridge problem with prizes for the winners. There will be a drawing from among the names of those who answer correctly – and five will win copies of the World Championship Book from 1995 or 1996 (your choice while supplies last). Turn in your answers to the Daily Bulletin office – Algonquin Room on the Mezzanine Level at the Royal York Hotel. Check the Daily Bulletin for the list of winners. Quiz #8 (the last one) Dlr: South ♠ 10 9 3 Vul: N-S ♥ 7 6 5 4 ♦ A 7 6 ♣ Q 7 6 ♠ A K ♥ K J 10 9 8 ♦ 8 4 3 2 ♣ A K West North East South 1♥ 2♦ 2♥ Pass 4♥ All Pass West leads the ♦K. You win the ace and lead a heart at trick two. East plays low. Which heart do you play? Thanks again to Eddie Kantar for the problem. Solution to Quiz #7 ♠ K 10 2 ♥ A Q J 10 ♦ 10 5 4 ♣ A 3 2 ♠ Q J 5 ♠ 4 3 ♥ K 9 3 2 ♥ 8 7 6 5 4 ♦ Q J 6 3 ♦ A 2 ♣ Q 9 ♣ 10 8 7 4 ♠ A 9 8 7 6 ♥ --- ♦ K 9 8 7 ♣ K J 6 5 This is what Eddie Kantar, who provided the problem, had to say about Quiz #7 Your best chance is to make everything as simple for yourself as possible. It is unlikely that the opening lead was a singleton. With A J 6 3 2, East would probably have ducked to insure both communications and two diamond tricks. So play the king of diamonds. Even if West does ruff, you still have chances. If you play low and East is short, however, you are in deep trouble. Assuming the ♦K holds, play the ♠A and a spade to the king, followed by the ♥A and ♥Q, discarding two diamonds if the ♥Q is not covered. Now if spades have divided evenly, the contract is safe. West wins the ♥K, but you have two additional hearts in dummy to park your club losers. You wind up losing a spade, a diamond and a heart. Quiz #7 winners: Doug Doub, Nancy Sahlein. Please pick up your prize in the Daily Bulletin office, Algonquin Room, mezzanine level at the Royal York Hotel. 29 countries have players in Toronto Players from at least 29 countries are competing in Toronto 2001. The Spingold drew an especially large contingent. On Tuesday 38 foreign players were still in the event, and 28 remained at the close of play on Wednesday. In the quarterfinals, there are still 18 going for the Spingold Trophy. Here are the countries that we have identified as having players here: United States, Canada, Bermuda, Mexico, Turkey, Japan, Australia, Italy, France, Sweden, Norway, Israel, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Trinidad, Curacao, England, Scotland, Russia, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Korea, Saudi Arabia, India and Pakistan.
Daily Bulletin Page 3 A hoary maneuver By Barry Rigal I was able to use a hoary old maneuver on this Spingold deal. ♠ K Q 7 ♥ K J 2 ♦ Q 9 4 3 ♣ J 7 3 ♠ J 9 6 4 3 2 ♠ 10 5 ♥ 8 4 ♥ A Q 7 6 3 ♦ K J 7 ♦ 10 8 5 ♣ 4 2 ♣ A Q 9 ♠ A 8 ♥ 10 9 5 ♦ A 6 2 ♣ K 10 8 6 5 Both tables played a partscore. I declared 2NT from the North seat and got a heart lead. I played the 10 from dummy and then won with the jack, trying to give the impression that I had the doubleton king-jack. I led a club to the 10, and when it held I had to block the spades by crossing back to my hand to try clubs again. East hopped up with the ace, and at the this point he could have held me to eight tricks. But he tried the ♥A and I would up plus 180. At the other table, North-South bought the contract in 2♣ by South, which looks like a safe spot. Not so! On the defense of three rounds of hearts with a ruff by West and then a spade shift, declarer elected to cash the top three spades. This was the ending as the third spade was led. ♠ K ♥ -- ♦ Q 9 4 3 ♣ J 7 3 ♠ J 9 8 ♠ -- ♥ -- ♥ 7 6 ♦ K J 7 ♦ 10 8 5 ♣ 4 ♣ A Q 9 ♠ -- ♥ -- ♦ A 6 2 ♣ K 10 8 6 5 Consider what happens if East pitches a diamond. Declarer’s natural play is to do the same and then lead a club to the 10. South then leads ace and another diamond, and West leads a third diamond after winning. South has to ruff his own winner and give up two clubs in the ending. So what is declarer to do? His only choice in the ending it to pitch the ACE of diamonds! Then he leads a club to the 10 and follows with a low diamond toward the queen. Now he cannot be prevented from reaching dummy to play clubs up and make the contract. Of course, at the table the defense erred – but in a different way. East ruffed the third spade and now it was easy for South to overruff and play diamonds to force an entry to dummy and make the contract. New Life Masters KEN MATTIS of London ON went over the top when his <strong>team</strong> made it to the final of Bracket B of the Senior Knockout Teams on Friday. The new LM was playing with Barry Thompson of Dorchester ON. Their <strong>team</strong>mates are Doug Rogers of Tillsonburg ON and Stan Allen of Simcoe ON. Regarding a new LM reported earlier in the week, MIKE LEONARD, here are a couple of details left out of the report: Mike, of Oakville ON, was playing with his father, Paul Leonard of Markham ON, and Mike went over by winning the Monday-Wednesday Side Game Series. Congratulations to ANNABELLE GUREVITCH of Calgary AB, who became a Life Master in the Saturday-Tuesday Knockout Teams. She was playing with her daughter, Maureen Gurevitch of Kirkland PQ. She needed 9 points when she came to Toronto, but after several successes in various events, ROSE ERICKSON of Arcadia CA has won 16 points and is now a Life Master. Her partner in the knockout event that put her over was Jeanne Dea of Sierra Madre CA. Their <strong>team</strong>mates were Kathy Pollock and Pat Karden of New York City. Erickson also expressed her thanks to Patrick Cardublo of Switzerland and Michael Doll of Los Angeles who helped her earlier in the week. Tina and P.O. Sundelin Mother and Dad play, but Tina just caddies Like so many sons and daughters of bridge players, Tina Sundelin of Stockholm, Sweden, does not play bridge – too big a flood of bridge at home. She knows hundreds of bridge players because of her parents, but the closest she gets to a card table is when she’s picking up tickets as a caddy. We said Tina does not play bridge. Well, she has played twice – in a caddy tournament at an NABC a few years ago -- “I came in fourth,” and in a caddy tournament here – “I came in third.” She thoroughly enjoys playing in the caddy games. “It’s fun. We fight just like real bridge players.” When we asked her if she won, she replied, “What? The fight?” She and partner Taylor McFall of New Berlin WI beat one redoubled contract 1000 points. “We didn’t fight that time – we danced!” Tina is the daughter of P.O. Sundelin and Jill Mellstrom of Sweden. P.O. has been playing on the American circuit for many years – he won his first North American championship, the Blue Ribbon Pairs, in 1984 playing with the late Peter Pender. He also has won here in Toronto – his <strong>team</strong> placed first in the NABC Senior Swiss Teams. He is a world star – he has finished third in the Bermuda Bowl three times – 1977, 1987 and 1991. He has represented Sweden internationally 22 times. Jill also is a Swedish star player, representing her country internationally on many occasions. She is not here for this tournament, but she too is a regular on the American championship circuit. P.O. will be heading back to Sweden after the tournament, but not Tina. She is looking for a residence here in Toronto, preferably on campus, because she will be starting classes soon at the University of Toronto. She’s eagerly looking forward to campus life. Can anyone help? What an exit card! At the key point on this Spingold hand, Bob Hamman (East) had to find the card with which he could exit safely. He did so. ♠ J 8 5 4 ♥ K 8 6 2 ♦ Q J 8 3 ♣ J ♠ 9 ♠ K 7 6 ♥ A Q J 10 7 3 ♥ 9 ♦ 9 7 5 2 ♦ A K 10 4 ♣ 10 3 ♣ K 9 8 7 2 ♠ A Q 10 3 2 ♥ 5 4 ♦ 6 ♣ A Q 6 5 4 West North East South 1♦ 1♠ 3♥ 4♠ All Pass West led a diamond and Hamman won with the 10 when declarer called low from dummy. He switched to his singleton heart, won by Paul Soloway, who led back the ♥Q, covered by the king and ruffed by Hamman. How would you defend at this point? If you didn’t lead the ♠K (or perhaps the low spade), you’ve lost the game. A diamond lead clearly will fail. If you lead a club, declarer will let it ride to the jack, lead the ♦Q and ruff out the king, cash the ♣A, ruff a club, cash the ♦J for a club discard, come to hand with a trump and ruff the last club. Then he can lead a red card, ruff it and draw the last trump, making his game. What did Hamman lead? The ♠K, of course. No trump coup in notrump By Roger Lord A single deal made the day’s effort successful for Alan Popkin of St. Louis in Sunday’s A/X Swiss Teams. Dlr: South ♠ K Q 9 7 5 3 Vul: Both ♥ A Q 4 ♦ A 6 3 ♣ 3 ♠ A 10 6 4 ♠ J ♥ J 9 6 ♥ 8 7 5 3 2 ♦ 10 9 ♦ 7 4 2 ♣ Q 8 7 2 ♣ J 10 6 5 ♠ 8 2 ♥ K 10 ♦ K Q J 8 5 ♣ A K 9 4 West North East South Lord Popkin 1NT Pass 4♥ (Texas) Pass 4♠ Pass 4NT Pass 5♣ (one ace) Pass 6♠ All Pass West led the ♦10, taken in hand by Popkin, who led the ♠2 to dummy’s queen. The appearance of East’s ♠J brought the proceedings to a halt as Popkin pondered his chances of making the contract against a possible 4-1 trump break. Becoming impatient with the delay, West briefly exposed her hand and offered to take her “two trump tricks” and concede the remainder. Alan politely turned down the offer, stating, “I think I can make it, ma’am.” Declarer came to his hand with the ♣A and played the ♠8, which held. Next, he ruffed a club, led a heart to his king and ruffed another club. After cashing dummy’s top hearts, Alan returned to his hand with a diamond, leaving this ending: ♠ K 9 ♥ --- ♦ A ♣ --- ♠ A 10 ♠ --- ♥--- ♥ 8 ♦ --- ♦ 7 ♣ Q ♣ J ♠ --- ♥ --- ♦ K 8 ♣ K Alan led the ♣K and, when West followed suit, discarded dummy’s ♦A. At trick 12, a diamond play created a 12 th trick by forcing West to ruff in front of dummy.Although he was pleased with the outcome at our table, Alan expressed mild regret that 6NT might be bid and made in the replay. “That’s all right,” I assured him. “You can’t make a trump coup in notrump!” Double indemnity By Sekhar Bad bidding was rewarded and good play punished in a dramatic 29-IMP swing on this deal from the Flight A Swiss last weekend. ♠ 8 6 4 ♥ A J 10 6 5 ♦ 8 6 ♣ J 6 4 ♠ 10 5 ♠ K Q J 9 7 ♥ Q 8 4 3 ♥ K 9 7 2 ♦ K ♦ 5 4 2 ♣ 10 9 8 7 3 2 ♣ 5 ♠ A 6 3 ♥ --- ♦ A Q J 10 9 7 3 ♣ A K Q At one table, North-South bid to 5♦. Declarer (South) won the opening lead of the ♣10 in hand. Faced with three possible losers, South made the good play of the ♦7 at trick two to force an entry to dummy. Alas, West won the ♦K and gave East a club ruff. South still had to lose a spade and went minus 100. At the other table, North-South reached 6♦. On the ♣10 lead, South had no option but to play the ♦A. When the king fell, the♦8 was an entry to dummy for a spade pitch on the ♥A. Declarer’s only loser was a spade for plus 1370. That was 16 IMPs for the forces of darkness.
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