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www.WashingtonBridgeLeague.orgMarch/April 2009B♣U♥L♠L♦E♥T♣I♠NCome on out to theWashington Bridge League’s64th AnnualPotomac Valley TournamentMAY 14-17, 2009The WBL May Sectional is packed with special events andgames along with great hospitality.I/N players, check it out! There’s a full schedule of Intermediate &Novice events and a One-Day Bridge Class on Sunday.Friday night, the IMP Pairs are back... It’s a pair game that scoreslike a team game!Between sessions on Saturday attend the free PanelShow. At 11:00am and 3:30pm, check out the 6thAnnual Washington Bridge League Trophy Pairs.Sunday, between sessions, this traveling trophy will bepresented to the winners.Did we mention hospitality? Check out the FamousWashington Hospitality throughout thetournament with free lunchesbetween sessions allweekend.Check out theAnnual Meeting, Elections andCharity Game on May 7 at the Unit GameSee page 3 for the full tournament schedule...Come play bridge, vote for your new board, and feast atChrist the King Church on Thursday, May 7...Complimentary Buffet Dinner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:00 p.m.Meeting and Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:00 p.m.Charity Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:30 p.m.Volunteers are needed to help with cooking at Nadine’s the nightbefore, starting at 7 p.m. We also need volunteers (not food) to help prepareand set up food on the day, at the church, starting at 3 p.m. Anyperson who can help, even if only for an hour or two, will be welcome.For information, contact WBL Hospitality Chair, Kitty Gottfried at(301) 587-3981 or kgottfried@hotmail.com.

SUGGESTION BOXDo you have a suggestion thatmight help to increase membership orotherwise improve the WashingtonBridge League? Give any and allideas to Don Berman, 301-776-3581,don.berman@verizon.net, 13707Engleman Dr., Laurel, MD 20708, orwww.WashingtonBridgeLeague.org.WBL OMBUDSMANAny player with helpful directorissues including criticism or praise of thedirecting staff may contact theOmbudsman, Ann Lindley and beassured that the source of the informationwill remain confidential. Informationshould be provided in writing and maybe handed to her at any game, or mailedto her at 8822 Fircrest Pl., Alexandria,VA 22308.♣♦♥♠ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ♣♦♥♠deadline: April 29, 2009to submit new articles to the editor for the May/June 2009 issueWashington Bridge League BULLETIN (usps #861-240)VOL. 67, #2 — SUBSCRIPTION $2 PER YEAR FOR MEMBERS OF UNIT #147 (INCLUDED IN ACBL ANNUAL DUES).NON-MEMBER SUBSCRIPTION RATE IS $21 FOR THREE YEARS. PUBLISHED BI-MONTHLY BY THE WASHINGTONBRIDGE LEAGUE AT 14517 PERRYWOOD DRIVE, BURTONSVILLE, MD 20866. SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAIDAT BURTONSVILLE, MD. POSTMASTER: SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO WASHINGTON BRIDGE LEAGUE BULLETIN,ACBL, 2990 AIRWAYS BLVD., MEMPHIS, TN 38116-3847. ALL EDITORIAL AND GENERAL CORRESPONDENCESHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE EDITOR AT 901 CLIFTONBROOK LN., SILVER SPRING, MD 20905-3711.Editor — Donna Rogall (301-421-9615), drogall@verizon.netI/N Columnist — Sandy Forsythe, majslf@aol.comColumnists — Steve Robinson, Richard Colker, Fred King, Ted Ying, Barry BraginThe opinions expressed by our columnists do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the ACBL, the WBL,or even the editors of this publication. The WBL is not responsible for the claims of its advertisers.Fred King, President — (703-536-1914), fredmking@gmail.comDon Berman, Vice President — (301-776-3581), don.berman@verizon.netSteve Robinson, Treasurer — (703-379-4371), robinswr@erols.comRichard Ferrin, Secretary — (202-265-0718), rferrin@hunton.comUNIT DIRECTORSCarole Banks — (301-622-0923), cy.banks@verizon.netEllen Cherniavsky — (301-649-1350), eachernia@yahoo.comJames Geist — (301-675-6070), wwwjfg@yahoo.comClyde Kruskal — (301-927-1023), kfam@bellatlantic.netLinda Marshall — (301-320-6057), ldajmarshall@msn.comEllen Rosenthal — (301-299-9298), nealandellen@cs.comSOME KEY VOLUNTEERSNadine Wood — Tournament Chair (301-565-9555)Ann Lindley — WBL Ombudsman (703-360-9087)Frances Burke — Membership Secretary (301-384-6103)Chris Miller — Unit Game Chief Director & Club Manager (301-318-6083), wblmanager@gmail.comFred King — Unit Game Manager (703-536-1914)Barbara Doran — Unit Game & Tournament Partnerships (301-608-0347)Kitty Gottfried — Unit Game and Sectional Hospitality (301-587-3981)Barry Bragin — Unit Recorder (301-598-6853)Dick Wegman, Past President — (301-365-2228), aliweg@aol.comWBL WEBSITE:DISTRICT 6 SITE:www.WashingtonBridgeLeague.orgwww.districtsix.orgARTICLECONTENTSPAGEPresident’s Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .by Fred King 2Come Join the 2009 WBL Round Robin! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264th Annual Potomac Valley Tournament — May 14-17, 2009 . . . . . . . . 3Ben Laden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Bits and Pieces...Welcome to the Washington Bridge League; 2008-2009WBL/NVBA Player of the Year; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Sad News; New Bridge Classes Starting Soon; AttentionStudents!—Prepare to play in the Summer Nationals!;WBL’s 2nd Annual Youth Tournament May 9!; . . . . . . . . . . . .26Dear WBLers; The Washington, D.C. Summer NABC is Coming!;One Day Bridge Class: May 17; Attention All Mentorsand Mentees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27WBL Solvers’ Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .by Steve Robinson 7Thursday Night Unit Game...2008 Final Trophy Race Standings . . .by Webmaster, Don Berman 140-20 Game & Lesson Thursday Nights, Carpools . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Schedule, WBL Cell Phone, Map, Guaranteed Partner Program, . .15The Unit Game; Spare Brains or Muscle?; Upcoming Sectionals . . . . . . .16May 7, 2009: Annual Meeting, Elections, and NABC FUNd Game . . . .1863rd Annual City of Washington Tournament — Results . . . . . . . . . . . . 21NLMasterPointers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .by I/N columnist, Sandy Forsythe 28Stepping Up to New Heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Need a Partner or a Ride to the Unit Game? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .back coverSolvers’ Club’s New Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .back cover∼ ♣♦♥♠ ∼- 1 -

This will be my last President’s letter asI have reached the term limits set in our constitution.I have greatly enjoyed these threeyears—all the people I have met and those Ihave worked with. I must admit that beingPresident is really a rather easy job, themain goal being not to screw anything up.The WBL is a well oiled machine with greatstaff, volunteers and traditions. Occasionallyproblems occur when we lose a playing siteor other such issue, but on the whole theoperation almost runs on auto-pilot. The reasonfor this is the people. People who serveon the board, directors who run the gamePRESIDENT’S LETTERby WBL President, Fred King- 2 -smoothly and professionally, caddies whoknow their jobs and do them well, and all thevolunteers who do so much of the organizationand running of our games without compensationand seldom with enough appreciationfor all they do. Why? One reason is tosupport the game of bridge which all of usenjoy so much. The other reason is that weare privileged to have people whose altruisticinstincts lead them to give so much to therest of us. I consider it a great privilege tohave worked with them and I hope all of usremember to thank them every chance weget, they deserve it. —Fred KingCOME JOIN THE 2009 WBL ROUND ROBIN!— SIGN UP BY MAY 7 —It’s time to get a round robin team together. Round Robin Coordinator, Steve Robinson, willgladly help you to form or join a team of four to six players to play in the flight of your choice.League play runs from May 7 th through the summer to determine qualifiers for the knockoutportion of the event. This fun event can be played in a relaxed home setting or at a club. Signup with Steve Robinson by phone: (703) 379-4371, by email: robinswr@erols.com, or use theentry form to sign up by mail or in person.2009 WBL ROUND ROBIN ENTRY FORMEnclose check (made out to the WBL) for $50 for Flight A/X, 0-3000/unlimited, $40for Flights B/C/D which will be stratified or bracketed depending on the number ofentries and number of teams that fall into different brackets. Individuals or pairsshould contact Steve Robinson who will help you form a team.Return entry and entry fee by May 7 toSteve Robinson, 2891 Abingdon St. #A2, Arlington, Virginia 22206-1329Open (A/X) Flight Flight B/C/DName ACBL # E-Mail Address________________________, captain ____________ ________________________________________________ ____________ ________________________________________________ ____________ ________________________________________________ ____________ ________________________________________________ ____________ ________________________________________________ ____________ ________________Fund Raising & Volunteer Sign-Ups for theSummer 2009 D.C. NABC Thursday,$1/entry (+equal matching funds from WBL) go toward the Nationals May 14♣ StrataFlighted Open Pairs (A/X unlim/3000, B/C/D Separate 1500/1000/500)(both sites); Stratified NLM Pairs (NLM/100/50) & 0-20 Pairs (Christ the KingChurch only); Stratified 199er Pairs (Beth El only)Beth El Congregation, 3830 Seminary Rd, Alexandria . . . . . . .7:00pmChrist the King Church, 2301 Colston Drive, Silver Spring . . . . . . . . .7:30pmCapital Beltway to Connecticut Ave. South. Left on East-West Hwy. Right onGrubb Rd. 1 st left on Colston. Church is on the left before the next intersection. ValleyFriday—at Christthe King Church OnlyFriday, May 15♦ Stratified Pairs (unlim/2000/500) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10:00am♥ StrataFlighted A/X (unlim/3000) & B/C/D (1500/1000/500) Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:00pm♠ IMP Pairs StrataFlighted A/X (unlim/3000) & B/C/D (1500/1000/500) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30pmThe Friday Night IMPs are back! Friday nights are your chance to try a different form of thegame. With IMP pairs, you only need one partner, but it scores like a team game. Your result on eachboard will be IMPed against all the other results from your direction, then averaged for your final score.♣ Intermediate/Novice Pairs (300/200/100/50/20)(single sessions) . . . . . . . . . . . .10:00am, 2:00pm, 7:30pm♦ Sat. & Sun. Only at the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center ♥WASHINGTON BRIDGE LEAGUE SECTIONALSilver Spring, MD: May 14-17, 2009Take a SpringHoliday in thePotomac Valley!1000 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring, MD: From Beltway exit Georgia Avenuenorth (toward Wheaton). Turn right at first traffic light onto Forest Glen Rd.The Senior Center is .7 mile on your right.♣ 6 th Annual: Washington Bridge League Trophy Pairs . . . . . .11:00am & 3:30pmTwo session Open Pairs, qualifying and final. Single session entries available.♣ StrataFlighted & B/C/D Pairs (1500/1000/500)(single sessions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:00am, 3:30pm♦ StrataFlighted A/X Pairs (unlim/3000)(single session) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:30pm♥ Intermediate/Novice Pairs (300/200/100) or Newcomer Pairs (50/20/5)(single sessions) 11:00am, 3:30pm♠ Don’t miss the between sessions Panel Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:30pm♣ 1-Day Bridge Class: 2 sections: Start to Play or Advance Your Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10:30am♦ A/X Board-A-Match Teams, (unlim /5000, 2 session playthru w/short break) . . . . . . .11:00am & TBA♥ B/C/D Swiss Teams, VPs (3000/1000/500, 7 round playthru w/short break) . . . . . . . .11:00am & TBA♠ 300/100/50 Swiss Teams, VPs (single sessions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:00am, 3:00pm♣ Full Schedule of Intermediate and Novice Events ♥I/N events: 0-5, 20, 50, 100, 200, 300; Stratification at Director’s Discretion.Famous Washington Hospitality includes snacks, drinks and Friday, Saturday and Sundaylunch free of charge. Chair: Nadine Wood, 301-565-9555, woodthere@comcast.net.Volunteer Coordinator: Barbara Summers, 301-598-5838, jimbarb1184@aol.com Hospitality:Kitty Gottfried, 301-587-3981, kgottfried@hotmail.com Partnerships: Barbara Doran, 301-608-0347, Sectional Partner@DistrictSix.org www.WashingtonBridgeLeague.org- 3 -64 th AnnualPotomacTournamentSaturday,May 16Sunday, May 17

they were going down in 5♦. The correctaction depends on partner’s hand but inproblem hands we have no idea what partner’shand is. This is where experience helps.I’ve always said that this is a bidders game.Bidders bid 6♦, find their partner with usefulcards and score 980, maybe even 1010.At worst the opponents can make 5♦ and 6♥goes down less then their game. Two expertsjoin me and bid 6♦. Bidding 6♦ will get usto our best major-suit strain. If partner isequal in the majors, he’ll choose hearts.Parker: “6♦—At least we will be in ourbest fit. If I bid 5♥ we can miss a spadeslam and if I double we probably will play itthere and who knows what we can make.Sometimes when they bid em up so do you.Maybe they’ll take a phantom at 7♦.”Hopkins: “6♦—This is a pure guess. Wecould a strong favorite for 7♠ opposite♠Kxxx♥Kx♦xxx♣Axxx or down like dogsopposite ♠xxx♥xx♦xx♣KQxxxx. I ammaking a bid that will get us to the rightstrain (if such exists) and maximize ourreturn if we have landed on our feet.”Five experts try 5♥. They believe it’s abidder’s game but they might get to thewrong strain. Partner could have five spadesand zero hearts.Adams: “5♥—With a void, if you arethinking about bidding, do it. Double in thiscase is not flexible. Partner is 95% to passgiven my majors.”Cappelletti: “5♥—Too much shape todouble but not enough stuff to bid 6♦.”Woolsey: “5♥—Double is almost sure toSOLVERS’ SCORES- 12 -be left in, and with 6-5 and a diamond voidmy hand says to declare rather than defend.”Schwartz: “5♥—Have to bid somethingwith this much distribution but as much as Iwould like to give partner a choice in themajors, I am not good enough. Hopefully thesixth heart and the spots will see me thoughif partner is say 4-2 in the majors.”Landen: “5♥—Too high a ratio of offenseto defense to double. I’ll bid where I live,though doubling in case partner can bid 5♠might be the winning action.”Two experts double. Double is about95% to end the auction which is what partnerdoes if he has a balanced or semi-balancedhand. It’s nice if partner has a longmajor to bid but holding 5-6 in the majors,the only long suit partner could have isclubs. I would certainly pass 5♦ doubled ifI held ♠Kxxx♥Kxx♦xxx♣Axx. Usually thedouble shows a strong notrump and youdon’t go around guessing at the five-levelwith a semi-balanced hand.Laken: “Double—Once again, the mostflexible action. I will bid 6♦ over a 6♣response, and hope for the best. High levelpre-empts make life hard.”Lublin: “Double—In case partner canconvert when he doesn’t have a major.“One expert passes. Pass is 100% to endthe auction.Avery: “Pass—Go ahead, put a spareroom on the chicken coop, I’ll take the likelysmall plus because the potential upsidedoesn’t seem strong enough.”This is a bidder’s game. When in doubt bid.John Adams 2♣ 3♣ 2♠ 2♥ 5♥ 470Kevin Avery 1♥ Pass 2NT 2♣ Pass 370Mike Cappellett 2♦ 3♣ 2♠ 2♥ 5♥ 440Robbie Hopkins 2♣ 3♣ 3♦ 2♥ 6♦ 470Mark Laken 2♣ 2NT 2♠ 2♣ Dbl 460Steve Landen 2♣ Pass 3♦ 2♥ 5♥ 470Glenn Lublin 2♥ 4♠ 3♦ 2♥ Dbl 430Steve Parker 2♣ 2NT Pass 2♥ 6♦ 450Steve Robinson Dbl Pass 2♠ 2♣ 6♦ 490Alan Schwartz 2♥ 3NT 3♦ 2♣ 5♥ 440Kit Woolsey 1♥ Pass 2♠ 2♥ 5♥ 480Paid AdvertisementBRIDGE CRUISEfrom BALTIMORESeptember 10-19, 2009— 9 day northern cruise —ROYAL CARIBBEAN“GRANDEUR OF THE SEAS“( sanctioned by ACBL )to NEW ENGLAND and CANADAPalma Seeger, Bridge DirectorBALTIMORE, MDCRUISINGPORTLAND MEBAR HARBOR MEST. JOHNS BAY OF FUNDYHALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIACRUISINGBOSTON, MACRUISINGBALTIMORE,MDPaid Advertisement4 DAYS Tournament Bridge during sea days; Cocktail party;amenities; pre-boarding From: $1599 pp/double occupancyCRUISE ALERT, INCClia iataMontgomery County, MD301-651-9605 or 301-216-9846SHEILA’S BRIDGE CRUISES- 13 -

♣ UNIT GAME ♦ WBL ♥ UNIT GAME ♠ THURSDAY NIGHT ♣ UNIT GAME ♦ WBL ♥ UNIT GAME ♠ THURSDAY NIGHT2009 TROPHY RACE STANDINGS∼ ♣ ♦ SCHEDULE ♥ ♠ ∼WBL GUARANTEEDwww.WashingtonBridgeLeague.org 0-20Updated by our Webmaster, Don BermanAll Games held at Christ the King Church PARTNER PROGRAMLESSON& GAMEThe Lovenberg Race is open to all WBL members; the Izzy Cohen Raceis open to all WBL members who started the calendar year with less than 1500masterpoints; the Tubbs Race is open to all WBL members who started thecalendar year as a Non-Life Masterwith less than 500 masterpoints; theWoolridge Race is open to all WBLmembers who started the calendaryear with less than 20 masterpoints.Winners in each category receivefour sessions of free plays. Secondplace gets two and third place gets one.This list is up to date throughApril 2. All points are subject to auditby the WBL Director.Lovenberg1 75.89 Leo LaSota2 55.52 John Adams3 49.44 Steve Robinson4 46.24 Mark Shaw5 41.66 Clyde Kruskal6 40.48 Earl Glickstein7 40.19 David Ruderman8 37.82 Linda Marshall9 37.51 Arnie Frankel10 33.55 Donna Rogall11 33.39 Barry Falgout12 31.44 Eugene Fisher13 29.03 James Geist14 28.97 Glenn Lublin15 28.25 Robert Bell16 27.92 Peter Boyd17 25.97 Lou Reich18 25.71 Brad Theurer19 24.54 Eugene Kales20 24.41 Barry Bragin21 21.85 William Foster Jr22 21.63 Don Probst23 20.15 Mark Rosen24 19.68 William Hacker25 19.66 Steven SchatzowIzzy Cohen1 37.82 Linda Marshall2 31.44 Eugene Fisher3 20.15 Mark Rosen4 18.36 Roger Laumark5 18.13 Arun Guha6 17.50 Ronald Zucker7 16.64 Shawn Stringer8 16.35 Alfred Caponiti9 15.67 Howard Tash10 15.67 Martin Reed11 14.97 Behnaz Fardshisheh12 14.20 Thomas Reckford13 13.72 Lloyd Rawley14 12.66 James Metzger15 12.09 William GoldmanTubbs1 18.36 Roger Laumark2 18.13 Arun Guha3 16.35 Alfred Caponiti4 12.66 James Metzger5 12.09 William Goldman6 10.96 Mark Cohen7 10.96 Rochelle Cohen8 10.87 Kay Miller9 10.64 Edmund Gehan10 10.45 Larry MoranWoolridge1 8.47 Julie Connor2 7.57 Martha Stout3 5.01 Larry Wallace4 4.93 Forest Montgomery5 4.55 Elinor Stolar6 4.37 A. Carol Davis7 4.04 Maxine Penn8 3.12 Renee Barnow9 2.86 Richard Moss10 1.82 Mark ConheadyUNIT GAME CARPOOL AVAILABLETo arrange a carpool, contact Don Berman, Carpool Coordinator, at301-776-3581 or don.berman@verizon.net. ....Or log on to the WBL’sOnline Carpool Notices at: www.WashingtonBridgeLeague.org.- 14 -GUARANTEEDPARTNERS!7:30PM -10:30PMJOIN ANYTIMEThe cost is $5. Thisincludes a 30 minutelesson followed by fun,enjoyable bridge forplayers with 0-20 masterpoints.Lessons will coverslam bidding, weaktwos, 3 level+ preempts,overcalls,takeout doubles, negativedoubles, openingleads, and signaling.Each lesson willbe tailored to theneeds and interests ofthe players.This is a greatprogram for beginnersas well as experiencedsocial bridgeplayers! Partnerswill be provided ifneeded. For moreinformation, contactBryan or Lois Geer at301-236-0014 or byemail at geerbridge@verizon.net.∼ ♣♦♥♠ ∼04/23/2009......NVBA Sectional04/30/2009......StrataFlighted Club Championship05/07/2009......Annual Meeting/DC NABC Fund Game05/14/2009......WBL Sectional05/21/2009......StrataFlighted Unit Championship05/29/2009 ......StrataFlighted Membership Game06/04/2009 ......StrataFlighted North American Pairs06/11/2009 ......StrataFlighted Unit Championship Teams06/18/2009 ......Stratified STaC Pairs06/25/2009 ......StrataFlighted Unit Championship07/02/2009 ......StrataFlighted North American Pairs07/09/2009 ......StrataFlighted Unit Championship07/16/2009 ......StrataFlighted Unit Championship07/23/2009 ......Closed DC NABC07/30/2009 ......Closed DC NABC08/06/2009 ......StrataFlighted North American Pairs08/13/2009......StrataFlighted Unit Championship08/20/2009 ......StrataFlighted Unit Championship08/27/2009......StrataFlighted North American Pairs09/03/2009......StrataFlighted Unit Championship09/10/2009......NVBA SectionalFor a Last-Minute Partner, to say you’ll be late, to hearannouncements (closings posted by 4pm), or to contact theUnit Game for any reason, call the WBL Cell Phone:(301) 395-2760MAP TO CHRIST THE KING CHURCH- 15 -You never need to miss theunit game because you don’thave a partner at the lastminute! The WBL has a guaranteedpartner (GP) program forplayers who occasionally need apartner for the unit game. Here’show it works: we provide astandby partner; if an odd numberof people in need of a partnerarrive, we match the playersas best we can, and the GP playswith the one who is left. (If thereis an even number of playerslooking, the GP goes home). Youcan always get a game.Players in search of partnersshould try to arrive between7:00 and 7:15 (or call ahead).The partnership desk closes at7:25. You can call the WBL cellphone (301) 395-2760 at the lastminute if are on your way andknow you’ll be at bit late.To find a partner at least aday in advance, contact BarbaraDoran by email at UnitGamePartner@DistrictSix.org orbarbd@starpower.net, or callher at (301) 608-0347 between9am and 10pm.You might want to volunteerfor the GP program yourself. It’sa great way to meet people. Ifyou play on the night you’re theGP, you play free. If you volunteer,you receive a free play forany future unit game whether ornot you play that night.Partnerships Close AT 7:25pmTO START THE GAME PROMPTLYAT 7:30PM. CALL IF YOU’RE LATE,OR YOU MAY NOT BE ACCOMMODATED.

THE UNIT GAMEby Chris Miller, Club Manager and Chief DirectorThis column answers some frequently asked questionsabout the WBL Unit Game. If you have any questionsabout how the Unit Game is run, please contactChris Miller at unitgamedirector@districtsix.orgCONDUCT, CONSIDERATION AND COURTESYBridge is a competitive event; the will to win is anessential part of the enjoyment of the game for mostplayers, and indeed we owe it to all other players in anevent to try as hard as we can to win … within the rulesand proprieties of the game.And that is a crucial qualification, for it restricts howfar we may go in our efforts to gain the upper hand. Ofcourse, every player knows that certain actions are strictlyforbidden - secret signals to partner, deliberately tryingto see an opponent’s cards, bribing the directors (orThe Incorruptibles, as we prefer to be called). However,there is a range of bad behavior that, though not outrightcheating, is nevertheless prohibited or deprecated (mostlyunder Law 74): intimidation, rudeness, gloating,excessive slowness, inappropriate table-talk, etc.I intend to continue the promotion of a commoncourtesy and consideration for all participants in theUnit Game. To that end, all players need to avoid usingdirector calls as a weapon of intimidation, especially inmanner: sudden eruptions of “D I R E C T O R !!!” asopposed to “I would like to ask for some help here …Director, please”). You must be respectful of otherplayers’ time by making every effort to move promptlyfor the next round, and must accord courtesy andrespect to your partners, opponents and neighbors.A pretty good guide for most of us to follow is theGolden Rule - do as you would be done by. If you don’tcare much how you are Done By, you may have a bit ofa problem. Fortunately there are plenty of good rolemodels of ethical sportsmanship in our game.UPCOMING SECTIONALS♣April 23-26, 2009Fairfax, VA♦May 14-17, 2009Silver Spring, MD♥September 10-13, 2009Fairfax, VA♦October 1-4, 2009Silver Spring, MD♥November 12-15, 2009Fairfax, VA♠January 7-10, 2010Silver Spring, MDDO YOU HAVE ANYMUSCLE OR BRAINSTO SPARE?The Washington BridgeLeague could use a little ofeither! In order to keep eventsexciting and entry fees low, theWBL relies on the goodness ofour members to volunteer forsmall jobs at the Unit Gameand Sectional Tournaments.Some jobs require brains whileothers require muscle. We’ll behappy to employ either.From setting up andbreaking down tables, to publicityand events development,a little effort from youwill make our bridge communityeven better. Busy schedule?No worries. Most volunteerassignments take only 15minutes to 1 hour a month.Here’s how to help:1. Reply by email, phoneor in person if you are willingto help in any way.2. Please indicate if you canoffer any special skills (such asmarketing or a strong back).3. Someone will contact youshortly with a choice of assignmentsyou can pick from.Thank you in advance forany assistance you can provide.Barbara Summers, VolunteerCoordinator, 301-598-5838, jimbarb1184@aol.com,Paid AdvertisementCOMMITTEE ACTION # 63by Rich Colker, rcolker@mail.comSpecial Bridge Player Deal!FOR CUSTOMERS ♥ SERVING VA, MD, DCPaid Advertisement3709 Center Way, Fairfax, VA 22033703-391-7450 (PHONE) ♣ 703-391-7455 (FAX) ♦ 703-201-5132 (CELL)Email: Broker@RealtyToWeb.comRealtyToWeb.comEva KlivingtonPrincipal BrokerVA, MD, DCMichael ChelstVice President ofAmerican HomekeyAdvantage Title Company: Michael gives free appraisalTrying to Sell your home? Want to Buy your dream home? Trying to Findthe right real estate investment? Foreclosures Bank Owned & HUD?Eva will list your property for 2% and if Eva sells, she will only chargeyou 3% total at settlement. If you purchase a home, Eva will credit youup to 1 /3 rd of Eva’s commission at settlement.We have successfully SERVICED MANY OF YOUR FELLOWBRIDGE PLAYERS. We will sell your home fast with our professionalfull service and offer you a great commission deal. View ourweb site 800,000+ MLS properties. Plus, all foreclosures in MD,DC and VA real time.Curious to know how much your house is worth? Visit our websiteRealtyToWeb.com or call for free no obligation Market Analysis.301-254-7636- 16 -- 17 -

.....MAY 7, 2009......ANNUAL MEETING......ELECTIONS............AND NABC FUND GAME......This year’s Annual Meeting and Electionswill be held on Thursday, May 7, at Christ theKing Church, the site of our Unit Game, priorto play. As usual, there will be a complimentarydinner buffet at 6:00 p.m. The meetingand elections will take place at approximately7:00 p.m. All WBL members whose duesare paid as of April 1 are eligible to vote. Thechurch will be open at 3:00 p.m. for ballotcasting to those players who will be unable toattend the elections. Copies of the WBLPolicies and Treasurer’s Report will also beavailable. An NABC FUNd game will beginwhen the meeting concludes.2008 MASTERPOINT RACESDuring the evening, we will recognizeour 2008 Mini-McKenney and Ace of Clubswinners for their achievements.ELECTIONSThe election portion of the meeting will beginwith our Elections Chairperson, Jim Allen, introducingthe candidates before they each speakbriefly to the membership. Nominations will beaccepted from the floor. The four officer positionsare one-year terms. Three of the four UnitDirector positions are two-year terms. The fourthis a one-year term.Candidate for PresidentDon Berman is the incumbent Vice Presidentand has been a member ofthe WBL Board ofDirectors for 12 years andthanks the membership forits support. He asks foryour support toward continuingin the office ofPresident. He is theWebmaster for the WBL,the MBA and District 6 and the Recorder forthe WBL. He has been a bridge player (sortof, he says) for over 40 years. My objectiveas president will be to involve the generalmembership more in the decision makingprocess affecting our game. I will try toimprove playing conditions at the church orfind a better location.- 18 -Candidate for Vice-PresidentRichard Ferrin has been a WBL member since1993. He has participatedregularly in the Unit Gameand other WBL events forthe past ten years, and is asilver life master. For thepast five years, he has servedas WBL Secretary. He alsoserves as Chairman of theRound Robin Committeeand the Conduct & Ethics Committee. He hasalso assisted with planning for the upcoming2009 Summer North American BridgeChampionships in Washington. If elected, hewould focus on supporting efforts to continuegrowth in the WBL Unit Game, sectionals, andthe unit round robin and unit knockouts, bystriving to provide a playing environment that iscompetitive but friendly, and appeals to playersof all calibers. The next few months offers achallenge for the WBL board and theMembership as a whole Washington hosts the2009 Summer NABC. He believes that this is aspecial event with an important opportunity tobuild the WBL’s membership base, and everybodyin the WBL should join together in supportingthose efforts.Candidate for SecretaryEllen Cherniavsky, who holds a Ph.D. inOperations Research, retiredin 2005 from the MITRECorporation, where sheworked for over 20 years. Shelearned bridge from her parents,played duplicate in college,then quit to pursuegraduate studies and have afamily. Fourteen years agoshe returned to the duplicate scene. For thepast six years she has served on the Conduct &Ethics Committee. As a Board member she hasalso chaired the Club Relations Committee andhelped with hospitality for the Annual Meetingand Holiday Party. She has substituted asSecretary when needed. If elected Secretary,she would be honored to hold that position aswell as continue serving in the other capacities.She would hope to continue encouraging participationfrom new members (her daughterrecently started playing duplicate).Candidate for TreasurerFred King has been a member of the WBLsince moving toWashington, D.C. in 1973.He worked for the WorldBank until his retirement in2001. He has been on theBoard the past eight years,including serving as vicepresidentfor three yearsand as president for the lastthree years. In addition, he served as caddymaster for over 16 years. He says, “I wouldlike to continue to serve the WBL and I feelthat I have the qualifications to serve as treasurer.The WBL is in a strong financial positionand I would insure that we continue to be so.”Candidate for the BoardRon Zucker: “According to popular legend, theFrench philosopher andwriter Voltaire was invited toan orgy and accepted theinvitation. He evidently comportedhimself well, as hewas invited back. ‘Madam,’he supposedly said, ‘Oncemakes me a philosopher.Twice, a pervert.’I have chosen to run for the board againafter taking a four year break from service onthe board. You may find some similarity.”Ron sees a great deal that the WBL doesexceptionally, with weekly games and tournamentsall well attended and well run, andwould like to help maintain this unit as oneof the strongest and best in the country.Though he hasn’t been on the board in years,many people still ask him to take things upwith them. So, he would like to work to bringnew players into the game and narrow thedistance between the board and the membershipwith open discussion.Ron has served on a variety of boards ofdirectors, ranging from national politicalorganizations to educational charities to synagogues.He has experience both with budgetsand budgeting and with running events.As the legislative director for an environmentalorganization, he also works with andas a volunteer.- 19 -Candidate for the BoardCarole Banks, CPA, is Director of Finance atWashington Gas LightCompany. She has been amember of the WBL since2000. Carole’s enthusiasmfor bridge stems from hermother who is a long-timeduplicate bridge player andmember of the AmericanBridge Association (ABA).Carole began her bridge life in 2000 at an“Easy Bridge” course taught by CharlieWilliams and Leslie Shafer, and has been“hooked” ever since. She says, “Since playingbridge, I have gained a new family of closefriends and strong supporters.” Carole stronglysupports efforts that reach out to potentialnew members of all ages, while strengtheningthe support of existing members.Candidate for the BoardHank Meyer, one of the former owners of theWashington Bridge Centerand past board member, is aForeign Service Officer. Heand his wife Lesley (who isalso in the Foreign Service)just returned from 12 years ofoverseas assignments, havingserved in France (twice),Romania, Venezuela andColombia. Now posted in DC, Hank hasreturned to the bridge table and also directs theUnit game on a regular basis. He is interestedin keeping our unit games running smoothlyand on time, and would like to further improvethe WBL’s mentoring program. Besides playingbridge, Hank is an avid runner, practices yoga,enjoys German board games, watercolor paintingand hiking. He and Lesley have two veryspoiled cats, Vlad and Tosca (from Romania).Candidate for the BoardClyde Kruskal is an Associate Professor inComputer Science at theUniversity of MD. He doesn’tremember learning howto play bridge, but it wassometime as a child. He hasone step child, Eric Foskett,who used to play and direct.His three younger children(triplets), Justin, Rebeccaand Alexander, often caddy. Once in a while,he can even drag them out to a game. Clyde ishappy to be an insane voice on a sane board.

Do you get along withyour computer?Help is here!➨Get on the internet➨Computer purchase➨Computer setup➨Email setup➨Software installations➨ProgrammingDiane Walker➨OKBridge/OKWin➨Microsoft Word➨Microsoft Excel/Access➨Web Page Design➨Uploads and Downloads➨Phone supportdibasoftComputer Consulting301-990-8534diane@dibasoft.com- 20 -Paid Advertisement Paid AdvertisementPaid Advertisement Paid Advertisement63RD ANNUAL WBLCITY OF WASHINGTON TOURNAMENTFebruary 26 - March 1, 2009TOP TEN CUMULATIVEPOINT WINNERSAll Players1 23.89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barry Falgout2 22.57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark Shaw3 21.11 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steve Robinson4 20.12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .William Cole5 18.74 . . . . . . . . . . . .David Ruderman6 18.62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Peter Boyd7 18.60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Benjamin Brill8 17.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Linda Marshall9 17.60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Arnie Frankel10 16.42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Donna RogallPlayers with fewer than 1500 masterpoints1 17.99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Linda Marshall2 14.34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Susan Miskura14.34 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dennis Schwanz4 12.59 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Daniel Feldman5 12.52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shawn Stringer6 11.16 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alfred Caponiti7 10.50 . . . . . . . . . .Behnaz Fardshisheh10.50 . . . . . . . . . . . .Thomas Reckford9 10.01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carrolena Key10.01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeff HepnerPlayers with fewer than 500 masterpoints1 11.16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alfred Caponiti2 10.50 . . . . . . . . . . . .Thomas Reckford3 10.01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeff Hepner10.01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carrolena Key5 9.35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alfred Liepold6 9.29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eugene Massey7 7.96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Minako Komura8 7.07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Albert Lauber9 6.29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James Beller10 5.85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hadi AbushakraPlayers with fewer than 100 masterpoints1 10.01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carrolena Key2 9.29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eugene Massey3 5.61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Julie Connor4 5.50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kenn Pendleton5 4.93 . . . . . . . . . . . .Forest Montgomery6 4.12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joseph Pregosin7 3.85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J Lasek3.85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Irwin Yanus9 3.61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A. Carol Davis10 3.56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marco LatiniResults- 21 -THURSDAY A/X PAIRSStratum A, 37.5 Tables / Based on 941 Barry Falgout - Rusty Krauss . . . . . .67.322 Marjorie Gazzola - Edward Gofreed . .61.323 Linda Marshall - Terry Feetham . . . .61.024 Janet Gookin - Robert Gookin . . . . . .60.355 Mary Guandolo - Charles Stenger . . .58.886 H John Edmonds - Larry Kahn . . . . .58.207 Terry Lavender - Thomas Lavender . .56.968 Barry Bragin - Fred King . . . . . . . . . .56.889 Richard Ferrin - Eugene Kales . . . . .56.6910 Bob Silverstein - Alan Dockterman . .56.60Stratum X, 18.5 Tables1 H John Edmonds - Larry Kahn . . . . .58.202 Bob Silverstein - Alan Dockterman . .56.603 Charles Young Jr - Benjamin Stauss .56.454 Janet Dence - John Sedgewick . . . . . .56.435 Robert Zier - James Witting . . . . . . . .56.106 Ronald Kral - Frank Cardillo . . . . . . .55.54THURSDAY B/C/D PAIRSStratum B, 28.0 Tables1 Thomas Reckford - Behnaz Fardshisheh 62.062 Mirsad Mujezinovic - Namik Haveric 61.973 Richard Moss - Hadi Abushakra . . . .60.904 Kenn Pendleton - Peter Lo . . . . . . . .60.705 Anthony Cincotta - James Augustine .60.426 Robert Lawrence - Frances Lawrence 58.59Stratum C, 23.5 Tables1 Thomas Reckford - Behnaz Fardshisheh 62.062 Mirsad Mujezinovic - Namik Haveric 61.973 Richard Moss - Hadi Abushakra . . . .60.904 Kenn Pendleton - Peter Lo . . . . . . . .60.705 Anthony Cincotta - James Augustine .60.426 Robert Lawrence - Frances Lawrence 58.59Stratum D, 14.0 Tables1 Mirsad Mujezinovic - Namik Haveric 61.972 Richard Moss - Hadi Abushakra . . . .60.903 Kenn Pendleton - Peter Lo . . . . . . . .60.704 Minako Komura - Kiyomi Shiba . . . .56.555 Robert Magruder - Eleanor Schwartz .55.366 Marco Latini - Amanda Carter . . . . . .54.76

THURSDAY NONLM PAIRS @ WBLStratum A, 14.0 Tables1 Pamela Bacher - Elizabeth Nash . . . .59.662 Ernie Schuler - Frank Hatten . . . . . .59.093 Alfred Caponiti - John Ryan . . . . . . .57.954 Marc Mouallem - Stephen Wood . . . .55.685 Terry Coates - John Horner . . . . . . . .55.306/8 Eugene Massey - Julie Connor . . . . . .54.736/8 Edmund Gehan - James Metzger . . . .54.736/8 Jim Anschutz - Patti Anschutz . . . . . .54.73Stratum B, 9.0 Tables1 Pamela Bacher - Elizabeth Nash . . . .59.662 Ernie Schuler - Frank Hatten . . . . . .59.093 Marc Mouallem - Stephen Wood . . . .55.684 Terry Coates - John Horner . . . . . . . .55.305/7 Eugene Massey - Julie Connor . . . . . .54.735/7 Edmund Gehan - James Metzger . . . .54.735/7 Jim Anschutz - Patti Anschutz . . . . . .54.73Stratum C, 5.0 Tables1 Marc Mouallem - Stephen Wood . . . .55.682/3 Eugene Massey - Julie Connor . . . . . .54.732/3 Edmund Gehan - James Metzger . . . .54.734 Susan Holbeck - Anne Menkens . . . .51.89THURSDAY 0-200 PAIRS @ NVBAStratum A, 14.0 Tables1 Larry Taylor - Albert Stolpe . . . . . . . .66.672 Onorica Luculescu - Alina Galaszewska 62.313 Roy Robson - Kenneth Marshall . . . .61.554 James Sprung - James Shoenhard . . .60.235 M. David Jackson - William Hohe . . .59.476 John Haberlin - Sandy Haberlin . . . .55.87Stratum B, 9.0 Tables1 Onorica Luculescu - Alina Galaszewska 62.312 Roy Robson - Kenneth Marshall . . . .61.553 James Sprung - James Shoenhard . . .60.234 M. David Jackson - William Hohe . . .59.475 John Haberlin - Sandy Haberlin . . . .55.87Stratum C, 5.0 Tables1 Onorica Luculescu - Alina Galaszewska 62.312 Roy Robson - Kenneth Marshall . . . .61.553 James Sprung - James Shoenhard . . .60.234 John Haberlin - Sandy Haberlin . . . .55.87FRIDAY AM OPEN PAIRSStratum A, 23.0 Tables / Based on 341 Earl Glickstein - Barry Falgout . . . . .61.942 Kenneth Davis - Steven Schatzow . . .60.833 Ednamae Trevey - Kathrine Loh . . . .60.00- 22 -4 Eugene Fisher - Shawn Stringer . . . .57.785 Leon Letwin - Donald Berman . . . . . .57.506 Michael Mayer - William Peters . . . .57.08Stratum B, 17.5 Tables1 Ednamae Trevey - Kathrine Loh . . . .60.002 Eugene Fisher - Shawn Stringer . . . .57.783 James Beller - Albert Lauber . . . . . . .55.004 Janet Dence - Edwin Fuller Jr . . . . . .54.865/6 Juan Pardo - Tsung Lee . . . . . . . . . . .53.895/6 Daniel Finn - Ronald Susi . . . . . . . . .53.89Stratum C, 6.0 Tables1 James Beller - Albert Lauber . . . . . . .55.002 Juan Pardo - Tsung Lee . . . . . . . . . . .53.893 Amy Bloom - Arthur Olson . . . . . . . .51.534 Diane Keiper - Palma Seeger . . . . . . .51.11FRIDAY AM NONLM PAIRSStratum A, 11.0 Tables1 Vivian Pollock - Nancy Wanicur . . . .66.072 Beth Wisinski - Kay Miller . . . . . . . .65.653 A. Carol Davis - Agnes Gavin . . . . . .58.634 Jim Anschutz - Patti Anschutz . . . . . .58.335 Sidney Graves - Jan Potter . . . . . . . . .56.856 Henry Thompson - Betty Thompson .56.25Stratum B, 8.0 Tables1 Nancy Wanicur - Vivian Pollock . . . .66.072 Jim Anschutz - Patti Anschutz . . . . . .58.333 Sidney Graves - Jan Potter . . . . . . . . .56.854 Henry Thompson - Betty Thompson .56.255 Betsy Thumann - Mary Boyd . . . . . . .55.59Stratum C, 4.0 Tables1 Nancy Wanicur - Vivian Pollock . . . .66.072 Henry Thompson - Betty Thompson .56.253 Betsy Thumann - Mary Boyd . . . . . . .55.59FRIDAY AFT FLIGHT A/X PAIRSStratum A, 15.0 Tables / Based on 441 Alfred Duncker - William Zane . . . . .63.452 David Ruderman - Arnie Frankel . . .61.743 Donna Rogall - Clyde Kruskal . . . . . .59.664 David Milton - Margot Hennings . . . .59.475 Barry Falgout - Earl Glickstein . . . . .58.906 Noble Shore - Leo LaSota . . . . . . . . .58.33Stratum X, 7.0 Tables1 Robert Rovner - Silas Wasserstrom . .55.682 Michael Mayer - William Peters . . . .52.653 M Cassandra Smith - John Glynn . . .50.384 Alice Wegman - Seema Bhagwat . . . .49.625 Rose Berman - Beta Nahapetian . . . .49.24FRIDAY AFT FLIGHT B/C/D PAIRSStratum B, 15.0 Tables1 Alfred Liepold - Alfred Caponiti . . .71.972 Minako Komura - Eui Ishida . . . . . . .63.263 Neil Selvin - Howard Grunin . . . . . . .62.124 James Beller - Albert Lauber . . . . . . .61.365 Linda Smith - Gerald Marcovsky . . . .57.016 Norman Cowen, M.D. - Emerita Hayward 56.25Stratum C, 12.5 Tables1 Alfred Caponiti - Alfred Liepold . . . .71.972 Minako Komura - Eui Ishida . . . . . . .63.263 Neil Selvin - Howard Grunin . . . . . . .62.124 James Beller - Albert Lauber . . . . . . .61.365 Ednamae Trevey - Kathrine Loh . . . .55.496 Juan Pardo - Tsung Lee . . . . . . . . . . .55.30Stratum D, 7.0 Tables1 Alfred Caponiti - Alfred Liepold . . . .71.972 Minako Komura - Eui Ishida . . . . . . .63.263 Neil Selvin - Howard Grunin . . . . . . .62.124 James Beller - Albert Lauber . . . . . . .61.365 Juan Pardo - Tsung Lee . . . . . . . . . . .55.30FRIDAY AFT NLM PAIRSStratum A, 14.0 Tables1 A. Carol Davis - Agnes Gavin . . . . . .65.722 Arun Guha - Roger Laumark . . . . . . .65.153 Susan Klaber - Joan White . . . . . . . .64.774 Kenn Pendleton - Virginia Ivin . . . . .62.505 Reiko Lynch - Jo Ann Hutchison . . .59.286 Richard Wedgewood - Eric Beard . . .58.71Stratum B, 11.0 Tables1 Kenn Pendleton - Virginia Ivin . . . . .62.502 Reiko Lynch - Jo Ann Hutchison . . .59.283 Bernice Felix - Susan Weiss . . . . . . .57.584 Gerald O’Dell - Joe Hertz . . . . . . . . .57.015/6 Henry Thompson - Robert Wilbur . . .55.115/6 Ernie Schuler - Frank Hatten . . . . . .55.11Stratum C, 5.0 Tables1 Kenn Pendleton - Virginia Ivin . . . . .62.502 William Hohe - M. David Jackson . . .52.463 Nancy Wanicur - Vivian Pollock . . . .48.484 Temma Kanowith - Carol Kahn . . . . .46.97FRIDAY EVE BAROMETERStratum A, 14.0 Tables / Based on 27(plus Barb Shawfor one round)1 Robert Bell - Eileen Houghton . . . . .61.542 Leo LaSota - Noble Shore . . . . . . . . .60.903 Arnie Frankel - Helene Bauman . . . .59.464 Diane Walker - Benjamin Brill . . . . .58.975 David Grabiner - Arthur McCann . . .58.496 John Adams - Steve Robinson . . . . . .56.89Stratum X, 6.5 Tables1 David Grabiner - Arthur McCann . . .58.492 Linda Marshall - Monique Smith . . . .56.57- 23 -3 Roger Stern - Sandra Stern . . . . . . . .54.494 Suzanne Abrams - William Zane . . . .52.245 Mark Rosen - Steven Schatzow . . . . .50.64FRIDAY EVE B/C/D BAROMETERStratum B, 13.0 Tables1 Alfred Caponiti - Alfred Liepold . . . .66.152 Sandra Stringer - Judy Braddy . . . . . .60.243 Jim Wildey - Julie Connor . . . . . . . . .58.854 Susan Klaber - Joan White . . . . . . . .56.775 Irv Kipnis - Terry Jones . . . . . . . . . . .56.426/7 Robert Blatt - Karen Blatt . . . . . . . . .56.256/7 Satinder Gupta - Janet Coffin . . . . . .56.25Stratum C, 10.0 Tables1 Alfred Caponiti - Alfred Liepold . . . .66.152 Sandra Stringer - Judy Braddy . . . . . .60.243 Jim Wildey - Julie Connor . . . . . . . . .58.854 Susan Klaber - Joan White . . . . . . . .56.775 Edwin Rosenberg - Mel Walger . . . . .54.866 Walter Mitnick - Michael Ford . . . . .54.69Stratum D, 7.0 Tables1 Jim Wildey - Julie Connor . . . . . . . . .58.852 Susan Klaber - Joan White . . . . . . . .56.773 Edwin Rosenberg - Mel Walger . . . . .54.864 Amanda Carter - Kimberly Ferguson .51.745 Teri Harrison - Jane Culver . . . . . . . .51.39SATURDAY COMPACT KOBracket 1, 10 Tables1 Noble Shore - Michael Gill - RaghavendraRajkumar - Prahalad Rajkumar2 Richard Wegman - Robert Bell - Fred King- David Ruderman3 Thomas Musso - Ellen Cherniavsky -William Cole – Donna Rogall4 Edward Rodrigues - John Lowe III -Michael Henderson - Mohsen EsfandiaryBracket 2, 9 Tables1 Roma Chandra - Dennis Schwanz - SusanMiskura – Robert Claypool2 Steve Reed - Lynda Flanger - Ellie Clark -Mike Frosch3 Nancy Loomis - Carolyn Becraft - DonaldBrown – Susan Slattery4 David Sterner - Steven Shauck - Cheryl

Shauck - Michael FordBracket 3, 16 Tables1 J Lasek - Sally Rockey - Irwin Yanus -Robert Lumbert2 Suellen Garrison - Joe Leighton - EliasArbel – Lorraine Deblasio3 Maribel Newby - Nancy Cartwright - PatLonergan – Tom Lonergan4 Sara Goodwin - D Tonnesen - Joyce Currie- Jim WildeySATURDAY AM OPEN PAIRSStratum A, 30.0 Tables / Based on 501 Benjamin Brill - Glenn Lublin . . . . . .64.202 Kenneth Davis - Bruce Houston . . . .63.343/4 Weizhong Bao - Hailong Ao . . . . . . . .62.503/4 James Coleman - Forest Montgomery 62.505 Lowell Sawyer - Don Probst . . . . . . . .61.746 James Geist - Shawn Stringer . . . . . .61.55Stratum B, 19.0 Tables1 James Coleman - Forest Montgomery 62.502 Pat Tyler - Alfred Caponiti . . . . . . . .57.303 Marty Zupan - Anthony Hawks . . . . .56.824 William Zane - Suzanne Abrams . . . .55.495 Phyllis Kristianson - Sylvia Hoffman .55.116 Donna Hjerpe - Leonid Fastovsky . . .54.73Stratum C, 7.5 Tables1 Carol Mumma - Jean Phillips . . . . . .51.602 Susan Brawn - Cynthia Helms . . . . . .47.643/4 Amy Bloom - William Kingery Jr . . . .46.973/4 Sol Barr - Meir Kende . . . . . . . . . . . .46.975 Candace Carlton - Terry Carlton . . . .45.16SATURDAY AM NONLM PAIRSStratum A, 20.0 Tables1 Eugene Massey (pic) - Julie Connor .69.942 Thad Uehling - Joseph Pregosin . . . .68.453 Bob Blodgett - William Hohe . . . . . . .62.844 Ed Krest - Anne Vaeth . . . . . . . . . . . .62.075 Daniel Finn - Bernard Finn . . . . . . . .61.616 Harvey Lipsher - Srinivasan Rangarajan 61.31Stratum B, 16.5 Tables1 Eugene Massey - Julie Connor . . . . . .69.942 Thad Uehling - Joseph Pregosin . . . .68.453 Bob Blodgett - William Hohe . . . . . . .62.844 Ed Krest - Anne Vaeth . . . . . . . . . . . .62.075 Daniel Finn - Bernard Finn . . . . . . . .61.616 Harvey Lipsher - Srinivasan Rangarajan 61.31Stratum C, 9.5 Tables1 Eugene Massey - Julie Connor . . . . . .69.942 Thad Uehling - Joseph Pregosin . . . .68.453 Harvey Lipsher - Srinivasan Rangarajan 61.314 Rebecca Cardozo - Suzanne Kilczewski 53.785 Patricia Mitchell - Rachelle Sladoff . .53.66- 24 -6 Sybil Cantor - Barbara Ranhand . . . .52.80SATURDAY AFT A/X PAIRSStratum A, 21.0 Tables / Based on 541 Jeff Roman - Ruth Potter . . . . . . . . . .63.322 Lowell Sawyer - Don Probst . . . . . . . .62.023 Glenn Lublin - Benjamin Brill . . . . . .61.094 Mita Banerjee - Ann Ingram . . . . . . .60.535 Leo LaSota - Mark Shaw . . . . . . . . . .59.736 Weizhong Bao - Hailong Ao . . . . . . . .59.67Stratum X, 12.5 Tables1 Weizhong Bao - Hailong Ao . . . . . . . .59.672 Lloyd Rawley - James Geist . . . . . . . .58.663 Thierry Poirey - Daniel Feldman . . . .55.854 Michael McQuistan - Brian Hartwig .54.185 Irv Kipnis - Terry Jones . . . . . . . . . . .53.436 Pat Tyler - Roy Tibery . . . . . . . . . . . .52.88SATURDAY AFT B/C/D PAIRSStratum B, 16.5 Tables1 Bill Benesch - Joan Benesch . . . . . . .66.332 Barbara Israel - Frederick Mueller . .59.733 Paul Black - Leo Cardillo . . . . . . . . .58.064 Alfred Liepold - James Metzger . . . . .57.005 Georgia Lyhus - Arlan Lyhus . . . . . . .55.946 Teri Harrison - Sorina Negulescu . . .55.73Stratum C, 12.5 Tables1 Barbara Israel - Frederick Mueller . .59.732 Alfred Liepold - James Metzger . . . . .57.003 Georgia Lyhus - Arlan Lyhus . . . . . . .55.944 Teri Harrison - Sorina Negulescu . . .55.735 Satinder Gupta - Janet Coffin . . . . . .55.696 Paul Siefring - Betty Siefring . . . . . . .55.65Stratum D, 6.5 Tables1 Alfred Liepold - James Metzger . . . . .57.002 Paul Siefring - Betty Siefring . . . . . . .55.653 Norman Sweed - Ronnie Sweed . . . . .54.004 W Karl Van Newkirk - Virginia Gibbons 53.465 Candace Carlton - Terry Carlton . . . .53.41SATURDAY AFT NONLM PAIRSStratum A, 16.0 Tables1 Albert Dimillio - Terry Mitchell . . . . .65.342 Ann Atcheson - Sheila Ellis . . . . . . .61.173 Richard Leonardon - Stephen Colevas60.424 Jean Noonan - Isabelle Thabault . . . .59.665 Michelle Zygielbaum - ElizabethWilliamson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58.906 Marco Latini - Gerald O’Dell . . . . . . .57.39Stratum B, 12.0 Tables1 Terry Mitchell - Albert Dimillio . . . . .65.342 Ann Atcheson - Sheila Ellis . . . . . . .61.173 Richard Leonardon - Stephen Colevas60.424 Jean Noonan - Isabelle Thabault . . . .59.665 Michelle Zygielbaum - ElizabethWilliamson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58.906 Marco Latini - Gerald O’Dell . . . . . . .57.39Stratum C, 4.0 Tables1 Ann Atcheson - Sheila Ellis . . . . . . .61.172 Jean Noonan - Isabelle Thabault . . . .59.663 Rachelle Sladoff - Patricia Mitchell . .53.03SUNDAY FLIGHT A/X SWISSStratum A, 15 Tables / Based on 561 Peter Boyd - Steve Robinson - WilliamCole - Mark Shaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102.002 Ronald Kral - Eugene Kales - JimWakefield – Helene Bauman . . . . . . .85.003 Arnie Frankel - Andrew Gofreed - DavidAbelow – Alan Tenenbaum - DavidRuderman - Lyle Poe Jr . . . . . . . . . . .82.004 Donna Rogall - Clyde Kruskal - Lou Reich- Abby Heitner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80.005 Daniel Feldman - Stephen Czecha -Carrolena Key - Jeff Hepner . . . . . . .77.00Stratum X, 7 Tables1 Daniel Feldman - Stephen Czecha -Carrolena Key - Jeff Hepner . . . . . . .77.002 Linda Marshall - Terry Feetham - JimAllen, Jr - Shawn Stringer . . . . . . . . .71.003 James Geist - Donald Berman - RonaldZucker – Michael Richey . . . . . . . . .68.00SUNDAY FLIGHT B/C/D SWISSStratum B, 31 Tables1 Katherine Rabenstein - Susan Miskura -John S. Jr. Mason - Dennis Schwanz .93.002 John Glynn - Ronald Susi - Jeffrey Kosnett– Alice Wegman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91.003/4 Kevin O’Brien - William Fitch - LyndaFlanger - William Nicolai . . . . . . . . .88.003/4 Leonid Fastovsky - Donna Hjerpe - StephenMacArthur - Hanita Schreiber . . . . . . .88.00- 25 -5 Daniel Koch - Margie Coccodrilli - JerryMiller - Hadi Abushakra . . . . . . . . . .87.006 David Grabiner - Suzanne Abrams - TracyBrines - Maureen Duke . . . . . . . . . . .86.007/9 Nelson Waks - Audrey Warren - RobertClaypool – Roma Chandra . . . . . . . . .82.007/9 Thomas Reckford - Behnaz Fardshisheh -Theodore Wilkinson - Eugene Massey 82.007/9 Rochelle Cohen - Mark Cohen - MarkLavine – Allen Ginsberg . . . . . . . . . .82.00Stratum C, 19 Tables1 Thomas Reckford - Behnaz Fardshisheh -Theodore Wilkinson - Eugene Massey82.002 Monica Shumann - Susan Slattery - MinakoKomura - Kiyomi Shiba . . . . . . . . . . .77.003/4 David Mead - Kathleen O’Toole - Lois Geer- Bryan Geer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75.003/4 Albert Lauber - Ned Griffith - James Beller- Lawrence Heinen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75.005/6 Gretchen Handwerger - Danijel Zenko -David Loken - Kathrine Loh . . . . . . .69.005/6 Adam Winsler - Ronald Ozarka - MaryAnn Kral – Linda Burton . . . . . . . . . .69.00Stratum D, 8 Tables1 Adam Winsler - Ronald Ozarka - MaryAnn Kral – Linda Burton . . . . . . . . . .69.002 Eric Poskanzer - Youssof Seraj - Joe Hertz- Alexander Robertson . . . . . . . . . . . .68.003 Guillaume Dedecker - Michelle Zygielbaum– Bernadette Merceron - Dale Sanders 66.00SUNDAY MORNING NLM SWISSStratum A, 10 Tables1 Bahman Shahin - Lynne Beresford -Eleanor Schwartz - Taraneh Shahin . .65.002 Gary Hinson - Bruce Kasold - AmandaCarter – Marco Latini . . . . . . . . . . . .62.003 Mavis Walters - Ellen Kelley - M. JosetteJohnson - Patricia Mitchell . . . . . . . .43.004/5 Carol Elfant - Daniel Finn - Norman Sweed- Ronnie Sweed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42.004/5 Sidney Graves - Jan Potter - Judith Heit -Betsy Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42.00Stratum B, 4 Tables1 Mavis Walters - Ellen Kelley - M. JosetteJohnson - Patricia Mitchell . . . . . . . .43.00SUNDAY AFT NON-LM SWISSStratum A, 7 Tables1 Carol Elfant - Daniel Finn - Norman Sweed- Ronnie Sweed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48.002 Isabelle Thabault - Kenn Pendleton -Joseph Pregosin - Alan Walter . . . . . .46.003 Jim Anschutz - Patti Anschutz - JoanFitzpatrick - Gail Morgenweck . . . . .45.00Stratum B, 4 Tables1 Isabelle Thabault - Kenn Pendleton -Joseph Pregosin - Alan Walter . . . . . .46.00

Bits & Pieces, continued from p. 5...SAD NEWSMaralea Armstrong “Kay” Nucker, 68, aLaurel homemaker and bridge player, diedof cancer Jan. 3 at her son’s home in Fulton,Md. She was a regular at the Laurel BridgeClub and played in national tournamentsand in Canadian tournaments as well.- 26 -NEW BRIDGE CLASSESSTARTING SOON!Taught by Leslie Shafer & Charlie WilliamsEven though our new Spring semester ofbridge classes will have started by the timethis goes to print, we will have some classesstarting in April and May as well. To see ourcomplete list of all 15 classes, please visitour website: www.bridgeteacher.com If youATTENTION STUDENTS!Prepare to play in the Summer Nationals!Why not find a partner now and play with him/her to practice for the tournament?If you need a partner, just email me and I'll add your name to the partnership list.Ellen Rosenthal, Partnership Chairpersonellenandneal@gmail.com, 301-299-9298WBL’S 2 N D ANNUAL YOUTH TOURNAMENTMAY 9, 2009Calling all students! The Washington Bridge League’s 2nd Annual YouthTournament is planned for Saturday, May 9th at St. James Episcopal Church, 11815Seven Locks Rd. Potomac. Students will enjoy pizza & drinks along with meeting“bridge kids” from other schools. Students must be 19 or under to qualify with lessthan 5000 ACBL masterpoints (or equivalent) as of July 1, 2009.Trophies and free plays to future WBL events will be awarded. Here’san opportunity to work on partnerships in preparation for the Youth NorthAmerican Bridge Championships. This year’s Youth NABC Tournamnentwill be held in conjunction with the Summer NABC here in Washington, DC. from July 23- August 2. For more information, go to www.youthnabc.org.Start Time: 1:00 p.m.Entry Fee: $2.00Directions to the St. James Episcopal Church: Take Rt 270 to Exit 4B (from eitherdirection) Montrose Road. This will take you to Seven Locks Road. Left on SevenLocks Rd 3 blocks. St James Church is on the left (going south), between Post Oak andGainsboro Rd. There are two buildings, the game is in the building on the left facingthe church. There is plenty of parking in the rear, and a rear entrance to the building(1 flight of stairs if you enter from the rear of the building).Pre-registration: Please RSVP by May 1 if possible. However, we will also welcome youat the door.Pre-registration: Amy Bloom, a.j.bloom@comcast.net, 301-949-3972Chair: Ellen Rosenthal, nealandellen@cs.com, 301-299-9298Volunteer Coordinator: Elaine Conway, el609way@verizon.net, 301-989-1155Trophies: Delores Battledo not have internet access,please call us (301-977-0314) and we will mail you abrochure. Many of our classesgive you an option ofdropping in for a specificclass as opposed to payingfor an entire course.DEAR WBLERS:Studmuffin and I recentlyreturned from a two monthstay in southwest Florida. Wewere bowled over by the congenialityof the bridge playersin that area (Naples, Ft.Myers, etc.) Charlie made anovertrick in a doubled contractand not only did theopponent comment onCharlie’s exemplary declarerplay, but invited us to comeback to the club soon and thathe so enjoyed meeting us.This same extraordinary graciousnesswas repeated overand over. The southern statesshould not have a monopolyon courtesy. We all must take personal responsibilityfor our behavior at the table. TheSummer NABC is fast approaching and we allneed to be on our best behavior. Please take afew moments to reflect on how you might striveto have a more welcoming attitude to youropponents. Merely being polite may not beenough; we should act as hosts to our guests atthe table. Sincerely, Leslie ShaferTHE WASHINGTON, D.C.SUMMER NABC IS COMING!LOTS of volunteers are still needed tohelp make this NABC a success—stand byin May for sign-up information!. Watch forarticles in TableTALK and the ACBL Bulletinand the next WBL Bulletin and NVBANewsletter.ONE DAY BRIDGECLASS: MAY 17You can share the fun andchallenge of duplicate bridgewith your friends and family!Tell them about our One DayBridge Class, Sunday May 17from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at theMargaret Schweinhaut CenterSATURDAY 0-NLM GAME& MINI-LESSONEvery Saturday, the Rockville Duplicate Bridge Club holdsa 0 - Non Life Master game with a mini-lesson.Mini-Lesson: Saturdays, 12:30 pm0-NLM Game: 1:00 pmCost: $6.00Location: St. James Episcopal Church11815 Seven Locks RoadDirections: Take Rt 270 to Exit 4B (from eitherdirection) Montrose Road. This will take you to Seven LocksRoad. Left on Seven Locks Rd 3 blocks. St James Church ison the left (going south), between Post Oak and GainsboroRd. There are two buildings, the game and mini-lesson arein the building on the left facing the church. There is plentyof parking in the rear, and a rear entrance to the building(1 flight of stairs if you enter from the rear of the building).For additional information, contact Mark Lavine, 301-503-3348 or mlavine@gcsii.comOpen Games: Sat.: 1pm, Mon & Fri: 11:15 amTue: 7pm (Tues. only atRockville Senior Center—seewww.rockvilledbc.com for directions.)ATTENTION ALL MENTORS & MENTEES- 27 -in Silver Spring (during the WBL sectional—details and directions on p.3). They can learnto play bridge, or review the basics of playand modern bidding, in just one day!There will be separate classes for thosewho have never played, and for those whowant to learn new techniques and improvetheir game. The “advanced” class will focuson declarer play and how to play variouscard combinations. Time will be set aside sostudents can ask about their tough biddingdecisions.The cost is just $25 with a reservation or$30 at the door. ($10 discount for Students) Afree booklet, lunch, soft drinks and snacks areincluded. For more information or to make areservation, email ShStringer@aol.com or callShawn Stringer at (301) 622-5619.Save the Date for aPot Luck Dinneron Friday May 29 at 7pm at Gene Fisher’sDetails to follow by email to all registered mentors/mentees.

Comments, questions, and topic requestsare welcome (to Sandy at majslf@aol.com).LOCATION, LOCATION,LOCATION!What’s true in real estate is also true inbridge: location matters! That is, where yourpoints are can be almost as important as howmany points you have. As the auction proceedsand you learn more about what cardspartner and the opponents are holding, yourhand can change in value.Fit or Misfit?A) ♠3 ♥KJ95 ♦K643 ♣9653How many points is this hand worth?Before the bidding begins, it’s worth justseven points for your high cards. Not veryexciting, right? But hang onto your hat: partneris bidding! Consider what happens to yourhand with each of the following auctions:Partner RHO You LHO1) 1♥ P ?2) 1♠ P ?When partner opens 1♥, your handstarts to look much better! Now you can addthree dummy points for the singleton spade.In Auction 1, you’re happy to respond 3♥,showing a limit raise (10-12 points). But ifpard opens 1♠ instead, as in Auction 2,your shortness is now a negative. You’re toostrong to pass so you bid 1NT, ignoring thevoice inside your head screaming, “But,but…you have a singleton in partner’s suit!”B) ♠3 ♥KJ953 ♦K643 ♣965Partner RHO You LHO3) 1♣ 1♠ ?In Auction 3, you and partner could havea heart fit, which would make your hand veryattractive. But you don’t know where thehearts are, so proceed with caution! YourNLMasterPointersby I/N Columnist, Sandy Forsythe, majslf@aol.com- 28 -seven HCP aren’t enough for you to bidhearts at the two-level, so you’ll start with anegative double, showing four or more heartsand 6+ HCP. (The double says, “I would havebid hearts if that pesky opponent hadn’tinterfered.”) Partner may not bid hearts, butwith the other side bidding spades, at leastyou know pard won’t bid your singleton!Gotcha!Partner RHO You LHO4) 1♦ 1♥ ?5) — — P 1♥2♦ P ?Holding Hand B, you’d rather hear partnerbidding hearts than the opponents…but ifthey’re bidding your suit, which opponent isbidding hearts makes all the difference. WithAuction 4, your broken heart honors behindRHO’s presumed honors are a plus. If RHOhas AQxxx in hearts, your K-J will score twotricks…as long as the lead comes throughRHO into your hand. You might not go so faras to upgrade your count of the points in yourhand, but you can bid 1NT with confidence.But don’t get too excited: you’re not going tobe able to “run” this suit! Partner can’t haveenough hearts in his hand for you to repeatedlyfinesse RHO, so think of the suit as more ofa stopper than a source of tricks.With Auction 5, however, it’s a differentstory. Now LHO is the one saying, “Gotcha!”If she has AQxxx, she can always captureyour K-J by playing after you, and since shehas at least five hearts, it’s a good bet thatshe has one or both of the missing honors.You might even discount your heart honorsentirely, since they may not take any tricks.But you do have a fit for partner’s diamonds,so you can count three distribution points forthe singleton spade, plus three points foryour “working” honor, the king of diamonds,for a total of six points. Partner should haveat least five diamonds, giving you a ninecardfit, so raise to 3D.Plays Well with OthersC) ♠J73 ♥K862 ♦Q9 ♣KT54D) ♠643 ♥KJ82 ♦75 ♣KQT9High cards are worth more in long suitsand when they’re grouped together than inshort suits and when they’re spread throughoutyour hand. Hands C and D have the samedistribution and exactly the same high cards,but do they have the same value? Nooo! InHand C, the jack and the queen in your shortsuits are practically worthlessunless partner has honors to backthem up. And if the opponents arebidding spades or diamonds, thenyou really can’t count those honors.Hand C is worth about sixpoints for the two kings. Onceyou’ve found a trump fit, I’d add apoint for the doubleton diamond.But if you end up playing innotrump, you can’t count pointsfor shortness, only forlength…and this hand has nolong suit. If partner opens innotrump or opens and rebids diamonds,you can then presume thathe has “something” in diamondsto go with your queen. In thatcase, you can count two points forthe queen, but now you lose thepoint for shortness, bringing thecount of this hand to eight. Maybenine on a good day if partner hasa strong notrump hand to bolsterup your queen and jack.But now let’s look at Hand D.Do you see the difference? Thehonors are clustered together, andthey’re in the long suits. And lookat the clubs: KQT9 is such a solidsequence, you could add an extrapoint for the T-9! Call it 10 pointsin notrump, and 11 if you find atrump fit. If you count your losers,you can see that Hand C has ninelosers, while Hand D has onlyeight…and that’s without countingthat lovely T-9!In general, honors behind theSTEPPING UP TO NEW HEIGHTS:As of April 1, 2009Junior Masters(5 Masterpoints)Dorothy A CanterMrs Brenda DunawayMrs Sandra C GetlerMr Richard A HartMr Michael KuehlMs Evie LichterMrs Daisy B SmithMs Bonnie R CohenDr Sidney M FogelmanMrs Sylvia S FogelmanMs Stephanie KayNorman MitchellSandy MitchellMr Forest D MontgomeryMr Richard J MossMr Duane E WebsterMrs Judith H WhitonClub Masters (20 MPs)Ms Julie G ConnorA. Carol DavisMs Sandy LeeMaxine L PennMs Rebecca CardozoMs Barbara C LevineMs Susan M Morris- 29 -opponent’s suit are better than honors infront of the opponent’s suit. Honors in yourlong suit (s) and in the suit that partner’sbidding are more useful than honors in yourshort suit(s) and in the suits the opponentsare bidding. Honors grouped together or insequence are better than honors scatteredthroughout your hand. Fits are better thanmisfits! Of course you’re happy for any highcard, but when you’re on the borderlinebetween passing or bidding, it’s good to takethese plusses and minuses into account. Notall points are created equal!Mr William MorrisElinor StolarMrs Christa StormMs Lena B VargasMs Edna WarsoweSectional Masters (50 MPs)Henry FrainMr James MetzgerMr Joseph R PregosinMr James A Summers JrRichard C BarthElizabeth ColtonMr Eugene A MasseyPatricia E MitchellMr Douglas R WoodsRegional Masters (100 MPs)Jim AnschutzDr Cynthia E HarrisonMr Sidney MintzMrs Linda BartonMs Carrolena M KeyMr Marco LatiniNABC Masters (200 MPs)Mr David S EpsteinMs Helen E LongMr Mark CohenMrs Beth E Wisinski

WBL SOLVERS’ CLUB’SNEW PROBLEMS1) IMPs, They’re Vulnerable♠2♥5♦QJ8654♣KQJ64SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST1♦ Pass 2NT* Pass????? *11-12 balanced3) IMPs, None Vulnerable♠10♥765♦KJ10874♣1053SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST1♦ Dbl Pass?????2) IMPs, None Vulnerable♠2♥AQ5♦K54♣AQ10654SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST1♣ Pass 1♠ Pass2♣ Pass 2♦ Pass?????4) Matchpoints, You’re Vulnerable♠K♥AQ♦A976532♣A85SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST1♣ Pass1♦ 2♥ Pass 3♥?????NEED A RIDE OR A PARTNERFOR THE THURSDAY UNIT GAME?Contact Barbara Doran UnitGamePartner@DistrictSix.org,(301-608-0347 between 9am and 10pm) to find a partner inadvance. For a last minute partner, call the WBL cell phone(301-395-2760).Don Berman, Carpool Coordinator can be contacted at 301-776-3581 or (don.berman@verizon.net) or log on to the On-Line Carpool Notices at www.WashingtonBridgeLeague.org.Good luck! We look forward to seeing you onThursday evenings.5) Matchpoints, You’re Vulnerable♠J2♥QJ♦AKJ54♣AKJ8SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST1♠ Pass Pass?????Return answers by April 23 to:Steve Robinson2891 S. Abingdon St #A2,Arlington VA, 22206robinswr@erols.comMarch/April 2009