MARCH 2017 ACBL UNIT 505 SACRAMENTO

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1 Katherine Ewing President Ed Estberg Vice President Jim Coke Secretary Joyce Sweeney Treasurer Jim Chenu Co-Treasurer Dave Willmott Tournament Chair Sam Sandusky Education, co-tournament Ch Pat Ingoglia Membership/Parliamentarian Miriam Steinberg Publicity/Partnerships Marie Leonardini Hospitality Table of Contents Page 2 Page 3 Page 4-5 Page 6-8 Page 9 Page 10 Page11 Page 12 Page 13 President s Message Unit Game Spring Sectional NLM Sectional photos Declarer Play Sam Sandusky 199 r Table News You Can Use Stop Card Rumor New ACBL Dues Page Folsom BC Page Foothill BC Page 18 Page 19 Sun City Lincoln Hills Bridge Works Club Page Sacramento Bridge Club District 21 Reps Katherine Ewing turtle7nt@att.net Sally Wheeler-Valine sallywvaline@aol.com MARCH 2017 ACBL UNIT 505 SACRAMENTO Highlights In This Issue Folsom's 34th Annual Master Point Week March 6 March 12 Daylight Savings Begins Unit Game Folsom March 12 CLASSES FOLSOM BRIDGE & SACRAMENTO BRIDGE Newsletter Created by MoraBeyondMarketing.com Gold Express Dr. # Gold River, CA emorab@comcast.net Phone:

2 Katherine Ewing, President Unit 505 Board of Directors We had a great turn out for the February Unit game. Thank you all for attending and bringing so many delicious dishes. Fun was had by all. Congratulations to those who scratched. Our next Unit Game will be March 12, 2017 at the Folsom Bridge Center. Another Pot Luck and I am so looking forward to seeing what all you bring. We will be having a Unit Board meeting that day, so if any of you have some questions or suggestions, please let a Board member know. Our Non Life Master Sectional had very good attendance. We are getting experience at running the NLM Sectional, this being our first and we appreciate everyone s suggestions. The next one should be even better and hopefully we will have a full house once again. It s so nice to hear you all enjoyed yourself and some won silver points, yippee and congratulations. Once again there have been complaints about slow playing. As you all know, duplicate bridge is a timed event, usually one gets about 7 ½ minutes per board, hence 15 minutes per round if playing two boards. If you find yourself behind a slow pair, please let the Director know. I m sure they already know they are behind, and if you say something to them, it might make them feel even worse, or angry. It is up to the Director of the event to remind slow players and give them a late play or skip the board. At a Sectional or Regional if this occurs and you feel the Director did not help, you have the option of writing the ACBL, reporting the Director s name, event and section number explaining your situation. It is my understanding that they will discuss this with the Director and let them know they need to be more aware of the slow players. Hope you have a great St. Patrick s Day. See you at the bridge table, katherine 2

3 Unit Game SUNDAY, March 12, 2017 FOLSOM Bridge Club Games include: Stratified Pairs A/1500+, B/ , C/750-0 / or by attendance See website for details at: www. playbridgesacramento.org Director: Charles Smith For Partnerships call: Miriam Steinberg mirsteinberg@yahoo.com

4 La Sierra Community Center 5325 Engle Road Carmichael, CA All Events Use Pair/Team Averages Strats may be adjusted by director * Games begin at 10:30 am and 3:30 pm * Master point awards are silver SATURDAY, May 6 SUNDAY, May 7 9:30 am 299er Seminar with Jim Houghton 2 Session A/X Swiss Teams: Strats: 3000+/ Session Open Pairs: Strats, 2000+, , Single Session Open Pairs: Strats, 2000+, , Single Session 499er/NLM Pairs: Strats, , , No one over 500 may play 2 Single Session 99er Pairs: Strats, /20-50/0-20 No one over 100 may play DAILY RESULTS now available on-line at: or ACBL Live 2 Session B/C/D Swiss Teams Strats: / / No one over 2000 may play 10:30 am until approx. 7:00 pm (mid-game break for lunch) Entries $11 Unpaid & Non-members $14 Hospitality by Sally Wheeler-Valine Unit 505 welcomes you with coffee, tea, snacks Saturday and Sunday lunches available for purchase each morning. Partnership Miriam Steinberg mirsteinbergsac@gmail.com Director in Charge Dianne Barton-Paine Tournament Chair Dave Willmott dwillmott@yahoo.com Co Chair Sam Sandusky samelayne@gmail.com Hotel Information & Driving Directions on page 2

5 DRIVING DIRECTIONS La Sierra Community Center is in Carmichael a north area suburb of Sacramento generally along Fair Oaks Blvd. From the West take Highway 50 exiting at Watt Ave North and turn right onto Fair Oaks Blvd and turning left onto Engle Road. From the East take Highway 50 to Sunrise Blvd exit North to Fair Oaks Blvd turning left and follow to Engle Rd. and turn right. From I 80 either direction exit at Madison Ave. From the east turn left onto Madison and from the west turn right. At Garfield turn right and at Engle Rd. turn right. Plan to arrive early for best parking. HOTEL

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7 Director, Ted Muller checking everyone in, it went smoothly with lots of people! Time to make new friends or catch up with long-time friends!

8 Tournament Director, Dave Willmott welcomes everyone to Sacramento s 1st NLM Sectional! Trophies are ready! Love the cool colors! Thank you, Marie Leonardini for great snacks and food! 8

9 DECLARER PLAY Eddie Kantar s Warm-up Tips Sam Sandusky 1) Review the bidding, including original passes. Sam Sandusky Unit 505 Board member, Sam is also teaching classes at Sacramento Bridge Center. He is the Unit Board s Education Chair. Thank you, Sam! 2) Remember the opening lead. (Repeat it to yourself). Low spot cards are easy to forget. 3) Know your opponents lead and signaling conventions BEFORE play begins. It is better not to have to ask revealing questions later. 4) Do not get into a habit of pulling a card out, putting it back, etc. Make up your mind which card you are going to play and then play it. 5) Assume your partner is playing the hand and a spade is led. When you put your dummy down, put down your spades LAST. This forces your partner to look over your beautiful dummy before playing too quickly to the first trick. 6) Assume you are dummy in a no-trump contract. During the bidding both you and partner have bid hearts. When the lead is made, do not put your hearts down on your extreme right. Partners have been known to lose it and play the hand as if hearts were trumps. (Never me!) 7) Form a battle plan, any plan is better than no plan. 8) Count everything in sight, their points, their distribution and their tricks. And do not forget to count your points and your tricks. 9

10 Your place for events, lessons and recognition of achievements! Welcome! 199 rs are IMPORTANT to our Unit! Click the arrow to see a short video about Youth bridge around the world. Scroll down a bit on the website to the video. Each club has daily open and stratified games. 199 r games are: Folsom Bridge Center Tuesday, 10:10 am Wednesday, 9:00 am Thursday, 11:00 am Fridays, 9:00 am Foothill Bridge Center Wednesday Non-Life Masters (0-500) 10:00 am Thursday Non-Life Masters (0-500) 10 am Sacramento Bridge Center Tuesday, 11:00 am Go to: www. playbridgesacramento for more information. Club Championship and Unit Games award more points! Invite a friend! RACE FOR THE POINTS! Mini-McKinney top 3 in each category: 0-5 Benjamin Tong 1.32 Robert Verzello 1.02 Jane McNally Kevin Smith 7.60 Asha Desai 2.83 Mary Lentz Kenneth Reiss 4.84 Julie Chenu 4.55 Nicholas Smiley Gary McCormick 7.71 Chris Meier 5.18 Josh Haskett Joel Lesser Doyle Cutler 6.66 Claes Harde

11 CONGRATULATIONS! NEW BRONZE LIFE MASTERS Ali Al-Aref Hildie Kroeger Madelon J McNamara NEW LIFE MASTER Mable R Moffat NEW REGIONAL MASTER Regan Johnson NEW JUNIOR MASTERS Benjamin Tong Robert J Verzello NEW NABC MASTER James C Chenu The Foundation for the Preservation and Advancement of Bridge, established in 2008, was created in order to support the preservation of bridge history, to recognize individuals for their excellence and service to the game of bridge and to inspire the participation of youth through scholarships and grants. The FPAB is a 501(c)(3) organization; as such your donations are tax deductible. To inquire you may the foundation at fpab@acbl.org. 11

12 A request was made by Unit Tournament Director, David Willmott to to clarify if the Stop Card use had been discontinued or if ACBL was considering discontinuing it. Here is their response: The rumor that the Stop Card will be discontinued is constantly in circulation, but as of this time there is no move by ACBL to terminate its use. Used correctly, the Stop Card serves a useful purpose. Unfortunately, many players either ignore it when it is properly used or, worse, use it incorrectly, which may be what you are referring to when you say it is seen as a source of cheating. The ACBL Codification states: 3.5 The skip bid warning may not be used to alert partner that a strength-showing bid is being made or not being made. The warning should be used all the time. The tournament director may assess a procedural penalty (Law 90) for failure to comply. Newer players often misunderstand the correct use of the Stop Card and use it to indicate to their partner that they are making a skip bid, having never been told the reason the stop card should be used. Education is important to try to curtail such behavior. As far as whether clubs can discontinue use of the Stop Card, the codification weighs in with: 3.10 The skip bid warning is effective for all ACBL sanctioned events. For sanctioned games at clubs, the club may elect to discourage its use and require no mandated pause. This, along with ACBL's general policy giving Clubs a great deal of leeway in the running of their games, suggests that curtailing use of the Stop Card (or even removing them from the bidding boxes, presumably with an explanation to the players of why this was done) would be an acceptable action. Here's a link to the Codification for your information: Let me know if you have any further questions. Lynn Yokel Tournament Director and Rulings Box Associate 12

13 ACBL Membership Dues Effective April 1, 2017 New member * One year $39 Two years $74 Three years $87 (only $29 per year) ACBL will honor the pricing on the 2017 instant membership forms only if received in hardcopy with payment by check or money order. New members joining online or by phone as of April 1, 2017 will be subject to this new pricing structure. Regular membership One year $49 Two years $94 Three years $117 (only $39 per year) Life Master Service Fee One year $46 Two years $88 Three years $108 (only $36 per year) Household One year $82 Two years $160 Three years $216 Patron One year (indiv) $275 One year (house) $375 Three years (indiv) $750 Three years (house) $1050 NEW MEMBERSHIP FEES reward multi-year sign-ups ACBL has implemented a new membership dues structure effective April 1. The framework emphasizes the savings available when signing up for multi-year options, according to Robert Hartman, the organization's chief executive. Hartman says, "Essentially, members who were previously joining or renewing for one year won't see any increase when they opt, instead, to sign up for three years." In addition, signing up for multiple-year plans will save our members time, save the League up to $80,000 in reduced printing and postage expense and even save some trees along the way. In addition to the one-year membership, two-year and three-year options have been added for new members. "For the first time, new members have the opportunity to receive the new member discount for three full years. This new feature is sure to be popular with the 11,000-plus new members who join annually." One, two-year and three-year alternatives now exist for the regular, Life Member and household levels. "But it's joining or renewing for three years that offers the greatest savings across the board," says Hartman, who notes that currently, 43% of ACBL members are already on a three-year plan. New members will realize a discount of 26% over making annual $49 payments. Regular members and life members will realize savings of 20% and 22% respectively. Junior One year $5 13

14 March 6-11 is our 34th Annual Masterpoint Week Every Game is a Charity Game For the benefit of the Twin Lakes Food Bank Raffle Drawing Saturday, March 11th $100 Bill, Wine, Artwork, 10 Free Plays Scotts Seafood Restaurant and more Door Prizes of Free Plays and wine Special Games for March March 2nd, 16th and 23rd $5 Thursdays March 5th & 26th $5 Sundays March 7th Taco Tuesday March 9th Thursday Swiss Teams March 12th Sunday Unit 505 Game March 17th Friday Club Championship March 19th Sunday Mentor/Mentee Game March 25th Hot Dogs and Chili Saturday March 30th Thursday Pot Luck Swiss Teams NLM game any day with 3 or more tables $6 Newly Added Session Wednesdays at 5:30 A Non Life Master Game Late Breaking News We have signed a lease for a new location. The new lease will be for 5 years We have an option to renew twice which means we can stay for 15 years. The new location will be more comfortable from a temperature standpoint and will have a better layout with multiple toilets down the hall. The starting date is expected to be June 5th right after the Sacramento Regional or sooner. The entire first week will feature fine food and extra masterpoints. Lessons New Beginner Lessons Start Tuesday March 7th at 2:30 Bidding in the 21st Century $79 for 9 Lessons Or $10 for drop ins New Advanced Beginner Lessons Wednesday March 8th at 2:30 Defense in the 21st Century $79 for 9 Lessons Or $10 for drop ins Books now available for $15 Ongoing Lessons Tuesdays at 10:15 Free Open Forum by Al Beckner Fridays from 9 to 10:30 Intermediate Lesson By Al Beckner $5 Directors Al Beckner: Monday, Friday, Saturday Susan Haynie: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Roz Flynn: $5 Sundays & Mentor/Mentee Charles Smith: Swiss Teams & Special Events Dave Willmott: Standby Director Obituary It is with sadness that we announce that another Founding Father of the Folsom Bridge Center passed away. Jim Steelquist Services were held February 24th Our sympathies go to his wife Jennifer. 14

15 Folsom Masterpoint Winners for 2016 Open: Bill Allgood 199er: Cynthia Fredrickson 99er: Joe Fischer MPs MPs MPs This year we decided to give out trophies-sorry past winners Rank Achievements February NEW BRONZE LIFE MASTERS Ali Al-Aref Hildie Kroeger Madelon McNamara NEW REGIONAL MASTERS Regan Johnson Players of the Month February Open: Phil Schiffert er/99er: LouAnn Wiles MP Race Open: Bill Allgood er: Claes Harde er: LouAnn 4.84 Pictures from our new location showing construction is underway The New Location at the California Family Fitness 8680 Greenback Lane. It is 2 miles and 5 minutes west. There is plenty of parking in the rear. 15

16 March Events: 9 th, Thursday, NLM Club Championship 26 th, Sunday, Pot Luck Lunch, Swiss team game CONGRATULATIONS! February Swiss team co-winners L to R: Ann McClelland, Cynthia Turner, Piper & Sheldon Fein February bingo winners R to L: John Dutton, Connie Randmaa, Joan Bailey, Darrell Davidson The Foothill Bridge Center Barry Wold, Manager Foothill Bridge Center, Durock Rd, Shingle Springs CA foothillbridge Partnership Barry Wold Sandy Wold February Swiss team co-winner L to R: Gayle Heslop, John Dutton, Richard Hobbie, Iris Appleby Beginners Bridge Bidding in the 21 st Century Mondays at 4:00 pm Contact Barry Wold at: mgeldorado@gmail.com 16

17 Welcome New Players: Mila Allen Ray Allen Ann McClelland CONGRATULATIONS Club Championships: Feb 3 Open Pairs 1 st Al Farrar, Jim Coke 2 nd Dave Bennett, Teri Smoot 3 rd Duncan MacVean, Sandy Wold Feb 22 NLM N/S G Downing, Larry Koncewicz Terry Cree, Bob Viersen Katie, Richard Hottell Ed, Francine Pogue E/W Gary McCormick, Duncan MacVean Al Farrar, Jim Coke Wray White, Peggy Liles Jeri Leu, Kathy Pippo Foothiller-of-the-Month Jim Coke The Foothill Bridge Center Barry Wold, Manager Foothill Bridge Center, Durock Rd, Shingle Springs CA foothillbridge Feb 22 Open Pairs 1 st Gayle Heslop, Richard Hobbie 2 nd Daryl Prouty, John Schroeder 3 rd Jim Coke, Al Farrar 4 th Ken Chengrian, Paul Vevera 5 th Jack Reichel, Bob Viersen Partnership Barry Wold Sandy Wold

18 By Dick Proffitt Our club hosted the annual exchange with the Roseville Sun City Duplicate Bridge Club on Wed., Feb. 22 in the Orchard Creek Lodge Ballroom. The event got underway with brunch at 10:30 am. Then after brunch, 37 tables of enthusiastic bridge players began to compete. When the game was over, it was apparent that the Lincoln Hills club made full use of the home field advantage by winning both directions (N-S and E-W) in all three sections. To be fair, it should be noted that Roseville had far fewer pairs in the competition and several were close second place finishers. The Roseville Sun City club will have its turn to reciprocate when it hosts the other half of the exchange this summer. For the eager tournament players there will be a sectional tournament in Chico running March 17-19, 2017 in the Eagles Hall at 1940 Mulberry. More patient tournament followers will wait for our own Spring Sectional in Carmichael at the La Sierra Community Center on May 6 and 7, See the flyer in this newsletter. Then the week of May 8-14, 2017 will be STaC week and you will be able to earn silver points while playing at your home club. You may obtain tournament details and flyers for each of these tournaments on the ACBL website ( The SCLH duplicate bridge club is an invitational club, and games are open to all residents of Sun City Lincoln Hills and their invited guests. Our games are played in the Kilaga Springs Lodge on Wednesdays at 12:30 pm (also includes a 199er section), Fridays at 5:00 pm, and Saturdays at 12:30 pm (also includes a 299er section). The game fees are $2.00 per person for members or for nonmember residents for their first three visits. The fee for a non-resident invited guest is $5.00. If you need a bridge partner for any of the open games, call Barbara Dorf ( ), Squeak Conner ( ) or Lynne White ( ). For a partner in the Wednesday or Saturday limited games, call Sheila Ross ( ) or Lynne White ( ). For more information, visit the club website: or call club president, Jim Collart ( ). 18

19 GAME LOCATION Granite Springs Church Main Conference Room 1170 E. Joiner Pkwy Lincoln, CA TUESDAY GAME Sign in 11:00 Game 11:30 THANK YOU! A heartfelt thanks to all the players that participated in our Valentine s Day pot luck game and for all the delicious dishes, flowers, etc. that you provided. We only hope that your day was as enjoyable for you, as it was for Bridge Works. Please remember that there will be more similar type pot luck games during 2017: Tuesday, the 4th of July and on Tuesday the 17th of October for our annual Jackie Matthews memorial game. Joe Blackford Our $1 hot dog special will be available all other Tuesdays. QUESTIONS? Contact Manager/ Director Joe Blackford at: bridgeworks16@gmail.com CLICK HERE for Game Results PARTNERSHIP DESK: Contact Joe Blackford at: bridgeworks16@gmail.com PLAYER REWARDS 2017 FREE GAME PLAY! We want to recognize achievements at Bridge Works and show appreciation for loyal players. This year we will provide free plays for the following: 1. Any player introducing a new player to Bridge Works, shall receive one (1) free play, on the day of introduction. 2. Players with the most attended Bridge Works games, during a four (4) month period, shall receive a free play, for any Tuesday Bridge Works game of their choice. 3. Players with a perfect attendance for 2017, shall receive a one (1) month free play, for the month of their choice. 4. Any players with a score exceeding 70%, shall receive a free play, for any Tuesday Bridge Works game of their choice. The attendance records shall include all Tuesday games at Bridge Works, for the month of January and the remainder of GAME STRATIFICATIONS The stratifications will be based on the average combined masterpoint total of both players. Please note that if the game should have a separate C section, the stratification is adjusted. 19

20 SUNDAY - 12 p.m. Stratified Open Pairs Ted Muller, Director ted@winfirst.com THURSDAY - 11 a.m. Stratified Open Pairs Ali Topcu, Director havut@yahoo.com John Hughes Albert Chow Maggie Edwy MONDAY - 11 a.m. Stratified Open Pairs & Invitational Pairs John Hughes, Director Ojoy24u@aol.com TUESDAY - 11 a.m. Stratified Open Pairs & 199'er Pairs Maggie Edwy, Director magedwy@gmail.com WEDNESDAY - 11 a.m. Stratified Open Pairs & Invitational Pairs Albert Chow, Director albertchow@sbcglobal.net WEDNESDAY - 6:30 pm Stratified Open Pairs Maggie Edwy, Director magedwy@gmail.com THURSDAY - 6:30 p.m. Stratified Open Pairs Charles Smith, Director smithec@pacbell.net FRIDAY - 11 a.m. Stratified Open Pairs & Invitational Pairs Albert Chow, Director FRIDAY - 7 p.m. {monthly only} Barometer Pairs David Vidaver, Director dvidaver@hotmail.com SATURDAY - 12 p.m. Stratified Open Pairs Ali Topcu, Director 2035 Hurley Way, Suite Ali Topcu Charles Smith David Vidaver

21 by Joy O Dell Monday, Jan 30 th we had a birthday cake for Joy. On this morning she tripped coming in the back door of the club and had to go to the emergency room. When she got back from the emergency room the cake had disappeared!! Judy Callaham handed her a small end piece and then John surprised her with a nice piece he had saved in the refrigerator. John also took a picture of the cake and Joy did get to see what it looked like. Everyone still got to wish her a happy birthday. Here is a picture of the Joy s left knee after 11 stitches in the emergency room. In 1995 she had her knee cap removed because arthritis had become so severe there was not much left. So, the fall just dug in deeply and pushed the skin away from the knee joint. As you can see the swelling was almost as bad as the stitches. You can also see some results of five other surgeries on the same knee. There are plenty of scars that will go along with this new one. However, she is doing fine now and all is good. Lilyan Edelstein was surprised with a beautiful cake from Ettore s Bakery to celebrate her birthday. Mark Grunseth brought the cake and you can see in the picture how surprised she was. Lilyan plays with Mark in the Invitational game almost every Wednesday. They usually will place and their game is quite good. She is one of the sweetest ladies you will ever meet. The smile you see in this picture is one you will see on her face a lot. Everyone wishes her a very happy birthday and many more. So, how would you like to recover 88 chairs? Debra Leggett just finished doing that number of chairs at the Sacramento Bridge Center. She put in new foam and reupholstered every chair by herself. I have seen her husband Doug carry seats and backs in and out of the club to help her some. I can t imagine how tiring this job must have been. She has done an amazing job. The chairs all look brand new and it helps the club to look especially nice. They are also very comfortable. When you see her at the club tell her how much you appreciate all that she did. Thank you Debra for all your hard work. And you always had a smile on your face! 21

22 Congratulations to Jan and Gary Soules! They had a % game on Wed, Feb 15 th. I guess their system was really working well for them that day. Jan plays mostly with Gary and he plays with John Jefferson and Bill Sanford. No matter who Gary plays with the score is going to be very good. In this picture they are standing in front one of the quilts Jan made and has hanging at the Sacramento Bridge Center. If you would like to see more of her beautiful work, just Google Jan Soules and her name will come up over ten times. You can go to the sites and see some of her other work. It is totally amazing what she can do with a piece of material. It is just as amazing as what Gary can do with his bridge games!! Here is to a couple of really amazing and talented people! We have three Club Championships this month: Tuesday March 7 th 11:00 am Monday March 20 th 11:00 am Friday March 31 st 11:00 am The Unit Game will be held at Folsom on Sunday March 12 th. Sacramento Bridge Center will be closed. Mark your calendars and plan to play in all of these special games. 22

23 Arden Manor Thursday Night 6:30 pm Sacramento Bridge Center Charles Smith, Director HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Pictured celebrating their February birthdays with the Arden Manor Bridge Club are Addie Mills (Feb.5th) and Clark Muldavin (Feb. 1st). SACRAMENTO BRIDGE CENTER The Saturday and Sunday afternoon games currently pay 3-4 times as many Masterpoints per table as the other weekly sessions. That is possible because the directors contribute $4 per table to an ACBL-designated charity. Let's reward this enterprise by supporting those games! 23

24 QUILTS by JAN SOULES by Barbara Wheeler Jan Soules is standing in front of her quilt which she calls, Sea Jewels, which is on display at the Sacramento Bridge Center. The pattern is Sea Urchins. The reverse side of the quilt is a beautiful sea scene. Jan began making quilts in 2000 when her daughter asked her to make a quilt for Jan s first grandchild. Jan has about 10 smaller quilts currently on display on the second floor of the McClatchy Library, nd Street, Sacramento. The display will last through April 26th. Here are some of her quilts on display: Spiral Mania Two Red Poppies

25 Bird with Orange Flower and Surfs Up 2016 Roosters in the Rain From Feb. 25th to March 3rd Jan is attending a quilters conference at Asilomar in Pacific Grove. She will have about 20 of her quilts on display there and will be the Artist in Residence. Jan is not only a talented quilter, but she is also a very good bridge player. She and her husband Gary have averaged 60% in the 35 games that they have played together at SBC this past year. Jan is a Diamond Life Master with over 5600 Master Points. 25