Cincinnati Bridge Association March, 2006 Vol. XXXI, Number 3

Flying Pig Regional

May 1-7, 2006

Sharonville Convention Center

Tournament Chairpersons:

Pat Newman, 513-469-7172

Patti English, pgenglish@yahoo.com

(See full schedule of events on Page 3)

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AWARDS PARTY & MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION

New date! Sunday, March 26, 1:00 PM

at the Bridge Center

Free for all CBA members – bring a pot luck dish

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2006 MENTOR/MENTEE PROGRAM

Begins in May – watch for details posted at the Bridge Center!

Carolyn Ahlert, Editor

cahlert@earthlink.net

INSIDE

Prez Sez 2

Flying Pig Regional 3

Special Game Winners 4

1^st Annual CBA Quiz 5

Fall Sectional Winners 6

Bidding Slowly – Raturi 7

Bridge Lessons 8

Senior Game, NAP, GNT, etc 9

Holiday Party Awards 10

Membership News 11

CBA Financial Statement 12

ABA/ACBL Unity Game 13

Board Meeting Summaries 14

Club Notes 15

COMING EVENTS

Awards Party

&

Membership Appreciation

Bridge Center

1:00 PM, Sunday, March 26

Mentor/Mentee Kick-Off Party

Bridge Center

Sunday, May 21

ACBL Worldwide Bridge Contest

Bridge Center

7:00 PM, Friday, June 2

ABA/ACBL Nationwide

Unity Game

Bridge Center

Saturday, June 24

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

In the fall CBA elections, the following new Board members were elected or reelected: Jim Meyers, Barb Levinson, and Jerry Violetta. In addition, the Board selected Mike Dickman to replace Fred Pollack, and Mike Lipp to replace Joe Lutz, both of whom resigned because of current professional and business conflicts.

Our unit officers for 2006 are as follow: Frank Lichtenberger, President; Patti English, Vice President; Jim Meyers, Recording Secretary; Sandy Orr, Executive Secretary; Carol Greve, Membership Chair; and Potter Orr, Treasurer.  Other key committee chair appointments are: Pat Newman, Tournament/Special Events and Zero Tolerance; Tom Deddens and Jim Meyers, co-chairs of the Mentor-Mentee Program; and Jerry Violetta, Charity Game and Building Maintenance.

Watch for announcements to be posted soon at the Bridge Center about this year’s Mentor/Mentee Program.

After an exhaustive search for an alternative, we have renewed the lease for our current Bridge Center site. During the upcoming Spring Regional, May 1-7, an extensive remodeling will be completed. We are pleased to announce that one of our members, Myrna Rosen, an internationally-known decorator, will play a major role. If you have any suggestions, please submit them to any board member. Also, as our remodeling plans unfold, we will be seeking some “volunteers” to aid our efforts. We are most interested in some help with painting.

Overall the CBA is financially sound and should stay so for the next few years. However, the number of tables played at the Bridge Center continues to decline. The evening games, particularly, have declined. During the remainder of 2006, the Board will be seeking ways to increase play and will reevaluate our business plan.

Regards,

Frank Lichtenberger

President

CBA Charity Game

Winners

October 16, 2005

Benefit for the Free Store Food Bank

Flight A: 1^st Nancy Sachs-Amitabh Raturi

2^nd Sanderson Orr-Patti English

Flight B: 1^st Sanderson Orr-Patti English

2^nd Patrick Dutson-Stephen Megerle

Flight C: 1^st Brian Pleshnek-Sue Mandell

2^nd Adrienne Freiberg-Richard Freiberg

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CBA Membership Appreciation Game

November 6, 2005

Winners

Flight A: 1^st Margaret Young-Judy Ruehl

2^nd Nancy Luetge-Agnes De Lany

Flight B: 1^st Doris Kehoe-Patricia Scheimann

2^nd Erna Herre-Elena Hickman

Flight C: 1^st Potter Orr-Sanderson Orr

2^nd Linda Woodham-Sue Mandell

The First Annual Cincinnati Bridge Association Quiz

Part I

1) Name a star player who never had fewer than 50 master points.

ANSWER _____________________________

2) Name a life master who never needed help with the game.

ANSWER _____________________________

3) Name someone with fewer than 200 master points who could use a “leg up” to play better bridge.

ANSWER _____________________________

If your answers are: 1) Nobody, 2) Nobody, and 3) Me, then you should sign up for the Cincinnati Bridge Association’s Mentor-Mentee program that will begin this coming May. Emphasis of this year’s program will be on finding supportive and effective mentors for players who need help to move toward more effective bidding and play and toward comfort in playing in “Open Games.”

Information and Application forms will soon be available at the Cincinnati Bridge Center or from chairpersons Tom Deddens (tom1118@cinci.rr.com) and Jim Myers (jmyers9@cinci.rr.com).

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Part II

1) Name a star player who never had fewer than 50 master points.

ANSWER _____________________________

2) Name a life master who never needed help with the game.

ANSWER _____________________________

3) Name someone with more than200 master points who could provide guidance and support to a less experienced Bridge Player.

ANSWER _____________________________

If your answers are: 1) Nobody, 2) Nobody, and 3) Me, then you should sign up to be a Mentor in the Cincinnati Bridge Association’s Mentor-Mentee program that will begin this coming May. You can be a supportive and effective mentor for players who need help to move toward more effective bidding and play and toward comfort in playing in “Open Games.”

Information and Application forms will soon be available at the Cincinnati Bridge Center or from chairpersons Tom Deddens (tom1118@cinci.rr.com) and Jim Myers (jmyers9@cinci.rr.com).

♠ ♥ TOURNAMENT WINNERS ♦ ♣

Cincinnati Octoberbest Sectional, October 28-30, 2005

Friday Afternoon Stratified Open Pairs

Flight A/B 1^st Mary Lou Zimmer-Joyce Cramer

Flight A 2^nd Linda Wolber-Nancy Sachs

3^rd Susan Moskowitz-Elaine Lazarus

Flight B 2^nd Susan Moskowitz-Elaine Lazarus

Flight C 1^st Susan Moskowitz- Elaine Lazarus

3^rd Heroldine Ukelson-Louis Ukelson

Friday Afternoon 299er Pairs

Flight A 2^nd Sue Mandell-Verdell Walker

3^rd Carolyn Ludwig-Carola-Sprague

Flight B 2^nd Carolyn Ludwig-Carola Sprague

3^rd Janice Austerman-Gerri Heineman

Flight C 2^nd Carolyn Ludwig-Carola Sprague

3^rd Judy Roth-Wendy Wasserman

Friday Evening Stratified Open Pairs

Flight A/B: 1^st Rob Weidenfeld-Cliff Pleatman

Flight A 2^nd Marshall Tuly-Jerry Fink

3^rd Dona Letourneau-Patricia Armstrong

Flight B 2^nd Dona Letourneau-Patricia Armstrong

Flight C 1^st Rachna Goyal-Arun Goyal

2^nd Carl Armstrong-Gerald Olson

3^rd Galye Neimann-June Cushman

Friday Evening 299er Pairs

Flight A/B 1^st Anthony Brockman-Donald Duritsch

Flight A 3^rd Rick O’Connor-Cindy Tretter

Flight B 2^nd Cordell Coy-Karen Coy

3^rd Heroldine Ukelson-Louis Ukelson

Flight C 1^st Cordell Coy-Karen Coy

2^nd Scott Hickey-Edward Bacher, Jr.

Saturday Morning Open Pairs Series

Flight A/B 1^st/2^nd Theodore Flasch-Harry Gear

1^st/2^nd Carl Armstrong-Gerald Olson

Flight B 3^rd Herb Behr-Donald Etson

Saturday Morning 299er Pairs Series

Flight A 2^nd Daniel Hance-Anthony Brockman

Flight B 1^st Daniel Hance-Anthony Brockman

Flight C 2^nd Erwin Johnson-Joan Thomas

Saturday Afternoon Open Pairs Series

Flight A 1^st Edward Long-Jacqueline Meyers

Flight B 1^st Lois Klein-Rachelle Rosenberg

2^nd Sanderson Orr-Potter Orr

Flight C 1^st Sanderson Orr-Potter Orr

2^nd Myrna Rosen-Bobby Carter

3^rd Janice Austerman-Gerri Heineman

Saturday Afternoon 299er Pair Series

Flight A/B 1^st Jeffrey Varker-Perry Hickman

2^nd Sue Baum-Shirley Reischman

3^rd Michael Gundrum-John Boyd

Flight C 1^st Michael Gundrum-John Boyd

2^nd Bruce Smith-Mary Smith

3^rd Tonya Glendening-Jerry Glendening

Saturday Evening Open Pairs Series

Flight A 1^st William Frey-David Frey

2^nd Belen Suarez-Ruthanne Richter

Flight B 1^st Belen Suarez-Ruthanne Richter

3^rd Richard Pleshek-Brian Pleshek

Flight C 2^nd Michiko Natsume-Peggy Ammon

3^rd Sanderson Orr-Potter Orr

Flight A/X Swiss Teams

Flight A 1^st William Higgins-Diane Travis-Amitabh Raturi-Nancy Sachs-Judy Cohn

Flight B/C/D Swiss Teams

Flight B 2^nd/3^rd Mary Clifton-Julie Thomas-Donald Brunswick-Patty Brunswick

2^nd/3^rd Rick O’Connor-Anthony Brockman-Cindy Tretter-John Woeste

Flight C 1^st/2^nd Mary Clifton-Julie Thomas-Donald Brunswick-Patty Brunswick

1^st/2^nd Rick O’Connor-Anthony Brockman-Cindy Tretter-John Woeste

3^rd Sanderson Orr-Potter Orr-Sharon Fauss-Shirley Jobes

Flight D 1^st Rick O’Connor-Anthony Brockman-Cindy Tretter-John Woeste

2^nd Daniel Hance-Betty Bradbury-Cynthia Schultz-Mary Cay Singleton

3^rd/4^th Louis Ukelson-Heroldine Ukelson-Dave O’Connor-Don Freeland

BIDDING SLOWLY

by

Amit Raturi

I find stories about slow auctions fascinating. In bridge, every bid takes an ounce of mental energy out of you – especially when you have a good hand. One wrong move and the hand is a ripe candidate for a “bidding disaster.” Slow auctions with good hands are the ultimate tests in bridge. They test your patience, resolve, partnership understanding, and take more energy than any other part of the game. When opponents blast into a 20% slam and make it on a fortunate lie of cards, you have a right to feel bad – they just saved a lot of their energy for the other boards.

When you pick up Ax, A98xxxx, AQT, Q and partner opens 1NT, your bounds are anywhere from 4H (QJx, QJx, KJxx, AJxx) to 7NT. Only delicate discovery will allow you to find the right place for the contract. When partner shows 3 hearts by rebidding 3H after a transfer and a 3D bid by you, things are looking better already. Over 4S (Roman Key Card for hearts), partner shows 2 key cards. Now what?

Let’s get a picture of their hand: 3-4 spades, 3 hearts (Kxx or KJx), 2-5 diamonds, 2-5 clubs (with A). Other than the K of hearts and the club A, partner could have 8 (15-7) to 10 (17-7) points in clubs, diamonds, and spades. At worst this is 6 to 8 points if partner has KQJ of hearts. You can count 10 tricks thus far -- 7 hearts, 1 spade, 1diamond and

1 club -- and 7NT is odds on if partner has:

-diamond K and spade or club K (6 points)

-club K and spade or diamond K (6 points)

-AKJx of clubs but no other K (8 points)

-KJxx of diamonds but no spade or club K (4 points)

-KQJx of spades but no club or diamond K (6 points)

-KQx of spades or club K (8 points), etc.

Bidding 5S should clarify this as partner will bid 5NT with spade K, 6C with club K, 6D with diamond K, 6H with none (this is not possible since that gives partner QJ-, KJx, J-, AJ-) so they have something else worth 2 points. Partner bids 6NT showing 2 kings. Thus a complicated assessment is resolved easily and the auction proceeds:

1NT 2D

2H 3D

3H 4S

5D 5S

6NT 7NT

The full hand was:

Dealer: S NS vulnerable Board 17 Sat, Feb 8, 2003	♠J875 ♥J7 ♦976 ♣KT97
♠KQ3 ♥KT2 ♦K543 ♣AJ4		♠A2 ♥A986543 ♦AQT ♣Q
	♠T964 ♥Q ♦J82 ♣86432

Aren’t you glad hearts were not 3-0 and you did not loose to the pair that bid as follows: 1NT 2D

2H 6H

SPRING 2006 BRIDGE LESSONS

Cincinnati Bridge Center

BEGINNERS Saturday mornings 10:00 AM - Noon

Beginning April 29

REVIEW THE BASICS Thursday evenings 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Beginning April 27

INTERMEDIATE I Monday evenings 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Beginning May 1

INTERMEDIATE II Saturday mornings 10:00 AM - Noon

Beginning April 1

ADVANCED Wednesday afternoons 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

SUPERVISED PLAY Beginning May 17

A complete schedule of the class sessions will be discussed at the first class. Each series includes six two-hour lessons. The fee for a series is $70 per person. The fee is based on a class size of 12 to 16 students. An adjustment will be made for classes with fewer than 12 or more than 16 students. Individual classes are $15 per class.

SPECIAL CLASSES

Class; Play in Duplicate Game; Review Hands Played

9:45 AM Tuesdays - May 23, June 6, July 11

Fee: $15 per class

STUDENT GAME Sunday, June 4

Duplicate game with Hand Analysis Sheets, Master Points, Prizes, and Refreshments

Fee - $6.00

Information and/or reservations:

Nancy Sachs 561-1766

Linda Wolber 522-1771

CBA

EVE & ISRAEL HOROWITZ

SENIOR AWARD

February 27, 2006

Winners

Mary Lipp –Fran Watrous

2nd

Norman Coombs- Larry Klein

Flight B

1^st Mary Lipp- Fran Watrous

2^nd Bernice Stevens-Peggy Ann Gatch

Flight C

1^st Jackie Mullins-Marilyn Beiting

2^nd Cynthia Schultz-Suzy Haerr

ACBL-Wide Charity Game

November 21, 2005

Winners

Flight A: 1^st Rob Weidenfeld-James Edmiston

2^nd Jerry Fink-Carolyn Ahlert

Flight B: 1^st Myrna Rosen-Michael Lipp

2^nd Heroldine Ukelson-Sue Mandell

Flight C: 1^st Jerry Glendening-Tonya Glendening