Masterpoint Leaders thru Saturday

(all events completed except the Sunday ones....)

Non-Life Master Masterpoint Leaders thru Saturday

(all events completed except the Sunday ones....)

Thanks to all of those who commented on the online Daily Bulletins, a work in progress which I hope will continue to improve.  There will be a Sunday results page and final masterpoint charts posted later tonight when I get back home.

I have posted a pdf file of DINO financial information from DINO Treasurer David Schmidt here, and we have also received a synopsis of the District Nineteen Board Meeting held on Monday here in Victoria, and the text of the annoucement from DINO Secretary Dudley Brown:

Synopsis of District 19 Victoria Board Meeting, April 8, 2019

The following synopsis is submitted by District 19 Secretary Dudley Brown:

The Treasurer’s reports as summarized below were accepted:

(1) Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2018 showing assets of $263,798, Liabilities of $8,085 and Equity of $255,713.

(2) Profit and Loss Statement January 1 through December 31, 2018 showing Net Income of plus $21,627.

(3) Regional Profit and Loss Statements showing the Burnaby 2018 Regional with $10,086 net income, the Penticton 2018 Regional with $34,852 net income, the Lynnwood 2018 Regional with $11,424 net income, and the Leavenworth 2018 Regional with $15,922 net income.

District 19 National Director Julie Smith told the Board that she had viewed an hour video at the fall NABC that introduced bridge and explained duplicate bridge.  Chris Cookson volunteered to report back when the video becomes available.

Smith reported on actions at the fall NABC Board meeting.  One important action was in the future to not readmit anyone expelled due to collaborative cheating.  It will be decided whether to vacate title to National Events won by later convicted cheater.  The second important item was the forward going panning to reorganize the governing structure of the ACBL.

The Board decided to get a ruling on whether the District was libel for paying the Washington State Gaming Tax and if not to request a refund of previous payments.

If the Leavenworth venue is agreeable, the Leavenworth 2020 Regional will end a week earlier than usual, ending October 24, 2020.

Second place teams in flights B and C of the GNT will now be allowed to go to the National Finals.  The District will provide a subsidy of $1,200 U.S. (or Canadian equivalent for B.C. residents) to each B or C team attending the finals.

The club surcharge of $4.00 per table in club GNT qualifying events is terminated.

Notice of pending elections and filing period for 2020-2022 terms for the Alaska, Vancouver Island, and B.C. at Large positions are posted on the District web site.  The filing period closes 15 July 2019.  Following is the text of the announcement:

New three-year terms are approaching for District Board Members to be elected to represent Alaska units at large (Units 425, 426, and 427), Vancouver Island Units at large (Units 429 and 430), and B.C. Units at large (Units 456, 471, 474) on the District Board for the 2020-2022 term.  Any ACBL member who is a member of an Alaskan Unit, a member of either the Parksville or Victoria Units, or any member of the Quesnel, Okanagan or Kootenay Units may declare themselves a candidate for their respective area.  If more than one candidate for a position files, the District will run an election this late summer-fall.  Kathie Hoehne is the current Alaskan board member, and Chris Cookson is the current Vancouver Island board member.  The position is currently vacant for the B.C. at Large position which covers the Quesnel, Okanagan and Kootenay Units.  At the District Board’s Victoria meeting in April, the B.C. at large position will be filled for the remainder of this year.  It is likely that the incumbents for these three positions will decide by the end of the Victoria meeting whether they are running for reelection.  The deadline for declaring candidacy is 15 July 2019.  Declarations should be made to the undersigned District Elections Chair by either letter or email.  Declarations should be accompanied by a brief platform/resume statement which will be used if an election is necessary.
If an election is necessary unit board members of the respective areas will be the electors.
DUDLEY BROWN, District 19 Elections Chair, 611 West 5th St, Grandview, WA 98930, Email: dudley6855@gmail.com

Due to the deterioration of the Kirkwood Trophy and the unwillingness of winners to house the trophy, the District Web Master, J.P. Weber, has agreed to produce a virtual display to be shown on a wall or screen at each spring District regional. The winner of the Kirkwood Trophy is the District member who amasses the most masterpoints at the year’s District regionals.

A bracketed Swiss Team event is scheduled for the Penticton Regional and its success will be evaluated later. The District will match any Seattle Unit 446 donation to Seattle Next Gen Bridge up to a maximum of $1,000 to support sending kids in need to the 2019 YNABC in Las Vegas.

The District Tournament Coordinator has been instructed to not allow a District 19 STAC opposite a Western Region STAC due the dissatisfaction of clubs not being able to participate in the Western Region STAC.

Saturday Open Pairs

McAvoys lap the field!

Top on a board was 21, average for two sessions 567.  Winning Scores: 740 (A), 616½ (B), 606½ (C). To make the overalls you needed 609 (A), 576 (B), 604 (C).

Constance McAvoy and James McAvoy led at the break and won the event by four full boards.  That's four tops better than the second place pair. Janis Parker and Nick Parker were ninth overall and won Strat B by half a board. Strat C was close, a 2½ matchpoint win for Robert Cheeseman - Jonathan Gage, who were second in B and just missed the A overalls.

Saturday Gold Rush Pairs

Victoria players take all six number ones!

Top on a board was 21, average for two sessions 360.  Winning Scores: 445 (7), 400 (3), 381 (1).  To make the overalls you needed: 384½ (7), 382½ (3), 366 (1).

Victoria players have been great hosts and have attended in excellent numbers, and in this one the six people with '1's beside their name are all from Victoria!  Eleanor Calder and Linda Ellis led at the break and held on for a two-thirds of a board lead for the event win.  The 0-300 strat was won by Al Romanchuk and Natalie Williams, who were fourth in B, seventh overall, at the break.  The under-100 strat was won by Gillian Mouat - Jo Albinati, who were actually third overall at the break and leading strat B!

Friday-Saturday Magnolia Knockouts

Winners: Cremin, Sidebottom, Amspacher

The Hog scored a respectable 7/15 on his final set of picks for a total of 44/85, 51.7%, his best score in many years. (He quit while he was ahead and sunk his snout into the excellent chowder at the Bartholomew during the break instead of taking a shot at the Compact Knockouts.)

Saturday Daffodil Compact Bracketed Knockout Teams

Winners: Pan, Meyer, Boan, Carolsfeld

Saturday Evening Swiss Teams

Revised Version: Same winners, slightly fewer masterpoints

McBruce set up the computer for the Saturday Evening Swiss and was a bit more generous than intended, resulting in slightly higher masterpoint awards than regulations expect.  Below is the correct number; nothing else has changed.  (The response line "what's the matter with awarding extra masterpoints, are they running out of them?" has been tried in the past and is part of Director lore....)

Friday-Saturday Morning Swiss Teams

Winners: Angus (A), Wolf (B), McDonald (C)

Saturday Morning Side Game

Game 5 of 5 in the Morning Side Game Series

Series Overalls are below...

Saturday Afternoon Side Game

Game 5 of 5 in the Afternoon Side Game Series

Series Overalls are below...

Saturday Evening Side Game

Game 6 of 6 in the Evening Side Game Series

Series Overalls are below...

Side Game Series Overalls

Winners: Marv Norden (morning), Glenn Chee - David Ow (afternoon), Russell Page - Donald Berry (evening)

What you need to know about Side Game masterpoints:

• Each individual within each Side Game series gets a series score which is the sum of their two best games (even if played with different partners) in percentage.  A 63% game and a 68% game would give you a score of 131% (and you would probably top the standings!).
• Gold point overalls are given to the top players in each series, but they replace the points you won in the two best games.
• If the two best games combined paid more than the overall, you'll get the overall award in gold and the rest in red points.
• If you earned masterpoints in other games in the series, you get those added on as well in the list below.

Saturday Morning 199er Pairs

Three strat win for Urner and Didmon!

Saturday Afternoon 199er Pairs

Alberta pair wins a close one with nearly 64%!

As on Friday, we lost the Evening 199er Pairs on Saturday, with only a few eligible pairs agreeing to join the Side Game at the last minute.  On Sunday there are two single session 199er Swiss Team games, the second one beginning at about 2:30pm.