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Glad you could make it!
Can you fill in the blanks and then put them into the correct chronological order? (Answers at the bottom of the page...)
372 tables at the end of Friday. For full details, check out the new Table Counts page!
As we all transition from pandemic isolation to pre-pandemic normal at our own careful pace, bridge clubs and tournaments throughout the ACBL are struggling with returning to live play, so comparing this tournament's attendance to one before the pandemic is not really fair. In addition, the heavy rain that hit the coast on Sunday evening/Monday morning moved inland and created some snowy conditions for those arriving on opening day. Things will pick up as more people choose to carefully increase their social activities. Live tournament bridge had to begin somewhere and Leavenworth attendees are pioneers for the eventual return of tournament bridge's pre-pandemic popularity. Thanks for coming, and to those of you reading this from home and not quite ready to return to the tables yet, we understand and hope to see you soon!
The 2019 Tri-Cities Regional was 421 tables, and we can get to 422 with 25 teams playing both sessions on Sunday, or we could hit an even 400 with just 14 teams. Thanks of course to all of the players who attended!
There are some slight differences between the list on this site and the one on ACBL Live. A close look seems to indicate that the issue is with the Side Game Overalls and I'm not sure whether ACBLscore (which I use) or ACBL Live is doing it wrong, but I'll take a closer look next week when I have some time.
Overall Leaders | ||
| 1 | Ray Miller, Seattle WA | 59.04 |
| 2 | Steve Bruno, Kirkland WA | 52.74 |
| 3 | Scott Chupack, Seattle WA | 46.07 |
| 4 | Herman Xiao, Sammamish WA | 40.71 |
| 5 | Amy DeShaw, Seattle WA | 35.24 |
| 5 | Elaine DeShaw, Federal Way WA | 35.24 |
| 7 | James Madison, Cheney WA | 33.49 |
| 8 | Jack Qi, North Vancouver BC | 32.60 |
| 8 | Lucy Zhong, North Vancouver BC | 32.60 |
| 10 | Lou Arevalo, Coeur D Alene ID | 30.64 |
| 11 | Brian Koblenz, Leavenworth WA | 30.23 |
| 11 | Dean Altschuler, Bellingham WA | 30.23 |
| 13 | David Taylor, Seattle WA | 28.19 |
| 14 | Ann Romeo, Seattle WA | 27.61 |
| 15 | Martha Hancock, Coeur D Alene ID | 27.10 |
| 16 | John Cox, Bayfield CO | 26.84 |
| 16 | Richard D'Litzenberger, Leavenworth WA | 26.84 |
| 18 | Clifford Feldman, Seattle WA | 25.41 |
| 18 | Donald Stark, Seattle WA | 25.41 |
| 18 | Karen Hudesman, Seattle WA | 25.41 |
| 18 | Thomas Brown, Seattle WA | 25.41 |
| 22 | Marla Patterson, Arlington WA | 23.36 |
| 23 | Irene Morrow, Penticton BC | 22.42 |
| 24 | Marty McCune, Seattle WA | 21.95 |
| 24 | Mary McCune, Seattle WA | 21.95 |
Non-Life Master Leaders | ||
| 1 | Jack Qi, North Vancouver BC | 32.60 |
| 1 | Lucy Zhong, North Vancouver BC | 32.60 |
| 3 | Irene Morrow, Penticton BC | 22.42 |
| 4 | Jill Plasteras, Victoria BC | 21.65 |
| 4 | Madeleine Tremblay, North Saanich BC | 21.65 |
| 6 | Trish Simmons, Wenatchee WA | 10.80 |
| 7 | Eddie Crews, Sidney BC | 10.40 |
| 8 | John Mitchell, Seattle WA | 9.54 |
| 9 | John McClure, Ocean Shores WA | 9.26 |
| 10 | Jeannie Falls, Seattle WA | 8.62 |
| 11 | Lynne Dearing, Lacey WA | 8.44 |
| 12 | Linda Underwood, Kamloops BC | 8.15 |
| 12 | Terry Underwood, Kamloops BC | 8.15 |
| 14 | Nancy Hertl, Edmonds WA | 7.94 |
| 15 | Amy Hillenbrand, Steamboat Spgs CO | 7.69 |
| 15 | Laura Brice, Phippsburg CO | 7.69 |
Masterpoints will be updated first on the masterpoints page, which includes an alphabetical list of everyone's totals broken down into red and gold points. Leaders will appear here later, when the results are posted. | ||
Event winners Helen Miller and Stephen Hosch had a small lead at the halftime break, and by the middle of the evening session had built it into a lead of nearly three full boards, allowing them to finish comfortably in front with a few average-ish ending rounds. Strat B winners Aban and Bob Gerrie were second overall at the break and at the end of every round in the evening, except for one drop to fourth which was quickly recovered in the following round.
Two-session pairs event, scored in matchpoints. Strat limits (by pair average): A: 3000+ / B: 1500 - 3000 / C: 0 - 1500.
Average masterpoints for players in this event: 2682
| MPts | Score | A | B | C | Saturday Open Pairs | (8, 6 tables) ACBL Live Link |
| 8.75 | 62.68% | 1 | Helen Miller; Tumwater WA; Stephen Hosch; Olympia WA | |||
| 6.56 | 60.57% | 2 | 1 | Aban Gerrie - Robert Gerrie; Richmond BC | ||
| 4.92 | 59.17% | 3 | 2 | JC Chupack - Scott Chupack; Seattle WA | ||
| 3.69 | 57.59% | 4 | Edith DeShaw; Seattle WA; Dudley Brown; Grandview WA | |||
Ahead at the break by two full boards, event winners Anita Hansen and Mella-Dee Mayberry alternated very good rounds with below average rounds in the evening session, never lost the lead, and the five-round game gave them three good rounds and two not so good, so the sum total was a slight increase in the size of their lead by the end. Yesterday's Gold Rush winners Leona Ashcroft and Liesbeth Goris took the under-500 strat lead after the first evening round by the smallest of margins and held on in a close race for a win by just under half a board.
Two-session pairs event, scored in matchpoints. Strat limits (by pair average): 7: 500 - 750 / 5: 300 - 500 / 3: 0 - 300. No player over 750 was eligible.
Average masterpoints for players in this event: 377
| MPts | Score | 7 | 5 | 3 | Saturday Gold Rush 0-750 Pairs | (6, 5 tables) ACBL Live Link |
| 3.94 | 59.60% | 1 | Anita Hansen; Caldwell ID; Mella-Dee Mayberry; Payette ID | |||
| 2.96 | 55.20% | 2 | Patricia Desbrisay - Audrey Hancock; Penticton BC | |||
| 2.99 | 51.35% | 3 | 1 | Leona Ashcroft; Nelson BC; Liesbeth Goris; Trail BC | ||
| 2.24 | 50.40% | 4 | 2 | Jonathan Weyn; Redmond WA; Nancy Hertl; Edmonds WA | ||
| 1.68 | 47.85% | 3 | Natasha Bennett - Justin Rohrer; Edmonds WA | |||
Winners Cline slipped up in round 6 but by then they were well ahead of the field and two more wins against the top two contenders sealed it. Strat B winners Ball gave Cline a tough match in round 7 but lost by 2, then in the finale they needed only 2 VPs to nail down the strat B win and got 5. Strat C was tied before the final round but the Hsieh team came through with a big win to grab the under-600 strat.
Swiss Teams event with 8 matches of 6 boards, scored in Victory Points (maximum 20 per match. Strat limits (by team average): A: 2500+ / B: 600 - 2500 / C: 0 - 600. The original intent was to have multiple brackets, but with only one bracket, the event was stratified instead.
Average masterpoints for players in this event: 1697
| MPts | VPs | A | B | C | Saturday Round-Robin Teams | (8 teams) ACBL Live Link |
| 6.30 | 115 | 1 | Kevin Cline - Aaron Mohrman - Ray Miller; Seattle WA; Andrea James; Auburn WA | |||
| 4.73 | 91 | 2 | John Emmerson; Federal Way WA; Melinda Westgate; Mercer Island WA; Suzanne Geib; Bellevue WA; Paula Strand; Kirkland WA | |||
| 3.92 | 89 | 3 | 1 | Susie Ball; Yakima WA; Nobi Morris; Wenatchee WA; Ralph Lipe - Lynda Lipe; Chelan WA | ||
| 2.94 | 82 | 2 | Jane Friedman; Mercer Island WA; Ann Romeo; Seattle WA; Robert Getz; Marysville WA; Thomas Land; Vashon WA | |||
| 2.32 | 77 | 1 | Gianni Hsieh - Frank Hsieh - Helena Hsieh; Sammamish WA; Yichen Cai; Bellevue WA | |||
Bracketed Knockout Teams event, with a qualifying Swiss on the first day, followed by two knockout rounds of 24-board matches. Teams were first grouped by team masterpoints into team brackets.
| MPts | Bracket | Rank | Alphorn Friday-Saturday Knockout Teams | ACBL Live Links: Bracket: I II (14 teams in 2 brackets) |
| 19.82 | I | 1 | David Taylor - Marty McCune - Mary McCune, Seattle WA; Paul Schwaighart, Normandy Park WA | |
| 13.87 | 2 | Dong Yan - Herman Xiao, Sammamish WA; Joel Fuhrman, Kirkland WA; James Madison, Cheney WA | ||
| 6.94 | 3 | John Cox, Bayfield CO; Richard D'Litzenberger - Brian Koblenz, Leavenworth WA; Dean Altschuler, Bellingham WA | ||
| 3.96 | 4 | David Binney - Cynthia Glad - Sue Anderson, Seattle WA; Marla Patterson, Arlington WA | ||
| 15.20 | II | 1 | Clifford Feldman - Donald Stark - Karen Hudesman - Thomas Brown, Seattle WA | |
| 10.64 | 2 | Sandi Link - Bonnie Christopherson, Nanoose Bay BC; Marylynn Ghitter - Al Stacey, Qualicum Beach BC | ||
| 6.08 | 3/4 | John Jacobs - Bill Griffiths - Lou Arevalo - Martha Hancock, Coeur D Alene ID | ||
| 6.08 | 3/4 | Gail Richardson - Jill Plasteras - Danielle Goulet, Victoria BC; Madeleine Tremblay, North Saanich BC | ||
The other two Side Games on Saturday didn't go, so the pairs that entered moved into the Open or the Gold Rush. Below you will find overall awards for each series.
Single-session pairs event, scored in matchpoints. Part of the Morning Side Game Series, session 5 of 5 in the series. (In a side game series you are free to play as many sessions as you wish, even with different partners.) Strat limits (by pair average): A: 1500+ / B: 500 - 1500 / C: 0 - 500.
Average masterpoints for players in this event: 1109
| MPts | Score | A | B | C | Saturday Morning Side Game | (9 tables) ACBL Live Link |
| 3.60 | 63.69% | 1 | 1 | Matt Koltnow; Bothell WA; Karen Rise; Leavenworth WA | ||
| 2.70 | 61.90% | 2 | Marv Norden; Peachland BC; Irene Morrow; Penticton BC | |||
| 2.22 | 60.42% | 3 | Jane Friedman; Mercer Island WA; Ann Romeo; Seattle WA | |||
| 1.52 | 58.93% | 4 | Marla Patterson; Arlington WA; Herman Xiao; Sammamish WA | |||
| 1.55 | 58.63% | 5 | Suzanne Geib; Bellevue WA; Paula Strand; Kirkland WA | |||
| 1.84 | 57.14% | 2/3 | Lynne Dearing; Lacey WA; William Julius; Olympia WA | |||
| 1.84 | 57.14% | 2/3 | Sheila Bergren; Leavenworth WA; Karolin Highland; Wenatchee WA | |||
| 1.18 | 45.24% | 4 | Kalvin Garton - Silva Garton; Pendleton OR | |||
| 1.90 | 44.94% | 1 | Charles Butros - Alice Arnold; Shelton WA | |||
| 1.43 | 41.96% | 2 | Deborah Stewart; Pincher Creek AB; Louise Smith; Victoria BC | |||
Overall awards in the Morning, after 5 completed sessions. Scores are based on the sum (in percent) of an individuals two best games, even if played with different partners. Side Game overall awards are in gold points and replace the points you won in individual games in the series. But if you played several games and got masterpoints, that sum may be higher than your overall award, and you would get the overall award in gold points and the rest of your sum in red points.
| MPts | %Sum of Best Two Games |
Rank | Morning Side Game Series Overall Winners | (63 players) ACBL Live Link |
| 6.65 | 127.02% | 1 | Karen Rise; Leavenworth WA | |
| 5.12 | 124.70% | 2 | Herman Xiao; Sammamish WA | |
| 5.12 | 124.70% | 2 | Marla Patterson; Arlington WA | |
| 4.77 | 124.64% | 4 | Jennifer Beall; Bellingham WA | |
| 4.77 | 124.64% | 4 | Ron Beall; Bellingham WA | |
| 6.11 | 124.10% | 6 | Irene Morrow; Penticton BC | |
| 6.11 | 124.10% | 6 | Marv Norden; Peachland BC | |
| 4.59 | 116.37% | 8 | Dean Altschuler; Bellingham WA | |
| 4.59 | 116.37% | 8 | Brian Koblenz; Leavenworth WA | |
| 4.67 | 114.29% | 10 | Ann Romeo; Seattle WA | |
| 3.81 | 111.96% | 11 | Karen Jean Boss; Boise ID | |
| 3.81 | 111.96% | 11 | Kay Read; Boise ID | |
| MPts | %Sum of Best Two Games |
Rank | Afternoon Side Game Series Overall Winners | (38 players) ACBL Live Link |
| 5.11 | 139.25% | 1 | Gene Gousie; Seattle WA | |
| 5.11 | 139.25% | 1 | Jeannie Falls; Seattle WA | |
| 3.59 | 121.78% | 3 | Kathy O'Malley; Spokane Valley WA | |
| 3.59 | 121.78% | 3 | Marty O'Malley; Spokane Valley WA | |
| 5.12 | 108.61% | 5 | Andrew Popovich; Friday Harbor WA | |
| 3.34 | 108.25% | 6 | Katheryn McMullen; Seattle WA | |
| 3.34 | 108.25% | 6 | Bruce Baker-Harvey; Seattle WA | |
| MPts | %Sum of Best Two Games |
Rank | Evening Side Game Series Overall Winners | (62 players) ACBL Live Link |
| 5.60 | 111.24% | 1 | Karen Rise; Leavenworth WA | |
| 4.20 | 110.41% | 2 | Teresa Martin; Bathurst | |
| 3.15 | 87.17% | 3 | Kathie Hoehne; Anchorage AK | |
| 2.84 | 65.00% | 4 | Edith DeShaw; Seattle WA | |
| 2.84 | 65.00% | 4 | Dudley Brown; Grandview WA | |
| 2.13 | 64.00% | 6 | Melinda Westgate; Mercer Island WA | |
| 2.13 | 64.00% | 6 | John Emmerson; Federal Way WA | |
| 2.84 | 63.89% | 8 | John Jacobs; Coeur D Alene ID | |
| 2.84 | 63.89% | 8 | Lou Arevalo; Coeur D Alene ID | |
| 2.13 | 63.49% | 10 | Marty McCune; Seattle WA | |
| 2.13 | 63.49% | 10 | Mary McCune; Seattle WA | |
| 1.75 | 61.50% | 12 | Matt Koltnow; Bothell WA | |
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