Once again, congratulations ED BARLOW, our newest Grand Life Master. And to celebrate Ed, we are having a Unit game in his honor on Saturday evening September 20th. Why not show up and see if you can earn a good board from Ed. I know that he doesn't give away many!

I hope you all did well at the Regional in Santa Clara. Many thanks to all the people that helped out covering the Partnership and Hospitality desk during the Regional. I would name all your names, but then there wouldn't be enough room in this paper to have our weekly results. Thanks again for coming to the Unit's aid after that last minute call from the ACBL.

Our library is starting to grow. In fact I will be removing some old, old books and trying to trade them to another club, or just donate them to some charity. Any ideas?

Remember our Sectional at the end of the month. Tania Moalem, our new Sectional Chair would appreciate people to make cookies, sandwiches, etc., for the event. Look for a signup sheet at the club, also Brochures at the Club as well, just in case you didn't get one at the Regional. We will also need a few people to help set up the Sectional on Friday the 26th at around 11:00 AM. Hope to see many of you there, and thanks in advance for helping to set up.

Did you know that most of the games post the results on our web site http://www.sjbridge.org, many times before you can get home from the game? That's it for this month. See ya at the tables!

Friday Night at the Club
by Carole Dietz

The Friday night game is going "great guns." A loyal group of players with fewer than 200 masterpoints is enjoying playing in our friendly game and benefiting from the post-game discussion. However, we find that we are discussing the hands into the wee hours of the night. A lesson, the subject to be determined by the group is offered at 6:30. We will still have a brief discussion of the hands after the game.

A free play is awarded to the pair that has the lowest score of the evening. Please join us and see if you can avoid winning a free play.

SANTA CLARA VALLEY FALL SECTIONAL

September 26,27,28, 2003

San Jose Masonic Temple (408) 267-7121

2500 Masonic Drive, San Jose, CA 95125

Directions: Hwy 280 to Guadalupe Pky (Hwy 87) south, Exit Curtner Ave, turn right, Immediate 1^st left at light onto Canoas Gardens, 1^st right on Masonic, up the hill to the end!

ª Free parking § Free coffee ©199er Trophy ¨ Prizes

FRIDAY, September 26

1:00 P.M. & 7:30 P.M.

Stratified open pairs 500/1500/Unlimited

Stratified pairs 20/50/100/200

7:30 P.M.

Stratified open pairs 500/1500/Unlimited

Stratified pairs 20/50/100/200

SATURDAY, September 27

12:15 P.M.

Guest Speaker: Peter Weichsel

Topic: ............. “Being Competitive vs. Strong Players”

1:00 P.M. & 7:00 P.M. (not 7:30)

*Stratified open pairs 500/1500/Unlimited

Stratified pairs 0/50/100/200

Novice Pairs (1:00 PM only) 0-20

*Entries will be accepted for single sessions, however you must play both sessions to be eligible for Overall awards in the Open Pairs.

SUNDAY, September 29 11:00 A.M. & TBA

Stratiflighted Swiss Teams

Double Session 8 Boards 7 Matches

0-500/1000/1500/Unlimited 20 VP Scale

0-299..................................................... Scored Win/Loss

ALL EVENTS $7.50 and No Smoking or Cell Phones At Tables

TOURNAMENT CHAIR: Tania Moalem (408) 997-0265

PARTNERSHIPS: George Pledger (408) 249-2674

NEWER PLAYERS: Michael Ravera (408) 432-1020

TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR:........ Diane Barton Payne

Some Quotes

One advantage of bad bidding is that you get practice at playing atrocious contracts. -- Alfred Sheinwold

I'm not sure whether glory or masterpoints is first on the list, but I know learning to play better is definitely last. -- Eddie Kantar

When I take a 50-50 chance I expect it to come off 8 or 9 times out of 10. -- Hideous Hog

Where's the hand you held during the auction? --Jan Janitschke, when dummy hits.

South: Alert!

East: Please Explain …

South: I'm requested to further misdescribe my hand.

Text Box: Late August – Early September Winners
Sunday 1:00 PM, San Jose Bridge Center (SJBC)

8/24	Michelle Keiserman - Susan Strehlow Bob Martin - Joy Walters
9/7	Andre' Markarien - June Thomas Tom Riley - Pat Burrow

Sunday 5:20 PM SJBC

8/17	Sam Melton - John Prior A Carol Burnett - Keith Burnett A/B Belinda Gu - Jennifer Gu C Jo Murray - Erma McCrory B/C
8/24	George Pledger - Bob Elliott A Frank Napolitan - Ursula Gueldner A
9/7	Manju Agarwal - Raghu Agarwal A/B/C Ursula Gueldner - Frank Napolitan A Mich Ravera - Mary Harvel B

Monday 11:00 AM SJBC

8/11	Alan Becker - Billie Mechanic A 73.88% Rich Williams - Robert Dean A Wesley Woo - Rita Randolph B/C Neeru Mehra - Jhoti Khurana B/C
8/18	Boyer Chu - Y.E. Chen A/B 68.96% David Gambelin - Derek Fiero A/B Judi Carollo - Elizabeth Moley C
8/25	Harriet Rounds - Paul Nelson A/B 67.13% Boyer Chu - Bert Hsu A/B Sally McLane - Barbara Marleau C Maxine Lubow - Ray Lubow C
9/8	Tania Moalem - Mostafa Hafezi A 66.78% Gigi Spinazze - Edward Barlow A Celso & Consorcia/Ching Ravelo B Maxine & Ray Lubow B Ginn Hua - Boyer Chu C

Monday 7:30 PM SJBC

8/11	Rita Randolph - Judy Namanny Jan O'Malley - Carol Woodward
8/18	Leon W. Lee - Eric Yang 69.84% Rekha Nirula - Lynn Yokel
8/25	Jewel Schimke - Shirley Foreman Mike Sullivan - Hiram Shen
9/8	Matt Moore - Dan Rappaport Mich Ravera - Pam Woods

Tuesday 10:30 AM SJBC

8/12	Olive Tangney - Barbara Harkleroad A 65.28% Tania Moalem - Dana Brown A/B Cackalani R & Vasanth Krishnamurthi C
8/19	Tina Pearson - Dana Brown A Richard Schmieder - Vivien Kilstrup A Richard Sarsfield - Susan Cook B Boyer Chu - M C Chen C Sidney Safir - Jack Clinch B Y.E. Chen - Norman Wang C
8/26	Art Fonda - Josephine Cooley A/B 68.40% Kathleen Keener - Barbara Harkleroad A Y.E. Chen - Norman Wang C Sidney Safir - Malcolm Stewart B/C
9/2	Beverly Wright - Jean Power A/B N Hatfield - Mostafa Hafezi A David Gambelin - Bill Yetter B
9/9	Jyme Schmieder - Rose Meltzer A David Gambelin - Bill Yetter A/B Kathleen Keener - Madie Horton B Doris Oelberg - Consorcia/Ching Ravelo C

Tuesday 7:30 PM SJBC

8/12	James Alperin - Heather Cutting A John Prior - Mike Roney A Dana Brown - Srinivasan Ravindran B Kenneth Yip - Andy Andrews C Z Kadah - Leslie Durkee B/C
8/19	Danning Dong - Qing Yang A/B 65.56% Stuart Goodgold - Franklin Lowenthal A Michael Migdol - Nelson Lu B Jewel Schimke - Rekha Nirula C
9/2	Patricia Hannah - Read Kitson A Mike Roney - John Prior A Derek Fiero - Teddi Fiero B
9/9	Judy Fisher - Carole Dietz A Neal Webb - Raymond Yuenger A Rollin Cutts - Paul Chang B Ruthann Critchfield - Don Hayden B

Wednesday 10:30 AM SJBC

8/13	Sidney Safir - Jack Clinch A Ginn Hua - Boyer Chu B/C
8/20	Norma Black - Sidney Safir A/B
9/3	Dolores Clinch - Barbara Barlow A Julie Joyce - Bernard Hoyt B/C
9/10	Jack Clinch - Sidney Safir A 65.28% Jeanne Becht - Candy Wentworth A/B

Wednesday 7:00 PM SJBC

8/13	George Humphrey - Susan Cook A/B Edward Barlow - Will Watson A Ruth Froeberg - John Harley B
8/20	Stuart Goodgold - Allan Lebovitz A Lynn Yokel - Annette Powers A/B Z Kadah - Walid Baroudi B/C Jim Wulfhorst - Paul Amato C
9/3	Marcia Dean - Robert Dean A Stuart Goodgold - Robert Ritz A
9/10	Srinivasan Ravindran - Dana Brown A/B Marshall Yancey - Jack Verson A Earl Peng - Yiqun Cai C Paul Nelson - Jeffrey Hack B

Wednesday 7:30 PM Oakwood

8/13	Rita Randolph - Shirley Anderson A/B/C Tom Snouse - Vibeke Gilbreath A Dan O'Neal - Marilyn Campbell B
8/20	Don Hayden - Leon W Lee A/B Isabelle & Leo Freiberg A/B Shirley & Mervin Falk C
9/3	Mario & Connie Vazquez A/B (Tie overall) Isabelle & Leo Freiberg A/B (Tie overall) Shirley & Mervin Falk C
9/10	Mac & Milly Morris A/B Val Abid Anne Dudman C (Tie overall) Tom Snouse - Vibeke Gilbreath A (Tie overall) lizabeth Moley - Judi Carollo B/C

Thursday 10:30 AM SJBC

8/14	Bill Langlois - Rose Meltzer 67.56% Patricia Hannah - Read Kitson
8/21	Barbara Harkleroad - Judy Fisher A Frank Warzek - Richard Sarsfield A Patricia Hannah - Josephine Cooley B Coline Maclean - George Humphrey B
9/4	Frank Warzek - Diane Shannon Ginn Hua - Boyer Chu

Thursday 7:00 PM SJBC

8/14	Richard Jacobs - Tom Coleman A Eric Yang - George Pledger A Mike Carney - Bob Reinthaler B Mervin & Shirley Falk B
8/21	Maxine Lubow - Ray Lubow A Mervin & Shirley Falk B Richard Jacobs - Tom Coleman A Maxine & Ray Lubow A Phyllis Vierra - Joseph Poppo A
9/4	Bob Reinthaler - Mike Carney A/B Mervin & Shirley Falk A/B Pete Read - Bill Garfield C

Friday 11:00 AM SJBC

8/15	Malcolm Stewart - Richard Jacobs 68.45% Keith Burnett - Judith Clark
8/22	Bernard Hoyt - Julie Joyce Carol Woodward - Jan O'Malley
9/5	Gigi Spinazze - Susan Cook 65.50% Marilynn Bass - Joan Seipel

Friday 7:00 PM SJBC

8/15	Frank Kitchiner - Dick Pitzer A Judy Moak - Kathleen Donaldson B/C Maralyn Smith - Barbara Tiernan A/B/C
8/22	Carol & Keith Burnett A/B John Prior - Jewel Schimke A Beverly Nelson - Kathy Coons B
9/5	Nancy & Tom Cadwell A/B/C 66.25% Shih-Wei Lu - Jean Chiu A/B/C

Saturday 12:45 PM SJBC

8/16	Glenn Hudson - Molly Kaufman Eric Yang - Tom Huang
8/23	Joe Barletta - Sandi Barletta 66.46% Mich Ravera - Frank Kitchiner
9/6	Margaret James - Margaret Lamey Albert Lyew - Alexander Tampilang

Wine and Cheese Game SJBC

8/16	Gary Soules - Jan Soules A Lynn Yokel - Annette Powers A/B Cliff Yang - Ronald Siegrist B

Top Ten Games

August 11-September 10

1	73.88%	Alan Becker - Billie Mechanic	8/11 AM
2	69.84%	Leon W. Lee - Eric Yang	8/18 Eve
3	68.96%	Boyer Chu - Y.E. Chen	8/18 AM
4	68.45%	Malcolm Stewart - Richard Jacobs	8/15 AM
5	68.40%	Art Fonda - Josephine Cooley	8/26 AM
6	67.56%	Bill Langlois - Rose Meltzer	8/14 AM
7	67.31%	Ted Richmond - W Riester Jr	8/11 AM
8	67.13%	Harriet Rounds - Paul Nelson	8/25 AM
9	66.78%	Tania Moalem - Mostafa Hafezi	9/8 AM
10	66.46%	Joe &- Sandi Barletta	8/23 PM

Lynn Yokel Lessons

Are You Ready To Improve Your Bridge Game?

Beginner, Novice and Intermediate Lessons Offered By Lynn Yokel

Small group classes specially tailored to take your bridge game up to the next level

For information, contact:

Lynn Yokel

(408) 374-4669

lyokel@sprynet.com

Do you know anybody who wants to learn to play bridge?

Lessons for brand new players also available

EB/I-N Corner by Faye Parsons

Starting September 14, the Every Sunday afternoon at 5:00 PM Faye Parsons will present a series of more commonly used bridge conventions, which will enable the participant to improve their techniques in a logical and progressive manner.

The participants should have fun while learning the fundamental concepts of good bridge bidding, play, defense and the use of conventions and play a preset hand to help in their mastering of the concept.

Some of the topics planned in this series:

· Negative, cooperative, optional, delayed and other doubles, and their rebids and responses

· Overcalls, two suited overcalls, Michaels cue bids and the unusual No Trump convention.

· Blackwood, Gerber and Key cards.

· Leads and Signals, opening leads against suit and no trump contracts.

· Two over one, 1^NT forcing, handling interferences and much more.

For more information call Faye Parsons 408-378-4719

Idioter’s Corner

I had the experience of working the partnership desk at the All Western Regional. What impressed me the most about the experience was the difference in the requirements that people place on the partnership desk. These ranged from “I just want to play” to “I only want to play with someone who has more masterpoints than I do” in an event whose upper limit was five points higher than their total.

I also noticed the difference between people who wanted to hook up as soon as possible for the game that was three days later and those who wanted make the absolute best match and were willing to wait until three minutes before game time.

The point is that, just as people make different requirements on the partnership desk, they make different requirements of the game itself. It’s amazing how much one can learn in just an hour of listening to what people have to say!

The Di-Rek’Tor

The Di-Rek’Tor is published monthly by Unit 507 of the American Contract Bridge League, Campbell Community Center, One West Campbell Avenue, Building J-68, Campbell, CA 95008. Opinions in articles are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Unit Board.

Unit 507 Board Officers

President

Dan Turkus

Vice President

Ray Yuenger

Secretary

Marshall Yancey

Treasurer

Neal Webb

Sgt. at Arms

Art Fonda

Membership

George Pledger

Ethics

Bill Langlois

Unit Recorder

Carole Dietz

Forum columnist

Ray Yuenger

Unit Game Coordinator

Gigi Spinazze

Tournament Coordinator

Tania Moalem

The Di-Rek'Tor Editor

Michael Angelo Ravera

Education/NAOP

Lynn Yokel

D21 Representative

Jeff Hack

Rose Meltzer-Johnson

New Player Representive

Mich Ravera

Unit 507 Club Games

Day	Time	Game Type	Photo	Directors	Phone (408)
Sunday	1:00 pm	Easy Bridge (0-49 Game approx 1:30pm)		Faye Parsons	378-4719
Sunday	5:20 pm	0-499 Stratified (Lesson: 5:00 pm) Monthly Potluck: 4:30 pm		Faye Parsons	378-4719
Monday	11:00 am	Open Stratified Hand records		Bill Traver / Lynn Yokel	379-4490 / 374-4669
Monday	7:30 pm	0-499 Handicapped (Lesson: 7:10 pm)		Al Becker	252-1426
Tuesday	10:30 am	Open Stratified Hand records		Judy Fisher / Carole Dietz	395-0032 / 395-6360
Tuesday	7:30 pm	Open Stratified Hand records		Neal Webb / Ray Yuenger	243-9132 / 379-7717
Wednesday	10:30 am	Open Stratified		Jeanne Becht	(831) 634-1584
Wednesday	6:30 pm	Open (in Sunnyvale)		Janet McDonald	262-2378
Wednesday	7:30 pm	Open Stratified Hand records At Oakwood		Bill Traver / George Pledger	379-4490 / 395-6360
Wednesday	7:00 pm	Open Stratified Hand records		Jim Hayashi / Anne Boboricken	292-2370 / 379-2805
Thursday	10:30 am	Open Hand records		Jim Hayashi / Anne Boboricken	292-2370 / 379-2805
Thursday	7:00 pm	0-999 Stratified (Topics: 6:40 pm)	See Sunday	Faye Parsons	378-4719
Friday	11:00 am	0-800 Handicapped (Review: 2:30 pm)	See Monday	Al Becker	252-1426
Friday	7:00 pm	0-200 Stratified Hand records (Review: 10:15 pm)		George Pledger / Carole Dietz	249-2674 / 395-6360
Saturday	12:45 pm	0-2000 Handicapped	See Monday	Al Becker	252-1426

All games are held at the San Jose Bridge Center (408-871-1232) at one W. Campbell Ave, Room J-68, except those identified as “in Sunnyvale” and “at Oakwood”. The Sunnyvale game is held at 1085 Tasman (2^nd Clubhouse), Sunnyvale. The Oakwood game is held at the Oakwood Garden Apartments, 700 Saratoga Ave., San Jose. Check club postings or call for the exact dates and times of the Special STaC and Special Sunday games, and of the 499er Potluck. Games are often reduced, relaxed, or cancelled during local tournaments.

September 26,27,28, 2003

San Jose Masonic Temple (408) 267-7121

FRIDAY, September 26

SATURDAY, September 27

ALL EVENTS $7.50 and No Smoking or Cell Phones At Tables

Unit 507 Club Games

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