Short ♣ News

Unit Games Wine and Cheese Saturday Evening 2/4 7PM

Sunday Evening Swiss Teams 1/22

Tuesday Morning Swiss Teams 1/24 10:30 AM

Wednesay Morning: Birthday Game 2/3 11AM

Friday Evening Swiss Teams 1/27 7 PM

Saturday Evening Suspended … for the time being

Santa Clara Regional 2/14-20 Most games Closed

WHAT’S INSIDE?

Short ♣ News. 1

WHAT’S INSIDE?. 1

Directory Ads. 1

Prez Sez by Dan Turkus. 1

Big Club News. 1

Judy Clark Beginner Lessons Begin 2/11 1

Top Ten Games of 2005. 1

Late December–Early January Winners. 2

Top Ten Games Nov 11-Dec 10. 3

Conscience Court by Bill Langlois Passageways And Conversation Pits Are Two Different Things 3

Hacking It by Jeff Hack. 4

Play It Again, Sam.. 4

More Big ♣ News. 4

Faye Parsons Yellow Card Lessons. 4

Promotions and Titles. 4

Lynn Yokel Lessons around Town. 4

Idioter’s Corner 4

Unit 507 Club Games. 6

Directory Ads

Would you like 800 or so Bridge players to think about your business every time that they wanted to call someone to play Bridge with them? Would it be worth $50.00 for your non-Bridge ad or $25.00 for something having to do with Bridge? If so, drop your business card with a check to “ACBL Unit 507” in to the vessel at the San Jose Bridge Center or find Mich Ravera or other participating Board member.

Prez Sez by Dan Turkus

Happy New Year! Hope you all did well at the Monterey Clam Bake Regional. If not, we have the President's Day Regional in Santa Clara, and we have been asked to host the Partnership and Hospitality Tables. Yes, you can earn free plays by serving. It's also a great way to meet the hoards of lost or partnerless people. Give me a call, and I'll get you a free play!

We are going to make a new Directory, and you may advertise your business for a $50 fee or if Bridge related only $25. It's a write off, so we hope to hear from lots of you. Also, we will be posting the current list, so you can make sure your phone number, street address, and E-Mail address are all correct. 

February 4th, at 7PM we are having a Unit wine and cheese party game. That means extra points for the winners! Then in March we are having the Mini McKinney/Ace of Clubs award game, followed by our Sectional which is March 24, 25 and 26th this year.

Congratulations to all you players that have achieved a higher ACBL ranking including Tania Moalem, who just cleared 2500 master points, now one of the elite Gold Life Masters, Qing Yang who hit Silver Life Master, Bronze Life Master Malcolm Stewart, Regional Master Jennifer Gu, Club Masters Mark Epstein and Eileen Kotecki, and Junior Master Vincent McLoughlin. 

Big Club News

Judy Clark Beginner Lessons Begin 2/11

Judy Clark will be starting Beginner Lessons on late Saturday afternoons at the San Jose Bridge Center. The first lesson is scheduled for Saturday February 11 and to run from 5:00-7:00 PM. Check around the club for flyers or contact Judy Clark at bmcojudy@earthlink.net or 408-296-4067 for other information.

Top Ten Games of 2005

1	77.92%	Lee Dimmitt - Jerry Lundquist	2/9 AM
2	77.04%	Joseph Poppo - Peggy Sprague	5/16 Eve
3	76.88%	Helen Chao - Cassandra Leung	11/2 AM
4	75.40%	Leon W. Lee - John Prior	7/18 Eve
5	75.00%	Carol Woodward - Raja Smadi	7/30 Eve
6	75.00%	Jo Murray - Erma McCrory	6/17 Eve
7	74.93%	Kit Humphrey - Henri Farhi	12/6 AM
8	74.54%	Jack Clinch - Sidney Safir	9/21 AM
9	74.40%	Lynn Yokel - Ronald Siegrist	5/7 Eve
10	74.11%	Shirley Foreman - Sherry Waki	2/6 Eve

Late December–Early January Winners

Sunday 5:20 PM San Jose Bridge Center (SJBC)
12/11	Celso & Consorcia/Ching Ravelo A 65.51% Joe Chui - Erin Gove A Jane Casciano - Pam Woods B Vicky Xu - Nathalie Guiragossian C Manju & Raghu Agarwal B/C
1/8	Erin Gove - Fung Bao A 67.86% Joseph Poppo - Peggy Sprague B Judi Carollo - Richard Jacobs A Donna Webb - Gail Meikle B Arnold Jacobs - Jamie Jacobs-May C
Monday 11:00 AM SJBC
12/12	Alan Becker - Elaine Erickson A Boyer Chu - Bert Hsu A/B/C Paul Nelson - Sidney Safir B
12/19	Missy Coy - Bill Yetter A Kit Humphrey - Henri Farhi A Maxine & Ray Lubow B/C Y.E. Chen - Bert Hsu B
1/2	Jerry Lundquist - Mich Ravera A/B/C Mostafa Hafezi - Tania Moalem A Billee Giansiracusa - Madie Horton B
1/9	Bert Hsu - Boyer Chu A/B/C Tina Pearson - Bill Traver A Paul Nelson - Sidney Safir B

Monday 7:30 PM SJBC
12/12	Kamen Nedeltchev - Chris Lazarovici 67.36%
12/19	Mich Ravera - Sharon Sava Ken Rosenfeld - Pam Woods
12/26	Chris Lazarovici - Kamen Nedeltchev Mich Ravera - Ken Rosenfeld
1/2	Richard Jacobs - Ron Baron Peggy Sprague - Joseph Poppo
Tuesday 10:30 AM SJBC
12/13	Paul Nelson - Read Kitson A/B Tania Moalem - Bonnie Beardsley A Bernard Hoyt - Julie Joyce C Norma Black - Celso Ravelo B Sidney Safir - Malcolm Stewart C
12/20	Diane Shannon - Lynn Yokel A Tina Pearson - Dana Brown A
12/27	Team 6 (Dietz, Boboricken, Ritz, Goodgold) A
1/3	Judy Fisher - Lynn Yokel A 69.81%
1/10	Bill Yetter - David Gambelin A 71.30% Norma Black - Loreta Flynn A/B Read Kitson - Paul Nelson B Cassandra Leung - Paul Lee C Paul Chestnut - Peggy Chen C

Tuesday 7:30 PM SJBC
12/13	Jack Verson - Marshall Yancey A Derek & Teddi Fiero B Bernard Bertonis - Rita Tingley A John Oswalt - Cindy Gilbert B
12/20	Bruce Luttrell - Dana Brown A 68.45% Kit Humphrey - Henri Farhi A Richard Jacobs - Shirley Foreman B Chris Lazarovici - Daren Kuo B
12/27	Patricia Hannah - Josephine Cooley A Gary Porter - Will Watson A Melinda Foos - Michael Fleisher B Neil Robinson - Ravi Thomas B/C
1/3	Marshall Yancey - Jack Verson A Chris Lazarovici - Daren Kuo A/B Z Kadah - Kamen Nedeltchev B/C
1/10	Henri Farhi - Kit Humphrey A Kou-Ping Cheng - Jack Verson A Ravi Thomas - Alan Beban B

Wednesday 11:00 AM SJBC
12/14	Paul Chang - Bernard Bertonis A Boris Ginzburg - Timothy White A/B/C Joan Simpson - Dan Hoffman A Colette & Art Quaife A/B/C Patricia Yelvington - Jan Kiernan B/C
12/21	Jesse Merlin - Bruce Scott A 69.83% Sabina Siem - Timothy White A/B/C Ruth Wiseman - Keith Burnett A Fran & Michael Rappaport B/C Richard Markell - Robert Martin B/C
12/28	Victor Rivkin - Malcolm Stewart A/B/C Colette & Art Quaife A/B/C Fran & Michael Rappaport A/B/C
1/4	John Williams-Watson - Gerda Koppel A/B 70.00% Jack Clinch - Sidney Safir A/B 67.00% Colette & Art Quaife A

Wednesday 7:00 PM SJBC
12/14	Judy Fisher - Larry Wagner A Leila Sink - Will Watson A Ruth Froeberg - John Harley B Derek & Teddi Fiero B/C
12/21	Kit Humphrey - Henri Farhi A Ruth Froeberg - John Harley B
12/28	Stuart Goodgold - Grant Robinson A/B
1/4	Henri Farhi - Kit Humphrey A Melinda Foos - Michael Fleisher B Z Kadah - Walid Baroudi C

Wednesday 7:30 PM Oakwood
12/14	Marilyn Campbell - Dan Oneal A/B 66.72% Rita Randolph - Shirley Anderson A/B Joel Koransky - Katarzyna Wesolowska C Barbara Soohoo - Nancy Nakamura C
12/21	Judy Travis - Elaine Erickson A 65.83% Mervin & Shirley Falk B/C Peggy Sprague - Joseph Poppo A/B/C
12/28	Hiram Shen - Joseph Chui A/B Ted Finlayson - Elaine Elkin A/B
1/4	Connie & Mario Vazquez A/B Ann & Fred Carlson A/B Barbara Soohoo - Nancy Nakamura C

Thursday 10:30 AM SJBC
12/15	Barbara Harkleroad - Judy Fisher A Tania Moalem - Prue Saunders A Loreta Flynn - Norma Black B
12/22	Cassandra Leung - Raja Smadi A/B/C Patrick Galligan - Missy Coy A James Lane - Rick Jasper B
12/29	Kou-Ping Cheng - Daren Kuo A Candy & Earl Wentworth A/B
1/5	Robert Ritz - Derek Fiero A Dolores & Jack Clinch A Ted Ujifusa - Lynn Yokel B

Thursday 7:00 PM SJBC
12/15	Celso & Consorcia/Ching Ravelo A Al Chase - Marc Epstein A/B/C Joel Koransky - Kat Wesolowska B
12/22	Heather Cutting - Nancy Wainer A 66.06% Joel Koransky - Kat Wesolowska A/B Mike Sullivan - Dan Rappaport B
12/29	Chris Lazarovici - Kamen Nedeltchev A/B Hiram Shen - Peggy Sprague A
1/5	Hemant & Shaila Mandpe A

Friday 11:00 AM SJBC
12/16	Dan Oneal - Bill Traver Julie Joyce - Bernard Hoyt
12/23	Raja Smadi - Cassandra Leung Joyce Sogg - Patricia Sanford
12/30	Doris Oelberg - Ruth Wiseman Miwako Wong - Roberta Murai
1/6	Harriet Rounds - Doris Oelberg 66.50% Rita Randolph - Phyllis Vierra

Unit Holiday Party
12/18	Melinda Foos - Michael Fleisher A/B Leon W. Lee - Jerry Lundquist A/B Michael Abrams - Alexander Tampilang C Ken Rosenfeld - Mich Ravera C Peggy Sprague - Joseph Poppo D/E 68.89% Raghu & Manju Agarwal D/E Chuck Jacobson - Corinn Carter F

Friday 7:00 PM SJBC
12/16	Hemant & Shaila Mandpe A Art & Colette Quaife B Ben & Fia Bosklopper A/B Mike Freda - Kirk Woolsey C
12/23	Colette & Art Quaife A/B Norma Epler - David Tuo A Fia & Ben Bosklopper B
12/30	Raghu Agarwal - Maralyn Smith A/B Bob & Nancy Ward A Ed & Martha Sutton B/C Mike Freda - Kirk Woolsey C
1/6	Art & Colette Quaife A/B Fia Bosklopper - Maralyn Smith A/B

Saturday 12:45 PM SJBC
12/17	George Wuschnig - Earl Wentworth
12/24	Maxine & Ray Lubow
12/31	Joan Simpson - Mike Braun
1/7	Carol Woodward - Jan O'Malley

Top Ten Games Nov 11-Dec 10

1	71.30%	Bill Yetter - David Gambelin	1/10 AM
2	70.00%	John Williams-Watson - Gerda Koppel	1/4 AM
3	69.83%	Jesse Merlin - Bruce Scott	12/21 AM
4	69.81%	Judy Fisher - Lynn Yokel	1/3 AM
5	68.89%	Peggy Sprague - Joseph Poppo	12/18 Eve
6	68.45%	Bruce Luttrell - Dana Brown	12/20 Eve
7	67.86%	Erin Gove - Fung Bao	1/8 Eve
8	67.36%	Kamen Nedeltchev - Chris Lazarovici	12/12 Eve
9	67.00%	Jack Clinch - Sidney Safir	1/4 AM
10	66.72%	Marilyn Campbell - Dan Oneal	12/14 Oak

Conscience Court by Bill Langlois
Passageways And Conversation Pits Are Two Different Things

It is ten minutes before game time at a tournament and you’re entering a door to the playing area. You suddenly meet a friend you haven’t seen for a while. It’s natural to strike up a conversation, right then and there. The “right then” is fine, the “right there” isn’t. Others might want to use the doorway too. Move your conversation either into the playing room or back out into the lobby. Most of us would of course do this if we thought of it. Perhaps this note will come to mind next time it happens.

This also applies at the San Jose Bridge Center, where access between the two rooms isn’t the best. We have to live with this because the passageway can’t be made wider. The partition is load bearing. Let’s make the best of it by keeping the aisle as clear as feasible.

Hacking It by Jeff Hack

Play It Again, Sam

In 2005 we had two articles on the problem with declarer saying "Play anything" It’s happened at least twice more against me and both times it didn't make a difference and I knew that, but how hard is it to call a card.? I've been observing some of the calls. For a low card, I've seen the actual card called or just the suit plus low, bottom, small, and play. For high I've seen the actual card called, high and cover. So why not pick at least one of these instead of "play any"? Let's try in 2006 never to say "play anything"!

More Big ♣ News

Faye Parsons Yellow Card Lessons

San Jose Bridge Center presents Standard American Yellow Card lessons for the beginners and review for all intermediate players. 

When: Jan.15 and every Sunday thereafter

Where San Jose Bridge Center .

 Lesson Time 5:00 to 5:25 PM. lessons

Game time 5:30

All New players are welcome

Lessons are free

Promotions and Titles

JUNIOR MASTER	Vincent McLoughlin
CLUB MASTER	Mark Epstein Eileen Kotecki
REGIONAL MASTER	Jennifer Gu
BRONZE LIFE MASTER	Malcolm Stewart
SILVER LIFE MASTER	Qing Yang
GOLD LIFE MASTER	Tania Moalem

Unit 507 Board Officers
President	Dan Turkus
Vice President	Ray Yuenger
Secretary	Erin Gove
Treasurer	John Prior
Sergeant at Arms	Art Fonda
Membership	Will Watson
Ethics	Bill Langlois
Unit Recorder	Carole Dietz
Forum columnist	Ray Yuenger
Unit Game Coordinator	Rekha Nirula
Tournament Coordinator	Tania Moalem
The Di-Rek’Tor Editor	Michael Angelo Ravera
Education/NAOP	Lynn Yokel
District 21 Representatives	Jeff Hack Stu Goodgold
New Player Representative	Mich Ravera

Lynn Yokel Lessons around Town

Still searching for the perfect present?

Give the gift of Bridge! 

Lynn Yokel will be teaching Beginning Bridge lessons at the Saratoga Community Center and the Jewish Community Center of Los Gatos Starting in January 2006 For more information, contact Lynn at (408) 374-4669 or lynnyokel@comcast.net

Idioter’s Corner

I’ve often heard it said that when something must be done, come hell or high water, you should be certain that plenty of both are on order.

I had the great fortune to attend the Reno Regional, leave it when I had planned, and not to die there, the Hell and high water notwithstanding. The same can not be said for everyone, or so I’m told.

I was pleased to see Bill Langlois at the Board meeting last Wednesday and to receive an article from him and to forever put to rest any rumors of his demise at the Reno tournament.

I want to thank Jeff Hack for his article also.

Tania Moalem brought to my attention that she knew that she had made Gold Life Master about two months ago, but it hadn’t yet been published in these pages. I explained to her that a time lag of approximately six weeks elapses between the time someone actually earns a promotion and the time that it gets published. This has to do with the reporting cycle of masterpoints, the ACBL report to the Unit, and the time for the publication of this newsletter.

Jewel Schimke asked me to put somewhere in these pages what the requirements were for Life Master. 50 Black (if you joined after 1999), 50 Red or Gold, 25 Gold, 50 Silver, a maximum of 150 earned on line.

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
January
15 Faye’s Lesson: 5PM Fayes 499er Pairs Game: 5:20PM	16 Bill’s Open Stratified Game with Hand Records: 11AM Al’s Game: 7:30PM Al’s Lesson: 7:10PM Al’s 0-800 Handicapped Game: 7:30PM	17 Carole & Judy’s Open Stratified Game with Hand Record: 10:30AM Supervised Play: 3 PM Ray’s & Will’s Stratified Open Pairs Game with Hand Records: 7:30PM	18 Bernie’s Lesson 10:30AM Rita & Bernie’s Stratified 299er & Stratified Open Game w/separate sections and hand records: 11AM Jim’s Superchart Game with Hand Records: 7PM Bill’s Open Stratified Game with Hand Records @ Oakwood: 7:30PM	19 Lynn’s Stratified Open Pairs Game with Hand Records: 10:30 AM Faye’s Stratified Open Pairs Game 7PM	20 Al’s 0-1500 Handicapped Game 11AM Carole’s and George’s Lesson 6:30 PM Carole’s and George’s 299er Game with Hand Records: 7PM	21 Al’s 0-1500 Handicapped Game 12:45PM GNT Qualifying Flights A&C Pleasant Hill 12 Noon
22 Faye’s Lesson: 5PM 499er Swiss Teams: 5:20PM GNT Qualifying Flights A&C Pleasant Hill	23 Bill’s Game: 11AM Al’s Game: 7:30PM	24 Swiss Teams: 10:30AM Supervised Play: 3 PM SRay’s & Will’s Game 7:30PM	25 Bernie’s Lesson 10:30AM 2-Section Game: 11AM Jim’s Game: 7PM Oakwood Game: 7:30PM	26 Lynn’s Game: 10:30 AM Faye’s Game 7PM	27 Al’s Game 11AM Carole’s and George’s Lesson 6:30 PM 299er Swiss Teams 7PM	28 Al’s Game 12:45PM Pleasanton
29 Faye’s Lesson: 5PM Faye’s Game: 5:20PM Pleasanton	30 Bill’s Game: 11AM Al’s Game: 7:30PM	31 Carole & Judy’s Game: 10:30AM Supervised Play: 3 PM Ray’s & Will’s Game 7:30PM
February			1 Bernie’s Lesson 10:30AM 2-Section Birthday Game: 11AM Jim’s Game: 7PM Oakwood Birthday Game: 7:30PM	2 Lynn’s Game: 10:30 AM Faye’s Game 7PM	3 Al’s Game 11AM Carole’s and George’s Lesson 6:30 PM Carole’s 299er Game: 7PM	4 Al’s Game 12:45PM Unit Wine and Cheese Game: 7PM
5 Faye’s Lesson: 5PM Faye’s Game: 5:20PM	6 Bill’s Game: 11AM Al’s Game: 7:30PM	7 Carole & Judy’s Game: 10:30AM Supervised Play: 3 PM Ray’s & Will’s Game 7:30PM	8 Bernie’s Lesson 10:30AM 2-Section Game: 11AM Jim’s Game: 7PM Oakwood Game: 7:30PM	9 Lynn’s Game: 10:30 AM Faye’s Game 7PM	10 Al’s Game 11AM Carole’s and George’s Lesson 6:30 PM Carole’s 299er Game: 7PM	11 Al’s Game 12:45PM Judy’s Lessons Begin 5PM San Francisco
12 Faye’s Lesson: 5PM Faye’s Game: 5:20PM San Francisco	13 Bill’s Game: 11AM Al’s Game: 7:30PM	14 Carole & Judy’s Game: 10:30AM Supervised Play: 3 PM Santa Clara Regional Begins	15 Santa Clara Regional Day 2	16 Santa Clara Regional Day 3	17 Al’s Game 11AM Santa Clara Regional Day 4 Arroyo Grande	18 Al’s Game 12:45PM Judy’s Lessons 5PM Santa Clara Regional Day 5 Arroyo Grande
19 Santa Clara Regional Day 6 Arroyo Grande	20 Santa Clara Regional Ends	21 Carole & Judy’s Game: 10:30AM Supervised Play: 3 PM Ray’s & Will’s Game 7:30PM	22 Bernie’s Lesson 10:30AM 2-Section Game: 11AM Jim’s Game: 7PM Oakwood Game: 7:30PM	23 Lynn’s Game: 10:30 AM Faye’s Game 7PM	24 Al’s Game 11AM Carole’s and George’s Lesson 6:30 PM Carole’s 299er Game: 7PM	25 Al’s Game 12:45PM Judy’s Lessons 5PM

Please submit contributions for The Di-Rek’Tor to
Michael Angelo Ravera

Email: mravera@nubridges.com

Voice: 408-432-1020

Printed: SJBC Folder

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 Club Games

Day	Time	Game Type	Photo	Directors	Phone (408)
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	379-4490
Monday	7:30 pm	0-800 Handicapped (Lesson: 7:10 pm)		Al Becker	252-1426
Tuesday	10:30 am	Open Stratified Hand Records		Judy Fisher / Carole Dietz	/ 395-6360
Tuesday	3:00 pm	Lesson and Supervised Play		Lynn Yokel / Carole Dietz	374-4669 / 395-6360
Tuesday	7:30 pm	Open Stratified Hand Records		Ray Yuenger / Will Watson	379-7717 / (650)610-0225
Wednesday	11:00 am	Two Sections: Open and 0-299 Stratified Hand Records (Lesson 10:30 am)		Rita Tingley / Bernie Bertonis	261-0268
Wednesday	7:30 pm	Open Stratified Hand Records At Oakwood		Bill Traver	379-4490
Wednesday	7:00 pm	Open Stratified Hand Records Super Chart		Jim Hayashi / Anne Boboricken	292-2370 / 379-2805
Thursday	10:30 am	Open Hand Records		Lynn Yokel	374-4669
Thursday	7:00 pm	Open Stratified	See Sunday	Faye Parsons	378-4719
Friday	11:00 am	0-1500 Handicapped (Review: 2:30 pm)	See Monday	Al Becker	252-1426
Friday	7:00 pm	0-300 Stratified (Lesson: 6:30 pm) One “Teacher Lifeline” Hand Records		George Pledger / Carole Dietz	249-2674 / 395-6360
Saturday	12:45 pm	0-1500 Handicapped	See Monday	Al Becker	252-1426
Saturday	7:00 pm	Open Stratified Unit Games Only	Suspended	Call SJBC	871-1232

All games are held at the San Jose Bridge Center (408-871-1232) at one W. Campbell Ave, Room J-68, inside the Campbell Community Center except those identified as “at Oakwood”. The Oakwood game is held at the Oakwood Garden Apartments, 700 Saratoga Ave, San Jose. All games allow methods and systems permitted by the ACBL General Convention Chart. Those games identified as “MidChart” or “Super Chart” also permit methods authorized by those charts with proper disclosure. Check club postings, visit our web site at http://www.SJBridge.org or call for the exact dates and times of the Special STaC and Special Unit games, and of the 499er Potluck.

Games are often reduced, relaxed, or cancelled during local tournaments.