News from Southern Illinois-Paducah Unit 223
Unit 223 Reporter
Editor: Karen Coe, 12761 Webb Hill Rd., Ewing IL 62836
(618-435-4200) finesse002002@yahoo.com
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News from Southern Illinois-Paducah Unit 223 Editor: Karen Coe, 12761 Webb Hill Rd., Ewing IL 62836 |
After being unable to attend Tunica Regional, we decided to go away for a fall weekend at a sectional held at a Kentucky State Resort Park. The Resort, the weather and the tournament were all lovely, but the computer-generated hands were bizarre all weekend, and had my husband swearing someone had pushed the "Nasty Button" on the computer! Here is just one hand. Sitting East, vulnerable, Dealer West, you hold:
♠ Void
♥ QJ1032
♦ J9
♣ AQ10865
Partner opens with (guess what?) 1S, and after you respond 1NT (forcing), he rebids 3S. What is your rebid? Vote at finesse002002@yahoo.com
Results of your votes, the full deal and Deep Finesse analysis will be in the next Advocate.
Congratulations to the following Unit 223 members who have advanced in rank:
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New Junior Masters
Joyce Adams, Belleville IL
Anita Castagna, Belleville IL
Janet Jones, Harrisburg IL
Janet Kuehn, Belleville IL
New Club Masters
Pamela Ames, Maryville IL
Gary Goeckner, Effingham IL
Sally Riley, Alton IL
Bette Rotert, Carlyle IL
Gary Rotert, Carlyle IL
Vicki Valley, Edwardsville IL
Judith Wagner, Belleville IL
New Sectional Masters
Pamela Ballard, Swansea IL
Sheron Meyer, Belleville IL
James Storch, Carterville IL
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New Regional Masters Barbara Duncan, Carterville IL
New NABC Masters Ron Deluca, Gilbertsville KY Harold Gebhardt, Edwardsville IL David Mindrup, Glen Carbon IL Carolyn Taylor, Carbondale IL
New Bronze Life Master Kate Dickens, Effingham IL
New Gold Life Master Fran Russell, Paducah KY
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As of August 1st, Unit 223 had 383 members in the following categories:
Rookies (0-5) -- 38
Junior Masters (5+) -- 27
Club Masters (20+) -- 36
Sectional Masters (50+) -- 54
Regional Masters (100+) -- 45
NABC Masters (200+) -- 24
Life Masters (300+) -- 32
Bronze Life Masters (500+) -- 59
Silver Life Masters (1000+) -- 53
Gold Life Masters (2500+) -- 14
Remember that you compete in the category you belonged in as of January 1, 2012, and you can follow the races each month on the ACBL website. The top ten players in each category can be viewed on the web site.
Current leaders in the 2012 Unit masterpoint races are:
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Mini-McKenney
(0-5)
Pamela Ames, Maryville -- 25.47 (5-20) Donna Murphy, Worden -- 73.81 (20-50) Joyce Kirby, Glen Carbon -- 73.50 (50-100) Doug Snow, Paducah KY -- 79.36
(100-200) William Riley, Alton -- 80.09
(200-300) Mary File, Edwardsville -- 63.05
(300-500) James Brazier, Moro -- 127.24
(500-1000) Don Klingsick, Edwardsville -- 136.12
(1000-2500) David Drennan, Granite City -- 127.52
(2500-5000) Richard Brummer, Effingham -- 180.51
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Ace of Clubs (0-5) Pamela Ames -- 19.76 (5-20) Donna Murphy -- 39.70 (20-50) Joyce Kirby -- 39.70 (50-100) Carol Phillips -- 35.51 (100-200) William Riley -- 33.91 (200-300) Mary File -- 41.23 (300-500) James Brazier -- 98.24 (500-1000) Linda Brazier, Moro -- 87.26 (1000-2500) David Drennan -- 83.38 (2500-5000) Judy Eaton, Edwardsville -- 87.23 |
Many of you have asked me about the Okawville Tournament, usually found on the schedule about this time of year. The tournament had problems with venue availability this year, but we believe this lovely sectional will be back on the tournament calendar again next year.