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Hawaii NABC

Rimstedt and Sivelind win the event.
They could have settled for a grand
slam in spades, but opted instead for
7NT.
Dlr: East  Q J
Vul: None  J
 J 10 8 7
AK9652
 10
754
 10 8 7 5 4 WNE  K 6 3 2
KQ642
953
S
 10 4
Q83
AK98632
AQ9
A
J7
South
Rimstedt
1 (1)
(2)
2
2
3
3
4NT
4 (3)
5 (5)
5 (4)
(6)
6
7NT
(1) Artificial and forcing.
(2) Natural and game forcing.
(3) Cuebid with spade support.
(4) One key card.

(5) Queen of trumps ask.
(6) Trump queen and K.
West led the K, won by Rimstedt's
ace. She led a club to dummy's ace,
and advanced the J. East did not
cover. On different layouts, this may
have been correct, but not this time.
If she had covered, 7NT could no
longer be made. After the jack held,
there were no second chances.
Declarer led the Q and then the
jack, overtaking in hand. She continued to run her spade suit. With one to
cash, this was the position:

North
Sivelind

-
 10 8 7
Q
-

-
-
J
K96
N
W E
S

2
AQ
-
J

-
K6
-
Q8

On the lead of the 2, West dis-

Miles Non-Life
Master Pairs

Non‑LM Pairs winners (above) Bob Bertoni and
Bill Nason. In second (below) were Ivan and
Nevena Stoimirov.

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Two Boston-area players, in contention after one
session, had a crusher of
a game in the second of
two sets to win the Miles
Non-Life Master Pairs
going away.
The winners are Bob
Bertoni of Haverhill MA
and Bill Nason of Groton
MA. Their 75.99% game in
the second session put them
nearly three boards clear of
the runners-up, Nevena and
Ivan Stoimirov of Mountain
View CA.
Bertoni, who owns a
computer store in the
Boston area, and Nason, a
pharmaceutical consultant,

carded the 7, dummy discarded the
6, and East? If East discarded a
club, dummy's 9 would be good. If
she discarded a heart instead, the A
would drop the king and declarer's
queen would be good. Note that if
West had the club guard, instead of
East, she would be squeezed between
the minor suits.
Making seven was worth 25 matchpoints on a 25 top.
Smith Life Master Women's Pairs
1. Sara Sivelind, Sweden -
Cecilia Rimstedt, Sweden
2. Gigi Simpson, Sarasota FL -
Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL
3. Lisa Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL -
Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ
4. Carlyn Steiner, Seattle WA -
Marinesa Letizia, Las Vegas NV
5. Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA -
Mildred Breed, Austin TX
6. Gen Geiger - Bette Cohn, Sarasota FL
7. Sue Weinstein, Las Vegas NV -
Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL
8. Eileen Ojakangas - Leona Hanson,
Davis CA
9. Stacy Jacobs, Hinsdale IL -
Shannon Cappelletti, Hollywood FL
10. Bronia Jenkins, Vero Beach FL -
Suzy Burger, West Bloomfield MI

821.78
783.31
777.44
774.72
758.46
748.86
744.56
728.74
727.57
726.90

have been playing together about a
year. They met as teammates and
eventually became partners.
They work diligently on their 2/1
game force system and consider
themselves a serious partnership. "We
talk nearly every day," said Nason.
Each still has some work to do to
earn a gold card. Bertoni has about
200 masterpoints, Nason 130.
"We're here for the duration," said
Nason.
Miles Non-Life Master Pairs

1. Robert Bertoni, Haverhill MA -
William Nason, Groton MA
2. Ivan Stoimirov - Nevena Stoimirov,
Mountain View CA
3. Carol Clemenz - Fred Clemenz,
Lexington SC
4. Charles Bardelis, Falmouth MA -
Judy Velasquez, Murfreesboro TN
5. Linda Thies - Kathie Hoehne,
Anchorage AK

63.83%
56.83%
54.81%
53.40%
52.85%

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