February 2020 - 59

Advanced Players

Test Your Play
BY EDDIE KANTAR
kantarbridge.com

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Jeff Meckstroth and Sally Meckstroth

Dlr: West
♠K973
Vul: N-S
♥AKQ9
Matchpoints ♦ K 5
♣753
♠ A Q J 10 8 6 5
♥-
♦J964
♣A9

Senior Game winners

The winners of the ACBL-wide Senior Game held Oct. 4, 2019, are
Jeff Meckstroth and Sally Meckstroth of Clearwater Beach FL. The
Meckstroths scored 74.79% playing at the St. Petersburg Bridge Club.
There were 1051.5 tables of players age 60 or older.
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Jeff Meckstroth - Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Beach FL
Jerry Henry, Spirit Lake IA; Sharon Maris, Hudson FL
Ben Blacik, Phoenix AZ; Leon Lowe, Fountain Hills AZ
Kim Dean, Belleair FL; Harry Kaufmann, North Redington Beach FL
Ann Nutting - Bill Nutting, Stockton CA
Marilyn Lightner - Roslyn Thayer, Naples FL
Roger Hendrick, Western Springs IL; Jack Snyder, Naperville IL
Ross Lounsbury, Clifton Park NY; Steve Sills, Sarasota FL
Fred Kent, Evansville IN; John Titzer, Newburgh IN
Gayle Quiros - Judith Washor, Scottsdale AZ

Top scores by district
1 David Martin, Ottawa ON; Anne Thain, Bradenton FL
2 Leigh Ives, Barrie ON; George Knight, Cold Lake AB
3 Ross Lounsbury, Clifton Park NY; Steve Sills, Sarasota FL
5 Pawan Matta - Nadine Stein, Williamsville NY
6 Richard Baum, Baltimore MD; Paul Benedict, Pikesville MD
7 Jeannie Exum - Joe Exum, Kinston NC
Dave McClintock, Bluffton SC; Ronald Perry, Hilton Head SC
9 Jeff Meckstroth - Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Beach FL
10 Iype Koshy, Gretna LA; Carl Merlin, New Orleans LA
11 Fred Kent, Evansville IN; John Titzer, Newburgh IN
12 Melvin Bowers - Cheryl Perna, Highland MI
13 Roger Hendrick, Western Springs IL; Jack Snyder, Naperville IL
14 Jerry Henry, Spirit Lake IA; Sharon Maris, Hudson FL
16 James La Fountain, Temple TX; Pam LaShelle, Georgetown TX
17 Ben Blacik, Phoenix AZ; Leon Lowe, Fountain Hills AZ
18 Calvin McLeod - Peter Worby, Regina SK
20 Kris Roberts, Payette ID; Judy Seward, Parma ID
21 Ann Nutting - Bill Nutting, Stockton CA
22 Christopher Gillmon, Ojai CA; Mark Robbins, Oak View CA
23 Richard Wasser, Long Beach CA; Jon Yinger, Brea CA
Joyce Henderson - Dalia Hernandez, Long Beach CA
24 Joyce Ades - Herbert Weinreb, Brooklyn NY
25 Kathleen Farrell - Michael Farrell, South Burlington VT

74.79%
72.69%
72.64%
71.53%
71.28%
69.76%
69.44%
69.10%
69.05%
68.89%
66.67%
68.46%
69.10%
57.08%
66.07%
65.28%
65.28%
74.79%
65.38%
69.05%
66.67%
69.44%
72.69%
68.75%
72.64%
68.59%
66.31%
71.28%
67.08%
64.14%
64.14%
57.37%
62.73%

West North
3♣
Dbl
All Pass

East
Pass

South
6♠ (1)

(1) Bidding what you think you can
make
Opening lead: ♣K. East plays the
♣2. Plan the play.

2.

Dlr: South
Vul: E-W
IMPs

♠52
♥A743
♦K84
♣ Q 10 6 2
♠AJ73
♥KQ862
♦AQ
♣A3

West

North

East

1♠
3♥ (1)
All Pass

Pass

South
1♥
6♥

(1) Limit raise
Opening lead: ♠K, East contributing
the 9. Plan the play. Both follow to the
first heart.

Solutions are on page 61.
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