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 Jun 24, 2008   MABC Players In King Of Prussia              Page 1
   1    71.69  Stephen Landen,  Ellicott City MD
   2    27.02  Ron Sukoneck,  Wilmington NC
   3    27.02  Tom Cogan,  Annapolis MD
   4    26.22  Paul Benedict,  Pikesville MD
   5    26.22  Lynn Jones,  Timonium MD
   6    24.93  David Legrow,  Greer SC
   7    21.78  Judy Weisman,  Herndon VA
   8    21.78  Carl Weisman,  Herndon VA
   9    21.78  Ellen Glynn,  Annandale VA
  10    21.78  John Glynn,  Annandale VA
  11    21.47  Jeffrey Boak,  Bethesda MD
  12    21.03  Mike Frosch,  Rockville MD
  13    18.88  Jerry Barker,  Fairfax VA
  14    18.77  Sarah McMerty,  Winnabow NC
  15    17.87  Jennifer Nisenoff,  Vienna VA
  16    17.69  Kevin O'Brien,  Arlington VA
  17    15.74  Steven Fox,  Kensington MD
  18    15.00  Marie Cucina,  Cockys Ht Vly MD
  19    15.00  Muriel Wasserman,  Pikesville MD
  20    15.00  Ellen Mendelson,  Pikesville MD
  21    15.00  Rhona Tabor,  Baltimore MD
  22    14.78  Carol Elfant,  Silver Spring MD
  23    13.51  Richard Price,  Glenn Dale MD
  24    13.51  Melissa Price,  Glenn Dale MD
  25    13.19  John Lowe III,  Washington DC
  26    13.19  Stephen Czecha,  Potomac MD
  27    12.91  Jane Culver,  Ellicott City MD
  28    12.91  Teri Harrison,  Columbia MD
  29    12.61  Bryan Geer,  Silver Spring MD
  30    12.61  Lois Geer,  Silver Spring MD
Total Masterpoints reported:   600.89

MABC Players at the Detroit - 2008 Spring NABC

There were 202 MABC players who attended the Spring NABC and they won 4,436.94 masterpoints

Overall stats for the tournament:
There were a total of 8,553.5 tables comprised of 3,838 players.
They won 67,014.13 masterpoints.

Click here for full ACBL Results The leading winners from the MABC were:

Pos	MP Won	Name, City
1	125.39	Mike Cappelletti, Hixson TN
2	114.67	Bruce Reeve, Raleigh NC
3	110.49	Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC
4	81.84	Chris Moll, Jefferson City TN
5	80.81	Michael Sherman, Chickamauga GA
6	77.30	Jim Linhart, Raleigh NC
7	76.52	Andrew Hurd, Charleston SC
8	76.02	Jon Rice, Winston Salem NC
9	76.02	Mike Rice, Winston Salem NC
10	75.00	Fred King, Falls Church VA
11	74.77	Beth Palmer, Silver Spring MD
12	74.43	Joyce Hampton, Blythewood SC
13	74.43	Lucas Lebioda, Columbia SC
14	73.74	Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA
15	71.91	Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD
16	70.95	Samuel Marks, Atlanta GA
17	70.33	Gil Cohen, Ashburn VA
18	70.33	Marty Nelson, Annapolis MD
19	70.01	Linda Smith, Hixson TN
20	70.01	Ron Smith, Hixson TN
21	69.40	Diane Walker, Gaithersburg MD
22	65.77	Steve Robinson, Arlington VA
23	65.05	Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD
24	63.75	Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC
25	63.32	Mickie Kivel, Potomac Falls VA

July 3-6, 2008: ACBL Youth NABC is coming to Atlanta GA

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MABC Players at 2007 Fall San Francisco NABC

There were 214 MABC players who attended the Fall NABC and they won 5,591.6 masterpoints

Overall stats for the tournament:
There were a total of 14,858.5 tables comprised of 6,592 players.
They won 112,324.40 masterpoints.

Click here for full ACBL Results The leading winners from the MABC were:

Pos	MP Won	Name, City
1	269.45	Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD
2	143.77	Peter Boyd, Silver Spring MD
3	143.77	Steve Robinson, Arlington VA
4	123.27	Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA
5	116.65	Mike Rice, Winston Salem NC
6	116.13	Jon Rice, Winston Salem NC
7	114.79	Joyce Hampton, Blythewood SC
8	108.96	Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC
9	107.17	Martin Graf, Chevy Chase MD
10	107.17	Mark Shaw, Hanover PA
11	107.16	Janet Robertson, Timonium MD
12	104.03	Matt Meckstroth, Fairfax VA
13	96.63	Robert Bell, Washington DC
14	92.31	Richard Freeman, Atlanta GA
15	92.31	Nick Nickell, New York NY
16	82.99	Richard Higgins, Burke VA
17	82.25	Fred King, Falls Church VA
18	81.14	Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA
19	78.81	Ellen Cherniavsky, Silver Spring MD
20	75.81	Arnie Frankel, Laurel MD
21	69.16	Eugene Kales, Arlington VA
22	68.89	Helene Bauman, Arlington VA
23	68.12	Mike Cappelletti, Hixson TN
24	67.65	Michael Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA
25	67.38	Robert White, Raleigh NC

MID-ATLANTIC SEEKS SOMEONE TO STORE AND TRANSPORT TABLES

The Mid-Atlantic Bridge Conference Finance Committee is in the process of accepting bids for moving tables to our various tournaments in District Six. A total of about 350 card tables need to be stored and then up to 325 of them need to be transported to and from the four regionals held annually in the District. In 2007 these tournaments will be held in Richmond, VA, North Bethesda, MD, Hunt Valley, MD and Virginia Beach, VA.

We would prefer one person to take care of both storage and transportation, but are willing to consider offers for performing only one of the two activities. Anyone interested should contact Fred King, the subcommittee chairperson, at fredmking@gmail.com

MABC Players at 2007 Nashville Summer NABC

There were 763 MABC players who attended the Summer NABC and they won 13,748.07 masterpoints

Overall stats for the tournament:
There were a total of 12,879 tables comprised of 5,020 players.
They won a grand total of 110,083.88 masterpoints.

Click here for full ACBL Results The leading winners from the MABC were:

Pos	MP Won	Name, City
1	250.00	Frank (Nick) Nickell, Raleigh NC
2	140.64	Peter Boyd, Silver Spring MD
3	140.64	Steve Robinson, Arlington VA
4	133.17	Mike Rice, Winston Salem NC
5	132.59	Jon Rice, Winston Salem NC
6	131.24	Lucas Lebioda, Columbia SC
7	128.83	Joyce Hampton, Blythewood SC
8	127.37	Hailong Ao, Herndon VA
9	127.37	Jian-Jian Wang, Clarksville MD
10	123.95	Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD
11	101.86	Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC
12	99.38	Beth Palmer, Silver Spring MD
13	97.76	Susan Winkler, Wake Forest NC
14	95.38	Angeliki Magklara, Bethesda MD
15	95.38	Jason Rosenfeld, Stoneham MA
16	94.84	David Butler, Keswick VA
17	92.92	Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC
18	91.85	Matt Meckstroth, Fairfax VA
19	83.26	Barry Falgout, Rockville MD
20	83.26	Robert Hopkins Jr, Arlington VA
21	83.26	Rusty Krauss, Vienna VA
22	83.26	Joan Lewis, Arlington VA
23	82.71	Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC
24	82.17	Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC
25	81.41	Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA
26	81.41	Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA

MABC Players at 2007 St Louis Spring NABC

There were 230 MABC players who attended the Spring NABC and they won 5,687.27 masterpoints

Overall stats for the tournament:
There was a total of 10,232 tables made up of 4,043 players.
They earned a grand total of 79,315.77 Masterpoints.

Click here for full ACBL Results The leading winners from the MABC were:

Pos	MP Won	Name, City
1	177.50	Richard Freeman, Atlanta GA
2	107.38	Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA
3	107.38	Alan Schwartz, Fairfax VA
4	107.21	Steve Robinson, Arlington VA
5	103.28	Peter Boyd, Silver Spring MD
6	102.33	William Cole, Silver Spring MD
7	92.64	Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA
8	91.93	Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD
9	80.00	Frank Nickell, New York NY
10	77.56	Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC
11	76.40	David Abelow, Owings Mills MD
12	76.40	Richard Wegman, Bethesda MD
13	75.00	Beth Palmer, Silver Spring MD
14	72.56	Bill Wisdom, Salisbury NC
15	70.54	Jeremy Fournier, Knoxville TN
16	70.40	Mark Dahl, Richmond VA
17	70.20	Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC
18	69.80	Jared Fournier, Knoxville TN
19	69.04	Chris Moll, Jefferson City TN
20	66.41	Janet Robertson, Timonium MD
21	64.19	Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA
22	61.92	Marshall Kuschner, Reston VA
23	60.34	Michael Sherman, Chickamauga GA
24	59.60	Trevor Lumb, Atlanta GA
25	58.69	Jenni Carmichael, Kennesaw GA

MABC Players star at the 2007 San DestinRegional in District Nine

There were 70 MABC players who went to the San Destin FL Regional
The leading winners from the MABC were:

Pos	MP Won	Name, City
1	54.21	Mike Cappelletti, Hixson TN
2	33.99	Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC
3	33.26	Emory Whitaker, Macon GA
4	27.65	Michael Hovastak, Smyrna GA
5	25.28	Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA
6	21.90	Donald Blum, Atlanta GA
7	20.08	Carol Mcdonald, Calhoun GA
8	19.54	Michael Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA
9	18.90	Maureen Mcguire, Atlanta GA
10	18.40	David Zeckets, Atlanta GA
11	17.31	Ray Carter, Cedartown GA
12	17.24	Joan Carter, Cedartown GA
13	16.61	Lynn Smith, Cashiers NC
14	15.85	Rose Francis, Cartersville GA
15	15.82	Jane Bachman, Dunwoody GA
16	15.56	Marie Hammond, Atlanta GA
17	15.32	Jim Stogner, Atlanta GA
18	15.01	Michael Sherman, Chickamauga GA
19	15.01	Kyle Weems, Chattanooga TN

MABC Players at 2006 Honolulu Fall NABC

There were 151 MABC players who attended the Fall NABC and they won 2,982.64 masterpoints

Overall stats for the tournament:
There was a total of 8,606 tables made up of 3,178 players.
They earned a grand total of 71,315.35 Masterpoints.

Click here for full ACBL Results The leading winners from the MABC were:

Pos	MP Won	Name, City
1	112.50	Richard Freeman, Atlanta GA
2	112.50	Nick Nickell, New York NY
3	100.31	Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC
4	96.79	Beth Palmer, Silver Spring MD
5	92.10	Divakar Bhargava, Richmond VA
6	88.74	Jerzy Zaremba, Pittsboro NC
7	71.56	Mike Cappelletti, Hixson TN
8	69.87	Gary Donner, Bluffton SC
9	64.85	Steve Robinson, Arlington VA
10	61.54	Linda Luther, N Charleston SC
11	57.66	Lucas Lebioda, Columbia SC
12	57.66	Jon Rice, Winston Salem NC
13	57.07	Mike Rice, Winston Salem NC
14	55.95	Joyce Hampton, Blythewood SC
15	52.04	John Klayman, Haymarket VA
16	50.89	Chris Moll, Jefferson City TN
17	50.02	Lynne Schaefer, Ellicott City MD
18	49.16	DaMaris Rorie, Columbia SC
19	47.48	Lily Andre, Rockville MD
20	46.11	Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD
21	45.13	Nadine Wood, Silver Spring MD
22	44.33	James Andre, Rockville MD
23	43.62	Corinne Lee, Virginia Beach VA
24	43.56	Darwin Afdahl, Virginia Beach VA
25	43.56	Kay Afdahl, Virginia Beach VA

MABC Players star at the 2006 Lancaster Regional in District Four

There were 294 MABC players who went to the Lancaster PA Regional
The leading winners from the MABC were:

Pos	MP Won	Name, City
1	90.91	Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD
2	77.89	Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA
3	63.25	Jeffrey Boak, Chapel Hill NC
4	57.29	Harvey Charkatz, Pikesville MD
5	57.29	Mark Laken, Glyndon MD
6	52.74	Roma Chandra, Silver Spring MD
7	43.81	Martha Bley, Fort Washington MD
8	43.81	Ross Bley, Fort Washington MD
9	33.32	William Peters, Laurel MD
10	29.17	Mary Dresser, Laurel MD
11	26.76	Shawn Stringer, Silver Spring MD
12	25.98	David Abelow, Owings Mills MD
13	25.98	Richard Wegman, Bethesda MD
14	25.30	Shlomit Rind, Rockville MD
15	25.30	Steven Schatzow, Washington DC

MABC Players at 2006 Chicago Summer NABC

There were 314 MABC players who attended the Summer NABC and they won 7,371.42 masterpoints

Steve Callaham, John Hasset, Ed Foran & Nicolas Hammond from the Altanta area won the 0-1500 Mini-Spingold Championship.

Courtesy of the ACBL Daily Bullentin

Dickie Freeman & Nick NIckell (not pictured) were on the winning Open Spingold Team
Their team is an amazing 8-0 when they make it to the Finals
Spingold Champs
Courtesy of the ACBL Daily Bullentin

Overall stats for the tournament:
There was a total of 13,373.0 tables made up of 6,111 players.
Of these 5,656 won a grand total of 105,007.98 Masterpoints.

Click here for full ACBL Results The leading winners from the MABC were:

Pos	MP Won	Name, City
1	257.66	Richard Freeman, Atlanta GA
2	250.00	Frank (Nick) Nickell, New York NY
3	153.22	Steve Robinson, Arlington VA
4	151.82	Peter Boyd, Silver Spring MD
5	150.05	William Pettis, Silver Spring MD
6	136.59	Beth Palmer, Silver Spring MD
7	124.01	Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD
8	120.08	Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA
9	113.87	Steve Callaham, Woodstock GA
10	112.32	Nicolas Hammond, Atlanta GA
11	111.07	Edward Foran, Marietta GA
12	107.53	John Hassett, Kennesaw GA
13	96.02	Owen Lien, Hickory NC
14	94.82	Joyce Hampton, Blythewood SC
15	94.10	Lucas Lebioda, Columbia SC
16	84.83	Lawrence Harding, Hampstead NC
17	84.53	Kenton Schoen, Falls Church VA
18	75.98	Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC
19	75.26	Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC
20	71.99	Ron Smith, Hixson TN
21	71.99	Linda Smith, Hixson TN
22	69.07	David Banh, Annandale VA
23	68.54	Jim Linhart, Raleigh NC
24	66.57	Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA
25	64.02	Alan Schwartz, Fairfax VA

MABC Players at 2006 Dallas Spring NABC

There were 223 MABC players who attended the Spring NABC and they won 4,901.89 masterpoints

Fletcher Thompson and Bruce Todd topped the field in the final of the Golder North American Pairs, Flight B.

Overall stats for the tournament:
There were a total of 10,318.5 tables and a total of 4,314 players.
Of these 4,065 won a grand total of 78,597.67 Masterpoints.

Click here for full ACBL Results The leading winners from the MABC were:

Pos	MP Won	Name, City
1	131.20	Steve Robinson, Arlington VA
2	129.63	Peter Boyd, Silver Spring MD
3	121.66	Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD
4	90.56	Mike Cappelletti, Hixson TN
5	83.67	James Murphy, Chesapeake VA
6	81.02	Richard Freeman, Atlanta GA
7	81.02	Frank Nickell, New York NY
8	74.69	Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD
9	74.04	Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA
10	70.45	Fletcher Thompson, Annapolis MD
11	70.45	M Bruce Todd, Salisbury MD
12	65.34	Lucas Lebioda, Columbia SC
13	59.67	Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC
14	59.43	Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC
15	58.28	Joyce Hampton, Blythewood SC
16	57.36	Janet Robertson, Timonium MD
17	54.56	David Schultz, Washington DC
18	54.46	Linda Maloney, Rockville MD
19	54.21	Herbert Fallin Jr, Alexandria VA
20	54.21	La Quitta Talbot, Alexandria VA
21	52.51	Martha Lackey, Mc Lean VA
22	49.56	Hugh Brown Jr, Mc Cormick SC
23	48.41	William Cole, Silver Spring MD
24	47.40	Michael Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA
25	47.40	Robert White, Raleigh NC
26	46.98	F. Marion Fletcher, Statesboro GA
27	46.76	Leo Cardillo, Fairfax VA
28	45.97	Helene Bauman, Arlington VA
29	45.25	Barbara Doran, Silver Spring MD
30	45.17	Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA

Morganton, NC's Fall Festival Sectional was featured by the Charlotte NBC affiliate.
Best viewed using broadband connection.
Click here to view video

MABC Players at 2005 Denver Fall NABC

There were 171 MABC players who attended the Fall NABC and they won 5,205.83 masterpoints
Congratulations to Dickie Freeman and Nick Nickel for winning the Reisinger teams.

The team captained by Mike Rice won the Junior team trials. They will be team USA II at the WBF Youth Championships to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, Summer of 2006.

Mike Gill, Jon Rice, Noble Shore and Mike Rice
Overall stats for the tournament:
There were a total of 10,141 tables and a total of 3,916 players.
Of these 3,699 won a grand total of 84,450.38 Masterpoints.

Click here for full ACBL Results The leading winners from the MABC were:

Pos	MP Won	Name, City
1	200.00	Richard Freeman, Atlanta GA
2	200.00	Nick Nickell, New York NY
3	142.98	John Hurd, Charleston SC
4	133.51	Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC
5	133.51	Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC
6	129.32	Beth Palmer, Silver Spring MD
7	109.79	Randy Pettit, Marietta GA
8	109.39	James Murphy, Chesapeake VA
9	104.70	Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA
10	99.73	Mike Cappelletti, Hixson TN
11	91.02	Paul Wright Jr, Mt Pleasant SC
12	90.71	R Osburn Jr, Frederick MD
13	88.24	Linda Luther, N Charleston SC
14	87.38	Alan Schwartz, Fairfax VA
15	86.67	Jim Linhart, Raleigh NC
16	80.21	Frederick Allenspach, Potomac MD
17	73.56	Peter Boyd, Silver Spring MD
18	71.94	Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA
19	70.08	William Pettis, Silver Spring MD
20	70.00	Jerzy Zaremba, Pittsboro NC
21	69.53	Robert Hampton, Blythewood SC
22	69.00	Steve Robinson, Arlington VA
23	67.11	David Butler, Keswick VA
24	67.11	Mark Dahl, Richmond VA
25	65.71	Martha Stewart Lucas, Milledgeville GA
26	62.26	William Cole, Silver Spring MD
27	61.34	Linda Smith, Hixson TN
28	61.34	Ron Smith, Hixson TN
29	60.59	Donald Berman, Laurel MD
30	58.51	Bruce Reeve, Raleigh NC

MABC Players star at the 2005 Lancaster Regional in District Four

There were 321 MABC players who went to the Lancaster PA Regional
The leading winners from the MABC were:

Pos	MP Won	Name, City
1	129.28	Peggy Allen, Chevy Chase MD
2	37.69	Gil Cohen, Ashburn VA
3	37.69	Marty Nelson, Annapolis MD
4	30.48	James Geist, Olney MD
5	29.36	Elliot Itkin, Lovettsville VA
6	28.57	R Osburn Jr, Frederick MD
7	27.61	Janice Boone, Bluffton SC
8	27.46	Paul Benedict, Pikesville MD
9	26.35	John Powell, Aberdeen MD
10	25.97	Karen Ballance, Easton MD
11	25.97	Jeanne Land, Easton MD
12	25.97	Wendy Richardson, Cambridge MD
13	25.97	Dawn Travis, Easton MD
14	25.07	Janet Levin, Bel Air MD
15	25.07	Donald Mylin, Havre de Grace MD

MABC Directors & Players are the Stars at the 2005 Atlanta NABC


Director Janet Case is the recipent of the PTDA Jane Johnson Award (for excellent customer service)	Director Candy Kuschner is the recipent of the PTDA Tom Weeks Award (for exemplary professionalism)

Senior Swiss Team winners: Jerry Bare, Gene Freed, Jim Murphy and Mike Savage. Jim is D-6's newest Grand Life Master	GNT Flight A champions from D-7, Jonathan Slaney, John Lowell and Jeff Ziemer; Robert Fendrick, Hugh Hughes & Gregory Roberts

Mini-Spingold 0-5000 champions from D-7, Walt Murphy, Julie Murphy, Steve Devico, Gayle Covey, playing with Elliott Grubman and Ava Grubman of NY	Winners of the Young 0-1500 Life Master Pairs from D-7, Ed Foran and Nicolas Hammond.

National 199er Pairs winners from D-7 were Ellen Cohen and Genny Whitaker	Runners-up in the National 199er Pairs were William Mauldin from D-7 and David Banh from D-6. David was also inducted into the ACBL Junior Corps.

Second in the 0–5000 Mini-Spingold were Arnie Malasky, Richard Wegman, Gloria Silverman Bart and Jim Russell. Gloria & Richard are from D-6	Runners-up in the 0–1500 Mini-Spingold were Martin Nathan, Robert Ternosky, Maureen McGuire, John Hassett, Edward Foran and Nicolas Hammond. All are from D-7 except Robert

They were second in the Wernher Open Pairs from D-7, Sam Marks and Emory Whitaker.	Runners-up in the Spingold Knockouts were Michael White, captain Tom Carmichael, Joel Wooldridge and John Hurd. Teammates Bryan Maksymetz and Dan Gerstman are not pictured. Mike, Tom & John are from D-7

There were 1,819 MABC players who went to Atlanta
The leading winners from the MABC were:

Pos	MP Won	Name, City
1	223.85	John Hurd, Charleston SC
2	208.07	Thomas Carmichael, Kenessaw GA
3	181.93	Michael White, Atlanta GA
4	172.27	Martha Stewart Lucas, Milledgeville GA
5	141.54	James Murphy, Chesapeake VA
6	125.08	Samuel Marks, Atlanta GA
7	123.28	Emory Whitaker, Macon GA
8	116.97	Linda Smith, Hixson TN
9	116.97	Ron Smith, Hixson TN
10	114.62	Peggy Allen, Chevy Chase MD
11	109.55	Jared Fournier, Knoxville TN
12	108.88	Robert Fournier, Knoxville TN
13	105.16	Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA
14	105.16	Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA
15	103.73	Ann Rickard, Spartanburg SC
16	103.31	Steve Robinson, Arlington VA
17	102.96	Beth Palmer, Silver Spring MD
18	101.96	Peter Boyd, Silver Spring MD
19	93.59	Sanjeev Pathak, Roswell GA
20	90.88	Enrico Beretta, Martin GA

ACBL Daily Bulletins off site

MABC Players ace the 2005 PGA Regional in District Nine

There were 19 MABC players who went to the PGA Regional off site
The leading winners from the MABC were:

Pos	MP Won	Name, City
1	32.58	Shannon Cappelletti, Hixson TN
2	31.16	Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC
3	20.05	Mike Cappelletti, Hixson TN
4	20.05	John Morris, Atlanta GA
5	18.22	Robert Gray, Blowing Rock NC
6	11.72	Morris Umansky, Arlington VA
7	11.72	Patricia Winterbauer,
8	10.74	Arthur Seigenfeld, Greensboro NC
9	8.35	Stephen Wiesenfeld, Asheville NC
10	6.01	Alex Brough, St Marys GA
11	6.01	Rhoda Comi, Brunswick GA

Steve Robinson of District 6, member of team USA I, win Monte Carlo World Championships Senior Bowl! !

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MABC Players "Steel" the 2005 Pittsburgh Spring NABC

There were 374 MABC players who attended the Spring NABC.
Congratulations to Kevin Wilson for winning the NABC Lebhar IMP pairs.
Welcome to Prahalad Rajkumar of the Indian Junior team and now a student at the University of Maryland, he placed 13th in the NABC Lebhar IMP pairs
The leading winners from the MABC were:

Pos	MP Won	Name, City
1	137.83	Kevin Wilson, Knoxville TN
2	107.47	Prahalad Rajkumar, Greenbelt MD
3	87.96	Nick Nickell, New York NY
4	87.43	Nirmala Somani, Lyman SC
5	87.38	Richard Freeman, Atlanta GA
6	78.12	Steve Robinson, Arlington VA
7	77.72	Peter Boyd, Silver Spring MD
8	75.89	Richard Baum, Baltimore MD
9	72.26	Frederick Allenspach, Ponte Vedra FL
10	69.23	William Pettis, Silver Spring MD
11	68.78	John Hurd, Charleston SC
12	62.60	David Schultz, Washington DC
13	62.13	Margaret Williams, Forest Hill MD
14	61.85	David Hoffner, Rockville MD
15	61.55	Linda Smith, Hixson TN
16	61.55	Ron Smith, Hixson TN
17	60.21	Herbert Fallin Jr, Alexandria VA
18	60.21	La Quitta Talbot, Alexandria VA
19	57.88	Earl Glickstein, Gaithersburg MD
20	57.77	Gil Cohen, Ashburn VA
21	57.77	Marty Nelson, Annapolis MD
22	57.52	Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA
23	56.26	Alan Schwartz, Fairfax VA
24	55.17	Paul Wright Jr, Mt Pleasant SC
25	50.67	Mark Shaw, Laurel MD
26	47.01	James Hawkes, Charleston SC
27	47.01	Andrew Hurd, Charleston SC
28	45.97	Jim Linhart, Raleigh NC
29	45.25	Martin Graf, Chevy Chase MD
30	44.48	Tim Crank, Wheaton MD

Mike Kovacich Goes over 10,000 Masterpoint Mark

Mike Kovacich, an Atlanta area attorney, past president of the MABC and District Seven, has surpassed the 10,000 masterpoint mark at the recent Roswell Georgia Sectional

MABC Players shine at the 2005 Sandestin Regional in District Nine

There were 74 MABC players who went to the Sandestin Regional off site
The leading winners from the MABC were:

Pos	MP Won	Name, City
1	74.80	Randy Pettit, Marietta GA
2	42.57	Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC
3	37.94	Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA
4	36.63	John Morris, Atlanta GA
5	28.67	Louis Gangarosa, Augusta GA
	28.67	Betty Hoopes, Augusta GA
7	26.15	Jane Rhea Davis, Thomasville GA
8	21.90	Michael Hovastak, Smyrna GA
9	18.24	Helen Belser, Crossville TN
	18.24	John Belser, Crossville TN

MABC Players win at the 2005 Harrisburg Regional in District Four

There were 170 MABC players who went to the Harrisburg Regional off site
The leading winners from the MABC were:

Pos	MP Won	Name, City
1	33.05	Gloria Silverman Bart, Gambrills MD
	33.05	Les Bart, Gambrills MD
3	31.83	Gail Berman, Roswell GA
4	29.95	Lyle Poe Jr, Ellicott City MD
5	26.43	Mark Shaw, Laurel MD
6	25.67	Janet Robertson, Timonium MD
7	24.95	William Landow, Timonium MD
8	24.68	Joan Lewis, Arlington VA
	24.68	Barry Falgout, Rockville MD
	24.68	Rusty Krauss, Vienna VA
	24.68	Robert Hopkins Jr, Arlington VA

MABC Players cash in at the 2005 Biloxi Regional in District Ten

There were 107 MABC players who went to the Biloxi Regional off site
The leading winners from the MABC were:

Pos	MP Won	Name, City
1	89.40	Elvera Levine, Charlotte NC
2	75.99	Michael Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA
3	74.96	Linda Smith, Hixson TN
4	74.96	Ron Smith, Hixson TN
5	62.47	Emory Whitaker, Macon GA
6	41.68	Louis Gangarosa, Augusta GA
7	41.68	Morris Williams, Dunwoody GA
8	38.97	William Burks III, Atlanta GA
9	38.97	Janice Phillips, Atlanta GA
10	36.42	John Herrmann, Chattanooga TN

Once again the Mid-Atlantic Bridge Conference ran the biggest and the best regionals in ACBL land. We had eight of the 20 most popular regionals in 2004, and perennial ACBL record-setter Gatlinburg more than doubled the attendance of the second place tournament, Las Vegas.
In 2003, there were 14 ACBL regionals with 2,000-plus tables, four from the Mid-Atlantic (Nbrs. 1, 3, 4 & 9). This year there were 19 regionals with 2,000-plus tables, and the MABC had seven of them, with Virginia Beach just barely missing ... another two tables a day, and they'd have made it.
There were 10 Mid-Atlantic regionals in 2004, totaling a record 30,807 tables.

1. Gatlinburg (April) ............ 8,208 (record)
2. Las Vegas (June) .............. 3,989
3. Hunt Valley (August) .......... 3,504 (record)
4. Atlanta (September) ........... 3,436 (record)
5. Hilton Head (February) ........ 3,348
6. Sarasota (February) ........... 3,321
7. Penticton (June) .............. 3,147
8. Orlando (January) ............. 2,886
9. Palm Springs (December) ....... 2,885
10. Houston (February) ............ 2,748
11. Alexandria (July) ............. 2,490
12. Lancaster (October) ........... 2,426
13. Raleigh (May) ................. 2,372 (record)
14. Santa Clara (September) ....... 2,336
15. Charleston (December) ......... 2,243 (record)
16. Toronto (April) ............... 2,184
17. Rye, NY (January) ..... ....... 2,067
18. Mesa, AZ seniors (April) ...... 2,059
19. Sacramento (June) ............. 2,017
20. Virginia Beach (November) ..... 1,988

The Mid-Atlantic made its mark in sectionals, too, with District 7 continuing a long string of topping the ACBL in the number of tournaments; total attendance; and silver points won.
This year's figures were 14,662 tables in 63 sectionals. This does not include the thousands of participants in numerous STaCs.
Atlanta sectionals of 917, 856 and 729 tables ranked Nbrs. 3, 4 and 6 for the year in North America. Two weeklong sectionals in Las Vegas annually draw 1,000-plus tables.
Individually, Susanne McLaughlin of Charleston nipped her husband, Mark, for the ACBL sectional points championship. They totaled 466 and 465 sectional points. This is the fourth year in the past five that Charleston players have finished one-two in the ACBL silver point race: Mark had two points more than Susanne in 2000, and Richard Guarneri bested John Hurd in both 2001 and '02. Richard finished third this year.

MABC Players do well at 2005 Tampa Regional in District Nine

There were 46 MABC players who went to the Tampa Regional off site
The leading winners from the MABC were:

Pos	MP Won	Name, City
1	47.48	Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA
2	47.48	John Morris, Atlanta GA
3	43.57	Walter Spiewak, Wake Forest NC
4	42.37	Les Bart, Gambrills MD
5	42.37	Gloria Silverman Bart, Gambrills MD
6	40.91	John Herrmann, Chattanooga TN
7	39.09	Mike Cappelletti, Hixson TN
8	34.51	Bonnie Wood, Vonore TN
9	27.96	Kris Miller, Reston VA
10	27.60	Richard Wegman, Bethesda MD

MABC Players "Storm" the 2004 Orlando Fall National

There were 519 MABC players who attended the Fall National.
Congratulations to Dick Freeman on another Reisinger win.
The leading winners from the MABC were:

Pos	MP Won	Name, City
1	200.00	Richard Freeman, Atlanta GA
	200.00	Nick Nickell, New York NY
3	155.43	Joe Rickman, Maryville TN
4	142.36	John Hurd, Charleston SC
5	131.46	Noble Shore, Charlottesville VA
6	117.40	William Pettis, Silver Spring MD
7	110.50	Jon Rice, Winston Salem NC
8	108.01	Mike Rice, Winston Salem NC
9	105.39	Peter Boyd, Silver Spring MD
	105.39	Steve Robinson, Arlington VA
11	99.52	Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC
	99.52	Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC
13	97.13	Beth Palmer, Silver Spring MD
14	91.45	Sherman Kahan, Frederick MD
15	90.50	Michael Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA
	90.50	Robert White, Raleigh NC
17	85.70	Pamela Granovetter, Jerusalem
18	85.46	Frederick Allenspach, Potomac MD
19	84.93	Michael Gill, College Park MD
20	81.09	Michael Mayer, Ellicott City MD
21	78.81	Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA
22	78.32	Edward Foran, Marietta GA
23	76.15	Carl Becker, Charleston SC
24	76.08	Arlene Gordon, Baltimore MD
25	75.65	Bruce Reeve, Raleigh NC
26	74.33	Malcolm Curry, N Myrtle Bch SC
27	73.17	Linda Smith, Hixson TN
	73.17	Ron Smith, Hixson TN
29	69.76	Peggy Allen, Chevy Chase MD
30	68.86	Randy Pettit, Marietta GA

MABC Players do well at the 2004 Daytona Regional in District Nine

There were 27 MABC players who went to the Daytona Regional off site
The leading winners from the MABC were:

Pos	MP Won	Name, City
1	48.77	Mike Cappelletti, Hixson TN
2	44.52	John Morris, Atlanta GA
3	43.41	Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA
4	36.34	Marcia Lanphear, Chattanooga TN
5	33.66	Shannon Cappelletti, Hixson TN
6	33.06	Nannell Burford, Seneca SC
	33.06	Will Burford, Seneca SC
8	22.64	John Herrmann, Chattanooga TN
9	21.92	Andrew Hurd, Charleston SC
10	19.10	Samuel Bowlin, Dumfries VA

2004 MABC Atlanta Regional - FOR SOCIAL BRIDGE PLAYERS!
The game was huge success, 47 tables in play.
A BIG THANKS to Patty Tucker and all her helpers.

MABC Players "shine" the Big Apple at the 2004 New York Summer National

There were 358 MABC players who attended the Summer National.
Congratulations to Dick Freeman on another Spingold win
and to Steve Robinson, Beth Palmer, and Bill Pettis on a Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match win
and to Sumner Steinfeldt, Marshall Kuschner, Hal Hindman and Mark Chen for GNT Flight A win
The leading winners from the MABC were:

Pos	MP Won	Name, City
1	265.52	Steve Robinson, Arlington VA
2	253.69	Richard Freeman, Atlanta GA
	253.69	Nick Nickell, New York NY
4	199.23	Beth Palmer, Silver Spring MD
5	171.23	Peter Boyd, Silver Spring MD
6	149.39	William Pettis, Silver Spring MD
7	126.43	Kevin Bathurst, Columbia SC
8	96.28	David Adams, Kennesaw GA
9	93.69	Thomas Carmichael, Marietta GA
10	88.81	John Hurd, Charleston SC
11	77.50	Mark Chen, Oak Hill VA
	77.50	Hal Hindman, Annandale VA
	77.50	Marshall Kuschner, Reston VA
	77.50	Sumner Steinfeldt, Washington DC
15	73.77	Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA
	73.77	Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA
17	71.41	Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA
18	71.26	Mark Shaw, Laurel MD
19	70.07	Claudia Feagin, Atlanta GA
	70.07	Jack Feagin Jr, Atlanta GA

District Six members:
Sumner Steinfeldt, Marshall Kuschner, Hal Hindman and Mark Chen
win the GNT Flight A at the 2004 NYC Summer Nationals
2004 NABC GNT Flight A winners

MABC Players do well at the 2004 Southeastern Regional in District Nine

There were 19 MABC players who made the long trip to Miami for the Southeastern Regional off site
The leading winners from the MABC were:

Pos	MP Won	Name, City
1	66.53	Mike Cappelletti, Hixson TN
2	31.08