Duplicate Bridge: May 5, 2018

Extra-point games will be offered at all games next week at Bridge Club Meridian, the Bridge Center of Buffalo and the Airport Bridge Club. The Airport Club has no extra fee.

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The Bridge Center of Buffalo is offering supervised play for new players on Tuesday and May 15. A question-and-answer period at 6:45 p.m. is followed by play and analysis of seven hands. For more info, call 834-4222 or visit bridgecenterofbuffalo.com.

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The Airport Bridge Club has scheduled a double session for Memorial Day, May 28, with games at 10 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. and a free snack.

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Bridge Club Meridan has moved from its longtime venue at the Zion Church in the Town of Tonawanda to facilities at 209 S. Youngs Road, Amherst. Games are held every Monday at 10:30 a.m.

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Tournament calendar

Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 22, to Monday, May 28. For info, click this link.

Ithaca Sectional – Kendal at Ithaca, 2230 N. Triphammer Road, Ithaca. Saturday, June 2, and Sunday, June 3. For info, click this link.

District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 11, to Sunday, June 17.

Buffalo Non-Life Master Sectional – Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive, Amherst. Saturday, June 30, and Sunday, July 1. For info, click this link.

Southwest Ontario Regional – Bingemans Conference and Convention Centre, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener, Ont. Tuesday, July 3, to Sunday, July 8. For info, click this link.

Hamilton Sectional – Royal Canadian Legion, 435 Limeridge Road East, Hamilton, Ont. Saturday, July 14, and Sunday, July 15.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Moose Club, 5375 W. Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Saturday, July 14, and Sunday, July 15.

Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 13, to Sunday, Aug. 19. For info, click this link.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Monroeville Convention Center/Doubletree Hotel, 209 Mall Plaza Blvd., Monroeville, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 28, to Sunday, Sept. 3. For info, click this link.

St. Catharines Regional – Holiday Inn Parkway Conference Centre, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Sept. 4, to Sunday, Sept. 9.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 21, to Sunday, Sept. 23.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Location TBA, Webster. Saturday, Oct. 6, and Sunday, Oct. 7.

Buffalo Regional – Adams Mark Hotel, 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 16, to Sunday, Oct. 21. For info, click this link.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Location TBA, Canandaigua. Saturday, Nov. 10, and Sunday, Nov. 11.

District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 3, to Sunday, Dec. 9.

2019

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, to Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019.

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, to Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019.

Buffalo Spring Sectional –Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, Friday, April 5, 2019, to Sunday, April 7, 2019.

Rochester Spring Sectional – TBA. Saturday, April 13, 2019, and Sunday, April 14, 2019.

Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 16, 2019, to Sunday, April 21, 2019.

Ithaca Sectional – TBA. Saturday, May 4, 2019, and Sunday, May 5, 2019

Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 21, 2019, to Monday, May 27, 2019.

Niagara-on-the-Lake Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, May 31, 2019, to Sunday, June 2, 2019.

District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 10, 2019, to Sunday, June 16, 2019.

Rochester Summer Sectional – TBA. Saturday, July 13, 2019, and Sunday, July 14, 2019.

Rochester Regional – TBA. Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2019, to Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh International Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Coraopolis, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, to Sunday, Sept. 2, 2019.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, to Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019.

Rochester Fall Sectional – TBA. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, and Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019.

Buffalo Regional – Adam's Mark Hotel, 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, to Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019.

Toronto Fall Regional – Delta by Marriott Airport Conference Centre, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, to Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca Falls. Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, and Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019.

District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, to Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019.

2020

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, to Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020.

Rochester Spring Sectional – Saturday, March 28, 2020, and Sunday, March 29, 2020.

Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West. Tuesday, April 7, 2020, to Sunday, April 12, 2020.

Rochester 199er Sectional – Friday, April 17, 2020, and Saturday, April 18, 2020.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Tuesday, May 19, 2020, to Monday, May 25, 2020.

Niagara-on-the-Lake Regional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, May 22, 2020, to Sunday, May 24, 2020, or Friday, June 5, 2020, to Sunday, June 7, 2020.

Ithaca Sectional – Saturday, June 13, 2020, and Sunday, June 14, 2020.

Southwest Ontario Regional – Bingemans Conference and Convention Centre, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener, Ont. Tuesday, July 7, 2020, to Sunday, July 12, 2020.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Saturday, July 11, 2020, and Sunday, July 12, 2020.

Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn Syracuse, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, to Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Monroeville Convention Center/DoubleTree Hotel, 209 Mall Plaza, Monroeville, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, to Sunday, Sept. 7, 2020.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, and Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020.

Buffalo Regional – Adam's Mark Hotel, 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, to Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca County Office Building, 1 DiPronio Drive, Seneca Falls. Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, and Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020.

Niagara Falls Sectional – Crown Plaza Hotel, 5685 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Ont. Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, to Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Bridge Club Meridian.

Western New York Unit 116.

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The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version normally appears in the Life & Arts section in the Saturday edition of The Buffalo News.

If it’s not in its usual place, Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date, which should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website.

Sometimes the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website, at least not in a timely fashion. Worse yet, columns from previous weeks currently cannot be accessed on the News website. But all is not lost. They are available in an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

The online version contains unabridged scores and a longer list of notices. Deadline for submission of scores and notices is Tuesday night.

Email danderson@buffnews.com or dahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is (716) 849-4420.

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A Ruby Life Master since the ACBL created that new ranking at the beginning of 2016, Dale Anderson recently attained a career total of 2,350 master points. He blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master (2,500 points) and other bridge adventures here.

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Duplicate scores
Week of April 23 to April 29

ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A: Barbara Sadkin and Dale Anderson, 59.78%; Ruth Kozower and Tova Reinhorn, 59.65%; B/C: June Feuerstein and Fenton Harrison, 55.48%; east-west, A: Martin Pieterse and Bob Kaprove, 60.87%; B/C: Barbara Multerer and Art Schumacher, 60.29%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Vince Pesce and John Ziemer, 59.52%; Ken Meier and Allen Beroza, 58.33%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 57.14%; B: (tie) Eleanor Whelan and Ruth Wurster, Linda Vassallo and Wilson McClaren, 50.60%; C: Judy Kaprove and Ruth Kozower, 49.41%; east-west, A/B/C: Bob Kaprove and David Donaldson, 61.64%; Jan Hasselback and Linda Zittel, 56.08%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Allen Beroza, 65.08%; Ruth Kozower and Bob Linn, 62.43%; B: Janet Frisch and Marilyn Sultz, 51.32%; C: Judy Kaprove and Marietta Kalman, 45.24%; east-west, A: Martha and John Welte, 61.61%; B: Barbara Sadkin and Paula Kotowski, 56.55%; C: Marilyn Steffan and Judy McDermid, 53.87%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A/B: Eleanor Whelan and Walt Olszewski, 62.20%; C: Florence Boyd and Fenton Harrison, 52.08%; east-west, A/B: Nancy Kessler and Ross Markello, 59.23%; Joe Rooney and Ken Meier, 56.85%; C: Sandy Scheff and Denise Slattery, 49.70%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – One winner. A: Liz Clark and Barbara Libby, 66.67%; B: Martha and John Welte, 58.33%; C: Denise Slattery and Gay Simpson, 54.63%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – One winner. (Tie) Shirley Cassety and Ross Markello, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 65%; David Donaldson and Ron Henrikson, 55%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Bob Ciszak and Carol Neuhaus, 59.52%; Phyllis Wilkinson and Ginny Panaro, 56.55%; C: Mary Blanchard and Carol Roth, 50.30%; east-west, A: Laurie Foster and Rivona Ehrenreich, 61.90%; B: Marcia Wright and Ginger Maiman, 59.23%; Joel Brownstein and Sol Messinger, 57.74%; C: Paul Ziebarth and Pat Truell, 56.25%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A: David Hemmer and Saleh Fetouh, 61.61%; B: Jim Gullo and Ginny Panaro, 58.93%; C: Betsy and Richard Heuer, 46.43%; east-west, A/B: John Bava and Kathy Pollock, 58.04%; Judy Graf and Chris Urbanek, 57.14%; C: Gary Schmitt and Tova Reinhorn, 52.98%; Mary Ball and Art Morth, 47.62%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 game. North-south, A: Joe Miranda and Usha Khurana, 56.25%; B/C: Pat Haynes and Terry Camp, 55.65%; east-west, A: Bill Rich and Vince Taeger, 68.45%; Willard Pottle and David Donaldson, 58.93%; B: Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 53.27%; Joel Brownstein and Sol Messinger, 51.19%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – One winner. A: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 58.33%; B: Penny and Peter Shui, 57.87%; Bert Hargesheimer and Linda Burroughsford, 55.21%; C: Bob Sommerstein and Larry Abate, 44.80%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – One winner. A/B: Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 63.33%; Judy Graf and Elaine Universal, 62.96%; Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 60.74%; Saleh Fetouh and Judy Padgug, 55.56%; Bert Hargesheimer and Alex Kowal, 54.44%; C: Bob Padgug and Pat Burns, 48.52%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – One winner. A: Saleh Fetouh and David Hemmer, 62.04%; Mike Ryan and Judy Graf, 59.38%; Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 58.33%; B: Rajarshi Roy and Stan Kozlowski, 56.25%; C: Alex Kowal and Linda Burroughsford, 54.17%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Sunday afternoon – North-south, A: Mike Ryan and Judy Graf, 67.80%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 60.98%; David Hemmer and Saleh Fetouh, 58.33%; B: Chongmin Zhang and Bert Feasley, 57.01%; Elaine Kurasiewicz and Jim Gullo, 54.36%; Judy Padgug and Bud Seidenberg, 54.36%; C: John Bava and Ed Morgan, 42.80%; east-west, A: Donna Steffan and Jay Costello, 62.69%; Chris Urbanek and Ten-Pao Lee, 56.06%; B/C: Chandi Jayawardena and D’Arcy Cropp, 54.17%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 63.54%; Joe Miranda and Sandi England, 59.38%; Bob and Joan Ciszak, 58.33%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – One winner. Jim Easton and Marilyn Wortzman, 67.71%; Chris Urbanek and Bud Seidenberg, 58.33%.

Lockport Duplicate Bridge Tuesday evening – Judie Bailey and Bob Lederhouse, 64.29%; Ed Harman and Joyce Kindt, 57.14%; Jim and Paula Jones, 53.57%; Gabe Tannenbaum and Mohan Prabhu, 52.38%.

Lockport Duplicate Bridge Saturday afternoon – Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 60.94%; Jim and Paula Jones, 57.50%; Joyce Kindt and Dian Petrov, 56.77%; Bob Lederhouse and Bob Linn, 53.65%.

Other clubs

ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Pearl Harris and Doanne Jackson, 62%; Shirley Thompson and David Mathis, 48.3%.

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 58%; Lois Randaccio and Audrey Kotas, 56%; east-west, Prem Lata Maheshwari and Kokila G. Chheda, 62%; Lorey Repicci and Elaine LiVigne, 59%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Ron Fill and Mike Brown, 53%; Joe Huber and Chuck Heimerl, 51%; east-west, Phyllis and Allen Vogt, 63%; David Young and Tim Hartnett, 49%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – North-south, Ellen Lochead and Bill Rogers, 69%; Jane and Paul Garvey, 58%; east-west, Kathy Borcik and Bill Westley, 63%; Shyam Kumar and Bob Jorgensen, 50%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Joanne Zavarella and Paul Morgante, 68.8%; Thelma Frauenhofer and Edna Henrich, 54.2%; Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill 50%; east-west, Kay Brinkman and Jack Lang, 65%; Dorothy and Ed Rupp, 61.7%; Marv Feuerstein and Fritz Schweiger, 45.9%.