The Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament continues with pairs games at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. today, Saturday, Sept. 13, in the Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off Exit 1 of the I-190, and concludes with Swiss teams at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 14. For more info, click this link.
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Congratulations to Chris Urbanek, the Buffalo area player
who earned the most master points Sept. 6 and 7 at the Great Lakes Sectional
Tournament in Erie, Pa. She won 13.13 points and tied for first place.
Other local players doing well in
Erie were Saleh Fetouh, who tied for third place with 12.15 points, and Linda
Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, who finished with 5.27 points.
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The Buffalo Bridge Center offers
a regular schedule of in-person and online games Monday
through Friday with party games once a month on weekends. Next party games are Saturday,
Sept. 27, (see below) and Saturday, Oct. 18. For
more info, visit the
Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-424-0014. Fee for games is $8 for members and $12 for
non-members.
The Bridge Center is
starting a new course of supervised play at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 22, for
players who know the basics and want to step up their skills in the game. Each
hand will be discussed after it is played. Mini lessons may be given on some of
the topics and there will be possibilities to play for master points. To come,
text Pat Haynes at 716-472-5189.
A new series of 10
lessons in basic bridge strategies starts next month at the Bridge Center at
2:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, beginning Oct. 1, and at 10 a.m. on Saturdays,
beginning Oct. 4. For more info, call 716-424-0014 and leave a message.
The next party game at
the Bridge Center on Saturday, Sept. 27, has a football tailgate theme. Players
are invited to wear their Buffalo Bills gear. Bring refreshments to share at
noon. Game starts at 12:30 p.m. For partnerships and info, call Pat Haynes at
716-472-5189 or email phaynes508@roadrunner.com.
Don’t want to clean up the house for
kitchen bridge? The Bridge Center also hosts a social game in its lessons room
on Tuesday mornings during the regular 10:30 a.m. game. Players can go at their
own speed and style. Fee is $5 to cover expenses. Call 716-424-0014 to
register.
In-person games:
Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. For players
with fewer than 1,600 points. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99
points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.
Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Open to
all players. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there
are enough tables.
Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Upgraded to
now include players with up to 2,000 points. Simultaneous game for players with
fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.
Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all
players by pre-registration only. Call 716-424-0014.
Virtual games on Bridge Base Online:
Mondays, 7 p.m. For players with
fewer than 750 points.
Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Delaware
Wednesday game for players with fewer than 2,000 points. For info on this game,
call Ed Harman at 716-480-1666 or email eharmon@roadrunner.com.
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More access to virtual games on Bridge Base Online is being offered by
the Airport Bridge Club, which currently is not holding face-to-face games. It
has affiliated with a new group of clubs, the SE Club of Clubs Online Bridge
Collective, where most games are $5. For more info, click this link.
The Airport Club also continues
to be part of the Alliance Bridge Club, which offers more than a dozen games
every day. Anyone who has played at the Airport Club is automatically a member.
For more info, visit alliancebridgeclub.com or call Airport Club manager Bill Finkelstein at 716-603-6943.
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The East Aurora Bridge Club begins play at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in
the Aurora Senior Citizens Center, 101 King St., East Aurora. Attendance is
generally three or four tables. For more info, email director Dave Larcom at dmocral@verizon.net.
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The Bridge Centre of Niagara (BCON) in St. Catharines, Ont.,
offers face-to-face games five days a week at its club in Tremont Square
opposite the Pen Centre shopping plaza off Glendale Avenue:
Mondays, 1 p.m. Open and 499er
(fewer than 499 master points) games.
Mondays, 6 p.m. Beginner game,
fewer than 50 master points. Register at mon-eve@bcon.club.
Wednesdays, 1 p.m. Open game.
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. 499er game. Register
at wed-eve@bcon.club.
Thursday, 9:30 a.m. New 99er
game.
Thursday, 1 p.m. 999er game.
Friday, 1 p.m. Open and 499er
games.
Saturday, 6:30 p.m. New open
game. Arrive by 6 p.m. if you need a partner.
Fees are $9 Canadian for members,
$12 Canadian for non-members. $9 Canadian for all players for Monday beginner
game. Membership is $65 Canadian for a year, beginning April 1. For more
information, visit bridgewebs.com/Niagara.
The club has just cut back to a
single virtual game on Bridge Base Online, the one for players with fewer than
750 points at 10 a.m. Tuesdays. Turnout for the other one, an open game at 7
p.m. Thursdays, had gotten too small. For more info, click here.
For online play, BCON recommends
going to the SE Club of Clubs Online Bridge Collective, which appears as “SE
Carolina” on Bridge Base Online. Games run throughout the day. A full lineup of
games can be seen at SE Carolina On-line Bridge.
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The Niagara-on-the-Lake Bridge
Club plays in the
Community Centre in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., on Anderson Lane off Mississauga
Street on the western end of the village. Open games are at 1 p.m. Tuesdays and
Fridays. Fee is $5 Canadian for members, $7 Canadian for non-members, until
Oct. 1, when it increases $1. Annual membership is $20 Canadian. For more
information, visit bridgewebs.com/niagaraonthelake.
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Face-to-face play in non-sanctioned clubs is offered
at the Tonawanda Senior Center at 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays and at the Amherst
Senior Center at 12:30 p.m. Mondays and Fridays.
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Tournament calendar
2025
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St.,
Buffalo. Today, Saturday, Sept. 13, and Sunday, Sept 14. For more info, click
this link.
District 5 StaC (Sectional
Tournament at the Clubs) –
All games at participating clubs. Monday, Oct. 6, to Sunday, Oct. 12. For more
info, click this link.
CANCELED: Buffalo Regional – Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Ave.,
Cheektowaga. Tuesday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 26.
Niagara Regional – Holiday Inn & Suites, 327 Ontario
St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 11, to Sunday, Nov. 16. For more info,
click this link.
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Bridge club websites:
Click names for links.
The Airport Bridge Club, which continues to be on hiatus, does not
have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.
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Duplicate scores from ACBL Live for Clubs
Week of Sept. 1 to Sept. 7
ACBL Affiliated Clubs
Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, Joanne Nover and David Schott, 61.79%; Jini and John Rubenstein, 59.94%; Bonnie Clement and Larry Himelein, 58.17%; Barbara Landree and Anthony Girasole, 50.21%; east-west, Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 61.52%; Linda Milch and Susan Cardamone, 57.36%; Adrian Figliotti and Audrey Ray, 53.79%; Hannah Weinberg and Judy Babat, 50.08%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Wednesday morning – Open
game. Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 62.50%; (tie) Terry Fraas and Tova
Reinhorn, Chris Urbanek and John Sinclair, 57.29%; Mike Ryan and John Ziemer,
50%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Pat Haynes and David Whitt, 65.15%; Joyce
Frayer and Mary Ball, 58.78%; Walt Olszewski and Ed Drozen, 57.46%; Joanne
Nover and Bonnie Clement, 55.72%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 53.17%; Agi
Maisell and Tova Reinhorn, 52.27%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Friday
morning – Open
game. Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 59.52%; Martha Welte and Larry Abate,
55.95%; Terry Fraas and Ed Morgan, 50%; (tie) Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, John
Ziemer and Vic Bergsten, 48.81%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 59.52%; Linda and Paul Zittel, 55.95%; Jan and Carl Hasselback, 55.36%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – Aug. 29. North-south, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Paul Orosz, 64%; Cindy Darone and Elaine LaVigne, 55%; east-west, Rich Kayton and Ted Kollarz, 57%; Pat Radtke and Bob Leuthe, 51%.
Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – Sept. 5. North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers,
68%; Angela Curtis and Joan Stankiewicz, 60%; east-west, Mary and Jim Atwood,
60%; Mel Mesnekoff and Jack Cukierman, 55%.
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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Club Play
Jan. 1, 2025, to Aug. 31, 2025
0-5 Points – Julie Mitchell, 17.44; John Brennan, 5.44;
Maureen Piasecki, 3.19; (tie) Walter Balon and Ellen Balon, 0.89; Mary Collins,
0.57; John Eckis, 0.48; (tie) Linda Marsh and Arthur Ziller, 0.40; Jeanette
Bockstahler, 0.33.
5-20 Points – None.
20-50 Points – Dennis Daly, 10.88; Anthony Girasole, 6.35;
Zakie Nohra, 5.15; Gini Sicignano, 3.72; Molly Morris, 2.31; Phyllis
Stasiowski, 0.67; Chris-Elaine Santilli, 0.57.
50-100 Points – Brian Fleming, 16.74; Donna Starnes, 9.73;
Ilene Rothman, 7.67; Susan Cardamone, 6.75; Pepe Justicia-Linde, 5.36; Maureen
Cancilla, 3.45; Jo Ann Smith, 2.16; Elaine Idzik, 1.29; (tie) Cherry Searle,
Susan Burns, 0.57.
100-200 Points – Carol Licata, 6.87; Betty DeFeo, 5.62;
Mike Meacham, 5.55; Joan Ciszak, 1.22.
200-300 Points – Judy Babat, 1.88; Ethan Xie, 1.60; Hannah
Weinberg, 0.80.
300-500 Points – David Schott, 30.21; Pat Haynes, 26.61; Audrey
Ray, 23.61; Joanne Nover, 23.42; Maryann Szafran, 14.27; Ruth Nawotniak, 12.52;
Linda Milch, 12.45; Agi Maisel, 9.98; Judy Zeckhauser, 6.76; Carl Hasselback, 6.48.
500-1,000 Points – Larry Himelein, 37.96; Andrei Reinhorn,
28.43; Linda Zittel, 27.66; Joyce Frayer, 24.92; (tie) Jo Nasoff-Finton, Jim
McClure, 15.67; Mary Terrana, 15.03; Paula Rosen, 14.56; Joe Miranda, 13.51; Gordon
Crone, 13.28.
1,000-1,500 Points – Betty Metz, 38 even; Paul Zittel, 36 even;
Howard Foster, 33.84; Mary Ball, 30.67; Jim Easton, 21.44; Terry Fraas, 21.36; Marilyn
Wortzman, 21.13; Joanne LaFay, 14.55; Larry Abate, 13.66; Ed Morgan, 13.55.
1,500-2,500 Points – Kamil Bishara, 33.24; Pinky Regan, 29.99; Tova
Reinhorn, 25.31; Joyce Greenspan, 23.59; Paula Kotowski, 23.31; Sandi England,
13.59; David Colligan, 9.53; Nancy Kessler, 8.69; Walt Olszewski, 7.96; Judy
Kaprove, 6.01.
2,500-3,500 Points – Linda Burroughsford, 31.18; Dale Anderson,
16 even; Art Morth, 2.07; Fred Yellen, 1.43; Pat Rasmus, 0.51.
3,500-5,000 Points – John Ziemer, 46.68; Davis Heussler, 44.35;
Judy Graf, 43.71; Donna Steffan, 29.32; Jim Gullo, 28 even; Martha Welte, 27.63;
Allen Beroza, 1.35; Chongmin Zhang, 0.74; Brian Meyer, 0.60.
More than 5,000 Points – Mike Ryan, 53.47; Chris Urbanek, 41.84;
Jay Costello, 41.22; Bud Seidenberg, 38.26; Jay Levy, 14.09; Kathy Pollock,
0.75; Dan Gerstman, 0.60.
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The Duplicate Bridge column has been compiled weekly by Buffalo News
Staff Reporter Dale Anderson for more than 20 years. The print version stopped
appearing Saturdays in The News in March 2020 when the pandemic forced local
bridge clubs to halt face-to-face play.
These days you can find it in two
places online. Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date and
that should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website, beginning at
5:30 p.m. Fridays. Another place to find it anytime is on Dale Anderson’s
bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/
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 Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has a career total of nearly
3,000 master points. One of his New Year’s resolutions for 2025 is to write
more regularly about his bridge adventures here.
