Congratulations to Judy Graf, who won the most master points among 55 players who earned points at the Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament Sept. 12 to 14 in the Buffalo Bridge Center. She collected 15.02 points.
Other point leaders included John
Ziemer, 14.58; Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, both with 13.42; Donna Steffan,
12.47; Linda Burroughsford, 12.46; Mike Rayn 10.95; Kathy Pollock 10.24; Bill
Rushmore, 8.75; and Davis Heussler, 8.49.
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Football is the theme for the party game next Saturday, Sept.
27, at the Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off Exit 1 of the I-190.
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.
Next party game is Saturday, Oct. 18.
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. 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.
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
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. 8 to Sept. 14
ACBL Affiliated Clubs
Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, Larry Himelein and David Schott, 63.49%; Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 62.70%; Jini and John Rubenstein, 57.14%; Betty Metz and Paul Zittel, 56.35%; Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 50.79%; east-west, Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 69.05%; Alice Cooley and Pay Haynes, 57.14%; Carol Licata and Ilene Rothman, 51.59%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Wednesday morning – Open
game. Judy Graf and Jim Gullo, 58.33%; (3-way tie) Terry Fraas and Ed Morgan,
Chris Urbanek and John Sinclair, Martha Welte and Howard Foster, 53.13%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 60.12%; Joyce
Frayer and Mary Ball, 56.55%; Linda Milch and Jim McClure, 55.36%; Joanne Nover
and Larry Himelein, 52.98%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Bert Feasley and Dave Larcom, 65.63%; Ann and Joe Williams, 60.52%; Linda Zittel and Joanne LaFay, 57.29%.
Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament
Friday morning – A: Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 67.14%; Donna Steffan and
John Ziemer, 63.22%; Judy Graf and Linda Burroughsford, 59.30%; Davis Heussler
and David Colligan, 56.19%; Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 54.34%; B: Rajat Basu
and Sushil Amlani, 53.92%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 51.24%; Sandi England
and Larry Abate, 50.21%;, Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 49.17%; John Bava and Ed
Morgan, 48.77%; C: Barbara and John Scott, 48.55%; Dennis Daly and Brian
Fleming, 48.14%.
Friday afternoon – A: Judy Graf and Linda Burroughsford, 73.89%; Kathy Pollock and
Bill Rushmore, 61.23%; Donna Steffan and John Ziemer, 56.93%; Chris Urbanek and
Kamil Bishara, 56.46%; B: Mary Terrana and Gordon Crone, 55.87%; Marilyn
Wortzman and Jim Easton, 50.08%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 49.83%; Joanne
Nover and Larry Himelein, 49.40%.
Saturday morning – A: Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, 70.35%; John Ziemer
and Vic Bergsten, 62.82%; Bill Rushmore and Art Morth, 62.34%; Judy Graf and
Mike Ryan, 60.74%; Kathy Pollock and Bert Feasley, 59.13%; Donna Steffan and
Jay Costello, 55.77%; B: Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 52.24%; Florence Boyd and
Dale Anderson, 51.44%; C: (tie) Julie Mitchell and Brian Fleming, Joanne Nover
and David Schott, 51.28%.
Saturday afternoon – A: Kathy Pollock and Bert Feasley, 61.96%; Anthony Auriemma and
Ron Olsen, 58.55%; Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 57.05%; Bill Rushmore and
Art Morth, 57.02%; B: Paula Kotowski and Bob Kaprove, 55.53%; Joyce Greenspan
and Audrey Ray, 55.30%; C: Joanne Nover and David Schott, 53.61%.
Sunday – Swiss teams. A: Mike Ryan, Howard Foster, Judy Graf and John
Ziemer, 129 victory points; Kamil Bishara, Jay Costello, Donna Steffan and
Chris Urbanek, 118 vps; B: Larry Abate, Rajat Basu, Mike Silverman and Bob
Kaprove, 78 vps; C: Pat Haynes, David Schott, Julie Mitchell and Brian Fleming,
57 vps.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior Center Monday
afternoon – North-south,
Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 56%; Judie Bailey and Paul Orosz, 55%;
east-west, David Young and Tim Hartnett, 56.6%; Mary and Jim Atwood, 56.3%.
Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Edna and Ron Fill, 63%; Bobbi and Joe Huber,
56%; east-west, Carol Neuhaus and Fritz Schweiger, 65%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and
Paul Orosz, 57%.
Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Susan and Harvey Lichtblau, 71.2%; Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 57.5%.
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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Virtual Club Play
Jan. 1, 2025, to Aug. 31, 2025
0-5 Points – Julie Mitchell, 9.66; Joan Warren, 1.80;
Maureen Piasecki, 1.58.
5-20 Points – Mike Rupp, 5.16; Fran Holmes, 3.69; Devon
Marlette, 1.80; David Taylor, 0.63.
20-50 Points – Dennis Daly, 3.91; Maxine Johnson, 2.57; Karen
Dearing, 1.57; Maureen Saab, 1.34.
50-100 Points – Brian Fleming, 23.20; Mike Metzger, 13.26;
Amy Habib, 11.88; Gary Keenan, 11.55; Cynthia Tashjian, 9.26; Candace Graser,
8.32; John Houghtaling, 8.24; Ilene Rothman 4.73; Carole Sedita, 4.29; Elaine
Idzik, 4 even.
100-200 Points – Maria Schory, 15.35; Fran Schmidt, 11.60;
Jim Hassett, 10.27; Jim Greno, 4.90; Carol Licata, 4.50; Betsy Greno, 4.27; Joan
Ciszak, 0.42.
200-300 Points – Maria Amlani, 47.27; Laura Houghtaling,
8.24; Patty Porter, 1.55.
300-500 Points – Pat Haynes, 9.51; David Schott, 7.03;
Kusum Phadke, 5.44; Bob Ciszak, 5.05; Ruth Nawotniak, 1.60; Agi Maisel, 0.68;
Eugene Giorgini, 0.48; Joanne Nover, 0.36.
500-1,000 Points – (Tie) Terry and Bram Hamovitch, 54.20;
Martha Townson, 22.54; Sushil Amlani, 18.98; Ed Harman, 16.77; Richard McGowan,
11.86; Joyce Frayer, 9.66; Diana Smith, 6.22; Phyllis Wilkinson, 3.36; Brian
Block, 2.52.
1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Lanzo, 81.65; Vic Bergsten, 51.62;
(tie) Jim Easton, Marilyn Wortzman, 13.04; Bill Rich, 12.38; Mary Ball, 3.32;
Paul Zittel, 2.93; Bert Feasley, 1.99; Larry Abate, 0.35.
1,500-2,500 Points – Walt Olszewski, 13.96; Pinky Regan, 5.52;
Rajat Basu, 3.04; (tie) Paula Kotowski, Nancy Kessler, 2.03; Martin Pieterse,
1.12; Sandi England, 0.98; John Bava, 0.20.
2,500-3,500 Points – Art Morth, 2.07; Elaine Kurasiewicz,
1.90; Linda Burroughsford, 0.84.
3,500-5,000 Points – Chongmin Zhang, 13.77; Martha Welte,
8.42; Barbara Libby, 5.28; Ken Meier, 3.36; Davis Heussler, 0.84; Mike
Silverman, 0.23.
More than 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 82.98; Dian Petrov, 29.43;
Jay Levy, 22.01.
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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 reached a career milestone,
3,000 master points, at the Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament. That’s one of
the entries in his blog about his bridge adventures here.
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