News and notes for the Buffalo area duplicate bridge community appear weekly here at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/, usually by midweek.
Next party game
at the Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off Exit 1 of the I-190, is
Sunday, May 17, with a Spring Has Sprung theme. Refreshments at noon, game at
12:30 p.m. $8 members, $12 non-members. Bring a snack to share. For
partnerships, Julie Mitchell is the contact. Call 845-978-9480 or email
jkmitchell070121@gmail.com..
The Buffalo Bridge Center has a regular schedule of
in-person and online games Monday through Friday with party games once a month
on weekends, usually on Sundays. For more info, visit the club’s website at https://buffalobridgecenter.godaddysites.com/
or call 716-424-0014. Fee for games is $8 for members and $12 for non-members.
Membership is $80 annually.
Online games hosted by the Bridge Center at 7 p.m.
Monday and Wednesday have been transferred from Bridge Base Online to a new
platform, RealBridge. For more info, including a player guide, visit realbridge.online.
In addition, the club hosts a supervised play session
for players who want experience and advice to improve their game from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. on Mondays, which has been a great success. Small games now have been
added to the session. All are welcome. No pre-registration needed. Also popular
is the club’s social bridge game just for fun at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays. Signup
needed for this one. Call Ruth Nawotniak at 716-949-7574 or email at ruth2250@outlook.com.
The Bridge Center has started its mentoring program
again. Experienced players who want to share their knowledge with novices are
encouraged to sign up. So should new players who want to pick up tips from the
masters. Call Pat Haynes at 716-472-5189 or email phaynes508@roadrunner.com.
Other ACBL sanctioned clubs:
Bridge Club of East Aurora games are at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in the Aurora Senior
Citizens Center, 101 King St., East Aurora. Contact is Dave Larcom at dmocral@verizon.net.
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. Website is bridgewebs.com/Niagara.
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. Website is bridgewebs.com/niagaraonthelake.
Non-sanctioned clubs: Games
are held at 12:30 p.m. Mondays and Fridays in the Amherst Senior Center and at
12:30 p.m. Wednesdays in the Tonawanda Senior Center.
Upcoming
tournaments
Finger Lakes Regional – Seasons
on Keuka Lake, 110 Mace St., Penn Yan. Monday, June 8, to Friday, June 12. For
more info, click this link.
District 5 Sectional Tournament at the
Clubs (StaC) – Participating local clubs. Monday, June
8, to Sunday, June 14. For more info, click this link.
Cleveland All American Regional – Embassy
Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Woods Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, June 23,
to Sunday, June 28. For more info, click this link.
Buffalo Summer Sectional – Buffalo
Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. Friday, July 10, to Sunday, July 12.
Oakville Summer Regional –
St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre, 1280 Dundas St. West, Oakville, Ont. Tuesday,
July 21, to Sunday, July 26. For more info, click this link.
Rochester Summer Sectional –
Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road (Route 33), Rochester. Saturday,
July 25, and Sunday, July 26.
Scores
from ACBL Live for Clubs
Week
of April 27 to May 3
Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening –
0-900 game online. Francis Riordan and David Schott, 69.44%; Gary Keenan and
Michel Dupuis, 52.78%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning –
0-1,600 game. North-South, Paula Rosen and Jim McClure, 59.58%; Barbara Landree
and Paul Zittel, 55.83%; Joanne Nover and David Schott, 52.92%; east-west, Pat
Haynes and Maryann Szafran, 57.50%; Carol Licata and Ilene Rothman, 55.83%;
Julie Mitchell and Mike Meacham, 53.33%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning
– Open game. (Tie) Davis Heussler and David Colligan, Jay Costello and Bud
Seidenberg, 58.80%; Martha Welte and Howard Foster, 54.63%; John Ziemer and
Mike Ryan, 54.17%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning
– 0-2,000 game. Bob Mampe and Paul Zittel, 65%; Julie Mitchell and Brian
Fleming, 62.97%; Joanne Nover and Pat Haynes, 58.46%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning
– Open game. Judy Graf and Bert Feasley, 59.52%; Jay Costello and Bud
Seidenberg, 58.33%; Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, 56.55%; Mike Ryan
and Jim Gullo, 52.98%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Nancy Kessler and Wilson McClaren, 58.33%; (tie) Linda and Paul Zittel, Ruth Wurster and Bob Mampe, 54.17%; Maureen Cancilla and Kathy Donnelly, 51.04%.
Non-sanctioned
clubs
Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Susan and Harvey Lichtblau, 63.75%; Mike and Bob Rupp, 51.25%.
Unit
116 Master Point Leaders for Club Play
Jan.
1, 2026, to March 31, 2026
0-5 Points – Karl
Bauer, 2 even; Jane Arnold, 1.25; Art Ziller, 0.74.
5-20 Points – Frank
Dluhy, 6.01; Susan Mann Dolce, 4.27; Maureen Piasecki, 4.16; Linda Marsh, 3.02;
Amy Licata, 2.62; Ann Bonte, 1.33; John Brennan, 0.65; Joan Warren, 0.45; Amber
Dixon, 0.40.
20-50 Points – Julie
Mitchell, 14.96; Bill Kross, 3.64; (tie) Gini Sicignano, Devon Marlette, 2.45;
Anthony Girasole, 1.85.
50-100 Points – Molly
Morris, 9.06; Mary Berlow, 3.93; Susan Burns, 2.94; Susan Cardamone, 2.11.
100-200 Points – Brian
Fleming, 11.43; (tie) Ilene Rothman, Carol Licata, 5.36; Dennis Daly, 3.31; Mike
Meacham, 2.97; Candace Graser, 2.42; Pam Righter, 2.02; Joan Ciszak, 0.79; Maureen
Cancilla, 0.74; Donna Starnes, 0.54.
200-300 Points – Betty
DeFeo, 1.23.
300-500 Points – David
Schott, 15.58; Joanne Nover, 13.35; David Whitt, 6.03; Ruth Nowatniak, 4.35;
Carl Hasselback, 4.25; Agi Maisel, 2.63; Linda Milch, 2.59; Maryann Szafran, 1.76;
Maria Amlani, 1.59; Eugene Giorgini, 0.84.
500-1,000 Points – Larry
Himelein, 32.49; Jo Nasoff-Finton, 29.75; Joyce Frayer, 12.22; Linda Zittel, 9.43;
Wilson McClaren, 9.03; Sharon Wilcox, 7.39; Sushil Amlani, 7.10; Paula Rosen, 7
even; Gordon Crone, 6.76.
1,000-1,500 Points – Bert
Feasley, 17.67; Paul Zittel, 15.22; (Tie) Jim Easton, Marilyn Wortzman, 13.19;
Mary Ball, 11.62; Joanne LaFay, 8.40; Judie Bailey, 4.96; Betty Metz, 4.84;
Terry Fraas, 3.54; Ed Morgan, 3.45.
1,500-2,500 Points – Paula
Kotowski, 21.76; Pinky Regan, 19.18; Howard Foster, 12.52; Kamil Bishara, 10.30;
Walt Olszewski, 8.50; David Colligan, 7.97; Tova Reinhorn, 7.67; Rajat Basu, 6.86;
Joyce Greenspan, 6.26; Sandi England, 5.56.
2,500-3,500 Points – Dale
Anderson, 7.96; Fred Yellen, 2.15.
3,500-5,000 Points – Judy
Graf, 16.33; Donna Steffan, 15.59; John Ziemer, 13.82; Linda Burroughsford, 12.90;
Martha Welte, 11.63; Allen Beroza, 2.70.
More than 5,000 Points – Davis
Heussler, 19.31; Mike Ryan, 16.76; Jay Costello, 16.53; Bud Seidenberg, 16.32; Saleh
Fetouh, 9.61; Chris Urbanek, 8.61; Kathy Pollock, 5.93; Jay Levy, 3.36; Dian
Petrov, 1.80.
Dale Anderson has compiled notes on duplicate bridge activities locally since he began playing in competition more than 20 years ago. A Gold Life Master, he reached a career milestone, 3,000 master points, at the Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament last September. You can call or text him at 716-860-2305 or send an email to dahotwings@aol.com.
