The duplicate bridge answer
to baseball’s Thruway series is coming up on successive weekends next month.
First at bat is the Buffalo Summer Sectional Tournament from Friday, July 11,
to Sunday, July 13, in the Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off Exit 1 of
the I-190. Then, on Saturday, July 19, and Sunday, July 20, it’s the Rochester
Summer Sectional in the Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Gates. For
Buffalo info, click this link.
For Rochester details, go here.
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The Buffalo Bridge Center will
be closed on Friday, July 4, but will be holding its
regular schedule of in-person and online games Monday, June 30, through
Thursday, July 3. The club’s next party games are Sunday, July 27, and Sunday, Aug.
10. 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. Membership is $80.
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.
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, 1 p.m. 999er game.
Friday, 1 p.m. Open and 499er
games.
Saturday, 1 p.m. New 99er game
with mini lesson at noon.
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
Centre 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. 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
Cleveland All-American
Regional – Embassy Suites
Hotel, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Today, Saturday, June 28, and
Sunday, June 29. For more info, click this link.
South Western Ontario Regional
– St. George Banquet
Hall, 665 King St. North, Waterloo, Ont. Tuesday, July 1, to Sunday, July 6.
For more info, click this link.
Buffalo Summer Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St.,
Buffalo. Friday, July 11, to Sunday, July 13. For more info, click this link.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Gates Recreation
Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Gates. Saturday, July 19, and Sunday, July 20.
For more info, click this link.
Niagara 499er Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Center, 14
Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Aug. 15, to Sunday, Aug. 17.
For more info, click this link.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional
– Greater Pittsburgh
Masonic Center, 3579 Masonic Way, Pittsburgh, Pa. Wednesday, Aug. 27, to
Monday, Sept. 1.
Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie,
Pa. Saturday, Sept. 6, and Sunday, Sept. 7.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St.,
Buffalo. Friday, Sept. 12, to Sunday, Sept 14.
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 June 16 to June 22
ACBL Affiliated Clubs
Buffalo Bridge Center Monday
evening – 0-750
game online. Fredye Alford and Suzanne Smith, 66.67%; William Gormley and
Robert Lowe, 64.58%; Cynthia Tashjian and Candace Graser, 61.61%; Sofi Kasubhai
and Thomas Rosen, 58.33%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday
morning – 0-1,600
game. North-south, Pat Wolcott and Joe Miranda, 59.82%; Joanne Nover and David
Schott, 59.23%; Adrian Figliotti and Paul Zittel, 56.85%; Bonnie Clement and
Larry Himelein, 54.17%; east-west, Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 63.69%;
Betty Metz and Ruth Nowatniak, 56.55%; Linda Milch and Susan Cardamone, 52.98%;
Carol Licata and Ilene Rothman, 50.60%; Judy Babat and Hannah Weinberg, 50.30%;
(tie) Brian Fleming and Dennis Daly, Jini and John Rubenstein, 49.70%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Wednesday morning – Open
game. John Sinclair and Kamil Bishara, 66.02%; Linda Burroughsford and John
Ziemer, 54.86%; Terry Fraas and Ed Morgan, 53.26%; Chris Urbanek and Jay Levy,
53.13%; Jo Nasoff-Finton and Martha Welte, 51.82%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Joanne Nover and Bonnie Clement, 57.93%; Larry
Himelein and David Schott, 56.94%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 51.32%;
Audrey Ray and Jim McClure, 51.31%; Joyce Greenspan and Andrei Reinhorn,
50.81%; Linda Milch and Richard McGowan, 50.25%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Friday
morning – Open
game. Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 59.38%; Davis Heussler and Howard Foster,
57.29%; Martha Welte and Larry Abate, 56.25%; Tova Reinhorn and Bob Padgug,
53.13%; Linda Burroughsford and Jim Gullo, 52.08%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Sunday morning
– Open game. The
Longest Day. Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 61.11%; Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara,
59.63%; Betty Metz and Ruth Nawotniak, 57.04%; Pat Haynes and David Schott,
54.44%; (3-way tie) Joanne Nover and Bonnie Clement, Martha Welte and Larry
Abate, Donna Steffan and John Ziemer, 50.74%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Sunday
afternoon – Open
game. The Longest Day. Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 67.25%; Judy Graf and
Mike Ryan, 63.83%; Jim Lanzo and John Ziemer, 55.58%; Audrey Ray and Pat
Haynes, 54.17%; Martha Welte and Jo Nasoff-Finton, 53.33%; Tova and Andrei
Reinhorn, 52.75%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 51.92%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora
Wednesday morning – Open
game. Linda and Paul Zittel, 59.72%; Mary Terrana and Gordon Crone, 58.80%;
Paula Kotowski and Nancy Kessler, 56.02%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 51.85%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior Center Monday
afternoon – North-south,
Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 61%; Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 57%;
east-west, Connie Wilson and Miriam Regnet, 63%; Elaine Wegrzyn and Jim Cook,
62%.
Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Shrikant Joshi and Ron Helfman, 60%; Shirley
Cassety and George Mayers, 59%; east-west, Ruth Nawotniak and Bill Rogers, 56%;
David Young and Tim Hartnett, 55%.
Tonawanda Senior Center
Wednesday afternoon – Susan and Harvey
Lichtblau, 62.5%; (tie) Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, Judy White and Fritz
Schweiger, 53.1%.
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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Play in All Venues
Jan. 1, 2025, to May 31, 2025
0-5 Points – Julie Mitchell, 10.89; Maureen Piasecki,
4.77; John Brennan, 3.04; Joan Warren, 1.80; (tie) Walter Balon, Ellen Balon,
0.59; John Eckis, 0.48; (tie) Linda Marsh, Arthur Ziller, 0.40; Jeanette
Bockstahler, 0.33.
5-20 Points – Mike Rupp, 3.96: Fran Holmes, 2.90; Devon
Marlette, 1.80; David Taylor, 0.63; Jeannine Dupuis, 0.57.
20-50 Points – Dennis Daly, 10.98; Michel Dupuis, 9.34; Zakie
Nohra, 5.86; Anthony Girasole, 5.46; Molly Morris, 3.89; Maxine Johnson, 2.57;
Gini Sicignano, 2.38; Karen Dearing, 1.57%; Maureen Saab, 1.34.
50-100 Points – Brian Fleming, 24.08; Amy Habib, 11.88; Ilene
Rothman, 10.28; Gary Keenan, 10.04; Mike Metzger, 9.59; Cynthia Tashjian, 8.25;
John Houghtaling, 7.82; Candace Graser, 7.31; Donna Starnes, 4.99; Elaine
Idzik, 4.30; Carole Sedita, 4.29.
100-200 Points – Maria Schory, 11.69; Fran Schmidt, 10.78; Carol
Licata, 8.92; Mike Meacham, 8.91; Jim Hassett, 7.54; Jim Greno, 4.68; Betsy
Greno, 4.05; Betty DeFeo, 3.60; Joan Ciszak, 1.06.
200-300 Points – Maria Amlani, 28.48; Ethan Xie, 9/02;
Laura Houghtaling, 7.82; (tie) Barbara and John Scott, 5.66; Patty Porter, 1.55;
Judy Babat, 1.08.
300-500 Points – David Schott, 20.99; Pat Haynes, 19.52; Audrey
Ray, 18.55; Joanne Nover, 14.56; Ruth Nawotniak, 9.64; Maryann Szafran, 9.47; Agi
Maisel, 6.30; Linda Milch, 5.82; Carl Hasselback, 4.15; David Whitt, 3.65.
500-1,000 Points – (Tie) Terry and Bram Hamovitch, 38.25; Larry
Himelein, 37.33; Joyce Frayer, 26.56; Linda Zittel, 25.11; Andrei Reinhorn, 21.46;
Martha Townson, 21.14; Sushil Amlani, 16.32; Richard McGowan, 15.76; Jo
Nasoff-Finton, 12.60.
1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Lanzo, 57.35; Vic Bergsten, 47.72;
Paul Zittel, 30.06; Howard Foster, 29.87; Mary Ball, 29.07; Jim Easton, 25.73;
Marilyn Wortzman, 24.60; Betty Metz, 18.46; Terry Fraas, 17.37; Larry Abate,
13.72.
1,500-2,500 Points – Kamil Bishara, 34.24; Pinky Regan, 26.19; Paula
Kotowski, 25.56; Joyce Greenspan, 20.11; Walt Olszewski, 19.10; Tova Reinhorn, 19
even; Rajat Basu, 16.95; David Colligan, 16.21; Sandi England, 12.53; Judy
Kaprove, 5.30.
2,500-3,500 Points – Linda Burroughsford, 55.32; Dale Anderson,
10.69; Fred Yellen, 4.38; Art Morth, 4.31; Elaine Kurasiewicz, 3.90; Pat
Rasmus, 0.51.
3,500-5,000 Points – Davis Heussler, 77.93; John Ziemer, 43.31;
Judy Graf, 26.04; Jim Gullo, 24.27; Martha Welte, 24.24; Donna Steffan, 22.57;
Chongmin Zhang, 14.79; Bill Rushmore, 5.23; Barbara Libby, 4.64; Ken Meier,
3.36.
More than 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 382.92; Chris Urbanek,
116.96; Jay Levy, 111.18; Mike Ryan, 54.08; Bud Seidenberg, 39.04; Jay
Costello, 34.61; Dian Petrov, 33.18; Glenn Milgrim, 31.21; Kathy Pollock,
18.89; 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 more
than 2,990 master points. One of his New Year’s resolutions for 2025 is to
write more regularly about his bridge adventures here.
