Buffalo Niagara duplicate bridge notes: June 20, 2026

 

News and notes for the Buffalo area duplicate bridge community appear weekly here at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/, usually by midweek.

The Cleveland All American Regional, one of the premier tournaments every year in ACBL District 5, gets under way Tuesday, June 23, in its usual venue, Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Woods Road, Independence, Ohio, and continues through Sunday, June 28. For more info, click this link.

Congratulations to Davis Heussler, who earned the most master points of Buffalo area players at the Finger Lakes Regional Tournament Monday, June 8, to Friday, June 12, at Seasons on Keuka Lake in Penn Yan. He won 44.55 points and was 13th overall among 411 players scoring points. Also doing well in Penn Yan were Dian Petrov with 40.39 points, Linda Burroughsford with 29.58, John Ziemer and Mike Ryan, both with 29.09, Saleh Fetouh and Glenn Milgrim, both with 25.24, and David Colligan with 14.97. Players report that the tournament was very well organized and the setting was ideal. The Finger Lakes Regional is already scheduled to return to Penn Yan in September 2027.

The Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off Exit 1 of the I-190, has a regular lineup of in-person games Tuesday 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. The Wednesday game, Delaware Wednesday, has been inactive since mid-March.

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 is required, but things work out better if those interested in supervised play get in touch with Julie Mitchell by calling 845-978-9480 or emailing jkmitchell070121@gmail.com.

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

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. For more info, click this link.

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 Community Center, 1605 Buffalo Road (Route 33), Rochester. Saturday, July 25, and Sunday, July 26.

Niagara 0-750 Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Center, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Aug. 14, to Sunday, Aug. 16. For more info, click this link.

Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Aug. 29, and Sunday, Aug. 30. For more info, click this link.

Toronto Labor Day Sectional – St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre, 1280 Dundas St. West, Oakville, Ont. Saturday, Sept. 5, to Monday, Sept. 7. For more info, click this link.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Doubletree Meadowlands, 340 Racetrack Road, Washington, Pa. Monday, Sept. 14, to Sunday, Sept. 20.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. Friday, Sept. 25, to Sunday, Sept. 27. For more info, click this link.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Gates Community Center, 1605 Buffalo Road (Route 33), Rochester. Saturday, Oct. 10, and Sunday, Oct. 11.

Niagara Open Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Center, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Nov. 6, to Sunday, Nov. 8. For more info, click this link.

Scores from ACBL Live for Clubs

Week of June 8 to June 14

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-900 game online. David Schott and Fran Riordan, 55%; Candace Graser and Cynthia Tashjian, 52.50%; Laura and John Houghtaling, 51.25%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-South, Gini Sicignano and Pat Wolcott, 64.50%; (tie) Joanne Nover and Larry Himelein, Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 57%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 52%; east-west, Ruth Nawotniak and Julie Mitchell, 57.50%; John Brennan and Brian Fleming, 54.58%; Jini and John Rubinstein, 54.17%; Linda Milch and Susan Cardamone, 52.08%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 60%; Terry Fraas and Ed Morgan, 52%; Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 51%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Paula Rosen and Jim McClure, 74.08%; Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 61.43%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 55.89%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 51.54%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 57.50%; Jay Costello and Andrei Reinhorn, 52.50%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Sunday morning – The Longest Day. Open game. Chris Urbanek and Jay Levy, 62.50%; Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 60.42%; Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, 58.33%; Pat Haynes and David Schott, 53.13%; Judie Bailey and Dale Anderson, 50.93%; Terry Fraas and Ed Morgan, 50.52%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Sunday afternoon – The Longest Day. Open game. North-south, Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 64.58%; Terry Fraase and Ed Morgan, 58.33%; (tie) David Schott and Fran Riordan, Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, 47.92%; east-west, Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 65.42%; Art Morth and Jim Lanzo, 54.17%; Julie Mitchell and Sushil Amlani, 50.83%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Jan and Carl Hasselback, 63%; (tie) Mary Terrana and Gordon Crone, Nancy Kessler and Paula Kotowski, 56%; Joanne LaFay and Sandi England, 54%.

Non-sanctioned clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Joe Huber and Fritz Schweiger, 62%; Judie Bailey and Paul Orosz, 51%; east-west, Cynthia and Ron Helfman, 66%; Jill and Bruce Brown, 60%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 69%; Angela Curtis and Judy McDermid, 52%; east-west, Mary and Jim Atwood, 73%; Shrikant Joshi and Ron Helfman, 60%.

Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Virtual Club Play (online only)

Jan. 1, 2026, to May 31, 2026

0-5 Points – None.

5-20 Points – Susan Mann Dolce, 4.85; Mike Rupp, 4.08; Bob Rupp, 3.27; Joan Warren, 1.86; Amy Licata, 1.62; David Taylor, 0.54; Fran Holmes, 0.48.

20-50 Points – Bill Kross, 7.60; Devon Marlette, 2.39.

50-100 Points – Anne Slater, 6.51; Mike Metzger, 5.73; Kathleen Voigt, 5.24; Susan Burns, 4.33; Jo Ann Smith, 2.44; Fran Riordan, 1.98; Elaine Idzik, 1.68; (tie) Cherry Searle, Nancy Deneen, 0.17.

100-200 Points – Cynthia Tashjian, 9.97; Fran Schmidt, 9.30; Jim Hassett, 8.35; Candace Graser, 8.24; Maria Schory, 6.89; Brian Fleming, 6.24; Amy Habib, 4.09; John Houghtaling, 2.87; Betsy Heuer, 2.13; Jim Greno, 1.51; Betsy Greno, `1.29.

200-300 Points – Judy McDermid, 14.66; Laura Houghtaling, 2.87.

300-500 Points – Maria Amlani, 17.95; David Schott, 1.98; Eugene Giorgini, 1.26.

500-1,000 Points – (Tie) Bram Hamovitch, Terry Hamovitch, 16.17; Martha Townson, 15.41; Sushil Amlani, 13.34; Richard McGowan, 10.19; Pat Haynes, 1.89; (tie) Jeff Bender, Henry Chudy, 1.77; Joyce Frayer, 1.17; Ed Harman, 1.16.

1,000-1,500 Points – Vic Bergsten, 20.90; Mary Ball, 6.04; Bill Rich, 2.05; Bert Feasley, 0.80.

1,500-2,500 Points – Jim Lanzo, 56.19; Walt Olszewski, 1.73; Rajat Basu, 0.76; Martin Pieterse, 0.27.

2,500-3,500 Points – Art Morth, 8.08.

3,500-5,000 Points – Martha Welte, 0.40.

More than 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 93.34; Dian Petrov, 7.07; Jay Levy, 5.38.

A Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has compiled notes on duplicate bridge activities locally since he began playing in competition more than 20 years ago. 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. Email is dahotwings@aol.com.

 

Buffalo Niagara duplicate bridge notes: June 13, 2026

News and notes for the Buffalo area duplicate bridge community appear weekly here at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/, usually by midweek.

Last chance to earn silver master points locally this week in District 5’s Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (StaC) is in the Longest Day games Sunday, June 14, at the Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off Exit 1 of the I-190. Play starts at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. All proceeds from Longest Day games benefit the Western New York Alzheimer’s Association.

The Buffalo Bridge Center has a regular schedule of in-person games Tuesday 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. The Wednesday game, Delaware Wednesday, has been inactive since mid-March.

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 is required, but things work out better if those interested in supervised play get in touch with Julie Mitchell by calling 845-978-9480 or emailing jkmitchell070121@gmail.com.

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

District 5 Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (StaC) – Participating local clubs. Today, Saturday, June 13, and 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. For more info, click this link.

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 Community Center, 1605 Buffalo Road (Route 33), Rochester. Saturday, July 25, and Sunday, July 26.

Niagara 0-750 Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Center, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Aug. 14, to Sunday, Aug. 16. For more info, click this link.

Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Aug. 29, and Sunday, Aug. 30. For more info, click this link.

Toronto Labor Day Sectional – St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre, 1280 Dundas St. West, Oakville, Ont. Saturday, Sept. 5, to Monday, Sept. 7. For more info, click this link.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Doubletree Meadowlands, 340 Racetrack Road, Washington, Pa. Monday, Sept. 14, to Sunday, Sept. 20.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. Friday, Sept. 25, to Sunday, Sept. 27. For more info, click this link.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Gates Community Center, 1605 Buffalo Road (Route 33), Rochester. Saturday, Oct. 10, and Sunday, Oct. 11.

Niagara Open Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Center, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Nov. 6, to Sunday, Nov. 8. For more info, click this link.

Scores from ACBL Live for Clubs

Week of June 1 to June 7

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-900 game online. Fran Schmidt and Richard McGowan, 70.83%; Michel Dupuis and Gary Keenan, 54.17%; (tie) Laura and John Houghtaling, Susan Mann Dolce and Jim Hildebrand, 48.61%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-South, Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 59.28%; Paul Zittel and Robert Mampe, 54.23%; Betty DeFeo and Adrian Figliotti, 53.51% Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 51.30%; east-west, Dennis Daly and Brian Fleming, 58.24%; Carol Licata and Ilene Rothman, 58.01%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 56.85%; Nathan and Bill Kross, 50.04%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. (Tie) Mike Ryan and John Ziemer, Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 60.42%; Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 58.33%; Davis Heussler and David Colligan, 50.69%; Martha Welte and Howard Foster, 50%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. David Schott and Larry Himelein, 63.86%; Audrey Ray and Adrian Figliotti, 63.24%; Judy Zeckhauser and Bonnie Clement, 58.62%; Joanne Nover and Agi Maisel, 53.33%; Richard McGowan and Jim McClure, 53.24%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Terry Fraas and Ed Morgan, 57.14%; Judy Graf and Linda Burroughsford, 53.57%; Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 52.98%; Martha Welte and Larry Abate, 52.38%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Joanne LaFay and Sandi England, 60%; Nancy Kessler and Paula Kotowski, 53%; (tie) Bert Feasley and Denny Webb, Linda and Paul Zittel, 52%.

Non-sanctioned clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Joe Huber and Fritz Schweiger, 59%; Edna and Ron Fill, 55%; east-west, Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 62%; Ellen Lochead and Joan Stankiewicz, 57%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Bobbi and Joe Huber, 65.37%; Paul Orosz and Nels Larson, 65.13%; east-west, Carol Neuhaus and Fritz Schweiger, 64%; Shrikant Joshi and Ron Helfman, 59%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – (Tie) Judy White and Fritz Schweiger, Lynda Petitt and Ann Dunlop, 56.9%; Joanne Biondo and Ron Fill, 56.2%.

Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Club Play

Jan. 1, 2026, to May 31, 2026

0-5 Points – Karl Bauer, 2 even; Jane Arnold, 1.25; Art Ziller, 0.74; Mike Segal, 0.10.

5-20 Points – Frank Dluhy, 7.57; Susan Mann Dolce, 4.85; Maureen Piasecki, 4.50; Linda Marsh, 3.60; Amy Licata, 3.27; Joan Warren, 1.68; Ann Bonte, 1.49; Amber Dixon, 0.72; John Brennan, 0.65.

20-50 Points – Julie Mitchell, 18.25; Gini Sicignano, 3.98; Bill Kross, 3.64; Devon Marlette, 3.40; Anthony Girasole, 1.85.

50-100 Points – Molly Morris, 9.06; Mary Berlow, 4.60; Susan Burns, 4.15; Susan Cardamone, 3.32; Elaine Idzik, 1.21; (tie) Cherry Searle, Nancy Deneen, 0.55; Fran Riordan, 0.53.

100-200 Points – Brian Fleming, 12.99; (tie) Ilene Rothman, Carol Licata, 5.73; Dennis Daly, 3.76; Candace Graser, 3.70; Pam Righter, 2.98; Mike Meacham, 2.97; Donna Starnes, 1.98; Maureen Cancilla, 1.63; Joan Ciszak, 0.79.

200-300 Points – Betty DeFeo, 2.70.

300-500 Points – David Schott, 21.10; Joanne Nover, 14.98; David Whitt, 6.03; Ruth Nowatniak, 5.17; Carl Hasselback, 4.67; Maryann Szafran, 4.51; Agi Maisel, 4.23; Linda Milch, 3.80; Maria Amlani, 1.59; Eugene Giorgini, 0.84.

500-1,000 Points – Larry Himelein, 36.11; Jo Nasoff-Finton, 35.17; Joyce Frayer, 15.86; Pat Haynes, 14.21; Linda Zittel, 11.80; Wilson McClaren, 9.03; Sharon Wilcox, 8.66; Paula Rosen, 8.38; Ruth Wurster, 7.91; Jim McClure, 7.80.

1,000-1,500 Points – Bert Feasley, 24.23; Paul Zittel, 18.22; Mary Ball, 14.83; Tie) Jim Easton, Marilyn Wortzman, 14.17; Joanne LaFay, 11.50; Terry Fraas, 5 even; Judie Bailey, 4.96; Betty Metz, 4.84; Ed Morgan, 4.55.

1,500-2,500 Points – Paula Kotowski, 28.71; Pinky Regan, 22.20; Howard Foster, 12.52; Kamil Bishara, 10.88; Walt Olszewski, 10.52; Nancy Kessler, 9.73; David Colligan, 9.17; Tova Reinhorn, 8.49; Sandi England, 8.32; Joyce Greenspan, 8.30.

2,500-3,500 Points – Dale Anderson, 10.34; Fred Yellen, 2.15.

3,500-5,000 Points – Donna Steffan, 20.56; Judy Graf, 19.78; Linda Burroughsford, 19.31; John Ziemer, 14.88; Martha Welte, 12.55; Chongmin Zhang, 3.94; Allen Beroza, 2.70.

More than 5,000 Points – Davis Heussler, 26.51; Mike Ryan, 22.59; Bud Seidenberg, 21.29; Jay Costello, 20.81; Saleh Fetouh, 12.90; Chris Urbanek, 10.40; Kathy Pollock, 6.33; Jay Levy, 3.36; (tie) Glenn Milgrim, Dian Petrov, 1.80.

A Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has compiled notes on duplicate bridge activities locally since he began playing in competition more than 20 years ago. 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. Email is dahotwings@aol.com.

 

 

 

Buffalo Niagara duplicate bridge notes: June 6, 2026

 

News and notes for the Buffalo area duplicate bridge community appear weekly here at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/, usually by midweek.

District 5’s Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (StaC) offers a chance to earn silver master points for playing in regular games at the Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off Exit 1 of the I-190, from Tuesday, June 9, to Friday, June 12. The club’s Longest Day games at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 14, also are StaC games. All proceeds from Longest Day games benefit the Western New York Alzheimer’s Association.

Meanwhile, the Finger Lakes Regional, gives gold and red master points from Monday, June 8, to Friday, June 12, at Seasons on Keuka Lake, a lakeside Hampton Inn conference center at 110 Mace St. in Penn Yan. For more info, click this link. 

The Buffalo Bridge Center has a regular schedule of in-person games Tuesday 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. The Wednesday game has been inactive since mid-March.

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 is required, but things work out better if those interested in supervised play get in touch with Julie Mitchell by calling 845-978-9480 or emailing jkmitchell070121@gmail.com.

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. For more info, click this link.

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 Community Center, 1605 Buffalo Road (Route 33), Rochester. Saturday, July 25, and Sunday, July 26.

Niagara 0-750 Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Center, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Aug. 14, to Sunday, Aug. 16. For more info, click this link.

Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Aug. 29, and Sunday, Aug. 30. For more info, click this link.

Toronto Labor Day Sectional – St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre, 1280 Dundas St. West, Oakville, Ont. Saturday, Sept. 5, to Monday, Sept. 7. For more info, click this link.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Doubletree Meadowlands, 340 Racetrack Road, Washington, Pa. Monday, Sept. 14, to Sunday, Sept. 20.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. Friday, Sept. 25, to Sunday, Sept. 27. For more info, click this link.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Gates Community Center, 1605 Buffalo Road (Route 33), Rochester. Saturday, Oct. 10, and Sunday, Oct. 11.

Niagara Open Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Center, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Nov. 6, to Sunday, Nov. 8. For more info, click this link. 

Scores from ACBL Live for Clubs

Week of May 25 to May 31

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-900 game online. Gary Keenan and Michel Dupuis, 72.22%; Fran Riordan and David Schott, 50%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-South, John Ricotta and Brian Universal, 57.50%; Joanne Nover and Larry Himelein, 56%; Fran Riordan and David Schott, 53.33%; Pat Haynes and Maryann Szafran, 53%; east-west, Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 60.42%; (tie) Adrian Figliotti and Betty DeFeo, Linda Milch and Susan Cardamone, 59.17%; Ruth Nawotniak and Julie Mitchell, 50.83%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. North-south, Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 65.63%; Julie Mitchell and Walt Olszewski, 64.38%; east-west, Larry Himelein and David Schott, 71.88%; Marily Wortzman and Jim Easton, 58.13%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 56%; Martha Welte and Larry Abate, 54%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Nancy Kessler and Paula Kotowski, 64.81%; Joyce Greenspan and Ruth Wurster, 56.48%; Sandi England and Walt Olszewski, 54.17%; (tie) Jan and Carl Hasselback, Joanne LaFay and Linda Zittel, 49.54%.

Non-sanctioned clubs

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 61%; (tie) Paul Orosz and Nels Larson, Cindy Darone and Elaine LeVigne, 53%; east-west, Jill and Bruce Brown, 63%; Julie Mitchell and Bill Rogers, 61%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Susan and Harvey Lichtblau, 63.7%; Christel Bernard and Edna Fill, 56.2%; Mike and Bob Rupp, 50%.

A Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has compiled notes on duplicate bridge activities locally since he began playing in competition more than 20 years ago. 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. Email is dahotwings@aol.com.

Buffalo Niagara duplicate bridge notes: May 30, 2026

 

News and notes for the Buffalo area duplicate bridge community appear weekly here at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/, usually by midweek.

Earn silver points for playing in regular games at the Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off Exit 1 of the I-190, during District 5’s Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (StaC) from Tuesday, June 9, to Friday, June 12. The Bridge Center's Longest Day games at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 14, also are StaC games. All proceeds from Longest Day games benefit the Western New York Alzheimer’s Association.

Need gold points? Win them at the Finger Lakes Regional, which goes from Monday, June 8, to Friday, June 12, at Seasons on Keuka Lake, a lakeside Hampton Inn conference center at 110 Mace St. in Penn Yan. For more info, click this link. 

The Buffalo Bridge Center has a regular schedule of in-person games Tuesday 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. The Wednesday game has been inactive since mid-March.

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 is required, but things work out better if those interested in supervised play get in touch with Julie Mitchell by calling 845-978-9480 or emailing jkmitchell070121@gmail.com.

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 May 18 to May 24

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-South, Bonnie Clement and Larry Himelein, 62.50%; Betty DeFeo and Adrian Figliotti, 53%; Joanne Nover and David Schott, 50.42%; Gini Sicignano and Pat Wolcott, 47.50%; east-west, Jini and John Rubinstein, 61.67%; Pat Haynes and Maryann Szafran, 58.33%; Carol Licata and Ilene Rothman, 56.25%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Donna Steffan and Bud Seidenberg, 70%; Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 65%; Linda Burroughsford and John Ziemer, 57.50%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Larry Himelein and David Schott, 62.72%; Sharon Wilcox and Paul Zittel, 54.40%; Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 48.14%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 69%; Paula Kotowski and Ed Morgan, 59%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Joanne LaFay and Barbara Booi, 60.12%; Sandi England and Ruth Wurster, 54.76%; Nancy Kessler and Paula Kotowski, 51.79%; Linda and Paul Zittel, 50%.

Non-sanctioned clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 54%; (3-way tie) Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, Cindy Darone and Rich Kayton, Judie Bailey and Paul Orosz, 51%; east-west, Ellen Lochead and Joan Stankiewicz, 59%; Mary and Jim Atwood, 53%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 69%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 58%; east-west, Julie Mitchell and Walt Olszewski, 66%; Ruth Nawotniak and Bill Rogers, 54%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – JoAnne Biondo and Ron Fill, 59.7%; Susan and Harvey Lichtblau, 58.3%; Judy White and Fritz Schweiger, 56.9%.

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.

Buffalo Niagara duplicate bridge notes: May 23, 2026

 

News and notes for the Buffalo area duplicate bridge community appear weekly here at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/, usually by midweek.

Just around the corner is the Finger Lakes Regional Tournament, running from Monday, June 8, to Friday, June 12, at Seasons on Keuka Lake, a Hampton Inn conference center at 110 Mace St. in Penn Yan. For more info, click this link. 

The Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off Exit 1 of the I-190, 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 is required, but things work out better if those interested in supervised play get in touch with Julie Mitchell by calling 845-978-9480 or emailing jkmitchell070121@gmail.com.

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 May 11 to May 17

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-900 game online. Fran Riordan and David Schott, 56.25%; Betsy and Jim Greno, 55%; Gary Keenan and Michel Dupuis, 52.50%; Cynthia Tashjian and Candace Graser, 50%..

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-South, Gini Sicignano and Pat Wolcott, 55.06%; Julie Mitchell and Joanne Nover, 53.27%; Betty DeFeo and Adrian Figliotti, 52.98%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 51.79%; east-west, Pat Haynes and Agi Maisel, 63.99%; Ruth Wurster and Linda Zittel, 57.44%; Joyce Frayer and Mary Stoehr-Smith, 54.46%; Linda Milch and Susan Cardamone, 51.79%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Davis Heussler and David Colligan, 58.93%; Judy Graf and Jim Gullo, 55.95%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 55.36%; Mike Ryan and John Ziemer, 54.76%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Julie Mitchell and Brian Fleming, 57.40%; Sharon Wilcox and Joyce Greenspan, 54.24%; Maryann Szafran and Jim McClure, 52.90%; Larry Himelein and David Schott, 52.54%; Walt Olszewski and Sushil Amlani, 51.07%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Mike Ryan and Bert Feasley, 57.64%; Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 56.94%; Donna Steffan and Davis Heussler, 55.56%; (tie) Paula Kotowski and Ed Morgan, Linda Burroughsford and Jim Gullo, 50%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Sunday afternoon – Open game. Donna Steffan and Saleh Fetouh, 67.48%; Mike Ryan and Bert Feasley, 61.33%; Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, 55.85%; (tie) Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, Pat Haynes and David Schott, 52.15%; Terry Fraas and Cathy Majewski, 49.70%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Nancy Kessler and Paula Kotowski, 66.46%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 54.76%; Bert Feasley and Paul Zittel, 52.96%; Maureen Cancilla and Kathy Donnelly, 47.62%.

Non-sanctioned clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Paul Orosz and Nels Larson, 73%; Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 54%; east-west, Miriam Regnet and Connie Wilson, 60%; Jill and Bruce Brown, 56%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Paul Orosz and Nels Larson, 60%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 59%; east-west, Mel Mesnekoff and Jack Cukierman, 61%; Mary and Jim Atwood, 60%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 59.7%; (tie) Lynda Pettit and Susan Felser, Joanne Biondo and Ron Fill, 55.5%.

Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Play in All Venues

Jan. 1, 2026, to April 30, 2026

0-5 Points – Art Ziller, 2.99; Aleksandar Ivanov, 1.71; Jane Arnold, 1.25; (tie) Walter and Ellen Balon, 0.26.

5-20 Points – Frank Dluhy, 9.60; Susan Mann Dolce, 8.28; Linda Marsh, 5.27; Maureen Piasecki, 4.18; Mike Rupp, 4.08; Amy Licata, 3.72; Bob Rupp, 3.27; Joan Warren, 2.31; Ann Bonte, 2.28; John Brennan, 0.65.

20-50 Points – Julie Mitchell, 24.90; Devon Marlette, 4.84; Bill Kross, 3.64; Anthony Girasole, 2.82; Gini Sicignano, 2.45; Maxine Johnson, 1.14.

50-100 Points – Molly Morris, 9.06; Susan Burns, 7.52; Anne Slater, 5.84; Mike Metzger, 5.45; Kathleen Voigt, 4.57; Mary Berlow, 3.93; Susan Cardamone, 2.11; Jo Ann Smith, 1.84; Elaine Idzik, 1.68; Fran Riordan, 1.22.

100-200 Points – Brian Fleming, 25.11; Mike Meacham, 22.10; Candace Graser, 8.90; Cynthia Tashjian, 8.47; (tie) Jim Hassett, Fran Schmidt, 8.18; Maria Schory, 6.61; (tie) Dennis Daly, Ilene Rothman, 6.12; Carol Licata, 6.09.

200-300 Points – Ethan Xie, 9.24; Laura Houghtaling, 2.87; Betty DeFeo, 1.70.

300-500 Points – David Schott, 18.53; Maria Amlani, 18.39; Joanne Nover, 15.07; Ruth Nawotniak, 6.87; David Whitt, 6.63; Linda Milch, 4.31; Carl Hasselback, 4.25; Agi Maisel, 2.63; Maryann Szafran, 2.42; Eugene Giorgini, 2.10. 

500-1,000 Points – Larry Himelein, 46.77; Jo Nasoff-Finton, 29.75; Sushil Amlani, 24.58; Joyce Frayer, 17.97; Martha Townson, 17.57; Terry Hamovitch, 16.10; Bram Hamovitch, 16.06; Sharon Wilcox, 15.82; Pat Haynes, 14.82; Linda Zittel, 14.54.

1,000-1,500 Points – Bert Feasley, 23.52; Vic Bergsten, 22.17; Mary Ball, 19.87; Paul Zittel, 18.33; (tie) Jim Easton, Marilyn Wortzman, 13.19; Joanne LaFay, 11.49; Ed Morgan, 11.09; Terry Fraas, 10.29; Judie Bailey, 6.67.

1,500-2,500 Points –Jim Lanzo, 59.45; David Colligan, 32.05; Paula Kotowski, 22.67; Pinky Regan, 21.24; Kamil Bishara, 19.47; Howard Foster, 16.27; Rajat Basu, 14.59; Tova Reinhorn, 14.09; Joyce Greenspan, 11.61; Walt Olszewski, 10.23.

2,500-3,500 Points – Art Morth, 10.63; Dale Anderson, 9.67; Fred Yellen, 7.39; Elaine Kurasiewicz, 0.08.

3,500-5,000 Points – Linda Burroughsford, 77.63; John Ziemer, 32.74; Judy Graf, 23.44; Donna Steffan, 20.88; Martha Welte, 17.85; Bill Rushmore, 6.59; Mike Silverman, 3.15; Chongmin Zhang, 2.75; Allen Beroza, 2.70.

More than 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 344.03; Davis Heussler, 100.27; Dian Petrov, 80.52; Jay Levy, 37.78; Mike Ryan, 34.14; Jay Costello, 29.88; Bud Seidenberg, 29.67; Chris Urbanek, 19.22; Kathy Pollock, 15.65.

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.