Buffalo Niagara duplicate bridge notes: July 4, 2026

 

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

Coming up next weekend is the Buffalo Summer Sectional Tournament at the Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. Pairs games start at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Friday, July 10, and Saturday, July 11, and Swiss teams get underway at 10 a.m. Sunday, July 12. For more info, click this link.

Congratulations to Saleh Fetouh, who earned the most master points among Buffalo area players at the Cleveland All American Regional Tournament June 23 to June 28. He won 48.94 points and was 14th overall. Also doing well in Cleveland were Linda Burroughford and Davis Heussler, who tied for 18th with 40.75 points, and Dian Petrov, who was 21st with 38.23. In all, 303 players collected points.

Is anyone interested in a face-to-face evening game if one was available? Inquiring minds want to know. There used to be an abundance of evening games in the Buffalo area 20 or 30 years ago. Email me at dahotwings@aol.com and I’ll pass your message along to people who are trying to organize one.

A new round of lessons is under way at the Buffalo Bridge Center. A class on competitive bidding, covering things like overcalls, pre-emptive bids and doubles, continues Wednesdays at 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. through Aug. 26. For more info, text 716-984-3570. On Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m., there’s another class on popular bidding conventions. It runs through Aug. 27. For that one, text 716-949-7574 for info.

The Buffalo Bridge Center has a regular lineup of in-person games Tuesday through Friday with party games once a month on weekends, usually on Sundays. Next one is July 19. 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

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 22 to June 28

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-900 game online. (Tie) Fran Riordan and Davis Schott, Leslie Deich and Biswajit Chandra, 61.11%; Terry Camp and Fran Schmidt, 57.41$; Susan Mann Dolce and Jim Hildebrand, 48.15%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-South, Joanne Nover and David Schott, 63.81%; Audrey Ray and Agi Maisel, 62.46%; Betty Defeo and Adrian Figliotti, 52.33%; Jini and John Rubenstein, 52.04%; east-west, Carol Licata and Ilene Rothman, 61.24%; Ruth Nawotniak and Betty Metz, 59.01%; Nathan and Bill Kross, 55.20%; Dennis Daly and Brian Fleming, 53.54%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. (Tie) Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 61.46%; Donna Steffan and Jim Gullo, 58.33%; Terry Fraas and Ed Morgan, 52.08%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Paula Kotowski and Ed Morgan, 59.03%; Paula Rosen and Judy Zeckhauser, 56.75%; Julie Mitchell and Walt Olszewski, 55.97%; Joanne Nover and Bonnie Clement, 55%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 59.38%; Judy Graf and John Ziemer, 53.13%; Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 52.08%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Mary Terrana and Gordon Crone, 68.06%; Sandi England and Walt Olszewski, 63.19%; Paula Kotowski and Judy Kaprove, 53.47%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 50%.

Non-sanctioned clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Edna and Ron Fill, 53.9%; Connie Wilson and Miriam Regnet, 53.6%; east-west, Mary and Jim Atwood, 59.2%; Gus Alfano and James Cook, 58.6%.

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 59%; Paul Orosz and Nels Larson, 58%; east-west, Betty Metz and Ruth Nawotniak, 61%; Carol Neuhaus and Fritz Schweiger, 55%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Susan and Harvey Lichtblau, 62.5%; Judy White and Fritz Schweiger, 56.2%; Christel Bernard and Pierre Williot, 55%.

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 27, 2026

 

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

A new round of lessons is beginning at the Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off Exit 1 of the I-190. A class on competitive bidding, covering things like overcalls, pre-emptive bids and doubles, started up Wednesday, June 24, and continues Wednesdays at 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. through Aug. 26. For more info, text 716-984-3570. Kicking off next Thursday, July 2, from 1 to 3 p.m. is another class on popular bidding conventions. It runs through Aug. 27. For that one, text 716-949-7574 for info.

The Buffalo Bridge Center has a regular lineup of in-person games Tuesday through Friday with party games once a month on weekends, usually on Sundays. Next one is July 19. 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 night 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. Today, Saturday, June 27, and 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 15 to June 21

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-South, Joanne Nover and David Schott, 67.65%; Bonnie Clement and Larry Himelein, 57.83%; Paula Rosen and Jim McClure, 52.98%; Gini Sicignano and Pat Wolcott, 51.32%; east-west, Agi Maisel and Pat Haynes, 58.16%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 52.20%; Linda Milch and Susan Cardamone, 52.08%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 52.04%; Julie Mitchell and Paul Zittel, 51.99%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. (Tie) Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 64.58%; Donna Steffan and Bud Seidenberg, 55.56%; (tie) Judy Gray and Mike Ryan, Audrey Ray and Larry Abate, 51.39%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. North-south, Adrian Figliotti and Paul Zittel, 60.94%; Joyce Greenspan and Andrei Reinhorn, 56.25%; Paula Rosen and Linda Milch, 47.20%; east-west, Julie Mitchell and Brian Fleming, 61.03%; Susan Bach and Fred Hirsh, 52.30%; Marily Wortzman and Jim Easton, 47.81%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 66.07%; Jay Levy and Fred Yellen, 65.48%; John Ziemer and Jim Lanzo, 58.93%; Donna Steffan and Kamil Bishara, 57.14%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Linda and Paul Zittel, 65%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 54%; Maureen Cancilla and Bob Mampe, 51%; Joanne LaFay and Barbara Booi, 50%.

Non-sanctioned clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 61%; Connie Willson and Miriam Regnet, 58%; east-west, Shrikant Joshi and Ron Helfman, 60%; David Young and Tim Hartnett, 56%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – (Tie) Bob and Mike Rupp, Rosemary Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 61.1%; JoAnne Biondo and Ron Fill, 54.1%.

Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Play in All Venues

Jan. 1, 2026, to May 31, 2026

0-5 Points – Art Ziller, 2.99; Aleksandar Ivanov, 1.71; Jane Arnold, 1.25; (tie) Walter and Ellen Balon, 0.26; Michael Segal, 0.10.

5-20 Points – Frank Dluhy, 11.16; Susan Mann Dolce, 10.28; Linda Marsh, 5.85; Amy Licata, 5.04; Maureen Piasecki, 4.50; Mike Rupp, 4.08; Joan Warren, 3.54; Bob Rupp, 3.27; Ann Bonte, 2.44; Amber Dixon, 0.72; John Brennan, 0.65.

20-50 Points – Julie Mitchell, 28.19; Devon Marlette, 5.79; Gini Sicignano, 3.98; Bill Kross, 3.64; Anthony Girasole, 2.82; Maxine Johnson, 1.14.

50-100 Points – Susan Burns, 9.74; Molly Morris, 9.06; Anne Slater, 6.51; Mike Metzger, 5.73; Kathleen Voigt, 5.24; Mary Berlow, 4.60; Susan Cardamone, 3.32; Elaine Idzik, 2.89; Fran Riordan, 2.51; Jo Ann Smith, 2.44.

100-200 Points – Brian Fleming, 27.96; Mike Meacham, 22.10; Candace Graser, 11.94; Cynthia Tashjian, 10.23; Fran Schmidt, 9.30; Jim Hassett, 8.42; Maria Schory, 6.89; Dennis Daly, 6.57; Ilene Rothman, 6.49; Carol Licata, 6.46.

200-300 Points – Judy McDermid, 14.66; Ethan Xie, 9.24; Betty DeFeo, 3.17; Laura Houghtaling, 2.87.

300-500 Points – David Schott, 24.80; Maria Amlani, 21.82; Joanne Nover, 16.70; Ruth Nawotniak, 7.69; David Whitt, 6.63; Linda Milch, 5.52; Maryann Szafran, 5.17; Carl Hasselback, 4.67; Agi Maisel, 4.23; Eugene Giorgini, 2.10. 

500-1,000 Points – Larry Himelein, 50.39; Jo Nasoff-Finton, 35.17; Sushil Amlani, 25.54; Terry Hamovitch, 25.17; Bram Hamovitch, 25.13; Martha Townson, 21.97; Joyce Frayer, 21.61; Pat Haynes, 19.07; Sharon Wilcox, 17.09; Linda Zittel, 16.91.

1,000-1,500 Points – Bert Feasley, 30.08; Mary Ball, 24.48; Vic Bergsten, 23.83; Paul Zittel, 21.33; Joanne LaFay, 14.59; (tie) Jim Easton, Marilyn Wortzman, 14.17; Ed Morgan, 12.19; Terry Fraas, 11.75; Judie Bailey, 6.67.

1,500-2,500 Points –Jim Lanzo, 66.79; David Colligan, 37.88; Paula Kotowski, 29.62; Pinky Regan, 24.26; Kamil Bishara, 20.05; Howard Foster, 16.27; Tova Reinhorn, 14.91; Rajat Basu, 14.70; Joyce Greenspan, 13.85; Walt Olszewski, 12.25.

2,500-3,500 Points – Dale Anderson, 12.05; Art Morth, 12.03; Fred Yellen, 7.39; Elaine Kurasiewicz, 0.16.

3,500-5,000 Points – Linda Burroughsford, 86.48; John Ziemer, 33.80; Judy Graf, 26.89; Donna Steffan, 25.85; Martha Welte, 18.77; Chongmin Zhang, 6.69; Bill Rushmore, 6.59; Mike Silverman, 3.15; Allen Beroza, 2.70.

More than 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 373.45; Davis Heussler, 116.07; Dian Petrov, 82.99; Jay Levy, 40.31; Mike Ryan, 39.95; Bud Seidenberg, 34.64; Jay Costello, 34.16; Chris Urbanek, 21.01; Kathy Pollock, 16.05; Glenn Milgrim, 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 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.