Duplicate Bridge: Dec. 1

The Fall Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) will be held during all regularly scheduled games at most of the ACBL sanctioned clubs in the Buffalo area from Monday, Dec. 3 through Sunday, Dec. 9. Silver master points will be awarded, with the potential for bonus points at the district level.

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The Airport Bridge Club will expand its schedule and hold two STaC sessions daily, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., Monday, Dec. 3, through next Saturday, Dec. 8, and conclude with a silver-point STaC Swiss team game with free pizza at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9. Call 603-6943 for info and to sign up.

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Western New York Unit 116 will hold its annual meeting and election on Sunday, Dec. 2, in Father Justin Knights of Columbus Hall, 2735 Union Road at William Street, Cheektowaga. A roast beef lunch will be held at noon, followed by the meeting and a pairs game at 1 p.m. Reservations for the lunch and game closed last Tuesday, Nov. 27.

Balloting for the unit board of directors continues until noon Sunday. Six candidates – Sue Bergman, Liz Clark, Richard McGowan, Sue Neubecker, Larry Soong and Eleanor Whelan – are competing for three open positions.

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The Airport Bridge Club offers a triple-point pairs game at 11 a.m. today, Saturday, Dec. 1.

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The Bridge Center of Buffalo will hold its weekly bagel Saturday game next Saturday, Dec. 8, with John Toy directing.

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2013 Tournament calendar

* Cleveland Rock ‘N Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 16, to Sunday, Jan. 20. For info, click this link: http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/01/1301025.pdf

* Buffalo Winter Sectional – Friday, Jan. 25, to Sunday, Jan. 27. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/01/1301068.pdf

* St. Catharines, Ont., Sectional – Friday, Feb. 1, to Sunday, Feb. 3.

* Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, March 26, to Sunday, March 31.

* Buffalo Spring Sectional – Friday, April 19, to Sunday, April 21.

* Cleveland All-American Regional – Monday, May 21, to Sunday, May 27.

* District 5 Spring STaC – Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.

* Buffalo Summer Regional – Tuesday, June 25, to Sunday, June 30.

* Syracuse Regional – Monday, July 22, to Sunday, July 28.

* Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 27, to Sunday, Sept. 29.

* Niagara Falls, Ont., Regional – Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 10.

* District 5 Fall STaC – Monday, Dec. 9, to Sunday, Dec. 15.

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          Looking for local bridge clubs on the web?

          Bridge Center of Buffalo:

http://www.bridgecenterofbuffalo.com 

          Bridge Center Meridian

http://www.cuebid.com/meridian

          Western New York Unit 116: http://www.unit116.com/index.html

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          The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version normally appears in the Life & Arts section in the Saturday edition of The Buffalo News. If it’s not in its usual place, try the Sports section. The online version contains unabridged scores and a longer list of notices. 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 Silver Life Master since 2011, Dale Anderson just surpassed 1,400 master points. He blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master and other bridge adventures at http://dalebridge.blogspot.com/

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Duplicate scores
Week of Nov. 19 to Nov. 25
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

   Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A: Doug Dean and Jerry Geiger, 63.75%; B/C: Judy Kaprove and Nadine Stein, 60.42%; east-west, A: Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 58.75%; B/C: Margaret Miles and Ginny Panaro, 50.42%.

   Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – Charity Club Championship. North-south, A: Bob Linn and Mike Kisiel, 61.32%; B/C: Jane O'Connor and Isabelle Banas, 54.12%; east-west, A: Liz Clark and Harry Cheung, 67.13%; B: John Kirsits and Paula Kotowski, 57.18%; C: Art Schumacher and Barbara Multerer, 46.30%.

   Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Charity Club Championship. Howell. A: Marilyn Sultz and June Feuerstein, 62.50%; Paula Salamone and Jerry Geiger, 55.95%; B: Carlton Stone and Mike Silverman, 54.76%; C: Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 53.57%.

   Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Howell. A: Marian Morber and Margaret Miles, 68.75%; B: Marilyn Sultz and Celine Murray, 65.63%; C: Thom Burnett and Miri Salamone-Burnett, 60.42%. 

    Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Howell. A: Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 63.04%; Dorothy May and Carolyn Siracuse, 55.54%; B: Doug Dean and Ginny Panaro, 48.75%; C: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 48.75%. November Club Series: Jerry Geiger, 8 points; (5-way tie) Doug Dean, Ginny Panaro, Carolyn Siracuse, Dorothy May, Cleveland Fleming, 6.5 points.

   Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Art Matthies and Arthur “Skip” Kean, 63.39%; B/C: Liz Schulman and Mary Blanchard, 52.38%; east-west, A: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 64.29%; B: Tish Schiffman and Kathy Stamm, 61.90%; Agi Maisel and Carla Press, 57.44%; C: Sol Messinger and Joel Brownstein, 56.55%.

   Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Howell. A: Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 60%; B: Allen Beroza and Judy Graf, 57.78%; Judy Padgug and Donna Steffan, 54.07%; C: Betty Metz and Art Matthies, 52.59%.

   Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – Howell. A: Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 67.13%; B/C: Carlton Stone and Ed Drozen, 57.87%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 57.41%.

   Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A: Stan Kozlowski and Fred Yellen, 62.50%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 58.33%; B/C: Anne Watkins and Rita Sofia, 56.94%; Joyce Kindt and John Marvin, 55.09%; Chris Urbanek and Kathy Pollock, 54.63%;

   Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – A/B: Claire Gareleck and Jeanne Gladysz, 62.50%; C: Gene and Jo Finton, 52.31%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday evening – Home style pairs. Art Morth and Bill Rushmore, 3 wins.

   Delaware Wednesday evening – Howell. Joyce Kindt and Ron Fill, 59.7%; (tie) Dorothy Kumrow and Paul Morgante, Lance Pollock and Henry Chudy, 56.3%.

   Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – A: Roy Crocker and Marge Schomers, 62.5%; B: (tie)  Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, Barbara and John Scott, 57.3%. 

   Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Edie Moran and Anne Clancy, 58%; Connie Swick and Marge Schomers, 55%.

Other clubs

   Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Bill  and Jo Rich, 71%; Chuck Heimerl and Marion Morber, 64%; east-west, Jill and Bruce Brown, 58%; Eileen Bisantz and Nancy Hoffman, 57%.

   Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Eleanor Murray and Fred Nadel, 65%; Lil Ungerleider and Dee Schaeffer, 64.4%; east-west, Joe Fiore and Bernie Myers, 64.4%; Esther Greene and Ruth Williams, 61.7%.

   Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – Frank Belz and John Wolf, 60%; Eileen Bisantz and Nancy Hoffman, 57%.

Duplicate Bridge: Nov. 24

   An ACBL-wide charity game will be held at 7:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, with hand analysis by Barry Rigal and bonus master points awarded the district and national levels. Taking part locally will be Bridge Club Meridian and the Airport Bridge Club.

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   Chris Urbanek will give a single session lesson on defense at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 28, at the Bridge Center of Buffalo. Topics include opening leads, signals, strategies and trump promotion.  For info, call 834-4222. The club offers lunch with Jim Gullo at its 10:30 a.m. game Friday.

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   Western New York Unit 116 will hold its annual meeting and election on Sunday, Dec. 2, in Father Justin Knights of Columbus Hall, 2735 Union Road at William Street, Cheektowaga. A roast beef lunch will be held at noon, followed by the meeting and a pairs game at 1 p.m.

   Tickets for lunch and the game are $5 for ACBL members, $10 for non-members. Deadline for purchasing tickets, which are available from any Unit 116 board member, is Tuesday, Nov. 27. Chairwoman is Fran Kurtz (688-7069 or kurtz1095@roadrunner.com). For partners, contact Betty Metz (773-7398 or bettymetz@roadrunner.com).

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   The Airport Bridge Club holds an individual game with a prize jackpot of $72 at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25. Call 603-6943 to sign up. The club also offers triple points at all its 11 a.m. games Monday, Nov. 26, to next Saturday, Dec. 1.

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   The Fall Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) will be held in participating local clubs from Monday, Dec. 3, to Sunday, Dec. 9. Silver master points will be awarded for play during regularly-scheduled games at the clubs, with bonus points at the district level for winners. The Airport Bridge Club plans to hold morning and afternoon STaC games Monday, Dec. 3, to Saturday, Dec. 8, and a STaC Swiss team game on Sunday, Dec. 9.

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2013 Tournament calendar

* Cleveland Rock ‘N Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 16, to Sunday, Jan. 20. For info, click this link: http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/01/1301025.pdf

* Buffalo Winter Sectional – Friday, Jan. 25, to Sunday, Jan. 27. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/01/1301068.pdf

* St. Catharines, Ont., Sectional – Friday, Feb. 1, to Sunday, Feb. 3.

* Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, March 26, to Sunday, March 31.

* Buffalo Spring Sectional – Friday, April 19, to Sunday, April 21.

* Cleveland All-American Regional – Monday, May 21, to Sunday, May 27.

* District 5 Spring STaC – Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.

* Buffalo Summer Regional – Tuesday, June 25, to Sunday, June 30.

* Syracuse Regional – Monday, July 22, to Sunday, July 28.

* Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 27, to Sunday, Sept. 29.

* Niagara Falls, Ont., Regional – Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 10.

* District 5 Fall STaC – Monday, Dec. 9, to Sunday, Dec. 15.

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          Looking for local bridge clubs on the web?

          Bridge Center of Buffalo:

http://www.bridgecenterofbuffalo.com 

          Bridge Center Meridian

http://www.cuebid.com/meridian

          Western New York Unit 116: http://www.unit116.com/index.html

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          The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version normally appears in the Life & Arts section in the Saturday edition of The Buffalo News. If it’s not in its usual place, try the Sports section. The online version contains unabridged scores and a longer list of notices. 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 Silver Life Master since 2011, Dale Anderson just surpassed 1,400 master points. He blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master and other bridge adventures at http://dalebridge.blogspot.com/

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Duplicate scores
Week of Nov. 12 to Nov. 18
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

   Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – Charity Club Championship. North-south, A: Bob Andersen and Barbara Libby, 58.33%; B: John Fiegl and Joanne Lafay, 53.57%; C: Art Schumacher and Barbara Multerer, 52.68%; east-west, A/B/C: Linda Wynes and Isabelle Banas, 55.65%.

   Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – Club Championship. North-south, A: Jim Mathis and Barbara Libby, 62.96%; B: Joe Rooney and Ken Meier, 54.86%; C: Barbara Sadkin and June Feuerstein, 52.31%; east-west, A/B: Bruce Burr and Ross Markello, 63.89%; C: Linda Wynes and Jan Hasselback, 40.74%.

   Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Club Championship. North-south, A: Paul Ganley and Mike Kisiel, 75.25%; B/C: Joyce Greenspan and Barbara Sadkin, 50.54%; east-west, A: Carlton Stone and Mike Silverman, 60.27%; B: Ruth Hnath and Paula Salamone, 52.90%; C: John and Linda Wynes, 52.03%.

   Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – Charity Club Championship. North-south, A: Dorothy Boyd and Allen Beroza, 60.40%; B/C: Ed Drozen and Dave Donaldson, 57.78%; east-west, A/B: Wilson McClaren and Carlton Stone, 55.27%; C: Marilyn Sultz and Ruth Wurster, 52.14%.

   Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Charity Club Championship. Scrambled Mitchell. A: Allen Beroza and Paul Libby, 64.74%; Jerry Geiger and John Ziemer, 63.39%; B: Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 63.14%; C: Nadine Stein and Joyce Greenspan, 52.89%; Dave Donaldson and Joe Rooney, 50.96%.  

   Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Charity Club Championship. Howell. A: Jim Madan and Cleveland Fleming, 60.19%; Dorothy May and Carolyn Siracuse, 56.48%; B: Paul and Terry Ganley, 51.39%; Carlton Stone and Ross Markello, 50.46%; C: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 48.15%.

   Airport Bridge Club Sunday morning – Club Championship. Swiss Teams. A: Barbara Libby, Paul Libby, Jerry Geiger, John Ziemer, 131 VPs; Nancy Wolstoncroft, Judi Marshall, Dave Donaldson, Mike Silverman, 111 VPs; B: Bob Olin, Eileen Karnofsky, Gaurang Sheth, Bob Kaprove, 109 VPs; C: Doanne Jackson, Thom Burnett, Miri Salamone-Burnett, Paula Salamone, 101 VPs.

   Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Roslyn Berkovitz and Rose Bochiechio, 60.80%; Ted Kahn and Joel Brownstein, 59.28%; Rivona Ehrenreich and Judith Babat, 58.71%; C: Judy Zeckhauser and Judith L. Bailey, 42.42; east-west, A: James Tao and Larry Soong, 73.30%; B/C: Ginger Maiman and Marjorie Plumb, 57.20%: Lois Tippett and Elizabeth Beishline, 56.82%.

   Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Howell. A/B/C: Dorothy and Ed Rupp, 65.70%; Barbara Landree and Carol Bedell, 59.61%; Joan Rose and Judy Padgug, 58.65%; Bob Padgug and Stan Kozlowski, 57.37%; Betty Metz and Art Matthies, 54.49%.

   Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A/B: Bob Olin and Christy Kellogg, 59.52%; Chris Urbanek and Joan Rose, 58.33%.

   Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B/C: James and Karen Stephenson, 61.01%; Richard McGowan and Joyce Greenspan, 60.42%; Bill Rich and Eugene S. Nawotniak, 56.25%; Patricia Lanighan and Mercedes Reinbolt, 55.95%;  Judith Babat and Tish Schiffman, 55.06%; east-west, A/B/C: Janet Dimet and Sharon Wilcox, 64.29%; Liz Hemenway and  Anne Astmann, 61.31%; Dorothy and Larry Soong, 54.76%.

   Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: Judie Bailey and Jim Jacobi, 62.27%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 58.10%; B: Penny and Peter Shui, 50.46%; C: Jan O'Mara and Edith Knaszak, 50.23%; east-west, A: Art Matthies and Art Morth, 54.40%; B: Paul Piciulo and Sean Bennett, 53.94%; C: Madhav Deshmukh and Jasbeer Makhija, 53.01%.

   Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A/B: Berta Brown and Anne Watkins, 60.16%; Stan Kozlowski and Christy Kellogg, 59.03%; Judy Graf and Michael Ryan, 56.77%; C: Eleanor Whelan and Sharon Wilcox, 54.17%; east-west, A: Trudy Manaher and Barbara Libby, 62.73%; B/C: Art Matthies and Betty Metz, 61.81%.

   Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A: Fred Yellen and Stan Kozlowski, 64.07%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 62.22%; Chris Urbanek and Penny Shui, 56.67%; B/C: Catherine Majewski and Joyce Meskill, 51.11%.

   Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Joyce Kindt and Carolyn Siracuse, 65.07%; Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 64.1%; (tie) Jack Kern and Lance Crawford, John Fiegl and Jane Larcom,  59.61%; (tie) Bob Lederhouse and Joe Miranda, Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 56.41%.

   Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Mercedes Reinbolt and Ruth Wurster, 56.63%; Howard Foster and Michael Ryan, 56.38%; Bill Boardman and Joe Rooney, 55.72%; Judy Graf and Elaine Universal, 55.38%; Judy Padgug and Stan Kozlowski, 54.65%.

   Bridge Club Meridian Monday evening – Home style pairs. Bert Hargeshimer and Alex Kowal, 3 wins.

   Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Carolyn Siracuse and Anne O’Connor, 55%; Jan O’Mara and Joyce Kindt, 54.5%; east-west, Dorothy Kumrow and Lance Pollock, 64%; Frank Schlehr and Art Morth, 55%.

   Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. Judie Bailey and Jim Jacobi, 60%; Roy Crocker and Bob Lederhouse, 57%; Joyce Kindt and Carolyn Siracuse, 52%.

   Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. Edie Moran and Anne Clancy, 57%; Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 56%.

Other clubs

   Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Chuck Heimerl and Marian Morber, 67%; Bruce and Jill Brown, 54%; east-west, Joe Day and Lorey Repicci, 54%; Sam Grossman and Harry Rogers, 51%.

   Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Lil Ungerleider and Dee Schaeffer, 64.7%; Fred Nadel and Eleanor Murray, 60.3%; east-west, Mary Blanchard and Liz Schulman, 70.4%; Ruth Killeen and Emily Wettlaufer, 68.1%.

   Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Marge and Bob McMillen, 63%; Fenton Harrison and Marc Sobkiewicz, 58%.

   College Club Duplicate – North-south, Clare Schultz and Nancy Thomas, 60.71%; Mary Akman and Dorinne Ebel, 58.73%l east-west, Carla Bernhardt and Diane Liddell, 65.47%; Marie Barke and Debbie Charles, 58.73%.  

   Friday Dupliclub – Howell. Edna and Ron Fill, 63%; Bob and Margaret Rivard, 57%.

Duplicate Bridge: Nov. 17

    The Bridge Center of Buffalo and the Airport Bridge Club will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov. 22.

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   The Airport Bridge Club will hold a double-point Swiss team game at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, with free pizza. The club also will hold double-point games at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20 and Wednesday, Nov. 21. The club’s next progressive jackpot individual game is at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 25.

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   An ACBL-wide charity game will be held on the evening of Monday, Nov. 26, with hand analysis by Barry Rigal and bonus master points awarded the district and national levels. Taking part locally will be Bridge Club Meridian and the Airport Bridge Club.

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   Chris Urbanek will give a single session lesson on defense at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 28, at the Bridge Center of Buffalo. Topics include opening leads, signals, strategies and trump promotion.  For info, call 834-4222. 

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   Western New York Unit 116 will hold its annual meeting and election on Sunday, Dec. 2, in Father Justin Knights of Columbus Hall, 2735 Union Road at William Street, Cheektowaga. A roast beef lunch will be held at noon, followed by the meeting and a pairs game at 1 p.m.

   Tickets for lunch and the game are $5 for ACBL members, $10 for non-members. Deadline for purchasing tickets, which are available from any Unit 116 board member, is Nov. 27. Chairwoman is Fran Kurtz (688-7069 or kurtz1095@roadrunner.com). For partners, contact Betty Metz (773-7398 or bettymetz@roadrunner.com).

   Balloting for new board members is taking place at the clubs. Six candidates – Sue Bergman, Liz Clark, Richard McGowan, Sue Neubecker, Larry Soong and Eleanor Whelan – are competing for three open positions. Voting closes at noon Dec. 2.  

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   The Fall Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) will be held in participating local clubs from Monday, Dec. 3, to Sunday, Dec. 9. Silver master points will be awarded for play during regularly-scheduled games at the clubs, with bonus points at the district level for winners. The Airport Bridge Club plans to hold morning and afternoon STaC games Monday, Dec. 3, to Saturday, Dec. 8, and a STaC Swiss team game on Sunday, Dec. 9.

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2013 Tournament calendar

* Cleveland Rock ‘N Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 16, to Sunday, Jan. 20. For info, click this link: http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/01/1301025.pdf

* Buffalo Winter Sectional – Friday, Jan. 25, to Sunday, Jan. 27. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/01/1301068.pdf

* St. Catharines, Ont., Sectional – Friday, Feb. 1, to Sunday, Feb. 3.

* Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, March 26, to Sunday, March 31.

* Buffalo Spring Sectional – Friday, April 19, to Sunday, April 21.

* Cleveland All-American Regional – Monday, May 21, to Sunday, May 27.

* District 5 Spring STaC – Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.

* Buffalo Summer Regional – Tuesday, June 25, to Sunday, June 30.

* Syracuse Regional – Monday, July 22, to Sunday, July 28.

* Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 27, to Sunday, Sept. 29.

* Niagara Falls, Ont., Regional – Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 10.

* District 5 Fall STaC – Monday, Dec. 9, to Sunday, Dec. 15.

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          Looking for local bridge clubs on the web?

          Bridge Center of Buffalo:

http://www.bridgecenterofbuffalo.com 

          Bridge Center Meridian

http://www.cuebid.com/meridian

          Western New York Unit 116: http://www.unit116.com/index.html

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          The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version normally appears in the Life & Arts section in the Saturday edition of The Buffalo News. If it’s not in its usual place, try the Sports section. The online version contains unabridged scores and a longer list of notices. 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 Silver Life Master since 2011, Dale Anderson just surpassed 1,400 master points. He blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master and other bridge adventures at http://dalebridge.blogspot.com/

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Duplicate scores
Week of Nov. 5 to Nov. 11
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – ACBL Membership Game. Howell. A: Ron Helfman and Dale Anderson, 58.33%; B: Cynthia Helfman and Nadine Stein, 57.41%; C: Phyllis Wilkinson and Gerry Hooley, 50%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – ACBL Membership Game. North-south, A: Jim Mathis and Barbara Libby, 65.31%; B: Joe Rooney and Ken Meier, 55.85%; C: Barbara Sadkin and Joyce Greenspan, 46.79%; east-west, A/B: Don Grant and Curt Hallis, 60.12%; C: Linda Wynes and Jan Hasselback, 46.28%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – ACBL Membership Game. North-south, A/B: Rita Sofia and Rita Sierocinski, 54.46%; C: Sharon Chang and Ruth Kozower, 53.26%; east-west, A: Jerry Geiger and Bob Linn, 68.65%; B: Celine Murray and Dale Anderson, 60.14%; Judy Zeckhauser and Judy Kaprove, 46.38%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – ACBL Membership Game. North-south, A: Eleanor Whelan and Judi Marshall, 60.31%; B/C: Ruth Wurster and Marilyn Sultz, 57%; east-west, A/B: Ken Meier and John Kirsits, 63.69%; C: Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 60.97%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – ACBL Membership Game. North-south, A: Bob Andersen and Paul Libby, 57.50%; B: Marilyn Sultz and Dale Anderson, 54.08%; C: Barbara Sadkin and Joyce Greenspan, 52.67%; east-west, A: Mike Ryan and Jerry Geiger, 59.67%; B/C: Dave Donaldson and Joe Rooney, 55.83%. 

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – ACBL Membership Game. North-south, A: Doug Dean and Ginny Panaro, 52.50%; B/C: Ann Battaglia and Marilyn Sultz, 51.75%; east-west, A: John Ziemer and Jerry Geiger, 58.67%; B: Paul Zittel and Janet Frisch, 53.25%; C: Alice Bragg and Cleveland Fleming, 44.25%.

Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon – Individual game. A: (tie) Mike Kisiel, Bob Linn, 60.23%; B: Margaret Miles, 54.55%; Ruth Hnath, 53.41%; C: Rob Hessel, 52.27%; Rolene Pozarny, 48.86%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: James Hoover and Phil Kadet, 62.88%; B: Kathy Stamm and Jo Finton, 62.50%; Richard McGowan and Elaine Zeve, 56.63%; Jacqueline Hanley and Joanne Zavarella, 55.30%; east-west, A: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 60.23%; (tie) Sharon Chang and Linda Milch, Ron Ferguson and Bob Mann, 55.11%; C: John H. Wolf and Sudhakar Perala, 53.98%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B: Claire Gareleck and Harold Meyers, 59.03%; Doug Dean and Luke Danielson, 55.56%; Fran Kurtz and Susan Bergman, 54.63%; C: Berta Brown and Anne Watkins, 48.61%; east-west, A: Judy Graf and Donna Steffan, 59.95%; Stan Kozlowski and Bob Padgug, 54.86%; B: Jim Gullo and Fred Yellen, 54.40%; C: Gary Schmitt and Tova Reinhorn, 53.70%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Paula Rosen and Natalie Abramson, 60.42%; Ted Kahn and James Tao, 60.23%; Eugene Nawotniak and Bill Rich, 57.58%; Rose Bochiechio and Richard McGowan, 57.58%; Jacqueline Hanley and Janie Polk, 55.11%; C: Roslyn Berkovitz and Judy Zeckhauser, 49.62%; east-west, A: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 68.75%; Joyce Greenspan and Elizabeth Beishline, 63.07%; B: Sandra Laub and Ron Ferguson, 59.66%; C: Janet Dimet and Sharon Wilcox, 55.68%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A/B: Jeanne Gladysz and Patricia Burns, 55.94%; Bert Hargesheimer and Christy Kellogg, 55.17%;.east-west, A/B: Peter Shui and Ken Meier, 58.57%; C: Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 55.06%; Gary Schmitt and Jeff Bender, 54.55%; Jo Finton and Kathy Stamm, 54.28%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Jim  Gullo and Fred Yellen, 63.66%; B: Claire Gareleck and Ginny Panaro, 55.79%; C: Fran Kurtz and Rita Sierocinski, 54.63%; east-west, A/B: Allen Beroza and John Ziemer, 64.58%; Stan Kozlowski and Joanne Kelley, 58.80%; C: Tova Reinhorn and Carol Bedell, 50.69%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A: Myra Razik and Robert Olin, 58.33%; B: Carolyn Siracuse and Helen Panza, 56.25%; C: (tie) Sam Grossman and Chuck Heimerl, Usha Khurana and John Marvin, 48.96%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 65.7%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 63.78%; Barb Booi and Donna Moran, 60.9%; Jack Kern and Lance Crawford,  57.37%; Beverly Mallon and Denise Tait, 55.35%; John Fiegl and Jane Larcom, 51.28%; Glen and Pat Schmarder, 50%. 

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – A/B/C: Sue Neubecker and Fran Kurtz, 61.46%; Tova Reinhorn and Marietta Kalman, 60.91%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday evening – Howell. Elaine Kurasiewicz and Sue Neubecker, 61%; Bert Hargeshimer and Judy Graf, 54%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Al Dickman and Ron Fill, 58.5%; Nancy Acara and Anne O’Connor, 57%; east-west, Chuck Heimerl and Frank Schlehr, 59.5%; Alicia Kolipinski and Budd Eckert, 55.5%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. A: Mark Pascale and James Madan, 65.5%; B: Joyce Kindt and Alva Finklestein, 65%; C: Jean Rosenthal and Paddy Lanighan, 50.6%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Unit Game. Edie Moran and Anne Clancy, 59.3%; Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 54.6%; Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 54.2%.

Unit 116 “8 Is Enough” Game Sunday – A/B: Donna Steffan, Fred Yellen, Dottie and Larry Soong, 105 VPs; C: Claire Gareleck, Bernice Baker, Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 56 VPs.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Bill Rich and Jan O'Mara, 65%; Chuck Heimerl and Marion Morber, 51%; east-west, Ross Markello and Bruce Burr, 58%; Eileen Bisantz and Nancy Hoffman, 56%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Martin Schaus and Ruth Walsh, 61%; Chuck Heimerl and Marian Morber, 54%; east-west, Sam Grossman and Harry Rogers, 59%; Elaine Bolz and Carl Gebauer, 53%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Bernice Baker and Nita Ferrell, 68.18%; Dee Schaeffer and Lil Ungerleider, 51.7%; east-west, Estelle Gafter and Esther Greene,    63.1%; Eric and Ruth Lansing, 59.5%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Jan Roalsvig and Bill Westley, 64%; Marge and Bob McMillen, 58%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Pat and Mike Weber, 63%; Julie Ameroso and Ron Fill, 58%; east-west, Eileen Bisantz and Nancy Hoffman, 68%; Marie Lanza and Lou Lombardi, 57%.

Duplicate Bridge: Nov. 10

Lockport Duplicate Club will host a Unit Game at 1 p.m. today, Saturday, Nov. 10, in the Lockport Senior Centre, 33 Ontario St.  Call Marge Schomers at 434-8635 for info.

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The Airport Bridge Club also holds a double point Unit Game at 11 a.m. today, Saturday, Nov. 10, and at its 1 p.m. individual game Sunday, Nov. 11. Progressive jackpot for the individual game is $100. Preregistration required. Call 603-6943. The club offers double points at all pairs games at 11 a.m. Monday to next Saturday.

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Bagel Saturday continues at noon today, Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Bridge Center of Buffalo, with John Toy directing.

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          Eight Is Enough!, a team game hosted by Western New York Unit 116, guarantees a combination of experienced and inexperienced players. Each team is allowed a maximum of eight “points” determined on the following schedule:

Players with 2000-plus points = 3.

Life masters with fewer than 2000 points = 2.

Non-life masters or fewer than 500 points = 1.

Unit 116’s next Eight Is Enough! game takes place at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11, in the Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive, Amherst.

For partnerships and help forming teams, call Tova Reinhorn at 632-2056 (home) or 994-1582 (cell), or Dian Petrov at 688-1226 (home) or 238-2230 (cell). Their email addresses are tova.reinhorn@gmail.com and dpetrov@roadrunner.com.

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Tournament calendar

* District 5 Fall STaC (Sectional Tournament at the Clubs) – Monday, Dec. 3, to Sunday, Dec. 9, participating clubs.
* Cleveland Rock ‘N Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 16, to Sunday, Jan. 20. For info, click this link: http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/01/1301025.pdf

* Buffalo Winter Sectional – Friday, Jan. 25, to Sunday, Jan. 27. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/01/1301068.pdf

* St. Catharines, Ont., Sectional – Friday, Feb. 1, to Sunday, Feb. 3.

* Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, March 26, to Sunday, March 31.

* Buffalo Spring Sectional – Friday, April 19, to Sunday, April 21.

* Cleveland All-American Regional – Monday, May 21, to Sunday, May 27.

* District 5 Spring STaC – Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.

* Buffalo Summer Regional – Tuesday, June 25, to Sunday, June 30.

* Syracuse Regional – Monday, July 22, to Sunday, July 28.

* Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 27, to Sunday, Sept. 29.

* Niagara Falls, Ont., Regional – Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013.

* District 5 Fall STaC – Monday, Dec. 9, to Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013.

          Looking for local bridge clubs on the web?

          Bridge Center of Buffalo:

http://www.bridgecenterofbuffalo.com 

          Bridge Center Meridian

http://www.cuebid.com/meridian

          Western New York Unit 116: http://www.unit116.com/index.html

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          The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version normally appears in the Life & Arts section in the Saturday edition of The Buffalo News. If it’s not in its usual place, try the Sports section. The online version contains unabridged scores and a longer list of notices. 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 Silver Life Master since 2011, Dale Anderson just surpassed 1,400 master points. He blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master and other bridge adventures at http://dalebridge.blogspot.com/

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Duplicate scores
Week of Oct. 29 to Nov. 4
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – Club Appreciation Pairs. North-south, A: Paul Ganley and Mike Kisiel, 55.50%; B: Dorothy May and Doug Dean, 54.25%; C: Susan Levy and June Feuerstein, 52.50%; east-west, A/B/C: Nadine Stein and Judy Kaprove, 67.83%. Monday Club Series: Nadine Stein, 16.5 points; Ron Helfman, 10 points. 

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – Howell. A: Judi Marshall and Jerry Geiger, 75%; B: Bill Boardman and Ross Markello, 69.27%; C: Paula Salamone and Miri Salamone-Burnett, 57.81%; Dorothy May and Ginny Panaro, 36.11%. Tuesday Club Series: Judi Marshall, 11.5 points; Vince Pesce, 11 points. 

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday afternoon – Club Appreciation Teams. Swiss Teams. A: Eva Schmidt, Don Grant, Ginny Panaro and Dorothy May, 51 VPs; Ken Meier, Jim Mathis, Jerry Geiger and Judi Marshall, 50 VPs; B: Nancy Knabelkamp, Len Knabelkamp, Barbara Sadkin and June Feuerstein, 49 VPs.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Charity Club Championship. North-south, A/B: Linda Vassallo and Wilson McClaren, 58.63%; Miri Salamone-Burnett and Paula Salamone, 50.30%; east-west, A: Harry Cheung and Bob Linn, 70.24%; B/C: Marilyn Sultz and Dave Donaldson, 51.49%. Wednesday Club Series: (tie) Celine Murray, Dale Anderson, 9.5 points. 

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – Club Championship. North-south, A/B: Eva Schmidt and Dave Donaldson, 58.21%; Don Grant and Linda Wynes, 47.16%; east-west, A/B/C: Ruth Wurster and Marilyn Sultz, 62.91%. Thursday Club Series: (tie) Selina Volpatti, Adrian Figliotti, 9.5 points. 

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Club Championship. North-south, A/B/C: June Feuerstein and Dave Donaldson, 59.28%; east-west, A/B: Judie Bailey and Dale Anderson, 60.03%; C: Joe Benenati and Eva Schmidt, 46.48%. Friday Club Series: Margaret Miles, 10 points; (tie) Joyce Greenspan, Bill Boardman, 8.5 points.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Club Championship. Howell. A: Liz Clark and Jerry Geiger, 61.23%; B: Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 60.54%; C: Bob and Judy Kaprove, 56.83%; Sharon Chang and Linda Milch, 41.09%. September and October Individual Club Series: Chuck Heimerl, 9 points; Pawan Matta, 6.5 points. September and October Saturday Afternoon Club Series: (tie) Fenton Harrison, Ross Markello, 7.5 points.

Airport Bridge Club Sunday morning  – ACBL Membership Game. Swiss Teams. A: Harry Cheung, Liz Clark, Carlton Stone and Eleanor Whelan, 97 VPs; Elaine Kurasiewicz, Mike Ryan, John Ziemer and Jerry Geiger, 83 VPs; B/C: Florence Notto, Dorothy May, Judy Kaprove and Dale Anderson, 77 VPs. September and October Sunday Pairs Club Series: Dorothy May, 7.5 points; (tie) Carl and Jan Hasselback, 5 points. September and October Sunday Teams Club Series: Dale Anderson, 10.5 points; Paul Zittel, 8.5 points.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, Arthur “Skip” Kean and Art Matthies, 60.23%; B/C: Jane Roberts and Laura Houghtaling, 58.9%; Pat Kilbury and Marilyn Sultz, 58.33%; Sudhakar Perala and Sandy Silverberg, 56.06%; east-west, A: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 58.71%; Carol Roth and Ann Torrell, 56.63%; B/C: Jeff Their and Lynn Witmer, 55.68%; Lois Tippett and Elizabeth Beishline, 54.73%; Sharon Chang and Linda Milch, 54.17%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Stan Kozlowski and Berta Brown, 58.63%; B/C: Anne Watkins and Jeanne Gladysz, 58.04%; east-west, A/B: Jim Gullo and Judy Padgug, 59.82%; Judy Graf and Michael Ryan, 57.14%; C: Sharon Wilcox and Janet Dimet, 50%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Richard McGowan and Joyce Greenspan, 57.43%; B: Beena Deshmukh and Elaine Moon, 55.73%; Mercedes Reinbolt and Patricia Lanighan, 54.45%; C: Judith Babat and Rivona Ehrenreich, 51.29%; east-west, A/B/C: Janet Dimet and Sharon Wilcox, 58.91%; Dorothy and Larry Soong, 57.04%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: Howard Foster and Michael Ryan, 61.55%; B/C: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 58.14%; Jim Jacobi and Judie Bailey, 55.87%; Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 54.55%; east-west, A/B: Sue Neubecker and Penny Shui, 61.55%; John Marvin and Walt Olszewski, 58.71%; Warren O'Connell Jr. and James Reineck, 54.92%; Peter Shui and Henry Chudy, 54.55%; C: Steve Rashkin and Steve Shanley, 53.41%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Stan Kozlowski and Berta Brown, 56.71%; B/C: Carlton Stone and Eleanor Whelan, 55.09%; Jim Gullo and Elaine Kurasiewicz, 54.40%; east-west, A: Chris Urbanek and James Tao, 66.44%; B: Liz Clark and Bob Feasley, 55.79%; Allen Beroza and Judy Padgug, 54.86%; Fred Yellen and Judy Graf, 54.40%; C: Art Matthies and Bob Padgug, 44.91%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A: John Toy and Judy Graf, 64.74%; Stan Kozlowski and Kathy Pollock, 59.61%; Vera Carpenter and Rashid Khan, 58.65%; B/C: Anne Watkins and Sue Neubecker, 56.09%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Darcy Young and Bob Farwell, 66.37%; B: Bob and Joan Ciszak.  53.57%; C: Jim Biggers and Jim Downey, 50.6%; east-west, A: Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall, 55.95%; B: Jack Kern and Lance Crawford, 55.06%; C: Glen and Pat Schmarder, 49.4%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, A: Jerry Geiger and Stan Kozlowski, 58.80%; B: Fran Kurtz and Bernice Baker, 53.47%; C: Carol Bedell and Betty Metz, 51.85%; east-west, A/B/C: Ken Meier and Penny Shui, 62.73%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – Howell. Pam and Lance Pollock, 62%; Dorothy Kumrow and Carolyn Siracuse, 59.4%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. A: Roy Crocker and Bob Lederhouse, 65%; B: Barbara and John Scott, 57%; C:   Madhov Deshmukh and Walt Olszewski, 51%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Bob Lederhouse and Marge Schomers, 62.5%; B: Elve Johnston and Kathryn Fenn, 56%; C: (tie) Shirley Murdoch and Lois Smith, Edie Moran and Anne Clancy, 45%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Bill and Jo Rich, 57%; Chuck Heimerl and Marion Morber, 57%; east-west, Emily Wandass and Harry Rogers, 68%; Barb Hill and Ellie Guyett, 54%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Chuck Heimerl and Marian Morber, 64%; Sam Grossman and Harry Rodgers, 61%; east-west, Cindy Darone and Elaine LaVigne, 56%; Elaine Bolz and Carl Gebauer, 51%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Nita Ferrell and Ruth Jones, 59.1%; Eleanor Murray and Fred Nadel, 57.6%; east-west, Eric and Ruth Lansing, 65.4%; Dick Munschauer and Jeannette Reid, 58.3%. 

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Bill Westley and Bill Rogers, 72%; Ann Goodyear and Gene Nawotniak, 60%.

Friday Dupliclub – Edna and Ron Fill, 65%; Margaret and Robert Rivard, 57%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Pat and Mike Weber, 78%; Trudy Manaher and Ron Fill, 55%; east-west. Lou Lombardi and Marie Lanza, 69%; Frank and Sue Riccio, 53%.

Duplicate Bridge: Nov. 3

 

It’s club appreciation week at the Bridge Center of Buffalo, with double-point games at no extra charge.

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The Airport Bridge Club will hold a triple-point Swiss team game at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, with free pizza. The club also will offer triple-point ACBL membership games at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 5, through next Saturday, Nov. 10. A progressive jackpot  individual game takes place at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11. Pre-registration is required. Call 603-6943.

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          Eight Is Enough!, a team game hosted by Western New York Unit 116, guarantees a combination of experienced and inexperienced players. Each team is allowed a maximum of eight “points” determined on the following schedule:

Players with 2000-plus points = 3.

Life masters with fewer than 2000 points = 2.

Non-life masters or fewer than 500 points = 1.

Unit 116’s next Eight Is Enough! game takes place at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11, in the Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive, Amherst.

For partnerships and help forming teams, call Tova Reinhorn at 632-2056 (home) or 994-1582 (cell), or Dian Petrov at 688-1226 (home) or 238-2230 (cell). Their email addresses are tova.reinhorn@gmail.com and dpetrov@roadrunner.com.

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Tournament calendar

* Cleveland Rock ‘N Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 16, to Sunday, Jan. 20. For info, click this link: http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/01/1301025.pdf

* Buffalo Winter Sectional – Friday, Jan. 25, to Sunday, Jan. 27. For info, click this link:

http://web2.acbl.org/tournaments/Ads/2013/01/1301068.pdf

* St. Catharines, Ont., Sectional – Friday, Feb. 1, to Sunday, Feb. 3.

* Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, March 26, to Sunday, March 31.

* Buffalo Spring Sectional – Friday, April 19, to Sunday, April 21.

* Cleveland All-American Regional – Monday, May 21, to Sunday, May 27.

* District 5 Spring STaC – Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.

* Buffalo Summer Regional – Tuesday, June 25, to Sunday, June 30.

* Syracuse Regional – Monday, July 22, to Sunday, July 28.

* Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 27, to Sunday, Sept. 29.

* Niagara Falls, Ont., Regional – Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013.

* District 5 Fall STaC – Monday, Dec. 9, to Sunday, Dec. 15.

          Looking for local bridge clubs on the web?

          Bridge Center of Buffalo:

http://www.bridgecenterofbuffalo.com 

          Bridge Center Meridian

http://www.cuebid.com/meridian

          Western New York Unit 116: http://www.unit116.com/index.html

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          The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version normally appears in the Life & Arts section in the Saturday edition of The Buffalo News. If it’s not in its usual place, try the Sports section. The online version contains unabridged scores and a longer list of notices. 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 Silver Life Master since 2011, Dale Anderson just surpassed 1,400 master points. He blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master and other bridge adventures at http://dalebridge.blogspot.com/

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Duplicate scores
Week of Oct. 22 to Oct. 28
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – Howell. A/B: Ron Helfman and Paula Salamone, 57%; Nadine Stein and Cynthia Helfman, 52%.

Airport Bridge Club Monday afternoon – Club Appreciation Teams. Swiss Teams. Phyllis Wilkinson, Gerry Hooley Mike Kisiel and Paul Ganley, 65 VPs.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – Howell. A/B: Mary Davey Carr and Janet Frisch, 56%; Shirley Cassety and Marian Morber, 54%; C: Florence Notto and Beverly Dale, 52%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – Individual game. A/B: (tie) Val Derenda, Linda Wynes, 63.46%; C: Don Grant, 59.62%. Thursday Club Series: (tie) Selina Volpatti, Adrian Figliotti, 9.5 points. 

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Individual game. A: Eva Schmidt, 61.54%; Mike Kisiel, 57.69%; Doug Dean, 53.85%; B: (tie) Margaret Miles, Beverly Dale, 50%. Friday Club Series: Margaret Miles, 10 points; (tie) Joyce Greenspan, Bill Boardman, 8.5 points.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – September and October Individual Club Series: Chuck Heimerl, 9 points; Pawan Matta, 6.5 points. September and October Saturday Afternoon Club Series: (tie) Fenton Harrison, Ross Markello, 7.5 points.

Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon – September and October Sunday Pairs Club Series: Dorothy May, 7.5 points; (tie) Carl and Jan Hasselback, 5.0 points. September and October Sunday Teams Club Series: Dale Anderson, 10.5 points; Paul Zittel, 8.5 points.

Bridge Center of Buffalo – Closed for the regional tournament.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 59.03%; Glen and Pat Schmarder, 54.86%; Jack Kern and Lance Crawford, 54.17%; Bev Mallon and Denise Tait,  53.47%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, A: Bob Feasley and Pat Burns, 67.56%; Jerry Geiger and Meg Klamp, 65.18%; B: Gene and Jo Finton, 45.54%; C: Mercedes Reinboldt and Marilyn Sultz, 42.26%; east-west, A/B: Jeanne Gladysz and Sue Neubecker, 59.82%; C: Marietta Kalman and Carol Bedell, 50.89%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday evening – Howell. A/B: (tie) Guy Puccio and Pat Rogers, Bert Hargeshimer and Christy Kellogg, 52.5%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – Howell. Frank Schlehr and Art Morth, 71.5%; Alicia Kolipinski and Al Dickman, 63.2%.

Lockport Duplicate – Closed for the regional tournament.

Buffalo Regional Tournament – Chris Urbanek was the local player earning the most master points, finishing in third place with 63.85. Former local player Joel Wooldridge was in a three-way tie for fourth with 58.14. Other leading local players include:

John Toy, 41.35 (23rd); Saleh Fetouh, 38.46 (32nd); Jay Costello, 32.40 (42nd); Dan Gerstman, 30.30 (43rd); Bert Hargeshimer and Christy Kellogg, 29.61 (tie for 44th); Jay Levy, 27.56 (47th); Michael Ryan, 27 (49th); Stan Kozlowski, 23.67 (58th); Dian Petrov, 22.68 (63rd); Alex Kowal, 22.49 (64th); Jerry Geiger, 21.21 (68th); Penny Shui, 19.69 (71st); Eleanor Whelan, 18.88 (74th); Peter Shui, 18.81 (75th); Jim Gullo, 16.34 (86th); Donna Steffan, 15.80 (92nd), Bob Padgug, 15.64 (96th) and Judy Padgug, 15.29 (100th).

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south: Chuck Heimerl and Marion Morber, 60%; Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 57%; east-west, Jill and Bruce Brown, 60%; B.J. McMath and Pat Truell, 58%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – (tie) Bobbi and Joe Huber, Sam Grossman and Neil Katz, 61%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Dee Schaeffer and Lil Ungerleider, 57.6%; Dick Munschauer and Jeannette Reid, 57.3%; east-west, Ruth Killeen and Emily Wettlaufer, 60.7%; (tie) Joe Fiore and Bernie Myer, Nita Ferrell and Ruth Jones, 53.2%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Wilson McClaren and Fenton Harrison, 78%; Marge McMillen and Marc Sobkiewicz, 56%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Margaret Rivard and Joanne Zavarella, 64%; Pat and Mike Weber, 60%; east-west. Lou Lombardi and Marie Lanza, 55%; Carmella Losi and Esther Ferris, 53%.