Duplicate Bridge: June 29

The annual Buffalo Regional Tournament continues today, Saturday, June 29, and Sunday, June 30, in the Holiday Inn, 100 Whitehaven Road, Grand Island, with games at 9 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. today and Swiss teams at 10 a.m. June 30. Most local clubs are closed during the tournament. For complete tournament info, click this link.

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The Airport Bridge Club’s weekly evening game will be at 7:15 p.m. Monday, July 1. The club will host an Independence Day chicken barbecue Thursday, July 4, with games at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

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Congratulations to Jay Levy, the expert player who took on teams of challengers from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on June 21 as part of The Longest Day fundraising event for the Alzheimer’s Association. During those 16 hours, he played a total of 117 hands in the Bridge Center of Buffalo and, in the process, raised more than $4,500 for Alzheimer’s research.

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Unit 116 has posted its schedule of unit games and special games for 2013. They include:

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Saturday noon, July 13, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Annual picnic: Sunday, July 14, Carousel Room, Hamburg fairgrounds. Games at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tickets $15 ACBL members, $17 non-members.

For tickets, see a Unit 116 board member or visit the Unit 116 website, www.unit116.com. Deadline for reservations is July 7.

For info, call Paul Zittel at 992-4794, e-mail plzittel@roadrunner.com, or call Betty Metz at 773-7398, e-mail bettymetz@roadrunner.com.

Annual meeting and game: Sunday, Dec. 8, Main-Transit Fire Hall.

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Tournament calendar

Buffalo Summer Regional – Holiday Inn, 100 Whitehaven Road, Grand Island. Tuesday, June 25, to Sunday, June 30. For info, click this link.

Syracuse Regional – Monday, July 22, to Sunday, July 28. For info, click this link.

Buffalo NLM Sectional – Non-life masters. Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive, Amherst. Friday, Aug. 16, to Sunday, Aug. 18. For info, click this link.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Sept. 27, to Sunday, Sept. 29. For info, click this link.

Niagara Falls, Ont., Regional – Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5685 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 10. For info, click this link.

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

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall. Friday, Jan. 3, to Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. For info, click this link.

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 15, to Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. For info, click this link.

St. Catharines Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont., Friday, Feb. 7, to Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall. Friday, April 4, to Sunday, April 6, 2014. 

Toronto Easter Regional – Doubletree By Hilton Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto. Tuesday, April 15, to Sunday, April 20, 2014.

Buffalo Spooktacular Regional – Venue TBA, Tuesday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Bridge Club Meridian.

Western New York Unit 116.

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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 hit 1,500 master points on Presidents Day. He blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master (2,500 points) and other bridge adventures here.

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Duplicate scores
Week of June 17 to June 23
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

 

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A/B: Joe Rooney and Bill Boardman, 57.94%; C: Marilyn Schwebel and Stan Dickson, 50.26%; east-west, A/B/C: Cynthia Helfman and Nadine Stein, 62.81%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Jim Mathis and Barbara Libby, 59.47%; B: Bill Boardman and Joe Rooney, 56.58%; C: Jim and Gloria Brown, 49.18%; east-west, A: Vince Pesce and John Ziemer, 72.22%; B: Brian Block and Ruth Hnath, 55.79%; C: Elsie Rogers and Phyllis Wilkinson, 45.84%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Bob Andersen and Vince Pesce, 66.581%; B: Celine Murray and Dale Anderson, 53.49%; C: June Feuerstein and Barbara Sadkin, 43.45%; east-west, A: Mike Mesirov and Bob Linn, 61.57%; B: Dede Kluckhohn and Adrian Figliotti, 53.36%; C: Jan and Carl Hasselback, 52.76%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday evening – Howell. A: Carl and Jan Hasselback, 68.50%; Alice Bragg and Cleveland Fleming, 55.50%; B: Paula Salamone and partner, 55.40%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A: Allen Beroza and Barbara Libby, 60.94%; B: Janet Frisch and Rita Sierocinski, 59.99%; C: Ed Drozen and Joe Rooney, 48.53%; east-west, A: Harry Cheung and Vince Pesce, 58.13%; B: (tie) Alicia Kolipinski and Joyce Greenspan, Helen Panza and Mike Silverman, 51.94%. 

Airport Bridge Club Friday – The Longest Day. 9 a.m. Howell. A/B/C: Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 60.42%; (tie) Marilyn Sultz and Janet Frisch, Eleanor Whelan and Carlton Stone, 56.25%. 11 a.m. North-south, A/B: Carlton Stone and Eleanor Whelan, 55.75%; C: Paula Salamone and Joe Rooney, 54.26%; east-west, A/B/C: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 64.19%. 1 p.m. North-south, A: Mike Silverman and Paul Libby, 54.28%; B/C: Marietta Kalman and Judy Kaprove, 53.64%; east-west, A: Jerry Geiger and John Ziemer, 68.79%; B/C: Adrian Figliotti and Dede Kluckhohn, 63.56%. 3 p.m. Howell. A: Jerry Geiger and John Ziemer, 71.43%; B: Adrian Figliotti and Dede Kluckhohn, 60.71%; Chuck Schorr and Mike Silverman, 58.33%; C: Maury and Lois Tatelman, 47.62%. 5 p.m. Howell. A: Cleveland Fleming and Paula Kotowski, 61.56%; Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 60.67%; B: Selina Volpatti and Dale Anderson, 60.14%; Liz Clark and John Ziemer, 56.47%; C: Judy Kaprove and Marietta Kalman, 54.61%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Howell. A: Jerry Geiger and Liz Clark, 62.50%; B: Ted Kahn and Ruth Hnath, 56.77%; Maury and Lois Tatelman, 51.56%; C: (tie) Chuck Heimerl and Al Dickman, Carl and Jan Hasselback, 48.44%.

Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon – Howell. A: Bob Linn and Jerry Geiger, 61.81%; B: Bob and Judy Kaprove, 60.42%; Manju Ceylony and Shakeel Ahmad, 57.64%; C: (tie) Jan and Carl Hasselback, Eva Schmidt and Cleveland Fleming, 42.36%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Joe Miranda and Denise Mattingly, 64.20%; B: Carl McMurtry and David Whitt, 63.26%; Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 55.87%; Lilly Pleskow and Elizabeth Young, 54.92%; Sandra Scheff and Beverly Isenberg, 54.73%;  C: Janie Polk and Susan Levy, 48.30%; east-west, A/B: Ginger Maiman and Marjorie Plumb, 69.70%; Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 62.88%;  Joyce Greenspan and Richard McGowan, 59.47%; Marilyn Sultz and Pat Kilbury, 58.90%; Janet Dimet and Sharon Wilcox, 56.44%; C: Sandra Morrison and Judy Reich, 45.27%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Howell. A/B: Tova Reinhorn and Elaine Kurasiewicz, 62.18%; Brian Meyer and Dan Gerstman, 59.30%; Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 59.30%; Jim Gullo and Judy Graf, 58.65%; Meg Klamp and Joan Rose, 58.33%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A: Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 64.58%; Saleh Fetouh and David Hemmer, 59.03%; C: Jack Cukierman and Gabriel Tannenbaum, 54.86%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 Game. North-south, A/B/C: Susan Levy and Beverly Isenberg, 56.55%; Ann Torrell and Marilyn Shuman, 54.17%; east-west, A: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 69.35%; B/C: Lynn Witmer and Jeff Thier, 55.06%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: Meg Klamp and Judi Marshall, 62.96%; B: Susan Bergman and Claire Gareleck, 60.19%; C: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 57.41%; east-west, A: Pat Rasmus and Bert Hargesheimer III, 61.57%; B: Art Morth and Art Matthies, 58.10%; C: Gary Schmitt and Gabriel Tannenbaum, 54.86%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – The Longest Day. 9:15 a.m. Non-Life Masters. Howell. A: Bill Rich and Eugene Nawotniak, 58.92%; B/C: Joyce Frayer and Mary Ball, 57.71%; Beena Deshmukh and Elaine Moon, 56.77%. 12:30 p.m. North-south, A/B/C: Rita Sierocinski and Rita Sofia, 63.10%; Stan Kozlowski and Christy Kellogg, 60.32%; Eva Schmidt and Bob Olin, 55.56%; Judie Bailey and Pat Lakeman, 55.16%; east-west, A: Judy Graf and Meg Klamp, 66.67%; Joan Rose and Liz Clark, 56.41%; Eugene Nawotniak and Donna Steffan, 56.35%; B: Michael Ryan and Fred Yellen, 52.78%; C: Betty Metz and Tova Reinhorn, 49.21%. 7 p.m. Howell. A: Sharon Benz and John Toy, 59.52%;  B: Michael Ryan and Judy Graf, 55.56%;  Sue Neubecker  and Usha Khurana, 54.76%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – North-south,  Enid Sweet and Ann Battaglia, 61.9%; Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall, 56.85%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 56.25%; east-west, Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 60.12%; Merton Haynes and Ruth Huppuch, 55.06%; Darcy Young and Bob Farwell, 52.68%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, A/B: Howard Foster and Michael Ryan, 60.41%; Judy Padgug and Bud Seidenberg, 57.86%; C: Ken Meier and Dorothy May, 55.35%; east-west, A/B: Bob Olin and Art Morth, 53.63%; Anne Watkins and Sue Neubecker, 53.49%; C: Elaine Kurasiewicz and Andrei Reinhorn, 53.26%.

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

Delaware Wednesday evening – Howell. Nancy Acara and Edna Fill, 60.4%; Mary and Anne O’Connor, 59.4%; Alicia Kolipinski and Sandy Marcussen, 56.7%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. Joyce Kindt and Bob Lederhouse, 60%; Roy Crocker and John Lewis, 59%; Jean Rosenthal and Marge Schomers, 54%; Beena Deshmukh and Mark Pascale, 52%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Unit game. North-south, A: Judy Padgug and Stan Koslowski, 58%; B: Judie Bailey and Jim Jacobi, 57%; C: Mary Davey Carr and Lanney Fuller, 54%; east-west, A: John Toy and Meg Klamp, 65.5%; B/C: Elve Johnston and Kathryn Fenn, 65%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Bruce Burr and Ross Markello, 60%; Pawan Matta and Carol Neuhaus, 58%; east-west, B.J. McMath and Pat Truell, 63%; Joe Day and Lorey Repucci, 60%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, John Gartner and Sam Grossman, 58%; Raj Puri and Meena Rustogi, 56%; east-west, Martha Falsone and Harry Rogers, 58%; Joe Day and Jeff Peters, 53%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Bernice Baker and Fritzi Schmitt, 60.8%; Ruth Axelrod and Howard Strauss  59%; east-west, David and Teddy Speser, 59.9%; Irwin Brock and Sandy Recoon, 51.6%.

Friday Dupliclub – Howell. Ron Fill and Peter Reynolds, 65%; Christel and Frank Bernard, 61%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Edna Fill and Lou Lombardi, 78.8%; east-west, Mike Brown and  Trudy Manaher, 54.4%.

Duplicate Bridge: June 22

Unit pairs games with extra points are scheduled in two clubs today, Saturday, June 22. The game at the Airport Bridge Club begins at 11 a.m. The Lockport Duplicate Club is hosting the annual Unit 116 Strawberry Social, with strawberries at 12:30 p.m. and the game at 1 p.m., in the Dale Center, 33 Ontario St., Lockport.

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Unit championships will be held today at 11 a.m. in the Airport Bridge Club and at 12:30 p.m. in the Lockport Club as part of the annual Unit 116 strawberry social.

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The Airport Bridge Club has triple-point pairs games at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 23, and 11 a.m. Monday, June 24. The Bridge Center of Buffalo offers supervised play for beginners at noon Monday, June 24.

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The annual Buffalo Regional Tournament runs Tuesday, June 25, to Sunday, June 30, in the Holiday Inn, 100 Whitehaven Road, Grand Island, with games at 9 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, and Swiss teams at 10 a.m. June 30. Most ACBL-sanctioned local clubs will be closed during the tournament, although Delaware Wednesday will play as usual. For complete tournament info, click this link.

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Congratulations to John Ziemer, the top Unit 116 silver point winner in the District 5 Summer Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) from June 10 to 16 in local bridge clubs. Second overall in the district, which includes Cleveland and Pittsburgh, he earned 22.41 points.

Other leading Unit 116 point winners included Jerry Geiger, 17.28, fifth in the district; Judi Marshall, 17.08, sixth; Saleh Fetouh, 14.98, ninth; Dale Anderson, 11.61, 19th; Tom Fraas, 11.55, 20th; Mike Kisiel, 10.36, 26th; and Michael Ryan, 10.16, 30th.

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Unit 116 has posted its schedule of unit games and special games for 2013. They include:

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Saturday noon, July 13, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Annual picnic: Sunday, July 14, Carousel Room, Hamburg fairgrounds. Games at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tickets $15 ACBL members, $17 non-members.

For tickets, see a Unit 116 board member or visit the Unit 116 website, www.unit116.com. Deadline for reservations is July 7.

For info, call Paul Zittel at 992-4794, e-mail plzittel@roadrunner.com, or call Betty Metz at 773-7398, e-mail bettymetz@roadrunner.com.

Annual meeting and game: Sunday, Dec. 8, Main-Transit Fire Hall.

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Tournament calendar

Buffalo Summer Regional – Holiday Inn, 100 Whitehaven Road, Grand Island. Tuesday, June 25, to Sunday, June 30. For info, click this link.

Syracuse Regional – Monday, July 22, to Sunday, July 28. For info, click this link.

Buffalo NLM Sectional – Non-life masters. Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive, Amherst. Friday, Aug. 16, to Sunday, Aug. 18. For info, click this link.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Sept. 27, to Sunday, Sept. 29. For info, click this link.

Niagara Falls, Ont., Regional – Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5685 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 10. For info, click this link.

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

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall. Friday, Jan. 3, to Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. For info, click this link.

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 15, to Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. For info, click this link.

St. Catharines Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont., Friday, Feb. 7, to Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall. Friday, April 4, to Sunday, April 6, 2014. 

Toronto Easter Regional – Doubletree By Hilton Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto. Tuesday, April 15, to Sunday, April 20, 2014.

Buffalo Spooktacular Regional – Venue TBA, Tuesday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Bridge Club Meridian.

Western New York Unit 116.

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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 hit 1,500 master points on Presidents Day. He blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master (2,500 points) and other bridge adventures here.

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Duplicate scores
Week of June 10 to June 16
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A: John Ziemer and Judi Marshall, 65.25%; B: Doug Dean and Ginny Panaro, 53.42%; east-west, A: Vince Pesce and Barbara Libby, 65.25%; Art Schumacher and Barbara Multerer, 52.75%.

Airport Bridge Club Monday afternoon – North-south, A: Judi Marshall and John Ziemer, 60.63%; B: Jean Macdonald and Nancy Littenberg, 53.13%; east-west, A/B: Bill Boardman and Joe Rooney, 57.50%; C: Joyce Greenspan and Alicia Kolipinski, 50.63%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Allen Beroza and Paul Libby, 63.48%; B: Linda Vassallo and Wilson McClaren, 59.82%; east-west, A/B: Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 62.36%; C: Sharon Chang and Linda Milch, 48.51%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday afternoon – North-south, A: Jim Mathis and Judi Marshall, 60.11%; B: Pawan Matta and Dale Anderson, 57.55%; C: June Feuerstein and Barbara Sadkin, 45.48%; east-west, A: Jerry Geiger and John Ziemer, 65.98%; B: Ed Drozen and Carlton Stone, 60.77%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Vince Pesce and Paul Libby, 59.51%; B: Celine Murray and Dale Anderson, 56.67%; C: Rosalie Rosenband and Sandra Silverberg, 52.84%; east-west, A: John Ziemer and Jerry Geiger, 57.47%; B: Barbara Libby and Paula Salamone, 55.79%; C: Jim and Gloria Brown, 47.53%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday afternoon – North-south, A/B: Adrian Figliotti and Ruth Wurster, 62.43%, C: Cynthia and Ron Helfman, 49.86%; east-west, A/B/C: Barbara Sadkin and Joyce Greenspan, 59.32%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south: A/B: Helen Panza and Mike Silverman, 53.80%; east-west, A: Harry Cheung and John Ziemer, 61.45%; B: Jerry Kemsley and Ruth Hnath, 55.15%. 

Airport Bridge Club Thursday afternoon – North-south: A: Liz Clark and Judi Marshall, 60.25%; B: Linda Wynes and Rita Sierocinski, 54.94%; east-west, A: Mike Kisiel and Tom Fraas, 63.04%; C: Ginny Panaro and Pawan Matta, 40.88%. 

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – North-south, A/B: Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 59.66%; east-west, A: Bob Andersen and Jerry Geiger, 56.69%; B/C: Miri Salamone-Burnett and Paula Salamone, 55.28%. 

Airport Bridge Club Friday afternoon – North-south, A/B: Mike Silverman and Art Matthies, 59.08%; C: Joyce Greenspan and Barbara Sadkin, 52.58%; east-west, A: Ken Meier and Jim Mathis, 60.17%; B: Selina Volpatti and Dale Anderson, 52.08%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday evening – Howell. A/B: Ron Henrikson and partner, 77.50%; Carolyn Siracuse and Ginny Panaro, 62.50%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Howell. A: Tom Fraas and Judi Marshall, 61.66%; Carolyn Siracuse and Mike Kisiel, 55.03%; B: Alice Bragg and Paula Salamone, 52.45%; C: Carl and Jan Hasselback, 51.47%. 

Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – North-south, A: Judi Marshall and Tom Fraas, 61.46%; B: Dorothy May and Dale Anderson, 55.38%; C: Florence Boyd and Fenton Harrison, 51.13%; east-west, A/B/C: Carl and Jan Hasselback, 63%.

Airport Bridge Club Sunday morning – Swiss Teams. A: Howard Foster, Mike Ryan, Jerry Geiger, John Ziemer, 109 VPs; B/C: Bob Kaprove, Judy Kaprove, Selina Volpatti, Dale Anderson, 98 VPs; Eva Schmidt, Myra Razik, Rich Cramer-Benjamin, Ron Henrikson, 92 VPs.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Beena Deshmukh and Usha Khurana, 60.33%; Ross Markello and Bruce Burr, 59.30%; B: Elizabeth Neuner and Ted Kahn, 58.88%; Jo Finton and Kathy Stamm, 54.55%; Maryann Szafran and Paula Rosen, 54.36%; east-west, A/B: Ginger Maiman and Marcia Wright, 59.28%; C: Joanne Zavarella and Elaine Zeve, 58.71%; Celia Linder and Sol Messinger, 57.58%; Martha Quinn and Mary Ball, 57.20%; Marilyn Shuman and Joyce Greenspan, 54.73%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Meg Klamp and Chris Urbanek, 61.90%; Jay Levy and Donna Steffan, 54.46%;  B: Claire Gareleck and Nadine Stein, 54.46%; east-west, A: Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 55.65%; B: Jim Gullo and Carol Bedell, 54.46%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A/B/C: Shakeel Ahmad and Gaurang Sheth, 66.15%; Bill Rushmore and Saleh Fetouh, 58.33%; Joan Rose and Chris Urbanek, 57.87%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 Game. North-south, A: Ted Kahn and Tish Schiffman, 67.80%; Joan Smith and Fran Witnauer, 59.28%; B: Frank and Jeanette Levin, 52.46%; C: Judy Zeckhauser and Judith L. Bailey, 40.53%; east-west, A/B: Judith Babat and Rivona Ehrenreich, 57.39%; C: Liz Hemenway and Anne Astmann, 57.20%; Eugene Nawotniak and Bill Rich, 56.63%; Dorothy and Larry Soong, 55.87%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A/B/C: Peter Shui and Ten-Pao Lee, 61.46%; Meg Klamp and Jill Wooldridge, 57.29%; Gaurang Sheth and Mark Pascale, 56.77%; Roger Ball and Norm St. Denis, 55.09%; Bert Hargesheimer and Linda Burroughsford, 54.95%; east-west, A: Jim Gullo and Saleh Fetouh, 62.27%; Michael Ryan and Judy Graf, 54.40%; B/C: Sharon Chang and Andrei Reinhorn, 54.17%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A/B: Tova Reinhorn and Carol Bedell, 66.38%; Meg Klamp and Chris Urbanek, 62.04%; Fred Yellen and Jim Gullo, 59.44%; Berta Brown and Judy Padgug, 57.81%; C: Pat Lakeman and Ruth Wurster, 38.95%; east-west, A/B: Barbara Libby and Sue Neubecker, 58.28%; Pat Rasmus and Cathy Majewski, 57%; Harry Cheung and Kathy Pollock, 54.23%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A: Kathy Pollock and Stan Kozlowski, 58.33%; B: John Marvin and Joyce Kindt, 57.37%; Sharon Chang and Claire Gareleck, 55.45%; Mark Pascale and Saleh Fetouh, 54.81%; Pat Rasmus and Sharon Benz, 54.76%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 64.54%; Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall, 60%; Jack Kern and Lance Crawford, 55.91%; Merton and Colleen Haynes, 55%; (tie) Joe Miranda and Denise Mattingly, Darcy Young and Bob Farwell, 54.09%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, A/B: Fred Yellen and Dian Petrov, 63.19%; Meg Klamp and Liz Clark, 62.73%; C: Frank and Jeanette Levin, 51.62%; east-west, A: Judy Graf and Jim Gullo, 66.20%; Jerry Geiger and Sue Neubecker, 58.56%; B: Gene and Jo Finton, 53.94%; C: Andrei Reinhorn and Paul Zittel, 50.93%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday evening – Howell. A/B: Sue Neubecker and Elaine Kurasiewicz, 67.83%; Michael Ryan and Saleh Fetouh, 67.14%; C: Ted Kahn and Kamil Bishara, 52.53%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – Howell. Alicia Kolipinski and Paul Morgante, 64.6%; Lance and Pam Pollock, 54.2%; Nancy Acara and Edna Fill, 52.1%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – A: Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 65.6%; B: Judie Bailey and Bob Lederhouse, 51%; C: Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 49%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Carol Neuhaus and Paul Capen, 60%; B: Ted Kahn and Dian Petrov, 58%; C: Edie Moran and Anne Clancy, 56%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Bill Rich and Martin Schaus, 66%; Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 61%; east-west, B.J. McMath and Pat Truell, 60%; Diane Forrest and Joanne Zavarella, 56%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, (tie) Bruce Burr and Ross Markello, Chuck Heimerl and Marian Morber, 59%; east-west, Martha Falsone and Harry Rogers, 61%; Toni Gartner and Peg Gorham, 57%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Dee Schaeffer and Lil Ungerleider, 61.5%; Bernice Baker & Fritzi Schmitt, 60%; east-west, Mary Blanchard and Liz Schulman, 60.7%; Irwin Brock and Sandy Recoon, 52.8%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – North-south, Judy Thielman and Kathy Borcik, 61%; east-west, Jan Roalsvig and Bill Adolf, 58%.

College Club Duplicate – North-south, Dorinne Ebel and Betty Loucks, 62.85%; Jane Hansen and Marcia Scott, 57.62%; east-west, Judy Danforth and Diane Liddell, 52,85%; Carolann Besch and Char Caprino, 51.90%.  

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Pat and Mike Weber, 61.7%; Nancy Hoffman and Eileen Bisantz, 55.4%; east-west, Al and Phyllis Vogt, 60.4%; Esther Ferris and Paul Morgante, 57.1%.

Duplicate Bridge: June 15

Friday, June 21, will be the Longest Day in more ways than one. On the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, bridge players across North America will play their favorite game from sunrise to sunset to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.

There’s a choice of Longest Day games in the Buffalo area.

 Western New York Unit 116 is sponsoring a series of games in the Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive, Amherst, beginning with an open pairs game at 6 a.m., followed by games at 9:15 a.m. (non-life masters), 12:30 p.m. (open pairs), 3:45 p.m. (non-life masters) and 7 p.m. (open pairs). Sessions will run 18 to 24 boards and award extra master points. Fee is $5 per game. Door prizes will be awarded. For info, call Kathy Pollock at 688-0054.

In addition, expert player Jay Levy and a team of hand-picked players will play for 16 hours that day against challenging teams in one-hour rounds of eight to 10 boards. Matches will be handicapped. Teams which defeat Levy’s team will win a game with one of his team’s players at a future date. Fee for teams is $20. For info, call Levy at 861-1056.

The Airport Bridge Club, 247 Cayuga Road, Cheektowaga, will play an entire schedule of open pairs games with free food, starting at 9 a.m. with breakfast. New games will begin at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., with lunch between games; 3 p.m. with snacks; 5 p.m. with supper; and 7 p.m. with desserts. Games will be 15 to 18 boards and award extra master points. Fee will be $4 per game. For info, call 836-7016.

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The Bridge Center of Buffalo this week offers supervised play at noon Monday, June 17; NAP qualifiers Tuesday, June 18, and both games on Wednesday, June 19; and a championship game at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, June 20.

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The Airport Bridge Club has Sectional Tournament at the Clubs pairs games at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. today, Saturday, June 15; and a STaC Swiss teams game with free pizza at 11 a.m. Sunday. The club has NAP qualifies at all games Monday, June 17, to Thursday, June 20, including the evening game at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 19.

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          Unit pairs games with extra points are scheduled in two clubs next Saturday, June 22. The game at the Airport Bridge Club  begins at 11 a.m. The Lockport Duplicate Club is hosting the annual Unit 116 Strawberry Social, with strawberries at 12:30 p.m. and the game at 1 p.m., in the Dale Center, 33 Ontario St., Lockport.

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Congratulations to the winners locally in the World Wide Pairs games last weekend, which involved thousands of players in countries around the globe.

Top score Friday night went to Chris Urbanek and John Toy at the Bridge Center of Buffalo, whose 61.01% was readjusted downward to 60.66% against the world, which was 80th in the U.S. and 335th worldwide.

Saturday’s local leaders were Bev Cohen and Judy Padgug, whose 62.80% at the Bridge Center of Buffalo was readjusted to 64.73%, which was 48th in the U.S. and 98th worldwide. Saleh Fetouh and Jay Levy, winners at the Bridge Center on Saturday with 64.58%, were readjusted downward to 62.10% against the world, making them 115th in the U.S. and 243rd worldwide.

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Unit 116 has posted its schedule of unit games and special games for 2013. They include:

Unit-rated, club-hosted game: Saturday noon, July 13, Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Annual picnic: Sunday afternoon, July 14, Hamburg fairgrounds.

Annual meeting and game: Sunday, Dec. 8, Main-Transit Fire Hall.

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Tournament calendar

Buffalo Summer Regional – Holiday Inn, 100 Whitehaven Road, Grand Island. Tuesday, June 25, to Sunday, June 30. For info, click this link.

Syracuse Regional – Monday, July 22, to Sunday, July 28. For info, click this link.

Buffalo NLM Sectional – Non-life masters. Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive, Amherst. Friday, Aug. 16, to Sunday, Aug. 18. For info, click this link.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Sept. 27, to Sunday, Sept. 29. For info, click this link.

Niagara Falls, Ont., Regional – Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5685 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 10. For info, click this link.

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

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall. Friday, Jan. 3, to Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. For info, click this link.

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 15, to Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. For info, click this link.

St. Catharines Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont., Friday, Feb. 7, to Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall. Friday, April 4, to Sunday, April 6, 2014. 

Toronto Easter Regional – Doubletree By Hilton Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto. Tuesday, April 15, to Sunday, April 20, 2014.

Buffalo Spooktacular Regional – Venue TBA, Tuesday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Bridge Club Meridian.

Western New York Unit 116.

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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 hit 1,500 master points on Presidents Day. He blogs about his progress toward Gold Life Master (2,500 points) and other bridge adventures here.

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Duplicate scores
Week of June 3 to June 9
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

 

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A/B/C: Nadine Stein and Cynthia Helfman, 61.31%; east-west, A/B/C: Stewart Brenner and Ron Helfman, 62.50%.

Airport Bridge Club Monday evening – Howell. A: Carolyn Siracuse and Dorothy May, 55%; Cleveland Fleming and partner, 52.50%; B: Ron Henrikson and Paula Salamone, 52.50%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Judi Marshall and Jerry Geiger, 67.59%; B: Barbara Sadkin and Dale Anderson, 57.64%; C: Mike Mesirov and Bill Boardman, 53.24%; east-west, A/B/C: Bob Kaprove and Myra Razik, 63.66%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Vince and Christine Pesce, 60.42%; B: Maury and Lois Tatelman, 55.06%; C: Jim and Gloria Brown, 45.54%; east-west, A: Bob Linn and Jerry Geiger, 64.88%; B: Brian Block and Martin Pieterse, 62.20%; C: Ginger Maiman and Sandra Silverberg, 44.64%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south: A/B: Carlton Stone and Nancy Kessler, 59.01%; C: Judi McDermid and Marilyn Steffan, 53.18%; east-west, A: Liz Clark and Vince Pesce, 65.48%; B: Helen Panza and Mike Silverman, 61.11%; C: Marilyn Sultz and Ruth Wurster, 42.64%. 

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – North-south, A/B: Florence Notto and Mike Silverman, 52.98%; C: June Feuerstein and Barbara Sadkin, 52.08%, east-west, A/B: Tom Fraas and Mike Mesirov, 57.74%; C: Ron and Cynthia Helfman, 52.08%. 

Airport Bridge Club Friday evening – Worldwide Pairs. Howell. A: Dorothy May and Carolyn Siracuse, 58.46%; Jerry Geiger and John Ziemer, 58.45%; B: Paula Salamone and Mike Kisiel, 52.67%; C: Michael and Ruth Kozower, 50.24%; Ginny Panaro and Ron Henrikson, 48.33%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Worldwide Pairs. North-south, A/B: Ron Henrikson and Paula Salamone, 60.50%; C: Martin and Barbara Pieterse, 46.33%; east-west, A/B/C: Bill and Pinky Regan, 52.75%. 

Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon – Howell. A: Jerry Geiger and Bob Linn, 68.23%, Gaurang Sheth and Mike Kisiel, 56.25%; B: Ruth Hnath and Richard Cramer-Benjamin, 55.21%; C: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 50.93%; Maury and Lois Tatelman, 50.52%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday noon – 99ers. A/B/C: Marion Lavigne and Joan Bosomworth, 61.61%; Donna Hirsch and Carol Ferrick, 54.46%; Terry Smith and Chris Ludwig, 49.11%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-South, A: Jacqueline Hanley and Joanne Zavarella, 65.15%; Richard McGowan and Ted Kahn, 61.74%; B: David Whitt and Carl McMurtry, 61.17%; Elaine Zeve and Elaine Moon, 55.30%; east-west, A: Joyce Greenspan and Andrei Reinhorn, 64.77%; Linda Milch and Sharon Chang, 60.42%; B/C: Janie Polk and Judith L. Bailey, 55.49%. 

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B: Gene Finton and Judy Padgug, 62.96%; C: Berta Brown and Anne Watkins, 47.62%; east-west, A/B: Jim Gullo and Andrei Reinhorn, 64.29%; C: Sue Neubecker and Jeanne Gladysz, 47.03%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A: Saleh Fetouh and Chris Urbanek, 61%; B: Jack Cukierman and Gabriel Tannenbaum, 56%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 game. North-south, A/B: Richard McGowan and Janie Polk, 62.12%; C: Roslyn Berkovitz and Marcia Wright, 52.08%; east-west, A/B: Elaine Zeve and Chip Kean, 65.15%; C: Janet Dimet and Sharon Wilcox, 58.14%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: Jay Levy and Judy Padgug, 59.38%; B: Richard Cramer-Benjamin and Jeff Bender, 53.47%; east-west, A/B: Elaine Kurasiewicz and Warren O’Connell, 60.42%; C: Chip Kean and Art Matthies, 59.95%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Judi Marshall and John Toy, 56.63%; B/C: Fran Kurtz and Jeanne Gladysz, 56.25%; east-west, A: Jay Levy and Jay Costello, 59.09%; B/C: Betty Metz and Tova Reinhorn, 51.33%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday evening – World Wide Pairs. North-south, A: Chris Urbanek and John Toy, 59.52%; Meg Klamp and Bev Cohen, 56.25%; B/C: Judie Bailey and Jim Jacobi, 50.30%; east-west, A: Kathy Pollock and Chongmin Zhang, 61.01%; Jill and Powhatan Wooldridge, 58.63%; B/C: Linda Burroughsford and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 50.89%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – World Wide Pairs. A: Jay Levy and Saleh Fetouh, 64.58%; Bev Cohen and Judy Padgug, 62.80%; B/C: Andrei and Tova Reinhorn, 52.08%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, A: Meg Klamp and Judy Padgug, 61.57%; B: Pat Rasmus and Carolyn Siracuse, 56.02%; C: Ken Meier and John Kirsits, 54.63%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 69.21%; B: Nancy Kessler and Carlton Stone, 57.87%; C: Dorothy and Ed Rupp, 53.70%.

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

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Alicia Kolipinski and Jennifer Reynolds, 64.7%; Roz Berkowitz and Sandy Marcussen, 53.8%; east-west, Joyce Kindt and Anne O’Connor, 59.3%; Bruce Shaffer and Paul Morgante, 54.3%.

Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. A: Jim Jacobi and Judie Bailey, 71%; B: Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 63%; C: Dan Blatz and Gwilym Brick, 51%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 50%.

Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Edie Moran and Anne Clancy, 63%; B: (tie) Connie Swick and Bob Lederhouse, Jean Rosenthal and Kathy Fenn, 58%; C: Carol Neuhaus and Paul Capen, 52%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 71%; Bill Rich and Martin Schaus, 57%; east-west, Ross Markello and Bruce Burr, 58%; Lois Merritt and Emily Wandass, 57%. 

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Joe Fiore and Bernie Myer, 59.7%; Lil Ungerleider and Dee Schaeffer, 56.8%; east-west, Ruth Killeen and Emily Wettlaufer, 69.4%; Estelle Gafter and Esther Greene, 53.8%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Wilson McClaren and Stan Kozlowski, 61%; Carol Neuhaus and Marc Sobkiewicz, 52%.

Friday Dupliclub – North-south, Edna and Ron Fill, 59%; Jennifer and Peter Reynolds, 56%; east-west, Angela Curtis and Sandra Marcussen, 64%; Margaret and Bob Rivard, 61%.          

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Pat and Mike Weber, 67.3%; Margaret Rivard and Joanne Zavarella,   56%; east-west, Paul Morgante and Esther Ferris, 56.8%; Nancy Hoffman and Eileen Bisantz, 56.3%.