Thursday, January 30, 2014

Duplicate Bridge: Feb. 1

Unit games postponed by the weather last Saturday will be held today, Saturday, Feb. 1, at 11 a.m. at the Airport Bridge Club (603-6943) and 1 p.m. at the Lockport Duplicate Club (434-8635).
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The Airport Bridge Club will hold a Pamphlet Pairs game at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb 2.
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The 60th Niagara District Sectional Tournament will be held Friday, Feb. 7, to Sunday, Feb. 9, in the Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario Street, St. Catharines, Ont.
Games begin at 1 and 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with a knock-out series starting at 9 a.m. Saturday. It concludes with Swiss teams at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. For more info, click this link.
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Experienced players and beginners are invited to start pairing up for the annual Unit 116 Pro-Am game at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Bridge Center of Buffalo.
Pros (over 500 master points) call Judie Bailey at 636-6148 or email baj_42@msn.com. Ams (under 500 points) call Howard Foster at 633-2617 or email hfoster@buffalo.edu.
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The email newsletter from the Airport Bridge Club now comes from a new address, bill@airportbridgeclub.com. The club requests that you add this to your safe domain list. To be added to the email list, call 836-7016.
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Western New York Unit 116 has released a partial schedule of unit-sponsored games for 2014. It includes:
Club-hosted unit game – 10:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 14, Bridge Center of Buffalo.
 “Green” IMPs game – 7 p.m., Monday, March 17, Bridge Club Meridian.
Annual meeting – Saturday, Dec. 6, Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville.  
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Tournament calendar
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, April 4, to Sunday, April 6. For info, click this link.
Rochester Spring Sectional – Webster Recreation Center, 1350 Chiyoda Drive, Webster. Saturday, April 11, and Sunday, April 12.
Toronto Easter Regional – Doubletree By Hilton Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 15, to Sunday, April 20. For info, click this link. See “Event Schedule.”
Cleveland All-American Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Monday, May 20, to Sunday, May 26. For info, click this link.
District 5 Summer Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – Monday, June 9, to Sunday, June 15. 
Rochester Summer Sectional – Saturday, July 12, and Sunday, July 13.
Hamilton Sectional – Royal Canadian Legion Hall, 453 Limeridge Road East, Hamilton, Ont. Saturday, July 19, and Sunday, July 20. For info, click this link. See “Event Schedule.”
Burt Garrell Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 4, to Sunday, Aug. 10. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Sept. 12, to Sunday, Sept. 14.
Great Lakes Sectional – Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 20, and Sunday, Sept. 21.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 11, and Sunday, Oct. 12.
Buffalo Spooktacular Regional – Venue still TBA, but rumor has it that it will be held at the Erie County Fairgrounds in Hamburg. Tuesday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 26.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Canandaigua. Saturday, Nov. 8, and Sunday, Nov. 9.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – Monday, Dec. 8, to Sunday, Dec. 14. 
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, to Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, to Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015.
61st Niagara District Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario Street, St. Catharines, Ont., Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, to Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, April 17, 2015, to Sunday, April 19, 2015.
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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.
Sometimes the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website. When that happens, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/
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 reached a career total of 1,600 master points in August. 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 Jan. 20 to Jan. 26
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs 
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – Unit Championship. North-south, A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Paul Libby, 61.86%; B/C: Michael and Ruth Kozower, 51.08%; east-west, A: Harry Cheung and Liz Clark, 60.80%; B/C: John Fiegl and Joanne Lafay, 51.85%.
Airport Bridge Club Monday afternoon – Howell. A: John Ziemer and Judi Marshall, 71.53%; B: Chuck Schorr and Harry Cheung, 61.81%; C: Carl and Jan Hasselback, 57.64%; Joyce Greenspan and Barbara Sadkin, 45.83%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Judi Marshall and Jerry Geiger, 68.56%; B: Eleanor Whelan and Walt Olszewski, 54.17%; C: June Feuerstein and Barbara Sadkin, 48.51%; east-west, A: Vince Pesce and John Ziemer, 56.52%; B/C: Ed Drozen and David Donaldson, 55.99%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Howell. A: Celine Murray and Dale Anderson, 55.68%; Bill Boardman and Paula Kotowski, 55.52%; B: Paula Salamone and June Feuerstein, 54.92%; C: Nancy Torrell and Marilyn Sultz, 48.76%; Jim and Gloria Brown, 48.62%. 
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A/B/C: Barbara Sadkin and June Feuerstein, 58%; east-west, A: Jerry Geiger and Allen Beroza, 63.08%; B: Nancy Kessler and Ross Markello, 50%; C: Marilyn Sultz and Ruth Wurster, 46.83%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Howell. A: Barbara Libby and Jerry Geiger, 63.43%; Mike Kisiel and Paul Ganley, 59.26%; B: Dorothy May and Carolyn Siracuse, 54.63%; C: Rita Sofia and Nancy Torrell, 52.78%; Judy Kaprove and David Donaldson, 49.54%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Howell. (Tie) Bob and Judy Kaprove, Bill Boardman and Dale Anderson, 55.56%.
Airport Bridge Club Sunday morning – Swiss Teams. A: Shakeel Ahmad, Manju Ceylony, Elaine Kurasiewicz and Jim Mathis, 88 VPs; B: Alex Miller, Mike Kisiel, Judi Marshall and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 81 VPs; C: Judy Kaprove, Chuck Schorr, Celine Murray and Dale Anderson, 74 VPs. 
Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon – Swiss Teams. A: David Donaldson, Rich Cramer-Benjamin, Jerry Geiger and John Ziemer, 89 VPs; B: (tie) Dorothy May, Carolyn Siracuse, Liz Clark and Harry Cheung, with Alex Miller, Mike Kisiel, Judi Marshall and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 75 VPs. 
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life Masters. North-south, A: Joyce Greenspan and Andrei Reinhorn, 62.08%; B: Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 60.83%; C: Carol Roth and Terrence Camp, 42.92%; east-west, A: Marilyn Sultz and Pat Kilbury, 70.83%; B/C: Sol Messinger and Gail Pitterman, 52.08%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Judy Padgug and Bud Seidenberg, 64.58%; B: Rita Sofia and Anne Watkins, 59,82%; C: Cathy Majeski and Elaine Universal, 56.25%; east-west, A: Donna Steffan and Joan Rose, 61.90%; B: Judy Graf and Fred Yellen, 58.33%; C: James Tao and Andrei Reinhorn, 48.21%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – One winner. A: Chris Urbanek and Warren O’Connell Jr., 61.90%; B: Saleh Fetouh and David Hemmer, 55.95%; C: Rich Cramer-Benjamin and Dian Petrov, 51.19%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 Game. North-south, A/B: Chip Kean and Judy Zeckhauser, 59.48%; C: Carol Roth and Terrence Camp, 52.71%; east-west, A/B/C: Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 55.74%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: (tie) Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargeshimer, Carolyn Siracuse and Sandy Marcussen, 57.14%; B: Pat Burns and Fran Kurtz, 54.47%; C: Wufeng Luo and Ten-Pao Lee, 53.57%; east-west, A/B: Rich Cramer-Benjamin and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 58.47%; C: Gaurang Sheth and Gabriel Tannenbaum, 57.14%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – One winner. A: Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 62.34%; B/C: Janet Dimet and Sharon Wilcox, 60.39%; Ed Drozen and Walt Olszewski, 58.43%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – One winner. A: Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargeshimer, 63.89%; B/C: Cathy Majewski and Claire Gareleck, 55.56%.  
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – James Downing and David Floyd, 59.26%; Bob and Joan Ciszak, 55.09%; John Fiegl and Jane Larcom, 54.17%; Darcy Young and Bob Farwell, 51.39%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Unit game. A: Fred Yellen and Donna Steffan, 65.61%; B: Rita Sofia and Helen Panza, 64.88%; C: Dick Czarnecki and Andrei Reinhorn, 52.38%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Jan Omara and Bill Rich, 64%; Sandy Marcussen and David Donaldson, 54.5%; east-west, Lance and Pam Pollock, 62.5%; Dorothy Kumrow and Vince Taeger, 49.5%.
Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Howell. A: Jean Rosenthal and Marilyn White,  63%; B: Jeff Bender and Rich Cramer-Benjamin, 59%; C: Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 57%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – Howell.  Bruce and Jill Brown, 70%; Peg Gorham and Jeff Peters, 54%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Eleanor Murray and Fred Nadel, 72.4%; Nita Ferrell and Ruth Jones, 68.15%; east-west, Ruth Killeen and Libby Neuner, 66.7%; Irwin Brock and Sandy Recoon, 56.1%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Fenton Harrison and Wilson McClaren, 84%; Carol Neuhaus and Jan Roalsvig, 68%.
Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – Howell. Phyllis and Al Vogt, 65%; (tie) Joanne Biondo and Esther Ferris, Lee Gordon and Will Sanscrainte, 55%.
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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Duplicate Bridge: Jan. 25

Unit games with extra points will be held today, Saturday, Jan. 25, at 11 a.m. at the Airport Bridge Club and 1 p.m. at the Lockport Duplicate Club.
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The Airport Bridge Club has a Swiss teams game at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, with free pizza. Call 603-6943 today to sign up. Another Pamphlet Pairs game is set for 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2.
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Experienced players and beginners are invited to start pairing up for the annual Unit 116 Pro-Am game at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Bridge Center of Buffalo.
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Congratulations to John Toy, who earned the most master points among the Buffalo players competing in the Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional Tournament Jan. 15 to 19. He collected 26.07 points and was 26th overall.
Other leading Buffalo players at the tournament included Brian Meyer, 24.69 (tied for 35th), David Hemmer, 20.41 (52nd); and Kathy Pollock and Judy Padgug, 20.37 (tied for 53rd).
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The email newsletter from the Airport Bridge Club now comes from a new address, bill@airportbridgeclub.com. The club requests that you add this to your safe domain list. To be added to the email list, call 836-7016.
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Western New York Unit 116 has released a partial schedule of unit-sponsored games for 2014. It includes:
Club-hosted unit game – 10:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 14, Bridge Center of Buffalo.
 “Green” IMPs game – 7 p.m., Monday, March 17, Bridge Club Meridian.
Annual meeting – Saturday, Dec. 6, Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville.  
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Tournament calendar
60th Niagara District Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario Street, St. Catharines, Ont., Friday, Feb. 7, to Sunday, Feb. 9. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, April 4, to Sunday, April 6. For info, click this link.
Rochester Spring Sectional – Webster Recreation Center, 1350 Chiyoda Drive, Webster. Saturday, April 11, and Sunday, April 12.
Toronto Easter Regional – Doubletree By Hilton Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 15, to Sunday, April 20. For info, click this link. See “Event Schedule.”
Cleveland All-American Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Monday, May 20, to Sunday, May 26. For info, click this link.
District 5 Summer Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – Monday, June 9, to Sunday, June 15. 
Rochester Summer Sectional – Saturday, July 12, and Sunday, July 13.
Hamilton Sectional – Royal Canadian Legion Hall, 453 Limeridge Road East, Hamilton, Ont. Saturday, July 19, and Sunday, July 20. For info, click this link. See “Event Schedule.”
Burt Garrell Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 4, to Sunday, Aug. 10. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Sept. 12, to Sunday, Sept. 14.
Great Lakes Sectional – Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 20, and Sunday, Sept. 21.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 11, and Sunday, Oct. 12.
Buffalo Spooktacular Regional – Venue still TBA, but rumor has it that it will be held at the Erie County Fairgrounds in Hamburg. Tuesday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 26.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Canandaigua. Saturday, Nov. 8, and Sunday, Nov. 9.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – Monday, Dec. 8, to Sunday, Dec. 14. 
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, to Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, to Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015.
61st Niagara District Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario Street, St. Catharines, Ont., Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, to Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, April 17, 2015, to Sunday, April 19, 2015.
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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.
Sometimes the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website. When that happens, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/
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 reached a career total of 1,600 master points in August. 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 Jan. 13 to Jan. 19
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – Howell. A: Alex Miller and Mike Silverman, 52.69%; Barbara Libby and Liz Clark, 52.67%; B: Gerry Hooley and John Lucchese, 52.55%; C: Barbara Sadkin and Ron Henrikson, 52.22%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Jim Mathis and Barbara Libby, 60.87%; B: Florence Boyd and Dale Anderson, 53.67%; C; Joyce Greenspan and Barbara Sadkin, 46.57%; east-west, A: Allen Beroza and Paul Libby, 56.35%; B: Larry and Dorothy Soong, 53.76%; C: Sharon Chang and Linda Milch, 50.26%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Howell. A: Bob Andersen and Vince Pesce, 65.97%; B: Ruth Kozower and Judy Kaprove, 59.49%; Celine Murray and Dale Anderson, 56.71%; C: John and Linda Wynes, 50.35%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – One Winner. A: Mike Ryan and Jerry Geiger, 63.78%; B: Bob Kaprove and David Donaldson, 59.18%; Anne Watkins and Ed Drozen, 55.18%; C: Jim and Gloria Brown, 48.36%. 
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Howell. A: John Ziemer and Jerry Geiger, 61.93%; B: Vince Pesce and Paul Libby, 57.30%; C: Nancy Torrell and Marilyn Sultz, 56.37%; Art Schumacher and Barbara Multerer, 51.97%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Howell. Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 55.56%; Chuck Schorr and Dale Anderson, 51.85%.
Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon – Howell. David Donaldson and partner, 60%; Carl and Jan Hasselback, 53.33%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday noon – North-south, A/B/C: Janice Sufrin and Marion Lavigne, 54.17%; east-west, A: Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 62.50%; B/C: Nadia Bergenstock and Nicholas Leibovic, 52.50%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B/C: Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 61.90%; east-west, A/B/C: Janet Dimet and Sharon Wilcox, 69.94%; Jane Roberts and Laurie Foster, 55.06%; Bonne Hall and Carol Roth, 54.17%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Jay Costello and Donna Steffan, 67.56%; B: Linda Burroughsford and Jeanne Gladysz, 55.95%; Bob Olin and Anne Watkins, 54.47%; C: Gary Schmitt and Carol Bedell, 47.92%; east-west, A/B/C: Chip Kean and Art Matthies, 59.79%; Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 56.08%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening – Howell. A/B: Bill Rushmore and Joan Rose, 57.74%; C: John Bielinski and Jeff Bender, 55.36%; Elaine Moon and Bob Olin, 54.17%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 Game. North-south, A/B: Elizabeth Young and Ann Coughlin, 56.14%; C: Terrence Camp and Carol Roth, 55.91%; Natalie Abramson and James McClure, 55.57%; east-west, A/B: Pat Kilbury and Gerry Dominski, 68.98%; C: Anne Astmann and Liz Hemenway, 60.52%; Pam Righter and Mary Ann Joyce, 54.25%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A/B/C: Penny Shui and Shubin Ruan, 55.49%; Mike Ryan and Howard Foster, 54.92%; east-west, A/B: Sue Neubecker and Tova Reinhorn, 54.55%; C: Art Matthies and Chip Kean, 54.36%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 63.39%; B: Berta Brown and Anne Watkins, 58.33%; C: Fran Kurtz and Andrei Reinhorn, 53.57%; east-west, A/B/C: Cathy Majewski and Tova Reinhorn, 62.20%; Liz Clark and Joan Rose, 55.95%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A/B/C: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Ginny Panaro, 61.81%; Saleh Fetouh and Stan Kozlowski, 58.33%; Bob Olin and Janet Frisch, 57.64%; Elaine Universal and Teresa Fraas, 54.17%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Ken Meier and Dave Larcom, 61.57%; James Downing and David Floyd, 61.11%; John Fiegl and Jane Larcom, 56.02%; Bob and Joan Ciszak, 53.24%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, Stan Kozlowski and Judy Padgug, 60.91%; Ken Meier and Dorothy May, 60.35%; Ruth Wurster and Mercedes Reinbolt, 50.22%; east-west, Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 63.15%; Anne Watkins and David Donaldson, 57.27%; Ginny Panaro and Nadine Stein, 48.69%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – Howell. Joyce Kindt and Ron Fill, 61.1%; Sandy Marcussen and Anne O’Connor, 54.9%; Dorothy Kumrow and Lance Pollock, 50.2%.
Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – North-south, A: Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 65%; B: Judie Bailey and Bob Lederhouse, 56%; C: Mercedes Reinbolt and Paul Capen, 46%; east-west, A: Roy Crocker and John Lewis, 64.6%; B: (tie) Walt Olszewski and Sushil Amlani, Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 62%.
Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Marilyn White and Marge Schomers, 58.3%; B: Bob and Joan Cisak, 57.6%; C: Bob Lederhouse and Mercedes Reinbolt, 54%.
Other clubs
ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Howell. Pearl Harris and Joann Dandridge, 60.93%; Shirley Thompson and David Mathis, 55.47%.
Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Lois Merritt and Peg Gorham, 57%; Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 56%; east-west, Lorey Repicci and Joe Day, 63%; Paul Ziebarth and Dave Stroud, 62%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Bruce and Jill Brown, 68%; Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 54%; east-west, Peg Gorham and Jeff Peters, 59%; Tim Hartnett and David Young, 58%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Florence Boyd and Fenton Harrison, 78%; Bill Westley and Bill Rogers, 53%.
Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – Howell. Lou Lombardi and Marie Lanza, 63%; Mike Brown and Ron Fill, 62%.
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Duplicate Bridge: Jan. 18


The Airport Bridge Club holds its annual Martin Luther King Day chicken barbecue Monday, Jan. 20, with pairs games at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The morning game is a Unit Championship. The club also has "Pamphlet Pairs" at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, and Swiss teams at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 26.
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Bridge Club Meridian will host a unit game with extra points at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 20. Another club-hosted unit game takes place at 1 p.m. next Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Lockport Duplicate Club. The Airport Bridge Club also will offer a unit game next Saturday at 11 a.m.
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The Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional Tournament, which attracts a significant number of Buffalo players, continues today, Saturday, Jan. 18, and concludes Sunday, Jan. 19, in Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. For info, click this link.
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The email newsletter from the Airport Bridge Club now comes from a new address, bill@airportbridgeclub.com. The club requests that you add this to your safe domain list. To be added to the email list, call 836-7016.
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Western New York Unit 116 has released a partial schedule of unit-sponsored games for 2014. It includes:
Club-hosted unit game – 7:15 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 30, Bridge Center of Buffalo.
Club-hosted unit game – 10:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 14, Bridge Center of Buffalo.
Pro-Am pairs game – 1 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 23, Bridge Center of Buffalo.
“Green” IMPs game – 7 p.m., Monday, March 17, Bridge Club Meridian.
Annual meeting – Saturday, Dec. 6, Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville.  
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Tournament calendar
60th Niagara District Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario Street, St. Catharines, Ont., Friday, Feb. 7, to Sunday, Feb. 9. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, April 4, to Sunday, April 6. For info, click this link.
Rochester Spring Sectional – Webster Recreation Center, 1350 Chiyoda Drive, Webster. Saturday, April 11, and Sunday, April 12.
Toronto Easter Regional – Doubletree By Hilton Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 15, to Sunday, April 20. For info, click this link. See “Event Schedule.”
Cleveland All-American Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Monday, May 20, to Sunday, May 26. For info, click this link.
District 5 Summer Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – Monday, June 9, to Sunday, June 15. 
Rochester Summer Sectional – Saturday, July 12, and Sunday, July 13.
Hamilton Sectional – Royal Canadian Legion Hall, 453 Limeridge Road East, Hamilton, Ont. Saturday, July 19, and Sunday, July 20. For info, click this link. See “Event Schedule.”
Burt Garrell Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 4, to Sunday, Aug. 10. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Sept. 12, to Sunday, Sept. 14.
Great Lakes Sectional – Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 20, and Sunday, Sept. 21.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 11, and Sunday, Oct. 12.
Buffalo Spooktacular Regional – Venue still TBA, but rumor has it that it will be held at the Erie County Fairgrounds in Hamburg. Tuesday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 26.
Finger Lakes Sectional – Canandaigua. Saturday, Nov. 8, and Sunday, Nov. 9.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – Monday, Dec. 8, to Sunday, Dec. 14. 
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, to Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, to Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015.
61st Niagara District Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario Street, St. Catharines, Ont., Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, to Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, April 17, 2015, to Sunday, April 19, 2015.
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Bridge club websites:
Click names for links.
Bridge Center of Buffalo.
Bridge Club Meridian.
Western New York Unit 116.
* * *
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.
Sometimes the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website. When that happens, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/
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 reached a career total of 1,600 master points in August. 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 Jan. 6 to Jan. 12
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – Howell. A: Jim Mathis and Judi Marshall, 67.46%; B: Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 58.54%; Nadine Stein and Dale Anderson, 57.54% C: Marilyn Sultz and June Feuerstein, 49.17%; Barbara Pieterse and Paula Kotowski, 42.65%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A: Judi Marshall and Jim Mathis, 62.50%; B: Wilson McClaren and Linda Vassallo, 52.98%; C: Joe Rooney and David Donaldson, 50.89%; east-west, A; Harry Cheung and John Ziemer, 59.26%; B: Nancy Kessler and Ross Markello, 57.41%; C: Ruth Wurster and Marilyn Sultz, 49.47%. 
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – Howell. A: Bob Andersen and Jerry Geiger, 58.92%; Liz Clark and Judi Marshall, 58.22%; B: Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 53.36%; Joe Rooney and Ron Henrikson, 49.31%; C: Carl and Jan Hasselback, 48.38%; June Feuerstein and Barbara Sadkin, 43.41%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – Howell. A: Fenton Harrison and Bob Linn, 60.19%; B/C: David Donaldson and Ron Henrikson, 58.33%; Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 51.39%. 
Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon – Howell. A: Carolyn Siracuse and partner, 65%; Cleveland Fleming and David Donaldson, 59.50%; B: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Dorothy May, 51.50%; C: Mary Davey Carr and Mike Silverman, 48.76%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 Game. North-south, A: Eugene Nawotniak and Bill Rich, 66.96%; B: Agi Maisel and Carla Press, 60.42%; C: Mary Blanchard and Liz Schulman, 55.36%; east-west, A: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 72.92%; B/C: Mary Ann Joyce and Pam Righter, 57.74%; Violet Makhija and Laurie Foster, 55.06%; Janet Dimet and Sharon Wilcox, 54.46%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – North-south, A: Bert Hargesheimer and Linda Burroughsford, 60.42%; B: Jim Jacobi and Judie Bailey, 57.41%; Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 55.32%; Elaine Universal and Cathy Majewski, 54.17%; C: Peter Shui and Gary Schmitt, 48.38%; east-west, A/B: Elaine Kurasiewicz and Sue Neubecker, 62.04%; Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 60.65%; Pat Rasmus and Ken Meier, 56.71%; Sol Messinger and Chris Urbanek, 55.32%; Jim Gullo and Joel Brownstein, 54.63%; C: Chip Kean and Art Matthies, 48.15%;
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: John Toy and Fred Shields, 59.12%; Christy Kellogg and Stan Kozlowski, 54.69%; B/C: Tova Reinhorn and Carol Bedell, 53.91%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 68.75%; B: Pat Burns and Sue Neubecker, 61.34%; C: Gary Schmitt and Walt Olszewski, 53.70%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A/B/C: Davis Heussler and Tom Koralewski, 72.59%; Judy Graf and Jim Gullo, 65.56%; Howard and Joan Rose, 60.37%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Howell. Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 58.15%; Jeanne Gladysz and Pat Burns, 57.78%; Carolyn Siracuse and Fran Kurtz, 57.41%; Janet Dimet and Sharon Wilcox, 51.85%.
Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Bob Lederhouse and Marge Schomers, 62%; B: Elve Johnston and Kathy Fenn, 58%; C: Lois Smith and Pat Lanighan, 52%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 62%; Bill Rich and Ross Markello, 56%; east-west, Paul Ziebarth and Dave Stroud, 63%; B.J. McMath and Pat Truell, 58%.
Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Priscilla Bretschger and Bette Seifert, 62.8%; Ruth Jones and Emily Wettlaufer, 51.7%; east-west, Ruth Killeen and Libby Neuner, 74.4%; David and Teddy Speser, 60%. 
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Bill Westley and Bill Rogers, 75%; Sudha and Sukhanand Jain, 56%.

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Thursday, January 9, 2014

Duplicate Bridge: Jan. 11

The Airport Bridge Club hosts its annual Martin Luther King Day chicken barbecue on Monday, Jan. 20, with pairs games at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. For the next two Sundays, Jan. 12 and Jan. 19, as an alternative to the football playoffs, the club also will be offering special gifts to all players at its pairs games at 1 p.m.
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Congratulations to Davis Heussler, who won the most master points at the Buffalo Winter Sectional Tournament last weekend, Jan. 3 to 5, in the Main-Transit Fire Hall in Williamsville. His total? 13.70.
Second was David Colligan with 11.78, followed by Stan Kozlowski with 11.62 and Bert Hargeshimer and Christy Kellogg, tied for fourth with 11.48. Other leading players included Jim Gullo (11.34), Wufeng Luo and Chongmin Zhang (tied with 10.30), Donna Steffan (9.78), Judy Padgug (9.05) and Judi Marshall (9.02). In all, 142 players earned points.
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Speaking of tournaments, the Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional takes place from Wednesday, Jan. 15, to Sunday, Jan. 19, in Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. For info, click this link.
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The email newsletter from the Airport Bridge Club now comes from a new address, bill@airportbridgeclub.com. The club requests that you add this to your safe domain list. To be added to the email list, call 836-7016.
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Western New York Unit 116 has released a partial schedule of unit-sponsored games for 2014. It includes:
Club-hosted unit game – 10:30 a.m., Monday, Jan. 20, Bridge Club Meridian.
Club-hosted unit game – 7:15 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 30, Bridge Center of Buffalo.
Club-hosted unit game – 10:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 14, Bridge Center of Buffalo.
Pro-Am pairs game – 1 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 23, Bridge Center of Buffalo.
“Green” IMPs game – 7 p.m., Monday, March 17, Bridge Club Meridian.
Annual meeting – Saturday, Dec. 6, Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville.  
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2014 Tournament calendar
60th Niagara District Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Convention Centre, 327 Ontario Street, St. Catharines, Ont., Friday, Feb. 7, to Sunday, Feb. 9. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, April 4, to Sunday, April 6.   
Toronto Easter Regional – Doubletree By Hilton Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 15, to Sunday, April 20.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Holiday Inn (Cleveland) South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Monday, May 20, to Sunday, May 26.
District 5 Summer Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – Monday, June 9, 2014, to Sunday, June 15, 2014. 
Burt Garrell Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 4, to Sunday, Aug. 10.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Williamsville. Friday, Sept. 12, to Sunday, Sept. 14.
Buffalo Spooktacular Regional – Venue still TBA, Tuesday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 26.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – Monday, Dec. 8, to Sunday, Dec. 14. 
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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.
Sometimes the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website. When that happens, you can find it as an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/
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 reached a career total of 1,600 master points in August. 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 Dec. 30 to Jan. 5
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – Howell. A: Liz Clark and Judi Marshall, 63.55%; Cleveland Fleming and Mike Silverman, 62.50%; B: Walt Olszewski and Martin Pieterse, 59.90%; Doug Dean and Paula Salamone, 59.38%; C: Art Schumacher and Barbara Multerer, 49.54%; Joyce Greenspan and June Feuerstein, 43.75%. 
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: Ruth Hnath and partner, 58.15%; B: Liz Clark and Chuck Schorr, 58.12%; C; Bill Boardman and Paula Kotowski, 53.83%; east-west, A: Harry Cheung and John Ziemer, 62.62%; B: Helen Panza and Mike Silverman, 55.71%; C: Jan Hasselback and Linda Wynes, 47.02%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Howell. A: Ruth Hnath and Cleveland Fleming, 60.42%; Paul and Barbara Libby, 54.17%; B: (tie) Rich Cramer-Benjamin and Ron Henrikson, Gaurang Sheth and Bill Boardman, 51.04%. 
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A: Jim Mathis and Jerry Geiger, 63.99%; B: Joe Rooney and Ken Meier, 57.14%; C: Linda Wynes and Don Grant, 50.00%; east-west, A/B: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 57.14%; C: Art Schumacher and Barbara Multerer, 52.08%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 Game. North-south, A: David Donaldson and Peter Patterson, 57.82%; B: Rivona Ehrenreich and Judy Zeckhauser, 54.08%; C: Liz Schulman and Mary Blanchard, 52.80%; east-west, A/B: Gerry Dominski and Pat Kilbury, 57.58%; Gloria and Jim Brown, 56.91%; Elizabeth Beishline and Martha Quinn, 55.10%; C: Lynn Witmer and Jeff Thier, 52.14%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – Howell. A: Pat Burns and Chris Urbanek, 59.90%; B: Jeff Bender and Rich Cramer-Benjamin, 58.85%; Warren O'Connell and Mike Ryan, 55.21%; C: John and Martha Welte, 54.63%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – North-south, (tie) Bernie Czarnecki and Carolyn Siracuse, Dick Czarnecki and Anne Watkins, 56.25%; Mike Ryan and Howard Foster, 55.36%; Joe Miranda and Usha Khurana, 52.08%; east-west, 63.39 Ten-Pao Lee and Carol Bedell, 63.39%; Linda Burroughsford and Judy Padgug, 54.76%; David Larcom and Gene Finton, 51.79%.
Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – Miriam Regnet and Marge Schomers, 62.5%; Roy Crocker and Bob Lederhouse, 58%; Anne Clancy and Edie Moran, 52%; Carol Neuhaus and Paul Capen, 50%.
Buffalo Winter Sectional Tournament Friday morning – A: Judy Padgug and Jim Gullo, 66.17%; John Toy and Donna Steffan, 61.44%; B: Harry Cheung and James Tao, 59.16%; C: Paul and Linda Zittel, 58.29%; Bob Kaprove and Andrei Reinhorn, 53.06%.
Buffalo Winter Sectional Tournament Friday afternoon – A: Judi Marshall and Gene Finton, 61.87%; B: Anne Watkins and Rita Sofia, 61.64%; John and Diane Bielinski, 57.30%; C: Bob Kaprove and Andrei Reinhorn, 55.56%; Davis Heussler and James Easton, 54.78%.
Buffalo Winter Sectional Tournament Saturday morning – A/B/C: Davis Heussler and David Colligan, 65.22%; Donna Steffan and Jim Gullo, 62.58%; Eugene Harvey and Joanne Kelley, 62.02%.
Buffalo Winter Sectional Tournament Saturday afternoon – A/B/C: Davis Heussler and David Colligan, 62.20%; Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 60.93%; Judi Marshall and Liz Clark, 60.87%.
Buffalo Winter Sectonal Tournament Sunday – Swiss teams. A/B: Yichuan Luo, Wufeng Luo, Chongmin Zhang and Bert Feasley, 172 VPs; Bert Hargeshimer, Christy Kellogg, Alex Kowal and Stan Kozlowski, 139 VPs; C: Ten-Pao Lee, Peter Patterson, Linda Burroughsford and David Donaldson, 134 VPs.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Bill and Jo Rich, 65%; Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 62%; east-west, Emily Wandass and Harry Rogers, 60%; Mary Grozzo and Marie Schneider, 52%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Howell. Judy Thielman and Kathy Borcik, 63%; Marge and Bob McMillen, 53%.
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