Thursday, December 17, 2015

Duplicate Bridge: Dec. 19

An ACBL-wide game with extra points and hand analysis will be played Monday, Dec. 21, at 10:30 a.m. at Bridge Club Meridian and at 11 a.m. at the Airport Bridge Club, where there will be no extra charge.
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The Airport Bridge Club is extending its holiday celebration with cookies and extra points at 11 a.m. games this Saturday, Dec. 19, and next week through Christmas Eve on Thursday, Dec. 24. The club will be closed on Friday, Christmas Day, Dec. 25. 
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The Bridge Center of Buffalo will be closed Thursday, Dec. 24, and open Friday, Dec. 25, for its third annual Holiday Game at 11:45 a.m.
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Congratulations to John Ziemer, top Buffalo player and overall master point champion in the District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) Dec. 7 to 13 with a whopping 37.61 points. District 5 includes Buffalo, Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
      Other Buffalo players among the point leaders included Jerry Geiger, 32.45 (second), Martha and John Welte, 22.10 (tied for sixth), Tom Koralewski, 20.12 (ninth), Judi Marshall, 15.96 (13th), Art Matthies, 15.16 (15th), and Bud Seidenberg, 11.75 (33rd).
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Tournament calendar
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Holiday Inn, 6001 Rockside Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, to Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016. For info, click this link.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, to Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016. For info, click this link.
Toronto Easter Regional – International Plaza Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, March 22, 2016, to Sunday, March 27, 2016.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 8, 2016, to Sunday, April 10, 2016.
Gatlinburg Regional – Gatlinburg Convention Center, Gatlinburg, Tenn. Monday, April 11, 2016, to Sunday, April 17, 2016. For info, click this link.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 24, 2016, to Monday, May 30, 2016. For info, click this link.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 13, 2016, to Sunday, June 19, 2016.
Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn, 411 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, to Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, to Sunday, Sept. 5, 2016.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, to Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016.
Buffalo Regional – Adam’s Mark Hotel, 120 Church St. Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016, to Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, to Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016.
Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017.
Buffalo Winter Sectional – Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.
St. Catharines Sectional – Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, to Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017.
Toronto Easter Regional – Tuesday, April 11, 2017, to Sunday, April 16, 2017.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Friday, April 21, 2017, to Sunday, April 23, 2017.
Upstate New York Regional – Rochester. Monday, May 1, 2017, to Sunday, May 7, 2017.
Cleveland All-American Regional – Tuesday, May 23, 2017, to Monday, May 29, 2017.
District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 12, 2017, to Sunday, June 18, 2017.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, to Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017.
Buffalo Regional – Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, to Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017.
District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, to Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017.
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Bridge club websites:
Click names for links.
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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 ordahotwings@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 1,900 master points a couple months ago. 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. 7 to Dec. 13
ACBL Sanctioned Clubs
Airport Bridge Club Monday morning –
A: John Ziemer and Jerry Geiger, 70.49%; Judi Marshall and Barbara Libby, 59.55%; B: Dale Anderson and Barbara Sadkin, 47.71%.
Airport Bridge Club Monday afternoon – A: John Ziemer and Jerry Geiger, 66.60%; Judi Marshall and Tom Koralewski, 60.23%; B: Dale Anderson and Barbara Sadkin, 55.79%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A/B: Davis Heussler and Tom Koralewski, 58.25%; Linda Vassallo and Wilson McClaren, 50.33; east-west, A: Allen Beroza and Judi Marshall, 60.67%; B: Alicia Kolipinski and Dorothy May, 54.67%.
Airport Bridge Club Tuesday afternoon – A/B: Alex Miller and partner, 63.48%; Ruth Kozower and Judy Kaprove, 60.33%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – A: Jerry Geiger and Art Matthies, 63.55%; John Ziemer and Judi Marshall, 57.76%; B: Paula Kotowski and Mike Silverman, 54.58%; Marietta Kalman and Judy Kaprove, 49.88%.
Airport Bridge Club Wednesday afternoon – North-south, A: Allen Beroza and John Kirsits, 58.50%; Mike Ryan and Howard Foster, 56.33%; B: Marietta Kalman and Judy Kaprove, 55.25%; east-west, A: John Ziemer and Judi Marshall, 56.75%; B: Ron Henrikson and Art Matthies, 53.92%; Ted May and Dale Anderson, 52.08%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A: (tie) Mike Ryan and John Ziemer, Nancy Kessler and Wilson McClaren, 56.67%; east-west, A: Judi Marshall and Tom Koralewski, 65.83%; B: Helen Panza and Mike Silverman, 55.42%; Guarang Sheth and Art Matthies, 52.92%.
Airport Bridge Club Thursday afternoon – A/B: Art Matthies and Gaurang Sheth, 63.74%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – A/B: John and Martha Welte, 68.80%; Bill Boardman and partner, 59.38%; John Kirsits and Paula Kotowski, 55.92%.
Airport Bridge Club Friday afternoon – A/B: John and Martha Welte, 65.03%; Bob Kaprove and Dale Anderson, 54.85%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning – A: Cleveland Fleming and partner, 56.80%; B: Guarang Sheth and Art Matthies, 54.26%.
Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – A/B: Guarang Sheth and Art Matthies, 68.75%; Ron Henrikson and Dale Anderson, 54.26%; C: Carol Roth and Nancy Torrell, 48.75%.
Airport Bridge Club Sunday morning – Swiss teams. A/B/C: Judy and Bob Kaprove, Chuck Schorr and Eleanor Whelan, 52 VPs.
Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon – Swiss teams. A: Jerry Geiger, John Ziemer, Sandi England and Tom Koralewski, 60 VPs; B: Carolyn Siracuse, Dale Anderson, Linda Burroughsford and Peter Patterson, 42 VPs.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday noon – 99ers. Howell. A/B: Janice Sufrin and Marion LaVigne, 63.10%; C: Gini Sicignano and Joan Nigrelli, 58.33%; Louise Hayes and Joann Smith, 55.95%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday evening – Howell. A: Jim Gullo and Eugene Harvey, 56.94%; David Hemmer and Bob Sommerstein, 54.86%; B: Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 51.39%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 56.55%; David Whitt and Sharon Wilcox, 55.53%; C: Marilyn Wortzman and Jeffrey Oshlag, 55.23%; east-west, A: Kathy Stamm and Celine Murray, 59.65%; B/C: Marjorie Plumb and Ginger Maiman, 58.08%; Janet Dimet and Sandra Morrison, 55.36%; Jane Roberts and Laura Houghtaling, 54.89%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A/B: Jeanne Gladysz and Berta Brown, 61.01%; C: Gene Nawotniak and Chip Kean, 51.49%; east-west, A/B: David Donaldson and Ed Drozen, 58.93%; C: Gary Schmitt and John Lyth, 49.40%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 Game. North-south, A/B: Natalie Abramson and Marjorie Plumb, 66.45%; Chip Kean and Joe Miranda, 56.88%; Gene Nawotniak and Bill Rich, 56.81%; Jim McClure and Joyce Frayer, 55.09%; C: Jewel Marshall and Denise Slattery, 46.88%; east-west, A/B: David Donaldson and Henry Porter, 57.44%; Laurie Foster and Violet Makhija, 56.90%; Judith Babat and Rivona Ehrenreich, 55.51%; Jim and Gloria Brown, 55.06%; Joyce Greenspan and Richard McGowan, 54.69%; C: Ruth Nawotniak and Marilyn Wortzman, 52.99%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – Howell. A: David Hemmer and Saleh Fetouh, 61.86%; (tie) Art Morth and Nancy Wolstoncroft, Jeff Bender and Chris Urbanek, 60.90%; B/C: John and Martha Welte, 58.63%; Ten-Pao Lee and Gary Schmitt, 56.41%; Henry Chudy and Peter Patterson, 55.77%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: John Ziemer and Vic Bergsten, 66.18%; B: Davis Heussler and Tom Koralewski, 61.63%; Barbara Sadkin and Joyce Greenspan, 54.56%; C: David Whitt and Sharon Wilcox, 52.13%; east-west, A: Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 66.38%; B: Helen Panza and Betty Metz, 59.68%.
Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. A: Ten-Pao Lee and Stan Kozlowski, 62.50%; Saleh Fetouh and Jay Levy, 61.46%; B: Fran Kurtz and Anne Watkins, 52.08%; C: John and Martha Welte, 47.40%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Joyce Kindt and Jane Larcom, 57.87%; Bob and Joan Ciszak, 56.94%; Joanne LaFay and Lillian Gotshall, 55.56%; Edward Harman and Bob Lederhouse, 54.63%.
Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Betty Metz and Carol Bedell, 61%; Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 57.53%; Sue Neubecker and Elaine Kurasiewicz, 55.98%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Jack Cukierman and Art Morth, 67.8%; Jan O’Mara and Joyce Kindt, 59.3%; east-west, Alicia Kolipinski and Al Dickman, 56.5%; Pam and Lance Pollock, 56%.
Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening – Mark Pascale and Paul Capen, 61.11%; Sushil Amlani and Walt Olszewski, 60.65%; Edward Harman and Bob Lederhouse, 53.24%.
Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon – (Tie) Edith Moran and Anne Clancy, Joyce Kindt and Carolyn Siracuse, 57.41%; Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 53.70%; Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 53.24%.
Other clubs
ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Shirley Thompson and David Mathis, 64.44%; Pearl and Vivian Harris, 47.78%.
Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 63%; Jill and Bruce Brown, 60%; east-west, Carol Neuhaus and Martin Schaus, 67%; B. J, McMath and Pat Truell, 62%.
Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 55%; Peg Gorham and George Mayers, 54%; east-west, Carol Neuhaus and Paul Ziebarth, 65%; Dave Stroud and Mariam Roecker, 62%.
Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Bill Adolf and Bill Westley, 65%; Mary Davey Carr and Dona Tepas, 58%; Pat O’Brien and Judy Thielman, 57%.
College Club Duplicate – Howell. Bonnie Botsford and Delight Dann, 65.27%; (tie) Jane Hansen and Betty Loucks, Clare Schultz and Nancy Thomas, 54.16%; Gayle Cryan and Carol Lauber, 53.47%.
Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – Kay Brinkman and Margaret Rivard, 67.5%; Ann Drapo and Sue Riccio, 57.5%; Mike Brown and Ron Fill, 50%.


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