Duplicate Bridge: July 14, 2018

Jack of Diamonds by Erik Pearson

The Airport Bridge Club will offer North American Pairs qualifying games with extra points, half red, at all regularly-scheduled games during the coming week, with no extra charge.

Games at the club will begin at 11 a.m. Monday and Tuesday, then the starting time for all games will move to noon from Wednesday, July 18, through Tuesday, Aug. 14. 

The Airport Club also will host a special evening game at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday at no charge to the players. 

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Bridge Club Meridan has moved for the second time this year. No longer does it play in the golf driving range clubhouse at 209 S. Youngs Road, Amherst. It's now at the Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive, Amherst. Games are held every Monday at 10:30 a.m.

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Yes, there will be a Unit 116 picnic this summer. It's scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 12, in Rescue Fire Hall, 1241 Strad Ave., North Tonawanda. Games are at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. For more info, click this link.

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Congratulations to Terry and Bram Hamovitch, the local players who earned the most master points at the recent Buffalo Non-Life Masters Tournament. They won 4.14 points. For full results, click this link.

Congratulations also to Ed Morgan, who brought home the most master points among Buffalo area players in the Southwest Ontario Regional Tournament a week ago in Kitchener, Ont. He earned 4.79 points.

Also notable: partners Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, tied with 4.32 points; partners Martha and John Welte, tied with 3.71 points; and John Bava with 3.66 points. For full results, click this link.

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Tournament calendar

Hamilton Sectional – Royal Canadian Legion, 435 Limeridge Road East, Hamilton, Ont. Today, Saturday, July 14, and Sunday, July 15. For info, click this link.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Moose Club, 5375 W. Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Today, Saturday, July 14, and Sunday, July 15. For info, click this link.

Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 13, to Sunday, Aug. 19. For info, click this link.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Monroeville Convention Center/Doubletree Hotel, 209 Mall Plaza Blvd., Monroeville, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 28, to Sunday, Sept. 3. For info, click this link.

St. Catharines Regional – Holiday Inn Parkway Conference Centre, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Sept. 4, to Sunday, Sept. 9. For info, click this link.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 21, to Sunday, Sept. 23.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Location TBA, Webster. Saturday, Oct. 6, and Sunday, Oct. 7.

Buffalo Regional – Adams Mark Hotel, 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 16, to Sunday, Oct. 21. For info, click this link.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Location TBA, Canandaigua. Saturday, Nov. 10, and Sunday, Nov. 11.

District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 3, to Sunday, Dec. 9.

2019

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, to Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019.

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, to Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019.

St. Catharines Sectional – Holiday Inn and Suites Parkway Conference Center, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, to Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019.

Buffalo Spring Sectional –Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 5, 2019, to Sunday, April 7, 2019.

Rochester Spring Sectional – TBA. Saturday, April 13, 2019, and Sunday, April 14, 2019.

Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 16, 2019, to Sunday, April 21, 2019.

Ithaca Sectional – TBA. Saturday, May 4, 2019, and Sunday, May 5, 2019

Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 21, 2019, to Monday, May 27, 2019.

Niagara-on-the-Lake Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, May 31, 2019, to Sunday, June 2, 2019.

District 5 Spring Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, June 10, 2019, to Sunday, June 16, 2019.

Rochester Summer Sectional – TBA. Saturday, July 13, 2019, and Sunday, July 14, 2019.

Rochester Regional – TBA. Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2019, to Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh International Airport, 1111 Airport Blvd., Coraopolis, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, to Sunday, Sept. 2, 2019.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, to Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019.

Rochester Fall Sectional – TBA. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, and Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019.

Buffalo Regional – Adam's Mark Hotel, 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, to Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019.

Niagara Falls Regional – Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5865 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, to Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca Falls. Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, and Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019.

District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, to Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019.

2020

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, to Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020.

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, to Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020.

St. Catharines Sectional – Holiday Inn and Suites Parkway Conference Center, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, to Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020.

Rochester Spring Sectional – Saturday, March 28, 2020, and Sunday, March 29, 2020.

Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West. Tuesday, April 7, 2020, to Sunday, April 12, 2020.

Rochester 199er Sectional – Friday, April 17, 2020, and Saturday, April 18, 2020.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 24, 2020, to Sunday, April 26, 2020.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 19, 2020, to Monday, May 25, 2020.

Niagara-on-the-Lake Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, June 5, 2020, to Sunday, June 7, 2020.

Ithaca Sectional – Saturday, June 13, 2020, and Sunday, June 14, 2020.

Southwest Ontario Regional – Bingemans Conference and Convention Centre, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener, Ont. Tuesday, July 7, 2020, to Sunday, July 12, 2020.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Saturday, July 11, 2020, and Sunday, July 12, 2020.

Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn Syracuse, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, to Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – Monroeville Convention Center/DoubleTree Hotel, 209 Mall Plaza, Monroeville, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, to Sunday, Sept. 7, 2020.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, to Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, and Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020.

Buffalo Regional – Adam's Mark Hotel, 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, to Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca County Office Building, 1 DiPronio Drive, Seneca Falls. Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, and Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020.

Unit 255 Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, to Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020.

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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, Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date, which should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website.

Sometimes the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website, at least not in a timely fashion. Worse yet, columns from previous weeks currently cannot be accessed on the News website. But all is not lost. They are available in an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

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 Ruby Life Master since the ACBL created that new ranking at the beginning of 2016, Dale Anderson recently reached a career total of 2,400 master points. 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 July 2 to July 8

ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A/B/C: Nadine Stein and Jean Macdonald, 55.65%; Dorothy and Larry Soong, 54.76%; east-west, A: Barbara Libby and Ruth Wurster, 61.01%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and John Ziemer, 58.33%; B/C: Christine Malarkey and Sandy Scheff, 51.79%; Barbara Multerer and Art Schumacher, 50.60%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A; Mike Ryan and John Ziemer, 65.48%; B: Martin Pieterse and Dale Anderson, 53.27%; C: Linda Vassallo and Wilson McClaren, 46.13%; east-west, A: Art Matthies and Mike Silverman, 61.90%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 54.76%; B/C: Paula Kotowski and Barbara Pieterse, 50.89%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Howell. A: Alan Greer and partner, 70.14%; B: Martha and John Welte, 63.19%; C: Beena and Madhav Deshmukh, 52.78%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A: John Ziemer and Allen Beroza, 58.63%; B: Marietta Kalman and Dale Anderson, 56.85%; C: Paula Kotowski and Bob Kaprove, 51.34%; east-west, A: Barbara Libby and Alan Greer,  61.76%; B: Nancy Kessler and Ross Markello, 58.08%; Denise Slattery and Bill Boardman, 53.27%; C: Pinky Regan and Nancy Littenberg, 45.39%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – North-south, A: Vic Bersten and John Ziemer, 67.20%; B: Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 57.67%; (tie) Nadine Stein and Judy Kaprove, Sandi England and Ken Meier, 49.74$; C: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 44.71%; east-west, A: Judi Marshall and Tom Fraas, 63.39%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Mike Silverman, 63.10%; Barbara Libby and Art Matthies, 58.33%; Liz Clark and Joanne LaFay, 55.56%; B/C: (tie) Sandy Scheff and Joyce Greenspan, Jini and John Rubenstein, 43.46%.

Airport Bridge Club Saturday afternoon – Howell. A: Bill Boardman and Alan Greer, 63%; B: Shirley Cassety and Ross Markello, 60%; C: Dorothy May and Ron Henrikson, 51%; Gay Simpson and Cleveland Fleming, 50%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 59.86%; B: Mary Blanchard and Carol Roth, 57.74%; C: Betty Defeo and Rose Ann Grimaldi, 49.40%; east-west, A/B: Pat Truell and Paul Ziebarth, 58.93%; Jane Roberts and Laura Houghtaling, 56.85%; Carol Neuhaus and Lorey Repicci, 55.95%; Marcia Wright and Ginger Maiman, 53.57%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Open Game. Howell. Martha and John Welte, 58.93%; (tie) Allen Beroza and Bob Padgug, Donna Steffan and Judy Padgug, 52.98%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Howell. Ying Wang and Chongmin Zhang, 63.50%; Bert Hargeshimer and Rajarshi Roy, 50.50%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 game. Howell. Terry and Bram Hamovitch, 60.73%; Janie Polk and Rose Bochiechio, 58.39%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 54.48%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 53.96%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – Howell. Sue Neubecker and Denise Slattery, 59.72%; Cathy Majewski and Pat Rasmus, 57.64%; Judy Graf and Mike Ryan, 55.56%; Henry Chudy and Jim Gullo, 52.78%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A/B: Judy Graf and Fred Yellen, 58.63%; C: Jo Nasoff-Finton and Adrian Figliotti, 50.89%; east-west, A/B: Barbara Landree and Gary Schmitt, 54.23%; Bob Padgug and Gene Finton, 53.17%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Saturday noon – Howell. Margaret Zhou and Bud Seidenberg, 72.50%; Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargeshimer, 62.50%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – A: Mike Ryan and Howard Foster, 69.68%; B: Jim and Paula Jones, 63.19%; Dorothy May and Ken Meier, 57.64%; C: (tie) Claire Gareleck and Marietta Kalman, Helen Panza and Ginny Panaro, 49.31%.

Lockport Duplicate Bridge Saturday afternoon – Jim and Paula Jones, 56.25%; (tie) Barbara Scott and Nancy Kent, Bob Linn and Bob Lederhouse, 55.56%; (tie) Ed   Harman and Jane Larson, Madhav and Beena Deshmukh, 53.47%.

Other clubs

ABA Humboldt Bridge Club Tuesday evening – Howell. Shirley Thompson and David Mathis, 79.17%; Alice Bragg and Doanne Jackson, 54.17%.

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Jill and Bruce Brown, 61%; Ron Fill and Mike Brown, 59%; east-west, Herb Falk and Marv Feuerstein, 64%; Fritz Schweiger and Joanne Zavarella, 61%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – Howell. Fritz Schweiger and Marv Feuerstein, 68%; Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 59%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – North-south, Jane and Paul Garvey, 57%; Marge Zaprowski and Stan Kozlowski, 51%; east-west, Linda Vassallo and Wilson McClaren, 69%; Karen Knorr and Bob Jorgensen, 49%.

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P.S.: Euchre player Ed Hans (edhans@monkberry.com) writes: “We spoke on the phone a few weeks ago about posting the results of our local euchre tournaments in The News. I have attached my tabulation spreadsheet for our player-of-the-year competition.”

Western New York Player of the Year Standings as of June 30:

Cards/Points per hand/Overall points (80 top)

1. Bill Henderson 37/ 0.803/ 64.28
2. Ed Hans 32/ 0.801/ 64.12
3. Glenn Fose 78/ 0.800/ 64.00
4. Carl Hubler 22/ 0.796/ 63.68
5. Butch Schultz 32/ 0.794/ 63.50
6. Walt Wilkins 22/ 0.792/ 63.35
7. Willie Beutel 65/ 0.782/ 62.54
8. Leo Schul 101/ 0.781/ 62.47
9. Casey Fedak 56/ 0.778/ 62.21
10. Fran Schunk 31/ 0.777/ 62.17
11. Mike Evans 84/ 0.776/ 62.08
12. Sally Kosut 53/ 0.774/ 61.91
13. Pam Beutel 69/ 0.772/ 61.80
14. Doug Snell 49/ 0.770/ 61.57
15. Cheryl Bertram 23/ 0.765/ 61.19
16. Al Fleischauer 25/ 0.757/ 60.53
17. Dave Chrzanowski 49/ 0.750/ 60.02
18. Ken Meister 32/ 0.749/ 59.90
19. Judy Wilson 23/ 0.745/ 59.58
20. Paul Eichler 22/ 0.743/ 59.41

"We currently play at three venues – Wheatfield American Legion Post 1451, 6525 Ward Road, Sanborn (Saturday afternoon and Thursday evening); Third Warders Social Club, 147 12th Ave., North Tonawanda; and the Elks Lodge, 7710 Buffalo Ave., Niagara Falls. There are many, many other tournaments throughout our region, these are just the ones that I frequent."

Results from recent events:
Elks Lodge – July 2. Mickey Hastings, 78; (tie) Mike Evans and Larry Day, 71; Leo Schul, 70.
Legion Post – June 23. Sally Kosut, 81; Ken Meister, 71; Dave Chrzanowski, 70.
Legion Post – June 28. Pam Beutel, 84; Deanna Wagner, 80; Doug Snell, 76.
Legion Post – June 30. Ed Hans, 83; Sally Kosut, 72; (3-way tie) Glenn Fose, Willie Beutel and Cheryl Bertram, 71.
Legion Post – July 5. Leo Schul, 92; (3-way tie) Ralph Nichols, Mickey Hastings, Bill Wilson, 75.
Legion Post – July 7. Jane Andres, 78; Dan Wilkins, 73; Joe Moretto, 70.
Third Warders – June 26. Mike Evans, 74; Willie Beutel, 73; Deb Croston, 70.