Duplicate Bridge: July 7, 2018

According to tradition, when a player wins the last trick of the hand with a the seven of Diamonds, his opponent must buy him a beer. 

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.

       The club will play two games Monday, July 9 – the NAP qualifier at 10 a.m. and the ACBL Instant Matchpoint Game, offering gold points, at 1:15 p.m.

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.

* * *

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.

* * *

Tournament calendar

Southwest Ontario Regional – Bingemans Conference and Convention Centre, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener, Ont. Today, Saturday, July 7, and Sunday, July 8. For info, click this link.

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

Rochester Summer Sectional – Moose Club, 5375 W. Henrietta Road, Henrietta. Next 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.

* * *

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, 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.

* * *

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.

* * *

Duplicate scores
Week of June 25 to July 1

ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A/B: Fenton Harrison and Art Matthies, 62.50%; C: Marilyn Wortzman and Ruth Wurster, 57.15%; east-west, A: Martin Pieterse and Mike Silverman, 62.66%; B: Sandi England and Bob Kaprove, 59.14%; C: Barbara Multerer and Art Schumachier, 52.52%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A/B: Mike Silverman and Art Matthies, 56.48%; Elaine Kurasiewicz and Bill Boardman, 55.99%; C: Rita sofia and Joyce Greenspan, 55.09%; east-west, A: Barbara Libby and Tom Fraas, 68.75%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 61.34%; B: Nancy Kessler and Ross Markello, 50.44%; C: Jan Hasselback and Linda Zittel, 47.22%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – Howell. A: Alan Greer and John Ziemer, 57.64%; Eleanor Whelan and Mike Silverman, 56.94%; B: (tie) Dorothy May and Gay Simpson, Nadine Stein and Denise Slattery, 54.86%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – North-south, A: Mike Ryan and Bob Linn, 64.96%; Doug Rogers and Dorothy May, 63.80%; B: Ken Meier and John Kirsits, 55.12%; Helen Panza and Mike Silverman, 51.88%; east-west, A/B: Joyce Greenspan and Tom Fraas, 61.31%; C: Bob Kaprove and David Donaldson, 49.10%.

Airport Bridge Club Friday morning – North-south, A/B: Nadine Stein and Dale Anderson, 62.80%; C: Terry and Paul Ganley, 50.60%; east-west, A: Cleveland Fleming and Ron Henrikson, 61.11%; B: Martha and Jon Welte, 57.47%; C: Sandy Scheff and Joyce Greenspan, 49.78%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Non-life masters. North-south, A/B: Jeff Oshlag and Paul Morgante, 65.48%; C: Terry and Bram Hamovitch, 48.81%; east-west, A/B: Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 56.55%; C: Lynn Witmer and Larry Himelein, 52.38%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon – Open Game. Howell. A: Glenn Milgrim and Saleh Fetouch, 63.89%; Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 57.41%; Jay Levy and Kamil Bishara, 56.02%; B: Martha and John Welte, 55.56%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – North-south, A: Judi Marshall and Gene Finton, 55.91%; Christy Kellogg and Jim Gullo, 55.53%; Chris Urbanek and Sharon Benz, 54.42%; B: Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 52.64%; east-west, A: Elaine Universal and Stan Kozlowski, 62.25%; Joanne Kelley and Penny Shui, 55.70%; B: Mary Ball and Art Morth, 54.80%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon – 0-750 game. North-south, A/B: Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 62.16%; Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 61.86%; Pat Kilbury and Jeff Oshlag, 54.85%; C: Carla Press and Agi Maisel, 45.11%; east-west, A/B: Vince Taeger and Bill Rich, 66.58%; C: Ruth Nowatniak and Sue May, 56.38%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – One winner. Davis Heussler and David Colligan, 67.26%; Terry Fraas and Rajarshi Roy, 57.14%; Judy Padgug and Art Morth, 51.79%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning – North-south, A: Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 60.42%; (tie) Dian Petrov and Saleh Fetouh, Donna Steffan and Bob Padgug, 59.95%; Judy Padgug and Sharon Benz, 54.17%; B: Carol Bedell and Bob Kaprove, 50.46%; east-west, A: Judy Graf and Stan Kozlowski, 62.73%; Jay Levy and David Millward, 60.42%; Chris Urbanek and John Sinclair, 58.56%; B: Davis Heussler and Fred Yellen, 54.63%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Ken Meier and Joe Rooney, 59.52%; Jim Downing and Roger Dyer, 57.14%; Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 54.17%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Sharon Benz and Sue Neubecker, 67%; Davis Heussler and Linda Burroughsford, 55%; Burt Freiman and Donna Steffan, 53%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – North-south, Paula Salamone and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 60.8%; Anne O’Connor and Ron Fill, 54.6%; east-west, Jan O’Mara and Bill Rich, 59.6%; Terry and Bram Hamovitch, 53.6%.

Lockport Duplicate Bridge Tuesday evening – Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 62.25%; Ed Harman and Joyce Kindt, 58.81%; Gwilym Brick and Dan Blatz, 55.08%; Roy Crocker and Sushil Amlani, 50.47%. 

Lockport Duplicate Bridge Saturday afternoon – Walt Olszewski and Eleanor Whelan, 63.89%; Ed Harman and Bob Lederhouse, 59.72%; Jim and Paula Jones, 56.48%; Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 53.24%; Kathy Fenn and Elve Johnston, 48.15%. 

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Marian Morber and Ron Fill, 65%; George Mayers and Chuck Heimerl, 57%; east-west, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 67%; Herb Falk and Marv Feurerstein, 57%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 66%; Joe Huber and Chuck Heimerl, 54%; east-west, Fritz Schweiger and Marv Feuerstein, 64%; Jeff Peters and Karen Synor, 61%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Dottie Potembski and Jerry Stange, 64.6%; Meena Rustgi and Sukhanand Jain, 56.3%; Perry Hoffman and Fred Nadel, 51.4%; east-west, Nick Leibovic and Sue Levy, 60.8%; Ruth Jones and Carol Grieco, 53.3%; Betty Bowling and Bette Seifert, 52.5%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Jane and Paul Garvey, 70%; Marge McMillen and Dona Tepas, 54%; Bill Adolf and Bob Jorgensen, 53%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Joanne Zavarella and Fritz Schweiger, 63.7%; Marv Feuerstein and Paul Morgante, 56.2%; Mike Brown and Ron Fill, 55.6%; east-west, Kay Brinkman and Lynda Pettit, 65.6%; Dorothy and Ed Rupp, 60.6%; Idamae Klipfel and Bob Rivard, 50.6%.