Duplicate Bridge: June 1, 2024

The Niagara Spring Sectional Tournament for players with fewer than 750 master points continues with pairs games at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. today, Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2, in the Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. For more info, click this link.

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Congratulations to Saleh Fetouh, who earned the most master points among Buffalo area players May 21 to May 27 at the Cleveland All American Regional Tournament. He won 47.88 points and was tied for sixth overall. Also doing well in Cleveland were Linda Burroughsford and Davis Huessler, both with 30.62 points. 

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The Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., off Exit 1 on the I-190, has scheduled games for The Longest Day, a national ACBL program that benefits the Alzheimer's Association, at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 23. For partnerships, call Pat Haynes at 716-202-1150 or email phaynes508@roadrunner.com.

The Bridge Center hosts a social game in its lessons room on Tuesday mornings during the regular 10:30 a.m. game. Players can go at their own speed and style. Fee is $5 to cover expenses.

A regular schedule of in-person and online games can be found five days a week at the Bridge Center with special games on the weekends. Fee for face-to-face games is $8 for members and $11 for non-members. Membership is $75 per year. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-424-0014.

In-person games:

Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. For players with fewer than 1,600 points. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.

Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables.

Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Upgraded to now include players with up to 2,000 points. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.

Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players by pre-registration only. Call 716-424-0014.

Virtual games on Bridge Base Online:

Mondays, 7 p.m. For players with fewer than 750 points.

Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Kathy's Snowbird Game for players with fewer than 1.750 points. For more info on this game, call director Kathy Pollock or email BridgeKat@gmail.com.

Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Delaware Wednesday game for players with fewer than 2,000 points. For info on this game, call Ed Harman at 716-480-1666 or email eharmon@roadrunner.com.

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More access to virtual games on Bridge Base Online is being offered by the Airport Bridge Club, which currently is not holding face-to-face games. It has affiliated with a new group of clubs, the SE Club of Clubs Online Bridge Collective, where most games are $3.50. For more info, click this link.

The Airport Club also continues to be part of the Alliance Bridge Club, which offers more than a dozen games every day. Anyone who has played at the Airport Club is automatically a member. For more info, visit alliancebridgeclub.com or call Airport Club manager Bill Finkelstein at 716-603-6943.

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The East Aurora Bridge Club begins play at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in the Aurora Senior Citizens Center, 101 King St., East Aurora. Attendance is generally three or four tables. For more info, email director Dave Larcom at dmocral@verizon.net.

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The Bridge Centre of Niagara in St. Catharines, Ont., offers a mix of online games and in-person games at its club in Tremont Square opposite the Pen Centre shopping plaza off Glendale Avenue.

Face-to-face games open to all players are offered at 1 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There is also a face-to-face game for 499ers (players with fewer than 500 points) at 1 p.m. Monday, a beginner game with a mini-lesson at 6 p.m. Monday, games for 199ers and players with fewer than 750 points at 1 p.m. Tuesdays, a 299er game at 7 p.m. Wednesday; a 999er game at 1 p.m. Thursday, and a 299er game at 9 a.m. Friday with pre-registration required.

The club also hosts several virtual games on Bridge Base Online. There’s one for 499ers at 10 a.m. Tuesdays, a Swiss teams contest at 7 p.m. Tuesdays (pre-registration required), alternating with open games every other week, and an open game at 7 p.m. Thursdays. For more info, click here.

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Face-to-face play in non-sanctioned clubs is offered at the Tonawanda Senior Center on Wednesday afternoons and at the Amherst Senior Center on Monday and Friday afternoons.

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Tournament calendar

2024

Niagara Sectional 0-750 Tournament – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Today, Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2. For more info, click this link.

Toronto 0-500 Sectional Tournament – Leaside Memorial Gardens, 1073 Millwood Road, Toronto, Ont. Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9. For more info, click this link.

District 5 STaC (Sectional Tournament at the Clubs) – Participating ACBL sanctioned clubs. Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.

Unit 112 Intermediate/Novice Sectional – Temple B'Rith Kodesh and Perinton Community Center, 1350 Turk Hill Road, Fairport. Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, July 6, and Sunday, July 7. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Summer Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, July 12, to Sunday, July 14.

North American Bridge Championships (NABC) – Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, 255 Front St. West, Toronto, Ont. Thursday, July 18, to Sunday, July 28. For more info, click this link.

Finger Lakes Regional – Louis Wolk JCC of Greater Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave., Rochester. Monday, Aug. 5, to Saturday, Aug. 10. For more info, click this link.

Pittsburgh Roni Regional – Masonic Center North, 3579 Cemetery Lane, Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 27, to Saturday, Aug. 31. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, Sept. 6, to Sunday, Sept. 8.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Western New York Unit 116.

The Airport Bridge Club, which continues to be on hiatus, does not have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.

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Duplicate scores from Bridge Base Online

Week of May 20 to May 26

ACBL Affiliated Clubs

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game online. (Tie) Terry Camp and Michel Dupuis, Carol Licata and Larry Himelein, 61.11%; (3-way tie) Jennifer and Howard Epstein, Margaret Zhou and Joyce Frayer, Jim and Michael Hassett, 51.67%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, Judith Babat and Susan Levy, 60.71%; Pat Haynes and Maryann Szafran, 56.75%; Paula Rosen and Jim McClure, 55.16%; east-west, Linda Milch and Susan Cardamone, 58.73%; Joyce Greenspan and Andrei Reinhorn, 57.14%; Margaret Zhou and Ed Morgan, 54.37%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Terry Fraas and Tova Reinhorn, 62.50%; (tie) Sue Neubecker and Andrei Reinhorn, Chris Urbanek and Sharon Benz, 57.29%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Larry Himelein and David Schott, 69.84%; Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 62.70%; Paula Kotowski and Barbara Pieterse, 58.73%; Tova Reinhorn and Sue Neubecker, 50.79%. 

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 68.50%; Judy Graf and John Ziemer, 49.50%; Chris Urbanek and Donna Steffan, 48.96%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 57%; Pat Haynes and Joe Miranda, 53%; Linda and Paul Zittel, 51%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. North-south, Ronald and Richard Bailer, 62.30%; Walt Olszewski and Sushil Amlani, 54.76%; Joan and Bob Ciszak, 54.37%; Sue Manning and Sam Khayatt, 53.57%; east-west, Jim Lanzo and Madhav Deshmukh, 64.68%; Beena Deshmukh and Bill Rich, 60.71%; Ilene Rothman and Carol Licata, 54.37%; Bill Bumbarger and Steven Corder, 53.57%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 51.59%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 58%; Jay Huber and Fritz Schweiger, 54%; east-west, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Pat Radtke, 64%; Jack Cukierman and Melvyn Mesnekoff, 55%.  

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 64%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Bill Rogers, 62%; east-west, Mary and Jim Atwood, 53%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Lynda Pettit and Kay Brinkman, 59.7%; Dolores Bowker and Paul Morgante, 58.3%; Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill, 55.6%.

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The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version stopped appearing Saturdays in The Buffalo News in March 2020 when the pandemic forced local bridge clubs to halt face-to-face play.

These days you can find it in two places online. Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date and that should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website. Another place to find it is on Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

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 Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has a career total of more than 2,970 master points. He occasionally writes about his quest for the next measure of achievement, Sapphire Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.

Duplicate Bridge: May 25, 2024

 

The Niagara Sectional Tournament for players with fewer than 750 master points will begin next Friday, May 31, in the Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. It continues through Sunday, June 2. For more info, click this link.

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The Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., off Exit 1 on the I-190, will have a farewell party during its open game at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 29, for Gay Simpson, who is moving back to Philadelphia. Bring snacks and good wishes.

The Bridge Center begins a new series of lessons for beginners at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 29. Seats are still open.

Games for The Longest Day, a national ACBL program that benefits the Alzheimer's Association, are scheduled at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday, June, 23, at the Bridge Center. For partnerships, call Pat Haynes at 716-202-1150 or email phaynes508@roadrunner.com

The Bridge Center hosts a social game in its lessons room on Tuesday mornings during the regular 10:30 a.m. game. Players can go at their own speed and style. Fee is $5 to cover expenses.

A regular schedule of in-person and online games can be found five days a week at the Bridge Center with special games on the weekends. Fee for face-to-face games is $8 for members and $11 for non-members. Membership is $75 per year. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-424-0014.

In-person games:

Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. For players with fewer than 1,600 points. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.

Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables.

Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Upgraded to now include players with up to 2,000 points. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.

Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players by pre-registration only. Call 716-424-0014.

Virtual games on Bridge Base Online:

Mondays, 7 p.m. For players with fewer than 750 points.

Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Kathy's Snowbird Game for players with fewer than 1.750 points. For more info on this game, call director Kathy Pollock or email BridgeKat@gmail.com.

Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Delaware Wednesday game for players with fewer than 2,000 points. For info on this game, call Ed Harman at 716-480-1666 or email eharmon@roadrunner.com.

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More access to virtual games on Bridge Base Online is being offered by the Airport Bridge Club, which currently is not holding face-to-face games. It has affiliated with a new group of clubs, the SE Club of Clubs Online Bridge Collective, where most games are $3.50. For more info, click this link.

The Airport Club also continues to be part of the Alliance Bridge Club, which offers more than a dozen games every day. Anyone who has played at the Airport Club is automatically a member. For more info, visit alliancebridgeclub.com or call Airport Club manager Bill Finkelstein at 716-603-6943.

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The East Aurora Bridge Club begins play at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in the Aurora Senior Citizens Center, 101 King St., East Aurora. Attendance is generally three or four tables. For more info, email director Dave Larcom at dmocral@verizon.net.

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The Bridge Centre of Niagara in St. Catharines, Ont., offers a mix of online games and in-person games at its club in Tremont Square opposite the Pen Centre shopping plaza off Glendale Avenue.

Face-to-face games open to all players are offered at 1 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There is also a face-to-face game for 499ers (players with fewer than 500 points) at 1 p.m. Monday, a beginner game with a mini-lesson at 6 p.m. Monday, games for 199ers and players with fewer than 750 points at 1 p.m. Tuesdays, a 299er game at 7 p.m. Wednesday; a 999er game at 1 p.m. Thursday, and a 299er game at 9 a.m. Friday with pre-registration required.

The club also hosts several virtual games on Bridge Base Online. There’s one for 499ers at 10 a.m. Tuesdays, a Swiss teams contest at 7 p.m. Tuesdays (pre-registration required), alternating with open games every other week, and an open game at 7 p.m. Thursdays. For more info, click here.

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Face-to-face play in non-sanctioned clubs is offered at the Tonawanda Senior Center on Wednesday afternoons and at the Amherst Senior Center on Monday and Friday afternoons.

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Tournament calendar

2024

Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Today, Saturday May 25, to Monday, May 27. For more info, click this link.

Niagara Sectional 0-750 Tournament – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, May 31, to Sunday, June 2. For more info, click this link.

Toronto 0-500 Sectional Tournament – Leaside Memorial Gardens, 1073 Millwood Road, Toronto, Ont. Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9. For more info, click this link.

District 5 STaC (Sectional Tournament at the Clubs) – Participating ACBL sanctioned clubs. Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.

Unit 112 Intermediate/Novice Sectional – Temple B'Rith Kodesh and Perinton Community Center, 1350 Turk Hill Road, Fairport. Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, July 6, and Sunday, July 7. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Summer Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, July 12, to Sunday, July 14.

North American Bridge Championships (NABC) – Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, 255 Front St. West, Toronto, Ont. Thursday, July 18, to Sunday, July 28. For more info, click this link.

Finger Lakes Regional – Louis Wolk JCC of Greater Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave., Rochester. Monday, Aug. 5, to Saturday, Aug. 10. For more info, click this link.

Pittsburgh Roni Regional – Masonic Center North, 3579 Cemetery Lane, Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 27, to Saturday, Aug. 31. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, Sept. 6, to Sunday, Sept. 8.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Western New York Unit 116.

The Airport Bridge Club, which continues to be on hiatus, does not have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.

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Duplicate scores from Bridge Base Online

Week of May 13 to May 19

ACBL Affiliated Clubs

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game online. Michel Dupuis and Gary Keenan, 58.33%; Leslie Deich and Fran Holmes, 56.48%; Fran Schmidt and Richard McGowan, 55.56%; (3-way tie) Leslie DeGeorges and Laine Maurer, Maria Schory and Mike Metzger, Jim and Michael Hassett, 50%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, Betty Metz and Anthony Girasole, 60.71%; Pat Wolcott and Joe Miranda, 56.75%; Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 56.35%; east-west, Joyce Greenspan and Andrei Reinhorn, 67.86%; Linda Milch and Susan Cardamone, 55.95%; David Schott and Larry Himelein, 51.98%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Linda Burroughsford and John Ziemer, 67.83%; Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, 56.49%; Kamil Bishara and Chris Urbanek, 55.91%; Bob Padgug and David Colligan, 52.89%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. North-south, Walt Olszewski and Sushil Amlani, 59.38%; Maryann Szafran and Judy Zeckhauser, 53.13%; east-west, Larry Himelein and David Schott, 56.25%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 53.13%. 

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 69.79%; Sharon Benz and Terry Fraas, 54.17%; (tie) Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, Judy Graf and John Ziemer, 50%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Sunday afternoon – Open game. Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 64.07%; Barbara and Martin Pieterse, 61.11%; (tie) Linda Burroughsford and Davis Heussler, Terry Fraas and Sharon Benz, 54.81%; (tie) Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, Donna Steffan and Jay Costello, 52.96%; Sue Neubecker and Betty Metz, 51.11%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Maureen Cancilla and Kathy Donnelly, 57.50%; Linda and Paul Zittel, 50%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. Henry Chudy and Jeff Bender, 73.33%; Mary Terrana and Gordon Crone, 58.89%; Wanda Moorman and Donna Rait, 57.78%; Bernard Boucher and Dave Valvo, 55.56%; Pauline Davidson and David Freimuth, 53.33%; Ed Harman and Bob Ciszak, 52.22%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 63%; Edna and Ron Fill, 57%; east-west, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Pat Radtke, 61%; Anita Fink and Freda Brummer, 58%.  

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Mary and Jim Atwood, 58.33%; Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 58.04%; east-west, Carol Chudy and Linda Hassett, 56%; Pat Radtke and Bob Leuthe, 54%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Ed and Mike Rupp, 68.8%; Rose Bochiechio and Paul Morgante, 50%.

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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Play in All Venues

Jan. 1, 2024, to April 30, 2024

0-5 Points – Michael Rupp, 4.94; John Brennan, 2.61; Cathy Hetzler, 2.02; Alice Cooley, 1.93; Elaine Rinfrette, 0.66; Maxine Seller, 0.59.

5-20 Points – Anthony Girasole, 5.59; Barbara Kaye, 3.43; Dennis Daly, 3.09; Devon Marlette, 2.67; Fran Holmes, 1.97; Joan Nigrelli, 1.84; Bill Duax, 1.65; Shrikant Joshi, 1.12; Jeannine Dupuis, 1.04; Marie Aaron, 0.90.

20-50 Points – Ilene Rothman, 13.78; Brian Fleming, 10.66; Molly Morris, 8.47; Maxine Johnson, 4.08; Helen Scott, 3.43; Kathleen Voigt, 3.32; Gini Sicignano, 3.05; Michel Dupuis, 2.86; Donna Starnes, 2.50; Pepe Justicia-Linde, 2.48.

50-100 Points – Maria Schory, 17.76; John Houghtaling, 9.64; Howard Epstein, 8.45; Cynthia Tashjian, 6.17; Mary Ellen Cotter, 5.95; Gary Keenan, 5.35; Mike Metzger, 5.32; Mike Meacham, 4.95; Candace Graser, 4.86; Susan Burns, 4.72.

100-200 Points – Carol Licata, 20.83; Betty DeFeo, 9.42; Jim Hassett, 8.35; Fran Schmidt, 7.09; Jim Greno, 5.71; Betsy Greno, 5.26; Joan Ciszak, 3.12; Susan Levy, 2.28; Janet Desmon, 1.99.

200-300 Points – Maria Amlani, 26.39; David Whitt, 11.04; Laura Houghtaling, 9.64; Ethan Xie, 6.70; (tie) John Scott, Barbara Scott, 3.47; Laurie Foster, 3.32; Patty Porter, 1.68; John Fiegl, 0.58.

300-500 Points – Pat Haynes, 35.48; David Schott, 27.27; Joanne Nover, 24.36; Margaret Zhou, 14.04; Jim McClure, 8.76; Bob Ciszak, 8.64; Kusum Phadke, 8.58; Ruth Nawotniak, 8.01; Agi Maisel, 5.89; Linda Milch, 3.79.

500-1,000 Points – Larry Himelein, 62.41; Martha Townson, 43.78; Terry Hamovitch, 34 even; Bram Hamovitch, 32.68; Joyce Frayer, 30.92; Paul Zittel, 23.05; Linda Zittel, 21.17; Sushil Amlani, 19.12; Bonnie Clement, 18.10; Mary Terrana, 14.32; Ed Harman, 12.41.

1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Lanzo, 84.89; Kamil Bishara, 51.41; Mary Ball, 28.06; Vic Bergsten, 22.44; (tie) Jim Easton, Marilyn Wortzman, 21.96; Betty Metz, 18.72; Terry Fraas, 18.42; Howard Foster, 18.30; Sue Neubecker, 14.48.

1,500-2,500 Points – Gay Simpson, 49.51; John Bava, 32.28; Pinky Regan, 23.37; David Colligan, 18.14; Walt Olszewski, 15.95; Paula Kotowski, 15.85; Sandi England, 12.22; Tova Reinhorn, 11.93; Joyce Greenspan, 9.91; Judy Kaprove, 7.77.  

2,500-3,500 Points – Linda Burroughsford, 52.29; Fred Yellen, 40.08; Dale Anderson, 16.78; Art Morth, 16.06; Bill Rushmore, 12.39; Mike Silverman, 3.23; Elaine Kurasiewicz, 3.04; Pat Rasmus, 0.84; Joanne Kelley, 0.60.

3,500-5,000 Points – Davis Heussler, 72.01; Donna Steffan, 44.35; John Ziemer, 33.84; Mike Ryan, 32.83; Judy Graf, 31.99; Martha Welte, 18.30; Judy Padgug, 16.79; Jim Gullo, 15.69; Chongmin Zhang, 4.61; Barbara Libby, 3.53.

More than 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 370.70; Jay Levy, 72.69; Chris Urbanek, 68.96; Bud Seidenberg, 49.73; Glenn Milgrim, 47.05; Jay Costello, 37.16; Dian Petrov, 23.19; Sharon Benz, 15.28; Kathy Pollock, 14.93.

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The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version stopped appearing Saturdays in The Buffalo News in March 2020 when the pandemic forced local bridge clubs to halt face-to-face play.

These days you can find it in two places online. Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date and that should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website. Another place to find it is on Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

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 Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has a career total of more than 2,970 master points. He occasionally writes about his quest for the next measure of achievement, Sapphire Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.

Duplicate Bridge: May 18, 2024

 

The Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., off Exit 1 on the I-190, has started a social game in its lessons room on Tuesday mornings during the regular 10:30 a.m. game. Players can go at their own speed and style. Fee is $5 to cover expenses.

A regular schedule of in-person and online games can be found five days a week at the Bridge Center with special games on the weekends. Fee for face-to-face games is $8 for members and $11 for non-members. Membership is $75 per year. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-424-0014.

In-person games:

Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. For players with fewer than 1,600 points. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.

Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables.

Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Upgraded to now include players with up to 2,000 points. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.

Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players by pre-registration only. Call 716-424-0014.

Virtual games on Bridge Base Online:

Mondays, 7 p.m. For players with fewer than 750 points.

Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Kathy's Snowbird Game for players with fewer than 1.750 points. For more info on this game, call director Kathy Pollock or email BridgeKat@gmail.com.

Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Delaware Wednesday game for players with fewer than 2,000 points. For info on this game, call Ed Harman at 716-480-1666 or email eharmon@roadrunner.com.

• • •

More access to virtual games on Bridge Base Online is being offered by the Airport Bridge Club, which currently is not holding face-to-face games. It has affiliated with a new group of clubs, the SE Club of Clubs Online Bridge Collective, where most games are $3.50. For more info, click this link.

The Airport Club also continues to be part of the Alliance Bridge Club, which offers more than a dozen games every day. Anyone who has played at the Airport Club is automatically a member. For more info, visit alliancebridgeclub.com or call Airport Club manager Bill Finkelstein at 716-603-6943.

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The East Aurora Bridge Club begins play at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in the Aurora Senior Citizens Center, 101 King St., East Aurora. Attendance is generally three or four tables. For more info, email director Dave Larcom at dmocral@verizon.net.

• • •

The Bridge Centre of Niagara in St. Catharines, Ont., offers a mix of online games and in-person games at its club in Tremont Square opposite the Pen Centre shopping plaza off Glendale Avenue.

Face-to-face games open to all players are offered at 1 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There is also a face-to-face game for 499ers (players with fewer than 500 points) at 1 p.m. Monday, a beginner game with a mini-lesson at 6 p.m. Monday, games for 199ers and players with fewer than 750 points at 1 p.m. Tuesdays, a 299er game at 7 p.m. Wednesday; a 999er game at 1 p.m. Thursday, and a 299er game at 9 a.m. Friday with pre-registration required.

The club also hosts several virtual games on Bridge Base Online. There’s one for 499ers at 10 a.m. Tuesdays, a Swiss teams contest at 7 p.m. Tuesdays (pre-registration required), alternating with open games every other week, and an open game at 7 p.m. Thursdays. For more info, click here.

• • •

Face-to-face play in non-sanctioned clubs is offered at the Tonawanda Senior Center on Wednesday afternoons and at the Amherst Senior Center on Monday and Friday afternoons.

• • •

Tournament calendar

2024

Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 21, to Monday, May 27. For more info, click this link.

Niagara Sectional 0-750 Tournament – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, May 31, to Sunday, June 2. For more info, click this link.

Toronto 0-500 Sectional Tournament – Leaside Memorial Gardens, 1073 Millwood Road, Toronto, Ont. Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9. For more info, click this link.

District 5 STaC (Sectional Tournament at the Clubs) – Participating ACBL sanctioned clubs. Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.

Unit 112 Intermediate/Novice Sectional – Temple B'Rith Kodesh and Perinton Community Center, 1350 Turk Hill Road, Fairport. Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, July 6, and Sunday, July 7. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Summer Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, July 12, to Sunday, July 14.

North American Bridge Championships (NABC) – Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, 255 Front St. West, Toronto, Ont. Thursday, July 18, to Sunday, July 28. For more info, click this link.

Finger Lakes Regional – Louis Wolk JCC of Greater Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave., Rochester. Monday, Aug. 5, to Saturday, Aug. 10. For more info, click this link.

Pittsburgh Roni Regional – Masonic Center North, 3579 Cemetery Lane, Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 27, to Saturday, Aug. 31. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, Sept. 6, to Sunday, Sept. 8.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Western New York Unit 116.

The Airport Bridge Club, which continues to be on hiatus, does not have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.

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Duplicate scores from Bridge Base Online

Week of May 6 to May 12

ACBL Affiliated Clubs

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game online. Leslie Deich and Fran Holmes, 68.06%; Margaret Zhou and Joyce Frayer, 54.17%; Beth Whelan and Terry Camp, 51.39%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, Brian Fleming and Dennis Daly, 57.14%; Joanne Nover and David Schott, 55.56%; Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 53.17%; Joyce Greenspan and Linda Zittel, 50.79%; east-west, Pat Haynes and Judy Zeckhauser, 62.70%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 60.32%; Linda Milch and Susan Cardamone, 53.97%; Paul Zittel and Ed Morgan, 53.17%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 52.78%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. Fred Yellen and Bud Seidenberg, 64.58%; John Ziemer and Allen Beroza, 61.46%; Donna Steffan and Jay Levy, 53.13%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Kathy’s Snowbird Game. 0-1,750 game online. Richard McGowan and Jim McClure, 61.11%; Amy Habib and Jane Constantine, 59.72%; Susan Levy and Bill Noltee, 55.56%; Rajat Basu and John Bava, 51.39%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. North-south, Joyce Greenspan and Sharon Wilcox, 62.50%; (tie) Joanne Nover and Sue Neubecker, Larry Himelein and David Schott, 58.75%. 

Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning – Open game. Donna Steffan and Bob Padgug, 59.52%; (3-way tie) Saleh Fetouh and Bud Seidenberg, Tova and Andrei Reinhorn, Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 53.57%.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Pat Haynes and Joe Miranda, 62%; Jan and Carl Hasselback, 58%; Joanne LaFay and Linda Zittel, 53%; Sandi England and Paul Zittel, 51%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. Maria Schory and Mike Metzger, 67.36%; Ed Harman and Bill Rich, 54.17%; Wanda Moorman and Donna Rait, 50.69%; Sushil Amlani and Walt Olszewski, 50%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – Shirley Magee and George Mayers, 56%; (tie) Ellen Lochead and Bill Westley, Jill and Bruce Brown, 54%; east-west, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Pat Radtke, 59%; Violet and Jasbeer Makhija, 56%.  

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 65%; Tim Hartnett and David Young, 56%; east-west, Shrikant Joshi and Raj Puri, 66%; Pat Radtke and Bob Leuthe, 57%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Dolores Bowker and Paul Morgante, 66.3%; Lynda Pettit and Kay Brinkman, 56.3%; Judy White and Fritz Schweiger, 50%.

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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Virtual Club Play

Jan. 1, 2024, to April 30, 2024

0-5 Points – Michael Rupp, 4.94; Maxine Seller, 0.59.

5-20 Points – Devon Marlette, 2.67; Fran Holmes, 1.97; Marie Aaron, 0.90; David Taylor, 0.45; Jeannine Dupuis, 0.16.

20-50 Points – Brian Fleming, 5.66; Ilene Rothman, 5.51; Maxine Johnson, 4.08; Kathleen Voigt, 3.32; Michel Dupuis, 2.86; Donna Starnes, 1.32; Karen Dearing, 1.13; Phyllis Stasiowski, 0.71.

50-100 Points – Maria Schory, 17.76; John Houghtaling, 9.64; Howard Epstein, 6.35; Cynthia Tashjian, 6.17; Mary Ellen Cotter, 5.38; Gary Keenan, 5.35; Mike Metzger, 5.32; Candace Graser, 4.86; Susan Burns, 4.72; Elaine Idzik, 4.29.

100-200 Points – Carol Licata, 12.84; Jim Hassett, 8.35; Fran Schmidt, 7.09; Jim Greno, 5.71; Betsy Greno, 5.26; Judith McDermid, 4.75; Joan Ciszak, 3.12; Susan Levy, 2.28; Janet Desmon, 1.99; Bill Noltee, 1.97.

200-300 Points – Maria Amlani, 23.36; Laura Houghtaling, 9.64; Patty Porter, 1.68.

300-500 Points –Pat Haynes, 11.40; Bob Ciszak, 8.64; Kusum Phadke, 7.25; Margaret Zhou, 5.08; Joanne Nover, 4 even; Jim McClure, 3.93; Ruth Nawotniak, 3.43; David Schott, 3.39.

500-1,000 Points – Martha Townson, 34.78; Terry Hamovitch, 24.76; Bram Hamovitch, 23.44; Sushil Amlani, 15.27; Ed Harman, 12.41; Joyce Frayer, 11.36; Larry Himelein, 9.71; (tie) Jasbeer Makhija, Violet Makhija, 9.03; Richard McGowan, 8.72.

1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Lanzo, 73.35; Vic Bergsten, 18.90; (tie) Jim Easton, Marilyn Wortzman, 6.25; Mary Ball, 4.63; Ed Rupp, 0.68; Bert Feasley, 0.67; Bob Kaprove, 0.56.

1,500-2,500 Points – Gay Simpson, 42.96; John Bava, 26.97; Walt Olszewski, 8.25; Rajat Basu, 4.78; Pinky Regan, 3.41; Sandi England, 2.72; Joyce Greenspan, 1.58; Paula Kotowski, 0.99; Nancy Kessler, 0.42.

2,500-3,500 Points – Art Morth, 9.13; Linda Burroughsford, 7.74; Dale Anderson, 0.98; Elaine Kurasiewicz, 0.33; Mike Silverman, 0.32; Bill Rushmore, 0.28.

3,500-5,000 Points – Davis Heussler, 10.14; Judy Padgug, 9.81; Ken Meier, 2.67; Barbara Libby, 2.38; Martha Welte, 0.28.

More than 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 58.38; Jay Levy, 10.70.

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The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version stopped appearing Saturdays in The Buffalo News in March 2020 when the pandemic forced local bridge clubs to halt face-to-face play.

These days you can find it in two places online. Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date and that should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website. Another place to find it is on Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

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 Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has a career total of more than 2,970 master points. He occasionally writes about his quest for the next measure of achievement, Sapphire Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.

Duplicate Bridge: May 11, 2024

 

The Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., off Exit 1 on the I-190, is offering an introduction to this fascinating game from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. next Saturday, May 18. You'll need to register. Call 716-424-0014 and leave your name and contact information.

The Bridge Center has started a social game in its lessons room on Tuesday mornings during the regular 10:30 a.m. game. Players can go at their own speed and style. Fee is $5 to cover expenses.

A regular schedule of in-person and online games can be found five days a week at the Bridge Center with special games on the weekends. Fee for face-to-face games is $8 for members and $11 for non-members. Membership is $75 per year. For more info, visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-424-0014.

In-person games:

Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. For players with fewer than 1,600 points. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.

Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables.

Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Upgraded to now include players with up to 2,000 points. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.

Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all players by pre-registration only. Call 716-424-0014.

Virtual games on Bridge Base Online:

Mondays, 7 p.m. For players with fewer than 750 points.

Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Kathy's Snowbird Game for players with fewer than 1.750 points. For more info on this game, call director Kathy Pollock or email BridgeKat@gmail.com.

Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Delaware Wednesday game for players with fewer than 2,000 points. For info on this game, call Ed Harman at 716-480-1666 or email eharmon@roadrunner.com.

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More access to virtual games on Bridge Base Online is being offered by the Airport Bridge Club, which currently is not holding face-to-face games. It has affiliated with a new group of clubs, the SE Club of Clubs Online Bridge Collective, where most games are $3.50. For more info, click this link.

The Airport Club also continues to be part of the Alliance Bridge Club, which offers more than a dozen games every day. Anyone who has played at the Airport Club is automatically a member. For more info, visit alliancebridgeclub.com or call Airport Club manager Bill Finkelstein at 716-603-6943.

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The East Aurora Bridge Club begins play at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in the Aurora Senior Citizens Center, 101 King St., East Aurora. Attendance is generally three or four tables. For more info, email director Dave Larcom at dmocral@verizon.net.

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The Bridge Centre of Niagara in St. Catharines, Ont., offers a mix of online games and in-person games at its club in Tremont Square opposite the Pen Centre shopping plaza off Glendale Avenue.

Face-to-face games open to all players are offered at 1 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There is also a face-to-face game for 499ers (players with fewer than 500 points) at 1 p.m. Monday, a beginner game with a mini-lesson at 6 p.m. Monday, games for 199ers and players with fewer than 750 points at 1 p.m. Tuesdays, a 299er game at 7 p.m. Wednesday; a 999er game at 1 p.m. Thursday, and a 299er game at 9 a.m. Friday with pre-registration required.

The club also hosts several virtual games on Bridge Base Online. There’s one for 499ers at 10 a.m. Tuesdays, a Swiss teams contest at 7 p.m. Tuesdays (pre-registration required), alternating with open games every other week, and an open game at 7 p.m. Thursdays. For more info, click here.

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Face-to-face play in non-sanctioned clubs is offered at the Tonawanda Senior Center on Wednesday afternoons and at the Amherst Senior Center on Monday and Friday afternoons.

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Tournament calendar

2024

Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Woods Blvd., Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 21, to Monday, May 27. For more info, click this link.

Niagara Sectional 0-750 Tournament – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, May 31, to Sunday, June 2. For more info, click this link.

Toronto 0-500 Sectional Tournament – Leaside Memorial Gardens, 1073 Millwood Road, Toronto, Ont. Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9. For more info, click this link.

District 5 STaC (Sectional Tournament at the Clubs) – Participating sanctioned clubs. Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16.

Unit 112 Intermediate/Novice Sectional – Temple B'Rith Kodesh and Perinton Community Center, 1350 Turk Hill Road, Fairport. Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Gates Recreation Center, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. Saturday, July 6, and Sunday, July 7. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Summer Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, July 12, to Sunday, July 14.

North American Bridge Championships (NABC) – Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, 255 Front St. West, Toronto, Ont. Thursday, July 18, to Sunday, July 28. For more info, click this link.

Finger Lakes Regional – Louis Wolk JCC of Greater Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave., Rochester. Monday, Aug. 5, to Saturday, Aug. 10. For more info, click this link.

Pittsburgh Roni Regional – Masonic Center North, 3579 Cemetery Lane, Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 27, to Saturday, Aug. 31. For more info, click this link.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off the I-190 at Exit 1. Friday, Sept. 6, to Sunday, Sept. 8.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Western New York Unit 116.

The Airport Bridge Club, which continues to be on hiatus, does not have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.

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Duplicate scores from Bridge Base Online

Week of April 22 to April 28

ACBL Affiliated Clubs

Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-750 game online. Michael and Jim Hassett, 66.67%; Carol Licata and Larry Himelein, 57.41%; Bonnie Clement and David Schott, 55.56%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600 game. North-south, Pat Wolcott and Joe Miranda, 53.97%; Gini Sicignano and Jeannine Dupuis, 52.78%; Joanne Nover and David Schott, 51.19%; Bonnie Clement and Larry Himelein, 50.79%; east-west, Pat Haynes and David Whitt, 66.27%; Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 55.56%; Judy Zeckhauser and Sue Neubecker, 53.17%; Betty Metz and Ruth Nawotniak, 51.98%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Wednesday morning – Open game. (Three-way tie) Joyce Frayer and Mary Ball, Sue Neubecker and Chris Urbanek, Mike Ryan and John Ziemer, 55%.

Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. North-south, Joanne Nover and David Whitt, 66.88%; Larry Himelein and David Schott, 50.63%; east-west, Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 63.75%; Sue Neubecker and Wilson McClaren, 52.50%.  

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Pat and Dick Rasmus, 60.42%; Joanne LaFay and Joe Miranda, 68.33%; Gordon Crone and Mary Terrana, 57.29%; Ruth Wurster and Dave Larcom, 51.04%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 60.19%; Henry Chudy and Jeff Bender, 69.26%; Ed Harman and Bob Ciszak, 57.41%; Wanda Moorman and Donna Rait, 53.70%; Debra Jones and Jim Lanzo, 51.85%.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – Judie Bailey and Joan Stankiewicz, 60%; Jill and Bruce Brown, 55%; Joe Huber and Fritz Schweiger, 53%.  

Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Dan Blatz, 63%; Ellen Lochead and Bill Westley, 60%; east-west, Shrikant Joshi and Raj Puri, 69%; Carol Neuhaus and Fritz Schweiger, 57%.

Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Midge Coates and Rob Buchanan, 58.8%; Kay Brinkman and Fritz Schweiger, 56.3%; Susan and Harvey Lichtblau, 52.5%.

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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Club Play

Jan. 1, 2024, to April 30, 2024

0-5 Points – John Brennan, 2.61; Cathy Hetzler, 2.02; Alice Cooley, 1.93; Elaine Rinfrette, 0.66.

5-20 Points – Anthony Girasole, 5.59; Barbara Kaye, 3.43; Dennis Daly, 3.09; Joan Nigrelli, 1.84; Bill Duax, 1.65; Jeannine Dupuis, 0.88; Zakie Nohra, 0.42.

20-50 Points – Ilene Rothman, 7.99; Molly Morris, 6.97; Brian Fleming, 5 even; Helen Scott, 3.43; Gini Sicignano, 3.05; Pepe Justicia-Linde, 2.48; Peggy Stock, 1.21; Donna Starnes, 1.18; Peggy Mead, 0.66.

50-100 Points –Maureen Cancilla, 3.46; Susan Cardamone, 2.79; Mike Meachan, 2.53; Howard Epstein, 2.10; Jo Ann Smith, 2.04; Darwin Skalski, 0.78; Mary Ellen Cotter, 0.57; Elaine Idzik, 0.31.

100-200 Points – Carol Licata, 7.99; Betty DeFeo, 3.35; Tom England, 1.54; Tiger Li, 0.78.

200-300 Points – David Whitt, 8.90; Laurie Foster, 3.32; (tie) Barbara Scott and John Scott, 1.87; Maria Amlani, 1.41; Ethan Xie, 1.07; John Fiegl, 0.58.

300-500 Points – Joanne Nover, 19.71; Pat Haynes, 19.59; David Schott, 18.24; Ruth Nawotniak, 9.31; Margaret Zhou, 6.30; Agi Maisel, 5.89; Jim McClure, 4.83; Linda Milch, 3.79; Judy Zeckhauser, 1.73; Maryann Szafran, 1.49.

500-1,000 Points – Larry Himelein, 32.25; Paul Zittel, 16.89; Joyce Frayer, 14.86; Linda Zittel, 14.39; Joe Miranda, 9.50; Larry Abate, 9.48; Ed Morgan, 8.23; Andrei Reinhorn, 7.73; Ed Drozen, 6.95; Ruth Wurster, 6.73.

1,000-1,500 Points – Mary Ball, 18.16; Betty Metz, 17.39; Kamil Bishara, 14.97; (tie) Marilyn Wortzman, Jim Easton, 14.93; Terry Fraas, 14.27; Sue Neubecker, 13.93; Howard Foster, 13.53; Bob Kaprove, 7.86; Joanne LaFay, 5.02.

1,500-2,500 Points – Pinky Regan, 19.96; Paula Kotowski, 13.72; Tova Reinhorn, 11.93; David Colligan, 10.45; Sandi England, 6.73; Joyce Greenspan, 6.42; Walt Olszewski, 6.12; Gay Simpson, 4.68; Judy Kaprove, 4.44; Nancy Wolstoncroft, 2.17.

2,500-3,500 Points – Fred Yellen, 33.76; Linda Burroughsford, 7.63; Dale Anderson, 2.36; Art Morth, 1.69; Pat Rasmus, 0.84; Joanne Kelley, 0.60.

3,500-5,000 Points – Donna Steffan, 32.42; John Ziemer, 27.50; Judy Graf, 26.72; Mike Ryan, 22.76; Davis Heussler, 18.33; Jim Gullo, 13.12; Martha Welte, 7.90; Judy Padgug, 5.97; Barbara Libby, 1.15; Ken Meier, 0.64.

Over 5,000 Points – Bud Seidenberg, 32.87; Jay Costello, 25.09; Chris Urbanek, 24.56; Jay Levy, 15.46; Sharon Benz, 15.28; Saleh Fetouh, 1.97; Kathy Pollock, 1.41.

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The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version stopped appearing Saturdays in The Buffalo News in March 2020 when the pandemic forced local bridge clubs to halt face-to-face play.

These days you can find it in two places online. Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date and that should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website. Another place to find it is on Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

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 Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has a career total of more than 2,960 master points. He occasionally writes about his quest for the next measure of achievement, Sapphire Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.