Extra master point awards continue with Club Championship games from Monday, May 26, to Friday, May 30, at the Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off Exit 1 of the I-190.
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Next tournament within driving distance is the Finger Lakes Regional
Tournament, which will be held Monday, June 9, through Friday, June 13, in the
Louis Wolk Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave., Rochester (actually
Brighton). The tournament continues virtually on Saturday, June 14, on Bridge
Base Online. For more info, click this link.
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The Buffalo Bridge Center offers
a regular schedule of in-person and online games five
days a week, with special party games on the weekends, usually one each month. Next
special game will be the annual ACBL Longest Day celebration on Sunday, June
22, with two games and extra features for players.
For more info,
visit the Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-424-0014. Fee for games is $8
for members and $12 for non-members. Membership is $80.
Don’t want to clean up the house for
kitchen bridge? The Bridge Center also 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.
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, 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 $5. 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 (BCON) in St. Catharines, Ont.,
offers face-to-face games five days a week at its club in Tremont Square
opposite the Pen Centre shopping plaza off Glendale Avenue:
Mondays, 1 p.m. Open and 499er
(fewer than 499 master points) games.
Mondays, 6 p.m. Beginner game,
fewer than 50 master points. Register at mon-eve@bcon.club.
Wednesdays, 1 p.m. Open game.
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. 499er game. Register
at wed-eve@bcon.club.
Thursday, 1 p.m. 999er game.
Friday, 1 p.m. Open and 499er
games.
Saturday, 1 p.m. New 99er game
with mini lesson at noon.
Fees are $9 Canadian for members,
$12 Canadian for non-members. $9 Canadian for all players for Monday beginner
game. Membership is $65 Canadian for a year, beginning April 1. For more
information, visit bridgewebs.com/Niagara.
The club has just cut back to a
single virtual game on Bridge Base Online, the one for players with fewer than
750 points at 10 a.m. Tuesdays. Turnout for the other one, an open game at 7
p.m. Thursdays, had gotten too small. For more info, click here.
For online play, BCON recommends
going to the SE Club of Clubs Online Bridge Collective, which appears as “SE
Carolina” on Bridge Base Online. Games run throughout the day. A full lineup of
games can be seen at SE Carolina On-line Bridge.
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The Niagara-on-the-Lake Bridge
Centre plays in the
Community Centre in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., on Anderson Lane off Mississauga
Street on the western end of the village. Open games are at 1 p.m. Tuesdays and
Fridays. Fee is $5 Canadian for members, $7 Canadian for non-members. Annual
membership is $20 Canadian. For more information, visit bridgewebs.com/niagaraonthelake.
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Face-to-face play in non-sanctioned clubs is offered
at the Tonawanda Senior Center at 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays and at the Amherst
Senior Center at 12:30 p.m. Mondays and Fridays.
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Tournament calendar
2025
Finger Lakes Regional – Louis Wolk Jewish Community Center, 1200
Edgewood Ave., Rochester. Monday, June 9, to Saturday, June 14. For more info,
click this link.
Cleveland All-American
Regional – Embassy Suites
Hotel, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, June 24, to Sunday, June
29. For more info, click this link.
South Western Ontario Regional
– St. George Banquet
Hall, 665 King St. North, Waterloo, Ont. Tuesday, July 1, to Sunday, July 6.
For more info, click this link.
Buffalo Summer Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St.,
Buffalo. Friday, July 11, to Sunday, July 13. For more info, click this link.
Niagara 499er Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Center, 14
Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Aug. 15, to Sunday, Aug. 17.
For more info, click this link.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional
– Greater Pittsburgh
Masonic Center, 3579 Masonic Way, Pittsburgh, Pa. Wednesday, Aug. 27, to
Monday, Sept. 1.
Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie,
Pa. Saturday, Sept. 6, and Sunday, Sept. 7.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St.,
Buffalo. Friday, Sept. 12, to Sunday, Sept 14.
Buffalo Regional – Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Ave.,
Cheektowaga. Tuesday, Oct. 21, to Sunday, Oct. 26.
Niagara Regional – Holiday Inn & Suites, 327 Ontario
St., St. Catharines, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 11, to Sunday, Nov. 16. For more info,
click this link.
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Bridge club websites:
Click names for links.
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 ACBL Live for Clubs
Week of May 12 to May 18
ACBL Affiliated Clubs
Buffalo Bridge Center Monday
evening – 0-750
game online. Fran Schmidt and Richard McGowan, 65.28%; (tie) Bonnie Clement and
David Schott, Maria Schory and Mike Metzger, 58.33%; Michel Dupuis and Gary
Keenan, 54.17%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday
morning – 0-1,600
game. North-south, Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 58.93%; Bonnie Clement and
Larry Himelein, 56.29%; Ruth Nawotniak and Paul Zittel, 50.83%; east-west, Agi
Maisel and Pat Haynes, 65.08%; Ruth Wurster and Mary Terrana, 58.40%; Carol
Licata and Ilene Rothman, 50.26%; Jo Ann Smith and Brian Fleming, 49.87%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Wednesday morning – Open
game. Joyce Frayer and Mary Ball, 57.74%; Chris Urbanek and Kamil Bishara,
57.14%; Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 55.95%; Linda Burroughsford and Davis
Heussler, 55.36%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 54.76%;
Sharon Wilcox and Joyce Greenspan, 53.17%; Betty Metz and Paul Zittel, 52.38%;
Agi Maisel and Bonnie Clement, 50%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Friday
morning – Open
game. Vic Bergsten and John Ziemer, 64.58%; Chris Urbanek and John Sinclair,
57.29%; Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 56.25%; Martha Welte and Howard
Foster, 53.13%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Sunday
afternoon – Open
game. Howard Foster and Mike Ryan, 62.50%; Terry Fraas and Ed Morgan, 59.72%; Chris
Urbanek and Kamil Bishara, 59.03%; Betty Metz and John Brennan, 48.61%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora
Wednesday morning – Open
game. Joanne LaFay and Linda Zittel, 64.29%; Paula Kotowski and Nancy Kessler,
55.36%; Maureen Cancilla and Kathy Donnelly, 53.57%.
Delaware Wednesday evening – 0-2,000 game online. Andrew Plumridge and Stephen Glazer,
57.64%; Maria Schory and Mike Metzger, 56.25%; June Zumoff and Fay Greenholtz,
53.47%; Walt Olszewski and Sushil Amlani, 53.24%; Ed Harman and BillRich, 51.85%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior Center Monday
afternoon – North-south,
Joe Huber and Fritz Schweiger, 62%; Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 58%;
east-west, Ellen Lochead and Joan Stankiewicz, 63%; Elaine Wegrzyn and James
Cook, 59%.
Amherst Senior Center Friday
afternoon – North-south,
Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 59%; Joe Huber and Fritz Schweiger, 58%;
east-west, Julie Mitchell and Bill Rogers, 66%; Linda Milch and Paula Rosen, 58%.
Tonawanda Senior Center
Wednesday afternoon – Susan and Harvey
Lichtblau, 59.3%; Midge Coates and Rob Buchanan, 56.3%.
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Unit 116 Master Point Leaders for Play in All Venues
Jan. 1, 2025, to April 30, 2025
0-5 Points – Julie Mitchell, 9.05; Maureen Piasecki, 4.77;
Joan Warren, 1.80; (tie) Walter Balon, Ellen Balon, 0.59; John Brennan, 0.52;
John Eckis, 0.48; (tie) Linda Marsh, Arthur Ziller, 0.40; Jeanette Bockstahler,
0.33.
5-20 Points – Mike Rupp, 2.60: Fran Holmes, 2.56; Devon
Marlette, 1.80; David Taylor, 0.63; Jeannine Dupuis, 0.57.
20-50 Points – Dennis Daly, 9.99; Michel Dupuis, 8.51; Zakie
Nohra, 5.86; Anthony Girasole, 4.83; Molly Morris, 3.89; Maxine Johnson, 2.57; Karen
Dearing, 1.57%; Gini Sicignano, 1.24.
50-100 Points – Brian Fleming, 19.29; Amy Habib, 11.88; Gary
Keenan, 9.21; Ilene Rothman, 8.57; Mike Metzger, 7.89; Cynthia Tashjian, 7.69; John
Houghtaling, 6.86; Candace Graser, 6.75; Carole Sedita, 4.29; Elaine Idzik, 4
even.
100-200 Points – Maria Schory, 9.99; Fran Schmidt, 9.48; Carol
Licata, 7.65; Mike Meacham, 7.52; Jim Hassett, 7.33; Jim Greno, 4.88; Betsy
Greno, 4.05; Betty DeFeo, 3.60; Joan Ciszak, 1.06.
200-300 Points – Maria Amlani, 21.86; Ethan Xie, 9/02; Laura
Houghtaling, 6.86; (tie) Barbara and John Scott, 5.86; Patty Porter, 1.55.
300-500 Points – David Schott, 17.31; Audrey Ray, 16.53; Pat
Haynes, 14.56; Joanne Nover, 12.99; Ruth Nawotniak, 6.33; Maryann Szafran, 5.40;
Linda Milch, 4.74; David Whitt, 3.65; Carl Hasselback, 3.20; Kusum Phadke, 3.02.
500-1,000 Points – (Tie) Terry and Bram Hamovitch, 31.47;
Linda Zittel, 21.83; Joyce Frayer, 17.85; Andrei Reinhorn, 16.99; Martha
Townson, 14.67; Sushil Amlani, 13.64; Jo Nasoff-Finton, 12.60; Mary Terrana, 10.44;
Richard McGowan, 9.74.
1,000-1,500 Points – Jim Lanzo, 41.61; Vic Bergsten, 34.97; Paul
Zittel, 24.59; Howard Foster, 24.55; Jim Easton, 20.85; Marilyn Wortzman, 19.72;
Mary Ball, 17.55; Terry Fraas, 14.78; Bert Feasley, 12.34; Betty Metz, 11.08.
1,500-2,500 Points – Kamil Bishara, 28.43; Paula Kotowski, 23.22;
Pinky Regan, 22.52; Joyce Greenspan, 15.32; Tova Reinhorn, 14.53; Rajat Basu,
14.52; Walt Olszewski, 13.82; David Colligan, 12.79; Sandi England, 9.03; Judy
Kaprove, 5.30.
2,500-3,500 Points – Linda Burroughsford, 46.16; Dale Anderson,
7.94; Fred Yellen, 4.38; Elaine Kurasiewicz, 3.90; Art Morth, 3.62; Pat Rasmus,
0.51.
3,500-5,000 Points – Davis Heussler, 65.28; John Ziemer, 33.43;
Judy Graf, 24.06; Jim Gullo, 22.79; Donna Steffan, 15.77; Martha Welte, 14.58; Chongmin
Zhang, 14.23; Bill Rushmore, 5.23; Ken Meier, 3.36; Barbara Libby, 1.09.
More than 5,000 Points – Saleh Fetouh, 344.52; Jay Levy, 105.98; Chris
Urbanek, 103.92; Mike Ryan, 42.71; Glenn Milgrim, 31.21; Bud Seidenberg, 28.97;
Jay Costello, 27.54; Dian Petrov, 23.93; Kathy Pollock, 18.89; Dan Gerstman,
0.60.
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The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by Buffalo News
Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version stopped appearing Saturdays in
The News five years ago this weekend 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 2,990 master points. One of his New Year’s resolutions for 2025 is to write more regularly about his bridge adventures here.
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