News and notes for the Buffalo area duplicate bridge community appear weekly here at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/, usually by midweek.
District 5’s Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (StaC) offers
a chance to earn silver master points for playing in regular games at the Buffalo
Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. off Exit 1 of the I-190, from Tuesday, June 9, to
Friday, June 12. The club’s Longest Day games at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday,
June 14, also are StaC games. All proceeds from Longest Day games benefit the
Western New York Alzheimer’s Association.
Meanwhile,
the Finger Lakes Regional, gives gold and red master points from Monday, June
8, to Friday, June 12, at Seasons on Keuka Lake, a lakeside Hampton Inn
conference center at 110 Mace St. in Penn Yan. For more info, click this link.
The Buffalo Bridge Center has
a regular schedule of in-person games Tuesday through Friday with party games
once a month on weekends, usually on Sundays. For more info, visit the club’s
website at https://buffalobridgecenter.godaddysites.com/ or
call 716-424-0014. Fee for games is $8 for members and $12 for non-members.
Membership is $80 annually.
Online games hosted by the Bridge Center at 7 p.m.
Monday and Wednesday have been transferred from Bridge Base Online to a new
platform, RealBridge. For more info, including a player guide, visit realbridge.online.
The Wednesday game has been inactive since mid-March.
In addition, the club hosts a supervised play session
for players who want experience and advice to improve their game from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. on Mondays, which has been a great success. Small games now have been
added to the session. All are welcome. No pre-registration is required, but
things work out better if those interested in supervised play get in touch with
Julie Mitchell by calling 845-978-9480 or emailing jkmitchell070121@gmail.com.
Also popular is the club’s social bridge game just for
fun at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays. Signup needed for this one. Call Ruth Nawotniak at
716-949-7574 or email at ruth2250@outlook.com.
The Bridge Center has started its mentoring program
again. Experienced players who want to share their knowledge with novices are
encouraged to sign up. So should new players who want to pick up tips from the
masters. Call Pat Haynes at 716-472-5189 or email phaynes508@roadrunner.com.
Other ACBL sanctioned clubs: Bridge
Club of East Aurora games are at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in the Aurora Senior
Citizens Center, 101 King St., East Aurora. Contact is Dave Larcom at dmocral@verizon.net.
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. Website is bridgewebs.com/Niagara.
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Bridge Club 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. Website is bridgewebs.com/niagaraonthelake.
Non-sanctioned clubs: Games
are held at 12:30 p.m. Mondays and Fridays in the Amherst Senior Center and at
12:30 p.m. Wednesdays in the Tonawanda Senior Center.
Upcoming
tournaments
Finger Lakes Regional – Seasons
on Keuka Lake, 110 Mace St., Penn Yan. Monday, June 8, to Friday, June 12. For
more info, click this link.
District 5 Sectional Tournament at the
Clubs (StaC) – Participating local clubs. Monday,
June 8, to Sunday, June 14. For more info, click this link.
Cleveland All American Regional – Embassy
Suites Hotel, 5800 Rockside Woods Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, June 23,
to Sunday, June 28. For more info, click this link.
Buffalo Summer Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. Friday, July 10, to Sunday, July 12. For more info, click this link.
Oakville Summer Regional – St.
Volodymyr Cultural Centre, 1280 Dundas St. West, Oakville, Ont. Tuesday, July
21, to Sunday, July 26. For more info, click this link.
Rochester Summer Sectional – Gates
Community Center, 1605 Buffalo Road (Route 33), Rochester. Saturday, July 25,
and Sunday, July 26.
Niagara 0-750 Sectional –
Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Center, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake,
Ont. Friday, Aug. 14, to Sunday, Aug. 16. For more info, click this link.
Great Lakes Sectional – Erie
Bridge Club, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Aug. 29, and Sunday, Aug. 30.
For more info, click this link.
Toronto Labor Day Sectional – St.
Volodymyr Cultural Centre, 1280 Dundas St. West, Oakville, Ont. Saturday, Sept.
5, to Monday, Sept. 7. For more info, click this link.
Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional –
Doubletree Meadowlands, 340 Racetrack Road, Washington, Pa. Monday, Sept. 14,
to Sunday, Sept. 20.
Buffalo Fall Sectional – Buffalo
Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St. Friday, Sept. 25, to Sunday, Sept. 27. For
more info, click this link.
Rochester Fall Sectional – Gates
Community Center, 1605 Buffalo Road (Route 33), Rochester. Saturday, Oct. 10,
and Sunday, Oct. 11.
Niagara Open Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake
Community Center, 14 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Nov. 6,
to Sunday, Nov. 8. For more info, click this link.
Scores
from ACBL Live for Clubs
Week
of May 25 to May 31
Buffalo Bridge Center Monday evening – 0-900
game online. Gary Keenan and Michel Dupuis, 72.22%; Fran Riordan and David
Schott, 50%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday morning – 0-1,600
game. North-South, John Ricotta and Brian Universal, 57.50%; Joanne Nover and Larry
Himelein, 56%; Fran Riordan and David Schott, 53.33%; Pat Haynes and Maryann
Szafran, 53%; east-west, Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 60.42%; (tie) Adrian
Figliotti and Betty DeFeo, Linda Milch and Susan Cardamone, 59.17%; Ruth Nawotniak
and Julie Mitchell, 50.83%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Thursday morning – 0-2,000 game. North-south, Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 65.63%; Julie Mitchell and Walt Olszewski, 64.38%; east-west, Larry Himelein and David Schott, 71.88%; Marily Wortzman and Jim Easton, 58.13%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Friday morning –
Open game. Jay Costello and Bud Seidenberg, 56%; Martha Welte and Larry Abate,
54%.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Nancy Kessler and Paula Kotowski, 64.81%; Joyce Greenspan and Ruth Wurster, 56.48%; Sandi England and Walt Olszewski, 54.17%; (tie) Jan and Carl Hasselback, Joanne LaFay and Linda Zittel, 49.54%.
Non-sanctioned
clubs
Amherst Senior Center Friday afternoon – North-south, Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 61%; (tie) Paul Orosz and Nels Larson, Cindy Darone and Elaine LeVigne, 53%; east-west, Jill and Bruce Brown, 63%; Julie Mitchell and Bill Rogers, 61%.
Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday
afternoon – Susan and Harvey Lichtblau, 63.7%;
Christel Bernard and Edna Fill, 56.2%; Mike and Bob Rupp, 50%.
A Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has compiled notes on duplicate bridge activities locally since he began playing in competition more than 20 years ago. He reached a career milestone, 3,000 master points, at the Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament last September. You can call or text him at 716-860-2305. Email is dahotwings@aol.com.
