Duplicate Bridge: May 25, 2024 (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, visitthe Buffalo Bridge Center websiteor 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 Clubbegins 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 Niagarain 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 playin 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.

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 columnis 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 onbuffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website. Another place to find it is on Dale Anderson’s bridge blog athttp://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

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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 adventureshere.