Greater St. Louis Bridge News

News from Greater St. Louis Unit 143

Editor:  Sheryl Finkenstadt, St. Louis MO    sheryl@finkenstadt.com


     "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."

                                                                      -- Aristotle

Although it is true that duplicate is a timed event, there may be a better way to play a hand,
if you pause to consider alternatives. The most embarrassing post-mortem: “I didn’t even think of that.”

It's the event played around the world! 

The international contest sponsored by the World Bridge Federation was held at Bridge Haven in two separate sessions, with booklets giving hand analyses & commentary. Results on the boards were recorded, sent electronically, and matched throughout the entire world.

There were 22 local pairs who scored 50% or more, worldwide. Or you can view it as they ranked in the top half of world’s participants.

Friday, June 4, 2010: 4,741 pairs played at 272 clubs in 32 countries

Donald Hauser & Regina Hauser, 58.86%

Alf Stole & James Homire Jr, 57.61%

Susan Perez & Thomas O Reilly-Pol, 57.17%

Kay Cohen & En Xie, 57.10

Jonathan Goldberg & Debra Romero, 57.04%

Sheryl Finkenstadt & William Finkenstadt, 56.78%

Honore Allen & Marie Sander, 55.74%

Chuck Wolff & R Dian Barker, 54.81%

Robert Wheeler & Laura Scholten, 54.04%

Roger Lord & Jacqueline Sincoff, 53.96

Ruth Naber & Veena Uberoi, 51.35%

Jay D Shah & Mary Smith, 51.19%

Saturday, June 5, 2010: 4,894 pairs played at 240 clubs in 28 countries.

Carol Hamilton & Mark Ehret, 64.51%

Roger Lord & Richard Riezman, 60.89%

Susan Rosenthal & Pat Corich, 60.30%

Sheryl Finkenstadt & William Finkenstadt, 59.84%

Chuck Ettelson & Jason Clevenger, 59.66%

Loren Bannister & Shirley Ryan, 56.24%

Atul Hajela & Prem Saxena, 55.40%

Mark Brightfield & Doris Fairgrieve, 55.30%

Naomi Orsay & Gretchen Smith, 53.15%

Elizabeth Wood & Jane Hughes, 51.92%

It’s the event played in Missouri!  

Both Units 143 & 223 combine every July to select their champions for the Bragging Rights Knock Out Teams between Kansas City and Greater St Louis.

Thirty local teams chose to compete for this honor. The winners of this July 10th championship will battle Kansas City on Saturday, August 14, at the August Regional.

 

Congratulations to all the winners:
 


Braggin' Rights Qualifying:
Flight A winners:
Rod Van Wyk, Mark Ehret, Lee Hastings & Arbha Vongsvivut,
Runners-up:  John Samsel, Sue Perez, Mark Boswell & Thomas O'Reilly Pol


Flight B winners: Andrew Carver, Matt Diehl, Sasanka Ramanadham & Ron Diehl
Runners-up:  George Marvin, Beryl Shapiro, Marie Sander & George Jones


Flight C winners: Judy Renken, Doris Schwartz, Carol Jablonow & Dianne Glick
Runners-up: Julie Woods, Chuck Ettelson, Jim Nunn & Kay Cohen


0-199er Winners: Beth Meteer, Mopsi Hanley, Sandi Meinz & Marv Meinz
Runners-up: Pat Corich, Hope Wood, Mary Lois Gavin & Jerry Hoog


“It’s only a game!” 

Well, maybe. But duplicate players want to do well, and when they do especially well, they deserve special recognition. Here are the 17 pairs who have scored 70% or better in local club games since April 1, 2010.

7/14/2010,  Lake St. Louis,  Michael Mitra & David Fricke, 74.09%

7/14/2010,  Occidental,  Arbha Vongsvivut &  Jarosz Krzysztof, 72.5%

6/21/2010,  Maryland Heights,  Egon Diekhoff & Steve Zenk, 70.35%

6/09/2010,  Lake St Louis,  George & Marilyn Bogacki, 70.45%

5/26/2010,  Lake St Louis,  Michael Mitra & David Fricke, 73.75%

5/26/2010,  Occidental,  Mark Ehret & Steve Brauss, 72.00%

5/24/2010,  Maryland Heights,  Egon Diekhoff & Steve Zenk, 70.99%

5/20/2010,  Olivette,  Denny O'Conner &  Jack Bryant, 73.15%

5/17/2010,  Bridge Haven,  George & Marilyn Bogacki, 72.22%

5/12/2010,  Occidental,  Jacqueline Sincoff & Henry Stern, 70.69%

4/26/2010,  Occidental,  Arbha Vongsvivut &  Mike Giacaman, 72.11%

4/22/2010,  Collinsville,  Arbha Vongsvivut &  Jarosz Krzysztof, 70.37%

4/21/2010,  Occidental,  Kay Cohen  &  En Xie, 72.33%

4/20/2010,  Olivette,  Linda Leinicki & Frances Christman, 70.83%

4/17/2010,  Bridge Haven,  Norman Athy  & Carol Hamilton, 77.44%

4/16/2010,  Rolla,  Alice Slack & Eleanor Rickers, 75.00%

4/12/2010,  Bridge Haven,  Jeannine Owen & Paul Rezabek, 71.88%


Unit 143 membership is 1128, as of July 1, 2010. Congratulations to the 40 following members who have advanced in rank since May 1.

NEW JUNIOR MASTERS

Ida Bohannon

Grace Fagin

Karen Lammert

Richard Lazaroff

Gary D Moll

Barbara H Reisner

Kathleen Schardt

Marcia Shapiro

Ann Shapleigh

Jocelyn Van Buskirk

Roxanne Weisman

 

CLUB MASTERS

Marilyn Bolz

Jane Hughes

Dede Lambert

Tony Ponzar

Suzy Schoonmaker

Alice Slack

Crystal Spencer

 

SECTIONAL MASTERS

B A Bridgewater

Patricia Mendel

Betty Politte

Eric Thompson

REGIONAL MASTERS

Shirley Ahrens

Marcia Brodden

Thomas Brossard

Kevin Clarkin

Jan Mackey

Stephen Russell

Chuck Wolff

 

NABC MASTERS

Irene Adams

Jay Bourne

Michael Mitra

Jo-Ellyn Ryall

Martha Rowe

 

LIFE MASTERS

Linda Siebert

Barbara Watson

 

BRONZE LIFE MASTERS

Thomas O'Reilly-Pol

Helen Shopmaker

Barbara Watson

 

EMERALD LIFE MASTER

Nancy Popkin

Upcoming tournaments

August 9 – 15, 2010 -- Gateway to the West Regional. New bracketed KOs start every day.

September 25, 2010 -- 199er Championships. Two single-session events. Open to any player with fewer than 200 MP (need not be a Greater St Louis member). Reservations requested. Those without reservations will be seated on a space-available basis in order of arrival.

October 15-17, 2010 -- Sectional in St. Charles

January 14-16, 2011 -- Sectional in St. Charles