Greater St. Louis Bridge News

News from Greater St. Louis Unit 143

Editor:  Mary Dolan, 10806 Charlton Way, St. Louis, 63146     dolanmary@sbcglobal.net 
 

“If there is no wind, row. Destitutus ventis, remos adhibere. When you have no winds, take to the oars."

 -- Latin proverb

Happening in St. Louis

The St. Louis Regional will be held from August 13 – 19, 2018 at the St. Louis Renaissance Airport Hotel, 9801 Natural Bridge. Major changes have been made to events and times from format of prior years. Here are the details: 

2-Session Prime Time Events now at 9:30 AM and 2 PM

Evening Events at 7 PM 

299er I/N Pairs All Sessions Mon - Sat 

Three Gold Rush Pairs (0-750) & A/X Pairs on Tues, Thurs, & Fri 

Two 3-Session Evening KOs 

Two 4-Session Prime Time KO's 

Four Bracketed Swiss, 2-Session, Daytime Events 

Barometer Pairs (Qualifying) & BCD Pairs on Sat 

New Combo Pairs/Teams Event Sat Evening 

2-Session A/X/Y Swiss & Bracketed Swiss (0-3000) on Sun 

Click HERE for complete two-page schedule

Remembering Larry Kolker (1928 – 2018)

On May 1, life-long St. Louisan, bridge club proprietor and professional player Larry Kolker died. Roger Lord's obituary for Larry is here.

Unit 143 Advancers

Congratulations to:

Life Master: Roberta Millham

Bronze Life Master: Michael Schneider

Silver Life Master: Linda Bryant

Gold Life Master: Judy Putzel

Senior Olympics Duplicate Bridge

At the St. Louis Bridge Center, 90 bridge players participated in the Senior Olympics. Medal winners were:

Open game, North/South: Steven Clements & Alan Lemley won GOLD, Rod Beery & Susan Wolff SILVER, and Kenny Bland & Linda Bryant BRONZE .

Open game, East/West: Tom Oppenheimer & Estella Lau won GOLD, Linda Leinicke & Gloria Spitzer SILVER, and Judy Pass & Helene Siegfried BRONZE.

0-500 game, North/South: Audrey Friedman & Lois Levin won GOLD, Bonnie Zwibelman and Marianne Witschy SILVER, and Mary Ferrick & Mary Foushee BRONZE.

0-500 game, East/West: Sharon Sweet & Rick Armstrong won GOLD, Mary Dunger & Linda Whitaker SILVER, and Cathy Paulsmeyer & Mary Joan Woods BRONZE.

Results of the May Sectional

A total of 1423.98 masterpoints were earned by players at the St. Louis May Sectional. Here are the top masterpoint winners.

 38.63 Jack Bryant, Saint Louis

 31.94 Milton Zlatic, Saint Louis

 31.04 En Xie, Saint Louis

 29.95 Clay Cuthbertson, Quincy IL

 29.67 Tom Oppenheimer, Clayton

 27.09 Mark Kessler, Springfield IL

 26.23 Susan Perez, Maryland Hgts

 25.97 Karen Walker, Champaign IL

 24.11 Michael Pitonak, Valley Park

 20.00 John Samsel, Chesterfield

 19.13 Mark Zellmer, Creve Coeur

 18.02 Mark Ehret, Saint Louis

 17.08 Roger Lord, Saint Louis

 14.19 Alan Popkin, Saint Louis

 13.89 Nancy Keefer, Saint Louis

 13.69 Bill Canfield, Saint Louis

 13.27 Gilda Singer, Saint Charles

 13.06 Norman Athy, Saint Louis

 12.72 Norman Goldman, Chesterfield

 12.42 Judy Cardin, Bonita Springs FL

 12.42 Bruce Greenspan, Chesterfield

 12.08 Debra Romero, Clarkson Valley

 11.48 Steve Singer, Saint Charles

 11.08 Jonathan Weinstein, Saint Louis

 10.84 Michael Carmen, Saint Louis

 10.84 Kathleen Safranski, Chesterfield

 10.26 Nancy Popkin, Saint Louis

 10.13 Becky Hubert, Saint Louis

 10.08 Elizabeth Percich, Saint Louis

 10.01 Gary Kessler, Springfield IL

Unit 143 2017 Ace of Clubs and Mini-McKenney Winners

At the St. Louis May Sectional, the winners of Ace of Clubs and Mini-McKenney were recognized.

Top row from left:
Bob Schaefer, Ace of Clubs and Mini-McKenney (0 - 5)
2017 Mini-McKenney winners:Left to right: Clay Cuthbertson (2500 - 3500); Mark Boswell (3500 - 5000); Randy Baker (1500 - 2500); Doris Schwartz (1000 - 1500); Unit President Beck Hubert; En Xie (10000 +)
David Soshnik, Ace of Clubs & Mini-McKenney (5 - 20)

Bottom row from left:
Dan Waeltermann, Mini-McKenney (100 - 200), 2017
Helen Shanbrom Ace of Clubs Winners: Left to right: Mark Boswell (3500 - 5000); Randy Baker (1500 - 2500); Unit President Becky Hubert; En Xie (10000 +); Sandy Becker (2500 - 3500); Doris Schwartz (1000 - 1500); Milt Zlatic (7500 - 10000)
Lisa Lampen, Ace of Clubs (100 - 200)

Missing from photographs:
Ace of Clubs: Kristin Schaefer (0 - 5); Al Faenger (50 - 100); Thomas Hanewinkel (200 - 300); John Welte (300 - 500); John Levis (500 - 1000); Judy Eaton (5000 - 7500).
Mini-McKenney: Kristin Schaefer (0-5); Al Faenger (50-100); Michael Schneider (200-300); John Welte (300-500); John Levis (500-1000); Judy Eaton (5000-7500); Nancy Popkin (7500-10000)
 

Big Games at Unit 143 Clubs