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St. Louis Bridge NewsEditor:
Mary Dolan, 10806 Charlton Way, St. Louis, MO 63146
dolanmary@sbcglobal.net
““It
is not often that a man can make opportunities for himself.
But he can put himself in such shape that when or if the opportunities come he
is ready.”
-- Theodore Roosevelt
Congratulations to Unit 143 Advancers
New Life Masters
Ann Gruver
Camilla Baxter
New Bronze Life Master
Roberta Kauss
2013 Pro-Am Charity Game This year’s Pro-Am charity game took place at Bridge Haven Club in St. Louis, MO on September 8, 2013.
Chuck Starovasnik and Barbara Reid of Bridge Haven organize this yearly event. For the event, a “pro” is defined as a player with more than 2000 masterpoints. It works like this. Several weeks before the event, the names of pros who volunteer are listed. People post bids for a particular pro. Winning bidders play with their “pro” at Pro-Am game.
This year’s event raised $7,127 for Backstoppers, a local charity that
provides assistance to the families of St. Louis area police officers,
firefighters and other emergency personnel who are killed in the line of duty.
It’s a success in two ways. The families served by Backstoppers benefit. And
bridge players get a chance to play with top local players. In addition, some
pros set up a “practice” game in advance of the event. So those lucky bidders
get to play twice with their pros.
A special thanks goes to these pros who donated their time and talent.
| Phillip Alder | Margaret Baldwin | Sandy Becker | Rod Beery |
| Kenny Bland | Mark Boswell | Steve Brauss | Jack Bryant |
| John Burgener | Mike Carmen | Robert Dempsey | Judy Eaton |
| Mark Ehret | Karen Erlanger | Bill Finkenstadt | Mike Giacaman |
| Richard Haake | Carol Hamilton | Jim Hammond | Gayle Hawkins |
| Loughery Hawkins | Marvin King | Roger Lord | Sheldon Margulis |
| George Marvin | Tom Oppenheimer | Sue Perez | Alan Popkin |
| Nancy Popkin | Debra Romero | Kathy Safranski | John Samsel |
| Marvin Shapiro | Jacqueline Sincoff | Dan Spangler | Dennis Spencer |
| Gloria Spitzer | Donald VanBuskirk | Rod Van Wyk | Peggy Wald |
| Robert Wheeler | En Xie | Milton Zlatic |
Attendees at this year’s St. Louis Regional earned 8443.90 masterpoints at 1399 tables. Below are the masterpoint leaderboard’s Top Twenty-five.
|
115.95 |
Jacob Morgan, Madison WI |
|
112.48 |
James Melville, Springfield IL |
|
100.57 |
Milton Zlatic, St Louis MO |
|
100.25 |
Jack Bryant, St Louis MO |
|
95.32 |
Chris Compton, Dallas TX |
|
95.32 |
Clement Jackson, Albuquerque NM |
|
95.32 |
Marc Levine, Lubbock TX |
|
95.32 |
Mike Passell, Las Vegas NV |
|
91.19 |
Rod Beery, St Peters MO |
|
78.92 |
Robert Porter, Henderson NV |
|
77.82 |
Jan Zadroga, Todz |
|
72.37 |
Kazimierz Omernik, Gdynia |
|
71.76 |
Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK |
|
69.96 |
Ken Gee, Regina SK |
|
65.84 |
Dick Bruno, Des Plaines IL |
|
65.84 |
Robert Gardner, Glenview IL |
|
65.84 |
Mark Kessler, Springfield IL |
|
65.84 |
Colby Vernay, Lacon IL |
|
61.10 |
Tod Moses, St Louis MO |
|
59.16 |
Alan Popkin, St Louis MO |
|
59.16 |
Nate Ward, Champaign IL |
|
57.91 |
Nancy Popkin, St Louis MO |
|
53.26 |
Bonnie Melchior, Little Rock AR |
|
53.26 |
Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR |
|
51.20 |
Don Stack, Overland Park KS |
The Unit 143 Fall Sectional will be held October 18-20 in St. Charles MO.
See the ACBL website for schedule and join us for a fun-filled weekend of bridge.
Fall
2013 199er Tournament It is always a popular event with St. Louis novice bridge players. And this year was no exception. Players at 53.5 tables competed in morning and/or afternoon sessions. Congratulations to the winners!