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Bridge Buff WINTER Quarter 2016 A Publication of Unit 116 WNY of the ACBL - Erie & Niagara Counties, New York Judie Bailey, Editor Website: www.unit116.com Phone: 636-6148 ~ Email: baj_42@msn.com

Board Members &

Officers for 2016

President:

Betty Metz 773-7398

bettymetz@roadrunner.com

Vice-President:

Carol Bedell 633-5680

lorac5@roadrunner.com

Secretary:

Howard Foster 633-2617

hfoster@.buffalo.edu

Treasurer:

Tova Reinhorn 632-2056

tova.reinhorn@gmail.com

Jim Gull o 348-4132

Chip Kean 695-2610

chipkean@aol.com

Elaine Kurasiewicz 695-9828

ekurasiewicz@roadrunner.com

Dian Petrov 688-1226

dpetrov@roadrunner.com

Paul Zittel 992-4794

plzittel@roadrunner.com

2016 SPRING issue Information for Apr, May, June

Deadline: March 11th

Info from Clubs limited to ¼ page

Inclusion or editing will be at the

editor’s discretion

Western NY Unit 116

STAY WARM Winter Sectional sanction # 1601058

January 22, 23, 24 - 2016 Main-Transit Fire Hall

6777 Main St. Williamsville, NY (Buffalo) 14221

Friday 1/22

10:30 am Single session stratified A/B/C pairs

2:30 pm Single session stratified A/B/C pairs

Note*- Bring your own lunch box (BYOLB) Hot fudge sundaes for sale with lots of toppings, no pre-order, $2.00

Saturday: 10:30 AM & 2:30 PM

Single sessions stratified A/B/C pairs Note*- BYOLB OR Purchase:

Jim and Elaine's famous hot chili with toppings no pre-order, $5.00

Sunday: Swiss Teams 10:30 AM Stratified A/B/C

Playthrough with a short break for snacking/lunch

Sub sandwiches can be ordered before the game

or bring your own lunch box (BYOLB)

Stratified A - 2000+ points Stratified B - 500-2000 points

Stratified C - 0-500 points

Pairs and teams stratified by average masterpoints

Chair: Elaine Kurasiewicz 695-9828 ekurasiewicz@roadrunner.com

Co-chair: Jim Gullo 348-4132

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NEWS AND MEWSUNIT 116 Western New York

Calendar of Events

January 22-24 Winter Sectional

Pro-Am Taste of Buffalo – February 28th

April 8-10 Spring Sectional

September 16-18 Fall Sectional (All at Main-Transit Fire Hall)

2016 Annual Meeting ~ Saturday, December 3rd

Main-Transit Fire Hall

ELECTION RESULTS:

Carol Bedell Jim Gullo Betty Metz

New Masterpoint Rankings

SILVER LIFE Master: Judy Kaprove

BRONZE LIFE Masters: Sharon Chang Howard Foster * Joyce Greenspan*

LIFE Master: Dave Donaldson *Howard & Joyce

ADV NABC Master: Ron Henrikson

NABC Masters: Gene Nawotniak Bill Rich REGIONAL Masters: Val Derenda Janet Dimet Jim McClure

SECTIONAL Masters: Dordy Bales Donaldson Patricia Haynes

Ruth Nawotniak Michael Taeger

CLUB Masters: Judy Bailey John Lyth Barbara Scott

JUNIOR Masters: Elizabeth Defeo Margot Banta Leslie Curtiss

Burt Freiman Kusum Phadke

Congratulations to Linda & Paul Zittel named as Volunteers of the Year 2015

Bridge Buff Distribution The Buff is being distributed electronically to 4over 400

players. If you have an e-mail address but don’t receive

anything from the Unit, please send an email to the

editor at baj_42@msn.com and add this email address to

your address book so it isn’t perceived as “Junk” by your

server.

Welcome New Members

(and some returning players) Natalie Abramson John Bava Michael Genco

Sandra Graczyk Rita Hale John Lyth

Laurette Oak Richard Pretorious

Rajinder Purl

Life Passages: Bob Andersen Lou Babb Terry Band Frank Belz Adam Dzimian Ron Ferguson

Libbie Neuner (May 2015)

For the latest information and detailed game

results directly from your club, check the web

sites of clubs in Western New York at

www.unit116.com. Results of Unit games and

Sectionals are on our website also. There is also

a link on our website to the News column; or go

to www.news.com website first, then add the date you want to the search prompt, i.e.:

"duplicate bridge Sept 1"

PLANNING AHEAD??? 2017 TOURNAMENTS

January 27-29 Winter Sectional

April 21-23 Spring Sectional

September 15-17 Fall Sectional (All at Main-Transit Fire Hall)

Volunteer Hall of Fame 2010 - 2015

Sharon Benz Judie Bailey Bernie Czarnecki Dick Czarnecki Joyce Greenspan Franklin Kidd Dave Larcom Betty Metz Sue Neubecker Faith Perry Kathy Pollock John Toy Linda Zittel Paul Zittel Alice Lind – In Memoriam

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Tribute To The Buffalo Greats November 22, 2015 12.0 Tables

MPs A B C Names Score

3.21 1

James Gullo; Arthur Kean 67.99%

2.41 2 1 1 Davis Heussler; David Colligan 64.02%

1.81 3

Sharon Benz - Nancy Wolstoncroft 58.90%

1.60 4

Judy Graf; Michael Ryan 58.33%

1.38 5 2 2 Linda Burroughsford - Peter Patterson 57.77%

1.12 6

Donna Steffan - Jay Costello 57.39%

1.04

3

S Neubecker; Ten-Pao Lee 56.25%

0.92

4

Elaine Kurasiewicz; Buxees Singh 51.52%

0.64

5

Ken Meier; Gaurang Sheth, 49.81%

0.72

3 Larry and Dorothy Soong 49.62%

0.54 4 Rajinder Puri; Rolene Pozarny 47.54%

BUFFALO REGIONAL REPORT The Regional Tournament held Oct. 20-25 was a success in all areas. The Adam’s

Mark Hotel was very well received. Both local players and those coming from out of

town were full of compliments. The easy access to all banquet rooms made for a party

atmosphere where players could share time and stories, collect prizes and enjoy

refreshments. Fact #1: We had a total of 698.5 tables. We had hoped that number

would have been higher but watch next year. With all the good vibes going forward, it

will increase. Fact #2: There was a profit of $2465.29. This is incredible with less

than 700 tables. Fact #3: The profit was a direct reflection of the commitment of the

committee members. Everyone did a fantastic job while staying below budget. Kudos

to my team – walk with pride, you earned it. Betty Metz, chair

2016 BOARD OFFICERS President: Betty Metz

Vice President: Carol Bedell

Treasurer: Tova Reinhorn

Secretary: Howard Foster

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Welcome 2016

As we start another year, the

Unit Board is already busy

planning bridge events. Our

Winter Sectional is fast

approaching and in February we

have a Pro-Am Game with a Taste

of Buffalo.

I challenge you, our players, to

make this year special. Make it a

priority to invite a new member or

a non-life master to our unit

events. Best of all would be to

offer to be a partner but also up on

the scale of “nice” would be an

invitation and guidance of what to

expect.

My wish for 2016 is to make it

the year of: new players, included

players and the mixing of old (not

literally) and new.

Betty Metz

COMMITTEE CHAIRS Bridge Buff Judie Bailey

Fifth Column TBD

Unit Tournament Coordinator

Dian Petrov

Sunshine Tova Reinhorn Electronic Contact Judie Bailey

Game Supplies Chip Kean

Dealing Cards Chip Kean

Refreshment Supplies Paul Zittel

Publicity Carol Bedell

Membership E Kurasiewicz

By-Laws Jim Gullo

Conduct and Ethics H Foster

Unit Recorder Dian Petrov

Education Carol Bedell

Elections Jim Gullo

Intermediate-Newcomer

Carol Bedell

Volunteer of the Year

Elaine Kurasiewicz

Unit 116 Holiday Pairs December 6, 2015 20.5 Tables

MPs A B C Names Score

4.52 1

Kathy Pollock; Bert Feasley 65.74%

3.39 2 1

Larry and Dorothy Soong 61.98%

2.54 3 2 1 John and Martha Welte 60.78%

1.91 4

Dian Petrov; Arthur Morth 59.84%

1.43 5

Christy Kellogg; Bert Hargesheimer 59.80%

1.07 6

Fred Yellen; Judith Padgug 59.03%

1.33

3 2 Jeffrey Bender; Joyce Frayer 56.36%

1.00

4

Joyce Kindt; Carolyn Siracuse 55.37%

0.75

5

Tova and Andrei Reinhorn 53.92%

0.56

6

Florence Boyd; Dale Anderson 53.49%

0.70

3 Gary Schmitt; Gaurang Sheth 52.61%

0.52

4 Beena and Madhav Deshmukh 51.96%

0.46

5 Linda and Paul Zittel 50.12%

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A TRIBUTE TO THE BRIDGE GREATS OF BUFFALO With respect and admiration, Elaine Kurasiewicz

The game of Bridge has been played in Buffalo since before World War II. In those early years Auction Bridge was the game

of choice and it was far less complicated than today’s game of popular conventions. Bridge dates back to the early 16th C with the

invention of a trick-taking game called Whist. Auction Bridge dates to 1904 and the modern game of Contract Bridge became popular

in the US and the UK in the 1930’s. Pioneers of this game were Harold Vanderbilt and others such as AGNES GORDON.

AGNES GORDON was Canadian born and moved to Buffalo sometime after 1950. Few Buffalo players of today will

remember her, but she popularized Contract Bridge in the Buffalo area. She was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2009. Dan

Gerstman gave the nominating speech for her induction. He said that she was the greatest player in the history of Western NY. She

had a presence that commanded respect. Agnes Gordon passed away in 1967 leaving a legacy of Bridge honors that has not been

surpassed by any Bridge player in our area since. She is remembered as the Master of the Tough Choice!

MARGARET MCCARTHY was another force in our Bridge community. Assisted by her husband, Margaret put the Whist

Club on the Buffalo map. She held games in numerous places and membership grew rapidly in those years. Her Whist Club continued

with new leadership for many years and finally was disbanded just a few years ago when membership lagged and games became too

small to be profitable. Many of the players chosen for this tribute played at the Whist Club and enjoyed the social aspects as well as

the competition of that club.

MARY MCKENNA AND MARY DOWD were two fine players often seen at the Bridge table. Mary Dowd was a lovely

lady with great manners. If you played with her, you could count on her having her bid and defense was her strong point. Mary

McKenna was a Bridge legend in her time and she played until late in life. Here’s a story submitted about her. Mary always acted as

though she was going down 2 or 3. When the dust settled she had played the hand 2 tricks better than the field. Opponents who didn’t

know her thought they had another LOL to take advantage of. When they left the table they immediately ran for the first aid office or

the bar, whichever was closer!

Another “lady” of Bridge was ROSELLE SELLIKOFF and everyone has a story about her! Here are a few including one

from this writer. Danny Gerstman shared with me that he felt she was a true Bridge great and not like some of the other players. She

certainly was one of our very best players and with a unique personality that stood her apart from everyone else! I played with her

quite often and most often I did something or many things wrong. After murdering a 4 Club contract, Roselle wanted to murder me.

For weeks, maybe even years, she would phone to remind me of how I butchered the play, card by card, not even leaving out a deuce!

When away from Bridge, Roselle could be almost charming and we enjoyed many meals together at her favorite restaurants. She even

charmed my family one Thanksgiving when she was on her finest ladylike behavior! Here is a dandy of a story submitted by more

than one person! Roselle had a habit of walking around the room between hands and everyone thought or knew that she was looking at

hands. It always created a big concern and some players wanted her barred from playing. She also had a temper with her partners and

this led to more complaints. One evening there was such an uproar that she was removed from the game. Here are her famous words

as she was being “walked” out. “They should have thrown me out 30 years sooner and I could have done something with my life!” Of

course she came back again and again! Nat Gerstman, a real character on his own, often played with Roselle and a player sent me this

statement. “They were a couple from Hell!” John Marvin knew the other side of Roselle and contributed this story. “Roselle seemed

quite eccentric to many people, but when they knew her and partnered with her at club games, she was tough at the table, conservative

and demanding. She was very nice otherwise and my wife Lu and I occasionally met her for cocktails and we enjoyed pleasant

conversations.”

Here is what John said about NAT GERSTMAN. “I had the good fortune to partner with Nat on a number of occasions after

he had retired from regular high level competition. He was an uncanny declarer and a killer defender. He also had a wry sense of

humor. He preferred Unusual No Trump to mean the minors no matter what the opponents had bid. Once, in a regional, he overcalled

1 club with 2NT and I, with a 7 card heart suit, responded 3 hearts. The LHO, after studying our card for several minutes, asked Nat,

‘What is 3 hearts?’ Nat, without hesitation, replied, ‘that’s his best minor’!” Nat had great player instincts but not much sympathy for

his partner’s “mistakes”. Dave Heussler contributed these anecdotes about NAT and they are truly in Nat’s tone. John Toy and I were

waiting for Nat and Jeanette Michienzi to arrive at our table. They were late and very unhappy. No greetings and they just sat down

and starting sorting cards. Finally, Jeanette broke the ice by saying, “I played that last hand bad, didn’t I?” Nat’s retort was “badly,

Jeanette, it’s an adverb.” Another time we were milling around the Elmwood Park Bridge Center awaiting the start of a GNT qualifier.

John came in and Nat walked up to him and said, “I don’t care what anyone says, Kilmer, you are the best Bridge player in Niagara

County. Don’t ever move!” Not to pick on Jeanette who was a fine player, but another time she was playing with Nat (poor thing) and

won a finesse. She expressed her pleasure at that occurrence when Nat opined, “it worked for every other jerk in the room!”

Buffalo has seen a number of really fine male Bridge players and many more with personalities to match the ladies. TOM

DONNELLY will long be remembered by the ladies and by all his partners who unequivocally will say that Tom was all Heart and a

Diamond of a partner! Here is another story submitted by John. “At a sectional I was in 4 of a major and needed 2 diamond tricks to

make my contract. Dummy held KQT and I had 3 spot cards. Tom led a middle diamond, I played the K and RHO, an inexperienced

but serious player, hesitated before following with a low spot. Tom got the lead later and led another middle diamond and I, certain

that the LHO had held up with the Ace at trick 1, put in the ten. It was taken by the J. Tom had the Ace all along and was bold enough

to under lead it twice! It was the crucial suit and Tom knew he had me. His partner’s hesitation was because of inexperience, not poor

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ethics. I took advantage at my own risk. Tom knew all along and he had attacked accordingly like a master defender!” That story was

from John Marvin’s collection.

GERRY FRIED will always be remembered for being a gentleman at the table. He was always friendly and kind to his

partners. He also was very generous to the Bridge community. He played often at the Whist Club and was a long standing member.

Scoring was done by hand and TOM WOLSTONCROFT was a whiz at quickly adding up the scores. But, by the early 90’s, hand

scoring was nearing its demise and the computer was the new thing. The Whist Club was a not-for-profit organization and didn’t have

the funds to buy the necessary computer and printer. Gerry was asked if he would contribute to the purchase of the necessary

equipment. Without any hesitation, Gerry said, “You buy it and I will pay for it!” He kept his promise and the Whist Club received a

new computer and printer in a short time and the math wizards took a break! To thank Gerry for his generosity, he was granted a

lifetime membership to the club and free plays as long as he could hold the cards. He played for many more years and continued to be

generous to Buffalo Bridge helping the new club get on their feet in more recent years.

Many of us remember PETER MOLLEMET for his wit and sarcastic humor. He was a local director for many years before

taking a job with ACBL. He was greatly missed at the Bridge table and at social events because he always had a story to tell and he

had a charismatic way of telling his tales. Here is one about him. Peter and several friends were at a bar going over hands. Another

“fine” Bridge player was sort of listening and asked about a 1 Club final bid. She asked how the bidding went and Peter, using his

Peter tone of voice, said, “One club, pass, pass, pass!” He was just a King of Sarcasm and the best of friends to many. We lost him

twice, not just once!

Saleh Fetouh submitted medical stories about three of our finest players who we were fortunate to have around for many

more years because of the doctor’s keen perception and quick judgment. JIM MATHIS was given three extra years after the doctor

intervened with the correct diagnosis of a bowel infection that was easily treated without surgery. Another incident involved GERRY

FRIED who fainted and had no pulse until Dr. Fetouh laid him flat on the floor and Gerry regained a pulse and survived to play many

more years of Bridge. JOHN KILMER was also given some extra time when Saleh diagnosed him with blocked arteries and

recommended him for by-pass surgery. Given this extra time, John lived to play more Bridge and passed away in 2013.

We all remember JIM MATHIS as one of Buffalo’s truly great Bridge players and a Grand Life Master who accumulated

nearly 14,000 master points. He was often seen playing with Gerry at the Whist Club. He probably favored Bob Freedman and John

Kilmer who he often talked about when they ceased playing. Between sessions at many tournaments he and the guys would play

Cribbage and kept a written tally of the scores without use of a board. Many onlookers would watch this game as well as the Bridge

game. Jim was a gentleman at the table and talked a lot between and during play. He would play the hand like a Master and had a way

of deceiving the opponents. He was a good teacher and would point out the best line of play to an inexperienced player when asked. I

got to play with Jim just the last few years of his life and he was always a gentleman and kind teacher. I told him once that I had to

wait until all his favorite partners had passed away before I could play with him and that I had wanted to have a game with him for

years. He said to me, “Kiddo, why didn’t you just ask me?” He would tell me how I misplayed a hand and he would also give loud

compliments when I did something right. Jim helped me improve my game in so many ways, especially by boosting my confidence.

Jim passed away in 2015 and played his final game with Barbara Libby. She is proud to say that they won!!! His family shared a poem

written in his honor and it is included in this tribute to Jim and all the other fine players who have stood alongside him.

The last story for this tribute goes to Peter Mollemet and was told by Pat Rasmus. She and Dick had many years of

friendship with Peter and I believe they miss him more than they might say! Here is the story: I was playing in a Pittsburg Regional

with Bobbi. We landed in a 4 heart contract. The opening lead was the Ace of spades and all followed. Then the Ace of clubs with all

following. Next, the Ace of diamonds and all followed. Declarer now says, “I don’t know what to lead next “and her partner

suggested, “lead another diamond.” I immediately called the director and Peter Mollemet stepped over. I hated seeing Peter because he

hardly ever gave a favorable ruling to people from Buffalo. Peter asked what the problem was and I told him what the lady’s partner

said. I explained if she led anything else, I could draw trump and pitch my losing diamond on a club, therefore making my contract.

Peter now told the opponent that as much as it pained him to make this ruling, she must lead anything but a diamond. My one and only

favorable ruling from Peter!!!!

I can’t forget this little story about TOM WOLSTONCROFT because we can all identify with this problem! Tom was quite

forgetful about his Bridge dates and seldom kept a calendar or forgot it. One game he showed up at and three different players swore

they had a game with him. Now what do you do? Mix and match or just go home and watch a Bill’s game (which Tom probably

preferred)! Thanks to all the contributors of memories for this celebration of the Bridge Greats of Buffalo. It was an honor for me to

know and play with many of these unique personalities and to share their stories with the newer members of our Bridge community.

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Annual Report 2015

11/30/2014-through 11/27/2015

Category Description 11/27/2015

Beginning Balance $11,267.29 INCOME ACBL Membership Reimbursement 1,728.98

Cash Deposit 0.19

Fees Player Members 23,297.00

Food Sales 38.00

Phone Directory Income 4.00

Refund 11.43

Site Deposit refund 800.00

TOTAL INCOME 25,879.60

EXPENSES ACBL Duplicated Hands 197.00

ACBL Table Fee 1,109.26

Bank Charge 24.14

Cancelled Check 0.00

Card Dealing 280.00

Director Fees 5,237.43

Equipment 512.41

Free Plays 1,010.00

Insurance

Other Insurance 425.00

TOTAL Insurance 425.00

Misc 9.29

Postage, PO Box 146.93

Printing, Copies, Flyers 433.71

Prizes 106.95

Refreshments 2,870.37

Site Deposit 1,000.00

Site Rental 4,200.00

Stipends

BridgeBuff 787.50

Caddies 474.00

Table Delivery 700.00

Website 1,500.00

TOTAL Stipend 3,461.50

Student Discount 25.00

Sunshine 14.11

Supplies 748.60

Tax 2014 25.00

Website 53.94

TOTAL EXPENSES 21,890.64

OVERALL TOTAL +3,988.96

Ending Balance $15,256.25

PRO-AM Pairs Unit Game

& Taste of Buffalo will be…

Sunday, 1pm

Bridge Center of Buffalo

Contacts: Jim Gullo 348-4132

Howard Foster 633-2617

hfoster@.buffalo.edu

Sanction # L602116A

UNIT 116 WNY SPRING SECTIONAL April 8 - 10, 2016

Main-Transit Fire Hall

Chair: Dian Petrov 688-1226

dpetrov@roadrunner.com

Co-Chair: Paul Zittel 992-4794

plzittel@roadrunner.com

mailto:hfoster@.buffalo.edumailto:dpetrov@roadrunner.commailto:plzittel@roadrunner.com

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Unit 116 Players earning Masterpoints at the October Regional Total Masterpoints reported: 4518.34

(4 57.13 Joel Wooldridge)

20 46.13 Saleh Fetouh

21 45.51 Jay Levy

22 40.96 Ten-Pao Lee

31 31.97 Gaurang Sheth

33 31.61 Shakeel Ahmad

34 31.61 Manju Ceylony

36 28.84 R Seidenberg

42 27.06 Chris Urbanek

43 25.33 Dian Petrov

48 24.43 L Burroughsford

49 23.47 Fred Yellen

52 21.43 Dorothy May

53 21.27 Davis Heussler

54 21.10 Judith Padgug

55 21.08 Joseph Rooney

58 20.46 Penny Shui

59 20.32 John Ziemer

60 20.27 Kathy Pollock

63 19.42 Martha Welte

64 19.42 John Welte

68 18.30 Michael Ryan

71 17.97 Peter Shui

72 17.90 Christy Kellogg

75 17.28 Carol Bedell

78 17.17 Robert Kaprove

79 16.55 Ken Meier

80 16.45 Judy Kaprove

81 16.41 Ron Henrikson

82 16.21 Stan Kozlowski

85 15.95 Marietta Kalman

86 15.28 David Colligan

88 15.23 Tom Koralewski

94 14.44 E Kurasiewicz

95 14.33 James Gullo

108 13.28 B Hargesheimer

113 11.84 Tova Reinhorn

116 11.63 Judith Marshall

134 9.81 Sharon Benz

137 9.67 Joyce Meskill

138 9.65 Sharon Wilcox

142 9.58 Gary Schmitt

146 8.91 John Bielinski

147 8.70 Jerry Geiger

149 8.54 Gene Nawotniak

150 8.46 G Hardcastle

151 8.46 Ken Hardcastle

153 8.25 Kamil Bishara

154 8.20 Andrei Reinhorn

159 8.08 Gay Simpson

160 8.00 Sandra England

164 7.83 Diane Bielinski

166 7.72 Arthur Matthies

169 7.60 Amita Arora

170 7.60 Rajat Basu

175 7.45 Dave Donaldson

176 7.40 R McGowan

179 7.19 Joyce Greenspan

180 7.14 R Cramer-Benjamin

181 7.10 Ruth Wurster

182 7.09 Liz Clark

186 6.91 Arthur Kean

188 6.89 Sue Neubecker

190 6.73 Ed Drozen

191 6.67 Judy Graf

192 6.38 Sharon Chang

198 6.19 Donna Steffan

203 6.15 David Hemmer

212 5.94 Mark Pascale

215 5.78 Usha Khurana

220 5.38 Dale Anderson

228 5.02 Jo Nasoff-Finton

232 4.76 Jay Costello

235 4.64 Cathy Majewski

236 4.61 Robert Padgug

238 4.58 E Finton

239 4.56 Bill Rushmore

240 4.56 Arthur Morth

241 4.53 Bob Sommerstein

246 4.47 Eva Schmidt

252 4.41 Dorothy Soong

253 4.32 Robert Ciszak

254 4.32 Joan Ciszak

258 4.23 Michael Kozower

259 4.23 Ruth Kozower

260 4.21 Barbara Libby

261 4.20 Sushil Amlani

262 4.18 Barbara Scott

263 4.18 John Scott

266 4.09 Chongmin Zhang

267 4.08 Larry Soong

271 4.01 Ruth Nawotniak

281 3.63 Paul Zittel

282 3.63 Carl Hasselback

283 3.63 Jan Hasselback

284 3.63 Linda Zittel

289 3.35 Kathleen Stamm

291 3.34 Joyce Kindt

299 3.20 Art Schumacher

300 3.20 Elaine Universal

301 3.19 David Larcom

304 3.13 Jane Larcom

305 3.10 Bill Boardman

306 3.07 Nat Abramson

307 3.07 Audrey Ray

308 3.00 James McClure

309 3.00 William Rich

310 3.00 Mark Tederous

311 3.00 Margaret Zhou

312 2.94 Jeffrey Bender

322 2.74 Paula Kotowski

326 2.65 Joe Miranda

329 2.64 Judie Bailey

331 2.64 Walter Olszewski

332 2.59 James Jones

333 2.59 Paula Jones

336 2.57 Paula Rosen

337 2.56 Betty Metz

338 2.51 M Wortzman

339 2.50 Patricia Haynes

340 2.50 Terrence Camp

344 2.41 Susan Bergman

362 2.09 Barbara Pieterse

365 2.03 Alicia Kolipinski

366 2.03 Carolyn Siracuse

371 1.85 Lawrence Abate

372 1.85 Val Derenda

373 1.85 Patricia Lakeman

377 1.83 N Wolstoncroft

382 1.67 David Whitt

384 1.63 Elizabeth Defeo

385 1.63 Rose A Grimaldi

391 1.50 John Lyth

392 1.50 Ginny Panaro

386 1.61 Phyllis Wilkinson

388 1.61 Gerald Hooley

390 1.60 Janet Dimet

393 1.49 R Ehrenreich

394 1.47 Joyce Frayer

395 1.47 Mary Ball

407 1.28 Brian Meyer

408 1.28 Joan Rose

409 1.26 Alexander Kowal

411 1.22 Judy Bailey

415 1.16 John Kirsits

416 1.14 Bob Lederhouse

417 1.11 Eleanor Whelan

418 1.10 Florence Boyd

421 1.08 Allen Beroza

424 1.08 M Salamoneburnett

427 1.08 Thom Burnett

428 1.08 Mike Silverman

429 1.08 Charles Schorr

434 1.02 Claire Gareleck

435 1.02 Nadine Stein

439 0.92 Carol Roth

440 0.92 Mary Blanchard

442 0.84 Joanne Kelley

443 0.81 Barbara Landree

447 0.78 Judy Zeckhauser

457 0.71 Judith Babat

459 0.67 Beena Deshmukh

460 0.67 M Deshmukh

468 0.57 Ted Kahn

474 0.42 Ross Markello

475 0.42 Bruce Burr

477 0.38 D Bales Donaldson

478 0.38 Marilyn Sultz

483 0.36 Fran Kurtz

This is 168 members from our total

membership of 456 (give or take 20

snowbirds as well as other attrition

factors) – that is nearly 1/3 of our

membership

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INFO about Masterpoint Rankings These rules apply to you if you joined the ACBL prior to January 1, 2010 and maintained continuous membership after that date.

If you joined the ACBL after January 1, 2010 or let your membership lapse after that date,

the revised rules that apply to you are in Bold or RED INK.

Title Masterpoints Earned

Rookie Fewer than 5 masterpoints (no change)

Junior Master 5 masterpoints (no change)

Club Master 20 masterpoints (plus at least 5 black)

Sectional Master 50 masterpoints (at least 5 silver) (at least 10 black and 5 silver)

Regional Master 100 masterpoints (at least 15 silver, and 5 red, gold or platinum) (plus at least 15 black)

NABC Master 200 (at least 25 silver, 20 red or gold/platinum, of which at least 5 must be gold/platinum)…

(plus at least 20 black)

Advanced NABC Master 300 (at least 50 black, 50 silver, 50 red or gold/platinum, of which at least 25 must be gold/platinum

Life Master (old)

Life Master (new)

300 (at least 50 black(*1), 50 silver, 50 red or gold/platinum, (*2) of which at least 25 must be gold or platinum)

500 (at least 75 black, 75 silver, 100 red or gold/platinum, of which at least 50 must be gold/platinum)**

Bronze Life Master NONE A Life Master with 500 masterpoints (this rating will no longer exist)

Silver Life Master A Life Master with 1000 masterpoints (at least 200 silver/red/gold/platinum) (*2 & 3)

Gold Life Master A Life Master with 2500 masterpoints (at least 500 silver/red/gold/platinum) (*2 & 3)

Diamond Life Master A LM with 5000 (at least 1000 silver/red/gold/platinum, of which at least 250 must be gold or platinum) (*2 & 3)

Emerald Life Master A LM with 7500 (at least 1500 silver/red/gold/platinum, of which at least 500 must be gold or platinum) (*2 & 3)

Platinum Life Master A LM with 10,000 masterpoints (at least 2000 silver/red/gold/platinum, of which at least 750 must be g/p, with a

minimum of 100 platinum (*2 & 3)

Grand Life Master (*4) A LM with 10,000 masterpoints (at least 2000 silver, red or gold/platinum, of which at least 750 must be g/p,

with a minimum of 100 platinum) (*2 & 3) (see ACBL for further tournament victory requirements)

1) Any new Member or player in an unpaid status for six months or more after Jan 1, 1999, will be required to earn 50 black points to

become a LM

2) A Member who had red masterpoints or a fraction thereof prior to Jan 1, 1969, is required to possess at least 50 red or

gold/platinum masterpoints in any combination to become a Life Master.

3) A Member who became a Life Master prior to January 1, 1990 will be exempt from the pigmented point requirements for this rank.

ALSO: Each player who has attained the rank of LM as of Dec 31, 2011, will not have to fulfill the pigmented point requirements for their next

rank advancement. After attaining their first rank after Jan 1, 2012, all players will be required to fulfill the pigmented point requirements for

subsequent rank advancement. For example, a Diamond LM on 12/31/2011 will not have to fulfill the pigmented point requirements to attain

the rank of Emerald LM. They would have to satisfy the pigmented point requirements for Platinum Life Master.