Welcome to Denver Bridge
June 4, 2024
Regional report
May 27 was the final day of the 2024 Rocky Mountain Regional. During the seven-day event:
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- 1213 tables in the regional proper
- 64 tables in the GNT
- 742 players earning masterpoints
Pro/Am game
The regional kicks off with the Pro/Am Pairs, and this year we had 36 tables, which means 72 Ams played with 72 Pros. Not our record, but definitely a good turnout.
Here are the winners:
1st Overall Mushfiqur Mohan and Christopher Harrop |
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2nd Overall Bob Martin and David Zapiler (not shown) |
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3rd Overall Karin Vannett and Connie Marfell |
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Tied for 4th Overall Jeanne Achziger and Richard Blumberg |
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Tied for 4th Overall Greg Hinze and Ray Jenkins (not shown) |
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6th Overall Dorothy Bechel and Sheryl Siegel |
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7th Overall Julie Chapin and Bonnie Smith |
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8th Overall Bari Holman and Allan Deserpa |
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Section R, 1st EW Elaine Ackerman and Sarah Imig |
Jan Janitschke Award
The Jan Janitschke Award for 2023 was given to Sally Kneser, who has taught bridge in Denver for many years, and has also volunteered for bridge in several capacities. This award commemorates Denver’s Grand Life Master Jan Janitschke.
Left to right:
- Bonnie Smith, Jan’s wife and sponsor of the award
- Sally Kneser
- Julie Clark, president of Unit 361
Aloha
The Sunday of the regional is traditionally Hawaiian Shirt Day, and here are a few of the celebrants:
February 21, 2024
Front Range Challenge
Planning has begun for the 2024 Front Range Challenge, to be hosted by Boulder – last year’s winner. The tentative date/location is Sunday, September 22, 2024, at the Elks Club in Boulder.
If you’re not aware of this event… Some time in the early 2000s, the Colorado Springs unit contacted the Denver unit and issued a unit-to-unit challenge. The format for several years was four brackets, four teams per unit per bracket. A few years ago the event was expanded to include the Boulder unit and the Northern Colorado unit, four brackets, two teams per unit per bracket. There’s a traveling trophy which hopefully we’ll be able to see again in Denver later this year 🙂
Evergreen
Sam’s Game
Email ‘phishing’
Kibitzing regulations – a synopsis
If you need to review the regulations regarding kibitzing during a bridge game, there’s a quick look available here, with pointers to the complete ACBL regulations.