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June 1, 2025

More regional pix

Here are the winners, except for the GNT winners. (To see the GNT winners and various other photos from the regional, scroll down.)

(If we got anything wrong, send an email to the webmaster.)

	Longs Peak Bracketed Teams, Bracket 3 Gail Overgaard, Amy Hillenbrand, Laura Brice, Betsy Ludlow
	Summit Peak Charity Pairs, 1st Overall Flo Newlin, Paul Ossip
	Kit Carson Open Pairs, 1st Overall Linda Sundbye, Don Boyarsky
	La Plata Peak Open Pairs, 1st Overall Val Kovachev, Dave Schouweiler
	Mt Ouray Soloway KO, Bracket 1 Mount Lincoln Swiss Teams, 1st Alex Hudson, Jonathan Steinberg, Carole Liss, Daniel Korbel
	Wednesday PM Gold Rush Pairs, 1st EW Randall Van Pelt, Liz Van Pelt
	Wednesday AM and PM Gold Rush Pairs, 2nd Overall Laurie Gaspar, Lanette Guthmann
	Culebra Peak Bracketed Teams, Bracket 2 Mindy Smith, Thad Smith, Ann Gruidel, Tim Niebauer
	Longs Peak Bracketed Teams, Bracket 6 Maureen Sabo, Valerie Hever, Ana Law, Sally Kneser
	Longs Peak Bracketed Teams, Bracket 4 (Tie for 1st) Sunny Rhodes, Thad Smith, Mindy Smith, Sandra-Leigh Serio
	Longs Peak Bracketed Teams, Bracket 2 Gary Yant, Nancy Oliveira, Jeffrey Rapp, Rande Short
	Blanca Pea, Wednesday AM Side Game, 1st Overall Louise Forsythe, Wally Erbes
	I/N Pairs, Wednesday AM and PM, 1st Overall Vic Maroni, Jack Owczarczak

Jonathan Steinberg’s photos

Jonathan Steinberg, roving bridge photographer, came to Denver and brought his camera. Click here to see his snapshots, including some additional winners.

Next board meeting

The June board meeting will be held on Saturday, June 21, at 9:00 am, at Denver Metro Bridge Studio.

Board meetings are open to all members of Unit 361. Email the unit president to add an item to agenda.

May 29, 2025

Regional numbers

The 2025 Rocky Mountain Regional clocked in at 1134 tables, with 694 players winning masterpoints.

For comparison:

• • 2024: 1213 tables, 742 players winning masterpoints
  • 2023:  1260 tables, 738 players winning masterpoints

Don Boyarsky, regional co-chair, commented that the overall trend of tournament bridge is downward, as we all know, but Denver is doing a good job of minimizing the effect.

Overall, the tournament seemed ran smoothly, with many players commenting that they were happy to be back at the Renaissance.

So thanks for playing and we’ll see you next year!

Regional pictures

We have a lot of pictures. I’ll be getting them posted over the next few days, so be sure to come back in a week or so to see the whole set.

Pro/Am

Linda Endicott and Kathy Terry 1st Overall	Richard Blumberg and Curt Soloff 2nd Overall	John Grossman and Bob Wyman Section J, 1st Overall	Thomas Thomas and Flo Newlin Section K, 1st Overall
	Curt Soloff, Richard Blumberg, Linda Endicott, Kathy Terry, Flo Newlin, Thomas Thomas, John Grossman, Bob Wyman

Jan Janitschke Award winners

Ed Yosses Bonnie Smith Jennifer O'Neill

Carol Bertz Jennifer O'Neill

GNT winners

	Flight A Jared Boulds, Kyle Rockoff, Perry Van Hook, Ron Vickery
	Flight B Daphne Davenport, Jim Johnson, Sally Ann Rhea, Robin Elliott
	Flight C Ann Best, Allen Ettenger, John Farbarik, Robert Chang

GNT in progress

New Life Masters

Michelle Stansbury	Nancy Oliveira

Volunteers

Poor tired label maker	Hospitality and Partnership volunteers getting set up	Donna Marino, Photographer, with Mary Lynn Darcy
Bert Solomon, labels	Susan Grauer, Partnership Chair	Alice Klesinger and Joan Curran, Hospitality
Pro/Am volunteers (there were others)	Mark Benford and Margaret Devere, Bulletin Editor and Webmaster	Rita Simas, Julie Clark, Jay Silberberg

Note that there were more volunteers. These are the ones we managed to capture for photographs.

Hawaiian Shirt Day

Roving Photographer

Linda Sundbye and the quick pick-me-up	Cian Moss and Brad Moss	Eli Zwonitzer, possibly the youngest player in the room	Molly Walsh and Jenny Cox take a break
	Steamboat came to play

Directors

Brandon Sheumaker, Ken Horwedel, Kevin Perkins	Director in Training Jim Johnson (right), with Thad Smith and Rita Simas

May 4, 2025

Bridge Buzz

The May edition of the D17 Bridge Buzz has been published. If you didn’t get it in your email, click here to have a look.

April 29, 2025

Expanded mentor program

If you’re a newer player (5–500 masterpoints) and are looking to get some coaching, check into the Unit 361 Mentor program.

There are two options for mentoring:

• • Play with your Mentor. (Same as previous years)
  • (New) Play with your partner, and arrange for your Mentor to play in the same game, sitting the same direction. After the game, you (and your partner, if he or she chooses) review the boards with your Mentor. You and your partner must be an established partnership and have at least 200 masterpoints each.

And if you’re a more experienced player and would like to help a newer player develop his/her game, why not be a Mentor?

Click here for more information.

Next board meeting

The May board meeting will be held on Saturday, May 17, at 9:30 am, at Denver Metro Bridge Studio.

Board meetings are open to all members of Unit 361. Email the unit president to add an item to agenda.

March 30, 2025

Tournament report

The March sectional saw 242 tables in play. Thanks for coming out, and don’t forget about the April 499er, the May regional, or the July open sectional and NLM regional. Details here. Also, don’t forget about the Pro/Am game that kicks off the regional.

Pictures from Memphis

Jonathan Steinberg shares his pictures from the Spring NABC. Click here to have a look.

March 7, 2025

Pro/Am 2025

Registration for the 2025 Pro/Am game is OPEN. This game kicks off the Denver Rocky Mountain Regional. Do you have between 20 and 499 masterpoints? Sign up to play with an advanced player.

Click here for more information and to register.

March 4, 2025

Bridge Buzz

The March edition of the D17 Bridge Buzz has been published. If you didn’t get it in your email, click here to have a look.

Flyers available

Flyers are now available for the July open sectional and the July 499er regional. Click here for more information.

February 19, 2025

Member Appreciation Game report

Last Sunday’s Member Appreciation Game saw 32 tables in play. People liked the playing site, and the food was outstanding.

January 26, 2025

Tournament report

The January 2025 sectional clocks in at 258 tables, with 262 players winning masterpoints.

Thanks to everyone who came out to play, and special thanks to those who helped with tournament setup or teardown.

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.