Here are the results from the 2010 Chicago Invitational Pairs.
Top 10 Winners
Chicago Invitational 2 Of 2 Session January 30, 2010
EVENT LEADERS
1 450.01 D 3-N/S Martin Harris - Jaroslaw Piasecki
2 406.06 D 16-E/W Larry Cohen - James Bjerkan
3 403.40 D 5-E/W Richard Fellars - Mark Friedlander
4 396.41 D 4-E/W Joseph Stokes - Cheri Bjerkan
5 392.79 D 12-N/S R Fogel - Phyllis Fogel
6 392.22 D 5-N/S Robert Gardner - Dick Bruno
7 388.68 D 7-N/S Kenneth Zuckerberg - Bill Drewett
8 381.59 D 17-E/W Eunice Rosen - Lynn Patinkin
9 378.62 D 25-N/S David Yang - Xiaodong Shi
10 374.13 D 16-N/S Stephen McConnell - Jonathan Weinstein
Congratulations to Marty Harris and Jaroslaw Piasecki. This is the second win for Marty and the third win for Jaroslaw.
Results for all Winterfest events can be found here.
Congratulations should also be given to Jeff Miller. Jeff is the recipient of this year"s Harmon Wilkes Award.
For Wednesday, New Eazy Bridge as of February 2nd in additon to 0-500 game, we are adding a social bridge section. Any duplicate players who know social bridge players looking for a place to play. Help from a bridge teacher will be available for difficult hands.
For Friday, Jeremiah Bridge club, as of February 4th, same as above. We will be addding a Social Bridge Section.
For Thursday, February 3rd Jeremiah Bridge Club will be adding a 0-199ers Section.
For all of February, all who play in the 0-199er Sections, the entry will be only $5.00 per person.
Registration Open Until Noon, February 26th
Play in all four flights (Championship, A, B, and C) will take place March 6-7, 2010 at: Holiday Inn, 3405 Algonquin Rd., Rolling Meadows, IL .
The event will take place over 4 sessions and will be concluded in a single weekend. Game times on Saturday will be 12:00 noon and 7:00pm. Sunday times will be 11:00am and TBA. We plan to schedule a Stratified Swiss Team (open to new entrants) on Sunday for those eliminated on Saturday. Flights are as follows: Championship - Unlimited, Flight A - fewer than 5000, Flight B - fewer than 2000, Flight C - Non-LM and fewer than 500.
Registration for the event is required (Conditions of Contest), and can be made by calling the CCBA office and registering your team - (630) 235-4718, or by using an automated web entry form. Please have all your player names and ACBL numbers ready.
There will be a one-day Swiss game on March 7th. Call or e-mail Jan Churchwell if you have questions on the one-day Swiss game (847.714.1942, jan8242@gmail.com)
Queen of Clubs DBC at North Shore Congregation Israel, 1285 Sheridan Road in Glencoe is starting a new weekly Tuesday game on Jan 19. Game time will be 10:30am.
TUES JAN 19
'WELCOME' PAIRS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
'Welcome' Entry Fee
Only $5.00
The electronic publication of the January/February 2010 Kibitzer is now available on the web!
Are you a novice bridge player who would like to earn credit toward becoming a Bridge Life Master? This game is designed for novice players who want to establish ranking with the American Contract Bridge League and who have 20 points or less. It is to be a short game 15-16 boards, 2 hours on Saturday mornings in Arlington Heights, Illinois at the Park District in the Senior Center, located at Central and Wilke Rds. in Arlington Heights.
This sanctioned duplicate game is $7.00 at the door for two hours of playing under the supervision of Patricia Braun, Bridge Silver Master.
Every Saturday 9:30-11:30 starting Saturday, January 9, 2010.
Please note no play on these dates:
January 30, 2010
February 13, 2010
February 27, 2010
March 20, 2010
April 10, 2010
April 24, 2010
May 15, 2010
Game Site: Arlington Heights Park District, Senior Programs, 1801 W. Central Rd., Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005. (847) 797-5341