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Congratulations to Bay State Bridge players who advanced in masterpoint rank in May through December, including Life Masters Jayson Rhuda, Sam Gallo, and Barbara Liskov; Silver Life Masters (1000 points) Roberta Francis, Monte Jaffe, Stan Piltch, Rita Vachani, Carolyn Bitetti, and Marilyn Ogden; Gold Life Masters (2500 points) Rene Frayman, Danny Krebs, Marianne Bechet, and Larry Lebowitz; Diamond Life Masters (5000 points) Kim Gilman, Ken Bloom, and Stewart Rubenstein; Emerald Life Master (7500 points) Amnon Gabay; and Platinum Life Master (10,000 points) Sandra Drum. Grand Life Masters Stephen Gladyszak and Pat McDevitt passed the 20,000-point mark.

Charlie and Sandra Drum are the first couple in the New England district with 10,000 masterpoints each.

Congratulations also to Bay State Bridge players who rank high in 2022 masterpoint races, including district leaders Larry Lebowitz, Barbara Murphy, and Adam Grossack. Harrison Luba is the top youth (under 20) in our district and second ACBL-wide. Zach Grossack, Ethan Wood, Harrison Luba, and Emma Kolesnik are the top four juniors (under 26) in our district and rank first, sixth, eighth, and ninth ACBL-wide. Adam and Zach Grossack lead our district in total masterpoints this year and are sixth and eighth ACBL-wide.

The Player of the Year (most platinum points in NABC+ events at the three North American Bridge Championships) is Zach Grossack. Adam Grossack ranks fifth and Larry Lebowitz is tied for ninth.

For complete lists, please see Masterpoint Achievements on our site and Masterpoint Races and Member Rank Achievements on the ACBL site.

January is the ACBL’s annual Junior Fund Month. All Bay State games will benefit the ACBL’s Junior Fund and award extra masterpoints (64%-sectional-rated black points).

At the North American Bridge Championships in Phoenix, the team including Adam and Zach Grossack and Larry Lebowitz reached the quarter finals of the Soloway Knockout Teams and finished third in the Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams. Zach garnered “Player of the Year” honors [Daily Bulletin, December 3, p. 1] by winning a total of 852 platinum points in “NABC+” events at this year’s three NABCs. All five of Zach’s teammates were also in the top ten [Daily Bulletin, December 5, p. 4].

Other Massachusetts players who ranked overall in NABC+ and NABC events: Mark Aquino, Emma Kolesnik, Ethan Wood, Stephen Gladyszak, Dean Panagopoulos, Michael Schrage, Sheila Gabay, John Manopoli, Peter Clay, Paul Harris, Dan Jablonski, Al Muggia, Natalie Bassil, Bill Irvine, Kamla Chawla, and Jiang Chen.

Massachusetts players who won other events, strata, and brackets: Eric, Jeff, and Victor Xiao, Barbara Blauer, Rob Russell, Yumi Hough, Grace Charron, Al Votolato, Barry Margolin, Nathan Glasser, Paul Harris, Peter Clay, Katie Love, Don Smith, Rena Lieberman, Marina Polestra, Tom Breur, Peter Weiden, and Jill and Joe Sackett.

Congratulations to all! Sorry if I missed anyone—please let me know.

On 2021 June 1 Newton Bridge Club and Westwood Duplicate Bridge Club joined forces and resumed in-person duplicate bridge. We have a new name

Bay State Bridge

two new venues

Italo American Educational Club
75 Pleasant Street, Wellesley*

Temple Ner Tamid of the North Shore
368 Lowell Street, Peabody*

and a new schedule.

We require proof of vaccination. Masks are optional.†

— Tim Hill, David Metcalf, and Gary Peterson

* Both venues are minutes from route 128. For directions, please see How to Find Us.

† For everyone’s safety and peace of mind, we require COVID vaccination, including a booster if eligible. Please note that “up to date” vaccination now includes a new updated bivalent booster, and we urge you to get one as soon as practical. So we can assure you that everyone is vaccinated and boosted, please show us your CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card or some other proof of vaccination the first time you come. Masks are optional, but many of us choose to wear them. If someone asks you to wear a mask while you’re sharing a table with them, please do so graciously without question.

Please join us for Lesson + Play sessions with Zach Grossack and Kim Gilman Tuesdays, January 3–17, 10:00–12:30 and for Supervised play with Stuart Whittle Thursdays 10:00–12:00.

We will add masterpoint-limited flights to our schedule as soon as your interest warrants. You are always most welcome at our open games! These games are “stratified,” so if your masterpoint holding is in the low ⅓ of the field, you’ll earn at least as many masterpoints as you would earn if the low ⅓ played in a separate flight. Rest assured that the veteran players will make you welcome and will be delighted to give you tips and answer your questions if you ask.

Please click here for more information.

Please click here and read the promise we made on your behalf to newcomers and advancing players.

The ACBL continues running Support-Your-Club online games that proportionately benefit whatever clubs you played at in 2019. Thank you for your support!

The Westwood, Puritan, Mid-Cape, and Dennis-Yarmouth clubs are most grateful for your participation in the Westwood/Puritan/Cape Online games, which ended when we resumed in-person play. Thank you!

The 7NTWorld group still runs their online games.