District 9 Player News and Information

Winners at the 2008 Las Vegas Summer NABC

Congratulations to all the District 9 Members who won masterpoints at the Summer NABC in Las Vegas.  There were 484 players from District 9 who won a total of 8,936.41 masterpoints.
 
Overall stats for the tournament:  There were a total of 19,720 tables and a total of 7,782 players. Of these 7,412 won a grand total of 134,343.62 masterpoints.
 
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Courtesy of the ACBL Daily Bullentin
Grand National Teams, Championship Flight, winners: front, David Berkowitz, Eric Rodwell, Mike Becker; rear, Larry Cohen, Jeff Meckstroth, Warren Spector.
 
Top masterpoint winners from District 9
:
Pos MPs  Names Unit #
1 235.56 Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 128
2 235.56 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 128
3 180.00 Howard Weinstein, Sarasota FL 102
4 174.04 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL 128
5 151.00 Michael Seamon, Hollywood FL 243
6 130.41 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 128
7 130.41 Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 128
8 115.96 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL 128
9 107.01 Ed Schulte, Tampa FL 128
10 106.52 Joseph Godefrin, Sarasota FL 102
11 106.34 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL 128
12 105.44 Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL 128
13 100.00 Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL 128
14 95.05 Jo Morse, Palm Bch Gdns FL 128
15 82.47 Michael Cummings, Palm Beach Gdn FL 128
16 81.20 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL 243
17 80.40 Gary Cohler, Miami FL 128
18 79.41 Robert Dennard, Orlando FL 240
19 77.85 Bill Passell, Boynton Beach FL 128
20 76.97 Marshall Hall, Boca Raton FL 128
21 74.78 Russell Ekeblad, Providence RI 128
22 74.66 Les Bart, Bradenton FL 102
23 74.66 Gloria Silverman Bart, Bradenton FL 102
24 74.51 Diana Holt, Palm Beach FL 128
25 74.07 Hank Youngerman, Jacksonville FL 128

District 9 Winners at Gatlinburg TN, Regional

There were 333 players from District 9 who attended the Gatlinburg Regional April 14-20, 2008. They won 7,365.84 masterpoints. 
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for a complete list of winners from District 9
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Top 10 District 9 Masterpoint Winners

Pos MPs Name,  City Unit #
1 121.21 Gary Cohler, Miami FL 128
2 120.92 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 128
3 117.92 Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 128
4 115.25 Shannon Cappelletti, Hollywood FL 243
5 114.37 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL 240
6 109.73 Robert Dennard, Orlando FL 240
109.73 Adrian Dovell, Gainesville FL 128
8 100.86 Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 128
100.86 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 128
10 99.78 Bruce Ohmann, Flagler Beach FL 128

Winners at the 2008 Detroit Spring NABC

Congratulations to all the District 9 Members who won masterpoints at the Spring NABC in Detroit.  There were 127 players from District 9 who won a total of 4554.31 masterpoints.
 
Overall stats for the tournament:  There were a total of 8,553.5 tables and a total of 3,838 players. Of these 3,555 won a grand total of 67,014.13 masterpoints.
 
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Dimitri Bourilkov of Gainesville FL and Abraham Pallas of Lake City FL scored three big sessions and one above average to win the President’s Cup North American Pairs, Flight C.

Courtesy of the ACBL Daily Bullentin
 
Top masterpoint winners from District 9:
Pos MPs  Names Unit #
1 193.44 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 128
2 193.44 Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 128
3 191.14 Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 128
4 180.00 Russell Ekeblad, Providence RI 128
5 180.00 Ron Rubin, Miami FL 128
6 178.71 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 128
7 159.47 Michael Seamon, Hollywood FL 243
8 152.41 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL 128
9 150.10 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL 240
10 134.92 Gary Cohler, Miami FL 128
11 120.31 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL 128
12 120.31 Aubrey Strul, Delray Beach FL 128
13 114.22 Lewis Finkel, Jupiter FL 128
14 107.93 Lisa Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 128
15 92.95 Barnet Shenkin, Boca Raton FL 128
16 87.69 Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL 128
17 87.09 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL 128
18 80.16 Allan Stauber, Palm Bch Grdns FL 128
19 67.51 Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA 128
20 66.89 Jo Morse, Palm Bch Gdns FL 128
21 66.31 Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL 128
22 65.47 Todd Kaplan, New Port Richey FL 128
23 61.80 Constance Sackville, Vero Beach FL 240
24 61.48 Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Sarasota FL 102
25 57.13 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL 243

Winners at the 2007 San Francisco Fall NABC

Congratulations to all the District 9 Members who won masterpoints at the Fall NABC in San Francisco.  There were 218 players from District 9 who won a total of 7,348.93 masterpoints.
 
Overall stats for the tournament:  There were a total of 14,858.5 tables and a total of 6,592 players. Of these 6,011 won a grand total of 112,324.40 masterpoints.
 
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Mitchell Open BAM champs from Florida were Aubrey Strul, Larry Cohen, David Berkowitz, and Michael Becker. Also on the team were Chip Martel and Lew Stansby
They were also second in the Resinger BAM
Aubrey Strul - Mitchel Open BAM
Courtesy of the ACBL Daily Bullentin
 
Pratap Rajadhyaksha of Sarasota wins Blue Ribbon Pairs with partner Steve Landen
Pratap Rajadhyaksha - Blue Ribbon Pairs
Courtesy of the ACBL Daily Bullentin

 
Larry Mori of Clearwater wins North America Swiss for the third time
NA Swiss Winners (Larry Mori)
Courtesy of the ACBL Daily Bullentin

Top masterpoint winners from District 9:

Pos MPs  Names Unit #
1 362.81 Michael Seamon, Hollywood FL 243
2 343.91 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 128
3 343.91 Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 128
4 318.50 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL 128
5 318.50 Aubrey Strul, Delray Beach FL 128
6 269.45 Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Sarasota FL 102
7 226.09 Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 128
8 193.53 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 128
9 179.65 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL 128
10 128.75 Barnet Shenkin, Boca Raton FL 128
11 125.43 Zeke Jabbour, Boca Raton FL 128
12 123.07 Howard Weinstein, Sarasota FL 102
13 117.00 Russell Ekeblad, Providence RI 128
14 113.83 Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA 128
15 110.21 Jack Mizel, Coral Gables FL 128
16 105.00 Mike Levine, Boca Raton FL 128
17 97.77 Shannon Cappelletti, Hollywood FL 243
18 87.58 Bob Dale, Pensacola FL 219
19 85.67 Andrew Garnett, St Petersburg FL 128
20 85.54 Bob Jones, Hypoluxo FL 128
21 85.30 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL 243
22 77.25 Claire Tornay, Palm Beach Gdns FL 128
23 76.80 Lisa Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 128
24 76.37 Ellasue Chaitt, Palm Bch Gdns FL 128
25 65.43 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL 128

July 3-6, 2008, First ACBL Youth NABC, Atlanta GA

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District 9 Winners at Atlanta "Labor Day" Regional

There were 160 players from District 9 who attended the 2007 Atlanta "Labor Day" Regional. They won 2704.61 masterpoints.  Click here for a complete list of winners from District 9 and to see the complete tournament results click here.  Congratulations to all District 9 winners!

Top 10 District 9 Masterpoint Winners

Pos MPs  Name,  City Unit #
1 91.10 Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 128
2 81.76 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 128
3 81.76 Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 128
4 79.31 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 128
5 78.81 Alan Stout, Jacksonville FL 128
6 61.13 Allan Cokin, Palm Beach FL 128
7 61.13 Michael Seamon, Hollywood FL 243
8 60.77 Robert Lipsitz, Lady Lake FL 128
9 60.33 Sheila Ekeblad, Providence RI 128
10 59.06 Shannon Cappelletti, Hollywood FL 243

Winners at the 2007 Nashville Summer NABC

Congratulations to all the District 9 Members who won masterpoints at the Summer NABC.
There were 400 players from District 9 who won a total of 9,408.69 masterpoints.
 
Overall stats for the tournament:
There were a total of 12,879 tables comprised of 5,020 players.
They won a grand total of 110,083.88 masterpoints.
 
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Pos MPs  Names Unit #
1 385.72 Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 128
2 385.72 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 128
3 211.66 Howard Weinstein, Sarasota FL 102
4 183.69 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL 128
5 183.33 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 128
6 183.33 Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 128
7 161.68 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL 240
8 125.00 Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL 128
9 123.95 Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Sarasota FL 102
10 117.83 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL 243
11 114.17 Alexander Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL 102
12 108.62 Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA 128
13 103.55 Ed Schulte, Tampa FL 128
14 102.83 Joseph Godefrin, Sarasota FL 102
15 101.76 Zeke Jabbour, Boca Raton FL 128
16 94.25 Gloria Silverman Bart, Bradenton FL 102
17 93.56 Andy O'Grady, Miami FL 128
18 93.56 Robert Rosen, Delray Beach FL 128
19 92.66 Les Bart, Bradenton FL 102
20 88.48 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL 128
21 87.28 Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 240
22 83.69 Aubrey Strul, Delray Beach FL 128
23 74.89 Claire Tornay, Palm Beach Gdns FL 128
24 74.89 George Tornay Jr, Palm Beach Gdns FL 128
25 73.90 Michael Seamon, Hollywood FL 243

Alan Stout, our newest Grand Life Master
Alan Stout
Silver Ribbon Champion
 
For many years, Alan Stout enjoyed the unusual distinction of being the ACBL member with the greatest number of masterpoints who had never won a North American Championship.  With his victory Monday of the St. Louis NABC in the Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs, Alan finally put that distinction to rest.
 
Pairing a 62.65% first final session with a 57.36% effort in the second final, Alan and his partner, Allan Siebert, won the four-session contest by more than a board.  The Silver Ribbon Pairs is restricted to members 55 and older who have previously qualified to enter. 
 
Alan, who previously had two second-place finishes in NABC events, is #15 on the ACBL masterpoint holder list, with nearly 29,000 points.  With the victory, Stout is now a Grand Life Master. Alan is a resident of Jacksonville, Florida and a very popular professional.

District 9 Winners at Gatlinburg TN, Regional

There were 365 players from District 9 who attended the Gatlinburg Regional April 9-15, 2007. They won 8,239.32 masterpoints. 
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for a complete list of winners from District 9
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Click here complete tournament results.  Congratulations to all District 9 winners!

Top 10 District 9 Masterpoint Winners

Pos MPs Name,  City Unit #
1 228.36 Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 128
2 228.00 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 128
3 189.39 Gary Cohler, Miami FL 128
4 185.90 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL 240
5 153.66 Les Bart, Bradenton FL 102
6 153.66 Gloria Silverman Bart, Bradenton FL 102
7 119.39 Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 128
8 113.58 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 128
9 109.57 Shannon Cappelletti, Hollywood FL 243
10 84.31 Lisa Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 128

Did you see?
   The Wall Street Journal in its February 16th edition had an interesting article on "The Upside of Aging." It contains a summary of different neuroscience studies.  The bad news is some faculties of the brain suffer with age, the good news is some faculties (relevant to bridge playing) improve with age.
   Here's a link to the article, reprinted at the web site of one of the companies mentioned in the article.  The company, Posit Science Corp, sells brain exercises:

Winners at the 2007 St Louis Spring NABC

Congratulations to all the District 9 Members who won masterpoints at the Spring NABC.
There were 183 players from District 9 who won a total of 5,377.90 masterpoints.
 
Overall stats for the tournament:
There were a total of 10,232 tables comprised of 4,043 players.
They won a grand total of 79,315.77 Masterpoint.
 
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Pos MPs  Names Unit #
1 202.37 Michael Seamon, Hollywood FL 243
2 165.85 Gary Cohler, Miami FL 128
3 129.62 Alan Stout, Jacksonville FL 128
4 124.75 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 128
5 124.75 Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 128
6 114.79 Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 128
7 113.18 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL 240
8 109.60 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 128
9 107.37 Russell Ekeblad, Providence RI 128
10 104.24 Bob Jones, Hypoluxo FL 128
11 102.31 Aubrey Strul, Delray Beach FL 128
12 100.00 Irina Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL 128
13 93.82 Steven Barcus, Altamonte Spg FL 240
14 82.80 Kathy Stanford, Leesburg FL 128
15 80.69 Jo Morse, Palm Bch Gdns FL 128
16 80.00 Ron Rubin, Miami FL 128
17 76.25 Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL 128
18 76.25 Todd Kaplan, New Port Richey FL 128
19 68.24 Jack Longman, Clearwater FL 128
20 68.24 Kathy Longman, Clearwater FL 128
21 67.06 John Brady, Jacksonville FL 128
22 67.06 Brian Gunnell, Jacksonville FL 128
23 64.77 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL 243
24 63.68 Lynn Brown, Palm Coast FL 128
25 59.85 Barnet Shenkin, Boca Raton FL 128

District 9 Winners at Charleston SC "New Years" Regional

There were 88 players from District 9 who attended the 2006 Charleston SC Regional. They won 1896.52 masterpoints.  Click here for a complete list of winners from District 9 and to see the complete tournament results click here.  Congratulations to all District 9 winners!

Top District 9 Masterpoint Winners

Pos MPs Name,  City Unit #
1 78.06 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 128
2 72.84 Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 128
3 72.38 Adrian Dovell, Gainesville FL 128
4 72.38 Patricia Dovell, Gainesville FL 128
5 72.38 Nancy Mitchell, Jacksonville FL 128
6 72.38 Alan Stout, Jacksonville FL 128
7 65.68 Matt Meckstroth, Gainesville FL 128
8 56.83 Joanne Antoniou, Boca Raton FL 128
9 56.83 Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 128
10 56.83 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 128
11 56.83 Jack Weingold, Boca Raton FL 128

Winners at the 2006 Honolulu Fall NABC

Congratulations to all the District 9 Members who won masterpoints at the Fall NABC.
There were 140 players from District 9 who won a total of 4,716.10 masterpoints.
 
Overall stats for the tournament:
There were a total of 8,606 tables comprised of 3,178 players.
They won a grand total of 71,315.35 Masterpoint.
 
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Pos MPs  Names Unit #
1 280.44 Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 128
2 276.76 Gary Cohler, Miami FL 128
3 224.95 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 128
4 216.55 Michael Seamon, Aventura FL 128
5 208.53 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 128
6 208.53 Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 128
7 166.71 Russell Ekeblad, Providence RI 128
8 150.28 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL 240
9 138.87 Howard Weinstein, Sarasota FL 102
10 124.06 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL 243
11 109.38 Gigi Weinstein, Sarasota FL 102
12 105.91 Shannon Cappelletti, Aventura FL 128
13 100.31 John Potter, Panama City FL 219
14 98.19 Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA 128
15 92.98 Sheila Ekeblad, Providence RI 128
16 92.10 Joe Houde, St Augustine FL 128
17 86.16 Victor Markowicz, Boca Raton FL 128
18 80.35 Lisa Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 128
19 80.21 Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 240
20 69.36 Bette Cohn, Sarasota FL 102
21 69.36 Gen Geiger, Sarasota FL 102
22 60.28 Barnet Shenkin, Boca Raton FL 128
23 57.77 Jo Morse, Palm Bch Gdns FL 128
24 55.31 Harriet Eaton, Miami FL 128
25 50.81 Bronia Jenkins, Vero Beach FL 240

District 9 Winners at Columbia SC Regional

There were 45 players from District 9 who attended the 2006 Columbia SC Regional. They won 828.75 masterpoints.  Click here for a complete list of winners from District 9 and to see the complete tournament results click here.  Congratulations to all District 9 winners!

Top 10 District 9 Masterpoint Winners

Pos MPs Name,  City Unit #
1 108.91 Gary Cohler, Miami FL 128
2 108.28 Shannon Cappelletti, Aventura FL 128
3 96.83 Michael Seamon, Aventura FL 128
4 39.35 John Potter, Panama City FL 219
5 33.37 Lynn Brown, Palm Coast FL 128
6 33.37 Kathy Stanford, Leesburg FL 128
7 25.01 Robert Dennard, Orlando FL 240
8 25.01 Bruce Ohmann, Flagler Beach FL 128
9 22.41 Nancy Roberts, Pensacola FL 219
10 22.41 Vivian Sue Smith, Pace FL 219

District 9 Winners in the ACBL-wide Instant Matchpoint Game

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District 9 Winners at Atlanta "Labor Day" Regional

There were 152 players from District 9 who attended the 2006 Atlanta "Labor Day" Regional. They won 2,245.28 masterpoints.  Click here for a complete list of winners from District 9 and to see the complete tournament results click here.  Congratulations to all District 9 winners!

Top 10 District 9 Masterpoint Winners

Pos MPs Name,  City Unit #
1 124.64 Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 128
2 124.64 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 128
3 93.79 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 128
4 72.90 Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 128
5 50.03 Melvyn Klein, Tallahassee FL 219
6 42.06 Lisa Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 128
7 41.56 Betty Parker, Palm Beach Gdns FL 128
8 41.56 Freerk Polling, Palm Beach Gdns FL 128
9 41.17 Barbara Westholm, Pensacola FL 219
10 41.17 Larry Westholm, Pensacola FL 219

Winners at the 2006 Chicago Summer NABC

Congratulations to all the District 9 Members who won masterpoints at the Summer NABC in Chicago.  There were 330 players from District 9 who won a total of 7,266.26 masterpoints.
 
Overall stats for the tournament:  There were a total of 13,373.0 tables and a total of 6,111 players. Of these 5,656 won a grand total of 105,007.98 masterpoints.
 
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Jeff Meckstroth & Eric Rodwell were on the winning Spingold Team.
Spingold Champs
Courtesy of the ACBL Daily Bullentin
 
Wernehr Open Pairs champ Julie Zhu

 
Below are the top masterpoint winners from District 9.

 
Pos MPs  Names Unit #
1 258.94 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 128
2 257.54 Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 128
3 181.80 Michael Seamon, Aventura FL 128
4 148.92 Ed Schulte, Tampa FL 128
5 145.36 Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 240
6 139.82 Jeffrey Hand, Casselberry FL 240
7 127.62 Lewis Finkel, Jupiter FL 128
8 110.73 Val Covalciuc, Fort Myers FL 128
9 108.85 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 128
10 108.08 Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 128
11 104.82 Bob Jones, Hypoluxo FL 128
12 104.82 Aubrey Strul, Delray Beach FL 128
13 99.77 Howard Weinstein, Sarasota FL 102
14 96.87 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL 243
15 85.00 Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL 128
16 85.00 Todd Kaplan, New Port Richey FL 128
17 76.73 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL 128
18 75.28 Spike Lay, Daytona Beach FL 128
19 71.92 Matt Meckstroth, Gainesville FL 128
20 71.79 Bernard Miller, Boca Raton FL 128
21 70.50 Dennis McGarry, Stuart FL 128
22 67.41 Lisa Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 128
23 65.20 Joseph Godefrin, Sarasota FL 102
24 60.83 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL 240
25 60.83 Barnet Shenkin, Boca Raton FL 128

District 9 Winners at Gatlinburg TN, Regional

There were 329 players from District 9 who attended the Gatlinburg Regional April 17-23, 2006. They won 7,088.31 masterpoints.  Click here for a complete list of winners from District 9 and to see the complete tournament results click here.  Congratulations to all District 9 winners!

Top 10 District 9 Masterpoint Winners

Pos MPs Name,  City Unit #
1 200.38 Jeff Overby, Key West FL 128
2 200.38 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 128
3 199.13 Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 128
4 149.81 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 128
5 149.81 Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 128
6 124.30 Dennis McGarry, Stuart FL 128
7 109.57 Spike Lay, Daytona Beach FL 128
8 98.26 Jack Longman, Clearwater FL 128
9 98.26 Kathy Longman, Clearwater FL 128
10 92.50 Edward Spear, Venice FL 128

Winners at the 2006 Dallas Spring NABC

Congratulations to all the District 9 Members who won masterpoints at the Spring NABC in Dallas.  There were 180 players from District 9 who won a total of 4,950.72 masterpoints.
 
Overall stats for the tournament:  There were a total of 10,318.5 tables and 4,314 players. Of these 4,065 won a grand total of 78,597.67 masterpoints.
 
Click here to see all winners from District 9    Click here for full ACBL Results.

Below are the top 25 masterpoint winners from District 9.
 
Pos MPs  Names Unit #
1 259.36 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 128
2 225.25 Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 128
3 201.25 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 128
4 201.25 Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 128
5 142.23 Lewis Finkel, Jupiter FL 128
6 135.63 Howard Weinstein, Sarasota FL 102
7 133.13 Russell Ekeblad, Providence RI 128
8 129.08 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL 128
9 114.46 Gary Cohler, Miami FL 128
10 87.43 Bob Jones, Hypoluxo FL 128
11 87.43 Aubrey Strul, Delray Beach FL 128
12 82.01 Linda McGarry, Stuart FL 128
13 67.20 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL 240
14 66.25 Linda Perlman, Lake Park FL 128
15 65.00 Lisa Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 128
16 63.10 Sanda Enciu, Givataim 53106 243
17 62.37 Candace Griffey, Daytona Beach FL 128
18 60.49 Jay Cohodes, Sunrise FL 128
19 56.35 Michael Seamon, Aventura FL 128
20 56.26 James Bochsler, Davenport FL 128
21 55.46 J Louis Hortobagyi, Clearwater FL 128
22 53.39 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL 128
23 52.83 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL 128
24 51.24 Barnet Shenkin, Boca Raton FL 128
25 50.00 Ron Rubin, Miami FL 128

BRIDGE HISTORY IS MADE IN FLORIDA
District 9 is proud to be the home of the youngest life master ever,
Adam Kaplan of New Port Richey.
Adam Kaplan and Jim Somma
Adam and frequent partner Jim Somma
See these links for information about Adam:
http://web2.acbl.org/nabcbulletins/2006spring/db4.pdf  Adobe PDF file
http://www.bridgeiscool.com/newsarticles/NewestLifeMaster.html
Michael Becker elected to Hall of Fame
Michael Becker
See these links for more information about his induction:
Palm Beach Post artilce
http://web2.acbl.org/nabcbulletins/2006spring/db2.pdf  Adobe PDF file

District 9 Winners at Hilton Head SC, Resort Regional

There were 102 players from District 9 who attended the Hilton Head Regional February 6-12, 2006. They won 1,854.04 masterpoints.  Click here for a complete list of winners from District 9 and to see the complete tournament results click here.  Congratulations to all District 9 winners!

Top 10 District 9 Master Point Winners

Pos MPs Name,  City Unit #
1 149.22 Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 128
2 149.22 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 128
3 90.53 Rob Meckstroth, Gainesville FL 128
4 68.02 Jo Morse, Palm Bch Gdns FL 128
5 67.83 Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 240
6 57.92 Robert Dennard, Orlando FL 240
7 57.60 Bruce Ohmann, Flagler Beach FL 128
8 56.84 John Potter, Panama City FL 219
9 55.63 Don Caton, Pensacola FL 219
10 51.09 Constance Sackville, Vero Beach FL 240

District 9 Winners at Atlanta GA, New Years Regional

There were 59 players from District 9 who attended the Atlanta New Years Regional December 26-Jan 1, 2005. They won 1,045.59 masterpoints.  Click here for a complete list of winners from District 9 and to see the complete tournament results click here.  Congratulations to all District 9 winners!

Top 10 District 9 Master Point Winners

Pos MPs Name,  City Unit #
1 127.39 Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 128
2 78.35 Joe Houde, St Augustine FL 128
3 75.60 Matt Meckstroth, Gainesville FL 128
4 69.99 Andrew Garnett, St Petersburg FL 128
5 42.00 Melvyn Klein, Tallahassee FL 219
6 41.64 Nancy Mitchell, Jacksonville FL 128
7 41.13 John Potter, Panama City FL 219
8 35.22 Kathy Stanford, Leesburg FL 128
9 28.73 Evelyn Kleinsasser, Alachua FL 128
10 27.56 Betty Fulton, Fort Myers FL 128

District 9 Winners at Myrtle Beach SC, Resort Regional

There were 46 players from District 9 who attended the Myrtle Beach, Resort Regional December 5-11, 2005. They won 1,257.72 masterpoints.  Click here for a complete list of winners from District 9 and to see the complete tournament results click here.  Congratulations to all District 9 winners!

Top 10 District 9 Master Point Winners

Pos MPs Name,  City Unit #
1 124.21 Dennis McGarry, Stuart FL 128
2 124.21 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 128
3 120.66 Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 128
4 80.76 Linda McGarry, Stuart FL 128
5 79.10 Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 128
6 52.36 Rob Meckstroth, Gainesville FL 128
7 47.28 Jim Russell, Bradenton FL 102
8 46.65 Victor Markowicz, Boca Raton FL 128
9 39.12 Russell Arnold, Miami FL 128
10 39.12 Marcia Greenstein, N Miami Beach FL 128

Winners at the 2005 Denver Fall NABC

Congratulations to all the District 9 Members who won masterpoints at the Fall Nationals in Denver. 

There were 144 players from District 9 who won a total of 4,937.93 masterpoints.
 
Overall stats for the tournament:  There were a total of 10,141 tables and a total of 3,916 players.  Of these 3,699 won a grand total of 84,450.38 masterpoints.
 
Click here to see all winners from District 9    Click here for full ACBL Results.

Jeff Meckstroth & Eric Rodwell were on the winning Reisinger Team.


Below are the top 25 masterpoint winners from District 9.
 
Pos MPs Names  City, State Unit #
1 352.20 Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 128
2 289.21 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 128
3 211.20 Howard Weinstein, Sarasota FL 102
4 202.10 Michael Seamon, Aventura FL 128
5 174.44 Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 128
6 172.49 Ed Schulte, Tampa FL 128
7 137.64 Ellie Hanlon, Tequesta FL 128
8 137.64 Mary Savko, Tequesta FL 128
9 130.65 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL 128
10 117.39 Bernard Miller, Boca Raton FL 128
11 116.45 Jeffrey Hand, Casselberry FL 240
12 101.25 Diana Holt, Palm Beach FL 128
13 98.62 Joseph Godefrin, Sarasota FL 102
14 93.06 Lewis Finkel, Jupiter FL 128
15 90.18 Rita Ellington, Aventura FL 128
16 77.88 Gary Cohler, Miami FL 128
17 75.12 Zeke Jabbour, Boca Raton FL 128
18 74.46 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL 128
19 63.45 Rob Meckstroth, Gainesville FL 128
20 62.99 Cynthia Hinckley, Guayanabo PR 128
21 61.66 Yvonne Hernandez, Ft Lauderdale FL 243
22 61.66 Lu Kohutiak, Ft Lauderdale FL 243
23 59.94 Barnet Shenkin, Boca Raton FL 128
24 54.29 Gila Guttmann, Boca Raton FL 128
25 47.86 Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 240

Karl Johnson 1924 - 2005
Karl Johnson, a retired national tournament director and husband of ACBL TD Patty Johnson, died Thursday in Sebring FL after a long illness. He was 81. Johnson, originally of Moline IL, became a tournament director in 1960 and quickly ascended to national rank, the highest for TDs, in 1967. Gary Blaiss, one of Johnson’s contemporaries and now ACBL’s chief administrative officer, said Johnson was “one of the giants of our profession.” Blaiss recalled the 1984 Summer NABC in Washington DC, at which the director in charge abruptly quit, leaving the organizers in the lurch. Blaiss recalled that Johnson stepped in “on a day’s notice” to run the NABC and did so expertly. Johnson, said Blaiss, was always very supportive of younger TDs and was one of the founders of the Professional Tournament Directors association. Tom Quinlan, a longtime DIC himself, said he worked with Johnson for more than 30 years and noticed that “when he wasn’t around things didn’t get done, or they didn’t get done right.” Quinlan said that for years Johnson and the late John Wiser were the brains behind the appeals process at NABCs. “They gave us a good foundation for appeals,” said Quinlan. Johnson was soft-spoken as a rule, Quinlan said, but he was not afraid to voice opinions when he felt strongly about a subject. “He was a stickler for doing things the right way,” Quinlan said. Chris Patrias, another national TD and longtime friend, said Johnson “was always teaching” whenever another director went to him with a problem or a question. Patrias said there was a running joke about “Karl Johnson’s closet” – a reference to his frequent response to questions: “I’ve got something in writing about that at home in my closet.” Jokes aside, Patrias said, Johnson was well respected and liked by his colleagues: “He knew a lot.” Patrias, who lives in the St. Louis area, said he enjoyed his annual bet with Johnson, a diehard Chicago Cubs fan, about which of their baseball teams would do better. “I won money from him about five years in a row,” Patrias said. Karl and Patty knew each other from working together at tournaments in the Midwest. They were married in June of 1982. Karl retired in February of 1988, three months after he and Patty had moved to Florida. Patty said her husband flourished in retirement, playing golf, reading and following sports. Thirteen years ago, he survived a near-fatal heart attack on a golf course, and he also made it through a bout with lung cancer suffered six years ago. Patty became a national tournament director three years ago and is now the ACBL field representative for Florida. Karl, she said, “was always very supportive” of her TD activities.
by Brent Manley, ACBL Editor

District 9 Winners at Hunt Valley MD, Resort Regional

There were fifty players from District 9 who made the long "trek" to attend the Hunt Valley MD, Resort Regional on August 8-14, 2005. They won 649.97 masterpoints.  Click here for a complete list of winners from District 9 and to see the complete tournament results click here.  Congratulations to all District 9 winners!

Top 10 District 9 Master Point Winners

Pos MPs Name,  City Unit #
1 64.51 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 128
2 64.51 Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 128
3 43.10 Shannon Cappelletti, Aventura FL 128
4 40.43 Virginia Lifton, Marco Island FL 128
5 37.19 Michael Seamon, Aventura FL 128
6 26.02 Susan Bloom, Pompano Beach FL 243
7 22.79 Gila Guttmann, Boca Raton FL 128
8 22.00 Sheldon Zimbler, Ft Lauderdale FL 243
9 21.66 Mary Scanlan, The Villages FL 128
10 19.50 Thomas Lawson, Bonita Springs FL 128

Winners at the 2005 Atlanta Summer NABC

Congratulations to all the District 9 Members who won masterpoints at the Summer Nationals in Atlanta. 
 
Russ Ekeblad and Ron Rubin were part of the winning Spingold Team, well done!
Playing with them were Fred Gitelman, Geoff Hampson, Eric Greco and Brad Moss. ACBL President Roger Smith presents the trophy.

  
Michael Seamon, Jeff Meckstroth, Barnet Shenkin,
Gary Cohler , Jim Mahaffey & Eric Rodwell were 2nd in the GNT Championship flight.

 
There were 509 players from District 9 who won a total of 3736.52 masterpoints.
 
Overall stats for the tournament:  There were a total of 13,464 tables and a total of 5,233 players.  Of these 5,037 won a grand total of 111,623.57 masterpoints.
 
Click here for full ACBL Results.

Below are the top ten 99er masterpoint winners from District 9.

Pos MPs Names  City, State Unit #
1 22.14 Kristy Knight, Jacksonville FL 128
2 21.24 Kathy Stanford, Leesburg FL 128
3 21.13 Nancy Katz, Carolina PR 128
4 16.57 Jaime Dornbusch, Aventura FL 128
5 15.01 Robert Renuart, Ponce Inlet FL 128
6 14.60 Rebecca Kwedar, Naples FL 128
7 13.62 Mary Riegel, Osprey FL 102
8 11.56 Sheila Grimm, Jacksonville FL 128
9 10.02 John Ridenour, Flagler Beach FL 128
10 10.01 Elizabeth Bancks, Jacksonville FL 128

 Below are the top 25  299er masterpoint winners from District 9.

Pos MPs Names  City, State Unit #
1 58.83 Dorene Thompson, Ponte Vedra Bch FL 128
2 33.90 Robert Landham, Lecanto FL 128
3 33.11 Rhoda Schepart, Sarasota FL 102
4 32.59 Thomas Solberg, Lecanto FL 128
5 29.84 Bill Page, Jacksonville Bh FL 128
6 29.28 Farald Riegel, Osprey FL 102
7 24.52 Sheldon Zimbler, Ft Lauderdale FL 243
8 23.66 Carole Esman, Ponte Vedra Bch FL 128
9 21.25 Ramarao Desiraju, Winter Springs FL 240
10 21.24 Gary Zogg, Leesburg FL 128
11 20.71 Kathy Berman, Weston FL 243
12 20.71 Jo Ann Rauch, Hallandale FL 243
13 19.76 Kathryn Clifton, Pensacola FL 219
14 19.15 Barry Capal, Longboat Key FL 102
15 19.15 Hazel Capal, Longboat Key FL 102
16 18.45 Sunny Koontz, Palm Beach FL 128
17 17.51 Joseph Glazar, Hernando FL 128
18 15.58 Ted Defilippo, Lecanto FL 128
19 14.60 Renee Benn, Naples FL 128
20 14.60 Janis Savitt, Naples FL 128
21 13.84 Jonathon Robbins, Palm Coast FL 128
22 13.25 Stuart Casper, Pompano Beach FL 243
23 13.07 Donald Freese, St Pete Beach FL 128
24 13.07 Sherry Freese, St Pete Beach FL 128
25 11.63 Margaret Tominosky, No Venice FL 102
 
 Below are the top 25 masterpoint winners from District 9.
 
Pos MPs Names  City, State Unit #
1 326.00 Russell Ekeblad, Providence RI 128
2 250.00 Ron Rubin, Miami FL 128
3 175.00 Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 128
4 175.00 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 128
5 131.64 Barnet Shenkin, Boca Raton FL 128
6 128.98 Michael Seamon, Aventura FL 128
7 121.05 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL 128
8 116.06 Jim Russell, Bradenton FL 102
9 115.17 Gary Cohler, Miami FL 128
10 100.98 Kevin Dwyer, Lehigh Acres FL 128
11 100.00 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL 240
12 99.07 Bob Dale, Pensacola FL 219
13 96.96 Lewis Finkel, Jupiter FL 128
14 91.54 Howard Weinstein, Sarasota FL 102
15 90.26 John Zaleskie, Estero FL 128
16 87.47 Candace Griffey, Daytona Beach FL 128
17 86.22 Ed Schulte, Tampa FL 128
18 81.16 Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL 128
19 80.75 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL 128
20 78.56 Arnold Malasky, Longboat Key FL 102
21 78.01 Joe Houde, St Augustine FL 128
22 77.50 Alexander Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL 128
23 76.44 Val Covalciuc, Fort Myers FL 128
24 75.40 Spike Lay, Daytona Beach FL 128
25 75.16 Diana Holt, Palm Beach FL 128

District 9 Winners at Gatlinburg Smoky Mountain Mid-Atlantic Regional

A large number of players from District 9 attended the Gatlinburg Smoky Mountain Mid-Atlantic Regional on April 11-17, 2005. There were 9095.5 tables at the Regional and a total of 3752 players.  Out of the 3630 players who won masterpoints, 306 were from District 9.  Our players took home a total of 6,783.02 masterpoints out of the 68,673.98 that were awarded.  The top 10 names are listed below. Click here for a complete list of winners from District 9 and to see the complete tournament results, including the game results, click here. Congratulations to all District 9 winners!

Top 10 District 9 Master Point Winners

Pos MPs Name,  City Unit #
1 123.43 Ellie Hanlon, Tequesta FL 128
2 123.43 Mary Savko, Tequesta FL 128
3 116.44 Bob Dale, Pensacola FL 219
4 112.42 Nancy Heusted, St Petersburg FL 128
5 112.42 J Robinson, Tampa FL 128
6 109.92 Joanne Antoniou, Boca Raton FL 128
7 109.92 Molly O'Neill, Ft Lauderdale FL 243
8 106.52 John Paul McNamee, Cape Coral FL 128
9 105.80 Leon Lyday, Clearwater FL 128