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Adam Adam Kaplan loves to talk bridge. He’s into finesses, 2/1, splinters and 1NT forcing. He has been playing bridge three years and can’t get enough of the game . Adam is eight years old. He’s in New York to play in the World Junior I n d i v i d u a l Championship. He likes to talk about the “crazy computer hands” and discuss how he might have done better on this deal or that – and what happened on a couple of interesting deals from the individual. Adam learned bridge when he accompanied his parents on a cruise. When his dad, Todd, and his grandfather, Murray, started talking about the bridge they were playing at sea, Adam wanted to know more. He has been playing since. The New Port Richey FL youngster has especially enjoyed the individual because of the regular change in partners. “Usually,” Adam says, “each partner has something different to say.”  Dr. Clarice Reid, vice president of the American Bridge Association, is flanked by the winners of Strat B of the ABA/ACBL Unity Stratified Open Pairs Thursday night. Tops in Strat B were Donald Steedman of Albany CA and Vicki Chang of Berkeley CA. Dr. Reid is from Bethesda MD. Heights NY Bridge Baron tops ComputerqualifiersBridge Baron will play Micro Bridge and Wbridge5 will oppose Jack in today’s semifinals in the Computer Championship. The final will take place tomorrow. |
Bridge Baron finished first in the eight-team round-robin with 147 Victory Points, only two points ahead of Wbridge5. Jack was third with 138 and Micro Bridge had 131. The other finishers were Q-Plus Bridge 108, Blue Chip Bridge 63, Meadowlark Bridge 37 and Sabrina 3. NY 2004 is truly an international eventNever have so many nations been represented at a North American tournament. Players from 40 countries have competed here so far. The previous record was 29 countries. The Junior world events, especially the World Junior Individual, have had a major influence on this total. Here are the nations: United States, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, Argentina, Brazil, Netherlands Antilles, Venezuela,. Jamaica,Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Scotland, Wales, Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, India, Israel, Pakistan, Turkey and South Africa.
When it comes to promoting bridge, no one is more ambitious than Larry King, the driving force behind Prize Money Bridge, which kicks off three divisions of play starting today. Fortunately, no one is more patient than King, who has slowly and steadily shepherded the prize money circuit |
toward his ultimate goal of a tour with a major sponsor and winnings of up to $1 million a year for the top performers. “We are really close to getting a major sponsor,” says King, who has put several other business ventures on hold while he works on changing the public’s perception of bridge. Israel Junior leads
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