"Alive" Updates by Carol Joy
Cole
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Updated: July 1, 2009
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UNITED STATES and INTERNET
2009
Jun 27........*BG
By the Bay Monthly, Britannia Arms, Cupertino, CA...831/261-4583
Jun 28........*Colorado
Monthly Tournament, Old Chicago, Denver, CO...303/791-0271
Jun 28........*Northside Monthly,
Tony's Grille & Tap, Atlanta, GA...770/6121-0818
Jun 28........*Pair-O-Dice
Monthly Tournament, Così, New York, NY.....212/222-7177
Jul 1.........*Michigan
Summer Warm-Up, Sheraton, Novi, Michigan......810/232-9731
JUL 2-5.......*ABT: MICHIGAN
SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS, SHERATON, NOVI, MI.810/232-9731
Jul 6.........*Arizona
Club Monthly, Rosie's Irish Pub, Phoenix, AZ...480/286-8239
Jul 11........*BG By
the Bay Monthly, Peking Express, Berkeley, CA....831/261-4583
Jul 11........*Northwest
Indiana Club Monthly, VFW, Porter, Indiana...219/785-2082
Jul 11........*Tampa
Bay Monthly, Hampton Inn, Tarpon Springs, FL.....727/786-9133
Jul 12.........Florida
Monthly, Northridge Raw Bar, Ft Lauderdale, FL.954/564-0340
Jul 12........*Ohio
State Monthly, Spaghetti Warehouse, Akron, Ohio...330/268-4610
Jul 12.........3-Man Team Tournament,
Bridge Club, Northbrook, IL.....312/543-0522
Jul 16........*Third
Thursday Bonus (Wisconsin), Days Inn, Flint, MI..810/232-9731
Jul 19.........2nd Pub Club
Summer Sunday, Playoffs, Carol Stream, IL.630/606-2388
JUL 24-26.....*ABT: MINNESOTA
OPEN, COURTYARD MARRIOTT, BLOOMINGTON...612/718-2613
Jul 25........*BG By
the Bay Monthly, Britannia Arms, Cupertino, CA...831/261-4583
Jul 26........*Northside Monthly,
Jerry Godsey's Place, Atlanta, GA..770/6121-0818
Jul 26........*Pair-O-Dice
Monthly Tournament, Così, New York, NY.....212/222-7177
Jul 31-Aug 2..*ABT: THOUSAND
ISLANDS,PINE TREE PT, ALEXANDRIA BAY, NY.585/396-0969
Aug 2.........*Bar
Point Bimonthly, Holiday Inn-O'Hare, Chicago, IL...773/583-6464
Aug 2.........*Ohio
State Monthly, Spaghetti Warehouse, Akron, Ohio...330/268-4610
AUG 6-9.......*ABT: FLORIDA
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, SHERATON, DANIA, FL...954/249-1416
Aug 8.........*BG By
the Bay Monthly, Peking Express, Berkeley, CA....831/261-4583
Aug 8..........4th Summer
Sizzler, Ride the Nine, Bloomington, IL.....309/662-7967
Aug 8.........*Northwest
Indiana Club Monthly, VFW, Porter, Indiana...219/785-2082
Aug 15........*5th
Anniversary Classic, Granfalloon, Kansas City, MO..816/916-6599
Aug 15-16......Summer Cooker,
Steve Hast's residence, Pittsburgh, PA..412/823-7500
Aug 16........*Pair-O-Dice
Monthly Tournament, Così, New York, NY.....212/222-7177
Aug 20........*Third
Thursday Bonus (Illinois), Days Inn, Flint, MI...810/232-9731
Aug 22........*BG By
the Bay Monthly, Britannia Arms, Cupertino, CA...831/261-4583
Aug 29.........Puget Sound
Lake Retreat Tournament, Ravensdale, WA....425/226-3120
SEP 4-7........ABT:
WISCONSIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS,
RADISSON, MADISON..608/516-9109
Sep 6.........*Ohio
State Monthly, Spaghetti Warehouse, Akron, Ohio...330/268-4610
Sep 12........*BG By
the Bay Monthly, Peking Express, Berkeley, CA....831/261-4583
Sep 12........*Northwest
Indiana Club Monthly, VFW, Porter, Indiana...219/785-2082
Sep 13.........Florida
Monthly, Northridge Raw Bar, Ft Lauderdale, FL.954/564-0340
Sep 17........*Third
Thursday Bonus (Mid-Atlantic), Flint, Michigan...810/232-9731
Sep 19-20......Vietor
Invitational Cup, Vietor's place, La Jolla, CA..818/901-0464
Sep 20........*Pair-O-Dice
Monthly Tournament, Così, New York, NY.....212/222-7177
SEP 25-27......ABT: COLORADO
CHAMPIONSHIPS, HILTON AIRPORT, AURORA,CO.303/791-0271
Sep 26........*BG By
the Bay Monthly, Britannia Arms, Cupertino, CA...831/261-4583
Sep 27........*Flint
Club Championships, Holiday Inn, Flint, Michigan.810/232-9731
Oct 4.........*Bar
Point Bimonthly, Holiday Inn-O'Hare, Chicago, IL...773/583-6464
Oct 4.........*Ohio
State Monthly, Spaghetti Warehouse, Akron, Ohio...330/268-4610
OCT 9-11......*ABT: ILLINOIS
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, RAMADA, PEORIA, IL..847/845-3579
Oct 10........*BG By
the Bay Monthly, Peking Express, Berkeley, CA....831/261-4583
Oct 10........*Northwest
Indiana Club Monthly, VFW, Porter, Indiana...219/785-2082
Oct 11.........Florida
Monthly, Northridge Raw Bar, Ft Lauderdale, FL.954/564-0340
Oct 15........*Third
Thursday Bonus (Las Vegas), Days Inn, Flint, MI..810/232-9731
OCT 16-18.....*ABT: MID-ATLANTIC
CHAMPIONSHIPS, MARRIOTT, TOWSON, MD..954/249-1416
Oct 24........*BG By
the Bay Monthly, Britannia Arms, Cupertino, CA...831/261-4583
Oct 24.........2nd Anti-Cruelty
Invitational, Pump Room, Chicago, IL..773/583-6464
Oct 25........*Pair-O-Dice
Monthly Tournament, Così, New York, NY.....212/222-7177
Nov 1.........*Ohio
State Monthly, Spaghetti Warehouse, Akron, Ohio...330/268-4610
NOV 4-8........ABT: LAS
VEGAS OPEN, RIVIERA HOTEL, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA..702/218-8238
Nov 8..........Florida
Monthly, Northridge Raw Bar, Ft Lauderdale, FL.954/564-0340
Nov 13........*Bar
Point Fall Trophy, Holiday Inn, Chicago, Illinois..773/583-6464
Nov 14........*BG By
the Bay Monthly, Peking Express, Berkeley, CA....831/261-4583
Nov 14........*Northwest
Indiana Club Monthly, VFW, Porter, Indiana...219/785-2082
Nov 15........*Pair-O-Dice
Monthly Tournament, Così, New York, NY.....212/222-7177
Nov 19........*Third
Thursday Bonus (California), Days Inn, Flint, MI.810/232-9731
Nov 28........*BG By
the Bay Monthly, Britannia Arms, Cupertino, CA...831/261-4583
DEC 4-6........ABT: CALIFORNIA
STATE, AIRTEL HOTEL, VAN NUYS, CA......818/901-0464
Dec 6.........*Bar
Point Bimonthly, Holiday Inn-O'Hare, Chicago, IL...773/583-6464
Dec 12........*BG By
the Bay Monthly, Peking Express, Berkeley, CA....831/261-4583
Dec 12........*Northwest
Indiana Club Monthly, VFW, Porter, Indiana...219/785-2082
Dec 13.........Florida
Monthly, Northridge Raw Bar, Ft Lauderdale, FL.954/564-0340
Dec 13........*Pair-O-Dice
Monthly Tournament, Così, New York, NY.....212/222-7177
Dec 17........*Third
Thursday Bonus (New York), Days Inn, Flint, MI...810/232-9731
Dec 19........*BG By
the Bay Monthly, Britannia Arms, Cupertino, CA...831/261-4583
2010
JAN 6-9........ABT:
NEW YORK METROPOLITAN OPEN,
JERSEY CITY, NJ.......702/218-8238
FEB 19-21......ABT: PITTSBURGH
CHAMPIONSHIPS, HOLIDAY INN AIRPORT, PA.304/685-3214
MAR 5-7.......*ABT:
CENTRAL STATES
INVITATIONAL, WYNDHAM, LISLE, IL...773/583-6464
APR 14-18......ABT:
NEVADA STATE TOURNAMENT,
RIVIERA, LAS VEGAS, NV...702/218-8238
JUN 11-13......ABT:
LOS ANGELES OPEN,
AIRTEL HOTEL, VAN NUYS, CA......818/901-0464
OUTSIDE UNITED STATES
2009
Jun 27........*11-Pt
Monthly in Manchester, Moor Club, Stockport, UK.4479-44983403
Jun 27........*Rhein-Neckar-Cup
Monthly, MFC Phönix, Mannheim, GER...496204-620396
Jun 27-28......3rd
Geneva Open, Bar L'Aperitivo, Geneva, Switzerland..4178-7685569
Jun 27-28.....*WBF-Turkiye
Istanbul Championship (results), Istanbul.90533-2352555
Jun 28........*Angie
Hambour Tourney, Hilton Adelaide, S. Australia..618-412836266
Jun 28........*BG
@ Georges Bar, King Street Wharf, Sydney, AUSL....612-410-687465
Jun 28........*Rotterdam
Superzondag, Cafe Eindeloos, Rotterdam, NL...316-53579164
Jun 28........*Südbaden-Cup
(results), Roccafé, Denzlingen, Germany.49176-20198453
Jun 30........*Trinidad
Monthly, Lime Street, Woodbrook, Trinidad.....868/627-6214
Jul 3-5.......*BIBA
World Championship, Barcelò, Daventry, England...441522-888676
Jul 4.........*Hamburg
Monthly, Restaurant HT16, Hamburg, Germany...49176-49348643
Jul 5.........*Munich
Club Monthly Tournament, KARO-Burg, Munich, Germany...E-mail
Jul 7.........*BG
in Camden, Lockside Lounge, London, England........44207-7001798
Jul 7.........*Sydney
Monthly, Il Paradisso Cafe, Neutral Bay, AUSL...612-99536986
Jul 8.........*Tournoi
Marignan Champs-Elysées Open, Paris, France....33142-414386
Jul 8-12......*3rd
Nice Casino Ruhl Open, Casino Ruhl, Nice, France..390331-923537
Jul 9.........*Bristol
Grand Prix, Bristol Club, Bristol, England....4411-79556862
Jul 11........*Berlin
Masters Monthly, Belmont, Berlin, Germany.....49151-51418920
Jul 11........*HessenCup,
Stadthalle Bergen, Frankfurt, Germany......49174-3397363
Jul 12-19.....*34th
World Championship, Fairmont, Monte Carlo, Monaco.212/222-7177
Jul 17-19.....*6th
Czech Open, CEZ Arena, Pardubice, Czech Republic..420466-535200
Jul 18........*NEW DATE: Manchester
Monthly, Moor Club, Stockport,UK.4479-44983403
Jul 18-19......Córdoba
Tournament, La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina.....54351-4533885
Jul 22-26.....*WSOB: Cannes/Nations
Cup, Palm Beach Casino, France...336-758-41247
Jul 25........*Rhein-Neckar-Cup
Monthly, MFC Phönix, Mannheim, GER...496204-620396
Jul 25-26.....*14th
Liverpool Open, Bridge Club, Liverpool, England..44794-0443742
Jul 26........*Rotterdam
Superzondag, Cafe Eindeloos, Rotterdam, NL...316-53579164
Jul 31-Aug 2..*Studio
Anne Carlton Trophy, Daventry Hotel, England...441522-888676
Aug 1.........*Hamburg
Monthly, Restaurant HT16, Hamburg, Germany...49176-49348643
Aug 1-5........EBGT: 3rd
Gogi Bukia Georgian Open, Tbilisi, Georgia.........E-mail
Aug 4.........*BG
in Camden, Lockside Lounge, London, England........44207-7001798
Aug 4.........*Sydney
Monthly, Il Paradisso Cafe, Neutral Bay, AUSL...612-99536986
Aug 7-9.......*Australian
Masters/Queensland Championship,Vibe Hotel..61402-863825
Aug 8.........*Berlin
Masters Monthly, Belmont, Berlin, Germany.....49151-51418920
Aug 8.........*HessenCup,
Stadthalle Bergen, Frankfurt, Germany......49174-3397363
Aug 9.........*Amstergammon
Monthly, Twee Klaveren, Amsterdam, NL.....316-21895819
Aug 9.........*Munich
Club Monthly Tournament, KARO-Burg, Munich, Germany...E-mail
Aug 9.........*Südbaden-Cup,
Roccafé, Denzlingen/Freiburg, Germany..49176-20198453
Aug 13........*Bristol
Grand Prix, Bristol Club, Bristol, England....4411-79556862
Aug 14-16.....*6th
Pohojanmaa Open, Kessula, Finland..................3540-5789579
Aug 15........*3rd
PrimeTime Open, Bowl'n'Fun, Viby, Denmark...........4531-690018
Aug 17........*Stavanger
Klubb Monthly, Hovmesteren Bar, Norway........4799-153113
Aug 21-23.....*Offene
Deutsche BG-Championship, Wiesbaden, Germany....49711-486190
Aug 22........*Oslo
Bymesterskap, Bridgesenter Vest, Oslo, Norway......4791-389025
Aug 22-23.....*Danish
Mixed Doubles Championship, Farnum, Denmark......4533-363601
Aug 23........*Oslo
Klubb Monthly, Bridgesenter Vest, Oslo, Norway.....4791-389025
Aug 28-30.....*Bristol
Open 2009, Artillery Grounds, Bristol, UK.....4411-79556862
Aug 28-30.....*Swiss
Championships, Casino Barrière, Montreux, SWIZ...4179-3584825
Aug 29........*11-Pt
Monthly in Manchester, Moor Club, Stockport, UK.4479-44983403
Aug 29........*Rhein-Neckar-Cup
Monthly, MFC Phönix, Mannheim, GER...496204-620396
Aug 30........*Rotterdam
Superzondag, Cafe Eindeloos, Rotterdam, NL...316-53579164
Aug 31-Sep 6..*18th Mitteleuropa
Championship, Nova Gorica, Slovenia.390331-923537
Sep 1.........*BG
in Camden, Lockside Lounge, London, England........44207-7001798
Sep 1.........*Sydney
Monthly, Il Paradisso Cafe, Neutral Bay, AUSL...612-99536986
Sep 4-6.......*BIBA
in London Trophy, Barcelò Hotel, Hinckley Is.,UK.441522-888676
Sep 5.........*Hamburg
Monthly, Restaurant HT16, Hamburg, Germany...49176-49348643
Sep 6.........*Munich
Club Monthly Tournament, KARO-Burg, Munich, Germany...E-mail
Sep 10........*Lester's
Trophy #72, Bristol Club, Bristol, England...4411-79556862
Sep 11-13.....*Swedish Open,
Elite Palace Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden....46762-644266
Sep 12........*Berlin
Masters Monthly, Belmont, Berlin, Germany.....49151-51418920
Sep 12-13.....*HessenCup,
Stadthalle Bergen, Frankfurt, Germany......49174-3397363
Sep 12-13......7th Antwerp
Open, Café den Bengel, Antwerp, Belgium....32475-256734
Sep 13........*Amstergammon
Monthly, Twee Klaveren, Amsterdam, NL.....316-21895819
Sep 13........*49th
Open von Thun, Waadtländerstube, Thun, SWIZ.......4179-4329378
Sep 16-20.....*WSOB: European
Championships, Corinthia, Prague, CZE..336-758-41247
Sep 20........*NEW DATE: Newcastle
Open, Kotara Bowling, Australia...612-4946-9222
Sep 20-22......NEW DATES: Japan
Open, Shidax Hall, Shibuya, Japan....817-5548-1741
Sep 25-27.....*4th
Sorrento Coast Tournament, Sorrento, Italy.........39335-221412
Sep 26........*11-Pt
Monthly in Manchester, Moor Club, Stockport, UK.4479-44983403
Sep 26........*Rhein-Neckar-Cup
Monthly, MFC Phönix, Mannheim, GER...496204-620396
Sep 26-27.....*Finnish
Open, Puotilan Kartano, Helsinki, Finland....358-400-467777
Sep 27........*Rotterdam
Superzondag, Cafe Eindeloos, Rotterdam, NL...316-53579164
Sep 27........*Südbaden-Cup,
Roccafé, Denzlingen/Freiburg, Germany..49176-20198453
Sep 27........*31st
MagicStone-Cup, Rest. Glatthof, Glattbrugg, SWIZ..4178-6329404
Sep 28........*Stavanger
Klubb Monthly, Hovmesteren Bar, Norway........4799-153113
Sep 30-Oct 4..*12th Austrian Open,
Hotel Veronika, Seefeld, Austria..390331-923537
Oct 2-4.......*Norwegian
Championship, Thon Nordlys, Bodø, Norway.....47916-22-655
Oct 2-4.......*Sandy
Osborne Trophy, Daventry Hotel, Daventry, UK....441522-888676
Oct 3.........*Hamburg
Monthly, Restaurant HT16, Hamburg, Germany...49176-49348643
Oct 4.........*Munich
Club Monthly Tournament, KARO-Burg, Munich, Germany...E-mail
Oct 6.........*BG
in Camden, Lockside Lounge, London, England........44207-7001798
Oct 6.........*Sydney
Monthly, Il Paradisso Cafe, Neutral Bay, AUSL...612-99536986
Oct 6-11.......EBGT: Moroccan
High Stakes Open, Marrakech, Morocco..........E-mail
Oct 8.........*Bristol
Grand Prix, Bristol Club, Bristol, England....4411-79556862
Oct 10........*Berlin
Masters Monthly, Belmont, Berlin, Germany.....49151-51418920
Oct 10........*HessenCup,
Stadthalle Bergen, Frankfurt, Germany......49174-3397363
Oct 11........*Amstergammon
Monthly, Twee Klaveren, Amsterdam, NL.....316-21895819
Oct 17-18.....*4th
Milano Open, Hotel Admiral, Milan, Italy..........39347-4330340
Oct 21-25.....*WSOB: UK
Masters/WSOB Championship, London, England...336-758-41247
Oct 25........*Rotterdam
Superzondag, Cafe Eindeloos, Rotterdam, NL...316-53579164
Oct 26........*Stavanger
Klubb Monthly, Hovmesteren Bar, Norway........4799-153113
Oct 27-Nov 1..*EBGT: 5th
European Doubles/7th French Open, Enghien, France..E-mail
Oct 30-Nov 1..*Arthur
Wright's Big 70, Barceló Hotel, Daventry, UK...441522-888676
Oct 31........*11-Pt
Monthly in Manchester, Moor Club, Stockport, UK.4479-44983403
Oct 31........*Rhein-Neckar-Cup
Monthly, MFC Phönix, Mannheim, GER...496204-620396
Nov 3.........*BG
in Camden, Lockside Lounge, London, England........44207-7001798
Nov 3.........*Sydney
Monthly, Il Paradisso Cafe, Neutral Bay, AUSL...612-99536986
Nov 7.........*Hamburg
Monthly, Restaurant HT16, Hamburg, Germany...49176-49348643
Nov 7-8.......*Danish
Championships, Prøvehallen, Valby, Denmark.......4533-363601
Nov 8.........*Amstergammon
Monthly, Twee Klaveren, Amsterdam, NL.....316-21895819
Nov 12........*Bristol
Grand Prix, Bristol Club, Bristol, England....4411-79556862
Nov 13-15.....*BG
Live in London, King's Stores, London, England.....44207-7001798
Nov 14........*Berlin
Masters Monthly, Belmont, Berlin, Germany.....49151-51418920
Nov 14........*HessenCup,
Stadthalle Bergen, Frankfurt, Germany......49174-3397363
Nov 14-15.....*7th
Torneo Delle Città, Castello di Modanella, Italy..39338-8022946
Nov 15........*Munich
Club Monthly Tournament, KARO-Burg, Munich, Germany...E-mail
Nov 15.........Spring
Tournament, Hilton Adelaide, South Australia...618-412836266
Nov 22........*32nd
MagicStone-Cup, Rest. Glatthof, Glattbrugg, SWIZ..4178-6329404
Nov 26-29.....*CANCELLED:
City
of Venice Tournament, Venice, Italy...39329-0513415
Nov 28........*11-Pt
Monthly in Manchester, Moor Club, Stockport, UK.4479-44983403
Nov 28........*Rhein-Neckar-Cup
Monthly, MFC Phönix, Mannheim, GER...496204-620396
Nov 29........*Rotterdam
Superzondag, Cafe Eindeloos, Rotterdam, NL...316-53579164
Nov 29........*Südbaden-Cup,
Roccafé, Denzlingen/Freiburg, Germany..49176-20198453
Nov 30........*Stavanger
Klubb Monthly, Hovmesteren Bar, Norway........4799-153113
Dec 1.........*BG
in Camden, Lockside Lounge, London, England........44207-7001798
Dec 1.........*Sydney
Monthly, Il Paradisso Cafe, Neutral Bay, AUSL...612-99536986
Dec 1-6........6th Cancun Invitational,
Ritz Carlton, Cancun, Mexico..775/848-8315
Dec 4-6.......*Gilbertson
UK Finals, Barcelò Walton Hotel, England...441522-888676
Dec 5.........*Hamburg
Finale, Restaurant HT16, Hamburg, Germany....49176-49348643
Dec 5-6.......*50th Open/5th
BEO-Cup, Waadtländerstube, Thun, SWIZ....4179-4329378
Dec 10........*Lester's
Trophy #73, Bristol Club, Bristol, England...4411-79556862
Dec 12........*HessenCup,
Stadthalle Bergen, Frankfurt, Germany......49174-3397363
Dec 12-13.....*Stavanger
Klubb Championship, Hovmesteren Bar, Norway...4791-622655
Dec 13........*Amstergammon
Monthly, Twee Klaveren, Amsterdam, NL.....316-21895819
Dec 13........*Munich
Club Monthly Tournament, KARO-Burg, Munich, Germany...E-mail
Dec 14........*Stavanger
Klubb Monthly, Hovmesteren Bar, Norway........4799-153113
Dec 19........*Rhein-Neckar-Cup
Monthly, MFC Phönix, Mannheim, GER...496204-620396
Dec 26........*11-Pt
Monthly in Manchester, Moor Club, Stockport, UK.4479-44983403
Dec 27........*Rotterdam
Superzondag, Cafe Eindeloos, Rotterdam, NL...316-53579164
2010
Jan 16-17.....*Rhein-Neckar-Cup
2009 Year-End, Phönix, Mannheim, GER.496204-620396
Apr 1-5........22nd
Nordic Open, Marienlyst Hotel, Helsingør, Denmark..4533-363601
Apr 7-11.......European
Championship & Velden Open, Velden, Austria..390331-923537
May 21-24.....*15th
Kaiserbrunnen Cup, Kaiserbrunnen, Brakel, Germany.49711-486190
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