Mike Becker
Mike Becker was born in 1943 and is an American bridge player and official.[1] Becker is from Boca Raton, Florida.[2] He is a son of B. Jay Becker.[1]
As of 1979, Becker and Ron Rubin were partners in a New York City options firm and at the bridge table. Becker trained more than 50 bridge players, 15 of whom were national champions. At bridge they used a strong one-club, relay bidding system that they called "the Ultimate Club".[3] They played on the last of the "Aces" teams sponsored by Dallas businessman Ira Corn, which won the 1983 Bermuda Bowl world team championship.[1]
In the
ACBL Hall of Fame in 2006.[4]
Publications
- The Ultimate Club, Mike Becker and others (New York: Monna Lisa Precision Corp., 1977)[5]
- The Ultimate Club, Michael Becker, Matt Ginsberg, Matthew Granovetter, and Ron Rubin (Livingston, NJ: Ultimate Club, 1981)[6]
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
- ACBL Hall of Fame, 2006[4]
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships (20)
- von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1990 [7]
- Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1988 [8]
- Grand National Teams (7) 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018 [9]
- Vanderbilt (6) 1977, 1981, 1985, 1989, 2005, 2019 [10]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 2007, 2012, 2019 [11]
- Spingold (4) 1972, 1980, 1982, 1992 [12]
- Reisinger (1) 2016 [13]
Runners-up
- North American Bridge Championships
- von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1975 [7]
- Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1998 [8]
- Grand National Teams (2) 1981, 1992 [9]
- Vanderbilt (3) 1978, 1999, 2004 [10]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1968, 2008 [11]
- Reisinger (5) 1967, 1983, 2002, 2004, 2007 [14]
- Spingold (2) 1968, 1988 [12]
References
- ^ a b c d "Becker, Michael". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
- LCCN 96188639.
- ^ "Bridge: Becker and Rubin Triumph In '80 trophy Computation". Alan Truscott. The New York Times. January 2, 1981. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
- ^ a b "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
- ^ 1977 edition: Amazon.com display. 2014-11-19.
- OCLC 9924628(WorldCat). 2014-11-19.
- ^ a b "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-27. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Becker Team wins Reisinger Board a Match" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2016-12-05. p. 1. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
- ^ "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
External links
- Bridge Winners profile (maintained by Becker)
- Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame(archived)
- "International record for Michael Becker". World Bridge Federation.
