Paul Cronin

To play, perchance to dream!

Am just back from the second annual “Regional At Sea” bridge cruise with Larry Cohen, and have a cute story:

For the Wednesday-Thursday-Friday Kos, my partner Mary Jo Crone and I teamed up with two ladies from Minneapolis, Peg Mitchell and Liz Hughes. The results were

 

Wed-Thurs KO Brk 3 – 7 Tables



MPs

Rank

Names

 
6.60

1

Peg Mitchell – Elizabeth Hughes, Minneapolis MN; Paul Cronin, Niagara Falls ON; Mary Jo Crone, East Aurora NY  
3.50

2

William Lippy – Sandra Lippy, Warren OH; Ronald Poitinger – Patricia Poitinger, The Villages FL  
       

 

It then turns out that the 6.60 gold points for the win were just what Liz needed to become a life master – her previous total was about 305 MPs.

 We then teamed up with them again for the Saturday Swiss, and the results were

 

Sat Swiss Teams – 71 Tables



MPs

A

B

C

Names

Score

20.99

1

    Peg Mitchell – Elizabeth Hughes, Minneapolis MN; Paul Cronin, Niagara Falls ON; Mary Jo Crone, East Aurora NY 143.00
15.74

2

    James Clifford Jr – Carol Clifford, Miami FL; Darcy Parker – James Parker, Hollywood FL 141.00
11.81

3

    Marshall Hall, Boca Raton FL; Jayne Thomas, Lutz FL; Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Robert Dennard, Orlando FL 137.00
8.86

4

    Ken Gee – Barry Harper, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Robert Porter, Henderson NV; Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA 128.00
6.08

5/7

    Richard Caser, Hendersonville NC; William Fowl – Ruth Fowl, Venice FL; Louise Caser, Hendersonvlle NC 125.00
6.08

5/7

    Sally Crown, Delray Beach FL; Bernardo Flasterstein, Springfield MO; Beverly Silien, Somerset NJ; Rita Rosenberg, Monroe Township NJ 125.00

What are the odds that someone with 305 MPs would get enough gold on Friday night to become a life master, and then win the Flight A open Swiss the next day???

This was no shabby field either, with 71 teams, some being professional like Ken Gee’s, and others being absolutely stellar, like the one headed by Jeff Meckstroth (who arguably had a bad day).

Our team total was about 5,300 MPs – the second place team’s total was 29,000, the third place 38,000, and the fourth place 46,000!

 On a lesser note, my partner Mary Jo managed to carry me for a total of  35.25 MPs  (27.59 gold) for the week, and thereby shoved me over 2500 MPs into gold territory.  To play, perchance to dream!


2 Comments

Larry CohenDecember 22nd, 2010 at 11:56 am

Wow — That’s quite a result — you should be proud. Had I noticed, I would have announced it at the cocktail party. By the way, would you like to tell the story of “Peg and the Dealing Machine cord?”

Paul CroninDecember 22nd, 2010 at 12:35 pm

Hi Larry,

Thanks again for a great week!

What is the story about “Peg and the Dealing Machine cord”?

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