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Bridge Personality of 2009 in Portugal
Starting 30 September 2008, I was nominated BOARD MEMBER of
PORTUGUESE BRIDGE FEDERATION.
Any Portuguese Player or any other can contact me online
to solve any situation you may need.
Contact email adress: luis.c.correia@netcabo.pt
Thanks all
Starting 30 September 2008, I was nominated BOARD MEMBER of
PORTUGUESE BRIDGE FEDERATION.
Any Portuguese Player or any other can contact me online
to solve any situation you may need.
Contact email adress: luis.c.correia@netcabo.pt
Thanks all
| PART ONE |
Dear Members of
UNIBRIDGE CLUB and BBO PORTUGAL
Officer of Portuguese Air Force, in Tete, Mozambique
I received from some friends some notes about a game they called "Bridge".
I started to play some hours everyday in the Officers Club, in a table of Rubber Bridge with novices in the game like me.
"Four cards majors, Stayman old way, Baron and Albarran", thats all.
My Novice Partners
"ASTRONAUT", a war orphan protected by me
When returned to Portugal, two years after, I continued to play with friends during some years more.
One day, someone called me to go to a Real Bridge Club in Lisbon, to see how a tournament was played. I kibitz the best players indicated to me, and, of course, a great part of artificial bids where completely unknown for me.
Next day, I go again. A old Lady asked me?
- Do you play bridge?
- Well, Ive played for some years a very simple bridge, I dont know almost no Conventions.
- No problem, do you want to play with me today?
- I will be delighted, but you must forgive my mistakes, I even dont know how to use a biding box!!!!!!!!
- Lets play, have fun, and try to do our best.
We registered, we played the tournament and at the end I go to the Bar to have a beer, having no idea if we have made badly or very badly.
Some minutes after, the Lady comes:
- Luis, Luis, please come, we won the tournament and they are calling us do give our prize.
- What? We won? Thats impossible!!!!!!!
- Its true, we won with 64%.
In the same day I made my registration in the Portuguese Bridge Federation.
I started to play more tournaments, teams, festivals, etc., etc.
In two years I got my Ranking of "1Club", 98th in Portuguese Federation.
During some years I won lots and lots of tournaments, some good performance playing in Spain too, I won a Major Festival, during three consecutive years I won the 1st place in, at the time, very prestigious BPI Tour.
1st place in Merit Order of Bridge BPI 97
1st place in Merit Order of Bridge BPI 98
1st place in Merit Order of Bridge BPI 99
I got my Ranking of "1Diamond", 57th in Portuguese Federation.
During many years my Team played in 1st Division of Portuguese Federation, among the best teams in Portugal.
UNIBRIDGE CLUB and BBO PORTUGAL
Officer of Portuguese Air Force, in Tete, Mozambique
In 1972, I was a young man serving my Country in Africa, as an Officer of the Portuguese Air Force.
I started to play some hours everyday in the Officers Club, in a table of Rubber Bridge with novices in the game like me.
"Four cards majors, Stayman old way, Baron and Albarran", thats all.
My Novice Partners
"ASTRONAUT", a war orphan protected by me
When returned to Portugal, two years after, I continued to play with friends during some years more.
One day, someone called me to go to a Real Bridge Club in Lisbon, to see how a tournament was played. I kibitz the best players indicated to me, and, of course, a great part of artificial bids where completely unknown for me.
Next day, I go again. A old Lady asked me?
- Do you play bridge?
- Well, Ive played for some years a very simple bridge, I dont know almost no Conventions.
- No problem, do you want to play with me today?
- I will be delighted, but you must forgive my mistakes, I even dont know how to use a biding box!!!!!!!!
- Lets play, have fun, and try to do our best.
We registered, we played the tournament and at the end I go to the Bar to have a beer, having no idea if we have made badly or very badly.
Some minutes after, the Lady comes:
- Luis, Luis, please come, we won the tournament and they are calling us do give our prize.
- What? We won? Thats impossible!!!!!!!
- Its true, we won with 64%.
In the same day I made my registration in the Portuguese Bridge Federation.
I started to play more tournaments, teams, festivals, etc., etc.
In two years I got my Ranking of "1Club", 98th in Portuguese Federation.
During some years I won lots and lots of tournaments, some good performance playing in Spain too, I won a Major Festival, during three consecutive years I won the 1st place in, at the time, very prestigious BPI Tour.
1st place in Merit Order of Bridge BPI 97
1st place in Merit Order of Bridge BPI 98
1st place in Merit Order of Bridge BPI 99
During many years my Team played in 1st Division of Portuguese Federation, among the best teams in Portugal.
| PART TWO |
But I discover BBO.
I was caught by the pleasure of making friends from all over the world and play with them.
Of course sometimes it was a pleasure, other times e real torture, but at the end all experiences are unforgettable.
I was accepted, at the time, as member of the well known Abalucy Club, and during some months I have Directed there more than 200 tournaments. In the last times I was coManager of this Club.
Due to some misunderstandings, I left the Club, explaining my reasons to the owners of BBO.
Some time later my personal friend Fred Gitelman, together with Uday Ivaturi gave me my Private Club, the famous Unibridge Club, It is now the preferred club of the BBO Stars and Real Experts, and some days ago we celebrate the 1.900th tournament.
As Manager of BBO Portugal too, I host tournaments for Portuguese and Hispanic speakers, not in a regular way, but I have Directed more than 100 tournaments.
Fred Gitelman put me in charge to indicate to BBO the Portuguese Players who require the skills to have the prestigious BBO Star.
I have made too all the translation to Portuguese of the new BBO Browser Version.
Now my Bridge life is dedicated 90% to BBO and I dont regret to take this decision, cause I enjoy everyday to make my prestigious tournaments, and mainly HELPING Portuguese players and others from another countries, that are new in this amazing Bridge Site, and that need some information how to register in tournaments, how to create a Team Match, etc. I do everything with pleasure, cause time to time I notice that no BBO Yellows are visible. Im so well known and fluent in Portuguese, English, Spanish and good skills in Italian, that people dont hesitate to contact me.
The only things I dont tolerate is Rudness, Bad Manners, Runners for bad scores, among others. I agree 100% with BBO Rules.
Sincerely I am greatfull to
Fred, Sheri and Uday for the amazing Bridge Base Online.
My thanks too to all BBO community.
LUIS CORREIA
calabres
I was caught by the pleasure of making friends from all over the world and play with them.
Of course sometimes it was a pleasure, other times e real torture, but at the end all experiences are unforgettable.
I was accepted, at the time, as member of the well known Abalucy Club, and during some months I have Directed there more than 200 tournaments. In the last times I was coManager of this Club.
Due to some misunderstandings, I left the Club, explaining my reasons to the owners of BBO.
Some time later my personal friend Fred Gitelman, together with Uday Ivaturi gave me my Private Club, the famous Unibridge Club, It is now the preferred club of the BBO Stars and Real Experts, and some days ago we celebrate the 1.900th tournament.
As Manager of BBO Portugal too, I host tournaments for Portuguese and Hispanic speakers, not in a regular way, but I have Directed more than 100 tournaments.
Fred Gitelman put me in charge to indicate to BBO the Portuguese Players who require the skills to have the prestigious BBO Star.
I have made too all the translation to Portuguese of the new BBO Browser Version.
Now my Bridge life is dedicated 90% to BBO and I dont regret to take this decision, cause I enjoy everyday to make my prestigious tournaments, and mainly HELPING Portuguese players and others from another countries, that are new in this amazing Bridge Site, and that need some information how to register in tournaments, how to create a Team Match, etc. I do everything with pleasure, cause time to time I notice that no BBO Yellows are visible. Im so well known and fluent in Portuguese, English, Spanish and good skills in Italian, that people dont hesitate to contact me.
The only things I dont tolerate is Rudness, Bad Manners, Runners for bad scores, among others. I agree 100% with BBO Rules.
Sincerely I am greatfull to
Fred, Sheri and Uday for the amazing Bridge Base Online.My thanks too to all BBO community.
LUIS CORREIA
calabres
