![]() “I recall only having to earn a certain number of red points and 300 points total. Also, Stevens’ Life Master status pre-dates gold points. “I open hands that have two and a half quick tricks, not 13 points,” he said, a reference to learning the game in the pre-Goren era where high-card points were not commonly used for hand evaluation. He did plastic and Gene Freed 1930 - 2009 been playing bridge a very long time. An ear, nose and throat physician in private practice, Freed worked out of the same office on Wilshire Boulevard near Carthay Circle in Los Angeles for more than 50 years. The family lived near San Diego State University, which he attended as an undergraduate, followed by UCLA and USC Medical School. He lived there until about age 15, when the family moved to San Diego. Freed was born in 1930 in Somerville NJ to David and Mildred Freed. He won hundreds of regional championships and five North American titles. 22 on the all-time list with more than 28,000 masterpoints. As of the August masterpoint cycle, Freed was No. Although Stevens recently became a Silver Life Master by topping the 1000-masterpoint mark, he makes it clear that he has Gene Freed, Grand Life Master and one of ACBL's most successful tournament players, died at his home in Los Angeles July 17 of complications from a heart ailment. Later, Stevens had a law partner who also played duplicate. Stevens learned to play bridge from his parents as a family pastime, but didn’t get the duplicate bug until a friend in law school named Bud Wilson suggested he try it. Stevens’ comments below come from a tape recording of that interview by Blakely, an attorney in the San Francisco area. District 21 Director Bruce Blakely caught up with Stevens after the session to interview the 89-year-old jurist. Saturday, JVolume 81, Number 2 Daily Bulletin Washington, DC 81st Summer North American Bridge Championships Supreme Court Justice is Duplicate Fan Players in the Washington area know that Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens and his wife Maryan are duplicate bridge enthusiasts, but many visitors to this year’s Summer NABC in DC were unaware of this fact and were therefore surprised when Stevens appeared Thursday to play in the afternoon side game with local expert Mike Cappelletti.
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