Category: BBO Insider News
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Arrest made in Barry Crane murder
In 1985 the murder of Barry Crane, a Hollywood television director and a world class bridge player, shocked and horrified the nation and bridge world. According to the American Contract Bridge League, Crane was “widely recognized as the top matchpoint player of all time” and “won more titles than anyone else in the history of the game”. He…
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Earn ACBL Masterpoints on BBO
We offer ACBL sanctioned games to all bridge players. You do not have to be a member of the ACBL (American Contract Bridge League) to participate in these high quality games. An opportunity for our North American players to collect Masterpoints, the ACBL Speedballs and other ACBL tournaments have proved popular among the non-USA community…
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Interesting hand from the USBC
The United States Bridge Championships (USBC), which is used to select Team USA for the World Championships, is currently underway in Chicago. Our sentimental favorite going in was the Donn team. Captain Josh Donn is a member of our staff and his partner, Sheri Winestock, was one of the three founders of BBO way back in 2001. Team…