System Information
Deutsch-Kranyak System Summary Form
Bramley-Lazard-Kranyak System Summary Form
Baze - Cohler System Summary Form
About the Players
Seymon Deutsch
 | A rancher and a highly successful merchant specializing in fine men's and women's items, who lives in Laredo, Texas, Seymon played tournament bridge as a student but he quit the game to devote his time and energy to home and business. He returned with a vengeance after a 22-year layoff, becoming a WBF Grand Master and winning three World Championship medals, two gold and one silver. Seymon's first victory in a North American championship came in 1986 - his Texas team won the Grand National Teams. He has since won the Spingold (in 1991) and the Vanderbilt three times (1994, 1996 and 2006). He has also reached three other major finals (one Spingold and two Vanderbilts) and finished second in the 1995 Open Pairs |
John Kranyak
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Gary Cohler
 | From Florida, Cohler is a professional bridge player who has won three national championships with 7 second place finishes. He represented USA in the 1996 olympiad in Rhodes Greece after winning the USA team trials. |
Grant Baze
Bart Bramley
 | An MIT graduate, Bart grew up in Connecticut. He learned bridge at a young age (both parents played) and got serious in college. Among his wins are the Vanderbilt, the Reisinger, Blue Ribbon Pairs, and most recently the LM Pairs in Chicago. In WBF events, Bart was third in the Rosenblum, fifth in the Bermuda Bowl, second in the Transnational Teams and second in the World Par Contest. He was also captain of the U.S. team in the Olympiad in 1996. Bart has served on several ACBL committees, writes frequent bridge articles, mostly for the popular magazine, The Bridge World, where he is a staff member. Bart now resides in Dallas with his wife, Judy, and their two cats. |