The RICHIE SCHWARTZ team is seeded 5th in the 2006 USBC. Schwartz and his partner, Michael Becker, reached the semi-finals of last year's USBC and won the 2005 Vanderbilt. Becker is the newest living inductee to the ACBL Hall of Fame. They are joined by Chris Willenken-Grant Baze and 2005 Junior World Champions John Hurd-Joel Wooldridge.
SYSTEM INFORMATION
ABOUT THE PLAYERS
MICHAEL BECKER
The newest member of the Hall of Fame, Becker of Boca Raton, FL has an extensive resume. He served as the first president of the U.S. Bridge Federation in 2001-2002. He is currently the chairman of the International Team Trials Committee since 1996. He served on the ACBL Bridge Hall of Fame Committee from 2000 to 2002 and chaired in 2002. Becker served on numerous Greater New York Bridge Association committees from 1966-1985, including president and vice president. He currently is the Bridge World Problem Editor. As a member of the American Stock Exchange 1979-1994, Becker traded options and trained 50 other ACBL members to do so, including 11 participants in this USBC.
Michael and father, B. Jay Becker, are the only father-son to play as partners in a Bermuda Bowl (1973), or to have teamed up to win the Spingold (1972). He was a member of the Aces Team 1981-82.
Mike is the winner of twelve major titles, including the 1983 Bermuda Bowl and nine Spingold/Vanderbilts.
JOEL WOOLDRIDGE
Wooldridge & John Hurd in White Plains
