David Berkowitz (bridge player)
Encyclopedia
David L. Berkowitz (born November 23, 1949) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 professional bridge
Contract bridge
Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard deck of 52 playing cards played by four players in two competing partnerships with partners sitting opposite each other around a small table...

 player.

In 1998, he came as close as it is possible to come to a world championship without winning it. In the World Open Pairs
World Open Pairs Championship
The World Open Pairs Championship is one of the competitions held as part of the World Bridge Series Championships. This Pairs competition was initiated in 1962 and is held every four years. It is open to pairs from all over the world, without any quota restrictions being applied. In its present...

, he and Larry Cohen
Larry Cohen (bridge player)
Larry Neil Cohen is an American bridge player and writer. He is the winner of 25 North American Bridge Championships including the Vanderbilt, two Spingolds, two Reisingers, three Life Master Pairs, and four Blue Ribbon Pairs as well as a two-time winner of the Cavendish Invitational Pairs.He...

 led throughout the five-session final, only to be overtaken on the last two boards. He also earned a bronze medal at the 2000 World Team Olympiad
World Team Olympiad
The World Team Olympiad was a contract bridge meet organized by the World Bridge Federation every four years from 1960 to 2004. Its main events were world championships for national teams, always including one open and one restricted to women...

 in Maastricht
Maastricht
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...

, The Netherlands
Netherlands
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. He was elected to the American Contract Bridge League Hall of Fame in 2010.

Berkowitz whose wife, Lisa, is a former women's world champion
Venice Cup
The World Teams Championship in contract bridge for women players only is also known as the Venice Cup, because the first edition was held in Venice, Italy in 1974.It is held every two years, in parallel to the Open World Teams Championship, the Bermuda Bowl....

, often comments, "I am not even the best player in my own house." They reside in Boca Raton
Boca Raton, Florida
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, Florida
Florida
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.

Awards

  • Mott-Smith Trophy
    Mott-Smith Trophy
    The Mott-Smith Trophy is awarded to the player who wins the most masterpoints at the spring American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship .-History:...

     1982
  • Herman Trophy 1991
  • Digital Fountain Award (Best Played Hand of the Year) 2001
  • Romex Award (Best Bid Hand of the Year) 1995, 2000
  • Precision Award (Best Defended Hand of the Year) 1996
  • Elected to the American Contract Bridge League
    American Contract Bridge League
    The American Contract Bridge League is the largest contract bridge organization in North America. It promotes the game of bridge in the United States, Mexico, Bermuda, and Canada, and is a member of the World Bridge Federation...

     Hall of Fame in 2010

Wins

  • North American Bridge Championships
    North American Bridge Championships
    North American Bridge Championships are three annual bridge conventions sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League . The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November for about eleven days. They comprise both championship and side contests of...

     (25)
    • Vanderbilt
      Vanderbilt Trophy
      The trophy is awarded for the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams national bridge championship held at the spring American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....

       (1) 2005
    • Reisinger
      Reisinger
      The Reisinger national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship .The Reisinger is a board-a-match event.-History:...

       (1) 1991
    • Grand National Teams
      Grand National Teams
      The Grand National Teams national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....

       (3) 1994, 2007, 2008
    • Open Board-a-Match Teams
      Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams
      The Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....

       (2) 1991, 2007
    • Men's Board-a-Match Teams
      Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams
      The Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....

       (1) 1982
    • North American Swiss Teams
      Keohane North American Swiss Teams
      The Keohane North American Swiss Teams national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....

       (1) 1999
    • Master Mixed Teams
      Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match
      The Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match teams national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship .The event is a board-a-match team event....

       (3) 1986, 1993, 1995
    • Mixed Board-a-Match Teams
      Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match
      The Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match teams national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship .The event is a board-a-match team event....

       (1) 1998
    • Blue Ribbon Pairs
      Blue Ribbon Pairs
      The Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....

       (2) 1978, 1995
    • Life Master Pairs
      Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs
      The Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....

       (2) 1987, 1996
    • North American Pairs
      North American Pairs
      The North American Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....

       (1) 1995
    • Open Pairs I
      Silodor Open Pairs
      The Silodor Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....

       (3) 2004, 2006, 2009
    • Open Pairs II
      Wernher Open Pairs
      The Wernher Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship .The Wernher Open Pairs is a four session MP pairs event, two qualifying sessions and two final sessions....

       (1) 1996
    • Men's Pairs
      Wernher Open Pairs
      The Wernher Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship .The Wernher Open Pairs is a four session MP pairs event, two qualifying sessions and two final sessions....

       (1) 1982
    • Mixed Pairs
      Rockwell Mixed Pairs
      The Rockwell Mixed Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....

       (2) 1986, 1987
  • United States Bridge Championships (1)
    • Open Team Trials (1) 2000
  • Other notable wins:
    • Buffett Cup
      Buffett Cup
      The Buffett Cup is a bridge trophy which is awarded biennially in an event between teams from Europe and the United States.The tournament is modeled on the Ryder Cup golf competition and is held in the week preceding the golf event at a nearby location. The competition was first held in 2006 and is...

       (1) 2006
    • Cavendish Invitational Teams
      Cavendish Invitational
      The Cavendish Invitational is the largest money bridge tournament in the world. The , which concludes the tournament.-History and format:The Cavendish Club, whose name is associated with the event, was founded in 1925 in New York City...

       (3) 1983, 1985, 1994
    • Pan American Open Teams (1) 1992
    • Reisinger Knockout Teams (2) 1990, 2001
    • Cap Gemini World Top Invitational Pairs (1) 1999
    • Cavendish Invitational Individual
      Cavendish Invitational
      The Cavendish Invitational is the largest money bridge tournament in the world. The , which concludes the tournament.-History and format:The Cavendish Club, whose name is associated with the event, was founded in 1925 in New York City...

       (1) 1981

Runner-ups

  • World Open Pairs
    World Open Pairs Championship
    The World Open Pairs Championship is one of the competitions held as part of the World Bridge Series Championships. This Pairs competition was initiated in 1962 and is held every four years. It is open to pairs from all over the world, without any quota restrictions being applied. In its present...

     (1) 1998
  • North American Bridge Championships
    North American Bridge Championships
    North American Bridge Championships are three annual bridge conventions sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League . The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November for about eleven days. They comprise both championship and side contests of...

     (22)
    • Vanderbilt
      Vanderbilt Trophy
      The trophy is awarded for the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams national bridge championship held at the spring American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....

       (7) 1979, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2004
    • Spingold
      Spingold
      The Spingold national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....

       (2) 1976, 2009
    • Reisinger
      Reisinger
      The Reisinger national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship .The Reisinger is a board-a-match event.-History:...

       (4) 1987, 2002, 2004, 2007
    • Open Board-a-Match Teams
      Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams
      The Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....

       (1) 2008
    • Men's Board-a-Match Teams
      Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams
      The Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....

       (1) 1989
    • North American Swiss Teams
      Keohane North American Swiss Teams
      The Keohane North American Swiss Teams national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....

       (1) 2006
    • Blue Ribbon Pairs
      Blue Ribbon Pairs
      The Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....

       (2) 1976, 1996
    • Life Master Open Pairs
      Nail Life Master Open Pairs
      The Nail Life Master Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the fall American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....

       (1) 1991
    • Open Pairs
      Silodor Open Pairs
      The Silodor Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....

       (2) 1983, 1985
    • Open Pairs I
      Silodor Open Pairs
      The Silodor Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....

       (1) 2002
  • United States Bridge Championships (5)
    • Open Team Trials (5) 1987, 1989, 1998, 2002, 2008
  • Other notable 2nd places:
    • Buffett Cup
      Buffett Cup
      The Buffett Cup is a bridge trophy which is awarded biennially in an event between teams from Europe and the United States.The tournament is modeled on the Ryder Cup golf competition and is held in the week preceding the golf event at a nearby location. The competition was first held in 2006 and is...

       (1) 2008
    • Cavendish Invitational Teams
      Cavendish Invitational
      The Cavendish Invitational is the largest money bridge tournament in the world. The , which concludes the tournament.-History and format:The Cavendish Club, whose name is associated with the event, was founded in 1925 in New York City...

       (1) 2000
    • Reisinger Knockout Teams (2) 1973, 1981
    • Cavendish Invitational Pairs
      Cavendish Invitational
      The Cavendish Invitational is the largest money bridge tournament in the world. The , which concludes the tournament.-History and format:The Cavendish Club, whose name is associated with the event, was founded in 1925 in New York City...

       (1) 1983
    • Cavendish Invitational Individual
      Cavendish Invitational
      The Cavendish Invitational is the largest money bridge tournament in the world. The , which concludes the tournament.-History and format:The Cavendish Club, whose name is associated with the event, was founded in 1925 in New York City...

      (1) 1980

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