Larry Cohen (bridge player)
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Larry Neil Cohen (born April 14, 1959, New York City) is an American bridge player and writer. He finished third in the World Team Olympiad in 2000 and is a WBF World Life Master.
He authored To Bid or Not to Bid: The Law of Total Tricks; it was the best-selling bridge book of the 1990s with more than 55,000 copies sold in a total of six different languages. It and its sequel Following the Law deal with the "Law of Total Tricks". He is well known for his former playing partnership with Marty Bergen whose ideas meshed well with his own. His current bridge partner is David Berkowitz.
He learned to play bridge at age 6 from his grandparents, started playing duplicate at age 14, and began playing in tournaments at age 15. He became an American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Life Master at age 17.
He currently resides with his wife, Maria, in Boca Raton, Florida. He works as a bridge teacher, often on cruise ships. He writes a monthly column,The Real Deal in the ACBL's Bridge Bulletin.
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[edit] Awards
- ACBL Player of the Year 2002
[edit] Tournament record
[edit] Winner
- North American Bridge Championships (23)
- Open Pairs I (2) 2004, 2006
- Open Pairs II (1) 1996
- Life Master Men's Pairs (1) 1983
- Life Master Pairs (3) 1987, 1988, 1996
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (4) 1981, 1983, 1988, 1995
- North American Swiss Teams (1) 1999
- Mixed Board-a-Match Teams (1) 2002
- Men's Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1984
- Open Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1991, 2007
- Grand National Open Teams (2) 1994, 2007
- Vanderbilt Knockout Teams (1) 2005
- Spingold Knockout Teams (2) 1981, 1984
- Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1985, 1991
- Other notable wins:
- USBC World Team Olympiad qualifiers (1) 2000
- Cavendish Invitational Teams (2) 1988, 1994
- Cavendish Invitational Pairs (2) 1984, 1989
- Pan American Open Teams (1) 1992
- Cap Gemini World Top (1) 1999
- Warren Buffet Cup (1) 2006
[edit] Runners-up
- World Open Pairs (1) 1998
- North American Bridge Championships (17)
- Open Pairs I (1) 2002
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1996
- Life Master Men's Pairs (1) 1986
- Life Master Open Pairs (2) 1991, 2002
- Grand National Open Pairs (2) 1980, 1984
- North American Swiss Teams (1) 2006
- Master Mixed Teams (1) 1994
- Open Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1990
- Grand National Open Teams (1) 1991
- Spingold Knockout Teams (1) 1983
- Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams (1) 2004
- Vanderbilt Knockout Teams (4) 1990, 1993, 1998, 2004
- Other notable 2nd places:
- USBC Bermuda Bowl qualifiers (2) 1985, 1993
- Cavendish Invitational Teams (2) 1986, 2000
[edit] Bibliography
Books
- To Bid or Not to Bid: The Law of Total Tricks
- Following the LAW: The Total Tricks Sequel
- Bidding Challenge
- Bridge Below the Belt (with Liz Davis)
Interactive CD ROMs
- My Favorite 52
- Play Bridge with Larry Cohen–LM Pairs Day 1–, Day 2, and Day 3
