Marty Bergen
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This article is about the bridge player. For the baseball player, see Marty Bergen (baseball player).
Marty A. Bergen (born 1948) is an American bridge player and writer. A 10-time national champion and ACBL Grand Life Master with 12,644 masterpoints he retired from bridge in 1992. He is still a prolific bridge writer and is a WBF World International Master.
He has had a column in the Master Pointers section of ACBL Bridge Bulletin since 1976. He has also written 19 bridge books, two of which won the Bridge Book of the Year, namely Points Schmoints in 2006 and Declarer Play the Bergen Way in 2005.
He is well-known for his development of new conventions and treatments, including DONT and Bergen raises. Together with his long-time bridge partner Larry Cohen, he popularized the law of total tricks, support double, and 1NT semi-forcing.
Bergen is married to former Cheryl Lance and they reside in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
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[edit] Awards
- Lou Herman Trophy 1983
[edit] Tournament record
[edit] Winner
- North American Bridge Championships (10)
- Men's Pairs (1) 1983
- Life Master Pairs (1) 1988
- Life Master Men's Pairs (1) 1983
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (2) 1983, 1988
- Men's Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1981, 1984
- Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1985, 1991
- Spingold Knockout Teams (1) 1984
- Other notable wins:
- Cavendish Invitational Teams (1) 1988
- Cavendish Invitational Pairs (2) 1984, 1989
[edit] Runners-up
- North American Bridge Championships (10)
- Grand National Open Pairs (1) 1984
- Life Master Men's Pairs (1) 1986
- Master Mixed Teams (2) 1989, 1991
- Open Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1990
- Grand National Open Teams (2) 1979, 1991
- Vanderbilt Knockout Teams (2) 1982, 1990
- Spingold Knockout Teams (1) 1983
- Other notable 2nd places:
- USBC Bermuda Bowl qualifiers (2) 1985, 1993
- Cavendish Invitational Teams (1) 1986
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