Paul Soloway

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Paul Soloway (October 10, 1941 – November 5, 2007) was a world champion American bridge player. He won the Bermuda Bowl world team championship five times and won 30 national championships. Soloway was inducted into the American Contract Bridge League's Hall of Fame in 2001.[1] At the time of his death he held 65,511.92 masterpoints - more than any other player in history, and more than 6000 points ahead of second place.

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[edit] Early life

Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Soloway nearly drowned at age 3 when he fell into a swimming pool at the home of family friend George Raft. He was saved by gangster Bugsy Siegel who jumped into the pool and pulled him out.

Soloway learned to play bridge in college, where he majored in business studies. Shortly after graduation he became a bridge professional. In 1971 he joined the Dallas Aces bridge team, but left after one year. In 1998 he joined the Nick Nickell team. He died in Seattle, Washington.[2]

[edit] Awards

  • Lazard Sportsmanship Award 2001
  • McKenney Trophy 1968, 1969
  • Barry Crane Top 500 1998
  • ACBL Player of the Year 1998
  • Mott-Smith Trophy 2002
  • Fishbein Trophy 1998
  • Lou Herman Trophy 1976

[edit] Tournament record

[edit] Winner

  • Bermuda Bowl (5) 1976, 1977, 1979, 2000, 2003
  • North American Bridge Championships (30)
    • Grand National Open Teams (2) 1974, 1976
    • Vanderbilt Knockout Teams (6) 1969, 1978, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003
    • Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1976, 1980, 2004, 2005
    • Spingold Knockout Teams (9) 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2007
    • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 1966, 1987
    • Nail Life Master Open Pairs (2) 1965, 1999
    • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1993
    • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (4) 1989, 1991, 2002, 2006

[edit] Runners-up

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
  2. ^ Phillip Alder. Paul Soloway, 66, World Bridge Champion, Dies. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-11-11.

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