The David Bruce LM-5000 Pairs bridge event is held at the Summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship. It is open to all players who have earned Life Master status up to 5,000 masterpoints. The event is held at the same time as the Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (open to all Life Masters) and the Young LM-1500 Pairs event.
The trophy is named in honor of David Bruce, the first player to achieve Life Master status in the ACBL.
| Year | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Mark Bartusek, John Jones | Craig Zastera, Stanford Christie |
| 2004 | Henry Meyer, Brian Gunnell | Jane Dillenberg, Jerry Goldberg |
| 2005 | David Maidman, Marin Marinov | Will Engel, Jim Melville |
| 2006 | Mike Cassel, Andy Kaufman | Al Blinder, Craig Zastera |
| 2007 | Karl Hicks, Brian Alexander | Barry Purrington, Michael Cassel |
| 2008 | Steve Johnson, Mark Teaford | Daniel Lavee, Barbara McLendon |
| 2009 | Carolyne Fox, George Fox | Cindy Sealy, Owen Lynch |
| 2010 | Michael McNamara, Sylwia McNamara | Barry Falgout, Rusty Krauss |
"ACBL - NABC Winners". acbl.com. ACBL. http://www.acbl.org/play/nabc-winners.html. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
List of previous winners, Page 5 (PDF) Daily Bulletin, 81-1, July 24, 2009, http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2009/02/bulletins/db1.pdf
2009 winners, Page 1 (PDF) Daily Bulletin, 81-4, July 27, 2009, http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2009/02/bulletins/db4.pdf