Larry Cohen (bridge)

Larry Neil Cohen (born April 14, 1959 in New York City, New York) 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 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.

Cohen shocked the bridge world by announcing his retirement from high-level competition effective in 2009.[1]

Contents

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

Awards

Wins

Runner-ups

Bibliography

Books

Interactive CD ROMs

References

  1. ^ End of Career?, larryco.com

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