Ireland Premier Pairs 208

This weekend Nov 9-11 in the Regent Bridge Club we hold the 3rd renewal of the  Ireland Premier Pairs, This event is organised by Jim Cahill and Ann Tuite and takes place in the Regent Bridge Club. They also have a committeee of another 7 or 8 people. 

We will broadcast on Bridgebase Online the full event. 

The event is scored using matchpoints so every trick counts if the players choose the same contract. 

Paeticipants are 

Tom Hanlon & John Carroll

Adam Mesbur & Nick FitzGibbon

Peter Goodman & Mike Pownell

Brendan O'Brien & Terry Walsh

Ciaran Coyne & David Walsh

Rex Anderson & David Greenwood

Cian Holland & Anna Onishuk

and late replacements Edward Fitzgerald and Michael McDonagh.... maybe its MacDonagh.

So who will win ... well I don't know but I will make a guess

but I think plus or minus a place should be available to me. 

8th McDonagh Fitzgerald

7th Anderson Greenwood

6th BJ O'Brien Terry Walsh

5th Cian Holland Anna Onishuk 

4th Peter Goodman Mike Pownell

3rd Ciaran Coyne David Walshe

2nd Hanlon Carroll

1st Mesbur Fitzgibbon

Now Greenwood wrote a book on pairs bridge but I don't think

Anderson read it. 

McDonagh Fitgerald are placed 8th in my estimation as they 

have not featured for many years as a partnership. 

O'Brien Walsh are down there as they are not a regular partnership despite being near the podium in many national events over last 20 years but not as partners. 

So play starts at 430pm tomorrow evening in the Regent. 

We will run a vugraph room down in the basement. 

Declan Byrne ... Regent premises 

Martin Brady ... Tournament Directing 

Eamon Galligan vugraph

Jim Cahill Anne Tuite eveything else

All day Saturday 

Sunday until evening

http://www.bridgebase.com/vugraph/schedule.php

Thanks 

Eamon Galligan