Unit 141's star player Eric Greco is ACBL's 2016 Player of the Year. The POY award goes to the player winning the most platinum points (points awarded in open national events) during the calendar year.

Eric and longtime partner Goeff Hampson started with a bang at the Spring NABC in Reno, securing the Mott-Smith Trophy for most points won by taking first in the Kay Platinum Pairs and fifth in the Vanderbilt with teammates John Diamond, Brian Platnick, Justin Lall, and Kevin Bathurst.  That dream team kept them in the running for POY with another fifth place in the Spingold over the summer. 

And then, earlier this month, thanks to the team's impressive second and third place wins in the Reisinger and Mitchell BAMs, and a strong showing with partner Joe Grue in the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs (third place), Greco snagged the Goren Trophy for most points won at the Orlando NABC. With a grand total of 800.94 platinum points, Greco is officially the first Pennsylvania resident to become Player of the Year.

 

Congratulations, Eric, from everyone at Unit 141.

Best to use caution when playing at clubs abroad, particularly in Thailand, where 32 senior citizens were nabbed by police while playing in a regular thrice-weekly duplicate game at the Pattaye and Jomtien Bridge Club last April. Players, accused of gambling, were fined 5000 baht, unable to convince police that points are incentive enough...