Introduction
Mike Becker (born 1943) is an American bridge player and official. Becker is from Tenafly, New Jersey. He is a son of B. Jay Becker. As of 1980, Becker and Ron Rubin were partners in a New York City options firm and at the bridge table. At bridge they used a strong one-club, relay bidding system that they called "the Ultimate Club". They played on the last of the "Aces" teams sponsored by Dallas businessman Ira Corn, which won the 1983 Bermuda Bowl world team championship. In the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) during the 1990s or 2000s, Becker chaired committees governing International Team Trials and the Hall of Fame. He was the founding president of the United States Bridge Federation, established in 2001 primarily to select and support teams that represent the United States in world competition. He was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2006.
Publications
- The Ultimate Club, Mike Becker and others (New York: Monna Lisa Precision Corp., 1977)
- The Ultimate Club, Michael Becker, Matt Ginsberg, Matthew Granovetter, and Ron Rubin (Livingstone, NJ: Ultimate Club, 1981)
- 1977 edition: Amazon.com display. 2014-11-19.
- 1981 edition: it:Ultimate Club (Italian); OCLC 9924628 (WorldCat). 2014-11-19.
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
- ACBL Hall of Fame, 2006
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships (18)
- von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1990
- Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1988
- Grand National Teams (5) 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013
- Vanderbilt (5) 1977, 1981, 1985, 1989, 2005
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 2007, 2012
- Spingold (4) 1972, 1980, 1982, 1992
Runners-up
- North American Bridge Championships
- von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1975
- Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1998
- Grand National Teams (2) 1981, 1992
- Vanderbilt (3) 1978, 1999, 2004
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1968, 2008
- Reisinger (5) 1967, 1983, 2002, 2004, 2007
- Spingold (2) 1968, 1988
- "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
- ^ "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-27. p. 11. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-17.