Contract Bridge Players Overrun Rehoboth
Read this and answer a quick non-political question below the fold.
Bridge players from up and down the Eastern Seaboard recently competed in the second annual Rehoboth Beach Regional.
Tournament co-chair Kim Holm said about 600 players from Nova Scotia to Florida participated in the weeklong District 4 regional hosted by the American Contract Bridge League. Primarily, the players were from Virginia, Washington, D.C.,
Do you know the game “OH Hell”?
The idea of hosting a big Oh Hell tournament for charity has been simmering on the back burner of my mind’s stove for years. I’m interested in starting small and allowing it build an irresistible momentum over the next ten years or so. If you play, let me know.
I smell “Slam Dunk At The Beach”. Having said that contract bridge beats Yodel Fest 5,000, which I would probably pay to see. Up to a point.
What was the name of that operator behind Slam Dunk? I’m drawing a blank. He was ALL OVER Leg Hall back in the day.
https://www.capegazette.com/article/slam-dunk-founder-bobby-jacobs-arrested-again/2827
Yep, thanks! Here’s more:
https://www.delawareonline.com/story/sports/high-school/2014/07/16/brad-myers-game-bobby-jacobs/12757457/?sf28626269=1
Turns out he stiffed pretty much everybody.
Bobby Jacobs. Son of Spook, whose baseball card I had long ago. Second baseman for the A’s. Bobby’s on no cards.
What about American Con Artists Series 3? Collect all 10,856.
Spook had a chain of Donut Shops in Milford and beyond. Fun fact, who was Bobby’s paid Security head cop for all his years at the Slam Dunk?
You guessed it, Pete Schwartzkopf!
I just learned something today. Thanks!:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spook_Jacobs
My grandmother from Erie taught us “All hell”; I assume they are the same game (basically spades on your own). My dad and sisters play it often when we get together and now their spouses play too. I also have taught many of my friends and they all love it too. Great game!
This event overlapped with the conference for domestic violence advocates and I will be honest – it was pretty clear who was there for what…