Martin Fleisher

Martin (Marty) Fleisher (born October 12, 1958) is an American bridge player, employee benefits attorney, manager of investments in life insurance policies and investment advisor.^[1]

For the cycle beginning in July 2011, he sponsors the 'Fleisher' team comprising himself and Mike Kamil, Bobby Levin–Steve Weinstein, and Chip Martel–Lew Stansby. They entered the 2011 Bermuda Bowl as USBF champions and finished fourth. For the cycle beginning in July 2012 Nick Nickell ('Nickell') has signed Levin–Weinstein and Fleisher will add Michael Rosenberg–Chris Willenken.^[2][3]

Bridge career

Fleisher has won five national bridge championships and placed second in seven others. Summer 2010, his team won the United States Bridge Championship for open teams to earn entry in the 2011 Bermuda Bowl (as one of two US entries). He and Eric Rodwell won the 2000 Cavendish Invitational, the world's strongest contest for money prizes.^[4]

In 1976, Fleisher became the youngest American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Life Master from the New York metropolitan area at age 17.^[5] At the same time, his team reached the final of the Grand National Teams knockout championship, making him the youngest player ever to reach the finals of a North American team bridge championship a record he still holds.^[6] Sports Illustrated reported this accomplishment and featured Fleisher in its Faces in the Crowd section.^[6] Less than two years later he won the Intercollegiate regional bridge championship by the largest margin ever recorded in a pairs championship.^[7]

Personal

Fleisher grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey and graduated from Teaneck High School in 1976.^[8] He attended Swarthmore College, and New York University School of Law. He lives in Manhattan with his wife, Andrea Bierstein. He is the half-brother of the American comic book writer Michael Fleisher.

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

• United States Bridge Championships (1)
  • Open Team Trials 2010
• North American Bridge Championships (4)
  • Vanderbilt Knockout Teams (1) 2011
  • Roth Swiss Teams (1) 2010
  • North American Swiss Teams (1) 2004
  • Mixed Board-a-Match Teams (1) 2005
• Other notable wins:
  • Reisinger Knockout Teams (1) 1999
  • Cavendish Invitational Pairs (1) 2000

Runner-ups

• North American Bridge Championships (6)
  • Vanderbilt (2) 2003, 2010
  • Grand National Teams (1) 1976
  • Life Master Pairs (1) 2006
  • Open Pairs I (1) 2003
  • Mixed Pairs (1) 2004
• United States Bridge Championships (1)
  • Open Team Trials 2009

Publications

• Individual Retirement Account Answer Book, 16th edition, Aspen Publishers, 2009, ISBN 9780735574199.

References

1. ^ "Fleisher Team; About the Players: Marty Fleisher". usbf.org (United States Bridge Federation). http://usbf.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&Itemid=152&id=414. 
2. ^ Levin-Weinstein Joining Nickell in 2012 (2011-07-05). Bridge Winners. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
3. ^ Rosenberg-Willenken Joining Fleisher in 2012 by Martin Fleisher (2011-07-13). Bridge Winners. Retrieved 2011-07-15. Fleisher and Weinstein have posted comments to date.
4. ^ Truscott, Alan (2001-01-29). "How to Lead? Oh, Grandma, What Big Strategy You Have". nytimes.com (The New York Times). http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9904E7DE103FF93AA15752C0A9679C8B63. 
5. ^ Truscott, Alan (1976-08-16). "Strategy for Pairs Contest Different from Rubber Game". nytimes.com (The New York Times). http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50F10FF385F167493C4A81783D85F428785F9. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "Faces In The Crowd". vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com (SI Vault). 1976-10-18. http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1091688/index.htm. 
7. ^ Truscott, Alan (1978-03-06). "Swarthmore Students Take Pairs Event by 7 Boards". nytimes.com (The New York Times). http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9904E7DE103FF93AA15752C0A9679C8B63. 
8. ^ Staff. "Bridge:; Jersey-Westchester Team Loses Grand National Final", The New York Times, August 2, 1976. Accessed September 13, 2011. "In one case that came very early, for Martin Fleisher of Teaneck, NJ, is 17 years old and has just completed high school."

External links

• Martin Fleisher (playing record). World Bridge Federation. Confirmed 2011-07-11.

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