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Frank Merblum

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Franklin "Frank" Merblum is an American bridge player. He lives in Bloomfield, Connecticut.[1]

Merblum and regular partner Doug Doub have two firsts and two seconds in the annual grass-roots North American Pairs championship (Flight A),[2] spanning from 2001 to 2014. They have won the New England (District 25) stage eight times.[3]

In 2018 Merblum reached the semi-finals of the US Bridge Championships playing with Jeffrey Juster on a team with Adam Grossack, Zachary Grossack, Howard Weinstein, and Adam Wildavsky.[4][5]

Bridge accomplishments

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Wins

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References

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  1. ^ Alder, Phillip (31 July 2006). "North Discovers Just How a Sandwich Feels". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  2. ^ Daily Bulletin 57.1 (2014-03-21) Archived October 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-04. "Howard, Spector hold on for NAP Flight A win", p. 1. "Baldwin NAP Flight A", p. 7.
  3. ^ Reply by Doub to inquiry at the table. 2014.
  4. ^ Martel, Jan. "2018 USBC Juster Team - Juster-Merblum, Grossack-Grossack, Weinstein-Wildavsky | 2018 USBC Team Profiles | 2018 Open USBC - United States Bridge Championships (USBC)". United States Bridge Federation (USBF). Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Best in Class 2018 - New England Bridge Conference - ACBL District 25". www.nebridge.org. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Championship Day in DC". American Contract Bridge League. 2016-07-25. Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  7. ^ Phillip Alder (2014-07-26). "A Squeeze From the Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  8. ^ a b "NAP Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-21. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  9. ^ "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.