Mike Becker (born 1943) is an American bridge player and official. Becker is from Boca Raton, Florida. He is a son of B. Jay Becker.
As of 1979, Becker and Ron Rubin were partners in a New York City options firm and at the bridge table. Becker trained more than 50 bridge players, 15 of whom were national champions. At bridge they used a strong one-club, relay bidding system that they called "the Ultimate Club"."Bridge: Becker and Rubin Triumph In '80 trophy Computation". Alan Truscott. The New York Times. January 2, 1981. Retrieved 2014-11-19. 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) Becker was President of the Greater New York Bridge Association in 1980, chaired committees governing the U.S. International Team Trials from 1996 to 2012, and the Hall of Fame in 2003. 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)1977 edition: Amazon.com display. 2014-11-19. The Ultimate Club, Michael Becker, Matt Ginsberg, Matthew Granovetter, and Ron Rubin (Livingston, NJ: Ultimate Club, 1981)1981 edition: :it:Ultimate Club ; (WorldCat). 2014-11-19.
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
ACBL Hall of Fame, 2006"Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
Wins
North American Bridge Championships (20) von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1990 Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1988 Grand National Teams (7) 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018 Vanderbilt (6) 1977, 1981, 1985, 1989, 2005, 2019 Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 2007, 2012, 2019 Spingold (4) 1972, 1980, 1982, 1992 Reisinger (1) 2016
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
References
External links Bridge Winners profile (maintained by Becker)