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About Larry
Larry was born 4/14/59 in New York City. He now resides with his wife, Maria, in Boca Raton, Florida.
Personal:Former computer-programmer and options trader, but presently makes living from lecturing, writing/publishing bridge books/articles. Larry has played bridge in a dozen different countries in special invitational tournaments. His biggest passion/hobby is golf (handicap 11). In 2009, Larry "retired" from playing to focus on teaching and writing.
Bridge career:Learned at age 6 from his grandparents. Started playing duplicate at age 14 and in tournaments at age 15. Life Master at 17. Won first National Championship at age 22. Winner of 26 national championships including the Vanderbilt, 2 Spingolds, 2 Reisingers, 2 Life Master Pairs, and 4 Blue Ribbon Pairs. Two-time winner of Cavendish Invitational Pairs. Winner of the 1999 Cap Gemini World Top 16 Pairs Tournament in the Hague. Winner of Silver Medal in 1998 World Pairs Championships. Bronze Medal, 2000 Olympiad Teams. 2002 ACBL Player of the Year.
Books-CDs:Authored To Bid or Not to Bid about the LAW Of Total Tricks, and it was the best-selling bridge book of the 90's with more than 80,000 copies sold in a total of six different languages. The sequel, Following the LAW has also been a best-seller. Author of other books and many magazine articles. Wrote and published CD's Play Bridge with Larry Cohen (1999 Life Master Pairs) -- Days 1,2,3 and My Favorite 52 (2005). 2009 new book: My Favorite 52
Other Bridge activities:Director of the prestigious Bridge World Master Solvers Club. Worldwide lecturer on bridge on land and at sea. National Appeals Committee Member and casebook panelist. Vu-graph commentator at national championships and on BBO. Former chairman of the ACBL Hall-of-Fame Committee.
Career Details
- 2009 - Retired from playing
- 1996 - 1st place in Life Master Pairs
- 2009 - 2nd in Spingold
- 1996 - 1st place in National Open Pairs
- 2009 - 1st place in National Open Pairs
- 1996 - 1st place in Blue Ribbon Pairs
- 2008 - 2nd place in Open BAM Teams
- 1995 - 1st place in Grand National Teams
- 2008 - 1st place in Grand National Teams
- 1993 - 2nd in Vanderbilt Teams
- 2008 - 2nd in U.S. Team Trials
- 1993 - Semi-Final Bermuda Bowl, Santiago
- 2007 - 2nd place in Reisinger BAM Teams
- 1992 - 1st place in Pan-American Open Teams
- 2007 - 1st place in Open BAM Teams
- 1991 - 2nd in North American Open Teams
- 2007 - 1st place in Grand National Teams
- 1991 - 1st place in Open BAM Teams
- 2006 - 2nd in National Swiss Teams
- 1991 - 1st place in Reisinger Teams
- 2006 - 1st place in National Open Pairs
- 1990 - 1st place in Fall Open BAM Teams
- 2005 - 1st place in Vanderbilt Knockout Teams
- 1990 - 2nd in Vanderbilt
- 2004 - 2nd in Reisinger Teams
- 1988 - 1st place in Life Master Pairs
- 2004 - 2nd in Vanderbilt Teams
- 1988 - 1st place in Blue Ribbon Pairs
- 2004 - 1st place in National Open Pairs
- 1988 - 1st place in Cavendish Invitational Pairs
- 2003 - ACBL Sportsman of the Year
- 1987 - 1st place in Life Master Pairs
- 2003 - 2nd in U.S. Team Trials
- 1985 - 1st place in Reisinger
- 2002 - ACBL Player of the Year
- 1984 - 1st place in National Mens BAM
- 2002 - 2nd in Reisinger Teams
- 1984 - 1st place in Spingold
- 2002 - 1st place in Master Mixed BAM Teams
- 1983 - 1st place in Life Master Mens Pairs
- 2000 - Bronze Medal in Team Olympiad, Maastricht
- 1983 - 2nd in Spingold
- 2000 - 1st place in U.S. Team Trials
- 1983 - 1st place in Blue Ribbon Pairs
- 1999 - 1st place in North American Swiss Teams
- 1983 - 1st place in Cavendish Invitational Pairs
- 1999 - 1st place in Cap Gemini in the Hague
- 1981 - 1st place in Blue Ribbon Pairs
- 1998 - Silver Medal in World Open Pairs, Lille
- 1981 - 1st place in Spingold
- 1998 - 2nd in U.S. Team Trials