Mike Passell

Michael "Mike" Passell (born 1947) is a professional American bridge player from Dallas, Texas.[1]

Passell was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2008.[2]

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

• ACBL Hall of Fame, 2008[2][3]

Awards

• Fishbein Trophy (2) 1978, 2016
• Mott-Smith Trophy (2) 1978, 1983

Wins

• Bermuda Bowl (1) 1979 [4]
• d'Orsi Senior Bowl (1) 2013 [4]
• World Transnational Open Teams Championship (1) 2001 [5]
• North American Bridge Championships (27)
  • Lebhar IMP Pairs (1) 1988 [6]
  • Silodor Open Pairs (3) 1978, 1983, 1999 [7]
  • Grand National Teams (1) 1981 [8]
  • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (2) 1991, 1996 [9]
  • Roth Open Swiss Teams (2) 2013 [10], 2016
  • Vanderbilt (2) 1978, 1982 [11]
  • Senior Knockout Teams (2) 2009 [12], 2017
  • Keohane North American Swiss Teams (3) 2008, 2009 [13] ,2014
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1986, 1988, 1993 [14]
  • Reisinger (4) 1976, 1988, 1992, 2003 [15]
  • Spingold (3) 1978, 1986, 1989 [16]
  • Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 2016

Runners-up

• Bermuda Bowl (1) 1977 [4]
• North American Bridge Championships
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1976 [17]
  • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1982 [18]
  • Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1983 [19]
  • Grand National Teams (2) 1998, 2004 [8]
  • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2003 [9]
  • Roth Open Swiss Teams (2) 2012 [10], 2017
  • Vanderbilt (3) 1976, 1997, 1998 [11]
  • Senior Knockout Teams (3) 2013 [12], 2014, 2015
  • Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 2006 [13]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1995 [14]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1996 [20]
  • Reisinger (5) 1980, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996 [15]
  • Spingold (2) 1994, 1997 [16]

2015 Palmetto Regional incident

In November 2015, the ACBL Appeals and Charges committee upheld a finding by the Ethical Oversight Committee that, during the 2015 Palmetto Regional, Passell had violated sections 3.1, 3.7, and 3.20 of the ACBL's Code of Disciplinary Regulations. According to a joint statement by the ACBL and Passell, Passell admitted to fouling a board at the 2015 Palmetto Regional and failing to call the tournament director. Passell was suspended for 14 days starting December 20, 2015, and forfeited the 15.40 masterpoints earned at the event.[21]

References

1. Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 707. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
2. "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
3. "Passell, Mike". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
4. World Team Championship Winners
5. World Transnational Open Teams Winners Archived 2015-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
6. "Lebhar Imp Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-21. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
7. "Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-27. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
8. "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
9. "Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
10. "Roth Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-26. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
11. "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
12. "Baze Seniors Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
13. "Keohane Swiss Teams Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
14. "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
15. "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
16. "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
17. "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
18. "Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-25. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
19. "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
20. "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
21. "Joint Statement of ACBL and Mike Passell" (PDF). Daily Bulletin. 88 (1): 4. 2015-11-27. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

External links

• Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame – with video interview
• "International record for Mike Passell". World Bridge Federation.
• ACBL Winners Search - Mike Passell