Larry T. Cohen

Not to be confused with Larry N. Cohen.

Larry T. Cohen (1943–2016)^[1] was an American bridge player. Cohen was from Palm Desert, California. He was a pharmacist and a graduate of University of Wisconsin–Madison.^[1]

Katz and Cohen

Cohen and Richard H. Katz won the collegiate bridge championship, then a pairs event, representing Wisconsin.^{[citation needed]} They continued their partnership and won several major teams-of-four events together during the next decade. Playing under ACBL auspices in Houston during January 1977, they were on the verge of advancing to represent North American in the Bermuda Bowl when officials accused them of cheating. They quit the final match after 96 of 128 deals (which forced their three teammates^[2] to forfeit) and soon withdrew from the league,^[3] but subsequently sued the American Contract Bridge League for $44 million.^[4] The case was settled out of court with Katz and Cohen agreeing not to play with each other for the next two years.^[3]

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (10)
  • Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1976 ^[5]
  • Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1968 ^[6]
  • Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1988 ^[7]
  • Grand National Teams (1) 1974 ^[8]
  • Vanderbilt (2) 1975, 1976 ^[9]
  • Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 2001 ^[10]
  • Reisinger (1) 1973 ^[11]
  • Spingold (2) 1973, 1976 ^[12]

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships
  • Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1969 ^[6]
  • Vanderbilt (2) 1973, 1989 ^[9]
  • Keohane North American Swiss Teams (2) 1992, 2003 ^[10]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1971 ^[13]

See also

• Cheating in bridge

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. 663. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
2. The team, captained by John Gerber, also included George Rosenkranz, Roger Bates and John Mohan. Reference: Manley, Brent; Horton, Mark; Greenberg-Yarbro, Tracey; Rigal, Barry, eds. (2011). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (7th ed.). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-939460-99-1.
3. Eric Kokish (1982-03-06). "ACBL settles out of court Katz–Cohen scandal case". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
4. "Trial over Bridge Cheating to Begin". The New York Times. 1982-02-22. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
5. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
6. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
7. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
8. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
9. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
10. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
11. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
12. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
13. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.