Ron Von der Porten
American bridge player
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Ronald P. "Ron" Von der Porten (born 1936) is an American bridge player from Orinda, California.[1]
Books
- Introduction to Defensive Bidding (Prentice-Hall, 1967), 151 pp.
- Introduction to Competitive Bidding, Charles Goren and Von der Porten (Doubleday, 1984), 179 pp.
Bridge accomplishments
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships (6)
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1986 [2]
- Grand National Teams (1) 1982 [3]
- Vanderbilt (1) 1967 [4]
- Reisinger (1) 1962 [5]
- Spingold (2) 1975, 1980 [6]
Runners-up
- Bermuda Bowl (2) 1962, 1977
- North American Bridge Championships
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1984 [7]
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1965 [2]
- Vanderbilt (3) 1961, 1963, 1971 [4]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1970 [8]
