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Martin  FLEISHER

  Marty è nato a Swarthmore, una cittadina 20Km ad Ovest di Philadelphia, nel 1958 ed è un impiegato della Cassa Forense nonché un consulente di investimento.

 Ha studiato alla Teaneck High School, alllo Swarthmore College ed alla New York University School of Law e vive a Manhattan con la moglie Andrea Bierstein.

  È noto nel circuito del bridge americano per essere stato, all'età di 17 anni, il più giovane ACBL Life Master dell'aria di New York ed il più giovane giocatore USA ad aver partecipato ad una finale dei NABC's.

 Nell'ultimo decennio ha registrato diversi prestigiosi piazzamenti tra i quali ricordiamo la vittoria del Cavendish Pairs del 2000 e nella Vanderbilt Cup del 2011.

   Born in the Big Apple, Marty learned to play bridge at the age of eight by observing his parents and uncle.

His biggest thrill is a tie between winning the Intercollegiate Championships at the age of 18 and his victory in the 2000 Cavendish Pairs and in the 2011 Vanderbilt Cup.

However, he considers his "greatest achievement" an absolute toss up between his marriage to his wife of twenty-two years and getting to the finals of the Grand Nationals in 1976 (at age 17 the youngest player to reach a National Championship final). But there was a famine of over twenty-eight years until he won the Swiss Teams at the 2004 Fall Nationals.

It is interesting to note it may have been the longest stretch between 1st and 2nd for anyone.

Indeed, it took Marty's teammates in the National Swiss (Gavin Wolpert and Vince Demuy) only one National to transcend from bridesmaid to bride! Marty enjoys few leisure moments for hobbies other than bridge as his professional commitment as an Employee Benefits Attorney and investment advisor is very time-consuming.