Michael Passell (born 1947) is a professional American bridge player from Dallas, Texas.
Passell was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2008.
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
ACBL Hall of Fame, 2008"Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
Awards
Fishbein Trophy (2) 1978, 2016 Mott-Smith Trophy (2) 1978, 1983
Wins
Bermuda Bowl (1) 1979 World Team Championship Winners d'Orsi Senior Bowl (1) 2013 World Transnational Open Teams Championship (1) 2001 World Transnational Open Teams Winners North American Bridge Championships (27) Lebhar IMP Pairs (1) 1988 Silodor Open Pairs (3) 1978, 1983, 1999 Grand National Teams (1) 1981 Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (2) 1991, 1996 Roth Open Swiss Teams (2) 2013, 2016 Vanderbilt (2) 1978, 1982 Senior Knockout Teams (2) 2009, 2017 Keohane North American Swiss Teams (3) 2008, 2009 ,2014 Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1986, 1988, 1993 Reisinger (4) 1976, 1988, 1992, 2003 Spingold (3) 1978, 1986, 1989 Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 2016
Runners-up
Bermuda Bowl (1) 1977 North American Bridge Championships von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1976 Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1982 Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1983 Grand National Teams (2) 1998, 2004 Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2003 Roth Open Swiss Teams (2) 2012, 2017 Vanderbilt (3) 1976, 1997, 1998 Senior Knockout Teams (3) 2013, 2014, 2015 Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 2006 Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1995 Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1996 Reisinger (5) 1980, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996 Spingold (2) 1994, 1997
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.
References
External links – with video interview
ACBL Winners Search - Mike Passell