{"id":8614,"date":"2025-08-20T09:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T08:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/?p=8614"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:05:13","slug":"id-rather-be-in-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/en\/id-rather-be-in-philadelphia\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019d rather be in Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ACBL\u2019s Summer Nationals returned to Philadelphia for the first time since 2012. The final table count of 9459 was on a par with the 2024 event in Toronto last year, but continues to reflect the significantly lower post-covid attendance figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bridgerama-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Spingold_winners.jpg\" alt=\"ACBL Executive Director Bronia Jenkins presents the Spingold Trophy to the 2025 winners of the Spingold Knockout Teams: Yinghao Liu, Kevin Rosenberg, Brian Platnick, captain Jeff Wolfson, Yichao Chen (Steve Garner is missing).\" class=\"wp-image-16488\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>ACBL Executive Director Bronia Jenkins presents the Spingold Trophy to the 2025 winners of the Spingold Knockout Teams: Yinghao Liu, Kevin Rosenberg, Brian Platnick, captain Jeff Wolfson, Yichao Chen (Steve<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Garner is missing).<\/strong><br>\u00a9 ACBL\/Francesca Canali<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bridgerama-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Photo_5.jpg\" alt=\"Grand National Teams winners Joe Grue, John Hurd, captain Gillian Miniter, Joel Wooldridge, Iulian Rotaru.\" class=\"wp-image-16489\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Grand National Teams winners Joe Grue, John Hurd, captain Gillian Miniter, Joel Wooldridge, Iulian Rotaru.<\/strong><br>\u00a9 ACBL\/Francesca Canali<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ACBL\u2019s Summer Nationals returned to Philadelphia for the first time since 2012. 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