2010 FALL NORTH AMERICAN BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS Pre-Bulletin

NOV. 25-DEC. 5, 2010 ORLANDO, FL Welcome to Orlando! All events will be played at the Marriott World Center Resort.

Thursday, November 25, 1 p.m. Event Session Entry/player/session ACBL members* Others International Fund Stratified Open Pairs 1st single session $16 $18 Part of the Thurs.-Fri. Side Game Series International Fund Stratified Swiss Teams single $15 $17 International Fund Stratified 299er Pairs single $15 $17 Thursday, November 25, 7:30 p.m. Educational Foundation Bracketed KO Teams 1st $20 $20 Continues Friday and Saturday at 9 a.m. Educ. Foundation Stratified Open Pairs 2nd single session $20 $20 Part of the Thurs.-Fri. Side Game Series Educational Foundation 299er Pairs single $20 $20 Friday, November 26, 9 a.m. 0–5 Newcomer Pairs play free today! Educational Foundation Bracketed KO Teams 2nd $16 $18 Friday-Saturday Morning Compact KO Teams 1–2 $16 $18 Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series 1st single session $16 $18 Friday, November 26, 10 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single $15 $17 0–20 Pairs single $15 $15 0–5 Pairs single Free Free Friday, November 26, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Happy Birthday Jayne Thomas Stratified Daylight Open Pairs 1–2 $16 $18 Gator Jayne Stratified Senior Pairs 1–2 $16 $18

Friday, November 26, 1 p.m. Thursday-Friday Side Game Series 3rd single session $16 $18 Unless otherwise noted, strat breaks for all stratified events are: A (2500+), B (750–2500), C (0–750). *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

(Continued from page 1) Friday, November 26, 1 & 7:30 p.m. Event Session Entry/player/session ACBL members* Others Bobby Nail Life Master Open Pairs 1–2 Q $20 — Helen Sobel Smith Life Master Women’s Pairs 1–2 Q $20 — Above events: 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions. Ed Manfield Non-Life Master Pairs 1–2 $17 — Baze Senior Knockout Teams Round 1 $20 — Pre-registration required by 11 a.m. One two-session match per day until completed. Continues daily at 1 p.m. Florida Unit 128 Salutes Jayne Thomas Stratified Open Pairs 1–2 $16 $18 Friday-Saturday Bracketed KO Teams 1–2 $16 $18 Friday, November 26, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single $15 $17 0–20 Pairs single $15 $15 0–5 Pairs single Free Free Friday, November 26, 7:30 p.m. Strati-Flighted Side Swiss Teams single $15 $17 Thursday-Friday Side Game Series 4th single session $16 $18 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single $15 $17 0–20 Pairs single $15 $15 0–5 Pairs single Free Free Friday, November 26, 11:30 p.m. Zip Knockout Teams single $12 / team / match

Unless otherwise noted, strat breaks for all stratified events are: A (2500+), B (750–2500), C (0–750). *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

Entry fees

Players must be ACBL members whose service play in the Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs, Manfield Non- fees or dues are current in order to compete in any Life Master Pairs or National 99er Pairs. The entry of the following nationally ranked events: Nail Life fee is $17 per player per session. Master Open Pairs, Smith Life Master Women’s Regional champion- Pairs, Board-a-Match Teams, Keohane ships are $16 per player North American Swiss Teams, Kaplan Blue Ribbon per session for ACBL Pairs, Mitchell Open Board-a-Match Teams, Mar- members, $18 for non- sha May Sternberg Women’s Board-a-Match members. Teams, the Super Senior Pairs and the Baze Senior All other events are Knockouts. The entry fees for these contests are $15 per player per session $20 per player per session. for ACBL members, $17 Players must also be current ACBL members to for non-members. Electronic Device Policy Notice to players who live 1. For all NABC+ rated events at NABCs: Elec- outside North America tronic devices, including but not limited to, phones, cameras, PDAs, and others capable of sending or re- Participation in the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs ceiving electronic communication are excluded from and the 0-5000 Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs is limited to the playing areas during any session of play. This does those ACBL members who have earned a Blue Rib- not apply to health-related equipment. bon qualification (or for those members on the Life- 2. For all events at an NABC other than a NABC+ time Top 100 masterpoint list). rated event: Except for health‑related equipment, or by Participation in the permission of the Director‑in‑Charge of the tourna- Nail Life Master ment, cell phones, audible pagers or similar equipment Pairs and Smith may not be operated or operable in any manner in the Women’s Pairs is re- playing area during a session of play. Any such equip- stricted to ACBL ment must not be visible during the session. Sponsoring members who have organizations of other ACBL‑sanctioned events are achieved the rank of encouraged to adopt a similar policy. Life Master. Foreign 3. These restrictions in numbers 1 and 2 above apply to players who do not all pairs, team members, captains, coaches, play record- meet these criteria, ers (except those designated by ACBL) and kibitzers but feel they are oth- and are in force throughout any actual playing session erwise eligible, must or segment of play. receive a waiver prior to the commencement of 4. A violation of any of the restrictions in numbers 1 these contests. and 2 above will result in a disciplinary penalty of one Previously granted waivers will be honored. full board (12 IMPs at that form of scoring) for the first For waiver information, please contact the TD offense. A second offense will result in disqualification staff here at the tournament. You may visit the from the event for the pair/team. Kibitzers violating Tournament Headquarters office or, by arriving this policy will be removed from the playing area for well in advance of the start time, ask the staff at the the remainder of the session. selling sites.

Thanksgiving Meals at the Marriott World Center

SOLARIS Open 11:30 until 4:00 p.m., offering a la carte dining plus a special Thanksgiving dinner , $24.95 adults, $12.95 children ages 12 & under. Open seating on a walk-in basis.

HAWK’S LANDING STEAKHOUSE Prime beef and fresh seafood, as well as traditional Thanksgiving turkey dinner, 4 to 10 p.m., $29 adults, $14 children ages 12 & under.

RISTORANTE TUSCANY Authentic Tuscan a la carte menu plus an Italian twist to Thanksgiving with rosemary roasted turkey and accompaniments. 4 to 10 p.m., $29 adults, $14 children ages 12 & under.

RESERVATIONS: Call the concierge at 407.239.4200, ext. 85152. Welcome, IN (Intermediate/Newcomer) Monitoring Players, to the 2010 Fall North American At this and future North American Champion- Bridge Championships in Orlando! ships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+ events with visible, real-time cameras. The images will be The Orlando staff has many special events recorded and will be planned for your entertainment and pleasure. available for later offi- The starting times will be 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and cial inspection and re- 7:30 p.m. on most days. All IN events will be played view. in the Crystal G Ballroom. By general monitor- Don't forget to pick up your registration gift. ing of the session and participants’ behavior, The IN Partnership Desk will guarantee you a ACBL has another source of information that may partner if you sign up one hour prior to game time. be useful in determining facts and settling issues Celebrity Bridge Speakers will give free mini- arising from some types of ethical and behavioral lessons at 9:15 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. all week (with the complaints or actions. Please summon a director if exception of the first Thursday afternoon and the fi- a problem occurs at the table. nal Sunday). Don’t miss these free lessons! On This procedure is intended to assure everyone Thursday, Nov. 25 at 6:45 p.m., Ellen Kent will dis- that the playing field is level and that misbehavior cuss “Simple is Better.” On Friday, Nov. 26 at 9:15 will not be tolerated. a.m., Jerry Helms will present “Ask Jerry,” and at 6:45 p.m., Lynn Berg will present “Bidding After Preempts.” On Friday, Nov. 26, there will be free Newcomer Convention card reminder games (0–5 MPs) at 10 a.m., 3 and 7:30 p.m. Each player is required to have a convention card Don’t miss these free lessons: filled out legibly and on the table throughout a ses- • Saturday, Nov. 27, at 10 a.m. to noon, Bridge sion. Both cards of a partnership must be identical Bulletin columnist Jerry Helms and include the first and last names of each member • Sunday, Nov. 28, at 10 a.m. to noon, Bridge of the partnership. Bulletin columnist Lynn Berg If a director determines that neither player has a • Friday, Dec. 3, 10:30 a.m. to noon, ACBL substantially completed card, the partnership may teacher Audrey Grant play only the Yellow Card and On Wednesday, Dec. 1, win gold points in the may use only standard carding. This restriction may National 99er Pairs, a two-session event, held at 10 be lifted only at the beginning of a subsequent a.m. and 3 p.m. round after convention cards have been properly Entry fee special! Players with 0–100 MPs who prepared and approved by the director. Further, the buy a regular-price entry Nov. 26–28 will receive a partnership will receive a 1/6-board matchpoint half-priced entry for games held Dec. 3–5. penalty for each board played, commencing with the next round and continuing until the restriction is lifted. In IMP team games, penalties shall be at the discretion of the director. Pre-registration required for If the director determines the partnership has at least one substantially completed convention card Senior KO Teams but has not fully complied with ACBL regulations, the director may give warnings or assign such pen- Teams that wish to enter the Baze Senior Knock- alties as he deems to be appropriate under the cir- out Teams event on Friday, Nov. 26, must pre- cumstances. register no later than 11 a.m. on that date. The objective of these warnings and penalties is Pre-registration will be located in the Grand the encouragement of full compliance with ACBL Ballroom. regulations.