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TGI Friday °/ ° August 15-21 86 72 Daily Bulletin Welcome to the Gateway to the West Regional! Kudos to Our Calling all 0-750MP Players Newest LM! Gold Rush Pairs Today Charity Stratified 1-Session Open Pairs at 9 AM Cookie Arneson The ACBL is offering this gold pairs game at Saturday… set your alarm! See you there. bbb tournaments for 0-300 and 300-750 MP players; these games are scored over the two sessions, not No 5:00 PM Mass Tomorrow as two separate games. You will only play against Because of dwindling attendance, we will not hold other 0-750 MP players. Gold points paid to section Saturday afternoon Mass onsite this year. We top and overall winners. Players are competing in a apologize for any inconvenience. 0-750 game, but the 0-300 MP players can win Gold points by placing in the overalls (as there are no gold points given for finishing overall in the 0-300 games.) You must play in both Please keep the noise down. It is really sessions. The best things about this event: it‘s a one-day event and the level of the competition is not prohibitive. See you at 1 & 7PM. distracting and makes it hard to concentrate. Please take conversations to the hallway. Adult Bridge Boot Camp #6 th Late Night Hospitality 6 Adult Boot Camp October 24-27, 2016 St. Louis offers serious hospitality for all. Join us for snacks after the A Learn & Play Adult Bridge Camp for 0-499ers, focusing on evening session. Tonight’s Chat & Snack treat: Hot Dogs Night the needs of the intermediate player, as well as those newer with condiments, including relish, diced onion, and sauerkraut, to Duplicate. Lake Williamson in Carlinville, IL Contac Mary assorted Pepsi® and Coke® soda products, and a keg of Kraftig Light®. Lattan-Shaw, 217-825-7248, or [email protected] ; also information is posted on the Unit 143 website. Daily Grin Bath Coup — getting to use the tub Kudos to our before your roommate. 2 New Life Masters! Splinter Bid — the only known way to become declarer with a singleton trump in each hand. Vienna Coup — the mating sound of Austrian doves. Diana Votaw — the ending of Little Red Riding Hood. Chesterfield, MO Estelle Lau Wolff Sign-off Mon-Tues KO St. Louis, MO] Key-Card Blackwood — an ingenious convention that allows you to get to a grand slam off the ace of trumps. Today’s Events 2-SESSION MORNING SWISS 2 Session 1 of 2 Ballroom 9 AM 199er Pairs Single Sessions Orly 1 PM, 7 PM 2-SESSION GOLD RUSH PAIRS 0-300/750 2 Sessions Ballroom 1 PM & 7 PM 2-SESSION FRIDAY A/X PAIRS 0-2000/2000+ 2 Sessions Lambert 1 PM & 7 PM FRIDAY-SATURDAY SIDE SERIES 3 Pairs Sessions 1 & 2 of 4 Ballroom 1 PM , 7 PM FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO 4 Sessions 1 & 2 of 4 Ballroom 1 PM, 7 PM 1-SESSION EVENING SWISS Single Session 7 PM For the Advancing Player Today’s Expert Guest Speakers I/N Room Donna Compton “Clues from the Bidding” 12:15 PM Surprise Speaker “TBA – announced at afternoon session” 6:15 PM Stratified Events: 0-750/750-2000/2000+; I/N 199er Pairs: Stratified 0-20/20-100/100-200; Bracketed Swiss: Bracketed from Bottom Up; Strat B/C/D: 0-300/300-750/750-2000; Barometer Pairs: Flt A Unlimited; All Stratifications by Average MP’s in all events; Eligibility for flighted events based on highest MP player; Bracketed KO’s/Swiss may be handicapped. Zero Tolerance is in place! Information At-A-Glance! Welcomeb from... bbbbbbbbbbbRegistrationb Gift: Jotter Pad & Pen Your Tournament Team Let us know you’re here! The Registration desk opens 45’ before each session mornings, afternoons, and evenings. It’s located in the main hallway. It closes 15 minutes before each event to allow volunteers to get to their tables. When you register, pick up your gift of an Eco-Friendly Recycled Jotter Pad with Pen. Mike Carmen, Tournament Chair Rick Beye, Head Director & Speakers St. Louis, MO Caddies & Awards Bidding Boxes Publicity Daily Bulletin FreeDaily Coffee Hospitality & Complimentary Parking Complimentary Coffee Service will be provided during each session (Morning. Afternoon and Evening) for 1½ hours each time on a daily basis beginning Monday evening in the main playing area. Freshly Brewed Regular and George Hawley Jay Shah Debbie Romero Jennifer Luner Decaffeinated Coffee will be provided. Parking exit passes are available at the Director’s table in the Main Ballroom. Partnerships President & Hospitality & Web Results Photos Registration Partnership Desk Looking for a Partner? Or Teammates? The Partnership Desk opens Ann Lemp Helene Seigfried Mary Dolan Linda Seibert 45 minutes before each session mornings, afternoons, and evenings. It Restaurant Web On-Line is located in the main hallway. It will close 10 minutes before each event Guide Bulletin & Recorder to allow volunteers to get to their tables. The same desk is used for ALL players in any event. Convention Card Reminder Lee Hastings Milt Zlatic Your Directing Staff Each player is required to have a convention card filled out legibly and on the table throughout a session. Both cards of a partnership must be identical and include the first and last names of each partner. Photographer Attention Winners! Unit 143 photographers will snap pictures of all Bradley Bartol W Harris, Jr. Tom Marsh John Nichol Indianapolis, IN Lombard, IL San Antonio, TX Indianapolis, IN new Life Masters, I/N winners, and all event winners in the main hallway near the Photography poster for 20 minutes immediately after each afternoon and evening session starting Monday evening. Please stop by! Electronic scoring DEVICEs Joan Paradeis Chris Patrias Peter Wilke We will use electronic scoring devices in all Wichita Falls, TX St. Louis, MO Milwaukee, WI Pairs games & Swiss Team events this Say the magic word, Please! when you call. week. If you need assistance in using one, just ask your friendly director. Try, “Caddy, please, or “Director, please.” … and we Thank You! Playing Cards Looking Old & Tired??? New Life Masters… If you feel a board you have played has particularly old or dirty playing Let us know the details of what event put cards, please notify the Director of your section and ask for them to be you over and where you’re from! Drop your news in our replaced prior to being put back into play. News Basket in the main hallway. To establish an atmosphere that promotes enjoying bridge, we support the ACBL’s policy of courteous behavior . For tournaments to be fun, please report conduct that is unacceptable by calling the director immediately, keeping in mind that we must be tolerant of others. You do not have to tolerate: badgering, rudeness, insinuations, intimidation, loud or disruptive arguing, profanity, threats, or violence; Zero Tolerance Policy negative comments concerning opponent’s or partner’s play or bidding; gloating, gratuitous lessons and analyses at the table. Be cool! Bridge is fun. Likewise, please report especially outstanding or refreshing conduct on a player memo form (available from any direct or) for things such as: being a good “host” or “guest” at the table, greeting others in a friendly manner, or praising the bidding and/or play of opponents. Turn Them OFF! Reduced Entry Fee$ Please and Thank You!!! Intermediate/Novice pair game fee is $10/player/session. Student Except for health-related equipment or by permission Discounts: Our Regional offers a 50% discount on each full session of the Director-In- Charge of the tournament or event, for full-time students ages 25 and under with ID proof. Be sure to cell phones, audible pagers, or any similar communication inform the director when purchasing the entry. equipment MAY NOT be operated or operable in the playing area during a session of play. If you are expecting an emergency call, you may leave your phone at the director’s station. Awards Table First Overall I/N trophies for N/S and E/W event winners are awarded NO Smoking Policy in the I/N playingb room. The overall winners of each I/N section get a bb This is a NO SMOKING tournament and 314hotel.-240 You- may smoke outside Section top prize.2594 Sec tion Top awards for all Pairs Events will have a the hotel entrances. Please use provided receptacles. Hospitality choice of an insulatedMake sure drinking cup , or convention card holder . breaks will be provided. bbbbbb bbbbbbbbbb Section Top prizes will be available the day after they were earned to Special Request allow time for any scoring corrections. You can expedite collecting As a courtesy to our fellow players with allergies, your Section Top Award by telling us the day, event, section letter, please refrain from wearing heavy colognes and and direction. fragrances. Thanks for your cooperation. The awards table is located in the main hallway and will be open 30’ before afternoon and evening sessions Tuesday - Saturday. Area Attractions The awards table will also open 30’ before morning sessions Saturday and Sunday. Sunday, the awards table will be open for 30’ following the conclusion of the pairs games. The awards desk will close 10’ prior to each session to allow our volunteers to get to their games. No prizes will be mailed. Players with Non-ACBL MPs Players with non-ACBL Masterpoints must inform the director before entering any Flighted, Stratified, or Bracketed event. Failure to do so Our top area attractions are the Gateway Arch, the Clydesdales & may result in disqualifications and loss of any MPs won. Brewery tour, the MO Botanical Garden, and the St.
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