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SBN MAY-JUNE-2015-Final.Indd 1 4/8/15 9:48 AM NABC Fundraiser Week May 4-10 Contact Shirley Seals with Questions: Shirleysealsfl@Aol.Com ACBL - District 9 • www.district9acbl.org Volume 11 - Number 4 May-June 2015 Jeff Meckstroth Florida Players Set the Standard in 2014 John Bella Beverly Edward Sanford Kevin Brady Ionis-Sorren Slaski Rauch Robbins Dwyer This month: Take Survey on pages 31-34 May/June 2015 1 SBN MAY-JUNE-2015-Final.indd 1 4/8/15 9:48 AM NABC Fundraiser Week May 4-10 Contact Shirley Seals with questions: [email protected] 2 Sunshine Bridge News SBN MAY-JUNE-2015-Final.indd 2 4/8/15 9:48 AM May/June 2015 3 SBN MAY-JUNE-2015-Final.indd 3 4/8/15 9:48 AM Interested in a Free* Trip to Reno? Do you love to play duplicate? Do you have one favorite partner who also loves the game? Do you often do well together, routinely scoring above average in many sessions? Do you like to travel? Do you like to have your travel expenses subsidized? Do we have an idea for you?! During June, July and August, your local club will be hosting some North American Pairs (NAP) qualifying games. If you and your favorite partner both get qualified, either together or separately, you will then be eligible to move on to the District Finals, to be held at the St. Petersburg Bridge Club in Pinellas Park and at the Mandel JCC in Palm Beach Gardens, October 24th and 25th. Points won in club qualifying games are half red, half black. Three pairs in the unlimited flight (any player may compete) will earn the right to represent District 9 in the Flight A event, to be held (tentatively) March 9-10 at the Spring 2016 North American Bridge Championships (NABCs) in Reno, Nevada. THE FLIGHT A DISTRICT FINAL ON OCTOBER 24-25 WILL BE HELD ONLY AT THE ST. PETERSBURG BRIDGE CLUB IN PINELLAS PARK. Four pairs will earn the right to represent District 9 in the Flight B event (players with fewer than 2500 masterpoints as of the May 6, 2015 masterpoint cycle) and four pairs will earn the right to represent District 9 in the Flight C event (players who are not life masters and who have fewer than 500 Masterpoints as of the May 6, 2015 masterpoint cycle). Those two flights will have split-site district finals on October 24-25. You may play either in Pinellas Park or in Palm Beach Gardens. The Flight B and Flight C events in Reno are expected to be played on March 13-14, 2016. Points won in district finals in all three flights are gold and red. And now the best news of all. ACBL supports the winning players from each district in each flight with a $700 per person stipend to attend the event finals. Also, the event carries no entry fee. Yes, a free bridge event! ACBL supports the second place players from each district in each flight with a $300 per person stipend to attend the event finals. And adding to the good news: District 9 supplements the financial subsidy to the second, third and fourth place finishers in Flights B and C. Do we have an idea for you!!! Qualify at the club level so you can compete at the district level. Shouldn’t YOU have an opportunity to be one of the players to play in a free bridge event in Reno, Nevada, having flown there, and staying in a hotel there, using funds earned for your success at the district level? *Your trip may not be free, but you could have up to $700 to subsidize your travels. 4 Sunshine Bridge News SBN MAY-JUNE-2015-Final.indd 4 4/8/15 9:48 AM Sectional and District 9 GNT Final at St. Petersburg Bridge Club May 1-3, 2015 Sectional Friday May 1 10:30 AM Stratified Open Pairs Intermediate Pairs (NLM) 3:00 PM Stratified Open Pairs Intermediate Pairs (NLM) Saturday May 2 10:30 AM Stratified Open Pairs Intermediate Pairs (NLM) 3:00 PM Stratified Open Pairs Intermediate Pairs (NLM) Sunday May 3 10:30 AM Stratified Swiss – play through NLM Swiss – Play through District 9 GNT Finals Saturday May 2 1:00 PM Round 1 – Flights A, B, and C 7:00 PM Round 2 – Flights A, B, and C Sunday May 3 10:30 AM Final – Flights A, B, and C Team members must all have qualified at a club qualifying session. Sectional Strata: A=2000+; B=750-2000; C-0-750 NLM Strata: A=200-NLM; B=100-200; C=0-100 GNT Strata: Championship: unlimited; Flight A: 0-6000; Flight B: 0-2500; Flight C: 0-500 (NLM only) Championship Flight: for info on date and time of your event, you MUST contact Marshall Hall at (561) 445-9982, or [email protected] Free coffee, orange juice and snacks at all sessions Lunch during Sunday’s Swiss Teams game. La Quinta Hotel, 5000 Lake Blvd., Clearwater 727-299-9800 ($69) For more information or Partnership requests Charles Gill 727-363-1136 [email protected] St. Petersburg Bridge Club is located at 9103 US Highway 19 N., Pinellas Park, FL 33782 727-544-5040 St. Petersburg Bridge Club is located just off I-275 From I-275, take Exit 28 and drive west on Gandy/Park approx 1-1/4 miles to US Highway 19 N. Turn north (right) on US Highway 19 N. 9103 is approximately 1 mile up on the right in Mainlands Plaza. May/June 2015 5 SBN MAY-JUNE-2015-Final.indd 5 4/8/15 9:48 AM 6 Sunshine Bridge News SBN MAY-JUNE-2015-Final.indd 6 4/8/15 9:48 AM May/June 2015 7 SBN MAY-JUNE-2015-Final.indd 7 4/8/15 9:48 AM May 25-31, 2015 DoubleTree by Hilton Tampa Airport-Westshore 813-879-4800 • 4500 W Cypress St., Tampa FL 33607 Use DS9 Bridge/District 9 as the code for room reservations. 11:00-1:00 Free Lesson for those with fewer than 20 MP HOSTS MON 2:00 0-20 Relaxed Game (no entry fee) Shannon Cappelletti MAY 2:00 Charity Open Pairs (one session event) (888) 360-2590 25 2:00 & 7:30 Mon-Tues Bracketed KO (cont’d 10:00 & 2:30 Tues) [email protected] 7:30 Charity Open Pairs (one session event) 7:30 Two Session Swiss Teams (cont 7:30 Tuesday) Ray Wise (813) 215-6623 10:00 & 2:30 Tues-Wed Bracketed KO (cont’d 10:00 & 2:30 Wed) [email protected] 10:00 & 2:30 Stratified Open Pairs (2 Sessions) 10:00 & 2:30 299er Pairs (Single session games) TUE PARTNERSHIPS 10:00 Morning Side Game Series (1st of 5) Peggy Higginbotham MAY 2:30 Stratified Swiss Teams (single session) 26 (904) 334-5272 2:30 Afternoon Side Game Series (1st of 5) [email protected] 7:30 Stratified Swiss Teams (2nd of 2, cont’d from Mon) --or-- 7:30 Stratified Swiss Teams (2 sessions, cont’d Wed 7:30) Visit the District 9 Online 7:30 Evening Side Game Series (1st of 5) Partnership Desk at: bridgenesse.com/D9PDeskIndex 9:15 - 9:45 Guest Speaker 10:00 & 2:30 Wed-Thurs Bracketed KO (cont’d 10:00 & 2:30 Thur) HOSPITALITY 10:00 & 2:30 Gold Rush Pairs (2 sessions) (Lim to 750 MP) WED Coffee; Tea; Orange Juice; Apples 10:00 & 2:30 A/X/Y Open Pairs (2 Sessions) Snacks after the evening sessions MAY 10:00 & 2:30 299er Pairs (Single session games) Subsidized Sunday snacks 27 10:00 Morning Side Game Series (2nd of 5) 2:30 Stratified Swiss Teams (single session) STRATA 2:30 Afternoon Side Game Series (2nd of 5) Open Events 7:30 Stratified Swiss Teams (2nd of 2, cont’d from Tues) A=2500+; B=1000-2500; C=0-1000 7:30 Evening Side Game Series (2nd of 5) Florida Gold Strats: 9:15 - 9:45 Guest Speaker A=300-750; B=100-300; C=0-100 10:00 & 2:30 Thurs-Fri Bracketed KO (cont’d 10:00 & 2:30 Fri) A/X/Y Strats: THU 10:00 & 2:30 Stratified Open Pairs (2 Sessions) A=5000+; X=2500-5000; Y=0-2500 MAY 10:00 & 2:30 299er Pairs (Single session games) 299er Events 28 10:00 Morning Side Game Series (3rd of 5) A=200-300; B=100-200; C=0-100 2:30 Stratified Swiss Teams (single session) 299er Strata May Be Changed at 2:30 Afternoon Side Game Series (3rd of 5) Director’s Discretion 7:30 Thurs-Fri Compact KO (1st of 2 sessions, cont’d Fri 7:30) 7:30 Evening Side Game Series (3rd of 5) All Pairs Games Stratified by Masterpoint Average of the Pair 9:15 - 9:45 Guest Speaker (both players must fit under upper 10:00 & 2:30 Fri-Sat Bracketed KO (cont’d 10:00 & 2:30 Sat) limit of the event). All KOs and Sat. FRI 10:00 & 2:30 Gold Rush Pairs (2 sessions) (Lim to 750 MP) 2-Session B Swiss are MAY 10:00 & 2:30 A/X/Y Open Pairs (2 Sessions) Bracketed. Other Swiss Stratified 29 10:00 & 2:30 299er Pairs (Single session games) by Masterpoint Average (all 10:00 Morning Side Game Series (4th of 5) players must fit under upper limit 2:30 Stratified Swiss Teams (single session) of the event). Top Bracket of KOs 2:30 Afternoon Side Game Series (4th of 5) May Be Handicapped. 7:30 Thurs-Fri Compact KO (2nd of 2 sessions, cont’d) 7:30 Evening Side Game Series (4th of 5) DIRECTIONS: The southbound I-275 exit ramp 10:00 & 2:30 Stratified Open Pairs (2 Sessions) SAT (Exit 40A) to West Shore Boulevard 10:00 & 2:30 Bracketed Swiss Teams (2 Sessions) MAY is closed for reconstruction with a 10:00 & 2:30 299er Pairs (Single session games) projected reopen date of May 2015.
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