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Emergency Contact Form

Members are invited to submit emergency contact information by either of two methods:

The first method is to legibly hand-fill a form available at the directors' desk.

The second method is to download a fillable form, enter the data and print the form.

Bring either your hand filled or computer filled form to any director.

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE DOWNLOADABLE FILLABLE FORM

Note: this resource is a completely voluntary matter and is for your convenience only.  Use it if you want the club to know who to contact in an emergency.

Board of the Week

Board of the Week is a series of comments on interesting boards, written by a non-expert member of our club.  The articles are intended to be educational, entertaining, or both.

Board of the Week 85:

All In: Choose from Two Lines of Play

Board of the Week 86:
A Systems Player Breaks System. Twice.

CLICK HERE FOR PRIOR EDITIONS (1-84)

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Welcome to Little Rock Duplicate Bridge Club

Unit Mixed Team Event Coming in October

Congratulations to Winners of
Eight Is Enough Swiss September 20

G.L. Rhoades, Judy Chapman, Bob Stepp, and Skip Henry

The next Eight Is Enough Swiss event is
October 4 at 1:30 p.m.
GET YOUR TEAM READY NOW FOR THE UNIT EXTENDED TEAM GAME OCTOBER 17 (AT VILLAGE CARD CLUB).

Eight Is Enough Conditions of Contest

Each team must include at least one C player.
No team may have more than one A player
.

A = 2000+ MP
 B =
500
– 2000 MP
C = Under 500 MP

Natural State Regional Tournament

Form Your Partnerships and Teams Now!

The Natural State Regional Tournament will be held in Hot Springs
Wednesday-Saturday, November 11-14.

Stratified Open Pairs, Gold Rush Pairs, and Bracketed 2-Session Swiss will be held.

Be sure to register on or before November 4 so as to be eligible for door prizes!

CLICK HERE FOR TOURNAMENT FLYER

CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION FORM

NOTE: THE REGISTRATION FORM IS A FILLABLE PDF.  YOU MAY DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THEN FILL BY HAND, OR YOU MAY DOWNLOAD AND SAVE, THEN FILL ELECTRONICALLY AND SAVE THE FILLED FORM.  EITHER WAY, SEND THE DATA TO DICK HEIL, THE TOURNAMENT CHAIR.

The Bridge House Educational Opportunities

Two Courses for Newer Players

"Beginner Bridge 1"
Suit and No Trump Bidding
6 Weeks, Tuesdays, Sept 22-Oct 27
Morning Class 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Evening Class 6:00-8:00 p.m. 
Instructor: Carolyn Stowers
Class is Free, Book is $10

 

"Beginner  Bridge 2"
Covers 
Weak Preemptive Bids, Overcalls, Takeout Doubles, Strong Hands, Slam Bidding
6 Weeks, Wednesdays Oct 7 - Nov 11
Morning class 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Instructor: Richard Kalkbrenner
Class Fee $50

 

Intermediate/Advanced Course

“Stuck in the Middle? Renascent” 
6 Weeks, Beginning Friday, November 20
(One session in November, two in December, and three in January)

9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Instructor: Dick Chapman
Cost is $80
This course is play and defense...it is not a bidding class.

Share the News About Bridge!

The Bridge House has produced a professional-quality video that introduces bridge to the general public.  Now it's up to us to share it with our non-player friends as we encourage them to take up the game.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO

Need a Partner?

Ever find yourself wanting to play at the club but don't know how to find a partner?  We can help!

For play in Open Pairs contests, contact Mary Anne Wildman at 501-352-9367 or by e-mail HERE.  For play in events that are restricted by total masterpoints, contact Gary Evans at 501-765-2286 or by e-mail HERE.

LRDBC WEEKLY GAME SCHEDULE


 

CLICK HERE FOR SEPTEMBER CALENDAR

The Bridge House Educational Programs

The Bridge House, a separate organization from Little Rock Duplicate Bridge Club, provides classes, mini-lessons, and other educational opportunities throughout the year.

CLICK HERE FOR THE BRIDGE HOUSE CLASS SCHEDULE

Recent 70% Games

Rick Kreth and Laura Humphrey
70.83% August 18 0-50 Pairs

Mary Fenton and Ann Pugh
71.88% September 7 0-50 Pairs

Pete Marvin and Luraette Tucker
70.88% September 17 Open Pairs (UWC)

Bill Roehrenbeck and Asvin Vibhakar
71.67% September 24 0-200 Pairs

Sallie Blanton and Laura Humphrey
72.50% September 2450-200 Pairs

Rank Achievements Reported June-August

Junior Master (5 masterpoints)

Dani Martin

Club Master (20 masterpoints, of which at least 5 are black)

Lane Phelps
Angie Tapp
Ashvin Vibhakar

Sectional Master (50 masterpoints, of which at least 10 are black and 5 are silver)

Sallie Blanton
Silvina Games
Joe Luzzi

Regional Master (100 masterpoints, of which at least 15 are black, 15 are silver, and 5 are red/gold/platinum)

Chet Hight

NABC Master (200 masterpoints, of which at least 20 are black, 25 are silver, and 20 are red/gold/platinum; of the latter, at least 5 must be gold/platinum)

Donna Smith
Bob Stepp

Bronze Life Master (a Life Master with 750 masterpoints)

Sue Fess
John Mueller

Ruby Life Master (A Life Master with at least 1500 masterpoints, of which at least 300 are silver/red/gold/platinum)

Mary Anne Wildman

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Practice Active Ethics

Watch your tempo
Don't derive information from partner's tempo or behavior
Make sure you are not sending or receiving signals other than through bids and card play

THANK YOU FOR BEING AN ETHICAL PLAYER! 

BE NICE TO YOUR PARTNER, YOUR OPPONENTS, AND THE DIRECTOR