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7th - 10th April 2017 - Away Weekend

 
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2016 EBU Master Point Promotions

Life Master (60,000 MPs inc 150 GPs)

  • J Seymour

2 Star Premier Master (15,000 MPs inc 10 GPs)

  • D Newsome

1 Star Master (10,000 MPs)

  • S Elphick

Advanced Master (7,500 MPs)

  • A Jones

Master (5,000 MPs)

  • PJ Allen

County Master (2500 MPs)

  • P Goggin
  • H Jones
  • M Metcalf
  • S Palmer

District Master (1000 MPs)

  • C Bowen
  • A Dean
  • C Lord
  • P Pymm
  • G Sproston

Area Master (500 MPs)

  • J Brassington
  • G Foster
  • W Pitt
  • D Royle
  • M Wood

Club Master (200 MPs)

  • S Clarke
  • N Dunn
  • S Houghton

Local Master (100 MPs)

  • N Grainger
  • E Lochee-Bayne
  • D Merriott
  • A Wilson

For 2015 and earlier entries see website.

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Tuesday Standbys

A host system runs on Tuesday evenings whereby if you arrive at the club without a partner not later than 7 p.m. then the "stand by" for that evening will be called in to play with you. 

 
Level 4
Permitted Agreements (Level 4) 27/9/2013

: PERMITTED AGREEMENTS (LEVEL 4 AMPLIFIED)

One level openings: (1st & 2nd seat rule of 18); 1NT 9+ HCP
1♣, 1 : any meaning as long as this does not include hands with 5 card or longer major - unless minor is as long as or longer than major.
or Forcing ER25
or 4+ cards in the suit bid plus a longer side suit
1 1♠: any meaning which shows 4 or more cards in suit bid
1NT: natural, non-forcing, with a defined range * and must not have more than nine cards in two suits, no void, or 7 hearts or 7 spades.
* SBC agreed to only announce range if outside "12-14".

Two level opening:
Any meaning as long as shows ER25 or
Any meaning which shows at least four cards in the suit
2♣, 2 may be played to show at least 4-4 in the majors
Multi 2 weak option defined range of 5HCP, min 4HCP, max 12HCP
Strong options must include ER25

Other two level openings:
2♣, 2, 2, 2♠, can be game force; Acol two; 4441 or 5440 having defined range, singleton/void not specified. Balanced or semi-balanced hand with defined range.
Opening 2NT either any meaning shows ER25
Or both minors - any strength.

Opening 3NT: 1) Natural 2) an unspecified solid suit with or without outside high cards or 3) a single suiter, being one of at most two possible suits
Opening 4♣, 4 one of either natural any agreed range or 4♣/4 shows strong 4/4♠ opener.
Higher opening bids: suit bids must be natural and NT bids may have any agreed meaning.

Carding: Any system of leads, signals and discards may be used as long as the system card gives reasonable detail but must not include any form of encrypted carding or dual meaning signals