With all the interest in the FacebookIPO this past week, (Well, some of us were interested) I thought thatwe should have some of our own IPOs.
299er Sivler Point Tournament IPO- The initial offering price of this IPO is 3 Masterpoints. Canyou get more than 3 masterpoints during this three day tournament? Pairsgames are scheduled for 10:30 and 3:00 on Tuesday May 22 and Thursday May24 and the team game on Sunday May 27 at 10:30. Let usknow if you need a partner. End up with more than 3 masterpoints in thisIPO and you will win a free game on either Tuesday or Thursdayafternoon.
Memorial Day IPO - This is aspecial picnic and charity game for Memorial Day May 28 at12:30.. The charity is Help Our Troops (HOT). Theoffering price for this IPO is $6. This investment will giveyou a good time, good food and good bridge, all for a good cause...
The Worldwide Pairs IPO - This isa double barreled IPO. Invest in one or both events. The timesare Friday evening, June 1 at 7:00 and Saturday morning June 2 at 10:30.While many brokers have priced this IPO at $9, we areoffering the games at $5 each. This is a great deal Good fun,great analysis book and worldwide scoring on the internet. This is an eventeveryone at all levels will enjoy. See the attached prospectus. Oh, by the way,the Friday night game is also our birthdaygame and anyone with a June birthday gets a free play thatnight.
The Bridge School IPO.
The great I. William (Will) Wynn may have said,"You will never lose investing in education." In light of this,we invite you to invest in The Bridge School here at the club. This IPO is offered in a series.Choose the item(s) most appropriate to round out your bridgeportfolio.
Monday at 9:30 - Beginners - 4 weeks of freelessons - Starts June 4
Tuesday at 9:30 - Competitive Bidding (cancelledthis week due to the tournament)
Tuesday at 9:45 - Supervised Play
Thursday at 9:30 - 2/1 Class - (cancelled this weekdue to the tournament)
Froday at 9:45 - Supervised Play
Friday at 10:00 - Open Forum
For you day traders, each day thisweek offers a chance to get quick masterpoint gains with an investment of only 3hours. Here are the recommended trades this week:
Monday at 12:30 - Open and 299er Game
Monday at 7:00 - Open Game
Tuesday at 10:30 - 299er TournamentGame
Tuesday at 12:30 - Open Game
Tuesday at 3:00 - 299er TournamentGame
Tuesday at 7:00 - Note: No game this week due totournament - Free play for all next week - May29
Wednesday at 9 - Newplicate Game
Wednesday at 12:30 - Open and 299erGame
Wednesday at 7:00 - Open Game
Thursday at 10:30 - 299er TournamentGame
Thursday at 12:30 - Open Game
Thursday at 3:00 - 299er TournamentGame
Thursday at 7:00 - Swiss Team Game
Friday at 12:30 - Open and 299er Game
Saturday at 10:30 - Club ChampionshipGame
Sunday at 10:30 - 299er Tournament SwissTeam Game
The Caring Bridge IPO This is another logo from Facebook and it remindsus of a simple but important thought. When new"investors" come to the club, it can be a little intimidating. Consider thiswhen they are playing at the same table as you. Please be a llittle forgiving.The more "investors" in the club, the better the club will be.
Mentioning Facebook, did you know that the ACBL hasa Facebook page. It can be found at
The New Building IPO -The company that was offering this investmentopportunity has been told by their bank that the offering price was too low. Theboard will be meeting to consider how to respond to this on Monday at 5:00. Allmembers are welcome to attend this meeting.
Finally, I found something interesting on Facebook,called Bridge Tactics. Let me know what level you get to in the first hour. Thehighest reported level wins a club shirt. Invest an hour and see how you do.Have fun, but don't let it interfere with your time at the club!