August, 2026
Dues are $25.00 a year. Please pay Mary at the Club or send her a check for $25.00 payable to the CNEBC and mail to:
Dr. Mary Joseph 422 Turkey Point Circle, Columbia, SC 29223
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Here's a Quick Overview for August
During the month of August...EVERY game will be either a North American Pairs (NAP) game which means lots of extra masterpoints or a StaC game for SILVER masterpoints.
One week of SILVER-- Monday, August 10-Sunday, August 16 (all games) Every single game will be for SILVER.
Two weeks of 50% RED--North American Pairs Games --Monday, August 3-Sunday, August 9 AND Monday, August 24-Sunday, August 30.
One Week of Double Black--Monday, August 17-Sunday, August 23
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Change in Rank
We have so much to celebrate with players changing ranks. Kudos to each of you! Please move your name magnet at the club to reflect your new rank status.
Melinda Young--Silver Life Master
Patti Suggs--Life Master (earned her final GOLD at the Regional in July)
Veronica Albritton--NABC Master
Caroline Grimball--NABC Master
Susan Lourie--Regional Master
Maria Bulis--Regional Master
Barbara Rice--Jr. Master
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StaC Week--District 7
Monday, August 10-Sunday, August 16 (all games) Every single game will be for SILVER.
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ACBL-Wide IMG Game on Wednesday, July 22
We are so very proud of our members who earned so many extra masterpoints in the North American wide game in July. Thanks always to Nancy Morris for tracking our members! This is how our members did in a field of 1,568 players!
Pam Brackett & Velma Pruitt (15 masterpoints)--Ranked 6th nationwide and 1st in the District
Harold Moore & John Moore (11.25 masterpoints)--Ranked 2nd in District
Toni Elkins & Charmelle Staples (8.44 masterpoints)--Ranked 3rd in District
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Columbia Regional--July 26-July 30
We are EXTREMELY proud of our members who represented us by participating in the Regional that was held in Columbia the end of July. There were members who participated in their very first regionally rated tournament and we hope that you met many nice players from dozens of States. A total of 51 members earned gold/red masterpoints. The top 10 members who collected the most mp are as follows:
30.34 John Moore
28.21 Elizabeth Beckwith
20.66 Andor Pruitt (you know we claim you as one of us!)
14.01 Velma Pruitt
11.78 Ellen Brown
11.01 Randy Cannon
9.63 Pat Philipoom
8.05 Fran Potter
7.61 Jim Bull
7.04 Loretta McPherson
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Face to Face Game Schedule (lots of extra masterpoints) All games at Club unless otherwise specified.
All Face- to-Face (F2F) Games are Open
- Monday: 10:00 a.m. GRAND SLAM Monday. Bid and make a grand slam and win a free regular game. On Mondays (immediately after the game) Mary will take 10-15 minutes after game to review bidding and play of hand on some of the more challenging boards that were played during the game.
- Tuesday: 10:00 a.m.
- Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. All games at Club except the 1st Wednesday, August 5. This game will be at The Lexington Country Club, 1066 Barr Rd., Lexington, 29072. You do not need to sign up for this game in Lexington.
- For the games at the Club on other Wednesdays, you MUST sign up at Club or text Mary each week by 12:00 noon on the Tuesday prior to the games on Wednesday (803) 960-7545.
- Thursday: 10:00 a.m. All games at Club except for 1st Thursday, August 6 . The game on August 6 is at the Palmetto Mortgage Company, 925 East Main street, Lexington, SC 29072. Take exit 58 off of I-20 west, turn right heading toward Lexington. The Palmetto Mortgage Company is 1 ½ miles on left (across from Fatz Cafe).
- For the other Thursday games at the Club, you MUST sign up at Club or text Mary each week by 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, the day before the games on Thursday (803) 960-7545.
- Friday: 10:00 a.m.
- Sunday: 2:00 p.m. You must sign-up for Sunday games by 12:00 noon on each Friday prior to the Sunday game.
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In August, BBO Games
In the ACBL Community Clubhouse-- Games
Every game you play in the Clubhouse helps our club because a portion of the entry fee goes directly to the player’s local club.
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ACBL Clubhouse Lounge
Break down bids and discuss deals with fellow players in the
a special Zoom room for post-game discussions and connection.
Open Monday through Friday, 2:30 – 3:30 PM ET.
In the ACBL Clubhouse online every day throughout the day and night--when you are not playing at our club, please consider playing in these games in the ACBL Clubhouse as our club gets $1.25 per entry. All level of games are available throughout the day. Players with 0-20 mp play for free with a ROBOT (12 boards).
Most Popular Conventional Treatments
ACBL has made available the popular "Bidding Toolkit" series which contains an explanation of two dozen of the most popular conventional treatments players use today. Simply go to acbl.org/tournaments/#charts. Scroll to the part of the page that has the Bidding Toolkit series.
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Want More Practice with Your Partners?
ACBL offers a FREE weekly bidding contest using the app BID72
Enter the contest each week with your partner and automatically receive 5 hands on your phone/tablet every week.
Compare your results with hundreds of pairs.
Register at bid72.com/abc.
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