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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 69:

A Twofer: Making the Best of Bad Situations

Board of the Week 70:
Setting up a Fifth Card Opposite a Void! And: Find the Trump Queen

CLICK HERE FOR PRIOR EDITIONS

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ACBL-Wide Charity Pairs

The results of today's ACBL-Wide Charity Pairs event are now posted.  Congratulations to Richard and Mary Jane (NS) and Bill and David (EW) for their top place results.

CLICK HERE for expert analysis (Frank Stewart) of the boards.

Educational News

This information is from The Bridge House, the place for Bridge Education in Central Arkansas

Beginner 1 Class
Instructor: Carolyn Stowers
6 Tuesdays (March 31st – May 5th)
There will be 2 Practice/Play Sessions Following Class (5/12, 5/19)
MORNING SESSIONS 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
EVENING SESSIONS 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Class is FREE, Purchase Book 1st day of class for $10

 

Beginner 2 Class
Instructor: Karen Proetz
6 Thursdays (April 2nd – May 7th)
Topics: Weak Preemptive Bids, Overcalls, Takeout Doubles, Strong Hands, Slams
MORNING SESSIONS 10:00 – NOON
Class Fee is $50, includes Book distributed in class

 

REGISTRATION CONTACT
Carolyn Stowers
501-680-4334

 

Team Game News

Congratulations to Team Game Winners March 22
Connie True
Leslie Hollingsworth
Karen Anderson
Judy Willard

The next Eight Is Enough Swiss events are
April 5 at 1:30 p.m.
April 19 at 1:30 p.m.

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

LRDBC WEEKLY GAME SCHEDULE

CLICK HERE FOR FEBRUARY 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

Frank Swan and Mary Anne Wildman
71.03% February 7 Open Pairs
(ACBL-Wide International Fund Game)

Sherry Sweeten and Marcia Lanier
75.00% February 13 0-200 Pairs

Frank Swan and Marci Hixson
71.02% February 16 Open Pairs

Pete Marvin and Mary Anne Wildman
71.15% February 23 Open Pairs

Rank Achievements Reported March 1, 2026

Please note that we announce rank advancements only after ACBL reports them to our club.  It is possible for the report to reach us as much as three months after you achieve your new rank.  Our list is not official...it's just our way of congratulating members who achieve a new rank.

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

Joe Luzzi

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

LeeLee Hess
Deborah Smart
Bruce Thalheimer

Bronze Life Master (a Life Master with 750 masterpoints)

Carolyn Stowers

Gold Life Master (a Life Master with 2,500 masterpoints, of which 500 are silver/red/gold/platinum

Nancy Speer

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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