A to Z guide - Bridge Guys

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CEO ACBL headquarters, located in Memphis TN, operates under the guidance of a paid Chief Executive Officer selected by the ACBL Board of Directors. The current CEO is Jay Baum. Chicago (Four-Deal Bridge) A form of the game frequently played in clubs and well-suited to home play. It is named after the city in which it originated. Claim or Concession A suggestion that play of a deal be curtailed; a statement to the effect that a player will win (claim) or lose (concession) a specific number of tricks. Procedures differ in social and duplicate bridge. (See The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge.) Club (ACBL Bridge) Any individual ACBL member, group of ACBL members, or nonaffiliated organization (such as a country club, a fraternal or industrial organization, or a church or other religious group) may apply for a sanction from ACBL to conduct a duplicate game(s) at which masterpoints are awarded, thus permitting ACBL members and others to compete on a regular basis in their own communities. The people holding these sanctions become club managers and they operate clubs which may offer as few as one sanctioned game a month to as many sanctioned sessions as 18 a week. The games are held at specific times and locations according to the sanction of each. There are approximately 3,500 clubs which run nearly 2.5 million tables of sanctioned bridge annually throughout ACBL territory. Bridge clubs take many forms. Some are conducted as proprietary clubs in which the owners expect to make a profit just like a motion picture theater — entertainment is provided in return for an entry or admission fee. Some clubs are owned by the members and operated by a Board with bylaws. They may also be sponsored by organizations such as a country club, a service group, or a residential complex. A few clubs are run in foreign countries on military bases, some are located on the Internet, and others are found on cruise ships. 16
Most full-time clubs offer bridge lessons on site, a bridge library for members to use, social activities, tournaments for newer players, and special events for ACBL members. Fun, excitement, interesting people, and endless bridge hands are waiting for you at a local club game. In an effort to provide greater consistency at ACBL clubs and to reward clubs offering preferred services, programs, and games, clubs can compete for three levels of service recognition (One-Star, Two-Star, and Three-Star with Three-Star being the highest level). (See Star Clubs, pages 62 and 63.) A listing of clubs, their level of service, and club games can be found on ACBL’s Home Page on the Internet (www.acbl.org) or you can call the ACBL Club Membership Dept. (901-332-5586, ext. 221) for more information. Club Appreciation Games These are special games run during the month of October at clubs. They offer masterpoint awards calculated at 85% of sectional rating. Club Championship Each regularly scheduled weekly game is entitled to four club championship sessions per year. Overall awards for club championship games in open clubs are 65% of sectional rating. Club Game Classifications There are five general classes of games at clubs. � Open club games welcome all players. � Invitational club games may limit participation to members of a particular organization or to participants invited by the club manager. Guests are often accepted at invitational clubs. � Masterpoint limited club games are for players who are beyond Rookie level but not ready for open competition. These games may have any limitation that is determined to be best for the players in question – such as 49er, 99er, Non Life Master. 17
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Page 3 and 4: Portable GROUP INSURANCE FOR ACBL M
Page 5: THE ACBL FROM A TO Z As a member of
Page 8 and 9: ACBL Charity Foundation The ACBL Ch
Page 10 and 11: Accredited Bridge Teachers The ACBL
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Page 18 and 19: There are a number of other bridge
Page 22 and 23: � Newcomer club games may operate
Page 24 and 25: Cooperative Advertising Program See
Page 26 and 27: The Diamond Series This is the orig
Page 28 and 29: Etiquette Much of the popularity of
Page 30 and 31: Federacion Mexicana de Bridge (Mexi
Page 32 and 33: Golden Age Master A special categor
Page 34 and 35: The Heart Series This is the origin
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Page 60 and 61: Renege Failure to follow suit when
Page 62 and 63: Section Markers Signs at tournament
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