DOTTY LOU's BOUTIQUE & BRIDGE STUDIO is located at 318 - 320 York Road, Warminster.  The store is at the south end of the Warminster Shopping Center (a strip of about 15 retail stores) on the west side of York Road south of Street Road and north of County Line Road.  The shopping center is about 1/2 mile from either Street Road or County Line Road on York Road.  Would you believe -- we are starting our 3rd year at this location?  Thank you for all of your support!

UNIT PRO-AM GAME (PRO MEANS LIFE MASTER)

Dotty is planning to host the Unit-Wide Pro-Am game on Tuesday evening, November 17 at 7:00.  Life Master's play with non-life master partners.  The winning Pro-Am pair in each of two non-LM flights (0 - 99 and 0 - 299) have their names engraved on a permanent trophy (as well as earning masterpoints).  Life Masters interested in playing should contact Dotty who will assist with the pairing with an amateur, if necessary.  

NEW GAMES HAVE COME TO CENTRAL BUXMONT 

Two new "open" games are now being offered Saturday afternoon at noon and Tuesday evening at 7:00 (resuming Oct. 6).  The Club now plays every day Monday through Saturday at noon, Sunday at 12:30, Monday evening at 7:30 and Tuesday evening at 7:00 (resuming Oct. 6).  The new Tuesday evening game awards "triple points" at no additional cost to players.  

SILVER POINT WEEK IS COMING IN DECEMBER

The next silver point week is Monday, December 7 through Sunday, December 13.

SERIES AWARDS

Players can win 2.50 masterpoints for winning a series (if the days they played in a daily series total 125 tables or more).  These are "bonus points" in addition to those won in each game.  We can award the top six players masterpoints in each series.  Note: a series consisits of the games played on a particular day/time of the week, generally in a calendar quarter.  See the bulletin board near the computer station for the series award standings.

NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS (NAP) - FLIGHT "B" WILMINGTON BRIDGE STUDIO

The NAP is a special event that begins with players qualifying for the District 4 finals by earning a qualification at the club level in the months of June, July & August.  Those players who qualified to play in the District finals are noted on the lists on the walls of the club.   Flight "B" (less than 2,000 points) will be played at the Wilmington Bridge Studio on October 24.  1st, 2nd and 3rd place pairs overall in each flight will receive a partial subsidy if they choose to play in the National event at the Reno NABC in March 2010.  There is no obligation, however, to continue if eligible.

3rd QUARTER 2009 CLUB CHAMPIONS

MON. NOON:            Doreen & William Kolket

MON. EVENING:      C. Klempner - A. Anderson

TUE. NOON:              Susan Kaysen - Selma Kaufman

WED. NOON:             Y. Rubenstien - David Morgan

THURS. NOON:         Fern Herman - Rita Gross

FRIDAY NOON:        Elaine Clair - Tony Zacchei

SATURDAY NOON:  Leslie Isles - Diane Lapat

SUNDAY 12:30:          Bruce Lieberman - Fern Herman          

3rd QUARTER 2009 SERIES WINNERS

MON. NOON:            John Canterbury (SEP/OCT)

MON. 7:30:                 Everette Harris  

TUE. NOON:              Elaine Clair - Steve Becker (tie)

WED. NOON:             Steve Becker

THURS. NOON:         Helen Mintzes - Harriet Weiss (tie)

FRIDAY NOON:        Bill Mumbauer

SATURDAY NOON: Mary Alice Ulrich

SUNDAY 12:30:         G. Cohen & G. Cadwallader          

CHARITY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

EVERY TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY AT NOON & TUESDAY EVENING AT 7:00 (EXCEPT WHEN THERE IS ANOTHER SPECIAL GAME), THE CLUB WILL HOLD A CHARITY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AWARDING TRIPLE POINTS.  THERE IS NO EXTRA CHARGE TO PLAY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  DOTTY WILL DONATE $1.00/PLAYER FROM YOUR CARD FEE TO THE ACBL CHARITY FOUNDATION AND  LOCAL CHARITIES (ALTERNATING).

SCORE CORRECTION POLICY

If you find an error in the posted recap sheet, contact the game director as soon as possible, but before the same game is played the following week.  If the error is due to the Director misentering a result that was on the traveler, then the mistake will be rectified.  If the traveler was posted correctly, then the Director will attempt to contact the opposing pair and see whether they agree that the traveler is in error.  Note:  Best policy is to check the traveler whether you are east, west or even south before it is replaced in the board.

STRATIFICATION

Rather than use fixed strata for all games,  the games are generally stratified so that there are 4 pairs in the lowest strata in each field.  The point holdings of pairs (really the highest point holder in a pair) varies considerably from day-to-day and even week-to-week on the same day.  Why have four pairs in the "C" strat?  Because ACBLscore will award at least the top two of the four "C" strat pairs masterpoints regardless of their scores.  If one of those pairs has considerably more points than the other 3 "C" pairs, and was moved into the "B" strat, then only one "C" strat pair is guaranteed points.  Of course, "C" strat pairs can earn higher "B" and "A" strat points by outscoring "B" and/or "A" pairs.

RECORDING OF MASTERPOINTS

At the end of each month Bill Bauer reports the masterpoints won by players at our club.  Our club has two club numbers, one for BUXMONT (Monday evening and Wednesday noon games) and BRIDGEA (all the other games).  Points won in special games, such as charity club champiohship games, show on your monthly report with the club name and the date of the event.  Points won in regular club masterpoint games show against the club name but then a month and year, e.g., 8/09, and represent the total points won in all regular games that month.  If you have any questions, see, call or e-mail Bill.