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WELCOME TO UNIT 143 of
GREATER ST. LOUIS |
Congratulations to Dennis Abeln and everyone else who ran a fine January Sectional as well as everyone who had the good fortune pick up some masterpoints at the tournament. It was my great pleasure to present the player of the year award to Jack Bryant (his tenth win of that award!) and to tell everyone about the naming of our Spring Sectional for Jack Bryant.
To all I/N players, we have an I/N tournament on March 29 and 30 at the Bridge Center. Watch for the flyer in the near future.
As I have said before, if anyone has questions or comments, whether at a tournament or club game or by phone or email, please contact any Board Member including me. We will help whenever we can.
Mark Zellmer
President Unit 143
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St. Louis Spring Jack Bryant Sectional
May 16-18
St. Louis Bridge Center
Click here for Flyer
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45th St. Louis Senior Olympics
May 21, 2:00pm
St. Louis Bridge Center
Sectional-rated Silver Master Points
Advance Registration and payment required - see the flyer.
Click here for flyer
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Gateway to the West Regional
August 18 - August 24
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
Tournament Flyer
Pre-Bulletin
Renaissance Hotel Reservations - Book now
ACBL's Entry Express
Conditions of Contest
Morning Lessons
Daily Bulletins
ACBL Live Results
Restaurants near the Renaissance Hotel
Click here for map
Lunch Menu
Team Games Explained
Questions and Answers
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Congratulations to Sandy and Rick on their win at the
2025 Spring NABC in Memphis!
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Meritorious Service Award Winner
Presented at 2024 October Sectional
Debbie Romero
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2024 Ed Schultz Unit Champion
Jack Bryant
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CONGRATULATIONS to the Unit 143 Members who made the Barry Crane Top 500 list for 2024, and the 2024 Ace of Clubs and Mini-McKinney winners. For the complete list, click here.
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COVID-19 Protocols for Unit 143 Tournaments
Revised May 3, 2024
These tournaments will follow ACBL’s COVID-19 Protocols for National, Regional and Sectional Tournaments as revised effective May 13, 2024 available this link:
https://web2.acbl.org/documentLibrary/covid/Covid_Protocols.pdf
The tournaments will also follow St. Louis County and State of Missouri COVID-19 requirements.
Here is a summary of the protocols for these tournaments:
Masks are not required.
If a person at a table asks other players at that table to wear a mask, they are encouraged but not required to do so. Courtesy masks will be available.
COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters are recommended, but not required.
Players who are sick with a communicable disease should not play.
Hand Sanitizers will be available.
These protocols are subject to change. Any changes will be posted on Unit 143’s website at www.unit143.org.
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| Notice: The membership directory page now has the capability of requesting and receiving (via email) a full directory listing. The Unit will no longer be printing the Membership Directory. |
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CLICK here to Find a Tournament
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Upcoming 2025 Tournaments
District 8 STaC, Apr 28-May 4 Info
St. Louis Jack Bryant Spring Sectional, May 16-18 Info
St. Louis Regional, Aug 18-24 Info
Fall 499er Sectional, Sep 27-28 Info
District 8 STaC, Oct 6-12 Info
St. Louis Fall Sectional, Oct 17-19 Info
District 8 Royal STaC, Nov 10-16 Info
For more information about any of these, click above at FIND A TOURNAMENT and enter search criteria as needed
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CONDUCT and ETHICS Issues
Most of us want to play the game of duplicate bridge honestly. When you play against
an opponent you suspect is not playing in accordance with the Laws, or violating
the Code of Disciplinary Regulations, please file a Player Memo. This can be found by clicking the "Conduct and Ethics" link under Unit 143 Governance.
You may
also privately text the game director, but making a public accusation is in itself a violation
of the CDR, so please be careful to report suspicious conduct properly.
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Notice of ACBL Unit 143 Director Changes
New officers for the 2024-2025 year are: Mark Zellmer - President, Ken Eiger - Vice President, Steve Russell - Treasurer, and Janet Vontz - Secretary.
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| 😀 In the spirit of friendliness at our games, please try to always wear your nametags! 😀 |
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Upcoming Events at Area Clubs
Be sure and take advantage of the many classes offered thoughout the area to help improve your game. Also let your friends know about the classes geared to beginners.
St. Louis Bridge Center
Monday Evenings with John Antognoli
$10 Lessons
Ramp up your 2/1 game with John!
Class designed for intermediate players who want to take their game to the next level
Each Monday at 6:00 pm John Antognoli will provide a short lesson and insights into 2/1 Game Forcing Auctions
After the discussion we will all bid and play the same hands and discuss the outcomes
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Wednesday Evening Beginner Bridge with Phyllis
6-8 PM
Learn 2/1 from the beginning
7 weeks Learn the basics and more!
$100 for the series (7 classes)
Click here for flyer
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Sat AM Bridge with Phyllis
10am-noon
$10 per class
Apr 5 - Forcing Bids
Apr 12 - DOUBLES
Apr 19 - Cue Bids
Apr 26 - NO CLASS
May 3 - Interference Should you bid?
May 10 - NO CLASS
May 16-18 - Sectional Tourney at the St. Louis Bridge Center
Open and 499er Pairs and Swiss team ALL SILVER POINTS
May 24 - Challenging hands - Make a plan before u play to trick 1
May 31 - Overcalls and weak 2's
Click here for flyer
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Bridge Haven
Note: A new game is being started on January 10, 2025 at 6:00pm on Friday nights!
Click here for latest weekly schedule
J's Bridge Pad
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ABA Bridge
GREATER ST. LOUIS BRIDGE UNIT
2024 Schedule of Club Games
Click here
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Unit 143 added the following new members last month:
Sophia Brown
Denise Ford
David He
Jessica Kinder
Lauren Roth
Unit membership is 918
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As a courtesy to our players, we will publish game cancellations
of Edwardsville, IL Unit 223 games in the banner header if there is inclement weather. |
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In Memoriam
It is with sadness that we note the passing of
Robert Anderson, Feb 12, click here for obit
Brenda Gay, Mar 1, click here for obit
Kae Williams, Apr 3, click here for obit
We will publish names of Unit members who pass away from us
and
link to an obituary. Please notify us.
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Unit 143 Board Meeting is held on the second Monday of each month.
Starting in 2021, these meetings are held each month at 7 PM on-line via ZOOM.
All Unit Members are welcome to join the meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81201037677?pwd=UtaDxyuK2KpjaNNn8sMB5jmi8un5nD.1
Meeting ID:812 0103 7677
Passcode:822868
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Unit Masterpoint Races YTD |
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Life Master Milestones
Kudos
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*** New Bronze Life Masters ***
Tess Rowbottom
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New Silver Life Master ***
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New Ruby Life Master ***
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*** New Gold Life Master ***
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*** New Sapphire Life Master ***
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*** New Diamond Life Master ***
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*** New Emerald Life Master ***
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*** New Platinum Life Master***
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*** New Grand Life Master ***
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Other Advancers *** Colin Drakken
Terri Denicke
Rachel Yoken |
The
Colorado Springs analysis that they call
'Power Rankings'.
Frequently
Asked Questions about Power Rankings.
Click
here for our unit.
This
analysis will continue to be available on the Honor Rolls
page;
in
the future, you can access from News/Membership Services.
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bridge articles -
geared toward the beginner/newcomer bridge player |
