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The Special Membership Meeting of May 11 at 10 am to vote on bylaw changes - almost all changes passed except the term limits. Board Director Elections results were Melody, Wayne, and Larz.

Good Luck in the Regional this week.

Congratulations to our newest Life Master Bob Dixon
 
We regret to announce the loss of Bobby Hodges.  He and his wife Lu played often at our club.
We are sadden by the recent loss of Jack Muzzio in a few years past he was as a frequent player and game director

 

Arlington Duplicate Bridge Club
of Texas
The Bridge Club for the middle of the
 Dallas/Ft Worth Metroplex
Arlington Texas is the home of the
World Series Champions
Texas Rangers

1630 West Randol Mill Road,
Arlington, Texas 76012
817-795-1188

Playing ACBL Duplicate Bridge Onsite (F2F) and Online, and Teaching Bridge

 See our Facebook site
For Our Club's Email Newsletter send a request to gpmorey@att.net

Our Club participates in the Common Game, this allow our players to play the same hands as many other clubs.

Proof of covid vaccination is not required.


    

Within these  pages: F2F means Face to Face game onsite at the bridge club. BBO is in reference to our online virtual club that uses BBO as its interface. Numbers on games like 0-1500 show limitations based on ACBL Masterpoints. ACBL Masterpoints are won by placing near or at the top of ACBL games.

 

Upcoming Events

Mark your calendar

April

1-30 
F2F Charity Month - all games not otherwise stated are charity fund upgraded

May

1-31
F2F Grass Root Fund (GRF) Month.  Pair Games will be GRF be by default
4
Unit 183 Recognition meeting and unit championship game at Ft Worth Bridge Studio.
6-12
Our virtual BBO games will be 2X points for Grass Roots Fund
11
10am Special Membership Meeting - bylaws approval  and candidate selection
Lunch
Game at 1
13-19
Unit 183  Regional at DFW airport [Flyer]
F2f will be closed durring the regional
14-19 BBO virtual club 2X Las Vegas NABC funding
22-26
Dallas Sectional and GNT finals [Sectional Flyer]
We will remain open durring the Sectional if a director is available for game
25-26
District 16 Flight and GNT Finals hosted by Dallas Sectional[Flyer]
 


NEWS/General Information  

We are sorry to announce the passing of our players in early 2024.

Richard McGill [obituary]
Linda Pempsell [obituary]
Corinne Easley
Charlie Raines  [obituary]
Jack Muzzio [obituary]

Bobby Hodges [obituary]

 

Bob and his wife Lu were avid bridge players, both having achieved Life Master. They enjoyed playing with friends, traveling to tournaments, playing at ADBC  and teaching bridge to their grandsons. Bob became a certified ACBL bridge teacher and enjoyed teaching other bridge players.
Jack Muzzio played in the club a few years back and was a game director.  As a ADBC member he often made suggestions to ensure the club was going to continue to be successful.

Charlie Rains was a frequent  ADBC open pairs for many years until he became unable to come to the club site however, he played online in our virtual club almost any time he could play.

At our membership meeting
-The new lease proposal was passed.
-Previous minutes were approved.

- Audit of our game transactions results was presented.

 

The candidate election  was postponed due to not correctly following our club's by-laws for selecting  candidates.

To see the unapproved* minutes of the meeting and/or game transactions audit report click report of interest.
*The minutes will be up for approval at our next membership meeting.

 

As of April 1, 2024 all standard morning BBO regular games are canceled.
However when special events occur for virtual clubs then we will reactivate the game.

In May  we have one 6-12.  See online of this page for event details.

Our Weekly Game Schedule
as of April  1, 2024
Open/Limited F2F
Onsite 		0-1500 4
Online 5
when acbl upgrade events exist.		 Open
Online 5
Mon. Open 12:30 pm 9:30 am  7 pm
Tue. Limited 1:pm 3 9:30 am 7 pm
Wed. Open 12:30  pm 9:30 am 7 pm 1
Thurs. Open 12:30  pm 930 am 7 pm
Fri. Open 12:30 pm /  6:30 pm 9:30 am
Sat. 1:00 pm2 9:30 am -
Sun. Limited 2 pm3    
  1. Wed night online is a Mentoring  game - one player of pair is less than 1500 Masterpoints.
  2. Saturday games occur 2 times a month.
  3. Sunday/Tuesday  game is for newer players.
  4. Morning BBO   games are  0 to 1500 Masterpoints and they only occur when special ACBL events are scheduled. Note that evening games will occur with as scheduled.
  5. Note at this time our  BBO events (other than our mentoring and ACBL special games) allow you to use a robot partner.
    Robot partners cost $.49 and let you declare for both you and  your robot contracts. 
    You will  be placed in strat flight A.  Due to allowing robot/player pairs we are honoring ACBL request of not using Common Game hand records.

Events Calendars

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click to see Calendar ACBL Upgraded Game Abbreviations

CC Club Championship increased black points
BWB:UPCC Upgraded Championship with very increased points black
UC Unit Championship increased points black
CH Charity Championship,  increased points black; portion of entry fee going to charity (alternating  ACBL/Local).
NAP North American Pairs Club Qualifier; half points Red
GR,GRF will be for our district 16 GNT and NAP events.
IFG International Fund Game, Supports ACBL sending players to International Events.
STaC Sectional Tournament at the Club - Wide-Area event played at clubs.  Award is Silver Points
RSTAC Royal Sectional Tournament at the Club - Wide-Area event played at clubs.  Awards 25% Gold, Red, Silver, Black
CA Club Appreciation, maximum club points Swiss events provide 5% up to .25 Masterpoints Gold.
JR Junior Fund Game, increased points black, Fund money goes to support ACBL Junior Players Development

 
May Virtual Club (BBO) Online Events 

Mon -Sat, 5/6-5/11 Grass Root Games 200% Masterpoints, All Black points
Tues - Sat 5/12 - 5-19 Las Vegas NABC Funding games 2 X points

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BBO Mentoring Games on Weds
- at least one player in pair must have under 1500 Masterpoints
- Mentoring games unlike our other virtual BBO games, do not allow robot partners.

click for Online General Information  (schedule, cost, membership requirements)

 

BBO Schedule:

entry discount.

Morning BBO games  are ACBL MASTERPOINT LIMITED they requires ACBL membership.

May Virtual Club Onsite (F2F) Events 
Special Membership Game May 11
Upgrade Grass Root Funds.
click for Onsite General Information (schedule, cost, membership requirements)

F2F Weekly Schedule:
Open afternoon games 12:30 pm Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Open Evening game 6:30 Friday.

Saturdays we schedule 2 games a month, normally the game has food at 12:45,  with game  at 1:00
Limited games  0-750  training games with a small lesson before the game

Tuesday at 1:00 Sunday at 2pm check calendar for Holiday and closings.

Onsite Card Fees:  $10

Club and ACBL Membership:

Club Membership cost is $40 for the calendar year of 2024.You can pay at the club or Contact our treasurer George Morey

The club membership is separate from the acbl membership

Club  and ACBL Memberships not required for any of our open  games/lessons and at this time provides no game entry discount.
For limited BBO   games ACBL membership is required. 

Lessons / small training games

Sundays at 2pm  and Tuesdays at 1:00pm we have bridge refresher mini lessons followed by a limited Masterpoints duplicate game. 

To play in or for more information about these games
Contact Dorothy Moore 214-334-3926 or drmoore@flash.net

 These are fun and useful 2 and half hour lesson/game session for those that have played bridge before, wanting to review or  upgrade their competitive edge.

 

UP THE ACBL LADDER
Congratulations to Arlington (TX) F2F and BBO Players who advanced in rank within the
March 2024 cycle
Club Master Harry Harrison Arlington TX
NABC Master Jeffrey Brown Houston TX
NABC Master Zhiyu Cheng Chicago IL
NABC Master Diana Clive Fort Worth TX
NABC Master Karen Cook Arlington TX
NABC Master Ellen Lane Flower Mound TX
Life Master Janet Markowski Saskatoon SK
Life Master Paul Muszik Crown Point IN
Bronze Life Master Paul Muszik Crown Point IN
Silver Life Master Mary Akin Toronto ON
Silver Life Master Ruth Naomi Falkenstein Thornhill ON
Silver Life Master Mary Ellen Little Trophy Club TX
Silver Life Master Robert Nadler Nashville TN
Silver Life Master Debe Nelson Timnath CO
Silver Life Master Imy Rach Gainesville GA
Ruby Life Master Afick Sharar Carlsbad CA
Ruby Life Master Francis Wallis Anchorage AK
Congratulations to Arlington (TX) F2F and BBO Players who advanced in within the
April 2024 ACBL  Cycle
NABC MasterJames FraserOttawaON
Adv NABC MasterTeresa McCordLaguna BeachCA
Life MasterRobert ChristophelSan AntonioTX
Life MasterDee NorrisIrvingTX
Life MasterEssam RadwanOviedoFL
Bronze Life MasterRobert ChristophelSan AntonioTX
Bronze Life MasterCharles OttoSpringTX
Bronze Life MasterEssam RadwanOviedoFL
Silver Life MasterDeanna StewartHattiesburgMS
Silver Life MasterWendy Zimman-SmithStonehamMA
Ruby Life MasterNancy HornbeckDurhamNH
Gold Life MasterThomas HurtGlen EllynIL