Arlington Duplicate Bridge Club
of Texas
The Bridge Club for the middle of the  Dallas/Ft Worth Metroplex

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This week
F2F  All games this week 8/5 to 8/10 are NAP qualifiers
BBO  All our BBO games are NAP - 1/2 Red 1/2 Black

This summer ADBC will have face to face  games every Saturday at 1pm (except 9/1 due to local Regional)
New The Thursday game has added a feature allowing you to stay after the game and talk about the day's hands.
Friday Evening Games are suspended until Sept.

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

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

We are only a short distance from the Texas Rangers (Globe Life) Stadium in Arlington
So if you are in town for a game look us up.

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

Our Club participates in the Common Game, allowing 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 for August.

F2F:

August is the third and last  month for NAP game (1/2 Red 1/2 Black big masterpoints)

Aug 19 Monday afternoon ACBL wide Junior Fund

Allen (DFW Area)Texas Regional Aug 27 to Sept 1 [info]

BBO:

NAP qualifier Mon-Sun, August 5-11 half red half black      

NEWS/General Information  
Our Weekly Game Schedule
as of June  1, 2024
  Open/Limited F2F
Onsite
Open
Online
Monday Open 12:30 pm  7 pm
Tuesday Limited 1:pm 3 7 pm
Wednesday Open 12:30  pm 7 pm 1
Thursday Open 12:30  pm 7 pm
Friday Open 12:30 pm /  6:30 pm 4
Saturday 1:00 pm2 -
Sunday Limited 2 pm3  
 
  1. Wed night online is a Mentoring  game - one player of pair is less than 1500 Masterpoints.
  2. Saturday games occur most Saturdays but not all.
  3. Sunday/Tuesday  game is for newer players.
  4. Friday Evening F2F  games are  currently suspended until September.

Events Calendars


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

 
August  Virtual Club (BBO) Online Events 

NAP qualifier Mon-Sun, August 5-11 half red half black      

 

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.

entry discount.

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

August  Club Onsite (F2F) Events 

June,

July,

August


Click NAP image  for our District 16 NAP information.

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.

This Summer (2024) we will have games every Saturday; occasionally the game has food at 12:30,  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 Memberships:

 

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 are 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
ACBL June/July 2024 cycles
Club MasterHebby RomanArlingtonTX
Bronze Life MasterBrian EatonFort WorthTX
Bronze Life MasterSally KizerBlacksburgVA
Bronze Life MasterChristine VanderlietAngels CampCA
Silver Life MasterDave BeckerHoustonTX
Silver Life MasterPaula BooneOklahoma CityOK
Silver Life MasterDwight HillGrand PrairieTX
Ruby Life MasterRandy EadsFort WorthTX
Sapphire Life MasterTheresa Ann BrantleyMansfieldTX