Bridge Victoria

Unit 431’s annual Ace of Spades Tournament was held on Saturday, October 22, at St Aidan’s Church.

Results should soon be posted on ACBL’s Tournament page. Meanwhile you can find them on our Tournament Results page.

Winners of the Pairs event were: Gina Curran and Susan Breiddal, playing N/S; Norman Prelypchan and Peter Bousfield playing E/W.

The winning team in the afternoon game was that of Helen Lindholm, Jane Danzo, Sharon Shalinsky and Heather Cozens.

Congratulations to all and many thanks to the Tournament Chairs, Peggy Pepper and Nancy Adrian and the Tournament Director, Merv Adey for making this a successful and enjoyable event.

If you currently hold fewer than 200 master points, this is your chance to win some valuable silver points. Come and play in Unit 431’s annual Ace of Spades Tournament this Saturday, October 22, at St Aidan’s Church, 3703 St. Aidan’s Street, Victoria, BC.

No partner? No problem! Just call or email one of the co-chairs, Peg or Nancy (details in flyer) who will find you someone to play with.

For complete information, download the Ace of Spades Flyer.

The Erin Berry is the fall Rookie-Master Game. The event is named in memory of Erin Berry, a gifted student and bridge player who was tragically killed in a car accident on January 30, 1998, three days before her 17th birthday.

The games are run using computer hands so that players across the country play the same deals, and printed hand analyses, prepared by top Canadian players, are provided. The pair with the best percentage score in Canada is declared National Winners and receives a trophy. The pairs with the top percentage score in each Zone receive a plaque. All club winners receive certificates.

A “Rookie” is considered to be a player without much experience at playing duplicate bridge. Although we use a masterpoint cut off of 50, we are really intending that the player be fairly new to the game of duplicate bridge. Players that have let their ACBL membership lapse or have not been remitting master points for recording, although below the 50 master point level, do not necessarily fit the definition of “rookie”. Club managers or game directors may prohibit a pair from playing in this game, if they feel that the partnership does not include a player that fits the definition of a “Rookie”.

NEXT ERIN BERRY ROOKIE-MASTER GAME October 18, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Venue:  St Aidan’s Church, 3703 St Aidan’s Street.
Cost is $8.50 for rookies; masters play free!
Director and partnership:  Roy Sadd, 250-812-1615.
At least one member of each partnership must have fewer than 50 master points.

The September 2016 electronic edition of the Bridge Buzz is posted on the Bridge Buzz page.

ACBL has recently announced a ruling change which makes it legal to open 1NT with a singleton, but with some restrictions:

“A notrump opening or overcall is natural if, by agreement, it contains no void, at most one singleton which must be the A, K or Q and no more than two doubletons. If the hand contains a singleton, it may have no doubleton.”

The full article can be found on ACBL’s site.

Unit 431 wishes to welcome some recent additions to our membership list

New members…

• Janice Chaturvedi
• Mahesh Chaturvedi
• Sheila Elworthy
• Farhad Rohani

… and a transferee from another Unit

• Jean Hess
  

Unit 431 wishes to welcome some recent additions to our membership list

New members…

• Jean Stevens
• Camille Wood

… transferees from other Units

• Louise Boudreau
• Keith Erickson
• Mary Ellen Fisher

Unit 431 wishes to welcome some recent additions to our membership list

A new member…

• Lyle Russell

… and a transferee from another Unit

• Elaine L Busch

The June 2016 edition of the Bridge Buzz is now available on the (you guessed it) Bridge Buzz page.

By making a donation you are helping the Alzheimer Society provide much needed programs and services for Canadians affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, and advance the search for the cause and cure. All funds collected will be used in BC.

Unit 431 wishes to welcome some recent additions to our membership list

A new member…

• Alice Farquhar

… and a transferee from another Unit

• Celia Wilson

This year marks the 4th annual The Longest Day fundraising event supporting Alzheimer’s disease care and research. Held on Monday, June 20, 2016, the longest day of the year, this event symbolizes the difficult journey of those living with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers.

The four bridge clubs of Unit 431 have chosen to participate in the Trump Alzheimer’s Contré event and play bridge in support of our local Alzheimer Society. It is faster and easier than ever to support this great cause by making your tax-deductible donation online using this link: Victoria Area Bridge Clubs Alzheimer Donation. By making a donation you are helping the Alzheimer Society provide much needed programs and services for Canadians affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, and advance the search for the cause and cure. Whatever you can give will help – it all adds up! And all funds collected will be used in BC. The Victoria area bridge clubs greatly appreciate your support.

On this day, bridge games will be held at the following venues:

• Morning: 9 am – Capital City Bridge Club- open stratified game
• Afternoon: 1:00-3:45 – Island Bridge Club – open game and 199ers section (with Nicole from Monterey Bridge Club co-directing)
• Evening: 7:00 pm -10:30 pm – Victoria Bridge Centre – team of 8 game

Congratulations to Cecelia Wilson and Heather Davies the overall winners at the 99’er Rookie Game on Sunday May 22, with a score of 59.52%.

Although it was a long weekend we still had nine full tables in play; more than usual for the May Rookie Game. It was wonderful to see everyone having a good time, particularly the players from the D-light game.

(notes from Leslie Wood)

The next Rookie game for players with fewer than 100 Master Points will be held on Sunday May 22 at the Victoria Bridge Centre in Esquimalt.

The cost is $2.00 for ACBL members and $8.00 for non-members.

Come alone or with a partner. Free treats and coffee or tea.

For information, please contact Leslie Wood by email or phone: (250) 727-6762

Full details can also be found in the May 2016 Rookie Game Flyer.

The Spring Sectional was a huge success thanks in large part to the enthusiasm and dedication of tournament Chair Jill Stainforth. Here, in her own words, is a recap of the event:

The sun was shining for our Sectional in Sidney, held April 1, 2, and 3 at the very comfortable Mary Winspear Centre. Attendance was huge on Friday with 17.5 tables in the Newcomer/199er Pairs event alone.

Players came from Alberta, Washington, Oregon, mainland BC and the Island.

At the end of three days of play, Victoria’s Duncan Smith was the overall individual winner with 39.73 MPs.

The Friday afternoon Open Pairs game (48 tables) was won by Debbie Mineault and Duncan Smith. Linda Edgell and Johanna Rusnak won the Newcomer/199er game (17.5 tables).

On Friday evening, Sandra and Doug Fraser won the Charity Open Pairs (44 tables) while Daina Eby and Dianne Clark won the Newcomer/199er game (6.5 tables).

Winners of the two-session Open Pairs event (38 tables) on Saturday were Axie and Craig Millar. The Saturday afternoon Newcomer/199er game (13 tables) was won by Dianne Clark and Daina Eby while the Side game went to John Massman and Galen Hesson.

Saturday evening, Marylynn Ghitter and Al Stacey won the Side game and Dianne Clark and Daina Eby won the Newcomer/199er game (again !).

Sunday’s Open Swiss Teams event (52 tables) was won by Victoria’s Rita Beny, Delma Murray, Bob Cheeseman and Jon Gage.

Both single-session 299er Swiss Team sessions on Sunday were won by the Sidney and North Saanich team of Edwina Bauer, Viv Harding, Madeleine Tremblay and Brenda Wilson.

The table count over the three days was a startling 341.5 and 329 players went home with silver in their pockets. Better still, players seemed very happy with the bridge, the venue and the great offering of baked treats.

Our Sectionals will continue to be held at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney and we hope to see many returnees and new players at the Fall Sectional on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 8-10, 2016.

Pictures from the tournament can be found on our Photo Gallery

Results for this weekend’s Spring Sectional will be available on ACBL Live. This means you can get notification of your results on your device (phone, tablet, computer) soon after the game is completed.

To ensure you do receive them, you need to subscribe to ACBL Live (free). You only have to do it once to automatically receive notification of results whenever you participate in an ACBL-sanctioned tournament.

Here’s how to set up instant notification of your results via email or text message:

1. Log into your MyACBL Portal
2. Go to Privacy Settings (Located under “Membership”)
3. Change privacy preferences to SUBSCRIBE for General Email Communication and/or SUBSCRIBE for Cell Phone Text Communication

If you prefer not to subscribe, you can still access results from tournaments by going to the  ACBL Live website.

Unit 431’s Spring Sectional will be held April 1-3, 2016 at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney. For detailed information, you can access our tournament flyer here: 2016 Spring Sectional Flyer.

For information on other upcoming tournaments of interest to Victoria players, check out our Interactive Calendar.