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District 4 NAP Finals – October Schedule

ACBL District 4

The finals of the District 4 2022 North American Pairs (NAP)  are approaching fast, and are your chance to earn Gold masterpoints and generous travel subsidies to represent District 4 in the ACBL NAP finals held at the Spring NABC, March 2023, in New Orleans.

STEP 1:  Be sure you have qualified:  Click Here  to review the list of qualifiers (organized by Unit, and alphabetically).  You may play in the Finals in any flights for which you have qualified.

STEP 2:  Review dates and REGISTRATION DETAILS BELOW

IMPORTANT NOTE:  ACBL COVID policy will be in effect. Please be prepared to show proof of vaccination, and to wear a mask if requested at the table.

CLICK HERE For additional information about North American Pairs, including Conditions of Contest.

FLIGHT A District 4 Final is a 2-day, 4-session event held on Saturday and Sunday, October 22-23 at the North Penn Duplicate Bridge Club, 298 Wissahickon Ave, North Wales, PA 19454.
Game times are 10am and 2:30pm ET.
Pre-registration is required.
Pre-register before Oct 8 by clicking here; the fees are $60/pair/day.

FLIGHT B District 4 Final is a 1-day, 2-session event held on Saturday, October 8 at TWO locations.  You may play the event at either venue:

  1. North Penn Duplicate Bridge Club, 298 Wissahickon Ave, North Wales, PA 19454
  2. First Congregational Church of Canandaigua, 58 N Main St, Canandaigua, NY 14424.

Game times are 10am and 2:30pm ET.
Pre-registration required.
Pre-register before Sept 28 by clicking here; the fees are $60/pair/day.

FLIGHT C District Final is a 1-day, 2-session event, and will be played District-wide in multiple clubs as a STaC on Sunday, October 23.

Qualified players may register to compete at any of these locations. Contact the club you want to play at as early as possible to register.  Each site must have a minimum of 5 full tables to conduct their NAP game.

Unit 141: Philadelphia / NJ Region

  • North Wales, PA: Dave Dodgson (northpennbridge@gmail.com 215-699-4932), North Penn Duplicate Bridge Club, 298 Wissahickon Dr., Suite B, North Wales, PA 19454
  • King of Prussia, PA: Mark Cohen (markacohen@msn.com 610-232-2250), King of Prussia Bridge Club, 215 W. Church Road, King of Prussia PA 19406
  • Jenkintown, PA: Ellen Gordon (sidelgordon305@gmail.com 215-635-5005), Yorktown Bridge Club, 261 Old York Road, The Pavilion – Suite 102, Jenkintown, PA, 19046
  • Cherry Hill, NJ: Bernadette Hennessy May (bhennessymay@gmail.com 856-795-PLAY: 856-795-7529), South Jersey Bridge Club, Game Friendzy, 7 Carnegie Plaza, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
  • Egg Harbor, NJ: Martin de Bruin (shorebridge1@verizon.net 609-816-2168), Shore Bridge Club, London Ct II. Old Egg Harbor Rd, Egg Harbor Twp, NJ 08234

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Unit 190: Delaware Region

  • Wilmington, DE: Harold Jordan (harold@bridge-studio.org (302) 479-5431), Bridge Studio of Delaware, 1403 Foulk Rd, Suite 203, Wilmington, DE 19803

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Unit 168: Harrisburg Region

  • Harrisburg, PA: Robert Priest (fthr_bob@yahoo.com 717 379-9562), Harrisburg Bridge Club, 349 N 21st St, Camp Hill PA

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Unit 112: Central NY Region

  • Rochester, NY: Bruce Toder (bridgeresults1@gmail.com 585-223-1674), Greater Rochester Bridge Club, Perinton Community Center, Room 204C, 1350 Turk Hill Road, Fairport, NY 14450
  • Elmira, NY: Pat Stadelmaier (pstad145@aol.com 607-425-2442), Joan Powell Duplicate Game Elmira, 31 Grandview Ave Ext Elmira, NY 14905

SUBSIDIES
Generous subsidies are available for winners to assist in travel to New Orleans to play in the NABC Finals (Flight A: Mar 8-9, 2023; Flights B&C: Mar 18-19, 2023):

  • 1st place = $700/person
  • 2nd place = $300/person
  • 3rd place = $200/person
  • 4th place (Flights B & C only)= $100/person

GOOD LUCK to all participants!

Expert Lectures for Advancing Players – Lancaster Regional 2022

ACBL District 4

This year, lectures by District 4 Grand Life Masters are being offered on some of their favorite tips for a better game.  Don’t miss an opportunity to learn from these D4 legends!

Presentations begin at 9:00, Tuesday through Friday:

    • Tuesday, 11/1:

Presenter:  Dan Boye
Topic:  Bridge Think – Critical thinking to improve your game
                (interactive lesson, bring your questions)

    • Wednesday, 11/2:

Presenter:  Joann Glasson
Topic:  Opening Leads

    • Thursday, 11/3:

Presenter:  Meyer Kotkin
Topic:  More Blackwood for the Advancing Player

    • Friday, 11/4:

Presenter:  Jay Apfelbaum
Topic:  Jumping for Joy – shape-based jump-shifts

Mark Bolotin – Gold Life Master

ACBL District 4

Despite receiving Autobridge among my Bar Mitzvah presents, that’s not when my bridge career started. Sniffing my nose up at that gift, I buried it deep in a desk drawer.

During the summer after my sophomore year, I attended a National Science Foundation program for high school students at the University of Notre Dame. Spare time activities there included chess (which I knew how to play) and bridge (which I certainly didn’t).

Upon returning home, I dug into my desk drawer and retrieved Autobridge. Carefully following its steps, I learned the basics of bridge. To raise my game to a higher level, I also completely read Goren’s massive book Bridge Complete which my parents possessed.

Now ready to conquer the bridge world, I joined some family members for a few hours of bridge. Not only did I fail to conquer, but my uncle (correctly) told me that I should go back and reread the book. With my tail between my legs, I did so.

I don’t recall the details of later games with family members, but I think I kept from embarrassing myself too much the following two summers at other NSF programs (Of course, my fellow students didn’t play as well as my family members).

It was at college that I began to learn how to play at higher levels…intermediate, maybe even advanced. There were some very good players around me and I learned by playing with them and by reading additional bridge books. Some would say that I should have put the same effort into my studies.

I continued to play too much bridge in graduate school. However, after that, my game was shelved until I retired and moved to Philadelphia.

On the way to look at the condo my wife and I soon bought, my wife saw a familiar face across the street and shouted out, “Hey, did you used to live in Northern Virginia?” It was Carol Greco; she had belonged to the same Temple we did in Fairfax County. We spoke some. The next time we saw her, she gave us information about the city including Center City Bridge Club.

So, I resumed playing bridge after a 40-year hiatus.

There are many partners I could single out; I’ll mention just four local players. The late Steve Kahlstein rescued me from the vagaries of pick-up partners. Phil Greco has been my longest-standing partner. The late Stephen Vineberg might even have been more of a convention geek that I am. Lynn Condon fights valiantly, but unsuccessfully, to structure my bidding.

COVID and BBO also deserve significant credit in my reaching Gold Life Master. Without all the clear points I earned during the pandemic, I’d still be well short of Ruby Life Master

To all my partners and opponents, thanks for making bridge a great game!

May 2-6, 2022: Rehoboth Beach Regional

ACBL District 4

Daily Bulletins from the tournament:

Welcome
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Bulletins include photos from the tournament, players advancing in rank, and event winners.

FLYER
HOTEL INFO

WELCOME BULLETIN
DIRECTIONS
I/N PROGRAM
RESTAURANTS
VISITOR INFO
RESULTS

Tournament Co-Chairs
   Kim Holm and Caroline Hughes
       regional@unit190.org

Partnership Chair
   Anne Taylor
       partnerships@unit190.org

Health & Safety Guidelines for this Tournament
  – ACBL Guidelines enforced
         (current transmission rate in Sussex County is LOW)
  – Proof of Covid vaccination required

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