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WELCOME TO UNIT 143 of
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CALLING ALL CADDIES!
Our Regional starts late this year, and our usual high‑school caddies are unavailable. We need caddies for Mon–Fri, Aug 24-28, Morning & Afternoon sessions. If you or someone you know is available to work any of the sessions, please email Jay Shah at jay@jsbridge.com. It's an opportunity to earn some money while supporting our bridge community.
Congratulations to all our Mini-McKinney and Ace of Clubs winners.
I hope and expect that all had a good time playing in the Jack Bryant Spring Sectional and congratulations to all who scored some master points.
Next up is our annual Regional on Aug 24-30, 2026, at the Renaissance St Louis Airport Hotel, 9801 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis. We look forward to everyone playing in this event as often as possible. Please use this link for further information Flyer. For those out of town, please make reservations as soon as possible.
The Board is announcing a new program to encourage intermediate and new players. In 2026, for anyone advancing in rank up to and including Regional Master or completing 5 to 6-classes pre-approved by the Unit, we send a congratulatory message and award 2 free sessions for any 2027 Sectional Tournaments.
Mark Zellmer
President Unit 143
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2025 Player of the Year, Mark Boswell
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Fall I/N Tournament
St. Louis Bridge Center
Sept 19-20, 2026
Click here for flyer
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CONGRATULATIONS to the Unit 143 Members who made the Barry Crane Top 500 list for 2025, and the 2025 Ace of Clubs and Mini-McKinney winners. For the complete list, click here.
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COVID-19 Protocols for Unit 143 Tournaments
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
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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 2026 Tournaments
Regional Tournament, Aug 24-30 Info
499er Sectional Tournament, Sep 19-20 Info
District 8 STaC, Oct 5-11 Info
Sectional Tournament, Oct 16-18 Info
District 8 STaC, Nov 9-15 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 "Club Guidelines for Discipline" 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 2025-2026 year are: Mark Zellmer - President, Ken Eiger - Vice President, Steve Russell - Treasurer, and Janet Vontz - Secretary. There are 2 vacant positions on the board.
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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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Saturday AM Bridge with Phyllis
10AM - noon
Discuss a topic; then play multiple hands each week
Click here for flyer
Bridge Essentials - Learn Bridge in a Day
August 8
9:30AM - 2:30PM
Click here for flyer
Wednesday Advanced Beginners Bridge
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Click here for flyer
Wednesday 3-Part Two Over One Bidding Tips & Tricks
6:00PM - 8:30PM
Click here for flyer
Free Drop in Class Monday Mornings in the chat room from 9:30 - 10:00 AM given by Debb Keniley.
Bridge Haven
Click here for latest weekly schedule
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J's Bridge Pad
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ABA Bridge
GREATER ST. LOUIS BRIDGE UNIT
2026 Schedule of Club Games
Click here
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Unit 143 added the following new members last month:
Robert Poelker
Unit membership is 859
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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
Karen Silverstein, May 6, click here for obituary
Patricia Disbrow Gillis, June 2, click here for obituary
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.
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Unit Masterpoint Races YTD |
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Life Master Milestones
Kudos
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New Life Masters ***
Bradley Karner
Cathy L Vivirito
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*** New Bronze Life Masters ***
Bradley Karner
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New Silver Life Master ***
Steven C Hakanson
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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 ***
Donald Bricker
Marley Brinton
Dorcas Dunlop
Charles Parish
Maebeth Parish
Michael R Brent
Paulette L Kirkwood
Jonathan W Mayo
Teresa Deshields
Tom M Horlacher
Randy Mariani
Judy Seltzer
Robert L Niehaus
Susie W Zimmerman
Craig R Cooke
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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 |
