Fall Bridge Weekend

November 3 & 4, 2007

Bridge at Ginger Creek, Champaign IL

Advance your game to the next level:

A full weekend of workshops and Silver Point games to help you improve communication with partner, brush up your play skills and think like an expert.

Program

Saturday, November 3

10 am -- Bidding Workshop: The seven deadly sins of partnership bidding
Noon -- Lunch on your own
1:00 pm -- Duplicate pair game -- sectional rating with hand records (part of District 8's Sectional-at-Clubs tournament)
4:00 -- Discussion of hands
7:00 -- (optional) Informal group dinner and discussion (bridge, politics, football, whatever!) at Biaggi's Restaurant

Sunday, November 4

10:00 am -- Continental breakfast
10:30 -- Declare and Defend Workshop: Techniques you can use every time you play
12:30 pm -- Sandwich lunch from Jimmy John's
1:00 -- Duplicate pair game -- sectional rating with hand records (part of District 8's Sectional-at-Clubs tournament)
4:00 -- Discussion of hands

Tips and techniques for advanced -- and advancing -- players.

Lessons will be presented by Karen Walker. The focus will be on developing advanced bidding and play skills, but the workshops and discussions will feature ideas that can benefit a wide range of experience levels, from bright beginners to long-time Life Masters.

Win Silver Points, too.

Both duplicate games will award sectional-rated Silver Points to winners and runners-up. The games are part of District 8's Sectional-at-Clubs Tournament, which offers the opportunity to win District-wide overall awards (up to 10 Silver Points each session). 

Sign up with your partner or join as a single. Partners will be available.

Fee:  $75 per person ($50 for students age 25 and under), which includes:

  Two days of lessons

  Two duplicate games with sectional-rated silver-point awards

  Lesson packet, workshop materials and game hand records

  Coffee and refreshments

  Sunday continental breakfast

  Sunday lunch

One-day registrations are also offered:  $40 for Saturday or $50 for Sunday.

Questions?
Contact the instructors:


Karen Walker

 
Mike Halvorsen

Phone: 217-359-0042
 
Email: kwalker@insightbb.com

Bridge at Ginger Creek is in the Ginger Creek Shops at 2901 W. Springfield (Springfield Ave. & Duncan Road), Champaign.  MAP

To sign up: Fill out this form (or a facsimile) and send with your check to Karen Walker, 2121 Lynwood Dr., Champaign IL 61821. Please reserve by October 20. 

Registration for Fall Bridge Weekend -- November 3 & 4, Champaign IL

Name                                                                                                                      No. of masterpoints:

Address

Phone                                              Email

Enclosed:  ___ $75 for the full weekend  or   ___ $40 for Saturday  or   ____$50 for Sunday

Do you need a partner?     YES      NO  (Partner's name: _______________________)         NOT SURE