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Houston Unit 174 proudly presents the 51st annual

Lone Star Regional

January 30 - February 5, 2012
Marriott Houston Westchase
2900 Briar Park Drive, Houston, TX 77042
Reservations: 713-978-7400, 1-888-236-2427
Room Rates: $119 up to four persons
Cut-off date for room rates: January 8, 2012

Tournament
Co-Chairs

Partnerships

Bob Dowlen
281-352-9545
bobdowlen@gmail.com

Jolie Hess
713-927-7460
txjolie@aol.com

Paul Cuneo
281-851-0422
paulcuneo@sbcglobal.net

For partnerships in advance of
the tournament, please use
www.unit174partnership.com

Intermediate-Newcomer
Kathy Hughes
281-437-1339
lhughes39@att.net

Entry Fees

$12/person/session Monday-Friday
$13 Saturday and Sunday
$2 additional per session for non & unpaid ACBL members

Intermediate-Newcomer Schedule

49er & 299er pairs Monday at 7 pm
Tuesday-Sunday at 10 am, 2:30 & 7:30 pm
0-5 Pairs at 10 am & 2:30 pm each day
if attendance warrants
Session and overall awards will be red points.
At the end of the tournament, the I/N player amassing
the most points will be awarded a special trophy.

Speakers Tuesday-Saturday at 2 pm
Topics to be announced.

Gold Rush Pairs 0-750 play for gold!

Saturday at 10 am and 2:30 pm, two session event
All who have section tops and/or place in the
overalls in Strat B win GOLD.

Better Bridge Teacher Training

Sunday and Monday, January 29 & 30, $125
For more information or to register,
contact Charlotte Honet char4744@sbcglobal.net
or 972-960-6700.

Child Care Available

Contact Donna Compton for more information at
cdmra@mindspring.com or 214-373-7055.
Reservations required.

ACBL Club Director's Course
Saturday-Monday, January 28-30, $100
Contact Paul Cuneo 281-851-0422, paulcuneo@sbcglobal.net

Daily Open Pair Championships
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun

Stratified Open Pairs (2 sessions) .................... 10 am & 2:30 pm
Stratified Open Pairs (2 sessions) .................... 10 am & 2:30 pm
Stratified Open Pairs (2 sessions) .................... 10 am & 2:30 pm
Stratified Open Pairs (2 sessions) .................... 10 am & 2:30 pm
Strati-Flighted Open Pairs (2 sessions)....... 10 am & 2:30 pm
Stratified Pairs (2 sessions) ....................................10 am & TBA

Three Side Game Series
Your best 2 games count toward the overalls.
Morning Series
Tuesday-Saturday .............................................. 10 am
Afternoon Series
Tuesday-Saturday ........................................... 2:30 pm
Evening Series
Monday at 7 pm & Tuesday-Saturday ............ 7:30 pm

Knockouts & Swiss Every Day
KO 1 ........................................ Monday 7 pm & Tuesday-Thursday 7:30 pm
KO 2 .............................................. Tuesday & Wednesday 10 am & 2:30 pm
KO 3 .............................................Wednesday & Thursday 10 am & 2:30 pm
KO 4 ......................................................Thursday & Friday 10 am & 2:30 pm
KO 5 ...................................................... Friday & Saturday 10 am & 2:30 pm
Compact KO 1 .......................................... Wednesday & Thursday 7:30 pm
Compact KO 2 ...................................................Thursday & Friday 7:30 pm
Compact KO 3 ................................................... Friday & Saturday 7:30 pm
Compact KO 4 .................................................... Saturday 10 am & 2:30 pm
Bracketed Swiss (2 sessions) ............ Tuesday-Saturday 2:30 & 7:30 pm
Stratified Swiss (single sessions) ....................... Tuesday-Saturday 2:30 pm
Stratified Swiss (single sessions) ........................................Tuesday 7:30 pm
Late Night KO .................................... Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 11 pm
Strati-Flighted Swiss (2 sessions)........................ Sunday 9:30 am & TBA

Gold Rush Bracketed Swiss

Bracketed Swiss Events Tuesday thru Sunday
Top 3 teams in each bracket win Gold!

Stratification & Flighting
Stratified Events.......... A: 2000+ B: 750-2000
C: 0-750
Strati-Flighted Pairs .... A: 2500+ Ax: 0-2500 B: 300-750 C: 0-300
Strati-Flighted Swiss... A: 4000+ Ax: 0-4000 (A & AX play together)
B: 0-3000 Bracketed
Bracketed Swiss ......... Brackets of 8 teams by total MP holding
299er Events ............... A: 200-300
B: 100-200
C: 0-100
49er Events ................. A: 20-50
B: 5-20
C: 0-5

Team average MPs will be used within flights
Section Top Awards for Pairs and for
first place teams in KO and Swiss.
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