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Atlanta Georgia Regional * Sept. 1-7, 2020
Rennaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel
2450 Galleria Parkway * Atlanta GA * (770) 953-4500
Bridge rate $119 plus tax and tourism fees. Good through Aug. 10
For reservations, call Marriott (800) 468-3571, ask for District 7 of the ACBL group rate.
FREE PARKING! Hotel is located at the intersection of I-75 and I-285
within walking distance to shopping, dining and entertainment at the Cumberland Mall,
Suntrust Park and The Battery.
Tournament Co-Chairs
Jack Feagin (404) 966-8469 Joe Sherwood (404) 259-5326
jfeagin2@gmail.com
josephcsherwood@gmail.com

Partnerships
Bill Kulbersh
Carey Snider
drbill49@bellsouth.net careybridge@bellsouth.net

A DISTRICT 7 MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
Lou Bluhm Open Knockout ............................. 1 & 7
Seeded; Continues 10:30 am & 3 pm Wednesday
Lou Bluhm Bracketed KO (0-6000) ................ 1 & 7
Continues 10 am & 3 pm Wednesday
Open Pairs (1500/3000/3000+) ...................... 1 & 7
Braves GOLD RUSH Pairs ............................... 1 & 7
Olympic Side Series (1st, 2nd of 4) ......................1 / 7
499er Pairs ........................................................1 / 7
Open Swiss Teams ................................................. 7
Aft. pair games benefit ACBL Ed Foundation
Eve. pair games benefit Atlanta Junior Bridge
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
0-5 MP players play free today
Nadine Wood Bracketed Knockout ........... 10:30 & 3
Continues 10:30 am & 3 pm Thursday
A/X Pairs .................................................. 10:30 & 3
Mid-flight Pairs (0-3000)......................... 10:30 & 3
Falcons GOLD RUSH Pairs (0-750) ......... 10:30 & 3
Olympic Side Series (3rd, 4th of 4) ...............10:30 / 3
49er and 499er Pairs...................................10:30 / 3
Open Board-a-Match Teams................................... 3
Wed-Thu Open Swiss Teams (1st of 2) .............. 7:15
Wed-Thu GOLD RUSH Swiss Teams (1st of 2) .. 7:15
Evening Side Game Series (1st of 5) .................. 7:15
499er Pairs ....................................................... 7:15
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Bracketed Round Robin Teams ................ 10:30 & 3
7 to 9 teams per bracket starting from the top
A/X Pairs .................................................. 10:30 & 3
Mid-flight Pairs (0-3000) ......................... 10:30 & 3
Hawks GOLD RUSH Pairs (0-750)........... 10:30 & 3
Billy Woodson Side Series (1st, 2nd of 4) .....10:30 / 3
49er and 499er Pairs...................................10:30 / 3
Open Swiss Teams ................................................. 3
Wed-Thu Open Swiss Teams (2nd of 2) ............. 7:15
Wed-Thu GOLD RUSH Swiss Teams (2nd of 2) .. 7:15
Evening Side Game Series (2nd of 5) ................. 7:15
499er Pairs ....................................................... 7:15

DISTRICT 7 ON THE WEB:
WWW . DISTRICT 7 BRIDGE . ORG

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 - GOODWILL DAY
Barb Borah Bracketed Knockout .............. 10:30 & 3
Continues 10:30 am & 3 pm Saturday
A/X Pairs .................................................. 10:30 & 3
Mid-flight Pairs (0-3000)......................... 10:30 & 3
United FC GOLD RUSH Pairs (0-750) ...... 10:30 & 3
Billy Woodson Side Series (3rd, 4th of 4)......10:30 / 3
49er and 499er Pairs...................................10:30 / 3
Open Swiss Teams ................................................. 3
Fri-Sat Bracketed Round Robin ......................... 7:15
Concludes 7:15 Saturday
Evening Side Game Series (3rd of 5).................. 7:15
499er Pairs ....................................................... 7:15
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
Dickie Freeman Bracketed Knockout ........ 10:30 & 3
Continues 10:30 am & 3 pm Sunday
A/X Pairs .................................................. 10:30 & 3
Mid-flight Pairs (0-3000)......................... 10:30 & 3
Swarm GOLD RUSH Pairs (0-750) .......... 10:30 & 3
Peachtree Side Series (1st, 2nd of 6).............10:30 / 3
49er and 499er Pairs...................................10:30 / 3
Open Board-a-Match Teams................................... 3
Evening Side Game Series (4th of 5) .................. 7:15
499er Pairs ....................................................... 7:15
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
Bracketed Round Robin Teams ..................... 10 & 3
7 to 9 teams per bracket starting from the top
A/X Pairs .................................................. 10:30 & 3
Dream GOLD RUSH Pairs (0-750)................ 10 & 3
Peachtree Side Series (3rd, 4th of 6) ..................10 / 3
49er and 499er Pairs...................................10:30 / 3
Open Board-a-Match Teams................................... 3
Evening Side Game Series (5th of 5) .................. 7:15
Open Swiss Teams ............................................ 7:15
499er Pairs ....................................................... 7:15
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
A/X Swiss Teams .................................. 9:30 & 1:30
Mid-Flight Swiss Teams (0-3000) ........ 9:30 & 1:30
Dawgs GOLD RUSH Swiss
Teams (0-750) ................................... 9:30 & 1:30
Peachtree Side Series (5th, 6th of 6) ..........9:30 / 1:30
499er Pairs ..............................................9:30 / 1:30

♠ 10:30 am start times for main events
Wednesday through Sunday
♥ NEW LOCATION after decades at the
Crowne Plaza
♣ Expert lectures Tuesday - Sunday
♦ Five days of mid-flight
(0-3000 MP) games
♠ Five GOLD RUSH pair games and two
GOLD RUSH Swiss games for
0-750 MP players
♥ Hospitality in playing areas;
non-smoking hospitality suite
♣ District 7 $12 vouchers on sale
Tuesday - Saturday
♦ Wednesday - Sunday evening games
are 18-20 boards, finish by 10 pm
* All KOs except one are bracketed, random
draw with no playbacks until unavoidable. Top
two brackets may have fewer than 9 teams
and be played as a two-session round robin
qualifying four teams to a KO. One- and twobracket Knockouts are handicapped.
* The exception is Lou Bluhm Open KO which
is seeded. The concurrent Lou Bluhm
bracketed KO is limited to players under 6000
MP.
* Round-Robin Teams are bracketed, typically
in groups of 7 teams (3 winning gold) or
9 teams (4 winning gold), with the top or
bottom bracket possibly played as Swiss.
Unless noted otherwise:
* Open events, including side series:
750/3000/3000+
* A/X strats: 5000/5000+
* Mid-Flight strats: 1500/3000
* Gold Rush strats: 300/750 (gold points for
750 strat overalls and section tops)
* 49er and 499er games stratified at director's
discretion
http://WWW.DISTRICT7BRIDGE.ORG
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