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SECTIONAL TOURNAMENTS
Units are the sponsors of sectional
tournaments, which usually run from
two to four days. Units also may run
Intermediate/Newcomer Sectionals
and STaCs (Sectional Tournaments at
Clubs). Masterpoints won at sectional
tournaments are silver.

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TABLE PRESENCE
One of the things that separates a good
bridge player from an expert is the
indefinable something that is referred
to as table presence. It is a combination
of instinct, the drawing of correct
inferences from any departure from
normal rhythm by the opponents, the
exercise of discipline in bidding, the
ability to coax maximum performance
from partner and the ability to make
the opponents feel that they are facing a
player of a higher order.

u

UNAUTHORIZED INFORMATION
Law 16 of the "Laws of Duplicate Bridge"
says that a player may not make a call
or play that could have been suggested
over another by information the player
has received extraneously from partner.
Extraneous information includes
actions such as a remark, a question,
a reply to a question, an unmistakable
hesitation, unusual speed, special
emphasis, tone, gesture, movement,
mannerism, etc.

VULNERABILITY
This is a condition of play in
which premiums and penalties
are increased. In rubber bridge,
vulnerability comes about by
having won one game toward
rubber. In duplicate bridge,
vulnerability is assigned
following this pattern: none,
North-South, East-West, both.
The duplicate board will signify
non-vulnerable (or "white")
or vulnerable.

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YARBOROUGH
A yarborough is any hand at
bridge containing no card
higher than a nine. It was
named after an English lord
who customarily would offer
to wager 1000 pounds to one
against the chance of such a
hand being held by a player. In
postmortem discussions, the
term "yarborough" is often
used to describe bad hands
even if they do not meet the
strict requirements.

WEBSITE
The ACBL website (www.
acbl.org) is a vital source of
information for all bridge
players and members. Here you
can view your game results,
find upcoming tournaments,
locate new bridge clubs, read
your Bridge Bulletin online and
look up past issues, compete
in the magazine's monthly
bidding contest, "It's Your
Call," and of course, check your
masterpoints.

x
'X'

A lowercase "X" is a symbol
used in bridge literature to
signify an insignificant low card
in any suit, a card lower than a
10. Thus K-x-x means the king
and two low cards in that suit.

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ZERO TOLERANCE
A policy recommended by
ACBL and followed at many
clubs and tournaments, Zero
Tolerance promotes a friendly
atmosphere at the table,
eliminating unacceptable
behavior, including rudeness,
intimidation, gloating, profanity
and a variety of other offenses.
Automatic penalties are part
of the program. If you feel an
infraction of Zero Tolerance
has occurred at your table, you
should call the director.
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