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2nd largest bridge event coming to HHI
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ridge is not just for your grandmother anymore. Two Hilton Head Island Junior Bridge players were recently practicing their card skills so they can participate in the Low Country’s Classic Mid-Atlantic Bridge Conference Regional Tournament. The tournament will be held Feb. 3-9 at the Marriott Resort and Spa. The event, which is the second largest regional bridge tournament in the United States, is a popular draw for snowbirds and locals. The Hilton Head Island Bridge Club hosts the tournament every other year. This year the tournament will host several celebrity bridge speakers from all over the United States who will speak to the tournament participants every day before the afternoon and evening games. There is a special newcomer/interme-
diate program, with free play all day on Tuesday, Feb. 4 for players with 0 to 5 master points. Merry Gerber, intermediate/novice organizer, feels that Hilton Head Island is indeed lucky to have a biennial regional tournament in its backyard. “To see the Marriott ballroom filled with bridge players is an incredible sight for newcomers to the game,” she said. The tournament costs $11 for each session, but no pre-registration is required. Some of the proceeds from the event will go to Deep Well and Memory Matters. For more information about the event, call Lowry Miller at 843-757-4505. To see the Hilton Head Island Bridge Club’s daily game schedule and winter class schedule go to www.bridgewebs. com/hiltonheadisland. M
A picture of the Low Country’s Classic Mid-Atlantic Bridge Conference Regional Tournament tournament chair, Lowry Miller (left) with Jeff Meckstroth, a multiple world champion bridge player, who will speak at the 2014 tournament. February 2014 127
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