Feb. 23-26 -- Guaranteed Partner Is Not Guaranteed a Partner

Points Summary
♠     ♥     ♦     ♣	Gold	Red	Silver	Other	Total
Earned This Time			0.46		0.46
Earned since last update					0.00
Earned Earlier This Year	7.00	20.17	1.76	1.15	30.08
Total Earned This Year	7.00	20.17	2.22	1.15	30.54
Earned Prior to This Year	11.41	45.01	21.98	17.39	95.79
Total	18.41	65.18	24.20	18.54	126.33
Required	25.00	25.00	50.00	200.00	300.00
Still Needed	6.59	0.00	25.80	141.28	173.67

Advance Preparation

I had volunteered to be one of the Unit's Guaranteed Partners for this Sectional. This meant I was to show up for each session, and be paired with any "odd" Bridge player seeking a partner for that event. (The "even" Bridge players seeking partners were paired with each other).

Overall Results

As the title of this entry says, the Guaranteed partner is not guaranteed a partner. I took vacation time from work to be available for the Friday Afternoon session, and I was not used. I was also not used for the Swiss Teams on Sunday.

For the five sessions I did play, I only "scratched" (won points) for one, the Saturday afternoon Open Pairs where my partner and I had a 52 percent game. This partner is a new Life Master, and he is proud that he earned all his Masterpoints within 12 miles of home. I'll be traveling all up and down the East Coast to earn mine!

Last Word

If I plan to win points in local Sectionals, I should arrange partners and teammates in advance for at least some of the events.