BRIDGE (Duplicate) (in partnership with the English Bridge Union)
(Prize fund over £8,500 guaranteed)

• Please note that all entry fees are per player.
• All tournaments give Master Points.
• All sessions will be 24 boards.
• The following prizes have been made possible through the generous sponsorship of Mrs Brigitte Mavromichalis.
• These are the minimum guaranteed prizes. All events have prizes for a minimum of 12% of the entries.
• Note that entry to bridge events is not included in the standard £100 entry fee; entry to the entire bridge congress costs £140, £83 for veterans (over 65), £50 for juniors (under 25). To enter other events at MSO 8 as well as the entire bridge congress costs an additional £40.

• Senior Pairs
• Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25, 2pm-6pm
• Entry fee: £28 (£14)
• Pentamind: no credit
• Pairs must have a combined age of 110, with no member less than 53 years of age.
• Prizes: 1st pair £600, 2nd pair £280, 3rd pair £100, 4th pair £50, 5th pair £50

• Ladies' Pairs
• Tuesday 24, 7:30pm-11pm
• Entry fee: £14 (£7)
• Pentamind: 3.5 hours
• Prizes: 1st pair £100, 2nd pair £50, 3rd pair £25

• Men's Pairs
• Tuesday 24, 7:30pm-11pm
• Entry fee: £14 (£7)
• Pentamind: 3.5 hours
• Prizes: 1st pair £100, 2nd pair £50, 3rd pair £25

• Mixed Pairs
• Wednesday 25, 7:30pm-11pm
• Entry fee: £14 (£7)
• Pentamind: 3.5 hours
• Prizes: 1st pair £100, 2nd pair £50, 3rd pair £25

• Senior Teams of Four
• Thursday 26 and Friday 27, 2pm-6pm
• Entry fee: £28 (£14)
• Pentamind: no credit
• Teams must have a combined age of 220, with no member less than 53 years of age.
• Prizes: 1st team £800, 2nd team £280, 3rd team £120

• Multiple Teams of Four
• Thursday 26, 7:30pm-11pm
• Entry fee: £14 (£7)
• Pentamind: 3.5 hours
• Prizes: 1st team £120, 2nd team £80, 3rd team £40

• Open Pairs
• Friday 27, 2pm-6pm
• Entry fee: £14 (£7)
• Pentamind: 4 hours

• Point a Board
• Friday 27, 7:30pm-11pm
• Entry fee: £14 (£7)
• Pentamind: 3.5 hours
• Prizes: 1st pair £1,000, 2nd pair £500, 3rd pair £240

• Green Point Event: Olympiad Pairs Championship
• Saturday 28, noon-3:30pm and 4pm-7:30pm
• Entry fee: £28 (£14)
• Pentamind: 7 hours
• Prizes: 1st pair £500, 2nd pair £250, 3rd pair £100, 4th to 7th pair £50
• Green Point Event

• Green Point Event: Swiss Teams
• Sunday 29, noon-8pm (includes a short break)
• Entry fee: £28 (£14)
• Pentamind: 7 hours
• Prizes: 1st pair £1,000, 2nd pair £400, 3rd pair £100, 4th to 7th pair £80
• Eight seven-board matches
• Green Point Event

• Green Point Event: Swiss Pairs
• Monday 30, noon-7:30pm (includes a short break)
• Entry fee: £28 (£14)
• Pentamind: 7 hours
• Prizes: 1st pair £500, 2nd pair £250, 3rd pair £100, 4th to 7th pair £50
• Seven seven-board matches
• Green Point Event

• Amateur Olympiad Champion
• No extra fee
• This title and trophy are awarded to the player with the best aggregate results taken over three Bridge tournaments.
• Pentamind: 15 hours

BRIDGE (Non-Duplicate) (in partnership with the English Bridge Union)
Charity Tournament for Marie Curie Cancer Care

• CHANGED! Sunday 5th September, noon-5pm
• Entry fee: £25. Donations welcome.
• Late entry surcharge of an additional £5 only applies to entries made on the day.
• Pentamind: no credit
• Special venue: the Sugden Sports Centre, which is half a mile away from the rest of the events (see map).

• Olympiad Singles Championship
• Saturday 21, 9:30am-5:30pm
• Entry fee: £18 (£9)
• Pentamind: 7 hours
• Singles championship involves play of six-card cribbage

• Olympiad Pairs Championship
• Sunday 22, 9:30am-5:30pm
• Entry fee: £18 (£9)
• Pentamind: 7 hours
• Pairs championship involves play of five-card cribbage

• Pot-Limit Seven Card Stud Championship
• Saturday 21 - Sunday 22, 5:45pm-11pm
• Entry fee: £26 (£13)
• Pentamind: 10.5 hours

• Pot-Limit Pineapple Hold'em Tournament
• Sunday 22, 5:45pm-11pm
• Entry fee: £18 (£9)
• Pentamind: 5.5 hours
• Entry to the Pineapple Hold'em tournament is at no extra fee to those who enter the Pot-Limit Seven Card Stud Championship and fail to qualify for the second day.

• WORLD AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
• Monday 23 - Saturday 28, 5:45 or 6pm-11pm
• Entry fee: £18 (£9) per day
• To qualify for the title you must play in four or more of these six tournaments:

  1) Monday 23: Pot-Limit Five-Card Draw (starts 5:45pm)
  2) Tuesday 24: Pot-Limit Seven-Card Stud (starts 5:45pm)
  3) Wednesday 25: Pot-Limit Canadian Stud (starts 6pm)
  4) Thursday 26: Pot-Limit Texas Hold'em (starts 6pm)
  5) Friday 27: Pot-Limit London Lowball (starts 6pm)
  6) Saturday 28: Pot-Limit Omaha (high only, starts 6pm)

• Pentamind: overall Amateur Championship, 15 hours
  Pentamind: individual events, 5.5 hours (5:45pm start), 5 hours (6pm start)

• Heads-Up No-Limit Texas Hold'em Championship
• Sunday 29, 5:45pm-11pm and
• Monday 30, 11am-3pm
• Entry fee: £26 (£13)
• Pentamind: 9.5 hours
• Each match will be between two players, played to a time limit, and the player with the most chips at the end of that time is the winner of the match and advances to the next round.

• Pot-Limit Mexican Stud Tournament
• Monday 30, 11am-3pm
• Entry fee: £18 (£9)
• Pentamind: 4 hours
• Entry to the Mexican Stud tournament is at no extra fee to those who enter the Heads-Up No-Limit Texas Hold'em Championship and fail to qualify for the second day.

• Olympiad Championship
• Sunday 22, 9:30am-5:30pm
• Entry fee: £18 (£9)
• Pentamind: 7 hours