Pittsburgh Regional

A Bridge Festival for All Levels
September 14-20, 2026

Contact the tournament team at (412) 545-6800

DoubleTree Pittsburgh - Meadow Lands

Events

• Team games daily
• Bracketed Team KOs
• Pair events for all levels:
  • Open
  • Mid-Flight
  • Gold Rush
  • 299er
  • 99er
• Learn & Play tracks hosted by Robert Todd
  President ACBL Educational Foundation
  
  • Newcomer
  • Beginner
  • Intermediate

Hospitality

• Welcoming party
• Live music
• Ask an expert mixers
• Trivia
• Karaoke
• Free mini-lessons
• 3 minutes to the Hollywood Casino

Schedule

Monday, September 14

• Mon-Tue KO (1 & 2 of 4) 10:00 and 2:30)
• Open pairs (1 & 2 of 2) 10:00 and 2:30
• Gold Rush (1 & 2 of 2) 10:00 and 2:30
• Welcoming party with live music after 2nd session

Tuesday, September 15

• Mon-Tue KO (3 & 4 of 4) 10:00 & 2:30
• A/X Pairs (1 & 2 of 2) 10:00 & 2:30
• Mid-Flight Pairs (1 & 2 of 2) 10:00 & 2:30
• Gold Rush (1 & 2 of 2) 10:00 & 2:30
• Bracketed Teams (1 & 2 of 2) 10:00 & 2:30
• Learn & Play Series 101 with Robert Todd (1 of 2) 10:00
  for graduates of beginning bridge classes
• 99er Pairs (1 of 2) 2:30
• Karaoke night 7:00

Wednesday, September 16

• Wed-Thu KO (1 & 2 of 4) 10:00 & 2:30
• A/X Pairs (1 & 2 of 2) 10:00 & 2:30
• Mid-Flight Pairs (1 & 2 of 2) 10:00 & 2:30
• Gold Rush (1 & 2 of 2) 10:00 & 2:30
• Learn & Play Series 101 with Robert Todd (2 of 2) 10:00
  for graduates of beginning bridge classes
• 99er Pairs (2 of 2) 2:30
• Party featuring the music of Hewlett and Anderson 6:00
  

Thursday, September 17

• Wed-Thu KO (3 & 4 of 4) 10:00 & 2:30
• Open Pairs (1 & 2 of 2) 10:00 & 2:30
• Gold Rush (1 & 2 of 2) 10:00 & 2:30
• Bracketed Teams (1 & 2 of 2) 10:00 & 2:30
• Learn & Play Series 201 with Robert Todd (1 of 2) 10:00
  for intermediate players and graduates of the 101 series
• 299er Pairs (1 of 2) 2:30
• "Come Play Cards with Us" party 7:00

Friday, September 18

• Fri-Sat KO (1 & 2 of 4) 10:00 & 2:30
• A/X Pairs (1 & 2 of 2) 10:00 & 2:30
• Mid-Flight Pairs (1 & 2 of 2) 10:00 & 2:30
• Gold Rush (1 & 2 of 2) 10:00 & 2:30
• Learn & Play Series 201 with Robert Todd (2 of 2) 10:00
  for intermediate players and graduates of the 101 series
• 299er Pairs (2 of 2) 2:30
• Trivia night 7:00

Saturday, September 19

• Fri-Sat KO (3 & 4 of 4) 10:00 & 2:30
• Bracketed Teams (1 & 2 of 2) 10:00 & 2:30
• Open pairs (1 & 2 of 2) 10:00 & 2:30
• Gold Rush (1 & 2 of 2) 10:00 & 2:30
• 99er Pairs (1 of 1) 10:00
• Fun Introduction to Bridge with Robert Todd (1 & 2 of 2)
  10:00 and 2:30 for newcomers and returning players

Sunday, September 20

• A/X/Y Swiss Teams (1 & 2 of 2) 10:00 & TBA
• 0-2000 Bracketed Teams (1 & 2 of 2) 10:00 & TBA

Director In Charge

Alexander Bealles

Entries

$16 per session per person
Participants must be current or former ACBL members.
Free 120 Day Guest Memberships — apply online.
*Unpaid & former members $4 additional per session.

• Strats determined by MP average, but no player may exceed event limit
• All KOs 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.
• Bracketed Teams are round robins, typically in groups of 7 teams (3 winning gold) or 9 teams (4 winning gold), with the bottom bracket possibly played as Swiss
• Strats may be changed and events may be combined or handicapped at director’s discretion
• The Learn & Play series don’t award masterpoints

• All Open events, including Side Series: Open/3500/1500
• A/X Strats: Open/5000
• Mid-Flight Strats: 3500/1500
• Gold Rush Strats: 750/500/200
• A/X/Y Swiss Teams: Open//5000/3000
• 99er & 299er games stratified at director’s discretion