Spades Tournament

2806 Crums Lane,Shively KY 40216

29 October, 2022

Description

Your event host will be Gigi Talbott, Your Everything Extraordinaire. She is a Comic, Entrepreneur, Minister, Presenter, Trainer and Coach. This tournament is Sponsored by Juice Joint located in Shively, Kentucky at 2606 Crums Lane. "All natural whole vegetable & fruit juices & smoothies , smoothie bowls, whole fruit popsicles , fruit and herbal supplement infused sea moss , alkaline water ,organic teas & coffee your local holistic cafe" This event is Sponsored by Louisville Tax Preparation, LLC (LTP). LTP provides year around professional income tax assistance. It is also a 2022 Mayor's Summer Bash Mini Grant winner that provided financial literacy to the residents of Metro Louisville. This event is Sponsored by Kentuckiana Mobile Notary & Business Services, LLC which provides on-call mobile Notary Public services and assists small businesses with compliance and paperwork needs. Spades Tournament Rules 1. Teams will be composed of 2 players who will sit directly across from each other when playing. 2. Games will be to 400 points. 3. The Dealer will deal all cards�13 to each player. 4. Definitions and Terminology:Trick � refers to taking or winning one hand Bid � A player chooses the number of tricks that he/she will take. Bags � Number of tricks a team takes over their total bid. (example: a team bids 5 tricks total, but wins 7+ result is 2 bags) Set- When a team fails to win enough tricks to reach it�s total bidNill � If one player goes �nill�, that player has looked at his/her cards and has decided that he/she will not take any tricks. Blind Nill � If one player goes �blind�, that player must declare this prior to looking at his/her cards. A player that goes �blind� is saying that he will not take any tricks. This player may exchange one card, face down, with his partner after all bids are in. The card can not be looked at until both cards are exchanged. Reneging � when a player fails to play the suite of the led card and later throws that same suite. (example: Harts are led, Player A throws a spade to win the trick. Later, Player A throws a Heart. Player A has Reneged.) 5. Scoring 1 trick = 10 pts. 1 bag = 1 pt. Successful Blind bid = 100 pts. Failed Blind bid = -100 pts. Successful Nil bid = 50 pts. Failed Blind bid = -50 pts. Reaching 10 bags = -100 pts. Reneging = -50 pts. Bidding and taking all 13 tricks = 200 pts. Not reaching a team bid = Minus # of tricks bid X 10 pts. 6. No �table talk� or giving hints to a partner will be allowed. 7. All players must begin each game by throwing their lowest club card. 8. Players must follow the suite of the led card, if they have a card of that suit. If a player does not have a card of that suit, they can choose to throw a spade or another suit. 9. A player can not lead with a spade until a spade has been played. 10. The Ace of Spades is the highest card in the deck. 11. A spade can �trump� or beat all other suits. 12. A misdeal can be called for the following:1. Player was not dealt exactly 13 cards2. Player does not have any spades3. Player does not have any face cards (Ace, King, Queen, Jack) 13. Players must bid in order, stating with the player directly to the left of the dealer. 14. Dealer must offer the player to his/her right, the opportunity to cut the cards after they are shuffled. 15. The minimum total bid for a team is 4. 16. �A card laid is a card played!� and can not be picked up.