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Basics and Beyond SPECIAL 3-week Course with Jeff Badler & Joe Byrnes Monday at 6:30 PMTuesday 9:00 AM Two of our popular instructors have teamed up to bring your bidding to a new level.   New mini series:  Jacoby 2NT and Splinters…Basics and Beyond Most of us have learned the excellent 2 over 1 bidding system. ThereContinue reading “Jacoby 2NT and Splinters”

with Yefim Shoykhet Tuesdays at 10:00 am PAT classes are designed to reinforce concepts you’ve been taught, but haven’t had enough time to really integrate. You’ll be playing and analyzing anywhere from 8 to as many as 12 hands each session on all areas of the game.  Please email Yefim at yefim50@verizon.net to reserve a spotContinue reading “P.A.T 3 – For Intermediate Players”

with Jeff Hand Wednesdays at 6:30 PM beginning october 6th- First two lessons on Fridays at 6:30 PMThursday Mornings 9:50 AM beginning september 23rd To be certain that students are ready to fully understand card play, we will begin with two weeks of optional lessons. Starting the week of 09/20/2021 we will cover the mechanics ofContinue reading “Card Sense Basics”

District-Wide 99er Game on BBO You MUST be a member of the District 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 16, or 24 to join. Day Time Level/Boards Special Notes Monday- Thursday 7:00 PM 0-99; 12 Boards With Lesson and Post Mortem Friday – Sunday 7:00 PM 0-99; 18 Boards District – 99ers “Nite Club” Event Schedule:Continue reading “District-Wide 99er Game”

with Jeff Badler Fridays from 9:00 am – 11:00 amBeginning october 1, 2021 The Whole Megillah comes from a Yiddish expression which means the entirety of something, involving a long, complicated story. You’ll be bidding and playing lots of hands every session. You will get to declare every hand. Then each hand will be explained. The course includesContinue reading “The Whole Megillah…From the Beginning”

Bridge Teaching Games Online PLEASE MAKE A RESERVATION USING THE EMAILS or Buttons BELOW We have three different online teaching games with three fantastic teachers – Marin Marinov, Joe Byrnes, and Jeff Bayone. The Tuesday 49er begins at 2:30 PM.The Friday 0-20 game begins at 10:00 AMThe Sunday 99er Game begins at 1:00 PM. The Tuesday 49er game and Sunday 99er game are teaching duplicates.Continue reading “Teaching Games Online”

SPECIAL 3-week Course with Jeff Badler Monday at 6:30 PMTuesday 9:00 AM The goal is for you to feel comfortable using control bids to decide if you should be investigating slam.  Then use the 1430 Roman Keycard Blackwood convention (RKC) to find a slam or prevent you from bidding a bad one.  Jeff Badler will teachContinue reading “1430 Blackwood and Control Bids”

with Yefim Shoykhet Tuesdays at 10:00 am This course is designed for intermediate players who would like more practice on defense. Yefim teaches on Tuesdays at 10:00 am. Please email Yefim at yefim50@verizon.net to reserve a spot or use the button below. Ongoing Classes Dates Class Description TBD TBD The cost is $35 per class,Continue reading “Intermediate Player – Defense”

with Yefim Shoykhet wednesdays at 6:30 pm This play of the hand class is for low-intermediate to intermediate players. You will play challenging hands including techniques such as end plays, percentage plays, and squeezes to improve your game. Please email yefim50@verizon.net or use the button below to reserve your spot. Ongoing Classes Dates Class DescriptionContinue reading “Play of the Hand”

with Andrea Hayman tuesdays at 1:00 pm This course is designed for intermediate students who have already had a class on defense. Classes are limited to 5 students. Please contact Andrea via email at ashbridge22@icloud.com or use the button below to reserve your spot. The cost is $35 per class, $20 with EASY PASS.  ToContinue reading “Defense – Strong Intermediate”