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Eureka! Last month, the Palo Alto Bridge Mining Company struck it rich — uncovering a massive Stierlin Road vein of gold and silver! An anonymous benefactor, who is a major shareholder of the mine, has decreed that these precious metals must be given away! Now comes your chance to cash in!
You have three upcoming opportunities to win glitter points – gold, red and silver – at the Palo Alto Bridge Center, plus an absolutely must-attend bridge lecture!
Upcoming events for you at Palo Alto Bridge Center:
Attached is a 1-pager current list of planned events – more will be added through the year. |
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Royal STaC Week – from now till Saturday May 9 The Bridge Center’s vault is overflowing with precious metals. For the remaining 5 days — Tuesday, May 5 to Saturday, May 9 — the Bridge Center is unloading crates of gold and silver bars during District 21’s Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) for Royal STaC Week. Join the games, bring your best card sense, and help us solve our storage problem by winning as many gold, red, silver and black points as you can carry home. Open and Limited Sections. SignUp |
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Free Lecture by World Champion Debbie Rosenberg – Thu. May 14 Topic: “Forcing vs Non-Forcing Bids” How often has your partner (not you, of course….) passed your Forcing bid and you missed a game? Ugh! How often have you agonized and discussed over whether your partner’s bid is Forcing or Non-Forcing? World Champion Debbie Rosenberg will provide you with guidance to limit those misunderstandings, excitable discussions and zero boards. |
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She will give a free lecture on this interesting and important topic “Forcing versus Non-Forcing Bids” on Thursday, May 14 at 10:30AM at Palo Alto Bridge Center. This is part of our Free Lecture Series, which is funded by Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation PBEF. Why not stay and play in the 11:30AM club game? SignUp |
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100% Gold Club Championship Game – Saturday June 6 Club Championship Doubleheader! Play in one game or both! Our miners have sounded the alarm: we’re running out of storage for our gold haul. That means only one thing—Palo Alto Bridge has no choice but to host a Club Championship Doubleheader on Saturday, June 6. Each game has Open, Mid-Flight (<3000), 499er, and 49er sections:
We expect a large turnout for these games, so call your partners and register to play in one or both games: SignUp |
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Our next celebrity seminar will be by a favorite, Barbara Seagram, on Saturday, June 20 at 9:30AM via Zoom. Her 2-hour workshop “Stripped and Cornered – End Play Magic” will be a guided tour in fine-tuning your declarer play. Watch some magic in your declarer play! Call your partners and join us at this fun seminar! Register: Seagram celebrity seminar Apr2026 |
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Annual Firecracker Open Sectional & Non-Life Master Regional Wednesday, June 24 – Saturday, June 28 We’re giving away so much silver (Open Sectional) and gold and red (NLM Regional) over these 5 days, your bank is going to wonder why you suddenly need a bigger safety deposit box… |
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100% silver in the Open Sectional, and 100% gold/red in the NLM Regional. Open, Mid-Flight, Gold Rush, and 99er Pairs Games. Bracketed Team Games. More information: 2026 Firecracker |
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Newer Players: Come and join many other newcomer players at our new relaxed and friendly Newcomer EZ 0-49 games on Mondays. This game is a great way to improve your bridge and gain duplicate bridge experience in a welcoming environment! We can help you find a partner. Please encourage your friends or family who could be interested in duplicate and need a little cajoling into the Bridge Center! |
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There will be a short pre-game lecture at 11:00AM and the duplicate game with 12-14 boards starts at 11:15AM to about 1:15PM. Helpers will be available to answer limited questions during the bidding. See attached flyer. SignUp For Limited section games, our games are on Tuesdays at 10:45AM and Wednesday evenings at 6:45PM. SignUp |
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Palo Alto Bridge offers monthly Swiss team games for you to gain team game experience in a relaxed atmosphere. Next team club game is on Monday, May 11 at 11:30AM, where the boards are already shuffled and dealt with hand records. This is a great opportunity to practice for the April sectional later in the month. If you need a partner, or help to be matched with another pair, let us know. Swiss Team games SignUp |
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At last month’s game on April 13 – congrats to the winning team: Ken Rosenfeld – Prudence Saunders – Edward Barlow – Narayan Mohanram. Honorable mention of the top strat C team coming 4th overall: ilya Sherman – Michael Callahan – S Kjartansdottir – Debbie Carey. |
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Thank you all for coming to play and support our first 2026 4-day sectional from April 23 – 26. The 244 total tables were 20% more than the Unit’s April 2025 sectional, and a post-Covid Unit non-Firecracker sectional record. The income from these tournaments is vital for our Unit’s financial wellbeing. We are especially appreciative of the outpouring of volunteers who helped us run this so smoothly. A HUGE thank-you to our Tournament Chair, Marc Cervellino, and his dedicated Co-Chair Debra Willrett, with a lot of help from their team: Doug Boyle, Liz Koh, Rob Boucher, Brenda Hatton, Debbie Carey, Sólveig Kjartansdóttir, Randy Ryals, David Merenbach, ilya Sherman, Michael Callahan, Dave Joffee, Bill Somers, Pamela Resser, Virginia Dare, Steve Carr, Sandy Chen, Roy Tsai. Check out our Facebook page for more volunteer pics! |
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Congrats to Team Ge for winning the 2026 Mixed Team US Bridge Championships (USBCs)! They will represent the US in the 2027 World Bridge Championship Wuhan Cup. Palo Alto Bridge is proud that all 6 team members play at Palo Alto Bridge: Xin Ge (Captain), Debbie Rosenberg, Michael Rosenberg, Kevin Rosenberg, Amber Lin, Disa Eythorsdottir. |
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Get involved in your community! Our events and activities are put together by our volunteers, and we want your help. Any little of your time would be appreciated! We need volunteers for marketing and publicity (photo-takers, storytellers, email blaster) and help organize a bridge tournament. Please let me know. |
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Accessorize your outfit at your next club game, tournament or bridge event. You can purchase your own customized name badgewith our colorful Palo Alto Bridge logo – order yours online for $14: PA Name Badge Order |
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P.S. Feel free to forward this to others who play at Palo Alto Bridge but who are not members of Unit 503. |
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Play, Laugh & Learn!
Liz Koh |