Supervised Play Thursday Mornings
2018-02-22 08:45 - 10:45, 2018-03-08 08:45 - 10:45, 2018-04-05 08:45 - 10:45, 2018-04-19 08:45 - 10:45 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Kathy Harper
(650) 207-1816
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Beginning Bridge
2018-02-22 09:15 - 11:15, 2018-03-08 09:15 - 11:15, 2018-03-22 09:15 - 11:15, 2018-04-05 09:15 - 11:15, 2018-04-19 09:15 - 11:15
Kathy Harper
(650) 207-1816
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Learn Bridge the modern way in this course designed by Pat Harrington! Each class includes both instruction and practice play. Start playing the very first day! Children & teens welcome.
For people who have never played bridge and those people who have played for years but want a refresher course or just to learn the basics.
Notes will be emailed for all classes. No make-up classes are offered for missed classes.
Our course instructor is ABTA Master Teacher Kathy Harper. Kathy and our wonderful volunteers give students individual attention which helps our students learn in a fun environment.
Please contact Kathy Harper for more information.

PLAY & LEARN Beginning Bridge
Dates

Introduction to Bridge
Choosing a Contract, Scoring
February 22, 2018

Opening Bids and Selecting the Best Game
Opening 1NT
March 8

Major Suit Opening Bids
March 22

Minor Suit Opening Bids
April 5

Dummy Points
April 19

Responder Bids Notrump
May 3

Opener Bids Notrump
May 17

Takeout Doubles
May 24

Preempts
June 7

Strong 2 Clubs
June 14

Intermediate III
2018-02-22 19:15 - 21:30, 2018-03-01 19:15 - 21:30, 2018-03-08 19:15 - 21:30
Frank Smoot
(408) 732-5736
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This course goes beyond the topics from Intermediate Bridge I and Intermediate Bridge II. It is designed for bridge players who have a minimum of two years experience playing duplicate bridge.
You will learn powerful and practical bidding, play and defense concept including:

hand evaluation when partner invites slam, balancing, and the latest defenses to 1NT.
Uuse of distribution of the defensive hands to produce extra tricks, and,
Defending safely or aggessively as the dummy suggests.

There are exercises in class, homework outside of class, and each evening finishes by playing deals related to the topic. Snacks are also provided. You will be amazed at what you’ll learn, even if you’ve played for years and years!
The in-class exercises are available in electronic format so students can play the hands at home and receive commentary on their bidding and play (requires Bridge Baron software).
Our course lecturer is the very popular Frank Smoot who has taught bridge to beginners and beyond in Palo Alto for 15+ years. Frank and our wonderful volunteers give students individual attention which helps our students learn in a fun environment.
Please contact Frank Smoot email for more information.

This 8-Week Course Covers

Bidding:

Notrump Slams
Balancing
Defense to 1NT

Declarer Play:

Trump Endings
Squeeze Plays
Throw-in Plays

Defense:

Card Combinations
Win or Duck?

Class Downloads**

Lesson 1
on 1/8/18 Notrump Slams

Lesson 2
on 1/17/18 Balancing

Lesson 3
on 1/22/18 Defense to 1 Notrump

Lesson 4
on 1/28/18 Defensive Combinations

Lesson 5
on 2/8/18 Win or Duck?

Lesson 6
on 2/17/18 Trump Ending

Lesson 7
on 2/25/18 Squeeze Plays

Lesson 8
on 3/8/18 Throw-In

Instructions for downloading and playing files with Bridge Baron
Bridge Baron Support
Bridge Baron Website. We usually have copies of Bridge Baron at class which we sell at a discount.
*After registering, please send a check made out to Frank Smoot in the amount of $175 to hold your spot to:
Frank Smoot
528 S Taaffe St
Sunnyvale, CA 94086

Supervised Play Monday Evenings
2018-03-05 18:45 - 2018-03-06 20:45, 2018-03-19 18:45 - 2018-03-20 20:45, 2018-04-09 18:45 - 2018-04-10 20:45, 2018-04-23 18:45 - 2018-04-24 20:45

Deadly Defense
2018-03-05 19:00 - 21:00, 2018-03-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2018-04-09 19:00 - 21:00, 2018-04-23 19:00 - 21:00
Kathy Harper
(650) 207-1816
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Half the time at the bridge table, you will be defending. Don’t let those mean declarers walk all over you! Defend yourself! Learn how to lead, signal, and discard. This course is written by Pat Harrington
This Basic-Intermediate Bridge Class builds upon our Beginning Bridge Classes and prepares our students for our Intermediate Classes.
Notes will be emailed for all classes. No make-up classes are offered for missed classes.
Our course instructor is ABTA Master Teacher Kathy Harper. Kathy and our wonderful volunteers give students individual attention which helps our students learn in a fun environment.
Please contact Kathy Harper at (650) 207-1816 email for additional information.

Deadly Defense
Dates

Leading Against Notrump
January 8, 2018

Leading Against Suit Contracts
January 22

Second Hand Low
February 5

Second Hand Low … Except
February 19

Third Hand High
March 5

Introduction to Attitude Signals
March 19

Using Attitude Signals When Partner Leads
April 9

Opening Leads and Attitude Signals
April 23

Discards and Attitude Signals
May 7

Suit Preference Signals.
May 21

Supervised Play Tuesday Mornings
2018-03-06 08:45 - 10:45, 2018-03-20 08:45 - 10:45, 2018-04-10 08:45 - 10:45, 2018-04-24 08:45 - 10:45

2 Over 1 An Introduction
2018-03-06 09:00 - 11:00, 2018-03-20 09:00 - 11:00, 2018-04-10 09:00 - 11:00
Kathy Harper
(650) 207-1816
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This class is a basic introduction to the 2 Over 1 bidding system that will improve your game. This popular variation of Standard American allows players to quickly identify game going and slam invitational hands using low level bids.
This Basic-Intermediate Bridge class builds upon student understanding of Standard American bidding. Students should have the equivalent of 2 years experience before taking this class.
Notes will be emailed for all classes. No make-up classes are offered for missed classes.
Our course instructor is ABTA Master Teacher Kathy Harper. Kathy and our wonderful volunteers give students individual attention which helps our students learn in a fun environment.
Please contact Kathy Harper at (650) 207-1816 email for additional information.

Intermediate IV
2018-03-29 19:15 - 21:30, 2018-04-05 19:15 - 21:30, 2018-04-19 19:15 - 21:30
Frank Smoot
(408) 732-5736
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This new course goes beyond the topics from Intermediate Bridge II and Intermediate Bridge III.
This course is for bridge players who have a minimum of two years experience playing duplicate bridge.
Using materials from many sources (primarily Richard Pavlicek) you will learn powerful and practical bidding, play and defense concepts, do exercises in class (homework outside of class) and finish the evening by playing hands relating to the topic. Snacks are also provided. You will be amazed at what you willl learn, even if you have played for years and years!
The in-class exercises are available in electronic format so students can play the hands at home and receive commentary on their bidding and play (requires Bridge Baron software).
Our course lecturer is the very popular Frank Smoot who has taught bridge to beginners and beyond in Palo Alto for 15+ years. Frank and our wonderful volunteers give students individual attention which helps our students learn in a fun environment.
For more information contact Frank Smoot (408) 732-5736 email.

The 8-Week Course Covers

Declarer Play:

Trump Control
Trick One Tips
Suit Establishment
Timing
Counting

Defense

Signaling
Trump Promotion and Defensive Ruffs
Counting

Class Downloads**

Lesson 1
Trump Control

Lesson 2
Trick One Tips

Lesson 3
Suit Establishment

Lesson 4
Timing

Lesson 5
Counting

Lesson 6
Signal

Lesson 7
Defensive Trump Tricks

Lesson 8
Defensive Counting

**Downloads may change a couple of days prior to class.Instructions for downloading and playing files with Bridge Baron
Bridge Baron Support
Bridge Baron Website. We usually have copies of Bridge Baron at class which we sell at a discount.

*After registering, please send a check made out to Frank Smoot in the amount of $175 to hold your spot to:
Frank Smoot
528 S Taaffe St
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
