Conventions You Need to Play
2016-06-07 09:15 - 11:15, 2016-06-14 09:15 - 11:15, 2016-06-21 09:15 - 11:15 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Kathy Harper
(650) 207-1816
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Useful conventions for basic intermediates including Jacoby and Texas transfers, Stayman and Garbage Stayman, and minor suit bidding when partner opens one notrump.
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.

Conventions You Need to Play
Dates

Overcalls
March 8

Takeout Doubles
March 22

Blackwood and Gerber
April 5

Stayman and Garbage Stayman
April 19

Jacoby Transfers
May 3

Minors Suit Bidding When Partner Opens One Notrump
May 17

Preempts Extended
May 31

Help Suit Game Tries
,June 7

Jacoby 2 Notrump
June 14

Control Showing Cue Bids
June 21

Polish Your Basics
2016-06-13 19:00 - 21:00, 2016-06-20 19:00 - 21:00
Kathy Harper
(650) 207-1816
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Review and refine your bidding in this class for second year students or players who have been away from the game. Expand your understanding of the new style of bidding as we explore auctions that are not discussed in many bridge courses. 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.

PLAY & LEARN Polish Your Basics
Dates

Categorize Your Strength! How declarer uses discards. Quick losers.
March 28

Which Suit do I bid first? Bidding distributional hands.
April 11

Bidding balanced Hands. Stayman.
April 25

When you don’t have game, stop at a reasonable LOW spot.
May 9

Help suit game tries with single raise in the majors.
May 23

Major suit limit raises-Why four-card support?
June 6

“Newplicate”, the “Weak Freak” and how to show a strong major raise.
June 13

How to avoid rebidding a five-card suit. Reverses.
June 20

Coffee With Kathy
2016-09-06 09:15 - 11:15, 2016-09-20 09:15 - 11:15, 2016-10-04 09:15 - 11:15, 2016-10-18 09:15 - 11:15, 2016-11-01 09:15 - 11:15, 2016-11-15 09:15 - 11:15, 2016-11-29 09:15 - 11:15, 2016-12-13 09:15 - 11:15 and 2 more dates
Kathy Harper
(650) 207-1816
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Less Lecture, More PLAY! Enjoy Peet’s coffee & donuts in a no-pressure environment.
Assorted topics include tips on defense including leads, conventions and random play. Lots of help.
No need to come with a partner.
This Basic-Intermediate Bridge Class builds upon our Beginning Bridge Classes and prepares our students for our Intermediate 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.

Coffee and Bridge With Kathy
Dates

Roman Keycard Blackwood
September 6

Reverses
September 20

When to Lead Trump
October 4

The Dink
October 18

Love Long Suits
November 1

Trump Promotion
November 15

New Minor Forcing
November 29

Dummy Recognition
December 13

Finding Entries
January 10, 2017

Jacoby 2NT
January 24

Intermediate I
2017-01-12 19:15 - 21:30, 2017-01-19 19:15 - 21:30, 2017-01-26 19:15 - 21:30, 2017-02-02 19:15 - 21:30, 2017-02-09 19:15 - 21:30, 2017-02-16 19:15 - 21:30, 2017-03-02 19:15 - 21:30, 2017-03-09 19:15 - 21:30 and 3 more dates
Frank Smoot
(408) 732-5736
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Strengthen your bidding and sharpen your intermediate to advanced play technique. This course includes discussion of the weekly topic, in-class exercises, lots of practice deals, homework, and occasional examples from deals played at the Wednesday Night game.
This course is designed for bridge players who have a minimum of one year of experience playing duplicate bridge.
Using materials from many sources (primarily Richard Pavlicek) you will learn 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’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 12-Week Course Covers

Bidding:

Opener’s Rebid (and when to raise with three-card support)
Opener’s Third Bid (when Responder is weak/invites/forces)
Overcalls (and Advancing Partner’s Overcall)
Takeout Doubles (and Advancing Partner’s Double)
Preemptive Bidding (Vulnerability Matters)
Negative Doubles (and rebidding after Partner makes one)

Declarer Play:

Card Combinations (and when to shun a Finesse)
Odds (when to finesse – when to build a long suit)
Notrump Play Technique (Entries / Ducking)
Suit Play Technique (When to draw/postpone Trump)

Defense:

Notrump Leads and Strategy (Active versus Passive Defense)
Suit Leads and Strategy (Which Suit? Which Card?)

Class Downloads**

Lesson 1
Opener’s Rebid

Lesson 2
Opener’s Third Bid

Lesson 3
Overcall

Lesson 4
on 1/29/17 Takeout Double

Lesson 5
on 2/14/17 Preempt

Lesson 6
on 2/15/17 Negative Double

Lesson 7
on 2/20/17 Card Combinations

Lesson 8
on 3/4/17 Play the Odds

Lesson 9
Play at Notrump

Lesson 10
on 3/23/17 Play at Suits

Lesson 11
on 3/27/17 Defense at Notrump

Lesson 12
Defense at Suits

**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

Playing for Keeps
2017-02-27 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-03-06 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-03-27 19:00 - 21:00
Kathy Harper
(650) 207-1816
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Master the art of playing a bridge hand. (Or at least give it a try!)
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.

Playing for Keeps
Dates

Discarding Losers
February 27

Trumping Losers
March 6

Fancy Finesses
March 27

Dangerous Opponent
April 10

Trump Management
April 24

Choices
May 8

The Cross Ruff
May 22

The Master Hand – Trumping in the Short Hand
June 5

Saturday Afternoon Squeezes
2017-04-01 14:00 - 17:00
Debbie Rosenberg
(408) 320-4473
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This workshop is intended for experienced tournament players, generally of at least Life Master level (though LM status is not required). The first session will introduce various common squeeze techniques, and reinforce them through the play of practice deals. The second session will consist primarily of more practice deals, on which various advanced bidding concepts will also be explored.
Obscure squeezes, of the type usually executed only in books, won’t be covered. The goal is to help you successfully execute the types of squeezes experts routinely get right at the table, rather than trying to solve esoteric problems which even world class players struggle with.
Lecture notes, and copies of all deals played in class, with analysis will be provided via email.
While it is ideal to attend this course with a partner, it is not required.
Class size will be limited to 14 tables. Pre-registration is required. You will need to send payment to hold your place after registering.
Coffee and light snacks will be provided.
The workshop instructor is Debbie Rosenberg who is an ACBL Grand Master, six-time NABC winner and three-time World Champion with 30 years of teaching experience.
The workshop will be held at our Bridge Center.
For more information contact Debbie Rosenberg debrose5900@gmail.com (preferred) (408) 320-4473.

Saturday Afternoon Squeezes
Saturday Afternoons
2 PM to 5 PM

Session 1: Introduces various common squeeze techniques, and reinforces them through the play of a few practice deals.
April 1, 2017

Session 2: More practice deals on which various advanced bidding concepts will also be discussed.
April 15, 2017

*After registering, please send check in the amount of $70 (35 for youth) to hold your spot to:
Debbie Rosenberg
21327 Glen Place Apt 8
Cupertino, CA 95014
Or send electronic payment (sorry, no PayPal) to Debbie at debrose5900@gmail.com.
