Palo Alto Bridge

Beginning Bridge
2024-10-21 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-11-04 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-11-18 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-12-02 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-12-16 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-01-13 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-01-27 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-03-04 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
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.

Supervised Play Monday Evenings
2024-11-04 18:45 - 20:30, 2024-11-18 18:45 - 20:30, 2024-12-02 18:45 - 20:30, 2024-12-16 18:45 - 20:30, 2025-01-13 18:45 - 20:30, 2025-01-27 18:45 - 20:30, 2025-02-10 18:45 - 20:30, 2025-02-24 19:00 - 20:30 and 1 more date | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Kathy Harper
(650) 207-1816
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Free Lecture
2025-01-15, 2025-01-22 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Our Unit provides free lectures as part of our education program. Lectures cover areas of interest for new as well as intermediate players. Lectures are held at our Bridge Center. Sign-ups are not required.
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Intermediate 1: Bid to the Best Contract
2025-01-16 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-01-23 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-01-30 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-02-06 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-02-13 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-02-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Frank Smoot
‭(408) 306-3901‬
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Learn powerful and practical bidding concepts. This course is for players who are familiar with the basics of bridge and would like to either brush-up or move to the next level.
Using materials from many sources (primarily Richard Pavlicek) you will learn powerful and practical bidding concepts plus general play and defense ideas, 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 on Mac or PC).
Our course lecturer is the very popular Frank Smoot who has taught bridge to players of all levels in Palo Alto for 30+ 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) 306-3901 email.

The 6-Week Course Covers
Bridge Baron Downloads

Opener’s Rebid
Opener’s Third Bid
Overcalls
Takeout Doubles
Preemptive Bidding
Negative Doubles

Opener’s Rebid
Opener’s Third Bid
Overcalls
Takeout Doubles
Preemptive Bidding
Negative Doubles

Bridge Baron Support
Purchase: BaronBarclay
Instructions for downloading and playing files with Bridge Baron
Students: For additional support contact Alan Templeton or Frank Smoot

Payment
After registering, below, you may pay by Zelle or check to hold your spot:
Zelle: Transfer $200 to either franklinsalias-bridge@yahoo.com or (408) 306-3901.
Check: Mail a check made out to Frank Smoot in the amount of $200:

Frank Smoot
15 Tagus Ct.
Portola Valley, CA 94028

Celebrity Bridge Seminar with Amber Lin
2025-01-18 09:30 - 11:00 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
How to “Think Like an Expert at Trick 1”
Amber Lin Webinar
Saturday, January 18, 2025, 9:30-11:00am on Zoom
Amber will review example hands as a declarer and explain her thought process at trick 1 – what line-of-play to take, how to take more tricks by reading your opponent’s lead, simple probability, and table psychology.
This lesson will benefit all levels of players, especially Newcomers and Intermediate players
Information & Registration

World and National Champion
Team USA Member – Women’s, Mixed, Juniors
“It’s Your Call” Bridge Bulletin Contributor
Amber Lin is a young professional player and teacher who lives here in the Bay Area. She was recently awarded the ACBL’s 2025 Honorary Member recognizing her huge contributions to the membership. She won a gold medal in the World Mixed Teams Championships in 2023 and a silver medal in 2022, she won the Freeman Mixed Board-a-Match Teams in 2022 and won the European Under-31 Pairs Championships in 2023.
Amber is passionate about introducing young people to the game and is the chair of Silicon Valley Youth Bridge (SiVY) providing regular instruction at the Palo Alto Bridge Center for young, new players. She is also the co-organizer of the USBF Junior Training Program and runs the U26 Women’s Intensive program with Kevin

Playing for Keeps
2025-02-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-02-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
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 10

Trumping Losers
February 24

Fancy Finesses
March 10

Dangerous Opponent
March 24

Trump Management
April 7

Choices
April 21

The Cross Ruff
May 5

The Master Hand – Trumping in the Short Hand
May 19

Celebrity Bridge Seminar with Adam Parrish
2025-03-01 09:30 - 11:00 | Online Webinar, Link to be provided to registrants
Become a Master at Doubling
Adam Parrish Webinar
Saturday, March 1, 9:30-11am PDT
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Adam Parrish is a national champion and has been accredited as a Master Teacher by the American Bridge Teachers Association (ABTA). Adam writes a monthly column for the ACBL Bridge Bulletin called “Parrish the Thought” and has written 6 books, two of which have won the ABTA’s Book of the Year award. Adam is also one of the partners of Bridge Winners. Adam lives in New York City, and when he’s not playing and teaching bridge, is a playwright and composer.

Supervised Play Tuesday Mornings
2025-03-04 08:45 - 10:30 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
