Palo Alto Bridge

Deadly Defense
2023-05-15 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-06-05 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-06-19 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
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 and Against Suit Contracts
March 6, 2023

Second Hand Low
March 20

Second Hand Low … Except
April 3

Third Hand High
April 17

Introduction to Attitude Signals
May 1

Using Attitude Signals When Partner Leads
May 15

Opening Leads and Attitude Signals
June 5

Discards and Attitude Signals
June 19

Lecture Series
2023-05-18 09:30 - 10:30, 2023-06-20 09:30 - 10:30 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Our Unit provides a series of free lectures as part of our education program. These lectures cover areas of interest for new as well as intermediate players. Lectures are held on selected Tuesday mornings at 9:30 AM at our Bridge Center unless otherwise noted.
Information about the lectures an be found here. After the lecture you will also find any handout material provided in class at this link.
This free series is funded by the Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation. Please consider a tax-deductible donation to continue the mission of our foundation.
You do not need to register for this event.

Saturday Sampler
2023-05-20 10:00 - 12:30, 2023-05-20 13:00 - 16:00, 2023-06-17 10:00 - 12:30, 2023-07-22 10:00 - 12:30, 2023-08-26 10:00 - 12:30 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
A monthly class for novice and intermediate players.
Each class is standalone with a hands-on lesson, followed by pre-dealt boards. You’ll also receive a handout with a summary. Classes will review and reinforce basics; many will present new concepts as well.
You can attend as many or as few as you like. We do ask you to register for each class in advance (scroll down) so we can prepare enough pre-made boards and handouts.
Do I need a partner? No, but partners are encouraged to attend together.
Will classes always be the 4th Saturday of the month? No – class dates may shift due to unit games or other events, but will usually be the 4th or 5th Saturday.
Do I need to know 2 Over 1? No, classes will use Standard American bidding; but will often be useful to 2/1 players as well.
Upcoming Classes
For more information email Anna Ravenscroft annaraven@gmail.com

Supervised Play Tuesday Mornings
2023-05-23 08:30 - 10:30, 2023-06-06 08:30 - 10:30, 2023-06-13 08:30 - 10:30 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Kathy Harper
(650) 207-1816
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Beginning Bridge
2023-05-23 08:30 - 10:30, 2023-06-06 08:30 - 10:30, 2023-06-13 08:30 - 10:30 | 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
2023-06-05 18:45 - 20:45, 2023-06-19 18:45 - 20:45 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States

Board of Directors Meeting
2023-06-14 16:00 - 17:30, 2023-07-12 16:00 - 17:30, 2023-08-09 16:00 - 17:30 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Held on the second Wednesday of every month. Meetings are via Zoom. Please see our Event Calendar for possible changes.
Members are welcome to attend. Please contact the board if you would like a subject added to the Agenda.
Please see our Governance page for information about the board, the agenda for this meeting and the agenda and minutes of past meetings.

Palo Alto Non-Life Master Sectional
2023-06-16 10:30 - 14:00 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Palo Alto Bridge Center
432 Stierlin Road, Mountain View, CA
One-session stratified match point event which will award 100% silver master points.
Join us for a fun time of bridge and win silver points.
Information and Signup

Celebrity Bridge Seminar with Michael Berkowitz
2023-06-24 09:30 - 11:30 | Online Webinar, Link to be provided to registrants
Slam Bidding with Big Distributional Values
Webinar
Michael Berkowitz is a young bridge professional, son of David Berkowitz, a bridge legend. Michael works with Larry Cohen giving webinars and other forms of instruction. He also has a column in the ACBL Bridge magazine. Michael has a delightful sense of humor as well as insightful instruction.

As a teacher, he models his instruction style after his mother, and takes his humor from his father. The combination has allowed him to teach all levels and pass his love of the game to others.
In addition to directing and teaching, Michael edits for several bridge publications. Larry Cohen recognized Michael’s natural teaching abilities (very similar to his own style) and has added him as a member of the “Bridge with Larry Cohen” travel and teaching team.
Information & Registration

Swiss Team Firecracker Warmup Game
2023-06-27 09:30 - 14:00 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Swiss Team games are great fun to play and grant generous masterpoint awards. This game is a great opportunity to polish your team’s Swiss Team play in a club game environment one week before the Firecracker. So, call your partners, form your team, and sign up and play in the game.
This Swiss Team game will have an Open section and a NLM Section. A Swiss Team lecture will be held at 9:30 AM. The Swiss Team game will start at 10:45 AM. A light lunch will be served.
For planning purposes, we ask that players sign-up for the Tuesday Morning Alpine Club game on June 27 here.
The game reservation system is designed for pairs games and not Swiss Teams. So to sign up your team, sign up you and your partner in both the N/S and E/W boxes.
Don’t have a team of four? The Unit will help you find a team. Just email Marc Cervellino at marc.cervellino@hotmail.com.
Have questions or trouble signing up? Please contact Marc Cervellino at marc.cervellino@hotmail.com.

Firecracker Open/NLM Super Sectional
2023-07-05 - 2023-07-09 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Make your plans to attend this year’s Firecracker which will be held again at our Bridge Center and the adjacent IFES Hall.
Detailed event description will be provided prior to the event.

Happy 90th Birthday Ed Barlow!
2023-07-10 10:30 - 14:00 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Please help make Ed Barlow’s 90th Birthday special. Join us for a celebration at the PABC 10:30am game.

Ed, who is a Grand Life Master, has 17,000 masterpoints and 2nd place finishes in the Grand National Teams, Mitchell Board-a-Match, and won the Truscott Senior Swiss Teams!

Let’s have a big turn out to the game to show Ed how much we appreciate his huge support of the Unit through the years, his generosity in giving advice, and his sense of humor. Whether you can make it or not, sign this ecard, add a photo, share favorite memory.

San Mateo County Summer Sectional
2023-08-12 - 2023-08-13 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
At our Bridge Center. Schedule

Swiss Team Game and Strategy Lecture
2023-08-18 09:30 - 14:00 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
A Swiss Team game with a Non-Life Master section and a Swiss Team strategy lecture will be held on Friday, August 18 at the Palo Alto Bridge Center. The lecture will begin at 9:30 AM and the game at 10:45 AM.
This is a warm-up for the Santa Clara Regional, where six days of team games will be held. So, call your partners, form your teams, and join the fun. For planning purposes, we ask you to sign up for the game.

Sectional Tournament at Clubs (STaC)
2023-08-21 - 2023-08-27 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Sectional Tournament at Clubs (STaC) F2F games, which award 100% silver points, will be held daily Monday – Sunday, August 21 – 27, 2023 at the Palo Alto Bridge Center. These games grant generous masterpoint awards. Game times and signup may be found here. For planning purposes, we ask you to sign up for the games.

All Western Championships
2023-08-29 - 2023-09-04 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Hyatt Regency Santa Clara. Flyer
No games at the Bridge Center during the tournament.
