Palo Alto Bridge

Polish Your Basics
2022-10-11 08:30 - 10:30, 2022-09-27 08:30 - 10:30, 2022-09-13 08:30 - 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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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.
September 13, 2022

Which Suit do I bid first? Bidding distributional hands.
September 27

Bidding balanced Hands. Stayman.
October 11

When you don’t have game, stop at a reasonable LOW spot.
October 25

Help suit game tries with single raise in the majors.
November 8

Major suit limit raises. Why four-card support?
November 22

“Newplicate”, the “Weak Freak” and how to show a good major raise.
December 6

How to avoid rebidding a five-card suit. Reverses.
December 13

Responder’s only forcing bid.
January 17, 2023

When a New Suit by Responder is NOT forcing.
January 31

Beginning Bridge
2022-10-03 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-09-19 19:00 - 21:00 | 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
2022-10-03 18:45 - 20:45, 2022-09-19 18:45 - 20:45 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Kathy Harper
(650) 207-1816
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Celebrity Bridge Seminar with Adam Parrish
2022-10-01 09:30 - 11:00 | Online Webinar, Link to be provided to registrants
The final Celebrity Bridge Lesson of 2022 will be Adam Parrish who will be covering Preempts.
Adam Parrish literally wrote the book on this subject (the seminar comes with an ebook copy of his newest book, Parrish the Thought Volume 1: Preempts and Overcalls). This 90-minute online seminar will cover these questions and more. If you’ve ever had questions about preempts, you won’t want to miss this one.
Preempts raise so many questions: When do you preempt? How do seat and vulnerability affect preempts? What do you do when partner preempts? How do you handle preempts by your opponents?
Information & Registration

Bridge Center Closed During Santa Clara Regional
2022-08-30 - 2022-09-05 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
There will not be any games at the Bridge Center. Online games will still be held.

Unit Game - Swiss Teams
2022-08-21, 2022-07-31, 2022-05-22, 2022-04-24 | CA
Stratified Swiss Teams Game which may be held at our Bridge Center, online or both.

Bridge Center games start at 12 noon and we ask that players sign up so we can plan accordingly. COVID restrictions may apply (proof of vaccination and masks).
Online games usually start at 1pm and do not require advance signup, although we recommend you log into BBO 10 minutes before the game. Players who have not previously played in our online games should contact the director in advance.

Please check our Unit Game page for specific information about this game.

Unit Game - Pairs
2022-07-17, 2022-05-01 | CA
Stratified Pair Game which may be held at our Bridge Center, online or both.

Bridge Center games start at 12 noon and we ask that players sign up so we can plan accordingly. COVID restrictions may apply (proof of vaccination and masks).
Online games usually start at 1pm and do not require advance signup, although we recommend you log into BBO 10 minutes before the game. Players who have not previously played in our online games should contact the director in advance.

Please check our Unit Game page for specific about this specific game.

Firecracker Sectional
2022-07-06 - 2022-07-10 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
The wait is almost over. We plan to hold our amazing Firecracker Sectional this year for the first time in two years.
Make your plans to attend this year’s Firecracker which will be held again at our Bridge Center and the adjacent IFES Hall.
Information, results, hand records and more

Supervised Play Tuesday Mornings
2022-06-21 08:30 - 10:30, 2022-06-07 08:30 - 10:30, 2022-05-31 08:30 - 10:30, 2022-05-17 08:30 - 10:30, 2022-05-03 08:30 - 10:30 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States

Speedy Beginning Bridge
2022-06-21 08:30 - 10:30, 2022-06-07 08:30 - 10:30, 2022-05-31 08:30 - 10:30, 2022-05-17 08:30 - 10:30, 2022-05-03 08:30 - 10:30 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Kathy Harper
(650) 207-1816
Send Email

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
March 22, 2022

Opening Bids and Selecting the Best Game
Opening 1NT
April 5

Major Suit Opening Bids
Minor Suit Opening Bids
April 19

Dummy Points
May 3

Responder Bids Notrump
Opener Bids Notrump
May 17

Takeout Doubles
May 31

Preempts
June 7

Strong 2 Clubs
June 21

Celebrity Bridge Seminar with Donna Compton
2022-06-11 09:30 - 11:00 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
“Using Dummy on Defense” Saturday, June 11, 9:30-11
We’re really pleased to announce that we’ve booked Donna Compton for our third celebrity bridge lesson for 2022.
After three lessons on bidding, we’re going to focus on DEFENSE. “Using Dummy on Defense” explores the three different types of dummies and how to defend against them! Your defense will never be the same.
Information and Registration

Bridge Center Closed for IFES Event
2022-05-29 12:00 - 23:59, 2022-05-28 12:00 - 23:59 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States

District 21 GNT CANCELLED
2022-05-14 12:00 - 2022-05-15 20:00 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
CANCELLED
Non-Life Master below 500 masterpoints, the annual GNT for your flight takes place May 14th/15th at the Palo Alto Bridge Club, starting at noon. This is a KO event, playing 24 board matches as long as you keep winning! The first place team will receive a stipend of $2,000 to go to represent Northern California in the National Championships at the NABCs in Providence, RI.
Flight A players, time is running out…entries close on April 30th. The event begins May 7th in Oakland, moving to Palo Alto for semi-finals and finals on May 14th/15th.
To register go to GNT Registration
