Palo Alto Bridge

Supervised Play Tuesday Mornings
2022-05-31 08:30 - 10:30, 2022-06-07 08:30 - 10:30, 2022-06-21 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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Speedy Beginning Bridge
2022-06-07 08:30 - 10:30, 2022-06-21 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.

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.
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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

Unit Game - Pairs
2022-07-17
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.

Unit Game - Swiss Teams
2022-07-31, 2022-08-21
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.

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.

Polish Your Basics
2022-09-13 08:30 - 10:30, 2022-09-27 08:30 - 10:30, 2022-10-11 08:30 - 10:30, 2022-10-25 08:30 - 10:30 | 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

Supervised Play Monday Evenings
2022-09-19 18:45 - 20:45, 2022-10-03 18:45 - 20:45, 2022-10-17 18:45 - 20:45, 2022-10-31 18:45 - 20:45 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States

Beginning Bridge
2022-09-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-10-03 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-10-17 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-10-31 19:00 - 21:00 | 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.

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

Super Silver Doubleheader Sectional
2022-10-14 - 2022-10-16 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Enjoy Face-to-Face Bridge and win lots of silver points at our Open sectional Friday October 14 through Sunday October 16 and again on November 6-8. Information and Signup

Celebrity Bridge Seminar with Adam Parrish Part II
2022-10-22 09:30 - 11:00 | Online Webinar, Link to be provided to registrants
The first class on Preempts!!! was very well received and covered what to do when you have a “preemptable” hand. Class-takers were interested in the other part of preempting bidding: how to respond and how to compete against 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.
Information & Registration

San Mateo NLM Sectional
2022-10-29 - 2022-10-30 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
San Jose Unit 498 Non-Life Master Sectional held at our Bridge Center.
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Lecture Series
2022-10-31 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.

0-499 F2F Halloween Game Special
2022-10-31 09:30 - 14:30 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
We are excited to announce a 0-499er masterpoint spooktacular to be held on Halloween, Monday, October 31, 2022, at the Palo Alto Bridge Center:

9:30 AM Lynn Yokel 4 Hands Bridge Lecture
10:30 AM 0-499er game at $4.99/player (18 hands)
10:30 AM Open game at regular price (24 hands)
Wear a Halloween costume – prizes awarded for best costumes!

0-499 players – if you haven’t played bridge face-to-face in a while at the Bridge Center, here is an opportunity to do so in a special stratified, 0-499er limited section at a $4.99/player price.
Also, playing in the October 31 game will be a great warm-up for the Palo Alto Unit’s October 14-16 Sectional, with 100% silver points being awarded.
We strongly encourage you to arrive early to hear Lynn Yokel’s legendary “4 Hands” bridge lecture at 9:30 AM. Lynn will review four bridge hands, with learnings to be had on bidding, declarer play, and defense. Lynn is an outstanding teacher, and this is an opportunity to improve your bridge skills.
Lynn is an ACBL Associate National Tournament Director who is well-known to Bay Area bridge players, having directed many Regional and Sectional tournaments in the area (including the 2022 Firecracker) as well as nationally. Lynn is a Diamond Life Master, a long-time bridge club director, and teacher. She received the ACBL’s Jean Molnar Award for excellence in customer service and directing.
Bridge Center games require pre-registration at www.signup123.com/unit503bridge Also, included at that website is a feature allowing one to use the reservation system to find a partner. (The instructions for doing that are on each reservation page.)
COVID Requirements: Players must be fully vaccinated, including booster shots if eligible for them.
There is no mask requirement at the Bridge Center, unless a player at a table requests that they be worn there, so some players wear them and some don’t. We’re also serving coffee, tea, pizza, fresh fruit, various cheeses, breads, pastries, nuts, and other fun munchies, with new snacks each week.
We look forward to seeing you and sharing a Halloween fun time at the Bridge Center (432 Stierlin Road, Mountain View).

Super Silver Doubleheader Sectional
2022-11-04 - 2022-11-06 | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Enjoy Face-to-Face Bridge and win lots of silver points at our Open sectional on November 6-8. Information and Signup
