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Can’t make it to Hawaii this summer? We have a special Hawaiian-themed can’t-be-missed club game on July 31st celebrating summer! Itching for more tournament play after the fabulous Firecracker? Then come to our August sectional for more silver points!
Upcoming events for you at Palo Alto Bridge Center:
Attached is a 1-pager current list of planned events – more will be added through the year. |
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Many of you know Chris Chung for his pre-game lectures at Monday’s EZ games. He is also giving pre-game lectures at Friday’s club games, targeted at intermediate players. Starting July 21st on Tuesday evenings this summer, Chris is giving classes on defense: Crush Declarer’s Contracts – Defend with Malice! Register online: Chris Chung Summer classes |
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Come and join us for our Hawaiian-themed special club game for some summer fun on Friday, July 31st. The Bridge Center will be adorned so you would think you are in Hawaii…. Wear Aloha attire and a lei to be entered for the prize drawing! Pre-game, Chris Chung will give a free lecture “Count like a Pro” at 9:45AM. Sign up for the 10:45AM club game: SignUp |
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If you want more silver points, a fabulous time, and tournament experience, come to Palo Alto Bridge’s 4-day Sectional from Thursday August 6 to Sunday August 9. August Sectional |
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Call your partners, teammates and friends and come play! If you need a partner(s) or teammates, use our reservations system. Separate Silver Rush (under 750mps) and Open/Midflight sections. Special 0-99er game with 18 boards on Saturday morning. |
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Newer Players: Come and join many other newcomer players at our new relaxed and friendly Newcomer EZ 0-49 games on Mondays. This game is a great way to improve your bridge and gain duplicate bridge experience in a welcoming environment! We can help you find a partner. Please encourage your friends or family who could be interested in duplicate and need a little cajoling into the Bridge Center! |
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There will be a short pre-game lecture at 11:00AM by Chris Chung and the duplicate game with 12-14 boards starts at 11:15AM to about 1:15PM. Helpers will be available to answer limited questions during the bidding. SignUp For Limited (0-499) section games, our games are on Tuesdays at 10:45AM and Wednesday evenings at 6:45PM. SignUp |
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Palo Alto Bridge offers monthly Swiss team games for you to gain team game experience in a relaxed atmosphere. Next team club game is on Monday, July 20 at 11:30AM, where the boards are already shuffled and dealt with hand records. This is a great opportunity to practice for the August sectional tournament next month. If you need a partner, or help to be matched with another pair, let us know. Swiss Team games SignUp |
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At last month’s game on June 8 – congrats to the winning team: Marolyn Imaoka – Lori Spaeth – Susan Zhang – Kip Kado. Honorable mention of the top strat C team coming 3rd overall: Edward Lechner – Dale Kramer – Ilya Sherman – Michael Callahan. |
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Club Directors: Will Watson, John Schwartz. KOH Conspirators: David Merenbach, Liz Koh, Dianne Giancarlo, Marc Cervellino. |
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The KOH Conspirators team made their Palo Alto Bridge debut in June… came in dead last but were the the best dressed! Thanks to David Merenbach for naming the team and getting us our team outfits! |
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Highlights: Plenty of congratulations to Mid Year 2026’s top leaders of the Ace of Clubs and Mini-McKenneymasterpoints races (attached list). The Ace of Clubs race recognizes the top masterpoint earners in F2F club games only. The Mini-McKenney race tracks masterpoints earned in club games, sectionals, regionals, nationals, etc. You still have the remaining 6 months to earn more masterpoints by playing at Palo Alto Bridge Center! |
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Our exclusively 100% Gold Club Championship game on Saturday June 6th was very well attended with 184 bridge players from the Bay Area! The Bridge Center was decked out in gaudy gold! Thank-you to the Doubleton Club directors Paul Davies and Allen Simon, and other assistance from Marc Cervellino, Liz Koh, Stephanie Youngquist, Debbie Carey, Julia Simon and Will Watson. |
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If you missed our last celebrity seminar by Barbara Seagram on how to win more tricks using end plays – “Stripped and Cornered – End Play Magic” – you can still purchase the seminar and recording and notes online: Past Celebrity Seminars Thank-you to Dede Barsotti for organizing this seminar, with website assistancefrom Alan Templeton. |
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Thank YOU all for coming to support Palo Alto Bridge at our annual 5-day Firecracker tournament last month! Results: Firecracker Open Sectional results Firecracker NLM Regional results
Huge thank-you to our fabulous Co-Chairs Marc Cervellino and Dana Shelley, and a huge team of volunteers who supported them – apologies if we have missed anyone! Allen Simon with his wonderful reservations/online Partnership Desk, Stephanie Youngquist, Liz Koh, Phil Abrahamson, Rob Boucher, Randy Ryals, Debra Willrett, Dave Joffe, ilya Sherman, Michael Callahan, LouAnn Wiles (from Sacramento – this is what happens when you arrive too early!), Carla Hindie, David Merenbach, Ken Rosenfeld, H Paul Davis, Ignatius Bezzam, Sandy Chen, Pamela Resser, Denise Pitsch, Bill Somers, Virginia Dare, Debbie Carey, Bill Bushnell, Michael Havern, Geeske Joel, Cadir Lee, Debbie Rosenberg. Check out our Facebook page for more photos! |
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A shout-out and huge thank-you to Steve Cheng for volunteering to ensure that our Bridge Center has enough supplies. We are a volunteer-run Unit, and he was invaluable! Please welcome our new volunteer, ilya Sherman, who will be taking over. |
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Thank-you to Dianne Giancarlo for writing our Unit contribution in the District 21’s newsletter. We welcome David Merenbach, who was our former Unit President, to take over this volunteer role. Check out his latest column: D21 Newsletter – Heart of the District |
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Get involved in your community! Our events and activities are put together by our volunteers, and we want your help. Any little of your time would be appreciated! We need volunteers for marketing and publicity (photo-takers, storytellers, email blaster) and help organize a bridge tournament. Please let me (lizkoh4bridge@gmail.com) know. |
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Accessorize your outfit at your next club game, tournament or bridge event. You can purchase your own customized name badgewith our colorful Palo Alto Bridge logo – order yours online for $14: PA Name Badge Order |
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Congrats to the following Palo Alto Unit 503 members who achieved a new ACBL Rank in June: Sectional Masters: John Affaki, Melinda Byerley, Kathy Courson, Pamela Kissiah Regional Masters: John Becker, Sue Becker NABC Masters: Gloria Wallace, John Wallace Life Master: Kathy Walker Silver Life Masters: Joanie Dinsmore, John Schwartz A very warm welcome to our new Palo Alto Unit 503 members: |
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P.S. Feel free to forward this to others who play at Palo Alto Bridge but who are not members of Unit 503. |
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Play, Laugh & Learn!
Liz Koh, lizkoh4bridge@gmail.com
Palo Alto Bridge Center
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