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We have 3 key bridge events for you this month! 100% Gold club game this Saturday June 6; celebrityBarbara Seagram is back (on Zoom) with End Play magic on Saturday June 20; and our annual Firecracker tournament (silver points in Open Sectional; gold & red points in NLM Regional).
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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100% Gold Club Championship Game – Saturday June 6 Please carpool if possible – three events in area occurring that morning. Club Championship Doubleheader! Play in one game or both! Each game has Open, Mid-Flight (<3000), 499er, and 49er sections:
We expect a large turnout for these games, so call your partners and register to play in one or both games: SignUp |
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Our next celebrity seminar will be by a favorite, Barbara Seagram, on Saturday, June 20 at 9:30AM via Zoom. Her 2-hour workshop “Stripped and Cornered – End Play Magic” will be a guided tour in fine-tuning your declarer play. Watch some magic in your declarer play! Call your partners and join us at this fun seminar! Register: Seagram celebrity seminar Apr2026 |
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Annual Firecracker Open Sectional & Non-Life Master Regional Wednesday, June 24 – Saturday, June 28 The annual 5-day Firecracker tournament is earlier this year due to the earlier summer NABC. Call your friends, partners and support Palo Alto Bridge! |
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100% silver in the Open Sectional, and 100% gold/red in the NLM Regional. Open, Mid-Flight, Gold Rush, and 99er Pairs Games. Bracketed Team Games. Important: Pre-registration is required, or if you need a partner/teammates (click on Firecracker games): Reservations or Partnership Desk More information: 2026 Firecracker |
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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. See attached flyer. SignUp Dave Noice and Gabi Gayer had an incredible 88% game in one of these EZ games! Congrats! For Limited 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, June 8 at 11:30AM, where the boards are already shuffled and dealt with hand records. This is a great opportunity to practice for the the Firecracker tournament later this 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 May 11 – congrats to the winning team: Brenna Wundram – Lynn Bartz – Anne Wilson – Allen Simon. Honorable mention of the top strat C team coming 4th overall: Marc Cervellino – Liz Koh – Dana Shelley – Philip Abrahamson. |
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World Champion Debbie Rosenberg gave an excellent and engaging lecture on an interesting and important topic “Forcing versus Non-Forcing Bids” on May 14 at Palo Alto Bridge Center. Thank-you, Debbie! This is part of our Free Lecture Series, which is funded by Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation PBEF. Debbie’s lecture slides and additional notes on this topic can be found on our website: Lecture Series |
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Many of us have benefited from Debbie Rosenberg’s post-mortem sessions. Her next one will be for the Tuesday club game on June 16. Another world champion, Michael Rosenberg, who is known as “the expert’s expert” will also be joining Debbie in the post-mortem. Sign up to play for the club game: SignUp |
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Palo Alto Bridge is fortunate in having volunteer mentors who help our aspiring players improve. Please welcome our new Mentor Program Co-ordinators, Sandy Lee Chen and Bill Chow. Huge thank-you to all our Volunteer Mentors and our past Program Co-ordinator, Sid Chen! Mentees and volunteer mentors can apply to be part of the Program: Mentor Program |
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Recently, a new scam has made the headlines – fake party invitations sent via email. Please be careful of such scams, and check with the host. We know how popular bridge players are…., but don’t be scammed. |
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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 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 April: Junior Master: Randy Zhang Club Masters: Daniel Cohen, Josh Jia Regional Masters: Ping Chen, Dave Joffe NABC Master: Jackie Lowenberg Adv. NABC Master: ilya Sherman Bronze Life Master: Liz Koh Silver Life Master: Virginia Dare Congrats to the following Palo Alto Unit 503 members who achieved a new ACBL Rank in May: Junior Master: Vicki Delegeane Club Masters: Savita Aggarwal, Sandy Lee Chen, Birgit Shay Sectional Master: Karen Gibson NABC Master: Lipika Sur Adv. NABC Master: Rajeev Gupta Life Master: Michelle Tai Bronze Life Master: Michelle Tai Silver Life Master: Steve Carr A very warm welcome to our new Palo Alto Unit 503 members: Barbara Castro, Deborah Levin, Brahm Levin. |
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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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