Igarapé Extra Point Games
https://davidpisarra.com/feed Week of April 14: 25% SILVER points – Except: Wednesday extra point charity game
April 21 through 30: Charity Game Extra points
Partnerships:
Need help finding a partner or a team? Contact Joyce Potter: jpotter331@cox.net or (949) 350-4326. No partner required for Tuesday and Friday morning limited games or for the Wednesday afternoon Beginner Game.
Want to PLAY UP AND LEARN? Notify Joyce if you are an NLM player who would like to play occasionally with an Open Player in the Open Game. Open players ~ let Joyce know when you have a free day to volunteer and welcome an NLM player into the Open Game.
Open Games
12:30 PM Monday – Saturday
Sunday Unit Game 3rd Sunday of each month.
Sunday Team Game 4th Sunday of each month.
8 is Enough Team Game 2nd Wednesday of each month.
Limited Games * Require 2 tables minimum
9:00 AM Tuesday 0-50
9:00 AM Friday 0-200
12:30 PM Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday 0-500
12:30 PM Wednesday 0-20 with mentors
12:30 PM Tuesday & Friday 0-750
BEGINNER’S CORNER
Monday Mornings at 9:00 am – Beginning Bridge Part 1 Contact Janie for more information.
Tuesday morning 0-50 Supervised Play 9:00 am – mini lesson. No partner required. Our Tuesday morning teaching trio includes: Linda Ryder, Dae Leckie, John Jonas. Lots to learn on Tuesdays!
Wednesday afternoon 0-20 Supervised Play 12:30 – 4 pm, with volunteer mentors. No partner required. $10 game fee. If you are not playing that day, please volunteer to mentor.
Thursday Mornings
Bidding Basics – the Next Step: BIG HANDS
with Gary Waldron
A 6 week series – continuing through May 1. Gary will help you understand when and how to explore for slam, when to use asking bids and when to use showing bids. Take the full series or attend those that fit your schedule.
Note * Gary will be away 4/17.
April 17th Bob Levine will teach the final class of his earlier series, Good, Better, Best Bidding with a lesson on REVERSES. Though this is not a part of Gary’s Big Hand Series, reverses fit right in because they are another tool for bidding with extras.
Coming in May: Bob Levine will be teaching DEFENSE
Friday morning 0-200 game 9:00 am with Susan Bristol and Trudi Hanscom. No partner required. Register in advance if you can, or just come, join the fun and keep learning while you play.
Topics:
April 18: Silver Points – no mini lesson
April 25: How to Fill Out a Convention Card
Click here for a full listing of information on all classes!
ROSTER: Members – Stay connected!
Our most current Roster information is available on our website tab labeled ABOUT US. Members may contact any Board representative for the password. To change or correct any of your information, login to ACBL.org, My ACBL,and below your name and number select UPDATE INFO. The change will automatically be updated for our online Roster the following month.
Concerned about Covid?
We want to protect our bridge community. Please contact the Bridge Center at (949) 248-1268, and also let your partner know if you played at the club and later learned that you have Covid. Look here in the future to see if any recent exposures have been communicated to us. Click here to see the CDC Covid guidelines concerning isolation and exposure.
Welcome Googlers and Net Surfers!
If you are looking for a place to PLAY or LEARN BRIDGE, you have hit the jackpot! At South Orange County Bridge Center we welcome everyone from the newest beginner level to what ever level you may be or want to be. We have ongoing education and games daily. Call us at (949) 248-1268 and leave a message or perhaps speak to a real person who will help get you started at SOCBC.
Want to learn Duplicate Bridge?Our current series for new beginners started March 3rd, continuing weekly on Mondays from 9 to 11:30 am. Whether you are brand new, learned years ago and want to relearn, or are just curious, this is your chance. Part 1 runs for 10 weeks, followed by Part 2 for another 10 weeks all on Monday mornings.
We will restart beginners again in September.
Please contact: jmatlaf@gmail.com or call Janie at (949) 233-2140 for more information.
BRIDGE PLAYERS LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY!
LIVE BRIDGE: REGISTER NOW!
To register for pairs games, click on the REGISTER tab and see detailed instructions.
If you are unable to register in advance, please call our Club Manager, Gail Schneider (516) 314-1896 for assistance. If leaving a message, provide the game day and date, Open or Limited, names of both players. * Note – Team games do not use online registration – register for those at the club – or by phone to the club at (949) 248-1268.
About our website: If you don’t see what you’re looking for on the homepage, see tabs for Calendar, Classes, Registration, Newsletter and more
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