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 The Nicest Club in Town
815 NE 15th Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL
(954) 304-3191
At Bridge Ace we KNOW bridge! |
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Deal of the Week
Tuesday, July 22 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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Since I was not at Bridge Ace last week, I chose a hand from our cruise. Filling in a half-table, I played this hand with Bernie in San Juan.
Sitting South, I opened 1 and Bernie (North) responded 1 . This might look a little funny to some of you, but we were playing 2/1 Game Forcing and, systemically, his hand was not strong enough to respond 2 .
I jump-shifted to 3, showing 18+ points and forcing to game. All of a sudden, Bernie's hand started to look much better, with AK10x in my first suit and Kxxxx in my second. He marked time with a 3 preference.
I showed belated spade support with 3 and Bernie jumped all the way to 7!
There was nothing to the play. I led one round of trumps (the queen, to guard against West having all four) and, when both sides followed, claimed thirteen tricks.
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Greetings!
I'm back from our bridge cruise. We had fun, but I'm glad to be home.
I have a special treat in store for you this week. Friday, August 1, Zeke Jabbour and his lovely wife Sharon will be at Bridge Ace. Zeke has graciously volunteered to give a talk prior to the game, at 11:45. |
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Zeke Jabbour |
 Zeke is a Grand Life Master with almost 30,000 masterpoints; Multiple National Champion (once won eight national championships in nine years); World Medalist; Author of popular "Winsome and Loathsome" column; Winner of: The Barry Crane "Top 500" Trophy; The Sally Fishbein Trophy; The George Burns Trophy; The Grant Marsee Trophy; The Unit and National Goodwill Award and many other bridge, community and theatre awards. In 2004 he received a National Goodwill special "Man of the Hour" award. Most recently, he was selected 2007 American Contract Bridge League Honorary Member of the Year. His theatre background helps to lend color to his lectures. |
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Bernie Chazen Returns to Bridge Ace |
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Rich Waugh, Bernie Chazen and Richie Coren on last week's cruise
More good news from Bridge Ace. Bernie Chazen has agreed to give a free lecture once each month! If you attended his last lecture, you know how much fun his lessons are.
Stay tuned for an announcement about Bernie's next lecture. Here is a link to Bernie's own web site. |
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Many thanks to John Black for so ably filling in for me while I was gone last week.
Mark your calendars now. We will be running the Silver Point STAC, Monday through Friday, August 11-16.
Cheers,
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Bridge Ace is owned and operated by Rich Waugh - the most respected director in South Florida for over twenty-five years. Rich is a Silver Life Master and professional player, teacher and director. He has directed duplicate bridge full time, on land and at sea, here and abroad, for over thirty years - countless sections in more than 20,000 games. He knows what players want and need and he knows how to provide it. |
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