Welcome to Unit 383 Santa Fe NM http://bridgesantafe.com Leonard Helman Duplicate Bridge Club 505-660-TEST Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:05:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Anita Carlson breaks her silence on the 22nd! http://bridgesantafe.com/2012/02/16/play-at-night-keep-the-tips/ http://bridgesantafe.com/2012/02/16/play-at-night-keep-the-tips/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:38:29 +0000 admin http://bridgesantafe.com/?p=990 That’s right the tip of the week for Feb. 22 will be delivered by Anita who will finally share some of the reasons why she is consistently a threat at the table. Even considering her regular…… high place finishes she is also always a pleasure to match wits with at the table. Thanks to those of you who clicked thru assuming I was going to take a poke at Neil!

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If you missed Art McHaffie’s tip from the 15th you missed essential guidelines for deciding when and how to hold up while declaring no trump. But don’t worry your opponents will be happpy to demonstrate.

On Feb. 8th you missed: Neil steps up for This Week’s Wednesday Night Tip!
It must have worked because Anita and he gave me a smack down in the final round last night. But that’s kind of a secret. Dee Breener had been previously scheduled to present the pre-game bridge tip tomorrow night but she is out of town.

Not to worry though, Neil Hunter has graciously agreed to step in and present on a topic sure to improve our game. Last month he pointed out a very interesting end play.

Be sure to show up tomorrow night, about 6:40 to hear what he’ll have to say this month. We’ll be starting at 6:40, game promptly at 7PM finish by 10 or just a few minutes after.

Hope to see you there.

Yes that’s right if you come out to play the Wednesday Evening game you’ll be able to take advantage of some of our bridge clubs’ most successful players as they present FREE BRIDGE TIPS to you before the start of regular pairs games.

If you missed these sessions in January you missed Neil Hunter on end plays and Richard McCoombs on games theory and trying to suss out what the other guy is thinking.

There is a great line up for February
Feb. 1 Mary Dougherty
Feb. 8 Dee Brenner
Feb. 15 Art McHaffie
Feb. 22 Anita Carlson
I think these four players combine for over 12,000 masterpoints! How many have they won off of you? Come find out ways to take some back.

The general idea is each tip begins about 20 minutes before game time and is meant for anyone interested in improving their game. It is hoped you’ll stay after for the game which we try to always start promptly by 7PM and to finish at about 10PM.

There are no tips before the end of the month team games since those tend to be fairly busy.

Come to the Wednesday night game. It’s an opportunity to get a free tip, to play up and to really improve your game. It’s no coincidence that many ‘newer’ players who play Wednesday nights also do well at sectional and regional events. Come play and find out why.

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See the complete schedule.
The Mentor Game the final Sunday in Feb. will be a great chance to get a bit of practice playing at IMP scoring so plan to attend that as well.

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]]> http://bridgesantafe.com/2012/01/01/mentormentee-games/feed/ 0 “How To THINK At The Bridge Table” by DENNIS DAWSON http://bridgesantafe.com/2011/12/27/how-to-think-at-the-bridge-table-by-dennis-dawson/ http://bridgesantafe.com/2011/12/27/how-to-think-at-the-bridge-table-by-dennis-dawson/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:44:47 +0000 director http://bridgesantafe.com/?p=925 For intermediate and advanced players who want to improve their game. You must learn how to think at the table! You cannot play this game by memorizing a lot of rules. You are too likely to forget them in the heat of battle, and there are just too many exceptions. It is crucial to think through a hand one step at a time. Each week we will play and discuss six hands in depth. Each hand is independent and could include points about bidding, declarer play or defense, or all three! February 11, 18 & 25, 2012 10:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. $15.00. dennis@bridgevacations.com

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]]> http://bridgesantafe.com/2011/11/14/299er-sectional-will-be-mar-3-and-4-2012-watch-for-details/feed/ 0 Leonard Helman’s Bridge magazines… http://bridgesantafe.com/2011/10/13/leonard-helmans-bridge-magazines/ http://bridgesantafe.com/2011/10/13/leonard-helmans-bridge-magazines/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:01:20 +0000 director http://bridgesantafe.com/?p=923 are now available at the Bridge Center.  Please enjoy borrowing and reading from his vast collection of international magazines which are located on the bookshelves near the east door.  There are Bridge Worlds, Irish Bridge Jounals, New Zealand Bridge magazine, Austrian Bridge magazine, The Bridge Magazine from England plus others.  Do take advantage of Leonard’s collection.

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