Category Archives: Bridge Thoughts

Online Honors Classes To Resume, New Website

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Lee Lin

Exactly 4 weeks ago, Honors Bridge Club held their last live duplicate games prior to the Covid-19 related temporary closure. My partner and I declared the very last two boards during a sudden death tiebreaker board in our GNT-C knockout … Continue reading →

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Bridge Adventures: The Road To Virtual Life Master!

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Lee Lin

We previously discussed the possibility of reaching Life Master by playing online bridge in virtual clubs and tournament events. That was before Covid-19 and the Support Your Club events on BBO, which now provide multiple daily opportunities for Black Points. … Continue reading →

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Advanced Bot Pricing on BBO

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Lee Lin

I know I’m going to jinx it right after this post. So far, it’s been a week of supporting my club using the Daylong SYC Robot tournament. I’ve managed to get some points each time I’ve played, but I’ve only … Continue reading →

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Anyone Tried FunBridge?

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Lee Lin

As the bridge community continues to stay at home amid the Covid-19 orders, we are all slowly adjusting to the new Bridge Base Online world of ACBL club games. We are glad to hear NYC Bridge, formerly Honors / Aces … Continue reading →

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How To Get ACBL Masterpoints on Bridge Base Online

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Lee Lin

There is a huge learning curve to playing bridge online. Even if you are a life master or very seasoned player, the shift to playing online is still hard. How do you actually pay and enter events? How do you … Continue reading →

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Guest Posts? Let’s Pass The Time Together

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Lee Lin

(Note: The May 2020 Regional is still on the books) The Online NABC is winding down, clubs are temporarily closing, and many of us are spending a whole lot more time at home together. These day-to-day interactions are causing abrupt shifts … Continue reading →

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Avoiding Board Swapping And Caddy Disasters

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Lee Lin

During a large team event, there is a lot of chaos going on in the room that most of us don’t see. How could we? We are too busy concentrating on the current hand (or the prior hand if we … Continue reading →

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Bad Claims At The Pro And World Class Level

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Lee Lin

Interesting timing – shortly after posting yesterday’s thoughts on strange bridge claiming habits, I wandered over to the BridgeWinners forum. I’m only playing in two days of the Tarrytown Regional, but one is with a first-time partner and I love … Continue reading →

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Claiming By Not Claiming?

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Lee Lin

Seen and heard recently at a local game. A declarer just finished the 9th trick and said, “I’m not going to claim, but I will show you my hand.” Apparently, he heard that officially claiming means he loses some rights. … Continue reading →

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Bridge Adventures: Shore Bridge Club D4 / Unit 141

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Lee Lin

My parents still live in Cape May County New Jersey, and amazingly the motel they ran for over 15 years was just across the street from one of the three major Unit 141 clubs. We played this afternoon at the … Continue reading →

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