Category Archives: Events

Fairfield Regional Cancelled

Posted on June 6, 2020 by Lee Lin

As expected, District 3 cancelled the Fairfield Regional originally scheduled for early July. It’s too bad, I always had fond memories of Fairfield, because it is the last regional for New Yorkers prior to Summer NABC. It was the second … Continue reading →

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Honestly It Feels Like NABC Right Now

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Lee Lin

We all missed Columbus and Montreal NABCs, but right now Silver Linings Week is the closest proxy. The turnout has been so successful, even the virtual club operators are surprised. Almost every club has augmented their daily schedule to squeeze … Continue reading →

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Silver Linings Week May 25-31

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Lee Lin

With the Big Apple Regional cancelled, ACBL is instead replacing our Memorial Day Weekend with Silver Linings Week! Virtual Private Clubs have received notice that club games will pay triple the normal amount, and all in silver! Only Virtual Private … Continue reading →

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Bridge Adventures: Omaha With Buffett, Gates, Hamman, and Osberg

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Lee Lin

Once upon a time when I had under 5 masterpoints, I worked at some nerdy quantitative hedge funds. We managed money using math and computers while taking advantage of leverage and relatively high turnover strategies. But I always respected value … Continue reading →

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Online Gold Point Overload

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Lee Lin

Unfortunately, BBO seems completely swamped as we kick off the first online regional, promising to give away tons of gold and red points. Speaking of kicking off, I got disconnected just now from the crowded overload. If you can’t get … Continue reading →

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Win ACBL Gold Points Online April 30 to May 3rd 2020

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Lee Lin

Just when we thought it would be impossible to get lots of gold points online, ACBL comes through with the upcoming “Stay At Home, Play At Home” tournament. I also completely missed the ACBL Club Championship that happened this past … Continue reading →

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Who Are The Popular Bridge Streamers?

Posted on April 25, 2020 by Lee Lin

I recently discovered Bridge Overlord, the twitch streamer. It was amazingly entertaining to watch, although it’s clearly not going to attract newcomers to the game. More likely, bridge streaming could be a stepping stone for beginner and intermediate players to … Continue reading →

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Montreal NABC Summer 2020 Cancelled

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Lee Lin

The Summer 2020 NABC held in Montreal is officially cancelled. Many of us saw this coming, but we were holding on to hope that the public health situation was improving. However, even with 3 months to go, the Quebec government … Continue reading →

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Clarification on Enhanced Virtual Private Club Games

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Lee Lin

Excellent news. When we say we are going to dig into things some more, we try to be timely about it. Thankfully, we were able to figure it out in one day. Yesterday we discussed the possible changes to the … Continue reading →

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Let’s Try The Mid-Flight 3:45pm Today!

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Lee Lin

Alright – I’m finally going to bite the bullet. No more hiding out and sparring with robots. I’ve only played one live Support Your Club game on March 26th – the very first private club event open to all honors … Continue reading →

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