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Bridge Adventures: Face To Face Bridge In Taipei

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Lee Lin

As with some of our other Bridge Adventures posts, we search across the country and international world for interesting games. Today, we report from Taipei, over 7000 miles from New York City, to confirm that face-to-face bridge still exists. I … 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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Twenty Daylongs, Twenty Black Points

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Lee Lin

Earlier I pledged to finish out the remainder of my black points required for Life Master playing entirely in Support Your Club Events. As an update, I’ve hit my goal, beginning with the first Support Your Club daylong on March … 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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Bridge Adventures: GNT – An Experience For All

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Lee Lin

What is the Grand National Teams? It sure sounds like a high caliber event, but it’s actually one of the most enjoyable and accessible team events ACBL and the District holds each year! If you haven’t formed a team yet, … Continue reading →

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Bridge Adventures: Shibuya Bridge Center, JCBL

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Lee Lin

Hello and Happy New Year! Today our travels take us to Shibuya in Tokyo, Japan, home of the Shibuya Bridge Center. After a cold email inquiry to the website contact address, Tadashi Teramoto replied in excellent English telling us he … 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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Bridge Adventures: Eagerly Awaiting Bot Tournament Results

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Lee Lin

One cool advantage to doing your ACBL Robot Individual boards early: you get a provisional score that wavers up and down as more people play the boards throughout the day. I finished my 24 boards first thing in the morning … Continue reading →

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