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0-50 GAME TUESDAYS @ 9 a.m.

0 - 50 game each
Tuesday @ 9 a.m.



 

 
Tuesday 0-1500 PAIRS GAME

 Join us for the
 0-1500 PAIRS GAME 
each TUESDAY
@ 1 p.m. 


 
0-99 GAME @ 1 p.m.
0-99 GAME @ 1 p.m.

JOIN US FOR THE
0-99 PAIRS
GAME each
WEDNESDAY @ 1 p.m.

 


 
One of the Best Florida Bridge Clubs

Located in Vero Beach Florida, the Vero Beach Bridge Center is a member-owned bridge club. We host daily bridge games, duplicate bridge tournaments, bridge classes for all levels,  celebrity speakers, and student games for new players which are all sanctioned by the American Contract Bridge League. In fact, the size of our club allows us to hold many restricted games for up and coming players, no need to swim with the sharks! 
Pre-dealt boards for pair games mean no shuffling and hand records are available after each game, whether for the daily bridge play or on-site duplicate bridge tournaments. The use of Bridgemate II allows results to be ready immediately following the game.
We have one of the best duplicate bridge clubs in Florida, if not the nation.  
We are currently ranked at #4 in North America for 2017 based on the number of tables of bridge played thus far!
Full Disclosure
Duplicate Bridge is a game of full disclosure. Please have two completed convention cards on the table and announce and alert bids appropriately.  VBBC enforces the Zero Tolerance Policy for unacceptable behavior.  The policy is to create a much more pleasant atmosphere in our games and to attempt to eradicate unacceptable behavior in order to make the game of bridge more enjoyable for all.
The Bridgewebs App for the Apple iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch is now available.
If you like to use our website, want to access it when you are "on the go" and own one of the above devices you may wish to click on this story. The link will take you to an overview of the features of a bridgewebs app. If you like what you read, use the link on the lower left of that page to go to iTunes store.
Vero Beach Bridge Center
 
 
  PAIRS GAME SATURDAY!

SATURDAY, APRIL 20

PAIRS GAME @ 1 p.m.
 

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Last updated : Apr 19, 2019 15:32 EDT
  NEW BRIDGE COURSES BEGIN MAY 2
NEW BRIDGE COURSES BEGIN MAY 2
Last updated : Apr 16, 2019 09:58 EDT
  CONVENTIONS & MORE

CONVENTIONS & MORE
MEETS  EACH  WEDNESDAY
9:30-11:30
Click here for a complete schedule of lesson topics.
APRIL 24- REVERSES and JUMP SHIFTS

 
Last updated : Apr 19, 2019 07:30 EDT
  NEW GAME FOR 0-750 ON FRIDAY
NEW GAME FOR 0-750 ON FRIDAY

0 - 750 STRATIFIED PAIRS
NOW ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONS!
 
Last updated : Mar 15, 2019 16:46 EDT
  If you are preparing to leave us until next season . . .

You will be missed here at the VBBC!
Also, please return any bridge books you may
have borrowed from the VBBC lending library.
Hope you enjoyed them and learned a lot!
 
 
Last updated : Apr 11, 2019 10:30 EDT
Partnership Assistance - Click Here

 OPEN GAMES 
 GAIL PARTENHEIMER
 772-213-3049

LIMITED GAMES  & SWISS TEAMS
(0-99; 0-299;0-499)
 JEAN KAY 
772-567-5049
Email: verobridgeclub@comcast.net

Phone:
(772) 562-3008
Vero Beach Bridge Center

UNIT 240
DISTRICT 9
OF THE ACBL
Hand Analysis & Convention Card

 VBBC member, Leigh Ives, provided
a valuable service to our members
by analyzing hands after daily games.
This was very much appreciated.
Thank you also to Erica Artus
who held an informative class 
on filling out a proper 
Convention Card. This is very
important as it is an ACBL
requirement and each pair is to
have one completely filled out and 
available for the opponents to
see and know their bidding style.
Our thanks to these valuable
VBBC volunteers!
Friday Morning Student Game

The Friday morning student game
is for players with less than 20
masterpoints.  
This session begins at 9 a.m.
with a brief review of a bidding
topic, followed by play.
The game is ideal for players taking
our beginning lessons or for those
who are returning to bridge.
Please join us. No partner or
reservation required.
  9 a.m. - noon 
Click here to view a schedule of the
topics covered in the mini-lessons.
THIS GAME RUNS YEAR-ROUND.
 
BRIDGE BUCKS
BRIDGE BUCKS

GET BRIDGE BUCKS! 
NO WORRIES ABOUT HAVING
THE CORRECT CHANGE
OR WAITING IN LINE!
Works like a prepaid ATM card. 
See Natalie to get started.
If you already have a Bridge
 Bucks account, you may reload
it at the kiosk with assistance
from the cashier.
If you don't have Bridge Bucks,
our cashiers appreciate you
having your money out and
ready to buy your entry. 

 
GAME SCHEDULE

CLICK HERE FOR THE
CURRENT GAME SCHEDULE
Replay Hands
Replay Hands

Click here for (printable) instructions on how to replay hands from any of our games on your computer ( and many devices) easily! This browser-based approach does not require any special software on your device.
Game Stratification, ACBL Rank Changes, & Card Sharks

Stratification for Open Pair Games* 

 0 - 1000        = C
1000 - 2500  = B
2501+           = A

Stratification for 8-IS-ENOUGH Swiss Team Events*

0 - 750       = C
751 - 2000 = B
2001+        =  A

*Stratification adjustments may be made (based on attendance) at game director's discretion.

MARCH CARD SHARKS

0 - 5                 SUSAN DUVALL
6 - 20               BOB SHIELDS
21 - 50             BOB MURPHY
51 - 100           MARILYN PIERCE
101 - 200         SANDY MEYER
201 - 300         DAN WILL
301 - 400         BILL CAPODAGLI
401 - 500         DON TRIBUS
501 - 750         JOHN MEDLEY
751- 1000        JAN GREENE
1001 - 2500     CHRIS SMITH
2501 +             DEBBIE DRURY

March 2019 Rank Changes
Congratulations to the following VBBC members
who have achieved a new ACBL Rank!

Junior Master:          
BOB DEKAR, LOUISE HUBER,
ANDY KOSTANECKI
Club Master:           
NANCY FETTE, PETER GAILLARD, 
JACK HINES, SUSAN MORTIMER, 
JAMIE STOLLENWERCK
Sectional Master:    
DALE CONTENT, ANN MARTIN
Regional Master:     
BARRY DEATHE, ROHIT DESAI,
DEREK JAMES
NABC Master:         
MIMI GERSTELL
Life Master:              
MARY ELLEN DAVIS
Bronze Life Master: 
JEANETTE BROPHY
Diamond Life Master: 
RON ANDREWS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
LINK TO COMMON GAME SITE

LINK TO COMMON GAME HAND ANALYSIS
Full Disclosure

Bridge is not a game of secret messages, it is a game of full diclosure; your opponent’s are entitled to know your agreements and the meanings of your bids. This starts with two filled out convention cards. The announcement and alert procedures further facilitate notifying your opponents as to your conventional understandings. It is your responsibility to understand which of your agreements do not require an alert, require an announcement, require an alert or require a post auction period alert. You can click on this story to go to a long, but very skimmable, ACBL document on Alert Procedures.
Upcoming Team Games

Upcoming Team Games are highlighted below.
Full calendar on navigation bar.
Results
Sat Apr 20, 2019
Open Pairs
Director: Jean
Fri Apr 19, 2019
299er Stratified Pairs
Director: Arnie Summers
Fri Apr 19, 2019
0-20 Pairs
Director: Martha
Fri Apr 19, 2019
Stratified Open Pairs
Director: Stan Yellin
Thu Apr 18, 2019
499er Stratified Pairs
Director: Jean
Thu Apr 18, 2019
Stratified Open Pairs
Director: Jack
Thu Apr 18, 2019
Riomar
Director: Martha
Wed Apr 17, 2019
499er Stratified Pairs
Director: Jean
Wed Apr 17, 2019
Stratified Open Pairs
Director: Arnie Summers
Wed Apr 17, 2019
0-99er Pairs
Director: Betty Wiese
Tue Apr 16, 2019
0 - 50 Pairs
Director: Jamie
Tue Apr 16, 2019
Stratified Open Pairs
Director: Arnie Summers
Tue Apr 16, 2019
299er Stratified Pairs
Director: Stan Yellin
Mon Apr 15, 2019
Moorings
Director: Toril
Mon Apr 15, 2019
299er Stratified Pairs
Director: Martha
Mon Apr 15, 2019
Stratified Open Pairs
Director: Maggie
Sat Apr 13, 2019
8-is-Enough Swiss Teams
Director: Toril
Fri Apr 12, 2019
0-20 Pairs
Director: Jamie
Fri Apr 12, 2019
299er Stratified Pairs
Director: Martha
Fri Apr 12, 2019
0- 750 Pairs
Director: Pieter
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