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0-99 GAME WILL RESUME OCTOBER 17
0-99 GAME WILL RESUME OCTOBER 17

THE 0-99 GAME
HELD ON  
WEDNESDAYS 
@ 1 p.m. WILL
RESUME OCTOBER 17 
AND WILL AWARD
EXTRA POINTS 
THAT DAY!

 


 
Tuesday 0-1500 GAME RESUMES OCTOBER 16

 THE 0-1500 GAME 
played on TUESDAYS 
@ 1 p.m. WILL RESUME
OCTOBER 16!

 
TUESDAY MORNING 0-50 GAME suspended until November

THE TUESDAY MORNING
0-50 GAME will resume in November.


 

 
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
OCTOBER BRIDGE COURSES

CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION
on BRIDGE COURSES OFFERED
DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.
 
Last updated : Sep 13, 2018 10:46 EDT
CONGRATULATIONS TO PAUL THURSTON !

VBBC MEMBER PAUL THURSTON IS A MEMBER OF
THE CANADIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM AND
WILL BE REPRESENTING CANADA IN THE UPCOMING
WORLD BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ORLANDO!
WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT PAUL AND HIS WIFE, JOANNE,
CHOOSE TO SPEND THE WINTER IN VERO BEACH 
WHERE PAUL HAS TAUGHT A SUCCESSFUL BRIDGE
COURSE EACH YEAR FOR US HERE AT THE VBBC.
WE ARE AGAIN LOOKING FORWARD TO LEARNING
ALL WE CAN THIS COMING JANUARY IN PAUL'S LESSONS
WHICH WILL FOCUS ON COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
GOOD LUCK IN ORLANDO, PAUL! 
♠   ♥   ♦   ♣ 
Last updated : Sep 21, 2018 10:29 EDT
CONVENTIONS & MORE

CONVENTIONS & MORE
MEETS  EACH  WEDNESDAY
9:30-11:30
 

CONVENTIONS & MORE
Last updated : Sep 19, 2018 16:21 EDT
Partnership Assistance - Click Here
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
SUMMER 2018 GAME SCHEDULE

CLICK HERE FOR THE
2018 GAME SCHEDULE.
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. 

 
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.
Friday Morning Student Game

The Friday morning student game is for
players with less than 20 masterpoints.  
The morning 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 review lessons.
THIS GAME RUNS YEAR-ROUND.
 
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.

AUGUST CARD SHARKS

0 - 5                 JAY STEWART
6 - 20               WALLY JOHNSON
21 - 50             GARY B. SMITH
51 - 100           BILL LYONS
101 - 200         JOHN SOUZA
201 - 300         JOHN BRUNNER
301 - 400         BRIAN FISHER
401 - 500         PAT FORSDICK
501 - 750         STEVE OSIECKI
751- 1000        MIKE WILLIAMS
1001 - 2500     STEVE HAYSKAR
2501 +             JOANNE MATCHETTE

AUGUST 2018 Rank Changes
Congratulations to the following VBBC members
who have achieved a new ACBL Rank!   
Junior Master:   DAVE ANDRUS, BARB SAK, STAN SAK
Club Master:  SEAN KASHAWLIC, KATHY VOORHEES
Regional Master:  LYN BUFORD, JACK HUGHES, DOUG 
JOHNSTON, RITA SILVIA SWAIN, YOLANDA WILLIAMS
Bronze Life Master: STEVE OSIECKI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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 Sep 22, 2018
Stratified Open Pairs
Director: Jean Kay
Fri Sep 21, 2018
0-20 Pairs
Director: Jamie
Fri Sep 21, 2018
299er Stratified Pairs
Director: Jean Kay
Fri Sep 21, 2018
Stratified Open Pairs
Director: Jack
Thu Sep 20, 2018
Stratified Open Pairs
Director: Jack Wilson
Wed Sep 19, 2018
499er Stratified Pairs
Director: Pieter
Wed Sep 19, 2018
Stratified Open Pairs
Director: Toril
Tue Sep 18, 2018
Stratified Open Pairs
Director: Jack
Mon Sep 17, 2018
Stratified Open Pairs
Director: Arnie Summers
Sun Sep 16, 2018
0-750 Swiss Teams
Director: Betty Wiese
Sat Sep 15, 2018
Stratified Open Pairs
Director: Jean Kay
Fri Sep 14, 2018
299er Stratified Pairs
Director: Jean Kay
Fri Sep 14, 2018
0-20 Pairs
Director: Jamie
Fri Sep 14, 2018
Stratified Open Pairs
Director: Betty Wiese
Thu Sep 13, 2018
Stratified Open Pairs
Director: Jack
Wed Sep 12, 2018
499er Stratified Pairs
Director: Pieter
Wed Sep 12, 2018
Stratified Open Pairs
Director: Jack
Tue Sep 11, 2018
Stratified Open Pairs
Director: Maggie
Mon Sep 10, 2018
Stratified Open Pairs
Director: Arnie Summers
Sat Sep 8, 2018
Stratified Open Pairs
Director: Jean
Calendar
Sat Oct 6, 2018
8-Is-Enough Swiss Teams
VBBC 1 p.m.
Sat Nov 3, 2018
8-Is-Enough Swiss Teams
VBBC 1 p.m.
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