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There WILL be a game in Wellesley on Rosh Hashana, Thursday, October 3, at noon, as usual. (Club Appreciation Pairs—lots of extra masterpoints.)

The Tuesday afternoon Peabody game on October 8 is CANCELED. The Peabody game will resume the following Tuesday, October 15, at our usual location.

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Shark’s Pointers

Shark’s Pointers Pregame Talks

Mark Aquino’s “Shark’s Pointers” pregame talks are live and online Fridays at 9:00 a.m. Mark’s talks last about 30–45 minutes, so we’re done in plenty of time for our 10:30 online game.

To attend, click here: https://zoom.us/j/7819297673. (If you haven’t used Zoom before, you may be prompted to download and install an app.)

Handouts (📄) and video recordings (🎦) from previous Shark’s Pointers talks are here. (Video recordings are deleted after a few weeks. If you want to save one longer, you can download it.)

2021-05-07: A Day Late and a Dollar Short 📄
2021-04-30: Due for a Promotion 📄
2021-04-23: Christ You Know it Aint Easy 📄
- video 🎦
2021-04-16: Where’d I Go Wrong? 📄
2021-04-09: Sharks Swim Close to the Surface—Part 3 📄
2021-04-02: Sharks Swim Close to the Surface—Part 2 📄
2021-03-26: Sharks Swim Close to the Surface—Part 1 📄
2021-03-19: Bidding After Stayman is Doubled 📄
2021-03-12: Everything is Relative! 📄
2021-03-05: Forgive and Forget 📄
2021-02-26: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize 📄
2021-02-19: Jumping Off the Diving Board 📄
2021-02-12: Schaefer is the One Beer to Have 📄
2021-02-05: All You Need is Trumps—Trumps—Trump is All You Need 📄
2021-01-29: This Hand is My Grand 📄
2021-01-22: Bidin’ Time Driving Out Trump 📄
2021-01-15: Count, Count, and Triple Count 📄
- see also Alan Truscott, “Impregnable Contract Falls To an Imaginative Defense,” New York Times, 1977 September 21, p. C17
2021-01-08: Auld Lang Syne—A Review of Shark’s Pointers 2020 📄
2020-12-18: Position is Everything in Life 📄
2020-12-11: The Worst That Could Happen 📄
2020-12-04: Wearing the Blinders 📄
2020-11-27: Achilles Heal Thyself 📄
2020-11-20: Counting Tricks and Removing Trump 📄
2020-11-13: If I Had It All To Do Over Again 📄
2020-11-06: Rembering Victor King 📄
2020-10-30: Relaxed Concentration 📄
2020-10-23: Conventional Wisdom 📄
2020-10-16: The Essence of Bridge 📄
2020-10-09: I’ll Get By With A LIttle Help From My Friends 📄
2020-10-02: Ice Cold Contracts 📄
2020-09-25: A Baby Grand 📄
2020-09-18: Aces and Spaces 📄
2020-09-11: Don’t Paint Yourself in a Corner 📄
2020-09-04: Duck Soup 📄
2020-08-28: Once a King 📄
2020-08-21: What Would You Do? 📄
2020-08-14: Be Prepared 📄
2020-08-07: The #1 Most Important Convention—Stamina 📄
2020-07-31: These Are a Few of My Favorite Themes 📄
2020-07-24: Don’t Listen to the Demons 📄
2020-07-17: Confessions of a Self-Kibitzer 📄
2020-07-10: Should You Sacrifice Your Honor? 📄
2020-06-26: What’s My Line? 📄
2020-06-19: I’ve Got a Secret 📄
2020-06-12: What’s it All About, Alfie? 📄
- see also Mark’s 2014 talk The Inner Game of Bridge 📄
2020-05-29: Do You See What I See? 📄
2020-05-22: Advanced Slam Bidding Techniques 📄
2020-05-15: “Easley” Misunderstood 📄
2020-05-08: Who Do You Trust? 📄
2020-05-01: The Dog Didn’t Bark 📄
2020-04-24: Take Care of the Little Things 📄
2020-04-17: Skate to Where the Puck is Going 📄
2020-04-10: Double Trouble 📄
2020-04-03: Hurry Up—Or Wait? 📄
2020-03-27: You Can Always Count on Your Opponents 📄

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