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Welcome to Duncan Bridge Center

We are a dedicated bridge facility serving the greater Coachella Valley's
bridge community.

34202 Cook St.
Palm Desert, CA 92211
(760) 550-9066

 

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Duncan Bridge Center is open Monday - Saturday.

Open Games are held Monday - Saturday afternoons 1:00 PM.

0-750 Games are held Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons at 1:00 PM.

Note: 0-750 Games are $5.00 on Tuesdays and Thursday
thru Februay 28!

Please check the website for any special games on Sundays.

Open Card Fees are $10.00 (unless posted differently)

 Reservations for Open

Reservations for 0-750 

Please take note
0-99 Games are held on Monday and Friday afternoons. 
Director Cookie Ostrow

Card Fees are $5.00

For DBC's complete BBO schedule please scroll to the bottom of this page.

The directors, teachers, support staff and volunteers look forward to welcoming you to the Center.
Sean Lui, Managing Director
seanlui3@gmail.com

 

 

Face to Face - in February
Games are at 1PM

GNT Qualfier - Sunday, February 2nd 

Unit Game in Clubs – Friday, February 7

Games Monday thru Thursday, February 10 -13

Award Silver, Red and/or Gold Points!

Unit 533’s Sun & Fun Silver Sectional

Friday & Saturday, February 14 & 15

FLYER

Please note:
Regular F2F Games will be not be held during the Sectional

Unit Game in Clubs – Monday, February 24

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Our BBO Virtual Games

Thank you for your continued support of our virtual games.

Attention 0-750 Players

New and Advancing Bridge Players!

We would like to invite you to play Tuesdays and Thursdays thru January 31 for $5.00.

The Duncan Bridge Center would like to encourage your participation and support your interest in bridge.

We can not garantee a slam in every hand, but can promise you friendly competition and interesting hands.

 

 

CLASSES IN JANUARY

INTRODUCTION TO BRIDGE for BEGINNERS

Class begins on Wednesday 1/15 from 12:45pm-2:45pm (4-week course)

This class is for the BEGINNER LEVEL. Students who are interested in bridge and have never played. It focuses on the mechanics of bridge and the basic language of bridge. It will involve shuffle and deal, sorting hands, counting points, choosing a declarer, deciding the contract, begin play of the hand, taking tricks, dummy play, end of play and counting tricks.

*Please email Cookie Ostrow directly for more information:

pookieplay@aol.com

$10. per class

0-20 BEGINNER’S SUPERVISED PLAY

Every Monday and Friday from 12:45 pm-3:00pm (ongoing)

Located in the Beverly Hartin Learning Center

*Please email Cookie Ostrow directly for more information:

pookieplay@aol.com

$5. per session

BRIDGE FUNDAMENTALS AND REFRESHER

Class begins on Tuesday 1/14 from 9:30am-11:30am (ongoing based on demand)

This class is for students who have played bridge in the past and are interested in returning to the game. Or players at the advanced beginner stages looking to improve their game. A major focus will be on the play of the hand, defensive carding, signals and discards, along with bidding fundamentals. There will be a “hands-on” approach with supervised play each week.

*Please email Randy Bissett directly for more information:

rkb95661@gmail.com

$10. per class

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Every Thursday from 9:30am-11:30am (ongoing)

The course focuses on logic and inference, exotic hands, modern bidding, hand play techniques of the masters, advanced elements of defense and reading the opponents’ cards.

*Please email Mick Riccio directly for more information:

dynamick747@gmail.com

$20. per class

 

Duncan Virtual Clubs on BBO

Duncan holds Virtual games 7 days a week. 
Effective January 17, 2025 card fees for regular games will be $6.00 as required by ACBL.
  Special Games card fees are as posted.

This is the direct link to those games: CLICK HERE 
 (after clicking the link, save to your favorites).

If you want to play in a Duncan Virtual Game and do not have a partner, you may
go to the Duncan game and request a partner. Look for 'Match me with a partner' and a partner will be assigned to you.  
Please note that the Match me feature only works if you click "I will pay only for myself".

 

 STRATA   MON   TUE   WED   THU   FRI   SAT    SUN  
0pen  9:25A 9:25A 9:25A 9:25A 9:25A 9:25A 9:25A
0-1500  9:30A 9:30A 9:30A 9:30A 9:30A 9:30A 9:30A 
0-2500  12:25P 12:25P 12:25P 12:25P 12:25P 12:25P 12:25P
Open  12:30P 12:30P 12:30P 12:30P 12:30P 12:30P 12:30P
0-999  12:50P 12:50P 12:50P 12:50P 12:50P 12:50P 12:50P
               

Night
0-2500 

6:25P 6:25P 6:25P 6:25P 6:25 P 6:25P 6:25P

 

Game Results

Click here for hand records, and to see how other tables bid and played the same hands. Select the game, click travellers then "Play" to see what card was played from each hand. If a window pops up with "Play It Again" at the top, click the BBO button at the bottom left. 

Click here for ACBL Live Results

Director's Posting Link

Results
Duncan 0-1500 9:30 PST
Director: Cookie Ostrow
Duncan 0-2500 12:25 PST
Director: Alyssa Kennedy
Duncan Open 12:30 PST
Director: Alyssa Kennedy
Duncan O-1000 12:50 PST
Director: Alyssa Kennedy
Duncan FTF Open & 0-750 Pairs Unit Rated
Director: Sean Lui
Duncan O-2500 6:25 PST
Director: Mike Savage
Duncan 0-1500 9:30 PST
Director: Cookie Ostrow
Duncan 0-2500 12:25 PST
Director: Mike Savage
Duncan Open 12:30 PST
Director: Mike Savage
Calendar
Feb 8, 2025
Duncan 0-1500 9:30 PST
Director: Cookie Ostrow
Feb 8, 2025
Duncan 0-2500 12:25 PST
Director: Barbara Rosenthal
Feb 8, 2025
Duncan Open 12:30 PST
Director: Barbara Rosenthal
Feb 8, 2025
Duncan O-1000 12:50 PST
Director: Barbara Rosenthal
Feb 8, 2025
DBC Open Pairs FTF
Director: Mick Riccio
Feb 8, 2025
Duncan O-2500 6:25 PST
Director: Cookie Ostrow
Feb 9, 2025
Duncan 0-1500 9:30 PST
Director: Cookie Ostrow
Feb 9, 2025
Duncan 0-2500 12:25 PST
Director: Liz Erling
Feb 9, 2025
Duncan Open 12:30 PST
Director: Liz Erling
Feb 9, 2025
Duncan O-1000 12:50 PST
Director: Liz Erling