| 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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Sail into 2025 with us!
Thank you for your support in 2024.
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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, Wednesday and Friday afternoons at 1:00 PM.
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 held on Monday and Friday afternoons are on hold.
They will resume Monday, January 6th at 12:50 PM.
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
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Click Below for Results
2025 Non-Life Master Sectional Honoring Mick Riccio!
January 10 & 11
Click Here
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Face to Face - Games are at 1PM
Unit Games in Clubs January 6th, 17th and 29th
~Please Note~
Open Games will be held at 1PM during the NLM Sectional
2025 Non-Life Master Sectional Honoring Mick Riccio
January 10 & 11
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Our BBO Virtual Games
January 1-5 200% Black Points
January 20-26 200% Black Points
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| CLASSES IN JANUARY |
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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
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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
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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
BASICS II
Wednesday 1/8/25 from 9:30am-11:30 am for 8 weeks
The course will cover preempts, doubling and responding, overcalls and responding, Stayman and Jacoby Transfers, play of the hand and defense.
* Please email Mick Riccio directly for more information:
dynamick747@gmail.com
$145.00 8-WEEKS INCLUSIVE
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Robert Todd returns to the Duncan Bridge Center January 22 & 23.
For complete details and to register - Click Here.
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| 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".
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| 0pen |
9:25A |
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| 0-1500 |
9:30A |
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| 0-2500 |
12:25P |
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| Open |
12:30P |
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| 0-999 |
12:50P |
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Night
0-2500
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6:25 P |
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| 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
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