Beginner and Brush Up Bridge * Supervised Play and Learn

8 weeks of playing lots of hands covering popular player topics such as:

Getting started-evaluating your cards and  suit ranking;opening bids and responses,basic play and defense, and conventions including Stayman and transfers

Lots of hands to practice play and ask questions

January 11 to March 1  Saturdays  10 to 12 

Cost $130 includes the book (cash, check, Venmo)

Where: Golden Isles Bridge Center  114 Skylane Ct SSI

Register by Jan 4,call or text Ginger (913-530-1312 or Lynn (678-592-8639)

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Bridge Lessons from the Road

9 week series of some of the most requested topics Ken has taught in the Road Scholar Program

January 16 to March 13, 2025 Thursdays 10 to 12

At the Golden Isles Bridge Center

$10 /lesson, $12/non-Club members

To register or for more info contact Ken Trobaugh at ktrobaugh@comcast.net or 912.638.21422

Topics:

1-16 Limit Raises 3 Card or 4 card support Competitive bidding

1-23 Help Suit Game Try: What does this game invitation require

1-30 Maximal Doubles Another way to invite game

2-6 Defense: Attitude signals; locating honors, When to mislead

2-13 End Play: Putting oppponents on lead with no safe option

2-20 New minor forcing: All the ways it can find a fit

2-27 Jacoby 2 NT & Jordan 2NT: Helping find the right level

3-6 Strong Openings: When its appropriate, how to respond

3-13 NO Trump: In different positions, when do you promise stoppers? When do you promise (semi) balanced distribution

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Beginning players working on improving their game (on-going) 

Fridays -   1 hour free class* (Donations to GIDBC welcome but not necessary) 

Bring your lunch, and if you can, stay for the game that starts at 1:00

Topics will Include: Interesting/challenging hands from the Tuesday game (submit any you especially want to talk about by Thursday night to lynn.goldblatt@gmail.com)

Deeper Dive on some common conventions, Scoring, Bridgemate tips and tricks, How to look at hands in Bridgewebs, Other topics you are interested in

Teacher: Lynn Goldblatt, Bronze Life Master, and ACBL certified teacher.

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Individual Lessons with Faith Willis (anytime)

Beginner, novice, intermediate, refreshers

More info: faithwillis@comcast.net   912-265-7797