Calendar Notes & Updates
Royal STaC
Earn multi–colored masterpoints the week of Tuesday, July 8 to Sunday, July 13!! Points issued will initially appear as Silver only. They will be converted to 1/4 each of Gold, Red, Black and Silver at the conclusion of the STaC.
North American Pairs
NAP Qualifier games will be held the 1st and 3rd weeks of July and August. Follow the schedule either on our website calendar or on the whiteboard at the club.Click here for complete details on the District 4 website. On Saturday the masterpoint limit will be raised from 500 to 750, but you must not be a Life Master (NLM). This will allow those who do well in the game to qualify to compete in the North American Pairs (NAP) District 4 finals early next year and compete for cash subsidies up to $1400 a pair to compete in the St. Louis NABC in March 2026.
Bi–Monthly Team Games
Handicapped Swiss Teams are regularly scheduled on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month. Start time is 11:30 AM, with a light lunch served at 11:15 AM. Email the Club at kopbridgeclub@gmail.com to register or to request players to fill out your team. Please Note: There will be only one game in July (07/14) and August (08/18). Check back here for further updates.
Friday and Saturday Mini–Lessons
The start time for both series of lessons has been moved to 9:20 AM. This is to allow sufficient time to set up and start the Friday Come Out and Play session and the Saturday 0–500 game.
Bridge Lessons for Summer 2025
1. Up your game with Lisa Mita's six Individual Lessons on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:45–11:30 AM, beginning Tuesday, June 24.
Dates and Topics:
Tuesday 06/24: 1430 Key Card Blackwood
Thursday 06/26: Control Cue Bidding
Tuesday 07/08: Ogust Over a Weak 2–Bid
Thursday 07/10: Inverted Minors
Tuesday 07/15: Bergen Raises
Thursday 07/17: Puppet and 5–card Stayman
Drop in any day for $20 per lesson. No advance registration is required, just come on down! Pay by cash, check, or Venmo to @Lisa-Mita-Bridge.
For players wanting to adopt Intermediate and Advanced Conventions in their partnerships. Click here for the flyer. Questions? Email Lisa at bridgewithlisa@gmail.com.
2. Join Dennis Shaub for Intermediate Level Defense, a 4–Lesson series on consecutive Thursdays, August 7–28 from 9:30–11:30 AM. The cost for the entire series is $100, payable at the first lesson by cash or check. Click here for the flyer. Questions? Email Dennis at bridgemasterofpa@gmail.com or text him at 717–723–0323.
Expert Deal Analysis Diamond Life Master Mark Henderson is offering expert analysis of deals played at the club that involve advanced topics. This addition to our website should be of interest to all levels of players. Most recent analyses can be reached from the main menu with the Deal Analysis Button. Archived material can also be accessed at left under the main menu. Mark is also giving in-person expert reviews of selected hands on Thursdays after the Open Game. He fields and answers questions with an emphasis on commonly encountered themes in bidding, declarer play, and defense. Conversation will center on advancing and intermediate players.
Additional Saturday Section for Advancing Players
We have added a separate section to our Saturday game for players with no more than 20 masterpoints if the number of players is sufficient. Winners in the 0–500 section will get masterpoint awards based on the total number of tables in play in both sections.
Points and Pointers Join us on Wednesdays for Points and Pointers, a real duplicate game designed for beginning and advancing players. The game is limited to players with 0–100 ACBL Masterpoints. Each table will play the same boards at the same time, and the leader of the session will discuss each board immediately after it is played. The table fee is $15, and the game will run from 12 Noon to 3:15 PM. Register by emailing the Club at kopbridgeclub@gmail.com or call 610–232–2250. You can also register in person at the Director's desk.
Click here to open an online archive where you may view or download Instructor Deal Notes and Hand Records for previous weekly sessions.
Free Mini–Lessons Our popular Friday and Saturday Mini–Lessons are regular weekly events, covering selected topics in offensive and competitive bidding, declarer play, and defensive principles. Lessons take place from 9:20–9:50 AM before the Friday Come Out and Play session (Ellen Luchette) and before the Saturday 0–500 Limited game (Rex Saffer). Conversation will focus on fundamentals and is directed toward advancing and intermediate players.
Rex and Ellen maintain separate online repositories of handouts distributed at lessons. Click here for Rex or here for Ellen to view or download these documents.
Come Out And Play Just getting started with bridge? Join us on Friday mornings from 10–11:30 am for a relaxed session of bridge. There will be no scoring, no masterpoints, and no pressure! – for only $10 per person. Come on out and drop in, no commitment or advance registration needed, and singles are welcome! Mentors will be available to answer any questions that may arise. This is a fun way to improve your bidding and play while meeting other advancing players.
Game Results You can see your Common Game results at left under the menu, or click here to go straight to ACBL Live for Clubs.
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