St Pete Bridge Club 9103 US 19 N, Pinellas Park, FL Call 727-544-5040 |
We provide an enjoyable and comfortable experience for bridge players of ALL levels in the St. Petersburg area. We have many class offerings, as well!
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This Week at St Pete Bridge Club April 14-20 |
April 21-27, 2025
This coming Sunday, we have our monthly Eight is Enough team game. Join us for a great learning/teaching event.
Sunday Swiss is an Eight is Enough game, where no team total can exceed 8.
A player under 500 is 1, 500-2000 is 2, and over 2000 is 3.
This is a great way to get experience in team games, with an emphasis on learning. Reply to this email if you want to arrange a team.
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Learning opportunities
Tuesday, we have our competitive bidding class at 10:00 am, taught by Merry Shainblatt, followed by our mentor-focused open game.
Wednesday Elaine has a 0-50 supervised play class, with a minilesson at 9:00am. This is a great way to learn, as you can ask a few questions while bidding and playing. You don't need a partner, so come meet other new bridge players and have fun learning.
Thursday 12:30pm we have our play and learn chat game for beginning players. All tables play the same hand at the same time, then discuss the bidding and play. No partner needed. Come and learn with new friends and old.
Friday's play and learn has been suspended for now
Friday at 11:30 Sheryl will be away this Friday.
Sunday Eight is Enough team game. Join us for a great learning/teaching event
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Director's Corner
Revokes
When a player fails to follow suit, that usually means they have no more of it. Occasionally, a player fails to follow suit because they miss a card in their hand or, less commonly, because they aren’t paying attention. The first thing this player’s partner may want to do is ask “no X partner?” This is an allowable question at the time of the trick only. The reason to ask is that the penalty for an exposed card is often much less costly than the penalty for a revoke. The opponents are not required nor advised to ask this question!
A revoke is not “established” until the revoking side plays to the next trick, whether leading or following. There is no revoke with the last two cards in hand; it is just corrected. There is no requirement to call the director on yourself or your partner, however it is illegal to attempt to hide a revoke by a claim or concession without showing your cards. The director should be called when the revoke happens. All players should leave their cards in order at the end of the hand, until all players have agreed on the outcome. If you shuffle your cards, you may lose your defense.
The penalty for a revoke depends on who won the trick, whether the revoking side won tricks after the revoke, and the play of the hand. If a player wins the trick with the revoke and that side wins subsequent tricks, two tricks are given to the opponent. If a player revokes on a trick their partner wins, then one trick is transferred. If the revoking side doesn’t win that trick, and wins no additional tricks, there is no adjustment.
Occasionally, the revoke causes more than two tricks to be lost by the opponent (for instance, losing the only entry to a long suit because of the revoke), or a harmful change in the play of the hand. In this case the director may need to restore equity on the hand by awarding more than two tricks. This may require the director to issue a delayed penalty, once damage has been reviewed. |
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Looking for a Partner for a Face-to-Face Game (Copy) |
If you would like to Post a request for a partner, please enter the details below.
Our partnership coordinator for pairs games is
Elaine Garofalo - elaine.garofalo@gmail.com (727) 348 -6183 )
For our Sunday team games, whether you need a partner or a team call Pam Gorbics (201-247-1595)
Note that your email and telephone number will be viewable by all by others looking for a partner
You are encouaged to Directly contact others by Phone or Email also looking for a partner for the same date/time.
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Merry's March New In-Person Classes |

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Merry's March In-Person Classes |
Tuesdays beginning March 11, 10:00 am-12 pm (ten weeks)
Competitive Bidding:
This most important class is designed to give you the bidding tools to begin competing at a bridge club. Topics include overcalls, the classic take-out double, the negative double, preemptive bidding with feature, cuebid limit raises, 1430 Blackwood, and responding to two club openings.
Cost: $90 Register in club
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Saturdays beginning March 15, 8-week course
Learn to Play Bridge
This class is for absolute beginners or students who have been away from Bridge for a long time and want to learn modern bidding and play. We will start from the beginning by learning how to bid and play bridge hands with much hands-on practice!
First 4 lessons are free, then $50 Register in club.
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2025 Board of Directors |
2025 Officers and Board of Directors
Don Aschenbrenner |
Anita Barrett |
Russell Craft |
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Pam Gorbics |
Milferd Jones |
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Lee Taylor |
Babs Thacker |
Catherine Vogel |
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President,
Catherine Vogel
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Vice-President
Babs Thacker
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Secretary,
Pam Gorbics
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Treasurer
Don Aschenbrenne
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