TORONTO EAST BRIDGE CLUB

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• Mondays: 7:00 pm (Open & Supervised section)
• Wednesdays: 12:30 pm (Open & Supervised section)
• $15

We guarantee you a partner (please arrive 15 minutes before the game)!

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Upcoming Events: 

The Bridge Bash at Bayview Wildwood
Tuesday, September 8 -11, 2026
Cost: Double Occupancy: $ 880. |  Single Occupancy: $ 1,060.
(Prices include HST & Resort Tax)
Register here

Fall 2026 Bridge Lessons

BEGINNER BRIDGE BASIC 1

This class starts at the beginning, introducing the mechanics of the game through its history. It covers the fundamentals of the three aspects of the game…bidding, play and defense. Through this course you’ll be taking the first steps into the magical world of bridge. Textbooks and handouts will be provided.

Wednesdays: September 23 – November 25, 2026 (10 weeks)

Location: St. Nicholas Birch Cliff, 1512 Kingston Road, Scarborough, ON, M1N 1R7

• 7:00 pm -9:00 pm
• Cost: $ 300.00

Instructor: Laurie Miller

Preregistration required: lauriemiller333@gmail.com or 416-276-6415

BUILDING YOUR FOUNDATION: BEGINNER PART 2

This course will reinforce and build upon your knowledge from Beginner Part 1. You will practice rebids by opener and responder to complete the contract; learn about overcalls, takeout doubles, penalty doubles; weak openings, and other strategies that you need to help you bid and play your hand. Textbooks and handouts will be provided

Wednesday, September 22 – November 10, 2026 (8 weeks)

• 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
• Cost: $280 (or $70 per two week course)

Instructor: Laurie Miller

Preregistration required: lauriemiller333@gmail.com or 416-276-6415

The lesson topics are as follows:

September 22 & September 29: Bidding Review & Making a Plan

You have opened the bidding and your partner responded? What next? Or you won the contract and now you must play it? This two-part series builds on your Bridge Basic Foundations and adds important tools for your bridge journey.

October 6 & October 13: Overcalls & Take out Doubles

This two-part session will focus on competing in the auction after the opening bid has been called. You will learn about overcalls, takeout doubles, and the responses to those bids. You should have a basic understanding of bidding and responding to attend.

October 20 & October 27: Doubles, Doubles and more Doubles

This two-part session will focus on getting you and your partner to the right contract using Negative Doubles, Support Doubles, Responsive Doubles, Value Doubles, Penalty Doubles and Redoubles.

November 3 & November 10: Weak Two & Pre-emptive Bidding

Learn to take away bidding space away from your opponents with a weak hand. These must know openings are essential to know and how to respond to your partners bid to achieve the best contract.

BRIDGE: THE PLAY OF THE HAND

“For most players, the play of the hand is the most exciting part of the game. You and your partner have exchanged information through the bidding and have decided on what you both think is the best contract. Now one member of the partnership, the declarer, must try to take the required number of tricks. When you are declarer, you will often have to depend on lady luck to help bring home the contract. The more you learn about the play of the hand, the more frequently she will be on your side.” - Audrey Grant, ACBL Diamond Series

This series of 8 sessions will focus on play-of-the-hand techniques to help you make the contract you have bid. Included in each lesson will be a review of basic bidding guidelines, play-of-hands to practise lesson concepts and defense tips. 

Dates: September 21 to November 16, 2026, no class October 12 (Thanksgiving Day)

Location: St. Nicholas Birch Cliff, 1512 Kingston Road, Scarborough, ON, M1N 1R7

• Time: Monday 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 
• Cost: $280.00

Instructor: Glenna Richardson

Preregistration required: glennarichardson549@gmail.com  or 416-419-3089

There is no extra sign-up or work for players, just come and participate in the games.We will keep the scores and report results.

Masterpoint Updates
If you have recently joined ACBL and you acquired masterpoints at TEBC before joining, please let Glenna know and she will update your masterpoint record with ACBL. You will need to forward your ACBL number.

Getting there and parking:
Car: Coming from the west, turn left on Manderley Dr,  northside just off  Kingston Road, east of Warden.
Coming from the East, turn right on Manderley Dr. northside, just off Kingston Road, west of Birchmount Road.

The Church parking lot is just across the street on Manderley Drive. There is plenty of street parking as well. Entrance through the RED DOOR
Off the Subway: 
Victoria Park Station: It takes 13 minutes using the 12A or 12B Bus
Warden Park Station: It takes 7 minutes using the 69A Bus

We are here to help

If you have questions? Or need support? Email us torontoeastbridgeclub@gmail.com or call 416-276-6415

@torontoeastbridgeclub

After two years of online play the following are some protocols you might want to review as you head back to the club for in person play. 

1. When you take your cards from the board be sure to count them before you look at them.
2. When dummy is laid down the trump suit is placed on the right. In notrump, usually spades are placed on the right.
3. Play your cards and your bids close to your edge of the table. If you are playing the dummy hand the card played should be at the edge of the table behind the dummy.
No leaning or elbows. Do not SNAP yourcards.
4. The only cards you touch are your own. Only North should touch the boards unless North has asked someone else to move them.
5. Once the dummy is placed on the table it should not be rearranged unless Declarerasks. Resist the urge to tidy up.
6. You are only allowed to ‘re-fan’ your cards once.
7. Play and bid in turn and ‘in tempo’.
8. Dummy must not touch a card until asked. Nor can Dummy give any indication of a card that should be played.
9. Dummy may tell Declarer from which side of the table the play should start. Eg. “You’re in your hand.” “You’re on the board.”
10. Leave the cards on the table until everyone agrees on the outcome then shuffle and put them away before you record the score.
11. Save discussion about the hand just played until the end of the round. Be mindful of the opposition. They may not want to hear how brilliant your lead nor how insightful the
finesse was.
12. Avoid any signals from which your partner could gain ‘unauthorized information’. Ie. No groaning, heavy breathing or sighing at the table.
13. Do not snap your cards. This can be very uncomfortable for anyone wearing hearing devices.
14. When bidding: 1. Decide on your bid. 2. Place the bidding card on the table. 3. Donot hesitate or change your bid. 4. If you have made an error in the bidding process, call the director at the end of the biddingso that reparations may be made to the opponents.
15. When in doubt call the director. The director is present to make sure that the game is fair for everyone. It is not a punishment to have the director called to the table.