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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: 

Spooky Swiss Team Game

• Game October 31, 2026
• 10 am start 
• $30.00 includes Lunch and refreshments 
• Pre registration is required. Sign in here

Winning Stategies Workshop: Matchpoints with Lunch & Game

• November 21, 2026
• Time: 10 am - 3:30 pm
• Instructor: Andy Stark

Pre-registration is required. Get your tickets now

Winter 2027 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.

• Tuesday, January 12 – March 2, 2027 (8 weeks)
• 6:30 pm -8:30 pm
• St. Nicholas Birch Cliff Anglican Church, 1512 Kingston Road, Toronto
• Parking is just off Manderley Drive in the church parking lot or on the street
• Enter through the red door on the west side of the church

Registration fee is $280. It can be emailed to lauriemiller333@gmail.com or pay it by cheque or cash at the first lesson. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to reach out at 416-276-6415

ALL THINGS NOTRUMP

During the eight weeks of the course, we will play deals that practise concepts specific to balanced notrump distributions: 1NT and 2NT opening bids, Stayman, Jacoby Transfer and Gerber (to bid to slam contracts). Multiple practice hands are provided accompanied by printouts of descriptions of the important bidding and play-of-the hand points.

Monday, January 11- March 8, 2027, 8 weeks (No class on February 15)

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Instructor: Glenna Richardson

Registration fee is $280. It can be emailed to glennarichardson549@gmail.com or pay it by cheque or cash at the first lesson. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to reach out at 416-419-3089

Location of all lessons:

• St. Nicholas Birch Cliff Anglican Church, 1512 Kingston Road, Toronto
• Parking is just off Manderley Drive in the church parking lot or on the street
• Enter through the red door on the west side of the church

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.