Congratulations to the December 0-1000 Swiss Teams winners:
Jill Benedict, Ed Benedict, Barbara Harty, Connie Phypers

Join the fun for the next 0-1000 Swiss Teams game on January 7!
Register your team at the VBBC.

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Saturday & Sunday Virtual Games on BBO
Saturday @ 10:15: 0-750 Pairs ($7)
Sunday @ 1:15: 0-750 Pairs ($7)
Go to "Competitive" then "Virtual Club Games" and look for Vero Beach.

8-is-Enough Swiss Teams

Next Game: Saturday, December 10 @ 1 p.m. @ the VBBC

 50% RED & 50% BLACK MASTERPOINTS WILL BE AWARDED!

If you have 0-1000 masterpoints, you are a 1;

If you have 1001-2500, you are a 2;

If you have 2500+ you are a 3

Combine each player's "points" (from above) and if the total is 8 or less, your four players can be a team!
Register your team at the VBBC in advance of the game.


Congratulations to the November 26  8-is-Enough Swiss Team winners pictured below:

Vivian Lager, Chris Smith, Reanette Frobouck, Lorie Heiberger (seated)

Join the fun - the next 8-is-Enough Swiss Teams game is December 10.  Make plans to play but register your team at the VBBC in advance.

Need help finding teammates? See Jan Weber or Boots Van Nostrand.

 Face-to-face games on Tuesday & Thursday afternoons have resumed.
 We need your support to continue these games this summer. 

ACBL has relaxed their guest policy so if you would like to invite a non-VBBC member to partner with you in our BBO virtual games please call the VBBC and we will happily add them to the roster. However, we need advanced notice so the BBO system will have time to reset. 

 
Barbara Seagram has a wonderful video library of bridge seminars on various topics. She is again offering VBBC members and guests her
video presentation and 16 page handout on Defending Against the Opponents’ No-trump Contracts. Barbara reviews standard leads against NT,
 when to overtake, when to duck, second and third hand play, and  many more important concepts on defense.
Barbara’s Two-over-one video that many of you purchased and raved about was excellent and we know that you will benefit tremendously
with more competitive defense strategies covered in this video.
  You may register and pay the $15 fee here. We will then email the video and handouts to you and you can watch it and re-watch it at your convenience. 
Barbara is one of the premier bridge teachers and authors in the world. She and her husband, Alex, are VBBC members and we are very appreciative of their generosity in offering these videos.
We hope you will enjoy this new format in learning. We ask that you not “share” the videos as Barbara is generously donating a portion of the proceeds to the VBBC.

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We are so very grateful to Barbara Seagram for the OPENING LEADS zoom seminar she presented for the VBBC!
Taking a bridge lesson on Zoom is much different from sitting at a card table with 3 other people but, as always, Barbara was enthusiastic, informative, precise, and entertaining!
The lesson was excellent  and we were very fortunate to benefit from Barbara's extraordinary teaching and generosity in donating the proceeds of the class to the VBBC.
We thank Barbara and YOU for your participation.
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 Having a proper, completed convention card for your partnership is an ACBL requirement for all players. It is imperative that you complete a card and post it on BBO ASAP. 
 The September 2020 issue of the ACBL Bulletin, on page 20, has photos that will guide you. Below is a short video with instructions on completing the Convention Card.
https://zoom.us/rec/play/6MAsI-v7qW83ToXGtwSDAfVxW9S8Kais1CUbqfBZnUrkBSRSN1H0Z7NEYeGVQZmmtrAjiJ24QSOTvrx8?autoplay=true&startTime=1585566516000

Please create and post your convention card to avoid receiving two Average Minus scores.

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