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Welcome to Wickham Park Bridge Club

 

 

 

If you need a partner call or email Diane Bryant:

813 453 7666/jdhankison@yahoo.com

Why Bidding in Tempo Matters

In bridge, timing matters just as much as the bids themselves. Bidding in tempo means keeping a steady, consistent pace, not too fast, not too slow.

The problem with hesitations is that they can send unintended messages. A long pause or an unusually quick bid may suggest something about your hand. Even if you don’t mean to, your partner may pick up on that extra information.

That creates a problem. Bridge is meant to be played using only the bids and the cards. When timing adds clues, it gives an unfair advantage and puts your partner in a difficult position. They’re expected to ignore that information, but that’s not always easy.

Bidding in tempo helps prevent this. It protects your partner, keeps the game fair, and avoids awkward situations at the table.

No one is perfect, and hesitations will happen. But aiming for a steady rhythm is one of the simplest ways to improve both your ethics and your game.

In bridge, it’s not just what you bid. It’s how you bid it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Welcome to the Wickham Park Senior Center Duplicate Bridge Club

We are located at 2815 Leisure Way, Melbourne, FL 32935-2379

 

321-608-7490

 

We are located in a state of the art building within Wickham Park. 

 

Mondays at NOON Open game
Wednesdays at NOON Open game

Saturdays at NOON Open game
 

Entry Fee – $7 

Wickham Park Senior Center Duplicate Bridge Club is the friendliest game in the area for all levels of play! 

Please arrive 15 minutes before game time.  Remember we are a fragrance free facility.  Leave those perfumes, lotions, and after shaves at home.  We are going to love you fragrance free!

 

 

Live for clubs: http://live.acbl.org

ACBL: http://acbl.org

Unit 240: bridgewebs.com/acblunit240http

District 9: http://district9acbl.org

 

 

 

 

Have an open bridge date and need a bridge partner for a day?

 

Contact  Pam Page - 321-537-0907 if you need a partner. 

 

 

 

 

Calendar
Sat April 11, 2026
Saturday Open Game
12:00
Director: Pam Page
Mon April 13, 2026
Monday Open Game
12:00
Director: Pam Page
Wed April 15, 2026
Wednesday Open Game
12:00
Director: Pam Page
Results
Wednesday Open Game
Director: Bob Ezell
Monday Open Game
Director: Pam Page
Saturday Open Game
Director: Pam Page