| Bridge Games |
OPEN GAMES EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
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Game time 1:00 pm
Members $7; Non-Members $8
Thursday 1:00 game as interest warrants. Sign up at the club each week before the Tuesday game ends.
The Winter Haven virtual club game is discontinued.
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| Fund Raiser Is a Big Success! |
Things are looking bright again at the Winter Haven Bridge Club!
After incurring substantial losses due to the Covid pandemic, your club was faced with a severe financial challenge requiring a significant cash infusion to continue operations. We set a fund raising goal of $15,000 and due to fabulous support from our members have far exceeded this mark— raising to date over $29,000.
Concurrent with the fund raising drive, the board of directors increased playing fees by $1 (the first increase in 10 years) and reduced or eliminated expenses, bringing operating costs in line with our present membership size.
The result: We’ve renewed the building lease for 5 more years and anticipate renewing it for 5 years beyond that. We have funds to replace the roof and awning and maintain the grounds at a reasonable level. We anticipate that day-to-day expenses will be covered by table fees, and finally we believe we have the beginning of a reserve fund to meet unexpected costs and future building repairs. Hopefully this reserve fund can grow with additional contributions.
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| Birthdays |
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February
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| February 4 |
Pat Foster |
| February 9 |
Bill Quinlon |
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If we have overlooked your birthday, please tell Sally so we can add you to our listing. If we have missed your birthday, happy belated birthday.
Concerning birthday celebrations:
If you, your partner, or friends would like to celebrate your birthday at the club, you are welcome to bring a cake, treats, or whatever you would like to make it a party. Please give Sally a heads-up. We all look forward to celebrating your special day.
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| Club Championship |
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Club Championship
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Dates to be determined. Watch for updates. |
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| Education |
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Our ACBL certified teacher will offer beginner and/or advanced classes if interest warrants.
If you are interested in bridge lessons, please call the club for information.
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| Common Game |
 Our dealing machine only deals hands from the Common Game.
What is the Common Game? The Common Game is a service offered through local clubs that provides bridge players the opportunity to compare their results with players at other clubs, playing the same hands, in Florida and across the country.*
What does it offer to clubs and players?
- Players can compare their results with players in Florida and across the country
- Pro analysis of many of the interesting hands played
- Individual play analysis (if your club uses Bridgemates/BridgePads)
- Prizes awarded monthly, quarterly, and annually for both performance and attendance
- New contests coming soon
*Participating in the Common Game does not affect a player's score or masterpoint award at the local club. The ACBL masterpoints continue to be scored and reported as always. Common Game awards are based on match-pointed results across the larger field.
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| Notes on the Common Game |
As most of you are aware, all of our hand records for games come to us from The Common Game. That enables players to compare their results with players across the world. In addition, you get the benefit of Personal Play Analysis, if you are a member of ACBL, and Expert Analysis of selected hands, if you review The Common Game website.
We frequently hear comments by players regarding the "stacking of the cards" or the "elimination of all of the 'normal' hands" by the hands generated from The Common Game. It is against ACBL policy to meddle with random deals in any way. Click on the link below if you would like any more details.
It is actually quite interesting ... very, very technical ... but interesting! Guess when you have the option for 53,644,737,765,488,792,839,237,440,000 or 53 octillion different deals, there are going to be a lot of strange hands!
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