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| ALL VIRTUAL GAMES JULY 27-AUGUST 2 WILL BE SILVER POINTS!!!! |
During the July 27-August 2 2020 virtual WHBC games, all points will be silver points. They will be DOUBLE SILVER POINTS and the entry fee per person will be $5 instead of $4. Please let all your friends know and join us!!
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| SECOND VIRTUAL BRIDGE GAME PER WEEK ADDED!!!!!! |
Due to requests and great attendance for the Friday virtual game, Anne is adding a second weekly WHBC Virtual ACBL game on WEDNESDAYS starting this coming Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Now there are two WHBC Virtual ACBL games weekly on Wednesdays @ 1:15PM and Fridays @ 1:15PM. Please tell your friends and show up online for the games. It's only $4 and moves very quickly. And you can do it from any remote location!!
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| FIRST VIRTUAL GAME |
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Winter Haven Bridge Club held its first virtual bridge game on BBO on Friday 19 June 2020. We had 8 full tables. Kudos to Anne Lambdin for all her efforts to make this a smooth pleasant event. Players from Winter Haven, Solivita and Lakeland participated.
We want to welcome all to play and encourage you to encourage your bridge friends to join us every Friday @ 1:15 PM.
If there is an interest, there is a possibility of adding a Wednesday virtual game. Email Anne with your thoughts/requests/desires - annieduke1229@gmail.com
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| Winter Haven Bridge Club Virtual Game - News from Harvey |
Hey all
We will be starting virtual games on BBO on June 19 at 1:15. The cost will be $4 and we will play 18 boards. If you are already a member of BBO make sure you have money in your BBO account. You will log into BBO click on COMPETITIVE and then click on all tournaments. You will need to scroll until you find the tourney named VACb232926. You should have a partner and one or the other of you will invite. If you do not have a partner, click on the partners tab and then I will only pay for myself. Hopefully you will find a partner.
Now, if you do not already have a BBO account you must create one. Go to bridgebase.com
and follow the prompts to create an account. Make sure you add your ACBL number. Next click on BB$ and add money. I recommend you do this a couple of days beforehand. To familiarize yourself with the site play casual bridge for a couple of hours. It is better to use the web site not the app. Please contact Anne by email or phone if you have any questions. We will have games every Friday until we are playing back at the club. If there is enough interest, I wil add another game. Registration will start 2 hours before game time. Make sure you are on BBO at least 10 minutes before the game starts. ACBL is paying 150% of the points you win on BBO.
Anne
I am sending this to everyone on my e-mail list at this time. I will be on the road to Ohio for the next couple of days. If you have members on your e-mail list, please forward this to them. Since we will not be having live games this summer, this will be the only way we can play exclusively with other members of our club, and I hope many of you will take advantage of the opportunity.
Harvey
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| 2021 WHBC Sectional Dates Set |
The WHBC is scheduled for January 29-31, 2021. Save those dates!
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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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Dates to be determined. Watch for updates. |
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If you are interested in beginning bridge lessons please call the club for more information.
Our bridge teacher would like to begin some classes: beginning and advanced. If you have an interest in joining a class, please call the club.
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| Bridge Review |
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Every Tuesday at noon Anne reviews the week's previous hard to bid or play hands. Anne will offer her expertise in each of these lessons. The lessons are free...all are welcome to join us. |
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| BRIDGE ARTICLES AND QUOTES |
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Jeopardy James Takes on Bridge
"Winning on Jeopardy is the easy thing. Bridge - I never will master it, but hopefullyI can get a little closer every day."
James Holzhauer Jeopardy Champion
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"Bridge is more than a card game - it's a cerebral sport. Bridge teaches your logic, reasoning, quick thinking, patience, concentration, and partnership skills."
Martina Navratilova
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"The real test of a bridge player isn't in keeping out of trouble, but in escaping once he's in."
Alfred Sheinwold
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We had a partnership misunderstanding.
My partner assumed I knew what I was doing.
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My wife made me join a bridge club. I jump off next Tuesday.
Rodney Dangerfield
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| The Wall Street Journal just declared bridge, not chess, the ultimate game of strategy. |
 Author Michael Ledeen says, “Bridge is largely about communication, and every message a player sends—by bidding or playing a significant card—is broadcast to the player’s partner and his opponents. Frequently a player will have to decide whether he would rather tell the truth to his partner (thereby informing his opponents) or deceive the enemy (thus running the risk of seriously fooling his ally across the table).”
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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
*Participants 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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