Bridge Games |
STRATIFIED OPEN GAMES EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
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Game time 12:45 pm
Members $7; Non-Members $8
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Richard Wang and Gerard Rescek |
Richard Wang was born in Shanghai, China, where he learned bridge toward the end of the cultural revolution, playing Blue Club. He came to the US to pursue further education in 1986. After earning his MBA, he worked for Carrier Corp and Foster Wheeler, ultimately retiring as CFO of International Operations. He and his wife Tuan Chen moved to Davenport in 2016. On a transatlantic cruise in 2017, he experienced his first American bridge game. He is a few points away from Ruby Life Master status.
Gerry Rescek is a retired engineer who grew up in the Youngstown OH area. He moved to southeast Connecticut to work for United Nuclear, where he met his wife Diane. He retired from Millstone Nuclear Power Station in 2015 and moved to Florida “to wear shorts and golf shirts, travel, and play bridge.” He has one stepdaughter who lives in Parkland FL.
Richard and Gerry are regular partners at WHBC and at many tournaments.
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Birthdays |
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April
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April 2 |
Kevin Gervase |
April 8 |
Liz Smith |
April 22 |
Graham Littlehales
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Apri 24 |
Lynda Bush
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April 28
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April 30
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Harvey Cohen
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Deanne Bruggs
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PIf 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 |
Club Championship
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Dates to be determined. Watch for updates. |
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Education |
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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