We are organized as a member owned, not for profit bridge club.  Our mission is to provide a venue for our members to enjoy a friendly game of duplicate bridge at a fair cost in a pleasant environment.  We also offer bridge lessons for new players and lessons for existing players desiring to improve their skills.

 Alert!  Starting 04/01 we will be using RSVP Bridge for ALL our game reservations.

Click here to view or download a flyer about the RSVP program.

Click here to go to the RSVP home page.

Click here to join KOP Bridge Club on RSVP.

If you have any issues logging in or using RSVP Bridge please email Brendan at Bhom2000@gmail.com.
 

Deal analyses for many boards played Monday April 13 are available for review. Click here or select the Deal Analysis tab in the main Menu to see them.  For the deals where the board and bidding are not shown, click on the Show Detail button to see them.  For deals where only one hand is shown for the board, click on the Show All Hands button to see all the hands. Players can read each analysis, attempt to answer any questions posed by the analyzer, get answers to the posed questions by clicking on the Show Answer button, and send in questions of their own.

Deal analyses for prior games have been archived and can be seen here or select the Deal Analysis Archive tab in the main Menu to view them.

 Saturday Afternoon 0–750 Game Has Moved to Sunday Morning 

The Saturday schedule has changed again. The new 10 AM 0–299 game remains but beginning 04/19, the 0–750 game has moved to Sunday at 9 AM. Signups for all games are online only beginning 04/01. If you have not received a link to sign up for RSVP Bridge let us know.

 Calling People Interested in Being Directors 

If you are interested in becoming a director let us know! We will reimburse the cost of the online course.

 Calendar Notes & Updates 

New Saturday Schedule:  Starting March 28 the only Saturday game will be 0–299 at 10am. Sign up for the 0–299 game is via RSVP Bridge.  See above for more information.

The Fifth Mentor Mentee game will be on Monday 5/11.  Plan to arrive around 11:45, unless you need extra time to work on a card with your partner.  Tentative dates for game after that is 6/22. Signups will be via RSVP bridge instead of the book at the director's desk.  

Sunday Morning 0-750 Game Starting April 19 at 9:00 AM.

Evening Game starting Thursday May 7th at 6:30 PM. We will begin our first evening session in 4 years – an open, stratified pairs game at 6:30 PM with pizza at 6. 

Bi–Monthly Team Games: Handicapped Swiss Teams are usually scheduled on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month – check the calendar for details. Start time is noon with a light lunch served at 11:30 AM. After 04/01, use RSVP Bridge to register or to request players to fill out your team.

 Bridge Lessons for Summer 2026 

1. Dennis Shaub will present a special two–lesson series on Making the Most of 9–card Fits beginning Thursday, June 4. Topics include Bergen Raises and Jacoby 2NT. Drop in to either or both lessons for $20 each, no registration is required. Click here for the flyer. Contact Dennis at bridgemasterofPA@gmail.com or at 717.898.4949.

 Ongoing Learning and Education 

 Mentored Play & Learn  Join Linda O'Malley for Structured Practice on Monday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. Uses pre–dealt boards containing a mix of common conventions including: Stayman, Jacoby Transfers, Takeout Doubles, Jump Shifts, Preempts, Strong 2 Club Openers, and Blackwood. Focus is on both bidding and play of the hand.  Drop in as you like for $15/session, no need to register or come with a partner. Contact Linda with questions at LindaForBridge@gmail.com or 484-919-0425. Click here for the flyer.

 Hand Review after Saturday Morning Games  Stay after the morning games for Andy Garnett's review of some of the morning hands and to answer any questions you may have.  Andy is an experienced bridge instructor who has recently joined KOPBC.

 Points and Pointers  Join us on Wednesdays for Points and Pointers, a real duplicate game designed for beginning and advancing players. The game is limited to players with 0–100 ACBL Masterpoints. Each table will play the same boards at the same time, and the session host will discuss each board immediately after it is played. The table fee is $15, and the game will run from 12 Noon to 3:15 PM. Register by using RSVP Bridge.  See above for more information.

Click here to open an online archive where you may view or download Instructor Deal Notes and Hand Records for previous weekly sessions.

 Free Mini–Lessons  Our popular Friday and Saturday Mini–Lessons are regular weekly events, covering selected topics in offensive and competitive bidding, declarer play, and defensive principles. Lessons take place from 9:20–9:50 AM before the Friday Come Out and Play session (Ellen Luchette) and before the Saturday 0–500 Limited game (Rex Saffer). Conversation will focus on fundamentals and is directed toward advancing and intermediate players.

Rex and Ellen maintain separate online repositories of handouts distributed at lessons. Click here for Rex or here for Ellen to view or download these documents.

 Come Out And Play  Just getting started with bridge? Join us on Friday mornings from 10–11:30 am for a relaxed session of bridge. There will be no scoring, no masterpoints, and no pressure! – for only $10 per person. Come on out and drop in, no commitment or advance registration needed, and singles are welcome! Mentors will be available to answer any questions that may arise. This is a fun way to improve your bidding and play while meeting other advancing players

 Game Results  You can see your Common Game results at left under the menu, or click here to go straight to ACBL Live for Clubs.

This is our current schedule:

You can also view the Calendar from the Menu at left.

Card fees for Open and 0–300 games are $12 for Club members. Special games may carry a $1 surcharge. Join our email distribution list by clicking here. And do consider becoming a member for just $20 per year. See the Director at the Club for details.

Beginning 04/01, use RSVP Bridge for all game reservations. Details are provided at the top of the Home page.

Memberships are available for $20. Please see the Director for more information.