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Toronto East Bridge Club Schedule  

• Monday Afternoon: Supervised Play & Instruction 1 pm - 3 pm. (Preregistration required email: glennarichardson549@gmail.com)
• Monday Evening: 7:00 pm (OPEN GAME)
• Wednesday Afternoon: 12:30 pm (OPEN GAME)

Cost: $12.00 (credit & debit card payment is accepted at the club) 

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Upcoming Events: 

April 5, 11:30 am:  Souper Saturday (delicious lunch, bridge & lots of fun) Let us know you are coming

May 14, 9:30 am:  Killing Leads Workshop with Barbara Seagram, Get your ticket here.

May 20,                 Ontario District Senior Games Duplicate Bridge hosted by TEBC. Sign up details coming soon. 

May 31, 11:30 am: Beach Bridge Pub Crawl hosted by Ada. To register call or text 416-987-1019 or email adaspanjaard@rogers.com 

Sept 2 - 5:             The Bridge Bash at Bayview Wildwood For more details and registration information

Spring Lessons
LEARN TWO-OVER-ONE GAME FORCING CONVENTION 
This is a must learn this popular convention that everyone is playing. The 2/1 game forcing auction helps you communicate your partnership’s game-going values without using too much
bidding space. Even if you and your partner don’t use it you have to know what your opponents are bidding so you can defend the contract.

• Tuesday: April 8- April 29, 2025 (4 weeks)
• 7 pm - 9 pm
• Cost: $140

Instructor: Laurie Miller
Preregistration required: lauriemiller333@gmail.com or 416-276-6415

BUILDING YOUR FOUNDATION (Part 2)
This course will reinforce and build upon your knowledge from Beginner Bridge Basic 1. You will practice rebids by opener and responder to complete the contract; learn about overcalls, takeout doubles, penalty doubles; weak openings, and other strategies that you need to help you bid and play your hand.

• Wednesday: April 9- May 28, 2025
• 7 pm -9 pm

Participants may attend all 8 weeks or choose two-part sessions.

• Cost for 8 weeks of instruction - $250, or
• Cost for two-part sessions - $70

Preregistration required: lauriemiller333@gmail.com or 416-276-6415 

The lesson topics are as follows:  
April 9 & April 16:  Bidding Review & Making a Plan 
You have opened the bidding and your partner responded? What next? Or you won the contract and now you must play it?  This two-part series builds on your Bridge Basic Foundations and adds important tools for your bridge journey. 
 
April 23 & April 30: Overcalls & Take out Doubles
This two-part session will focus on competing in the auction after the opening bid has been called. You will learn about overcalls, takeout doubles, and the responses to those bids. You should have a basic understanding of bidding and responding to attend.
 
May 7 & 14: Stayman & Jacoby Transfers
Finding the best fit for you and your partner after a Notrump opening bid. These two conventions are a must know for modern bridge play. 
 
May 21 & 28: Weak Two & Pre-emptive Bidding
Learn to take away bidding space away from your opponents with a weak hand. These must know openings are essential to know and how to respond to your partners bid to achieve the best contract. 

Things about the Club

*Supervised Play/ Play and Learn  This section is not part of the regular play. It is for beginners and those that haven't played in a while who want to play in a bridge club setting with the advantage of using notes and asking questions.

Masterpoint Updates
If you have recently joined ACBL and you acquired masterpoints at TEBC before joining, please let Glenna know and she will update your masterpoint record with ACBL. You will need to forward your ACBL number.

Getting there and parking:
Car: Coming from the west, turn left on Manderley Dr,  northside just off  Kingston Road, east of Warden.
Coming from the East, turn right on Manderley Dr. northside, just off Kingston Road, west of Birchmount Road.

The Church parking lot is just across the street on Manderley Drive. There is plenty of street parking as well. 
Off the Subway: 
Victoria Park Station: It takes 13 minutes using the 12A or 12B Bus
Warden Park Station: It takes 7 minutes using the 69A Bus

We are here to help

If you have questions? Or need support? Email us torontoeastbridgeclub@gmail.com or call 416-276-6415

@torontoeastbridgeclub

After two years of online play the following are some protocols you might want to review as you head back to the club for in person play. 

1. When you take your cards from the board be sure to count them before you look at them.
2. When dummy is laid down the trump suit is placed on the right. In notrump, usually spades are placed on the right.
3. Play your cards and your bids close to your edge of the table. If you are playing the dummy hand the card played should be at the edge of the table behind the dummy.
No leaning or elbows. Do not SNAP yourcards.
4. The only cards you touch are your own. Only North should touch the boards unless North has asked someone else to move them.
5. Once the dummy is placed on the table it should not be rearranged unless Declarerasks. Resist the urge to tidy up.
6. You are only allowed to ‘re-fan’ your cards once.
7. Play and bid in turn and ‘in tempo’.
8. Dummy must not touch a card until asked. Nor can Dummy give any indication of a card that should be played.
9. Dummy may tell Declarer from which side of the table the play should start. Eg. “You’re in your hand.” “You’re on the board.”
10. Leave the cards on the table until everyone agrees on the outcome then shuffle and put them away before you record the score.
11. Save discussion about the hand just played until the end of the round. Be mindful of the opposition. They may not want to hear how brilliant your lead nor how insightful the
finesse was.
12. Avoid any signals from which your partner could gain ‘unauthorized information’. Ie. No groaning, heavy breathing or sighing at the table.
13. Do not snap your cards. This can be very uncomfortable for anyone wearing hearing devices.
14. When bidding: 1. Decide on your bid. 2. Place the bidding card on the table. 3. Donot hesitate or change your bid. 4. If you have made an error in the bidding process, call the director at the end of the biddingso that reparations may be made to the opponents.
15. When in doubt call the director. The director is present to make sure that the game is fair for everyone. It is not a punishment to have the director called to the table.