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Toronto East Bridge Club Schedule  

• Monday Evening: 7:00 pm (OPEN GAME) &  0-20 MPS (NEW)
• Wednesday Afternoon: 12:30 pm (OPEN GAME)

Cost: $10

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TEBC will be closed for the holidays, December 23 - January 1, 2025. We will have the table set and ready for play January 6, 2025. 

December 18, 2024 Annual Christmas Lunch Fundraiser. All game fees and donations go to support St. Nicholas' Winter community lunch program. 

Schedule of Lessons: see below for dates and options. 

BEGINNER BRIDGE This is a course designed for absolute beginners at the bridge table. Throughout the 8 weeks we will engage in hands-on exercises to learn and practice the fundamental skills and knowledge of the bridge game. The lessons will be offered in two parts. The first two lessons will provide an introduction to the very basic fundamentals of card play, specific to bridge. 

• 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
• Mondays: January 6 & January 13, 2025
• Cost: $70

The second six lessons will work on 3 aspects of a bridge hand: bidding, play-of-the-hand and defense. 

• Mondays: January 20 - March 8, 2025 (no class February 17, Family Day)
• Cost: $210.00
• Cost of all 8 lessons: $250.00

Instructor: Glenna Richardson. Preregistration required: glennarichardson549@gmail.com or 416-419-3089

BEGINNER BRIDGE BASIC This class starts at the beginning, introducing the mechanics of the game through its history. It covers the fundamentals of the three aspects of the game…bidding, play and defense. Through this course you’ll be taking the first steps into the magical world of bridge. Textbooks and handouts will be provided

• Wednesdays: February 5- March 26, 2025
• 7:00 pm -9:00 pm
• Cost: $250

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

MAJOR SUIT RAISES and SLAM BIDDING This course covers weak raises, Help Suit Game Tries, Weak Freak, limit raises, using Jacoby 2NT as a strong major suit raise. A strong focus is placed on discovering how well the partnership hand fit together and searching for slam as well as the “play” of the hand and defence. You will learn the most popular convention Roman Key Card Blackwood 1430 for when you and your partner have a potential “slam hand”. And for those hands that are not suitable for Blackwood you will learn Control Bidding, and Quantitative Bids.

• Monday (8 weeks) February 3 – March 31, 2025 (no class February 17)
• 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
• Instructor: Laurie Miller
• Cost: 250

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

Or

• Tuesdays (8 weeks) February 4 – March 25, 2025
• 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Instructor: Laurie Miller
• Cost: 250

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

More Polishing the Basics We will continue examining the finer points of the basic skills of bridge. (Who knew there were so many?!?!) As in the fall, the course will be offered as four sessions of two classes. You can choose in which sessions to participate, depending on travel arrangements/appointments etc. 

• 7:00 pm – 9: 00 pm
• Tuesdays: January 7 – February 25
• Cost of all 8 lessons: $250.00 or 2 sessions for $70

Preregistration required: glennarichardson549@gmail.com or 416-419-3089

January 7 & 14 – Don’t Rebid Your Five Card Suits

• “When I opened 1♣, you might have thought that I only had 3. How else am I going to tell you I have 5 of them?

January 21 & 28 – Responder’s Only Forcing Bid

• “I opened with a minimum hand. Now you’re telling me I have to bid again!?!?”

February 4 & 11 – When a New Suit by Responder is not Forcing

• “Ok, so you’ve bid a new suit, but now I can pass?”

February 18 & 25 – Notrump and Stoppers

• “What really is a Stopper? 

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.