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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Graham Littlehales and Jim Ford |
Graham (standing) and Jim placed first overall in District 9’s STaC game on Friday afternoon June 27. Their 75.52% game earned 15.68 silver points. Both Graham and Jim live in the Lake Ashton community.
Graham was an insurance contract wordings underwriter for Lloyd’s of London. He learned to play bridge in England in 2006 and played in a small club in East Sussex before moving to America in 2008. He took up bridge again in 2021. Graham is an avid pickle ball player.
Jim was an actuary for an insurance company in Massachusetts. He and his wife Linda moved to Bonita Springs FL in early 2004 and then to Lake Wales in 2007. They have 3 children and 8 “wonderful” grandchildren. Jim began playing duplicate bridge in the early ‘90s. He played with Don Fuller in the Lake Ashton game, then the WHBC game, then tournaments. He and Don became life masters at the same time.
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July Birthdays |
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July
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June 10 |
Fran Rae |
July 14 |
Donna Thompson |
July 30 |
Christine Malmgrer
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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 |
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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