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Welcome to Duncan Bridge Center

We are a dedicated bridge facility serving the greater Coachella Valley's
bridge community.

34202 Cook St.
Palm Desert, CA 92211
(760) 550-9066

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Duncan Bridge Center is open Monday - Saturday.

Open Games are held Monday - Saturday afternoons 1:00 PM.

0-750 Games are held Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons at 1:00 PM.

 0-750 Games are $5.00 on Tuesdays and Thursday!

Please check the website for any special games on Sundays.

Open Card Fees are $10.00 (unless posted differently)

 Reservations for Open

Reservations for 0-750 

0-99 Games are held on Monday and Friday afternoons. 
Director Cookie Ostrow
Card Fees are $5.00

For DBC's complete BBO Online schedule please scroll to the bottom of this page.

The directors, teachers, support staff and volunteers look forward to
welcoming you to the Center and Online.

F2F Games begin promptly at 1 PM. 
Please be seated and to ready to play at 12:55 PM.

Sean Lui, Managing Director
seanlui3@gmail.com 

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Special Face to Face Games 

Friday, April 11

Unit Championship in Clubs

Upgraded Black Points
 

Monday & Tuesday, April 14-15

25% Silver Points

Thursday - Saturday, April 17-19

25% Silver Points
 

Monday, April 21

Unit Championship in Clubs

Upgraded Black Points
 

Wednesday, April 30

Unit Championship in Clubs

Upgraded Black Points

DBC's Virtual Club Games with Upgraded Black Points!

Monday - Sunday, April 7 -13

Monday - Sunday, April 28 - May 4

200% Black PoInts

Thank you for your continued support of our Virtual Club games.

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One of our Online Partners, 
Adobe Bridge Center is offering Zoom classes in April.

Advanced Card Play - will start on Friday April 11th, from 9:30 to 11AM.    

3 Individual  Lessons
Cost: $15 for 1 Class or $45 for all 3. 
You can be purchased as a set of 3 or a single class.  

These classes will be Online - via Zoom.

4/11 Class 1: NT Card Play

4/18 Class 2: Suit Contract Card Play

4/25 Class 3: Special Situations Card Play

Each class will feature play of hands and discussion. 
Additionally after the class the student will receive a BBO  ".LIN" -
to review and practice card play and a recording of the Zoom lesson.
For complete details CLICK HERE
CLASSES

0-20 BEGINNER’S SUPERVISED PLAY

Every Monday and Friday from 12:45 pm-3:00pm (ongoing)

Located in the Beverly Hartin Learning Center

*Please email Cookie Ostrow directly for more information:

pookieplay@aol.com

$5. per session

INTRODUCTION TO BRIDGE for BEGINNERS

Class meets Wednesdays
 from 12:45pm-2:45pm

 *Please email Cookie Ostrow directly for more information*:

pookieplay@aol.com

$10. per class

BRIDGE FUNDAMENTALS AND REFRESHER

Class begins on Tuesday 1/14 from 9:30am-11:30am (ongoing based on demand)

This class is for students who have played bridge in the past and are interested in returning to the game. Or players at the advanced beginner stages looking to improve their game. A major focus will be on the play of the hand, defensive carding, signals and discards, along with bidding fundamentals. There will be a “hands-on” approach with supervised play each week.

*Please email Randy Bissett directly for more information:

rkb95661@gmail.com

$10. per class

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Every Thursday from 9:30am-11:30am (ongoing)

The course focuses on logic and inference, exotic hands, modern bidding, hand play techniques of the masters, advanced elements of defense and reading the opponents’ cards.

*Please email Mick Riccio directly for more information:

dynamick747@gmail.com

$20. per class

 

Duncan Virtual Clubs on BBO

Duncan holds Virtual games 7 days a week. 
Card Fees for regular games are $6.00. 
  Special Games card fees are as posted.

This is the direct link to those games: CLICK HERE 
 (after clicking the link, save to your favorites).

If you want to play in a Duncan Virtual Game and do not have a partner, you may
go to the Duncan game and request a partner. Look for 'Match me with a partner' and a partner will be assigned to you.  
Please note that the Match me feature only works if you click "I will pay only for myself".

 

 STRATA   MON   TUE   WED   THU   FRI   SAT    SUN  
0pen  9:25A 9:25A 9:25A 9:25A 9:25A 9:25A 9:25A
0-1500  9:30A 9:30A 9:30A 9:30A 9:30A 9:30A 9:30A 
0-2500  12:25P 12:25P 12:25P 12:25P 12:25P 12:25P 12:25P
Open  12:30P 12:30P 12:30P 12:30P 12:30P 12:30P 12:30P
0-999  12:50P 12:50P 12:50P 12:50P 12:50P 12:50P 12:50P
               

Night
0-2500 

6:25P 6:25P 6:25P 6:25P 6:25 P 6:25P 6:25P

 

Game Results

Click here for hand records, and to see how other tables bid and played the same hands. Select the game, click travellers then "Play" to see what card was played from each hand. If a window pops up with "Play It Again" at the top, click the BBO button at the bottom left. 

Click here for ACBL Live Results

Director's Posting Link

Results
Duncan 0-1500 9:30 PST
Director: Cookie Ostrow
Duncan O-1000 12:50 PST
Director: Jonathan Holmes
Duncan Open 12:30 PST
Director: Jonathan Holmes
DBC Open and 0-750 FTF 25% Silver
Director: Sean Lui
Duncan O-2500 6:25 PST
Director: Cookie Ostrow
Duncan Open 9:25 PST 2X Black
Director: Cookie Ostrow
Duncan 0-1500 9:30 PST 2X Black
Director: Cookie Ostrow
Duncan 0-2500 12:25 PST 2X Black
Director: Liz Erling
Duncan Open 12:30 PST 2X Black
Director: Liz Erling
Calendar
Apr 14, 2025
Duncan 0-2500 12:25 PST
Director: Jonathan Holmes
Apr 15, 2025
Duncan 0-1500 9:30 PST
Director: Cookie Ostrow
Apr 15, 2025
Duncan 0-2500 12:25 PST
Director: Bob Price
Apr 15, 2025
Duncan Open 12:30 PST
Director: Bob Price
Apr 15, 2025
Duncan O-1000 12:50 PST
Director: Bob Price
Apr 15, 2025
DBC Open FTF Open Pairs 25% Silver
Director: Sean Lui
Apr 15, 2025
Duncan O-2500 6:25 PST
Director: Mick Riccio
Apr 16, 2025
Duncan 0-1500 9:30 PST
Director: Cookie Ostrow
Apr 16, 2025
Duncan 0-2500 12:25 PST
Director: Liz Erling
Apr 16, 2025
Duncan Open 12:30 PST
Director: Liz Erling