Minnesota Bridge

In The Meantime....

Whether the Washington DC NABC is on your schedule or not - great bridge is available right here in Minnesota!  Starting July 15th through Sunday July 19th, the Aquatennial Silver Point Tournament will be held at the Twin City Bridge Center at 60th and Nicollet.  These five days of events are a super way to warm up for Washington, beat the heat or just have a great time competing with your friends.

Do check out the schedule above and join in the fun!

Goodbye Des Moines! On to Washington!

Thanks to our neighbors in Des Moines for hosting an excellent Regional!  From a pleasant venue with great hospitality to beautiful summer weather, the tournament was a success.  More folks joined the festivities as the week progressed.  Check out our Des Moines photo blog to see photos just added.  If you're curious about everyone's achievements, results for the week are here.

In just two weeks, our summer NABC in Washington D.C. will begin.  If you have never attended a national tournament, consider heading east.  D.C. should have a fine turnout, and nothing can quite equal the excitement and fun of a tournament with thousands of players from around the world.  The best of the best will be there.  Still, there are events for every level of bridge player, whether you're a Bermuda Bowl champ or still searching for your fifth masterpoint.

Bridge Anywhere!

ACBL has a new tool for bridge players on the go.  No matter where you are in ACBL territory, you can now easily find bridge clubs to get your fix - be you in part of District 14, or far, far away in Boise, Boston or Birmingham.  Even directions are available!

If you're returning to Minneapolis from the very fun Des Moines Regional that ended yesterday, here's what you might have seen ....

Des Moines Regional 2009

Our District Director Sharon Anderson is at the Des Moines Regional!  Check out her most recent post for news and photos!

Inferences

Some of bridge is straightforward logic.  One can calculate a play that is 100% to work, irrespective of what any player does or how the cards are situated.

Others are not so black and white.  One must take into account a competitor's proclivities, the likelihood of one action or another, and so forth.

Today, John Koch presents us with a hand that fits into the latter category.  To be successful, declarer must read the "tea leaves" of table action. 

Is anyone shocked that John did just that?  Naaaaaaah!  Please see below the line for another of John's fine articles.