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Club Phone: 506-854-9733

 

Tournaments & Programs

Mike Hartop Sectional

September 5 – 7, 2025

Riverview Lion’s Club

701 Coverdale Road

Riverview, New Brunswick

 

This is a Local Sectional tournament, it awards full sectional masterpoints: 80% silver, 20% black

 

Friday, Sept. 6              1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.            Stratified Pairs, two single sessions                  

Saturday, Sept. 7          10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.          Strati-flighted Pairs, two single sessions           

Sunday, Sept. 8             10:00 a.m.                                Strati-flighted Swiss Team

STRATIFICATION:  BY TEAM/PAIR AVERAGE

PAIRS: A Open, B 301-1000, C 0 – 300

TEAMS: A/X  A – Open  X 1750

               BC   B 301 -1000  C 0 – 300  NO PLAYER MAY HAVE OVER 1000 MP

 

 

Entry Fee: $15.00 per session ($19.00 for non-ACBL members)

Free Parking and Snacks, Pizza lunch available on Sunday for $10:00 per person

 

 

Tournament Chair: Sherril Minns 506-860-3359  sherril506@gmail.com

Partnership Chair: Anne Mahoney 506-860- 6227   leomahoney@rogers.com

Director: Trisha Malazdrewicz

Nearby Hotels: Hilton Garden Inn, Rodd Moncton, Motel 6, Chateau Moncton

(Rooms have not been reserved)

 

 

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is not required, however, if another player at the table requests masks to be worn, players are expected to comply.

Need a Partner

 

If a Member. Go to Membership tab on left and click on find a partner

Bridge Site Tools to Improve

Use the Bridge Tools on this site check your results and compare  see which pair has your number.

If you are interested in improving your game, even just a little bit spend a few minutes after a game, go on the website and look at your results.  Look at the hands that appear normal where you scored poorly to figure out what went wrong.  Do you know that most bad scores are from slipping just one trick, either on play or on defense?   If you can’t find your error, save the hand and ask someone to help you

Weekly Games in Codiac/Shediac/Fundy & Valley

Weekly Face to Face & BBO Games  last modified Jan 15, 2024

Monday Codiac Face to face @1:00PM        

Tuesday Codiac 1:00PM Social Bridge

 Wednesday Codiac 1:00PM Social Bridge and MAH JONGG

Friday Codiac Face to face @1:00PM       

Codiac Phone Number  506 854 9733

 

Seasonal Event November 22, 2025 1pm

2025 Event - NOVEMBER 22, 2025 1 pm  SAME FORMAT AS LAST YEAR ……….

Better Bridge Tip
 

Bridge Quiz - Preempts and the LAW!

We're probably all familiar with preemptive opening bids. Simply put, a weak 2, 2, or 2♠ bid shows a hand with a good six-card suit, and not enough to open the bidding. It shows a hand that's valued not with point count, but with the number of playing tricks available as declarer.
 
Preemptive three bids show a good seven-card suit and six playing tricks as declarer. A preemptive bid at the four level shows a good eight-card suit and seven playing tricks. The instructions for making an opening preempt are fairly clear.
 
What's usually missing is how to respond to partner's preemptive opening bid. Fortunately, we've got a four-word slogan:
 
Count Tricks, Then Trumps.
 
After partner makes a preemptive opening, chant this slogan while tapping the table, and then repeat several times.
 
Count Tricks
As responder, if you can count enough tricks in your own hand to put the partnership in a game contract, bid game.
 
Count Trumps
This uses the law of total tricks. As responder, compete to the level corresponding to the number of trumps in the combined hands. The best way to understand this is to download and print the quiz and then the answers.
 
Have fun with this. It'll be much more relaxed at the bridge table when there is a preemptive auction.