Fall Bridge Weekend

Program

Friday, November 6, 2009

7:00 pm -- Duplicate game -- Individual movement (optional; full sectional rating).

Saturday, November 7, 2009

9:30 am -- Coffee and pastries
10:00 -- Partnership Bidding Workshop I:  Building your 2-over-1 system
12:30 -- Lunch on your own
1:30 pm -- Duplicate pair game (full sectional rating with hand records)
4:30 -- Analysis and discussion of game hands
7:00 -- (optional) Informal dinner and discussion (bridge, politics, football, whatever!) at Biaggi's Restaurant

Sunday, November 8, 2009

9:00 am -- Breakfast
9:30 -- Partnership Bidding Workshop II: 2-over-1 practice session and discussion of hands 
Noon -- Sandwich lunch from Jimmy John's
12:30 pm -- Duplicate pair game (full sectional rating with hand records)
3:30 -- Analysis and discussion of game hands

Tips and techniques for advanced -- and advancing -- players.

Lessons will be presented by Karen Walker. The focus will be on building your 2-over-1 bidding system, developing your bidding judgment and solving problems by  incorporating "expert standard" agreements (fast and slow arrival, notrump searches, slam cuebidding).  

The workshops and lesson material are designed to benefit a wide range of experience levels, from bright beginners to long-time Life Masters. If you already play 2-over-1, you'll pick up practical tips on how to choose your approach, handle problem hands and add recommended treatments and conventions. If you've never played this system, you'll learn the basics of 2-over-1 responses and rebids and the Forcing 1NT response. 

Win Silver Points, too.

The Friday, Saturday and Sunday duplicate games will award sectional-rated silver points to winners and runners-up in three flights. The games are part of District 8's annual Sectional-at-Clubs tournament, which offers the opportunity to win District-wide overall awards (up to 12 silver points each session). The Friday-night Individual is optional (advance notice is requested if you plan to play on Friday night).

Sign up with your partner or join as a single.

Partners will be available. The workshops will feature concepts can be applied in any partnership, along with tips for improving individual decisions. If your favorite partner(s) can't attend, you can bring home the ideas and 2-over-1 System Workbook and use them in discussions with all your partners.

Fee:  $75 per person ($50 for students age 25 and under), which includes:

  Two days of lessons and workshops

  Saturday and Sunday duplicate games with sectional-rated silver point awards

  Friday-night Individual (optional; advance reservation requested)

  Lesson packet, workshop materials, 2-over-1 System Workbook and game hand records

  Coffee and refreshments

  Breakfast and lunch on Sunday

One-day registrations are also available:  $40 for Saturday or $50 for Sunday.

Questions?
Contact the instructors:


Karen Walker

 
Mike Halvorsen

Phone: 217-359-0042

Email: kwbridge@comcast.net