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  We share some book titles that could be a good Chrissy presents


  

  Barry has found a mountain and is sharing 10 Commandments

  

Wellington Christmas Cheer and Huntly Christmas Results

Betting within our Bridge circle – who got the money this weekend?

Buttons and shoes

Judge Julie
     Cell phones at the table
     Summer Bridge – keeping it simple

Will we sing next week ……..

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ProAm Tournament - February 2020 in London

  Players who will be part of this special auction include

  Sabine Auken (Germany), Zia Mahmood (USA), David Bakhshi (UK), Dennis Bilde (Denmark),

  Sally Brock (UK), Boye Brogeland (Norway), Tommy Garvey (Ireland), David Gold (UK),

  Barbara Hackett (Germany), Fredrik Helness (Norway), Artur Malinowski (UK),

  Thor Roy Welland (USA), Erik Hoftaniska and many more.

  All top players participating in the main event are available as partners sold by auction

  You need to solve a variety of problems, make a huge number of decisions and face emotional    ups and downs

  The social aspect of bridge - interacting with your partner and opponents - is also challenging    and rewarding

  It’s a wonderful game

  Live it”

  Boye Brogerland

"Heat 1 -- This is the magic heat. You play above yourself. You are no longer a bridge player, you're an artist, a poet.
The cards respond to your touch, they fly, they sing, they come alive for you.
In addition, everything, luck included, is going for you. You're invulnerable -- you can't make a mistake.

"Heat 2 -- This is your normal level or standard.
You play as you would expect to: middle of the road.

"Heat 3 -- You wish you'd stayed in bed. You play terribly and out of luck.
Every finesse is wrong, every suit breaks badly.
The opponents play like champions and you lose, with a capital L."

Zia Mahmood

  Razor-sharp thinking

  Intriguing psychology

  Social powerhouse, complete digital detox

  Just 52 cards.”

  Sabine Auken

* Results from Thames Christmas Party

* Weight for age scores – yeah nah

* Update on a score from Tauranga Club

* We share a high and low score

* Judge Julie talks to us about -
       counting cards
       touching cards
       and who’s a tosser?

* Hopeless hands, what’s the worst hand you have ever had, and we have a great hand to talk about

Want a call – drop us an email – bridgezoneshow@gmail.com and we will contact you…….     It’s that simple !

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  Mariana’s pick -     Vow and Declare


  Barry’s pick -      Master of Realty

  Or is it

Learn about how barriers are drawn, hot dog stands, turn of foot, how to pick winners

Melbourne Cup
     Hamilton Bridge Club hosts the Melbourne Cup Bridge Race
     Bruce Cresswell joins us as Track Master for the fun event
     He shares what happened at the Club Tuesday

Zelda Morris and NZ Wide Pairs results

Survival of the fitness – are you a survivor at the table?
Barry is still reading that book, Match Point Bridge by HW Kelsey

Judge Julie -
             non forcing and forcing bids – what’s alertable?
             And what do you do if your unhappy with Directors ruling

Hi to Australian friends, Hugh Grosvenor from Tasmania and Tim Runting – Gold Coast Congress Convenor

Want a call – drop us an email – bridgezoneshow@gmail.com and we will contact you…….     It’s that simple !

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Saturday the Hamilton Club hosted both the Intermediate Pairs and Hamilton Congress Pairs events with Geo Tislevoll & Grant Jarvis ( Akarana & Franklin ) heading home a small field of 28 pairs to take out the Congress Pairs event

In the Intermediate Pairs Duncan White & Kevin Johns from the Waikato Club came out the winners over Adrienne Donald & Nita Knight from Thames

On Monday the Swiss Pairs was won by Barry Jones and Michael Curry from Hamilton. The Don team comprising Michael Courtney, Rose Don, Jo and Sam Simpson took out the Waikato-Bays Provincial Teams final.

The date of this years AGM has been brought forward to Sunday 17th November

This change in the date has been made as our President is part of the Waikato Bays Team for the Inter-provincials held this year in Christchurch on the old AGM date

The format of the day will not change with the AGM at 2pm followed by a session of "fun" bridge before Christmas Dinner concluding the evening - more details to follow shortly