NZ Bridge has released the 2020 player gradings - congratulations to 9 of our members who have made the step up........

Open –........ Catherine Cameron, Karen Thomson, Trini Lin

Intermediate –........ Eddie Tan, Jacqui Mackenzie, Jane Weir, Karen Harper,

Intermediate –........ Lois Jones, Mark Hodges

Proudly supported by NZ Bridge – taking Bridge to the airwaves

   We talk is there a difference between a Lady or a Woman?


  

Do you suck the pen or pencil?

  Ladies may wear a skirt yet only a woman would use the skirt

  to her advantage at the table

Eddie Kantar – hits the Bridge Zone

  A new slant on lessons

Weird Antics at the table

  Are you aware of your fellow Bridge players intricacies?
  Barry slings his arm over the back of the chair – have you noticed it before!!!

Judge Julie rules
     Are Directors horrible
     Coffee housing or sledging
     Do you dye your hair
     Dislocation between your hand and your brain

   Sharing the secret of a song

   The A Point Blues – written by John O’Connor

   Accompanied on guitar by Douglas Russell

Book of the Week - Heavenly Contracts - written by David Bird

A Points
     A new challenge 34521 in 2020
     33 A points – is that too much to get
     I need a plan – do listeners have a plan
     Lets buddy up for a challenge…
     I’m keen

Tauranga’s New President - Kate Terry

   Shares with us the fun stuff that happens at their Christmas Tournament

   A choir, attracting toots, lying on the floor for a hand or 2

What’s gross? – you won’t believe it until you hear it – is that a psych?

The Bridge Zone - our new saying

   Boldly go

  Expectations from your partner

  Just GIVE ME SOME …..

  NZ Mixed Teams Trials   -  this year the event is in Italy  

  Barry and Jenny with Patrick and Julie are in the trials being held at Christchurch

Results from Papatoetoe 3 day event
Another $6.00 down the drain Nigel !

   From the bottom of our hearts

Thanks to Alistair Stuck and Dave Edson for uploading our podcast and blurb every week for your entertainment

Thanks to NZ Bridge for their continued sponsorship of the Bridge Zone

Happy New Year to all our faithful listeners

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

THE BRIDGE ZONE   ( click to listen )   Christmas Version - 25 December 2019

THE BRIDGE ZONE   ( click to listen )   New Year Version - 31 December 2019

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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 ……..

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

THE BRIDGE ZONE   ( click to listen )

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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 !

THE BRIDGE ZONE   ( click to listen )

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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 !

THE BRIDGE ZONE   ( click to listen )