Contact:
Tom or Linda Martinsen,
martinsens@comcast.net,
(713) 668-0526
Filling out the Partnership form in the right column will send an email to the Martinsen's.
🎉Cheers to Our Champions🎉
What a great Sunday Fun Day at the Academy! During the 8 is Enough game, we celebrated the victories of the District 16 Flight B GNT Champions and U16 World Team Champion, Kyo Chen. Good food and a great game! A big THANK YOU to all who attended and made the celebration special. Cheers to our champions and more victories ahead!
Mentor/Mentee games are held on the first Tuesday of each month. The next game will be held on the Tuesday, September 3rd at 10:30. If you would like to participate you can signup by sending an email to Bert Onstott, bertonstott@comcast.net.
Mentees must have less than 300 master points. Anyone with over 300 master points, a love for the game and a williness to play is asked to sign up as a Mentor.
The Academy will host their next 8 is Enough game Sunday, September 29th at 1:30 pm, concurrent with the FLM game. Find your teams now! If you would like to play, but need help finding a team, please contact Linda McReynolds at lindamcreynolds@comcast.net
Fall Bridge Classes
At St John the Divine 2450 River Oaks Blvd
September 17 to October 22:
Tuesdays
10:00-12:00 ADVANCING PLAYER 2:
The class will focus on most play techniques including counting losers/winners, promotion, long-suit development, finesses, trump management, managing entries and more. We will review bidding including opening bids of no trump, major suits and minor suits, responders bids, opener’s rebids and responders rebids as well overcalls and take out doubles and responses. Defense is stressed with opening leads, signals and giving count. Play 8 hands each session and each class will emphasize bidding, play and defense. NO TEXT BOOK $150
1:00-3:00 BEGINNING BRIDGE:
Never played bridge before? This is the class for you! Have friends that would like to learn the game? Please let them know! This is a great class for people who have never played before or who played decades ago and are ready to begin playing again. Text book is Bridge Basics 1 by Audrey Grant (Baron Barclay or Amazon) $150
Six lessons/cost is $150.
Fall Bridge Classes
Shriners Building 10510 Harwin
September 18 to Oct 9
4 Wednesdays
10:00-12:00 BEGINNING BRIDGE:
Never played bridge before? This is the class for you! Have friends that would like to learn the game? Please let them know! This is a great class for people who have never played before or who played decades ago and are ready to begin playing again. Text book is Bridge Basics 1 by Audrey Grant (Baron Barclay or Amazon). Four lessons/cost is $100.
To enroll mail check to: Joyce Ryan 9577 Longmont, Zelle or Venmo
Houston, TX 77063 Phone: 713 301-0624 joyceryanbridge@gmail.com
What is the Eight is Enough Swiss team game?
It’s a fun version of bridge where players with mixed level of experience play together as a team.
There are three levels:
Level 1 – 0 to 1000 masterpoints
Level 2 – 1000 to 3000 masterpoints
Level 3 – 3000+ masterpoints
The members of the team must add up to 8 or less. So for example a Level 3, two Level 2 and one Level 1 player would add up to 8 as would four Level 2 players.
Another example would be to have three Level 2 and one Level 1 player. That adds up to 7 and it is OK to be less than 8.
Our games will be held on one of the Sundays during the month at 1:30 pm.
Looking forward to seeing you at the game
We'd love to hear from you! We want to be the best club for ALL bridge players -- Newcomers, Intermediates, Advanced and Experts! -- So let us hear what you think! Good or Bad! We're open to new ways of doing things and ways to improve so send us an email and help us get better!
This Thursday's Expert Mini Lesson before the Invitational Game
The next mini lessons will be:
Slam Bidding after Stayman
August 29, 2024
taught by Joe Quinn.
The Academy's free Expert Mini Lesson before the Invitational game will start at 10 am and run for about 15 - 20 mins.
Contact:
Tom or Linda Martinsen, martinsens@comcast.net,
(713) 668-0526
Filling out the form below will send an email to the Martinsen's.
The mission of Bridge Academy of West Houston is to provide playing opportunities for members and guests as well as to promote educational opportunities that encourage players to enjoy the game of bridge.
