Learn To Play Bridge (8 weeks)
Instructor: Rick Seaburg
Prerequisite: You should have card playing experience and have played other card games such as setback, rummy, pinochle, cribbage etc. to to take this class.
This is an 8 week course for people who have never played bridge or are just getting back into the game. The class will cover basic bidding, play of the hand and defense. Students may also purchase the book, "Bridge Basics 1" by Audrey Grant. Click here to purchase on Amazon.
Partnership Intermediate/Advanced Partnership Bidding & Losing Trick Count (4 weeks)
Instructor: Rick Seaburg
Prerequisite: Minimum of 2 years of bridge playing experience
This is a 4 week class focusing on Partnership bidding without interference. The class will cover Opening Bids, Responding bids, and Opener's rebids. We will also discuss seat position, rule of 20 rule of 15 and light openings. Topics covered will be Major Suit bidding, minor suit bidding and No Trump bidding. We will also discuss evaluating hands using Standard American and Losing Trick Count conventions. Students may also purchase the book, "Bidding at Bridge" by Barbara Seagram. Click here to purchase on Amazon.
Intermediate/Advanced Competitive Bidding (4 weeks)
Instructor: Rick Seaburg
Prerequisite: Minimum of 2 years of bridge playing experience
This is a 4 week class covering Overcalls and responses. We will also discuss the use of doubles in bidding such as take out doubles, negative doubles and support doubles. We will also discuss using potential bidding scores and the law of total tricks in conjunction with LTC to evaluate bidding levels. Students may also purchase the book, "The Modern Losing Trick Count" by Ron Klinger Click here to purchase on Amazon.