If you look at your Pianola results message and wonder how you can improve then the optional Pianola Plus subscription might be just right for you.
The club (via Cath Whiddon) has negotiated a 20% discount on the first subscription to Pianola Plus for any of our club's members. To activate the discount the promo code is PENINSULA (all caps).
Pianola Plus offers a number of additional features of interest to those wishing to improve their game, such as:
A congress level bridge player, who has lost the use of her legs, is looking for some good bridge competition. She is located in an aged care facility on the lower northern beaches and is comfortable with playing bridge online at Bridge Base Online.
We are looking for one or both of the following:
- A small number of bridge players who would be able to trial playing face to face with her at her (lovely) facility every now and again, and/or
- One or two bridge players who are happy to trial being her online partner on BBO.
More than 20 Peninsula players journeyed to Coffs Harbour in early August to challenge bridge players from across Australia in the 2017 Coffs Coast Gold Congress. The event again filled very quickly and those fortunate to attend experienced superb weather, a great venue, a well-organised event, and some tough bridge.
Peninsula's success was far more solid in the restricted categories than in the open fields but we managed to appear in the prize lists in most categories. You can check the full results - on the events results cover page you will notice Peter Clarke and Hans van Weeren are featured as the best pair below 300MP in the Swiss Pairs event.
Bathurst & District Bridge Club will hold the 3rd edition of the Central West Novice Tournament over the weekend of 28 and 29 October 2017 and invite members of our club to come along for a weekend of bridge, good food, great company and friendly competition.
This is a wonderfully run and very friendly congress for those with zero to 50 masterpoints. It is an excellent first congress for less experienced players.
For the first time we had sufficient entries to have two fields at Peninsula Swiss Pairs congress on Sunday. There were 22 pairs in the Restricted section and 38 in the Open.Peninsula Players made up seven of the top ten places in the Restricted. Noelene Stewart and Kelly Barber were the winners. Peter Clarke and Hans van Weeren were second and Sarah Young and Gayle King were third.
Lesley Treasure and Yvonne Perkins were the best Peninsula Pair in the Open in 7th place. Lyn Smith and Jocelyn Bertram were 9th and Cassandra Mitchell and Clare Filmer-Ramsay 11th.
Thanks to the director Ronnie Ng and to Di Agostino who organised the excellent sandwiches and all those who contributed or helped in any way. Thanks also to Lois and Terry Rothwell who tidied up and prepared the room on Saturday and those who stayed at the end – Di Agostino, Sarah Young, Rob Scott, Bruce Kleem, Alan Davies, Greg Hay, Nerida Gillies and many others. Click here for results
Terry and Lois Rothwell won the Swiss Pairs on Tuesday 18 July, holding off challenges from several other pairs.
The guest expert on this Challenge night was Richard Douglas who spoke on the topic of gaining and keeping a good partner. It was noticeable that there was far less bickering between partners for the rest of the night - may it last!
It is always a pleasure to celebrate our members' special days.
On Thursday 20 July, we will have an afternoon tea to celebrate Joyce Low's 90th birthday.
On Saturday 22 July, we will be celebrating Gino Morello's birthday and also congratulating him on the marvellous achievement of being a member for 50 years, 1967-2017, and a wonderful member across all those years.
Contributions to the afternoon teas would be appreciated.
Hope to see you there on both occasions!
Michael Draper did well today as one of the runners-up in North Shore Bridge Club's Swiss Pairs event. He played with Alex Kemeny.
You can check the full results for the North Shore Swiss Pairs Congress.
