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The Beginner's Bridge Hangout

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Local Bridge Clubs

  • We have formed the Olney Maryland Bridge Club. The club will initially focus on gathering people to play social bridge. If interested, please contact me using the email link on my Contact page (see the menu). In addition, I have set up a Olney Maryland Bridge Club Facebook page for your comments, questions, and suggestions.
  • The Rockville Duplicate Bridge Club, run by Mark Lavine, is one of the largest local clubs. Before the pandemic they regularly had daily tournaments with up to 40 tables in multiple skill divisions. They currently have live games up to 5 days per week and online games up to 6 days per week, with smaller turnout for each. However, please check the website as the year progresses and the pandemic diminishes - they may increase participation. If you play online at BBO (see Online Bridge Sites on the left menu bar), the tournament id is "VACB258913".
  • Jim Cartlidge, who operates out of Gaithersburg, coordinates Tuesday and Friday morning (10:30) online duplicate games. If you play online at BBO (see Online Bridge Sites on the left menu bar), the tournament id is "VACB229120".
  • Mark Valavanis, a local bridge player and teacher, runs the Columbia MD Duplicate Bridge Club. They hold regular in-person duplicate games on Tuesdays at 5:45.
  • Ernie Schuler runs a Holiday Park Senior Center (map) duplicate bridge game. They hold regular in-person duplicate games on Wednesdays starting at 12:00. Entry is free in this relaxed, non-ACBL duplicate game. If you are interested in exploring duplicate (tournament) bridge in a laid-back environment, this may be the game for you. You can contact Ernie at norrecan@verizon.net for more details.
  • Regina Edwards, a local bridge player and teacher, runs the District of Columbia Duplicate Bridge Club. They hold regular in-person duplicate games on Mondays and Thursdays.
  • ACBL District 6 (Maryland, Virginia, DC) holds a monthly Third Wednesday Night online pairs game for ACBL members. On BBO the game is shown under the tournament id "VACB139840" and is on the third Wednesday of every monthly in three flights (0 - 199 masterpoints, 0 - 999 masterpoints, and an open game). The general District 6 website also has general information, future tournaments, etc.
  • Unit 147, the Washington Bridge League, provides up-to-date information about bridge in D.C., Montgomery County, and PG County.