Mercercrest Bridge Club | Mercer Island, WA

Bridge Results May 15

Amazing group tonight! Not one Director call. Not one! Thank you for participating in the Unit game. There will be one more this year and Brian will provide the date later.Just a reminder that if you're running late, you can call me at 206 601 5211 and I'll save you a spot.If you see any errors, contact me at mrayton@live.com. You should find the hand records here if you failed to pick one up.No news tonight. No soap box. You're just too perfect! Have a great week and enjoy this weather! ~MarshaTuesday...

Bridge Results May 8

Wow! I love having big crowds. A few extra Director calls and a couple of unusual ones but we survived. Thanks to all of you who helped get the game going, brought treats, and helped with the clean-up. A special thank you to Nick who entered the entire game for me during his sit out. I appreciate all of you!Welcome to Gert Wiitala and Rona Visser. We hope you enjoyed our club.Upcoming Events: May 15 (NEXT WEEK) - Unit game! Same entry fee but extra masterpoint awards May 22 - Regular game May...

Bridge Results Revised for May 1

Sorry! I read a score incorrectly, not once, but twice. My apologies. It was board 31. ~MarshaTuesday Evening Pairs Tuesday Eve Session May 1, 2012Scores after 34 boards Average: 156.0 Section A North-SouthPair Pct Score Section Rank Overall Rank MPs A B C A B C 1 47.38 147.81 C 2 2 0.24(OC) Patsy Carmichael - Steve Zielinski 2 42.70 133.21 B Mirjana Reams - Douglas Wake 3 51.54 160.80 A Jennifer Ballantyne - David Binney 4 56.75 177.06 A 2 1.13(SA) Rose Bolson - Robert Moore 5 55.53 173.26...

Bridge Results May 1

First of all, a big thank you to those who showed up to play in the 0-299'er section and were willing to stay and play in the Open Pairs. We'll try the special event again the first Tuesday in June and hope for a better turnout. We had a newcomer tonight - Doug Forbes. Doug was playing with Ken Diamond and it was only Doug's 2nd or 3rd duplicate game. He held up just fine. Doug, we hope you'll join us again soon.Reminder: If you're alerting partner's bid, don't just say alert. Please take one...

Bridge Results April 24

Thanks for supporting Mercercrest this evening. We had three newcomers; Elaine Lieberman, Jim Downing, and Ulrich Hetmaniuk. We hope they'll return soon!There isn't a week that goes by that I don't hear a complaint that players don't know their systems. Sometimes we forget. Sometimes we're trying something new. There are some complicated systems out there and some of you play different Conventions with different people. That's all fine. This is a club game. Let's do our best to alert when necessary,...

Bridge Results April 17

Thank you to Bill Campbell for providing us with the Girl Scout cookies tonight even though he wasn't playing. Bill also picks up our boards every Monday night and brings them back to Mercer Island where I get them on Tuesdays. I really appreciate him. Also, thanks to all of you for the extra work in cleaning up. I'm husbandless for two more Tuesdays. Yes, he's in sunshine!Claims: Please remember that when you claim you MUST state your line of play immediately. If your opponent claims and doesn't...

Bridge Results April 10

Welcome to Yinsheng Tu from Vancouver. We hope you enjoyed our hospitality.A big thanks to Brian for running the game last week. I know Ray and several others helped. I appreciate being able to get away for more than five days. Rule review: If your partner fails to alert a bid or gives a misexplanation and you are on the defending side, you can say nothing until the hand is over. Then the Director is called and will restore equity. However, if you end up on the declaring side, it is your obligation...

April 3rd Open Pairs

Thank you all very much for coming tonight. A special thanks to everyone who helped tonight, especially Ray and Ruth and everyone else. Please come back next week and welcome Marsha back. Hand records will behere. Thank you!Tuesday Evening Pairs Tuesday Eve Session April 3, 2012Scores after 34 boards Average: 156.0 Section A North-SouthPair Pct Score Section Rank Overall Rank MPs A B C A B C 1 42.79 133.50 C 2 0.28(SC) Steve Zielinski - Patsy Carmichael 2 40.54 126.50 C B Drajpuch - Lorenzo...

Bridge Results Mar 27

Welcome to Lindsey Smith and Leslie Milstein. We hope you enjoyed our hospitality. Even though Lindsey makes up our boards, we can't hold her responsible for our bad cards! :-) Tonight was our first quarter club championship game. Congratulations to those who did well.Next week is the first Tuesday of the month and we will hold a separate section for 0-299'ers. Please pass the word. We'd like to have a good turnout. Also, next week Brian will be running the game. I will be basking in sunshine....

Bridge Results March 20

Glad that Sharon, Darla, John, Randy, and Marilyn could join us tonight. We don't see you often enough. A fun evening was had by all. Next week is our 1st quarter club championship game. Same entry fee but higher masterpoint awards.The following week, April 3, will have the separate 0-299'er section running concurrently with the Open Pairs section. I will be out of town and Brian will be directing that evening.I've requested a sanction to hold a Unit game on Tuesday, May 15. Again, same entry...

Bridge Results Mar 13

Wow! The weather made you ravenous tonight! I thought I had way too much food and then Jennifer brought her deviled eggs and Tom and Patsy brought cookies and by 7:30p, there was little left!! Guess you kind of liked our Irish/green treats. Think I overcooked the corned beef but you didn't seem to care.Upcoming events: March 27 - 1st quarter club championship game. Same price - more points for those who place. May 15 - Pending - I'm requesting a sanction to hold a Unit Game on that date. Same...

Bridge Results Mar 6 Open Pairs REVISED

Please refer to my original posting for March 6 for information on Bridge for Youth program. Below you will find revised results. A score on board 27 was on the wrong side and I forgot to adjust board 18 where I needed to protect north-south from a failure to alert. ~MarshaTuesday Evening Pairs Tuesday Eve Session March 6, 2012Scores after 30 boards Average: 156.0 Section A North-SouthPair Pct Score Section Rank Overall Rank MPs A B C A B C 1 40.74 127.10 C Steve Zielinski - Patsy Carmichael...

Bridge Results Mar 6 0-299'er event

Thanks for coming tonight. We hope to see more players as they return from warmer locations.Weekend Tournament - I hope you saw the flyers on the 0-500 Non-Life Master Tournament being held this coming weekend at Forest Ridge School in the gymnasium. There are pairs events Saturday and Sunday and a team event on Sunday. Go to www.bridgeinseattle.org to get the complete schedule if you didn't pick up a flyer. This is a wonderful opportunity to earn silver points. Don't miss the event!Bridge for...

Bridge Results Open Pairs Mar 6

Good crowd tonight. Hope to see more players as they return from warmer locations.The majority of the hands certainly went east-west tonight but the duplicating machine is set for random deals. It can't be set any other way and be legal for a sanctioned game. Bridge for Youth - I'm proud to be on the Board of Directors for Bridge for Youth. Progress has been made in the last 18 months. Not only is the class going strong at Kimball Elementary, but free classes and a sanctioned game are now being...

Bridge Results Feb. 28 REVISED

Board 23 was scored incorrectly. It has been corrected and these are the updated results. ~MarshaTuesday Evening Pairs Tuesday Eve Session February 28, 2012Scores after 28 boards Average: 156.0 Section A North-SouthPair Pct Score Section Rank Overall Rank MPs A B C A B C 1 41.67 130.00 C Steve Zielinski - Patsy Carmichael 2 58.65 183.00 C 1 1 1 2 2 1 2.10(OA) Craig Von Land - Lorenzo Migliorini 3 49.84 155.50 A David Binney - Jennifer Ballantyne 4 51.44 160.50 A Sharon Miller - Paul Schwaighart...

Bridge Results Feb. 28

Thanks for supporting the Junior Fund game. We are doing our part to perpetuate the game we love. Congratulations to Craig and Lorenzo for a superb game!Reminder that next Tuesday will be the first Tuesday of the month and we will be holding the separate 0-299'er section in addition to the Open Pairs section. Even though the scores from the two sections are not compared, the winners in the Open Pairs section get credit for the extra number of tables.I keep meaning to pin down Brian for a date...

Bridge Results Feb. 21

Small but very pleasant crowd tonight. Thank you.Congratulations to Steve Kasner, Unit 446's newest life master.Next week is our Junior Fund game. We hope you can all attend and support the event that helps perpetuate our game.To clarify: Declarer's card is played when it is held face up, touching or nearly touching the table. A defender's card is played when it is held in a position where it could be possible for his partner to see its face. Even if partner says he didn't see the card, if it...

Bridge Results Feb. 14

Happy Valentine's Day! Thanks for spending your evening with us. We hope you enjoyed the red treats! Thank you Jennifer for her deviled eggs and to Mirjana and Patsy for the extra cookies.A special thank you to Brian for filling in for me. I just wasn't 100%. Came home and slept the entire time you were beating each other up!Reminder: Feb. 28 is our Junior Fund game. Extra masterpoint awards.If you see any discrepancies, contact me at mrayton@live.com.You will find hand records here. I hope to...

Bridge Results Feb. 7 0-299'er section

A BIG welcome to those who played at Mercercrest for the first time tonight! We're very happy you came and tried us out. Mercercrest Bridge Club has a reputation of having a lot of very good players. That's why we offer this 0-299'er section the first Tuesday of each month. It's a chance for you to play duplicate bridge in a more relaxed, friendly setting. You are always welcome to play in the open section the other Tuesdays. Everyone is very nice.Bridge teachers, and I am a chief offender, forget...

Bridge Results Feb. 7 Open Pairs Section

Congratulations to those who placed tonight. If you see any discrepancies, please email me at mrayton@live.com.Reminder: Next week is our Valentine Party. It wouldn't hurt to wear a little red! Feb. 21 is a regular game and Feb. 28 is our Junior Fund game.ESBC has asked me to remind you to not turn a card face up in the boards at the end of the last round. If they don't catch it, it plays havoc with their machine.Bridge for Youth has set the dates for the summer camp for July 10-14. Registration...

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