I've had a great week here in Denver - working on developing the Zerth - Zert system projects with Garth.   We are off to a great start and I'm excited about to get this started.   McKenzie and I both enjoy getting to teach our general methods to other players interested in a strong club system and we get to work on further refining what we have developed for our own system.... 

I'm off to Aspen for the weekend and I'm looking forward to getting to spend some time visit with my students and teaching a great group of bridge players.    See you all in Reno!

I've made it back east -- travelling to Sarasota for the regional (Marty, Judy, Mark, Theri, and Raph all did great!)   I was very proud of our team -- and excited about the prospects for the future.

I also enjoyed a few days of great teaching -- in Naples and Tallahassee.    Everyone seems like their bridge is coming along well, and I'm very excited to see it...  I was sorry that Jacksonville didn't work out this week -- but I'm sure we'll be able to get that going again in the not too distant future.  

I'm in Atlanta now doing some training with Mark.  He has very little experience and I'm hitting him with a ton of things to think about all at once.   We have ups and downs, but in general he is progressing incredibly quickly (much more than he recognizes) and I'm sure he'll do great the rest of this year!

See everyone in Colorado or Reno -- if not before!

I'm excited to be on another Colorado trip -- quickly becoming one of my favorite places in the world :)

I'm in Aspen for Monday-Thursday...  My schedule is amazing - skiiing in the mornings, teaching bridge in the afternoon, and having great food and wine at night!   I'm excited about seeing my friends and students here in Aspen!

On Friday I head back to Denver to spend some time with the gang there!   Garth and I will be doing some work with his Spingold Team -- Relay Precision (Z-ert Style) for everyone... :)

See everyone soon...

2010 is an exciting year for me as a bridge player.   I'm excited about many things

• continuing to grow my partnerhsip with McKenzie Myers,
• repeating much of my playing success from the last couple of years,
• exploring new opportunies to play with some of best players in the country,
• leading a growing cast of fabulous students (see 2010 Bridge Lesson Series),
• teaching many workshops and seminars all over the country.

I'm especially excited about my relationships with many bridge players in Aspen, CO and Bermuda -- what wonderful places to get to go and teach the game I love!

Orlando Regional

Orlando is always a nice start to the bridge year.   We didn't have a fabulous tournament as a team -- but the tournament itself was a wonderful success.   18% growth from 2009 to 2010 and over 3500 tables!   That's amazing.

Also Orlando started a new trend for 2010 -- that is players learning and playing my system (ZERT - invented by McKenize Myers and myself.)   Z-ert is an ultra modern relay precision system that incorporates ideas from many of the top bidding theoreticians of the last 20 years.   I had a great time post-morteming hands with my friends who were learning to play the system.   I especially enjoyed some valuable input from the Granovetter's -- who also play relay precision!

Bermuda Regional

The Best of the Best!   Go to www.bermudaregional.com and check out this wonderful place.  

The results of this regional didn't quite measure up to last year -- but I enjoyed getting to know even more of the bridge players on the island and I'm excited about being involved in the Bermuda Bridge community for years to come!  

Houston Regional

To kick off February I made my first trip to the Houston Regional.   This tournament has been an amazing success - over 110 points (over 130 for some members of my team) and a team of fabulous players and people that I greatly enjoy being with (Paul Fireman-me, Phyllis Fireman-Shannon Cappelletti, Michael Seamon-Gary Cohler.)   I'll post a few interesting hands from this tournament next week!

Monday morning I'm off to Denver and Aspen for next week - Teaching, Skiing, Playing, and Visiting with Friends!! 

I just arrived in Kansas City for the Final Tournament of 2009.   It's insanely cold with lots and lots of snow...   I hope the first hand of the tournament tomorrow is exciting enough to warm me up!