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!!