Welcome to Denver Bridge

February 2, 2026

Pro/Am registration is open

If you’re a player with 5–499 masterpoints, it’s time to register to play in the 2026 Pro/Am game at the Denver regional. If you’re a more advanced player, let the organizers know that you’re available.

Details here.

Hilton Head pix

Jonathan Steinberg has again sent a link to his regional photos – this time it’s Hilton Head. Have a look.

January 19, 2026

Lost and Found added to website

There’s a new feature on the website: Lost and Found. Starting with the January 2026 sectional: If you left something behind at a tournament, check the Lost and Found page.

January 10, 2026

Table Talk

There’s a new issue of Table Talk. If you missed it in your email, click here to see it along with many of the past issues.

Sectional site news

Although we are still looking for a permanent home for the Unit 361 sectionals, we do have all of the 2026 sites set. Here’s a list:

    • March open sectional: Z New Summit Event Center
    • April 499er sectional: Denver Metro Bridge Studio
    • July open sectional: Iliff School of Theology
    • July I/N regional: Iliff School of Theology
    • September 499er sectional: Denver Metro Bridge Studio
    • November open sectional: Z New Summit Event Center

Go to the Tournament Schedule page for more detailed information.

The Rocky Mountain Regional will again be held at the Renaissance.

Bridge Teaching Library

The Bridge Teaching Library offers many sets of premade boards, each set designed around a specific lesson or concept. Any member of Unit 361 can check them out, free of charge. Great for partnership development!

The BTL is housed in the Denver Metro Bridge Studio. Stop by and see what’s on offer and what you might want to work with.

January 6, 2026
Bridge Buzz

The January issue of the D17 Bridge Buzz is out. If you didn’t get it in your email, here’s a link: https://app.smore.com/n/evrum. And you can always see past editions of the Buzz on the D17 website: https://www.d17acbl.org/d17-buzz-newsletter/

Unit directory

The 2026–2027 directory for Unit 361 will be put together soon. Please make sure that your info is correct in the ACBL database (go to www.acbl.org/MyACBL, log in, and click Update My Contact Information.)

December 9, 2025

San Francisco report

In case you haven’t heard, three Unit 361 players were second in the NABC+ Mixed Swiss. Here’s the snap from the Monday Daily Bulletin:

Left to right: Garth Yettick, Janice Seamon-Molson (not from Unit 361), Peggy Ware, and Spencer Jones. Congratulations!

Unit 361 was well represented. By my unofficial count, fifty-one local players won masterpoints.

San Francisco pictures

Jonathan Steinberg has again sent a link to his photo journal. Click here to view it. And thank you, Jonathan.

November 20, 2025

March flyer is out

The flyer for the March 2026 tournament has been released. Click here for the info.

2026 board meetings

Dates for the 2026 board meetings:

    • January 24
    • February 28
    • March 21
    • April 4
    • May 16
    • June 20
    • July 18
    • August 15
    • October 17
    • November 21
    • December 19

Please be aware that these dates may change.

All board meetings are open to any member of Unit 361. Unless otherwise announced, board meetings will take place at 9:00 am at Denver Metro Bridge Studio. Email the unit president to add an item to agenda.

October 30, 2025

Front Range Challenge report

The Front Range Challenge was contested last Sunday in Colorado Springs. Twenty-two teams from the Colorado Front Range units – Colorado Springs, Denver, Boulder, and northern Colorado – competed. The overall winner was Denver. Congratulations!

Click here to see the scores.

Here’s the traveling trophy. It hasn’t been updated since 2017, but it’s a handsome piece of granite nonetheless.

August 21, 2025

Update to criteria for Jan Janitschke Award

The Jan Janitschke Award, originally designed to recognize outstanding contributions to teaching and mentoring, has been updated as follows:

    • Any Unit 361 player who has fewer than 500 masterpoints at the beginning of the calendar year is eligible.
    • The award goes to the player who has won the most masterpoints in open games at any tournament, excluding team games and side pairs.

Bonnie Smith, who was married to Jan for many years, and who is the sponsor of the award, explains: “Jan was very interested in helping players develop. I want to recognize players who are actively working on improving their game by playing in the most difficult events.”

April 29, 2025

Expanded mentor program

If you’re a newer player (5–500 masterpoints) and are looking to get some coaching, check into the Unit 361 Mentor program.

There are two options for mentoring:

    • Play with your Mentor. (Same as previous years)
    • (New) Play with your partner, and arrange for your Mentor to play in the same game, sitting the same direction. After the game, you (and your partner, if he or she chooses) review the boards with your Mentor. You and your partner must be an established partnership and have at least 200 masterpoints each.

And if you’re a more experienced player and would like to help a newer player develop his/her game, why not be a Mentor?

Click here for more information.

Evergreen

Sam’s Game
Email ‘phishing’
Kibitzing regulations – a synopsis

If you need to review the regulations regarding kibitzing during a bridge game, there’s a quick look available here, with pointers to the complete ACBL regulations.