Sheena Rayner News Today

Anyone who reads this column regularly knows that I love talking bridge and I love teaching bridge. Most of the hands in my column have some instructional aspect – I try and avoid “clever” hands for ...

The non-Life Master Pairs is scheduled to take place at the Bridge Club today, but at the time of writing this column the event is in doubt as there are only six pairs signed up – puzzling, as the maj...

Sorry about the missing column last week – I’m going to blame it on the demands of the new grandson in the faint hope you will believe that .….. Every year the Bridge Club keeps a tally of the masterp...

Welcome to the first column in 2023 and I hope the year brings you all good health and happiness, and lots of great things happening at the bridge table! Some phrases you hear in your childhood stay w...

I’m not sure what the Bridge Club is serving for drinks, but Tuesday’s Novice Pairs Club Championship ended in yet another cliffhanger with two pairs tied for the win — congratulations to the two pair...

I am really pleased to report that tonight, after a hiatus since 2019, the Bermuda Bridge Club will host the traditional Christmas party at the club. This event is somewhat special, as it is yet one m...

The fall tournament season gets under way today with the Open Championship taking place this morning and afternoon at the Bermuda Bridge Club – players are starting to return to the live games and hop...

The world of competitive bridge has, as one would expect, experienced a quantum change since I first started playing the game in the early 1970s, and most of the changes have been for the better – per...

Now that summer is winding down things will start getting livelier at the Bridge Club. The board is working hard to encourage members back to the live games, post Covid, and will hopefully succeed in ...

This week and next I will present two slam hands which are instructional in the bidding and the play. North-South were good bidders in getting to the slams but South let the team down with some pedest...