Samaresh (Sammy) Maitra was born on December 13, 1938 in a small village in East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. He was the youngest of 19 children. He remembers a very happy childhood- he would get one tennis ball for the year … Continue reading →
Junior Master status! I never expected to “go” anywhere in the bridge world. How did I get here? I played bridge in college (St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY) 47 years ago – typical college bridge where most of us did … Continue reading →
When there is a duplicate-bridge player in the family, the whole family is affected. It all began in the fall of 2009. Her Story Jane looked for something new to master Her knowledge of bridge – a disaster Conquered books … Continue reading →
My first experience with bridge, in fact duplicate bridge, was when I was around 9 or 10 years old. My parents, who played bridge with a couple of different groups, were in a duplicate bridge group. When my parent’s hosted … Continue reading →
I walked into Ami Bridge (Langhorne PA) 2½ years ago clueless and uneducated. Director Barbara Patterson in answering my phone call asked me to arrive 15 minutes prior to meet and do paperwork and assured me I was most welcomed … Continue reading →
When I began taking bridge lessons a little over 5 years ago, my objective was to learn enough to be able to play a competent game with my wife, Suzie, who is an accomplished bridge player. Life Master, or any … Continue reading →
