Barbara Seagram & Patti Lee Cambodia Projects
Present The All New May 2023
Three-Part: "Slam Bidding" Bridge Series
 ALL Proceeds Go To Our Cambodia Projects
All who donate $55.00 or more will receive the link to the recordings of lessons by Barbara Seagram and a full set of student notes. To be watched at your convenience.
All who donate $100.00 or more will receive a tax receipt AND also their name in a draw. (If you donate $200.00, you get your name in the draw twice. $300.00: Three chances to win etc.) for one of the following prizes:
- Two baseball tickets to the Toronto Blue Jays: SUPERB seats (Donated by Patti Lee)
- An online game with Wayne Ruttan
- An online game with Alex Kornel
- Five free plays to Rob’s Thursday 9 am 0-500 game OR the 12 noon Open game at Leaside Memorial (Toronto)
- Bridge books by Barbara Seagram: 6 of them. One per prize. (Donated by Barbara Seagram)
- An online game with Rob Hanly
- An online game with John Rayner
- An online game with Keith Balcombe
- An online game with Lee Daugherty
- An online game with Barbara Seagram
Click here to purchase ONLINE!
Congrats to the winners of the early bird draw: Jocelyn MacDonald (Toronto) and Jenny Caulfield (Ireland)
who will play in a game on BBO with Barbara and Alex. This draw took place on May 15th.
Notes:- Donations Must Be Received BEFORE May 31st, 2023 To Be Included In The Draw.
- There Is A 5% Credit Card Processing Fee On All Online Payments. (NO fee for e-transfers)
If you are Canadian and prefer to pay by email transfer:
E-transfer payment to: pattilee@sympatico.ca with full name, email address, and full postal address for receipt.
If you are Canadian, and wish to donate via cheque:
Please make it out to: "Canadian Landmine Foundation".
and send to:
PATTI LEE
8 SOUTH KINGSLEA DRIVE, ETOBICOKE, ONTARIO M8Y 2A3
If you are in the U.S and wish to donate via cheque:
Please make it out to: "A Vision For Clean Water".
and send to:
PATTI LEE
8 SOUTH KINGSLEA DRIVE, ETOBICOKE, ONTARIO M8Y 2A3
If you have any questions at all, please feel free to email barbaraseagram@gmail.com or call us: +1 (416)487-8321 for assistance!
- Books on Conventions: For Advanced, Beginners and Intermediate Players
- Books on Bidding, Playing and Defending at Bridge: For Beginners and Intermediate Players
- Quiz Books: For Beginners and Intermediate Players
NOW AVAILABLE
Be a Better Declarer
This lesson will pull together all you need to know about declaring a hand of bridge in a trump suit contract. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Learn all the different techniques and how to spot which one applies to the hand you are dealt. Partners will be lined up to play with you! Level: Intermediate.
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ONLY $25.00 CDN
NOW AVAILABLE
Counting At Bridge
Imagine if you knew the exact shape of your opponent's hand without even peeking! Learn how to do this and make all those tough contracts your partner put you in! This lesson will take you to the next level of your bridge excellence.
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ONLY $25.00 CDN
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Reverses & Other Challenges At Bridge
Reverse is not a scary word! Unravel its mysteries! Then we play lots of hands, guiding you through aspects of declarer play, bidding and defense.
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ONLY $25.00 CDN
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End Plays Made
$CAD $USD | 
An Intro To Two Over One
$CAD $USD |
 FREE Introduction to Bridge Lesson
Watch Barbara's FREE video of an introductory class.
Approx. 28 minutes.
A taste of bridge for brand new players!
NOTE: The video is NOT designed for people to take lessons from me or at our school.
It is for players everywhere to seek out bridge lessons in their community and YOU can help them to find those lessons! Please send this link ( https://youtu.be/V033as-0bCQ ) out to your friends, family, bank teller(!) and anyone else you come into contact with.
If you care about the future of our game, you will promote bridge everywhere and try to get people back to your local club(s).
Watch the Video!! https://youtu.be/V033as-0bCQ |
 
Do we have a deal for you!!
Oceania is our favourite cruise line afloat.  Vision Travel / Direct Travel has lined up a sensational Transatlantic cruise for April 2024. Yes, 2024. NOT 2023. Imagine 14 nights on a luxury liner for $5,799.00 CAD or $4,499.00 USD for a verandah cabin, including economy air. Miami to Barcelona.
Linda Tuff will be the tour leader, bridge teacher and Director. Linda is a fantastic bridge teacher and player and director. She is from Halifax, Nova Scotia and we have known her for many years. Linda won Teacher of the Year in 2022 for all of North America. You will love her. Book early as these cabins will sell out quickly.
Barbara & Alex will be sailing as well but just to have fun and visit with everyone and to partner many of you at bridge.
Prices from: $5,799.00 CAD or $4,499.00 USD
Verandah cabin (B4) per person double occupancy
ABOUT MARINA: Refurbished in 2023. Guests: 1238. Length: 785'. Tonnage: 66,084.
Finest Cuisine At Sea: French, Italian, Asian & Steakhouse specialty dining rooms
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View MAIN TRIPS PAGE
or PDF for more details!
Included:
Ship gratuities - Taxes - Economy Air (We recommend that you take the air credit and let us book your air). Shipboard credit: $100.00 USD per cabin.
And choose one of these "0-Life" packages free. You and your share-person must choose same package:
Up to 8 free shore excursions per cabin (reg. not specialty ones) i.e. If dbl: 4 excursions each or $800.00 USD shipboard credit per cabin ...OR... Special house beverage package.
- Apr 5 Fri Miami, Florida, United States
Embark 1 PM - 7 PM
- Apr 6 Sat Nassau, Bahamas 8 AM - 3 PM
- Apr 7 Sun Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
- Apr 8 Mon Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda
10 AM - 6 PM
- Apr 9 Tue Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
- Apr 10 Wed Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
- Apr 11 Thu Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
- Apr 12 Fri Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
- Apr 13 Sat Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal
9 AM - 6 PM
- Apr 14 Sun Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
- Apr 15 Mon Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
- Apr 16 Tue Cadiz, Spain 7 AM - 7 PM
- Apr 17 Wed Granada (Motril), Spain
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- Apr 18 Thu Alicante, Spain 8 AM - 4 PM
- Apr 19 Fri Barcelona, Spain Disembark 8 AM
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 BOOK OF THE YEAR: Barbara’s Bridge Tips
Whether you have been playing for a while or you’re not very experienced, this book will help you to move your game up to the next level.
The tips cover all aspects of bridge — bidding, play and defense. Advice and examples are drawn from material Barbara Seagram has developed for her students over the last twenty years — it’s like having your own personal bridge coach sitting beside you!
ON SALE: $20.00 CAD + postage
Or
$17.00 USD + postage
Email Barbara ( ) to order
or
pick up from Barbara in Toronto!
This is my fourth time winning the Book of The Year award and I am thrilled. "Barbara's Bridge Tips" is my first solo book. It was my Editor's (Ray Lee) idea and he
was an enormous help.
HOT OFF THE PRESS! BARBARA'S QUIZZES
$22.00 CAD but on special for $15.00 CAD
or $12.00 USD
plus postage (if you cannot pick up in Toronto)
Pick up in Toronto is at 220 Lawrence Ave East (between Bayview & Mt Pleasant)
I cannot tell you how excited I am about this new book. SO much work has gone into it. This is the preface:
When I first began to learn this wonderful game of ours, it was explained to me by my teachers that the key to successful bridge is not being more brilliant than your opponents. In the long run, you will win more games by making fewer errors than they do. If you and your partner are communicating effectively (making bids that state your shape and values accurately) then your partnership will reach the right contract (and, even better, keep your opponents from theirs) more often.
Time and time again, in my bridge career, I have found this advice to be proved only too true. But how do you make sure your bidding is up to scratch?
The answer is easy:
1. You buy this book, and
2. You do the quizzes
And, because you are serious about your bridge, you score 100% (well done!)
And then...and this is the important part... you make sure partner does the quizzes as well. (I would suggest buying partner another copy of this book because I know you will not want to risk losing this one!)
You may have to work with partner until partner does as well as you. But, I promise, this journey will be worthwhile.
All kidding aside, I've written this book so you have a fun way of finding out how much of modern bridge bidding fundamentals you have mastered. It is also a tool that will help you identify and improve any areas of your game that may need some work. I suspect (and am hoping) you will want to share this with your regular partner.
There is some similarity to some of the Covid quizzes but these have all been completely revised, and reworked. The answers are far more comprehensive and this is now such a great learning tool.
I urge you not to write the answers in the book but to use a scrap of paper because you will want to return to the book time and time again to see how much your bridge has improved.
Comment from recent purchasers...
Barbara
So, Rogers thought they 'did me in!' ..no Internet,no land line, no cell phone, no t.v. and there i am....stranded. But, Rogers forgot about Barbara Seagram's Bridge Quizzes.
I lay on my sofa with your bridge quizzes and enjoyed the whole afternoon and evening thanks to you.Not to mention that I learned a lot.
-- All the best. I hope you have a wonderful weekend wherever you are.
Irene
Hi Barbara
I was visiting Toronto for a grandchild's wedding. My children then drove me around to show me where i might like to live when i move there in April.
Actually I thought I should live with you and after 6 months of intensive instruction i would emerge as the 'white swan' of bridge.
I don't remember the flight on Air Canada to and from Wpg. to Toronto and return because i took your new Barbara's Quizzes with me. I started the first page as we were taking off and suddenly I was in Toronto. By the way i also learned a lot. The quizzes were really fun to do and then test myself.
Barbara, you make everything sound so easy and so logical.
All the best and thanks for the Quizzes. xxNora 2 Ways to ORDER
Order by emailing Barbara
- In Canada, you may pay by etransfer to AKORNEL@SYMPATICO.CA.
But email me so that we have all your details
- Americans, you can mail a check to:
Barbara Seagram,
220 Lawrence Ave East,
Toronto, ON M4N 1T2 CANADA.
But email first so we can get the book on the way to you.
OR you may order from our online store but above is best for us.
 2022 BOOK OF THE YEAR
(American Bridge Teachers’ Association)
Barbara's Newest Book (# 36)
PLAY IT SAFE
 Playing party bridge or teams, declarer's objective is to make his/her contract -- nothing else matters. Playing it safe is of vital importance.
Yet playing safe can take many forms -- it might involve simply choosing the best line of play, or keeping one opponent off lead, preserving entries, or even giving up a trick you don't have to lose, all in the cause of bringing that contract home securely.
Playing matchpoints (regular duplicate bridge), there are times when safety is more important than anything else.
Recognizing all these situations, and knowing what to do when you encounter them, will improve your bridge scores by leaps and bounds.
Retail: $25.00 On special: $22.00 CAD.
$20.00 USD Postage extra.
You can also pick up at 220 Lawrence Ave East, Toronto. (Near Yonge & Lawrence)
OR you may order from our online store but above is best for us.
25 BRIDGE CONVENTIONS YOU SHOULD KNOW
My completely revised book: 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know is now in stock!
NEW & FULLY REVISED & REWRITTEN FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1999
Cost:
- $24.00 (reg $27.95 CAD $)
- $20.00 (reg $21.95 USD $)
Plus postage OR pick up from our home at 220 Lawrence Ave East, Toronto
Live in Canada? Click here to purchase
Live in USA? Click here to purchase
If you prefer to pay by email transfer or check, please email me and I can easily arrange that.
BRAND NEW LESSON BY BARBARA
AVAILABLE NOW!
Clues: Become A Deadly Declarer
- What did they Bid?
- What did they lead?
- What did they play?
- What do they have?
This is the lesson that I gave in person on Oct 13 this fall. But it is now recorded as an onscreen presentation as many of you asked me to do. In person, we could only manage six hands, here we will do 14 hands!!!
If I do a Zoom live class, we can manage 9 hands usually so you are getting maximum value for a recorded lesson such as this.
You can watch part of it and then take a day or two off or an hour or two. Then you can return to the recording and it will pick up where you left off. All in the comfort of your own home!
To purchase this, click on links below: You will then be sent a link to the recording and the full set of notes that goes with this. This is being done through my online store. The recording will not be on your account but it will be available at all times through the link you will be sent. AND if you lose it, I will send it again, very quickly. Just ask.
Cost is $25.00. It is 2 hrs and 18 minutes.
Live in Canada? Click here to purchase
Live in USA? Click here to purchase
If you prefer to pay by email transfer or check, please email me and I can easily arrange that.
NOW AVAILABLE - OCTOBER 2021 LESSONS
New Minor Forcing
- This is a very important convention that you need in your arsenal.
- Barbara Seagram makes it easy to learn.
Click here to purchase!
ONLY $25.00 CDN (approx. $19.00 USD)
NOW AVAILABLE - SEPTEMBER 2021 LESSONS
Timing and Magic in Declarer Play Lessons
- Watch the spots and learn to develop extra tricks like magic.
Suit contracts and NT contracts. To pull or not to pull (trumps that is). All that and more...
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ONLY $55.00 CDN (approx. $44.00 USD)
NOTE: $25.00 goes to Water filters in Laos charity.
NOW AVAILABLE - JUNE 2021 LESSONS
- Big Hand Bidding and Play
(2 hour Recorded Video Lesson + Notes)
- Judgement at Bridge
(2 hour Recorded Video Lesson + Notes)
If you do not know how to evaluate and revalue your hand, you will miss a whole lot of games and you will also miss lots of slams. You simply have to get a few realities cemented right now, if not sooner. Avoid errors in judgement and improve your bidding, declarer play and defense.
Click here to purchase!
ONLY $55.00 CDN (approx. $44.00 USD)
The site will automatically convert to USD on your credit card
if you are in USA.
FULL access to the lesson recording for an unlimited time
Email Barbara to ORDER:
or
CALL 416-487-8321
SPECIAL:
BUY 4 CHEAT SHEETS: $40.00
or
ALL 5 CHEAT SHEETS: $48.00
Special is on until May 31, 2023
Barbara Seagram's DOUBLES CHEAT SHEET
Takeout doubles, Negative Doubles, Support Doubles, Redoubles, Lead Directing Doubles, Lightner Doubles, Responsive Doubles, Penalty Doubles
  Available in person at our Bridge Studio, or by email to
MY TWO OVER ONE CHEAT SHEET IS NOW OUT!Everything you need to know about this system, in a nutshell. Simply explained. Why you need to know the system that has swept North America by storm!
· What is the Forcing No Trump
· Questions to agree on with partner
· Recommended conventions you should consider playing
· Opener's rebid after Forcing 1NT
· Rebids by Responder after bidding Forcing 1NT
· Raising Partner's Major
· Tips to Help you Learn 2/1
· Semi-Forcing No Trump & an alternative approach
· Fourth Suit Forcing
· Quizzes
And lots more!
Comment from a recent purchaser...
Hi Barbara
YOUR CHEAT SHEETS are saving my life; they are wonderful!!!!! You can quote me. !!! They are so to the point and so easy to understand; invaluable if you are unsure
LF Contact Barbara by email
to order cheat sheets or books.
If you don't have Barbara's other cheat sheets, we will be happy to send these out to you. Just send us your postal mailing address and we will send.
When you receive the package, have a look to see cost of postage on outside of packet. Send us a cheque for cost of the product and add the postage. Sorry but we do not take credit cards.
 NOW AVAILABLE - LESSON WITH BARBARA OPENING LEADS
Click here to purchase!
ONLY $25.00 CAD (approx. $20.00 USD)
The site will automatically convert to USD on your credit card
if you are in USA.
FULL access to the lesson recording
for an unlimited time
The opening lead is so very important. It communicates so much to partner and often sets the tone for the entire contract.
This one card can explain the triumphs or the disasters for the defenders on any given hand.
2 hour bridge training + Barb's Notes!
Purchase and watch anytime afterwards.
 TWO HOUR LIVE LESSONS
Defensive Thinking & Strategy
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ONLY $50.00 CAD (approx. $40.00 USD) total
for both recordings. (i.e. $25.00 CAD each)
FULL access to the recordings for an unlimited time
Receive a full set of notes too!
Purchase and watch anytime afterwards.
Each lesson has some guiding principles, followed by play of hand with commentary all the way.
TWO 1 HOUR RECORDINGS
1. Balancing
2. Michaels Cuebid & Unusual NoTrump
 ONLY $25.00 CAD
(approx. $19.00 USD) total
for both recordings.
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THESE RECORDINGS
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Barbara's first book in this series (also co-authored by David Bird) won Book of the Year Award by the American Bridge Teachers' Association: Planning the Play of a Bridge Hand. 
The Pocket Guide to Even More Bridge Conventions
Says Seagram,
