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TUTORING & COACHING
GROUP LESSONS: ONLINE
GROUP
LESSONS: LIVE
SEMINARS
BRIDGE CRUISES
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Audio Visual Lessons
 Available
NOW:
"To Finesse or Not to Finesse"
Marty is now delivering his lessons in an
interesting new audio visual format. These lessons will be available at a time convenient to
you, rather than on a fixed schedule. We are very excited about
this new format, and think it will make the lessons even more
interesting and useful.
Using your web browser, you will
be able to hear an oral lesson while
simultaneously viewing the cards.
Use the following
link to order the lesson:
http://www.bridgesights.com/hondobridge/audiolessons/mbaudiolessons.php
You can also use this link to
view a free demonstration lesson.
Our audio visual format significantly enhances your learning experience:
The combination of voice and visual effects makes it easier to
understand what Marty is teaching.
The lesson is interactive, so students "learn by doing."
You can proceed at your own pace.
You can play and replay all or some of the lesson whenever you choose
as many times as you like.
The lesson includes a written transcript for you to study.
The lesson contains more material than Marty's previous online lessons.
The lesson is designed to work on most popular computers and browsers,
including Windows, Mac, and iPad.
The price for the lesson is $25.
You also have the option of ordering just the transcript for $20.
(Because this option includes only the transcript and no voice or
interactive features, we don't recommend this.)
Online Group Lessons -
These are 100-minute lessons on a single
topic.
If you missed the
previous online lessons, you can still get the transcript, FAQ, and Bergenisms guidelines for each
topic for $20 per lesson:
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2011
November -
Improve Your Slam Bidding With Control-Bids
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September - How to Compete Over 1NT
(Theirs and Yours) - Part 2
♥ July - How to Succeed in a Partscore
♦ May:
How To Compete Over 1NT (Theirs and
Yours) - Part 1
♣ March:
Improve Your Competitive Bidding with "The LAW"
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January:
Make Your Slams More Often
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2010 November: What you MUST Know about 1NT
Forcing
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September: What you MUST Know about
2/1 Game Forcing
♣ August: Squeezes and
Endplays
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July: What you Must Know about
Negative Doubles
♥ June: Bergen on Bergen Raises
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May:
Free Demo Lesson:
Sharpen Your Declarer Play
♣ April: Learn to Make the Best Rebid
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March:
How to Create Trump Tricks on Defense
♥ February: What you Must Know about
Balancing
♦ January: How to
Declare a Suit Contract
♣ 2009
December: What Everyone Must Know
about Competitive Bidding
♠ November: How to Find the Best
Opening Lead
♥ October:
Secrets of Better Hand Evaluation
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September:
Declarer Play
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July: What to do Over a Preempt
Seminars
- Classes and lectures that are open to the public. Usually 4 topics
covered in-depth over two 1/2-day sessions. Shorter lectures, e.g.,
1-1/2 hours, are also popular. 1 or 2 sessions per day, or 1/2 day
sessions, for one or more days. Topics, teaching materials, and level of
instruction are geared to your audience. Can include supervised play if
desired.
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Vero Beach Spectacular! Improve Your Bidding
Judgment
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Naples Bridge Club - How to proceed
after a preempt (ptr's and oppon) -
Sat. AM, February 18.
All participants will get a free booklet (choice of 24).
Click here for pdf application below.
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2nd Reunion
Bergen-Cohen Seminar in Deerfield Beach FL in April!
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BERGEN-COHEN FLORIDA
BRIDGE SEMINAR
April 23-24, 2012 at the Hilton Deerfield Beach, Florida
The hit partnership of the 1980's is back together!
A SPECIAL BRIDGE EVENT
Marty and Larry have established a reputation as possibly the two
biggest names in bridge teaching. What could be better than having
these long-time friends and star partnership of the 1980's back
together? Each day will feature intermediate and advanced lessons
from each teacher. Marty & Larry will also teach together and give a
live bidding demonstration. Their teaching styles are informative,
easy-to-follow and entertaining. All participants will receive a
gift of an illustrated bridge glossary in addition to their choice
from 24 new Bergen booklets. Prices include a delicious breakfast
and lunch with Larry and Marty at the Hilton. During the seminar,
they will be discussing important practical topics in all areas of
the game.
The entire seminar will be held at the Hilton. The hotel is
conveniently located just off the Hillsboro Road exit of I-95 in
Deerfield Beach
(just South of Boca Raton). Those attending the seminar are welcome
to reserve rooms at the hotel for a special seminar-only guest rate
of $99 per night. (see the link below).
SCHEDULE
Monday April 23, 2012*:
8:30: Breakfast and registration
9:30-12:30: Bridge seminar (Larry & Marty together)
12:30: Lunch
1:30-4:00: Bridge seminar (Larry & Marty separate for 2 different
levels)
7:30 P.M.: Optional Duplicate Game
Tuesday April 24, 2012*:
8:30: Breakfast
9:30-12:30: Bridge seminar (Larry & Marty together)
12:30: Lunch
1:30-4:00: Bridge seminar (Larry & Marty separate for 2 different
levels)
*note: Exact details to the timing within each day might change
PRICING (All
prices include taxes)
Breakfast, Lunch, Gift, Handouts, Entire 2-day bridge program: $299
per person
Option to stay at the Hilton (special group rate of $99/night). To
book a hotel room on-line (this is only for the hotel room--does not
include the bridge program or meals), click here. Hotel reservations
can also be made by phone: 954-427-7700 and tell them you are with
the Bergen-Cohen bridge seminar.
Questions: bridgecruises_lesson@larryco.com
phone: 561-400-9854
Click here to REGISTER
Online
Private Lessons with Marty Bergen: "The perfect gift for any bridge player."
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Improve Your Bridge with an Experienced, Knowledgeable Teacher
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Private one-on-one (or 2 players) Bridge Lessons with Marty Bergen
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As much detail and explanation as
you want. You are billed only for my actual time involved based on $1 per minute (so
5 minutes = $5, 1 hour = $60, etc).
♦ We talk by Phone and/or Email - You choose the format/topics - Q&A, conventions, bidding, card play, etc. (Beginners, Intermediates, and Advanced are all welcome to receive lessons at their own level)
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If interested, call me at 800 386-7432 or Email
marty@martybergen.com.
Here's a sample tip and
lesson sheet from Marty - typical of teaching materials used for tutoring
and coaching, it is tailored specifically to your requests.
2/1 Game Forcing (Bergen Style)
after 1H or 1S is opened in 1,2
seat and opponents pass:
Opener’s Rebids (after a response in a new suit at 2
level)
None of the following promises
extra values:
2 of original
major: Denies a bad 5-card suit.
2S after
opening 1H: Could be 4S and 6H.
2NT: Could be
offshape. Does not promise stoppers in all unbid suits.
3 of lower unbid suit: 5-card
suit.
Raise to 3
minor: Avoid with weak 3-card support.
Jump
Shift: Splinter raise in responder’s suit.
Jump to 3 of original major:
Sets trump with great suit. Solid, but could be missing A or K.
For either player:
All jumps to
3NT promise extra values.
All natural
jumps to 4 major promise a minimum.
Live Group Lessons - these are Invitationals - delivered at Duplicate Clubs,
Country Clubs, Schools, Private Homes, etc.
♦ Frequently structure a
2-hour lesson, with 1:15 hr lecture and :45 playing 4 hands, for example.
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Private groups at homes can
be 2-4 people, or larger - combination of lecture and play for 2-3 hours
Bridge Cruises
- Next Cruise will be Saturday, November 3-10, 2012.
Check out my
Bridge Cruises page for info about
Larry Cohen's upcoming cruises as well.
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