The Bridge Zone

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The game we know as Contract Bridge departed from 'whist' with the creation of 'Biritch' (or Russian Whist) in the 19th century, and evolved through the late 19th and early 20th centuries to form the present game. The Bridge Zone is a radio show and podcast encouraging fellow Bridge players to share the passion that enthusiasts have in playing this challenging game.

  1. 1h ago

    The Bridge Zone - 15-07-2026

    The Bridge Zone – Episode 420 The BZ Crew talk about Gloating at the table Hamilton 5A Open Teams Mereana plays 3 tournaments – 3 days in a row last week And someone was OTT and played in 7 tournaments and 8 days between Saturday to Sunday The Judge is back and rules when a card is played Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu And reminds us that we did in fact have East Coast Bays this week with Mac Rhodes and Alex Shan taking out the Mt Albert Intermediate – our bad Jinnies results across the motu Hi to Pete from Canada – a BZ listener Jacko Rory played with Mr Jinn at Tauranga – what a guy The Gambler shares a tip or his opinion when studying the hand analysis Paul Marston continues to chat to the Bridge Zone – we talk Real Bridge and BBO, a tennis match and about his clubs Grand Slam Malcolm Mayer joins the Bridge Zone next week talking about Akarana and their app and a Swiss event starting July 21st for 6 weeks Got some news or feedback, flick us an email bridgezoneshuffle@gmail.com Plenty to listen to, just click and hear our discussions See you at the tables The BZ Crew

  2. Jul 7

    The Bridge Zone - 08-07-2026

    The Bridge Zone – Episode 419 The BZ Crew talk about The National Pairs held at Tauranga Club Hamilton 5A Open Teams and a problem if you wanted to enter it Barry’s date with Mr Jinn The Judge is back and rules over fouled boards How to handle boards with the incorrect number of cards The result does not stand One side at fault suggest 40/60 adjusted score Both sides at fault suggest 40/40 adjusted score Neither side at fault suggest 60/60 adjusted score Procedural steps to follow Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu No East Coast Bays this week Youth players take out Mt Albert Intermediate Fielding Restricted, another Youth player on the circuit Auckland’s Jin Club programme has begun Online intermediate and Junior tournament this Friday needs entries Remuera Bowling and Bridge Club Junior tournament needs more entries Marketing your upcoming tournaments We found a racehorse to follow The Gambler shares a tip about what system to play when partner opens 1NT, overcalls 1NT and when opponents open at the 2 level and partner bids 2NT Paul Marston continues to chat to the Bridge Zone – we talk Saturday Bridge, NZ lessons and more Got some news or feedback, flick us an email bridgezoneshuffle@gmail.com Plenty to listen to, just click and hear our discussions See you at the tables The BZ Crew

  3. Jun 30

    The Bridge Zone - 01-07-2026

    The Bridge Zone – Episode 418 The Bailiff gets to continue the theme of calls/bids out of turn – seems to be a trend now Anyhooo, this time it seems like West was playing a hybrid game of Bridge and Mahjong And the Bailiff learnt a new piece of trivia and Barry confesses to have battle scars? Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu and yes thanks to Kat Holmes East Coast Bays gets a mention A JIN Club member asks about Psych Bids and Barry shares his views on this part of the game Psych registers are a thing of the past now The Gambler shares a tip on heading into the last round at a Swiss Pairs event – what should you do? – is there a checklist of things to consider? It’s all a bit much to think about and Mereana shares the fate of being passed the wrong personal score slip after the last round and the ups and down of winning all your matches She collected a further 3.08A points over the weekend and the race for 200 is ticking along Good luck to everyone tripping to Tauranga for the National Pairs event and Hamilton 5A Swiss Pairs hosts their final Wednesday session Paul Marston joins The Bridge Zone, and we talk about creating a community for new players is one way to help retention rates and wow didn’t he gather some silverware over his competitive years Got some news or feedback, flick us an email bridgezoneshuffle@gmail.com Plenty to listen to, just click and hear our discussions See you at the tables The BZ Crew

  4. Jun 23

    The Bridge Zone - 24-06-2026

    The Bridge Zone – Episode 417 The Bailiff makes his ruling on a question a player asked last week After RHO opponent discards and declarer plays to the trick, Two questions here, can Declarer pick up their card and then can Declarer ask opponents if they have run out of the suit that was led The sequence of play was LHO played a suit, declarer won in dummy, RHO discards and Declarer plays low – then RHO says oh I have a card in the suit and plays a winning card Yes Declarer can pick up their card and replace it BUT...... did you know that Declarer can ask opponents if they have no more cards in that suit Check our Law 61B1 Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu and yes And playing last week an major infraction occurred at his table Some news on the monthly Baden Wilson results And he shares the form of Chris and Sam as promised from last week Auckland region announces a new format for JIN Club members on the tournament circuit The Gambler shares a tip on Defence How to get a rush when you count the hcp on the table and you realise how many points partner has! We talk about the South Island teams, the Youth weekend in September, Hamiltons 5A Swiss Pairs and announce Paul Marston is chatting to the Bridge Zone next week Got some news or feedback, flick us an email bridgezoneshuffle@gmail.com Plenty to listen to, just click and hear our discussions See you at the tables The BZ Crew

  5. Jun 16

    The Bridge Zone - 17-06-2026

    The Bridge Zone – Episode 415 The Bailiff continues his seat at the courthouse while Judge Julie is away on the Fair Play tour We discuss unauthorised information in relation to a hand Mereana came across directing last week And the Bailiff makes a confession Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu and yes, East Coast Bays manages to get in again He appears at the Waihi Intermediate and Arthur Mann has a chat with Mr Jinn The Beer card makes an appearance, and we talk about online bridge and the opportunities that JIN Club members can play in a social environment at night if you wish to stay nice and cosy at home Mr Jinn meets one of the regular Junior tournament placings in the Waikato The Gambler shares a tip on reverse attitude and internal sequence or broken sequence leads – Why show one honour when you can show TWO!!! Douglas Russell joins us in a future show to complete us discussion on retention of newbies Got some news or feedback, flick us an email bridgezoneshuffle@gmail.com See you at the tables The BZ Crew

  6. Jun 9

    The Bridge Zone - 10-06-2026

    The Bridge Zone – Episode 415 The Bailiff is up this week, and his question is about dummy Both Ross and Barry have been asked – Is there any order or rule of the way dummy presents their cards? What do you think? Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu and yes, East Coast Bays manages to get in again The Gambler let Mr Jinn down being unable to play at Papatoetoe, yet he was able to find a suitable replacement The Bridge Zone Crew looks after themselves – what a great look that was Jacko Rory wins again – this time in Palmy and Wellington doing the double - we ask what the count for tournament wins is so far Mereana is back and makes a goal to hit as close to 250 A points for the remainer of the 2026 The Gambler shares a request from a partner when laying Dummy down – Mr Jinn and I agree that it is a good one Douglas Russell joins us and we talk about lessons and retention of the newbies Got some news or feedback, flick us an email bridgezoneshuffle@gmail.com Plenty to listen to! See you at the tables The BZ Crew

  7. Jun 2

    The Bridge Zone - 03-06-2026

    Podcast produced and first broadcast at Free FM 89.0 - a platform for direct involvement in the media. Hamilton Kirikiriroa, NZ

  8. May 26

    The Bridge Zone - 27-05-2026

    The Bridge Zone – Episode 413 Judge Julie helps us to seed your club tournament today You could help your Director on these things or perhaps get your billets to give their opinions Don’t forget the Judge asks us to consider putting in rules at the table in Club newsletters so our players get more familiar with the rules as a regular feature Mr Jinn joins us in the BZ segment as recording is a bit of a mess with the different time zones The normal shout out to East Coast Bays – we must get up there to play very soon Mr Jinn sets another music trivia quest for The Band now – let us know if you are familiar with it The Gambler and Mr Jinn play at Hamilton’s Craigs Investment Partners Multigrade tourney – wonder what the outcome is going to look like Did I see Jacko Rory’s name in the entries with Mr Jarvis? – Are we looking at a reset for him!!! Mereana hits the Golden Gate of Ba Na Hills this week and we have a photo to prove it – this is the Bridge that is shown in the Beginner lessons as a great Bridge Hand 43 degrees in Vietnam – man it is hot here Got some news or feedback, flick us an email bridgezoneshuffle@gmail.com Included in today’s episode is the below because my commitments in Vietnam have us cutting short our talk time so added this for you You must check it out Combining chances and counting with one of my favourites, Gavin Wolpert Plenty to listen to, just click and hear our discussions See you at the tables The BZ Crew

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About

The game we know as Contract Bridge departed from 'whist' with the creation of 'Biritch' (or Russian Whist) in the 19th century, and evolved through the late 19th and early 20th centuries to form the present game. The Bridge Zone is a radio show and podcast encouraging fellow Bridge players to share the passion that enthusiasts have in playing this challenging game.

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  • Creator
    Free FM
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    104
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © (C)Free FM
  • Show Website
    The Bridge Zone

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