The mission of Clear Lake Bridge Club is to provide playing opportunities for members and guests as well as promote educational opportunities that encourage new players to enjoy the game of bridge. We offer weekday and weekend games for experts and beginners...come join the fun!
Membership dues are: $25.00/year. CLBC has about 300 Members who are all eager to welcome you to the world of duplicate bridge.
Our community Thanksgiving Luncheon is November 20th. Sign up at the club for your Pair to bring an appetizer, side dish, or desert. And if you are not a cook, sign up for Cleaning duties.
EVERYONE PARTICIPATES...it's the spirit of Thanksgiving!
The Luncheon will be held between the morning Open Pairs Game and the afternoon Mentor/Mentee Game...we hope to see everyone!
Please SIGN UP IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND--we want to have a big 'enough' feast...but not too much!
October Mentor Mentee Winners!
Allison Ochsner
Allison Ochsner…if you are lucky you know her!
And Clear Lake Bridge Club is DARN LUCKY to have her as a member!!
Allison is another of our extremely valuable behind-the-scenes contributors to the success of CLBC. If you don’t know, here are some of the ways Allison keeps us humming along~
Keeps our computer hardware current, integrated and working
Maintains our computer security
Maintains our ACBLScor database for scoring and masterpoint allocation purposes
When we need Member information on Advancements, Allison helps track down the history.
Notifies the Unit Board various CLBC announcements (significant birthdays and member deaths)
Furthermore, Allison has been a long-time contributor to Unit 174 for the benefit of ALL Houstonians!
She works with the Unit Board to post the various features… advising and editing along the way.
Keeps the website updated with the latest Tournament Flyers
Allison is a model of what it means to be a good member of our bridge community. She is a pleasure at the bridge table, mentors a newer player most Sundays and helps our club and Unit function effectively.
We all love that we have a nice club, good tournaments and a thriving Houston bridge world ~ and that does not happen without volunteers who contribute…
Allison steps us and “gives back”!
THANK YOU ALLISON!
Choose Houston...OUR Virtual Club!
YES! We still do have a few Virtual Club games for CHOOSE HOUSTON! Mainly we offer Evening Games and Mentor Games. These games are hosted by Bridge Club of Houston.
The ACBL has relaxed the rules of participation so ANYONE can play...invite your out-of-town friends and family!
Effective May 8, 2023, CLBC will no longer require Covid Vaccination as a condition for in-person play. We are making this change in alignment with the ACBL policy.
THAT SAID, we implore our Members who are ill, running a fever or otherwise "under the weather" to stay away from the club until they are symptom free. None of us want to be exposed to colds, flu or other communicable conditions...please be considerate of others!
8 is Enough Team Game…great for Mentee/Mentors!
Eight is Enough Team Game!
Get your Teams together using the below format
All players are assigned a number 1, 2, or 3 depending on their masterpoint level:
Level1
Players with less than 750 mps
Level 2
Players with 750 to 2000 mps
Level 3
Players with over 2000 mps
No team can have more than 8 points for members on their team.
If two players are designated as ‘3,’ both of their teammates would have to be designated a ‘1’ to keep the total below eight.
A '1' and a '3' could play with two '2s'.
Or four players who are all ‘2’ could be on the same team.
It's okay for a team to total less than eight, but not more.