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Peter Steinberg
In his 45 years as a bridge teacher, Peter has taught more than 18,000 bridge classes, more than 9,000 beginners and more than 60,000 intermediate and advanced players .

A Shorthand Method to Simplify Bidding
I have a friend who wanted to learn everything he could about bidding in bridge. He was an avid and resourceful student. Standard American was his system of choice. He spent hours and hours trying to master it. He read every book, every article and every column that...
Do You Add Distribution Points?
I am often asked, “Do you add distribution points?” I once asked Al Roth the same question. Now, it seems like it was a long time ago. He’s in the...
ClubKing Bridge Quiz: Determine your ability to play the options market.
Your contract is 6NT, and lefty leads the ♠9. You have 11 sure winners: Four spades, two hearts, three diamonds and two clubs. What are your options...
ClubKing Bridge Quiz: Name That Faux Pas!
I was lucky enough to kibitz the late, great Omar Sharif a few years before he died. He was playing in a high stakes money game. Everyone was...
Oswald Jacoby’s Thoughts on ClubKing
What is unique about ClubKing’s Beginning Bridge sessions? Oswald Jacoby described it perfectly in his forward to Peter’s book, Play Bridge in Four...
Commonly Asked Questions
Today’s blog focuses on answers to some commonly asked bridge questions: Can I learn to play bridge online? Yes. ClubKing Incorporated offers the...
No Bull Bridge
The Countess and the Ice Cold Grand Slam I had just finished blitzing a high stakes money game at the International Bridge Club in Amsterdam. The...