Planning the Play
Suit Contract Play Techniques
Identifying and Addressing Suit Contract Dangers
Playing in suit contracts is one of the most fun parts of bridge! In this class, Amber Lin will conduct an overview of common techniques and planning play in suit contracts, address common dangers (such as getting tapped out and trump promotions), and also teach an advanced technique called elopement.
This lesson will benefit all levels of players but, in particular, intermediates. Beginners – we urge you to take these classes!
Amber is a young professional player and teacher who lives here in the Bay Area. She recently won the Mixed Pairs World Championship in Morrocco! Amber is passionate about introducing young people to the game and has started regular instruction at the PA Bridge Center for young, new players
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Questions? Contact unit503.seminars@gmail.com
World and National Champion
Team USA Member – Women’s, Mixed, Juniors
“It’s Your Call” Bridge Bulletin Contributor
Amber Lin is already an accomplished bridge player, teacher, and advocate at age 26. She is a national champion and two-time world champion medalist in Mixed events and a frequent representative of Team USA on Women’s, Mixed, and Junior teams. She is a full-time energy consultant at Bain & Company in San Francisco and is currently on an 8-month internship with the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Educational Foundation working on youth bridge programs. She is also the co-organizer of the USBF Junior Training Program and runs the U26 Women’s Intensive program with Kevin Rosenberg.
Amber grew up in New Jersey and learned bridge from her dad, who took her to her first tournament at age 11. When she was in high school, she started teaching new kids at her local Chinese School with her dad. These efforts gained her recognition as the 2015 ACBL Queen of Bridge, an annual scholarship for a high school senior. After graduating from Princeton in 2019, she moved to San Francisco for work and joined the Bay Area bridge community, through which she met her regular partner and significant other, Kevin Rosenberg.
Bridge is a huge part of Amber’s life, and she has seen how impactful the game can be to many, many young people. She is so excited to be restarting live programs through Silicon Valley Youth Bridge and is devoted to teaching the game to as many kids!
Amber is also an amateur musician. She is a classically-trained pianist and vocalist who has music directed many college theater opera and musical theatre productions. She also enjoys performing pop-rock songs with her company band.
See Amber’s interview with a popular bridge podcast, the Setting Trick, here.