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Bridge & basketball | The King has left the building | |
D-Day memories of the Bridge Player in Chief | Bridge & poker (interview with Barry Greenstein) | The Obvious Solution (a bridge poem) |
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Bridge in Champaign-Urbana IL
Bridge at Ginger Creek -- Champaign-Urbana's community bridge center Game results with hand records Club photo album
Central Illinois Virtual Bridge Club -- Online ACBL masterpoint games on Bridgebase.com
Illini Regional Tournament -- May 21-25, 2025 (Memorial Day week), Holiday Inn, Champaign IL
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