Feb 9, 2023
This week’s episode of the Setting Trick podcast features Kevin Rosenberg, a professional bridge player, and a full-time software engineer. Kevin comes from a family of professional bridge players, with Debbie and Michael Rosenberg as his mother and father. Kevin won the Soloway Knockout Teams in Phoenix and he also earned second place in the Reisinger at the Fall 2022 Phoenix NABC. He is a multi-time winner of the Youth World Open Championships (2022 Salsomagiorre, 2019 Opatija, 2017 Lyon). In this episode, we discussed getting stars from BBO, teaching bridge for beginners, Kevin’s thoughts on having parents who are world-class bridge players, impressive partnerships that Kevin came across, and more.
[02:12] BBO Star – Starting the conversation, Kevin shares how
he got a star on Bridge Base Online (BBO).
[13:42] Teaching Bridge – Kevin explains what he mostly focuses on
when he teaches bridge. Further, he shares why engagement among
beginners is not a huge issue in bridge playing.
[33:35] Junior Trials – Kevin started junior trials in 2014. He
shares some of his junior trial experiences with us.
[45:46] Experiences in Australia – Kevin shares why he likes
Australia and how he met a lot of bridge players while he was
there.
[57:11] Impressive Partnerships – We discuss Kevin’s most
impressive partnership that he played against in the recent bridge
tournament.
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