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It's hard to teach but it's great to play! John McAllister, of the podcast "The Setting Trick", gave up his career to play bridge. John didn't do it just for himself, he wanted to see young people play the game, too. In 2012, he took a film crew to China for an international bridge championship. The documentary, available on PBS.org, follows the USA 1 Under 21 team in the prestigious World Youth Team Championships.
Becoming a fan and eventually a passionate bridge player in this highly competitive sport started after an off-hand remark by his aunt one night. John has been hooked on the game ever since. Stock and Hicksy also found out that being called a "Double Dummy" was not a slam on them but actually, it's quite a compliment (in the bridge world).
By Rob Stockhausen and Tom Hicks5
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It's hard to teach but it's great to play! John McAllister, of the podcast "The Setting Trick", gave up his career to play bridge. John didn't do it just for himself, he wanted to see young people play the game, too. In 2012, he took a film crew to China for an international bridge championship. The documentary, available on PBS.org, follows the USA 1 Under 21 team in the prestigious World Youth Team Championships.
Becoming a fan and eventually a passionate bridge player in this highly competitive sport started after an off-hand remark by his aunt one night. John has been hooked on the game ever since. Stock and Hicksy also found out that being called a "Double Dummy" was not a slam on them but actually, it's quite a compliment (in the bridge world).

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