{"id":10832,"date":"2026-02-01T17:32:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T16:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=10832"},"modified":"2026-02-11T17:47:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:47:42","slug":"sharks-pointers","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/en\/publication\/sharks-pointers\/","title":{"rendered":"SHARK\u2019S POINTERS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-60c1a84\" data-block-id=\"60c1a84\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-60c1a84-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-f71a61e\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f71a61e\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f71a61e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f71a61e-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-0817ac3\" data-block-id=\"0817ac3\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-0817ac3-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-19ce0da\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"19ce0da\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-19ce0da-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-19ce0da-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-57a93d8\" data-block-id=\"57a93d8\"><style>.stk-57a93d8 .stk-img-wrapper{width:212px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-10799\" src=\"https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SharksPointers_LRG.webp\" width=\"212\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SharksPointers_LRG.webp 212w, https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SharksPointers_LRG-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-447aa60\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"447aa60\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-447aa60-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-447aa60-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The original &#8220;Shark\u2019s Pointers&#8221; article appeared in 1975, in a small Boston-area newspaper. Thirty years later, the idea re-emerged as a series of bridge columns and lectures in Massachusetts. Then during the pandemic, Shark\u2019s Pointers went online, and it is these latter talks and the advice they contain that have now been collected into this book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written in an over-the-shoulder style, this book can be read for fun or profit or both: you will learn more about bridge if you care to, or you can just enjoy the anecdotes and the great deals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-b9d47fa\" id=\"critics-viewpoint\" data-block-id=\"b9d47fa\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-align-justify\">CRITICS\u2019 VIEWPOINT<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-dcd5254\" data-block-id=\"dcd5254\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-left\"><em>\u201c&#8230; true results at the table being turned into serious guidelines for how to play the game better. Anyone aspiring to improve their ability to play bridge will find numerous practical, easy to implement solutions.\u201d<\/em><br><strong>\u2014 Andrew Chesterton<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201c&#8230; an entertaining mix of good plays and, shall we say, not-so-good plays. Shark constantly reminds us that we all make mistakes \u2013 our job is to keep concentration enough to avoid the ones caused by distraction or tiredness.\u201d<\/em><br><strong>\u2014 Robin Hillyard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-98282e6\" id=\"about-the-author\" data-block-id=\"98282e6\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-align-justify\">About the Author<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-ce48f92\" data-block-id=\"ce48f92\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-left\"><em>Mark Aquino (Boston, MA) is a Grand Life Master and a retired Engineering Manager from Procter and Gamble. An avid bridge player, teacher and administrator, he has served on the boards of the USBF and the ACBL. 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