About Bridge Unleashed
Hi, I'm Tracey. I make bridge feel current.
A two-time international champion who didn't touch a bridge hand until her 30s, and a digital marketer who loves this game more than any other. Bridge Unleashed is what happens when both of those live in one person.
♠How I got here
I grew up in a game-playing family. Cards were always on the table. By college I was a serious Spades player, ranked in the top 50 out of tens of thousands on Yahoo Spades back in the day. I thought I knew card games.
Then I met my husband, and I married into bridge. I didn't learn the game until my early 30s, and the first time I played, I got it. The strategy. The partnership. The elegance of the bidding. I never looked back.
I taught myself the rest with books, BridgeMaster, and the beginner-intermediate club on Bridge Base Online, where I've played as MarinTlc since 2007. Nobody handed me a seat at the table. I earned it hand by hand, which is exactly why I believe anyone can.
♥The credentials
You should know whether the person teaching you can actually play. Here's my answer.
- Two-time WBF Women's Spring Festival Champion, winning in 2020 and again in 2022
- Lifetime Platinum member with over 200 platinum points, a rare distinction
- Member, American Contract Bridge League (ACBL)
- Member, United States Bridge Federation (USBF), which selects U.S. teams for World Bridge Federation Championships
- Member, World Bridge Federation (WBF)
- Playing on Bridge Base Online since 2007 as MarinTlc
- 2022 international partnership with Silvana Rojko of Slovenia
BBO News told the story of the 2022 win: Meet Tracey Bauer, Winner of WBF Women's 2022 Spring Festival
♦Why Bridge Unleashed exists
Bridge has had a great marketer in every important era. Ely Culbertson in the 1930s. Charles Goren in the 1950s and 60s. Each one rewrote the game's image for their time and brought millions of new players in.
Our era is missing that person. So I took the seat.
I spent over 30 years on the wholesale side of luxury, working with brands like Chanel, Tiffany & Co., and Bulgari, then built Lens on Luxury as an AI media agency. When I looked at how bridge was being taught and marketed, the gap was obvious. A beautiful game, wrapped in jargon, gatekeeping, and club politics that scare off the exact people who would love it.
Bridge Unleashed is my answer. We teach the way tournament players actually play, in language a beginner can follow. No shame. No jargon. No "you should already know that." If you ask an obvious question in our community, you get a generous answer, because the whole brand exists to undo gatekeeping in bridge.
Bridge is the chess of card games. Mental fitness plus real social connection, and you can learn it from anywhere, at your own pace, with a teacher who shows up like a friend who happens to know what tournament players do differently.
♣What we offer
The Bridge Starter Kit
FREEYour entry point. A 10-day email series that teaches the first 10 conventions of our signature curriculum, one per day. Zero cost, zero pressure.
50 Conventions in 50 Days
$15The full signature curriculum, self-paced. One convention a day for 50 days, taught the way tournament players play it today.
Live workshops
MOST ARE $25Live sessions on a single topic, with the replay included. Stayman, Jacoby Transfers, Negative Doubles, the Convention Card, and more added all the time.
VIP Community Membership
CURRENT PRICING ON THE VIP PAGEEvery convention in the curriculum, access to every workshop, and the community where members ask questions, compare hands, and actually play together.
Not sure where to start? Grab the free Starter Kit and let the first 10 days decide for you.
Start learning right now
I decided this game deserves better marketing, better teaching, and a wider open door. That's the work. Come play.
Marketing for the future of the game