“The art of finessing is not so much in knowing when to finesse as in knowing when not to finesse.”

About Ely Culbertson

Bridge Player • American

Ely Culbertson was a Romanian-born American bridge player, author, and promoter who was a dominant figure in the game during the 1930s and 1940s. He developed the influential 'Culbertson System' of bidding, which...