Forget poker, bridge or blackjack. On certain nights in a clubhouse on the East Side, one card game rules: pinochle. It’s the game with the funny name (pronounced PEA-nuk-el) and a military connection ...

Eight women. Two tables. A few decks of pinochle cards. And 60 years of asking, “Is it my deal?” Since 1956, this women-only pinochle club has been melding nearly every month at their homes on a ...

“Bidding starts at fifty. Twenty points to save meld. Must have a royal marriage to name trump. 10 card is worth more than a king. Who won the trick?” These are just a few of the thoughts that flashed ...

One night last week, at Manhattan’s Cavendish Club, the impossible happened: no one was playing bridge. The exclusive headquarters for contract bridge experts had gone all out for a brand new ...