The Setting Trick: Conversations with World Class Bridge Players

John McAllister

The Setting Trick features conversations with world class bridge players, and lovers of the card game bridge from all over the world.

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The Setting Trick: Conversations with World Class Bridge Players

Episodes (109)

Mar 12th Ep: 108: Luc Bellicaud on Building Lia, the Bridge Robot Beating Humans at Their Own Game
Feb 26th Ep: 107: Adam Parrish on Leveling Up, Writing Bridge Books and What It Takes to Win at the Nationals
Feb 13th Ep. 106: Avery Silverstein on Junior World Championships, Family Bridge Mentorship, and Chasing Gold

The Setting Trick: Conversations with World Class Bridge Players

Mar 12, 2026
2¾ hours
107 MB

In this episode, I sit down with Luc Bellicaud - a three-time Junior World Champion from France and the developer of Lia, the AI bridge robot at IntoBridge. Why is Luc the first French bridge player I’ve interviewed? Because last month, IntoBridge, launched a powerful new AI coaching tool, named after him. Coach Luc is designed to help beginner and intermediate players spot their bidding mistakes(!) in real time. And I wanted the scoop! Luc started building Lia as...

The Setting Trick: Conversations with World Class Bridge Players

Ep: 108: Luc Bellicaud on Building Lia, the Bridge Robot Beating Humans at Their Own Game

John McAllister

00:00 -01:17:59