E' una squadra americana che dominò la scena bridgistica negli anni '30 dello scorso secolo e che è passata alla storia come la prima squadra ad avere una eco mondiale nella storia del bridge. 

Inizialmente fu composta da David Bruce, Richard Frey, Oswald Jacoby e Howard Schenken.

Successivamente si aggiunse ai quattro Michael Gottlieb, che era già stato membro della squadra di Culbertson, mentre Shermans Stearns rimpiazzò Frey quando questi passò nell'organizzazione di Culbertson.

Nel 1936, i 4 Assi vinsero quello che può essere considerato il primo Campionato del Mondo battendo nettamente la squadra francese dei Moschettieri (Pierre Albarran, Robert de Nexon, Sophocle Venizelos, Georges Rousset, Emmanuel Tulumaris e Joseph Broutin).

La squadra dei 4 Assi giocava un proprio sistema che fu pubblicato in un libro che, però, non ebbe grande successo.

The team that dominated tournament competiton in the mid-thirties. The first apperarance of this team was at the Summer NAC in Asbury Park in 1933, when David Burnstive (Bruce), Richard Frey, Oswald Jaboby and Howard Schenken won the forerunner of the Spingold Teams. Michael Gottlieb joined the team immediately afterward, and during 1934 the Four Aces' major wins included the Vanderbilt, The Spingold, The Grand Natinal and the forerunner of The Reisinger.

They successfully defended The Grand National 1935 and also repeated in The Vanderbilt with Sherman Stearns replacing Frey, who had resigned. Burnstine, Jacoby, Schenken and Gottlieb defeated France in the first world championship match, played in Madison Square Garden. Gottlieb retired in 1936 and was replaced by Merwin D Maier.

B Jay Becker and other experts played occasionally as members of the team, which did not play after December 1941 but continued as an entity for purposes of book and newpaper publication until 1945.

The Four Aces' played their own system, and wrote a book, 'The Four Aces System of Contract Bridge' which presented their original expert methods. Though the system was widely followed by tournament players, the book was not a commercial success.