BRIDGE News:

Steve Kemic and Jennifer Young were Monday winners in flight A. Alan Wadlinger and Allyn Pratt were 1st in Flight B.

Steve Kemic and Jennifer Young were 1st overall in Flight A on Wednesday. Spook Kellum and Allyn Pratt were high in Flight B.

Preemptive hands are among the most interesting when it comes to making bidding decisions. This was demonstrated in our last bridge column.

Here is another opportunity to deal with a preemptive opening bid.

This is Board #13.  North is the dealer, and both sides are vulnerable.

After North passes, East will open with 4♥.  After south passes, this poses a slight dilemma for West.  Most Wests will see that there is a good chance for slam, and will bid 4NT asking partner how many aces he/she holds.  When East shows no aces, the final contract should be 5♥, which makes easily assuming N/S cash their two Aces.

It gets interesting, and perhaps a little humorous, if West decides, after East’s 4♥ opening bid, to try 6NT!  As you can see, there are no entries to that heart suit, so 9 heart tricks reduce to 1!!!  Sad, but we’ve all been there.

When this hand was played locally, two pairs were in 4♥ /E making 5, one pair was in 5♥/E making, a 4th pair played in 6♥/E down 1, and, alas, one pair was in 6NT down 4! Surprise!

Hello, fellow “game enthusiast”.  Are you interested in a game that will test both your mental acuity and your communication skills as you and a partner enter the field of intellectual combat? Then perhaps you’ve seen the historical card game “Bridge“ mentioned in a book or seen it being played in an old black-and-white movie on the Orient Express or by Gloria Swanson in “Sunset Boulevard.”  Bridge is not a game of the past, though, but is still played worldwide and by millions of Americans at least once a week, in venues ranging from competitive in-person tournaments with hundreds of players to casual play at home or on the internet.

Interested in Learning how to, RESUMING or playing Beginner Bridge? Contact Neill Goltz—641.236.1170, neill.goltz2@gmail.com—for further info, schedule, location confirmation, or any other questions!  The Los Alamos Duplicate Bridge Club games are held at the Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center (BESAC) at 12:45 p.m., Wednesdays, and at the White Rock Senior Activity Center (WRSAC) at 12:45 p.m., Mondays. We will continue to meet regularly on Saturday mornings from 10 a.m. to noon at the Mesa Top game store (next to Booomerang) on Central here in Los Alamos.

Here in Los Alamos and White Rock, our local club is ready to bring you on board with nighttime, after work or weekend FREE lessons and playing opportunities with other newcomers, resumers, and beginners.