BRIDGE News:
This is an interesting hand that came up in our August 13 game! With the distribution in both hands, both sides can make a game. So it comes down to who is the more aggressive.
This is board #1. North is the dealer and neither side is vulnerable.
North is the dealer and passes, as does East. South has an easy 1♣ opening. After West’s 1♦ overcall, North should bid 1♥. East could either make a preemptive jump in diamonds or bid his/her 5-card spade suit. I think most players would jump in diamonds, knowing they have a 10+ card fit. Regardless, South should bid 4♥. When West and North pass, South has an opportunity. He/she could now bid 4♠, showing a second suit, sacrifice in 5♦, or pass. As the cards lay 4♠ is the winning call, as E/W loses only two spades and a club!
It’s not often that both sides can make a game contract, but here is a good example!
When this hand was played locally, one pair played in 4♥/N making 5, one pair played in 5♥/N making 5, 2 pairs played in 4♥/N making 4, and a 5th pair played in 5♥/N down one.
The Los Alamos Duplicate Bridge Club games are held at the Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center (BESAC) Wednesdays starting at 12:45, and at the White Rock Senior Activity Center (WRSAC) Mondays at 12:45.
Check out the Los Alamos Duplicate Bridge Club’s new website at www.ladbc.net to learn what it’s all about, contact the club to get involved, join the fun, and much more.
Perhaps you’ve seen the old card game “Bridge“ mentioned in a book or seen it being played on the Orient Express in an old Agatha Christie black-and-white movie. Maybe you’ve even tried to play it in the remote past with Mom and Dad (or even more likely Grandma and Grandpa) around the kitchen table. Well, it hasn’t quite gone the way of the typewriter or film cameras, yet – and, in fact, it has a substantial Free-on-the-Internet presence. LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE!
That being said, it is a game that needs new and younger Face-to-Face players and, here in Los Alamos the local club is ready to bring you on board with nighttime, after work or weekend, FREE lessons, and playing opportunities.
We have four locations available – the game store in White Rock, the Mesa game store on Central here in Los Alamos, the Los Alamos Public Library, or Smith’s Market! What we need from interested folks is some indication of interest and what day of the week and location would be most convenient. Please reach out to Neill Goltz at 641.236.1170 (neill.goltz2@gmail.com) or Bobby Haynes at 505.753.3249 (rsh@valornet.com) with your questions and preferred time and location!