BRIDGE News:
Seve Kemic and Jennifer Young were the winners of the Aug. 25 game, and Cliff Rudy and Jerry Fleming won on Aug. 27.
Several potential slam hands presented themselves in the Unit 381 Sectional Tournament at Clubs (STaC) game on Aug. 25.
Here is one of the more interesting – and difficult to bid:
This is board #11. South is the dealer, and no one is vulnerable.
South is the dealer and opens 1♣. After West passes, North should bid 1♦, intending to bid hearts his/her next turn. Bidding a lower ranking suit before bidding a higher-ranking suit is a reverse and shows a strong hand. After East passes, South should bid 1NT, showing a balanced hand without the values to open 1NT. When North then bids 2♥, South should show support for diamonds by raising to 3♦. With a partnership lacking in cue bidding familiarity, I like the idea of North bidding 4NT, asking for Aces and then, realizing that South must have some good values to open the bidding, just bid 6♦. With careful play, declarer should be able to take all 13 tricks.
When this hand was played locally, one pair played in 6NT/S making 7, one pair played in 3NT/N making 5, a 3rd pair played in 3NT/N making 3, and two pairs played in 5♦/N making 5.
As you can see, bridge is a very unpredictable game!
The Los Alamos Duplicate Bridge Club games are held at 12:45 p.m. Wednesdays at the Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center (BESAC) and 12:45 p.m. on Mondays at the White Rock Senior Activity Center (WRSAC).
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!