BRIDGE News:
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!
Kudos to Jerry Fleming, who just became a diamond Life Master, having earned over 5000 masterpoints. Congratulations!
This wild hand came up in our August 6 game, and the bidding was fast and furious!
This is board #16. West is the dealer and E/W are vulnerable.
West is the dealer and passes, not wanting to preempt early with a 5-card major. After North opens 1♦, East makes a preemptive bid of 3♠. South should respond 5♦, which should probably end the auction. At this point, West is probably squirming in his/her seat, but the vulnerability does not bode well for a sacrifice bid.
When this hand was played locally, two pars played in 5♦/S making 6, one pair played in 5♦/S making 5, and the 4th pair played in 6♣/W down 4, undoubled!
The Los Alamos Duplicate Bridge Club games are held at 12:45 p.m. Wednesdays at the Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center and 12:45 p.m. Mondays at the White Rock Senior Activity Center.
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.