BRIDGE News:
Martin Cooper and Jerry Fleming were Tuesday winners in flight A. Spook Kellum and Al Pratt were 1st in Flight B. Ann-Marie Graves and Mary Courtright were 1st in Flight A on Wednesday. Reggie Fuchs and Randy Baker were high in Flight B.
The following hand shows that a great fit plus a distributional hand could land the partnership in an easy slam.
Board 13 from the February 17 game: North is the dealer and both sides are vulnerable.
After North and East pass, South has a natural 2NT opening bid (20-21 HCP and a balanced hand). After West’s pass, North should bid 3♦, a transfer to hearts, showing at least a 5-card suit. South could just bid 3♥, but with a super fit a jump to 4♥ is reasonable. North can make a mild slam try by bidding 4♠, showing shortness in spades. From there, South has a sound 6♥ bid. Careful play requires declarer to ruff three spades before drawing trumps, but after that the only loser is the ♣A.
When this hand was played locally, one pair played in 4♥/S making 6, another pair played in 3♥/S making 5, and the third pair played in 6♥/S down 1.
The Los Alamos Duplicate Bridge Club games are held at the Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center (BESAC) starting at 12:45 p.m., Wednesdays, and at the White Rock Senior Activity Center (WRSAC) at 12:45 p.m., Mondays. Check out the Los Alamos Duplicate Bridge Club’s new website 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!