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 Harry Dewey, who just became an NABC Master with over 200 masterpoints, and to Jan Barnes, one of our newer players, who just became a Junior Master with 5+ masterpoints. Congratulations!
This hand shows the power of a preemptive bid, a bid made at a higher level than normal to describe a hand with a very long suit and less than an opening bid.
This is board #20. West is the dealer and both sides are vulnerable.
West is the dealer and opens with 3♣ preemptive. Following that, it’s extremely likely that the other three hands will pass. Without the preempt, it is expected that the N/S players will find their spade fit and decide to play in a spade part score contract. 2♠ is made easily, losing only a spade, a diamond, two hearts and a club. But 3♣ is easily made.
When this hand was played locally, one pair played in 4♥/E down 3, another pair played in 3♠/N making, a third pair played in 3♣/W making, and a 4th pair played in 3♣/E down 1.
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 to learn what it’s all about, contact the club to get involved, join the fun, and much more.