BRIDGE News:
In the June 15 North American Pair club qualifying game, Jennifer Young and Steve Kemic were 1st in Flight A, Michelle and Cliff Rudy were 2nd in A, Randy Baker and John Ruminer were 3rd in A, and Martin Cooper and Jerry Fleming were 4th in A.
Tom Alexander and Alan Wadlinger were 1st in Flight B, and Al Pratt and Ann-Marie Graves were 2nd in B. In the June 17 North American pair club qualifying game, Bobby Haynes and Norm Worth tied with Sam Borkowsky and Martin Cooper for 1st in Flight A, Joy Green and Jerry Morzinski were 3rd in A, and Jennifer Young and Steve Kemic were 4th in A. Al Pratt and John Ruminer were 1st in Flight B.
On this hand, it is important for South to realize what a powerful offensive hand he/she has!
Can getting to game be high enough?
This is Board #21 from our June 15 game. North was the dealer, and N/S were vulnerable.
North is the dealer and opens 1♣ (or 1♦). South’s response should just be 1♥. You don’t need to jump the bidding, because a new suit bid by an unpassed hand is forcing for at least one round. When North bids 2♥, South should consider a slam, as the pair has over 30 HCP.
4NT Blackwood bid followed by a 5♦ response confirms possession of all the Aces and the King of trumps. This is probably sufficient to try for slam. While 7 can be made, that is not a reasonable call, as declarer must successfully find the K♠, the Q♦ and the Q♣.
When this hand was played locally, one pair played in 5♥/S making 6, two pairs played in 4♥/S making 6, one pair played in 3NT/S making 5, and a 5th pair played in 6♥/S down 1.
Interested in Learning how to, RESUMING or playing Beginner Bridge? Contact Neill Goltz—641.236.1170, neill.goltz2@gmail.com—for further info, schedule, location confirmation, or any other questions! The Los Alamos Duplicate Bridge Club games are held at the Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center (BESAC) at 12:45 p.m., Wednesdays, and at the White Rock Senior Activity Center (WRSAC) at 12:45 p.m., Mondays. We will continue to meet regularly on Saturday mornings from 10 a.m. to noon at the Mesa Top game store (next to Booomerang) on Central here in Los Alamos.
Here in Los Alamos and White Rock, our local club is ready to bring you on board with nighttime, after work or weekend FREE lessons and playing opportunities with other newcomers, resumers, and beginners.