BRIDGE News:

Bev Cooper and John Ruminer were Monday winners in flight A. 

On Wednesday, Steve Kemic and Jennifer Young were 1st in Flight A. 

Bobby Haynes and Alan Wadlinger were high in Flight B.

Here is a competitive hand, which is common when the HCP are fairly evenly divided.

Board 9 from the March 11 game:  North is the dealer and E/W are vulnerable.

After North passes, East will open 1♦.  South can either bid 1♠ or make a takeout double, intending to bid spades and thus show a strong (17+ HCP) hand.  Assuming a double, the best choice, West will pass, and North will likely respond 1♥.  East should probably bid 2♦, and South will then bid 2♠. This puts North on the spot. With four trumps and but 5 HCP, he/she must decide whether to raise spades or pass. If North raises, South will likely carry on to game, which should be set one trick. Incidentally, E/W can make 3♦, but if they compete to the 4-level and are doubled, they will get a low score.

When this hand was played locally, one pair played in 4♠/N down 1, 1 pair played in 3♠/N making 3, a 3rd pair played in 2♠/N making 4, and the 4th pair played in 2♠/N making 3.

Hello, fellow “game enthusiast.“  Are you interested in a game that will test both your mental acuity and your communication skills as you and a partner enter the field of intellectual combat? Then perhaps  you’ve seen the historical card game “Bridge“ mentioned in a book or seen it being played in an old black-and-white movie on the Orient Express or by Gloria Swanson in “Sunset Boulevard.”  Bridge is not a game of the past, though, but is still played worldwide and by millions of Americans at least once a week, in venues ranging from competitive in-person tournaments with hundreds of players to casual play at home or on the  internet.

We had an extremely successful kick-off this past 2/14 and will continue to meet regularly from 10 am to noon, Saturday mornings 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.

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. 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!