BRIDGE News:
John Ruminer and Earle Marie Hanson were 1st in the September 2 game, and Cliff Rudy and Jerry Fleming won on September 3. Debra Duncan from Taos was a guest at the September 2 game.
Here is an interesting hand, made easy if East, the dealer, is willing to open the bidding. The trend nowadays is to be willing to open a little lighter than the traditional 13+ point hand, made popular with the success that people playing the Precision system have; one of the features of which is to open all 11+ point hands.
This is board #10. East is the dealer and both sides are vulnerable.
East is the dealer and opens 1♥. With both North and South passing throughout, West makes at least a game forcing bid of 2♦, as most duplicate pairs play a 2-level response to a 1-level opening as game forcing (2/1). East can now show his/her 4-card spade suit without reversing, and West should now be in a position to bid a slam, either in diamonds or notrump. In either contract, all 13 tricks are made with the extra heart tricks to discard the losing clubs.
When this hand was played locally, two pairs played in 6NT/E making 7, one pair played in 5♦/W making 6, and the 4th pair played in 3♦ /W making 7.
The Los Alamos Duplicate Bridge Club games are held at the Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center (BESAC) Wednesdays starting at 12:45 p.m., and at the White Rock Senior Activity Center (WRSAC) Mondays at 12:45 p.m.
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. 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!
