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Deal of the Week
Friday, August 1 |
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For a change, this deal was not actually played at Bridge Ace this week. Rather, it is one of the lesson hands that Zeke Jabbour presented in his talk Friday at the club.
Zeke stressed the fact that counting is the single most important skill a bridge player can possess. Counting comes in basically two forms. You can count the distribution of the opposing hands and you can also count their high cards. This is an example of the later. Zeke made the point that on this deal, at trick one, declarer should be able to place all the high cards in the opponents' hands.
Here was the auction:
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West |
North |
East |
South |
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1NT* |
Pass |
Pass |
2 |
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Pass |
3 |
Pass |
Pass |
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*15-17
West led the  Q.
Questions declarer should ask himself -
Answer: From a sequence of QJ or better.
Answer: It is not clear, but East should hold either the  A or K because, if West held them both, he would have led one. Ask yourself - what side suit would you lead QJx or AKx?
Answer: Let's see, declarer has ten high-card points and dummy has eleven. That's a total of twenty-one. If East has three, that adds up to twenty-four. West opened 1NT (15-17). Unless someone is lying, West must have every other missing honor.
Once declarer has asked himself those questions, the hand plays like an open book. He should win the first trick in his hand with the K and lead a club towards the  KJ72 in dummy. If West plays the A (and presumably returns another heart), declarer should win the A in dummy, return a spade to the A - no sense trying what he already knows must be a losing finesse - and lead another club towards the KJ7. When West plays low, finesse the J with impunity (as Zeke put it), and pitch his losing heart on the K.
Ho Hum... making three. Just another routine hand. |
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Bridge Ace Tip of the Week Sometimes what your opponent doesn't do (in this case not leading a high heart) is as revealing as what he actually does do. |
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Greetings!
Zeke Jabbour lecturing at Bridge Ace
Grand Life Master Zeke Jabbour was at Bridge Ace Friday, August 1. He delivered a terrific lecture which at various times had us scratching our heads in wonder, shedding tears, and laughing out loud. I don't think any of us will think about fava beans the same way ever again!
We had two sections of duplicate after Zeke's wonderful talk. Many, many thanks to Zeke. |
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Bernie Chazen at Bridge Ace |
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Bernie Chazen gives a lesson at Bridge Ace
Bernie Chazen will give a free lecture at Bridge Ace every month. If you have ever attended one of his lectures, you know how much fun they are.
Bernie's next free lecture at Bridge Ace will be Monday, August 11 at 11:45 am, just in time to kick off Silver Point Week. Every session that week, Monday through Saturday, will be a Silver Point event.
Mark your calendars now. We will host the Silver Point STaC (Sectional Tournament at Clubs) the week of August 11-16. Unlike other clubs, we will not charge an extra fee for these games. As always at Bridge Ace, your regular $6 card fee will apply. I will personally absorb the extra ACBL fee. Don't miss this opportunity to obtain those elusive Silver Points!
We are planning a special Labor Day luncheon Monday, September 1. Bernie will give another free lecture that day at 11:45 am.
In the meantime, here is a link to Bernie's own web site. |
Congratulations to Daryla Kenith, August Bridge Ace of the Month.
Cheers,
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Bridge Aces in July (Top Masterpoint Winners) |
36.66 Larry Kroll
27.12 Jay Mann
21.66 George Clark
21.22 Jean Hirsh
14.60 Daryla Kenith
14.58 Michael Nido
14.45 Joanne O'Connell
14.45 Richard O'Connell
13.61 Mindy Nakaya
13.60 Gerda Raaschou
13.50 Sue Cohen
13.23 Major Pannu
12.88 Irwin Fine
12.07 John Banks
11.89 Mary Becker |
10.88 Gloria Ezrin
10.51 Frank Gould
9.38 Max Brown
8.76 Roger Maurer Jr
8.48 Nella Molfetto
7.90 Betty Kenngott
7.55 Betty Ann Zeiher
7.54 Sylvia Ruskin
7.40 Rhoda Schreider
7.38 John Black
6.72 Henry Karp
6.62 Joan Lang
6.62 Mike Deegan
6.48 Charlie Smith
6.14 James Parker |
6.14 Darcy Parker
4.76 Carol Mann
4.35 Sandy Chait
4.33 Marvin Teperow
4.33 Rosalie Sherman
4.20 Hazel Greenberg
3.97 Sylvia Pau
3.82 Pat Hinde
3.79 Richard Darnell
3.72 Margie Rubin
3.72 Tom Sasdi
3.52 Katia Lioz
3.52 Christina Barriga
3.41 Allan Greenberg
3.33 Barbara Miller |
In July, we awarded 576.98 Masterpoints to 143 players! | |
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Bridge Ace is owned and operated by Rich Waugh - the most respected director in South Florida for over twenty-five years. Rich is a Silver Life Master and professional player, teacher and director. He has directed duplicate bridge full time, on land and at sea, here and abroad, for over thirty years - countless sections in more than 20,000 games. He knows what players want and need and he knows how to provide it. | |
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