| Free Bridge Lessons |  |
Rich answers your questions every Tuesday at 11:15.
On Thursdays, Bridge Ace features a vugraph presentation where Rich goes over any interesting hands from that week. The board is projected on our large projection screen for all to see as we're discussing it. |
| Last Chance for Triple Points |  | |
Due to a new ACBL regulation, This is the last week we will be able to pay triple points at the club.
As of July 1, "one game per month per sanctioned session may be a special game for either the Junior Fund, International Fund, Educational Foundation or charity. The masterpoint rating for all of these special games will be 70% of Sectional Rating maintaining the current cap of 6.00 masterpoints."
Since the July 4th Regional starts Monday, June 28, next Saturday will be our final triple point game. |
| Birthday Wishes |  |
Last night I attended a birthday party Elaine Silver threw for my good friend and fellow bridge club owner George Zimmer. What a delightful time we had.
If you're ever up in Palm Beach and want a bridge game, look up George. Ask me for directions.
Happy Birthday George! |
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| Saturday Gourmet Lunch | |
Many thanks to Billy Rose for the wonderful lunch on Saturday. The salmon and caviar were outstanding.
Billy went above and beyond the call of duty this week. He called me from his hospital bed Thursday to tell me not to worry, lunch would be served as promised Saturday. And it was!
The Saturday games have really picked up since we started the gourmet lunches. We run a Barometer game that day as well. You should give it a try!
Next Saturday Billy will serve Eggplant Parmesan with Pasta Marinara. |
| Play or Defend? The Answer. |
You should opt to declare. West has no defense against 6NT.
The trick is to set up dummy's hearts with only one loser. That can be done by leading a heart from your hand. If West plays the ♥A, he sets up the suit. If he ducks, win the ♥K and return a low heart. West's ♥A goes "on air." This is a variation of the obligatory finesse.
West was actually end-played on opening lead. A spade, diamond or club gives you your twelfth trick. That leaves a heart lead, which sets up dummy's suit immediately. Still, it doesn't give you your twelfth trick. So let's assume West leads the ♥A follows with the ♥7.
That leaves you with two top spade tricks, six hearts, two diamonds and a club. Eleven tricks.
Win the ♥K, noting the suit has split 3-2, and lead a club(!) to your ♣A, intentionally setting up the opponents' ♣K, and establishing dummy's ♣Q as a threat. Here is another bridge term; this is known as a Vienna Coup.
Now, cash the ♠K and ♠A and start running hearts, throwing away all your spades and clubs. On the penultimate heart, pitch your last black card and West is squeezed in three suits - a triple squeeze!
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(If West discards one of his black cards, you can have some fun by ignoring the last good heart and leading the suit he discarded, squeezing him again - making this a progressive squeeze!) |
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