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Deal of the Week - August 8, 2010
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Hands Across the Pond 

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We will play our sixth interclub challenge match vs. Exeter Bridge Club in England on Labor Day, Monday, September 6.

6,000 - That's a Lot!

Jay Mann

Congratulations to Jay Mann who passed 6,000 masterpoints this week at Bridge Ace.
 
Jay is always happy to play with and help out less experienced players. He is a real asset to the club and we are delighted to be able to call him "one of our own."

New York Times

Bridge Ace was featured in the New York Times.
 
You can read the article here.
Free Bridge Lessons 

Rich answers your questions every Tuesday prior to the game. 

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Thursdays, we have a vugraph presentation. Rich reviews interesting deals of the past week. Each board in question is projected onto our large video screen for all to see as we discuss it.
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From I-95: Exit at Sunrise Blvd. East. Continue east on Sunrise Blvd. 2.1 miles. Turn right on NE 15th Ave. (immediately after the Shell station). Proceed past the stop sign. St. Demetrios will be on your right.
 
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Greetings!
Another interesting deal from the club this week. You're sitting South:
West Deals
Both Vul 

♠ A J 4 3
♥ Q 7 2
♦ 6 4
♣ J 7 4 2
 
N 
WE
S 
 
♠ K 9 5 2
♥ J 4 3
♦ A K
♣ A K Q 6
North
East
South
West
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-
-
Pass
Pass
Pass
2NT1
Pass
3♣2
Pass
3♠
Pass
4♠
Pass
Pass
Pass
120-21
2Stayman
It's a disappointment when dummy hits the table. His distribution exactly mirrors yours. There will be no discards on this deal!
 
You have a possible trump loser and three probable heart losers with no place to put them.
 
Plan the play, then scroll down.
Silver Point STaC - August 16-20

Silver Points (no Shadow)

Another chance to earn those coveted Silver Points at the club arrives this month. We will run the District 9 STaC each afternoon, Monday through Friday. Line up your partners and mark your calendars.
Par Contest - Monday, August 23

Continuing our tradition of running games that no other clubs offer, we will hold our first "Par" bridge game on Monday, August 23.
North American Pairs Added to Schedule

 

We have added North American Pairs qualifying games to our schedule. These events pay extra points and the awards are ½ red and ½ black. There is no extra charge for these games.

Check our calendar for schedule.
Eschew the Finesse
♠ A J 4 3
♥ Q 7 2
♦ 6 4
♣ J 7 4 2
♠ 8 6
♥ A 10 9 6
♦ Q J 10 7
♣ 10 8 5
N 
W E
S 
♠ Q 10 7
♥ K 8 5
♦ 9 8 5 3 2
♣ 9 3
♠ K 9 5 2
♥ J 4 3
♦ A K
♣ A K Q 6
If the ♠Q is onside, a simple finesse of the ♠J will take care of the spade loser. But if the finesse loses, down you go, unless the ♥A and ♥K are both in the same hand.
 
So don't take the spade finesse. Win the ♦A and cash the ♠A and ♠K. On a good day, the ♠Q will drop.
 
If the ♠Q doesn't drop, you can force the opponents to break the heart suit for you. When they do, it will eliminate one of your heart losers.

After cashing the two top spades, lead a diamond to the ♦K to eliminate that suit from both hands. Then, start running clubs. If somebody ruffs (with the ♠Q, which you must lose anyway), he will have to either break the hearts or give you a sluff and ruff.
 
If the opponent with the outstanding trump opts not to ruff a club, that's OK too. Just throw him in with the ♠Q and he'll have to lead a red suit.
 
You can follow the play with the Bridge Movie on our website.
Cheers,
 Rich signature