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| Hands Across the Pond | |
We will play our sixth interclub challenge match vs. Exeter Bridge Club in England on Labor Day, Monday, September 6. |
| Birthdays this Month | |
8/17 - Ray Wolowicz
8/23 - Allan Greenberg
8/30 - Edgar Hift |
| A Woman's Viewpoint | |
Life with men is like bridge.
You need a heart to love them,
A diamond to marry them,
A club to beat them,
And a spade to bury them! |
| Free Bridge Lessons | |
Rich answers your questions every Tuesday prior to the game.  |
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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 | Finding the Lady |
A board from Wednesday. You're West: |
North Deals
E-W Vul
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♠ A Q J 5 2
♥ A K
♦ K J 7
♣ 9 8 6
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♠ K 10 9 6
♥ 9 8 4
♦ A 10 2
♣ J 7 5
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North
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East
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South
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West
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Pass
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Pass
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Pass
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1♠ |
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Pass
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Lead: ♥Q |
When dummy comes down, you see three sure club losers and a two-way finesse in diamonds. Which hand will you play for the ♦Q?
Plan the play, then scroll down. |
| Silver Point STaC - August 16-20 | |
Another chance to earn those coveted Silver Points at the club arrives this week. We will run the District 9 STaC (Sectional Tournament at Clubs) every afternoon, Monday through Friday. Line up your partners now - or call us if you need one. |
| 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. |
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New Feature Beginning Wednesday, September 1
In association with Brian Gunnell and The Wednesday Game, we will run a special game on the first Wednesday of every month. This game will feature expert hand anaylses of the deals you play that day.
On the first Wednesday of each month we will play a set of computer-dealt hands, as we normally do. After this game, however, you can visit The Wednesday Game website for expert Hand Analyses, Bidding Quizzes and Play Problems for the hands you have just played.
The site also has a wealth of information in BridgeOpedia. |
| The ♦Q? Who Cares Who Has the ♦Q? |
| ♠ 8 4
♥ Q J 10 6
♦ Q 5 4
♣ K 10 4 2
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♠ A Q J 5 2
♥ A K
♦ K J 7
♣ 9 8 6
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♠ K 10 9 6
♥ 9 8 4
♦ A 10 2
♣ J 7 5
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| ♠ 7 3
♥ 7 5 3 2
♦ 9 8 6 3
♣ A Q 3 |
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This hand is actually quite simple - deceptively so. It is all about perception.
Counting your losers, you should immediately see that three club tricks must be lost. There is a possible diamond loser too, so it is natural to think about how to play the diamond suit for no losers. You can finesse either opponent for the ♦Q.
However, if you take a diamond finesse (either way) you have tunnel vision. You are looking at the diamond suit alone, not at the hand as a whole. As the old cliché goes, you are not seeing the forest for the trees.
The finesse will be wrong half the time, no matter which way you take it. Wouldn't it be better to take a 100% line of play rather than one that is just 50%?
Here is how to guarantee your contract:
Win the first trick and cash the other high heart. Draw trumps, ending in dummy, and ruff the remaining heart. Now, exit with a club. The opponents are welcome to their three club tricks, but then must lead a diamond or give you a ruff and sluff.
Congratulations. You have just made 4♠ via a strip and endplay.
You can follow the play with the Bridge Movie on our website. |
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