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Bridge LessonsJoyce Penn will be teaching Developing Bridge Skills at the Upper Arlington Senior Ceter. You may register by calling 614-583-5333 (more details here). Marsha Reall is starting up a new Winter class schedule which will include Beginning Bridge, Refresher Bridge, Thinking Bridge, and others. Please see her complete schedule here. Currently Cheryl Schneider is offering a "Shuffle and Play" class Monday mornings at 9:30. You may attend classes individually so there is no signing up just pick and choose when you'd like to attend. Also, don't forget the Cheryl and Rick Show( a FREE lesson) every Thursday monring at 10:15 where you get reviews of interesting hands played at the club the preceeding week. Very little time left . . .If you are not currently a member of ACBL and are not yet a Life Master, remember that if you join before Dec. 31 2009, then the requirement for you to become a Life Master will remain at 300 master points. Effective Jan 1, 2010, non-members will need to acquire 500 master points to become a Life Master. New members: $26.00 for your first year membership. We highly recommend that you join this worthwhile organization and receive the monthly Bulletin. Bridge Notes ♠♥♦♣by Joyce PennThe odds against holding at least one void are 19:1. Imagine the odds of having two voids! At the Bridge Center recently, sitting E/W, you see your partner, in first seat bid one club. As responder, you hold the following random hand: ♠AJ8654 ♥AJ87632 ♦ - ♣ - With no interfering bidding, should you respond one heart or one spade? If you adhere to the concept that bidding suit shapes and hand patterns is important in describing your hand to your partner, you will respond one heart (a forcing bid). Doing so, you see partner rebid three clubs. Now what? Modern bridge theory suggests the correct rebid is three spades (it too is forcing). New suits by responder are 100% forcing, along with the fact that responder “reverses” are forcing. Three spades also tells partner that your heart suit is longer than your spade suit. Each time you bid spades, your heart suit becomes longer. Partner now answers 3NT. Should you pass 3NT? Rebidding four spades suggests that your distributional hand is 6/5 in shape. How can you show 7/6 and an interest in slam? In fact, are you even thinking of slam? If you are, one choice might be to rebid five spades, instead of four spades: “Partner, pick a slam in one of my suits.” Opening bidder’s jump rebid in clubs suggests a long strong suit and 16+ HCPs (a passable bid). He surely could hold one or both of the major suit kings. Yet, length and strength in a club suit suggests a misfit with your 7/6 hand. Depending on how you evaluate your suit quality, you may or may not be interested in slam. Two of the ten tables bid and made six spades. Two partnerships bid four spades, making six. Two made five spades and four pairs played 3NT, making three. Opening bidder’s hand: ♠K10 ♥K ♦AK7 ♣A1087652 Are You Aware???? That it slows down the game, if as East/West, you take the time to peruse the entire score sheet? Please quickly check your own score and move on to the next board. It should be on the right line with the correct score. There’s unlimited time to see what others played & other results after the game |
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