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The tensions are high on the 3rd night of the Junior Championship Singles. Four players are concentrating on Board 2. They do not want to put a foot wrong, especially given they have a beginner fresh out of the classes watching their match. West is also in contention for the overall competition, so her results are important to her. The bidding goes wild:
West is indignant and thinks to herself, “How dare they steal our contract of 4S ! There is no way they can make hearts, by bidding this suit for the first time at the 5 level, I will have a piece of that, thank you”
Double
As West waits for her partner to lead, she hopes the beginner will be impressed with their bidding skills and the result will be a nice juicy top or near top board. East leads the Ace of spades. Ruff, “oops” thinks West, “I did not expect that, ah well, still should go light”.
Play progresses with everyone engrossed in the play. Finally NS goes one light for -200.
“Oh heck" says West, "that was not a good enough result, was it partner ? Could we have done better, do you think ?”. All four huddle over the Bridgemate studying the hands and debate the merits of the bidding and play. Finally the Kibitzer (the beginner watching) could take no more. Despite being told they should not comment when watching a game, he felt compelled to ask a question. “Excuse me, but was there any reason why no one put down a hand as Dummy ? Am I missing something here ?”
Blank looks all around, then suddenly a load roar of laughter from the table erupts, as the players realise that someone (namely South), forgot to put their hand down and a beginner was the only one to notice !
The Director was called and even she could not contain a giggle. She had never seen anything like it before in her long bridge and directing career and did the only thing that could be done, by awarding an average board.
What a lucky escape for EW and a great story to dine out on for many years to come !!!
After 35 years of marriage, a husband and wife came for counselling. When asked what the problem was, the wife went into a tirade listing every problem they had ever had in the years they had been married. On and on and on: neglect, lack of intimacy, emptiness, loneliness, feeling unloved and unlovable, an entire laundry list of unmet needs she had endured.
Finally, after allowing this for a sufficient length of time, the therapist got up, walked around the desk and after asking the wife to stand, he embraced and kissed her long and passionately as her husband watched - with a raised eyebrow.
The woman shut up and quietly sat down as though in a daze. The therapist turned to the husband and said, “This is what your wife needs at least 3 times a week. Can you do this?”
“Well, I can drop her off here on Mondays and Wednesdays, but on Fridays, I fish.”
Young Doctors
A woman went to the doctor’s office where she was seen by one of the young doctors.
After about four minutes in the examination rood, she burst out screaming as she ran down the hall. An older doctor stopped her and asked what the problem was, and she told him her story. After listening he had her sat down and relax in another room.
The older doctor marched down the hallway back to where the young doctor was writing on his clipboard. “What’s the matter with you?” the older doctor demanded. “Mrs Terry is 61 years old, has four grown children and seven grandchildren, and you told here she was pregnant.”
The young doctor continued writing without looking up said, “Does she still have the hiccups?”
This flyer has been taken from the NZ Bridge website for the National Congress being held in Hamilton from the 26th September, 2015 to 6th October, 2015.
So for more information and entry details please go to this website nzbridge.co.nz to see all the details.
It is important to count declarer's tricks as the play progresses.
If you find yourself on lead and can see that declarer has enough tricks in three suits to make the contract, shift to the fourth suit. Some chance is better than no chance. Your partner may have a golden card !
Lead Tip #4
All too often, leading a short suit can set up the opponent's second suit, so you please take care.
If leading shortage, then the best time to do so, is with the following trumps: Ax(x) or Kxx
If you have a natural or possible trump trick, leading from shortness is counter productive. In particular, if you hold 4 cards in trumps eg J10xx, QJ9x or KQ9x then it is best not to lead a singleton or doubleton.
For more tips and practice hands, please head to the club website www.taurangabridge.co.nz Thanks to Karen Martelletti for making the website interesting and a great source of other information.