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You are invited to “Fish and Play Bridge” at Amason’s Obabikon, a secluded island fishing resort on Lake of the Woods, Ontario- just a little bit north of Minnesota. We play bridge at the fully enclosed Obabikon Gazebo overlooking the water. Dates: July 11-15, 15-19, 19-23, August 8-12, 12-16, 16-20 Rates: $650 per person for 4 days, $995 for 8 days Price Includes: Cabin, meals, round trip launch transport, bridge entry fees, and a daily bridge class with ACBL director and teacher. Half day guided fishing is available for $75 person. FREE BROCHURE AND BRIDGE SCHEDULE Call 352-347-4059; 618-322-7326 cell; or fishobc@gmail.com Visit our web site at www.obabikon.com 2 ACBL District 9
SOUTHEASTERNS REGIONAL
1881 SE 17th St. Causeway, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316 • 954-463-4000
APRIL 4-10 – NEW LOCATION, NEW HOSPITALITY
HOSTS
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Shannon Cappelletti – (423) 400-0269
shannoncapp@gmail.com
MON 1:00 Charity Open Pairs Ray Wise – (813) 215-6623
APR 7:00 Charity Open Pairs rtwise59@msn.com
4 7:00 Bracketed Open KOs, Round 1 (cont'd Tue. 9:00 am, 1:00 & 7:00)
PARTNERSHIPS
9:00 am Morning Side Game Series (1 of 5) Peggy Higginbotham – (904) 334-5272
10:00 am & 3:00 Stratified Senior Pairs (two-session event) phiggin@comcast.net
10:00 am 299er Pairs (single-session)
TUE 1:00 & 7:00 Primetime KOs I, Rounds 1 & 2 (cont'd 1:00 & 7:00 Wed.) CADDIES
APR 1:00 & 7:00 Stratified Open Pairs (two-session event) Lisa Carter – (904) 434-5190
carter-lisa@comcast.net
5 1:00 Side Game Series I (1 of 6)
3:00 299er Pairs (single-session) HOSPITALITY
7:00 Side Game Series I (2 of 6) Coffee & Orange Juice Daily
7:00 Stratified Swiss Teams (single-session) Monday–Friday Evenings
9:00 am Compact KOs, Rounds 1 and 2 (cont'd 9:00 am Thurs; 4-member teams) Open Hospitality Room
9:00 am Morning Side Game Series (2 of 5) Everyone Welcome
10:00 am & 3:00 Stratified Senior Pairs (two-session event) Ice Cream and/or Desserts
10:00 am 299er Pairs (single-session) Pizza and Beer
WED 1:00 & 7:00 Primetime KOs II, Rounds 1 & 2 (cont'd 1:00 & 7:00 Thu.) Thursday through Saturday
APR 1:00 & 7:00 A/X Open Pairs (two session event, X=0-2500, A=unlimited) Senior Breakfast
6 1:00 & 7:00 FLORIDA GOLD PAIRS (two session event, 750/300 Pairs Gold Points for 0-750)
Hot Dogs and Beer
1:00 Side Game, Series I (3 of 6)
3:00 299er Pairs (single-session) Subsidized Sunday Snacks
7:00 Side Game Series I (4 of 6) STRATA
7:00 Stratified Swiss Teams (single-session) Open & Senior Events
9:00 am Compact KOs, Rounds 1 and 2 (cont'd 9:00 am Fri; 4-member teams) A=2000+, B=750-2000, C=0-750
9:00 am Morning Side Game Series (3 of 5) Florida Gold Strats:
10:00 am & 3:00 Stratified Senior Pairs (two-session event) Top=300-750, Bottom=0-300
THU 10:00 am 299er Pairs (single-session) A/X Strats:
APR 1:00 & 7:00 Primetime KOs III, Rounds 1 & 2 (cont'd 1:00 & 7:00 Fri.) A=2500+, X=0-2500
1:00 & 7:00 Stratified Open Pairs (two-session event) 299er Events
7 1:00 Side Game Series I (5 of 6) A=200-300, B=100-200, C=0-100
3:00 299er Pairs (single-session) 299er Strata May Be Changed at Director's
7:00 Side Game Series I (6 of 6) Discretion
7:00 Stratified Swiss Teams (single-session)
All Pair Games are Stratified; All KOs and Sat.
9:00 am Compact KOs, Rounds 1 and 2 (cont'd 9:00 am Sat.; 4-member teams) 2-Session Swiss are Bracketed; All Other Swiss
9:00 am Morning Side Game Series (4 of 5) are Stratified By Team Masterpoint Average
10:00 am & 3:00 Stratified Senior Pairs (two-session event)
10:00 am 299er Pairs (single-session) DIRECTIONS
FRI 1:00 & 7:00 Primetime KOs IV, Rounds 1 & 2 (cont'd 1:00 & 7:00 Sat.) From Ft. Lauderdale International Airport:
Take US Route 1 North to SE 17th Street,
APR 1:00 & 7:00 A/X Open Pairs (two session event, X=0-2500, A=unlimited) and turn right. Turn left on Eisenhower
8 1:00 & 7:00 FLORIDA GOLD PAIRS (two session event, 750/300 Pairs Gold Points for 0-750) Boulevard / Ocean World Drive. Make a
1:00 Side Game Series II (1 of 4) quick right onto the service road. The hotel
3:00 299er Pairs (single-session) entrance is on West side of Intracoastal.
7:00 Side Game Series II (2 of 4)
7:00 Stratified Swiss Teams (single-session) From Miami International Airport (45
minutes): Take I-95 North to 595 East to
9:00 am Morning Side Game Series (5 of 5) Federal Highway. Head North, and turn
10:00 am & 3:00 Stratified Senior Pairs (two-session event) right onto 17th Street. Turn left onto
SAT 10:00 am 299er Pairs (single-session) Eisenhower, and make a quick right onto
APR 1:00 & 7:00 Swiss Teams, Bracketed by Team Masterpoints the access road. The hotel entrance is on
1:00 & 7:00 Stratified Open Pairs (two-session event) West side of Intracoastal.
9 1:00 Side Game Series II (3 of 4) From Palm Beach International Airport
3:00 299er Pairs (single-session) (PBI): Take I-95 South to Davie Road,
7:00 Side Game Series II (4 of 4) heading East. Go South on Federal Highway
SUN 10:00 am Stratified Open Swiss Teams (Playthrough) (US 1). Turn left onto SE 17th Street, then
APR 10:00 am Stratified Senior Swiss Teams (Playthrough) left onto Eisenhower Boulevard. Make a
10 quick right onto the access road.3The hotel
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entrance is on the left.
Grand National Teams
District 9 Finals & Special Sectional
April 29-May 1
theBridgePlace
800 10th Street, Lake Park, Florida 33403
(561) 842-2882
GNT SCHEDULE
Saturday 1:00 pm Championship and A, B & C Flights – Session 1
April 30 7:00 pm Championship and A, B & C Flights – Session 2
Sunday 10:00 am Championship and A, B & C Flights – Session 3
May 1 TBA All Flights Finals – Session 4 (Only If Necessary)
SPECIAL SECTIONAL
10:00 am Stratified Open Pairs – Single Session
0-NLM/500 Pairs – Single Session
Friday
April 29
2:30 pm Stratified Open Pairs – Single Session
0-NLM/500 Pairs – Single Session
10:00 am Stratified Open Pairs – Single Session
0-NLM/500 Pairs – Single Session
Saturday
April 30 2:30 pm Stratified Open Pairs – Single Session
0-NLM/500 Pairs – Single Session
Sunday
May 1
10:00 am Stratified Swiss Teams – Playthrough
0-NLM/500 Swiss Teams
SECTIONAL STRATS: A = 2000+ B = 750-2000 C = 0-750
STRATIFIED SWISS based on Team Masterpoint Average
FREE COFFEE, ORANGE JUICE & SNACKS • SUNDAY LUNCH *
*
included in entry
Compliments of District 9 • Section Top Prizes
DIRECTIONS
SUPER 8 I-95 to Northlake Blvd. CHAIRPERSON
561-848-1424 – $60.00 exit #77 (old 56). J.R. Sanford
Go East about 1.5 561-842-2882
EMBASSY SUTIES miles to 10th Street.
561-622-1000 – $99.00 Cross the railroad PARTNERSHIPS
tracks. Turn right Carole Lazarou
HAMPTON INN 561-842-2882
561-628-8880 – $109.00 Go(South) at the light.
E-MAIL
1/2 mile and look for thebridgeplace@gmail.com
the sign on the right.
4 ACBL District 9
Ambassador for the Game
by Barbara Tate
More than 50 tables of bridge honored mistaken for Zia.
He was stopped
Zeke Jabbour at a luncheon recently at in the elevator
the Fort Lauderdale (FL) Bridge Club. once when he
Zeke was presented with a plaque making had just won an
him a lifetime club member and we event at a big
donated $1000 to the National Parkinson tournament. The
Foundation in his name. woman asked
Why did we do this? No special reason if he was Zia.
— Zeke is just a good guy. Zeke answered,
Zeke was welcomed by Club Manager “Yes,” and she
Carl Cronrath and several players said she was so
reminisced about him including Bernace happy he wasn’t
De Young, Martin Hoffman and Lisa the one that wrote that column! (Zeke’s
Berkowitz. The speech givers’ stories all column Winsome & Loathsome appears
seemed to mention how helpful he has in the Bridge Bulletin.) Zeke and his
been to those who sought him out He’s wife Sharon have supported the FLBC
popular not only because of his skill, but through participation and attendance at
because of his demeanor at the table and many of the fund raising events that the
the support he is always willing to give to club sponsors. Sharon is a bridge teacher
the new players. and a favorite throughout the bridge
community.
Zeke also spoke and he was very funny.
He said he wished he could get hold of The club was decorated for the occasion
some of the flattering speeches that had and it was a catered affair. We are proud of
just been given as he might be able to Zeke — he is a true gentleman and a fine
raise his rates! Zeke also told about being ambassador for the game.
(Photo by Bob Guida.)
DISTRICT 9 Please drop by www.District9ACBL.org and tell us
where YOU would choose to add the ninth regional we
POLLING
have just recently been awarded. Remember Distrct 9
includes all of Florida as well as Puerto Rico and the
QUESTION U.S. Virgin Islands. To help you, here is our current
annual schedule of regionals:
Orlando in January
Sarasota/Manatee (in Palmetto) in February
Southeasterns (in Ft. Lauderdale) in April
Palm Beach Gardens starting on Memorial Day
Fourth of July in Deerfield Beach
Naples in September or October
Daytona in November
And alternating:
Destin in January in odd years,
Jacksonville in August (formerly at Clearwater Beach) in even years
Go to www.District9ACBL.org to voice your opinion.
www.District9ACBL.org 5
PALM BEACH GARDENS
REGIONAL TOURNAMENT
400 Avenue of Champions, Palm Beach Gardens FL • 800-633-9150
MAY 30 - JUNE 5 – NEW HOSPITALITY
HOSTS HOSPITALITY
Shannon Cappelletti – (423) 400-0269 Coffee & Orange Juice Daily
shannoncapp@gmail.com Monday–Friday Evenings
Ray Wise – (813) 215-6623 Open Hospitality Room
rtwise59@msn.com Everyone Welcome
PARTNERSHIPS Ice Cream and/or Desserts
Peggy Higginbotham – (904) 334-5272
phiggin@comcast.net Pizza and Beer
CADDIES Thursday through Saturday
Lisa Carter – (904) 434-5190 Senior and I/N Breakfast
carter-lisa@comcast.net Hot Dogs and Beer
STRATA Subsidized Sunday Snacks
Open & Senior Events
A=2000+, B=750-2000, C=0-750
Florida Gold
0-300/300-750
A/AX
2500+/0-2500
299er Events
A=200-300, B=100-200, C=0-100
Strata May Be Changed At Director's Discretion
All Pair Games are Stratified; All KOs and Sat.
2-Session Swiss are Bracketed; All Other Swiss
are Stratified by Team Masterpoint Average
DIRECTIONS
From I-95, take Exit 78B onto PGA Blvd., travel west 2½ miles then turn left onto Avenue
of Champions
From Florida's Turnpike, take Exit 109 to Palm Beach Gardens and turn right, 1/10 of a
mile, turn left into resort.
6 ACBL District 9
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
www.District9ACBL.org 7
Unit 128 of the ACBL
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Event Schedule (subject to change)
One-session pair games available every session.
Strats for Open Events: A=1500+, B=500-1500, C=0-500.
Strats for 0-300 Games will be determined by head director.
8:15 PM 8:15 PM
Sun., Dec. 4 7:45 PM
Bracketed KO 1 EVE Side Game Series
Orientation
(1 of 3) (1 of 6)
2:00 PM
10:00 AM Swiss Team (2 of 2) 8:00 PM
9:00-9:45 AM Swiss Team (1 of 2) PM Side Game Series Bracketed KO 1
Mon., Dec. 5 AM Side Game Series (1 of 6) (2 of 3)
Lecture w/Audrey
(1 of 6) 0-300 Pair Game EVE Side Game Series
0-300 Pair Game (followed by beg/inter (2 of 6)
lesson with Audrey)
2:00 PM
Open Pair (2 of 2)
8:00 PM
10:00 AM PM Side Game Series
Bracketed KO 1
Tue., Dec. 6 9:00-9:45 AM Open Pair (1 of 2) (2 of 6)
(3 of 3)
Lecture w/Audrey AM Side Game Series (followed by hand
EVE Side Game Series
(2 of 6) analysis w/David
(3 of 6)
Lindop and
Shannon Cappelletti)
2:00 PM
10:00 AM Swiss Team (2 of 2) 8:00 PM
9:00-9:45 AM Swiss Team (1 of 2) PM Side Game Series Bracketed KO 2
Wed., Dec. 7 AM Side Game Series (3 of 6) (1 of 3)
Lecture w/Audrey
(3 of 6) 0-300 Pair Game EVE Side Game Series
0-300 Pair Game (followed by beg/inter (4 of 6)
lesson with Audrey)
2:00 PM
Open Pair (2 of 2)
8:00 PM
10:00 AM PM Side Game Series
Bracketed KO 2
Thur., Dec. 8 9:00-9:45 AM Open Pair (1 of 2) (4 of 6)
(2 of 3)
Lecture w/Audrey AM Side Game Series (followed by hand
EVE Side Game Series
(4 of 6) analysis w/David
(5 of 6)
Lindop and
Shannon Cappelletti)
2:00 PM
Open Pair (2 of 2) 8:00 PM
10:00 AM PM Side Game Series
Bracketed KO 2
Fri., Dec. 9 9:00-9:45 AM Open Pair (1 of 2) (5 of 6)
(3 of 3)
Lecture w/Audrey AM Side Game Series (followed by hand
EVE Side Game Series
(5 of 6) analysis w/David
(6 of 6)
Lindop and
Shannon Cappelletti)
2:00 PM
10:00 AM Swiss Team (2 of 2)
Swiss Team (1 of 2) PM Side Game Series 5:00 PM
Sat., Dec. 10 9:00-9:45 AM
AM Side Game Series (6 of 6) Awards Program
Lecture w/Audrey
(6 of 6) 0-300 Pair Game & Party
0-300 Pair Game (followed by beg/inter
lesson with Audrey)
Call Alice Travel to sign up for this ACBL Regional at Sea. The bridge package ONLY
is available for $400 per person and must be purchased from Alice Travel. Govern-
ment fees additional $115 per person.
www.District9ACBL.org 9Bill Rauld, District 9 President • wrauld@bellsouth.net
It is with great pleasure and honor that I write my first message as President of
District 9. I would like to first thank all the District Board of Directors members
who gave me their unanimous support and I will do the best job that I can. I would
also like to thank Jeff Overby for doing an outstanding job as President for the
past 4 years. He will be a hard act to follow. It is also with great pleasure that I
welcome Betty Sandifer as our new Vice-President, and I am also very pleased that
Shirley Seals was re-elected as our Secretary/Treasurer. With their support and
yours, I am sure we will continue to serve District 9.
I would also like to congratulate Unit 240 on an excellent job in hosting the
Orlando Regional. As usual, they did not disappoint. By the time you read this the
Sandestin Regional will have been ably run by Unit 219 and the Sarasota-Manatee
Regional, run this year by Unit 128, will also be concluded. Thank you all for a job
well done.
As far as upcoming events, the Southeasterns Regional will be held this year at
the Hilton Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale April 4-10 followed by the Palm Beach Gardens
Regional at the PGA May 30-June 5. I hope to see you there and meet many of you
in person. Also of special note, the GNT Finals will be held at The Bridge Place in
Lake Park. See the flyer in this issue. Please support all of our Regionals and the
GNT Finals and Special Sectional, April 29-May 1.
As a district, we are very lucky to have as many Regional tournaments as
we do. NO other District has anywhere close to this number. Also, since our
District membership has been constantly growing, we have been awarded an
ADDITIONAL regional, to be held starting in 2012. The District is still looking
for a location to have this tournament. I will keep you informed as to where and
when it will be held.
Again, thank you for your support and may all your finesses always work!!!
Bill Rauld
10 ACBL District 9President’s Message by Bill Rauld 10
District 9 Update by Shirley Seals 12
Directors, Advisors & Board Members 13
IN WITH
District 9 News
District 9 Rank Changes:
14 THE NEW
October 2010
But It's Not My Fault
15
DISTRICT 9
by Harry Falk 16
The Kibitzer is Shirley Wright – Undiscussed HERALDS
By Jon Shuster 18
Bridge for the Club Player
ITS NEW
– Eight Ever, Nine… Sometimes?
By Jack Brawner 20
PRESIDENT
Play Hard, Play Well: – Partial Removal!
By Robert S. Todd 22
....Page 24
District 9 Youth and Newcomers' News 25 The Sunshine Bridge News is mailed
Unit 102 26 six times a year to households of paid-up
Unit 128 31 members of District 9 of the ACBL. The
Tournament Calendar 32 mailing list is prepared about a month
Unit 219 47 before the publication arrives in your
mailbox. Mailing is by bulk mail.
Unit 240 51 ACBL members of other districts and
Unit 243 58 non-members residing anywhere in the
Ideas About Logical Thinking – Unexpected Winner! U.S. may subscribe.
by Barnet Shenkin 62 Subscriptions to the SBN are available
at a cost of $15 for six consecutive issues.
Tournaments A check made out to Sunshine Bridge
News should be sent to Shirley Seals, P.O.
Box 1534, Ponte Vedra, FL 32004 with
SOUTHEASTERNS REGIONAL 3 address information.
GNT FINALS & Special Sectional 4 Subscription issues will be mailed by
PALM BEACH GARDENS REGIONAL 6 first class mail, a few days after the full
District 9 mailing list goes to the Bulk Mail
REGIONAL-AT-SEA 8 Office for distribution. Address changes
Sarasota Sectional 30 for subscriptions may be sent by email to
Bradenton Sr/NLM Sectional 39 Shirley at ShirleySealsFL@aol.com.
St Augustine Sectional 40 ©2011 by Sunshine Bridge News (aka
Fort Myers Sectional 41 ACBL District 9). All rights reserved.
Contents of this magazine may not be
Ocala Sectional 42 reproduced in any manner without
Venice-Nokomis Sectional 43 written consent from the publisher.
Tampa Sectional 44 Mention of any product does not
constitute endorsement by the SBN.
Naples Sr/NLM Sectional - Bridge Deck Club 45 The publisher assumes no responsibility
Naples Sectional - Naples Bridge Center 46 for return of unsolicited manuscripts,
Pensacola Sectional 50 photos, art, or cartoons, and reserves the
right to reject any editorial or advertising
Vero Beach Sectional 57 materials.
www.District9ACBL.org 11Shirley Seals, District 9 Director • ShirleySealsFL@aol.com I have just returned from the Sandestin Regional held every other year in the far west corner of the Florida Panhandle. The Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort is a beautiful facility located on the bay, surrounded by several golf courses. Virginia Waterfield was the Tournament Chair, assisted by Cynthia Hall. Both have been involved in the Sandestin Regional for many years and ran the tournament with pleasant efficiency. Also, thanks go to Barbara Stone and Gayle Marr who spent many hours arranging Partnerships. A Special game was held at the tournament for the Youth bridge player (19 years and under). When you say Youth/Junior Bridge in Florida, you are referring to Carla Burke. Carla has taken the lead to promote bridge to our young players by writing requests for grants and arranging Youth competition. Carla is also in the process of writing an advertisement which asks for donations to Youth/Junior programs. District 9 has gone over the 18,000 average members each month and is now entitled to another Regional Tournament in 2012. This will allow us to hold nine (9) Regionals each year. Plans are being made by the District 9 board to decide on a suitable location for our new Regional. I love going to tournaments to play bridge, see old friends, and make new ones. I hope to see many of you in the next few months as we go to the Sarasota/Manatee Regional in February and the Southeastern Regional at the Hilton Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale in April. 12 ACBL District 9
OFFICERS BOARD MEMBERS BILL RAULD * Jay Whipple III *
BILL RAULD * Unit 243 Unit 128
MURIEL ALTUS *
District 9 President jay3@ospreypartners.com
District 9 President Unit 128
Phone: 305-219-2800 Ray Wise *
Phone: 305-219-2800 Communications Chair
wrauld@bellsouth.net Unit 128
wrauld@bellsouth.net Home Ph.: 813-251-0315
msa1289@yahoo.com NANCY ROBERTS * 813-215-6623
BETTY SANDIFER * Unit 219 rtwise59@msn.com
Shannon Cappelletti *
Home Ph: 850-944-2957
District 9 Vice President Unit 128 PUBLICATION STAFF
Mobile Ph.: 850-450-5188
Mobile Ph: 386-795-7423 Home Ph.: 423-400-0269 RUTH HOWARD
nrqa@cox.net
bsandifer@cfl.rr.com shannoncapp@gmail.com Unit 102 Liaison
BETTY SANDIFER * Phone: 941-746-4999
BETTE COHN *
SHIRLEY SEALS * Unit 128 Mobile Ph: 941-539-1912
Unit 102
Tournament Committee District 9 Vice President ruth_bridge@msn.com
Home Ph.: 941-923-7660
Mobile Ph: 386-795-7423
Chair, Secretary, Treasurer Mobile Ph.: 941-400-7013 MURIEL ALTUS
bsandifer@cfl.rr.com
& District 9 Director bettecohn1@verizon.net SBN Editor & Unit 128
Liz Saxon * Liaison
Home Ph.: 904-285-7767 JANE FORMET *
Unit 128 Phone: 813-251-0315
Mobile Ph.: 904-563-0470 Unit 240
239-394-8347 msa@sunshinebridgenews.com
Fax: 904-285-7783 Home Ph.: 407-649-2022
lizsaxon@yahoo.com SUE SMITH
ShirleySealsFL@aol.com janeformet@yahoo.com
JUDY SCHORNER * Unit 219 Liaison
ARSHALL HALL *
M Phone: 850-995-7125
Unit 240
Unit 128 sue.smith@mchsi.com
Home Ph.: 772-234-7323
Home Ph.: 561-367-9080
JAS910@Jschorner.com JUDY SCHORNER
ADVISORS newburyrco@msn.com
SHIRLEY SEALS * Unit 240 Liaison
CAROL HAMILTON * Unit 128 772-234-7323
JEFF OVERBY *
Unit 102 Charity Chair, Secretary, JAS910@Jschorner.com
Recorder, By-Laws Chair Goodwill Chair Treasurer & District 9 DOLLY DELLON
& Legal Counsel Home Ph.: 941-371-0949 Director Unit 243 Liaison
Fax: 305-296-0207 Mobile Ph.: 941-685-3754 Home Ph.: 904-285-7767 Phone: 954-484-5006
KeysBridgePlayer@aol.com jimandcarolh@comcast.net Mobile Ph.: 904-563-0470 doldel98@aol.com
JANET LAUDENSLAGER * ShirleySealsFL@aol.com JOSEPH CLARK
ELLIE HANLON JAYNE THOMAS *
Unit 128 Creative Director &
Disciplinary Chair Home Ph.: 941-486-0240 Unit 128 Production Manager
Phone: 561-744-4670 jkl1029@verizon.net Home Ph.: 813-961-1172 Phone: 727-298-0938
Mobile: 561-339-7605 Mobile Ph: 813-727-5796 jca@sunshinebridgenews.com
Adrienne Muslin *
jtacbl1289@aol.com
misssellie@comcast.net Unit 128 For mailing addresses of
Home Ph.: 813-286-8126 MARIANNE TIMMONS * District 9 officers, advisors,
PATTY JOHNSON Unit 128 staff, and board members,
Fax: 813-288-0688
Director in Charge Chairy Chair check previous issues of the
treas128@aol.com
Home Ph.: 727-725-3006 Sunshine Bridge News or
Phone: 863-385-2795 JEFF OVERBY * mtimm34695@aol.com look on the District 9 web site,
Fax: 863-385-8731 Recorder, By-Laws Chair JIM WALKER * w w w.Dis trict 9ACBL .org.
poo@mpinet.net & Legal Counsel Unit 243 Publication contacts have
Fax: 305-296-0207 Home Ph.: 954-593-3741 a link near the top of the
Carla Burke KeysBridgePlayer@aol.com hcp07@comcast.net home page. For other board
Education Liaison members and staff, scroll
LINDA PERLMAN * VIRGINIA WATERFIELD *
Phone: 850-637-1068 down to District 9 Governing
Unit 128 Unit 219 Information, click on it and
Mobile Ph: 850-261-2657 Home Ph.: 561-329-1866 Home Ph.: 850-650-3074 then click on Executive
burkeartmanager@msn.com lindapbridge@gmail.com Ginja00@cox.net Committee and Staff.
*VOTING MEMBER
www.District9ACBL.org 13OUR ATTEMPT TO I ♥ THIS HAND FEATURE** - Find a Club by
SHAKE UP THE How do hands go across the City or Zip Code. Try it some
GNT EVENT table? We don't really know! or, time! Club managers can check
District 9 announces a shall we say, we can't exactly their own info to be sure it's
new location for the GNT replicate the circumstances posted correctly.
Finals which will take place (anyway, we hope we never do,
on April 30 and May 1. again). Thank you to Maureen Now that ACBL has this
Please consider joining us at Fagan of Naples, who was capability, we don't need to
thebridgeplacePalmBeaches, the first of many readers who duplicate the effort. Have fun at
and look for possible new reported our error to us. We your local club!
locations of this event and the really didn't mean to confuse
North American Open Pairs
our readers! Here's the hand GOODWILL
competition in the future. CONGRATULATIONS!
again, and we think you'll
Not all bridge clubs in our Congratulations to this year's
district are large enough to remember it. It's definitely a
accommodate these events, hand to ♥. appointees to the District 9
which go along with a special North Goodwill Committee:
sectional; but we hope to move ♠Void Unit 102
the event around the state to ♥72 Gloria Silverman Bart
accommodate more players. ♦Q864
& Carol Krug
The event starts at 1 pm on ♣AKQ9763
Saturday, April 30. Please see West East Unit 128
page 4 for more information. ♠J ♠K1064 William McManus
NEW OFFICERS ♥AKQ J1098653 ♥Void & Jean Seward
Congratulations to ♦A3 ♦KJ1097
Unit 219
Bill Rauld, newly elected ♣Void ♣J1085
District 9 President. Bill is South Armand Grassi
from Unit 243 and has served ♠AQ987532 & Cheryl Walker
as Vice-President for four ♥4 Unit 240
years. Congratulations to ♦52 Gloria McCain
Betty Sandifer, newly elected ♣42
Vice-President. Betty is from & Pam Page
Unit 128 and has been an LOOKING FOR A
BRIDGE CLUB? Unit 243
active member of that board Tony Lenzi
for six years. A while back, we told you
Shirley Seals we were planning to add a & Jean Spector
continues as search mechanism on our A reception honoring the new
Secretary- web site to help you locate appointees will be held at the
Tre a s u rer. clubs around District 9. Soon
Palm Beach Gardens Regional
Shirley is after we told you that, lo and
behold, ACBL added just such on Friday, June 3. All members
our District
Director and a mechanism. When you visit of the District and ACBL-wide
has served in that capacity for www.ACBL.org, and click on Goodwill Committees are
several terms. Find a Club, you'll see **NEW cordially invited to attend.
14 ACBL District 9NOTICE
FROM THE ACBL HANDBOOK OF RULES AND REGULATIONS
When a sectional (excluding STaCs) or higher rated event is being conducted within
25 miles of a club game’s playing site, the club is permitted to hold only its regularly
scheduled club masterpoint games (i.e., no special games).
Letter to the Editor
Dear Muriel:
Did you notice the SBN had two ten card suits in the January/February issue of SBN (Pages 19 and
30)? A reader asked me how likely are you to pick up a ten card suit. The actual chances are once
every 61,000 hands. That may seem extraordinarily rare, but if you play twice a week, averaging
over 2500 hands a year, for a 25 year bridge career, your expectation is to hold about one such hand.
It is rare on any one hand, but not rare in a lifetime of play.
Jon Shuster
DESPITE OUR BEST EFFORTS
We tried so hard to get more than one month of rank changes published this issue,
but alas, we have failed miserably. We'll try again next time.
OCTOBER RANK CHANGES
JUNIOR MASTER Phil Reilly – Ocala Nancy Hutchens – Osprey
Susan Airth – Orlando Ronald Robillard Sr – Daytona Beach Lydia Jacobs – St Petersburg
Theresa Andrasy-Sokol – Holiday Marilyn Robinson – Sarasota Elfreda Johnson – Daytona Beach
Walter Blankley – Naples Dorothy Rosenbloom – Jacksonville Judy Lamee – Brandenton
Jerry Brisman – Palm Beach Gard Jaye Roy – Sun City Center Patricia Latham – Naples
Caren Brooks – Palm Beach Gdns Indu Sapra – Ponte Vedra Bch William LaMee – Brandenton
Marilyn Chevalier – Sun City Center Joan Schwartz – Del Ray Beach Lenore Levine – Boynton Beach
Barry Clarke – Cape Coral Denzil Sequeira – Bonita Springs Eileen Lueder – Delray Beach
Sheila Clarke – Cape Coral Claudie Speed – Fernandina John Maddaloni – Sun City Center
Alan Edelman – Palm Beach Gdns Karl Speirs – Hollywood Carl Marbach – Boca Raton
Laura Esters – N Ft Meyers Howard Staiman – Stuart Richard McKeon – Stuart
Elaine Feldman – Boca Raton Caryl Stevens – Ponte Vedra Bch Judith Miller – Jacksonville
James Fowler – Bonita Springs Robert Wagner – Orlando Terry Moore – Naples
Jim Fuqua – Melbourne Joanne Waitkus – Weeki Wachee Carla Morris – Naples
Anne Gilden – Palm Bch Gdns Elizabeth Ware – Port Orange Denis Mullane – Boynton Beach
Beth Gillette – Micco Erva Wilson – Palmetto Bay Rosemary Ross – Palm Beach
Marlene Gobron – Naples Richard Rust – Rembroke Pines
Katherine Grant – Riverview CLUB MASTER Kathleen Schifman – Boca Raton
Sandra Johnson – Pensacola Beach Maureen Atwood – Palm Coast Susan Sebastian – N Palm Beach
Stan Karushaar – Naples G Robert Barton – St Petersburg Marlene Shatkin – Chicago IL
Jo Anne Kehoe – Naples Suzanne Batt – Sun City Center Betty Sherman – Delray Beach
Sylvana Klein – Palm Beach Gdns Judy Beckwith – Ponte Vedra Bch Jane Shotwell – Hobe Sound
Sarann Kraushaar – Naples Jo Billings – Safety Harbor Janet Stocker – Pensacola
Jean Lee – Naples Sue Blumenfeld – Sun City Center James Strecansky – Bonita Springs
Mel Meskin – West Palm Beach Joel Calabrese – Venice Helene Terk – Boca Raton
Joan Meyers – Palm Bch Gdns Susan Chudacoff – Ponte Vedra Bch Robert Thompson – Vero Beach
Robert Miller – Howeyinthehills Edward Codd – Bradenton Verda Walker – Port St Lucie
David Otteni – Largo Karen Couch – Destin John Warden – St Thomas VI
Richy Palmer – Tampa Cissy Dezen – Naples
Martha Powers – Vero Beach Marlene Flament – Oldsmar SECTIONAL MASTER
Donna Greenberg – Delray Beach William Abramson – Davenport
Lenda Prescott – Deerfield Beach
Margaret Quetel – St Thomas VI Joyce Hill – Hobe Sound Edmund Astolfi – Jacksonville
Terri Quint – St Augustine Kathy Hollinger – Port Charlotte Rank Changes continued on page 61
www.District9ACBL.org 15BUT IT'S NOT MY FAULT
by Harry Falk • harryfalk@msn.com
The title of this article is a phrase heard penalty is assessed, failure to do so in no
by tournament directors ad nauseum. way limits the director’s authority to issue
It is most frequently invoked when the a penalty."
director goes to a table to get a slow table So, the board has told us to get tough
to make the change for the next round. It's on slow play. But, there aren't any slow
really amazing--there simply are no slow players, right? Those players who tend
bridge players in the world of duplicate to run late can modify their behavior
bridge. Or so the slow players would have if they make an effort to do so. For
us believe. instance, one of the better players in
The ACBL Board of Directors has South Florida is notorious for running
passed the following policy concerning behind. And, amazingly, a year ago he
slow play: finished at the top of the standings in
the nationally-rated Fast Pairs, in which
"When a pair has fallen behind, it is you are expected to play every board in 5
incumbent on them to make up the time minutes. So, I guess, if a player wants to
lost as quickly as possible whether at pick up the pace of play, he can.
fault or not. All players are expected to
make a concerted effort to catch up when Here are the policies that TD's have
they have fallen behind, regardless of the been instructed to institute:
reason for their lateness. In the absence "In the past a pair would receive a
of compelling evidence to the contrary, warning, catch up, often because of the
the director should presume that a pair break, the warning would be removed,
finishing a round late by more than two or and the cycle would repeat. No more.
three minutes on more than one occasion Now a pair that receives a warning on
during a session is responsible for the round two and plays on time until round
lateness. There is a strong expectation 12 can be penalized if they are at fault for
that the director will penalize such a pair. that lateness. "
The size of the penalty will tend to increase There are several ways for players to
for subsequent instances of slow play and speed up their game, and most of them
for chronic or egregious slow play. While are simple to follow. Here are a few
warnings typically will be given before a suggestions:
16 ACBL District 91. Lead before you write. If you are on 4. Make use of the facilities when
opening lead, do your paperwork the round ends, not after you've
after you've made your lead. Since been waiting to go the next table
declarer is likely to for a couple of minutes.
need some time to Now, the late play will
Accept the fact
study the dummy, become even later
why extend his
that you can't make while they await your
time by making him every contract. It's return to the table.
wait for you to lead. not fair to try to
5. Accept the
pull a Sominex Coup
2. Claim when you fact that you can't
have all of the rest
(hoping the opponents make every contract.
of the tricks (or have make a mistake at the It's not fair to try to
an inevitable loser). table because your pull a Sominex Coup
Do not make your long thinking has put (hoping the opponents
opponents squirm in them to sleep). make a mistake at the
their chairs trying to table because your
reconstruct what happened seven long thinking has put them to
tricks ago when whatever they do sleep). Get the hand over with and
won't matter. Claims are a great stop praying for the Q JT to drop
time saver and simply common doubleton when you're missing five
courtesy. When you claim, be sure cards in the suit.
to state your line of play. Sloppy It is not our goal to take thinking
claims that require director calls out of the game. What is our goal, is to
don't save time. make sure that the playing field is level
3. Save the chit-chat and review and that no one has an extra advantage.
of prior scores until after you've Players that do not play within the
played the last board of the round. time parameters of the game are taking
While it's nice to be sociable, it's advantage, and it's time that players
not very sociable to make a pair recognize when they really are at fault
wait to play the next round because and that they do something to improve
you were discussing the successes the situation.
of your grandchildren.
SBNx
Harry Falk's web site is harrybridge.com and it contains information about the local
duplicates in his area as well as tournaments at which he officiates.
www.District9ACBL.org 17The Kibitzer is Shirley Wright
UNDISCUSSED
By Jon Shuster
Shirley: Here is a New Year’s resolution that POSSIBILITIES TO
we all can empathize with: Minimize the CONSIDER:
damage when we face undiscussed bidding 1. (i)A splinter with a singleton ♥ and
situations. This will be a two-part quiz. First, exceptional ♣ support; (ii) Natural
what are the possible meanings of each of 2. (i) To play, natural (ii) A transfer to 4♥
partner’s bids as South at the point of the “?”? (iii) Natural and game forcing.
Second, I will give you your hand (North), and 3. No problem, except what is undiscussed
ask what call you make and why. is what constitutes a feature: (i) NT
Hand #1: North deals, NS Vul stopper; (ii) A or K; (iii) A or K or
singleton (iv) NT stopper or singleton.
West North East South
4. (i) Natural and not forcing; (ii) natural
– 1♠ 2♥ Pass and forcing; (iii) Limit+ in ♣s; (iv)
Pass 3♣ Pass 4♥ ? Stopper in ♥s, forcing.
5. (i) Balanced hand “too good” for 2NT
Hand #2: North deals, NS Vul over 2♦ (ii) A hand with a long running
West North East South minor and 9 tricks virtually assured.
– 1NT 3♠ 4♦ ? SOLUTION
(15-17) These situations are very important, and
many matchpoints or IMPs are at stake. Ask
Hand #3: North deals, Neither side vul yourself questions, and use your own hand to
West North East South help decipher the message you are receiving
or the message you need to convey.
– 2♠ (5-10) Pass 2NT
("For Feature")
1. The splinter is not a possible explanation.
? Suppose South has suddenly come to
life with lots of ♣s and a singleton ♥.
Hand #4: Neither vul, North deals “Shirley”, partner has at most two ♠s,
West North East South so partner would have at least 10 minor
– 1♣ 2♣ 2♥ ?
cards. Partner did not make a negative
double (with 4+♦, 5+♣ and values to seek
Hand #5: Neither vul, North deals a possible slam after your 3♣ call; or bid
3♣ with 7♣). Your hand was ♠-AKxxx
West North East South ♥-None ♦-Axx ♣-K10xxx. With your
– Pass Pass 2♣ hand, if partner did have a singleton ♥,
(Strong) West would have supported ♥s rather
than pass. So natural is the only possible
Pass 2♦ (a) Pass 2NT ?
explanation. Pass 4♥! (I do not like the
(a) Semi-positive (at least 2Q’s, or 1K, or 1A), 3♣ call, as Double is vastly superior.
game forcing.
This is not that you expect 2♥X to be left
18 ACBL District 9in for down five, but because you have 1♣) or 2NT (if 2♣ was Michaels). The
outstanding support for both minors, and actual North passed 2♥, for down one and
you do not want to eliminate 2♠ as a final a poor score).
contract.) 5. After 2♣-2♦ (game force), there is no
2. It is easy to eliminate 4♦ as being to play. reason to jam the bidding with a balanced
If you can make 4♦, why not try 3NT? hand. Jumping to 3NT eliminates
The remaining two are both possible. Stayman and Transfers into five card
Your hand was ♠-KJ10x ♥-Qx ♦-AJ98 major suits. A 2NT call shows 22+
♣-KQx. To cater to both, bid 4NT. This balanced and should not have an upper
cannot be Blackwood. Partner held: limit. North’s hand was ♠-KJ10xxx
♠-Axx ♥-AKxxxx ♦-x ♣-xxx, and intended ♥-xxxxx ♦-x ♣-x. (3NT makes and 4♠
to transfer to protect something like fails). (ii) is the Wright interpretation
♠-Qx in opener’s hand. But 4NT is an from pure bridge logic, but I would argue
outstanding contract. Most tables used a for transferring to 4♠ (bid 4♥), because
Texas Transfer (as no one else bid 3♠ over as the title suggests, this is undiscussed,
1NT), and declarers lost 3 tricks (2♠ ruffs and the opener may have a very different
and the ♣A). Note that your bid caters to understanding. Although on this hand
both possibilities (ii) and (iii) nicely. If pass was best, transferring into 4♠ could
partner had 6 ♦s and a forcing hand, the still have been Wright when South has
4NT contract will score very well. But if the 9 trick hand, and is almost certainly
you bid 4♥, you may wind up in a 3-2 or Wright when partner has the big balanced
4-2 fit! Make the most flexible bid. hand. The transfer is more flexible. The
3. You have ♠-AQ10xxx ♥-Qxx ♦-Jxx ♣-x. only other fear of transferring is whether
There is no “Wright” bid here, but there partner plays transfers there! I think the
is one very incorrect bid, and that is 3♠. risk of a pass is far lower than the risk of
Partner’s 2NT is invitational, and the playing from the wrong side.
only discouraging bid you can make is 3♠. LESSONS: Undiscussed situations come
You are accepting any invitation with this up surprisingly often. If you have a regular
maximum. Any of 3♣, 3♥, or even 3NT is bridge partnership, accept a bad result from
acceptable. You should be terrified partner a misunderstanding, but after the game, get
will pass 3♠! If all bids are essentially lies, your act together so it won’t happen again in
tell the lie that will not damage the road that situation. Here we had some situations
to the proper contract. Personally, my call where this can easily occur: When you need
is 3♥, and I would raise partner’s 3♠ to 4♠, to land in a suit bid by the opponents can you
pass partner’s raise to 4♥, or pass if partner communicate this? Can you handle 3 level
bids 3NT. All roads are covered by 3♥, interference against your 1NT opener? Do
whereas you would be in a quandary if you and partner have the same understanding
partner bids 3NT over 3♣. as to what constitutes a feature when you
4. Look at your opponent’s card. If it reads open a weak two? Do you have a system vs.
2♣/1♣ is natural, 2♥ is natural and forcing Michaels and Unusual NT? Are you on the
in standard systems. If 2♣ was Michaels same wave length when 2♣ is opened? When
for the majors, 2♥ is either a cue bid faced with the unknown, and just cannot
supporting ♣s or a ♥ stopper. Your hand figure it out, make the most flexible call to
was ♠-AJx ♥-KQ9x ♦-Jxx ♣-Qxx. Your minimize damage when you are wrong.
proper call is 3♥ (if 2♣ was natural over SBNx
www.District9ACBL.org 19Bridge for the
Eight ever, nine… sometimes?
more common than 2-2 breaks. So
why do “they” say to play for the drop?
I eventually decided that their reason
is that since I will guess wrong on half
of the 3-1 breaks, I may as well play for
2-2 all the time. Having reached this
conclusion, I faithfully played “8-ever-
My last article, on restricted 9-never” for many years.
choice, was designed to help But I was wrong--wrong about the
you with the “finesse or play way I was playing AND wrong about
for the drop” situations. This the reason “they” created the rhyme.
article proposes to do the Their reason has to do with the “theory
of vacant spaces”. On a typical hand,
same. I am going to leave out I have won the opening lead, cashed
safety plays, “safe” hands, the Ace of trumps in my hand and led
endplays, and the holistic towards the KJ on the board. I have
approach you should take with nine total cards in the suit. Why DO
ANY hand. All I propose to do “they” say I should play for the drop?
is to give you a tip that might ANSWER: LHO (left-hand-
help you with your guessing. opponent) has played three cards (two
When looking for a Queen, should trumps plus the opening lead). RHO
you play for the drop or take the finesse? has played two cards. RHO, therefore,
One of the first rules I was taught was has 11 unknown cards (also known as
“eight ever nine never”…if you “vacant spaces”) while LHO has 10.
have eight cards in the suit, take The odds are 11 to 10 that RHO has the
the finesse. If you have nine, play missing card (Queen). This is the main
for the drop. Later in my bridge mathematical principle for why “they”
development, I wondered why say to decline the finesse and play for
“they” say this, because “they” the drop. The “eight-ever-nine-never”
also say that “odd suits split rhyme came later as a mnemonic, and
evenly and even suits split oddly” the explanation is (was?) unknown to
which means that 3-1 breaks are most of us.
20 ACBL District 9Club Player
By Jack Brawner • Trojanowl@aol.com
Ah, but what if there has been bidding? “vacant spaces” as your guide
Suppose RHO opened with a weak rather than 8-ever-9-never you
two, indicating six cards in a suit where will finesse RHO for the missing
you are missing eight. You have "their" Queen, since he has 10 unknown
Ace and win the first lead. You cash the cards to LHO’s 8.
trump Ace and lead towards dummy's The math isn’t complex. The idea is
KJ as before. At this moment, RHO not hard. It is reasonably easy to teach.
has only 6 unknown cards: 13 minus And it works. Often. VERY often. Most
2 (cards played) minus 5 (remaining importantly: YOU CAN DO IT! Since
cards in "his" suit). LHO has 9 unknown I started using “vacant spaces” for my
cards: 13 minus 3 (cards played) minus guessing, my “guessing” has improved
1 (remaining card in his partner’s suit). dramatically. You only need three
Therefore the odds are 9 to 6 that LHO things:
has the missing Queen – take the finesse!
1. You need to decide to try it. (Try
At this point, I am sure some of you it, you’ll like it!)
are saying “Duh, Jack! I already knew
to play the preemptor’s partner for the 2. You need to maintain the courage
trump length”. Yes, I am sure you did. to play these percentages and not
Many (if not most) people get this right be discouraged when the “old”
at the table. But it’s a good way to explain way would have worked on a
the concept. If you begin to use “vacant particular hand.
spaces” in your play, you will find that it 3. You need a partner who will not
comes up on nearly every hand. On that scold you for doing it “wrong”.
same hand, let’s say that the preemptor That might just be the toughest
shows up with a singleton in another challenge of them all.
suit where you were missing six cards. Once you become comfortable
That changes things! You know seven locating those Queens, you
cards in his hand, and seven cards in the might find you start locating
other hand. The vacant spaces are six-to- Jacks, Kings, and even Aces this
six, so play for the drop! (Two singletons way as well. You might even find
are unlikely, true?) Or let’s say there is that you are starting to count the
NO bidding but the opening lead and hands out better, but ssshhhh…
subsequent tricks show that a side suit
don’t tell anyone. Except me--let
splits 5-3 with 5 on your left. If you use
me know how it goes!)
www.District9ACBL.org 21Play Hard, Play Well:
Partial Removal!
-Robert S. Todd
Defense is one of the hardest parts Plan your play!
of bridge – Defenders consistently We have a combined 23 HCP, leaving
face difficult decisions and complex the opponents with only 17 HCP. After
situations that they must figure out our RHO shows up with the ♣A at
without very much information. Even trick 2, we know that our LHO must
good players are constantly making have most of the rest of the HCP – and
defensive errors – some that cost and most importantly the ♦A. If this is the
some that do not. This hand, showcasing case, then leading a ♦ towards our K
a tough defense, was my favorite hand will result in three ♦ losers and the
from the Daytona Regional. See if you contract going down one. So we need
can take advantage of the defensive to find a different line of play.
error to win 12 IMPs for your side. The key to the hand is to make use
You hold the following. of several things:
♠ AKQxx • Shape information that is
♥ A109x available to us from the
♦ Kxx auction (LHO has at least 6♣)
♣x • Proper dummy entry
All Vul management
1♣ Pass 1♥ 1♠ • The helpful ♣J on the dummy
2♣ 2♠ P 4♠ We will also need to make some
All Pass inferences to help us with the shape
information. First, we need to
You get the opening lead of the ♣K determine how the ♥ suit is distributed.
and are faced with this play problem. Since LHO did not lead a ♥ we can
♠ J10x reasonably infer that he has 2 ♥s (he
♥ KQx didn’t raise or make a support double,
♦ xxxx and good defenders usually lead their
♣ J10x singletons, especially if partner bid
♠ AKQxx that suit.)
♥ A109x So we play a couple of rounds of
♦ Kxx trump.
♣x 3: ♠A x x x (+2)
1: ♣K x x x (-1) 4: ♠K x x x (+3)
2: ♣x ♣10 ♣A ♠x (+1) Now we know that our LHO has
22 ACBL District 96+♣, 2♥, 2+♠, and 2+♦. We can now see that if The Complete Hand:
our LHO is 2-2-3-6 we have a chance to make ♠ J10x
the hand. Can you spot the play?
♥ KQx
This is called a partial removal end-play. We ♦ xxxx
have removed LHO’s ♠ by playing two rounds ♣ J10x
of trumps. Now we remove their ♥ by playing ♠ xx ♠ xxx
two rounds and then throw them in with the ♣J. ♥ xx ♥ Jxxx
5: ♥K x x x (+4) ♦ AQT ♦ Jxx
6: ♥Q x x x (+5) ♣ KQxxxx ♣ Axx
7: ♣J ♣x ♦x ♣Q (-2) ♠ AKQxx
Now our LHO has only ♣ and ♦ left – and ♥ AT9x
must either give us a ruff-and-sluff or lead a ♦ ♦ Kxx
from their Ace into our ♦K. We will lose only ♣x
one more trick for 3 losers and 10 winners.
Even when you know that
This is the end position with LHO now on an Ace is behind your King,
lead:
don’t give up on winning a
♠J trick with him. Find a way to
♥x force your opponent to lead
♦ xxxx that suit for you!
♣ --
♠ -- ♠x Defensive Notes: The Defense
♥ -- ♥ Jx was caught sleeping at trick
♦ AQT ♦ Jxx one. RHO had to recognize
♣ xxx ♣ -- the ♦ and ♣ positions,
♠ Qx overtake the ♣K, and shift
♥ AT to the ♦ J. (It can be difficult
♦ Kx to make this play at trick 1.)
♣ -- Once this overtake-and-shift
If they lead a ♦ we will only lose one more trick. did not happen, LHO had to
If they lead a ♣, we will ruff it on the dummy guess to play the ♣Q at trick
and discard one of our ♦ losers. Then we will 2 – a very hard play to find.
take the ♥ finesse against East’s ♥J (remember
they bid ♥ so we expect them to have started
with at least four). Now we draw trump and
only lose the last ♦ in the end.
Making 4♠! SBNx
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