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HE ULLETIN TPublished by the QueenslandQBA Bridge Association BJuly-September 2018 Volume 44 No www.qldbridge.com Email: [email protected] 3 the diagnosis came out of the blue and three slightly more experienced From the following an MRI while in hospital for players mixing and matching routine treatment. All of his family partnerships as necessary. They President and friends were caught by surprise. also also came in 5th. in a triple Richard Ward, Chairman of the round robin. Tournament Committee, will be The regional finals of the GNOT are taking Tony's place as the Courier- coming up, followed by the Grand Mail bridge columnist. His first column National Final at Tweed Heads in in this role appeared on August 25. November. Good luck to all Qld Richard Wallis The ANC in Hobart during July participants. ■ and August was successfully conducted by the Tasmanian Bridge HE big story over the past three Hobart ANC Association, and Queensland teams months in Qld is the sad news T performed creditably. by Richard Wallis that Tony Jackman, arguably the best bridge player Queensland • The Open and Women’s team both The Open Teams - a Captain's has produced and unchallenged came 4th. in the double round robin, Perspective as a fine partner and all-round nice narrowly missing out on the play-offs. bloke, passed away on August 15 • The Seniors' team came 5th. in the HIS year I had the great pleasure only 5 days after being diagnosed double round robin. Tof captaining our team for the with terminal cancer. He would • The Youth team put on a game ANC in Hobart in July/August. It was have been 80 on October 20, and performance with three new players my first time as an NPC and a very pleasant experience, not the boring time I expected it could have been. The team was Paul Hooykaas/ 2019 Martin Doran, Tony Treloar/Peter Evans and Pam and Jim Evans. This Gold Coast was a very friendly and co-operative team, with no recriminations for bad results, just a determination to try to Congress do better next time. The match against VIC took us February 16-23 to the Appeals table when a slam February 15 - Welcome Walk-in Pairs bid by Peter and Tony was taken away by the Director due to an agreed hesitation after a Blackwood response. There is no doubt in my Contents mind that Peter would have still From the President..............................................................................................1 bid the slam if there had been no Hobart ANC by Richard Wallis .......................................................................1 hesitation, which is why I appealed. ANC Open Team Reports by the Team Members .....................................2 We were unable to find an appeals Queensland Open Teams by Richard Wallis .................................................4 advisor, but the committee had Teacher's Corner by Joan Butts .......................................................................6 no hesitation in throwing out the Manager's Travels by Kim Ellaway ...................................................................7 appeal. They even spent some Territory Gold by Richard Ward ....................................................................8 time discussing whether to fine us 25 Years Ago ........................................................................................................8 for a frivolous appeal. This cost 8 Novices by Shelley and Chris Far................................................................... 10 IMPs in the match, which equates The Proof of the Pudding by Fred Whitaker .............................................. 11 to a difference of 16 in the final tally Slam Bidding: A Light-hearted Review by Jan Randall ............................... 12 between QLD and VIC. IBPA Column Service by Tim Bourke ........................................................... 12 Directors' Corner by Jan Peach ..................................................................... 16 We had a bad start in the first round robin, losing by 34 IMPs to ACT. The QBA Bulletin July - September 2018 2 But then a 2 IMP win against SA more about bridge than most club know I can win the ♥Q, play the ♥A, followed by a bye in match 3 put us players have learned. swallowing the king in dummy, and a bit further up the ladder, only to fall The Tasmanians were very friendly draw trumps. down to the bottom again after an and had organised a tour of Unfortunately I was a trick ahead of 8 IMP loss to NSW, a 17 IMP loss Government House. We were invited myself and played the ♥A on trick to TAS and a 21 IMP loss to VIC. to look around this magnificent one. Now I led the a small heart to The final match of the first Round building, where the main dining room the king in dummy and I was stuck Robin was a 22 IMP win over WA, contained more silver in one place there. So I had no choice but to exit but it was not enough to lift us off the than I have seen in my whole life. a small spade, won by East with bottom of the field. The staircases were roped off so we the ace, who then played the ♠K, So we started RR2 with nowhere to were restricted to the main ballroom followed by the ♦10. go but up, and up we mostly went! and the other adjoining rooms I had already decided to play him Another win against SA, this time by including the dining room. One of for the ♦A, so I played the ♦K from 14 IMPs, was followed by a 32 IMP our Queensland members was so dummy and this held the trick. loss to ACT. We got our revenge impressed he wanted a better look However I was still stuck in dummy on VIC, by 22 IMPs, so finished around and so took the Lieutenant with a trump outstanding, so I led +1 IMP overall, and then a small 7 Governor at his word. a small diamond won by East with IMP loss to NSW, before finishing He wandered down a hallway the ace. He continued with a spade with +21 IMPs against WA and +56 and found an unlocked door and and I was finally in hand to draw the against TAS. We had come second investigated, finding a staircase last trump and claim. The old adage in RR2, but failed to overhaul VIC for which led to the main bedroom. “Most mistakes occur at trick one” 3rd spot, and a place in the play-off He later described this to us as certainly applied here. between 2nd and 3rd, by a mere 10 magnificent with an ensuite bigger The opposition team did not bid to VPs. VIC lost to NSW in the play- than his house. He was happily game so we had a small pick-up. off, and NSW triumphed over the exploring until security caught up all-conquering ACT in the Final by a with him and turfed him out. A M 7 v W ♠ A95 small margin. ♥ AKJ1062 Here is a couple of hands. Bd 9 An exciting RR2, and now all we can Dlr N ♦ 5 do is wait with eager anticipation for AJ2 M 4 v NSW ♠ 87 Vul EW ♣ Melbourne in 2019. ■ 4QJ106 K832 Bd 19 ♥ AQ10863 ♠ ♠ ♥ Q7 N ♥ 43 Dlr S ♦ 53 W E AQ7 K8 Vul EW ♣ 642 ♦ S ♦ 1096 KQ543 ♠ Q95 ♠ AK10643 ♣ ♣ ♥ J52 N ♥ 74 ♠ 7 W E ♥ 985 ♦ Q42 S ♦ A1096 Jim ♣ 10753 ♣ J ♦ J1096432 Evans ♠ J2 ♣ 87 ♥ K9 Open Teams ♦ KJ87 Pamela opened 1H, East passed FTER three years of trying, ♣ AKQ98 and as they were vul, and we APamela and I were fortunate weren't, I decided to make a pre- enough to qualify for the Queensland emptive sacrifice with my ratty hand Open team to play the ANC in Hobart W N E S by bidding 4H. When asked about this year. 1C the bid, Pamela described it as P 1H 1S 2D1 weak with long hearts. West passed The main reason we qualified was 2 3 because the others made more P 2H 2S 3H as did Pamela and East. Pamela P 4H4 All pass mistakes than we did. We did defend commented “That was the second last bid I wanted to hear”. well though. 1 Reverse -17+, max of 2 hearts It was a privilege to be able to 2 6 hearts non-forcing East took the hint and led a trump. represent Queensland and, this 3 2 hearts with at least 1 honour When dummy was faced both East year, there were three of us making 4 Teams - has a chance and West looked annoyed, knowing our debuts as State Representatives. Pamela decided not to open 1NT they had been conned. To be able to play our best was with her poor spades. So she Pamela made short work of the play. Pamela's and my main objective. So, reversed into diamonds. My 2H bid She won the heart lead in hand then to iron out any flaws in our game my showed a 6-card suit, so after her led the ♠A and another spade, ruffed friend Bill Hunt gave us some help belated support I thought game in dummy, a club to her ace and a with coaching. Bill has represented would have some chance. East spade ruffed. This was followed by the ACT and Queensland at the decided to lessen the chance of the ♦J won by West; 2 clubs were ANC many times and is a previous ruffing by leading a small heart - ♥9 played and Pamela claimed the rest, winner of the ANC. He has forgotten from dummy and West's jack. Now I making 10 tricks. This was a good The QBA Bulletin July - September 2018 3 score for us as, in the other room, Our opponents led a heart so we not often a popular choice with the Peter and Tony bid to 4S doubled for were under the gun straight away.