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With Bill Jacobs. Involves Bids out of Turn “Trumping In” . Waverley Bridge Club Newsletter www.waverleybridgeclub.com.au Phone: 03 9807 6502 September 2017 ABN 86 643 699 219 WAVERLEY BRIDGE CLUB BEGINNER’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING LESSONS Our AGM is being held this year on Monday October 23 at 9.30 am. Meeting papers will be sent to you by Monday Lessons are starting in October - October 9. These papers will be emailed to Wednesday 7.30 – 9.30 pm – from October 18; and, members who have provided us with an email Thursday 1.45 – 3.45 pm from October 19. address and delivered by post to all other members. Saturday sessions will be held on November 11 and Papers for members with no email address will be December 9 - 9.30 am - 11.30 am. ready for collection from the clubrooms from September 21 and we would appreciate it if you We are running an eight week basic course, which would pick up from the clubrooms to help with includes ten lessons, each being run twice as above. postage costs. The course also includes two Saturday morning play sessions (9.30 am - 11.30 am) to allow students extra Please take this opportunity to update your email time to practice their new skills. details if you have recently changed your address, and to provide us with an email address if you have Beginners can book into either the Wednesday not already done so. evening or the Thursday afternoon sessions. You can swap sessions if needed. Have you considered whether you would like to serve the club as a Committee member? Also included is one supervised play session Nominations for Committee positions will open on following the completion of the classes. Wednesday September 13 and you will find The total cost of the course is $120.00 which covers nomination forms in the carousel from that date. lessons, class book and one free supervised session which can be taken at any time following the We welcome nominations from members who completion of the course. would like to see the club grow and improve and are willing to put their point of view to a Committee that Please ask your non-bridge playing friends and operates by co-operation and consensus. Duties are relative if they would like to learn this great game. not onerous. There is a monthly meeting and We can promise beginners a fun and stress free Committee members are expected to volunteer introduction to the game. Enrolment forms are occasionally to help with club events. available at the Sales desk and in the carousel. RANK PROMOTIONS Nationwide Pairs Congratulations to all of our members who have The NWP competition offers an opportunity for recently achieved rank promotions. players from all over the country to play the same GRADUATE MASTER 2+ MP boards and compare score. Firstly the event is run at June Buckley, Barbara Davies, Gina McCann, Stuart the club as a normal duplicate, just like an every day Peacock, Gillean Puddy, Liane Schuhen, Jenny Thomas session. Results are then submitted to the national competition. Once all of the results from all over the CLUB MASTER 5+ MP country are submitted the event is rescored with all of Jan Clough, Diane Cornish, Louis Desribes, Sue Jackson, the data. Del Stitz, Trish Unger Nationwide Pairs sessions for September will be held on: LOCAL MASTER 15+ MP Friday September 15 and 29. Jenny Abraham, Stan Angelidis, Andries Britz, Jeanette Bruinsma, Lis Burrows, Coleen Coleman, Stewart Play starts at 10.30 pm and there will be no lunch break Franklin, Eva Hody, Liz Sully, Jenny Temple for the Nationwide section. *LOCAL MASTER 25+ MP Table fees for the Nationwide Pairs are: $10 for Fiona Morris members and $12 for non-members. Normal duplicate will be played as usual at this session, **LOCAL MASTER 35+ MP with a lunch break a little after 12.00 pm. Alan Sullivan COMING EVENTS REGIONAL MASTER 50+ MP Lorraine Pitaman, Faith Whitehead Waverley Bridge Club Open Pairs Heats for our premier Pairs event for the year will be *REGIONAL MASTER 100+ MP held on: Tom Spall Monday 10.00 am: September 4, 11 and 18 *STATE MASTER 100+ MP (incl 50+ Red) Tuesday 7.30 pm : September 5, 12 and 19 Lisa Yoffa Entry fee for heats : $33 for members; $39 for visitors LIFE MASTER 300+MP (incl 180+ Red Payable at the first session. (Normal duplicate will also and Gold be played at the Monday morning sessions.) Penny Blankfield There will be a two session final held on: RECENT RESULTS Tuesday 7.30 pm September 26 and October 3 Entry fee: $22 for members; $26 for visitors. John Witt Butler Pairs Payable on September 26. Congratulations to the place getters in the John Witt This Honour Board event will award Red Points at all Butler Pairs sessions. CHAMPIONSHIP WELCOME NEW MEMBERS 1st : Kathy Palmer, Alan Sharp A big welcome to our new members who have joined 2nd: Elaine Dickson, Sylvia Kudelka recently: 3rd: Paul Hill, Rex Livingston Robert Gunsberger, George Landau, Elizabeth Waddell, Colin Waddell, Robyn Hewson, Mark Blakey, PLATE Geoff Stanning, Shona Brown, Elizabeth Vickers, Tania Freeman, Ant Edwards, John Zutitis, Malcolm Osman, 1st : Chelliah Arul, Anne Paul Nicholas Demytko, Diane Greenhill and Rhonda 2nd : Matti Shub, John Quayle MacMahon. 3rd : Martin Willcox, Kevin Chan We hope that you enjoy many years of good bridge and good company at Waverley Bridge Club. 2 A SECTION FOR NEWER PLAYERS he may only have 4 clubs. You know that he has 5 spades, so if you have to pick a trump suit, you pick THE MOST UNDERUTILISED BID IN BRIDGE - ‘PASS!’ spades. When is it OK to Pass? 3. Bid 2♥. Do not pass and leave him in 2♣. You have When you have nothing to say. something you have not yet told partner – that you When partner has made a non-forcing bid and have six or more hearts. You have already told partner you have nothing to say. In other words: that you have fewer than 10 HCP with your 1NT When you have described your hand already response, so your bid is ‘to play’. and partner has made a non-forcing bid. When partner is assured of another bid, even 4. Bid 3♣. Now you have something to say. Partner’s when he has made a forcing bid, and you have bid of 2♣ was not forcing but your hand improved and nothing to say. you need to tell him that. Let’s take it as read that you will: Incidentally, what would you do as opener with this Open the bidding if you have 12 or more HCP; hand if you heard the auction above and which is and, repeated here? You will respond to partner’s opening bid with WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH 6 or more HC. 1♠ Pass 1NT In an uncontested auction, ask yourself before you Pass 2♣ Pass 2♥ make each bid – ‘Do I have anything to say that I Pass ?? haven’t already said?” If the answer is No, and partner has made a non-forcing bid, your best path is to pass. ♠AQ972 ♥5 ♦KQ9 ♣K1094 Have a look at the following hands. The auctions so far Apply the same principle to your bidding. You have are given below. told partner that you have 5 spades and at least 4 clubs, WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH and you have told him that you have fewer than 17 or 1♥ Pass 1♠ 18 points because your simple change of suit in this Pass 2♥ Pass ?? auction is non-forcing. 1. ♠Q8762 ♥Q5 ♦Q985 ♣83 So you have anything else to say? No. You have said it 2. ♠QJ9762 ♥J5 ♦K98 ♣J5 all. Do not rebid 2NT, you have no hope of the 23 HCP 3. ♠KQ852 ♥Q5 ♦A84 ♣765 you need between the two hands to make a 2NT contract. Just pass and let partner get on with it. It is 1. South should pass. He now has a fit with partner’s a pity you have only one heart, but partner is promising heart suit, and, moreover, he has only 6 points. at least six hearts. 2. South should pass. He has a fit with partner’s suit, so should not rebid his own 6-card suit. He has only 8 Try this auction: HCP. Partner’s rebid showed 12 – 15 HCP, so there is WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH no chance of game. 1♦ 1♠ 1NT 3. South should bid 3♥. This time he has 11 HCP and a fit with partner. There is a hope of game – if partner Pass 2♦ 2♥ Pass has 14 or 15 points. ?? WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH You have taken no part in the auction so far. All you 1♠ Pass 1NT have said is, I can’t support spades. Now, however, you Pass 2♣ Pass ?? need to make a decision. Should you bid or should you pass? 1. ♠7 ♥J9852 ♦Q74 ♣QJ83 2. ♠Q7 ♥J9852 ♦K74 ♣QJ8 1. ♠J5 ♦5432 ♦J765 ♣Q82 3. ♠7 ♥QJ9852 ♦K74 ♣542 2. ♠J5 ♥J5 ♦98762 ♣Q985 4. ♠72 ♥AK97 ♦ 8 ♣J98754 3. ♠4 ♦A2 ♦743 ♣QJ108764 1. Pass. You have absolutely no fit with partner’s 1. Pass. You have nothing to say. You prefer hearts to spades. You have 4-card club support partner has spades. made a non-forcing bid – once you respond 1NT 2. Bid 2♠. Do not pass. Partner may have only 4 hearts. opener’s simple bid of a new suit at the minimum level You prefer spades. is not forcing. 3. Bid 3♣. You cannot abide either of partner’s suits 2.
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