Grapevine JUNE 2003
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TheGrapevine Volume 15, No. 2 June 2003 The Official Newsletter of the Waldron Wins! by Jody Latham American Contract Bridge League SCOTT WALDRON JR. IS THE 2003 KING OF BRIDGE. Junior Players (age 25 and under) Scott Waldron him to teach me to play. We (Paul) Soloway, (Jeff) Jr. has been started out with some basic Meckstroth, (Eric) Rodwell and playing the books, moved on to using (Paul) Lewis. violin since bridge programs and began “My dad and I played against shortly playing duplicate at local Mr. Soloway, and we had some before his clubs. My first experience very interesting hands. Our team fourth playing with four people at the edged them out by 3 IMPs to birthday table was in my first duplicate win the match. While I was very In This and he’s event. excited, one of my teammates been “When I first started (Appel) could not control his Issue… playing playing, I was nearly the only excitement and went running bridge kid in our area playing. My down the hall, jumping up and Go Camping since dad’s friends — Allan and down and cheering. We went on in Hungary ......... 2 he was 9. Now 18, he has Ruthanne Mazer, Tom Appel to place third in the event.” juggled the two so successfully and Len Gutkoska — were He’s had equal — or greater Beginner’s Corner .. 2 that he’s won a music very supportive. I found the — success as a violinist. “I’ve scholarship and has been competition exciting and been playing the violin since just Lessons in Fun ....... 3 named the 2003 King of always played to win. I not before my fourth birthday. I Bridge. only enjoyed the sessions we entered the studio of Herbert World Youth Team The bridge award is played but also the gathering Greenberg at the age of 13,” Championship .... 4 presented to an ACBL member afterward for food and says Waldron. “Highlights of my who is a graduating high school discussions of hands and accomplishments include being Six USA Juniors to senior. The title originally went strategies.” named a Maryland Distinguished Attend Carrousel to the senior who had won the In the last few years, he’s Scholar in the Arts and winning a Cup .................... 4 most masterpoints. Recent begun playing “with some of $12,000 scholarship, being winners, however, have been the Junior players I have met selected to perform at an Junior Teams cited for outstanding through Internet bridge. My international music festival in tournament performances plus main Junior partner is Josh Graz, Austria — both as a soloist All Tied Up ........ 5 recreational, administrative and Donn. In addition to the time and in an ensemble with Eduard PLAY Contest ........ 6 promotional activities related to Josh and I play online, we Melkus — and being selected as bridge. have played together at recent the guest soloist for the 75th New Scholarship The award is presented by nationals (Houston and anniversary of the Baltimore the ACBL Educational Washington DC). Music Clubs. Opportunity ....... 6 Foundation, which administers “The Junior players I have “I have served as California the International Palace of met have similar interests and concertmaster of both Sports Foundation and I have been making many Baltimore’s F.A.M.E. orchestra Competition....... 6 includes the $1000 Homer friends through bridge.” and Dulaney’s high school Shoop/International Palace of Waldron has lots of bridge orchestra for many years and FYI .......................... 7 Sports Scholarship. memories but one does stand was a frequent soloist. Other Waldron recalls his early out. “Playing at the Hunt ensembles I’ve played with interest in bridge. “Dad started Valley regional in the Open include County Honors playing when I was 9,” he says. Swiss Teams when I was Orchestra and All State “We have always been a team around 12, my team played Orchestra (every year since in everything we do, so I asked the top seed that included (Continued on page 4) Since we now have two different meanings for “double” in DOUBLES bridge, we must have agreements with our partners about One of the ways to enter what they should do. One way to make this agreement is to the auction after the oppo- decide that a double is for takeout if neither member of your nents have bid is by using a side has made any call other than pass, and the opponents double. A double can and are still in a partscore contract. Otherwise, it would be a often does have lots of penalty double. different meanings in In the following hands, decide what call you would make (Answers on page 7) bridge. Two of the most after the given auction: prevalent meanings are for 1) Your RHO opens the bidding 1ࡔ: “takeout” and for “penalty.” ࡕ K Q J 2 Sometimes the opponents have opened the bidding and Q 10 7 2 we have a hand with which we would like to compete but do A Q J not know exactly where. In such a case we would like our 7 3 partner to decide. One way to do this is by making a double. In 2) Your RHO opens the bidding 1ࡖ: a case such as this, our double asks partner to bid his best suit ࡕ K Q J 2 other than the one(s) the opponents have bid. We tell our A Q J 8 6 partner that we have good support for the other suits. This type 6 5 of double is called a “takeout” double. We do not say J 4 “takeout,” however. Partner must be able to tell that it is 3) Your LHO opens the bidding 1 and your RHO takeout on his or her own. The following example shows a responds 1ࡕ: hand with which you might make a “takeout” double: ࡕ 4 2 Your RHO opens the bidding 1ࡖ. This is your hand: K Q J 6 ࡕ K Q 8 6 A K 6 5 4 7 K 7 J 10 9 7 4) Your LHO opens the bidding 1 and your RHO A Q J 2 responds 3NT: Sometimes the opponents have bid to a contract ࡕ K Q J 10 9 8 which you do not think they can make. In this case, you 5 may use the double to increase the penalty that the Q J 10 opponents will receive for not making the contract and A J 2 increase the bonuses they will receive for making the In the following hands, decide whether partner’s double is contract. When used in this manner, the double is for for penalty or takeout: “penalty.” The following example shows a hand with NORTH EAST (you) SOUTH WEST (partner) which you might make a “penalty” double: 1) Pass Pass 1ࡕ Double Your opponents have bid to 4ࡖ and this is your hand: 2) 1ࡔ Pass 1ࡕ Double ࡕ 8 7 3) 1ࡔ 1ࡖ 1ࡕ Double Q J 10 9 8 4) Pass 1ࡖ 1ࡕ Double A K 5) Pass Pass 1ࡕ Pass J 10 7 6 2ࡖ Pass 4ࡖ Double GO CAMPING! There’s still time Junior Pairs is scheduled July 4–6 in Tata, to make plans — Hungary, while the World Junior Bridge Camp is and receive an scheduled July 7–14 in Vargesztes, Hungary. ACBL subsidy — Juniors are responsible for their own transpor- for the 2003 World tation to Hungary. Transportation from the airport Junior Pairs and to the playing venue will be provided by the World Junior Bridge Camp, scheduled July 4–14 in organizers. Hungary. To apply, contact Charlotte Blaiss at The ACBL will subsidize tuition, rooms, meals 901–332–5586, Ext. 214 or e-mail and entries for the first 40 ACBL Junior players (ages [email protected]. 17–25) who apply and are accepted. The World The Bridge Grapevine ♠ 2 ore than 600 players through- out North America com Mpeted in the eighth an- Lessons in Fun nual School Bridge Lesson thinking will give you the edge occasionally deal out hands and play. I will Series Instant Matchpoint over your opponents and one also deal hands out by myself and analyze what Game. trick can decide whether you would happen on each.” Ahmed Abdi and Tariq get game or go down several Garton enjoys bridge. “It is a game that makes Sattar, sixth-grade stu- tricks,” he said. “If you pay you think. It keeps you alert because if you dents at Pinecrest Public attention, you can almost miss something, you’ll get burned. If you think School in Ottawa ON, took know after the first couple of about what will happen if such-and-such hap- top honors North–South with tricks how the play will most pens and then come up with a way around a score of 845 instant match- likely go. It is a game that is like that, you’ll have an edge on your opponents. points — a 70.4% game. Their riding a bike: once you learn how “You always have to think ahead and think bridge teacher is Stan Marshall. to play, you of the big picture. Todd Trabue and James Garton of Colum- can do it forever. Something that is bia MO were first East–West with a score of “It is not like ath- good for you now 1003 instant matchpoints — an 83.6% game. letics where if you might not be good Their bridge teacher is Pam Spencer. don’t stay in for you later. You Average for the game was 600 instant match- shape the entire don’t have to be points.