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Bridge Championships and the Zone final promised to be an interesting From the 7 Championships and then they will contest. Bilski easily won the first and President play at Veldhoven/Eidhoven, The second sets of 16 boards, but Clark Netherlands in the World Bridge Team stemmed the rot with almost a draw Championships. ■ in the third. So at 45 imps down and with nothing Australia to lose (and the remaining loyal kibitzers) Alida Clark and Candice Womens’ Playoffs Berman sat down against Therese Keith Tully and Sue Lusk, with Pele Rankin McDonald and Paula McLeish against Liz Havas and Margi Bourke. ou still have time to enter the Board 25 was first out of the slot 16th Barrier Reef Congress. Y and both Norths opened with an This event will be hosted by the aggressive 3D. Bilski played in 4S Townsville Bridge Club Friday 10 Paula and Clark defended 5DX for a 10 imp June to Monday 13 June 2011.It is McLeish swing to Clark. a Gold point event. Entry forms are Queensland Shines available on the QBA web site. It Bd 25 ♠ 86 would be wonderful if we could show ueensland was well Dlr N ♥ 1083 our support for North Queensland Qrepresented in the recent Vul EW ♦ KQ6543 with a record attendance. Major playoffs for the Australian Women’s ♣ 65 sponsors are Barrier Reef Dive Cruise team. Greer Tucker and Rosa ♠ AK54 ♠ QJ97 & Travel, Cosmetics Plus and the City Lachman won their selection for the ♥ A54 N ♥ J762 of Townsville. playoffs through the Women’s last W E ♦ 109 S ♦ A8 All of Queensland congratulates train event in Canberra. Therese ♣ A1082 ♣ QJ3 members of our four teams for the Tully played with long time partner ♠ 1032 Australian National Championships. Sue Lusk and were the runners up ♥ KQ9 We are very pleased to have a Youth in the Bilski team (Captain George ♦ J72 Team. We wish all four teams the Bilski, Margaret Bourke, Elizabeth ♣ K974 best of luck and hope for success at Havas, Berri Folkard, Di Smart, Sue Lusk and Therese Tully). the ANC. Board 26 resulted in a further 13 imps The QBA congratulates Pele Rankin Eventual winners were the Clark to Clark. and Paula McLeish in being members team (Alida Clark, Candice Berman, of the winning team at the Australian Cathie Lachman, Helen Snashall, Bd 26 ♠ — Womens’ Playoff and Bill Haughie and Queenslanders Pele Rankin and Dlr E ♥ K97 and Andy Braithwaite in their success Paula McLeish). Vul Both ♦ 9643 in the Seniors’ Playoff. All four will play Both the Bilski and Clark teams won ♣ KQ10743 in Kuala Lumpur in the Asia Pacific their semi-finals convincingly and the ♠ Q975 ♠ J10864 ♥ Q N ♥ A82 W E ♦ AKQ105 S ♦ J87 Contents ♣ J92 ♣ A5 From the President ...... 1 ♠ AK32 Australian Womens’ Playoffs by Paula McLeish...... 1 ♥ J106543 Doubled Contracts by Kamal Sanmugarasa...... 2 ♦ 2 Cuppaidge’s Column by George Cuppaidge...... 4 ♣ 86 Travels by Kim Ellaway...... 5 Klinger’s Column...... 6 South (Clark) opened an Ekren 2D QBA News ...... 7 showing a weak hand with both ma- Club News ...... 8 jors. North played in 3H making 4 and Clark made 4S EW at the other table.

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Kamal Sanmugarasa

oubled contracts have Dsomething in it for both the declarer and defence. The double alerts the declarer to some bonus information and puts him on his toes, while the opposition is delighted that Paula McLeish and Pele Rankin they had their man. Here is a deal Two flat boards followed and then a Board 23 brought some relief to Bilski from the recent State Team Trials. double game swing to Clark on board with EW making a difficult 3NT and dlr N ♠ 103 29 with NS in 4S and EW in 4H. with Clark making 8 tricks at the other Vul None ♥ AK107 table. But with only one flat board to ♦ 962 Bd 29 ♠ KQ1063 go and a deficit of 34 Imps … KJ84 Dlr N ♥ J62 ♣ K6 A975 Vul Both ♦ KQ8 Bd 23 ♠ 86543 ♠ ♠ ♥ QJ9654 N ♥ 32 ♣ Q3 Dlr S ♥ 9743 W E ♠ 9 ♠ A752 Vul Both ♦ — ♦ K8 S ♦ A543 ♥ KQ109873 N ♥ A54 ♣ Q932 ♣ A65 ♣ 932 W E ♠ QJ842 ♦ A97 S ♦ 52 ♠ Q ♠ J72 ♣ 54 ♣ J1096 ♥ J8 N ♥ KQ64 ♥ 8 W E ♦ QJ107 ♠ J84 ♦ AKQ10 S ♦ J652 ♥ — ♣ KJ10764 ♣ A8 ♣ Q107 ♦ J10643 ♠ AK109 ♣ AK872 ♥ A193 ♦ 98743 W N E S ♣ 5 1C P 1S With Bilski’s lead eroded to 7 IMPs we 2H P P X now had a contest (and several more all pass kibitzers on BBO). The next 4 boards The players in the Clark team are were part score battles yielding a proud to represent Australia In Kuala When my innocent 2H bid was further 17 imps to Clark. Lumpur at the APBF in June and passed by my left hand opponent, also in The Netherlands at the World Board 18 was played by Clark’s NS I sensed trouble. My fears were Champs in October. ■ in 3NT and Bilski in 4S. The ♥K lead confirmed when South’s double against 3NT gave South only one real was passed around. My target was play to make. North in the other room 2011 Qld to limit the damage to 500. That had more options for going wrong and Teams of thought only lasted for five seconds 12 more imps were in the bag. until my partner put down the dummy Three - a beauty! But, now I have another Bd 18 ♠ AK1097 June 24 at 7.30 pm problem in hand - I must now try and ♥ A10 make the contract. Dlr E Conducted by the QBA at QCBC ♦ K932 Vul NS For players with fewer than I won the spade lead in hand and ♣ A3 500 MPs at June 30 2010 played the king and ace of diamonds ♠ 64 ♠ 852 and ruffed the third diamond in hand. N $25 per Player ♥ KQJ42 ♥ 93 I returned to dummy with the ♠A and W E Modest Cash Prizes ♦ J75 S ♦ AQ94 tried the fourth diamond and, when ♣ 1042 ♣ Q985 Green & Blue Systems Only South followed suit, ruffed with the Each player must have a properly ♠ QJ3 jack. North over-ruffed and returned ♥ 8765 completed ABF system card Enter as a team of 3 or as a a club. I overtook South’s queen with ♦ 106 pair or individual to be the ace and exited a club. North won KJ76 ♣ formed into a team with the jack and cashed the ♣K and played the fourth club. I ruffed in

The QBA Bulletin May - June 2011 3 dummy forcing South to part with his West did not cover. I now played the a club was discarded to leave the final eight of trumps. I covered the eight ♦10 and ducked to confirm the bad four cards as follows: with the nine and exited a heart. North trump break. I continued with the ♦9 — had to concede a heart in the end for that was covered by the queen and — my eighth trick. I won with the king. I still had to deal AJ7 If we rewind the play to my ♣A and with the ♦8 that was with West. K club exit, should North duck the I now played the ♠K to complete — — club? North did not know who had the count and take stock. West — J8 the ♣10, but on the other hand the would have tried some sort of raise 843 — end play in trumps was looming in clubs, over my partner’s ♦3 bid, 8 97 large as well. So North must duck in with 4 clubs. So West must have 10 the hope that partner has the ten – it started with 3 spades, 2 hearts, 5 1097 was a desperate situation. South can diamonds and 3 clubs. Certainty of — win with the ten and play a spade to this distribution allows for the ♣A to — promote North’s seven of trump. That be ruffed in dummy, ‘Roman style’, When I played the ♠10, West ruffed. I will give North four tricks in hearts and with the remaining trump. On the ♥K over-ruffed and claimed the contract. the two clubs to defeat the contract. If West did not ruff, I can discard What an important card that seven NOOSA BRIDGE the club honour and play a heart was. I have paid attention to nines from dummy to complete the ruffing and eights, but have generally scoffed CLUB finesse. Every now and then I seem at sevens. From now on I will pay due Swiss Teams to land in a wrong game contract respect to sevens as well. when there is an easier alternative If you are not convinced that four Sunday July 3 available. But don’t we bridge players trumps to A-K-10-7 sitting over love the challenge. ■ declarer is not enough to defeat that contract try the hand below where the opponent had queen to five trumps QUEENSLAND GRADED PAIRS and doubled a 5-level contract. SUNDAY JULY 3 Hosted by the QCBC ♠ K87 dlr N SPONSORED BY Vul NS ♥ 5 ♦ AKJ75 ♣ AKQ2 ♠ Q65 ♠ A93 ♥ Q4 N ♥ AJ862 W E 1800 007 987 [email protected] ♦ Q8432 S ♦ — ♣ J83 ♣ 109764 ENTRY FEE: $25 PER PERSON ♠ J1042 ENTRIES CLOSE: Wednesday 29 June ♥ K10973 DIRECTOR: alan Gibson ♦ 1096 1 GRAND TO SILVER LIFE - 2 BRONZE LIFE TO NATIONAL** ♣ 5 3 NATIONAL* TO 100MPS - 4 UNDER 100MPS as at 31 MARCH 2011 All enquires and entries to QCBC: 3391 3241 - [email protected] Details on the website: www.qcbc.org.au W N E S 1D 1H X P 2D 3C 3D P 5D P P Introducing a Major X all pass New Sponsor This hand is from the recent Keith Stores at Australia Fair, Browns Plains, Bishop Memorial event in QCBC. Bundaberg, Cairns Central, Caloundra, Our partnership could have declared Capalaba, Canelands (Mackay), Carindale, in 3NT, if I had bothered to check Chermside, Garden City, Helensvale, for a heart stop with my partner. But Ipswich, Indooroopilly, Logan Hyperdome, Morayfield, North Lakes, Rockhampton, instead I declared in a 5D doubled Springfield, Strathpine, Sunshine Plaza, contract against a 5-0 trump break. Toowoomba (Clifford Gardens & Grand I won the opening club lead with Central), Townsville (Stocklands & Willows), the queen, and exited a heart. East Tweed City & Victoria Point. won with the ace, played the ♠A and Head office:41 Bulcock St, Caloundra 4551 exited a spade. On the second spade Ph: 07 5437 0666 Fax: 07 5437 0966 Email: [email protected] I played the jack from dummy, but

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Here is an example of a runner in instead my ♦5. In retrospect my ♣3 Cuppaidge’s action. I was West. At least my wish might have been a better choice. to see the hand, and to run it through East won with his king and returned Column Deep Finesse, was fulfilled this time. a club. Declarer now had an easy route to eleven tricks. This defence dlr E ♠ AK4 requires specifically♣ AQ with me and Vul Both ♥ Q10974 given the double I might have led the ♦ 864 ace from this holding. Holding AQ in ♣ 104 clubs, surely I would have found a George ♠ 1053 ♠ J8 Cuppaidge big club discard! Simply allowing me ♥ 6 N ♥ KJ532 W E to ruff one of declarer’s winners, with ♦ J75 ♦ AQ102 ♦ BBO S a re-entry in the A, looks a more ♣ KQ8763 ♣ 95 promising defensive line to me. ridge Base Online, or bbo as it ♠ Q9762 Deep finesse told me that my non-ruff is colloquially known, is one of the ♥ A8 B at trick two was the correct play. If I great boons to bridge players around ♦ K93 ruff, the contract cannot be defeated. the world. Its software is second ♣ AJ2 So East wins the trick and must return to none, it provides viewgraph of his ♥5 giving declarer no winning significant bridge events world-wide, option, and which I must read as suit it offers many learning and practising W N E S preference for diamonds. If declarer features, hands which you have bid P 1S 1 2 discards and I am allowed to ruff, and played can be examined closely 3C 4S X all pass East will win the diamond return at a much later date, with all the (1) This is not everyone’s idea of and play another heart and declarer bidding and play, a big help to column a vulnerable weak jump overcall. simply does not have enough tricks. writers, as can the hands from all You could even say it got its just If declarer ruffs the heart return high viewgraph matches. And it is free! desserts. Without the bid NS would my 10-5-3 of trumps will ensure that Living, as I do, in Thailand, it provides most probably stop in a part-score, or dummy is of insufficient value to make a wonderful point of rendez-vous with play in game going down. This is the the doubled game. bridge friends world-wide especially other edge of that two-edged sword, My man disappeared immediately those from Queensland. Most of them aggressive pre-empting. In a life-time that his club return was won by I meet nowhere else. of bridge playing I have not been declarer. I suppose he was entitled I have a number of contras which able to settle on the right formula for to be irritated, but I wonder where have been sent to BBO but without how to push them into unmakeable he thought four tricks were coming any satisfaction. One of these is contracts and not push them into from? At least his replacement co- that when a player ‘does a runner’ unbiddable but makeable ones. Any operated in playing out the hand and the hand is lost from view unless a suggestions? Which category did this not demanding a re-deal, so readers replacement is allowed. hand fall into? can share my anguish. ■ (2) This used to be called the “impetus” principle. Is it still? North thinks he is too good for a simple On Being a Nuisance 3S, over the over-call. (I don’t, does The chunky five-card suit weak-two anyone?) So he bids an extra one. is a much under-used weapon. I guess he would have bid 3S in the What is your action holding the absence of intervention. Not me, following hand? thanks, 2S looks exactly right, and ♠ 432 Obviously your 3S over 3C plenty. ♥ 63 position at I was not optimistic when partner, a ♦ KQJ103 the table, the passed hand, doubled. It seemed ♣ 864 vulnerability and unlikely that he held four defensive what has happened ahead of you tricks so the best way of contributing will be factors. This is what I suggest. one of my own, I thought, was a It is a weak-two opening bid at any heart ruff. I led the ♥6. The only lead vulnerability in first, second and third which does not defeat the contract is seat and a weak jump overcall over a small club. 1C at any vulnerability and in any Dummy played low. East can virtually position. Making a weak jump overcall guarantee defeat by playing low of a higher ranking suit opening is not but he made the “normal” play of completely beyond the pale either. All ♥J. Declarer won and returned of the above applies when the suit is one. Following general principles, I a major, as well. To be doubled, you declined to ruff fresh air, discarding have to be very unlucky indeed. No

The QBA Bulletin May - June 2011 5 one can make a penalty double, in There is always the down-side, not fact a double directly over your bid is only the possibility of going for a big Travels the most comforting feeling of all. It number, but pushing the opponents is for takeout. Sitting under your bid to a good, making, spot that would the doubler’s partner will rarely pass otherwise be missed. Like any other without both length, and strength, in piece of bridge “advice” this should be your suit. Following a pass over you considered critically before adopting it. and a double under you, hold your Kim breath. This can turn very nasty. dlr S ♠ AQ862 Ellaway 743 What have you achieved? Most Vul EW ♥ ♦ Q5 importantly of all, you have ensured ur postponed trip to the Far ♣ QJ6 a diamond lead if your side defends. North came round very quickly ♠ 10 ♠ 73 O You have not suggested a good hand so there it was at the end of March ♥ KQ62 N ♥ A1098 to partner, as a simple overcall does. W E with me swatting up on how to pilot ♦ A9762 ♦ K104 If he needs a good suit for a slam, or S a different plane – you’d think he ♣ K72 ♣ A954 for a 3NT game, you have it. You have (hubbie) would book us on the same ♠ KJ954 taken a huge slab of bidding space plane each time. We flew up to Cairns ♥ J5 from your opponents and any chance around lunch time which was good ♦ J83 they might have had of a scientific because the bars were open and ♣ 1083 auction is gone. Your five-card suit is I could calm my nerves with a few slightly defensive, one opponent will drinks which I did. However, they sometimes mis-visualise a singleton South (me) opened 2S and West called us to the exit gate on time and in the other’s hand. Just be sure your doubled. Raising a pre-emptive then we had a 2-hour wait and by agreements strictly preclude any opening is an art in itself. From North’s this time I was totally sober and as more that 9 high card points in your perspective, EW must certainly be nervous as anything, giving Ray the hand for this bid. With more, open 1D. cold for ten tricks in hearts, maybe chance to advise me once again how eleven, twelve or thirteen. The two It is vital that you have your responding pleasant it is to travel with me. optimum spots for NS appear to be arrangements in order. In the absence The trip was uneventful even after playing in 4S, or defending 5H. With of intervention, this is the suggested the pilot told us we would have some that in mind a direct 4S seems clear. scheme. You should be able to play turbulence. We arrived in Cairns I would not argue against a semi- in another suit if you have a better fit around 5.00 pmish (now late) and psychic pass, hoping the opponents somewhere. raced over to the bridge club where stop short of game. To raise with a we were having our first get together • 2NT is the only forcing reply. weak hand and a big fit is always - we then went and had one of my Opener’s 3NT shows, specifically, courting disaster. As always, having many fresh seafood dinners. Friday 3-3, 3-4 or 4-3 in the two suits of opened with a pre-emptive bid, that morning saw us up early and driving opposite rank to the suit opened. player should only extremely rarely to Tully - as all the road signs had Otherwise, opener shows three or make another un-forced bid. His been blown down, we got lost in Tully four cards in an unbid major. Three of partner is in charge. and visited suburbs nowhere near the a minor shows three or four cards but In the event, North bid 3S, and then denies a six-card suit or three cards in bridge club and it is a very sad sight - 4S over East’s 4H. East doubled and houses had just been blown away. I a major while for opener to rebid his the contract was set the obvious three was extremely depressed with what I suit, promises a six-card suit without tricks for –500. This is a small gain saw until I turned up at the bridge club three cards in a major. Three or four against par, EW are stone cold for 5H to a lovely spread for lunch and this is cards in an unbid major will always by simply drawing trumps and giving where I met local bridge reporter and be found. up a diamond. The reality, as it often is, reporter for the newspaper - Lesley, • A new suit is natural, not forcing, was different. Of the 16 times the hand who was also my partner for the day but should be raised with three-card was played, the worst four scores for - we played a 5-table Howell which support. NS were –500, twice, and EW bidding allowed me to meet everyone and we • A raise to three is (definitely) not 4H and making five, twice. Operation had a ball. It was sad to say goodbye invitational. It is made on virtually successful; patient died. ■ and I hope next time I go to Tully any hand with three-card support George’s article ‘The Rules for Playing improvements have been made to the that does not want to play in game. Bridge’ is available on the website via sad town. However Tully Bridge Club Sometimes it will be quite defensive, the newsletter page. was unscathed except for a small hole sometimes the opponents will be cold in the roof. for a grand slam. Take a little more of We drove back to another scrumptious their bidding space from them. Discovery play: A play whereby seafood meal (and of course I rang When they intervene double is not you discover you can no longer home each night to tell them what I penalty, rather it replaces 2NT, and make the contract was eating) and had a good night’s new suits remain non-forcing. sleep after all the driving. Saturday

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morning saw us driving to the years ago (like 40). Those players no Tablelands - it took us 2½ hours to longer play at night and I did not want Klinger’s get there and 1½ to get back - Ray to miss them. Column says its because it’s downhill on the With one of my partners we had way home. J9642 At Atherton we played a 3-table dlr E ♠ Howell and I had the pleasure of ♥ J95 playing with Helen Thompson after ♦ KQ109 a nice lunch supplied by the club - I ♣ 8 ♠ 1083 ♠ AKQ75 have known Helen for nearly 40 Ron ♥ 742 N ♥ AKQ years. Again another seafood meal W E Klinger ended a perfect day. ♦ 8542 S ♦ A ♣ 752 ♣ KQ94 Jumpin’ Jack Flash Sunday was rest day but he (hubbie) ♠ — This hand is from a National Open wanted to see the sights and this we ♥ 10863 did - 2 wineries and then we went to Team quarter-final: ♦ J763 a waterfall - nobody told me that once ♣ AJ1063 ♠ A6 You are South and you went down there was no way to ♥ A East opens a multi- get back but walking uphill. Bridge ♦ 9 2D showing both players from Cairns and Eacham could W N E S ♣ AKJ987542 majors. not believe it when I told them which 2C P Your bid. waterfalls we went to and laughed 2D P 2s all pass when I limped into the bridge clubs with sore muscles two days later. Of agreed that 2C was game force. dlr E ♠ Q86 Vul Both ♥ AK7 course we ended the day with more I was East so therefore opened 2C ♦ Q763 seafood because they said it would and I had visions of grand things with ♣ Q63 help ease the aches and pain! this hand. However, not only was it ♠ 972 ♠ KJ10543 a good pass but it was an outright On Monday we went to Eacham ♥ J5432 N ♥ Q1098 top as everyone was in 3NT or 4S. W E and played in a 7-table Mitchell and ♦ KJ52 ♦ 1084 In the end I had 4 spade winners, S both Ray and I won our direction ♣ 10 ♣ — 3 heart winners, 1 diamond and 1 with locals from the club and once ♠ A club however in NT – there were only again this was after a fine lunch and ♥ 6 8 tricks. discussion. As soon as we finished ♦ A9 we drove back to Cairns and played Thank you Cairns, Atherton, Ea- ♣ AKJ987542 in the nightly 9-table Mitchell. cham and Tully - I loved meeting all Tuesday, and it was time to get back your members and I hope I was of The chance of picking up a 9-card suit and I think we got punished because some assistance with the visit and of is about 3-in-10,000. At one table East the hire car had a flat so Ray had to course thank you to Mum because opened a multi-2D and South jumped change the wheel. We then popped even though I have teenage children to 6C, all pass. At the other table: into the Cairns Bridge Club to see who can look after themselves, she cooks a roast so they move in with some of the players with whom I W N E S grew up when I started bridge several the dogs. ■ 2D X 3H 3NT P 6C P 7C! all pass

What should South do over 2D. As you would not expect a trump loser, South needs only a little more than an ace and a useful king from partner’s hand to make thirteen tricks. To jump to 6C gives up a fair chance for a grand slam. The above start looks more attractive. At this vulnerability East-West might not be too eager to sacrifice. Once North offered 3NT over 3H, what was the rush to jump to 6C? North did well to push to 7C. Some might simply pass 6C. If 4NT over 3NT would be Blackwood, that would Tully club house be fine. If not, South should bid 4C

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(forcing of course), receive a 4H cue for a third with the club finesse. That bid, bid 4S (cue) and after North’s 5H brings the total tricks if the club Sunshine Coast cue, bid 7C without any guesswork. finesse works to nine. You need more than 3 tricks to raise to 4S and this Contract Bridge Club hand is not strong enough. ■ Butler Pairs & Swiss Teams New Player Problems Courtesy of ronklingerbridge.com 18th and 19th June 1) Your partner, South, is the dealer and opens 3S (nil vul). You hold QBA News Swiss Teams Congress ♠ K108 ♥ AJ843 ♦ A54 ♣ J9 so what do you bid? Thank you to those captains who 7th August You are worth 4S (just). Partner needs came out when the Aussie Rugby three tricks from you to make 3S and League Test was on to mentor those Graded Pairs Congress you have three tricks, the ♠K and the teams wishing to avail themselves 25th September two aces. The question is whether of the opportunity of playing with an you have potential for more tricks. You expert player - next night June 24th. might be able to ruff a club if partner Open Team - Andy Braithwaite has three clubs. If not, maybe partner (npc), David and Paula McLeish, can produce an extra trick out of your Therese Tully and Pele Rankin, Peter 2012 heart suit. Hainsworth and Kamal. 2) You pass as North (nil vul) and Youth Team - Nathan Van Jole Gold Coast South opens 3S. You hold (pc), Chris Larter, Tom Wix, Karl ♠ 98 ♥ 653 ♦ A642 ♣ AQ74 Buckeridge Congress so what’s your bid? Womens and Seniors Team - Stage You should pass. Partner’s 3S 3 being played on May 21st. 25th February - opening, not vulnerable, figures to Levies waived for new players as at 7 March be 3 tricks short of the contract. That 1st April as per the ABF. gives South a likely six tricks. You have two sure winners and potential Coming Events May 21-22 Caloundra Teams QCBC May 21 QBA Selection Trials - Stage 3 Womens/Seniors Enquiries: Toni at QCBC - 3391 3241 May 22 BBC Graded Butler Pairs [email protected] May 26 QBA Council Meeting www.qcbc.org.au May 28-29 Goondiwindi Butler Pairs May 29 Redlands Novice Teams QCBC June Jun 4-5 Arana Swiss Pairs and Swiss Teams Jun 10-13 QBA Barrier Reef Congress - Townsville Congress Jun 12-13 QCBC Pairs with Restricted Section < 300 Mps and Open & Restricted Teams <150 MPs as at 31/3/11 Jun 18-19 Sunshine Coast Swiss Butler Pairs and Swiss Teams Jun 19 Cairns Novice Pairs SWISS PAIRS Jun 19 Toowong Swiss Pairs with Restricted Section < 150 MPs Sunday 12 June Jun 24 Teams of Three 250 mps to 500 mps Jun 25 QBA Club Directors Exam OPEN SWISS TEAMS Jun 26 Lockyer Pairs Jun 26 BBC Novice Pairs Monday 13 June Jun 26 Townsville Teams Cost: $25 per player each day Jul 2-4 Cleveland Bay Congress Systems for Open: Green, Blue & Jul 2 Mackay Pairs Red, & Brown Sticker Conventions Jul 3 Noosa Swiss Teams & Treatments Jul 3 QBA Graded Pairs - QCBC Jul 9 QBA ANC Teams Day Systems for Restricted: Blue & Jul 10 Gold Coast SwissTeams Green Jul 10 Darling Downs Novice Pairs Director: Alan Gibson Jul 16-17 Bundaberg Butler Pairs and Teams Jul 16-23 New Zealand National Congress Jul 17 BBC Graded Teams GRAND NATIONAL Jul 21 QBA Council Meeting PAIRS (below life) Jul 22-23 Cairns Show Congress Jul 23-Aug 4 Australian National Championships - Melbourne Fridays - 10am Jul 23-24 Moreton Bribie Pairs and Teams 15, 22 & 29 July Jul 24 Northern Suburbs Novice Pairs Non-members welcome Jul 24 Broadwater Swiss Teams

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Club News

If you want items about your club in this section, please send your newsletter or items to Kim Ellaway. Sunnybank Sunnybank Bridge Club celebrated its 30th birthday on Saturday 7th May 2011. The event was well attended with 21 tables in play. Members enjoyed afternoon tea and were entertained with a Power Point Presentation showcasing the club’s 11 years in its own club house. Following play, members and their non-playing partners were invited to a BBQ and drinks in the gardens. Toowoomba Seventy-six players took part in the Toowoomba Novice Pairs competition at Toowoomba Bridge Club on Sunday Sunnybank players: Narelle Close, David Utting, John Moore, Rita Moore, March 27 2011. Charles Bagley, Ken Robinson (President), Di Robinson, Winners of the open section of the Neville McDonnell, & Anne Lovett (Secretary) competition were Graham and Marilyn Klupfel (Brisbane); second were Donald Lewis and Joanne Sinclair (also of Brisbane) with Toowoomba couple Floyd and Majella Wilson in third place. Warwick $5,337 has been received for Bridgemates and an upgrade to its computer from the Gambling Community Fund. Tully $6,000 has been received from the Gambling Community Fund for the purchase of a dealing machine and equipment, and $4,000 from Reef Hotel Casino Community Benefit Fund for the purchase of Bridgemates.

Toowoomba players from left: Graham and Marilyn Klupfel, Donald Lewis, Joanne Sinclair and Floyd and Majella Wilson. Did You Know? An opening bid of 2NT that shows DEAD at least 5 cards in both minors and QBA july 4 (noon) 8-11 HCP requires an alert. 2NT Email: manager@ Contributions to: does not show a willingness to play qldbridge.com 33 Royal Pde in 2NT. The opponents are under no 07 3351 8602 Ashgrove 4060 obligation to suspect that 2NT is not Phone: Ph: 07 3366 1292 Mobile: 0412 064 903 natural especially in a field where Email: 21-22 hcp balanced is the norm. Fax: 07 3103 4799 [email protected] Web site: www.qldbridge.com Jan Peach LINE

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