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KIBITZER ♣♦♥♠ Louisiana Bridge Association April 2021 Editor – Diana Powell with Help from Sherrie Goodman and Jim Thornton Email: Dspowell10@Gmail.Com KIBITZER ♣♦♥♠ Louisiana Bridge Association April 2021 Editor – Diana Powell with help from Sherrie Goodman and Jim Thornton email: [email protected] President’s Message April 2021 Spring is the time of plans and projects” by Leo Tolstoy I feel this is a great way to open my letter this month. I feel as though this is where we are with the Covid Pandemic. We are starting to make plans and decisions on reopening our club. Our committee will be reaching out to all members with a survey. Please watch in the next month or so for the survey. All responses and suggestions will be discussed and appreciated. I am excited that we could be playing bridge with our friends soon. Carolyn Dubois NEW MEMBERS Sherrie’s Virtual Club News Matti Hietalahti All the blooming trees and azaleas remind us of hope after the Aldridge Haile dreary winter and year we’ve had. Our Stardust III week added many gold points to our members coffers. ACBL keeps giving us these fun events to look forward to. Coming Events Saturday, April 10 at 10:30 will be our monthly Pro Am Mentoring game. By now, many of you have developed a April 10 - 10:30 Pro Am relationship with another member, congratulations. If not, this Mentoring Game is your chance to work together and play together to help April 12-18 - Charity Week develop newer players with our more experienced players’ April 22-25 - Stay @home, knowledge. If you have not found your pairing that works for Play@home you, keep trying. Regional- Gold and Red Points This past month we were able to contribute to the Alzheimer’s Fund through our “8 is Enough” Game on Sunday, March 28. This month we will be contributing to the ACBL Charity Fund through our play on April 12-18. The games cost an extra $1 but the rewards are not only double black points, but you are Contents also contributing to charity. A win-win in my book. April 22-28 will be another Regional “Stay@Home, P1 – President’s address, Play@Home” will have many events in which you can earn Gold Sherrie’s virtual club, & Red Master Points. I will post the schedule on our homepage New members, as soon as it is released. coming events P2 – Sue’s Opening Leads #2, I am sure you have all noticed the huge bar in the center of the Arnaldo’s column screen when playing. This is a new feature that BBO is fine- P3 – Paul’s Deal, tuning as we speak. It will give you the ability to speak with and see the people at your table. There is a lot more to come for Direktors Korner the long, hot summer P4+ – Bridge Achievements See you at the virtual table! ForFor the the I/N I/N Crowd Crowd – – Opening Opening Leads Leads #2 #2 - - More More Leads Leads Against Against No No Trump Trump ThreeThree factors factors (our (our hand, hand, the the auction, auction, partner’s partner’s bids) bids) influence influence our our choice choice of of opening opening lead. lead. 1NT1NT Pass Pass 3NT 3NT All All pass pass YouYou are are on on lead lead against against 3NT 3NT with with this this hand: hand: SS A432 A432 H H KJ95 KJ95 D D KJ5 KJ5 C C Q9 Q9 InIn l astlast month’s month’s column column I I suggested suggested when when holding holding two, two, four four card card suits suits that that you you lead lead the the suit suit that that does does not not contain contain a a quickquick entry. entry. But, But, let’s let’s do do a a little little thinking thinking before before blindly blindly following following a a rule. rule. The The opponents opponents are are in in a a game game contract contract and and shouldshould have have 25 25--2626 point points.s. You You have have 14 14 points. points. How How many many does does that that leave leave for for partner? partner? Right, Right, partner partner may may have have a a JackJack somewhere somewhere or or no no high high card card points points at at all. all. In In this this case, case, you you should should make make a a safe safe lead lead that that will will not not give give up up a a trick. trick. LeadLead the the 2S. 2S. Every Every time time you you gain gain the the lead, lead, t tryry to to exit exit with with a a spade. spade. Leading Leading any any other other suit suit will will likely likely give give up up a a trick.trick. And And you you may may well well set set up up a a long long spade spade before before the the hand hand is is over. over. This This time time the the auction auction and and your your hand hand determineddetermined what what you you should should lead. lead. LHOLHO PartnerPartner RHO RHO You You 1H1H 1S1S 2NT 2NT All All pass pass YouYou are are on on lead lead against against 2NT 2NT with with this this hand: hand: SS AQT AQT H H T532 T532 D D 982 982 C C 854 854 BasedBased on on the the auction, auction, where where do do you you think think the the KS KS is is located? located? Declarer’s Declarer’s hand. hand. If If that that is is the the case, case, partner’s partner’s spade spade suitsuit is is not not very very robust. robust. So So partner partner likely likely has has high high cards cards in in his his side side suits. suits. Should Should you you try try to to find find one one of of his his entries entries so so hehe can can lead lead spades spades through through the the declarer? declarer? If If you you use use up up partner’s partner’s entries entries to to lead lead spades spades through through the the declarer declarer, ,he he maymay have have no no entry entry left left to to cash cash his his good good spades. spades. Lead Lead the the AS AS and and then then the the QS. QS. You You may may give give up up a a trick trick with with this this lead,lead, but but you you will will gain gain a a tempo. tempo. Partner Partner will will have have an an entry entry to to cash cash the the small small spades spades that that have have been been established. established. Partner’sPartner’s bid bid was was the the most most important important factor factor in in determining determining your your lead lead on on this this hand. hand. You You w wouldould never never lead lead the the AS AS andand the the QS QS without without partner’s partner’s 1S 1S bid. bid. LHOLHO PartnerPartner RHO RHO You You YouYou are are on on lead lead against against 3NT 3NT with with this this hand: hand: PassPass 1C1C 1NT 1NT Pass Pass SS T43 T43 H H QT98 QT98 D D 643 643 C C JT4 JT4 3NT3NT All All pass pass SomeSome players players may may disregard disregard partner’s partner’s 1C 1C bid bid since since some some of of the the time time it it is is only only three three cards. cards. According According to to Easley Easley Blackwood,Blackwood, in in his his book book The The Complete Complete Book Book of of Opening Opening Leads Leads, ,a a 1C 1C opening opening bid bid is is made made with with 3 3 cards cards only only 17% 17% of of thethe time. time. That That means means that that 83% 83% of of the the time time partner partner has has 4 4 or or more more clubs. clubs. I Ilike like those those odd odds.s. I’m I’m leading leading the the JC. JC. Once Once again,again, partner’s partner’s bid bid was was the the deciding deciding factor factor in in determining determining the the lead lead on on this this hand. hand. Without Without that that bid, bid, you you would would lead lead thethe TH. TH. RememberRemember to to take take all all three three factors factors (your (your hand, hand, partner’s partner’s calls calls and and the the auction) auction) into into account account before before selecting selecting your your openingopening lead. lead. Think Think about about the the hand hand as as a a whole whole before before you you touch touch a a card. card. SUE SUE HIMEL HIMEL DOUBLE GRAND COUP By: Arnaldo Partesotti Page 2 Last month we saw an elegant Trump Coup which allowed Declarer to capture a supposedly uncapturable trump in the opponent’s hand. This month we are doubling down with the Double Grand Coup. It consists of eliminating two trumps in Declarer’s hand to shorten it to the same length as the North V opponent holding a trump, which could have been captured with a K2 direct finesse if a trump could have been led. ♥ AQT5 ♦ J72 The hand, that came from one of the best Italian bridge books by Adolfo AQT9 West V East V Giannuzzi, was played at four tables. The players were all experts, but 3 Q976 only one made the contract, thanks to the Double Grand Coup. There is ♥K976 ♥ 432 no record of the bidding.
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