By Valerie Rhead
ACES ARE MEANT TO CAPTURE KINGS AND QUEENS
I just love it when my opponents lead out their aces. Recently, my opponent led out the Ace of Clubs. I held the King, Queen and a little Club. I put on the little Club. My King and Queen were now good. Later, my opponent led out the Ace of Hearts making my King good. Her partner then led out the Ace of Spades giving me another good King. Some players are afraid that their Aces will be ruffed in a suit game, so they lead them right away. Occasionally, they get ruffed, but most of the time you’re much better to keep them to capture Kings or Queens. This was a game of duplicate bridge, so at the end of the play, I checked the travelling score card. We had made three more tricks than the other players because of the gifts we’d been given.
A good lead in bridge is to lead the top of a sequence, usually a three-card sequence, such as King, Queen, Jack. If you lead the King and the opponent takes it with her Ace, your Queen and Jack are now good. This also will work often with a broken sequence such as King, Queen, Ten.
If you have the Ace, King of a suit, you have a two-card sequence. It is often a good play in a suit contract to lead out the Ace and King because the third round of the suit will likely be ruffed. When you have the Ace and King of a suit, it’s important that you lead the Ace first (even though they are both the same value.) By leading the Ace, you are communicating with your partner that you have the King also. Sometimes you don’t lead the King immediately. It may work to your partner’s advantage, if you hold up the King, because your partner now knows of a way to get back into your hand later in the play.
If you hold an Ace (without a King) in a suit that your partner has bid, it is correct to lead the Ace.
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FALL BRIDGE PARTY, CFUW SCHOLARSHIPS FUNDRAISER, ALL WELCOME
12 NOON Thursday, Oct 29, 2015 $20 per person
Gravenhurst Senior’s Centre 480 First Street North
Please arrange your foursome and bring cards for your table. For Tickets Call Nancy Barber 375-3620 [email protected] or Cathy Genereux 687-2157 [email protected]
TOURNAMENT TRAIL: Silver Points, Barrie
One Day Sunday Swiss 11AM Nov 1, 2015
Your opportunity for fun and to earn silver points in a one day double session tournament Swiss Teams with stratification A = 1000+, B = 300-1000, C = 0-300, $120 per team, Royal Canadian Legion, 410 St.Vincent, Barrie, enter off Ferris Lane. Pre-registration is NOT required. Just come with your team of four, thirty minutes early.
FERN RESORT, ORILLIA, GREG COLES Bridge Weekend
Seminars and Games for both Duplicate and Social Rubber Bridge
Friday – Sunday Nov 6-8, 2015
This is another opportunity to continue the learning process that never ends. For more information and registration, go to http://www.fernresort.com OR call (705)325-2256 or 1-800-567-3376.
HUNTSVILLE DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB
Games for the Huntsville Club are Tuesday evening 7:15, Trinity United Church 33 Main Street. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early. Call Betty 705-789-2560 [email protected] or Susan at 705-789-7156 [email protected] for information and partnerships.
The following results are for Tuesday, Oct 13 with 7 tables playing a Howell movement. 1. Liz Barnes and Pat Davies; 2/3. Mary Whitehead and Helen Pearson; 2/3. Fay MacDonald and Yvonne Cox; 4. Liz Graham and Dorothy Russell; 5. Chris Karn and Laverne Foell; 6. Bob Schives and Bruce Elliott; 7. Art Insley and Rod Dixon
MUSKOKA DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB (Bracebridge)
Games at the Bracebridge Club are at the Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Taylor Road 7pm Monday evenings. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before game time. For information or partnerships, call Brian at 705-645-5340 [email protected]
The following results are for Monday, Oct 12 with 7 tables playing a Howell movement. 1. David Bryce and Bob Schives; 2. Art Insley and Don Evans; 3. Bev Parlett and Vern Foel; 4. Betty Fagin and Brian Brocklehurst; 5. Hazel Bowes and Kelly Andresen; 6. Laura Hawthorn and Jane Caughey; 7. Betty Rintoul and Bev Howard
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