By Val Rhead
I do not think my mother was a skilled Bridge player but she enjoyed the game and her two-table Toronto Bridge group which lasted for about thirty years. I remember the excitement every year as she prepared for the Bridge club’s annual “fun” excursion to Buffalo. And when I started to play bridge, I remember this one piece of good advice that sticks with me to this day: “Get rid of your losers while you still have control,” and she was not referring to my boyfriends!
When the Heart lead comes down against your contract, it’s important that you plan your hand before you start to play. Let’s say you are in a three No Trump contract. You are delighted that your partner has six Diamonds which makes a good fit with the three Diamonds in your hand, and he has the Ace of Spades. The Diamond suit is solid except it is missing the Ace. Fortunately, the opponents have led a Heart, which is a suit where you have the Ace and the King. You play the Ace. The first priority is not Clubs where there is an inviting finesse of the Ace, Queen, Jack combination. While you have control, you must chase out the Ace of Diamonds before you do anything else. You will then be assured of making your contract. You get five Diamond tricks, one Club trick (the finesse doesn’t work), two Heart tricks and a Spade trick.
Thanks Mum—good advice!
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Saint Patrick’s Day LUNCHEON AND BRIDGE/CARD PARTY, ALL WELCOME
JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC CHURCH CWL FUNDRAISER
12 NOON FOR LUNCH Thursday, Mar 16, 2017 $20 per person
Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church, Bracebridge, 118 McMurray Street
Please arrange your foursome and bring cards for your table.
For tickets, call with four names Claudette Wheeler 705-646-2829 [email protected]
HUNTSVILLE DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB
Games at the Huntsville Club for the winter until the end of March are now Tuesday 1pm, Trinity United Church 33 Main Street. Please arrive 15 minutes before game time. For partners and information call Susan Marshall 705 787-5454 or email [email protected].
PLEASE NOTE: For the rest of the winter, the Tuesday afternoon 1pm game will be held downstairs in the warm basement. To avoid the long stairs, you also may enter from the door on Main Street.
The following winners are for Tuesday, Feb 28 with 12 pairs playing a Howell movement. 1. Bev Howard and Gail Lederer; 2. Jim Smith and Ralph Mitchell; 3. Susan Marshall and Jan Roberts; 4. Liz Graham and Dorothy Russell; 5. Carol Anne Robinson and Nancy Barber; 6/7. Kelly Andresen and Don Norman; 6/7. Val Rhead and Arlene Crozier
MUSKOKA DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB (Bracebridge)
Games at the Bracebridge Club are at the Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Taylor Road 7pm Monday evenings. Please arrive 15 minutes before game time.
The following winners are from Monday, Feb 27 with 13 pairs playing a Howell movement. 1/2. Betty Fagin and Bev Howard; 1/2. Betty Rintoul and David Bryce; 3. Mary Luke and Donna McIntosh; 4. Kelly Andresen and Helen Pearson; 5. Lyn Walisser and Don Evans; 6. Gail Lederer and Hazel Bowes; 7/8. Carol Anne Robinson and Nancy Barber; 7/8. Valerie Rhead and Peter Rhead
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