Bridge players at our October 20th game were introduced to the new Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization (LARSO) Executive Director Ramon Garcia. The Senior Centers and the bridge club have had a close relationship since the mid-1980s.
Open winners of this week’s Sectional Tournament at Clubs (STAC) games were Jennifer Young and Steve Kemic, John Ruminer and Earle Marie Hanson. Strat B winners were Jack Stafurik and Sam Borkowsky, and Strat C winners were Neill Goltz and Helen Butler.
This is board #19 from our October 22 game. South is the dealer and E/W are vulnerable.
Today’s hand is quite interesting, and the spotlight is on the East player. South is the dealer and passes, as does West. In third seat, North should open with 1♦, intending on bidding clubs at his/her next turn. East has a powerhouse and should show it by making a takeout double rather than bidding 1♥. South should pass, and West’s call is now 1♠. After North passes, it’s decision time for East! With a hand like that, I believe you have to bid 4♠!
Bridge is not a game for the timid!
When this hand was played locally, one pair played in 4♠/W making 4, one pair played in 1♥/E making 4, two pairs played in a heart partial making 3, and the 5th pair played in 1♥/E making 1. Somewhere the wheels came off in the bidding, as East should control this hand until the end of the auction.
The Los Alamos Duplicate Bridge Club games are held at the Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center (BESAC) starting at 12:45 p.m., Wednesdays, and at the White Rock Senior Activity Center (WRSAC) at 12:45 p.m., Mondays. Check out the Los Alamos Duplicate Bridge Club’s new website at http://www.ladbc.net to learn what it’s all about, contact the club to get involved, join the fun, and much more.
Perhaps you’ve seen the old card game “Bridge” mentioned in a book or seen it being played on the Orient Express in an old Agatha Christie black-and-white movie. Maybe you’ve even tried to play it in the remote past with Mom and Dad (or even more likely Grandma and Grandpa) around the kitchen table. Well, it hasn’t quite gone the way of the typewriter or film cameras, yet – and, in fact, it has a substantial Free-on-the-Internet presence. LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE!
That being said, it is a game that needs new and younger Face-to-Face players and, here in Los Alamos the local club is ready to bring you on board with nighttime, after work or weekend, FREE lessons, and playing opportunities.
We have four locations available – the game store in White Rock, the Mesa game store on Central here in Los Alamos, the Los Alamos Public Library, or Smith’s Market!
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