The LONGBOAT Observer
THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2010
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SCOREBOARD
June 29
Longboat Key Duplicate Bridge
Club
Overall winners
1. Connie and Don Howard
2. Jack Wilber and Larry Auerbach
3. Jayne Forstenzer and Cele Schwartz
4. Edna Hausman and Lori Brickman
July 1
Merrill Duplicate Bridge Club
Overall winners
1. Lori Brickman and Cele Schwartz
2. Jack Wilber and Larry Auerbach
3. Duci Kovacik and Jayne Forstenzer
4. Edna Hausman and Helen Schweyer
IT’S READ EVERYWHERE
Travel/Games 21
DEAL US IN by Donna Swan
BRIDGE
How to make
your contract
Dealer: South
Vulnerable: N,S
Although Bunny Roland, of Traverse City, Mich.,
did not have an ideal distribution for her bid, she
opened the bidding at one notrump. West could not
be blamed for thinking he was about to get a top
result. His partner had bid at the two level, and his
hand could produce four tricks on its own.
West led the ace of his partner’s suit and continued with his remaining spade. Bunny won the king
and found the trump position by cashing the king.
She crossed to the ace of clubs and finessed the
queen of diamonds. When the king fell under the
ace, life was beginning to look rosy. She cashed the
king of clubs and crossed to the Jack of diamonds
and ruffed the 10 of clubs. When West followed suit,
the contract was made.
Bunny led one of her good diamonds, and West,
who was down to nothing but four trump, was
forced to ruff high. Bunny did not make the mistake
of over-ruffing — she sluffed the dummy’s last spade.
When West continued with a trump honor, Bunny
allowed him to win the trick. West was now forced
to lead away from his 10-8 of trump into dummy’s
ace and nine. Bunny lost only two trump tricks and
the ace of spades.
I think holding the West hand, most of us would
double this contract.
North
♠ 10 8 6
♥A976
♦ J84
♣ A 10 4
West
♠ A5
♥ Q J 10 8 4
♦ 10 5 3
♣983
Bidding:
South
1NT
3 ♥
Pass
Pass
South
♠
♥
♦
♣
♠ Q97432
♥ VOID
♦ K7
♣QJ762
KJ
K532
AQ962
K5
West
Pass
Pass
Double
Opening Lead: A
East
North
2 ♣
4 ♥
Pass
East
2♠
Pass
Pass
♠
the longboat observer Sudoku
Edited by The Mepham Group
Solve the
puzzle by
placing the
numbers
1 through
9 in each
row, column and
box. See
answers on
page 23A.
Donna Swan is a resident of Longboat Key, an ardent
bridge player and an American Contract Bridge League
certified director who plays “for the fun of it.”
WHERE TO PLAY
NIAGARA FALLS. Jim and Phyllis McGuire took their
Longboat Observer along while at Niagara Falls, in
New York, while at their son Matthew’s wedding.
Bayfront Park
Recreation Center
Duplicate bridge games are at 1 p.m. Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays. Contact Larry Auerbach at 758-2017 to reserve your spot.
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