This month’s big event (as noted in the column heading) will be our annual two-session board election and dinner, which will be held at the Glendora Knights of Columbus building October 14. A delicious Italian dinner prepared by our very own master chef Gino Barbieri will be bargain-priced at $10, and bridge will cost $6 per session. Those of you who have sampled Gino’s cooking will be eager to sign up for advanced reservations. There are still openings on the unit board, and anyone willing to serve should contact board members Penny Barbieri, Tom Lill, or Roger Boyar.
In recent results, several unit members scored well at the Irvine regional. Top point winners were Yoon Kyung Kim (16.92), Helen Wang (15.65),and Richard Patterson (14.31). Wang, Patterson, Genise Hasan, and Linda Ananea won a KO, and Wang, Patterson, Suzy Emminger and Ron Purkis were 3rd in another KO. Lary Alba, Scott Sameral, Hans Hehnke, and Vito Sartori took 4th in the Open Swiss. Karen McCarthy, Lulu Minter, Fred Minter, and Kathy Helber also placed in pairs events.
We have two contestants for Hand of the Month. In #1, you hold
In #1, a 5♠ cue-bid certainly seems reasonable, but when pard rebids the expected 6♥ you still don’t know whether to pass or bid 7. If 5NT would be read by pard as the GSF, that would be ideal, but will pard really read it? Or do you just push to 7 all by yourself? Did you get to 7? Too bad! Pard has a not unreasonable bid of 5♥, but it unfortunately it consists of eight hearts to the QJ, the Kx of trump is behind your ace, of course. Oh, well.
In #2, any LOL knows you lead 4th best from your longest suit. But is that likely to do any good on this auction? You have no entries even if the suit sets up. As a sophisticated, experienced defender you come up with a lead of the much stronger club suit. The result of your brilliance? Your partner is void in clubs, and declarer rolls four. All the LOL’s take the first six tricks! Dummy has Kx of diamonds opposite declarer’s xx. Pard has AQ10. Oh well, fourth place isn’t so bad. Til next time.