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Bridge 09/02/2008

Bridge

Rachel joined us for bridge tonight and was my partner. She did pretty well considering that she was new to bridge (or, at least, her handicap was higher than we started with).

The date is 09/02/2008

The players are:

North East South West
MarkH Nick/JohnH Rachel Wayne
♠ 8
♥ A 9 4 2
♦ A Q 9 8 6
♣ 9 8 2
♠ 5 4 2

N

W         E

S

 ♠ A K 9 6 3
♥ K Q 10 7 5 ♥ J 3
♦ J 7 ♦ 10 3 2
♣ Q 7 3 ♣ K J 5
♠ Q J 10 7
♥ 8 6
♦ K 5 4
♣ A 10 6 4

Bidding was as follows:

South West North East
pass pass pass 1♠
pass 2♠ pass pass

A 8♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be -1

The IMP turned out to be -2

♠ 10 2
♥ A 8 7 5 4
♦ A 8
♣ A J 9 5
♠ 9 5 3

N

W         E

S

 ♠ A 8
♥ Q J 9 3 2 ♥ K 10
♦ Q 5 3 ♦ K 9 7 6 4 2
♣ 7 2 ♣ 10 4 3
♠ K Q J 7 6 4
♥ 6
♦ J 10
♣ K Q 8 6

Bidding was as follows:

West North East South
pass pass pass 1♠
pass 2♥ 3♦ 3♠

A 3♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be 5

The IMP turned out to be 4

I actually missed an Ace during my first bid. Oops.
I would have bid 1♥ if I would
have seen it originally. But, wait, that’s not all. When Rachel bids
1♠, I think “jump to new suit” but say the next valid heart level.
Apparently, it is both a jump and a shift.

♠ A Q 8 6 4 2
♥ 8
♦ K 8 6
♣ Q 7 5
♠ 10 7 5

N

W         E

S

 ♠ 9
♥ K 6 5 4 ♥ Q 10 9 7 3
♦ 4 ♦ Q 10 9 7 5 3
♣ K 10 9 6 3 ♣ 4
♠ K J 3
♥ A J 2
♦ A J 2
♣ A J 8 2

Bidding was as follows:

North East South West
2♠ pass 4nt pass
5♦ pass 6♠ pass

A Q♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be 1

The IMP turned out to be 9

My first big hand and I mess it up. The Spades were not split evenly and
I did not draw the last one out. That proved to be my downfall when I
played a Diamond. Oh, and by the way, I had rule of twenty here but
went for the 6-card length bid. Not that it mattered, 4NT was the response
either way.

♠ 9 7 5
♥ 10 8
♦ Q 5 3
♣ Q 9 7 6 2
♠ J 8 6 2

N

W         E

S

 ♠ Q 10 4
♥ A K Q J ♥ 5 3
♦ A J ♦ K 9 8 7 2
♣ K 10 8 ♣ A 4 3
♠ A K 3
♥ 9 7 6 4 2
♦ 10 6 4
♣ J 5

Bidding was as follows:

East South West North
pass pass 1nt pass
2nt pass 3nt pass

A 6♣ was then led.

The score turned out to be 4

The IMP turned out to be 5

♠ K Q 8 3 2
♥ K
♦ K J 10 7 6 5
♣ 10
♠ 10 5

N

W         E

S

 ♠ 9 7 6
♥ J 10 ♥ A 9 6 5 4 3
♦ 3 2 ♦ A 9 4
♣ Q J 9 8 7 5 4 ♣ K
♠ A J 4
♥ Q 8 7 2
♦ Q 8
♣ A 6 3 2

Bidding was as follows:

South West North East
1♣ 3♣ 3♦ 3♥
double pass pass pass

A Q♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be -4

The IMP turned out to be 13

♠ 6
♥ J 6 3
♦ J 8 5 3 2
♣ K J 10 2
♠ K J 9 5 2

N

W         E

S

 ♠ A Q 10
♥ 9 4 2 ♥ K 7
♦ 10 ♦ Q 9 7
♣ A Q 8 3 ♣ 9 7 6 5 4
♠ 8 7 4 3
♥ A Q 10 8 5
♦ A K 6 4
♣

Bidding was as follows:

South West North East
1♥ pass pass pass
pass 1♠ 2♥ 2♠

A 3♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be -2

The IMP turned out to be -5

♠ 10 8 6 4 3 2
♥ A J 10 4 2
♦ K
♣ Q
♠ A 7 5

N

W         E

S

 ♠ K
♥ K Q 9 6 5 ♥ 8 7
♦ 6 4 2 ♦ A 9 8 7 3
♣ 10 8 ♣ A J 9 6 2
♠ Q J 9
♥ 3
♦ Q J 10 5
♣ K 7 5 4 3

Bidding was as follows:

North East South West
2♠ 3♣ pass 3♥
double pass pass pass

A K♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be -2

I did not notice that I qualified for a rule of 20 here. But, even if I did,
I still would bid the 6-card suite length. Which apparently pissed some people
off.

Bridge 08/12/2008

John and Nick

The date is 08/12/2008

The players are:

North East South West
MarkH Wayne JohnH Nick
♠ K 9
♥ A J 2
♦ A J 8 3 2
♣ A J 2
♠ A J 7 6

N

W         E

S

 ♠ 10 8 4
♥ Q 7 ♥ K 9 8 6 4
♦ 10 7 5 4 ♦ K Q 6
♣ Q 10 4 ♣ 9 8
♠ Q 5 3 2
♥ 10 5 3
♦ 9
♣ K 7 6 5 3

Bidding was as follows:

South West North East
pass pass 1♦ pass
pass pass pass pass

A 8♣ was then led.

The score turned out to be 3

The IMP turned out to be 3

♠ A Q J 7 5 4
♥ 8 2
♦ 8 3
♣ Q J 10
♠ K 9 8 2

N

W         E

S

 ♠ 3
♥ K 10 6 5 ♥ J 7 4 3
♦ 6 5 4 ♦ A J 9
♣ 9 6 ♣ A K 8 4 2
♠ 10 6
♥ A Q 9
♦ K Q 10 7 2
♣ 7 5 3

Bidding was as follows:

West North East South
pass 2♠ 3♣ 3♠
pass 4♠ pass pass

A K♣ was then led.

The score turned out to be -1

The IMP turned out to be 1

♠ A Q J 9 4 3
♥ 10
♦ 9 3 2
♣ K J 5
♠ 5

N

W         E

S

 ♠ 8 7 6
♥ Q 6 5 4 ♥ A K J 8 3
♦ Q 7 5 4 ♦ K J 8 6
♣ A 9 6 4 ♣ Q
♠ K 10 2
♥ 9 7 2
♦ A 10
♣ 10 8 7 3 2

Bidding was as follows:

North East South West
2♠ 3♥ pass 4♥
pass pass pass pass

A K♠ was then led.

The score turned out to be -1

The IMP turned out to be -3

♠ A 8 7 6 3
♥ Q 9 6 4 3
♦ 3
♣ Q J
♠ Q J 10 4

N

W         E

S

 ♠ 5
♥ 8 2 ♥ K J 10 7
♦ A K Q 8 ♦ J 9 6 5 4
♣ K 9 8 ♣ 6 4 2
♠ K 9 2
♥ A 5
♦ 10 7 2
♣ A 10 7 5 3

Bidding was as follows:

East South West North
pass pass 1nt pass
2♦ pass 2♥ pass

A 3♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be 2

The IMP turned out to be 4

♠ K Q
♥ 5 4
♦ K 9 7
♣ K 10 7 6 5 3
♠ A 10 8 6 5

N

W         E

S

 ♠ 4 3
♥ Q J ♥ K 10 8 6 2
♦ Q 8 ♦ A J 10 4 3
♣ A Q J 8 ♣ 9
♠ J 9 7 2
♥ A 9 7 3
♦ 6 5 2
♣ 4 2

Bidding was as follows:

South West North East
pass 1♠ 3♣ 3nt

A 2♣ was then led.

The score turned out to be 3

The IMP turned out to be 7

♠ K 10 8 6
♥ A K 6
♦ Q 8 6 5
♣ 6 5
♠ Q 7 3

N

W         E

S

 ♠ A 4
♥ 9 8 7 4 ♥ Q 3 2
♦ J 10 9 3 ♦ K 2
♣ K 7 ♣ A Q J 10 3 2
♠ J 9 5 2
♥ J 10 5
♦ A 7 4
♣ 9 8 4

Bidding was as follows:

West North East South
pass 1♠ 2♣ 2♠
double pass 3♥ pass

A J♠ was then led.

The score turned out to be -4

The IMP turned out to be -10

♠ Q J 3
♥ A 7 5 4
♦ A 7 5 3
♣ J 7
♠ A 10 6

N

W         E

S

 ♠ 8 4
♥ K J 9 ♥ Q 10 6 2
♦ 9 6 2 ♦ Q J 10 8 4
♣ A 10 9 2 ♣ 8 3
♠ K 9 7 5 2
♥ 8 3
♦ K
♣ K Q 6 5 4

Bidding was as follows:

North East South West
1♦ pass 2♣ pass
2♥ 2♠ pass 3nt

A 8♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be 4

The IMP turned out to be 12

♠ 10 3
♥ K 3 2
♦ 8 7 6 4 2
♣ 9 8 7
♠ A K J 8 2

N

W         E

S

 ♠ 5
♥ A 6 ♥ 10 9 8 7 5 4
♦ J 10 ♦ 5 3
♣ A Q 5 4 ♣ K J 10 2
♠ Q 9 7 6 4
♥ Q J
♦ A K Q 9
♣ 6 3

Bidding was as follows:

East South West North
2♥ 3♦ 4♥ pass
pass double redouble pass

An A♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be -2

The IMP turned out to be -14

Bridge 08/05/2008

Wayne and Nick

John Hathorn apparently overslept for this bridge session. Which is a weird thing to say when it is 7:30 pm at night. So we played three player bridge.

The date is 08/05/2008

The players are:

North East South West
Dummy Wayne Nick MarkH
♠ 6
♥ Q 4 2
♦ Q 10 9 8 7
♣ A Q 9 3
♠ J 7 4 3

N

W         E

S

 ♠ K 10 9 5 2
♥ K 10 6 5 3 ♥ J 8 7
♦ 6 ♦ K 2
♣ 6 5 2 ♣ K J 7
♠ A Q 8
♥ A 9
♦ A J 5 4 3
♣ 10 8 4

Bidding was as follows:

South West North East
1♦ pass pass 1♠
1nt pass pass 2♠
2nt pass pass pass

A 5♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be 4

Dummy paired with Nick

♠ A K 7 6 5 3
♥ 6 5 2
♦ J
♣ A 6 4
♠ J 2

N

W         E

S

 ♠ Q 8 4
♥ 8 ♥ K 10 9 4 3
♦ A Q 10 9 8 5 ♦ K 7
♣ Q 10 9 7 ♣ 8 5 3
♠ 10 9
♥ A Q J 7
♦ 6 4 3 2
♣ K J 2

Bidding was as follows:

West North East South
1♥ pass pass 1♦
2♥ pass pass 2♦

A 7♣ was then led.

The score turned out to be 3

Dummy paired with Nick

♠ 9 5
♥ Q 6 5
♦ Q 9
♣ K 10 9 8 6 5
♠ A 10 2

N

W         E

S

 ♠ J 7 6 4
♥ A J 8 7 ♥ 4 3
♦ 8 2 ♦ A J 10 6 5
♣ Q J 7 4 ♣ A 2
♠ K Q 8 3
♥ K 10 9 2
♦ K 7 4 3
♣ 3

Bidding was as follows:

East South West North
1♦ 1♠ 2♣ pass
2♦ 2♥ pass pass
3♦ pass 4♣ pass
pass double pass pass

A 3♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be -2

Dummy paired with MarkH

♠ Q 9 8 5 4
♥ Q J 9
♦ J 9
♣ K 3 2
♠ K 2

N

W         E

S

 ♠ A 6 3
♥ 3 2 ♥ A K 7 5
♦ A 8 6 5 3 ♦ 7 2
♣ 9 7 6 4 ♣ A J 10 8
♠ J 10 7
♥ 10 8 6 4
♦ K Q 10 4
♣ Q 5

Bidding was as follows:

South West North East
1♠ 2♦ pass 2♥
2nt pass pass 3♥

A K♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be 3

Dummy paired with Wayne

♠ J 10 8 5 4
♥ K 10 9
♦ A Q 10
♣ A Q
♠ Q 3 2

N

W         E

S

 ♠ A 9 6
♥ 6 5 4 2 ♥ A Q J 3
♦ 7 6 5 3 ♦ 4
♣ 5 2 ♣ 10 9 7 6 3
♠ K 7
♥ 8 7
♦ K J 9 8 2
♣ K J 8 4

Bidding was as follows:

East South West North
1♥ 2♣ pass pass
2♥ 3♦ pass pass
3nt pass pass pass

A 8♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be 5

Dummy paired with Wayne

♠ 10 9 4 3
♥ A 7 3
♦ 6 2
♣ 9 6 5 2
♠ A K Q 7 5

N

W         E

S

 ♠ 8 2
♥ Q 6 ♥ J 8 2
♦ A K J 9 ♦ Q 10 7 5
♣ Q 4 ♣ A 10 7 3
♠ J 6
♥ K 10 9 5 4
♦ 8 4 3
♣ K J 8

Bidding was as follows:

East South West North
pass 1♥ 1♠ pass
pass 2♥ 2♠ pass

A 2♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be 5

Dummy paired with MarkH

Bridge 07/29/2008

Nick waiting on John

The date is 07/29/2008

The players are:

North East South West
JohnH MarkH Wayne Nick
♠ 6 4
♥ A 5 4
♦ J 9 2
♣ A J 9 3 2
♠ J 9 8 3 2

N

W         E

S

 ♠ A 10
♥ K Q 6 2 ♥ J 10 3
♦ 8 6 3 ♦ 7 5 4
♣ 5 ♣ K Q 8 7 6
♠ K Q 7 5
♥ 9 8 7
♦ A K Q 10
♣ 10 4

Bidding was as follows:

South West North East
1♦ pass 1nt pass
pass pass pass pass

A 6♣ was then led.

The score turned out to be 3

♠ A J 10 8
♥ A 6
♦ J 9 4
♣ K Q 9 4
♠ Q 4 2

N

W         E

S

 ♠ K 9 7 6 5
♥ Q 7 2 ♥ J 10
♦ Q 7 6 5 3 ♦ A 10 2
♣ 8 7 ♣ J 5 3
♠ 3
♥ K 9 8 5 4 3
♦ K 8
♣ A 10 6 2

Bidding was as follows:

West North East South
pass 1♣ pass 1♥
pass 1♠ pass 2♣
pass 4♣ pass pass

A 3♣ was then led.

The score turned out to be -1

John says ‘2NT. Wait. 3 Clubs. Wait. 1 Club. Fuck this!’

♠ A K 9 3 2
♥ A
♦ K 10
♣ Q J 10 7 3
♠ Q 10

N

W         E

S

 ♠ J 8 7
♥ 9 8 3 ♥ K J 5 4
♦ A 9 7 6 3 2 ♦ J
♣ 6 5 ♣ K 9 8 4 2
♠ 6 5 4
♥ Q 10 7 6 2
♦ Q 8 5 4
♣ A

Bidding was as follows:

North East South West
1♠ pass 2♠ pass
3♠ pass 4♠ pass

A J♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be -2

John says ‘I never knew that.’

♠ 5 3
♥ A K 7
♦ A K Q 10 9 4
♣ A J
♠ J 6

N

W         E

S

 ♠ A K Q 10 9 7 4
♥ J 9 5 ♥ Q 10 4 3
♦ J 7 6 ♦ 8
♣ Q 10 8 7 4 ♣ K
♠ 8 2
♥ 8 6 2
♦ 5 3 2
♣ 9 6 5 3 2

Bidding was as follows:

East South West North
1♠ pass 1nt 2♦
2♠ pass pass 3♦
3♠ pass pass pass

A 5♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be 3

Wayne says ‘Stop thinking about this.’ And flips the paper over.

♠ Q 8 5 2
♥ Q 6 4
♦ 10
♣ A Q J 8 4
♠ A J 10 4 3

N

W         E

S

 ♠
♥ A 7 ♥ K J 10 9 8
♦ A 9 4 2 ♦ K J 7 6 5 3
♣ 10 9 ♣ 6 3
♠ K 9 7 6
♥ 5 3 2
♦ Q 8
♣ K 7 5 2

Bidding was as follows:

South West North East
pass 1♠ 2♣ pass
3♣ 3♦ pass 4♦
pass pass double pass

A Q♣ was then led.

Mark wonders what the final score was.

Bridge 07/22/2008

Stephanie

Nick brought an IMP table for us to use in scoring. I don’t think that it really helps our group, but it only adds another layer of confusion. That’s Stephanie’s belly hidden behind the pad of paper, BTW.

The date is 07/22/2008

The players are:

North East South West
Nick MarkH Wayne Stephanie
♠ K 9
♥ A 3 2
♦ 10 8 6
♣ A K 7 5 2
♠ Q 2

N

W         E

S

 ♠ 10 7 6 5 4 3
♥ Q 10 9 ♥ K J 7 6
♦ K Q J 9 5 2 ♦ 7
♣ Q 3 ♣ J 10
♠ A J 8
♥ 8 5 4
♦ A 4 3
♣ 9 8 6 4

Bidding was as follows:

South West North East
pass 1♦ 2♣ pass
3♣ pass pass pass

A 7♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be 4

Wayne says ‘I guess that I didn’t do it right.’

♠ J 9 6 3 2
♥ Q 10 9
♦ A J 4
♣ A J
♠ A K Q 4

N

W         E

S

 ♠ 7 5
♥ K 5 2 ♥ A J 6 3
♦ Q 10 8 ♦ K 7 3 2
♣ 10 3 2 ♣ K 9 7
♠ 10 8
♥ 8 7 4
♦ 9 6 5
♣ Q 8 6 5 4

Bidding was as follows:

West North East South
1♠ double 2♥ pass
3♥ pass pass pass

A 5♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be -2

♠ Q 10 7
♥ K Q 7 6 3
♦ J 3
♣ K 7 4
♠ J 8 5

N

W         E

S

 ♠ K 9 6 4 3 2
♥ A 10 9 2 ♥ J 5 4
♦ Q 9 8 ♦ 4 2
♣ A J 8 ♣ 9 6
♠ A
♥ 8
♦ A K 10 7 6 5
♣ Q 10 5 3 2

Bidding was as follows:

North East South West
pass 2♠ 3♦ pass
3♥ pass 4♣ double
pass pass 4♦ pass
4♥ pass pass pass

A 4♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be -2

Wayne says ‘Four Clubs, I guess.’

♠ J 6
♥ J 5 2
♦ 9 8 6 5 2
♣ 8 7 5
♠ Q 10 5 4

N

W         E

S

 ♠ K 9 7
♥ 10 9 6 ♥ K 8 7
♦ Q 10 3 ♦ A K
♣ A Q 6 ♣ K J 9 4 3
♠ A 8 3 2
♥ A Q 4 3
♦ J 7 4
♣ 10 2

Bidding was as follows:

East South West North
1nt pass 2nt pass
pass pass pass pass

A 3♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be 3

Nick says ‘Louisiana Public Education!’

♠ K 10 7 5 2
♥ J 8 5
♦ K 10 5
♣ A 8
♠ 9 4

N

W         E

S

 ♠ Q J 8
♥ K 3 ♥ A 7 4 2
♦ Q 8 7 4 ♦ A J 9 2
♣ 9 6 5 4 2 ♣ K 7
♠ A 6 3
♥ Q 10 9 6
♦ 6 3
♣ Q J 10 3

Bidding was as follows:

South West North East
pass pass 1♠ 2♦
2♥ 3♦ 3♥ 4♦
pass pass double pass

A 3♠ was then led.

The score turned out to be 3

Bridge 07/15/2008

Wayne

Nick was not able to attend tonight. Fortunately, he was nice enough to set up a Renkoo invite so that others could still join. And three did. I did learn afterward that you can indeed raise your previous bid if everyone else passed.

The date is 07/15/2008

The players are:

North East South West
Wayne Dummy JohnH MarkH
♠ A Q 6 4 3
♥ A 9 8 7 2
♦ A Q
♣ 3
♠ 10 5

N

W         E

S

 ♠ J
♥ 10 6 ♥ K Q 3
♦ K 9 7 6 4 2 ♦ J 10 8
♣ Q J 7 ♣ 10 9 6 5 4 2
♠ K 9 8 7 2
♥ J 5 4
♦ 5 3
♣ A K 8

Bidding was as follows:

North East South West
pass pass 1♠ 2♦
2♥ pass 2♠ 3♦
pass pass 3♠ pass

A 10♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be 5

Dummy paired with JohnH

♠ J
♥ A 9 7 6
♦ A K Q 8 6
♣ Q 9 6
♠ A K Q 9 8 7 3

N

W         E

S

 ♠ 6 4
♥ Q J 3 ♥ K 8 5 4
♦ 2 ♦ 5 4 3
♣ K 4 ♣ 10 8 5 2
♠ 10 5 2
♥ 10 2
♦ J 10 9 7
♣ A J 7 3

Bidding was as follows:

South West North East
pass 1♠ 2♦ pass
pass 2♠ 3♦ pass
pass 3♠ 4♦ pass
pass 4♠ pass pass

A Q♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be -1

Dummy paired with MarkH

♠ J 10 3 2
♥ 10 9 8 5 2
♦ 8 6 4
♣ K
♠ A 8 6

N

W         E

S

 ♠ K Q 7 5
♥ A J 3 ♥ Q 7 6
♦ Q J 5 2 ♦ K 9
♣ A J 8 ♣ Q 10 6 5
♠ 9 4
♥ K 4
♦ A 10 7 3
♣ 9 7 4 3 2

Bidding was as follows:

West North East South
1♠ pass pass 2♣
2nt 3♥ pass pass
3nt pass pass pass

A 8♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be 5

Dummy paired with MarkH

♠ Q 4 2
♥ 2
♦ Q J 9 8 6 5 2
♣ 10 6
♠ A 8

N

W         E

S

 ♠ K J 10 7 5 3
♥ A 8 7 6 4 ♥ J 10 5 3
♦ K 4 ♦ A
♣ A Q J 5 ♣ 8 2
♠ 9 6
♥ K Q 9
♦ 10 7 3
♣ K 9 7 4 3

Bidding was as follows:

North East South West
2♦ pass 2♥ 2nt
3♦ pass 3♥ 4♥
pass pass pass pass

A 6♣ was then led.

The score turned out to be 5

Dummy paired with MarkH. How odd, could not reraise myself?

♠ K 7 6 3
♥ J 10 4
♦ A 8
♣ Q J 8 2
♠ A 4 2

N

W         E

S

 ♠ 9 8 5
♥ Q 7 6 ♥ K 3 2
♦ Q J 4 2 ♦ K 7 5
♣ 10 9 5 ♣ A K 7 3
♠ Q J 10
♥ A 9 8 5
♦ 10 9 6 3
♣ 6 4

Bidding was as follows:

South West North East
1♥ 2♥ 3♣ pass
3♥ 3nt 4♣ pass
pass pass pass pass

An A♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be -1

Dummy paired with Wayne. It is amusing when you bid a higer suit and then, when
we reveal the dummy’s next card, that it is in the suit.

♠ J 6
♥ K 10 8 5 3
♦ 7 5 4
♣ 10 5 4
♠ 9 8 7 4

N

W         E

S

 ♠ A 5 3
♥ J 4 2 ♥ A Q 9 7
♦ 10 6 3 ♦ K 8 2
♣ A Q 7 ♣ J 9 2
♠ K Q 10 2
♥ 6
♦ A Q J 9
♣ K 8 6 3

Bidding was as follows:

West North East South
1♣ 1♥ pass 2♣
pass 2nt pass 3♣
pass pass pass pass

A 2♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be 3

Dummy paired with JohnH.

Bridge 07/08/2008

Eric and Wayne

The date is 07/08/2008

The players are:

North East South West
Eric Wayne Nick MarkH
♠ J 10 3 2
♥ A 8 6 5 4
♦ A 6
♣ J 10
♠ A Q 7 4

N

W         E

S

 ♠ 6
♥ J 7 ♥ K 10 3 2
♦ 10 3 ♦ K J 8 2
♣ A Q 8 6 3 ♣ K 9 4 2
♠ K 9 8 5
♥ Q 9
♦ Q 9 7 5 4
♣ 7 5

Bidding was as follows:

West North East South
1♣ 2♥ 3♦ pass
4♣ pass pass pass

An A♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be 4

Wayne replies ‘I was only following the chart.’
I think that he should have bid 2♦ to indicate ‘a new suit’.
But I made it anyway.

♠ A K J 7
♥ Q 8 4
♦ J 9 8 7
♣ Q 4
♠ 2

N

W         E

S

 ♠ Q 10 9 6 5 4 3
♥ K 9 6 ♥ 5 3
♦ A K Q 10 6 5 3 ♦ 4 2
♣ 7 3 ♣ A J
♠ 8
♥ A J 10 7 2
♦
♣ K 10 9 8 6 5 2

Bidding was as follows:

North East South West
1♠ 2♠ double 3♦
pass pass 3♥ 4♦
pass pass pass pass

A K♠ was then led.

The score turned out to be -2

Wayne replies ‘I bid it wrong.’

♠ A 10 3 2
♥ K
♦ J 5 4
♣ A J 10 4 3
♠ K 9 5 4

N

W         E

S

 ♠ 7
♥ 10 8 7 2 ♥ A J 6 5 3
♦ Q 8 ♦ K 10 9 3
♣ K 8 7 ♣ 9 6 5
♠ Q J 8 6
♥ Q 9 4
♦ A 7 6 2
♣ Q 2

Bidding was as follows:

East South West North
pass pass pass 1♣
double redouble pass pass
1♥ redouble pass 2♣
pass 2♦ pass pass
pass pass pass pass

A 2♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be 2

♠ K 9 8 5
♥ A 5
♦ K Q 4 2
♣ K 10 2
♠ J 7 6 3 2

N

W         E

S

 ♠ Q 10 4
♥ 9 8 7 4 ♥ K J 6
♦ 9 ♦ A 10 3
♣ J 6 4 ♣ A 9 7 5
♠ A
♥ Q 10 3 2
♦ J 8 7 6 5
♣ Q 8 3

Bidding was as follows:

South West North East
pass pass 1♦ 1♠
3♦ 3♠ double 3nt
double pass pass pass

A 6♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be -4

Wayne replies ‘This is weird.’

♠ 9 6
♥ 10
♦ A K 10 9 3
♣ Q J 10 9 4
♠ J 7 2

N

W         E

S

 ♠ K 5 3
♥ 7 5 4 3 ♥ A K Q J 9
♦ 7 5 4 ♦ J
♣ A 8 5 ♣ 7 6 3 2
♠ A Q 10 8 4
♥ 8 6 2
♦ Q 8 6 2
♣ K

Bidding was as follows:

West North East South
pass 1♣ 1♥ 1♠
pass 2♣ pass 2♠
pass pass pass pass

A 4♦ was then led.

Bridge 07/01/2008

bridge score

This game has been calling out for a F.S.M. to me for far too long. I have been trying to get Nick to create a FSM for the bidding convention, but he has been unmotivated. We are currently using this convention (but I don’t know what its parts are called). So, this holiday weekend, I wrote a FSM in Python that reads in a recording of the cards that everyone had and their bids. It came out pretty nice. Although, since it is a character driven FSM, it can get a little ugly when it process words like ‘double’ or ‘pass’. It has to have a state for each character transition. And, when its finished processing, it spits out html below. The players were (N: Stephanie, E: Wayne, S: Mark, W: JohnH).

♠ J 5 3
♥ 10 6
♦ 10 8
♣ J 10 9 7 5 4
♠ A Q 10 4

N

W         E

S

 ♠ 8 7 6 2
♥ A 8 4 3 ♥ 7 5 2
♦ 3 ♦ K Q J 9 7 2
♣ A 8 6 3 ♣
♠ K 9
♥ K Q J 9
♦ A 6 5 4
♣ K Q 2

Bidding was as follows:

East South West North
2♦ 2♥ 2nt pass
pass double pass 3♣
pass 3nt redouble pass
pass pass pass pass

A 3♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be -2

♠ 10 8 5
♥ K 10 9 8 3
♦ 7 5 2
♣ 9 2
♠ 9 7

N

W         E

S

 ♠ K J 6 3
♥ A 7 5 ♥ Q J
♦ A K J 9 3 ♦ Q 8 6 4
♣ 10 7 4 ♣ A J 3
♠ A Q 4 2
♥ 6 4 2
♦ 10
♣ K Q 8 6 5

Bidding was as follows:

South West North East
pass pass pass 1♦
pass 4♦ pass pass

A 10♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be -1

♠ 5 4 3
♥ K Q 8 6 4 2
♦ J 3
♣ 5 2
♠ K J 10 8

N

W         E

S

 ♠ A 6
♥ A ♥ J 10 7 3
♦ A 10 7 ♦ K Q 9 5
♣ K 10 9 6 3 ♣ A J 7
♠ Q 9 7 2
♥ 9 5
♦ 8 6 4 2
♣ Q 8 4

Bidding was as follows:

West North East South
1♣ pass 2♦ pass
4♦ pass 4♥ pass
4nt pass pass pass

A 6♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be 5

♠ 4
♥ Q 10 9 7 5 2
♦ J 6 2
♣ A 9 2
♠ 10 2

N

W         E

S

 ♠ K Q 9 6 5 3
♥ K J 3 ♥ 8 4
♦ A 10 9 5 ♦ 8 4
♣ 8 6 4 3 ♣ K 10 5
♠ A J 8 7
♥ A 6
♦ K Q 7 3
♣ Q J 7

Bidding was as follows:

North East South West
2♥ 3♠ 3nt pass
pass pass pass pass

A 2♠ was then led.

The score turned out to be 3

♠ A Q 9 7 6 2
♥ Q 10 7 3
♦ 6
♣ 9 4
♠ J

N

W         E

S

 ♠ 10 8 3
♥ J 8 5 2 ♥ K 6
♦ Q 9 2 ♦ A K J 3
♣ A 10 7 6 3 ♣ Q J 5 2
♠ K 5 4
♥ A 9 4
♦ 10 8 7 5 4
♣ K 8

Bidding was as follows:

East South West North
1♦ pass 2♦ 2♠
pass 3♦ pass 3♠
pass pass pass pass

A K♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be 3

Bridge 06/25/2008

bridge score

Another night of bridge. For my only hand, bidding was as follows (with my partner opening the bid):

W N E S
1C 2H 3C 3H
3N pass 4C all pass
bridge hand

My partner shows support for clubs. I don’t have any hearts for defense. So I decide to go for it. When the dummy shows his hand, I realize that there is only one remaining club out there! I believe that the Ace of diamonds was lead. And I lost that one. I was able to cross ruff between my hands and make my bid.

Bridge 06/17/2008

bridge hand

We played bridge again. This time, I played 4 out of the 5 hands. Woot! Sometimes I was wild and crazy. Sometimes my partner (Nick) was wild and crazy. We had one amusing moment. The dummy has AQJxx in diamonds and I have matching low diamonds. I tried finessing my Queen. I led a low diamond. Wayne ducked it. The dummy played a Queen and John ducked it as well. I knew where the King lay. I transferred control back to my hand again and led another low diamond. Finally, after the third diamond play goes around and my dummy’s Ace is still sitting on the table, Wayne gets frustrated and throws his King down. We all had a good laugh.

In the hand above, I went a little crazy and overbid four hearts. How often do you get a hand containing seven hearts and void in one suit? My partner made it easy by showing a strong supporting hand.

bridge score

Still don’t know about the score keeping…