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.