Thursday Open Game 27 February 2024
Congratulations to Pam/Larry and Sandy/Dave who tied for first place today. Linda/Joe took the B strat honors and Jim/Ed and Pat/Gordon took the C strat finishes.
Sorry for the very bad splits you had to deal with. That is the part of bridge which is not as much fun.
Today we had a 6 Table Howell movement with 3 boards around where everyone played all 24 hands and four couples missed playing each other. You all played well! We welcome back Christine and Emily after a long absence, and welcome a new player Barbara McAdoo, who is taking the lessons on Tuesday with Carl. Our team that came in first were Hildy and Paul with 66.96%, followed closely by Claire and Mary Lynn with a 63.5%, then Bobbi and Sid, with 61.67% and Pat and Sherry with a 57.33%! Congratulations are in order to all of you! It was sunny with white fluffy clouds the whole day and not cold! FINALLY! No breezes and no overshoots in temperature!
See you next week when we have 3 people who could not make it today showing up. Perhaps 7 tables? Fingers Crossed! We still miss all of you from Exeter!
Suzanne
Tuesday 25 February 25
We started learning about 2/1 Game Force in advanced beginners today. In beginners, we discussed responding to an open of a major at the 1 level. Next week we will continue learning about 2/1 in advanced beginners and discuss the No trump opening and responses with a flat hand in beginners.
We had six full tables in our pupil game today, including the playing director. Kathy H and Gerri C came in first with 63.33% while John Richards came in second with 60.56% despite being saddled with playing with the director. Melissa V and Christopher K came in third with 53.89%. I had a great time today and look forward to next week! Hope to see you then. Happy Birthday, Martha! ----Carl
Thursday Open Game 20 February 2025
We had a 7-1/2 table Mitchell movement today. Thank you for your patience with me leaving early. Ed/Jim took the first place honors for this Unit Championship game! Other non A strat winners were Connie/Roger, David/Peter, Louise/George and Nancy/John. Some of the fits today were miserable!
19 February 2025, a very cold, yet sunny day, where 5 full bridge tables showed up at Centennial Hall. We played a Howell movement, where every pair played 27 boards missing nothing! It was nice and sunny when we went home shortly after 4 PM. Thank you all for coming on such a brutally cold day! You are all winners! But we do have daily rankings! Today Jill and Janet with a 57.30% , followed by Jan and Dave with 56.50%, then Dave and Zelda with a 53.59%, followed by Rick and Penny!
The rankings changed almost every hand. At one point there was a potential to have 2nd place divided by 4 couples! You all do an excellent job playing! You all are a joy to work with! Please show up early. I would like to have you all sitting in your seats by 11:55 so we can start on time, and make sure that the pair that needs to be stationary is in the stationary position. Please encourage the Exeter people to come and visit us again!
See you next week!
Suzanne
Tuesday 18 February 2025
In Advanced beginners lessons we discussed the squeeze play and the end play. In Beginners we discussed responding to one of a minor. Next week, we will start our lessons on 2/1 Game Force in Advanced Beginners and we will discuss responding to one of a major in Beginners.
We had six full tables in the Pupil game. Wynne and Betty were the winners with 70%! Second place went to Jan and Tricia with 62,78% and Melissa and Mary Lynn came in 3rd with 55.56 %. It was an amazing set of hands with many slam contracts possible, Very unusual in a randomly dealt 18 board game. Glancing at the results below, 8 hands had a contract of 6 or better possible!
Just two and a half weeks until the Boot Camp on March 8th! No need to sign up. Just show up at 10 AM and be prepared to stay until 4 at Centennial Hall.
See you next week!
Thursday Open Game 13 February 2025
We only played 5-1/2 tables this week because people were scared of the storm which did not really materialize. ACBL will award 25% gold for today's game. Congratulations to Simone/Gordon and Jim/Ed for getting points in the C strat today. Please forgive the earlier posted result. Previously there was a mistaken switch in direction for boards 13-15 which my earlier correction did not take.
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Hello All!
We had a 5 and a half table Howell Movement where we had one sit out and everybody played 24 hands, in 8 sets of 3 boards. The first place went to Margie and Suzanne with a 60.11%, Dave and Jan came in 2nd with 58.33%. Third/fourth place was a tie between the partnership of Dave and Zelda and Cynthia and Marion with a 54.17%. You all did well! The top score for Hand 9 was a 930 by Pat Dodge on a doubled 3 Spades making 4. Wow! Great Bidding! It was a cold and overcast day! We missed all our friends from Exeter, Please come back!
Please remember Jane G.! Give her a call or take some food! Poor gal! We will welcome her back with open arms! Enough of the joint problems!
See you next week!
Suzanne
Tuesday 11 February 2025
We discussed handling the opponents as declarer in Adv Beginners and began a new cycle in beginners lessons with evaluating the hand and opening one of a suit. Next week we will look at the squeeze play and the end play as declarer in Advanced Beginners and responses to openers bids in Beginners class.
The winners today were the Cullys with 64.58%! Second place went to Wynne G and Betty L with 59.03% and third place went to Cathy V and Dianne Luby with a very nice 56.94%. We welcome a new member Tricia Higgins who is brand new to bridge, but is picking it up quickly! Welcome Tricia!!
See you all again next week! ---Carl
Another Bridge Boot Camp coming March 8, 2025
What it will be like:
We will discuss up to 27 randomly dealt boards, one at a time. Attendees will bid and play the same hand, followed by discussion of how I would have bid and played the hand and why. A hard copy of the hands and my discussion of the bid and play will be provided at the end of the camp. I will have enough sets of cards to handle up to 5 tables. If needed, due to extra players that don't fill out a table, some players will need to rotate as observers, but no one will need to do so for more than a few of the hands. That will only happen if we have one or two extra because I will fill out the table if we have three extra.
It will start at 10 AM and continue until 4 PM or until 27 boards have been discussed, whichever comes first. There will be a 15 minute break for lunch at about noon, but no lunch will be available, so bring your own.
The fee will be $15/person, which is divided between Centennial Hall, North Hampton DBC, and me.
If you have any questions, email me at cvwikstrom@gmail.com. Hope to see you there! ---Carl
Another Bridge Boot Camp is happening THIS SATURDAY March 8, 2025
What it will be like:
We will discuss up to 27 randomly dealt boards, one at a time. Attendees will bid and play the same hand, followed by discussion of how I would have bid and played the hand and why. A hard copy of the hands and my discussion of the bid and play will be provided at the end of the camp. I will have enough sets of cards to handle up to 5 tables. If needed, due to extra players that don't fill out a table, some players will need to rotate as observers, but no one will need to do so for more than a few of the hands. That will only happen if we have one or two extra because I will fill out the table if we have three extra.
It will start at 10 AM and continue until 4 PM or until 27 boards have been discussed, whichever comes first. There will be a 15 minute break for lunch at about noon, but no lunch will be available, so bring your own.
The fee will be $15/person, which is divided between Centennial Hall, North Hampton DBC, and me.
If you have any questions, email me at cvwikstrom@gmail.com. Hope to see you there! ---Carl
Hello bridge players!
Today WEDNESDAY 5 FEBRUARY 2025 we played a 6 table 8 round Howell movement with 3 boards a round for a total of 24 boards!
We welcomed a new player - Bob Walsh who played with Jim Nay and takes lessons from Joe Watts in Exeter! North Hampton welcome Exeter players!
Today the first place finish went to John Burnap and Joan Nickel with a 61.67% game! One of our longest partnerships! Congratulations! Second place went to Hildy and Paul with a 59.58% game! In third with 59.17 were Jan E. and Suzanne then in 4th were Jan P. and Jane with 58.75% followed closely by Pat and Sherry! You are all winners! (PS Jan E and Jan P's names are not pronounced the same!)
Thank you for coming today! Stay safe tomorrow with the expected snowstorm. We broke down the tables to save the director a trip over the weekend if it snows and bridge is canceled on Thursday!
See you on Lincoln's birthday (remember him??) next week!
Suzanne
Tuesday February 4, 2025
In advanced beginners class we discussed planning the hand and preserving entries. In Beginners lesson, we reviewed Jacoby 2NT and talked about filling out the convention card. Next week we will talk about handling the opponents in Adv Beginners and we will reboot to a new cycle and discuss evaluating your hand in Beginner's lessons.
It will be a new cycle of lessons so if you know anyone looking to learn how to play bridge with no prior knowledge, next week is the lesson they want to start.
The winners today and for the second week in a row were the Kingsburys with a whopping 67.89%!!! Lyndon B and Charles M came in second with 56.25%. We welcomed two new members with Barbara McAdoo and John Ricjards. Welcome!!
I had a great time as usual and look forward to next week! --Carl
