Thursday Open Game 17 July 2025

We had a very nice RED HOT CHALLENGE 10 table Mitchell game today where the winners should earn 25% RED points.  We were very happy to see Alan Carpenter here for the first time playing with Ken Gminski.  The ranking was settled in the last round when Yuni/John played Ed/Jim at Table 1 and they each came in first place!  Other C strat players who finished in the money include Nancy/Linda, Alan/Ken and Pat/Gordon.

What do you think of board 21  where there were 10 spades in one direction and they could make 4S and their opponents had 11 diamonds in the opposite direction and one partnership made 5D?  That is really a lesson in the LAW of Total Tricks!

Thanks so much to Nancy Bates for bringing in the yummy brownies and also to whomever brought in the dippable spreads.  It was a very nice day.

 Wednesday Open Game 16 July 2025

Congrats to Carl and Cliff for winning North-South and Dave and Nancy for winning East-West.  Also congrats to our C players Judy and Carolyn, Lynn and Cate and John and Nancy for placing in the overalls.  If you are interested the scores in the ACBL portal will have the Qualifying results for the North American Pairs in this game.

 Tuesday 15 July 2025

We continued lessons on interfering with declarer in Advanced Beginner and had a lesson using Gerber in beginners.  Next week we will finish up the lessons on Defense in Advanced beginners and review competitive bidding in Beginners.

We had 5.5 tables in the Pupil Game. Sue H and Martha R came in first with a whopping 68.75%!  Second place went to Elizabeth B and Jean L with 57.64% A close third was turned in by Jane G and Susan S with 56.25%.  See you next week! ---Carl

 

 

TOMORROW, July 12

Another Bridge Boot Camp is happening  July 12, 2025

What it will be like:

    We will discuss up to 27 randomly dealt boards, one at a time.  Attendees will all 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 6 tables.  If needed, due to extra players that don't fill out a table, some players may 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

 Thursday Open Game 10 July 2025

WE had a very nice 10-1/2 table Mitchell movement today.  Congratulations to Susan/Daryl and Erzsebet/Steve for the first places finishes.  Ellen/Nancy, Linda/Nancy, Carol/Carol and James/George all placed in the C stratification.  Rita/Claire, Lesley/Bob and Nick/Ed did the best in the B strat.

 

 THIS SATURDAY, July 12

Another Bridge Boot Camp is happening  July 12, 2025

What it will be like:

    We will discuss up to 27 randomly dealt boards, one at a time.  Attendees will all 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 6 tables.  If needed, due to extra players that don't fill out a table, some players may 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

 Wednesday Open Game 9 July 2025

We are very happy to see Sally Kroeker, Barb Hennebe and Margie Dickinson here today. Welcome! Today was a special NAP qualifier where you earned 1/2 red and had the chance to qualify to represent our district at the nationals.  

We had a very nice even 9 table Mitchell movement.  Congratulations to Ellen/Lewis and Carole/Steve for the first place finishes.  Susanne/Paul, Joyce/James, and Coleen/Ronald all earned points in the C stratification.

 

 THIS SATURDAY, July 12

Another Bridge Boot Camp is happening  July 12, 2025

What it will be like:

    We will discuss up to 27 randomly dealt boards, one at a time.  Attendees will all 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 6 tables.  If needed, due to extra players that don't fill out a table, some players may 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

 Tuesday 8 July 2025

We had a lesson on interfering with the declarer on defense in Adv Beginner and Asking about Kings in Slam bidding in Beginners.

Next week we will continue on Defensive interference (No penalty for it, this is bridge not Football!)   in advanced beginners and Gerber in beginners.

We had 6.5 tables in the pupil game and welcomes a new participant, Al Bowen who played with yours truly and managed to pull me up to second place at 58.12%. First place (58.33%) went to Jean L. and Elizabeth B. (back from a long time away and playing like she never left!).  The Cullys came in third with 55.62%.  

I will see some of you at the boot cap this weekend and the rest of you next Tuesday!  --Carl

 

 

 

 THIS SATURDAY, July 12

Another Bridge Boot Camp is happening  July 12, 2025

What it will be like:

    We will discuss up to 27 randomly dealt boards, one at a time.  Attendees will all 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 6 tables.  If needed, due to extra players that don't fill out a table, some players may 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

 Thursday Open Game 3 July 2025

We had a perfect 9 table Mitchell movement today.  Congratulations to Lisa/Nancy for a 72.5% game!  Patricia/Joe were first NS.  Jude/Ken and Sid/Gordo were both first in their respective C strats.  James/George and Lesley/Carole were first in the B strats.

Have a fabulous 4th of July holiday.

 Wednesday Open Game 2 July 2025

We had a perfectly even 9 table Mitchell movement today.  Congrats to Bob/David and Lesley/Carol for the first place finishes today.  I am also impressed with the C strat finishers of Pat/Jackie, Anne/Paul and Nancy/John.

 Centennial Hall Bridge Club Meets Monday at 12.  This is a duplicate bridge game that does not award ACBL points

 Tuesday 1 July 2025

We had a lesson on finessing and ruffing on defense, including signaling your partner in Adv Beginners and a lesson on RKC 1430 in beginners.  Next week we will look at interfering with declarer on defense in Advanced Beginner and asking for the Q of trump and Kings in beginner's lesson.

 We had 6.5 tables in the Pupil game today.  Newcomer Judy Pinette managed to  come in first, even with yours truly dragging her down with 67.5%.  Second was Wynne and Betty with 66.88%.  We also had returning players of long ago with Barb M and Sally K!  Welcome back!

Don't forget about the bridge boot camp right here in Centennial Hall on July 11!. Have a great 4th of July!  ----Carl