12 March 2025 - Spring is finally here!

 Wednesday 12 March 2025  - Fun game.  Today we had 7 full tables and played 13 rounds of 2 hands, for a total of 26 hands!  We had a new partnership Claire Morton and Barb Turk who came in first with a 61.01%!  Congratulations!  you all did well. Poor Paul came partnerless and had to put up with the director who left him to play many hands!  Thank you Paul!  in 3rd were Mary Lynn and Claire D! followed by Bill and Jack, then Margie and Jan, and the Moores! You all did well.  We had a number of small and large slams.  Must ask Skip or Carl how to bit the slam on Hand 9 which made 6 NT, but people mostly stopped at 3NT.  We need lessons on slam bidding!  Today we had a lot of them!   We also need lessons on what to lead!

See you next week and bring your friends!

Suzanne

 Tuesday 11 March 2025

In advanced beginners, we continued learning about bidding after a forcing 1NT.  In beginners we discussed Stayman and transfers after a NT open.  Next week there will be no Advanced class and Suzanne will review responding to an open at the one level.

We had 6 full tables in our pupil game. The Cullys were surprised to win with 66.67% (I don't know why they were surprised, they win a lot,) Gerri and Kathy were in second place with 55.56% and John B and Joan N came in third with 55% (Well done!)  I will be in Memphis next week at the National tournament.  Suzanne will run the Pupil game and the review lesson mentioned above.  Remember NO ADVANCED LESSON NEXT WEEK. See you in two weeks! --Carl