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Tauranga Bridge Club October 2015 Issue 343 © Copyright 2015

252 Ngatai Road, Otumoetai, Tauranga P O Box 8037, Tauranga - Phone 576 5022

Website : www.taurangabridge.co.nz Editor: Mike Parker, Phone: 07 576 0263

E-Mail: [email protected]

In This Issue:

From the Committee 2

Support Event Sponsors for September/October 2015 3

Championship Event Winners 2015 (so far) 4

Recent Tournament Results 2015 4

Have your Details Changed 5

30th National Bridge Congress - Hamilton 6

Helpful Tips - Lead Tip and Bidding Tip 7

Tournament and Club Results 8-11

October 2015 Issue 342 Tauranga Bridge Club © Copyright 2015

The theme this year is the letter "V". Start thinking about your dress code now !

Here are some dress up suggestions

V (Roman number 5) Ventriloquist Vintner (winemaker) V (the drink) Ventriloquist Violet Vacation Venus (the planet) Violinist Vaccine Venus Flytrap VIP

Vacuum cleaner Venus Williams Virgin Mary

Vagabond Vera Lynn Visa Card

Vagrant Veterinarian Viscount Vagrant Viagra Pill Vitnemese

Valentine Vicar Vivaldi Valet Vicar Vixen

Valet Victim Vladimir Putin

Vampire Victoria Vocalist (singer) Van Gogh Victorian Lady or gent Vodka

Vaseline Video Game Vol-au-vent Vat Viking Volcano

Vaudevillian Village idiot Volcanologists

Vegan Village People Voldemort Vegemite Villain Volleyball player Vegetable Vincent van Gogh Voltage

Velcro Vindaloo curry Volunteer Velma Vine leaves Vortex

Venetian Vintage Vulture

Vuvuzela

Austin, a 7 year old boy with Cerebral Palsy is Sandy Murray’s grandson and a tournament was run on the 23rd September to support Austin and his family to go to the USA for life changing surgeries. Austin and his brother came along to the start of the day and spoke to the players. There was not a dry eye in the room after Austin made a heartfelt speech to thank everyone. Many members paid more than their entry fee and one very generous member donated $1000. The raffle organised by Carol, raised close to $700. Sandy was overwhelmed by the generosity of the members and wishes to thank you all.


Please help the club by supporting all our sponsors on pages 8-9 in the 2015 programme.

Your Club Sponsorship co-ordinator is Lyn Bailie

Thanks to the following sponsors supporting these September 2015 events.

Shelley’s Hair Design - Congress Pairs (Monday) Brookfield New World - Supermarket Handicap Pairs (Tuesday) Nulook Windows - Double Glazed Pairs (Tuesday) Cherrywood Shoes - Cherrywood Shoes Pairs (Wednesday) SBS Bank - SBS Pairs (Friday)

Thanks to the following sponsors supporting these October2015 events.

Café Istanbul - Handicap Pairs (Monday) Jackson Reeves Lawyers - Holiday Handicap Pairs (Monday) Nautilus Restaurant - Seafood Handicap Pairs (Tuesday) Jackson Reeves Lawyers - Legal Pairs (Wednesday) Nulook Windows - Spring Handicap Teams (Wednesday) Ingham Mora - Ingham Mora Pairs (Thursday) Cherrywood Shoes - Swiss Pairs (Thursday) SBS Bank - SBS Handicap Pairs (Friday) Mobility Equipment & Services - Daytime Championship Pairs (Friday)


2015 Winners so far....

Championship Singles: Stephen Francks

Championship Teams: Yule team - Ken & Kathy Yule, Jo & Sam Simpson

Championship Pairs: Bruce Ballard & Tony Hacking

Intermediate Championship Singles: Kay Wright

Intermediate Championship Pairs: Dianne Menzies and Ruth Pepper

Junior Championship Teams: 3 Queens and a Jack - Margaret Guy, Steve Porter, Jackie Reynish, Jane Church & Joan Hutson

Junior Championship Pairs: Erika Schofield & Brian Schofield

Junior Championship Singles: Margaret Guy

Daytime Championship Singles: Pat Rutherford

Tuesday Championship Singles: Cam Fisher

Fundraiser for Austin - 23rd September, 2015

1st: Marion Kelly & Jo Simpson

2nd: Lynne Smyth & Dot Skousgaard

3rd: Leo Duyvestyn & Lois Taylor

4th: Julie Sheridan & Karen Martelletti


Get your Master Points details at www.nzcba.co.nz

Has any of your information changed during the year such as the following:-

Address

Phone Number

Please provide your updated information to the Club Secretary Norm Silcock at one of the following options:

Email: [email protected]

Phone No. 07-5765022

The latest date to be included in the 2016 programme is 31st October, 2015.

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NZ Congress - is over for another year

This is the premier bridge event in NZ Bridge's annual calendar attracting hundreds of entries from around the country and overseas.

Tauranga member’s featured in the following events

NZ Pairs - 6th: Kathy Yule and partner

NZ Pairs Plate - 25th: Judy McLeod & Cynthia Clayton

Congress Pairs - 15th: Kate Terry & Mary Ellen Newton

Back to the Future Teams - 10th: Amanda Smith and team, 11th: Julie Sheridan, Karen Martelletti & Kate Terry, 12th: Pat Ware and team

Point a Board Teams - 7th: Amanda Smith, Judy McLeod and team mates

Same Sex Pairs - 7th: Julie Sheridan, Karen Martelletti

Senior Pairs - 3rd: Pat Rutherford & Heather Melville

Intermediate Swiss Pairs - 1st: Gilda Rowland & Deborah Greenway

Last day blues

Oh dear, so many tired people about and bids are missed, or forgotten.

Julie Sheridan did not see her partner (Karen Martelletti) open and thought she was making the first bid and went 1NT (11-14). The opposition overcalled 2S and Karen passed thinking Julie had 6-9 points. Luckily for Julie, after the 2S bid, she spotted Karen's 1D open, so was given a 2nd chance and bid 3NT. Poor Karen wondered how her partner could find so many points that must have been hidden when she made her 1NT response. All went well and 3NT made, but a few boards later Karen returned the compliment. After the opposition opened 1C, Julie bid 2C to show 2 suits the same colour. Karen thought that because the 1C bid could be strong and short, 2C was natural, as they have a different convention over the strong 1C. Neither thought to discuss their defence before the start of the match, so as a result neither were on the same page. The opposition could not pass fast enough and poor Julie ended up playing in a 2-0 fit when they could make 6 hearts !!! 5 light minus 250....opps !

I guess on day 8 and Boards 506th and 515th played that week will be re-membered for a wee while !!

Lifted from the Tauranga Bridge Club Website. (Thanks Karen)


Lead Tip #5

Do not lead a singleton against a slam if you have an ace. It is highly unlikely your partner has the ace of that suit to give you a ruff. Instead you are probably help declarer set up that suit by finding a missing honour

Leading an ace against a suit slam could promote a trick for the declarer, but failing to lead the ace may give the declarer a chance to discard that suit and you end up not making the ace at all. An ace will be right more often than not, but listen to the bidding, as there maybe a clue here.

Bidding Tip #3

When RHO uses Stayman and you are in fourth hand and have five or six clubs headed by 2 touching honours or the Ace, double to alert your partner you want a club lead against any eventual contract.

A double of an artificial bid is called a lead directing double.

You hold: ♠xxx ♥xx ♦xxx ♣AKJxx

North East South West 1NT Pass 2♣ ?

Double. You want a club lead.

Do not double with clubs looking like this: Kxxxxx

Also use the lead-directing double when the opponents go through Ace asking. If the response to 4♣or 4NT is a suit you want led, double!

Important! You hold: ♠xx ♥xxx ♦KQ10x ♣xxxx

West North East South (you) 1♠ Pass 2♥ Pass

3♠ Pass 3♠ Pass

4NT Pass 5♦ ?

Double 5♦ to alert partner you want a diamond lead against an eventual spade contract. At the four level or higher a double of an artificial bid can be made with a strong three or four card suit eg KQx(x). If you don't double 5♦, partner is likely to take the inference that you didn't want a diamond lead.

For more tips and practice hands, please head to the club website www.taurangabridge.co.nz

Thanks to Karen Martelletti for making the website interesting and a great source of other information.


19 Sept Rotorua Open Pairs 5A

2nd

Jo Simpson & Sam Simpson

23 Sept Fundraiser for Austin

1st

Marion Kelly & Jo Simpson

2nd

Lynne Smyth & Dot Skousgaard

3rd

Lois Taylor & Leo Duyvestyn

4th

Julie Sheridan & Karen Martelletti

28 Sept – 4 Oct NZ Congress

NZ Pairs

6th

Kay Yule & partner

NZ Pairs Plate

25th

Judy McLeod & Cynthia Clayton (Hamilton)

Congress Pairs

15th

Kate Terry & Mary-Ellen Newton (Auckland)

Back to the Future Teams

10th

Judy McLeod, Amanda Smith & team mates

11th

Julie Sheridan, Karen Martelletti, Kate Terry, Mary-Ellen Newton (Auckland) 12

th Pat Ware & team mates

Point-A-Board Teams

7th

Judy McLeod, Amanda Smith & team mates

Same Sex Pairs

7th

Julie Sheridan & Karen Martelletti


Senior Pairs

3rd

Pat Rutherford & Heather Melville

Intermediate Swiss Pairs

1st

Gilda Rowland & Deborah Greenaway (Australia)

10 Oct Mount Maunganui Restricted Pairs

Junior- Open

1st

Pam Pedersen & Sarah Stacey

11 Oct Matamata Intermediate Pairs 5B

1st

Rosalind Phillips & Garth Robinson (Taupo)

Metlifecare Greenwood Park Intermediate Championship Pairs

Best 4 of 5 Scores to Count

1st

Dianne Menzies & Ruth Pepper 230.23

2nd

Ali Smit & Chris Tustain 229.96

3rd

Joy Bates & Mary Toner 228.65

4th Pamela Halls & Lorraine Murrie 226.85

5th Brenda Brettkelly & Stacey Hilton 225.41

Digital Photographics & Video Pairs

1st

Pat Rutherford & Judy Pawson 117.23

2nd

Judith Malcolm & Henry Levy 112.64

3rd

Martin van der Meys & Barry Crosby 109.71


Shelley’s Hair Design Congress Pairs

1st

Peter Hagan & Barry Crosby 120.66

2nd

Leo Duyvestyn & John Laugesen 117.94

3rd

Shirley Bain & Derek Webb 115.89

Brookfield New World Supermarket Handicap Pairs

1st

Kaye Robertshaw & Margaret Jones 171.12

2nd

Alison Boyd & Ian Boyd 170.76

3rd

Ann Hutton & Jocelyn Major 166.79

Nu Look Double Glazed Pai

1st

June Barclay & Alex Paul 115.48

2nd

Laurel Mehaffey & Mavis Meyer 111.80

3rd

Bev Walker & Lois Taylor 111.54

Ngatai Handicap Pairs

1st

Helen Charteris & Stu Dumbleton 180.03

2nd

David Gridley & Ian Boyd 175.13

3rd

Yvonne Best & Ian Douglas 171.87

Cherrywood Shoes Pairs

1st

Don Espie & Stu Dumbleton 117.84

2nd

Tim Torr & Jennifer Davies 115.22

3rd

Margaret Guy & Steve Porter 112.61


Ultimate Motor Group Championship Pairs

Best 4 of 5 Scores to Count

1st

Bruce Ballard & Tony Hacking 239.91

2nd

Jo Simpson & Sam Simpson 231.51

3rd

Judy Pawson & Murray Pawson 228.41

4th Karen Martelletti & Julie Sheridan 218.84

5th Stephen Francks & Colin Roberts 216.59

Nautilus Restaurant Fine Dining Pairs

1st

Cam Fisher & Barry Crosby 183.44

2nd

Dot Skousgaard & Pam Clotworthy 177.53

3rd

Kay Wright & Karen Martelletti 177.19

September Pairs

1st

Heather Melville & Judy Pawson 125.84

2nd

Margaret Howcroft & Bev Walker 119.14

3rd

Barry Crosby & Margaret Jones 114.46

Mon 12 Oct Shirley Bain & Pat Ware 73.69%


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www.taurangabridge.co.nz

Results, information and links.

Tauranga Bridge Club - Mission Statement

To provide a bridge club with a friendly, supportive and challenging environment in which players of all levels can learn and enjoy a

great competitive game - and have fun !

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