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Bridge 09/02/2008

By Mark Hamzy on September 2, 2008 9:24 PM | No Comments

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.

Bridge 08/12/2008

By Mark Hamzy on August 12, 2008 7:42 PM | No Comments

The date is 08/12/2008

The players are:

North	East	South	West
MarkH	Wayne	JohnH	Nick

		♠	K 9
		♥	A J 2
		♦	A J 8 3 2
		♣	A J 2
♠	A J 7 6	N W E S		♠	10 8 4
♥	Q 7			♥	K 9 8 6 4
♦	10 7 5 4			♦	K Q 6
♣	Q 10 4			♣	9 8
		♠	Q 5 3 2
		♥	10 5 3
		♦	9
		♣	K 7 6 5 3

Bidding was as follows:

South	West	North	East
pass	pass	1♦	pass
pass	pass	pass	pass

A 8♣ was then led.

The score turned out to be 3

The IMP turned out to be 3

		♠	A Q J 7 5 4
		♥	8 2
		♦	8 3
		♣	Q J 10
♠	K 9 8 2	N W E S		♠	3
♥	K 10 6 5			♥	J 7 4 3
♦	6 5 4			♦	A J 9
♣	9 6			♣	A K 8 4 2
		♠	10 6
		♥	A Q 9
		♦	K Q 10 7 2
		♣	7 5 3

Bidding was as follows:

West	North	East	South
pass	2♠	3♣	3♠
pass	4♠	pass	pass

A K♣ was then led.

The score turned out to be -1

The IMP turned out to be 1

		♠	A Q J 9 4 3
		♥	10
		♦	9 3 2
		♣	K J 5
♠	5	N W E S		♠	8 7 6
♥	Q 6 5 4			♥	A K J 8 3
♦	Q 7 5 4			♦	K J 8 6
♣	A 9 6 4			♣	Q
		♠	K 10 2
		♥	9 7 2
		♦	A 10
		♣	10 8 7 3 2

Bidding was as follows:

North	East	South	West
2♠	3♥	pass	4♥
pass	pass	pass	pass

A K♠ was then led.

The score turned out to be -1

The IMP turned out to be -3

		♠	A 8 7 6 3
		♥	Q 9 6 4 3
		♦	3
		♣	Q J
♠	Q J 10 4	N W E S		♠	5
♥	8 2			♥	K J 10 7
♦	A K Q 8			♦	J 9 6 5 4
♣	K 9 8			♣	6 4 2
		♠	K 9 2
		♥	A 5
		♦	10 7 2
		♣	A 10 7 5 3

Bidding was as follows:

East	South	West	North
pass	pass	1nt	pass
2♦	pass	2♥	pass

A 3♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be 2

The IMP turned out to be 4

		♠	K Q
		♥	5 4
		♦	K 9 7
		♣	K 10 7 6 5 3
♠	A 10 8 6 5	N W E S		♠	4 3
♥	Q J			♥	K 10 8 6 2
♦	Q 8			♦	A J 10 4 3
♣	A Q J 8			♣	9
		♠	J 9 7 2
		♥	A 9 7 3
		♦	6 5 2
		♣	4 2

Bidding was as follows:

South	West	North	East
pass	1♠	3♣	3nt

A 2♣ was then led.

The score turned out to be 3

The IMP turned out to be 7

		♠	K 10 8 6
		♥	A K 6
		♦	Q 8 6 5
		♣	6 5
♠	Q 7 3	N W E S		♠	A 4
♥	9 8 7 4			♥	Q 3 2
♦	J 10 9 3			♦	K 2
♣	K 7			♣	A Q J 10 3 2
		♠	J 9 5 2
		♥	J 10 5
		♦	A 7 4
		♣	9 8 4

Bidding was as follows:

West	North	East	South
pass	1♠	2♣	2♠
double	pass	3♥	pass

A J♠ was then led.

The score turned out to be -4

The IMP turned out to be -10

		♠	Q J 3
		♥	A 7 5 4
		♦	A 7 5 3
		♣	J 7
♠	A 10 6	N W E S		♠	8 4
♥	K J 9			♥	Q 10 6 2
♦	9 6 2			♦	Q J 10 8 4
♣	A 10 9 2			♣	8 3
		♠	K 9 7 5 2
		♥	8 3
		♦	K
		♣	K Q 6 5 4

Bidding was as follows:

North	East	South	West
1♦	pass	2♣	pass
2♥	2♠	pass	3nt

A 8♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be 4

The IMP turned out to be 12

		♠	10 3
		♥	K 3 2
		♦	8 7 6 4 2
		♣	9 8 7
♠	A K J 8 2	N W E S		♠	5
♥	A 6			♥	10 9 8 7 5 4
♦	J 10			♦	5 3
♣	A Q 5 4			♣	K J 10 2
		♠	Q 9 7 6 4
		♥	Q J
		♦	A K Q 9
		♣	6 3

Bidding was as follows:

East	South	West	North
2♥	3♦	4♥	pass
pass	double	redouble	pass

An A♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be -2

The IMP turned out to be -14

Bridge 08/05/2008

By Mark Hamzy on August 5, 2008 9:11 PM | No Comments

John Hathorn apparently overslept for this bridge session. Which is a weird thing to say when it is 7:30 pm at night. So we played three player bridge.

The date is 08/05/2008

The players are:

North	East	South	West
Dummy	Wayne	Nick	MarkH

		♠	6
		♥	Q 4 2
		♦	Q 10 9 8 7
		♣	A Q 9 3
♠	J 7 4 3	N W E S		♠	K 10 9 5 2
♥	K 10 6 5 3			♥	J 8 7
♦	6			♦	K 2
♣	6 5 2			♣	K J 7
		♠	A Q 8
		♥	A 9
		♦	A J 5 4 3
		♣	10 8 4

Bidding was as follows:

South	West	North	East
1♦	pass	pass	1♠
1nt	pass	pass	2♠
2nt	pass	pass	pass

A 5♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be 4

Dummy paired with Nick

		♠	A K 7 6 5 3
		♥	6 5 2
		♦	J
		♣	A 6 4
♠	J 2	N W E S		♠	Q 8 4
♥	8			♥	K 10 9 4 3
♦	A Q 10 9 8 5			♦	K 7
♣	Q 10 9 7			♣	8 5 3
		♠	10 9
		♥	A Q J 7
		♦	6 4 3 2
		♣	K J 2

Bidding was as follows:

West	North	East	South
1♥	pass	pass	1♦
2♥	pass	pass	2♦

A 7♣ was then led.

The score turned out to be 3

Dummy paired with Nick

		♠	9 5
		♥	Q 6 5
		♦	Q 9
		♣	K 10 9 8 6 5
♠	A 10 2	N W E S		♠	J 7 6 4
♥	A J 8 7			♥	4 3
♦	8 2			♦	A J 10 6 5
♣	Q J 7 4			♣	A 2
		♠	K Q 8 3
		♥	K 10 9 2
		♦	K 7 4 3
		♣	3

Bidding was as follows:

East	South	West	North
1♦	1♠	2♣	pass
2♦	2♥	pass	pass
3♦	pass	4♣	pass
pass	double	pass	pass

A 3♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be -2

Dummy paired with MarkH

		♠	Q 9 8 5 4
		♥	Q J 9
		♦	J 9
		♣	K 3 2
♠	K 2	N W E S		♠	A 6 3
♥	3 2			♥	A K 7 5
♦	A 8 6 5 3			♦	7 2
♣	9 7 6 4			♣	A J 10 8
		♠	J 10 7
		♥	10 8 6 4
		♦	K Q 10 4
		♣	Q 5

Bidding was as follows:

South	West	North	East
1♠	2♦	pass	2♥
2nt	pass	pass	3♥

A K♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be 3

Dummy paired with Wayne

		♠	J 10 8 5 4
		♥	K 10 9
		♦	A Q 10
		♣	A Q
♠	Q 3 2	N W E S		♠	A 9 6
♥	6 5 4 2			♥	A Q J 3
♦	7 6 5 3			♦	4
♣	5 2			♣	10 9 7 6 3
		♠	K 7
		♥	8 7
		♦	K J 9 8 2
		♣	K J 8 4

Bidding was as follows:

East	South	West	North
1♥	2♣	pass	pass
2♥	3♦	pass	pass
3nt	pass	pass	pass

A 8♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be 5

Dummy paired with Wayne

		♠	10 9 4 3
		♥	A 7 3
		♦	6 2
		♣	9 6 5 2
♠	A K Q 7 5	N W E S		♠	8 2
♥	Q 6			♥	J 8 2
♦	A K J 9			♦	Q 10 7 5
♣	Q 4			♣	A 10 7 3
		♠	J 6
		♥	K 10 9 5 4
		♦	8 4 3
		♣	K J 8

Bidding was as follows:

East	South	West	North
pass	1♥	1♠	pass
pass	2♥	2♠	pass

A 2♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be 5

Dummy paired with MarkH

Bridge 07/29/2008

By Mark Hamzy on July 29, 2008 7:44 PM | No Comments

The date is 07/29/2008

The players are:

North	East	South	West
JohnH	MarkH	Wayne	Nick

		♠	6 4
		♥	A 5 4
		♦	J 9 2
		♣	A J 9 3 2
♠	J 9 8 3 2	N W E S		♠	A 10
♥	K Q 6 2			♥	J 10 3
♦	8 6 3			♦	7 5 4
♣	5			♣	K Q 8 7 6
		♠	K Q 7 5
		♥	9 8 7
		♦	A K Q 10
		♣	10 4

Bidding was as follows:

South	West	North	East
1♦	pass	1nt	pass
pass	pass	pass	pass

A 6♣ was then led.

The score turned out to be 3

		♠	A J 10 8
		♥	A 6
		♦	J 9 4
		♣	K Q 9 4
♠	Q 4 2	N W E S		♠	K 9 7 6 5
♥	Q 7 2			♥	J 10
♦	Q 7 6 5 3			♦	A 10 2
♣	8 7			♣	J 5 3
		♠	3
		♥	K 9 8 5 4 3
		♦	K 8
		♣	A 10 6 2

Bidding was as follows:

West	North	East	South
pass	1♣	pass	1♥
pass	1♠	pass	2♣
pass	4♣	pass	pass

A 3♣ was then led.

The score turned out to be -1

John says '2NT. Wait. 3 Clubs. Wait. 1 Club. Fuck this!'

		♠	A K 9 3 2
		♥	A
		♦	K 10
		♣	Q J 10 7 3
♠	Q 10	N W E S		♠	J 8 7
♥	9 8 3			♥	K J 5 4
♦	A 9 7 6 3 2			♦	J
♣	6 5			♣	K 9 8 4 2
		♠	6 5 4
		♥	Q 10 7 6 2
		♦	Q 8 5 4
		♣	A

Bidding was as follows:

North	East	South	West
1♠	pass	2♠	pass
3♠	pass	4♠	pass

A J♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be -2

John says 'I never knew that.'

		♠	5 3
		♥	A K 7
		♦	A K Q 10 9 4
		♣	A J
♠	J 6	N W E S		♠	A K Q 10 9 7 4
♥	J 9 5			♥	Q 10 4 3
♦	J 7 6			♦	8
♣	Q 10 8 7 4			♣	K
		♠	8 2
		♥	8 6 2
		♦	5 3 2
		♣	9 6 5 3 2

Bidding was as follows:

East	South	West	North
1♠	pass	1nt	2♦
2♠	pass	pass	3♦
3♠	pass	pass	pass

A 5♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be 3

Wayne says 'Stop thinking about this.' And flips the paper over.

		♠	Q 8 5 2
		♥	Q 6 4
		♦	10
		♣	A Q J 8 4
♠	A J 10 4 3	N W E S		♠
♥	A 7			♥	K J 10 9 8
♦	A 9 4 2			♦	K J 7 6 5 3
♣	10 9			♣	6 3
		♠	K 9 7 6
		♥	5 3 2
		♦	Q 8
		♣	K 7 5 2

Bidding was as follows:

South	West	North	East
pass	1♠	2♣	pass
3♣	3♦	pass	4♦
pass	pass	double	pass

A Q♣ was then led.

Mark wonders what the final score was.

Bridge 07/22/2008

By Mark Hamzy on July 22, 2008 8:45 PM | No Comments

Nick brought an IMP table for us to use in scoring. I don't think that it really helps our group, but it only adds another layer of confusion. That's Stephanie's belly hidden behind the pad of paper, BTW.

The date is 07/22/2008

The players are:

North	East	South	West
Nick	MarkH	Wayne	Stephanie

		♠	K 9
		♥	A 3 2
		♦	10 8 6
		♣	A K 7 5 2
♠	Q 2	N W E S		♠	10 7 6 5 4 3
♥	Q 10 9			♥	K J 7 6
♦	K Q J 9 5 2			♦	7
♣	Q 3			♣	J 10
		♠	A J 8
		♥	8 5 4
		♦	A 4 3
		♣	9 8 6 4

Bidding was as follows:

South	West	North	East
pass	1♦	2♣	pass
3♣	pass	pass	pass

A 7♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be 4

Wayne says 'I guess that I didn't do it right.'

		♠	J 9 6 3 2
		♥	Q 10 9
		♦	A J 4
		♣	A J
♠	A K Q 4	N W E S		♠	7 5
♥	K 5 2			♥	A J 6 3
♦	Q 10 8			♦	K 7 3 2
♣	10 3 2			♣	K 9 7
		♠	10 8
		♥	8 7 4
		♦	9 6 5
		♣	Q 8 6 5 4

Bidding was as follows:

West	North	East	South
1♠	double	2♥	pass
3♥	pass	pass	pass

A 5♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be -2

		♠	Q 10 7
		♥	K Q 7 6 3
		♦	J 3
		♣	K 7 4
♠	J 8 5	N W E S		♠	K 9 6 4 3 2
♥	A 10 9 2			♥	J 5 4
♦	Q 9 8			♦	4 2
♣	A J 8			♣	9 6
		♠	A
		♥	8
		♦	A K 10 7 6 5
		♣	Q 10 5 3 2

Bidding was as follows:

North	East	South	West
pass	2♠	3♦	pass
3♥	pass	4♣	double
pass	pass	4♦	pass
4♥	pass	pass	pass

A 4♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be -2

Wayne says 'Four Clubs, I guess.'

		♠	J 6
		♥	J 5 2
		♦	9 8 6 5 2
		♣	8 7 5
♠	Q 10 5 4	N W E S		♠	K 9 7
♥	10 9 6			♥	K 8 7
♦	Q 10 3			♦	A K
♣	A Q 6			♣	K J 9 4 3
		♠	A 8 3 2
		♥	A Q 4 3
		♦	J 7 4
		♣	10 2

Bidding was as follows:

East	South	West	North
1nt	pass	2nt	pass
pass	pass	pass	pass

A 3♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be 3

Nick says 'Louisiana Public Education!'

		♠	K 10 7 5 2
		♥	J 8 5
		♦	K 10 5
		♣	A 8
♠	9 4	N W E S		♠	Q J 8
♥	K 3			♥	A 7 4 2
♦	Q 8 7 4			♦	A J 9 2
♣	9 6 5 4 2			♣	K 7
		♠	A 6 3
		♥	Q 10 9 6
		♦	6 3
		♣	Q J 10 3

Bidding was as follows:

South	West	North	East
pass	pass	1♠	2♦
2♥	3♦	3♥	4♦
pass	pass	double	pass

A 3♠ was then led.

The score turned out to be 3

Bridge 07/15/2008

By Mark Hamzy on July 15, 2008 8:36 PM | No Comments

Nick was not able to attend tonight. Fortunately, he was nice enough to set up a Renkoo invite so that others could still join. And three did. I did learn afterward that you can indeed raise your previous bid if everyone else passed.

The date is 07/15/2008

The players are:

North	East	South	West
Wayne	Dummy	JohnH	MarkH

		♠	A Q 6 4 3
		♥	A 9 8 7 2
		♦	A Q
		♣	3
♠	10 5	N W E S		♠	J
♥	10 6			♥	K Q 3
♦	K 9 7 6 4 2			♦	J 10 8
♣	Q J 7			♣	10 9 6 5 4 2
		♠	K 9 8 7 2
		♥	J 5 4
		♦	5 3
		♣	A K 8

Bidding was as follows:

North	East	South	West
pass	pass	1♠	2♦
2♥	pass	2♠	3♦
pass	pass	3♠	pass

A 10♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be 5

Dummy paired with JohnH

		♠	J
		♥	A 9 7 6
		♦	A K Q 8 6
		♣	Q 9 6
♠	A K Q 9 8 7 3	N W E S		♠	6 4
♥	Q J 3			♥	K 8 5 4
♦	2			♦	5 4 3
♣	K 4			♣	10 8 5 2
		♠	10 5 2
		♥	10 2
		♦	J 10 9 7
		♣	A J 7 3

Bidding was as follows:

South	West	North	East
pass	1♠	2♦	pass
pass	2♠	3♦	pass
pass	3♠	4♦	pass
pass	4♠	pass	pass

A Q♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be -1

Dummy paired with MarkH

		♠	J 10 3 2
		♥	10 9 8 5 2
		♦	8 6 4
		♣	K
♠	A 8 6	N W E S		♠	K Q 7 5
♥	A J 3			♥	Q 7 6
♦	Q J 5 2			♦	K 9
♣	A J 8			♣	Q 10 6 5
		♠	9 4
		♥	K 4
		♦	A 10 7 3
		♣	9 7 4 3 2

Bidding was as follows:

West	North	East	South
1♠	pass	pass	2♣
2nt	3♥	pass	pass
3nt	pass	pass	pass

A 8♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be 5

Dummy paired with MarkH

		♠	Q 4 2
		♥	2
		♦	Q J 9 8 6 5 2
		♣	10 6
♠	A 8	N W E S		♠	K J 10 7 5 3
♥	A 8 7 6 4			♥	J 10 5 3
♦	K 4			♦	A
♣	A Q J 5			♣	8 2
		♠	9 6
		♥	K Q 9
		♦	10 7 3
		♣	K 9 7 4 3

Bidding was as follows:

North	East	South	West
2♦	pass	2♥	2nt
3♦	pass	3♥	4♥
pass	pass	pass	pass

A 6♣ was then led.

The score turned out to be 5

Dummy paired with MarkH. How odd, could not reraise myself?

		♠	K 7 6 3
		♥	J 10 4
		♦	A 8
		♣	Q J 8 2
♠	A 4 2	N W E S		♠	9 8 5
♥	Q 7 6			♥	K 3 2
♦	Q J 4 2			♦	K 7 5
♣	10 9 5			♣	A K 7 3
		♠	Q J 10
		♥	A 9 8 5
		♦	10 9 6 3
		♣	6 4

Bidding was as follows:

South	West	North	East
1♥	2♥	3♣	pass
3♥	3nt	4♣	pass
pass	pass	pass	pass

An A♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be -1

Dummy paired with Wayne. It is amusing when you bid a higer suit and then, when we reveal the dummy's next card, that it is in the suit.

		♠	J 6
		♥	K 10 8 5 3
		♦	7 5 4
		♣	10 5 4
♠	9 8 7 4	N W E S		♠	A 5 3
♥	J 4 2			♥	A Q 9 7
♦	10 6 3			♦	K 8 2
♣	A Q 7			♣	J 9 2
		♠	K Q 10 2
		♥	6
		♦	A Q J 9
		♣	K 8 6 3

Bidding was as follows:

West	North	East	South
1♣	1♥	pass	2♣
pass	2nt	pass	3♣
pass	pass	pass	pass

A 2♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be 3

Dummy paired with JohnH.

Bridge 07/08/2008

By Mark Hamzy on July 8, 2008 6:57 PM | No Comments

The date is 07/08/2008

The players are:

North	East	South	West
Eric	Wayne	Nick	MarkH

		♠	J 10 3 2
		♥	A 8 6 5 4
		♦	A 6
		♣	J 10
♠	A Q 7 4	N W E S		♠	6
♥	J 7			♥	K 10 3 2
♦	10 3			♦	K J 8 2
♣	A Q 8 6 3			♣	K 9 4 2
		♠	K 9 8 5
		♥	Q 9
		♦	Q 9 7 5 4
		♣	7 5

Bidding was as follows:

West	North	East	South
1♣	2♥	3♦	pass
4♣	pass	pass	pass

An A♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be 4

Wayne replies 'I was only following the chart.' I think that he should have bid 2♦ to indicate 'a new suit'. But I made it anyway.

		♠	A K J 7
		♥	Q 8 4
		♦	J 9 8 7
		♣	Q 4
♠	2	N W E S		♠	Q 10 9 6 5 4 3
♥	K 9 6			♥	5 3
♦	A K Q 10 6 5 3			♦	4 2
♣	7 3			♣	A J
		♠	8
		♥	A J 10 7 2
		♦
		♣	K 10 9 8 6 5 2

Bidding was as follows:

North	East	South	West
1♠	2♠	double	3♦
pass	pass	3♥	4♦
pass	pass	pass	pass

A K♠ was then led.

The score turned out to be -2

Wayne replies 'I bid it wrong.'

		♠	A 10 3 2
		♥	K
		♦	J 5 4
		♣	A J 10 4 3
♠	K 9 5 4	N W E S		♠	7
♥	10 8 7 2			♥	A J 6 5 3
♦	Q 8			♦	K 10 9 3
♣	K 8 7			♣	9 6 5
		♠	Q J 8 6
		♥	Q 9 4
		♦	A 7 6 2
		♣	Q 2

Bidding was as follows:

East	South	West	North
pass	pass	pass	1♣
double	redouble	pass	pass
1♥	redouble	pass	2♣
pass	2♦	pass	pass
pass	pass	pass	pass

A 2♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be 2

		♠	K 9 8 5
		♥	A 5
		♦	K Q 4 2
		♣	K 10 2
♠	J 7 6 3 2	N W E S		♠	Q 10 4
♥	9 8 7 4			♥	K J 6
♦	9			♦	A 10 3
♣	J 6 4			♣	A 9 7 5
		♠	A
		♥	Q 10 3 2
		♦	J 8 7 6 5
		♣	Q 8 3

Bidding was as follows:

South	West	North	East
pass	pass	1♦	1♠
3♦	3♠	double	3nt
double	pass	pass	pass

A 6♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be -4

Wayne replies 'This is weird.'

		♠	9 6
		♥	10
		♦	A K 10 9 3
		♣	Q J 10 9 4
♠	J 7 2	N W E S		♠	K 5 3
♥	7 5 4 3			♥	A K Q J 9
♦	7 5 4			♦	J
♣	A 8 5			♣	7 6 3 2
		♠	A Q 10 8 4
		♥	8 6 2
		♦	Q 8 6 2
		♣	K

Bidding was as follows:

West	North	East	South
pass	1♣	1♥	1♠
pass	2♣	pass	2♠
pass	pass	pass	pass

A 4♦ was then led.

Bridge 07/01/2008

By Mark Hamzy on July 1, 2008 9:33 PM | No Comments

This game has been calling out for a F.S.M. to me for far too long. I have been trying to get Nick to create a FSM for the bidding convention, but he has been unmotivated. We are currently using this convention (but I don't know what its parts are called). So, this holiday weekend, I wrote a FSM in Python that reads in a recording of the cards that everyone had and their bids. It came out pretty nice. Although, since it is a character driven FSM, it can get a little ugly when it process words like 'double' or 'pass'. It has to have a state for each character transition. And, when its finished processing, it spits out html below. The players were (N: Stephanie, E: Wayne, S: Mark, W: JohnH).

		♠	J 5 3
		♥	10 6
		♦	10 8
		♣	J 10 9 7 5 4
♠	A Q 10 4	N W E S		♠	8 7 6 2
♥	A 8 4 3			♥	7 5 2
♦	3			♦	K Q J 9 7 2
♣	A 8 6 3			♣
		♠	K 9
		♥	K Q J 9
		♦	A 6 5 4
		♣	K Q 2

Bidding was as follows:

East	South	West	North
2♦	2♥	2nt	pass
pass	double	pass	3♣
pass	3nt	redouble	pass
pass	pass	pass	pass

A 3♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be -2

		♠	10 8 5
		♥	K 10 9 8 3
		♦	7 5 2
		♣	9 2
♠	9 7	N W E S		♠	K J 6 3
♥	A 7 5			♥	Q J
♦	A K J 9 3			♦	Q 8 6 4
♣	10 7 4			♣	A J 3
		♠	A Q 4 2
		♥	6 4 2
		♦	10
		♣	K Q 8 6 5

Bidding was as follows:

South	West	North	East
pass	pass	pass	1♦
pass	4♦	pass	pass

A 10♦ was then led.

The score turned out to be -1

		♠	5 4 3
		♥	K Q 8 6 4 2
		♦	J 3
		♣	5 2
♠	K J 10 8	N W E S		♠	A 6
♥	A			♥	J 10 7 3
♦	A 10 7			♦	K Q 9 5
♣	K 10 9 6 3			♣	A J 7
		♠	Q 9 7 2
		♥	9 5
		♦	8 6 4 2
		♣	Q 8 4

Bidding was as follows:

West	North	East	South
1♣	pass	2♦	pass
4♦	pass	4♥	pass
4nt	pass	pass	pass

A 6♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be 5

		♠	4
		♥	Q 10 9 7 5 2
		♦	J 6 2
		♣	A 9 2
♠	10 2	N W E S		♠	K Q 9 6 5 3
♥	K J 3			♥	8 4
♦	A 10 9 5			♦	8 4
♣	8 6 4 3			♣	K 10 5
		♠	A J 8 7
		♥	A 6
		♦	K Q 7 3
		♣	Q J 7

Bidding was as follows:

North	East	South	West
2♥	3♠	3nt	pass
pass	pass	pass	pass

A 2♠ was then led.

The score turned out to be 3

		♠	A Q 9 7 6 2
		♥	Q 10 7 3
		♦	6
		♣	9 4
♠	J	N W E S		♠	10 8 3
♥	J 8 5 2			♥	K 6
♦	Q 9 2			♦	A K J 3
♣	A 10 7 6 3			♣	Q J 5 2
		♠	K 5 4
		♥	A 9 4
		♦	10 8 7 5 4
		♣	K 8

Bidding was as follows:

East	South	West	North
1♦	pass	2♦	2♠
pass	3♦	pass	3♠
pass	pass	pass	pass

A K♥ was then led.

The score turned out to be 3

Bridge 06/25/2008

By Mark Hamzy on June 25, 2008 9:05 PM | No Comments

Another night of bridge. For my only hand, bidding was as follows (with my partner opening the bid):

W	N	E	S
1C	2H	3C	3H
3N	pass	4C	all pass

My partner shows support for clubs. I don't have any hearts for defense. So I decide to go for it. When the dummy shows his hand, I realize that there is only one remaining club out there! I believe that the Ace of diamonds was lead. And I lost that one. I was able to cross ruff between my hands and make my bid.

Bridge 06/17/2008

By Mark Hamzy on June 17, 2008 8:16 PM | No Comments

We played bridge again. This time, I played 4 out of the 5 hands. Woot! Sometimes I was wild and crazy. Sometimes my partner (Nick) was wild and crazy. We had one amusing moment. The dummy has AQJxx in diamonds and I have matching low diamonds. I tried finessing my Queen. I led a low diamond. Wayne ducked it. The dummy played a Queen and John ducked it as well. I knew where the King lay. I transferred control back to my hand again and led another low diamond. Finally, after the third diamond play goes around and my dummy's Ace is still sitting on the table, Wayne gets frustrated and throws his King down. We all had a good laugh.

In the hand above, I went a little crazy and overbid four hearts. How often do you get a hand containing seven hearts and void in one suit? My partner made it easy by showing a strong supporting hand.

Still don't know about the score keeping...

Bridge 04/22/08

By Mark Hamzy on April 22, 2008 8:36 PM | No Comments

We had another session of bridge tonight. And it was quite boring. Wayne played 5 hands. Nick played one hand. Stephanie played two. And I played one hand. Well, I would have played another hand if I would have remembered the "Rule of Twenty."

I definitely like Tichu much better than bridge. You are more involved. You don't have to sit out on hands. And good hands don't necessarily mean good cards. For example, my hand could make Tichu if the opposing team had got down in cards and I was able to play a single 8 (then bomb, play a jack high straight and then the 4).

Out of curiosity, how should I keep and present the bridge score?

Bridge 04/15/2008

By Mark Hamzy on April 15, 2008 8:34 PM | No Comments

Nick, Wayne and I played bridge. Well, at least practiced somewhat. Nick was kind enough to give me a placemat that had a bidding convention on it. But that convention is different than what Nick uses.

What I would like to see is for Nick to create a Finite State Machine that gives all possible outcomes of the system. That would appeal to my inner nerd.

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