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Wed 14th January 2026
Titchfield Wednesday Pottage Heat
Titchfield Bridge Club
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Thu 22nd January 2026
Winchester Pottage Heat
Winchester Bridge Club
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Fri 23rd January 2026
Lymington Pottage Haat
Lymington Bridge Club Afternoon
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Sun 25th January 2026
Solent & Jubillee Cup Teams Of Eight
Realbridge 14.00 TBC
Thu 29th January 2026
Basingstoke F2F Pottage Heat
Basingstoke Bridge Club 7.15
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Thu 5th February 2026
Newbury Pottage Heat
Newbury Bridge Club
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Results
Candlestick Swiss Pairs
Realbridge joint With Essex
Yule Tide Swiss Teams 36 boards
Crosfield Hall, Romsey
Chidwick Cup HIWCBA Simultaneous
Monday to Friday in Clubs
Wessex Blue Point Swiss Pairs
Realbridge joint with Berks & Bucks and Dorset
Jack High Pairs Basingstoke
Jack High Lymington
Release 2.19r
gosport nicko plate victory (90-65)

(Contribution from John Jones)

Two lead posers from the match.
 
1.  The enemy vulnerable, and playing a 3-weak two system, bid: -
 
(2C)  (2D)  /  (3D)  (3S)  /  (4C)  (4H)  /  (4N)  (5S)  /  (7D) End
 
All big hands opened (2C) with a relay (2D), followed by 3 natural bids. (4H) was grey ( suit, values, Qbid ?. (4N)RKCB ( with neither player knowing what was 'agreed' ) (5S) showed 2 Aces ( of 5, including the agreed suit King ) plus 'agreed' trump Queen.
 
You, to lead, hold: -  J965  J965  65  J92
 
2.  Nobody vulnerable, the enemy ( 5-card Majors ) bid: -
 
(1H)  (2C)  /  (2N)  (3N)  End
 
(2N) 15-19.
 
You, to lead, hold: -  Q32  J875  QJ97  92
 
This is what happened ( ! )
 
1.  In a Grand Slam the "expert" advice is to lead a trump, however I felt that one of the major suits might be more productive, and after some thought I "tried" H5 - which did not cut the mustard ( -2140, note that the "expert" would have gone for the same score! ). In the cold light of day I think that I overloooked a point: if (4H) was a Qbid, then S5 may have been a better choice! Losing 13 imps
 
void  AKQJT82  AKQ65
KQT87  AKT4  97  T4

 
At the other table: -  ACOL (4N)  (5H) ACE  /  (6DEnd
 
2.  The "normal" lead might well be DQ, but I thought a bit about the bidding. My LHO opponent doesn't hold 4 Spades, and if my RHO was top end with 4.5 Majors then he might have patterned out with (3S) so I "tried" S2. Adrian won wth SA ( S9 from decalerer ) and continued SK ( allowing for a lead from J32 ) SJ, and I unblocked SQ, for Adrian to cash 4 more Spades.
 
T7  Q3  AT32  A7654
J9  AK942  K64  KQT

 
At the other table ( with Spades bid ) there was no accident (4H=). Gaining 11 imps

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