| NAP District Final for "B" |
NAP "B" Nov 8th, 2025 - Codiac Bridge Club
NAP Gold Point winners url https://live.acbl.org/events/2511726 acbl live ubder GNT/NAP link
WELL DONE everyone
RIVERVIEW ATLANTIC SUPERSTORE Community Room – 2nd floor
429 Coverdale Rd, Riverview - Map URL below
https://www.google.com/maps/place/46%C2%B003'55.4%22N+64%C2%B048'04.8%22W/@46.065377,-64.8039129,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d46.065377!4d-64.801338?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTAyMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
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| Helen Sheild Hand record analysis French / English |
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| when to duck |
The presentation for down load or read below
When to duck when to win.docx
We have three objectives: (in reverse order of presentation)
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Replay numerous hand examples from Terence Reese and & Roger Trezel’s book When to Duck, When to Win book
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Replay a Gavin Wolpert YouTube Master Class video on Matchpoint Scores. (Sorry, I am not a premium YouTube subscriber. You have to tolerate and skip any adds).
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Introduce you to some of online bridge resources
OK, here we go….
Yesteryear we would read the bridge column in the daily newspaper. Now we have bridge newsletters, blogs and hand-players.
Here is an example (first of 2).
This Andrew Robson's column on today's topic: ducking - Click on “CLICK” to play the hand.
It’s a simple example of the “Hold Up” or “Duck” to maintain Hand-to-Dummy communication while establishing a long suit.
Aside Question: Did anyone consider opening the hand 1NT instead?
Type-of-thinking thought 1: In the above hand, West led the ª6! His partner played the Jack. Why did declarer win with King and not the ACE?
Another type of resource (example 2of2) that is freely open to you, is the Gavin Wolpert Interactive Problem YouTube series. In this series, Gavin presents a play problem, allows to play the hand, and then presents how he would play the hand. He does a great job at outlining the thinking process required to determine how to play the hand.
So we start with the YouTube video, GAVIN1 , temporarily stop the YouTube session, logon to Wolpert bridge site (You must have an account, but accounts are freely available), play the hand as many times as we like and the return/restart the Gavin video.
Aside discussion: The problem is titled “Capitalizing on Honour Leads”. Could someone please explain the title?
………end of resource introduction, now the video
his video highlights the requirement that you absolutely must know how to score if you are going to play duplicate pairs bridge.
Secondly, it suggests that it might be your bidding strategy not your play that is limiting your ranking.
GAVIN ( master class; the link is only good to 2/15/2026)
Specifically, he states:
Respect the vulnerability
Don’t Over compete with balanced hands.
He likes to be first into the auction
Don’t be afraid to go down
Double more often
Prioritize plus scores – don’t lose the hand in the bidding, win in it the play. Grind the overtricks.
Mentality for pairs events.
WHILE WE ARE WATCHING THE VIDEO, IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO QUESTION OR DISCUSS A POINT, JUST RAISE YOUR HAND AND WE WILL PAISE THE VIDE0.
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| Weekly Games in Codiac/Shediac/Fundy & Valley |
Weekly Face to Face (last modified Oct 31, 2025) - Codiac Bridge Club @ Riverview Atlantic Superstore 2nd floor
Monday Codiac Face to face @1:00PM
Tuesday Codiac 1:00PM Social Bridge
Wednesday Codiac 1:00PM Social Bridge and MAH JONGG
Friday Codiac Face to face @1:00PM
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| Seasonal Event Nov 22, 2025 1 pm |
CLICK on title to see poster
Codiac Bridge Club Invites you to a Christmas Bridge Party Saturday, November 22, 2025 Dan Bohan Centre – 5 Fatima Dr. Riverview Game starts at 1:00 p.m. Game and Dinner: $25
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| Seasonal Event November 22, 2025 1pm |
2025 Event - NOVEMBER 22, 2025 1 pm
CLICK HERE or ON TITLE SEASONAL EVENT TO SEE POSTER
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| Need a Partner |
If a Member. Go to Membership tab on left and click on find a partner
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| Mike Hartop Sectional 2025 |
Mike Hartop Sectional
September 5 – 7, 2025
Riverview Lion’s Club
701 Coverdale Road
Riverview, New Brunswick
This is a Local Sectional tournament, it awards full sectional masterpoints: 80% silver, 20% black
Friday, Sept. 5 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Stratified Pairs, two single sessions
Saturday, Sept. 6 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Strati-flighted Pairs, two single sessions
Sunday, Sept. 7 10:00 a.m. Strati-flighted Swiss Team
STRATIFICATION: BY TEAM/PAIR AVERAGE
PAIRS: A Open, B 301-1000, C 0 – 300
TEAMS: A/X A – Open X 1750
BC B 301 -1000 C 0 – 300 NO PLAYER MAY HAVE OVER 1000 MP
Entry Fee: $15.00 per session ($19.00 for non-ACBL members)
Free Parking and Snacks, Pizza lunch available on Sunday for $10:00 per person
Tournament Chair: Sherril Minns 506-860-3359 sherril506@gmail.com
Partnership Chair: Anne Mahoney 506-860- 6227 leomahoney@rogers.com
Director: Trisha Malazdrewicz
Nearby Hotels: Hilton Garden Inn, Rodd Moncton, Motel 6, Chateau Moncton
(Rooms have not been reserved)
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is not required, however, if another player at the table requests masks to be worn, players are expected to comply.
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| 2025 Tournaments |
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Sectional
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19-Oct-25
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Swiss Teams
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Bellisle
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ACBL
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NABC
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NABC
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22-Sep-25
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28-Sep-25
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NABCs
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BBO-Online
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26-Sep-25 |
28-Sep-25 |
Annapolis Valley |
Port Williams |
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D1
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NAP
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NAP District Finals
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D1
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NAP
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NAP District Finals
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NAP District Finals
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16-nov-25 |
Karl Hicks Memorial |
Halifax |
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ACBL
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NABC
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NABC
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27-Nov-25
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07-Dec-25
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NABCs
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San Francisco, C
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| Bridge Site Tools to Improve |
Use the Bridge Tools on this site check your results and compare see which pair has your number.
If you are interested in improving your game, even just a little bit spend a few minutes after a game, go on the website and look at your results. Look at the hands that appear normal where you scored poorly to figure out what went wrong. Do you know that most bad scores are from slipping just one trick, either on play or on defense? If you can’t find your error, save the hand and ask someone to help you
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| Better Bridge Tip |
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Bridge Quiz - Preempts and the LAW!
We're probably all familiar with preemptive opening bids. Simply put, a weak 2♦, 2♥, or 2♠ bid shows a hand with a good six-card suit, and not enough to open the bidding. It shows a hand that's valued not with point count, but with the number of playing tricks available as declarer.
Preemptive three bids show a good seven-card suit and six playing tricks as declarer. A preemptive bid at the four level shows a good eight-card suit and seven playing tricks. The instructions for making an opening preempt are fairly clear.
What's usually missing is how to respond to partner's preemptive opening bid. Fortunately, we've got a four-word slogan:
Count Tricks, Then Trumps.
After partner makes a preemptive opening, chant this slogan while tapping the table, and then repeat several times.
Count Tricks
As responder, if you can count enough tricks in your own hand to put the partnership in a game contract, bid game.
Count Trumps
This uses the law of total tricks. As responder, compete to the level corresponding to the number of trumps in the combined hands. The best way to understand this is to download and print the quiz and then the answers.
Have fun with this. It'll be much more relaxed at the bridge table when there is a preemptive auction.
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