| SHADOWFAX SCHEDULE |
Tues 9:30 lesson, 10 a.m. 0-999 game
... followed by a postgame discussion
of hands played that morning ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
Wed & Fri 10 a.m. Open games (BYO lunch!)
Card fees are $10 per person
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| ... and other upcoming Special Events |
Apr 27-28 (Sat, Sun) - Unit 140 NJBL Youth Bridge Charity Fundraiser, Edison NJ - Silver MPs!
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| TUESDAY LESSON (03/18/25) - Matchpoint scoring! |
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Being aware of how matchpoint scoring works is crucial to making the right bid!
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Always take note of the vulnerability - it changes the scoring and therefore should be a factor in your bidding.
South knows his side has at least half the deck in hcps, but not much more (East has shown 15-18 hcps) so prospects for game are low. Yes, they have an 8-card Major fit, but with a flat 3=3=4=3 his 3 small Hearts are not likely to help by trumping North's losers).
On the other hand, he has a very good hand (two quick tricks) for defending this hand - if NS can set EW just 1 trick doubled (+200), that's more than than they can make in a partial Heart contract.
South should Double which lets Partner know EW are probably in over their heads and you are willing to defend 1NTX. After West passes, Partner can leave it in for penalty or take it out if he has an unlikely distributional monster. |
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