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I thought the four messages were great but the "Club" is by all means true. 
 Please go to FB and look at Bridge Unleashed the content is unbelievably good.
If the print is too small try a double click and a new tab.

Again, credit directly to Tracey's "Bridge Unleashed" on Face Book. 
Or also found on her Website BridgeUnleashed.com

 
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Page 1 -- Breaking News

Except on CCN and FOX, everything can't be PAGE ONE BREAKING NEWS and contained on the home page.   Check out the News Page for time sensitive articles of general interest.  I hope everyone is enjoying the fresh new look of the home page.  What?? Looks the same?  Then you missed the new icons in the upper corners ... I need to find flowers for May  smiley

 
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Web Site Overview
Web Site Overview

Welcome to a website for the Siouxland Duplicate Bridge Club.  (Non duplicate players may find items of interest as well.)  Content will be added on a continuing basis, check back often. The left side panel has a top level Table of Contents. Use this to locate material of interest to you. Results from our club games,  reported to ACBL Live, are posted automatically. These results also serve to update the Competitions Section. 

Logging in while viewing the site is optional. being logged in is necessary to use several features.  One must be logged in to do any of the following:

  • Leave a comment or give a "Thumbs up" or "Thumbs down" regarding material on the site. 
  • View the membership data pages. 
  • Use the "Find a Partner" feature.  
  • Update a member account record.
  • Post or answer a LTP request.

Anyone with specific content or ideas to share please email Glenn Metcalf.  Also you might notice the tab, "Who we are--Member Bios". Please consider writing a short biographical squib. Then sending in an email to me.  Please consider including  a picture too. I will associate the picture with your text.

The Siouxland Duplicate Bridge Club is located in Sioux City, Iowa and has members from all over the Tri State area including North Sioux City, and Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, South Sioux City, Nebraska, Sergeant Bluff, Moville, Orange City and other locations.  Duplicate bridge games are sectioned by the ACBL.

 
Partner? Where art thou?
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Bridgewebs has two separate partnership seeking systems. Both require a member sign in to the site before using the service. "Find a Partner" is a built in Bridgewebs feature. ..........

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Yes, there is an App, BUT

The iStore and Android Store have a Bridgewebs App, but it is very under powered as compared to the full website.. It presents some of the news pieces in random order.  And it provides a list of upcomjng games.  Finally, it does allow looking at the results of recent games. The results are the most useful showing rankings, a private scrore card with the results on each board, and a traveler for each board. It does not provide any hand analyisis. Simply put, it is an extract of what is available on the web site. If you try the App the first step is to select the siouxland club.. The icon to do this is on the far right.
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Poser XXVIII (1NT - 3NT)

This isn't a Rocket Science question rather more of a 'tendency' question. If you know YOUR answer I suggest you don't need to "Read On". 
So, Poser: When the auction goes 1nt -- 3nt swish; what do you tend to lead, all other things being equal?

Read On

If your answer is: "A Major not a Minor and a Spade not a Heart." as the major suit tie breaker. You are on board with most experts and advanced players.  This is not to say you could not have a good reason to do something else.  (And a good reason always trumps a fall back position.) However, sometimes a fall back is all you have. This is about the fall back and why it makes sense.  When the auction goes 1NT–3NT, defenders get almost no information. You’re not trying to beat the contract — you’re trying to beat the field. Consider the following:

  • Factor 1:  modern bridge systems and the conventions associated with them, are designed to find eight card major fits.  When the auction goes 1NT - 3NT the likelihood is Responder's hand does not fit into the "Let's Explore the Majors" mold.. And Opener has said with his 1NT open: "I have points but I am not claiming bragging rights in the majors."   In a 1-3 auction setting the contract is not defender's initial goal but getting one defensive trick more than the field should be.  One extra trick can be the whole world at match points. (At IMPs probably the most aggressive lead is the better.)
  • Factor 2 weakness or shortness in a major when attacked can lead to a thought pattern in the Declarer of "Count to Nine and Go".  This thought pattern is more likely to generate an extra trick for the defense than the Declarer thinking at trick one "I have this, I wonder where the extra tricks are??? ..." Leading a major may force Declarer to commit early: either take a finesse, duck, or expose shape. Minors rarely create that kind of immediate pressure.
  • Factor 3 partnerships are more likely to step into NT when game in the minor is almost assured but likely low reward.  (See , Old Poser 23 Bookie's Rule.)
  Why choose a spade over a heart when you are in the dark?  Now we are really down to hair splitting.  This comes to a Declarer's tendency to chose 1NT with a weaker 5 card heart suit but trot out the spades with the same in suit honor values. This is especially true for 14-17 No Trump openers or hands with a bare 15 playing a 15-17 No Trump range. Claiming the spades early is just instinctive. 

Keep in mind the auction under discussion is the 1NT -3NT variety providing the defender on lead with minimal information.  More information almost always breaks all the ties and points to the best lead. 

It is also time to do a little quick arithmetic: Start with 40 subtract 26 , then subtract the HCP in your hand. You are likely close to partner's points. Really low? Partner's hand is hopeless lead your 4th down. You have one certain outside entry and a 5 card suit? Again, I would go with 4th down. Otherwise lean toward top of nothing. (You hold the hopeless hand and you might promote something for Partner.)
Last updated : Apr 5, 2026 07:18 CDT
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More Posers?

If you liked this week’s Poser or found it interesting there are more than twenty "Old Posers" on the Old Poser Page under the Education Wing tab.

 
Last updated : Feb 25, 2026 16:44 CST
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The Slam Competition


UPDATE 03/24/26   SLAMS Update!  Scott Olson  has joined  Audrey and Sue at the top of the Slam List with five thus far this year. Scott has one claim to fame, not shared with the other two leaders.  Scott has 5 slams one each with 5 different partners.  Here is the list

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Congratulations Scott.

The competition chart shows slams bid and made. 1 point for a small slam, and 3 points for a grand slam will be tallied for the successful pairs.  The competition will go all year and includes all three games.  Thus, self handicapping a bit.  Play three times a week you have more opportunity to add to your slam total.  Play only once??  Well, your slam total may not grow as fast as someone else's total.  Is there a prize?  WHAT?? Isn't fame enough?

An article will appear after the last game of each month on the News Page detailing all of the Slams bid and made during the month..
Last updated : Mar 24, 2026 17:43 CDT
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Calendar
April 13, 2026
Open
Center Club Room 12:00PM
April 15, 2026
Novice / 299
Center Club Room 9:00AM
April 16, 2026
Open
Center Club Room 12:00PM
April 20, 2026
Open
Center Club Room 12:00PM
Results
April 9, 2026
Open
Director: Jean Darnell
Scorer: Karen Bourne
April 8, 2026
Novice / 299
Director: Leon Koster
April 6, 2026
Open
Director: Jean Darnell
Scorer: Karen Bourne
April 2, 2026
Open
Director: Jean Darnell
Scorer: Karen Bourne
April 1, 2026
Novice / 299
Director: Leon Koster
March 30, 2026
Open
Director: Diane Howard
Scorer: Karen Bourne
March 26, 2026
Open
Director: Jean Darnell
Scorer: Karen Bourne
March 25, 2026
Novice / 299
Director: Leon Koster
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