| St Pete Bridge Club 9103 US 19 N, Pinellas Park, FL Call 727-544-5040 |
We provide an enjoyable and comfortable experience for bridge players in the St. Petersburg area
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| 2022 Candidates |
Announcement!
Candidates for the 2022 Board of Directors St Petersburg Bridge Club
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Don Aschenbruner
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Hazel Getman
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Pamela Gorbics
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Sandy Peterson
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Lee Taylor
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Marrianne Timmons
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Those intending to be added to the list of candidates, please see a member of the Board by January 7, 2022
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| Current Schedule at the St Petersburg Club |
Effective immediately:
Masks
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Open and 499er Games
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, at 12:30pm
Sunday Game at 1:00pm
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Learning Opportunities
Tuesdays at 9:30am Competitive Bidding , taught by Sheryl Hobbs
Tuesdays at 12:30pm, 299er Lesson and Game, with Paul Friedman.
Wednesdays at 9:00am, 0-20 Supervised play with Elaine Garofalo
Thursdays at 10:00am, Bidding in the 21st Century with Elaine Garofalo
Thursday at 9:30 am,Two over One Class with Marianne Timmons (Starts February 3rd)
Fridays at 9:30am. Beyond Basics Lesson with Bob Vollbracht
Fridays at 9:30am, 0-100 Supervised play with Freida Dohrman
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On-Line Games Available at the
SEBCC (Southeast Bridge Club Consortium)
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| This Week at St Petersburg Bridge Club |
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News flash
Annual Meeting
Pamela's article below repeats the information sent to club members.
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It was decided at the January Board of Directors meeting held January 17 to modify the plan for the annual meeting. The meeting will be held at the St Pete Bridge Club at 12:30 pm on Thursday, January 27. Since we do not allow non-vaccinated members entry, we are enabling those who prefer to remain at home or who do not have a vaccination against Covid-19 to join by zoom. The zoom link will be sent to all 2022 members. Masks will be required indoors as we are under our mask mandate until at least January 31.
We currently have open seats for 6 candidates. With 6 nominees, an election is not necessary. An electronic vote to approve the slate will be sent to all paid 2022 members.
Since there was no interest in a luncheon, we are cancelling that portion of the afternoon's schedule. Instead, the afternoon game will begin approximately 20 minutes after the annual meeting is ended, to allow time to set up the play area. If you do not intend or are not eligible to attend the members meeting, but plan to play in the club championship game, please be ready to play by 1:30 (although the game may start later). This will ensure the director has sufficient time to balance the field and assign tables. We hope to have open and 0-499 sections.
We hope to see all members at the club, or via Zoom for the meeting January 27th.
Pamela Gorbics
President, SPBC
Voting
E-Ballot invitations will be emailed to all members on Tuesday morning. Voting opens Tuesday noon and ends Thursday noon. You will not be able to vote outside this period.
Attending the Membership meeting via Zoom
While it would be wonderful for everyone to attend in person, such is not possible. If you cannot make it to the meeting in person, we hope you will join us via Zoom. The Zoom link will accompany the E-Ballot email.
Help! I didn't receive my E-Ballot
This could be because the email ended up in your junk/spam folder. Please check. It could also be because you paid your dues after January 21 or because there was an error on our part. If you are a paid 2022 member and do not receive your ballot/Zoom email by noon on Tuesday, please contact Pamela Gorbics ASAP. Click on her name in the prior sentence to send her an email.
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At the club this week
Tuesday's 12:30 pm game has been changed from a 299er game to an Open game.
Tomorrow's game (Sunday, January 23) will be a Grand National Teams qualifying game. Extra points, partially red. Contact Pamela Gorbics if you need teammates
All other afternoon games this week will be Upgraded Club Championships. The 1:00 pm game next Sunday will also be an Upgraded Club Championship.
Mostly importantly, after the Annual Meeting on Thursday, there will be an Upgraded Club Championship starting approximately at 1:30 pm. Whether or not you are a member, you are welcome to play in the game.
All the above will have a separate 499ers section if possible.
You want lessons? We got 'em. This week we have Competitive Bidding on Tuesday at 9:30 am, and on Thursday starting at 10:00 we are offering Bidding in the 21st Century for new and newer players. Friday, Dr. Bob continues our Beyond Basics seminars at 10:00 am.
Please note that Marianne's Two Over One class has been postponed until February 3.
These lessons are all $10 per session payable at the door.
Support your club
The St Petersburg Bridge Club needs your support. Click on the graphic to the left to join. If you prefer (or wish to pay via check or cash) there will be a Membership table at the club prior to our Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 12:30 pm games. At other times, the director will be able to assist you. And while you are at it, it is a great opportunity to make a donation to the club.
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What's the law? comparable call
The most recent change to the Laws introduced comparable call as a defined phrase. The reason for introducing this is the same reasoning behind the majority of the Laws referring to infractions: to restore equity as much as nearly as possible; in other words, to increase the likelihood of producing the result that would have occurred if the infraction had never occurred. This is at least partially due to the increased complexity and artificiality of expert bidding.
A comparable call comes into play when an insufficient bid not due to a slip of the hand is not accepted by the left hand opponent. One of the insufficient bidder's options is to make a bid in the same denomination at the minimum legal level or to make a comparable call.
To quote the Laws:
A call that replaces a withdrawn call is a comparable call if it:
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has the same or similar meaning as that attributable to the withdrawn call, or
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defines a subset of the possible meanings attributable to the withdrawn call, or
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has the same purpose (e.g., an asking bid or a relay) as that attributable to the withdrawn call.
If this option is chosen and the director agrees that the call is comparable there is no automatic penalty and the auction proceeds normally.
An example of a comparable call: 1NT - (2D) - 2D. Responder failed to see the opponent's 2D bid so a natural 2H bid is a comparable replacement for 2D assuming the opening side plays Jacoby Transfers.
Be warned that this is an incomplete explanation of both insufficient bids and comparable calls. The entire story is headache inducing and, gentle readers, I want to spare you the pain.
Drop the dummy first
A few hints on how to keep everyone happy and keep the game moving along.
The bidding is over. You are on opening lead. The first thing you should do is make your opening lead. Once your partner says "No questions" or has their questions answered, you turn over your lead. Then you can write down the contract, enter the contract in the BridgeMate, etc., but first make the opening lead.
The bidding is over. The opening lead is face up. You are dummy. The first thing to do is to lay down your hand as dummy. After that, you can write down the contract or enter it in the BridgeMate, but first spread out the dummy.
The hand is over, the result is agreed to. Shuffle the cards and put them back into the board. Then you can write down the result, enter it in the BridgeMate, etc., but first return the cards to the board.
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Bridge trivia answers
Question 1: What is Trump Suit Preference?
This is a way to show interest in a plain suit when following to declarer's (or dummy's) trump lead. High-Low asks for a higher suit while low-high asks for a lower suit.
Question 2: What is Leaping Michaels?
Over a preempt by an opponent, a jump to four of a minor shows a very strong two-suited hand. Over a major, the jump shows the suit bid plus the unbid major. Over a minor, a jump into the unbid minor shows that suit and an unnamed major.
Question 3: What is a Jordan (aka Truscott) 2NT?
Originally, it was a jump to 2NT after your partner's one of a major opening was doubled. Your 2NT bid showed four card support for your partner's suit and limit raise values. Now, it is often played to show limit or game forcing values.
Questions for this week
1. What is an Unassuming Cuebid?
2. What is a Kantar Cuebid?
3. What is an Invisible Cuebid?
Word of the week
Welkin
Definition: The vault of heaven; celestial above of god(s)
example: "ring the welkin" meaning something so great it causes the heavens to ring.
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News flash
Annual Meeting
Pamela's article below repeats the information sent to club members.
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It was decided at the January Board of Directors meeting held January 17 to modify the plan for the annual meeting. The meeting will be held at the St Pete Bridge Club at 12:30 pm on Thursday, January 27. Since we do not allow non-vaccinated members entry, we are enabling those who prefer to remain at home or who do not have a vaccination against Covid-19 to join by zoom. .......... | | |
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| Directors |
Directors for In-person Face-to Face (F2F)
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Mark Smith (813-416-7928) Monday Open and 499er games
Paul Friedman (651-983-1846) Tuesday Afternoon 299er game. Mini lesson at 12:30pm followed by the game
Elaine Garofalo (727-348-6183) Wednesday morning Limited (0-20) game.
Elaine Garofalo (727-348-6183) Wednesday Afternoon Open and 499er games.
Gail Haire (813-417-3652) Thursday Open and 499er Game
Pamela Gorbics (201-247-1595) Friday Open and 499er games,games
Paul Friedman (651-983-1846) Sunday Afternoon Pairs game
As usual, a full schedule for the week can be found in the weekly email and in the upper left-hand corner of the Club's homepage
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