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The Santa Fe Bridge
Newsletter
Volume 3: Number 7 March 2019
Annual Unit 383 Awards Game: Saturday, March 23rd, 12:30pm
WELCOME
New Unit Members in February: Lesley Carlson
John Gunn
Cheryl Hansen
Daisy Hender
Laura Pantano
Mary Rivera
Shari Scott
Robert Knitzer (transfer)
Susan Robeck (transfer)
Elizabeth Dee
Gaynl Keefe
Cindy Lawton
Mary Newburger
Pam Stewart
Kris Hansen
Wolfgang Schmit-Nowara
Ted Hazard
Mary Ann Kerstetter
Edwin Nordstrom
Katherine Pesch
Saturday March 23rd
Annual Unit 383 Awards Game (See Flyer on Page 5)
Friday-Sunday May 3rd - 5th 2019
Annual Santa Fe Spring Open Sectional (Santa Fe May Sectional)
Monday-Sunday May 6th – 12th
STaC Week
Friday-Sunday June 14th – 16th
Albuquerque Spring Sectional
Friday-Sunday July 12th – 14th
Ruidoso Christmas in July Sectional
Check Out Latest District 17 Events at ACBL District 17
Note from Editor: Bruce Poster achieved Life Master status at the end of 2018. His name was inadvertently left out of the monthly masterpoint achievement list.
Contributors: Sally Sabo, Joe Bruno, Carolyn Anderson, Dennis Dawson, Tom Carr, Art McHaffie, Kathy Adelsheim, Charlie Wilkins
Send articles for April Newsletter to Cheryl Fossum Graham at [email protected].
Unit 383 Membership
on 28 February 2019
Total Members: 266 Life Masters: 80 (30%) Non-Life Masters: 186 (70%)
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From Charlie Wilkins, President,
ACBL Unit 383 A hearty thank you to everyone that helped make the 499er Sectional the last weekend in February another success. Special thank you to Tom Carr who managed the logistics and volunteers, and to Sandy Lemon for assuring fees were collected and bills got paid. And, of course, there were those intrepid players who shoveled out their cars and made it to play on Saturday morning! It takes a village to pull together and make our Unit-sponsored events successful year after year. We look forward to your willing support as we plan for our Annual Spring Sectional in May.
Charlie
From Sally Sabo, President,
Santa Fe (Leonard Helman) Bridge Center Slow play is the bane of directors and many players. Of course we want players to have time to think through their actions and not feel hurried. One helpful option is to lead before marking the contract in the score card. Same with the dummy. Placing the cards on the table before dummy records the contract is a simple and effective way to speed up the game. It also gives declarer more time to contemplate how the play will go. We encourage directors to give a “late play” to pairs whose slow play affects the movement for the entire room. This happens very seldom thankfully. If you are asked to play the last hand after the game is over, just remember that the director is just trying to make the game go smoothly for the enjoyment of all the players.
Sally
Director's Notebook Irregularities: It is important to call the director regarding any irregularity, question, or rude and intimidating behavior. Simply say, "Director please." Do not discuss the issue, but wait for the director to come. (Remember that the dummy cannot call the director during play of the hand.) Calling the director and waiting for him/her to come to the table will eliminate most issues and make for a harmonious atmosphere. The director is there to help.
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CLUB/GAME DIRECTOR’S UPDATE for November
Joe’s Wednesday Game
Mar. 6th – Regular Game; $7
Mar. 13th – Charity Game; $8
Mar 20th – Membership Game; $7
Mar. 27th – Regular Game; $7
Carolyn’s Saturday Game
Mar. 2nd – Birthday Saturday
Mar. 9th – ACBL Charity Game
Mar. 16th – Local Charity Game
Mar. 23rd – Annual Awards Game; Bring a
dessert
Mar. 30th – Charity Game
Check out the website for additional information (http://santafebridgeclub.com/events/)
I/N* Tip of the Month from Kathy Adelsheim
MARCH 2019
SUIT QUALITY
Suit Quality is a convenient way to evaluate the strength of a suit. You add the number of cards in the suit plus the number of honors and the total is the quality of the suit.
Examples: A K J X X 5 cards plus 3 honors= 8
Q J X X X X 6 cards plus 2 honors= 8 K X X X X 5 cards plus 1 honor= 6
K Q X X X 5 cards plus 2 honors= 7
This is a handy way to help you decide if the suit is strong enough to overcall or make a pre-emptive bid. Standard bidding suggests a 5 card or longer suit should have 7 or 8 Quality Points to overcall. Discuss this with your partner so you are both on the same page.
*Intermediate/Newcomers (I/N) players is generally defined by ACBL as players with less than 500 masterpoints and includes a spectrum of playing skills from novice to intermediate/advanced
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Regularly Scheduled Games at Leonard Helman Bridge Center
TYPE DAY TIME DIRECTOR Email
Open Pairs, Handicapped Monday 1:00 pm Bill Koehler [email protected]
Wednesday 1:00 pm Joe Bruno [email protected]
Thursday 1:00 pm Jim Joy [email protected]
Friday 1:00 pm James Ewert [email protected]
Limited Games
Mini-Lesson followed by 0-20 MPs Game
Monday Monday
9:00 am 9:30 am
James Ewert Carolyn Anderson
[email protected] [email protected]
NLM less than 300 MPs Tuesday 12:30 pm James Ewert [email protected]
NLM less than 200 MPs Friday 9:00 am Art McHaffie [email protected]
NLM less than 500 MPs Saturday 12:30 pm Carolyn Anderson [email protected]
Supervised Play
No MPs awarded; no partner needed
Thursday 9:30 – 11:30 am
Su Gibbs [email protected]
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ACBL Unit 383
ANNUAL AWARDS GAME OPEN, STRATIFIED, AND 499ER SECTIONS
WHEN
Saturday March 23rd 12:30 pm
WHERE
Leonard Helman Bridge Center 3827 Thomas Road, Santa Fe NM
BRING A DESSERT & CONGRATULATE THE WINNERS
ACE OF CLUBS WINNERS: Denis Hallman
Tom Carr
Judy Carr
Gene Covington
Suzi Borgo
Andrew Smick
Larry Saine
Charlie Wilkins
Matilda Rubin
Harold Paul
Art McHaffie
Ken Hirshon
Jerry Ruther
Kay Enfield
Dennis Dawson
MINI MCKENNEY WINNERS: Denis Hallman
Tom Carr
Judy Carr
Gene Covington
Suzi Borgo
Bruce Poster
Ivy Leight
Charlie Wilkins
Richard Leonardon
William Rogers
Art McHaffie
Ken Hirshon
Bill Heid
Kay Enfield
William Harker
NEW LIFE MASTERS Sandy Lemon
Bruce Poster
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ACBL Unit 383 of Santa Fe
Santa Fe Spring Sectional May 3rd, 4th, 5th, 2019 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
Genoveva Chavez Community Center 3221 Rodeo Rd., Santa Fe, NM
Friday, May 3
9:30 AM 2:00 PM
Stratified Open Pairs (single session) Stratified 299er Pairs (single session) Bracketed Teams (Round 1)
Stratified Open Pairs (single session) Stratified 299er Pairs (single session) Bracketed Teams (Round 2)
Saturday, May 4
9:30 AM 2:00 PM
Stratified Open Pairs (single session) Stratified 299er Pairs (single session) Bracketed Teams (Round 1)
Stratified Open Pairs (single session) Stratified 299er Pairs (single session) Bracketed Teams (Round 2)
Sunday, May 5
10:00 AM Bracketed Teams ( 2 Sessions) - Lunch included with play through a short break
Stratified Open Pair Events A= 2000+; B= 750-2000; C=0-750 299er Pair Stratification D= 150-300 E= 75-150 F= 0-75
Top bracket of teams on Friday and Saturday may be handicapped at discretion of director.
Tournament chair: Tom Carr [email protected] Partnerships: Charles Wilkins [email protected] Director in charge: Eric Bell [email protected]
Fees: ACBL member $12 per session; Unpaid ACBL member $16 per session
Sunday Teams: $112 per team All players must have an ACBL number.
All ACBL members with less than 5 points play FREE.
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Modern Bridge III:
Defense Your instructor is Art McHaffie: a Gold Life Master experienced in tournament and club
play. Art has been directing and teaching bridge on high-end cruise ships like Silversea,
Crystal and Regent since 2005. Art likes to work with advancing intermediate and beginning players to help them improve their bridge play and results.
In the Defense lessons, Art will help the defenders analyze the information available
about each hand and plan a defense to defeat the declarer’s plan for the hand. Each week, a new topic will be introduced with a brief PowerPoint presentation followed by the
opportunity for each class participant to “defend” real hands vs. real opponents where they can apply the principles they have just learned.
The recommended text is ACBL’s Defense in the 21st Century which is available at Baron
Barclay and Amazon. In order to get the most out of the lessons, students should read relevant sections of the text in advance.
Discussion topics include:
Standard opening leads from length or strength.
Rule of Eleven to analyze your partner’s lead. Third hand play and second hand play.
Attitude signals. Count signals.
Suit preference signals.
Santa Fe Bridge Center, 3827 Thomas Road, Santa Fe, NM Saturday Mornings 9:30 – 11:30 AM
6 classes: 4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, 5/11, 5/18
To register: $149 per person for all 6 classes if paid by April 1st
$169 per person if paid after April 1st $30 per class
Please make checks payable to: Art McHaffie
2220 Wilderness Meadow Road, SF, NM 87505