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THE DECLARERAugust 2013South Australia wins National Championship (Again)S O U T HA U S T R A L I A NB R I D G EA S S O C I A T I O N NI N S I D E T H I SI S S U E :Back Office News 2Conversations with 5Partner by Ray DohntANC Results & Pics 7Know Your OptionsAfter an Infraction9Pianola Article 11What Dummy can andcannot do?ANC Article by BarbTravisYear to Date1314Monthly Winners 19Fundraising TotalFor the second year in a row, South Australia has won the AustralianNational Championships in the Open section. In fact SA was wellrepresented in the finals with our Senior’s and Women’s also in the final.Our Youth team also did well finishing 3rd overall. More ANC Results onPage 7.ANC Open Winners were (L to R) Phil Markey, Joe Haffer, Justin Williams,George Smolanko, Howard Melbourne and Mike Doecke.Coming Events - AugustMonday PM - State Mixed Pairs C’shipsWednesday AM - August Pairs (RED)Thursday PM - Open Trials QualifyingSunday 11th August - Under Grand GNOT FinalSunday Bridge continues Every Sunday@ 1pm.Come and join the FUN.

Back Office NewsLast month I hosted James Ward, CEO Pianola, for afew days. James was in Australia visiting a numberof clubs that either have or are looking at usingPianola. I was very happy with the outcome of anumber of meetings, and most importantly Jameswas able to view first hand what the club, and moreimportantly the members want to see improved inPianola. The way in which results are displayed inPianola was the first discussion point and I was ableto show James the way it was done in the past. It isone thing to try and explain something in an email orover the phone but as soon as James saw how weused to display scores (including the runningMastersheet) he was able to assure me that this canbe done in Pianola. There is also significantdevelopment of Pianola taking place and James hasmade a commitment to provide an area in Pianolaexplaining any new features that are being developedand an expected release date. There will also be anarea where SABA members can comment/makesuggestions regarding any possible improvements.Suffice to say, a significant number of improvementsare in the pipeline and I will provide more detailnext month (James is in Australia until the beginningof August, then off to America for a couple ofweeks. He will send me a report on all the things wediscussed on his return to England).On a different note, a new bidding regulation hasbeen introduced by the ABF, effective from the 1stof August, regarding “announcements”. Anexplanation of the new regulation is on page 10. Beaware that announcements do not change the alertingregulations, with the exception of the 1C and 1NTopenings which are now “announced”. In otherwords, with the exception of 1C openings, all bidswhich were alertable (or self alerting) will remainalertable (or self alerting). Of course, if you haveany questions please speak to one of our directors oroffice staff.Alexander Botten& Associates162 Flinders St, AdelaideLicensed Land Brokers& ConveyancersFor all your conveyancing needsGraham Alexander: 8232 0677T H E D E C L A R E R P A G E 2Declarer Articles NeededI am always looking for more articles for theDeclarer. Interesting things that happened at thetable Suggestions of topics that would interestmembers Funny stories or cartoons to help fill thegaps Old bridge memorabiliaYou don’t have to be Ernest Hemmingway orJane Austen. Any topic which interests youwill probably interest others.Deadlines for Declarer topics are generallyabout a week before the end of the month.Nine Letter WordsHow many words of 4 letters or more can you find inthis puzzle. All words must contain the letter DThese puzzles are generated from a computerprogram (scrabble word finder) and I can’t guaranteethe correctness of all words.45 words Good55 words Very Good69 words PerfectSolution on Page 8E I VS D FN E E

T H E D E C L A R E R P A G E 3Membership TargetFinal 2012 Membership 9072013 Target 935 960Current Membership 9321st Aug 2012 836As most members are aware, the club now has solarpower to help reduce rising electricity costs. Thecompany which installed the system (EcostarEnvironmental Solutions) offers SABA members avery good price to have solar power at their ownhomes They also sponsor a column in the Declarer,where members can ask questions about solarpower, or for that matter, any other eco friendlysystems. Simply email me at the club and I willpass on your queries which will be answered in thefollowing month’s newsletter. Already have solarpower, but aren’t sure if your system is performingproperly? Sharon, from Ecostar will happily answerthose questions as well.The current membership of 932 is just 3 shy of our2013 target and nearly 100 up on last year. Withclasses currently happening and another lot inOctober it may be a good time to reset the target.The 935 was based on an approximate 3% increasefor the year so let’s see if we can double that! Thenew target is now 960. If you have any family orfriends that are thinking about learning to play thenthe October classes might be the ideal opportunity.As an added incentive for you to recruit someonefor the October classes any member who refers anew student who does the classes and subsequentlyjoins as a member will get their own 2014membership for FREE.SABA’s solar power monitoring system is nowconnected to the world wide web, for all to see.1. Type in sunnyportal.com2. Click on the “Publicly Available Plants”3. Type in saba and select Australia4. Click on SABA AdelaideThe website has lots of information, including thereduction in of carbon emissions and, of course, thesavings in terms of $$$.CO2 avoided:12,521.57 kgEnergy:17,888kWFund Raising NewsJuly was another excellent month for fund raisingwith $1700 added to our bottom line. With 2months to go, the current total stands at $15,378.UNBELEIVABLEThank you to everyone who has contributed tothis effort..All the results and pics from our Christmas in Julypleasant Sunday can be seen on page 12.

T H E D E C L A R E R P A G E 4Have You ArrangedYour TravelInsurance?It’s Not Too Late ToJoin The ABFMembers TravelInsurance SchemeWhile it can seem a bitpessimistic, making sure thatyou your next trip is memorablefor all the right reasons shouldbe a result of planning for theworst and hoping for the best.An important part of planning forthe worst is in making sure thatthe ‘what ifs’ are taken care of,and in most cases this meanstravel insurance. Unfortunately,navigating the maze of differentpolicies and options can becomplex.Travel insurance is somethingyou will need on the road. Younever know what could happen,and most health plans won’tcover you overseas. No one everplanned to pop an eardrum whilescuba diving, break a camera inItaly, break a leg hiking or that aclose relative would die and theywould have to fly back home.Appropriate travel insurance isthere when those events happen.While it is something you hopeyou never have to use, it is justnot wise to travel without it. Iwould rather be safe than sorryand not stuck with an enormoushospital bill.With the myriad of plans andinsurers available, people caneasily get confused about whatthey should get and why.There are a lot of options outthere. This is big business andevery insurer has an offering, thusyou face a huge number ofchoices that can beoverwhelming. Whether it ismedical expense coverage limits,evacuation, geographicalcoverage areas, illness and injurycover, lost or damagedpossessions, cancellations, legalexpenses or financial protection –finding the benefits you need,then trying to shoe horn them intoyour budget is a herculean task.For this reason, the ABF’sGeneral Insurance Broker, TBIB,have developed a CorporateTravel Insurance for the financialmembers of ABF affiliated clubs.TBIB were already the insurancebrokers to the ABF and arespecialists in Corporate TravelInsurance.A Corporate Travel InsurancePolicy, is a travel insurancepolicy to which all members of anorganization are eligible to join.Because of the collective natureof the participation, individualscan avail themselves of a broaderrange of covers and benefit levels– at a more competitive price –than individual or credit cardbased policies.TBIB have found the rightarrangement for the ABF and weare now in the second year ofenjoying the benefits of the ABFCorporate Travel InsurancePolicy for your membersThe TBIB policy is one of themost inclusive available. Foreligible members, just some ofthe cover inclusions are;Covers all tripscommenced during theperiod of the policyincluding overseas andwithin Australia when youare more than 100km’sfrom home.Pre-existing medicalconditions are covered(unless you are travellingagainst medical advice andare fit for travel)No medical examinationsrequired to get cover.Medical expenses arecovered worldwide (exceptAustralia) and are notlimited to a maximumamount.The cover limits for this policyare extremely generous, and fromjust doing a little bit of research,the premiums come inconsiderably cheaper than anindividual policy with similarbenefits – especially as you getolder.The members of the ABF do a bitof travelling, whether it is for ourgreat game, or just time awaywith family.Nothing ruins a holiday fasterthan an unplanned emergency.And while travel insurance can’tprevent the emergencies, the rightinsurance can definitely alleviatea lot of the hassle.Its important to do yourhomework before you go so youcan rest easy knowing that youdidn’t trust your wellbeing to aninferior option.For more information, go towww.tbib.com.au to view thePDS and additional informationabout the policy. Take the time toreview all the information toensure the product meets yourneeds.

CONVERSATIONS WITH PARTNER..........byRay Dohnt.Partners !! What can you do with them.? Murder isstill illegal, and anyway death is way too kind.Bridge partners are like parking spots. The goodones are all taken, and the available ones arehandicapped. They are never as smart as we are.Most make stupidity look like a science. Can't livewith them. Can't play bridge without them. There isthe crux. We all need a partner. A necessary evil.Communication is the answer to the problem.For me, bridge and films are a real passion. I lovethem both equally. The similarities between the twoare enormous. An excellent French film that bestproves this point, was "My Afternoons WithMarguerite". Gerard Depardieu (I enjoy saying hisname with a silly French accent) stars as an illiteratemiddle aged man who meets, befriends and chats toan elderly lady in her nineties. They meet eachafternoon in a local park. Swapping life stories, andslowly building a great friendship. After a fewmeetings, he exclaims: "I learn so much talking toyou". To which she calmly answers; "That isbecause you listen so well." In bridge, as in real life,these are the two most important ingredients in ourgreat game. listening and learning. And the oneperson we need to master these traits with is ourpartner. Especially in the bidding. Certainly whendefending. And with total honesty in the postmortem.In general, there are three conversations we havewith partner. We will talk to them - Talk with them -And talk about them. Bridge is about makingmistakes (lots of them) and learning from them. Weall think our partners get half of that right !!. Truthis, we need to gel with partner, and together, bothcontinue our learning process. We need to care forour partners. Put them safely in the "Partnerprotection system". Any fool can criticize - condemn- and complain. Most fools do. We need to listen,learn and last the distance. The following are thethree paths to Glory.1...Talk With our Partner. Do this as you set up therules and conventions of your system. You bothneed to be on the same page when this happens.There is a fine line between wanting to play bridgeevery day, and mental illness. So set guidelinesabout how often you will play: the level you will aimfor: and the things you both want from the game.Bridge is, after all, just a game - that is unless youwin. Then it is serious. Be it winning, fun,enjoyment, a mental challenge, social contact or a door die attitude. All these parameters are at yourdisposal. Choose wisely.2...Converse With Partner. The most importantconversation we have, is during the bidding.Hopefully in silence. Here we need to be on thesame page, and the same book. In total sync witheach other. Listening and learning are paramount.Not only to what is said; but that which is not said.Normally, if you put four bridge players at a table,you will get four different opinions. You and partnerneed to be as one. To understand, communicate andevaluate the truth, the whole truth, and nothing butthe truth - about the two hands you both hold. Oncethis is mastered , the rest becomes easy.3...Gel With partner. When we become declarer, weare really on our own. We play the cards. Instructour partner (that would be "dummy") on what toplay. Make all the decisions. It is a very singularactivity. On the other hand, when we defend acontract, we now need to meld with partner....as one.Like a glove. Hardest thing in the world to do. Mostenjoyable experience in the universe, when we get itperfect.Another film that comes to mind, is the "Seven Up"series of documentaries. Give me a child at the ageof seven, and I will show you the Adult. These seriesof films well prove that point. Similarly, give me abridge player after seven years experience, and I willshow you their genius level. This is true for most ofus - even our long suffering partners, who are neveras smart as we are. Still, they are after all, onlyHuman.......Good Bridging.T H E D E C L A R E R P A G E 5

T H E D E C L A R E R P A G E 6SOUTH AUSTRALIANUnder 30’sYOUTH CONGRESSWHEN SATURDAY 12 th SUNDAY 13thof OCT 2013WHERE SOUTH AUSTRALIANBRIDGE ASSOCIATION243 YOUNG ST UNLEYPAIRS SATURDAY: QUALIFYING &FINAL 10 – 4PMTEAMS 2 SESSIONS SUNDAY 10 – 4PMFEE $30 for the weekend or $10 for fulltime StudentsCONTACT TONY LUSK ON 0415510 731or SABA on 8373 3995SABA Bridge-on-TorrensSABA Bridge-on-Torrens is building a goodfollowing and is very popular with those who haveexperienced what is a friendly, and socialafternoon of bridge. A reminder that Bridge-on-Torrens continues every Monday afternoon at theWalkerville Bowling ClubTime(Cnr Smith and Church Streets, Walkerville)DirectorTutor1pm to 4.30pmDarryl CouznerRay DohntBridge-on-Torrens is a great session whichcaters more to the newer and intermediateplayers.Sunday Bridge @ SABAEVERY Sunday @ 1pmBring a plate for afternoon teaCome and join the fun of afriendly afternoon of bridgeAMPLE PARKING“My memory is gone Mildred, so I changed mypassword to “incorrect.” That way when I log inwith the wrong password, the computer will tellme… “Your password is incorrect.”

2013 TEAMS FINALSOpen: SA 2 187 def. NSW 131 (SA1 - 3rd)Womens: WA 175 def SA 2 105 (SA1 - 5th)Seniors: Qld 106 def. SA 94Youth: Vic. 234 def. WA 141 (SA Youth - 3rd)T H E D E C L A R E R P A G E 72013 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS2013 ANC OPEN BUTLER FINAL1 Peter Hollands & Justin Howard2 Ashley Bach & Michael Whibley3 Maxim Henbest & David Wiltshire2013 ANC WOMENS' BUTLER1 Margaret Bourke & Sue Lusk2 Inez Glanger & Marcia Scudder3 Candice Ginsberg & Barbara Travis2013 ANC SENIOR'S BUTLER1 Peter Chan & David Lusk2 Therese Tully & Richard Wallis3 David Black & Phil CheneyANC SWISS PAIRS1 George Smolanko & Justin Williams2 Andy Hung & Liam Milne3 Andrew Braithwaite & Ian RobinsonGRADED PAIRS1 Andrew & Sandra Richman2 Gordon Fallon & Rex Whitford3 Darryl Couzner & Xue Kui Ji4 Gamini Amerasinghe & Junlin PengSWISS TEAMS1 David Black, Phil Cheney, Andrew Hill & DaveShillingMIXED TEAMS1 Wendy Boxall, Di Marler, David & Janet Munro2 Darryl Couzner, Xue Kui Ji, Sue Ormsby, MichaelWard3 Lucy Barua, Ruth Chapman, Rosemary Cornish,Norma NewtonSABF PAIRS1 Andrew & Sandra Richman2 Gamini Amerasinghe & Junlin Peng3 Joel Gue & John SturgulFLIGHTED PAIRS1 Andrew & Sandra Richman2 Raymond & Rita Jones3 Alex Bremner & Helga CorbettFinalists in the ANC Seniors [L to R] John Zollo, ChrisLorimer, Anne Clarke, Attilio De Luca, Kevin Lange &Roger JanuskeWomen’s Finalists were Leonie Clarke, RosemaryGrund, Sue Lusk (NPC), Carmel Kain, Anne Harris,Felicity Smyth & Angela Norris

defensive, defense, defines, deveins, devisee, endives, vendees, defies, define, denies, devein, devise,dienes, endive, envied, evened, fiends, seined, sieved, veined, vendee, viseed, defis, denes, dense, diene,dines, dives, feeds, fends, fiend, finds, fined, needs, nides, snide, vends, vined, vised, dees, defi, dene, deni,dens, devs, dies, difs, dine, dins, dive, eide, ends, feds, feed, fees, fend, fids, find, ides, need, nide, seed,send, side, sned, vend, vide, vids, viedCOACHING SESSIONS WITHBARBARA TRAVIST H E D E C L A R E R P A G E 8COACHING SESSIONS will be conducted using the same format as usual: a discussion about the topic,then playing pre-set hands for about 1½ hours. Notes will be supplied.COACHING TOPICSCost: $10 per person per sessionTUESDAYS:“PLAY” TOPICS30 July 2.30pm to 4.45pm COUNTING6 August 2.30pm to 4.45pm ENTRY MANAGEMENT13 August 2.30pm to 4.45pm SAFE AND DANGER HANDS20 August 2.30pm to 4.45pm COMBINING OPTIONS27 August 2.30pm to 4.45pm CHOOSING ONE OPTION (Percentages)3 September 2.30pm to 4.45pm DUCKING AND WINNING10 September 2.30pm to 4.45pm ELIMINATIONSTHURSDAYS:“SLAM BIDDING” TOPICS25 July 2.30pm to 4.45pm ROMAN KEYCARD BLACKWOOD1 August 2.30pm to 4.45pm SPLINTERS8 August 2.30pm to 4.45pm JACOBY 2NT (and SPLINTERS)15 August 2.30pm to 4.45pm CUE BIDDING22 August 2.30pm to 4.45pm MINOR SLAM BIDDING29 August 2.30pm to 4.45pm AFTER 1NT OPENING BIDS5 September 2.30pm to 4.45pm Revisit everythingPLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU NOMINATE FOR THESE SESSIONS –Either on the SABA noticeboards or by phoning 8373 3995SA Bridge Association243 Young Street, Unley (Miller Street roundabout)

Know Your Options After an InfractionOPTIONS OVER AN INSUFFICIENT BIDIt is consistent in the laws of bridge that, barring anillegal call such as an illegal double or redouble, thenext player has the option of accepting the call evenif the bid itself indicates an infraction. Calls out ofrotation and insufficient bids fall into this category.This article focuses on the choices a player getswhen his or her RHO makes an insufficient bid.The following advice does not relieve anyone of theresponsibility of calling the director.What the director will usually do when called isdetermine what information the offending playerwas trying to convey with the call that they made.He or she may do this by taking that player awayfrom the table to prevent any unauthorisedinformation from impacting on other players. Thedirector and the offender will usually now return tothe table and the director will offer you the right asnext player to accept the insufficient bid as it stands.You may do this by making any legal call of yourown, including double, pass and any bid bigger thanthe one on the table. If the insufficient bid isaccepted then there is no further redress. Thedirector should make it clear what penalties, if any,will be imposed on the offending side in the eventthat the insufficient bid is not accepted. Someactions may allow the offending side to bid withoutrestriction and others may result in some kind ofpenalty, usually enforcing a pass by the offender’spartner. As the next player, it is important for you tounderstand that you are not given the right to insistupon any specific call as substitute for theinsufficient bid; you only have the right to insist thatthe insufficient bid be replaced with a sufficient one.This may include the possibility of pass. Note thatthe only time the director will allow the substitutedcall to be double is when he or she is convinced thatdouble conveys the same basic meaning as theinsufficient bid. For example, if the bidding goes1D: (1S): 1H, the responder may have failed tonotice the 1S overcall. The director may allow X asa substitute if the partnership has the agreement thatX shows 4+ hearts and 6+ HCP (which is quitecommon.)Most directors at club level will agree that in theirexperience, insufficient bids are rarely accepted. Ihave often seen players not accept insufficient bidswhen the opportunity to bid is available if theyaccept and closed off when they don’t. Assumingthat it is in your interests to automatically refuse toaccept an insufficient bid could be a mistake.T H E D E C L A R E R P A G E 9Instead you should ask whether you have been givenan opportunity to bid your hand when a sufficientbid may have closed you out. Note also that anydecision you take presents partner with authorisedinformation. In other words, you partner is entitledto any inference that can be drawn from the choicethat you make.Here are a couple of examples which at the tablemay be passed up after an insufficient bid:You hold: S K65 H J765 D 9875 C 85and the bidding starts with 1S from your partner andRHO tries 1D. The offender will most likely becorrecting this to 2D and you should bid 1S! Yourpartner will no doubt know that you would bid 2Shappily with 6-9 HCP, so it won’t be too hard towork out what you have for this 1S bid. RHO hasgiven you an opportunity that you would notnormally have.What if you held S 76 H 987 D KQJ873 A6 Thebidding starts with 1H on your right and yourpartner overcalls with a weak 2S bid. RHO Bids2C. You have the opportunity to bid 2S now, but itmay be more helpful to bid 2D. This offers analternative strain and gives partner an important clueabout what to lead. If partner really dislikes the ideaof playing in diamonds, you have no problem if youend up back in 2S.

Pianola: the future of bridge...?That’s how Martin Lee, Tournament Director andBridgeMate distributor in the UK, describes Pianola,the new product for bridge club managers andplayers.I’m James Ward, the creator of Pianola. I had theidea after playing at my local club in Leeds, UK forthe past few years. It became apparent to me thatclubs – whether managed by paid staff or byvolunteers – spend inordinate amounts of time onbasic administrative tasks. Furthermore, informationfor players (on things such as their historic average,their performance with different partners or indifferent role of the game) could be extended andmade more personal.Pianola launched in the UK last year and after sixmonths of testing by SABA we have just gone onsale in Australia too. For Gary and his colleagues atSABA Pianola streamlines membership databasemanagement, enables them to send targeted emailsto members, publish results, issue membershiprenewals and run management information reports.But what’s in it for you, the player?Personalised history of resultsAlthough it’s possible to view your SABA resultswithout logging in to Pianola, there’s lots moreinformation available if you do. When you login toPianola, you’ll see all the games you’ve played sincethe club started uploading results. Your results forthese games are plotted on a graph, and Pianola alsocalculates your average score for all of those games.Analysis of performanceIf you enable Pianola’s “Pro feaures” you will alsosee further analysis: your average with differentpartners and your average in each role of the game(declarer, defender, even dummy!). You can plot thisdata on the graph as a trend line to see if you areimproving or declining in a particular role.Pianola also gives you a breakdown of each gameyou play: the boards you played in each role andyour average for those boards, your top and bottomscoring boards, and the three most interesting boardsof the night. By ‘interesting’ we mean the boardswith the greatest variety of declarer and contract.Partner finderIf you are looking for a partner – for a one-off gameor on a regular basis – try Pianola’s Partner Finder.It’s quick and simple to use. Visit the page andyou’ll see who’s looking for a partner. If there’snobody suitable you can add your own listing. To doso, you’ll need to choose to share your contactdetails and results history with other people in yourclub. Note, however, that this information will neverbe public on the internet. It can only ever be viewedby people in your club. you can also choose toreceive email notifications when people you chooseare looking for a partner (or block people who you’drather not play with from seeing your advert!)Update your personal detailsOne way that you can help your club managementteam is to maintain your own contact details andupdate them when necessary. Simply visit the ‘Myaccount’ section of the site to edit your contactdetails, privacy settings, upload a photo, addinformation about your preferred system(s) and ashort biography of your bridge career.Future plansWe have lots of other ideas for future developments;the ability to follow your friends’ results andpromotions, receive news from the club, even moreanalysis of your performance.Why Pianola?T H E D E C L A R E R P A G E 11In case you’re wondering about our name... As wellas the musical instrument, a ‘Pianola’ was once acommon expression in bridge for a strong hand soeasy it almost plays itself. We think it’s a shame thisexpression fell out of common use (sometimearound the 1950s) and so decided to use it todescribe our product that we believe is also powerfulbut extremely easy to use.To learn more about Pianola and its features,download our user guide from www.pianola.net/user-guide.pdfUnley ComputerRepairsContact John Smith for a free quote.0413 189 908unleycr@gmail.com2 & 120A Unley Road (rear ofTAB)SABA and ABF member discounts.

Christmas in JulySunday, 28th July was the club’sannual Christmas in July PleasantSunday and once again it wasexactly that; a very pleasant Sunday. 88members turned out for a great afternoon’sbridge and, of course, a fantastic afternoontea supplied by the Fund Raising Committee.The winners on the day were:A GradeNS1st2ndEW1st2ndB GradeNS1st2ndEW1st2ndC GradeNS1st2ndEW1st2ndMarc Deaton & Peter ChanNorman & Carmel ThompsonAttilio De Luca & Sue EmersonGary Deaton & Paul HudsonBrian Knight & Eve ShillitoHelga Corbett & Val ChurchillNick Kuiper & Tjallie Van CrugtenValerie Paltridge & Janet FaberNoel Farnan & Yvonne BlewittPaddy Naylor & Alison BullockSue Hapek & Neil WelchRoma Dunncliff & Connie PeglerT H E D E C L A R E R P A G E 12WHO WAS THE BRIDGE TEACHERRESPONSIBLE FOR THIS????This is a tale of woe from the club’s treasurer, BillLockwood.“After returning from holidays I decided to have agame of bridge on Saturday. My partner AlexBremner is in a 6H contract. South led a small clubfrom A963. Alex put in the J and proceeded to goone off. When asked about her lead, Southexplained that this is what she had been taught by aSABA bridge teacher”Bill is most aggrieved and wants to know who isteaching this type of lead?[Editor’s Note: Had South made a passive lead,Declarer still has to guess the clubs correctly. Inthis situation it is a 50/50 guess as to whether youlet the 10 run or play the K]So at the end of the day, this one goes down as“Sh*t happens”Overall, the pleasant Sunday added $750 to thisyear’s fundraising total.I think this is the best one togo with chocolate

WHAT DUMMY CAN AND CANNOT DOThe Laws of Bridge state what dummy is allowed todo and what rights dummy has.Dummy ALWAYS has the following rights (underLaw 42):1. To give information – dummy may giveinformation regarding fact or law, in theDirector’s presence.MEANING:If the Director is at the table, dummy may answerquestions or clarify facts. orTo inform the opponents, BEFORE play starts, ifthere has been a failure to alert or anymisinformation.2. To keep track of tricks won or lost.MEANING:Dummy can tell declarer that he has turned a trickthe wrong way BUT only before declarer has playedto the next trick. Once partner has played to thenext trick, dummy must remain quiet.3. To play the cards in dummy as directed bydeclarer.MEANING:Dummy is not to play cards without direction bydeclarer.orDummy is NOT to prompt declarer about playingany card.It is particularly relevant to note that IF declarercalls for ‘a spade’ from dummy, then dummy (byLaw) must play the lowest spade in their hand.Dummy also has the following ‘limited’ rights, iethey can be ‘lost’ if Law 43 is breached:4. To check with declarer when he has failed tofollow suit whether he has cards left in that suit:MEANING:He can ask partner, “Having none, partner?”5. To attempt to prevent an irregularity by declarer.MEANING:Dummy can try to prevent declarer from leadingfrom the wrong hand (prevent an irregularity) BUTonce declarer HAS led from the wrong hand dummycannot take any action (the irregularity hasoccurred). [Once declarer has led from the wronghand, it is up to the opponents to decide whetherthey want to accept or reject the lead.]or, a rare example,Declarer had only 12 cards showing and dummyT H E D E C L A R E R P A G E 13was entitled to advise partner to find the other card(prevent an irregularity).6. To draw attention to an irregularity ONLY afterthe play of the hand has finished.MEANING:Dummy is not actively involved in the play, soCANNOT point out that an opponent has revokedDURING the play of the hand but can do so afterthe play of the hand has finished. orIf the opponents claim and declarer concedes,dummy can point out any false claim because theplay has finished.However, there are limitations to the above rights(numbers 4-6):Dummy CANNOT call the Director during theplay unless another player has already drawnattention to any irregularity.Dummy CANNOT call attention to anirregularity during the play.EXAMPLE (repeated from above):He can try to stop declarer from leading fromthe wrong hand, but once declarer has alreadyled from the wrong hand he can no longercomment.Dummy CANNOT participate in the play norcan he communicate anything about the playto partner.EXAMPLE:Dummy cannot play his own cards, nor can hequestion which card declarer wishes to play(in any way).Dummy and declarer MAY NOT exchangehands with each other at the end of thebidding.Dummy MAY NOT leave his seat and watchdeclarer play the hand.Dummy MAY NOT, on his own initiative,look at the cards in either defender’s hand.If dummy breaches these limitations, then heloses those ‘limited’ rights (number 4-6 above).For instance, if dummy draws attention to a revokeand calls the director – during the play – then therewill be no penalty for the revoke (although equitymay be restored).Or, if dummy has looked at an opponent’s hand andthen says, “Having none, partner” and declarer hasrevoked, that revoke will be deemed to beestablished (dummy had extra information havingseen the opponent’s hand). Meantime, the Directorwould also make declarer play the correct cardbefore play proceeds.

T H E D E C L A R E R P A G E 15Here’s the full hand:♠ Q92♥ J642♦ J5♣ 9743♠ Void♥ 108753♦ Q94♣ KQ1052♠ K7653♥ 9♦ 108762♣ A6♠ AJ1084♥ AKQ♦ AK3♣ J8Where South opened a strong 2NT, North justneeded to ask for aces to bid the grand slam. Evenwhen South opened 1D, then it should be relativelyeasy to bid this grand slam via some sort of ace ask.WEST♠ AJ109854♥ AJ9♦ 4♣ AKEAST♠ KQ2♥ K32♦ AK65♣ Q73Once again, this grand slam should be rather easy tobid but some tables played only in small slam.Now we move to the Butler Pairs events:Arjuna was now able to lead his CA, then anotherclub to partner’s CK. Declarer ruffed the CQ withthe S8 and Arjuna discarded his heart. Now declarercashed the DA and DK, taking a diamond ruff indummy and Arjuna had control of the hand. The SQwas finessed to South’s SK and a spade returned.Arjuna had one more trump than declarer and couldruff hearts then tap declarer with his long diamonds.The results was a chunky 3 off, and an 800 penalty.THE INTERSTATE FINALSI didn’t report many hands from the finals because,at the time the Bulletin was written, only the Openfinal was accessible online. Here are somespectacular slam hands though:This was a rather unfortunate hand for SA 2, butthey went on to win the Open final. Mike Doeckeand George Smolanko bid to an excellent 7Sholding:NORTH♠ KQJ742♥ AJ8♦ A86♣ ASOUTH♠ A5♥ K53♦ K43♣ KJ543which makes when the CQ can be ruffed out (notQxxxx) but this time the spades broke 5-0, for a14 IMP loss.The boards went rather wild in Session 5 wherethere were consecutive grand slams:NORTH♠ KQ10987432♥ QJ♦ A♣ 2SOUTH♠ AJ♥ A5♦ K10973♣ AQJ3A NICE END-PLAYRon Klinger commented that if someone made 3NTthey must have played the following hand well. Myresponse was that Lauren Travis and EllenaMoskovsky did, in fact, make 3NT.♠ Q2♥ QJ86♦ J5♣ A9864♠ J10♠ K8654♥ K10753 ♥ 42♦ Q♦ K10964♣ KJ532 ♣ 7♠ A973♥ A9♦ A8732♣ Q10WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH1D2NT X 3H PassPass X Pass 3SPass 3NT All PassEllena’s first double was value-showing, but hersecond double was take-out. Lauren apparentlyshould have doubled East’s 3H for take-out andEllena would have converted to penalties.Instead, she had to make the best of this trickycontract but at least she had a blueprint to the handshapes.The H4 was led and won with the HA. The CQ wascovered with the CK and CA, and a club returned tothe C10, which won. Now declarer led the H9 to theHJ, winning. The C9 now went to West’s CJ. Westhadn’t yet run out of exit cards, but the end wasnear. The SJ was covered by the SQ, SK and SA.Ellena’s next move was to lead a small diamondfrom hand, West winning with the DQ. After

cashing st was end-played in clubs and hearts to giveaccess to dummy:T H E D E C L A R E R P A G E 16(and maybe even the C10) as an extra winner.However South proved to have 5 clubs (Q9632).♠♥ Q8♦ J♣ 86♠ ♠ 86♥ K107♥♦♦ K109♣ 53♠ 97♥♦ A87♣Ellena had won 2 heart tricks, 1 spade trick, 2 clubtricks and and had access to 4 more winnersregardless. Well played.JUZZ AND PETE AT IT AGAINIn Round 6, Juzz (Justin Howard) and Pete (PeterHollands) were playing against Michael Whibleyand Ashley Bach. Michael and Ash had this auctionto slam:WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH1H Pass3S Pass 4C Pass4D X XX Pass4NT Pass 5H Pass6H All PassJuzz claims that he threw in his random double of4D (last train bid) just to test out Ash and Michael’sagreements. Clearly they had no trouble bidding tothe slam but now they had to make the contract,with:WEST♠ 7♥ AQ93♦ 1087♣ AJ1074♣EAST♠ K983♥ K8762♦ AK9♣ KPete Hollands led the D3 and declarer won the DJwith his DK.Declarer now thought diamonds were 6-1. He nowled the SK in order to ensure that North was kept offlead. South won the SA and exited safely in trumps.The next option in the play was to hope the clubsbroke 4-3, in which case you will establish the CJDeclarer’s final option was to take the ‘marked’finesse in diamonds. I’m glad I don’t play againstJuzz too often, because I’d have been reallyfrustrated when South proved to hold DQ43 andJuzz’s double was random with DJ652!!♠ 7♥ AQ93♦ 1087♣ AJ1074♠ J10652♥ 104♦ J652♣ 85♠ AQ5♥ J5♦ Q43♣ Q9632♠ K983♥ K8762♦ AK9♣ KSartaj Hans also told a tale on this hand.The opponents had also bid to 6H and Tony Nunn(South) led a deceptive C3 (4th highest when theyplay 3rd/5th leads). Declarer played low fromdummy (which could have ‘woken up’ Tony) andSartaj joined in with an equally deceptive C8(playing reverse count).Declarer now led a heart to dummy to try a spade tohis SK. Tony won the SA and knew Sartaj had had asingleton club since the C5 was still missing.Therefore he led another club and declarer got thefreefinesse to make the contract!A DEFENCE TO BE PROUD OFStage 2, Round 4 saw North-South have theopportunity for a very tidy defence.♠ AJ965♥ 8♦ J52♣ 8653♠ 103♠ K8♠ KJ943♥ AQ102♦ AK4 ♦ 9876♣ J92♣ A107♠ Q742♥ 765♦ Q103♣ KQ4

Against 4H, North led the C8 and South won theCQ. Now it just requires South to return a spade topartner’s SA, and another club through defeats thecontract.On any other defence declarer can test the diamondsuit first and, once diamonds are 3-3, the D9 allowsa club discard.If the diamonds do not break, without the club lead,it will be possible to strip the hand and endplaySouth with the clubs.A SPECTACULAR FAILUREI suspect Paul Gosney has already told most of theplayers about his brilliancy.WEST♠ AQ1082♥ 9♦ AKQ8♣ 542EAST♠ void♥ KQJ87♦ J109632♣ K9Paul Gosney (Gos), East and dealer, opened 1H.South, Lauren Travis, overcalled 3C and eventuallyEast-West reached 5D by Gos.T H E D E C L A R E R P A G E 17WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH2D (multi) Pass Pass 2NTPass 3C Pass 3HPass 3S Pass 3NTWest should have led a diamond on this auction(given partner has passed the 2D opening bid)butthen we wouldn’t have this story. She led a spadewhich ran to Lauren’s SJ.She only had seven tricks but could mark the spadehonours on her left. At trick 2 she led a heart to theQueen, which held. And at trick 3 she led a heart toher King, which held. At trick 4 she claimed.♠ 10543♥ Q10♦ 93♣ KQ542♠ AQ9872 ♠ 6♥ J765♥ A83♦ 7♦ KQJ10852♣ J7 ♣ 109♠ KJ♥ K942♦ A64♣ A863Lauren led the CA and Paul, thinking Lauren heldseven clubs for her jump overcall (perhaps he forgotshe’s young?) thought that he should find thebrilliancy of playing his CK under her CA so thatshe would switch rather than give her partner a ruff.Unfortunately for Gos, Ellena Moskovsky hadplayed her C8, which was a reverse count card.Given that Lauren held only 6 clubs she knew thatEllena had only two clubs (with three she wouldhave played the C10 at trick 1). So Lauren was morethan happy to cash her CQ at trick 2, much to Gos’schagrin.However, it did make for a great story.A SPECTACULAR SUCCESSIn the same match Lauren Travis found a fantasticplay (and despite being her mother, I don’t think I’mbeing biased). She was playing in 3NT on thefollowing cards:♠ 10543♥ Q10♦ 93♣ KQ542♠ KJ♥ K942♦ A64♣ A863Double dummy, she can obviously lead to the H10but in reality she could not afford for East to gainthe lead with the HJ because she anticipated thediamond switch.Apparently the speed with which she found her lineand played the HQ was daunting, but Paul Gosneyducked the HQ equally quickly. And the speed withwhich she led back to her King had to be seen to bebelieved.WHEN AUCTIONS DON’T GO TO PLANImagine you pick up:♠ K9873♥ AKQJ109♦ Void♣ 105The first two players Pass and now it’s your bid. I’msure a poll would generate a few different options,including quite a few 4H opening bids. I didn’t thinkanything bad could happen if I opened 1H but lookat the events that unfolded:WEST NORTH EAST SOUTHPass Pass 1H XPass 1S 3H 3SPass Pass Pass

I wasn’t convinced that Double now was penalties(although I really wanted it to be so). Eventually Ipassed, prepared to take my 50s. I figured partnerhad a fistful of minor cards. I never realised that thepoor opponents were playing in a 3-3 fit and wecould draw trumps. Anyhow, +250 was an oddscore.I hope you have enjoyed my offerings. If you wantto read more about the ANC, feel free to go to thewebsite mentioned at the start of this article.By Barbara TravisT H E D E C L A R E R P A G E 18We are all getting older, but here are somewarning signs that may pay to note.1. You start saying bthings like ‘In myday...When I was young….In the good olddays…’2. You can’t see the numbers on the bathroomscales without holding your stomach in3. Your doctor starts saying things like“Coinsidering your age….”4. The gleam in your eyes is the sun hitting yourbifocals5. Your back goes out more than you do6. You find the glasses you’ve been looking foron your head7. You can’t stand intolerant people8. The candles on your birthday cake trigger thesmoke alarm9. Your golf score is twice your age10. The thought of exercise makes you sweat11. You feel younger at the class reunion thananyone looks12. You call your wrinkles ‘laugh lines’13. You can’t stand toilet paper hung in the wrongdirection14. You finally decide to proscrastinate but neverget around to it15. You rely on your grandchildren to programyour DVD16. You realise the only way to look thinner is tohang around someone fatter17. You can’t name one single Top-40 song andyou wouldn’t like any of them anyway18. You fell like the morning after the nightbefore, but you haven’t been anywhere19. You wake up at three in the morning andspend the rest of the night trying to figure outwhy.

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