Club News for March
Hi all,
Coming up Monday March 5 11 am is the ACBL Wide Seniors Pairs. You must be 55 to play in it. People will be playing the same hands right across North America. At the end of the game, hand records with a complete analysis of each hand on how to bid, play and defend it will be given.
Thursday evening March 8 is the Open IMP Pairs Club Championship which qualifies for free play awards.
Friday afternoon March 9 & 16 is a two session Pairs Club Championship.
Tuesday evening 199er March 13 is a Swiss Teams Club Championship. This qualifies for free play awards. If there is not enough people out for an adequate team game, it can be played as a pairs game instead.
For all club championships, you must be a paid up member of the Saskatoon Bridge Club to earn free play awards.
February 1st and 8th was a Two Session Teams Club Championship.
Winners of Flt. A: Vivian Orban, Lynn Holderness, Dennis Nelson, Jerry Mamer
Winners of Flt. B: Judy Knoll, Karen Morris, Helen Aikenhead, Connie Knapp
The latest Gold Life Masters (earning 2500 Masterpoints) are Larry Custead and Linda Nelson! Congratulations everyone!
This is a reminder we are trying to organize the bridge books in our library, so if you have borrowed any, please return them. Also if you have any books on bridge you are no longer using, now is the time to donate them. Just leave them in the bridge book return box or on the shelf by it. If there are any books on bridge you would like to see in our library, feel free to make a suggestion.
Our club has a scent free policy. Unfortunately, recent events seem to require a reminder of this. One person vomited after inhaling a scent and another got sick after being exposed to two others. Its serious for people who have allergies. It's not just the obvious perfume or aftershave products. Unfortunately, scented fabric softeners can be very strong and linger on clothing after being laundered. Lotions, shampoos, antibacterial soap and scented candles can leave a residue on your skin and clothing that can affect someone. Please make a better effort in not coming to the club with scents on your clothing or person.
Bridge Laws. All too often a declarer will make a claim when there is still an outstanding trump in the opponent's hand. Once a claim is made, all play is to cease. Usually, the director will be called on it by the opponent with the trump. The director shall award a trick or tricks to the opponents if:
1. The claimer made no statement about that trump, and
2. It is at all likely that the claimer at the time of his claim was unaware that a trump remained in an opponent's hand, and
3. A trick could be lost by any normal play.
So please make it a policy to always draw all your trumps before a claim or explain in your claim how the outstanding trump will not affect the number of tricks you will get.
- from the Club Manager