LTC again

A few weeks ago we looked at Counting Losing Tricks as a way to more accurate bidding. In the last Bridge Bulletin Jennifer Jones revisited the subject. Once you and partner have found a fit, you look at losing trick count. Most minimal opening hands have 7 losers. Add up all your losers (any cards below A,K,Q in each suit) and add them to partner’s 7 then subtract that number from = the answer is the number of tricks you can count on winning. Vary your final contract level using this number. You need 9 tricks for NT, 10 tricks for a major suit and 11 tricks for a minor suit contract to succeed. It will take practice. As always, be aware of your vulnerability.

On June 1 our Evergreen game winners were: N/S 1st Judy Gealy and Pat Macon, 2nd Pat Featherston and Dick Brisbin, 3rd Jean and Loyd Hill; E/W 1st John and Myrnie McLaughlin, 2nd Billie and John Nordan, 3rd Patsey Reynolds and Lawana Ford.

Featured is board # 6 from the June 1st game E/W vulnerable East dealer

NORTH:
S J 3 2
H J
D K Q 9 8 4 3
C A K 6

WEST:
S A
H A K T 5 4
D A T 5 2
C 8 5 2

EAST:
S T 6 5 4
H Q 9 8 3
D 6
C Q T 7 3

SOUTH:
S K Q 9 8 7
H 7 6 2
D J 7
C J 9 4

Mack Brown and Marvin Jones bid and made 4SS for the best N/S score while BettyBonner Steele and Patty King had the best E/W score bidding and making 4HW.
June 5 Women’s Club winners : 1st Marie Pugh and Loyd Hill, 2nd Pat Featherston and Dick Brisbin. Tied for 3rd /4th,Nancy Brandt and Lawana Ford with Georgia Sorensen and John McLaughlin.

Remember that we have a third game in town called “One More Game,” run by Ron Jeffers. It meets at FUMC, across from the library, on Thursday at 12:30.
Winning the May 31st game: 1st Fern Albracht and Christy Cline, 2nd Judy Gealy and Frank Burgess, 3rd Ron Caudle and Judy Hurder. Put this game on your calendars.