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Playing a combined 28 points in a partscore is not a good idea!

This is another hand from the Sydney Bridge Club Christmas party which caught my eye because a large proportion of the East West field played in 3♦ despite holding a combined 28 points. Let’s see what might have gone wrong. … Continue reading

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Penalty at the 1 level

 This hand is taken from a recent matchpoint pairs congress in New Zealand.Penalties at low levels are often some of the most satisfying but you don’t often see large penalties at the 1 level. Let’s first consider the bidding. As … Continue reading

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Ruffing finesse and inferences from the lead

  This hand is again taken from the Sydney Bridge Club Christmas party – this time the afternoon session. It shows some inferences that can be made from the opening lead and also an alternative to a “normal” finesse. The … Continue reading

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RED Points Frenzy

To continue the festival spirit, RED masterpoints will be awarded to all weekday Open sessions from 8th to 30th December! Normal table money fee. Come play a game and grab some RED masterpoints: Visitors and walk-ins are welcome. No need … Continue reading

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2025 SBC UHMP results

The Under 100 Masterpoints Pairs Championship is designed for players with fewer than 100 masterpoints. We ran it on Wednesday 26th November 2025. The results was then submitted to the State-wide ranking. The state-wide results are now up, we are … Continue reading

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