THIS WEEK VILLA GATE ACCESS CODE
2025
This code will be active until Jan. 15th.
MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!
ANNOUNCEMENT
No Games on;
Tuesday Dec. 24th
Tuesday Dec. 31st
The Villa at San Mateo
4000 S El Camino Real, San Mateo.
Every Tuesday and Friday
Lesson from 11:30 to 12:00
Game at 12:00 noon
Stratified and Handicapped Open Pairs
Check "Current Lessons" section to review.
Past lessons will continue to be published here. Contact Raad with further questions and comments.
exp. 12/31/2024
Surely a player of your bridge skills is familiar with most or all of the following tips you are about to read. But is your partner?
Fact 46:
When leading from the dummy to take a finesse with a number of equal honors in your hand, finesse with the higher or highest equal.
Say you have the A-Q-J-10 in your hand and x-x in the dummy. When you lead low from dummy and 2nd hand plays low, play the queen. You give away too much information if you play the 10. If the 10 loses to the king, second hand will know you still have the Q-J. If the queen loses to the king, second hand won't know you have the J-10. If the 10 wins, and 2nd hand has the king, 2nd hand knows you still have the Q-J. However, if the queen wins, second hand can't be sure you have the J-10.
NEW QUIZZES ON THE QUIZ CORNER
The 2025 Unit Game Schedule
Saturday, January 25
Saturday, February 22
Saturday, March 30
Saturday, April 13th
Saturday, May 4th
Saturday, May 25
Saturday, June 22
Saturday, July 6
Saturday, August 17
Saturday, September 7
Saturday, October 12
Saturday, November 9
Saturday, December 14
All Unit Games are at the Villa. Start at 12:15 pm. Lunch at 11:30 pm, unless otherwise noted.
Wednesday Evening Game
at the Villa
6:30 pm.