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Another day of bridge, with another class on defensive technique (unblocking, surround plays and entry-killing plays).

In the afternoon we had the Dolphin Pairs, won by Anya Fabiny (N-S) and Joan MacLennan – Pat Noble (E-W), a reprise from the Whale Watch Pairs last night.

At 6 pm about 20 of the group joined the Dolphin feeding where we go into the water up to about thigh deep and feed wild dolphins by hand.

We then had a Buffet Dinner, followed by the first session of the Tangalooma Pairs Championship. This session went to Kaye Hart – Jeff Carberry (N-S) with 60.4% and Anna Siganto – Bill Siganto (E-W) with 62%. The event is over two sessions , with the three best percentage totals over the two sessions being the medal winners.

This was a tough deal from the first session of the Pairs Championship:

Dealer West : East-West vulnerable

If West opens a weak 2 , North should show the two-suiter if possible (via 4 leaping Michaels to show 5-5 in hearts and clubs, while some use 3 as Michaels here, but leaping Michaels is more attractive).

If Michaels is not available, then North should bid 3 . In either case South will bid 4 whether East competes or not.

4 E-W looks like an OK spot, but it is hammered if North starts with a club.

Results: 4 doubled -500; 5 doubled –1100; 4 doubled –500; 3 –100; 4 –300; 4 +450 twice and 510; 5 +450, – 50 and –150; 6 doubled –300.