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The BZ Crew talk CONGRESS 2026 with Bridget Hannaray • Sneak preview of events after end of play o Saturday – Election Day plenty of places to go to VOTE close by o Monday - The Jin Club and The Bridge Zone Crew meet and greet o Tuesday - Street Eats and music night o Wednesday - The D Word – Team Costume Parade o Thursday - Street market o Friday - Variety Show @ The Regent on Broadway - a fellow Bridgee may be performing o Saturday - Prizegiving • PNCC - Council Support they rock and we cover parking • Transportation: Apex Rentals is recommended for vehicle hire, with discount codes available on the New Zealand Bridge website • Cupid Bridget is back to matchmaking for this year • Junior Entries Numbers are way up from last year • Congress: 850 entries have been received so far, with one month remaining • PAY YOUR ENTRY FEE by September 30th – go into the draw to get your money back • Congress 40th Anniversary – Get your tee shirt now and we have new pens Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu • Notable Youth/Intermediate Performances: Highlighting Youth Player success – this week Ellie Molloy, Corbin Titter and Alex Shan takeout tournaments • The Jin Club A "cocktail/mocktail" evening has been officially scheduled for Sunday 8th November after play finishes upstairs • Proposed Incentive: Ross suggested raffling off a Grand Master from each region • Poppy Roberts Pairs: The team is seeking information regarding the history and nature of this monthly Wellington-based event Got some news or feedback, flick us an email [email protected] Plenty to listen to, just click and hear our discussions See you at the tables

The BZ Crew talk about • Christchurch Congress, and the upcoming Labour Weekend Congress in Hamilton • Rankings Alan Grant and Rebecca Osborne • Interprovincials Survey • Key achievements Rebecca Osborne and Alan Grant Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu • The Alex Baker and Thompson Gin Club Circuit • Upcoming Tournaments and the B Point Race • Westport Fundraising: • The Judge rules today • Clarification that a declarer is not cheating when they take advantage of a major penalty card resulting from an opponent's revoke • Penalty Cards: It is ethical and legal for a declarer to take advantage of a penalty card on the table • Player Responsibility Players are not responsible for allowing opponents to continue making mistakes; they are entitled to play optimally despite an opponent's infraction • Director Involvement: To avoid disputes, especially when strong players face weaker ones, the director should be called back to the table to make official rulings rather than players deciding the rules themselves Got some news or feedback, flick us an email [email protected] Plenty to listen to, just click and hear our discussions See you at the tables The BZ Crew

The BZ Crew talk about • Upcoming bridge tournaments, including the TOPS Friday Fundraising Tournaments • North Island Pairs held at Remuera Bowls and Bridge Club scheduled for October 10–11 • Numbers for the Congress 2026 looking strong and talking to Bridget – Gatekeeper of Congress • The mighty Jack – Mereana agrees with the new nickname The Gambler Barry shares a technical tip from the International Coaching Session 67% or 90+% Playing Cupid • Hello, anyone out there looking for a partner for Congress One of our listeners Deirdre from Tauranga Bridge Club is looking for a partner - Restricted Open grade Drop us a line, contact details below Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu • The "Cathy Parker" hand 5-club X with a 20 count . • Player Pet Peeves Expressions of a dislike for players who hold cards vertically on the table and press them down, causing them to wobble • B-Point Pursuit: Ross is currently at 162.48 B-points, trailing Jack James' record of 209 and he hit the podium twice over the weekend The Bailiff joins us today • Purpose of Announcements and Information Accessibility • Room Layout and Movements, some table arrangements are confusing, middle table logic and the primary goal is to help players find their tables particularly in Swiss Pairs • Personal Anecdote: The Bailiff recalled navigating the long distance to the “Gandhi room” on crutches while recovering from an Achilles injury during a past New Zealand Pairs event, many moons ago Got some news or feedback, flick us an email [email protected] Plenty to listen to, just click and hear our discussions See you at the tables The BZ Crew

The BZ Crew talk about • Cranmer Bridge Club an update and a theory Photos Before and After • A successful youth camp in Christchurch and a well-attended tournament in Hamilton • Waikato Bays 10A Swiss Pairs at Hamilton – 27 tables (108 players) and sponsored by AFT Pharmaceuticals • Prizes: Nearly $2,000 in prize money and approximately 200 A points were awarded. Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu • Levin Multigrade, Thames Restricted, Whangarei Ashbury Heights, Picton Intermediate and Papakura Intermediate (Alex Baker League) • Mr Jinn heads to Howick and Matamata this weekend The Bailiff joins us today and we discuss a specific bridge scenario • A player made an opening bid in the wrong suit and stopped momentarily before their partner responded • What can they do? Director Guidelines for Corrections – how they get to a decision • Eligibility for Change, Criteria for "Clear Error", Evidence of Mistake, Impartiality: The Gambler tips today Second player, plays low Got some news or feedback, flick us an email [email protected] Plenty to listen to, just click and hear our discussions See you at the tables The BZ Crew

The Bridge Zone – Episode 427 The BZ Crew talk about • South Pairs: Glenn Coutts and Graham Stout won the event, Jesse Pelienato and Brad Johnston finished second, and Sam Coutts and Nick Bailey finished third • Moss Wylie and Jeremy Fraser Hoskins won the plate • WAPS: Jennifer and Christine Gibbons won with a first-session score of 70 and a second-session score of 63.3 • However, Barry and Liz Fisher took the A-point in the afternoon session with a top score • Cranmer Bridge Club Mereana achieved a top score during a session at the House of Cards . • Club Visits On the trip from Dunedin to Christchurch, Bridge Clubs in Oamaru, Timaru, and Ashburton got their photos taken • Travel Hazards Heavy snow and traffic delays of nearly two hours on the Kilmog outside of Dunedin eventually led to the road closure • Local Trivia Barry gets grilled on this as we trip from Christchurch to Dunedin Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu • Ashburton Intermediate, Hutt Intermediate, Tudor-Biggs Intermediate (Auckland), Tauranga Intermediate, Junior and Novice, Kaikoura Junior and Novice • Gin Club Circuit: The Alex Baker, Barfoot & Thompson Jin Club Circuit continues, and Mr Jin gives a roundup • Ross shared an embarrassing story about accidentally backing his trailer into a tip in Taupo • Feedback – Are you a couples who met over the Bridge table? – Barry and Jenny met outside an Appeal room – Does that count? Judge Julie is covering Jury service today and returns next week The Gambler tips today Play up to honours Got some news or feedback, flick us an email [email protected] Plenty to listen to, just click and hear our discussions See you at the tables The BZ Crew

The Bridge Zone – Episode 426 The BZ Crew talk about Final preparations for the NZB Youth Weekend in Christchurch Mereana's upcoming South Island Pairs in Dunedin Morning Shadow Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu Paihia Club and growth – Oh what a beautiful view Focus Mr Jinn South Island is represented at Paihia and tournament format Strong tournament activity with multiple fully booked events Great personal stories Judge Julie bangs down the gavel Rules regarding revokes and dummy conduct Emphasizing that the director should always be called immediately when a mistake occurs to prevent further complications A revoke can be corrected if not yet established Dummy is strictly prohibited from touching other players' cards or initiating calls to the director The Gambler tips today Around 30 second? Barry evaluates opening bids and planning rebids before acting Got some news or feedback, flick us an email [email protected] Plenty to listen to, just click and hear our discussions See you at the tables The BZ Crew

The Bridge Zone – Episode 425 The BZ Crew talk about BBO is ending unlimited free play! IntoBridge (by Stefan Skorchev) identified as a free unlimited alternative Uncle Bulgaria? 10 things to take to a tournament – Barry can’t even name five Tournament results from the Fullerton Teams and Canterbury Regional Pairs Hello to Gerry Plamer. Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu Weekend tournament results across multiple regions 7-year-old player Rory McDowell at club night sessions Twenty Seven – 04 – twenty seven mentioned again Mr Jinn fronted at Upper Hutt – kms to C points calculation Plenty of tournaments offered for Jinnies this weekend Judge Julie gets a bonus question today What to do when a partner pulls faces or wriggles during bidding And When does a player may ask clarification questions during online play Both answers hinge on the same core principle Information must come only from bidding and play, and questions may only be asked when it is your turn to bid or play. Got some news or feedback, flick us an email [email protected] Plenty to listen to, just click and hear our discussions See you at the tables The BZ Crew

The Bridge Zone – Episode 424 The BZ Crew talk about World Youth Transnational Championships in Hefei China – mission accomplished? Results from Cambridge Sixes Mr Jinn – potential B point record attempt NZB tournament entry outage Luna snaps a photo of the Buckleton gloves Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu Mr Jinn heads to Upper Hutt Club – we recall their 50th Jubilee in 2019 Thanks Geraldine Club for sending the Jinnies results though Luna and Mr Jinn pair up for a tournament Is it true the old fart is taking on the B point challenge? Judge Julie talk to Rule 66 - Tricks 2 Core principles ANY player may review their own last trick before leading to the next trick NO player may touch or rearrange another players cards We also finish off our chat about slow play and reference playing behind screens The Gambler has a tip Pearson's Law for spade-based bidding decisions. And memories on why partner did not take another bid relating to Pearson’s Law Plus a story about how Pearsons Law worked favourably for the opponents once Got some news or feedback, flick us an email [email protected] Plenty to listen to, just click and hear our discussions See you at the tables The BZ Crew

The Bridge Zone – Episode 423 The BZ Crew talk about World Youth Transnational Championships in Hefei China New Plymouth North Island teams The Buckleton gloves Mr Jin gets an envelope to help pay for his travels Judge Julie continues with Slow Play tips NZ standard time to play a board is 7 minutes Slow play is one of the hardest Director duties to manage And an opinion of using a clock in room is given Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu One fantastic result - Mr Jin gets gold Tales of a card turner in NZ is alive Drug testing? Three generations at the tables in Whakatane with 5 variations of soup for lunch Malcolm Mayer shares a solution to solving your insomnia issues He continues to tell the story of the Akarana app Thanks for your time Malcolm, from the BZ Crew The Gambler has a tip Bidding with 0-5hcp – do you, don’t you – it’s the Angel vs the Devil time Did you catch Richard Solomons article on bidding with a 2 count - if you haven’t read – look it up on the NZB website – It is a great read Got some news or feedback, flick us an email [email protected] Plenty to listen to, just click and hear our discussions See you at the tables The BZ Crew

The Bridge Zone – Episode 422 The BZ Crew talk about Weather, robbing a bank and funding The Bailiff rules about the difference between a Major and a minor penalty card Also – what do you do if you feel uncomfortable at the table during a post mortem Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu Jinnies are posting some superb results Kevin Hu directs a tournament that he won as a Junior back in the day We had a “quaddie” at the Howick tourney Malcolm Mayer shares when he first represented NZ and his travels then wasn’t that exciting He tell us a story that did not have a favourable outcome at the table yet the result changed the way he plays to this very day He continues to tell the story of the Akarana app Join Ankarana’s Swiss pairs online – the remaining 4 weeks can count towards your total score Got some news or feedback, flick us an email [email protected] Plenty to listen to, just click and hear our discussions See you at the tables The BZ Crew

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The Bridge Zone – Episode 420 The BZ Crew talk about Gloating at the table Hamilton 5A Open Teams Mereana plays 3 tournaments – 3 days in a row last week And someone was OTT and played in 7 tournaments and 8 days between Saturday to Sunday The Judge is back and rules when a card is played Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu And reminds us that we did in fact have East Coast Bays this week with Mac Rhodes and Alex Shan taking out the Mt Albert Intermediate – our bad Jinnies results across the motu Hi to Pete from Canada – a BZ listener Jacko Rory played with Mr Jinn at Tauranga – what a guy The Gambler shares a tip or his opinion when studying the hand analysis Paul Marston continues to chat to the Bridge Zone – we talk Real Bridge and BBO, a tennis match and about his clubs Grand Slam Malcolm Mayer joins the Bridge Zone next week talking about Akarana and their app and a Swiss event starting July 21st for 6 weeks Got some news or feedback, flick us an email [email protected] Plenty to listen to, just click and hear our discussions See you at the tables The BZ Crew

The Bridge Zone – Episode 419 The BZ Crew talk about The National Pairs held at Tauranga Club Hamilton 5A Open Teams and a problem if you wanted to enter it Barry’s date with Mr Jinn The Judge is back and rules over fouled boards How to handle boards with the incorrect number of cards The result does not stand One side at fault suggest 40/60 adjusted score Both sides at fault suggest 40/40 adjusted score Neither side at fault suggest 60/60 adjusted score Procedural steps to follow Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu No East Coast Bays this week Youth players take out Mt Albert Intermediate Fielding Restricted, another Youth player on the circuit Auckland’s Jin Club programme has begun Online intermediate and Junior tournament this Friday needs entries Remuera Bowling and Bridge Club Junior tournament needs more entries Marketing your upcoming tournaments We found a racehorse to follow The Gambler shares a tip about what system to play when partner opens 1NT, overcalls 1NT and when opponents open at the 2 level and partner bids 2NT Paul Marston continues to chat to the Bridge Zone – we talk Saturday Bridge, NZ lessons and more Got some news or feedback, flick us an email [email protected] Plenty to listen to, just click and hear our discussions See you at the tables The BZ Crew

The Bridge Zone – Episode 418 The Bailiff gets to continue the theme of calls/bids out of turn – seems to be a trend now Anyhooo, this time it seems like West was playing a hybrid game of Bridge and Mahjong And the Bailiff learnt a new piece of trivia and Barry confesses to have battle scars? Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu and yes thanks to Kat Holmes East Coast Bays gets a mention A JIN Club member asks about Psych Bids and Barry shares his views on this part of the game Psych registers are a thing of the past now The Gambler shares a tip on heading into the last round at a Swiss Pairs event – what should you do? – is there a checklist of things to consider? It’s all a bit much to think about and Mereana shares the fate of being passed the wrong personal score slip after the last round and the ups and down of winning all your matches She collected a further 3.08A points over the weekend and the race for 200 is ticking along Good luck to everyone tripping to Tauranga for the National Pairs event and Hamilton 5A Swiss Pairs hosts their final Wednesday session Paul Marston joins The Bridge Zone, and we talk about creating a community for new players is one way to help retention rates and wow didn’t he gather some silverware over his competitive years Got some news or feedback, flick us an email [email protected] Plenty to listen to, just click and hear our discussions See you at the tables The BZ Crew

The Bridge Zone – Episode 417 The Bailiff makes his ruling on a question a player asked last week After RHO opponent discards and declarer plays to the trick, Two questions here, can Declarer pick up their card and then can Declarer ask opponents if they have run out of the suit that was led The sequence of play was LHO played a suit, declarer won in dummy, RHO discards and Declarer plays low – then RHO says oh I have a card in the suit and plays a winning card Yes Declarer can pick up their card and replace it BUT...... did you know that Declarer can ask opponents if they have no more cards in that suit Check our Law 61B1 Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu and yes And playing last week an major infraction occurred at his table Some news on the monthly Baden Wilson results And he shares the form of Chris and Sam as promised from last week Auckland region announces a new format for JIN Club members on the tournament circuit The Gambler shares a tip on Defence How to get a rush when you count the hcp on the table and you realise how many points partner has! We talk about the South Island teams, the Youth weekend in September, Hamiltons 5A Swiss Pairs and announce Paul Marston is chatting to the Bridge Zone next week Got some news or feedback, flick us an email [email protected] Plenty to listen to, just click and hear our discussions See you at the tables The BZ Crew