02:28:17	Lynn Chapin:	LESSON HANDS from tonight!
02:28:40	Lynn Chapin:	... "SMOOTHLY DUCK" ... ;)
02:28:55	Lynn Chapin:	Make them guess.  Don't give it away!
02:29:16	Glenn Palmer:	He who hesitates has lost
02:29:23	Lynn Chapin:	Reacted to "He who hesitates has..." with 🐸
02:29:36	Beth Cook:	Will Tuesday's lesson be posted on ACBL?
02:29:44	Lynn Chapin:	Yes, tomorrow, Beth.
02:29:48	Lynn Chapin:	Sorry for the delay.
02:30:49	Lynn Chapin:	When partner opens 15-17, and game is 25... all you need is 10 points to bid game!  🙂
02:32:01	Lynn Chapin:	OPENING LEADS versus NT will be December 5... and versus Suits will be December 7.
02:33:59	Lynn Chapin:	Part of finessing says you should play TOWARD the card you want to take the trick.
02:35:42	Lynn Chapin:	Any guideline is not intended to be gospel for every situation.  THINK about the missing cards, and you will realize that the Ace of Diamonds is with your partner.
02:37:44	Liz Carroll:	What is a feature?
02:38:15	dianne p:	can a feature be a void?
02:39:49	Lynn Chapin:	A feature can't be a void unless you already have suit agreement.
02:40:04	Lynn Chapin:	A feature is an outside Ace or King, outside your long suit.
02:40:24	Lynn Chapin:	But remember that you can't count shortness until you and partner have found a fit!
02:41:23	Lynn Chapin:	If Dummy has a long suit and you have 4 of them, keep them so their tiny little 3 doesn't set up!
02:43:13	Lynn Chapin:	When you see a missing card in a suit that could be important, you must cover their honor with yours, to promote partner's card to an important one!
02:44:50	Lynn Chapin:	When to Cover an Honor will be covered 11/14. 🙂  Put it on your calendar!
02:46:15	Lynn Chapin:	TUESDAY's files are not uploaded to the webpage yet.  They will be posted with tonight's sometime tomorrow.  This is the archive where you can find all the videos and all the Community Game lessons: https://www.acbl.org/community-game-zoom-lessons/
02:48:10	Lynn Chapin:	Even if you and partner discussed that you will not open 1NT with a 5-card major, what's more important is planning your REBID.  If you have no rebid after opening 1H, because your shape is 5-3-3-2, you must bend the agreement and open 1NT instead of 1H. :)
02:50:15	Lynn Chapin:	4 losers is 1 too many!  Where to eliminate one?  That's the job that making your PLAN will do for you.  Your diamond is a slow loser - they can't take that one right away.
02:51:38	Lynn Chapin:	If you pull trumps without having control of them, you will lose control of the hand and they will defeat you.  Getting those children off the street does not always apply!  It depends on the rest of the hand.
02:53:46	Lynn Chapin:	🤓  Look for uneven suits with honors... if you can set that suit up. you will have a pitch for one of your losers :)
02:55:14	Lynn Chapin:	Tonight's lesson hands:
02:57:14	Lynn Chapin:	It is a GAME, after all -- HAVE FUN trying 3NT!
03:01:13	Lynn Chapin:	See you next week for THIRD HAND HIGH!
03:01:19	Lynn Chapin:	(As high as necessary...)
03:01:25	Lynn Chapin:	This is the archive where you can find all the videos and all the Community Game lessons: https://www.acbl.org/community-game-zoom-lessons/
03:01:34	Lynn Chapin:	You can check out the results on Live for Clubs:  https://my.acbl.org/club-results/909994
03:01:47	Lynn Chapin:	Bookmark this link to the FREE LESSON: https://acbl-org.zoom.us/j/2364960804?pwd=a3QrbW9EMmhLdWE5ZkM5QXArVzQvUT09
03:01:58	Lynn Chapin:	See you next week for THIRD HAND HIGH!
03:02:03	Lynn Chapin:	(As high as necessary...)