What an event ... The boards were at their usual trickiest, only more so, I don't think you would ever have had so many voids, and singletons in years. Boy, wasn't it fun.

At one table Martin, bid and made 5 Spades, while at the other his team, playing the reverse cards made 5 Diamonds doubled ... +15 imps ... Work that one out.

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The Club wishes everybody a very Merry and Holy Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year.

A big field of 10.5 tables lined up for the Melbourne Cup pairs and Luncheon.

Kerrel Walker was returning from a spell online to pair up with the ever reliable Barry Foster to take out the North-South honours. East-West was dominated by the pair of experienced stayers Lorraine Lindsay and Richard Carter.

Thanks to Laurie and Martin manning the "TAB" and Peter directing proceedings.

Lunch was a spectacular sit down with quiche and salads .. thanks lunch ladies.

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Martin Johnson, Hope Tomlinson, Dasha Brandt and David Bowerman.

Ten tables of intrepid players faced the ultimate challenge.

For the experts it was just another day, for the not so clever, it was a day of deception and intrigue.

Almost every hand had a real problem to solve.If it wasn't all the trumps being in the one opposition hand, it was one opposition hand having all the points while their partner had none. Truly a day to test the metal of all and sundry.