Last night I'm at a bar working on a girl who has her noticeably more unattractive friend with her. Excellent kino with the one I'm attracted with - but I couldn't come up with a way to get rid of her friend.

I managed to get the hot one's number and then after about 15 min of flirting/gaming I ejected, ostensibly because "I had work early tomorrow". But mostly because I wanted to leave the conversation on a high note and in control before everything got stale.

In the end, I've got a number and her stated interested in going out with me "soon" to an amazing bar I know..(so overall a win) but it would of been better If I could of split her and her friend that night and continued escalation.

Any tips?

if its just the three of you i can't imagine what would make her ditch her friend. the only thing you can do next time is have a friend with you who will be willing to jump on the grenade for you.