Club News Sheet – No. 240    www.pattayabridge.com        10th June 2007

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Mon 4th      1st  Jan & Tonni                        67%           2nd    Lis & Finn                                58%

Wed 6th      1st Jan & Tonni                        67%           2nd    Bill Peters & Robbie                           53%

Fri  8th        1st  Jan & Janne                        77%           2nd    Frode & Robbie                       57%  

                                                                 

Bidding Quiz                           Standard American is assumed unless otherwise stated.

 

Hand A           Hand B           With Hand A RHO opens a Multi 2♦, what do you bid?

 

♠ J3                 ♠ Q973

♥ A9854          ♥ J98               With Hand B partner opens 2NT, (a) what do you bid? 

♦ A982            ♦ 106               (b) Suppose you bid 3♣ and partner responds 3♥, what now?

♣ K10             ♣ K1086        

 

Hand C           Hand D           With Hand C you open 1♠ and partner bids 1NT, what do you bid?  

   

♠ AKJ9632      ♠ AK82

♥ A987            ♥ AK103         (a)  What do you open with hand D?

♦ A                  ♦ 95                 (b)  Suppose you open 2NT, partner bids 3♣ Stayman and you

♣ 6                  ♣ AQ9                   bid 3♥. Partner then bids 3NT, what now?

                             

Hand E            Hand F            With Hand E partner opens 1♣ in 4th seat and RHO overcalls 1♥.

What do you bid?

♠ Q1054          ♠ K

♥ 102               ♥ KQJ632       (a)  What do you open with Hand F?

♦ AQ9865       ♦ 103               (b)  Suppose you choose a weak 2♥ and partner bids 2♠, what

♣ 3                  ♣ 9862                  do you do now?

 

Hand G           Hand H           With Hand G partner opens 1♠. (a) what do you bid?

(b) Suppose you choose 1NT and partner bids 3♥, what now?

♠ 7                   ♠ 32               

♥ K3                ♥ A9               With Hand H you open 1♣ in 4th seat and LHO overcalls 1♥.

♦ Q1092          ♦ K10             What do you do when (a) partner bids 2♦, or (b) partner bids 1♠?

♣ QJ10975      ♣ AKJ10752

                                                       

Hand J            Hand K           With Hand J partner opens 1♣ and RHO overcalls 1♠.

(a) What do you bid?

♠ 1064             ♠ K97              (b) Suppose you choose a negative double, LHO bids 3♠ and

♥ Q963            ♥ KQ106               partner bids 4♦, what do you bid now?

♦ K42              ♦ K1085

♣ Q75             ♣ K6               With Hand K it’s favourable vulnerability and RHO opens 1♦

in 3rd seat, (a) what do you bid? Suppose you choose to pass,

                                                LHO bids 1♠ and this is passed to you, (b) what do you bid now?        

                       
Bidding Sequences Quiz            All of these sequences occurred this week

 

L      1♦      1♥      dbl     3♥          double is negative (showing 4 ♠’s), what is 3♥ - weak or invitational

M    1♦      dbl     pass   pass       double is take-out and advancer’s pass is penalties. What

        redbl                                    is redouble?

N     pass   pass   1♦      2♣         Opener passed the 2♠ bid as his partner was a passed hand,

        2♠      pass   pass   dbl                                   what is the double - take-out or penalties?              

P      1♠      pass   1NT   pass       3♥ is strong, but is it forcing?

        3♥               

Q     1♣     1♠      dbl                   The double is negative, it promises 4 ♥’s but does it promise 4 ♦’s?

R     1♣     1♠      dbl     3♠          The double is negative, is 4♦ forcing?

        4♦               

S      1♣     pass   2♥                    Is 2♥ weak or strong?

T      2♥      pass   2♠                    2♥ is weak, is 2♠ a weak correction, invitational or forcing?

 

 

The Club Championships

 

Well done Jan who achieved the triple this week, I believe it’s the first this year. That, together with this year’s highest score of 77% which he got playing with Janne, has propelled him into 2nd position in the silver and bronze competitions and he will be in a strong position in the gold when he gets 4 more scores above 53%.

I have put up a list of past winners of the Triple Crown on the web (results page). Let me know of any omissions, I believe that Dave has won it two or three times but it was only recorded in the news-sheets on one occasion? Incidentally, there’s no prize for it. It’s like a hole in one at golf, the winner is expected to buy a round of drinks, OK Jan?

 

Gold Cup = Best 30                 Silver plate = Best 10      Bronze medal = Best 5

 

1810.5  Janne Roos                  666.8  Janne Roos                    350.4  Janne Roos

1731.2  Dave Cutler                 647.2  Jan v Koss                    340.2  Jan v Koss

                                                634.5  Lars Gustaffson             336.2  Bengt Malmgren

                                                630.9  Paul Savelkral                332.9  Paul Savelkral

                                                627.1  Gunnar Barthel              325.6  Gunnar Barthel

                                               

 

 

Yet another Multi Mix-up                                   Board 6 from Wednesday 6th

 

Two weeks ago there was a defence to the Multi 2 diamonds that went tragically wrong. That prompted me to write up a defense to the Multi two diamonds and it’s on the web and in the conventions folder. Unfortunately West at Table A chose to ignore my advice and went for 800.

     

Dealer:             ♠ AQ1098                                     Table A

East                  ♥ -                                                 West(A)     North         East            South(F)

E-W vul           ♦ KQJ74                                        -                 -                 pass           2♦  (1)

                        ♣ AQ7                                           2♥      (2)    dbl   (3)      all pass

 

♠ J3                      N             ♠ 76542                   Table B

♥ A9854            W    E          ♥ 107                       West(A)     North         East            South(F)

♦ A982                  S              ♦ 65                         -                 -                 pass           pass (1)

♣ K10                                   ♣ J543                     1♥             dbl   (4)      pass           pass

                        ♠ K                                                redbl (5)     1♠    (6)      all pass

♥ KQJ632                                    

♦ 103                                             Table C

                        ♣ 9862                                          West(A)     North         East          South(F)

-                 -                 pass         2♥    (1)

pass           2♠              pass         pass (7)

 

Table A:     (1)  What did you open with this South Hand F(a) in this week’s quiz? This South chose Multi 2♦ (so a weak 2♥).

(2)   What did you bid with this West hand A in this week’s quiz? Overcalling the Multi 2♦ on the first round is very dangerous and if you’ve read the defence to the multi 2♦ (in the conventions folder or on the web) you will see that pass is clear.

(3)   With this big ha