Club News Sheet – No. 248    www.pattayabridge.com        5th Aug 2007

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Mon 30th          1st  Paul Sc.. & Ivy                     63%         2nd Derek & Gerard                   62%

Wed 1st           1st Paul Sc.. & Terry                 65%         2nd Paul Sav.. & Mike G            61%

Fri  3rd              1st  Kees Pr.. & Guy                  59%         2nd Bjorn & Sally                        58%

 

Bidding Quiz                           Standard American is assumed unless otherwise stated.

 

Hand A           Hand B           With Hand A partner opens 1NT and you transfer with 2♥ and

partner obediently bids 2♠. What do you bid now?

♠ AQJ63          ♠ K1064                       

♥ 96                 ♥ J1063                      

♦ 10842          ♦ KQ6             With Hand B partner opens 1♣ and RHO overcalls 1♠, what

♣ Q7               ♣ A8                do you bid?

                                                              

 

Hand C           Hand D           With Hand C you open 1♦ and partner bids 2♣, what do you bid?

 

♠ 54                 ♠ J                      

♥ KQ98           ♥ K7                      With hand D there are two passes and RHO opens 3♣,

♦ QJ94            ♦ AKQJ10654       what do you bid?

♣ A82              ♣ K6

 

 

 

Bidding Sequences Quiz            All of these sequences occurred this week

 

E      1♦      pass   2♣     pass       (a) How many ♦’s does opener promise?

2♥                                        (b) How many points is opener showing?

F      1♦      pass   2NT                 (a) How many points is 2NT by responder?

(b) How many ♥’s and how many ♠’s?

G     1♦      pass   3NT                 (a) How many points is 3NT by responder?

(b) How many ♥’s and how many ♠’s?

 

The Club Championships       The current standings are: -

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

 

1816.8  Janne Roos                  666.8  Janne Roos            350.4  Janne Roos

1793.3  Jan v Koss                  650.5  Jan v Koss            340.2  Jan v Koss

1763.4  Dave Cutler                 634.9  Paul Savelkral        336.2  Bengt Malmgren

                                                634.5  Lars Gustaffson     332.9  Paul Savelkral

627.2  Dave Cutler           325.6  Gunnar Barthel

Please note

 

My mobile phone number has recently changed. It’s now 083 6066880.

Tell partner your hand                                         Board 22 from Monday 30th

     

Dealer:             ♠ AQJ63                                        Table A

East                  ♥ 96                                               West          North(A)    East            South

E-W vul           ♦ 10842                                         -                 -                 pass           1NT    

                        ♣ Q7                                             pass           2♥              pass           2♠

pass           4♠    (1)      all pass

♠ 107                    N             ♠ 9852                    

♥ 10872             W    E         ♥ KQ4                     Table B

♦ KJ96                 S              ♦ A5                        West          North(A)    East            South

♣ J92                                     ♣ 10543                  -                 -                 pass           1NT

                        ♠ K4                                              pass           2♥              pass           2♠

♥ AJ53                                          pass           3NT (1)      all pass

♦ Q73                                           

♣ AK86                                        

 

Table A:     (1)  What did you bid with this North A in this week’s quiz? The hand is worth game, but with two doubletons and a meager ♦ suit, this North chose 4♠.

Table B:     (1)  This North knew not to bid a 5 card suit having transferred and so chose 3NT. Should North bid 3NT or introduce a 2nd 4 card suit with 3♦? Experts disagree on this, 3NT is obviously very reasonable (better than 4♠) but I would bid 3♦. This is game forcing and warns partner of the shortage in the two unbid suits. With this particular South hand he would always opt for 3NT of course as ♥’s and ♣’s are well covered, but with a weakness in either ♣’s or ♥’s then a 5-2 ♠ fit may play best.

 

And what happened? Three pairs bid and made 3NT (one with an overtrick). Two pairs bid 4♠ and both went down 

The bottom lines: -

-         If partner opens 1NT and you have game values with a 5 card major and a 4 card minor, then transfer and then bid the minor – this warns partner about the shortage in the other two suits.

-         To transfer and then rebid the major promises a six card suit.

-         Some experts believe that a 2nd suit having transferred should be five cards but most agree that it only promises four. I strongly go along with this 2nd group and this topic is fully discussed in the No Trump bidding book.

 

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Negative double or show your stop?                   Board 12 from Monday 30th

 

♠ K1064          Suppose you hold this hand. Partner opens 1♣ and RHO overcalls 1♠.           

♥ J1063           What do you do? Should you show your 4 card ♥ suit (with a negative double)

♦ J62                or should you show your excellent ♠ guards by calling 1NT? It’s a close call,

♣ Q8               your hand is worth just one bid and you have to choose. Either may turn out best.

But give the hand more points and you can do both! South at Table A could not work it out and ended up making a ludicrous bid that stopped short of game.

     

Dealer:             ♠ Q9                                              Table A

West                ♥ AK98                                         West          North         East            South(B)

N-S vul            ♦ 1094                                           pass           1♣             1♠              2NT   (1)

                        ♣ K543                                         pass           pass (2)      all pass