Club News Sheet – No. 249    www.pattayabridge.com        12th Aug 2007

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Mon 6th            1st  Paul Sav.. & Bob P..            61%         2nd Kenneth & Phil                     59%

Wed 8th            1st Lewis & Terry                      60%         2nd Gastone & Jean-Charles       57%

Fri  10th            1st  Bob P.. & Dave                   65%         2nd Lewis & Terry                      57%

 

Bidding Quiz                           Standard American is assumed unless otherwise stated.

 

Hand A           Hand B           With Hand A you are in 1st seat at favourable vulnerability, what

do you open?

♠ 4                   ♠ -                                          

♥ QJ10952      ♥ KJ97            With Hand B you pass as dealer and LHO opens 3♠, this is

♦ J1095           ♦ KQ8762       is passed round to you. (a) What do you do?

♣ Q4               ♣ 653              (b) What do you do if partner made a very long pause before passing?

                                                                             

Hand C           Hand D           With Hand C RHO opens 1♣, what do you bid?

 

♠ A763            ♠ AKQ3

♥ Q10753        ♥ Q10753        With Hand D RHO opens 1♣, what do you bid?

♦ J4                 ♦ A4

♣ J10               ♣ J10

 

 

Bidding Sequences Quiz            All of these sequences occurred this week

 

E      1♣     2♣                             2♣ is a Michaels cue bid, promising at least 5-4 in the majors.

                                            But is it weak, strong, or any strength?                           

F      2♣     pass   2♦      dbl         2♣ is big and 2♦ is negative or waiting, what is the dbl?

G     1♦      2♥      pass   3♣         2♥ is a weak jump overcall, is 3♣ forcing?

H     3NT                                     What is a 3NT opening?

 

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

1773.2  Dave Cutler                 634.9  Paul Savelkral                336.2  Bengt Malmgren

1721.3  Bob Pelletier                634.5  Lars Gustaffson             332.9  Paul Savelkral

                                                632.5  Dave Cutler                   328.0  Dave Cutler

 

Different judgements                                           Board 2 from Monday 6th

     

Two North’s took totally different opinions about their hand on this board: -

 

Dealer:             ♠ AJ543                                         Table A

East                  ♥ Q                                                West          North         East            South

N-S vul            ♦ A1093                                        -                 -                 2♥              dbl      

                        ♣ KJ3                                            3♥    (1)      3♠    (2)      4♥    (3)      pass

pass           dbl   (4)      all pass

♠ 862                    N             ♠ 7                          

♥ 109763          W    E          ♥ AJ8542                Table B

♦ J542                  S              ♦ Q76                      West          North         East            South

♣ 4                                        ♣ Q72                     -                 -                 2♥              dbl

                        ♠ KQ109                                       5♥    (1)      6♠    (5)      all pass      

♥ K                                               

♦ K8                                             

♣ A109865                                   

 

Table A:     (1)  This is feeble, with a known 11-card fit!

(2)   This is equally feeble. With 5 spades opposite a partner who has doubled, this hand is worth at least game.

(3)   I would pass, but then I expect my partner’s to obey the Law and raise my pre-empt to the appropriate level.

(4)   If 3♠ was feeble, this is terrible!

Table B:     (1)  This is the bid according to the Law; 4♥ may be better as you don’t want to make it obvious to N-S that they have a slam.

(5)  This North correctly had faith in his partner’s double (promising a good hand short in ♥’s with 4 ♠’s). Good bid Gerry.

 

And what happened? Just two pairs out of 6 bid the decent 6♠ slam (they both got the ♣’s right). 

The bottom lines: -

-         Don’t double the opponent’s game (non vul) with a singleton trump when you have a cold vulnerable game your way.

-         I note that one N-S pair managed to stop in 3♣ (+2)!

 

 

 

 

Dave’s Column     Here is this week’s Dave input involving the best play for the contract.

 

North               South                   You are North, playing in 6♠ after East has opened a weak 2♥.

♠ AQJ53          ♠ K82                  How do you play on the ♥Q lead?

♥ AK76           ♥ 83              

♦ A8                ♦ K763         

♣ AK               ♣ 10752

 

                                                             


Dave’s Column ans