Club News Sheet – No. 253    www.pattayabridge.com        9th Sept 2007

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Mon 3rd            1st  Phil & Tomas                                 =          Sean B… & Alan                 60%

Wed 5th            1st Lewis & Terry                      71%         2nd Phil & Tomas                       63%

Fri  7th              1st  Bob & Dave                         65%         2nd  Paul Sc.. & Ivy                     55%

 

Bidding Quiz                           Standard American is assumed unless otherwise stated.

 

Hand A           Hand B           With Hand A it’s favourable vulnerability. RHO opens 1,

what do you bid?

AQJ10764    754            

10                 K52              With Hand B it’s both vul. RHO opens 1NT and you are

84                 8                   playing Multi Landy (or Cappelletti if you prefer), what

Q94             KQ7643      do you bid?

                       

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

 

AKQ            AQ105         (a) What do you open with Hand D? Suppose you pass and LHO

K62              9                         opens 1NT which is passed round to you: (b) What do you do?

863               972               (c)  What would you do if partner had made a long pause before

K732           KQ987              passing the 1NT opening bid?

                                             

Hand E            Hand F            With Hand E it’s everybody vulnerable. Partner opens a weak 2

and RHO overcalls 2, what do you bid?

Q9754          A643         

Q                  K9                With Hand F partner opens 1 and you bid 1. Partner then bids

AK105         Q1076543    2, what do you do?

J42               -

                                                                   

Bidding Sequences Quiz        All of these sequences occurred this week

       

G     1     dbl     redbl  pass  

pass   1      dbl               What is double?         

H     1      dbl     1                Is 1 forcing?

J      1      dbl     2               Is 2 forcing?

K     1      dbl     2                Is 2 forcing?

L      1NT   2     3               2 is Multi Landy, showing the majors. What is 3?

M    1NT   2     pass   2      2 is multi Landy. (a) What is 2, and …

… (b) does the 2 bidder have to alert it?

N     pass   pass   pass   4     

pass   pass   dbl               What is double, take-out or penalties?        


The Club Championships       The current standings are: -

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

 

1820.8  Jan v Koss                  666.8  Janne Roos                    350.4  Janne Roos

1816.8  Janne Roos                  654.4  Jan v Koss                    343.2  Bengt Malmgren

1809.6  Dave Cutler                 644.2  Dave Cutler                   340.2  Jan v Koss

1748.5  Bob Pelletier                642.9  Bengt Malmgren            332.9  Paul Savelkral

1709.8  Phil Lovell                   634.9  Paul Savelkral                330.1  Dave Cutler

 

 

Pre-empt to the limit                    Board 15 from Monday 3rd

     

 

Dealer:             K                                                Table A

South               AK9862                                     West(A)     North         East            South

N-S vul            10763                                         -                 -                 -                 1

                        K2                                             3    (1)      4    (2)      pass           pass

4    (3)      pass           pass           dbl