Club News Sheet – No. 254 www.pattayabridge.com 16^th Sept 2007

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Mon 10^th 1^st Bengt & Wolfgang 59% 2^nd Dave & Lewis 58%

Wed 12^th 1^st Bengt & Wolfgang 59% 2^nd Per-Ake & Jean 58%

Fri 14^th 1^st Sean B.. & Lewis 63% 2^nd Bob & Dave 52%

Bidding Quiz Standard American is assumed unless otherwise stated.

Hand A Hand B With Hand A everybody is vulnerable. You open 1♣ and LHO

overcalls 1♥. This is passed round to you, what do you bid?

♠ QJ94 ♠ K5

♥ 6 ♥ 94

♦ AQ86 ♦ AKQJ9 With Hand B you open 2NT and partner transfers with 3♥;

♣ AQ64 ♣ AK42 RHO doubles this, what do you do?

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

♠ AJxxxx ♠ KQJ5

♥ x ♥ 106 With Hand D it’s favourable vulnerability. You open 1♣,

♦ KJ ♦ 5 and LHO doubles. Partner redoubles and RHO bids 1♦, what

♣ AQxx ♣ AJ10875 do you do?

Hand E Hand F With Hand E everybody is vulnerable. Partner opens 1♣ and

RHO overcalls 1♥, what do you bid?

♠ K105 ♠ A74

♥ KQJ82 ♥ 5 With Hand F LHO opens 1♦ and partner overcalls 1♥. RHO

♦ 93 ♦ Q8653 passes, what do you bid?

♣ K72 ♣ AJ96

Bidding Sequences Quiz All of these sequences occurred this week

G 1NT pass 2♣ pass What is 4♣, i.e. is it Gerber or RKCB for ♥’s?

2♥ pass 4♣

H 1NT pass 2♣ pass What is 4NT?

2♥ pass 4NT

J 1NT pass 2♣ pass What is 4NT?

2♥ pass 4♣

4♥ pass 4NT

K 1NT 2NT What is the 2NT overcall?

L 1♦ 1♥ pass 2NT How many points is 2NT in response to partner’s 1♥ overcall?

M 1♠ pass 2♦ pass

3♠ Is 3♠ forcing?

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The re-opening double Board 23 from Monday 10^th

If you play negative doubles – then remember the automatic re-opening double.

Dealer: ♠ K105 Table A

South ♥ KQJ82 West North(E) East South(A)

both vul ♦ 93 - - - 1♣

♣ K72 1♥ (1) pass (2) pass 1♠ (3)

pass 3NT all pass

♠ A72 N ♠ 863

♥ A9543 W E ♥ 107 ‘Expert’ Table

♦ K4 S ♦ J10752 West North(E) East South(A)

♣ J93 ♣ 1085 - - - 1♣

♠ QJ94 1♥ (1) pass (2) pass dbl (3)

♥ 6 all pass

♦ AQ86

♣ AQ64