Pattaya bridge Club News-sheets 2008 Index

 

 

News-sheet No.

 

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269      Bidding again having doubled – two articles

Dave’s column - ♠J73 ♥K2 ♦872 ♣107432 opposite ♠AKQ1084 ♥6♦AKJ ♣A65 in 4♠.

Dave’s column 2 - ♠AJ5♥AKJ1096 ♦54 ♣K6 opposite ♠762 ♥Q5 ♦AK963 ♣A74 in 6♥.

Bridge Cryptogram

4333 type shape – two articles.

270      When Your Hand Improves

Qui-Culpa? – Obey the Law.

Doubling mode – two articles.

Missing the 4-4 major suit fit – two articles

A classic Gambling 3NT

Dave’s column - ♠AJ84 ♥K743 ♦AKQ ♣AQ opposite ♠75 ♥A10986 ♦J65 ♣K86 in 6♥.

Dave’s column 2 is an article about the Law of Total Tricks

Cheating? – three articles

Bridge Cryptogram

271      A two-level overcall? - ♠98 ♥74 ♦Q96543 ♣KQ10, overcall 2♦ over 1♠??

Defending against the Multi – wait and see.

When partner’s 1NT is overcalled at the three level

An adjusted score – ‘strong’ is no a good enough explanation for a Benjamin 2♣.

Dave’s columns – two articles about doubling a response to Blackwood

Impossible to go down? – Eight ever nine never.

272      The Tripple – congratulations to Olaf Ries on winning three times in one week

Open 1NT with a 5-card major? - ♠AK3♥74 ♦K42 ♣A6.

Pass  LHO’s 1♣ opening with 25 points (fav vul)? - ♠AJ ♥AK ♦AK ♣KQJ9643.

Dave’s column - ♠AJ98642♥K76 ♦A ♣92 opposite ♠KQ103 ♥843 ♦J1097 ♣A5 in 4♠.

Dave’s column - ♠KJ7 ♥A54 ♦AJ94 ♣K82 opposite ♠A64 ♥KQJ1063 ♦10 ♣A74 in 6♥.

This week’s silly double. Dbl 1♥ holding ♠KQ86♥J10953 ♦QJ5 ♣9.

Bridge Cryptogram

273      The automatic re-opening double – two articles

Is it forcing? – 1NT - 2♣ - 2♦ - 3♠?

Dave’s column - ♠AKJ109 ♥2 ♦A764 ♣KQ3 opposite ♠Q32 ♥A1065 ♦KQ3 ♣AJ2 in 6♠.

Dave’s 2nd column - ♠KJ7 ♥A54 ♦AJ94 ♣K82 opposite ♠A64 ♥KQJ1063 ♦10 ♣A74 in 6♥.

The suit split calculator and suit play program on the website.

If partner doesn’t like 1NT, he won’t like 2NT - 1♣ - 1♠ - 1NT - 2♥ - 2NT!

Bridge Cryptogram

274      The non-automatic re-opening double? – an example of when not to re-open with dbl.

Bridge Cryptogram

The long Pause – pausing and then passing causes more problems than anything else.

Pass a forcing bid? 1♠ - 1NT - 3♥ is forcing.

Dave’s column - ♠92 ♥9 ♦86 ♣AKQJ543 opposite ♠AJ10 ♥103 ♦K742 ♣10876 in 5♣.

Dave’s 2nd column - ♠AJ10 ♥73 ♦A10965 ♣K43 opposite ♠K874 ♥52 ♦KQJ87 ♣A2 in 5♦.

Missing the AK of trumps – The Josaphine Grand Slam Force.

Negative Free Bids.

275      The automatic re-opening double – yet another example

Silly bids by both sides – a ridiculous double and a failure to re-double.

A help-suit game try by the intruding side.

Dave’s column - ♠AJ102 ♥97 ♦K2 ♣AQJ104 opposite ♠KQ9873♥AJ ♦A53 ♣72 in 6♠.

Dave’s 2nd column - ♠KQ2 ♥K643 ♦AQ7 ♣432 opposite ♠AJ6 ♥A72 ♦KJ105 ♣AKJ in 6NT.

Is it forcing? – two sequences where partners disagreed.

A 3rd seat opener may be light – but 5 points really is not enough.

Bridge Cryptogram.

276      Never deny a 4-card major – two articles

Dave’s column - ♠J876 ♥4 ♦AKJ1098 ♣A3 opposite ♠A543♥A8632 ♦Q4 ♣KJ in 4♠.

Dave’s 2nd column - ♠32 ♥A942 ♦AJ1083 ♣A10 opposite ♠KJ9 ♥K3 ♦K952 ♣K653 in 3NT.

Cards on the Table – leave the cards played on the table until the score has been written down.

Stay low with mis-fits.

Bridge Cryptogram.

Don’t pass partner’s take-out double without excellent trumps.

Do NOT open 1NT with a singleton – it is not allowed at our club.

277      Never deny a 4-card major.

            An entertaining hand – fairly sensible bidding lands in a 4-2 fit!

Dave’s column - ♠A