Pattaya Bridge Club News-sheets 2010 Index

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373 Final Championship results

Dave’s column – ♠75 ♥K84 ♦AKJ43 ♣653 opposite ♠A83 ♥A10962 ♦6 ♣AJ82 in 4♥

Dave’s 2^nd col – a defensive -problem

373 A big balanced hand – play the Kokish relay.

Dave’s column – ♠KQ109754 ♥6 ♦A6 ♣Q94 opposite ♠632 ♥QJ9 ♦QJ102 ♣AK3 in 4♠

Dave’s 2^nd col – ♠K64 ♥QJ1097 ♦AQ7 ♣J44 opposite ♠A85 ♥A863 ♦K53 ♣K85 in 4♥

Paul’s column – a simple squeeze.

Paul’s 2^nd col – opening with 0256 shape.

373 Intermediates count

Dave’s column – ♠AQJ43 ♥8 ♦AK85 ♣AJ7 opposite ♠K ♥AQJ7 ♦KJ74 ♣Q954 in 7♦

Dave’s 2^nd col – ♠AQ10743 ♥KJ10 ♦A5 ♣AQ7 opposite ♠KJ865 ♥AQ5 ♦A10 ♣842 in 6♠

Roman Keycard King ask – use cheapest king.

373 Dave’s columns – two defensive problems.

374 Is it forcing – a jump rebid by responder?

Double or forcing pass?

The automatic re-opening double when playing negative doubles.

Dave’s column – ♠86 ♥1073 ♦A874 ♣AKJ2 opposite ♠KJ109732 ♥KQ4 ♦K ♣73 in 4♠

Dave’s 2^nd col – a defensive problem

Is it forcing – a jump rebid by responder?

Manufacture a forcing bid.

Dave’s column – a defensive problem

Dave’s 2^nd col – ♠52 ♥Q74 ♦KQ42 ♣A1074 opposite ♠A8 ♥KJ3 ♦AJ76 ♣KJ98 in 3NT

379 Dave’s column – ♠A63 ♥QJ ♦J6432 ♣654 opposite ♠1087 ♥A72 ♦AK ♣AJ1093 in 3NT

Dave’s 2^nd col – a defensive problem

380 Passes out – pass a 21 point hand but open an 11 point hand

Finding a minor suit slam after a 1NT opening.

Dave’s column – ♠743 ♥AJ8 ♦A94 ♣AQJ6 opposite ♠Q82 ♥KQ10964 ♦K6 ♣84 in 4♥

Dave’s 2^nd col – ♠AQ104 ♥Q72 ♦AKQ76 ♣8 opposite ♠KJ3 ♥AK43 ♦432 ♣543 in 4♠

381 When the roof fell in

Double of Stayman can back-fire.

A flawed take-out double

Dave’s column – ♠Q4 ♥A543 ♦752 ♣KQ104 opposite ♠K875 ♥QJ96 ♦A4 ♣AJ2 in 4♥

Dave’s 2^nd col – ♠KQJ87 ♥64 ♦J1062 ♣K10 opposite ♠92 ♥K83 ♦AQ ♣AQJ972 in 3NT

382 ve’s column – ♠AK ♥86532 ♦KQ63 ♣K10 opposite ♠J1098632 ♥- ♦42 ♣A963 in 4♠

Dave’s 2^nd col – ♠AQ5 ♥AQ9 ♦QJ42 ♣J92 opposite ♠K108 ♥52 ♦A1096 ♣K1087 in 3NT

Paul’s column – a great bid

Paul’s 2^nd col – an atrocious bid