TGIF February 2017: Scores
| 1. IMPs. None vul.
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A Q 10 9 7 5 4
A Q 10
K Q 10
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North |
East |
South |
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1
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2NT
(1)
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Dbl
(2)
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5
| ? |
| (1) Club and diamond two-suiter.
| | (2) Values.
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Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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6
| 5
| 100
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5
| 4
| 90
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6
| 3
| 80
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Pass
| 2
| 70
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5
| 1
| 60
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Moderator: The opponents' preempt has succeeded in quickly reducing viable calls to 5, two cuebids, a bash to 6 and pass, which no one (except the two panelists who passed) is even sure is forcing.
Steve Robinson: 5. I want to make a slam try. If partner bids 5, I can bid 5NT, pick-a-slam, offering him a choice of majors.
Kerri Sanborn: Pass. Maybe I can learn something useful from partner's next bid. I have so much to say, that one bid from me won't do it all.
Geoff Hampson: 6. Double is not clearly defined, but I think that facing useful values, I will make a slam. Playing in hearts - even assuming partner has five - may be awkward with club leads tapping my hand. I assign partner two of K, K, A for his double.
Daniel Korbel: 6. . . just in case partner has: K x K x x x x A x x x x x or the like. Stopping below slam would be pessimism of the highest magnitude. I don't think pass is forcing.
Stephen Vincent: 6. Partner's failure to bid hearts originally suggests a flattish hand: hence secondary spade support. Leaving the door open for seven should partner have the magic hand.
David Waterman: 6. Practical. I don't know what pass then pull would mean.
Christopher Diamond: 6. I hate 'values'...what values? Assuming some kind of Un vs Un I assume balanced defensive values. If we're on the same wave length, my attempt to show a club void will get him evaluating his controls properly.
Larry Meyer: 5. Insist on offense, hoping pard can support my spades.
Michael Dimich: Pass. Over partner's double, pull to 5 for a slam try. Partner should bid 6 with K and K.
Eugene Chan: Dbl. Pass is forcing. Pulling the expected 5-X from partner to 5 is a slam try promising first round control in clubs. If partner accepts slam with a 6 cuebid, we will cuebid 6 to invite 7.
Andrew Krywaniuk: 6. Bidding 6 on the way to 6 should indicate a first-round control.
Hk Ho: 6. Partner's double shows values? If in the minors, partner should bid 3NT. If the major suit kings, hope he has something more. The J will bring home 12 tricks. If I had club values, I would double. Hence, my 6 must be forward going with club control.
Paul Mcmullin: 6. Maybe they will sacrifice...?
Timothy Wright: 6. They are trying to steal from us -- I figure that 6 implies a control (and denies first-round diamond control).
Beverley Candlish: 6. Can't miss a possible slam.
David Gordon: 6. Commit to slam and show first round club control.
Plarq Liu: 6. I have extras in value and shape, we have no slam to pick so 6. We have no space to explore slam anyway.
Chris Buchanan: Pass. Pass and pull.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: 5. I am not willing to gamble partner has both major kings (or A and a major king). I do want to suggest a stronger than minimum but one-suited hand. My alternative is 5. Not a fan of Dbl = values: better methods exist.
Kf Tung: 6. Usually you can buy this contract right away. If you pass and then correct to 6 when partner doubles 5, East may bid 7!
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| 2. IMPs. None vul.
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A K J 9 7
7 3 2
J 7
A 5 2
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North |
East |
South |
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1
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Pass
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1
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Pass
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3
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Pass
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3
(1)
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Pass
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3NT
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Pass
| ? |
| (1) Forcing.
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Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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4
| 10
| 100
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4
| 2
| 80
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4NT
| 1
| 60
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6
| 1
| 60
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Pass
| 1
| 50
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5NT
| 0
| 30
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Moderator: Most of the panelists concur on the 4 raise preparatory to exploring for slam.
Steve Weinstein: 4. This hand is promising for slam, and I am not worried about going down in 5. I will make a forward move and clarify what the trump suit is.
Jill Meyers: 4. I am going to make a try by bidding 4, hoping to hear 4 from partner, in which case I will take a shot at 6. If partner raises to 5, I will bid 5. And if partner bids 4 or 4NT, I will pass.
Stephen Vincent: 4. Slam is a definite possibility,
David Waterman: 4. Much to be said for just bidding 6 - the lead will likely be important - but this is a bidding contest.
Christopher Diamond: Pass. Don't think I have quite enough to invite.
Larry Meyer: 4NT. Quantitative.
Michael Dimich: 4. If partner has solid diamonds they will cue bid the A, otherwise 4NT.
Eugene Chan: 4. . . forcing. Not the greatest trump support to invite diamond slam but partner should have a near solid diamond suit for the jump to 3. If we get a 4 cuebid from partner, then 6 should have excellent prospects of making.
Andrew Krywaniuk: 4NT. Blame transfer - give partner something like x A Q x A K Q x x x K x x and slam is a good bet.
Hk Ho: 4NT. Obviously, North has no spade support. The minimum for his 3 rebid should be 16 HCP, made up of A A K Q x x x and K, 11 tricks in total. 4NT is quantitative, asking North for some extra.
Paul Mcmullin: Pass. Doesn't 3NT end the auction?
Timothy Wright: Pass. Partner is limited (because she did not jump-shift). 3NT looks to be odds-on (and better than 5, let alone 6).
Beverley Candlish: 4. . . Gerber. Possible slam in NT or diamonds.
David Gordon: 4. Not interested if partner does not have a heart control.
Plarq Liu: 4. Determine trumps and explore slams.
Chris Buchanan: 4. Really close to passing but I have aces.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: Pass. Tempting, but partner opened only 1. (In my own agreements several strong diamond hands are included in other openings.)
Kf Tung: Pass. If you miss slam then partner may have a better bid than 3 and then 3N.
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| 3. Matchpoints. E-W vul.
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Q 3 2
A K Q 6 4
10 4 3
4 2
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East |
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1
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Pass
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1
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Pass
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1
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Pass
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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2
| 5
| 100
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2
| 4
| 90
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1NT
| 3
| 80
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2NT
| 2
| 70
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2
| 1
| 60
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Moderator: Where do you shoot? High or low?
Mike Lawrence: 2NT. The easy route out of this is to bid 2 and take the consequences of it. But 2 comes with issues unless you decide that it isn't game forcing. Put me down for 2NT.
Geoff Hampson: 2. Very heavy for this bid, but there is no good alternative. Raising to 2 is equally out of range high-card-point-wise and just tells a different lie. It's only matchpoints.
Mel Colchamiro: 2. I don't know. For once I'm at a loss for words. 2? 3? 2? 3? 1NT? 2? Should I go high or low? Because it's matchpoints, I'm going low. I choose 2 because the coin came up tails. At IMPs, I would always go high with 2.
Josh Donn: 2. By overbidding by a point or so, I will reach the right strain and avoid horribly wrong-siding the notrump.
Stephen Vincent: 2NT. Should this work out badly, I will claim to have missorted.
David Waterman: 1NT. I don't mind 2NT on 10xx, but if partner has a stiff heart, NT is not going to be good. 1NT lets us find a better spot if indicated.
Christopher Diamond: 2. Everything's flawed, but there is an outside chance he has a decent 4-3-1-5 that gets us to 4.
Larry Meyer: 2. The quality heart suit and the spade support make this a game forcing hand.
Pearl Minkoff: 2. New minor forcing.
Eugene Chan: 2. 4th suit is game forcing. Hand re-evaluates to a full opener after partner's 1 rebid.
Andrew Krywaniuk: 2. Psych a fourth suit forcing bid and then pass any non-heart response.
Hk Ho: 3. Let North know about your invitational values and a good 5+card heart suit. If North is not min, he can choose 4 with three or 3NT with a diamond stopper. If one opp has four hearts, the Q may be an entry to enjoy 4 heart tricks in 3NT. If North's values are all black, 4 with 4-3 fit is OK.
Paul Mcmullin: 2. Too strong for 2 or 1NT.
Timothy Wright: 2. Forcing to game is not much of a stretch here; my heart suit is surely worth more than 9 points.
Beverley Candlish: 2. Not sure if this is meant to be a reverse bid. I would normally take the 1 bid as an opener. If this is the case, I would rebid my nice 5 card heart suit.
David Gordon: 3. XYZ users have an easy 2 bid.
Plarq Liu: 2. Rebid hearts to show extra values.
Chris Buchanan: 2. I like 2 here as 8-11 but that is not standard. For a lack of anything better I will bid it anyways.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: 2. If fourth suit is GF this hand is a problem.
Kf Tung: 3. Your suit has A K Q but you cannot look after the diamonds!
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| 4. Matchpoints. E-W vul.
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A
Q 7
J 10 5
K 10 9 8 6 4 2
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Pass
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Pass
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1
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1
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2
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3
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3
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4
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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5
| 7
| 100
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4NT
| 3
| 70
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Pass
| 3
| 70
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Dbl
| 2
| 60
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5
| 0
| 30
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Moderator: Though this is a motley collection, most panelists consider there to be enough useful stuff to bid game.
Jeff Meckstroth: 4NT. It sounds like partner is 5-6, but I want to give him a chance to support clubs. This should clearly not be Blackwood by a passed hand.
Jill Meyers: Dbl. . . and lead the A. It is possible they will make this, but the 10 is a big card defensively.
Roger Lee: Pass. If partner doubles, defending looks fine, but with extra shape, partner should be able to bid out. This also keeps clubs in the picture.
Sylvia Shi: 5. I would have opened this hand, of course. Now I bid 5; maybe it makes, maybe it's a good save. Doing anything else is trying to tread too fine a line.
Stephen Vincent: 4NT. Pick a minor suit game partner.
David Waterman: 5. This should be unanimous.
Christopher Diamond: 5. With all these law abiding citizens these days partner has at most one heart. Likely 5-6 in the pointies. 5 has to be reasonable.
Larry Meyer: Pass. I cannot rebid that porous club suit, unsupported, at the 5 level.
Eugene Chan: Dbl. 4-X is going down. E/W is vulnerable. Optimum defence may net +1100.
Andrew Krywaniuk: Dbl. If partner has 2 aces then we are beating this (barring a diamond void).
Hk Ho: Dbl. 4 or 5 is likely to go down. It's highly probable to set 4.
Paul Mcmullin: Pass. A LOT of distribution around the table!
Timothy Wright: 5. Not what I expected to see, but I have real diamond support.
Beverley Candlish: 5. Doesn't indicate whether West's 3 bid is premptive or limit. My partner has reversed and obviously has a two suiter. I would bid 5.
David Gordon: 5. Partner has 5+ diamonds.
Plarq Liu: Pass. Not enough values to bid anything.
Chris Buchanan: 5. Not much along the lines of defense but I should have offense for diamonds.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: Pass. I bid what I had. Let partner express his opinion. Will correct spades to diamonds.
Kf Tung: Pass. You cannot bid 4, 4N, 5 or 5. Now partner can bid 4, 4N, 5 or 5!
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| 5. IMPs. E-W vul.
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K J 9 4 2
K 10 6 2
J
Q J 6
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North |
East |
South |
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1
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Dbl
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1
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Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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2
| 5
| 100
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4
| 5
| 90
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2
| 2
| 60
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Dbl
| 2
| 60
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3
| 1
| 30
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Moderator: The scorer broke the tie between 2 and 4 in favour of those advocating a slower advance to set up an invitation rather than immediately leaping to game, in keeping with the plurality of the panel.
Larry Cohen: 4. I like to play 3 as lots of spades and weakish, something like Q J 10 x x x x x x x x x x, so I can't use that bid to invite.
Barry Rigal: 2. In this auction, I play 2 is a five-card invitation and double is penalty. 2 is a limit raise or better in spades, and this looks just right for that action. I will accept a sign-off in 2.
Kerri Sanborn: Dbl. Let's start here. Later I can cuebid or jump in spades. Double here is penalty. 2 is hearts as well, usually showing more hearts and a minimum, so you get in before opener pulls.
Mel Colchamiro: 2. Club honours may not be carrying full weight opposite two low in partner's hand, and the danger of a heart ruff is very real.
Christopher Diamond: 2. Something stinky here. But I've got a game invite with a 5-card spade suit. Hope a cue and a 3-level spade bid shows that.
Larry Meyer: 1. With 4 quacks, one of them a singleton, take the low road for now.
Eugene Chan: 3. Same bid I would make if East passed instead of bidding 1. Promises a five card suit.
Andrew Krywaniuk: Dbl. First expose the possible psych. But it's dangerous to bid 4 after they got their lead director in.
Hk Ho: 2NT. South has 11 HCP with hearts and clubs stopped. 2NT tells North what to do. East's 1 response is a warning. Vs. 4, he asks for a singleton heart lead. A heart ruff and 2 top clubs mean 1 down.
Timothy Wright: 2. Cue-bidding here overstates the value of my Q J 6 and hides my spade length. If partner invites, I have an easy game bid.
David Gordon: 2. Questionable club values make me downgrade this to just an invitation.
Chris Buchanan: 2. No reason to suppress my 5-card spades.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: 2. . . invite with 5 spades: that's what I have and therefore bid. It's passable if partner has a minimum double. Opposite strong diamonds this preserves enough room to keep NT in the picture.
Kf Tung: Dbl. Remember the old teachings.
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