TGIF May 2017: Scores
| 1. Matchpoints. None vul.
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A Q 10 3 2
A K 3
K Q J 5 4
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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
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Pass
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3NT
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Pass
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4
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Pass
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Your call?
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5
| 8
| 100
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4
| 4
| 70
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4
| 2
| 60
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4NT
| 2
| 60
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5
| 0
| 50
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6
| 0
| 30
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6
| 0
| 20
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Moderator: The majority of the panel see 4 as patterning out; the other half see a different application.
Jeff Meckstroth: 5. I have no idea what partner is doing here so I will try and describe my hand.
Daniel Korbel: 4NT. It sounds like 4 might be suspect here as partner has no way to rebid spades again in a forcing manner. In fact, I think using 4 as a spade bid makes a lot of sense. My hand is great, although the spade void may not be what the doctor ordered.
Josh Donn: 4. In my mind, 4 simply shows a good 4 bid: what else can you do if you are too good to simply bid 4? With no spades myself and a minimum in high cards, this gives me an easy sign-off.
Sylvia Shi: 4. Partner's 4 should be a slammish hand with spades. I don't think it shows diamonds because they could have bid 3 over 3 holding diamonds and spades. So my 4 is kind of like last train.
Martin Henneberger: 4NT. Although there is an argument to be made for 4 being natural and pattern-showing, a more common application is that it's a probe for the right strain. I will take the most flexible route by bidding 4NT now.
Eurydice Nours: 4NT. To play. Should not bid 3NT after 3: bid 4 to show the shape.
Anssi Rantamaa: 5. Maybe partner knows where he is going.
Christopher Diamond: 5. For pard to be tossing out 4 now leads me to believe he has some wild shape like 7-5 in the pointies. He's essentially unlimited so even though 5 might be an awful MP spot and it might even have no play, I am obligated to show the best support I can have.
Larry Meyer: 5. Can't pass, and all the other possible bids are worse.
Eugene Chan: 4NT. It is matchpoints, hence 4NT. Would have patterned out with 4 rather than 3NT.
Andrew Krywaniuk: 5. Partner chose to bid S-S-D rather than S-D-S. I assume this shows slam interest, which I do not have.
Arun Chopra: 5. Bad misfit. Stay low.
Hk Ho: 6NT. Pard shows 18/19 HCP and 2 suits min 5-5. Pard should have 14+ HCP for not passing 3NT. He must be looking for diamond control to bid slam. As we are void in spades, bid 6NT and hope pard will go to 7 with 3 more points.
David Gordon: 6. Hope we are not missing the Grand.
Plarq Liu: 4. Cuebid.
Chris Buchanan: 5. Tough hand, I think partner is a good 6-4 or 7-4. This is forcing so I will bid the game where it looks like we have a fit. I think 12 tricks is too much of a stretch.
Peter Qvist: 5NT. Pick a slam.
Allan Simon: 6. Partner's likely shape is 7-5 in the pointed suits.
Kf Tung: 6. Partner wants a slam and you have the best diamonds he can hope for.
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| 2. IMPs. N-S vul.
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Q 7 3
A
A 9 8 7 5 2
K 5 4
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1
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Pass
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1
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Pass
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2
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Pass
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2
(1)
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Pass
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2
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Pass
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3
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Pass
| ? |
| (1) Forcing one round.
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Do you agree with 2?
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No
| 9
| 50
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Yes
| 7
| 40
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Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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3
| 8
| 50
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3
| 3
| 35
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3NT
| 2
| 30
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4
| 1
| 25
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4
| 2
| 25
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4
| 0
| 20
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4NT
| 0
| 20
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5
| 0
| 20
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Moderator: The majority of the panel would have raised to 2 on their second turn. Given the auction shown, they draw the focus to the spade suit with 3.
Steve Weinstein: 3. I would have bid 2. I have an exceptional hand for spades. I would have bid 3 over 2. Given that I have twice underbid my spade support, I need to emphasize it now.
Larry Cohen: 3NT. I raise on three cards only if truly stuck. I've shown the diamonds, the spades and now the club stopper. Picture partner holding: J x x x x K Q x x K Q x x.
Jill Meyers: 4. I need to come to life here. I would have raised to 2 before because I think that is our best chance of getting to a spade game, and my diamonds are so bad.
Barry Rigal: 3. I would have bid 2 over 1 and 3 over 2 so I hate this problem. That said, I bid 3 now, thinking it is obviously forcing, and even if partner reads me as 2-3 in the majors, we can always go back to 4 after a raise to 4.
Martin Henneberger: 3. This hand has real slam potential opposite as little as: K J x x x x x K x x x A x. I can't sell our side short by settling for 3NT just yet. I may have a bigger guess later, but for now, I like 3 to keep the dialogue open.
Christopher Diamond: 3NT. It'd be nice to know what this sequence shows. 5-4-3-1 invitational? That leads to a very awkward auction with a GF. Maybe a direct 3 raise should be an invitation with opener bidding a 4 card heart suit if accepting and this sequence showing a GF.
Larry Meyer: Pass. With 3 card trump support including an honour, a ruffing value, and ragged diamonds, South should have bid 2. Sounds like pard is 5=4=3=1, and he made a non-forcing bid, so play the safest part score.
Eugene Chan: 3. 3 rather than 2 would have been more descriptive. Now hope partner can decipher 3!
Andrew Krywaniuk: 3NT. Partner is presumably showing a diamond honour for his delayed raise.
Hk Ho: 3NT. Tell partner that you can stop the hearts and clubs. If there is 6, let partner investigate and push.
David Gordon: 3. Cue bid and cooperating on pard's slam try.
Plarq Liu: Pass. I think partner's 3 is a sign off.
Chris Buchanan: 3. Partner has a good raise to 3. I will cue bid the A for them.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: Pass. Depends on agreements about strength of 2. Do we have any?
Allan Simon: 3. 3 is forcing. 3NT if partner rebids 3.
Kf Tung: 3. Your K is dubious but your Q is a great card. Partner will know that you have long diamonds, 3 good spades and a reluctance for 3N.
Kees Schaafsma: 3. I hope that North can show a fifth spade.
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| 3. Matchpoints. None vul.
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Q J 5 4 3
5 3
7 6 2
A Q 4
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Pass
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Pass
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1
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3
| ? |
Your call?
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3
| 8
| 100
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Dbl
| 6
| 90
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Pass
| 2
| 80
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Moderator: The panel parlay their passed-hand status, and bid their one-bid hand, at the 3-level.
August Boehm: Dbl. . . protected, I hope, by my passed-hand status.
Steve Robinson: Pass. If partner can't reopen, I'm willing to defend against 3. I don't have enough to bid 3.
Geoff Hampson: 3. I have a max with five spades, so this looks right.
Martin Henneberger: 3. Thank goodness we are a passed hand! 3 now doesn't overstate my length or values by much and takes away any ambiguity that other bids would face. Passing or making a negative double have their own issues.
Stephen Vincent: 3. Let's hang partner for opening light.
Christopher Diamond: 3. Didn't open 2, don't want to pressure a 3rd seat partner and numerous other future excuses to my overbid.
Larry Meyer: Pass. With 8 losers in my hand, we are not going plus on offense unless pard can freely bid again.
Eugene Chan: 3. Slight overbid but not forcing as I am a passed hand.
Andrew Krywaniuk: 3. Partner can't get overboard since I am a passed hand.
Hk Ho: 3. Passing 3 could be -140 or +50/100. Making 3 could be +140. Count pard for 7 LTC for his opening. We have 8 LTC, meaning N/S can make 9 tricks. It's worth the gamble.
David Gordon: 3. The tolerance in diamonds and being a passed hand made me do it.
Chris Buchanan: Pass. With any non-minimum we will hear from partner again which should help us.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: 3. I'll gamble that partner has at least 3 spades.
Kf Tung: 3. You have a passed hand, and you have 5 spades.
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| 4. IMPs. N-S vul.
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J 10 8
10 8 2
A K J 4
K Q 2
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Pass
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Pass
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Pass
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1
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2
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Dbl
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Pass
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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2NT
| 11
| 100
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Pass
| 2
| 70
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2
| 2
| 60
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2
| 1
| 50
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2
| 0
| 40
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Moderator: The vast majority of the panel don't see a problem: they have no majors, they have stoppers, thus 2NT.
Mike Lawrence: Pass. Might beat it a couple. Only 180 for them if they make it. LHO passed, so he doesn't have that good a hand.
Kerri Sanborn: 2NT. Nothing to be embarrassed about.
Sylvia Shi: 2. Anything could be right. I don't want to bid 2 without at least five diamonds. If partner has only three hearts, I hope they correct to 2 - they don't have to double holding 5 spades and a weak hand because as a passed hand, 2 would be nonforcing.
Martin Henneberger: 2NT. With a 4-3-3-3 14-count, I cannot come up with a better hand description than 2NT.
Stephen Vincent: Pass. At worst, -180 is not too bad a disaster.
Christopher Diamond: 2NT. I detest 2NT but nobody plays there hot at IMPs anyway so I can blame partner when we go down in game.
Larry Meyer: 2NT. Deny a 4-card major and show my club stopper.
Eugene Chan: 2NT. An original 1NT (strong) would avoid this problem. Only a beginner would open this 1.
Andrew Krywaniuk: 2NT. This is likely to get us overboard, but no other option is appealing.
Hk Ho: Pass. It appears that N/S do not have a game. Hope to collect +300. If only +100, the deficit is only 1 or 2 IMP.
David Gordon: 2. Intend the following actions over pard's various bids: Pass over 2; raise 2NT to 3NT; bid 3NT over 3 or 3; Pass 3.
Plarq Liu: 2NT. No hearts or spades.
Chris Buchanan: 2NT. Ugh! Best option available.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: 2NT. Not happy, but best description.
Allan Simon: 2NT. Seems clear-cut.
Kf Tung: 2NT. Start searching for 3N. Your hand is too good for a timid 2 rebid.
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| 5. IMPs. E-W vul.
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Q 6 5
6 5 4
2
A K 8 7 6 5
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North |
East |
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3
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Pass
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Pass
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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Pass
| 10
| 100
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Dbl
| 6
| 70
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4
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Moderator: Another preempt, another marginal hand.
Roger Lee: Pass. Obviously double could be a huge winner, but my hand is a major disappointment if partner pulls to a major or passes; and if partner bids 3NT, it still might be no bargain.
Martin Henneberger: Dbl. When choosing among alternatives, I prefer the call with the most flexibility. Double allows many good things to happen for our side, including a penalty pass or 3NT by partner.
Stephen Vincent: Pass. You have to draw a line somewhere.
Christopher Diamond: Pass. I'd double me, but other people have decent hands for 3 here. If nonvul game is on for us, it's not a big loss if they're down a few.
Larry Meyer: Dbl. Assuming pard bids a major, he will be able to trump diamonds in the hand with shorter trumps.
Eugene Chan: 4. Balancing action at favourable vulnerability is a no brainer.
Andrew Krywaniuk: Dbl. Partner didn't deny a 5-card suit.
Hk Ho: 4. A playable suit. Double is over-stretched. Hope the loss is less than 110.
David Gordon: Pass. Not quite enough.
Plarq Liu: Pass. No way to act. If West has clubs and I have diamonds, I can bid my suit. Now I will just fold.
Chris Buchanan: Dbl. Keeping it open for partner.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: Pass. Why turn a possible plus into an almost certain minus, especially at IMPs?
Allan Simon: Dbl. Partner is waiting with a penalty pass!
Kf Tung: Dbl. If partner selects 3 of major it will always be right. If partner passes you can collect 200 or more. If partner bids 3N you can give him enough tricks. If partner bids 4 or 4 you will make more often than not.
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