TGIF February 2018: Scores
| 1. IMPs. N-S vul.
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A Q 5
6 5
A Q 10 4 3
Q 9 8
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North |
East |
South |
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4
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Pass
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Pass
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Dbl
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Pass
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Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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5
| 7
| 100
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6
| 3
| 80
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Pass
| 2
| 70
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4NT
| 1
| 60
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5
| 1
| 50
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5NT
| 0
| 40
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Moderator: Though the hand is sparkling opposite a classic takeout double, the panel shoot for the middle-of-the-road 5. Partner may have been under pressure, after all.
Steve Weinstein: 6. Partner should have his bid at this vulnerability, and diamonds is likely to be our best strain. So I'll hope we can take 12 tricks.
Kerri Sanborn: 5. We could easily belong in notrump or spades, so I don't want to choose my suit unilaterally. At this level, the cuebid doesn't necessarily show a control. You can't have everything.
Roger Lee: 4NT. . . planning to pull 5 to 5 to show slam interest. Everything could be ridiculous here, and it's normal to pass with this shape, but it feels wrong with this hand.
Josh Donn: Pass. We have no idea how many diamonds partner has. It might be six, it might be two or, for that matter, partner might be 4-2-1-6. Partner is under pressure, so to avoid hanging them, we should pass when we are balanced without spades and take the money.
Sylvia Shi: 5. Preempts work sometimes. Some people have the agreement that 5 is a slam try and 4NT followed by 5 would be weak in this auction . . . it would be nice if we had that agreement.
Ralph Buckley: 6. I'm assuming/hoping that pard is void in hearts and the only way I know of to show my strength is to jump to 6.
Aidan Ballantyne: 5. Take out the take-out doubles. No convenient means to try for slam and in any case pard's values may be shaded.
David Waterman: 5. An underbid, but there is no reason to believe 6 is 50%+ and I have no way to explore.
Anssi Rantamaa: 5. 4 is at risk from a likely bad trump split.
Christopher Diamond: Pass. What suit and how high? If it was a LOL who might run off 10 heart tricks, I might pull.
Andrew Krywaniuk: 5. The straightforward bid is often best.
Stephen Vincent: Pass. Yes, we probably have a higher-scoring spot but how to find it?
Larry Meyer: 6. I can not make the same bid that I would have made if I had 10 points less.
Paul Mcmullin: 4NT. Will pass 5 and bid 6 over 5.
Chris Buchanan: 5. I think 5 is the best action here although I am tempted by 4.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: Pass. Never play partner for the perfect hand: I don't see enough tricks to make game.
Timothy Wright: 5. 4 could be very right or very wrong. 5 is unlikely to be very wrong.
David Gordon: 5. Doubleton heart is a large negative.
Allan Simon: 5. I prefer to stay fixed, rather than hang partner for re-opening.
Kf Tung: 5. West has almost no points. You have all the winners except hearts. Will partner double 4 with 2 small hearts? Hope he has only one and then you can land in 6 of his best suit.
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| 2. Matchpoints. None vul.
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A K 10 6 4 3
Q 5
Q J 4
10 5
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| West |
North |
East |
South |
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Pass
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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
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Pass
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Pass
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3
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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Dbl
| 9
| 100
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Pass
| 4
| 80
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3
| 1
| 60
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3
| 0
| 30
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Moderator: The panel double, a two-way action, to protect their partial in a major.
August Boehm: Pass. Middle of the road when in doubt. If East is sane, he is short in spades and there is a forecast of bad splits. In any event, partner still has a vote.
Jill Meyers: Dbl. I have already shown six spades, so double has to show extras with a willingness to defend. Also, I think I am making two or three of a major, so at matchpoints, pass would tend to be a big loser.
Barry Rigal: 3. At this vulnerability, surely we have eight heart between us. I would have passed 2, I think, but it isn't too late to get to hearts.
Aidan Ballantyne: Pass. To double I would prefer a stiff heart and more strength. I don't mind if pard bids 3 so I pass.
David Waterman: 3. If partner has 1 spade and the others are 3-3, I will wish I had doubled.
Christopher Diamond: Pass. Is there something I haven't bid yet?
Andrew Krywaniuk: Pass. I have described my hand pretty well. If partner doubles, I will pass.
Stephen Vincent: Dbl. Partner did not open 2, nor did East open 2.
Larry Meyer: Pass. I have already bid the values in my hand.
Chris Buchanan: Dbl. Cooperative, not penalty. Partner may not be playing me for a real third seat opener if I pass.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: Dbl. Protective double. Partner is to look at his hand first and then decide.
Timothy Wright: Dbl. If we are making 2, then we need to punish 3.
David Gordon: Pass. I did not open 2. Nothing extra.
Plarq Liu: Pass. I have a minimum.
Allan Simon: Dbl. Trusting partner to pull with 3-card spade support.
Kf Tung: Dbl. . . penalty. Otherwise partner will pass with A K and 2 low diamonds.
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| 3. Matchpoints. Both vul.
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A Q 7 6 5
J
6
Q J 10 9 7 5
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North |
East |
South |
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3
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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3
| 7
| 100
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4
| 4
| 80
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Pass
| 2
| 70
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4
| 1
| 60
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Moderator: The majority of the panel see the 6-5 shape and take action.
Larry Cohen: 3. Dangerous to bid, dangerous to pass. If one of the other two players holds, say, K J 10 x A x x x x x x K x, I hope it is my partner and not LHO. Of course, if I get doubled, I am running to 4.
Mike Lawrence: 4. I'm willing to bid twice if my system doesn't let me bid both suits at once.
Kerri Sanborn: Pass. I could bid 3 or 4 (black suits), but I might get another shot, in which case I can come alive. Bidding now might excite partner unnecessarily.
Mel Colchamiro: 4. . . . a clear --- some would say big --- overbid. But I just gotta get the ball rollin'. Wish I was playing Kokish-style where 4 would show clubs and spades.
Ralph Buckley: 4. If pard bids 4, I'll bid 4.
Aidan Ballantyne: 4. If LHO bids 4, I have the option of bidding 4 next.
David Waterman: 3. I have the heart shortage - I need to bid.
Christopher Diamond: 4. Too much and dangerous but at least it's just matchpoints.
Andrew Krywaniuk: 4. Bid 4 first so we can still compete to 4 if the opponents confirm a fit.
Stephen Vincent: 3. 4 will get us to the right strain. It will also get us too high on many hands.
Larry Meyer: 4. With 6-5, come alive.
Chris Buchanan: 4. I hope partner can take a joke!
Ig Nieuwenhuis: 4. . . assuming no special agreements. In my own partnership I would double, because correcting hearts to spades would show only that I doubled on the other 2 suits.
Timothy Wright: Pass. That anemic spade suit makes me worried about declaring.
David Gordon: 3. An overbid but stretch with shape.
Plarq Liu: 4. It is worth a Michaels. Either 4 or 5 are good.
Allan Simon: 3. The hand with shape acts!
Kf Tung: 3. You have a better chance for a top than a bottom by entering with 3.
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| 4. IMPs. N-S vul.
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6 5
A 9
Q 7 6 5
Q 9 7 6 5
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North |
East |
South |
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1
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2
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Pass
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3
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3
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Pass
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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3
| 11
| 100
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Pass
| 1
| 60
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4
| 1
| 50
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4
| 1
| 50
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3NT
| 0
| 30
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4
| 0
| 30
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Moderator: The vast majority of the panelists take a simple preference to 3.
Steve Robinson: 3. Partner has the majors, and with only 2-2 in hearts and spades, I will go conservative. My queens are not worth anything. Partner will bid 3 anytime he's 5-5.
Aidan Ballantyne: 4. Pard definitely has at least a 5-card heart suit. I play the safest game. I'm too strong for 3 and 3NT is too speculative.
David Waterman: 3. If he has as much as A K Q x x K Q x x x, game is still very poor.
Christopher Diamond: 4. Too much for just a preference. I hope the Q is worth something.
Andrew Krywaniuk: 3. Partner is probably playing me for 1 trick already. I wonder if he is the type to open 1 with a 5-6 minimum.
Larry Meyer: 3. Take a simple preference.
Chris Buchanan: 4. I am torn between three and four spades here. It is IMPs so I will err on the side of aggression.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: 3. What else? Partner did not double so I have few working points.
Timothy Wright: 3. Bidding 4 here would punish partner for keeping the bidding open with 6-5 in the majors.
David Gordon: 3. The queens are not worth much.
Plarq Liu: 3. Correct to spades.
Allan Simon: 4. Give partner A K x x x x K Q x x x x x. How would you enjoy 3NT?
Kf Tung: 4. Hearts are a better dummy than spades.
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| 5. Matchpoints. Both vul.
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6 5
A 10 4
Q J 7
A K J 5 4
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North |
East |
South |
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1
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Pass
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3
(1)
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Pass
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Pass
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Dbl
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Pass
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| (1) Weak.
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Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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5
| 4
| 100
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3NT
| 4
| 90
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4
| 4
| 90
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Pass
| 2
| 70
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3
| 0
| 40
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4
| 0
| 20
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Moderator: A light takeout from partner . . . the stuff of nightmares.
Jeff Meckstroth: 3NT. The K J and Q are enough to make.
Daniel Korbel: 4. Partner has a light takeout double, something resembling: K x x x K x x x x Q x x x. I absolutely cannot pass this double, because if partner happens to have a five-card suit, it will be in clubs, killing our defensive prospects.
Roger Lee: 5. . . looks strange, but it's a huge winner when partner is 4-4-0-5, and is often about as good as 3NT anyway.
Sylvia Shi: Pass. Partner has a light takeout, but I'm hoping we can come to five tricks still. Partner is almost certainly 4-4-1-4, because with a five-card suit, they would have acted originally. So hopefully we can take three major-suit tricks, or two clubs cash.
Aidan Ballantyne: 3NT. At least I will know how to play it.
David Waterman: 4. I want my partner to keep reopening without fear of being hung. I will pay off when 3NT makes occasionally.
Christopher Diamond: 3NT. Need the right fitting cards to make this work and maybe it's better to try for more than 200.
Andrew Krywaniuk: 3NT. We can make 3NT with many hands that could defeat 3-x for only 500.
Stephen Vincent: Pass. 3NT is too likely to depend on being able to run 9 tricks immediately on a diamond lead.
Larry Meyer: Pass. Going for 800 instead of 600.
Chris Buchanan: 3NT. With as little as the Q x we are at 7 tricks. I will shoot it out in 3NT.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: Pass. Highest expectation of a positive score.
Timothy Wright: 3NT. Partner's decent hand is just what I needed.
David Gordon: Pass. Try for down 3.
Plarq Liu: 3NT. When in doubt, bid 3NT.
Allan Simon: 3NT. Can't even think of another bid.
Kf Tung: Pass. Collect +200 and thank partner.
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