TGIF September 2018: Scores
| 1. Matchpoints. Both vul.
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K 10 6 4 3
A 8
K Q 7
A 10 9
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1NT
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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
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| (1) Transfer.
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Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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3
| 10
| 100
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3NT
| 4
| 80
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3
| 0
| 60
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4
| 1
| 60
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Moderator: A majority of the panelists counter partner's red suits with 3.
Mike Lawrence: 3. I need one more descriptive bid from pard, hence 3, hoping I get more information. I love this hand for 6 if he has five of them, which isn't guaranteed yet.
Jill Meyers: 4. . . encouraging in both of pard's suits. I would like to have an extra diamond, but my key cards are too good in both suits not to express some interest. If partner signs off in 4, I am done.
Kerri Sanborn: 3NT. It would be nice if 3 was an offer of another strain, but it merely shows values there. This hand looks much better if partner can bid again, but for now, let's just deny 3-card heart support and hope the 10 is helpful should we languish in 3NT.
Ralph Buckley: 5NT. Choose between 6 or 6NT.
Aidan Ballantyne: 3. Cooperating in a possible slam venture as my red cards are really good and I have controls in both black suits. Ostensibly this is a cue in diamonds that denies three hearts. Want to stay below 3NT for now.
David Waterman: 4. . . rather than 3 to emphasize my prime hand. I don't want to cue bid with less than 3 hearts or 4 diamonds.
Christopher Diamond: 3. A control rich good spot hand needs some positive move. I'd think 3 shows 3-card support, so 3 is all I have below 3NT.
Larry Meyer: 3NT. Pard could have 5 hearts and 4 diamonds, so no guarantee of an 8-card fit.
Andrew Krywaniuk: 3NT. No need to pinpoint the lead for the opponents.
Perry Khakhar: 3. . . cue bid for diamonds! The hand looks very pure for a diamond slam.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: 3NT. System-bid. What's the problem?
David Gordon: 3. Maybe partner has 3 spades? Also I like my values in context of the auction.
Allan Simon: 3NT. I don't agree with 1NT. I have had better luck opening this kind of hand with 1, especially since I have been playing Bart.
Kf Tung: 3. Maximum, 5233. If partner has 5-5, a slam is possible. If partner has 3541 a slam is also possible.
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| 2. IMPs. Both vul.
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J 10 4
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K J 7 4 3
A Q 7 5 2
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North |
East |
South |
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Pass
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1
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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Dbl
| 9
| 100
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Pass
| 0
| 90
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2NT
| 6
| 70
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2
| 0
| 50
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2
| 0
| 50
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Moderator: Here are nine people who feel lucky today and six with a death wish.
Jeff Meckstroth: Dbl. Too dangerous to bid 2NT with weak suits.
Steve Robinson: 2NT. I don't think spades will play well. If I double, partner will go out of his way to bid spades. I think 2NT shows minors with any strength. Fit/strain first and guess about level later.
Aidan Ballantyne: Dbl. Double is safer than 2NT. Pass is reasonable but I'd rather get in light now with imperfect spades than guess later.
Christopher Diamond: Dbl. I'm not committing 2NT with those spots and I can't make myself pass so it's door number 3 (missing a spade).
Larry Meyer: Dbl. If we end up playing a spade contract, my hand with the short trumps will be ruffing their hearts.
Andrew Krywaniuk: Pass. We probably don't want to sac at IMPs so don't tell the opponents how to play the hand.
Perry Khakhar: 2. Hand is too good for Unusual 2NT and may play better in a 5-3 spade fit, so no burying the spade suit.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: 2NT. Aiming at partscore save; taking as much room as possible.
Allan Simon: 2NT. The concept that 2NT is either weak or strong, never intermediate, has been discredited by certain authorities.
Kf Tung: Pass. You make a bid now and partner will go to game with a maximum passed hand, and then go minus.
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| 3. IMPs. Both vul.
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3
A K Q J 10 8 4
Q J 8 6 5
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1
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Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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5
| 10
| 100
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2
| 3
| 70
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2NT
| 1
| 60
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4NT
| 1
| 50
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Moderator: Despite the potential of the club suit, the majority of the panel rush to game in their solid minor.
Barry Rigal: 2. If the auction ends now, I'll eat my hat and that of the nearest traffic warden. Seriously, we will always get a second chance, and I reckon I'll learn more the next time.
Sylvia Shi: 5. Don't know who has the goods and don't want to wait to find out. This will buy the contract doubled most of the time and might be a lucky make if partner has a useful card for me.
Ralph Buckley: 4NT. Std Blackwood.
Aidan Ballantyne: 2. 5 could be right in terms of applying pressure and taking up room but I have quite a few HCP so I don't want to propel them into something I can't beat that they would not bid without my pressure.
David Waterman: 2NT. . . followed by 5. Better than 5 directly - it will help partner with competitive decisions.
Christopher Diamond: 5. I will end up here anyway. Might as well do it quickly.
Larry Meyer: 5. Bid what I think I can make.
Andrew Krywaniuk: 5. Apply max pressure with a 2-way shot.
Perry Khakhar: 3. If partner can bid 3NT, we have done our job! It's either that or 4NT! But 9 tricks may be easier.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: 2. Possibly later show clubs, but prime diamonds first.
Beverley Candlish: 2. I would like to double first and then bid diamonds, however, I am afraid that partner may leave the double in if she has spades and a decent hand.
David Gordon: 2NT. Will take more calls.
Allan Simon: 3. This is my idea of walking the dog. The bidding is not over, but my hope is that opponents will double me when I later bid 5.
Kf Tung: 5. Make them guess at the 5 level.
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| 4. IMPs. N-S vul.
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3
A 7 6 3
A K Q 10 6 2
8 2
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1
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Dbl
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1NT
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2
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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3
| 7
| 100
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2NT
| 2
| 70
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3
| 2
| 70
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3
| 2
| 70
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3NT
| 1
| 50
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Dbl
| 1
| 50
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Moderator: The plurality opt for 3.
Larry Cohen: 3. I'm not really worth this, but I can't imagine buying it for only 3; the opponents have at least nine spades. So I might as well make the call that helps partner judge. Maybe he has a black ace and K x, and can figure out to bid 5.
Roger Lee: 3. I'll take a stab at the nine-trick game opposite a stopper. 3 could be right if partner has suppressed a four-card heart suit, but it sounds too much like 6-5 to me.
Zach Grossack: 2NT. Without agreement, this should be invitational, not just competitive. And I think invitational defines this hand well; I can probably count on partner for one trick here, but certainly cannot count on two. If she likes her hand for 3NT, she will probably like mine too - so long as she picks up J x x x onside.
Mel Colchamiro: 3. 3 could work big opposite K and A. Could partner have bypassed a four-card major? I know I wouldn't.
Aidan Ballantyne: 3. Don't need to do anything fancy.
David Waterman: 3NT. This should be unanimous.
Christopher Diamond: 3. Assuming pard would bid a 4 card major they will compete to 3. So I will show most of my cards and hope for a 3NT bid.
Larry Meyer: 3. West's double makes a heart contract unlikely, so rebid that rebiddable suit.
Andrew Krywaniuk: 3. This sounds like an overbid, but it is a favorite to make.
Perry Khakhar: 3. Partner's 1NT tends to be a bit heavy. I should be safe in 3, but maybe partner can find a 3NT bid over this free bid.
David Gordon: 3. Show the long diamonds.
Allan Simon: 3. Feels sbout right on strength and shape.
Kf Tung: 3. If partner can bid 3N and make, he will be happy. If partner passes and 3 makes, he will be happy too.
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| 5. IMPs. None vul.
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A 8 5 4 2
10 8 6 3
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A J 9 3
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Pass
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1
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Dbl
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1
| ? |
Do you agree with your first-seat pass?
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Yes
| 13
| 50
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No
| 2
| 25
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Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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2
| 8
| 50
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4
| 4
| 40
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2
| 3
| 30
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3
| 0
| 30
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4
| 0
| 25
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Moderator: Two quick tricks, a bid and a rebid . . . enough to make a light first-seat opener? Though the panelists agree with Pass, they now feel like they can bid their brains out.
Steve Weinstein: 2. Voids are magical. I have a great hand with both majors. Let's see how this develops. Dreaming of a 4 splinter if partner bids 2.
Daniel Korbel: 4. I could try a cuebidding sequence, but I'd rather not mess around.
Kerri Sanborn: 2. My first thought was 4, but my partners are allowed to make a takeout double with 3-3-5-2. I want to be sure we play in the correct major suit. I will possibly get to splinter later.
Aidan Ballantyne: 2. I certainly have game interest. 2 cue would be better but I don't want this to be misconstrued as natural so I opt for the standard cue bid.
David Waterman: 2. I will bid game in whatever suit my partner bids. If he passes I will get a new partner.
Christopher Diamond: 2. A pass with this today NV? Must be a seniors event. If those are feisty modern seniors bidding against us we could still be cold for slam. And I assume 2 is an old fashioned cue.
Larry Meyer: 2. 9 HCP and no great suit is not an opener. Cue bid to show extra strength in support.
Andrew Krywaniuk: 3. This hand is also rife with possibilities to torture partner with ambiguous bids.
Alan Kemp-Gee: 2. Discuss 2.
Perry Khakhar: 2. I wish to play in my longest major. Right on values as well.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: 2. Constructive with at least one 4-card major.
David Gordon: 2. I want to force to game and show a preference for spades.
Allan Simon: 4. Hard to picture a hand consistent with the bidding where this doesn't have some play.
Kf Tung: 4. You like 4 even when partner has 4-4 in the majors!
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