TGIF June 2019: Scores
| 1. Matchpoints. None vul.
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A K 6 5
4
5
K 8 7 6 5 4 2
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| West |
North |
East |
South |
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3
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3NT
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Pass
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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4
| 13
| 100
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Pass
| 2
| 80
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5
| 1
| 50
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4
| 0
| 30
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4NT
| 0
| 30
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6
| 0
| 20
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Moderator: This problem highlights an often undiscussed area for many partnerships.
Larry Cohen: 4. It's tempting to just bid 6, but might as well start with Stayman (no, this is not Gerber) in case partner has something like Q J x x A Q x A x x A x x. Many players use 4 as an ask.
Steve Robinson: Pass. I have no way to show this hand, so I'll hope that 3NT is our best contract. Partner could have: Q J x K x A K Q J x x x x.
David Walker: 6. The 3NT is for minors!
Christopher Diamond: Pass. Too many hand types to go fishing.
Larry Meyer: Pass. Slam seems unlikely, so stick with 3NT instead of looking for 5.
Stephen Vincent: 6. A punt but there's no room for science.
Perry Khakhar: 4. I believe that 6 may be there. I need to investigate. Luckily, my partners and I have a rule that removing freely bid 3NT to 4 of a minor shows that hand.
Paul Mcmullin: 6. Unless we have the sensible agreement that 4 over 3NT is ALWAYS Blackwood, then 4!
Hendrik Sharples: Pass. 3NT ends all auctions?
Timothy Wright: 4. Without defined methods over 3NT, this is a guess.
David Gordon: 4. Natural slam try.
Joel Forssell: 6. Very unlikely that North holds 4 spades.
Kf Tung: Pass. 430 beats 420 or 400, and frequently it is 430.
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| 2. IMPs. N-S vul.
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5
A K Q 8 3
J 8
10 9 7 6 5
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| West |
North |
East |
South |
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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
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3
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3
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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4
| 5
| 100
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4
| 5
| 90
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5
| 1
| 80
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4
| 4
| 60
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4
| 1
| 60
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4NT
| 0
| 30
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Moderator: The real mystery in this auction is what East holds to pass up the opportunity to overcall 1, but freely enters the auction at the three level. And how annoying it is!
Daniel Korbel: 4. Well, well, well, look at East being a comedian. I've got a very strong hand for diamonds; I'm tempted to bid an unsounds Roman key card Blackwood 4NT and just try to place the contract. But I'll leave partner in the game with a 4 cuebid; because I have only one key card, if he signs off in 5, I can comfortably respect that.
Josh Donn: 5. The 3 bid is very well-timed. Of course I want to double to show this, but I think double of a delayed overcall is for penalty and that 4 is not forcing in competition, so I just have to pick a contract.
Sylvia Shi: 4. Was East asleep the first time? I can't pass, can't bid 3NT . . . in this stupid auction, double is surely penalty . . . I guess that leaves me to bid my other suit.
David Waterman: 4. Very tough. Maybe I should just bid 5.
Christopher Diamond: 4. I think a pass should be forcing here. I'm probably alone.
Larry Meyer: 4. After pard jumps in his suit, should support with doubleton honour.
Perry Khakhar: 4. Possibly get to 4! 4NT, 5 are also possible. 3NT is not!
Paul Mcmullin: 4NT. Hopefully, RKC for diamonds.
Hendrik Sharples: 4. Too good for 5 I think, but it's close. I wish 4 was forcing.
Timothy Wright: Pass. They have stumbled into their fit, but I want to give partner a chance to bid 3NT.
David Gordon: 4. I can always bid 5 to sign off.
Kf Tung: 4. We have strength and length in hearts, diamonds and clubs.
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| 3. IMPs. N-S vul.
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A Q 10 5
A 6
7
K Q J 9 7 3
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| West |
North |
East |
South |
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1
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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Pass
| 9
| 100
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1NT
| 2
| 80
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1
| 4
| 80
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Dbl
| 1
| 50
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3
| 0
| 0
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Moderator: Pass is an overwhelming favourite.
Mike Lawrence: 1. The one thing I have going for this bid is that if partner has four spades, he will raise me in some fashion 90% of the time. Because passing and bidding don't offer a certain success, I like 1 because it may hinder their bidding. Let's both of us guess.
Kerri Sanborn: Pass. I'm betting that I get another chance. Nothing describes this hand yet.
Jeff Meckstroth: 1NT. It is absolutely necessary to bid immediately. I think this is the best option to get us to the correct game.
Robert Sauve: Pass. What else?
Christopher Diamond: Pass. I'd actually probably overcall 1NT just like a lot of the panel who won't.
Larry Meyer: 1. I will say that I had a club mixed in with my spades.
Perry Khakhar: 1NT. Hope they don't lead diamonds! No clear way to define this hand and I do not want 50 a pop or introduce a trap pass after some number of diamonds have been bid.
Hendrik Sharples: Pass. Now that I'm a real senior I can no longer bid 1NT on these hands.
Timothy Wright: 1. Passing, hoping to back into a natural 2, risks them finding a heart fit and jamming the auction.
Kf Tung: 1. . . keeps the bidding alive and you can reach a possible 4.
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| 4. Matchpoints. None vul.
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A Q 10 4
K Q 10 2
10 6 5 2
6
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| West |
North |
East |
South |
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1
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2
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Pass
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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2NT
| 9
| 100
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2
| 3
| 70
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2
| 3
| 70
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Pass
| 1
| 60
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2
| 0
| 50
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3NT
| 0
| 30
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Moderator: The majority opt for 2NT.
Steve Weinstein: 2. I want to make a negative double, but they tell me I can't double my partner. This seems closest. Partner will expect club support, but hopefully he can bid a major or notrump and not bury me. If I bid 2NT, there's a good chance we end up in 3 anyway.
August Boehm: 2NT. I'm missing a club and a secure diamond stopper, but the hand has too much potential to pass. We will still find a 4-4 major-suit fit if partner has enough to continue.
Mel Colchamiro: 2. I like to play that 2 always (95% of the time) shows support, so I'm going with 2, which usually shows five; it seems to cover the bases and keeps our options open. A 4-3 fit may play well here, with the taps coming in partner's hand.
David Waterman: Pass. An easy pass at matchpoints.
Christopher Diamond: 2NT. 2NT forcing? No? OK, 2NT because nobody bids 4 card suits.
Larry Meyer: 2NT. If pard has the J, we probably have diamonds stopped.
Stephen Vincent: 2NT. I have to make some sort of noise here.
Perry Khakhar: 2. Maybe partner has a side 4-card major!
Timothy Wright: 2NT. 2 or 2 is nonforcing, and 2 guarantees a fit. So I have to bid 2NT or risk missing game.
David Gordon: 2NT. Ten-fourth is a stopper isn't it?
Kf Tung: 2. Describe your hand's overall strength, and strength in hearts.
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| 5. Matchpoints. Both vul.
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3
6 4 2
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A K 9 7 6 5 4 3 2
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| West |
North |
East |
South |
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1
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Pass
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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2
| 12
| 100
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5
| 3
| 80
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6
| 1
| 60
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1NT
| 0
| 40
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2
| 0
| 20
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Moderator: A simple 2 is the majority vote.
Larry Cohen: 5. No interest in playing in any denomination other than clubs. Also, might keep the opponents out as opposed to some other call. This hand does not rate to handle well in hearts.
Jill Meyers: 2. Short on high-card points to force to game, but strong in offense.
Zachary Grossack: 6. I'm so sure that this is what I would do at the table that I am willing to put it into publication. You're never gonna learn what you need to know. Perhaps if 5 is natural, then OK. But I know two things: This hand MUST play in clubs (or notrump, but not hearts), and science is only minimally helpful on hands with crazy distributions. Let them lead.
Ralph Buckley: 4. Splinter and then see what pard does next.
Robert Sauve: 2. Never had a nine card suit . . . bid with my fur hat.
Christopher Diamond: 2. Likely bidding 5 but we got through without a space consuming call so, slowly.
Larry Meyer: 2. Make a natural forcing bid to start a conversation to look for game or slam.
Perry Khakhar: 1NT. An absolute misuse of the forcing NT, but 5 may be mistaken for a heart fit with a void.
Paul Mcmullin: 2. Might as well start by bidding partner's void!
Hendrik Sharples: 2. Nine bagger is trump for now. I don't know what a direct 5 shows in ACBL standard, nor do I know if it would be the right call on this hand.
Leonid Bossis: 5. Natural to play. Should not be Exclusion Blackwood without special agreement.
Timothy Wright: 2. The fewer clubs partner has, the more important it will be to have them be trumps.
David Gordon: 2. Game force.
Kf Tung: 2. . . and more and more clubs later.
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