TGIF November 2019: Scores
| 1. IMPs. None vul.
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K
A 3
A 9 7 6 2
K 10 8 5 2
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North |
East |
South |
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1
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1
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Pass
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Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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2
| 5
| 100
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2
| 5
| 100
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2NT
| 4
| 90
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1NT
| 1
| 50
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2
| 0
| 30
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3NT
| 0
| 30
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Moderator: A two-suited opening hand . . . unfortunately, neither suit fits with partner's one-level overcall. If you play that a two-level advance is nonforcing and that a cuebid promises support, what you want to do is fold up this hand and put it back in the board. But the Laws advise against that.
Zach Grossack: 2. I'm not sure if it is forcing or not, but I really don't care. Perhaps partner was just joking with their overcall. Anyway, I will start with 2 and go from there. Hopefully partner bids 2 so I can cuebid 2. If he rebids 2, I might start raising spades. My hand could nicely complement a six-card spade suit.
August Boehm: 2NT. Mismatch of hand and system (new suit nonforcing) creates this headache. 2NT is crude but seems closest to the mark.
Steve Robinson: 1NT. . . forward-going. We'll see if partner can do something. If partner has 11 points and five spades, 1NT will be a reasonable contract.
Sylvia Shi: 2. Bidding the higher of my two five-card suits seems a good way to start. We may not have anything on this deal . . . we will see.
Ralph Buckley: 2NT. . . showing 5-5 in the minors.
Christopher Diamond: 2. No good answer but have to do something.
Aidan Ballantyne: 2. Best approach to exploring a possible game. I will pass a 2 rebid by partner.
Larry Meyer: 2. This will allow pard to give a diamond preference at the 3-level when I bid 3 at my next turn.
Michael Dimich: 2NT. I invite because I have an opening hand with quick tricks. Bidding diamonds and then clubs overstates their suit quality.
Andrew Krywaniuk: 2NT. This is the value bid, and BBS probably doesn't assign any conventional meaning.
Stephen Vincent: 2. Maximizes the chances of finding a minor suit fit without getting too high. If partner bids 2 I'm through.
Perry Khakhar: 2. Not clear where we may be headed. Let's bid both our suits naturally to see where we get. It may be in a part score.
Chris Buchanan: 2. Not sure what Bridge Bulletin Standard is here but I am not a fan of cue-bidding without support.
Hendrik Sharples: 2. I keep lobbying to allow negative doubles of partner's overcalls.
Timothy Wright: 2. Alas, the rules won't let me make a responsive double here.
Allan Simon: 2. I play 2 of a minor as non-forcing in this sequence. Over a 2 rebid, I will chance 2NT. Maybe partner has Q x and notrump has to be played from my side of the table.
David Gordon: 2. I will continue with 3.
Kf Tung: 2. . . forward going. You have something to play on the 3 level or higher.
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| 2. IMPs. None vul.
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J 2
A K Q 5
A K J 10 8 2
2
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| West |
North |
East |
South |
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1
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Pass
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1
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1
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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4
| 7
| 100
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4
| 5
| 90
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2
| 3
| 70
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4
| 0
| 40
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3
| 0
| 20
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Moderator: For the most part, the panelists ignore the interference to carry on with their supportive heart action. A few use the interference as an opportunity to cuebid.
Jill Meyers: 4. . . a perfect description of my very red-suit-loaded hand. I would prefer to have a spade singleton instead of the club singleton, but c'est la vie.
Kerri Sanborn: 4. Normally this would be a great hand for 4, but then partner wouldn't know which black suit I was short in. It will be hard to pass 4. I must admit I would have wanted to open 2 and rebid 3 showing about this hand --- longer diamonds with a four-card heart suit.
Josh Donn: 2. Too good for 4, because the A alone in partner's hand is roughly a slam, but at the same time, we don't have five-level safety. Therefore I won't bid 4 with plans to bid again.
Craig T. Wilson: 4. Four loser hand, should be a game there.
Christopher Diamond: 4. Going to be hard for him to move with his trumps, but at least I'm showing where most of my stuff is.
Aidan Ballantyne: 2. A splinter in clubs would jam the auction. I would probably have to bid again over a 4 sign off and this could get us too high.
Larry Meyer: 4. Splinter to show game-forcing 4-card heart support with club shortness.
Michael Dimich: 4. One bid to describe a very strong hand with a singleton.
Andrew Krywaniuk: 4. This understates my values, but it pinpoints the spade suit as a weakness for slam.
Stephen Vincent: 4. . . what I'd have bid without the intervention.
Perry Khakhar: 2. Almost splintered on autopilot. But is it really clear that the correct contract is in hearts? I'm going to let my unlimited partner give me a little guidance.
Hendrik Sharples: 4. Should show 4 hearts and 6 solid diamonds.
Timothy Wright: 4. 2 or 4 could be alright, but neither conveys exactly this hand.
Allan Simon: 4. The real question is what to do if partner rebids 4. I will try 5.
David Gordon: 4. Fit showing bid.
Kf Tung: 4. Singleton club, good hand with heart support.
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| 3. IMPs. N-S vul.
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K Q J 10 4 3
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A J 4
K Q 8 3
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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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Pass
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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3
| 8
| 100
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Dbl
| 4
| 80
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3
| 2
| 70
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2
| 0
| 50
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3
| 0
| 50
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4
| 1
| 50
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4
| 0
| 40
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Moderator: The majority of the panel jump in spades to show the offensive potential.
Larry Cohen: 3. I avoid doubling with voids. Yes, partner wants to sit, but defending with a void usually isn't fruitful. Put another way, if partner had made an old-fashioned penalty double of 2, I would pull with this hand, especially at these colours. Too strong for only 2.
Mike Lawrence: Dbl. Hate the void, but love the shape and the sixth spade. I play that 3 or 3 from partner is a lebensohl type of bid showing some values. I lose the spades here only if partner passes my double.
Daniel Korbel: 3. I'm not going to double with this hand, even if it could conceivably be right. I'm basically willing to take a shot at 4 on my own, but I'll start with 3 in case partner has something like: A x K J x x x K x x J 10 x and can move over 4.
Gary Kaiway: 3. Will bid 4 if they compete to 4.
Christopher Diamond: Dbl. Don't like it with a void, but don't want to sound minimum with 2 or go exploring with 3. 3 is high and committal.
Larry Meyer: Dbl. Perhaps pard has a heart stack behind West.
Michael Dimich: 3. A great 6 card suit needing very little outside to make a game.
Andrew Krywaniuk: 2. Wrong vulnerability to try for a low-level penalty double when there are other bids available.
Stephen Vincent: 3. The offensive potential in spades, the void heart, and the vulnerability all suggest bidding rather than doubling.
Perry Khakhar: 3. Not reopening with a double when I have a void in their suit. The hand can reasonably make a vulnerable game with little input from partner.
Chris Buchanan: 3. Vulnerability and spade quality push me to try for game instead of defending.
Hendrik Sharples: 3. Don't like double with a void in balancing seat.
Timothy Wright: 3. At these colors, we need to take 2-X down 4 to beat our game.
Allan Simon: 3. Dollars to doughnuts partner has a penalty pass. But at this vulnerability we need to declare. I will pass if partner bids 3NT.
David Gordon: Dbl. Good hands start with Dbl.
Kf Tung: Dbl. The hand belongs to you. Game is very likely, a slam is not excluded.
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| 4. Matchpoints. None vul.
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K 10
K J 10 9 8 3
Q 4 3 2
K
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South |
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1
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1
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Pass
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Pass
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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2
| 11
| 100
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Dbl
| 2
| 60
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2
| 0
| 50
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Pass
| 2
| 50
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Moderator: There are some similarities between this and the previous problem. Again the vast majority opt not to double.
Mike Lawrence: Pass. 2 is the only bid I would consider, and my hand is just too full of holes for that.
Roger Lee: 2. I have too much playing strength to sell out, and double leaves us awkwardly placed if partner doesn't have a penalty pass.
Jeff Meckstroth: Dbl. Penalty before purity. If partner wants to penalize, fine by me.
Christopher Diamond: 2. I really want to pass. I might have opened this 2. But since I didn't . . .
Larry Meyer: 2. Bid out my shape.
Michael Dimich: 2. The guillotine beckons but I bid 2 anyway.
Andrew Krywaniuk: Dbl. Perfect shape for an ELC double.
Perry Khakhar: Dbl. I believe that equal level conversion will get me out of any awkward situation.
Chris Buchanan: Pass. Nope, not doing it!
Hendrik Sharples: 2. Guessing whoever plays this hand loses, but can't let the auction die at the one level.
Timothy Wright: 2. Partner could have a spade stack. But it is more likely that she has clubs.
Allan Simon: 2. Hoping to push opponents a bit higher.
David Gordon: 2. If prompted I can take a third call of 3.
Kf Tung: 2. Fight for any plus score.
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| 5. IMPs. None vul.
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A 8 5
K 7 2
Q J 8 7 3
8 2
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| West |
North |
East |
South |
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Pass
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1
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2
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2NT
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Pass
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3
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Pass
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3
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Dbl
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Rdbl
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Pass
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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4
| 8
| 100
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4
| 4
| 80
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4
| 2
| 70
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4NT
| 1
| 50
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3NT
| 0
| 40
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5
| 0
| 40
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6
| 0
| 30
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Moderator: This hand was played by yours truly in a KO match at the Penticton Regional. I posed it in another bidding poll and the votes were: 4 - 7 votes; 4 - 3 votes; 6 - 1 vote. The lone vote for 6 was from Michael Dimich, and it is a position that I have a lot of respect for. Partner's hand was: -- A J x x A 10 9 x A Q J x x. You need 2/3 hooks to make 6; all 3 hooks were on.
Steve Weinstein: 4. . . what I should have bid instead of 3. I believe in setting trumps, especially when partner reverses into my Q J x x x and I have a slam-going hand.
Larry Cohen: 4NT. With everything under control and partner showing so much, I will drive this into the appropriate number of diamonds based on how many key cards we have.
Steve Robinson: 4. I might as well show my heart honour. The problem is that partner does not know what's trump. I won't stop short of 6.
Mel Colchamiro: 4. This must show a heart control also. With no heart control, we would have retreated.
Daniel Lyder: 4. Prepared to find out why this is a stupid bid, but it won't be the first one on this hand.
Christopher Diamond: 4. 5 bound so I'll show a heart card.
Aidan Ballantyne: 5. Picture bid. I already showed the spade ace.
Larry Meyer: 4. Set the trump suit.
Michael Dimich: 6. Partner has a reverse, West doubled for a spade lead. Why pinpoint a better lead for the defense?
Andrew Krywaniuk: 4. Does partner really have a spade void? Show slam interest with a last-train type bid.
Stephen Vincent: 5. My hand is good but 2NT was a stretch and the spade ace, while good from the control standpoint, isn't going to find supporting honours in partner's hand.
Perry Khakhar: 4. I thought we were looking for 3NT. But maybe it is a diamond slam. I think I should cooperate.
Chris Buchanan: 4. Pushing all in.
Hendrik Sharples: 4. At some point we should tell partner we have diamonds not clubs.
Timothy Wright: 3NT. So much for that lead-directing double.
Allan Simon: 4. I love my hand for diamonds. I picture something like -- A x x K x x x A K J x x x opposite.
David Gordon: 4. Show the heart card. 2NT denied 4 hearts.
Kf Tung: Pass. Spade guard, diamond support, NT possiblity, and minimum!
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