TGIF January 2020: Scores
| 1. IMPs. None vul.
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A 8 4 3
A K 7 5 3 2
10 6
K
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North |
East |
South |
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Pass
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1
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2
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Pass
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2NT
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Pass
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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3NT
| 8
| 100
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3
| 3
| 70
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3
| 2
| 60
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4
| 1
| 60
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Pass
| 0
| 20
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Moderator: The majority choose 3NT.
Mike Lawrence: 3. 3 isn't forcing. 3 should get a heart bid from partner if he likes his hand for hearts.
Steve Robinson: 3. I think we have too much strength in spades to make 3NT; we might be wide open in a minor. 4 should play OK.
Kerri Sanborn: 4. Partner's spade help could be all I need. If hearts don't work, we are not likely to make 3NT anyway.
Jeff Meckstroth: 3NT. Best chance at a game bonus. Fishing for another strain is just guessing and could get messy.
David Waterman: 3NT. I bet pass is the winning bid --- I don't think hearts are breaking. But 3NT is the normal call.
Christopher Diamond: 3NT. Blame Bob Hamman.
Larry Meyer: 3NT. If pard can make a forward going bid, then I want to be in game.
David Hooey: 4. 3NT is the other option.
Stephen Vincent: 3. Catering for partner to have secondary heart support.
Perry Khakhar: 3NT. Let's see if partner has Q x x x x A J x x Q x x x? 9 tricks may be easier than 10 (in hearts). And the danger of a ruff is critical. If 8 tricks can make in NT, then 9 may as well.
Chris Buchanan: 4. Taking a shot and feel hearts is the best place to play.
Hendrik Sharples: 3. I think 3 has to be a choice of games, implying 6 hearts.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: Pass. Instinct says: misfit get out. Tempted to bid 3NT, but communications will probably be horrible.
Timothy Wright: 3NT. This is what the other table is doing, right?
Allan Simon: 3NT. Hard to think of another bid.
David Gordon: 4. A is well positioned.
Bob Todd: 3. Nothing is going to play well. Maybe partner can raise?
Norm Tucker: 3. Can't ignore my shortness; partner passes I hope.
Kf Tung: 3NT. 9 tricks are ready or easily set up.
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| 2. IMPs. N-S vul.
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A 8 3
J 10 9 5
K 8
Q J 10 2
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| West |
North |
East |
South |
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1
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1
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3
(1)
| ? |
| (1) Weak.
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Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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3
| 10
| 100
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3
| 2
| 70
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3NT
| 1
| 60
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4
| 1
| 60
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Dbl
| 0
| 50
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Moderator: Despite the worrisome diamond holding, the panel treat this as an invite.
Daniel Korbel: 3. Seems like the easiest bid ever. I know that some of my values are suspect, but I'd rather leave it up to partner than underbid with 3 or overbid with 4.
Roger Lee: 4. 3NT could work, but it feels anti-percentage. We likely need diamond help from partner anyway, and that might be useful in pitching a spade loser from our hand in 4. 3 is just going too low.
Josh Donn: 3. Although it would be convenient to cuebid 3 and show a better raise, the auction is going poorly for us. Maybe partner has enough to bid game anyway if it's right.
David Waterman: 3. Yes, my minors are not impressive, but this is still worth a limit raise.
Christopher Diamond: 3. Most of this seems wasted. Not listening to Hamman.
Larry Meyer: 3. Bidding to the level of the fit, but not anything more --- my holdings in the opp's suits may not be worth much.
David Hooey: 3. Textbook cue bid for limit raise.
Stephen Vincent: 3. Only game try available.
Perry Khakhar: 3. With the K possibly wasted, and soft values in clubs, I am going to be a bit pessimistic! (Not my normal style!)
Chris Buchanan: 3. Simple limit raise.
Hendrik Sharples: 3. Tossup here: Dbl might net 300 or 500, but bidding might net 620.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: 3. Agreements? The difference between 3, 3 and 4 is important here.
Timothy Wright: 3. I was prepared to make a limit raise here, so I should do that.
Allan Simon: 3. While the contract would play better from my side of the table, 3NT seems remote unless partner can bid it.
David Gordon: 3. Reluctant limit raise. Hand has devalued.
Norm Tucker: Pass. Must show support for partner's major.
Kf Tung: 3. Invite 3NT/4.
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| 3. IMPs. N-S vul.
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A K 3
A J 7 4 3
8 7
A J 3
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| West |
North |
East |
South |
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Pass
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1
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3
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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3NT
| 11
| 100
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Dbl
| 2
| 70
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4NT
| 1
| 50
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4
| 0
| 40
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Moderator: Another hand to prove why preempts are so effective.
Steve Weinstein: 3NT. I would give up 2 IMPs to just throw this board out. If I double, a 4 bid is great and most other bids give us minor problems.
Larry Cohen: Dbl. Wrong heart suit for any number of hearts --- where we could end up opposite partner's shortness.
David Waterman: 3NT. Preempting works. Anything else is a wild shot. If I could bid 4NT natural, I might, but I can't.
Christopher Diamond: 4. Too good for Hamman. I'd like a natural 4NT but I don't think it applies.
Larry Meyer: 4. Hoping pard will bid again if he has more than a minimum.
Stephen Vincent: Dbl. With a prime 17 count, I can't just bid 3NT, even though this will often be right.
Perry Khakhar: Dbl. Just a discovery bid. I'd like to know if partner has more than 3 clubs or 3 hearts! We should be safe in 4NT in case of the worst case scenario.
Chris Buchanan: 3NT. Little safety in pursuing more than 3NT here.
Hendrik Sharples: 3NT. Practical. Hopefully partner will raise with a moose.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: Dbl. We'll not get to 3NT now, which may be our best spot. But we might get to a slam after I offer hearts, or possibly to a diamond contract.
Timothy Wright: Dbl. Yes, this pretty much gives up on 3NT, but it keeps a heart slam in play.
Allan Simon: 3NT. The hand is worth a quantitative 4NT, but I am concerned partner will take it as Ace asking.
David Gordon: Dbl. Start by showing hearts.
Bob Todd: 3NT. Is 4NT natural?
Norm Tucker: 3NT. Take some chances.
Kf Tung: Dbl. Good hand, you have flexibility.
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| 4. IMPs. E-W vul.
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K 9
J 8 6 5 4 2
K J
10 7 6
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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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3
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Pass
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Pass
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3
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Pass
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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5
| 9
| 100
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3NT
| 2
| 60
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4
| 2
| 60
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4
| 1
| 50
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4
| 0
| 40
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4
| 0
| 30
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Moderator: The panel are content to raise clubs, but teeter on the edge of partscore vs game.
Mike Lawrence: 4. There could be nine top tricks at 3NT. Or there may not be. 4 may find a laydown 5 (or 4), and if partner has any interest in slam, I probably have what he needs.
Jill Meyers: 5. This is a hard problem. It is between 4 and 5.
Mel Colchamiro: 3NT. I'm gonna try 3NT and hope to run the clubs opposite A Q x x K x x A Q J x x x.
David Waterman: 4. As a passed hand, I think I would have scraped up a 3 bid. As it stands now I am not going to push for the non-vul game.
Christopher Diamond: 4. Don't think Hamman would go there.
Larry Meyer: 3NT. Tell pard that I have a diamond stopper and deny good support for his suits.
Jack Aaron: Pass. Whatever you bid, you're in trouble!
David Hooey: 3NT. 5 is my second choice.
Stephen Vincent: 5. I have more than I might have.
Perry Khakhar: 4. 10 trick game seems likely opposite this 5/6 in the blacks that partner is advertising.
Chris Buchanan: 5. 3NT is rife with danger. Taking a shot a 5 here.
Hendrik Sharples: 5. I'm not hot on playing 3NT opposite 11 black cards --- I'd bid 4 with first round control though maybe that should be choice of games.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: 5. Two useful controls and 3 trumps but not a lot of tricks. If he has the magic hand he can bid 6.
Timothy Wright: 3NT. At least they won't be taking *5* heart tricks off the top.
Allan Simon: 3NT. Bob Hamman's rule strikes again.
David Gordon: 4. Might buy more then a stiff from pard.
Kf Tung: 3NT. 6 clubs, 1 diamond, 2 spades are ready.
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| 5. IMPs. Both vul.
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K 9 6 2
8 2
A 9
A K 9 8 6
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| West |
North |
East |
South |
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Pass
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Pass
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2
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Pass
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Pass
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2
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Pass
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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Pass
| 8
| 100
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2NT
| 3
| 80
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3
| 2
| 70
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3
| 1
| 50
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3NT
| 0
| 40
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3
| 0
| 30
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4
| 0
| 20
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Moderator: Finally a problem where Pass is the majority vote!
Barry Rigal: 3. . . followed by 3NT to offer a choice of games. I can do no less.
Jeff Meckstroth: Pass. Sounds like partner has at least eight red cards, so it doesn't seem likely 3NT will be a good spot.
Sylvia Shi: 2NT. I'm not sure why I didn't just overcall 3 in the first place --- I'm definitely good enough to do so. I would rather partner play the notrump, but if I bid 3 now, partner will pass 100% of the time. So I'm endplayed into doing this.
David Waterman: 3. This must show this type of hand --- and again, I would have bid on the previous round (3, in this case).
Christopher Diamond: 2NT. Is this Bob Hamman day? I treat 2NT as essentially forcing. Bob didn't.
Larry Meyer: 2NT. Tell pard that I have some values and a diamond stopper, and deny good support for his hearts.
David Hooey: Pass. Borrow a King theory says pass.
Stephen Vincent: Pass. While 3NT might make on a good day, the odds are definitely against it.
Perry Khakhar: 3. Seriously? Now I need to find a bid? Well, I'll stay on the low road. Partner probably can't stand spades with his bid and he didn't bid a weak 2. So, hopefully, we have a club fit.
Chris Buchanan: 3. I think it is too much to pass here, but I considered it.
Hendrik Sharples: 3. Partner should look at this as forward going. Maybe I should force.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: Pass. He did not open weak hearts nor did he balance with a double. Clubs might be better but I doubt there is a game (though I have the maximum pass).
Timothy Wright: 3. Not 2NT: I want partner to be bidding no trump with Q x x.
Allan Simon: 3. I would have overcalled 3. I can't pass again.
David Gordon: 3. Forward going.
Norm Tucker: 2. Why not double the weak 2-bid at first chance? Partner will proceed with caution.
Kf Tung: Pass. . . and thank partner for the 2 bid.
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