TGIF November 2020: Scores
| 1. IMPs. None vul.
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A
K J 6 4 3
J 9 4 3
A 10 5
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North |
East |
South |
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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
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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3
| 8
| 100
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4
| 2
| 80
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4
| 3
| 80
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3NT
| 2
| 70
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Moderator: A discussion point for committed partnerships is the meaning of 3 vs 3NT after this start.
Steve Weinstein: 3. The young Turks play 3NT as non-serious. So a simple raise to 4 implies a minimum. With the Q instead of the J, I'd bid 3NT.
Larry Cohen: 4. This is a poor problem because it involves not only one, but two(!) partnership agreement areas. One: Is 3 a control bid or spade support? Two: What form of serious 3NT do we use?
Jill Meyers: 3. I play 3 is 100% a cuebid in support of hearts, and it is an auction that I discuss in any partnership I have. If we are playing non-serious 3NT, partner can bid 3NT to show mild slam interest, in which case I would sign off; or partner can cuebid, in which case I will make another try. I think one try is enough on this hand.
Mel Colchamiro: 4. Without either of the jacks, I might well have responded 1NT. Now, with a bare minimum 2/1, I'm not going to offer any encouragement. If all partner needs for slam is key cards, he can easily find out.
Brad Bart: 4. Is this advertising for non-serious 3NT?
Aidan Ballantyne: 4. Partner's 3 is presumably stronger than a jump to 4 and I have decent hearts and two aces including one in partner's suit. But I am dead minimum with a lot of holes. I think a cue should show a bit more.
Larry Meyer: 4. We have enough values for game, but my singleton in partner's suit makes me think that slam is unlikely.
Stephen Vincent: 4. I'm going to make one slam try only here and will bid 4 over 4.
Perry Khakhar: 4. Minimum hand, minimum bid. I'd have been excited with a diamond splinter, but nothing else!
Paul McMullin: 4. What am I missing? Partner had LOTS of stronger bids than 3!
Hendrik Sharples: 4. 3 would show support in my world.
Allan Simon: 4. I play serious 3NT. I will rebid 4 over 4.
Veljko Vujcic: 3. If 3 is non-min or stronger (couldn't find in your notes), I'd bid a mild slam try (like 3NT non-serious). Here I'll bid 3 cue.
Louk Verhees: 3. Depends on what 3 means. But it also helps to let partner bid serious/non-serious.
Kf Tung: 4. You have the A, and this could be the key card for a slam.
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| 2. Matchpoints. E-W vul.
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A 8
A J 3
5 2
A K Q 10 7 5
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| West |
North |
East |
South |
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Pass
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Pass
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Pass
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1
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1
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2
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3
(1)
| ? |
| (1) Weak.
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Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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3
| 8
| 100
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4
| 4
| 80
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6
| 2
| 60
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Dbl
| 0
| 50
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3NT
| 1
| 40
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4
| 0
| 40
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5
| 0
| 30
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Pass
| 0
| 20
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Moderator: The panel majority refuse to cross the Rubicon of 3NT.
Mike Lawrence: 6. I play 2 is a serious, maximum passed hand with good club support. Partner could have bid 3 with a normal, boring limit raise. He could have bid 3 to show a singleton, but being a passed hand, he might feel like 2 was all he could afford.
Barry Rigal: 3. We can always bid slam later. For the time being, let's see how things pan out. If partner cannot bid notrump now, we may reassess. My plan is to bid 4 over 4 by partner, and trust him from then on in.
Josh Donn: 4. There should be a good shot at slam. I think it's good enough to risk going beyond 3NT, which I can't reach anyway without guesswork.
Gary Harper: 3NT. Hard to imagine a hand where partner doesn't have diamond values.
Aidan Ballantyne: 3NT. Playing pard for something in diamonds or for a heart lead. I could bid 4 but we'd be past our likely best spot.
Larry Meyer: Dbl. Tell pard about my heart stopper and deny a diamond stopper. If he has diamonds stopped, he can bid 3NT.
Stephen Vincent: 4. What is happening at this vulnerability? Why didn't East open with a preempt?
Perry Khakhar: 3. I'm ok with having to play this in 4NT if that's right. But I must explore the club slam. If only partner can show a diamond control.
Paul McMullin: 3. If partner takes this as a 'second suit' and raises to 4, he should get a better picture when I pull 4 to 5.
Hendrik Sharples: 3NT. Grant Baze . . . stoppers are for children.
Allan Simon: 3. Partner must have a diamond control, else where are his points?
David Gordon: 3NT. Hope partner has a diamond card.
Bob Todd: 3. Giving room for partner to cuebid diamonds or bid 3N.
Peter Qvist: 3NT. Looks like East has a singleton diamond. With only 3 spades pard must have some points in diamonds.
Kf Tung: 4. You have the A, and this could be the key card for a slam.
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| 3. IMPs. N-S vul.
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K Q 2
K J 7 4
Q 7 5
9 5 3
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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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Pass
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1
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Pass
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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1NT
| 5
| 100
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2
| 3
| 80
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3
| 4
| 80
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2
| 1
| 60
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2
| 1
| 60
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2NT
| 0
| 60
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3
| 1
| 60
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Moderator: With no bid perfect, the panel are in a three-way split on which small lie to tell.
Kerri Sanborn: 2. Every bid is a lie. I hate 2NT with this club holding, hate 3 with a passion, could consider 1NT.
Daniel Korbel: 3. I have too much for 2.
Roger Lee: 1NT. Conservative, but with no spots or club stopper, anything else feels strange. I can't bid 3 in a system where partner might have a balanced minimum.
Christopher Diamond: 2NT. I hate this bid. But vul at IMPs creates as many bad bids as MPs.
Aidan Ballantyne: 3. This why I don't do well in bidding contests. It's what I'd do in real life.
Larry Meyer: 3. With invitational values, invite. Pard can bid 3NT with a club stopper.
Stephen Vincent: 1NT. No intermediates; no club stopper; no distribution.
Perry Khakhar: 3. Maybe partner can bid 3NT. We tend to show off shape hands with this bidding sequence. I'd bid 2 if we're playing XYZ, but I don't think that's allowed.
Paul McMullin: 3. I would prefer 2 if it was not a 'game force'; 3 should show this invitation.
Hendrik Sharples: 2NT. Grant Baze . . . stoppers are for children.
Allan Simon: 2. . . XYZ, then 3.
David Gordon: 3. Invite.
Louk Verhees: 2. XYZ showing limit with 3 spades.
Joel Forssell: 2. 4th suit forcing.
Peter Qvist: 1NT. Nice to have a little extra!
Kf Tung: 3. A vulnerable game is on the horizon, and you start the invitation with a worry in clubs.
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| 4. Matchpoints. E-W vul.
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J 9 6 3
J 10 2
3
A Q 6 5 4
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North |
East |
South |
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1
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2
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4
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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5
| 7
| 100
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Dbl
| 4
| 90
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Pass
| 2
| 70
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4NT
| 1
| 60
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5
| 1
| 60
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Moderator: The majority of the panelists take a stab at the 5-level.
August Boehm: Dbl. . . more 'cards' than anything else. Might work out poorly if partner is two-suited with clubs. My distribution, however, makes this against the odds.
Jeff Meckstroth: Pass. If partner is void, he may bid again.
Janice Molson: 5. I bite. If I could bid 5 as a choice of games, I would.
Christopher Diamond: 5. Guessing time. I'm guessing this.
Aidan Ballantyne: 5. Hope pard gets it. The auction may be just starting!
Larry Meyer: Pass. I don't think we belong at the 5-level, and I'm not so sure about setting 4 either.
Stephen Vincent: 5. Can we beat 4? Maybe, maybe not. Let's get in a lead director in case they bid 5.
Perry Khakhar: Pass. I don't feel the need to save on every hand! Let's defend unless partner has something special.
Paul McMullin: Pass. Nasty hand --- probably why it is in this contest!
Hendrik Sharples: Pass. (Slowly)
Allan Simon: 5. For the lead vs the likely 5.
David Gordon: Pass. At IMPs I might consider taking a 5 call.
Bob Todd: 5. . . for the lead in 5.
Kf Tung: Pass. They hope to make 4 and you hope to defeat them.
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| 5. IMPs. E-W vul.
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A 2
8
A K 10 8 7 5
Q 6 4 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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Pass
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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Dbl
| 11
| 100
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2
| 3
| 70
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2
| 1
| 60
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Pass
| 0
| 50
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3
| 0
| 30
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Moderator: The vast majority protect with short hearts, even with 6-4 shape.
Steve Robinson: 2. If I double, I'm not sure I can handle spade bids from partner if he has a weak hand with spades.
Zachary Grossack: Dbl. We must protect this house! Holding zero cards or a singleton in overcaller's suit, we almost always reopen with a double here. We need either an exceptionally bad or an exceptionally distributional hand to spurn a reopening double.
Christopher Diamond: Dbl. Here's me giving them a chance to find their spade fit.
Aidan Ballantyne: 2. A bit cautious but we do have teammates!
Larry Meyer: 2. I think it's better to tell partner that I have at least 9 cards in 2 suits as compared to telling partner that I have at least 6 cards in 1 suit.
Perry Khakhar: 2. Clubs probably plays well if we find a fit.
Paul McMullin: 2. Will venture 3 if 2 comes back around to me.
Hendrik Sharples: Dbl. Will correct spades to clubs.
Allan Simon: Dbl. Automatic with a stiff heart. I will pull 1 to 2.
David Gordon: 2. Not enough spades to Dbl.
Peter Qvist: Dbl. Have to if I want too keep my pard.
Kf Tung: Dbl. Show a stronger hand than 2 bid now.
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