TGIF June 2024: Scores
| 1. IMPs. N-S vul.
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A 10 9 7 6 4
9 3
A 5 4 2
8
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East |
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1
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3
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Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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3
| 6
| 100
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Pass
| 5
| 90
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Dbl
| 3
| 60
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4
| 0
| 40
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Moderator: The panel opt to take action.
Daniel Korbel: 3. I have two aces, six spades, a side singleton and a partial heart fit; plus we're vulnerable at IMPs.
Steve Robinson: Pass. Partner is short in diamonds and will do something unless he's also short in spades. If I double, partner could jump to 5. If I bid 3, we could easily get too high or get to a bad contract if partner is short in spades.
Zachary Grossack: Dbl. I have very good values and I don't want to see this go all pass. The question is what do I do over partner's 3 call after I double. A problem for next month.
Michael Dimich: 3. Reasonable 6 card suit headed by an ace with another ace on the side.
Christopher Diamond: Pass. Did I pass smoothly enough? Pard should be trained to reopen with shortness. Bidding directly (or doubling) can create big problems.
Stephen Vincent: 3. Double risks losing spades.
Larry Meyer: Pass. Not the kind of suit I want to introduce vul over partner's suit at the 3 level.
Paul McMullin: 3. There HAS to be game in here SOMEWHERE!
Hendrik Sharples: Pass. Direct 3 has some appeal. If partner reopens with a Dbl then I can decide between 3/4.
Earle Fergusson: 3. Good chance to find spade support or 6 hearts.
Perry Khakhar: 3. Seems logical. Negative double followed by 3 over 3 would work, but 4 is disastrous.
Kf Tung: 3. Pass is way too passive. 3 shows playing tricks, spades, and may pave the way to a body glove slam.
Bill Treble: 3. I'll be an optimist and hope partner can support my suit or have a sixth heart.
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| 2. Matchpoints. N-S vul.
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A 9 2
A Q 10 7
8
K Q 7 5 4
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North |
East |
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1
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Pass
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1NT
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Pass
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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Pass
| 7
| 100
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2
| 3
| 70
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2
| 2
| 60
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2NT
| 2
| 50
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Moderator: The form of scoring sway the panel into playing the premium contract of 1NT.
Mel Colchamiro: 2. I haven't rebid a five-card minor in a long, long time. Partner probably doesn't have more than four diamonds, so probably has at least three clubs. This timid rebid doesn't necessarily mean we won't wind up in notrump. Tough choice, in my opinion.
Larry Cohen: Pass. At IMPs, I wouldn't risk missing +600, but at matchpoints, if partner plays well to make nine tricks, +150 will likely be an OK result.
Jill Meyers: 2NT. If partner has 10, I want to be in game. (I think.)
Barry Rigal: 2. I play 2 here as an artificial negative, so we can stop in 3 if necessary.
Michael Dimich: Pass. If the opponents bid, I have an automatic double.
Christopher Diamond: Pass. Close to a game try but it's matchpoints, so stay low in the highest strain.
Stephen Vincent: 2. A bit pushy, but this lets partner judge his hand better.
Larry Meyer: Pass. We have no 8-card major suit fit, so the best we could hope for is a thin game in notrump.
Paul McMullin: 2. 3 doesn't feel descriptive enough.
Hendrik Sharples: Pass. Raising has more appeal if you are playing 8-10 HCP here.
Earle Fergusson: 2. A slight stretch, but better than pass or 2.
Perry Khakhar: 2. I'd like a plus. This gives us the best chance.
Kf Tung: 2NT. Let partner play 3N with 9 points.
John McAllister: Pass. Glad it's matchpoints!
Timothy Wright: Pass. Is there a Hamman's rule for 1NT?
Bill Treble: Pass. Notrump could easily be the best spot. I'm not going to stretch by inviting at pairs. This is a choice between 2 and Pass, IMO.
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| 3. IMPs. E-W vul.
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Q 9 4 3
A Q 9 8 7 6 2
10 8
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| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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4
| 8
| 100
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1
| 2
| 60
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3
| 2
| 60
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2
| 1
| 50
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Pass
| 1
| 50
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Moderator: Is it time to disregard that age-old advice about preempting with a four-card major on the side?
Larry Cohen: 1. Too much playing strength at these colours for a preempt (other than 4). Because I have spades, I won't start with 4.
Roger Lee: 4. Obviously this could be silly, but I think the vulnerability calls for action. I could be convinced to open 1, but pass does not appeal to me.
Jill Meyers: 3. 4 is tempting. I do have four spades and I think 3 is high enough.
Michael Dimich: 1. 8 HCP but they are in my 2 long suits, and we aren't vulnerable.
Christopher Diamond: Pass. 3 passes in a row. What has become of me. Nothing fits and I should be able to back in somehow.
Joel Martineau: 1. EDGAR identifies holding four of the other major as the leading cause of bad landings when opening a weak 2. The concept suggests opening 1 rather than 3 or 4 when 4-7 in the majors.
Stephen Vincent: Pass. No number of hearts seems quite right: I imagine I'll get a chance to bid later.
Larry Meyer: 3. Get my hand off my chest at the risk of losing a possible fit in spades.
Paul McMullin: Pass. The spades and the void make this too good to preempt, but opening 1 is going to disappoint partner if the opponents get into the auction.
Hendrik Sharples: 3. When I was younger I would have opened 4.
Earle Fergusson: 3. Gotta be in there. If we miss 4-4 spades, them's the breaks.
Perry Khakhar: Pass. I'm not preempting in hearts when 4 could be cold.
Kf Tung: Pass. Close your mouth and open your ears.
Timothy Wright: 3. Normally it's not good when my preempts get passed out, but here it might be very good.
Bill Treble: Pass. I don't preempt with a side four-card major and/or a void. And even with the nice distribution, a 1 opening is too rich for my blood.
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| 4. Matchpoints. N-S vul.
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10 9
A 10 6
J 6 3
A 9 8 6 5
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1
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Pass
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1
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1
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2
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Pass
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2
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2
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Pass
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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3
| 5
| 100
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3
| 4
| 90
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3
| 3
| 80
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2
| 2
| 60
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Pass
| 0
| 60
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4
| 0
| 40
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Moderator: A complex auction with many possibilities. The panel raise hearts via a cuebid.
Amber Lin: 2. This is a really unusual auction. I think 2 should be natural since partner can jump with six spades and double with other hands. But I wouldn't assume it. While I might miss a game, I will just go low at matchpoints and hope for bad splits.
Janice Molson: 3. I guess I bid the minor I have something in, so 3.
Josh Donn: 3. . . to show a good hand and to make sure we actually land in a suit with an eight-card fit. I think passing here is all wet.
August Boehm: 3. 2 is natural, at least a five-card suit. Two aces plus a fit merit a raise.
Michael Dimich: 3. The 10 9 are pretty good, and I have 2 side aces.
Christopher Diamond: 3. This hand got pretty good. Not sure if 3 would be a cue and I don't know of he has 5 hearts. Not perfect but I'll raise any major he rebids.
Stephen Vincent: 3. Two fat juicy aces and a reasonable kind of fit suggests that a bit of encouragement is in order.
Larry Meyer: 2. Take a simple false preference back to partner's first suit.
Paul McMullin: Pass. Partner didn't Michaels to show big shape or double-and-bid to show big strength. If I'm missing a game, others should also miss it.
Hendrik Sharples: Pass. Just guessing here. I don't think we have game, but we could.
Earle Fergusson: 3. Gotta show some life. Would've bid it over 2.
Perry Khakhar: 3. Just in case. I do have a couple of aces and other useful things.
Kf Tung: 3. Natural. Heart support, two aces.
Bill Treble: 3. I have a pretty good hand for having remained silent throughout so far, I think I have to advertise that to partner somehow.
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| 5. Matchpoints. Both vul.
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10 5 4 3
A K 8 2
K
A K Q J
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North |
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1
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Pass
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1NT
(1)
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| (1) Forcing.
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Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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Pass
| 10
| 100
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Dbl
| 4
| 70
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2
| 0
| 50
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2
| 0
| 40
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2
| 0
| 20
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Moderator: How much do you trust this will come back to you? The panel majority are very trusting.
August Boehm: Pass. Because 1NT is forcing, another opportunity awaits. I am less comfortable passing if 1NT is semi-forcing. I'm happy to double a 2 rebid and pass other rebids. Partner rates to be nearly broke.
Zachary Grossack: Dbl. A delicate pass could be the best chance at a plus score, but also the best way to miss a game if we have one. I prefer not to let my opponents steal!
Michael Dimich: Pass. It's a classic. If West bids 2 and East passes, I now make a takeout double.
Christopher Diamond: Pass. . . again. Kind of hoping they find diamonds to double. I could easily have passed 5 times this contest!
Stephen Vincent: Pass. Await developments.
Larry Meyer: Dbl. I have enough values to double and then bid later.
Paul McMullin: Pass. Easy bid if you switch my pointy suits.
Hendrik Sharples: Pass. Presumably opps will be bidding diamonds next and then I can Dbl.
Earle Fergusson: Pass. I'll get a better chance later to double, even if flawed.
Perry Khakhar: Dbl. Raise either round suit that pard bids and bid NT over diamonds. Not an ideal solution, but 4-4-4-1's suck.
Kf Tung: 2. The strain for your side is clubs.
Timothy Wright: Dbl. I hope to convert a diamond bid to that level of notrumps.
Bill Treble: Dbl. . . and hope partner bids a major suit. I'd decide between Pass, 2 and 2NT if partner bids 2. Good partners will bid hearts over my double.
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