TGIF October 2012: Scores
| 1. Matchpoints. N-S vul.
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A K Q 7
10 9 3 2
A
K J 10 3
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4
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Pass
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Pass
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Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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4
| 8
| 100
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Dbl
| 6
| 90
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Pass
| 5
| 80
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Moderator: The 4 bidders are relieved they're playing matchpoints. The doublers are relieved they're playing matchpoints. And the passers add a stroke of sanity.
Jill Meyers: Dbl. I just can't pass. If partner bids 5, I sure hope she has seven of them, or at least six good ones. She shouldn't be bidding 5 otherwise.
Steve Robinson: 4. Isn't 4 a transfer to 4? Partner figures to be short in hearts and should have some spades, so how bad can 4 be? This way, I don't have to worry about partner bidding 5 over a takeout double. I just hope partner's spades are higher than East's.
Don Stack: Dbl. There are a number of bad things that could happen if I double, so I'm looking for the plus score. Overcalling 4 will have it supporters, but isn't that a little bit kamikaze?
Stephen Vincent: Dbl. 4, while tempting, is too unilateral. Hopefully partner will strain to bid spades in preference to diamonds.
Martin Henneberger: 4. Well I can't see defending 4 being a good matchpoint result. I am vulnerable and will go for the gusto with 4. Pard rates to have support since they should be short in hearts.
Chris Diamond: 4. If there's a time for this I think this is it.
Larry Meyer: Dbl. Trusting pard to bid 4 if he has 4 spades in his hand.
Michael Dimich: 4. Out of the airlock if you bid anything else.
Eugene Chan: Dbl. Partners will not pull out of weakness. Am prepared to pass 5. Partner should have a good suit to bid 5.
Robin Hart: Dbl. Pard's call will clarify the spade situation.
Andrew Krywaniuk: Pass. Picture a hand that you would like partner to hold. It is equally likely for RHO to have this hand.
Aidan Ballantyne: 4. Good bet to catch support.
Mike Roberts: 4. This is far easier than it looks.
Perry Khakhar: 4. Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you! We may belong elsewhere and at a lower level, but there is no way to find out.
Paul Mcmullin: Pass. Sometimes, you STAY preempted!
David Gordon: 4. Your partner will bid long diamonds if you dbl.
Tim Francis-Wright: Dbl. Partner will strive to bid spades, so I'm only worried about a few hand shapes. If partner is 3=1=6=3, 5 might work, so it's only 3=1=5=4 that's truly a problem.
Amiram Millet: 4. A sound balancing call.
John Gillespie: 4. . . with fingers crossed. Pard has a lot of cards that are not hearts but so does RHO.
Brian Zietman: Dbl. What a vicious preempt! Am I a man (dbl or bid) or a mouse (pass)? I am a man so I double. I hope my partner does not bid 5 - though he surely will.
Plarq Liu: 4. Last effort for game.
Beverley Candlish: 4. I can't double as that is for takeout and my partner may bid 5.
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| 2. Matchpoints. Both vul.
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A 10 5 4
8 6
K J 9 7
Q 4 3
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2
(1)
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Pass
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Pass
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Dbl
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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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| (1) Weak.
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Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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2
| 16
| 100
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3
| 1
| 60
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Dbl
| 1
| 60
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2NT
| 0
| 50
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4
| 1
| 40
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3
| 0
| 30
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3
| 0
| 30
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Pass
| 0
| 30
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Moderator: All but three of the panel agree that 2 is the right call.
Betty Ann Kennedy: 2. Partner knows I have values because of my pass of 2 doubled. I don't want to punish partner's double in fourth position by jumping to 3.
Kerri Sanborn: 3. I am likely to have only four trumps considering I passed diamonds for penalty. If 3NT is the right spot, partner will know I have diamonds stopped.
Karen Walker: Dbl. After the trap pass, a double of their runout doesn't promise a stack in that suit too. It shows defensive strength and at least a doubleton heart. Partner's failure to double isn't relevant. All he knows is that I have a diamond stack.
Stephen Vincent: 3. Partner, with nothing in diamonds and unable to double hearts, should have plenty of stuff in the black suits.
Martin Henneberger: 2. In a diamond contract I had at least 4 defensive tricks. Now I have 1 defensive trick. I guess they have escaped.
Chris Diamond: Dbl. They may well have an 8 card heart fit but going for a greedy 200 still seems right.
Larry Meyer: Dbl. Showing cards to let pard know that it is our hand.
Michael Dimich: 2. Partner is limited so 2 shows your plus value hand.
Eugene Chan: 2. I passed 2-X but doubling 2 is unappealing. Take the middle road.
Andrew Krywaniuk: Dbl. 3 or 4 could be down off the top with a heart-diamond cross-ruff. I'd rather pursue the magic 200. Wish I knew what partner's pass meant.
Aidan Ballantyne: 2. Slight underbid but jump in spades too aggressive.
Mike Roberts: 2. I don't want to punish partner too much for balancing, and they might have a defensive ruff.
Perry Khakhar: Dbl. Partner is giving us a cooperative green light to take intelligent action. I think that with trump leads, we should still get 500+.
David Gordon: 3. Partner could not whip 2, so invite game in spades.
Tim Francis-Wright: 3. My lack of double should make it clear that I have spades and not hearts; it's partner's call to pick spades or no-trump.
Amiram Millet: 3NT. Better than 2 or 3.
John Gillespie: Pass. Pard doesn't always have enough for game and they only have 3 trump winners that I know about.
Brian Zietman: 2. I think my partner is waiting for me to tell him something.
Plarq Liu: Pass. I don't think we can make anything serious.
Beverley Candlish: 4. Both diamonds and hearts are weak so partner must have both spades and clubs plus points.
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| 3. IMPs. None vul.
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Q 7 6 3
Q J 10 8 3
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K J 9 8
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1
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3
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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4
| 16
| 100
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4
| 1
| 70
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4
| 2
| 70
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3
| 0
| 50
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3
| 0
| 40
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Pass
| 0
| 40
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Moderator: Most of the panelists deem their hand too good to bid only 3, but, with the suspect club values, not good enough for a cuebid. So they settle on 4.
Steve Robinson: 4. I don't know what my void in diamonds is worth, but my hand could be valuable opposite hearts and spades. This gives partner a chance to bid 4 (last train), which gives me a chance to get out, since I have no other first-round controls.
The Sutherlins: 4. . . enough for game, not enough to make a move toward slam. A 4 splinter is flawed in that we are void and have none of the five key cards. Also, it might let the opponents find a good diamond save.
The Coopers: 4. Lots of offense, and we don't want to make it easy for the opponents to find their diamond fit.
Martin Henneberger: 4. My gut feeling on this hand is to splinter with 4. However with wasted club cards and a lack of aces and kings elsewhere not to mention defensive ruff potential I will bid a reasonable middle of the road 4.
Chris Diamond: 4. Pard could have a magic hand opposite diamond shortness.
Larry Meyer: 4. This hand has useful features in all 4 suits - if pard has A-K in both majors, slam looks cold.
Michael Dimich: 3. Slam hogs searching for truffles.
Eugene Chan: 4. Same action as if clubs were 4 dead.
Robin Hart: 4. No aces...signoff is best.
Andrew Krywaniuk: 4. The shape is lovely, but the HCP are largely wasted. I'm bidding only 3 at matchpoints.
Aidan Ballantyne: 4. With something in reserve.
Mike Roberts: 4. Enough to get to game, bad controls for a cuebid. This feels about right.
Perry Khakhar: 4. Even with these Quacks, I think that we have enough for game. It is IMPs, so bid game.
David Gordon: 4. Club values in position.
Tim Francis-Wright: 4. Normally, I'd be worried about a club lead, but preempter coiuld easily have 6 clubs (or they could be 2-2).
Amiram Millet: 3NT. West might ruff clubs in a spade contract.
John Gillespie: 3. The risk of pard passing this out is so small I think I'm keeping slam in play by not leaping to 4.
Brian Zietman: 4. 4 looks like a good spot. I wonder if the opps will sacrifice with 5 - wouldn't that be nice?
Plarq Liu: 4. Sign off.
Beverley Candlish: 4. I cannot cue bid and what would be the point of bidding hearts since we've found a fit in spades.
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| 4. IMPs. Both vul.
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2
J 9 7 6
A J 9 2
A 10 8 3
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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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4
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Pass
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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4NT
| 8
| 100
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Pass
| 6
| 80
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5
| 3
| 70
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4
| 2
| 60
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5
| 0
| 50
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5
| 0
| 50
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5NT
| 0
| 20
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6
| 0
| 20
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6
| 0
| 20
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Moderator: The majority of the panel make a move toward slam.
August Boehm: 4NT. A x K Q x x K Q x x x K x provides an excellent play for slam, and partner could hardly hold less.
Mike Lawrence: 4. Assuming it is not asking for aces, 4 lets partner ask for aces if he can. He won't know I have a singleton spade, but I hope that won't be a problem. I do not like bidding 4NT myself since I am missing so many important cards.
Jeff Meckstroth: Pass. Just depends on how much partner has in spades.
Mel Colchamiro: 5. If I cuebid 5, do I deny other controls? So maybe I should control bid 4. Since I didn't cuebid any of them, doesn't 5 show all of them?
The Gordons: 5. Key card doesn't help us. It is all about the trump suit. We have too much to pass.
Craig T. Wilson: 4NT. Couldn't hurt to check for key cards, can always sign off at 5.
Martin Henneberger: Pass. With partner showing 18-19 balanced prospects for slam are mild. That combined with the fact that the 5 level isn't safe leads me to think plus score.
Chris Diamond: 5. I have to make some kind of try with all these controls but I suspect 4 is a better bid letting pard use Blackwood.
Larry Meyer: 4NT. With the double fit, slam is only a matter of controls.
Michael Dimich: 4. Cheapest slam interest bid.
Eugene Chan: 6. Minimal likelihood of a grand. Partner should have great trumps missing big diamond honours.
Robin Hart: 4NT. Auction infers pard has 18-19 pts and five diamonds. If he has 2 KC, I'll bid the heart slam.
Andrew Krywaniuk: 4NT. The biggest worry for slam is the trump suit quality.
Aidan Ballantyne: 4NT. After Blackwood, can give pard choice between diamonds and hearts.
Perry Khakhar: 4NT. Blackwood! Keycard was invented for this hand!
David Gordon: 4NT. If (3 or 2 keycards with Q) then bid 6. Otherwise sign off in 5.
Tim Francis-Wright: 4NT. I have to try for slam here; partner could be an Ace short for her bid and we'd need a finesse and normal breaks to make 6.
Amiram Millet: Pass. Partner's jump may block a save in hearts.
John Gillespie: 4NT. My next bid will probably be 6.
Brian Zietman: 4. Cue bid.
Plarq Liu: 4NT. Blackwood for slam.
Beverley Candlish: 4NT. With a fit in diamonds and my singleton spade, there is a possibility for slam.
Bob Todd: 6. Partner should be in a position to pick which slam to play in.
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| 5. IMPs. N-S vul.
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A 8
Q 6 5 2
Q J 5 3
J 3 2
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East |
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Pass
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Pass
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1
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1
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Dbl
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3
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4
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4
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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Pass
| 6
| 100
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Dbl
| 5
| 90
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5
| 5
| 80
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5
| 3
| 60
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Moderator: While there is much uncertainty, the consensus seems to be that a pass in this situation is not forcing. The panelists electing to pass are allowing partner a little leeway.
Steve Weinstein: 5. If pass was forcing, I would try it. Here, partner bids game under duress, so in my methods, we are not in a forcing pass. Both sides might be making, and on what looks like a double-fit hand, I am going to try to buy it in 5 of a red suit.
Larry Cohen: Pass. Brutally difficult. I'm not sure of this at all, but I hope I did it in tempo so as not to bar partner.
Jeff Meckstroth: Dbl. This is a tough one. I would like a pass to be forcing, but it isn't, so I feel the need to do something. I don't want to get stampeded to the five level.
Stephen Vincent: Pass. Trusting that partner will interpret it in the sense that it is meant, i.e., forcing.
Martin Henneberger: 5. Great problem hand. 4 could be bid on shape or high cards or could be a stretch. This brings into doubt any forcing pass as it isn't clear whose hand it is. For that reason I bid 1 more time as possible double fits are looming.
Chris Diamond: Pass. I'm open to any suggestion pard has.
Larry Meyer: Dbl. Not going to the 5-level with such a flat hand.
Michael Dimich: Pass. Time to see how good our forcing pass agreements are.
Eugene Chan: 5. Taking insurance. Have every expectation partner will correct to 5.
Robin Hart: Dbl. Pesky opps! I'd bid 5 with better shape.
Andrew Krywaniuk: Dbl. Pass is not forcing, and 5 is too unilateral with only an 8-card fit.
Aidan Ballantyne: 5. We have a double fit which I will hide. They have a lot of black cards so I bid on.
Mike Roberts: 5. Partner was under some pressure, but this could very well be a double game swing.
Perry Khakhar: Pass. Forcing pass sequence. I believe we may have a good shot at a red suit slam. I will pull partner's double to 5, and respect whatever partner does.
Paul Mcmullin: Pass. I could have doubled or bid more myself - this SHOULD invite partner to take another bid.
David Gordon: Dbl. A suggestion to defend. Balanced hand.
Tim Francis-Wright: Dbl. We have a double fit but that doesn't mean we make 11 tricks.
Amiram Millet: 5. To make or to punish 5.
John Gillespie: 5. They may have a double fit too and a bad heart break is lurking.
Brian Zietman: 5. Slam may be on here but those clubs look pretty poor.
Plarq Liu: Pass. Nothing more to say.
Beverley Candlish: Dbl. My hand is too balanced to bid 5.
Bob Todd: 5. Yuch!
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