TGIF April 2015: Scores
| 1. IMPs. None vul.
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A Q 8 6 5 4
Q 10 4
K Q 6
A
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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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Pass
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1NT
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Pass
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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2
| 7
| 100
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3
| 8
| 100
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2NT
| 2
| 70
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2
| 0
| 40
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3
| 0
| 30
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3NT
| 0
| 30
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Moderator: This problem is a classic one. About half the panel choose 3, which is right on values, but with poor spots. The other half the choose 2 waiting.
Allan Falk: 2. I'm not bidding 3 with such a ratty suit and ratty hand. I can show extras later if it seems appropriate. I'm not raising notrump with a singleton ace.
Geoff Hampson: 2NT. I have a sixth spade, but with scattered assets and weak spades, I feel 2NT is a better description.
Cynthia Handley: 3. It's right on values. We, like the rest of the world, wish the spade spots were better. My second choice would be 2NT, which would at least give us a chance to get to hearts if that is the right trump suit.
Stephen Vincent: 2NT. Keeps more options open at the cost of misrepresenting the spade length. It's an imperfect world we live in.
Gilbert Lambert: 3. I don't like my suit, but what else can I do?
David Waterman: 2. A standout bid at IMPs - tougher at matchpoints.
Monica Angus: 2. . . an underbid but spades not good enough for 3 so wait and see what pard bids.
Larry Meyer: 3. Show my extra length and my extra strength.
Eugene Chan: 3. Wouldn't have this problem if opener started with an intermediate jump 2 in 4th seat. Contrary to popular belief, 4th seat 2 is NOT WEAK!
Andrew Krywaniuk: 3. Just a simple value bid.
Perry Khakhar: 3. Probably the most descriptive bid.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: 3. 6 spades and extra values. That is what I have.
Chris Diamond: 2. There's probably a name for this now. We used to call it keeping the auction going. Not much harm in a partscore, but potentially enormous info on the response.
David Gordon: 3. I would like a more robust suit.
Amiram Millet: 4. I need only 2 tricks from partner.
Plarq Liu: 2. Partner may have a weak hand, it is not a good idea to force to game now.
Beverley Candlish: 3. With my 6 card spade suit and 17 HCPs I would jump to 3. I don't know where the points are located in partner's hand and therefore I will let her choose the contract.
Kf Tung: 3. Let pard choose 3, 3N or 4.
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| 2. IMPs. N-S vul.
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10 7 5 2
K J 9 4 3
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K Q J 8
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| West |
North |
East |
South |
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1
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3
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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3
| 9
| 100
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Dbl
| 8
| 90
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4
| 0
| 40
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4
| 0
| 30
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Moderator: This problem is another two-horse race.
Mike Lawrence: 3. I've observed that with some balanced hands, partners these days are leaning more toward passing negative doubles. I don't want that to happen here. Over my 3, partner can still bid 3. If partner bids 3NT, I will bid 4.
Kerri Sanborn: Dbl. If I hear 3NT, I know we probably don't have a major-suit fit. What to do then is a guess, though - probably 4. If I bid 3 and get 3NT from partner, there might be an 8-card spade fit lurking. Neither cue-bidding nor raising clubs feel right.
David Waterman: 3. 4 would be the 2nd choice. Dbl is misguided.
Larry Meyer: Dbl. Searching for the major suit fit.
Eugene Chan: Dbl. Might have opted for 3, except this is an aceless hand.
Andrew Krywaniuk: 3. Locate our best trump fit before inviting slam.
Perry Khakhar: Dbl. Spades is the ideal game that I want to play (instead of hearts or clubs). No other way to get there without the negative double.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: 4. Pick a game partner. I'll pass anything but 5.
Roy Bolton: Dbl. Seems normal.
Chris Diamond: Dbl. Hate it but what can you do?
David Gordon: Dbl. Stretch for the dbl with diamond shortness.
Amiram Millet: 3. The most flexible call.
Plarq Liu: Dbl. We still look for major game.
Beverley Candlish: Dbl. . . showing hearts and spades.
Kf Tung: 3. Forcing. You have a good chance to find a fit and then you have a game.
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| 3. IMPs. Both vul.
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A 8 6 5
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Q J 5
K Q 8 6 3 2
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| West |
North |
East |
South |
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1
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1
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Pass
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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1NT
| 10
| 100
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1
| 7
| 80
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2NT
| 0
| 50
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3NT
| 0
| 40
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Moderator: With an opening bid, the panel feel they have to do something, but what?
August Boehm: 1NT. True, this might motivate partner to rebid hearts with possibly disastrous consequences. Still, 1 courts an unwelcome raise. 3NT might make on power. Pass leads to a dismal 1.
Daniel Korbel: 1. I'd like to bid 2 natural, but that is not what it means. 1 gives partner a chance for a natural rebid, and it will give me more information for the next round of bidding.
Stephen Vincent: Pass. While it's tempting to dredge up a 1NT response in case partner is a maximum, where are your tricks coming from on this hand?
David Waterman: 1NT. Ugly but practical.
Larry Meyer: 1. Maybe we have a spade fit, else maybe we can play NT.
Eugene Chan: 1NT. Slight downgrade due to potential misfit.
Andrew Krywaniuk: 1NT. Going low. Partner bid 3NT with a similar hand recently and ended up down 3.
Perry Khakhar: 1. I don't expect to play in spades, but it is a reasonable temporizing bid and it is forcing.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: 1. I'm going to bid NT but want to discourage partner from correcting to hearts. Therefore I go slow. I imagine we'll go via 2, 2NT, 3, 3NT. Should partner support spades immediately I'll bid NT anyway so he can show 4-card support.
Roy Bolton: Pass. Misfit. Can bid 2 if West balances.
Chris Diamond: 1. Transfers, Nuff said.
David Gordon: 1. Usually shows 5 spades but it seems like a space saving first step.
Amiram Millet: Pass. Taking the low road for the time being. 1NT can push partner to bid 2.
Plarq Liu: 2. . . natural. People may want to bid 1, but it is not forcing, thus may give us a bad contract.
Beverley Candlish: Pass. If I bid anything, partner will bid her hearts again and we will be headed for disaster. If the bidding continues, I will come in with a bid of NT.
Kf Tung: 1. This hand is yours and you need room to find your strain.
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| 4. Matchpoints. None vul.
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10 9 7
7 5
K Q 10 6 3
A K Q
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| West |
North |
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1
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3
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Dbl
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Pass
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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Pass
| 14
| 100
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4
| 2
| 60
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3NT
| 1
| 50
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4
| 0
| 40
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Moderator: OK, OK, yes! We should have opened this hand 1NT. At least it's not an IMP problem.
Jeff Meckstroth: 3NT. Stoppers are for children.
Kerri Sanborn: 4. Looks like a four-card suit to me.
Roger Lee: Pass. I'm not bidding four of a minor with a 5-3-3-2 minimum - it's just too poor a description. As a side note, I would have opened a 15-17 notrump.
Stephen Vincent: Pass. Uneasily but 5 tricks are going to be easier than 10.
David Waterman: Pass. RHO did not raise, I have heart shortness and welcome a diamond lead - perfect!
Larry Meyer: 4. Deny a spade stopper and show my second suit.
Eugene Chan: Pass. Take my plus. Cash high club first to take a look at dummy.
Andrew Krywaniuk: 3NT. Take the chance partner has a half-stopper and the A or LHO has no entry.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: Pass. Risky, but best chance for a plus in my opinion.
Roy Bolton: Pass. A gamble - but that's life (and bridge).
Chris Diamond: Pass. Please god, a plus.
Amiram Millet: 4. Can't see 3NT making here.
Plarq Liu: 4. Pretend my AKQ is a four card suit.
Beverley Candlish: Pass. I know partner promises hearts but I can't help. I am assuming partner has good points to double at the 3 level and therefore, I will pass and hopefully rack up a nice plus score.
Kf Tung: Pass. Expect the total tricks to be 17 or less and then double will give you the best score.
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| 5. IMPs. None vul.
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K 10 9 7 6
Q
K Q 6
10 8 6 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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3
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Pass
| ? |
Your call?
| Bid | Votes | Award
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3
| 10
| 100
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3
| 5
| 80
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3NT
| 2
| 70
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4
| 0
| 40
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4
| 0
| 30
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Moderator: Eric Kokish advocates taking a "false preference" when holding a singleton in partner's first bid suit in bidding situations such as this.
Betty Ann Kennedy: 3. This allows partner to bid 3NT or 4.
The Sutherlins: 3NT. Rebidding spades and raising diamonds are both flawed.
Mel Colchamiro: 3. Kokish will give me his seal of approval. 3 will leave room to let us go wherever we need to go. Besides, with partner showing strength, the queen is as good or better than a low doubleton.
Stephen Vincent: 3. The red suit honours are most appealing.
David Waterman: 3. I don't want to bid 3NT with 3 top cards in partner's suits.
Larry Meyer: 3NT. If 3NT seems like a reasonable contract, then bid it.
Eugene Chan: 3. Auction is game forced. See what partner does next. Singleton honour is more than adequate trump support.
Andrew Krywaniuk: 3. 3NT would end the auction. Don't fudge a stopper when we could still have a slam.
Perry Khakhar: 3. Maybe partner can bid 3NT or correct to 4 with honour doubleton or three small.
Ig Nieuwenhuis: 3NT. Right on values and misfit, but opposite some hands I should explore a diamond slam. In that case partner will probably bid again.
Roy Bolton: 3NT. A good partner will have a club stopper.
Chris Diamond: 3. The Q is enormous and raising diamonds eats space when the suit could be bogus.
David Gordon: 3. I should have 6 but we need a temporizing bid.
Amiram Millet: 3NT. Seems wrong to push for a slam.
Plarq Liu: 4. Supporting diamonds.
Beverley Candlish: 3NT. I would confidently bid 3NT.
Kf Tung: 4. Lovely diamonds, lovely heart and pard will love you.
Bob Todd: 3. Tough hand - 4 would endplay partner.
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