ING Bank Pro Tour Final 2000
Hoofddorp, Hotel Schiphol A4
June 10 - Session 01
Boards 06-10
Board 6
E/EW
WEST |
NORTH
ª K 8 7 6 3
© K 8 3
¨ Q 2
§ A K 3 |
EAST |
ª 5
© Q 9 6
¨ A K 9 4
§ Q J T 9 7 |
SOUTH |
ª J T 4
© A J 7 4
¨ T 5
§ 8 5 4 2 |
|
ª A Q 9 2
© T 5 2
¨ J 8 7 6 3
§ 6 |
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|
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Board 6 |
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d.s. -10 |
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NS score |
NS EW |
mp NS |
mp EW |
|
200 |
Q4
Q16 |
5 |
-5 |
|
|
Q7
Q11 |
|
|
|
140 |
Q1
Q13 |
4 |
-4 |
|
-100 |
Q2
Q14 |
-3 |
3 |
|
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Q3
Q15 |
|
|
|
|
Q5
Q9 |
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|
|
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Q6
Q10 |
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|
|
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Q8
Q12 |
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Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
pass |
pass |
| 1§ |
1ª |
dbl1 |
3§2 |
| pass |
4ª3 |
pass |
pass |
| pass. |
|
|
|
|
1 = Negative double, 4-card suit
© and 6+ hp, or many distributions
and 12+ hp
2 = ª-invite
with short §. South's hand
is far too nice for a preemptive 3ª-response,
and just not good enough for a 2-way 4ª-response.
At this vulnerability, the 1§-opening cries for
a very light 1ª-overcall. In that case, EW
probrably make game. South must also consider the possibility, that EW cannot
make game, or that they are too chicken to bid it. In that event he does not want to see
north go for 300 or 500. 3§ leaves all doors
open, and makes it hard enough for EW, in case this board belongs to them.
3 = South's singleton strongly devaluates norths §-holdings.
A pessimistic north will predict the outcome: ¨-lead,
©-switch.
Indeed, EW best defense is ¨T for the king, © for the jack, ©A,
¨5 for the ace and ¨4 back. In that case, north must ruff high, and lead small to ª9 for his 9 tricks.
The attractive ª-game fails on duplication in
the reds. This duplication does not comply with the Rule
of Total Tricks, as advocated by Larry
Cohen. In this card game, there is no need to get scared by unfavorable
exceptions. An optimist only loses 3 imps here, next time he wins 7. Therefore, north
should bid 4ª. Jan
van Cleeff, Gaby van Dinteren, Zvi Engel, Jan Jansma
and Gert-Jan Paulissen (or their partners)
did that as well.
Board 7
S/Both
WEST |
NORTH
ª K Q J 8 2
© J 7 3
¨ K 8
§ 9 6 5 |
EAST |
ª A
© A Q 9 6 4
¨ Q 9 2
§ A K T 2 |
SOUTH |
ª T 6 5 4
© T 8 5 2
¨ 6 5 3
§ J 3 |
|
ª 9 7 3
© K
¨ A J T 7 4
§ Q 8 7 4 |
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Board 7 |
|
d.s. -70 |
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|
NS score |
NS EW |
mp NS |
mp EW |
|
100 |
Q2
Q14 |
5 |
-5 |
|
|
Q4
Q16 |
|
|
|
|
Q6
Q10 |
|
|
|
-140 |
Q3
Q15 |
-2 |
2 |
|
-170 |
Q5
Q9 |
-3 |
3 |
|
|
Q7
Q11 |
|
|
|
|
Q8
Q12 |
|
|
|
-620 |
Q1
Q13 |
-11 |
11 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
--- |
pass |
| 1© |
1ª |
pass |
3©1 |
| dbl |
3ª |
pass |
pass |
| pass. |
|
|
|
|
1 = Invite to 4ª. Generally, jump cue is limit raise or better for
partner's suit.
North must work hard for down one: © for the
ace, §K, §A,
§ ruffed, ªA,
§ ruffed high, © ruffed, ¨K, © ruffed, ¨A,
¨ ruffed, and ªQ-J.
Board 8
W/-
WEST |
NORTH
ª A 7
© T 8 4 2
¨ T 8 7 5 2
§ 8 3 |
EAST |
ª Q T 6 5
© A 9 7
¨ B
§ K J T 5 4 |
SOUTH |
ª J 3
© J 5
¨ A Q 4
§ A Q 9 7 6 2 |
|
ª K 9 8 4 2
© K Q 6 3
¨ K 9 6 3
§ - - - |
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Board 8 |
|
d.s. -180 |
|
|
NS score |
NS EW |
mp NS |
mp EW |
|
100 |
Q3
Q15 |
7 |
-7 |
|
|
Q5
Q9 |
|
|
|
50 |
Q1
Q13 |
6 |
-6 |
|
|
Q8
Q12 |
|
|
|
-400 |
Q4
Q16 |
-6 |
6 |
|
-430 |
Q2
Q14 |
-6 |
6 |
|
|
Q6
Q10 |
|
|
|
-460 |
Q7
Q11 |
-7 |
7 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| pass |
pass |
1§ |
dbl1 |
| 1ª2 |
pass |
2§ |
pass |
| 3§ |
pass |
3¨3 |
pass |
| 3©4 |
pass |
3NT |
pass |
| pass |
pass. |
|
|
|
1 = With less than 16 hcp bid we usually bid our 5-card suit. Now we also have 4-card
support for the other unbid suits, we prefer a takeout double.
2 = A redouble shows 9+ hcp allright, but tends to deny a 4-card major.
3 = ¨-stopper, no a cuebid to investigate §-slam, for wests pass in first chair virtually
outrules that possibility.
4 = ©-stopper, but prefers east as declarer.
3NT goes off after a ª for the ace, a small © for the queen, ©K,
© for the ace, ª for the king, and ©T.
Eight of the ING-finalists don't find that defense, so east should have excellent chances
at his local club.
Board 9
N/EW
WEST |
NORTH
ª K J
© Q 8 5 2
¨ A Q 8 7 5
§ 8 7 |
EAST |
ª A 9 7 6
© A J 7 6
¨ J T 2
§ Q 3 |
SOUTH |
ª 5 4 3 2
© T 4 3
¨ - - -
§ A J 9 6 4 2 |
|
ª Q T 8
© K 9
¨ K 9 6 4 3
§ K T 5 |
|
|
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Board 9 |
|
d.s. 330 |
|
|
NS score |
NS EW |
mp NS |
mp EW |
|
430
|
Q1
Q13 |
3 |
-3 |
|
|
Q6
Q10 |
|
|
|
400
|
Q3
Q15 |
2 |
-2 |
|
|
Q4
Q16 |
|
|
|
|
Q8
Q12 |
|
|
|
180
|
Q7
Q11 |
-4 |
4 |
|
150
|
Q5
Q9 |
-5 |
5 |
|
130
|
Q2
Q14 |
-5 |
5 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
1¨ |
pass |
2¨1 |
| pass |
2©2 |
pass |
2NT3 |
| pass |
pass4. |
|
|
|
1 = 4+ card suit ¨, 10+
hcp (inverted minor raise).
2 = ©-stopper; missing stopper in a black suit,
else he would bid 2NT.
3 = Black suits stopped, 11 hcp, invite.
4 = Minimum.
North makes 3¨ with an overtrick, unless he
gets fooled in §. The odds are against bidding
3NT, but south happens to make it. After east has set up his long §-suit, he can never cash it. After §Q, § for the ace and § voor the king, south plays three rounds of ¨, ªK
(west must duck), two more ¨, and west must
undress his ©A, or get rid of a ª.
Board 10
E/Both
WEST |
NORTH
ª A 7 6 2
© 8 2
¨ T 5
§ J 8 7 3 2 |
EAST |
ª K Q 5 3
© Q T 6 4
¨ 7 4
§ T 6 4 |
SOUTH |
ª J 9
© K J 5 3
¨ K Q 9 8 3
§ Q 9 |
|
ª T 8 4
© A 9 7
¨ A J 6 2
§ A K 5 |
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|
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Board 10 |
|
d.s. 100 |
|
|
NS score |
NS EW |
mp NS |
mp EW |
|
180
|
Q7
Q11 |
2 |
-2 |
|
150
|
Q2
Q14 |
2 |
-2 |
|
|
Q3
Q15 |
|
|
|
|
Q4
Q16 |
|
|
|
|
Q8
Q12 |
|
|
|
120
|
Q5
Q9 |
1 |
-1 |
|
-110
|
Q1
Q13 |
-5 |
5 |
|
-140
|
Q6
Q10 |
-6 |
6 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
1¨ |
1NT |
| pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
|
West begins with ¨ for queen and ace. South
cashes §A-K. Dropping §Q gives him the timing to develop an extra trick in ¨ for +150.
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Session 01, Boards 11-15
Copyright © 2000 by Michel Franssen