Park City Limburg Smokefree Tournament
Parkstad Limburg Rookvrij Toernooi
Matchpoints pairs
Hosted by No
Smoking Bridge Club at
Brunssum, Casino Treebeek
November 12, 2000
Session 01, Boards 07-09
Board 07
South/All
|
ª AJT
© AT94
¨ 42
§ AK83 |
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ª 8653
© 832
¨ A973
§ 95 |
N
W E
S
|
ª KQ72
© QJ7
¨ Q86
§ 642 |
|
ª 94
© K65
¨ KJT5
§ QJT7 |
|
|
|
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Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
--- |
pass |
| pass |
1NT |
pass |
2§1 |
| pass |
2© |
pass |
3§2 |
| pass |
3NT3 |
pass |
pass |
| pass. |
|
|
|
|
1 = North may hold 5 hearts. North must alert whenever 2§ does not guarantee a 4-card major.
2 = Natural and forcing to game. If South wants to invite (holding 8-9 hcp), he should bid
2NT here.
3 = North can't show his 4-card clubs without bypassing 3NT. It's up to South to cross
that border.
More discussion to follow.
Board 08
West/-
|
ª JT9853
© 42
¨ 72
§ K96 |
|
ª Q7642
© J
¨ QT9865
§ 7 |
N
W E
S
|
ª A
© K876
¨ A4
§ AJT543 |
|
ª K
© AQT953
¨ KJ3
§ Q82 |
|
|
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| pass1 |
pass |
1§ |
1© |
| 1ª2 |
pass |
3§3 |
pass4 |
| pass5 |
pass. |
|
|
|
1 = Don't open this hand a Muiderburg or Polish weak-2 at this seat and vulnerability.
2 = A negative double would show only 4 spades, and deny more.
3 = 6+ §-suit, 16-17 hcp.
4 = North passes, so South should shut up. His honors in the black suits can't nearly be
counted for their full weight.
5 = West must pass, for he is by no means not sure that 3¨ plays better, not to mention, 3¨
is forcing anyway.
More discussion to follow.
Board 09
North/EW
|
ª A83
© AJ8743
¨ Q
§ 974 |
|
ª QJ752
© ---
¨ KT765
§ Q62 |
N
W E
S
|
ª T9
© K6
¨ J9842
§ AJT5 |
|
ª K84
© QT952
¨ A3
§ K83 |
|
|
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
2¨1 |
pass |
4©2 |
| pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
|
1 = At this vulnerability, North's hearts are good enough to treat this hand as a
weak-2 in ©, in our system by means of a
multi-colored 2¨.
2 = Asks North to pass, or to convert to 4ª,
should he have a weak-2 in spades. For this jump, South can be a lot weaker as well. One
thing is certain: he has no interest in slam. It's up to EW what type of hand he has.
More discussion to follow.
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Copyright © 2000 by Michel
Franssen