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 16-18
Board 16
West/EW
|
ª Q2
© T92
¨ AJ863
§ 983 |
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ª AK876
© 6
¨ 4
§ QT6542 |
N
W E
S
|
ª 9543
© A7
¨ QT52
§ AJ7 |
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ª JT
© KQJ8543
¨ K97
§ K |
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|
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Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| 2ª1 |
pass |
4ª2 |
pass3 |
| pass |
pass. |
|
|
|
1 = Muiderberg weak-2: 5ª, 4+ of
a minor, 5-10 hcp. Technically correct at all vulnerabilities: West has 2 top honors in
his first suit, and an acceptable 6-card §-suit
as well.
2 = A jump to game in the suit opener preempted on, can be both weak and strong. It's for
NS to figure it out, not to North, who must always pass. Remember, 4ª denies slam interest.
3 = This hand is far weaker than the one that allowed West to overcall 5¨ in a similar auction on board 13. If South
hesitates, and North takes action afterwards, EW should not hesitate to retain their
rights (in Europe), or to call the cops to do so (in North America).
More discussion to follow.
Board 17
North/-
|
ª QJ975
© Q654
¨ AJ
§ 96 |
|
ª K83
© J732
¨ 864
§ KT2 |
N
W E
S
|
ª 642
© AKT
¨ T9752
§ AJ |
|
ª AT
© 98
¨ KQ3
§ Q87543 |
|
|
|
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Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
pass |
1¨ |
2§ |
| pass1 |
pass |
dbl2 |
pass |
| 2©3 |
pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
1 = West is stuck: 2© would promise a 5-card
suit and 8-11 hcp, he can't raise daimonds, and he is an ace or so short of responding
bidding 2NT. It would not be a mortal sin to negative double with only 4-3 in the majors,
but he 4333-shape should keep him from doing so.
2 = The appropriate action, since West may be 'trapping': having excellent clubs, and
waiting for East to double, in order to pass it out for penalties. West could never double
for penalties himself, since we play negeative doubles all the way through 4©.
3 = The only thing West can do with this holding. requirements
for 2NT could be lowered to a good 8-count or so, but here West only holds a bad
7-pointer.
More discussion to follow.
Board 18
East/NS
|
ª KJ73
© K64
¨ Q94
§ A74 |
|
ª Q92
© JT932
¨ K6
§ J65 |
N
W E
S
|
ª T65
© A5
¨ AT732
§ Q82 |
|
ª A84
© Q87
¨ J85
§ KT93 |
|
|
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
pass |
pass |
| pass |
1§ |
1¨ |
pass1 |
| pass |
dbl2 |
pass |
2¨3 |
| pass |
2NT4 |
pass |
pass |
| pass. |
|
|
|
|
1 = South is stuck: his hand is about 1½ point short of cuebidding 2¨ at this point.
2 = From North's point of view, South can still be 'trapping'.
3 = Showing a type of hand, that was slightly short of an initial cuebid.
4 = North should bid 3NT with 14 hcp.
More discussion to follow.
Go
to boards 19-21
Copyright © 2000 by Michel
Franssen