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 02, Boards 16-18


Board 16
West/EW

  
ª AQ9
© A9
¨ K8
§ QT7543
ª J872
© QJ54
¨ Q64
§ 62
           N
       W   E
           S
 
ª T5
© KT83
¨ J973
§ KJ9
ª K643
© 762
¨ AT52
§ A8

NS-score

number

mp NS

mp EW

460

4

79

3

430

1

74

8

420

1

72

10

400

3

68

14

150

1

64

18

130

6

57

25

90

1

50

32

-50

12

37

45

-100

13

12

70

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
pass 1§ pass 1ª1
pass 3§!2 pass 3NT3
pass pass pass.

1 = Walsh approach: bypassing a 4- or 5-card ¨-suit, unless he can reverse.
2 = With nice assets in spades as well, 2§ is an underbid.
3 = On the reasonable assumption, that North takes care of the hearts.

More discussion to follow.


Board 17
North/-

  
ª Q
© Q8754
¨ Q74
§ K642
ª K9873
© K2
¨ T85
§ QT8
           N
       W   E
           S
 
ª 654
© AJ9
¨ KJ9632
§ 5
ª AJT2
© T63
¨ A
§ AJ973

NS-score

number

mp NS

mp EW

180

1

82

0

150

1

80

2

140

7

72

10

120

1

64

18

110

4

59

23

100

1

54

28

80

1

52

30

50

4

47

35

-50

7

36

46

-100

6

23

59

-110

4

13

69

-150

2

7

75

-170

1

4

78

-180

1

2

80

-250

1

0

82

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- pass pass 1§
1ª 2©1 dbl2 rdb3
pass4 pass5 2ª6 pass7
pass dbl8 pass pass9
pass.

1 = 5+ suit, 8-11 hcp.
2 = Support double: exactly 3ª.
3 = Support redouble: exactly 3©.
4 = Nothing left worth mentioning.
5 = "Come and get me!"
6 = Must run.
7 = Hoping North will find the balancing double, in order to pass it out for penalties.
8 = The action South hoped for.
9 = Completing the conversion.

More discussion to follow.


Board 18
East/NS

  
ª K3
© J83
¨ 54
§ T76543
ª T9864
© K92
¨ KJ63
§ 9
           N
       W   E
           S
 
ª AQJ5
© AQ4
¨ A872
§ A2
ª 72
© T765
¨ QT9
§ KQJ8

NS-score

number

mp NS

mp EW

50

1

82

0

-450

1

80

2

-460

2

77

5

-480

12

63

19

-490

2

49

33

-510

16

31

51

-520

2

13

69

-980

3

8

74

-1010

3

2

80

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- 2NT pass
3© pass 4ª1 pass
pass pass.

1 = East would be a coward to confine with 3ª, see our discussion of board 3.

More discussion to follow.


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Copyright © 2000 by Michel Franssen