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 19-21


Board 19
South/EW

  
ª 9865
© Q954
¨ A
§ KQ75
ª J2
© J8
¨ JT9765
§ 632
           N
       W   E
           S
 
ª AT74
© A763
¨ Q8
§ A94
ª KQ3
© KT2
¨ K432
§ JT8

NS-score

number

mp NS

mp EW

430

3

80

2

400

2

75

7

200

3

70

12

180

2

65

17

150

7

56

26

140

3

46

36

120

7

36

46

110

1

28

54

100

2

25

57

90

1

22

60

80

1

20

62

-50

5

14

68

-90

2

7

75

-100

2

3

79

-150

1

0

82

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- --- 1¨
pass 1© pass 1NT
pass 2NT1 pass pass
pass.

1 = Should have exactly 11 hcp.

More discussion to follow.


Board 20
West/All

  
ª AT5
© AK765
¨ AJ9
§ Q4
ª KQJ
© T984
¨ K42
§ J62
           N
       W   E
           S
 
ª 943
© 3
¨ QT853
§ K983
ª 8762
© QJ2
¨ 76
§ AT75

NS-score

number

mp NS

mp EW

650

3

80

2

620

4

73

9

600

2

67

15

170

3

62

20

150

4

55

27

140

2

49

33

-100

14

33

49

-200

10

9

73

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
pass 1© pass 1ª1
pass 2NT pass 4©
pass pass pass.

1 = A 4-4 fit usually plays better than a 5-3 fit, so South should not raise immediately. If 1© could be opened on a 4-card suit (lots of good Dutch players open 1© with 4-4 in the majors and no 4-card minor), he has to postpone his raise anyway.

More discussion to follow.


Board 21
North/NS

  
ª A8
© J2
¨ K863
§ KQ764
ª T54
© AK984
¨ T4
§ J82
           N
       W   E
           S
 
ª Q9732
© T65
¨ J75
§ 93
ª KJ6
© Q73
¨ AQ92
§ AT6

NS-score

number

mp NS

mp EW

720

4

79

3

710

1

74

8

690

8

65

17

660

15

42

40

650

1

26

56

630

3

22

60

620

1

18

64

600

4

13

69

240

3

6

76

150

1

2

80

-100

1

0

82

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- 1§ pass 1¨1
1©2 2¨ pass3 2©4
pass 3¨5 pass 3©6
pass 3NT7 pass pass
pass.

1 = In Walsh, North should alert, for South either denies a 4-card major, a has enogh strength to reverse with.
2 = Minimum sandwich overcall, turns out to make life very difficult for NS.
3 = This hand is not even worth hesitating about a support double.
4 = Looking for a ©-stopper.
5 = Denies ©-stopper.
6 = Looking for half a ©-stopper.
7 = "Roger!"


More discussion to follow.


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