Bridge Club Sittard - Sittard BC

Tonnie's Drive - Tonny Hermans Memorial Matchpoints Pairs

Sittard, Gemeenschapshuis De Baandert - Baandert Community Center

December 28, 2000

Group D - Boards 05-08


Board 5
N/NS


WEST
NORTH
ª 9 4
© A 6 2
¨ A J 9
§ 8 7 6 4 2




EAST
ª J 8 6 5
© K Q 4 3
¨ K Q 7 5
§ 9



SOUTH
ª A Q 3
© 9 5
¨ 8 6 4 3 2
§ A K 3
ª K T 7 2
© J T 8 7
¨ T
§ Q J T 5

NS score

Frequency

MP NS

MP EW

150

1

10

0

100

3

6

4

50

1

2

8

-150

1

0

10

Recommended bidding sequence:

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

5. More discussion to follow.


Board 6
E/EW


WEST
NORTH
ª 8 6
© K T 9 7
¨ J 9 3
§ K T 8 6




EAST
ª A K J 9 4 2
© A 5 4
¨ A Q T
§ 3



SOUTH
ª Q 5 3
© Q 6 2
¨ 8 6 4 2
§ 9 4 2
ª T 7
© J 8 3
¨ K 7 5
§ A Q J 7 5

NS score

Frequency

MP NS

MP EW

-50

1

10

0

-140

1

8

2

-170

1

6

4

-300 1 4 6
-620 1 2 8
-800 1 0 10

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- pass pass
2¨ pass 2© pass
3ª pass 4ª pass
pass pass.

6. More discussion to follow.


Board 7
S/All


WEST
NORTH
ª Q 6 5
© Q 9 6
¨ 6 3 2
§ J T 9 3




EAST
ª J 3
© T 5 3
¨ K J 9 8 7
§ Q 6 5



SOUTH
ª A T 9 8 4 2
© A 8
¨ T
§ K 8 7 2
ª K 7
© K J 7 4 2
¨ A Q 5 4
§ A 4

NS score

Frequency

MP NS

MP EW

200 1 10 0

140

1

8

2

-100

1

6

4

-200

3

2

8

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- --- 1©
pass 1NT1 pass 3¨
pass 3© pass pass
pass.

1 = One round force: less than 4©, most likely less than 3©, no 4-card ª-suit, 5-11 hcp.

7. More discussion to follow.


Board 8
W/None


WEST
NORTH
ª A 9 5
© A 9 7 3
¨ K T 6
§ A 8 2




EAST
ª Q 6 2
© K T 8 5 2
¨ J 9 7
§ T 7



SOUTH
ª T 3
© Q 6 4
¨ 4 3 2
§ Q J 6 4 3
ª K J 8 7 4
© J
¨ A Q 8 5
§ K 9 5

NS score

Frequency

MP NS

MP EW

980

1

10

0

480

2

7

3

450

1

4

6

150 1 2 8

-100

1

0

10

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
pass 1NT pass 2©
pass 2ª pass 3¨
pass 3ª pass 4§
pass 4¨ pass 4NT
pass 5¨1 pass 5©
pass 5ª pass 6ª
pass pass pass.

1 = 0 or 3 out of 5 aces (1403-variation).

8. More discussion to follow.


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