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 09-12


Board 9
N/EW


WEST
NORTH
ª K 8
© A T 5 4
¨ J T 4
§ A K T 4




EAST
ª Q 7 6 3 2
© K 3
¨ K 6 3 2
§ 6 2



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

NS score

Frequency

MP NS

MP EW

480

1

10

0

450

4

5

5

420

1

0

10

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- 1NT pass 2§
pass 2© pass 4§
pass 4© pass pass
pass.


9. More discussion to follow.


Board 10
E/All


WEST
NORTH
ª K J 8
© A T 8 4
¨ A J
§ K J 8 6




EAST
ª A 2
© K 6 5 2
¨ 8 6 3
§ Q T 7 2



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

NS score

Frequency

MP NS

MP EW

660

2

9

1

630

2

5

5

600

1

2

8

210 1 0 10

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- pass pass
pass 1NT pass 2§
pass 2© pass 2NT
pass 3NT pass pass
pass.

10. More discussion to follow.


Board 11
S/None


WEST
NORTH
ª K J 8 4
© A T 9 7 3
¨ 7 2
§ A 8




EAST
ª Q 7 2
© K Q 5
¨ A J 9
§ Q 4 3 2



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

NS score

Frequency

MP NS

MP EW

100 2 9 1

50

1

6

4

-50

1

4

6

-90

1

2

8

-400 1 0 10

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- --- pass
1§ 1© pass pass
1NT dbl pass 2§
pass 2©1 pass pass
pass.

1 = North wants South to pick a major, promising 5© and 4ª, or, 6© and 4ª.

11. More discussion to follow.


Board 12
W/NS


WEST
NORTH
ª Q J 7 6 3
© J 9 8 4
¨ J
§ T 7 5




EAST
ª A 9 8
© T 3
¨ 3 2
§ K Q 9 8 6 4



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

NS score

Frequency

MP NS

MP EW

170

1

10

0

100

1

8

2

-110

1

6

4

-120 1 4 6

-200

1

2

8

-430 1 0 10

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
pass pass 1¨ 1©
2©1 dbl 2NT2 3©
pass pass pass.

1 = Hoping to find East with a ©-stopper.
2 = East should bid 3NT with 14 (or more) hcp.

12. More discussion to follow.


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