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 13-16


Board 13
N/All


WEST
NORTH
ª Q 4
© A Q J
¨ J 7 6 3 2
§ Q T 9




EAST
ª A K J 6
© K 9 3
¨ K 9
§ K 7 5 3



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

NS score

Frequency

MP NS

MP EW

-150

1

10

0

-200

1

8

2

-600

1

6

4

-660 2 3 7
-690 1 0 10

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- 1¨ pass pass
dbl1 pass 2NT pass
3NT pass pass pass.

1 = 1NT in fourth seat, after passes from partner and RHO, promises 11-14 hcp under present standards.

13. More discussion to follow.


Board 14
E/None


WEST
NORTH
ª K Q T 4
© A K 9 3
¨ 4
§ J T 6 5




EAST
ª 9 8 7 5 3 2
© 7 6
¨ K 9
§ K 9 8



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

NS score

Frequency

MP NS

MP EW

500

1

10

0

460

1

8

2

430

3

4

6

400 1 0 10

Recommended bidding sequence:

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

14. More discussion to follow.


Board 15
S/NS


WEST
NORTH
ª K J 8 2
© Q 7 3
¨ J 5
§ 8 7 5 2




EAST
ª 6 5 3
© T 4 2
¨ K T 7
§ A 9 4 3



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

NS score

Frequency

MP NS

MP EW

-430 4 7 3

-450

1

2

8

-460

1

0

10

Recommended bidding sequence:

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

1 = Multi-colored, based on semiforcing in ¨.
2 = Promising semiforcing in ¨.

15. More discussion to follow.


Board 16
W/EW


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




EAST
ª J 9 5
© A K 6 3 2
¨ J
§ A K 8 7



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

NS score

Frequency

MP NS

MP EW

-680

3

8

2

-1430

3

2

8

Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
1© pass 4§1 pass
4NT pass 6§2 pass
6© pass pass pass.

1 = 4+ card ©-support, 12-15 hcp. The extra trump, void in §, and well palced top hornors, make up for the 2 points East elsewise is short of this splinter bid.
2 = 1, 3, or 5 out of 5 aces, and, void in §.

16. More discussion to follow.


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