Bridge Club Sittard - Sittard BC
Kerstdrive - Xmas Matchpoints Pairs
Sittard, Gemeenschapshuis De Baandert - Baandert
Community Center
December 19, 2000
Boards 05-08
Board 5
N/NS
WEST |
NORTH
ª A K 9
© K J
¨ K J T 8 4
§ A 9 7 |
EAST |
ª J 8 7 5 2
© 8 7 6 4
¨ Q
§ K Q 4 |
SOUTH |
ª T 3
© Q 5 3 2
¨ 6 3 2
§ J 8 3 2 |
|
ª Q 6 4
© A T 9
¨ A 9 7 5
§ T 6 5 |
|
|
NS score |
Frequency |
MP NS |
MP EW |
1440 |
1 |
42 |
0 |
1370 |
2 |
39 |
3 |
690 |
7 |
30 |
12 |
660 |
6 |
17 |
25 |
620 |
3 |
8 |
34 |
600 |
1 |
4 |
38 |
150 |
1 |
2 |
40 |
-490 |
1 |
0 |
42 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
2NT |
pass |
3§1 |
| pass |
3NT2 |
pass |
pass |
| pass. |
|
|
|
|
1 = Puppet Stayman, this time looking 5-card major only.
2 = No 4- or 5-card major.
More discussion to follow.
Board 6
E/EW
WEST |
NORTH
ª 9 6 2
© 9 6 2
¨ 6 4
§ J 8 7 4 2 |
EAST |
ª 7 5
© Q 7 5 4
¨ Q 9 3 2
§ A 6 5 |
SOUTH |
ª A K Q T 8
© K T 8 3
¨ J 8 5
§ T |
|
ª J 4 3
© A J
¨ A K T 7
§ K Q 9 3 |
|
|
NS score |
Frequency |
MP NS |
MP EW |
100 |
3 |
40 |
2 |
-50 |
1 |
36 |
6 |
-90 |
1 |
34 |
8 |
-100 |
1 |
32 |
10 |
-110 |
1 |
30 |
12 |
-140 |
8 |
21 |
21 |
-150 |
1 |
12 |
30 |
-170 |
3 |
8 |
34 |
-730 |
1 |
4 |
38 |
-790 |
2 |
1 |
41 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
1ª |
dbl |
| 1NT |
pass |
2© |
2NT1 |
| pass |
3§ |
pass |
pass |
| 3© |
pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
1 = Takeout for the minors, not to show a hand too strong for
an initial overcall of 1NT.
More discussion to follow.
Board 7
S/All
WEST |
NORTH
ª Q J 7
© 9 8 6 5 3
¨ A T 7
§ 5 3 |
EAST |
ª K T 9 5
© A J T
¨ J 6
§ Q T 7 6 |
SOUTH |
ª A 8 3 2
© K 7 2
¨ Q 8 3
§ K 4 2 |
|
ª 6 4
© Q 4
¨ K 9 5 4 2
§ A J 9 8 |
|
|
NS score |
Frequency |
MP NS |
MP EW |
400 |
2 |
41 |
1 |
200 |
1 |
38 |
4 |
100 |
6 |
31 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
24 |
18 |
-100 |
1 |
22 |
20 |
-110 |
2 |
19 |
23 |
-140 |
7 |
10 |
32 |
-170 |
1 |
2 |
40 |
-620 |
1 |
0 |
42 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
--- |
pass |
| pass |
pass |
1§ |
1¨ |
| 1ª1 |
dbl2 |
2ª |
pass |
| pass |
pass. |
|
|
|
1 = A negative double on an overcall of 1¨ shows exactly 4/4
in the majors, or, 12+ hcp.
2 = Support double, promising exactly 3-card ¨-support.
More discussion to follow.
Board 8
W/-
WEST |
NORTH
ª K 8 2
© T 9 8 6 5 3
¨ 8 2
§ A 6 |
EAST |
ª A 7
© J 7 4 2
¨ J T 9 3
§ Q 9 5 |
SOUTH |
ª T 9 6 4 3
© A K
¨ A K 6
§ K 8 3 |
|
ª Q J 5
© Q
¨ Q 7 5 4
§ J T 7 4 2 |
|
|
NS score |
Frequency |
MP NS |
MP EW |
100 |
1 |
42 |
0 |
50 |
3 |
38 |
4 |
-120 |
3 |
32 |
10 |
-140 |
2 |
27 |
15 |
-150 |
2 |
23 |
19 |
-170 |
1 |
20 |
22 |
-400 |
6 |
13 |
29 |
-420 |
1 |
6 |
36 |
-430 |
2 |
3 |
39 |
-800 |
1 |
0 |
42 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| pass |
pass |
1NT1 |
pass |
| 2§2 |
pass |
2ª3 |
pass |
| 2NT4 |
pass |
3ª5 |
pass |
| 3NT6 |
pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
1 = Most experts encourage to open 1NT with a 5-card major, if the hand is balanced and
contains 15-17 hcp. An opening bid of 1ª may cause difficulty with East's rebid.
2 = Stayman relay. West does not have to have a 4-card major,
unless he is very weak, in which case he holds 4/4 of 5/4 in the majors. In Europe, this
very commonly used Stayman variation needs an alert from East.
3 = East denies a 4-card ©-suit, which he would have shown first, but may still have a
5-card ª-suit (like here).
4 = Inviting to game.
5 = Maximum hand with 5-card ª-suit. If East has a minimum,
he should not show his 5-card ª-suit, but pass.
6 = West, not East, decides what sort of contract is going to be played.
More discussion to follow.
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