Sittard BC
Marathon Imps Pairs 2002
Fortuna Soccer Stadium, Sittard,
August 31, 2002
Session 01, Boards 25-28
Copyright © 2002-2025 by Michel
Franssen
Board 25
N/EW
WEST |
NORTH
ª J 6
© J 6 5 3
¨ T 6
§ A K Q 7 6 |
EAST |
ª K Q 5
© Q 8 7 2
¨ K J 8
§ 8 4 2 |
SOUTH |
ª A T 9 8 7
© K 9
¨ A 4 3 2
§ T 5 |
|
ª 4 3 2
© A T 4
¨ Q 9 7 5
§ J 9 3 |
|
|
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
pass |
1ª |
pass |
| 1NT |
2§ |
2¨ |
pass |
| 3ª |
pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
1NT = Less than 4-card support in spades, 5-11 hcp, 1RF..
Board 26
E/All
WEST |
NORTH
ª 7 5 4 3
© 6
¨ A K J 4
§ A K T 2 |
EAST |
ª A Q J 9 8 2
© K 9 5 3
¨ 2
§ 6 3 |
SOUTH |
ª K 6
© J T 8 7 2
¨ Q 7 6 3
§ Q 9 |
|
ª T
© A Q 4
¨ T 9 8 5
§ J 8 7 5 4 |
|
|
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
pass |
pass |
| 1ª |
pass |
1NT |
pass |
| 2© |
pass |
3© |
pass |
| pass |
pass. |
|
|
|
Room for analysis.
Board 27
S/-
WEST |
NORTH
ª J T 8
© J T 9 4 2
¨ A 6
§ A 5 4 |
EAST |
ª 6
© K Q 6 3
¨ Q 8 2
§ K Q J 8 6 |
SOUTH |
ª A K Q 5 2
© A 8 5
¨ 9 5 4 3
§ 2 |
|
ª 9 7 4 3
© 7
¨ K J T 7
§ T 9 7 3 |
|
|
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
--- |
pass |
| 1§ |
pass |
1ª |
pass |
| 2§ |
pass |
2¨ |
pass |
| 3¨ |
pass |
3© |
pass |
| 3NT |
pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
2¨ = 1RF, see Westra, Bidding with Berry,
volume 1, page 141.
2©, instead of 3¨, would be 4th suit forcing, so West is virtually bound to raise
East's second suit.
3© = 4th forcing, simply justified by the fact
that East has sound opening strength. East would have rebid 2© over 2§ with 5440, so
West will not expect East to have a 4-card ©-suit.
See Westra, Bidding with Berry, volume 1, page 143. East is looking for another ©-stopper, the suit that NS will almost for sure lead
otherwise.
Board 28
W/NS
WEST |
NORTH
ª 7
© A Q 7
¨ K J 7
§ K Q J T 9 8 |
EAST |
ª J T 6 5 3
© 8 6 4 3
¨ Q 8 2
§ 7 |
SOUTH |
ª A K 9 8
© 5 2
¨ T 6 3
§ A 6 5 3 |
|
ª Q 4 2
© K J T 9
¨ A 9 5 4
§ 4 2 |
|
|
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| pass |
1§ |
pass |
1© |
| pass |
3§ |
pass |
3¨ |
| pass |
3© |
pass |
3ª |
| pass |
4© |
pass |
pass |
| pass. |
|
|
|
|
Room for analysis.
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