Sittard BC Marathon Imps Pairs 2002


Fortuna Soccer Stadium, Sittard, August 31, 2002


Session 02, Boards 13-16


Copyright © 2002-2025 by Michel Franssen


Board 13
N/All


WEST
NORTH
ª  Q 8 6 5
©  K 7 6 4
¨  9 5
§  A 8 6




EAST
ª  T
©  A Q T
¨  K J T 6
§  K Q T 9 5



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


Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- pass pass pass
1§ pass 1ª pass
2§ pass pass pass.

Room for analysis.


Board 14
E/-


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




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



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


Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- pass pass
pass pass.

Room for analysis.


Board 15
S/NS


WEST
NORTH
ª  6 5 4 2
©  K Q J 6 3
¨  2
§  Q T 3




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



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


Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- --- pass
pass pass 1¨ pass
1ª pass 2¨ pass
3¨ pass 3© pass
4¨ pass 5¨ pass
pass pass.

3© = ©-stopper, or 4-card ©-suit, for with 6/4 and less then 16 hcp, East cannot rebid 2© over the 1ª-response.

Does showing a 4-card ©-suit still make sense? West would have rebid 2© with 5/4 in the majors.


Board 16
W/EW


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




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



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


Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
pass 1§ dbl 1©
pass 1ª pass 2ª
pass pass pass.

Room for analysis.


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