Sittard BC Marathon Imps Pairs 2002


Fortuna Soccer Stadium, Sittard, August 31, 2002


Session 02, Boards 17-20


Copyright © 2002-2025 by Michel Franssen

Board 17
N/-


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



EAST
ª  K J T 8 5 3
©  J
¨  6 2
§  Q T 9 4


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


Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- 1§ 1NT pass
3ª pass 4ª pass
pass pass.

3ª = 6+ suit, invitational..

Board 18
E/NS


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



EAST
ª  A 5 3
©  K T 9 8 5 4 2
¨  9
§  A Q


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


Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- 2¨ pass
2NT pass 3¨ pass
4NT pass 6© pass
6ª pass pass pass.

2¨ = Multi-colored, based on weak-2 in spades.
3¨ = Maximum weak-2 in spades (from West's point of view, East should have 2 top honors, i.e., king and queen of spades).
6© = Odd number of aces (ªK counts for one ace), and, void of hearts.

Board 19
S/EW


WEST		 NORTH
ª  Q 7 4
©  T
¨  T 8 7 3 2
§  J T 4 3



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


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


Recommended bidding sequence:

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

East has no way to find out that 4ª can be set by two tricks, and 5© makes when NS fail to cash their legitimate ª-trick quickly.

Board 20
W/All


WEST		 NORTH
ª  6 2
©  T 9 6 5 2
¨  6 5 3
§  A 7 6



EAST
ª  J 9 7
©  Q J 4
¨  Q J 7 2
§  Q T 4


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


Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
pass pass 1§ dbl
1¨ pass 1NT pass
pass pass.

East can freely rebid bypass his 4-card ª-suit, for if West held a 4-card major, he would certainly have bid it instead of 1¨. This has nothing to do with Walsh approach, it's just common sense.

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