Sittard BC
Marathon Imps Pairs 2002
Fortuna Soccer Stadium, Sittard,
August 31, 2002
Session 03, Boards 01-04
Copyright © 2002-2025 by Michel
Franssen
Board 1
N/-
WEST |
NORTH
ª A 9 6
© 5 3
¨ A 6 3
§ A J 9 6 3 |
EAST |
ª T 7 5 2
© K 9
¨ K Q 8 4 2
§ T 7 |
SOUTH |
ª K J 4
© Q J 8 7 6
¨ T
§ K 8 5 4 |
|
ª Q 8 3
© A T 4 2
¨ J 9 7 5
§ Q 2 |
|
|
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
1§ |
1© |
1NT |
| pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
|
Room for analysis.
Board 2
E/NS
WEST |
NORTH
ª 3
© 7 6 4 3
¨ A J 8 5 2
§ A Q T |
EAST |
ª A J T 6
© J 8
¨ K 7 6 3
§ J 6 4 |
SOUTH |
ª K Q 5 4 2
© Q 5 2
¨ Q 4
§ 9 7 3 |
|
ª 9 8 7
© A K T 9
¨ T 9
§ K 8 5 2 |
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|
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
pass |
pass |
| pass |
pass. |
|
|
|
North sticks to the rule of 15.
Board 3
S/EW
WEST |
NORTH
ª J T 3
© A K T 9 3
¨ K 3
§ J 8 6 |
EAST |
ª A K 9 6 2
© Q 7 6
¨ T
§ A K 3 2 |
SOUTH |
ª 7 5
© J 5 4
¨ A Q J 9
§ Q 9 7 5 |
|
ª Q 8 4
© 8 2
¨ 8 7 6 5 4 2
§ T 4 |
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|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
--- |
pass |
| 1ª |
2© |
dbl |
pass |
| 3© |
dbl |
rdb! |
pass |
| 3NT |
pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
Rdb = Half a ©-stopper.
North should consider passing 3©, since his 2© calls for a ©-lead already. Then East
would have more trouble to show his half stopper, unless West's cuebid promises a half
stopper already (and at least 16 good hcp, of course).
Board 4
W/All
WEST |
NORTH
ª K Q 6 2
© 5 2
¨ Q
§ A T 7 5 4 3 |
EAST |
ª A 9
© J 8 4
¨ A J 9 5
§ K 8 6 2 |
SOUTH |
ª J T 7
© Q T 7 6
¨ K T 7 4
§ Q J |
|
ª 8 5 4 3
© A K 9 3
¨ 8 6 3 2
§ 9 |
|
|
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| 1§ |
pass |
1© |
pass |
| 1NT |
pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
Room for analysis.
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