Sittard BC Marathon Imps Pairs 2002


Fortuna Soccer Stadium, Sittard, August 31, 2002


Session 03, Boards 13-16


Copyright © 2002-2025 by Michel Franssen


Board 13
N/All


WEST
NORTH
ª  9 3 2
©  Q 5 2
¨  A 7 4 3 2
§  4 2




EAST
ª  A J 8 5 4
©  A T 6
¨  Q J T
§  A Q



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


Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- pass pass 1§
dbl 1¨ pass 1NT
dbl pass 2© pass
pass pass.

Room for analysis.


Board 14
E/-


WEST
NORTH
ª  6 2
©  K Q 8 6 4
¨  Q J 4 2
§  K J




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



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


Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- pass pass
1§ 1© dbl pass
1NT pass pass pass.

Room for analysis.


Board 15
S/NS


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




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



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


Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
--- --- --- pass
pass 1ª pass 1NT
pass 2¨ pass pass
pass.

1NT = Many types of hands, 5-11 hcp. 1RF.

NS pairs who don't treat the 1NT-response as a one round force, will bid exactly the same way.


Board 16
W/EW


WEST
NORTH
ª  9 7
©  A J 3
¨  9 7 3
§  A 8 6 3 2




EAST
ª  K Q 6 5 2
©  6
¨  8 5 2
§  K T 7 4



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


Recommended bidding sequence:

West North East South
pass pass 1© pass
1ª pass 2¨ pass
pass pass.

Room for analysis.


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