Bridge District of Dutch South
Limburg
MP Pairs Competition 2002
Class One
Meerssen, De Stip
Round 02 - January
18
Boards 11-15
Board 11
S/-
WEST |
NORTH
ª Q
© T 9 8 6 5 2
¨ T
§ A K Q T 8 |
EAST |
ª K T 9 5 3
© K Q
¨ K Q 4
§ 5 4 2 |
SOUTH |
ª A J 8 7 2
© 7 3
¨ A 7 5 3 2
§ 9 |
|
ª 6 4
© A J 4
¨ J 9 8 6
§ J 7 6 3 |
|
|
|
NS score |
Freq |
mp NS |
mp EW |
|
-50 |
2 |
25 |
1 |
|
-100 |
3 |
20 |
6 |
|
-450 |
9 |
8 |
18 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
--- |
pass |
| 1ª |
2ª |
4ª |
4NT |
| pass |
5§ |
5ª |
pass |
| pass |
pass. |
|
|
|
2ª = Michaels cuebid, i.e., 5+
hearts, 5+ of a minor, and 5-15 hcp.
4ª = 4+ ª-support,
no slam interest. Puts the pressure on South, who has to guess East is relatively strong,
or just taking some preemptive action.
4NT = Asks North to bid his minor. The 5-4 fit in the minor will play usually better for
sacrifice and profit.
5ª = Should have a fair chance, while 5§ doubled is unlikely to bring EW more than 300
points.
It is very hard to see, that 5ª makes, 6ª doesn't, and 6§
goes for only 300. The equal vulnerability turns the scale in favor of passing. South has
already shown enough guts with his 4NT.
Board 12
W/NS
WEST |
NORTH
ª 9 7 4 3
© 5 4
¨ T 6 4
§ A K 9 5 |
EAST |
ª Q T 8 2
© A J T 8 3 2
¨ 9
§ J 4 |
SOUTH |
ª - - -
© K Q 6
¨ A K 8 3
§ T 8 7 6 3 2 |
|
ª A K J 6 5
© 9 7
¨ Q J 7 5 2
§ Q |
|
|
|
NS score |
Freq |
mp NS |
mp EW |
|
140 |
1 |
26 |
0 |
|
-100 |
1 |
24 |
2 |
|
-200 |
2 |
21 |
5 |
|
-300 |
1 |
18 |
8 |
|
-420 |
3 |
14 |
12 |
|
-450 |
2 |
9 |
17 |
|
-500 |
1 |
6 |
20 |
|
-800 |
3 |
2 |
24 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| pass |
pass |
1§ |
1ª |
| 2© |
2ª |
4© |
pass |
| pass |
pass. |
|
|
|
2© = 5+ suit, 8-11 hcp.
2ª = 4+ ª-support,
6-9 hcp. We would double to show precisely 3-card support.
Board 13
N/All
WEST |
NORTH
ª A T 8 2
© K T 8
¨ 9 8 7 6
§ A Q |
EAST |
ª Q J
© Q 9 6 3
¨ K T 4 2
§ T 8 7 |
SOUTH |
ª 5 3
© J 7 5 4
¨ A Q J 3
§ J 6 2 |
|
ª K 9 7 6 4
© A 2
¨ 5
§ K 9 5 4 3 |
|
|
|
NS score |
Freq |
mp NS |
mp EW |
|
710 |
1 |
26 |
0 |
|
680 |
10 |
15 |
11 |
|
650 |
2 |
3 |
23 |
|
200 |
1 |
0 |
26 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
1¨ |
pass |
1ª |
| pass |
2ª |
pass |
4ª |
| pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
|
Without a ¨-lead, South has an easy play for
13 tricks. If West starts a low ¨ to partner's
ace, South has a mere 46% chance to get away without a trump loser. North has only 12-14
hcp for his 1NT rebid. If he has ace and queen of trumps, he is likely to miss valuable
cards in hearts and clubs, and have wasted values in diamonds, the suit he opened with.
Board 14
E/-
WEST |
NORTH
ª A K 5 3
© K J
¨ A Q 7 4
§ J 8 4 |
EAST |
ª 8
© 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
¨ J 3 2
§ T 9 |
SOUTH |
ª Q J T 7 6
© 9
¨ K 8 5
§ A 7 6 2 |
|
ª 9 4 2
© A Q T
¨ T 9 6
§ K Q 5 3 |
|
|
|
NS score |
Freq |
mp NS |
mp EW |
|
500 |
2 |
25 |
1 |
|
460 |
1 |
22 |
4 |
|
430 |
3 |
18 |
8 |
|
400 |
4 |
11 |
15 |
|
150 |
1 |
6 |
20 |
|
-50 |
3 |
2 |
24 |
|
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
2ª |
pass |
| pass |
2NT |
pass |
3§ |
| pass |
3NT |
pass |
pass |
| pass. |
|
|
|
|
2ª = Muiderberg weak-2: 5-card ª-suit, 4+ minor, 5-10 hcp.
Pass = West will only run when North doubles
for takeout, and South subsequently passes for penalties.
2NT = Balanced hand, 15-17 hcp. A double is for takeout. South cannot possibly hold
spades, so he will never find the 'conversion.'
3§ = Puppet Stayman, hoping to find North with
a 5-card ©-suit.
3NT = No 4- or 5-card ©-suit.
Board 15
S/NS
WEST |
NORTH
ª J 4 3
© T
¨ Q T 3
§ A Q T 8 7 4 |
EAST |
ª A 6 2
© K J 5
¨ A J 7 6 2
§ K 3 |
SOUTH |
ª Q T 9 8 7 5
© Q 7 3
¨ K 8
§ 6 2 |
|
ª K
© A 9 8 6 4 2
¨ 9 5 4
§ J 9 5 |
|
|
|
NS score |
Freq |
mp NS |
mp EW |
|
100 |
1 |
26 |
0 |
|
50 |
3 |
22 |
4 |
|
-140 |
4 |
15 |
11 |
|
-200 |
2 |
9 |
17 |
|
-420 |
2 |
5 |
21 |
|
-450 |
1 |
2 |
24 |
|
-480 |
1 |
0 |
26 |
|
Recommended bidding sequence:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| --- |
--- |
--- |
pass |
| 1NT |
pass |
2© |
pass |
| 2ª |
pass |
3ª |
pass |
| 4ª |
pass |
pass |
pass. |
|
Pass = South's hearts are too bad for a
vulnerable weak 2©- or multi-colored 2¨-opening.
Pass = North can only show his §-suit when he plays DONT or Brozel
(in which case he doubles), or Cappelletti (in which case he bids 2§).
2© = 5+ ª-suit,
0+ hcp, Jacóby transfer.
Pass = South can't double for penalties and ©-lead, for he has no evidence, that East will go
down in 2©. If a suit is too bad for a weak-2
bid, it is usually too bad for a penalty double at the 2-level, as well.
3ª = 6+ ª-suit,
7-8 hcp, invitational.
4ª = West has too many extra's to pass, at imps
and at matchpoints.
North lead a low heart to the ace, but South can't give him a ruff and return clubs at
the same time. In both cases, West will certainly go for the drop of ªK, and make his game.
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