Club News Sheet – No. 240 www.pattayabridge.com 10^th June 2007

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Mon 4^th 1^st Jan & Tonni 67% 2^nd Lis & Finn 58%

Wed 6^th 1^st Jan & Tonni 67% 2^nd Bill Peters & Robbie 53%

Fri 8^th 1^st Jan & Janne 77% 2^nd Frode & Robbie 57%

Bidding Quiz Standard American is assumed unless otherwise stated.

Hand A Hand B With Hand A RHO opens a Multi 2♦, what do you bid?

♠ J3 ♠ Q973

♥ A9854 ♥ J98 With Hand B partner opens 2NT, (a) what do you bid?

♦ A982 ♦ 106 (b) Suppose you bid 3♣ and partner responds 3♥, what now?

♣ K10 ♣ K1086

Hand C Hand D With Hand C you open 1♠ and partner bids 1NT, what do you bid?

♠ AKJ9632 ♠ AK82

♥ A987 ♥ AK103 (a) What do you open with hand D?

♦ A ♦ 95 (b) Suppose you open 2NT, partner bids 3♣ Stayman and you

♣ 6 ♣ AQ9 bid 3♥. Partner then bids 3NT, what now?

Hand E Hand F With Hand E partner opens 1♣ in 4^th seat and RHO overcalls 1♥.

What do you bid?

♠ Q1054 ♠ K

♥ 102 ♥ KQJ632 (a) What do you open with Hand F?

♦ AQ9865 ♦ 103 (b) Suppose you choose a weak 2♥ and partner bids 2♠, what

♣ 3 ♣ 9862 do you do now?

Hand G Hand H With Hand G partner opens 1♠. (a) what do you bid?

(b) Suppose you choose 1NT and partner bids 3♥, what now?

♠ 7 ♠ 32

♥ K3 ♥ A9 With Hand H you open 1♣ in 4^th seat and LHO overcalls 1♥.

♦ Q1092 ♦ K10 What do you do when (a) partner bids 2♦, or (b) partner bids 1♠?

♣ QJ10975 ♣ AKJ10752

Hand J Hand K With Hand J partner opens 1♣ and RHO overcalls 1♠.

(a) What do you bid?

♠ 1064 ♠ K97 (b) Suppose you choose a negative double, LHO bids 3♠ and

♥ Q963 ♥ KQ106 partner bids 4♦, what do you bid now?

♦ K42 ♦ K1085

♣ Q75 ♣ K6 With Hand K it’s favourable vulnerability and RHO opens 1♦

in 3^rd seat, (a) what do you bid? Suppose you choose to pass,

LHO bids 1♠ and this is passed to you, (b) what do you bid now?

Bidding Sequences Quiz All of these sequences occurred this week

L 1♦ 1♥ dbl 3♥ double is negative (showing 4 ♠’s), what is 3♥ - weak or invitational

M 1♦ dbl pass pass double is take-out and advancer’s pass is penalties. What

redbl is redouble?

N pass pass 1♦ 2♣ Opener passed the 2♠ bid as his partner was a passed hand,

2♠ pass pass dbl what is the double - take-out or penalties?

P 1♠ pass 1NT pass 3♥ is strong, but is it forcing?

3♥

Q 1♣ 1♠ dbl The double is negative, it promises 4 ♥’s but does it promise 4 ♦’s?

R 1♣ 1♠ dbl 3♠ The double is negative, is 4♦ forcing?

4♦

S 1♣ pass 2♥ Is 2♥ weak or strong?

T 2♥ pass 2♠ 2♥ is weak, is 2♠ a weak correction, invitational or forcing?

The Club Championships

Well done Jan who achieved the triple this week, I believe it’s the first this year. That, together with this year’s highest score of 77% which he got playing with Janne, has propelled him into 2^nd position in the silver and bronze competitions and he will be in a strong position in the gold when he gets 4 more scores above 53%.

I have put up a list of past winners of the Triple Crown on the web (results page). Let me know of any omissions, I believe that Dave has won it two or three times but it was only recorded in the news-sheets on one occasion? Incidentally, there’s no prize for it. It’s like a hole in one at golf, the winner is expected to buy a round of drinks, OK Jan?

Gold Cup = Best 30 Silver plate = Best 10 Bronze medal = Best 5

1810.5 Janne Roos 666.8 Janne Roos 350.4 Janne Roos

1731.2 Dave Cutler 647.2 Jan v Koss 340.2 Jan v Koss

634.5 Lars Gustaffson 336.2 Bengt Malmgren

630.9 Paul Savelkral 332.9 Paul Savelkral

627.1 Gunnar Barthel 325.6 Gunnar Barthel

Yet another Multi Mix-up Board 6 from Wednesday 6^th

Two weeks ago there was a defence to the Multi 2 diamonds that went tragically wrong. That prompted me to write up a defense to the Multi two diamonds and it’s on the web and in the conventions folder. Unfortunately West at Table A chose to ignore my advice and went for 800.

Dealer: ♠ AQ1098 Table A

East ♥ - West(A) North East South(F)

E-W vul ♦ KQJ74 - - pass 2♦ (1)

♣ AQ7 2♥ (2) dbl (3) all pass

♠ J3 N ♠ 76542 Table B

♥ A9854 W E ♥ 107 West(A) North East South(F)

♦ A982 S ♦ 65 - - pass pass (1)

♣ K10 ♣ J543 1♥ dbl (4) pass pass

♠ K redbl (5) 1♠ (6) all pass

♥ KQJ632

♦ 103 Table C

♣ 9862 West(A) North East South(F)

- - pass 2♥ (1)

pass 2♠ pass pass (7)

Table A: (1) What did you open with this South Hand F(a) in this week’s quiz? This South chose Multi 2♦ (so a weak 2♥).

(2) What did you bid with this West hand A in this week’s quiz? Overcalling the Multi 2♦ on the first round is very dangerous and if you’ve read the defence to the multi 2♦ (in the conventions folder or on the web) you will see that pass is clear.

(3) With this big hand North does not mind who’s got what.

Table B: (1) This South decided not to open. With a good 6 card major I would never pass and this looks like a classic 2♥ to me.

(4) This double is fine – the hand is too strong for a 1♠ overcall.

(5) Meant as SOS. Sequence M is indeed SOS but that’s with a minor. When you open a 5 card major it’s not at all clear that it’s SOS.

(6) So North thought that 1♥ by West was making.

Table C: (1) Finally an ordinary 2♥ opener in answer to question F(a).

(7) What did you bid with this South hand F(b) in this week’s quiz? Partner’s 2♠ bid is forcing and promises a good suit. With reasonable (in context) support for ♠’s you should bid 3♠ - showing ♠ support (the ♠K is good enough). Apparently South did not realize that 2♠ (sequence T) is forcing.

And what happened? At Table A West went for 800. At Table B 1♠ somehow went one down. At Table C 2♠ made 12 tricks. The bottom Lines: -

- The defence to the Multi 2♦ is in the conventions folder. It clearly says ‘there is no point in bidding a suit that RHO has 6 cards in!’.

- It’s also on the web (conventions > section 3 > defense to the Multi two diamonds )

- A new suit over partner’s weak two is strong and forcing (RONF).

- Do not pass with 9 points and an excellent 6 card major.

A poor double – part 1 Board 21 from Wednesday 6^th

A recurring theme – it seems that people do not like to bid their hand. The next two boards are examples of poor doubles when there is a very clear alternative. Here is a case where a No Trump bid was called for.

Dealer: ♠ AJ864

North ♥ J54 West(K) North East South

N-S vul ♦ J2 - pass pass 1♦

♣ 852 pass (1) 1♠ pass pass (2)

dbl (3) pass 2♣ pass

♠ K97 N ♠ Q52 2NT (4) pass 3NT (5) pass

♥ KQ106 W E ♥ 972 pass pass dbl (6) all pass

♦ K1085 S ♦ 74

♣ K6 ♣ AJ973

♠ 103

♥ A83

♦ AQ963

♣ Q104

(1) What did you bid with this West hand K(a) in this week’s quiz? With two tens and good intermediates (and favourable vulnerability) I would overcall 1NT. If it’s not quite up to your standard for a 1NT overcall then pass is clearly correct. Double is a poor bid as you will doubtless get an unwelcome 2♣ response.

(2) A 1NT rebid seems clear to me, the fact that partner is a passed hand is irrelevant.

(3) What did you bid with this West hand K(b) in this week’s quiz? If, in your style, it was not good enough for 1NT last go then 1NT is the obvious bid now in the balancing seat. This double is poor for the same reason as given at (1).

(4) West gets no sympathy from me – he had two chances to bid NoTrumps at the one level and blew them both; and he now decides to pull the inevitable 2♣ response to 2NT.

(5) East should probably pass, but he has my sympathy – partner has bid 2NT all by himself; somebody is lying about their points, but who?

(6) The opponents have a maximum of about 21 points unless my partner’s 3^rd seat opening was very light, so I’ll double them and find out.

And what happened? 3NT doubled went for 1100. At other tables the deal was played in sensible contracts of 1NT by West or 2♦ by South.

The bottom Lines: -

- If a 1NT overcall describes your hand, then bid 1NT.

- Note that a 1NT overcall (as with a 1NT opening) does not deny a 4 card major.

- Don’t double with a doubleton in an unbid suit unless very strong.

- To double and then bid 2NT shows a very strong hand.

A poor double – part 2 Board 24 from Wednesday 6^th

And this time East chose a poor double and his great 6 card major never got a mention.

Dealer: ♠ 82 Table A

West ♥ KJ98754 West North East South

E-W vul ♦ 8 pass 3♥ dbl (1) 4♥

♣ J43 pass pass pass (2)

♠ K104 N ♠ AQJ953 Table B

♥ 63 W E ♥ - West North East South

♦ J9642 S ♦ 75 pass 3♥ 4♠ (1) 4NT (3)

♣ A86 ♣ K10752 pass 5♦ (4) dbl 5♥

♠ 76 pass (5) pass pass (6)

♥ AQ102

♦ AKQ103

♣ Q9

Table A: (1) This is a very poor double; with an excellent 6 card ♠ suit I would bid 3♠. The hand is not quite right for a leaping Michaels 4♣ as that shows only 5 ♠’s (and 5 or 6 ♣’s).

(2) Selling out to 4♥ cannot be right.

Table B: (1) This East decided his hand was worth 4♠.

(3) Quite why South wants to ask for keycards is a bit of a mystery. The pre-emptive 3♥ opener cannot possibly cover four of the five losers; perhaps he wanted to create an illusion of strength so that the subsequent 5♥ bid does not get doubled? I guess that that’s a good bid at most clubs but psyching is not allowed at our club. Anyway, I don’t believe that this South intended anything devious; but don’t do it again!

(4) 1 keycard

(5) I guess that West can double – partner has shown a strong hand.

(6) East presumably thought that South had all of West’s points?

And what happened? 4♥ was one down and 5♥ was 2 down. At the other table East played peacefully in 4♠ making exactly.

The bottom Lines: -

- Don’t double with a 6 card ♠ suit unless you intend to bid it later.

- Despite similar articles week after week, why do people continue to double instead of bidding their hand?

Leading Quiz

♠ KQ9852 You are on lead against 3NT, I’m not sure of the bidding but it could

♥ 92 well have been a weak 1NT on your right which LHO raised to 3NT.

♦ 103 Which ♠ do you lead?

♣ AJ3

Leading Quiz Answer Board 17 from Wednesday 6^th

Dealer: ♠ J63 This was the complete layout, I’m afraid that

North ♥ Q103 I don’t have the bidding but two pairs out of

Love all ♦ AK975 three reached 3NT with no ♠ stop.

♣ Q9 Which ♠ should East lead?

Clearly the trusted 4^th highest, longest and strongest

♠ A10 N ♠ KQ9852 works best, and E-W take the first 7 tricks to

♥ J8765 W E ♥ 92 set the contract by 3. And what happened at the

♦ J84 S ♦ 103 Pattaya bridge Club? At one table East led the ♠K

♣ 1065 ♣ AJ3 and West played the ♠10. East woodenly

♠ 74 continued with the ♠Q and declarer had 10 tricks.

♥ AK4 At the 2^nd table West overtook the ♠K lead and

♦ Q62 returned the ♠10 which North correctly ducked.

♣ K8742 West did not know to switch to a ♣ and a ♦ lead meant North has 8 tricks in the red suits and went just one down.

One East who led the ♠K maintains that it’s a good lead as he has the ♣A as an entry. Perhaps, but I think there are more combinations where leading a ♠ honour costs. I would lead the ♠K from ♠KQ10xxx but not from ♠KQxxxx.

A weak jump shift Board 4 from Wednesday 6^th

What was your answer to sequence S in this week’s quiz?

Dealer: ♠ 8542

West ♥ A92 West North East South

both vul ♦ KQ108 1♣ pass 2♥ (1) pass

♣ J5 2NT (2) all pass

♠ AJ7 N ♠ 86 (1) East plays weak jump shifts, so this was 2-6

♥ J W E ♥ K87654 points with a 6 card ♥ suit.

♦ A763 S ♦ 54 (2) West plays strong jump shifts and so 2♥ is

♣ KQ832 ♣ 1094 100% game forcing. 2NT by West is the best

♠ KQ93 bid in that scenario.

♥ Q103

♦ J92 And what happened? 2NT went down four for a bottom.

♣ A76

The bottom lines: -

- You have to agree whether you play weak or strong jump shifts. Strong jump shifts are ‘standard’ and weak jump shifts need alerting. Experienced player’s preferences differ: for example Chuck plays strong jump shifts but Lewis plays weak ones.

- However, more and more players are converting to weak jump shifts and so if you’re not sure what partner plays then it’s best not to make a jump shift at all!

- I was asked (by this West) to write up something on weak jump shifts: -

Weak Jump Shifts are already described on the website -

(conventions > Section 1 > Weak Jump shifts)

and I have now added a page on comparing weak and strong jump shifts -

(conventions > Section 3 > Jump shifts – weak or strong?).

Don’t pass partner’s forcing bids – part 1 Board 13 from Wednesday 6^th

Dealer: ♠ 8 West(G) North East(C) South

North ♥ J104 - pass (1) 1♠ pass

both vul ♦ KJ8763 1NT (2) pass 3♥ (3) pass

♣ A42 pass (4)

♠ 7 N ♠ AKJ9632 (1) It’s a 2♦ opener if you play a weak 2♦.

♥ K3 W E ♥ A987 (2) What did you bid with this West hand G(a) in

♦ Q1092 S ♦ A this week’s quiz? 1NT is correct – the hand is

♣ QJ10975 ♣ 6 not strong enough for 2♣

♠ Q1054 (3) What did you bid with this East hand C in

♥ Q652 in this week’s quiz? 3♥ is best; 4♠ is too

♦ 54 unilateral – partner may have 0 ♠’s and 5 ♥’s!

♣ K83 (4) What did you bid with this East hand G(b) in this week’s quiz? You cannot pass, the 3♥ bid is absolutely forcing. I would bid 3NT but 4♣ is an alternative.

And what happened?

The other two tables were in the sensible 4♠ contract. The 4-2 ♥ fit does not play well.

Don’t pass partner’s forcing bids – part 2 Board 21 from Wednesday 6^th

Dealer: ♠ 1064 West North(J) East South

North ♥ Q963 - pass pass 1♣

N-S vul ♦ K42 1♠ dbl (1) 3♠ (2) 4♦ (3)

♣ Q75 pass pass (4) pass

♠ AQ875 N ♠ KJ932 (1) What did you bid with this North hand J(a) in

♥ A1085 W E ♥ K74 this week’s quiz? This negative double

♦ Q96 S ♦ 1083 promises 4 ♥’s and 6 points and is correct.

♣ 10 ♣ 82 (2) Pre-emptive.

♠ - (3) I consider this to be a reverse and thus forcing

♥ J2 If you play that the negative double promises

♦ AJ75 the two unbid suits (a very poor treatment)

♣ AKJ9643 then the bid is not forcing and South would have bid 5♦.

(4) What did you bid with this North hand J(b) in this week’s quiz? Obviously this N-S play the sensible variation of negative doubles (only promising 4 ♥’s at (1)) and so South’s 4♦ bid is a reverse and forcing. North must bid 5♣.

And what happened?

- 4♦ made exactly, at the other two tables they played in 5♣ making or 4♣ + 1.

The bottom lines (for both of the above deals):

- Don’t pass partner’s forcing bids.

A Note About Negative Doubles

Consider this sequence: - 1♣ 1♠ dbl pass

2♦

Is 2♦ a strong reverse or a weakish bid?

The answer is that it depends upon how you play your negative doubles. If the negative double only promises the unbid major and says nothing about the unbid minor then 2♦ is a strong reverse. If you play that a negative double promises both unbid suits (I don’t recommend this) then 2♦ is simply a weak bid supporting partner.

Never deny a 4 card major Board 21 from Monday 4^th

There were errors in both the bidding and play on this board: -

Dealer: ♠ J54 Table A

North ♥ Q2 West(B) North East(D) South

N-S vul ♦ QJ43 - pass 2NT (1) pass

♣ 7432 3NT (2) all pass

♠ Q973 N ♠ AK82 Table B

♥ J98 W E ♥ AK103 West(B) North East(D) South

♦ 106 S ♦ 95 - pass 2NT (1) pass

♣ K1086 ♣ AQ9 3♣ (2) pass 3♥ pass

♠ 106 3NT (3) pass 4♠ (4) all pass

♥ 7654

♦ AK872

♣ J5

Table A: (1) What did you open with this East hand D(a) in this week’s quiz? 2NT is clearly correct – don’t worry about small doubletons – that is assuming that partner knows about Stayman.

(2) What did you bid with this West hand B(a) in this week’s quiz? 3♣, Stayman is a must – always look for the 4-4 fit, especially with a weak doubleton.

Table B: (2) Most West’s correctly responded with Stayman.

(3) What did you bid with this West hand B(b) in this week’s quiz? You have game values and so should bid the 3NT game. 4♠ is incorrect as partner may well not have a ♠ suit. 3♠ is wrong as that’s a weak hand with 4 ♥’s and 5 ♠’s.

(4) What did you bid with this East hand D(b) in this week’s quiz? This 4♠ bid is correct. Partner’s 3♣ has promised a 4 card major and his 3NT bid shows game values and denies 4 ♥’s. Therefore he has 4 ♠’s and you should bid 4♠.

And what happened? 3NT made when E-W blocked the ♦ suit but E-W still got a top. Three pairs were in the obvious 4♠ +1 to share the top and one East played in 4♥ which scored badly as there is no overtrick.

The bottom Lines: -

- Never deny a 4 card major.

- The 4-4 fit usually gets an extra trick.

- Unless you play a sophisticated system, Stayman always promises a 4-card major.

The 3NT rebid Board 24 from Wednesday 6^th

Two out of three missed the comfortable 3NT on this board.

Dealer: ♠ 32 Table A

East ♥ A9 West North(H) East South(E)

Love all ♦ K10 - - pass pass

♣ AKJ10752 pass 1♣ 1♥ 2♦ (1)

pass 3♣ (2) pass pass (3)

♠ K74 N ♠ AJ98

♥ Q743 W E ♥ KJ865 Table B

♦ 743 S ♦ J2 West North(H) East South(E)

♣ Q86 ♣ 94 - - pass pass

♠ Q1054 pass 1♣ 1♥ 1♠ (1)

♥ 102 pass 3NT (4) all pass

♦ AQ9865

♣ 3

Table A: (1) What did you bid with this South hand E in this week’s quiz? This 2♦ bid is incorrect for two reasons (a) the hand does not have sufficient values for a two level bid, and (b) it denies 4 ♠’s. Note that this bid does indeed deny 4 ♠’s (even if you intend to reverse into ♠’s next go) because there may not be a next go. You are a passed hand and partner may elect to pass 2♦. The best bid here is a negative double – to show exactly 4 ♠’s.

(2) What did you bid with this North hand H(a) in this week’s quiz? I would simply bid 3NT, but then I’m a simple soul. The alternative is 3♣ - provided that partner knows that it’s forcing.

(3) South has already overbid his hand and decided to pass. North’s jump to 3♣ is forcing over a two level response.

Table B: (1) This South decided to bid 1♠. I guess that’s OK if you don’t guarantee 5 ♠’s for the bid.

(4) What did you bid with this North hand H(b) in this week’s quiz? This time 3♣ would not be forcing and I would certainly bid 3NT.

And what happened? The board was played 3 times, with 3NT(+2), 3♣(+4) and 4♣(+2). The bottom Lines: -

- If 3NT is an option – then bid it.

- 3NT +2 scores more than 3♣, even if 3♣ makes all 13 tricks.

- You need 11 points to respond with a new suit at the two level.

- Never deny a 4 card major.

- The 3NT rebid over a 1-level response shows a good hand with a good long minor.

- The 3NT rebid over a 2-level response shows either a good hand with a good long minor or a balanced 18-19 points.

Another Note About Negative Doubles

This is again up to partnership agreement, but most play that 1♣ 1♥ dbl shows exactly 4 ♠’s and that 1♣ 1♥ 1♠ shows 5 or more ♠’s. A less good treatment (in my opinion) is that 1♠ shows 4+ ♠’s and that dbl shows 4 ♠’s and 4 ♦’s.

Bidding Quiz Answers

Hand A: Pass. If you think that 2♥ is best, then read up on ‘the defence to the Multi 2♦’ in the conventions folder or on the web. In that document I clearly state to only overcall 2♥ ‘with a very good 5, preferably 6 card suit. There is no point in bidding a suit that RHO had 6 cards in!’ A9854 is not a ‘very good’ suit.

Hand B: (a) 3♣, Stayman.

(b) 3NT. Partner knows that you have 4 ♠’s. 3♠ is wrong as that’s a weak bid with 5 ♠’s.

Hand C: 3♥, forcing. 3♠ is poor because it’s not forcing and denies 4 ♥’s. 4♠ is poor because partner may have zero ♠’s and 5 or even 6 ♥’s. So bid 3♥ now and then bid 4♠ if partner does not support ♥’s.

Hand D: (a) 2NT, don’t worry about the small doubleton.

(b) 4♠. Partner bid Stayman and so has a 4 card major. It’s not ♥’s so it must be ♠’s.

Hand E: Double, negative and showing exactly 4 ♠’s. If you do not play negative doubles in this way then bid 1♠. You cannot bid 2♦ as you do not have the values.

Hand F: (a) 2♥, a weak 2♥ looks clear to me. It’s a point shy for a rule of 20 1♥ opening and the singleton ♠K is a poor card. I would not dream of passing.

(b) 3♠. Partner’s 2♠ is forcing with a very good suit. He is asking you to bid a feature (ace or king) if you have ♠ support. This super-maximum with the ♠K is sufficient to co-operate with a 3♠ bid. Pass is out of the question - 2♠ is 100% forcing. 3♥ would show a weak hand and deny the ♠K.

Hand G: (a) 1NT. Not enough values for a 2♣ response.

(b) 3NT, or 4♣ if you prefer. The one bid that you cannot make is pass, 3♥ is forcing.

Hand H: (a) 3NT or 3♣. 3♣ is forcing after a two level response and may be best.

(b) 3NT, showing a good hand with good long ♣’s and a ♥ stop.

Hand J: (a) dble. Negative and promising 4 ♥’s and 6+ points.

(b) 5♣. Partner’s 4♦ bid is a reverse and forcing.

Hand K: (a) 1NT or pass. With these good ♦ intermediates and two tens I prefer 1NT, but pass is a reasonable alternative. Double is a poor bid as you will be fixed over a likely 2♣ response.

(b) 1NT. If the hand was not quite good enough for 1NT last go, then it’s a perfect bid now in the balancing seat. Double is poor for the reason given above.

Bidding Sequence Answers

L 1♦ 1♥ dbl 3♥ 3♥ is weak. With a good hand advancer should bid 2♦.

M 1♦ dbl pass pass redouble here is SOS, asking partner to rescue you.

redbl

N pass pass 1♦ 2♣ Double is take-out, with 5+ ♣’s and 4 ♥’s. The opponents have

2♠ pass pass dbl effectively agreed ♠’s and doubler is sitting under the ♠ bidder.

P 1♠ pass 1NT pass 3♥ is 100% forcing. No exceptions, even for Dutchmen.

3♥

Q 1♣ 1♠ dbl It’s best to play it as only promising 4 ♥’s and nothing about ♦’s.

R 1♣ 1♠ dbl 3♠ This depends upon your answer to Q. If the negative double shows

4♦ 4 ♦’s then the bid is invitational, if not then it’s a forcing reverse.

S 1♣ pass 2♥ This is up to you. Strong is best for non experienced pairs.

T 2♥ pass 2♠ 2♠ is strong and 100% forcing.