Club News Sheet – No. 249 www.pattayabridge.com 12^th Aug 2007

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Mon 6^th 1^st Paul Sav.. & Bob P.. 61% 2^nd Kenneth & Phil 59%

Wed 8^th 1^st Lewis & Terry 60% 2^nd Gastone & Jean-Charles 57%

Fri 10^th 1^st Bob P.. & Dave 65% 2^nd Lewis & Terry 57%

Bidding Quiz Standard American is assumed unless otherwise stated.

Hand A Hand B With Hand A you are in 1^st seat at favourable vulnerability, what

do you open?

♠ 4 ♠ -

♥ QJ10952 ♥ KJ97 With Hand B you pass as dealer and LHO opens 3♠, this is

♦ J1095 ♦ KQ8762 is passed round to you. (a) What do you do?

♣ Q4 ♣ 653 (b) What do you do if partner made a very long pause before passing?

Hand C Hand D With Hand C RHO opens 1♣, what do you bid?

♠ A763 ♠ AKQ3

♥ Q10753 ♥ Q10753 With Hand D RHO opens 1♣, what do you bid?

♦ J4 ♦ A4

♣ J10 ♣ J10

Bidding Sequences Quiz All of these sequences occurred this week

E 1♣ 2♣ 2♣ is a Michaels cue bid, promising at least 5-4 in the majors.

But is it weak, strong, or any strength?

F 2♣ pass 2♦ dbl 2♣ is big and 2♦ is negative or waiting, what is the dbl?

G 1♦ 2♥ pass 3♣ 2♥ is a weak jump overcall, is 3♣ forcing?

H 3NT What is a 3NT opening?

The Club Championships The current standings are: -

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

1816.8 Janne Roos 666.8 Janne Roos 350.4 Janne Roos

1793.3 Jan v Koss 650.5 Jan v Koss 340.2 Jan v Koss

1773.2 Dave Cutler 634.9 Paul Savelkral 336.2 Bengt Malmgren

1721.3 Bob Pelletier 634.5 Lars Gustaffson 332.9 Paul Savelkral

632.5 Dave Cutler 328.0 Dave Cutler

Different judgements Board 2 from Monday 6^th

Two North’s took totally different opinions about their hand on this board: -

Dealer: ♠ AJ543 Table A

East ♥ Q West North East South

N-S vul ♦ A1093 - - 2♥ dbl

♣ KJ3 3♥ (1) 3♠ (2) 4♥ (3) pass

pass dbl (4) all pass

♠ 862 N ♠ 7

♥ 109763 W E ♥ AJ8542 Table B

♦ J542 S ♦ Q76 West North East South

♣ 4 ♣ Q72 - - 2♥ dbl

♠ KQ109 5♥ (1) 6♠ (5) all pass

♥ K

♦ K8

♣ A109865

Table A: (1) This is feeble, with a known 11-card fit!

(2) This is equally feeble. With 5 spades opposite a partner who has doubled, this hand is worth at least game.

(3) I would pass, but then I expect my partner’s to obey the Law and raise my pre-empt to the appropriate level.

(4) If 3♠ was feeble, this is terrible!

Table B: (1) This is the bid according to the Law; 4♥ may be better as you don’t want to make it obvious to N-S that they have a slam.

(5) This North correctly had faith in his partner’s double (promising a good hand short in ♥’s with 4 ♠’s). Good bid Gerry.

And what happened? Just two pairs out of 6 bid the decent 6♠ slam (they both got the ♣’s right).

The bottom lines: -

- Don’t double the opponent’s game (non vul) with a singleton trump when you have a cold vulnerable game your way.

- I note that one N-S pair managed to stop in 3♣ (+2)!

Dave’s Column Here is this week’s Dave input involving the best play for the contract.

North South You are North, playing in 6♠ after East has opened a weak 2♥.

♠ AQJ53 ♠ K82 How do you play on the ♥Q lead?

♥ AK76 ♥ 83

♦ A8 ♦ K763

♣ AK ♣ 10752