Club News Sheet – No. 253 www.pattayabridge.com 9^th Sept 2007

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Mon 3^rd 1^st Phil & Tomas = Sean B… & Alan 60%

Wed 5^th 1^st Lewis & Terry 71% 2^nd Phil & Tomas 63%

Fri 7^th 1^st Bob & Dave 65% 2^nd Paul Sc.. & Ivy 55%

Bidding Quiz Standard American is assumed unless otherwise stated.

Hand A Hand B With Hand A it’s favourable vulnerability. RHO opens 1♦,

what do you bid?

♠ AQJ10764 ♠ 754

♥ 10 ♥ K52 With Hand B it’s both vul. RHO opens 1NT and you are

♦ 84 ♦ 8 playing Multi Landy (or Cappelletti if you prefer), what

♣ Q94 ♣ KQ7643 do you bid?

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

♠ AKQ ♠ AQ105 (a) What do you open with Hand D? Suppose you pass and LHO

♥ K62 ♥ 9 opens 1NT which is passed round to you: (b) What do you do?

♦ 863 ♦ 972 (c) What would you do if partner had made a long pause before

♣ K732 ♣ KQ987 passing the 1NT opening bid?

Hand E Hand F With Hand E it’s everybody vulnerable. Partner opens a weak 2♦

and RHO overcalls 2♥, what do you bid?

♠ Q9754 ♠ A643

♥ Q ♥ K9 With Hand F partner opens 1♥ and you bid 1♠. Partner then bids

♦ AK105 ♦ Q1076543 2♣, what do you do?

♣ J42 ♣ -

Bidding Sequences Quiz All of these sequences occurred this week

G 1♣ dbl redbl pass

pass 1♠ dbl What is double?

H 1♦ dbl 1♠ Is 1♠ forcing?

J 1♦ dbl 2♣ Is 2♣ forcing?

K 1♦ dbl 2♥ Is 2♥ forcing?

L 1NT 2♣ 3♣ 2♣ is Multi Landy, showing the majors. What is 3♣?

M 1NT 2♣ pass 2♦ 2♣ is multi Landy. (a) What is 2♦, and …

… (b) does the 2♣ bidder have to alert it?

N pass pass pass 4♥

pass pass dbl What is double, take-out or penalties?

The Club Championships The current standings are: -

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

1820.8 Jan v Koss 666.8 Janne Roos 350.4 Janne Roos

1816.8 Janne Roos 654.4 Jan v Koss 343.2 Bengt Malmgren

1809.6 Dave Cutler 644.2 Dave Cutler 340.2 Jan v Koss

1748.5 Bob Pelletier 642.9 Bengt Malmgren 332.9 Paul Savelkral

1709.8 Phil Lovell 634.9 Paul Savelkral 330.1 Dave Cutler

Pre-empt to the limit Board 15 from Monday 3^rd

Dealer: ♠ K Table A

South ♥ AK9862 West(A) North East South

N-S vul ♦ 10763 - - - 1♦

♣ K2 3♠ (1) 4♥ (2) pass pass

4♠ (3) pass pass dbl