News-sheet 264

Our website is www.pattayabridge.com Club News Sheet – No. 264

Our blogsite is www.pattayabridge.wordpress.com

My home phone is 038 422924 and my mobile number is 083 6066880 25^th Nov 2007

It is best to use my home number to contact me unless I am at the bridge club.

My e-mail is terry@pattayabridge.com or pattayabridge@yahoo.com

My MSN messenger ID is tj_quested@hotmail.com

Mon 19^th 1^st Dave & Lewis 67% 2^nd Hans & Lars 62%

Wed 21^st 1^st Paul & Sean 60% 2^nd Lewis & terry 58%

Fri 23^rd N-S 1^st Magnus & Per-Ake 60% 2^nd Bob P & Lars G 57%

E-W 1^st Dave & Lewis 59% 2^nd Terry & Wolfgang 55%

Bidding Quiz Standard American is assumed unless otherwise stated.

Hand A (a) What do you open with Hand A (playing Standard American or Acol)

(b) Suppose you open 1♦ and partner bids 1♥, what do you bid now?

♠ Q6 (c) What do you open with Hand A if you play the Multi 2♦?

♥ - (d) Suppose you choose a Multi 2♦ (considering it to be a strong hand with ♦’s)

♦ AQJ1064 and partner bids 2NT, asking. What do you bid?

♣ AJ1076

Hand B Hand C With Hand B partner opens 1♥ and RHO overcalls 2♦, what

do you do?

♠ Q8753 ♠ 104

♥ A6 ♥ AK8654 With Hand C partner opens 1♠ and RHO doubles, what do you bid?

♦ J875 ♦ 2

♣ 52 ♣ AK64

Hand D Hand E With Hand D RHO opens 1♠, what do you do?

♠ 8 ♠ A102

♥ QJ94 ♥ QJ932 With Hand E you open 1♥ and LHO overcalls 2♦ and …

♦ KQ1064 ♦ - (a) Partner passes, what do you bid?

♣ J82 ♣ AK1087 (b) Partner doubles (negative), what do you bid?

Bidding Sequence quiz

F 1NT pass 3♥ What is 3♥ (you play transfers).

You are playing the Multi 2♦ for these two deals: -

G 2♦ pass 2♥ pass 2♦ is Multi (weak with a major, strong with a minor or 25+ balanced)

3¨ 2♥ is a (weakish) relay, what does 3♦ mean?

H 2♦ pass 2NT pass 2♦ is Multi (weak with a major, strong with a minor or 25+ balanced)

3¨ 2NT enquires, what does 3♦ mean?

The Club Championships The current standings for the top 10 in each competition are: -

Gold Cup = Best 30

Silver Plate = Best 10

Bronze Medal = Best 5