Set 21 Results
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Board 1, West deals, Nobody Vulnerable, South bids 
J 9 8 4
Q 9
A K Q 7 4 3 2
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K Q 2
A J 6 5 2
5
7 6 5 2
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Scores for Board 1 :
5
:10
4
: 7
4
: 5
6
: 4
4
: 3
3NT:1
The auction should begin 1
-P-1
-(2
). West will rebid either 2
, or 3
(I prefer the high road). Over only 2
, East might pass. Over 3
, East should bid 3
(where he lives, hoping partner can bid 3NT). West will raise to 4
and East will feel a bit sheepish. Rather than play the 4-3 fit (with the tap in the wrong hand), he will face the ignominy of having to correct to 5
with his singleton. But, lo and behold, the right contract is reached! With very good luck (all 3 key suits behave), 6
will make, but it is more likely to make 10 tricks than 12 (thus 4
has a higher score than 6
).
Board 2: East deals, Both Vulnerable
K 10 4 2
9 5
K Q 9 5 4 2
Q
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A Q 3
A 2
J 10
A K 8 7 5 2
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Scores for Board 2:
6
:10
5
: 8
5
: 5
3NT:4
6
: 1
I know many East players who would open 2NT at the table, but in a bidding competition I prefer 1
. Will West bypass his diamonds to bid 1
? Playing the popular Walsh style, if West bids 1
and later bids spades, he is showing a good hand. How good? This hand is borderline in my opinion. Over either response, East will likely rebid 2NT. It is hard to see a good route to the top spot of 6
. Just avoiding 3NT deserves a good score.
Board 3, West deals, Nobody Vulnerable
K
A 8
J 7 6 5
A Q 7 6 5 3
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A J 9 8 4
K Q J
A 9 2
K 2
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Scores for Board 3:
6NT: 10
6
: 8
5NT: 6
5
: 4
7
: 2
The auction begins 1
-1
-2
. If East had one bid for his life, it would probably be 6
. However, he should go more slowly with any forcing bid (although most of my students would bid 4NT and have to guess at the final contract). After a more delicate 2
(forcing), West would bid 3
. East could probe further with 3
, likely begetting 3NT from West. It isn't easy to intelligently reach 6NT. As to a club grand slam, without a diamond lead (which takes out a key entry), if both black suits behave it could make (but it is not even close to odds on).
Board 4, East deals, Nobody Vulnerable
10 8 5 3
7 2
Q J 10 6 5
A 5
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J 7 2
A K Q 8 4 3
K 2
K 8
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Scores for Board 4:
3NT: 10
3
: 7
4
: 3
What should East rebid after 1
-1
? Normal might be 3
, but other choices (like 2NT) are possible. The winner is probably 2NT which will get raised to 3NT--a super contract.
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