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This was a most entertaining match. "Eels" captain Kjell
Fagerbakke was playing as "Hall" while his partner (with whom
he was playing for only the second time) played as "Kjell".
Dave Brough, in particular,
enjoyed this match.
The comments that you see between the hands are intended for
Kaltica's students. Please ignore them as you enjoy these
records of the decisive hands in this match.
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Results of Team Play - 1st Half
List of Participants
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Name Email Address
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Hall hhartvig@online.no
kjell kjell.fagerbakke@hials.no EELS
loe dloe@online.no (them)
robber imskjold@online.no
MAYNARD mkdcpa@lightspeed.net
Memory memoryh@mindspring.com SPACE CADETS
rbrough rbrough@escape.ca (Us)
Wintaka btreble@escape.ca
Summary of Results
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Board Hall's team MAYNARD's team Score
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TN.IMP 1 4H (S) 4 = 420, 4H (S) -1 = -50, 10 IMPS
TN.IMP 2 4S-X (W) -4 = 800, 4S-X (W) -3 = 500, 7 IMPS
TN.IMP 3 2D (E) 4 = -130, 2H (W) 2 = -110, -1 IMPS
TN.IMP 4 4H (N) 4 = 620, 3NT (W) -1 = 100, 11 IMPS
TN.IMP 5 PASS (N) 0 = 0, 3H (S) -1 = -100, 3 IMPS
TN.IMP 6 6NT (E) 6 = -1440, 3NT (W) 6 = -690, -13 IMPS
TN.IMP 7 3D (N) 3 = 110, 3D (N) 4 = 130, -1 IMPS
TN.IMP 8 3NT (S) 5 = 460, 4H (N) 4 = 420, 1 IMPS
TN.IMP 9 5S-X (W) -1 = 200, 5S (W) -1 = 100, 3 IMPS
TN.IMP 10 2H (S) -1 = -100, 2S (E) 2 = -110, 0 IMPS
TN.IMP 11 6H (W) 6 = -980, 3D-X (S) -4 = -800, -5 IMPS
TN.IMP 12 3C-X (E) -1 = 100, 2S (N) 2 = 110, 0 IMPS
Total Hall 35 IMPS, MAYNARD 20 IMPS
Play records follow.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 1
Dlr: North Hall
Vul: None S 9 west north east south
H A76 rbrough Hall Wintaka kjell
D KJT9
C KQ943 1C pass 1H
west east 2S pass pass X
rbrough Wintaka pass 4H (all pass)
S KT8652 S 73
H J H T543 Opening Lead: S5
D 832 D AQ765 Result: +4
C A52 C T7 Score: 420, IMPs: 10.00
south Playing time: 7:21
kjell
S AQJ4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H KQ982 W S5 J 2 S6 S8 D2 2 5 A-D8 3 T K
D 4 N 9-H6 D9 A-H7 DT K-C3 4 J K C9 CQ
C J86 E 7 4 3 3 5 T T 7 D5 Q-DA D6 D7
S 4 Q-SJ-H2 8-HK-C6 J-C8 4 H9-SA-SQ
This is a good hand to demonstrate the concept of "lead
discovery". Imagine if, instead of 4H, North had pulled the
penalty double to only 3H (as North did at the other table).
Imagine then that South bid 3NT. Against THAT auction,
South should NEVER lead his broken, ratty Spade suit. The
opponents have all but tipped their hands, marking Declarer
with GREAT spades. Instead, West would have to come with a
"surprise" lead...say, a Diamond...with the idea that
PARTNER will then lead spades THROUGH Declarer. After all,
is it realistic for West to hope for East to hold S-Ax or
S-Qx after a penalty double at the 2 level?
So, does this mean West gained nothing from overcalling 2S?
HARDLY! West learned from his 2S overcall that it was
NOT safe to lead a Spade. So, while the 2S overcall may
be lead DIRECTING from EAST's point of view (i.e. East
is told to lead a Spade from HIS side), it is lead
DISCOVERING from West's perspective.
As you can see from the result, a Spade lead was not
a very good idea against a SUIT contract, either. :(
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 1
Dlr: North MAYNARD
Vul: None S 9 west north east south
H A76 loe MAYNARD robber Memory
D KJT9
C KQ943 1D pass 1H
west east 2S 3H pass 4H
loe robber (all pass)
S KT8652 S 73
H J H T543 Opening Lead: HJ
D 832 D AQ765 Result: -1
C A52 C T7 Score: -50, IMPs: -10.00
south Playing time: 10:11
Memory
S AQJ4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
H KQ982 W HJ 5 2 S2 S6 2 D3 5 A-D8 K-ST
D 4 N 6 9 K 7-HA-C3 D9 4 9 T CQ
C J86 E 4 7 A-H3 5 T T 7 D7 Q-S3
S K-SA-D4 2 8 J-HQ-C8-C6 S4 J
When trumps break badly one of your key counter-strategies is
to establish your long side suit and force THEM to ruff with
their trump length. Inexplicably, South played every suit
BUT her length (Clubs) and was defeated one.
Notice that DECLARER doesn't want to draw trumps since she
would need them to ruff Spade losers in many instances and
because she wants to use the H-Ace as the re-entry to those
Clubs PROVIDING THE LAST TRUMP is being drawn. Hence, the
need to force East to ruff a Club.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 2
Dlr: East Hall
Vul: N-S S KJ53 west north east south
H A76 rbrough Hall Wintaka kjell
D AKT86
C 3 1C pass
west east 1S 2D 3S pass
rbrough Wintaka 4S X (all pass)
S QT642 S A987
H Q5 H KJ Opening Lead: DA
D QJ75 D 94 Result: -4
C 96 C KQJT5 Score: 800, IMPs: 7.00
south Playing time: 4:08
kjell
S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
H T98432 W 5 7 5 6 9 Q 2 4 6
D 32 N DA-DK-HA-C3 S3-H7 5 J-SK
C A8742 E 4 9 J T 5 K-SA-S7 8
S 3 2 3 A-C2 2 C4 C7 H4
A fascinating hand: with very careful play N-S can actually
make SIX Hearts (ruff a Spade, double-finesse in Diamonds,
duck a trump, trump to the Ace and ruff a Diamond to set
them up, re-entering with a Club ruff). But not only did
N-S not reach FOUR Hearts, Hearts were never mentioned!
It is my style to jump overcall with weak suits, so *I*
would have bid 2H over 1C.
The East hand went a little overboard. Yes, the Black
suits are very good, but the 4 HCPs in Hearts may not
"pull their weight". It is worth a free 2S bid and nothing
more. Knowing that his 3 HCPs in Diamonds were useless,
West should, of course, pass 3S immediately. North's double
was adventurous; I usually see a blue card (i.e. a beaver)
hit the table whenever *I* double strong auctions like this;
then I watch the opponents chalk up +1430 the easy way! :)
Lacking entries to his effective 4 HCP hand, Declarer
should have UNBLOCKED the King of Hearts from dummy so
that his Queen would constitute an entry to his hand. With
this, he could finesse in trumps and hold it to -500. A
very rocky start for the Space Cadets! :(
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 2
Dlr: East MAYNARD
Vul: N-S S KJ53 west north east south
H A76 loe MAYNARD robber Memory
D AKT86
C 3 1C pass
west east 1S 2D 3S pass
loe robber 3NT X 4S pass
S QT642 S A987 pass X (all pass)
H Q5 H KJ
D QJ75 D 94 Opening Lead: DA
C 96 C KQJT5 Result: -3
south Score: 500, IMPs: -7.00
Memory Playing time: 8:37
S
H T98432 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
D 32 W 7 5 5 J Q 6 9 Q SQ-S2 4 S6-ST
C A8742 N DA-DK-HA-D6 6 3 S3-D8 H7 J K-DT 5
E 4 9 J S7-HK-CT 5 S8-CJ A-S9 CQ CK
S 3 2 2 C7 3 A-C2 H4 4 C8 H8 H9 HT
Same auction, same error at trick 3, failing to unblock in Hearts.
To me, the failure to jump overcall 2H with the South hand is
odd. I come from the "overcall with STUFF, jump overcall
with...[something else that starts with "s"]" school of bidding.
While I recognize that SAYC and 2/1 pards prefer GOOD SUITS for
jump overcalls, I think this blurs the distinction between
bidding and cue-bidding. With MY partner's, a jump overcall
does NOT suggest a lead of the bid suit. If you want your
suit lead, bid it SIMPLY. Remember, though, that this is
MY approach and MY approach ALONE. (Of course, we have to
alert the opponents to this non-standard tendency).
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 4
Dlr: West Hall
Vul: Both S AQ975 west north east south
H J7642 rbrough Hall Wintaka kjell
D KQ
C 2 pass 1S 2C X
west east 2NT 4H (all pass)
rbrough Wintaka
S KT6 S J842 Opening Lead: CA
H K93 H Q Result: +4
D AJ86 D 42 Score: 620, IMPs: 11.00
C JT9 C AK7543 Playing time: 4:24
south
kjell
S 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
H AT85 W 9 A-CT T 6 6 K 3 K-CJ
D T9753 N 2 K H2-SA-S5 Q-S7 4 6
C Q86 E CA-D4 3 2 4 2 8 Q C4
S 6 3 8 3 H5-D5 H8-HA-HT
"Fortuna favorece a los audaces," goes the old Spanish
saying. "Fortune favours the bold." :)
South's negative double on an effective 4-count struck
gold here! 11 IMPs to Captain Courageous!
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 4
Dlr: West MAYNARD
Vul: Both S AQ975 west north east south
H J7642 loe MAYNARD robber Memory
D KQ
C 2 1D 1S 2C pass
west east 2NT pass 3NT (all p)
loe robber
S KT6 S J842 Opening Lead: S7
H K93 H Q Result: -1
D AJ86 D 42 Score: 100, IMPs: -11.00
C JT9 C AK7543 Playing time: 8:44
south
Memory
S 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H AT85 W T-CJ 3 9 K-CT-C9 D6 D8 S6 A-SK J
D T9753 N S7 2 7 J-H2 S5 S9 H4 H6 SQ Q A-DK
C Q86 E 2 3 Q D2 S4 4 A-CK-C7-C5-D4 8 SJ
S 3 Q-HA-H5 8 6 8 DT D3 D5 7 D9 HT
Memory's failure to make a negative double after 1H-2C was quite
reasonable, given her poor support for Spades and the uselessness
of her Club Queen. Hearing BOTH opponents bid No Trump, though,
North MUST lead a "surprise" Heart here! Still, the "magic" 4H
contract at the other table guarantees this hand will be another
setback for the Space Cadets. :(
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 5
Dlr: North Hall
Vul: N-S S Q97 west north east south
H A752 rbrough Hall Wintaka kjell
D A643
C T5 passed out
west east
rbrough Wintaka Result: +0
S KT64 S J5 Score: 0, IMPs: 3.00
H KT H 864 Playing time: 1:40
D Q7 D KJT85
C QJ873 C K94
south
kjell
S A832
H QJ93
D 92
C A62
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 5
Dlr: North MAYNARD
Vul: N-S S Q97 west north east south
H A752 loe MAYNARD robber Memory
D A643
C T5 pass pass 1H
west east pass 3H (all pass)
loe robber
S KT64 S J5 Opening Lead: C3
H KT H 864 Result: -1
D Q7 D KJT85 Score: -100, IMPs: -3.00
C QJ873 C K94 Playing time: 5:43
south
Memory
S A832 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H QJ93 W C3 7 7 K Q HT-C8 4 K-S6 CJ T CQ
D 92 N T A-C5 A-D3 4 H2-S7 9 Q 5 H7-D6
C A62 E K 5 9-H4 K-DJ 4 5 J H6-H8 D8 T
S A-D2 2 J 9 H9 6 A-S2 3 Q-S8 H3
I REALLY HATE limit raises by a passed hand, and THIS HAND shows
you why. Maynard and Memory are playing for the first time and
probably didn't discuss DRURY. A Reverse Drury 2C response by
Maynard would have fetched a very discouraging 2D ("I don't have
a real opener") rebid from South. N-S would stop in 2H and gain
3 IMPs for +110 instead of losing 3 for -100. At MATCHPOINTS
this would be even worse: the difference between a tie for top
and a tie for bottom (with many passouts in between).
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 6
Dlr: East MAYNARD
Vul: E-W S JT7 west north east south
H K762 loe MAYNARD robber Memory
D J7643
C 4 1C pass
west east 1D pass 1H pass
loe robber 3NT (all pass)
S KQ62 S A
H QT H AJ83 Opening Lead: SJ
D AQT2 D 98 Result: +6
C J63 C AKT972 Score: -690, IMPs: 13.00
south Playing time: 6:45
Memory
S 98543 1 2 3 4 5 6
H 954 W 2 3 J 6 A-HQ
D K5 N SJ 4 H2 H6 6 7
C Q85 E A-CA-CK-C2 8 3
S 3 5 8 Q-DK 4
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 6
Dlr: East Hall
Vul: E-W S JT7 west north east south
H K762 rbrough Hall Wintaka kjell
D J7643
C 4 1C pass
west east 1S pass 2H pass
rbrough Wintaka 3D! pass 3NT pass
S KQ62 S A 4NT pass 5C pass
H QT H AJ83 6NT (all pass)
D AQT2 D 98
C J63 C AKT972 Opening Lead: S9
south Result: +6
kjell Score: -1440, IMPs: -13.00
S 98543 Playing time: 10:35
H 954
D K5 1 2 3 4 5 6
C Q85 W 2 3 J 6 Q-HQ
N 7 4 D3 SJ 6 K
E A-CA-CK-C2 8 A
S S9 5 8 Q-D5 4
This hand was a well-deserved 13 IMPs for the Cadets. Had Clubs
broke 2-2 the hand would be over quickly. WITHOUT the Clubs
coming home Wintaka needs BOTH red Kings onside for entry
reasons. Take the 40% chance of a 2-2 Club break plus the
12.5% chance of a stiff Club Queen, add the chances of both
red Kings being onside if the Clubs DON'T run (25% of the
remaining 47.5%) and you have a 64-65% slam. Since you only
need 50%, we belong in slam.
4NT was QUANTITATIVE, 5C was NATURAL here, according to
E-W's bidding methods. This is an auction you may wish to
discuss with your favourite partner(s). *I* would have
taken 4NT as Blackwood and 5C as showing 0 (or 4) Aces.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 7
Dlr: South MAYNARD
Vul: Both S J west north east south
H 86 loe MAYNARD robber Memory
D KJ763
C AQ532 pass
west east pass 1D pass 1H
loe robber pass 2C pass 2S
S Q9542 S AT7 pass 3C pass 3D
H KT2 H A75 (all pass)
D Q9 D T82
C KJ7 C T986 Opening Lead: D2
south Result: +4
Memory Score: 130, IMPs: 1.00
S K863 Playing time: 8:03
H QJ943
D A54 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
C 4 W Q 2 7 K 9 K-S4 HT J H2
N K-SJ Q-C2 3 6 D6-DJ-CA-C3
E D2 7 T 6 T 5 T 8 8 9-SA
S 4 K-C4 D5-DA-HQ 3 H3 S6 H4
An elegant auction, arriving at the correct place! Memory's 2S
reverse patterned out her hand and showed a STRONG raise to 3D
by her passed (and therefore limited) hand. Maynard would have
bid on had he held the semblance of an opening hand. :)
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 7
Dlr: South Hall
Vul: Both S J west north east south
H 86 rbrough Hall Wintaka kjell
D KJ763
C AQ532 1H
west east 1S X! 1NT! pass
rbrough Wintaka pass 2D 2S pass
S Q9542 S AT7 pass 3C pass 3D
H KT2 H A75 (all pass)
D Q9 D T82
C KJ7 C T986 Opening Lead: D2
south Result: +3
kjell Score: 110, IMPs: -1.00
S K863 Playing time: 7:36
H QJ943
D A54 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C 4 W Q K-D9 7 K 2 J S4 S5
N K-H8 3 Q-C2 J A-DJ-C3
E D2 5 8 T 6 A-C8 T 9-HA
S 4 Q A-C4 D5-S3 H3 H4 S6
Playing "Defensive Doubles", Wintaka's 1NT bid promised "scattered
defensive values" in support of Spades. This warned RBrough not
to go crazy sacrificing. Looking at good defensive prospects
himself (and flat distribution), Brough wisely chose to defend
3D rather than bid 3S.
Wintaka is one of the world's BEST opening leaders. I know,
because I am one of the world's WORST--which is one reason why
he is one of MY favourite partners. Hearing his LHO take a
choice between Declarer's two suits Wintaka immediately led
a trump--consistent with the Theory of Reluctant Choice. A
well earned IMP !
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 8
Dlr: West Hall
Vul: None S Q4 west north east south
H AJT953 rbrough Hall Wintaka kjell
D KJT
C A7 pass 1H 2S pass*
west east pass X pass 3NT
rbrough Wintaka (all pass)
S J7 S AT8632
H KQ86 H 7 Opening Lead: SJ
D Q875 D 96 Result: +5
C 985 C QJT6 Score: 460, IMPs: 1.00
south Playing time: 6:46
kjell
S K95 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
H 42 W SJ 8 6 5 K Q-C9 8 D8 S7 C5 D7
D A432 N Q 7 9-DT A-HJ A-HT-H5-H3-S4
C K432 E A-CQ 7 6 S2 S3 6 CT D9 S6 8
S 5 K-H2 A-H4 C2 3 D2 D3 C4 9-SK
Another well earned IMP, this time by the Eels. I have said
that there is always something new in this game. Here we see
that N-S are from the "we will not be pre-empted" school.
Apparently, South's pass of 2S is FORCING. North MUST re-open
REGARDLESS of his hand! A very interesting, if risky, policy!
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 8
Dlr: West MAYNARD
Vul: None S Q4 west north east south
H AJT953 loe MAYNARD robber Memory
D KJT
C A7 pass 1H 2S X
west east pass 4H (all pass)
loe robber
S J7 S AT8632 Opening Lead: SA
H KQ86 H 7 Result: +4
D Q875 D 96 Score: 420, IMPs: -1.00
C 985 C QJT6 Playing time: 6:52
south
Memory
S K95 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
H 42 W 7 5 8 J Q K-C8 6 D5 7 8
D A432 N 4 7 T-SQ A-HJ A-H9-H5-DT K
C K432 E SA-CQ 7 2 S3 S6 6 S8 CT 9 6
S 5 K-H2 K-H4 D2 2 D3 C3 A-D4
Robber made a nice Club switch at trick to here. North could
still have made 5H to push the board, but played safely (and
correctly) to ensure his contract of 4H.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 9
Dlr: North Hall
Vul: E-W S 6 west north east south
H AK985 rbrough Hall Wintaka kjell
D 962
C 7642 2H! 3H 4H
west east 4S pass 5H X
rbrough Wintaka pass pass 5S X
S T75 S AQJ9843 (all pass)
H T642 H
D J5 D AQ74 Opening Lead: S6
C KQT5 C 98 Result: -1
south Score: 200, IMPs: 3.00
kjell Playing time: 7:33
S K2
H QJ73 1 2 3 4 5 6
D KT83 W 5 5 K-ST-DJ 2
C AJ3 N S6 4 2 H5 2 8
E 8 8 9 3 4 S4
S K-CA-C3 2 K-HQ
Everyone, including Wintaka himself, agreed that 5H was a
gross overbid here. East's hand could BARELY be worse for
a vulnerable 3H Michaels Cuebid. He SHOULD pass 4S here.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 9
Dlr: North MAYNARD
Vul: E-W S 6 west north east south
H AK985 loe MAYNARD robber Memory
D 962
C 7642 2H 3H 4H
west east 4S pass 5H pass
loe robber 5S (all pass)
S T75 S AQJ9843
H T642 H Opening Lead: HA
D J5 D AQ74 Result: -1
C KQT5 C 98 Score: 100, IMPs: -3.00
south Playing time: 11:54
Memory
S K2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
H QJ73 W 2 5 4 5 7 6 K-CQ-CT-D5
D KT83 N HA 2 5 6 D6 8 4 6 7 2
C AJ3 E S3-C9 S4-SA-S8 SJ-C8 D4 D7 Q
S 7 A-HJ 2 K-HQ 3 J D3 K-D8
Oddly, Robber made the same poor decision that East made at
the other table. Undoubled, his -100 won his side 3 IMPs.
The Space Cadets were glad it wasn't more!
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 10
Dlr: East Hall
Vul: Both S QJ7 west north east south
H A8 rbrough Hall Wintaka kjell
D AK65
C 8642 1S pass
west east 1NT! 2D pass 2H
rbrough Wintaka (all pass)
S K2 S AT983
H J76 H 942 Opening Lead: SK
D QT983 D 2 Result: -1
C QJ5 C AK93 Score: -100, IMPs: 0.00
south Playing time: 3:55
kjell
S 654 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H KQT53 W SK-S2 H6-CQ-CJ-C5 7 J D3 D8 9 T Q
D J74 N 7 Q J 4 2 6 A-H8 D5 C8 A-DK-D6
C T7 E 3 A-S8 3 9 K 2 4 9 S9 2 ST CA
S 6 5 4 7 T H3-H5 Q-HK-HT-D4 7 J
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 10
Dlr: East MAYNARD
Vul: Both S QJ7 west north east south
H A8 loe MAYNARD robber Memory
D AK65
C 8642 1S pass
west east 1NT pass 2C pass
loe robber 2S (all pass)
S K2 S AT983
H J76 H 942 Opening Lead: HK
D QT983 D 2 Result: +2
C QJ5 C AK93 Score: -110, IMPs: 0.00
south Playing time: 7:17
Memory
S 654 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H KQT53 W 6 7 3 Q-D8 K-S2 D9 5 HJ J DT DQ
D J74 N 8 A-DK-C4 5 7 J Q-C2 D6 6 8 DA
C T7 E 4 9 2 3 S3-S8 A-S9 9-ST-CA-CK-H2
S HK-H3 4 T 7 4 5 6 7 H5 DJ HT Q
One of the things that experts often debate is whether the 4-3
fit (Clubs, here) plays better than the 5-2 fit. I side with
the 4-3 fitters ONLY IF the 3-card trump length can score TWO
ruffs. Here, East may be able to score ALL SEVEN trumps on
a cross ruff in he loses a Diamond early and the defence
doesn't lead a trump. In Clubs, one makes 9; in Spades, 8--and
only if Spades happen to divide 3-3! Bear this in mind the
next time you hear partner open 1S and rebid 2H, catching
you with 2-3 in the majors. :)
Over-riding all of this, on THIS hand bidding Spades keeps
the opponents from bidding their HEARTS. Hence, 2S! :)
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 11
Dlr: South MAYNARD
Vul: None S 973 west north east south
H K84 loe MAYNARD robber Memory
D 54
C KJ985 2D
west east X 3C X pass
loe robber pass 3D X (all p)
S AT84 S KQJ
H AQT76 H 932 Opening Lead: C3
D AK7 D T Result: -4
C 3 C AQ7642 Score: -800, IMPs: 5.00
south Playing time: 19:16
Memory
S 652 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H J5 W C3 8 4 T A-HQ K-SA D7-HT A-H7 H6
D QJ98632 N 5 3 7 9 4 K-D4 D5-CK 8 C8 C9 CJ
C T E Q-SK-SQ-SJ-H2 3 T C2 A 9 C4 C6 C7
S T 2 6 5 5 J J D2 D3 D6-D9 D8-DQ
Maynard made a nice lead-directing 3C bid over the takeout double
of Memory's 2D opening. This inspired E-W to defend 3D. At trick
8 Memory inexplicably neglected to ruff in her hand only, so as to
pull trumps and escape for -500. :(
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 11
Dlr: South Hall
Vul: None S 973 west north east south
H K84 rbrough Hall Wintaka kjell
D 54
C KJ985 pass
west east 1H pass 2C pass
rbrough Wintaka 2S pass 3H pass
S AT84 S KQJ 4D pass 4NT pass
H AQT76 H 932 5C pass 5D pass
D AK7 D T 5S pass 6H (all p)
C 3 C AQ7642
south Opening Lead: C9
kjell Result: +6
S 652 Score: -980, IMPs: -5.00
H J5 Playing time: 4:05
D QJ98632
C T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
W 3 A-DA-D7 Q A-HT
N C9 4 5 4 K-S3 8
E A-H2 T H3-H9 K
S T 5 2 3 J 2
An elegant slambidding sequence by E-W here. 4NT was Key Card
Blackwood with Hearts as trumps. 5C (0 or 3) pinpointed the
missing Key Card (in this case, the trump KING). 5D asked
for the trump QUEEN, which 5H would have denied. 5S SHOWED
the Heart Queen while cuebidding the Spade Ace (in case
Wintaka was dreaming of SEVEN Hearts). Without such ambitions,
Wintaka stopped in the 75% 6H contract. And, lo and behold,
it MADE !
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 12
Dlr: West MAYNARD
Vul: N-S S AQJ7 west north east south
H A32 loe MAYNARD robber Memory
D Q9643
C 2 1NT 2S (all pass)
west east
loe robber Opening Lead: CT
S KT95 S 6 Result: +2
H KQ64 H J97 Score: 110, IMPs: 0.00
D AT2 D K875 Playing time: 6:21
C A7 C QT984
south
Memory
S 8432 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
H T85 W A-S5 A-S9 2 7 Q T H4 H6
D J N 2 Q-D3 J-D4 H2 A-D6 S7-DQ
C KJ653 E CT 6 8 H7 5 4 9 7 8 K
S J 2 J 3 S4-CK-H5 S8-C3 C5
Alright, who IS this Maynard guy? How does anyone overcall at
the TWO level in a FOUR CARD suit and catch partner with 4-card
support AND A SINGLETON ? Time to check this guy for wires! :)
Actually, this is an application of one of the more advanced
tactics in the game. I am reluctant to explain it, lest any
of you try at home on your own! :)
This ploy is known as the Richter Rule. You bid your shorter,
stronger suit and, if the opponent's X registers ABOVE 3.5 on
the Richter scale, you RUN LIKE A RABBIT to your longer, weaker
suit. In this way, if you don't get a chance to bid again
partner will know which suit you REALLY want led (i.e. Spades
here, NOT Diamonds).
But, again, this requires the master's touch. :)
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 12
Dlr: West Hall
Vul: N-S S AQJ7 west north east south
H A32 rbrough Hall Wintaka kjell
D Q9643
C 2 1NT 2D! pass 2H
west east pass 2S* 3C X
rbrough Wintaka (all pass)
S KT95 S 6
H KQ64 H J97 Opening Lead: S3
D AT2 D K875 Result: -1
C A7 C QT984 Score: 100, IMPs: 0.00
south Playing time: 8:14
kjell
S 8432 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H T85 W 9 A-H4 7-CA-HK Q-H6 T 2 5 DT K
D J N J-D3 2 2 D6 A-H3 S7 Q 4 A D9 DQ
C KJ653 E 6 5 J-C4 8 7 9 D7 C9-DK CT-CQ D8
S S3 J 5 3 5 8 T C6-S2 CJ-S4 K-S8
While this was a push board, it illustrated several points of
interest. First, we saw the Richter Rule employed at the
other table. Here we see Wintaka waiting until the opponents
have found their real fit in 2S after a DONT 2D (showing
Diamonds and a higher ranked suit, which South's 2H bid
went fishing for) overcall. Wintaka then looked at his good
Club spots and competed to 3C. He deserved a better fate
than to be doubled and set, of course.
While Wintaka's actions were ENTIRELY reasonable, another
East might conclude that, with AT MOST 7 Diamonds between
them, the opponents will probably NOT stay in 2D. Hence,
the time to act would be NOW, directly over 2D. "No sense
waitin' for a bus that ain't commin'!" Playing
Lebensohl, Wintaka would bid 2C to force 1NT Opener to bid
3C. North would then be in an awkward situation, and
MIGHT err in choosing to compete directly over 3C BEFORE
giving South a chance to hammer 3C off! In Winnipeg
parlance, this is called being "cross-fired" (i.e. forced
to bid BEFORE knowing whether partner wants to double
or not) or being "WHOBbed" (i.e. "Wrong Hand On Bid",
forced to bid when one's partner would be in a MUCH BETTER
position to make the decision).
List of Participants
---- -- ------------
Name Email Address
---- -------------
Hall hhartvig@online.no
kjell kjell.fagerbakke@hials.no THEM
robber imskjold@online.no (Eels)
loe dloe@online.no
MAYNARD mkdcpa@lightspeed.net
Memory memoryh@mindspring.com US
ksired ksired@escape.ca (Space Cadets)
Kaltica cpw@escape.ca
After 12 boards, we are down 15 -- largely because of an
aggressive slam try over 4S which resulted in our side going
down one in 5S. :(
Summary of 2nd Half Results
------- -- --- ---- -------
Board MAYNARD's team kjell's team Score
----- ---------------------- ---------------------- -----
TN.IMP 1 5H (S) -2 = -100, 5S (W) 5 = -450, 8 IMPS
TN.IMP 2 4S (E) 4 = -420, 4S (E) -1 = 50, -10 IMPS
TN.IMP 3 3S (N) 3 = 140, 3NT (W) 3 = -600, 12 IMPS
TN.IMP 4 4H (E) -2 = 200, 1NT (W) 3 = -150, 8 IMPS
TN.IMP 5 3D (N) 3 = 110, 4H-X (N) -2 = -500, 12 IMPS
TN.IMP 6 7S-X (E) -1 = 200, 6S (E) 6 = -1430, 17 IMPS
TN.IMP 7 4D-X (E) -4 = 1100, 4S (W) -2 = 200, 14 IMPS
TN.IMP 8 4H (S) 4 = 420, 4H (S) 4 = 420, 0 IMPS
TN.IMP 9 3H (W) -1 = 100, 5C (E) -1 = 100, 0 IMPS
TN.IMP 10 5D-X (S) -1 = -200, 5D (S) 5 = 600, -13 IMPS
TN.IMP 11 5C (N) 6 = 420, 6C (N) 6 = 920, -11 IMPS
TN.IMP 12 2S (W) 2 = -110, 4S (W) 4 = -420, 7 IMPS
Total MAYNARD 78 IMPS, kjell 34 IMPS
Hmm. TWO flat boards and TEN game swings! Play records follow.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 1
Dlr: North MAYNARD
Vul: None S 8 west north east south
H J8763 loe MAYNARD robber Memory
D KJ86
C J43 pass pass 1H
west east 2S 3H 4S X
loe robber pass 5H (all pass)
S AQJ732 S T965
H T H 2 Opening Lead: SA
D 95 D AT743 Result: -2
C K972 C AT6 Score: -100, IMPs: 8.00
south Playing time: 6:17
Memory
S K4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
H AKQ954 W SA-SQ T 9 7 K-C2
D Q2 N 8 C3 3 J 4 J
C Q85 E 6 5 2 A-CA-CT
S 4 K-HA-D2 8 5
This was a very lucky break for us. Maynard must have
considered his 5-card Heart support when he pulled the
double of their cold 4S. And, of course, once doubled
in 4S the opponents are very unlikely to bid 5S. :)
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 1
Dlr: North kjell
Vul: None S 8 west north east south
H J8763 ksired kjell Kaltica Hall
D KJ86
C J43 2H* pass 4H
west east 4S pass 5H X
ksired Kaltica 5S (all pass)
S AQJ732 S T965
H T H 2 Opening Lead: H6
D 95 D AT743 Result: +5
C K972 C AT6 Score: -450, IMPs: -8.00
south Playing time: 5:50
Hall
S K4 1 2 3 4 5 6
H AKQ954 W T 7 3 9 K-SA
D Q2 N H6 J 8 J-C4 H7
C Q85 E 2 A-S9-D3 T 5
S Q-C5 4 2 Q K
Here, again, our side tries a 5H slam try over 4S. Kenny
(Ksired) knows that only one person on our side can bid
4S and that would be him. This left me in a quandary,
since Kenny's hand could be MUCH better. I could:
- Cuebid 5C or 5D (one does NOT pull pard from 4S to
5-of-a-minor here!). This would tend to suggest
that I need to hear partner cuebid a control for
6S. With control of ALL THREE suits, 5C or 5D
would not be correct with my hand.
- 4NT Blackwood? No. That would unilaterally commit
the partnership to slam if we have 3+ Aces.
- 5S? No, that asks for a control in THEIR suit, Hearts.
- 5H: The general cuebid slam try.
Kenny was lucky to make 5S, of course. Left to his own
devices he would undoubtedly lose a trick in each
non-trump suit. South panicked, think Kenny would
establish Diamonds (which he might!). South should
return a SPADE, leaving Declarer to find his own way.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 2
Dlr: East kjell
Vul: N-S S 8 west north east south
H T82 ksired kjell Kaltica Hall
D KJ93
C AK973 1S pass
west east 2H pass 2S pass
ksired Kaltica 4S (all pass)
S K9 S AQT542
H AK9753 H Q Opening Lead: D6
D 42 D AT8 Result: -1
C QT2 C 654 Score: 50, IMPs: 10.00
south Playing time: 5:56
Hall
S J763 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H J64 W 2 3 9 K-HA-HK-D4 T H5 Q 2 H7 H9
D Q765 N K 2 8 C3 8 T 3 K-D9 A-C7-DJ C9
C J8 E A-HQ-SA-S2 D8 DT S4-C4 S5-C5 6 ST Q
S D6 4 3 6 J 6 5 8 7 J DQ SJ-S7
I butchered this hand. I stomped on the Diamond lead, unblocked
my Heart Queen and played S-A and then to the S-K on dummy.
Kjell showed out in Spades. Seeing Hearts break 3-3 I should
have played a fourth Heart, forcing South to ruff with his
trump winner while I pitched a Club. But on this particular
hand the defence would still beat me by playing three rounds
of Clubs, scoring an uppercut on the third round. :(
3NT, anyone? :)
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 2
Dlr: East MAYNARD
Vul: N-S S 8 west north east south
H T82 loe MAYNARD robber Memory
D KJ93
C AK973 1S pass
west east 2H X 2S pass
loe robber 4S (all pass)
S K9 S AQT542
H AK9753 H Q Opening Lead: CJ
D 42 D AT8 Result: +4
C QT2 C 654 Score: -420, IMPs: -10.00
south Playing time: 4:27
Memory
S J763 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
H J64 W Q 2 T 2 3 9 K-HA-HK-D4
D Q765 N K-CA-C3 K 2 8 C7 8 T 3
C J8 E 6 5 4 A-HQ-SA-S2 D8 DT S4-SQ
S CJ 8 S3-D5 6 7 6 4 J 6 J
An unfortunate lead by South. In general, it is best to
lead your partnership's LENGTH against No Trump AND SUIT
contracts. This is especially true when you, yourself,
have considerable length in THEIR trump suit. With 4
Spades South should be trying to short-ruff Declarer,
not herself, by leading DIAMONDS here.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 3
Dlr: South MAYNARD
Vul: E-W S KQ9742 west north east south
H J975 loe MAYNARD robber Memory
D 62
C 4 pass
west east 1NT 3S (all pass)
loe robber
S JT8 S A3 Opening Lead: H3
H AT H Q632 Result: +3
D Q84 D J73 Score: 140, IMPs: 12.00
C AKQJ9 C T652 Playing time: 4:16
south
Memory
S 65 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
H K84 W A-CA-CK 4 8 T T
D AKT95 N 5 4 S2-D2 K 7 Q
C 873 E H3 6 2 3 A-HQ 3
S 4 3 7 A-S5 K-S6
While I like the result here, I'm not crazy about how our
side arrived at it. Maynard should have bid 2S, natural,
so as to be able to bid 3H later. Switch Memory's RED
suits and you'll understand why ! :)
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 3
Dlr: South kjell
Vul: E-W S KQ9742 west north east south
H J975 ksired kjell Kaltica Hall
D 62
C 4 pass
west east 1NT 2S 2NT! pass
ksired Kaltica 3C pass 3S pass
S JT8 S A3 3NT (all pass)
H AT H Q632
D Q84 D J73 Opening Lead: H7
C AKQJ9 C T652 Result: +3
south Score: -600, IMPs: -12.00
Hall Playing time: 7:56
S 65
H K84 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
D AKT95 W T-CA-CK-C9 Q-CJ-ST A-D4 8 Q-SJ S8
C 873 N H7 4 S7 S2 S4 D6 Q 5 2 S9 H9 K-HJ
E 2 5 6 T-C2 D3 A-H3 J 7 S3 H6 Q
S 4 3 7 8 S6 S5 D5 8 A-DK-DT D9 K
This is a very good hand to illustrate Lebensohl (although I am
quite light for my bidding here). After our 1NT is overcalled
(with 2S here) my 2NT asks partner to bid 3C. I could then
sign off by PASSing 3C or by rebidding 3D or 3H. My 3S cuebid
promises a Spade stopper (which an IMMEDIATE 3S cuebid would
have denied) and shows interest in the unbid major (Hearts here).
Remember: SLOW shows a stopper, FAST denies one.
3NT was much easier for KSired to BID than to play! South
he could have beaten 3NT had he kept his 2 Spades--one Spade
for each Diamond entry he owns!
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 4
Dlr: West MAYNARD
Vul: Both S QJ87 west north east south
H T4 loe MAYNARD robber Memory
D 94
C AK875 1D 2C 2H pass
west east 3H pass 4H pass
loe robber pass pass
S 96 S AK54 Opening Lead: C3
H A83 H QJ752 Result: -2
D KQ872 D T3 Score: 200, IMPs: 8.00
C QJT C 62 Playing time: 8:51
south
Memory
S T32 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H K96 W T 6 2 K-DQ A-D7 9 H3-D8 8 J CQ
D AJ65 N K-SQ 9 4 HT 4 C7 7 8 C5 C8 A J
C 943 E 6 A-D3 T HJ-H2 H5-SK-S5 C2 7 HQ-S4
S C3 2 A-D5 6 9 J 3 T H6-HK-C4 C9
Robber should have PASSed the 3H, invitation, of course.
Neither his HAND nor his Hearts could be much worse for
a 2-level free bid. Personally, I prefer a negative
double to 2H here. LOE would then reply 2D, allowing
Robber to show the Hearts THEN. This would still be forcing,
of course. Loe would raise to 3H, allowing Robber to PASS.
That said, 4H should be MADE here. Robber embarked on a wierd
dummy reversal strategy. Better to ruff his Spade losers with
dummy's SHORT trumps. Instead of over-ruffing at trick 5, he
should PITCH his last Club. Win the Spade return with the
Ace and ruff a Spade ON DUMMY. Play a Club off the table
and either RUFF or pitch the fourth Spade if North plays low.
If North COVERS the Club Queen Robber can ruff his last Spade
on the table and concede a Heart trick.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 4
Dlr: West kjell
Vul: Both S QJ87 west north east south
H T4 ksired kjell Kaltica Hall
D 94
C AK875 1D pass 1H pass
west east 1NT (all pass)
ksired Kaltica
S 96 S AK54 Opening Lead: C5
H A83 H QJ752 Result: +3
D KQ872 D T3 Score: -150, IMPs: -8.00
C QJT C 62 Playing time: 4:12
south
Hall
S T32 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
H K96 W T-HA-H3 K-H8 D2 S6 9 D7 Q-CJ
D AJ65 N C5 4 T 9 S7 C7 C8 8 Q 4 K
C 943 E 6 2 Q T J-H7-H5-SK-SA-D3
S 9 6 K-D6 9 S2 S3 T C4 5
Without a good fit for Opener's Diamond suit, I (East) did not
even BOTHER to invite to 3NT by bidding 2NT. On the Club lead
the opponents have at least 5 tricks against 3NT.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 5
Dlr: North MAYNARD
Vul: N-S S A west north east south
H KQJ76 loe MAYNARD robber Memory
D K972
C K87 1H 2C X
west east pass 3D (all pass)
loe robber
S KJ87 S T65 Opening Lead: CA
H T95 H A43 Result: +3
D QJT8 D 4 Score: 110, IMPs: 12.00
C 95 C AJT643 Playing time: 7:52
south
Memory
S Q9432 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
H 82 W 9 5 T 8 5 H9 T S7 DJ-DQ
D A653 N 7 8 K-D2 J K-HK-HQ-H6 7
C Q2 E CA-C3 4 C4 A-C6 4 3 CT ST
S 2 Q-D3 A-H2 S2 8 S3 S4 5
Here good hand evaluation and restraint wins the day. Memory
PASSed her partner's jump preference in Diamonds. She knew
that her Black Queens were likely to be useless, leaving her
with only FOUR effective HCPs for her TWO level negative double.
Switch the Club Queen for the DIAMOND Queen and she'd bid on.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 5
Dlr: North kjell
Vul: N-S S A west north east south
H KQJ76 ksired kjell Kaltica Hall
D K972
C K87 1H 2C 2S#
west east pass 3D pass 4D
ksired Kaltica pass 4H pass pass
S KJ87 S T65 X (all pass)
H T95 H A43
D QJT8 D 4 Opening Lead: CA
C 95 C AJT643 Result: -2
south Score: -500, IMPs: -12.00
Hall Playing time: 7:32
S Q9432
H 82 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
D A653 W 9 5 5 H9-HT 8 S7 SJ 8 Q T-DJ-SK
C Q2 N 7 8 J K Q-SA-HK-H7-D2 K-D7 9 H6
E CA-CJ A-CT 4 5 3 C4 4 C3 C6 S6 T
S 2 Q-H2 D3 8 2 D5 S3 A-D6 S4 S9 Q
2S was a "negative" (i.e. non-forcing) free bid. 3D did
NOT show extra strength (as Maynard's jump to 3D at
Memory's table had). So WHY did Hall raise Diamonds?
Kenny knew he had at least 2 and probably 3 tricks against
any red suit contract, so he started hammering at the 4H
level, slobbering at the thought of them correcting to 5D.
I surprised everyone (including myself) by actually HAVING
my 2C overcall. Too bad I didn't lead a Spade!
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 6
Dlr: East MAYNARD
Vul: E-W S T9 west north east south
H JT43 loe MAYNARD robber Memory
D Q643
C T87 1S 2NT
west east 4C 5D 6S pass
loe robber pass 7D pass pass
S AQ52 S KJ763 7S pass pass X
H KQ872 H 965 (all pass)
D 8 D AK
C A94 C QJ3 Opening Lead: HA
south Result: -1
Memory Score: 200, IMPs: 17.00
S 84 Playing time: 7:28
H A
D JT9752 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
C K652 W 2 8 A-S2 K-HQ-H7
N T 6 T 9 3 4 J
E 6 K-S6 K-H9 5 S7-CQ
S HA-DJ 4 8 D2 D5 D7 K
E-W are vulnerable, so Maynard applies the Moron's Maxim
to BRILLIANT effect here. Memory's VERY Unusual 2NT ("for
the minors") propelled Maynard all the way up to the 7D
level, sacrificing against whatever the opponents were
confident bidding. 7D would've been down SEVEN, most
likely. But...wait a minute...
When the opponents sacrifice at the 7-level like this,
one passes to show FIRST round control AND interest in
bidding seven (otherwise you double). East held the
Diamond Ace, yes, but the Diamond King is somewhat
wasted on offence (i.e. in 7S), so he is NOT interested
in 7S. Robber should DOUBLE and collect his 1700.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 6
Dlr: East kjell
Vul: E-W S T9 west north east south
H JT43 ksired kjell Kaltica Hall
D Q643
C T87 1S 3D
west east 4D 4S pass 5C
ksired Kaltica 6S (all pass)
S AQ52 S KJ763
H KQ872 H 965 Opening Lead: DJ
D 8 D AK Result: +6
C A94 C QJ3 Score: -1430, IMPs: -17.00
south Playing time: 6:01
Hall
S 84 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
H A W 8 2 A-S2 K-HQ-H7 C4 A
D JT9752 N 4 3 T 9 4 T J 3 7
C K652 E K-H6 3 J-H5 9 S6-DA-CQ
S DJ A-S8 4 D2 D5 C5 7 K
In with the Diamond King at trick one, I SHOULD have played
a Spade to the Ace and another back to my Jack before attacking
the Hearts. I reasoned that if Hall held a small singleton
he could've led it and set me immediately. It IS important
that I TRY to establish Hearts, since they may provide enough
pitches so that I don't need to try the Club finesse. Seeing
that Hearts would NOT provide me with two pitches, I took
the Club hook and held my breath...
A VERY LUCKY 17 IMP pickup. :)
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 7
Dlr: South MAYNARD
Vul: Both S 8 west north east south
H A9543 loe MAYNARD robber Memory
D KQ54
C J42 pass
west east pass 1H 2C 2H
loe robber pass pass 3D pass
S QJ9643 S K5 3S pass 4C X
H Q86 H T7 4D X (all pass)
D 983 D AJ76
C 5 C AKQ93 Opening Lead: H2
south Result: -4
Memory Score: 1100, IMPs: 14.00
S AT72 Playing time: 10:52
H KJ2
D T2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
C T876 W 6 3 8 3 Q 9 8 5 S4 S6 S9 HQ J
N A-D4 Q 8 D5-DK-H3 J C4 2 H4 H5 H9
E 7 7 A-SK 5 6 T A-DJ-CK-CQ-C3 C9
S H2 T-D2 A-S2 HJ K-C6 S7 7 8 T-ST
Here is a lesson in NOT bidding your distribution TWICE. Robber
waded in with 3D (when *2NT* should show the same Diamond suit,
by the way). Loe bid 3S KNOWING that Robber could NOT have
a third Spade. Not only did Robber not PASS 3S but he didn't
RAISE it or CORRECT 4D doubled to 4S either! On most 3-2
Spade breaks 4S would actually MAKE while 4D went for "sticks
and wheels".
* Whenever you have overcalled and the opponents have competed
in 2-of-a-major a 2NT rebid by you CANNOT be natural (since
you would have overcalled 1NT on the PREVIOUS round). Instead,
it shows 4 cards in the suit immediately above the one you bid
earlier. 2NT (instead of 3D) here, then, would show 4 Diamonds
while a balancing Double of 2S would've shown 4 Hearts. This
treatment allows partner to stop in 3-of-your-1st-bid suit
(3C here) if lacking a fit for the second suit.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 7
Dlr: South kjell
Vul: Both S 8 west north east south
H A9543 ksired kjell Kaltica Hall
D KQ54
C J42 pass
west east 2S pass 2NT pass
ksired Kaltica 3S pass 4S pass
S QJ9643 S K5 pass pass
H Q86 H T7 Opening Lead: H3
D 983 D AJ76 Result: -2
C 5 C AKQ93 Score: 200, IMPs: -14.00
south Playing time: 6:49
Hall
S AT72 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H KJ2 W 8 9 5 D3 D8 Q 6 3 SJ-SQ-S4 6 S9
D T2 N H3 Q 2 4 J A-H4 8 D4 D5 H5 H9 K
C T876 E 7 A-CA-CK-CQ-HT S5-SK 3 D6 D7 C9 J
S K-DT 7 6 8 2 J A-CT 2 7-ST-D2
Kenny is the master of the "Hemingway Pre-empt": "Ask not
for whom partner pre-empts, he pre-empts THEE!" Undaunted,
I trotted out a feature-asking 2NT. Kenny's 3S showed a
featureless minimum. At IMPs I could never explain NOT
bidding game, so I braved 4S. At MatchPoints, of course, I
would PASS 3S in an eyelash.
One of the MANY advantages of playing with a steady partner
is knowing their tendencies. Knowing my partner's, I had
to give SERIOUS thought to passing 3S. :)
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 9
Dlr: North MAYNARD
Vul: E-W S J87 west north east south
H 984 loe MAYNARD robber Memory
D AQ52
C J86 pass 1S pass
west east 2H pass 3C pass
loe robber 3D! X pass pass
S 54 S AKQT2 3H (all pass)
H QJ6532 H 7
D K87 D 94 Opening Lead: H9
C A9 C KQ742 Result: -1
south Score: 100, IMPs: 0.00
Memory Playing time: 9:29
S 963
H AKT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
D JT63 W 2 K 8 7 H3-HQ A-HJ
C T53 N H9 A-DQ-D2 5 4 6 8
E 7 4 9 C2 S2 C4 7 ST
S A-DJ 3 T-D6 K-C3 T
Robber must have mismoused his final pass here. If Loe had
Hearts only and a minimum he'd have bid 3H WITHOUT the 3D
prelude.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 9
Dlr: North kjell
Vul: E-W S J87 west north east south
H 984 ksired kjell Kaltica Hall
D AQ52
C J86 pass 1C pass
west east 1H pass 2S pass
ksired Kaltica 3H pass 3S pass
S 54 S AKQT2 5C (all pass)
H QJ6532 H 7
D K87 D 94 Opening Lead: DJ
C A9 C KQ742 Result: -1
south Score: 100, IMPs: 0.00
Hall Playing time: 4:50
S 963
H AKT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
D JT63 W K 7 8 9 A-S4 H2 5 H3
C T53 N A-DQ-D2 J 6 7 8 8 J
E 4 9 H7 Q-C2 A-CK-SK-SQ
S DJ 3 T-C3 5 3 T 9 6
Traditional bridge players open 5-5 MINIMUM Black 2-suiters
with 1C, with the idea of rebidding Spades twice. I hoped
to show a MAXIMUM 5-5 Black 2-suiter by JUMPING to 2S and
then rebidding 3S. Kenny thought that this showed 6+Clubs
and leapt to 5C rather than 4S or 3NT. Lacking any red
Aces, of course, he should bid 3NT here. And, since 5C
will require solid spades anyway, he should prefer 4S to 5C.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 10
Dlr: East kjell
Vul: Both S T9 west north east south
H K ksired kjell Kaltica Hall
D K8743
C AJT32 pass 1D
west east pass 2D* 2S X
ksired Kaltica pass 3C 3H X
S K4 S QJ8753 pass 4NT pass 5D
H A63 H J9872 (all pass)
D A96 D J
C 97654 C 8 Opening Lead: HA
south Result: +5
Hall Score: 600, IMPs: 13.00
S A62 Playing time: 7:28
H QT54
D QT52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C KQ W HA-SK 4 3 4 A-H6 6 5 9
N K T 2 S9 D3-D4 D7-D8 3
E 9 5 8 2 3 J 7 S7 S8
S 5 A-CK-HQ-S6 Q 4 T-CQ-D2
2D by North was "inverted", showing game-forcing values. This
is a great hand for "LOTUS": Lower Of Two Usually Stronger.
Because my Spades were stronger than my Hearts I did NOT bid
3D, Michaels--even though I clearly intended to bid up to the
3-level. Whenever partner uses a 2-suited overcall such as
Michaels or the Unusual 2NT you should assume that the LOWER
ranked suit is likely the STRONGER suit. Otherwise, Overcaller
should bid their suits naturally, as I did here. A Spade lead
would have beaten 5D here...as it did at the other table.
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 10
Dlr: East MAYNARD
Vul: Both S T9 west north east south
H K loe MAYNARD robber Memory
D K8743
C AJT32 pass 1D
west east pass 2C pass 2NT
loe robber pass 3S X 3NT
S K4 S QJ8753 pass 5D pass pass
H A63 H J9872 X (all pass)
D A96 D J
C 97654 C 8 Opening Lead: SK
south Result: -1
Memory Score: -200, IMPs: -13.00
S A62 Playing time: 8:16
H QT54
D QT52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
C KQ W SK A-HA-S4 D9 6 4 5 3
N 9 3 K T DK-D4 2 3 CT
E 5 J 2 J-SQ S3 8 H7 8
S A-D2 4 6 2 Q-CK-CQ-HQ
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 11
Dlr: South kjell
Vul: None S A6 west north east south
H ksired kjell Kaltica Hall
D K852
C AQJT865 pass
west east 4H 5C 5D X
ksired Kaltica 5H 6C (all pass)
S JT87 S 543
H AKQT765 H J98 Opening Lead: H8
D 9 D QJ76 Result: +6
C K C 742 Score: 920, IMPs: 11.00
south Playing time: 5:51
Hall
S KQ92 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H 432 W K 7 K H6 H7 HT HA 8 HQ 9 J H5 ST
D AT43 N C5-S6 A-CQ-CJ-CT-C8-SA-C6-D2 D5 K-D8
C 93 E H8 3 4 2 7 H9 HJ 5 D7 6 4 J Q
S 2 Q-C9 3 H3 H4 D3 2 S9 A-SK-DT 4
I lost my mind here. I pushed the opponents into a contract
that I knew they could make! I could see that everything is
going to be ONSIDE for Declarer's powerful hand. Had I
passed we'd have pushed the board. :(
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 11
Dlr: South MAYNARD
Vul: None S A6 west north east south
H loe MAYNARD robber Memory
D K852
C AQJT865 pass
west east 4H 5C (all pass)
loe robber
S JT87 S 543 Opening Lead: H8
H AKQT765 H J98 Result: +6
D 9 D QJ76 Score: 420, IMPs: -11.00
C K C 742 Playing time: 5:30
south
Memory
S KQ92 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H 432 W Q K H5 H6 H7 9 T S8 7 T J HK HA
D AT43 N C5-CA-CQ-CJ-CT-D2 C6-C8-SA-S6 D5 K-D8
C 93 E H8 2 4 7 S3 J 9 S4 5 D6 HJ 7 Q
S 2 3 9 D3 D4 A-H3 S2 9 K-SQ-DT H4
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 12
Dlr: West MAYNARD
Vul: N-S S Q84 west north east south
H T54 loe MAYNARD robber Memory
D J863
C A86 pass pass 1C pass
west east 1S pass 1NT pass
loe robber 2S (all pass)
S T96532 S AJ7
H AQJ H K982 Opening Lead: HT
D 4 D KQ2 Result: +2
C 752 C JT3 Score: -110, IMPs: 7.00
south Playing time: 4:58
Memory
S K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
H 763 W A-S2 9 4 2 5 7 ST
D AT975 N HT 4 Q-D6 8 A-C6 H4
C KQ94 E 2 A-S7 Q 3 T J
S 3 K D5 A-CQ-C4 K-C9
Good bidding--especially for a team that rates to be
protecting a lead! As contrasted to...
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IMPs north TN.IMP Board 12
Dlr: West kjell
Vul: N-S S Q84 west north east south
H T54 ksired kjell Kaltica Hall
D J863
C A86 1S pass 2D pass
west east 2S pass 4S (all pass)
ksired Kaltica
S T96532 S AJ7 Opening Lead: H4
H AQJ H K982 Result: +4
D 4 D KQ2 Score: -420, IMPs: -7.00
C 752 C JT3 Playing time: 4:59
south
Hall
S K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H 763 W A-D4 C5 S3-S9 T 2 Q-S6-S5-HJ C2 7
D AT975 N H4 6 3 8 4 Q-S8 5 C6 HT C8 DJ A
C KQ94 E 2 K Q-D2 A-S7 J-H8 C3 CT K-H9-CJ
S 6 A-D9 5 K D7 C4 7 H3 DT C9 CQ K
Kenny's 1S opening bid here looks like pure madness--especially
knowing that we play weak 2s. But Kenny (and I, by the way)
figured we were down at this point in the match and needed a
swing to make things close. (As it turned out, our calculations
were WAY off; Memory and Maynard had earned us a PROHIBITIVE
lead already!)
"Why," you might ask, "did the defence NOT play Clubs when they
were in?" BECAUSE KENNY WAS `MARKED' WITH THE CLUB ACE FOR HIS
1S OPENING BID ! :)
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