X-Clubs Play_04

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Thu, 14/10/2021 - 13:39

Tuesday Teams is now in full swing at the Hutt Bridge Club, so let’s take a look at one deal that was not well handled by the EW pairs.
Here, for all XClubs readers, is a reprint of my article for The Hutt Club’s regular publication “Finesse”.

First of all, I will set a couple of bidding problems which the reader can ‘solve’. As usual, the club is offering some session tickets for the best answers to these bidding problems, so please do give it a go. Maybe we will all learn something from it. In the next issue, we will look at declarer play and defence from this same deal.

Dealer E EW Vul

T86
AQT5
A852
65
K43
7
KQJ7
AKT97

How should the EW bidding go, playing basic Acol?
a) If there is no opposition bidding?
b) If East opens 1C and South overcalls 1S?

As well as session tickets for HBC players, there will be some special prizes for the best reader contributions from other X-Clubs players, so PLEASE give these problems a go, send to villyn@xtra.co.nz