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Tricky Answers (08)

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Mon, 01/03/2021 - 13:13

You are South each time.

1. Match Points
Dealer E NS Vul

AKJ4
J762
AJT6
3

a) The bidding has been:

SouthWestNorthEast
---2
XPass3Pass
?

East’s 2H is a standard weak two, 6-10 HCP and six card suit.
What would you bid?

The consensus of respondents was that IF you are playing Lebensohl, you should raise to 4D but if not, pass is best. What is Lebensohl, you may ask? For the uninitiated, after your takeout double of a weak two, 2NT is WEAK and any bid at the three level has some values, say 8+ HCP. Makes a big difference doesn’t it?

Wednesday Play at The Hutt (06)

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Fri, 26/02/2021 - 13:16

This week there were a number of interesting deals but I want to revisit last week’s deal because there were a number of responses to my request for bidding suggestions. Let’s take a look at the East-West hands again.

Board 17 Dealer N Nil Vul

A5
T32
AKT6
AJ86
KQT872
A4
4
K432

The bidding should start the same way every time. But after that, the possibilities are numerous.

Some Tricky Questions (08)

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Tue, 23/02/2021 - 10:24

You are South each time.

1. Match Points
Dealer E NS Vul

AKJ4
J762
AJT6
3

a) The bidding has been:

SouthWestNorthEast
---2
XPass3Pass
?

East’s 2H is a standard weak two, 6-10 HCP and six card suit.
What would you bid?

Wednesday Play at The Hutt (05)

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Tue, 23/02/2021 - 05:14

Another very good reason for having a TRUMP suit is that there are invariably more options in the declarer play, giving you ways of improving your score without taking risks that you would not be able to take if you were playing in No Trumps.

Board 17 from Wednesday 17/02/2021
Dealer N Nil Vul

63
QJ96
QJ987
T9
A5
T32
AKT6
AJ86
KQT872
A4
4
K432
J94
K875
532
Q75

Wednesday Play at The Hutt (04)

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Mon, 22/02/2021 - 12:28

This deal provides a perfect sequel to the one I reviewed last time. Clearly, none of the Wests read it, or if they did, they ignored it.

Board 24 from Wednesday 10/02/2021
Dealer W Nil Vul

QJ62
8
Q73
KQT85
A874
AKQT32
A4
2
J96
JT9865
AJ74
KT953
754
K2
963

Some Tricky Answers (06)

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Wed, 10/02/2021 - 07:38

You are South each time.
Dealer S NS Vul

AKJ43
AJ72
AJT6

a) The bidding has been:

SouthWestNorthEast
12PassPass
?

What would you bid?

Wednesday Play at The Hutt

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Fri, 05/02/2021 - 06:56

Board 21 from Wednesday 3/02/2021
Dealer N NS Vul

T965
Q5
KT9
A864
AQJ4
AJ76
Q
KQJ3
K832
K82
A7543
7
7
T943
J862
T952

Despite the fact that I intend to focus on play in this series, the bidding on this board is worth addressing because it should be easy if you follow basic ‘rules’: West opens 1C, the lowest four card suit. East bids 1D. No other option. West bids 1H, next four card suit ‘up the line’. East bids 1S. West now has heard enough to bid 4S. A trump fit has been found and even opposite East’s minimum six points, West has the POINTS and TRUMP SUPPORT for GAME. Simple. Yet only four out of 12 EW pairs were in 4S.

Tricky Questions (06)

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Fri, 29/01/2021 - 12:19

Vil springs back into his challenging series after a good break over the holidays. Here are some more tricky questions:

You are South each time.

1. Match Points

Dealer S NS Vul

AKJ43
AJ72
AJT6

a) The bidding has been:

SouthWestNorthEast
12PassPass
?

What would you bid?

Tricky Answers (05)

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Mon, 21/12/2020 - 18:58

Thanks for your input to the tricky questions and answers. Maybe we will do this again next year if there are any interesting ones, maybe you will have some to add from your own experiences, please do send me anything of interest. In the meantime, here is the result, in Tricky Answers No.5

1. Match Points

Dealer S Nil Vul

Q4
2
AQJT4
AKJ63

The bidding has been:

SouthWestNorthEast
1213Pass
?

(1. weak jump overcall)

What would you bid?

Tricky Questions (05)

Submitted by Vil Gravis on Wed, 16/12/2020 - 20:45

Hi folks, here are the final tricky questions for the year. You are South each time.

1. Match Points

Dealer S Nil Vul

Q4
2
AQJT4
AKJ63

The bidding has been:

SouthWestNorthEast
1213Pass
?

(1. weak jump overcall)

What would you bid?

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