Hands and Results
| 1 |
♠J84
♥KQ76
♦76
♣JT52
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Dlr: North
Vul: None |
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♠KT2
♥AT93
♦T84
♣K93
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♠Q653
♥J8
♦A32
♣AQ74
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: ♣5 ♦6 ♥5 ♠5 NT5 |
| EW: 2♣ 1♥ 2♠ 2NT ♦6 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract Ld
120 6.00 0.00 1N N +1 ♥8 A4-Eddy-Armbrust vs A7-Mills-Teixeira
100 4.50 1.50 2N E -2 ♦K A3-Mok-Green vs A5-Kneisl-Moxley
100 4.50 1.50 3♣ E -2 ♦K A1-Mazzei-Mazzei vs A1-Treakle-Treakle
50 3.00 3.00 2♠ E -1 ♦K A6-McIntyre-Reed vs A4-Low-Callaway
90 2.00 4.00 1N W ♣2 A2-Riehl-Smith vs A3-Chibidakis-Chibidakis
110 1.00 5.00 2♠ E ♦3 A7-Garvin-Garvin vs A6-Klein-Klein
400 0.00 6.00 3N W ♣2 A5-Sebring-Gore vs A2-Mahoney-Haisley
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| Craig Hemphill Hand Analysis | West | North | East | South | | | Pass | 1♣ | 1♦ | | 1♥ | Pass | 1♠ | Pass | | 2♣ | Pass | Pass | Pass | A simple 1♦ overcall leads to several issues that must be resolved by EW. First, there are two schools of thought with respect to West's proper bid, 1♥ being the leading theoretical position, a forcing and natural bid, promising just four cards in the heart suit and unlimited in strength. The two alternatives are "double," of the negative variety, the majority view being that after specifically this beginning auction, 1♣ and a 1♦ overcall that the Negative Double should promise four cards in each major suit. Some small group disagrees, allowing a double with 4-3 in the major suits, provided that adequate support for clubs is held in reserve, should partner fail to choose the four card major held by the doubler. A refinement of that idea is that a 1♥ or 1♠ bid then shows at least a five card suit. Another issue is the whether it is appropriate or mandatory to redouble with 10 HCP. That temptation should be resisted and relegated to times when there is a misfit for partner's suit and sensing an opportunity for a penalty double or a more definitive follow-up. If you redouble with any hand containing 10 HCP, you will be preempted out of your suit all too often -- with ♠x ♥KJxxx ♦Axxx ♣Qxx, for example, you need to get the heart suit in now, for fear of significant spade bidding by fourth chair and a raise from East. Get your suits in! After the 1♥ bid, East might not bid 1♠ for lack of a Negative Double, but 1NT is not particularly attractive with just the diamond ace, and 1♠ is all that is left. West can hardly pass, for fear of missing game, and cannot raise spades or rebid hearts or bid notrump, so 2♣ becomes the only bid. East is now done, and the simple 1♦ overcall has destroyed the two best contracts for EW!
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| 2 |
♠98
♥Q5
♦JT9743
♣964
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Dlr: East
Vul: N-S |
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♠653
♥A762
♦AQ8
♣KQ2
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♠AJT4
♥KJ94
♦K52
♣87
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: ♣5 ♦5 ♥2 ♠4 NT3 |
| EW: 2♣ 2♦ 5/4♥ 3♠ 4NT |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract Ld
50 5.00 1.00 3N W -1 ♦7 A3-Mok-Green vs A5-Kneisl-Moxley
50 5.00 1.00 4♥ W -1 ♠9 A1-Mazzei-Mazzei vs A1-Treakle-Treakle
50 5.00 1.00 4♥ E -1 ♦6 A6-McIntyre-Reed vs A4-Low-Callaway
200 3.00 3.00 3♥ W +2 ♦J A7-Garvin-Garvin vs A6-Klein-Klein
420 2.00 4.00 4♥ E ♦J A2-Riehl-Smith vs A3-Chibidakis-Chibidakis
430 0.50 5.50 3N W +1 ♦4 A5-Sebring-Gore vs A2-Mahoney-Haisley
430 0.50 5.50 3N W +1 ♣9 A4-Eddy-Armbrust vs A7-Mills-Teixeira
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| Craig Hemphill Hand Analysis | West | North | East | South | | | | 1♦ | Dbl | | Rdbl | Pass | 1♥ | Pass | | 4♥ | All pass | | | Differing from board 1, where a specific sequence required agreements regarding both the Negative Double and suit bidding, a takeout double by the opponent (South) requires some dexterity. A bid of 1♥ by West, while not promising the world in hearts, nevertheless puts East's raise into some question - perhaps East is raising on three? So a redouble can define the strength of West's hand first, and when East bids hearts, there is no longer confusion or doubt... Well, except for the nagging concern whether South has four hearts. That concern will linger into the play of the hand, which probably will lead to a first round heart play of small to the jack, to retain control if all goes badly. But there is good news for declarer!
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| 3 |
♠T43
♥J652
♦Q832
♣K3
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Dlr: South
Vul: E-W |
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♠A987
♥K973
♦A95
♣T9
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♠652
♥QT
♦64
♣AJ7642
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 2♦ 1♥ 1NT ♣5/4 ♠6 |
| EW: 2♣ ♦5 ♥6 ♠6 NT6 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract Ld
200 6.00 0.00 3♣ E -2 ♠J A4-Eddy-Armbrust vs A7-Mills-Teixeira
120 4.50 1.50 1N S +1 ♠7 A2-Riehl-Smith vs A3-Chibidakis-Chibidakis
120 4.50 1.50 1N S +1 ♠7 A6-McIntyre-Reed vs A4-Low-Callaway
110 3.00 3.00 3♦ S ♣T A1-Mazzei-Mazzei vs A1-Treakle-Treakle
90 1.50 4.50 1N S ♠7 A3-Mok-Green vs A5-Kneisl-Moxley
90 1.50 4.50 1N N ♠7 A7-Garvin-Garvin vs A6-Klein-Klein
500 0.00 6.00 4♥* N -3 ♣7 A5-Sebring-Gore vs A2-Mahoney-Haisley
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| Craig Hemphill Hand Analysis | West | North | East | South | | | | | 1NT | | Pass | Pass | Pass | | Leading either major seems adequate, but the heart lead has more potential and actually works better for the defense, setting up three heart tricks, while the lead of a spade only works because the suit splits 3-3. In the bridge literature there is a sense that leading from a bare ace is less attractive than trying to build up tricks with lower honors. Put this hand in the category of supporting that notion. Other layouts could obtain different results, of course, but the rejoinder would be that if spades were a better lead, then that suit can wait, while hearts probably cannot.
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| 4 |
♠7
♥986
♦KJ976
♣KQ42
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Dlr: West
Vul: Both |
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♠965
♥KJ54
♦4
♣JT983
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♠KQT2
♥T72
♦AQ532
♣6
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 1♣ 1♦ 1NT ♥6 ♠6 |
| EW: 1/-♥ 1♠ ♣6 ♦6 ♥7/6 NT5 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract Ld
150 6.00 0.00 1N N +2 ♦A A4-Eddy-Armbrust vs A6-Klein-Klein
120 4.50 1.50 2N N ♠6 A2-Riehl-Smith vs A2-Mahoney-Haisley
120 4.50 1.50 1N N +1 ♥7 A6-McIntyre-Reed vs A3-Chibidakis-Chibidakis
100 3.00 3.00 1N W -1 ♠7 A1-Mazzei-Mazzei vs A7-Mills-Teixeira
200 1.00 5.00 2N S -2 ♣8 A7-Garvin-Garvin vs A5-Kneisl-Moxley
200 1.00 5.00 2♠ N -2 ♦4 A3-Mok-Green vs A4-Low-Callaway
200 1.00 5.00 1♠ S -2 ♦4 A5-Sebring-Gore vs A1-Treakle-Treakle
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| Craig Hemphill Hand Analysis | West | North | East | South | | Pass | Pass | 1♦ | 1♠ | | Pass | 1NT | Pass | Pass | | Pass | | | | Yes, South has a nice hand, but there is a strong sense of misfit and off-situated honors, so playing for a plus score seems best. It is declarer, North, who should be playing on diamonds, but it might turn out that East will lead the suit, to his dismay, finding that NS own the spots, thus the suit!
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| 5 |
♠62
♥986
♦K9653
♣A73
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Dlr: North
Vul: N-S |
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♠KJT4
♥JT43
♦AQJT4
♣-
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♠AQ987
♥AKQ7
♦7
♣Q54
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 1♣ ♦4 ♥0 ♠0 NT3 |
| EW: 3♦ 7♥ 7♠ ♣5 NT6 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract Ld
420 6.00 0.00 4♥ E ♣J A3-Mok-Green vs A4-Low-Callaway
480 4.00 2.00 4♠ E +2 ♣9 A1-Mazzei-Mazzei vs A7-Mills-Teixeira
480 4.00 2.00 4♠ E +2 ♣8 A7-Garvin-Garvin vs A5-Kneisl-Moxley
480 4.00 2.00 4♥ E +2 ♦8 A6-McIntyre-Reed vs A3-Chibidakis-Chibidakis
510 1.50 4.50 4♠ E +3 ♣K A4-Eddy-Armbrust vs A6-Klein-Klein
510 1.50 4.50 4♠ E +3 ♣8 A2-Riehl-Smith vs A2-Mahoney-Haisley
980 0.00 6.00 6♠ E ♥5 A5-Sebring-Gore vs A1-Treakle-Treakle
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| Craig Hemphill Hand Analysis | West | North | East | South | | | Pass | 1♠ | Pass | | 2♦ | Pass | 2♥ | Pass | | 2♠! | Pass | 3♥ | Pass | | 4♣ | Pass | 4♥ | Pass | | 5♣ | Pass | 5♦ | Pass | | 6♦ | Pass | 6♥ | Pass | | 6♠ | All pass | | | A temptation to bid 4♣ at West's second turn, a Splinter , should be resisted, because it would sound too much like support of hearts. Clarify the trump suit first, then start exploring slam. East cannot show a shortness diamond control, so should bid 3♥, encouraging exploration. 4♣ shows a control -- ace, king, singleton, or void, and then East must decide whether to show the diamond control. No, the heart solidity is too much to suppress. Now West should not sign off, nor will any ace-asking sequence suffice, so rebidding the club void promises both first and second round control in support of spades. 5♦ now by East shows a singleton, and West envisions East's actual hand -- 6♦ is in search of a grand slam if East wishes to cooperate. Holding the ♥Q and in light of all of West's bidding, how can East decline further encouragement? But West cannot quite count thirteen tricks -- five spades, four hearts, the diamond ace, and three club ruffs make thirteen, but getting three club ruffs requires having three entries to East's hand without drawing trumps. An adverse split in hearts or diamonds might scuttle the plan. Subside, and expect a good score for being in the small slam making all thirteen tricks. Sometimes you just have to resist the temptation to extract every last bit from a hand and be satisfied with having had a good auction. Had East held the ♦K rather than the ♣Q, the grand slam would have been easy to bid, for 4♦, rather than 4♥, would have allowed West to count beaucoup tricks.
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| 6 |
♠7
♥876432
♦A83
♣A84
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Dlr: East
Vul: E-W |
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♠AK9632
♥Q9
♦K5
♣T75
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♠QJT84
♥-
♦Q976
♣J963
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 1♣ 3♦ 5♥ 1NT ♠4 |
| EW: 3♠ ♣5 ♦3 ♥2 NT3 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract Ld
450 6.00 0.00 4♥ S +1 ♠A A4-Eddy-Armbrust vs A6-Klein-Klein
200 4.50 1.50 5♠ W -2 ♥2 A2-Riehl-Smith vs A2-Mahoney-Haisley
200 4.50 1.50 5♠* W -1 ♦A A5-Sebring-Gore vs A1-Treakle-Treakle
50 1.50 4.50 5♥ S -1 ♠A A1-Mazzei-Mazzei vs A7-Mills-Teixeira
50 1.50 4.50 5♥ S -1 ♠A A3-Mok-Green vs A4-Low-Callaway
50 1.50 4.50 5♥ S -1 ♠A A6-McIntyre-Reed vs A3-Chibidakis-Chibidakis
50 1.50 4.50 5♥ S -1 ♠A A7-Garvin-Garvin vs A5-Kneisl-Moxley
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| Craig Hemphill Hand Analysis | West | North | East | South | | | | Pass | 1♥ | | 1♠ | 4♥ | 4♠ | Pass | | Pass | 5♣ | Pass | 5♥ | | Pass | Pass | Pass | | 5♣ was designed to help South make a decision over the enemy's potential 5♠ sacrifice, rather than act as an invitation to slam. Such an idea is rather at odds with the prior preemptive raise, so South should not understand it to be a change of mind, rather a guidepost to defensive prospects. But the vulnerable EW pair, facing a nonvulnerable game, wish no part of minus 500 as a save, especially in light if North's warning.
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| 7 |
♠54
♥KT6
♦A8765
♣K86
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Dlr: South
Vul: Both |
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♠9762
♥Q53
♦QJ32
♣J4
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♠KQJT3
♥874
♦T
♣AT32
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 3♣ 4♦ 4♥ 2NT ♠6 |
| EW: 1♠ ♣4 ♦3 ♥3 NT3 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract Ld
600 6.00 0.00 3N S ♦2 A7-Garvin-Garvin vs A4-Low-Callaway
200 5.00 1.00 3♠ E -2 ♦K A5-Sebring-Gore vs A7-Mills-Teixeira
180 4.00 2.00 2N S +2 ♦2 A6-McIntyre-Reed vs A2-Mahoney-Haisley
100 3.00 3.00 3♠ E -1 ♦K A4-Eddy-Armbrust vs A5-Kneisl-Moxley
100 2.00 4.00 1N S -1 ♠2 A1-Mazzei-Mazzei vs A6-Klein-Klein
140 0.50 5.50 2♠ E +1 ♦4 A2-Riehl-Smith vs A1-Treakle-Treakle
140 0.50 5.50 2♠ E +1 ♣5 A3-Mok-Green vs A3-Chibidakis-Chibidakis
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| 8 |
♠K2
♥QT873
♦JT863
♣3
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Dlr: West
Vul: None |
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♠AT85
♥AJ95
♦AQ
♣KQ7
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♠7
♥K2
♦K9742
♣JT986
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: ♣2 ♦3 ♥5 ♠6 NT3 |
| EW: 4/5♣ 4♦ 2♥ 1♠ 4NT |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract Ld
100 6.00 0.00 3N W -2 ♠K A1-Mazzei-Mazzei vs A6-Klein-Klein
50 4.50 1.50 3N W -1 ♠K A7-Garvin-Garvin vs A4-Low-Callaway
50 4.50 1.50 3N W -1 ♦6 A4-Eddy-Armbrust vs A5-Kneisl-Moxley
150 3.00 3.00 2N W +1 ♥7 A5-Sebring-Gore vs A7-Mills-Teixeira
240 2.00 4.00 2N W +4 ♥7 A6-McIntyre-Reed vs A2-Mahoney-Haisley
400 1.00 5.00 3N W ♠2 A3-Mok-Green vs A3-Chibidakis-Chibidakis
430 0.00 6.00 3N W +1 ♥7 A2-Riehl-Smith vs A1-Treakle-Treakle
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| Craig Hemphill Hand Analysis | West | North | East | South | | 2NT | Pass | ? | | Any East who counts points, bids 3NT and prays is adventurous and fearless, but when West's flimsy spade suit provides two stoppers, matchpoints will flow toward the aggressive decision.
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| 9 |
♠JT42
♥752
♦9
♣J9642
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Dlr: North
Vul: E-W |
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♠K875
♥KJ4
♦8763
♣87
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♠Q6
♥AQT6
♦Q52
♣AQT3
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 1♠ ♣6 ♦6 ♥5 NT6 |
EW: 1/-♦ 2/1♥ 1/-NT
♣6/4 ♦7/6 ♠6/5 NT7/6 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract Ld
300 6.00 0.00 2♠ W -3 ♦9 A5-Sebring-Gore vs A7-Mills-Teixeira
100 5.00 1.00 2N W -1 ♣4 A6-McIntyre-Reed vs A2-Mahoney-Haisley
100 2.50 3.50 3♦* S -1 ♥4 A7-Garvin-Garvin vs A4-Low-Callaway
100 2.50 3.50 2♦ S -2 ♠5 A1-Mazzei-Mazzei vs A6-Klein-Klein
100 2.50 3.50 2♦ S -2 ♠5 A2-Riehl-Smith vs A1-Treakle-Treakle
100 2.50 3.50 2♦ S -2 ♠5 A3-Mok-Green vs A3-Chibidakis-Chibidakis
110 0.00 6.00 2♥ E ♦A A4-Eddy-Armbrust vs A5-Kneisl-Moxley
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| 10 |
♠QJ82
♥Q42
♦A9
♣9732
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Dlr: East
Vul: Both |
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♠AK7
♥T3
♦KQ754
♣K85
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♠T3
♥AK9865
♦63
♣AT4
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: ♣4 ♦3 ♥2 ♠5 NT2 |
| EW: 3♣ 4♦ 5♥ 2♠ 3NT |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract Ld
200 6.00 0.00 3N W -2 ♠2 A1-Mazzei-Mazzei vs A5-Kneisl-Moxley
180 5.00 1.00 1N W +3 ♠Q A3-Mok-Green vs A2-Mahoney-Haisley
620 3.50 2.50 4♥ E ♠9 A4-Eddy-Armbrust vs A4-Low-Callaway
620 3.50 2.50 4♥ E ♣6 A5-Sebring-Gore vs A6-Klein-Klein
630 2.00 4.00 3N W +1 ♠2 A2-Riehl-Smith vs A7-Mills-Teixeira
650 0.50 5.50 4♥ E +1 ♠9 A6-McIntyre-Reed vs A1-Treakle-Treakle
650 0.50 5.50 4♥ E +1 ♦2 A7-Garvin-Garvin vs A3-Chibidakis-Chibidakis
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| 11 |
♠Q93
♥AK4
♦AKJ7
♣AKJ
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Dlr: South
Vul: None |
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♠AJ842
♥Q8
♦6
♣QT642
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♠K75
♥JT97
♦8542
♣98
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 1♣ 4♦ 3♥ 3NT ♠6 |
EW: -/1♠
♣5/6 ♦3 ♥4 ♠6/7 NT3/4 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract Ld
400 4.50 1.50 3N N ♥J A2-Riehl-Smith vs A7-Mills-Teixeira
400 4.50 1.50 3N N ♥J A6-McIntyre-Reed vs A1-Treakle-Treakle
400 4.50 1.50 3N N ♥7 A1-Mazzei-Mazzei vs A5-Kneisl-Moxley
400 4.50 1.50 3N N ♥7 A4-Eddy-Armbrust vs A4-Low-Callaway
180 2.00 4.00 2N N +2 ♥J A5-Sebring-Gore vs A6-Klein-Klein
50 0.50 5.50 3N N -1 ♥J A7-Garvin-Garvin vs A3-Chibidakis-Chibidakis
50 0.50 5.50 3N N -1 ♥7 A3-Mok-Green vs A2-Mahoney-Haisley
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| 12 |
♠K87
♥AK9
♦J985
♣KQT
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Dlr: West
Vul: N-S |
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♠A64
♥Q53
♦632
♣9643
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♠QT
♥J4
♦KQT74
♣A852
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 3♥ 3♠ ♣6 ♦6 NT6 |
| EW: 1♦ 1NT ♣6 ♥4 ♠4 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract Ld
140 5.50 0.50 2♠ N +1 ♦K A7-Garvin-Garvin vs A3-Chibidakis-Chibidakis
140 5.50 0.50 2♠ N +1 ♦7 A3-Mok-Green vs A2-Mahoney-Haisley
120 4.00 2.00 2N N ♦4 A4-Eddy-Armbrust vs A4-Low-Callaway
100 3.00 3.00 2♦ E -2 ♠2 A2-Riehl-Smith vs A7-Mills-Teixeira
100 2.00 4.00 4♥ S -1 ♣9 A6-McIntyre-Reed vs A1-Treakle-Treakle
200 0.50 5.50 4♠ N -2 ♦K A5-Sebring-Gore vs A6-Klein-Klein
200 0.50 5.50 3♠ S -2 ♥3 A1-Mazzei-Mazzei vs A5-Kneisl-Moxley
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| 13 |
♠-
♥AKQT7
♦AKJ5
♣KQJ7
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Dlr: North
Vul: Both |
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♠AJ865
♥83
♦9873
♣A8
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♠9432
♥J64
♦Q62
♣653
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 6♣ 4♦ 6♥ 2♠ 4NT |
| EW: ♣1 ♦3 ♥1 ♠5 NT2/3 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract Ld
680 6.00 0.00 5♥ N +1 ♦2 A1-Mazzei-Mazzei vs A4-Low-Callaway
650 4.50 1.50 5♥ N ♣A A4-Eddy-Armbrust vs A3-Chibidakis-Chibidakis
650 4.50 1.50 4♥ N +1 ♠2 A6-McIntyre-Reed vs A7-Mills-Teixeira
630 3.00 3.00 3N N +1 ♠2 A5-Sebring-Gore vs A5-Kneisl-Moxley
620 2.00 4.00 4♥ N ♠2 A2-Riehl-Smith vs A6-Klein-Klein
200 1.00 5.00 1♥ N +4 ♠3 A7-Garvin-Garvin vs A2-Mahoney-Haisley
170 0.00 6.00 2♥ N +2 ♠9 A3-Mok-Green vs A1-Treakle-Treakle
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| Craig Hemphill Hand Analysis | West | North | East | South | | | 2♣ | Pass | 2♦ | | 2♠! | 3♥ | Pass | 4♥ | | Pass | 6♥ | All pass | | How can North elicit any cooperation? With a 1 1/2 loser hand, sometimes you just bash and pray. The only alternative suggestion is to bid 4♠ over 4♥, and then what is poor South to do? Nothing to say except 5♥. And maybe that is actually the best auction and the best contract, for 6♥ depends on the heart jack falling and there not being a club ruff. But I'd want to bid it! How wimpish to play a mere game. If it fails, oh, well.
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| 14 |
♠T7654
♥Q654
♦T9
♣T5
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Dlr: East
Vul: None |
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♠A982
♥2
♦-
♣AKQ98732
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♠K3
♥J97
♦AKJ87652
♣-
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 1♥ ♣0/1 ♦1 ♠4 NT1 |
| EW: 6♣ 3♦ 2♠ 2NT ♥6 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract Ld
100 5.50 0.50 5♦ E -2 ♥A A2-Riehl-Smith vs A6-Klein-Klein
100 5.50 0.50 5♦ E -2 ♥K A3-Mok-Green vs A1-Treakle-Treakle
50 4.00 2.00 7♣ E -1 ♥A A4-Eddy-Armbrust vs A3-Chibidakis-Chibidakis
150 3.00 3.00 3♦ E +2 ♥A A5-Sebring-Gore vs A5-Kneisl-Moxley
400 2.00 4.00 5♣ W ♦T A6-McIntyre-Reed vs A7-Mills-Teixeira
420 0.50 5.50 5♣ W +1 ♥Q A7-Garvin-Garvin vs A2-Mahoney-Haisley
420 0.50 5.50 5♣ W +1 ♥4 A1-Mazzei-Mazzei vs A4-Low-Callaway
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| Craig Hemphill Hand Analysis A wild and woolly deal where many EW pairs will battle it out over who has the better trump suit. "My suit is trump!" cries East. "Oh, no, it isn't!" -- West. West is correct, but how to convince East? It might not always work, but one way would be to let East get the suit rebids out of the way and then, after hearing East emphasize the length and strength repeatedly, jump in clubs. Unfortunately, that will be at the slam level. Consider: 1♦ 2♣
3♦ 4♣
4♦ 6♣ Surely East will subside Or 1♦ 2♣
2♦ 4♣
4♦ 5♣ ought to convince West. Oh, it does make slam, but how to know East's majors are not reversed? then even 5♣ is in danger. Freak hands are crapshoots.
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| 15 |
♠Q2
♥KQ6
♦QT932
♣J87
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Dlr: South
Vul: N-S |
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♠JT98743
♥A
♦K85
♣K4
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♠A5
♥942
♦A7
♣AQT652
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: ♣1 ♦5 ♥6 ♠1 NT1 |
| EW: 6♣ 2♦ 1♥ 6♠ 4NT |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract Ld
100 6.00 0.00 3N E -2 ♥4 A2-Riehl-Smith vs A6-Klein-Klein
50 5.00 1.00 5♣ E -1 ♥3 A7-Garvin-Garvin vs A2-Mahoney-Haisley
130 3.50 2.50 3♣ E +1 ♥J A1-Mazzei-Mazzei vs A4-Low-Callaway
130 3.50 2.50 3♣ E +1 ♦J A3-Mok-Green vs A1-Treakle-Treakle
450 2.00 4.00 4♠ W +1 ♥K A6-McIntyre-Reed vs A7-Mills-Teixeira
460 1.00 5.00 3N E +2 ♦J A4-Eddy-Armbrust vs A3-Chibidakis-Chibidakis
480 0.00 6.00 4♠ W +2 ♥K A5-Sebring-Gore vs A5-Kneisl-Moxley
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| Craig Hemphill Hand Analysis | West | North | East | South | | | | | Pass | | 1♠ | Pass | 2♣ | Pass | | 2♠ | Pass | 3♦ | Pass | | 3♥ | Pass | 3♠ | Pass | | 4♠ | All pass | | | 6♠ depends on 2-2 spades in the opponents' hands, beyond our control and against the odds. Hence the spade slam is poor. The club suit is good, but hard to explore, West understandably wanting to emphasize his seven card major, poor though it be. By the way, East's delayed spade "support" is highly suggestive of a holding of honor-doubleton spade, and thus the bidding has some basis in theory.
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| 16 |
♠863
♥854
♦A96
♣9765
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Dlr: West
Vul: E-W |
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♠QT54
♥KT73
♦32
♣AT2
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♠A92
♥AJ96
♦QJ85
♣Q8
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: ♣6 ♦5 ♥3 ♠4 NT4 |
| EW: 1♣ 2♦ 3♥ 3♠ 3NT |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract Ld
200 5.00 1.00 4♥ W -2 ♣9 A1-Mazzei-Mazzei vs A3-Chibidakis-Chibidakis
200 5.00 1.00 4♥ W -2 ♣3 A2-Riehl-Smith vs A5-Kneisl-Moxley
200 5.00 1.00 3♥ W -2 ♦6 A6-McIntyre-Reed vs A6-Klein-Klein
100 3.00 3.00 4♥ W -1 ♠8 A3-Mok-Green vs A7-Mills-Teixeira
140 1.50 4.50 2♥ W +1 ♦A A5-Sebring-Gore vs A4-Low-Callaway
140 1.50 4.50 2♥ W +1 ♦A A7-Garvin-Garvin vs A1-Treakle-Treakle
150 0.00 6.00 1N W +2 ♠8 A4-Eddy-Armbrust vs A2-Mahoney-Haisley
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| 17 |
♠A852
♥6
♦AJT4
♣Q765
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Dlr: North
Vul: None |
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♠KT6
♥AJ754
♦987
♣J3
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♠QJ43
♥KT2
♦KQ65
♣K8
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 2♣ ♦4 ♥4 ♠4 NT6 |
| EW: 2♦ 3♥ 2♠ 1NT ♣5 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract Ld
100 6.00 0.00 3♦ E -2 ♣A A7-Garvin-Garvin vs A1-Treakle-Treakle
50 4.00 2.00 4♥ W -1 ♠2 A3-Mok-Green vs A7-Mills-Teixeira
50 4.00 2.00 4♥ W -1 ♠2 A6-McIntyre-Reed vs A6-Klein-Klein
50 4.00 2.00 3♥ W -1 ♣3 A1-Mazzei-Mazzei vs A3-Chibidakis-Chibidakis
PASS 2.00 4.00 Pass Out A2-Riehl-Smith vs A5-Kneisl-Moxley
100 1.00 5.00 4♣* S -1 ♠6 A5-Sebring-Gore vs A4-Low-Callaway
140 0.00 6.00 2♥ W +1 ♣5 A4-Eddy-Armbrust vs A2-Mahoney-Haisley
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| 18 |
♠9873
♥Q76
♦T42
♣Q43
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Dlr: East
Vul: N-S |
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♠AQJ4
♥AK852
♦7
♣765
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♠K62
♥94
♦AJ963
♣AJT
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: ♣4 ♦4 ♥2 ♠1 NT3 |
| EW: 3♣ 3♦ 5♥ 5♠ 4NT |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract Ld
110 6.00 0.00 1♥ W +1 ♠9 A6-McIntyre-Reed vs A6-Klein-Klein
140 5.00 1.00 1♥ W +2 ♣3 A3-Mok-Green vs A7-Mills-Teixeira
400 2.00 4.00 3N E ♦5 A2-Riehl-Smith vs A5-Kneisl-Moxley
400 2.00 4.00 3N E ♦5 A4-Eddy-Armbrust vs A2-Mahoney-Haisley
400 2.00 4.00 3N E ♦5 A7-Garvin-Garvin vs A1-Treakle-Treakle
400 2.00 4.00 3N E ♣9 A5-Sebring-Gore vs A4-Low-Callaway
400 2.00 4.00 3N E ♣2 A1-Mazzei-Mazzei vs A3-Chibidakis-Chibidakis
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| 19 |
♠AK4
♥KQJ8
♦8
♣Q8753
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Dlr: South
Vul: E-W |
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♠Q873
♥542
♦A52
♣JT9
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♠92
♥A3
♦KQ74
♣AK642
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 2♥ 1♠ ♣5 ♦6 NT5 |
| EW: 2♣ 2NT ♦6 ♥4 ♠6 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract Ld
500 6.00 0.00 2♣* E -2 ♦3 A7-Garvin-Garvin vs A7-Mills-Teixeira
300 5.00 1.00 3N E -3 ♦6 A2-Riehl-Smith vs A4-Low-Callaway
200 4.00 2.00 2♣ E -2 ♠J A6-McIntyre-Reed vs A5-Kneisl-Moxley
140 3.00 3.00 3♥ S ♠3 A4-Eddy-Armbrust vs A1-Treakle-Treakle
100 2.00 4.00 1N E -1 ♦J A1-Mazzei-Mazzei vs A2-Mahoney-Haisley
50 1.00 5.00 1♣ N -1 ♣A A3-Mok-Green vs A6-Klein-Klein
150 0.00 6.00 2♣ N -3 ♥A A5-Sebring-Gore vs A3-Chibidakis-Chibidakis
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| 20 |
♠AKT53
♥T5
♦KQJ7
♣J7
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Dlr: West
Vul: Both |
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♠982
♥76
♦AT953
♣854
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♠QJ
♥Q942
♦64
♣AKQT3
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 1♣ 2♦ 3♥ 4♠ 1NT |
| EW: ♣6 ♦5 ♥2 ♠1 NT3 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract Ld
200 6.00 0.00 2♠ N +3 ♣T A1-Mazzei-Mazzei vs A2-Mahoney-Haisley
170 5.00 1.00 2♠ N +2 ♣A A3-Mok-Green vs A6-Klein-Klein
140 3.00 3.00 3♠ N ♣A A2-Riehl-Smith vs A4-Low-Callaway
140 3.00 3.00 3♠ N ♣A A7-Garvin-Garvin vs A7-Mills-Teixeira
140 3.00 3.00 2♠ N +1 ♣A A4-Eddy-Armbrust vs A1-Treakle-Treakle
110 1.00 5.00 2♠ N ♣A A5-Sebring-Gore vs A3-Chibidakis-Chibidakis
200 0.00 6.00 4♠ N -2 ♣A A6-McIntyre-Reed vs A5-Kneisl-Moxley
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| 21 |
♠AQ
♥JT
♦T982
♣KJ954
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Dlr: North
Vul: N-S |
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♠J9
♥K954
♦AKJ
♣AQ72
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♠T752
♥Q76
♦Q743
♣T6
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 1♣ 1♠ ♦5 ♥5 NT5 |
| EW: 1/2♦ 1♥ 2NT ♣6 ♠6 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract Ld
100 5.92 0.08 2N W -2 ♣4 A3-Mok-Green vs A6-Klein-Klein
50 3.58 2.42 1N W -1 ♣5 A6-McIntyre-Reed vs A5-Kneisl-Moxley
50 3.58 2.42 2♦ E -1 ♣8 A5-Sebring-Gore vs A3-Chibidakis-Chibidakis
50 3.58 2.42 1♣ W -1 ♦T A4-Eddy-Armbrust vs A1-Treakle-Treakle
90 1.25 4.75 1♣ W +1 ♥J A2-Riehl-Smith vs A4-Low-Callaway
200 0.08 5.92 2N N -2 ♦3 A1-Mazzei-Mazzei vs A2-Mahoney-Haisley
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