WWGD 253: Halloween special

[rthe...@hotmail.com]

All hallows eve is approaching, and disembodied hands bid through the
night...

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Board 1: 2nd seat, non-v vs non-v

S: AK9
H: JT92
D: KT5
C: K62

p - 1NT* - p - p
2S - p - p - X
p - ?

*12-15
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Board 2: 4th seat, vul vs non-v

S: 986
H: QT3
D: AK653
C: AJ

p - 1C - 4D - ?
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Board 3: 3rd seat, non-v vs non-v

S: 53
H: JT983
D: QJ94
C: QT

p - 1NT - p - 2D
p - 2H - p - 3D
p - 3H - p - 4NT
p - 5H - p - 5NT
p - 6D - p - 7H
p - p - ?
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Board 4: 4th seat, non-v vs non-v

S: -
H: T9653
D: AQT
C: AKJ53

1S - p - 3C* - ?

*7-10hcp, 4 or more spades
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Board 5: 2nd seat, vul vs vul

S: Q9
H: KT83
D: T85
C: AQJ7

p - 1C - 2C* - 2H
2S - 3H - 4S - 5C
p - ?

*5-4 in the majors
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Board 6: 4th seat, non-v vs non-v

S: QT
H: K8632
D: A63
C: 874

1H - 1S - 2H - p
p - X - p - ?
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Board 7: 2nd seat, vul vs vul

S: KJ94
H: 8753
D: 8
C: AQ97

1D - X - XX - p
p - ?
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Board 8: 4th seat, vul vs non-v

S: J7
H: AK9
D: QJ5
C: AJ872

p - p - 1N - X*
XX - 2H - p - 2S
X - p - p - ?

*penalty
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Board 9: 2nd seat, vul vs vul

S: AT6543
H: 753
D: T
C: K42

1NT - p - 3NT - p
p - p

Your lead?
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Board 10: 1st seat, vul vs non-v

S: JT9742
H: 64
D: A432
C: J

p - p - 1C - 2H
2S - p - 4S - p
p - p

LHO leads the queen of hearts, to the three, seven and four,
and switches to the three of clubs. You're looking at

S: KQ85
H: T98(3)
D: QT
C: AK5

S: JT9742
H: 6(4)
D: A432
C: J

Plan the play.
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Results will be posted when enough people have entered, or my PC clock
enters the witching hour.

Roy

[Optimystic]

> -------------------------------------------------
> Board 1: 2nd seat, non-v vs non-v
>
> S: AK9
> H: JT92
> D: KT5
> C: K62
>
> p  - 1NT* - p - p
> 2S - p    - p - X
> p  - ?
>
> *12-15

Depends on their agreement...
If the double is for takeout, Gee passed.
If the double is for penalty, Gee bid 4H.

> -------------------------------------------------
> Board 2: 4th seat, vul vs non-v
>
> S: 986
> H: QT3
> D: AK653
> C: AJ
>
> p - 1C - 4D - ?

dbl, takeout!
If partner has a 3-3-2-5, it's obviously his fault we end up declaring
in a 3-3 fit!

> -------------------------------------------------
> Board 3: 3rd seat, non-v vs non-v
>
> S: 53
> H: JT983
> D: QJ94
> C: QT
>
> p - 1NT - p - 2D
> p - 2H  - p - 3D
> p - 3H  - p - 4NT
> p - 5H  - p - 5NT
> p - 6D  - p - 7H
> p - p   - ?

Goose on a string. Double, allowing opponents to run to 7NT making.

> -------------------------------------------------
> Board 4: 4th seat, non-v vs non-v
>
> S: -
> H: T9653
> D: AQT
> C: AKJ53
>
> 1S - p - 3C* - ?
>
> *7-10hcp, 4 or more spades

Pass and hope opener will have forgotten about Bergen raises and
passes too!

> -------------------------------------------------
> Board 5: 2nd seat, vul vs vul
>
> S: Q9
> H: KT83
> D: T85
> C: AQJ7
>
> p  - 1C - 2C* - 2H
> 2S - 3H - 4S  - 5C
> p  - ?
>
> *5-4 in the majors

Well, obviously 2H was natural and not a cuebid supporting clubs. And
5C shows first round club control (so a void) with a heart fit and
slem interest. Partner could have something like: Axxx AVxxx AKxx -.
But I really do not have that great a hand now, so I'll end the
auction in a pretty safe 5H.

> -------------------------------------------------
> Board 6: 4th seat, non-v vs non-v
>
> S: QT
> H: K8632
> D: A63
> C: 874
>
> 1H - 1S - 2H - p
> p  - X  - p  - ?

Partner has a strong hand with 5 spades and surely 0 hearts. Something
like AJxxx - KJxx KQx. So passing would give declarer a severe
headache.
The most ridiculous bid I can think of is 3NT, so I guess that's what
Gee did, losing at least 4 heart tricks and another two or three in
the side suits.

> -------------------------------------------------
> Board 7: 2nd seat, vul vs vul
>
> S: KJ94
> H: 8753
> D: 8
> C: AQ97
>
> 1D - X - XX - p
> p  - ?

Er... 2C?
Why play on the 1-level when we have a 4-card suit in a minor we can
bid on the 2-level?

> -------------------------------------------------
> Board 8: 4th seat, vul vs non-v
>
> S: J7
> H: AK9
> D: QJ5
> C: AJ872
>
> p  - p  - 1N - X*
> XX - 2H - p  - 2S
> X  - p  - p  - ?
>
> *penalty

Pass! Partner of course promised spades with his 2H-transfer! We're
going to get rich!

> -------------------------------------------------
> Board 9: 2nd seat, vul vs vul
>
> S: AT6543
> H: 753
> D: T
> C: K42
>
> 1NT - p - 3NT - p
> p   - p
>
> Your lead?

Please tell us he played a small spade...

On the other hand.... If partner has AQJxxx of clubs with absolutely
nothing else, it would make me look very smart if I played (or
switched to) a club. You know what... I'll just give up on the chance
of making 5 spade tricks (partner having Kx of spades) and the club
king (behing behind the opener's ace) and table the spade ace! If
dummy shows with no club honour, I'll continue with the king of clubs!

> -------------------------------------------------
> Board 10: 1st seat, vul vs non-v
>
> S: JT9742
> H: 64
> D: A432
> C: J
>
> p  - p - 1C - 2H
> 2S - p - 4S - p
> p  - p
>
> LHO leads the queen of hearts, to the three, seven and four,
> and switches to the three of clubs. You're looking at
>
> S: KQ85
> H: T98(3)
> D: QT
> C: AK5
>
> S: JT9742
> H: 6(4)
> D: A432
> C: J
>
> Plan the play.
> -------------------------------------------------
> Results will be posted when enough people have entered, or my PC clock
> enters the witching hour.

I want to ruff two diamonds in dummy and then hopefully make 5 spade
tricks, two ruffs, two high clubs and the diamond ace. But if I am
going to lose a diamond trick, I cannot lose two heart tricks. So I
need to take the club king and discard my losing heart on the club
ace. Then I can simply play as I planned and collect the diamond ace
and then duck a diamond,

But Gee probably 'finessed' the club 5, losing to east's queen, who
then collected his heart ace. Result: two down because after this
south will likely lose one diamond trick and the spade ace.