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- From: ttllarsa@eua.ericsson.se (Lars Andersson)
- Subject: Re: Problems from Portland
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.074745.7561@eua.ericsson.se>
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- References: <1992Nov16.230024.2100@rayssd.ssd.ray.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 07:47:45 GMT
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- In article 2100@rayssd.ssd.ray.com, sgm@sgfb.ssd.ray.com (Steve Myerson) writes:
- >These hands are from the Flight B Open Pairs in Portland, Maine (Nov 14).
- >
- >Get any two correct and you win the event.
- >
- >1. None vul. East dealer. You are West: AJ9542, T, Q7, AT32
- >
- >West North East South
- > pass pass
- >1S-1 1N-2 pass 2D 1. 11-15 HCP, at least 4 spades
- >pass 2H (all pass) 2. 15-17
- >
- >After West passed, South announced that there had been
- >a failure to alert, and that 2D was a transfer to 2H.
- >The director then permitted West to take back his final
- >pass if he wished. What do you do?
-
- Pass or 2S, anything could be right. Since my first impulse was to pass I go for
- that. I would have opened 2S.
-
- >
- >2. Both vul. South dealer. You are East: T74, KJ52, K7, Q975
- >
- >West North East South
- > 1D-1 1. Shows at least 4
- >dbl 1S dbl-2 1N 2. Responsive, 6-9 HCP
- >pass 5D ?
- >
- >Your call.
-
- Pass, why is this a problem. I have described my hand perfectly, my diamond king
- seems to be a dubious value. If North is 5152 I have an almost useless hand?
-
- >
- >3. NS vul. West dealer. You are West: Q863, J63, 632, AQ6
- >
- >West North East South
- >pass 1C 2N-1 3H 1. 6-12 HCP, at least 4 spades and 4 diamonds
- >3S 4H pass pass with at least 9 cards total in the 2 suits
- >?
- >
- >Your call.
-
- Pass. We have pushed the opponents to a game the field is probably not going to reach.
- Why would I sacrifice, let's hope for one down. In the perfect world I would
- double since there is so little to loose. If you believe 4S is correct on this
- hand, why not bid it immediately?
-
- >
- >4. Both vul. South dealer. You are North: QJ95, T97, AKT762, void
- >
- >West North East South
- > 1S-1 1. 11-15 HCP, at least 4 spades
- >pass 2C-2 2H pass-* 2. artificial, forcing to game
- >3H ? opener may not pass short of game
- > 2C bidder may pass short of game on misfit
- >
- >* - To help with the bidding system:
-
- >In other words, your basic garbage balanced opener with 4 spades.
-
- I bid 4S. How about 4C (splinter) in the first round?
-
- >
- >5. NS vul. East dealer. You are South: 9, J4, AK7654, JT94
- >
- >West North East South
- > pass ?
- >
- >Do you preempt or not?
-
- Not. I have a bad suit, good defensive strength, side suit, vulnerability, bad position
- these are all minuses in my little black book.
-
- >
- >Steve Myerson (sgm@sgfb.ssd.ray.com)
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