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  3. From:  (martino@courier6.aero.org(Nick Martino))
  4. Subject: Re: Some problems from the Finnish Pair Championships
  5. Message-ID: <1992Nov17.210813.3474@speedy.aero.org>
  6. Followup-To: rec.games.bridge
  7. Sender: news@speedy.aero.org
  8. Nntp-Posting-Host: morningstar.aero.org
  9. Organization: The Aerospace Corporation
  10. References: <1992Nov16.081448.17820@nntp.hut.fi> <1992Nov16.124627.2922@nntp.hut.fi>
  11. Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 21:08:13 GMT
  12. Lines: 49
  13.  
  14. In article <1992Nov16.124627.2922@nntp.hut.fi>, m36150p@kaira.hut.fi (Janne
  15. Veikko Petteri Kallunki) wrote:
  16. > Oops...I wrote to the problem 1 wrong deal but the situation is anyway same.
  17. > This was the deal I meant:
  18. > E/ALL
  19. > S (you)
  20. > AK5
  21. > Q742
  22. > T6
  23. > AQ62
  24. > E   S
  25. > 2S  ?
  26. > What do you bid?
  27. Pass.  This one is closer. 
  28.  
  29. > Is there any difference between these two hands?
  30. >
  31. Quite a difference.  Over a vulnerable 2S, KJx is worth almost as much as
  32. AKx.  Therefore, the hand below is worth 3 or 4 points more than the one
  33. above.  Actually, 2NT with the hand below is a bit of an underbid if you
  34. play 16-18.
  35.  
  36. > >Problem 1
  37. > >N/NS
  38. > >W (you)
  39. > >KJ8
  40. > >KQJ8
  41. > >AJ4
  42. > >J85
  43. > >
  44. > >N   E   S   W
  45. > >p   p   2S  ?
  46. > >
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  52.     martino@courier6.Aero.org (Nick Martino)                            
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  54.     The Aerospace Corporation                                            
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