Hands and Results
| 1 |
♠AQ43
♥Q875
♦A84
♣Q5
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Dlr: North
Vul: None |
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♠J965
♥AK
♦652
♣T943
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♠T8
♥962
♦QJT73
♣K87
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 2♣ 1♦ 4♥ 4/3♠ 3NT |
| EW: ♣4 ♦6 ♥2 ♠3 NT4 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
430 6.00 0.00 3N S +1 A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
420 3.00 3.00 4♥ S A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
420 3.00 3.00 4♥ S A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
420 3.00 3.00 4♥ S A4-Kadin-Moore vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
420 3.00 3.00 4♥ S A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
420 3.00 3.00 4♥ S A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A6-Westwood-White
170 0.00 6.00 3♥ S +1 A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
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| Craig Hemphill Hand Analysis | West | North | East | South | | | 1♦ | Pass | 1♥ | | Pass | 2♥ | Pass | 4♥ | | All pass | | | | South has a really nice twelve-count with a fitting diamond honor, so does not put pressure on partner to make the final decision to bid game. Making four seems routine, so this should be a relatively flat board.
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| 2 |
♠A9642
♥J9432
♦AK
♣7
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Dlr: East
Vul: N-S |
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♠T
♥KQ85
♦T9742
♣964
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♠KJ75
♥-
♦863
♣KJT853
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 2/1♣ 2♦ 3♥ 4♠ 3NT |
| EW: ♣5 ♦5 ♥3 ♠3 NT4/3 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
620 5.00 1.00 4♠ S A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
620 5.00 1.00 4♥ S A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
620 5.00 1.00 4♥ N A4-Kadin-Moore vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
140 3.00 3.00 3♠ N A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
100 1.00 5.00 3N S -1 A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
100 1.00 5.00 4♥ S -1 A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A6-Westwood-White
100 1.00 5.00 4♥ N -1 A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
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| Craig Hemphill Hand Analysis | West | North | East | South | | | | Pass | 1NT | | Pass | 2♥ | Pass | 2♠ | | Pass | 3♥ | Pass | 4♥ | | All pass | | | | How rude! West has a trump stack and can defeat 4♥. . .. But how? We are going into the depths of double-dummy play, unnatural unless assisted by the bidding of the opponents -- let's say that East opened 1♣ or 3♣ and West doubled 4♥. There -- that should serve as the basis for the following analysis! Although a singleton lead is not recommended when holding four good trumps, analyzing the play after the lead of the ♠T will reveal the declarer's general plan: Declarer wins the ♠A, unblocks diamonds, and takes the club finesse, then cashes the ♦Q, ♣A, and ruffs a club. Then a heart lead reveals the expected (remember the double?) heart split, and declarer inserts the ♥T! Now West is endplayed, because declarer has stripped his hand of clubs and diamonds and West stripped himself of spades. Now a diamond lead offers a ruff-sluff and there is still a trump position that will prevail against West's trump stack (♥J in the dummy is crucial to success). The same line works against a diamond lead: Cash the ♦AK, take the club finesse (or cash the ♠A, then the club finesse), cash the ♣A and ruff a club, cash the ♠A, and play to the ♥T. Viola! A trump would be a terrible opening lead. Believe it or not, only a club lead forces defeat of this contract, essentially by preventing the diamond unblock! The third diamond cannot be cashed, so the "Strip" part of the strip-endplay cannot be completed for lack of entries! So perhaps there is something to East's bidding some number of clubs and to leading partner's suit, after all!
*Bid it your way -- everyone has different thoughts and different systems to bid hands like North's. The one shown would seem to be the most common. Debating or discussing bidding methods was not the point of this analysis -- just the play and defense.
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| 3 |
♠8543
♥KQ9
♦T87
♣AJT
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Dlr: South
Vul: E-W |
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♠AKQ62
♥8753
♦AJ
♣K9
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♠JT
♥JT
♦Q432
♣87642
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 1♦ 1♥ ♣6 ♠6 NT6 |
EW: 1♣ 1♠ -/1NT
♦6 ♥5 NT6/7 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
110 4.50 1.50 2♠ W A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
110 4.50 1.50 2♠ W A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
110 4.50 1.50 1♠ W +1 A4-Kadin-Moore vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
110 4.50 1.50 1♠ W +1 A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
140 2.00 4.00 2♠ W +1 A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A6-Westwood-White
150 1.00 5.00 3♣ S -3 A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
200 0.00 6.00 2♠ W +3 A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
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| Craig Hemphill Hand Analysis | West | North | East | South | | | | | Pass | | 1♠ | Pass | Pass | Dbl | | Rdbl | Pass | Pass | 2♦ | | Pass | Pass | Pass | | Wests may take various final actions here, from the shown pass to rebidding the strong five card suit, to bidding the awful heart suit, or the winning double. Nothing is clear, however, and many will either pass, having shown the full extent of the hand, expecting partner East to figure it out, or rebid 2♠, not trusting partner to figure it out. Double is probably better by a margin, but that also relies on partner's judgment and the partnership's defensive skills. On the lead of the ♠A, East should play the ♠J, and West must underlead the remaining ♠KQxx to East's "known" ♠T. Of course the play of the jack promises the ten in standard signaling, but not quite everyone exactly knows that, and some less experienced players will have played the jack from jack-"x," Nope. The jack promises the ten, and West must rely on East to have known and played the correct card. The play of the jack is an attitude/strength signal, and not a count signal. Having won trick two with the ♠T, East can defeat the contract with the play of any card at all, save the ♦Q! So the double will almost surely pick up that extra fifty points for the double -- plus 100 EW. A paltry gain, perhaps, and a tiny bit risky, needing both good play and good trumps in the East hand to succeed. That is why the double is unlikely as West's final choice.
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| 4 |
♠3
♥T52
♦AKQ64
♣7632
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Dlr: West
Vul: Both |
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♠KJ75
♥KQ3
♦97
♣AKT9
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♠AT9864
♥A6
♦532
♣84
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: ♣0 ♦5 ♥5 ♠0 NT0 |
| EW: 3♣ 1♦ 2♥ 5♠ 2NT |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
200 6.00 0.00 3♠ W +2 A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
650 2.50 3.50 4♠ W +1 A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
650 2.50 3.50 4♠ W +1 A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
650 2.50 3.50 4♠ W +1 A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
650 2.50 3.50 4♠ W +1 A4-Kadin-Moore vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
650 2.50 3.50 4♠ W +1 A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
650 2.50 3.50 4♠ W +1 A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A6-Westwood-White
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| Craig Hemphill Hand Analysis | West | North | East | South | | 1NT | Pass | 4♥1 | Pass | | 4♠ | All pass | | | Simple auction, automatic result. Why, however, is it that many will transfer to spades at the two level and then bid 4♠ from the East hand? Well, some of those players do not play Texas (the immediate bid of 4♥, transferring), some don't trust their partners to recognize it and they don't want to play 4♥, and some don't understand the difference between the auctions. For those who play both Jacoby Transfers and Texas Transfers, you should understand that the two-step auction, transferring to 2♠ and then choosing 4♠ as the continuation, is a slam try! It's part of the system. Opener is expected to bid on with a maximum hand and a good fit, either via Roman Keycard Blackwood or by control bidding, as deemed appropriate. An appropriate hand for a 1NT opener to choose to bid on would be one chock-full of controls and either four trumps or three to a reasonable trump holding (QJx or better would be very suitable). On this hand, however, the auction should be exactly as shown.
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| 5 |
♠K7653
♥K5
♦852
♣K73
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Dlr: North
Vul: N-S |
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♠J84
♥J6432
♦JT7
♣AT
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♠AT9
♥A
♦A643
♣Q9864
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: ♣4 ♦5 ♥6 ♠6 NT5 |
| EW: 2♣ 2♦ 1♥ 1NT ♠6 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
200 6.00 0.00 3N E -4 A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
50 4.50 1.50 1N W -1 A4-Kadin-Moore vs A6-Westwood-White
50 4.50 1.50 2♣ E -1 A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
110 2.00 4.00 2♦ E +1 A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
110 2.00 4.00 2♦ E +1 A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
110 2.00 4.00 2♦ E +1 A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
130 0.00 6.00 2♦ E +2 A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
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| Craig Hemphill Hand Analysis | West | North | East | South | | | Pass | 1♣ | 1♥? | | Pass | Pass | Dbl | Pass | | 1NT | Pass | Pass | Pass | There may be a couple of variations from the auction given in the bidding diagram, West's passing 1♥ doubled being the most lucrative, but 1NT seems a bit safer, considering that West has really awful trump quality. Length, yes. Quality questionable. South's overcall was given a question mark because of the lack of quality cards -- no aces, no synergy (not that the ♠Q and ♣J would be better values if located in one suit), and no distribution. Furthermore, the value of a vulnerable overcall should be such that partner can count on sound values. Such values are not present in the South hand and may lead to North's bidding too high or doubling the opponents when they bid on, only to find the contract cannot be beaten. 1NT will make if West guesses the club suit.
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| 6 |
♠T74
♥53
♦T84
♣T9743
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Dlr: East
Vul: E-W |
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♠J63
♥T982
♦AKQ3
♣J5
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♠Q982
♥AQJ764
♦97
♣A
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 1♣ ♦3 ♥2 ♠2 NT2 |
| EW: 4♦ 5♥ 4♠ 5NT ♣6 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
150 6.00 0.00 5♣ S -3 A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
620 4.00 2.00 4♥ E A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
620 4.00 2.00 4♥ E A4-Kadin-Moore vs A6-Westwood-White
620 4.00 2.00 4♥ E A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
650 1.00 5.00 4♥ E +1 A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
650 1.00 5.00 4♥ E +1 A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
650 1.00 5.00 4♥ E +1 A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
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| Craig Hemphill Hand Analysis | West | North | East | South | | | | 1♥ | Dbl | | 2NT | Pass | 4♥ | All pass | 2NT is a four-card limit raise -- a convention that apparently has several names, but which I know as "Jordan." East knows what to do, and the auction ends with a good evaluation. The most likely result will be 4♥ making four, for there is simply no reason to pick off the singleton ♥K. No ruffs, no danger. Just find his majesty.
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| 7 |
♠Q84
♥KQ95
♦AJ2
♣K76
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Dlr: South
Vul: Both |
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♠3
♥AJ874
♦K93
♣J954
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♠976
♥T632
♦74
♣AQ82
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 5♦ 5♠ 2NT ♣6 ♥5 |
| EW: 1♣ 2♥ ♦2 ♠2 NT2 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
1470 6.00 0.00 6N S +1 A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
710 5.00 1.00 4♠ S +3 A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
680 4.00 2.00 4♠ N +2 A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
650 2.00 4.00 4♠ S +1 A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
650 2.00 4.00 4♠ S +1 A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
650 2.00 4.00 4♠ S +1 A4-Kadin-Moore vs A6-Westwood-White
620 0.00 6.00 4♠ S A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
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| Craig Hemphill Hand Analysis | West | North | East | South | | | | | 1♠ | | Pass | 3NT | Pass | 4♠ | | All pass | | | | Some folks play that the 3NT bid shows a doubleton spade, but I don't see any advantage in that at all. Surely there is another way to bid such hands without removing all of the bidding space from 1♠ (or 1♥) through 3NT. Using 3NT as a 4333-type hand promising three trumps and a 13-15 HCP hand at least offers a choice of games and some sense of whether the hand belongs in slam. The problem with such space-consuming bidding for either usage is that the exploration for fit and controls is lost. Once 3NT has been employed, North must subside, having fully described the fit and values, even if forlornly hoping for slam. If you want to explore slam, keep the bidding LOW. On the lead of the ♥A (against a hypothetical slam?) declarer trumps and discards club on the ♥KQ, making seven when the ♦finesse works. On any other lead, including a diamond, eleven tricks will be the maximum -- declarer can establish five diamonds and six given spades, but with spades 3-1, there is not time to discard losing clubs and then ruff a club. Had spades split 2-2, twelve tricks would have been available without a club lead. The moral for the defense -- don't lead unsupported aces, even against slam bids.
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| 8 |
♠KQ97
♥KJ9
♦QT752
♣K
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Dlr: West
Vul: None |
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♠J82
♥863
♦AJ6
♣QT82
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♠T4
♥AT754
♦K9
♣A963
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 2♦ 1♠ ♣4 ♥4 NT6 |
| EW: 3♣ 3♥ 1NT ♦4 ♠5 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
140 5.50 0.50 2♠ S +1 A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
140 5.50 0.50 2♠ N +1 A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
110 3.50 2.50 2♠ N A4-Kadin-Moore vs A6-Westwood-White
110 3.50 2.50 2♠ N A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
50 2.00 4.00 2♠ N -1 A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
100 0.50 5.50 3N N -2 A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
100 0.50 5.50 3♠ N -2 A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
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| 9 |
♠J3
♥873
♦AQ543
♣KJ5
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Dlr: North
Vul: E-W |
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♠Q87
♥QT2
♦J96
♣QT74
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♠AT65
♥AK54
♦82
♣A32
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 1♦ ♣5 ♥5 ♠5 NT6 |
| EW: 2♣ 2♥ 2♠ 1NT ♦6 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
100 5.50 0.50 2N E -1 A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
100 5.50 0.50 1♣ E -1 A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
90 3.50 2.50 1N E A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A6-Westwood-White
90 3.50 2.50 1N E A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
110 1.50 4.50 2♥ E A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
110 1.50 4.50 3♣ E A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
150 0.00 6.00 1N E +2 A4-Kadin-Moore vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
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| 10 |
♠7
♥QJT5
♦984
♣AKQJ4
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Dlr: East
Vul: Both |
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♠QT
♥974
♦A65
♣T9763
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♠AK6543
♥83
♦KQT2
♣8
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 2♣ 3♥ ♦3 ♠3 NT3 |
| EW: 1♦ 4♠ ♣5 ♥4 NT5 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
150 6.00 0.00 2N S +1 A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
140 5.00 1.00 2♥ S +1 A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
140 2.00 4.00 3♠ E A4-Kadin-Moore vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
140 2.00 4.00 3♠ E A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
140 2.00 4.00 2♠ E +1 A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A6-Westwood-White
140 2.00 4.00 2♠ E +1 A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
140 2.00 4.00 2♠ E +1 A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
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| 11 |
♠98432
♥Q85
♦K982
♣8
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Dlr: South
Vul: None |
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♠KJ765
♥63
♦QJ75
♣A3
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♠-
♥AJT92
♦AT6
♣KQT72
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: ♣3 ♦4 ♥3 ♠6 NT3 |
| EW: 4♣ 3♦ 3♥ 1♠ 4NT |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
120 6.00 0.00 2N W A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
400 5.00 1.00 3N W A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
430 3.00 3.00 3N W +1 A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A6-Westwood-White
430 3.00 3.00 3N W +1 A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
430 3.00 3.00 3N W +1 A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
460 1.00 5.00 3N E +2 A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
490 0.00 6.00 3N W +3 A4-Kadin-Moore vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
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| 12 |
♠AT8
♥KQ4
♦AJ98
♣Q96
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Dlr: West
Vul: N-S |
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♠QJ5
♥JT6
♦542
♣KT75
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♠74
♥A98753
♦KT7
♣82
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 3♣ 3♦ 3♠ 1NT ♥6 |
| EW: 1♥ ♣4 ♦3 ♠3 NT4 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
620 5.50 0.50 4♠ N A4-Kadin-Moore vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
620 5.50 0.50 A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
100 3.00 3.00 3N N -1 A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
100 3.00 3.00 4♠ N -1 A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
100 3.00 3.00 4♠ N -1 A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
200 1.00 5.00 4♠ N -2 A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
400 0.00 6.00 3N N -4 A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A6-Westwood-White
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| 13 |
♠T42
♥A98653
♦-
♣K985
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Dlr: North
Vul: Both |
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♠KJ95
♥Q72
♦AQT97
♣4
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♠A8
♥KT
♦J843
♣AQJ76
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: ♣3 ♦1 ♥5 ♠2 NT1 |
| EW: 4♣ 6♦ 2♥ 4/5♠ 5NT |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
150 5.50 0.50 3♦ W +2 A4-Kadin-Moore vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
150 5.50 0.50 2♦ W +3 A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
630 3.50 2.50 3N E +1 A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
630 3.50 2.50 3N E +1 A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
660 2.00 4.00 3N E +2 A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
690 1.00 5.00 3N E +3 A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
800 0.00 6.00 2♥* N -3 A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A6-Westwood-White
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| Craig Hemphill Hand Analysis Unlikely that many will bid this slam, depending as it does only on a finesse for the king of trumps. Most will reside in game in notrump, taking the easy eleven tricks -- every finesse works! If one were pressed to suggest a method to bid to this more or less 50-50 slam, here goes: 1NT 2♣
2♦ 3♦ (forcing and natural)
3♥ 3♠ (encouraging noises in support of diamonds without giving up on slam)
4♣ (control bid)
4♦ (Minorwood)
4NT (Two key cards without the trump queen)
6♦ (I heard encouraging noises -- without any diamond honors, must be good controls) Yep.
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| 14 |
♠K7642
♥82
♦K4
♣KJ96
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Dlr: East
Vul: None |
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♠J98
♥KJT954
♦6
♣AT2
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♠-
♥AQ76
♦AT9752
♣754
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 3♠ ♣6 ♦5 ♥1 NT5 |
| EW: 2♦ 6♥ 2NT ♣6 ♠3 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
420 6.00 0.00 4♠ S A4-Kadin-Moore vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
100 5.00 1.00 5♠ S -2 A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
300 4.00 2.00 5♠* S -2 A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
450 2.00 4.00 5♥ W A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
450 2.00 4.00 5♥ W A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
450 2.00 4.00 4♥ W +1 A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
980 0.00 6.00 6♥ W A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A6-Westwood-White
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| Craig Hemphill Hand Analysis Don't bid slam with the EW cards, but be sure to take twelve tricks! Playing any number of hearts, win the club lead, play ♦A and ruff high, high trump overtaken in the East hand, ruff another diamond high, draw the opponents' last trump with East's remaining trump honor, and ruff a fourth diamond, ESTABLISHING East's remaining two diamonds for club discards! Ruff a spade, cash the two diamonds, and wind up losing just one spade -- Offered for making, not bidding, the slam.
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| 15 |
♠QT82
♥J9
♦2
♣KT8542
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Dlr: South
Vul: N-S |
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♠A7
♥Q5
♦AKQJ65
♣QJ6
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♠K9643
♥864
♦843
♣A7
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|
|
|
|
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 1♣ ♦3 ♥6 ♠5 NT3 |
| EW: 4♦ 1♥ 2♠ 1NT ♣6 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
50 6.00 0.00 5♦ W -1 A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
130 3.50 2.50 3♦ W +1 A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
130 3.50 2.50 3♦ W +1 A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A6-Westwood-White
130 3.50 2.50 3♦ W +1 A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
130 3.50 2.50 3♦ W +1 A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
150 1.00 5.00 4♦ W +1 A4-Kadin-Moore vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
300 0.00 6.00 3♥ S -3 A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
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| 16 |
♠Q876
♥A65
♦864
♣QJ6
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Dlr: West
Vul: E-W |
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♠K92
♥943
♦AK9
♣K942
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♠AJ
♥J2
♦QJ73
♣T8753
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|
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|
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 1♥ 1♠ ♣3 ♦4/3 NT6 |
| EW: 3♣ 3♦ 1NT ♥6 ♠6 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
PASS 6.00 0.00 Pass Out A4-Kadin-Moore vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
100 3.50 2.50 3♠ N -2 A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
100 3.50 2.50 4♥ S -2 A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
100 3.50 2.50 3♥ S -2 A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A6-Westwood-White
100 3.50 2.50 3♥ S -2 A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
110 1.00 5.00 3♣ W A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
130 0.00 6.00 3♣ W +1 A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
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| 17 |
♠JT42
♥75
♦QT6
♣Q973
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Dlr: North
Vul: None |
|
♠-
♥AK982
♦AKJ542
♣T2
|
♠853
♥QJT63
♦87
♣KJ5
|
|
|
|
|
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 1/2♣ 3♠ ♦2 ♥0 NT6 |
| EW: 5♦ 6♥ ♣5 ♠4 NT6 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
50 6.00 0.00 3♠ S -1 A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
500 5.00 1.00 5♠* S -3 A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
510 3.00 3.00 5♥ W +2 A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A6-Westwood-White
510 3.00 3.00 5♥ E +2 A4-Kadin-Moore vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
510 3.00 3.00 5♥ E +2 A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
1010 1.00 5.00 6♥ W +1 A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
1210 0.00 6.00 6♥* W A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
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| Craig Hemphill Hand Analysis | West | North | East | South | | | Pass | Pass | 1♠ | | 2♠ | 3♠ | 4♥ | Pass | | 4♠ | Pass | 5♣ | Pass | | 6♥ | All pass | | | There are so many ways to bid the West hand -- doubling first to show a really good hand later, bidding Michaels Cue Bid , and some even play Roman Jump overcalls or Schleifer (4♦ showing hearts and diamonds with a great hand -- some call this Leaping Michaels) --but most do not play the last named convention after one bids, only over weak two's. Having to pick one for the diagram, the most common is likely to be Michaels -- 5-5 or better in hearts and either minor. East shows enterprise by bidding 4♥, and South should bid 4♠. Failing to do so gives West room for a slam try -- 4♠. In competition, East might get away with 5♣, promising some sort of control, despite knowing the admonishment that a control bid at the five level promises an ace or a void. So sue me! Without the club control bid, West would need a crystal ball to see the situation clearly enough to bid slam. Meanwhile, are NS so sure that EW know what they are doing at the six level to save? And will the save get them many matchpoints? Minus 500 is no bargain when most of the field is minus 480.
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| 18 |
♠J
♥QT75432
♦K54
♣Q8
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Dlr: East
Vul: N-S |
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♠765
♥98
♦QJ82
♣T942
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♠AQT
♥KJ
♦T73
♣AKJ65
|
|
|
|
|
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 3♥ 1♠ ♣4 ♦5 NT5 |
| EW: 3♣ 2♦ 1NT ♥4 ♠6 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
140 5.50 0.50 3♥ N A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
140 5.50 0.50 2♥ N +1 A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
50 4.00 2.00 4♣ E -1 A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A6-Westwood-White
100 3.00 3.00 2♠ S -1 A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
110 2.00 4.00 3♣ E A4-Kadin-Moore vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
200 0.50 5.50 3♠ S -2 A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
200 0.50 5.50 3♥* N -1 A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
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| 19 |
♠KT74
♥K7
♦AQT6
♣875
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Dlr: South
Vul: E-W |
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♠83
♥T42
♦954
♣KQJ64
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♠J65
♥AJ8
♦K732
♣T92
|
|
|
|
|
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| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 3♦ 3♥ 4♠ 1NT ♣6 |
| EW: ♣6 ♦4 ♥3 ♠2 NT4 |
|
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
450 6.00 0.00 4♠ N +1 A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
420 3.00 3.00 4♠ S A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
420 3.00 3.00 4♠ N A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
420 3.00 3.00 4♠ N A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A6-Westwood-White
420 3.00 3.00 4♠ N A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
420 3.00 3.00 4♠ N A4-Kadin-Moore vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
170 0.00 6.00 3♠ N +1 A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
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| 20 |
♠QJT42
♥AJ
♦542
♣T84
|
Dlr: West
Vul: Both |
|
♠63
♥QT865
♦AT8
♣765
|
♠K87
♥32
♦J96
♣AKJ93
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 2♦ 1♥ 3♠ 1NT ♣5 |
| EW: 2♣ ♦5 ♥6 ♠4 NT6 |
|
|
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
170 6.00 0.00 2♠ N +2 A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
140 3.50 2.50 2♠ N +1 A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A6-Westwood-White
140 3.50 2.50 2♠ N +1 A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
140 3.50 2.50 1♠ N +2 A4-Kadin-Moore vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
140 3.50 2.50 1♠ N +2 A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
110 1.00 5.00 1♠ N +1 A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
120 0.00 6.00 1N E +1 A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
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| 21 |
♠AQ5
♥J42
♦J732
♣985
|
Dlr: North
Vul: N-S |
|
♠K432
♥Q98
♦AT86
♣T6
|
♠J7
♥A7653
♦K
♣AKQ72
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: ♣3 ♦5 ♥3 ♠5 NT3 |
| EW: 4♣ 2♦ 4♥ 2♠ 3NT |
|
|
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
50 6.00 0.00 4♥ E -1 A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
140 5.00 1.00 2♥ E +1 A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
420 2.50 3.50 4♥ E A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
420 2.50 3.50 4♥ E A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
420 2.50 3.50 4♥ E A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
420 2.50 3.50 4♥ E A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A6-Westwood-White
450 0.00 6.00 4♥ E +1 A4-Kadin-Moore vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
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| 22 |
♠72
♥K87
♦T98
♣QJ876
|
Dlr: East
Vul: E-W |
|
♠KQJ54
♥JT
♦A432
♣AK
|
♠AT93
♥A9652
♦Q65
♣4
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: ♣6 ♦3 ♥1 ♠1 NT1 |
| EW: 1♣ 4♦ 5♥ 6/5♠ 6/5NT |
|
|
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
650 4.00 2.00 4♠ W +1 A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
650 4.00 2.00 4♠ W +1 A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
650 4.00 2.00 4♠ W +1 A4-Kadin-Moore vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
650 4.00 2.00 4♠ W +1 A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
650 4.00 2.00 4♠ W +1 A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
680 1.00 5.00 4♠ W +2 A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A6-Westwood-White
1430 0.00 6.00 6♠ W A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
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| Craig Hemphill Hand Analysis A diamond lead from North beats all slams, by West, who is likely to be declarer in spades. On any other lead, or with East declarer, the diamond lead gives away a trick, and on any other lead, repeated heart finesses, combined with the 3-3 heart break and the "power" of the ♥JT9 combination, provide sufficient tricks for twelve in all.
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| 23 |
♠A93
♥52
♦T53
♣A6532
|
Dlr: South
Vul: Both |
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♠Q542
♥QT843
♦Q9
♣84
|
♠KJ8
♥AK97
♦J84
♣Q97
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 2♣ 3♦ 2NT ♥5 ♠5 |
| EW: 2♥ 1♠ ♣3 ♦3 NT5 |
|
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
120 5.50 0.50 1N N +1 A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
120 5.50 0.50 1N N +1 A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A6-Westwood-White
100 4.00 2.00 3♥ W -1 A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
110 2.50 3.50 2♥ W A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
110 2.50 3.50 1♥ W +1 A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
140 1.00 5.00 2♥ W +1 A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
200 0.00 6.00 1N* N -1 A4-Kadin-Moore vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
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| 24 |
♠A43
♥J532
♦Q8
♣KT54
|
Dlr: West
Vul: None |
|
♠QJT872
♥K6
♦AJ
♣J73
|
♠K95
♥87
♦KT76542
♣2
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 4♣ 4♥ ♦3 ♠3 NT6 |
| EW: 2♦ 4♠ ♣3 ♥3 NT6 |
|
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
450 5.50 0.50 5♥ S A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
450 5.50 0.50 4♥ S +1 A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
420 4.00 2.00 4♥ S A4-Kadin-Moore vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
50 3.00 3.00 5♥ N -1 A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
140 2.00 4.00 3♠ W A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
170 0.50 5.50 3♠ W +1 A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
170 0.50 5.50 2♠ W +2 A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A6-Westwood-White
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| 25 |
♠A954
♥Q72
♦J5
♣KJ95
|
Dlr: North
Vul: E-W |
|
♠JT82
♥K53
♦982
♣AQ8
|
♠K73
♥A964
♦AT63
♣63
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 2♣ 1NT ♦6 ♥6 ♠6 |
| EW: -/1♥ 1♠ ♣5 ♦6 ♥6/7 NT6 |
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
90 6.00 0.00 2♦ S A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
PASS 2.50 3.50 Pass Out A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
PASS 2.50 3.50 Pass Out A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
PASS 2.50 3.50 Pass Out A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A6-Westwood-White
PASS 2.50 3.50 Pass Out A4-Kadin-Moore vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
PASS 2.50 3.50 Pass Out A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
PASS 2.50 3.50 Pass Out A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
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| 26 |
♠KQ972
♥AK9
♦72
♣AT5
|
Dlr: East
Vul: Both |
|
♠J8
♥QT872
♦QT93
♣63
|
♠T53
♥J64
♦AKJ6
♣Q74
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 5♣ 1♦ 5♠ 3NT ♥6 |
| EW: ♣1 ♦6 ♥6 ♠0 NT1 |
|
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
650 5.50 0.50 4♠ N +1 A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
650 5.50 0.50 4♠ N +1 A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
620 4.00 2.00 4♠ N A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A6-Westwood-White
200 2.50 3.50 3♠ S +2 A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
200 2.50 3.50 3♠ N +2 A4-Kadin-Moore vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
170 1.00 5.00 3♠ N +1 A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
150 0.00 6.00 2N N +1 A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
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| 27 |
♠AK752
♥954
♦J4
♣Q53
|
Dlr: South
Vul: None |
|
♠JT9
♥7
♦A98762
♣862
|
♠84
♥KQ632
♦KQ5
♣T74
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 4♣ 3♥ 4♠ 1NT ♦6 |
| EW: 1♦ ♣1 ♥4 ♠2 NT3 |
|
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
480 6.00 0.00 4♠ S +2 A4-Kadin-Moore vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
450 4.50 1.50 4♠ S +1 A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
450 4.50 1.50 4♠ S +1 A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
420 2.50 3.50 4♠ S A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
420 2.50 3.50 4♠ N A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
170 1.00 5.00 3♠ N +1 A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
100 0.00 6.00 3N S -2 A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A6-Westwood-White
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| 28 |
♠8
♥K965
♦KJ4
♣AQJ84
|
Dlr: West
Vul: N-S |
|
♠2
♥QT8432
♦976
♣T53
|
♠KJ954
♥AJ7
♦82
♣962
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Double Dummy Makes |
| NS: 7♣ 7♦ 2♥ 5♠ 6/4NT |
| EW: ♣0 ♦0 ♥5 ♠2 NT0 |
|
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N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
1370 6.00 0.00 6♦ S A3-Carlson Jr-Carlson vs A6-Westwood-White
690 5.00 1.00 3N S +3 A7-Robbins-Triolo vs A7-Salvatore-Anderson
660 4.00 2.00 3N N +2 A6-Shaffer-Conn vs A5-Pelletier-Ansok
650 3.00 3.00 4♠ S +1 A2-Buckley-Reitz vs A4-Gottlieb-McDermott
620 2.00 4.00 5♦ S +1 A5-Gaddis Jr-Petroff vs A3-Thompson-Clarke
250 1.00 5.00 2♠ E -5 A1-Ragnow-Brett vs A2-Rosenbluth-Nielsen
170 0.00 6.00 4♦ S +2 A4-Kadin-Moore vs A1-Fitzgerald-Charles
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