Friday, August 15, 2008

BIL 080814

This is how GIB bid and played the hands. I have added a few comments of my own ...

Board 1
North Deals
None Vul
♠ Q 5 3
8 7 6 4 3
4 3
♣ A 10 8
♠ K 10 7 6 4
A Q 9
A J
♣ 6 5 3
WE
♠ A
J 10 2
Q 10 6 5 2
♣ K Q J 7
♠ J 9 8 2
K 5
K 9 8 7
♣ 9 4 2
WestNorthEastSouth
Pass1 Pass
1 ♠Pass2 ♣Pass
2 1Pass3 Pass
3 NTAll pass
  1. Fourth suit forcing -- 4+ S; 13+ points; forcing to 3N
3 NT by West
TrickLead2nd3rd4th
1. N 42KA
2. W♣ 3A79
3. N♠ 3A94
4. E 28J3
5. W♣ 510K4
6. E 69A4
7. W♣ 68Q2
8. E♣ J 7♠ 6 8
9. E QK♠ 7 3
10. S♠ 2KQ 10
11. W 97J5
12. E 10♠ 8♠ 10♠ 5
13. E 5♠ J Q 6
Made 5 — N/S -460

In the lesson I just rebid 3NT as west and did not bother to find out whether or not we had a heart fit. With such a good heart stopper I thought the simple approach was better. In practice you might be more inclined to bid fourth suit forcing if partner is not very likely to raise to 2♠ with three trumps. 3NT mayl not be so successful if partner is 3=1=5=4 and you have to lose the lead twice to establish nine tricks.


Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul
♠ A 7 2
5 4 2
J 7
♣ K Q 6 4 3
♠ Q 8 4
K 8 6 3
6 4 3
♣ J 7 5
WE
♠ K J 5 3
A Q 10
K Q 10 5 2
♣ A
♠ 10 9 6
J 9 7
A 9 8
♣ 10 9 8 2
WestNorthEastSouth
1 All pass
1 by East
TrickLead2nd3rd4th
1. S♣ 1056A
2. E KA37
3. S♣ 97Q 2
4. E♠ J64A
5. N JQ84
6. E 1096 2
7. E Q735
8. E♠ 510Q2
9. W 84A9
10. E 10JK♣ 3
11. W 6♠ 7♠ 3♣ 8
12. W♠ 8♣ 4K9
13. E 5♣ 2♣ J♣ K
Made 5 — N/S -150

I would always respond with 6 hcp. Game is a little fortuitous so maybe there is something to GIB's pass.


Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul
♠ K 10 8 4 3
8 7 3
K 6 5 3
♣ 7
♠ —
A J 10 4
A Q J 10 8
♣ 10 8 5 4
WE
♠ J 9 5 2
K Q 2
7
♣ A K J 6 3
♠ A Q 7 6
9 6 5
9 4 2
♣ Q 9 2
WestNorthEastSouth
Pass
1 Pass2 ♣Pass
3 ♣Pass4 1Pass
4 Pass4 NTPass
5 NTPass6 ♣All pass
  1. 1- D; biddable C; 15+ points
6 ♣ by East
TrickLead2nd3rd4th
1. S♠ A♣ 539
2. W♣ 107A9
3. E♣ K24 3
4. E K547
5. E 72A6
6. W 8K♣ 64
7. E 26J8
8. W Q5♠ 29
9. W J3♠ 5♠ 6
10. W 10♠ 4Q9
11. E♠ J7♣ 810
12. W 10♠ 8♣ J♣ Q
13. S♠ Q AK♣ 3
Made 6 — N/S -1370

It looks like GIB splintered into 4. I gave an alternative auction that would get to slam:
1 2♣
3♣ 3NT
4♣ 4
4♠ 4NT
5 6♣


Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul
♠ A 10 9 7 5

K 7 6
♣ A Q J 10 3
♠ 6 3
K 8 7 6 5 2
10
♣ 9 8 4 2
WE
♠ Q J 8
Q 10 9 4
8 5 4 3
♣ K 7
♠ K 4 2
A J 3
A Q J 9 2
♣ 6 5
WestNorthEastSouth
Pass1 ♠Pass2
Pass3 ♣Pass3 ♠
Pass4 ♣Pass5 ♠
Pass6 ♠All pass
6 ♠ by North
TrickLead2nd3rd4th
1. E 10A8♣ 3
2. S Q1078
3. S♠ K658
4. S♠ 239Q
5. E 932♠ 10
6. N♠ AJ4♣ 4
7. N 632 7
8. N K4A♣ 8
9. S J♣ 9♣ 105
10. S♣ 62QK
11. E 4JK♠ 7
12. N♣ A75 6
13. N♣ J Q 9 5
Down 1 — N/S -100

While 6♠ fails 6 will make here (on a non-club lead). On GIB's auction I might be inclined to offer a choice with 6 over 5♠ since I can easily imagine slam making if either clubs or spades come in as a source of tricks whereas 6♠ requires the spades to behave.


Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul
♠ K J 10 6
9 8 3
6 4 2
♣ A 5 2
♠ Q
K Q 7
A 10 9 7
♣ K J 9 4 3
WE
♠ 9 8 5 4
A 6 5
Q J
♣ Q 10 8 7
♠ A 7 3 2
J 10 4 2
K 8 5 3
♣ 6
WestNorthEastSouth
PassPassPass
1 ♣Pass1 ♠Pass
2 ♣PassPassDbl
Pass2 3 ♣Pass
3 Pass3 Pass
4 ♣All pass
4 ♣ by West
TrickLead2nd3rd4th
1. N♣ 2864
2. E♣ 10♠ 79A
3. N♣ 57 43
4. E Q572
5. E JKA6
6. W 94 58
7. W 73A2
8. E♠ 53QK
9. N 8610K
10. W 10♠ 6♠ 43
11. W Q9♠ 8J
12. W♣ J♠ JQ♠ 2
13. E♠ 9A♣ K10
Made 5 — N/S -150

I thought that west might be inclined to rebid 1NT - I would. In that case that is likely to become the final contract.


Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul
♠ J 3
A 6 5 4
4
♣ K J 6 4 3 2
♠ A K 7 4
K 10
K Q 9 7 6 5
♣ 8
WE
♠ Q 9 2
Q 9 7 2
J 8 3
♣ 10 7 5
♠ 10 8 6 5
J 8 3
A 10 2
♣ A Q 9
WestNorthEastSouth
Pass1 ♣
1 1 Pass2
DblRdbl3 Dbl
Pass4 ♣PassPass
DblAll pass
4 ♣ x by South
TrickLead2nd3rd4th
1. W K43A
2. S 105♠ 3J
3. E♣ 5Q82
4. S 27♠ J8
5. E♣ 79♠ 76
6. S 3104Q
7. E♣ 10A♠ 4K
8. S♠ 8A♣ J2
9. N 628K
10. W Q♣ 4♠ 9♠ 5
11. N 59J 9
12. S♠ 10K♣ 3Q
13. N A7♠ 6 6
Down 1 — N/S -100

We had an auction where west ended in 3.


WestNorthEastSouth
PassPass
1 3 ♣PassPass
3 PassPassPass

I commented that south might raise to 4♣ and that I certainly would with a little distribution.

I am surprised that GIB is opening the south hand with only 11 hcp and 4-3-3-3 distribution.

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