Saturday, October 3, 2020

Master Solver's Club Problem

You pick up S:AKJ4 H:J32 D:QJ8763, non-vulnerable against vul, as dealer. One Diamond (Pass) One Notrump (Two Notrump* showing 2 suiter clubs and hearts). Your bid?

In Master Solver's fashion I ask:

1. PASS with 1b) bidding THREE DIAMONDS after the TWO HEART preference and then selling out to THREE HEARTS?

2. Direct THREE DIAMONDS, and when west now passes, partner offers THREE NOTRUMP 2b) You pass/ Then you hear Lefty bid 4H, and partner doubles, your action>2c) you bid FOUR DIAMONDS ?

3. Directly bid FOUR DIAMONDS

4. Directly bid FIVE DIAMONDS

5. Introduce 3Spades, and over 4Hearts Doubled, 5a) pull to Five Diamonds 5b) pass?

After you decide please see the action at two tables. I could have gone one down in five diamonds for a very good score. Fourteen tables, no fewer, allowed 4HX making

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In these pages, I comment on hands from Bridge Base Online ACBL tourneys. I play in these with a variety of partners with different degrees of skill. I might present a hand or two from my collection of bridge books, every now and then. I am more interested in play and defense than in complex bidding systems, but I do follow the cut and thrust of Vanderbilt and World Championship Vugraph and try to keep abreast of expert practice in the obstructive and constructive bidding system department. I may also feature, newspaper-style, famous hands from important matches that I saw on Vugraph.

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