Some problems from the Hollywood Park Regional

  1. Matchpoints

     S:Qx H:Qxx D:KQJxx C:AQx

    Partner You
    1D: 2D: (inverted)
    2S: 3C:
    4C: ?

  2. Matchpoints, none vul

    S: 8xx
    H: QJx
    D: A98x
    C: AQx
    S: AK
    H: A9xxx
    D: 10x
    C: KJxx

    You LHO CHO RHO
    1H: Pass1NT Pass
    2C: Pass2H: Pass
    Pass2S: All Pass

    T1: H:K-x-9-x (Upside Down signals)
    T2: C:2-A-x-x (Good job, partner)
    T3: S:x-K-x-7
    T4: H:A-x-x-x
    T5: H:x-x-S:3-x
    T6: C:x-x-J-x
    T7: C:K-x-x-x
    T8: ?

  3. Matchpoints, none vul

    S: AK8
    H: 10xxx
    D: 10xx
    C: AQ2
    S: 9xxx
    H: KJ
    D: AKQxx
    C: 97

    LHO CHO RHO You
    Pass1C: Pass1D:
    2H: PassPass2S:
    Pass3D: Pass3NT
    All Pass

    T1: C:5-2-10-7
    T2: H:x-K-A-x
    T3: H:Q-x-C:3-J
    T4: H:9-?-C:6-?

    Over to you. Opponents play standard signals.

  4. IMPs

    S: xxx
    H: 10xx
    D: Kx
    C: KQ987
    S: A10
    H: Q9xxx
    D: AJxx
    C: A10

    RHO You LHO CHO
    1S: Dbl*2S: Dbl*
    Pass3H: Pass3S:
    Pass4H: All Pass

    1st Dbl shows 15+ HCP, usually balanced.
    2nd Dbl shows four hearts, some values
    (yeah, he didn't have the hearts, no big deal.)

    T1: S:2-x-Q-A
    T2: C:A-x-x-x
    T3: C:10-x-K-x
    T4: C:Q-J-S:10-x
    T5: H:x-K-x-x
    T6: S:K-H:x-x-x

    Over to you.

  5. IMPs, both vul

    S: Qxx
    H: 105
    D: J7542
    C: 1075
    S: 1097x
    H: AK83
    D: Q3
    C: A43

    RHO opens 1NT (12-14) and all pass.

    T1: S:10-x-J-K
    T2: S:x-x-Q-8
    T3: S:x-H:4-A-x
    T4: S:x-9-D:2-D:9

    Signals are standard.
    Over to you.

  6. IMPs, none vul.

    Anyone have tools to get to this grand with confidence?

    DealerResponder
    S: AKxx
    H: xxx
    D: KQxxxx
    C:
    S: x
    H: Axx
    D: A10xx
    C: AK10xx

  7. IMPs, Both vul

    RHO opens 2S: (7-13 5+ spades, any suit, any distribution other than that).

    You hold  S:AK10x H:D:Kxx C:AKJ108x. What do you do?


Answers
Jeff Goldsmith, jeff@gg.caltech.edu, Oct 8, 2003