Some problems from the Hollywood Park Regional

1. Matchpoints

    Qx Qxx KQJxx AQx

   Partner	You
   1	2 (inverted)
   2	3
   4	?

2. Matchpoints, none vul

   	8xx QJx A98x AQx
   		AK A9xxx 10x KJxx

   You	LHO	CHO	RHO
   1	Pass	1NT	Pass
   2	Pass	2	Pass
   Pass	2	All Pass

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

3. Matchpoints, none vul

   	AK8 10xxx 10xx AQ2
   	9xxx KJ AKQxx 97

   LHO	CHO	RHO	You
   Pass	1	Pass	1
   2	Pass	Pass	2
   Pass	3	Pass	3NT
   All Pass

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

   Over to you. Opponents play standard signals.

4. IMPs

   	xxx 10xx Kx KQ987
   	A10 Q9xxx AJxx A10

   RHO	You	LHO	CHO
   1	Dbl*	2	Dbl*
   Pass	3	Pass	3
   Pass	4	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: 2-x-Q-A
   T2: A-x-x-x
   T3: 10-x-K-x
   T4: Q-J-10-x
   T5: x-K-x-x
   T6: K-x-x-x
   

   Over to you.

5. IMPs, both vul

   	Qxx 105 J7542 1075
   1097x AK83 Q3 A43

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

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

   Signals are standard.
   Over to you.

6. IMPs, none vul.

   Anyone have tools to get to this grand with confidence?

   Dealer	Responder
   AKxx xxx KQxxxx —	x Axx A10xx AK10xx

7. IMPs, Both vul

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

   You hold  AK10x — Kxx AKJ108x. What do you do?