Misc. Problems, Fall 2002

1. IMPs, short matches, favorable, you hold

    A Axxx AJxxx Axx

   CHO	RHO	You	LHO
   1	2	Pass	Pass
   2	Pass	?

   What's your bidding plan?

2. IMPs, short matches, Both vul, you hold

    AJ9xx x 9876 Axx

   CHO	You
   1	1 (promises 5/Flannery)
   2	?

3. IMPs, short matches, no one vul, you hold

    9xxxx xx AKx Qxx

   CHO	RHO	You	LHO
   1	1	1*	2
   2*	3	?

   1 promised 5 trumps. 2 promised 4.
   a) what do you think of those methods?
   b) what now?
   

4. IMPs, short matches, E/W NV, N/S Vul

   	KJxx 10xxx KQ87x —
   x x A10xx KQ109xxx		Q10xxx Qxx 9x Jxx
   	Axx AKJxx Jx Axx

   West	North	East	South
   4!	Pass	4!	Pass
   5!	Pass	Pass	Dbl
   All Pass

   Not surprisingly, 4 was alerted and explained as Namyats, a good 4 opening. 4 was not alerted, but was expected to ask partner to bid 4. 5 was alerted as "I guess he forgot."

   The director was summoned after the 5 bid. How do you rule?

5. IMPs, none vul

   	K10xxxx Q10x Kxx A
   	Q KJ9xx AQJxx Kx

   North	South
   1	2
   3	4
   5	6
   6	Pass

   Assess the blame for reaching a slam off two aces. OK, maybe the "credit." +980 was scored.

6. IMPs, both vul, you hold

    AQJxxxx Qx x xxx

   CHO	RHO	You	LHO
   1	2NT	3	Pass*
   3NT	4	4	5
   Pass	Pass	?

   * LHO's first pass was pregnant

7. IMPs, none vul, you hold

    Jxx 1098765 A xxx

   LHO	CHO	RHO	You
   1NT	Dbl	Pass	?

   Dbl = 4-card major and a longer minor.
   Responses are:
   2 = pass or correct; then over 2, 2 is pass or correct
   2 = what's your major?
   2, = to play
   

   What's your plan?

8. IMPs, none vul, you hold

    KJ10x Kxx Axxx xx

   RHO	You	LHO	CHO
   1	Dbl	Pass	1
   2	?

   If you pass, what's the minimum improvement to the hand you'd need to bid 2? BTW, what is your range for an initial response of 2 to a takeout double of 1?

9. MPs, E/W vul

   	AJ973 K6 J873 K8
   KQ1064 J743 Q105 2		2 AQ109 96 AJ10964
   	85 852 AK42 Q753

   North	East	South	West
   1	Dbl	1NT*	Pass
   2	Pass	Pass	Dbl
   All Pass

   * forcing (!)

   T1: 9-A-5-3
   T2: 8-K-A-2
   T3: 7-6-K-10
   T4: 5-Q-3-6
   T5: Q-8-4-2
   T6: 3-6-9-2
   T7: A-3-2-8
   T8: J...
   

   E/W -180

   a) Assign the blame between East and West.
   b) What was the worst action?

10. MPs, Unfav, you hold

     AJ9542 72 A632 5

    LHO	CHO	RHO	You
    1	2	2	2*
    3	3	Pass	4
    Dbl	Pass	Pass	?

    * 3 would not have shown anything like this
    a) Would you have bid 4?
    b) What now?