Some problems from the Pasadena Sectional, 8/04

  1. IMPs, none vul, you hold

     S:x H:xxx D:AKQ10xx C:AKx

    You LHO CHO RHO
    1D: Pass1H: Dbl
    ?

  2. IMPs, none vul, you hold

     S:xx H:AKJ10x D:xx C:10xxx

    LHO CHO RHO You
    2NT Pass3C: Pass
    3S: Pass3NT ?

  3. any conditions

    CHO RHO You LHO
    1NT 2C:! Dbl!Pass
    2D: 2S: ?

    1NT is 15-17.
    2C: is any single suit.
    Dbl is Stayman.

    What do your calls mean here?

    How about this auction:

    CHO RHO You LHO
    1NT Pass2C: Pass
    2D: 2S: ?

  4. IMPs, both vul

    S: Kx
    H: QJxxxx
    D: AJ10x
    C: x    		 S: Axxx
    H: AKxxx
    D: x
    C: A10x

    WestEast
    1H: 2NT (Jacoby)
    3C: 3S:
    4D: 5C:
    5S: 6D:
    6H: Pass

    Assign the blame for missing the laydown grand.

  5. IMPs, both vul

    S: Qx
    H: 10x
    D: J9xx
    C: KQ10xx
    S: AJ6x
    H: AQ97
    D: Ax
    C: 8xx

    You LHO CHO RHO
    1NT 2C:! 3NT All pass

    2C: showed some single-suiter. You get the opening lead of the H:2, 3rd and 5th. RHO will play the H:6 at T1. The x's are pretty small.

    Plan the play.

Answers
Jeff Goldsmith, jeff@gg.caltech.edu, Aug 8, 2004