Some Problems from the Pomona Sectional

All at IMPs, 8-board matches
  1. favorable, you hold

     S:Qxx H:K108x D:x C:97654

    LHO CHO RHO You
    Pass1D: Pass1H:
    2H: 2S: Pass?

    2H: was natural. What's your plan?

  2. no one vul, you hold

     S:10xxx H:9x D:Qx C:K10xxx

    LHO CHO RHO You
    1D: 1H: 1NT Pass
    3NT*All pass

    (*After some thought)

    What's your opening lead?

  3. S: KJ10xx
    H: x
    D: KQ8x
    C: A8x
    S: Ax
    H: A10xx
    D: AJ102
    C: J10x

    Dummy Declarer
    1S: 2D:
    3H: 4NT
    5S: 5NT
    6D: Pass

    a) What do you think of the bidding?

    T1: C:5-x-Q-x (3rd + lowest leads)
    T2: D:7-A-x-x
    T3: S:A-x-x-x
    T4: S:x-x-K-x
    T5: S:x-x-D:J-H:x
    T6: D:2-x-K-x
    T7: S:x-Q-D:10-C:2
    T8: C:J-K-A-D:9
    Claim down 1.

    b) What do you think of the play?

  4. As dealer, both white, which, if any, of these hands would you open a 10-12 NT?

    a)  S:Q32 H:K43 D:K972 C:Q32
    b)  S:A742 H:AKQ D:7642 C:32
    c)  S:AJ92 H:975 D:QJ2 C:AJ10

  5. both vul, you hold

     S:108xxx H:AKxx D:xxx C:x

    Partner opens a 15-17 NT. What's your plan?

  6. unfavorable, you hold

     S:x H:Jx D:KQxxx C:QJ9xx

    You LHO CHO RHO
    Pass1S: PassPass
    ?

  7. both vul, you hold

     S:A9742 H:xx D:--- C:K108xxx

    You LHO CHO RHO
    Pass2S: Dbl Pass
    ?

Answers
Jeff Goldsmith, jeff@tintin.jpl.nasa.gov, Jan. 28, 1999