Some Problems from the Reno Region 12/00

1. BAM, unfavorable, you hold

    xxxx Kxx Axx Axx

   LHO	CHO	RHO	YOU
   2	2	Pass	?

2. BAM. West deals.

   QJx x AQxxx AKxx		A1098 AKQx Kxx QJ

   Come up with a good sequence to 7NT, playing generally standard methods. (E.g. no big club.)

3. BAM, none vul, you hold

    Jx J10x AQxxx Axx

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

4. BAM, both vulnerable, you hold

    KJ10 Qx AJx 9xxxx

   Partner	You
   1	1NT (semiforcing)
   2	3
   3NT	?

5. Matchpoints, unfavorable, you hold

    10xx xx QJ9xxx 97

   LHO	CHO	RHO	You
   1*	2	2	Pass
   3	Pass	4	Pass
   4*	Pass	5	Pass
   6	All Pass

   1 was strong, 16+.
   4 was key card in hearts.

   What do you lead?

6. Matchpoints, favorable, you hold

    Q KQ x AKQ109xxxx

   Pass, pass, ?

7. Matchpoints, favorable, you hold

    xx xxxx xxxx Kxx

   RHO	You	LHO	CHO
   1	Pass	1NT	Pass
   2	Pass	2	Dbl
   Pass	?

   1NT was forcing.

   a) What does partner's double mean?
   b) What is your call?

8. Matchpoints, favorable, you hold

    QJ9x KQ8xx J10 KQ

   You	Partner
   1	2
   2NT	3
   3NT	4
   4NT	5NT
   ?

   2 wasn't 100% game forcing; 2NT showed a little extra. 4NT was natural, non-forcing. Feel free to excoriate previous actions.