Problems from the Van Nuys Sectional '97

  1. IMPs, short matches, both vul

     S:K98xxx H:Q D:986 C:10xx

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

  2. IMPs, short matches, none vul

     S:Jx H:AK10x D:AK9x C:Qxx

    RHO YOU LHO CHO
    1S: Dbl 4S: Pass
    Pass?

  3. Matchpoints, both vul

     S:108xx H:K10 D:xxx C:1098x

    CHO RHO YOU LHO
    1NT PassPassDbl
    PassPass?

    1. No alerts. What do you do?
    2. You get to change your mind. After your action, RHO wakes up and says, "oh, we play DONT. Dbl is a single-suited hand." Now what?

  4. Matchpoints, favorable

     S:Kxxx H:Ax D:Qxxx C:QJx

    RHO YOU LHO CHO
    1H: 1NT*Dbl 2C:*
    2H: Pass4H: 4NT
    Dbl ?

    1NT showed a normal takeout double, but cannot be a huge hand; it cannot include strong jump overcalls or really monstrous other hands.

    2C: promised 5C: and tended to deny four spades.

    What is your call? What's your second choice?

Answers
Jeff Goldsmith, jeff@tintin.jpl.nasa.gov, May 6, 1997