MON 09/19/2016 at Nite

EVENT>Monday Night Bridge      |SESSION>Monday Eve   |SECTION> A N-S
------------------------,------ ------------,-------- --------------------------
DATE>September 19, 2016 |CLUB NO.>185264    | 09/19/2016 22:22
---------------------,-- ------------------- -------------,---------------------
DIR> Mike Lipp       |RATING>Club International Fund      |MOVEMENT>MITCHELL
------------,-------- ,-------------------------,--------- ---------------------
AVE>  132.0 |TOP>  11 |MP LIMITS>None/500/200   |CLUB>Monday Night Bridge
------------ --------- ------------------------- -------------------------------
PAIRS IN STRAT A=14/B=8/C=6                      ,---,-----------------,-------------------------,------,---------,
-------------------------------------------------|   |      Overall    |           Section       |      |Final    |
No Name                   Name                   |Flt|Rnk-A|Rnk-B|Rnk-C|Rnk-A|Rnk-B|Rnk-C| Score | Pct  |Awards   |
------------------------------------------------- --- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ------- ------ ---------
 1 Debbie Wiest           John Altman Sr           A   .     .     .   |   6     .     .    138.50  52.46  0.29(SA)
 2 Donald Pollack         Bernice Pollack          C   .     2     2   |   4     2     2    149.00  56.44  0.98(OB)
 3 Susan De Roos          Janet Page               C   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    115.00  43.56
 4 Jan Polk               Marlene Pierce           A   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    120.00  45.45
 5 Liz Lin                Elmer Hubka              A   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    113.50  42.99
 6 Robert Roark           Sharon Koster            B   .     .     .   |   .     3     .    129.00  48.86  0.33(SB)
 7 Arun Gupta             Nalin Mehta              A   1     .     .   |   1     .     .    185.00  70.08  3.50(OA)
 8 Susan Stacy Vanstone   Martin Gibler            B   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    119.00  45.08
 9 David Elliott          Carla Runda              C   5     1     1   |   3     1     1    155.50  58.90  1.31(OB)
10 Joy Singerman          Harriet Spiegel          A   .     .     .   |   5     .     .    146.50  55.49  0.35(SA)
11 John Ramsay            Julian Magnus, Jr        C   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    128.50  48.67
12 Erin Oblinger          Betty Murdock            C   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    108.50  41.10
13 Mona Kerstine          Richard Kerstine         C   .     .     .   |   .     .     .     84.00  31.82
14 Daniel Koppenhafer     Michael Lipp             A   4     .     .   |   2     .     .    156.00  59.09  1.48(OA)

                                          Totals                                           1848.00


                                          **PAIRS**
BOARD     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10    11    12    13    14
  /
   1>     3-                8-    7     3-    3-    8-   11     1     3-    6     0    10
        -100   ----  ----  100    50  -100  -100   100   500  -150  -100   -50  -400   140

   2>     4                 1-    8-    4     6     8-    8-    0    11     4     8-    1-
        -110   ----  ---- -140    50  -110   -80    50    50  -200   150  -110    50  -140

   3>     2    10-                7-    4-    4-     -   10-    7-    7-     -    3     7-
         -50   400   ----  ----  150   130   130  -100   400   150   150  -100   100   150

   4>    11     8                 6     9-    9-    6     1-    1-    6     1-    4     1-
         620  -620   ----  ---- -650  -100  -100  -650  -990  -990  -650  -990  -850  -990

   5>    10     1     3                 7     9     3     7     3     7     5     0    11
         100  -200  -130   ----  ---- -100    50  -130  -100  -130  -100  -110  -400   140

   6>    11     2     6                 1     9-    3     6     6     6     6     0     9-
         300   -80   100   ----  ----  -90   110    90   100   100   100   100  -150   110

   7>     5-    2     5-    9                 5-    5-    2    11     2     8     0    10
         110  -100   110   150   ----  ----  110   110  -100   600  -100   120  -200   500

   8>     3     9-    3     3                 7-    0    11     3     9-    6     3     7-
        -450  -400  -450  -450   ----  ---- -420  -460    50  -450  -400  -430  -450  -420

   9>     4-    6-    6-    2     9                11     0    10     2     4-    2     8
         110   130   130   100   200   ----  ----  500  -150   300   100   110   100   180

  10>    11     3     6-    6-    0                 6-    6-    6-    2     1     6-   10
         100  -150  -130  -130  -660   ----  ---- -130  -130  -130  -200  -630  -130  -110

  11>     7-    7-    4     1     1    10                 7-   11     4     7-    4     1
        -430  -430  -460  -490  -490  -400   ----  ---- -430    50  -460  -430  -460  -490

  12>     9     4-    4-    4-    0     4-                4-   11    10     4-    4-    4-
        -100  -200  -200  -200  -300  -200   ----  ---- -200   110   100  -200  -200  -200

  13>     7-    7-    3-    7-    7-    1-   11                 7-    0     1-    7-    3-
         140   140  -100   140   140  -200   170   ----  ----  140  -300  -200   140  -100

  14>    10-   10-    6-    6-    1-    4     9                 1-    6-    1-    1-    6-
          50    50  -430  -430  -460  -450  -130   ----  ---- -460  -430  -460  -460  -430

  15>     2-    7-    7-    2-    2-    2-    7-    2-                7-   10-   10-    2-
        -100   120   120  -100  -100  -100   120  -100   ----  ----  120   600   600  -100

  16>     9-    1-    4     1-    5-    5-    9-    1-                1-    9-    9-    7
         100  -600  -180  -600  -150  -150   100  -600   ----  ---- -600   100   100  -120

  17>     1-    8     4     8     1-    8     8     8     1-                8     1-    8
        -420    50  -140    50  -420    50    50    50  -420   ----  ----   50  -420    50

  18>     2     7    11     4     2     7     7     0    10                 7     2     7
         100   140   730   110   100   140   140    50   150   ----  ----  140   100   140

  19>     6-    3     6-    1-    6-   10    11     0     6-    6-                1-    6-
         980   940   980   480   980   990  1010   -50   980   980   ----  ----  480   980

  20>     5     5     9-    5     5     9-    9-    1     5     1                 1     9-
         200   200   650   200   200   650   650   170   200   170   ----  ----  170   650

  21>     0     8     3-   11     3-    3-    3-    8    10     3-    8                 3-
        -200   140  -100   620  -100  -100  -100   140   600  -100   140   ----  ---- -100

  22>     4-    2-    2-   11     1     6     8     0     7     9-    4-                9-
        -100  -300  -300   400  -620   -50   200  -650   140   300  -100   ----  ----  300

  23>     4-    4-    4-   10     4-   10    10     4-    4-    4-    4-    0
        -170  -170  -170  -100  -170  -100  -100  -170  -170  -170  -170  -200   ----  ----

  24>     2-   11     2-    2-    8-    2-    6-    6-   10     8-    2-    2-
        -450   -50  -450  -450  -200  -450  -420  -420  -150  -200  -450  -450   ----  ----

  25>           9-    1-    4     9-    6     9-    9-    1-    6     1-    1-    6
         ----  450   -50   170   450   420   450   450   -50   420   -50   -50   420   ----

  26>           9     5     4     1-    0     7    11     7    10     7     3     1-
         ----  170  -110  -130  -200  -620   140   300   140   200   140  -150  -200   ----

  27>                 3-    0     6     1     5    11     8-    8-    3-    8-    2     8-
         ----  ----  150  -150   180   -50   170   430   420   420   150   420   120   420

  28>                  -    5     8     8     8     3     8     8    11      -    4     2
         ----  ---- -200   300   620   620   620    50   620   620   790  -200   130  -100



EVENT>Monday Night Bridge      |SESSION>Monday Eve   |SECTION> A E-W
------------------------,------ ------------,-------- --------------------------
DATE>September 19, 2016 |CLUB NO.>185264    | 09/19/2016 22:22
---------------------,-- ------------------- -------------,---------------------
DIR> Mike Lipp       |RATING>Club International Fund      |MOVEMENT>MITCHELL
------------,-------- ,-------------------------,--------- ---------------------
AVE>  132.0 |TOP>  11 |MP LIMITS>None/500/200   |CLUB>Monday Night Bridge
------------ --------- ------------------------- -------------------------------
PAIRS IN STRAT A=14/B=7/C=5                      ,---,-----------------,-------------------------,------,---------,
-------------------------------------------------|   |      Overall    |           Section       |      |Final    |
No Name                   Name                   |Flt|Rnk-A|Rnk-B|Rnk-C|Rnk-A|Rnk-B|Rnk-C| Score | Pct  |Awards   |
------------------------------------------------- --- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ------- ------ ---------
 1 Patrick Hoffman        Ralph Terbrueggen        A   .     .     .   |   5     .     .    134.50  50.95  0.35(SA)
 2 Mike Burns             Elva Jung                C   .     3     3   |   4     1     1    141.00  53.41  0.74(OB)
 3 Sara Brown             Lewis Temples            C   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    104.50  39.58
 4 Joyce Tedrick          Linda Pretz              B   .     4     .   |   6     2     .    133.50  50.57  0.55(OB)
 5 Reeta Brendamour       Amy Fisher               A   6     .     .   |   3     .     .    155.00  58.71  0.88(SA)
 6 Evelyn McCarthy        Joan Diers               C   .     5     4   |   .     3     2    132.50  50.19  0.42(OC)
 7 Myrna Waak             Marlene Mather           C   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    123.50  46.78
 8 Stephen Felson         Robert Brown             A   3     .     .   |   2     .     .    158.00  59.85  1.97(OA)
 9 Joseph Kammer          Gail Zimmer              B   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    115.50  43.75
10 Beth Morgan            Richard Morgan           A   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    114.00  43.18
11 William Cook           Pam Campbell             A   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    116.00  43.94
12 June Cushman           Martin Petersen          A   2     .     .   |   1     .     .    171.00  64.77  2.63(OA)
13 Doris Kehoe            Lilam Stanley            A   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    124.50  47.16
14 Peggy Jervis           Pat Lindeman             C   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    124.50  47.16

                                          Totals                                           1848.00


                                          **PAIRS**
BOARD     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10    11    12    13    14
  /
   1>     7-          0          10     2-    7-    4     5     7-   11     7-    1     2-
         100   ---- -500   ----  150  -100   100   -50    50   100   400   100  -140  -100

   2>     7           2-         11     9-    0     2-    7     7     2-    5     9-    2-
         110   ----  -50   ----  200   140  -150   -50   110   110   -50    80   140   -50

   3>      -     -          3-          3-    3-   10-    6-    8     6-    3-   10-    9
        -400  -400   ---- -150   ---- -150  -150   100  -130  -100  -130  -150   100    50

   4>     9-    3           9-          5     5     9-    1-    7     1-    9-    5     0
         990   620   ----  990   ----  650   650   990   100   850   100   990   650  -620

   5>    10     8     8           4           6     4    11     2     0     8     1     4
         200   130   130   ----  100   ----  110   100   400   -50  -140   130  -100   100

   6>     9     5     5           5           5    10    11     1-    1-    8     0     5
          80  -100  -100   ---- -100   ---- -100    90   150  -110  -110   -90  -300  -100

   7>     0     5-    9     2           3          11     5-    1     5-    5-    9     9
        -600  -110   100  -150   ---- -120   ----  200  -110  -500  -110  -110   100   100

   8>     8     8     1-    8           5           8     3-    3-   11     8     0     1-
         450   450   400   450   ----  430   ----  450   420   420   460   450   -50   400

   9>     4-    9     9     6-    2           9           3     0     6-   11     4-    1
        -130  -100  -100  -110  -200   ---- -100   ---- -180  -500  -110   150  -130  -300

  10>     4-    9     4-   10    11           4-          1     4-    0     4-    8     4-
         130   200   130   630   660   ----  130   ----  110   130  -100   130   150   130

  11>     7    10     3-   10     7     1          10           3-    3-    3-    0     7
         460   490   430   490   460   400   ----  490   ----  430   430   430   -50   460

  12>     1     6-    6-   11     6-    6-          6-          2     6-    6-    0     6-
        -100   200   200   300   200   200   ----  200   ----  100   200   200  -110   200

  13>     3-    9-    3-    3-    9-    7-    0           3-          3-    3-    7-   11
        -140   200  -140  -140   200   100  -170   ---- -140   ---- -140  -140   100   300

  14>     4-    9-    9-    9-    7     4-    2            -           -    9-    4-    4-
         430   460   460   460   450   430   130   ----  -50   ----  -50   460   430   430

  15>      -    8-     -    8-    8-    3-    8-    8-          3-          3-    3-    8-
        -600   100  -600   100   100  -120   100   100   ---- -120   ---- -120  -120   100

  16>     1-    5-    1-    5-    4     1-    1-    9-          9-          7     9-    9-
        -100   150  -100   150   120  -100  -100   600   ----  600   ----  180   600   600

  17>     9-    9-    3     3     3     9-    3     3     9-          7           3     3
         420   420   -50   -50   -50   420   -50   -50   420   ----  140   ----  -50   -50

  18>     9     9     4     4     4     9    11     4     1           0           7     4
        -100  -100  -140  -140  -140  -100   -50  -140  -150   ---- -730   ---- -110  -140

  19>     9-    1     4-    0     4-   11     8     4-    4-    4-          9-          4-
        -480  -990  -980 -1010  -980    50  -940  -980  -980  -980   ---- -480   ---- -980

  20>    10     1-    1-    1-    6    10     6     6     1-   10           6           6
        -170  -650  -650  -650  -200  -170  -200  -200  -650  -170   ---- -200   ---- -200

  21>     7-    7-    7-   11     3     3     1     7-    7-    0     3           7-
         100   100   100   200  -140  -140  -600   100   100  -620  -140   ----  100   ----

  22>     5     1-    3     6-   11     8-    4     8-    1-    0     6-         10
          50  -300  -200   100   650   300  -140   300  -300  -400   100   ----  620   ----

  23>           1     6-    6-    6-    6-    6-    6-    1     6-    6-   11           1
         ----  100   170   170   170   170   170   170   100   170   170   200   ----  100

  24>           4-    8-    4-    0     1     8-    2-    8-    8-    2-    8-          8-
         ----  420   450   420    50   150   450   200   450   450   200   450   ----  450

  25>     1-          1-    1-    9-    9-    5     7     9-    1-    9-    5     5
        -450   ---- -450  -450    50    50  -420  -170    50  -450    50  -420  -420   ----

  26>     4           0     2     4     6     1     7     4     9-    8    11     9-
        -140   ---- -300  -170  -140   110  -200   130  -140   200   150   620   200   ----

  27>           0           2-    7-    2-   11     7-    5     2-   10     9     6     2-
         ---- -430   ---- -420  -150  -420   150  -150  -180  -420    50  -120  -170  -420

  28>           8           3    10-    3     6     0     3    10-    3     7     3     9
         ----  -50   ---- -620   200  -620  -300  -790  -620   200  -620  -130  -620   100
Monday Night Bridge, Monday Eve, September 19, 2016

Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	8 7
♥	10 5 4
♦	7 5
♣	A K J 8 4 2

♠	9 6
♥	K Q 7 2
♦	Q J 10 9 6
♣	9 7

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 10 5 3
♥	A 6
♦	A 4 2
♣	Q 10 5 3

♠	A K J 4 2
♥	J 9 8 3
♦	K 8 3
♣	6

E 1N; EW 2♦; NS 1♠; NS 1♥; NS 1♣; Par −90

West	North	East	South
	Pass	1 ♣	1 ♠
Dbl1	Pass	1 NT	Pass
2 ♣2	Dbl3	Pass	Pass
2 ♦4	Pass	Pass	Pass

Negative
XYZ Bid, relay to 2 ♦
Hmmm, a Club lead would be wonderful!
This is where we were headed anyway

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♦×	W	−3	500		11.00	0.00	9-Elliott-Runda	3-Brown-Temples
3 ♠	S	3	140		10.00	1.00	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	13-Kehoe-Stanley
3 NT	W	−2	100		8.50	2.50	4-Polk-Pierce	6-McCarthy-Diers
3 ♦	W	−2	100		8.50	2.50	8-Vanstone-Gibler	14-Jervis-Lindeman
3 NT	E	−1	50		7.00	4.00	5-Lin-Hubka	8-Felson-Brown
3 ♣	N	−1		50	6.00	5.00	12-Oblinger-Murdock	9-Kammer-Zimmer
3 ♣	N	−2		100	3.50	7.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen
3 ♠	S	−2		100	3.50	7.50	6-Roark-Koster	10-Morgan-Morgan
3 ♣	N	−2		100	3.50	7.50	7-Gupta-Mehta	12-Cushman-Petersen
3 ♠	S	−2		100	3.50	7.50	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	7-Waak-Mather
1 NT	E	3		150	1.00	10.00	10-Singerman-Spiegel	5-Brendamour-Fisher
3 NT	E	3		400	0.00	11.00	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	11-Cook-Campbell

North thinks about opening 3 ♣, but it doesn't seem quite right in first seat when they have a third Heart. After East rebids 1 NT, XYZ (2-Way NMF) is still on, so West correctly bids 2 ♣, artificial and a relay to 2 ♦. North, wanting a Club lead, happily Doubles. East has nothing to say at the moment, and West bids 2 ♦ to play.

North should lead the ♠ 8. E/W lose two Spades, a Diamond, and two Clubs.

Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	Q 8 3 2
♥	Q 9
♦	9 5 4 3
♣	6 5 2

♠	A K 4
♥	K 7 5 4 2
♦	A Q 8
♣	Q 3

N
W		E
S

♠	J 10 7
♥	10 8
♦	J 7 6
♣	K J 10 8 4

♠	9 6 5
♥	A J 6 3
♦	K 10 2
♣	A 9 7

EW 4♣; EW 2N; W 2♠; EW 2♥; EW 2♦; E 1♠; Par −130

West	North	East	South
		Pass	1 ♣
Dbl	Pass	1 NT1	Pass
3 NT2	Pass	Pass	Pass

1 NT after a Double shows 7-10 HCP
Easy bid with 18 opposite 7-10

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	−3	150		11.00	0.00	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	7-Waak-Mather
4 ♥	W	−1	50		8.50	2.50	5-Lin-Hubka	8-Felson-Brown
3 NT	E	−1	50		8.50	2.50	8-Vanstone-Gibler	14-Jervis-Lindeman
1 ♥	W	−1	50		8.50	2.50	9-Elliott-Runda	3-Brown-Temples
2 NT	E	−1	50		8.50	2.50	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	11-Cook-Campbell
1 ♥	W	1		80	6.00	5.00	7-Gupta-Mehta	12-Cushman-Petersen
2 ♥	W	2		110	4.00	7.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen
1 ♥	W	2		110	4.00	7.00	6-Roark-Koster	10-Morgan-Morgan
2 ♥	W	2		110	4.00	7.00	12-Oblinger-Murdock	9-Kammer-Zimmer
2 ♥	W	3		140	1.50	9.50	4-Polk-Pierce	6-McCarthy-Diers
2 ♥	W	3		140	1.50	9.50	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	13-Kehoe-Stanley
1 ♠	N	−2		200	0.00	11.00	10-Singerman-Spiegel	5-Brendamour-Fisher

As long as N/S are careful, eight tricks are all that E/W can muster. A reasonable lead is the ♠ 9--very unlikely to cost a trick. South has to hold up the ♣ A until the second round to kill the East hand. Not difficult to do when North signals that they hold an odd number of Clubs. E/W take one Club trick, three Diamond tricks, two Spade tricks, and two Hearts. Declarer should overtake the ♣ Q with the ♣ K in dummy to lead a small Diamond. Then cash two more rounds of Spades before exiting with another Club.

Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	J
♥	K Q 6 2
♦	K 9 3
♣	K 9 6 5 2

♠	Q 10 8 6 3
♥	10 9 4 3
♦	A
♣	A 10 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K 7 4
♥	A 8 7
♦	10 8
♣	Q J 8 7 4

♠	A 9 5 2
♥	J 5
♦	Q J 7 6 5 4 2
♣	—

NS 4♦; EW 2♠; EW 2♣; EW 1♥; Par +130

West	North	East	South
			Pass1
Pass2	1 ♣	Pass	1 ♠
Pass	2 ♣	Pass	3 ♦3
Pass	Pass	Pass

Don't preempt in Diamonds with a 4-card major
Not quite an opener--maybe if the ♦ A were elsewhere
Invitational hand with lots of Diamonds

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦	S	5	400		10.50	0.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	2-Burns-Jung
5 ♦	S	5	400		10.50	0.50	9-Elliott-Runda	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen
3 ♦	S	5	150		7.50	3.50	5-Lin-Hubka	7-Waak-Mather
3 ♦	S	5	150		7.50	3.50	10-Singerman-Spiegel	4-Tedrick-Pretz
4 ♦	S	5	150		7.50	3.50	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	6-McCarthy-Diers
4 ♦	S	5	150		7.50	3.50	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	12-Cushman-Petersen
2 ♦	S	4	130		4.50	6.50	6-Roark-Koster	9-Kammer-Zimmer
3 ♦	S	4	130		4.50	6.50	7-Gupta-Mehta	11-Cook-Campbell
3 ♠	W	−1	100		3.00	8.00	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	10-Morgan-Morgan
3 NT	N	−1		50	2.00	9.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	14-Jervis-Lindeman
2 ♣	N	−2		100	0.50	10.50	8-Vanstone-Gibler	13-Kehoe-Stanley
3 NT	N	−2		100	0.50	10.50	12-Oblinger-Murdock	8-Felson-Brown

The defense has to be crisp to hold N/S to four. Opening lead ♦ A, Heart to the Ace, Diamond back. N/S will have to lose a Spade eventually. Any other defense will allow N/S to make five. If E/W do get in the auction at some point, they will very likely push N/S into a 5 ♦ contract.

Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	A 9
♥	A K 9 8 3
♦	9 3
♣	K 10 9 4

♠	K Q 10 5 4 2
♥	—
♦	K 7 2
♣	A J 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	J 8 7 3
♥	10 7 4
♦	Q J 10 8 4
♣	8

♠	6
♥	Q J 6 5 2
♦	A 6 5
♣	Q 7 6 5

EW 4♠; NS 4♥; S 4♣; EW 3♦; N 3♣; NS 1N; Par −200: S 5♣×−1; NS 5♥×−1

West	North	East	South
1 ♠	2 ♥	3 ♠1	4 ♥
4 ♠	Pass	Pass	5 ♥2
Pass3	Pass	Dbl4	Pass
Pass	Pass

Preemptive showing a 4-card weak raise
South didn't pick up their hand to play in 4 ♠
West passes to show a willingness for East to bid on
East has had enough and doubles the final contract

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	4	620		11.00	0.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	14-Jervis-Lindeman
5 ♥	N	−1		100	9.50	1.50	6-Roark-Koster	9-Kammer-Zimmer
5 ♥	N	−1		100	9.50	1.50	7-Gupta-Mehta	11-Cook-Campbell
4 ♠	W	4		620	8.00	3.00	2-Pollack-Pollack	2-Burns-Jung
4 ♠	W	5		650	6.00	5.00	5-Lin-Hubka	7-Waak-Mather
4 ♠	W	5		650	6.00	5.00	8-Vanstone-Gibler	13-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♠	W	5		650	6.00	5.00	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	6-McCarthy-Diers
5 ♠×	W	5		850	4.00	7.00	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	10-Morgan-Morgan
4 ♠×	W	5		990	1.50	9.50	9-Elliott-Runda	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen
4 ♠×	W	5		990	1.50	9.50	10-Singerman-Spiegel	4-Tedrick-Pretz
4 ♠×	W	5		990	1.50	9.50	12-Oblinger-Murdock	8-Felson-Brown
4 ♠×	W	5		990	1.50	9.50	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	12-Cushman-Petersen

Nice spirited auction. East will lead their singleton Club, and E/W will collect the ♣ A, a Club ruff, and a Diamond trick for down one.

Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	Q 10 9 7 5
♥	A 7 5
♦	A 3 2
♣	8 3

♠	A 6 3
♥	K 8
♦	8 4
♣	A K 9 5 4 2

N
W		E
S

♠	2
♥	Q 10 6 4
♦	Q 10 7 6 5
♣	Q 10 7

♠	K J 8 4
♥	J 9 3 2
♦	K J 9
♣	J 6

EW 4♣; NS 2♠; EW 1N; NS 1♥; EW 1♦; Par −130

West	North	East	South
	Pass	Pass	Pass
1 ♣	1 ♠	Dbl1	2 ♣2
Dbl3	2 ♠	3 ♣	Pass
Pass	Pass

Negative
Cuebid showing a limit raise for Spades
Double for the lead and to show a legitimate suit

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	N	3	140		11.00	0.00	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	11-Cook-Campbell
4 ♣×	W	−1	100		10.00	1.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	13-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♣	W	−1	50		9.00	2.00	7-Gupta-Mehta	10-Morgan-Morgan
3 ♠	N	−1		100	7.00	4.00	6-Roark-Koster	8-Felson-Brown
3 ♠	N	−1		100	7.00	4.00	9-Elliott-Runda	14-Jervis-Lindeman
3 ♠	N	−1		100	7.00	4.00	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	5-Brendamour-Fisher
3 ♣	W	3		110	5.00	6.00	12-Oblinger-Murdock	7-Waak-Mather
3 ♣	W	4		130	3.00	8.00	3-De Roos-Page	3-Brown-Temples
2 ♣	W	4		130	3.00	8.00	8-Vanstone-Gibler	12-Cushman-Petersen
3 ♣	W	4		130	3.00	8.00	10-Singerman-Spiegel	2-Burns-Jung
3 ♠×	N	−1		200	1.00	10.00	2-Pollack-Pollack	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen
4 ♥	S	−4		400	0.00	11.00	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	9-Kammer-Zimmer

Some West's might open 1 NT, and it isn't wrong, but with so many Aces and Kings, the hand will probably play better in a suit. N/S compete for a bit, but the vulnerability gets the better of them, and they bow out. E/W lose one Heart and two Diamonds. A Club would be a safe lead.

Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	9 6
♥	J 9 3 2
♦	A K 2
♣	J 10 5 2

♠	K 4
♥	A 8 6 5
♦	Q J 6 4
♣	K 9 4

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 10 7 5 3
♥	K Q 7
♦	9 5 3
♣	8 6

♠	A J 8 2
♥	10 4
♦	10 8 7
♣	A Q 7 3

S 2N; N 1N; NS 2♣; EW 1♠; NS 1♥; EW 1♦; Par +120

West	North	East	South
		Pass	Pass
1 ♦	Pass	1 ♠	Pass
1 NT	Pass	2 ♠	Pass
Pass	Pass

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	W	−3	300		11.00	0.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	13-Kehoe-Stanley
3 ♣	S	3	110		9.50	1.50	7-Gupta-Mehta	10-Morgan-Morgan
2 ♣	S	3	110		9.50	1.50	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	11-Cook-Campbell
1 NT	W	−1	100		6.00	5.00	3-De Roos-Page	3-Brown-Temples
1 NT	W	−1	100		6.00	5.00	9-Elliott-Runda	14-Jervis-Lindeman
1 NT	W	−1	100		6.00	5.00	10-Singerman-Spiegel	2-Burns-Jung
1 NT	W	−1	100		6.00	5.00	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	5-Brendamour-Fisher
2 NT	W	−1	100		6.00	5.00	12-Oblinger-Murdock	7-Waak-Mather
2 ♣	S	2	90		3.00	8.00	8-Vanstone-Gibler	12-Cushman-Petersen
1 ♠	W	1		80	2.00	9.00	2-Pollack-Pollack	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen
1 NT	W	1		90	1.00	10.00	6-Roark-Koster	8-Felson-Brown
1 NT	W	3		150	0.00	11.00	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	9-Kammer-Zimmer

West's 1 NT rebid shows 12-14 HCP and a balanced or semi-balanced hand, so it's reasonable for East to bid 2 ♠ to play. E/W lose three Spades, two Diamonds, and a Club with accurate defense. South's best lead is the ♥ 10.

Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	9
♥	A K 7
♦	K 7 5 4 3
♣	9 7 3 2

♠	A Q 8 7
♥	J 10 4 3 2
♦	10 9 6
♣	6

N
W		E
S

♠	6 4 3
♥	Q 9 6
♦	A 8 2
♣	K 10 8 5

♠	K J 10 5 2
♥	8 5
♦	Q J
♣	A Q J 4

N 4♦; NS 4♣; NS 2♠; S 3♦; NS 1N; NS 1♥; Par +130

West	North	East	South
			1 ♠
Pass	1 NT1	Pass	2 ♣
Pass	3 ♣2	Pass	Pass
Pass

Forcing
Invitational hand with 4+ Clubs

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	3	600		11.00	0.00	10-Singerman-Spiegel	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen
2 ♥×	W	−2	500		10.00	1.00	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	10-Morgan-Morgan
2 NT	N	3	150		9.00	2.00	4-Polk-Pierce	4-Tedrick-Pretz
1 NT	N	2	120		8.00	3.00	12-Oblinger-Murdock	6-McCarthy-Diers
3 ♣	S	3	110		5.50	5.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	12-Cushman-Petersen
2 ♠	S	2	110		5.50	5.50	3-De Roos-Page	2-Burns-Jung
3 ♣	S	3	110		5.50	5.50	7-Gupta-Mehta	9-Kammer-Zimmer
3 ♣	S	3	110		5.50	5.50	8-Vanstone-Gibler	11-Cook-Campbell
3 NT	N	−1		100	2.00	9.00	2-Pollack-Pollack	14-Jervis-Lindeman
3 NT	N	−1		100	2.00	9.00	9-Elliott-Runda	13-Kehoe-Stanley
3 NT	N	−1		100	2.00	9.00	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	3-Brown-Temples
3 NT	N	−2		200	0.00	11.00	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	8-Felson-Brown

Some N/S pairs will try to play in 3 NT with little success on a Heart lead. In Clubs, N/S lose one Spade, one Diamond, and one Club. The ♥ J will be a popular lead.

Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	Q J 9
♥	K Q 6 2
♦	J 7
♣	K 10 7 3

♠	A K 10 4 2
♥	5
♦	Q 3 2
♣	A Q J 9

N
W		E
S

♠	7 6 3
♥	A 8 7 3
♦	A K 10 5
♣	8 4

♠	8 5
♥	J 10 9 4
♦	9 8 6 4
♣	6 5 2

EW 5♠; EW 3N; EW 5♦; EW 2♥; EW 3♣; Par −450

West	North	East	South
1 ♠	Pass	1 NT1	Pass
2 ♣2	Pass	3 ♠3	Pass
4 ♠	Pass	Pass	Pass

Forcing
Natural and wide-ranging showing 11-18 HCP
A 3-card limit raise in Spades

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 NT	E	−1	50		11.00	0.00	9-Elliott-Runda	13-Kehoe-Stanley
3 NT	W	3		400	9.50	1.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	14-Jervis-Lindeman
3 NT	E	3		400	9.50	1.50	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	3-Brown-Temples
4 ♠	W	4		420	7.50	3.50	7-Gupta-Mehta	9-Kammer-Zimmer
4 ♠	W	4		420	7.50	3.50	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	10-Morgan-Morgan
3 NT	W	4		430	6.00	5.00	12-Oblinger-Murdock	6-McCarthy-Diers
4 ♠	W	5		450	3.00	8.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	12-Cushman-Petersen
4 ♠	W	5		450	3.00	8.00	3-De Roos-Page	2-Burns-Jung
4 ♠	W	5		450	3.00	8.00	4-Polk-Pierce	4-Tedrick-Pretz
4 ♠	W	5		450	3.00	8.00	10-Singerman-Spiegel	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen
4 ♠	W	5		450	3.00	8.00	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	8-Felson-Brown
3 NT	W	5		460	0.00	11.00	8-Vanstone-Gibler	11-Cook-Campbell

E/W lose one Spade and one Club. The ♥ K is a good lead. Trick two should be a Club finesse. There's nothing that North can return that will cause any trouble--best is another Heart, but declarer can ruff in hand, pull two rounds of trumps, and play off big cards until North ruffs. Making five.

Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A 9 4 3
♥	A K Q 6
♦	J 4 2
♣	Q 5

♠	K Q J 7 2
♥	5 3 2
♦	A K 9 7
♣	J

N
W		E
S

♠	6 5
♥	9 8 7 4
♦	10 8 5
♣	A 6 4 3

♠	10 8
♥	J 10
♦	Q 6 3
♣	K 10 9 8 7 2

NS 4♣; NS 2N; NS 1♥; Par +130

West	North	East	South
	1 NT1	Pass	2 ♠2
Dbl3	Rdbl4	Pass	3 ♣5
Pass	Pass	Pass

15 to 17
Alert, transfer to Clubs
I like Spades
I don't like Clubs, but I have 4+ Spades
Stop this nonsense, Clubs it is

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠×	E	−2	500		11.00	0.00	8-Vanstone-Gibler	10-Morgan-Morgan
3 ♠	W	−3	300		10.00	1.00	10-Singerman-Spiegel	14-Jervis-Lindeman
3 ♠	W	−2	200		9.00	2.00	5-Lin-Hubka	5-Brendamour-Fisher
1 NT	N	4	180		8.00	3.00	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	9-Kammer-Zimmer
3 ♣	N	4	130		6.50	4.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	13-Kehoe-Stanley
3 ♣	N	4	130		6.50	4.50	3-De Roos-Page	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen
3 ♣	S	3	110		4.50	6.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	11-Cook-Campbell
3 ♣	S	3	110		4.50	6.50	12-Oblinger-Murdock	4-Tedrick-Pretz
2 ♠	W	−1	100		2.00	9.00	4-Polk-Pierce	3-Brown-Temples
2 ♠	W	−1	100		2.00	9.00	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	2-Burns-Jung
2 ♠	W	−1	100		2.00	9.00	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	7-Waak-Mather
3 ♦	N	−3		150	0.00	11.00	9-Elliott-Runda	12-Cushman-Petersen

If you open 1 NT, and your RHO doubles your partner's transfer bid, it is often a good idea to redouble with 4+ cards in the artificial suit and no better bid. Again, the vulnerability keeps E/W from competing higher. N/S lose two Diamonds and one Club (the Spade loser goes away on the Hearts).

Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	A 8 6
♥	J 8 7 6 3
♦	7 6
♣	6 3 2

♠	J 7
♥	Q 5 4
♦	A 5
♣	A K Q 10 9 7

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 10 2
♥	K 10 9 2
♦	K 10 8 2
♣	8 5

♠	K 9 5 4 3
♥	A
♦	Q J 9 4 3
♣	J 4

EW 4N; EW 3♥; EW 3♣; NS 1♠; EW 1♦; Par −630

West	North	East	South
		Pass	1 ♠
2 ♣	Pass	Pass	2 ♦
3 ♣	Pass	3 NT	Pass
Pass	Pass

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	E	−1	100		11.00	0.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	11-Cook-Campbell
3 ♣	W	3		110	10.00	1.00	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	9-Kammer-Zimmer
3 ♣	W	4		130	6.50	4.50	3-De Roos-Page	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen
3 ♣	W	4		130	6.50	4.50	4-Polk-Pierce	3-Brown-Temples
4 ♣	E	4		130	6.50	4.50	8-Vanstone-Gibler	10-Morgan-Morgan
3 ♣	W	4		130	6.50	4.50	9-Elliott-Runda	12-Cushman-Petersen
3 ♣	W	4		130	6.50	4.50	10-Singerman-Spiegel	14-Jervis-Lindeman
3 ♣	W	4		130	6.50	4.50	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	7-Waak-Mather
3 ♣	W	5		150	3.00	8.00	2-Pollack-Pollack	13-Kehoe-Stanley
3 ♠	S	−2		200	2.00	9.00	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	2-Burns-Jung
3 NT	E	4		630	1.00	10.00	12-Oblinger-Murdock	4-Tedrick-Pretz
3 NT	E	5		660	0.00	11.00	5-Lin-Hubka	5-Brendamour-Fisher

West is showing a strong hand with running Clubs on the auction, so East has an easy raise to 3 NT with their strong side suits. E/W take six Club tricks, two Diamond tricks, a Heart, and a Spade. South should have kept quiet about their Diamond suit. Crap.

Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	10 3 2
♥	10 5 3
♦	Q 8 3
♣	Q 10 9 7

♠	K J 9 7 5
♥	K J 6 4
♦	7 6 5
♣	5

N
W		E
S

♠	Q
♥	A Q 9
♦	A K 9 2
♣	A K J 8 4

♠	A 8 6 4
♥	8 7 2
♦	J 10 4
♣	6 3 2

EW 6N; EW 6♠; EW 6♥; EW 5♦; EW 5♣; Par −990

West	North	East	South
			Pass
Pass	Pass	2 ♣1	Pass
2 ♦2	Pass	2 NT3	Pass
3 NT4	Pass	Pass	Pass

Still trying to figure out what their rebid will be
Game forcing, an Ace, King, or two Queens
Figured it out
Alert, showing five Spades and four Hearts

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 NT	E	−1	50		11.00	0.00	10-Singerman-Spiegel	13-Kehoe-Stanley
3 NT	E	3		400	10.00	1.00	6-Roark-Koster	6-McCarthy-Diers
3 NT	E	4		430	7.50	3.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	10-Morgan-Morgan
3 NT	E	4		430	7.50	3.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	12-Cushman-Petersen
3 NT	E	4		430	7.50	3.50	9-Elliott-Runda	11-Cook-Campbell
3 NT	E	4		430	7.50	3.50	12-Oblinger-Murdock	3-Brown-Temples
3 NT	E	5		460	4.00	7.00	3-De Roos-Page	14-Jervis-Lindeman
3 NT	E	5		460	4.00	7.00	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen
3 NT	E	5		460	4.00	7.00	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	5-Brendamour-Fisher
3 NT	E	6		490	1.00	10.00	4-Polk-Pierce	2-Burns-Jung
3 NT	E	6		490	1.00	10.00	5-Lin-Hubka	4-Tedrick-Pretz
3 NT	E	6		490	1.00	10.00	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	8-Felson-Brown

While 6 NT makes, it's a bad contract. Declarer will need the ♠T to fall and successfully finesse for the ♣ Q--too much to ask for. A bit of explanation on the auction:

A difficult hand to bid after partner opens 2 NT (or rebids 2 NT after a 2 ♣ opening) is one with five Spades and four Hearts. A lot of players use 3 NT as Flip-Flop Flannery to show this hand. East, holding fewer than three Spades and fewer than four Hearts, has an easy pass.

Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A K 5 3
♥	J 9 7
♦	A K 2
♣	A J 2

♠	9 7
♥	Q 10 5
♦	Q 8 3
♣	K Q 10 9 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 10 4
♥	A K 4
♦	6 4
♣	8 7 6 4

♠	8 6 2
♥	8 6 3 2
♦	J 10 9 7 5
♣	5

NS 2♠; W 1N; NS 2♦; NS 1♥; EW 1♣; Par +100: W 2N×−1

West	North	East	South
Pass	2 NT	Pass	3 ♣1
Pass	3 ♦2	Pass	Pass3
Pass

Puppet Stayman
Alert, no 5-card major but one or more 4-card majors
Phew

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 ♠	N	2	110		11.00	0.00	10-Singerman-Spiegel	13-Kehoe-Stanley
2 ♠	E	−2	100		10.00	1.00	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen
2 NT	N	−1		100	9.00	2.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	10-Morgan-Morgan
2 NT	N	−2		200	4.50	6.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	12-Cushman-Petersen
2 NT	N	−2		200	4.50	6.50	3-De Roos-Page	14-Jervis-Lindeman
2 NT	N	−2		200	4.50	6.50	4-Polk-Pierce	2-Burns-Jung
2 NT	N	−2		200	4.50	6.50	6-Roark-Koster	6-McCarthy-Diers
5 ♦	S	−2		200	4.50	6.50	9-Elliott-Runda	11-Cook-Campbell
2 NT	N	−2		200	4.50	6.50	12-Oblinger-Murdock	3-Brown-Temples
2 NT	N	−2		200	4.50	6.50	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	5-Brendamour-Fisher
3 NT	N	−2		200	4.50	6.50	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	8-Felson-Brown
2 NT	N	−3		300	0.00	11.00	5-Lin-Hubka	4-Tedrick-Pretz

South is praying that partner has a 4-card major and will bid 3 ♦ in response to Puppet Stayman, and for once it actually works. 2 NT would be down at least two and possibly three. 3 ♦ is down only one. N/S lose one Spade, three Hearts, and either a Club or a trump or a 2nd Spade (one of those three).

Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 7 5 4 3
♥	A 8 3
♦	A 9 6 3
♣	10

♠	K J 9 8
♥	9 5
♦	Q 10 8
♣	J 9 7 4

N
W		E
S

♠	10 6
♥	K 10 2
♦	J 5 4
♣	A Q 8 6 5

♠	A 2
♥	Q J 7 6 4
♦	K 7 2
♣	K 3 2

NS 3♥; NS 2N; NS 2♠; NS 3♦; EW 2♣; Par +140

West	North	East	South
	Pass	Pass	1 ♥
Pass	2 ♣1	Dbl2	2 ♦3
Pass	3 ♣4	Dbl5	3 ♥
Pass	Pass	Pass

Drury showing a 3- or 4-card limit raise for Hearts
Please lead a Club
Alert, asking for more information
Alert, singleton Club and 3-card Heart support
In case you missed the last double

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	S	4	170		11.00	0.00	7-Gupta-Mehta	7-Waak-Mather
3 ♥	S	3	140		7.50	3.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	9-Kammer-Zimmer
2 ♥	S	3	140		7.50	3.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	11-Cook-Campbell
3 ♥	S	3	140		7.50	3.50	4-Polk-Pierce	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen
2 ♥	S	3	140		7.50	3.50	5-Lin-Hubka	3-Brown-Temples
3 ♥	S	3	140		7.50	3.50	10-Singerman-Spiegel	12-Cushman-Petersen
3 ♥	S	3	140		7.50	3.50	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	4-Tedrick-Pretz
4 ♥	S	−1		100	3.50	7.50	3-De Roos-Page	13-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♥	S	−1		100	3.50	7.50	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	6-McCarthy-Diers
4 ♥	S	−2		200	1.50	9.50	6-Roark-Koster	5-Brendamour-Fisher
3 ♥×	S	−1		200	1.50	9.50	12-Oblinger-Murdock	2-Burns-Jung
3 NT	S	−3		300	0.00	11.00	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	14-Jervis-Lindeman

South doesn't have enough to go to game opposite 3-card Heart support. N/S lose a trick in each suit. I wonder what West should lead . . .

Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	4
♥	A J 9 6 4
♦	J 10 6
♣	10 5 3 2

♠	K J
♥	K Q 7 3
♦	A 9 7 3
♣	8 7 4

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 10 9 6 2
♥	5
♦	K Q 5 2
♣	A K 6

♠	A 8 7 5 3
♥	10 8 2
♦	8 4
♣	Q J 9

EW 4♠; EW 3N; EW 4♦; W 2♣; E 1♣; Par −420

West	North	East	South
		1 ♠	Pass
2 ♦	Pass	3 ♦	Pass
3 ♥	Pass	3 NT	Pass
Pass	Pass

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	−1	50		10.50	0.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	9-Kammer-Zimmer
3 NT	W	−1	50		10.50	0.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	11-Cook-Campbell
4 ♦	W	4		130	9.00	2.00	7-Gupta-Mehta	7-Waak-Mather
3 NT	W	4		430	6.50	4.50	3-De Roos-Page	13-Kehoe-Stanley
3 NT	E	4		430	6.50	4.50	4-Polk-Pierce	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen
3 NT	E	4		430	6.50	4.50	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	14-Jervis-Lindeman
3 NT	E	4		430	6.50	4.50	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	6-McCarthy-Diers
4 ♠	E	5		450	4.00	7.00	6-Roark-Koster	5-Brendamour-Fisher
3 NT	W	5		460	1.50	9.50	5-Lin-Hubka	3-Brown-Temples
3 NT	W	5		460	1.50	9.50	10-Singerman-Spiegel	12-Cushman-Petersen
3 NT	E	5		460	1.50	9.50	12-Oblinger-Murdock	2-Burns-Jung
3 NT	E	5		460	1.50	9.50	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	4-Tedrick-Pretz

An immediate raise of partner's 2-level minor suit bid should show 4+ card support. West bids 3 ♥ to allow partner to show a sixth Spade if they have one, but East is happy to bid 3 NT with their strong Clubs. South should find the Heart lead on the auction, but many South's will lead something else, and E/W will romp home with 10 or 11 tricks (four Spades, four Diamonds, two Clubs, and possibly a Heart). The ♥T is a devastating lead, and declarer has to duck three times to kill the North hand.

Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	3 2
♥	A K 3 2
♦	A Q J 3
♣	J 7 2

♠	A J 10 9 7
♥	9 8 5
♦	K 7
♣	10 9 5

N
W		E
S

♠	8 5
♥	10 7 6
♦	10 8 6 4 2
♣	A K 4

♠	K Q 6 4
♥	Q J 4
♦	9 5
♣	Q 8 6 3

NS 4♥; NS 3N; NS 3♣; NS 2♦; NS 1♠; Par +620

West	North	East	South
			Pass
Pass	1 NT1	Pass	3 ♣2
Pass	3 ♦3	Pass	3 ♥4
Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

15 to 17
Five-card Stayman, asking for a 5-card major
No 5-card major, says nothing about a 4-card major
Alert, 3-card Heart suit and 4-card Spade suit

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	3	600		10.50	0.50	12-Oblinger-Murdock	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen
3 NT	N	3	600		10.50	0.50	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	3-Brown-Temples
2 NT	N	2	120		7.50	3.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	10-Morgan-Morgan
2 NT	N	2	120		7.50	3.50	3-De Roos-Page	12-Cushman-Petersen
1 NT	N	2	120		7.50	3.50	7-Gupta-Mehta	6-McCarthy-Diers
2 NT	N	2	120		7.50	3.50	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	13-Kehoe-Stanley
3 NT	N	−1		100	2.50	8.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	7-Waak-Mather
3 NT	N	−1		100	2.50	8.50	4-Polk-Pierce	14-Jervis-Lindeman
3 NT	N	−1		100	2.50	8.50	5-Lin-Hubka	2-Burns-Jung
3 NT	N	−1		100	2.50	8.50	6-Roark-Koster	4-Tedrick-Pretz
3 NT	N	−1		100	2.50	8.50	8-Vanstone-Gibler	8-Felson-Brown
3 NT	N	−1		100	2.50	8.50	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	5-Brendamour-Fisher

Although N/S can make 4 ♥, it's not possible to find that contract. N/S take four Heart tricks, three Diamond tricks, one Spade, and one Club. Clubs is a "frozen suit," meaning whoever breaks Clubs is giving up a trick. The ♠ 8 would be a very good lead.

Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	8 7 5 4 2
♥	Q 5 4
♦	A 10 7 5
♣	8

♠	A Q J 9
♥	A J 8
♦	9 3
♣	A 6 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K 3
♥	K 10 9 7
♦	Q J 6 4 2
♣	7 4

♠	10 6
♥	6 3 2
♦	K 8
♣	K Q J 10 9 2

EW 4♥; EW 3N; EW 3♠; EW 3♦; NS 1♣; Par −620

West	North	East	South
1 NT1	Pass	2 ♣	Dbl2
2 ♠	Pass	2 NT3	Pass
3 ♥4	Pass	4 ♥	Pass
Pass	Pass

15 to 17
Please lead a Club because I have oodles
Alert, may or may not have a 4-card major
Beautiful bid!! West shows strong 3-card Heart suit

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	−1	100		9.50	1.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	7-Waak-Mather
4 ♠	W	−1	100		9.50	1.50	7-Gupta-Mehta	6-McCarthy-Diers
4 ♥	E	−1	100		9.50	1.50	12-Oblinger-Murdock	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen
3 NT	W	−1	100		9.50	1.50	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	3-Brown-Temples
2 NT	W	2		120	7.00	4.00	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	5-Brendamour-Fisher
2 NT	W	3		150	5.50	5.50	5-Lin-Hubka	2-Burns-Jung
2 NT	W	3		150	5.50	5.50	6-Roark-Koster	4-Tedrick-Pretz
2 NT	W	4		180	4.00	7.00	3-De Roos-Page	12-Cushman-Petersen
3 NT	W	3		600	1.50	9.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	10-Morgan-Morgan
3 NT	W	3		600	1.50	9.50	4-Polk-Pierce	14-Jervis-Lindeman
3 NT	W	3		600	1.50	9.50	8-Vanstone-Gibler	8-Felson-Brown
3 NT	W	3		600	1.50	9.50	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	13-Kehoe-Stanley

Any West who sneaks in a 3 ♥ bid after partner's 2 NT should be applauded. East knows that West doesn't have four Hearts (they bid 2 ♠), so West can accept the invitation to 3 NT while at the same time offering to play in the Moysian (4-3) fit. Sweet. North will lead their stiff Club.

Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	K
♥	Q 8 6
♦	8 6 5 3 2
♣	J 7 6 3

♠	A J 10 5
♥	A J 10 5 4
♦	A Q
♣	5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 9 7 3
♥	K 9 7 3
♦	10
♣	Q 10 9 8

♠	8 6 4 2
♥	2
♦	K J 9 7 4
♣	A K 2

EW 5N; EW 5♠; EW 5♥; NS 2♦; EW 2♣; Par −460

West	North	East	South
	Pass	Pass	1 ♦
1 ♥	Pass	2 ♥	Pass
2 ♠1	Pass	4 ♥2	Pass
Pass	Pass

Kokish Game Try, asking where East can help
East can help everywhere

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	W	−1	50		8.00	3.00	2-Pollack-Pollack	8-Felson-Brown
4 ♥	W	−1	50		8.00	3.00	4-Polk-Pierce	13-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♥	W	−1	50		8.00	3.00	6-Roark-Koster	3-Brown-Temples
4 ♥	W	−1	50		8.00	3.00	7-Gupta-Mehta	5-Brendamour-Fisher
4 ♥	W	−1	50		8.00	3.00	8-Vanstone-Gibler	7-Waak-Mather
4 ♥	W	−1	50		8.00	3.00	12-Oblinger-Murdock	14-Jervis-Lindeman
4 ♥	W	−1	50		8.00	3.00	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	4-Tedrick-Pretz
2 ♥	W	3		140	4.00	7.00	3-De Roos-Page	11-Cook-Campbell
4 ♥	W	4		420	1.50	9.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	6-McCarthy-Diers
4 ♥	W	4		420	1.50	9.50	5-Lin-Hubka	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen
4 ♥	W	4		420	1.50	9.50	9-Elliott-Runda	9-Kammer-Zimmer
4 ♥	W	4		420	1.50	9.50	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	2-Burns-Jung

East will respond positively to any sort of game try that West makes. E/W lose two Clubs, and possibly one Spade and one Heart when they place the ♠ K and ♥ Q in the South hand. Stupid game. North will lead the ♦ 6 (MUD).

Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K J 6 5
♥	A 10 9 7 4
♦	Q 10 9
♣	4

♠	Q 9 8 3
♥	J 2
♦	A K J 8
♣	Q 10 7

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10 2
♥	Q 5
♦	5 4 3
♣	A 9 6 5 2

♠	7 4
♥	K 8 6 3
♦	7 6 2
♣	K J 8 3

NS 3♥; NS 1N; EW 1♠; EW 1♦; EW 1♣; Par +140

West	North	East	South
		Pass	Pass
1 ♦	1 ♥	2 ♣	2 ♥
Pass	Pass	Pass

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥×	N	3	730		11.00	0.00	3-De Roos-Page	11-Cook-Campbell
4 ♣	E	−3	150		10.00	1.00	9-Elliott-Runda	9-Kammer-Zimmer
3 ♥	N	3	140		7.00	4.00	2-Pollack-Pollack	8-Felson-Brown
3 ♥	N	3	140		7.00	4.00	6-Roark-Koster	3-Brown-Temples
3 ♥	N	3	140		7.00	4.00	7-Gupta-Mehta	5-Brendamour-Fisher
2 ♥	N	3	140		7.00	4.00	12-Oblinger-Murdock	14-Jervis-Lindeman
2 ♥	N	3	140		7.00	4.00	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	4-Tedrick-Pretz
2 ♥	N	2	110		4.00	7.00	4-Polk-Pierce	13-Kehoe-Stanley
3 ♠	E	−2	100		2.00	9.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	6-McCarthy-Diers
4 ♣	E	−2	100		2.00	9.00	5-Lin-Hubka	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen
3 ♠	W	−2	100		2.00	9.00	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	2-Burns-Jung
2 ♣	E	−1	50		0.00	11.00	8-Vanstone-Gibler	7-Waak-Mather

Straight forward auction. N/S have a 9-card fit, and E/W don't. So there. N/S lose one Spade, two Diamonds, and a Club. The ♦ 4 would be a good choice of lead (MUD).

Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A 9 8
♥	K 4 2
♦	A K 10 5
♣	A 3 2

♠	Q 10 7 3 2
♥	10 9 3
♦	9 3
♣	10 9 5

N
W		E
S

♠	K J 4
♥	J 6
♦	8 7 2
♣	Q 8 7 6 4

♠	6 5
♥	A Q 8 7 5
♦	Q J 6 4
♣	K J

NS 7N; NS 7♥; NS 7♦; NS 3♠; NS 3♣; Par +1520

West	North	East	South
			1 ♥
Pass	2 ♦	Pass	3 ♦
Pass	3 ♥	Pass	4 ♣1
Pass	4 NT2	Pass	5 ♣3
Pass	5 ♦4	Pass	6 ♣5
Pass	6 NT6	Pass	Pass
Pass

Courtesy control bid showing 1st or 2nd round control
1430 RKC Blackwood
One or four keycards
Do you have the Queen of Hearts?
Yes, and I have the King of Clubs
No reason to be in Hearts with 3433 shape

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♥	S	7	1010		11.00	0.00	7-Gupta-Mehta	4-Tedrick-Pretz
6 NT	S	6	990		10.00	1.00	6-Roark-Koster	2-Burns-Jung
6 ♥	S	6	980		6.50	4.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	5-Brendamour-Fisher
6 ♥	S	6	980		6.50	4.50	3-De Roos-Page	9-Kammer-Zimmer
6 ♥	S	6	980		6.50	4.50	5-Lin-Hubka	14-Jervis-Lindeman
6 ♥	S	6	980		6.50	4.50	9-Elliott-Runda	8-Felson-Brown
6 ♥	S	6	980		6.50	4.50	10-Singerman-Spiegel	10-Morgan-Morgan
6 ♥	S	6	980		6.50	4.50	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	3-Brown-Temples
6 ♦	N	7	940		3.00	8.00	2-Pollack-Pollack	7-Waak-Mather
4 ♥	S	6	480		1.50	9.50	4-Polk-Pierce	12-Cushman-Petersen
4 ♥	S	6	480		1.50	9.50	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen
7 ♥	S	−1		50	0.00	11.00	8-Vanstone-Gibler	6-McCarthy-Diers

N/S have a painless auction to get to the 6 NT slam. If North had a doubleton in a side suit, then placing the contract in 6 ♥ might be okay, but 6 NT is by far the better contract at Matchpoints. N/S take one Spade trick, five Heart tricks, four Diamond tricks, and two Club tricks. The ♦ 7 would be a reasonable lead. If E/W lead a Spade, N/S will probably be content with 12 tricks. On a Diamond lead, it can't hurt for North to take the Club finesse for an overtrick.

Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	A Q
♥	A 10 8 6 5 3
♦	9 7 3
♣	Q 2

♠	K 5
♥	Q 4 2
♦	A K 8 2
♣	10 8 6 3

N
W		E
S

♠	6 4 2
♥	K 7
♦	Q J 6 5 4
♣	9 7 4

♠	J 10 9 8 7 3
♥	J 9
♦	10
♣	A K J 5

NS 5♠; NS 4♥; NS 2N; NS 3♣; EW 1♦; Par +650

West	North	East	South
1 ♦	1 ♥	3 ♦1	Dbl2
Pass	3 ♥3	Pass	3 ♠4
Pass	4 ♠	Pass	Pass
Pass

Weak and preemptive
Responsive showing 4+ cards in both black suits
Showing a sixth Heart
Showing extra length in Spades

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	S	5	650		9.50	1.50	3-De Roos-Page	9-Kammer-Zimmer
4 ♥	N	5	650		9.50	1.50	6-Roark-Koster	2-Burns-Jung
4 ♠	S	5	650		9.50	1.50	7-Gupta-Mehta	4-Tedrick-Pretz
4 ♠	S	5	650		9.50	1.50	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	3-Brown-Temples
2 ♠	S	5	200		5.00	6.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	5-Brendamour-Fisher
2 ♠	S	5	200		5.00	6.00	2-Pollack-Pollack	7-Waak-Mather
3 ♠	S	5	200		5.00	6.00	4-Polk-Pierce	12-Cushman-Petersen
3 ♦	E	−2	200		5.00	6.00	5-Lin-Hubka	14-Jervis-Lindeman
3 ♠	S	5	200		5.00	6.00	9-Elliott-Runda	8-Felson-Brown
3 ♥	N	4	170		1.00	10.00	8-Vanstone-Gibler	6-McCarthy-Diers
3 ♠	S	4	170		1.00	10.00	10-Singerman-Spiegel	10-Morgan-Morgan
3 ♥	N	4	170		1.00	10.00	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen

A responsive double is a double by the Advancer after:
1) A "fit" auction by the opponents that gets no higher than 4 ♦
2) An overcall or a double by partner

In this auction, the responsive double shows 4+ cards in both black suits and the values to bid at the current level (around 10+ HCP or similar playing strength). N/S lose one Heart and one Diamond. The ♦ K would be a good lead.

Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K 9 5 3
♥	A 10 2
♦	K J 10
♣	10 8 2

♠	A 8 7
♥	9 8 6
♦	Q 4 3
♣	K Q 7 6

N
W		E
S

♠	J 6
♥	K J 4 3
♦	8 6 5 2
♣	9 5 3

♠	Q 10 4 2
♥	Q 7 5
♦	A 9 7
♣	A J 4

NS 3N; NS 3♠; S 2♥; NS 2♦; N 1♥; NS 1♣; Par +600

West	North	East	South
	Pass	Pass	1 ♣
Pass	1 ♠	Pass	2 ♠
Pass	2 NT1	Pass	3 ♥2
Pass	3 ♠3	Pass	Pass
Pass

Artificial, asking about the quality of South's Spade raise
Artificial, showing 4-card support and a minimum hand
Let's play here

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	S	4	620		11.00	0.00	4-Polk-Pierce	10-Morgan-Morgan
3 NT	N	3	600		10.00	1.00	9-Elliott-Runda	7-Waak-Mather
3 ♠	N	3	140		8.00	3.00	2-Pollack-Pollack	6-McCarthy-Diers
3 ♠	N	3	140		8.00	3.00	8-Vanstone-Gibler	5-Brendamour-Fisher
1 ♠	N	3	140		8.00	3.00	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	11-Cook-Campbell
3 ♠	N	−1		100	3.50	7.50	3-De Roos-Page	8-Felson-Brown
2 ♠	N	−1		100	3.50	7.50	5-Lin-Hubka	13-Kehoe-Stanley
3 ♠	N	−1		100	3.50	7.50	6-Roark-Koster	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen
4 ♠	N	−1		100	3.50	7.50	7-Gupta-Mehta	3-Brown-Temples
4 ♠	N	−1		100	3.50	7.50	10-Singerman-Spiegel	9-Kammer-Zimmer
3 NT	N	−1		100	3.50	7.50	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	2-Burns-Jung
4 ♠	N	−2		200	0.00	11.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	4-Tedrick-Pretz

It will be difficult for N/S to find 3 NT once the Spade fit is found, but some might give it a try. More likely, N/S will overbid to 4 ♠ and go down one. N/S lose one Spade, one Heart, and two Clubs. ♠ J is a reasonable lead, although the ♣ 5 would be better (hard to find). West might get endplayed when the opening lead isn't a Club.

Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A J 9 8 7 6
♥	10 6 3
♦	8
♣	10 9 3

♠	—
♥	9 8 5 4
♦	A K 10 9 6 3
♣	Q 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 10
♥	A K J 2
♦	7 5 4
♣	A J 8 7

♠	K 5 4 3 2
♥	Q 7
♦	Q J 2
♣	K 6 2

EW 6♥; EW 6♦; EW 5♣; NS 2♠; EW 1N; Par −800: NS 6♠×−4

West	North	East	South
		1 NT1	Pass
2 NT2	Pass	3 ♣3	Pass
3 ♥4	Pass	4 ♥	Pass
Pass	Pass

15 to 17
Alert, transfer to Diamonds
Alert, doesn't hold Axx, Kxx, Qxx, or any four Diamonds
4-card Heart suit as well and game-going values

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	−4	400		11.00	0.00	4-Polk-Pierce	10-Morgan-Morgan
3 NT	E	−3	300		9.50	1.50	10-Singerman-Spiegel	9-Kammer-Zimmer
2 NT	E	−3	300		9.50	1.50	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	2-Burns-Jung
6 ♥×	E	−1	200		8.00	3.00	7-Gupta-Mehta	3-Brown-Temples
3 ♠	S	3	140		7.00	4.00	9-Elliott-Runda	7-Waak-Mather
4 ♠	S	−1		50	6.00	5.00	6-Roark-Koster	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen
4 ♠×	N	−1		100	4.50	6.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	4-Tedrick-Pretz
4 ♠×	S	−1		100	4.50	6.50	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	11-Cook-Campbell
4 ♠×	S	−2		300	2.50	8.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	6-McCarthy-Diers
5 ♠×	N	−2		300	2.50	8.50	3-De Roos-Page	8-Felson-Brown
4 ♥	W	4		620	1.00	10.00	5-Lin-Hubka	13-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♥	E	5		650	0.00	11.00	8-Vanstone-Gibler	5-Brendamour-Fisher

With a 4-card major, a 6-card minor, and game-going values, transfer to the minor suit first and then show your 4-card major (talk this over with your partner). With a weak hand (less than invitational values), bid Stayman first, and if you don't find a 4-4 major suit fit, bid your minor at the three level to play. E/W will probably lose a Heart, a Diamond, and a Club, although as you can see in the diagram, 12 tricks are there for the taking. The ♠ 3 is a reasonable lead on the auction (i.e., don't lead a Heart, a Diamond, or a Club).

Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	K 5
♥	A Q J 8 2
♦	K 8 4
♣	J 5 4

♠	10 9 8
♥	9 4 3
♦	10 9 7 3 2
♣	K Q

N
W		E
S

♠	A 7 6 4 3 2
♥	K
♦	A 6
♣	A 10 9 3

♠	Q J
♥	10 7 6 5
♦	Q J 5
♣	8 7 6 2

EW 4♠; NS 2♥; EW 2♦; EW 1♣; Par −620

West	North	East	South
			Pass
Pass	1 NT1	Dbl2	Pass
2 ♣3	2 ♥4	2 ♠5	3 ♥
3 ♠	Pass	Pass	Pass

15 to 17
Single-suited hand
Forced bid
Showing a fifth Heart
Single suit is Spades

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	N	−1		100	10.00	1.00	4-Polk-Pierce	9-Kammer-Zimmer
3 ♥	N	−1		100	10.00	1.00	6-Roark-Koster	14-Jervis-Lindeman
3 ♥	N	−1		100	10.00	1.00	7-Gupta-Mehta	2-Burns-Jung
3 ♠	E	4		170	4.50	6.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	3-Brown-Temples
3 ♠	E	4		170	4.50	6.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	5-Brendamour-Fisher
2 ♠	E	4		170	4.50	6.50	3-De Roos-Page	7-Waak-Mather
2 ♠	E	4		170	4.50	6.50	5-Lin-Hubka	11-Cook-Campbell
3 ♠	E	4		170	4.50	6.50	8-Vanstone-Gibler	4-Tedrick-Pretz
2 ♠	E	4		170	4.50	6.50	9-Elliott-Runda	6-McCarthy-Diers
3 ♠	E	4		170	4.50	6.50	10-Singerman-Spiegel	8-Felson-Brown
3 ♠	E	4		170	4.50	6.50	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	10-Morgan-Morgan
2 ♠	E	5		200	0.00	11.00	12-Oblinger-Murdock	12-Cushman-Petersen

E/W should not get to game although it makes. E/W lose one Spade, one Heart, and one Diamond. South will most likely lead the ♥ 5, and North should return the ♦ 4.

Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	5
♥	Q 6 4
♦	J 9 8 4 3
♣	K 5 3 2

♠	A Q 4 3 2
♥	J 10 7 3
♦	K 7 2
♣	10

N
W		E
S

♠	K 10 9 8 7
♥	K 9 5
♦	A 10
♣	8 7 4

♠	J 6
♥	A 8 2
♦	Q 6 5
♣	A Q J 9 6

EW 5♠; EW 3♥; EW 1N; NS 2♣; NS 1♦; Par −450

West	North	East	South
Pass	Pass	1 ♠	2 ♣
4 ♣1	Dbl	Pass	Pass
4 ♠	Pass	Pass	Pass2

Showing Club shortness, 4+ Spades, and a limit raise
Easy 5 ♣ bid if E/W were vulnerable but not here

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	S	−1		50	11.00	0.00	2-Pollack-Pollack	5-Brendamour-Fisher
5 ♣	S	−3		150	10.00	1.00	9-Elliott-Runda	6-McCarthy-Diers
3 ♠	W	5		200	8.50	2.50	5-Lin-Hubka	11-Cook-Campbell
3 ♠	W	5		200	8.50	2.50	10-Singerman-Spiegel	8-Felson-Brown
4 ♠	W	4		420	6.50	4.50	7-Gupta-Mehta	2-Burns-Jung
4 ♠	E	4		420	6.50	4.50	8-Vanstone-Gibler	4-Tedrick-Pretz
4 ♠	W	5		450	2.50	8.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	3-Brown-Temples
4 ♠	E	5		450	2.50	8.50	3-De Roos-Page	7-Waak-Mather
4 ♠	E	5		450	2.50	8.50	4-Polk-Pierce	9-Kammer-Zimmer
4 ♠	W	5		450	2.50	8.50	6-Roark-Koster	14-Jervis-Lindeman
4 ♠	W	5		450	2.50	8.50	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	10-Morgan-Morgan
4 ♠	E	5		450	2.50	8.50	12-Oblinger-Murdock	12-Cushman-Petersen

E/W are in a "forcing" auction after West's 4 ♣ splinter bid. That means that N/S will not be allowed to play the contract undoubled. If North bids 5 ♣, East should double to show two or more fast Club losers. 5 ♣ is down three if E/W can navigate the Diamond ruff. South will probably lead the ♣ A on the auction. The only other trick they'll get will be the ♥ A.

Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K Q 4 3
♥	K 2
♦	A J 4 3
♣	K 8 7

♠	9 7
♥	9 8 6 5
♦	Q 10 7
♣	A 10 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10 8
♥	10 3
♦	K 9 8
♣	Q J 6 4 2

♠	J 6 5 2
♥	A Q J 7 4
♦	6 5 2
♣	9

NS 3♠; NS 3♥; NS 2N; NS 2♦; EW 2♣; Par +140

West	North	East	South
	1 NT1	Pass	2 ♣
Pass	2 ♠	Pass	3 ♠
Pass	Pass	Pass

15 to 17

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	N	5	450		9.50	1.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	4-Tedrick-Pretz
4 ♠	N	5	450		9.50	1.50	5-Lin-Hubka	10-Morgan-Morgan
4 ♠	N	5	450		9.50	1.50	7-Gupta-Mehta	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen
4 ♠	N	5	450		9.50	1.50	8-Vanstone-Gibler	3-Brown-Temples
4 ♠	N	4	420		6.00	5.00	6-Roark-Koster	12-Cushman-Petersen
4 ♠	N	4	420		6.00	5.00	10-Singerman-Spiegel	7-Waak-Mather
4 ♠	N	4	420		6.00	5.00	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	13-Kehoe-Stanley
2 ♥	N	4	170		4.00	7.00	4-Polk-Pierce	8-Felson-Brown
4 ♥	N	−1		50	1.50	9.50	3-De Roos-Page	6-McCarthy-Diers
3 NT	N	−1		50	1.50	9.50	9-Elliott-Runda	5-Brendamour-Fisher
3 NT	N	−1		50	1.50	9.50	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	9-Kammer-Zimmer
3 NT	N	−1		50	1.50	9.50	12-Oblinger-Murdock	11-Cook-Campbell

North will decline the invitation to 4 ♠ based on their pitiful spot cards. At IMPS (a Swiss team event) North should bid game. Many N/S pairs will make four when E/W don't find the Diamond lead (hard to find). On a Diamond lead, N/S lose two Diamonds, one Spade, and one Club. On the likely lead of the ♣ Q, declarer will be able to pitch a small Diamond from dummy on the ♣ K, making four.

Board 26
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	6 4
♥	K Q 9 6 2
♦	8 6 3
♣	9 3 2

♠	10 9 2
♥	4 3
♦	A 9 7 5 4 2
♣	K Q

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 8 7
♥	5
♦	K Q 10
♣	J 10 7 6 5

♠	Q J 5 3
♥	A J 10 8 7
♦	J
♣	A 8 4

EW 5♦; EW 3♠; EW 4♣; NS 2♥; EW 1N; Par −600

West	North	East	South
		1 ♣	1 ♥
2 ♦	3 ♥1	3 ♠	Pass
4 ♦	Pass	5 ♦	Pass
Pass	Pass

Weak and preemptive

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	E	−3	300		11.00	0.00	8-Vanstone-Gibler	3-Brown-Temples
5 ♦×	E	−1	200		10.00	1.00	10-Singerman-Spiegel	7-Waak-Mather
3 ♥	N	4	170		9.00	2.00	2-Pollack-Pollack	4-Tedrick-Pretz
3 ♥	S	3	140		7.00	4.00	7-Gupta-Mehta	1-Hoffman-Terbrueggen
3 ♥	S	3	140		7.00	4.00	9-Elliott-Runda	5-Brendamour-Fisher
3 ♥	S	3	140		7.00	4.00	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	9-Kammer-Zimmer
3 ♣	E	3		110	5.00	6.00	3-De Roos-Page	6-McCarthy-Diers
4 ♦	W	4		130	4.00	7.00	4-Polk-Pierce	8-Felson-Brown
3 ♦	W	5		150	3.00	8.00	12-Oblinger-Murdock	11-Cook-Campbell
4 ♥×	S	−1		200	1.50	9.50	5-Lin-Hubka	10-Morgan-Morgan
4 ♥	S	−2		200	1.50	9.50	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	13-Kehoe-Stanley
5 ♦	W	6		620	0.00	11.00	6-Roark-Koster	12-Cushman-Petersen

E/W do well to reach the Diamond game. E/W lose one Heart and one Club, pitching their Spade loser on the long Clubs. The ♥ K looks like the best opening lead.

Board 27
South Deals
None Vul

♠	10 5
♥	J 8 6 4 2
♦	J 10
♣	A 10 9 4

♠	7 4 3
♥	A 9
♦	9 6 5 2
♣	K J 8 7

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 8 6 2
♥	K 7 3
♦	Q 3
♣	5 3 2

♠	A K 9
♥	Q 10 5
♦	A K 8 7 4
♣	Q 6

NS 4N; NS 4♥; NS 3♦; NS 3♣; NS 1♠; Par +430

West	North	East	South
			1 ♦
Pass	1 ♥	Pass	2 NT
Pass	3 ♣1	Pass	3 ♦2
Pass	3 ♥3	Pass	4 ♥4
Pass	Pass	Pass

Wolff Signoff, asking partner to bid 3 ♦
Forced bid
To play
South's hand is too good to pass 3 ♥

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	4	430		11.00	0.00	8-Vanstone-Gibler	2-Burns-Jung
4 ♥	N	4	420		8.50	2.50	9-Elliott-Runda	4-Tedrick-Pretz
4 ♥	N	4	420		8.50	2.50	10-Singerman-Spiegel	6-McCarthy-Diers
4 ♥	N	4	420		8.50	2.50	12-Oblinger-Murdock	10-Morgan-Morgan
4 ♥	N	4	420		8.50	2.50	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	14-Jervis-Lindeman
2 NT	S	4	180		6.00	5.00	5-Lin-Hubka	9-Kammer-Zimmer
2 ♥	S	4	170		5.00	6.00	7-Gupta-Mehta	13-Kehoe-Stanley
2 NT	S	3	150		3.50	7.50	3-De Roos-Page	5-Brendamour-Fisher
3 ♠	E	−3	150		3.50	7.50	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	8-Felson-Brown
2 NT	S	2	120		2.00	9.00	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	12-Cushman-Petersen
3 NT	S	−1		50	1.00	10.00	6-Roark-Koster	11-Cook-Campbell
2 NT	S	−3		150	0.00	11.00	4-Polk-Pierce	7-Waak-Mather

3 NT would play better, but 4 ♥ is a good contract. N/S lose two Hearts and one Club. The ♠ Q will be a popular lead, and it doesn't cost a trick.

Board 28
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K J 6
♥	J 7 6 4
♦	A Q 8 6 3
♣	8

♠	A 10 7 5 4
♥	Q 5 2
♦	10
♣	A Q J 10

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 9 3 2
♥	10
♦	9 4
♣	9 7 5 4 3 2

♠	8
♥	A K 9 8 3
♦	K J 7 5 2
♣	K 6

NS 4♥; EW 3♠; NS 4♦; W 4♣; NS 2N; E 3♣; Par +100: EW 4♠×−1; W 5♣×−1

West	North	East	South
1 ♠	2 ♦	3 ♠1	4 ♥2
4 ♠3	Dbl	Pass	Pass
Pass

Weak and preemptive
South's 4 ♥ bid should show tolerance for Diamonds and a solid Heart suit
Easy bid on the vulnerability

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥×	S	4	790		11.00	0.00	11-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	8-Felson-Brown
4 ♥	S	4	620		8.00	3.00	5-Lin-Hubka	9-Kammer-Zimmer
4 ♥	S	4	620		8.00	3.00	6-Roark-Koster	11-Cook-Campbell
4 ♥	S	4	620		8.00	3.00	7-Gupta-Mehta	13-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♥	S	4	620		8.00	3.00	9-Elliott-Runda	4-Tedrick-Pretz
4 ♥	S	4	620		8.00	3.00	10-Singerman-Spiegel	6-McCarthy-Diers
5 ♣×	W	−2	300		5.00	6.00	4-Polk-Pierce	7-Waak-Mather
4 ♦	N	4	130		4.00	7.00	13-Kerstine-Kerstine	12-Cushman-Petersen
4 ♠	W	−1	50		3.00	8.00	8-Vanstone-Gibler	2-Burns-Jung
5 ♦	N	−1		100	2.00	9.00	14-Koppenhafer-Lipp	14-Jervis-Lindeman
5 ♦	N	−2		200	0.50	10.50	3-De Roos-Page	5-Brendamour-Fisher
5 ♥×	S	−1		200	0.50	10.50	12-Oblinger-Murdock	10-Morgan-Morgan

When the opponents are vulnerable, you aren't, and you find a trump fit, bid, bid, bid! Some N/S pairs will compete to the five level, but they won't be happy. E/W lose one Spade, one Heart, one Diamond, and a Club ruff. North's obvious lead is the singleton ♣ 8. West wins cheaply and leads ♠ A and another, but North hops with the ♠ K and puts a Heart on the table. South wins and gives North the ruff. Nice defense!

West	North	East	South
	Pass	1 ♦	Pass
1 ♥	Pass	1 NT	Pass
Pass	Pass

Not much to the auction. South will likely lead a small Club. E/W take two Clubs, three Spades, and two Diamonds before N/S get going. It would be a mistake for declarer to try and set up Diamonds before establishing Spades. A good rule is to look at how many winners are already established in a suit versus how many can be established. Spades - currently 0, possible 3. Diamonds - currently 2, possible 3.

West	North	East	South
		2 ♥1	2 NT2
Pass	6 NT3	Pass	Pass
Pass

Weak two bid
A small lie
Oops

North's 6 NT raise is automatic. N/S can take four Spades, three Hearts, three Diamonds, and two Clubs. It's not a high-percentage slam--right around 38%. The ♣T is a pretty good lead and puts immediate pressure on South. South should not take the finesse immediately, but should win with the ♣ K. ♦ 2 at trick two inserting the ♦T when West plays low. East can win the ♦ K, but can't return a Club. ♥ J from East, won in hand by South, and the ♦ 3 hits the table. When the ♦ Q falls, South can claim without the Club hook. Nicely played!

West	North	East	South
			Pass
Pass	1 ♣	Pass	1 ♥
1 ♠	2 ♦1	3 ♠	5 ♦2
Pass	Pass	Pass

North is showing a full reverse with a 5-loser hand, 4+ Diamonds, and longer Clubs
Easy bid

E/W don't have a reasonable sacrifice over 5 ♦, and they aren't sure 5 ♦ is making. N/S lose one Spade and one Heart. This is a perfect hand for a dummy reversal. East leads a Diamond on opening lead (nothing else is better). Declarer wins in hand and leads the ♥T. East has to grab it, since North might have a singleton Heart as well as the known singleton Spade. ♠ 3 is next to West's ♠ A, and West returns another trump. When Diamonds split 2-2, the hand is over. Declarer can ruff two Clubs in dummy and pitch three of them on the good Hearts, making five.

West	North	East	South
1 ♦	Pass	1 ♥	3 ♣
Pass	Pass	Dbl1	Pass
Pass	Pass

Do something smart for once, partner!

Without a Club stopper, West can't bid 3 NT after East's double, and without a fit for partner's Hearts or a sixth Diamond, pass seems best. It is, and E/W collect +300 with best defense. West should lead the ♥ Q followed by the ♥ 2. On the third Heart, West discards the ♠ 3 (upside-down carding asking for a Spade lead). East leads the ♠ 7 and echoes with the ♠ 6 when West cashes the ♠ A. West dutifully gives East their Spade ruff and the last seven tricks are South's. Nicely defended!

West	North	East	South
	Pass	Pass	1 NT1
Pass	2 ♥2	Pass	2 ♠
Pass	Pass	Pass

15 to 17
Transfer

Not much to this one. N/S lose one Spade, two Hearts, and three Clubs for down one. A trump lead looks correct, and East should play back a Heart to kill the South hand before Diamonds can be established.

West	North	East	South
		Pass	Pass
1 ♣	1 ♦	1 ♠	Pass
1 NT	Dbl	Pass	2 ♦
Pass	Pass	Pass

If South can double 1 ♠ for penalty, they should do that, but many pairs play that a double by South would show 5+ Hearts and tolerance for North's Diamonds (Snapdragon). N/S aren't going to get rich by doubling 1 NT for penalty, so South correctly bids 2 ♦. N/S lose two Clubs, a Spade, and a Diamond.

West	North	East	South
			2 NT
Pass	3 ♦	Pass	3 ♥
Pass	3 NT	Pass	4 ♥
Pass	Pass	Pass

This one might be flat. All N/S pairs will end up in 4 ♥, and N/S lose only two Spades. The ♠ 4 looks like a reasonable opening lead, although a trump isn't wrong.

West	North	East	South
1 ♣	3 ♥	Pass	4 ♥
Pass	Pass	Pass

South would be worried about raising North's preempt if N/S weren't vulnerable, but a vulnerable 3-level preempt should be a nice hand. N/S lose one Spade and one Diamond. East will lead the ♣ 5.