MON 10/10/2016 at Nite

EVENT>Monday Night Bridge      |SESSION>Monday Eve   |SECTION> A N-S
------------------------,------ ------------,-------- --------------------------
DATE>October 10, 2016   |CLUB NO.>185264    | 10/10/2016 22:34
---------------------,-- ------------------- -------------,---------------------
DIR> Mike Lipp       |RATING>Club Masterpoint (100%, 80%, 60% Open)|MOVEMENT>MITCHELL
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AVE>  108.0 |TOP>   8 |MP LIMITS>None/500/100   |CLUB>Monday Night Bridge
------------ --------- ------------------------- -------------------------------
PAIRS IN STRAT A=13/B=7/C=3                      ,---,-------------------------,------,---------,
-------------------------------------------------|   |           Section       |      |Section  |
No Name                   Name                   |Flt|Rnk-A|Rnk-B|Rnk-C| Score | Pct  |Awards   |
------------------------------------------------- --- ----- ----- ----- ------- ------ ---------
 1 Debbie Wiest           John Altman Sr           A    5     .     .    110.50  51.16  0.26(A)
 2 Patrick Lammers        Sharon Koster            B    .     .     .     95.06  44.01
 3 David Elliott          Carla Runda              C    1     1     1    129.00  59.72  1.30(A)
 4 Joy Singerman          Marlene Pierce           A    .     .     .    101.25  46.88
 5 Patricia Burnam        Elmer Hubka              A    .     .     .    101.81  47.13
 6 Susan Stacy Vanstone   Martin Gibler            B    .     3     .    106.88  49.48  0.28(B)
 7 John Ramsay            Julian Magnus, Jr        C    .     .     .     95.06  44.01
 8 Richard Freiberg       Adrianne Freiberg        B    2     2     .    126.56  58.59  0.91(A)
 9 Joyce Tedrick          Linda Pretz              A    4     .     .    116.44  53.91  0.46(A)
10 Terri Mackey           Charlie Kobida           B    .     .     .    104.00  48.15
11 M Mineard              Ralph Terbrueggen        A    .     .     .    104.63  48.44
12 Pam Heckel             Eileen Deutch            C    .     .     .     88.00  40.74
13 Michael Lipp           Herschell Levine         A    3     .     .    124.88  57.81  0.65(A)

                                          Totals                        1404.07


                                       **PAIRS**
BOARD     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10    11    12    13
  /
   1>     8                       4-    7     1     0     4-    2     6     3
         100   ----  ----  ---- -150    50  -400  -420  -150  -200  -100  -170   ----

   2>     1-                      1-    6     1-    1-    6     6     6     6
        -980   ----  ----  ---- -980  -480  -980  -980  -480  -480  -480  -480   ----

   3>     6                       3     2     5     7     0     8     4     1
         300   ----  ----  ----  130   120   200   400   -50  1400   140   110   ----

   4>     2     2                       8           2     2     5-    7     5-    2
        -650  -650   ----  ----  ---- -200   ---- -650  -650  -620  -500  -620  -650

   5>     6     1-                      6           8     3-    6     3-    0     1-
         110  -100   ----  ----  ----  110   ----  300    50   110    50  -140  -100

   6>     8     4                       4           4     1-    6-    6-    0     1-
         430   150   ----  ----  ----  150   ----  150   130   400   400   110   130

   7>     4-          4-                      4-    4-    4-    1     0     4-    8
         100   ----  100   ----  ----  ----  100   100   100   -90  -100   100   140

   8>     7-          4                        -    7-    4     4      -    4     4
         200   ----   50   ----  ----  ---- -110   200    50    50  -110    50    50

   9>     0           4-                      4-    1     7     4-    8     4-    2
        -720   ---- -640   ----  ----  ---- -640  -690  -170  -640   110  -640  -680

  10>     3     3     6-    6-                      5     3     0           1     8
        -140  -140    90    90   ----  ----  ---- -110  -140  -300   ---- -170   120

  11>     2     2     7-    2                       2     6     5           2     7-
         -50   -50   420   -50   ----  ----  ----  -50   170   140   ----  -50   420

  12>     8     1     0     5-                      5-    2-    5-          2-    5-
        1100   100    50   650   ----  ----  ----  650   200   650   ----  200   650

  13>     0     4     4     1     4                             2     7     7     7
        -100   650   650   170   650   ----  ----  ----  ----  620   660   660   660

  14>     6-    6-    4-     -    3                             4-    2      -    8
         150   150   100  -400    50   ----  ----  ----  ----  100  -110  -400   530

  15>      -    3-    7      -    7                             7     3-    3-    3-
        -430  -400   150  -430   150   ----  ----  ----  ----  150  -400  -400  -400

  16>     1-    8     5           5     7                       5     1-    1-    1-
        -630   100  -600   ---- -600  -120   ----  ----  ---- -600  -630  -630  -630

  17>     6     6     2-          1     4                       0     2-    6     8
          50    50  -140   ---- -170   -50   ----  ----  ---- -420  -140    50   170

  18>     7-    4-    4-          7-    1                       3     1     1     6
         620   170   170   ----  620  -100   ----  ----  ----  140  -100  -100   600

  19>     2-    2-    8     0     7     5     1                       5     5
         480   480  1090   200   800   490   420   ----  ----  ----  490   490   ----

  20>     7     5      -    7     4      -    3                       7     2
         850   790  -680   850   650  -680  -230   ----  ----  ----  850  -650   ----

  21>     4-    0     4-    4-    8     1     4-                      7     2
         600  -300   600   600   680   150   600   ----  ----  ----  650   200   ----

  22>     0     4     4     4     4     4     4     8                       4
        -800  -680  -680  -680  -680  -680  -680  -650   ----  ----  ---- -680   ----

  23>     6     3     6     6     2     6     0     6                       1
         -90  -110   -90   -90  -120   -90  -200   -90   ----  ----  ---- -180   ----

  24>     4-    3     1-    6-    0     4-    8     1-                      6-
         140   110   -50   420  -100   140   450   -50   ----  ----  ----  420   ----

  25>      -    5     5     5     5           5     5     5                        -
         -50   450   450   450   450   ----  450   450   450   ----  ----  ----  -50

  26>      -    6-    4      -    4           8     4     6-                      2
        -660  -130  -620  -660  -620   ----  100  -620  -130   ----  ----  ---- -650

  27>     6-    1-    3-    3-    6-          6-    6-    0                       1-
        -420  -520  -490  -490  -420   ---- -420  -420  -990   ----  ----  ---- -520

  28>           1     5-    5-    5-    2     0     5-    5-    5-
         ----  600   650   650   650   620  -100   650   650   650   ----  ----  ----

  29>           7     8     1     1     4-    1     4-    4-    4-
         ---- -650  -230 -1430 -1430  -680 -1430  -680  -680  -680   ----  ----  ----

  30>           0     7     6     3     4-    4-    8     1-    1-
         ---- -150    50   -50  -110   -90   -90   100  -120  -120   ----  ----  ----

  31>                 6-    6-          4     1-    5     8     1-    1-          1-
         ----  ----  140   140   ----  100  -100   110   170  -100  -100   ---- -100

  32>                 4     2-          1     6-    6-    5     0     2-          8
         ----  ----  -50  -100   ---- -110   110   110   100  -140  -100   ----  400

  33>                 6-    0           3     8     4     6-    2     1           5
         ----  ----  450  -140   ----  100   590   170   450    50   -50   ----  300

  34>                       8     3-     -    3-          5-     -    2     7     5-
         ----  ----  ----  650  -100  -300  -100   ----  100  -300  -200   150   100

  35>                       2      -    4      -          3     7-    6     5     7-
         ----  ----  ----   90   -50   140   -50   ----  110   430   400   200   430

  36>                       5-    0     5-    2           8     5-    2     2     5-
         ----  ----  ---- 1430   650  1430   680   ---- 1460  1430   680   680  1430



EVENT>Monday Night Bridge      |SESSION>Monday Eve   |SECTION> A E-W
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DATE>October 10, 2016   |CLUB NO.>185264    | 10/10/2016 22:34
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DIR> Mike Lipp       |RATING>Club Masterpoint (100%, 80%, 60% Open)|MOVEMENT>MITCHELL
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AVE>  108.0 |TOP>   8 |MP LIMITS>None/500/100   |CLUB>Monday Night Bridge
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PAIRS IN STRAT A=13/B=9/C=3                      ,---,-------------------------,------,---------,
-------------------------------------------------|   |           Section       |      |Section  |
No Name                   Name                   |Flt|Rnk-A|Rnk-B|Rnk-C| Score | Pct  |Awards   |
------------------------------------------------- --- ----- ----- ----- ------- ------ ---------
 1 Lewis Temples          Richard Koch             B    .     .     .    102.50  47.45
 2 Joseph Kammer          Gail Zimmer              B    .     .     .    108.00  50.00
 3 D. Thomas Terwilliger  C Daniel Payne           B    1     1     .    126.50  58.56  1.30(A)
 4 June Cushman           Martin Petersen          A    4     .     .    114.00  52.78  0.46(A)
 5 Peggy Jervis           Pat Lindeman             B    5     4     .    113.50  52.55  0.26(A)
 6 Sara Brown             Dona Koch                C    .     .     .     74.50  34.49
 7 Evelyn McCarthy        Joan Diers               C    .     .     .     91.00  42.13
 8 Doris Kehoe            Lilam Stanley            A    .     .     .    107.50  49.77
 9 Mike Burns             Elva Jung                B    3     3     .    123.00  56.94  0.65(A)
10 Tom Kereiakes          Annette Kereiakes        B    .     .     .    107.00  49.54
11 Erin Oblinger          Betty Murdock            C    2     2     1    125.50  58.10  0.91(A)
12 Stephen Felson         Robert Brown             A    .     .     .    103.00  47.69

                                          Totals                        1296.00


                                    **PAIRS**
BOARD     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10    11    12
  /
   1>     0           8           3-          6     3-    2     1     5     7
        -100   ----  420   ----  150   ----  200   150   100   -50   170   400

   2>     6-          6-          2           2     6-    2     2     2     6-
         980   ----  980   ----  480   ----  480   980   480   480   480   980

   3>     2           1           8           0     5     4     6     7     3
        -300   ---- -400   ----   50   -----1400  -130  -140  -120  -110  -200

   4>     6     6           6           2-          1     0     2-    6     6
         650   650   ----  650   ----  620   ----  500   200   620   650   650

   5>     0     6-          4-          2           4-    2     8     6-    2
        -300   100   ----  -50   ---- -110   ----  -50  -110   140   100  -110

   6>     4     4           6-          1-          1-    4     8     6-    0
        -150  -150   ---- -130   ---- -400   ---- -400  -150  -110  -130  -430

   7>     0     3-    3-          7           8           3-    3-    3-    3-
        -140  -100  -100   ----   90   ----  100   ---- -100  -100  -100  -100

   8>     4     4     4           4           7-          4     7-     -     -
         -50   -50   -50   ----  -50   ----  110   ----  -50   110  -200  -200

   9>     6     1     3-          3-          0           3-    3-    8     7
         680   170   640   ----  640   ---- -110   ----  640   640   720   690

  10>     5     1-    8     1-          0           7           5     3     5
         140   -90   300   -90   ---- -120   ----  170   ----  140   110   140

  11>     2      -    3     6            -          6           6     6     6
        -170  -420  -140    50   ---- -420   ----   50   ----   50    50    50

  12>     5-    8     2-    2-          2-          5-          0     2-    7
        -200   -50  -650  -650   ---- -650   ---- -200   -----1100  -650  -100

  13>     4     6     7     1     4           1           8           4     1
        -650  -620  -170  -660  -650   ---- -660   ----  100   ---- -650  -660

  14>     3-    3-    7-    6     5           7-          1-          1-    0
        -100  -100   400   110   -50   ----  400   ---- -150   ---- -150  -530

  15>     1     1     7-    4-    1           4-          7-          4-    4-
        -150  -150   430   400  -150   ----  400   ----  430   ----  400   400

  16>     3     6-    6-    3     6-    1           6-          0           3
         600   630   630   600   630   120   ----  630   ---- -100   ----  600

  17>     8     0     5-    7     2     4           2           2           5-
         420  -170   140   170   -50    50   ----  -50   ----  -50   ----  140

  18>     5     2     7      -    7     7            -          3-          3-
        -140  -600   100  -620   100   100   ---- -620   ---- -170   ---- -170

  19>     8     3     1     3     3     5-    7           5-          0
        -200  -490  -800  -490  -490  -480  -420   ---- -480   -----1090   ----

  20>     1     1     4     6     7-    1     5           3           7-
        -850  -850  -650   650   680  -850   230   ---- -790   ----  680   ----

  21>     3-    1     0     6     7     3-    3-          8           3-
        -600  -650  -680  -200  -150  -600  -600   ----  300   ---- -600   ----

  22>           4     4     4     8     4     4     0           4           4
         ----  680   680   680   800   680   680   650   ----  680   ----  680

  23>           6     7     2     2     8     5     2           2           2
         ----  120   180    90    90   200   110    90   ----   90   ----   90

  24>           8     1-    3-    3-    0     5     6-          6-          1-
         ----  100  -420  -140  -140  -450  -110    50   ----   50   ---- -420

  25>     3           7-    7-    3     3     3     3     3           3
        -450   ----   50    50  -450  -450  -450  -450  -450   ---- -450   ----

  26>     4           6     7-    0     1-    4     4     1-          7-
         620   ----  650   660  -100   130   620   620   130   ----  660   ----

  27>     1-          6-    1-    1-    6-    1-    4-    8           4-
         420   ----  520   420   420   520   420   490   990   ----  490   ----

  28>           6           8     7     2-    2-    2-    2-    2-          2-
         ---- -620   ----  100  -600  -650  -650  -650  -650  -650   ---- -650

  29>           3-          7     1     3-    0     3-    7     3-          7
         ----  680   ---- 1430   650   680   230   680  1430   680   ---- 1430

  30>           3-          3-    8     0     1     6-    2     6-          5
         ----   90   ----   90   150  -100   -50   120    50   120   ----  110

  31>     4           6-          3     1-    0     1-    6-    6-    6-
        -100   ----  100   ---- -110  -140  -170  -140   100   100   100   ----

  32>     7           1-          1-    4     3     5-    8     0     5-
         110   ---- -110   ---- -110    50  -100   100   140  -400   100   ----

  33>     5           0           4     1-    1-    8     6     3     7
        -100   ---- -590   ---- -170  -450  -450   140   -50  -300    50   ----

  34>           4-          2-          2-    0     7-    4-    6     7-    1
         ----  100   ---- -100   ---- -100  -650   300   100   200   300  -150

  35>           7-           -          5     6      -    7-    2     4     3
         ----   50   ---- -430   ---- -110   -90  -430    50  -400  -140  -200

  36>           6           2-          0     2-    2-    8     6     2-    6
         ---- -680   -----1430   -----1460 -1430 -1430  -650  -680 -1430  -680
Monday Night Bridge, Monday Eve, October 10, 2016

Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	K 9 7
♥	10 9 7 5 4 2
♦	Q J 6
♣	J

♠	J 5 2
♥	—
♦	A K 2
♣	10 9 8 7 6 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 10 3
♥	A K 6 3
♦	8 7 5 4 3
♣	—

♠	8 6 4
♥	Q J 8
♦	10 9
♣	A K Q 4 3

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

West	North	East	South
	2 ♥	Pass	3 ♥
Dbl1	Pass	3 NT2	Pass
Pass	Pass

Brave
Obvious

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♣	W	−2	100		8.00	0.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	1-Temples-Koch
3 ♣	W	−1	50		7.00	1.00	6-Vanstone-Gibler	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
3 ♥	N	−2		100	6.00	2.00	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	9-Burns-Jung
4 ♦	E	5		150	4.50	3.50	5-Burnam-Hubka	8-Kehoe-Stanley
3 ♥	N	−3		150	4.50	3.50	9-Tedrick-Pretz	5-Jervis-Lindeman
3 ♦	E	6		170	3.00	5.00	12-Heckel-Deutch	11-Oblinger-Murdock
3 ♥	N	−4		200	2.00	6.00	10-Mackey-Kobida	7-McCarthy-Diers
5 ♦	E	5		400	1.00	7.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	12-Felson-Brown
4 ♠	E	4		420	0.00	8.00	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	3-Terwilliger-Payne

East doesn't have a call over North's 2 ♥ bid. South extends the preempt by raising to 3 ♥. West has to take a call here, and with the void in Hearts, is fairly sure that their partner has four Hearts and some values. If North/South were vulnerable, East would leave the double in for penalty, but that's not obvious here.

E/W take four Spade tricks, two Heart tricks, and four Diamond tricks. South will most likely lead the ♥ Q on opening lead.

Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 8 5
♥	Q 6 2
♦	J 10 9 4
♣	9 3 2

♠	Q J 9 7
♥	A 9 7 5 4
♦	K 7
♣	K 6

N
W		E
S

♠	K 10 6 4 3 2
♥	10 3
♦	A
♣	A Q J 5

♠	—
♥	K J 8
♦	Q 8 6 5 3 2
♣	10 8 7 4

EW 6♠; EW 4N; E 4♥; W 3♥; EW 4♣; NS 1♦; Par −980

West	North	East	South
		1 ♠	Pass1
2 NT2	Pass	3 ♦3	Pass
4 NT4	Pass	5 ♥5	Pass
6 ♠6	Pass	Pass	Pass

South might overcall 3 ♦ if not vulnerable
Alert, Jacoby 2 NT showing 4+ Spades and game-going values or better
Alert, shortness in Diamonds
RKC Blackwood
Two keycards w/o the ♠ Q
Off one keycard

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	E	6		480	6.00	2.00	6-Vanstone-Gibler	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
4 ♠	E	6		480	6.00	2.00	9-Tedrick-Pretz	5-Jervis-Lindeman
4 ♠	E	6		480	6.00	2.00	10-Mackey-Kobida	7-McCarthy-Diers
4 ♠	E	6		480	6.00	2.00	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	9-Burns-Jung
4 ♠	E	6		480	6.00	2.00	12-Heckel-Deutch	11-Oblinger-Murdock
6 ♠	E	6		980	1.50	6.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	1-Temples-Koch
6 ♠	E	6		980	1.50	6.50	5-Burnam-Hubka	8-Kehoe-Stanley
6 ♠	E	6		980	1.50	6.50	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	12-Felson-Brown
6 ♠	E	6		980	1.50	6.50	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	3-Terwilliger-Payne

E/W have an easy auction to get to slam, losing only one Spade. East's slow loser in Hearts goes away on West's ♦ K. No lead looks good from South's perspective, but no lead matters, so there you go.

For those of you who play that Jacoby 2 NT shows 16+ HCP, E/W will still get to slam after 1 ♠-3 ♣ (Alert, 10-15 HCP) - 3 ♦ (Tell me more) - 3 NT (13-15 HCP, no shortness) - 4 ♣ (1st or 2nd round control in Clubs, an issue somewhere) - 4 NT (RKC Blackwood, no issues in any side suits) - etc.

Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q J 10 9
♥	A 8 7 4 3
♦	2
♣	A J 6

♠	A 3 2
♥	K J 10 6
♦	Q 9 4
♣	Q 9 7

N
W		E
S

♠	6 5 4
♥	Q 9 5 2
♦	A 7 3
♣	10 8 2

♠	K 8 7
♥	—
♦	K J 10 8 6 5
♣	K 5 4 3

NS 5♠; NS 4♦; NS 4♣; NS 2N; NS 2♥; Par +450

West	North	East	South
			1 ♦1
Pass2	1 ♥	Pass	2 ♦3
Pass	2 ♠4	Pass	3 ♣5
Pass	3 NT6	Pass	4 ♠7
Pass	Pass	Pass

Rule of 20 opener
Don't make minimum offshape (flat) takeout doubles
With 6-4 shape in the minors, rebid your 6-card suit with minimum values
Forcing showing 4-5 in the majors
Better than 2 NT with this shape
Offer to play
Correction to the 4-3 Moysian fit

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥×	E	−5	1400		8.00	0.00	10-Mackey-Kobida	7-McCarthy-Diers
4 ♥	E	−4	400		7.00	1.00	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	3-Terwilliger-Payne
2 ♥	W	−3	300		6.00	2.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	1-Temples-Koch
2 NT	E	−2	200		5.00	3.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	12-Felson-Brown
3 ♠	N	3	140		4.00	4.00	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	9-Burns-Jung
3 ♦	S	4	130		3.00	5.00	5-Burnam-Hubka	8-Kehoe-Stanley
1 NT	S	2	120		2.00	6.00	6-Vanstone-Gibler	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
2 ♣	N	3	110		1.00	7.00	12-Heckel-Deutch	11-Oblinger-Murdock
4 ♠	N	−1		50	0.00	8.00	9-Tedrick-Pretz	5-Jervis-Lindeman

Don't be afraid to play in a 4-3 major-suit fit—you'll be amazed how often it's correct when dummy has ruffing values (short Hearts in this case). N/S lose one Spade and one Diamond with the uber-friendly splits in every suit. East will probably lead a trump, East winning the ♠ A and continuing a trump at trick two. Declarer should lead a Diamond towards dummy at trick three, with East hopping up with the ♦ A to play a third trump. Hand is now over, when declarer wins the third Spade in dummy with the ♠ K, plays ♦ K, ruffs a Diamond, and claims with the ♣ K still in dummy as an entry.

Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	K 9 8 6 4 3
♥	10 3
♦	—
♣	K 9 6 3 2

♠	Q J 7 5
♥	2
♦	K 7 6 5 3
♣	10 8 7

N
W		E
S

♠	A 2
♥	A K Q J 7 4
♦	A Q 9
♣	Q J

♠	10
♥	9 8 6 5
♦	J 10 8 4 2
♣	A 5 4

EW 5N; W 4♥; E 3♥; EW 4♦; EW 1♠; NS 1♣; Par −660

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

Game forcing showing an A, K, or 2Q
Jumps in auctions that start with 2 ♣ set trumps
First or second round control in Diamonds--denies control in Spades or Clubs
Rats

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	E	5		200	8.00	0.00	6-Vanstone-Gibler	9-Burns-Jung
2 ♠×	N	−2		500	7.00	1.00	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	8-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♥	E	4		620	5.50	2.50	10-Mackey-Kobida	6-Brown-Koch
4 ♥	E	4		620	5.50	2.50	12-Heckel-Deutch	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
4 ♥	W	5		650	2.00	6.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	12-Felson-Brown
4 ♥	E	5		650	2.00	6.00	2-Lammers-Koster	2-Kammer-Zimmer
4 ♥	W	5		650	2.00	6.00	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	1-Temples-Koch
4 ♥	E	5		650	2.00	6.00	9-Tedrick-Pretz	4-Cushman-Petersen
4 ♥	E	5		650	2.00	6.00	13-Lipp-Levine	11-Oblinger-Murdock

If South finds a Diamond lead, E/W are down one losing two Clubs and two Diamond ruffs. With any other lead, E/W has time to take six Heart tricks, three Diamond tricks, and two Spades, making five. The ♦ J looks like a reasonable lead, so I'll expect to see most Heart games defeated (famous last words).

Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K 6
♥	Q 2
♦	A 9 2
♣	A K 10 9 8 3

♠	Q J 9
♥	J 9 7 5
♦	Q 4
♣	Q J 7 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10 8 7 4
♥	10 8
♦	K 10 8 6 5
♣	5

♠	5 3 2
♥	A K 6 4 3
♦	J 7 3
♣	6 2

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

West	North	East	South
	1 NT1	2 ♦2	2 ♥3
Dbl4	3 ♣5	3 ♠6	Dbl7
Pass	Pass	Pass

15 to 17
Alert, Diamonds and a higher suit
To play
Interested in competing, most likely in East's second suit
Still wondering whether they should have opened 1 ♣
My second suit is Spades--are you shocked?
For penalty, since 2 ♥ was an underbid

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠×	E	−2	300		8.00	0.00	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	1-Temples-Koch
3 ♣	N	3	110		6.00	2.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	12-Felson-Brown
3 ♣	N	3	110		6.00	2.00	6-Vanstone-Gibler	9-Burns-Jung
2 ♥	S	2	110		6.00	2.00	10-Mackey-Kobida	6-Brown-Koch
4 ♠	E	−1	50		3.50	4.50	9-Tedrick-Pretz	4-Cushman-Petersen
3 ♠	E	−1	50		3.50	4.50	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	8-Kehoe-Stanley
3 ♥	S	−1		100	1.50	6.50	2-Lammers-Koster	2-Kammer-Zimmer
2 ♥	N	−1		100	1.50	6.50	13-Lipp-Levine	11-Oblinger-Murdock
2 ♠	E	3		140	0.00	8.00	12-Heckel-Deutch	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes

South goes low with their first bid, and happily doubles the final contract. Their happiness is short lived as 3 ♠x–1 turns out to be the par contract. Some might be surprised by the suggestion that North should open 1 NT, but what's their planned rebid if they open 1 ♣? 3 ♣? That shows a 5-loser hand. 1 NT? That shows 12-14 HCP. It's becoming more and more common to see 1 NT openers on hands such as this one. Give it a try!

E/W lose two Hearts, two Diamonds, and a Club. The ♣ 6 is going to be the likely lead, with North returning the ♥ Q at trick two. If N/S don't remove dummy's trumps, declarer will ruff a Diamond in dummy and claim, so N/S have to eventually switch to Spades.

Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	7 6
♥	A
♦	K 9 8 3
♣	J 9 8 5 4 3

♠	Q J 10 4
♥	K Q 2
♦	Q J 10
♣	Q 7 6

N
W		E
S

♠	9 8 5 3 2
♥	J 10 9 8 4
♦	6 5
♣	10

♠	A K
♥	7 6 5 3
♦	A 7 4 2
♣	A K 2

NS 5♦; NS 5♣; NS 2N; NS 1♠; NS 1♥; Par +400

West	North	East	South
		Pass	1 ♦
Pass1	1 NT	Pass	2 NT2
Pass	5 ♦3	Pass	Pass
Pass

See earlier note about minimum offshape takeout doubles
Showing 18-19 HCP
5 ♦ has to be a better contract than 3 NT

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	4	430		8.00	0.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	12-Felson-Brown
5 ♦	S	5	400		6.50	1.50	10-Mackey-Kobida	6-Brown-Koch
5 ♣	N	5	400		6.50	1.50	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	8-Kehoe-Stanley
3 ♦	S	5	150		4.00	4.00	2-Lammers-Koster	2-Kammer-Zimmer
3 ♦	S	5	150		4.00	4.00	6-Vanstone-Gibler	9-Burns-Jung
4 ♦	S	5	150		4.00	4.00	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	1-Temples-Koch
3 ♦	S	4	130		1.50	6.50	9-Tedrick-Pretz	4-Cushman-Petersen
4 ♦	S	4	130		1.50	6.50	13-Lipp-Levine	11-Oblinger-Murdock
3 ♦	S	3	110		0.00	8.00	12-Heckel-Deutch	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes

Most North's will play that an immediate 2 ♦ raise shows invitational or better values. With a constructive hand, North should bid 1 NT. After South's 2 NT bid, North will be reluctant to bid 3 NT with only three major-suit cards. 5 ♣ wouldn't be wrong.

N/S lose one Diamond and one Club, easily taking 11 tricks. West's hand looks like it was designed for making opening leads easier, as anything but a Club looks appealing (♠ Q, ♥ K, or ♦ Q).

Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	K J 9 2
♥	10 6 5 4 2
♦	A 9 5
♣	J

♠	Q 8 6
♥	J 9 3
♦	8 7 6
♣	K 8 7 6

N
W		E
S

♠	A 5 3
♥	A Q 7
♦	Q J 4
♣	A 5 4 3

♠	10 7 4
♥	K 8
♦	K 10 3 2
♣	Q 10 9 2

NS 2♠; NS 2♥; NS 1N; NS 2♦; NS 1♣; Par +110

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

15 to 17
Alert, both majors

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	N	3	140		8.00	0.00	13-Lipp-Levine	1-Temples-Koch
1 NT	E	−1	100		4.50	3.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	11-Oblinger-Murdock
1 NT	E	−1	100		4.50	3.50	3-Elliott-Runda	3-Terwilliger-Payne
1 NT	E	−1	100		4.50	3.50	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
1 NT	E	−1	100		4.50	3.50	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	12-Felson-Brown
1 NT	E	−1	100		4.50	3.50	9-Tedrick-Pretz	2-Kammer-Zimmer
1 NT	E	−1	100		4.50	3.50	12-Heckel-Deutch	9-Burns-Jung
1 NT	E	1		90	1.00	7.00	10-Mackey-Kobida	5-Jervis-Lindeman
3 ♦	N	−1		100	0.00	8.00	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	7-McCarthy-Diers

While DONT works reasonably well in the direct seat (i.e., the one to the immediate left of the opening bidder), it's not so wonderful in the balancing seat. In the balancing seat, you'd prefer to have a penalty double available to you. Modified Cappelletti works as well as anything in the balancing seat, so North bids 2 ♦ to show both majors. South has a clear preference, and N/S end up in the par contract.

N/S lose one Spade, one Heart, one Diamond, and two Clubs (North isn't able to ruff the second Club without risking losing control of the hand). West will probably lead the ♣ 6.

Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	K J 6
♥	Q 8 6 2
♦	K J 4
♣	9 7 5

♠	A 10 8 7 3
♥	5
♦	Q 7 6 5 3
♣	Q J

N
W		E
S

♠	5 4
♥	A J 10 7 4 3
♦	10 2
♣	A K 8

♠	Q 9 2
♥	K 9
♦	A 9 8
♣	10 6 4 3 2

EW 2♠; EW 2♥; EW 2♦; NS 1♣; Par −110

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	−4	200		7.50	0.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	11-Oblinger-Murdock
3 NT	E	−4	200		7.50	0.50	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	12-Felson-Brown
2 ♥	E	−1	50		4.00	4.00	3-Elliott-Runda	3-Terwilliger-Payne
2 ♥	E	−1	50		4.00	4.00	9-Tedrick-Pretz	2-Kammer-Zimmer
3 NT	E	−1	50		4.00	4.00	10-Mackey-Kobida	5-Jervis-Lindeman
2 ♥	E	−1	50		4.00	4.00	12-Heckel-Deutch	9-Burns-Jung
3 NT	E	−1	50		4.00	4.00	13-Lipp-Levine	1-Temples-Koch
2 ♥	E	2		110	0.50	7.50	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
2 ♥	E	2		110	0.50	7.50	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	7-McCarthy-Diers

No comments on the auction. Some West's will get squeamish and take a bid after 2 ♥, but they shouldn't. When there's a misfit, the first one who realizes it should be the first one to pass. West gets away with a 2 ♠ rebid, but it's sheer luck—there's no reason for East to have 2-card support on this auction or for Spades to split 3-3.

E/W lose one Spade, two Hearts, and two Diamonds. South doesn't really want to make a lead on this hand, but the ♣ 3 looks like the lesser of evils.

Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q 7
♥	K Q 7
♦	Q 10 9 5 4
♣	10 9 6

♠	8 4
♥	6
♦	A 6
♣	A Q 8 7 5 4 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 10 9 5
♥	A 10 9 2
♦	3 2
♣	K J

♠	J 6 3 2
♥	J 8 5 4 3
♦	K J 8 7
♣	—

EW 6N; EW 6♣; EW 3♠; NS 2♦; NS 1♥; Par −1100: NS 7♦×−5

West	North	East	South
	Pass	1 ♠	Pass
2 ♣1	Pass	2 ♥	Pass
4 ♣2	Pass	4 ♥3	Pass
5 ♦4	Pass	5 ♠5	Pass
5 NT6	Pass	6 ♣7	Pass
6 NT8	Pass	Pass	Pass

Easily worth creating a 2/1 auction
Minorwood (RKC Blackwood for Clubs)
2nd step, 0 or 3 keycards
Specific King ask
I have the King of Spades but not the King of Hearts
Do you have the King of Diamonds as well?
Nope
I can count 12 top tricks, so notrump it is

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	N	3	110		8.00	0.00	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	7-McCarthy-Diers
3 ♣	W	6		170	7.00	1.00	9-Tedrick-Pretz	2-Kammer-Zimmer
5 ♣	W	7		640	4.50	3.50	3-Elliott-Runda	3-Terwilliger-Payne
5 ♣	W	7		640	4.50	3.50	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
5 ♣	W	7		640	4.50	3.50	10-Mackey-Kobida	5-Jervis-Lindeman
5 ♣	W	7		640	4.50	3.50	12-Heckel-Deutch	9-Burns-Jung
4 ♠	E	4		680	2.00	6.00	13-Lipp-Levine	1-Temples-Koch
3 NT	W	6		690	1.00	7.00	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	12-Felson-Brown
3 NT	E	7		720	0.00	8.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	11-Oblinger-Murdock

West has an extraordinarily strong hand, and should push to slam. If you don't currently play Minorwood for minor-suit slams, please learn it and add it. 4 NT is flawed as a keycard ask for anything except Spades. Using 4 ♣ or 4 ♦ as RKC for Clubs and Diamonds respectively keeps the auction at a manageable level when slam is a no-go and gives you extra room to explore when slam is likely.

Most Norths will lead the ♥ K, and the hand is quickly over. E/W take two Spade tricks, one Heart trick, one Diamond, and eight Clubs.

Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	J 8 4
♥	Q 9
♦	9 7 6 3
♣	K Q 6 5

♠	7 6
♥	J 10 7 4
♦	A K 8 2
♣	A J 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K 10 5 3
♥	A 8 6 3 2
♦	5
♣	10 4 2

♠	A Q 9 2
♥	K 5
♦	Q J 10 4
♣	9 8 7

EW 3♥; EW 1N; NS 2♦; NS 1♠; NS 1♣; Par −140

West	North	East	South
		Pass	1 ♦
Pass	1 NT	Pass	Pass
Dbl1	Pass	2 ♥	Pass
Pass	Pass

West couldn't bid the first time, but is happy to make a balancing double when the auction has died

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	N	2	120		8.00	0.00	13-Lipp-Levine	6-Brown-Koch
2 ♦	S	2	90		6.50	1.50	3-Elliott-Runda	2-Kammer-Zimmer
2 ♦	S	2	90		6.50	1.50	4-Singerman-Pierce	4-Cushman-Petersen
2 ♥	W	2		110	5.00	3.00	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	11-Oblinger-Murdock
2 ♥	E	3		140	3.00	5.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
2 ♥	W	3		140	3.00	5.00	2-Lammers-Koster	12-Felson-Brown
2 ♥	E	3		140	3.00	5.00	9-Tedrick-Pretz	1-Temples-Koch
2 ♥	E	4		170	1.00	7.00	12-Heckel-Deutch	8-Kehoe-Stanley
2 NT	N	−3		300	0.00	8.00	10-Mackey-Kobida	3-Terwilliger-Payne

West should NOT double the first time through—they don't have support for the unbid suits. Once North denies a 4-card major, and South passes 1 NT, West has an easy double. E/W lose two Spades, one Heart, and one Club. South will likely lead the ♦ Q. North will get in at some point with a Club and push a Spade through.

Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	9 7
♥	A K 8 2
♦	K J 5 3
♣	K Q 9

♠	K Q 8 6 4
♥	5
♦	8 7 6
♣	A 10 4 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10 3 2
♥	Q 9 6
♦	10 2
♣	8 7 5 2

♠	J 5
♥	J 10 7 4 3
♦	A Q 9 4
♣	J 6

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

West	North	East	South
			Pass
Pass	1 NT1	Pass	2 ♦2
Pass	2 ♥	Pass	2 NT3
Pass	4 ♥4	Pass	Pass
Pass

15 to 17
Transfer
Showing 8-9 HCP and five Hearts
Easy bid with 16 HCP and four good trump

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	4	420		7.50	0.50	3-Elliott-Runda	2-Kammer-Zimmer
4 ♥	N	4	420		7.50	0.50	13-Lipp-Levine	6-Brown-Koch
3 ♥	N	4	170		6.00	2.00	9-Tedrick-Pretz	1-Temples-Koch
2 ♥	N	3	140		5.00	3.00	10-Mackey-Kobida	3-Terwilliger-Payne
4 ♥	N	−1		50	2.00	6.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
4 ♥	N	−1		50	2.00	6.00	2-Lammers-Koster	12-Felson-Brown
4 ♥	N	−1		50	2.00	6.00	4-Singerman-Pierce	4-Cushman-Petersen
4 ♥	N	−1		50	2.00	6.00	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	11-Oblinger-Murdock
4 ♥	N	−1		50	2.00	6.00	12-Heckel-Deutch	8-Kehoe-Stanley

This auction will be typical throughout the room, and N/S are quite content with their contract—until it goes down one. Crap. N/S lose two Spades, one Heart, and one Club. Oh well. If East is in love with N/S, they'll lead a small Heart on opening lead and let 4 ♥ make. If they don't love them, they'll lead a different suit—possibly the ♦T. If East leads a Club, West should win and return the ♠ K.

Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	5 3
♥	A K 8 7 5
♦	10
♣	Q J 9 7 2

♠	J
♥	J 9 3
♦	9 8 7 5 4 3
♣	A 10 8

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q 10 7 4 2
♥	Q
♦	J 2
♣	K 6 5 3

♠	A 9 8 6
♥	10 6 4 2
♦	A K Q 6
♣	4

NS 5♥; NS 2N; NS 3♣; NS 1♦; Par +650

West	North	East	South
Pass1	1 ♥2	1 ♠	4 ♣3
Pass	4 ♥	Pass	Pass
Pass

2 ♦ might occur to some here, but it's not going to do any good
Rule of 20 hand
Splinter, showing 4-card support for Hearts and shortness in Clubs

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦×	W	−5	1100		8.00	0.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
4 ♥	N	5	650		5.50	2.50	4-Singerman-Pierce	4-Cushman-Petersen
4 ♥	N	5	650		5.50	2.50	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	11-Oblinger-Murdock
4 ♥	N	5	650		5.50	2.50	10-Mackey-Kobida	3-Terwilliger-Payne
5 ♥	N	5	650		5.50	2.50	13-Lipp-Levine	6-Brown-Koch
4 ♠	E	−4	200		2.50	5.50	9-Tedrick-Pretz	1-Temples-Koch
3 ♥	N	5	200		2.50	5.50	12-Heckel-Deutch	8-Kehoe-Stanley
3 ♦	W	−2	100		1.00	7.00	2-Lammers-Koster	12-Felson-Brown
3 ♠	E	−1	50		0.00	8.00	3-Elliott-Runda	2-Kammer-Zimmer

N/S lose one Club and one Heart (there's no way to pick up ♥ J93 opposite ♥ Q for no losers). East will likely lead the ♠ K. Declarer wins in dummy with the ♠ A, plays a trump to the ♥ A, and then two rounds of Diamonds pitching their other small Spade. Now a Club towards the ♣ Q and the hand is basically over. West should rise with the ♣ A, or their Ace will be ruffed out. Now a ruffing finesse through East's ♣ K establishes the Club suit for one loser.

Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	K 6 5
♥	A Q 8
♦	10 9 8
♣	A K 10 4

♠	8 4 2
♥	7 5
♦	K J 7 6 5
♣	J 8 5

N
W		E
S

♠	9 3
♥	K J 10 9 4 3
♦	A 3
♣	9 7 2

♠	A Q J 10 7
♥	6 2
♦	Q 4 2
♣	Q 6 3

NS 4♠; NS 4♣; NS 2N; NS 1♦; Par +620

West	North	East	South
	1 NT1	Dbl2	2 ♥3
Pass	2 ♠	Pass	3 NT4
Pass	4 ♠	Pass	Pass
Pass

15 to 17
Alert, single-suited hand
Transfer
Showing game-going values and exactly five Spades

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	5	660		7.00	1.00	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	4-Cushman-Petersen
3 NT	N	5	660		7.00	1.00	12-Heckel-Deutch	7-McCarthy-Diers
3 NT	N	5	660		7.00	1.00	13-Lipp-Levine	12-Felson-Brown
4 ♠	N	5	650		4.00	4.00	2-Lammers-Koster	11-Oblinger-Murdock
4 ♠	S	5	650		4.00	4.00	3-Elliott-Runda	1-Temples-Koch
4 ♠	S	5	650		4.00	4.00	5-Burnam-Hubka	5-Jervis-Lindeman
4 ♠	N	4	620		2.00	6.00	10-Mackey-Kobida	2-Kammer-Zimmer
3 ♠	S	4	170		1.00	7.00	4-Singerman-Pierce	3-Terwilliger-Payne
2 ♥	S	−1		100	0.00	8.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	9-Burns-Jung

4 ♠ will be a popular contract. N/S lose three Diamonds if East finds ♦ A and another Diamond on opening lead. After ♦ A, ♦ J, and ♦ K, West will return a Heart. Declarer has to rise with the ♥ A, pull trump in three rounds, and discard dummy's second Heart on the long Club. Nicely played!

Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	A K 9 7
♥	A 10 5 4
♦	5
♣	J 7 6 3

♠	10
♥	K J 3
♦	K Q 10 4 3 2
♣	9 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 6 5 3
♥	9 7
♦	A J 7
♣	K Q 8

♠	8 4 2
♥	Q 8 6 2
♦	9 8 6
♣	A 10 2

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

West	North	East	South
		1 ♠	Pass
1 NT1	Pass2	2 ♣	Pass
2 ♦3	Dbl4	Pass	2 ♥
Pass	Pass	3 ♦	3 ♥
4 ♦	Pass	Pass	Dbl
Pass	Pass	Pass

Forcing
No hurry to enter the auction after 1 NT Forcing
To play
Pre-balancing double (i.e., auction is about to end)

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥×	S	3	530		8.00	0.00	13-Lipp-Levine	12-Felson-Brown
2 ♠	E	−3	150		6.50	1.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	9-Burns-Jung
2 ♠	E	−3	150		6.50	1.50	2-Lammers-Koster	11-Oblinger-Murdock
3 NT	E	−2	100		4.50	3.50	3-Elliott-Runda	1-Temples-Koch
2 ♠	E	−2	100		4.50	3.50	10-Mackey-Kobida	2-Kammer-Zimmer
3 ♣	E	−1	50		3.00	5.00	5-Burnam-Hubka	5-Jervis-Lindeman
2 ♦	E	3		110	2.00	6.00	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	4-Cushman-Petersen
3 NT	E	3		400	0.50	7.50	4-Singerman-Pierce	3-Terwilliger-Payne
3 NT	E	3		400	0.50	7.50	12-Heckel-Deutch	7-McCarthy-Diers

North should be patient in the auction. Once it's clear that the auction is about to end, they can make a "don't be an idiot, partner" double. South has an easy 2 ♥ bid and is willing to complete to 3 ♥ later in the auction. Once East shows Diamond support, West has an easy sacrifice with 4 ♦. E/W lose one Spade, one Heart, and two Clubs for down one. The ♠ K looks like a reasonable opening lead (asking for count) followed by a Club switch. Declarer should play North for the ♥ A, since they showed more points on the auction.

Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	8 5 2
♥	Q J 7 5
♦	J 10 9 8
♣	10 3

♠	A K 9
♥	A K 6 3 2
♦	6 5 3 2
♣	4

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 10 3
♥	10 8
♦	A K 4
♣	A K 8 6 2

♠	J 7 6 4
♥	9 4
♦	Q 7
♣	Q J 9 7 5

EW 4♠; EW 4♥; EW 3N; EW 4♦; EW 3♣; Par −420

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 NT	W	−3	150		7.00	1.00	3-Elliott-Runda	1-Temples-Koch
6 NT	W	−3	150		7.00	1.00	5-Burnam-Hubka	5-Jervis-Lindeman
6 NT	W	−3	150		7.00	1.00	10-Mackey-Kobida	2-Kammer-Zimmer
3 NT	E	3		400	3.50	4.50	2-Lammers-Koster	11-Oblinger-Murdock
3 NT	E	3		400	3.50	4.50	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	4-Cushman-Petersen
3 NT	E	3		400	3.50	4.50	12-Heckel-Deutch	7-McCarthy-Diers
3 NT	W	3		400	3.50	4.50	13-Lipp-Levine	12-Felson-Brown
3 NT	E	4		430	0.50	7.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	9-Burns-Jung
3 NT	W	4		430	0.50	7.50	4-Singerman-Pierce	3-Terwilliger-Payne

Again, no commentary on the auction. E/W take three Spade tricks, two Hearts, two Diamonds, and two Clubs—nothing magical here. It's hilarious to think that 4 ♠ garners a top, with E/W playing in their 3-3 fit. Yay for the bad bidders! South will probably lead a small Spade on the auction, but it doesn't really matter.

Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	9 8 7 4
♥	J 10 6 2
♦	Q 6 3
♣	9 6

♠	5 3
♥	A Q 8 4
♦	K J 7
♣	8 7 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 10
♥	K 3
♦	A 10 8 5
♣	Q 10 4 2

♠	Q J 6 2
♥	9 7 5
♦	9 4 2
♣	A K J

E 4N; W 3N; EW 3♥; EW 4♦; EW 4♣; E 2♠; W 1♠; Par −630

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

15 to 17
Stayman
No 4-card major

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	−1	100		8.00	0.00	2-Lammers-Koster	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
1 NT	E	2		120	7.00	1.00	6-Vanstone-Gibler	6-Brown-Koch
3 NT	E	3		600	5.00	3.00	3-Elliott-Runda	12-Felson-Brown
3 NT	E	3		600	5.00	3.00	5-Burnam-Hubka	4-Cushman-Petersen
3 NT	E	3		600	5.00	3.00	10-Mackey-Kobida	1-Temples-Koch
3 NT	E	4		630	1.50	6.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	8-Kehoe-Stanley
3 NT	E	4		630	1.50	6.50	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	3-Terwilliger-Payne
3 NT	E	4		630	1.50	6.50	12-Heckel-Deutch	5-Jervis-Lindeman
3 NT	E	4		630	1.50	6.50	13-Lipp-Levine	2-Kammer-Zimmer

E/W take two Spade tricks, three Hearts, and four Diamonds, assuming they get the Diamond guess right. They probably won't have to, since South may very well lead a small Spade on the go giving E/W their ninth trick immediately (tsk, tsk). The ♥ 9 is a superior lead on the auction, since it's unlikely to give away a trick.

Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	A Q J 6
♥	6
♦	A 5 3 2
♣	8 7 6 4

♠	4 3
♥	J 10 5 2
♦	8 7 6 4
♣	A 10 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 8 2
♥	K Q 9 7 4 3
♦	Q J
♣	K J

♠	10 9 7 5
♥	A 8
♦	K 10 9
♣	Q 9 5 3

NS 3♠; EW 3♥; NS 3♣; NS 1♦; Par +100: EW 4♥×−1

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

Alert, 0 to 6 HCP and four trump
Didn't pick up their hand to play in 3 ♥
Extending the preempt based on total trump

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	N	4	170		8.00	0.00	13-Lipp-Levine	2-Kammer-Zimmer
1 NT	E	−1	50		6.00	2.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	8-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♥	E	−1	50		6.00	2.00	2-Lammers-Koster	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
3 ♥	E	−1	50		6.00	2.00	12-Heckel-Deutch	5-Jervis-Lindeman
4 ♠	S	−1		50	4.00	4.00	6-Vanstone-Gibler	6-Brown-Koch
2 ♥	E	3		140	2.50	5.50	3-Elliott-Runda	12-Felson-Brown
3 ♥	E	3		140	2.50	5.50	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	3-Terwilliger-Payne
2 ♥	E	4		170	1.00	7.00	5-Burnam-Hubka	4-Cushman-Petersen
4 ♥	E	4		420	0.00	8.00	10-Mackey-Kobida	1-Temples-Koch

South may double the final contract, but it's irrelevant—3 ♠ would have been worth +140 and 4 ♥x–1 is worth only +100. If N/S overbid and get to 4 ♠, they're going to turn their positive into a negative, since they lose one Spade, two Clubs, and a Club ruff. Playing in 4 ♥, E/W lose one Spade, one Heart, and two Diamonds for down one. It's likely that South will lead the ♠T on the auction.

Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	10 7 5
♥	A 4
♦	J 8 7 5 4
♣	K 6 5

♠	Q J 9 2
♥	Q 9 3 2
♦	K 10 9 6 2
♣	—

N
W		E
S

♠	A 8 6 3
♥	6
♦	Q 3
♣	Q J 10 8 7 3

♠	K 4
♥	K J 10 8 7 5
♦	A
♣	A 9 4 2

NS 3N; NS 3♥; EW 2♠; NS 1♦; NS 1♣; Par +300: EW 4♠×−2

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

Michaels hands with 4-5 shape are fine when not vulnerable

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	S	4	620		7.50	0.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	8-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♥	S	4	620		7.50	0.50	5-Burnam-Hubka	4-Cushman-Petersen
3 NT	N	3	600		6.00	2.00	13-Lipp-Levine	2-Kammer-Zimmer
3 ♥	S	4	170		4.50	3.50	2-Lammers-Koster	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
3 ♥	S	4	170		4.50	3.50	3-Elliott-Runda	12-Felson-Brown
3 ♥	S	3	140		3.00	5.00	10-Mackey-Kobida	1-Temples-Koch
4 ♥	S	−1		100	1.00	7.00	6-Vanstone-Gibler	6-Brown-Koch
4 ♥	N	−1		100	1.00	7.00	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	3-Terwilliger-Payne
3 ♥	S	−1		100	1.00	7.00	12-Heckel-Deutch	5-Jervis-Lindeman

It's hard for N/S to pull the trigger on 3 NT, but it works. In 3 ♥, N/S lose one Spade, one Heart, one Club, and a Club ruff, if E/W can untangle their tricks. Unlikely, so those N/S pairs who overbid will be rewarded once again. Sigh. The ♠ Q will be the likely lead.

Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K Q J 8 5
♥	A J 10 4
♦	K 6
♣	A K

♠	A 9 3 2
♥	7 5 2
♦	A 9 4 3
♣	3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	6 4
♥	9 3
♦	Q J 10 8 7 5 2
♣	Q 7

♠	10 7
♥	K Q 8 6
♦	—
♣	J 10 9 8 6 5 4

NS 6♥; NS 6♣; NS 5N; NS 5♠; EW 1♦; Par +980

West	North	East	South
			Pass1
Pass	2 ♣2	Pass3	2 ♦4
Pass	2 ♠	Pass	3 ♣
Pass	3 ♥	Pass	4 ♥
Pass	4 NT5	Pass	6 ♦6
Pass	6 ♥	Pass	Pass
Pass

Don't preempt with a 4-card major on the side
Strong
Would compete if not vulnerable
Game forcing showing an A, K, or 2Q
RKC Blackwood for Hearts
Showing 1 or 3 keycards and a useful void (must be Diamonds)

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♣×	S	6	1090		8.00	0.00	3-Elliott-Runda	11-Oblinger-Murdock
4 ♦×	E	−3	800		7.00	1.00	5-Burnam-Hubka	3-Terwilliger-Payne
3 NT	N	6	490		5.00	3.00	6-Vanstone-Gibler	5-Jervis-Lindeman
3 NT	N	6	490		5.00	3.00	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	2-Kammer-Zimmer
3 NT	N	6	490		5.00	3.00	12-Heckel-Deutch	4-Cushman-Petersen
4 ♥	N	6	480		2.50	5.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	6-Brown-Koch
4 ♥	N	6	480		2.50	5.50	2-Lammers-Koster	9-Burns-Jung
5 ♣	S	6	420		1.00	7.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	7-McCarthy-Diers
3 ♠	N	5	200		0.00	8.00	4-Singerman-Pierce	1-Temples-Koch

If South decides that showing the ♥ Q is more important than showing their void in Diamonds, then N/S will play in 4 ♥. That would be totally wrong on this deal. In 6 ♥, N/S lose one Spade only, making six. The opening lead is likely to be the ♦ Q, and the hand is over after declarer ruffs in dummy, plays a trump to the ♥ A, ruffs a second Diamond, pulls two more rounds of trump, and knocks out the ♠ A.

Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	J
♥	A K Q J 8 4 3 2
♦	—
♣	K 10 4 2

♠	K 10 8 6
♥	5
♦	Q J 9 7 5 3
♣	J 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 9 5 3
♥	—
♦	A K 8 4
♣	A 7 6 5

♠	7 4 2
♥	10 9 7 6
♦	10 6 2
♣	Q 9 8

EW 7♦; W 6♠; E 5♠; NS 5♥; EW 1♣; Par −500: NS 7♥×−2

West	North	East	South
Pass	1 ♥	Dbl	3 ♥1
3 ♠	4 ♥	5 ♥2	Pass
5 ♠3	6 ♥	6 ♠	Pass
Pass	7 ♥	Dbl	Pass
Pass	Pass

0 to 6 HCP, 4-card trump support
Exclusion Keycard Blackwood showing a void in Hearts
1 or 4 keycards (ignoring any in Hearts)

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♥×	N	5	850		7.00	1.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	6-Brown-Koch
5 ♥×	N	5	850		7.00	1.00	4-Singerman-Pierce	1-Temples-Koch
5 ♥×	N	5	850		7.00	1.00	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	2-Kammer-Zimmer
4 ♥×	N	4	790		5.00	3.00	2-Lammers-Koster	9-Burns-Jung
5 ♥	N	5	650		4.00	4.00	5-Burnam-Hubka	3-Terwilliger-Payne
3 ♠	E	6		230	3.00	5.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	7-McCarthy-Diers
4 ♠	E	5		650	2.00	6.00	12-Heckel-Deutch	4-Cushman-Petersen
5 ♠	E	6		680	0.50	7.50	3-Elliott-Runda	11-Oblinger-Murdock
4 ♠	W	6		680	0.50	7.50	6-Vanstone-Gibler	5-Jervis-Lindeman

Fascinating hand. North is NEVER going to let E/W play the contract once South shows 4-card support and negligible points. Even if E/W find 7 ♦ (unlikely), North is going to bid 7 ♥ unless they lose their bidding box. N/S lose one Spade and one Club. Declarer will play a Club to the ♣ Q and then back towards the ♣ KT intending to finesse the ♣ J. When the ♣ J falls, they can claim down two.

Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	10 9 5
♥	A
♦	A J 8 7 4 2
♣	Q 9 5

♠	J 4 3
♥	K Q J 10 9 8 3
♦	9
♣	K 4

N
W		E
S

♠	8 7 2
♥	7 4 2
♦	K 10
♣	J 10 8 7 3

♠	A K Q 6
♥	6 5
♦	Q 6 5 3
♣	A 6 2

S 6♠; N 5♠; NS 5♦; NS 1N; NS 2♣; EW 1♥; Par +1400: EW 7♥×−6

West	North	East	South
	1 ♦	Pass	1 ♠
2 ♥	Dbl1	3 ♥	Dbl2
4 ♥	4 ♠	Pass	Pass
5 ♥	Pass	Pass	5 ♠
Pass	Pass	Pass

Alert, support double showing 3-card support for Spades
Balance of power double

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	S	6	680		8.00	0.00	5-Burnam-Hubka	3-Terwilliger-Payne
4 ♠	N	5	650		7.00	1.00	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	2-Kammer-Zimmer
5 ♦	N	5	600		4.50	3.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	6-Brown-Koch
5 ♦	N	5	600		4.50	3.50	3-Elliott-Runda	11-Oblinger-Murdock
5 ♦	N	5	600		4.50	3.50	4-Singerman-Pierce	1-Temples-Koch
5 ♦	N	5	600		4.50	3.50	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	7-McCarthy-Diers
5 ♥	W	−4	200		2.00	6.00	12-Heckel-Deutch	4-Cushman-Petersen
4 ♦	N	5	150		1.00	7.00	6-Vanstone-Gibler	5-Jervis-Lindeman
4 ♠	S	−3		300	0.00	8.00	2-Lammers-Koster	9-Burns-Jung

N/S don't want to defend against 4 ♥ on the vulnerability, although 4 ♥ doubled down four would be a nice score (+800). In 5 ♠, N/S lose only one Diamond when West can't lead a Club on opening lead. West will lead the ♥ K. Declarer wins in dummy with the ♥ A, plays a trump to the ♠ A, ruffs a Heart, trump back to the ♠ K, third trump, and then a losing Diamond finesse. South's two Club losers will go away on the long Diamonds.

Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	9 3
♥	J 9 7 2
♦	9 7 5 3
♣	Q 8 3

♠	K Q 10 7 5
♥	K 5
♦	Q 8 4 2
♣	K 9

N
W		E
S

♠	A J 4 2
♥	—
♦	A K 10 6
♣	J 10 7 6 5

♠	8 6
♥	A Q 10 8 6 4 3
♦	J
♣	A 4 2

EW 6♠; EW 4N; EW 5♦; E 5♣; W 4♣; NS 2♥; Par −1100: NS 7♥×−5

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

Showing 5+ Spades
Weak and preemptive, showing 4-card Heart support
Splinter in support of Spades
Sacrificing

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	W	5		650	8.00	0.00	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	8-Kehoe-Stanley
5 ♠	W	6		680	4.00	4.00	2-Lammers-Koster	7-McCarthy-Diers
4 ♠	W	6		680	4.00	4.00	3-Elliott-Runda	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
4 ♠	W	6		680	4.00	4.00	4-Singerman-Pierce	12-Felson-Brown
4 ♠	W	6		680	4.00	4.00	5-Burnam-Hubka	2-Kammer-Zimmer
4 ♠	W	6		680	4.00	4.00	6-Vanstone-Gibler	4-Cushman-Petersen
4 ♠	W	6		680	4.00	4.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	6-Brown-Koch
5 ♠	W	6		680	4.00	4.00	12-Heckel-Deutch	3-Terwilliger-Payne
6 ♥×	S	−4		800	0.00	8.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	5-Jervis-Lindeman

When will these crazy hands end? It's hard for N/S to bid 7 ♥, but someone might. With most of the field not in the good Spade slam, –1100 for 7 ♥ doubled down five won't be a very good score. E/W lose only one Club (it should be an easy guess to go up with the ♣ K with North showing weakness on the auction). North will lead the ♥ 2.

Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	10 9 3
♥	7 4
♦	Q 10 9 4
♣	K 10 7 6

♠	J 6 5
♥	9 8 2
♦	K 6 5
♣	Q J 8 5

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q 4 2
♥	K J 10
♦	A 7 3
♣	A 4 3

♠	A 8 7
♥	A Q 6 5 3
♦	J 8 2
♣	9 2

EW 2N; E 2♠; E 2♥; EW 2♣; W 1♠; W 1♥; E 1♦; Par −120

West	North	East	South
			Pass
Pass	Pass	1 NT1	Pass
Pass	Pass

15 to 17

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	E	1		90	6.00	2.00	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	5-Jervis-Lindeman
1 NT	E	1		90	6.00	2.00	3-Elliott-Runda	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
1 NT	E	1		90	6.00	2.00	4-Singerman-Pierce	12-Felson-Brown
1 NT	E	1		90	6.00	2.00	6-Vanstone-Gibler	4-Cushman-Petersen
1 NT	E	1		90	6.00	2.00	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	8-Kehoe-Stanley
2 ♠	E	2		110	3.00	5.00	2-Lammers-Koster	7-McCarthy-Diers
1 NT	E	2		120	2.00	6.00	5-Burnam-Hubka	2-Kammer-Zimmer
1 NT	E	4		180	1.00	7.00	12-Heckel-Deutch	3-Terwilliger-Payne
2 ♥	S	−2		200	0.00	8.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	6-Brown-Koch

South will lead the ♥ 3, and declarer will win with the ♥T. E/W take three Spade tricks, one Heart trick, two Diamonds, and two Clubs. As soon as North gets in with the ♣T, they'll lead a Heart back through and the hand will be over.

Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	10 3 2
♥	K Q 4
♦	Q 3 2
♣	K J 10 3

♠	J 7
♥	5 2
♦	K J 10 8 6
♣	A 8 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q 9 8 5 4
♥	10 7 6
♦	5 4
♣	Q 9

♠	A 6
♥	A J 9 8 3
♦	A 9 7
♣	7 6 2

NS 3N; NS 3♥; NS 2♣; EW 1♠; NS 1♦; Par +400

West	North	East	South
Pass	Pass	2 ♠	3 ♥
Pass	3 ♠1	Pass	3 NT2
Pass	Pass3	Pass

Meant as a good Heart raise
Interpreted as Western Cue
Why not?

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	S	5	450		8.00	0.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	6-Brown-Koch
4 ♥	S	4	420		6.50	1.50	4-Singerman-Pierce	12-Felson-Brown
4 ♥	S	4	420		6.50	1.50	12-Heckel-Deutch	3-Terwilliger-Payne
3 ♥	S	3	140		4.50	3.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	5-Jervis-Lindeman
3 ♥	S	3	140		4.50	3.50	6-Vanstone-Gibler	4-Cushman-Petersen
2 ♥	S	2	110		3.00	5.00	2-Lammers-Koster	7-McCarthy-Diers
4 ♥	S	−1		50	1.50	6.50	3-Elliott-Runda	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
4 ♥	S	−1		50	1.50	6.50	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	8-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♥	N	−2		100	0.00	8.00	5-Burnam-Hubka	2-Kammer-Zimmer

North makes a cuebid to show South a good raise in Hearts. South dutifully shows their Spade stopper. North, with a flat (3334) hand, happily leaves it in notrump, and rejoices when nine tricks are the limit. West will lead the ♠ J, declarer ducks once and wins the continuation. When West turns up with the ♦ K and the ♣ A, N/S sneak away with one Spade, five Hearts, one Club, and two Diamonds. Phew.

Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K J 10 9 8
♥	Q 5
♦	A Q 9 7 2
♣	10

♠	4 2
♥	K 10 8 4 2
♦	J 3
♣	A K 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 7
♥	9 7 3
♦	10 4
♣	Q 8 7 6 4 3

♠	A 6 5 3
♥	A J 6
♦	K 8 6 5
♣	J 9

NS 5♠; NS 5♦; NS 1N; EW 1♥; EW 1♣; Par +450

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

Jacoby 2 NT
Alert, shortness in Clubs

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♠	N	5	450		5.00	3.00	2-Lammers-Koster	6-Brown-Koch
4 ♠	N	5	450		5.00	3.00	3-Elliott-Runda	8-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♠	N	5	450		5.00	3.00	4-Singerman-Pierce	11-Oblinger-Murdock
4 ♠	S	5	450		5.00	3.00	5-Burnam-Hubka	1-Temples-Koch
4 ♠	N	5	450		5.00	3.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	5-Jervis-Lindeman
4 ♠	N	5	450		5.00	3.00	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	7-McCarthy-Diers
5 ♠	N	5	450		5.00	3.00	9-Tedrick-Pretz	9-Burns-Jung
6 ♠	N	−1		50	0.50	7.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	4-Cushman-Petersen
6 ♠	N	−1		50	0.50	7.50	13-Lipp-Levine	3-Terwilliger-Payne

South makes a slam attempt by showing a Diamond control, but North has no interest and bids game. N/S lose no Spades (assuming they play for the drop), one Heart, and one Club. Finessing in Spades isn't wrong with North holding a singleton Club, but with no clue as to which way to finesse, declarer is better off playing for the drop. East will likely lead the ♦T, since all other leads look putrid.

Board 26
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	K J
♥	K 10 5 3
♦	9 7 6 2
♣	J 10 6

♠	A 10 9 3
♥	Q 8 2
♦	—
♣	A K 8 5 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 7 6 5
♥	A J 9 6
♦	A Q 4 3
♣	9

♠	8 4 2
♥	7 4
♦	K J 10 8 5
♣	Q 7 4

EW 6♠; EW 5♥; E 4N; W 3N; EW 5♣; EW 1♦; Par −1430

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

2 ♣ does not deny a 4-card major
With East showing a singleton or void in Clubs on the auction, West loses interest

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	W	−1	100		8.00	0.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	5-Jervis-Lindeman
3 ♣	W	4		130	6.50	1.50	2-Lammers-Koster	6-Brown-Koch
1 ♦	E	4		130	6.50	1.50	9-Tedrick-Pretz	9-Burns-Jung
4 ♠	W	4		620	4.00	4.00	3-Elliott-Runda	8-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♠	W	4		620	4.00	4.00	5-Burnam-Hubka	1-Temples-Koch
4 ♠	W	4		620	4.00	4.00	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	7-McCarthy-Diers
4 ♠	E	5		650	2.00	6.00	13-Lipp-Levine	3-Terwilliger-Payne
3 NT	E	5		660	0.50	7.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	4-Cushman-Petersen
3 NT	W	5		660	0.50	7.50	4-Singerman-Pierce	11-Oblinger-Murdock

While slam makes, it's not one you want to be in. E/W lose only one Spade when the Clubs prove to be 3-3 and the ♠ K is in "the slot." The ♣ J will be a popular lead.

Board 27
South Deals
None Vul

♠	6 3
♥	10 8 7 4 2
♦	8 5 3
♣	5 4 3

♠	K Q J 5
♥	6
♦	A Q 9 7 4
♣	A J 9

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10 4
♥	A K Q J 9
♦	10 6 2
♣	7 2

♠	9 8 7 2
♥	5 3
♦	K J
♣	K Q 10 8 6

EW 7N; EW 7♠; EW 7♥; EW 7♦; EW 4♣; Par −1520

West	North	East	South
			Pass
1 ♦1	Pass	1 ♥	Pass
2 ♠2	Pass	3 ♥3	Pass
3 NT4	Pass	4 ♦5	Pass
5 ♣6	Pass	6 NT7	Pass
Pass	Pass

Planning on reversing into 2 ♠
Remembering to reverse into 2 ♠
Game forcing
To play
Minorwood, RKC Blackwood for Diamonds
4th step, showing 2 or 5 w/ the ♦ Q
Off one keycard

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	E	4		420	6.50	1.50	1-Wiest-Altman Sr	4-Cushman-Petersen
4 ♥	E	4		420	6.50	1.50	5-Burnam-Hubka	1-Temples-Koch
4 ♥	E	4		420	6.50	1.50	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	5-Jervis-Lindeman
5 ♦	W	6		420	6.50	1.50	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	7-McCarthy-Diers
3 NT	W	6		490	3.50	4.50	3-Elliott-Runda	8-Kehoe-Stanley
3 NT	E	6		490	3.50	4.50	4-Singerman-Pierce	11-Oblinger-Murdock
3 NT	W	7		520	1.50	6.50	2-Lammers-Koster	6-Brown-Koch
3 NT	E	7		520	1.50	6.50	13-Lipp-Levine	3-Terwilliger-Payne
6 NT	W	6		990	0.00	8.00	9-Tedrick-Pretz	9-Burns-Jung

You don't want to be in a grand slam needing a finesse to be right. E/W take four Spade tricks, four Heart tricks, five Diamond tricks, and one Club (wait, that's 14 tricks....I guess E/W get an extra trick on Board 28). North will probably lead a Club on the auction, and declarer will hold their breath on the Diamond finesse. If North leads anything else, the hand is over.

Board 28
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K Q
♥	A 9 8 6 3
♦	7 5
♣	A Q 10 7

♠	J 8 6 5 4
♥	Q 5
♦	J 9 2
♣	8 6 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A 3
♥	J 7 4
♦	K 10 6 4
♣	J 9 3 2

♠	10 9 7 2
♥	K 10 2
♦	A Q 8 3
♣	K 4

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

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

Showing a 3-card limit raise

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	5	650		5.50	2.50	3-Elliott-Runda	7-McCarthy-Diers
4 ♥	N	5	650		5.50	2.50	4-Singerman-Pierce	9-Burns-Jung
4 ♥	N	5	650		5.50	2.50	5-Burnam-Hubka	12-Felson-Brown
4 ♥	N	5	650		5.50	2.50	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	6-Brown-Koch
4 ♥	N	5	650		5.50	2.50	9-Tedrick-Pretz	8-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♥	N	5	650		5.50	2.50	10-Mackey-Kobida	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
4 ♥	N	4	620		2.00	6.00	6-Vanstone-Gibler	2-Kammer-Zimmer
3 NT	N	3	600		1.00	7.00	2-Lammers-Koster	5-Jervis-Lindeman
3 NT	S	−1		100	0.00	8.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	4-Cushman-Petersen

South is torn between 3 ♥ and 2 ♦ with their rebid. 2 ♦ would be Fourth-Suit Forcing to game, alertable, artificial, and unlimited. North would probably rebid their Clubs, and South would bid game. N/S lose one Spade and one Heart. The ♠ A looks like a reasonable lead. If East leads a trump, N/S's trump loser goes away.

Board 29
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	5
♥	J 8 7 6 5
♦	K J 10 5
♣	K 8 3

♠	A K Q J 10 4
♥	A K 3 2
♦	—
♣	A J 2

N
W		E
S

♠	9 8 7 3
♥	10 9
♦	A 9 3 2
♣	10 7 5

♠	6 2
♥	Q 4
♦	Q 8 7 6 4
♣	Q 9 6 4

EW 6♠; EW 4N; EW 2♥; NS 1♦; EW 1♣; Par −1430

West	North	East	South
	Pass	Pass	Pass
2 ♣	Pass	2 ♦1	Pass
2 ♠2	Pass	3 ♠3	Pass
4 NT4	Pass	5 ♣5	Pass
5 NT6	Pass	6 ♠7	Pass
Pass	Pass

Game forcing, showing an A, K, or 2Q
Natural, reluctant to set Spades as trump with 3 ♠ while holding four Hearts
Agreeing on Spades and showing a control on the side
RKC Blackwood for Spades
1st step, showing 1 or 4
Guaranteeing all the keycards and the ♠ Q and asking for Kings
Sorry, no Kings here

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 ♠	W	6		230	8.00	0.00	3-Elliott-Runda	7-McCarthy-Diers
4 ♠	W	5		650	7.00	1.00	2-Lammers-Koster	5-Jervis-Lindeman
4 ♠	W	6		680	4.50	3.50	6-Vanstone-Gibler	2-Kammer-Zimmer
4 ♠	W	6		680	4.50	3.50	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	6-Brown-Koch
4 ♠	W	6		680	4.50	3.50	9-Tedrick-Pretz	8-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♠	W	6		680	4.50	3.50	10-Mackey-Kobida	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
6 ♠	W	6		1430	1.00	7.00	4-Singerman-Pierce	9-Burns-Jung
6 ♠	W	6		1430	1.00	7.00	5-Burnam-Hubka	12-Felson-Brown
6 ♠	W	6		1430	1.00	7.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	4-Cushman-Petersen

RKC Blackwood is rarely used when holding a void, but here it works, since West is missing only one keycard and can use the pitch (i.e., planning to throw a Club on the ♦ A). E/W lose only one Club. A trump lead looks reasonable, and the hand is over almost immediately. Declarer pulls trump in two rounds, plays off ♥ AK and ruffs a Heart, ♦ A pitching a Club, Club "finesse" losing to the ♣ K, ruffs the Diamond continuation, ruffs the last Heart in dummy, and claims.

Board 30
East Deals
None Vul

♠	A 9 7 4 3
♥	9
♦	Q 10 7
♣	Q J 7 6

♠	Q J 10 5
♥	A 10 6
♦	K 5
♣	A 10 9 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 6
♥	Q 7 5 3
♦	9 8 6 2
♣	K 5 4

♠	8 2
♥	K J 8 4 2
♦	A J 4 3
♣	8 3

EW 2N; EW 2♣; EW 1♠; EW 1♥; Par −120

West	North	East	South
		Pass	Pass
1 ♣	1 ♠	Dbl1	Pass
1 NT	Pass	Pass	Pass

Negative showing four Hearts

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	−2	100		8.00	0.00	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	6-Brown-Koch
2 NT	E	−1	50		7.00	1.00	3-Elliott-Runda	7-McCarthy-Diers
1 ♠	N	−1		50	6.00	2.00	4-Singerman-Pierce	9-Burns-Jung
1 NT	E	1		90	4.50	3.50	6-Vanstone-Gibler	2-Kammer-Zimmer
1 NT	E	1		90	4.50	3.50	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	4-Cushman-Petersen
2 ♥	W	2		110	3.00	5.00	5-Burnam-Hubka	12-Felson-Brown
1 NT	W	2		120	1.50	6.50	9-Tedrick-Pretz	8-Kehoe-Stanley
1 NT	W	2		120	1.50	6.50	10-Mackey-Kobida	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
2 ♠	N	−3		150	0.00	8.00	2-Lammers-Koster	5-Jervis-Lindeman

E/W take three Spade tricks, two Hearts, two Clubs, and a Diamond. North will probably lead a small Spade.

Board 31
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	3 2
♥	K
♦	K 9 8 6 5 4
♣	K Q 9 2

♠	A 10 9 7
♥	9 6
♦	A Q J 7
♣	J 6 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 5 4
♥	Q 5 4
♦	10 3 2
♣	A 10 8 7

♠	K J 8 6
♥	A J 10 8 7 3 2
♦	—
♣	5 4

NS 2♥; EW 1♠; E 1♣; Par +100: EW 2♠×−1

West	North	East	South
			1 ♥1
Dbl	Rdbl2	2 ♣3	2 ♥4
Pass	Pass	Pass

Too strong to preempt
10+ HCP and no fit for partner's major-suit opener
Showing a preference for Clubs
Weak and to play

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	S	4	170		8.00	0.00	9-Tedrick-Pretz	7-McCarthy-Diers
3 ♥	S	3	140		6.50	1.50	3-Elliott-Runda	6-Brown-Koch
2 ♥	S	3	140		6.50	1.50	4-Singerman-Pierce	8-Kehoe-Stanley
2 ♥	S	2	110		5.00	3.00	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	5-Jervis-Lindeman
2 ♠	W	−2	100		4.00	4.00	6-Vanstone-Gibler	1-Temples-Koch
2 ♥	S	−1		100	1.50	6.50	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	3-Terwilliger-Payne
3 ♥	S	−1		100	1.50	6.50	10-Mackey-Kobida	9-Burns-Jung
4 ♥	N	−1		100	1.50	6.50	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	11-Oblinger-Murdock
3 ♥	S	−1		100	1.50	6.50	13-Lipp-Levine	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes

When responder redoubles, opener should strive to pass unless they have a very weak, distributional hand. That's exactly what South has, and 2 ♥ is correct. It's hard to calculate how many losers N/S have, so let's count winners—one Spade, six Hearts, and one Club. West will probably lead the ♣ 3 on the auction.

Board 32
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q 8
♥	A K Q 10
♦	10 5 3
♣	K 10 9 2

♠	9 6
♥	7 6 4 2
♦	K J 9 7 4 2
♣	A

N
W		E
S

♠	A J 5 4 3
♥	9
♦	A 6
♣	J 8 5 4 3

♠	K 10 7 2
♥	J 8 5 3
♦	Q 8
♣	Q 7 6

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

West	North	East	South
Pass1	1 ♣	1 ♠	Dbl2
2 ♦	2 ♥	Pass	Pass
Pass

Don't preempt with a 4-card major on the side
Negative

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	3	400		8.00	0.00	13-Lipp-Levine	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
2 ♥	N	2	110		6.50	1.50	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	3-Terwilliger-Payne
2 ♥	N	2	110		6.50	1.50	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	5-Jervis-Lindeman
3 ♦	W	−1	100		5.00	3.00	9-Tedrick-Pretz	7-McCarthy-Diers
3 ♥	S	−1		50	4.00	4.00	3-Elliott-Runda	6-Brown-Koch
4 ♥	N	−2		100	2.50	5.50	4-Singerman-Pierce	8-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♥	N	−2		100	2.50	5.50	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	11-Oblinger-Murdock
3 ♦	W	3		110	1.00	7.00	6-Vanstone-Gibler	1-Temples-Koch
2 ♠	E	3		140	0.00	8.00	10-Mackey-Kobida	9-Burns-Jung

E/W have a hard time competing to 3 ♦ (or 2 NT) on the vulnerability. Some West's may double the final contract, but it's risky. E/W can collect six tricks on ♣ A, small Diamond to the ♦ A, club ruff, ♦ K, small Spade to the ♠ A, and a second club ruff. With any other defense, N/S make their contract.

Board 33
North Deals
None Vul

♠	K 7 3
♥	K J 5 4 2
♦	2
♣	K 10 9 5

♠	J 10 9 6 4
♥	Q 8
♦	A 9 8 4
♣	8 7

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 8 5
♥	6 3
♦	Q 10 6 5
♣	A 3 2

♠	2
♥	A 10 9 7
♦	K J 7 3
♣	Q J 6 4

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

West	North	East	South
	Pass	1 ♦	Pass
1 ♠	Dbl1	2 ♠2	3 ♥
3 ♠	4 ♥	4 ♠	Pass
Pass	Dbl	Pass	Pass
Pass

Alert, Sandwich NT showing 9+ cards in Hearts and Clubs with five Hearts
Shows four Spades (i.e., not a support double)

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥×	N	4	590		8.00	0.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	3-Terwilliger-Payne
4 ♥	N	5	450		6.50	1.50	3-Elliott-Runda	6-Brown-Koch
4 ♥	N	5	450		6.50	1.50	9-Tedrick-Pretz	7-McCarthy-Diers
4 ♠×	W	−2	300		5.00	3.00	13-Lipp-Levine	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
3 ♥	N	4	170		4.00	4.00	8-Freiberg-Freiberg	5-Jervis-Lindeman
4 ♠	W	−2	100		3.00	5.00	6-Vanstone-Gibler	1-Temples-Koch
3 ♠	W	−1	50		2.00	6.00	10-Mackey-Kobida	9-Burns-Jung
5 ♥	N	−1		50	1.00	7.00	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	11-Oblinger-Murdock
3 ♠	W	3		140	0.00	8.00	4-Singerman-Pierce	8-Kehoe-Stanley

The bidding gets crazy as no one is vulnerable and everyone has a double fit. Spades, the bully suit, prevails as E/W are able to sacrifice in 4 ♠, down one. E/W lose two Hearts, one Diamond, and one Club. South will probably lead ♥ A and another Heart.

Board 34
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	9 7 5 4 2
♥	—
♦	10 8 3
♣	Q 9 8 7 4

♠	K 6 3
♥	Q 9 7 6 5 3
♦	J 9
♣	10 6

N
W		E
S

♠	10 8
♥	A J 8 4 2
♦	A 6 5 4 2
♣	2

♠	A Q J
♥	K 10
♦	K Q 7
♣	A K J 5 3

NS 4♠; NS 5♣; EW 3♥; NS 1N; Par +300: EW 5♥×−2

West	North	East	South
		Pass	2 ♣
Dbl1	Rdbl2	2 ♦3	2 NT4
3 ♥5	3 ♠6	4 ♥7	4 ♠8
Pass9	Pass	5 ♥10	Dbl11
Pass	Pass	Pass

Alert, single-suited hand
Alert, denying an A, K, or 2Q
Showing length in Diamonds in case that's West's suit
To play
Emboldened to continue bidding
5+ Spades
I heart hearts!
I heart Spades!
I've already overbid
I haven't
Enough!

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	N	5	650		8.00	0.00	4-Singerman-Pierce	7-McCarthy-Diers
3 ♣	S	5	150		7.00	1.00	12-Heckel-Deutch	12-Felson-Brown
4 ♥×	W	−1	100		5.50	2.50	9-Tedrick-Pretz	6-Brown-Koch
4 ♥×	E	−1	100		5.50	2.50	13-Lipp-Levine	4-Cushman-Petersen
4 ♠	N	−1		100	3.50	4.50	5-Burnam-Hubka	9-Burns-Jung
5 ♣	S	−1		100	3.50	4.50	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	2-Kammer-Zimmer
6 ♠	N	−2		200	2.00	6.00	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
3 NT	S	−3		300	0.50	7.50	6-Vanstone-Gibler	11-Oblinger-Murdock
3 NT	S	−3		300	0.50	7.50	10-Mackey-Kobida	8-Kehoe-Stanley

I hope the room gets to play this board, because it's a hoot! E/W lose a trick in each suit for down two. Nice bidding! South will likely lead the ♣ K.

Board 35
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q 10 7 5
♥	K Q J 6
♦	J
♣	A K J 6

♠	9 6 4 2
♥	9 5 3
♦	A 10 5 4
♣	10 5

N
W		E
S

♠	K 3
♥	A 10 8 7 2
♦	K 3
♣	Q 9 8 7

♠	A J 8
♥	4
♦	Q 9 8 7 6 2
♣	4 3 2

NS 3♠; NS 2N; N 2♥; NS 3♦; NS 3♣; S 1♥; Par +140

West	North	East	South
			2 ♦
Pass	Pass1	2 ♥2	Pass
Pass	Dbl3	Pass	Pass
Pass

Hoping against hope that the opponents will enter the auction
Heh
For penalty

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	4	430		7.50	0.50	10-Mackey-Kobida	8-Kehoe-Stanley
3 NT	N	4	430		7.50	0.50	13-Lipp-Levine	4-Cushman-Petersen
3 NT	N	3	400		6.00	2.00	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
1 ♥	E	−2	200		5.00	3.00	12-Heckel-Deutch	12-Felson-Brown
2 ♠	N	3	140		4.00	4.00	6-Vanstone-Gibler	11-Oblinger-Murdock
3 ♦	S	3	110		3.00	5.00	9-Tedrick-Pretz	6-Brown-Koch
2 ♣	N	2	90		2.00	6.00	4-Singerman-Pierce	7-McCarthy-Diers
3 NT	N	−1		50	0.50	7.50	5-Burnam-Hubka	9-Burns-Jung
2 NT	N	−1		50	0.50	7.50	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	2-Kammer-Zimmer

It's hard for East to pass on the auction, but those that do will be rewarded when –110 for 3 ♦ making gets them a top. That's a little better than –800 or –1100 for 2 ♥ doubled down infinity. South should lead a trump.

Board 36
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	A Q J 6 5 2
♥	K 5 3
♦	A 10 9 7
♣	—

♠	8 7
♥	Q 7 2
♦	J 8 3
♣	A 8 7 6 3

N
W		E
S

♠	9
♥	J 10 9 8 4
♦	K 6 5 4
♣	Q 9 4

♠	K 10 4 3
♥	A 6
♦	Q 2
♣	K J 10 5 2

NS 6♠; NS 5N; NS 5♦; NS 2♥; NS 2♣; Par +1430

West	North	East	South
Pass	1 ♠	Pass	2 NT1
Pass	3 ♣2	Pass	3 ♥3
Pass	5 ♣4	Pass	5 ♠5
Pass	6 ♠	Pass	Pass
Pass

Jacoby 2 NT
Alert, showing shortness in Clubs
First or second round control in Hearts showing an issue in Diamonds
Exclusion RKC showing a void in Clubs
3rd step, showing 2 or 5 keycards w/o the ♠ Q

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♠	N	7	1460		8.00	0.00	9-Tedrick-Pretz	6-Brown-Koch
6 ♠	N	6	1430		5.50	2.50	4-Singerman-Pierce	7-McCarthy-Diers
6 ♠	N	6	1430		5.50	2.50	6-Vanstone-Gibler	11-Oblinger-Murdock
6 ♠	N	6	1430		5.50	2.50	10-Mackey-Kobida	8-Kehoe-Stanley
6 ♠	N	6	1430		5.50	2.50	13-Lipp-Levine	4-Cushman-Petersen
4 ♠	N	6	680		2.00	6.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	2-Kammer-Zimmer
4 ♠	N	6	680		2.00	6.00	11-Mineard-Terbrueggen	10-Kereiakes-Kereiakes
4 ♠	N	6	680		2.00	6.00	12-Heckel-Deutch	12-Felson-Brown
4 ♠	N	5	650		0.00	8.00	5-Burnam-Hubka	9-Burns-Jung

The last of the eleventy-seven slams this evening. N/S lose only one Diamond. The ♥ J is a reasonable lead.