MON 05/08/2017 at Nite

EVENT>Monday Night Bridge      |SESSION>Monday Eve   |SECTION> A N-S
------------------------,------ ------------,-------- --------------------------
DATE>May 8, 2017        |CLUB NO.>185264    | 05/08/2017 22:28
---------------------,-- ------------------- -------------,---------------------
DIR> Mike Lipp       |RATING>NABC Promotional game        |MOVEMENT>MITCHELL
------------,-------- ,-------------------------,--------- ---------------------
AVE>  132.0 |TOP>  11 |MP LIMITS>None/500/100   |CLUB>Mike's Games At The CBC
------------ --------- ------------------------- -------------------------------
PAIRS IN STRAT A=14/B=10/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 John Altman Sr         Debbie Wiest             A  5/6    .     .   |  4/5    .     .    145.00  54.92  1.25(OA)
 2 Robert Roark           Sharon Koster            C   .     .     .   |   .     4     2    131.50  49.81  0.39(SC)
 3 Pam Campbell           Reeta Brendamour         A   1     .     .   |   1     .     .    168.50  63.83  4.50(OA)
 4 Judy Barron            Patrick Lammers          B   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    119.50  45.27
 5 Liz Lin                Elmer Hubka              B   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    130.00  49.24
 6 Joy Singerman          Gail Zimmer              B   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    108.50  41.10
 7 John Ramsay            Julian Magnus, Jr        C   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    107.50  40.72
 8 Kathy Rice             Erin Oblinger            C   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    127.00  48.11
 9 Sharon Kreitzer        Lynn Callif              B   4     1     .   |   3     1     .    145.50  55.11  1.90(OA)
10 Carol Markham          J Thomas Markham         C  5/6    2     1   |  4/5    2     1    145.00  54.92  1.41(OB)
11 Annette Kereiakes      Tom Kereiakes            C   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    106.50  40.34
12 Susan Stacy Vanstone   Martin Gibler            B   .     .     .   |   6     3     .    135.50  51.33  0.47(SB)
13 Michael Purcell        Kimberly King            A   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    130.00  49.24
14 Donald Pollack         Michael Lipp             A   3     .     .   |   2     .     .    148.00  56.06  2.53(OA)

                                          Totals                                           1848.00


                                          **PAIRS**
BOARD     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10    11    12    13    14
  /
   1>     5-                5-   11     1     5-   10     5-    5-    5-    5-    0     5-
        -480   ----  ---- -480  -170  -490  -480  -450  -480  -480  -480  -480  -980  -480

   2>     7                10     7     7     0     7     2-    2-    4     7     1    11
         170   ----  ----  500   170   170    50   170   130   130   150   170   100   600

   3>     2-    1                 4-    4-    9-   11     7     7     9-    7     0     2-
         170   140   ----  ----  190   190   400   420   200   200   400   200   110   170

   4>     2     9                 9     6-    2     0     9    11     4-    2     6-    4-
        -690  -630   ----  ---- -630  -640  -690 -1390  -630  -620  -660  -690  -640  -660

   5>     8     5-    8                 5-    3-    0     8    11     1-    3-   10     1-
          90    50    90   ----  ----   50  -100  -300    90   150  -200  -100   140  -200

   6>    10     3-    6                 0     6     2    11     8-    6     1     3-    8-
         460   140   150   ----  ----  -50   150   130   550   400   150   110   140   400

   7>     8     2    11     4                 2     5-    5-    0     9-    7     9-    2
          90  -120   200  -110   ----  ---- -120   -90   -90  -180   100   -80   100  -120

   8>     4-    4-    9-    4-                4-    8     9-    4-    0     4-   11     1
        -420  -420   100  -420   ----  ---- -420    50   100  -420 -1100  -420   150  -500

   9>     4      -    4     4     7-                7-    4     4    10     9      -   11
         -50  -100   -50   -50   110   ----  ----  110   -50   -50   150   130  -100   430

  10>     3-    9     7     7     3-               10      -    3-     -    3-   11     7
        -650  -600  -620  -620  -650   ----  ---- -170  -680  -650  -680  -650   100  -620

  11>     8     3-    6     8     3-    0                10-    3-    3-   10-    1     8
         400   130   150   400   130   -50   ----  ----  430   130   130   430   120   400

  12>     7-    9-    2-    2-   11     2-                2-    7-    9-    2-    6     2-
        -100   -90  -200  -200   150  -200   ----  ---- -200  -100   -90  -200  -120  -200

  13>     7-    7-    7-    7-    7-    7-    7-                7-    0     1     2-    2-
         100   100   100   100   100   100   100   ----  ----  100  -660  -150  -130  -130

  14>    11     7     7     1-    1-    7     1-                1-    7     7     7     7
        -400  -420  -420  -450  -450  -420  -450   ----  ---- -450  -420  -420  -420  -420

  15>     2-   11     6      -    6     6     6    10                 2-    9      -    6
        -850  -100  -510 -1010  -510  -510  -510  -480   ----  ---- -850  -500 -1010  -510

  16>     7      -   11      -    7     7     2     7                 3-    3-    7    10
         200  -140   500  -140   200   200  -110   200   ----  ----  100   100   200   300

  17>     5     9     9     0     3     1-    1-    9     6                 9     9     4
         150   460   460  -140    50   -50   -50   460   400   ----  ----  460   460   100

  18>     8-     -    8-    4-    2    11     4-    4-    4-                8-     -    8-
         660  -100   660   630   620   690   630   630   630   ----  ----  660  -100   660

  19>     5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5    11                 5     5
         420   420   420   420   420   420   420   420   420   450   ----  ----  420   420

  20>     1-    9     6     6     1-    3     9     4     9     0                11     6
        -130   200   140   140  -130   -90   200   100   200  -200   ----  ----  870   140

  21>     8     4     8    10-    2     5     6     0     3     8     1                10-
         100   -90   100   110  -170   -80    90  -800  -100   100  -200   ----  ----  110

  22>     7     7     7     7     1     3-    3-    1     7    11     1                10
        -140  -140  -140  -140  -620  -170  -170  -620  -140   200  -620   ----  ---- -100

  23>     3     9    11     3    10     3     3     0     6-    3     6-    8
         680  1050  1430   680  1190   680   680   100   710   680   710   990   ----  ----

  24>     8-    5     3     8-    3     1     3     8-    0     8-    8-    8-
        PASS   -90  -120  PASS  -120  -150  -120  PASS  -470  PASS  PASS  PASS   ----  ----

  25>           1     6     6    10     9     1     6     6     3     1     6    11
         ----  450   480   480   510   490   450   480   480   460   450   480   990   ----

  26>           8     1-    5-   10     1-    7     4    11     3     9     5-    0
         ---- -100  -650  -200   150  -650  -170  -230   750  -620   130  -200  -990   ----

  27>                 7     1-    0     7    10-    7     4    10-    1-    3     7     7
         ----  ----  -50  -130  -140   -50    50   -50  -100    50  -130  -110   -50   -50

  28>                11     6-    3-    3-    3-    0     8     9-    1     3-    9-    6-
         ----  ----  300  -100  -140  -140  -140  -300    50   100  -200  -140   100  -100



EVENT>Monday Night Bridge      |SESSION>Monday Eve   |SECTION> A E-W
------------------------,------ ------------,-------- --------------------------
DATE>May 8, 2017        |CLUB NO.>185264    | 05/08/2017 22:28
---------------------,-- ------------------- -------------,---------------------
DIR> Mike Lipp       |RATING>NABC Promotional game        |MOVEMENT>MITCHELL
------------,-------- ,-------------------------,--------- ---------------------
AVE>  132.0 |TOP>  11 |MP LIMITS>None/500/100   |CLUB>Mike's Games At The CBC
------------ --------- ------------------------- -------------------------------
PAIRS IN STRAT A=14/B=10/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 Stephen Felson         Robert Brown             B   .     4     .   |  3/4    2     .    139.00  52.65  0.96(SA)
 2 Joyce Tedrick          Linda Pretz              B   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    121.00  45.83
 3 Mike Burns             Charlie Kobida           C   .    6/7    3   |  6/7   4/5    2    137.50  52.08  0.64(OC)
 4 Doris Kehoe            Lilam Stanley            B   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    117.00  44.32
 5 D. Thomas Terwilliger  C Daniel Payne           B   .    6/7    .   |  6/7   4/5    .    137.50  52.08  0.39(OB)
 6 Lewis Temples          Richard Koch             C   .     .     4   |   .     .     .    135.50  51.33  0.48(OC)
 7 David Elliott          Carla Runda              C   .     3     2   |   2     1     1    141.00  53.41  1.58(SA)
 8 Ralph Terbrueggen      Michael Dickman          A   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    119.50  45.27
 9 Joan Diers             Evelyn McCarthy          C   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    118.50  44.89
10 Sara Brown             Reggie Moskowitz         C   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    122.50  46.40
11 Joanne Earls           Judith Lubow             B   .     5     .   |   5     3     .    138.50  52.46  0.59(OB)
12 Dean Congbalay         William Cook             A   .     .     .   |  3/4    .     .    139.00  52.65  0.96(SA)
13 June Cushman           Martin Petersen          A   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    130.00  49.24
14 Larry Newman           Dennis Schultz           A   2     .     .   |   1     .     .    151.50  57.39  3.38(OA)

                                          Totals                                           1848.00


                                          **PAIRS**
BOARD     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10    11    12    13    14
  /
   1>     5-          5-          5-    5-    5-    0     5-   10    11     5-    5-    1
         480   ----  480   ----  480   480   480   170   480   490   980   480   480   450

   2>     4           8-          8-    1     7     4     4     4    10    11     0     4
        -170   ---- -130   ---- -130  -500  -150  -170  -170  -170  -100   -50  -600  -170

   3>     4    10           4           1-    6-    4     6-   11     1-    8-    0     8-
        -200  -140   ---- -200   ---- -400  -190  -200  -190  -110  -400  -170  -420  -170

   4>     2     2           0           6-    2     9     4-    4-    9     6-   11     9
         630   630   ----  620   ----  660   630   690   640   640   690   660  1390   690

   5>     5-    0     3           9-          7-    5-    1     7-    9-   11     3     3
         -50  -150   -90   ----  200   ----  100   -50  -140   100   200   300   -90   -90

   6>     7-    2-    5           5          10    11     7-    5     2-    9     1     0
        -140  -400  -150   ---- -150   ---- -110    50  -140  -150  -400  -130  -460  -550

   7>    11     0     1-    7           4           1-    9     9     5-    3     5-    9
         180  -200  -100   110   ----   80   ---- -100   120   120    90   -90    90   120

   8>     6-    1-   11     6-          6-          0     6-   10     3     6-    1-    6-
         420  -100  1100   420   ----  420   ---- -150   420   500   -50   420  -100   420

   9>     7     1     7     2     3-         10-          0     3-    7     7    10-    7
          50  -150    50  -130  -110   ----  100   ---- -430  -110    50    50   100    50

  10>     4    10-    4     7-    7-          0           4     1     7-   10-    2     7-
         620   680   620   650   650   ---- -100   ----  620   170   650   680   600   650

  11>     7-    3      -    7-   10    11           3           3      -    7-    7-    5
        -130  -400  -430  -130  -120    50   ---- -400   ---- -400  -430  -130  -130  -150

  12>     1-    8-    8-    0     5     8-          8-          3-    8-    1-    3-    8-
          90   200   200  -150   120   200   ----  200   ----  100   200    90   100   200

  13>     3-   10     3-    8-    3-    8-    3-          3-          3-    3-    3-   11
        -100   150  -100   130  -100   130  -100   ---- -100   ---- -100  -100  -100   660

  14>     9-    4     9-    4     4     4     9-          0           4     9-    4     4
         450   420   450   420   420   420   450   ----  400   ----  420   450   420   420

  15>     2     5    10-    5     5     5     8-    1           0           5     8-   10-
         500   510  1010   510   510   510   850   480   ----  100   ----  510   850  1010

  16>     7-    4     4     4     1     9     4     4          10-          0     7-   10-
        -100  -200  -200  -200  -300   110  -200  -200   ----  140   ---- -500  -100   140

  17>     8     2     9-    7     9-    6     2     2     5           2          11     2
         -50  -460    50  -100    50  -150  -460  -460  -400   ---- -460   ----  140  -460

  18>     9    10-    0     2-    6-    2-    6-   10-    6-          2-          6-    2-
        -620   100  -690  -660  -630  -660  -630   100  -630   ---- -660   ---- -630  -660

  19>     6     6     6     6     6     6     6     6     6     0           6           6
        -420  -420  -420  -420  -420  -420  -420  -420  -420  -450   ---- -420   ---- -420

  20>     0     8     5     2     9-    7     2     2     5    11           5           9-
        -870    90  -140  -200   130  -100  -200  -200  -140   200   ---- -140   ----  130

  21>     6      -    5     3    11     7     8     3     3      -   10           9
          80  -110   -90  -100   800    90   100  -100  -100  -110   200   ----  170   ----

  22>     7-    1     7-    4    10     4     4     4     0     4    10          10
         170   100   170   140   620   140   140   140  -200   140   620   ----  620   ----

  23>           8     8    11     2     4-    0     8     8     4-    1     3           8
         ---- -680  -680  -100 -1050  -710 -1430  -680  -680  -710 -1190  -990   ---- -680

  24>           8     2-    2-    6    11     8     2-    2-    2-    8     2-         10
         ----  120  PASS  PASS    90   470   120  PASS  PASS  PASS   120  PASS   ----  150

  25>    10           5    10     5     5     8     5    10     1     5     2     0
        -450   ---- -480  -450  -480  -480  -460  -480  -450  -510  -480  -490  -990   ----

  26>     4           7     3     0     9-    8     5-    2     1     5-    9-   11
         170   ----  230   100  -750   650   620   200  -130  -150   200   650   990   ----

  27>           4           7     4      -    9-    9-   11     8     4     4      -    4
         ----   50   ----  100    50   -50   130   130   140   110    50    50   -50    50

  28>          11           3     0     1-    4-   10     7-    7-    7-    1-    7-    4-
         ----  300   ----  -50  -300  -100   100   200   140   140   140  -100   140   100
Monday Night Bridge, Monday Eve, May 8, 2017

Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	10 9 6
♥	J 8 4
♦	8 7 5 4
♣	K 7 5

♠	A K Q 7 5
♥	A 2
♦	A Q 10
♣	Q 9 8

N
W		E
S

♠	J 8 4 3
♥	K 7
♦	K J 6 3 2
♣	J 3

♠	2
♥	Q 10 9 6 5 3
♦	9
♣	A 10 6 4 2

EW 5N; EW 5♠; EW 5♦; NS 2♥; Par −460

West	North	East	South
	Pass	Pass	2 ♥
Dbl1	3 ♥	Pass	Pass
4 ♥2	Pass	4 ♠	Pass
Pass	Pass

All big hands start with double
Showing a 2 ♣ or 2 NT sized opener

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	W	4	♥ 4		170	11.00	0.00	5-Lin-Hubka	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman
4 ♠	W	5	♣ 5		450	10.00	1.00	8-Rice-Oblinger	14-Newman-Schultz
4 ♠	E	6	♦ 9		480	5.50	5.50	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	1-Felson-Brown
4 ♠	W	6	♥ J		480	5.50	5.50	4-Barron-Lammers	6-Temples-Koch
4 ♠	W	6	♦ 4		480	5.50	5.50	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	12-Congbalay-Cook
4 ♠	W	6	♥ 4		480	5.50	5.50	9-Kreitzer-Callif	3-Burns-Kobida
5 ♠	E	6	♦ 9		480	5.50	5.50	10-Markham-Markham	5-Terwilliger-Payne
4 ♠	W	6	♥ 4		480	5.50	5.50	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	7-Elliott-Runda
4 ♠	W	6	♥ 4		480	5.50	5.50	12-Vanstone-Gibler	9-Diers-McCarthy
4 ♠	E	6	♦ 9		480	5.50	5.50	14-Pollack-Lipp	13-Cushman-Petersen
3 NT	W	6	♥ J		490	1.00	10.00	6-Singerman-Zimmer	10-Brown-Moskowitz
6 ♠	W	6	♠ 6		980	0.00	11.00	13-Purcell-King	11-Earls-Lubow

West doubles and cuebids to show a HUGE hand. Note that East, while having better Diamonds, should still bid their four-card major over West's 4 ♥ cuebid. If West wanted to be in five of a minor, they'd have bid 4 NT over 3 ♥.

If South leads the ♣ A and continues Clubs, E/W will take 11 tricks. If South leads anything else, E/W make six when declarer is able to pitch two of dummy's Clubs on their long Diamonds.

Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 3 2
♥	3
♦	A 9 8 3
♣	A K 8 6 3

♠	K 10 7
♥	A K Q 9 7 5
♦	2
♣	J 9 5

N
W		E
S

♠	9 8 6 5
♥	8 2
♦	J 10 6
♣	10 7 4 2

♠	Q J 4
♥	J 10 6 4
♦	K Q 7 5 4
♣	Q

NS 6♦; NS 4N; NS 5♣; NS 3♠; NS 1♥; Par +1370

West	North	East	South
		Pass	Pass1
1 ♥	Dbl	Pass	3 ♦2
Pass	3 ♥3	Pass	3 NT
Pass	Pass	Pass

No comfortable rebid
Jump to show 9-11 HCP
Do you have a Heart stopper for notrump?

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	3	♥ A	600		11.00	0.00	14-Pollack-Lipp	13-Cushman-Petersen
3 ♥×	W	−3	♦ A	500		10.00	1.00	4-Barron-Lammers	6-Temples-Koch
4 ♦	S	6	♥ A	170		7.00	4.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	1-Felson-Brown
4 ♦	S	6	♥ A	170		7.00	4.00	5-Lin-Hubka	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman
3 ♦	S	6	♣ 9	170		7.00	4.00	6-Singerman-Zimmer	10-Brown-Moskowitz
4 ♦	S	6	♥ A	170		7.00	4.00	8-Rice-Oblinger	14-Newman-Schultz
4 ♦	S	6	♥ A	170		7.00	4.00	12-Vanstone-Gibler	9-Diers-McCarthy
4 ♦	S	5	♥ A	150		4.00	7.00	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	7-Elliott-Runda
4 ♦	N	4	♥ 8	130		2.50	8.50	9-Kreitzer-Callif	3-Burns-Kobida
3 ♦	S	4	♥ A	130		2.50	8.50	10-Markham-Markham	5-Terwilliger-Payne
2 ♥×	W	−1	♣ A	100		1.00	10.00	13-Purcell-King	11-Earls-Lubow
2 ♥	W	−1	♣ A	50		0.00	11.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	12-Congbalay-Cook

If South denies a Heart stopper for notrump, North may push on to the good Diamond slam (i.e., South's 9-11 HCP would all be working). N/S take two Spade tricks, five Diamonds, and three Clubs, making four. West will lead the ♥ A and continue Hearts.

Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	J
♥	9 5 2
♦	10 8 7 4 3
♣	K 4 3 2

♠	10 6 2
♥	Q 10 7 4 3
♦	K 9 2
♣	Q 6

N
W		E
S

♠	7 5 4 3
♥	A K 8
♦	Q J 6 5
♣	9 7

♠	A K Q 9 8
♥	J 6
♦	A
♣	A J 10 8 5

NS 5♠; NS 5♣; NS 2N; NS 1♦; Par +450

West	North	East	South
			2 ♣
Pass	2 ♦1	Pass	2 ♠
Pass	2 NT2	Pass	3 ♣
Pass	3 ♦	Pass	4 ♣
Pass	5 ♣	Pass	Pass
Pass

Showing an A, K, or QQ
Letting partner finish bidding out their shape

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	S	4	♠ 2	420		11.00	0.00	8-Rice-Oblinger	13-Cushman-Petersen
3 ♦	E	−4	♠ A	400		9.50	1.50	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	11-Earls-Lubow
5 ♣	S	5	♥ 7	400		9.50	1.50	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	6-Temples-Koch
1 ♠	S	5	♦ 2	200		7.00	4.00	9-Kreitzer-Callif	1-Felson-Brown
1 ♠	S	5	♥ 4	200		7.00	4.00	10-Markham-Markham	4-Kehoe-Stanley
1 ♠	S	5	♣ Q	200		7.00	4.00	12-Vanstone-Gibler	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman
4 ♣	S	7	♦ 2	190		4.50	6.50	5-Lin-Hubka	7-Elliott-Runda
3 ♣	N	7	♦ 9	190		4.50	6.50	6-Singerman-Zimmer	9-Diers-McCarthy
1 ♠	S	4	♥ 3	170		2.50	8.50	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	14-Newman-Schultz
3 ♣	S	6	♥ 4	170		2.50	8.50	14-Pollack-Lipp	12-Congbalay-Cook
1 ♠	S	3	♥ 4	140		1.00	10.00	2-Roark-Koster	2-Tedrick-Pretz
1 ♠	S	2	♥ 4	110		0.00	11.00	13-Purcell-King	10-Brown-Moskowitz

South's hand is a bit too good to open 1 ♠ and jump shift into 3 ♣. 4 ♠ would be a better contract, but can you really fault North for choosing to play in their nine-card fit rather than their six-card fit? N/S lose two Heart tricks, making five. West will lead the ♥ 4.

Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	9 3
♥	Q 9 7 3 2
♦	Q 8 6
♣	9 3 2

♠	A 10 7 5
♥	J 6 4
♦	J 10 7 5 2
♣	5

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 6
♥	A
♦	A K 9 4
♣	A K Q 8 7 6

♠	K J 8 4 2
♥	K 10 8 5
♦	3
♣	J 10 4

EW 7N; EW 7♦; EW 7♣; EW 3♠; N 1♥; Par −2220

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

Showing an A, K, or QQ
Puppet Stayman
Alert, denying a 4- or 5-card major

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦	W	6	♥ 3		620	11.00	0.00	10-Markham-Markham	4-Kehoe-Stanley
3 NT	W	4	♥ 2		630	9.00	2.00	2-Roark-Koster	2-Tedrick-Pretz
3 NT	E	4	♥ 5		630	9.00	2.00	5-Lin-Hubka	7-Elliott-Runda
3 NT	W	4	♥ 3		630	9.00	2.00	9-Kreitzer-Callif	1-Felson-Brown
5 ♣	E	7	♦ 3		640	6.50	4.50	6-Singerman-Zimmer	9-Diers-McCarthy
5 ♣	E	7	♦ 3		640	6.50	4.50	13-Purcell-King	10-Brown-Moskowitz
3 NT	W	5	♥ 2		660	4.50	6.50	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	6-Temples-Koch
3 NT	W	5	♠ 9		660	4.50	6.50	14-Pollack-Lipp	12-Congbalay-Cook
3 NT	E	6	♠ 4		690	2.00	9.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	14-Newman-Schultz
3 NT	E	6	♠ 4		690	2.00	9.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	11-Earls-Lubow
4 NT	E	6	♠ 2		690	2.00	9.00	12-Vanstone-Gibler	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman
6 ♣	E	7	♦ 3		1390	0.00	11.00	8-Rice-Oblinger	13-Cushman-Petersen

While 7 NT makes, it's an incredibly bad contract (as is 6 NT). Declarer has to (1) find the ♦ Q and (2) pray that Clubs are 3-3. That about an 18% chance. If South leads a Spade, E/W will take 14 tricks.

Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 6 5
♥	A J 10
♦	A J 9
♣	10 8 5 2

♠	Q J
♥	K 6
♦	10 6 5 4 3
♣	A J 6 4

N
W		E
S

♠	K 9 3 2
♥	8 7 4
♦	Q 2
♣	K Q 9 7

♠	10 8 7 4
♥	Q 9 5 3 2
♦	K 8 7
♣	3

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

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

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	N	3	♠ 2	150		11.00	0.00	10-Markham-Markham	2-Tedrick-Pretz
2 ♥	S	3	♣ A	140		10.00	1.00	13-Purcell-King	9-Diers-McCarthy
1 NT	N	1	♠ 2	90		8.00	3.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	13-Cushman-Petersen
1 NT	N	1	♠ 2	90		8.00	3.00	3-Campbell-Brendamour	3-Burns-Kobida
1 NT	N	1	♠ 2	90		8.00	3.00	9-Kreitzer-Callif	14-Newman-Schultz
2 ♦	W	−1	♥ A	50		5.50	5.50	2-Roark-Koster	1-Felson-Brown
3 ♣	E	−1	♦ 7	50		5.50	5.50	6-Singerman-Zimmer	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman
1 NT	N	−1	♣ 7		100	3.50	7.50	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	10-Brown-Moskowitz
1 NT	N	−1	♣ K		100	3.50	7.50	12-Vanstone-Gibler	7-Elliott-Runda
1 NT	N	−2	♠ 2		200	1.50	9.50	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	5-Terwilliger-Payne
4 ♥	S	−2	♠ Q		200	1.50	9.50	14-Pollack-Lipp	11-Earls-Lubow
1 NT	N	−3	♠ 2		300	0.00	11.00	8-Rice-Oblinger	12-Congbalay-Cook

This is a perfect hand for a "dummy reversal," in that declarer should ruff Clubs in their hand and pull trump with the shorter trump holding in dummy. West may lead the ♠ Q. Declarer should win with dummy's ♠ A and lead a Club towards their hand, East's ♣ 7 holding the trick which will get a good laugh at the table. East can cash the ♠ K and give their partner a Heart ruff, but that's the last trick for the defense, as declarer has plenty of entries to their hand to ruff three more Clubs, pull trump, and pitch their small Diamond on the ♠T.

Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A Q 9 8 7 6
♥	10 8
♦	J 6 3
♣	K 10

♠	10 3 2
♥	A 7 6 5 3
♦	9 5
♣	8 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K J 5 4
♥	Q 9 4
♦	K 4 2
♣	Q J 6

♠	—
♥	K J 2
♦	A Q 10 8 7
♣	A 9 7 4 3

NS 6♦; N 4N; S 3N; N 5♣; NS 3♠; S 4♣; NS 2♥; Par +920

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

Showing a full opener

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦×	S	5	♥ A	550		11.00	0.00	9-Kreitzer-Callif	14-Newman-Schultz
3 NT	S	5	♣ 5	460		10.00	1.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	13-Cushman-Petersen
5 ♦	S	5	♦ 5	400		8.50	2.50	10-Markham-Markham	2-Tedrick-Pretz
3 NT	S	3	♥ 5	400		8.50	2.50	14-Pollack-Lipp	11-Earls-Lubow
4 ♦	S	5	♥ A	150		6.00	5.00	3-Campbell-Brendamour	3-Burns-Kobida
3 ♦	S	5	♥ 6	150		6.00	5.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	10-Brown-Moskowitz
3 ♦	S	5	♠ 2	150		6.00	5.00	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	5-Terwilliger-Payne
3 ♠	N	3	♥ 4	140		3.50	7.50	2-Roark-Koster	1-Felson-Brown
2 ♠	N	3	♣ Q	140		3.50	7.50	13-Purcell-King	9-Diers-McCarthy
3 ♦	S	4	♠ 2	130		2.00	9.00	8-Rice-Oblinger	12-Congbalay-Cook
2 ♠	N	2	♣ Q	110		1.00	10.00	12-Vanstone-Gibler	7-Elliott-Runda
2 ♠	N	−1	♣ Q		50	0.00	11.00	6-Singerman-Zimmer	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman

If West leads a small Heart, N/S will make three. Any other lead, and N/S take 10 tricks. Declarer will win trick one with the ♥ J, play a Club to dummy's ♣ K, and finesse against East's supposed ♦ K. When that card is where it should be, nine tricks roll home--five Diamonds, two clubs, one Heart, and one Spade. Sounds easy enough, but did you remember to cash the ♠ A when you were in dummy with the ♣ K? Crap.....

Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	K 6 3
♥	K 10 7 2
♦	9 7 2
♣	K 10 3

♠	Q J 10 9 5
♥	Q 6
♦	Q J 6 4
♣	J 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A 8
♥	A 8 5 4 3
♦	A 5 3
♣	Q 9 4

♠	7 4 2
♥	J 9
♦	K 10 8
♣	A 8 7 6 5

EW 2♠; EW 2♦; EW 1♥; NS 1♣; Par −110

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

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	E	−2	♣ 5	200		11.00	0.00	3-Campbell-Brendamour	2-Tedrick-Pretz
1 NT	E	−1	♣ 6	100		9.50	1.50	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	3-Burns-Kobida
1 NT	E	−1	♣ 6	100		9.50	1.50	13-Purcell-King	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman
2 ♣	N	2	♠ A	90		8.00	3.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	12-Congbalay-Cook
1 ♥	E	1	♦ 10		80	7.00	4.00	12-Vanstone-Gibler	6-Temples-Koch
1 NT	E	1	♣ 6		90	5.50	5.50	8-Rice-Oblinger	11-Earls-Lubow
1 NT	E	1	♣ 8		90	5.50	5.50	9-Kreitzer-Callif	13-Cushman-Petersen
2 ♠	E	2	♣ 3		110	4.00	7.00	4-Barron-Lammers	4-Kehoe-Stanley
1 NT	E	2	♣ 5		120	2.00	9.00	2-Roark-Koster	14-Newman-Schultz
2 NT	E	2	♣ 6		120	2.00	9.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	9-Diers-McCarthy
2 NT	W	2	♠ K		120	2.00	9.00	14-Pollack-Lipp	10-Brown-Moskowitz
1 NT	E	4	♠ 2		180	0.00	11.00	10-Markham-Markham	1-Felson-Brown

E/W lose one Spade trick, one Heart, one Diamond, and two Clubs, making two. South may lead a trump, and North should NOT cover. When you cover an honor with an honor, make sure you can promote a trick for partner or yourself. If not, DON'T COVER!!!!!!

Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	Q 10 7 3
♥	K 10
♦	K 10 4
♣	J 8 6 2

♠	8 6 4 2
♥	Q J 7 3
♦	Q J 5
♣	9 7

N
W		E
S

♠	K J
♥	A 9 8 4 2
♦	A
♣	A Q 10 5 3

♠	A 9 5
♥	6 5
♦	9 8 7 6 3 2
♣	K 4

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

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

Alert, preemptive jump raise

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	−3	♦ 6	150		11.00	0.00	13-Purcell-King	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman
4 ♥	E	−2	♦ 9	100		9.50	1.50	3-Campbell-Brendamour	2-Tedrick-Pretz
4 ♥	E	−2	♦ 9	100		9.50	1.50	9-Kreitzer-Callif	13-Cushman-Petersen
4 ♥	E	−1	♦ 8	50		8.00	3.00	8-Rice-Oblinger	11-Earls-Lubow
4 ♥	E	4	♥ 6		420	4.50	6.50	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	12-Congbalay-Cook
4 ♥	E	4	♦ 8		420	4.50	6.50	2-Roark-Koster	14-Newman-Schultz
4 ♥	E	4	♦ 8		420	4.50	6.50	4-Barron-Lammers	4-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♥	E	4	♠ A		420	4.50	6.50	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	9-Diers-McCarthy
4 ♥	E	4	♦ 6		420	4.50	6.50	10-Markham-Markham	1-Felson-Brown
4 ♥	E	4	♦ 9		420	4.50	6.50	12-Vanstone-Gibler	6-Temples-Koch
5 ♦×	S	−3	♥ Q		500	1.00	10.00	14-Pollack-Lipp	10-Brown-Moskowitz
5 ♦×	S	−5	♥ Q		1100	0.00	11.00	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	3-Burns-Kobida

E/W lose one Spade trick and one Club, making five. South will lead the ♦ 8 (MUD) and declarer should NOT play the ♦ Q or ♦ J unless they think that North is an idiot. North, having read the analysis for the previous hand, KNOWS NOT TO COVER AN HONOR WITH AN HONOR unless it can promote a winner in partner's hand or their own. With no quick entry to dummy, declarer should play the ♣ A and a small Club towards dummy. When South's ♣ K wins by force, they're in a tough position. Most likely they'll cash the ♠ A hoping partner has the ♠ K. If they go that route, declarer will win the second Spade, ruff a Club, and take the Heart hook. If South opts to exit with a trump, declarer can get to dummy twice (once in trumps and once with a Club ruff) to ruff out North's ♦ K and pitch the ♠ J on dummy's ♦ J.

Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A K 9
♥	10 5 4
♦	Q 7 6 2
♣	K 8 3

♠	Q J 8 5 2
♥	J 3 2
♦	3
♣	J 9 6 4

N
W		E
S

♠	7 6 4 3
♥	Q 8 7
♦	A K 8 4
♣	Q 10

♠	10
♥	A K 9 6
♦	J 10 9 5
♣	A 7 5 2

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

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

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	4	♥ 7	430		11.00	0.00	14-Pollack-Lipp	9-Diers-McCarthy
1 NT	N	3	♦ A	150		10.00	1.00	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	2-Tedrick-Pretz
3 ♦	N	4	♠ 6	130		9.00	2.00	12-Vanstone-Gibler	4-Kehoe-Stanley
2 ♣	S	3	♠ 5	110		7.50	3.50	5-Lin-Hubka	5-Terwilliger-Payne
2 ♦	S	3	♠ Q	110		7.50	3.50	8-Rice-Oblinger	10-Brown-Moskowitz
4 ♥	S	−1	♠ Q		50	4.00	7.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	11-Earls-Lubow
3 NT	N	−1	♠ 7		50	4.00	7.00	3-Campbell-Brendamour	1-Felson-Brown
4 ♥	S	−1	♦ 3		50	4.00	7.00	4-Barron-Lammers	3-Burns-Kobida
3 NT	N	−1	♠ 7		50	4.00	7.00	9-Kreitzer-Callif	12-Congbalay-Cook
3 ♦	N	−1	♣ Q		50	4.00	7.00	10-Markham-Markham	14-Newman-Schultz
3 NT	N	−2	♠ 7		100	0.50	10.50	2-Roark-Koster	13-Cushman-Petersen
4 ♥	S	−2	♦ 4		100	0.50	10.50	13-Purcell-King	7-Elliott-Runda

N/S take three Spade tricks, two Hearts, two Clubs, and two Diamonds, making three. If East doesn't start with a Club, N/S will probably make four losing two Diamonds and one Heart. East isn't starting with a Club.

Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	J 8 5
♥	8 7 2
♦	Q J 10 3 2
♣	J 2

♠	6
♥	K J 10 6 5
♦	K 4
♣	A Q 10 4 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 10 9 4 3 2
♥	4
♦	A 7 5
♣	K 8

♠	K 7
♥	A Q 9 3
♦	9 8 6
♣	9 7 6 5

EW 6♣; EW 5N; EW 5♠; EW 4♥; EW 2♦; Par −1370

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

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	−1	♦ Q	100		11.00	0.00	13-Purcell-King	7-Elliott-Runda
2 ♠	E	4	♦ 8		170	10.00	1.00	8-Rice-Oblinger	10-Brown-Moskowitz
3 NT	W	3	♦ Q		600	9.00	2.00	2-Roark-Koster	13-Cushman-Petersen
4 ♠	E	4	♦ 8		620	7.00	4.00	3-Campbell-Brendamour	1-Felson-Brown
4 ♠	E	4	♦ 8		620	7.00	4.00	4-Barron-Lammers	3-Burns-Kobida
4 ♠	E	4	♦ 8		620	7.00	4.00	14-Pollack-Lipp	9-Diers-McCarthy
4 ♠	E	5	♦ 8		650	3.50	7.50	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	11-Earls-Lubow
4 ♠	E	5	♦ 9		650	3.50	7.50	5-Lin-Hubka	5-Terwilliger-Payne
4 ♠	E	5	♣ 5		650	3.50	7.50	10-Markham-Markham	14-Newman-Schultz
4 ♠	E	5	♦ 8		650	3.50	7.50	12-Vanstone-Gibler	4-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♠	E	6	♦ 9		680	0.50	10.50	9-Kreitzer-Callif	12-Congbalay-Cook
4 ♠	E	6	♦ 6		680	0.50	10.50	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	2-Tedrick-Pretz

West decides against bidding 3 NT holding ♦ Kx. That's probably a wise move. E/W lose one Spade trick and one Heart, making five. That's assuming that declarer gets the Spades right (small to the ♠ 9 losing to the ♠ K). South should lead the ♦ 8 (MUD).

Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	A 6
♥	A Q 7
♦	K J 7 6
♣	Q 4 3 2

♠	Q 10 9 8 7 3
♥	6 3
♦	10 8 5
♣	K J

N
W		E
S

♠	J 5
♥	K 10 9 8 4
♦	A Q 4 3 2
♣	7

♠	K 4 2
♥	J 5 2
♦	9
♣	A 10 9 8 6 5

NS 3N; N 5♣; S 4♣; EW 1♠; NS 1♥; EW 1♦; Par +400

West	North	East	South
			Pass
2 ♠1	Dbl2	Pass	3 ♣3
Pass	3 ♠4	Pass	3 NT
Pass	Pass	Pass

Weak-two bid
A better bid than a 2 NT overcall
Alert, showing 8+ HCP
Do you have a Spade stopper for notrump?

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	4	♦ 3	430		10.50	0.50	9-Kreitzer-Callif	11-Earls-Lubow
3 NT	N	4	♥ 10	430		10.50	0.50	12-Vanstone-Gibler	3-Burns-Kobida
3 NT	N	3	♥ 8	400		8.00	3.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	10-Brown-Moskowitz
3 NT	N	3	♥ 8	400		8.00	3.00	4-Barron-Lammers	2-Tedrick-Pretz
3 NT	N	3	♥ 8	400		8.00	3.00	14-Pollack-Lipp	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman
2 NT	N	3	♥ 9	150		6.00	5.00	3-Campbell-Brendamour	14-Newman-Schultz
4 ♣	N	4	♠ J	130		3.50	7.50	2-Roark-Koster	12-Congbalay-Cook
4 ♣	S	4	♠ 7	130		3.50	7.50	5-Lin-Hubka	4-Kehoe-Stanley
3 ♣	N	4	♦ A	130		3.50	7.50	10-Markham-Markham	13-Cushman-Petersen
4 ♣	S	4	♥ 6	130		3.50	7.50	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	1-Felson-Brown
2 NT	N	2	♦ 3	120		1.00	10.00	13-Purcell-King	5-Terwilliger-Payne
3 NT	N	−1	♦ 4		50	0.00	11.00	6-Singerman-Zimmer	6-Temples-Koch

When you overcall 2 NT after a weak-two opener, it's a good idea to have three cards (or more) in opener's suit. With only two cards in the suit, you can't hold up enough times to exhaust opener's partner of cards in that suit if they split 6-3.

N/S take two Spade tricks, five Clubs, and two tricks in the red suits when East runs out of safe exit cards. West will probably lead the ♠T, and declarer will win with dummy's ♠ A and play ♣ A and another Club. West is in with the ♣ K and will probably clear the Spade suit, but declarer will win in hand, cash the remaining Clubs (pitching two Diamonds from dummy), and run the ♥ J to East's King. East can't cash the ♦ A without giving declarer an overtrick, so they'll simply exit with a Heart to North's ♥ AQ giving declarer their ninth trick.

Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A J 4
♥	K 2
♦	K 9 8 4
♣	A 9 8 7

♠	9 8 2
♥	A 5
♦	A Q J 2
♣	J 10 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K 6 5 3
♥	J 10 9 4
♦	7 6
♣	K Q 6

♠	Q 10 7
♥	Q 8 7 6 3
♦	10 5 3
♣	4 2

EW 1N; EW 1♠; NS 1♥; EW 1♣; Par −90

West	North	East	South
1 ♦	1 NT1	Pass2	2 ♦3
Dbl4	Pass5	Pass	Rdbl6
Pass	2 ♥	Dbl7	Pass
Pass	Pass

15 to 18
Not quite good enough to double
Transfer
Please lead a Diamond
Denying three or more Hearts
Please take the transfer anyway
Good enough to double now

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♦	W	−3	♠ 4	150		11.00	0.00	5-Lin-Hubka	4-Kehoe-Stanley
1 NT	W	1	♣ 7		90	9.50	1.50	2-Roark-Koster	12-Congbalay-Cook
1 NT	W	1	♣ 7		90	9.50	1.50	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	1-Felson-Brown
2 ♥	S	−1	♣ K		100	7.50	3.50	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	10-Brown-Moskowitz
1 NT	S	−1	♠ 3		100	7.50	3.50	10-Markham-Markham	13-Cushman-Petersen
1 NT	W	2	♣ 9		120	6.00	5.00	13-Purcell-King	5-Terwilliger-Payne
2 ♥×	N	−1	♦ 7		200	2.50	8.50	3-Campbell-Brendamour	14-Newman-Schultz
2 ♥	N	−2	♣ K		200	2.50	8.50	4-Barron-Lammers	2-Tedrick-Pretz
1 NT×	N	−1	♥ J		200	2.50	8.50	6-Singerman-Zimmer	6-Temples-Koch
2 ♥×	N	−1	♦ 7		200	2.50	8.50	9-Kreitzer-Callif	11-Earls-Lubow
2 ♥	N	−2	♦ 7		200	2.50	8.50	12-Vanstone-Gibler	3-Burns-Kobida
3 ♥×	S	−1	♠ 8		200	2.50	8.50	14-Pollack-Lipp	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman

North will regret overcalling 1 NT, but that's their correct bid. N/S lose one Spade trick, one Club, two Diamonds, and two Hearts, down one doubled for –200. East will lead the ♦ 7 (beer card). The proper way to play the Heart suit is small to the ♥ K and then a small Heart from each hand hoping for a doubleton ♥ A in the West hand.

Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	10 7 4 2
♥	A 10 9 2
♦	2
♣	10 7 3 2

♠	K J 8 5 3
♥	8 5
♦	Q 4
♣	K 6 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	Q
♥	K 7 3
♦	A J 10 9 7 5
♣	A Q J

♠	A 9 6
♥	Q J 6 4
♦	K 8 6 3
♣	9 8

EW 4♦; EW 2N; EW 2♠; EW 3♣; NS 1♥; Par −130

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

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦	E	−1	♥ Q	100		7.50	3.50	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	9-Diers-McCarthy
3 NT	W	−1	♦ 2	100		7.50	3.50	2-Roark-Koster	11-Earls-Lubow
5 ♦	E	−1	♣ 9	100		7.50	3.50	3-Campbell-Brendamour	13-Cushman-Petersen
3 NT	E	−1	♥ 4	100		7.50	3.50	4-Barron-Lammers	1-Felson-Brown
3 ♠	W	−1	♦ 2	100		7.50	3.50	5-Lin-Hubka	3-Burns-Kobida
5 ♦	E	−1	♣ 9	100		7.50	3.50	6-Singerman-Zimmer	5-Terwilliger-Payne
3 NT	E	−1	♥ 4	100		7.50	3.50	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	7-Elliott-Runda
3 NT	W	−1	♥ 2	100		7.50	3.50	10-Markham-Markham	12-Congbalay-Cook
3 ♦	E	4	♥ 4		130	2.50	8.50	13-Purcell-King	4-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♦	E	4	♦ K		130	2.50	8.50	14-Pollack-Lipp	6-Temples-Koch
2 ♦	E	5	♣ 9		150	1.00	10.00	12-Vanstone-Gibler	2-Tedrick-Pretz
3 NT	W	5	♥ 2		660	0.00	11.00	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	14-Newman-Schultz

West has a tough bid over 3 ♦, since they know that the opponents have at least eight Hearts between them (i.e., East would have reversed with a four-card Heart suit). It's reasonable though to assume that the Hearts will split evenly, since nobody is bidding them. North will lead the ♥T (interior honor sequence), and E/W lose three Heart tricks, one Diamond, and one Spade, down one.

Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	K 9 7
♥	Q 10 8
♦	J 9 8 3
♣	8 7 5

♠	6
♥	K J 7 6 5 3
♦	5 2
♣	Q J 6 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 10 3
♥	A 2
♦	A Q 7 4
♣	A 4 2

♠	J 8 5 4 2
♥	9 4
♦	K 10 6
♣	K 10 9

EW 6♣; EW 5♥; E 4N; W 3N; EW 2♠; EW 3♦; Par −920

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

20 to 21
Transfer

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	3	♥ 9		400	11.00	0.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	9-Diers-McCarthy
4 ♥	E	4	♥ 4		420	7.00	4.00	2-Roark-Koster	11-Earls-Lubow
4 ♥	E	4	♥ 9		420	7.00	4.00	3-Campbell-Brendamour	13-Cushman-Petersen
4 ♥	E	4	♠ 8		420	7.00	4.00	6-Singerman-Zimmer	5-Terwilliger-Payne
4 ♥	E	4	♠ 4		420	7.00	4.00	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	14-Newman-Schultz
4 ♥	E	4	♥ 9		420	7.00	4.00	12-Vanstone-Gibler	2-Tedrick-Pretz
4 ♥	E	4	♠ 4		420	7.00	4.00	13-Purcell-King	4-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♥	E	4	♣ 10		420	7.00	4.00	14-Pollack-Lipp	6-Temples-Koch
4 ♥	E	5	♠ 4		450	1.50	9.50	4-Barron-Lammers	1-Felson-Brown
4 ♥	E	5	♠ 4		450	1.50	9.50	5-Lin-Hubka	3-Burns-Kobida
4 ♥	E	5	♠ 4		450	1.50	9.50	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	7-Elliott-Runda
4 ♥	E	5	♠ 4		450	1.50	9.50	10-Markham-Markham	12-Congbalay-Cook

E/W lose one Heart trick and one Club, making five. South should probably lead the ♥ 9, but some may lead the ♠ 4 and end the suspense.

Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	8
♥	10
♦	J 8 7 2
♣	K Q 6 5 4 3 2

♠	A Q 7 2
♥	A Q 8 7 5
♦	10 9 6 3
♣	—

N
W		E
S

♠	K J 10 9 5 4 3
♥	K J 9 6 3
♦	—
♣	9

♠	6
♥	4 2
♦	A K Q 5 4
♣	A J 10 8 7

EW 7♠; EW 7♥; NS 4♦; NS 4♣; Par −1510

West	North	East	South
			1 ♦
2 ♦1	3 ♣2	5 ♦3	6 ♣
7 ♣4	Dbl5	7 ♠	Pass
Pass	Pass

Michaels cuebid showing both majors
Non-forcing Club bid
Showing a Diamond void, a huge double fit and asking partner to choose
Showing the Club void and asking partner to choose
I don't think you can make 7 ♣

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦	S	−1	♥ A		100	11.00	0.00	2-Roark-Koster	10-Brown-Moskowitz
4 ♥	W	6	♠ 8		480	10.00	1.00	8-Rice-Oblinger	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman
6 ♣×	N	−2	♥ 3		500	9.00	2.00	12-Vanstone-Gibler	1-Felson-Brown
4 ♥	W	7	♠ 8		510	6.00	5.00	3-Campbell-Brendamour	12-Congbalay-Cook
4 ♥	W	7	♦ 2		510	6.00	5.00	5-Lin-Hubka	2-Tedrick-Pretz
5 ♥	W	7	♠ 8		510	6.00	5.00	6-Singerman-Zimmer	4-Kehoe-Stanley
5 ♠	E	7	♦ A		510	6.00	5.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	6-Temples-Koch
5 ♥	W	7	♣ K		510	6.00	5.00	14-Pollack-Lipp	5-Terwilliger-Payne
5 ♥×	W	7	♠ 8		850	2.50	8.50	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	7-Elliott-Runda
5 ♥×	W	7	♠ 8		850	2.50	8.50	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	13-Cushman-Petersen
6 ♥	W	7	♠ 8		1010	0.50	10.50	4-Barron-Lammers	14-Newman-Schultz
6 ♠	E	7	♦ A		1010	0.50	10.50	13-Purcell-King	3-Burns-Kobida

If N/S could bid 8♣, they would. E/W take eleventy billion tricks. If North had doubled the final contract, South would have lead the ♥ 4 looking for a void in North's hand. With no double, South will probably lead the ♦ A and declarer will claim at trick one.

Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	10
♥	A 9 3
♦	J 9 6 4
♣	A 10 9 6 3

♠	A Q 8 6 3
♥	10 5
♦	A K 10
♣	J 4 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K J 9 4 2
♥	J 6
♦	Q 8 5
♣	8 7 5

♠	7 5
♥	K Q 8 7 4 2
♦	7 3 2
♣	K Q

NS 3♥; EW 2♠; NS 3♣; NS 1♦; Par +140

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

Alert, artificial Bergen Raise showing 7-9 HCP and 4+ Spades

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠×	W	−2	♥ A	500		11.00	0.00	3-Campbell-Brendamour	12-Congbalay-Cook
5 ♠	W	−3	♥ A	300		10.00	1.00	14-Pollack-Lipp	5-Terwilliger-Payne
4 ♠	W	−2	♥ A	200		7.00	4.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	7-Elliott-Runda
4 ♠	W	−2	♥ 3	200		7.00	4.00	5-Lin-Hubka	2-Tedrick-Pretz
4 ♠	W	−2	♠ 10	200		7.00	4.00	6-Singerman-Zimmer	4-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♠	W	−2	♣ 10	200		7.00	4.00	8-Rice-Oblinger	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman
4 ♠	W	−2	♠ 10	200		7.00	4.00	13-Purcell-King	3-Burns-Kobida
4 ♠	W	−1	♠ 10	100		3.50	7.50	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	13-Cushman-Petersen
3 ♠	W	−1	♦ 4	100		3.50	7.50	12-Vanstone-Gibler	1-Felson-Brown
2 ♠	W	2	♥ A		110	2.00	9.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	6-Temples-Koch
2 ♠	W	3	♦ 4		140	0.50	10.50	2-Roark-Koster	10-Brown-Moskowitz
3 ♠	W	3	♦ 4		140	0.50	10.50	4-Barron-Lammers	14-Newman-Schultz

This hand shows the problem with mirror distributions (i.e., the same suit shape in both declarer's and dummy's hands). E/W lose two Hearts and three Clubs, down two. Oh well.

Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	A 9 2
♥	J 2
♦	K Q J 8 4
♣	Q 9 5

♠	K J 8 5 3
♥	A Q 5 4 3
♦	10 3
♣	4

N
W		E
S

♠	10 7 4
♥	K 7
♦	9 7 6 5
♣	K 8 7 2

♠	Q 6
♥	10 9 8 6
♦	A 2
♣	A J 10 6 3

NS 4N; NS 4♦; NS 4♣; EW 2♠; Par +430

West	North	East	South
	1 ♦	Pass	1 ♥
1 ♠	1 NT	Pass	2 ♣1
Pass	2 ♦2	Pass	2 NT3
Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

Alert, artificial XYZ bid asking partner to bid 2 ♦
Alert, artificial XYZ forced bid
Showing an invitational hand in notrump

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	5	♣ 2	460		9.00	2.00	2-Roark-Koster	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman
3 NT	N	5	♠ 4	460		9.00	2.00	3-Campbell-Brendamour	11-Earls-Lubow
3 NT	N	5	♣ 2	460		9.00	2.00	8-Rice-Oblinger	7-Elliott-Runda
3 NT	N	5	♠ 7	460		9.00	2.00	12-Vanstone-Gibler	14-Newman-Schultz
3 NT	N	5	♠ 10	460		9.00	2.00	13-Purcell-King	2-Tedrick-Pretz
3 NT	N	3	♣ 8	400		6.00	5.00	9-Kreitzer-Callif	9-Diers-McCarthy
2 ♦	W	−3	♥ J	150		5.00	6.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	6-Temples-Koch
3 ♠×	W	−1	♥ J	100		4.00	7.00	14-Pollack-Lipp	4-Kehoe-Stanley
3 ♠	W	−1	♥ J	50		3.00	8.00	5-Lin-Hubka	1-Felson-Brown
2 ♥	S	−1	♣ 4		50	1.50	9.50	6-Singerman-Zimmer	3-Burns-Kobida
4 ♣	S	−1	♦ 10		50	1.50	9.50	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	5-Terwilliger-Payne
3 ♠	W	3	♥ J		140	0.00	11.00	4-Barron-Lammers	13-Cushman-Petersen

N/S take one Spade trick, five Diamonds, and five Clubs, making five (on a Spade lead). If East leads the ♥ K and continues Hearts, N/S will make four. East will lead the ♠ 4 (small from an honor).

Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A K J
♥	A J 10
♦	A Q J 3
♣	Q 10 7

♠	8
♥	Q 8 7 5 3
♦	10 6 5
♣	J 9 6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	10 9 6 5 2
♥	K 9 4
♦	9 8 2
♣	K 5

♠	Q 7 4 3
♥	6 2
♦	K 7 4
♣	A 8 4 3

NS 5N; NS 4♠; NS 5♦; N 5♣; NS 3♥; S 4♣; Par +660

West	North	East	South
		Pass	Pass
Pass	2 ♣	Pass	2 ♦1
Pass	2 NT2	Pass	3 ♣3
Pass	3 NT4	Pass	Pass
Pass

Showing an A, K, or QQ
Showing 22-24 HCP
Puppet Stayman
Alert, denying a 4- or 5-card major

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	6	♠ 5	690		11.00	0.00	6-Singerman-Zimmer	3-Burns-Kobida
3 NT	N	5	♥ 9	660		8.50	2.50	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	6-Temples-Koch
3 NT	N	5	♠ 5	660		8.50	2.50	3-Campbell-Brendamour	11-Earls-Lubow
4 NT	N	5	♠ 10	660		8.50	2.50	12-Vanstone-Gibler	14-Newman-Schultz
3 NT	N	5	♠ 5	660		8.50	2.50	14-Pollack-Lipp	4-Kehoe-Stanley
3 NT	N	4	♠ 9	630		4.50	6.50	4-Barron-Lammers	13-Cushman-Petersen
3 NT	N	4	♠ 5	630		4.50	6.50	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	5-Terwilliger-Payne
3 NT	N	4	♠ 5	630		4.50	6.50	8-Rice-Oblinger	7-Elliott-Runda
4 NT	N	4	♠ 5	630		4.50	6.50	9-Kreitzer-Callif	9-Diers-McCarthy
4 ♠	S	4	♠ 8	620		2.00	9.00	5-Lin-Hubka	1-Felson-Brown
6 NT	N	−1	♠ 5		100	0.50	10.50	2-Roark-Koster	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman
6 NT	N	−1	♠ 5		100	0.50	10.50	13-Purcell-King	2-Tedrick-Pretz

N/S take four Spade tricks, four Diamond tricks, two Hearts, and one Club, making five. East will probably lead a small Spade, and declarer will use their two entries to dummy to take the double hook in Hearts.

Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A 9 7 2
♥	A 3
♦	10 5 2
♣	A Q 9 4

♠	10 6
♥	10 7 4
♦	A K 4 3
♣	10 8 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	8 3
♥	K Q 8 5 2
♦	Q 9 8 6
♣	7 6

♠	K Q J 5 4
♥	J 9 6
♦	J 7
♣	K J 5

NS 4♠; NS 3N; NS 4♣; EW 1♥; EW 1♦; Par +420

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

Alert, artificial Jacoby 2 NT bid showing a game-forcing Spade raise with 4+ Spades
Denying extra length in Hearts, a strong side suit, or a singleton or void
Showing 1st or 2nd round control in Clubs
Denying 1st or 2nd round control in both Diamonds and Hearts

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	S	5	♥ 7	450		11.00	0.00	10-Markham-Markham	10-Brown-Moskowitz
4 ♠	S	4	♦ A	420		5.00	6.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	5-Terwilliger-Payne
4 ♠	S	4	♦ A	420		5.00	6.00	2-Roark-Koster	7-Elliott-Runda
4 ♠	S	4	♦ A	420		5.00	6.00	3-Campbell-Brendamour	9-Diers-McCarthy
4 ♠	S	4	♦ A	420		5.00	6.00	4-Barron-Lammers	12-Congbalay-Cook
4 ♠	N	4	♦ A	420		5.00	6.00	5-Lin-Hubka	14-Newman-Schultz
4 ♠	S	4	♦ A	420		5.00	6.00	6-Singerman-Zimmer	2-Tedrick-Pretz
4 ♠	S	4	♦ A	420		5.00	6.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	4-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♠	S	4	♦ K	420		5.00	6.00	8-Rice-Oblinger	6-Temples-Koch
4 ♠	S	4	♦ A	420		5.00	6.00	9-Kreitzer-Callif	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman
4 ♠	S	4	♦ A	420		5.00	6.00	13-Purcell-King	1-Felson-Brown
4 ♠	S	4	♦ A	420		5.00	6.00	14-Pollack-Lipp	3-Burns-Kobida

N/S lose two Diamond tricks and one Heart, making four. West will lead the ♦ K (asking for count) and switch to a Heart at trick three.

Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 9 8 4
♥	A 9 7
♦	K 9 5 3
♣	10 4

♠	—
♥	J 10 6 3
♦	Q J 8 7 4
♣	K 7 6 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 7
♥	K 8 5
♦	A 10 6 2
♣	Q 9 5

♠	J 10 6 5 3 2
♥	Q 4 2
♦	—
♣	A J 8 2

NS 3♠; EW 4♦; EW 2♥; EW 1N; EW 2♣; Par −130

West	North	East	South
Pass	Pass	1 NT1	2 ♠2
Pass3	3 ♠4	Pass	Pass
Dbl5	Pass	4 ♦	Pass
Pass	Pass

15 to 17
Alert, DONT bid showing a Spade preempt
Unable to double since double would be penalty oriented
Extending the preempt
For takeout

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠×	S	3	♣ 3	870		11.00	0.00	13-Purcell-King	1-Felson-Brown
2 NT	E	−2	♠ J	200		9.00	2.00	2-Roark-Koster	7-Elliott-Runda
3 NT	E	−2	♠ 2	200		9.00	2.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	4-Kehoe-Stanley
5 ♦	E	−2	♠ J	200		9.00	2.00	9-Kreitzer-Callif	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman
2 ♠	S	3	♥ J	140		6.00	5.00	3-Campbell-Brendamour	9-Diers-McCarthy
2 ♠	S	3	♦ Q	140		6.00	5.00	4-Barron-Lammers	12-Congbalay-Cook
2 ♠	S	3	♣ 3	140		6.00	5.00	14-Pollack-Lipp	3-Burns-Kobida
3 NT	E	−1	♠ 5	100		4.00	7.00	8-Rice-Oblinger	6-Temples-Koch
1 NT	E	1	♠ J		90	3.00	8.00	6-Singerman-Zimmer	2-Tedrick-Pretz
2 ♦	E	4	♠ J		130	1.50	9.50	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	5-Terwilliger-Payne
2 ♦	E	4	♠ 5		130	1.50	9.50	5-Lin-Hubka	14-Newman-Schultz
2 ♥	S	−2	♦ 8		200	0.00	11.00	10-Markham-Markham	10-Brown-Moskowitz

E/W play that a double of a two-level overcall after a 1 NT opener is primarily for penalty. When West doubles at the three level, East knows that it's for takeout, since West has at most a singleton in Spades. E/W lose two Heart tricks and one Club, making four. South will probably lead the ♠ J, and declarer should pitch two Clubs on the ♠ AK, ruff the third, and lead the ♦ Q.

Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	10 9 4 3
♥	J 8 6 5
♦	A 4
♣	4 3 2

♠	A Q 6 5
♥	A 9
♦	9 8 5
♣	A 10 9 8

N
W		E
S

♠	J 8 7 2
♥	7 4 3
♦	K Q 7 3
♣	7 6

♠	K
♥	K Q 10 2
♦	J 10 6 2
♣	K Q J 5

EW 3♠; NS 2♥; EW 1N; EW 2♦; Par −140

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

15 to 17
Garbage Stayman

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 ♥	N	2	♣ 7	110		10.50	0.50	4-Barron-Lammers	10-Brown-Moskowitz
2 ♥	S	2	♦ 8	110		10.50	0.50	14-Pollack-Lipp	2-Tedrick-Pretz
2 ♣	W	−2	♦ A	100		8.00	3.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	4-Kehoe-Stanley
2 ♠	E	−2	♣ K	100		8.00	3.00	3-Campbell-Brendamour	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman
1 NT	E	−2	♣ K	100		8.00	3.00	10-Markham-Markham	9-Diers-McCarthy
1 NT	N	1	♣ 10	90		6.00	5.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	3-Burns-Kobida
1 ♠	E	1	♣ K		80	5.00	6.00	6-Singerman-Zimmer	1-Felson-Brown
1 NT	W	1	♦ A		90	4.00	7.00	2-Roark-Koster	6-Temples-Koch
3 ♥	N	−1	♣ 7		100	3.00	8.00	9-Kreitzer-Callif	7-Elliott-Runda
3 ♠	W	4	♦ A		170	2.00	9.00	5-Lin-Hubka	13-Cushman-Petersen
3 ♥	N	−2	♥ 4		200	1.00	10.00	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	11-Earls-Lubow
4 ♥×	N	−3	♣ 7		800	0.00	11.00	8-Rice-Oblinger	5-Terwilliger-Payne

Now that you're allowed to have an agreement with partner to open 1 NT holding a singleton honor, don't overdo it. Make sure you're 4441 when you do so, and that your singleton is the Ace, King, or Queen. Also, make sure you don't have a viable rebid. South's hand is probably the best example of when it's a good idea. If South opens 1 ♦, and partner responds 1 ♠, South would be forced to rebid 2 ♣ when their hand looks A LOT LIKE NOTRUMP! If South rebids 1 NT over 1 ♠, they're showing a hand with no singleton or void and 12-14 HCP (0 for 2).

N/S lose one Spade trick, one Heart, one Diamond, one Club, and a Club ruff (if West starts with ♣ A and another Club which is unlikely). West may lead the ♦ 8 (MUD).

Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A 5
♥	8 7 6 3 2
♦	J 6 3
♣	A 10 6

♠	Q 10 7
♥	K J 9 5 4
♦	7 4
♣	J 7 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K 8 6 4 3 2
♥	A Q
♦	K 10
♣	K 9 5

♠	J 9
♥	10
♦	A Q 9 8 5 2
♣	Q 8 4 2

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

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

Weak jump overcall

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	E	−2	♥ 10	200		11.00	0.00	10-Markham-Markham	9-Diers-McCarthy
5 ♦	S	−2	♥ Q		100	10.00	1.00	14-Pollack-Lipp	2-Tedrick-Pretz
2 ♠	E	3	♥ 10		140	7.00	4.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	4-Kehoe-Stanley
3 ♠	E	3	♥ 10		140	7.00	4.00	2-Roark-Koster	6-Temples-Koch
3 ♠	E	3	♥ 10		140	7.00	4.00	3-Campbell-Brendamour	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman
3 ♠	E	3	♥ 10		140	7.00	4.00	4-Barron-Lammers	10-Brown-Moskowitz
3 ♠	E	3	♥ 10		140	7.00	4.00	9-Kreitzer-Callif	7-Elliott-Runda
3 ♠	E	4	♥ 10		170	3.50	7.50	6-Singerman-Zimmer	1-Felson-Brown
3 ♠	E	4	♦ A		170	3.50	7.50	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	3-Burns-Kobida
					620	1.00	10.00	5-Lin-Hubka	13-Cushman-Petersen
4 ♠	E	4	♥ 10		620	1.00	10.00	8-Rice-Oblinger	5-Terwilliger-Payne
4 ♠	E	4	♥ 10		620	1.00	10.00	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	11-Earls-Lubow

East will do well to pass North's 4 ♦ bid with weak trumps and a questionable card in the ♦ K. If they take the push to 4 ♠, they deserve their –200 (or –500 if North is a serial doubler). N/S lose one Spade trick, one Heart, and one Club, making four. West will lead the ♠ 7.

Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	A K Q J 10 8 4 3 2
♥	J
♦	—
♣	J 8 7

♠	9
♥	A Q 7 5 2
♦	K 7 6 5 3 2
♣	2

N
W		E
S

♠	6
♥	K 9 8 4
♦	Q J 9 8
♣	K 10 5 4

♠	7 5
♥	10 6 3
♦	A 10 4
♣	A Q 9 6 3

NS 6♠; EW 3♥; EW 4♦; NS 4♣; NS 2N; Par +800: EW 7♦×−3

West	North	East	South
			Pass
1 ♦	4 ♠	5 ♦	Dbl
Pass	5 ♠	Pass	Pass
Pass

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♠	N	6	♦ Q	1430		11.00	0.00	3-Campbell-Brendamour	7-Elliott-Runda
4 ♠×	N	6	♥ 4	1190		10.00	1.00	5-Lin-Hubka	11-Earls-Lubow
5 ♠×	N	6	♥ 8	1050		9.00	2.00	2-Roark-Koster	5-Terwilliger-Payne
4 ♠×	N	5	♥ 4	990		8.00	3.00	12-Vanstone-Gibler	12-Congbalay-Cook
4 ♠	N	7	♦ Q	710		6.50	4.50	9-Kreitzer-Callif	6-Temples-Koch
4 ♠	N	7	♦ 8	710		6.50	4.50	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	10-Brown-Moskowitz
4 ♠	N	6	♦ Q	680		3.00	8.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	3-Burns-Kobida
4 ♠	N	6	♥ 8	680		3.00	8.00	4-Barron-Lammers	9-Diers-McCarthy
4 ♠	N	6	♦ Q	680		3.00	8.00	6-Singerman-Zimmer	14-Newman-Schultz
4 ♠	N	6	♥ K	680		3.00	8.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	2-Tedrick-Pretz
5 ♠	N	6	♦ Q	680		3.00	8.00	10-Markham-Markham	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman
5 ♥	W	−1	♠ A	100		0.00	11.00	8-Rice-Oblinger	4-Kehoe-Stanley

North's 4 ♠ bid, opposite a passed hand, is wide ranging, but at this vulnerability, expect them to have their bid. South doubles 5 ♦ for penalty, but North is hearing none of that and bids on. If E/W bid 6 ♦, South will double and North will bid 6 ♠. Heh.

N/S will probably make seven when East leads the ♦ Q and declarer pitches their stiff Heart on dummy's ♦ A. Trump are pulled in one round, and the ♣ J is led, East covering and declarer winning with dummy's ♣ A. A Heart is ruffed in the closed hand, and the ♣ 8 is led finessing against East's ♣T. Voila.

Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	Q 6 4
♥	Q 9 2
♦	A 10 3
♣	Q 8 6 3

♠	K 8 5 2
♥	K 6 3
♦	K Q 5
♣	9 7 4

N
W		E
S

♠	10 7
♥	A J 7
♦	J 8 7 6
♣	A J 5 2

♠	A J 9 3
♥	10 8 5 4
♦	9 4 2
♣	K 10

EW 2N; EW 3♦; EW 3♣; EW 1♠; EW 1♥; Par −120

West	North	East	South
Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Pass				Pass		8.50	2.50	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	3-Burns-Kobida
Pass				Pass		8.50	2.50	4-Barron-Lammers	9-Diers-McCarthy
Pass				Pass		8.50	2.50	8-Rice-Oblinger	4-Kehoe-Stanley
Pass				Pass		8.50	2.50	10-Markham-Markham	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman
Pass				Pass		8.50	2.50	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	10-Brown-Moskowitz
Pass				Pass		8.50	2.50	12-Vanstone-Gibler	12-Congbalay-Cook
1 NT	E	1	♠ 3		90	5.00	6.00	2-Roark-Koster	5-Terwilliger-Payne
2 NT	E	2	♥ 4		120	3.00	8.00	3-Campbell-Brendamour	7-Elliott-Runda
1 NT	E	2	♥ 10		120	3.00	8.00	5-Lin-Hubka	11-Earls-Lubow
1 NT	E	2	♥ 4		120	3.00	8.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	2-Tedrick-Pretz
2 NT	E	3	♥ 8		150	1.00	10.00	6-Singerman-Zimmer	14-Newman-Schultz
3 ♣×	E	3	♥ 8		470	0.00	11.00	9-Kreitzer-Callif	6-Temples-Koch

A nice respite after the last few hands. Go get a cup of coffee.

Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A K Q J
♥	A 6 2
♦	4 3
♣	A K 10 5

♠	7 4 2
♥	J 8 4
♦	10 8 7 6 5
♣	6 4

N
W		E
S

♠	10 3
♥	Q 9 7
♦	K J 9
♣	Q J 9 7 3

♠	9 8 6 5
♥	K 10 5 3
♦	A Q 2
♣	8 2

NS 6♠; NS 6♥; NS 5N; NS 3♦; NS 3♣; Par +980

West	North	East	South
	2 NT1	Pass	3 ♣2
Pass	3 ♦3	Pass	4 ♦4
Pass	4 ♠	Pass	Pass5
Pass

20 to 21
Puppet Stayman
Alert, denying a 5-card major but showing one or more 4-card majors
Showing four cards in both majors
About a card shy of going on

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 NT	N	6	♣ 7	990		11.00	0.00	13-Purcell-King	13-Cushman-Petersen
4 ♠	N	7	♥ 7	510		10.00	1.00	5-Lin-Hubka	10-Brown-Moskowitz
3 NT	N	6	♣ Q	490		9.00	2.00	6-Singerman-Zimmer	12-Congbalay-Cook
4 ♠	N	6	♣ Q	480		6.00	5.00	3-Campbell-Brendamour	6-Temples-Koch
4 ♠	N	6	♠ 3	480		6.00	5.00	4-Barron-Lammers	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman
4 ♠	S	6	♦ 8	480		6.00	5.00	8-Rice-Oblinger	3-Burns-Kobida
4 ♠	N	6	♣ Q	480		6.00	5.00	9-Kreitzer-Callif	5-Terwilliger-Payne
4 ♠	N	6	♣ Q	480		6.00	5.00	12-Vanstone-Gibler	11-Earls-Lubow
3 NT	N	5	♣ Q	460		3.00	8.00	10-Markham-Markham	7-Elliott-Runda
4 ♠	N	5	♣ Q	450		1.00	10.00	2-Roark-Koster	4-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♠	N	5	♣ Q	450		1.00	10.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	1-Felson-Brown
4 ♠	N	5	♣ Q	450		1.00	10.00	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	9-Diers-McCarthy

If South had a singleton Club or the ♦ J, they'd bid 4 NT and get to a good slam. As it is, the slam needs East to have the ♦ K, West to be unable to overruff dummy when declarer ruffs their losing Clubs, and/or Hearts to be 3-3. Don't be in this one....please...I beg you.

N/S lose one Heart trick, making six. East may lead the ♣ Q. Declarer should win in their hand, pull one round of trump, cash the other high Club, and ruff a Club with dummy's ♠ 8. When West can't overruff, declarer should play a small Spade to their hand and ruff their last Club with dummy's ♠ 9. A Heart to the ♥ A allows declarer to finish pulling trump, and a small Diamond to the ♦ Q allows declarer to claim six giving the opponent's a Heart at trick 13. Note that West has to be careful not to discard Hearts on the 3rd and 4th Clubs or N/S will make seven when declarer finesses successfully against East's ♥ Q.

Board 26
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	A 7 2
♥	J 8 5
♦	K 10 9 7 6 5
♣	4

♠	K J 10 8 6 3
♥	Q 7 6 4 2
♦	8
♣	5

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 4
♥	A K 10 3
♦	Q
♣	A J 8 7 6 2

♠	9 5
♥	9
♦	A J 4 3 2
♣	K Q 10 9 3

EW 5♥; EW 4♠; NS 4♦; NS 1N; EW 1♣; Par −500: NS 6♦×−2

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

Negative showing 4+ cards in both majors
Cuebid showing a strong Diamond raise
An overbid

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦×	S	5	♣ 5	750		11.00	0.00	9-Kreitzer-Callif	5-Terwilliger-Payne
3 ♦	S	5	♣ 5	150		10.00	1.00	5-Lin-Hubka	10-Brown-Moskowitz
4 ♦	S	4	♣ 5	130		9.00	2.00	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	9-Diers-McCarthy
5 ♦	S	−1	♣ 5		100	8.00	3.00	2-Roark-Koster	4-Kehoe-Stanley
3 ♠	W	4	♣ 4		170	7.00	4.00	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	1-Felson-Brown
3 ♠	W	5	♦ 5		200	5.50	5.50	4-Barron-Lammers	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman
2 ♠	W	5	♣ 4		200	5.50	5.50	12-Vanstone-Gibler	11-Earls-Lubow
3 ♥	W	6	♣ 4		230	4.00	7.00	8-Rice-Oblinger	3-Burns-Kobida
4 ♥	E	4	♣ K		620	3.00	8.00	10-Markham-Markham	7-Elliott-Runda
5 ♥	E	5	♦ A		650	1.50	9.50	3-Campbell-Brendamour	6-Temples-Koch
4 ♥	W	5	♦ 7		650	1.50	9.50	6-Singerman-Zimmer	12-Congbalay-Cook
4 ♥×	W	5	♣ 4		990	0.00	11.00	13-Purcell-King	13-Cushman-Petersen

E/W lose one Spade trick and one Diamond, making five. South will lead the ♣ K.

Board 27
South Deals
None Vul

♠	10 6
♥	A Q 10 9 7 6 2
♦	8 2
♣	K Q

♠	A K J 3
♥	3
♦	J 9 6 4
♣	J 8 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 7 4
♥	K 8 5
♦	A K Q 5
♣	10 6 4

♠	9 8 5 2
♥	J 4
♦	10 7 3
♣	A 9 7 5

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

West	North	East	South
			Pass
Pass	1 ♥	Pass1	1 ♠
Pass	2 ♥	Dbl2	Pass
2 ♠3	Pass	3 NT	Pass
Pass	Pass

Don't make minimum offshape takeout doubles
Okay, now that the auction is dying go ahead and double
Showing a Spade stopper for notrump

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	W	−1	♥ A	50		10.50	0.50	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	13-Cushman-Petersen
4 ♠	W	−1	♣ K	50		10.50	0.50	10-Markham-Markham	6-Temples-Koch
3 ♥	N	−1	♦ A		50	7.00	4.00	3-Campbell-Brendamour	5-Terwilliger-Payne
3 ♥	N	−1	♦ A		50	7.00	4.00	6-Singerman-Zimmer	11-Earls-Lubow
3 ♥	N	−1	♦ A		50	7.00	4.00	8-Rice-Oblinger	2-Tedrick-Pretz
3 ♥	N	−1	♦ A		50	7.00	4.00	13-Purcell-King	12-Congbalay-Cook
3 ♥	N	−1	♦ K		50	7.00	4.00	14-Pollack-Lipp	14-Newman-Schultz
4 ♥	N	−2	♦ A		100	4.00	7.00	9-Kreitzer-Callif	4-Kehoe-Stanley
2 ♠	W	2	♥ A		110	3.00	8.00	12-Vanstone-Gibler	10-Brown-Moskowitz
3 ♦	E	4	♥ J		130	1.50	9.50	4-Barron-Lammers	7-Elliott-Runda
3 ♦	E	4	♥ 4		130	1.50	9.50	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman
3 ♠	W	3	♣ K		140	0.00	11.00	5-Lin-Hubka	9-Diers-McCarthy

When the opponents have bid two suits and 3 NT is a possible contract, your cuebid of one of their suits is a show, not an ask. If the opponents have bid only one suit, your cuebid is an ask ("Hey partner, do you have a stopper in this suit for notrump?").

E/W take four Spade tricks, four Diamonds, and one Heart, making three. South will lead the ♥ J and declarer will claim at trick one when North correctly ducks.

Board 28
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	9 7 5 3
♥	10 3 2
♦	Q 4 3
♣	A 4 3

♠	A J 8 6 4
♥	9
♦	10 6 2
♣	Q 8 7 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q
♥	A K Q 8 7 5 4
♦	8 7 5
♣	9 6

♠	K 10 2
♥	J 6
♦	A K J 9
♣	K J 10 5

EW 2♥; NS 2♦; NS 1♠; NS 1♣; Par −110

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

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥×	E	−2	♦ K	300		11.00	0.00	3-Campbell-Brendamour	5-Terwilliger-Payne
4 ♥	E	−2	♦ A	100		9.50	1.50	10-Markham-Markham	6-Temples-Koch
4 ♥	E	−2	♦ A	100		9.50	1.50	13-Purcell-King	12-Congbalay-Cook
3 ♥	E	−1	♦ A	50		8.00	3.00	9-Kreitzer-Callif	4-Kehoe-Stanley
3 ♠	N	−1	♥ A		100	6.50	4.50	4-Barron-Lammers	7-Elliott-Runda
3 NT	S	−1	♠ 6		100	6.50	4.50	14-Pollack-Lipp	14-Newman-Schultz
2 ♥	E	3	♦ A		140	3.50	7.50	5-Lin-Hubka	9-Diers-McCarthy
2 ♥	E	3	♦ A		140	3.50	7.50	6-Singerman-Zimmer	11-Earls-Lubow
2 ♥	E	3	♦ A		140	3.50	7.50	7-Ramsay-Magnus, Jr	13-Cushman-Petersen
3 ♥	E	3	♦ A		140	3.50	7.50	12-Vanstone-Gibler	10-Brown-Moskowitz
3 ♠×	N	−1	♥ A		200	1.00	10.00	11-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	8-Terbrueggen-Dickman
3 ♠	N	−3	♥ A		300	0.00	11.00	8-Rice-Oblinger	2-Tedrick-Pretz

E/W lose three Diamonds and two Clubs, making two. South will lead the ♦ A (asking for attitude) and continue Diamonds at trick two and three. When North is in with the ♦ Q, they'll play the ♣ A (South signaling encouragement with the ♣ 5) and continue Clubs.

If South held ♥ J62 and North held ♥T3, a fourth Diamond at trick six would spell defeat for the contract in that North could overruff dummy's ♥ 9, and South's ♥ J would be promoted into the setting trick when declarer would be forced to overruff with a high honor. That doesn't work here, but it's fun to think about.

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

Weak two bid

E/W lose one Spade trick, one Diamond, and one Club, making four. North will lead the ♦ 4.

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

Alert, artificial Bergen Raise showing 10-11 HCP and 4+ Spades
Control bid showing 1st or 2nd round control in Hearts
Unwilling to play along in the slam try

E/W lose one Club trick and one Diamond, making five. South will lead the ♣ K (asking for count) and switch to a Diamond at trick two.

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

N/S lose one Diamond trick and one Heart, making five. West, knowing that their partner has somewhere around –4 points, will probably lead the ♦ A on opening lead (i.e., the chance of partner getting in to lead a Diamond is zilch).

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

Alert, XYZ bid showing 6+ Hearts and slam interest

If you're South and you don't play XYZ, you'll be forced to trot out New-Minor Forcing at your second turn. Your partner will bid 2 ♠ (showing four Spades without denying three Hearts), and you'll be in a quandary. With no forcing bid short of game, you're going to have to bid 4 ♥, and slam will be missed if your partner holds as little as ♠ AQxx ♥ KQx ♦ Kxx ♣ xxx. In XYZ world, responder's jumps to the three level after 1x-1y-1z are forcing, slammish, and show extra length in the suit bid. Here, when North denies three-card Heart support, South reluctantly signs off.

N/S lose two Heart tricks, making five. East has to be sure to cover the ♥ 9 when it's led from dummy, but as long as they do, the ♥ Q8 will always take two tricks (declarer can't get to dummy enough times to shorten their trumps for a Trump Coup).

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

Rule of 20 opener

E/W lose one Spade trick, two Diamonds, and one Club, down one. North will lead the ♦ 6.

West	North	East	South
		1 ♠	Pass1
Pass	1 NT2	Pass	2 ♣3
Pass	2 ♦	Pass	2 NT4
Pass	Pass	Pass

Don't make minimum offshape takeout doubles
11-14 HCP
Stayman as a way to invite in notrump
Alert, may or may not have a 4-card major

N/S take three Club tricks, three Diamonds, two Hearts, and one Spade, making two. The hand record says that 2 NT doesn't make if North is declarer, but that assumes that East will find the magic lead of the ♠ J. That's not gonna happen. East will lead a small Spade to West's ♠ K, West will return the ♠ 9 to East's ♠ A, and East will clear the suit. When East get's in with a Diamond, they'll cash out.

West	North	East	South
			Pass
Pass1	1 ♠2	2 ♦	2 ♠
Pass	Pass	3 ♦	Pass
3 ♠3	Pass	3 NT	Pass
Pass	Pass

Not quite a vulnerable weak-two bid
Light 3rd seat opener
Do you have a Spade stopper for notrump?

When East can bid 3 ♦ vulnerable, West decides that their hand might be good enough to try 3 NT, so they ask for a Spade stopper. E/W take one Spade trick, two Hearts, and six Diamonds, making three. South will lead the ♠ J.

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

Forcing
Showing a 2-card limit raise

N/S lose two Spade tricks, making five. East will lead the ♠ A (asking for attitude) and continue Spades at trick two and three. Declarer will ruff the third Spade in their hand and lead a small Heart to the ♥ J. When that holds, they'll cash the ♥ K (dropping the ♥ Q) and play a Club to the ♣T. The ♥ A pulls the last trump, and the ♣ A and ♣ J are next, declarer overtaking with dummy's ♣ K. When the ♣ Q falls, declarer can pitch their ♦ Q on the long Club and drop their hand on the table (literally). West can then share with declarer that the Diamond hook was on as well, so that North isn't overly proud of their accomplishment. Stupid West.