MON 05/15/2017 at Nite

EVENT>Monday Night Bridge      |SESSION>Monday Eve   |SECTION> A N-S
------------------------,------ ------------,-------- --------------------------
DATE>May 15, 2017       |CLUB NO.>185264    | 05/15/2017 22:23
---------------------,-- ------------------- -------------,---------------------
DIR> Mike Lipp       |RATING>Grass Roots Fund             |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=11/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   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    132.50  50.19
 2 Donald Pollack         Bernice Pollack          C   .     6     2   |   6     4     2    134.41  50.91  0.66(OC)
 3 David Elliott          Carla Runda              C   .     .     3   |   .     .     .    124.18  47.04  0.50(OC)
 4 Patrick Lammers        Judith Lubow             B   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    108.52  41.11
 5 D. Thomas Terwilliger  C Daniel Payne           B   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    123.64  46.83
 6 Arun Gupta             Nalin Mehta              A   2     .     .   |   1     .     .    159.41  60.38  2.63(OA)
 7 Sharon Kreitzer        Joy Singerman            B   4     3     .   |   2     1     .    157.82  59.78  1.48(OA)
 8 Joyce Tedrick          Linda Pretz              B   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    128.32  48.61
 9 Pamela Kennedy         Cheryl Endres            C   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    116.95  44.30
10 Peggy Jervis           Pat Lindeman             B   .     4     .   |   4     2     .    150.09  56.85  0.62(OB)
11 Herschell Levine       Nelson Leist             B   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    103.64  39.26
12 Judy Barron            Linda Drasnin            C   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    112.91  42.77
13 Annette Kereiakes      Tom Kereiakes            C   .     5     1   |   5     3     1    144.14  54.60  0.88(OC)
14 Betty Murdock          Michael Lipp             A   6     .     .   |   3     .     .    150.50  57.01  0.88(SA)

                                          Totals                                           1847.03


                                          **PAIRS**
BOARD     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10    11    12    13    14
  /
   1>     4-                4-    4-    4-    9-    4-    9-    4-    0     4-    4-   11
         -50   ----  ----  -50   -50   -50   420   -50   420   -50  -150   -50   -50   430

   2>     4                 0     6-   10-    2     6-    2    10-    8     5     2     9
        -120   ----  ---- -400  -100   110  -200  -100  -200   110   -90  -110  -200    50

   3>     9-    0                 2    11     9-    4-    7     2     2     7     4-    7
        -300  -800   ----  ---- -680  -100  -300  -650  -620  -680  -680  -620  -650  -620

   4>     3     8-                1-    8-    5     6     0     1-    4    11     8-    8-
         100   630   ----  ---- -100   630   500   600  -400  -100   110   660   630   630

   5>     6     3-    1                 5    10-    3-    0     9    10-    2     7-    7-
        -140  -200  -400   ----  ---- -150    50  -200  -430   -90    50  -300  -130  -130

   6>     6     6     6                 6     6     6     0     6     6     6     6     6
         420   420   420   ----  ----  420   420   420   -50   420   420   420   420   420

   7>    10-    6-    1-    6-                6-    1-   10-    6-    1-    1-    6-    6-
        2220  1470   720  1470   ----  ---- 1470   720  2220  1470   720   720  1470  1470

   8>     2-    2-    6     9                10-    6     2-    6    10-    0     2-    8
        -140  -140  -110    50   ----  ----  100  -110  -140  -110   100  -170  -140   -50

   9>     3-    1     3-    3-    9-               11     3-    9-    7-    0     7-    6
          90    80    90    90   150   ----  ----  180    90   150   140   -50   140   110

  10>    11     7-    7-    3-    7-                7-    1     2     0     3-    7-    7-
         680   620   620   600   620   ----  ----  620   130   170  -100   600   620   620

  11>     5-    2     5-   10     8     7                 0     2     2    11     4     9
        -170  -420  -170    50  -100  -140   ----  ---- -550  -420  -420   100  -200   -50

  12>     4     9-    7-    7-    4      -                4     9-     -    4    11     4
        -100   620   170   170  -100  -200   ----  ---- -100   620  -200  -100   650  -100

  13>     5     9     5     1     2    11     9                 9     5     5     5     0
         140   170   140   110   120   620   170   ----  ----  170   140   140   140  -100

  14>     7-    2-    7-    7-    1     7-    7-                2-    0     7-    7-    7-
         430   130   430   430   -50   430   430   ----  ----  130  -100   430   430   430

  15>     5     9    11     0    10     6-    4     6-                8     1     2     3
         100   170   730  -300   250   140    50   140   ----  ----  150  -200  -140  -100

  16>     8    10     5-    0    11     2-    9     2-                2-    7     5-    2-
         460   980   430  -150   990   -50   920   -50   ----  ----  -50   450   430   -50

  17>     3     5-    0     9     9     9     3     3     9                 9     1     5-
         200   420   -50   450   450   450   200   200   450   ----  ----  450   150   420

  18>     8     6     0     4-    1     2-    8    10-    2-                4-   10-    8
          50  -100  -430  -110  -150  -130    50   100  -130   ----  ---- -110   100    50

  19>     4-   10     4-   10     4-    4-    0     4-    4-    4-                4-   10
        -140   -50  -140   -50  -140  -140  -300  -140  -140  -140   ----  ---- -140   -50

  20>     5-    4    10     1     0     7     5-    8-    2-   11                 8-    2-
        -120  -130   200  -300  -600   -90  -120   100  -150   400   ----  ----  100  -150

  21>     1     4-   10     3     1    11     4-    1     8     8     8                 6
        -200  -140   100  -150  -200   300  -140  -200    50    50    50   ----  ---- -120

  22>     9     5-    0     7     3    11     3     5-    9     9     1                 3
         100  -620  -790  -200  -650   200  -650  -620   100   100  -680   ----  ---- -650

  23>     5-    5-    7     3     9     8    11     3      -   10      -    3
        -100  -100   110  -200   170   140   620  -200  -300   200  -300  -200   ----  ----

  24>      -    2-    7     4     9     5-    9    11     5-     -    9     2-
       -1010  -980  -490  -520  -480  -510  -480  -460  -510 -1010  -480  -980   ----  ----

  25>           9     6     0    11     6     2     2     6    10     6     2     6
         ---- -630  -650 -2000  -170  -650  -680  -680  -650  -260  -650  -680  -650   ----

  26>         4.41  7.68        1.14  4.41  9.32  9.32 10.95  6.59  1.14  4.41  1.14
         ----  140   620    NP  -100   140   650   650   680   200  -100   140  -100   ----

  27>                  -     -    7     3-    9-    3-    9-    6     3-    9-    9-    3-
         ----  ---- -100  -100   140   -50   170   -50   170   120   -50   170   170   -50

  28>                 4     9      -    6-    4      -    9     4     6-    2    11     9
         ----  ----   50   170  -170   140    50  -170   170    50   140  -120   620   170



EVENT>Monday Night Bridge      |SESSION>Monday Eve   |SECTION> A E-W
------------------------,------ ------------,-------- --------------------------
DATE>May 15, 2017       |CLUB NO.>185264    | 05/15/2017 22:23
---------------------,-- ------------------- -------------,---------------------
DIR> Mike Lipp       |RATING>Grass Roots Fund             |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=9/C=4                      ,---,-----------------,-------------------------,------,---------,
-------------------------------------------------|   |      Overall    |           Section       |      |Final    |
No Name                   Name                   |Flt|Rnk-A|Rnk-B|Rnk-C|Rnk-A|Rnk-B|Rnk-C| Score | Pct  |Awards   |
------------------------------------------------- --- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ------- ------ ---------
 1 Dennis Schultz         Ralph Terbrueggen        A   .     .     .   |   5     .     .    140.18  53.10  0.35(SA)
 2 Richard Koch           Lewis Temples            C   .     .     .   |   .     .     2    118.50  44.89  0.29(SC)
 3 Joanne Earls           Pam Campbell             A   5     .     .   |   3     .     .    152.18  57.64  1.11(OA)
 4 Sharon Koster          Gail Zimmer              B   .     .     .   |   .     3     .    133.09  50.41  0.35(SB)
 5 Cecilia Kloecker       J Thomas Markham         C   .     .     4   |   .     .     1    119.55  45.28  0.41(SC)
 6 Louise Wolf            Liz Lin                  B   1     1     .   |   1     1     .    160.32  60.73  3.50(OA)
 7 Terri Mackey           Susan De Roos            C   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    115.41  43.72
 8 Doris Kehoe            Lilam Stanley            A   .     .     .   |   6     .     .    138.78  52.57  0.29(SA)
 9 Susan Stacy Vanstone   Martin Gibler            B   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    113.86  43.13
10 Sara Brown             Reggie Moskowitz         C   .     .     .   |   .     .     .     99.36  37.64
11 Dean Congbalay         William Cook             A   .     .     .   |   4     .     .    148.59  56.28  0.61(SA)
12 Stephen Felson         Robert Brown             B   .     .     .   |   .     4     .    123.09  46.63  0.24(SB)
13 Robert Prosise         Marilyn Prosise          A   .     .     .   |   .     .     .    127.36  48.24
14 Kevin Henry            Reeta Brendamour         B   3     2     .   |   2     2     .    158.00  59.85  1.97(OA)

                                          Totals                                           1848.27


                                          **PAIRS**
BOARD     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10    11    12    13    14
  /
   1>     6-          1-          6-    6-   11     6-    6-    6-    6-    1-    0     6-
          50   ---- -420   ----   50    50   150    50    50    50    50  -420  -430    50

   2>     7           9            -   11     3     4-    6      -    9     9     2     4-
         120   ----  200   ---- -110   400    90   100   110  -110   200   200   -50   100

   3>     4    11           9           9     9     4     0     6-    1-    4     6-    1-
         620   800   ----  680   ----  680   680   620   100   650   300   620   650   300

   4>    11     2-          9-          7     9-    0     2-    2-    6     2-    5     8
         400  -630   ----  100   ---- -110   100  -660  -630  -630  -500  -630  -600  -100

   5>     7-    2    10            -          9     6     3-     -    3-    7-    5    11
         200    90   400   ----  -50   ----  300   150   130   -50   130   200   140   430

   6>     5     5     5           5           5     5     5     5     5     5     5    11
        -420  -420  -420   ---- -420   ---- -420  -420  -420  -420  -420  -420  -420    50

   7>     4-    9-    9-    4-          9-          4-    4-    4-    9-     -     -    4-
       -1470  -720  -720 -1470   ---- -720   -----1470 -1470 -1470  -720 -2220 -2220 -1470

   8>     5     5      -    2          11           8-     -    3     5     8-    8-    8-
         110   110  -100   -50   ----  170   ----  140  -100    50   110   140   140   140

   9>     7-    3-    7-   11     1-          3-          5     0     7-    7-   10     1-
         -90  -140   -90    50  -150   ---- -140   ---- -110  -180   -90   -90   -80  -150

  10>     3-   11     7-    7-    3-          3-          3-    3-    0    10     3-    9
        -620   100  -600  -600  -620   ---- -620   ---- -620  -620  -680  -130  -620  -170

  11>     9     1     0     3     7     4           2           5-   11     9     9     5-
         420   -50  -100   100   200   140   ----   50   ----  170   550   420   420   170

  12>    10-    3-    7     7     0    10-          7           7     7     1-    1-    3-
         200  -170   100   100  -650   200   ----  100   ----  100   100  -620  -620  -170

  13>    10     6     9     6     0    11     2           6           2     2     6     6
        -110  -140  -120  -140  -620   100  -170   ---- -140   ---- -170  -170  -140  -140

  14>     3-    3-   10     3-    3-    3-    3-          3-          8-    8-    3-   11
        -430  -430    50  -430  -430  -430  -430   ---- -430   ---- -130  -130  -430   100

  15>    10     1     9     4-    8     7     6     4-          2           0     3    11
         200  -250   140  -140   100   -50  -100  -140   ---- -170   ---- -730  -150   300

  16>     4     0     5-    8-    8-    2     3     8-          1           5-    8-   11
        -450  -990  -430    50    50  -920  -460    50   ---- -980   ---- -430    50   150

  17>     2    10     2     5-    8     8     8     5-    2          11           2     2
        -450  -150  -450  -420  -200  -200  -200  -420  -450   ----   50   ---- -450  -450

  18>    10      -    8-    3     3     3      -    5     8-         11           6-    6-
         150  -100   130   -50   -50   -50  -100   100   130   ----  430   ----  110   110

  19>     6-    6-    1    11     6-    6-    1     6-    6-    6-          1           6-
         140   140    50   300   140   140    50   140   140   140   ----   50   ----  140

  20>     2-    4     8-    5-    5-    2-    7     8-    1     0          10          11
        -100    90   150   120   120  -100   130   150  -200  -400   ----  300   ----  600

  21>     0     5     6-   10    10     6-    3     1     3     8     3          10
        -300   120   140   200   200   140   -50  -100   -50   150   -50   ----  200   ----

  22>     0     8     8     2     5-    5-    2    11     2     4    10           8
        -200   650   650  -100   620   620  -100   790  -100   200   680   ----  650   ----

  23>           0     5-    8     5-   10-    4     1     8    10-    2     8           3
         ---- -620   100   200   100   300  -110  -200   200   300  -170   200   ---- -140

  24>           2    10-    0     8-    5-    4    10-    7     2     2     8-          5-
         ----  480  1010   460   980   510   490  1010   520   480   480   980   ----  510

  25>     9           9     2     5     5     1    11     5     0     9     5     5
         680   ----  680   630   650   650   260  2000   650   170   680   650   650   ----

  26>   1.68        1.68  6.59  0.05  3.32  4.41        9.86  9.86  6.59  6.59  9.86
        -650   ---- -650  -140  -680  -620  -200    NP   100   100  -140  -140   100   ----

  27>           7-          1-   10-    5    10-    7-    4     1-    7-    1-    1-    7-
         ----   50   ---- -170   100  -120   100    50  -140  -170    50  -170  -170    50

  28>          10-          2     7     7     2     4-   10-    9     4-    0     7     2
         ----  170   ---- -170   -50   -50  -170  -140   170   120  -140  -620   -50  -170
Monday Night Bridge, Monday Eve, May 15, 2017

Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	K Q J 3 2
♥	A K 7
♦	Q J 2
♣	5 3

♠	10 6
♥	Q 10 9 6 4 3
♦	8
♣	K 10 8 6

N
W		E
S

♠	9 5
♥	5 2
♦	A K 9 7 5 3
♣	J 4 2

♠	A 8 7 4
♥	J 8
♦	10 6 4
♣	A Q 9 7

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

West	North	East	South
	1 NT1	Dbl2	2 ♣
Dbl3	2 ♠	Pass	4 ♠
Pass	Pass	Pass

15 to 17
Alert, artificial DONT bid showing a single-suited hand
If your suit is Clubs, please bid it

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-Murdock-Lipp	13-Prosise-Prosise
4 ♠	N	4	♦ A	420		9.50	1.50	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	12-Felson-Brown
4 ♠	N	4	♦ A	420		9.50	1.50	9-Kennedy-Endres	3-Earls-Campbell
4 ♠	N	−1	♦ A		50	4.50	6.50	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen
4 ♠	N	−1	♦ A		50	4.50	6.50	4-Lammers-Lubow	6-Wolf-Lin
4 ♠	N	−1	♦ A		50	4.50	6.50	5-Terwilliger-Payne	8-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♠	N	−1	♦ K		50	4.50	6.50	6-Gupta-Mehta	10-Brown-Moskowitz
4 ♠	N	−1	♦ K		50	4.50	6.50	8-Tedrick-Pretz	14-Henry-Brendamour
4 ♠	N	−1	♦ A		50	4.50	6.50	10-Jervis-Lindeman	5-Kloecker-Markham
4 ♠	N	−1	♦ K		50	4.50	6.50	12-Barron-Drasnin	9-Vanstone-Gibler
4 ♠	N	−1	♦ A		50	4.50	6.50	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	11-Congbalay-Cook
6 ♠	N	−3	♦ A		150	0.00	11.00	11-Levine-Leist	7-Mackey-De Roos

N/S lose one Club trick, two Diamonds, and a Diamond ruff, down one. East will lead the ♦ K and continue with the ♦ A and a third Diamond.

Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 2
♥	10 7 4 3
♦	Q J 5 4
♣	J 6 4

♠	8 6
♥	Q J 6
♦	A 6 3
♣	Q 9 8 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 10 9 4 3
♥	8
♦	K 10 9 8
♣	A K 10

♠	K J 7 5
♥	A K 9 5 2
♦	7 2
♣	7 3

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

West	North	East	South
		1 ♠	2 ♥
Pass	3 ♥	Dbl1	Pass
Pass	Pass

Do something smart, partner

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	S	2	♠ 8	110		10.50	0.50	6-Gupta-Mehta	10-Brown-Moskowitz
2 ♥	N	2	♠ 8	110		10.50	0.50	10-Jervis-Lindeman	5-Kloecker-Markham
3 NT	E	−1	♥ 3	50		9.00	2.00	14-Murdock-Lipp	13-Prosise-Prosise
2 ♣	E	2	♥ K		90	8.00	3.00	11-Levine-Leist	7-Mackey-De Roos
3 ♥	S	−1	♠ 8		100	6.50	4.50	5-Terwilliger-Payne	8-Kehoe-Stanley
3 ♥	S	−1	♠ 8		100	6.50	4.50	8-Tedrick-Pretz	14-Henry-Brendamour
2 ♠	E	2	♥ A		110	5.00	6.00	12-Barron-Drasnin	9-Vanstone-Gibler
2 NT	W	2	♥ 3		120	4.00	7.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen
3 ♥×	S	−1	♠ 8		200	2.00	9.00	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	12-Felson-Brown
3 ♥×	S	−1	♠ 8		200	2.00	9.00	9-Kennedy-Endres	3-Earls-Campbell
3 ♥	S	−2	♠ 8		200	2.00	9.00	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	11-Congbalay-Cook
3 NT	W	3	♥ 10		400	0.00	11.00	4-Lammers-Lubow	6-Wolf-Lin

Some East's won't double 3 ♥ since they have a minimum hand, but they certainly should. They aren't vulnerable, partner should have some values on the auction, and they aren't going to get a very good result with +100 on their card.

N/S lose one Heart trick, two Diamonds, and two Clubs, down one doubled for –200. Even if West gets off to the unfortunate lead of the ♠ 8, N/S will still go down, since declarer is able to pitch only one of dummy's Clubs on the ♠ J.

Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	J 7 6 5 3
♥	8 5
♦	K 9 8 4
♣	A 3

♠	Q 9 2
♥	K J 10 7 4 3
♦	6
♣	K 6 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 8
♥	A Q 9 6
♦	5 3
♣	Q 10 9 7

♠	10 4
♥	2
♦	A Q J 10 7 2
♣	J 8 4 2

EW 5♥; NS 3♦; EW 3♣; Par −500: NS 6♦×−3

West	North	East	South
			2 ♦1
Pass	4 ♦2	Dbl	Pass
4 ♥	5 ♦	Dbl	Pass
5 ♥	Pass	Pass	Pass

Weak two bid
Extending the preempt

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦×	S	−1	♣ 5		100	11.00	0.00	6-Gupta-Mehta	9-Vanstone-Gibler
5 ♦×	S	−2	♣ 5		300	9.50	1.50	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	14-Henry-Brendamour
5 ♦×	S	−2	♥ 7		300	9.50	1.50	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	11-Congbalay-Cook
4 ♥	E	4	♦ Q		620	7.00	4.00	9-Kennedy-Endres	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen
4 ♥	W	4	♦ K		620	7.00	4.00	12-Barron-Drasnin	8-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♥	W	4	♠ 5		620	7.00	4.00	14-Murdock-Lipp	12-Felson-Brown
5 ♥	W	5	♦ 4		650	4.50	6.50	8-Tedrick-Pretz	13-Prosise-Prosise
4 ♥	W	5	♦ K		650	4.50	6.50	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	10-Brown-Moskowitz
5 ♥	W	6	♣ A		680	2.00	9.00	5-Terwilliger-Payne	7-Mackey-De Roos
4 ♥	W	6	♦ A		680	2.00	9.00	10-Jervis-Lindeman	4-Koster-Zimmer
4 ♥	W	6	♣ A		680	2.00	9.00	11-Levine-Leist	6-Wolf-Lin
5 ♦×	S	−4	♣ 5		800	0.00	11.00	2-Pollack-Pollack	2-Koch-Temples

North has done their job once they push E/W to the five level (i.e., "The five level belongs to the opponents").

E/W lose one Diamond trick and one Club, making five assuming that declarer successfully locates the ♣ J. North will probably lead the ♦ 4. South will win the ♦ A and continue with the ♦ Q at trick two. Declarer will ruff in their hand, pull trump in two rounds, and play off three rounds of Spades. When South shows out on the third Spade, declarer knows that South started with 2-1-6-4 shape. Since South also started with ♦ AQ, they can't have the ♣ A (i.e., they would have opened 1 ♦ with 6-4 in the minors and 10 HCP), and since North started with two Clubs, it's a simple matter to play a small Club to the ♣ Q and then low from each hand. Nicely played!

Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	A K 10
♥	8 3
♦	J 9 4 3
♣	K 9 6 5

♠	J 9 8 6
♥	7 6 5 4 2
♦	Q 7 6
♣	8

N
W		E
S

♠	4 3
♥	J 9
♦	K 8 2
♣	A Q J 7 4 2

♠	Q 7 5 2
♥	A K Q 10
♦	A 10 5
♣	10 3

NS 4N; NS 3♠; NS 3♥; NS 3♦; NS 2♣; Par +630

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

11 HCP and stoppers in the opponent's suit

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	5	♠ 6	660		11.00	0.00	12-Barron-Drasnin	8-Kehoe-Stanley
3 NT	S	4	♠ 6	630		8.50	2.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	2-Koch-Temples
3 NT	S	4	♥ 7	630		8.50	2.50	6-Gupta-Mehta	9-Vanstone-Gibler
3 NT	S	4	♥ 7	630		8.50	2.50	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	10-Brown-Moskowitz
3 NT	S	4	♣ 8	630		8.50	2.50	14-Murdock-Lipp	12-Felson-Brown
3 NT	N	3	♣ Q	600		6.00	5.00	8-Tedrick-Pretz	13-Prosise-Prosise
3 ♣×	E	−2	♥ A	500		5.00	6.00	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	11-Congbalay-Cook
2 ♦	N	3	♣ Q	110		4.00	7.00	11-Levine-Leist	6-Wolf-Lin
1 ♣	E	−1	♥ A	100		3.00	8.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	14-Henry-Brendamour
4 ♠	N	−1	♣ A		100	1.50	9.50	5-Terwilliger-Payne	7-Mackey-De Roos
3 NT	S	−1	♣ 8		100	1.50	9.50	10-Jervis-Lindeman	4-Koster-Zimmer
4 ♦	N	−4	♥ J		400	0.00	11.00	9-Kennedy-Endres	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen

When partner makes a takeout double (not a balancing double), your responses tend to fall into one of the following categories:
1) With 0-8 HCP and a suit to bid, bid it as cheaply as possible
2) With 9-11 HCP and a suit to bid, make a jump bid in your suit
3) With 12+ HCP, cuebid the opponent's suit
4) With 7-10 HCP, no suit of your own, and a stopper or stoppers in the opponent's suit, bid 1 NT
5) With 11 HCP, no suit of your own, and a stopper or stoppers in the opponent's suit, bid 2 NT (this bid is rare)

N/S take four Heart tricks, four Spades (declarer should take the Spade finesse since West is more likely to hold length in Spades on the auction), and two tricks in the minors. If East leads a Club, they'll give declarer their 10th trick immediately. Same thing if they lead a Diamond, since Diamonds is a frozen suit. After playing eight major-suit winners, declarer will simply lead a small Club towards the ♣T and East is endplayed.

Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K 10 8 5 4
♥	8 2
♦	J 9 6 3
♣	9 3

♠	Q 6
♥	A Q J
♦	8 5 4 2
♣	K Q 10 8

N
W		E
S

♠	A J 7 2
♥	9 7 4 3
♦	A Q 10
♣	4 2

♠	9 3
♥	K 10 6 5
♦	K 7
♣	A J 7 6 5

EW 4N; EW 4♥; EW 4♦; EW 2♠; EW 3♣; Par −430

West	North	East	South
	Pass	Pass	Pass1
1 ♦	Pass	1 ♥	Pass
1 NT	Pass	2 ♣2	Dbl3
Pass4	Pass	2 ♠	Pass
3 NT	Pass	Pass	Pass

No comfortable rebid if partner responds 1 ♠
Alert, artificial XYZ bid asking partner to bid 2 ♦
Please lead a Club
No need to bid 2 ♦ after South's double

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	E	−1	♠ 9	50		10.50	0.50	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	10-Brown-Moskowitz
3 NT	E	−1	♣ 5	50		10.50	0.50	11-Levine-Leist	5-Kloecker-Markham
2 ♦	W	2	♥ 8		90	9.00	2.00	10-Jervis-Lindeman	2-Koch-Temples
2 ♦	W	4	♥ 8		130	7.50	3.50	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	9-Vanstone-Gibler
2 ♦	W	4	♣ 3		130	7.50	3.50	14-Murdock-Lipp	11-Congbalay-Cook
2 ♥	W	3	♠ 5		140	6.00	5.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	13-Prosise-Prosise
2 NT	W	3	♣ 9		150	5.00	6.00	6-Gupta-Mehta	8-Kehoe-Stanley
2 ♠	N	−2	♥ 3		200	3.50	7.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen
1 NT	S	−2	♦ 8		200	3.50	7.50	8-Tedrick-Pretz	12-Felson-Brown
1 NT	S	−3	♣ 8		300	2.00	9.00	12-Barron-Drasnin	7-Mackey-De Roos
1 NT	S	−4	♦ 8		400	1.00	10.00	3-Elliott-Runda	3-Earls-Campbell
3 NT	W	4	♠ 5		430	0.00	11.00	9-Kennedy-Endres	14-Henry-Brendamour

East shows an invitational hand with 4-4 in the majors (typically 11 HCP), and West places the contract. E/W take three Heart tricks, two Diamonds, three Clubs, and two Spades, making four. North will lead the ♣ 9 (as requested).

Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A 10
♥	A K 9 7 6 5
♦	8 3
♣	J 10 2

♠	Q J 9 7 6
♥	4 3
♦	10 7 6 2
♣	K 8

N
W		E
S

♠	8 4 2
♥	8
♦	A K J 5 4
♣	6 5 4 3

♠	K 5 3
♥	Q J 10 2
♦	Q 9
♣	A Q 9 7

NS 4♥; NS 2N; EW 2♠; NS 3♣; EW 2♦; Par +420

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

Alert, artificial Wold 2 NT bid asking for more information about partner's hand
Alert, artificial Wold 2 NT response showing a minimum hand with four Hearts

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	4	♦ A	420		6.00	5.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	13-Prosise-Prosise
4 ♥	N	4	♦ A	420		6.00	5.00	2-Pollack-Pollack	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen
4 ♥	N	4	♦ A	420		6.00	5.00	3-Elliott-Runda	3-Earls-Campbell
4 ♥	N	4	♠ 4	420		6.00	5.00	6-Gupta-Mehta	8-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♥	N	4	♦ A	420		6.00	5.00	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	10-Brown-Moskowitz
4 ♥	N	4	♦ A	420		6.00	5.00	8-Tedrick-Pretz	12-Felson-Brown
4 ♥	N	4	♦ K	420		6.00	5.00	10-Jervis-Lindeman	2-Koch-Temples
4 ♥	N	4	♦ A	420		6.00	5.00	11-Levine-Leist	5-Kloecker-Markham
4 ♥	N	4	♦ A	420		6.00	5.00	12-Barron-Drasnin	7-Mackey-De Roos
4 ♥	N	4	♦ K	420		6.00	5.00	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	9-Vanstone-Gibler
4 ♥	S	4	♦ 7	420		6.00	5.00	14-Murdock-Lipp	11-Congbalay-Cook
4 ♥	N	−1	♦ K		50	0.00	11.00	9-Kennedy-Endres	14-Henry-Brendamour

If South had a maximum hand with some shape (i.e., a singleton perhaps), North would have made a move towards slam. As it is.....

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

Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	K
♥	K 9
♦	K Q J 8
♣	A Q J 9 3 2

♠	10
♥	J 6 3
♦	10 9 7 5 2
♣	10 8 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	J 9 8 7 6 3 2
♥	Q 7 4
♦	4
♣	7 6

♠	A Q 5 4
♥	A 10 8 5 2
♦	A 6 3
♣	K

NS 7N; NS 7♣; NS 6♥; NS 6♦; NS 3♠; Par +2220

West	North	East	South
			1 ♥
Pass	2 ♣	Pass	2 ♠1
Pass	2 NT	Pass	3 NT
Pass	4 ♦2	Pass	4 ♥3
Pass	7 NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

Not a reverse in 2-over-1 land
Roman Keycard Blackwood (Kickback) for Clubs
1430 response showing 1 or 4 keycards

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
7 NT	N	7	♠ 8	2220		10.50	0.50	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	12-Felson-Brown
7 NT	N	7	♦ 4	2220		10.50	0.50	9-Kennedy-Endres	13-Prosise-Prosise
6 NT	S	7	♦ 10	1470		6.50	4.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	14-Henry-Brendamour
6 NT	N	7	♠ 2	1470		6.50	4.50	4-Lammers-Lubow	4-Koster-Zimmer
6 NT	N	7	♠ 2	1470		6.50	4.50	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	9-Vanstone-Gibler
6 NT	N	7	♠ 6	1470		6.50	4.50	10-Jervis-Lindeman	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen
6 NT	S	7	♦ 5	1470		6.50	4.50	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	8-Kehoe-Stanley
6 NT	S	7	♠ 10	1470		6.50	4.50	14-Murdock-Lipp	10-Brown-Moskowitz
3 NT	N	7	♦ 5	720		1.50	9.50	3-Elliott-Runda	2-Koch-Temples
3 NT	N	7	♠ 9	720		1.50	9.50	8-Tedrick-Pretz	11-Congbalay-Cook
3 NT	N	7	♦ 4	720		1.50	9.50	11-Levine-Leist	3-Earls-Campbell
3 NT	N	7	♠ 9	720		1.50	9.50	12-Barron-Drasnin	6-Wolf-Lin

When South bids 4 ♥, showing one or four keycards, North will take a moment to do a bit of arithmetic. Could South have one keycard? Let's see. They have four Spades and five Hearts, so let's give them two cards in each minor. With one keycard, the best hand they could hold would be ♠ AQJT ♥ QJT98 ♦T9 ♣T8. That's a ten count. Nobody is opening that hand. With four keycards in the South hand, North can easily count 13 tricks as long as Clubs are no worse than 4-2. Even if Clubs are 5-1 or 6-0, they can still count 13 tricks if South holds a major-suit Queen. That's about a 103% combined chance (you can quote me).

If East leads the ♥ 4, N/S take 18 tricks. A Club lead holds N/S to 15 tricks.

Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	J
♥	J 6 3
♦	K 9 8 2
♣	J 10 8 7 4

♠	K 9 7 4 2
♥	A 9
♦	A 10 6 5
♣	A 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A 8 3
♥	Q 10 8 7 5 2
♦	J 7
♣	9 5

♠	Q 10 6 5
♥	K 4
♦	Q 4 3
♣	K Q 6 2

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

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

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	W	−2	♣ J	100		10.50	0.50	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	9-Vanstone-Gibler
3 ♠	W	−2	♣ 7	100		10.50	0.50	11-Levine-Leist	3-Earls-Campbell
2 ♠	W	−1	♣ J	50		9.00	2.00	4-Lammers-Lubow	4-Koster-Zimmer
2 NT	S	−1	♦ 6		50	8.00	3.00	14-Murdock-Lipp	10-Brown-Moskowitz
2 ♠	W	2	♣ J		110	6.00	5.00	3-Elliott-Runda	2-Koch-Temples
2 ♠	W	2	♣ J		110	6.00	5.00	8-Tedrick-Pretz	11-Congbalay-Cook
2 ♠	W	2	♣ 4		110	6.00	5.00	10-Jervis-Lindeman	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen
2 ♥	W	3	♣ J		140	2.50	8.50	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	12-Felson-Brown
3 ♥	E	3	♣ J		140	2.50	8.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	14-Henry-Brendamour
2 ♠	W	3	♣ J		140	2.50	8.50	9-Kennedy-Endres	13-Prosise-Prosise
3 ♠	W	3	♠ J		140	2.50	8.50	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	8-Kehoe-Stanley
2 ♠	W	4	♦ 2		170	0.00	11.00	12-Barron-Drasnin	6-Wolf-Lin

3 ♥ would be a better contract, but how in the heck do E/W get there? Maybe if East accidentally bids 3 ♥ instead of 2 ♠? Yep, that would do it.

E/W lose two Spade tricks, one Heart, one Diamond, and one Club, making two. North may lead the ♣ J.

Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	10 5 4
♥	J 9 8 6 2
♦	K Q 2
♣	A 5

♠	K 8 7 2
♥	K 10 4
♦	A 8 6
♣	Q 8 4

N
W		E
S

♠	J 9 3
♥	A 5 3
♦	9 7 5 4
♣	9 7 2

♠	A Q 6
♥	Q 7
♦	J 10 3
♣	K J 10 6 3

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

West	North	East	South
	Pass	Pass	1 ♣
Pass1	1 ♥	Pass	1 NT
Pass	2 ♥2	Pass	Pass
Pass

Don't make minimum offshape takeout doubles
Not quite good enough to bid as an invitational hand

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 NT	S	4	♥ 10	180		11.00	0.00	8-Tedrick-Pretz	10-Brown-Moskowitz
1 NT	S	3	♠ 2	150		9.50	1.50	5-Terwilliger-Payne	5-Kloecker-Markham
1 NT	S	3	♠ 2	150		9.50	1.50	10-Jervis-Lindeman	14-Henry-Brendamour
2 ♥	N	3	♠ 3	140		7.50	3.50	11-Levine-Leist	2-Koch-Temples
2 ♥	N	3	♦ 7	140		7.50	3.50	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	7-Mackey-De Roos
2 ♣	S	3	♠ 2	110		6.00	5.00	14-Murdock-Lipp	9-Vanstone-Gibler
1 NT	S	1	♠ 2	90		3.50	7.50	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	11-Congbalay-Cook
1 NT	S	1	♠ 2	90		3.50	7.50	3-Elliott-Runda	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen
2 ♣	S	2	♦ 6	90		3.50	7.50	4-Lammers-Lubow	3-Earls-Campbell
2 ♣	S	2	♠ 2	90		3.50	7.50	9-Kennedy-Endres	12-Felson-Brown
1 ♥	N	1	♦ 7	80		1.00	10.00	2-Pollack-Pollack	13-Prosise-Prosise
2 ♦	N	−1	♦ 4		50	0.00	11.00	12-Barron-Drasnin	4-Koster-Zimmer

N/S lose one Spade trick, two Hearts, and one Diamond, making three. East may lead the ♠ 3.

Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 3
♥	A 10 4
♦	A J 6 5 3
♣	A K Q

♠	A J 7
♥	8 7
♦	Q 4
♣	J 10 9 7 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 10 9 8 6
♥	6 5 3
♦	K 8 2
♣	8 4

♠	5 4 2
♥	K Q J 9 2
♦	10 9 7
♣	6 5

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

West	North	East	South
		Pass	Pass
Pass	2 NT1	Pass	3 ♦2
Pass	3 ♥	Pass	3 NT
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
4 ♥	N	6	♣ 8	680		11.00	0.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	11-Congbalay-Cook
4 ♥	S	4	♣ J	620		7.50	3.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	13-Prosise-Prosise
4 ♥	N	4	♥ 6	620		7.50	3.50	3-Elliott-Runda	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen
4 ♥	N	4	♣ 8	620		7.50	3.50	5-Terwilliger-Payne	5-Kloecker-Markham
4 ♥	N	4	♣ 8	620		7.50	3.50	8-Tedrick-Pretz	10-Brown-Moskowitz
4 ♥	N	4	♠ 10	620		7.50	3.50	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	7-Mackey-De Roos
4 ♥	S	4	♣ J	620		7.50	3.50	14-Murdock-Lipp	9-Vanstone-Gibler
3 NT	N	3	♠ 10	600		3.50	7.50	4-Lammers-Lubow	3-Earls-Campbell
3 NT	N	3	♠ 10	600		3.50	7.50	12-Barron-Drasnin	4-Koster-Zimmer
3 ♥	N	4	♠ 10	170		2.00	9.00	10-Jervis-Lindeman	14-Henry-Brendamour
3 ♦	N	4	♣ 8	130		1.00	10.00	9-Kennedy-Endres	12-Felson-Brown
3 NT	N	−1	♠ 10		100	0.00	11.00	11-Levine-Leist	2-Koch-Temples

South transfers and bids 3 NT to show exactly five Hearts. N/S lose two Spade tricks and one Diamond, making four. East may lead a trump.

Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	Q 7
♥	K 9 8 7
♦	K 9 7 5
♣	A J 9

♠	J 9 8 6 4 2
♥	—
♦	J 10 3 2
♣	4 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10
♥	A Q 3 2
♦	A Q 8 4
♣	K 6 5

♠	K 5 3
♥	J 10 6 5 4
♦	6
♣	Q 10 8 7

EW 4♠; NS 2♥; EW 3♦; EW 1N; EW 1♣; Par −420

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

All big hands start with double
Showing a strong hand and a desire to penalize Hearts

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 NT	E	−2	♦ 5	100		11.00	0.00	12-Barron-Drasnin	3-Earls-Campbell
3 NT	E	−1	♦ 6	50		10.00	1.00	4-Lammers-Lubow	2-Koch-Temples
3 ♥	S	−1	♠ 6		50	9.00	2.00	14-Murdock-Lipp	8-Kehoe-Stanley
3 ♥	S	−2	♠ 6		100	8.00	3.00	5-Terwilliger-Payne	4-Koster-Zimmer
2 ♠	E	3	♦ 6		140	7.00	4.00	6-Gupta-Mehta	6-Wolf-Lin
3 ♠	E	4	♦ 6		170	5.50	5.50	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	10-Brown-Moskowitz
2 ♠	E	4	♦ 6		170	5.50	5.50	3-Elliott-Runda	14-Henry-Brendamour
2 ♠	E	5	♦ 6		200	4.00	7.00	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	5-Kloecker-Markham
4 ♠	W	4	♥ 7		420	2.00	9.00	2-Pollack-Pollack	12-Felson-Brown
4 ♠	W	4	♥ 7		420	2.00	9.00	10-Jervis-Lindeman	13-Prosise-Prosise
4 ♠	E	4	♠ 7		420	2.00	9.00	11-Levine-Leist	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen
3 NT×	E	3	♥ 5		550	0.00	11.00	9-Kennedy-Endres	11-Congbalay-Cook

West's 3 ♠ bid can't be based on high-card points, so it must be a hand with extreme shape. East does well to raise to game. E/W lose one Spade trick and one Club, making five. If North finds the magical lead of a small Diamond, E/W will make only four, since South will either get a Diamond ruff or N/S will get two Spade tricks.

If North leads the ♥ 7, declarer should insert the ♥ Q. When that holds, they can pitch a Club from their hand, play the ♥ A, pitching a Diamond, and ruff a Heart to their hand. A small Spade to the ♠T loses to the ♠ K, and South may continue with another Heart, declarer ruffing again in their hand. A Club towards the board is next with North hopping up with the ♣ A (they think that West started with a doubleton Club) and continuing Clubs to dummy's ♣ K (declarer pitching a Diamond). ♠ A is next (dropping the ♠ Q), a Club ruffed with the ♠ 8, and the ♠ J pulling the last trump. This is now the position after 10 tricks:

West: ♠ 9 ♦ JT North: ♦ K97 East: ♦ AQ8 South: ♥ J ♦ 6 ♣ Q

North has shown up with 10 HCP, so they need to have the ♦ K for their opening bid. It's a simple matter to take the marked finesse for the ♦ K. Nicely played!

Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J 7 6 5 2
♥	6 5 4
♦	J 6
♣	Q J 10

♠	10
♥	J 3 2
♦	Q 9 8 4 3
♣	K 9 4 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 9 8 3
♥	8 7
♦	10 7
♣	A 7 6 5 2

♠	A K 4
♥	A K Q 10 9
♦	A K 5 2
♣	8

NS 4N; NS 4♥; NS 3♠; NS 2♦; EW 1♣; Par +630

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

Alert, artificial bid denying an A, K, or QQ

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	5	♦ 10	650		11.00	0.00	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	5-Kloecker-Markham
4 ♥	N	4	♦ 10	620		9.50	1.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	12-Felson-Brown
4 ♥	N	4	♠ 10	620		9.50	1.50	10-Jervis-Lindeman	13-Prosise-Prosise
2 ♥	S	4	♣ 3	170		7.50	3.50	3-Elliott-Runda	14-Henry-Brendamour
3 ♥	N	4	♦ 10	170		7.50	3.50	4-Lammers-Lubow	2-Koch-Temples
4 ♥	N	−1	♣ A		100	4.00	7.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	10-Brown-Moskowitz
5 ♥	S	−1	♣ 3		100	4.00	7.00	5-Terwilliger-Payne	4-Koster-Zimmer
5 ♠	N	−1	♥ 8		100	4.00	7.00	9-Kennedy-Endres	11-Congbalay-Cook
4 ♥	S	−1	♠ 10		100	4.00	7.00	12-Barron-Drasnin	3-Earls-Campbell
4 ♥	N	−1	♠ 3		100	4.00	7.00	14-Murdock-Lipp	8-Kehoe-Stanley
6 ♥	S	−2	♠ 10		200	0.50	10.50	6-Gupta-Mehta	6-Wolf-Lin
4 ♥	S	−2	♠ 10		200	0.50	10.50	11-Levine-Leist	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen

North has an easy raise to game holding three trump and a ruffing value in Diamonds. N/S lose one Spade trick, one Club, and one Diamond, making four. West may lead the ♠T. If dummy's Heart spots were better, or if East had longer Diamonds, declarer could make five. Oh well. If you're declarer, and you pulled three rounds of trump before making a plan, you deserve to go down.

Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	J 9 8 3
♥	J 10 8 5
♦	8 4 2
♣	A K

♠	K 6 5 4
♥	A 7 6 4 2
♦	3
♣	9 8 3

N
W		E
S

♠	10
♥	K 9 3
♦	K 10 7 6 5
♣	Q J 5 2

♠	A Q 7 2
♥	Q
♦	A Q J 9
♣	10 7 6 4

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

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

15 to 17

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	S	4	♦ 3	620		11.00	0.00	6-Gupta-Mehta	5-Kloecker-Markham
3 ♠	S	4	♣ 8	170		9.00	2.00	2-Pollack-Pollack	11-Congbalay-Cook
2 ♠	S	4	♦ 3	170		9.00	2.00	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	7-Mackey-De Roos
2 ♠	N	4	♥ 3	170		9.00	2.00	10-Jervis-Lindeman	12-Felson-Brown
2 ♠	S	3	♣ 8	140		5.00	6.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	9-Vanstone-Gibler
3 ♠	S	3	♦ 3	140		5.00	6.00	3-Elliott-Runda	13-Prosise-Prosise
2 ♠	N	3	♣ 3	140		5.00	6.00	11-Levine-Leist	14-Henry-Brendamour
3 ♠	S	3	♥ A	140		5.00	6.00	12-Barron-Drasnin	2-Koch-Temples
3 ♠	N	3	♦ 3	140		5.00	6.00	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	4-Koster-Zimmer
1 NT	S	2	♠ 4	120		2.00	9.00	5-Terwilliger-Payne	3-Earls-Campbell
2 ♠	S	2	♦ 3	110		1.00	10.00	4-Lammers-Lubow	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen
4 ♠	S	−1	♦ 3		100	0.00	11.00	14-Murdock-Lipp	6-Wolf-Lin

N/S lose one Spade trick, one Heart, and a Diamond ruff (in theory). In reality....

West will lead the ♦ 3. Declarer should win in hand, play a Club to the ♣ K, and lead a small Spade, covering the ♠T with the ♠ Q. West, "knowing" that South has at least two Hearts, will cash the ♥ A to get a signal from partner. East will play the ♥ 3 (encouraging using upside-down attitude), and West will continue with the ♥ 7 asking for a return of the higher-ranking side suit (Diamonds). Declarer will insert the ♥T, East will play the ♥ K, and ....... oops. After much growling and gnashing of teeth, E/W will grudgingly agree that South had no other logical opening bid. If you're East or West, don't forget to gnash your teeth.

Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	J 10 3
♥	J 10 6
♦	K J 2
♣	A K Q 8

♠	Q 9 8 6 4
♥	8 3 2
♦	5 3
♣	6 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A 2
♥	A K 9 5 4
♦	10 8 4
♣	10 5 4

♠	K 7 5
♥	Q 7
♦	A Q 9 7 6
♣	J 9 7

NS 4N; NS 4♦; NS 4♣; NS 2♥; NS 1♠; Par +430

West	North	East	South
		Pass	1 ♦
Pass	3 NT1	Pass	Pass
Pass

Showing 13-15 HCP, no 4-card major, and fewer than four Diamonds

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	4	♥ K	430		7.50	3.50	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	9-Vanstone-Gibler
3 NT	N	4	♥ A	430		7.50	3.50	3-Elliott-Runda	13-Prosise-Prosise
3 NT	N	4	♥ 5	430		7.50	3.50	4-Lammers-Lubow	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen
3 NT	N	4	♥ A	430		7.50	3.50	6-Gupta-Mehta	5-Kloecker-Markham
3 NT	N	4	♥ 5	430		7.50	3.50	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	7-Mackey-De Roos
3 NT	N	4	♥ 5	430		7.50	3.50	12-Barron-Drasnin	2-Koch-Temples
3 NT	N	4	♥ K	430		7.50	3.50	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	4-Koster-Zimmer
3 NT	N	4	♥ A	430		7.50	3.50	14-Murdock-Lipp	6-Wolf-Lin
3 ♦	S	4	♥ 3	130		2.50	8.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	11-Congbalay-Cook
3 ♣	N	4	♥ A	130		2.50	8.50	10-Jervis-Lindeman	12-Felson-Brown
3 NT	N	−1	♥ 5		50	1.00	10.00	5-Terwilliger-Payne	3-Earls-Campbell
3 NT	N	−2	♥ 4		100	0.00	11.00	11-Levine-Leist	14-Henry-Brendamour

N/S take four Club tricks, five Diamonds, and a Heart, making four. East will lead the ♥ 5, and declarer will cash out.

Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A K J
♥	Q J 9 7 4 2
♦	A Q
♣	Q 5

♠	10 7 4
♥	A K 8 5
♦	J 6
♣	K J 9 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 9 6 3 2
♥	10
♦	K 10 7 5 4
♣	10 8

♠	8 5
♥	6 3
♦	9 8 3 2
♣	A 7 6 4 2

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

West	North	East	South
			Pass
1 ♣	Dbl1	1 ♠	Pass
1 NT	2 ♥	2 ♠	Pass
Pass	3 ♥	Pass	Pass
3 ♠	Pass	Pass	Pass

All big hands start with double

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥×	N	3	♠ 2	730		11.00	0.00	3-Elliott-Runda	12-Felson-Brown
3 NT	W	−5	♥ 7	250		10.00	1.00	5-Terwilliger-Payne	2-Koch-Temples
1 ♥	N	4	♠ 3	170		9.00	2.00	2-Pollack-Pollack	10-Brown-Moskowitz
3 ♠	E	−3	♥ 6	150		8.00	3.00	11-Levine-Leist	13-Prosise-Prosise
3 ♥	N	3	♠ 3	140		6.50	4.50	6-Gupta-Mehta	4-Koster-Zimmer
3 ♥	N	3	♣ 10	140		6.50	4.50	8-Tedrick-Pretz	8-Kehoe-Stanley
2 ♠	E	−2	♥ 6	100		5.00	6.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	7-Mackey-De Roos
3 ♠	E	−1	♥ 6	50		4.00	7.00	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	6-Wolf-Lin
3 ♥	N	−1	♣ 10		100	3.00	8.00	14-Murdock-Lipp	5-Kloecker-Markham
3 ♠	E	3	♥ 3		140	2.00	9.00	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	3-Earls-Campbell
2 ♠	S	−2	♥ A		200	1.00	10.00	12-Barron-Drasnin	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen
4 ♥	N	−3	♣ 10		300	0.00	11.00	4-Lammers-Lubow	14-Henry-Brendamour

E/W lose two Spade tricks, one Club, one Diamond, and a Diamond ruff, down one. South will lead the ♥ 6, and declarer will grab the ♥ K. The ♥ A is next, pitching a Club, and a Spade is led towards the closed hand. North will hop with the ♠ K and play ♦ A and ♦ Q to dummy's ♦ K. If declarer now leads their small Club towards the ♣ K, South will hop with the ♣ A and give North a Diamond ruff.

Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A K J 10 6 4
♥	Q J 4
♦	J 8 6
♣	9

♠	Q 8 2
♥	8 6
♦	Q 5 4 2
♣	Q 10 6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	9 7 3
♥	K 10 9 7 5 3 2
♦	3
♣	8 4

♠	5
♥	A
♦	A K 10 9 7
♣	A K J 7 5 3

NS 7♠; NS 6N; NS 6♦; NS 5♣; NS 2♥; Par +1510

West	North	East	South
Pass	1 ♠	Pass	2 ♣
Pass	2 ♠	Pass	3 ♦
Pass	3 NT	Pass	6 NT
Pass	Pass	Pass

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 NT	S	6	♦ 2	990		11.00	0.00	5-Terwilliger-Payne	2-Koch-Temples
6 ♠	N	6	♦ 3	980		10.00	1.00	2-Pollack-Pollack	10-Brown-Moskowitz
6 ♦	S	6	♣ 2	920		9.00	2.00	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	6-Wolf-Lin
3 NT	N	5	♥ 9	460		8.00	3.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	7-Mackey-De Roos
4 ♠	N	5	♦ 3	450		7.00	4.00	12-Barron-Drasnin	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen
3 NT	S	4	♥ 6	430		5.50	5.50	3-Elliott-Runda	12-Felson-Brown
3 NT	S	4	♥ 8	430		5.50	5.50	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	3-Earls-Campbell
6 ♣	S	−1	♥ 8		50	2.50	8.50	6-Gupta-Mehta	4-Koster-Zimmer
5 ♣	S	−1	♥ 8		50	2.50	8.50	8-Tedrick-Pretz	8-Kehoe-Stanley
6 NT	N	−1	♥ 10		50	2.50	8.50	11-Levine-Leist	13-Prosise-Prosise
6 NT	S	−1	♣ 2		50	2.50	8.50	14-Murdock-Lipp	5-Kloecker-Markham
6 ♠	N	−3	♥ 10		150	0.00	11.00	4-Lammers-Lubow	14-Henry-Brendamour

N/S take six Spade tricks, two Hearts, two Diamonds, and two Clubs, making six. West will lead the ♥T, and declarer will win in dummy and immediately take the Spade finesse. Phew. Why bet the ranch on the Spade hook? Well, let's pretend that everything is working and declarer is able to take five Diamond tricks, three Clubs, one Heart, and two Spades without worrying about the ♠ Q. How many tricks is that? It looks like 11 to me. Is 11 equal to 12? You're right, it's close, but is it equal? No, I didn't think so.

Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	Q 6 2
♥	A K 7
♦	A 5 4
♣	K 9 7 3

♠	10 9 7
♥	8 4 3
♦	10 7 6 3 2
♣	6 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A 5
♥	10 6 2
♦	K Q J 8
♣	A J 10 8

♠	K J 8 4 3
♥	Q J 9 5
♦	9
♣	Q 4 2

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

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

15 to 17
Alert, artificial Smolen bid showing exactly five Spades and four Hearts

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	S	5	♣ 6	450		9.00	2.00	4-Lammers-Lubow	13-Prosise-Prosise
4 ♠	N	5	♦ K	450		9.00	2.00	5-Terwilliger-Payne	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen
4 ♠	N	5	♦ K	450		9.00	2.00	6-Gupta-Mehta	3-Earls-Campbell
4 ♠	N	5	♦ K	450		9.00	2.00	9-Kennedy-Endres	9-Vanstone-Gibler
4 ♠	N	5	♦ K	450		9.00	2.00	12-Barron-Drasnin	14-Henry-Brendamour
4 ♠	S	4	♣ 6	420		5.50	5.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	8-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♠	N	4	♦ K	420		5.50	5.50	14-Murdock-Lipp	4-Koster-Zimmer
2 ♠	S	5	♥ 4	200		3.00	8.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	6-Wolf-Lin
2 ♥	S	5	♣ 6	200		3.00	8.00	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	5-Kloecker-Markham
2 ♠	S	5	♣ 6	200		3.00	8.00	8-Tedrick-Pretz	7-Mackey-De Roos
2 NT	N	3	♦ K	150		1.00	10.00	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	2-Koch-Temples
3 NT	N	−1	♦ K		50	0.00	11.00	3-Elliott-Runda	11-Congbalay-Cook

If you don't currently play Smolen, learn it. Hands such as the one South holds are impossible to bid without it (unless you like guessing).

N/S lose one Spade trick and two Clubs, making four. East will lead the ♦ K.

Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	Q 7 5 2
♥	7
♦	9 7 6 3
♣	J 5 4 3

♠	K
♥	A K 3 2
♦	A K Q J 2
♣	K Q 8

N
W		E
S

♠	10 6 4 3
♥	Q 5 4
♦	8 5 4
♣	10 7 2

♠	A J 9 8
♥	J 10 9 8 6
♦	10
♣	A 9 6

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

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

Alert, artificial bid denying an A, K, or QQ

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	E	−2	♦ 10	100		10.50	0.50	8-Tedrick-Pretz	7-Mackey-De Roos
5 ♦	E	−2	♠ A	100		10.50	0.50	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	2-Koch-Temples
3 NT	W	−1	♥ 7	50		8.00	3.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	6-Wolf-Lin
3 ♦	W	−1	♥ 7	50		8.00	3.00	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	5-Kloecker-Markham
5 ♦	W	−1	♥ 7	50		8.00	3.00	14-Murdock-Lipp	4-Koster-Zimmer
3 ♠	N	−1	♥ 4		100	6.00	5.00	2-Pollack-Pollack	8-Kehoe-Stanley
3 ♦	W	3	♥ 7		110	4.50	6.50	4-Lammers-Lubow	13-Prosise-Prosise
3 ♦	W	3	♥ 7		110	4.50	6.50	12-Barron-Drasnin	14-Henry-Brendamour
3 ♦	W	4	♥ 7		130	2.50	8.50	6-Gupta-Mehta	3-Earls-Campbell
1 ♦	W	4	♥ 7		130	2.50	8.50	9-Kennedy-Endres	9-Vanstone-Gibler
3 ♦	E	5	♥ 8		150	1.00	10.00	5-Terwilliger-Payne	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen
3 NT	W	4	♦ 3		430	0.00	11.00	3-Elliott-Runda	11-Congbalay-Cook

If North leads a Spade that doesn't have a "Q" on it, 3 NT goes down one. It also goes down one if South, when in with the ♣ A, cashes the ♠ A (dropping the stiff ♠ K) and continues with a small Spade to North's ♠ Q. Expect a smattering of –50 scores for E/W.

Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 2
♥	Q 10 7
♦	A J 8 7 3
♣	Q 8 2

♠	10 9 7 6
♥	A 5 4
♦	10 6 4
♣	J 6 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q J 8 5 3
♥	K 3 2
♦	9 2
♣	A 10

♠	4
♥	J 9 8 6
♦	K Q 5
♣	K 9 7 5 4

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

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

Negative
Do something smart, partner

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♦	N	−1	♠ A		50	10.00	1.00	2-Pollack-Pollack	7-Mackey-De Roos
4 ♦	N	−1	♠ A		50	10.00	1.00	4-Lammers-Lubow	12-Felson-Brown
3 ♦	N	−1	♦ 2		50	10.00	1.00	14-Murdock-Lipp	3-Earls-Campbell
3 ♠	E	3	♦ K		140	4.50	6.50	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	5-Kloecker-Markham
3 ♠	E	3	♦ K		140	4.50	6.50	3-Elliott-Runda	9-Vanstone-Gibler
3 ♠	E	3	♦ Q		140	4.50	6.50	5-Terwilliger-Payne	14-Henry-Brendamour
3 ♠	E	3	♦ K		140	4.50	6.50	6-Gupta-Mehta	2-Koch-Temples
3 ♠	E	3	♦ K		140	4.50	6.50	8-Tedrick-Pretz	6-Wolf-Lin
3 ♠	E	3	♦ K		140	4.50	6.50	9-Kennedy-Endres	8-Kehoe-Stanley
3 ♠	E	3	♦ 5		140	4.50	6.50	10-Jervis-Lindeman	10-Brown-Moskowitz
3 ♠	E	3	♦ K		140	4.50	6.50	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen
5 ♦×	N	−2	♣ A		300	0.00	11.00	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	4-Koster-Zimmer

South didn't pick up their hand to play in 3 ♠. N/S lose one Spade trick, two Hearts, and one Club, down one. East should probably lead a trump.

Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	K 9 7 4
♥	Q 8 5
♦	Q 7 2
♣	5 4 2

♠	Q 8 3
♥	A 10 4 3 2
♦	K J 3
♣	A J

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10 6 2
♥	—
♦	10 9 8 6 5
♣	Q 9 8 3

♠	J 5
♥	K J 9 7 6
♦	A 4
♣	K 10 7 6

EW 3♠; EW 4♦; EW 1N; NS 1♥; EW 1♣; Par −140

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

15 to 17
Weak with four Spades and 5+ Diamonds

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 NT	E	−4	♥ J	400		11.00	0.00	10-Jervis-Lindeman	10-Brown-Moskowitz
2 NT	W	−2	♠ 4	200		10.00	1.00	3-Elliott-Runda	9-Vanstone-Gibler
1 NT	W	−1	♠ 4	100		8.50	2.50	8-Tedrick-Pretz	6-Wolf-Lin
2 NT	E	−1	♥ 7	100		8.50	2.50	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen
1 NT	W	1	♠ 4		90	7.00	4.00	6-Gupta-Mehta	2-Koch-Temples
2 NT	W	2	♦ 2		120	5.50	5.50	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	5-Kloecker-Markham
1 NT	W	2	♦ 2		120	5.50	5.50	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	4-Koster-Zimmer
3 ♦	W	4	♠ 4		130	4.00	7.00	2-Pollack-Pollack	7-Mackey-De Roos
1 NT	W	3	♠ 4		150	2.50	8.50	9-Kennedy-Endres	8-Kehoe-Stanley
1 NT	W	3	♠ 4		150	2.50	8.50	14-Murdock-Lipp	3-Earls-Campbell
2 ♣	S	−3	♥ 3		300	1.00	10.00	4-Lammers-Lubow	12-Felson-Brown
3 NT	W	3	♠ 4		600	0.00	11.00	5-Terwilliger-Payne	14-Henry-Brendamour

East, realizing that the hand will play better in a pointy suit (Spades or Diamonds), tries to find a 4-4 Spade fit before parking in 3 ♦. South will probably lead the ♦ A and another Diamond, declarer winning in dummy with the ♦ K. Operating under the assumption that South started with ♦ A4 doubleton, declarer's goal is to keep North off lead for the rest of the hand so North can't pull a round of trump. Here's how that works:

1) ♦ A lead (nothing matters)
2) Diamond to the ♦ K
3) ♠ Q, covered by North and taken with the ♠ A
4) Small Spade to South's ♠ J
5) Small Heart to dummy's ♥ A
6) Heart ruff
7) Small Club to the ♣ J
8) ♣ A
9) Heart ruff
10) ♠T
11) Club ruff with dummy's ♦ J
12) Heart led from dummy, declarer winning with the ♦T
13) ♣ Q led to South's ♣ K, North ruffing with the master trump

Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J 8 7 6
♥	2
♦	9 6 3
♣	9 8 5 4 2

♠	Q 3
♥	J 9 8 7
♦	J 8 7 2
♣	A 10 6

N
W		E
S

♠	K 10 5 4
♥	A 10 5 3
♦	A K 5
♣	J 3

♠	A 9 2
♥	K Q 6 4
♦	Q 10 4
♣	K Q 7

EW 3N; EW 3♥; EW 2♠; E 3♦; W 2♦; E 1♣; Par −400

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

15 to 17

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥×	E	−2	♠ A	300		11.00	0.00	6-Gupta-Mehta	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen
4 ♥×	E	−1	♣ K	100		10.00	1.00	3-Elliott-Runda	8-Kehoe-Stanley
3 ♦	E	−1	♠ 2	50		8.00	3.00	9-Kennedy-Endres	7-Mackey-De Roos
3 ♥	E	−1	♣ 7	50		8.00	3.00	10-Jervis-Lindeman	9-Vanstone-Gibler
3 ♥	E	−1	♣ K	50		8.00	3.00	11-Levine-Leist	11-Congbalay-Cook
2 NT	E	2	♥ 6		120	6.00	5.00	14-Murdock-Lipp	2-Koch-Temples
2 ♥	E	3	♣ K		140	4.50	6.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	6-Wolf-Lin
2 ♥	E	3	♦ 4		140	4.50	6.50	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	3-Earls-Campbell
2 NT	E	3	♥ 4		150	3.00	8.00	4-Lammers-Lubow	10-Brown-Moskowitz
1 NT	S	−2	♦ 2		200	1.00	10.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	4-Koster-Zimmer
1 NT	S	−2	♠ Q		200	1.00	10.00	5-Terwilliger-Payne	13-Prosise-Prosise
1 NT	S	−2	♦ 2		200	1.00	10.00	8-Tedrick-Pretz	5-Kloecker-Markham

E/W lose two Heart tricks, one Spade, and one Club, making three. It's doubtful that any E/W pair will find 3 NT, but you never know. South will probably lead the ♣ K.

Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	5 3
♥	A K J 8
♦	A Q 8 3
♣	Q J 5

♠	J 8 6 4
♥	3
♦	K J 2
♣	A K 7 6 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A K Q 9 7
♥	Q 10 9 7
♦	9 4
♣	3 2

♠	10 2
♥	6 5 4 2
♦	10 7 6 5
♣	10 9 8

W 5♠; E 4♠; EW 2N; EW 3♣; EW 1♥; W 1♦; Par −650

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

Rule of 20 opener
Alert, splinter bid showing a singleton or void in Hearts, 4+ Spades, and a game-going hand

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♠×	E	−1	♦ 6	200		11.00	0.00	6-Gupta-Mehta	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen
4 ♠	E	−1	♣ 9	100		9.00	2.00	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	4-Koster-Zimmer
4 ♠	E	−1	♣ 9	100		9.00	2.00	9-Kennedy-Endres	7-Mackey-De Roos
4 ♠	E	−1	♥ 2	100		9.00	2.00	10-Jervis-Lindeman	9-Vanstone-Gibler
3 ♠	E	5	♣ 10		200	7.00	4.00	4-Lammers-Lubow	10-Brown-Moskowitz
4 ♠	E	4	♥ 6		620	5.50	5.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	6-Wolf-Lin
4 ♠	E	4	♦ 7		620	5.50	5.50	8-Tedrick-Pretz	5-Kloecker-Markham
4 ♠	E	5	♥ 4		650	3.00	8.00	5-Terwilliger-Payne	13-Prosise-Prosise
4 ♠	E	5	♣ 10		650	3.00	8.00	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	3-Earls-Campbell
4 ♠	E	5	♥ 2		650	3.00	8.00	14-Murdock-Lipp	2-Koch-Temples
4 ♠	E	6	♥ 2		680	1.00	10.00	11-Levine-Leist	11-Congbalay-Cook
4 ♠×	E	4	♦ 10		790	0.00	11.00	3-Elliott-Runda	8-Kehoe-Stanley

If South finds a Diamond lead, E/W will make four. Any other lead will allow declarer time to set up the Clubs and pitch some red cards. It's more likely that South will lead the "safe" ♣T.

Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	K J
♥	A 10 3
♦	K 8 5
♣	K 10 9 8 6

♠	9 7 6
♥	8
♦	Q 10 4 2
♣	A Q J 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 10 3
♥	J 9 7 4
♦	A J 7 6 3
♣	5

♠	A 8 5 4 2
♥	K Q 6 5 2
♦	9
♣	7 4

N 4♥; S 3♥; NS 2♠; EW 3♦; N 1N; Par +500: EW 5♦×−2

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

15 to 17
Alert, artificial bid showing a game-going hand with 5-5 in the majors

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	4	♣ 5	620		11.00	0.00	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	2-Koch-Temples
3 ♦	E	−2	♥ 5	200		10.00	1.00	10-Jervis-Lindeman	8-Kehoe-Stanley
2 ♥	S	4	♦ 2	170		9.00	2.00	5-Terwilliger-Payne	11-Congbalay-Cook
2 ♥	N	3	♦ 2	140		8.00	3.00	6-Gupta-Mehta	14-Henry-Brendamour
2 ♥	S	2	♠ 7	110		7.00	4.00	3-Elliott-Runda	7-Mackey-De Roos
3 ♥	S	−1	♦ 2		100	5.50	5.50	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	3-Earls-Campbell
4 ♥	S	−1	♦ 2		100	5.50	5.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	5-Kloecker-Markham
4 ♥	S	−2	♦ 2		200	3.00	8.00	4-Lammers-Lubow	9-Vanstone-Gibler
2 ♠	S	−2	♥ 8		200	3.00	8.00	8-Tedrick-Pretz	4-Koster-Zimmer
3 NT	N	−2	♦ 6		200	3.00	8.00	12-Barron-Drasnin	12-Felson-Brown
3 NT	S	−3	♦ 6		300	0.50	10.50	9-Kennedy-Endres	6-Wolf-Lin
4 ♠	S	−3	♣ 2		300	0.50	10.50	11-Levine-Leist	10-Brown-Moskowitz

If you play 1 NT-3 ♠ as something other than 5-5 in the majors with game-going values, then you can always transfer to 2 ♠ and bid 3 ♥ to show the same hand.

N/S lose one Heart trick, one Diamond, and one Club, making four. If East leads the ♣ 5 and gets a ruff at trick two, it's with their natural trump trick (i.e., they would have gotten a Heart trick anyway). South's hand is the master hand, so it's a simple matter to play off ♠ K, ♠ A, and ruff a Spade to establish dummy's suit.

Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	9 5
♥	10 7 6
♦	K 10 4 3 2
♣	6 5 3

♠	A Q J 4 3
♥	K J 2
♦	A
♣	A Q 10 7

N
W		E
S

♠	8 2
♥	A Q 8 5 4
♦	9 7 5
♣	K J 4

♠	K 10 7 6
♥	9 3
♦	Q J 8 6
♣	9 8 2

EW 7N; EW 7♥; EW 7♣; EW 6♠; EW 2♦; Par −1520

West	North	East	South
2 ♣	Pass	2 NT1	Pass
4 ♠2	Pass	4 NT3	Pass
5 ♠4	Pass	6 ♣5	Pass
6 ♥	Pass	Pass	Pass

Alert, artificial response showing a 5-card Heart suit with 2 of the top 3 honors
Roman Keycard Blackwood (Kickback) for Hearts
1430 response showing 1 or 4 keycards
Confirmation of all the keycards and asking for specific Kings
Showing the King of Clubs and denying the King of Spades

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	5	♦ 6		460	11.00	0.00	8-Tedrick-Pretz	4-Koster-Zimmer
5 ♠	W	6	♥ 6		480	9.00	2.00	5-Terwilliger-Payne	11-Congbalay-Cook
4 ♥	W	6	♠ 9		480	9.00	2.00	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	2-Koch-Temples
4 ♥	E	6	♦ Q		480	9.00	2.00	11-Levine-Leist	10-Brown-Moskowitz
3 NT	E	6	♦ Q		490	7.00	4.00	3-Elliott-Runda	7-Mackey-De Roos
4 ♥	W	7	♠ 9		510	5.50	5.50	6-Gupta-Mehta	14-Henry-Brendamour
4 ♥	W	7	♠ 9		510	5.50	5.50	9-Kennedy-Endres	6-Wolf-Lin
4 NT	E	7	♠ 6		520	4.00	7.00	4-Lammers-Lubow	9-Vanstone-Gibler
6 ♥	E	6	♣ 9		980	2.50	8.50	2-Pollack-Pollack	5-Kloecker-Markham
6 ♥	E	6	♦ Q		980	2.50	8.50	12-Barron-Drasnin	12-Felson-Brown
6 ♥	W	7	♠ 9		1010	0.50	10.50	1-Altman Sr-Wiest	3-Earls-Campbell
6 ♥	E	7	♠ 6		1010	0.50	10.50	10-Jervis-Lindeman	8-Kehoe-Stanley

E/W play that a response of 2 NT to a 2 ♣ bid is artificial and shows a five-card Heart suit with two of the top three honors. There should be no confusion surrounding West's 4 ♠ bid (E/W play Kickback), since West would have bid 3 ♠ if they had a real Spade suit (i.e., East's 2 NT bid had created a game force). If East had both black Kings, 7 NT would have been the final contract, but E/W don't want to be in the grand on a finesse. It's always intriguing when you're playing in a slam contract and your trump suit isn't mentioned until the final bid.

E/W take all 13 tricks when the ♠ K is onside (three Spade tricks, five Hearts, one Diamond, and four Clubs). North will probably lead a trump.

Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	7 3
♥	10 5 4
♦	8 7 6
♣	A J 10 9 8

♠	J 9 6
♥	A K Q J 9 6
♦	A J
♣	6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A K Q
♥	8 7 3
♦	Q 10 4 2
♣	7 4 3

♠	10 8 5 4 2
♥	2
♦	K 9 5 3
♣	K Q 5

EW 5♥; EW 2N; EW 2♠; EW 2♦; NS 1♣; Par −650

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

Alert, artificial Drury bid showing a 3- or 4-card limit raise

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 ♥	W	4	♠ 7		170	11.00	0.00	5-Terwilliger-Payne	10-Brown-Moskowitz
2 ♥	W	7	♠ 7		260	10.00	1.00	10-Jervis-Lindeman	7-Mackey-De Roos
3 NT	E	4	♦ 3		630	9.00	2.00	2-Pollack-Pollack	4-Koster-Zimmer
4 ♥	W	5	♣ A		650	6.00	5.00	3-Elliott-Runda	6-Wolf-Lin
4 ♥	W	5	♦ 6		650	6.00	5.00	6-Gupta-Mehta	12-Felson-Brown
4 ♥	W	5	♣ J		650	6.00	5.00	9-Kennedy-Endres	5-Kloecker-Markham
4 ♥	W	5	♠ 7		650	6.00	5.00	11-Levine-Leist	9-Vanstone-Gibler
4 ♥	W	5	♠ 7		650	6.00	5.00	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	13-Prosise-Prosise
4 ♥	W	6	♦ 8		680	2.00	9.00	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen
4 ♥	W	6	♠ 7		680	2.00	9.00	8-Tedrick-Pretz	3-Earls-Campbell
4 ♥	W	6	♠ 7		680	2.00	9.00	12-Barron-Drasnin	11-Congbalay-Cook
6 ♠×	S	−8	♦ A		2000	0.00	11.00	4-Lammers-Lubow	8-Kehoe-Stanley

West has no reason to ask for more information about East's hand, since they want to be in game opposite any limit raise. E/W lose two Club tricks, making five. If North doesn't lead the ♣ A and continue with a second Club, E/W will make six when the Diamond hook is on and declarer is able to ruff out South's ♦ K for a Club pitch. Expect a lot of +680 scores for E/W.

Board 26
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	K Q J 10 9 7
♥	9 5
♦	Q J
♣	K 10 5

♠	8 6
♥	A K 4 3 2
♦	K 8 6 3
♣	7 2

N
W		E
S

♠	5 4
♥	Q J 7 6
♦	A 10 9 7 4
♣	9 4

♠	A 3 2
♥	10 8
♦	5 2
♣	A Q J 8 6 3

NS 3♠; EW 3♥; EW 3♦; NS 3♣; Par +140

West	North	East	South
		Pass	1 ♣1
1 ♥	1 ♠2	2 ♥	Dbl3
Pass	4 ♠	Pass	Pass
Pass

Rule of 20 opener
Showing 5+ Spades
Alert, support double showing exactly three Spades

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	N	6	♥ Q	680		10.95	0.05	9-Kennedy-Endres	5-Kloecker-Markham
4 ♠	N	5	♥ Q	650		9.32	1.68	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	1-Schultz-Terbrueggen
4 ♠	N	5	♥ Q	650		9.32	1.68	8-Tedrick-Pretz	3-Earls-Campbell
4 ♠	N	4	♥ Q	620		7.68	3.32	3-Elliott-Runda	6-Wolf-Lin
3 ♠	N	5	♥ Q	200		6.59	4.41	10-Jervis-Lindeman	7-Mackey-De Roos
3 ♠	N	3	♥ Q	140		4.41	6.59	2-Pollack-Pollack	4-Koster-Zimmer
3 ♠	N	3	♥ Q	140		4.41	6.59	6-Gupta-Mehta	12-Felson-Brown
3 ♠	N	3	♥ Q	140		4.41	6.59	12-Barron-Drasnin	11-Congbalay-Cook
4 ♠	N	−1	♥ 6		100	1.14	9.86	5-Terwilliger-Payne	10-Brown-Moskowitz
4 ♣	S	−1	♥ 3		100	1.14	9.86	11-Levine-Leist	9-Vanstone-Gibler
4 ♠	N	−1	♥ Q		100	1.14	9.86	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	13-Prosise-Prosise

N/S lose two cards in each red suit, down one. East will lead the ♥ Q, and the defense should have little trouble finding the Diamond switch at trick three when they're staring at that Club suit. Gulp.

Board 27
South Deals
None Vul

♠	10 8 7 3 2
♥	A 5 4
♦	5 4
♣	K 8 6

♠	K J 4
♥	Q J 9 8
♦	3 2
♣	Q 10 7 2

N
W		E
S

♠	9
♥	10 6 2
♦	K 10 8 7 6
♣	A 9 5 3

♠	A Q 6 5
♥	K 7 3
♦	A Q J 9
♣	J 4

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

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

15 to 17
Transfer
Showing 17 HCP and a four-card good Spade suit

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	S	4	♦ 3	170		9.50	1.50	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	13-Prosise-Prosise
2 ♠	S	4	♥ Q	170		9.50	1.50	9-Kennedy-Endres	4-Koster-Zimmer
2 ♠	S	4	♣ 2	170		9.50	1.50	12-Barron-Drasnin	10-Brown-Moskowitz
2 ♠	S	4	♦ 3	170		9.50	1.50	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	12-Felson-Brown
2 ♠	S	3	♣ 2	140		7.00	4.00	5-Terwilliger-Payne	9-Vanstone-Gibler
1 NT	S	2	♥ 8	120		6.00	5.00	10-Jervis-Lindeman	6-Wolf-Lin
3 ♠	S	−1	♣ 2		50	3.50	7.50	6-Gupta-Mehta	11-Congbalay-Cook
4 ♠	S	−1	♣ 2		50	3.50	7.50	8-Tedrick-Pretz	2-Koch-Temples
4 ♠	S	−1	♥ Q		50	3.50	7.50	11-Levine-Leist	8-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♠	S	−1	♦ 3		50	3.50	7.50	14-Murdock-Lipp	14-Henry-Brendamour
4 ♠	S	−2	♥ Q		100	0.50	10.50	3-Elliott-Runda	5-Kloecker-Markham
4 ♠	N	−2	♥ Q		100	0.50	10.50	4-Lammers-Lubow	7-Mackey-De Roos

Even though 4 ♠ doesn't make, N/S want to be there. Look at all the things that have to go wrong on this hand for 4 ♠ to go down:
1) ♠ KJ4 offside
2) ♣ A offside
3) ♣T in the opponent's hand

Declarer is able to pitch their slow Heart loser on the ♦ A when the Diamond finesse succeeds, but that doesn't quite do it with two Spade losers and two Club losers (Clubs is a frozen suit, so declarer can't play it on their own without giving the opponents two tricks). West will lead the ♥ Q.

Board 28
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	Q J 8 5 3
♥	3
♦	5 3
♣	Q 8 5 3 2

♠	7 2
♥	J 9 7 4
♦	Q 9 8
♣	J 9 7 6

N
W		E
S

♠	A 6
♥	K Q 10 5 2
♦	A 7 6 4
♣	K 4

♠	K 10 9 4
♥	A 8 6
♦	K J 10 2
♣	A 10

NS 4♠; EW 2♥; NS 1N; NS 2♣; Par +500: EW 5♥×−3

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

15 to 18
To play
To play

Contract			Lead	Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
				N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	N	4	♥ K	620		11.00	0.00	13-Kereiakes-Kereiakes	12-Felson-Brown
3 ♠	S	4	♥ 2	170		9.00	2.00	4-Lammers-Lubow	7-Mackey-De Roos
2 ♠	S	4	♥ 4	170		9.00	2.00	9-Kennedy-Endres	4-Koster-Zimmer
2 ♠	S	4	♠ 7	170		9.00	2.00	14-Murdock-Lipp	14-Henry-Brendamour
2 ♠	N	3	♥ K	140		6.50	4.50	6-Gupta-Mehta	11-Congbalay-Cook
3 ♠	N	3	♥ K	140		6.50	4.50	11-Levine-Leist	8-Kehoe-Stanley
4 ♥	E	−1	♣ A	50		4.00	7.00	3-Elliott-Runda	5-Kloecker-Markham
1 NT	E	−1	♠ 10	50		4.00	7.00	7-Kreitzer-Singerman	13-Prosise-Prosise
3 ♥	E	−1	♠ 4	50		4.00	7.00	10-Jervis-Lindeman	6-Wolf-Lin
1 NT	E	2	♦ 2		120	2.00	9.00	12-Barron-Drasnin	10-Brown-Moskowitz
3 ♥	E	4	♣ A		170	0.50	10.50	5-Terwilliger-Payne	9-Vanstone-Gibler
3 ♥	E	4	♣ A		170	0.50	10.50	8-Tedrick-Pretz	2-Koch-Temples

Although 4 ♠ makes, it's highly unlikely that any N/S pair will be there. N/S lose one Spade trick, one Diamond, and one Club, making four. West will lead the ♥ 4 (4th best from an honor).

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

N/S lose two Spade tricks, making five. If West doesn't find the Spade lead (would you?), N/S might make six. It's more likely that East will lead the ♣T or the ♦ 7, both with disappointing results.

West	North	East	South
		Pass	Pass
1 NT1	Pass	Pass	Pass

15 to 17

The results on this hand will be all over the board. North's "magic" lead is the ♦T. Declarer will win the trick (although ducking has it's merits), but when South is in with the ♥ A or ♣ K, they can play a Diamond through declarer's ♦ Q87 to partner's ♦ AK94 for four tricks. N/S should be able to get four Diamond tricks, two Hearts, and either a Club or a Spade to defeat the contract.

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

E/W can never quite get in the auction, but that's fine since they're going to beat 2 ♠ two tricks for +200. Heh.

N/S lose two Club tricks, one Heart, one Diamond, two Spades, and a Diamond ruff, down two. West should lead the ♦ 8 (doubleton leads are attractive when you have trump control).

West	North	East	South
Pass	Pass	1 ♣	1 ♦
1 ♥	2 ♦	Dbl1	Rdbl2
2 ♥	Pass	Pass	Pass

Alert, support double showing exactly three Hearts
Showing a full opener

E/W lose one Spade trick, one Heart, and two Clubs, making three. North may lead the ♦ 9 (top of nothing in a supported suit).

West	North	East	South
	2 ♥1	Pass	Pass
Pass

Weak two bid

N/S lose one Spade trick, one Heart, one Diamond, and one Club, making three. East may lead the ♠ J.

West	North	East	South
		1 NT1	Pass
2 ♣	Dbl2	2 ♥	Pass
2 ♠	Pass	2 NT	Pass
Pass	Pass

15 to 17
Please lead a Club

E/W take two Diamond tricks, three Spades, one Heart, and one Club, down one. South will lead the ♣ 5 and continue Clubs when they're back in with the ♥ Q.

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

West has to invent a forcing bid
Game forcing with 5+ Hearts

E/W take two Spade tricks, three Hearts, one Diamond, and five Clubs, making five. Declarer should use their one entry to dummy to finesse against South's presumed ♣ J. When the ♣T holds, it's a simple matter to knock out the ♣ A and claim. If North leads the ♠ 2, E/W will make six (three Spades, three Hearts, one Diamond, and five Clubs).

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

Cuebid showing a limit raise or better in Hearts

E/W lose one Spade trick, one Heart, and one Diamond, making four. It doesn't really matter what North leads, since none of those tricks are going away. That said, watch some brainiac lead the ♠ 6 (Bob said our tricks weren't going away. What happened?).