EVENT>Monday Night Bridge      |SESSION>Monday Eve   |SECTION> A
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DATE>May 29, 2017       |CLUB NO.>185264    | 05/29/2017 22:21
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DIR> Mike Lipp       |RATING>Grass Roots Fund             |MOVEMENT>ONE WINNER
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AVE>   60.0 |TOP>   5 |MP LIMITS>None/500/200   |CLUB>Mike's Games At The CBC
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PAIRS IN STRAT A=13/B=10/C=6                     ,---,-----------------,-------------------------,------,---------,
-------------------------------------------------|   |      Overall    |           Section       |      |Final    |
No Name                   Name                   |Flt|Rnk-A|Rnk-B|Rnk-C|Rnk-A|Rnk-B|Rnk-C| Score | Pct  |Awards   |
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 1 Joy Singerman          William Cook             C   5     3     2   |   5     3     2     64.11  53.43  0.78(OA)
 2 Marilyn Prosise        Robert Prosise           A   4     .     .   |   4     .     .     68.80  57.33  1.05(OA)
 3 Susan Stacy Vanstone   Martin Gibler            B   .     .     .   |   .     .     .     53.20  44.33
 4 Michael Lipp           Louise Wolf              A   2     .     .   |   2     .     .     74.60  62.17  1.86(OA)
 5 Evelyn McCarthy        Joan Diers               C   .     .     .   |   .     .     .     38.00  31.67
 6 Alex Grim              Ralph Terbrueggen        C   1     1     1   |   1     1     1     75.90  63.25  2.48(OA)
 7 Patrick Hoffman        Patricia Burnam          B   3     2     .   |   3     2     .     72.80  60.67  1.40(OA)
 8 Susan De Roos          Terri Mackey             C   .     .     .   |   .     .     .     55.31  46.09

10 Cyril Pierce           Marlene Pierce           B   .     .     .   |   .     .     .     47.89  39.91
11 Joyce Tedrick          Barry Wauligman          B   .     .     .   |   .     .     .     54.40  45.33
12 Bernice Pollack        Donald Pollack           C   .     4     .   |   .     4     .     60.23  50.19  0.46(OB)
13 David Elliott          Carla Runda              C   .     .     .   |   .     .     .     58.40  48.67
14 Deborah Cummings       Debbie Wiest             A   .     .     .   |   .     .     .     56.60  47.17

                                          Totals                                            780.24


                                          **PAIRS**
BOARD     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10    11    12    13    14
  /
   1>   0.70  0.10  4.30  3.10                    1.90        0.70  1.90  3.10  4.90  4.30
        -430* -500   430  -400*  ----  ----  ----  400   ---- -430*  400  -400*  500*  430

   2>   1.90  3.10  4.90  4.90                    1.30        0.10  0.10  3.70  1.90  3.10
         110* -110    50   140*  ----  ----  ---- -130   ----  -50* -140   130*  110* -110

   3>   4.90    2-  1.30  0.70                    4.30        3.70  4.30  0.70    2-  0.10
         -90*  180   110  -200*  ----  ----  ----  200   ---- -110*  200  -200* -180*   90

   4>   4.30  1.90        4.30  3.10  4.90  0.10  0.70        0.70  1.90              3.10
         140*  110*  ----  140* -110   140  -140* -140   ---- -140   110*  ----  ---- -110

   5>   1.30  4.90        1.30  1.30  3.70  1.30  3.70        3.70  3.70              0.10
        -650*  100*  ---- -650*  620   650  -650*  650   ----  650  -620*  ----  ---- -100

   6>   3.10  3.10        0.10  1.90  1.90  3.10  1.90        4.90  3.10              1.90
        -140* -140*  ---- -420*  140   140  -140*  140   ----  420  -140*  ----  ----  140

   7>               1.30    2-  0.70  4.90  0.70  4.30        4.30  0.10          2-  3.70
         ----  ----   90*  100* -110   170  -110   110*  ----  110* -170*  ---- -100   -90

   8>               1.30  3.70  0.10  4.90    2-    2-        4.90  0.10        1.30  3.70
         ----  ---- -140* -100*  -70   170   120  -120*  ----   70* -170*  ----  100   140

   9>               3.70  4.90  4.30    2-  4.30  0.70        0.70    2-        0.10  1.30
         ----  ---- -100*  130*  500   200   500  -500*  ---- -500* -200*  ---- -130   100

  10>   4.90  3.10  0.10  4.30  1.90  4.30                    0.70        1.90  3.10  0.70
         730   140  -730* -100* -140* -100*  ----  ----  ----  100   ---- -140*  140   100

  11>     2-  0.10    2-    2-    2-  0.10                    4.90        4.90    2-    2-
         450   100  -450* -450* -450* -650*  ----  ----  ----  650   ---- -100*  450   450

  12>   1.30  3.10  3.70  1.90  0.10  4.90                    0.10        1.90  4.90  3.10
        -170    50   170*  -50* -100*  400*  ----  ----  ---- -400   ----  -50*  100    50

  13>               0.10        0.10  1.30  1.30    2-        3.70    2-  4.90  3.70  4.90
         ----  ---- -300   ---- -100*  110* -200   140*  ----  200* -140   300* -110   100

  14>               0.10        1.90  3.70  4.90  1.90        0.10  3.10  4.90  1.30  3.10
         ----  ---- -150   ----  -50*   90*   90   -50*  ----  -90*   50   150*  -90    50

  15>               1.90        3.10  4.90  4.30  0.70        0.70  4.30  3.10  0.10  1.90
         ----  ----  660   ---- -660* -600*  690  -690*  ---- -690*  690  -660*  600   660

  16>   1.30  3.70  0.10    2-  4.90  1.30  0.10                            2-  4.90  3.70
        PASS  PASS* -100   140   100* -170* -200*  ----  ----  ----  ---- -140*  200   170

  17>   3.10  1.90  3.10  3.10  1.90  1.90  4.90                          1.90  0.10  3.10
         420  -420*  420   420  -420* -420*   50*  ----  ----  ----  ---- -420*  -50   420

  18>   1.30  3.70  4.30  4.30  0.70  3.70  3.70                          0.70  1.30  1.30
        -420   420*   50    50   -50*  420*  420*  ----  ----  ----  ----  -50* -420  -420

  19>     1-    3-    1-    1-    0     3-    5     3-                3-    5     1-    0
        -170   100  -100* -170  -200*  170*  500*  100   ----  ----  170*  200  -100* -500

  20>     2     4-     -    2      -    3     5     2                 3     4-    3     0
         170   620  -620*  170  -620* -170* -150*  170   ----  ---- -170*  620  -170*  150

  21>     2     2     3     5     3     0     3     2                 3     2     3     2
        -420  -420   420*   50   420*  -50*  420* -420   ----  ----  420* -420   420* -420

  22>     4-    3     1     4     1     4     4      -           -    2     1           4-
         920   480   420  -420*  420  -420* -420* -920*  ---- -920* -480*  420   ----  920

  23>     4-    3     4-     -    1     5     4     3            -    2     0           2
         100   -80   100  -100* -200   500*  200*  100*  ---- -100*   80* -500   ---- -100

  24>     4-    4-    1     4     2-    5     2-    2-           -     -    0           2-
         980   980   480  -480*  490  -450* -490* -490*  ---- -980* -980*  450   ----  490

  25>     5     5     1-    3-    1-    1     3     4           0     3-    2     0
         990   100* -460*  460  -460*  -50  -420*   50*  ---- -100   460   420  -990*  ----

  26>     1-    1     5     5     0     3     3-    2           4     0     1-    3-
        -110  -100*  120*  110  -110*  -90   110*   90*  ----  100  -120  -110   110*  ----

  27>     0     2-    2-    5     0     2-    2-    2-          2-    2-    2-    5
        -450   420*  420*  100  -100* -420   420*  420*  ---- -420  -420  -420   450*  ----
Monday Night Bridge, Monday Eve, May 29, 2017

N/S take one Spade trick, three Hearts, and five Clubs, making three. If East leads a Heart, N/S will make four. Expect quite a few +430 scores.

If you and your partner play that a new suit by responder after a weak-two opener is non-forcing (marked on your convention card), then responder's bid is alertable. E/W lose two Spade tricks, one Club, and one Diamond, making three. North may lead the ♣ Q or the ♠ 4.

If your partner opens 1 ♦ and you respond 1 NT, you're showing 6-10 HCP and denying a four-card major. If partner opens 1 ♣, it's a good idea to play that your 1 NT response shows 8-10 HCP. What should you respond with 6-7 HCP and no four-card major? Well, if you have 5+ Clubs, you can make a weak preemptive jump raise in Clubs. With fewer than five Clubs, you'll respond 1 ♦--sometimes with a three-card suit (♠ Kxx ♥ Kxx ♦ xxx ♣ xxxx).

N/S take three Spade tricks, two Hearts, one Diamond, and three Clubs, making three. The hand plays one trick better from the North, since East can't lead a Diamond. East will probably lead a small Heart.

E/W lose one Spade trick, one Heart, one Diamond, and two Club ruffs, making two. North will lead their stiff ♣ 8, and declarer will win with the ♣T. When South is in with the ♠ A, they'll return the ♣ 9 showing an entry in the higher-ranking side suit (Hearts in this case). North will ruff, return the ♥ 7 (not interested in South playing a Heart back), and South will return a third Club. The ♦ A is the defense's fifth trick.

When your partner opens, and your RHO makes a non-preemptive overcall, a cuebid of your opponent's suit is the only way to show a limit raise (or better) for partner. If your RHO makes a preemptive overcall (1 ♥-3 ♣), a jump to game by responder is not preemptive--you're bidding to make.

N/S lose two Club tricks, making five. If East forgets to lead a Club, N/S make seven. Um, that's not gonna happen.

N/S lose one Spade trick, one Heart, and one Diamond, making four. Why not a Club loser? North's Club loser is a slow loser (i.e., the opponents have to play three rounds of Clubs before the ♣ Q becomes a trick). If declarer works on the Diamonds, the ♣ J9 can be pitched on the long Diamonds. If the defense attacks Clubs at every turn, dummy's Hearts can be thrown away on the Diamonds. West will probably lead the ♥ Q.

If E/W bid 4 ♦, North will very likely bid 4 ♥. N/S lose one Heart trick, one Diamond, and one Club, making four. East will probably lead the ♦ K (asking for count) and switch to a Club at trick two when West plays the ♦ 2 (obvious switch asking for the lower-ranking side suit). Declarer doesn't really care who has the ♥ A, but they'll play East for the ♥ Q.

North doesn't have quite enough to double the final contract. E/W lose two Spade tricks, two Hearts, and one Club, down one. North will probably lead the ♠T (interior honor sequence), but if they do, it's possible that the Club trick will go away on the long Diamond.

West should treat their hand as preemptive, since their hand has very little defensive value. N/S lose one Club trick, one Spade, one Diamond, and one Heart by leading the ♥ Q towards the ♥ A and then giving up a trick to the ♥ 9. East will lead the ♣ 4.

E/W lose one Spade trick and two Clubs, making four. It's not possible to get North in the lead at any point for a Club through. South will most likely lead the ♦ 5. Declarer should expect a bad trump split on the auction (i.e., South showed two suits and neither of them was Spades).

N/S lose one Diamond trick and one Club, making five. West will lead the ♣T, East will grab the trick with the ♣ Q and switch to a small Diamond.

East uses Ogust to inquire about the quality of partner's suit/hand. If West had responded 3 ♣ (bad suit, bad hand), West might very well have shut it down in 3 ♠. E/W lose two Spade tricks and one Club, making four. North might lead the ♦ 7 (beer card).

When the opponent's have a "fit" auction (i.e., responder raises opener's suit), and your partner has either overcalled or doubled, your double as advancer is responsive. In the auction shown above, where the opponent's have bid and raised one of the majors and the overcaller has bid the other, the responsive double shows both minors.

E/W lose two Spade tricks and two Diamonds, making three. South will probably lead the ♠ K.

West is more than happy to raise partner's 3 ♣ invitation to game. E/W take five Club tricks, two Diamonds, and two Spades, making three. North may lead the ♠ 4 on the auction, and South should return the ♥T when in with the ♠ Q. N/S take two Spade tricks and two Hearts.

N/S take five Spade tricks, two Hearts, two Diamonds, two Clubs, and an additional red card of East's choosing. Let's say that West leads the ♠ 9 (nothing is better). Declarer wins in their hand with the ♠ A and plays off four more rounds of Spades, pitching two Hearts and one Club from dummy. West has to keep three cards in each red suit, and West has to keep all of their Clubs--if they pitch a Club, then declarer simply plays a high Club honor to the ♣ A and claims. If East pitches down to one Heart, declarer plays the ♥ K and then let's East win a Club trick. Unable to exit with a Heart or a Club, East will have to open up Diamonds which is a frozen suit. If East pitches down to two Diamonds, the ♦ K followed by the ♦ J (smothering the ♦T) gives declarer a third Diamond trick.

N/S lose one Heart trick, one Club, and one Spade, making four. East may lead the ♦ Q. Declarer should plan on ruffing one Heart in dummy and pitching one on the ♣ J (North's hand is the master hand).

South transfers to Spades and rebids 3 NT to show exactly five Spades, game-going values, and no side singleton or void. N/S lose one Spade trick and one Diamond, making five. East will lead the ♣ Q.

East transfers to Spades and bids 3 ♦ to show exactly five Spades, game-going values, and more than likely a side singleton or void. The 3 ♦ bid not only shows 4+ Diamonds, it also operates as a question--Partner, do you have a third Spade? West's responds 3 ♠ if they hold 3+ Spades, 3 ♥ if they don't have a third Spade but do have a fifth Heart, or 3 NT with any other holding.

E/W lose one Spade trick, one Heart, and one Diamond (if North finds a Diamond lead). North may lead the ♦ 4.

N/S lose one Club trick, one Diamond, one Heart, and one Spade, down two doubled for –300. That's much better than –620 for 4 ♠ making four for E/W. West will probably lead a Spade, although nothing matters (well, they shouldn't lead the ♣ J.....that would matter).

N/S lose two Heart tricks, making five. Declarer may delay as long as they can, but they're going to have to eventually take the Club hook. If E/W don't take their two Heart tricks at the beginning, N/S will make six. East will lead the ♥ 3 (MUD).

East transfers to Spades and bids 3 NT to show exactly five Spades, game-going values, and no side singleton or void. E/W lose one Spade trick and two Diamonds, making four. North may lead the ♥ 2.

North transfers to Hearts and bids 3 ♣ to show (usually) exactly five Hearts, game-going values (or better), and a side singleton or void. South bids 3 NT to deny a third Heart, and North pushes on to show their extra shape. When South bids 5 ♣, North gambles that 6 ♣ should have play, since South has only two Hearts.

N/S lose one Heart trick, making six. East may lead the ♠ 2. Declarer will win with the ♠ A, pull trump in two rounds, and duck a Heart to East's ♥ K. The ♠ K is ruffed in the closed hand, and the ♥ A and a Heart ruff end the suspense.

North, knowing that South will probably raise Diamonds if they reopen with a double, goes quietly. The entire hand will be "Hey, let's not let declarer get to dummy!" That's a fun game. Declarer will eventually manage to scrape together three Heart tricks, two Diamonds, and one Club, down one. South may lead the ♦ 2.

N/S may lose one Club trick, since declarer is apt to guess wrong with the Clubs. East will lead the ♠T, declarer winning with the ♠ A. After playing off the ♣ A and getting the ♣ 4 from East and the ♣ 2 from West, declarer will finesse for the ♥ Q and pull the remaining trump. The ♦ A is next, declarer pitching a small Spade, and the ♣T is led, West following with the ♣ 5.

Declarer knows that West doesn't have the two remaining Clubs (i.e., East didn't lead a singleton Club), so the remaining two Clubs are either both in the East hand or split evenly. If they're both in the East hand, then it doesn't matter what declarer plays--there's always a Club loser. If the two remaining Clubs are split, it's equally likely that West started with ♣ Q52 as it is that they started with ♣ 652. If declarer plays for the drop, they'll make seven.

South, with no extras, politely declines their partner's slam invitation. N/S take four Spade tricks, four Diamonds, two Clubs, and one Heart, making five. If West leads a small Club, declarer will win cheaply with the ♣ 8, but the blockage in the suit will keep them from ever collecting a third Club. Expect a lot of +430 scores when declarer guesses wrong in Hearts (♥ A and a small Heart nets declarer a second Heart trick).

E/W take four Heart tricks, two Clubs, and two Diamonds, making two. Spades is a frozen suit, so declarer can never gain a trick by leading it. South may lead a small Diamond.

E/W play NAMYATS--a convention that uses an opening bid of 4 ♣ to show a hand with 8-1/2 playing tricks and long Hearts (i.e., a hand that expects to make 4 ♥ but has little defense). An opening bid of 4 ♦ would show the same hand with Spades. Opening bids of 4 ♥ or 4 ♠ are then purely preemptive.

E/W lose one Club trick, one Heart, and one Spade, making four. North may lead the ♠ 6 or the ♦ 5 (MUD).

East's two-suited overcall is played as either weakish (5-11) or strong (16+). East's hand, while lacking a bit in high-card points, makes up for it with extra shape.

E/W lose one Spade trick, one Club, and two Diamonds, making three. South will lead the ♣ 5.

West doesn't really want to play in a Moysian (4-3) fit, so they show their Clubs at their second turn. East, with tolerance for Clubs, has room to show their other major below the level of 5 ♣, and West is thrilled to pass. E/W lose one Spade trick and one Club, making five. South will lead the ♦ 8.

E/W lose two Diamond tricks and one Spade, making four. South will lead the ♠ 3.