EVENT>Monday Night Bridge      |SESSION>Monday Eve   |SECTION> A N-S
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DATE>November 13, 2017  |CLUB NO.>185264    | 11/13/2017 22:14
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DIR> Mike Lipp       |RATING>Club Masterpoint (100%, 80%, 70% Open)|MOVEMENT>MITCHELL
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AVE>   84.0 |TOP>   7 |MP LIMITS>None/500/200   |CLUB>Mike's Games At The CBC
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PAIRS IN STRAT A=10/B=6/C=3                      ,---,-------------------------,------,---------,
-------------------------------------------------|   |           Section       |      |Section  |
No Name                   Name                   |Flt|Rnk-A|Rnk-B|Rnk-C| Score | Pct  |Awards   |
------------------------------------------------- --- ----- ----- ----- ------- ------ ---------
 1 Patrick Lammers        Alex Grim                B    2     1     .     98.50  58.63  0.70(A)
 2 Donald Pollack         Bernice Pollack          C    .     .     .     66.00  39.29
 3 Pam Campbell           Robert Roark             A    .     .     .     78.50  46.73
 4 Joyce Tedrick          Jan Thurnau              B    .     2     .     83.00  49.40  0.34(B)
 5 Kevin Henry            Joy Singerman            B    .     .     .     74.50  44.35
 6 John Ramsay            Julian Magnus, Jr        C    .     .     1     80.00  47.62  0.21(C)
 7 Richard Koch           Lewis Temples            C    .     .     .     75.50  44.94
 8 Mike Ma                Lanny Cai                A    3     .     .     97.00  57.74  0.50(A)
 9 Dennis Schultz         Michael Lipp             A    1     .     .    103.50  61.61  1.00(A)
10 Liz Lin                Elmer Hubka              A    4     .     .     83.50  49.70  0.35(A)

                                          Totals                         840.00


                              **PAIRS**
BOARD     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10
  /
   1>     3                 6-    1     0     4-    4-    6-    2
         150   ----  ----  430    50   -50   180   180   430   130

   2>     6-                6-    4-    0     1-    3     4-    1-
         100   ----  ----  100    50  -300  -140  -110    50  -140

   3>     3                  -    7      -    6     5     3     3
         -50   ----  ---- -100   300  -100   180   120   -50   -50

   4>     1-    3                 7     6     1-    4-    0     4-
        -650  -140   ----  ----  100  -100  -650  -110  -680  -110

   5>     3-    3-                3-    3-    3-    0     7     3-
          50    50   ----  ----   50    50    50  -110   100    50

   6>     2     4                 0     7     1     5-    5-    3
         100   120   ----  ----  -90   200  PASS   140   140   110

   7>     4     2-    2-                0     1     7     5-    5-
         680   660   660   ----  ---- -100   650  1440   690   690

   8>     5     1-    5                 1-    0     5     7     3
         150   110   150   ----  ----  110   -50   150   210   120

   9>     1     5-    2-                4     2-    0     5-    7
        -110   -50  -100   ----  ----  -90  -100  -150   -50   100

  10>     7     3      -    3                 5-     -    3     5-
         100  -140  -170  -140   ----  ---- -110  -170  -140  -110

  11>     7     3     0     6                 3     5     3     1
         690   420    50   480   ----  ----  420   450   420   230

  12>     3     3     3     3                 3     3     3     7
        -450  -450  -450  -450   ----  ---- -450  -450  -450    50

  13>     4     4     4     0     1                 7     4     4
        -600  -600  -600  -630  -620   ----  ----  100  -600  -600

  14>     5     7     2      -     -                4     6     3
         420   460   -50  -100  -100   ----  ----  210   430   120

  15>     6-    0     1     6-    3                 4-    2     4-
         140  -300  -200   140  -140   ----  ---- -100  -170  -100

  16>     2     2     5-    2     2     5-                2     7
        -150  -150   -90  -150  -150   -90   ----  ---- -150   -50

  17>     1-    0     6     1-    5     7                 3-    3-
        -110  -150   110  -110    50   130   ----  ---- -100  -100

  18>     7     2-    4-     -    4-    6                 2-     -
         100  -150  -110  -430  -110    50   ----  ---- -150  -430

  19>     7     5-    3     3     0     5-    1                 3
        -650  -680  -710  -710 -1700  -680 -1470   ----  ---- -710

  20>     4     4     4     0     7     4     4                 1
         200   200   200  -100   620   200   200   ----  ----  170

  21>     2     4     2     5-    2     7     0                 5-
          50   100    50   120    50   200   -90   ----  ----  120

  22>     0     1     7     5-    3     5-    4     2
        -380  -300   500   170   -90   170   110  -140   ----  ----

  23>     7      -    5-    4     3     2     5-     -
         120  -500   100  -100  -110  -300   100  -500   ----  ----

  24>     6     1-    3-    7     3-    0     1-    5
          50  -400  -140   100  -140  -460  -400  -120   ----  ----

  25>            -    3     5     2      -    7     5     5
         ---- -140   -50   140  -120  -140   200   140   140   ----

  26>           2-    2-    2-    6     6     0     6     2-
         ---- -620  -620  -620   100   100  -650   100  -620   ----

  27>           2     4     0     2     2     6     6     6
         ---- -420  -170  -450  -420  -420    50    50    50   ----

  28>                 2     6     1     0     6     3     6     4
         ----  ---- -200   140  -300  -500   140  -100   140   110

  29>                 2     1     6     3     4     5     7     0
         ----  ----   90  -200   600   100   110   200  1100  -300

  30>                 3-    7     0     3-    3-    6     3-    1
         ----  ---- -110    50  -170  -110  -110  -100  -110  -140



EVENT>Monday Night Bridge      |SESSION>Monday Eve   |SECTION> A E-W
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DATE>November 13, 2017  |CLUB NO.>185264    | 11/13/2017 22:14
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DIR> Mike Lipp       |RATING>Club Masterpoint (100%, 80%, 70% Open)|MOVEMENT>MITCHELL
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AVE>   84.0 |TOP>   7 |MP LIMITS>None/500/200   |CLUB>Mike's Games At The CBC
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PAIRS IN STRAT A=10/B=7/C=3                      ,---,-------------------------,------,---------,
-------------------------------------------------|   |           Section       |      |Section  |
No Name                   Name                   |Flt|Rnk-A|Rnk-B|Rnk-C| Score | Pct  |Awards   |
------------------------------------------------- --- ----- ----- ----- ------- ------ ---------
 1 Joseph Kammer          Gail Zimmer              B    2     1     .     98.00  58.33  0.70(A)
 2 Debbie Wiest           John Altman Sr           A    1     .     .    100.50  59.82  1.00(A)
 3 Mike Burns             Charlie Kobida           B    4     3     .     88.50  52.68  0.35(A)
 4 Myrna Waak             Patricia Ruge            C    .     .     1     84.00  50.00  0.21(C)
 5 Joan Diers             Evelyn McCarthy          C    .     .     .     82.50  49.11
 6 Annette Kereiakes      Tom Kereiakes            C    .     .     .     62.00  36.90
 7 Joanne Earls           Judith Lubow             B    .     .     .     60.50  36.01
 8 Stephen Felson         Robert Brown             A    .     .     .     86.00  51.19
 9 Herb Behr              Ralph Terbrueggen        A    .     .     .     83.00  49.40
10 Susan Stacy Vanstone   Martin Gibler            B    3     2     .     95.00  56.55  0.50(A)

                                          Totals                         840.00


                              **PAIRS**
BOARD     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10
  /
   1>     4           2-          2-     -     -    6     5     7
        -150   ---- -180   ---- -180  -430  -430   -50  -130    50

   2>      -          5-          4      -    2-    2-    5-    7
        -100   ----  140   ----  110  -100   -50   -50   140   300

   3>     4           1           2     6-    4     0     4     6-
          50   ---- -180   ---- -120   100    50  -300    50   100

   4>     5-    4           2-          7     0     2-    1     5-
         650   140   ----  110   ----  680  -100   110   100   650

   5>     3-    3-          7           0     3-    3-    3-    3-
         -50   -50   ----  110   ---- -100   -50   -50   -50   -50

   6>     6     3           1-          1-    7     4     0     5
        PASS  -120   ---- -140   ---- -140    90  -110  -200  -100

   7>     4-    0     4-          1-          1-    7     3     6
        -660 -1440  -660   ---- -690   ---- -690   100  -680  -650

   8>     5-    2     2           0           4     5-    2     7
        -110  -150  -150   ---- -210   ---- -120  -110  -150    50

   9>     1-    7     4-          1-          0     3     6     4-
          50   150   100   ----   50   ---- -100    90   110   100

  10>     6-    6-    4     4           1-          0     1-    4
         170   170   140   140   ----  110   ---- -100   110   140

  11>     2     7     4     1           6           0     4     4
        -450   -50  -420  -480   ---- -230   ---- -690  -420  -420

  12>     4     4     4     4           0           4     4     4
         450   450   450   450   ----  -50   ----  450   450   450

  13>     3     3     7     3     6           3           3     0
         600   600   630   600   620   ----  600   ----  600  -100

  14>     5     1     6-    4     6-          2           0     3
          50  -430   100  -120   100   ---- -420   ---- -460  -210

  15>     6     5      -    2-    4            -          7     2-
         200   170  -140   100   140   ---- -140   ----  300   100

  16>     5     5     0     5     5     1-          5           1-
         150   150    50   150   150    90   ----  150   ----   90

  17>     3-    5-    3-    2     5-    0           7           1
         100   110   100   -50   110  -130   ----  150   ---- -110

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

  19>     4     4     7     0     1-    1-    6           4
         710   710  1700   650   680   680  1470   ----  710   ----

  20>     7     6     0     3     3     3     3           3
         100  -170  -620  -200  -200  -200  -200   ---- -200   ----

  21>     1-    1-    5     5     0     3     7           5
        -120  -120   -50   -50  -200  -100    90   ----  -50   ----

  22>           4     7     1-    6     3     0     5           1-
         ----   90   380  -170   300  -110  -500   140   ---- -170

  23>           4     0     5     6-    1-    1-    6-          3
         ----  110  -120   300   500  -100  -100   500   ----  100

  24>           3-    1     7     5-    5-    3-    2           0
         ----  140   -50   460   400   400   140   120   ---- -100

  25>     5           6-    6-    0     4     2     2     2
         120   ----  140   140  -200    50  -140  -140  -140   ----

  26>     1           1     4-    7     4-    1     4-    4-
        -100   ---- -100   620   650   620  -100   620   620   ----

  27>     5           5     5     1     3     1     7     1
         420   ----  420   420   -50   170   -50   450   -50   ----

  28>           7           1     5     4     1     1     6     3
         ----  500   ---- -140   200   100  -140  -140   300  -110

  29>           4           3     5     2     6     0     1     7
         ---- -100   ---- -110   -90  -200   200 -1100  -600   300

  30>           3-          3-    3-    1     0     3-    7     6
         ----  110   ----  110   110   100   -50   110   170   140
Monday Night Bridge, Monday Eve, November 13, 2017

South's 1 ♦ bid denies a four-card major unless they have an opening hand with longer Diamonds. That said, North then has no reason to bid a four-card major at the one level unless they have a hand that can't (or chooses not to) bid 1 NT. North's 2 ♣ bid shows extras, and South has an easy raise to game.

N/S take five Club tricks, four Hearts, and one Spade, making four. West may lead the ♠ Q.

E/W lose one Heart trick, one Club, and two Spades, making three. Declarer's slow Diamond loser goes away on dummy's long Club. South will lead the ♥ K.

N/S have agreed to play "systems on" after partner's 1 NT rebid (showing 18-19 HCP) on auctions such as this one where responder has never taken a bid. North's 2 ♣ bid is alertable, since E/W may (will) have no idea what's going on.

N/S lose two Heart tricks, two Diamonds, and one Club, making two. East will regret balancing, but that must have seemed like a reasonable action at the time. West will lead the ♦ 3 (MUD).

Once West bids 3 ♥ (a cuebid for Spades), E/W are in a forcing auction. What does that mean? It means that E/W will win the contract, or N/S will play in their contract doubled. That wouldn't work out very well if N/S "sacrificed" in 6 ♣. Oops.

E/W lose one Club trick, one Diamond, and one Heart, down one. It's possible that N/S would have gone down one in 6 ♣, since the only way to play the Heart suit for no losers is to lead the ♥ Q to the ♥ K and ♥ A smothering the ♥ J. South will lead the ♣ A. If South leads a Diamond, E/W will make five.

Moral: Never lead a Diamond.

N/S take two Spade tricks, two Hearts, and five Clubs, making three. West will lead the ♥ J.

Next.

All new suits by responder are forcing for one round, but it's surprising how many newer players seem to forget that on auctions such as this one. Don't forget that if you're a newer player unless you're at my table.

N/S take three Spade tricks, two hearts, six Clubs, and one Diamond, making six. There's no reason to take the Diamond finesse, since there are 12 tricks there for the taking once the ♠ A has been knocked out. West will lead the ♥T. Declarer will win in dummy with the ♥ A, cash the ♣ K, and lead a small Spade to the ♠ Q and ♠ A. West will exit with a small Heart, declarer will win the ♥ K, play a Diamond to the ♦ A, cash their two high Clubs, and when Clubs split 3-3 they'll claim 12 tricks.

South could ask what North's major is by bidding 3 ♦, but that would be unfortunate if North's suit was Spades and 3 ♣ was all that would make (i.e., see above).

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

East may rebid 2 NT, but that's a bit risky with a stiff Diamond. 3 ♣ is also reasonable. E/W lose three Spade tricks, one Heart, and one Club, making two. If South leads the ♠ K, E/W will make three. Oops.

E/W lose one Spade trick and two Diamonds, making four. North may lead the ♥ 4. Declarer should win in dummy and lead the ♠ 4 to the ♠ 9, ♠T, and ♠ Q. North will play another Heart, and declarer will ruff in their hand. With entries to the board at a premium (and remembering that South played the ♠ 9 on the previous round of trump), declarer will play the ♠ A dropping the now stiff ♠ K. After trump have been drawn, declarer will play a Diamond to the ♦ A and finesse against South's supposed ♣ K, making four.

If E/W bid 5 ♦, North should bid 5 ♥ with their stiff Diamond and maximum values for their weak jump raise. N/S lose one Diamond trick and one Club, making five. West may lead the ♣ 6, since every other lead looks disgusting. The ♠ 2 isn't horrible, but it's riskier than the Club lead.

East will be sorely tempted to bid on over 4 ♠. If they bid 4 NT (Kickback for Spades), West should probably decide not to show their void and simply respond 5 ♥ (two or five keycards w/o the ♠ Q).

E/W lose one Heart trick and one Diamond, making five. North will lead the ♦ K (asking for count) and switch to a trump at trick two.

The days of not opening 1 NT with two wide-open suits are long gone. In fact, I've opened 1 NT with FOUR wide-open suits (not really).

E/W lose two Diamond tricks and two Spades, making three. Since North gets in only one time to lead Diamonds through declarer, and since the ♦ 9 is in dummy, declarer is protected from losing three Diamond tricks (phew). If South leads the ♦ J (not entirely unreasonable), E/W will take the first nine tricks.

Happy Smolen Day! (I hope you bought me a present)

N/S lose one Spade trick, one Club, and one Heart, making four.....on double-dummy lines. Surprisingly, the way to play the Heart suit for only one loser is to lead a small Heart from dummy to the ♥ 9 and ♥T (an intrafinesse). When back in, declarer can lead the ♥ Q from their hand to the ♥ K and ♥ A smothering the ♥ J. The ♥ 8 pulls the last trump. Voila! East will lead the ♠ 6 per partner's instructions.

East doesn't have quite enough to double the first time through, but when they feel the auction dying they invite partner to take a bid. West's final double is a good matchpoint double (i.e., you would never make this double in a team game, because the cost of the opponent's accidentally making 3 ♠ is too great).

N/S lose two Heart tricks, two Diamonds, and one Club, down one doubled for –200....although it's quite possible that E/W will fail to beat the contract. To defeat 3 ♠, East has to underlead their ♥ A to partner's ♥ K, and West has to switch to their stiff ♦ 3 at trick two. Declarer can't duck, or West will get a Diamond ruff, so declarer will hop with their ♦ A. They can avoid the ruff by playing a Spade to the ♠ A and finessing against West's ♠ J, but with dummy's only entry gone, there will be no way to get to dummy later to pitch Diamonds on the ♣ KJ. If declarer tries to knock out the ♣ A before pulling trump, West will win the ♣ A, play the ♥ 8 to partner's ♥ A, and ruff a Diamond. Nice defense!

E/W take two Spade tricks, one Heart, four Diamonds, and one Club, making two. If North leads a small Spade, E/W may make three since South will be hard pressed not to play their ♠ J. Stupid fourth-from-your-longest-and-strongest leads.

Note that the proper way to play the Diamond suit for four tricks is to lead the ♦ Q to the ♦ K and ♦ A and then finesse South for the ♦T on the way back. If North ducks the first Diamond, you'll have to try and decide whether North is ducking from ♦ Kx doubleton or ♦ Kxx. If it's ♦ Kx you'll want to play the ♦ A dropping the now stiff ♦ K. If it's ♦ Kxx you'll want to lead the ♦ J through North smothering the now stiff ♦T in the South hand. Good luck figuring that out!

Repeat after me: If your partner opens with a preempt, and your RHO overcalls, your doubles are for penalty.

N/S lose one Club trick, one Diamond, and three Hearts, down one....if E/W defend carefully. Assume that East leads the ♠ 8. Declarer will win in dummy with the ♠ A and lead a Heart. West should hop with the ♥ K and return a small trump, scuttling any chance that declarer can ruff a Heart in dummy with the ♣T. Heh.

N/S have the agreement that a double by a passed hand in the sandwich position (i.e., both your LHO and RHO have bid a suit) shows the two unbid suits with five cards in the higher-ranking suit and 4+ cards in the lower-ranking suit. If South had bid 1 NT (Sandwich NT) in the same position, they would have guaranteed five cards in the lower-ranking suit and exactly four cards in the higher. Talk this over with your partner.

E/W take six Diamond tricks, three Clubs, and either one Heart or one Spade depending on which suit N/S attack. If North leads a Club or a Diamond, declarer can setup a tenth trick by leading a Heart towards the ♥ K in the closed hand. That said, North is going to lead a Heart anyway. Declarer knows that North doesn't have six Spades (they didn't overcall 2 ♠), so South has two or three. If South is 5-5 in Hearts and Clubs, they'll have at most one Diamond. The proper way to play the Diamonds then is ♦ A and small to the ♦T. Well done!

East's 6 NT rebid is quite reasonable, since forcing bids at this point are few and far between. In theory, West promises another bid with their old-fashioned 2/1 bid (2/1 as a system is off when responder is a passed hand), but does East really want to bid 2 ♠ and find that their partner has gotten cold feet? Probably not. East can invite with 4 NT, but partner has limited their hand to within one point, and it's highly unlikely that they'll accept the invitation. 6 ♠? Well, if that plays a trick better than 6 NT, that would be a winning bid, but 6 NT might make when 6 ♠ doesn't if partner's hand is ♠- ♥ KJ864 ♦ KQT2 ♣ Q832 on a non-Club lead.

E/W take seven Spade tricks, two Clubs, one Diamond, and two Hearts, making six. If the defense leads something besides a Diamond, E/W will make seven. South will lead the ♦ Q (asking partner to drop the ♦ J if they have it).

Don't be afraid to pass when you hold a hand similar to North's. If you aren't going to pass this, then what are you going to bid? 1 ♥ planning to reverse into 2 ♠? Okay.....that's a bit odd with nine HCP. 2 ♥ or 2 ♠? Well, it's true that you don't have four cards in the other major, so that's probably fine. WHAT?!?!? You have five or six cards in the other major!! Okay, that's out too. 1 ♠ planning on rebidding 2 ♥? Do you really think you'll be able to convince your partner that you have a sixth Heart with that plan? I think not. By passing, you're able to come back in with 4 ♦ on your rebid and have partner choose which major to play. If your opponents try and sacrifice in five Clubs, you'll bid 5 ♠. Well done.

N/S lose one Spade trick and one Diamond, making five. West will lead the ♣ K.

N/S take four Club tricks, two Hearts, and two Spades, making two. East may lead a small Heart.

If South can find a pass of 1 NT, N/S will collect five Heart tricks and three Diamonds on a Heart lead, down two for +200. That said, would you be able to pass with the South hand? Better yet, did you pass with the South hand?

Also, how does West know that their partner's 2 ♣ bid isn't Stayman? Well, if East had a hand with both majors and very few points, they would have bid 2 ♣ the first time through. Once South doubles, East's bids are natural and to play.

If South decides to open the hand 1 ♠ and West overcalls 1 NT, North will double for penalty. E/W have planned run-outs when their 1 NT opening or overcall is doubled, and East will redouble to get their partner to bid 2 ♣. Nice.

N/S lose one Club trick, two Spades, and a Spade ruff, making three. West will lead the ♠ K (asking for count) and continue with the ♠ A and a third Spade. West won't have any trouble finding the Club return.

E/W lose two Club tricks, one Heart, one Diamond, and two Spades, down one. South will lead the ♦ 8.

E/W play Four-Suit Transfers, so East has to explicitly show a fourth Spade on this auction by bidding 2 ♠ over 2 ♥. This is forcing, so West is not allowed to pass 2 ♠. They can bid 2 NT or 3 NT with a minimum or maximum 1 NT opener and fewer than four Spades. They can bid 3 ♠ or 4 ♠ with a minimum or maximum 1 NT opener with four Spades, or they can rebid 3 ♥ with a maximum 1 NT opener and five Hearts.

If North finds a Diamond lead (why should they?), E/W will be limited to nine tricks on ♦ A, Heart to the ♥ A, Diamond ruff, ♣ A. That's not going to happen, since South doubled for a Club lead. E/W lose one Heart, one Club, and one Diamond, making four. North will lead the ♣ 9 (as instructed).

N/S lose one Heart trick, one Diamond, and two Clubs, making three. East may lead the ♣ 7 or a trump.

E/W take nine tricks, but don't ask me which ones. It's easier to figure out which tricks N/S will get. Hmm...let's see...N/S get one Diamond trick, one Club, and two Spades. Yep, that's it.

If South leads a Club, declarer will capture the ♣ K with the ♣ A and cash two high Spades pitching dummy's two small Hearts. The ♦ 5 is next, and South's only option is to win the ♦ A and cash the ♣ Q, but the rest of the tricks belong to declarer since dummy still has a Heart entry.

How about a Spade lead? Well, that's even worse, since declarer can win, cash a second high Spade (pitching Hearts from dummy each time) and give the defense their Diamond trick. The ♥ A is the entry to the good Diamonds and declarer will take 12 tricks (six Diamond tricks, two Hearts, one Club, and three Spades).

How about a Diamond lead? Nope, that results in the same 12 tricks losing only the ♦ A.

What's left? It must be a Heart! If South leads the ♥ Q and then defends perfectly from there out, declarer will take only nine tricks. Declarer wins trick one with the ♥ A and leads the ♦ K. South has to win the first Diamond and exit with the ♣ 8 (the ♣ 7 or ♣ 6 will also work, but not the ♣ 3). North will have to be on the same page as South and play the ♣ 4. Declarer can win cheaply with the ♣ 9, but nine tricks are now the limit. Declarer can cash two high Spades and put North on lead with the ♠T, but North can exit safely with a Spade and South will get the last two tricks with the ♣ Q7. Nice defense!

Once West has passed, East's 4 ♠ bid is wide ranging (i.e., it might be preemptive or it might be expecting to make). E/W lose one Heart trick and two Diamonds, making four. South will lead the ♦ 9.