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Mark, Bob Shapley, Herb and I traveled to Chicago to try the Spingold.
We got trampled by a team from Ohio by 80 Imps. We were seeded 85th. and
they were 44th. The first 9 seeds received byes! We played 64 boards
and lost each quarter by approximately 20.
west opens, get to 6D?
EAST WEST
xx AKT9
xxx AKQ
AKXXXXX JT9
X Jxx
Walt's team was eliminated in the round of 8 at the Spingold.
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Spingold results
Hands from Mark's game 04-08-98
Dlr: West North:Mark Patton/ Herb Bisping
Vul.: Both S: A Q T 7 6
IMPs H: A
D: K 4 3
C: Q 6 5 3
South:Lloyd Streng/ Ron Hedrick
S: 8 5
H: 5 4
D: A J 7
C: A K T 9 7 2
Construct auctions to arrive at 6C?
WEST NORTH EAST WEST
1h/3h ? ?
A bidding problem?
After 1 NT (4th seat, white, 15-17);
What do you bid with:
AT7
JT74
J95
QT6
I decided to pass at IMPS!
At the other table, my hand bid stayman
then 2NT/2D was raised to 3NT.
Do you change the range of 1NT in 4th seat?
W/o much history with partner, I thought he may have 14 and not a
good 17.
I'd like to know if you/anyone has analyzed the percent
of hands which make three with 24, 25, 26 hcps?
I have wanted to
be at 3 with 24 for years now and "remember" that more than half
have been successful. Is this a delusion? Bad defense?
Don't the odds (Vul 10-6; nvul 6-5) favor aggression then?
The hcp frequencies have to be considered as well as
the odds that 2 NT will fail with 23.
Analyze this auction:
Bob Huss
Dlr: East S: K T 5 2
Vul.: Both H: A K J T 8
IMPs D: 5
C: K 3 2
Mark Patton Lloyd Streng
S: A 8 S: Q 7 3 2
H: 3 2 H: 6 5 4
D: K Q J T 3 2 D: 9 8 7 6
C: J T 7 C: A 4
Bob McCurdy
S: J 9 6
H: Q 9 7
D: A 4
C: Q 9 8 6 5
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Pass Pass
2D (1) DBL (2) Pass (3) 2NT (4)
pass 3NT (5) Pass Pass
Pass
(1) Isn't 1D better?
(2) Better than 2H?
(3) Why didn't E raise?
(4) Lebensohl?
(5) Why not 3H?
UNLUCKY at the Spingold
NORTH
S: QJ985
H: KT5
D: KJ3
C: T3
WEST EAST
S: 743 S: 2
H: Q943 H: A62
D: 2 D: A987654
C: K8764 C: 52
SOUTH
S: AKT6
H: J87
D: QT
C: AQJ9
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
Pass 2D Dbl
Pass 4S Pass Pass
Pass
TABLE 2
Pass 3D PASS!
Pass Pass
This good(?) contract did not make with DA lead, ruff, heart and
club King offside.
Key result from Mark's Game:
Board ? S: J52
Dlr: ? H: K9752
Vul: ? D: Q9
C: KQ5
S: S:
H: H:
D: AK864 D: J
C: A C:
SOUTH
S: A83
H: AQ863
D: T7532
C: --
SOUTH
1H 2D 4H
Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1D 1H
1S 4H 4S Pass
Pass 5H DBL All pass
Red vs. white; what's your call?
S: AKJ62
H: T3
D: 84
C: 754
S: QT987 S: 54
H: A864 H: -
D: A3 D: KQT952
C: 93 C: AQJT8
WEST
S: 3
H: KQJ9752
D: J6
C: K62
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
4H Pass Pass ?
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looking for a manager. A membership meeting will be scheduled shortly.
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