It’s Your Call May 2020 Results

Problem 1

• Rita Beny: 3H – I hope pd can bid 3nt. If they rebid C I will rebid my D
• John Billett: 3H – asks partner to bid 3NT with heart stopper
• Mike Dorn Wiss: 2S – Partner did not negative double, but could still hold a hand with poor S’s and good C’s like T9xx,xx,x,AKQxxx or similar, moving the CK anywhere else. If not my D suit can always outbid his C’s.
• Mike Hargreaves: 3H – matchpoints is a different game than imps. I’ll take my chances in 3N if he can bid it: if not, we’ll play game elsewhere. Slam needs a lot, and not in clubs where his strength rates to be
• Bob MacDonald: 2S – This won’t be passed out, I have only 13 points. But there should be a game here.
• Don Nemeth: 2S – introduce spades and give pard a chance to bid NT with heart stop
• Jane Poole: 3D –
• Leo Resk: 3H – Looking for 3nt if partner has a heart stopper or 4s if 3s is the response. If partner bids 4c rebid diamonds.
• Sandra Taylor: 5D – with 8 + sure winners I wd bid game
• David Todd: 5D – 3NT could work if P has a diamond.

Problem 2

• Rita Beny: 6S – Hope we don’t miss 7
• Mike Dorn Wiss: 5H – I will raise 5S to 6S and correct 6C to 6D.
• Linda Ellis: 5H – Rkc
• Mike Hargreaves: 5N – 5N is a ‘no second choice’ call: it shows two places to play and forces him to pick a slam. Over 6C I bid 6D showing spades and diamonds.
• Bob MacDonald: 4S – I am not going to get over excited, we could easily have 2 losers on this hand
• Don Nemeth: 5H – over expected 6 clubs by partner, will bid 6 diamonds to show s/d 2 suiter. no room to find As, Ah, Kd
• Nazmudin Rayani: Double – penalty
• Leo Resk: 6S – Could miss 7 but hard to bid with the 4h interference.
• Duncan Smith: 6S – 4NT if it were Blackwood

Problem 3

• Rita Beny: 3C – If play in a red suit north will be subjected to a forcing defence
• Mike Dorn Wiss: 3C – What’s the problem? My S’s are too lousy for penalties or NT, my red suits too short to chirp, and my hand too good (barely) to pass. If partner has some 1=4=5=3 with garbage C’s he won’t be disappointed in my dummy when he pulls to 3D.
• Mike Hargreaves: Pass – Partner’s double doesn’t promise extras: I’ll give him another chance by passing. Would bid 3C nv, but -200 is all too possible even undoubled. Picture x AJxx Axxxx Axx
• Leo Resk: Pass – Not enough to go to the 3 level on a guess in clubs or diamonds. Hope to get a plus against 2s.
• David Todd: 3C – Partner is making a normal reopening double, short in spades, we don’t have a stopper or a fourth heart or a penalty pass, , so 3C.

Problem 4

• Rita Beny: 6S – I would have bid 3c cuebid on first round. With no second rd input from pd now I’m guessing Hopefully pd has one of my missing red kings
• Mike Dorn Wiss: 6S – Even if partner has an unlikely C card and happens to be missing a red K it rates to be in the lock.
• Mike Hargreaves: 5S – I’d like double to be primarily offensive, but it simply says I want to defend. I don’t. Slam may be cold, but at mps, I am not risking it.
• Leo Resk: 6S – Looks like red kings are onside, no wasted club values, and hope partner has at least AQxxx of spades. If there is no A or Q spade then partner may have ace club for the opening bid.
• David Todd: 5S – It’s possible P has the right cards for slam, AQ of spades, King of hearts and diamonds, but not likely.

Problem 5

• Rita Beny: Pass – I hope to lead my Singleton H and get defensive tricks
• Mike Dorn Wiss: Double – It is not my style to open preempts with both an outside ace and a singleton, but since I apparently did so here it would behoove me to let partner know I have more defense than promised. Even if declarer in 3SX also has a stiff H my J will be promoted.
• Mike Hargreaves: Double – partner not only has rights over this double: partner has obligations. I must have a spade card, short hearts, and a good hand in context. What could go wrong?
• Jane Poole: Pass – Bad club suit.
• Leo Resk: Pass – Only good thing about this hand is that I have 1 spade stopper for 3nt but clubs may not be running and I have no heart support so I have nothing more to say at this time.
• David Todd: 3N – It’s now or never.