Eniskillen Congress 27/29mar2004

[dogsbreath]

Greetings. A few deals from the Eniskillen congress in N.Ireland

Here are a few hands from the Pairs and Teams events.

Various items of interest ,,some less 'serious' than others. I cant file full details of the deals till Thurs night at the earliest due to work commitments.. sorry if y dont approve of the bidding or contracts, but y know how it is at such events ;)

There are a few strong players in the field but they are mostly playing with 'pick-up' parteners, so the general standard is not high .. if that influences your action on any of the following..

 

1: NS Vul Dealer S .. MP's

you are East..

S: KJxxx H: Qx D: xxx C: Axx

 

bidding : S W N E

P 3H 4D 4H

5C P P ? what now?

 

2: Are you chicken?

MP's Dealer E E/W vul you are N..

 

S: Ax H: KJxx D: xxx C: 1098x bidding is ..

 

E: 1S S: P W: P N: ? .. are you a 'balancer' ??

 

 

3: part-scores same as slams at MPs...

MP's, equal vul , dealer S

Bidding: S: 3D W: P N: P E: P

 

N: S: xxxx S: x

H: Axxx H: Kxx

D: -- D: KQ98543

C: AKxxx C: xx

 

Lead is 10H ... (i dont think any 'x' is relevant) plan the play

 

4: We all been here.. but is there any inference to be taken from the defence and

the lack of opps bidding...

IMPs 4-board teams match. love all. Dealer W.

 

Bidding: W N E S

P P P 1D

P 3D P 3S

P 4S P 5D ...all pass

 

North: S: K10x South: AQx

H: xx xxx

D: Qxxx AJ9x

C: Qxxx AKx

 

defence starts A,K Hearts from W and 9S switch..

 

 

5: We play multi 2D as weak 2 Major, or 21/22 balanced or any strong unbalanced, usually single-suited, not 5-5 or more shapely :lol: ...

IMPS. N/S vul dealer W

W N E S

P 2D P 2S

P ??

..2S response is not constructive, but shows marked pref for Hearts -v- Spades

(maybe y dont like 2D .. G/F 2C opening possibly better choice)

 

North holds S: AKQxxx H: AK10x D: QJx C: --

by our methods..

3S shows strong hand, 6+ Spades, but not absolutely forcing.

3NT show strong hand 6+ Hearts (ok ..only 4 but maybe y want to lie :lol: )

4C = cue-bid in support of H

2NT = 21/22 balanced and 3H=signoff ..so what now?

 

6: this should be a no-brainer, but sometimes the opps give y a chance...

 

Dealer North IMPs 4-board teams match equal vul

 

Contract 3NT by S after simple 1D P 3NT P auction...

 

North S: Ax South S: K9x

H: Kx H: Jxx

D: Qxxxx D: K10x

C: Qxxx C: AKJx

 

Opening lead 2H (opps playing 3/5 leads)

 

Play low from dummy, 9H from E. Win JH

This should be hopeless, but when y cash 4clubs finishing in dummy, east follows to 1st C then ditches xS, xH, 10H. What's going on? (East is a strong player but his P is a punter and they were arguing about a hand from the prev round when they came to the table. :( ) Maybe y wish that y'd finished in hand rather than dummy .. but what now??

 

7: Apologies in advance.. this is a 'moan' B)

..y are leading the Teams tourney with 3 rounds to go.. yr next opps are allegedly 'rabbits'. So they show un-erring judgement by stopping in 3Major on the first 2 marginal games which only make 9 tricks, but bid confidently to the 3rd

marginal game which rolls home! board 4 is..

 

North S: KJx S: Ax

H: Ax H: KQJ

D: AQxx D: KJx

C: 9xxx C: AQ876

both sides bid to 6NT.

At our p's table, opp wins opening H lead with the Ace, plays xC to the Queen losing to the K and claims!!

I also win H lead in dummy, play 9C, get 10C cover and play AC

..so we salvage something from the wreck when LHO has stiff K clubs and opps go -1?? ..no chance.. C are 2-2 :) .. y just got booted round the room by the least experienced team in the event :) I am at least grateful that my team-mates took it in good grace and congratulated the opps on their win!

 

No brownie points for us! But it's a fun event with great local hospitality, if you're ever in the area. Also great fishing venue if you need to escape from p for a while :)

Full hand details on Thu or Fri. Regards, Dog

[dogsbreath]

Sorry the layout got a bit mangled ..hope y can manage it .. I'll try harder the next time ;) Rgds Dog