a few matchpoints problems

[lmilne]

All hands you are playing a matchpoints tournament with a good, somewhat conservative partner. Most of your opponents aren't that good.

 

1.

 

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Pass-(1♦)-2♣-(2♠)-X-(4♠)-Pass-Pass-?

 

Do you like X? What now?

 

2.

 

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(Pass)-1♠-(2♦)-3♦-(Pass)-3♠-(Pass)-?

 

3.

 

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2S-(Pass)-?

 

Your partner will virtually always have 6 spades here. 2S is just a 6-10 weak two.

 

4. And lastly, bid these hands to 6NT by South, after the start 1♠-2♥ (GF).

 

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[rogerclee]

1) x was fine, now I think I have to pass.

2) 4S, seems routine. Partner isn't even NV, so his lower range should be a bit better.

3) Pass, routine.

[lmilne]

Edited second hand, partner is favourable second seat, not unfav.

[Siegmund]

1) With a conservative p I open this 2♥ and trust him not to hang me.

The double presumably was snapdragon? I'd play that as one more face card and often a bit less in clubs... I prefer 3♣ here.

 

2) Depends just how conservative he is, but opposite 90% of pickup partners I pass.

 

3) Unless partner is SO conversative as to require 6 spades with 2 of the top 3 honours, not moving.

 

4) I can make up auctions where North cuebids clubs at some point and South eventually chooses to go for 6N rather than 6M, and I can make up lots of stupid auctions with inappropriate Blackwood bids. At the table I admit I am playing 6♥ by North.

[Fluffy]

1) I made my move pass

 

2) I made my move pass

 

3) Partner's ♠AKJxxx produces 9 tricks, pass

 

4) 1♠-2♥-3♥-3♠-4♦-4NT-3aces- north knows everything, if he wants to gamble 6NT he is right to do so. Depends on the field