africa zonal

[jjsb]

as u maybe notice in the BBO vugraph there is now the africa zonal. we are i nthe middle of the event basically and the 2 "monsters" of the zone (south africa and egypt ) dominate the event thougth our small island hosting the event for the first time ever try to "survive" :) see results in

http://www.district-bridge-reunion.fr/zonal/

 

some interesting deals were played of course so here we are

board 1)

 

noone vulnerable

 

[hv=pc=n&n=sj74hkqt952dak5c5]133|100[/hv]

 

P P 4S ?

 

board 2) ur north

 

[hv=pc=n&n=st9843hqj4daj5c64&d=e&v=e&b=6&a=1c1d1h1s2h2s4h]133|200[/hv]

 

 

 

 

board 3)

leading with

 

Jxx

Kxx

xxx

Axxx

 

after the auction went :

 

[hv=d=n&v=0&b=1&a=p4sp4np5sp6sppp]133|100[/hv]

board 4)

 

i let u bid this one with ur favourtie partner :)north dealer(Heart's hand)

 

Ax

AK1098x

xx

AKx

 

Kxxxx

xx

AKQJxx

void

 

regards

sylvain (jjsb)

[JLOGIC]

1) Pass, I have reasonable defense and not a hand to bid at the 5 level with.

 

2) Pass. Doubling is nuts, I have 2 tricks big deal.

 

3) low club, I feel like almost exactly this hand was posted on the forums once lol. My strong view then is the same as it is now, LHO asked for keycards and RHO had pretty much the most he could ever have. Thus they are definitely cold if I can't cash 2 tricks. Obviously declarer has solid diamonds and the heart ace and the club control. Hopefully his hand is something like xxx AQ AKQJxx KJ and they misguess clubs. I am 100 % confident that a low club is the right lead and a lead like a heart hoping to set up a heart trick in time is just hopelessly ambitious and delusional.

 

I am assuming imp scoring, at MP I will just cash it.

[Finch]

2) Pass. Doubling is nuts, I have 2 tricks big deal.

 

 

I don't think double is an option, but is there a reason partner can't have something like

 

Kxxx x KQxxx xxx ?

 

(well maybe not because he would have saved over 4H, but he doesn't know about the diamond fit)

[gnasher]

I don't think double is an option, but is there a reason partner can't have something like

 

Kxxx x KQxxx xxx ?

 

(well maybe not because he would have saved over 4H, but he doesn't know about the diamond fit)

I think any hand with 4=1 in the majors should have raised to the three-level or higher, just as it would have facing a 1♠ overcall.

[Fluffy]

1: I would bid 5♥ on the first,I can't resist temptation.

 

2: I would also bid on the second one, its a double fit hand and we haven't reached the 5 level yet!

 

3: I would had led a heart, but I read Justin and he is too convincing.

 

4: I'd start with 1♥-1♠-2NT-3♦-3NT-4♦ and move on from there, still very worried about third and 4th spade rounds as south and probably not going to reach 7 unless north takes control.

[Zelandakh]

1. Pass

2. Pass. Can we be sure it is a double-fit hand Fluffy? Partner might be 4144, no?

3. Can't fault Justin's logic either.

4. In 2/1, perhaps 1♥ - 2♦; 2♥ - 2♠; 2NT - 3♠; 4♦ - 5♦(good,2+q); 5♥ - 5♠; 7♦

 

In relays:

1♣ = 15+ nat/bal or 18+ any

... - 1♥ = 4+ spades, GF

1♠ = relay, usually 18+

... - 2♣ = 4+ diamonds, at least 9 pointy cards

2♦ = relay

... - 2♠ = 5+ spades, 5+ diamonds

2NT = relay

... - 3♠ = 5 spades, 6+ diamonds

4♣ = relay

... - 4NT = extras, 4 controls

5NT = Q ask

... - 6♣ = no ♣Q

6♦ = non-forcing Q ask

... - 6♥ = ♦Q, no ♥Q

7♦

[JLOGIC]

I think any hand with 4=1 in the majors should have raised to the three-level or higher, just as it would have facing a 1♠ overcall.

 

I agree with this

[benlessard]

1-pass

2- WTP pass

 

3- I Dont believe that responder can have solid D because he would bid 6NT especially if he need to protect K of clubs. IMO AKxxxx, AKQxx, AQJTxx make more sense. I guess low club is still the better lead because holding 3D is a bad news and its a bit unlikely that low club blow the defense anyway.

[jjsb]

as u maybe notice in the BBO vugraph there is now the africa zonal. we are i nthe middle of the event basically and the 2 "monsters" of the zone (south africa and egypt ) dominate the event thougth our small island hosting the event for the first time ever try to "survive" :) see results in

http://www.district-bridge-reunion.fr/zonal/

 

thank u to answer those questions sorry for late answer , the event just finished yesterdauy and u can see final result in http://www.district-bridge-reunion.fr/zonal/ in the 3 event egyptians and south african will be qualified for bali not a surprise as it was the case since this zonal started . well done by them !! as for the deals , here we are

 

some interesting deals were played of course so here we are

board 1)

 

noone vulnerable

 

[hv=pc=n&n=sj74hkqt952dak5c5]133|100[/hv]

 

P P 4S ?

 

 

5H was the good decision as partner got

 

void

Axxxx

V10xxx

Vxx

 

the openr of 4S got

AKxxxxxx

x

x

AQx

 

other table opened 2C with that and the defense was then found , it ended up in 6S actually for down 1

 

 

 

board 2) ur north

 

[hv=pc=n&n=st9843hqj4daj5c64&d=e&v=e&b=6&a=1c1d1h1s2h2s4h]133|200[/hv]

 

 

i stupidely bid 4S and my partner got

KJxx

K

KQxxxx

xx

 

4S was doubled for down 2 when i pass the wrong one in S. Other table played 4H double down 2 also so 500+300 is huge at the end...

 

board 3)

leading with

 

Jxx

Kxx

xxx

Axxx

 

after the auction went :

 

[hv=d=n&v=0&b=1&a=p4sp4np5sp6sppp]133|100[/hv]

 

C was the one to lead when the 4nt bidder got

Ax

AQ10xxx

KQx

xx

 

on H lead that i chose declare find ways to win ruffing 2H (he has KQ109xxx J Axx xx)

 

board 4)

 

i let u bid this one with ur favourtie partner :)north dealer(Heart's hand)

 

Ax

AK1098x

xx

AKx

 

Kxxxx

xx

AKQJxx

void

 

we bid 6nt after

1H 2D

2H 2S

3H 3S

6NT

(dont laugh :) )

Tarek sadek and his partner ahmed hussein bid

1H 2D

3H 5C

5D 5S

6H 7D

 

5C was voidwood 5S was asking for Q of H, 6H says i dont have and 7D is a conclusion.......nicely done just that as it happens 7D is not makeable with H 4-1 and when u cant ruff a S.. its sometiems better to be lucky than good

 

regards

sylvain (jjsb)

[kfay]

Pass -- Bidding is attractive but I dislike it for a few reasons. For one, people these days don't have major qualms with making a preempt like this on 6-5 or even 6-4. Heck, even if the guy has 7 spades we might still be 3-3. Partner needs at least one ace to give me a shot of making so it seems to me that the best argument for bidding is as a sacrifice. Well -- I'm not so sure they're making it so I pass. And another thing... nobody told partner he's supposed to pass 5♥! I would probably be pretty upset if he bid more. (Good reason to play 4N...5♥ as bad heart hand and direct 5♥ as good).

 

Pass -- I'm looking at 300 as a best-case scenario for bidding. It gets worse from there very quickly. And they may not make 4♥. Bidding looks nuts.

 

♣A --- Edit: JLOGIC is making some sense to me with his lead here... well played.