Deal #34

[straube]

You are South and third seat. Imps. All vul.

 

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[straube]

Z-T bids this...

 

1C-1S 16+, GF bal

1N-2C asking, 8-10 no major

2D-3D asking, any 5D332

3S-4S natural, raise

[akhare]

Another simple auction for Meckwell-Lite with QPs:

 

1♣ - 1♦ (16+; ostensibly 0-7 or 0-4 QPs)

1♠ - 2♦ (4+♠ F1; 5-7ish 3 card raise)

4♠

[awm]

Borderline hand for north; I tend to treat these as semi-positives in IMPrecision because it limits the hand (and it tends to be easy to make sure we reach game).

 

1♣ (16+) - 1♠ (balanced or diamonds)

2♠ (min, spades and a minor) - 4♠

[PrecisionL]

C3: Copious Canape Club

 

1♣ - 2♦ (8-11 balanced)

2♠ (SAB-3) - 3♣ (3+♠ & 1-2 Controls) -

3♥ (CAB) - 3♠ (No 1st or 2nd round control) -

4♠ p p p

[rbforster]

Silent Club:

 

P-1♣

2♣-2♦ diamonds 1 suited; weak relay

3♦-4♦ 3352 GF (~8-11); end relay

4♥-4♠ forced; signoff

 

Remember north is a passed hand, no need to investigate too much.

[Trick13]

1♣ - 2♣ [16+; 8+ with 5+♦]

2♠ - 3♠ [5+♠; 3+support]

4♥ - 5♦ [1st/2nd round controls in ♣, ♦, and ♥; 1st/2nd round control in ♦ not ♣]

6♠

 

West leads a ♥, and I end play him with the K♠ after eliminating the minors, East having pitched a ♦.

 

IRL I will probably subside in 5♠ (I'm a vegetarian).

 

We need to play SAB but how do you find a 4-4 side fit?

[PrecisionL]

1♣ - 2♣ [16+; 8+ with 5+♦]

2♠ - 3♠ [5+♠; 3+support]

4♥ - 5♦ [1st/2nd round controls in ♣, ♦, and ♥; 1st/2nd round control in ♦ not ♣]

6♠

 

West leads a ♥, and I end play him with the K♠ after eliminating the minors, East having pitched a ♦.

 

IRL I will probably subside in 5♠ (I'm a vegetarian).

 

We need to play SAB but how do you find a 4-4 side fit?

 

The first SAB is a 3-cd ask, if negative reply, then a second SAB is a 4-card ask. Asking again in the second suit (assuming negative reply) is a 3-cd ask - that's how Keylime and I play.

[Lord Molyb]

North opens 1♦ in Molybdenum.

 

1♦ - 1NT

2♦ - 2♠

4♠ - P

 

1♦ = 0-10, 4+ diamonds

1NT = Forcing, asks

2♦ = 7-10

2♠ = Forcing

[Kungsgeten]

Pass 2000

 

North opens:

 

1♠-2♥ [8-11 balanced, no 5 card major; transfer to spades]

2♠-3♣ [normal transfer accept; natural GF]

4♠

 

Dubbelklubba (our version of Swedish Club)

 

South opens:

1♣-2♣ [11--13 balanced or 17+; 8+ (so about 8-10) hcp with 5+ diamonds]

2♠-3♠ [natural strong; support]

4♠

[yunling]

quite standard :(

1♠-2♠

4♠

[antonylee]

Same for Polish.

[whereagles]

Two-way pass:

 

pass 1♣

1♠ 2♠

2NT 3♣

3♦ 4♦

4♠

 

pass, 1♣ = 0-8 or 15+

1♠, 2♠ = nat 15-20, nat 4-7

2NT = unspecified short suit trial

3♣ = waiting bid

3♦ = singleton

4♦ = ace across, and a max

4♠ = hands mesh, but that's probably not enough...

 

If opener is an optimistic bidder, this would end up in 6...

[Free]

Pass-1♣ (meh ; 16+ any)

1NT-2♥ (8-10 bal ; transfer 5+♠)

2♠-3♠ (accepting trf like after a NT opening ; GF with 5♠ and doesn't want partner to play 3NT with fit)

4♠-pass (3+♠ ; ok)

 

We play our NT structure over 1♣-1NT. Definitely not the best idea, but it's easy on the mind and lets an unbalanced hand describe (if he wants to). Opener could also show his ♣s (2NT) after which responder would bid 3♦ showing a ♠ fit. Now opener can show his ♦ shortage with a 5=3=1=4. But imo opener is too weak to start looking for slam unless responder can superaccept.

[Zelandakh]

The South hand is close to the boundary for a strong club. With 7 controls upgrading seems to be the right decision though, and besides this auction is (slightly)more interesting than 1♠ - 2♠ etc, since it makes North declarer:

 

1♣ = 15-17 nat/bal or 18+ any

... - 1♦ = most non-GF hands

1♥ = 18-20 any or 23+ bal

... - 1♠ = most hands

2♠ = 5+ spades, 18-20

... - 4♠