DO NOT SELL OUT TO 2S WHEN THEY HAVE A FIT


BID 3-OVER-3 WITH A 9-CARD TRUMP FIT


E-W  MARTEL - STANSBY
N-S  MOSS-GITLEMAN


#17                 Q J 6                                    W    N    E    S
D: N               A 8 3                                     -      P   1S   P
V: NONE      K 6 5 3                                  2S   P    P    X
                      T 9 6                                     P     3D  3S   P
A 7 4                          K 9 8 5 2                 P      P
T 9 2                          Q 6 4
A Q 4                         8                              -       P    1S   P
8 7 5 2                        A Q 3                     2S     P    P     P
                    T 5
                    K J 7 5                                 FAILY INCREDIBLE AUCTION, IN TODAYS'S GAME
                   J T 9 8 2
                   K J                                       E-W    HAMPSON - GRECO
                                                               N-S     KAMIL - FLEISHER


4 IMPS TO GITTLEMAN

WE WANT TO SET THEIR GAMES AND THUS MAKE AGGRESSIVE LEADS AT IMPS AGAINST THEIR GAMES THAT LOOK LIKELY TO MAKE - WE LEAD THE SUIT IN WHICH PARTNER NEEDS THE LEAST AMOUNT OF HELP FOR US TO SET THE CONTRACT! OUTSTANDING LEAD FOUND HERE VS. 3NT

A 3NT CONTRACT WHICH MIGHT HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IN THE OTHER ROOM HAD NORTH THE COURAGE TO MAKE A BAD VULNERABLE OVERCALL

E-W  MARTEL - STANSBY

N-S  MOSS-GITLEMAN

#18                7 3 2                                    W    N    E    S

D: E               A J 7 6 5                             -      -   1C   P

V: N-S           6 2                                       1D   P  1N    X

                      K J 2                                    3N   P   P     P

J T 6                          A K Q                    

T 9 2                          Q 6 4

A Q 4                         8                              -       -    1N   P

8 7 5 2                        A Q 3                     3N    P    P     P

                    9 8 6 4

                    K T 3                                 I REALLY ADMIRE THE 1C-1D SEQUENCE

                   J 5 4

                   7 6 4                                    E-W    HAMPSON - GRECO

                                                               N-S     KAMIL - FLEISHER

10 IMPS TO STANSBY-MARTEL

USE DONT TO AVOID DEFENDING 1NT, STRONG OPENING BIDS

E-W  MARTEL - STANSBY

N-S  MOSS-GITLEMAN

#19                T 8 2                                    W    N    E    S

D: S               5 4                                         -     -     -    1N

V: E-W          Q T 6                                   P      P    P

                      A T 8 7 2                            

J 9 6                          A K Q                    

K J 9                          Q 6 4

J 3                              8                              -       -    P   1N

K J 9 6 4                   A Q 3                     P       2D P   2H

                    A 7 4 3                                 P       P    P

                    A 7 2                                 I REALLY ADMIRE THE 1C-1D SEQUENCE

                   A K 5 2

                   5 3                                    E-W    HAMPSON - GRECO

                                                               N-S     KAMIL - FLEISHER

5 HARD FOUGHT IMPS TO STANSBY-MARTEL

WHAT DO YOU CALL AN 8-CARD SUIT HEADED B"Y THE AKQ?

·      FORTUNE FAVORS THE BOLD

·      WHAT DO YOU CALL AN 8-CARD SUIT HEADED BY THE A-K-Q?  (TRUMP)

·      WHEN IN DOUBT, BID ONE MORE!

#3                         K 5                                                                    W           N             E              S

D: S                       7 5                                                                     -              -              -              P

V: N-S                   A K Q 9 7 6 4 3                                                    2C           5D           X             P

                                J                                                                      5S           P             P             P

A T 9 8 6 3 2                                         Q 7 4

K Q 8 3                                                  J T 6 2                          WITH BEST DEFENSE, N-S CAN TAKE

---                                                           T 5 2                           CLUB ACE, CLUB RUFF, HEART ACE,

K Q                                                         T 8 5                            CLUB RUFF

                                J                                                                             

                                A T 9                                                                     

                                J 8                                                                          

                                A 9 7 6 4 3 2

YOU’LL ALMOST NEVER SEE A DEAL SUCH AS THIS AGAIN – BOTH OPENER AND RESONDER ARE SO STRONG – IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MISS THIS SLAM.

#4                           T 8 7 6 4                                                                W           N             E              S

D: W                      5                                                                              1D           P             1S           P

V: BOTH               6 4                                                                             3C           P             4D           P

                                9 7 6 3 2                                                                4N          P             5H          P

3                                                              A K J 2                          

A K 9 2                                                    J 3                 OPENER MAKES A G-F JUMP SHIFT INTO

A Q 7 5 3                                                 K 8 5 2            CLUBS – RESPONDER COMMUNICATES

A Q T 5                                                    K Q J              POSSESSION OF BOTH GOOD DIAMONDS

                                Q J 9                                            AND A TREMENDOUS HAND AND

                                Q T 8 7 6 4                                   COMMUNICATES THE “GOOD NEWS”

                                J 9                                                WITH A JUMP ACCEPTANCE (NOT MERE

                                T 5                                                PREFERENCE)

WILD & WOOLY 6-5'S WITH FITZ

6-5 COME ALIVE!

WHEN IN DOUBT, BID ONE MORE

THE FIVE LEVEL BELONGS TO YOUR OPPS - "UNLESS"

#1                           T                                                                              W            N             E              S

D: N                       A T 9 6 5                                                                -              P             4S           P

V: NONE              J T 9 7 5 4                                                              P             4N          P             5D

                                3                                                                              P             P             P

A 6                                                          K Q J 9 7 4 2

Q J 7 2                                                   K 8 3                                       THIS WILD AND WOOLY DEAL COULD END

8                                                              2                                              UP ANYWHERE.  BECAUSE OF THE DOUBLE

A Q J T 5 2                                            9 6                                          DOUBLE FITS, N-S ARE GIN FOR ELEVEN

                                8 5 3                                                                       TRICKS IN DIAMONDS, WHILE E-W MAKE

                                2                                                                              FIVE SPADES.  NOBODY SHOULD SELL OUT

                                A K Q 6 3                                                              BELOW THE LEVEL OF SIX!

                                K 8 7 4

6-5 COME ALIVE!
SLAMS ARE MADE OF THESE: TRUMPS, TRICKS, CONTROLS
USE 4NT ONLY WHEN IT WILL TELL YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.

 

#2                           T                                                                              W            N             E              S

D: N                       A T 9 6 5                                                                  -              P             4S           P

V: NONE              J T 9 7 5 4                                                                 P             4N          P             5D

                                3                                                                             P             P             P

A 6                                                         K Q J 9 7 4 2

Q J 7 2                                                   K 8 3                                       THIS WILD AND WOOLY DEAL COULD END

8                                                            2                                               UP ANYWHERE.  BECAUSE OF THE DOUBLE

A Q J T 5 2                                            9 6                                            DOUBLE FITS, N-S ARE GIN FOR ELEVEN

                                8 5 3                                                                       TRICKS IN DIAMONDS, WHILE E-W MAKE

                                2                                                                              FIVE SPADES.  NOBODY SHOULD SELL OUT

                                A K Q 6 3                                                                BELOW THE LEVEL OF SIX!

                                K 8 7 4

#2                           9                                                                              W            N             E              S

D: E                        Q T 2                                                                      -              -              1C           P

V: E-W                  Q J 9 7 6                                                                1H           P             1S           P

                                A J 5 3                                                                    4C           P             4D           P

K 7 5 3 2                                                A J 8 4                                    4N          P             5C*        P

A J 9 8 5 3                                             K 6                                          5D**     P             5S***   P

8                                                              A 2                                          6S           P             P             P

5                                                              T 9 6 4 2                               

                                Q T 6                                                                                                      * 3 KEYS (SIX-CARD KEY CARD)

                                7 4                                                                          ** QUEEN ASK

                                K 9 5 4                                                                                                   *** DENIES QUEEN

                                K Q 8 7