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Field strength:  Mean: 67 MP  Geomean: 27 MP
(based on 21 players, 10 non ACBL players ignored, missing masterpoint data for 1 ACBL player)
★ ★ ★  Masterpoint Winners  ★ ★ ★
Partnership Pct Rank MP
Louise Stedman - Rita Whalen 67.26 1st A 0.56
Janet Miles - Kathryn Harn 64.48 2nd A 0.39
George Richards - Marylin Wittmer 60.52 1st A 0.56
Joanne Thomas - Karen Muns 60.39 3rd A 0.28
Mary Bennett - William Schnalke 55.16 2nd A 0.39
Annette Smith - Bettie LeVeille 54.63 3rd A 0.28
Dan Croom - Goran Akerstrom 53.31 2nd B 0.25
Helen Romph - Jean Farrell 42.10 1st C 0.18 
EVENT>0-199                    |SESSION>Monday Aft   |SECTION> A N-S
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DATE>April 15, 2013     |CLUB NO.>132217    | 04/15/2013 15:34
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DIR> Lynn Berg       |RATING>Club Masterpoint (70%, 60%, 60% Open)|MOVEMENT>MITCHELL
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AVE>   63.0 |TOP>   6 |MP LIMITS>200/100/50     |TOURN>DeLand Bridge Club
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PAIRS IN STRAT A=8/B=6/C=3                       ,---,-------------------------,------,---------,
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No Name                   Name                   |Flt|Rnk-A|Rnk-B|Rnk-C| Score | Pct  |Awards   |
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 1 Jean Farrell           Helen Romph              C    .     .     1     53.05  42.10  0.18(C)
 2 William Schnalke       Mary Bennett             A    2     .     .     69.50  55.16  0.39(A)
 3 Bettie LeVeille        Annette Smith            A    3     .     .     68.83  54.63  0.28(A)
 4 Rita Marie Farrell     Jim Farrell              B    .     .     .     66.91  53.10
 5 Marylin Wittmer        George Richards          B    1     1     .     76.25  60.52  0.56(A)
 6 Dan Croom              Goran Akerstrom          B    .     2     .     67.17  53.31  0.25(B)
 7 Judy Bryson            Myrna Gaderick           C    .     .     .     51.92  41.21
 8 Joan Hughes            Norma Ryan               C    .     .     .     49.41  39.21
                                          Totals                         503.04

EVENT>0-199                    |SESSION>Monday Aft   |SECTION> A E-W
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AVE>   63.0 |TOP>   6 |MP LIMITS>200/100/50     |TOURN>DeLand Bridge Club
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PAIRS IN STRAT A=8/B=6/C=4                       ,---,-------------------------,------,---------,
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No Name                   Name                   |Flt|Rnk-A|Rnk-B|Rnk-C| Score | Pct  |Awards   |
------------------------------------------------- --- ----- ----- ----- ------- ------ ---------
 1 Kathryn Harn           Janet Miles              C    2     2     1     81.24  64.48  0.39(A)
 2 Jackie Richards        Dee Dee Lindh            A    .     .     .     65.50  51.98
 3 Maryann Proctor        Harold Proctor           C    .     .     .     62.33  49.47
 4 Ivey McGrew            Marge Wolf               A    .     .     .     53.67  42.60
 5 Lynn Sorensen          Eleanor Griffin          C    .     .     .     44.58  35.38
 6 Richard Haviland       EJ "Chief" Francisco     B    .     .     .     37.59  29.83
 7 Karen Muns             Joanne Thomas            C    3     .     2     76.09  60.39  0.28(A)
 8 Rita Whalen            Louise Stedman           B    1     1     .     84.75  67.26  0.56(A)
                                          Totals                         505.75
1 ♠T754
♥QT5
♦62
♣KT43
 Dlr: North
Vul: None
♠J6
♥93
♦AQJ943
♣Q62
 ♠KQ8
♥KJ862
♦75
♣J98
♠A932
♥A74
♦KT8
♣A75
5
1010
15
Double Dummy Makes
NS:  ♣6/5 ♦4 ♥5 ♠6 NT5/4
EW: 1♣ 3♦ 2♥ 1/-♠ 2NT  ♠7/6
LoTT: 15 - 16 = -1
Par: -120 2NT-EW		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
  120          5.33   0.67  1N S +1   A8-Hughes-Ryan vs A7-Muns-Thomas
  120          5.33   0.67  1N N +1   A3-LeVeille-Smith vs A4-McGrew-Wolf
  100          3.58   2.42  2♥ E -2   A4-Farrell-Farrell vs A6-Haviland-Francisco
   90          2.42   3.58  1N S      A5-Wittmer-Richards vs A8-Whalen-Stedman
        110    0.67   5.33  1♥ E +1   A6-Croom-Akerstrom vs A3-Proctor-Proctor
        110    0.67   5.33  3♦ W      A7-Bryson-Gaderick vs A5-Sorensen-Griffin

Lynn Berg Hand Analysis (For 299ers)

South opens 1NT in third seat--proving the preemptive value of bids not at the two or three level. There's something quite inhibiting about a 1NT opener, and West may well not bid 2♦. If he passes, will North can't try Stayman : what would she do if partner's answer were 2♦? With the usual diamond lead, North will struggle to take as many as six tricks. He has to go to work on the spades and hope they break(they do). But if he tries hearts instead, he will be woefully disappointed.


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2 ♠T974
♥AQ
♦T973
♣QJ2
 Dlr: East
Vul: N-S
♠J32
♥KT743
♦Q6
♣984
 ♠Q65
♥9852
♦K85
♣763
♠AK8
♥J6
♦AJ42
♣AKT5
9
65
20
Double Dummy Makes
NS: 5♣ 5♦ 2♥ 5♠ 5NT
EW:  ♣2 ♦2 ♥5 ♠2 NT2
LoTT: 16 - 17 = -1
Par: +660 5NT-NS		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
  660          5.33   0.67  3N S +2   A4-Farrell-Farrell vs A6-Haviland-Francisco
  660          5.33   0.67  3N S +2   A5-Wittmer-Richards vs A8-Whalen-Stedman
  600          3.00   3.00  3N S      A3-LeVeille-Smith vs A4-McGrew-Wolf
  600          3.00   3.00  3N S      A6-Croom-Akerstrom vs A3-Proctor-Proctor
  150          1.25   4.75  2N S +1   A7-Bryson-Gaderick vs A5-Sorensen-Griffin
  130          0.08   5.92  3♣ S +1   A8-Hughes-Ryan vs A7-Muns-Thomas

Lynn Berg Hand Analysis (For 299ers)

South's hand proves the wisdom of opening 2NT even with an unstopped suit: it's the best description of the general value and shape of the hand. North may try Stayman , but will be happy to settle in 3NT. Everything cooperates, and 11 tricks should be routine.


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McKenzie Myers Hand Analysis
WestNorthEastSouth
  Pass2NT
Pass3♣Pass3♦
Pass3NTAll pass

When West leads a heart and the ♥Q holds trick one, declarer can count nine tricks - ♠AK, ♥AQ, ♦A, and the ♣AKQJ. In a team game or rubber bridge, that would be plenty - there's no need for declarer to mess around once he has his contract in the bag. But here at matchpoints, the rewards for overtricks are large. Declarer should, at times, risk his contract for overtricks. Board Two is one of those times. The most important factor in stretching for overtricks is being very confident that all tables are in the same contract - there's no reason to try to turn, say, 4♠ making 420 into 450 when many tables are in only 3♠; you'd be risking far more than you could gain. Here, South can be sure that all tables are in 3NT, so the risk/reward is pretty good. At trick two, declarer should take a diamond finesse - low to the jack. West will win and clear the heart suit, and South should take another diamond finesse - this time running the ten. This plan will result in two extra tricks from diamonds well over half the time. Remember: at matchpoints, the frequency of gain is much more important than the size of the gain.


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3 ♠54
♥AK8
♦T84
♣QJT98
 Dlr: South
Vul: E-W
♠QJT32
♥QJ7
♦Q
♣A752
 ♠K8
♥543
♦A976532
♣3
♠A976
♥T962
♦KJ
♣K64
10
127
11
Double Dummy Makes
NS: 2♣ 1NT  ♦5 ♥6 ♠5
EW: 1♦  ♣4 ♥5/6 ♠6 NT3
LoTT: 15 - 16 = -1
Par: +90 1NT-NS		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
  300          6.00   0.00  2N W -3   A6-Croom-Akerstrom vs A3-Proctor-Proctor
  200          4.50   1.50  4♦ E -2   A3-LeVeille-Smith vs A4-McGrew-Wolf
  200          4.50   1.50  3♦ E -2   A7-Bryson-Gaderick vs A5-Sorensen-Griffin
  110          3.00   3.00  2♣ N +1   A4-Farrell-Farrell vs A6-Haviland-Francisco
    PASS       2.00   4.00  Pass Out  A1-Farrell-Romph vs A1-Harn-Miles
        100    1.00   5.00  3N S -2   A5-Wittmer-Richards vs A8-Whalen-Stedman
        110    0.00   6.00  2♦ E +1   A8-Hughes-Ryan vs A7-Muns-Thomas

Lynn Berg Hand Analysis (For 299ers)

Even with this collection of quacks(queens and Jacks), most Wests will open 1♠. If North passes, East will bid 1NT, then his long diamonds over the 2♣ rebid. There are six losers unless the defense takes a nap, though. North-South may be able to make a club partial, but few will find it.


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4 ♠KT9
♥T65
♦J74
♣AQT2
 Dlr: West
Vul: Both
♠J83
♥AK8
♦953
♣J986
 ♠A74
♥J97
♦AQT6
♣K54
♠Q652
♥Q432
♦K82
♣73
10
914
7
Double Dummy Makes
NS:  ♣6 ♦5 ♥6 ♠6 NT5
EW: 1♣ 2♦ 1♥ 1♠ 1/2NT
LoTT: 14 - 14 = 0
Par: -120 2NT-E		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
  120          6.00   0.00  1N S +1   A4-Farrell-Farrell vs A5-Sorensen-Griffin
  100          4.00   2.00  3N W -1   A7-Bryson-Gaderick vs A4-McGrew-Wolf
  100          4.00   2.00  2N W -1   A1-Farrell-Romph vs A8-Whalen-Stedman
  100          4.00   2.00  1♦ E -1   A8-Hughes-Ryan vs A6-Haviland-Francisco
         90    2.00   4.00  1N W      A2-Schnalke-Bennett vs A2-Richards-Lindh
        100    1.00   5.00  1♠ S -1   A5-Wittmer-Richards vs A7-Muns-Thomas
        120    0.00   6.00  1N W +1   A6-Croom-Akerstrom vs A1-Harn-Miles

Lynn Berg Hand Analysis (For 299ers)

West's 1NT response to the third seat diamond opening will likely buy the contract. The ♣2 will be the lead of choice at most tables, and seven or eight tricks are there to win.


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McKenzie Myers Hand Analysis
WestNorthEastSouth
PassPass1♦Pass
1NTAll pass

This board will be a fight over E-W's eighth trick in 1NT. North will be on lead after E-W's auction of P-1♦-1NT, and should take a few seconds to try to construct the unseen hands before reflexively leading fourth best from his longest and strongest (♣2). West didn't respond in a major, and he didn't raise diamonds - therefore, his longest suit is very likely to be clubs. Leading a club will most likely be doing declarer's work for him. So what's a better lead? South didn't help North out with a lead-directing overcall, so he's pretty much on his own. A "top of nothing" ♥T could well pickle a dangerous defensive holding, as it (or a low heart) would do here. Leading dummy's suit from jack-third is very unlikely to do any good, so a spade should be North's choice. The ♠T is the standard card to lead. The ten promises the nine and denies the jack, but is ambiguous as to higher honors in the suit. When the ten goes to the four, queen, and three, South will have a very good idea of what's going on in the suit - North must have KT9 or KT98. Either way, continuing the suit sets up three spade tricks for the defense. N-S need to be careful to give declarer nothing extra. Passive defense is indicated here; the declaring side doesn't have a source of tricks to run and must find tricks in each suit. As long as neither North nor South gets too active on defense, declarer will probably only find seven tricks.


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5 ♠QJ
♥KQ632
♦JT952
♣8
 Dlr: North
Vul: N-S
♠T93
♥A5
♦K764
♣AQ75
 ♠52
♥J984
♦8
♣KT9432
♠AK8764
♥T7
♦AQ3
♣J6
9
134
14
Double Dummy Makes
NS: 4♦ 2♥ 3♠  ♣4 NT6
EW: 3♣  ♦3 ♥3/5 ♠4 NT6
LoTT: 19 - 18 = +1
Par: +130 4♦-NS		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
  500          6.00   0.00  5♣* W -3  A5-Wittmer-Richards vs A7-Muns-Thomas
  200          5.00   1.00  3♠ S +2   A2-Schnalke-Bennett vs A2-Richards-Lindh
  140          3.50   2.50  2♠ S +1   A4-Farrell-Farrell vs A5-Sorensen-Griffin
  140          3.50   2.50  2♠ S +1   A8-Hughes-Ryan vs A6-Haviland-Francisco
  110          2.00   4.00  2♠ S      A7-Bryson-Gaderick vs A4-McGrew-Wolf
        100    0.50   5.50  4♠ S -1   A1-Farrell-Romph vs A8-Whalen-Stedman
        100    0.50   5.50  3♠ S -1   A6-Croom-Akerstrom vs A1-Harn-Miles

Lynn Berg Hand Analysis (For 299ers)

West has one of the better hands at the table, but nothing to say when South opens 1♠. North will bid 1NT and pass the 2♠ rebid happily. West shouldn't be unrealistic enough to lead her doubleton heart--partner can't have much, even when the bidding suggests she might have some heart length.


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6 ♠J6
♥K4
♦AJ98
♣AK875
 Dlr: East
Vul: E-W
♠532
♥AQJ97
♦K762
♣Q
 ♠KQT94
♥T862
♦-
♣J642
♠A87
♥53
♦QT543
♣T93
16
126
6
Double Dummy Makes
NS: 3♣ 3♦ 1NT  ♥3 ♠4
EW: 4♥ 3♠  ♣4 ♦2/3 NT3/4
LoTT: 19 - 18 = +1
Par: -300 5♦*-NS/5♣*-NS-2		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
  300          6.00   0.00  3♥ W -3   A5-Wittmer-Richards vs A7-Muns-Thomas
  200          5.00   1.00  4♥* W -1  A2-Schnalke-Bennett vs A2-Richards-Lindh
         50    4.00   2.00  2N N -1   A4-Farrell-Farrell vs A5-Sorensen-Griffin
        110    2.50   3.50  1♠ E +1   A7-Bryson-Gaderick vs A4-McGrew-Wolf
        110    2.50   3.50  2♥ W      A8-Hughes-Ryan vs A6-Haviland-Francisco
        170    1.00   5.00  3♥ W +1   A1-Farrell-Romph vs A8-Whalen-Stedman
        620    0.00   6.00  4♥ W      A6-Croom-Akerstrom vs A1-Harn-Miles

Lynn Berg Hand Analysis (For 299ers)

With the excellent heart suit, West will open in third seat. North will likely bid 2♣. East's choice of raises will depend on partnership agreement. Where this will end up depends on the styles of the two opposing partnerships. South and West may be reluctant to bid very much, but North with good values and East with great shape may make this a lively auction. If East-West get pushed into 4♥, they'll make it when the ♠J is doubleton.


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7 ♠A87
♥K93
♦KT8762
♣9
 Dlr: South
Vul: Both
♠QJ632
♥T872
♦9
♣Q84
 ♠KT5
♥AJ
♦AJ4
♣KT652
♠94
♥Q654
♦Q53
♣AJ73
10
516
9
Double Dummy Makes
NS: 3♦ -/1♥
       ♣4/5 ♥6/7 ♠4 NT5
EW: 2♣ 2♠  ♦3 ♥6 NT6
LoTT: 17 - 17 = 0
Par: +110 3♦-NS		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
  200          5.50   0.50  3N E -2   A8-Hughes-Ryan vs A5-Sorensen-Griffin
  200          5.50   0.50  3♣ E -2   A5-Wittmer-Richards vs A6-Haviland-Francisco
  100          4.00   2.00  3♣ E -1   A3-LeVeille-Smith vs A3-Proctor-Proctor
        100    3.00   3.00  3♦ N -1   A2-Schnalke-Bennett vs A1-Harn-Miles
        130    2.00   4.00  2♣ E +2   A6-Croom-Akerstrom vs A8-Whalen-Stedman
        140    1.00   5.00  2♠ E +1   A7-Bryson-Gaderick vs A2-Richards-Lindh
        150    0.00   6.00  2N W +1   A1-Farrell-Romph vs A7-Muns-Thomas

Lynn Berg Hand Analysis (For 299ers)

If East gets to open 1NT in fourth seat, West can try Stayman and then bid 2♠--or just transfer in spades and then pass. However, if North has opened 1♦ and East overcalls 1NT, South might make a penalty double--and West won't care; she isn't leaving partner in NT anyway. That prudence is rewarded, since NT fails spectacularly.


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8 ♠97542
♥J983
♦Q2
♣72
 Dlr: West
Vul: None
♠AK
♥T765
♦AJ9
♣AK96
 ♠86
♥42
♦KT87653
♣QJ
♠QJT3
♥AKQ
♦4
♣T8543
3
196
12
Double Dummy Makes
NS: 1♠  ♣5 ♦0 ♥6 NT0
EW: 2♣ 5♦ 1♥ 4NT  ♠5
LoTT: 18 - 19 = -1
Par: -430 4NT-EW		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
  110          6.00   0.00  2♠ N      A5-Wittmer-Richards vs A6-Haviland-Francisco
        150    3.50   2.50  4♦ E +1   A7-Bryson-Gaderick vs A2-Richards-Lindh
        150    3.50   2.50  3♦ E +2   A2-Schnalke-Bennett vs A1-Harn-Miles
        150    3.50   2.50  3♦ E +2   A6-Croom-Akerstrom vs A8-Whalen-Stedman
        150    3.50   2.50  3♦ E +2   A8-Hughes-Ryan vs A5-Sorensen-Griffin
        520    1.00   5.00  3N W +4   A3-LeVeille-Smith vs A3-Proctor-Proctor
        550    0.00   6.00  5♦* W     A1-Farrell-Romph vs A7-Muns-Thomas

Lynn Berg Hand Analysis (For 299ers)

West's 19 count looks so great he might be tempted to open 2NT anyway. Or, if he is disciplined, he'll settle for 1♣. East will eke out a 1♦ response[note: this hand is too good for a weak jump shift, to most players]. When West jumps to 2NT, guaranteeing a diamond fit, East will go on to game. Even a heart lead won't hurt.


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McKenzie Myers Hand Analysis

Matchpoints can be a very unforgiving game. E-W pairs that find the "correct" contract of 5♦ - the contract you would definitely want to be in at IMPs or rubber bridge - will end up with a terrible result for their +400 or +440. Again, matchpoints rewards frequency of gain over size of gain. The few times that 3NT could be defeated by five defensive heart tricks are made up for by the many times that 3NT does significantly better than 5♦. Today, West in 3NT will be held to 430 only if North finds the unlikely heart lead; otherwise, declarer will take all the tricks.


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9 ♠AJ864
♥6
♦K7
♣QT962
 Dlr: North
Vul: E-W
♠T97
♥AQT8
♦96
♣KJ84
 ♠K532
♥7532
♦J8
♣753
♠Q
♥KJ94
♦AQT5432
♣A
10
104
16
Double Dummy Makes
NS: 2♣ 4♦ 1♥ 2♠ 3NT
EW:  ♣5 ♦2 ♥6 ♠4 NT3
LoTT: 16 - 17 = -1
Par: +400 3NT-NS		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
  400          5.50   0.50  5♦ S      A3-LeVeille-Smith vs A3-Proctor-Proctor
  400          5.50   0.50  5♦ S      A5-Wittmer-Richards vs A6-Haviland-Francisco
  130          3.50   2.50  3♦ S +1   A7-Bryson-Gaderick vs A2-Richards-Lindh
  130          3.50   2.50  2♦ N +2   A1-Farrell-Romph vs A7-Muns-Thomas
   90          2.00   4.00  2♦ S      A2-Schnalke-Bennett vs A1-Harn-Miles
         50    0.50   5.50  5♦ S -1   A6-Croom-Akerstrom vs A8-Whalen-Stedman
         50    0.50   5.50  5♦ S -1   A8-Hughes-Ryan vs A5-Sorensen-Griffin

Lynn Berg Hand Analysis (For 299ers)

North may use the Rule of 20 and open 1♠ with two decent five card suits(I'd like it a lot better if that King were in clubs, though). South will bid 2♦ and forge on to 3NT. North will shrug and pass at matchpoints, knowing the ♦K is a wonderful card.


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10 ♠976
♥875
♦QT6
♣AT95
 Dlr: East
Vul: Both
♠QJT4
♥J963
♦KJ52
♣8
 ♠K52
♥AK2
♦A7
♣KJ643
♠A83
♥QT4
♦9843
♣Q72
6
818
8
Double Dummy Makes
NS:  ♣4 ♦4 ♥3 ♠2 NT4
EW: 3♣ 3♦ 4♥ 4♠ 2/3NT
LoTT: 14 - 14 = 0
Par: -620 4♠-EW/4♥-EW		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
  100          4.50   1.50  3N E -1   A3-LeVeille-Smith vs A2-Richards-Lindh
  100          4.50   1.50  3N E -1   A4-Farrell-Farrell vs A4-McGrew-Wolf
  100          4.50   1.50  4♠ W -1   A1-Farrell-Romph vs A6-Haviland-Francisco
  100          4.50   1.50  4♠ W -1   A6-Croom-Akerstrom vs A7-Muns-Thomas
        600    2.00   4.00  3N W      A7-Bryson-Gaderick vs A1-Harn-Miles
        620    1.00   5.00  4♥ E      A2-Schnalke-Bennett vs A8-Whalen-Stedman
        650    0.00   6.00  4♥ W +1   A8-Hughes-Ryan vs A3-Proctor-Proctor

Lynn Berg Hand Analysis (For 299ers)

18 HCP and a five card suit is just too much for a 1NT opener, so East opens 1♣. West bids a red suit(which one depends on style), and they'll end up in 3NT. Nine tricks are hard to come by with a diamond opening lead and careful defense.


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11 ♠86
♥K8754
♦T75
♣J52
 Dlr: South
Vul: None
♠J72
♥A3
♦AKJ86
♣AQ9
 ♠954
♥QJT
♦Q9
♣87643
♠AKQT3
♥962
♦432
♣KT
4
195
12
Double Dummy Makes
NS:  ♣3 ♦4 ♥5 ♠6 NT5
EW: 2♣ 3♦ 1♥ 1♠ 2NT
LoTT: 13 - 16 = -3
Par: -120 2NT-EW		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
   50          5.50   0.50  2♦ W -1   A1-Farrell-Romph vs A6-Haviland-Francisco
   50          5.50   0.50  4♣ E -1   A7-Bryson-Gaderick vs A1-Harn-Miles
        100    4.00   2.00  1♠* S -1  A8-Hughes-Ryan vs A3-Proctor-Proctor
        110    2.00   4.00  2♦ W +1   A2-Schnalke-Bennett vs A8-Whalen-Stedman
        110    2.00   4.00  2♦ W +1   A3-LeVeille-Smith vs A2-Richards-Lindh
        110    2.00   4.00  2♦ W +1   A6-Croom-Akerstrom vs A7-Muns-Thomas
        150    0.00   6.00  1N W +2   A4-Farrell-Farrell vs A4-McGrew-Wolf

Lynn Berg Hand Analysis (For 299ers)

West is startled to hear 1♠ from South. This strong, she'll double and then bid her diamonds. If West plays hearts before diamonds, she'll create a discard for a club loser, and then take the club finesse--all before trumps are fully drawn.


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12 ♠T
♥T94
♦AJT65
♣7532
 Dlr: West
Vul: N-S
♠KQ87
♥Q8753
♦92
♣Q9
 ♠J954
♥A6
♦843
♣AJT6
♠A632
♥KJ2
♦KQ7
♣K84
5
910
16
Double Dummy Makes
NS: 2♣ 3♦ 1NT  ♥6 ♠5
EW: 2♠  ♣5 ♦4 ♥5 NT5
LoTT: 17 - 16 = +1
Par: +100 3♠*-EW-1		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
  120          6.00   0.00  1N S +1   A7-Bryson-Gaderick vs A1-Harn-Miles
  110          4.00   2.00  3♦ N      A1-Farrell-Romph vs A6-Haviland-Francisco
  110          4.00   2.00  3♦ N      A3-LeVeille-Smith vs A2-Richards-Lindh
  110          4.00   2.00  2♦ S +1   A8-Hughes-Ryan vs A3-Proctor-Proctor
   50          2.00   4.00  2♥ W -1   A4-Farrell-Farrell vs A4-McGrew-Wolf
        100    0.50   5.50  3N S -1   A2-Schnalke-Bennett vs A8-Whalen-Stedman
        100    0.50   5.50  3♦ N -1   A6-Croom-Akerstrom vs A7-Muns-Thomas

Lynn Berg Hand Analysis (For 299ers)

South has the flattest of fourth seat 1NT openers. And she'll buy the contract unless West has a way of showing both majors and is willing to use it opposite a passed partner. Even with favorable vulnerability, it's risky. North's diamonds are the making of the hand, of course.


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13 ♠A42
♥AKJT2
♦74
♣832
 Dlr: North
Vul: Both
♠KQT6
♥54
♦QJT93
♣T9
 ♠9853
♥98
♦K8
♣AKJ74
♠J7
♥Q763
♦A652
♣Q65
12
811
9
Double Dummy Makes
NS: 2♥ 1NT  ♣5 ♦5 ♠4
EW: 2♣ 2♦ 3♠  ♥4 NT6
LoTT: 17 - 17 = 0
Par: -140 3♠-EW		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
  670          6.00   0.00  2♥* N     A1-Farrell-Romph vs A4-McGrew-Wolf
  110          4.50   1.50  2♥ N      A4-Farrell-Farrell vs A3-Proctor-Proctor
  110          4.50   1.50  2♥ N      A8-Hughes-Ryan vs A2-Richards-Lindh
  100          2.00   4.00  4♠ E -1   A3-LeVeille-Smith vs A1-Harn-Miles
  100          2.00   4.00  3♠ W -1   A5-Wittmer-Richards vs A5-Sorensen-Griffin
  100          2.00   4.00  2♣ E -1   A7-Bryson-Gaderick vs A8-Whalen-Stedman
        200    0.00   6.00  4♥ N -2   A2-Schnalke-Bennett vs A7-Muns-Thomas

Lynn Berg Hand Analysis (For 299ers)

After North opens 1♥, many Souths will get them to the three level, either preemptively or in a competitive auction. This will not work with an early club lead, so down one will be a common result. If North should pass(unlikely these days), East will open 1♣ and the spade fit is likely to be developed. Nine tricks are easy in spades.


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14 ♠Q9753
♥AK76
♦32
♣J3
 Dlr: East
Vul: None
♠T42
♥J3
♦76
♣K86542
 ♠KJ
♥T982
♦QJT54
♣A9
♠A86
♥Q54
♦AK98
♣QT7
10
411
15
Double Dummy Makes
NS: 1♣ 1♦ 3♥ 4♠ 3NT
EW:  ♣6 ♦6/5 ♥4 ♠3 NT3
LoTT: 16 - 16 = 0
Par: +420 4♠-NS		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
  400          6.00   0.00  3N S      A4-Farrell-Farrell vs A3-Proctor-Proctor
  140          4.50   1.50  2♠ N +1   A2-Schnalke-Bennett vs A7-Muns-Thomas
  140          4.50   1.50  2♠ N +1   A7-Bryson-Gaderick vs A8-Whalen-Stedman
  120          3.00   3.00  2N S      A5-Wittmer-Richards vs A5-Sorensen-Griffin
         50    1.50   4.50  3♠ N -1   A1-Farrell-Romph vs A4-McGrew-Wolf
         50    1.50   4.50  2♠ N -1   A8-Hughes-Ryan vs A2-Richards-Lindh
        150    0.00   6.00  3N S -3   A3-LeVeille-Smith vs A1-Harn-Miles

Lynn Berg Hand Analysis (For 299ers)

South has the only flat hand at the table. North will use Stayman and someone will end up in 4♠--which partner will depend on their style. The friendly spade break will be a relief.


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McKenzie Myers Hand Analysis

The East hand meets the "Rule of 20 " - that is, when you add together your high card points and the length of your two longest suits, if you reach 20 or more you can open the bidding. East has 11 HCP and nine cards in two suits, so it hits the magic 20 - but is this really an opening hand? I don't think so. Honors in long suits are worth a lot more than those in short suits; East's 8 HCP in short suits makes for a very poor hand. The best example of this is these two hands: ♠AKxxx ♥Kxxxx ♦xx ♣x and ♠xxxxx ♥xxxxx ♦AK ♣K - the first hand is a very nice opening bid, and the second a terrible hand.

There's an interesting point in the play. South should reach 4♠ on an auction like 1NT-2♥-2♠-3♥-4♠ or the Smolen auction of 1NT-2♣-2♦-3♥-4♠. (Smolen is a useful but infrequently occurring convention where responder with 5-4 in the majors jumps in his shorter major to allow the strong hand to declare in a 5-3 fit. This comes up so rarely that it should not be high on your list of treatments to start playing.) On the first round of trumps, East will play the ♠J. Some declarers will now play to the ♠Q to try to squish an original ♠JT, but that's a low percentage play. This is one example of what's called Restricted Choice - if East had ♠JT originally, he had a choice of equal cards to play, so it's roughly twice as likely that once he plays the ♠J he had no choice - that is, he had an original holding of ♠KJ or ♠J alone. Declarer should run the ♠8 to cater to either an original ♠T42 or ♠KT42 on his left. If you do that and lose to an original ♠JT, you can at least feel good about making the right play...


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15 ♠K5
♥AQJ82
♦KQ53
♣A2
 Dlr: South
Vul: N-S
♠AT962
♥K
♦984
♣Q743
 ♠83
♥97654
♦J6
♣KT86
♠QJ74
♥T3
♦AT72
♣J95
19
94
8
Double Dummy Makes
NS: 1♣ 5♦ 3/4♥ 2♠ 3/5NT
EW:  ♣6 ♦1 ♥2 ♠4 NT2
LoTT: 17 - 16 = +1
Par: +660 5NT-S		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
  180          6.00   0.00  1N N +3   A5-Wittmer-Richards vs A5-Sorensen-Griffin
  170          4.50   1.50  2♥ N +2   A1-Farrell-Romph vs A4-McGrew-Wolf
  170          4.50   1.50  2♥ N +2   A2-Schnalke-Bennett vs A7-Muns-Thomas
  150          1.50   4.50  2N S +1   A7-Bryson-Gaderick vs A8-Whalen-Stedman
  150          1.50   4.50  1N S +2   A3-LeVeille-Smith vs A1-Harn-Miles
  150          1.50   4.50  3♦ N +2   A8-Hughes-Ryan vs A2-Richards-Lindh
  150          1.50   4.50  2♦ N +3   A4-Farrell-Farrell vs A3-Proctor-Proctor

Lynn Berg Hand Analysis (For 299ers)

After North opens 1♥ and jump-shifts, will they end up in NT or diamonds? Hearts will not be the great source of tricks one would hope when the break is so terrible, but the game is safe when the clubs are polite enough to be 4-4.


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16 ♠AJ75
♥93
♦AJ
♣AK983
 Dlr: West
Vul: E-W
♠4
♥QJT874
♦K52
♣J74
 ♠QT862
♥K
♦Q9743
♣T6
♠K93
♥A652
♦T86
♣Q52
17
77
9
Double Dummy Makes
NS: 4♣ 1♦ 1♥ 3♠ 4NT
EW:  ♣3 ♦5 ♥6 ♠4 NT3
LoTT: 15 - 16 = -1
Par: +430 4NT-NS		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
  430          6.00   0.00  3N N +1   A6-Croom-Akerstrom vs A6-Haviland-Francisco
  400          5.00   1.00  3N S      A2-Schnalke-Bennett vs A5-Sorensen-Griffin
  200          4.00   2.00  2♥* W -1  A4-Farrell-Farrell vs A2-Richards-Lindh
  180          3.00   3.00  2N S +2   A5-Wittmer-Richards vs A4-McGrew-Wolf
  130          1.50   4.50  3♣ N +1   A1-Farrell-Romph vs A3-Proctor-Proctor
  130          1.50   4.50  1♣ N +3   A8-Hughes-Ryan vs A1-Harn-Miles
  110          0.00   6.00  3♣ N      A3-LeVeille-Smith vs A8-Whalen-Stedman

Lynn Berg Hand Analysis (For 299ers)

This is a sparse looking North hand to have as much as 17 points--talk about aces and spaces! But South's scattered nine comes in very handy for the NT game.


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17 ♠AK7
♥QJT5
♦62
♣9643
 Dlr: North
Vul: None
♠Q86
♥A7
♦Q87
♣AJT72
 ♠JT9
♥K964
♦KJT94
♣8
♠5432
♥832
♦A53
♣KQ5
10
138
9
Double Dummy Makes
NS:  ♣5 ♦3 ♥6 ♠5 NT5
EW: 2♣ 4♦ 1♥ 1♠ 1/2NT
LoTT: 16 - 15 = +1
Par: -130 4♦-EW		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
   80          6.00   0.00  1♥ N      A6-Croom-Akerstrom vs A6-Haviland-Francisco
         80    5.00   1.00  1♥ E      A2-Schnalke-Bennett vs A5-Sorensen-Griffin
         90    4.00   2.00  2♣ W      A8-Hughes-Ryan vs A1-Harn-Miles
        110    2.00   4.00  2♦ E +1   A3-LeVeille-Smith vs A8-Whalen-Stedman
        110    2.00   4.00  1♦ E +2   A1-Farrell-Romph vs A3-Proctor-Proctor
        110    2.00   4.00  1♦ E +2   A5-Wittmer-Richards vs A4-McGrew-Wolf
        150    0.00   6.00  2N W +1   A4-Farrell-Farrell vs A2-Richards-Lindh

Lynn Berg Hand Analysis (For 299ers)

After 1♣--1♦ and a 1NT rebid by West, will East pass or bid 2♦? The matchpoint bidders will pass, knowing partner has at least 2-3 diamonds.


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18 ♠97643
♥AKQ32
♦4
♣AT
 Dlr: East
Vul: N-S
♠AJ2
♥65
♦KQJ
♣Q9843
 ♠QT
♥84
♦A98532
♣K65
♠K85
♥JT97
♦T76
♣J72
13
139
5
Double Dummy Makes
NS: 2♥ 2♠  ♣3 ♦2 NT5/4
EW: 3♣ 4♦ 1NT  ♥5 ♠5
LoTT: 18 - 18 = 0
Par: -130 4♦-EW		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
  140          6.00   0.00  2♥ N +1   A6-Croom-Akerstrom vs A6-Haviland-Francisco
  110          5.00   1.00  2♥ N      A2-Schnalke-Bennett vs A5-Sorensen-Griffin
   50          4.00   2.00  4♦ E -1   A3-LeVeille-Smith vs A8-Whalen-Stedman
        100    2.50   3.50  3♥ N -1   A1-Farrell-Romph vs A3-Proctor-Proctor
        100    2.50   3.50  3♥ N -1   A4-Farrell-Farrell vs A2-Richards-Lindh
        130    1.00   5.00  4♦ E      A5-Wittmer-Richards vs A4-McGrew-Wolf
        200    0.00   6.00  3♥ N -2   A8-Hughes-Ryan vs A1-Harn-Miles

Lynn Berg Hand Analysis (For 299ers)

In third chair, West opens 1♣, North bids 1♥, and East can't do much. It isn't safe to raise clubs with only three. If it passes back to West, he can reopen with a double and East will come to life with her six diamonds and all useful cards. Now the ball is in South's court--with four hearts, will she let the opponents buy the contract? Even vulnerable, it's tempting to get in on the act(but safer not to!)


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19 ♠K8753
♥JT432
♦-
♣A63
 Dlr: South
Vul: E-W
♠QT9
♥9765
♦QT96
♣K5
 ♠42
♥K8
♦K432
♣J8742
♠AJ6
♥AQ
♦AJ875
♣QT9
8
77
18
Double Dummy Makes
NS: 4♣ 3♦ 5♥ 6♠ 5/4NT
EW:  ♣3 ♦3/4 ♥2 ♠1 NT2
LoTT: 16 - 16 = 0
Par: +980 6♠-NS		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
  480          6.00   0.00  4♠ S +2   A4-Farrell-Farrell vs A1-Harn-Miles
  460          5.00   1.00  3N S +2   A3-LeVeille-Smith vs A6-Haviland-Francisco
  430          4.00   2.00  3N S +1   A5-Wittmer-Richards vs A3-Proctor-Proctor
  400          3.00   3.00  3N S      A6-Croom-Akerstrom vs A5-Sorensen-Griffin
  180          2.00   4.00  2N S +2   A2-Schnalke-Bennett vs A4-McGrew-Wolf
  170          1.00   5.00  3♠ N +1   A1-Farrell-Romph vs A2-Richards-Lindh
  150          0.00   6.00  1N S +2   A7-Bryson-Gaderick vs A7-Muns-Thomas
20 ♠T83
♥7
♦KT985
♣6542
 Dlr: West
Vul: Both
♠AQ7542
♥KQ8
♦Q
♣AQJ
 ♠K
♥A9
♦J76432
♣K983
♠J96
♥JT65432
♦A
♣T7
3
2011
6
Double Dummy Makes
NS:  ♣0 ♦4 ♥4 ♠0 NT0
EW: 6♣ 3♦ 3♥ 6♠ 6NT
LoTT: 16 - 15 = +1
Par: -1440 6NT-EW		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
 1400          6.00   0.00  7N* W -5  A2-Schnalke-Bennett vs A4-McGrew-Wolf
        230    4.50   1.50  2♠ W +4   A3-LeVeille-Smith vs A6-Haviland-Francisco
        230    4.50   1.50  2♠ W +4   A6-Croom-Akerstrom vs A5-Sorensen-Griffin
        690    2.50   3.50  3N W +3   A5-Wittmer-Richards vs A3-Proctor-Proctor
        690    2.50   3.50  3N W +3   A7-Bryson-Gaderick vs A7-Muns-Thomas
        710    1.00   5.00  4♠ W +3   A1-Farrell-Romph vs A2-Richards-Lindh
       1390    0.00   6.00  4♠* E +3  A4-Farrell-Farrell vs A1-Harn-Miles
21 ♠K98
♥AKQT63
♦T85
♣K
 Dlr: North
Vul: N-S
♠QJT
♥J
♦Q32
♣J97654
 ♠A2
♥9542
♦974
♣QT83
♠76543
♥87
♦AKJ6
♣A2
15
76
12
Double Dummy Makes
NS: 4♦ 5♥ 4♠ 4NT  ♣5
EW: 2♣  ♦3 ♥2 ♠3 NT2
LoTT: 19 - 18 = +1
Par: +650 5♥-NS		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
  650          5.50   0.50  4♥ N +1   A2-Schnalke-Bennett vs A4-McGrew-Wolf
  650          5.50   0.50  4♥ N +1   A6-Croom-Akerstrom vs A5-Sorensen-Griffin
  620          3.00   3.00  4♥ N      A1-Farrell-Romph vs A2-Richards-Lindh
  620          3.00   3.00  4♥ N      A3-LeVeille-Smith vs A6-Haviland-Francisco
  620          3.00   3.00  4♥ N      A5-Wittmer-Richards vs A3-Proctor-Proctor
  200          1.00   5.00  2♥ N +3   A4-Farrell-Farrell vs A1-Harn-Miles
        100    0.00   6.00  4♠ S -1   A7-Bryson-Gaderick vs A7-Muns-Thomas
22 ♠AQ5
♥93
♦AKQ32
♣KQJ
 Dlr: East
Vul: E-W
♠T643
♥KQJ5
♦7
♣8653
 ♠J9872
♥AT8
♦J98
♣92
♠K
♥7642
♦T654
♣AT74
21
66
7
Double Dummy Makes
NS: 5♣ 5♦ 2♥ 3NT  ♠6
EW: 1♠  ♣1 ♦1 ♥4 NT1
LoTT: 18 - 18 = 0
Par: +400 3NT-NS/5♦-NS/5♣-NS		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
  460          5.00   1.00  3N N +2   A4-Farrell-Farrell vs A7-Muns-Thomas
  460          5.00   1.00  3N N +2   A5-Wittmer-Richards vs A2-Richards-Lindh
  460          5.00   1.00  3N N +2   A6-Croom-Akerstrom vs A4-McGrew-Wolf
  400          2.50   3.50  5♦ S      A3-LeVeille-Smith vs A5-Sorensen-Griffin
  400          2.50   3.50  5♦ N      A2-Schnalke-Bennett vs A3-Proctor-Proctor
        110    0.50   5.50  2♠ E      A7-Bryson-Gaderick vs A6-Haviland-Francisco
        110    0.50   5.50  2♠ E      A8-Hughes-Ryan vs A8-Whalen-Stedman
23 ♠8
♥AJ8754
♦Q87
♣J43
 Dlr: South
Vul: Both
♠T632
♥T6
♦A432
♣985
 ♠AQJ974
♥Q92
♦J5
♣AQ
♠K5
♥K3
♦KT96
♣KT762
8
416
12
Double Dummy Makes
NS: 3♣ 3♦ 3♥  ♠5 NT6
EW: 2♠  ♣3 ♦3 ♥4 NT6
LoTT: 17 - 18 = -1
Par: +140 3♥-NS		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
  100          5.50   0.50  3♠ E -1   A2-Schnalke-Bennett vs A3-Proctor-Proctor
  100          5.50   0.50  3♠ E -1   A3-LeVeille-Smith vs A5-Sorensen-Griffin
        110    4.00   2.00  2♠ E      A6-Croom-Akerstrom vs A4-McGrew-Wolf
        140    3.00   3.00  3♠ E      A7-Bryson-Gaderick vs A6-Haviland-Francisco
        170    1.50   4.50  3♠ E +1   A4-Farrell-Farrell vs A7-Muns-Thomas
        170    1.50   4.50  1♠ E +3   A8-Hughes-Ryan vs A8-Whalen-Stedman
        200    0.00   6.00  4♥* N -1  A5-Wittmer-Richards vs A2-Richards-Lindh
24 ♠KT7653
♥AJ75
♦982
♣-
 Dlr: West
Vul: None
♠Q4
♥KQT4
♦AK5
♣T943
 ♠98
♥98
♦QJT43
♣Q752
♠AJ2
♥632
♦76
♣AKJ86
8
145
13
Double Dummy Makes
NS: 1♣ 3♥ 4♠ 2NT  ♦6
EW: -/1♦
       ♣5/6 ♦6/7 ♥4 ♠2/3 NT4
LoTT: 17 - 17 = 0
Par: +420 4♠-NS		 
  N-S   E-W    N-S    E-W   Contract
  420          6.00   0.00  4♠ N      A5-Wittmer-Richards vs A2-Richards-Lindh
  170          5.00   1.00  3♠ N +1   A3-LeVeille-Smith vs A5-Sorensen-Griffin
  150          4.00   2.00  3♦ E -3   A6-Croom-Akerstrom vs A4-McGrew-Wolf
  140          3.00   3.00  2♠ N +1   A4-Farrell-Farrell vs A7-Muns-Thomas
  100          1.50   4.50  3N E -2   A8-Hughes-Ryan vs A8-Whalen-Stedman
  100          1.50   4.50  2♣ W -2   A7-Bryson-Gaderick vs A6-Haviland-Francisco
         50    0.00   6.00  2♥ N -1   A2-Schnalke-Bennett vs A3-Proctor-Proctor