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I’m watching a lot of VuGraph, you have probably noticed. Homeboy had a train wreck of a third quarter yesterday, then teammate Bobby Levin came up with a plan and threw George back in for the fourth quarter. As George explained it to me later, Levin said something along the lines of: “If you go in and have a good set, pick up 30 or so, they’ll be concerned.” Jacobs takes direction well. Picked up 56.
Did you happen to see board 52? Everybody vulnerable, after three passes South holds:
S K8
H AQJ62
D K
C KQJ82
In the Nickell-Welland match, Bob Hamman opened 1H and over his partner’s 1S he bid 3C game forcing. Compton bid 3D and Hamman preferenced with 3S, which Compton raised to four. At the other table, Chris Willenken opened 1H but rebid 1NT over Welland’s (false) 1S response (it denies 5S), showing clubs. Welland bid 2C telling Willenken his clubs were better than his hearts and that his hand was weak, Willenken bid 2NT and over Welland’s 3D he ended things with 3NT. Four spades went down two, 3NT made.
North’s hand:
S JT642
H 3
D T9642
C A4
Steve Weinstein opened the South hand 1H, bid three game forcing clubs over his partner’s 1S response, and Bobby Levin bid 3NT, making. Larry Cohen, playing a strong club system, opened the hand 1C and bid 1H over his partner’s negative 1D response. Berkowitz bid 1S, Cohen 2C, Berkowitz showed his lesser five-card suit with 2D, and Cohen bid 2H, ending the auction.
How would it go in my partnerships? 1H - 1S, now we’re in Gazzilli territory. We bid 2C (either 11-15 with 5+ hearts and 4+ clubs or any strong hand with 5+ hearts, 16+) and are disappointed to hear 2S from partner (showing 4-7 high card points, five spades and not two hearts). With a control more than the 16 guaranteed by 2C it’s clearly right to come again so we bid 3C, showing extra values and a real club suit. Now it’s just bridge.
Sitting North, holding the same cards as David Berkowitz, Bobby Levin, Chris Compton and Roy Welland, what do you bid over 3C?
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