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2023 September MSC
Masse24:
SEPTEMBER 2023 MSC
Deadline: JULY 31 at 11:59 p.m. (ET)
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blubayou:
HOOOORAY AND GOOD RIDDANCE TO THE DISGUSTING AUGUST" SET! (So many with a smorgasbord of no answer) I hope never to see again-and I have looked at or participated here since Viet Nam ended).
first look on prob. A we notice we have almost never seen a better dummy for the "misery preference" to 2 !H . That means I have a splinter for north's diamonds. I hope he will forgive me for blocking his "blackwood" but he should not hang me for not having mega trumps, his !H K-x, and the stiff , but only king-high spades (i bet HE has the missing spade ace?)
---Five Clubs---
Problem B:>> Ahh the ANTI-SPLINTER finally shows up (see my profile) ___---Four Diamonds---
Problem C:>> Do we see 3 choices? nope. ---Five Clubs---
Problem D:>> OK, west has got me convinced: Partner doesn't have more than 4 clubs, so he must have 4 spades, and/or 3+ hearts so reaching out for a major game is not a wild stab in the dark...
---Three Spades---
Problem E:>> My first think is to push with 3 !S AFTER the opps correct to 3 !H . The LAW says one of us can make 9 tricks. If the enemy gets to FOUR Hearts before I ever mention my spades, then I have wimped out, and will stay fixed. The temptation to mention those clubs NOW, and hope to later say 3 Spades is tugging at me, but will that suck partner into a definite overbid?
---Pass/Three Clubs??---
Problem F:>> A looser of a quizz problem---WTP ---Three Diamonds---
Problem G:>> ...?
blubayou:
Problem G:>> Are they going to 4!S or mor no matter what I do? Then i better let partner know they are serious about it with a triple jump. Are they willing to stand down, rightly or wrongly? Then I like the spade splinter that gets us to 3NT. Might we have eight hearts? We really shouldn't care.
--- ? ---
Problem H:>> Partner may have up to 5 points on this auction (12 I see and typically 23-24 held by the opponents. ) I need to get unbusy in one of these side suits, and I choose diamonds. The lead problems lately have been friendly lately to south flinging unsupported diamond honours out there, so....
--- Diamond Jack---
Masse24:
Problem A: 3NT
I've got a totally different take on this one, Blu. No jump-shift, so limited to about 17 or so. But partner is probing with 3 !D, presumably for 3NT? He should have about 16-17 HCP and a potential problem in diamonds.
I am max and have diamonds controlled. So it's 3NT.
I'm having a hard time coming up with another reasonable call. On second thought, I suppose a 0=5=4=4 hand is possible.
hoki:
A First I read Jock's answer and was convinced even though Todd admits partner
might be showing a 5=4=4=0 (or 5=4=3=1?) hand. Then I read Todd's answer
and again I was convinced. Oh dear, I hope not all the problems are going to be
like this. In the end I plumped for 4♥, in the hope that this is the safest game
in case we can't run nine tricks in 3NT after a spade lead.
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