Submitted:

PROBLEM A: Double
Too strong to pass. Let's hope partner doesn't respond with a Leb 2NT.

PROBLEM B: 4 Notrump
RKCB. I suppose a 4 call agrees hearts and allows partner to sign off in 4 or show a spade control--then what? I think it best to make the decision now.

PROBLEM C: 4 Diamonds.
Fit jumps usually promise four, but with only a stiff spade this auction will probably not stop. This should give partner the information required to compete further or pass.

PROBLEM D: (c1)
A (pass) and (C2) also considered.

PROBLEM E: 3 Spades
Matchpoints.

PROBLEM F: 3 Diamonds
Also considered 4NT

PROBLEM G: Pass
Drawing the line here.

PROBLEM H: Heart 10
Somewhat passive. Show me dummy.

---

---

problem A:>>  The t/o double is almost flawless.   can't say the same for  2 , 2NT, 3 , ( or "pass"??)
                                           --- Double---


problem B:>> Penciling in a jump raise now.   This isn't great since it probably demands she go to slam if holding the diamond ace, rather than being natural.  How about blackwood?  Or, on the lowball side 3NT or just 4 hearts?
                                           --- Five Hearts--     for now
---
problem C:>> After a jump-overcall: Responder's jump-shift is fit-showing. So, if we aren't chickening out with a simple raise, this is better than pre-empting to four--and more HELPFULL to partner than a cuebid.  I need partner to be the decider should eiter opp manage to say "four spades".   I suspect this fit-jump is meant to show 10 cards in "our" 2 suits, but...

                                                   ---Four Diamonds---

problem D:>>  This week,  bidding feels like changing a plus into a minus  (or changing a SMALL minus [130] into a horrendous one.  If we could trust that pard's takeout of the reopening  double would be on a 6-bagger, the thinking would be different but....
                                                   ---Pass---

problem E:>   Three Diamonds seems enough.  Who knows--we might catch a spade preference with his queen-X  ( He denyed three thanks to the non-use of support double)
                                                    ---Three Diamonds---

problem F:>>  I already had bid slam after the single raise!  Nothing much has changed after this extra round of bidding oter then tipping off the leader that a spade lead might not be a good idea.   booo!
                                                     ---Six Hearts---                                                       

Proof positive that you only need to post all 12 events!  (Pat did great even after sitting out the November one!)

pat participated in november. she didn't post it here.

2023 MSC Honor Roll
The Bridge World publishes a yearly honor roll. IAC members making the published list are below.

BBO NAME	NAME	RANK	YEARLY-TOTAL
Masse24	Todd Holes	10	8330
CCR3	Pat McDermott	48	7920
YleeXotee	Joe Albert Garcia	51	7910
JCreech	Jim Creech	63	7800
BluBayou	Jock McQuade	82	7630
. . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . .

Good job! On to the new year. May it be a good deal better than 2023.

---

---

ooh, nice one Todd.

I chose 2c on that one hand because 3c was too weak, a cue bid was too strong, and I thought 2c was abou the middle. I should have considered that 4c total tricks thing
1S deserves more points for being standard.