Initial thoughts:
A. MPs makes for odd decisions. I am torn between passing for penalty (might not be willing to at IMPs as being too close and doubling them into a game) and trotting out 3NT. Leaning toward the penalty pass at this time.
B. My initial inclination is to bid 5
. But if I could count on partner having one diamond, it might be worth trying a gambling 3NT. By my quick calculations, partner is likely to have at least a singleton about 75% of the time, but missing the Q, the chances of making, not risking the finesse, drops the chance of running the suit down to close to 50%. Now I have to figure out whether the panel will be willing to take the 3NT chance as well.
C. I think I have too many points and too many hearts for partner to find a reopening double. The question is to decide between which will score better – passing 2S and hoping to set the contract undoubled better than we can score in our contract, or show my values by overcalling 2NT. Right now, I think it would be better to bid 2NT – the only lie is having a 2nd club, otherwise it is a great description of my hand.
D. I need to check whether Drury applies after an overcall with BWS, otherwise, I think I am good enough to cue. Some of the values are soft, so I may step it down to a simple raise by the time I submit.
E. Who knows what is the right contract? I have extras, a probable Moysian fit available in hearts, nice presumably fitting cards in diamonds, not no semblance of a spade stop for NT. 2
should convey that sort of uncertainty and get partner to make a sensible rebid.
F. Part 1: I think it is right to double to get the defense off to a good start. Part 2: I am torn between bidding 5
and pass. I think it may be right to pass with there being a trump stack behind the NT bidder and the diamond honors ill placed.
G. (Must have accidently skipped - I relettered to show this MIA answer)
H.
10. I may change my mind, it is still early, but I think it may be right to get my best suit started, even though it is dummy’s1st bid as well. A small spade may be more right, hoping partner will have something to help get it going. A
may also be right as the unbid suit, but for now, I’d like to think of my holding as one or two entries to get the spades going.