October 2017 - 42

Sanborn elects to pass. "Too many
losers for 5♣, and 3♣ gets us to the
same level. 4♣ is fit-showing in my
book. I'm hoping to bid later of course."
Pass by Shi. "With singletons in both
majors, I doubt the auction is over. If
partner can reopen with a double, I will
jump. Otherwise, I will probably have a
chance to bid clubs at some level."
Rigal passes with flair. "The bidding
can't/won't stop here and maybe I'll
know more next round. Some number
of clubs between three and five makes
sense also, but that would be less dramatic."

NEXT MONTH'S PROBLEMS
1. IMPs. None vulnerable.
♠A 8 7 3 ♥K Q 8 ♦A ♣Q J 8 3 2
West

North

East

1♠

Dbl

Pass

South
1♣
?

2. IMPs. None vulnerable.
♠A Q J 2 ♥A Q 8 ♦Q 6 5 4 3 ♣K
West
Pass

North
Pass

East
1♥

South
?

3. IMPs. None vulnerable.
♠K ♥9 7 5 4 3 2 ♦8 7 ♣A 8 6 4
West
Pass

North
1♠
3♦

East
2♥
Pass

South
Pass
?

4. IMPs. North-South vulnerable.
♠A 9 3 ♥- ♦A Q 10 9 8 4 3 ♣A J 9
West

North

East

2♠

3♥

3♠

South
1♦
?

5. Matchpoints. Both vulnerable.
♠9 8 5 4 ♥A K J 10 ♦K 10 9 ♣7 6
West
1♠

North
Pass

East
Pass

42 Bridge Bulletin October 2017

South
?

stamp my foot, second redouble, and
then bid hearts next."
Shi: "I could redouble and bid 2♥ to
show about the strength, but I would
really prefer to be just a tad stronger. If
we play that 2♦ is a constructive heart
raise, I would do that. Otherwise, I will
start with redouble."
Colchamiro: "Isn't redouble followed
by 2♥ supposed to show this hand
(and/or maybe one more jack)?"
Meckstroth thinks so. "Redouble,
4. Matchpoints. Both vulnerable.
will
likely raise to 2♥ next round."
♠K 8 6 3 ♥J 6 3 ♦A 10 2 ♣Q 6 2
Robinson redoubles. "I plan to show
West North
East
South
a three-card heart limit raise."
1♥
Dbl
?
Sanborn waves the blue card, planning to follow up with a minimum
Call
Votes
Award
heart raise. "Redouble doesn't deny
Redbl
11
100
support."
2♥
2
70
Weinstein, on the other hand, says he
1NT
1
60
doesn't like to redouble with a fit. "But
1♠
0
40
I want to show a three-card limit raise,
2NT
0
30
and this is the only way without some
other agreements."
Delayed raise
Lee acknowledges that
The majority of the panel
redouble is a slight overpauses to redouble before
bid, "but I like the posiraising hearts.
tion of my honors and the
Korbel redoubles, but
♦10."
explains the more modern
Donn treats the hand as
(off-convention-card) apa constructive raise and
proach. "If I was playing
bids 2♥.
transfers over 1♥ or 1♠
Boehm bids 2♥ as well.
doubled (a nearly universal
"Deduct for 4-3-3-3. Old
treatment among expert
Goren. Support with supplayers), I would bid 2♦ to
port - more sound advice."
show a constructive raise
Meyers tries 1NT.
to 2♥. Because I want to
"Although
I have 10 HCP,
Meyers
stretch to 2♥ on hands
it is not worth enough to
that are much more wretched than
me to redouble and then bid 2♥. I have
this, I will overbid very slightly with a
notrump distribution, and I can always
redouble and then rebid 2♥, showing a
bid hearts later."
10-11 point raise."
Lawrence redoubles. "If I had an arti5. IMPs. East-West vulnerable.
ficial bid to show this hand, I would use
♠A K 9 7 5 3 ♥10 9 4 ♦J 7 4 2 ♣-
it. As it is, I have to redouble and then
raise hearts, which shows exactly three
West North
East
South
of them."
Pass
1♥
2♣
?
"What are our methods?" Rigal asks.
"In all standard expert partnerships,
Call
Votes
Award
we play 2♣ is 7- 9 with three trumps
2♠
11
100
(this hand qualifies) or 2♦ as a trans3♣
2
60
fer to hearts to show a constructive
4♣
1
50
raise. Failing either of these, I first
2♥
0
20
Meyers passes. "I will have an opportunity to bid later. I can't force to
game with this hand by bidding 3♣,
and I have too many losers to bid 5♣.
So I will pass now and probably be a
late-blooming rose later."
Boehm bids a "presumably preemptive" 4♣.
Meckstroth, too. "Hopefully 4♣ is
natural."
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