Some interesting boards

I think Janne and I are finally getting our act together. You can view the full boards by clicking Pattaya bridge Club results and then the x by the date. There were some truly comical moments during our round. On board 5 we were allowed to make 3S when the opponents forgot to cash 2 C tricks, but the really cute board of that round was when West reached 5C on board 6, which I doubled after partner had bid D freely and later supported H. The D lead was won by declarer and she promptly called for the club Q from dummy. Partner objected! That was the only play to insure the defeat of 5C. A very good player once said "If declarer doesn't know where the lead is, accept it. Declarer is too confused to make the contract."

On board 9 what I thought was a reasonable negative double holding AJxxx, Kxxx, 10x, xx after P, P, 1D, 2C went awry when partner left it in with a balanced 14 and Jxx of C. On board 14 I elected to open 1H as East. Not classic, and Janne responded 1NT. I now (while I could have passed) bid 2C (Swedish, ambiguous). I think Janne could raise to 3C with his hand but he chose to play me for the unspecified strong hand and bid 3NT. This was not a good spot!

Paul Quodomine

A problem hand

You hold AKQJxx, void, xx, K10xxx and open 1S (4+). Partner bids 1NT (n.f. in the Swedish system) and you rebid 2C showing either a modest 2 suiter (S+C) or a hand just short of a jump shift with any second suit. Partner bids naturally after this call, and bids 2S. I bid 4S which ended the auction. Partner had a "perfecto" holding 9x, 10xxxx, Axx, AQx. 6 made easily. 7C was never in the picture. I'm not sure what he should do after 2C which could be artificial, but do you have a good sequence to 6S or 7C using our methods? Neither was ever bid or even sniffed at in the Pattaya bridge http://www.pattayabridge.com club game.

Pre-empt with two voids?

In correspondance with an ex-partner, he related a hand that opened fairly light with good results, and he reminded me of this gem from a few years back in a club game where I opened a one bid on 7hcp! And at my second turn bid a Grand Slam! At the Pattaya Bridge Club this would probably be classified a "psyche", but anyway the auction was:

1S, holding K109xxxxxx, void, Axxx, void. Somehow with a nine-bagger headed by K109, two voids, and an ace fourth on the side it looked too good for any kind of preempt. And I didn't intend to be out-bid.

Next hand doubled, partner bid 2NT (Jordan) showing 4 card support (!!) and a limit raise or better and the next hand bid 3D. The opponents were competent and could be counted upon to have their bids so I rightly assumed partner to be short in D, and with a bit less than a splinter. My next call was SEVEN SPADES, resoundingly doubled, and equally resoundingly redoubled by me. In for a penny, in for a pound! Len was turning green.

The club ace was led and Len hit with AQJx, Qxxx, x, xxxx! Tear up the heart Q, 13 tricks were easy. LHO held void, AKxxx, Kxx, AK10xx and RHO void, Jxxx, QJ10xx, QJxx.

Hands like this happen once in a lifetime but when they do they're a lot of fun.

What WOULD the PBC consider the 1S bid as?