Big Slam Magazine - Flipbook - Page 13
From last year's ANC in Perth
South Australia nearly managed the quadfecta,
winning the Open, Women's and Seniors plus
runners up in the Youth!
Phil Markey from their winning Open team wrote
an article for Australian Bridge: Here are a few
hands:
E/NS
]KT8
[AK98
}T
{A8653
]J93
[QT43
}KJ92
{K2
]AQ54
[62
}A73
{QT94
]762
[J75
}Q8654
{J7
WEST
NORTH
Travis
Appleton Markey
1NT
no
2{ A
no
X
no A
no
EAST
SOUTH
Coles
no
2[
end
West's pass was alerted because it showed values, since 0-7 counts would either transfer or
wriggle via Stayman. Undeterred, North tried 2{
Aspro which got them to 2[, whereupon West
has happy to pass East's takeout double for
+800.
E/Both
]QT987
[K9853
}Q6
{5
]A543
[Q76
}T
{QJ932
]KJ2
[J4
}AKJ43
{KT8
2{
3{
3NT
NORTH
EAST
1NT
2}
3}
end
One North-South pair went for
-2300 in 5{x, which we all
know is the postcode for Newcastle. This fortnight, there
should be a prize for anyone
who goes five down in a redoubled vulnerable contract.
(OK, or six down redoubled, not vulnerable)
Here's a hand from the 2005 ANC at the Masonic
Centre in Sydney:
Saved by the Screens
S/EW
]A74
[AKJT8
}J87
{T8
]QT93
[965
}T64
{K73
]J865
[Q732
}Q3
{J42
]K2
[4
}AK952
{AQ965
WEST
NORTH
EAST
Moses
no
no
no
no
1[
4[ !
5]
6}
no
no
no
end
SOUTH
Bock
1}
3{
5{
6{
3{ was systemically a mini-splinter – four hearts
and club singleton – which Steven forgot.
When Neville jumped straight to game in the
known fit, Bock remembered. He tried 5{, taken
as a cue bid, hence 5], looking for 7[.
When 6{ appeared, Neville worked out to give
grudging preference to 6}. When the }Q fell
doubleton, that was 10 IMPs in.
]6
[AT2
}98752
{A764
WEST
Most South's led a pedestrian diamond against
3NT for -600 but Nic Croft led [A-T for +100.
SOUTH
Without screens, Bock would have seen partner
alert his 3{. Then he would have an awkward legal issue over 4[. Over his strong jump shift, that
sounds like [KQJxxxx and out. The Unauthorised Information from the alert would make that
less likely.