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[Event "03/29/11  Unit Game"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board "20"]
[West "Seth"]
[North "Catherine"]
[East "Pete"]
[South "Deb"]
[Dealer "W"]
[Vulnerable "All"]
[Deal "W:984.7.JT92.AQ763 AQT765.KQ84.Q.92 J2.A532.K853.KJ4 K3.JT96.A764.T85"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer "N"]
[Contract "2S"]
[Result ""]
{At last, when I asked GIB to bid this hand, the results were exactly as bid at
the table.  Though the \DQ is likely worthless, the North hand is clearly an
opening bid.  For example, using Bergen's rule of 20, 11 working high card
points (HCP) plus 10 cards in the two longest suits is 21.  In addition, you
should strain to open any hand with a good spade suit.  (The old Goren rule
was, add a point for a spade suit.)

My takeout double is automatic, though minimum.  It pays to act early, rather
than wait for an opportunity to back in later.  Deb's free bid (she was not
forced to bid) of 1NT shows 8-10 HCP.  Seth's 2\C shows 6-9 support points -
with the singleton heart and fifth club, this is a maximum.  Catherine rebid
her spades, absolutely correct.  With a minimum opening, six cards in a higher
suit, four in a lower suit, rebid the six-bagger.  A subsequent bid in another
suit is then weak.  I am not permitted to bid again without serious game
interest, so I passed.  Deb has a minimum for the values she showed, and also
passed.  Seth and I had only basic tools, so he passed.  

A possible continuation would have been 2NT by Seth, showing a max with
primary clubs and secondary diamonds - the unusual notrump, since this bid
could not possibly be natural.  We would then play 3\D, unless Catherine
grabbed the gold ring at 3\H.  If she does, it's clearly a weak hand, so Deb
should probably pass.  4\H is a very difficult contract to make, with 4-1
hearts.

Not that it would happen, but we can set 2\S on the lead of the \HA and
another.  I led the obvious \C4.  Partner won the \CA and immediately shifted
to the \H7.  After long thought, I won the \HA and ... played two more clubs. 
This posed no problem for Catherine, who raked in ten tricks for a fine score.
 The correct return was the \H2, giving the ruff and asking for a low suit
return (\C).

A chief problem in bridge is blind spots.  I never seriously considered that
the \H7 might be a singleton, even though I had noticed all the lower spots -
Catherine might have bid the suit with \HKQ84.  (It would have been unethical
to play partner's haste in switching, of course.)}
[Auction "W"]
Pass {No suitable call -- 11- HCP; 12- total points}
1S {Major suit opening -- 5+ S; 21- HCP; 12-22 total points}
X {Takeout double -- 12+ total points}
1NT {Free NT -- 2-5 C; 2-5 D; 2-5 H; 2-5 S; 6-9 HCP}
2C {Free bid; new suit -- 4+ C; 11- HCP; 6-12 total points}
2S {6+ S; 14-18 total points}
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N  S  7
N  H 10
N  D  4
N  C  4
N NT  7
E  S  3
E  H  3
E  D  9
E  C  8
E NT  6
S  S  7
S  H 10
S  D  4
S  C  4
S NT  7
W  S  3
W  H  3
W  D  9
W  C  8
W NT  6
