Hands and Results
Hands | Results, Contracts, and Pairs |
1 |
♠AKJT84
♥A72
♦A5
♣AJ
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Dlr: North Vul: None |
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♠Q53
♥KQT
♦KJ4
♣KQT2
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♠2
♥J98653
♦T2
♣8764
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Double Dummy Makes |
NS: 4♦ 5♠ 1NT ♣6 ♥4 |
EW: 3♥ ♣6 ♦3 ♠1 NT4/5 |
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Bridge at the Village: The Common Game at Nite
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
450 3.00 0.00 4♠ N +1 8-Hasty-Owens vs 1-Doubles-Drymon
200 2.00 1.00 3♠ N +2 6-Sutton-Carter vs 5-Causey-Wood
140 1.00 2.00 3♠ N 7-Adams-Hill vs 3-Harris-Harris
50 0.00 3.00 4♠ N -1 4-Evans-Scott vs 2-Martin-Macdonald
Bid Game and Make Game
Game bonuses are the most frequent way to earn large, winning scores.
With any form of duplicate scoring, failing to bid and make your game
contracts is a sure path to a lower score at the end of a session. Bid
your game contracts. Then, play them well enough to bring home those
game bonuses.
Likely Auction:
| North | East | South | West |
| 2♣ * | Pass | 2♦ † | Pass |
| 2♠ § | Pass | 4♠ # | All Pass |
* 2♣ is strong and artificial. It shows a balanced hand stronger than
21 HCP or an unbalanced hand with four or more defensive tricks and
eight and a half or more offensive winners. Other opening two bids
show unbalanced hands too weak for an opening one-bid that normally
have six to seven offensive playing tricks.
Partnerships who play all opening two-bids as strong and natural will
open this hand 2♠. The strong, natural 2♠ opening bid is alertable.
The vast majority of duplicate players use 2♣ (or 1♣) as their only
strong, forcing opening bid. Strong, natural 2♦, 2♥, and 2♠ opening
bids require an alert. They are so unusual that the opponents may not
realize that they are strong bids without an alert.
† 2♦ is a “waiting bid.” In most partnerships, it shows any hand with
less than slam forcing strength (about 9-11 HCP) after opener’s 2♣
opening bid. Other treatments for the 2♦ response exist. Many pairs
use 2♦ as a negative response showing a hand, like this one, that
would pass after an opening one-bid.
§ North shows a hand that needs help from partner to make either game
or slam. With game in hand (say, replace a spade spot with the ♠Q and
add a side suit king), opener would rebid 3♠ to show a game forcing
hand with five or more spades that needs two tricks from the dummy to
to make a slam.
# South shows a hand with trump support that will usually produce one
trick. With a weaker hand, bidding 3♠ with trump support is best.
With a bare minimum (only 8.5 offensive winners) hand, Opener may
pass the 3♠ response. If a partnership has a “double negative” rebid
for responder, any weaker hand without trump support should use the
“double negative” rebid. If responder has a hand that will yield two
or more additional tricks for declarer, rebidding a new suit or 3NT
will encourage opener to consider a slam contract.
Play of the Hand
East will probably lead either a trump or a heart. A trump lead kills
West’s ♠Q, assuring nine tricks for declarer. A heart lead shines a
spotlight on the winning line of play: Ruff two hearts on the table.
After winning the opening lead, do not pull trumps. Cash the ♥A (or win
the first trick with it) and lead a small heart, ruffing on the table.
Return to the closed hand with a side suit ace, lead the last small
heart, again ruffing on the table. If the second ruff wins, lead the
remianing spade from the table and finesse against a possible ♠Q in the
West hand for an overtrick.
Do not worry about a defensive overruff. If, worst case, a defender
ruffs with the ♠Q and leads a trump, you will then have six trumps,
three side suit aces, and one heart ruff for ten winners. You must
delay pulling trumps. The delay retains a trump for ruffing the third
heart. This play protects against the worst case where West overruffs
and leads a trump to kill the ruffing power on the table.
4♠ bid and made with an overtrick scoring +450. This result assures a
score that will tie for a top board. +170 or +200 for a spade partscore
making four or five will be a poor score (usually, below average if no
a bottom), but it will beat the scores (-50 or -100) for the declarers
who do not find the heart ruff(s) required to score up the game bonus.
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2 |
♠KJ942
♥AQ986
♦-
♣KJ9
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Dlr: East Vul: N-S |
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♠T53
♥JT53
♦AKT73
♣T
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♠A76
♥K4
♦Q42
♣AQ874
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Double Dummy Makes |
NS: ♣3/6 ♦2 ♥6 ♠6 NT4 |
EW: 1♣ 4♦ 1♥ 2NT ♠6 |
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Bridge at the Village: The Common Game at Nite
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
140 3.00 0.00 2♥ N +1 6-Sutton-Carter vs 5-Causey-Wood
100 2.00 1.00 3♣ E -2 4-Evans-Scott vs 2-Martin-Macdonald
150 1.00 2.00 3♦ W +2 7-Adams-Hill vs 3-Harris-Harris
400 0.00 3.00 3♠ N -4 8-Hasty-Owens vs 1-Doubles-Drymon
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3 |
♠752
♥98654
♦863
♣K2
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Dlr: South Vul: E-W |
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♠AQ94
♥KQ
♦T754
♣Q76
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♠KJ863
♥72
♦AK9
♣854
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Double Dummy Makes |
NS: 3♣ 3♥ ♦5 ♠5 NT5 |
EW: 2♦ 2♠ 1/2NT ♣4 ♥4 |
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Bridge at the Village: The Common Game at Nite
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
200 3.00 0.00 4♠ E -2 8-Hasty-Owens vs 1-Doubles-Drymon
100 2.00 1.00 2♠ W -1 7-Adams-Hill vs 3-Harris-Harris
90 1.00 2.00 2♦ W 6-Sutton-Carter vs 5-Causey-Wood
140 0.00 3.00 2♠ E +1 4-Evans-Scott vs 2-Martin-Macdonald
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4 |
♠K7
♥T
♦7632
♣JT9652
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Dlr: West Vul: Both |
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♠4
♥KQJ983
♦J
♣K8743
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♠A8632
♥752
♦AQ5
♣AQ
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Double Dummy Makes |
NS: 4♦ ♣5 ♥2 ♠6 NT3 |
EW: 2♣ 5/4♥ 2NT ♦3 ♠5 |
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Bridge at the Village: The Common Game at Nite
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
300 3.00 0.00 4♠ E -3 1-Doubles-Drymon vs 4-Evans-Scott
110 2.00 1.00 2♥ W 7-Adams-Hill vs 6-Sutton-Carter
620 1.00 2.00 4♥ E 5-Causey-Wood vs 3-Harris-Harris
650 0.00 3.00 4♥ W +1 8-Hasty-Owens vs 2-Martin-Macdonald
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5 |
♠K6
♥Q82
♦AKQJ6
♣KJ9
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Dlr: North Vul: N-S |
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♠Q87542
♥AJ75
♦4
♣65
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♠-
♥64
♦T972
♣AQT8742
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Double Dummy Makes |
NS: 3/4♦ 2♥ 2♠ -/2NT ♣5 NT5/8 |
EW: 2♣ ♦3 ♥4 ♠4 NT3 |
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Bridge at the Village: The Common Game at Nite
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
630 3.00 0.00 3N N +1 5-Causey-Wood vs 3-Harris-Harris
100 2.00 1.00 3N N -1 7-Adams-Hill vs 6-Sutton-Carter
200 1.00 2.00 4♠ S -2 8-Hasty-Owens vs 2-Martin-Macdonald
500 0.00 3.00 4♠* S -2 1-Doubles-Drymon vs 4-Evans-Scott
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6 |
♠AT76
♥Q7
♦A
♣AKT832
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Dlr: East Vul: E-W |
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♠QJ543
♥KJ32
♦KQ6
♣5
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♠82
♥85
♦T82
♣QJ9764
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Double Dummy Makes |
NS: 3/2♣ 4/3♦ 4/3♥ 3/2♠ 2NT |
EW: ♣4 ♦3 ♥3 ♠4 NT5 |
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Bridge at the Village: The Common Game at Nite
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
110 3.00 0.00 2♦ S +1 5-Causey-Wood vs 3-Harris-Harris
90 1.50 1.50 2♣ N 1-Doubles-Drymon vs 4-Evans-Scott
90 1.50 1.50 2♣ N 7-Adams-Hill vs 6-Sutton-Carter
50 0.00 3.00 3N N -1 8-Hasty-Owens vs 2-Martin-Macdonald
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7 |
♠AJT8
♥-
♦KT874
♣QT72
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Dlr: South Vul: Both |
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♠543
♥J54
♦953
♣KJ86
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♠976
♥KQ97
♦AQ6
♣A54
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Double Dummy Makes |
NS: 1♣ 3♦ 2♠ 1NT ♥6 |
EW: 1♥ ♣6 ♦4 ♠4 NT6 |
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Bridge at the Village: The Common Game at Nite
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
600 3.00 0.00 3N N 2-Martin-Macdonald vs 5-Causey-Wood
140 2.00 1.00 3♠ N 1-Doubles-Drymon vs 7-Adams-Hill
110 1.00 2.00 2♠ N 6-Sutton-Carter vs 4-Evans-Scott
100 0.00 3.00 2♥ S -1 8-Hasty-Owens vs 3-Harris-Harris
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8 |
♠QJ6532
♥8
♦983
♣T94
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Dlr: West Vul: None |
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♠AKT74
♥AQT63
♦4
♣A3
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♠-
♥KJ954
♦A652
♣KQ62
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Double Dummy Makes |
NS: ♣1 ♦4 ♥0 ♠3 NT2 |
EW: 5♣ 2♦ 7♥ 3/4♠ 5NT |
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Bridge at the Village: The Common Game at Nite
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
510 1.50 1.50 5♥ E +2 6-Sutton-Carter vs 4-Evans-Scott
510 1.50 1.50 4♥ W +3 2-Martin-Macdonald vs 5-Causey-Wood
510 1.50 1.50 4♥ W +3 8-Hasty-Owens vs 3-Harris-Harris
510 1.50 1.50 4♥ E +3 1-Doubles-Drymon vs 7-Adams-Hill
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9 |
♠83
♥3
♦Q7542
♣AJ643
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Dlr: North Vul: E-W |
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♠AJ7
♥K92
♦J863
♣K85
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♠T9652
♥A8
♦AKT9
♣T2
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Double Dummy Makes |
NS: 2♣ 3♥ ♦5 ♠4 NT4 |
EW: 2♦ 3/2♠ 2NT ♣5 ♥4 |
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Bridge at the Village: The Common Game at Nite
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
140 2.00 1.00 3♥ S 8-Hasty-Owens vs 3-Harris-Harris
140 2.00 1.00 2♥ S +1 2-Martin-Macdonald vs 5-Causey-Wood
140 2.00 1.00 2♥ S +1 6-Sutton-Carter vs 4-Evans-Scott
100 0.00 3.00 3♦ E -1 1-Doubles-Drymon vs 7-Adams-Hill
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10 |
♠83
♥T62
♦AT853
♣852
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Dlr: East Vul: Both |
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♠AQJ4
♥AQ8
♦K964
♣Q9
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♠T762
♥53
♦J2
♣AJ764
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Double Dummy Makes |
NS: ♣3 ♦5 ♥6 ♠3/2 NT4 |
EW: 4♣ 2♦ 1♥ 4♠ 3NT |
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Bridge at the Village: The Common Game at Nite
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
110 2.50 0.50 2♠ W 3-Harris-Harris vs 6-Sutton-Carter
110 2.50 0.50 2♠ W 7-Adams-Hill vs 5-Causey-Wood
140 1.00 2.00 2♠ W +1 2-Martin-Macdonald vs 1-Doubles-Drymon
180 0.00 3.00 1N W +3 8-Hasty-Owens vs 4-Evans-Scott
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11 |
♠AT7
♥AK
♦A842
♣KQ98
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Dlr: South Vul: None |
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♠J6543
♥973
♦QJ
♣A52
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♠K8
♥J86542
♦93
♣T43
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Double Dummy Makes |
NS: 5♣ 5♦ 1♥ 3♠ 5NT |
EW: ♣2 ♦2 ♥5 ♠4 NT2 |
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Bridge at the Village: The Common Game at Nite
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
460 3.00 0.00 3N N +2 3-Harris-Harris vs 6-Sutton-Carter
430 1.50 1.50 3N N +1 2-Martin-Macdonald vs 1-Doubles-Drymon
430 1.50 1.50 3N N +1 7-Adams-Hill vs 5-Causey-Wood
50 0.00 3.00 3N N -1 8-Hasty-Owens vs 4-Evans-Scott
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12 |
♠AJ
♥A52
♦Q9753
♣AJ2
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Dlr: West Vul: N-S |
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♠QT2
♥Q873
♦JT2
♣Q86
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♠8743
♥KJ4
♦K84
♣K97
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Double Dummy Makes |
NS: 2♣ 2♦ 1♥ 2♠ 1NT |
EW: ♣4 ♦4/5 ♥5 ♠5 NT5/6 |
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Bridge at the Village: The Common Game at Nite
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
130 2.50 0.50 2♦ N +2 2-Martin-Macdonald vs 1-Doubles-Drymon
130 2.50 0.50 2♣ N +2 7-Adams-Hill vs 5-Causey-Wood
120 1.00 2.00 1N N +1 8-Hasty-Owens vs 4-Evans-Scott
90 0.00 3.00 1♦ N +1 3-Harris-Harris vs 6-Sutton-Carter
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13 |
♠KT643
♥JT872
♦Q8
♣9
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Dlr: North Vul: Both |
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♠J
♥K6
♦AKT75
♣AKQ73
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♠Q987
♥93
♦932
♣J542
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Double Dummy Makes |
NS: 2♥ 1♠ ♣3 ♦3 NT4 |
EW: 4♣ 4♦ 2NT ♥5 ♠6 |
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Bridge at the Village: The Common Game at Nite
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
100 3.00 0.00 5♦ E -1 1-Doubles-Drymon vs 6-Sutton-Carter
90 2.00 1.00 1♣ W +1 4-Evans-Scott vs 7-Adams-Hill
130 0.50 2.50 3♣ W +1 3-Harris-Harris vs 2-Martin-Macdonald
130 0.50 2.50 2♣ W +2 8-Hasty-Owens vs 5-Causey-Wood
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14 |
♠J984
♥A753
♦K8
♣K54
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Dlr: East Vul: None |
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♠K32
♥J6
♦JT974
♣JT7
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♠AQ65
♥T
♦AQ3
♣Q9862
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Double Dummy Makes |
NS: 3♥ ♣3 ♦4 ♠5 NT5 |
EW: 3♣ 3♦ 2♠ ♥4 NT5 |
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Bridge at the Village: The Common Game at Nite
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
150 3.00 0.00 2♠ E -3 8-Hasty-Owens vs 5-Causey-Wood
90 2.00 1.00 2♦ W 3-Harris-Harris vs 2-Martin-Macdonald
110 1.00 2.00 1♣ E +2 4-Evans-Scott vs 7-Adams-Hill
440 0.00 3.00 1♣* E +3 1-Doubles-Drymon vs 6-Sutton-Carter
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15 |
♠AT8
♥73
♦8543
♣KJ87
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Dlr: South Vul: N-S |
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♠Q63
♥J
♦AJ962
♣9532
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♠K954
♥T984
♦7
♣AQT6
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Double Dummy Makes |
NS: 2♥ 1NT ♣5 ♦5/6 ♠6 |
EW: 2♣ 1♦ 1♠ ♥5 NT5 |
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Bridge at the Village: The Common Game at Nite
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
170 3.00 0.00 2♥ S +2 4-Evans-Scott vs 7-Adams-Hill
140 1.50 1.50 2♥ S +1 3-Harris-Harris vs 2-Martin-Macdonald
140 1.50 1.50 1♥ S +2 8-Hasty-Owens vs 5-Causey-Wood
110 0.00 3.00 2♥ S 1-Doubles-Drymon vs 6-Sutton-Carter
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16 |
♠JT
♥AT865
♦J82
♣QJ4
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Dlr: West Vul: E-W |
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♠K6
♥Q3
♦97654
♣K865
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♠95432
♥974
♦T3
♣A32
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Double Dummy Makes |
NS: 2♣ 2♦ 4♥ 3♠ 4NT |
EW: ♣5 ♦5 ♥3 ♠4 NT3 |
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Bridge at the Village: The Common Game at Nite
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
420 2.50 0.50 4♥ N 2-Martin-Macdonald vs 7-Adams-Hill
420 2.50 0.50 4♥ N 4-Evans-Scott vs 3-Harris-Harris
400 1.00 2.00 3N S 8-Hasty-Owens vs 6-Sutton-Carter
50 0.00 3.00 2N S -1 5-Causey-Wood vs 1-Doubles-Drymon
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17 |
♠KT42
♥7
♦KJT74
♣K93
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Dlr: North Vul: None |
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♠Q76
♥AKT42
♦Q86
♣AT
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♠83
♥QJ83
♦95
♣QJ652
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Double Dummy Makes |
NS: 4♦ 4♠ 1NT ♣5 ♥5 |
EW: 1♣ 2♥ ♦3 ♠2 NT4 |
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Bridge at the Village: The Common Game at Nite
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
100 2.50 0.50 1N W -2 8-Hasty-Owens vs 6-Sutton-Carter
100 2.50 0.50 4♥ W -2 2-Martin-Macdonald vs 7-Adams-Hill
110 1.00 2.00 2♥ W 4-Evans-Scott vs 3-Harris-Harris
140 0.00 3.00 2♥ W +1 5-Causey-Wood vs 1-Doubles-Drymon
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18 |
♠Q432
♥32
♦J985
♣865
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Dlr: East Vul: N-S |
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♠AJ6
♥A
♦7643
♣AK432
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♠9875
♥KQJT8
♦AT2
♣Q
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Double Dummy Makes |
NS: ♣2 ♦3 ♥1 ♠1 NT1 |
EW: 4♣ 4♦ 5♥ 4♠ 5NT |
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Bridge at the Village: The Common Game at Nite
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
90 3.00 0.00 2♣ W 2-Martin-Macdonald vs 7-Adams-Hill
170 1.50 1.50 2♥ E +2 4-Evans-Scott vs 3-Harris-Harris
170 1.50 1.50 2♥ E +2 5-Causey-Wood vs 1-Doubles-Drymon
400 0.00 3.00 3N E 8-Hasty-Owens vs 6-Sutton-Carter
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19 |
♠AJ943
♥3
♦JT763
♣85
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Dlr: South Vul: E-W |
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♠T65
♥KJ9
♦A9
♣KJ964
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♠2
♥T842
♦KQ82
♣AT73
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Double Dummy Makes |
NS: 3♠ ♣2 ♦6 ♥5 NT5 |
EW: 3♣ 2♥ 1NT ♦6 ♠4 |
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Bridge at the Village: The Common Game at Nite
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
110 3.00 0.00 2♠ N 5-Causey-Wood vs 4-Evans-Scott
100 2.00 1.00 4♠ N -2 3-Harris-Harris vs 1-Doubles-Drymon
110 0.50 2.50 3♣ W 8-Hasty-Owens vs 7-Adams-Hill
110 0.50 2.50 2♣ W +1 6-Sutton-Carter vs 2-Martin-Macdonald
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20 |
♠QJ853
♥732
♦Q7
♣AQ9
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Dlr: West Vul: Both |
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♠64
♥J4
♦A95
♣JT8643
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♠A9
♥AT985
♦T632
♣52
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Double Dummy Makes |
NS: 1♣ 2♦ 2♥ 3♠ 4NT |
EW: ♣6 ♦4 ♥5 ♠3 NT3 |
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Bridge at the Village: The Common Game at Nite
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
620 3.00 0.00 4♠ N 8-Hasty-Owens vs 7-Adams-Hill
600 2.00 1.00 3N S 6-Sutton-Carter vs 2-Martin-Macdonald
180 1.00 2.00 2N S +2 5-Causey-Wood vs 4-Evans-Scott
170 0.00 3.00 2♠ N +2 3-Harris-Harris vs 1-Doubles-Drymon
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21 |
♠AK975
♥5
♦972
♣AK53
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Dlr: North Vul: N-S |
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♠JT4
♥T4
♦KJ865
♣T62
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♠Q63
♥Q632
♦T3
♣Q874
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Double Dummy Makes |
NS: 4♣ 4♦ 6♥ 6/5♠ 4NT |
EW: ♣3 ♦3 ♥1 ♠1 NT2 |
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Bridge at the Village: The Common Game at Nite
N-S E-W N-S E-W Contract
680 3.00 0.00 4♥ S +2 3-Harris-Harris vs 1-Doubles-Drymon
650 2.00 1.00 4♥ S +1 5-Causey-Wood vs 4-Evans-Scott
620 0.50 2.50 4♠ N 8-Hasty-Owens vs 7-Adams-Hill
620 0.50 2.50 4♥ S 6-Sutton-Carter vs 2-Martin-Macdonald
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