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1998 World Championships |
Rosenblum
Cup |
Qualifying |
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NS |
Dhondy |
Pagan |
EW |
Vega |
Hernandez |
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Board 24. Dealer West. Love All |
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ª |
A K 9 7 |
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© |
K 3 2 |
¨ |
J 6 |
§ |
K J 7 2 |
ª |
10 4 |
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ª |
Q 5 2 |
© |
J 10 6 4 |
© |
7 5 |
¨ |
9 5 4 3 |
¨ |
A K Q 7 2 |
§ |
5 4 3 |
§ |
Q 9 8 |
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ª |
J 8 6 3 |
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© |
A Q 9 8 |
¨ |
10 8 |
§ |
A 10 6 |
West |
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North |
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East |
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South |
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Pass |
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1NT¹ |
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2¨² |
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Dble³ |
2© |
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2ª |
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Pass |
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3NT |
Pass |
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Pass |
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Pass |
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¹ 14-16
² Explained by West to South: 'Majors'. By East to North: 'Natural'.
³ Explained by South to West: 'General values'. By North to East:
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E/W's convention
card reads: 'Against weak 1 NT: 2¨ is natural. Against strong 1 NT: 2¨ shows the majors. East considered 14-16
as a weak NT, while West considered it as a strong NT. Thus North took the
double for T/O and bid 2ª. South
doubled for values, and bid 3 NT on North's 2¨ bid, assuming that the
©/ª would behave badly. North did not correct to 4ª without a
¨
stopper. |
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The TD considered
14-16 to be a strong NT opening, and consequently, South had had the right
information from West. He therefore allowed the table result to
stand. |
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