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| | | <center> Pass <sup>(5)</sup> </Center> | | | <center> Pass <sup>(5)</sup> </Center> |
| | | <center> 3{{Ss}} <sup>(6)</sup> </Center> | | | <center> 3{{Ss}} <sup>(6)</sup> </Center> |
| - | | <center> end </Center>
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| - | | colspan="4" | '''Notes when South is Dealer:'''
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| - | # '''[[P14]]'''
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| - | # '''[[P1]], [[P0]]''': With 9 HCP, a five-card suit and nine cards in his two longest suits, South has enough to open.
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| - | # '''[[P8]], [[P5]]'''. East has 12 HCP and no 5+ card suit. He happens to have a spade stopper but that is not needed for his bid.
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| - | # '''[[P16]]''': The [[Simplex 2NT]]: North has four-card spade support and 14 HCP.
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| - | # With 5 HCP, East cannot bid.
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| - | # With less than 14 HCP, South makes a minimum rebid.
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| - | ==== Result ====
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| - | * Through clever play, involving West unblocking his {{Hs}}K underneath North's Ace to allow East to win the lead, E-W can restrict N-S to nine tricks.
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| - | | colspan="4" | <center> Vulnerability: Neither </Center>
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| - | | <center> <big> '''N''' </big> </Center>
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| - | | <center> <big> '''E''' </big> </Center>
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| - | | <center> <big> '''S''' </big> </Center>
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| - | | <center> <big> '''W''' </big> </Center>
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| - | :{{Ss}} 8 5 4 2
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| - | :{{Hs}} A 8 3 2
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| - | :{{Ds}} A Q 9
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| - | :{{Cs}} A 9
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| - | :{{Ss}} -
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| - | :{{Hs}} Q 10 7 6
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| - | :{{Ds}} J 8 6 5 3
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| - | :{{Cs}} Q 7 6 5
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| - | :{{Ss}} K Q 10 6 3
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| - | :{{Hs}} J 5 4
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| - | :{{Ds}} 4
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| - | :{{Cs}} K 4 3 2
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| - | :{{Ss}} A J 9 7
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| - | :{{Hs}} K 9
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| - | :{{Ds}} K 10 7 2
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| - | :{{Cs}} J 10 8
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| - | | colspan="4" | <center> ''' Dealer: West ''' '' (Both Pairs bidding Simplex) '' </center>
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| - | | <center> - </Center>
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| - | | <center> - </Center>
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| - | | <center> - </Center>
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| - | | <center> 1NT <sup>(1)</sup> </Center>
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| - | | <center> Dbl <sup>(2)</sup> </Center>
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| - | | <center> 2{{Cs}} <sup>(3)</sup> </Center>
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| - | | <center> 2{{Ss}} <sup>(4)</sup> </Center>
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| - | | <center> Pass <sup>(5)</sup> </Center>
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| - | | <center> 2NT <sup>(6)</sup> </Center>
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| - | | <center> Pass <sup>(7)</sup> </Center>
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| - | | <center> 3{{Ss}} </Center>
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| - | | <center> end </Center>
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| - | | colspan="4" | '''Notes when West is Dealer:'''
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| - | # '''[[P8]]''': 12 HCP and no 5+ card suit.
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| - | # '''[[P8]], [[P11]]''': With 14 HCP and no 5+ card suit, North would have bid 1NT himself.
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| - | # '''[[P9]]''': Because of his spade void and red-suit strength, East uses one of the three gadgets in the Simplex arsenal — 2{{Cs}} [[Redshift]] — which invites the 1NT bidder to reply with his cheapest 3+ card suit. Because the 1NT bidder has no 5-card suit, the answer will always be 2{{Ds}} or 2{{Hs}}, which East will pass.
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| - | # '''[[P2]]''': South is permitted to bid a 5-card suit at the 2-level on the first round only because it is in response to a double.
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| - | # With 3-9 HCP, West makes a minimum rebid.
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| - | # West has already bid his hand, and besides, South's intervention ensures the bidding returns to East, in case he has something juicy to offer.
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| - | # '''[[P16]]''': With 12 HCP and four spades, North can support South with the forcing [[Simplex 2NT]].
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| - | # East is far too weak to bid now.
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| - | # South shows a minimum hand for his previous bid.
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| - | | colspan="4" | <center> ''' Dealer: South ''' <sup>(1)</sup> '' (Both Pairs bidding Simplex) '' </center>
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| - | | <center> - </Center>
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| - | | <center> - </Center>
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| - | | <center> 1{{Ss}} <sup>(2)</sup> </Center>
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| - | | <center> 1NT <sup>(3)</sup> </Center>
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| - | | <center> 2NT <sup>(4)</sup> </Center>
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| - | | <center> Pass <sup>(5)</sup> </Center>
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| - | | <center> 3{{Ss}} <sup>(8)</sup> </Center>
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| | | <center> end </Center> | | | <center> end </Center> |
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| Vulnerability: Neither
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- ♠ 8 5 4 2
- ♥ A 8 3 2
- ♦ A Q 9
- ♣ A 9
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- ♠ -
- ♥ Q 10 7 6
- ♦ J 8 6 5 3
- ♣ Q 7 6 5
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- ♠ K Q 10 6 3
- ♥ J 5 4
- ♦ 4
- ♣ K 4 3 2
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- ♠ A J 9 7
- ♥ K 9
- ♦ K 10 7 2
- ♣ J 10 8
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| Dealer: West (Both Pairs bidding Simplex)
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| 1NT (1)
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| Dbl (2)
| 2♣ (3)
| 2♠ (4)
| Pass (5)
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| 2NT (6)
| Pass (7)
| 3♠ (8)
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Notes when West is Dealer:
- P8: 12 HCP and no 5+ card suit.
- P8, P11: With 14 HCP and no 5+ card suit, North would have bid 1NT himself.
- P9: Because of his spade void and red-suit strength, East uses one of the three gadgets in the Simplex arsenal — 2♣ Redshift — which invites the 1NT bidder to reply with his cheapest 3+ card suit. Because the 1NT bidder has no 5-card suit, the answer will always be 2♦ or 2♥, which East will pass.
- P2: South is permitted to bid a 5-card suit at the 2-level on the first round only because it is in response to a double.
- West has already bid his hand, and besides, South's intervention ensures the bidding returns to East, in case he has something juicy to offer.
- P16: With 12 HCP and four spades, North can support South with the forcing Simplex 2NT.
- East is far too weak to bid now.
- South shows a minimum hand for his previous bid.
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| Dealer: South (1) (Both Pairs bidding Simplex)
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| 1♠ (2)
| 1NT (3)
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| 2NT (4)
| Pass (5)
| 3♠ (6)
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Notes when South is Dealer:
- P14
- P1, P0: With 9 HCP, a five-card suit and nine cards in his two longest suits, South has enough to open.
- P8, P5. East has 12 HCP and no 5+ card suit. He happens to have a spade stopper but that is not needed for his bid.
- P16: The Simplex 2NT: North has four-card spade support and 14 HCP.
- With 5 HCP, East cannot bid.
- With less than 14 HCP, South makes a minimum rebid.
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