Bucureşti, 9-11-2004
The first week of november we were in the Netherlands.
I was invited by a dutch girl, Wilma Koens, to play Butler on Monday, the 1 st.
I had the following problem
North |
East |
South |
West |
With South: |
1  |
p |
3  |
3  |
 A Q 3 |
4 |
p |
4SA |
p |
K 6 |
5 |
p |
? |
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
K Q J 9 8 7 2 |
4SA was Roman key card
5 promised 2 aces and Q
What do you bid, butler base? The solution at the end of the article.
Of cause i mention a board from monday 8-11-2004 from Rumanian Atomic.
9 N/EW |
North |
|
North |
East |
South |
West |
|
K93 |
|
1 |
p |
1 |
p |
|
A95 |
|
1NT |
p |
3NT |
ap |
|
K872 |
|
|
|
|
|
Truus |
A74 |
Louis |
Start: |
8 |
|
|
10652 |
|
AJ84 |
Trick 1 |
Q |
|
|
62 |
|
KQJ8 |
Trick 2,3,4 |
AQJ |
|
|
1094 |
|
653 |
Trick 5 |
A |
|
|
Q1095 |
South |
32 |
Trick 6 |
K |
East plays |
8 |
|
Q7 |
|
Trick 7 |
Qfin |
|
|
|
10743 |
|
Trick 8,9,10 |
A J 4 |
|
|
|
AQJ |
|
Trick 11 |
K |
|
|
|
KJ86 |
|
West gets a -trick | |
|
|
Funny thing if East dicards a club in trick6.
If East doesn’t follow suit in Trick 7 then South plays the K
After A en another East has to bring the 9th trick in spades.
The solution of the bidding problem: Bid 6
The North-South hands were:
North |
K J 9 5 |
A Q 10 9 8 7 |
4 3 |
A |
|
South |
A Q 3 |
K 6 |
4 |
K Q J 9 8 7 2 |
Of cause East had J and three others.
Greetings of Louis, the Dutch player.
