Mr. Richard (Dick) Frost donated the trophy for this event. Starting in 2007, this event is scheduled to take place on the last Saturday in February.
| Past Winners |
|---|
| 2009 |
| —— |
| 2008 |
| Eduardo (“Edu”) Piza |
| 2007 |
| Everett Lee Riggs |
| 2006 |
| Richard (“Dick”) Frost |
In an Individual event, you do not play the whole session with the same partner. The movement is set up to have you partner as many of the other participants as possible. This means you only play a few deals, generally two, with a given partner.
Both to speed up the game and to keep it fun, a “standard” bidding system and defensive signals have been established for this event. This system is simple and relatively familiar.
| OPENING BIDS | ||
|---|---|---|
| BID | DESCRIPTION | RESPONSES |
| 1 of a suit | 12 to 22 (minor=3+, major=5+) | Limit Jump Raises, Strong Jump Shifts, 1NT=6-10, 2NT=11-12, 3NT=13-15 |
| OVER INTERFERENCE: Negative doubles up to the level of 3S, cue-bid=game force | ||
| 1NT | 15 to 17 balanced | 2C=Stayman, 2D/2H/2S/3C = signoff, 4C=GERBER, 3D/3H/3S = game force 5+cds |
| OVER INTERFERENCE: cuebid=Stayman, suits at 2 level=signoffs, at 3 level=game force | ||
| 2NT | 20 to 22 balanced | 3C=Stayman, 3D/3H/3S=game force with 5+cds, 4C=GERBER |
| 3NT | 25 to 26 balanced | 4C=Stayman |
| 2C | 23+ balanced OR 9+ tricks | 2D=waiting, NT rebid by responder=weakness |
| 2D/2H/2S | 5 to 10, 6 card suit | 2NT=asks for outside Ace or King, new suit forcing, raises=preemptive |
| DEFENSIVE BIDDING | ||
| BID | DESCRIPTION | RESPONSES |
| Simple Overcall | 10 to 18, 5+ cards | Limit Jump Raises, new suit forcing 1 round |
| Jump Overcall | 5 to 10, 6+ cards | New suit forcing 1 round, raises preemptive |
| Simple NT Overcall | 16 to 18, bal | see over 1NT opener |
| UNUSUAL 2NT | for two lower unbid suits | |
| SLAM BIDDING | ||
| BID | DESCRIPTION | RESPONSES |
| Standard Blackwood | Asking for Aces | 5C=0 or 4 Aces, 5D=1, 5H=2, 5S=3 |
| Cue-bids | First round control | |
| Gerber only over NT | Asking for Aces | 4D=0 or 4 Aces, 4H=1, 4S=2, 4NT=3 |
| DEFENSIVE CARDING | ||
| Opening Leads | Top of Sequence (ie A from AKx), 4th best, low from 3 | |
| Signals (on partner’s lead) | High card=encouraging, low card=no interest | |
| Discards | High card=encouraging, low card=no interest | |
| Count | High/Low=even number, Low/High=odd number | |