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Unlucky double by West. Even though double showed 12+ HCP (?), who would have thought that AKJ 7th was worth only 1 trick on defense :o And with East showing 14-19 points and adding 8 points from West, how can N/S make a game with only 18 points? This calls for a congressional investigation ;) As for bidding again on a 9 card suit, that's crazy talk. 9 card suits are meant to defend or be dummy B-)

3H is not invitational after the interference - it just says I prefer playing 3H than defending.

Ant590 / Stephen Tu 3 / 13 http://www.bridgebase.com/client/current_client/bbo.php?cb=b6uZKy3h1H Well, that's me well and truly schooled. Good luck in the next round Stephen!

Double is a good start - you have a strong hand and are playable in three suits. If you overcall 3♥ immediately, then you could have a weaker hand than this and will probably end the auction, you remove two potential suits from play, and partner will probably not have enough in the minors to bid three no trump when it is right. Your plan should be to bid three hearts over most of partner's bids. Although many will think that this implies six, the general expert method is that this is a 'strong and flexible' bid - implying a hand too strong to overcall, perhaps still interested in partner's suit (when he has bid one), showing 5+ hearts. The corollary from playing 'strong and flexible' is that single-suited hands try to find an overcall at an appropriate level rather than double, or make it very clear what they have after the double. For three no trump to be right, partner probably needs a double spade stop or nine running tricks. With finesses likely to fail, and limited points opposite meaning nine running tricks are highly unlikely, it is worth investigating other contracts. Cyberyeti said the same in shorthand :)

Most people I suspect don't play 2N as natural here (either Lebensohl as I play or scramble), and partner probably didn't as he has way too few points for a natural 2N. X is fine to start, you bid 3♥ over 2N to show a big hand with a heart suit and partner either raises or doesn't.

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http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:08d37492.2e1d.11e8.9789.0cc47a39aeb4-1521756287&u=olegru Wackojack / Olegru part 2 Wackojack 7.5 Olegru 8.5

Reagan used way more than theory to change Sherman Anti-trust enforcement. The paradox is that libertarians should support the Sherman Anti-trust Act as it guarantees individuals the right to compete in free markets without facing giant competitors, but because it is an action by government the libertarian free-marketers have trapped themselves into having to be against it.

Event 12 R32 M2 Nige1=7.5 Zupey=8.5 Event 12 R32 M3 Nige1=6.5 Zupey=9.5 I've posted and completed our last match

Ant590 / Stephen Tu (stanza 3) 4.5 / 11.5 http://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:d5599fa8.2f8e.11e8.9789.0cc47a39aeb4-1521915114