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Perhaps I am missing something - this doesn't look like a N/B problem to me, but I would run four rounds of spades and pitch a diamond if opps pitch a club, pitch a club if they pitch a diamond or a heart and then play on the suit I didn't pitch. I'm not exactly sure why but running spades and seeing what happens seems like the natural thing to do on the deal.

A brilliant example that I played. Also 7NTxx. GIB partner makes on a marvelous triple squeeze. http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/60117-the-ultimate-fail/

Would take 4D as just a natural slam try with long D. Forcing of course. :D

You've given South one of North's aces. South overbid much much more than North, but having said that North has a pretty simple 3D bid. So 80% blame to S; 20% to North.

How do you play these sequences? Is is worth playing that the first one always shows 5-5? 1. [hv=d=n&v=0&b=1&a=1s2cpp2h]133|100[/hv] 2. [hv=d=n&v=0&b=1&a=1s2cppdp2dp2h]133|100[/hv] 3. [hv=d=n&v=0&b=1&a=1s2cppdp2hp2s]133|100[/hv]

Interesting. I have the agreement to have NLM *off* in the balancing seat to allow us to balance more often (hand with shortness in the preemptor's suit and a long minor suit being, in my experience, more frequent than the 5-5 hand) but I'm now thinking I might be off base? What logic is your thought based on?

I remember when I first joined the forums one of my first topics was a question about this "novel" new idea I'd come up with, which of course was not all that original and turned out to be encrypted signals. It makes no sense to me that they are not allowed. Often a 'normal' signal will mean more to the defenders than to declarer - they don't seem much different to me.

As CSG mentions you could easily have grand because partner will often be doubling just to deny 1st rnd control in H. If you are harbouring grand slam ambitions now you should be making a try on the previous round. Bid 5S (or 5NT?) instead of 6D - that must show a 1st round H control and pard will not have to double to deny one, so you will avoid this problem. As the problem is I would pass now pretty swiftly. Punting speculative grand slams at MPs is not a winning strategy in my experience. Hold on to your plus.

[hv=pc=n&s=shat82dj52cakqt85&d=s&v=0&b=11&a=1cp1sp]133|200[/hv] What's your rebid and how close is it - i.e. what would you change about the hand to change your bid? Do you have specific agreements with your partner about light/shapely reverses? Sorry - somehow I failed to create a poll.

Yes - abstain. I open a 15-17 NT. Not having done so - pass.

It's amazing to see a player I have never even heard of play like that. If Tim Howard had not got Man of the Match it would have gone to him. He put in an incredible shift.

You surely can't have watched Ecuador v France... (although admittedly the French left out a lot of key players in that match). Totally agree re: Colombia and can't wait for the game against Brazil, who could end up being thoroughly embarrassed.

I'm thinking I should have posted this without the J♠...

I wouldn't say miles, but he was just off. Most good penalty savers are walking toward the ball as it comes towards them in the air. Karnezis was even worse for the Greeks - not that it did him much good. Then again it's a rule you never really see enforced and it makes a mockery of such an important process really.

The commentary was along the lines of "that must be why he's a world champion and we're sitting here".

Fair enough. I thought maybe it was a touch light - though I did double at the table. w/w MP you have to act but I think I would have passed at teams - maybe that is wrong. Seems like an odd question. I guess the answer might be "a better hand"... 16+ or something.

[hv=pc=n&w=sakqjht92dkt64cq3&d=n&v=0&b=1&a=pp1n(12-14)]133|200[/hv] MPs 1NT = 12-14 You play Multi-Landy and penalty doubles here. Agreement for 2S is 5S, 4+ in unknown minor

A good compromise for me is to play that 1x-1NT-2y reverses can be shaded light and that other reverses are up to strength.

Ha - yes I was being dense. Thought you meant 4N at your first turn to call was weaker and that it was save-oriented. I like your treatment.

Presumably only at this vul? Or else I've misunderstood.

Hi Fred, FYI I am still experiencing this bug in the new version of BBO.

West just has a normal 4NT bid imo

Don't worry, I have 14+ - 17 on my card. :P But I would also open it a 15-17 NT in a pickup partnership, so my post is not all bad.

I will open the East hand a 15-17 NT and finish in 3NT

Also if 3♦ is the super-accept when you bid 2N, p is unlikely to bid that so you needn't worry about wrongsiding.