jerdonald

I am looking for what kind bidding sequences would lead up to using this bid. The responses I found on the internet after the 4C bid were: 4D 0-3 Aces 4H 1 or 4 Aces 4S 2 Aces without extra values 4NT 2 Aces with extra values jerdonald

BBO forum, I have been trying to find information about the Roman Gerber convention but there's not much on the internet. Does anyone have a good source for it? jerdonald

BBO forum, 2/1 ACBL Opener bids 1S responder holding: S 76 H Jxxxx C KQxx D J9 bids 1NT Opener then bids 2D Does responder, holding an equal number of cards in both, return to opener's first suit? If responder had another point or 2, same distribution, would it make a difference? Jerdonald

BBO, I am east and the bidding went: S W N E 1C P 1S P 2S P P P I hold: S KJ6 H A932 D J75 C J43 Playing BOSTON(Bottom Of Something Top of Nothing) on the opening lead and not wanting to lead an unsupported ace or under lead an ace. What should I lead? The diamond 3 or the club 5 look like BOSTON, leading either jack looks like a JT sequence and I really don't want to lead the spade 6. Best I could think of was to lead the club 6 intending to discard the jack on the next club trick. Was there a better apporach? Jerry D

BBO, Thanks for all the opinions. No consensus but everyone seems to agree that, no matter what, a partnership agreement is a must with both these hands. Jerry D

Mallowe, Thanks for the input. I have made a slight edit to my post changing the last line from: Would you rebid strictly up-the-line or prefer the better spade suit? As opener would you rebid strictly up-the-line or prefer the better spade suit? To avoid any confusion as to whom I was asking should bid which major. Jerry D.

BBO, Playing ACBL 2/1. Hand 1. As opener I bid 1C with: S J952 H T4 D AK5 C AJ98 Partner responded 1H and there was no interference. What rules or logic would you use to decide whether or not to show that 4 card spade suit? Hand 2. As opener I again bid 1C with: S KJ92 H QT32 D A5 C A73 Partner responded 1D and there was no interference. As opener would you rebid strictly up-the-line or prefer the better spade suit? Jerry D.

BBO, I mostly play 2/1 which I learned from Audry Grant's book written in 2009. I still play standard with one partner and see the pluses and minuses with both systems. I would like to get an update on 2/1 but can't find a good recently written book. Any suggestions? Jerry D.

BBO, Not playing 2/1 Partner opened 1 Spade and I held: S T93 H AKJ5 C QJ6 D 874 Partner thinks, in this instance, I should have bid that 4 card heart suit even though that should always show 5+ cards. I bid the stronger minor, clubs, as a forcing bid. My point was I have a lot of options and would like to hear his next bid at the 2 level. Any comments? Jerry D

BBO, Not looking to deceive declarer or anything illegal just a lead system that don't give away too much. Jerry

BBO, My partner and I have been using opening leads such as BOSTON (Bottom Of Something Top Of Nothing), partners suit, touching honors, A from AK, coded 9s & 10s against no trump, and most of the "standard leads". We play against the same opponents most of the time and they know us all too well. We would like to adopt a different system that, even when the opponents ask us to we explain it, doesn't make the lead so transparent to declarer. Any suggestions? Thanks, JerryD

ACBL My partner and I have an agreement that opening 2NT shows a balanced hand with exactly 21 points. It is marked on our convention card as 21 to 21 does this bid need to be alerted? Jerryd

BBO forum, My partner did alert my 2 club bid as showing 5+ clubs and 10+ points. To The-Badger's comment my partner bid 2H over my 2C bid I bid 3H and he went to 4H making. Again I would almost always show a 4 card major with our agreement but just didn't like my distribution and the weak hearts so I thought 2C gave the most information to partner. Thanks for all the comments. Jerryd

BBO forum, In an acbl club game today my partner opened 1C and since we play inverted minors I bid 2 clubs with: S 6 H 8764 D Q63 C AKQ72 Normally I would mention my 4 card major but I didn't like the 4 heart spots and partner could have some 5,3,3,2 hand. We ended up in 4H and when I boarded my hand the OPS were upset that I didn't bid 1H. After the play I explained that partner opening 1C doesn't always mean he is asking for a 4+ card major and I realize I could have bid 1 heart and then retreated to clubs but it's not mandatory that I bid a 4 card major when playing inverted minors. Any comments? Jerryd

BBO forum, Thanks for all the replies. It's been pointed out here that the dummy can't participate in the declarer's play of the hand. Also the dummy can prevent declarer from making a mistake if it appears that he is about to. So if the dummy sometimes or often preemptively tells declarer where the next lead should come from is he not participating in the play? Doesn't seem like rules 42 and 43 are explicit enough to make a definite distinction. Leaving it up to the directors means that the ruling will vary from club to club. Jerryd