DeadLock79

The more you ask the more you find out .. I mean you should start a topic with "how many of you play bridge and open 1♥ in 1st with ♠KQJ ♥AKQJ ♦xx ♣Qxxx playing 5M system?". As about second Im not sure you have the skill to stop in a 4nt seeing how fast you are reaching an awfull 6♣ overbidding 2 times (1.4♣ 2.pass to 4♥x) I suspect with ♠xx ♥x ♦AKxxxx ♣AJxx you bid the same ? Bec it looks you are missing that K♦. But ♠KQJ ♥AKQJ ♦xx ♣Qxxx to open 1♥ in 1st postion in a 5M based system you call it bridge ? I suspect that if you start a pool you ll find out you are quite unique.

Its so funny everybody is discussing biding over 4♣ when 4♣ is just so wrong. And you know why ..bec everybody see S hand with KQxxxx and think 4♣ is safe.At what point pd shows 6♣? 1♣? 3nt ? Imagine now you dont see S hand and think pd has som like ♠KQJ ♥AKQJ ♦xx ♣Qxxx ♠KQJ ♥AKxx ♦KQ ♣109xx Would you bid 4♣ now ? Even 5♣ is not safe.. This reminds me of Vug commentors who are inventing bids only bec they fit to all 4 hands they see.

Here are my thoughts: 0. In bidding the first mistake is always the biggest one..its very hard to recover from 1st mistake and even if you do the bidding will always be inaccurate 1. regarding 6♣ ♠xx ♥J ♦AJxxxx ♣AJxx is exactly as good as ♠xx ♥x ♦Axxxxx ♣Axxx so that makes this hand as a perfect 8HCP + good shape hand. 2 3nt = I want to play 3nt .. if Im strong (15+hcp and !D values) and interested in a potential slam I need to hear about ♣ fit on level 3 so I will x 2♠..you really need a very good reason to bid over 3nt which you dont have in this case (for me 4♣ is 1st major mistake therefor the biggest) 3. Back to your bidding 4♣-4♥ means pd lack ♦k which is a huge drawback for a 8hcp hand so you should bid 5C now directly over x N overbid so many times it isnt funny

I'm playing a heavily modded 2/1. Regarding bridge goals .. Im not going to win Bermuda Bowl sitting home playing bridge on pc/bridgebase. Just relax playing some good quality bridge.

Looking for expert pd's ( <40 years prefferable...the older the less flexible they are / women excluded [The very few who play bridge are out of my reach]). Im going to stream my games http://www.own3d.tv/live/198235/Bridge (6 min delay ) explaining my bids/play (free lessons for all interested). Im available for TM if its a good one. The stronger the better. I do make mistakes but overall Im pretty solid. AMA

Looking for expert pd's ( <40 years prefferable...the older the less flexible they are / women excluded [The very few who play bridge are out of my reach]). Im going to stream my games http://www.own3d.tv/live/198235/Bridge (6 min delay ) explaining my bids/play (free lessons for all interested). Im available for TM if its a good one. The stronger the better. I do make mistakes but overall Im pretty solid. AMA