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Here are a couple of hands where my partner and I went wrong at the Brighton Swiss Pairs (7 board rounds MPs scoring, converted to VPs on the weekend. Would appreciate input as to where we went wrong/ who could have done more. Hand 1 [hv=pc=n&s=s54hkd87642cj9876&w=sqt632hj9432dakc2&n=sk97ht8dt5cakqt54&e=saj8haq765dqj93c3&d=w&v=e&b=16&a=1s2c3c(3c%20support%20limit%2B)4cp(no%20interest%20in%20game)p4spp5cp(Forcing)pdppp]399|300[/hv] I would probably have bid 5♣immediately as S but this is the auction you're given. I was West and had real problems imagining a hand where I avoid losing fewer than 2 tricks in ♥+♠ combined. Hand 2 [hv=pc=n&s=st3h864dt942ckj83&w=skqj76ha32dj3c542&n=sa2hkqjt97da65cq6&e=s9854h5dkq87cat97&d=w&v=b&b=4&a=1sd2n(4c%20support%20Limit%2B)p3c(any%20minimum)3hp(inv%20opposite%20minimum)p3sppp]399|300[/hv] maybe 4♠ is a little lucky to make but you definitely want to be there. Missing it was worth 30% (problem is partially solved by passing as West but it is your style to open these hands :rolleyes: )

I know the hand so I'll put my answer in spoilers but our auction produced quite a heated post mortem from EW. Would appreciate input as to what you would bid with South's hand:

but might you not double with the first hand in the hope of getting to 3n (esp at MPs)?

I don't know how to quote on mobile, but I was referring to the pass of 3Hx as pushy. Agree that the neg x is pretty normal. The reason I posted the hand is that I was west and passed fairly quickly thinking it pretty obvious, but give partner the Qc and his bid will be the same and we'll still be chalking up 0%!

Both decisions are a little pushy IMO and compounded into a cold 0. ATB: [hv=pc=n&s=s42hakt432d5432c2&w=skt85hj65daq6c943&n=sqj93hq98dkj8cqj5&e=sa76h7dt97cakt876&d=e&v=0&b=14&a=1c2hd3hdppp]399|300[/hv] Scoring is MPs. System is 2/1 Better minor. 1st X = negative 2nd X = I want to bid, I dont have 4S

Do you not play that 3n demands a cue?

Somewhere between 55 and 60% no? Excellent is probably an overbid but they bid it at the other table :(

IMPs, Swiss Teams 7 board matches converted to VPs [hv=pc=n&s=sqj432hakjt32d2c2&d=s&v=0&b=11&a=1hp2c(2%2B%20balanced%20GF%20or%20nat%20GF)p2s(Does%20not%20promise%20extras)p3sp]133|200[/hv] Your options are 3N as a serious slam try or a non serious Q at the 4 level (or I guess you could sign off :blink: ) Unfortunately you dont know whether partner is balanced or has a GF hand with a club suit. Bidding 4S over 2S would have shown a good club suit, spades and no controls in the red suits I chose to make non serious slam try figuring despite my undisclosed length I only had 1 KC. I was a little worried partner might overvalue cards in the minors (that weren't aces). Thoughts?

This hand came up on in a Swiss teams game yesterday. IMP Scoring, 7 board matches converted to VPs. You're near the top in a weak field. Opposition are reasonable. [hv=pc=n&w=saq98hk2dak2ckjt9&d=n&v=e&b=9&a=pp3h]133|200[/hv] what's your choice. If you choose to dbl when would you bid 3N and if you bid 3N when would you double?

[hv=pc=n&w=sk94hkt92dqjt72c6&d=s&v=b&b=7&a=1cd]133|200[/hv] MPs - Club night Figuring I had one bid for my hand I thought the hand was worth a double. I appreciate it was v light and I was concerned that I had no quick tricks.

I think this one is genuinely tough. [hv=pc=n&s=skq2haqt98d32c432&w=s3h765432dqj4c765&n=s54hkjdak5cakqj98&e=sajt9876hdt9876ct&d=n&v=e&b=9&a=2np3dd(I'm%20crazy%20...)p3sdppp]399|300[/hv] ATB for +200 when 6n is lay down

So 2n containing the 4c raise isn't a common as I thought it was. Post mortem discussion centred around the fact that 2n should be 95% forcing, which seems sensible given the agreements. In any case the main reason for the bad score was not so much that we failed to bid game but that we failed to play in hearts

[hv=pc=n&n=skjtht832dtcjt832&d=e&v=n&b=2&a=p1dp1hp2np]133|200[/hv] Scoring is MP's, you're playing with a semi-regular partner. You havent discussed whether 2n can contain a 4c♥ raise. It seems pretty normal to include that so assume that it can. What do you bid? Do you have a good way of showing a 4c 18-19 balanced raise?

Glad to see people agree with the action I took, will just chalk it up to bad luck and move on :rolleyes:

A hand from the recent BBO-JEC match. Made several errors but was particularly curious about this hand: [hv=pc=n&e=s432hq82d32cakqt8&d=w&v=0&b=8&a=p1cp1hp1sp1np2np3npp]133|200[/hv] Would you double for the club lead? (NB just realized the vuln. is wrong. It's all red)