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As an extension of this topic, the problem I have with claiming arises when one partner erroneously concedes. The other partner has NO option to refute the concession other than calling the TD if the opponent accepts the concession. There needs to be the option that both partners agree to the concession before it is issued!

For me this suggestion is a no brainer. The lobby is TOO busy with flooders, misdirected table chat and personal chat. If these were controlled/directed properly, the lobby chat would be more meaningful and effective.

One list of friends previously was adequate when BBO was more linear. Now BBO is more multifaceted. To alleviate a long awkward list of all friends it would be easier to manage your friends if you could sort them; for example, members of your club on one list and casual members on another.

Recently this hand came up in an ACBL speedball tourny. ♠AKQx ♥AKx ♦xxx ♣xxx Does this constitute as a 1NT opener? It's balanced and has the req'd hpt count and by the Open Chart satisfies the definition for NT. However, I always thot that you needed stoppers in at least three of the suits or is that just a teaching guideline?

With the number of players now using BBO to it's expected to cause BBO headaches. I'm confident the techies at BBO have their hands full working diligently to resolve the issue. NTL, I want to voice my frustration. If you aren't online when your favourite tournies appear for registration you're likely to miss out. Today, Fri. 11th, April, for example Aptesienne, a regular established tourney that normally starts at ~3:25 est, opened for registration at ~1:40 est and within 1 minute 1/3 of the 160 available seats were filled. To make matters even more frustrating this number of seats is a fraction of what it use to be (most, if not all, 'free' tournies have been reduced) and in the last 2 days the tournament, after waiting ~ 2hours, 'suffered an err' and was dropped, canc, or whatever by the system. It seems the old faithfulls are suffering at the expense of trying to accommodate the many new tournies and players. It's commendable BBO is busting their butt to accommodate all but it ought to realize it's limitation and NOT accept new tournies beyond the platform's capacity to handle them. While we're under house arrest BBO serves an important outlet for the bridge community. Kudos!

There are teaching guidelines and there are directing guidelines. There are good reasons for NOT bypassing a 4 card major. Nothing says you can't! You can't legislate against bad bridge!

Sorry been awhile and 4got the diagram :rolleyes: Given the hands and opening bidding, how do you get to 4♥ using 2/1? What would the auction be if you were using full SAYC? Is one system easier to get to 4♥ than the other? Please, discus hands from an advanced player's perspective. [hv=pc=n&s=sajt62hkq9dqcj875&w=sq853h865d983ca62&n=shajt73dat7642c94&e=sk974h42dkj5ckqt3&d=s&v=0&b=11&a=1sp]399|300[/hv]

White vs red, what sort of hand would you hold to pysche a 1 spade opener?

[hv=pc=n&s=s982hq863dt3caqt3&w=sj7653hat752d8c97&n=sahkj4da9764c6542&e=skqt4h9dkqj52ckj8&d=w&v=n&b=12&a=p1dd1hp2hpp2sppp]399|300[/hv] Before bidding 2H's N asks about the X and is told it is takeout. Dummy comes down on a H lead and N immediately calls the Director. Complaining E doesn't have a T/O X and that they make these misleading X's all the time. "Shouldn't they be alerting their X's," he asks? How would you handle/rule this call?

[hv=pc=n&s=saj85ht96dkq852c5&w=st3hkdat74cakq943&n=sk962h874dj96cj76&e=sq74haqj532d3ct82]399|300[/hv] Both vulnerable the dealer North passes to you. Evaluating the hand with 9 hcpts, a six card ♥ suit, and a singleton ♦ this hand may be too strong for a weak 2♥ opener yet too weak for a 1♥ opener. What is your preference and opinion?

You've signed up for a tournament ... how do you get assigned to a table and direction? Is there an order or is it random?

Although true, at the club level DD can be used in rulings. Duplicate Decisions is a version of the official Laws of Duplicate Bridge written in everyday English. Its purpose is to help club directors understand the Laws and make good rulings. This book can be used at the club level in place of the official law book. Duplicate Decisions can be used to make most of the rulings that will come up during a typical club game. The ideal way to use this publication is to tab the most common rulings. Occasionally Duplicate Decisions will refer the director to the official Laws book. In those cases, the director will have to do some research before making a ruling.

Am I missing something here? Why has no reference to LAW 69 come up?

Fluffy has hit the solution on the head. If more LOL and LOM would call the D whenever they encounter these characters then the D could take more affirmative action. There is a limit/session set in the ACBL. This applies to all perceived irregularities encountered at the table.

It certainly is UI and if there is damage from this UI the bd can be adjusted. How you would ever prove that is beyond me. Sounds more like a PP is in order much in the same manner as if dummy was guilty od directing the play.