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Clear Double ... wtp?

Hi all, Suppose you play 2/1 based with a strong NT (15-17) after opening 1m with 18-20 bal, how do you rebid after (i)1D - 2C (by p) (ii) inverted minor raise (1m-2m) would like to hear about the pros and cons of the approaches you use... thanks a lot !

All Vul,imps, You hold AQ76543 9654 - xx LHO opens 1H followed by 2 passes. What's your bid?

imps, you hold: x AQ943 KJ9x KJx Bidding is at 3D (Game forced situation), up to now, you know pard have a 3=2=4=4 , 11-13 HCP. He only knows of your 5 card H :) Meaning of your bids now in the system: 3S: asking for a stop Others: Nat What is your choice?

Hi all, I think I've seen this hand in books before but cannot recall where.... imps, Jxxx K92 AKxx Ax - AQ654 xx KQxxxx 6H, top S lead. Plan the play. Thanks all in advance!

All Vul, Matchpoints You hold: AQ87542 32 K A65 You open 1S, LHO overcalls 2H , pard Doubles, your rebid? Please feel free to give any comments :P)

Vul against not, Matchpoints You hold: AT9xx Kx Axx AJx RHO opens 2H (H and minor, 5+ - 4+) Rightly or wrongly, You overcall 2S .. 2nt anyone? LHO tries 2NT (asking for minor) pard bids 3S, your bid? Any comments greatly appreciated.

I might be late in replying.. but anyway.. here is my sol: Cash Q of S , Ace of S. (assume no one shows out on QS , see below if there is) (A) If all follows, East has 2 to 4 H (Concede H) (:) If West shows up with 1 S, cash SK, ace D concede a D, squeeze West in reds © If East have 1 S, cash Q H ace H. (i) If both follows H break (concede H) (ii) If West has 0 or 1 H, concede a H immediately, East has 1507 (win rounded suit return, cash club ace if needed, S enter dummy and squeeze West in S +D) (iii) If East has 0 or 1 H, count total no. of majors East has: if 2 then D break. if 1 or less, Ace D concede a D, win minor return and squeeze West in Majors. If West shows out on S Q, concede a small S, squeeze West in reds If East shows out on S Q, cash Q and ace of H, (i) If East shows out again, cash Ace D concede D, win minor return, squeeze West in majors (ii) If West shows out, concede H immediately, take minor return, go to S ace cash H K, come back with other minor ace and cash out.. squeeze West in D and S. Phew.. sorry if I got anything wrong!!

Imps.. Playing with an "expert" pickup p: Std Stayman/Gerber/etc You hold: Kxx Kx JTxxx Axx partner opens 2NT (20-22?) How would you bid? Thanks all

Matchpoints All Vul You hold: A KQx 9765 A9654 RHO deals and open 1D and the bidding proceeds: 1D Pass 1S Pass 2D Pass Pass 3C 3H ? Do you agree with the first 2 passes? What now? Thanks all

You hold: QT8x Kx Axxx Kxx All Vul LHO deals and passes, partner passes, RHO opens 2C (5C 4M or 6+ C) You see no reason to bid and 2C becomes your final contract. What is your lead? Please give your comments on the various possibiliteies. Thanks a lot!

Dbl is takeout... I'm bidding 4♠ at imps.

Okie.. here is the full hand: [hv=n=sxxxhxxdkjtxxxxca&w=skxxhktxxdqck8xxx&e=sqtxhqxxdaxxcjtxx&s=saj9xhaj9xdxxcq9x]399|300|[/hv] At the table, I chose a small H lead after some thought... regretted it once dummy came down :D In the postmortem, there were comments for an 'obvious' club lead.. judging from this poll.. i think they are right, club lead should stand out.. hehe

Teams, All vul, You hold: Kxx KT7x Q K8xxx You pass as dealer. LHO Opens 3D. RHO bids 3NT. Your lead?

Matchpoints, All Vul You hold Q xxx xxx KQ9876 Partner opens 1NT (15-17) in first seat, passed to you. Your bid?

Hi all, According to the book, the reccommended play was to duck a H on trick 4 (after unblocking QJ S) to ensure you make whenever H are 4-2. On the actual layout the opp with long H had 5 S. My initial line was the same as david c's and Jlall's . Incidentally, this was also the one adopted by the 'student' and labelled as a mistake. I wasn't too sure if that play is really superior.. maybe someone can calculate the exact percentage ;) Thanks, Jinzhou

Hi all, I read about the following problem but I have some doubts about the suggested solution.. so maybe someone can work out the exact percentages... Here's the problem : [hv=w=sak53hq6d7642cj73&e=sqjhak743daqtcakq]266|100|Scoring: IMP South leads club T against 6NT[/hv] Thanks all in advance, Jinzhou

Sorry, LHO overcalls... so bidding is 1S (2H) Pass (Pass) ? Thanks a lot

[hv=v=b&s=saj652hakjdaj2ct2]133|100|[/hv] Imps, You open 1S, LHO overcalls 2H, pass pass to you. Your bid? Is it a clear choice? We are playing Forcing Freebids over the 2H , just in case

I think Echognome missed something. If you think D finesse is onside, just ruff the S draw trumps (coming back with J Club for fourth round if needed) then take the D finesse and cash your clubs. So this line is about 50%. Flytoox's line looked better on the bidding as I do not expect to find 2S opener with AK S and K D. However, playing for Trump 10 to be onside require a 3-2 trump break. Or if trumps are 4-1 (4 with North), you need D K to be onside and club 3 card with North then you should be able to execute a trump coup. So, all in all , I think I will adopt Flytoox's line. Are there even better lines? Thanks all, Jinzhou

HeartA's comment prompted a thought: I think it is better to discard a D on the 10 of H instead of a S. So when the Spade Q appear you can lead a small S to the K and claim as long as RHO does not have the Spade Ace. This will help to prevent LHO from discarding deceptively from AQx S and K D.

North: 976 K93 42 AKQJT South: KQJ5432 AQ82 - 92 Teams, NS Vul. Bidding goes: South West North East 1S Pass 2C 2D 2S 4D 4S 5D Pass Pass X Pass 5S Pass Pass Pass Who should have done better? In particular what would South's bids mean? Pass then 5H? 5H direct?

Hi all, I have been having problems logging onto BBO at around 10am to 2 pm EST for the past few days... However things are fine when I try at 9 pm EST or so.. Is there known problems are is it just me? As far as I know.. a yellow told me many are having problems... but no official announcement have been made. More specifically.. it takes around 30 mins to load player list and table list.. thereafter when i'm 'in' bbo, everything is laggy and if I try to access a table. the screen will hang at 'waiting for response from server' .. There are no such problems when I try at 10 pm EST.. Is there anything I can do? Thanks for help

Thanks all for replies... Here is the actual hand although it doesn't prove anything... [hv=n=sjhk9874dqt764c73&w=skt98752hj2dakct8&e=s43hqt6dj9532ckj9&s=saq6ha53d8caq6542]399|300|[/hv] 3NT, 4H gd chance. so +200 against 2S isn't too satisfactory :rolleyes: Anyway, I'm convinced Pass is right in the long run. Thanks all!

All Vul, imps. You hold: AQ6 A53 8 AQ6542 Bidding went: 1S Pass 1NT(Forcing) 2C 2S Pass Pass ? LHO opened 1S, RHO made a forcing 1NT, you overcalled 2C (Comments on this?) LHO rebid 2S passed to you?