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Ditto

Good luck with your new job! I'm sure you will be back soon :P Alain

LOL

One day I will drop and one day I will finesse ! :P I'm not intelligent enough to compute those percentages at the table :P I would ask myself what this jack is but I'm afraid I still could not decide what to do. Alain

Agree Alain

IT consultant mainly in "Business Intelligence" Alain

I agree this is a fantastic work by K. Follet ! :P For those who like "thrillers" : Did anybody try "Genesis" from John Case ? I promise this one will catch you in the first pages ! Alain

Ditto

Are you ready for 48 h non stop, Roland ?? :D :)

I would also pass with south hand. Too balanced to bid on. Alain

Stayman is usually alerted when it can be weak (garbage Stayman) (at least where I play) Alain Stayman is usually alerted when it doesn't promise a 4-card major (at least where I play). :) :D True too, Arend :D

Stayman is usually alerted when it can be weak (garbage Stayman) (at least where I play) Alain

Hand 4 has 14 cards !

First hand has 15 cards ! :)

I usually alert all the sensible bids but I must admit I would never think to alert 2♦ in this case ! Alain

I also would have bid 3♥ with the south's hand Alain

2♣ (strong) - 2♥ (negative, less than 2 Q's) 3♦ (natural) - 5♣ (splinter) 6♦

Y, one thing is sure, this will be a swing ! :o

How ? You have 2 hearts in hand ??

Agree

You cannot squeeze RHO so if squeeze is on, finesse is on ... Am I missing something ? Alain

Well, is the dbl of 3♠ not already penalty ? I would have doubled 2♠ for take out before, wouldn't I ? (I don't play precision but that seems logical) Alain

For me, it promises 8+, 4♥+ 95% of the time. If not I'm ready to hear 4♥ by partner. It doesn't say anything about ♦ Alain

LOL You are right ! I have to introduce "sexy" bids in my system ! :P

:) OK Luis but I would prefer shortness in ♣ to bid this ! :) Alain