Lord Molyb

[hv=pc=n&n=skj8h84djt98754c4&d=n&v=e&b=9&a=3d(%3F)p3n4cpp4sp4n(*)p5cp5dppp]133|200[/hv] I held ♠Axxxxx ♥AKJx ♦Ax ♣T I figured that if GIB had the 5+ 8421 points required for his 3♦ bid I could make 3NT if he had a club stopper or the opponents didn't lead clubs. (presumably he had at least KJ-7th) LHO bid 4♣, p passed, RHO passed with ♠x ♥xxx ♦KQxx ♣Q98xx, and I decided to bid 4♠ instead of X (which I really hope partner wouldn't pull) Now partner bids blackwood, unsurprisingly. But I mouse over the 4NT bid and it's apparently blackwood for diamonds! I mouse over the 4♠ bid I just made and the explanation is "cue bid". What.

oops, it was in the diagram initially south deals, NS vulnerable

[hv=pc=n&s=saqj742hqj62dc432&w=s865hdkjt95ckq965&n=skt93hak543d6432c&e=sht987daq87cajt87]399|300[/hv] I note that this hand makes 7♠S, 7♣E, 6♥N/S, 6♣ W, 6♦W, 5♦E, but I find most of them hard to bid. Probably a fit-jumper's dream though :P

[hv=pc=n&s=sqjt8hk82dcq98765&n=sa952hjdaqt842c42&d=n&v=e&b=9&a=1d3hdp3sppp]266|200[/hv] You may not agree with the bidding or the beginning defense, but here you are. East leads the ♣J, which is ducked all around. East continues with the ♣T which west wins with the ace and shifts to ♥6, which east wins with the ace. East now thinks for a while and plays the ♣K. West discards a heart.

I love the poll results

3♥ 2♣ --> 2NT, borderline for me though

It takes 6 bridge players to screw in a lightbulb- 1 to screw in the bulb, 1 to support his partner, and 4 to discuss it in the post-mortem.

It was only played in 3NT= at one table I think, spade was probably led by west. Every other table played in 3♣=, don't know the auction. Anyway, I'm guessing most west players passed or opened 2♠, so the diamond situation isn't impossible to guess right

yeah we bid it wrong, should have gotten to 4♥ easily, which happens to make we play a basic form of precision and the auction went: 1♣ - 1♦ 2♣ - 2♥ 2♠ - 3♣ 3NT all calls save the first two are natural. Should have been bid: 1♣ - 2♥! 4♥ 2♥ = 4-6 pts with concentration in the heart suit

this seems like AI to me

my partner regularly opens 9-counts with good distribution as part of our precision and "kamikaze" weak NT system and he wouldn't consider opening the south hand. Just my input.

If lebensohl is on here, I guess a splinter in support of hearts? If not, it's a decent hand with diamond support

[hv=pc=n&s=skj864haq8dj4ca82&w=saqt952hjt3dq763c&n=s3h9754dk9ckqj743&e=s7hk62dat852ct965&d=w&v=b&b=4&a=1sp1np2sppp]399|300[/hv] E/W play precision and therefore open fairly light, the 1♠ opening would be a bit sub-minimum. 1NT was forcing. N/S play 2/1. 3♣ was laydown if the ♦A or ♥K were placed correctly, and 3NT in the south turned out to be cold as the cards lay. 2♠= was a bottom. Assign the blame to N/S.

[hv=pc=n&w=s72hqj9542djt8cj9&e=sat63hkdaq7cakt72]266|100[/hv] You reach 3NT in the east on an auction that marks east with a strong 4-1-3-5 or 4-2-2-5 distribution and west with weak hand containing a heart suit. South leads the ♦3 (fourth best) and North plays the 4.

when slightly mis-defended, although all the plays were somewhat logical :P also this deal where east and south both make 3♠ [hv=pc=n&s=sjt765432h65432dc&w=shdt76532cjt97543&n=s9hjt9daqj984cakq&e=sakq8hakq87dkc862]399|300[/hv]

P - 1♠ - 2♥ - X P - 4♣ - P - 5♣ probably my auction or east will bid 3♣ over 2♥ and west will make some strong bid, but they'll still probably get to 5

he would always pass the second one

This reminds me of that one victor mollo hand that HH went from 5♠XX to 6♠X to avoid a huge loss :)

[hv=pc=n&n=st842hktdaq85cqt6&d=n&v=0&b=1&a=pp1h1sp(*)p4hppp]133|200[/hv] While I am ok with GIB not opening this pile of garbage, I think it should take some action over 1♠, since we have at least 23HCP. Even though X would show 4+ in each minor, 1NT and 2NT show full stoppers in spades, and 2♠ shows 3♥+, GIB should be able to stretch one of those calls in this situation.

[hv=pc=n&s=sa8haj8762djt8ca4&n=st752hktdaq72cqt5]133|200[/hv] You're playing 4♥ as south on the auction, with north dealer: P - P - 1♥ - 1♠ X - P - 2♥ - P 3♥ - P - 4♥ - AP So west (LHO) overcalled 1♠. West leads the ♥5 to the 10, Q, A. You try a trump to the king and west shows out. Now what?

you forgot 2NT

[hv=pc=n&s=s4haq42da7cakq965&w=skjt32hkdkjt52ct3&n=sqht987653d4cj742&e=sa98765hjdq9863c8&d=n&v=n&b=5&a=pp(%3F%3F)1c1s2c(%3F%21)4s4np5cp6cppp]399|300[/hv] 6♣ made when declarer received a bit of help from the defense- GIB east discarded his heart on the second trump. Not my problem here. I am, however slightly irritated that GIB north raised to 2♣ with a 7 card heart suit (he can make a negative double). Also surprised east didn't open 2♠.

300% south, he probably screwed up the other boards too

♣10

interesting, why would east ask for kings, and, upon hearing the "no kings, no grand" response, still bid 7? I think that east has a hand 2-suited in the majors and wanted to find out if west had the king of spades, and, upon hearing a lack of minor suited kings, decided partner has the king of spades. Since I don't think there's a point in leading a minor suit, I will try to lead a spade for partner to ruff.