Lord Molyb

what gszes said

this sounds like some bad fiction novel :o

STOP BEING SO CHOCOLATEY!!!!!!! :blink:

not playing namyats the most partner can really have is ♠xx ♥AKxxxxxx ♦x ♣x but there is no safety in figuring out whether he does.

I held ♥Kx and a 4-4-3-2 shape, how am I supposed to get ruffs? edit: ^and that's likely to occur, too.

Assign the blame credit for reaching the excellent club slam. [hv=pc=n&s=s3hkq65dak987cak2&n=sak2h74dq5cq98763&d=n&v=0&b=1&a=pp1d2s2n3s4hp5cp6cppp]266|200[/hv] How should this have been bid? Which bid is the best bid?

you people do not know what it REALLY is :huh:

yup yup yup, wish I could delete topics or ban myself from this forum during late hours... :unsure:

Gib had something like ♠ T ♥ 9xxxx ♦ 7xx ♣ Jxxx in fourth chair and the bidding goes (1♥) - 1NT - (dbl) to it. What does it do? It transfers to hearts!

yep it was mine GIB goes all screwy when its partner bids no-trump.

my partner once got ♠KQJxxxxxxx ♥ - ♦ - ♣ xxx and failed in 4♠ by a trick (I opened a weak 2♦) yes my opponents let him play 4♠X ;)

1NT trying to find partner with not ♠AJx ♥AQ10xx ♦AKx ♣xx but rather ♠Axx ♥Axxxx ♦AQx ♣ Ax. I will probably bid what is hopefully a natural 3♣ over a likely 2NT or 2♦ or 2♠.

This was the full hand. 3NT made, but only the diamond lead holds it to 9 tricks. :o [hv=pc=n&s=s75ha6532d52cq842&w=shjt84dt984ct9765&n=sakj2hk7dkj763ca3&e=sqt98643hq9daqckj&d=e&v=n&b=2&a=1spp2np3dp3hp3nppp&p=sq]399|300[/hv]

[hv=pc=n&s=sq653h2dkt95ckj85&w=sakj9hakjt8d62c42&n=s4hq97654daqjcaqt&e=st872h3d8743c9763]399|300[/hv] South plays 3NT. On a minor suit lead, Dummy wins and declarer cashes 7 minor-suit tricks, leaving this position with 6 cards left. [hv=pc=n&s=sq653h2dck&w=sakjhakjdc&n=shq97654dc&e=st872h3dc9]399|300[/hv] South can now take two different lines depending on how much he likes west. He can torture him a bit extra by cashing the last club, forcing west to be endplayed the next trick, or he can be nicer and lead a heart, forcing west to concede the 9th trick to either two hearts, a heart and a spade, or a spade and the club. In addition, west can defeat the contract by leading one of his AKs at trick one, but he has to lead exactly one or one from each suit before switching to a minor. If west leads the king of hearts and switches to a club, then this position occurs when south cashes his winners. [hv=pc=n&s=sq653hdkck&w=sakjhajtdc&n=shq97654dc&e=st872hd8c9]399|300[/hv] West can simply discard two hearts on the two minor-suited kings and the defense will come to 5 tricks. What would you lead with the west hand? The bidding was, with north dealer and no interference, 1♥ - 1♠ - 3♥ - 3NT. Also, the contract fails on any of the above leads if you switch the location of the major suit twos and always makes if you switch the location of the major suit threes, fives, or sixes B-)

2NT = 2♥ = 10, 3♥ = 8, 1♥ = 6, 1♠ = 1 (why do you have that in the poll :angry: )

yes, I have learned my lesson :wacko: next time I will put up options for all 13 cards :lol:

inb4 partner actually had 6 diamonds to the AKQJ10 and 4 hearts to the AJ and made a trap pass over 1♦

whoops, put the ♠109 in the wrong hand, 7 is makable now as the cards lie (goes down against lho with 0-1 hearts)

7nt

Sorry I didn't specify, it's a transfer.

It'll use new minor forcing now right?

Shouldn't it show 11-12? Or am I being super picky? :P

[hv=pc=n&s=sk652hakq72dakct5&n=saq109h985d7cak643&d=e&v=0&b=14&a=4ddp]266|200[/hv] If you reach 7♠, the lead is a diamond. Upon playing a trump to the queen, east shows out. What's the best line at this point? (this is probably easier than the bidding)

[hv=pc=n&e=sqt98643hq9daqckj&d=e&v=n&b=2&a=1spp2n(Natural%2020-21)p3dp3hp3nppp]133|200[/hv] 2NT bid shows a stop, 20-21. Matchpoints. bonus: would you bid 3♠ over 2NT?

All we need in partner's hand is 9x or better :unsure: