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I bid 3♥ I don't think this is close

[hv=d=n&v=n&s=s7hakj96djt9cq976]133|100|Scoring: IMP P-(2♠)-X-(XX) P - P - ?[/hv] Do you agree with the double? How do you play pass by partner? What now?

[hv=d=n&v=n&s=sk975h4dk8642ck32]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv] P-(1H)-X-(2NT) P-(4H)-P-P P I'm afraid you will have to go with the double. 2NT showed a good raise(8+) to 3H. What would you lead and why?

[hv=d=e&v=n&s=saqt87h4dak63c843]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv] What would you bid on this hand on the following auctions: [3H] ? [3H] P P ? [4H] ? [4H] P P ? Would vulnerability affect your choice? If you double in the pass out seat, would you bid spades if LHOs pre-empts are known to be sound.

5 rounds of diamonds and check their discards then decide how to play the spades

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Given the mess I am in, I would play LHO for AQ tight clubs. Win in hand and play a club up. If I survive that then I have good end play possibilities. If I don't then I'll move quickly to the next board :)

[hv=d=w&v=n&s=skjt2hkq32daj4c76]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv] [3D]-5C*-P-? *4C would have clubs and a major What do you bid?

[hv=d=s&v=n&n=sjt63hk95dat74ca5&s=sq5ha73dkj65cqj43]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv] 1C-[1H]-X-P 1NT-P-3NT-P P-P 2H-5H-JH-3H 8H-AH-4H-9H 5S-2S-TS-KS 4S-QS-AS-3S 6H-KH-2D-7H Do you agree with the line so far? What is East's likely diamond holding if East is an expert? What is East's likely diamond holding if East is a good club player? How do you continue in both cases?

Partner is unbalanced and 3S gets us to 4S when partner has 3 or 4 spades. 3NT when partner is 1-3 in the majors with a stop and the correct minor when partner is 2-1 in the majors. So 3S would be my choice 3NT doesn't feel right with single stop and the problem with double is that partner will bid 4C or 4D unless he has 4 spades and we may then have lost the spade suit. Couple of questions back to the forum. What is 4S after 1D-(3H)-X-(P)-4m-(P)-4S. How far is 3S forcing? Can you pass 4m?

[hv=d=n&v=b&s=sxh97xxxdxckqjxxx]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv] 1S-P-1NT-P 3NT*-P-? 3NT - 18-20 balanced What would you bid? How do you rate 4H? If anyone can run a simulation I would be interested in the relative merits of contracts 3NT, 4H and 5C

[hv=d=e&v=b&s=s3hk9daq43caqt765]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv] P-1C-4S-P P-? Your bid

For all those who believe 3H is support. What would you bid on xxx Qx, AJx AKJxx

[hv=d=e&v=n&s=skt4hq5dk42caqj54]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv] (_P) 1N (_P) 2D (_P) 2H (_P) 3D (_P) ?? 1N = 14-16 HCP 2D = 5+ H 3D = 4+ D GF What do you bid now? What does 3H and 3S show?

[hv=d=e&v=n&n=sj763h52dqj8cqjt3&w=skqt854hq4d4ck942&e=shat98763da9752c8&s=sa92hkjdkt63ca765]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv] This was the full hand. Thanks to cardsharp for giving the other side to the story, unfortunately the hand I initially gave him was slightly the wrong, my memory of it limited by a trip to the bar while partner was playing 4S doubled. My double was deemed marginal, so I am pleased to have received the support of a number of the contributors to the thread. So unrepentant I will continue to double on this type of hand as I believe in the long run it is the correct action. I would have passed with partner's hand, but that is another thread. The second hand was less exciting. We went 3 off vul in 3S, partner doubled this time. However, the 3H opening was heavy, to say the least, and our other pair played in 4H making.

Sorry ♣2 is standard count on K leads

[hv=d=n&v=n&n=s43hqj64dk932ca32&w=saqt985h98dt5ct98&e=skj76hakdj6cqj764&s=s2ht7532daq874ck5]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv] P-1NT-P-2H P-2S-P-P X-3S-4H-4S P-P-P ♣K 8 2 6 ♣5 9 A 7 ♥Q ♣2 is encouraging What was the worst play? How should the defence go?

[hv=d=e&v=n&s=sa92hkjdkt63ca765]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv] You are South. East opens 4H - Your bid. If you don't double what additional feature would make you double. e.g. ♠A952 ♥KJ ♦KT63 ♣A76 or ♠A92 ♥32 ♦KJ63 ♣AK76 [hv=d=e&v=n&s=sa92hkjdkt63ca765]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv] You are South. P-3H-?. Again the same as before if you don't double what would you need to double

Is duck a club followed by the finnese better?

West held [hv=d=&v=&s=sq752h82da763ckq3]133|100|[/hv] Partner had just gone to the bar and Martin Hoffman sat in to play dummy's cards. So, no pressure there. I played A♣ K♠ J♠. I wasn't sure my line was the best line at the time and I'm still not sure. Martin H passed no judgement :(

3♣ - There were playing reverse count

[hv=d=n&v=b&n=skjt8hakq54d42ca9&s=sa964h76dk98cj842]133|200|Scoring: IMP 4S by S K♣ lead[/hv]

Assuming a 3-2 heart split the only Kx you lose out to is Kx onside with tripleton heart.

[hv=d=n&v=n&n=sq9754hakq762da6c&s=saj63h43d87ck9643]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv] 1H-1S 4C-4S 4NT-5D 6S You are playing in 6S on a small diamond lead. What is the best line?

Try http://www.imp-bridge.nl/articles/2over1b.htm