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Often I have noticed a player opening a lead of a singleton K. I am confused as to why this would be a good lead. When I have not done that, I have sometimes won the K. Why would I just give it up to an Ace?

If partner opens 1 heart and I have 4 H and 13 or more points I will bid 2NT.(Jacoby If my partner doesn't have a void or 1 bid suit, what is their next step please? Thank you.

Q-J-8-4 ♠️ K-Q-J-4 ❤️ Void ♦️ A-Q-J-9-2 Clubs

I will try to get my partner to print his hand here. Thanks all for your kind and knowledgeable responses.

Thanks Abbess. I only had 3 pts (a King of Diamonds singleton--which was the suit the ops were bidding). I passed because I only had 3 points. Did I do the right thing now that you tell me that my partner's bid was a legitimate take-out and not a business X?

I wonder if someone could help with this decision which is interesting but very daring. My partner had 16 pts. a void in ops D suit and support for other 3 suits. My P opened 1C and op jumped to 3D (with 7 in the suit) and op's partner suppoerted with 4D. My P then Doubles (below game level). I took it to mean a business X and passed. I had 4 spades and 5 clubs and a 3 pt. hand (DK) They made it and we went down to the depths of the 97th floor!! Should I have bid my Clubs? (which, by the way, went down one at another table) Thanks for any help if this isn't too confusing for you.

Thanks Left2Right: Thanks for your post. Some interesting things to think about. I am appalled by the outright on purpose ops who know my partner has 2 minutes to finish the hand yet take their time so that it's frustratingly impossible to complete the round. I have also encountered a particular player, usually playing opposition, who so often refuses to play that during that quarter I know we will never get to play out 3 hands. Even calling the Director doesn't help because of all the time it takes to get a substitute player. It is so unfair to the declarer.

What can be done with a player who consistently doesn't play until the Director is called and only then plays a card -- particularly when the time is so close that the last hand cannot be played because of her?

Very helpful. Thanks

Hello: I realize that if my partner opens a major and I have 4 or more in his/her suit and 13+ pts I can employ Jacoby 2NT as long as op has not intervened with a bid. But what if I have an evenly distributed hand but only 10-12 points and want to jump to 2NT. How do I distinguish the difference for my partner so they won't think I am bidding Jacoby 2NT? Please remind me what the right thing is to bid. At my age the brain cells are starting to fall. Thanks so much. PS. I realize that my title heading is incorrect. If I wanted to bid a limit raise I would simply jump with my 4 in their suit to 3 of their bid suit.

How does it happen on Bridgebase?

...up and leaves the table, their partner switches seats so that he/she can be the declarer. How does one switch seats?

What does this bid mean and is it a partnership agreement? Thank you.

Thank you for your explanation. Speaking simply, I see that both ways are correct.

Someone mentioned that you were legally permitted to ask the opposition "what did you mean by 'such and such bid?'" after the bidding was over but before play of hand has begun. I always thought that you must ask that question at your turn while the bidding was taking place and not after it was over.