LBengtsson

the auction in the closed room ended after 3♣! partners not understanding each other, forgets their convention. 3♣-5 [hv=d=e&v=b&b=10&a=1d3c(5%2F5M%20misbid)ppp]133|100[/hv] however, what happened in the open room after [hv=d=e&v=b&b=10&a=1d2d(michaels)3c(no%20force)3h(brilliant%20or%20crazy)]133|100[/hv]

no. is east ♥ suit source of tricks? except if you find partner with ♣kxxxxx will 3nt be on, and you might find ♣3-1 or 4-0. when you have no sensible bid you pass. bidding 2nt without a no trump hand is not good. if partner is a good player, he will balance with 8-10(11) probably with a X. now opponents in 2♥X, nice score for you. yes. agree

more lol! I have just seen the contract in the closed room. this board is seriously crazy! this is what happened in the open room [hv=pc=n&s=sakq76hqjt76dcj32&w=s932h98dq4ckq8654&n=sjhak5432dj98763c&e=st854hdakt52cat97&d=e&v=b&b=10&a=1d2d(michaels)3c(no%20forcing)3h]399|300[/hv] 3♥ bid: clever, too clever, or crazy? I liked it. the bidding is never going to end, right? however, at the other table, more crazy, the bidding went. [hv=d=e&v=b&b=10&a=1d3c(5%2F5M%20opening)]133|100[/hv] what happened at each table? case of aquavit if you guess right. lol. :lol:

some reply so now guess north's next bid, and then guess what happen next [hv=pc=n&s=sakq76hqjt76dcj32&w=s932h98dq4ckq8654&n=sjhak5432dj98763c&e=st854hdakt52cat97&d=e&v=b&b=10&a=1d2d(michaels)3c(non%20forcing)]399|300[/hv]

watching some bridge today. peter fridin team vs. david gold team. it proves that even world-class players can go so really wrong. if you watch like me please do not spoil. q1.guess the final contract? q2.guess the auction? I will post board auction later. how would you bid this board? [hv=pc=n&s=sakq76hqjt76dcj32&w=s932h98dq4ckq8654&n=sjhak5432dj98763c&e=st854hdakt52cat97&d=e&v=b&b=10&a=1d]399|300[/hv] I should have posted it in 'expert' forum but it is instructional for other players also.

I see problem. if p is 5♣/5♠ no ♦ control, say 5♠1♥2♦5♣ if you bid 3♦ then what partner bid next 3♠(?), then what do you next bid? 4NT? quantitative or rkcb? with good controls and 17 points I would gamble 6nt after 3♣ - not science but the ♠A is a good card. you might get ♦ lead from the ♦K. 6nt looks about where you want to be, except if partner comes up with ♠KQJ10x ♥xx ♦x ♣AKQxx so sensible bid is 3♦ after 3♣

who plays in ♦ contract these days? either major or 3Nt. I like walsh/t-walsh as 4 card M fits can be found quickly, while hiding ♦ better suit by not bidding 1♦ like canape. if partner open 1♣ then usually but not always ♣ suit will be longer then ♦. many good players play 1♦ opening as 5+. hiding responder ♦ suit by using walsh/t-walsh gives opps headache especially when responding hand becomes declarer.

why try to be clever? east could X 3♣ bid but did not. would he X with ♣AK only or ♣AK and ♠K. I can not say. but pretty cardplay is not percentage play. I would eliminate ♦ suit and take ♠ finesse 50/50. hoping to drop stiff ♠K and make endplay not knowing distribution is not percentage.

better than 50% guess finesse/ruff finesse which as you have two options is then 25% chance. not good for grand slam. I would have played the way you did also.

yes, that is way I play it against aggressive preempt 4♥. negative X with option to pass for partner if he can make no other bid. X show 4♠, short in opps suit and values when partner open 1m.

I may play this way also, but lead looks stiff ♠ except if west has ♠65. I prefer to win with ♠A first trick and then lead another ♠. this might force a error from west who with stiff ♠ is odds to have trump stack also. if lead from a doubleton ♠ then win with ♠K and lead ♣10 from dummy. this again puts defense under pressure. what happen from there is guess but that is how I think I would play first tricks.

no-trump shape, bid NT. if hand ♠AQxx ♥xx ♦AKxx ♣xxx then I might bid 1♠ as honour cards are in long suits.

it is good to have here when partner bids 2nt 18-19 bal. a forcing 3♣ bid as checkback by responder. I have seen a few pairs use this method.

26 high point slam. no worries, I do not bid them :)

you have to post regularly on the forums to be able to do this. think feature kicks in once you have posted 50 times. maybe more.

LOL X is wrong bid after west has passed. only robot can do...surely not human?

why are you asking this question as you know already the answer? 2♠ says more than minimum but does not promise ♦ support. any other bid looks dumb when you have a ready answer to partner's bid.

your fault, partner fault also. she should lead ♦A, see your card before leading stiff ♥ at trick two or three. leading ♥ trick one says that she do not have ♦AK, maybe ♦AQ. defense takes two to tango. declarer can false card trick on ♥ lead and you do not if partner has ♥x or xx as cyberyeti says.

south is guilty also. poor ♥ suit and ♣Kj under 2nt bidder. I am not liking north 3♥ pre-empt raise also with 4432 even if this is bidding to 'level of the fit'. I would pass and bid 3♥ after the opps bid their ♦/♣ preference if I am allowed to do so. warning to partner have ♥xxxx support but very weak.

I looked at hand too quick. ♣lead can be down -13, ♥lead can be down -13, ♠lead can be down -13 so only ♦ lead bad for n/s so no cheating. 3 leads down -13 maximum vs. ♦ lead down -8 maximum.

the ♠ suit gets blocked when ♠ discarded on ♦9.

it can be made by partial elimination and endplay ♣4, 9, A, 10 ♣6, J, 5, Q ♥3, Q, A, 2 ♥K, 7, 5, ♦2 ♣K, 7, 2, 3 ♠6, 4, 8, J but I can see all 4 hands :)

with 4333 opposite a 5332 hand, and you can calculate that partner has 5332 as he has bid 2NT not a suit, bidding 4NT rkcb is asking partner to have very especial cards for slam to be there. south's ♦/♥ suit are poor

4nt bid like 'insider trading' lol. BIG bug in robots software

2♠ = 6♠, 2NT = bal (5323), 3♣ = 4♣ support. you would have opened 1N playing strong NT so why is any rebid other than 2NT better??? playing 2♠ rebid as minimum hand here is false, as you do not have 6♠, minimum opening or unbalanced hand.