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[hv=pc=n&e=shkqj962dat8642c4&d=s&v=b&b=7&a=1cp5c]133|200[/hv] Reasonable though not great standard event, opps are playing Acol.

[hv=pc=n&s=sk73hak73dj874ca9&n=saqt2hq2da32ckqt3]133|200[/hv] In 6nt on a club lead after a strong nt opening and a 2♥ response to stayman. How would you play this? Anyone able to do a sim to compare some lines?

What happened on the hands? 4♠ had almost no play on the first hand as partner put down a 0166 hand with Q♥, AK♣ and A♦ - just wondered whether people might only open 3 with 4♥s or not (I certainly would open 4 if my side suit was a minor). The second hand was a terrible one at this form of scoring, I opened 3♠ and it went p p x and I went for 1100 against 460 when partner put down a 1516 hand with just the A♥ that stopped them being able to make a slam. Whilst we were waiting to score up, my WC rho who I know very well told me he thought 3♠ was madness. I should have also perhaps factored in that I knew he would reopen almost every time his hand could be stretched to a reopen (i.e. a lot more than a random opp)... The responses I've collected thus far seem very much in two camps 1) what else? (with shape compensating for lack of fillers) and 2) wild The final hand was quite an interesting one, one thing I didn't mention about the competition is that you have to play 1/3 of the match with each of your teammates which is both fun and tough if you get undiscussed bidding problems. I thought 4♦ should be COG but I had no idea if 4♣ is forcing here - what is standard? Anyway over "COG" it went X XX p, I now emerged with 5♣ and partner did extremely well to raise to 6 (perhaps he expected at least my hand)? He had KJxx x Axx KJTxx so that was a swing of 1470 when our opps went off in 3nt. Frances - I've just seen the semi-final draw :D Should be a good match

Playing 2/1 - weak only multi and constructive twos in a teams match scored by aggregate [hv=pc=n&s=sat96432hj862d6c9]133|100[/hv] 1st in favourable [hv=pc=n&s=skq97543h8d7643c8&d=n&v=n&b=5&a=pp]133|200[/hv] [hv=pc=n&s=saqthaj952d8cq752&d=n&v=b&b=5&a=1c1d1h3dppdp3sp]133|200[/hv]

If its cold DD just over 50% of the time; doesn't that mean that in practice it will make much less than 50% of time (assuming we're playing good opponents who make normal leads and can defend properly)? I mean some hands will need us to know to play for a particular squeeze, or an endplay etc. Others will require us to get a two way finesse right and others will even require us to pick up suits that we won't in practice like a backwards finesse with AJx opp K9x and playing to the J if we have 9xx opp AJ8x and there is KQx onside etc? Any feeling on what % we should remove because they won't be made in practice?

partner's hand was: [hv=pc=n&n=s2h432dj32ckqj432]133|100[/hv] I rebid 2♥ and then bid 3♠ over 3♦ - we ended up in 5♦ which made when ♣ were 2-2. 3NT and 5♣ both off on best. Thoughts? I play much more teams than pairs and at teams I thought 2♥ wasn't particularly close but in England we definitely play 2♣ as forcing undiscussed so 3nt was my only other choice of rebid.

[hv=pc=n&s=sa2haqjdakt32ct32&d=s&v=0&b=11&a=1dd2cp]133|200[/hv] Matchpoints playing strong and 5

[hv=d=n&v=n&n=sajxxxhxdajxxcjtx&w=sxxhqj9xxdqckqxxx&e=sxxhakxxdt9xcaxxx&s=skqtxhtxxdkxxxxcx]399|300|Scoring: IMP 1♠ (X) 4♣ (4♥) 4♠ P P (5♣) P P X [/hv]

[hv=d=e&v=b&s=sxxhkjtxxxxxdxcak]133|100|Scoring: MP P ?[/hv]

yes deffo had the 7 cos it affected my line of play. and you must know how busy my schedule is - it's hard to fit in adding a hand here amongst the daily grind and as for scrote, he's only whining cos he went off too. Yeh I remember as I was sat opposite him :( As I recall though; he took a similar line to Robson, so difficult to criticise too much...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2849318575072074556#

Guess i should reveal what happened... board 1, i doubled and conceeded 3♥x tick, lesson learnt... board 2, i doubled and collected 300 - accept this wasn't a great action but p saved me with more defence than he might have had... board 3, I had AKQ Axxx AJTx KJ so accepted p's invite, they didn't lead a ♥ so it rolled home - if my hand can be this good and it still be "no play" (much more likely to go off at imps as the opening leader would have probably lead away from his KJT9♥?) should we be just inviting or even not inviting unless you have methods to show the exact hand type?

sorry auction on 2 was wrong - corrected now

[hv=d=n&v=n&s=sjhxxdkqtxxcakxxx]133|100|Scoring: MP 2♠ (3♥) ? 2♠ = 8-12[/hv] [hv=d=n&v=n&s=sjhxxdkqtxxcakxxx]133|100|Scoring: MP 2♠ (3♥) ? 2♠ = 8-12[/hv] [hv=d=n&v=n&s=sjhxxdkqtxxcakxxx]133|100|Scoring: MP 2♠ (3♥) ? 2♠ = 8-12[/hv]

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