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K&R evaluator has the hand at 16.25... Mind you Josh's hand is up at 18.85... Isn't 16.25 enough for an invite opp 8-10? :P

Seems pretty easy to reach on any 2/1 normal sequence I'm a 100000% 2♣ bidder too - i didn't use to bid 2♣ when i started playing 2/1 on these hands but experience and good partners have convinced me its completely automatic to...

doesn't look an awful slam?

1♦ 1♥ 1♠* 2♣** *100% forcing **4SGF 3♦* 3♥** *showing strong 64 **cue 3♠* 4♦ *cue 4♥* 4NT *cue showing denied ♣ control as well 5♣ 7♦ * knows is opposite at worst a 4162 or 4261 hand with K♠, A♥, AK♦ and A♣, ♠s can be ruffed in the dummy and K♥ pitch for rounded suit loser Can opener have one keycard... ;) probably not :P

All I can say is well done Frances.... ;) My comment on which major to pitch was completely gratuitous and designed to avoid people looking at it in a trivial manner and finding the "obvious play" Frances has the hand down to a card - i should probably ask her to give me the pips next time.... I knew i couldn't pitch a ♥ or a ♠ and i gave some thought to pitching the K♦ but i bottled it ;)

[hv=n=shdc&w=shdc&e=saqxxhxxdtxxxxct4&s=sjt8xhjtxxdkjxcj3]399|300|[/hv] The opps are playing acol and had the auction 1♥ 1♠ 2NT 3NT 2NT is 18-20 We play 2nd and 4ths partner lead the 6♣ which went to the ten and my jack, declarer following with the 8, i returned the 3 to the 9 and queen and partner exited with the 7 of clubs, declarer pitched a ♦, which major would you pitch from?

ok - i responded 1♠ at the table and seriously regretted it when partner's 2♥ came back. i then wish i had responded 2♣ :blink: Over his 2♥ i thought i was too strong to just bid 4♥ but had no idea what to bid next. I decided to bid 3♣ hating my bid and over partner's 3NT i bid 4♥. Partner raised to slam and i turned out to be be a very lucky fish when partner had [hv=s=sxhakqxxxdaxxcjxx]133|100|[/hv]..... I think i will always bid 2♣ on these hands in future... :D

regardless of whether you bid 1♠ or 2♣ partner will bid 2♥, what now?

Partner opens 1♥ [hv=s=sxxxxhxxdkqjcakqt]133|100|[/hv]

[hv=s=saqxxxhaxdtxxcajt]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv] 1NT 2♦* 2♥ 3♦ 3NT 4♦ 4♠ 5♦ ? Partner's hand hidden here: Suggestions on auction/how you would treat his hand?

1♥ (2♣) ? [hv=s=skqjxxhxxdjxxxcqx]133|100|[/hv] Also - do you need to know the nt range?

Does anyone know the rule on concessions? Is there one that allows the Norwegians to conceed at the end of a stanza but the Germans not to midway through a stanza?

Ask the England players - surely they are far happier with the concession midway and an earlier night than having to play an additional 10 pointless boards...?

playing strong and five and a 4 card ♦ suit, 1♦ (2♠) ? [hv=s=sxhkj9xxdxxcakxxx]133|100|[/hv] if you could also define what 3♥ and x, something, 3♥ would be too... :)

[hv=s=saxhkxxdakjt9xcxx]133|100|[/hv] 1♦ 2♣ ? Is this good enough for a 3♦ rebid? If not what is the minimum hand? Also what is a rough minimum hand for the following uncontested auctions playing 2/1? 1♦ 2♣ 2♥ Is this even extras? 1♥ 2♣ 2♠ 1♠ 2♥ 3♣ 1♥ 2♣ 3♥

[hv=s=sjhk98xxxda8xxct9]133|100|[/hv] Love all, playing strong and five with 1♦ promising 4+ (P) 1♦ (3♣) ?

[hv=s=sqxhajxxxdt9xxcjx]133|100|[/hv] 1♦ P P ? At all colours and at all forms or not?

Anyone know? Not just BBOTV (can you use this though?)

I'd really like some software to allow me to write reports of matches and move smoothly from prose to a hand diagram to a bidding auction and back to text again without too much hassle. Anyone know of anything?

Does anyone know of some software than can produce goulashes for using on BBO and/or can output 30 deals for a duplicate?

Have good news for you all - have it on excellent authority that poorbridge will be relaunched very soon, possibly after a website overhaul! :-)

[hv=d=w&v=b&s=sqtxxhaxxxxdaxxxc]133|100|Scoring: IMP 4♦ 4♥ 5♦ ?[/hv] [hv=d=w&v=b&s=sqtxxhaxxxxdaxxxc]133|100|Scoring: IMP 4♦ 4♥ 5♦ ?[/hv]

Hi guys, am looking to collect classic suit combinations. Please add to my list <_< (Have assumed entries all over the place for these ones, say if yours need restrictions ) 1. AQTxx opposite xxx for 4 tricks 2. AJxx opposite K9xx for 3 tricks 3. AKTxx opposite xxxx for 5 tricks (hand over the honour plays Q if you cash the Ace) 4. AJxx opposite K8xx for 3 tricks 5. AKTxx opposite Qx for 5 tricks 6. AKxxx opposite QT for 5 tricks 7. A9 opposite KTxx for 3 tricks 8. A9x opposite KJ8xx for 4 tricks 9. AJx opposite K98xx for 4 tricks 10. AKJx opposite xxx for 3 tricks 11. Q9xx opposite A8xx for 3 tricks 12. Q9xx opposite A8xx for 3 tricks (hand over queen know to have king) Thanks in advance :)

1♣ 2♣* 2♦** 2♥*** 3♣**** 4♣***** * inverted ** relay, either to show a 18-19 balanced or a 11-14 say hand with ♣ and ♦ *** forced **** confirming ♣ and ♦ *****slam going...

My prog says there are 192 actual solutions, 92 of which aren't identically trivial e.g. a=b etc. :-)