Ranmit

Ranmit - Shuba 7.5 - 8.5 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:87f72fbd.6395.11e9.80b2.0cc47a39aeb4-1555782949&u=ranmit

Good rule.

Thanks :lol:

Ranmit - Derpp 5-19 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:8ac5b5a1.2091.11e9.a82b.0cc47a39aeb4-1548414508&u=ranmit Streak of losses to non-robot players continues in Round 2 :(

Ranmit - GIB1 48-6 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:06717d88.2048.11e9.a82b.0cc47a39aeb4-1548382932&u=ranmit

Gerardo - Calling for your help! Please beat / draw against Broze (or at least not lose by more than 25 IMPs) :)

Hilarious! :lol: Yours sounds like a really fun bridge group :)

Philosophers are debating this as we speak.

From the hint, it seems to be that spades and both the minors are breaking 4-2, with E having 4 in spades and 1 minor. *IF* I know this, then I duck first 2 rounds of hearts, attempt a spade to the 9 and if W plays high, play the AK of the minors and exit in whichever minor E appears to have. E will take 2 tricks in the minor but will then have to lead a Spade into the dummy, and we make 9. However, there is no a priori reason to believe that both the minors are splitting 4-2, and from the aggressive bidding it rather looks like at least one suit maybe 5-1. If I were playing this game, I probably see myself just playing AKQ of spades (if W interjects with a high spade card), hoping for the best :P Whats the solution?

Ranmit - Gerardo 27-29 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:cf04c758.06d2.11e9.a82b.0cc47a39aeb4-1545583809&u=ranmit GIB is topping our group! :lol:

Ranmit - GIB 47 - 30 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:76ebec1b.0673.11e9.a82b.0cc47a39aeb4-1545542859&u=ranmit

Ranmit - Pio_magic 61 - 10 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:43fe10bc.0315.11e9.a82b.0cc47a39aeb4-1545172548&u=ranmit Ranmit - Sep123 55-18 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:e51630e1.0461.11e9.a82b.0cc47a39aeb4-1545315411&u=ranmit Ranmit - Shuba 15 - 15 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:6f187a8c.04d8.11e9.a82b.0cc47a39aeb4-1545366323&u=ranmit Ranmit - Olegru 25 - 32 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:e1e8a190.04f5.11e9.a82b.0cc47a39aeb4-1545378971&u=ranmit Ranmit - Mkgnao 48-15 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:2be05ccb.0535.11e9.a82b.0cc47a39aeb4-1545406153&u=ranmit Just out of curiosity, what formula have you used for determining the seeding?

Ranmit - Olegru 7-9 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:4f1814f3.caf2.11e8.85b0.0cc47a39aeb4-1539000269&u=ranmit Thanks all for the good games, and thanks smerriman for a wonderful tournament again!

Ranmit - Olegru 6.5-9.5 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:8cb8f81e.c3cd.11e8.85b0.0cc47a39aeb4-1538214823&u=ranmit Ranmit - Shuba 9.5-6.5 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:85a50d44.c3cd.11e8.85b0.0cc47a39aeb4-1538214811&u=ranmit Ranmit - Cherdano 8-8 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:78ec9cbc.ca81.11e8.85b0.0cc47a39aeb4-1538951806&u=ranmit

Ranmit - Nige1 8-8 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:74591eed.c336.11e8.85b0.0cc47a39aeb4-1538149928&u=ranmit

Ranmit - Driver733 8.5 - 7.5 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:b0b76978.c195.11e8.85b0.0cc47a39aeb4-1537970929&u=ranmit

Ranmit - Derppp 7-9 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:4064ef3c.c078.11e8.85b0.0cc47a39aeb4-1537848334&u=ranmit

Ranmit - Diana_eva 8.5-7.5 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:64419e47.bdb2.11e8.85b0.0cc47a39aeb4-1537543451&u=ranmit

Ranmit - Driver733 7-9 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:c2901221.bd14.11e8.83a5.0cc47a39aeb4-1537475749&u=ranmit

Ranmit - Nige1 7.5 - 8.5 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:572479c2.bcda.11e8.83a5.0cc47a39aeb4-1537450658&u=ranmit

Thanks!! :D

N's actions in Situation 2 seem wrong, but are they illegal though? 1. He made a BIT and passed UI (not illegal) 2. S made the bid which was the LA not demonstrated by the UI (not illegal) 3. Even though N's pause wasnt for a demonstrable bridge reason, the opponents didnt bid and hence did not draw any false inference from it (hence not illegal for N). So to answer the question RMDB - even if N admits to the reason he paused, will he be penalized for it? And what if he does not admit to it? Thanks.

This hand was posted in an alternate thread but I had a few follow-on questions so asking here. Bidding: S opens 1♥, W overcalls 4♠, N passes after a long pause (Clear BIT, even considering the pre-empt, and accepted by both teams). http://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?s=S65HAKT52D8CAQT94&d=n&v=o&b=1 N-S vulnerable. For the purpose of my questions, consider the following assumptions to hold: A. In the absence of UI, 5♣ is the most common / obvious rebid by S. ~80-90% of the field bid 5♣ after the 4♠ preempt. B. Pass by S is a LA, ~10-20% of the field passed after 4♠ (The holding is only illustrative - Feel free to assume a different hand if you believe these assumptions are not valid on this one) Now as I understand it, the UI indicates a desire to bid by N, and hence to avoid acting on the UI, S should pass. Questions relate to the following 2 scenarios: Situation 1: N has decent hearts & K♣. In this hand S passes because the UI; however, 4S is down 2. ~80-90% of the field ends up in 5H, which goes down 1 (Losing top 2 spades and 1 D). So NS here end up benefiting from the UI, since S would have bid on but passed only to avoid acting on the UI. Can EW claim any score adjustment? Situation 2: N has 4 small ♠ and 0 HCP. He knew S is an aggressive bidder, and wanted to discourage a 5 level bid which he felt could not make. So he deliberately took a long pause, correctly predicting that S would have to pass given the UI. Again, ~80-90% of the field ends up in 5♥ which is down 2 / down 3, worse than 4S making. So NS here end up benefiting from the UI, though in this case it was deliberate by N. Can EW claim any score adjustment here? Thanks in advance!

True - needed 1.5 to be safe, hence was targeting 9 in the last round but ended up with 7.5. Now need a whole host of favorable results to qualify, the first of which was provided by Vilgan yesterday (Thanks!). Now requesting Twisterrz to please draw / win against Broze...but not by much :D

Ranmit - Xbabarx 7.5 - 8.5 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:aaf7dc9d.b686.11e8.83a5.0cc47a39aeb4-1536755014&u=ranmit Terrible last match, end up with a total of 100...I think I am missing the qualifying by just 1 point :( :(