Trumpace

At least it is not worse than mocking forum posters :blink:

So in your world, there are a heckuva lot of rich people. Is that 1.37 billion unique people? That seems like a lot.

That you would want to use the higher off-suit bid to show it? Well, it depends on what you can show with 3S and what you lose with having 3S show a ♦ void, what 3♦ means etc. I have no clue... If someone were to pull 3S (without agreement) on me on that sequence, I would take it as a cue, though. Probably not ideal, but keeps the memory load low I suppose.

On 1, If 3♥ is forcing, it is a good bid. 6C or 4NT makes it impossible to find the better scoring heart slam. Not sure why 3S should be natural on 3. The frequency of a ♦ void is probably low enough... Sorry if I have polluted this thread.

Agree with rexford on 1 & 3. On 2, if 3H is passable I bid that, else pass 2S planning to run to 3H if doubled. If opps come in, I am ok with defending this hand. 4H on this seems a bit too much to me.

I suggest we move this to the B/I forum. in the sequence 1C - 1H 4H 4H is not signoff. What did your partner suggest you bid instead of 4H?

In the tool, you can do friends but not Tourneys which you have registered. Would be an interesting feature to add though, but unfortunately I don't have time to work on that tool.

You have to specify the list of ppl you do not want to reject in a file. If you leave the file empty, it will reject all. So, it matches the first option you state.

Perhaps this will help: http://forums.bridgebase.com/index.php?showtopic=25507 (Make sure to also read the post of May 22 2008, just before the Jan 10 2009 post.)

1) Assuming 3C is with 7 clubs, seems like you need declarer to have a heart void and 3 diamonds to have any chance of breaking the contract. This gives declarer a 3-0-3-7 hand. In which case, partner has a singleton spade. So play the 6. Ruff the third diamond, A spade and another to set the contract, even if partner does not have the SK. If declarer has only 2 diamonds, you are probably not beating the contract anyway (and if declarer has a heart void with 2 diamonds, partner has no spades to switch to!). 2) If declarer does not have a heart void, the contract is probably hopeless (except maybe when he is 1-3-2-7, in which case you can give partner a heart ruff, if he has the CA. But that gives partner 9 spades). So if you give declarer a 4-0-2-7 hand, you could cash DK, SK and exit a trump to prevent being thrown in with the SK. Or you could give partner a diamond ruff at trick 2, so that you have the DK exit card later when you get in with the SK, (but declarer can counter that by ducking the DK!). So perhaps you should hope partner has SA, and cash DK, SK and exit a trump. Sorry if this is BS.

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There is no ♦9. I don't understand the Rubber Bridge comment! ;)

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I think I saw this in a book by Charles Goren. Not sure of the name of the book, or the exact hand. Playing rubber bridge, you are South, in 3NT and LHO leads a heart. You see: [hv=d=s&v=n&n=s32hk2dat864c9652&s=sak84ha54dkqcaq73]133|200|Scoring: Rubber LHO leads the HQ.[/hv] Plan the play. (As usual, adv/+ please don't post answers {hidden or otherwise} too early)

That is what I was thinking too...

As South, you hold the nice collection: 432,432,2,T65432 RHO opens 1D, you pass, LHO passes, partner doubles. RHO passes, you bid 2C, LHO bids 2D and you ultimately end up in 5C. LHO leads the DQ (from QJ), and you see: [hv=d=e&v=n&n=sakqjhk65da43caqj&s=s432h432d2ct65432]133|200|Scoring: Rubber Contract 5C. Lead DQ.[/hv] Plan the play. (Adv/+ please hide your answers if replying 'early')

This was dealt by BBO's dealer recently.

[hv=d=n&v=n&n=skqxxxhaxdkqcqjxx&s=sahxxdatxxxxxcxxx]133|200|Scoring: Rubber Contract 5D. Lead HK.[/hv] You somehow reach a 5 diamond contract and LHO leads the heart king. Plan the play. (Adv/+ please refrain from spoiling it too early)

pooltuna beat me to it.

Yes, defending looks right. Interestingly, this defense can probably be found single dummy too.

I hope I got this right. If not, apologies... [hv=d=s&v=b&n=sjxht9xxdqxxxcjxx&w=skt98xxxhqxdtxckq&e=sxhjxdj98xcat98xx&s=saqxhak8xxdakxcxx]399|300|Scoring: Rubber 4H by South.[/hv] 4H by South. Play or defend? Please use no double dummy solvers.

Funny. A play problem with no clear consensus. Are the two options really that close?

Good suggestion.

For some reason I dislike the term quantitative. To me it seems that a 'quantitative' 4NT implies opener must either pass or raise to small slam! Perhaps calling it natural is more natural?

I don't understand this being quantitative. 1S-3C bidder hasn't either limited the values or distribution. How can responder even consider himself the captain (and say rule out a grand slam)?