lenze

I once tabled a 6 card suit, and at the time remarked THAT was a record!! The previous record was 4!!! :)

J. This does not surprise me. I vaguely remember your dad opening 1N with Qx Qx AKQxxxx Qx . Must have been 30 years ago. I believe we ended up defending 2S for a top. lenze

My rules regarding 1NT openings are simple. After finding my point count to be in my range (usually 15-17) 1) First I check to see that I don't have a singleton or void. 2) I next check to see that I don't have more than 2 doubletons. 3) Then I check to see that I don't have a 6 card major. So far, so good. I open 1NT. This comes from my belief that it is better to have a rule to handle situations then to try and GUESS what to do each time it comes up. If your rule isn't working and gives you bad results, you can ALWAYS change your rule. lenze

Hi Free: that was the winning play!!!

[hv=n=sa986hq93dkqj873c&s=skqj7ha7d6ckq7632]133|200|Scoring: IMP 6 Spades by south(IMPS). West leads the Diamond Ace(Thank you)and shifts to the heart 6. Dummy's Queen is covered by the King. How do you play?[/hv]

Thanks for all your comments. I had a great time with my EX. She did not touch a wrong card all night. (Not really true, She made the mistake of leading my suit once) We had a 65% game!!

Playing bridge tonight with my Ex-wife (8 years divorced) She has played only once in the last 16 years. SHE HAS FORGOT MORE ABOUT THIS GAME THAN MOST PLAYERS WILL EVER KNOW" Looking to have a great time.. Wish me well!!

I had a nice experience regarding this topic last night. I played with an an old partner from 30 years ago in Dallas. On one hand, I placed him in a aggressive 6 Diamond contract. He was NOT afraid to lead the last trump, executing the squeeze, making 7 for a top.

[hv=n=sh9dcaq6&s=st3hdc75]133|200|I was dummy, sitting north when my student of over a year had this four card ending. Spades were trump. It was known that west held the only heart bigger than dummy's 9. South correctly played the spade ten, pitching the club 6 from dummy. She then fell from grace by leading a club to take the finesse. If she had played the last trump, west would be forced to come down to one club (Having to hold the high heart). So now when she led a club, and the king did not appear, she would play the Ace from dummy, dropping the king offside. [/hv]

I disagree wih the original double of 1 ♥. I've come to the conclusion that at this level, it is best to go for your contract. I would have bid 1NT over the 1♥ bid. Having doubled 1 ♥, I now have little option but to bid 1NT

[hv=d=w&v=n&s=s76hat64dkq76cat3]133|100|Scoring: MP West deals and bids 1♣. North bids 3 ♦ and you compete to 5 ♦. The opponents continue to 5♠ by East. You lead the Diamond K and partner overtakes with the Ace and returns the Heart Jack. Your play!![/hv] Dummy is xxxx, Q9xxx, x, KQJ

This is IMPS? The opponents were in 7 Diamonds, which I know is going down. But I doubled so they could run to a lucky 7 spades!!!! NOT A SMART MOVE!!!

Just a note... your partner can not have a "big hand" as you are playing precision.... you might have missed that as the text appeared above the table with the hand in it.... Ben No Ben, I did not miss that inference. Allthough it's been over 25 year since I played Percision, I would suspect that partner would compete with a good 6 card suit and a good 11-13 hcp. But with a great suit and a max(14-15), I would expect a redouble. I repeat my previuos question. "Who owns the hearts?"

I pass. Partner was simply competing. If he had a big hand, he would have redoubled!!!. By the way, who owns the hearts??

This is an interesting subject. And I don't have an answer. I have no problem remembering hands or cards played or even hands played in the past. I've been at it, however, for over 35 years. My good friend, and doctor, who also plays bridge can't remember the previous hand played. However, he is an avid golfer, and he can recall EVERY shot he made during any round of golf. It's just a matter of your interest.