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[hv=pc=n&s=shkqjt864dkt872c8&w=skj973h72dqj64ckj&n=sa652h9d5caqt7542&e=sqt84ha53da93c963&d=s&v=b&b=7&a=4h4sdppp&p=h9hahkh2s4hqs7sad5d3dkd4hjh7c2h5]399|300[/hv] testing...

Above analysis was mine too. I went passive with ♥7 Partner had ♠QJxxx and ♥A. Declarer ♠A9xx. After ♥A was knocked out he had 12, on ♠ lead 10 tricks

Usually at least 45/54 minors, slammish if partner has the right values. Additional question: what does west need in spades to double 3♠ splinter for the lead?

[hv=pc=n&e=skt2h9753dq6ct853&d=n&v=b&b=13&a=1np2sp2np3sp3nppp]133|200[/hv] Matchpoints Opponents experienced internationals. 1NT 12-14 2♠ minors 2NT equal length in minors 3♠ splinter, good hand Lead? Why?

[hv=pc=n&e=s876432ha942d2cj3&d=n&v=b&b=13&a=1cp1hp1sp3hp3np4nppp]133|200[/hv] Matchpoints. Opponents experienced internationals. 1♠ alerted as unbalanced (4 spades and 5+ clubs) 3♥ gameforce 3NT bid like a shot long pause before pass over 4NT. I did not have a clue how to pick a lead here. Thoughts?

I was declarer and was taken by surprise by the quick action. Playing with good friends in a club game I'd thought it better to call TD, when I had already uttered surprise. I had full count of distribution and was pretty sure RHO had the king, but(!) it was not a 100% thing, so I was getting ready to play through the hand in my head to make sure.

[hv=pc=n&s=shdca8&w=shdc97&n=shdct4&e=shdqck]399|300[/hv] South is declarer in a spade contract. West is on lead. West leads the 7 of clubs. Before declarer calls for a card to be played, dummy plays the 4 and east the king. Now declarer says 'I did not call for a card yet'. Director is called. What is the ruling? How many tricks does declarer get? What are the relevant laws?

[hv=pc=n&w=sj94ht5dkq53cqt76&d=e&v=n&b=2&a=ppp1dp1hp3hp4hppp]133|200[/hv] I've been through Opening Leads by Lawrence several times and it still does not click. Matchpoints. What is your analysis and thought process here before you pick a suit to lead?

Playing modern standard negative doubles this sequence happens frequently: 1x (2y) pass pass and its openers turn again. Beginner/intermediate articles explains and gives many example hands where opener doubles with shortness in the overcalled suit and passes with length/strength in the overcalled suit. However I cant find much material on what bid to choose when opener has more distribution/strength. When do you: Rebid own suit Bid a new suit Double and plan to take another bid after partners non-pass Does any know of articles this discuss this in depth?

I really like being able to pass and offer to play 1NTx. Lots of opponents double our 12-14 NT with too weak hands and then 1NT (X) pass puts lots of pressure on 4th hand. The following works really well in an environment where opponents double 1 NT freely. If your opponents always has a BIG NT when doubling you may need better... pass: to play! may be flat weakish or any hand that wants to gamble. Sometimes a big winner, only rarely -500 xx: ask opener to bid 2 clubs, responder will pass or bid his 5 or 6 card suit, to play 2 clubs: SOS! Opener will bid diamonds with 5+, 2 hearts with both majors. Opener may pass 2 clubs, awaiting penalty double 2 diamonds: Both majors. May be weak, invitational or strong 2 major: Invitational. Opener may pass or raise with a fit. This is a simple and easy to remember method. Only caveat is to remember what 2 Diamonds means! Responder: both majors, Opener: 5+ to play

[hv=pc=n&w=st975h754d7642c83&d=e&v=b&b=10&a=1sp]133|200|swiss teams all vul[/hv] What do you bid here and why? Will you bid different if you play 4 card majors and 2NT as 10+ with sup?

Thank you! I need the threat of ruffing a heart good(missed that) and keep the diamond entry for that. Because of the heart ruffing threat West must keep two hearts and thus discard a minor suit card. Then, when I ruff a diamond, I will know who guards diamonds (or diamonds are good) and then in the end I will know the club position.

[hv=pc=n&s=skqjt742h2da3ckj5&n=sa96hqj3dkt65ca42&d=s&v=0&b=11&a=1s2h2np6sppp]266|200|Lead King of hearts, east follows suit[/hv] Reading an old article(Dansk Bridge, juli 1984) about Oswald Jacoby. It reads: "West led ♥K and when East followed Ozzie claimed on a double squeeze against any distribution. Only six seconds had passed since the lead! Try it yourself." I cant see it. What am I missing? One failed try: Assume West has ♥A and leads a spade on trick two. I draw trumps, ♦A, ♦K, ruff ♦, run spades. In the four card position I play the last spade. West keeps ♥A so I discard the ♥Q from dummy. Cross to dummy with a low club and leads a club from dummy. Both opponents have followed suit in both minors. West is 1633 or 1642 but I still dont know where the minor Queens are, so dont know whether to drop or finesse clubs. [hv=pc=n&s=s2hdckj5&w=shad3c6&n=shqdtca4&e=shd2c32]399|300|Four card postion with South on lead. ♣Q and ♦Q both still out, but not known who has which[/hv]

What is the best line in 4 hearts on a ♦K lead? [hv=pc=n&w=skt965ht5d7cak865&e=s7haqj762da95cj42&d=w&v=e&b=16&a=1sp2hp2sp3hp4hppp]266|200|Lead diamond King[/hv] This is how Weichsel won it. What a pretty ending! Looking at GIB it was a Woolsey misdefense. Using GIB again Weichsel had an even better line, but maybe thats all just double dummy ?

Does anyone have some good bidding table scripts to practice overcalls and responding to overcalls for beginners? I want to sit two players and two gibs at a bidding table. Have the gib open and the players overcall and respond, at first always with a fit. Practicing simple beginner sequences for example: (1m) 1M (pass) 2m (1m) 1M (pass) 2M (1m) 1M (pass) 3M and also 1M openings with overcall and respond with a fit. Later I want to expand into hands without fit and hands with more competetive bidding. My first attempt: (( hcp(west)>=11 and clubs(west)>=5 and spades(west)<=4 and hearts(west)<=4 ) or ( hcp(west)>=11 and diamonds(west)>=5 and spades(west)<=4 and hearts(west)<=4 ) or ( hcp(west)>=12 and hcp(west)<=14 and spades(west)<=4 and hearts(west)<=4 ) or ( hcp(west)>=18 and hcp(west)<=19 and spades(west)<=4 and hearts(west)<=4 ) ) and (( hcp(north)>=9 and spades(north)>=5 ) or ( hcp(north)>=9 and hearts(north)>=5 ) or ( hcp(north)>=11 and clubs(north)>=6) or ( hcp(north)>=11 and diamonds(north)>=6)) and ( hcp(east)<=5)

This is a very good read for a novice: bobh2 on ranges Its bobh2(RIP) talking about the purpose of bidding and ranges for novices. As a poker player I think you will apreciate and understand the range talk. The two articles following this 'hand evaluation' and 'more on hand evaluation' are also very good but slighty more advanced. They are about adjusting ranges.

[hv=pc=n&s=saj653ha3d4cat942&n=sq98h9854dq76ckqj]133|200|South is playing 4♠. Lead small ♥ to the J.[/hv] What is the best plan at IMP? at Matchpoints? How do you rate the plan: Take A♥, enter dummy in ♣. Play small ♠ to Jack. When it holds, opps showing 2 and 4. Now play A♠?

I used to be able to see more than one vindow of vugraph on a PC with this link: http://www.bridgebase.com/mobile/old_index.php That doesnt work for me anymore. It shows the list of tables but cant connect to one. Is there a way to watch more than one table of vugraph on a pc?

No book, but I still like bobs-lesson-notes for beginnners

Does any know of a version of "Partnership Bidding at Bridge, The contested auction. Andrew Robson and Oliver Segal, 1993" translated to Danish? Have any tried to translate it to other languages using online automated translation services? Any tips or tricks should I attempt to make such a translation?

What is the proper alert when I playing online at BBO, forget our system and open 2♦, with a hand consistent with a weak 2 in ♦ , when our agreements firmly are that 2♦ is both majors, Ekren style? Should I alert my 2♦opening bid: a) weak with both majors, could be 4 -4 b) I have a weak 2 in ♦, but our agreement is weak with both majors c) anything else

How can I best use the www bridgebase client and GIB to analyse hands I have played offline? Right now I do this: Open hand editor and put in Cards and bids. Then I can fool around with play of the Cards and hit GIB for analyzing. I can take back Cards and try other lines etc. Great! My problem is that when I save the hand, to a folder or as a link, then I cannot change the Cards played anymore. I cannot tabeback Cards or play Cards. Anyway I can do this?

[hv=pc=n&s=s84hakq653dk6ck87&w=sq9752hjt98d7ca95&n=sat6h74daq52ct432&e=skj3h2djt9843cqj6&d=s&v=b&b=7&a=4hppp]399|300[/hv] I played it like silvr bull, but east played low on the first club.

[hv=pc=n&s=s84hakq653dk6ck87&n=sat6h74daq52ct432]133|200|[/hv] South is playing 4♥, lead ♦7 From todays short swiss team matches. This was won 7 times at 12 tables, was down both tables in our match. How do you plan the play?

Thanks. I found one thread in the Expert Forum that has a lot of ELC and resp x discussion between rexford and rhm. Is that the one you mean or is there some more basic level intermediate stuff somewhere? btw I changed the title from "Another minus 200" to "Bid or double over 1 club with 4531"