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Hi, Thanks for getting this to appear. We talked about it afterwards and nothing indicated to either of us that either one of us had enough points to bid higher. Mark

Ignore this. I'm trying to post a hand.

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Hi, This wasn't a BBO generated hand. When I was learning to play bridge, for practice, I would, and still do, deal out 4 hands from a pack of cards and bid and play all 4 hands myself. I didn't record the other two hands. When I play like this I just bid the first biddable hand I come to. I don't think that either of the other two hands were notable as being biddable. Mark

Hi, If I understand correctly 4♣ as a splinter bid was a good way to bid but maybe not the best way to bid? Thanks, Mark

And the way I played the hand it makes 5 not 6. I don't think 6 was possible.

And thanks for the replies.

Hi, Maybe beginner isn't quite correct.Maybe low intermediate/mistake prone would be better.We don't do game tries;we investigated asking and telling bids but we couldn't agree on using them. The way it is there's almost too much to try and remember.The reason I thought of 4C as a splinter was " a jump in any suit you couldn't possibly want to play in" is, I think, one of the splinter definitions I've seen. Although since she bid Clubs I guess it could be confusing.

[hv=pc=n&s=s83ha853d753cak43&n=sa94hkqj64dkq98c2&d=s&v=0&b=11&a=1cp1hp2hp]266|200[/hv] Hi, I'm North. My partner opened light with three quick tricks.I've got 15 and 16 or 18 pts. if you count length or dummy pts. in my hand[North].I see the singleton and with the distribution I'm thinking of slam.It might be stupid but I'm a beginner,sort of. I can't control bid as far as I know because the way my partner and I learned it you can't bid controls below 3 Spades. I can see two ways to bid to tell partner I might be interested in something other than just game; 3 Diamonds OR 4 Clubs as a splinter bid. If it's 4 Clubs an astute partner would think " we have a fit in Hearts, why does he want to play in Clubs? I know,it's a splinter bid, but if he has enough points for game why didn't he just bid game? I get it now, he's interested in slam!" So does anyone have any suggestions about bidding this hand? I don't know how to put in a question mark for my second bid. Thanks, Mark

Hi, I had forgotten I asked this question, but a belated thank you to everyone. mark

Hi, My partner and I use 2NT as feature asking after a weak 2 open. Does the use of 2NT require a balanced hand? Thanks, Mark

Hi, What's meant by the term "working points". Thanks, Mark

Hi, Are there special ways to open two-suiter hands? 6-5 hands. Thanks

Hi, I don't know how to show hands. My partner and I were playing with some friends today at a teaching table. I had 17 or 18 pts. stoppers in S and H Dxx AKQxxx in Clubs. I was the opener and the bidding went like this 1C 1S Dbl. P 2S P ? My partner had 6 pts. and H Kxxx and D Kxxx. I meant my cue bid to say " I've got pts. but I don't know where we should be.Tell me some more." She at first thought I was asking her to pick her best suit but I explained to her that since we learned that one wants to be in a major suit fit if at all possible if I had had four hearts I would have bid them instead of cue bidding she should have realized I was asking her for more info. So I talked her into bidding 3D and I then bid 3NT which we made. So, was my cue bid a valid cue bid?

Hi, What happened to the Newcomer Pairs Tournament? Have they been discontinued? I didn't see any today. Thanks, Mark