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1♠， my always choice.

first question： open 1♥ second question： I play 4♣ as “Control Asking Bid”，the answer will be：4♦=no control；4♥=second round control（King or Singleton）；4♠=first round control（Ace or Void）

really amusing！ :P

try T/O double & Lenbensohl (Rubensohl is ok too)

1♠, a good respond

thx uday, I've download V4.9.9 and found it's a great upgrade. But unlucky, I find that the new version V5.0.1 been put on www.bridgebase.com again, and can't be access again. consider to put it on online.bridgebase.com, thanks.

I can't reach www.bridgebase.com, so can't download the new beta version update. But I can reach online.bridgebase.com easily. Please consider about to put the V4.9.9 update (or later) at online.bridgebase.com, I think there must be a lot of player can't reach www.bridgebase.com.

2nd hand： PD hold: ♠Qxx ♥x ♦AKJ10x ♣KQxx After the Forcing Pass, Partner will bid 6♣; After the Dbl, Partner choose pass to play 4♥X; while 6C make, 1370; 4HX -3, 800, 11imp swing.

Thanks all! I really learn a lot from your replies. :lol: the first hand, partner hold: ♠Axxx ♥xxx ♦AKxx ♣Kx when I bid 3♣, partner choose pass since he think he didn't sure whether 4♣ is safe if he cuebid 3♥. Since the opener's heart suit is: AKJxxx, so, we play 3♣+1 while the other table play 3NT+2. I think 2♥ is a good choice. After discuss with my partner, we decide to use following agreement: 3♣: usually without heart stopper; 2♥: cuebid then bid minor suit, forcing to 4♣, maybe have stopper; if club suit length = 5 and weak stopper in heart, try to bid 2NT/3NT.

Although the 4SX is penalty, but it's often based on strong hand while not strong Spade. So, I will bid 5H.

3♣, FJS

1) None, you hold: ♠3 ♥Q54 ♦Q2 ♣AQ96542 LHO PD RHO You 1♥ Dbl pass ?? 2) Both, you hold: ♠KJ3 ♥A5 ♦92 ♣A96542 You LHO PD RHO 1♣ 2♥ 3♦ 4♥ ?? ( PD's 3♦=nature ♦ 5+ suit and GF )

2NT, partner will bid 3♣ and we pass it. Certainly, it all based on the partner agreement.