TylerE

The real solution is to play a strong club system. Then it's easy. So, for instance, for me, 1♣ is 16+, 17+ if balanced, 1N open is 14-16, 1!D then 1NT is 11-13. Could flop the 1D and 1N ranges to taste.

I don't think a 6-10 rebid is really playable opposite that range. Basically you want 1N to max out weak enough that opener can always just pass with the strong NT hand.

Take the money (X)

That seems like a ludicrous (not surprising) ruling by ACBL. As an opponent I would very much want that pre-alerted, and would feel unfairly disadvantaged if it wasn't. Conceptually, I struggle to see how hearing a pre-alert is any different than glancing at your CC between rounds, which is certainly legal.

Easy (lebelsohl) 2♠ the 2nd time. It's matchpoints. We have spades. Stop overthinking.

Easy (lebelsohl) 2♠ the 2nd time. It's matchpoints. We have spades. Stop overthinking.

Systems on over 2♣ interference. X is Stayman. No Leb. No need, they haven't actually taken away any bidding space. Why go a level higher?

The problem here isn't the whacky double. It's East taking *3* free bids on a ratty 4 count.

Taking 15+ seconds to make a bid is frankly pretty excessive 90% of the time. 15 seconds is a looong time. Since online you don't have do many things that eat up time in f2f bridge (such as writing down scores, or sorting your hand), the general pace of play is a good bit faster. 7-8 minutes f2f is probably about 5 minutes online.

You were given justification. You didn't alert something you had to. You have no appeal.

Pass does NOT show "less than 7 pts"

Open 4♠

I'm in the open 2NT camp. Putting all the balanced ranges into 1c gets to ambiguous, especially against preemption.

Online points are uncolored, unless otherwise specified.

These seems...really bad. Just absolutely roadmapping the defense. This is really a solved problem... play a 3c puppet, problem solved, and it doesn't reveal anything about responder's hand.

Duck around to the Q. If the queen wins, play QH, which sets up 11 tricks. If E pops A!S at trick 1 you have your 9 tricks immediately, at worst, and again have 11 for the taking on any non S return I'm assuming you flew the Q at trick. Only way that's right is if E has the J and W has led the 9 from something like AT9x, which would just be bizarre.

Neither with that balanced rubbish. Await further developments. I might be slightly persuaded towards a !D raise if the opening ABSOLUTELY PROMISES 4+, but I still think it's bad. In general I think aggressively competing on hands like this is a *big* long term loser as you won't be able to have constructive auctions when you have a bit more. About the only competitive auction I'd feel comfortable wading into on these values would be a 1♠ overcall, if I had 5 of 'em. But I don't. So pass for now, and hope the opponents either get overzealous, or partner can balance and THEN we can try to find a spot.

It's a guideline that that's a teacher you shouldn't listen to, because they don't know what they're talking about.

Your last 11 words were unnecessary.

I don't really see an auction that gets to slam and DOESN'T also get there on a lot of hands that don't have a prayer. That said, I would splinter with the N hand. J2NT should be reserved for hands that are either balanced or so strong they are driving to at least 6 opposite a balanced minimum.

I'm pulling for +500 Any other colors and I'm shooting out 3N

thepossum showing his true colors again. Someone needs a forum timeout.

I mean, literally mandatory. They would double with 432 432 432 5432 after, say, 1♠-2♠-p RvW.

You and all her partners need to be alerting her doubles, then. Not doing so is, well, the c-word. Had a similar situation with a local pair who beleived in balancing on any 13 cards below 2NT.

Duck however systemically asks for a !H switch.