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Pass.! Partner tried to buffalo opponents out of 6S,7S with his 3Nt spammer. IT WORKED.

DA, D-out intending to ruff 2xD. Boards up.

"Openings" (1st/2nd seat): pass = 0-8 or 15+ forcing *** I think way too much to untangle if (surely) opponents take up space - they should be up to 2M,3m before pass can try to untangle all the 15+ hands by hcp and shape. EG. take 2-suiters out by Mm opens 1M to jump m, shows 15-18 5-5 concentrated in 2-suits. Even a two strengths 3-suited "Roman" - like opening 2D: 4441, 8-12 or 15-18.

I would have lead a passive heart with that hand. You already got a bad board when you lead away from the CQ. *** Absolutly agree. Now WHY ask a switch with your Smith echo ???? *** Beeee- zare.

Gutsy preemption at favourable vulnerability is undoubtedly a winning strategy and I am surprised at its relative rarity at the highest level. Kit Woolsey commentating live made an astute observation on the EW effort …not quite high enough to make it comfortable for N-S to double but high enough to damage the N-S auction 1) " .. team Kranyak (USA-1), .. who preempted .. " 2) .. what South should do .. " -- Rainer Herrmann *** Is this suggesting a re-think of preemption -- at least the pedagogy for what suit quality for preempts? I'm thinking to start with the status-quo counter to preempts (esp the wa-a-a-y overloaded double) to see what mayhem to sow. A little biased as I ply DAPO (look it up).

I just don't understand the urge to switch to diamonds. Partner led a club, we shouldn't expect his diamonds to be substantially stronger than his clubs. *** Did partner Smith echo a C-continue??? As if he had poor Diamonds, AS "don't switch, continue clubs -- that damage is done". The urge is to follow partner's signal. After all, he sees the clubs. Agree this was a losing choice opening lead -- lost CQ trick. I would have led as passive as I could find on this auction.

If Bridgeguys say it is a strip squeeze then it must be true. Oh wait ... *** So Bridgeguys attempt to collect by categories used by those they mirror IS THE DEFINITION of those categories??? You way misunderstand their work. The collection IS VALUABLE however categorized. *** How about define your terms, and show the distinction. Then readers can see a value in that distinction, or BullSHIP just to argue.

Even allowing much leeway when missing the other Major (thus likely to beat their score), this suit is too weak, A +KQ less fear of 4S, some chance 5D,6D,7D is on and missed. I'm fully aware that 1H .. (4S) before my rebid, when I guess 5D is my bid -- hating that. I won't risk a likely 4H disaster to keep them from the same 4S my teammates find -- that's the big taming.

side question: would you bid 4♥ rather than 3? Fluffy *** Sure seems a minimum: 10 highs, no A, BUT 6xD AND S-single leaves some bidding room after 3H. I try 3H. Why doesn't partner have DQ for slam on? Where did his bidding limit his hand before 4H? Would he force slam with DQ added? 7 controls, key SA, how does he quit 4H even here?

Can I trust partner to encourage clubs without DK or DA? I think discourage clubs must show a D-top. Do I hope D10 through DAJ to partner's DK so he can play D-back to my DQ..DA? That looks to set this 3Nt. Yeah. That's what I'll try.

More return for upping the fert to say 1S or 1Nt, of course with some "real" value cases included -- just to not be "open book" on those ferts. This is just the reason sanctioning bodies outlaw these systems. Can you imagine a TD adjudicating a successful fert? Even with documented "we always do this; it is systemic"? Let alone players screaming "They don't bid like us, that's not fair".

Ask for DK. Nope then 6H. Yup, then ask SKQ? #A? to grand 7H>7Nt may ruff 4th spade.

"Pass and lead ♦" the_clown *** Yup and yup. Did my preempt, 4S is right or wrong. DJ109xx may be necessary start for our 4th trick.

Pass, hoping ops let us out of this mess. If it goes x-p-p back to me, I'll try escaping to 1♠. -- billw55 *** Agree. No real trouble, I do have a trick for partner. How bad can his overcall be?

"No, they wouldn't, as the diamond finesse would be a better chance than having executed a triple squeeze without the count." -- lamford *** So another glimpse into an expert thought: East wouldn't give up spades to set this contract even to unguarding his DK (knowing declarer won't settle for 3Nt-1 his 8 tricks: 4xC +HAKQ +DA). *** I would try the triple w/o the count just to have a good story IF that works.

Your intent with minors should be to get to 3C/3D quickly without often Major fit lost. So make 2C: 5+C with no 4+M; 2D: similar. Further bidding need only find 5+M seeking 5-3M fit and stops. Let 1S/1H may be canapé even on semi-bal 4M5m22. *** Second, letting 5M332 into a 1Nt:11-14 means often partner surrenders a 4-4M (now 5-3M) try because we get too high if we do not find that fit. I'll accept 5Hearts 332 as that bumps their Spades to a 2-level start. But allow 5Spades 332 into 1S. *** Forbid 1Nt with 4xS4xH 32 - way too often miss a superior 2M cheap contract. And too much enticement for partner to hope a 4-4M is to try for -- too high.

Can't imagine partner has less than Sxxx(x) HAK(x) Dxx CAxxx(x) I like 5C or higher chances. Partner didn't negX as he has only 3xH, nor Q-bid without S-control, nor pass to let some partial fizzle out. He has 'stuff'.

I had files from "bidding by design" (as near as I recall). My harddrive crashed before backing these files. Does anyone have these copied to email to me? The site had numerous statistics on particular situations. One I recall was 8 hearts verses 8 spades, with a points for 3H v 3S v 2S ... Thanks for looking y'all.

Too bad 3Nt makes, I'd be in 5D.

Canape 1M rebids. Forcing once. Responder raises or cheap description with 0-4. Upbids with 5-7.

I'm guessing scattered stops/tenaces bids 2Nt; missing stops tries 2m.

I could get scientific and bid 5♦ but there is a lot of potential for the wrong lead to let us make it. ie off 2 fast hearts but unless they are both on lead.... *** Agree that. Blast 6S.

They may or may not be. Why are you so sure they aren't? Maybe this is a completely standard auction (or do you know that your team-mates never bid 6NT with less than 34hcp?) *** Flip your argument. Are your teammates in slam missing SAK - 2 quick tricks?? Some teams are that weak, mine isn't.

Suction advancer (partner to Suction bid) only need state the intent of Suction. He may pass to pile up 50+50+50+... or even 100+100+100+... intending to lose less. He cooperates if he cooperates - bidding the assumed suit 'unless he don't' to blow some smoke.

♠ J732 ♥ K963 ♦ T ♣ K642 In this case, you'd probably want to bid 3♠ If partner holds the back suits, you're happy to play at the three level given your double fit If partner holds Hearts, you should be safe at the four level I'd consider bidding hearts to be pretty wimpy... *** Is this a Paradox raise per Chris Ryall??