Apollo81

I agree with you.

I would even extend this to "definite natural trump tricks" I usually roll my eyes at people who make disasterous non-singleton leads when a singleton lead was available and then try to explain their logic to me. Obviously this doesn't apply to leading their trump suit. Singleton trump leads generally work extremely badly.

IMO West is right. I don't get the 3♣ bid but hey I have never played that method. Why wouldn't North pass 2NT or bid 3♦, South's first suit?

1. I'd rank them 3♠, 4♣, 3♦, 3♥. I am a little worried about partner driving to slam over a 4♣ bid. If I started with 3♠ I would certainly bid 4♥ later if given the chance. 2. 3NT

Draw trumps then play on diamonds. I'd "run" the ♠10 at trick 2 (I think that's the best way to get LHO to duck his ♠A)

Playing "Phil's" convention will mean hands where 3NT is off top tricks don't happen and you can comfortably bid 3NT when you have a balanced 6 count in this auction.

I agree with the first half of this statement.

The opps are bidding 4♠ for almost sure, so you'd better bid 4♣ so someone can make an intelligent 5 over 4 decision. If 4♣ shows a slam try then bid 4♥ and remember to change your methods after the deal is over.

It's really hard to make statements about such strange methods, but to me, it looks like 4♠ was the culprit.

I am interested in a similar thing for bidding/playing full deals.

What about 4NT RKC for ♥? At the very least we can stop short of slam if partner has 0 keycards. I agree 6♣ is a better bid than 5♣. I guess we can only do this if partner will pass our 6♣ signoff (and doesn't take it as asking).

I would vote for Palm Springs CA in December

I don't think you will find (m)any good players who think that 1♦-3NT-4M showing a singleton is Standard.

agree

I don't know any B/I players who play Lebensohl in any situation other than 1NT-(2x)

8 years. I played a ton of hands between 2002-2004; I play less than a ton now since I'm out of college and working.

18, kitchen bridge friends

A solid local expert near where I live claims that 20-30 years ago he kept records of all wins/losses and even normal looking WJOs were the biggest loser by far. I would always weak-2 this hand but as Ben said, the conditions matter for a WJO

Double is obvious; I think this is a min considering the conditions.

Put me down for double also cause of the conditions.

In my area a lot of good players play 1m-2♥ as 3-way: - 11-12 balanced - mixed raise of 1m - SJS in hearts Over this, 2♠ asks partner's hand: - 2NT, 3m show the obvious hands - other bids show the SJS

♣A ♠K run ♠J

If I wrote an article advocating passing on this hand then the title would be "How to Lose at Bridge"

5♣

agree