Hanoi5

I'm leading a diamond. If partner had QJx he could have played x-J or J-Q, so I believe x-Q could only be from Qx. Besides, why would TC put the ♣7 on the table?

I blame South, if s/he push them to 6...

3♦ is probably the 'correct' bid, as it is forcing (?) and will let you bid 4♥ in a next round having shown the strength of your hand.

What do you take from the lack of -intervention- of the opponents?

Vul vs NV ♠AQT9x ♥K87x ♦A8x ♣x 1♣ - 1♠ - Pa - 2♠ Pa - ???

Yeah. 5♥ would show 2 KC and a void.

3NT, but I might have bid 1♠ instead of 2♦...

[hv=n=sqxxhkjt9dktxxcxx&s=saj9xxhaxdaqjckqx]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv] You're playing 6♠. (At one point your partner bid 5♠, trump asking, and you bid 6♠, as you need points). A diamond is led against you. You win the ace, play ♥A and ♥ to the King. No queen in sight. How do you play spades? At the other table the lead was a heart, won in dummy with the Jack, will you deal differently with the hand?

♠Void ♥Jxxx ♦AKTxxxx ♣Tx Partner opens 2♣ FG. You play Kick back Key Card for minors and it goes: 2♣ - 2♥ - 3♦ - Pa 3♥ - Pa - 4♦ - Pa 4♥ - Pa - 5♥ - Pa 6♥ - Pa - ??? Opponents alert 2♥ as natural (you're on a side of the curtain with the 2♥ bidder). What's your bid? After making up your mind (be honest) read this:

♦8 was third so no way to make it.

Correct me if I'm wrong but tossing the ♥Q from the table will lead to: [hv=n=shxdxcx&w=sqhjdct&e=sthk9dc&s=sjhatdc]399|300|[/hv] And no squeeze as East can throw the spade and South is squeezed first.

60% in 1:23:4

I got to 3♠ on: ♠Kxxx ♥QJx ♦xx ♣AQxx ♠AQxx ♥xx ♦KJT ♣xxxx ♥K was led by the player who had shown a strong hand with diamonds. He continued with two more rounds of hearts and I tossed a club. I drew trumps in three rounds ending in my hand (2-3) and played a small club-♣J-♣Q-small club. The opening leader made a mistake, though I could have made the same play, which was?

I'm playing a team match of 198 boards. With 64 boards to go we are trailing by 100 imp's. I was starting to feel the 'need' to get imp's and so got to 6♦ in a 3NT hand: ♠9xx ♥Qx ♦A?xx ♣AJxx ♠AK ♥A98x ♦QT9x ♣KQx 1♦-2NT-6♦. A diamond was led with the comment:'I don't think this will give anything away'. Needless to say I went down. The ♦8 might have been the ? card on the table and if so I could have made the contract, do you see how? By the way, we're down 140 imp's, 48 boards to go, do you have any advice?

58% 4:07

What about 3NT after 3♦?

Would you duck the first club knowing you have probably 9 tricks if hearts behave? Would you like a spade switch? Yeah, it's the correct line but few seemed to make it...

Didn't read it was a third hand opening...

What do you teach? And Happy Birthday...

On Wednesday my partner opened 2NT and I puppet-staymanned with: ♠Qxx ♥9xx ♦AQxx ♣7xx Wrong, I know but I was on automatic as usual. My partner held: ♠Kxx ♥AKTxx ♦Kx ♣AKx Opening leader held 5 clubs to the QJT so I expected 3NT to make 9 tricks only. Some people apparently (I'll have to check the scores again) scored 10 tricks in NT, not abnormal, but I thought 4♥ making would be quite a good score, actually turning out to be 6 out of 11... That was an exception, I know, but I just thought I'll share it.

I don't think it's standard, the chosen card pretty much depends on the contract and bidding.

3♥. Double. 3NT. In that order of preference.

I'm of the idea that: 1m 1M 3m should be forcing and show at least 17 HCP. I know a hand as: ♠Kx ♥Ax ♦AKQTxx ♣KJx could be opened with 2NT or bid 1♦-1M-3NT. Burt how about more unbalanced hands? What if the minor is not THAT good? How do you play it?

Probably 'cause I'm the creator.

They play that 3♦ as 17+.