Hanoi5

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1. 5♥. I'm tempted to bid six but I can't believe our vulnerable opponents don't have 2 tricks in defense. Maybe they just have quite the fit in spades (11? 12?) and distribution but I don't want to risk it. 2. It's a difficult decision especially taking the vulnerability into account. If we pass we plan to pass partner's expected negative double but we're not getting rich at these colours. If we bid NT is 1 the best level to describe our strength? I choose 1NT but I'm not very happy.

I'd try 3♠.

I'd try 3♠.

Red, teams: ♠A9xx ♥xxx ♦xx ♣AQJx 1♦-1♠ 4♠-??? 1♦-1♠ 2NT-3NT 4♣-??? In the first sequence partner showed 18-19 with 4-card support, in the second 18-19 balanced, 4-card support and a club control (which has to be the King). Do you move forward?

3NT.

3NT if we play good Michael's. If partner can have QJxxx x Kxxxx xx, then I'd better try 2NT and later maybe an invite.

Is North's hand a minimum? Should South stop with a great double fit? Is the slam fine on the spade finesse?

1NT if 15-17.

Double. A negative double. You don't want them to play 2♦ and you want partner to be part of the decision. You can play in any strain. Also, some people play the double here to show 3-heart support. That's a convention called support-double. Finally, 2♠ would be a reverse. It would be even better to pass for our hand is minimum in HCP's. But I recommend double for those few HCP's are very well placed and we want to compete.

1NT

KC so that I can ask for the Queen and Club King.

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Favorable, MPs, dealer passes and you hold: ♠AJT9xx ♥Q ♦Tx ♣KJ87 What and why?

[hv=pc=n&s=s875hj653daq732ca&n=sakj6432hdk95c984&d=w&v=0&b=8&a=1h1s3c4spp5cdp5hp5sppp]266|200[/hv] I don't think 4♠ was a good bid, but what about the pass over it by North? Does the 5♥ neccessarily deny a diamond control or show a first round heart control?

East's hand is too strong for a splinter, IMO. I agree it's not a great slam though.

Hay que definir bien la cantidad de mesas y el movimiento: - Con 4 a 6 mesas tal vez quieras jugar un Howell. Tienes sólo 5 juegos de boards así que con la sexta mesa tendrás que hacer lo mismo que, - Con 7 o más mesas tal vez convenga un Mitchell (puede ser un solo ganador o no) y en ese caso con rondas de 4 o 3 o 2 boards, toca tener una mesa de donde los jugadores (o el Director) sacaran las tablillas de cada ronda. Si hay más de 10 mesas se pone la cosa fea pues sólo tienes 5 copias de cada board. Tal vez toque hacer rondas de 3 tablillas mínimo. Como juegan las mismas tablillas en cada ronda en todas las mesas es un torneo 'barómetro' así que luego de cada ronda habrán jugado exactamente lo mismo todos.

What happens if you play small spade on the lead?

Club lead to the Ten and King and diamond back, taken in dummy, spades, west threw a club and west a diamond, diamonds, club finesse, on the club ace east lets go of a heart, Heart king and another.

If I open 1♦, I pass later. If I don´t open I'm tempted to bid 4NT (and I fall easily into temptation).

Both red, imp's: ♠AK65 ♥Kxx ♦Ax ♣AJTx ♠QJx ♥AT975 ♦KQx ♣xx You play 6♥ on the ♦J lead. On the ♥K, west drops the J, how do you play trumps? Also, what if you played 6NT from the same side, received a club lead and played everything else and got to the same decision in hearts on the twelfth trick:

♣A, ♠J for a double finesse.

Both.

I lean towards it being forcing, but in general I think 13+ Mayor support should be given via cue-bid.

I think the right question was asked by Zelandakh: How do you set up spades as trumps and 'force' partner to cue-bid? East held: ♠9xx ♥J9xx ♦AJT ♣Txx Some Easts bid 1NT over the double (and over that I guess 3♠ or even 2♠ sets up the trump suit), but some bid 1♠, is 4♣ a splinter which sets spades as trumps and asks partner to cue-bid?