Hanoi5

I thought I was playing a different game! What should partner do with: ♠T8xx ♥QJxx ♦xxx ♣xx ?

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Hey I also thought about it!

Once Cerdanno changed his I just need to believe in the octopus and the dolphin. No change for me.

1♦-1♥ 4♣ And here you lose me. Maybe 5♥(6♥), maybe 4♠(4NT and later 6♥), but a normal North would simply bid 4♥ and it'll be kind of difficult for South to continue.

When is the last time to change 59? I read Messi's sick, though it could be Maradroga's plot.

You pick up: ♠x ♥Axx ♦AKJTx ♣AKJT It goes: 1♣-X Better than 1♦, right? 1♣-X-Pa-1♥ 2♣-2♦-Pa-2♠ Pa-??? Do you agree with the bidding so far? Why? Why not? Opener might not have rebid clubs anyway, but just in case, does it change anything? What would you bid now? By the way, you don't play ELC or anything like that.

Totti Transfer. We played Rubber (social) Bridge with this guy Totti who played the dummy horribly so he always bid a suit when he wanted to play NT or NT for his partner to guess his suit, so: 1NT*-2♥ 2NT**-3♠ 4♠*** * I want to play in a suit ** That's not the suit ***That's the suit!!!

4♥, of course.

1♠. I don-t understand double, what would I do over 2♦? Is 3♣ ELC then?

Someone hasn't read Rich Father, Poor Father...

I'm gonna go with: 2 1 1 2 I'm gonna play Paul the Octopus to continue as in the EuroCup.

For the lack of alcohol I guess, but it's great anyway. Maybe not so much in a cold weather, but served cold is great down here in the tropics.

I love root beer.

4 mes would bid: Pa-1♥-2♣-2♥ 5♣-6♥-All Pass

A penalty Double is the only logical option to Pass. If that is in my arsenal I might try it, though it could certainly backfire...

Exactly. You know how hard it is to explain TOX's to beginners and then having them see ELC by expert players?

I'm gonna turn into Roth and say that if partner doesn't have a re-bid over 2♣ that might be our best contract.

Your change in #55 cost you the lead, but all at the top are so close together... Thanks for reminding me...

The Bridge Encyclopedia says: Later it says: Truth be told, reading more in the article it says that BWS 2001 reached an experts consensus that doubling and then bidding the suit just over the one partner showed is not a sign of strength but of not quite right a shape. But again, who started this? When? Is it now considered cannon?

So, who's leading now?

Yes No No

Say a player gets 14 and her partner 12. They see their cards and call the Director who fixes the hands and deems it ok to continue playing the board (even though a player looked at a card from hes partner before the bidding began). The other two players object to playing the board but in the end they do it planning to appeal the decision. Is this decision appealable? Wasn't an agreement needed from the 4 players in order to continue playing? Was this only in the previous Laws? What would make you think a card is of consequence or not?

5♦ is the incorrect bid.

I don't think 2♣ is too bad, just that double is much better.