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Is there a pair of Juniors (U26) out there potentially looking to team up to compete in the Team Trials Friday and Saturday, November 25 and 26, 2011, at the fall NABC in Seattle? My partner and I are looking to find another pair that would like to practice on BBO and put a team together for this event. Feel free to msg me with questions! Jason Daming

how is he going to get back to south to hook the K♠ (other than the K♥)? Is he saying he would have hooked the 9?

I don't claim to be a legal eagle but here are my thoughts. He would not have bid on so the play is irrelevant (I am not quite sure about the play for the drop of the ♦ as it doesn't really make sense if he plays low to south and back to the Ace who is he trying to drop against?) So the contact would end in 3♥ and -1 seems like a likely outcome (losing 1♠,1♦,and 3♣) so how about 50 to N/S.

Do any of you play any special conventions over 1M-(1NT)-?? (I am thinking of their 1NT being the 15-17/8 variety)? What about in precision where the 1M is limited to 11-15? Even systems that you have heard of people playing would be helpful. Do most people use the same system they would use over opps 1N opener? Any thoughts are appreciated.

I completely agree that saying something like "declarer has the right to forbid that suit being led" WOULD be unethical (cheating against the laws what have you) but this is not what happened. Dummy simply stated that Declarer had options. Which are the options declarer is given by the laws and might have otherwise have been taken from him.

Doesn't look like it just adds some benefits

1) Inserting private rather than an actual skill level is not a crime. If a player does not feel comfortable disclosing their skill that is their choice. It is also completely within your right to avoid them but that is their choice and not something you can change. Like many other posts like this I suggest you get a close group of friends (with skill levels or not) that you like and play with them. 2) I think you have this completely backwards. The idea of placing conventions, leads, play etc doesn't belong on your profile. That is why there is a convention card option. I suggest you make several cards you like and find one that is suitable with your partner. 3) I don't understand why this would be required that is one of the great things about a profile is that is reflects the personality of the person behind it if you don't like it just move on.

1) Fred 2) Uday 3) Reisig 4) Ritong 5) inquiry Go Fred!

So you (even if you're dummy) call the director Thanks for confirming this too. I thought I had read this, but my RHO nearly smacked me saying the whole "you can't do anything you're dummy mantra" and by the time director got to the table we were more concerned with the ruling than correcting her.

I completely agree that he forgot the ♣8 was high. I however insist that if the hand was played out with any semblance of logic then what partner thought wouldn't have mattered and he would have "lucked" into taking both tricks. To me the logic to take your winner on trick 12 is roughly equivalent to the logic required to play a suit from the top. Especially when at trick 12 he is the last seat where he can see that if he pitches underneath the trick he will obviously lose it (not like second seat where you could for some reason be slightly unsure).

[hv=d=s&v=n&n=s87hdc&w=shdt9c&e=shd8c2&s=shjdc8]399|300|Scoring: MP[/hv] Contract is 4♥ West is on lead. Declarer is North. Before west can lead North claims 1 of the last 2 tricks. Saying something about knowing there are no more trumps out. I (dummy) call the director on that it is not logical that declarer could have lost a trick. The only way is if he would have pitched his good club under the ♦. I understand that declarer probably didn't know his club was good and should have played it out but I really just want to get a good grasp of what is illogical and what is careless.

I am referring to any situation that the opponents have made a lead directing double. I understand there can be different treatments over different sequences and welcome any and all advice. First, what in your opinion is "expert standard" for bids like redouble, pass, and a new suit. Second, what is your favorite method or if you know what do other top pairs use? Thanks in advance

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Lets say for the sake of argument that the TD decides that declarer wanted to play the A♦ then what do you do? Making the A♣ a penalty card is VERY harsh against RHO especially when it is the fault of declarer for not correcting dummy and dummy/declarer for miscommunicating.

D. Card Misplayed by Dummy If dummy places in the played position a card that declarer did not name, the card must be withdrawn if attention is drawn to it before each side has played to the next trick, and a defender may withdraw and return to his hand a card played after the error but before attention was drawn to it. If declarer’s RHO changes his play, declarer may withdraw a card he had subsequently played to that trick (see Law 16D). Well since both sides didn't play to the next trick we must back things up. Sounds to me like declarer should pay a little more attention to what dummy plays. RHO returns both his ♦ and the A♣ to his hand and play proceeds from there. If I had to decide what card was called for I go for the good old 2 against 1 reasoning, but I don't as the law says I must back things up unless both sides have played to the next trick. Maybe if RHO did something cute like immediately played his "winning" ♦ and a club I could see some action as declarer didn't get a chance to correct dummy. It sounds like this was not the case. If this WAS deemed a penalty card anyone could (very unethically or course) call something wait for RHO to lead and then call foul enabling them to make some very unmakeable contracts I am sure.

I would advise Mini-Roman. That is what we play and it seems to work well especially against newer players and occasionally against others. Other option is to play a Multi 2D without the strong component and make 2♥ and 2♠ show a minor also

standard nothing special (in this specific case I would probably answer POOR for the robot :angry: )

I think depending on the "level" of your table and the partnerships thereof "table talk" is not at all a bad thing. I will always ask what my partner plays when we have no agreements so as to remove simple bidding misunderstandings. When I play with my regular partners I allow my opps to do the same as I don't see the value in "winning" a board just because 2 opponents have never played together.

okay so a little more info. on your first ♥ play east plays the J♥ singleton. To those of you who have already ruffed a ♣ what do you do now (West winning the K♥ over your Q returns the 2♠?

In matchpoints (an ACBL robot tourney but if that affects your decision say so) the hand is:[hv=d=w&v=n&n=sajt53ht832dqj62c&s=skqhaq74dt87ca852]133|200|Scoring: MP[/hv] Bidding goes: P-P-P-1N P-2♣-P-2♥ P-4♥-PO Lead comes 9♠ plan the play

I like 2♠ I am generally optimistic about my partners 4th seat minor suit opening especially when he doesn't have ♠.

results 16-8(double) at this point I am curious for a few doublers to provide their reasoning.

I don't know that my opinon holds the most weight, but I will give it anyway. I share most of Bart's sentiment about bidding here. I think we have quite a lot of positives here on offense that make bidding 4N the best choice. I think we can all agree that partner rates to be a pretty strong hand with at least some minor suit tolerance. I think 4nt is the right bid for several reasons: 1) It will get us into the correct 5 of a minor game if this is the "magic spot" everyone has alluded to. 2) It will allow us to best explore for slam especially if opener is a large 3 suiter. 3) It will allow partner to know we have both minors to better evaluate his hand for a fit/sidefit for slam. I don't really agree at all that 1 more trick between making 5 of a minor and 6 of a minor will translate into an additional trick that we set them as I can think of about as many cases that this is true as when it is not. As a side not while I like 4N more than 4♠ I think I still like it better than pass.

BTW cyberyeti's answer will work where as vuroths will not as even pitching the ♣ doesn't do the trick it is pitching the club after you have "pulled" trump as what is preventing them from getting in and taking 2 ♦'s?

I now see your point I am not sure how you know ♦ are 5-2 but I suppose declarer is limited on options.