bearmum

Have U "upgraded" to 'newer ' versions of BBO ?? As I said to the news that 3.9.9 MIGHT be available to ALL of us soon - I am QUITE happy with 3.9.3 :)

Interesting that I am STILL on 3.9.3 and HAPPY with this version - have I actually missed SIX " upgrades" ??? :)

"Skip " bid warnings are not used all over the world either ! :) SO maybe the delay would be meaningless to anyone who doesn't use them in f2f game

well I am assuming that RHO was dealer :rolleyes: I will overcall 2♦ HOWEVER if LHO was dealer and it was P P 1♠ THEN I am PASSING

NO problem with directory BUT I don't like the idea that email addresses be added UNLESS (maybe) folks have no objections having their email addresses freely available :rolleyes:

well ONLINE I find that the TWO most popular defences are Capp and DONT - I actually prefer Capp against weak NT and DONT V strong NT :unsure: I KNOW there are "better" defences (and most have been mentioned by those who play them ;) ) but in general I find that (at least in a 24-30 board f2f tourneyas opposed to a BBO tourney [normally 12 boards MAX!!]) that there will possibly be one board where you WISHED you were playing another defence than the one you have agreed :rolleyes: I normally don't inquire as to what overcalls P plays UNLESS they are specified on his/her profile - then I can say "I can play/not play *** " convention on your profile P" :)

As I don't play "leaping Michaels" I will just double and bid the appropriate no of ♣'s at my next turn

With a seven loser hand opposite a LIMIT raise surely 2♠ is the correct bid ?? IF partner is stronger than a limit raise HE can proceed :)

As my reg p in f2f and another weekly partner online (playing different systems I might add) BOTH play RONF over weak 2 Majors in ALL cases I would play the 2M 5M jump as PURELY premptive With a possible slam hand there must be several ways to discover partner's range and strength :rolleyes:

well I guess you were unlucky that your partner had not realised that it is not NORMALLY a good idea for a premptor to bid again (LET alone TWICE) I think your passes were entirely reasonable as I too would have expected that 5♦ might be a better spot for opps then if I had doubled 4♠ ( so why let them have a free ride to find it ??) However indys are notoriously difficult to play in - so if I choose to play them I just hope to meet a few reasonable players and take NO notice of the results ( they are rather like lotteries and you lose FAR more times than you win :rolleyes: )

I have forum bookmarked on my "favorites" list - EASY to find that way :D I too think there are fewer NEW posters who continue to post consistently - MAYBE because (IMHO) there are a few longtime posters who SEEM only to post to one another on most topics which may deter 'newbies' from continuing to contribute to discussions :rolleyes:

Guess your partner didn't follow your SPECIFIC agreements ( 2♥ in the bidding shows 6+♥ AND (MY emphasis) 12-15 ) SO allowing his opening bid MAYBE should have been 2♥ --- he then correctly picked your 4♣ bid agreeing hearts he should NOT pass your 4♠ (IMHO)--- he should bid 5♣ then u can sign off in 5♠ ??? what I REALLY meant was you could sign off in five :blink: ♥

double (TOO STRONG for 2NT) I figure he will pick me for a reasonably strong hand, and even if ALL he has are 4+ ♠ will NOT pass for penalty but bid 2NT SAME thing @ IMPS

Guess your partner didn't follow your SPECIFIC agreements ( 2♥ in the bidding shows 6+♥ AND (MY emphasis) 12-15 ) SO allowing his opening bid MAYBE should have been 2♥ --- he then correctly picked your 4♣ bid agreeing hearts he should NOT pass your 4♠ (IMHO)--- he should bid 5♣ then u can sign off in 5♠ ???

sounds like this Partner(like your last ) hasn't heard a pretty good rule about prempter not bidding again unless FORCED to by his p :o I guess that's why INDY'S are a lottery ( and I agree that one can meet SO many of the same players that MAYBE the software has a glitch of some kind making it NOT truly random??) Having said that I find them a fun thing to play and take NO notice of the result --- and occasionally ( if playing a 2 board INDY) I have met played with some LOVELY folks :)

sounds like this Partner hasn't heard a ptetty good rule about prempter not bidding again unless FORCED to by his p :o BUT to bid his suit TWO times more is SUICIDIAL :) Your passes looked good to me :)

Guess Partner miscounted his points and opened 1NT with only 14 :o now IF he doesn't open 1NT you NEVER get to 3NT :)

4♠ - P has passed so give OPPS the choice at 5 level :)

Well I guess I bid 2♠ hoping for the 4/4 fit rather than the 4/3 ♥ :D

Strange way of bidding --- BUT I will NOT show a card I HAVEN'T got :P If P bids that way (instead of q bidding after I support ♥) I would suppose he/she is looking specifically for the Q♥ -- probably with the idea of bidding 7 IF I have it -- so I am NOT showing it :unsure:

2♣

3♦ 6♦ because GS depends on S finesse and I would prefer to bid the small slam

Don't think it's allowed to have THIS type of "understanding" UNLESS it's alerted by the person bidding 3NT ;) DIRECTORS please adjudicate

ALWAYS open a 15-17 hand 1NT - NO MATTER what position u are - that way YOU limit your hand and MORE importantly your P knows your point range ;) IF you open the quoted hand 1♦ WHAT do u bid over pards 1♥ or 1♠??