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http://tinyurl.com/kgjpyc2 with NOrth hand GIB is programmed to bid 1H to 1C open CAN THIS BE STOPPED ?

i did not mean to say you can not play trasnfer responses with 2/1 or sayc :) :)

YES i do know when playing trasnfer response 1C 1D X is showing 4+heart would lik to hear more with standard methods ( sayc or 2/1) Precpj

YES i do know when playing trasnfer response 1C 1D X is showing 4+heart would lik to hear more with standard methods ( sayc or 2/1) Precpj

DO you play the X to promise 44 majors ; 4+4+MM is very weak ? I recall Eddie Kantar saying " People on other planets know you have 44 majors " seeing any cross currents these days ? PJ

I have survey more than 20 stars here; majority close to 65 % said 1S more than a few 1S responders DO NOT flaw the 2C ( ie they can go along with it) somehow when you think about it is 2C is " I have a hand 1 trick short of game " this is only the 1S opener in standard method. However if you go by " I have much more quick winners than losers" " If i open 1s partner pass onme, I will be sick " then 2C is your choice btw, the partner had is XXXX JXXXXX K XX at the table I kib this East pass the 1S open by his partner; wich I cud yell him back to bridge school . :P Precpj :P

this ia a hand i observed this AM; i did pose this to quite a few stars online ; will give you the majority answer later on ; in the interim hope this can get you entertained : the hand is AKQ74 AK AJT9 97 played 16 times here on BBO 6 1S open 5 2nt open 4 2C and one oddball 2S ( must be strong 2) what is you vote ? Precpj

holding KXXX QXX XX AJXX the bidding went RHO 1D pass pass X XX ? is 2S weak by me ? is 1S forcing ? a reminder after the balancing X my hand went up in value :) Precpj

how good is this convention when 5M is almost the default? also if Flannery is in place, is it required to have 5C spade to bid 1S over 1H open ? Personally, i would rather have 2D as multi to go with any 5M biddidng and also pick up 20-21 with multi so Mudenburg (?) and Unusual 2NT open can be all set for 2 suits preempt .... it is sad that Multi is still NOT allowed in day to day face to face ACBL club games :) ; tho i can see how "difficult" old timers have to get good at the defense Precpj

if Jimmy Cayne ( JEC) and his many many world class stars are in sync with this treatment, this calls for your attention: 2D is at most 1 control 2H is 2 controls 2S is 3 controls and ALL in same suit 2NT = any 3 controls NOT in same suit When a 2nt response to 2C is meant to play natural and weaker than 3 controls = NOT good bridge =beginner crutch ( :) quoting comment on other reply) etc etc With a pick up partner this is a decent treatment suggested by Marty Bergen in his Better Bidding with Bergen about page 120? good for "average player" as said in the book 2D waiting new suit bid is a "decent suit and decent hand" 8+ HCP and suit quality example KTXXX diplayed in the book. My style is 2 of top3 7+ HCP i bid the suit If going with controls Marty suggest 2D 0-1control 0-4 HCP 2H 0-1 control 5+ 2S 2 controls etc etc the most important thing is: agreement ie many versions are all playable PJ

Bidding went unconstested 1NT 2D 2H 3NT when hodling 3343 or 3334 do you choose 4M to play or stay at 3NT ? why ? the real hand I kibbed today was: AQT XXX AKXX KXX Precpj

I was talking about on the on line tournament most players are with A PICK UP partner, why tossing out multi if oppos are NOT comfortable or objecting oppos to have a brief discussion or A TD NOT enforcing system announcement or carding at round change Playing face to face bridge with multi allowed of course no need to announce system you use just have your convention card ready :) if your pair or oppos are not ready to defend against multi that is your freedom of choice :) Precpj

LIVE bridge when multi is allowed of course you just roll out multi and partner alerts it. Ball over to their court. Social bridge here when oppos are on casual partership ..Why bother ...

at the table I was tossed out, the multi hand DID NOT come up; the chat was taking place during a long break before the round change. I was simply urging a TD to make the announcement of multi a must at the round cahnge and urge Multi players to have to grace NOT to object any brief discussion on defense by oppos on casual partnership. One canadian lady star during a vugraph presention when a multi came up.. she said '' oh the dread multi.. when I play multi in face to face bridge, I even gave oppos two methods in defense..." Precpj

I am the one who also think Mutli is a brilliant concept and glad to see Multi is allowed in upper level ACBL pair competitions. However in below LM event or face to face bridge in local bridge club , General Chart in use bans multi. Here in fun tournaments ( Free ones), playing mostly with a 1st time pick up partner, it is close to impossible to be on fair footing to play oppos tossing out MULTI We all know when the bidding starts after the new round it is not ideal for oppos to rush out the brief details on Defense to their Multi here are my two encounters with TDs 1. the first one: a must to announce system carding at each round. agreed to urge players announce Multi as the beginning or each round and ok for oppos to have a brief discussion right after. 2. the second one: not mandatory for the announcement of system or carding. wrong practice in my hmble opinion I brought up the issue and same suggestion as in 1. in a very friendly fashion with all chats ended with :unsure: HE got offended and tossed me out of the tournament. I will certainly look for the opinion from BBO to see if this can be classified as abuse. In the interim I seek your thoughts if my request out of line ? :( if mulit plaers should be upset when oppos slow down to have a brief discussion on mutli FYI, when I play precision this is my general announcement at gretting each round "Hi We play Precision 14-161NT 15-17( 3rd vul and 4th) 1D 2+ cards Standard lead carding + MUD +Lavinthal in NT . Feel free to chat out your defenses against strong 1C Defenses to Strong 1C " When with multi "Hi We play Precision (with Multi only IF OK with you both oppos ) 14-161NT 1st and 2nd otherwise 15/17 Standard lead (top,2,4) carding +Lavinthal in NT . Feel free to chat out your defenses against strong 1C and Multi " after all , this game is for the fun (MORE fun) of all 4 players present Precpj