jmcw

Thanks for the answers, but I must confess I'm still confused. In my opening post, I showed a hand that is clearly worth a 3♣ raise (under normal circumstances). But now uncertainty clouds my decision, why?, because it appears the opponents. want to penalize 2♣. If I wake them up by asking (as some have suggested) what the double is, am I not doing a miss justice to all the other east/west in the field?. Am I not allowed to assume certain things from their failure to alert and nothing on their convention card? According to my local director, "I stopped playing bridge" when I passed the double, he did not even look at their c.c.

And if the answer is, "I don't know" and there is nothing on RHO c.c., what now?

This is the heart of the matter as far as I am concerned. Without an alert the double would be penalty (Canada), but I have a clear 3♣ bid. I passed, LHO bid 2♠ and it came back to me. Should I bid 3 ♣ now?

[hv=pc=n&s=sq52hqt32da32ckq3&d=n&v=0&b=1&a=p1dp1s2cd]133|200[/hv] There was no alert of the double and RHO did not have the support double box ticked on her c.c.. Should I just bid 3♣, or pass and wait and see what happens. Does anything change if RHO does have the support double box ticked off. Edited N/S were VUL.

We play 18/19 bal.

Playing 2/1. What follow up structure would you recommend after 1♠>>1NT>>2NT. Looking for advanced/expert treatment. Thanks

It's expensive to vist an out of town NABC. Counting travel, accomodation, food, and entry fees expect at least a couple of hundred/day. To make it “worthwhile” I would in all likelyhood stay for at least a week and play every day. Needless to say I don't go to many. Now suppose a few of the key events were played simultaneosly at various cities across the nation. For example, imagine the L.M. Pairs being contested in Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Orlando, and Toronto all the the same time. Possible?, a good idea?.

Despite the flat shape as north I would chance a X. Values are sufficient, vul. is fav.,. It figures to be right more often than not, but -800 is possible. :)

[hv=pc=n&n=sakqh2dat32caqt32&d=s&v=n&b=15&a=1d3h]133|200[/hv] Polled 5 of my buddies on this one got 5 different bids! IMO best among them was 4NT RKC for ♦, seems quite reasonable, but what about the dreaded 4-4-3-2. Is there a way to probe at this level?

Responder can hold 3-card support for spades. If he takes (false) preference it will likely mislead opener. However, all other alternatives discussed here seemed flawed IMHO, and I really do not like 5♦ when a major suit game is not out of the question. Sometimes I just do want to bid again so with reluctance I'll settle for 3♠.

[hv=pc=n&s=saqt864haqj52d98c&d=e&v=e&b=6&a=p1sdp2h]133|200[/hv] North/south agreements pretty standard, matchpoint scoring. Do you just pass and wait to collect 200 or 300 or do you rebid spades.

The opps. bid to 3NT, making. The match was lost by 3 IMPS less than what was given up on this deal.

Pass was the call made at the table. Partner's hand [hv=pc=n&n=sqj2ht2dak4ckt764]133|100[/hv]

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[hv=pc=n&s=skt9hak7d962ca742&d=w&v=n&b=12&a=2spp]133|200[/hv] Playing Imps would you bid or pass?. Is it close? At the table the choice made cost the match.