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24-board Team Match, all NV. After 1st half you know your team is trailing by 6 IMPs. Do you compete with North hand after your partner 2♣ bid? [hv=pc=n&n=sj7hj5djt864cj964&d=e&v=0&b=14&a=1s2c3c(art%2C%204-card%20fit%2C%20inv%2B)]133|200[/hv]

Clear 2♥. If partner has a non-minimum hand (15+) will continue bidding.

Thank you. Corrected.

Team Match, all non-vulnerable, Dealer: East. As South your hand is: ♠965 ♥A103 ♦K42 ♣AKQ4 Dealer (RHO) opens 1♠. What do you bid (if any)?

Assuming that West makes sound preemptive bids when vulnerable you should expect East to be nearly broke. Thus the question to bid further as to do more with distribution than HCPs. With misfited hands distribution can be nasty. Would save my thinking for another fight. Pass.

Definitely a takeout double. North should give priority to ♠ and, since he has 9-11 HCP, should jump to 3♠. Reaching game is not easy though since South is minimum but a good ♦ suit and the vulnerable bonus should make you optimistic.

I am not sure that classical 1♦ Precision opening is 4+♦ (doubt it!), but certainly is 11-15 HCP. From C.C. Wei and Berkowitz classic books on Precision, 1♦ opening is 2+♦ and 11-15 HCP. Below is what I play with my regular precision partner on 1♦ opening: 1♦ ...1♥!/♠!: 6+ HCP, can have just 3 cards (although Opener shld assume 4+), can have the other major, F1R ......1♠: 11-15 HCP, 4♠, unbalanced ......1NT: 11-12 HCP, balanced, can have 4♠ & 3♥ investigated through checkback stayman ......2♣: 11-15 HCP, unbalanced, can have more ♣ than ♦ ......2♦: 11-13 HCP, 5+♦ ......2♥: 11-15 DH, 4+♥ ......2♠: 16+ DH, mini-splinter to ♥ ......2NT: 14-15 HCP, 6 card solid ♦ suit ......3♣: 14-15 HCP, at least 5/5 in the minors ......3♦: 14-15 HCP, not so solid ♦ suit :) ......3♥: 16+ DH, 4+ ♥ ......3NT: 14-15 HCP, 7 card solid ♦ suit ...1NT: 8-10 HCP, usually balanced but can have long ♣s if no tolerance to ♦s, denies 4+ major, NF ...2♣: 11+ HCP, 4+ ♣s, can have 4+ major, F1R ...2♦: 11+ HCP, 5+ ♦s, denies 4+ major, F1R ...2♥/♠: 2-5 HCP, 6+ major good suit, no outside values, to play ...2NT: 11-12 HCP, balanced, denies 4+ major, NF ...3♣!: 8-10 HCP, 5+ ♦s, denies 4+ major, F1R ...3♦: 0-7 HCP, 5+ ♦s, preemptive ...3♥/♠/4♣ are splinters to ♦ ...3NT: 13-17 HCP, balanced, to play ...4♦: preemptive ...4♥/♠: to play

Although with poor values (queens and jacks) with a shapely hand I like to compete. 2♣ is my choice.

Playing normal Precision, with the following Match-Point bidding: Opener Hand: 5=3=1=4 Responder Hand: 1=3=6=3 1♣-(P)-1♦-(P) 1♠-(P)-2♦-(P) Assume that 1♠ is limited to a bad 21 HCP (yes, they do exist!) and 2♦ shows 6-7 HCP. 1. Should Opener rebid 3♣ with 16-18 HCP? 2. Should Opener rebid 4♣ with 19-21 HCP?

Playing IMPs. Both vulnerable, you have this hand: ♠6 ♥AJ742 ♦KJ8 ♣9843 The bidding was: (3♠)-Pass-(Pass)-? What is your action, if any?

Playing checkback (or checkback stayman) what is the diference between the following auctions: 1♦ P 1♥ P 1NT P 2♣ P 2♦ P 2♠ And 1♦ P 1♥ P 1NT P 2♠ What responder shows in each situation? Assume that checkback is forcing 1 round at least.

As West you hold: ♠ATx ♥KJTx ♦Q ♣AJTxx EW are vulnerable and NS not vulnerable. North Declarer. Bidding: After two passes, South opens 1♠ in 3rd position, you as West overcall 2♣, North bids 2♦ and after two passes what is your action? Assuming you double, North redoubles, your partner East passes and South, after some thought, passes too. Your bid?

You have this hand (add: playing IMPs): ♠ 83 ♥ 3 ♦ Q10942 ♣ AQJ62 After two passes, on your right open 1♠. You are vulnerable against not vuln. What is your bid? - Pass - 2♣ - 2♦ - 2NT (Unusual)

Double leaves more options open. 2♣ seems a bit unilateral

Your hand as South [hv=s=sk6hk4dqj962cj987]133|100|[/hv] W N E S 1♣ 1♠ 2♥ ? Your bid (usual range for partner overcalls)?