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Opponents play a strong club of some nature. They open 1 club alerted as 16+. They end up in 4 Hearts with opener as dummy. Dummy has only 12 pts. I called director and she ruled average+ for us and Average- for them. ACBL rules stste that one is not allowed to psych artifical bids. I am Ok with ruling except that maybe they should have been required to play board and see if we might have received a better score. I believe we would have. Comments Thank you

[hv=pc=n&e=saq1052hkq6d873c54&d=n&v=0&b=1&a=p1sp2dp]133|200[/hv] What is your bid?

[hv=pc=n&s=shdcj862&n=shdcat54]133|200[/hv] What is best way to play for 3 tricks? Am I correct that 9 of clubs is the key?

[hv=pc=n&e=sq9864hjt87d75c98&d=w&v=0&b=8&a=1np]133|200[/hv] Is it better to bid 2♥ transfer to spades and pass or bid 2♣ [stayman] and pass opener's 2 of a major bid or if opener bids 2♦ correct to 2 spades? 1 NT is 15-17

[hv=pc=n&w=sk742haqt8da7cq84]133|100[/hv] This was West hand and I gather that it does not qualify for a 3♦bid

[hv=pc=n&e=sa6hk542dq42c9764&d=w&v=0&b=8&a=1np2c2d3d]133|200[/hv] ! NT is 15-17 2♣ is stayman 2♦ is natural We play 2/1 What should 3♦ be?

[hv=d=w&v=0&b=8&a=1hp1np2sp2n]133|100[/hv] Am I correct that 2NT cannot be passed? If it can be passed, must I bypass 2NT and bid a direct 3NT with this hand? [hv=pc=n&e=sj72h65dkt852ckq5]133|100[/hv]

Is it best just to cash Ace or should you led small to the Ace? Thank you

[hv=pc=n&s=shat42dc&n=shq876dc]133|200[/hv] You are in 6NT. You need 3 Tricks in Hearts, entries are no problem. What is best way to play for 3 tricks?

Declarer actually said "play it". Director is the one who said the King was played

[hv=d=w&v=0&b=8&a=1h2d2hp2s]133|100[/hv] What should 2♠ be? Game try? More than minimum hand?

[hv=pc=n&s=saqt85h2dq84cat87&n=skj4hat54da92c942&d=s&v=0&b=11&a=1sp2c]266|200[/hv] Used to show 12+ pts and make a "game force". Told after hand was over and asked by opponents. Legal? Alertable?

[hv=pc=n&e=skqj76hk3dkqjcajt]133|100[/hv] Partner [WEST[ is in a 6♦ contract witch is cold. Lead is the Ace of Hearts East [Dummy] has 3 of hearts with his diamonds as shown. [hv=pc=n&e=skqj76hkdkqj3cajt]133|100[/hv] On Ace of Hearts lead by North King is played. South follows and immediately tells West that 3 of diamonds is a heart. North also holds Q hearts. Director is called and states that K hearts is played and that is it South knew from the beginning that 3 of hearts was in with diamonds but waited till K of hearts was played to draw attention Is this proper Thank you

[hv=d=e&v=0&b=14&a=1cp1hp1sp3d]133|100[/hv] We play 2♦ to be 4th suit forcing to game What is the meaning of 3♦? Thank you

Yes 3 Hearts could be corrected to 4 Clubs & 4 Hearts to 5 Clubs, or 6 Clubs. This is what I was thinking Thank you

[hv=d=e&v=n&b=2&a=1c2ddp2hp3c]133|100[/hv] Does this auction show West holding. It is what I was thinking. I am probably wrong Thank you

[hv=d=e&v=n&b=2&a=1c2dpp3hp4cp5cppp]133|100|This is the correct bidding that we bid. Thank you[/hv]

[hv=pc=n&w=skj75h6dt62cqjt75&e=sa6hkq98dacak8632&d=e&v=n&b=2&a=1c2dpp3hpp4cp5cppp]266|200|This was our bidding[/hv] Would a negative double by West at his first turn been better? If so East would have bid 4 Hearts [or 3 Hearts] after the double and West corrects to Clubs. Can we still get to our 6 Club slam? Comments

My partner [West] nor I [East] had nothing to do about touching or turning the boards. I never turn boards and I always sit East. It was either North or South turning the boards. Thank you for your input

In a recent club game we started with pair 4 NS. We were 4 EW. We were to play boards 13-16. We played BD's 13 & 14 with no problems. We bid BD 15 and the final contract was 4♠ in the North. East makes lead, South puts down dummy and after 10-15 seconds North discovers that she has cards from wrong BD. She had cards from BD 16. Director says to mark score as NP ["not played"] I don't believe we should have been punished for North's mistake. The boards were pre dealt with hand records so reshuffle was not possible. What is correct here? [bD 15] Also on following BD # 16 I [east] was 5-5-3-0 distribution and believe South had and used UI in defending my 4 ♥ contract. He knew South had 5 spades in her hand plus other values & was silent during auction. What is correct on BD #16? Thank you

[hv=pc=n&e=sk85ha92dakq8753c&d=s&v=0&b=11&a=1cpp]133|200|What is best here? 2 diamonds OR Double?[/hv]

West said that 3♣ would have been down 1 I am not sure that was true. Never looked at hands after play to really see. Thank you for your input

I bid 3 diamonds partner bid 3NT down 2 {could have been1} Partner had KQx in diamonds and they split 2-2. We had our difference of opinion on the bidding. I believe 3♥ would have made. Teammates board played making 4♦ Don't know how they got there

[hv=d=w&v=0&b=8&a=1np2c3cdp]133|100[/hv] This was East's hand. 2 Clubs right or wrong was intended to be garbage stayman. Would 2NT transfer to diamonds have been a better bid? West was 2-4-3-4 distribution. What should East do now? TEAM GAME [hv=pc=n&e=sj76hqt54dt96542c]133|100[/hv]