pooltuna

8♦+2♠+1♥+1♣=12. ruff the ♥s with the 2 low ♦s

north 60% for not diagnosing the value of his Ks 40% bad luck (otherwise known as EW)

I'll give partner a chance to protect <GASP> still opps going down at 100/trick may still make MPs for us.

this gets my vote but did you mean -100 for anything else? :)

yeah, why would we want to invite when we are perfectly capable of masterminding the auction and just bid 4♥. And partner's opinion is of no consequence since we are such good masterminds :)

2NT=Jacoby; 3M=4 card LR Only if you cuebid singleton/voids. Of course 3M rather than 3♠/4♥/4m(i.e. a splinter) is a weaker hand 1NT forcing/semi-forcing allows for 3 card LR. Lack of a roughing value needs to be factored into the decision to make or not make a LR.

I thought this was a clear piltch bid...6♦ :rolleyes:

you get my vote. IMO passing 1NT is a give up bid when partner might find a 3♦ call over my 2♦ bid

Hopefully dummy will hit with [hv=d=w&v=b&s=sajxxxhaqj9xdxcxx]133|100|Scoring: MP P P 1♣ 2♣ 2♦ X P ?[/hv] :P

And I thought he was volunteering to be a subject in our "Is ESP really UI thread? " :lol:

Amen

the only one where the %age is possibly >50% is the first one and I would only do it at MP

That is, frankly, silly advice. Even if you are one of the 1D on 4=5 school, which most North Americans are not, I very much doubt that you play a canape system, so that I am willing to bet you open 1♦ and rebid 2♣ on 5=4, many if not most 6=4, all 6=5 hands and so on. IOW, when you rebid 2♣ you are more likely to have diamonds longer than clubs than the other way around. tell it to Sidney Lazard the next time you see him When you are as good as Sidney Lazard, you can give your partners bad advice and still be respected. When you aren't, you can't. where do you think I got it? And considering it bad advice is just your opinion :)

this call is not the problem it is the one coming that is probably tougher :)

That is, frankly, silly advice. Even if you are one of the 1D on 4=5 school, which most North Americans are not, I very much doubt that you play a canape system, so that I am willing to bet you open 1♦ and rebid 2♣ on 5=4, many if not most 6=4, all 6=5 hands and so on. IOW, when you rebid 2♣ you are more likely to have diamonds longer than clubs than the other way around. tell it to Sidney Lazard the next time you see him

IME there are no wrong bids in bridge. There are however some calls which are highly anti %age and pass in this case is one of those. Since I'm not passing there is no need to plan a defense yet.

3) you picked him up...drop him. I tell partners not to correct to 2♦ with 33 in minors and a minimum hand whenever I open 1♦ and rebid 2♣

IMO he asked the wrong question. :) He should have asked "what do you do over 4♥?" :)

I suspect higher than you think. Last time I checked Bramley was still using it

South took a very conservative view

I choose the abominable 2♠ callbut as a lite opening fan I could live with a 1♠ call if partner allowed for it (i.e. didn't play 2/1)

yeah 3

can partner stand the squeeze of ♣s with that holding

pass=no double=lead my void 7C=yes and I have another possible place to play "?" your're going to have to be more specific

This solution loses if East has J♠ with West having Axxx, correct? why do you think it loses? What 4 tricks is the defense going to take?