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Bergan-a-leg for a Happy Berganday :P Happy Birthday, Gerben

I thought the rules only said you couldn't hold the ball with your hands :)

I realise that this post was (probably) intended as humour, but since I've been on the L&E committee (i) the most I would have claimed for expenses for attending committee meetings would be two zone 1 oyster card bus fares per meeting (ii) as it happens I have never made an expense claim for attending the L&E meetings I have in my life made one expense claim to the EBU, for travel expenses (second class train travel) for being an on-site referee at the ladies' trials. You accepted expense money!!!!! When you could have walked!!! :)

hmmm? 55 seems somewhat arbitrary well you need either the ♣Q or ♥9. Obviously ♥9 only works if dummy has ♠K, ♦K, or ♣JT with finesse working. The possibility of dummy having 6♣ is a positive. I just rounded to the probability of holding either or both of the first 2, i.e 1-(.66)*(.66)= 5/9

6NT. Yeah you are at 55%+ to make 7 but still not quite high enough IMO

X > 4♠ >>5♣. IMO partner made a FP at his last call. With 3♠ he was more likely to call 4♠ so I think he has a max of 2 and chances for a bad ♠ break are higher. Consequently take the money and run unless he now pulls in which case we need to do a rethink.

Q1] IMO no Q2] he should NOT! unless he thinks you didn't hear him the first time Q3] the opponents aren't making this! Q4] IMO yes Q5] yes he is an idiot IMO, got lucky, and even a blind pig finds an occasional acorn

Q1] yes Q2] no Q3] yes I would bid 2NT which shows 3 cards ♥ with 2 of top 3 honors and a max

for some reason I thought these were all sudden death but for the sake of ties the overtime period did not count. Consequently I choose whichever is closer to that.

can you really assume this? How about 1♥ (2♥) X?

no suggestions but sure that you'll get plenty. Be sure you integrate your splinter structure into whatever you decide to use.

Watch it! or you'sll get Rolexed.

We have actually discussed this. In this instance, only, the pass and the double are a bit different than normal for a FP --pass=5D was a long suit stretch, and double shows extras. Thus, double is more likely to get us to six than pass. Reason: the wide range of the 5D bid. At IMPS & given the colors, you can be sure this is forcing. At MPs I am less sure.

I prefer unsorted; that way when an opponent looks into my hand...

100% agr

What!!!!! This is like taking 1 Spanish (English, French, Swahili, pick the language of your choice) lesson after that you speak fluently right :o I mean the French have often commented on American's French-speaking ability :)

More than none, i.e. way too many hamman plays flannery... Well, following the logic ...he must be an idiot who doesn't know squat about bridge :o The thing most see about Flannery is just the bid itself not its fit into an overall system where it may (or may not) solve several other bidding problems by the failure to use the bid.

GF ♥ hand, an exception to 4♣ and 4♦ which would be qbids in support of ♠

2NT has the benefit of possibly getting to an 8 card ♠ fit when partner uses a probably artificial 3♣ or 3♦ call. And for the doubters of wanting to play game wouldn't you want to be in 3NT when partner holds[hv=d=s&v=n&s=sakthakqj9d54c632]133|100|Scoring: IMP 1♥ pass 1♠ pass ???[/hv]

He has that!!! He just needs vowels ;)

my initial reaction was to duck but I only lead the 9 from 9x. I lead the x from 9yx.

MetaAgreement: When partner takes unilateral action at the game level or higher any new suit bidding on your part must be in support of partner's suit. Sounds good anyway. ;)

As much as overtaking looks like the only clear shot to set this, did your LHO really use BW/RKC with a worthless ♦ doubleton? I would say that should be against the odds so just duck and don't give them a free discard which they might need

only way to possibly get the best defense :D

I thought that was Curling ;)