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Hello bridge players: I would appreciate advice on this. How do experts bid when the opps double your RKC response? Eg. 1H P 3H P 4NT P 5D X ? Does a XX show first round control in diamonds, and what would a pass or a bid mean? Eg. 1H P 3H P 4NT P 5D X P and 1H P 3H P 4NT P 5D X 5H Also, what would XX mean in this sequence? 1H P 3H P 4NT P 5D X P P XX Thanks.

Thanks for the responses. This hand actually came from a beginning bridge player, and she wanted to know how to bid the hand. You,re right, ArtK78. The strong hand does have 14 cards. The correct West hand is ♠ A K 7 ♥ A K J 9 ♦ A K 8 ♣ Q 9 5 East has ♠ Q 5 ♥ Q 6 4 3 ♦ 9 5 ♣ A K 10 7 4 How would you bid to a grand slam if either East or West opens? 1. I understand the 2C-3C part by ArtK78, but you didn't say how the bidding should continue to get to a grand slam. 2. Question for FrancesHinden. I would think holding ♣ A K 10 7 4 alone without the side queens would be sufficient for a positive 3C response, don't you think? Then how can you be sure you have the queens for the grand slam? I would not be able to count all 13 tricks. 3. And Mike777, please explain your initial bids. I don't know how to put your reply in a box, so I re-copied your answers. 2c=2d 2nt=3c 3h=4s(rkc in h) 4nt(4)=6c(kC, grand try, deny other kings) 7c=now 7h or 7nt. -- Assuming that you bid 2d as a waiting bid for all types of hands, and 2nt shows 24 HCP, what is the name of the convention when you use 4S as RKC for hearts? And then I don't understand the rest of the auction. Can you then visualize the responding hands having the right cards for you to bid the grand slam? Thanks.

How would you bid to a grand slam with these hands? W has ♠ A K 7 ♥ A K J 9 ♦ A K 8 ♣ Q 9 5 2 E has ♠ Q 5 ♥ Q 6 4 3 ♦ 9 5 ♣ A K 10 7 4 Please explain any artificial bids used. Thanks

We are not playing new minor forcing or fourth suit forcing In this auction Opener Responder 1C 1H 1NT 2D 1. Is responder’s 2D rebid forcing? 2. Instead of a 1NT rebid, opener bids 1S. Opener Responder 1C 1H 1S 2D Is 2D a forcing or non-forcing? 3. Responder hand is ♠ 3 ♥ KQ754 ♦ QJ432 ♣ 76 a. What should he bid after opener’s 1NT rebid? b. What should he bid after opener’s 1S rebid? Thanks in advance for all the expert replies!

Thanks everyone for your thoughts on this. And kenrexford for taking the time to explain it in detail. I really appreciate it!

Holding ♠ AJ9 ♥ AJTxx ♦ KQxx ♣ x I opened 1H, and partner responded 2H. At the table, I bid 3D, and partner bid 3H with ♠ T8x ♥ KQx ♦ Jxxx ♣ KJx I passed and made +170 Two questions: 1. Should I bid 2S or 3D as a help suit game try? And why? 2. I felt partner should have bid 4H because he had a maximum raise, even if he felt we did not have a "fit" in diamonds or have too many losers in diamonds. What do you think? Thanks.

On page 8 of Modern Constructive Bidding by Marshall Miles, he mentions a bidding system called Blue Jay by Tom Wood in California. Does anyone know where I can find out more information about this system? I am interested in more bidding examples than the ones Marshall Miles indicated. Thanks.

Awesome! Thanks for the link, Jari!

Thanks Roland! I feel your description makes the most sense to me. And I like your examples!

Hi Everbright, I believe registration opens 10 mins before the start time. You have to be quick as the 10 spots fill up very quickly. What I do is open the window showing the tournaments starting within the hour available say about 11 mins prior to start time -- 4 mins after the hour, or 26 mins before the hour. As soon as I see the tournament pop up, I get in and register. You usually only have a few seconds, or you won't make the top 10. I don't understand why BBO does not add more spots. Good luck!

By standard, I'm thinking of Standard American Yellow Card. Good question!

Recently in a club game, the bidding went 1H P 1S P 2H P 3C 3C was alerted as forcing and artificial. I know in standard bidding, a new suit by responder is always forcing, but I don't understand this artificial part. Does anyone else play this way also? My questions are why would you do so, and what is the advantage over standard methods? What is your hand like that you would want to use a convention like this? And would 3D be natural? Just wondering. Sorry, I don't have the hands, but I don't think it's important. I'm just curious about this convention, and it's really bugging me! Thanks.

I have one more thought on this. You don't have to agree with me. Frankly, I don't care whether BBO staff plays or not, since I don't play in these tournaments, and this is not going to make me lose any sleep over. And if the staff plays, I think all participants should be aware that BBO staff may play in these money tournaments, whether the money involved is negligible or not. So if the players choose to enter, at least they have been warned. If you don't like it -- don't enter. It's that simple. But there should be a warning.

In my humble opinion, I don't believe that BBO staff will cheat, because I am sure they all adhere to extremely high standards. However I feel that they should NOT participate in money tournaments, because there MAY BE a perception, whether true or not, that they may have an unfair advantage. It is the same reason why in contests or prize draws that anybody working for the company or associated with the company in any way, like relatives of employees, cannot enter, because there is a PERCEPTION that they may have an advantage. I also think that BBO staff playing in money tournaments under another identity is wrong.

Hello, Not sure which thread I should put this in, so thought I'll start a new topic. I enjoy playing in these free MBT, even tho sometimes I am very frustrated by how the GIB bids and plays. Thanks BBO for doing this. I have one complaint however. It is hard to register for these tournaments, as registration is usually full in the first minute the tournament opens. What I am complaining about is that after the tournament starts, there seems to be sitouts and red players. This is NOT fair to all the other players who wanted to play but could not register. I'd like to see that people who don't finish the tournament, no shows, or who've registered for other tournaments while these tournaments are running should be banned from future FREE MBT. After all, we all know that they last 25 mins and if a player registers, they should make a commitment to sit through the whole time. Does anyone else agree with me on this?