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- 18 Mar 2024, 09:58
- Forum: Bridge Questions, Puzzles, Deals
- Topic: Free Slam Try
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- Views: 521
Free Slam Try
This one is from the Swiss Teams event of the 2024 Port Macquarie-Hastings March Congress in Australia. Match 6, board 19. We were vulnerable against not and I held this interesting hand as East: 864,AKQ109432,53,-- The bidding proceeded: South West North East Pass 1♣ Pass 1 ♦ * 1♠ 2 ♦ 3♠ ? As we ar...
- 03 Feb 2024, 16:47
- Forum: Bridge Questions, Puzzles, Deals
- Topic: Would you make this 6NT?
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- Views: 743
Would you make this 6NT?
My solitaire bridge app dealt this one today. You are South declaring 6NT after an auction best not discussed. North J42,J83,KQJ54,J7 South AK10975,AK,A,AK108 West leads the ♥ 4 and East follows with the 2. What is your plan? The ♠A fetches the 8 from West and the 3 from East. Do you see that you ca...
- 05 Jan 2024, 08:56
- Forum: Methods and Conventions
- Topic: Third Suit Forcing
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5612
Re: Third Suit Forcing
I recently learned there is also a nice article about this from 2015 on the Bridge Winners site. Curiously it has the same title as the one above.
- 31 Dec 2023, 16:21
- Forum: Bridge Questions, Puzzles, Deals
- Topic: Finding a Slam
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2639
Finding a Slam
Here's a deal from playing with the robots today. I like this auction. J1073,AJ98,AK2,A2 1NT 2 ♥ 3NT 4NT 6 ♥ A4,KQ74,Q104,K1087 2♣ 3♣ 4 ♥ 5♠ Pass The key bid was 3♣ which is natural with slam interest, and then 4 ♥ confirmed heart support. My robot partner, holding a maximum, was then smart enough t...
- 16 Dec 2023, 08:28
- Forum: Methods and Conventions
- Topic: Optional Minorwood
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5286
Minorwood in 2NT Auctions
Optional Minorwood can fit well in some situations after a 2NT opening or equivalent. Responder might have a slam interest with a minor one-suiter or major/minor two-suiter. This can be shown by bidding Stayman and then 4 of the minor. Here's an example with Puppet Stayman : 2NT 3♣ 3 ♦ 3♠ Opener sho...
- 03 Dec 2023, 10:04
- Forum: Methods and Conventions
- Topic: Opening Two of a Major
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7428
Opening Two of a Major
Muiderberg Two Bids seem to be common in Australia. I like them for their ability to annoy the opponents while allowing us to reach a sensible spot when partner happens to have a strong hand. They show a two-suited hand where the suit opened is at least (and usually) five cards and the second suit ...
- 30 Nov 2023, 08:53
- Forum: Bridge Questions, Puzzles, Deals
- Topic: Slam Defense
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- Views: 7876
Slam Defense
This is Board 1 from yesterday's Coffs Harbour club game. North deals, none vulnerable. K9853,9,10982,1094 A72,QJ10874,7,AK7 QJ10,K65,AKQ5,J32 64,A32,J643,Q865 I don't recall the auction but it ended in 6 ♥ by West. I sat North and led the ♣10 which declarer ducked to the Ace. Declarer then advanced...
- 28 Nov 2023, 12:43
- Forum: Bridge Questions, Puzzles, Deals
- Topic: Not a Tragedy
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- Views: 6585
Not a Tragedy
A tragedy is serious stuff, often concerning death, and bridge is just a game. Maybe this deal would be a light-hearted tragedy if such a thing existed! Also posted to Bridge Winners. IMPs, nobody vulnerable. Screenshot from 2023-11-28 12-12-11.png East led the ♥ Q, won in dummy. A trump to the Quee...
- 03 Oct 2023, 10:01
- Forum: Bridge Questions, Puzzles, Deals
- Topic: A 3NT Opening
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- Views: 7382
A 3NT Opening
It's another Monday club game and you pick up this hand: AK6,AQJ10872,AK8,-- Not bad, you may be thinking. But then partner opens 3NT! Obviously this is not the old-fashioned 3NT that shows 25 HCP. The most common treatment today is that it's a 7-card minor headed by AKQ with no outside ace or king....
- 09 Sep 2023, 11:11
- Forum: Methods and Conventions
- Topic: Optional Minorwood
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5286
Optional Minorwood
As discussed on the Bridge Winners site, partner and I recently had this deal come up: deal.png North would like to ask for key cards, however 4NT may get the auction too high. What to do? Kickback is popular among advanced players but requires careful study and discussion to avoid misunderstandings...