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- 03 Dec 2023, 10:04
- Forum: Methods and Conventions
- Topic: Opening Two of a Major
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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: 48469
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
- Replies: 0
- Views: 47059
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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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
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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...
- 02 Sep 2023, 14:40
- Forum: Bridge Questions, Puzzles, Deals
- Topic: Australia-Wide Open Pairs 2023
- Replies: 1
- Views: 45925
Re: Australia-Wide Open Pairs
Here's another one where a notrump-style auction made the strong hand declarer with a good outcome. Board 10, both vulnerable, East deals. Screenshot from 2023-09-02 14-29-05.png East Doug West Rod Pass Pass Pass 2♣ Pass 2 ♦ Pass 2NT Pass 3 ♥ Pass 3♠ Pass 3NT Pass 4♠ All Pass North's sequence showed...
- 02 Sep 2023, 10:39
- Forum: Bridge Questions, Puzzles, Deals
- Topic: Australia-Wide Open Pairs 2023
- Replies: 1
- Views: 45925
Australia-Wide Open Pairs 2023
Doug and I played in this on Monday and did pretty well. Results are not final as of this writing but it appears we'll be in the top 2% nationwide. The following deal demonstrates my penchant for 1NT openings that are a bit off-shape and how that sometimes works out well. Doug is not a fan of this b...
- 24 Aug 2023, 08:42
- Forum: Bridge Questions, Puzzles, Deals
- Topic: Rod Screws Up
- Replies: 1
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Rod Screws Up
From yesterday's club game. Matchpoints, board 3, South deals, EW vulnerable. 9,K62,AK106,J9654 J105,AQJ75,J532,8 AK876432,10,Q8,A7 Q,9843,974,KQ1032 I was looking at the North hand after two passes. There are two schools of thought about opening with 4-5 minors; one says open diamonds to prepare a ...
- 06 Aug 2023, 18:06
- Forum: Bridge Questions, Puzzles, Deals
- Topic: The Art of Game Tries
- Replies: 0
- Views: 47138
The Art of Game Tries
This hand came up in a recent club game. West A93,KQ6,8652,1076 Pass 2S 4S East K7654,J,AJ3,AQ53 1S 3C Pass This game had no chance on the diamond lead, though it seemed reasonable for West to accept with 9 points. The problem is that the side suits did not fit well. If you switch West's heart honor...
- 04 Aug 2023, 08:13
- Forum: Methods and Conventions
- Topic: Competing for the partscore... in notrump?
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Competing for the partscore... in notrump?
An interesting bidding problem was posed on the Bridge Winners site where you have: J5,7,KQ964,QJ1082 and your LHO has opened 1♠, partner overcalled 2 ♥ , pass pass to LHO who bid 2♠, back to you. Now what does a 2NT call mean? Natural or minors? Bridge World Standard says: Forcing vs. nonforcing: W...