Bridge in Oz

Interesting deal from this month's Coffs Harbour Bridge Club Swiss Teams, match 8, board 25. North deals, EW vulnerable. 1095,2,1094,AJ10653 J87,J1095,Q87,Q74 A643,Q873,KJ3,K2 KQ2,AK64,A652,98 At our table North opened 3♣, I doubled and South bid 3NT. West led ♥ J, South won the Ace and ran the ♣9. ...

I held this hand yesterday as dealer. 963,AJ,KQ85,J643 I passed as did LHO and partner, and RHO opened 1♠. I overcalled 1NT on the theory that it must be "unusual" for the minors, since a passed hand cannot possibly hold 15 or more HCP. At the table nobody, including my partner, could fath...

Which reminds me, I remember once when RHO opened 1NT I had a running 7-card club suit and nothing else. I doubled, redoubled, all pass. Fun times.

A popular way to play a 3NT opening is to show a 7- or 8-card solid minor with no outside Ace or King, or otherwise with little outside. One problem here is that you have likely wrong-sided the 3NT contract. You'd like the lead to come around to the player who has values in the side suits. Another p...

I'm posting another one from Wednesday's club game just because of its strangeness. Matchpoints, all vulnerable, West deals. J832,A65,AKQ62,2 AQ7,J4,J874,KJ53 95,Q9832,105,8764 K1064,K107,93,AQ109 West opened 1 ♦ , passed around to my partner who doubled, which became the final contract. It's not cl...

Putting this up for discussion. It's a deal from yesterday's club game. North AK10876,Q6,KJ,1064 South Q432,A87,5,AQJ72 Matchpoints, both vulnerable, the bidding proceeds: East South West North 2 ♦ * Dbl 3 ♦ 4♠ Pass Pass 5 ♦ Pass Pass ? * Weak with diamonds Generally when the opponents sacrifice ove...

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