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CHRISTMAS PARTY 18 DECEMBER

Well done everyone who won and everyone who helped.

Richard & Jan for winning the Bingo - especially as Richard destroyed his contract against us to do so!

Veronica & Jean , Richard & Jeff for managing to understand how to collect the most flags.

Full results now posted.

Last updated : 6th January 2010 09:56
CHRISTMAS CONUNDRUM
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Bidding
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. . . .

A Christmas Conundrum courtesy of David Ford.

South is declarer on lead in 3NT and needs to make all the remaining tricks.

Plan the play.

Ideas to Phil

phil@thompsonsonline.net

Answer to David’s conundrum:

7 to A, think for a long while, play 3, give East a stare

 whilst quietly whispering (sotto voce): “spade spade spade ...... “

, so East has no choice but to discards the Q, and Bob

(or even David) is your uncle.

Natasha

Hi Phil Have puzzled over this one and can't solve it:( 
Is there a way of doing it ? John
I did not think there was but looking at Natasha's answer has given it to me I think! Anyone else see it?
Phil
Okay here is my thinking. Cross to AH in dummy and lead 3C.
 Look at East's options.
1. Discard Spade - Natasha'a dream- only prolongs the agony 
- as dummy continues with JS.
2. Discard a diamond baring King - not likely - dummy leads a
 diamond and can receive one back for the Q.
3. Discard a Heart - most likely. Assume a heart,
South discards a diamond what does West discard? 
Quite likely a diamond with declarer.
If so a low diamond can be lead what does East do? 
If he goes up with the K it is all over A - diamond to Q back
 with Heart to enjoy 3 diamond. 
No he will play low. 2nd diamond fells K and then South leads 
3rd diamond East is again squeezed South could have low spade 
so he is likely to discard heart? All over.
Not sure this means all tricks can be achieved against any defence 
but it seems likely to make 6 tricks against most likely defence.
Further comments?
Phil  
 No, no, no .... West keeps discarding spades they are no good to her/him.
Natasha
 Phil 
        Fiona here Elsie's daughter she wants to draw a veil over
the hand of the week as it wasn't defended very well and dosen't 
want to upset Gladys. Sunday was spent  putting up wardrobes so
 looking at the problem Dave set I can't see any way it can be done
 and Elsie would be obliged if you would put the anwser on the 
site, I spoke to runner, and Alan and they are still struggling 
with it but I think the cards are wrong, but we will see.
  
                                                      Cheers Fiona
I've got the solution!! Lead the diamond Q and when its covered
 by East play the ace then pick up the diamond Q quickly while
 no one is looking replacing it with the 3. Then return back
 to hand with a heart and then its a simple matter to squeeze 
East in spades and hearts.If East doesn't cover then you still 
make it so this line of play is 100%...runnerjohn 
No, someone will spot the difference between Qd and 3d. Where as with my solution 
the opposition volunteers the Qs, so there is no come back. Natasha
Hope this makes more sense than our last exchange.  
First play AD. then over to the AH.  
E must keep JS and Kd so discards a heart.   
Then back to the KH.  Bingo the 5H is good ?  Joan Smith
What about the last losing diamond?
On the line suggested by Joan I think you make 5 tricks
 -one club one diamond and 3 hearts.Elsie is wondering
 which paper this problem came out of and thinks it
 could be the Daily Star which to me is a bit politically
 incorrect.We need DF to come up with the solution before
 we run out of space on this site.          TIMES READER
 
I have talked to DF who assures me that the puzzle is genuine.
It comes from a Peter Donovan column in a paper and was
entitled "Toads Teaser". The only thing is he can't lay his hand 
on the solution at this minute.....
Let's hope he does before the lynch party rides forth?

The rumours of DF’s departure to

New Zealand have been greatly

exaggerated.

Okay this is Phil having another go.

As before heart to Ace,

3C forcing out a Heart from East. Back to South and South leads Last Heart.

At this point we are assuming West holds J93 of diamonds and discards low

North holds Q5 Diamonds and JS, assume he discards 5D.

East Holds K8D and QS. If he has been keeping a perfect count he will

know there are no more spades out he doesnt know who has AD. Would

he not be tempted to discard a diamond baring the king? in case South

has a low Spade? This doent solve the whole thing because East still has the

last boss Diamond - are we sure he will have thrown his 2 spades earlier?

Last updated : 6th January 2010 09:58
HAND OF THE WEEK III - runner john's demise
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Bidding
W N E S
. . . .
Hand 10 was another of our disasters and one may wonder how NORTH came
 to play in 4Sx. 
East  - Pass ! ( A subtle bid or was it a miscount?)
 South - Pass (not a miscount) 
West- 4H ( Lets sock it to 'em.A real man's bid.3H is for the wimps)
 North - 4S (You ain't getting away with that!Maybe not everybody's bid)
 East  -dble (Ah thats why I passed.A late Christmas present!) 
And so it came to pass North went 4 off and solemnly entered
 -1100 onto his scoresheet,which was later ritually torn
 into tiny pieces and scattered over the Derbyshire countryside.
      runnerjohn 
[At least it was matchplay!]
A couple of nothing interesting hands  and then BRD 10!
 Wendy being the cunning player that she is passed with the east hand
 hoping to lure somebody into her trap and then pounce but Peter Pan 
very nearly spoiled all her hard work by bidding 4H to make it 
difficult for the opps. but no! Runner John was fool enough to take 
the bait and bid 4S Wendy sprung into action and promptly gave it 
the lash  with a 12 count and her 6S to the queen! that will teach
 that Runner John a thing or two she smiled to Peter Pan. Wilson
Peter Pan has made a new year resolution never to doubt Wendy again,
 at least not till next week!
 
                                                                                Cheers P. Pan
 
    PS Thanks for being a gentleman about it Runner John
some would complain but I dont think you could     
    see the cards through the tears!
 
Last updated : 9th January 2010 10:40
HAND OF THE WEEK I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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E
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South
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bidding
W N E S
. . . .

We missed an opportunity here. Should I have jumped to 2H? Not many points but a shapely hand? Should June have done something other than go straight to 4H. What would have been a better forcing bid?

What happened at your table?

phil@thompsonsonline.net

Hi phil,
   I opened 1diamond with the north hand!! Jean with the east hand doubled,jeff south bid 1 spade! west(being bill!),bid 2hearts,i passed,jean bid 4hearts-all pass,
   One way to keep oppos out of slam!!
       Gary
At our table I passed as North (a good hand if you are playing 2NT
 opener shows 5/5 in the minors).Richard opened 2H(strong) Jan 4H
 Richard stop 6H ("go on then lets have a bit of fun!").
Not very funny for us when the slam rolled home.
This was the start of our demise for the evening as the opposition
 steadily ground us down.Happy New Year?   runnerjohn  
Phil Whilst looking at the hand of the brd19 a straightforward bid
 to 3H by the indefatigable Wendy not a great success Peter Pan at 
that stage glaring at his partner as she easily made 6H 
Last updated : 9th January 2010 10:41
HAND OF THE WEEK II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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E
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South
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bidding
W N E S
. . . .

Should a slam be explored here?

South does not show the strength of his hand with 2NT?

West is always going to lead a heart and then South can explore clubs but if he tries the finesse and East has Q a Spade switch could be very expensive if the Ace lies with West - perhaps it is not a good slam to explore after all.

What happened at your table?

phil@thompsonsonline.net

The bidding was the same at our table.We play that the rebid of 2NT
 after a 2 level response is game forcing so it could be anywhere in
 the region of 15-20 points.Even so North is unlikely to do anything
 other than bid 3NT.Slam? you need to drop the club Q by playing AK
 so need clubs 3-2 with Qx.I think this is about 30%
 (any mathematicians around?)so not a wise venture and wouldn't
 have worked on this hand    runnerjohn
      
 brd24 East West had nothing much to say on that brd north south bidding the same at our table. Wilson
Last updated : 9th January 2010 10:41
HAND OF THE WEEK?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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E
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South
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bidding
W N E S
. . . .

I hope Andrew & Natasha will forgive me for this one. Nothing like snatching defeat from the jaws of victory!

Impeccable bidding from A & N to start with 4C - a splinter bid agreeing diamonds and showing a club shortage. 4NT from Andrew RKC. 5H from Natasha - an error showing only 2 of the "5" aces. 6D from Andrew - looks like a good contract.

Long hesitation from Natasha then 7D - adding one for the extra control!

We have all been there.

Thanks A&N we needed the points

Any comments fron your table?

phil@thompsonsonline.net

I opened 2C (Benji) 8 playing tricks in hearts (just) and partner
 bid 2D (relay) me 2H and partner 4H.There we rested comfortably.
On an atrocious evening weatherwise it was good to see so many people
 at the club.  runnerjohn 
Here are Ian's comments:
"I think 4C was OK - it describes the hand well and will lead to a good contract - 6D played by W. 
This is safer than 6H by E as the KS is protected from the lead.  If you bid 3H, W is still likely to
 ask for aces and you will probably end in 6H - not as good, unless W bids 6NT to protect his black 
kings.  It is harder for E to bid Blackwood as you do not know the strength of the W hand.  W is in 
a better position to choose the final contract.On your (that is N) bidding, when W finds 2 key cards 
and QD missing he should probably pass 5H and hope for the best.
I think the E hand should probably be opened as a strong 2 anyway, with 8 playing tricks in hearts.  
W then enquires and probably still ends in 6H (fair) or 6NT (better)."
Ian, as regards to royalites, I've been in contact with my lawyers and they said that: "Royalties are 
usage-based payments made by one party (the "licensee") to another (the "licensor") for 
ongoing use of an asset", so because it is one off usage you get nothing.
NR

Last updated : 16th January 2010 08:05
HAND OF THE WEEK JANUARY 15th
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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E
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South
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bidding
W N E S
. . . .

I have been told this should be in as Hand of the Week.

This could be because of Irene & Colin bidding and making a nice little No Trump slam.

Or could it be because of the story at Table 7. 3S*-7 by E/W- the whole room knows it was something to do with a spade transfer but details please

At our table the bidding was unremarkable 2C by Tony 2S(positive) by me. 2NT from Tony 3NT by me 4S by Tony - I think he wanted me to play one!

More details from your table please

phil@thompsonsonline.net

Phil - couldn't resist this one (perhaps I wouldn't be so amused if I was the culprit). I shall protect the names of the guilty by referring to our opposition as A and B. 
After a standard 2NT opening by Malcolm, I bid a 3H transfer to spades. Player A doubled ('obviously' lead directional, he pleaded later!). Malcolm skipped with a pass and Glyn (oops - given the game away there!) thought for a bit and bid 3S. A pass from me, leaving Malcolm to make the final decision and bang down the red x. Glyn shuffled around, muttering something about penalties or transfers or something, and passed and the bidding finished. It wasn't the end of the fun though - the good doctor was 7 off for minus1700 and it became clear in the club afterwards that Malcolm and I had mis-defended; he should have been 8 off!!  I left the table whilst David and Glyn carried out the post mortem. The latter is going on holiday down under shortly and rumour has it that David is now paying for him to have a one-way ticket! Actually they both took it in good heart - these things happen....I'm sure the man with the famous number plate (Wilski) has a few tales.
Yours - in a rather nice shade of pink!
Last updated : 23rd January 2010 14:52
HAND OF THE WEEK II -22 Jan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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South
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bidding
W N E S
. . . .

Wilson's weak overcall used up valuable bidding space. Keith jumped showing 16 points.From my South hand we looked to have no defensive potential except in hearts and only one trick there. I passed (no point in bidding unless they get to game).

Any comments about the 5H bid? I am confident 4S must make but I may be pushing them towards a makeable slam?

If they bid 6 should I bid 7H - I don't think I would have been brave enough with the Scottish caber tosser staring at me!

What happened at your table?

phil@thompsonsonline.net

Phil

5 hearts doubled should go for 1400 compared to 1430 for 6 spades - 7 hearts doubled should go for 2000!

5 hearts doubled should go for 1400 compared to 1430 for 6 spades - 7 hearts doubled should go for 2000!

5 hearts doubled should go for 1400 compared to 1430 for 6 spades - 7 hearts doubled should go for 2000!

.In the auction at your table 4 spades is a very conservative bid – I would have gone 4NT because 29 pts in 3 suits and a 9 card fit in spades must give a good chance of 12 tricks!

Then again I am normally quite pushy when it comes to bidding slams on shape see board 18!  

Then again I am normally quite pushy when it comes to bidding slams on shape see board 18!  

Then again I am normally quite pushy when it comes to bidding slams on shape see board 18!  

..As North I thought a slam might be there on board 13 but untypically wimped out in 4 spades! 

..As North I thought a slam might be there on board 13 but untypically wimped out in 4 spades! 

..As North I thought a slam might be there on board 13 but untypically wimped out in 4 spades! 

..

.Tim Hanson

We bid hand 20 as follows :(no opposition bidding) 1C - 1S     
3H* - 4NT**    5H - 6S * splinter- singleton or void H 
+ good spade support ** RKCB This was the last hand we played 
and after my 5H bid
 Richard went into the think tank and pondered while
 other tables finished and the noise level grew.I anticipated
 that maybe my 3H bid had been misconstrued and was nervously
 expecting a leap to 6NT.But no,the 6S card appeared and the
 wait was worth it.Well done partner! ....runnerjohn
Last updated : 29th January 2010 23:55
HAND OF THE WEEK 1 - 22 Jan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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South
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bidding
W N E S
. . . .

I decided the South hand had to be opened strong. North only needs say QS and 3 diamonds for game to be made.

Wilson respnded negative to start with and almost fell off his seat when I rebid 2S (eight playing tricks) All credit to him for then spotting the slam potential.

I then made a mess of RKCB - we are playing 0413 not 1304. So had to correct over 5S!

What happend at your table?

phil@thompsonsonline.net

At our table the bidding was North (Ian) 2 then me 6

Now, if RB were a bridge player he would have said:

Scots Wha Hae ...

Let us do or die!

NR

I opened a weak 2S with the N hand.  My scientist partner then bid a non-scientific 6S - a very good bid as 6S played by N is unbeatable on any lead and virtually any distribution.  When played by S the heart K is unprotected.  Interesting that only one other North appears to have opened, despite many pairs playing weak 2's.  Who is right?

Ian

Last updated : 29th January 2010 23:55
27 JANUARY PRIZE NIGHT
27 JANUARY PRIZE NIGHT

Please note the hands on Board 1 seem to have been switched sometime during the evening. Care please! As it is a fun evening I am leaving the scores for the pairs as they are.

For the purposes of the Teams of 4 I have excluded that board.

I knew there was a good reason for this Tournament!

The results of the Teams of Four are as follows:

Yes you guessed it "The Remaines" are Natasha, Ian , Phil & Tony.

CLICK ANYWHERE IN THIS SECTION TO SEE DETAIL


JANUARY 2010


PRIZE NIGHT


TEAMS OF FOUR COMPETITION












NAME AGGREGATE IMPS POSITION
THE REMAINES 1930 39 1
LIONS 850 15 2
AGENT ORANGE 440 14 3
NEW BOYS 440 11 4
HOPE LESS 190 2 5
NOSTRADAMUS -10 1 6
THE MEERKATS -220 -3 7
THE CLOUGHS -200 -5 8
THE JERSEYS -630 -15 9
THE ROBINS -520 -17 10
HOPEFULS -2030 -39 11
Last updated : 5th February 2010 09:21
HAND OF THE WEEK - 29 JAN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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E
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South
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bidding
W N E S
. . . .

A tricky hand.

Tony opened 1S and over Linda's 2H I decided on Blackwood (breaking cardinal rule about not bidding 4NT with a void.) My reasoning was that if Tony had 3 Aces 6S should be safe. If he said 2 there were strong odds that Linda had the outstanding AH - lucky perhaps?

The play was interesting. Tony guessed the Spades wrong leading Ace first - but he then set up a lovely ruffing finesse with the clubs to bring home the bacon. If he guesses right 7 can of course be made!

What happened at your table.

phil@thompsonsonline.net

Last updated : 6th February 2010 09:29
HAND OF THE WEEK - 5 FEB
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

W
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North
E
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South
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bidding
W N E S
. . . .

We were mere onlookers on this one. Keith & Liz bid this slam impeccably

- 4C is Roman Gerber and 4S asks for Kings -

a very economical way of investigating a minor slam.

On a diamond lead Keith very carefully got rid of his 2 diamond losers on a Spade

and a Heart before tackling the clubs. Quite right too.

The only way to play them he said modestly.

What happened at your table?

phil@thompsonsonline.net

At our table East opened 3C and West bid 3NT. Looking at the scores it seems as though this
auction was the same at a lot of the other tables. From West's point of view  when partner opens
 3C he needs partner to hold a good solid club suit AND the ace of spades to commit to a
slam.Asking for aces will find out that the spade ace is indeed present but you still can't be sure
how good the club suit is eg if its Q 1087xxx do you want to be in 6C? ..definitely not.

This boils down to basic partnership agreement on how good your suit should be when you
pre-empt...  ermmm I don't think I have that agreement..does anyone ?..runnerjohn

Last updated : 13th February 2010 06:16
HAND OF THE WEEK II 12 feb
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

W
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E
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South
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bidding
W N E S
. . . .
Another interesting hand - Board 4.  As W I chose to open a 'gambling' 3NT
which was passed out and went 4 off as there is no way of reaching the W hand.
Paradoxically, E should bid 4D - known to be partner's solid suit -
precisely because she is void in it!  An unusual situation which admittedly
is much easier to see afterwards.
Ian

Interestingly exactly the same happened at our table. Andrew when asked
said it would be a long running minor with possibly not even a king outside.
Even more reason to transfer to diamonds.


Phil

Well…..Yes.....OK….., but what is the argument for W opening 4D, does is

it not desribe the hand better?, then of couse E has to pass.

Joan & Gloria; John & David; Margaret & Andrew HELP!!!

Natasha

The reason for not  opening 4D is that 3NT might be the only making contract.
Also a 3NT opener is a very descriptive bid if used correctly (no ace or king in a side suit).
Partner is able to judge accurately what to do and on this hand with a void in diamonds
(which is known to be partners suit) shouldn't leave it in.Also he needs stops in the other
 3 suits,another reason for not passing. Some play that 4C asks partner to pass or bid 4D,
and a 4D bid says pass if you have diamonds but bid 5C if you have clubs
.e.g S AQxx H Axxx D x C xxxx when you would bid 4D over a 3NT opener.
  runnerjohn

Well…..Yes.....OK….., but what is the argument for W opening 4D, does is

it not desribe the hand better?, then of couse E has to pass.

Joan & Gloria; John & David; Margaret & Andrew HELP!!!

Natasha

The reason for not  opening 4D is that 3NT might be the only making contract.
Also a 3NT opener is a very descriptive bid if used correctly (no ace or king in a side suit).
Partner is able to judge accurately what to do and on this hand with a void in diamonds
(which is known to be partners suit) shouldn't leave it in.Also he needs stops in the other
 3 suits,another reason for not passing. Some play that 4C asks partner to pass or bid 4D,
and a 4D bid says pass if you have diamonds but bid 5C if you have clubs
.e.g S AQxx H Axxx D x C xxxx when you would bid 4D over a 3NT opener.
  runnerjohn
Last updated : 20th February 2010 00:23
HAND OF THE WEEK I- 12 Feb
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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South
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bidding
W N E S
. . . .
An excellent piece of unselfish bidding by Gary. 2D showed 8 playing tricks.
After Mick's second bid Gary was in no doubt as to the right contract.
A well deserved absolute top for them.
Virtually everybody else in spades.

What happened at your table?

Phil@thompsonsonline.net

Against us it went: 2C (8 playing tricks), 2D, 3S (9 playing tricks), 4C, 4NT (Blackwood),
 5C, 5S (sign off).  As N I was very tempted to double with 2 almost certain spade tricks,
2 outside kings and the bidding showing my partner must have an ace.
Fortunately I chickened out.

Ian
Last updated : 20th February 2010 00:24
HAND OF THE WEEK I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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E
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South
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bidding
W N E S
. . . .
One or two computer gremlins about so I do not think you can see the hands linked
 to the travellers for last night. They are in there somewhere!
If anyone wants a specific hand showing let me know.

David & John made the bidding on this hand look so easy against us
-4NT RKC with C as trumps 5H 2 without Q of C.

The play got more interesting. I decided to lead conventially for once 2D.
David went up with Ace and was eventually forced to give away QH.
Partner unfortunatly had thrown away his last Diamond by this time and
could not return the setting Diamond and the slam held.

What happened at your table?

Is there a foolproof way of making the slam against any lead?

phil@thompsonsonline.net

I think that 6NT played by South is cold.On a non diamond lead there are 12 tricks once
 the heart Q has been forced out - 5 clubs,2 spades,4 hearts and 1 diamond trick.
 On a diamond lead playing the Q from dummy secures the contract.
 Played by North a diamond lead will defeat it.
 By the way 4NT by me was meant as quantitative not RKCB!...these things
often happen in a non regular partnership.
Many congratulations to Ray and Ian for winning a closely fought and
well organised (as usual) competition.....runnerjohn


Last updated : 26th February 2010 23:04
HAND OF THE WEEK I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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North
E
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South
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bidding
W N E S
. . . .

After John's stop 3, I though there might be a chance of a slam in s.

Having found out that John had two aces (Blackwood) I left him in 5.

John made 6. Three pairs bid and made 6.

Comments: natasha.romaine@btinternet.com


Exactly the same happened at our table.

Phil

Hi Natasha,

       We(Jeff Calladine and myself),bid as follows.
   I,as north,opened 1heart Jeff bid 2nt(good raise to,at least 3hearts),
i cue bid my A spades,Jeff bid 4nt,i replied 5spades
( 2 key cards with Q hearts,and Jeff bid 6hearts.
       Gary


Last updated : 5th March 2010 23:19
HAND OF THE WEEK II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

W
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E
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South
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bidding
W N E S
. . . .
This seemed an interesting hand.
When Andrew initially overcalled in clubs I was tempted to go straight to 5.
However there seemed no point if N/S were not going to bid game.
We would have got a good result if Andrew had passed 2S butr when he bids again
 I cannot resist a punt at 5 - duly given the double lash by Anne.
Still not a bad result.

What happened at your table?

phil@thompsonsonline.net

Last updated : 5th March 2010 23:20
HAND OF THE WEEK I - 5 MARCH
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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E
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South
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bidding
W N E S
. . . .

7NT** making.

Comments to: natasha.romaine@btinternet.com

Did the bidding go off the rails here? One of the problems with playing RKCB is misunderstandings arising when the "agreed" suit has not been established as here where it could be spades or clubs.Or is 4NT here in fact a quantitative raise or was it meant to be standard Blackwood ,no suit being agreed? Help! Will the guilty parties who managed to pull off this phenomenal coup please own up and explain....runnerjohnPhil

   

      An interesting hand brd. 24 our bidding was straight forward with opp. passing throughout
1C 3S (splinter agreeing clubs) 4nt 5S (2 key cards with the QC)  must be wrong slumped
 white faced bid 6C anyway  6S think prtnr must have spades do I convert to NT decided
 to leave it to the Scottish idiot who then having all the tricks after the lead of the ace of hearts
and managed to go off!! Don't ask still on the golf course I think


  After that 7NT on the way the bidding went they managed to get the right hand playing in NT
 but the X by south would indicate he had an ace difficult to work out which.



                                       Anon

Anon, how do you manage to get onto the website from the golf course whilst bypassing me? NR

Its known as the Italian job! Anon's helper?


Last updated : 12th March 2010 23:35
HAND OF THE WEEK II - 5 MARCH
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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South
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bidding
W N E S
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Another one I made a mess of.

I think, that was the bidding. Having arrived at 4S contract, that should make, I went off 3. Well defended Veronica and Jean

Comments: natasha.romaine@btinternet.com

Last updated : 12th March 2010 23:36
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