| Cue bids...Arthurs seat trophy. |
Well done this weeks winners John and Rob with an excellent 35 stars . The only board they missed out on was six where a good slam in clubs or hearts was available. The problem was a weak two spade opener, first in hand by east, and this action made things very difficult  .
In the illustrated auction after the weak 2♠, i made a jump overcall of 4♣, a conventional bid showing 5 clubs and 5 cards in the other major ergo hearts, similar to a 'Michaels cue bid'. Anyway Stephens 4♦ response was a vague slam try, so with AK in both my promised suits passed the buck back with a rebid 5♦ . No problem now and the nice looking 6♣ reached.
Meanwhile the only other pairs to use the 'leaping Michaels' convention were the Welsh internationals and Scottish Ladies Sam and Ying, they too reached slam.
The Leaping Michaels convention: Essentially a jump to 4♣ or 4♦ after a weak two in a major, shows that minor and the other major, at least 5-5 shape 
Add it to your system, its comes up more than you might think  .
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| BBO results Tuesday |
Meanwhile anybody who does the double  that is... winning the Tuesday 'BBO' No Fears and then the Thursday 'live' No Fears in the same week will receive a No Fears winners crocodile 🐊 mug!
BBO master points are awarded to players who finish in top positions. A number appears beside your username, increasing as you accumulate more points.💥
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