Release 2.19q
2023 Level 4 changes and 2022 Announcing/ Alerting Rules

See David's 2023 summary of Level 4 2023 changes, see complete revised Blue Book.

Some changes in the EBU announcing/alerting September 2022. David drew up a summary of the 2022 changes for directors.

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Interesting Hands

Robin's comments on this hand.

The contract should be 6♠.

N   S    
    1♣    South should bid clubs first, if the opposition play the contract, you don't want a spade lead.
1    1♠     
2    2♠    Norths second bid, 2 4th. suit,  -  forcing to game.  2♠  shows 5 card suit;
3♠    4    3♠  is FORCING.South hand is just worth a first-round control in diamonds.
6♠        The best contract - 6 Spades.

You should realise that AJxx in hearts is a poor suit opposite at least 10 cards in the black suits.  Indeed, a NT contract has no chance on a heart lead, whereas 6♠  has. I think this bidding is reasonable, without being contrived - a 5/3 fit is always worth finding.  3 Tables bid 6NT on the night.

 

What is the best bid for the biggest score?

Yes, pass!

Your partner will be assuming you have some six or seven points, so you are not worth a jump to five diamonds.  Realising this, a bid of four diamonds would work reasonably well.

But consider the alternative.  Pass, you have two possible tricks of your own and your partner should have strength in spades opposite your singleton and on point count you should be able to defeat three hearts and you might not be able to make game.

The full deal is above, three hearts doubled = 1100.......whilst bidding four diamonds and the bidding continued Pass 4 Spades Pass 5 clubs Pass 5 diamonds All Pass.  Even making with an overtrick only scores 420.  So think about the alternatives before making the 'Obvious' bid.  The first thing to come to mind is not always the best.

Excerpt abbriaviated from The Complete Book of Bols Bridge Tips.

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A COMPETITION
Hand 8 report by Robin

Monday afternoon Children in Need virtual club session on November 9th 2021. Robin was sitting West.

 

My hand for the agony uncle today would be hand 8. It is amazing how a weak jump overcall can affect the bidding of the opponents!


On Hand 8 yesterday, I opened 1, and got a 2♠ (WJO - weak jump overcall) on my left;

Partner had several bids possible, but I prefer 3♠, which is forcing to game, but does not yet know whether to pass 3NT or not, assuming I bid it.

I was hoping to rebid 1NT over 1 of a major to show 15-16 points, but cannot do so over 3♠. I decided to bid 3NT, potentially an underbid, but anything else could be equally wrong. I might have only 11-12 points, seeing as Partner has forced me to show a spade stop if I have one.

Over 3NT I think my Partner should make 1 slam try with a 4 bid, 3 Aces, a singleton, good spades, and 6 card support has got to be enough. If she does, then I bid 5♣ to accept the slam try (No point in using RKCB, I don't think!), and we end up in 6, for a top.

I do not totally blame her for this, it is the weak Jump overcall that gave us our main problem.

Comment from Ed: No one found the slam on this hand although at Stafford all pairs made 13 tricks.