Where would modern bridge players draw the line in the following paradigm?
Take a hand like ♠ AK ♡ K ♢Txxxx ♣ Txxxx. In the old days (about 100 years ago), some experts might have evaluated the hand at 2.5 quick tricks and two five card suits and opened it 1 diamond (or 1...
View ArticleShould bidders take "controls"into account when trying to bid a no trump slam?
By "controls," I mean the situation whereby an ace is worth two controls, and a king one. Given four aces and four kings, there are 12 controls in all.If two partners have 31 (random) high card points...
View ArticleHow to bid a very strong hand with values in only 2 suits?
This hand happened to me in online play. I had:♠AKQ109 ♥AKQ75 ♦3 ♣QJThat is 21 high card points, mostly in hearts and spades, both as 5 card suits. So game in either hearts or spades looks good, No...
View ArticleIs it more important for a responder to bid their suit or raise partner under...
With only us vulnerable at matchpoints, I oponed one heart after dealer passed. The second opponent passed and partner had the following for a response: ♠ AQJ74 ♡ 742 ♢K754 ♣ 7.I would have expected a...
View ArticleBridge: Is it a rule that you must announce the meaning of partners opening bid
Bridge Playing SAYC Is it a rule for partner to announce to the defenders what an opening bid (eg '1C minimum 3') means
View ArticleForced Response to a Convenient Minor Opening?
My bridge club plays by a rule that an opening of a convenient minor requires a demand response by the partner unless intervening opponent does an overcall.Situation: My partner opened with 1-Diamond;...
View ArticleWhat Are The Key Features Of The "Fantunes" Bidding System?
Zia Mahmood's Bridge column for the Guardian newspaper today tells of two players with world titles to their names, Fulvio Fantoni and Claudio Nunes, who apparently have an intriguing bidding...
View ArticleWhen are nine and ten hcp point hands worth opening at the "one" level?
With a holding like AKQTxx in one suit, and no side honors, I could usually open with a "weak two." But suppose the suit were clubs. Then I can't open with two clubs because that is a much stronger...
View ArticleIs it OK to make an "offshape" bid if you can handle any likely response?
With no one vulnerable at atchpoints, left hand opponent opened with one heart. Partner passed, right hand opponent raised to two hearts (both of them had minimums for their bids).I passed, holding ♠87...
View ArticleDid I act reasonably by raising following my takeout double?
All vulnerable at matchpoints, right hand opponent opened one club. I doubled (takeout) with the following: ♠KQ75 ♡ T752 ♢ AKJ9 ♣ 3.Left hand opponent passed, and my new partner bid one spade (forced)...
View ArticleHow strong a suit do you need for an overcall above the one level in direct...
If someone opens say, one club, the next person will mostly likely overcall, say, one spade with a decent five card suit and about ten high card points, even though the hand is slightly too weak to...
View ArticleCalling "No Trump" as trump in Euchre
I come from a long line of Euchre players. When all players have turned down ordering up trump and it goes to each player to name a suit, we have also included "No Trump" as an option. Meaning if you...
View ArticleCan one reasonably make inferences about partner's first bid based on the...
With no one vulnerable at matchpoints, my (occasional) partner dealt and bid one diamond with the following:(s) 752 (h) QT7 (d) AQJ52 (c) A8.I bid one heart. She re-bid two diamonds, and I reluctantly...
View ArticleShould I have tried for slam in the following situation, and if so, did I do...
With only them vulnerable at matchpoints, my (new) partner dealt and opened one club. After a pass by opponent, I bid one diamond with the following: (s) 7 (h) KQ (d) KT98543 (c) KT3.Partner bid 2NT...
View ArticleIn which, or all of the following situations does a raise of a no trump bid...
Opener bids one club, responder bids one heart. Opener rebids 2NT (18-19 high card points, balanced). Responder raises to 4NT. I take that to be a "quantitative" bid, aiming for 6NT. The reason is that...
View ArticleWhat are the "help suit" game try methods?
You open one of a major. Partner raises you to two, showing support with 6-10 high card points. You are a rebidder with an intermediate hand, 15-17 high card points. Opposite an average of "eight"...
View ArticleShould my partner have initially kept silent with the following "2NT" hand?
Neither side vulnerable, sitting in the second seat, my partner opened one club with the following: (s) 9 (h) 9 (d)A7543 (c)AJT987.Third seat overcalled, two hearts (showing 6). I passed in fourth seat...
View ArticleWere my actions over a takeout double correct under either actual or...
At matchpoints, my left hand opponent opened one diamond. Partner doubled (takeout). Right hand opponent stuck in a one heart bid, which theoretically "took me off the hook."I elected to bid one spade...
View ArticleDid it make sense for me to make a "clarifying" bid or should I have jumped...
With neither vulnerable at matchpoints, I opened one diamond in fourth seat with the following: ♠87 ♥A964 ♦AKQT54 ♣6.Partner raised to 2NT (10-12 points invitational) with the following: ♠KQ ♥KQ5 ♦9876...
View ArticleUsing 100 Aces meld
I am the dealer. First bid from opponent is 56. My partner bided 60. My other opponent passed. I had no marriages in my hand but I did have 100 Aces. My partner got the bid with that 60. How can I use...
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