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A wild board from yesterday's London Superleague (IMPs). Yes, it really happened. You are vul v not, and second in hand after a pass.
What would you open?
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Posted 2017-February-23, 06:52
A wild board from yesterday's London Superleague (IMPs). Yes, it really happened. You are vul v not, and second in hand after a pass.
What would you open?
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Posted 2017-February-23, 07:39
1♣ followed by 6♠. If partner passes this we might lose 7 so it is a reasonable alternative to open 2♣ followed by 2♠, then 7♣. However, we might not get a change to make a forcing spade (or club) bid in the second round, and besides 7 does not always make.
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Posted 2017-February-23, 07:41
1C looks right to me. If that goes float I'm a Dutchman.
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Posted 2017-February-23, 07:47
7♠
It's either cold or close and no way of finding out.
There may be a Lightner to beat it but hopefully they won't find it.
It's either cold or close and no way of finding out.
There may be a Lightner to beat it but hopefully they won't find it.
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Posted 2017-February-23, 08:35
2♣ (finally!)
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Posted 2017-February-23, 10:01
7♠
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Posted 2017-February-23, 10:44
Heh. Massively offtopic, but possibly meaner:
In the local afternoon game yesterday, you pick up, in fourth seat:
Your go...
Fun to hear of two of these on the same day, thousands of miles apart!
In the local afternoon game yesterday, you pick up, in fourth seat:
Your go...
Fun to hear of two of these on the same day, thousands of miles apart!
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Posted 2017-February-24, 00:28
lamford, on 2017-February-23, 06:52, said:
A wild board from yesterday's London Superleague (IMPs). Yes, it really happened. You are vul v not, and second in hand after a pass.
What would you open?
helene_t, on 2017-February-23, 07:39, said:
1♣ followed by 6♠. If partner passes this we might lose 7 so it is a reasonable alternative to open 2♣ followed by 2♠, then 7♣. However, we might not get a change to make a forcing spade (or club) bid in the second round, and besides 7 does not always make.
wanoff, on 2017-February-23, 07:47, said:
7♠
It's either cold or close and no way of finding out.
There may be a Lightner to beat it but hopefully they won't find it.
It's either cold or close and no way of finding out.
There may be a Lightner to beat it but hopefully they won't find it.
Hello everyone, now I have to say I am sorry.
This hand is from a American bridge club. Of course, I really know the exact answer to this hand about six years ago.
For this hand with unlucky abnormal distributions, you will always get a failed result for your any suit game or slam contract.
Now I would better take several examples.
Hand-1
Even facing to worse Gib lead, the result is 5♠-4
Hand-2
Even facing to worse Gib lead, the result is 6♠-5
Would you tell me what's your suit contract?
So the bridge is a probability game, only.
Any ideas?
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Posted 2017-February-26, 16:46
If I had to choose a final contract with this hand w/o the benefit of bidding (IMPS) I would go for 6c as probably a safer overall contract. With that thought in mind, it seems we should try to use our bidding space to give p as much a chance at participation as possible. I would opt for 2c followed by 2s and ending up probably bidding 6c. If p feels compelled to bid 6s (unless 6c is x) I will feel confident enough to bid 7s. Hopefully p will not feel compelled to take a preference with a singleton spade and a club void. It just seems too dangerous at IMPS to take a chance on a 1 level opening bid and miss out on not just vul game but probable small and maybe grand slam bonus.
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Posted 2017-February-26, 18:48
lycier, on 2017-February-24, 00:28, said:
Hello everyone, now I have to say I am sorry.
This hand is from a American bridge club. Of course, I really know the exact answer to this hand about six years ago.
For this hand with unlucky abnormal distributions, you will always get a failed result for your any suit game or slam contract.
Now I would better take several examples.
Hand-1
Even facing to worse Gib lead, the result is 5♠-4
Hand-2
Even facing to worse Gib lead, the result is 6♠-5
Would you tell me what's your suit contract?
So the bridge is a probability game, only.
Any ideas?
This hand is from a American bridge club. Of course, I really know the exact answer to this hand about six years ago.
For this hand with unlucky abnormal distributions, you will always get a failed result for your any suit game or slam contract.
Now I would better take several examples.
Hand-1
Even facing to worse Gib lead, the result is 5♠-4
Hand-2
Even facing to worse Gib lead, the result is 6♠-5
Would you tell me what's your suit contract?
So the bridge is a probability game, only.
Any ideas?
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"Genius has its own limitations, however stupidity has no such boundaries!"
"It's only when a mosquito lands on your testicles that you realize there is always a way to solve problems without using violence!"
"Well to be perfectly honest, in my humble opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter in a different perspective and without being condemning of one's view's and by trying to make it objectified, and by considering each and every one's valid opinion, I honestly believe that I completely forgot what I was going to say."
"It's only when a mosquito lands on your testicles that you realize there is always a way to solve problems without using violence!"
"Well to be perfectly honest, in my humble opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter in a different perspective and without being condemning of one's view's and by trying to make it objectified, and by considering each and every one's valid opinion, I honestly believe that I completely forgot what I was going to say."
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