[diana_eva]

Please apply here if you'd like to play vs Jec's team on Saturday at 2PM New York Time (8PM Central European Time)

[diana_eva]

Anyone?

[diana_eva]

Scrambled a last minute team as it frequently happens, with

Phil + mgolden
diana_eva + phoenix214

We won 48 to 36, with a few swings both ways.

http://webutil.bridg...9547-1493488545

[Phil]

Forums +12
http://webutil.bridg...93488545&u=phil

A few interesting decisions I had:

1. ATxx Ax J8x AKQx

1♦ - 1♠
2♠ - ?

2. K AKQx A87x KT87 (vul/not)

p - p - p to you

[nige1]

Phil, on 2017-April-29, 15:56, said:

Forums +12 http://webutil.bridg...93488545&u=phil A few interesting decisions I had:
1. ATxx Ax J8x AKQx
1♦ - 1♠
2♠ - ?

2. K AKQx A87x KT87 (vul/not)
p - p - p to you

Well played everybody!

• I much prefer 2N to 3♣. IMO, 4N is premature.
• I prefer 1♣ to 1♦ and 1♥. I dislike 2N with a major singleton.

[sakuragi]

congratulations

[Phil]

nige1, on 2017-April-29, 17:14, said:

Well played everybody!

• I much prefer 2N to 3♣. IMO, 4N is premature.
• I prefer 1♣ to 1♦ and 1♥. I dislike 2N with a major singleton.

OK, on the first you inquire with 2N and discover partner has a max and three spades.

I opened 2N on the 2nd. I bought Qxx xx J98x KTxx. Got a heart lead, knocked out the club, heart back and played a diamond to the T, and Q. Now the spade shift comes but diamonds come home. LHO had Axxx J9xxx T xxx.

[nige1]

Phil, on 2017-April-30, 22:21, said:

OK, on the first you inquire with 2N and discover partner has a max and three spades.
I opened 2N on the 2nd. I bought Qxx xx J98x KTxx. Got a heart lead, knocked out the club, heart back and played a diamond to the T, and Q. Now the spade shift comes but diamonds come home. LHO had Axxx J9xxx T xxx.

On the 1st hand i would explore a ♦ slam, with a natural forcing 4♦.
On the 2nd hand, well bid and well played!

[Phil]

Partner had K9x KJxx AKTx xx. I just bid 5N since I wanted to keep 6C in play.

6D is a pretty good contract but unfortunately failed.