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'The most interesting questions from visitors to the Dutch sister site (Bridgevaria.nl)'. Dear Peter and Ed,
What does DONT mean? I can't find it anywhere. Kind regards, Will Snelder |
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Transfers or not over partner's 1NT overcall? |
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'The most interesting questions from visitors to the Dutch sister site (Bridgevaria.nl)'. Dear Peter and Ed,
Can you explain to me whether it's wise or not to play Jacoby-transfers over partner's 1NT overcall, just like over his 1NT opening?
Or is this just a matter of agreement? Kind regards,
Bob Koot |
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'The most interesting questions from visitors to the Dutch sister site (Bridgevaria.nl)'. Dear Peter and Ed,
I picked up four spades, four hearts, four diamonds and a club, and 16 HCP. My partner responded 1NT. How was I to bid on? Kind regards,
Etienne |
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'The most interesting questions from visitors to the Dutch sister site (Bridgevaria.nl)'. Dear Peter and Ed,
Partner East opens 1♠. South overcalls 2♥.
I have only 5 points: ♠Q10987x ♥Kxx. I bid 2♠. Wrong, according to my partner.
What is your opinion? Kind regards,
P. Vermunt |
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What to respond to partner's 1♣ opening: the five-card spades or the four-card hearts? |
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'The most interesting questions from visitors to the Dutch sister site (Bridgevaria.nl)'. Dear Ed & Peter,
My partner opens 1♣, showing three or more clubs. This is my hand: | ♠ | A K 5 3 2 | | | ♥ | 9 7 4 2 | | | ♦ | Q 7 | | | ♣ | 9 6 | |
Should I always bid the five-card spades first, or should I start by bidding my four-card hearts, in order not to miss a possible heart fit?
My partner, North, had: | | ♠ | 6 | | | | ♥ | A Q 7
| | ♦ | K 10 5 4
| | ♣ | A K J 8 5
| | | |  | | | | | | | | | | ♠ | A K 5 3 2 | | | ♥ | 9 7 4 2
| | ♦ | Q 7
| | ♣ | 9 6
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And this is how the bidding continued:
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| 1♣ | pass | 1♥ | | pass | 2♦1 | pass | 2♠2 | | pass | 3♥ | pass | ... |
1 Reverse
2 Fourth suit forcing We failed to bid 3NT because of my stupidity.
After partner correctly bid 3♥, I failed to bid 3NT myself. Thanks and kind regards,
Jelle de Gruyter, Wageningen |
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Multicoloured misunderstanding: is partner weak or strong? |
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'The most interesting questions from visitors to the Dutch sister site (Bridgevaria.nl)'. Dear Ed & Peter,
I opened 2♦, Multicoloured. My partner bid 2SA and I rebid 3NT.
My partner said that my rebid showed 23 - 24 HCP. Is that true?
Thanks,
Etienne |
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'The most interesting questions from visitors to the Dutch sister site (Bridgevaria.nl)'. Dear Ed & Peter,
For some time already my partner and I have been playing weak jump overcalls and splinter bids.
In competitive auctions however, it is sometimes far from clear whether a bid is weak and natural, or strong, with a fit in partner's suit and singleton/void in the bid suit. An example: | West | North | East | South |
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I would take 3♠ here as a splinter bid (heart fit, slam try), but according to my partner it's weak with a spade suit. Since this is a rather essential difference of opinions, I would like to hear your view. Kind regards,
Remco ten Hagen, Zaandam |
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Opener rebids his minor suit. How to make a slam try in that suit? |
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Dear Ed & Peter, On the following auction, playing teams, all vulnerable: | West | North | East | South |
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| — | — | — | 1♦ | | pass | 1♥ | pass | 2♦ | | pass | 3♣ | pass
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As the opening bidder, how would you take 3♣? Natural, New Minor Forcing, other? | S/All | ♠ | x x
| | | | ♥ | A Q J 10 x
| | ♦ | A K Q x
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | ♠ | A x x
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| | ♦ | J 10 9 8 5 4
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Responder intended 3♣ as NMF, looking for 3-card heart support. Opener took it as natural and rebid 3NT, corrected to 5♦. So this was the whole auction:
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| — | — | — | 1♦ | | pass | 1♥ | pass | 2♦ | | pass | 3♣ | pass
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5♦ made 7 when declarer took a ruffing finesse in hearts.
Opener contended that after the 2♦ rebid, responder knows about the huge diamond fit and should take control. By partnership agreement, 4♦ over 2♦ would be Roman Key Cards for diamonds. Responder knows from his hand that opener's points are NOT in the red suits, clearly they're in the black suits and responder should take control.
As Bobby Wolf said, Bidding is Mental Play. Your comments? Thanks, Steve Fama |
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Showing a void as an ace when responding to Blackwood? |
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Dear Ed & Peter,
In response to the 4NT bid: if you are void in a suit does that count as an ace? Thanks, Elener Rotan |
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2♥ as a very weak response to a strong 2♣ opening? |
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Dear Ed & Peter,
What are your thoughts on answering 2♥ as bust, 0-3 points no king. 2♦ as game forcing and the responder to the 2♣ opener cannot pass until you have reached 3 of a major or 4 of a minor to allow the 2♣ bidder to describe his hand.
Thank you
Judy mcNeilly |
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