Bridge Winners Profile for Kai-Ching Lin
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Ex-mathematician. I play an Optional Relay Precision - To Relay or Not to Relay is the question.
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- ATB-missed slam
- This hand demonstrates the importance of showing responder's shortness below the level of 3NT. Had responder been 1=4=2=6, 3NT would have been the best contract. It would be wrong for opener to bid unilaterally above 3NT after 3♣. To show shortness over 3♣, opener ...
- Which minor do you open?
- If you play short 1♣ (2+ clubs) and 1-level transfers, you may want to think about transfer rebids as well. For this hand,♠K65 ♥x ♦AQ82 ♣A9654, you would open 1♣. Then, over responder's expected 1♦, showing hearts, you would bid 2♣ to show 5 ...
- Transfers after 1NT - 2C - 2D?
- Below is a scheme of giving up garbage Stayman and focusing more on game-forcing hand types.You may find it useful or me crazy. It runs as follows: 1NT-2♣ ( at least one 4-card major) 2♦-? Responder's 2♠ shows 5+ spades, invitational, as many now play; and ...
- Assess the credit. What is the best bid?
- Will be close. I would play ♣A first, then try to ruff 2 spades in dummy. That would take care of almost all ♠ 4-3 cases, and some ♠ 5-2 cases too (e.g. E has 2 spades and 2 clubs). We are not given club spots. I could have ...
- Assess the credit. What is the best bid?
- I suppose North would have bid 3♥ if s/he had had 4, since 3♠ was explained as "cards for 3N". So, given that North had shown 6♣-4♠, shouldn't South have moved passed 3NT to seek a slam in clubs - his red suit ♥AK and ...
- Assess the credit. What is the best bid?
- You may not like relays. But the responding structure to the 2♦ inquiry below should be useful to you: 2♣ (10-15, 6+ clubs) - 2♦ (ask) 2♥: 10-15, no 4-card majors 2♠: 10-15, 6♣-4♥ 2NT: 10-12, 6♣-4♠ 3♣: 13-15, 6♣-4 ...
- Assess the credit. What is the best bid?
- Not trying to show off (well, maybe)...Below is how we would bid it: 2♣ (10-15, 6+ clubs) - 2♦ (ask) 3♣ (13-15, 4 spades) - 3♦ (ask) 3♥ (short in diamonds) -3♠ (ask) 3NT (13-15, 4-2-1-6) - 4♣ (key cards in ♣) 4♥ (3 ...
- ATB playing 5m down when 3NT is much better
- Not so much about MP vs. IMP. As West, you have essentially one club stopper (OK, maybe 1 and 1/8 with that ♣T), and your other honors (♠J and ♦QJ) are slow, you have to rely on your partner to take immediate 8 tricks at 3NT once a club ...
- ATB playing 5m down when 3NT is much better
- "East can make another move over West's 3N." And then found West has ♠Jx ♥xxx ♦QJxx ♣KQJx opposite my first hand? Yes, both of my hands are pretty good hands (so that there are no disagreements in reversing). But I could have made them weaker. How about ♠AKxx ♥KQJ ...
- ATB playing 5m down when 3NT is much better
- For people who criticize West's 4♣ bid (and prefer 3NT), why can't East have ♠AKQx ♥KQJ ♦ATxxx ♣x or ♠KQxx ♥AKx ♦AKxxx ♣x, etc.?
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