Live in the middle of nowhere in the South of France far from any decent bridge club
That makes Bridgewinners and BBO even more valuable and enjoyable !
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Favorite Bridge Memory
watching my partner overbid to a hopeless game and wait for the unknown opponent to make a beginner's mistake in albuquerque 97. Did not work ;the guy was Bobby Wolf
Well responding with the north hand is another type of gamble ; if I were to try this my partner would bid 2NT ou 1♥ (assuming I am not playing walsh). I'd rather take my chances in 1♣ : Not always obvious for oppontents to pass the hand out ...
3♠ has a lot going for it : partner will play the skinny 4♥ contract and it keeps diamonds or even 3NT in the picture . Am ok with the first round pass but now my hand has become huge on the bidding. BTW think/assume 4♦ by partner ...
I would not rebid 1♥ over 1♦ playing walsh since partner would never cue bid a club singleton after that start . This is clearly a 1NT rebid (it looks like a 1NT opening but K&R rates the hand at 14). Not sure how to recover after the ...
We do not play ELC in my partnership, still i think 2♥ should be corrective (4S5H too weak to bid twice and planning to pass 2♣). Nice problem though : at the table , i would be reluctant to pass since I think Gary's view is probably the default ...
this is a guessing game
FWIW i would assume 2♠ is a jump fit . As for 3NT either 18-19 with 4S (4225) or running minor . Go figure . I would try 4♣ as a hedge