[JLOGIC]

Our offense is really only good if partner has a fit. I think partner will often bid game with a 3 card fit as a 2 way shot.

If partner has short spades our hand kind of goes to *****. I guess a lot will depend on his heart holding, KQxx of hearts is obv great and KQxx of a minor terrible. But I feel that 3S p p p will be a winner long term against 4S p p p even though there is a lot of randomness involved in it.

[ajm218]

What happened on the hands?

4♠ had almost no play on the first hand as partner put down a 0166 hand with Q♥, AK♣ and A♦ - just wondered whether people might only open 3 with 4♥s or not (I certainly would open 4 if my side suit was a minor).

The second hand was a terrible one at this form of scoring, I opened 3♠ and it went p p x and I went for 1100 against 460 when partner put down a 1516 hand with just the A♥ that stopped them being able to make a slam. Whilst we were waiting to score up, my WC rho who I know very well told me he thought 3♠ was madness. I should have also perhaps factored in that I knew he would reopen almost every time his hand could be stretched to a reopen (i.e. a lot more than a random opp)... The responses I've collected thus far seem very much in two camps 1) what else? (with shape compensating for lack of fillers) and 2) wild

The final hand was quite an interesting one, one thing I didn't mention about the competition is that you have to play 1/3 of the match with each of your teammates which is both fun and tough if you get undiscussed bidding problems. I thought 4♦ should be COG but I had no idea if 4♣ is forcing here - what is standard? Anyway over "COG" it went X XX p, I now emerged with 5♣ and partner did extremely well to raise to 6 (perhaps he expected at least my hand)? He had KJxx x Axx KJTxx so that was a swing of 1470 when our opps went off in 3nt.

Frances - I've just seen the semi-final draw Should be a good match

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

#1 Pass.

#2 2S, ..., 3S is ok as well, being in 3rd seat

Marlowe

[mfa1010]

3♠, 3♠, 5♣.