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09/26/2023 Tuesday Game Post-mortem Session (R)
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The deal set from 08/02/2022 game was used in this duplicate game. That game had 12 deals and today's game had only 8. That's why when watching the video or practicing the deals, you will see 4 bonus deals you haven't seen in today's game.
If you have any questions about the hands you have played in these games, use the Q&A section below to ask your questions.
When asking a question, please reference the deal number. You can also go to BBO, and chose the deal you have played, and from the menu choose 'Export', 'Handviewer link', and copy the link and paste it in the comments together with your question.
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B4. You say the 3D bid is a control. So since it is below 3M then rules in Jacoby are different than 2/1 auctions. Just checking. So Responder’s 2nd bid should be taken as a control if not 3M or 4M?
Yes it's different on a jacoby 2NT auction when you have already made a forcing raise. After opener's rebid, responder can start showing controls immediately with a good hand.
No problem, but in case it's useful info, the robot East opened 2D on B5, an obvious error.
Thanks for bringing that to our attention. We corrected it.
board 9. I think 3C is just an asking. maybe N has spades or 5 hearts
3♣ definitely shows 5+C and a game force if you are playing a normal natural system. I am sure there are other more artificial systems out there, but that is not what I play or teach. If north has spades they will bid spades over any of my bids. They can assume I have spades when I do not show a heart fit.
hand #7- my partner doubled and I passed because I could hear your voice saying, let the opponents play at 5 level- so my questions how do I know when to go to 5 over 4 spades app's and when to stay quiet..
Its so hard to know when to bid and when not to. In this case I think you just have so much offensive strength that partner doesnt know about. You know your partner has an opening hand and support for the other 3 suits. It wouldnt always be wrong defend on this hand, but I think the odds are that you will make 5H with this east hand. There is no magic solution to knowing when to bid to the 5 level. Each hand is different. For what its worth, the expression "the 5 level is for the opponents" is more geared towards deciding whether to bid 5 over 5. I am glad that this voice is resonating. It will help you in the long run.
I was close with 5S bid
B7. I would have thought that 4N 5C 5H invited slam and 5H directly to play. Why not?
Lets say east has 4 hearts and 5 clubs and wants to offer two places to play. They bid 4NT and now if west picks diamonds they retreat to hearts. So this path of getting to 5H cannot be understood as a slam try. This auciton either shows clubs and hearts, or hearts weak.