Questions tagged [duplicate-bridge]
A popular tournament format for Bridge where each table plays with identical pre-set hands of cards.
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How should partner and I have gotten to 3NT?
Dealing, and with only us vulnerable at matchpoints, and holding ♠ 84 ♡AK5 ♢AKQT96 ♣ A6,
I opened a timid one diamond, planning to bid 3NT if partner bid one spade or 1NT.
Partner passed with six high ...
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Opening light in the 3rd position
What requirements do you have for opening the auction light in the third position when you are light ?
vulnerability?
strength?
4-card major?
etcetera?
All responses will be welcome.
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How should partner have followed up his takeout double under the following circumstances?
With only them vulnerable at matchpoints, RHO dealt and passed as did I. LHO opened one club in third seat. Partner doubled (takeout) with the following: ♠ KJ5 ♡AKQJ ♢KJ2 ♣ T53.
I bid one spade, my ...
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How should I choose which game to bid with this strong but misfit hand?
With only us vulnerable at matchpoints, I opened one club in second seat with this powerhouse: ♠ Q52 ♡AQT5 ♢void ♣ AKQ852.
Left hand opponent passed, partner bid one diamond, right hand opponent bid ...
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What is the most expeditious way to defeat this (overbid) slam?
With nobody vulnerable (at matchpoints), I opened two spades (weak) as East. Partner, West, who had a big hand, raised me to six spades. (All other pairs stopped at four spades.) South doubled with ♠7 ...
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How far should one go in preferring an eight card major suit game to a no trump game?
Both vulnerable at matchpoints, I dealt and bid one diamond (planning to rebid 2NT) with the following:
♠ JT8 ♡A6 ♢AK76 ♣ AKT4.
An opponent overcalled one heart, and partner bid one spade, showing ...
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How might one make value judgments regarding bidding systems?
In the comments section of this question, it was noted that the late Barry Crane would open "an 11 high card point hand containing a king. With good distributional hands open lighter." The ...
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Under what circumstances should partner bid 3 clubs (Stayman) over a 2NT opening?
Opposite a 1NT bid, I need at least 8 high card points to bid Stayman (except for transfer or "garbage" Stayman). If we find our eight card fit and partner has 16, we are barely even money ...
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How far should a partnership explore altnernatives to a no trump game that is clearly indicated at matchpoints?
Here is an example of what I mean:
With no one vulnerable at matchpoints, partner opened two clubs (strong) after three passes. I made the waiting bid of two diamonds, and partner bid three clubs with ...
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Did my partner make a plausible sequence of bids?
At matchpoints, with no one vulnerable, there were two passes before North opened one club. Partner (East) doubled. South bid one heart, and I (West) passed, since I was "off the hook.
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Is this small slam biddable and if so, how?
With only them vulnerable, right hand opponent dealt and opened two spades (weak).
I overcalled three hearts with the following: ♠ K8 ♡ AKQJ52 ♢J976 ♣ J. I thought of making a "big" double ...
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At what vulnerabilities should one raise partner's overcall to the level supported by the law of total tricks?
Neither vulnerable at matchpoints, I dealt and passed. My left hand opponent bid one heart and partner overcalled two clubs. I put her on six of the suit, and after right hand opponent raised to three ...
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Did I have enough information to "balance" in the following situation?
With only us vulnerable, I dealt and passed, as did my left hand opponent. Partner opened 1 diamond, right hand opponent overcalled one spade, and I passed a second time with the following: ♠ QT42 ♡ ...
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Under what circumstances should I refrain from raising partners' three level pre-empt to four (when I have three trumps)?
With nobody vulnerable at matchpoints, partner dealt and pre-empted three spades with KQJxxxx (and some side values). With three small trumps, I raised him to four, following the Law of Total Tricks, ...
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Did I underbid or did my partner?
We were non-vulnerable versus vulnerable at matchpoint duplicate. Dealer passed to my right, so I opened one heart in second position with the following: ♠ AK86 ♡ T98654 ♢none ♣ K96. Only ten high ...
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