BBO Discussion Forums http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/index.php Wed, 16 May 2012 22:54:30 +0000 5 http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/53291-did-she-claim/

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South was in 3NT and had made 10 tricks. At trick 11 she led a small heart off the dummy and East won with the ♥K (declarer throwing a club), leaving the position above. Then East played the ♥Q, but before anyone else played she also placed the ♣Q on the table. East made no statement as she put down the two cards.

Declarer started to score the hand as 10 tricks, but I pointed out that if that East intended to claim, the director might rule 11 tricks (i.e. that a careless line under Law 70D2 would be for West to play the HA on the HQ and hence dummy wins the last trick). Of course, I should have called the director (Law 68D)! But I thought it best first to establish the facts - primarily, that East had claimed the last two tricks.

West was having none of it. He should probably have called the Director as well (lol). But instead he kept insisting that he'd followed with the H8 to the HQ (though I didn't see him play H8, and if he had played H8 he was playing out of turn because declarer had not played to that trick), and that "only a moron" would overtake the HQ with the Ace. I never got to explain that the bar for "moron-ness" when it comes to claims is actually rather low, particularly when a defender is claiming and the number of tricks for each side depends on the play of her partner's cards. But to West, that would have been "irrelevant" anyway since he did not think a claim occurred.

Wow, it almost sounds like a lamford post - but it happened, I promise you! So, over to you. How would you rule?

Thanks,

ahydra]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 22:54:30 +0000 http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/53291-did-she-claim/ http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/53290-precision-and-kaplan-inversion-or-something-similar/ ♣ opening, I see more and more players using some or other treatment of Kaplan Inversion to get the strong hand as declarer when responder has a positive response. One structure often seen is this –

1♣-1♥ (promising a 5-card ♠ suit and 8+ HCP)
1♣-1♠ (promising a balanced hand, no 5-card major and 8+ HCP)
1♣-1NT (promising a 5-card ♥ suit and 8+ HCP)

If this is becoming the “standard” how does responder show a 5+ card ♦ or ♣ suit now?]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 22:39:30 +0000 http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/53290-precision-and-kaplan-inversion-or-something-similar/ http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/53289-precision-and-the-impossible-negative/ ♣ opening? The one thing I have always hated about the “Impossible Negative” is the amount of bidding space it consumes.

Surely to goodness there must be better ways for responder to show a 4441 hand and 8+ HCP?]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 22:24:45 +0000 http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/53289-precision-and-the-impossible-negative/ http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/53288-precision-and-the-4441-hand-pattern-16-hcp/
After a Negative Response (1♣-1♦-?)
How does your continuation bidding structure change with the following –
1. 16-17 HCP any singleton
2. 18-19 HCP any singleton
3. 20+ HCP any singleton?

After a Positive Response
How do you convey the 4441 hand pattern to partner now? Knowing where the singleton is could mean the difference between just game or an easy slam?]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 22:16:03 +0000 http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/53288-precision-and-the-4441-hand-pattern-16-hcp/ http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/53287-1c1d-as-semipositives/

1C-1D all semipositives
.....1H-H or relay
..........1S-any with 4+ S (including H fit)
...............1N-relay
....................2C-bal
....................2D-S/H or S/H, m
....................2H-S/C
....................2S-S
....................etc-S/D
...............other-natural, nf
..........1N-bal, not 4M, forcing
...............2C-relay
..........2C-6C or C/D
...............2H-C/D
...............etc-C
..........2D-6D
...............2H-natural
...............2S-relay
..........2H-H/C
..........2S-5S, bal
..........etc-H/D
.....1S-natural
.....1N-17-18
.....2m-natural

1C-1H=S or bal
.....1S-relays
..........1N-bal
...............2C-relays
...............2D-S/C
...............2H-S
...............etc-S/D
..........2C-S/H, S/H/m
..........2D-S/C
..........2H-S
..........etc-S/D
.....1N-H, H/C, H/D
.....2C-C/D
.....2D-C
.....2H-C/D/m
.....etc-D

1C-1S=all double negatives

1C-1N=H, H/C, H/D

1C-2C=C/D

1C-2D-C

1C-2H-C/D/M

etc-D]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 19:10:44 +0000 http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/53287-1c1d-as-semipositives/ http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/53285-important-kindle-fire-tablet-news/ All you get is a message stating you need Flash. I see others have the same problem.

The fix is to go to the Fire web browser, go into settings, and scroll down to Flash settings.
The Amazon update apparently came with a default of Flash disabled. Simply select Flash always on or
Flash on demand and VOILA Bridgebase is back in business. ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 19:04:32 +0000 http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/53285-important-kindle-fire-tablet-news/ http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/53284-minors/
♠x
♥x
♦KJT9xx
♣AKT98

1♦-(1♠)-2♥-(4♠)
Pa-(Pa)-X-(Pa)

Do you Pass or bid 5♣? Or something else?]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 18:15:03 +0000 http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/53284-minors/ http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/53283-robot-duplicates-timing-for-inactivity/ So i expressed my doubts about the reason to time those games for inactivity: they are already timed to a maximum to play; i mean: i cannot occupy the table indefinitely, so where is the danger for the system?
Chas_P kindly replied that there is no "danger to the system". the purpose for the timer is to keep the game moving for ALL the players.
Pls allow me to observe that i can understand this necessity for long tourneys, i miss the reason of it for short ones - i had often to wait more than 10 mins to have my final result , while other player were finishing a robot-duplicate and accepted it as part of those tourneys way of being.
(please believe me: i feel worst for my good ranking wasting than for my quarter)
TY for caring.
PeppeA]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:57:44 +0000 http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/53283-robot-duplicates-timing-for-inactivity/ http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/53282-the-first-two-hands-of-a-tournament/

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The diamond void is kinda ugly, but shouldn't a 6-5 move? Hard for me to say, what do you think?

After 12 tricks this came:

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The diamond splinter was not 'available', can it still be reached? After the diamond splinter, would you continue (how?)?]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:38:19 +0000 http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/53282-the-first-two-hands-of-a-tournament/ http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/53281-ho-ho-she-cried/ Scenario....... a pair of Chinese arrive at the table.One profile has nothing stated.
The other partner has Sayc-precision and nothing else....The TD requests all Precision bids to be alerted,
this is totally ignored,so we get 1cl ????? or 2cl???? 1diam????? 1n/t-- and no range stated,to boot..
and if you please if a bid is queried..one gets "No information"
it spoils the enjoyment....... regards]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 15:19:12 +0000 http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/53281-ho-ho-she-cried/