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Fresh from PBB
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What Major-suit length does a takeout double promise?
Question: What major-suit length does a takeout double by intervenor promise over a 1♣ or 1♦ Opener? Answer: It depends. If your partnership does not have a cuebid response to a takeout double available, then the takeout double promises 4-4 in the majors. The exception would be when the intervenor is doubling and originating or…
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Recognizing a “Never-Ever” Suit as Defender
Question: How do you recognize the “never-ever” or “frozen” suit as defender? Is Qxx on the board a great opportunity for the defender to lead through the strength or is it a trap? Answer: A “never-ever” suit is one which the declarer never-ever wants to play. If declarer can throw the defenders in at the…
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Interference Over Strong 2♣ Opener
Question: What should the bidding sequence be in the case of interference over 2C? Supposed the bidding went 2♣ (2♥) ? Answer: A common method (what I play) is to play a Pass shows values and a Double show a bust hand (less than 2 Queens). Bidding would be the same as when bidding a…
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Opener’s Rebids with 6-4 Hands and Responder’s Raises
Rebid the six-card suit or four-card suit? The answer is…it depends!
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Trending Thoughts on Strong 2♣ Responses
Question: During your seminar, one hand was about opening 2♣. I like to hear 2♥, 2♠, 3♣ or 3♦ as first response to 2♣ open if my partner has a 5-card suit with 2 of the top 3 honors in that suit. Is this correct? Answer: The text book answer is you respond 2♥…
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Jordan Clarification ~ 3 or 4 Trumps
Question: I play Jordan 2nt with 4 and X then bid p’s suit with 3; but my partner says I only needed 3 to bid Jordan – is it a partnership agreement of 3 or 4 to use Jordan? Answer: The Jordan Convention is designed to be a four-card limit raise or better after a…
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Yarborough according to Wikipedia
There are many version of the Yarborough story floating around. One of my students sent me the link below to yet another version…Haven’t heard this one before, so I thought I would pass it along! Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia// // /w/load.php?debug=false&lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&skin=minerva&target=mobile/w/load.php?debug=false&lang=en&modules=jquery%2Cmediawiki&only=scripts&skin=minerva&version=sQ8du77j Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough Charles…
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“Play These Hands with Me ~ A Free Webinar”
PlayBetterBridge.com Is Here! I hope you are enjoying these weekly Webinars as much as I am. It’s great to be teaching again! In addition to these weekly webinars, I will be hosting specific topic webinars throughout the week in the morning and evenings. Of course, you will also have the video to download if you…
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Minorwood Confusion and How to Fix It!
Fix Minorwood confusion with RedWood!
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2015 World Championships ~ Semifinal Action
Bye-Bye India…Hello England! Having just landed in London, what was the first thing I did once I was connected to the Internet? You got it…Go look at the first day results of the semifinals! Overall, the remaining USA teams had a good first day…In the Bermuda Bowl, USA 2 finished the day down slightly to…
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