Hands played at the Palmerston North Bridge Club published here for discussion and question and answer.
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EW bidding at our table was 1C 1h; 2c 3c; 3d 4c. I think this highlights the problem with no bidding no trumps early in the bidding. U find no stop but get too high
Yes in all modern standard systems west should bid no trumps either as an opening or a rebid depending on your no trump ranges.
There was an interesting defensive problem on this hand. After the lead of the sA and south encourages. The problem is that north does not know how many spades south has. If south has encouraged from Qxx then you must play low at trick two. If from Qxxx it doesn't matter what you do and if south has Qxxxx as here then you need to unblock your high spades. I don't think there is any way to resolve this ambiguity.
EW bidding at our table was 1C 1h; 2c 3c; 3d 4c. I think this highlights the problem with no bidding no trumps early in the bidding. U find no stop but get too high
ReplyDeleteYes in all modern standard systems west should bid no trumps either as an opening or a rebid depending on your no trump ranges.
ReplyDeleteThere was an interesting defensive problem on this hand. After the lead of the sA and south encourages. The problem is that north does not know how many spades south has. If south has encouraged from Qxx then you must play low at trick two. If from Qxxx it doesn't matter what you do and if south has Qxxxx as here then you need to unblock your high spades. I don't think there is any way to resolve this ambiguity.