http://oldprofbridge.com Contract Bridge Themes with a Midwest Accent! Thu, 10 May 2007 16:09:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the great annual bridge events is the Cavendish Invitational Pairs. The top players in the world meet in Las Vegas, playing for a big prize pool instead of Master Points. It is always great fun to watch on BBO Vu-Graph. This year the organizers are seeking a ... http://oldprofbridge.com/2007/05/09/cavendish-invitational-pairs-win-100000-from-home/ My preferred agreement is that a responsive double in this situation promises four hearts. In general, bids show more cards at higher levels, even in suits ostensibly promised by the original double. The reason is that one is often forced to double without four of the other major. The ... http://oldprofbridge.com/2007/05/06/responsive-doubles-solution/ Vulnerable versus not at IMP's I pick up J 10 Q 9 8 3 K J 10 7 Q J 10. RHO passes and so do you. LHO, third seat at favorable, opens 2. Partner doubles and RHO raises to 3. What is your call? ... http://oldprofbridge.com/2007/05/06/responsive-doubles/ I have a strong bias against bidding NT with 2-2 in the majors, but there is an exception for every rule. This is not a 22 HCP hand. It takes almost nothing for a play at 3NT. In the actual hand, responder hand no HCP but five clubs, ... http://oldprofbridge.com/2007/04/30/hand-evaluation-on-a-big-hand-solution/ You choose to accept the game try, even though you have a balanced hand with no tens. It is more like 15 1/2 points, so it is a marginal acceptance. Partner tables the following: 9 8 6 4 K Q 2 J 6 3 2 Q ... http://oldprofbridge.com/2007/04/30/bidding-judgment-solution/