With both vulnerable at IMP’s, your RHO passes and you hold the following hand in second seat:
A 6
A 8
A K 7 5
A Q J T 5.
What is your opening bid? If you choose to open 2, partner will make a double negative response. What is your rebid?
Here is the solution.
On our teams we have a rule. We work on methods and understandings. We do not try to teach card play or bidding judgment. This reflects the fact that our players all have decades of experience. They either know it or they do not. If they do not exhibit good play or good bidding, then it is time to find new teammates.
Having said this, I am consistently surprised by poor hand evaluation, even in top-flight competition where the participants are great at playing the cards.
Take a look at this example, starting with my hand. With no one vulnerable at IMP’s you pick up K J 7 7 6 5 A K Q 5 K 7 6. Playing 14+ to 17 NT’s, you open 1NT. Partner (via Stayman, not promising a major) invites game in NT.
Do you accept? Where do you think you are in your announced range?
Here is the solution.
YouTube had to pull the great bridge video on the young Canadian stars. Check out Justin’s blog for the full story.
Let’s hope that CTV finds a way to present this to a wider audience. Maybe we can figure out a way to persuade them.
Meanwhile, thanks to Justin for getting this out there so that many players could see it.
Bridge players will enjoy watching a Canadian TV video, In the Cards, featuring rising Canadian stars Gavin Wolpert and Vince Demuy. The story of their partnership will have some familiar features for anyone, but also includes a peek into the world of high-level professionals.
Justin has a great review of the show, and we all thank him for helping to make it available via youtube. (There are five parts in all).
Stacy Jacobs (on her new blog- take a look) also makes a great point: The story has a plot! Even non-bridge players can enjoy it and have a peek into our world.