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“Blue Book
7 Partnership Understandings
7 A 3
Strength of Opening One-level Bids
A one-level opening bid in a suit, whether forcing or normal must by agreement show 8+ HCP and, in first and second posi… -
At least you didn’t have twenty six penalty cards to deal with as I once did.
Defender laid her hand down as Dummy and a split second later Defenders Partner knocked over the Card Stand he was using revealing all thirteen of his cards. -
Thank you Paul.
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Of course, being referred to or referring to a correctly filled out Convention Card at the appropriate time would of helped - would even help the Director too.
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I think a Traffic Light System should be consistent through all EBU Clubs regarding Psyches and all Clubs should act the same.
I’ve always wondered what the difference is between Green, Amber and Red Psyches when they are all technical… -
Thank you Robin, as I thought.
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♠️KQT9
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♦️AJ87
♣️Q9872
So, is the above hand counted as a Strong Two ♣️ opener? -
Maybe bring it up at the next Club Committee Meeting and discuss how the Club can handle such situations if they happen again? Then if Committee are happy a Polite Notice can be added to the Club website.
Another thing possibly that cou… -
Thank you for your responses.
The incident happened in a Teams of Eight match and East West of mixed ability, one playing their first Teams of Eight Match and the other probably playing their Eightieth.
East’s hand held seven… -
Thank you. I couldn’t find this as a direct infringement of the Rules, Laws or Ethics so presumed there was no issue - someone else had an issue though and that was Declarers Left Hand opponent.
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Just to clarify, most Weak One No-Trump openers of twelve to fourteen High Card Points can also be opened as a Strong Two ♣️?
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Agree with Weejonnie:
“12 points may be 'strong' - provided it has 5 controls (or more). Again these controls are anticipated to be able to take tricks in defence.”
This is what I always perceived wherever I played in the Wor… -
Again thank you. Explanation this time was very inaccurate.
Just pointing out that:
1: A Weak Two can be opened with 10 HCP’s and potentially seven winners(tricks).
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2: A Strong Two ♣️ Opener c… -
Thank you for the comments gentlemen.
That hand was just one example from recently. But in the last three/four months (and not me) I have witnessed a lot of tension over a strong opening such as this one.
In fact since the… -
Thank you for the link Gordon, although on this occasion I have already looked.
I just find it ridiculous that a hand with just 32.5% of the High Card Points available and potentially only three winning tricks (Two ♠️ Tricks and One ♥️ T… -
I’m just concerned that with this kind of hand being deemed as ‘Strong 21/22 High Card Points or with Eight Tricks in Spades is not really acceptable as strong. There is room for they who bid next to have the remaining Spades in the pack and an act…
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Thank you Gordon, but it’s Two ♣️‘S that was opened, not Two ♠️‘S.
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Opener holds:
♠️A987532
♥️AQ53
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♣️K8
And opens Two ♣️‘S which is described when asked as ‘A Benji Two ♣️‘S holding twenty one or or twenty two High Card Points with eight playing tricks’. Asked further if Two ♦️‘S ha… -
In the Link to the Master Point Book I can see that it says twelve boards. But I cannot find where it says a minimum of eighteen boards - which I thought it was and others as above have agreed. So I have included a photo of the results.Thank you gents.
In my TD Courae notes I have eighteen handwritten, but can’t find it in black and white so to speak, any ideas?Thank you all for your input.
Pierre will be laughing in his grave at the issues his ‘Ghestem’ Convention causes.
Well it is subtitled ‘The Convention You Shouldn't Play’.Did you check what their Convention Card said?I often find “Reserving my right’s” often used inappropriately. Sometimes even being used and giving UI across the table.
Once “R.M.R’s” is said I think that a TD should be at the table and make sure that an appropriate lead is made.Great idea for a TD Forum.