Came up against Renee in a side game in Memphis at the NABC back in March. Didn't have too much time to chat, but I did learn some things I didn't know before. (Who wants to ride a camel on the beaches of Western Australia?) Super nice, and obviously a force to be reckoned with. Cheers Renee, and best of luck!
Most of the same consideration points this week, but I usually took a different line, and ended up rank 1 with 67.41%. Hand 1: I also wanted to explore slam, but tried 5C instead of key card. I wasn't really aware there were only first round controls, but over 5H from partner I just bid 5S and played it there for -100 and 32.1%. Hand 2: Over the 3H IJS I bid 3NT and took the 11 tricks for +660 and 92.9%. Hand 3: I also put in the HJ and pitched the spade, so got that heart continuation. I tried to clear hearts hoping for 4-4, E cashed the 5th heart (the 4 pulling my 2) and then exited the DK to my A and I tried a diamond back to my Q hoping to run that. When E showed out on the second diamond I led a spade up to my Jx (having pitched 2) and W won Q and played club, but now everyone had pitched a spade and the last spade was good for a 7th trick and a hard +90 and 57.1%. Hand 4: I was in 4H on same auction and played the spade with 9 to the A just on general principles of cashing the honor from the flexible side and maintaining communication with the spots (I hadn't noticed the blockage explicitly). +680 and 71.4%. Hand 5: In 2D I started with a heart finesse and then led diamond to the K, winning, and then ran the T, so picked up the J for +110 and 67.9%. Hand 6: I was also in 1NT and took a trick 2 early heart finesse, exiting then with the CQ. I won the first spade, unblocked the HA, and now played on diamonds hoping to set these up. When the DA was won and a spade played again, I won the K and cashed my tricks hoping something good might happen in the end but settling for the 9 tricks and +150 and 57.1%. Hand 7: I bid 3D over the 2S as I wasn't sure if the 2H from partner was forcing us to 3D and if I showed a weaker hand by bidding directly or by passing. Either way, in 3D after the HK I ducked the spade return, E cashed the DA, continued a heart which I ducked to the J and similar to Renee noted the ruffing position on W for my club loser, but W switched to a club (low one, not the Q) and solved this problem for me with no ruffing finesse needed. +110 and 75%. Hand 8: I also decided 4C was enough, but on getting the bad news in clubs of the 4=0 split, I played heart to the Q and A, got the diamond back for the ruff from W (and played the D7), And W now cashed the SA, and then switched to the HJ. With N ruffing after W I now had a high cross ruff as long as the C5 took a ruff, so I ruffed a spade and cross ruffed for 10 tricks and 4C= +130 and 85.7%. So the only difference was me playing the HQ instead of HK and the D7 instead of D8, but that was enough to luckily lead W to do the wrong thing against me. Overall it felt like marginal decisions which all basically came up luckily in my favor on this set for the good final score.
Board8 Once I got the bad news, I tried for a crossruff by giving up the spade and the heart trick immediately. Robots did not draw trumps on me, so that worked really nicely for 4C=
It feels like on board 2 overtaking the 2nd heart is a good idea even if the 10 is not dropping; most likely getting those 10 tricks even if the trumps aren't splitting but gaining the sure 11th if they are :-) Cheers from the Baltic states!
I feel like exclusion causes more problems for people than it solves unless you are in a long standing partnership. It is a super infrequent so probably not worth doing a video on it sorry.
here is a possible one: youth.worldbridge.org/conventions-exclusion-keycard-blackwood/ and here is another: www.larryco.com/bridge-articles/exclusion-blackwood
Came up against Renee in a side game in Memphis at the NABC back in March. Didn't have too much time to chat, but I did learn some things I didn't know before.
(Who wants to ride a camel on the beaches of Western Australia?) Super nice, and obviously a force to be reckoned with. Cheers Renee, and best of luck!
Most of the same consideration points this week, but I usually took a different line, and ended up rank 1 with 67.41%.
Hand 1: I also wanted to explore slam, but tried 5C instead of key card. I wasn't really aware there were only first round controls, but over 5H from partner I just bid 5S and played it there for -100 and 32.1%.
Hand 2: Over the 3H IJS I bid 3NT and took the 11 tricks for +660 and 92.9%.
Hand 3: I also put in the HJ and pitched the spade, so got that heart continuation. I tried to clear hearts hoping for 4-4, E cashed the 5th heart (the 4 pulling my 2) and then exited the DK to my A and I tried a diamond back to my Q hoping to run that. When E showed out on the second diamond I led a spade up to my Jx (having pitched 2) and W won Q and played club, but now everyone had pitched a spade and the last spade was good for a 7th trick and a hard +90 and 57.1%.
Hand 4: I was in 4H on same auction and played the spade with 9 to the A just on general principles of cashing the honor from the flexible side and maintaining communication with the spots (I hadn't noticed the blockage explicitly). +680 and 71.4%.
Hand 5: In 2D I started with a heart finesse and then led diamond to the K, winning, and then ran the T, so picked up the J for +110 and 67.9%.
Hand 6: I was also in 1NT and took a trick 2 early heart finesse, exiting then with the CQ. I won the first spade, unblocked the HA, and now played on diamonds hoping to set these up. When the DA was won and a spade played again, I won the K and cashed my tricks hoping something good might happen in the end but settling for the 9 tricks and +150 and 57.1%.
Hand 7: I bid 3D over the 2S as I wasn't sure if the 2H from partner was forcing us to 3D and if I showed a weaker hand by bidding directly or by passing. Either way, in 3D after the HK I ducked the spade return, E cashed the DA, continued a heart which I ducked to the J and similar to Renee noted the ruffing position on W for my club loser, but W switched to a club (low one, not the Q) and solved this problem for me with no ruffing finesse needed. +110 and 75%.
Hand 8: I also decided 4C was enough, but on getting the bad news in clubs of the 4=0 split, I played heart to the Q and A, got the diamond back for the ruff from W (and played the D7), And W now cashed the SA, and then switched to the HJ. With N ruffing after W I now had a high cross ruff as long as the C5 took a ruff, so I ruffed a spade and cross ruffed for 10 tricks and 4C= +130 and 85.7%. So the only difference was me playing the HQ instead of HK and the D7 instead of D8, but that was enough to luckily lead W to do the wrong thing against me.
Overall it felt like marginal decisions which all basically came up luckily in my favor on this set for the good final score.
Board8
Once I got the bad news, I tried for a crossruff by giving up the spade and the heart trick immediately. Robots did not draw trumps on me, so that worked really nicely for 4C=
It feels like on board 2 overtaking the 2nd heart is a good idea even if the 10 is not dropping; most likely getting those 10 tricks even if the trumps aren't splitting but gaining the sure 11th if they are :-)
Cheers from the Baltic states!
bro can u make a video on exclusion keycard convention.plzzz help me.i love your video.plzzz i need help on this. thank u :)
I feel like exclusion causes more problems for people than it solves unless you are in a long standing partnership. It is a super infrequent so probably not worth doing a video on it sorry.
@@BridgeWithPete ok no problem.can u send me a link or tutorial.its help me
here is a possible one:
youth.worldbridge.org/conventions-exclusion-keycard-blackwood/
and here is another:
www.larryco.com/bridge-articles/exclusion-blackwood