Team: | Lall | Last Updated | Oct 24, 2020 at 19:49 |
Players: | Hemant Lall - Reese Milner |
Over NT, we play:
2 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Double = good hand against weak NT, and 4 card major with longer minor against strong NT 1m - 2 ![]() ![]() ![]() 1m - 2 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
At favorable, can have as few as 11HCP.
In third seat, may have 10HCP with 4 card suit as lead director. With 4-4 in minors, we open 1 ![]() We open 1NT with 5 card majors, and often with 5422 or 6 card minor. Sometimes, we may have a singleton e.g. with 1453 and 15HCP. We upgrade frequently if non-vul; hardly ever downgrade. Preempt at 2 level is almost always 6 card suit, sometimes 7. Systemically, may have a side 4 card suit including major. Strength varies with vulnerability and seat, but seldom very weak. Passed hand bidding: single jumps are suit plus fit. We almost always respond 1M over 1 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Doubles in competition tend to be for takeout, especially at lower levels. If we are in GF, doubles are for penalty. Double of a splinter requests lead of higher ranking unbid suit. In competition, 2/1 is F1. If we open or overcall 1M, and opponent doubles, we play transfers. We play support doubles and redoubles in many situations. We rarely psyche. |
Against suits: 3rd from even, low from odd; A from AK
Against NT: 4th best (headed by 10 or better); but, 2nd or 4th from bad holdings (headed by 9 or lower); K is power lead Generally attitude shifts in middle of the hand; standard honor leads We sometimes lead wrong spot card to be deceptive. We lead K from AK if we have a doubleton; otherwise A. However, at 5 or 6 level, lead of K asks for count and A asks for attitude. If partner has bid suit, we lead 3rd from even and low from odd even against NT. If we have supported partner's suit, we may lead high without an honor. |
Standard count & attitude; regular suit-preference; we signal when we feel it will help the defense; regular smith echo against NT; suit preference when opponents lead trumps. In order of importance: we give attitude, count, suit preference. If dummy hits with shortness, we give suit preference. |