Sent link to Pete in Australia for his Red Bull file (speedball description, which was hilarious and reminded me of the old days when the game was fun!
@@marksmanmaster2846 It was "funner" when it had a lot of rubber bridge players and folks brought adult beverages to the table and everyone played in the same field (or in a side game) at a tourney. Or maybe I was just younger then, lol. BTW check out Granovetter interview yesterday's Setting Trick. Really good "back in the day" stuff!
I don't know much about the forcing pass. It seems like it could be scary, because one partner could forget? And then you've sold out to 3D. Double over the 3D interference is obviously more forcing, but it doesn't say much (if anything) about shape or strength: just "I don't want the 3D to stand, please tell me more about your strong opening, partner." Tricky hands to bid: well done Alan on reaching 7NT!
It's actually quite a common treatment over interference over the strong 2 club opening that pass is forcing and strong and double is weak. Reason being that weak hands want to play in 3dx while strong hands want to continue looking for slam. Pass becomes your strong bid with no good direction and bidding a suit shows a strong hand with major preference to play in that suit. Of course there are more intricacies but that's the general gist
Even without specific agreements, passes should be forcing when both you and your partner know it is "your hand". Common situations include 2/1 auctions, 2c opener auctions, redouble by an unpassed responder, and Jacoby raises to partner's 1 of major opener. In these cases you must become the declaring side, or double the opponents. Otherwise you're letting people run you over by bidding without the values to support their actions.
Sent link to Pete in Australia for his Red Bull file (speedball description, which was hilarious and reminded me of the old days when the game was fun!
Bridge isn't fun anymore? When did that happen? Did I miss something?😂
@@marksmanmaster2846 It was "funner" when it had a lot of rubber bridge players and folks brought adult beverages to the table and everyone played in the same field (or in a side game) at a tourney. Or maybe I was just younger then, lol. BTW check out Granovetter interview yesterday's Setting Trick. Really good "back in the day" stuff!
I don't know much about the forcing pass. It seems like it could be scary, because one partner could forget? And then you've sold out to 3D. Double over the 3D interference is obviously more forcing, but it doesn't say much (if anything) about shape or strength: just "I don't want the 3D to stand, please tell me more about your strong opening, partner."
Tricky hands to bid: well done Alan on reaching 7NT!
It's actually quite a common treatment over interference over the strong 2 club opening that pass is forcing and strong and double is weak. Reason being that weak hands want to play in 3dx while strong hands want to continue looking for slam. Pass becomes your strong bid with no good direction and bidding a suit shows a strong hand with major preference to play in that suit. Of course there are more intricacies but that's the general gist
But you are right it isn't safe to play if you aren't confident that your partner will remember as if you screw this up, it's really bad....
Even without specific agreements, passes should be forcing when both you and your partner know it is "your hand". Common situations include 2/1 auctions, 2c opener auctions, redouble by an unpassed responder, and Jacoby raises to partner's 1 of major opener. In these cases you must become the declaring side, or double the opponents. Otherwise you're letting people run you over by bidding without the values to support their actions.