tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314337641002386924.post6440469935913224190..comments2024-03-28T06:17:34.911-04:00Comments on DoubleSqueeze: Nicely bid hand on BBOMcKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06326701257198329705noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314337641002386924.post-77406158691996828042009-07-13T19:09:19.815-04:002009-07-13T19:09:19.815-04:00We play Precision based on Precision Today (Manley...We play Precision based on Precision Today (Manley and Berkowitz). I asked the authors about the sequencing of TAB and how they fit with a Beta acceptance. Their opinion was that you use the Beta Accdeptance for the postive transfer and when you get the muber of controls you then repeat the suit for the TAB.Does your experience reflect a different sequencing is better? Do you generally TAB first? Anyway, congrats to both of you, nice informative bidding.<br /><br />When you play on BBO is there a shortcut to avoid endless alerts and long typing? We are better at Precision than at keyboarding and find the interruptions annoying although alerts are necessary. Do you know of any shortcuts or macros to cut down on this?tommy@rochester.rr.comTommy Solberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02287787334019890784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314337641002386924.post-84445434522676741482008-11-18T10:51:00.000-05:002008-11-18T10:51:00.000-05:00We play a convention that Mike invented called opt...We play a convention that Mike invented called optional RKC that is a nice solution for this hand in standard bidding. The most common scenario for optional RKC is when responder Staymans over 2n and then bids a natural 4m. We play that opener's responses are: 1st step = bad hand for a slam in this suit (over which 4NT is natural), 2nd+ steps = good hand, responding to RKC. So the auction would be 2n-3c-3s-4d*-5d-6d (* = optional RKC)<BR/><BR/>We would have an amusing auction on this hand since we would make every bid from 1s to 4c:<BR/><BR/>1c$-1s(a)<BR/>1n*-2c(b)<BR/>2d*-2h(c)<BR/>2s*-2n(d)<BR/>3c*-3d(e)<BR/>3h*-3s(f)<BR/>3n(g)-4c(h)<BR/>6d-p<BR/><BR/>$ strong club<BR/>* relay<BR/>(a) GF balanced or red suits<BR/>(b) red suits<BR/>(c) longer diamonds<BR/>(d) short spades<BR/>(e) 1453<BR/>(f) not (12+ HCP and 4+ controls)<BR/>(g) 21-22 by inference<BR/>(h) 3 controls, slam possibleNoblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00691028998631642429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314337641002386924.post-69775547268073951142008-11-18T10:16:00.000-05:002008-11-18T10:16:00.000-05:00This is Meg's first try at a big club, so I didn't...This is Meg's first try at a big club, so I didn't want to throw too many asking bids into the mix. For now, we just use TABs, then relay for controls outside of trumps. After that, we'll cuebid... so if responder cues a suit that opener knows can't be a high-card control. it pretty much has to be shortness.McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06326701257198329705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314337641002386924.post-30665164404811295062008-11-18T09:11:00.000-05:002008-11-18T09:11:00.000-05:00I also play precision with transfer positives. We...I also play precision with transfer positives. We are still looking for the best sequence of asking bid definitions following transfer acceptance. You appear to be using Trump Asking Bid and then Beta for controls outside of trump?<BR/><BR/>Do you have any special agreements for how responder shows a side void?..Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13555540040763599375noreply@blogger.com