over 1♣/1♦ we play:2♦ = 5♥/4♠ or 6♥/4♠, 2Nt asks
jump cue bid (here 3♦) 5/5 majors
What do you think about it?
According to our experience it works
So you may play a major after double with ...
if you want a future for the bridge game, which is at present not guaranteed considering the average age of players, you have to increase fun for players.
If this the case no doubt the bridgemates should be set to show all the results, percentage, contracts etc.
Discussion at table ...
It does not matter language, country or intention to win the trick...the last ridicolous if you play 7NT you do not want to duck do you?
Simply a Declarer lack of reflex, it happen quite often you play small to AQ intending to finesse, the opp play the K ...
Declarer did not expect to see the Q so he was thrown into confusion...and made the wrong call: this could be excused in a friendly rubber game but not in competition, where paying attention to the cards played is part of the game, so the TD decision was perfwctly ...
S should have bid 4♦ (AKQ are never waisted even in front of void!) but N should have bid 4♠ anyway: difficult to picture down at 5 level so it's worth another slam try.
2♠ any minimum 2SA relay:
3♣/3♦ 5/4 or 5/5 no 3♥
3♥ fit 3rd
3♠ good suite no 3♥
3NT 5-3-3-2 no 3♥
4♣/4♦ splinter
4♥ 5-4-2-2
the same bids directly over 2♥ show ...
Sarah I want to reassure you, no brexit is needed:
2S is GF for Paolo Treossi and his partner only!
All the Italiann players I know do play it forcing one round or even not forcing
Congratulations!
someone may be could have noted that the two teams playing for victory include ALL italian players that won the last Bermuda Bowl:
Bocchi, Duboin, Madala for Lavazza
Versace, Lauria, Sementa for Cayne
For once it's wonderful to be italian