Bridge Winners Profile for David Coles

David Coles

Mark Smith - Dave Coles
Strong Club transfer advances & variable NT;

Ethics issue or not?: East did mean it as a WJO showing diamonds only
Penalty or Responsive: So if you play it responsive...do you bid 2♥ for penalty?
Poll on Psychs - 3 (the last one): I know the feeling
Poll on Psychs - 3 (the last one): At the local dup on consecutive hands the same person bid 2♥ over 1♠ on 6 HCP and a 5 card suit (not a passed hand). Then made a neg X over 1♣-1♦ on a 3 count with 7 spades 2-2-2. Psychs or just bad bridge ...
David Coles's bidding problem: K987643 --- K9 K762: Thanks to someone finally bringing up pass as a reasonable alternative. For the reasons stated and the vul, I chose pass. It got us an average. It makes 4♥ and 4♠ due to a 2-2 spade split. Without the 2-2 split, it would make 5♥ snd only ...
How do you play this double?: Sorry, now corrected
David Coles's bidding problem: AKQ5 K876 JT6 A6: Don’t mean “only” if it’s a jump?
David Coles's bidding problem: AKQ5 K876 JT6 A6: Good point
Ethics: I asked several people today that also played yesterday. They all confirmed spades were 2-2 when they played it. Those that made 3 got a heart lead and a ruff. Every one else made 4. I asked my north opponent about it and he said he didn’t remember the ...
Ethics: Self-Flagellation might be more appropriate!