Bridge Winners Profile for Jon Derrick
Basic Information
- Member Since
- Nov. 28, 2014
- Last Seen
- an hour ago
- Member Type
- Bridge Player
- about me
I religiously play for the show-myself-up squeeze every board.
England Under 26 Squad
Computer Science, University of York
- Country
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Bridge Information
- Bridge Accomplishments
- Last in Easter Championship Pairs
- Regular Bridge Partners
- Ollie Powell
- Member of Bridge Club(s)
- Avenue
- Favorite Conventions
- Rough 2m | Mini NT | Gazilli
- BBO Username
- The It
- ACBL Ranking
- None
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- Jon Derrick's bidding problem: J AJ2 9852 A8542
- 2♦ is just Kokish. I've taken this hand from a Camrose match that was on Vugraph, so it's the player's methods so I'm not 100% sure. Speaking in terms of my partnership, we generally bid 2♦ waiting on all negatives/semi-positives. I think control ...
- Rowland Reeves's bidding problem: JT42 AKQ7 9 A976
- 3♥ as an artificial general slam try in ♠
- Jon Derrick's bidding problem: KT763 QJT853 --- K8
- Yes - although it feels wrong to do so I prefer to bid hands of this shape and 6M/4 other by starting with 2 of the 6cM. Although we've discussed this a few times, it seems to be something we disagree upon when it comes to bidding them at ...
- Jon Derrick's bidding problem: KT763 QJT853 --- K8
- XX denies any sort of 3 card or better holding in diamonds - so shows clubs and hearts. Partner then bids 2H with 5H4S and 2S with 5S4C. It wasn't a very pretty auction really.
- Jon Derrick's bidding problem: KT763 QJT853 --- K8
- Yes, deep finesse says that you can make 7D and 6NT isn't far off. I think 6D is a fairly sensible contract.
- Jon Derrick's bidding problem: KT763 QJT853 --- K8
- After 2C, bidding spades would then show the 5 spades 4 hearts hand. Level dependent ofc. ----- 3S in this sequence would show 5 spades and a 4 card minor (diamonds probably!) . Well, it'd more often be some really nice 5/5 or 6/5 hand. 3H here shows this ...
