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Making the Right Call

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At the table, sometimes we are at the cross road and do not know which call is the best. Let's see what you would do with this hand.

Standard Falsecard

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Today I would like to share a deal with a standard defense which quite a number of players may miss.

To Splinter or Not

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This is a deal from Kornhill Swiss Team 2018 on 3/4. It demonstrates a typical misunderstandings player may have when they have 4 cards support to Opener's 1M opening bid with a shortness.

Jacoby 2NT

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This is a deal from the Edward Chok Swiss Team on 3/2/2018. I found some players are not understanding the rationale behind Jacoby 2NT and missed a reasonable slam.

Dealing with 7-4 Hands

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Say you are holding the below hand and partner open the bidding with 1NT. Do you make a Stayman or transfer directly into heart?  10 7 5 4  A Q 10 9 8 5 4  4  J

Putting Enough Pressure

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This is a deal in the Open League on 2/10/2018.

Proceed with Care

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This is a deal in the Open League on 2/10/2018. I sit South as the declarer of 4 .

A Little Bit Too High

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My friend shared this declarer play problem to me. Although the contract looks dangerous, an experienced declarer is still able to bring the contract home. You may think about the declarer play before reading on. West Pass Pass Pass North 1  Dbl 3 NT East 2  Pass AP South 1  Pass 2 NT Board 7 IMPs Both Vul  Q 10 7 4  J 8 7 3  7  K Q J 4 Trick 1  Lead  5 2nd 7 3rd 9 4th  ? 3 NT South  A 3 2  A 6  A Q 6  10 9 7 6 2

One Advantage of Gazilli

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This is a deal in the last segment of the Asia Cup Trial Final for Open series in Hong Kong. It was not a difficult slam to reach if you have adopted Gazilli in your 2/1 system.

The Only Making Slam

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This is a deal in the last segment of the Asia Cup Trial for Open series in Hong Kong. I sit East and reached a nice slam.