Author Topic: Marc Smith - Minor-Suit Slam Bidding Notes  (Read 4257 times)

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Marc Smith - Minor-Suit Slam Bidding Notes
« on: July 05, 2019, 11:26:05 PM »
 !D !C !H !S  Enclosed are the notes for Marc's Friday, July 5 session on Minor-Suit Slam Bidding.  A special THANK YOU to Marc for holding the session as well as providing extensive notes on the hands.  Please visit Marc’s website for information on lessons:  http://www.bridge-teacher.com/index.htm   

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Re: Marc Smith - Minor-Suit Slam Bidding Notes
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2019, 01:22:07 AM »
I really liked the hands and I am confident that this enthusiasm was widely shared.


Our bidding on board 1 did not go the same as the suggested bidding but hey, I got to use the Grand Slam Force:  1 !D - 2 !C - 2 !D - 3 !D - 3 !S - 4 !C - 4 !D - 4 !H - Now What?  Then it hit me, 5 NT - 7 !D.   Not everyday that it comes up  and it took a while for me to bring it to mind. I cannot say that of course I had planned that from the beginning. I guess 4NT would gave worked as well, we were playing 1430 so partner would bid 5 !C and then I ask for the Q with, I guess, 5 !H. But 5NT was easier, and it was fun.
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Re: Marc Smith - Minor-Suit Slam Bidding Notes
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2019, 08:45:44 PM »
Fantastic lesson, ty so much Marc, Babs and Ellenmc for organizing it !
Huge thanks to Charlene that recorded the lesson, so all that missed it can see it, link is: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDUSn45jaDeDBwTnQJVOVEA .

Charlene also put up LIN files that you can open at BBO to replay the hands, and another, to see card by card play in aaBridge (free to download at: http://rogerpf.com/bridge  -- pls see attachments.

Is not IAC best place ever?  :) Huge TY to all volunteers and members supporting the club  !H

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Re: Marc Smith - Minor-Suit Slam Bidding Notes
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2019, 09:19:09 PM »
The youtube link
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDUSn45jaDeDBwTnQJVOVEA
has already been useful to me. I wanted to review a comment about the bidding on the second hand and there it was.

Thanks. Thanks to everyone involved.
Ken