Game Analysis June 22, 2021 (Morning)

Game Analysis June 22, 2021 (Morning) Analysis by Tom Reynolds

RedZ Common Game Analysis June 18, 2021

Red Common Game Friday June 18 2021Analysis by John Jones Hand  1 – This deal illustrates why good bidders subtract a point when holding 4333 hands.  I’m sure that a common but inaccurate auction for East/West is: Pass   1NT   3NT.   Blah!!!   I put the hands into the Kaplan – Rubens hand evaluator:  http://www.jeff-goldsmith.org/cgi-bin/knr.cgi   and sure […]

RedZ Common Game Analysis June 15, 2021

RedZ Common Game Analysis June 15, 2021 Analysis by Mark Bartusek (mjbartusek@cox.net) Common Game Analysis PLEASE GIVE COMMENTS and THANK MARK FOR HIS COMMENTARY Hand 1 – Some Easts will open 1H (usually playing a strong club system), but most players will pass with a hand that they would not consider an opening bid. If […]

RedZ Common Game Analysis June 14, 2021

RedZ Common Game Analysis June 14, 2021 Board 1 – EW should have the auction to themselves, E opening 1S, W responding a forcing 1NT and E rebidding 2H. W will content herself with 3S showing a three-card limit raise (the fitting major cards are nice, but the hand still has eight losers even counting […]

RedZ Common Game Analysis June 8, 2021

RedZ Common Game Analysis June 8, 2021 Board 1. This hand will be either very easy and E-W will get a good result if they bid four spades as they will make 5 from the West side. What makes this hand interesting – is South’s decision – if South passes over East’s 1 diamond opener […]

RedZ Common Game Analysis June 7, 2021

Analysis by John Jones   Hand 1 – The double dummy analysis shows that North/South can make 6H or 6D. Only massive overbidders will get close to a slam. It is possible to pass the hands out. Would I open the North hand in first chair? No! I normally open most hands with 12 HCP. With […]