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  @johnworf16 күн бұрын

  nice hand - I love a double squeeze 🙂

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  @checkvideo1229 күн бұрын

  yr videos are in 480p & the recording software does not capture text well, it is blurred & unreadable, pls change

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  @demicomabridgeacademy907929 күн бұрын

  Thank you. Will check the settings.

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  @suchitraravichander247026 күн бұрын

  How do you get the time stamp on the hands played. is it available in settings pls

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  @demicomabridgeacademy907925 күн бұрын

  @@suchitraravichander2470 It is through a browser extension.

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  @somanirajesh7980Ай бұрын

  Agree with you 100%

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  @demicomabridgeacademy9079Ай бұрын

  Thank you Rajesh. Please follow this up at the Club and the State level to get the desired changes implemented.

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  @milindkumarkavale2302Ай бұрын

  Yes psyches should be allowed

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  @demicomabridgeacademy9079Ай бұрын

  Thanks Milind. I hope bridge players give a serious thought to this issue and persuade their clubs/associations to bridge about suitable modifications in the policy.

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  @KrishnanR-iy2jz2 ай бұрын

  Hi Panja I agree with you and Venky about 0:19 opening 2C is not great and would take the auction into a wild spin. However the Par contract of 6S can be reached in both 2/1 and Precision Using 2/1 responder should rebid 3D (3NT shuts the door - a hurried action) to give room for exploration ( After all opener could have 6H or 3S as evidenced) A 3S bid would enthuse responder to make a slam move thus cross 3NT - The question is what would be a slam move here that would not cause confusion- It is 4D… Now North needs to bid 5D as EKCB and eventually discover absence of the SQ and rest in 6S.(This requires a fair amount of partnership understanding) On the contrary in Precision I disagree with your suggested auction. Clearly the opener can see Grand slam potential after a 1S positive response by responder. The 3C rebid by opener can throw the spanner into the works and cast doubts. Instead a simple 3S bid would elicit a 4C cue-bid and opener can check for the trump Q and get to 6S. Yes the Precision auction is easier. (There is a case for opener to rebid 2C instead of 2H… Now 2D by responder..2S… 6S. ( By now the 1C opener knows almost all about the responder’s hand and has plenty of space to explore slam. Let me know if I missed something here. Kista

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  @demicomabridgeacademy90792 ай бұрын

  Hi Kista, you aren't missing anything at all. I did mention that after a 1S response in a Strong Club system, the opener can take control of the bidding to investigate slam. The Strong Club auction I have presented just has basic, natural, no-frills bids. Advanced/Expert partnerships will no doubt have their own methods and will employ much more science.

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  @vasantkulkarni21912 ай бұрын

  What happend in the slam? Who Won? Could the team complete the contract of 6 NT means 12 tricks?Pl. Reply.

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  @demicomabridgeacademy90792 ай бұрын

  6Nt went down two. I have mentioned that in the video.

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  @umtatraining2 ай бұрын

  Probably the number of Bridge help sites is more, because Bridge is more popular than Chess?

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  @demicomabridgeacademy90792 ай бұрын

  Or is it because of what Kahneman found? Namely, 2⃣ Irrationality Humans are not rational. We all make a lot of irrational mistakes. 90% of Americans think they can drive better than average and 70% think they are smarter than average. (replace 'can drive better' with 'can play bridge better')

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  @umtatraining2 ай бұрын

  @@demicomabridgeacademy9079 you are correct in saying that a lot of the so-called 'teachers' online may not be really knowledgeable. So, we need to be careful what we 'learn' - it is much better to learn from a 'proper' teacher (that you pay to teach you), at least till we understand the basics and can decide what works and what doesn't.

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  @ramkavaidy3 ай бұрын

  3C should have been re transfer for Diamonds slam interest

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  @demicomabridgeacademy90793 ай бұрын

  Thank you.

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  @udaymaitra33463 ай бұрын

  Panja, given the bidding , there is an even better line of declarer play. Draw trumps, and eliminate hearts. This gives away at least 11 cards (at least 7 clubs to KQ, 3 hearts, 1 spade. Then play the AK of diamonds and throw East in with club J for a ruff and discard.

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  @ianconcessio17633 ай бұрын

  Your analysis is not right, given the bidding

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  @demicomabridgeacademy90793 ай бұрын

  Please clarify.

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  @ianconcessio17633 ай бұрын

  0:46 as long as the 4 h bidder has any 4 diamonds you make, ruff out hearts, cash AK diamonds, & play club for R&Dl​@@demicomabridgeacademy9079

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  @lubakuskova54584 ай бұрын

  Great Video ❤

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  @demicomabridgeacademy90794 ай бұрын

  Thanks Luba. Welcome to the channel.

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  @wolpertbridge4 ай бұрын

  Interesting. I wish they showed this stuff on the leaderboard. I have a higher loss rate and lower tie rate because I play very heavily for the cube. I am not sure it’s the best style but I have fun doing it. Youth :) lol tell that to my kids.

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  @demicomabridgeacademy90794 ай бұрын

  Hi Gavin, thanks. A grumpy old man made this video. For him, most every other bridge player is a young player!

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  @Marco-hd5wb5 ай бұрын

  I wonder if kingsladin is several people using the same account.

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  @demicomabridgeacademy90795 ай бұрын

  It is possible although quite improbable for an account that holds a top rank. Getting 'several people' of equal calibre isn't all that easy. Just my view.

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  @sashacooper93266 ай бұрын

  How do you view your stats like at 00:40?

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  @demicomabridgeacademy90796 ай бұрын

  Please click on History

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  @yogeshabhyankar97596 ай бұрын

  Please Close that Window Curtain on Back.

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  @willinnewhaven32857 ай бұрын

  LOL

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  @demicomabridgeacademy90797 ай бұрын

  Thank you. Let us fix up a Bridge match. My partner and I play the Joshi system. You play your favourite with your partner.

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  @willinnewhaven32857 ай бұрын

  @@demicomabridgeacademy9079 Where when and for how much?

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  @milindkumarkavale23028 ай бұрын

  Cannot see cards

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  @yogeshabhyankar975910 ай бұрын

  Why West Ely Did Not Open His Hand ?

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  @demicomabridgeacademy907910 ай бұрын

  As I have mentioned in the video, they were playing Plafond, not Bridge per se. North should be the deal on Deal 101 as per current practice. On this deal, however, West was. The French bidding was based more on 'gut feeling' than on any system. That was why Ely Culbertson thought that it would be easy to defeat them because he had a 'system'. Sorry, this doesn't really answer your question. If I get more information about East-West methods, I will post a little better answer than this.

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  @dolphin2512110 ай бұрын

  Best line to make 6C, Thank you and looking forward to many more such videos.

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  @demicomabridgeacademy907910 ай бұрын

  Thank you.

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  @10albatross10 ай бұрын

  Nice explanation !!

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  @dolphin2512110 ай бұрын

  Next time perform pooja at the table before playing to avoid bad luck

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  @shrikantdeodhar409611 ай бұрын

  Sir, your comments on board no 8,9 and 11 are good . However I would like to add further comments On board no 8 west was right to balance with a double because he had 4 spades If he had good hand, about opening hand he could have bid 2H on 2D transfer by south . A balancing double says he had few high card points and 4 cards of spades Whatever, east was outright wrong in competing to 4D.If he thinks that he is making 4D then the opponents are sure to go down in 3H Even 3Diamond contract goes down , so south should have thought before competing to 3H which goes two down , he should consider himself lucky not to get doubled On board 9 it is a close decision whether to open with this 12 point hand by north . Even if it satisfies 20+2 condition the hand has many losers ( 8 to 81/2) and once north decides to open then the bidding has to be precise South has 12 points and invitational hand against 12 points minimum. In our methods we show stoppers with maximum at least 14 points up So north should bid 3clubs to show minimum hand and south should pass Not all 24 point hand make game At the other table a heart lead was too timid . West has 2 HCP and hence his partner should have 12 to 14 HCP . In order to defeat the contract he must require some tricks in diamonds and a 4th best diamond lead is best On board 11 both east were right in a jump shift of 3 diamonds to show a strong hand . However in standard ,openers reverse bid in second suit and even after a strong jump shift should not be taken too seriously about length in second suit ( 3card suit is quite common but anything less than 3cards should be alerted) especially when opener rebid his first bid suit) At both tables the hand was overboard in 5D and 5H At one table 5D was two down but at the other table east was lucky to score 5H because of KQ of spades doubleton and heart queen dropping in two rounds of hearts . That was a lucky swing Your further comments are required about all three hands

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  @shrikantdeodhar409611 ай бұрын

  If Robot had KQXXX of clubs he would not remove trumps but play a spade at trick two When the king held he would have continued with spade queen and established two spades in dummy when there are two sure entries in dummy with heart king and club ace So ducking the spade ace twice will not defeat the contract but may allow declarer to score an overtrick and a bad score Playing spades twice from the hand suggests his clubs are semi solid without the jack , otherwise he would have tried to establish spades before playing trumps

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  @shrikantdeodhar409611 ай бұрын

  You are right A heart 10 lead from K109 is dangerous against certain lie of cards Looking at both black aces west should know that all diamond ace king and queen of diamonds is either with declarer or dummy . So there is no harm in leading a passive trump and play awaiting game As the cards declarer cannot park his 4th spade but a heart lead May cost a trick if declarer had QX or AX in hearts

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  @shrikantdeodhar409611 ай бұрын

  There is no need to play for a guard squeeze as described by you . Why not take double finesse in diamonds and score 5H 4D 2SP 1Cl? You can make all 13 tricks if diamonds are 3-3 and both queen and jack are with east

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  @rohansoman129 Жыл бұрын

  found it difficult sir

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  @rohansoman129 Жыл бұрын

  done sir. you shuffle cards with finesse.

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  @rohansoman129 Жыл бұрын

  Completed Sir

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  @rohansoman129 Жыл бұрын

  Good introduction Dr

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  @demicomabridgeacademy9079 Жыл бұрын

  P.S. At 18:15, deal 23, defending against East's 3Nt contract, I mention that North's small card will be the deciding factor in the game. On enquiries, I found out that NS play Rusinow and lead of a K is the big lead, asking for unblock or count. Accordingly, on the lead of the HK, Keyzad, sitting North gave a count with H2. Technically, in their method, the HQ would have been the correct lead. North would then have been able to indicate encourage/discourage, out here, discourage Hearts by playing a High card after which South might have found the killing shift to a small Club.

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  @johnworf Жыл бұрын

  just to let your subs know - I'm giving away my entire beginners course on how to play bridge - 52 videos: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pZ2cqtGLeZmXgdo.html

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  @mukhopadhyaysubhrajit1145 Жыл бұрын

  Interesting anecdote to prove your point but it's at best a single data point...Luck vs Skill is an interesting debate and in all sports some luck exists ...and at what proportion is the key question...Most of the sports (governing) bodies are working towards a system which is more towards skill than luck.... Random errors don't prove any biases unless the trend is established on a larger data set....

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  @demicomabridgeacademy9079 Жыл бұрын

  Hi, thx for your comment. I had played the deal on 16th March and noticed that the luck played a big part in a rather unusual way. I see where you are coming from - the discussion on a WhatsApp group - , something that might have made you believe that I was trying to prove a point. As you have rightly mentioned, only a large dataset will neutralise the play of luck. It isn't possible nor is it a right idea to isolate one or two deals, or even a small set of deals, and wonder if there is some other way in which we could eliminate luck. If you take that argument further, even the commonly used methods of minimising the influence of luck - duplication of boards, all-play-all formats, and a few other schemes - might begin to appear as weak methods. But that discussion won't be useful till we can increase the number of boards played (per hour, or per day) played by a factor of 2,3, or 4.

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  @arvindsrinivasan5016 Жыл бұрын

  Board 19 is interesting. A very sharp declarer could consider ducking the CJ. It is a cost nothing play if you assume the lead is unlikely from KJT

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  @demicomabridgeacademy9079 Жыл бұрын

  Maybe. West could have started with ♣KQx and ❤Axx and a Club continuation would be necessary to defeat, either at trick two, or after cashing a Diamond winner.

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  @saumitrabasu6693 Жыл бұрын

  What happened in board 22

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  @demicomabridgeacademy9079 Жыл бұрын

  2S down 1

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  @arvindsrinivasan5016 Жыл бұрын

  well done Puja ji

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  @yogeshabhyankar9759 Жыл бұрын

  I Would Have taken Liberty to Open 2C

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  @deshpandepradeep Жыл бұрын

  Hello. Great conduction and analysis ! 👍🙏 ( A query. Will the contract make without a Trump lead ? )

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  @kcbalu14 Жыл бұрын

  Super KRV

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  @peiyushjain6758 Жыл бұрын

  The second heart spot you played was different. Did the other 4S+2 also play a different heart spot? It is possible that influenced the hand generation algo and resulted in it playing for the drop.

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  @demicomabridgeacademy9079 Жыл бұрын

  Indeed, it is possible. If I can figure out how and why exactly that different Heart spot led to a bad result, I will play a different card next time. I haven't figured out yet, so I guess I will continue to look for items that bring good luck. 💎💎

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  @peiyushjain6758 Жыл бұрын

  @@demicomabridgeacademy9079 In hands where it does not matter, perhaps you could try playing spots like the field would and maybe avoid bad luck this.

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  @demicomabridgeacademy9079 Жыл бұрын

  @@peiyushjain6758 How do I know what the field is going to do? 💎The robots, too, seem to be playing cards in a few different ways - up the line sometimes, hi-lo some other times.💎

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  @peiyushjain6758 Жыл бұрын

  @@demicomabridgeacademy9079 Presuming there is a human in the same seat as you, I would guess lowest spot available would be the field choice? Of course, you probably have the data here to confirm/refute etc. I am just guessing.

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  @demicomabridgeacademy9079 Жыл бұрын

  @@peiyushjain6758 Let us say I hold Jxx in another deal, on another day. Will skipping a spot card persuade the robot to play for drop? It would be great to know. It would be great to know if that is part of what I should be told, or part of what I should find out myself. Till then, the gemstone 💎is the only recourse.

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  @norahdean5252 Жыл бұрын

  That defence doesn't beat it. Declarer cash's one trump and makes 1 club,1 diamond, 1heart and 7 spades ( ruffing 2 clubs high )

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  @demicomabridgeacademy9079 Жыл бұрын

  Thanks for the comment. Declarer needs to ruff three Clubs, not two. If East held ♠K98, Declarer could still make, but with ♠K94, that would not be possible.

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  @shrikantdeodhar4096 Жыл бұрын

  Sir, my comments are as follows A) Playing support redouble South’s pass is good news for north as he knows that south can have at the most two spades and his spade losers can be ruffed by south in a diamond contract. North has six diamonds and four spades and a highly unbalanced hand Therefore North should reevaluate his hand based on East’s double showing a good hand, probably showing remaining two suits hearts and clubs B) The only way north can reevaluate his hand is by Adjusted modern losing trick count method. North has 1) 1 1/2 losers in spades 2) 2 losers in hearts 3) 1 1/2 losers in diamonds after deducting 1 1/2 losers from 3 obvious losers in diamonds ( Deduct 1/2 loser for 8 card diamond fit , 1 loser for 9 card fit and 1 1/2 losers for 10 card fit ) as south is most likely to have 4 diamonds even playing preparatory diamond opening 1 loser in clubs The total no of losers in North’s hand works out to be 6 C) 1 Diamond opening by south promises a 7 loser hand. Therefore as per the loser theory the total no of tricks available for N/S in a diamond contract are 24 - ( 7+6 ) =. 11 D ) The next to consider is “ Positional values “ In view of east’s Double of 1SP showing a good hand , north knows that all south’s values are working values , meaning all finesses and kings are likely to win through east E) North knows that a 5 Diamond contract is likely to make though not 100% sure F) Therefore in a team game north should jump to 5Diamonds as a two way shot ,as competing only upto 3Diamonds or 4 Diamonds is conservative Comments are invited from the members

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  @norahdean5252 Жыл бұрын

  The pass of 2 spades doubled ( which was a take out double, converted to penalties by partner ) cannot BY ITSELF be sufficient evidence of an illicit or undeclared agreement. West can be almost certain that 4 hearts is on for his opponents, so he took a view, minus 200 or minus 500 was better than 4 hearts making.

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  @demicomabridgeacademy9079 Жыл бұрын

  Thank you Norah. Bridge players often stop thinking when someone shouts 'ethics'. They simply tend to go with a general (unnecessary and counterproductive) impression that 'it must be unethical' if someone thought so.

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  @norahdean5252 Жыл бұрын

  The odds change when East has 6 clubs. You should finesse for of diamonds

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  @demicomabridgeacademy9079 Жыл бұрын

  Thank you for the comment. I have discussed this in the video. I made a quick calculation of the changed odds. Playing for 3-2 trump break turns out to be the better option by about 15%.

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  @norahdean5252 Жыл бұрын

  Nice squeeze, but East doesn't have to insert the 9 of spade, he will still be sqeezed .

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  @shrikantdeodhar4096 Жыл бұрын

  Sir, I have following comments 1) The probability table says that 6- 2 club break is 17% chance Therefore ruffing with diamond 9 will win for the balance 83% plus half of 17% that is 8.5% totalling 91.5% May be less than that because if clubs 6-2 there is very high probability that the diamonds are 4-1 including 10 with west 2) Ruffing with queen of diamonds will work if clubs are 6-2 that is 17% but then the declarer must guess in diamonds whether to play for 3-2 diamond break or finesse the diamond 10 in west’s hand And what if west follows to the third round of clubs ,because looking at the dummy there is no harm by false carding in clubs and a good opponent will false card if he has 3 + clubs. Now the contract is beaten if the diamonds are 4-1 which is a 28% chance . The chance of making the contract is now 68% only for 3-2 diamond break 3) considering the above I think ruffing with the diamond 9 is not bad at all In fact it may offer a better percentage 4) The discussion on the hand is incomplete if the readers were not informed that 4Hearts contract by N/S is superior in 5-2 heart fit than 5D in5-3 diamond fit and will make even when the hearts are 3-3 , 4-2, or 5-1 . It will also get a top or Average + at Match points and gain 1 or 2 IMP’s at teams Your comments please

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  @demicomabridgeacademy9079 Жыл бұрын

  Thanks for the comment. 1. The table gives a priori probabilities. When East cashes Club AK, and West follows, these numbers change. I discuss the possibility that West might have more than two Clubs. 4. You have a point about 4H spot. It is a decent contract. The video focuses on play though. --panja

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  @shrikantdeodhar40962 жыл бұрын

  3NT by E/w is a poor contract which makes only on a lucky lie of cards . E/W should stay away from 3NT contract with only one stopper in opponents suit hearts 5 clubs or 4SP in 4-3 Moysian fit are cold contracts . In fact 4SP will make 5 as per the cards 2H double by East shows 4 spades or 3 very good spades. If west bids 3SP over 3H with6 HCP then east will bid 4SP with 21 HCP and only one stopper in hearts. N/S also should have done better by sacrificing in 4H contract after a raise to 3H by west which goes only 2down at favourable vulnerability. North has no defense . Opponents are very unlikely to find a club or spade fit at four level and probably they will double 4H contract which goes only two down Even 3down is also a good score So, in addition to the lucky lie of cards in a 3 NT contract if more focus is given on bidding the readers will be benefitted in an entertaining way Your comments please

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  @demicomabridgeacademy90792 жыл бұрын

  You are right about the best contract. 5♣️ is a good contract. 4♠️ is also a decent one. The discussion in this video was focused on play.

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  @mahadeopatwardhan66162 жыл бұрын

  Enjoyed

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  @laddychd24672 жыл бұрын

  thank you sir, to make video.

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  @mahadeopatwardhan66162 жыл бұрын

  Difficult to teach, is usually difficult to understand as well as difficult to master. But especially at Bridge, with so many constraints, which is still remains very exciting once the student is caught and then adds to its appeal.

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  @thevarcad2 жыл бұрын

  Is Seligman vs Formidables commentary paused ?

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  @demicomabridgeacademy90792 жыл бұрын

  Please let me know if you would like me to commentate on any particular game in the next round. Will be happy to cover that match.