Here are the hands for December. Think through the problems below and send your answers to competition@bridgebase.com. Entries close on November 28th. Please include your name, BBO ID and location (city/country) when emailing in your answers.
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The winner of each monthly competition receives a month’s subscription to BBO Prime and 50BB$. At the end of the year, the competitor with the highest cumulative total from their best nine scores will win the annual title and the prize of three month’s subscription to BBO Prime and 200BB$. One entrant picked at random each month will also receive a three-month subscription to BBO Prime.
All deals this month use IMP scoring:
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Comments
22 responses to “BBO Prime bidders challenge: Hands of the month #12”
In the first best is 2S
partner for sure 3d and we 3NT
now for sure lead in the heart and we will win very easily
maybe was one down (lead S or D) 🙂
hand #8 > this is called > a bidding with a robot 🙂
lack of explanations 3D, at least two possibilities
1) fit spade + good diamonds invite to 4S
2) NT on diamonds, rather six
in first we will win six spades (clubs control needed)
in the second case, maybe we will lose four
(lead a singleton club, maybe 3NT better)
3D is a superacceptance of Spades.
Looking for 8 answers Vega Carla, not a monologue!
how can you give the correct answer
if you don’t know what 3D means #8
you don’t know this game ? 🙂
1) 2NT
2) 4H
3) 4NT
4) 4NT
5) 4H
6) 2S
7) 5S
8) 3NT
1. 3NT: clearly and no doubts
2. Pass: No lonely decision, Give Problem to your LHO
3. Redouble: making it expensive
4. 3d: to give pd the Chance to bid 3h
5. 3d: to give pd the Chance to bid 3h
6. 2s:
7. 5d: pd will Single or void in Clubs
8. 4s: More is only possible if pd has ace of clubs
1. 4NT assume partner has stopper in Heart . minimum 5C or 6club will be final
2. 4H. Partner most likely to have 1 or 0 clubs
3. Pass. No need to double. Partner already have doubled.
4. 4NT
5. 3H partner has 13 points and with 8 hearts 3H is good to make. Heats will be broken among 3 or among opponents. A worth risk to take.. Avoid NT with void and singleton.
6. 1Spade
7. 5 spade
8. 4Spade
My answers were identical to yours. Ergo, we must be correct .
1. 3NT
2. 4H
3. 5C
4. 3NT
5. 4H
6. 2S
7. 5D
8. 6 S
1. 3NT
2. Pass
3. 5♠️
4. 5♣️
5. 3♠️
6. 2♠️
7. Double
8. 6♠️
this time, hands are really cool !
the easiest is # 7
there is only one answer, matching to each hand 4S
Prefer to have answers, right away, to compare, Too old to wait ( dont buy green bananas anymore) , so thank you to those that answered. a little comment is ok
Hand #1. 2 clubs. Sets hearts and shows pts
Hand #2. 4 spades. Partner is passed hand
Hand #3 5 clubs. Room for partner to adjust
Hand#4. 4 nt if 3014. 5 clubs if 1430. Do not want to go pass 5 clubs if no ace
Hand#5. 4 ht. Law of total tricks
Hand#6 2 sp. jump with 10 pts
Hand #7. 5spades. Even doubled down 2 is better.
Hand #8. 4 spades. Partner has 2 spades at least
I think it was Board #16
in eighth/8. it looks best
bid liked by experts (last train 🙂 cue) – 4 clubs
only if we’ll see the same experts 🙂
1. 3NT.
2. Pass.
3. 5S.
4. 5C.
5. 4H.
6. 2S.
7. 5S.
8. 4H.
1: 2H. 2: 4H. 3: 5C. 4: 5C. 5: 4H. 6: 2S. 7: 5S. 8: 4S.
Hand #1 2C new minor forsce
Hand #2 4H good sp position and hopefully 1 loserr in h
Hand #3 5C
Hand #4 4nt with std blackwood if he responds 5c pass if he has ace of hearts 6C 0314 also works same
Hand #5 4H with 10 trumps rule of total tricks
Hand #6 2S show max game invite with your response
Hand #7 5S you have max values P has points somewhere likely k of Sp and A of hearts. May have singleton Club
Hand #8 6S
1. 3NT
2. Pass
3. Pass
4. 5 clubs
6. 2 spades (jump showing 9+ pts)
7. Pass
8. 4 spades
forgot 5. 3 diamonds (NMSF)
1. 3NT
2. 4♥️
3. 5♣️
4. 4NT
5. 3♠️
6. 1♠️
7. 5♦️
8. 5♥️