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04/16/2024 Game Post-mortem Session
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Fri, Apr 12, 2024Mine UsluelDuplicate TournamentsNews
Thanks for playing in the Wolpert Bridge Duplicate game. We hope you enjoyed the game.
For further info about the topics mentioned in the post-mortem video, take a look at the following lessons:
Board 1: Major Suit Control Bidding / Serious 3NT
Board 6: More NT Interference
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For opening lead, would you recommend 3rd and 5th, 3rd and low (3rd from even, low from odd), or something else?
Either is completely fine. The difference is playing "3rd and 5th" you lead 5th from a 6 card suit. Playing "3rd and low" you lead 3rd form a 6 card suit. I think it's more commonly played the second way, although many people aren't very precise with which way they state the agreement.
Gavin my partner and I play non serious 3nt although I have also learned serious 3nt from your lessons. Which one has advantages or disadvantages over the other???
You should play whichever one you like better. The advantages are subtle and somewhat theoretical. Advantage of non-serious 3N: You don't make descriptive control bids on hands where you are more minimal, thereby not helping the opponents lead when you are stopping in game. Advantage of serious 3N: It makes logical sense for the strong hand to hear a control bid from partner, rather than for the strong hand with a lot of controls to show one of them to the weaker hand.