Better Bidding? - #2. You decide.

Late night sess on BBO with humans.

It's one of the few opportunities I get to hang out with the Swedes anymore.

The expletives have been flying from across the pond as opponents rotate in and out frequently, criticizing each other's weak 2 bids, yelling at each other for not leading stiff Queens and passing forcing bids. 

My partner is a fellow yankee, calls herself 'intermediate' and plays all my favorite gadgets. She's stuck around for 8 hands or so and we've done pretty well according to my standards of discipline and reason. We set 4HXX two, made 3HX (that'll teach those Canadians to double my balancing bids - lolz) and set 2NT (after a 2S opening on 5 to the King - 2NT by his partner, swish. Great time to lead my doubleton club, hitting partner with 6 to the Qeverything)

And then I pick up this puppy...

Woof!

Defensive Errors #2. Under Leading All Hope

The sky was overcast. 

The temperature outside was surprisingly hot.

Inside, drool lined the floor. Bridge players, anxiously wait to pick up cards after a long holiday weekend, dripping with saliva at the thought of finding a snowman (doubled and set for 800).

Maybe today's the day... Today's the day we finally set those know-it-alls at table 8 and show them how awesome we are at defense. Wouldn't that be a great way to start the week?