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11. Looking for a spade stopper. With heart support and
game interest, responder would bid 3♥ or 4♥. On rare
occasions, responder could have slam aspirations in
hearts, but opener presumes not so for now.
12. Most people get this one wrong, too. 95% of the time this
cuebid denies spade support. Typically, it shows at most
three-card support, a very strong hand and probably no
club stopper. With four-card spade support, the doubler
would have bid 2♠, 3♠ or 4♠.
13. 2♦ shows either a game-going hand with no clear direction (no diamond stopper, no five-card major), or a hand
with at least one four-card major and at least invitational values. The 2♦ bidder promises at least one more bid.
It is not playable to have the advancer cuebid and then
pass.
14. This return cuebid is a "control bid" showing (usually) first- or second-round control, looking for slam.
We've already agreed hearts, and 4♣ forces us to 4♥, so
what's the point unless we're probing for slam?
15. 3♥ shows a heart stopper and is looking for a spade
stopper; the majors are the two suits they have "bid."
16. Though 3♦ is technically a cuebid, it is really a side-suit
game try. It is wildly unlikely we are looking for slam
after 1♠-2♠, or that we are trying to play in notrump
because we have already found an eight-card or longer
major-suit fit. It's no different than if we had bid 3♣
instead of 3♦.
17a/b. These are called "invisible" cuebids. Over 1♥-2♥,
showing spades and a minor, 2♠ by us can't be a desire to play in spades with five of them to our right.
The same thinking applies when RHO has shown
hearts and a minor or when righty has shown both
minors. Instead, these invisible cuebids show a limit
raise or better in partner's suit.
17c. More invisible cuebids, but because the unusual 2NT
shows two suits (clubs and diamonds), opener's partner can take advantage of this by using 3♣ to show
limit values and five or more hearts, while 3♦ is used
to show a limit raise in spades. These are "corresponding suits": the lower minor (clubs) shows the lower
major (hearts), while the higher minor shows the
higher major. This method allows opener's partner to
bid a simple 3♥ or 3♠ with weaker hands.
Stratton takes
marketing helm
at ACBL
When Mary Stratton was hired
earlier this year to become the
ACBL's new marketing director,
little did anyone imagine that
her proposed start date of April 1
would find the organization in the greatest upheaval
in its history. Yet Stratton, a career marketing specialist, believes the challenges posed by the pandemic
present the ACBL with a generational opportunity
to modernize its appeal through online play, a virtue
grounded in a necessity.
"How do we get more people to play bridge? Young
adults and empty-nesters already get a significant
part of their entertainment from online sources. If
we're going to attract more people, then online play
is the way to do that," said Stratton, 43, who lives
in Memphis with her husband Jarren and children
Mara, 9, and Brenna, 7.
"Regarding the pandemic, I believe we're making
lemonade out of lemons. COVID-19 has provided us
with an eye-opening opportunity instead of simply
being a hindrance," she said, pointing to the incredible success of the Support Your Club and virtual club
games on BBO, as well as the tremendously popular
Stay At Home Regional and Silver Linings Sectional.
The two online tournaments generated almost a half
million dollars in revenue for the League.
Stratton began her career as director of marketing for Toronto-based TCG, a fast-growing puzzle,
game and toy company. She was next a senior account
director at Oden, a business-to-business marketing firm in Memphis. In this role, she served as a key
liaison with the global brand management team at
FedEx. Most recently, Stratton served for five years
as director of marketing for Power & Tel, a leading
distributor in the telecommunication industry.
Stratton is from the Midwest and holds an MBA
from Purdue University. She currently is on the board
of the Memphis chapter of the American Marketing Association and was one of the founding chapter
board members.
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July 2020
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of July 2020
In First Seat - Paul Linxwiler
Inbox -Letters to the Editor
A Message from the President
Unprecedented Success
Zoom Boom
Reinventing the Game
Lynn Deas 1952–2020
Cards for a Cause
ACBL Educational Foundation Names Board of Trustees
Confusing Cuebids by Mel Colchamiro
Yukon Gold
A Hand of Bridge by Augie Boehm
Ruling the Game
For the Record
Defensive Maneuvers – part 2
The Bidding Box
It's Your Call
Card Play 101 - by Phillip Alder
Parrish the Thought - Adam Parrish
Reasoning with Robert - Robert Todd
Startup Bridge by Lynn Berg
Ask Jerry - by Jerry Helms
Bidding Basics by Larry Cohen
Lessons Learned by Michael Berkowitz
Mike's Bridge Lesson - Mike Lawrence
Chalk Talk- Eddie Kantar
Boehm on Bridge
West Hands -Bidding Box
The Real Deal - by Larry Cohen
Challenge of the Month
East Hands -Bidding Box
Better Bridge with Bergen-Marty Bergen
Bidding Matters - by Karen Walker
Test Your Play
Mike's Advice - by Mike Lawrence
Solutions to Test Your Play
My Bridge and Yours - by Frank Stewart
Dear Billy - by Billy Miller
Bridge with the Abbot - by David Bird
George's World - by George Jacobs
New Life Masters
Life Master Milestones
In Memoriam
Obituary - Gerald Bare (1933-2020)
John Verkaik (1930-2020)
Puzzle Page
Tournament Directory
July 2020 - 1
July 2020 - 2
July 2020 - 3
July 2020 - 4
July 2020 - 5
July 2020 - In First Seat - Paul Linxwiler
July 2020 - Inbox -Letters to the Editor
July 2020 - 8
July 2020 - A Message from the President
July 2020 - Unprecedented Success
July 2020 - 11
July 2020 - 12
July 2020 - 13
July 2020 - Zoom Boom
July 2020 - 15
July 2020 - Reinventing the Game
July 2020 - 17
July 2020 - Lynn Deas 1952–2020
July 2020 - 19
July 2020 - Cards for a Cause
July 2020 - ACBL Educational Foundation Names Board of Trustees
July 2020 - Confusing Cuebids by Mel Colchamiro
July 2020 - 23
July 2020 - Yukon Gold
July 2020 - A Hand of Bridge by Augie Boehm
July 2020 - Ruling the Game
July 2020 - For the Record
July 2020 - Defensive Maneuvers – part 2
July 2020 - 29
July 2020 - The Bidding Box
July 2020 - 31
July 2020 - 32
July 2020 - 33
July 2020 - It's Your Call
July 2020 - 35
July 2020 - 36
July 2020 - 37
July 2020 - 38
July 2020 - 39
July 2020 - Card Play 101 - by Phillip Alder
July 2020 - Parrish the Thought - Adam Parrish
July 2020 - Reasoning with Robert - Robert Todd
July 2020 - Startup Bridge by Lynn Berg
July 2020 - 44
July 2020 - Ask Jerry - by Jerry Helms
July 2020 - Bidding Basics by Larry Cohen
July 2020 - Lessons Learned by Michael Berkowitz
July 2020 - Mike's Bridge Lesson - Mike Lawrence
July 2020 - Chalk Talk- Eddie Kantar
July 2020 - Boehm on Bridge
July 2020 - The Real Deal - by Larry Cohen
July 2020 - Challenge of the Month
July 2020 - Better Bridge with Bergen-Marty Bergen
July 2020 - Bidding Matters - by Karen Walker
July 2020 - Test Your Play
July 2020 - Mike's Advice - by Mike Lawrence
July 2020 - Solutions to Test Your Play
July 2020 - My Bridge and Yours - by Frank Stewart
July 2020 - Dear Billy - by Billy Miller
July 2020 - Bridge with the Abbot - by David Bird
July 2020 - George's World - by George Jacobs
July 2020 - 62
July 2020 - New Life Masters
July 2020 - Life Master Milestones
July 2020 - 65
July 2020 - John Verkaik (1930-2020)
July 2020 - Puzzle Page
July 2020 - Tournament Directory
July 2020 - 69
July 2020 - 70
July 2020 - 71
July 2020 - 72
July 2020 - 73
July 2020 - 74
July 2020 - 75
July 2020 - 76
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