00:24:33 Lynn Chapin: 4-4-3-2 ← balanced 5-3-3-2 ← balanced 4-2-3-3 ← balanced 00:24:59 Lynn Chapin: Tonight's lesson hands :) 00:27:32 Lynn Chapin: Rule of 11 works only when the lead was EXACTLY the fourth best card. 00:28:48 Lynn Chapin: 3rd hand high doesn't necessarily mean the HIGHEST. Only as high as necessary! 00:30:02 Lynn Chapin: When they play the right defense, often declarer is helpless to make the contract. So, especially in a defense lesson, declarer will go down a lot :) 00:31:44 Lynn Chapin: Every time a responder bids a new suit, it's 100% forcing. If the other side passes, opener must find another bid. 00:32:08 Joane Auger: What about partner's bid artificial 2Nt 00:33:15 Lynn Chapin: Jacoby 2NT shows 12+ points and at least 4 pieces in opener's suit. It is artificial and forcing. There are many other steps to this system :) 00:33:40 Lynn Chapin: (Jacoby 2NT is for majors only.) 00:35:34 Lynn Chapin: When the 10S is lead, and dummy plays low, you don't have to put up the Jack, because partner's 10 is already there. Keep the A over the Q. If declarer owns both the K and the Q, declarer is entitled to win one of them. If you put up the ACE here, you will give them both the K and the Q - an undeserved trick. 00:37:35 Lynn Chapin: One EXCEPTION to 3rd hand high -- you only need to play as high as necessary. 00:40:46 Lynn Chapin: 1x - 1y 1NT rebid = 12-14 HCP balanced (with 15-17, you'd open 1NT) 1x - 1y 2NT rebid = 18 or 19 HCP balanced With 20-21 balanced, open 2NT With 22-24 balanced, open 2C first, rebid 2NT With 25-27 balanced, open 2C first, rebid 3NT 🤓 00:48:44 Lynn Chapin: NEGATIVE DOUBLE in this seat -- if you bid 1S, it would promise at least 5 pieces. Bidding the negative double shows exactly 4 spades. 00:53:19 Lynn Chapin: If they lead KS against 3NT, they will take 2 spade tricks and at least the AH. 00:54:04 Lynn Chapin: Correct! If you lead the KS, the 3NT hand will not make. 00:55:59 Lynn Chapin: You count that 5 card diamond suit to a A-K-Q; it has a good chance of being 5 tricks all by itself :) 00:56:25 Lynn Chapin: With 20-21 balanced, open 2NT With 22-24 balanced, open 2C first, rebid 2NT With 25-27 balanced, open 2C first, rebid 3NT With 24 and a gorgeous suit that's a source of tricks, UPGRADE! 🤓 01:01:50 Lynn Chapin: Don't forget to bookmark this link to the FREE LESSON: https://acbl-org.zoom.us/j/2364960804?pwd=a3QrbW9EMmhLdWE5ZkM5QXArVzQvUT09 If you have this link saved, you won't have to watch for it in the BBO chat. We will use the same link all the time :) 01:02:31 Lynn Chapin: (And if you can't make the game, you can sneak into the lesson afterward with the link!) :) 01:02:34 Lynn Chapin: You can check out tonight’s results on Live for Clubs: https://my.acbl.org/club-results/909994 01:02:41 Lynn Chapin: This is the archive where you can find all the videos and all the Community Game lessons: https://www.acbl.org/community-game-zoom-lessons/