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54 in the majors. Double or overcall?

Polish Club – Thursday Morning 18th September 2025. For some reason it looks like different boards were played at the two venues last Thursday. So I have picked a hand here from the Polish Club session. Apologies to those in … Continue reading

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Is 4S that easy?

City and Polish Club – Thursday Morning 11th September 2025. Board 4 last week looks like a boring 4♠ game for North South but a lot of pairs went off so I thought it worth having a closer look. As … Continue reading

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Slam bidding and play

City and Polish Club – Thursday Morning 4th September 2025. Board 19 last week had a slam available for East West which really should be quite easy to bid. Let’s have a closer look. After a pass from South, West … Continue reading

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Sorry no Weekly Wisdom column for 28th August

I have been away on holiday. But there are also no hand records for that day visible in the Pianola online results so it’s not easy for me to get the hands in order to do a column. I will … Continue reading

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Get into the bidding first!

City and Polish Club – Thursday Morning 21st August 2025. Board 14 last week showed how valuable it can be to get into the auction first. East and South will both start with a pass and it’s now West’s turn. … Continue reading

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