Author Archives: Julian Foster

Slams and Sacrifices

City and Canada Bay – Monday Morning 23rd September 2024. Board 12 last week saw an enormous 12 card heart fit for East West and a possible slam for North South. A large proportion of the field played in 4♠, … Continue reading

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Raising with 3 card support

City and Canada Bay – Monday Morning 16th September 2024. On Board 10 last week West faced a decision that’s pretty common.  Do you raise partner with only 3 card support or do you bid another suit? East will pass … Continue reading

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Missing Game

City and Canada Bay – Monday Morning 9th September 2024. On board 10 last week East West had a combined 26 points and could in fact make slam.  But a lot of pairs played the hand in a part score.  Let’s see … Continue reading

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Tough defence to 3NT!

City and Canada Bay – Monday Morning 2nd September 2024. For the 2nd week in a row I’ve picked board 7 to talk about.  This week it’s a hand where almost all East West pairs played 3NT.  Whilst it could have been beaten, … Continue reading

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A total misfit!

City and Canada Bay – Monday Morning 26th August 2024. Board 7 last week was an example of a complete misfit for North South.  Each have a grand total of 2 cards in suits their partner has! The great art to … Continue reading

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