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Here is a good example of how, and why, you play weak twos, and how, and why, they work; and then, how and why they should NOT work against you if you know what you're doing. That should not be too difficult if you follow basic and logical rules.

Board 17 from Wednesday 19/07/2017. Dealer N Nil Vul

	AK9764 T7 Q965 T
82 AK82 AT3 AJ75		QJ5 Q93 K4 KQ962
	T3 J654 J872 843

We're now back to our match point sessions at the Hutt Bridge Club junior's night. The following deal was could have been handled way better by nearly every EW pair.
Board 19 Dealer S EW Vul rom Wednesday 28th June

	QT97 QJT9 QJT4 7
A2 A6532 93 AJT4		K43 K A87 KQ9832
	J865 874 K652 65

This hand comes from Wednesday 7th June on which night my Hutt club was playing Swiss Pairs:
Board 20 Dealer W ALL Vul

	K75 A962 J5 Q854
Q63 J87 KT43 J93		AJT9842 4 82 AK2
	KQT53 AQ976 T76

From Wednesday 26th
Board 5 Dealer N NS Vul

	A965 T95 Q7 8542
7 Q764 K8432 K63		QT842 AK32 A9 JT
	KJ3 J8 JT65 AQ97

The EW hands would provide a perfect example for a bridge teacher when teaching very basic bidding to beginners.

It's a pretty poor state of affairs when every pair in the room fails to make their contract, whatever it happens to be. Once more we can see the importance of a TRUMP FIT, and the folly of playing in No Trumps when there is a void in one hand.

Board 7 Wednesday 12th April
Dealer S All Vul

	JT85 98763 AT63
Q96 K J54 AJT942		42 JT42 Q97 Q753
	AK73 AQ5 K82 K86