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#1 User is offline   goingoren 

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Posted 2015-June-11, 06:47

okay just now on BBO I got dealt a wild hand. Unfortunately the host banned me from the table after I made my bid so I'm not 100% on the cards but I had 9! clubs to the QJT.

We are white, opponents are red (this is described as white / red?)


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Pass, Pass and it's my bid. My concern is if I pre-empt at the four level my opponents might still find a major suit game. I had a fairly weak hand and do not recall the exact distribution of the other cards. Maybe 3 diamonds one heart? I think I had around 8 HCP in total.
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Posted 2015-June-11, 07:00

FIVE CLUBS
"definitely that's what I like to play when I'm playing standard - I want to be able to bid diamonds because bidding good suits is important in bridge" - Meckstroth's opinion on weak 2 diamond
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Posted 2015-June-11, 08:15

View Posteagles123, on 2015-June-11, 07:00, said:

FIVE CLUBS


Be careful when you use your voice of thunder. :)
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Posted 2015-June-11, 13:54

View PostArtK78, on 2015-June-11, 08:15, said:

Be careful when you use your voice of thunder. :)

OK so I will whisper that I'd also bid 5.
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Posted 2015-June-11, 14:07

View Postneilkaz, on 2015-June-11, 13:54, said:

OK so I will whisper that I'd also bid 5.
5 :)
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Posted 2015-June-11, 14:39

5 sounds right, although I would like to see the full hand before bidding. I always do this at the table, might as well stay consistent in the forum Posted Image


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We are white, opponents are red (this is described as white / red?)

Correct. Also called "favorable".
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Posted 2015-June-11, 14:44

View Postneilkaz, on 2015-June-11, 13:54, said:

OK so I will whisper that I'd also bid 5.


You can't bid 5 without a big roar.

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Posted 2015-June-11, 18:45

"White/red" in North America, green in the UK. "White/white" would be white, i think, "red/red" would be amber or yellow, and "red/white" would be red. I'm kinda stuck here in NA, but I like the UK system better. B-)

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Posted 2015-June-11, 23:49

I bid 5. Really wanted to play it too! If partner has anything less than a maximum pass opponents could easily have game and they shouldn't have that hard a time finding a fit since they are both marked with shortness in clubs. I do not believe I have ever gotten such a long suit before.
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Posted 2015-June-13, 01:49

View Postgoingoren, on 2015-June-11, 23:49, said:

I do not believe I have ever gotten such a long suit before.


I actually had a 10(!) card suit, as well, in the same pass-pass situation (not sure of the vul though). Despite having a Q-high suit (yes, I somehow managed to be lacking AKJ despite holding 10 out of 13 cards), I perpetrated the same 5 bid. So sign me in for 5 too here, and the host who booted you doesnt deserve much consideration imo.

For the record (that is why I remember the hand so well), I had a void and 3 non-descript red cards. LHO bid 5, raised to 6 by his partner. My partner led the A, surprisingly cashing, and easily gave me my ruff after I had dumped the Q under his A. But it was an average as several of pairs also went down in 6 (after sequences starting by pass, 3, 4 or 5 in my seat).

BTW, did anyone has a longer suit once (in a non-prepared deal I mean)?
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Posted 2015-June-13, 07:46

not to say that 5c was wrong on this hand, but in general don't worry about your 4 level pre-empts letting them play game. pre-empting is about disrupting the opponents. they will assuredly be disrupted by a 4 level pre-empt - due to the lack of space they might stop in game when they have slam (very common because they won't want to voluntarily go past the safety of the 4 level to investigate slam and go down in 5), play the wrong fit, or play a good contract that goes down on bad splits (if you have 9 clubs partner will often have a very shapely hand that stops them making what ostensibly looks like a decent contract).

anyway pre-empting is not the same thing as sacrificing, i.e. wanting to play the hand yourself (doubled presumably) because it's cheaper than letting the opponents play and make their contract.
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Posted 2015-June-13, 10:39

View Postapollo1201, on 2015-June-13, 01:49, said:

I actually had a 10(!) card suit, as well, in the same pass-pass situation (not sure of the vul though). Despite having a Q-high suit (yes, I somehow managed to be lacking AKJ despite holding 10 out of 13 cards), I perpetrated the same 5 bid. So sign me in for 5 too here, and the host who booted you doesnt deserve much consideration imo.

For the record (that is why I remember the hand so well), I had a void and 3 non-descript red cards. LHO bid 5, raised to 6 by his partner. My partner led the A, surprisingly cashing, and easily gave me my ruff after I had dumped the Q under his A. But it was an average as several of pairs also went down in 6 (after sequences starting by pass, 3, 4 or 5 in my seat).

BTW, did anyone has a longer suit once (in a non-prepared deal I mean)?


I've had all 3 10s (10,3 10,2,1 and 10,1,1,1) and haven't had a decent board between the 3 of them.

I preempted harder than most on a QJ9 suit and lost 3 trumps on the 1,1,1.

I passed on AKJ10xxxxxx, Ax, x, went 4-P-P I bid 6 and made it, was doubled at the other table

I held AQJxxxxxxx, xxx and knew partner had an 0454 18 ish count, bid 6 and the man with Kx onside found the X so I got a pairs bottom. The bottom in the opposite direction was found by a some time partner of mine who was the only other person to find the X, his partner led his stiff trump.
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Posted 2015-June-13, 13:03

5 stands out a mile--strengthen the trumps to KQJ... and I would consider opening 6 if in a partnership that wouldn't take this as a 12-trick hand.
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Posted 2015-June-14, 11:22

Thanks Cyberyeti for tgese entertaining stories. I’LL dedicate my next 10 (or 11 lol) card suit to you!
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Posted 2015-June-15, 06:37

View PostCyberyeti, on 2015-June-13, 10:39, said:

I passed on AKJ10xxxxxx, Ax, x, went 4-P-P I bid 6 and made it, was doubled at the other table

You start from pass then jump in at 6 and don't get doubled? Your opponents must know you very well Posted Image
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Posted 2015-June-15, 08:42

View Postbillw55, on 2015-June-15, 06:37, said:

You start from pass then jump in at 6 and don't get doubled? Your opponents must know you very well Posted Image

Passing originally and then leaping to a slam is highly suspicious, to say the least.
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Posted 2015-June-16, 17:24

View Postbillw55, on 2015-June-15, 06:37, said:

You start from pass then jump in at 6 and don't get doubled? Your opponents must know you very well Posted Image


only idiots would double. you don't jump in the passout seat as a pre-empt do you?
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Posted 2015-June-16, 20:35

View Postblackshoe, on 2015-June-11, 18:45, said:

"White/red" in North America, green in the UK. "White/white" would be white, i think, "red/red" would be amber or yellow, and "red/white" would be red. I'm kinda stuck here in NA, but I like the UK system better. B-)


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Posted 2015-June-19, 07:05

I've heard green and red a lot, white less and amber/yellow very rarely
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Posted 2015-June-19, 08:31

View PostVampyr, on 2015-June-16, 20:35, said:

Very few people use this.


View PostLanor Fow, on 2015-June-19, 07:05, said:

I've heard green and red a lot, white less and amber/yellow very rarely

:unsure: It seemed common when I was over there. Granted that was one small part of the country (around Portsmouth) and twenty some years ago.
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