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Posted 2005-September-26, 17:42

Tonight at one of our local clubs, we bid 2 nice slams, none of them made because of bad splits.

First one: 6♠ making if ♦ are 3-3 or if ♦K was onside. You guessed it, Kxxx was offside and we went -1.

We use relays, and I (South) knew about Axx-Qxxxx-xxx-Ax.

Second one: 7♦ making if ♦ split 2-1, or 3-0 with the Q in front of AJx. We caught QTx offside, going -1.

I (still South) knew about Kxxx-x-Axx-Axxxx.

EDIT: an error in the first hand: I had ♠KQ instead of QJ
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Posted 2005-September-26, 23:38

Free, on Sep 26 2005, 06:42 PM, said:

Tonight at one of our local clubs, we bid 2 nice slams, none of them made because of bad splits.

First one: 6♠ making if ♦ are 3-3 or if ♦K was onside. You guessed it, Kxxx was offside and we went -1.

We use relays, and I (South) knew about Axx-Qxxxx-xxx-Ax.

Second one: 7♦ making if ♦ split 2-1, or 3-0 with the Q in front of AJx. We caught QTx offside, going -1.

I (still South) knew about Kxxx-x-Axx-Axxxx.

EDIT: an error in the first hand: I had ♠KQ instead of QJ

You can emphatize w/ you -- relays can get you into some great slams, but they don't guarantee good breaks to go along w/ them :)....

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Posted 2005-September-27, 00:20

Wouldn't it be great if we had asking bids to ask about the opponents distribution?
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Posted 2005-September-27, 10:03

awm, on Sep 27 2005, 06:20 AM, said:

Wouldn't it be great if we had asking bids to ask about the opponents distribution?

For example, the modified queen ask, for when partner's a better reader of body language than you are:

Step 1: I don't have the Queen and don't know where it is
Step 2: I don't have the Queen, but my LHO does
Step 3: I don't have the Queen, but my RHO does
Step 4: Yes, I have the Queen

Extra modifications can be made if you have more room:
(this version usually for when you have all the keycards, so you know you don't lack the A or K of trump)

Step 1: I don't have the Queen and don't know where it is, or I know where it is, but it's behind the AK and not doubleton
Step 2: I don't have the Queen, but my LHO does, but I don't have the J
Step 3: I don't have the Queen, but my RHO does, but I don't have the J or 10
Step 4: LHO has the Queen and I have the J
Step 5: RHO has the Queen and I have the 10
Step 6: LHO has the Queen and I have J10
Step 7: RHO has the Queen and I have the J
Step 8: The Queen will fall doubleton
Step 9: Yes, I have the Queen

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