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Awkward rebid

Poll: Your Call? (45 member(s) have cast votes)

Your Call?

  1. 1[sp] (9 votes [20.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 20.00%

  2. 2[cl] (17 votes [37.78%])

    Percentage of vote: 37.78%

  3. 2[he] (12 votes [26.67%])

    Percentage of vote: 26.67%

  4. 3[cl] (3 votes [6.67%])

    Percentage of vote: 6.67%

  5. 3[he] (3 votes [6.67%])

    Percentage of vote: 6.67%

  6. Other (1 votes [2.22%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.22%

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#41 User is offline   han 

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Posted 2005-November-15, 15:28

You guys are just repeating yourself.

1S is likely to get you to an inferior spot if partner is 4-5 in the majors. If partner is 4-4 or has less than 4 spades then it will usually work well. Besides the fact that Mikeh dislikes lying to partner, isn't this the whole story?
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2005-November-15, 16:59

Hannie, on Nov 15 2005, 04:28 PM, said:

You guys are just repeating yourself.

1S is likely to get you to an inferior spot if partner is 4-5 in the majors. If partner is 4-4 or has less than 4 spades then it will usually work well. Besides the fact that Mikeh dislikes lying to partner, isn't this the whole story?

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Posted 2005-November-15, 17:33

Hey, I am an objective observer, I'm not your p.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2005-November-15, 18:13

I'm another one of the 1♠ crazies. :)
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Posted 2005-November-15, 21:01

Scoring: IMP

1♦ - 1♥
3♥ - 4♣
4♠ - 4NT
5♠ - 6♥
All Pass


This was the actual hand and auction from the book Famous Bidding Decisions by Reese and Bird. The declarer went 1 down after a club lead. The hand can be made after this start though. Can you find the line?

The authors commentary about the bidding read:

"The problem with three hearts is that it is not so convenient to ruff with a trump holding of KQx as it would be with say, Axx. Two diamonds and two hearts are both unenterprising and three diamonds unattractive on such a moderate suit. It may not be perfect, but we incline rather to one spade, which leaves space to find the best spot. We mark it:

1♠ - 5
2♦ - 2
2♥ - 3
3♦ - 2
3♥ - 3

Here partner holds four spades, but this need not cause a problem. A possible auction to the easy-to-make diamond slam would be: 1♦-1♥, 1♠-2♣, 3♥-3♠, 4♦-6♦"
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Posted 2005-November-16, 20:51

Looks like duck the ♣ and hope for 3-3♥ and 3-2♦
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Posted 2005-November-17, 00:45

It is really a question of probability. 1♠ loses if partner is 4-5 majors, should break even if he is 4-4 majors and is almost certain to win if he doesn't fit spades. I vote for 1S, but lament not having a convention for the BWDH.
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Posted 2005-November-17, 00:58

Fluffy, on Nov 17 2005, 02:51 AM, said:

Looks like duck the ♣ and hope for 3-3♥ and 3-2♦

Not quite. You can cater for 4-2 hearts.
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Posted 2005-November-17, 06:53

Echognome, on Nov 16 2005, 05:01 AM, said:

The hand can be made after this start though.  Can you find the line? 

I would take ♣A and duck a ♦ at trick 2.
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Posted 2005-November-17, 15:56

woahh sorry I was sleepy when I answered first, ♣A+ duck a ♦
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Posted 2005-November-21, 02:53

I always trust Peter when it comes to declarer play. Well done, especially when the hands were:

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