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I was told this was an easy one, but I got it wrong and thankfully the other table did also. Any feedback welcomed.
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p=(4h)=?
AKQJxxx=void=Ax=AQxx
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easy hand?
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Posted 2005-December-18, 13:53
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Posted 2005-December-18, 15:37
don't know how easy it is, but i'd bid 6♠... what to do over 7♥ tho?
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Posted 2005-December-18, 18:24
Their concept of easyness differs from mine, atleast untill I see the full deal 
With my partner I would bid 5♥ wich probably should shows very strong 2 suiter with ♠ (we have other similar voices that mean that), with a pick up one I would just play my 4♠
With my partner I would bid 5♥ wich probably should shows very strong 2 suiter with ♠ (we have other similar voices that mean that), with a pick up one I would just play my 4♠
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Posted 2005-December-18, 19:30
6♠ - on the 'one useful card idea'.
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Posted 2005-December-18, 19:35
5H followed by 6S. It's the only way I know to let partner know that prime cards in the minors are golden - maybe he'll get it, maybe not.
I don't see how it can be right to take such a deep view as to not force to slam as it takes so little for it to be right.
It would be nice here to play 6H as a transfer to 6S with first round heart control and use 5H as a 2-suiter.
Winston
I don't see how it can be right to take such a deep view as to not force to slam as it takes so little for it to be right.
It would be nice here to play 6H as a transfer to 6S with first round heart control and use 5H as a 2-suiter.
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Posted 2005-December-19, 02:35
Subscribe to the "one useful card" idea. Unless you have very, very detailed agreements on how to proceed after a 4♥ opening, to bid something other than spades and hope pard will understand, and/or will be able to evaluate his hand correctly, is beyond dreamland. So 6♠ it is.
And yes, I classify this as an "easy problem"
A few years ago, Helgemo had a similar hand and a similar problem and just bid 6-something. He was rewarded with a dummy with the expected one useful card (king of trumps). The rest was up to his usual brillance: he made a triple-deep-finesse to land the contract and won that year's Best Declarer Play Award
And yes, I classify this as an "easy problem"
A few years ago, Helgemo had a similar hand and a similar problem and just bid 6-something. He was rewarded with a dummy with the expected one useful card (king of trumps). The rest was up to his usual brillance: he made a triple-deep-finesse to land the contract and won that year's Best Declarer Play Award
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Posted 2005-December-19, 02:43
Hi,
Dbl, followed by 5S, if I get
the chance.
Marlowe
Dbl, followed by 5S, if I get
the chance.
Marlowe
With kind regards
Uwe Gebhardt (P_Marlowe)
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Posted 2005-December-19, 04:35
P_Marlowe, on Dec 19 2005, 09:43 AM, said:
Hi,
Dbl, followed by 5S, if I get
the chance.
Marlowe
Dbl, followed by 5S, if I get
the chance.
Marlowe
Agree and I bid 6♠ on 6♥
Alain
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Posted 2005-December-19, 12:46
Your 2 loser hand wonders if pard could possibly bid anything but ♦ off a double. You don't need trump support and 5 ♠ (to me) asks about ♥ losers so bid 5 ♥ and when he bids anything other than 5 ♠ bid 6 ♠.
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Posted 2005-December-19, 12:48
luke warm, on Dec 18 2005, 04:37 PM, said:
don't know how easy it is, but i'd bid 6♠... what to do over 7♥ tho?
pass it to pard, and if he has passed it to you, then double.
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