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#1 User is online   jillybean 

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Posted 2007-May-01, 12:05


Dealer: West
Vul: NS
Scoring: IMP
♠ KQ986542
♥ 7
♦ KQ
♣ Q6


West North East South

 Pass  1♣    Pass  1♠
 Pass  2♣    Pass  ?
 


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Posted 2007-May-01, 12:43

is there a reason why I didn't bid 2♠ in the first round?

4♠
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Posted 2007-May-01, 12:50

There are obvious reasons not o bid 2 ♠ in the first round- pd will simply visualisze another hand.
But I agree wit 4 Spade now.
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Posted 2007-May-01, 13:09

2♦ if that's 3rd suit forcing

4♠ otherwise
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Posted 2007-May-01, 13:12

Free, on May 1 2007, 12:43 PM, said:

is there a reason why I didn't bid 2♠ in the first round?

4♠

A strong jump shift with just two kings and no 1st round control?
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Posted 2007-May-01, 13:13

Free, on May 1 2007, 01:43 PM, said:

is there a reason why I didn't bid 2♠ in the first round?

If I had to guess, 2S would be construed by most as a weak jump shift.
Is the word "pass" not in your vocabulary?
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Posted 2007-May-01, 13:28

Hi,

4S, partner needs 3 Aces and the King of clubs
to make slam playable, i.e. you need him to
hold fairly specific cards, and he already
anounced a min opener, I would suggest you give
up and that you simply bid 4S.

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Posted 2007-May-01, 13:52

P_Marlowe, on May 1 2007, 02:28 PM, said:

Hi,

4S, partner needs 3 Aces and the King of clubs
to make slam playable

Ax xx Axx Axxxxx is a cold slam.
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Posted 2007-May-01, 13:55

Jlall, on May 1 2007, 02:52 PM, said:

P_Marlowe, on May 1 2007, 02:28 PM, said:

Hi,

4S, partner needs 3 Aces and the King of clubs
to make slam playable

Ax xx Axx Axxxxx is a cold slam.

That would be an extremely great slam, but it is not a cold slam. Someone could ruff a diamond on lead, they take heart ace and ruff another diamond, down two. This is exceedingly unlikely, in fact, diminishing small in fact but cold is another issue.
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Posted 2007-May-01, 13:58

Jlall, on May 1 2007, 02:52 PM, said:

P_Marlowe, on May 1 2007, 02:28 PM, said:

Hi,

4S, partner needs 3 Aces and the King of clubs
to make slam playable

Ax xx Axx Axxxxx is a cold slam.

ok, ... but partner needs very specific cards,
but I did not realize, that having a discard on diamonds
works, ... I am not very good at constructing hands,
as the example shows.

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Posted 2007-May-01, 14:16

4S

Some people obviously (despite occasional protestations) must have fabulously efficient systems.

I would have bid 4S immediately.
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