[bhall]

Here are two of the most peculiar and difficult auctions that I have participated in:

1. ♠J853 ♥K64 ♦Q32 ♣J54 Opponents silent, mixed BAM:
1♦ - 1♠
2♣ - 2♦
2♥ - 2N
3♥ - ?
My partner was an older lady, but by no means a LOL.
Clearly, she is 0=5=7=6.

2. ♠QJ10652 ♥___ ♦Q1076 ♣AK4 Favorable, IMPs (my patner held this one)
(1♥)-X(!)-(3♦-alerted as a preempt)-P
(P)-3♠?-(4♠!)-4N
(5♥)-P-(P)-6♦
(P)-???
Having created this monster, can you slay it?

[skjaeran]

bhall, on Jul 4 2007, 06:39 PM, said:

Here are two of the most peculiar and difficult auctions that I have participated in:

1. ♠J853 ♥K64 ♦Q32 ♣J54 Opponents silent, mixed BAM:
1♦ - 1♠
2♣ - 2♦
2♥ - 2N
3♥ - ?
My partner was an older lady, but by no means a LOL.
Clearly, she is 0=5=7=6.

2. ♠QJ10652 ♥___ ♦Q1076 ♣AK4 Favorable, IMPs (my patner held this one)
(1♥)-X(!)-(3♦-alerted as a preempt)-P
(P)-3♠?-(4♠!)-4N
(5♥)-P-(P)-6♦
(P)-???
Having created this monster, can you slay it?

1. I'd say 0=5=6+=6

2. I've already overbid this my quite a margin, and I must confess I haven't got a clue what partner is doing. I'll turn off my hearing aid and bid 6♠.

[mikeh]

bhall, on Jul 4 2007, 11:39 AM, said:

Here are two of the most peculiar and difficult auctions that I have participated in:

1. ♠J853  ♥K64  ♦Q32  ♣J54  Opponents silent, mixed BAM:
    1♦ - 1♠
    2♣ - 2♦
    2♥ - 2N
    3♥ - ?
My partner was an older lady, but by no means a LOL.
Clearly, she is 0=5=7=6.

2. ♠QJ10652  ♥___  ♦Q1076  ♣AK4 Favorable, IMPs (my patner held this one)
    (1♥)-X(!)-(3♦-alerted as a preempt)-P
    (P)-3♠?-(4♠!)-4N
    (5♥)-P-(P)-6♦
    (P)-???
Having created this monster, can you slay it?

On the first one, I think she mis-sorted her hand or accidentally opened the wrong red suit: she meant to open 1♥. I am passing.

On the second one, responder meant the 3♦ as some form of ♥ raise, probably with short ♦s. Partner didn't double because: 1) he was worried that you'd take it as responsive (your own ♦s would be telling you it couldn't be penalty) and 2) the vulnerability was such that he expected to outscore a making game your way. Now he's come to life... and LHO has now remembered their agreement after the impossible 4♠ call or has worked out partner's error.

So I pass.. I expect to make 6♦... I might even redouble... heck... if opener doubles, I do redouble Now that would make for a highlight reel, no matter the outcome: we play a redoubled slam when we could have been defending 3 of our trump suit

[bhall]

Give that man mike a big SEEGAR! He is right on both counts!

In the second case, I held ♠x ♥___ ♦KJ10xxx ♣J109xx, and 3♦ was going for more than our game. Unfortunately, my partner didn't pass 6♦, so even though they led a ♥ against 7♦, I still went one down.

[Fluffy]

bhall, on Jul 5 2007, 08:25 AM, said:

Give that man mike a big SEEGAR! He is right on both counts!

Maybe he was your partner on tose deals, but disguised as an old lady