[han]

Here are some hands I had in the LMP. Your partner is a good aggressive player from Detroit. However, subtle slam auctions are not his specialty so you may have to guess the contract sometimes.

1. ♥A432 ♦K10986 ♣KQ43, N dealer, none

p - (p) - 1D - (1H)
1S - (2H) - p - (p)
3D - (p) - ??

2. ♠J10♥AK932♦AK3♣J63, E dealer, both

1H - 2C
3C - 4NT
5H - 5NT
??

4NT is probably RKC, you show specific kings after 5NT.

3. ♠43♥AK♦76542♣AQ97, S dealer, Both

1D - 1S
??

Is your rebid the same if partner bids 1H instead?

4. ♠AKQJ5♥764♦95♣1052, W dealer, favorable

(2D) - 2H - (3D) - ??

[BillHiggin]

Hannie, on Jul 27 2007, 05:51 PM, said:

3. ♠43♥J10♦76542♣AQ97, S dealer, Both

1D - 1S
??

Is your rebid the same if partner bids 1H instead?

My rebid? Heck, I already got my "lead director" in didn't I? Either I am missing something or partner's aversion to subtle slam tries is not the biggest issue for our partnership.

[han]

Thanks Bill, I edited the hand.

[pclayton]

2 and 3 - remember the hands.

1 - 4♣ should elicit pard's help.

2 - 3♠ is forcing isn't it?

[han]

1. I passed .

Partner indeed had a perfecta: 98542 K AJ75 J108, I made 6.

2. I don't like to open 1H but that's what we agreed. I bid 7C, making. Partner had ♠AK2♥4♦Q764♣AKQ82. 7NT also makes and may be a preferable spot at MPs.

3. I bid 1NT, I would have bid 2C if partner responded 1H. 1NT making was a great score (they misdefended).

4. I bid 4H, partner had ♠94♥AQ10982♦1086♣A7. The defense cashed two diamonds and switched to a club, down one (spades were 4-2).

[han]

Agree, I didn't think this through.

[Robert]

Hi everyone

#1 You have a lot of winners opposite short hearts and decent 4+ card diamond support. I would go slowly because partners needs 4 'decent' diamonds or the hand could fall apart.

#2 I wondered what your 1NT opening range was here. Does 2C-3C show extra values? It apparently does not promise much in the way of club support.

*****If 4NT is 'probably' RKC, your agreements need a lot of work. Kickback* anyone with 4D* being RKC with clubs as trump. You can even ask for the trump queen at a decent level.******

I do not like 4m being RKC and prefer Kickback(4D*=RKC for clubs) Blackwood with a minor suit as trump feels wrong most of the time. Checking for the queen of trumps after 4NT as RKC with a minor as trump, often leaves you more than a little short of bidding space.

#3 1NT. When they misdefend, you should get a good score.

I rebid 2C if 1D-1H-? Spades may be wide open and partner should be the one to declare NT. after 1D-1H-2C-?

#4 Double of (3D) should be a full blooded raise to 3Hs. A direct 3Hs should be a decent single raise. Those spades are nice, however, those xxx heart spots are not.

Regards,
Robert

[han]

I would think that it is obvious from my posts that this was basically a pick-up partnership. So I'm not interested in hearing what our agreements should be, but rather what you would bid given that you have no agreements.