Galactic TG
#1
Posted 2007-August-08, 14:01
No pressure
Here's a few of the interesting decisions:
v/v: ♠Ax, ♥AKQTxx, ♦Jxxx, ♣10. 1♥ by you, 1N (forcing I believe by pard) to you?
v/not: ♠Axx ♥KQ6xx ♦xx ♣xxx. 1♣ on left, 1♠ on right, 1N on left, 2♣ on right (puppet to 2♦ - either non invitational diamonds with longer diamonds than spades, or some invite). LHO bids 2♦ and RHO passes. Do you balance?
nv/v: ♠AQxx, ♥xx, ♦x, ♣AJ98xx. Pard opens 2♦ in 2nd (mini-multi - 2-7 hcp and frequently a 5 bagger at these colors). You respond 2♥ (pass/correct) and he surpises you with a 2♠ call. RHO now doubles (TO of spades). Your call?
v/v, 2nd seat: ♠AKQx ♥Kx ♦AKJxx ♣J9. Your plan?
nv/v: 1st chair: ♠Txx, ♥xx, ♦Axx, ♣K7xxx. Pard opens 1♥ in 3rd (note: from experience playing against your pard, you know this can be on just about anything). You bid a SF 1N and LHO doubles. Pass, pass to you. Your call?
#2
Posted 2007-August-08, 14:09
2. Depends on state of match for me.
3. 4S. Let 'em figure out what to do at the five level.
4. Open 1D, reverse into spades over a heart response. Then again, I don't open offshape 2NT's.
5. Ouch. Probably runout to 2C knowing that I will have at least a doubleton over there. Then again....
#3
Posted 2007-August-08, 14:19
2. No.
3. 4S.
4. 1D, hopefully followed by a jumpshift to spades.
5. 2♣.
#4
Posted 2007-August-08, 14:20
2. Pass. LHO didn't deny 4♥s, not fighting for a partscore at this heat when this could be ugly our way if wrong.
3. 4♠. Tough one. I was tempted to bid 4♣ to involve partner, the bid could hardly be misunderstood. But we have the boss suit, and we are always going to 4♠. I think the issue is to minimize the chance that they will bid 5♥, and 4♣ by me tells the opps too much... and it's not as if they are deaf. I will regret my decision if they bid 5♥. Heck, maybe I should be bidding only 3♠! Then I allow myself to be pushed to game....? I don't think that would work, and, besides, +170 won't be a good score.
4. 1♦ then 2♠. Hand is both wrong shape and too strong/weak to open 2N or 2♣. I've been +170 before.. heck, I've been +190.. but I won't be here.
5. Pass. RHO is loaded in hearts, so maybe I should run to 2♣, but that's a trick higher on a bad suit, and I'm not entirely broke. Maybe I'll get a nice dummy (ok, call me an optimist!).
#5
Posted 2007-August-08, 14:51
2) No. Partner has had two chances to enter the auction, once over the 1♣ opening bid and again over the 1NT rebid. It is clear that we do not have a game if he could not enter the auction over 1♣. So I do not see what a balance here would accomplish, other than risk going for a number when the opponents do not seem to have a fit.
3) There are several possibilities here. One is to bid 3♣ to get a club lead from partner, with the intention of bidding 4♠ at your next opportunity. Another is to just bid 4♠ now. And a third possibility is to bid 4♣, intending to show clubs and spades and then leaving it to partner whether to bid on later (I still intend to bid 4♠ if given the opportunity).
I am torn between the 4♣ bid and the immediate bash to 4♠. I suspect that I would choose 4♣ at the table, but either could be right.
4) 1♦ followed by 2♠. This hand is suit oriented and I want to give partner every chance to show a fit so we can explore for the best game or slam.
5) 2♣. What's the problem?
#6
Posted 2007-August-08, 16:05
pclayton, on Aug 8 2007, 03:01 PM, said:
No pressure
Here's a few of the interesting decisions:
v/v: ♠Ax, ♥AKQTxx, ♦Jxxx, ♣10. 1♥ by you, 1N (forcing I believe by pard) to you?
v/not: ♠Axx ♥KQ6xx ♦xx ♣xxx. 1♣ on left, 1♠ on right, 1N on left, 2♣ on right (puppet to 2♦ - either non invitational diamonds with longer diamonds than spades, or some invite). LHO bids 2♦ and RHO passes. Do you balance?
nv/v: ♠AQxx, ♥xx, ♦x, ♣AJ98xx. Pard opens 2♦ in 2nd (mini-multi - 2-7 hcp and frequently a 5 bagger at these colors). You respond 2♥ (pass/correct) and he surpises you with a 2♠ call. RHO now doubles (TO of spades). Your call?
v/v, 2nd seat: ♠AKQx ♥Kx ♦AKJxx ♣J9. Your plan?
nv/v: 1st chair: ♠Txx, ♥xx, ♦Axx, ♣K7xxx. Pard opens 1♥ in 3rd (note: from experience playing against your pard, you know this can be on just about anything). You bid a SF 1N and LHO doubles. Pass, pass to you. Your call?
Ok with a new partner
1) 2H, easy no problem yet. I do not open on junk with a new partner.
2) No. I am not a good enough player to balance in this game.
3) 4S
4) 1D followed by 2s.
5) Pass
#7
Posted 2007-August-08, 16:14
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2. No.
3. 4S.
4. 1D, hopefully followed by a jumpshift to spades.
5. 2♣.
Agree.
Peter
#8 Guest_Jlall_*
Posted 2007-August-08, 16:29
2) hell yeah
3) 4S, hate to say it but wtp? I think anything else is terrible. 4C enables them to bid 4red so sucks.
4) 1D, I will JS into spades.
5) 2C, I have no desire to play 1N X on a heart through. Partner rates to be flat so I have a good chance of buying a fit and getting out of this mess.
#9 Guest_Jlall_*
Posted 2007-August-08, 16:30
mikeh, on Aug 8 2007, 03:20 PM, said:
Pard is white/red in third and the opps have elected to crack you off in 1N, good luck with this
#10
Posted 2007-August-08, 16:56
3/4. 4♠/1♦.
5. 2♣. I don't want to get raped in 1NT, thank you.
2. Pass. Too dangerous.
1. 3♥, since I have the ♥10. I'd rather play a 6-1 heart fit than a 4-3 diamond fit here, so 2♦ is out.
#11
Posted 2007-August-08, 22:52
2-2♥ its hard for them to X me.
3- 4♠ easy anything else is bad
4- 1♦ followed by 2♠ anything else is bad
5- Pass, but im not used to opening with balanced crap. So maybe 2♣ is better.
Easy set of problems except for 5 an very rare situation in wich my chance of making 4 trick are not so good but partner rate to be 3532 so 2♣ isnt a improvement.
PS i would like to see the 5th hand and the result.
For instance, he doesn't like being used as a human shield when we're being shot at.
I happen to think it's a very noble way to meet one's maker, especially for a guy like him.
Bottom line is we never let that difference of opinion interfere with anything."
#12
Posted 2007-August-09, 03:00
2. abstain
3. abstain
4. abstain
5. abstain
I should stop watching these matches...
#13
Posted 2007-August-09, 04:09
2. Pass. A clear pass at these colors.
3. 4♠. Don't give it away by bidding 4♣.
4. 1♦, then reversing into ♠ is my preference, but I don't object a 2NT opening.
5. 2♣. Maybe I'm lucky...
Steven
#15
Posted 2007-August-09, 06:56
2. Yes .
3. 4S.
4. 1♦ followed by 2♠, but I'm not as opposed to opening 2C (followed by 2NT) as most others seem.
5. This is bad news, I'd bid 2C.
- hrothgar
#16
Posted 2007-August-09, 08:51
But our counterparts let it in on a spade lead, declarer tested hearts (4-2), and went after diamonds. The club suit ended up getting blocked; just a genius board all around in the bidding, play and defense.
2. I balanced with 2♥. LHO did have AJTx of hearts but didn't find the double (its probably -1, but any misstep allows me to make). RHO advanced to 3♦ which we beat. Win 4.
3. I bid 4♠. 4♣ occurred to me afterward, but I'm not getting a lot of support for the call. Pard had: ♠KJxxx ♥Txx ♦QTxx ♣x. Clubs are 4-2, and unfortunately they led a trump, so he was -1. Lose 5 against 4♥ going down? No!
At the other table the bidding started p - p - 1♦ - 2♣ with my hand. Negative double on left, pass, PASS with: ♠x ♥Q9xx ♦AKJx ♣KTxx. -1 and a very strange push.
4. I held this hand and the auction went 1♦ - 1N - 2♠ - 3♦ (undiscussed) - 3♥ - 3N. Pard held: ♠xx ♥Jxx ♦Txx ♣KQ8xx. Hearts were 6-2 with AT on his right and the ♦Q was off. -300 which pushed with the other table.
5. I pulled to 2♣. Pass, pass, RHO bid 4♥. RHO held the hand in problem #1 above. 1N x'd isn't bad - it goes for only -300. With partner appearing to be balanced or semi-balanced, 2♣ seemed to be safest, although pass wins you 8 for strange reasons.
#17
Posted 2007-August-09, 12:03
Jlall, on Aug 9 2007, 12:29 AM, said:
2) hell yeah
3) 4S, hate to say it but wtp? I think anything else is terrible. 4C enables them to bid 4red so sucks.
4) 1D, I will JS into spades.
5) 2C, I have no desire to play 1N X on a heart through. Partner rates to be flat so I have a good chance of buying a fit and getting out of this mess.
Agree.
Harald