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Posted 2008-July-25, 16:28
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Posted 2008-July-26, 02:21
4♠. If they bid only game, I'll let them play there. Any slam/grand slam bid by them I'm sacrificing over (unless they're bidding a grand in diamonds).
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Posted 2008-July-26, 08:33
I'll go with 6♠. It seems so likely that they are making a slam somewhere, unless their spades are 1-1 AND partner finds an outside trick. Surely I'm not letting them play small slam, so lets bid this now and we can always choose to sack against grand later if they bid that.
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Posted 2008-July-26, 10:15
I'll bid 5♠ so that they can't bid RKC. If this gets doubled I know it will be a good score. I think giving them a little room is a good thing here since their auction will help me judge whether to bid 7♠ later or not.
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Posted 2008-July-26, 17:59
Pass. i want them to bid slam as accurately as possible so that i can take a good save and not a phantom save.
From Psych "I mean, Gus and I never see eye-to-eye on work stuff.
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."
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."
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Posted 2008-July-27, 14:41
No way am I bidding 7♠.. why assume that we have no defensive trick?
4♠ is just too wussy... if either has a void, and extras, I leave them both a 5♠ cue... and while that will pave the way for a 7♠ save, why not try to avoid the necessity?
5♠ takes away the cue bid from both of them, but leaves me wanting to bid 6♠ next round, unless they double and sit.. and then I allow at least LHO to show a void.
OTOH, 6♠.... who knows what their agreements are? Even if LHO holds a void, does he have enough stuff to invite grand? Maybe it's rho who is heavy? And when LHO has one or more spades, he virtually has to double.. I mean, is this even a forcing pass situation for them?
So 6♠, expecting to go -800.
4♠ is just too wussy... if either has a void, and extras, I leave them both a 5♠ cue... and while that will pave the way for a 7♠ save, why not try to avoid the necessity?
5♠ takes away the cue bid from both of them, but leaves me wanting to bid 6♠ next round, unless they double and sit.. and then I allow at least LHO to show a void.
OTOH, 6♠.... who knows what their agreements are? Even if LHO holds a void, does he have enough stuff to invite grand? Maybe it's rho who is heavy? And when LHO has one or more spades, he virtually has to double.. I mean, is this even a forcing pass situation for them?
So 6♠, expecting to go -800.
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Posted 2008-July-27, 15:03
5NT, suggesting pard to save in 7.
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Posted 2008-July-28, 01:08
6♠, putting the opponents to take last guess seems best shot for me
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Posted 2008-July-28, 04:06
4NT for me. It seems like a hand for mucking around.
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Posted 2008-July-28, 08:11
Well, I think that against LOLs, 5♠ is the winning bid - they'll probably double us and won't bid their slam. However, against anyone I think knows what they're doing I think I might as well bid 6♠ straight away or, maybe, muck about with 4N.
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Posted 2008-July-28, 08:49
It's hard to say 'what' the winning bid was but I pulled out the 6♠ card.
Matt had ♠Q9xxxxx ♥void ♦Ax ♣JTxx. Spades were 1-1, but diamonds were 4-2 in the club bidders hand. Clubs were 6-3 with Qxx on your right. The defense was, er, questionable. +1660.
I would not be happy if LHO 'guessed' to bid 6♣ over 5♠. In 6♠ we can expect 9.5 - 10 tricks on many layouts which shows a profit against even a game.
Matt had ♠Q9xxxxx ♥void ♦Ax ♣JTxx. Spades were 1-1, but diamonds were 4-2 in the club bidders hand. Clubs were 6-3 with Qxx on your right. The defense was, er, questionable. +1660.
I would not be happy if LHO 'guessed' to bid 6♣ over 5♠. In 6♠ we can expect 9.5 - 10 tricks on many layouts which shows a profit against even a game.
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Posted 2008-July-29, 18:47
Seems like it was your hand after all. If spades are 1-1 and D 4-2 they have no way to defeat 6S.
pull 1 round of trumps. A and low D. the 4th club will be discarded on the 5th D.
pull 1 round of trumps. A and low D. the 4th club will be discarded on the 5th D.
From Psych "I mean, Gus and I never see eye-to-eye on work stuff.
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."
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."
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Posted 2008-July-29, 19:33
benlessard, on Jul 29 2008, 04:47 PM, said:
Seems like it was your hand after all. If spades are 1-1 and D 4-2 they have no way to defeat 6S.
pull 1 round of trumps. A and low D. the 4th club will be discarded on the 5th D.
pull 1 round of trumps. A and low D. the 4th club will be discarded on the 5th D.
Actually no. The defense can tap out dummy's diamond suit with repeated club leads.
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Posted 2008-July-29, 20:47
Echognome, on Jul 29 2008, 05:33 PM, said:
benlessard, on Jul 29 2008, 04:47 PM, said:
Seems like it was your hand after all. If spades are 1-1 and D 4-2 they have no way to defeat 6S.
pull 1 round of trumps. A and low D. the 4th club will be discarded on the 5th D.
pull 1 round of trumps. A and low D. the 4th club will be discarded on the 5th D.
Actually no. The defense can tap out dummy's diamond suit with repeated club leads.
And on the actual layout, LHO has 1=2=4=6 and can promote the ♠K with a 3rd diamond.
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