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#1 User is offline   hrothgar 

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Posted 2009-April-08, 14:34

Here's a hand from a Swiss Team event this weekend:

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Flight A
Last board of a seven board match
You and the opponents are both sitting in the middle of the field
You and partner are playing 2/1 (You're not a well established partnership)

You're feeling pretty bad about the match because

Partner thought you were playing transfers after

1N - 2♣
2♦ - 4♥

You didn't think you were playing transfers in that sequence
(If the Hearts had broken 3-3, you wouln't have felt nearly so bad)

The rest of the boards feel pretty flat

Partner deals and opens 1♥

You're sitting on

♠ xxx
♥ Kx
♦ AJT9xx
♣ xx

You start with a forcing NT, planning to rebid 2♦ over 2♣ or pass 2♥.

Partner jumps to 3N, so its time to find a new plan, Stan...
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Posted 2009-April-08, 16:20

If I were me I'd say "WTP" and pass.

But since I'm you, and I want to make up for the Extended Texas mixup, I guess I blast to 6NT. I'd probably rather be in ♦, but there's no way to get that played from partner's side to protect black kings.

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Posted 2009-April-08, 16:54

If you think you're behind, 6NT. It has enough upside for me to give it a shot.

If I'm even tho, I pass comfortably.
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Posted 2009-April-08, 16:56

I'll bet 6♥ is ice played from partner's side... 6♦ may be also, but it seems that there is no way to get partner to declare that... I think that since we are down in the match, I'll bid 6♥. If we were not down, this is a WTP pass.
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Posted 2009-April-08, 17:31

Why would we pass 3N ever with a heart fit and a prime hand. I would probably cuebid 4D.
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Posted 2009-April-08, 18:04

Pass. Or 6♦ or 6♥ or 6NT. Nope, Pass.

View Postwyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.


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Posted 2009-April-08, 19:08

JLOL, on Apr 8 2009, 06:31 PM, said:

Why would we pass 3N ever with a heart fit and a prime hand. I would probably cuebid 4D.

I would bid 4♦, but I'm less confident its a cue. To me, 3N shows a balanced or semi-balanced hand and there's no reason diamonds can't be in play.

I'm sounding like Rexford, but I think 4♠ sets hearts as trump.
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Posted 2009-April-09, 06:42

So, here's the rest of the story...

As a few people surmised, I decided to roll the dice on this one and blasted 6N
Partner ended up tabling a somewhat disappointing

AQJ
xxxxx
KQ
AKxx

However, the bridge gods were smiling on us...

The Jack of Spades held on the opening lead and the King of Hearts was onside.
The opponents were not amused when I started running Diamonds.
SO not amused
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Posted 2009-April-09, 06:45

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However, the bridge gods were smiling on us...


You'd better sacrifice some virgins to them 'cause this falls on the miracles cathegory. Good for you.

View Postwyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.


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