gwnn, on Mar 14 2010, 05:42 PM, said:
i think you may start with double to look for spades since you're so strong. you can then later bid diamonds over almost all levels of club preemption. if they bid 6♣ then you will x and that will hardly be a bad result.
Suppose the auction goes:
1d 2c x 4c
4h P ?
Have i lost the ability to make a slam try in diamond? If i now bid 4s is that suggest a slam trty with spades and diamonds? or just agree hearts? I guess hwat you expect for 4h here depends a lot on what you would dble with and how aggressive your style is.
ALso, i dont really agree that you dble and then later bid 4d and its obviously a slam try. (obviously in some auctions it is), but if partner passed in the above auction I think you are forced into dbling again. Partner could still have 4 spades for his pass, and when he has a minimum balanced hand that is the strongest argument to play in spades. I would think that 4d here just shows a hand that for whatever reason is not preparet to stand 4cx. Maybe 6-4 with aggressive cards. I.e., i would think that:
1d 2c x 4c
p p 4d p
4M
is natural and still just looking for the best game.
Probably when you bid 4c you will sometimes reach an inferior game. But i suspect that if you dble, and if partner does have spades, you will often reach an inferior slam. Further, there must be gains from the improved accuracy of the slam bidding if you start with a slam move now. I would be much more inclinced to dble If i was a bit weaker. Here I think i have enough that 5d should be at least as good as 4s. So i will make a slam move with 4c.
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