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Posted 2004-July-24, 13:31

The first hand I had today in a tourney, off for a great start - not:

Scoring: MP


Bidding (playing 4 card Majors):

pass - 1♥ - 2♣ - Dbl
pass - 2♦ - pass - 3♣
pass - 3NT - pass - 4♦
pass - 5♣ - pass - 6♦
all pass

1♥ = 4+♥
Dbl = 9+, doesn't need ♠ (but usually has them)
2♦ = nat, didn't want to bid 2♥ with such garbage
3♣ = general GF
3NT = at least a control ♣
4♦ = minorwood
5♣ = 2 keycards with ♦Q

♣Q was lead, and it looked quite good. ♦ 4-1 or 3-2 split and it's laydown. But noooooooooo, they had to be 5-0, to give me an impossible contract :D
Imo, 6♠ is safer (and collects more), but also impossible on this hand.

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Posted 2004-July-24, 15:13

I know exactly what you mean. Once in a european championship, me and pard bid to the super-contract of 6 diamonds which only a 5-0 break beats. Guess what... :D
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Posted 2004-July-24, 19:23

It could be worse 7♦ and 7♠ are resonable contracts.
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Posted 2004-July-24, 20:26

well buddy, you know what i'm gonna say :D ... west opens

1nt : 2d = game force
2s : 2nt = 4+ hearts not 4 spades
3nt : 4c = 2533, control ask
4s : 4nt = 5, spiral
5c

here's where it gets interesting.. east knows you have the spade A, the club A, K, and no heart honors, so he's gonna bid 6S i imagine (i would).. it's down probably, but i still think the bidding was correct
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  Posted 2004-July-24, 21:20

There's no cryin' in bridge! :D <j/K>
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Posted 2004-July-26, 12:11

If you play in a good field everybody will do pretty much the same.
But if you play a different system compared to rest of the field, you will create many swings. Some good some bad.
As long as the the good outscore the bad you do good.

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