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1. KQJxxx, Txxxx, x, x (all vul)
a) RHO (dealer) opens 3♣. 3♠ or not?
b) Say you bid 3♠. LHO bids 5♣, pard 5♠ - (p); - p - (6♣) - x - (p); ?
c) If you pass, what is your lead?
2. KQxxx Axxx xx xx
(1♥) - 2N - (p) - 3♣
(p) - 4♥ - (p) - ?
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Posted 2011-May-28, 12:00
1a) Blindfold myself and reach wildly for the bidding box.
1b) Now I pass, the damage is done.
1c) ♦, wins when we get a ruff or when they can't pitch a spade loser they may or may not have.
2) 4♠, forwardgoing cue, ♥A is probably opposite a void but maybe it will let us pitch a diamond loser that we couldn't ruff.
1b) Now I pass, the damage is done.
1c) ♦, wins when we get a ruff or when they can't pitch a spade loser they may or may not have.
2) 4♠, forwardgoing cue, ♥A is probably opposite a void but maybe it will let us pitch a diamond loser that we couldn't ruff.
I once yelled at my partner for discarding the 'wrong' card when he was subjected to a squeeze that I allowed by giving the wrong count with too high a card. Now he's allowed to pitch aces when the opponents have the king in the dummy. At trick 2. When he could have followed suit. And blame me.
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Posted 2011-May-28, 13:04
1.a. Pass.
b. Pass. Hoping partner can have them down.
c. Second best heart.
2. 4♠.
b. Pass. Hoping partner can have them down.
c. Second best heart.
2. 4♠.
wyman, 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 2011-May-28, 13:55
1a) Pass
1b) Pass of course
1c) I think a diamond is an awful lead. It is extremely likely LHO is bidding this way with a long good suit (probably diamonds) and some club support. The choice for me is between the majors, a heart could be bad if LHO happens to have good hearts, and a spade could be bad if they are ruffing it or have the ace (but if it lives, we will at least know what to shift to). Overall I'd probably just try the SK. BTW this is not a lightner X, this is an auction where the opponents are saving and partner is just doubling to say he was bidding 5S to make.
2) 5C, my hand is terrible. Even something like x x AKxxx AKQJxx is a horrendous slam. Sorry partner if both of your minors are solid and you have 2 little spades, you should have bid differently if that was the case.
Edit: just noticed my example is pretty bad, because on a heart lead we would never make 5, only 4 or 6, depending on diamonds. Whatever, they'll lead a spade when I don't cuebid
1b) Pass of course
1c) I think a diamond is an awful lead. It is extremely likely LHO is bidding this way with a long good suit (probably diamonds) and some club support. The choice for me is between the majors, a heart could be bad if LHO happens to have good hearts, and a spade could be bad if they are ruffing it or have the ace (but if it lives, we will at least know what to shift to). Overall I'd probably just try the SK. BTW this is not a lightner X, this is an auction where the opponents are saving and partner is just doubling to say he was bidding 5S to make.
2) 5C, my hand is terrible. Even something like x x AKxxx AKQJxx is a horrendous slam. Sorry partner if both of your minors are solid and you have 2 little spades, you should have bid differently if that was the case.
Edit: just noticed my example is pretty bad, because on a heart lead we would never make 5, only 4 or 6, depending on diamonds. Whatever, they'll lead a spade when I don't cuebid
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Posted 2011-May-28, 16:04
Here's what happened on the 1st:
South was a pro playing with a client. I think North has a clear 6♠ call but w/e. Odd that you need to lead your stiff diamond to give partner a ruff.
Hats off to West for never mentioning the diamond suit.
On 2, partner held xx void AKxxx AKTxxx. I think 4♥ is an overbid. The player that held the hand I gave you bid 4♠. They had a convoluted sequence to 6♣ which was obviously hopeless.
South was a pro playing with a client. I think North has a clear 6♠ call but w/e. Odd that you need to lead your stiff diamond to give partner a ruff.
Hats off to West for never mentioning the diamond suit.
On 2, partner held xx void AKxxx AKTxxx. I think 4♥ is an overbid. The player that held the hand I gave you bid 4♠. They had a convoluted sequence to 6♣ which was obviously hopeless.
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5♠? I wish you had posted the full hand in a different forum...
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cherdano, on 2011-May-28, 18:02, said:
5♠? I wish you had posted the full hand in a different forum...
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Posted 2011-May-29, 10:46
cherdano, on 2011-May-28, 18:02, said:
5♠? I wish you had posted the full hand in a different forum...
Yeah I know, 5♠ is a joke.
I suppose for sh*ts sake, pretend you heard 6♣, 6♠, 7♣.. X and pretend you need to lead.
LOL Ace I deserve that.
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Posted 2011-May-29, 14:49
1a. Pass wtp? I can hardly believe this will stop here.
1b. That's a penalty dbl. Pass and cross fingers.
1c. Leading a diamond and crossing fingers again... After having seen the "solutions" I'd never, ever thought pard would ruff that. LOL.
2. 5♣. Anything else will get pard too excited. We have a spade loser and hoping for no minor suit losers is hoping pard has the magic hand - which he never does. In fact, his 4♥ is rather pathetic.
1b. That's a penalty dbl. Pass and cross fingers.
1c. Leading a diamond and crossing fingers again... After having seen the "solutions" I'd never, ever thought pard would ruff that. LOL.
2. 5♣. Anything else will get pard too excited. We have a spade loser and hoping for no minor suit losers is hoping pard has the magic hand - which he never does. In fact, his 4♥ is rather pathetic.
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Phil, on 2011-May-29, 10:46, said:
Yeah I know, 5♠ is a joke.
Just out of curiosity, would anyone play any of 5♦, 5♥, 5NT, 6♦, 6♥ as showing a spade fit here? (Personally, I can't see 5NT as natural making much sense at least...)
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mgoetze, on 2011-May-29, 19:00, said:
Just out of curiosity, would anyone play any of 5♦, 5♥, 5NT, 6♦, 6♥ as showing a spade fit here? (Personally, I can't see 5NT as natural making much sense at least...)
No, I'd play suit bids as natural, and 5NT as two places to play.
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
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