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Ben

[inquiry]

http://bridgebase.lunarpages.com/cgi-bin/h...etchlin=7421453

Uday rocks...playing against people who will do this to you, is unnerving....

Scoring: IMP

West North East South

 Pass  3NT!  Pass  6♣
 Pass  Pass  Pass  

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Uday (south) realizes he is likely off the top two spades, but he puts maximum pressure on his opponents with a leap to 6♣. If they don't lead a spade at trick one, he realizes he has a shot at SEVEN clubs, 2H, 1D with play in heart suit for extra tricks.. the opponents will come under a lot of pressure ot guess what to keep on the run of the club suit.

H5 H8 H9 HJ <<--- essentially only lead off top that allows to make.
H4 H2 C4 H3 <<--- key to the hand, ruff a heart (transportation problem otherwise) to set up the 12th trick in form of long heart
CA C7 C8 C5
CQ CJ S4 CT
CK C9 S8 S6
C6 SJ S3 S7
D2 D5 DA D6
HA H6 D4 HT
HK HQ D8

Obviously uday only one to bid this one.. huge win in imps. !!!

[rona_]

I suspect Uday private messaged his opps and said "If you lead a spade you will be barred". Thus the heart lead right into his Ace King Jack

[uday]

Our agreement is that the 3N call shows a solid minor plus exactly one outside A or K.
We don't get out much -- P had forgotten, and neglected to browse thru our CC.

[ritong]

i witnessed the hand , have to admit i thought " omg.." when the 6♣bid appeared, have to admit i thought " lol " when the ♥ lead appeared , and watched the following chat:
-uday : " humm -- ty part"
-uday's part (a very nice guy called jim) :" humm = i lack the ♣jack , opps "
-uday: "well, maybe bigger "
when the curtains fell on this drolatic drama , jim okayed he forgot their agreements about this opening bid, which , by the way, does not occur so frequently.
nevertheless, my suggestion is : what about playing 3nt = solid minor and NO outside stopper, instead of leaving it to responder guessing in which suit the outside honour advocated by uday is? no outside stopper, and responder is much better placed to take the right decision .okay , enough teaching for now

[inquiry]

In a short tourney, I think it is a great shot... if partner has two/three hearts and they fail to find the spade lead, you mgiht come home... but I have to admit I didn't know about the agreement for an outside stopper...

With a promised outside stopper, it it is not such a swashbuckling bid that I thought it was.... I figured this was akin to a sting cue-bid...... :-)

Ben

[inquiry]

Well, this one is just remarkable by ppliot and ahuzobu. Nothing outstanding to the play, but it has to be seen to be believed...

Scoring: IMP

West North East South

 -     -     Pass  1♦
 2♦    Dbl   4♥    6♣
 Dbl   6♦    Pass  Pass
 Dbl   RDbl  Pass  Pass
 Pass  

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Trick one.. Club ACE lead, ruff with the ACE of diamonds, Claim an overtrick.

This hand was also played in 7Dx five times (which scores better), but those hands were flawed for contest purposes of sorts, because 7D was bid as a sacrafice, that happens to make missing three aces.

[helium]

This is a nice hand i played in a team match a few days ago

http://online.bridge....php?id=7436754


Now the reason i played the dimonds like this was becouse olej had a big hassitasjon before passing 6♥ so i was sure he had the missing key-cards.
First i tryed a "fake" ruffing finnes in ♦but that dint work he dint even have a choose whit Kx , but i made the contract on a nice skvis:)))

Scoring: IMP


West North East South

 Pass  1♦    Pass  1♥
 Pass  2NT   Pass  3♣
 Pass  3♥    Pass  4♣
 Pass  4♦    Pass  4♥
 Pass  4♠    Pass  6♥
 Pass  Pass  Pass  

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S7 SK S6 S2
DA D2 D9 D5
DQ DK D8 D7
S5 S3 S4 SA
HJ H3 H2 H6
HT H4 H5 C7
H8 H7 H9 S8
HA ST C2 HK
HQ CT D4 S9
C3 C9 CK C5
DJ SQ C6 D3
C4 C8


kenneth

[mr1303]

Here's a lovely 21 HCP Grand that I bid the other day.

http://bridgebase.lunarpages.com/cgi-bin/h...etchlin=7903839

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Bidding was as follows, playing SAYC

West dealt:

Pass 1D 1S 2H
4S P P 4NT
P 5C P 5S
X P P XX
P 7C X All pass

4NT was take out, 5S showed a void, XX was pick a slam.

Play was as follows:

HA H4 H3 C4
S5 S6 C7 S3
CK CT C5 C2
C8 S2 CQ C3
S8 S10 C9 S7
D8 D3 DK DQ
CA CJ H7 H2
D2 D4 DA D6
HK H8 S9 H6
DT SQ D5 S4
D9 H9 DJ H5
C6 SJ HT HQ
D7 Claimed last trick

And won 2 beers as well