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6 spades drifted off one even when I had the ♣K. Imagine if I hadn't, then it would want to stop in 4♠.
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Doesn't GIB have a better way to handle this?
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Posted 2013-January-23, 19:25
6 spades drifted off one even when I had the ♣K. Imagine if I hadn't, then it would want to stop in 4♠.
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Posted 2013-January-23, 19:45
Lord Molyb, on 2013-January-23, 19:25, said:
6 spades drifted off one even when I had the ♣K. Imagine if I hadn't, then it would want to stop in 4♠.
So you had a spade void? Show your hand. You certainly want to be in a slam- diamonds or spades could be the contract.
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Posted 2013-January-23, 21:24
I don't know how to take a hand and just directly post it on here, so I recreated it from searching. You made a BAD 2♦ bid, partner bids to a 67.8% slam (+ extras if you happen to have the ♦Q or if an opponent has Qx and they don't lead a ♥ immediately), and you are complaining??? If you don't have ♣K, then you will have QJ of Diamonds, and GIB WILL make 6.
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Posted 2013-January-24, 07:41
He does have point that GIB is too unilateral- South holding ♦QJxxxx and ♥K(x,xx) ♠x has a greater chance of making in diamonds rather than spades.
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Posted 2013-January-24, 08:46
chasetb, on 2013-January-23, 21:24, said:
If you don't have ♣K, then you will have QJ of Diamonds, and GIB WILL make 6.
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Posted 2013-January-24, 16:00
Well, probably GIB-North could start with 2NT, asking for features, and (if) hearing 3♣ could gear up, while hearing 3♥ no matter if that's even Ace, slam seems lying on direct finesse in clubs with heart lead ( supposedly ) if spades are trumps.
Probably with 3♥ (checking also aces via 4NT(♦) ) you would feel better in slam in diamonds as club finesse is important in both slams.
For slam in diamonds you have extra chance with club lead and take with ace and keeping ♠AKQ as entry unless opener is void. With heart lead you depend on club finesse unless you have black singleton. With spade lead you would enjoy having ♥A.
But very specific hand.
Probably with 3♥ (checking also aces via 4NT(♦) ) you would feel better in slam in diamonds as club finesse is important in both slams.
For slam in diamonds you have extra chance with club lead and take with ace and keeping ♠AKQ as entry unless opener is void. With heart lead you depend on club finesse unless you have black singleton. With spade lead you would enjoy having ♥A.
But very specific hand.
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Posted 2013-January-25, 14:18
I would be asking for the HA and going to either 6D or 7D, if I were north. Yeah, it goes down if opener doesn't have even the DQ and the suit breaks badly.
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