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#1 User is offline   RunemPard 

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Posted 2013-December-02, 19:37

My gf and I were not having the best session tonight, and ran into a hand that just made me smile. Our opponents were novices.



Partner's choice of opening gambling was...different, but it certainly didn't hurt us here. The opponents had never played against gambling before, and were provided detailed descriptions of the bids, but still opted to pass out 5c.

When north failed to trump the heart, I could not help but look at south to see one of the most priceless looks of confusion I have ever seen at the bridge table.

P.S...The layout of the hand allowing for any number of club sacrifices to hurt us even more made it even more amusing...
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Posted 2013-December-03, 06:20

Why did West raise a p/c bid?
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Posted 2013-December-03, 08:21

View PostZelandakh, on 2013-December-03, 06:20, said:

Why did West raise a p/c bid?

sacrifice?
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Posted 2013-December-03, 08:28

Why did you post this hand? To make fun of your opponents?
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Posted 2013-December-03, 09:06

View PostVampyr, on 2013-December-03, 08:28, said:

Why did you post this hand? To make fun of your opponents?

I think it is pretty amusing. You just have to get amusement from the game where you can find it.
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Posted 2013-December-03, 09:57

View PostArtK78, on 2013-December-03, 09:06, said:

I think it is pretty amusing. You just have to get amusement from the game where you can find it.


I agree. See the most hopeless/clueless comment thread. No one is named and it's pretty entertaining.
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Posted 2013-December-03, 11:15

View PostZelandakh, on 2013-December-03, 06:20, said:

Why did West raise a p/c bid?

View PostLord Molyb, on 2013-December-03, 08:21, said:

sacrifice?

The P/C bid, IMO, should have been 4D; the unilateral decision by West to sac 5 is more strange by far than the choice to open G3N.
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Posted 2013-December-03, 14:42

View Postaguahombre, on 2013-December-03, 11:15, said:

The P/C bid, IMO, should have been 4D; the unilateral decision by West to sac 5 is more strange by far than the choice to open G3N.


Traditionally 4D asks for opener's shortage; you can't make a 4-level POC bid opposite a gambling 3NT opening.
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Posted 2013-December-03, 19:48

View PostFrancesHinden, on 2013-December-03, 14:42, said:

Traditionally 4D asks for opener's shortage; you can't make a 4-level POC bid opposite a gambling 3NT opening.

I can. I am not traditional. Of course, our 3NT opening is not "gambling", but rather the non-traditional broken 8-bagger ---so I don't really know what works best opposite a gambling 3NT.
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