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LHO 1♠...... Pd 2NT (unusual) .... RHO Pass......
Holding
♠QT854
♥A7
♦AQ943
♣9
What is your bid and why?
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#1
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Posted 2005-June-20, 10:50
IMP ... white against red
LHO 1♠...... Pd 2NT (unusual) .... RHO Pass......
Holding
♠QT854
♥A7
♦AQ943
♣9
What is your bid and why?
LHO 1♠...... Pd 2NT (unusual) .... RHO Pass......
Holding
♠QT854
♥A7
♦AQ943
♣9
What is your bid and why?
#2
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Posted 2005-June-20, 11:27
5D
On a good day I will make it at Imps.
On a good day I will make it at Imps.
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Posted 2005-June-20, 11:42
With us being white versus red, I am not going to be too worried about missing slam. Partner will be very frisky so we might not even make 5♦.
I am not happy about the location of the spade queen, and where the heck is the heart suit? Partner (the way I play), has 10 or more cards in minors, so at most 3 in hearts. We might not even be able to win one diamond, and certainly not two. So I am going to bid a lot to forstall a 4♥ bid, that is surely comming (yes, yes, 3NT might talk west out of bidding). So like Mike, I blast away to 5♦. If opener bids 5♥ over 4♦, his partner with heart fit can hardly pass, and we might well score my two aces if htey bid a slam.
I am not happy about the location of the spade queen, and where the heck is the heart suit? Partner (the way I play), has 10 or more cards in minors, so at most 3 in hearts. We might not even be able to win one diamond, and certainly not two. So I am going to bid a lot to forstall a 4♥ bid, that is surely comming (yes, yes, 3NT might talk west out of bidding). So like Mike, I blast away to 5♦. If opener bids 5♥ over 4♦, his partner with heart fit can hardly pass, and we might well score my two aces if htey bid a slam.
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Posted 2005-June-20, 11:50
Agree, 5♦. Making or not, it rates to give us a good result.
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Posted 2005-June-20, 14:01
5D.
Of course, it depends a bit on your methods.
If you play continuos ranges, as I do, you would
like to invite, one possible way, would be to bid
3S, inv. raise for the higher suit, in this case
diamond.
I am sure there are other methods out there.
With kind regards
Marlowe
Of course, it depends a bit on your methods.
If you play continuos ranges, as I do, you would
like to invite, one possible way, would be to bid
3S, inv. raise for the higher suit, in this case
diamond.
I am sure there are other methods out there.
With kind regards
Marlowe
With kind regards
Uwe Gebhardt (P_Marlowe)
Uwe Gebhardt (P_Marlowe)
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Posted 2005-June-20, 15:28
3S..guess i'll go against the grain. Slam is cold opposite x xx Kxxxx AKxxx so it feels like I should make a try, especially as I view it as pretty much free. The only danger is letting LHO in with a 4H bid and the opps finding a good 5H save, but they are red/white so this doesnt seem particularly likely.
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Posted 2005-June-20, 15:32
3♠ for me too, I hate bidding 5m when we may have 4, 6 or 7.
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Posted 2005-June-20, 17:04
3♠ was my first thought also
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Posted 2005-June-20, 17:26
3♠, grand slam might be cold, so I better not pre.
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Posted 2005-June-20, 19:37
I'd like to see partner get off to a club lead if the oppenents find a way to compete in hearts, so I think I'll start with a 4C bid...I don't think I'll play it here but it's OK I hope if undoubled. I'll follow this with 5D and then double 5H. As long as partner holds the Ace of clubs, the king of diamonds, or a spade void we should be able to beat 5H at least 1 and may get it for a decent number. At this vulnerability I can't imagine a hand where I can cover all partner's losers for slam without the opponents holding a 10-card heart fit. If partner holds a real dog he can yank the double IMO: x, xx, J10xxx, QJ10xx would qualify, I would think.
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Posted 2005-June-20, 20:35
My God this is a monster. Opposite the right 7 count (---, x, Kxxxxx, Axxxxx), grand could be near cold, so how can I just bid 5♦? I'll start with 3♠ and cue 4♥ over 4 of a minor, coaxing 4♠ from my monkey. I have the diamonds, so I can control the auction.
"Phil" on BBO
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