clayniac

If partner passes, I bid 3 nt, and he probably will pass. still a better score than 6 hearts down two or three. I should q bid over 4 hearts, then we may find club slam.

miscopied clubs. mike has the missing honors kjxx.

I know I don't post responses on here; I would rather read what the experts say. I don't know that my replies would be as adequate as the other posters. But I do read regularly. That being said, in the Thursday, June 14, 9 am ACBL, my regular partner, jmk114, Mike from Phoenix, Arizona, and I had a friendly disagreement on the following hand; and I bid the wrong slam (♥ instead of the right slam ♣ ) on the following hand after a 2 ♠ pre-empt on my right: I pick up 25 HCPs!!! ♠ A8 ♥ AK8 ♦ AKJ ♣ AQ942. After 2 ♠ on my right, Mike thought I should start with 3 ♣. I thought with 25 highs, I should start with a double. Bidding went: p-2 ♠-double-3 ♠ 4 ♥-p- 6 ♥. Hearts 4-2 with queen off as expected. Mike played for that, but he is down a few. Mike felt bidding should go: p-2 ♠-3 ♣-3 ♠ and he will raise my clubs, in which case we will get to the cold club slam. Mike's hand: ♠ 2 ♥ JTxx ♦ txxx ♣ AQ9xx. ♦ queen is in the slot. ♥ Qxxx off side. Should i start with a double or with 3 ♣? If I start with a double, how can we get to 6 ♣? After Mike's free bid of 4 ♥, what is my best call? Thanks all, Patsy

Thanks all. With Mike, I should have bid 4 clubs over his 3 nt which with him is minorwood. He shows me all missing keycards and the club queen, now I can bid the grand-at mps (which this was) 7 nt and at imps 7 clubs. I don't respond to posts much because I don't feel as qualified as others to give correct input, but I do read the posts. Very interesting hands and other topics on the Forum. Thanks bbo. Patsy

Fri, 5-11, 9 am ACBL game-Partner opens and you have akqxx akxxx j at! Partner opened with: stiff, q8, aqxx, kqxxxx-minimum 13 count with 6-card suit and standard opener. We play 1 club is 3 +, 2/1 with gadgets including minorwood. one club-one spade two clubs-three hearts three no trump-? I bid 6 nt. 9 of 11 pairs were in 6 nt. one pair was in 2 clubs on a pass misclick and one pair in 4 clubs when gerber got passed. I was playing with my long-time regular partner jmk114, Mike from Phoenix; and we have well-established agreements. 4 clubs would be minor wood 14-30 in clubs with mike and me. he shows me all kcs and queen, and i can bid 7 nt. We still won the event, but I certainly should have bid the grand. Thanks, Pats

Playing with an occasional partner on ACBL on bbo (my regular partner online, jmk114, Mike from Phoenix, AZ, is not on at that hour), we had this auction: 2 hearts (weak)-2 nt-double by me with a good hand-all pass. We were the beneficiaries of +800. My left hand tabled dummy, coming down with a weak hand and 6 clubs to the king. (I held up my ace once-only had ace and one, but declarer only had two clubs.) The question is would xx by my left hand be the start of a Moscow type escape sequence? That is would xx require the 2 nt bidder to bid 3 clubs? Now on the actual hand, my left hand passes. With diamonds the auction would then go after 2 hearts-2 nt-double-redouble-pass-3 clubs-pass-3 diamonds playing this treatment. Would an experienced player read redouble as a relay to 3 clubs? I think this is worth discussion, as I had never encountered this auction before. Thanks, Patsy

Thanks all, Ben told me about this thread. Very sweet! Patsy

♥♦My long-time regular bbo partner, jmk114, Mike, made the following hand vulnerable for +11 imps in the 11 am ACBL today, Thursday 3/22. With silent opponents, the bidding went: 1 ♦- 1 ♠ 2 ♥- 2 nt (Lebensohl, do you have full values for your reverse?) 3 ♠ 3 nt ♣ ten lead-my dummy (west) hits with: ♠ AQ6 ♥ A875 ♦KJ953 ♣ A Mike's hand (east) is: ♠ 9873 ♥ K9 ♦ 8 ♣ qj6432 trick 1. ♣ T-A per force-K-2 trick 2. ♥ 5-J-9-3 trick 3. ♦ 4-8-A-3 trick 4. ♠ 5-6-T-3 trick 5. ♦ 2-3-Q-K trick 6. ♥ 7-4-K-2 trick 7. ♣ Q-5-♥ 8-♦ 6 trick 8. ♣ J-7-♦ 5- ♠ 2 trick 9. ♠7-4-A-J trick 10. ♥ A-Q-♣ 4-♥ 6 trick 11. ♠ Q-K-8-♣ 8 Now North is endplayed in ♦ and must lead from T-7 into dummy's J-9 Mike diagnosed the layout perfectly from the opening lead. South, on lead, held: ♠ 54 ♥ T632 ♦ AQ ♣ T9875 North held: ♠ KJT2 ♥ QJ4 ♦ T7642 ♣ K A very well-played hand. Patsy

I was playing with a long-time partner, friend and teammate. We have established agreements; and our convention card has expanded over time. We play a 2/1 that started with fairly basic 2/1 but which has gotten a bit more sophisticated over the years. Thanks for input everyone, will continue to follow the replies and the poll results. Patsy

♦Noble, you and I seem to agree a lot. I bid 5 spades-2 with the queen. Partner had ♠kqx ♥xx ♦ajtx ♣akjx and got a ♦ lead. Any other lead, he knocks out the ♠ ace and claims 12 tricks in 6 nt. 6♥ is cold on any lead (♥ behave). 6 nt makes on any lead but a ♦. One other pair was in 6 nt down one, and one pair was in 6 ♥ making. No one else was in slam except those two pairs and us. I thought it was important to show the solid ♥ suit. Turns out if I bid 5 nt-2 with a useful void-partner will bid 6 ♥ knowing i have a pointed void. Void can't be in♣. There is also an argument that I could raise ♣ or splinter in ♦ after partner's 2 ♣ bid and then show the solid ♥ suit. Thanks all, Patsy

got it thanks all. gerben helped me. worked.

At the club today, I held ♠jxx ♥akqtxx ♦ void ♣ qxxx 1 ♥-2 ♣ 2 ♥-4nt- ? If I bid 5 ♠ showing 2 with the queen in hearts, partner bids 6 nt. If I bid 5 nt, by agreement showing 2 with a useful void, partner bids 6 ♥ 6 nt went down for a tie for bottom. 6 ♥ makes for a tie for top. Thanks all, Patsy

I am trying to post a poll with only two choices. I keep getting "error-must have more than one choice" even though I am giving two. Could someone tell me how to type in the choices in the box where one is to type in the choices please? Thanks, Patsy

I agree with Noble. I don't like a double; and a pass could be costly. I like a simple 3 spade overcall. If I am big, I will start with a double, so partner should play me for good spades, opening strength and less than a huge hand. Patsy

I am getting 4 clubs splinter, 2 nt jacoby and 2 diamonds 2/1 as responder's first bid-all from good players. Then even after those the sequences vary. This is a fascinating hand to say the least. Keep the posts coming. Thanks all, Patsy