jim420

A casual game at MBC You were still viewing the results from board 11 when the bell rang "Ding-dong", and one click from the results window to the main one brought you to this. 12. [hv=d=w&v=n&s=sq7hq52dak3cat865]133|100|Scoring: IMP W N E S 3♣ 4♠ 5♥ ?[/hv] It's OK for those who are claustrophobic to feel breathless now, but...what's your bid here?

The hand you've been waiting for so long - Diamond loses forever, at least to hearts :( The bidding just went like the stock market. Overbidding like madness and when people start to realize the hand isn't worth the contract, the reality came crashing down I wouldn't even tell you what position I was in, lol [hv=d=n&v=n&n=skj6hdkqj97432ct5&w=s9875ht85d5caq642&e=sahqj9732d86cj873&s=sqt432hak64datck9]399|300|Scoring: IMP W N E S - 5♦ 5♥ 6♦ 6♥ 7♦ X P P P lead ♠A 7♦xN-4[/hv] Comments plz...

ah...so quick anyway, keep voting plz. Will post the whole hand with the bidding later for you guys to have a look

You've just dealt yourself this hand. How would you open this? [hv=d=n&v=n&s=skj6hdkqj97432ct5]133|100|Scoring: IMP W N E S - ?[/hv]

I didn't know why I played like that at that time (it was dealt by the BBO dealer a few days ago), probably I thought I could get to board again with clubs later. But I did the finesse, and what came out was totally suprising. T2: ♦J ♦3 ♦2 ♠4! Yet it's still possible to make this board, in this case. How?

[hv=d=s&v=e&w=s3hk974daqt8542ck&e=saq82h853djcaq763]266|100|Scoring: IMP Auction W - N - E - S - - - - - - P 1♦ 2♠ 2NT P 3♦ 3♠ 3NT P AP 3NT by E lead ♠7 ♠7 ♠3 ♠K ?[/hv] Continue your play please

After a messy and reckless auction :( you reached the contract of 3♠xx The beer card then emerged from LHO Plz state your play... [hv=d=s&v=n&w=sk752hda54ckq8762&e=sat8hakq752d963c3]266|100|Scoring: IMP W N E S - - - P 1♣ P 1♥ 2♦ 3♣ P 3♥ P 3♠ X XX P P P 3♠xxW lead ♦7[/hv]

[hv=d=n&v=n&s=s4h2dak432cqt7653]133|100|Scoring: IMP N - E - S - W 1♣ 1♥ P ?[/hv]

So you are East, what now? [hv=d=n&v=b&s=skqhakt632dqt42ct]133|100|Scoring: IMP W - N - E - S 1♠ 3♣ ?[/hv]

Oops I forgot to post the hand again... [hv=d=n&v=e&n=sa95hq95dkt742ca5&w=sj82h3da8cqjt9632&e=skt764hk876d93c84&s=sq3hajt42dqj65ck7]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv] 3NT, 4♥ and 5♦ makes, but so does 3♣W

well, thx all for the replies so far As the title implies, this hand wasn't a peaceful one... ;) I was in this position, East. At that time I thought slam could be there on things like xxx x KQxxxxx xx or xx Kx Kxxxxxx xx hence I bid 6♦ directly (glad there are some who agreed...), all passed I was quite frustrated when the computer showed me the full hand (6 card ♦??? at this vul???), and even more frustrated with opps figuring out the worst lead just by guessing lol [hv=d=w&v=b&n=sqj4hkj3d92ck9754&w=s972h82dkqt653ct8&e=sakt853hq6daj84ca&s=s6hat9754d7cqj632]399|300|Scoring: IMP W N E S 3♦ P 6♦ P P P lead ♥J 6♦W-2 -7.13 IMPs[/hv] I would not even think about leading from KJx in something like this Then it just came so quick I almost didn't notice it. I did not see the second card played. P simply insta-boot me from the table without a word...I only got the results from myhands They actually have 4♥, and we have 4♠, 5♠ too if they sac us at 5♥ or 5♣, so the field is 4♠ making 5...just no 5♦ or 6♦ Comments on this wild hand?

MBC, pickup p [hv=d=w&v=b&s=sakt853hq6daj84ca]133|100|Scoring: IMP W N E S 3♦ P ?[/hv] What would u bid?

Your systematic bidding got ruined by a WJO by your LHO, and partner passed. You, however, are looking at this hand... [hv=d=n&v=e&s=sq3hajt42dqj65ck7]133|100|Scoring: IMP W N E S - 1♦ P 1♥ 3♣ P P ?[/hv] What's ur action now?

Exactly as u guessed, West had ♦AKTxx. And u also gave the reason for me asking this. After this board I dunno whether the 2nd double would create confusion for partner, and wondered what's in standard methods the 2nd X would mean to most people. In the end, partner did lead ♦2, and ♦QJx was not together in declarer's hand ;) As to why the bidding went like that, I can never know... NB: Only a ♦ lead (any ♦ of course) can set the contract. If E lead anything else, u give them 6N, as actually happened in one table where the auction went p-1♣-p-6NT-p-p-p, and the only other honour between the two hands was an onside ♣Q

oh, the full hand ;) [hv=d=e&v=e&n=sa54h75da873cj974&w=shk842dj5caq86532&e=sj72hajt963dkt9ck&s=skqt9863hqdq642ct]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv] 6♥ and 4♠ both makes, for EW and NS respectively