pooltuna

....sanity? No Problem! We can confirm. You are definitely insane :)

You think this is close? :) This is a WTP Pass

RKC

PASS WTP?

Does this comment mean you are bidding 4NT? :)

clearly you don't think partner had a penalty pass of 2♠

1♥ because I don't like to belly up this early in the auction if I can avoid it

I had to provide 13 xes for the hand diagram

I was N and partner left me to guess the best defense by playing the ♥9 :lol:

Why is defense so hard? One critical and understated factor is alertness for opportunities to act. And it can't be properly done in problems. For instance you will probably find the solution to this problem fairly easy but inattention at the table will result in a missed opportunity. Here you are alert that a problem exists but at the table a run of the mill set of hands may put you to sleep when it comes up. The auction is as follows All red in a MP event. The opponents are playing precision West North East South P--- P---- 1C*- P 1D*- P---- 2C-- P 2S-- P---- 4S-- all pass Partner leads the ♥K. As South plan the defense. [hv=d=w&v=b&n=sxxxxhxxxdxxxcxxx&w=sxxxxhxxxdxxxcxxx&e=saq4h83da4cakqt52&s=skt6haj97dt9872c9]399|300|Scoring: MP[/hv]

Intelligent? I thought you knew? When we are masterminding we bid partner's hand for him!!!! :huh:

put me down for the K♥

The failures you noted in the offensive section also apply to the defensive portion as well

Well stuff happens when you make your normal X of 3♥ :)

I didn't realize Wal Mart had obtained exclusive rights on selling CrackerJacks :)

I get a new partner who understands our runout system :)

Well IIRC Cayne uses 2NT as a feature ask and over 3♣ I would just bid 5♦ over 3♦ I would just pass over 3♥ I would try 5♦. 3♠ is ugly as 4♦ may be considered forcing.

If partner may open light in 3rd seat then 3♥. Conversely if you are opening light in 1st and 2nd then 4♥

yes probably the best choice with 3♣ being second. The problem with 2♠ is that IMO it is GF as partner cannot have ♠ [well 4 anyway] and should be reserved for a slam precursor as well.

Where did this figure of 60% come from? I snatched it out of the air as it flew by :lol: Otherwise it didn't seem to out of line for the bidding

In fairness, Justin came close to an explanation. The "terrible" comment suggests that 6♣ would be a partnership-specific treatment, showing first-round control of clubs, two other cards, and a complete admission of being an idiot in the prior auction. If that would be so understood, from past experience, then the call is perfect. Others hinted at that implicit agreement, as well. :lol:

I assume you pass then as N holding [hv=s=skqjxxxhxxdkqjxcx]133|100|[/hv] :lol: And you, I assume, never miss a slam or overbid to a slam after opponents preempt to the 4-level? If I didn't do that I wouldn't be bidding enough :P But the 7 level deserves extra care and a 60% chance that partner has the ♣A is a marginal grand.

I am inclined to pass as we might have a good ♥ fit but have no problem with those using X to tell partner this is our probable best spot hehe the bidding is so improbably your mind filtered it for you pooltuna - that *was* the 3c bid. Phil Yes K did not add any extra information[or even a "all pass" or 3 passes at the end] so I looked for a problem

you got the wrong sequence [2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26] and against reasonable opps you can stop at 8 and give up on your 1430, 1460, or 2210

Nothing rates to work but I would have tried the J♠ because I expect my entries to limited as well and the opponents made no efforts to find a major suit fit.