How unlucky can one be?

[Free]

Tonight at one of our local clubs, we bid 2 nice slams, none of them made because of bad splits.

 

First one: 6♠ making if ♦ are 3-3 or if ♦K was onside. You guessed it, Kxxx was offside and we went -1.

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We use relays, and I (South) knew about Axx-Qxxxx-xxx-Ax.

 

Second one: 7♦ making if ♦ split 2-1, or 3-0 with the Q in front of AJx. We caught QTx offside, going -1.

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I (still South) knew about Kxxx-x-Axx-Axxxx.

 

EDIT: an error in the first hand: I had ♠KQ instead of QJ

[akhare]

Tonight at one of our local clubs, we bid 2 nice slams, none of them made because of bad splits.

 

First one: 6♠ making if ♦ are 3-3 or if ♦K was onside. You guessed it, Kxxx was offside and we went -1.

[hv=n=satxhqjxxxdxxxcat&s=skqxxxhadaqxxckqx]133|200|[/hv]

We use relays, and I (South) knew about Axx-Qxxxx-xxx-Ax.

 

Second one: 7♦ making if ♦ split 2-1, or 3-0 with the Q in front of AJx. We caught QTx offside, going -1.

[hv=n=satxhqjxxxdxxxcat&s=skqxxxhadaqxxckqx]133|200|[/hv]

I (still South) knew about Kxxx-x-Axx-Axxxx.

 

EDIT: an error in the first hand: I had ♠KQ instead of QJ

You can emphatize w/ you -- relays can get you into some great slams, but they don't guarantee good breaks to go along w/ them :)....

 

Atul

[awm]

Wouldn't it be great if we had asking bids to ask about the opponents distribution?

[kfgauss]

Wouldn't it be great if we had asking bids to ask about the opponents distribution?

For example, the modified queen ask, for when partner's a better reader of body language than you are:

 

Step 1: I don't have the Queen and don't know where it is

Step 2: I don't have the Queen, but my LHO does

Step 3: I don't have the Queen, but my RHO does

Step 4: Yes, I have the Queen

 

Extra modifications can be made if you have more room:

(this version usually for when you have all the keycards, so you know you don't lack the A or K of trump)

 

Step 1: I don't have the Queen and don't know where it is, or I know where it is, but it's behind the AK and not doubleton

Step 2: I don't have the Queen, but my LHO does, but I don't have the J

Step 3: I don't have the Queen, but my RHO does, but I don't have the J or 10

Step 4: LHO has the Queen and I have the J

Step 5: RHO has the Queen and I have the 10

Step 6: LHO has the Queen and I have J10

Step 7: RHO has the Queen and I have the J

Step 8: The Queen will fall doubleton

Step 9: Yes, I have the Queen

 

Andy