Preempt with two aces?

[Kalvan14]

1S. After all i have like a bajillion zars right?

which is the greater quantity, a "bajillion" or a "gazillion", or is this specific to zar language?

 

i think 1S is fine. why open a distorted pre-empt when you have the master suit. Of course, the hand becomes interesting if the opps pre-empt to the 4 or 5 level. At least you have two quicks should partner then hand the opps the cube (for you backgammon players). your choice of rebid should P response 1NT is also interesting.

Cool hand!

 

DHL

The rebid depends also on the oppos' bidding. If it goes 1♠-(P)-1N-(P) [which is unlikely], I would likely bid 2♥: what I would like is Pard giving preference to ♠ [and over 2♠ I bid 4]. What I would dislike is playing 4♠ with a singleton in dummy. But, as I said, it's a hand which is highly influenced by the table mood.

[awm]

Well I guess your play is better than mine. It seems to me that you need to set up the clubs for heart discards (you can only lose one heart on this hand). On a diamond lead your communication is cut and there is little hope. On a heart lead the opponents are set up to take 1 heart, 1 club, and 2 spades even if spades break. You basically need either a spade lead (really unlikely since the person on lead probably has one or more honors) or a club lead. Even with the club lead you're down if spades are 4-1. This is not a game I want to be in.

 

As for the slam, if partner has Kxx Kx Axxx xxxx, I don't really see where my heart losers are going. I suppose I can hope that spades are 2-1 and the person with 2 spades has four or more hearts? This seems to be well under fifty-percent?

 

Is this unlucky? Sure.. but I like my chances of getting to 4♠ if it's right after passing... I don't think there's a need to make a unilateral decision that we will play in 4♠ early in this hand. In fact there are a number of auctions where the delayed 4♠ is very likely to be doubled and make (i.e. Pass-1♥-Pass-2♥-4♠ is a real tempting target, whereas a direct 4♠ is more likely to be passed out).

[cherdano]

I am confused Adam. On a heart lead, I play a club to the table, and get two heart discards on the clubs, and one on the diamonds. So I make when clubs are 4-3 and spades 3-2 (or clubs 5-2 with the short hand having 3 spades). Same after a spade lead. On a diamond lead, you cash two diamonds, discarding a club, and then try the ruffing finesse against the club ace.

 

Yes it's not a game I want to be in, but it's not hopeless, and sometimes partner may have one point in the majors.

 

And yes I didn't mean the slam to be a good one.

 

Arend

[Guest Jlall]

I am confused Adam. On a heart lead, I play a club to the table, and get two heart discards on the clubs, and one on the diamonds. So I make when clubs are 4-3 and spades 3-2 (or clubs 5-2 with the short hand having 3 spades). Same after a spade lead. On a diamond lead, you cash two diamonds, discarding a club, and then try the ruffing finesse against the club ace.

 

Yes it's not a game I want to be in, but it's not hopeless, and sometimes partner may have one point in the majors.

 

And yes I didn't mean the slam to be a good one.

 

Arend

But when they win the CA they cash a heart.

[cherdano]

I am confused Adam. On a heart lead, I play a club to the table, and get two heart discards on the clubs, and one on the diamonds. So I make when clubs are 4-3 and spades 3-2 (or clubs 5-2 with the short hand having 3 spades). Same after a spade lead. On a diamond lead, you cash two diamonds, discarding a club, and then try the ruffing finesse against the club ace.

 

Yes it's not a game I want to be in, but it's not hopeless, and sometimes partner may have one point in the majors.

 

And yes I didn't mean the slam to be a good one.

 

Arend

But when they win the CA they cash a heart.

I said I was confused! For some reason I thought dummy had a singleton heart, and a 1=1=5=5 shape...