Kalvan14 Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 Not again a hand where opener gets cold feet: whatever the outcome (even 4♦ just made), I'll refrain from playing again with anyone who passes 4♦ evidently your partner(s) have never made bidding mistakes... and evidently, neither have you Mistakes are what makes bridge interesting. IMHO, there is a limit to everything: I'm going further, and repudiating any partner who passes a Stayman 2♣ :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elianna Posted February 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 Ok, I was A. My hand was ♠AKx ♥KQx ♦KT9xxx ♣x Yes, my diamond suit was not the strength that it should be, but a funny thing, even if I had the QJ it would have made no difference in the results. My thoughts at the table (as the auction happened): 1♦ - 1♠"Well, I have support for spades, and would REALLY like to be in game, but i'm uncomfortable forcing to game on this hand. Maybe she can find a bid over 3♦, then we're heading to game if not slam"3♦ - 3♥ "Wow! Is she 5-4? Is she showing her stopper (A of ♥?) Either way my hand just got WAY better, i'll bid 3♠ and let her know about our potential fit."3♠ - 4♦ "WOW! We have a double fit? I'm really interested in slam, but i'm a total coward. Plus she could just be cuebidding, or not believe that I have three REALLY GOOD spades. I'll just bid 4♠ (because really, i'm a wimp) and assume that she's going on from there"[4s]-5♦ "Hmm, this is somewhat confusing. Was she cuing before? Now I think that she was trying to sign-off, but that seems ridiculous. Granted, my hand is ridiculous for my 3♦ bid, but I think that we could still have a slam, I just don't know what in, but I hope that she will":6♦ - pass And the winner of the guessing game (but for different reasons): If I had to guess a potential disaster, that would be that A misinterpret the 4D bid as slam interest rather than simply a way to keep 4S in the picture, and we end up in 6D down 1/2 when 4S was making. Yes, I thought it was slam interest, but I was ok playing 4♠. <sheepish grin> Partner's hand was J9xx Jxx Kxxx xx Partner basically was hoping that I would have a club stopper, and was trying to get to (a very greedy) 3NT. She didn't want to play 4♠ in a 4-3 fit with bad trump, when a 6-4 or better fit was available. I think that it was understandable, if illadvised. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elianna Posted February 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 Ok, I was A. My hand was ♠AKx ♥KQx ♦KT9xxx ♣x Yes, my diamond suit was not the strength that it should be, but a funny thing, even if I had the QJ it would have made no difference in the results. My thoughts at the table (as the auction happened): 1♦ - 1♠"Well, I have support for spades, and would REALLY like to be in game, but i'm uncomfortable forcing to game on this hand. Maybe she can find a bid over 3♦, then we're heading to game if not slam"3♦ - 3♥ "Wow! Is she 5-4? Is she showing her stopper (A of ♥?) Either way my hand just got WAY better, i'll bid 3♠ and let her know about our potential fit."3♠ - 4♦ "WOW! We have a double fit? I'm really interested in slam, but i'm a total coward. Plus she could just be cuebidding, or not believe that I have three REALLY GOOD spades. I'll just bid 4♠ (because really, i'm a wimp) and assume that she's going on from there"[4s]-5♦ "Hmm, this is somewhat confusing. Was she cuing before? Now I think that she was trying to sign-off, but that seems ridiculous. Granted, my hand is ridiculous for my 3♦ bid, but I think that we could still have a slam, I just don't know what in, but I hope that she will":6♦ - pass And the winner of the guessing game (but for different reasons): If I had to guess a potential disaster, that would be that A misinterpret the 4D bid as slam interest rather than simply a way to keep 4S in the picture, and we end up in 6D down 1/2 when 4S was making. Yes, I thought it was slam interest, but I was ok playing 4♠. <sheepish grin> Partner's hand was J9xx Jxx Axxx xx Partner basically was hoping that I would have a club stopper, and was trying to get to (a very greedy) 3NT. She didn't want to play 4♠ in a 4-3 fit with bad trump, when a 6-4 or better fit was available. I think that it was understandable, if illadvised. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 Hmm, yesterday you told me partner had Jxxx xxx Axxx xx, the current one is even weaker! Although 4D is understandable, I think that partner should bid 5D over 3S. Congrats Mauro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elianna Posted February 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 Yes, you're right, partner had the ♦A. (Since we can't both have the K!!!) I'll fix that in my above post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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