Bandit Country

[roghog]

You venture to the Back of Beyond* to play in a Swiss Teams event. To make your journey really worthwhile, you need to judge these two accurately..

 

[hv=d=w&v=b&s=skq98754h9da764ca]133|100|Scoring: IMP

(2♥) - double - (4♥) - ?

 

West's 2♥ shows 5-9pts, 5♥ and 4+ in a minor[/hv]

 

[hv=d=w&v=b&s=skq98754h9da764ca]133|100|Scoring: IMP

(2♥) - double - (4♥) - ?

 

West's 2♥ shows 5-9pts, 5♥ and 4+ in a minor[/hv]

 

* Shropshire, a no-man's-land between England and Wales

[Blofeld]

1st one I think I'll bid 4NT and pull 5m to 5♠. Tempted to just bid 6♠.

 

2nd one I'll bid 5♣. Is this a trick question?

[Free]

4NT, planning to bid 5♠ as slam invite

 

5♣, partner doesn't believe my penalty doubles?

[Guest Jlall]

1) 6S. If we have 7, well sorry partner I don't know how to figure it out.

 

2) 6C. I don't think that my X was penalty. It was values and takeout oriented, exactly the same as if it had gone 3H p 4H X. When partner bids 4N, he's bidding to make a contract. It seems likely that he's bidding on a heart void but my hand is still amazingly good. xxx --- Kxxxx QJxxx is an easy slam, and the DK isn't even needed. I think the 5C bidders are missing the boat on this one. I would bid 5H to try for the grand but I'm worried parnter might not be on the same wavelength and might bid 6D or something. Again if we have a grand, sorry pard but I don't know how to figure it out.

[Cascade]

I'm with Justin I bid slam on both of these.

 

1/ Partner isn't going to realise how little he needs for slam

 

2/ Partner isn't going to realise how little he needs for slam

[civill]

5♠ to INV for the 1st hand;

pass for the 2nd hand,because of two times of silence from the PD.

[Codo]

agreed with Justin, Slam is a must and I am not able to reach the Grand with convidence.

[whereagles]

6♠/6♣ seems fair, though I could live with a pessimistc 5♣ on the second hand.

[jdeegan]

:D 6♠ on the first one. I echo Justin's sentiments exactly.

Pass on the second one, and hope pard has something in diamonds. When did pard show enough extra values to make slam a good proposition?

[bid_em_up]

On hand one, I am tempted to bid 5H and then correct 6C to 6S, but would worry about partner reading this as a heart void and bidding 7 with a losing heart. So 6S it is.

 

Pass on the second one, and hope pard has something in diamonds.  When did pard show enough extra values to make slam a good proposition?

How much do you think partner needs (assuming he is 5-5) for 6C to make? Give him xx x xxxxx QJxxx and there should be reasonable play, any more than this is icing on the cake.

 

And I believe he does have move values than the hand above, since he sat for the X of 3N. I suspect the 3N call was a tactical bid, and now that we have exposed it, I think we have to show the huge fit with clubs. 6C seems clear.