G_R__E_G Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 [hv=d=w&v=b&s=sjt9765432h8da5c4]133|100|Scoring: MP[/hv] You're east, auction has gone P-1D. What's you call? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 4♠. I have around 8 tricks (on normal layouts I have 7 spade tricks) and I haven't promised anything on defence. If partner doubles 5♥ or whatever, he shouldn't blame it on me if it makes. I have one more defensive trick that I might have had. Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 4♠. 5 comes to mind, though. It's anybody's guess which is best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 4♠: looks normal to me: I echo Roland's post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 4♠. Another echo from Echo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_R__E_G Posted May 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 I figured that would be pretty much the universal reply and that's what I did. The fun that ensued was what I thought qualified the hand as interesting. Wouldn't you know it, the 4 missing spades were all with my RHO (who was the one who doubled me), so I actually had 4 spade losers. My partner didn't have much but she did have the ace of clubs, so until I played a ♠ at trick two (♦ lead) I thought I'd only be down 2. So I was going to be down one too many, but when I played a club to the ace and came back with a club my RHO was kind enough to decide to ruff it so I was only down 2 after all. Unfortunately, as it turns out we could have put 4♥ down one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 5♠ also comes to my mind, but 4♠ will probably enough since partner may have a ♠ ruff and I have ♦A as entry. 4♠ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 4♠ because it's Spades. Now if they were hearts, 5♥ sounds right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miron Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 4♠, but after partner's pass I like 5♠ as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 I'm gonna buck the trend and bid 2♠ Why? Because it least it tells pard some of my cards (I can always amaze everyone and bid again) but I have soooo few points and/or cards in the other suits, that the bidding is going to tell me more than I tell them. For sure an opponent with 3 spades is going to place partner with about the same number. Mind you, the spades are AKQ8 so it depends which one is singleton :D Who knows, maybe I will even buy it in 3!S doubled when someone has a spade stack? Too bad the solution was already posted. This hand reminds me of the player who passed a 10-card spade suit. His logic, which was impeccable, was that someone was bound to bid again (i know, you can label me with the dunce hat because in that case it went All Pass) but here it seems rather unlikely that with around 25 HCP unaccounted for, that noone will bid. And this is the boss suit. Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.