Winstonm Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 [hv=d=w&v=n&s=sq9862ha874dca653]133|100|Scoring: IMPW N E S2D X P 3DP 3H P ? 2D-natural and weak.[/hv] You are down 16 at the half of a K.O. match - early in the second half this swingy-looking hand is dealt. How do you procede? Do you have agreements to cover continuations here? Would 4C be a cue bid or black suits? Does 4D confirm hearts as trumps or does that show the blacks? Does partner's 3H show a minimum and does it deny 4/4 in the majors? Where do you go from here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 4d for now, will rebid 5clubs over 4h by partner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted July 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 4d for now, will rebid 5clubs over 4h by partner.And if partner bids 4S over 4D - are you on the same wavelength? Is this a cue in support of hearts or does he think you might be 4315 or such and is still searching for the right game contract? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 4d for now, will rebid 5clubs over 4h by partner.And if partner bids 4S over 4D - are you on the same wavelength? Is this a cue in support of hearts or does he think you might be 4315 or such and is still searching for the right game contract? This is really getting tricky now. I really hate hate hate cuebidding at the 4 level...one more example now. :) Believe it or not I am going to bid 5d now. Yes, I think I know what that means but I am prepared to say sorry and move on to the next hand. Why is this even more confusing for me....because if my 4d bid agreed hearts....if......then 4s is now kickback :). If my 4d bid was just some general forward going bid..pard bid something we may have a mess :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbleighton Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 I interpret 3H as a minimum hand, and sign off in 4H. If I thought it was strong (which would imply that 3D showed at least a pretty good hand), I would cue bid 4C. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted July 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 I interpret 3H as a minimum hand, and sign off in 4H. If I thought it was strong (which would imply that 3D showed at least a pretty good hand), I would cue bid 4C. PeterAssuming 3D creates a game force, should doubler show his values first or try first to establish the fit? After all, responder does not have to guarantee 4/4 or better majors in this auction I wouldn't think. What would responder do with a hand such as KJxx, Qx, xx AQxxx? Make it even harder with Qx, KJxx, xx, AQxxx and partner bids 3S, surely denying 4 hearts....now does 4C show clubs and hearts or is it a cue bid in support of spades? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Winston - don't you think a direct 4♦ call is a better description? Something is amiss here. Pard doubles, and RHO doesn't raise. Either he's playing games with 5 diamonds, or pard has diamond length; and therefore a real good hand. I think I'll try 4♦ now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted July 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Winston - don't you think a direct 4♦ call is a better description? Something is amiss here. Pard doubles, and RHO doesn't raise. Either he's playing games with 5 diamonds, or pard has diamond length; and therefore a real good hand. I think I'll try 4♦ now.It probably is dependent upon agreements. There is a good case to me made for 4D, because of how much room it chews, to simply be used as game force with no real slam interest and saying pick a major. If you try 3D-3H-4D, (as I did), partner will continue with 4S. What now? Is this confirming hearts and a cue or still a search for the right game contract? Winston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bid_em_up Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 What would an initial 4D show? Is it stronger or weaker than 3D in your agreements? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchett Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 I think 4♦ shows a hand that wants to play game in a suit, has doubt about the strain and in principle, shows no slam ambitions. 3♦ is a more ambiguous cue bid, you might be looking for 3NT, or it might be the start of a slam try.If the auction starts (2♦) X 3♦ 3♥ now 3♠ is natural and forcing.. over this 4♣ is natural and 4♦ agrees ♠ 4♣ is natural and forcing 4♦ agrees ♥ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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