Finch Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Playing your 3rd aggregate (total points) KO match of the month, you are in second position at love all. xx-AxxxAKQJ10xx RHO deals and passes: P 1C x P2H ? 6H PP ? What do you bid over 2H? (You don't know yet that LHO is likely to bid 6H)What do you do over 6H? (p.s. honours count: if you play in clubs you will score +150 for honours) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Tough problem! I feel that at the table I would probably have bid 5♣ and then passed 6♥. I can even see a bid of 3♥ as being a possibility. If I bid 5♣, then I have an easy pass over 6♥. Opponents guessed and they might have guessed incorrectly. I hate taking the last guess here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Unless I know opps are loonies, I'm going to give them credit for their bids. 7♣. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted October 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 One vote each way, and no-one else seems to care.... The opponents aren't loonies and in this sort of auction 6H was clearly bid to make. It just seems to be a guess as to whether partner has a trump trick or not, as the ace of diamonds looks certain to be a trick. It's possible that forcing dummy with a club at trick one will make life just slightly too difficult for declarer. Opponents at our table passed out 6H.Team-mate bid 7C unilaterally, and hit a very helpful layout: [hv=n=sjxxh109xxdxxcxxxx&w=saqxxhajxxdkqj108c&e=sk10xxhkqxxxdxxcxx&s=sxxhdaxxxcakqj10xx]399|300|[/hv] -350 in one room (-500 less 150 for honours) and +980 in the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickyB Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 I do care, it's just you have a habit of making your problems too hard :) I guess I'm starting off with 4 or 5♣. In theory, the later decision should be a simpler calculation at total points, at least if you ignore the SOTM. At a guess, we will average 4 off in 7♣, maybe slightly less, so we rate to be -600 or so for bidding on, so we should save if they rate to make slam 65%+ of the time. Given that partner hasn't doubled after I've already given away the position of any trumps that he holds, I think it looks right to bid on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted October 4, 2006 Report Share Posted October 4, 2006 I do care too, but was away from computer too long...I had bid 1♣/3♥ and pass. They had make 6 Haert, after any lead, but maybe my pd, knowing that I have solid clubs and a trick outside will sac in 7 club? After all, with Ax,void, Axxx,AKQJxxx I may had opened different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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