inquiry Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 [hv=d=s&v=e&n=skhakj9754dak76ck&w=sq985h6dqt42c6532&e=sa4hqt832dj98cat8&s=sjt7632hd53cqj974]399|300|Scoring: IMPWest North East South - - - Pass Pass 2♣ Pass 2♥! Pass Pass Pass ! = zero trick for ♥ [/hv] 2♥S-2 -100 90.00%4♥N-2 -100 90.00%4♥N-4 -200 65.00%4♥N-4 -200 65.00%6♠xS-3 -500 50.00%5♥xN-4 -800 35.00%6♥xS-4 -800 35.00%6NxS-5 -1100 10.00%6♦xS-5 -1100 10.00%6NxS-5 -1100 10.00% I managed somehow to land in 2♥ (well, my partner with the heart void landed there) and half the rest of the field bid slam, one bid 5♥ and everyone else bid 4♥. Sadly, in 2♥ my partner went off two, and someone in 4♥ managed to go down only two. Just thought it was an interesting one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchiu Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Three questions: What's the missing -100 result? Where was this board "played"? Who invented this zero tricks for hearts treatment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 4: Is Qxxxx of diamonds and out 0 tricks for hearts? Hey just asking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 <!-- FULLHAND begin --><table border=1> <tr> <td> <table> <tr> <td>Dealer:</td> <td> South </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vul:</td> <td> EW </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Scoring:</td> <td> IMP </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td> <table> <tr> <th> </th> <th> <table> <tr> <th class='spades'>♠</th> <td> K </td> </tr> <tr> <th class='hearts'>♥</th> <td> AKJ9754 </td> </tr> <tr> <th class='diamonds'>♦</th> <td> AK76 </td> </tr> <tr> <th class='clubs'>♣</th> <td> K </td> </tr> </table> </th> <th> </th> </tr> <tr> <th> <table> <tr> <th class='spades'>♠</th> <td> Q985 </td> </tr> <tr> <th class='hearts'>♥</th> <td> 6 </td> </tr> <tr> <th class='diamonds'>♦</th> <td> QT42 </td> </tr> <tr> <th class='clubs'>♣</th> <td> 6532 </td> </tr> </table> </th> <th> </th> <th> <table> <tr> <th class='spades'>♠</th> <td> A4 </td> </tr> <tr> <th class='hearts'>♥</th> <td> QT832 </td> </tr> <tr> <th class='diamonds'>♦</th> <td> J98 </td> </tr> <tr> <th class='clubs'>♣</th> <td> AT8 </td> </tr> </table> </th> </tr> <tr> <th> </th> <th> <table> <tr> <th class='spades'>♠</th> <td> JT7632 </td> </tr> <tr> <th class='hearts'>♥</th> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class='diamonds'>♦</th> <td> 53 </td> </tr> <tr> <th class='clubs'>♣</th> <td> QJ974 </td> </tr> </table> </th> <th> </th> </tr> </table> </td> <td> West North East South - - - Pass Pass 2♣ Pass 2♥! Pass Pass Pass ! = zero trick for ♥ </td> </tr> </table><!-- FULLHAND end --> 2♥S-2 -100 90.00%4♥N-2 -100 90.00%4♥N-4 -200 65.00%4♥N-4 -200 65.00%6♠xS-3 -500 50.00%5♥xN-4 -800 35.00%6♥xS-4 -800 35.00%6NxS-5 -1100 10.00%6♦xS-5 -1100 10.00%6NxS-5 -1100 10.00% I managed somehow to land in 2♥ (well, my partner with the heart void landed there) and half the rest of the field bid slam, one bid 5♥ and everyone else bid 4♥. Sadly, in 2♥ my partner went off two, and someone in 4♥ managed to go down only two. Just thought it was an interesting one. Nice But it does seem that getting out for 4spades down one or two is at least possible at the table? They do not have to defend perfectly. It seems my hand weak hand is worthless in hearts, and may play better in spades..maybe.....But then I do not see one pair in 4 spades, oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmunte1 Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 It was a poker pass, especially holding for of a kind (Kings) :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted April 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 4: Is Qxxxx of diamonds and out 0 tricks for hearts? Hey just asking! It was matchpoints, not imps. At imps, I would never "risk" a pass. The 1H bid denies two queens. So he might have one queen (jnot in hearts), so if he had one, it was twice as likely to be in a black suit as in diamonds. At imps, our bidding would most likely have been 2C - 2H3H - 3S4D - 4S/4HPass Where, 2H is no tricks for a heart contract, at most 1 trick for spades3H = hearts, and game force3S = not only no tricks, no support. I have some spades4D = Second suit. Since we play Misiry, x-6+-4-y. That is 6 or more hearts, exactly 4 diamonds. 4S/4H = either in a despirate hope partner will pass. Should partner have Qxxxxx of diamonds, game would be reached in diamonds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbleighton Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 A few months ago I was playing with a new pd. The auction went 2C-2D(waiting)-2S-3C-3S-AP. She bid 3C as a second negative, I thought it was a suit. I had AKQ10xx, and a great hand. The dummy came down, I thought we had slam easy. It turned out Jxxx of spades was on my left, and we were missing an ace (but had all 4 kings). Almonst everyone else was in 6S-1, 90%. "Just bridge" :D Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted April 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Three questions: What's the missing -100 result? Where was this board "played"? Who invented this zero tricks for hearts treatment? 1. What was the other -100 Whoops, I missed one, there were two 4♥ down two, to go along with my partners 2♥ down two. 2. Where was this board played? BBO in an 11 table swiss pairs event last night. 3. Who invented itChris Ryall this is a link describing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Nice hand Ben. I've been very intrigued by Paradox responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Yes they work very well but since I only play a strong 2♣ opener with one regular partner the whole 2♣ opening bid comes up rarely for me. So far it came up once and was very good for me also :lol: I really dislike 2nd negative. You need all the space you can get for natural bids after 2♣ and reserving one for a 2nd negative instead of the suit spells trouble. I know, not playing Paradox you have to distinguish strengths... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Catch this at a local club: you play safe to make 3♦X +1, vuln. A top? Not at all. Score sheet is: 3♦X +1 (you) 3♦X +2 4♦X +13♠X = actually, it's a cold zero :P Bottom line is "no matter who bad opps screwup, there's always someone who manages to screwup even more" :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 My favourite 'I thought it was a cold top' hand is one I have bored many people with over the years... not sure if I've posted it here before... if so, I apologize and will mentally note that the story has outlasted its 'best before' date. Playing a sectional pairs event, scored on a 12 top... years before computer scoring made across-the-field the norm... we reached 7N... LHO doubled... he was visibly trembling as he extracted a card from his hand. His card ... the ♠A.. touched the table just as my arm was raised and I called the director for a lead out of turn. The director gave my partner, the actual declarer, his options and he wisely chose to forbid a ♠ lead, whereupon we wrapped up 13 top winners. Ok, I thought: that's 12 in the bank. Wrong: it was 11... not that anyone did better than 7N x'd making off an ace... but that 2 other pairs in this 13 table section pushed the result. My partner had miscounted Aces in response to keycard.. I have no idea how the other two pairs duplicated our idiotic result :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchiu Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 You beat the 3♠X= pair, just another average minus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awm Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 My favorite was in a national pairs, when an opponent unwisely doubled our 3♠ in a relay auction. We sent it back, and I safety played the hand for 3♠XX+1. Top? No, a dead average. Half the field was in 6NT making, half in 3NT making six. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 I made a rutinary endplay in 6♠ last week on my local, bidding a slam there is normally a top already, I didn't expect more than 1 to tie. But actually I only beated those who were playing 7 B). Things go different on a national tourney, We bid 1♠-2♠-4NT-5x-6♠, and get 94% for making a safey play in trumps. (xxx opposite AK10xx). Dafdy failed to make it because he though side suit was more likelly to be 5-1 after it was led hehehe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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