lenze Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Playing in a 10 table club game (MPs) I picked up S – 9H – 9D – AK54C – KQT9762 Partner dealt and opened 2NT(20-21). I had an easy 4C(Gerber) bid. Partner replied 4NT(3 aces) and I had an EASY 7NT call. After the opening lead, partner claimed 14 tricks. Although several other pairs reached 7C, and others reached 6NT, we were the only pair in 7NT. What were they thinking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricK Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 AQJxAQJxJxxAJ Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenze Posted January 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Yes, Eric that is a possibility. But as Barry Crane once said, don't play me for the perfect hand, as I won't hold it. Also, don't play me for the worst hand, as I won't hold that one either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trpltrbl Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 Yes, Eric that is a possibility. But as Barry Crane once said, don't play me for the perfect hand, as I won't hold it. Also, don't play me for the worst hand, as I won't hold that one either. Maybe find out about K's and/or Queens if you have the tools, if GrandSlam going why not try to find out some more :P Believe me if you bid 7 NT and http://mnet.bg/~mfn/c.gif break 4-0 behind you or the http://mnet.bg/~mfn/d.gif don't behave, Barry Crane would have come up with a new rule for you, never to bid Grand Slam, unless you can count 13+ tricks for sure, with him. Mike :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenze Posted January 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 Clubs being 4-0 is no problem, as you have the top 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trpltrbl Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Clubs being 4-0 is no problem, as you have the top 6. Pd has the http://mnet.bg/~mfn/c.gif Ace, I don't know that he has the Jack too. But even if he does you can still only count 11 tricks, so Like I said earlier, ask for Kings. If he has 2 you can count 13 tricks for sure, still providing that pd has the J of http://mnet.bg/~mfn/c.gif. You still have room left to make a GrandSlam force too. With all this room, go slow and find out as much as you can. :P Mike :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdulmage Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 i'm not exactly sure what they were thinking to make it to 7C, they were scared of the two singletons or perhaps a bad split in clubs if you only hold 2. You have A of clubs, opposite king, queen...TEN, no jack, so no 7NT I guess. However, in 7C, you have the same problem with the split, so in honesty, I haven't a clue why they would not be in 7NT, lol. So only way is to go slower, ask for kings, find 7NT, but I think even if partner showed 1 or 2 kings, I may still give it a try, he opened 2NT and shows 20-21, with his 3 aces, he has only shown me 12 of his points, he has 8-9 somewhere, so if he shows no kings, I know he has to have 8-9 in the rest, which is very likely to be the J of clubs (great!) or the Q of diamonds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearmum Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 Playing in a 10 table club game (MPs) I picked up S – 9H – 9D – AK54C – KQT9762 Partner dealt and opened 2NT(20-21). I had an easy 4C(Gerber) bid. Partner replied 4NT(3 aces) and I had an EASY 7NT call. After the opening lead, partner claimed 14 tricks. Although several other pairs reached 7C, and others reached 6NT, we were the only pair in 7NT. What were they thinking?Guess it depends on what the opening lead was -- OR the opps didn't know how to refuse claim -- OR maybe the ststem alloed 14 tricke MINUS one to automatically be accepted :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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