Gerben42 Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 (edited) You pick up a pedestrian hand: [hv=d=w&v=b&s=st942h5dj982ckq76]133|100|Scoring: MP[/hv] EDIT you actually had J982 in ♦, not that it changes much and the auction starts competetive: 1♣ 1♠ Dbl Playing with a someone who does not expect you to bid on total junk, you decide your hand is bad enough for a preemptive raise to 3♠. Partner seems to agree with this and undeterred bids 4♠, so you pass. 1♣ 1♠ Dbl 3♠Pass 4♠ Pass Pass This auction seems over, right? Guess what, it was just starting... Dbl Pass 5♦ Huh? Partner must have a good hand and I've got 4 trumps behind the length, maybe I should Dbl... 5NT Dbl 6♥ What's going on here? Dbl. To recap: 1♣ 1♠ Dbl 3♠Pass 4♠ Pass PassDbl Pass 5♦ Dbl5NT Dbl 6♥ DblPass Pass Pass What do you lead? Edited June 29, 2007 by Gerben42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 Who are those opponents?!, I think I'll get a top whatever I lead, but what is best is a mistery. I need some table feelings here. sorry, this is creating me a headache to try to find what do everyone have, my lead is a spade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 LHO doubled 4S for penalties.RHO didn't like that and pulled to his red 2-suiterLHO didn't like that and tried to bid 5NT to playRHO didn'tl ike that and bid the other half of his red 2-suiter. I'm not leading a spade. The book lead, without looking at my hand, is a trump, though I'm a bit nervous about that. I think I'll lead the king of clubs. That's the suit we need to cash winners in before they go on dummy's spades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 Trump, my singleton for once... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 I think a H lead will slaughter this hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 Seems there's no way RHO is even getting out for down two let alone making. Regardless, we need to get our fast black-suit winner(s), before they go away on the other black suit on the table. If we lead a spade, we could easily find ourselves watching our club trick go away on the ♠A. On the other side of the coin, a club lead could see our spade trick go away on the ♣A. I'll trust West to have not opened 1♣, doubled 4♠ and pulled 5♦ all with a jack-high club suit, and lead the ♠10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted June 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 I need some table feelings here. EW is an elderly married couple (RHO is the man)Does it help if I tell you that after 5NT your RHO shakes his head in dispair? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 A club. The weirdest thing about these kinds of auctions (yes, this is perhaps one of the weirdest, but...) is that they sometimes land on their feet. It would not surprise me in the least to find that West has AQx KQxx x Jxxxx and declarer void Axxxxx Kxxxxx x and partner KJxxxx xx AQ Axx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 LHO seems to be a 3=3=1=6. RHO is 0=5=6=2. Pard is left with a 6=4=2=1. Neither opponent has a preponderance of strength, although the diamonds might be established and pard's hearts are sitting well for declarer. I can live with a heart to stop ruffs, or a club (to stop pitching clubs on a high spade (or 2). If we beat this we are getting a great board, so I'm thinking that I'll take my +200 or +500 with the club lead, acknowledging that we might have 800 or 1100 with a trump out. I'll lead the ♣K, but a low club could be right too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted June 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 It will not come to a surprise to especially Frances and Mike that the full deal was:[hv=d=w&v=b&n=sa87653h87daca532&w=skqjhqt42dk53cj84&e=shakj963dqt764ct9&s=st942h5dj982ckq76]399|300|Scoring: MP[/hv] Like some of you, I scored -1660. Those who picked a more successful lead still have to live with just +500, just average since 4♠ makes (and was played at some tables). I let myself be blinded by Christmas feelings, then it turned out I was on the naughty list. Welcome to the twilight zone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Nice story, but why didn´t you receive two diamond tricks to make it at least +100? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Nice story, but why didn´t you receive two diamond tricks to make it at least +100? Declarere led a low ♦ off dummy, catching north's singleton ace, later ruffed a ♦ in dummy, setting up the suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 oops they tried 6 Heart, not 6 Diamond, sorry :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Hm. ♣K lead, overtaken. ♦A. ♣ back to the Q. ♦ ruffed. -800. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Hm. ♣K lead, overtaken. ♦A. ♣ back to the Q. ♦ ruffed. -800. B) Doh, I missed 2460 points with 1 card Grrr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted July 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Don't worry Gonzalo, it was MP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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