Trpltrbl Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 (edited) Imps, Swiss, Nobody Vul http://mnet.bg/~mfn/s.gif Axxhttp://mnet.bg/~mfn/h.gif xxhttp://mnet.bg/~mfn/d.gif A109xxhttp://mnet.bg/~mfn/c.gif J10x P - P - 1♣ - P1NT - 2♣ - 2♦ - 3♥3♠ - P - 5♣ - P -P - 5♥ - P - P -your bid Mike :D Edited January 29, 2004 by Trpltrbl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 What is the strength of the opening NT bid, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trpltrbl Posted January 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 What is the strength of the opening NT bid, please? 1 NT opening is 15-17. Mike :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 From the original mispost I thought Pd had opened 1N, hence the question. Do I read the aucion correctly?P (P) 1C (P)1N (2C) 2D (3H)3S (P) 5C (P)P (5H) P P? If so I would need an explanation of 2C. Probably for the Majors with longer H?A double looks correct here. I am not going to shoot for a problematical slam when partner can only bid 5C over my 3S bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 6♣, what else? Logic.... Yes, I was willing to take +400 in 5♣Yes, 5♥X is worth +500 for us, +800 if I can give partner a ♠ ruff So, why not take the sure plus of 5♥X? Because on this auction, 6♣ is virtually laydown if they can't ruff a ♦ at trick one. (If LHO doubles 6♣ I will run to 6♦ and hope it wasn't a psychic lightner double with 6-5-2-0 distribution, getting a second lightner double). Why is 6♣ laydown? Partner didn't bid 3NT over 3♠ attempt to get in 3NT. PArtner didn't bid 4♥ on way to 5♣ over 3♠, and yet he Made a forcing pass over 5♥. It doesn't take a psychic to see what partner has, no ♥A, no ♠A, no ♦A and yet he invites 6♣ with this pass. First, he has to have a singleton ♥ (you denied a ♥ stopper), and to be inviting slam missing three aces, he has all the good remaining cards. Surely his hand is on of the following. [hv=d=&v=&s=sk32h2dkq2cakq987]133|100|[/hv], or [hv=d=&v=&s=sk32h2dkq2cakq987]133|100|[/hv] If not, take your partner aside and explain the meaning of FORCING PASS to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 Ben with either of those hands I would bid 4S over the 3S bid - and you would as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 While it is true I Would bid 4♠ with either of the earlier hands (assuming and explaination of 2♣ is for the majors), I wasn't given the north hand to bid (I would have started off with an unusual over unusual response instead of 2♦, which I myself play as not forcing here... given the opportunitity for uvu). However, let's weaken north hand by one card, take the ♠K away, now no 4♠ cue-bid is available. Now I would never think of bidding 4♠, and guess what, 6♣ is still a great contract... 6♣+5♦+1♠. Of course why partner would make a forcing pass without the ♠K (after all he not know about my fifth ♦), I don't know. Maybe he has 2-1-3-7 and is counting on long ♦ from me for the 1NT bid. But no, if my partner makes a forcing pass and I hold this hand, I am obligated to bid 6♣... at the very least I should at least win the postmortum. If partner has a hand like... ♠xx ♥x ♦KQxx ♣AQxxxx we are going to have to have a long long talk. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 Weird, Dbl if this costs less than 12 I have a good result.Next board please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trpltrbl Posted February 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 6http://mnet.bg/~mfn/c.gif goes down while 6http://mnet.bg/~mfn/d.gif is icecold. Pd's hand http://mnet.bg/~mfn/s.gif xhttp://mnet.bg/~mfn/h.gif Khttp://mnet.bg/~mfn/d.gif KQxxxhttp://mnet.bg/~mfn/c.gif AKQxxx North is void in http://mnet.bg/~mfn/d.gif, so with a lightner X 6http://mnet.bg/~mfn/c.gif goes down 2. Mike B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 6http://mnet.bg/~mfn/c.gif goes down while 6http://mnet.bg/~mfn/d.gif is icecold. Pd's hand http://mnet.bg/~mfn/s.gif xhttp://mnet.bg/~mfn/h.gif Khttp://mnet.bg/~mfn/d.gif KQxxxhttp://mnet.bg/~mfn/c.gif AKQxxx North is void in http://mnet.bg/~mfn/d.gif, so with a lightner X 6http://mnet.bg/~mfn/c.gif goes down 2. Mike B) Which is why I said in my reply.... SPACE TAKING UP"If LHO doubles 6♣ I will run to 6♦ and hope SPACE TAKING UPit wasn't a psychic lightner double with 6-5-2-0 distribution, SPACE TAKING UPgetting a second lightner double)." Be a boyscout and be preparered. :-) I can't imagine sitting in 6♣ after a ligthner double, especially against a pedestrian pair who would not think of a psychic ligthner double. Five club bidder hand is just about perfect for this auction. It is his partner, who hearing the lightner double should pull to the safer 6♦ as I suggested. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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