luke warm Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 but: (4S) x (p) 4nt (p) 5H (x) all pass.. what does 4nt mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricK Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 I play it as "two places to play". It seems unlikely that the 5H bidder also plays it that way. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted February 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 5H bidder took it as blackwood, down 4.. i bid 4nt, was 2434 16 count, he was 2371 9 count.. 5D makes, btw.. S dealer, e/w vul, imps [hv=d=&v=&n=s98hj3dak3cj98642&w=s63ha75djt87542ca&e=sathkqt8dq96ckqt5&s=skqj7542h9642dc73]399|300|[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 Quite a lot of strange bidding on this hand ... 4♠ seems normal, but double is an unusual choice with a 2371 9 count. 4NT seems normal, showing two places to play, assuming you are going to bid at the six level with your next bid, since slam looks good opposite a normal double. The double of 5♥ is fair since you don't want South doing something rash, and I'd probably redouble with the 16 count given I'd prefer to trust partner rather than the opposition. I suggest a more controlled auction would be (4♠)-Pass-(Pass)-Double; (Pass) - 5♦- All pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted February 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 my plan was to raise to 6 whatever pard bid, yes.. which was down :( but was the plan anyway.. as for redouble, it never occured to me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 imo west should either bid 5♦ or pass. Dbl is awfull, because if his partner bids 5♣, what will he do? Bid 5♦ and you have an extremely strong hand which partner will raise to at least 6 - fun! 4NT means indeed 2 places to play. If partner doubled with only 3♥s, he can still play 5m. But ofcourse he doesn't have the right double. 4NT Blackwood??? Omg, 4NT is not always asking for aces. It's a beginner method for slam investigation, but that's it! There are a lot more meanings invented for the 4NT bid than this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 I play this 4NT over the dbl as "scrambling" looking for a landing spot. A side question, is the double of 4♠ with the hand in question is, well, not anything that would occur to me. Of course, best contract is 4♠X. Imagine. T1. ♣AT2. ♥AT3. ♥QT4. ♠KT5. ♠AT6. ♠T-to ♠K That is five tricks, now EAST sits back and waits for two more ♥'s... so over 4♠X maybe you should just pass. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 It doesn't matter what 4NT is because the guy who bid 4N is playing with a psycho. The double of 4s is not bridge. Had the double be a normal one I think that 4N is scrambling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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