Echognome Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 Here's what happened next at the table: [hv=d=e&v=n&s=saxxhakqxdckjt9xx]133|100|Scoring: IMP(P) - 1♣ - (P) - 1♦(Dbl) - P! - (1♠) - 2♣!(P) - 2♠ - (Dbl) - P(P) - 3♥ - (P) - 3♠!(Dbl) - ?[/hv] I'm sure many of you will disagree with pass. So you will have to suppose you were called in to sub. I chose it in part to see what partner would bid and also since I knew I would soon have a cuebid available to force. One risk I didn't really think about was it passing out. Luckily it didn't and partner has emerged with 2♣. So I carried out my plan and cuebid 2♠. This went back around to me and I bid 3♥ (again there were various options like redoubling to show first round control). But partner emerges with 3♠! What now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 This is hard since I don't like pass or 2♠, especially pass I just don't understand how it would help me at all. I guess if called in to sub at this point I would redouble to show first round control, planning to bid 4♥ next. All partner needs for slam really is Axxx of clubs, or Qxxx and a stiff spade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 I'd just bid 6C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtfanclub Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 I'm too confused to offer something coherent. What the heck was 3 hearts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 redouble to show first round control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted August 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 I'm not sure what is best here. I'd already confused the auction so much. I'm not sure XX here should show first round control. Why didn't I redouble the 2♠ call to show first round control? (Perhaps I should have.) Visualizing that we can make slam opposite a singleton spade and the ♣Q or a doubleton spade and the ♣A, I just punted 6♣ here. Partner turned out to have been convoluting things much worse than I had: ♠Txx ♥Txx ♦Jxx ♣Axxx Unfortunately, ♥ did not break (although trumps were 2-1), so were down 1 for -50. Amazingly enough, this was a win of 2 imps for us. The auction at the other table went: 1♦ - 2♣ - 2♦ - All Pass And teammates made +110. Funny game sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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