sceptic Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 You open the bidding 1 Club (opinions on opener please opps over call 1 spade pard bids 4 hearts what do you think of this raise to 6 hearts Dealer: South Vul: All Scoring: IMP ♠ AT965 ♥ K ♦ Q ♣ AKJ632 West North East South - - - 1♣ 1♠ 4♥ Pass 6♥ Pass Pass Pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 As WAG's go, not a bad one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 you should at least bid RKC so you can stop short if pard has x QJ10xxxxxx Kx x or something Id probably have passed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 you should at least bid RKC so you can stop short if pard has x QJ10xxxxxx Kx x or something Id probably have passed What is the rush to 6♥? I agree that, if your first instinct is to bid slam, you should at least bid RKCB first. Having said that, I also agree that I would pass 4♥. Most hands that make 6♥ would bid 2♥, not 4♥, over 1♠. The only thing to be said for a jump to 6♥ is that you might make an unmakeable slam if partner holds: -- QJTxxxxxxx xxx -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilkaz Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Considering 2♥ is forcing, your pickup may have a fist full of ♥ and little else. However, many pickups might have a bit extra. I think you have too much to pass, but I am not blasting to 6♥. I prefer to pass the buck to PD with a cue bid and slam invite of 4♠ and I prefer 4♠ to 4NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 #1 1C is fine#2 6H is not, well I would use stronger word, but I watch my written language With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 I prefer to pass the buck to PD with a cue bid and slam invite of 4♠ and I prefer 4♠ to 4NT. Why? I don't understand the advantages of 4♠.... I can think of no hand on which 4♠ helps partner.... 4N, otoh, will at least give us some useful information: I hope we play 1430 so that over the expected 5♣ I can bid 5♦ and stop in 5♥ if he has xx AJxxxxxx xx x or the like. He surely won't have 2 keycards, but he may have none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 If I know the person sitting across from me is even somewhat sane, I'm passing. 4H is a preempt which doesn't particularly expect to make; with my hand, he probably will, but slam is not safely in the picture. Opening 1C seems 100% normal. It is only with very marginal 6-5 hands where I open 1S instead of 1C to stop myself from reversing. For example, Axxxx x x AJxxxx. I feel like 6-5 with 12+HCP = reverse values. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdeegan Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 :P Surely you jest. I wonder where the diamond suit is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joker_gib Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Why not use RKCB ? You have tools, use them ! Alain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 What's the point of RKC anyway? I mean, if he misses an Ace, chances are that you'll lose more than 2 tricks since he'll have to ruff with ♥K, or he won't be able to draw trumps after a ♦ lead. I'd pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoTired Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 I pass. I expect partner to have something like x Jxxxxxxx xx xx and 4H is the hand's limit. I tend to trust my pickup partners until they prove otherwise. I would hate to assume they have some strength, get set in 5H and hear a post mortem comment of, "If I was stronger, I would have bid 2H or made a negative dbl." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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