655321 Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 I have one question for most of the bidders (although Jdonn mentioned a similar problem). If you are not relaying out exact shape, how are you bidding the same hands with South holding: ♠Ax♥AJTxxx♦x♣AxxxI mentioned in my first post I would bid the same way on this hand. Although, I notice I spelt 2614 as 2613 :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 It's spelled "spelled". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awm Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 I've thought about these hands some more. I have one question for most of the bidders (although Jdonn mentioned a similar problem). If you are not relaying out exact shape, how are you bidding the same hands with South holding: ♠Ax♥AJTxxx♦x♣Axxx This hand is not that big of a problem. We can pitch a club on the second top diamond and try to ruff out diamonds. This will make any time diamonds are 4-3, or if the five-card diamond holding is with a four-card club holding. Not the best grand slam in the world, but certainly decent chances to make. The problem pattern is: ♠Ax♥AJTxxx♦xxx♣Ax Here you have some very poor squeeze chance (clubs 6-2 with the longer diamonds in the six-card club hand I suppose makes it) but this is truly an awful grand slam. A diamond splinter at some point would rule out this particular hand type and would make it possible to bid the grand with some accuracy. Another possibility is to bid something like: 1♦ - 1♥2NT - 3♥(1)3♠ - 4♣4NT - 5♦6♦(2) - 6♠(3) 7♥ (1) Forcing(2) Asking for a third round diamond control(3) Third round (or second round!) shortness control Note that with xx diamonds things are even better (now need only 4-2 break). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 It's spelled "spelled". That depends on what flavour of English you learnt. Perhaps you should be careful before you criticise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Careful is not my style. I prefer to react quickly and then admit later how wrong I was if necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 It's spelled "spelled". That depends on what flavour of English you learnt. Perhaps you should be careful before you criticise? It is spelled "flavor".:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Maybe to Americans like you Cherdano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
655321 Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 It's spelled "spelled".No, it's spelt "it", spelt is spelt "spelt", and spelled is spelt "spelled". :) Don't words look funny when you keep reading and re-reading them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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