Echognome Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 [hv=d=w&v=e&s=sxxxhxxxdq9xxcqxx]133|100|Scoring: IMP(1♠) - 2NT - (3♦)* - ?[/hv]*Good hand with ♥s.2NT by partner was the minors. And you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 5D seems okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Easy 5D at favorable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
655321 Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 I am a bidder.True, on a bad day we could go for plenty. I will try 5♣. Sometimes bidding the shorter suit on these hands makes it harder for them to judge the hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 X, should be for the lead showing a top honor.If partner holds a real freak, this may all he may need to know. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Double - no desire to encourage CHO any more than this. p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Double is ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 How come some of these 'SF sectional' hands are MPs, and some are IMPs? Is this two different events? p.s. I think double of 3D is enough here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 5♦, wtp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miguelm Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 5D, if not with this at this vulnerability, when? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerE Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 How come some of these 'SF sectional' hands are MPs, and some are IMPs? Is this two different events? p.s. I think double of 3D is enough here. A typical sectional is two days of MP pairs, followed by an all day swiss teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmunte1 Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 I'm in 5♦ camp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 If you bid less than 5♦, you know it is right for the opps to bid 4M. After 5♦, it's unclear for them what to do. So I bid that. I have two working cards and ZERO defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 After 5♦, it's unclear for them what to do. So I bid that. I have two working cards and ZERO defense. What concerns me is that if I bid 5♦ it may give them the choice of bidding 5M for +650 or taking +800 from 5D. Obviously this depends a bit on partner's style of 2NT bid, but if he thinks, say QxxA10xxxKJxxx is good enough at favourable, then you are losing 500 in 'top' tricks plus any club ruffs or possible loss of control going, while they probably aren't going to bid a slam. I really think 5D is too much, although obviously it could work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Frances, that's all nice and dandy, but the expectancy of pard's hand makes, in my opinion, 5♦ a statistical winner. If you have mechanisms that enable you to sort out what pard's ODR is, by all means use them. But otherwise I think it's just better to play the odds and bid 5♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 5♦ looks normal. I could horse around with a psyche but why should I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 5♦, this is why vulnerability exists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchiu Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 How come some of these 'SF sectional' hands are MPs, and some are IMPs? Is this two different events? p.s. I think double of 3D is enough here. Yes. It is common in America to have sectionals (weekend congresses for those across the pond) that feature a two-session pair game on Saturday and a strati-flighted swiss team game on Sunday scored by victory points. The victory point scale depends on the part of the country, and I heard that they use the 30-point scale to combat pro teams where the client only plays half in the midwest - think Wales or north of Manchester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Frances, you should come to the North American nationals sometime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted January 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 5♦, this is why vulnerability exists. Exactly my thoughts! I bid 5♦ and opener instantly bid 5♥, and then responder bid 5♠. After some pauses for thought, they ended the bidding. The deal was something like this: [hv=n=sxxhkdakxxxckjxxx&w=skqj9xhaqjxdxcxxx&e=saxxht98xxdjxxcax&s=sxxxhxxxdqxxxcqxx]399|300|[/hv] Partner cashed a top diamond and switched to a club. When hearts weren't guessed they were down one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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