Fluffy Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 ♠♥965♦K10752♣AQ1063 nobody vul, west dealer. W - N - E - S5♠-ps-ps-?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
655321 Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Pass. If they had opened 4♠, partner's double would have been takeout. Here, though, partner could have doubled to show a good hand, not for takeout. He didn't double, I have a 9 count, so I don't think we are being stolen from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 pass. They're probably going down vs nothing :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfay Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 I really want to pass but I bid 5NT instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Easiest pass ever? I mean most people wouldn't even open this hand and now you want to come in at the 6 level when partner couldn't find a bid over 5S?! You are playing right into their hands if you bid with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 In traditional bridge, an opening of 5♠ showed an expectation of making 11 tricks, and asked partner to raise with either the A or K of spades... I have played bridge for almost 35 years and never seen an opening 5 major call. While this tradtional meaning is rare, I can't imagine a 1st seat 5♠ on any other hand. QJ1098xxx AKQ10 A void would be a classic hand...ok, maybe he should hold the heart J instead of the 10 :) Anyway, white v white, we'd need to be able to take 10 tricks for a balance to make sense, and I don't see why we should be betting that this is more likely than not.... and the downside is huge... rho may be loaded in the minors.... imagine catching AKx xxxxx xx xxx in dummy... nice hand for 6♣ :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 we would need at least 12.5 minor suit cards to be bidding 5NT here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Interesting auction but this is a non-problem Gonzalo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 While this tradtional meaning is rare, I can't imagine a 1st seat 5♠ on any other hand. how about KQJxxxxxxx--xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 TY opps for getting a level higher than you needed to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascade Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 TY opps for getting a level higher than you needed to! Not if we bid ... they might get two levels too high then :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 While this tradtional meaning is rare, I can't imagine a 1st seat 5♠ on any other hand. how about KQJxxxxxxx--xxxso why on earth would i open 5♠ on that hand? An overwhelming desire to get a minus score? A desire to screw partner, who is yet to have a chance to bid? Admittedly the odds are 2-1 that any big hand is held by an opp, but surely the odds are that either no-one can bid, or, that if they do bid, it's wrong for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 well, if that's not too extreme for you, how about an 11th spade? KQJxxxxxxxx--xx Now, whether or not this is more likely than QJT9xxx--AKQJxA is something for statisticians to evaluate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Last hand of the tournament, I was not in the mood to make a correct pass and wanted to gamble (after a full week of scary IMPs, playing the most solid overcalls ever), so bid 5NT. It hit gold. [hv=d=w&v=n&n=saxxhxdaqxxxc8754&w=skqj10xxxxhqj108dxc&e=sxxhakxxxdjxckj92&s=shxxxdk10xxxcaq1063]399|300|Scoring: MP5♠-ps-ps-5NTps-6♦-X-psps-ps[/hv] Defence led ♥A, and didn't read ♥8 properly playing another round, after drawing trumps my partner (a junior japanese whose name I cannot spell), run the ♣4!, for another thing I didn't see in my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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