Guest Jlall Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 Kxx AKT9xx Q8xx --- imps w/w partner dealer: 1C p 1H p2C p 2D* p3D p 3H p 3S p ? 2D artificial GF. Do you agree with your previous bidding? What do you bid now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 Agree with the previous bidding. Partner is 2=1=4=6 or 3=0=4=6 without good spades. Something like xx x AJxx AKJ9xx would be typical. 3NT just seems like it'd be too difficult. It's possible partner has instead Qx x AJxx AJxxxx but then I'm really hoping for no wastage in clubs and I still will have a hard time setting up a suit (probably need ♥s 3-3). I think from the sounds of it that our best game is going to be 5♦, so I'm just going to bid that now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 No I'm not 3Ning - I'll 4♦. I had a similar type hand last week, and 3N was a problem but 5♦ was cold. I expect a 3=0=4=6 or similar - maybe a 2=1=4=6 - so 4♥ may be a good spot too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 Not 3N..... this looks like an instructive hand for those who run to notrump in the face of a misfit... it is rarely the best spot. I am seduced into 4♥ by possession of the 9.. I would bid 4♦ with only AK10xxx. I will probably hate this if partner is void.. but even then, I may be able to elope with 10 tricks by ruffing clubs.. although entries may be a problem. And, if he has a stiff, then 4♥ is probably better than 5♦. Admittedly, a bid of 4♦ doesn't bar him from 4♥ on a stiff...... so I it is possible that I am masterminding here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 imps w/w partner dealer: Kxx AKT9xx Q8xx ---1C p 1H p2C p 2D* p3D p 3H p 3S p ?2D artificial GF.Do you agree with your previous bidding? What do you bid now? Be serious! How can anyone fault Justin's bidding? :)Now I agree 4♦ = 10, 5♦ = 7, 4♥ = 6, 3N = 5.4♦ offers a choice of red suit games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 My initial reaction was to bid 5♦, but the other comments have persuaded me to bid 4♦, in case partner bids 4♥ with a stiff honour. This seems a well controlled auction so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 My initial reaction was to bid 5♦, but the other comments have persuaded me to bid 4♦, in case partner bids 4♥ with a stiff honour. This seems a well controlled auction so far. Yeah. I'm feeling 4♦ if interpreted correctly (and why shouldn't it be?) is better. At least I'm with the Or Not? crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Ill go 4♦ too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Ok, so you bid 4D and partner drives to 6. They lead a trump and dummy is: AxxAKTxKJT97x How do you play it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Given the lead, diamonds are probably 3-2. The two lines I'd consider are: (1) Cash dummy's top trumps, ace of hearts, heart ruff, spade to hand, heart ruff. That fails when RHO has two hearts and three diamonds. Its chances of success are roughly: Hearts 3=3: 36%Hearts 2=4: 24%Hearts 4=2, diamonds 3=2: about 10% ? (2) Take two ruffing finesses in clubs: Clubs 4-3 with at least one honour onside: 3/4 x 62 = 46.5Clubs 5=2 with at least one honour onside: 2/7 + 5/7 x 2/6 x 30 / 2 ~= 8%about 8% I think So, playing on hearts seems better. I'm not sure what I'd have done at the table, except that I'm sure it wouldn't have involved the above calculations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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