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To slam or not to slam


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Your call?  

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  1. 1. Your call?

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    • 6[CL]
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I think a 1 overcall is probably more common than X on this hand, since I'm not going to count my stiff K as extra on offense. That said, if the other table sees

 

(1)-1-(4)-?

 

Will partner bid 5 on xx x KQx QT9xxxx or similar hands given you bid 1 and not X?

Will you reopen with a double if 4 passes back to you?

 

I think the answer to both of these is clearly no, and hence you may have already won the board finding a decent 5 Vul game over their 4 preempt.

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Will partner bid 5 on xx x KQx QT9xxxx or similar hands given you bid 1 and not X?

Will you reopen with a double if 4 passes back to you?

 

I think the answer to both of these is clearly no, and hence you may have already won the board finding a decent 5 Vul game over their 4 preempt.

What? Of course you will reopen with a X over 4H if you overcall 1S...

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Pass.

 

I think there is a fair chance we are missing slam, but equally there is a good chance we are just off two Aces.

 

I would have bid one spade, devaluing the K a little, and with a hand that looks very suitable for play in spades.

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I would have overcalled 1. And it is not even a question of devaluing the K. I don't want to make a takeout double on this shape. You have a good spade suit that can be bid conveniently. I don't want to prompt partner to get too active in diamonds when spades is likely to be the most likely game.

 

Having doubled and partner having bid 5, I pass. Not really a close decision.

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With 5 good I prefer to O/C 1 which is also devaluing the K of .

 

I'll now pass 5 as I need to find the right cards in PD's hand to make and don't think he's favorite to hold them.

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Disagree with X fwiw, won't answer the actual problem since I was your opp.

Can you tell why you disagree with (Some weeks ago you made a post saying that there are some maxs for an overcall. I think that hand had 17 pts. So I'm surprised you are so clear about 1S here)

thanks,

Koen

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Disagree with X fwiw, won't answer the actual problem since I was your opp.

Can you tell why you disagree with (Some weeks ago you made a post saying that there are some maxs for an overcall. I think that hand had 17 pts. So I'm surprised you are so clear about 1S here)

thanks,

Koen

I do not evaluate this hand to be as good as 18? Isn't that kind of self explanatory?

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[hv=d=e&v=n&s=saqjxxhkd10xxcakjx]133|100|Scoring: IMP

1 Dbl 4 5

Pass to you

Barometer is on: you are down three IMPs with two normalish results and this board to go.[/hv]

I don't know the hand. IMO

  • Prefer a 1 overcall to _X.
  • Now _P = 10, 6 = 5.

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