pclayton Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 ♠AJTx ♥xxxx ♦xxxxx ♣v All red, short matches 3♠ - (4♣) - ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effervesce Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 4♠. If they bid only game, I'll let them play there. Any slam/grand slam bid by them I'm sacrificing over (unless they're bidding a grand in diamonds). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegill Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 I'll go with 6♠. It seems so likely that they are making a slam somewhere, unless their spades are 1-1 AND partner finds an outside trick. Surely I'm not letting them play small slam, so lets bid this now and we can always choose to sack against grand later if they bid that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 I'll bid 5♠ so that they can't bid RKC. If this gets doubled I know it will be a good score. I think giving them a little room is a good thing here since their auction will help me judge whether to bid 7♠ later or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benlessard Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 Pass. i want them to bid slam as accurately as possible so that i can take a good save and not a phantom save. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 No way am I bidding 7♠.. why assume that we have no defensive trick? 4♠ is just too wussy... if either has a void, and extras, I leave them both a 5♠ cue... and while that will pave the way for a 7♠ save, why not try to avoid the necessity? 5♠ takes away the cue bid from both of them, but leaves me wanting to bid 6♠ next round, unless they double and sit.. and then I allow at least LHO to show a void. OTOH, 6♠.... who knows what their agreements are? Even if LHO holds a void, does he have enough stuff to invite grand? Maybe it's rho who is heavy? And when LHO has one or more spades, he virtually has to double.. I mean, is this even a forcing pass situation for them? So 6♠, expecting to go -800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 5NT, suggesting pard to save in 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmunte1 Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 6♠, putting the opponents to take last guess seems best shot for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianshark Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 4NT for me. It seems like a hand for mucking around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickRW Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Well, I think that against LOLs, 5♠ is the winning bid - they'll probably double us and won't bid their slam. However, against anyone I think knows what they're doing I think I might as well bid 6♠ straight away or, maybe, muck about with 4N. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted July 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 It's hard to say 'what' the winning bid was but I pulled out the 6♠ card. Matt had ♠Q9xxxxx ♥void ♦Ax ♣JTxx. Spades were 1-1, but diamonds were 4-2 in the club bidders hand. Clubs were 6-3 with Qxx on your right. The defense was, er, questionable. +1660. I would not be happy if LHO 'guessed' to bid 6♣ over 5♠. In 6♠ we can expect 9.5 - 10 tricks on many layouts which shows a profit against even a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benlessard Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Seems like it was your hand after all. If spades are 1-1 and D 4-2 they have no way to defeat 6S. pull 1 round of trumps. A and low D. the 4th club will be discarded on the 5th D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Seems like it was your hand after all. If spades are 1-1 and D 4-2 they have no way to defeat 6S. pull 1 round of trumps. A and low D. the 4th club will be discarded on the 5th D. Actually no. The defense can tap out dummy's diamond suit with repeated club leads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted July 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Seems like it was your hand after all. If spades are 1-1 and D 4-2 they have no way to defeat 6S. pull 1 round of trumps. A and low D. the 4th club will be discarded on the 5th D. Actually no. The defense can tap out dummy's diamond suit with repeated club leads. And on the actual layout, LHO has 1=2=4=6 and can promote the ♠K with a 3rd diamond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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