effervesce Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 16 HCP is the lowest I've seen so far. I was north on this hand: [hv=d=e&v=n&n=sqj9852hk83daq76c&w=shaqjt62dk4caj542&e=sah9754d852ckqt86&s=skt7643hdjt93c973]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv] The bidding: (p) - 2♠ - (3♥)-4♠(5♥) - p - (p) - 5♠6♥ - 6♠ - (p) - p(X) - all pass Admittedly I'm not fond of partner's unilateral sac in 6♠. but one can't complain about chalking up +1210. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 I have bid and made grand slam oni) a combined 23-count (with one wasted queen)ii) a combined 19-count (with one wasted queen) The first was bid to make and was a good contract. It was a swiss teams match and was a flat board. The second was mainly bid as a save against their small slam but turned out to be making. Our +1770 scored up with -1310 as teammates had doubled six. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 It wasn't a slam, but I once made 3NT with a combined 15-count and two balanced hands, having opened 2NT on a balanced 5-count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 If I was north, I would have doubled 5♥ and led a low diamond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambolino Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 It wasn't a slam, but I once made 3NT with a combined 15-count and two balanced hands, having opened 2NT on a balanced 5-count. and pard was pessimistic so he undebid ? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 My partner and I bid and made a slam on utter garbage many years ago, where the opponents had a cashing Ace in one suit, a cashing A-K in another suit, and an unavoidable trump trick, plus another loser somewhere on power. After the defense cashed trick one, a ruff-sluff at trick two allowed one trick to slide away. This infuriated my partner's RHO (partner was declaring), who failed to follow suit, catching it at trick #3, for a two-trick penalty. Now, we were destined for only down one. RHO was so infuriated about the two-trick penalty that he threw his remaining cards face up on the table in disgust, yielding 10 penalty cards. This allowed my partner to play the rest of the hand double-dummy and jettison high cards from RHO's hand at will. After about 7 minutes of careful play, partner barely found that extra trick and made the contract (after adding in the two-trick penalty). We got no adjustment for the obvious procedural penalty. I'd say that was the worst slam I ever bid. "I took a position." I think we had about 12-13 comboined HCP. Partner had made a very frisky lead-director over Ogust, and I decided that the OGUST bid was "funny." Wow was my table feel wrong, but ever so right, actually. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 There's one we had in Las Vegas in the KOs where I played 6♠X (and made). Phil probably can remember the details better. I believe he posted his hand. Was an interesting play or defend hand if I recall correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 I bid and made a grand at the Philly national on 17 combined, 3 of it wasted. Of course I was 7-6. Jxxxx x xxxx QTx- AKxxxxx AKT98x - (I actually don't remember, maybe it was AKJT9x of diamonds? The rest is right though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 I bid and made a grand at the Philly national on 17 combined, 3 of it wasted. Of course I was 7-6. Jxxxx x xxxx QTx- AKxxxxx AKT98x - (I actually don't remember, maybe it was AKJT9x of diamonds? The rest is right though) Yeah -- I would be hesitant to bid the 17-point grand on a hook, especially as you had to know that the Jack was missing after the leaping Jack LTTC call, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoTired Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 I believe one of our posters has one of my all time favorite articles at http://www.poorbridge.com/?pbotw=9, which is a slam made on 18 HCP (3 of which were not needed). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 And now for something completely different... I actually declared four of a major with a presumably competant partner on a combined 34 HCP, shape, a trick source, and about 17 tricks. In an unconstested auction, with a GF 2/1 response. Partner had declined to show "anything extra," defined as 14+ HCP or fewer than six losers, after opening a 6332 18-count. I went conservative with my 16, figuring the "at best" 29-HCP slam was remote, at MP. I wonder what is the strongest two hands not bid to slam, with presumed competent partners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 I don't remember the exact hand, but a year or 2 ago, I had something like AJxx xxx xx AKQx in second seat. Bidding goes: (1C!)-P-P-XP 1C was (self-)alerted and explained by partner as "denies an opening hand". At this point, I have no idea how to respond to this. Opps were vul so good chances for a penalty. So I decide to pass. The contract ended up going off 3 for 800 (declarer had JT98xx in clubs and out opposite xxx QJx Jxxxx xx and I made the mistake of leading out AK of clubs). Naturally I got a surprise when I found out after the hand my partner had a 21 count. 35 combined and we're not even playing in a contract. (yes, not exactly the best field ever) Looks like a bad result, right? Well, the one of the other opps somehow forgot a 2/1 bid was forcing and so they ended up playing in 2D after a 1S opener (acol). An easy 6N and we're scoring against 2 partscores. Haven't had any exceptionally light slams myself. Only sorta light one I remember is a 24 combined in the Ireland Youth trials. Bid one 21 combined in partnership bidding room which was cold. Other than those, I pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 I thought i might take a look using a program i will not mention. Here are few bbo slams bid and made with few hcp.... First one, 17 hcp. Note, they are laydown for GRAND SLAM on the 17Second one, 17 hcp, with at least five wasted, there were a fair number of 17 hcp ones making (some bad defense, some laydown). I will look for fewer hcp later. Produced by BRidgeBRowser ========================================== IMP-940 marian45 Dlr: East Board 2 S 63 Vul: N-S H T5432 holer_andr D AT976 s-bear S QJ98 C S KT75 H H K76 D K543 sverjohn D 2 C A532 S C QJT7 H AQ98 D QJ8 C K9864 12/11/2005 5:12:17 PM First 5:08:39 P, Last 5:18:25 P South West North East holer_andr marian45 s-bear sverjohn 1H 1S 4H 4S 5C Dbl 5D 5S 6H Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: SA Result: Made 6 Score: 980 Points: 9.40 MP-594 mariacon Dlr: North Board 1 S KQJT974 Vul: None H 2 tzn D Q9 kasandra S 3 C K65 S 86 H Q H T5 D AKJT876543 D 2 C Q george1955 C AJ987432 C Q S A52 H AKJ987643 D C T 12/29/2005 7:34:01 PM First 7:29:53 P, Last 7:36:53 P North East South West tzn mariacon kasandra george1955 1D 1S 3C 3H 5D 5S Dbl Rdbl 6D Pass Pass 6H Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: DK Result: Made 7 Score: 1820 Points: 100.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 There's one we had in Las Vegas in the KOs where I played 6♠X (and made). Phil probably can remember the details better. I believe he posted his hand. Was an interesting play or defend hand if I recall correctly. 12 combined I think - I posted it someone on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 I found the thread. Was 12hcp combined. Was: ♠AJTx ♥xxxx ♦xxxxx ♣--- opposite ♠Q9xxxxx ♥--- ♦Ax ♣JTxx South dealer:3♠ - (4♣) - 6♠ - (Dbl)All Pass Spades were 1-1. It does go down on best defense if I recall. But made in practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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