gwnn Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 p-p-1♦-X1♥-2♠-p-p3♥-p-p-p Partner likes to make light takeout doubles, RHO isn't the best bidder in the world. [hv=d=s&v=b&n=s98ht93daqjt4ckj2&w=skqjt4h84d93cq974]266|200|Scoring: BAM[/hv] ♠K-9-7-A partner showed an even number of spades.♦2-9-T-K♠3-5-T-8 Your turn. Sorry there's no other signal except the spade count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrei Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 ♣ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 ♦ IF pd has 1 diamond (he doubled for take out) this is not bad. Chance: 0%If he has two, it is bad. But in that case, declarer has 4 diamonds and may had bidden diamonds instead of rebidding his hearts.If pd has three, we maybe get a ruff (pd rates to have some Heart Honours) and we surely cut declarer of from the diamonds.Same can be true if partner has 4 diamonds. If I play a club, declarer surely won't take the king after this bidding and the play so far, so no sense in that. As he should have 6 or more trumps, there is no sense to lead a trump. And as he should have 2 spades, there is no sense in playing spades either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 I love count signals. They usually mean that you know declarer's distribution, but that you have a complete guess about the game plan. Anyway, given that partner has 4♠ and 3♥, this means that declarer has only 5. To bid like this he must be 2=5=4=2, I guess, leaving partner with 4=3=2=4. My plan is to cash the ♠Q (leaving the possibility that partner has the Jack) and return a ♣, making declarer guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomi2 Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 I love count signals. They usually mean that you know declarer's distribution, but that you have a complete guess about the game plan. Anyway, given that partner has 4♠ and 3♥, this means that declarer has only 5. To bid like this he must be 2=5=4=2, I guess, leaving partner with 4=3=2=4. My plan is to cash the ♠Q (leaving the possibility that partner has the Jack) and return a ♣, making declarer guess. they you should watch this more carefully. partner returned ♠3 and not ♠2, so he is not interested in clubs IMO, but he sees the chance of the ♦ruff, I play him for the 4333 distr. "I have fit in all suits" and ace of hearts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted September 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Sorry the ♠3 doesn't mean anything. ♠7 showed an even number. No other signals. I'm not saying that absence of signals is good, but this is how it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted September 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 [hv=n=sxxht9xdaqjtxckjx&w=skqjtxhxxdxxcqxxx&e=sxxxxhkjxdkxxcaxx&s=saxhaqxxxdxxxct9x]399|300|a diamond keeps it to 9 tricks, the rest lets through 10 tricks. I played a club which seemed obvious at the time. Other table: 1♦-p-1♥-1♠x-2♠-3♥-end Identical first three tricks but now west played a diamond without a thought. 1 board to them.[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Just read this, and agree with a diamond. Partner has a sure trump entry and has to have 3 diamonds. If declarer has four diamonds, then we aren't getting a 2nd club trick anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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