pclayton Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 ♠Ax ♥Axxx ♦A ♣AKQTxx Dealer, all vul, IMPs. Your call? Hidden Continuation: If you open 1♣, Pard bids 1♥ and RHO overcalls 1♠. Discuss this as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 I'd open 1♣ If it weren't for the 1♠ overcall, I'd have an easy 4♣ rebid. Unfortunately, I don't think that I've discussed the requirements for a 4m rebid in competitive auctions. I'd probably start with a 2♠ cue bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 I open 2♣. If I opened 1♣ I would rebid 4♣ (I think it should also be understood in competition) and bid 4♠ over 4♥. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 I open 2♣. If I opened 1♣ I would rebid 4♣ (I think it should also be understood in competition) and bid 4♠ over 4♥. Ditto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effervesce Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 2♣ opening. You have nine tricks in your own hand, solid 6 card suit and all 4 aces to boot, along with a 3 loser hand. Partner won't expect this good a hand to be opened 1♣. Now that you've opened 1♣ and partner responded 1♥, you're really kinda stuck. KQxxx of hearts and you want to be in the grand. With just KQxxx of hearts and nothing else, partner won't be able to see any possible hand that opened 1♣ would want to be in a grand slam. Hmmm-I'm going to fake a splinter by 3♠ then RKCB for hearts - partner's almost certainly not going to cooperate with any slam try you make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 2C. Basically I have 9 tricks in NT, so ... If I open 1C, after an 1S overcall, I would go with 2S, it will be long torture, partner needsto get prepared, I intend to bid 4H after that,just showes I am too weak to play the torturegame. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
655321 Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 2♣ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Pard has KQJT-6th of hearts. I just key carded and bid the grand. Bridge is easy sometimes. I don't like the 4♣ - 4♥ - 4♠ approach. That sounds like I'm looking for a diamond control, and not good trump. Wouldn't I bid this way with A AKxx xx AKQTxx? Sure partner has a last train 4♦ call over 4[cl, but this partner wouldn't know last train if it was coming at him through a tunnel, so I wasn't risking that either. 2♣ gets you to seven in three bids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Looks like an obvious 2C opener to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_KARLUK Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 2C - I borrowed 1-2 HCP for classic 23+. I liked six quick tricks there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 I'd open 2♣. I'd rebid 2♠, in the second question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Seems like a really obvious keycard bid on your actual auction. Agree that bridge is generally a simple game that people try to complicate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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