Another Freak hand

[manudude03]

[hv=d=n&v=n&n=shakj8632dckt8752&s=sajt84hqt9daq86cq]133|200|Scoring: MP[/hv]

 

Playing this hand in the club with a pickup in the last round (if it matters, its a weak field and you expect to win comfortably). How would you bid these two with fairly standard methods?

 

(system in context here was a very basic acol with 4cM, weak NT and limited conventions). I've no experience in double voids, so need to learn :P

[whereagles]

There's not much theory for freaks (unless you play goulash all the time). It's more like 'bid what you think you can make'. In this case, after, say,

 

1♥ 1♠

3♣ 3♥

 

just shoot at 6♥ because it's impossible to find out pard's key cards.

[jdonn]

I'm not sure we will be able to agree on an auction for a hand with 2 voids using 'fairly standard methods'! However I have a piece of advice or two.

 

- I recommend trying to go slowly. You might find out useful information, you might convince the opponents to double you, and you can always bid on whatever level you darn well please next round. Plus if the suits aren't totally solid such as on this hand, you might get to cater to partner being short in both suits, which would make this hand a whole lot less valuable.

- I STRONGLY recommend as north that if it goes 1♥ p 1♠ p back to you, you bid 2♣ not 3♣ (at least if you are planning on investigating - if you are planning on guessing on the following round then jump away!) The auction is guaranteed not to die, and you can start bidding like crazy on the third round. But you don't want to promise a ton more high card strength than you actually hold. To see why, would you blame south for pulling an eventual 6♥ bid to 6NT?

[Fluffy]

1♥-1♠

2♣-bla

bla-bla....

 

Wait untill South decides to raise somehow

 

6♥-pass.

 

Maybe a bit biased towards playing exactly 6 for knowing the full hands. But there is no science and 6 really looks like a good spot from north's perspective.

[Codo]

I would take a slow road too. If my partner starts with 1♥ 1 ♠ 3 ♣ 3 ♥ 6 ♥, I guess, I would bid 7 Heart with QT9 fit, q in the second suit and both aces and nothing much wasted in the outside suits.