mtvesuvius Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 (edited) Where will you land, and what's your auction on this one with no interference? What about with a 2♥ overcall by West? Enjoy :) [hv=d=s&v=n&n=sktxhdktxxxcaqxxx&s=sajht9xxdaqxckjxx]133|200|Scoring: IMPs(Hands Rotated)[/hv] 3NT was reached in the Open Room. 6♣ in the Closed Room. Edited April 6, 2009 by mtvesuvius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOL Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 1N 3D3H 3S4C 4H4S 5N6C 3D 55 minors GF, 3H shortness ask, 3S short hearts. South maybe has a 7C bid the way the auction went over 5N, but thats strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 I would probably land in 6♣, with or without overcall. If my pard held the N hand, he might drive to 7 :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Without interference, two likely auctions, many possible: 1NT-2♠(artificial, may possibilities)2NT(no four-card minor unless minimum)-3♥(shortness)4♥(1430 RKCB clubs)-4♠(1)4NT(Queen?)-5♦(yes, and diamond King)5♥(void here?)-7♣(yes, and spade King) or 1NT-3♥(ostensibly 3145/3154)4♥... With 2♥ overcall (natural, I assume): 1NT-(2♥)-4♦ This is weird. 4♦ should be Texas, but Texas into hearts makes no sense. However, the default is that Texas into their suit is a shortness slam try. We reach 6♣, but 7♣ is a bit rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 It's very easy to come up with an auction to reach 7♣ in some reasonable looking way. Whether that auction would actually occur at the table, who knows? But if you reach 3NT you are just lazy I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 ...if you reach 3NT you are just lazy I think. "Lazy?" That's too kind a word. I cannot imagine any auction where reaching 3NT is not actually quite retarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Good problem. Have no idea how to bid this. In Modern American Bidding, Eric Kokish suggests 1N 3D = 55 or better minors, gf then 3H = shape ask then 4H = 3055 (4S = 0355) but he doesn't discuss how opener sets trumps and goes from there. If responder bids 4M, maybe you can play 4N as a relay to 5C. That would let opener bid 5m to set trumps and ask for key cards. Don't see how that makes it easy to get to 7C though. Edit: In MAB, 3D includes 54 minors also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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