mtvesuvius Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 All Vulnerable at IMPs, you hold: ♠AKQxxx♥x♦J9xxx♣x (1♥) - P - (3♥*) - ? *Limit Raise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 4♠, maybe it makes, maybe it's a good save against 4♥, maybe it gives one of my opponents a tough decision. This decision is not close to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 4♠, maybe it makes, maybe it's a good save against 4♥, maybe it gives one of my opponents a tough decision. This decision is not close to me. Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
655321 Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 4♠, maybe it makes, maybe it's a good save against 4♥, maybe it gives one of my opponents a tough decision. This decision is not close to me.Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 Wow I think 4 is nuts! 3 is plenty for me. If I get doubled here I'm already in big trouble. Partner will know if he has a spade fit without me having to guess for him. Or maybe he won't even save but getting the spade lead lets me go plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Wow I think 4 is nuts! 3 is plenty for me. If I get doubled here I'm already in big trouble. Partner will know if he has a spade fit without me having to guess for him. Or maybe he won't even save but getting the spade lead lets me go plus. I voice of wisdom in the wilderness of 4 spade bidders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 I'm also a 3S bidder.Obviously if it had started 1H - 4H I would bid 4S, but here a jump to 4S should suggest some expectation of making even if partner can't raise 3S to 4S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickyB Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Yup it's hardly an auction to preempt on...3♠ is plenty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 ye wimps. bid 4♠ like real men :angry: An alternative is 4♥, michaels.. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcphee Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Generally bidding 3S in this spot partner will raise with any sort of defendable excuse. 4S could work out well but a tad too much for me likes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 ye wimps. bid 4♠ like real men :D An alternative is 4♥, michaels.. lol. Yeah, be a real man, look for a fit in your J9xxx minor when holding an AKQxxx major! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkDean Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 I think it is close, but bid 4♠. I just could not stomach passing if I bid 3 and 4♥ comes back to me...could be a double game swing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 I'm also a 3S bidder.Obviously if it had started 1H - 4H I would bid 4S, but here a jump to 4S should suggest some expectation of making even if partner can't raise 3S to 4S. Agree completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 ye wimps. bid 4♠ like real men :) An alternative is 4♥, michaels.. lol. Yeah, be a real man, look for a fit in your J9xxx minor when holding an AKQxxx major! :) This game is about making tricks, not playing with spades as trumps :) (It is??? :) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted April 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 This was another Gatlinburg Hand, and my dad had it... and passed. I posted it wondering about whether 3S or 4S was right... Interesting. As it was, as long as he bid anything we were in 4♠. The full deal: [hv=d=e&v=e&n=sakqxxxhxdj9xxxcx&w=sxhtxxxdtxcaktxxx&e=stxxhkqjxxdkxxcqx&s=sjxxhaxxdaqxcjxxx]399|300|Scoring: IMPs (Lose 11)Yikes.[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 In a shocking twist of developments, it was mtvesuvius's dad's fault! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted April 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 In a shocking twist of developments, it was mtvesuvius's dad's fault! This will be my last post of hands with my father like this... Since I know that I probably shouldn't be posting hands like this. However I did that it was a legitimate problem of 3♠ or 4♠, regardless of what happened at the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill1157 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 I think 4♠ is right, even if you change the ♠AKQ to xxx. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 In a shocking twist of developments, it was mtvesuvius's dad's fault! This will be my last post of hands with my father like this... Since I know that I probably shouldn't be posting hands like this. However I did that it was a legitimate problem of 3♠ or 4♠, regardless of what happened at the table. Good idea, especially if he is carting you around to tournaments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOL Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 I was consulted by clee and donn before reading this and bid 4. I then added that whatever 655321 does is obv right :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
655321 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 I was consulted by clee and donn before reading this and bid 4. I then added that whatever 655321 does is obv right :)LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 I was consulted by clee and donn before reading this and bid 4. I then added that whatever 655321 does is obv right :)LOL True story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilkaz Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 I am a 4♠ bidder here since most of the time the limit raise is going to result in an auto 4♥ call if I just bid 3♠ anyhow. I'll take my chances that the opps go wrong after my 4♠ inspite of also being vul. ... neilkaz ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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