H_KARLUK Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 [hv=d=e&v=n&s=sak532ha5dkq763c9]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv]1♦ p 1♠ p2♠ p ? What are your plans please? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 I'd RKCB right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 4NT, everything I need to know can come from that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 I concur with Hanoi We have a massive double fit, which means that the opponents have one as well. Jumping immediately into Blackwood will serve three important purposes: 1. It will give us critical info to evaluate level2. It conceals our Diamond fit from the opponents2. It will jam the auction and prevent the opponents from being able to show a suit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 If we play RKC 1430 there is a small chance that p responds 5♣ and LHO decides to lead a heart because his p didn't double 5♣. Maybe we should bid 6♦ after having heard 5♣, also because if p has 3352 or 3442 we may make 6♦ by throwing hearts on spades. P could also be 4432 but in that case it probably doesn't matter if we play 6♦ or 6♠. There are enough ways we might make slam even missing an ace plus the king of hearts. So I just ask for aces: 0 aces: 5♦1 ace: ask for ♠Q2 aces, no queen: 6♦2 aces plus ♠Q: Check if p happens to have a king. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 3♦. No rush here. 4NT will always be RKCB for spades. A good auction could happen. Partner could, for instance, bid 3♥, a call that solves all issues about heart leads. If so, I can bid 3NT serious and might hear a 4♦ call, which also clears up a lot. Now, I just blast 6♠ and leave them wondering what is happening. Other nice things can happen, and not much bad, IMO. There is some risk, but it seems outweighed. I have no terrible objection to 4NT immediately, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_KARLUK Posted May 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 [hv=d=e&v=n&n=st98hkq642d42c632&w=sak532ha5dkq763c9&e=sqj74hdajt98cajt4&s=s6hjt9873d5ckq875]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 [hv=d=e&v=n&n=st98hkq642d42c632&w=sak532ha5dkq763c9&e=sqj74hdajt98cajt4&s=s6hjt9873d5ckq875]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv] That quite on the maximum side for a simple raise. 3♦ will undoubtedly yield some sort of wild action by Opener. A simply 4♥ splinter works. Now the heart "problem" is actually an asset -- an extra ruffing trick. You just count 13 tricks. Five spades, five diamonds, two Aces, and a heart ruff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 LOL at 2♠ and South's pass. I'll start with 2N which I hope is some kind of inquiry. I'm not showing my diamond fit, but I'm not blasting into space with 4N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanp Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Maybe a post like this should be lolled in the A/E forum but certainly not here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Maybe a post like this should be lolled in the A/E forum but certainly not here. True, and Hamdi did well to post it here. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Maybe a post like this should be lolled in the A/E forum but certainly not here. Hamdi isn't a beginner Han. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Maybe a post like this should be lolled in the A/E forum but certainly not here. Hamdi isn't a beginner Han. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 I would absolutely be bidding with south's hand. My goal is to keep bidding 65s aggressively until I get burnt, but so far that hasn't really happened yet. What I don't get is, if you're going to bid 4NT anyways, why not bid 4♣ on the way there? What's the difference between the immedaite 4NT and splintering first? (Also, the probability that partner is 4432 distribution probably increases greatly for B/I - A/E opponents probably aren't going to sit on a 10 card club fit...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 4NT, folloed ny king asks. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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