Phil Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 r/w IMPs Axx A AKQx QTxxx 1♣ - (2♥) - dbl - (4♥)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 Looks like either a conservative 4♠ or an agressive 5NT to me. I'd preferred holding the ♣9, but I'll go for 5NT anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOL Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 5H followed by 5N over 5S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
se12sam Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 4N followed by 5♥ over 5♣/5♦ but pass over 5♠ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 4♠ wouldn't be very high on my list. Wouldn't double be for takeout? Anyway, I bid 4NT for the minors, planning to raise whatever he bids to six. We seem to have lots of possible ways to show this type of hand:- 4NT then raise- 4NT then 5♥- 5NT- 5♥ then 5NT To me, 5♥-5♠-5NT sounds like a grand slam try for spades, so I'd avoid that. Of the other three, 4NT then 5♥ is obviously the strongest. I don't think this hand is worth it, with gaps in all three suits. The difference between the remaining two is something we touched on in this thread. I still don't know what the difference is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 5NT. I'm worried of missing 7, but I don't think it's possible to bid a grand here with certainty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athene Posted May 31, 2009 Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 I think it's very close between doubling and getting partner to pick a slam. Perhaps it depends exactly how often partner is likely to pull a double and/or how aggressive opponents are. We might also get a bit of extra value from opponents saccing in 6 (7?) hearts - again helps to know them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted May 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 I think it's very close between doubling and getting partner to pick a slam. Perhaps it depends exactly how often partner is likely to pull a double and/or how aggressive opponents are. We might also get a bit of extra value from opponents saccing in 6 (7?) hearts - again helps to know them. Kokish would double I'm pretty sure. When I first was given this problem I doubled. I think its very possible partner has 5♠'s and we aren't getting to spades unless we double. Certainly we'd double with Axx Ax AKQ QTxxx? 4N is my second choice. I think forcing this hand to slam is playing partner for very specific cards, but thats me, and I recognize it could be very right. I have no idea what was right at the table. This problem was passed around bewteen some (mostly) Canadian experts last week and the consensus was 4N. Edit: whoa I just looked at the poll results. wtf... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O_Bones Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Interesting results so far. Two of the non-mostly Canucks to vote for 4NT were Passell and Mohan. Whaddathey know? O wait. Duncan Smith and yours truly were also 4NTers. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanp Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Who is yours truly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 5H followed by 5N over 5S Grand slam force in S? This does not look like a good idea to me. 4NT for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOL Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 5H followed by 5N over 5S Grand slam force in S? This does not look like a good idea to me. 4NT for me. Yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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