cnszsun Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 [hv=d=s&v=b&s=s10xhdakqxxckqj10xx]133|100|Scoring: IMP1♣-4♥-4♠-ps??[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 4NT shows minors but this hand is strong enough to bid 5♦ if that is natural. I am looking forward to Ken Rexford's comment. In the meantime I bid 5♦ and respect partner's signoff (or maybe he passes 5♦, I don't think it's forcing). No quite strong enough for 5♥ or 5NT, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 4NT shows the minors. You sure, because I am not? I would not be surprised if partner took this as Bw unless specifically discussed. Anyway, I am going to bid 6C. C will play at least as well as Ds here and maybe better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effervesce Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 5NT, pick a slam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Torn between 5♠ and 6♣ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooltuna Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 [hv=d=s&v=b&s=s10xhdakqxxckqj10xx]133|100|Scoring: IMP1♣-4♥-4♠-ps??[/hv] Will partner ask himself why you bid 5♥ instead of 4NT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 After 5♥'s I think you will be in a ♠ slam, I'd rather keep the minors in the picture a little longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 I opened 1♦ and I am bidding 6♣. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 I opened 1♦ and I am bidding 6♣.no reason to distort the minor suit lengths with this powerful hand. Little reason to believe the auction would get quite this high, this fast. Opening 1D doesnt really help in the the auction that occurred, except to get us to the wrong strain if pard is 2 2 in the minors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd6789 Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 After an auction like this I can only imagine playing in ♣ or ♠ and since I have 2 spades why look further? I would play 4nt as BW, 5♣ to play (hate spades), 5 ♦ ♥ as cues agreeing ♠. I can't see any point bidding 5♦ since I have ♥ control too so I will bid 5♠ asking p to bid 6 with a decent hand - say he might be void in clubs and semi-solid spades or solid spades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_s Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 6♣ You can easily be off A♣ and a club ruff in 6♠, or A♣ and a spade loser, or even two spade losers, when 6♣ was making all along. When forced to guess, I'm after the best result possible, not the best possible result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 I opened 1♦ and I am bidding 6♣.no reason to distort the minor suit lengths with this powerful hand. Little reason to believe the auction would get quite this high, this fast. Opening 1D doesnt really help in the the auction that occurred, except to get us to the wrong strain if pard is 2 2 in the minors. It will help when you are 4-6, bid 4NT and partner doesn't pick diamonds with 3-1 or 3-2 in the minors It is just my style, I don't mean it to work on every hand, if I opened 1♣ on this hand it would be to hide the diamonds forever. It might be a good idea but I wouldn't do it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 6♣ is a very reasonable call. I have a 3 loser hand opposite a partner who bid freely at the 4 level. I believe that we have play for slam. It would be very unlucky if 6♦ or 6♠ makes but 6♣ fails. My club suit is playable even opposite a void (but I hope for one or two in partner's hand), and I expect that between spades and diamonds I can make the rest of the tricks. Question for all of the 4NT bidders - if partner bids 5 of a minor, do you pass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlall Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Am I going crazy? 4N is KEYCARD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Am I going crazy? 4N is KEYCARD! apples and oranges :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Am I going crazy? 4N is KEYCARD! No you are not going crazy. Some posters have a Lewis Carrol approach to bidding - a bid means what I want it to mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobowolf Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 I opened 1♦ and I am bidding 6♣. I know, what's with these youngsters today reversing on only 15 points!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachy Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 I opened 1♦ and I am bidding 6♣. This is bad. Do not distort your shape with strong hands.1D with 5-6 minors is fine if your hand is minimum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 6 ♣ at team, 5 NT at mps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Am I going crazy? 4N is KEYCARD! You are not going crazy. Not recently anyway. 6♣... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Choosing between 5NT and 6♣, I'm going to settle for 6♣. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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