sceptic Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 West North East South - - Pass 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass H4 H2 H9 HT D6 D3 DA D4 DK D5 D9 D8 DQ D7 C2 DJ DT S2 C4 H7 D2 S4 H6 C9 S7 S5 SA S3 SK S6 ST S9 SQ SJ C3 H5 S8 CJ H3 H8 HQ HK HA C6 C5 CQ CA CK C7 HJ CT C8 [/font] Can you give me your opinions on this contract please, be as critical as you like, I just want to know what is correct way to bid it please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 I could probably reproduce the hand from the above, given the inclination, but why not post it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 IT wouldn´t be that fun then :blink:, this is like a time-losing quizz or somethign like, if you got time to spare try to decode the hand and then criticice the bidding :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascade Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 What is going on Wayne? Are you having trouble with that LinConverter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cave_Draco Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 [hv=d=e&n=skq87hq4dkqt62c75&w=s93ht875dj84ck986&e=sj6542hkj2d753cqj&s=satha963da9cat432]399|300|[/hv]I think that's right, :blink: 2-4-2-5 is not a good shape for 1NT. 4333, 4432 or 5332(5-card minor) are, IMO, fairly standard. A better sequence, I am not saying the best, is: 1C-1D-1H-3NT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceptic Posted July 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 [hv=d=e&v=n&n=st7ha32dakqt2ct53&w=sj63hkj74dj83ckj9&e=s9542h985d754cq86&s=sakq8hqt6d96ca742]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv] West North East South - - Pass 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamaco Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 3Nt is a fine contract at any form of scoring, and definitely the best at IMPS. If you methods allow 4-way xfers, as a responder I would try first a transfer to diamonds to see whether opener superaccepts: if you find a diamond fit, the potential for diamonds slam allows to investigate further. If no superaccept, 3NT seems the normal contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 I must admit that I don't understand the question as your sequence looks fine - where else did you want to be? Also any other auction gives more information to the opposition. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cave_Draco Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 1NT-3NT North isn't good enough for a slam try, close but no cigar, :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceptic Posted July 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 I was happy with 3nt at the time, but I made 13 tricks, so I perhaps thought there may be a sequence to get me to a slam and I had not taken the time to consider my options properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 2 balanced hands with maximum 30 HCP combined usually have not much chance for slam. Because of the ♦ 3-3, a poor lead and poor discarding you get extra tricks... Imo maximum tricks you should get is 11, so 3NT is the best contract anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 1N-3N Give me a sixth diamond or a stiff, and I'll transfer and make a slam try. In spite of the great controls, the 5332 is a turnoff with a marginal hand. How on earth did you make 13 tricks? Maybe with these opponents you should have made a slam try :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cave_Draco Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 1N-3N Give me a sixth diamond or a stiff, and I'll transfer and make a slam try. In spite of the great controls, the 5332 is a turnoff with a marginal hand. How on earth did you make 13 tricks? Maybe with these opponents you should have made a slam try :)4th highest from KJxx stands out as a bad lead, :lol: Presumably East discarded a ♠ on dummy's ♦s! That gives 5 ♦, 4 ♠, 2 ♥ and 1 ♣ I don't see #13... Perhaps the main BIL lesson on this hand is the importance of communication in defence? What should the defence discard on the 4th ♦? A ♥ from East, a ♠ from West?What should be discarded on the 5th ♦? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascade Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Even if you tell me we are getting five diamond tricks I do not want to be in slam. One of the skills that you need to learn if you want to improve is the discernment to recognize a good contract independent of the result that you actually obtained. I know that there is a saying that a making slam is a good slam but ... ... there are good and even great contracts that fail and there are poor contracts that succeed. For long term success you want to get to the great ones that fail and avoid the poor ones that succeed. Short term this doesn't always seem fair and reasonable. Of course getting lucky occasionally won't hinder your scores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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