Who ARE these people

[manudude03]

I had this hand earlier today that was a bit of a laugh. I was west, north and east were randoms.

 

[hv=d=e&v=n&n=skjhkt86dq7543c82&w=saqt9652hj54dj92c&e=s8743h97d6ckt9765&s=shaq32dakt8caqj43]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv]

 

P-1C-4S-X

P-5S-P-6D

P-7D-X-P

P-XX-AP

 

Partner decided to lead a spade :) Then rather than drawing trumps and relying on the club finesse which most be onside to have any hope, ruffs the lead, plays a heart back to hand and ruffs a spade high (though low wouldn't have been any better with the 3-1 trump break). Later on, north chucked his good heart on the losing ♣J, so the contract ended up being -2.

[billw55]

Yep.  Like I said, I do have a regular partner, so when he shows up, I will play with him.  But It'd be nice to have a backup partner, or maybe a change of pace.

 

What systems do you prefer?

2/1 or SAYC. My bidding isn't super advanced; I use several common gadgets (U2NT, splinters, 1430, etc) but not others (bergen, drury, etc). I try to focus on avoiding stupidities rather than fine tuned science. If we hook up I'm sure we can work it out.

[W Kovacs]

I could have used you today, billw55. Sitting south, I had this hand:

 

[hv=d=e&v=n&s=sxxxhqxxdxxxxcqxx]133|100|Scoring: IMP

The bidding went:

(1D)-p-(1H)-p

(1S)-p-(4S)-x

(p)-p-(xx)-ap[/hv]

 

Now maybe I should have bid something over the double. But holding my hand, RvsW and knowing that the ops weren't fooling around, I passed.

 

The ops made 12 tricks for 1280. Looking at the hand record, in 5Dx we can only take 3 tricks if the ops pull our trump. If they are nice and let us ruff a trick, we can take 4 MAYBE 5.

 

Ludicrous.

 

Before I forget, billw55. I would prefer 2/1, though I haven't played it very often. How do you feel about four suit transfers and Michaels cuebids? And what kind of hcp range do you like to open in 1st/2nd seat with a 5332 distribution?

[billw55]

Before I forget, billw55.  I would prefer 2/1, though I haven't played it very often.

okee doke :D

 

How do you feel about four suit transfers and Michaels cuebids? 

OK by me.

 

And what kind of hcp range do you like to open in 1st/2nd seat with a 5332 distribution?

Typically 12 or a good 11, up to 14.

 

However, I believe in flexibility and judgement in bidding, rather than rigid point counts. If you think your 14 is good enough for 1NT, or your 10 count is good enough for 1♠, be my guest, I won't complain.

 

I was there today but I got started early with a different partner (and a good one - so no horror stories lol). Maybe we can catch each other next week sometime.

[W Kovacs]

And what kind of hcp range do you like to open in 1st/2nd seat with a 5332 distribution?

Typically 12 or a good 11, up to 14.

Great! I wanted to know the opening strength so I could know what to GF on. If you werer rigid at 13, I might GF with 11 and a good fit. But since you open a little lighter, I shall be disciplined on the 2/1 calls.

 

And just to let you knwo, I am an eternal pessimist. I assume everything is breaking badly and bid or work from there.

[bucky]

The ops made 12 tricks for 1280. Looking at the hand record, in 5Dx we can only take 3 tricks if the ops pull our trump. If they are nice and let us ruff a trick, we can take 4 MAYBE 5.

Maybe your partner didn't have his bid...

[kenberg]

Could be.