rduran1216 Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 xxxxxKKQJ10xxx all red, you're dealer and pass auction pass 3H 3NT pass? What action if any do you take now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyGo Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 I'll bid 4♥ if I expect partner will accept the "transfer" to 4 spades. Otherwise I'll just bid 4♠ myself. I'm not going to try for slam, or 5♦. I'd leave it in 3NT before considering going past the 4 level, I don't want to count on partner for too many aces and high cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAce Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Bunny, to be honest being in 4♠ is the least atractive place for me. Pd bidding 3 nt, can have a very wide range and shape of hands. Why would i force him to play a possible 5-2 fit with 5 small ♠ ? Honestly i would't wanna be in 4♠ even if i knew he has 3♠. To me its more of a 5♦ or 3 nt decision at this point. In 3 nt after ♥ lead if pd doesn't have ♦ Ace he may have 3 or more ♦, or he can actually create tricks from his long ♣ if he has, or from ♠ suit if he has 3 or 4 of them. On the other hand 5♦ waranths the maximum tricks in ♦ suit, but we need to make 11 tricks and a lot of ♠ to park. I am not sure if everyone plays 4♥ as a ♠ xfer here also. It is the only cue available and do we really wanna use it just for xfer ? If so then 4♣ means stayman, perhaps we can bid 4♣ and get lucky if pd has 4♠ and if not u can lift his 4♦ response to 5♦. I would personally pass 3 NT though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Without specific agreements, I'll try 5♦. At least I'll be playng it, ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachy Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Opponent has put us to a guess. I am guessing Pass with this hand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Easy pass. I'm not the least bit concerned about missing a spade contract. I am mildly concerned about missing 6♦ however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 In a notrump contract, it is quite possible that my hand will produce 2 tricks. Of course, it could also produce 7 tricks. It all depends on whether partner has the ♦A at least doubleton or if he has enough length in diamonds to knock out the A and have an entry. I suspect that 5♦ will make most of the time that 3NT makes, but that 5♦ will also make (or go down less) when 3NT goes down. 4♠ could be a winner, but I won't put my money on it. I will bid 5♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rduran1216 Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 In a notrump contract, it is quite possible that my hand will produce 2 tricks. Of course, it could also produce 7 tricks. It all depends on whether partner has the ♦A at least doubleton or if he has enough length in diamonds to knock out the A and have an entry. I suspect that 5♦ will make most of the time that 3NT makes, but that 5♦ will also make (or go down less) when 3NT goes down. 4♠ could be a winner, but I won't put my money on it. I will bid 5♦. I wasn't sure where to go with this either, so I bid 4D, intending it as a mild slam try in diamonds, hoping partner would bid 4NT over if not interested. Partner now bid 5C over 4D, what should I do now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 I wasn't sure where to go with this either, so I bid 4D, intending it as a mild slam try in diamonds, hoping partner would bid 4NT over if not interested. Partner now bid 5C over 4D, what should I do now? Your hand just turned to rubbish. Pard can't cue either major suit Ace. I doubt the director would allow an insufficient 4N, so I would settle on 5♦. GL me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 By the way, I hope you can appreciate the difference between the actual hand and Kxxxx x KQJTxx x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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