TWO4BRIDGE Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 MP scoring I made the uninspired 6D bid: [hv=pc=n&s=sakq7hdqjt2cak973&n=sj42hakqj9da963c6&d=n&v=0&b=1&a=1hp2cp2dp6dppp]266|200|2C! = GF and Club suit[/hv] Partner thought long and hard about "correcting" to 6NT because of his stellar Ht suit.... but in the end passed 6D . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 You should try to go slower, 2♠ over 2♦, 4♦ over 3♥ but in the end it'll be your partner's decision to play the highest scoring small slam. Of course by going slower you make it easier for him to choose NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloa513 Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 jump to 6♦ would be correct with [hv=pc=n&w=sh32dqjt64cak7654]133|100[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 you should try and get to 7♠ from north, 6NT is for pussies :P (Ok, 7♠ is not that great now I look further) south should raise 2♦ to 3♦ and then keep bidding. But I think both players have extra top tricks they won't be able to show in a natural system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 jump to 6♦ would be correct with [hv=pc=n&w=sh32dqjt64cak7654]133|100[/hv]Actually it's not. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachy Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 I would also pass 6D because it is definitely not an invitation to correct strain or raise to 7. The auction was not constructive and there was no reason why it was not kept constructive, slower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 You should bid 3♦ over 2♦ and go forward from there (ie, just keep bidding as instructed by Fluffy). Or, perhaps you should bid 2NT (waiting) if you had some detailed understanding on how to follow up over 2NT. This way you could check for a fifth diamond, or a sixth heart. (for what it is worth, Martens recommends over 2NT, that 3♣ shows the 5th diamond, and 3♦ shows the 6th heart, and with 1=5=4=3 rebid 3♥, with 3=5=4=1 rebid 3♠ and 2=5=4=2 3NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_20686 Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Quite a lot of people round my way play that 1x-1y-2m-4m shows 0-1 in partners suit first suit in a slam try with 4 or more support for openers suit. That would work well here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Quite a lot of people round my way play that 1x-1y-2m-4m shows 0-1 in partners suit first suit in a slam try with 4 or more support for openers suit. That would work well here. Sure, but 3♦ doesn't exactly deny a hand like this. 6♦ is awful. It is a bid made by people that do not trust their partner, or trust themselves to understand partner's calls after 3♦. Apparently as we have seen in another thread, it also includes people with about 15,000 mps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 you should try and get to 7♠ from north, 6NT is for pussies :P Back in my old days I've once bid a slam like this, in the 4-3 fit, with a relay system. It was nice. As to the present case, obviously 3 or 4♦ would have been much better than the straight shoot at slam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWO4BRIDGE Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 MP scoring I made the uninspired 6D bid: [hv=pc=n&s=sakq7hdqjt2cak973&n=sj42hakqj9da963c6&d=n&v=0&b=1&a=1hp2cp2dp6dppp]266|200|2C! = GF and Club suit[/hv]Without going into details, I have a method for Opener to show "extras" ( 15+ hcp ) and no 4 cards ♠ with either 2D ( showing 5+♥/4+♦ ) or a direct 2NT bid over 2C!.Thus, from the "math", Responder with his 19 hcp knows slam is imminent ( ... can't be missing both an A and a K ... just one or the other at most ). The question then is whether you have the small slam or grand:1H - 2C!2D! - 4D! ( Minorwood )??..4NT! ( 2 - ♦Q ) >> 6NT ( when missing either A or ♦K, Opener will have enough "stuff" in ♥ or ♣ for 12 tricks )..4H! ( have all 3 missing key cards ) >> make a K-ask and Opener, with that ♥A K Q J, will bid 7NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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