manudude03 Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 [hv=pc=n&e=sa7haqt5dtcakqt92&d=s&v=e&b=3&a=3dp5d]133|200[/hv] What's your call here? Strong opponents, unknown partner but is known by opps and seems to be playing well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Dbl. If pard bids spades, pull to 6♣. You only need the spade king and a bit of luck to make it. If pard passes the dbl, so much the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 I will stick to Nuno's plan as well, passing 5♠ is also an option but partner miht lack the entries needed to draw trumps and make it anyway, so go for a bigger bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 I chose double but if partner passes I'm gonna feel pretty bad till I see we have no slam. This is a hand where bidding 6♥ could turn into a real disaster or a call to the Director and a scandal. I want to bid 6♣, but it might just be too much, 5NT might fetch 6♠ from partner but both these calls have some merit though. I'm not playing 5♠ if that's what partner bids but really, would partner bid with only two kings at this level? I regret the double everytime I think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooltuna Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 why X 5♦ when you can X 6♦ bid 6♣ and make them take insurance :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Dejavu, Justin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 5NT might fetch 6♠ from partner but both these calls have some merit though. I'm not playing 5♠ if that's what partner bids but really, would partner bid with only two kings at this level? I regret the double everytime I think about it.Your partner is forbidden to bid 6♠!, here is how 2 places to play works: You promise 2 places, and he must pick another 2. He bids his lowest pick, and you pass or correct. The lowest possible strain he picks cannot be spades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonFa Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 I chose double but if partner passes I'm gonna feel pretty bad till I see we have no slam. This is a hand where bidding 6♥ could turn into a real disaster or a call to the Director and a scandal. I want to bid 6♣, but it might just be too much, 5NT might fetch 6♠ from partner but both these calls have some merit though. I'm not playing 5♠ if that's what partner bids but really, would partner bid with only two kings at this level? I regret the double everytime I think about it.For my education could you explain why 6♥ would be disaster a call to the Director and a scandal, please? Thanks in advance, Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 For my education could you explain why 6♥ would be disaster a call to the Director and a scandal, please? Thanks in advance, Simon This is a reference to a hand which occurred in last year's Spingold which caused a major scandal on these Fora and in the Bridge community in general. Without getting into the persons involved, in direct seat over a preempt a player jumped to slam in a 4-card suit rather than his near-solid 6-card suit. It turned out that the slam in the 4-card suit was cold (and virtually unbiddable) and the slam in the 6-card suit had no play. Ever since then, a number of posters (myself included) have commented about the possibility of jumping to slam in a 4-card suit whenever a remotely similar situation presented itself on these Fora. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 its an old forum joke Simon, if you have luck, some guy with no name, or perhaps another will find you the post with the history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonFa Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Thanks.I thought I was missing something about UI or similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted May 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 If you need to read more about that joke: http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/40621-good-bid/ Anyway on this board, 6H makes..... but so does 6C (and 7C). Partner's hand is QJ9xxx Kxxx void xxx. I bid 6C which was passed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfa1010 Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 Partner's hand is QJ9xxx Kxxx void xxx. I bid 6C...I think that is very reasonable, but to be fair doubling should work also. Partner should take it out to 5♠ with his decent hand and a diamond void. We would then convert to 6♣. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 I think that is very reasonable, but to be fair doubling should work also. Partner should take it out to 5♠ with his decent hand and a diamond void. We would then convert to 6♣.And over 6♣ he... I think I'd pass, but I don't find 6♥ unreasonable, 6♠ is not very appealing but also crosses my mind. Spades produce discards for slow heart losers, that's the reason why I'd pass 6♣. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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