jillybean Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 MP NV (4♥) 4♠ (5♥) ? AJxx,xxxx,xx,xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 I'm thinking of passing. Who are my opponents? All their finesses seem to be working while ours don't. I'll take my chances and pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 I'm thinking of showing my 4 card support for partner. Lots of ways to win. I don't think both 5♥ and 5♠ go down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 I'm thinking of showing my 4 card support for partner. Lots of ways to win. I don't think both 5♥ and 5♠ go down. We have at least a 9 card spade fit (I would be surprised if it were less than 10) and partner rates to have -1 hearts. I will try 5♠. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 We have at least a 9 card spade fit (I would be surprised if it were less than 10) and partner rates to have -1 hearts. I will try 5♠. Yeah if partner has 6-(-1)-6-2 shape 5♠ looks like a winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 MP NV AJxx,xxxx,xx,xxx (4♥) 4♠ (5♥) ? IMO 5♠ = 10, P = 5, X = 1. Raising partner wins the prost-mortem, whatever the result :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw55 Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 5♠ in my sleep. Partner is almost surely void in hearts, perfect opposite my xxxx. I would sooner bid 6♠ than pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted May 22, 2011 Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 Lots of ways to win. I don't think both 5♥ and 5♠ go down. This might be true. It's probably also true that 'when in doubt bid one more'. There probably shouldn't be any doubt as we have almost surely at least a ten card fit. However, holding six useless cards in the (unbid) minors and 4 cards in their 9-card fit (which might be divided 8-1) made me think we're surely down and they can make or maybe go down so I expected to have a plus while everybody was supporting. But this is going against the field, 'shooting'. What was the original hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted May 22, 2011 Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 Righty is not bidding 5H because of his excellent trump support. So he is doing it because of his excellent high cards. Quite possibly he is doing it in order to push you into 5S. Even so, AJxx is AJxx, so I take the bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted May 22, 2011 Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 5♠ but not just because of the trump support. AJxx,xx,xxxx,xxx would be a pass, but with the four small ♥, you KNOW that partner has none. On a good day we will just lose one in each minor. And if we lose more, probably 5♥ makes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted May 22, 2011 Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 What was the original hand? At the table, I would have bid 5S, along with most. Here, I think Hanoi is probably right about passing. Reason number one: it was posted. Reason number two: it was posted. I smell a rat. Pushing them to slam making; going for 500 vs 450; some flaw in our expectation for the previous auction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted May 22, 2011 Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 Reason number one: it was posted. ...in the B/I forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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