inquiry Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 The Under 21 USBF 2011 championship was held this past weekend. This was one of many interesting hands from that event. On this hand, one pair simply preempted 4♥, another used an artificial "strong" 4♥ preempt auction, and the other opened 1♥. I am not sure if we can draw a lot of conclusions from this, but the direct preempt on this hand looks harder for NS to "get right" than opening either 3NT or 1♥ (or 4♣ as namyats as surely north would double and NS could find 5♣) [hv=lin=pn|bsanders25,mtvesuvius,asya13,nevereast|st%7C%7Cmd%7C2STJKAH49D2389QC3K%2CS9H2367TQKAD56C56%2CS23467HJD7C479TJA%2C%7Crh%7C%7Cah%7CBoard%2040%7Csv%7Co%7Cmb%7C4H%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cpc%7CD7%7Cpc%7CDA%7Cpc%7CD2%7Cpc%7CD5%7Cpc%7CH5%7Cpc%7CH4%7Cpc%7CHK%7Cpc%7CHJ%7Cpc%7CHA%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CH8%7Cpc%7CH9%7Cpc%7CHQ%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CS5%7Cpc%7CST%7Cpc%7CHT%7Cpc%7CS3%7Cpc%7CS8%7Cpc%7CSJ%7Cpc%7CH7%7Cpc%7CS4%7Cpc%7CSQ%7Cpc%7CD3%7Cpc%7CH6%7Cpc%7CC7%7Cpc%7CC2%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpc%7CH3%7Cpc%7CC9%7Cpc%7CC8%7Cpc%7CSK%7Cpc%7CD6%7Cpc%7CS6%7Cpc%7CDK%7Cpc%7CD9%7Cpc%7CDJ%7Cpc%7CDQ%7Cpc%7CH2%7Cpc%7CS7%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CCT%7Cpc%7CD4%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cpc%7CCK%7Cpc%7CC5%7Cpc%7CCA%7Cpc%7CCQ%7Cpc%7CCJ%7Cpc%7CDT%7Cpc%7CC3%7Cpc%7CC6%7C]400|300|Adam opened 4♥ and east west never got into the bidding. four hearts made for a tie for top.[/hv] [hv=lin=pn|tehminkeh,r168r,DanEmmons,aj111|st%7C%7Cmd%7C2STJKAH49D2389QC3K%2CS9H2367TQKAD56C56%2CS23467HJD7C479TJA%2C%7Crh%7C%7Cah%7CBoard%2040%7Csv%7Co%7Cmb%7C1H%7Cmb%7C3C%7Cmb%7C3N%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C4H%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Can%7C....%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cpc%7CD7%7Cpc%7CDK%7Cpc%7CD9%7Cpc%7CD5%7Cpc%7CH5%7Cpc%7CH4%7Cpc%7CHQ%7Cpc%7CHJ%7Cpc%7CHK%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CH8%7Cpc%7CH9%7Cpc%7CHA%7Cpc%7CS7%7Cpc%7CD4%7Cpc%7CD2%7Cpc%7CHT%7Cpc%7CS6%7Cpc%7CC2%7Cpc%7CD3%7Cpc%7CH7%7Cpc%7CS4%7Cpc%7CS5%7Cpc%7CST%7Cpc%7CH6%7Cpc%7CS3%7Cpc%7CS8%7Cpc%7CC3%7Cpc%7CH3%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CC8%7Cpc%7CCK%7Cpc%7CH2%7Cpc%7CC7%7Cpc%7CSQ%7Cpc%7CSJ%7Cpc%7CD6%7Cpc%7CC9%7Cpc%7CDA%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpc%7CDT%7Cpc%7CDQ%7Cpc%7CC5%7Cpc%7CCT%7Cpc%7CSK%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CCJ%7Cpc%7CCQ%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cpc%7CC6%7Cpc%7CCA%7Cpc%7CDJ%7C]400|300|Richard Jeng opened 1♥ which allowed h is opponent to get in a preemptive 3♣ bid which could have easlily lead to a 5♣ contract. [/hv] [hv=lin=pn|benjk,AnamTebha,burkeas,zman1|st%7C%7Cmd%7C2STJKAH49D2389QC3K%2CS9H2367TQKAD56C56%2CS23467HJD7C479TJA%2C%7Crh%7C%7Cah%7CBoard%2040%7Csv%7Co%7Cmb%7C3N%7Can%7CGood%204M%20Bid%7Cmb%7C4C%7Cmb%7C4H%7Can%7Cp%2Fc%7Cmb%7C5C%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cd%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cpc%7CDK%7Cpc%7CD2%7Cpc%7CD5%7Cpc%7CD7%7Cpc%7CH8%7Cpc%7CH4%7Cpc%7CHQ%7Cpc%7CHJ%7Cpc%7CD6%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CD4%7Cpc%7CD3%7Cpc%7CCJ%7Cpc%7CC2%7Cpc%7CCK%7Cpc%7CC5%7Cpc%7CC3%7Cpc%7CC6%7Cpc%7CCT%7Cpc%7CCQ%7Cpc%7CS8%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CH9%7Cpc%7CHA%7Cpc%7CC7%7Cpc%7CH5%7Cpc%7CCA%7Cpc%7CC8%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpc%7CH2%7Cpc%7CS7%7Cpc%7CS5%7Cpc%7CSK%7Cpc%7CH3%7Cpc%7CST%7Cpc%7CH6%7Cpc%7CS3%7Cpc%7CSQ%7Cpc%7CDA%7Cmc%7C9%7C]400|300| Anam Tebha opened a modern 3NT showing a good preempt of 4 of a major which also allowed her opponents to enter the auction at a convenient level. This time NS foud a good 5♣ save, it was so good in fact that on the diamond lead it got, it could have made, but even down two was a top board for NS. [/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 Er Ben, why are you trying to find ways for NS to get to 5♣, probably down, when they're cold for 4♠? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rduran1216 Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 opening the west hand 1H is unbelievable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 Where West opened 4♥, I think South should make a takeout double and North should take it out to 4♠. Where West opened 3NT, I'm not convinced that North should bid 4♣, but once he has done that South should make a takeout double of 4♥ and North should bid 4♠. Opening 1♥ worked in a funny way - it persuaded North to bid 3♣, concealing his spade suit. Now it's hard to find spades, because a double opposite a preempt is normally played as penalties. That's the downside of undisciplined weak jump overcalls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 Hmmm nevereast is sitting East... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benlessard Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 Er Ben, why are you trying to find ways for NS to get to 5♣, probably down, when they're cold for 4♠? Unless east find the impossible lead of S 5C should come in as finessing east in both suit is the correct play (but yes i would prefer to be in 4S). Any1 have a good def over the art 3Nt here ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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