mfa1010 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 They have been hunting me all through May and now, apparently, they are still here in June. [hv=pc=n&s=shakqj742dcakjt43&d=w&v=n&b=12&a=1sp1n]133|200[/hv] Ok, 7♥. They take the push to 7♠ -1100, which is great because there is a club loser (unless west leads his singleton :)). A few boards later: [hv=pc=n&s=shqj4da876542c542&d=e&v=b&b=10&a=2s(Sp%20+%20minor)p4sdp]133|200[/hv] What is your move? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr1303 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Hand 1 7H seems a reasonable punt. You'll probably be guessing at some point anyway. Hand 2 I bid 5D. Might make 6, might go down in 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 5S planning 6D over 6C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Opposite someone whose takeout doubles are for takeout, I'd bid 6♦. xx A10xx Kxx AKxx would be enough, and even if it's not making thay may save. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 (edited) 5♦ for me. bok bok bok changed my mind. 6♦. I don't want to bid 5 and then have 5♠ come back to me. Edited June 6, 2011 by gwnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 hand 2: 5♦, followed by 6. Maybe they dbl and it makes :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfa1010 Posted June 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 On the second one, I tried a conservative 5♦ since I hated the three little clubs when RHO has implied something in the suit.It went P-P-5♠ and then I bid 6♦. Comments on that? RHO is a very fine card player. His bidding is unreliable however, but he tends not to be totally out of line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 On the second one, I tried a conservative 5♦ since I hated the three little clubs when RHO has implied something in the suit.It went P-P-5♠ and then I bid 6♦. Comments on that? RHO is a very fine card player. His bidding is unreliable however, but he tends not to be totally out of line.I agree with not defending 5♠ - either 5♠ or 6♦ might be making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 I'd slam 6♦ right away. It's a risk, but if partner can Dbl 4♠ then opps will certainly bid 5♠ over 5♦. So bidding 5♦ is rather useless and gives opps a better position to decide what to do after the postponed 6♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurpoa Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 They have been hunting me all through May and now, apparently, they are still here in June. [hv=pc=n&s=shakqj742dcakjt43&d=w&v=n&b=12&a=1sp1n]133|200[/hv] Ok, 7♥. They take the push to 7♠ -1100, which is great because there is a club loser (unless west leads his singleton :)). A few boards later: [hv=pc=n&s=shqj4da876542c542&d=e&v=b&b=10&a=2s(Sp%20+%20minor)p4sdp]133|200[/hv] What is your move? ♥Directly 6♦ is a little to risky for me.I'll go for 5♦, and if they bid 5♠ ? 6♦ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfa1010 Posted June 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2011 Partner had ♠Kx, ♥A9xxx, ♦KQx, ♣AQx. They led clubs but fortunately the king, so we wound up +1540. Whereagles had the right prediction from the start - well done. :) Maybe inconsequent to bid 5♦ then 6♦, but the situation is tough. The opponents know more about the deal than I. Sometimes when we don't have so many tricks we might even play 5♦X. Anyway, I disagree with Free that the opponents will certainly bid 5♠. We don't know that. Bidding 5 over 5 is still something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 I disagree with Free that the opponents will certainly bid 5♠. We don't know that. Bidding 5 over 5 is still something.We know nothing for sure, but you know that they have at least 11♠s combined (partner makes a takeout Dbl so he should be short in ♠, and we have a void). So while I have to admit that we're not 100% sure they'll bid 5♠, a better way to describe it is that I think it's very likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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