mr1303 Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 [hv=pc=n&s=sak75hkj963dkca32&d=s&v=n&b=15&a=1h2h4h4s]133|200[/hv] 2H was weak or strong Michaels' What say you here? Supplementary question to follow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 double Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveharty Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Double. Pass isn't forcing here (for me anyway), and partner could have shown a good game raise via a different route, so slam looks remote. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 What Helene said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Dbl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Dbl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Dbl, lead spades. Note that pard is like 99% to have a spade void and thus should have some backup in the minors to help stop establishment of dummy's side suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Doubling and leading a heart. Why are we helping declarer draw trump? If we need to do so, we can always do it later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Doubling and leading a heart. Why are we helping declarer draw trump? If we need to do so, we can always do it later.Agree. In the best of all possible worlds (for our side), declarer may lose control of the hand if we lead hearts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr1303 Posted July 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Interesting. Suppose instead of bidding 4H, partner bids 4C, fit-jump. What would you try now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Interesting. Suppose instead of bidding 4H, partner bids 4C, fit-jump. What would you try now?I have only 1♦ loser, no ♠ losers and ♣Axx in support for partner. I'd bid 5♥. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Well, I disagree with the posters here. I would bid 5H on this hand. How many defensive tricks has your side got? The DK is of dubious value. If I did double, then I would certainly hope for hearts being led at every opportunity.Over a fit jump I would bid 5C. My first thought was 4NT KC, but this is unlikely to help me, and if pd did make a fit jump he really should have an Ace. I hope he gets the message and bids 6H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Interesting. Suppose instead of bidding 4H, partner bids 4C, fit-jump. What would you try now? Depends on how strong you play the fit bid. Last time the auction started this way my partner had x xxxx xx K10xxxx which was certainly in line with all I thought he had shown.(it was the right thing to do: opener found the good 7H save against 6S) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooltuna Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 5♥ for me + what the Hog and Frances said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 May we know the hand please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr1303 Posted July 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 [hv=pc=n&s=sak75hkj963dkca32&w=sqjt42hdat754ct54&n=sha8542dj32ckq976&e=s9863hqt7dq986cj8]399|300[/hv] I won't explain what actually happened, since a) partner has way too much for 4H, and b) some of the later bidding from partner was suicidal in the extreme, but partner doesn't need very much here for 5H to be good, and at the vulnerability I didn't think we'd get rich defending 4S X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 Thanks for posting. I was surprised at the number of doublers, but I assume that once someone posts something a lot of others copy that response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 ~snip~ but I assume that once someone posts something a lot of others copy that response.LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 I think Keynes noticed people tend to have herd-like behaviours. This kind of explains creation of speculative bubbles and crashes. Apparently, the tendency isn't limited to the stock market :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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