manudude03 Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 I just finished playing a Best Hand tourney. At some point during the tourney this hand came up. Definately the best hand I've ever had. I've had more HCP before, but pretty sure I haven't had effectively 12 top tricks before. Any other stories of people picking up monsters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcurt Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Best I ever had was 8solid, x, Ax, AK. Partner opened 1D playing K-S, which creates a little trap in the auction.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furlan Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Typical freak from a Best Hand, about half an hour ago... http://tinyurl.com/774wbk7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 I once saw AQ AKQxxxxxx A A on BBO, think it was a team game where han and jjbrr both held it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rduran1216 Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Best hand I ever held was in a club game, similar to roger's A A AKQJxxxx AKx I opened 7NT in 4th chair haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw55 Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 I'm not sure about my best hand ever, but I do remember holding 65 high card points in a 3-board round at the club. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 I've had 29 and I've seen 30 or 31 (famous hand from Las Vegas in 2001). About 5-6 years ago I held a zero loser hand. I can't remember the details except I was playing against Carlos P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 I have related this story before when the topic of best hands came up. When I first started to play (at about age 16), a group of friends of mine, all with little bridge experience, were playing cut around at my home. The deck was shuffled and I was offered a cut, which I turned down. The hand was dealt and the guy on my right yelled out "Oh my God! 7NT!" He held: AKQ AKQx AKQ AKQ This was not a fixed deal. His partner tabled a total Yarborough - xxx xxx xxx xxxx. The hearts were 3-3 and the contract claimed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Semi-Finals of the Canadian National Team Championship in 1997: AKQJx AKJ9x A AK, partner opened a weak 2♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 My best was like a 26 hcp balanced hand. Pard across opened 2H on a 54 with 2 jacks and assorted junk. Result: 6NT -3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterAlan Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Shortly after I started playing duplicate, I picked up the only 0-loser hand I've had so far: ♠- ♥A K Q 10 8 4 ♦A K Q 10 9 ♣A K. My partner and I were playing Benjaminised Acol, where the opening GF is 2♦ with a 2♥ negative / relay. We discovered that partner had a ♦ fit, but not a ♥ one, and reached 7♦. LHO then doubled; inexperienced, and worried that she had ♦J x x x, I ran to 7♥ which she also doubled. However, because of the auction, partner was now playing the hand, and got the lead of a low trump. Her hand was ♠K 8 7 6 4 ♥3 ♦J 8 6 4 2 ♣Q 3, and she had a first trick choice of finessing or playing for ♥J to drop. As it happens, N had ♥J and they were 3-3 so it didn't matter what she did, but I was not popular for leaving her with the problem! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 My best was like a 26 hcp balanced hand. Pard across opened 2H on a 54 with 2 jacks and assorted junk. Result: 6NT -3.My partner had an unusual problem looking at his 26 count with ♦AKQJxx when he heard me in first seat open 2♦(weak). I've preempted in front of LHO's 29 count. Also has anybody heard partner open a "big" 2♣ and held better than x, A, AKxxx, Axxxxx, partner had AKQxxxxx, KQ10x, x, void and we bid 2♣-3♣-4♠-7N. They didn't find the spade lead to make me discard the A♥ to make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flametree Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 I don't like picking up monster hands. My two most memorable were : ♠ AKQxxx♥♦♣ AKJxxxx Down one in 7C when partner didn't have the queen and they split 3-0 offside... Even worse, 6S was cold on a 6-1 split when the opposition's spades were 3-3. The other was a 26HCP balanced hand, the most I've ever picked up. Something like AKQ - KJ97 - KJ2 - AKQ. Down 2 in 3NT when partner couldn't even find a 10 to help me out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 I once saw AQ AKQxxxxxx A A on BBO, think it was a team game where han and jjbrr both held it. I only vaguely remember this. The auction started out really bad for us I think (or maybe I opened 2C and the auction never got any better). I've also experienced a 32 HCP hand at a regional. My partner held it and opened 6NT. I held nothing with 6 diamonds, so we were making a diamond slam, but the suit was blocked in NT. Seemed reasonable, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicklont Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Not so long ago in a club game I picked up a hand dealt monster: AKQJ10xxx - J AKQJ 12 tricks from top and guess which red ace partner held?We bid and made 7♠. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straube Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 My best... AKQxx void void AKQJT9xx In a contested auction I guessed to bid 7 spades. Doubled. I should have redoubled. Partner had Txxx and the Jack came down stiff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveharty Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 A few months ago in a local game I picked up a hand so big I took a picture of it. Not the best hand I ever had, but probably the most HCP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw55 Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 A few months ago in a local game I picked up a hand so big I took a picture of it. Not the best hand I ever had, but probably the most HCP.http://flic.kr/p/b6WUXXSo did you downgrade for bad spots? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveharty Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 So did you downgrade for bad spots?Not enough. I should have opened 1NT, that would have kept us out of trouble. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted January 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I decided to google the thread I made when I had a 30 count on BBO. Link is http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/46378-just-another-30-count/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberlour10 Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 I got a nice 13 reds today:) [hv=pc=n&n=shakqj9874daqt93c]133|100[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyGo Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 I got a nice 13 reds today:) [hv=pc=n&n=shakqj9874daqt93c]133|100[/hv] Wow...how'd you bid it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberlour10 Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Wow...how'd you bid it? Played with random p I shot simply 6H in first seat. I could not imagine I will find out about K♦ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Typical freak from a Best Hand, about half an hour ago... http://tinyurl.com/774wbk7 I think you should lead a club to trick 7. Robots love playing for down 2 against slam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilkaz Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Played with random p I shot simply 6H in first seat. I could not imagine I will find out about K♦And you might get preempted trying to find out. This could be the opp's hand. I'm sure we can construct some method to ask for specific aces and then specific kings, but the opps may not be silent and we may have issues showing two aces or kings etc. Any ideas? I'd also shoot 6♥. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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