brob26 Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 [hv=pc=n&s=sat9842hj5dk7cq53&d=s&v=0&b=11&a=p1h1sd(negative)2h3d4s5d5spp6d]133|200[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Hi welcome to the forums and thanks for formatting the hand nicely. I would mentioned the format (teams, pairs, etc..), although I think teams / IMPs is the default. FWIW I would open this 2♠. Not sure where the auction leads after that, although its quite possible partner would have the 6 level decision instead of me. I also would have liked to have some sort of tool to show partner a raise to 4♠ with extras, and I use 3N for that. On the actual hand, RHO sounds like some sort of extreme minor two-suiter as a passed hand: void, x, QJxxxx, AJxxxx - although this wouldn't be the case with some people that bid their heads off with 6-5's or 5-5's. LHO sounds like x, AQxxx, Axxxx, xx. On this layout, pard is left with KQJxxx, Kxxxx, void, Kx. 6♠ is only 300 here, and 6♦ is on a diamond guess (curious how you would root for your opponents to be on an 11 card fit instead of a 10 card fit). Move some cards around, and you can make 6♦ cold, or it can be hopeless. A lot of people would not make a negative double with a 6-6, but what else makes sense? With some other combinations I tried, not surprisingly the colder 6♦ became, 6♠ was 500 a lot. When 6♦ was hopeless, 6♠ was generally very cheap. Sacrificing did not look right when I looked at this initially, but I think I've talked myself into 6♠. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 I would pass. It's not like the opponents are bidding this with great confidence and we have various chances to make 2 defensive tricks. I will lead the ace of spades. I expect declarer to ruff it, but it still looks safest. Besides, maybe two forced spade ruffs will make it harder for declarer to set up the hearts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gszes Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 we have a monstrous spade fit (when p overcalls1s) rho x the opps also have a monstrous fit butthey have not identified that yet. We have little defense in a deck that looks split. Don't bid a mere 2h bid a robust 4s. Just maybe that will buythe contract at worst it will make it a lot tougherfor the opps to find their monstrous fit and proper playing level. That aside---pass I am unhappy I am not on lead (where i will start with a low club) but p did jumpto 4s which can be done on such a wide variely of hands bidding 6s becomes an exercise is guessworkrather than % bidding. Note that pass here is notFP since both sides have already shown they are happywith playing at the 5 level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 I'd have opened 1♠ and opps diamonds might never have seen the light of day. Bidding 4♠ rather than 2♥ might also have been tactically better. Now I'm on a complete guess, I probably pass it round to partner, I've given a reasonable idea of what I hold by my bidding so far if it's not in style to open this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statto Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I also would have liked to have some sort of tool to show partner a raise to 4♠ with extras, and I use 3N for that. Didn't our 2♥ (UCB?) followed by 5♠ show that? I pass now, which I think is forcing. I'd probably like to defend 6♦X, but I think partner will be better placed to make the final decision, as I suspect ♠A is useless in defence. You might have better agreements for this situation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahydra Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Agree with pass and leave it to partner. We have no shape so it could well be right to defend here. ahydra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Didn't our 2♥ (UCB?) followed by 5♠ show that? It does of course, but if we made that call, presumably we'd either have more information about partner's hand, other than he "wants to play 4♠", or as I said, he'd be making the final decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Agree with pass and leave it to partner. ahydra Unless partner has seven spades (maybe we should rethink that ♠A lead?), I seriously doubt partner is doing anything but passing or doubling 6♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantumcat Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 I would have bid 4♠ instead of 2♥, then passed if the opponents bid at the five level. Let the opponents have the last guess, not you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 pass fwiw prefer to open 1s. dont think there should be a hand you can pass rather than open 1 or 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 Unless partner has seven spades (maybe we should rethink that ♠A lead?), I seriously doubt partner is doing anything but passing or doubling 6♦.Partner is on lead, so that decision is out of our hands. However, it's almost inconceivable that partner has seven spades. He's non-vulnerable and facing a passed partner. What hand with ♠KQJxxxx overcalls only 1♠? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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